2014年公共英语五级考前强化试题(七)

公共 英语 关于好奇心的名言警句英语高中英语词汇下载高中英语词汇 下载英语衡水体下载小学英语关于形容词和副词的题 五级考前强化试题(七) 一、Reading Comprehension（共15小题,共15.0分）Read the following three texts．Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D． 第1题    Not long ago, a mysterious Christmas card dropped through our mail slot. The envelope was addressed to a man named Raoul, who, I was relatively certain, did not live with us. The envelope wasn't sealed, so I opened it. The inside of the card was blank. Ed, my husband, explained that the card was both from and to the newspaper deliveryman. His name was apparently Raoul, and Raoul wanted a holiday tip. We were meant to put a check inside the card and then drop the envelope in the mail. When your services are rendered at 4 a. m. , you can't simply hang around, like a hotel bellboy expecting a tip. You have to be direct.    So I wrote a nice holiday greeting to this man who, in my imagination, fires The New York Times from his hike aimed at our front door, causing more noise with mere newsprint than most people manage with sophisticated black market fireworks.    With a start, I realized that perhaps the reason for the 4 a.m. —wake-up noise was not ordinary rudeness but carefully executed spite: I had not tipped Raoul in Christmases past. I honestly hadn't realized I was supposed to. This was the first time he'd used the card tactic. So I got out my checkbook. Somewhere along the line, holiday tipping went from an optional thank-you for a year of services to a Mafia-style protection racket (收取保护费的黑社会组织)    Several days later, I was bringing our garbage bins back from the curb when I noticed an envelope taped to one of the lids. The outside of the envelope said MICKEY. It had to be another tip request, this time from our garbage collector. Unlike Raoul, Mickey hadn't enclosed his own Christmas card from me. In a way, I appreciated the directness.  "I know you don't care how merry my Christmas is, and that's fine," the gesture said. "I want $ 30, or I'll 'forget' to empty your garbage bin some hot summer day."    I put a check in the envelope and taped it back to the bin. The next morning, Ed noticed that the envelope was gone, though the trash hadn't yet been picked up: "Someone stole Mickey's tip !" Ed was quite certain. He made me call the bank and cancel the check.    But Ed had been wrong. Two weeks later, Mickey left a letter from the bank on our steps. The letter informed Mickey that the check, which he had tried to cash, had been cancelled. The following Tuesday morning, when Ed saw a truck outside , he ran out with his wallet. "Are you Mickey?"    The man looked at him with scorn. "Mickey is the garbageman. I am the recycling. " Not only had Ed insulted this man by hinting that he was a garbageman, but he had obviously neglected to tip him. Ed ran back inside for more funds. Then he noticed that the driver of the truck had been watching the whole transaction. He peeled off another twenty and looked around, waving bills in the air. "Anyone else?"    Had we consulted the website of the Emily Post Institute, this embarrassing breach of etiquette (礼节) could have been avoided. Under "trash/recycling collectors" in the institute' s Holiday Tipping Guidelines, it says, " $10 to $ 30 each. " You may or may not wish to know that your pet groomer, hairdresser, mailman and UPS guy all expect a holiday tip. The newspaper deliveryman put a blank card inside the envelope because ______. A he forgot to write a few words on it B he wanted the couple to send it back C he used it to ask for a Christmas tip D he was afraid of asking for a tip in person 【正确 答案 八年级地理上册填图题岩土工程勘察试题省略号的作用及举例应急救援安全知识车间5s试题及答案 】：C 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] 由第一段可知，这张卡片是送报人的，我们被暗示：要填好卡片投递，当你的服务在凌晨四点就被奉上时，你不能若无其事，你必须要直接点，他想要的是假期小费。因此正确答案为C。 第2题 From the passage, we learn that the author A didn't like Raoul's way of delivering the paper B didn't realize why Raoul delivered the paper that way C didn't know that Raoul came very early in the morning D didn't feel it necessary to meet Raoul when he came 【正确答案】：A 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] 第二段中女主人写了一封漂亮的假期贺词给这个她从来没看到或遇到过的人。这个人在她的想象里就是像射击一样把《纽约时报》发射到她家门前，制造的噪声要大于人们从黑市购得的鞭炮的声响。所以她确实不喜欢拉乌尔投递报纸的这种方式。因此正确答案为A。 第3题 According to the passage, the author felt         to give Raoul a holiday tip. A excited B delighted C embarrassed D forced 【正确答案】：D 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] 在第三段中女主人公意识到也许在四点的服务的原因是经过精心策划的而不是随意粗鲁的习惯，假期小费从随意的一句谢谢发展成为黑社会的保护勒索，所以作者是被迫的给假期小费的。因此正确答案为D。 第4题 Which of the following is CORRECT about Mickey, the garbage collector? A He wrote a letter to the couple afterwards. B He failed to collect the money from the bank. C He wanted the couple to send him a Christmas card. D He collected both the cheek and the garbage that day. 【正确答案】：B 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] 从第五段中描述到，看到装着支票的信封没有了，但是垃圾还在，所以作者的丈夫怀疑信封是被别人偷走了，立马就通知银行作废了这张支票。所以Mickey最终还是没有从银行中取走钱。因此正确答案为B。 第5题 Ed's encounter with the recycling team shows that A Ed was desperate to correct his mistake. B Ed only wanted to give money to Raoul. C Ed was unwilling to tip the truck driver. D Ed no longer wanted to give them money. 【正确答案】：A 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] 第六段中男主人看到清理垃圾的车，误以为是Mickey来了，正要出去澄清误会，把上次的小费补上，却遭到了回收员的蔑视，所以他感到澄清误会的机会是很渺茫了，对于假期小费的事情他已经绝望了。因此正确答案为A。 第6题    At 18, Ashanthi DeSilva of suburban Cleveland is a living symbol of one of the great intellectual achievements of the 20th century. Born with an extremely rare and usually fatal disorder that left her without a functioning immune system (the "bubble-boy disease", named after an earlier victim who was kept alive for years in a sterile plastic tent), she was treated beginning in 1990 with a revolutionary new therapy that sought to correct the defect at its very source, in the genes of her white blood cells. It worked. Although her last gene-therapy treatment was in 1992, she is completely healthy with normal immune function, according to one of the doctors who treated her, W. French Anderson of the University of Southern California. Researchers have long dreamed of treating diseases from hemophilia to cancer by replacing mutant genes with normal ones. And the dreaming may continue for decades more. "There will be a gene-based treatment for essentially every disease," Anderson says, "within 50 years. "    It's not entirely clear why medicine has been so slow to build on Anderson' s early success. The National Institutes of Health budget office estimates it will spend $ 432 million on gene-therapy research in 2005, and there is no shortage of promising leads. The therapeutic genes are usually delivered through viruses that don' t cause human disease. "The virus is sort of like a Trojan horse," says Ronald Crystal of New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical College. "The cargo is the gene. "    At the University of Pennsylvania's Abramson Cancer Center, immunologist Carl June recently treated HIV pa tients with a gene intended to help their cells resist the infection. At Cornell University, researchers are pursuing gene-based therapies for Parkinson's disease and a rare hereditary disorder that destroys children' s brain cells. At Stanford University and the Children' s Hospital of Philadelphia, researchers are trying to figure out how to help patients with hemophilia who today must inject themselves with expensive clotting drugs for life. Animal experiments have shown great promise.    But somehow, things get lost in the translation from laboratory to patient. In human trials of the hemophilia treatment, patients show a response at first, but it fades over time. And the field has still not recovered from the setback it suffered in 1999, when Jesse Gelsinger, an 18-year-old with a rare metabolic disorder, died after receiving an experimental gene therapy at the University of Pennsylvania. Some experts worry that the field will be tarnished further if the next people to benefit are not patients but athletes seeking an edge. This summer, researchers at the Salk Institute in San Diego said they had created a "marathon mouse" by implanting a gene that enhances running ability; already, officials at the World Anti-Doping Agency are preparing to test athletes for signs of "gene doping". But the principle is the same, whether you're trying to help a healthy runner run faster or allow a muscular-dystro-phy patient to walk. "Everybody recognizes that gene therapy is a very good idea," says Crystal. "And eventually it's going to work. " The case of Ashanthi Desilva is mentioned in the text to A show the promise of gene-therapy B give an example of modem treatment for fatal diseases C introduce the achievement of Anderson and his team D explain how gene-based treatment works 【正确答案】：A 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] 文章第一句话对用基因疗法治疗Ashanthi所患罕见疾病的成功给与了很高的 评价 LEC评价法下载LEC评价法下载评价量规免费下载学院评价表文档下载学院评价表文档下载 ，并在第一段未指出医生们对基因疗法寄予了极高的期望。因此正确答案为A。 第7题 Anderson's early success has A greatly speeded the development of medicine B brought no immediate progress in the research of gene-therapy C promised a cure to every disease D made him a national hero 【正确答案】：B 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] 文章第二段一开头就说：“It's not entirely clear why medicine has been so slow to build on Anderson's early success．”从时间上来看，Anderson采用基因疗法的成功尝试已经是1990年的事情了，两相对照，可见他的成功没有让医学加速发展。因此正确答案为B。 第8题 Which of the following is true according to the text? A Ashanthi needs to receive gene-therapy treatment constantly. B Despite the huge funding, gene researches have shown few promises. C Therapeutic genes are carried by harmless viruses. D Gene-doping is encouraged by world agencies to help athletes get better scores. 【正确答案】：C 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] 文章第二段对于基因治疗的方式的解释是用于治疗的基因通过“viruses that don't cause human disease”进入体内，就好像“特洛伊木马”一样，由此可见，这些病毒是无害的。因此正确答案为C。 第9题 The word "tarnish" ( line 4, paragraph 4) most probably means ______. A affect B warn C trouble D stain 【正确答案】：D 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] 第四段提到基因疗法遭受的一起挫折——一个病人因接受基因疗法而死亡；接着讲专家担心运动员利用基因在比赛中作弊会进一步tarnish这一领域，从上下文逻辑推理，应该是“有损，玷污”这一类的意思，因此正确答案为D。 第10题 From the text we can see that the author seems______. A optimistic B pessimistic C troubled D uncertain 【正确答案】：A 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] 作者的态度从文章第一句话和最后一句话就可以明显判断出来。第一句话说基因疗法是20世纪的伟大成就之一，最后一句话说“Everybody recognizes that gene therapy is a very good idea”，由此可见作者对基因疗法持积极乐观的态度。因此正确答案为A。 第11题    Shortages of flu vaccine are nothing new in America, but this year' s is a whopper. Until last week, it appeared that 100 million Americans would have access to flu shots this fall. Then British authorities, concerned about quality-control problems at a production plant in Liverpool, barred all further shipments by the Chiron Corp. Overnight, the U.S. vaccine supply dwindled by nearly half and federal health officials found themselves making an unusual plea. Instead of beseeching us all to get vaccinated, they' re now urging most healthy people between the ages of 2 and 64 not to. "This reemphasizes the fragility of our vaccine supply," says Dr. Martin Myers of the National Network for Immunization Information, "and the lack of redundancy in our system."    Why is such a basic health service so easily knocked out? Mainly because private companies have had little incentive to pursue it. To create a single dose of flu vaccine, a manufacturer has to grow live virus in a 2-week-old fertilized chicken egg, then crack the egg, harvest the virus and extract the proteins used to provoke an immune response. Profit margins are narrow, demand is fickle and, because each year's flu virus is different, any leftover vaccine goes to waste. As a result, the United States now has only two major suppliers ( Chiron and Aventis Pasteur)--and when one of them runs into trouble, there isn' t much the other can do about it. "A vaccine maker can't just call up and order 40 million more fertilized eggs," says Manon Cox, of Connecticut-based Protein Sciences Corp. "There's a whole industry that's scheduled to produce a certain number of eggs at a certain time. "    Sleeker technologies are now in the works, and experts are hoping that this year's fiasco will speed the pace of innovation. The main challenge is to shift production from eggs into cell cultures--a medium already used to make most other vaccines. Flu vaccines are harder than most to produce this way, but several biotech companies are now pursuing this strategy, and one culture-based product (Solvay Pharmaceuticals' Invivac) has been cleared for marketing in Europe.    For Americans, the immediate challenge is to make the most of a limited supply. The government estimates that 95 million people still qualify for shots under the voluntary restrictions announced last week. That' s nearly twice the number of doses that clinics will have on hand, but only 60 million Americans seek out shots in a normal year. In fact, many experts are hoping the shortage will serve as an awareness campaign--encouraging the people who really need a flu shot to get one. Shortages of flue vaccine show that ______. A America relies too much on foreign suppliers B the demand of flue vaccines is high this year C quality problem is a serious problem in flu vaccine production D the supply of flu vaccines is rather weak and America has no back-up measures to make it up 【正确答案】：D 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] 第一段最后一句话指出了疫苗短缺所暴露出来的问题。“This reemphasizes the fragility of our vaccine supply．”says Dr．Martin Myers of the National Network for Immunization Information，“and the lack of redundancy in our system．”“这再次凸显出我们疫苗供应的脆弱性，”全国免疫信息网的马丁·迈尔斯医生说，“此外，我们也没有必要的补救机制。”因此正确答案为D。 第12题 The word "cleared" (Line 4, Paragraph 3) might mean ______. A permitted B removed C proved D produced 【正确答案】：A 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] 在第三段最后一句“…one culture-based product has been cleared for marketing in Europe．”里出现了“cleared”一词。根据下文中“marketing”和读者有关药品上市前应该得到批准的常识，可以判断出，该词在本句中的意思是“得到官方的批准”。因此正确答案为A。 第13题 Private companies have little interest in producing flu vaccines because of ______. A complicated process, high cost, low profit and high risk B shortages of fertilized chicken eggs C difficulty in growing live virus D fast changing of flu virus 【正确答案】：A 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] 第二段第二句“Mainly because private companies have had little incentive to pursue it．”意思是说“私企生产流感疫苗的积极性不高”。接下来作者介绍了制作疫苗的复杂工序，由此可以推断出流感疫苗生产工艺复杂、成本高。第二段又明确指出了私企不愿意生产流感疫苗的其他原因：利润率低、需求不稳定、此外由于流感病毒每年都不同，因此生产数量不能过大，由此也可推断出生产的风险性大，如果生产多了就会损失很大。因此正确答案为A。 第14题 From the last paragraph we can infer that ______. A the government hopes to solve the problem by way of volunteer restrictions B more than 47 million Americans who are qualified to get flu vaccine shots can not get them this year C America has to deal with a limited supply of flu vaccines this year D normally only a small percentage of American population gets flu vaccine shots each year 【正确答案】：B 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] 由第四段第二句“The government estimates that 95 million people still qualify for shots under the voluntary restrictions announced last week．”中可以知道大约有九千五百万人有资格注射疫苗。根据第四段第三句：“That's nearly twice the number of doses that clinics will have on hand，but only 60 million Americans seek out shots in a normal year．”和前一句可以推断出美国现有大约四千七百万份流感疫苗库存，由此可推断出美国至少还有四千七百多万有资格注射疫苗的人无法得到注射。因此正确答案为B。 第15题 According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE? A All Americans are persuaded not to get vaccinated this year. B The big problem in innovating flu vaccine producing technique is how to grow virus in a new way. C More flu vaccines can not be produced in a short time because private companies refuse to produce more. D Flu vaccines are easier than most vaccines to produce through cell cultures. 【正确答案】：B 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [解析] 由第一段的“Instead of beseeching us all to get vaccinated，they're now urging most healthy people between the ages of 2 and 64 not to．”可以判断出美国之呼吁2至64岁的健康人不接种流感疫苗，而不是所有的美国人，因此答案A是错误的。从第二段最后一句话可以看出疫苗生产厂家无法临时增加疫苗生产不是由于他们不愿意，而是由于受精鸡蛋的生产已经预先计划好，无 法提供更多的受精鸡蛋，由此可见答案C是错误的。从第三段第三行“Flu vaccines are harder than most to produce this way”可以判断出答案D是错误的，因为流感疫苗比别的疫苗更难用细菌培育的方式生产。而由第三段第2—3行“The main challenge is to shift production from eggs into cell cultures—a。medium already used to make most other vaccines．”以及上一句可见，改造疫苗生产工艺的关键在于革新病毒培育技术。因此正确答案为B。 二、Writing（本大题1小题．每题25.0分，共25.0分。You should write your responses to both Part A and Part B of this section on ANSWER SHEET 2． ） 第1题 For many university students there are two alternatives: one is to find a job, the other is to pursue further study. Both have advantages and disadvantages, and it is difficult to say which is better. Which choice is more suitable for you?    You should write no less than 250 words. Write your article on ANSWER SHEET 2. 【正确答案】： Career or Degree? Every Graduate's Decision    After staying on campus for many years，some students become bored and can't wait to get a job．They are eager to lead a life that is less stressful intellectually and less pressing economically．In their eyes，a job can provide them with opportunities to solve problems that will demand a combination of both academic and practical knowledge．    However，some students plan to continue their education in pursuing further degree．As far as academic preparation is concerned，the knowledge and skills acquired at an undergraduate level are far from adequate in the job market．It is a fact that an ever-increasing number of graduates are returning to school，motivated by the need to update their knowledge and enhance their skills．The news that graduates with higher degrees are better off is a direct result of the shrinking job market．    All this indicates that a bachelor's degree can hardly qualify students for a competitive position．If I were able to choose for myself．I would prefer to stay and pursue an M.A. degree．I know my choice would mean a commitment of time and money．Opportunities，however，always take the form of hardships and risks．The days might be rigorous and painstaking，but they would certainly be fulfilling and rewarding，and would surely lead to a prosperous future． none、三（共Reading Comprehension(子母填空)小题,15共分）20.0 第1题   The press is constantly reminding us that the dramatic increase in the age of our population over the next 30 or so years will cause national healthcare systems to collapse, economies to crumple under the strain of pension demands and disintegrating families to buckle under increasing care commitments. Yet research at Oxford is beginning to expose some of the widespread myths that underlie this rhetoric. Demographic ageing is undoubtedly a reality. Life expectancy in developed countries has risen continuously over the past century, increasing the percentage of those over the age of 60 relative to those under the age of 15. By 2030 half the population of Western Europe will be over the age of 50, with a predicted average life expectancy of a further 40 years. By then, a quarter of the population will be over 65 and by 2050 the UK's current number of 10,000 centenarians are predicted to have reached a quarter of a million. Some demographers have even suggested that half of all baby girls born in the West today will live to see the next century.    1.______    Indeed, if this could be achieved throughout the world, it would surely count as the success of civilization, for then we would also have conquered the killers of poverty, disease, famine and war.    Decreasing mortality rates, increasing longevity and declining fertility mean smaller percentages of young people within populations. Over the past 20 years life expectancy at birth in the UK has risen by four years for men (to75) and three years for women (to 80). Meanwhile fertility rates across Europe have declined more or less continuously over the past 40 years and remain well below the levels required for European populations to be able to replace themselves without substantive immigration. But again, rather than seeing this as a doom and gloom scenario, we need to explore the positive aspects of these demographics. The next 50 years should provide us with an opportunity to enjoy the many advantages of a society with a mature population structure.    2.______    The first of these is the current political rhetoric which claims that health services across the Western world are collapsing under the strain of demographic ageing.    3.______    The second myth is the view that the ratio of workers to non-workers will become so acute that Western economies will collapse, compounded by a massive growth in pension debt. While there are undoubted concerns over current pension shortfalls, it is aiso clear that working lives will themselves change over the next few decades, with a predicted increase in flexible and part-time work and the probable extension of working life until the age of 70. Indeed, we have to recognize that we cannot expect to retire at the age of 50 and then be able to support ourselves for another 40 or so years. Neither a solid pension scheme nor savings can carry people that long.    4.______    A further myth is that we will all live in loose, multigenerational families, experiencing increased emotional distancing from our kin. Evidence from a variety of studies across the developed world suggests that, if anything, the modem family is actually becoming more close-knit. Work carded out by the Oxford Institute in Scandinavia and in a Pan-European Family Care Study, for example, shows that despite the influence of the welfare state, over the past 10 years, people have come to value family relationships more than previously.      5.______    In the developed world, therefore, we can see actual benefits from population ageing: a better balance between age groups, mature and less volatile societies, with an emphasis on age integration. The issues will be very different in other parts of the world.    Herein lies another myth: that the less developed world will escape from demographic ageing. Instead, the massive increase in the age of populations facing these countries-predicted to be up to one billion older people within 30 years--is potentially devastating. The problem is not only that demographic ageing is occurring at a far greater pace than we have seen'in Western nations, but also that few if any developing countries have the economic development and infrastructure necessary to provide widespread public pensions and healthcare to these growing elderly populations.      As a result, older people are among the poorest in every developing country. They have the lowest levels of income, education and literacy, they lack savings and assets, have only limited access to work, and even in times of crisis are usually the last to be cared for under emergency aid programmes. Perhaps of most concern is healthcare, for as we conquer acute diseases, we are going to see a rapid increase in levels of chronic illness and disability, but no long-term care programmes or facilities to tackle this.    A. Since it is likely that a longer active working life will coincide with a predicted labor shortage resulting from a lack of younger workers, we need to provide the opportunities and training to encourage older men and women to remain economically productive. Our studies show that there are benefits from having an age-in-tegrated workforce. It is another myth that older workers are less productive than younger ones. In fact, the combined energy of younger workers with the experience of older ones can lead to increased productivity—something from which young and old alike will benefit.    B. In 2001, in recognition of the significance of these demographic changes and the global challenges and opportunities that will accompany them, the Oxford Institute of Ageing was established at the University. It is made up of researchers in demography, sociology, economics, social anthropology, philosophy and psychology, with links to other specialists in medicine, biology, law and policy in research units across the University.  This cross-disciplinary approach has made it possible to challenge some of the most pervasive myths about ageing societies.      C. As Institute healthcare ethicist Kenneth Howse points out, family obligations towards older relatives may change over the next 20 years, but current indications are that families are retaining a strong responsibility to care. Furthermore, as societies age, the contributory role of older people as grandparents becomes more important. Work by Institute researchers on another European Union study on multi-generational families has highlighted the role that grandparents play by freeing up the responsibilities of the younger reproductive population.    D. It is clear that the changing demographic landscape poses challenges for the future. The necessity now is to develop appropriate economic, social and political structures to take advantage of the opportunities that mature societies will bring, while ensuring that there are appropriate safety nets for those left vulnerable within these populations—which will include both young and old alike.    E. Rather than fearing such a future, however, we should see this trend as a great success. It must undoubtedly be a major achievement of civilization that most individuals within a society can expect to enjoy a long and healthy lifespan.    F. George Leeson, a demographer at the Institute, points out that while a number of cross-national studies have considered the determinants of spiraling healthcare costs, only one has found the explanatory factor to be the proportion of the population aged 65 and over. Rather, it is growth in income, lifestyle characteristics and environmental factors such as technology and drugs that are driving up healthcare costs. In addition, the costs are shifting between population groups. The key here, he adds, is to develop sufficiently flexible health service structures to shift not only economic resources but also personnel. 【正确答案】： E [本题分数]： 2.0 分 【答案解析】 [解析] 第一段引出了人们对未来的担心，认为老龄化将会带来各种问题。第三段是对老龄化社会的肯定，认为这是文明发展的成果。“myth”一词含有杜撰的意思。一些人的担心是多余的。E起到承上启下的作用。 第2题 【正确答案】： B [本题分数]： 2.0 分 【答案解析】 [解析] 该空缺下面的段落都是对每一个“myth”的揭示。谁来揭示呢?B项中提到牛津大学老龄化研究中心成立各个问题研究组。 第3题 【正确答案】： F [本题分数]： 2.0 分 【答案解析】 [解析] 第一个“myth”认为随着人口老龄化的增长，西方国家的医疗体系会瘫痪。研究中的一位人口统计学家指出问题的关键是要建成灵活自由的医疗服务结构。 第4题 【正确答案】： A [本题分数]： 2.0 分 【答案解析】 [解析] 第二个“myth”是担心人口老龄化会使工作人员越来越少。研究中心人员提出应该给年长的人提供各种培训机会。A中“Our studies show that there are benefits from having an age-integrated workforce．”说“研究表明不同年龄段的劳动力的融合也会有许多好处”。 第5题 【正确答案】： C [本题分数]： 2.0 分 【答案解析】 [解析] 上一段中提到的“myth”是有关家庭关系的问题，担心家庭关系会因为老龄化问题而使亲人之间疏远。C中研究中心的伦理学家对这一问题进行了佐证。年长者对家庭需要贡献的角色越来越重要，所以这些担心都是没必要的，可以找到解决措施的。 第6题  A = Rotherhithe    B = Barnes    C =   Willesden    D = King's Cross    Which city...    ·used to have lot of problems such as drugs, street crime,etc. ?          1.______    ·has the unpopular style of architecture?                2.______    ·has the most expensive properties?          3.______    ·offers big out-fashioned houses at lower price?          4.______    ·is located in a quiet residential area?         5.______    ·saw a big increase in price last year?           6.______    ·will build a lot of new facilities?      7.______    ·is estimated to be a good investment?        8.______    ·encourages night-life culture for young people?       9.______    ·creates energetic multi-cultural atmosphere?    10.______    A Rotherhithe    Rotherhithe may be most famous for its congested tunnel but many young buyers are wanning to its riverside charms.    It is still much cheaper than its waterside neighbors. The housing stock is predominately 1980s flats, many arranged in cul-de-sacs(死胡同)and closes around Surrey Quays Road.    The unpopular architecture has led to the area being called the Milton Keynes of London but properties are spacious and unfashionable style has kept prices down.    Paul Mitchell, of estate agents Alex Neil, says, "There is precious little period property, but you will get far more for your money here than a Victorian house with lots of original features down the road in Bermondsey. "    Surry Quays shopping center provides all the amenities of a high street but the area is lacking in fun. However, Southwark Council is in talks to develop the "night time economy" which could well lead to an increase in bars and restaurants to cater for the growing number of young professional residents.    "It is possible to get a good three-bedroom house in Rotherhithe for 280,000," says Sumine Jordaan-Robinson, of agents Burwood Marsh , "About eight minutes; walk from the Jubilee line which will have you in Bond street in 15 minutes. There are not that many areas in London where that is possible. "      B Barnes    Barnes sits just across the river from Hammersmith in southwest London, but it could not be more different from the noise and bustle of the opposite bank.    It has been called one of the last true London "villages" with happy residents keeping its old school charms quiet from nosey outsiders and potential developers.    Being by the river and predominately residential gives Barnes an attractively lazy vibe. It has a traditional village green complete with idyllic duck pond and quaint pub. The high street is about as far from the Pound Shop and Primark ambience of its neighbors as is possible.    But buying into Barnes is not cheap. "Family houses are snapped up incredibly quickly," claims Chris Carney, sales negotiator at Boileans estate agents. "It is very hard to get properties of this size, with outside space so close to London, which is why they are expensive. "    Large detached Victorian houses on the two main roads, Castlenau and Lonsdale, normally have between five and seven bedrooms, gardens of 120 ft and off street parking. These sell for anything between ￡ 2 million and ￡ 5 million.    By the village green there are rows of immaculate terraced house on a number of streets that run off Church and Station roads, and four bedroom houses of this kind sell for around ￡ 1 million.    C Willesden Green     Willesden Green has both suffered and benefited from its famous neighbors. Despite its growing popularity, the area remains interesting and multicultural, injecting'a little bit of soul into what could otherwise become just another yuppie backwater.    "Willesden Green has a diverse range of properties from 1930s semi-detached houses to large Victorian properties and new-builds which attract all kinds of buyers," says Richard Chiti, sales manager at estate agents Ellis and Co.    "The roads bordering West Hampstead are popular, as they are wide, tree lined streets with sizeable family houses. Properties in and around Dobree Road, which lead down to Kensal Rise, are also in high demand. "    Estate agents and residents agree that the area used to be regarded as dangerous and undesirable, but this has changed over the last decade. It' s popular because it is still affordable, although prices have rocketed over the last year.    D King's Cross    King's Cross used to be renowned for problems including drugs, prostitution and street crime but a￡2 billion regeneration programme should help the area lose its seedy reputation.    The project includes a new Eurostar terminal opening this year and a spruced-up tube station, alongside hundreds of new homes, offices and leisure facilities set to be completed in 2015. Such development has had a predictable effect on house prices.    "There are a lot more amenities now, such as supermarkets, cafes and bars and the issue people used to have with safety a few years ago has disappeared. " By the canal basin, new build flats and luxury ware house conversions form the bulk of property, and at the top end of the market there are stunning penthouses available with views across London.    Much of the new development is centered on the back of the station, off York way, and flats are being sold to eager buyers off plan.    The older properties are mainly mid-Victorian terraces around Caledonian Road and the streets heading towards Angel, and ex-local authority blocks where it is possible to pick up a two-bedroom refurbished flat for under ￡ 250,000.    Smith adds, "Investment-wise, King's Cross is a good bet. There is a big rental market here and prices will go up. There are still cheaper properties available, one to two bedroom flats in Victorian conversions, or ex-council properties. But people are holding on to them for dear life in the hope they will go up in value. If you find one, it is worth investing in. " 【正确答案】： D [本题分数]： 1.0 分 【答案解析】 [解析] 由D中“King's Cross used to be renowned for problems including drugs，prostitution and street crime”，意为“King Cross过去因吸毒，卖淫和街头犯罪等问题而著称”我们可以看出。所以此处答案为D。 第7题 【正确答案】： A [本题分数]： 1.0 分 【答案解析】 [解析] 由A中第三段中“The unpopular architecture has led to the area being called the Milton Keynes of London”，A中多处提到Rotherhithe的建筑风格很老套。所以此处答案为A。 第8题 【正确答案】： B [本题分数]： 1.0 分 【答案解析】 [解析] 由B中“These sell for anything between ￡2 million and ￡5 million．”，每套住房销售价格在200万英镑到500万英镑之间不等，极其昂贵。所以此处答案为B。 第9题 【正确答案】： A [本题分数]： 1.0 分 【答案解析】 [解析] 由A中“The unpopular architecture has led to the area being called the Milton Keynes of London but properties are spacious and unfashionable style has kept prices down”可以看出房屋样式古板，但是价位令人比较容易接受。所以此处答案为A。 第10题 【正确答案】： B [本题分数]： 1.0 分 【答案解析】 [解析] 由B中“Barnes sits just across the river from Hammersmith in southwest London，but it could not be more different from the noise and bustle of the opposite bank．”可以看出Barnes与其对岸喧嚣吵闹的城市完全不同。所以此处答案为B。 第11题 【正确答案】： C [本题分数]： 1.0 分 【答案解析】 [解析] 由C中“It's popular because it is still affordable，although prices have rocketed over the last year．”可以看出Willesden Green去年飞速增长，但是房价还能接受。所以此处答案为C。 第12题 【正确答案】： D [本题分数]： 1.0 分 【答案解析】 [解析] 由D中“The project includes a new Eurostar terminal opening this year and a spruced-up Tube station，alongside hundreds of new homes，offices and leisure facilities set to be completed in 2015．”可以看出将在King's Cross投资建立许多基础设施。所以此处答案为D。 第13题 【正确答案】： D [本题分数]： 1.0 分 【答案解析】 [解析] 由D中Smith adds，“Investment-wise，King's Cross is a good bet．There is a big rental market here and prices will go up．There are still cheaper properties available，one to two bedroom flats in Victorian conversions．or ex-council properties．But people are holding onto them for dear life in the hope they will go up in value．If you find one，it is worth investing in．”可以看出在King's Cross投资将会物有所值。所以此处答案为D。 第14题 【正确答案】： A [本题分数]： 1.0 分 【答案解析】 [解析] 由A中将打算建“night time economy”可以看出。所以此处答案为A。 第15题 【正确答案】： C [本题分数]： 1.0 分 【答案解析】 [解析] 由C中“‘Willesden Green has a diverse range of properties from 1930s semi-detached houses to large Victorian properties and new-builds which attract all kinds of buyers'，says Richard Chiti，sales manager at estate agents Ellis and Co．”可以看出Willesden Green是一个文化多样性的城市。所以此处答案为C。 四、Listening Comprehension（共10小题,共10.0分） 第1题   Which job does the woman suggest to the man? A Baby-sitting. B House-cleaning. C House-sitting. D Mowing the lawn. 【正确答案】：C 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [听力原文]11-13 M：I really don't know what to do this summer．I can't afford to just sit around，and there don't seem to be any jobs available． W：Why don't you try house-sitting? Last summer my friend Sally house-sat for the Gammons when they went away on vacation．Mrs．Gammon hired Sally to stay in their house because she didn't want it left empty． M：You mean the Gammons paid Sally just to live in their house? W：It wasn't easy．She had to mow the lawn and water the houseplants．And when Jodi house-sat for Mr．Johnson，he had to take care of his pets． M：House-sitting sounds like a good job．I guess it's a little like baby-sitting—except you're taking care of a house instead of children． W：The student employment office still has a few jobs posted． M：Do I just have to fill out an application? W：Sally and Jodi had to interview with the homeowners and provided three references each． M：That seems like a lot of trouble for a summer job． W：Well，the homeowners want some guarantee so that they can trust the house-sitter．You know，they want to make sure you're not the type who'll throw wild parties in their house，or move a group of friends in with you． M：House-sitters who do that sort of thing probably aren't paid then． W：Usually they're paid anyway just because the homeowners don't want to make a fuss．But if the homeowner reported it，then the house-sitter wouldn't be able to get another job．So if the homeowner reported it，then the house-sitter wouldn't be able to get another job．So why don't you apply? M：Yeah．I think I will． 第2题 What/Who should students contact if they want to get a summer job? A The Student Union. B The Student Employment Office. C The Workers' Union. D The Student Part-time Job Office. 【正确答案】：B 【本题分数】：1.0分 第3题 What would happen to a student if his employer reports his improper behavior? A He would be fired. B He would not get his pay. C He would not get another job. D He would be fined. 【正确答案】：C 【本题分数】：1.0分 第4题   What was the cause of the tragedy? A Bad weather. B Human error. C Breakdown of the engines. D Communications system failure. 【正确答案】：B 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [听力原文]14-16 M：Did you hear about the air crash that occurred in South America recently? It was quite a tragic accident! W：No, I didn't see anything in the news about it．What happened? M：A foreign airliner was attempting to land at night in a mountainous area in Argentina and flew into a hill! W：That sounds really terrible! Did anyone survive? M：No，everyone aboard，including the crew，was killed instantly． W：What were the circumstances? Were they bad weather, a fire, or engine failure? M：Apparently，there were some low clouds in the area，but mostly it was just miscommunication between the pilots and the air traffic controllers． W：Weren't they both speaking in English，the official international aviation language? M：Yes they were，but the transition from poor quality radios was slightly distorted and the accents of the Spanish speaking controllers was so strong that the pilots misunderstood a vital instruction． W：How could a misunderstanding like that cause such a serious accident? M：The pilots were told to descend to 22,000 feet．The instruction actually meant 22,000 feet，but they thought they heard descend 2,000 feet．That's a huge difference．and it should have been confirmed．but it was not．Unfortunately，the terrain of the mountains in Norweija ascend to 2,000 feet． W：So the pilots did descend to the wrong altitude then，because they were following the air controller's instructions． M：Sadly enough，yes they did．It was a really bad mistake．Many people died as a result of the simply misunderstanding． W：Wow，that's a powerful lesson on how important it can be to accurately communicate with each other． 第5题 How high are the mountains in Norweija? A Two thousand feet. B Twelve thousand feet. C Twenty thousand feet. D Twenty-two thousand feet. 【正确答案】：A 【本题分数】：1.0分 第6题 What lesson could be drawn from the accident? A Accurate communication is of utmost importance. B Pilots should be able to speak several foreign languages. C Air controllers should keep a close watch on the weather. D Cooperation between pilots and air controllers is essential. 【正确答案】：A 【本题分数】：1.0分 第7题   In which state was Emily Dickson born? A Michigan. B Ohio. C Massachusetts. D Washington. 【正确答案】：C 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [听力原文]17-20    Now，let me first give you a brief introduction to the American poet，Emily Dickinson．Emily Dickinson was America's best-known female poet and one of the foremost authors in American literature．Born in Amherst，Massachusetts，Dickinson was the middle child of a prominent lawyer and one-term United States congressional representative，Edward Dickinson，and his wife．Emily Norcross Dickinson．From 1840 to 1847 she attended the Amherst Academy．and from 1847 to 1848 she studied at the Mount Holyoke Female Seminary(now Mount Holyoke College)in South Hadley，a few trips to Boston for eye treatments in the early 1860s。Dickinson remained in Amherst．living in the same house on Main Street from 1855 until her death．During her lifetime，she published only about 10 of her nearly 2,000 poems，in newspapers，Civil war journais，and a poetry anthology．The first volume of Poems of Emily Dickinson was published in 1890，after Dickinson's death．    Although few of Dickinson's poems were formally published during her lifetime，she herself“published”by sending out at least one-third of her poems in the more than 1,000 letters she wrote to at least 100 different correspondents．Dickinson's method of binding about 800 of her poems into 40 manuscript books and distributing several hundred of them in letters is now widely recognized as her particular form of self-publication．She also read her poems aloud to several people，including her cousins Louise and Frances Norcross，over a period of three decades．    Well．that's all about her life．Now shall we concentrate on her famous poem，“Success is Counted Sweetest”． 第8题 When did Dickson go to Boston for eye treatment? A In 1848. B In the early 1850s. C In the late 1850s. D In the early 1860s. 【正确答案】：D 【本题分数】：1.0分 第9题 How many poems did Dickinson write? A Almost 2,000. B Nearly 1,000. C 800. D 1,200. 【正确答案】：A 【本题分数】：1.0分 第10题 What is Dickinson's particular form of self-publication? A She ran her own publishing house. B She wrote her poems in her letters. C She wrote to newspapers regularly. D She recorded her poems in her diary. 【正确答案】：B 【本题分数】：1.0分 none、五（共Listening Comprehension小题,10共分）10.0 第1题   When did Dr. Huber get his own telescope? 【正确答案】： Eight years old． [本题分数]： 1.0 分 【答案解析】 [听力原文]21-30 W：Dr．Huber，when did you first become interested in physics and music? M：I can't remember a time when I wasn't interested in physics．When I was a child．I was very curious about the world around me．For example．I always wondered why light behaves the way it does．I found it more fun to play with a prism than to play with the kids in the neighborhood．I wasn't very social．but I was really into figuring out how things worked．I got my own telescope when I was eight years old．and I loved to take it out at night and go star gazing．I would look at the planets and stars and wonder what was out there．When I was ten．my father bought me a book on the universe，and I just ate it up．In fact，I still have that book right here in my office． It was the same with music．I've always had a natural ear for music．perfect pitch．Even as a young child，if I heard a song on the radio，I could go right to the piano and play it．When I heard a sound like the ring of a telephone，I could identify its pitch and play the note on the piano．However．I didn't develop a serious interest in becoming a pianist until I was in college．I also seemed to do well in school in the visual arts like painting and drawing． W：What commonality do you see between music and physics? M：There is a common misconception that art and science are completely separated from each other．I think the distinction is artificial．In reality, art and science are not as mutually exclusive as one might assume．Solving a complicated mathematical problem，for example，can require the same degree of creative thinking as painting a landscape or writing a poem．I feel an indefinable tingle when I play the Schumann Concerto or dance the pas de deux from Romeo and Juliet．I get that the same tingle from theoretical physics． The beauty of art is readily apparent to most people．However，in the case of theoretical physics，the beauty is not nearly as accessible to the general public，but it is every bit as exciting．Nature seems to follow certain principles，very much the same as art does． It's not uncommon for physicists to become accomplished musicians．Music theory is a very mathematical discipline．Relationships among various notes in classical harmony are based on simple mathematical relationships． W：You have said that physics is beautiful．What makes it beautiful to you? M：To me，it's incredible the way nature seems to work so perfectly．I think it is beautiful．I always tell my students on the first day of class．“If you like reading Sherlock Holmes detective stories，you'll like doing physics problems．”Physics is about figuring things out—discovering how they work，just like a detective．    A lot of people fear physics because they view it as a big complicated jumble of facts that have to be memorized．But that's not true．It's an understanding of how nature works，how the various parts interact．One can view art and literature as the relationships and interactions of ideas．In the same way，physics studies the relationships and interactions of concepts．In other words，to me art and science fundamentally attempt to achieve the same objective—understanding of the world around us!    The whole universe seems to follow some very basic principles as it evolves in with time，some of these principles including the Conservation of Energy and the Conservation of Angular Momentum．The conservation laws of physics are like non-interest bearing checking accounts．In the case of energy conservation，you can make energy deposits and energy withdrawals，but all the energy is accounted for．    The rotation of objects is governed by a law called the Conservation of Angular Momentum，which applies to everything in the universe including the rotation of stars，the rotation of the planets and their orbits，the behavior of an electron in an atom，the spin of a figure skater，and the rotation of Wheels on a truck．What it all comes down to in the end is that everything in the universe fits together like the pieces of a perfect puzzle．As Einstein said．“The most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible．” 第2题 Where was the interview conducted? 【正确答案】： In his Office． 第3题 What were the two things that interested Dr. Huber? 【正确答案】： Physics and music． 第4题 When did Dr. Huber become interested in piano? 【正确答案】： In college． 第5题 What's the common misconception about art and science? 【正确答案】： Completely separate/exclusive． 第6题 What do the study of science and the study of art require? 【正确答案】： Creative thinking． 第7题 Who do not probably notice the beauty of theoretical physics? 【正确答案】： The general public． 第8题 What job did Dr. Huber compare physics to? 【正确答案】： Detective 第9题 What does Dr. Huber think accomplish the same objective? 【正确答案】： Art and science 第10题 What does Dr. Huber compare the universe to? 【正确答案】： A puzzle none、六（共Use of English小题,20共分）20.0 第1题  Recent surveys show that Japanese youth have become a "Me Generation" that rejects traditional values.    "Around 1980 many Japanese,  ( 1)  young people abandoned the values of economic success and began  ( 2)  for new sets of values to  ( 3)  them happiness," writes sociologist Yasuhiro in Comparative Civilizations Review.  Japanese youth are placing more importance on the individual's pursuit of  ( 4)  and less on the values of work, family, and society.    Japanese students seem to be losing patience with work,  ( 5)  their counterparts in the United States and Korea. In a 1993  ( 6)  of college students in the three countries, only 10% of the Japanese regarded  ( 7)  as a primary value compared with 47% of Korean students and 27% of American students. A greater  ( 8)  of Japanese aged 18—24 also preferred easy jobs  ( 9)  heavy responsibility.    The younger Japanese are showing less concern for family values as they pursue an inner world of private satisfaction. Data collected  (10)  the Japanese government in 1993 shows that only 23% of Japanese youth are thinking about supporting their aged parents, in contrast  (11)  63% of young Americans. It appears that many younger-generation Japanese are  (12)  both respect for their parents  (13)  a sense of responsibility to the family. Author Yoshizaki attributes the change  (14)  Japanese parents ! over-indulgence of their children, material affluence, and growing  (15)  for private matters.    The shift  (16)  individualism among Japanese is most pronounced among  (17)  very young.According to 1991 data  (18)  the Bunka Center of Japan, 50% of Japanese youth aged 16—19 can be labeled "self-centered" compared with 33% among  (19)  aged 25-29. To earn the self-centered label, the young people responded positively to  (20)  ideas as "I would like to make decisions without considering traditional values" and "I don't want to do anything I can't enjoy doing. " 【正确答案】： especially [本题分数]： 1.0 分 【答案解析】 [解析] “Around 1980 many．Japanese，______young people…”，“1980年左右许多日本人，尤其是年轻人…”，所以此处应填“especially”。 第2题 【正确答案】： looking [本题分数]： 1.0 分 【答案解析】 [解析] 与介词for的固定搭配，意为“寻求…”，这里指的是寻求新的价值观。所以此处应填“looking”。 第3题 【正确答案】： bring [本题分数]： 1.0 分 【答案解析】 [解析] 根据上下文，此处意思为给他们带来快乐。带来用动词“bring”。所以此处应填“bring”。 第4题 【正确答案】： happiness [本题分数]： 1.0 分 【答案解析】 [解析] 根据上下文，日本年轻人更看重追求个人的幸福。所以此处应填“happiness”。 第5题 【正确答案】： unlike [本题分数]： 1.0 分 【答案解析】 [解析] 根据下文，以日本学生与美国和韩国的作对比，日本的学生不像韩国和美国的学生一样。所以此处应填“unlike”。 第6题 【正确答案】： survey [本题分数]： 1.0 分 【答案解析】 [解析] 根据后面的数据，空缺处指的是1993年的一项调查问卷，所以此处应填“survey”。 第7题 【正确答案】： work [本题分数]： 1.0 分 【答案解析】 [解析] 根据上文，对比的是对工作的态度，所以此处应填“work”。 第8题 【正确答案】： proportion [本题分数]： 1.0 分 【答案解析】 [解析] 此处意为很大比例的学生仍然喜欢简单的工作，所以此处应填“proportion”。 第9题 【正确答案】： without [本题分数]： 1.0 分 【答案解析】 [解析] 此处意为年轻人更喜欢没有重大责任的简单工作。所以此处应填“without”。 第10题 【正确答案】： by [本题分数]： 1.0 分 【答案解析】 [解析] 由日本政府收集的数据。考查被动语态的用法，“由…”用介词“by”。所以此处应填“by”。 第11题 【正确答案】： to [本题分数]： 1.0 分 【答案解析】 [解析] “in contrast to”为固定搭配，意为“与…相对比”。所以此处应填“to”。 第12题 【正确答案】： losing [本题分数]： 1.0 分 【答案解析】 [解析] 根据上下文的意思，很多年轻一代的日本人已经不再尊重父母，不再对家庭有责任感，所以这里用。losing表示“渐渐失去了”。所以此处应填“losing”。 第13题 【正确答案】： and [本题分数]： 1.0 分 【答案解析】 [解析] “both…and…”为固定搭配，“两者都”。所以此处应填“and”。 第14题 【正确答案】： to [本题分数]： 1.0 分 【答案解析】 [解析] “attribute to”意为“把某事归因于”，为固定搭配，所以此处应填“to”。 第15题 【正确答案】： concern [本题分数]： 1.0 分 【答案解析】 [解析] “concern for”表示“对…关心”。所以此处应填“concern”。 第16题 【正确答案】： to [本题分数]： 1.0 分 【答案解析】 [解析] “shift”意为“转变”，“从…到…的转变”应该用介词“to”。所以此处应填“to”。 第17题 【正确答案】： the [本题分数]： 1.0 分 【答案解析】 [解析] 此处缺冠词，在年轻人之间，用the表示特指。所以此处应填“the”。 第18题 【正确答案】： from [本题分数]： 1.0 分 【答案解析】 [解析] “来自…的数据”，要用介词“from”。所以此处应填“from”。 第19题 【正确答案】： those [本题分数]： 1.0 分 【答案解析】 [解析] 文章中提到“16-19岁之间的日本青年跟25-29岁之间的青年对比”，这里缺少代词，替代“Japaneseyouth”。所以此处应填“those” 第20题 【正确答案】： such [本题分数]： 1.0 分 【答案解析】 [解析] “such…as”用来举例子。所以此处应填“such”。 七、Listening Comprehension（共10小题,共10.0分）Directions: 　　This section is designed to test your ability to understand spoken English. You will hear a selection of recorded materials and you must answer the questions that accompany them. There are three parts in this section, Part A, Part B and Part C. Remember, while you are doing the test ,you should first put down your answers in your test book- let ,NOT on the ANSWER SHEET. At the end of the listening comprehension section ,you will have 5 minutes to transfer your answers from your test booklet onto ANSWER SHEET 1. If you have any questions ,you may raise your hand NOW as you will not be allowed to speak once the test is started. Now look at Part A in your test booklet. 第1题 Some modem cities are usually famous for people who live a very long time. 【正确答案】：　X 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [听力原文]    There are several places in the world that are famous for people who live for a very long time．Theses places are usually mountainous areas，far away from modem cities．Doctors，scientists and public health experts often travel to these regions to solve a mysterious long healthy life；the expertshope to bring to the modem world the secrets of longevity．    Hunza is high in the Hymalayan Mountains of Asia．There，many people over one hundred years of age are still in physical health．Men of ninety are new fathers．and women of fifty still have babies．What are the reasons for this good health? Scientists believe that the people of Hunza have these three benefits：first，physical work，usually in the fields or with animals；second，a health environment with clean air and water：and what's more, a simple diet high in vitamins and nutrition but low in fat，cholesterol，sugar and chemicals．    People in the Caucasus Mountain in Russia are also famous for their longevity．In this area，there are amazing examples of very long-lived people．Birth records are not usually available．but a woman called Tsurba probably lived until age 160; a man called Shirali probably lived until 168．His widow was 120 years old．In general，people not only live a long time，but they also live well．They are almost never sick，and when they die，they have not only their own teeth but also a full head of hair and good eyesight．    Vilcabamba，Ecuador，is another area famous for the longevity of its habit ants．This region—like Hunza and the Caucasus—is also in high mountains．far away from cities．In Vilcabamba．too．there is very little disease．One reason for the good health of the people might be the clean，beautiful environment：the temperature is about 70 Fahrenheit all year long；the wind always comes from the same direction；and the region is rich in flowers，fruits，vegetables and wildlife．    In some ways，the diets of the habitants in the three regions are quite different．Hunzukuts eat mainly raw vegetables，fruit(especially apricots)，and chapattis—a kind of pancake；they eat meat only a few times a year．The Caucasian diet consists mainly of milk，cheese，vegetables，fruit and meat；most people there drink the local red wine daily．In Vilcabamba，people eat a small amount of meat each week，bat the diet consists largely of grain，corns，beans，potatoes and fruit．    Experts find one surprising fact in the mountains of Ecuador．Most people there，even the very old，consume a lot of coffee，drink a large amount of alcohol，and smoke forty to sixty cigarettes daily．    However，the diets are similar in two general ways：first，the fruits and vegetables that the inhabitants of the three areas eat are all natural；that is，they contain no chemicals and second，the people consume fewer calories than people do in the other parts of the world．A typical North American takes in all average of 3,300 calories every day；a typical inhabitant of these mountainous areas between 1,700 and 2,000 calories．    Inhabitants in the three regions have more in common calories, natural food，their mountains and their distance from modem cities．because these people live in countryside and are mostly farmers，their lives are physically hard．Thus，they do not need to go to health clubs because they get a lot of exercise in their daily work．In addition，although，their lives are hard，the people do not seem to have the worries of city people．Their lives are quiet．Consequently，some experts believe that physical exercise and freedom from worry might be the two most important secrets of longevity． 第2题 A simple diet high in vitamins and sugar but low in fat and chemicals benefits those people in Hunza. 【正确答案】：　X 【本题分数】：1.0分 第3题  People in Russia are also famous for their longevity. 【正确答案】：　X 【本题分数】：1.0分 第4题  Shirali probably lived until 168;Tsurba probably lived until age 160. 【正确答案】：　√ 【本题分数】：1.0分 第5题 People in the Caucasus Mountains not only live long but also have a good physical condition. 【正确答案】：　√ 【本题分数】：1.0分 第6题 One reason for the good health of the people in Vilcabamba must be the clean, beautiful environment. 【正确答案】：　X 【本题分数】：1.0分 第7题 The diets of the people in the three regions are totally different. 【正确答案】：　X 【本题分数】：1.0分 第8题 Most people in the mountains of Eduador drink a lot of coffee and alcohol, but they still live long. 【正确答案】：　√ 【本题分数】：1.0分 第9题 Calories, natural food, mountains and the distance from modem cities are the only common things in the three regions. 【正确答案】：　X 【本题分数】：1.0分 第10题 Physical exercises and freedom from worry might be the two most important secrets of longevity. 【正确答案】：　√ 【本题分数】：1.0分 跟多试卷请访问《做题室》www.zuotishi.com