Part Ⅲ          Vocabulary                                    ( 20 minutes )
41. Because of the ________ of its ideas, the book was in wide circulation both at home and abroad.
A ) originality      B ) subjectivity      C ) generality        D ) ambiguity
42. With its own parliament and currency and a common _______ for peace, the European Union declared itself — in 11 official languages — open for business.
A ) discrete        B ) assimilation      C ) intuition         D ) aspiration
43. America has now adopted more _______ European-style inspection systems, and the incidence of food poisoning is falling.
A ) discrete        B ) solemn          C ) rigorous         D ) autonomous
44. Mainstream pro-market economists all agree that competition is an ______ spur to efficiency and innovation.
A ) extravagant     B ) exquisite         C ) intermittent      D ) indispensable
45. In the late 19th century, Jules Verne, the master of science fiction, foresaw many of the technological wonders that are ______ today.
A ) transient        B ) commonplace     C ) implicit         D ) elementary
46. I was so _______ when I used the automatic checkout lane in the supermarket for the first time.
A ) immersed       B ) assaulted         C ) thrilled         D ) dedicated
47. His arm was _______ from the shark’s mouth and reattached, but the boy, who nearly died, remained in a delicate condition.
A ) retrieved        B ) retained          C ) repelled        D ) restored
48. Bill Gates and Walt Disney are two people America has _______ to be the Greatest American.
A ) appointed       B ) appeased         C ) nicknamed      D ) nominated
49. The _______ majority of citizens tend to believe that the death penalty will help decrease the crime rate.
A ) overflowing     B ) overwhelming     C ) prevalent       D ) premium
50. We will also see a _______ increase in the number of televisions per household, as small TV displays are added to clocks, coffee makers and smoke detectors.
A ) startling        B ) surpassing         C ) suppressing     D ) stacking
51. The advance of globalization is challenging some of our most _______ values and ideas, including our idea of what constitutes “home”.
A ) enriched        B ) enlightened        C ) cherished       D ) chartered
52. Researchers have discovered that _______ with animals in an active way may lower a person’s blood pressure.
A ) interacting      B ) integrating         C ) migrating       D ) merging
53. The Beatles, the most famous British band of the 1960s, traveled worldwide for many years, _______ cultural barriers.
A ) transporting     B ) transplanting       C ) transferring      D ) transcending
54. In his last years, Henry suffered from a disease that slowly _______ him of much of his sight.
A ) relieved        B ) jeopardized        C ) deprived         D ) eliminated
55. Weight lifting, or any other sport that builds up your muscles, can make bones become denser and less _______ to injury.
A ) attached        B ) prone             C ) immune         D ) reconciled
56. He has _______ to museums hundreds of his paintings as well as his entire personal collection of modern art.
A ) ascribed        B ) attributed          C ) designated       D ) donated
57. Erik’s website contains _______ photographs and hundreds of articles and short videos from his trip around the globe.
A ) prosperous      B ) gorgeous          C ) spacious         D ) simultaneous
58. Optimism is a _______ shown to be associated with good physical health, less depression and longer life.
A ) trail            B ) trait              C ) trace            D ) track
59. The institution has a highly effective program which helps first-year students make a successful _______ into college life.
A ) transformation    B ) transmission      C ) transition         D ) transaction
60. Philosophers believe that desire, hatred and envy are “negative emotions” which _______ the mind and lead it into a pursuit of power and possessions.
A ) distort           B ) reinforce         C ) exert            D ) scramble
61. The term “glass ceiling” was first used by the Wall Street Journal to describe the apparent barriers that prevent women from reaching the top of the corporate _______.
A ) seniority         B ) superiority        C ) height           D ) hierarchy
62. Various efforts have made over the centuries to predict earthquakes, including observing lights in the sky and _______ animal behavior.
A ) abnormal        B ) exotic            C ) absurd           D ) erroneous
63. Around 80 percent of the _______ characteristics of most white Britons have been passed down from a few thousand Ice Age hunters.
A ) intelligible       B ) random           C ) spontaneous      D ) genetic
64. Picasso gained popularity in the mid-20th century, which was _______ of a new attitude towards modern art.
A ) informative       B ) indicative         C ) exclusive        D ) expressive
65. The country was an island that enjoyed civilized living for a thousand years or more with little _______ from the outside world.
A ) disturbance       B ) discrimination      C ) irritation        D ) irregularity
66. Fashion designers are rarely concerned with vital things like warmth, comfort and _______.
A ) stability          B ) capability         C ) durability        D ) availability
67. Back in the days when people traveled by horse and carriage, Karl Benz _______ the world with his extraordinary three-wheeled motor vehicle.
A ) inhibited         B ) extinguished       C ) quenched        D ) stunned
68. If we continue to ignore the issue of global warming, we will almost certainly suffer the _______ effects of climatic changes worldwide.
A ) dubious          B ) drastic            C ) trivial           D ) toxic
69. According to the theory of evolution, all living species are the modified _______ of earlier species.
A ) descendants       B ) dependants        C ) defendants       D ) developments
70. The panda is an endangered species, which means that it is vary likely to become _______ without adequate protection.
A ) intact            B ) insane            C ) extinct          D ) exempt
Part Ⅳ           Error Correction                         ( 15 minutes )
Until recently, dyslexia and other reading problems were
a mystery to most teachers and parents. As a result, too many
kids passed through school without master the printed page.          S1. _______________
Some were treated as mentally deficient; many were left
Functionally illiterate（文盲的）, unable to ever meet their
potential. But in the last several years, there’s been a
revolution in that we’ve learned about reading and dyslexia.          S2. _______________
Scientists are using a variety of new imaging techniques to
watch the brain at work. Their experiments have shown that
reading disorders are most likely the result of what is, in an effect,      S3. _______________
faulty wiring in the brain — not lazy, stupidity or a poor home        S4. _______________  
environment. There’s also convincing evidence which dyslexia         S5. _______________
is largely inherited. It is now considered a chronic problem
for some kids, not just a “phase”. Scientists have also
discarded another old stereotype that almost all dyslexics are
boys. Studies indicate that many girls are affecting as well —          S6. _______________
and not getting help.
At same time, educational researchers have come up             S7. _______________
with innovative teaching strategies for kids who are having
trouble learning to read. New screening tests are identifying
children at risk before they get discouraged by year of                S8. _______________
frustration and failure. And educators are trying to get the
message to parents that they should be on the alert for the
first signs of potential problems
It’s an urgent mission. Mass literacy is a relative new             S9. _______________
social goal. A hundred years ago people didn’t need to be
good readers in order to earn a living. But in the Information
Age, no one can get by with knowing how to read well and           S10. _______________
Understand increasingly complex material.
Part Ⅴ           Writing                                    ( 30 minutes )
题目：国外旅游
1。近十年来某城市越来越多人选择出去旅游
2。出现这种现象的原因
3。这种现象可能产生的影响
 
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