难度B／A级
    Air Pollution Cloud Measured on Both Sides of Pacific
    Scientists watched closely last spring as a haze of pollution, which had been tracked by satellite as it crossed the Pacific Ocean，settled over a large swath of North America from Calgary, Canada，into Arizona．Now it appears that，for the first time, researchers on both sides of the Pacific took detailed measurements of the same plume，a cloud that contained Gobi desert dust as well as hydrocarbons from industrial pollution．
    Heather Price，a University of Washington doctoral student in chemistry, found that the amount of light reflected by the particles in the air was more than 550 percent greater than normal for that time of year．The mass of Asian air contained elevated levels of all pollutants measured．
    Price said，“but the only thing that came close to being alarming was the level of particulate Matter.”
    The haze that settled across the western part of the country was widely reported by the news media，and it was measured as far inland as the ski slopes of Aspen, Colo.
    Readings on the western side of the Pacific came from the Aerosol Characterization Experiments, a project aimed at understanding how particles in the atmosphere affect Earth’s climate. Additional measurements were taken in the same region at the same time under a project sponsored by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration．
    Knowing the pollution was approaching Washington state，Price loaded sensing equipment aboard a rented Beechcraft on April 1 4 and flew to Neah Bay on the state’s Northwest coast．Taking samples at various levels from 15，000 feet to 20，000 feet in altitude，she monitored  quantities of dust，ozone，carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons．“From my copilot’s seat．the dust was thick enough to see with the naked eye．”Price said．
    Now she’s trying to correlate her findings with those of the two research teams operating on the other side of the Pacific，where at one point the pollution plume was larger than Japan．The huge size of the cloud showed up clearly in satellite images that gave Price plenty of warning the haze was on its way．“You can see these two blobs coming out of the deserts of Mongolia and growing over Asia，then getting swept out over the ocean and finally setting over North America,”
    she said. She intends to continue measuring air samples off the Washington coast and will be looking for air masses with evidence of pollution originating somewhere other than Asia. “We’d like to see if we can get a signature of pollution coming from Europe because computer models suggest that European sources also can be transported across the Pacific，” she said．“However, we expect that sources in Europe will contribute less than Asian sources．”
    练习：
    1.The haze of pollution mentioned in the first paragraph is a cloud
    A) of moisture over Calgary, Canada．
    B) developing over Pacific Ocean．
    C) of industrial pollutants．
    D) of desert dust and hydrocarbons．
    2.One of the Prices’S findings (Paragraph 2)about the particles of the air is that
    A) they contain more pollutants than normal particles．
    B) they move much faster in high altitudes than in low altitudes．
    C) they are finer and lighter than normal particles．
    D) their ability to reflect light is much than stronger．
    3.What did Price not do during her research?
    A) She rented a Beechcraft．
    B) She used her sensing equipment aboard the Beechcrah．
    C) She collected samples of pollutants on the Northwest coast for further tests．
    D) She tested quantities of chemicals in the air．
    4.According to the last paragraph，which of the following statements about the two research teams is true?
    A) The two research teams whose findings Price correlates hers with are based in Asia．
    B) Price corrects some inaccurate data provided by the two teams operating in Asia．
    C) Price is working with the two research teams in Japan．
    D) The two teams in Asia volunteer to correlate their findings with Price’s．
    5.Which of the statements is closest in meaning to the sentence“…，we expect that sources in Europe will contribute less than Asian sources．”?
    A) Pollution is expected to be less serious in Europe than in Asia．
    B) Pollution is studied in more depth in Europe than in Asia．
    C) Pollutants coming from Europe are not the main source of pollution in North America．
    D)Pollutants coming from Europe are the main source of pollution in North America．
    第五部分：补全短文（每题2分，共10分，建议在10分钟以内完成　）
    阅读下面的短文，文章中有5处空白，文章后有6组文字，请根据文章的内容选择5组文字，将其分别放会文章原有位置，以恢复文章原貌。请将答案涂在答题卡相应的位置。
    难度B／A级
    The first four minutes
    When do people decide whether or not they want to become friends? During their first four minutes together, according to a book by Dr. Leonard Zunin. In his book, "Contact: The first four minutes," he offers this advice to anyone interested in starting new friendships: __1__. A lot of people's whole lives would change if they did just that.
    You may have noticed that average person does not give his undivided attention to someone he as just met.__2__. If anyone has ever done this to you, you probably did not like him very much.
    When we are introduced to new people, the author suggests, we should try to appear friendly and self-confident. In general, he says, "People like people who like themselves."
    On the other hand, we should not make the other person think we are too sure of ourselves. It is important to appear interested and sympathetic, realizing that the other person has his won needs, fears, and hopes.
    Hearing such advice, one might say, "But I'm not a friendly, self-confident person. That's not my nature. It would be dishonest for me to at that way."
    __3__. We can become accustomed to any changes we choose to make in our personality. "It is like getting used to a new car. It may be unfamiliar at first, but it goes much better than the old one."
    But isn't it dishonest to give the appearance of friendly self-confidence when we don't actually feel that way? Perhaps, but according to Dr. Zunin, "total honest" is not always good for social relationships, especially during the first few minutes of contact. There is a time for everything, and a certain amount of play-acting may be best for the first few minutes of contact with a stranger. That is not the time to complain about one's health or to mention faults one finds in other people. It is not the time to tell the whole truth about one's opinions and impressions.
    __4__. For a husband and wife or a parent and child, problems often arise during their first four minutes together after they have been apart. Dr. Zunin suggests that these first few minutes together be treated with care. If there are unpleasant matters to be discussed, they should be dealt with later.
    The author says that interpersonal relations should be taught as a required course in every school, along with reading, writing, and mathematics. __5__ that is at least as important as how much we know.
    A. In reply, Dr. Zunin would claim that a little practice can help us feel comfortable about changing our social habits.
    B. Much of what has been said about strangers also applies to relationships with family members and friends.
    C. In his opinion, success in life depends mainly on how we get along with other people.
    D. Every time you meet someone in a social situation, give him your undivided attention for four minutes.
    E. He keeps looking over the other person's shoulder, as if hoping to find someone more interesting in another part of the room.
    F. He is eager to make friends with everyone.
    第6部分：完型填空（建议在15分钟以内完成）
    阅读下面的短文，文中有15处空白，每处空白给出了4个选项，请根据短文的内容从4个选项中选择1个最佳答案，并涂在答题卡相应的位置上。
    难度B／A级
    Racial Prejudice
    In some countries where racial prejudice is acute, violence has been taken for granted as a means of solving differences; and this is not even questioned. There are countries__1__ the white man imposes his rule by brute force; there are countries where the black man protested by __2__ fire to cities and by looting（掠夺） and pillaging（掠夺）. Important people on both sides, who would in other respects appear to be __3__ men, get up and calmly argue __4__ violence -- as if it were a legitimate solution, like any other. What is really frightening, what really fills you __5__ despair, is the realization that when it comes to the crunch, we have made no actual progress __6__. We may wear collars and ties instead of war paint, but our instincts remain basically unchanged. The whole of the __7__ history of the human race, that tedious documentation of violence, has taught us absolutely nothing. We have still not learnt that violence never __8__ a problem but makes it more acute. The sheer horror, the bloodshed and the suffering __9__ nothing. No solution ever comes to light the morning after when we dismally contemplate the smoking ruins and wonder __ 10__ hit us.
    The truly reasonable men who know where the solutions __11__ are finding it harder and harder to get a hearing. They are despised, mistrusted and even persecuted by their own __12__ because they advocate such apparently outrageous things __13__ law enforcement. If half the energy that goes into violent acts were __14__, if our efforts were directed at cleaning up the slums and ghettos, at improving living-standards and providing education and employment __15__ all, we would have gone a long way to arriving at a solution.
    1. A) where B) that C) which D) who
    2. A) giving B) catching C) setting D) letting
    3. A) reasonable B) reasonably C) reasonless D) reason
    4. A) for the sake of B) for fear of C) in case of D) in favor of
    5. A) of B) with C)by D) up
    6. A) at all B) after all C) at last D) in the end
    7. A) record B) recording C) recorded D) records
    8. A) keeps B) deals C)answers D) solves
    9. A) meant B) mean C) is meaning D) are meaning
    10. A) what B) that C) / D) which
    11. A) lay B) lays C) lie D) lies
    12. A) kind B) way C) right D) rule
    13. A) like B) so C) that D) as
    14. A) put to use good B)put to good use
    C) put good to use D) good put to use
    15. A) by B) at C) for D) with
    参考答案：
    第1部分：词汇选择（第1-15题，每题1分，共15分）
    下面共有15句子，每个句子均有一个词或短语划有底横线，请从每个句子后面所给的四个选项中选择一个与划线部分意义最相近的词或短语。答案一律涂在答题卡相应的位置上。
    1.D  2.B  3.A  4.B  5.B  6.C  7.D  8.D  9.A  10.D
    11.D  12.A  13.A  14.A  15.C 
    第2部分：阅读判断（每题1分，共七分）
    阅读下面这篇短文，短文后列出了七个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子作出判断。如果该句提供的是正确信息，请在答题卡上把A涂黑；如果该句提供的是错误信息，请在答题卡上把B涂黑；如果该句的信息文章中没有提及，请在答题卡上把C涂黑
    1.A  2.C  3.B  4.A  5.B  6.A  7.C
    第3部分：概括大意与完成句子（每题1分，共8分，建议10分钟以内完成）
    阅读下面这篇短文，短文后有2项测试任务：（1）1---4 题要求从所给的6个选项中为第2--5 段每段选择1个正确的小标题；（2）第5--8题要求从所给的6个选项中选择4个正确的选项，分别完成每个句子。请将答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。
    1.A  2.E   3.F  4.C   5.B  6.C  7.A  8.D
    第四部分：阅读理解（每题3分，共45分，建议40分钟以内完成）
    下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题，每道题后面有4个选项。请仔细阅读短文并根据短文回答其后面的问题，从4个选项中选择1个最佳答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。
    Inspecting a used car
    1. C. C. A. 3. D. 4. D. 5. D
    Thirsty in Karachi
    1. C. 2. D. 3. A. 4. B. 5. C.
    Air pollution cloud measured on both sides of pacific　
    1. D. 2. D. 3. C. 4. A. 5. C
    第五部分：补全短文（每题2分，共10分，建议在10分钟以内完成　）
    阅读下面的短文，文章中有5处空白，文章后有6组文字，请根据文章的内容选择5组文字，将其分别放会文章原有位置，以恢复文章原貌。请将答案涂在答题卡相应的位置。
    1.D  2.E  3.A  4.B  5.C
    第6部分：完型填空
    阅读下面的短文，文中有15处空白，每处空白给出了4个选项，请根据短文的内容从4个选项中选择1个最佳答案，并涂在答题卡相应的位置上。
    1.A  2.C  3.A  4.D  5.B  6.A  7.C  8.D  9.B  10.A
    11.C  12.A  13.D  14.B  15.C