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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳答案。

　　I attended a meeting on 12^th July to discuss the proposed building of a nuclear power station near the city. A spokesman for the Nuclear Energy Advisory Group summarized the reasons for choosing nuclear energy, the benefits it would bring, and then went on to talk about matters of safety.

　　Atmospheric pollution of the area around the city is at present very high. There is also the problem of acid rain, which is responsible for widespread damage to nearby forests and lakes, as well as to the city's historic buildings. It was pointed out that nuclear energy does not add to the greenhouse effort or produce acid rain, so using nuclear energy would result in a much cleaner environment.

　　It was mentioned that were we to use nuclear energy as an energy source the cost of electrcity would decrease significantly. Apparently, once the power station was in operation, we sould expect reductions in the cost of electrcity of up to 30%. Another benefit to the community would be the creation of several hundred jobs.

　　The spokesman for the NEAG was eager to point out that fears of possible dangers to health or to the environment were unfounded. She assured us that very strict safety measures would be taken and there would be no question of nuclear waste being dumped near the city or in the surrounding area. The NEAG ruled out the possibility of an accident ever happening.

1．One of the reasons for building a nuclear power station near the city is to ________.

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A．limit atmospheric pollution

B．keep acid rain from the city

C．save the historic buildings

D．protect the environment

2．From the text we know that the cost of electricity would be reduced ________.

[　　]

A．by using nuclear energy

B．with more jobs given

C．by adding more energy sources

D．without the power station

3．What do you think the NEAG is from the text?

[　　]

4．People have no reason to worry about the potential accident because ________.

[　　]

A．dangers to health never exist

B．nuclear waste was gone

C．strict safety measures are taken

D．possible fears are unfounded

第二部分：英语知识及运用（共两节，满分35分）

第一节：完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分, 满分20分） 

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项A、B、C和D中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

Rubber ducks are being used to help scientists understand global warming and melting glaciers. NASA researchers have  21   90 ducks into holes in Greenland's fastest moving glacier, the Jakobshavn Glacier between Greenland and Canada. The   22   have each been marked with the words "science experiment" along with an e-mail address. If they are found scientists will be able to  23   how the water moves through the ice and provide information about the   24   of glaciers. Scientists are still   25   about why glaciers speed up in summer and head towards the sea. One theory is that as the summer sun melts ice on top of the glacier's surface, the water moves to the bottom of the glacier, where it helps to   26   the movement of ice toward the coast. The Jakobshavn Glacier is believed to be the   27   of the iceberg that sank the Titanic in 1912. Robert Jones, the experiment organizer, said none of the ducks had been   28   yet. "We haven't heard back but it may take some time until somebody actually finds it and decides to send us a/an   29   that they have found it," he said. "These are places that are   30   so there aren't people walking around."

21. A. flown                 B. buried               C. hidden                     D. dropped

22. A. results               B. toys                 C. glaciers           D. scientists

23. A. remember        B. invent              C. learn                 D. control

24. A. development     B. movement            C. growth         D. travels

25. A. unsure            B. excited            C. concerned        D. ignorant

26. A. reduce           B. control         C. speed          D. stop

27. A. position                 B. source              C. reason             D. result

28. A. hurt                   B. eaten                C. missing          D. reported

29. A. email              B. card                  C.    fax           D. sign

30. A. hidden            B. lost                  C.    remote        D. quiet

第二部分：英语知识及运用（共两节，满分35分）

第一节：完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分, 满分20分） 

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项A、B、C和D中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

Rubber ducks are being used to help scientists understand global warming and melting glaciers. NASA researchers have  21   90 ducks into holes in Greenland's fastest moving glacier, the Jakobshavn Glacier between Greenland and Canada. The   22   have each been marked with the words "science experiment" along with an e-mail address. If they are found scientists will be able to  23   how the water moves through the ice and provide information about the   24   of glaciers. Scientists are still   25   about why glaciers speed up in summer and head towards the sea. One theory is that as the summer sun melts ice on top of the glacier's surface, the water moves to the bottom of the glacier, where it helps to   26   the movement of ice toward the coast. The Jakobshavn Glacier is believed to be the   27   of the iceberg that sank the Titanic in 1912. Robert Jones, the experiment organizer, said none of the ducks had been   28   yet. "We haven't heard back but it may take some time until somebody actually finds it and decides to send us a/an   29   that they have found it," he said. "These are places that are   30   so there aren't people walking around."

21. A. flown                 B. buried               C. hidden                     D. dropped

22. A. results             B. toys               C. glaciers          D. scientists

23. A. remember       B. invent            C. learn                 D. control

24. A. development    B. movement           C. growth        D. travels

25. A. unsure          B. excited          C. concerned       D. ignorant

26. A. reduce          B. control        C. speed         D. stop

27. A. position               B. source            C. reason            D. result

28. A. hurt                 B. eaten              C. missing         D. reported

29. A. email            B. card                  C.    fax          D. sign

30. A. hidden          B. lost                C.    remote       D. quiet

第二部分：英语知识及运用（共两节，满分35分）

第一节：完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分, 满分20分） 

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项A、B、C和D中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

Rubber ducks are being used to help scientists understand global warming and melting glaciers. NASA researchers have  21   90 ducks into holes in Greenland's fastest moving glacier, the Jakobshavn Glacier between Greenland and Canada. The   22   have each been marked with the words "science experiment" along with an e-mail address. If they are found scientists will be able to  23   how the water moves through the ice and provide information about the   24   of glaciers. Scientists are still   25   about why glaciers speed up in summer and head towards the sea. One theory is that as the summer sun melts ice on top of the glacier's surface, the water moves to the bottom of the glacier, where it helps to   26   the movement of ice toward the coast. The Jakobshavn Glacier is believed to be the   27   of the iceberg that sank the Titanic in 1912. Robert Jones, the experiment organizer, said none of the ducks had been   28   yet. "We haven't heard back but it may take some time until somebody actually finds it and decides to send us a/an   29   that they have found it," he said. "These are places that are   30   so there aren't people walking around."

21. A. flown                 B. buried               C. hidden                     D. dropped

22. A. results               B. toys                 C. glaciers           D. scientists

23. A. remember        B. invent              C. learn                 D. control

24. A. development     B. movement            C. growth         D. travels

25. A. unsure            B. excited            C. concerned        D. ignorant

26. A. reduce           B. control         C. speed          D. stop

27. A. position                 B. source              C. reason             D. result

28. A. hurt                   B. eaten                C. missing          D. reported

29. A. email              B. card                  C.    fax           D. sign

30. A. hidden            B. lost                  C.    remote        D. quiet