E

　　 Silence is unnatural to marl．He begins lire with a cry and ends it in stillness．in between he does all he can to make a noise in the world，and he fears silence more than anything else．Even his，conversation is ail attempt to prevent a fearful silence．If he is introduced to another person，and a number of pauses occur in the conversation．he regards himself as a failure，a worthless person，and is full of envy of the emptiest-headed chatterbox(喋喋不休的人)．He knows that ninety-nine percent

of human conversation meads no more than the buzzing of a fly, but he is anxious to join in the buzz and to prove that he is a man and not a waxwork figure(醋塑人)．

　　 The aim at conversation is not, for the most part，to communicate ideas, it is to keep up the buzzing sound．There are，it must be admitted, different-qualities of buzz; there is even a buzz that is as annoying as the continuous noise made by a mosquito(蚊子)，But at a dinner party one would rather be a mosquito Than a quiet person．Most buzzing，fortunately, is pleasant to the ear，and some of it is pleasant，even to the mind。He would be a foolish man if he waited until he had a wise thought to take park in the buzzing with his neighbors．

　　 Those who hate to pick up the weather as a conversational opening seem to me not to know the reason why human beings wish to talk．Very few human beings join in a conversation in the hope of learning anything new．Some of them aye content if they are merely allowed to go on making a noise into other people’s ears though they have nothing to tell them except that they．have seen two or three new plays or that they had food in a Swiss hotel．At the end of 3n evening during which they have said nothing meaningful for along time, they just prove themselves to be successful conservationists

72．According to We author, people make conversation to　　　　

　　 A．exchange ideas

　　 B．prove their value

　　 C．achieve Success in life

　　 D．overcome of a chatterbox

73．By“the buzzing，of a fly”(Para. 1)，the author means　　　　

　　 A．the noise of an insect

　　 B．a low whispering sound

　　 C．meaningless talks

　　 D．the voice of，a chatterbox

74．According to the passage，people usually talk to their neighbors　　

　　 A．about whatever they have prepared

　　 B．about whatever they want to

　　 C．in the hope of learning something new　　

　　 D．in the hope of getting on well

75．What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?　　

　　 A．To discuss why people like talking about weather．

　　 B．To encourage people to join in conversations．

　　 C．To persuade people to stop making noises．

　　 D．To explain why people keep talking．

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D

　　 Do you want to live another 100 years or more? Some experts say that scientific advances will one day enable：humans to last tens of years beyond what is now seen as the natural limit of the human life span。

　 “I think we are knocking at the door of immortality(永生)，”said Michael Zey，a Montclair State University business professor and author of two books on the future．”I think by 2075 we will see it and that’s a conservative estimate(保守的估计)．”

　　 At the conference in San Francisco, Donald Louria, a professor at New Jersey Medical School in Newark said advances in using genes as well as nanotechnology(纳米技术)make it likely that humans will live in the future beyond what has been possible m the past。“There is a steal push so that people call live from 120 to 180 years，”he said．“Some have suggested that there is no limit and that people could live to 200 or 300 or 500 years．”

　　 However，many scientists who specialize in aging are doubtful about it and say the human body is just not designed to last about 120 years．Even with healthier lifestyles and Jess disease，they say failure of the brain and organs will finally lead all humans to death．

　　 Scientists also differ on what kind of life the super aged might live．“It remains to be seen if you pass 120,you know，could you be healthy enough to have good quality nr life?”said Leonard Pooh，director of the University of Georgia Gerontology Centre．“At present people who could get to that point are not in good health at all.”

68．By saying“we are knocking at the door of immortality”，Michaei Zey means　　

　　 A．they believe that there is no limit of living

　　 B．they are sure to find the truth about long living

　　 C．the have got some ideas about living forever

　　 D．the are able to make people live past the present life span

69．Donald Louria's attitude toward long living is that　　

　　 A．people can live from 120 to 180

　　 B．it is still doubtful how long，humans can live

　　 C．the human body is designed to last about 120 years

　　 D、it is possible for humans to live longer in the future

70．The underlined“it”(Paragraph 4)refers to　　

　　 A．a great push

　　 B．the idea of living beyond the present life span

　　 C．the idea of living from 200 to 300 years　　

　 　D．the conservative estimate

71．What would be the best title for this text?

　　 A．Living Longer or Not

　　 B．Science，Technology and Long Living

　　 C．No Limit for Human Life

　　 D．Healthy Lifestyle and Long Living

C

　　 China loves exhibitions，Exhibitions provide people with a chance to see what is available，and perhaps more importantly, what may be available，In order to make your visit more efficient，the 8 rules listed below may be of some help to you．

　　 1．Avoid attending the opening ceremony

　　 Unless your company is sponsoring(主办)the exhibition，find out when the opening ceremony is and show up about 30 minutes after that．The opening ceremony is like a starting gun as soon as it's over, the gathered crowds will rush to the doom to get inside the exhibition halls．

　　 2．Don’t be distracted by pretty models

　　 Hot cars and pretty girls may go well together, but don’t be distracted by them．Remember what you really want to see at an exhibition．

　　 3．GO early

　　 Unlike the western competitors．Chinese exhibitors don't give away a lot of freebies during exhibitions．So, if you want the freebies，go to the show on the first day, right after the opening ceremony．

　　 4．Don’t go during lunch hour

　　 Lunch is like a daily national holiday in China．Lunch hour, unfortunately, leaves exhibition booths manned by guys who are more interested in stuffing food into their mouths than explaining the product or promoting the company．

　 　5．Avoid any booth with a big screen TV, a video game．Or a loudspeaker

　　 These are cheap ways of attracting consumers to visit a booth，and it doesn't always guarantee that the vendor(卖主)has a good product to show．Its purpose is to attract people with all electronic dog-and-pony show．　　

　　 6．Hand your name cards out to everyone　　

　　 Take plenty of business cards in both Chinese and English with you when going to an exhibition．Hand them out to every exhibitor whose booth you visit。This method helps advertise the name of your company．so don't leave home without them．

　　 7．Follow the guards

　　 Guards are available to assist anyone in need of help and to keep order. So follow them and look for the best products to see at an exhibition．

　　 8．Set a time limit

　　 Prepare for what yon want’to see，how much time you want to spend and where you want to spend your time．

　　 Remember these rules and you will have a fruitful experience at an exhibition．

64．Which of the following is NOT true according to the text?　 　　　　

　　 A．Lunch hour is a good time for to visit a booth．

　　 B．You’d better set a time limit，

　　 C．You can ask for help from the guards．

　　 D．Exhibitors usually hand out freebies on the first day of an exhibition．

65．What is the clever way to advertise your company according the text?　　　

　　 A．To hold an exhibition．

　　 B．To band your name cards out to every exhibitor you visit．

　　 C．To attend the opening ceremony．

　　 D．To visit all the booths at an exhibition．

66．What does the underlined word“freebies”(in Rule 3)mean?　　

　　 A．A kind of toy．

　　 B，A kind of food．

　　 C．Something that is given to somebody without payment．

　　 D．Something that is given to somebody about a company．

67．What would be the best title for the text?　　

　　 A．Why Do You Attend all Exhibition?

　　 B．8 Rules for Attending an Exhibition in China　　

　　 C．8 Rules for Holding an Exhibition in China　　

　　 D．An Exhibition Means an Advertisement，　

B

　　 LONDON--’Everyone else has one!”Lucy，declared to her parents．trying to get a mobile phone as a gift for her 14th birthday. Her parents gave in．

　　 Curious to know how her daughter would use the phone．Jane Bidder．the mother．followed Lucy to the school bus in the morning．The bus seats 20，of whom half have a mobile phone．One tings and several adolescent,(青少年的)owners feel in their bags．

　　 Many parents have just come to realize that the mobile．phone is no longer only for traveling businessmen-it is likely to be found in school bags．

　　 The mobile phone seems to have become something essential for today’s teens。In Britain．according to a survey published last week，by NOP, a leading market research company in Britain Rehash found that 66 percent of 16-year-olds now have access on a mobile phone．

　　 The mobile phone has been turned into a secret messaging service by teen users．When they are talking on the mobile，their parents are not able to eavesdrop on the second line．

　　 The interviews with 2．019 young people aged 7 to 16 found that they favor the text messaging services because they offer a secret way of　 keeping in touch．The days of secret notes

in the classroom are dying out。　　

　　 For example，“cya”means“see you”；“lol”means“laughs out loud”：and“2nite”is an abbreviation of“tonight”．All these are based on shorthand phrases used oil the Internet．

Many schools have banned students from using mobile phones．But they are not very．Successful. Still phones ring in the class and disturb study．

　　 Besides，people are worried about the health risk to kids using mobile phones.

　　 Scientists believe children are especially vulnerable to file mobile radiation，

60．The story of Lucy is told to show us　　　　　

　　 A．British parents meet their children's needs whatever they are

　　 B．British kids have good relationships with their parents

　　 C．how British parents accept the truth of teenagers owning a mobile phone

　　 D．why every child gets a mobile phone as a birthday present in the UK

61．What would be the best title for this news story?　　　　

　　 A．Schoo1 bans mobile phones

　　 B．Parents’curiosity dhoti children using mobile phones

　　 C．Mobile phones popularity among UK teens

　　 D．Secret messages popular among kids in the UK

62．The underlined word eavesdrop means　　　　

　　 A．join in actively　　 B．interrupt rudely　 C．watch carefully．　 D．listen secretly

63．Interviews discover　 children like sending messages instead of 　　　

　　 A．calling each other　　　 B．writing notes to each other

　　 C．playing games online　 D．greeting each other　　

A

　　 There are three separate sources of dangers in supplying energy by nuclear power(原子能)．

　　 First，the radioactive material must travel from its place of production to the power station．Although the power stations themselves are strongly built，the containers used for the transport of the materials are not，Normally only two methods of transport are in use，namely road or rail．Unfortunately。both of these may have an effect on the general public，since they are safe to pass near, or even through，heavily populated areas．

　　 Second，there is the problem of waste．All nuclear power stations produce wastes that in most cases will remain radioactive for thousands of years．It is impossible to make these wastes nonracial active，and so they must be stored in one of the inconvenient ways that scientists have invented For example，they may be buried under the ground, or dropped into deserted mines，or sunk in the sea．However．these methods do not solve the problem，since an earthquake could easily break the containers．

　　 Third，there may occur the danger of a leak(泄漏)or ail explosion at the power station． As with the other two dangers，this is not very likely, so it does not provide a serious objection to the nuclear program．However．it can happen．

　　 Separately, these three types of dangers are not a great cause for worry .Taken together, though, the probability of disaster is extremely high．

56．Which of the following is FALSE?　　

　　 A．it is possible that a leak or an explosion occurs at a power station．

　　 B．It is unusual for radioactive materials to be transported across 1and．

　　 C．The containers are likely to be broken by an earthquake

　　 D．Nuclear wastes remain dangerous in most cases for many years．

57．The author thinks that the ways to store nuclear wastes are

　　 A．easy　　 B．impossible　　 C．reasonable　　 D．ineffective

58．What do we learn from the last paragraph?　　　　

　 　A．The power station is a safe place．

　　 B．The dangers of nuclear energy can be prevented．

　　 C．The general public are strongly against the nuclear program．

　　 D．By itself，none of the three dangers is very likely to cause much worry

59．What is this passage about?　　　

　　 A．Uses of nuclear power．

　　 B．Dangers from nuclear power．

C．Public anger at nuclear power

D．Accidents caused by nuclear power．　　

35．I shall never forget tile years　　　 I lived in the country with the farmers,　　 has a great effect on my life．

　　 A．that；which　　 B．when：which

　　 C．which；that　　 D． when：who

34．-Did you say something rude to her because of what she，d done?

　　 -Yes，but I　　　 so

　　 A．had better not do　　　 B．would rather not do

　　 C．oughtn’t to do　　　 　D．shouldn’t have done

33．It was not until dark　　　 he found　　 he thought was the correct way to solve the problem．

　　 A．that：what　　　 B．that：that

　　 C．when；what　　 D．when；that