81．What is the passage about?(no more than 5 words)

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SECTION B(10 points)

Directions: Read the following passage. Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage and required words limit. Write your answers on your answer sheet.

He could have been president of Israel or played the violin at Carnegie Hall, but he was too busy thinking. His thinking on God, love and the meaning of life grace our greeting cards and day-timers.

Fifty years after his death, his shock of white hair and hanging mustache still symbolize genius. Einstein remains the foremost scientist of the modern time. Looking back 2,400 years, only Newton, Galileo and Aristotle were his equals.

Around the world, universities and academies are celebrating the 100th anniversary of Einstein's "miracle year" when he published five scientific papers in 1905 that basically changed our grasp of space, time, light and matter. Only he could top himself about a decade later with his theory of relativity.

Born in the age of horse-drawn carriages, his ideas launched a technological revolution that has made more change in a century than in the previous two thousand years. Computers, satellites, telecommunication, lasers, television and nuclear power all owe their invention to ways in which Einstein exposed a stranger and more complicated reality underneath the world．

He escaped Hitler's Germany and devoted the rest of his life to human rights and peace with an authority unmatched by any scientist today, or even most politicians and religious leaders. He spoke out against fascism and racial prejudice. His FBI file ran 1,400 pages.

His letters expose a disorderly personal life -- married twice and indifferent toward his children while absorbed in physics. Yet he charmed lovers and admirers with poetry and sailboat outings. Friends and neighbors fiercely protected his privacy.

70．What would be the best title for the passage?

　　　 A．The troubled relationship between Russia and Poland.

　　　 B．Poland and Russia united by tragedy.

　　　 C．The 70 th anniversary of the Katyn Massacre.

　　　 D．A plane crash killing Polish president.

PART FOUR WRITING

SECTION A(10 points)

Directions: Read the following passage．Fill in the numbered blanks by using the information for the passage．

Write NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS for each answer．

Television the most popular and persuasive of modern technologies, marked by rapid change and growth – is moving into a new ear, an era of extraordinary sophistication and versatility, which promises to reshape our lives and our world. It is an electronic revolution of sorts, made possible by the marriage of television and computer technologies.

The world “television”, derived from its Greek (tele: distant) and Lation (vision: sight) roots, can literally be interpreted as sight from a distance. Very simply put, it works in this way: through a sophisticated system of electronics, television provides the capability of converting an image (focused on a special photoconductive plate within a camera) into electronic impulses, which can be sent through a wire or cable. These impulse, when fed into a receiver (television set), can then be electronically reconstituted into that same image.

Television is more than just an electronic system, however. It is a means of expression, as well as a vehicle for communication.

The field of television can be divided into two categories determined by its means of transmission. First, there is broadcast television, which reaches the masses through broad – based airwave transmission of television signals. Second, there is no broadcast television, which provides for the needs of individuals or specific interest groups through controlled transmission techniques.

Traditionally, television has been a medium of the masses. We are most familiar with broadcast television because it has been with us for about thirty-seven years in a form similar to what exists today. During those years, it has been controlled, for the most part, by the broadcast networks, ABC, NBC, and CBD, who have been the major purveyors(供应商)of news, in formation, and entertainment. These giants of broadcasting have actually shaped not only television but our perception of it as well. We have come to look upon the picture tube as a source of entertainment, placing our role in this dynamic medium as the passive viewer.

69．It can be conclude from the article that 　　　　.

　　　 A．the relationship between Poland and Russia will be even tenser than before

　　　 B．Poland will cancel its plan to mark the anniversary of the Katyn Massacre

　　　 C．no Russian leaders have marked the anniversary of the massacre before, though Russia released the truth in 1992.

　　　 D．Poland will forgive Russians, for they showed great sympathy after the accident.

68．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

　　　 A．The Katyn Massacre was the very beginning of Poland and Russia’s trouble relationship.

　　　 B．In 1939 about 22,000 Polish soldiers, intellectuals, and officials were killed by Soviet police in the forest of Russia’s Katyn.

　　　 C．Altogether 96 political and military officials were killed in the accident.

　　　 D．The relationship between Poland and Russia has not always been tense since the three carve – ups of Poland in the 18 th century.

67．After the accident, which of the following did Russia do to share the sadness of Poland?

　　　 A．Flags were lowed to half – mast in the capital city of Russia.

　　　 B．Russia threatened to aim missiles at Poland.

　　　 C．Russia declared the day when the accident happened a day of mourning for the victims.

　　　 D．Vladimir Putin marked the anniversary of the massacre.

66．Put the following events in order of time.

　　　 ①The Katyn Massacre

　　　 ②Poland switched to capitalism.

　　　 ③Russia divided Poland with Austria and Prussia.

　　　 ④Poland became a communist country.

　　　 ⑤Poland was invaded by the Soviet Army.

　　　 A．③①④⑤②　　　　 B．③⑤①④②　　　　 C．①③⑤④②　　　　 D．①⑤②④③

65．Which of the following statements about the discovery is FALSE?

　　　 A．Complex life usually lives on other forms of life.

　　　 B．Scientists saw two creatures in the two – minute video.

　　　 C．It is possible for creatures to live 180 meters below the ice though there is no light.

　　　 D．Scientists captured the shrimp – like creature in a camera by drilling a hole through the ice.

C

　　 A plane crash in Western Russian killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski and the other 96 political and military officials on board on April 10. The accident has led to huge national mourning in Poland. But it may provide an opportunity for reconciliation (和解) between Poland and Russia, countries that have a troubled relationship.

Many from the political elite were lost in the crash. Beside the president, the dead include the army chief of Staff, the head of National Security Bureau, the national bank president, the deputy foreign minister and other members of parliament.

The Polish delegation was heading to Russia to mark the 70 th anniversary of the Katyn Massacre (屠杀) when the accident occurred. In 1940, about 22,000 Polish soldiers, intellectuals, and officials captured after the Soviet Army invaded Poland in 1939, were killed secretly by Soviet police in the forest of Russia’s Katyn.

The Katyn Massacre had been a sensitive topic between the countries. The former Soviet Union always denied responsibility for the massacre. It was not until 1992 that Russian released archived documents about the killing.

Katyn is merely a short chapter in Poland and Russia’s long and troubled history. In the 18 th century, along with Prussia, (then an important part of Germany) and Austria. Russia participated in three carve – ups of Poland. In 1795, after the third carve – up, the country was erased from the map of Europe. It was in 1918 that Poland regained its independence. But in 1939, at the beginning of the World War II, it was invaded by Germany and the Soviet Union under a secret pact. After the war, Poland became a communist country with close ties to the Soviet Union.

In 1989, Poland switched to capitalism and pursued a pro – West position. The most recent tension between the two countries was in 2008. That year, Poland decided to have a US missile shield (导弹防御系统) on its soil, while neighboring Russia threatened to aim missiles at Poland.

But the plane crash has created a chance for reconciliation, with Russia sharing the sadness of Poland. Russia has declared April 12 a day of mourning for the victims. Flags flew at half – mast in Moscow. And earlier on April 7, Russia Prime Minister Vladimir Putin became the first Russian leader to mark the anniversary of the massacre.

“I think it should improve relations between the two countries, as Russians feel our grief,” said Radek Sikorski, Pland’s foreign minister.

64．The last three paragraphs suggest that 　　　　.

　　　 A．researchers will look at the places the creatures came from

　　　 B．ice scientists will drill deeper to find more creatures

　　　 C．scientists know very little about the planet they live on

　　　 D． further research will be done about what the creatures live on

63．The finding is significant in that 　　　　　.

　　　 A．it marks NASA’S first Antarctic biological study

　　　 B．it proves there is marine life in the Antarctic

　　　 C．it could inspire further study of life in harsh environments

　　　 D．it shows that Lyssianasid amphipod is closely related to shrimps