单选题Look at the questions for this part. For questions 24-30, indicate which of the alternatives A, B, or C is the most appropriate. Mark one letter A, B or C on the Answer Sheet.

单选题Read the following passage and decide which answer best fits each space. For questions 26~45, mark one letter A, B, C or D on the Answer Sheet. Both【C1】______and zoology are parts of a more general field of science, biology. The two are studies of【C2】______things, which share certain characteristics,【C3】______they are plants or animals. Botany deals with plants, whose organisms that can【C4】______their own food by the use of sunlight. Zoology on【C5】______hand, deals with animals, those organisms that cannot manufacture their own food and are thus dependent【C6】______plants for their food. 【C7】______plants and animals share many abilities, the extent【C8】______which plants can exercise some of those abilities is【C9】______. For example, both plants and animals need food, water, and warmth for growth,【C10】______plants can move to【C11】______those needs only by the slow extraction of their leaves and roots, while animals can move relatively【C12】______distances in relatively little time. When an animal is hurt with needle, the animal will【C13】______the part of the body【C14】______. This ability to draw back【C15】______pain or irritation, called irritability, is found only to a very limited extent in plants. If plants【C16】______the same【C17】______as animals, animals would have had a more difficult time finding food. If animals were as limited as plants, they might【C18】______a means of manufacturing their own food, as plants do now. The world would be a very different place【C19】______it is if the characteristics of plants and animals were【C20】______.

单选题Look at the questions for this part. You will hear a passage about "Health and Fitness ". You will listen to it twice. For Questions 24-30, indicate which of the alternatives A, B, or C is the most appropriate response. Mark one letter A, B, or C on the Answer Sheet.

单选题call for

单选题The old post office building had several marble columns in front.

单选题The war ended and people looked forward to the dawn of happier days.

单选题Now a paper in Science argues that organic chemicals in the rock come mostly from ______ on earth rather than bacteria on Mars.

单选题A teacher should have a natural talent for using knowledge to ______ the curiosity and imagination of students.

单选题Part 3 Questions 19-25 ·Read the following passage and answer questions 19-25. ·For questions 19-25, choose the correct answer A, B, C and D. ·Mark your answers on the Answer Sheet. While still in its early stages, welfare reform has already been judged a great success in many states, at least UN is getting people off welfare, lt's estimated that more than two million have left the roles since 1994. In the past four years, welfare in rolls in Athens country has been cut in half. But 70 percent of the people who left in the past two years took jobs that paid less than $6 an hour. The result: The Athens country poverty rate still remains at more than 30 percent—twice the national average. For advocates for the poor, that's an indication that much more needs to be done. "More people are getting jobs, but it's not making their lives any better," says Kathy Lairn, a policy analyst at the center in budget and policy priorities in Washington. Canter analysis of US census data nationwide found that between 1995 and 1996, a great percentage of single, fame-headed household were earning money on their own, but that average income for these households actually went down. But for many, the fact that poor people are able to support themselves almost as well without government aid as they did with it is in itself a huge victory. "Welfare was a poison. It was a toxin that was poisoning the family," says Rector, a welfare reform is changing the moral climate in low-income communities. It's beginning to rebuild the work ethic, which is much more important. Mr. Rector and others argued that once "the habit of dependency is cracked," then the country can make other policy changes aimed at improving living standards.

单选题Look at the questions for this part. You will hear a story entitled "Shopping for Bargains ". For questions 24-30, indicate which of the alternatives A, B, or C is the most appropriate response. Mark one letter A, B or C on your Answer Sheet.

单选题When workers are organized in trade unions, employers find it hard to lay them ______.

单选题take advantage of

单选题It is rather boring to live in a big city ______.

单选题I have a good appetite for the delicious supper.

单选题Teenagers who drop out of high school have trouble in finding a job.

单选题We know that a dictionary is an important aid in learning a new language.

单选题The little girl burst into tears when she thought she was lost.

单选题Questions 14-23 ·Look at the ten statements for this part. ·You will hear a story about communication through time. ·Decide whetheryou think each statement is right(R) wrong(W) or not mentioned(NM). ·You will listen to it twice. ·Markyour answers on the Answer Sheet.

单选题Read the following article and choose the best word for each space. For questions 26-45, mark one letter A, B, C or D on your Answer Sheet. Long-Term Care Crisis The apparent demise of the Class Act leaves many middle-income Americans【C1】______to cope with rising expenses【C2】______long-term care for family members, The Times reported on Tuesday. Unlike the rich, who can afford to pay for services themselves, or the poor, who get help【C3】______Medicaid, the federal and state program for low-income people, many members of the middle class have to look【C4】______disabled relatives themselves, or pay someone to do it. Polls show that many people believe that Medicare, the federal health program for those 65【C5】______older, pays for such care.【C6】______, Medicare stops paying nursing【C7】______bills after 100 days. More than 10 million people in the United States already have long-term care【C8】______, and two-thirds of the costs are paid for by government programs,【C9】______Medicaid. Studies estimate that unpaid family members deliver an even【C10】______share of the care, and the cost of nursing home care averages $72,000,a year. The Class Act's ambitions were undercut by an impractical structure that doomed it from the【C11】______experts and government actuaries say. Its【C12】______harks back to an attempt by President Ronald Reagan and a Democratic Congress to protect the elderly from catastrophic medical expenses and provide a modest prescription drug benefit and somewhat【C13】______nursing home care. That law, the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988, was repealed within months of enactment after a furious response by elderly voters angry that they had to【C14】______for the benefits themselves through a tax mostly paid【C15】______the wealthy. In a famous【C16】______, Representative Dan Rostenkowski, an Illinois Democrat who was chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, was booed and chased【C17】______a Chicago street by a group of elderly people, one of【C18】______draped herself over the hood of his car. The repeal legislation created a commission to examine the issue of long-term care, but it【C19】______the appetite of many in Congress to resolve the issue. The Clinton health plan made another attempt at improving long-term care, but the bill failed. And now the demise of the Class Act is【C20】______history.

单选题Look at the ten statements for this part. You will hear a short interview with George Jones, executive director for Bread for the City, a private nonprofit organization. Decide whether you think each statement is right(R), wrong(W)or not mentioned(NM). Mark your answers on the Answer Sheet.