单选题{{B}}Part Ⅳ Cloze{{/B}}{{B}}{{I}}Directions{{/B}}: In this part, there is a passage with 15 blanks. For each blank, there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer for each blank and mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring {{B}}ANSWER SHEET{{/B}}.{{/I}} Although interior design has existed since the beginning of architecture, its development into a specialized field is really quite recent. Interior designers have become important partly because of the many functions that might be {{U}}(61) {{/U}} in a single large building. The importance of interior design becomes {{U}}(62) {{/U}} when we realize how much time we {{U}}(63) {{/U}} surrounded by four walls. Whenever we need to be indoors, we want our surroundings to be {{U}}(64) {{/U}} attractive and comfortable as possible. We also expect {{U}}(65) {{/U}} place to be appropriate to its use. You would be {{U}}(66) {{/U}} if the inside of your bedroom were suddenly changed to look {{U}}(67) {{/U}} the inside of a restaurant. And you wouldn't feel {{U}}(68) {{/U}} in a business office that has the appearance of a school. It soon becomes clear that the interior designer's most important {{U}}(69) {{/U}} is the function of the particular {{U}}(70) {{/U}} . For example, a theater with poor sight lines, poor sound-shaping qualities, and {{U}}(71) {{/U}} few entries and exits will not work for {{U}}(72) {{/U}} purpose, no matter how beautifully it might be {{U}}(73) {{/U}} . Nevertheless, it is not easy to make suitable {{U}}(74) {{/U}} for different kinds of space, lighting and decoration of everything from ceiling to floor. {{U}}(75) {{/U}} addition, the designer must usually select furniture or design built-in furniture according to the functions that need to be served.

单选题It disgusted him when atheists attacked religion: he thought they were vulgar.

单选题Some industries, such as construction and mining, have been ______.

单选题General George Washington and his hungry, ragged troops crossed the Delaware River from Pennsylvania, surprised the garrison of German mercenaries in Trenton, and captured the city.

单选题Woman: When's a good time to get together to discuss our history project? Man: Other than this Wednesday, one day's as good as the next. Question: What does the man mean?

单选题It is not clear whether the increase in reports Uis stemmed/U from greater human activity or is simply the result of more surveys.

单选题A: Does this bus go to the train station?B: ______

单选题The party leader justified his subsequent reelection ______ that he had brought political stability and economic development to his country.

单选题A: Women are still not fairly treated for all the equality demands. B: ______. I think you women have got everything important already.

单选题A new task facing biological security is to prevent ______ diseases and misuse of deadly agents.

单选题(Should) John resign and Henry (succeed) him, we (would have had) a (more) vigorous leadership.A. ShouldB. succeedC. would have hadD. more

单选题{{B}}Passage Two{{/B}} We unemployed share a social stigma (耻辱) similar to that of the rape victim. Whether consciously or subconsciously, much of the work-ethic driven public feels that you've somehow "asked for it". Secretly wanted to lose your job and "flirted (幻想)" with unemployment through your attitude- probably dressed in a way to invite it (left the vest unbuttoned on your three-piece suit). But the worse of it isn't society's work-ethic morality; it's your own, which you never knew you had. You find out how much self-satisfaction was gained from even the most simple work-related task: a well-worded letter, a well-handled phone call, even a clean file. Being useful to yourself isn't enough. But then almost everyone has heard about the need to be a useful member of society. What you didn't know about was the loneliness. You've spent your life almost constantly surrounded by people, in classes, in dorms and at work. To suddenly find yourself with only your cat to talk to all day distorts (歪曲) your sense of reality. You begin to worry that fights of fancy might become one way. But you always were, and still are, stronger than that. You maintain balance and perspective, mainly through resorting frequently to sarcasm (嘲笑) and irreverence. Although something going wrong in any aspect of your life now seems to push you into temporary despair much more easily than before, you have some very important things to hang on to-- people who care, your sense of humor, your talents, your cat and your hopes. And beyond that, you've gained something- a little more knowledge and a lot more compassion. You've learned the value of the routine you scorned and the importance of the job you took for granted. But most of all, you've learned what a "7.6 percent unemployment rate" really means.

单选题{{B}}Passage Four{{/B}} Birds are literally half-asleep--with one brain hemisphere alert and the other sleeping, according to a new study of sleeping ducks. Earlier Studies have documented half-brain sleep in a wide range of birds. The brain hemispheres take turns sinking into the sleep stage characterized by slow brain waves. The eye controlled by the sleeping hemisphere keeps shut, while the wakeful hemisphere's eye stays open and alert. Birds also can sleep with both hemispheres resting at once. Decades of studies of bird flocks led researchers to predict extra alertness in the more vulnerable, end-of-the-row sleepers. Sure enough, the end birds tended to watch carefully on the side away from their companions. Ducks in the inner spots showed no preference for gaze direction. Also, birds dozing (打盹) at the end of the line resorted to single-hemisphere sleep, rather than total relaxation, more often than inner ducks did. Rotating 16 birds through the positions in a four-duck row, the researchers found outer birds half-asleep during 32 percent of dozing time versus about 12 percent for birds in internal spots. "We believe this is the first evidence for an animal behaviorally controlling sleep and wakefulness simultaneously in different regions of the brain," the researchers say. The results provide the best evidence for a long-standing supposition that single- hemisphere sleep evolved as creatures scanned for enemies. The preference for opening an eye on the. lockout side could be widespread, he predicts. He's seen it in a pair of birds' dozing side-by-side in the zoo and in a single pet bird sleeping by a mirror. The mirror-side eye closed as if the reflection were a companion and the other eye stayed open. Useful as half-sleeping might be, it's only been found in birds and such water mammals (哺乳动物) as dolphins, whales, and seals. Perhaps keeping one side of the brain awake allows a sleeping animal to surface occasionally to avoid drowning. Studies of birds may offer unique insights into sleep. Jerome M. Siegel of the UCLA says he wonders if birds' half-brain sleep "is just the tip of the iceberg (冰山) ". He speculates that more examples may turn up when we take a closer look at other species.

单选题Man: You know, I started out in civil engineering, and then I switched to electronic engineering. But what really interests me is electronic music.Woman: Well, that's a long way away from civil engineering.Question: Which of the following has the man never been interested in?

单选题Man: Betty, how was your trip to the museum with tom this afternoon? Woman: Don't ask me. Question: What does the woman mean?

单选题The hole was so large that water poured in much faster than it could be ______ out.

单选题Man: I saw John yesterday. You know what? He was driving a luxurious car.Woman: He rented it. He often makes others believe that he is a millionaire.Question: What does the woman mean?

单选题The {{U}}object{{/U}} for each player in the game of chess is to trap the other player's king into a position from which escape is impossible.

单选题A balance of international payment refers to the net result of the business which a nation carries on with other nations in a given period.

单选题Many women prefer to use cosmetics to {{U}}enhance {{/U}}their beauty and make them look younger.