填空题Named after an ex-Governor of New South Wales, Sydney is the State's capital city. Located on the south-east coast of Australia in the temperate zone, it enjoys a mild climate, averaging 14.5 hours of sunshine per day in summer and 10. 25 hours in winter. It is also the largest, oldest, and perhaps most beautifully situated city in Australia. First established by the British as a convict settlement in 1788, it is a modern cosmopolitan city that has developed into one of the nation's major industrial, business, and manufacturing centres. Sydney is home to nearly 4.4 million people (as of 1997). The suburbs reach out from the city centre and harbour some 55 km to the north, 35 km to the west and 30 km to the south, creating a metropolitan area of about 3,000 square kilometres. The 57 square kilometre harbour is one of the largest in the world, and famous for the unmistakable 134 metre high arch of the Harbour Bridge and the graceful sails of the Opera House. It is a busy waterway with ferries, freighters, hydrofoils and pleasure craft. Not far from the city centre are the attractive old residential suburbs of Balmain, Glebe, and Paddington, where many people live in smart terraced houses. Art galleries, pubs, and restaurants abound in the cosy streets that tend to be quite narrow, whereas the suburbs surrounding the city's colleges and universities consist mainly of family homes and multi-unit blocks-an ideal situation for students looking for a homestay, or to rent. Sydney's newer suburbs now have a large muhicuhural population, and local shopping centres reflect the influences of many cultures. As well as scores of cinemas and theatres throughout the city and suburbs, there are numerous clubs which appeal to people of all ages, and cater for all tastes. Pubs are the venue for smaller modern hands, while the big-name popular music artists, both local and international, attract capacity audiences at the huge Entertainment Centre in the heart of the city. In Sydney, a vast array of ethnic and local restaurants can be found to suit all palates and pockets. In summer, car patrons often sit outside at tables under umbrellas, and enjoy the passing parade of shoppers. Students who prefer to cook at home can choose from several large weekend markets, where fresh fruit, fish, and vegetables may be bought more cheaply than at the local supermarket. Sydney also has its own Chinatown. In the heart of the city are several big department stores linked by enclosed over-the-street crossings and underground walkways. Most noticeable are the towering Centrepoint complex and the Queen Victoria Building, both containing many shopping arcades, coffee shops and restaurants. Out of town, in the suburbs, there are huge regional shopping centres. At the weekend markets, bargains can be had when shopping for clothing as well as for a wide range of assorted goods. Australia is recognised as one of the most sports-conscious nations in the world. Sydney boasts an impressive number of facilities for all types of indoor and outdoor sporting activities. Wherever one goes, there are golf courses, cricket pitches, football ovals, tennis and squash courts, and, of course, indoor and outdoor swimming pools. Avid ice-skating and ten-pin bowling fans will find that these activities are also popular and inexpensive. Whatever a student is interested in, it is certain to be available somewhere in Sydney. Outside the colleges and universities the scope for filling the leisure hours is enormous, while on campus the choice is equally varied.

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填空题According to a magazine I read recently, we now live in an age of increasing leisure. Not o 1 are more and more people reaching retirement age with their taste for enjoyment and even adventure, but the working week is becoming shorter and the opp 2 for leisure are becoming greater and greater all the time. Not to m 3 the fact that people tend to spend less time travelling to work or may even be working from home. What I can"t understand, h 4 , is who these people are. As far as I can t 5 the whole thing is another one of those journalistic fictions. I admit that there are a lo! of r 6 people nowadays, but I am not sure whether all of them are dashing about learing hang-gliding or sailing singlehanded r 7 the world. My own parents seem to s 8 most of their time gazing at the television. And as for the shorter working week, I wish someone w 9 remind my company about it. I seem to be working longer and longer hours all the time. The little leisure time I have is eaten into by sitting in t 10 jams or waiting for trains to show up at rain-swept platforms. I haven"t noticed any dramatic improvements in my lifestyle either, but perhaps I just have to wait until I get my pension.

填空题 In this section, you will hear a passage which will be read only once. You are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet. Central bank independence has to do with monetary policy's effects in the shot run and the long run. In the short run, an " {{U}}(21) {{/U}} " monetary policy can stimulate the economy to grow faster and to lower the {{U}}(22) {{/U}} rate. In the long run, output and unemployment depend on real factors such as population growth and improvements in technology, and {{U}}(23) {{/U}}. One way to insulate monetary policy from day-to-day political {{U}}(24) {{/U}} is to give the central bank greater independence. In this respect, the Federal Reserve or Fed ranks toward the top among the world's central banks. First, the Governors on the Board are appointed to {{U}}(25) {{/U}} year terms. They are nominated by the U.S. President and confirmed by the {{U}}(26) {{/U}}. Second, the Reserve Bank Presidents are selected by our Reserve Bank's Board of Directors and approved by the Board of Governors. This provides further insulation from {{U}}(27) {{/U}} politics. Third, the Fed covers its own operating expenses, so it isn't dependent on Congressional {{U}}(28) {{/U}}. However, Fed is not free of {{U}}(29) {{/U}} to the government. In fact, the phrase usually used to describe the Fed is "independent within government. " There is a way beyond such {{U}}(30) {{/U}} means to make monetary policy even more independent of political pressure to inflate, because the Congress gives the Fed a clear statement that low inflation is its goal. In fact, a number of other countries recently gave their central banks specific low-inflation goals.

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填空题Chesshaschangedalotoverthepasttwodecades.Theriseoftheprofessionalchesscircuithasseenthecompetitiveaspectofthegameovertakethescientificandartistic.Thesoleaimofthemodemmasteristowin.Ininternationalchess,aplayer'snervesandstaminaareascrucialashisintellectandwisdom.Thepressureofthegamehasalwaysbeenintense:achessclockisusetoensurethateachplayercompletesthestipulatednumberofmovesintheallottedtime-failuretodosoresultsinimmediatelossofthegame.Butnowtheplayingsessionsthemselvesarebecominglonger,andmanygamesareplayedwithoutabreak.Theincreasedpressurehasswungthependuluminyouth'sfavour.Overthepast30years,eachnewworldchampionhasbeenyoungerthanhispredecessor.Itissignificantthat,oftheworld'stenhighest-rankedplayers,eightareunder30.Muchofmodernchessisplayedofftheboard.Everyprofessionalmustnowtakeseriouslyhispre-matchpreparation,notleastbecausetheageofcomputerdatabaseshashadaprofoundimpactonchess.Asmallportablecomputercanholdonemillionchessgames,andgiveinstantaccesstohundredsofgamesofaprospectiveopponent.Inonerecentcontest,eachoftheprotagonistsemployedlargeteamsofassistantstoworkroundtheclocksearchingforflawsintheother'srepertoire.Theopeningstagesofachessgamearenowanalyzedtonearexhaustion.Simplybeingbetterpreparedinachessopeningcanbethedecidingfactorinthegame.Thechessworldtodayboastsmorefirst-rateplayersthanatanystagesinitshistory.Hundredsofgrandmasterschasemodestprizemoneytheworldover.Successdemandsphysicalaswellasmentalexertion.Asinglegamemaylastuptoeighthours.Alapseinconcentrationcanmeandisaster.Sotheadversariesarealwaysinastateofnervoustension.Thepresenceofthechessclockaddstothetension.Theclimaxofthegameisoftenafurious"timescramble".Whenthisoccurs,eachplayerhasonlysecondstomakeseveralmovesorfaceinstantforfeiture.Withmindsracingandhandstwitching,themastersblitzouttheirmovesandpresstheirclockswithaco-ordinationthatanyathletewouldadmire.Suchmomentsarenotforreflectiveintellectuals.Thegamedescendsintoaprimevalstruggleinwhichnerves,tenacityandanoverwhelmingwilltowinseparatevictorfromvanquished.Atthetoplevelofchess,thepainoflosingisunbearable.Winningbringsachancetorecoverfromexhaustion.Butonevictoryisnotenoughtowinatournament,thechessmastermustbereadyforthestrugglethenextday.Mostchesscompetitionslastfor9-11days,withplayoneveryday,andthereisanall-year-roundtournamentcircuit.Worldchampionshipmatchesaremoreexacting.Completethefollowingsentenceswithinformationgiveninthepassage,usingamaximumof3wordsforeachsentence.

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填空题Across Africa, the tsetse fly threatens a staggering 55 millions people and their 【M1】______livestock. The insect sucks blood and in doing so may pass on babies or the dead 【M2】______parasite that causes trypanosomiasis, sometimes it known as sleeping sickness. 【M3】______Infected animals suffer of poor growth, weight loss and low milk yield. They 【M4】______may also become fertile and die. An estimated 5000,000 people are also affected 【M5】______by the disease each year, and most of them die. Tsetse fly traps are a simplebut effect solution. They are built using blue cloth spread between three poles, 【M6】______that looks like a cow to the hungry insect, while bottles containing a mixture 【M7】______of cows' urine and acetone are placed below. Attracted by the smell, the tsetsefly settles on the cloth but is unable to get a bite and falls into the trap. One 【M8】______tsetse fly trap cost only ￡20 to build but tests have shown that a single trap 【M9】______will not work. For this reason it's important that farmers build a number traps 【M10】______across an area.

填空题GirlsAreasCompetitiveasBoys-JustmoreSubtleGirlsarenolesscompetitivethanboys,theysimplyemploymoresubtletactics,astudyofpre-schoolerssuggests.Whileboysusehead-onaggressiontogetwhattheywant,girlsrelyonthepainofsocialexclusion.Totesttheapparentdifferencesinhowveryyoungchildrencompete,JoyceBenensonatEmmanuelCollegeinBoston,Massachusetts,andhercolleaguesdivided87four-year-oldsintosamesexgroupsofthree.Insuecessivetrials,eachtrioreceivedeitherone,twoorthreehighlyprizedanimalpuppets.Thesexesbehavedsimilarlywhenthereweretwoorthreepuppetstogoaround.Thedifferencesbecameclear,though,whentherewasjustonepuppetforeachgroup.Boystendedtoaskforthepuppet,grabatit,orevenchasethechildwhohadit.Incontrast,girlspunishedthepuppet-holderbyexcludingherfromtheirclique,whisperingbehindherbackorevenhidingfromher.AvoidingRisksBenensonsaysthatthesesociallyaggressivetacticsmayexplainwhygirlsexhibitgreaterjealousyoversamesexfriendshipsthanboys.Theycouldbetryingtoprotectthemselvesagainstexclusivecoalitions.MelissaEmeryThompsonattheUniversityofNewMexicoinAlbuquerque,praisesthestudyforcreating"organicyetcontrolledsituationsinwhichthechildren'snaturalbehaviouremergesspontaneously".Shesaystheresultshelptodispelthemyththatfemalesarethelesscompetitivesex.Evenatanearlyage,theyavoidriskydirectaggressioninfavourofsubtlerformsofcompetition,suchassmallshiftsintoneandexpression,orspreadingrumours.EmeryThompsonsaysthatthesedifferencesalsoexplainwhyhumanmalestendtocooperatemoreeffectivelyingroupswhilemanyfemales"workwellinpairsandtendtomaintainonlyafewcloserelationships./

填空题China is experiencing the largest mass migration of people, an estimated 230 million (2010), from the countryside to cities in history. They’ve brought economy boom to cities and life improvement to their own families. However, this migration leaves land in the countryside uncultivated and children of migrant workers poorly educated. How do you think can the migration in China have a balanced development? Write your article in about 140 words in an appropriate style on the answer sheet.

填空题Guess the answer to the riddle. It doesn't have a mouth, but it can whistle. It doesn't have any muscles, but it's very strong. It doesn't have any legs, but it can move very fast. you can't see it, but you can feel it. What is it?

填空题 Passage Two Questions 66- 70 are based on the following passage. The techniques of sales promotion are used both to motivate salespersons to improve their performance and to induce consumers to purchase goods and services. Although sales promotion works most closely with advertising, it is also related to other elements of marketing: production services, packaging, price, and distribution. At the manufacturing and wholesale levels of distribution, the methods used to motivate personnel to meet specific goals usually fall into two categories--sales incentive prizes (such as merchandise, travel, or cash awards) and sales contests. Both are based upon the salesperson reaching an objective above the normal sales quota. Consumer promotions encompass a wide variety of techniques, including sampling of goods or services, store "money-off" coupons to encourage the trial of products, special price-reduced packages, mail-in premium merchandise offers, cash or coupon refunds by mail, special product packaging and contests. During recessionary periods, when the demand for consumer expendable dollars becomes more competitive, there is greater participation in refund, coupon, and premium offers. More than half the households in the U.S. take advantage of some sales promotion offers each year. Sales promotion, now fully recognized as a vital element in the marketing mix, has become a multibillion dollar industry. In recent years, sales promotion expenditures have exceeded monies spent on advertising and there are strong indications that this pattern of growth will continue to maintain its economic edge. Questions:

填空题Some scientists think that parents make too big fuss about hygiene, and that daily 1 contact with bacteria and viruses can be good for youngster. A recent study conducted 2 by the University Children"s Hospital in Munich showed that children who had at least two mild virus infections before their first birthday were only the half as 3 likely to be diagnosed with asthma or allergies when they were seven, compare with 4 children who had been ill only once or not at all. This finding supports the hypothesis 5 that today"s nltra-clean lifestyle is the reason of an increase in allergies in the general 6 population in developed countries. It is possible, although this is not yet establish, 7 which contact with the bacteria is needed for cells in human immune systems to 8 develop correct. So parents should not overreact if their children get muddy or 9 dirt sometimes when playing outside. 10

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填空题Pyramid City is an even more ambitious project to solve Tokyo"s housing problem. A 1,000 - metre tall Pyramid, 12 times higher than the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, would contain 55 smaller pyramids, each of them 21 would be the size of the Giza original. If it is built, the pyramid will cosist in a series of skyscrapers suspended from the inside of the structure, 22 the pyramid will be 80 storey high, with parkland in-between the skyscrapers. 23 Three quarters of a million of people will live there. The skyscraper will 24 be linked by series of hollow tubes containing a high-speed transport system. 25 Parts of the construction, include more than 150 kilometers of tunnels, will be 26 built by spider robots, and power will be provided by waves and wind. A major problem is that Japan is situating on the seismic "ring of fire"— 27 an area of volcano activity where stretches around the Pacific Ocean. 28 Pyramid City will have to withstand earthquakes, tsunamis and underwater 29 volcanic eruptions. The designers of Pyramid City are certain that it will be built and make 30 safe from earthquakes, but probably not for another 100 years.

填空题For Questions 74 and 75, translate the, underlined sentences of the passage into Chinese. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.

填空题Bycuttingoutthemiddlemanandbookingyourownflights,youcansaveupto40percentofthecostofaholiday.Ifyoucomparethistothepriceofahotelstay,the(1)(save)canbeevenmoreimpressive.InsomeofthemostexclusiveholidayresortsamongtheMediterranean,hotels(2)Chafortune.Yetfor(3)to50percentlessyoucanoftengettonsmorespaceandyourownprivatepadwiththeopportunitytocookupastormandsavecashonexp(4)hotelmeals.Youhavetobecareful,th(5).Therehavebeenhorrorstoriesov(6)theyearsofpeoplebookingvillasdirectwithowners,onlytoloseeverythingtophonycompaniesorconartists.Ifyoudochoosetogodirect,Iwouldrecommend(7)(book)withoneofthebiglistingsitesontheInternet(8)asHoliday-rentals.co.uk.Theyhavedetailsonmorethan122,000(9)Proworldwide,linkyoudirectlywiththeowner,andhavebeeninbusinessformorethantenyears.But,(10)theworstdidhappenandyourvillaorownerdidn'tex(11),theirguaranteewillcoveryouforupto￡3,300.WegotHolidaylKentalstogiveusthepricesforprivaterentalsinahostoffav(12)Mediterraneandestinations.Wethen(13)(comparison)themwithtraditionalhotelholidayratesfortwoadultsandtwochildrenfornextsummerontheExpediawebsite.Bo(14)thehotelandvillarentalsarebasedonaweek'sholidayfortwoadultsandtwochildrenaged6and13inthep(15)season,fortheweekofAugust15to22,andthehotelpricesarebasedonthefamilysharingoneroomorsuite.Here'showwegoton...

填空题"Diamonds",sangMarilynMonroeinthefilmGentlemenPreferBlondes,"areagirl"sbestfriend."Youmightnotagree,butyoucanbesurethatdiamondsarenotonly1intheworld,theyarealsothemostexpensive.Asinglediamondsoldfor$16.5millionatanauctioninGeneva2!Diamondsarefoundinanumberofcountries3Australia,SouthAfrica,BrazilandTheRussianFederation.Infact,therearetwomaintypesofdiamonds.Thesearecolourlessdiamonds(about25%ofthosefound),whichhaveonlyafewimpuritiesandareusuallymadeintojewellery,andblackdiamonds—the4—whichcontainalotofimpurities,andareusedinindustrialapplications.5arealsoproducedartificially.ThelargestdiamondeverfoundistheCullinandiamond.It6620gramsandwasfoundinaSouthAfricandiamondminein1905.ItwasboughtbytheTransvaalGovernmentfor￡150,000,andthen7totheKingofEngland,EdwardⅦ.Thediamondwasthencutintoninesmallerjewels,whicharenowpartoftheBritishcrownjewels.Thesejewels8totheBritishgovernmentandarekeptintheTowerofLondon.Mostpeoplethinkofdiamondsinconnectionwithjewelleryandothertypesof9.Between1885and1917,theRussianjewellerPeterCarlFabergémadeanumberofdecoratedEastereggsforthetsarsofRussiaandtheirfamilies.Themost10Fabergéeggtodatewassoldin2007byChristie"sAuctionHouseinGeneva,Switzerland,for$18.5million.

填空题For many years after he formed his Theory of Relativity, Albert Einstein visited many universities in different cities where he gave talks about it. He had his own chauffeur who drove him to where he was to give the talk. The chauffeur sat at the back of the room while he was giving his lecture, and then drove him home. One day, the chauffeur said to Einstein, "Professor, I have heard you give your talk so many times that I know every word of it." "Do you?" Einstein said with a smile. "Let"s find out, shall we? You give my next talk for me. Nobody knows what I look like where we"re going. I"m just a name to them." Just before they reached the university where Einstein was to give his talk, he changed places with his chauffeur. The chauffeur"s memory was excellent and he was able to give Einstein"s talk exactly as Einstein gave it. He did not understand a word he was saying, but this did not seem to matter. Then, as he was leaving the university, one of the teachers who had been at the talk came up to him. "Professor Einstein," he said. "That was a most interesting talk. I"d be grateful if you would answer a question." The chauffeur hurried on. "I"m sorry," he said, "but I"m late for my next meeting." "I"ll walk with you," the teacher said. "I want to talk to you about the problem." The teacher walked along beside the chauffeur and asked him to solve a very difficult mathematical problem. The poor chauffeur couldn"t understand the problem, let alone attempt an answer. He did not know what to say. Then he had an idea. "It"s so simple," he said. "Even my chauffeur could answer it." He pointed to his car, where Einstein was standing, still wearing the chauffeur"s cap. "This man has a maths question," he said to Einstein. "It"s so easy I"m sure even you can answer it." Summary: Albert Einstein was a famous scientist who worked out the Theory of Relativity. He used to travel around the country with his chauffeur giving 1 on mathematics. His chauffeur knew his talk very well so Einstein asked him to give the talk at the next 2 where they did not know him. The chauffeur did well, but afterwards a teacher came up to him and asked him a difficult 3 . The chauffeur did not know the answer but he said, "This problem is so simple I"m sure my chauffeur knows 4 it." Then he pointed to Einstein still standing 5 beside the car.

填空题{{B}}Section B{{/B}} There are 10 blanks in the passage. Use the word given in each set of brackets to form a word that fits in each blank. Remember to write the answers on the Answer Sheet. The ABC of Cooking It's a marvellous idea for children to do some cooking at an early age. Generally {{U}}(76) {{/U}}(SPEAK) , most children can't wait to help in the kitchen and love getting involved in the {{U}}(77) {{/U}}(PREPARE) of their meals. They should be {{U}}(78) {{/U}}(ENCOURAGE) to do so, and care should be taken to {{U}}(79) {{/U}}(SURE) they enjoy the experience. It is important to show them how to do things {{U}}(80) {{/U}}(CORRECT) but they shouldn't be criticized too much. Although the finished result may not be quite to your {{U}}(81) {{/U}}(LIKE), the young cook will undoubtedly find it quite the {{U}}(82) {{/U}}(TASTY) food he or she has ever eaten. Kitchens can, of course, be{{U}} (83) {{/U}}(DANGER) places and so the absolute {{U}}(84) {{/U}}(IMPORTANT) of keeping an eye on children at all times cannot be emphasized too {{U}}(85) {{/U}}(HEAVY). Sharp knives, for example, should be avoided until children are old enough to handle them safely.