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第2部分：阅读判断 （第16-22题，每题1分，共7分） 阅读下面这篇短文。短文后列出了7个句子。请根据短文的内容对每个句子做出判断。如果该句提供的是正确信息。请在答题卡上把A涂黑：如果该句提供的是错误信息。请在答题卡上把B涂黑：如果该句的信息文章中没有提及。请在答题卡上把C涂黑。 The Smog（烟雾） For over a month. Indonesia was in crisis1. Forest fires raged3 out of control as the country Suffered its worst drought4 for 50 years . Smoke form the fires mixed with sunlight and hot dry air to form a cloud of smog This pollution quickly spread and within days it was hanging over neighbouring countries including Malaysia.Singapore and Thailand When the smoke combined with pollution from factories and cars.it soon became poisonous （有毒的）。Dangerous amounts of CO became trapped under the smog and pollution levels rose. People wheezed5 f喘息）and coughed as they left the house and their eyes watered immediately. The smog made it impossible to see across streets and whole cities disappeared as grey soot6 （烟灰）covered everything.In some areas，water was hosed（用胶管浇）from high—rise city buildings to tIY and break up the smog. Finally，heavy rains，which came in November，put out the fires and cleared the air.But the environmental costs and health problems will remain.Many people from South-Eastern Asian cities aireadv suffer from breathing huge amounts of car exhaust7 fumes（汽车排放的废气）and factory pollution.Breathing problems could well increase and many non-sufferers may have difficulties for血e first time.Wildlife has suffered too.In lowland forests，elephants，deer， and tigers have been driven out of their homes by smog. But smog is not just an Asian problem.In fact，the word was first used in London in 1905 to describe the mixture of smoke and thick fog.Fog often hung over the capital.Sometimes the smog was so thick and poisonous that people were killed by breathing problems or in accidents. About 4，000 Londoners died within five days as a result of thick smog in 1952. 16 Indonesia was in crisis because of the drought. A RightB WrongC Not mentioned 17 The smog spread to neighbouring countries. A RightB WrongC Not mentioned 18 The air.pollution index8 went up t0 300 within a few days. A RightB WrongC Not mentioned 19 Water was used to try to break up the smog. A RightB WrongC Not mentioned 20 Many Indonesians blamed the government for the drought. A RightB WrongC Not mentioned 21 The forest animals haven't been affected9 by the smog. A RightB WrongC Not mentioned 22 The word“smog”first appeared in 1952. A RightB WrongC Not mentioned 第3部分：概括大意与完成句子 （第21-30题，每题1分，共8分） 阅读下面这篇短文，短文后有2项测试任务：（1）第23~26题要求从所给的6个选项 中为第l～4段每段选择1个正确的小标题；（2）第27~30题要求从所给的6个选项中选 择4个正确选项，分别完成每个句子。请将答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。 Cloning（克隆）：Future Perfect？ 1 A clone is an exact copy of a plant or animal produced from any one cell Since Scottish scientists reported that they had managed to clone a sheep named Dolly in 1997 research into cloning has grown rapidly.In May 1998，scientists in Massachusetts managed to create tWO identical10 calves（牛犊）using cloning technology A mouse has also been cloned successfully But the debate over cloning humans really started when Chicago physicist11 Richard Seed made a surprising announcement：“We will have managed to clone a human being within the next two years，“he told the world. 2 Seed's announcement provoked12 a lot of media attention，most of it negative.In Europe， nineteen nations have already signed an agreement banning human cloning and in the US the President announced：“We will be introducing a law to ban au human cloning and many states in the US will have passed anti—cloning laws by the end of the year“ 3 Many researchers are not so negative about cloning They are worried that laws banning human cloning will threaten important research In March，The New England Journal13 of Medicine called any plan to ban research on cloning humans seriously mistaken Many researchers also believe that in spite14 of attempts to ban it，human cloning will have become routine15 by 2010 because it is impossible to stop the progress of science 4 Is there reason to fear that cloning will lead to a nightmare16 world？ The public has been bombarded（轰炸）with newspaper articles，television shows and films，as well as cartoons.Such information is often misleading，and makes people wonder what on earth the scientists will be doing next. 5 Within the next five to ten years scientists will probably have found a way of cloning humans.It could be that pretty soon we will be able to choose the person that we want our child to look like But how would it feel to be a clone among hundreds，the anti-cloners ask Pretty cool， answer the pro-cloners （赞成克隆的人）。 23 Paragraph l 24 Paragraph 2 25 Paragraph 3 26 Paragraph 4 A Strong Reactions B Anxiety about the Future of Cloning C The Right to Choose D What is Cloning？ E Arguments in Favor of Cloning F A Common Sight 27 Richard Seed claimed to be able to clone 28 Richard Seed's announcement received 29 The United States will introduce 30 Within ten years scientists will probably have A the nucleus17 of a cell B cloned human beings C a human being in two years D a law to ban human cloning E a report on human cloning F heavy media coverage18 第4部分：阅读理解（第31～45题，每题3分，共45分） 下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题，每道题后面有4个选项。请根据文章的内容 从每题所给的4个选项中选择1个最佳答案，涂在答题卡相应的位置上。 第一篇 Almost Human？ Scientists are racing19 to build the world's first thinking robot.This is not science fiction：some say they will have made it by the year 2020 Carol Packer reports Machines that walk，speak and feel are no longer science fiction.Kismet is the name of an android（机器人）which scientists have built at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology（MIT）。 Kismet is different from the traditional robot because it Can show human emotions.Its eyes，ears and lips move to show when it feels happy. sad or bored.Kismet is one of the first of a new generation of androids——robots that look like human beings——which Can imitate human feelings.Cog，another android invented by the MIT， imitates the action of a mother.However， scientists admit that So far Cog has the mental ability of a two—year—old. The optimists（乐观主义者）say that by the year 2020 we will have created humanoids（机 器人）with brains similar to those of all adult human being.These robots will be designed to look like people to make them more attractive and easier to sell to the public.What kind of jobs will they do？ In the future，robots like Robonaut，a humanoid invented by NASA，will be doing dangerous jobs，like repairing space stations.They will also be doing more and mom of the household work for us In Japan，scientists are designing androids that will entertain us by dancing and playing the piano. Some people worry about what the future holds：will robots become monsters（怪物）？Will people themselves become increasingly20 like robots？ Experts predict that more and more people will be wearing micro—computers，connected to the Internet，in the future.People will have micro—chips in various parts of their body，which will connect them to a wide variety of gadgets21 （小装置）。Perhaps we should not exaggerate（夸大）the importance of technology，but one wonders whether，in years to come，we will still be falling in love，and whether we will still feel pain.Who knows？ 31 Kismet is different from traditional robots because A it thinks for itself B It is not like science fiction C it can look after two—year-old. D it seems to have human feelings. 32 What makes Cog special？ A It looks like a mother. B It behaves like a child. C It can imitate the behavior of a mother. D It has a huge brain. In about 15 years' time from now，robots A will become space designers. B will look like monsters. C will behave like animals. D will think like humans. 34 In the future robots will also A explore space. B entertain people. C move much faster. D do a11 of the housework. 35 What is the writer's attitude to robots in the future？ A Critical. B Hostile22. C Objective23. D Enthusiastic 第二篇Credit Card Only Works25 When Spoken to A credit24 card that will not work unless it hears its owner's voice could become an important weapon in the fight against fraud26（欺骗）。 点击  收听单词发音
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