During recent years we have heard much about "race": how thi..

第1题

During recent years we have heard much about "race": how this race does certain things and that race believes certain things and so on. Yet, the (1)_____ phenomenon of race consists of a few surface indications.

We judge race usually (2)_____ the coloring of the skin: a white race, a brown race, a yellow race and a black race. But (3)_____ you were to remove the skin you could not (4)_____ anything about the race to which the individual belonged. There is (5)_____ in physical structure, the brain or the internal organs to (6)_____ a difference.

There are four types of blood. (7)_____ types are found in every race, and no type is distinct to any race. Human brains are the (8)_____. No scientists could examine a brain and tell you the race to which the individual belonged. Brains win (9)_____ in size, but this occurs within every race. (10)_____ does size have anything to do with intelligence. The largest brain (11)_____ examined belonged to a person of weak (12)_____. On the other hand, some of our most distinguished people have had (13)_____ brains.

Mental tests which are reasonably (14)_____ show no differences in intelligence between races. High and low test results both can be recorded by different members of any race. (15)_____ equal educational advantages, there will be no difference in average standings, either on account of race or geographical location. Individuals of every race (16)_____ civilization to go backward or forward. Training and education can change the response of groups of people, (17)_____ enable them to behave in a (18)_____ way.

The behavior. and ideals of people change according to circumstances, but they can always go back or go on to something new (19)_____ is better and higher than anything (20)_____ the past.

A．complete

B．full

C．total

D．whole

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During recent years we have heard much about “race”: how this race does certain things and that race believes certain things and so on. Yet, the __41__ phenomenon of race consists of a few surface indications.

We judge race usually __42__ the coloring of the skin: a white race, a brown race, a yellow race and a black race. But __43__ you were to remove the skin you could not __44__ anything about the race to which the individual belonged. There is __45__ in physical structure. The brain or the internal organs to __46__ a difference.

There are four types of blood. __47__ types are found in every race, and n o type is distinct to any race. Human brains are the __48__. No scientists could examine a brain and told you the race to which the individual belonged. Brains will __49__ in size, but this occurs within every race. __50__ does size have anything to do with intelligence. The largest brain __51__ examined belonged to a person of weak __52__. On the other hand, some of our most distinguished people have had __53__ brains.

Mental tests which are reasonably __54__ show no differences in intelligence between races. High and low test results both can be recorded by different members of any race. __55__ equal educational advantages, there will be no difference in average standings, either on account of race or geographical location.

Individuals of every race __56__ civilization to go backward or forward. Training and education can change the response of a group of people, __57__ enable them to behave in a __58__ way.

The behavior. and ideas of people change according to circumstances, but they can always go back or go on to something new __59__ is better and higher than anything __60__ the past.

41. a. complete b. full c. total d. whole

42. a. in b. from c. at d. on

43. a. since b. if c. as d. while

44. a. speak b. talk c. tell d. mention

45. a. something b. everything

c. nothing d. anything

46. a. display b. indicate c. demonstrate d. appear

47. a. All b. Most c. No d. Some

48. a. same b. identical c. similar d. alike

49. a. remain b. increase c. decrease d. vary

50. a. Only b. Or c. Nor d. So

51. a. ever b. then c. never d. once

52. a. health b. body c. mind d. thought

53. a. big b. small c. minor d. major

54. a. true b. exact c. certain d. accurate

55. a. Provided b. Concerning

c. Given d. Following

56. a. make b. cause c. move d. turn

57. a. and b. but c. though d. so

58. a. ordinary b. peculiar c. usual d. common

59. a. that b. what c. whichever d. whatever

60. a. for b. to c. within d. in

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Listening Questin No. 25

A、It's more necessary for retired people to have hobbies.

B、People should have hobbies in their spare time.

C、Hobbies are popular among people.

D、A man's happiness and safety are based on his hobbies.

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第4题

Thoreau says that loneliness can occur even amid companions if one's heart is not open to them.

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第5题

Some call it the Smart Shooter, a new rifle for American infantry troops that is two weapons in one, is accurate up to 1,000 yards and in 【21】______ fires 【22】______ corners. Its message to enemies is that they can run but they can't hide.

Still in the development phase, the rifle for 2006 has just been 【23】______ off with great 【24】______ by the Pentagon to members of Congress who will be asked to 【25】______ the money. The makers, Alliant Techsystems, say that the weapon will revolutionize 【26】______ combat much as the machine gun.

Pentagon jargon has given the new gun a(an) 【27】______ title: the Objective Individual Combat Weapon. 【28】______ one trigger, the rifle can fire a standard 5.56mm Nato bullet and a 20mm high explosive shell that will burst in the air. It can 【29】______ shrapnel behind, 【30】______ or even from the side of enemy troops who have taken 【31】______ behind a building. The shell can be 【32】______ to explode after a short delay. The weapon's 1,000 yard accuracy is twice 【33】______ of other rifles, made possible by a laser system built into the sight. This rangefinder fixes the target, measures the distance and passes it along to a computer chip in the shell.

The gunsight has an infrared lens for night 【34】______ . It can also have video camera with a zoom lens that is linked to a video display attached to the soldier's helmet, allowing him to aim 【35】______ without exposing himself to enemy return fire. But there are snags still be 【36】______ out. Two men were 【37】______ when a shell burst in a barrel during firing tests. The rifle weighs more than 18lb. There are questions whether its electronic innards will be rugged enough for rain, snow and difficult 【38】______ .

Michael Klare, a professor of peace and world security issues and a board member of the Arms Control Association, says that the Pentagon is seeking this combination of firepower and automation to compensate for the uncertain aim of GIs. He said: "Soldiers won't have to worry about careful steady aim. They'll just look 【39】______ the viewfinder and 【40】______ the trigger."

【21】

A．reality

B．affect

C．effect

D．operation

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第6题

When the world was a simpler place, the rich were fat, the poor were thin, and right-thinking people worried about how to feed the hungry. Now, in much of the world, the rich are thin, the poor are fat, and right-thinking people are worrying about obesity.

Evolution is mostly to blame. It has designed mankind to cope with deprivation, not plenty. People are perfectly tuned to store energy in good years to see them through lean ones. But when bad times never come, they are stuck with that energy, stored around their expanding bellies.

Thanks to rising agricultural productivity, lean years are rarer all over the globe. Modernday Malthusians, who used to draw graphs proving that the world was shortly going to run out of food, have gone rather quiet lately. According to the UN, the number of people short of food fell from 920m in 1980 to 799m 20 years later, even though the world's population increased by 1.6 billion over the period. This is mostly a cause for celebration. Mankind has won what was, for most of his time on this planet, his biggest battle: to ensure that he and his offspring had enough to eat. But every silver lining has a cloud, and the consequence of prosperity is a new plague that brings with it a

host of interesting policy dilemmas.

As a scourge of the modern world, obesity has an image problem. It is easier to associate with Father Christmas than with the four horses of the apocalypse. But it has a good claim to lumber along beside them, for it is the world's biggest public-health issue today—the main cause of heart disease, which kills more people these days than AIDS, malaria, war; the principal risk factor in diabetes; heavily implicated in cancer and other diseases. Since the World Health Organisation labelled obesity an "epidemic" in 2000, reports on its fearful consequences have come thick and fast.

Will public-health warnings, combined with media pressure, persuade people to get thinner, just as they finally put them off tobacco? Possibly. In the rich world, sales of healthier foods are booming (see survey) and new figures suggest that over the past year Americans got very slightly thinner for the first time in recorded history. But even if Americans are losing a few ounces, it will be many years before the country solves the health problems caused by half a century's dining to excess. And, everywhere else in the world, people are still piling on the pounds. That's why there is now a consensus among doctors that governments should do something to stop them.

The author write this passage mainly to ______.

A．bring up some warnings.

B．tell the reader some new facts.

C．discuss a solution to a problem.

D．persuade the reader to keep fit.

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