C) Bending the body at the waist. D) Bending the elbows as low as possible.
Section B
Passage One Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26. A) ￡200 or ￡300. B) ￡500. C) ￡4500. D) ￡5000. 27. A) On Letpark. B) On Roomspare. C) On Grashpadder. D) On Roommateeasy.
28. A) Sell the roof to some energy companies. B) Sign an agreement with the government. C) Pay around ￡14,000 for the equipment. D) Keep the roof unchanged for within 25 years. 29. A) Lodgers. B) Advertisers. C) House owners. D) Online companies. Passage Two
Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard. 30. A) She enjoys the interesting DVD. B) She finishes her favorite exercise. C) She feels a sense of achievement. D) She sees her family sleeping peacefully. 31. A) Others don’t understand what she does. B) She likes to make others surprised. C) She doesn’t treat others politely.
D) Others try to help her by offering their food. 32. A) She acts in a strange way.
B) She aims to develop a good body shape. C) She wants to look different from others. D) She has difficulty getting along with others. Passage Three
Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 33. A) They are beneficial, because their inventors are famous. B) They are not useful, though their inventors are famous. C) They are beneficial, though their inventors are less famous. D) They are not useful, because their inventors are less famous. 34. A) To prepare students to try their own invention. B) To add color and variety to students’ campus life. C) To inform students of the windshield wiper’s invention. D) To carry out the requirements by Mountain University.
35. A) Shouldn’t We Develop Invention Courses in Universities? B) How to Design a Built-in Device for Cleaning the Window? C) How to Help Students to Sell Their Inventions to Producers?
D) Shouldn’t We Know Who Invented the Windshield Wiper and Traffic Light?
Section C
Drugs have been a part of the American story since the very first day Columbus landed in the New World. The Taino Indians (36) ________ Columbus with a gift of tobacco, which would go on to become one of the most important drugs in our history. And if drugs have existed since the beginning, so have drug problems. And so have (37) ________ to solve those drug problems.
Since the 19th century when Americans first discovered new (38) ________ drugs like heroin and cocaine, the whole society has (39) ________ the problem of drug abuse and (40) ________.
When the 20th century began, the United States — (41) ________ with its first drug epidemic — gradually set up (42) ________ restrictions: at home through domestic law (43) ________ and overseas by starting a world movement to limit opium and coca crops. (44) __________________________________________. The first epidemic was forgotten.
During the 1960s, drugs like marijuana and psychedelics came on the scene, and a new generation embraced drugs. (45) __________________________________________. In 1973, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration was created to enforce federal drug laws. In the 1970s, cocaine reappeared. Then, a decade later, crack appeared, spreading addiction and violence at epidemic levels.
Today,
the
DEA’s
biggest
challenge
is
the
dramatic
change
in
organized
crime.
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Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)
Section A
Questions 47 to 51 are based on the following passage.
If you’re in a hospital and your doctor wants to monitor you without being in the room, there’s an application for that. There are all types of sensors that check your vital signs and can be transmitted to a smart phone or laptop. The use of wireless-enabled devices is happening in hospitals across the country and, according to a report by ABI Research, “this multibillion-dollar market is ready for even faster growth as more and more medical equipment is shipped Wi-Fi-enabled.”
Depending on wireless-enabled health-care services could prove to be useful for several reasons. The biggest is that it allows doctors and hospitals to deal with aging patients who require regular checkups. For example, if a doctor can check your vitals via his Black Berry, he avoids the time and cost of bringing you in to do the exact same thing. The idea is that these small changes will make health care more efficient and overall service better and even cheaper. Of course, we can’t forget the financial benefit to this sector, which grew more than 60 percent over the past 12 months in both wireless local area network and Wi-Fi real-time location system deployments (装配).
But there are some concerns about getting wired in the name of health. Like what happens if the equipment goes wrong or misreads signs of a heart attack? ABI Research principal analyst, Jonathan Collins, said that the adoption of wireless by the health-care sector will focus on noncritical applications for now.
The Food and Drug Administration and Federal Communications Commission are scheduled to meet next month to discuss how to promote investment and innovation in health technology so it sounds like there’s little that will get in the way of this boom. If all of this sounds scary, consider it a normal reaction. Even a few patients who are on board and happy about this tech shift were greatly anxious once upon a time. Carol Kasyjanski, who wore a traditional pacemaker (起搏器) for 20 years, became the first American to be fitted with a wireless pacemaker last year. At the time, Kasyjanski told Reuters that her initial “fears have slowly been replaced by a sense of relief.
47. The use of _______________________________ in hospitals enables a doctor to check vital signs of the patient without being in
the room.
48. Wireless-enabled devices could prove to be most useful for hospitals to deal with the requirement of aging patients’
_______________________________. _______________________________.
50. According to Jonathan Collins, the adoption of wireless by the health-care sector nowadays will not focus on
_______________________________.
51. Initially, fitted with a wireless pacemaker, Carol Kasyjanski’s first feeling was not a sense of relief but
_______________________________.
49. In spite of its many benefits, some people are worried about getting wired in the name of
Section B
Passage One
Questions 52 to 56 are based on the following passage.
Google must be the most ambitious company in the world. Its stated goal, “to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful,” deliberately omits the word “web” to indicate that the company is reaching for absolutely all information everywhere and in every form. From books to health records and videos, from your friendships to your click patterns and physical location, Google wants to know. To some people this sounds uplifting, with promises of free access to knowledge and help in managing our daily lives. To others, it is somewhat like another Big Brother, no less frightening than its totalitarian (极权主义的) ancestors for being in the private information.
Randall Stross, a journalist at The New York Times, does a good job of analyzing this unbounded ambition in his book “Planet Google”. One chapter is about the huge data centers that Google is building with a view to storing all that information, another about the sets of rules at the heart of its web search and advertising technology, another about its approach to information bound in books, its vision for geographical information and so forth. He is at his best when explaining how Google’s mission casually but fatally smashes into long-existing institutions such as, say, copyright law or privacy norms.
And yet, it’s puzzling that he mostly omits the most fascinating component of Google, its people. Google is what it is because of its two founders, Sergey Brin and Larry Page, who see themselves as kindly elites and embody the limitless optimism about science, technology and human nature that is native to Silicon Valley. The world is perfectible, and they are the ones who will do much more of the perfecting, provided you let them.
Brin and Page set out to create a company and an entire culture in their image. From the start, they professed that they would innovate as much in managing — rewarding, feeding, motivating, entertaining and even transporting (via Wi-Fi-enabled free shuttle buses) their employees — as they do in Internet technology. If Google is in danger of becoming a caricature (讽刺), this is first apparent here — in the over-engineered day-care centers, the shiatsu massages and kombucha teas (康普茶). In reality Googlers are as prone to power struggle and office politics as anyone else.
None of that makes it into Mr. Stross’ account, which at times reads like a diligent summary of news articles. At those moments, “Planet Google” takes a risk similar to trying to board a speeding train: the Google story changes so fast that no book can stay up to date for long. Even so, a sober description of this moment in Google’s quest is welcome. Especially since Google fully expects, as its chief executive, Eric Schmidt, says at the end of the book, to take 300 years completing it. 52. What does the author mean by “it is somewhat like another Big Brother” (Lines 5-6, Para. 1)?
A) Google controls all information completely.
B) Google fails to keep its promise of offering free access. C) Google is violating people’s privacy. D) Google improves people’s lives greatly.
53. How does Randall Stross see Google’s influence on copyright law?
A) It is not intentional. B) It is extended deliberately. C) There is no doubt that it is immense.
D) It won’t last for long.
54. According to the passage, Sergey Brin and Larry Page ________.
A) are highlighted in Randall Stross’ book
B) bring Silicon Valley the most advanced technology C) are pioneers in the technology industry D) never stop trying to make the world better
55. We learn from the passage that actually employees in Google ________.
A) are equally kind and optimistic as their bosses B) appreciate and feel encouraged by the benefits package C) can’t escape the unpleasant competition for power in the office
D) are far away from office competition thanks to the innovation in managing 56. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A) It is impossible that Google can fulfill its ambition. B) “Planet Google” covers only a limited part of Google.
C) Eric Schmidt seems to be unsatisfied with Randall Stross’ description. D) “Planet Google” will add information with the development of Google. Passage Two
Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.
Basically, there are three types of fatigue: physical, pathological (由疾病引起的), and psychological. As you might suspect, each differs significantly from the others.
When you exercise your body you produce waste products. Muscles, for example, discard lactic acid (乳酸) into the blood; cells dump in carbon dioxide. When these wastes reach a certain level in the blood, the brain is notified and your activity level drops. Excess wastes in the muscles may produce soreness. If the blood of a physically fatigued animal is injected into a rested animal, it will produce fatigue. The solution to this type of fatigue is simple — rest. That should revive you; if it doesn’t, another cause should be sought.
Have you ever become involved in so many activities that you had to be in two places at once? This is what happens when your body has a disease. The cells are overtaxed and cannot keep up with both fighting the disease and keeping you active. The result is fatigue. Some communicable diseases like the flu and colds are notorious for draining your energy. Other non-communicable diseases, like anemia (贫血), drain you because you are lacking an important body ingredient. Being overweight can cause pathological fatigue. It should be obvious that this type of fatigue is not going to go away without treatment. In a way, pathological fatigue is a lifesaver. It lets you know something is wrong and that you need rest. Even a poor diet can produce pathological fatigue. Frequently, people who go on crash diets develop pathological fatigue, and if the diet is not improved, they may do physical harm to their bodies.
Here is the most common type of fatigue. Almost everybody experiences it now and then. Often, the cause is an emotional war you are waging with yourself or those around you. Some of these familiar factors can bring on psychological fatigue: worries, stress, lack of exercise, boredom, depression. If you know someone with psychological fatigue, would you advise him to rest? No way! That might be fine for our other types of fatigue, but for this one, it’s deadly. If you are ever going to be able to cope with stress, depression, or worry, you need oxygen in your cells and a more optimistic attitude. Get out of the chair and do something! Believe it or not, many people throw themselves into physical labor like cleaning or carpentry to “defatigue” themselves. If you find yourself in a particularly stressful situation that you can’t physically escape, escape mentally. When fatigue continues, maybe you need to get to the root of the problem.
57. Physical fatigue is usually caused by ________.
A) transmittable diseases B) too many stimulants
