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　　As an experienced photojournalist in Nashville, Tennessee, I was hired by USA Today newspaper to photograph a spinal bifida (脊柱畸形) corrective surgical procedure. It was to be performed on a twenty-one week old fetus（胎兒）in uterus（子宮）at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. At that time, in 1999, twenty-one weeks in uterus was the earliest that the surgical team would consider for surgery. The worst possible outcome would be that the surgery would cause premature delivery, and no child born earlier than twenty-three weeks had survived.

　　The tension could be felt in the operating room as the surgery began. A typical C-section incision (切口) was made to access the uterus, which was then lifted out and laid at the junction of the mother’s thighs（大腿）. The entire procedure would take place within the uterus, and no part of the child was to breach the surgical opening. During the procedure, the position of the fetus was adjusted by gently manipulating（ 熟練操作） the outside of the uterus. The entire surgical procedure on the child was completed in one hour and thirteen minutes. When it was over, the surgical team breathed a sigh of relief, as did I.

　　As a doctor asked me what speed of film I was using, out of the corner of my eye I saw the uterus shake, but no one’s hands were near it. It was shaking from within. Suddenly, an entire arm thrust out of the opening, then pulled back until just a little hand was showing. The doctor reached over and lifted the hand, which reacted and squeezed the doctor’s finger. As if testing for strength, the doctor shook the tiny fist. Samuel held firm. I took the picture! Wow! It happened so fast that the nurse standing next to me asked, “What happened?” “The child reached out,” I said. “Oh. They do that all the time,” she responded.

　　The surgical opening to the uterus was closed and the uterus was then put back into the mother and the C-section opening was closed.

　　It was ten days before I knew if the picture was even in focus. To ensure no digital manipulation of images before they see them, USA Today requires that film be submitted（提交） unprocessed. When the photo editor finally phoned me he said, “It’s the most incredible picture I’ve ever seen.”

　　46. In 1999, people believed that it was ________.

　　A. possible for a fetus 21 weeks born to survive

　　B. likely for a fetus born 21 weeks to become deformed (畸形的)

　　C. right time for a fetus born 21 weeks to receive an operation

　　D. risky for a fetus 21 weeks in uterus to receive an operation

　　47. From the second paragraph, we can see that the surgery was ________.

　　A. challenging but successful

　　B. demanding and unsuccessful

　　C. simple and short

　　D. long-lasting and difficult

　　48. The underlined “It” in paragraph 3 refers to ________.

　　A. the shaking of the uterus

　　B. the arm of the fetus

　　C. the taking of the picture

　　D. the head of the fetus

　　49. From the editor said in the last paragraph, we know the photo editor was very ________.

　　A. disappointed

　　B. satisfied

　　C. annoyed

　　D. depressed

　　【參考答案】46---49

　　DACB

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　　Ellen Parker was worried about her health. She couldn’t walk very quickly and it was difficult for her to climb stairs,she was soon out of breath.

　　“I suppose I had better go to the doctor,” she thought.

　　She went to the doctor and told him her problem.

　　“I’m not at all surprised,” he said. “It’s clear what your problem is.”

　　He examined her and then gave her some advice. “If you don’t do what I say,Mrs Parker,” he said,”then you will have a heart attack. It could kill you. “

　　Ellen was very worried as she left the doctor’s.

　　She knew that she had to take his advice but that it would not be easy and that it would take time.

　　The next day she went shopping.The first shop she went into was a butcher’s shop.

　　“I’d like ten pounds of steak,please,” she said.

　　“Certainly,madam,” the butcher replied and went into the cold storage room and found a large piece of steak.

　　He brought the huge piece of meat back into the shop and placed it on the scale（秤）.

　　“That’s just under ten pounds,” he said.

　　The butcher worked out the price.

　　“At ＄4.99 a pound that will be ＄45.50 please. Shall I cut it up into small pieces for you？”

　　“Oh,I don’t want to buy the meat,” Mrs Parker said.

　　“If you don’t want to buy it,” the butcher replied,”why did you ask me to get it for you？”

　　“I just wanted to see what 10 pounds of meat looked like. “

　　56. Mrs Ellen Parker visited her doctor because _________.

　　A. she had had a heart attack

　　B. she was unhappy about her weight

　　C. she had a problem with her health

　　D. she couldn’t sleep well

　　【答案】C

　　【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Ellen Parker was worried about her health.她有健康問題所以去看醫(yī)生，故選C。

　　57. After the doctor examined Mrs Ellen Parker,he advised her to _________.

　　A. eat more meat

　　B. lose weight

　　C. come and see him again

　　D. look after her heart

　　【答案】B

　　【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章的最后一句“I wanted to see what ten pounds of meat looked like.” “I wanted to see what ten pounds of meat looked like.”道出了她稱肉的目的。可以推出醫(yī)生讓她減肥，故選B。

　　58. Mrs Ellen Parker asked for ten pounds of steak because _________.

　　A. she wanted to buy some for dinner

　　B. she wanted to lose weight

　　C. her doctor asked her to do so

　　D. she wanted to know the size of 10－pound meat

　　【答案】D

　　【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“I wanted to see what ten pounds of meat looked like.”道出了她稱肉的目的。她想看看十斤肉到底有多大，故選D。

　　59. Mrs Ellen Parker’s real problem was that _________.

　　A. she ate too much steak

　　B. she couldn’t walk quickly

　　C. she weighed too much

　　D. she couldn’t climb stairs

　　【答案】C

　　【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文可知她的體重嚴(yán)重超重，所以醫(yī)生建議她減肥，故選C。

　　60. We can infer that at the end of the story the butcher was very _________.

　　A. angry

　　B. excited

　　C. surprised

　　D. proud

　　【答案】A

　　【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)屠夫說的why did you ask me to get it for you？話可以推出他很生氣，故選A.

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　　BEIJING—Apple Inc is one step closer to beginning sales of iPad2 tablet computers with cellular (手機(jī)) network compatibility (兼容) for the first

　　in the Chinese mainland, where the consumer-electronics giant is in the midst of an aggressive expansion.

　　According to China’s Telecommunication Equipment Certification Center, a device by Apple with third-generation high-speed wireless data capabilities was issued the network access license needed for the company to begin official sales in China. The device, listed under model number “A1396”, is compatible（相容的） with the 3G standard WCDMA, and would work with the cellular network operated by Apple’s local iPhone partner, China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd.

　　China Unicom declined (謝絕) to comment.

　　Apple already offers the 3G iPad2 in Hong Kong through its partners, but currently only offers Wi-Fi versions of the device in the Chinese mainland. Still, consumers in China, which according to research firm IDC surpassed (超過) the US as the world’s largest PC market in the second quarter, have been purchasing 3G tablets through unofficial channels.

　　Separately, Apple spokeswoman Carolyn Wu said Sept 6 that the company’s first Hong Kong store, set to open this quarter, will be located in the city’s central shopping and business district in the International Finance Center’s upscale (高檔的) IFC mall, a commercial center and sightseeing spot along the city’s waterfront. Wu also said that Apple is planning a new store in Shanghai later this quarter, which will be its biggest store in China. She declined to give more details or to comment on the 3G iPad2.

　　Apple currently has four full-service Apple stores in the mainland, which receive the most traffic of any Apple stores in the world. The company otherwise relies on resellers to get its products into the market.

　　The new stores reflect Apple’s confidence in rising demand for its products such as smart phones and tablet computers. Sales in the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan helped boost (增長) the company’s third-quarter results, newly appointed Chief Executive Tim Cook said in July. China revenue (收益) surged (激增) six-fold to about $3.8 billion during the three months ended June 25.

　　“This has been a substantial (重大) opportunity for Apple and I firmly believe that we’re just scratching the surface right now,” Cook said at the time, referring to strong sales in China. “I see an incredible opportunity for Apple there.”

　　From China Daily 2011-09-08

　　50. According to the news, which of the following statements is true?

　　A. WCDMA is not the only 3G standard in the world.

　　B. Apple Inc sells its products in the market of the Chinese mainland all by its own stores.

　　C. The consumers in China can only get iPad2 of Wi-Fi versions.

　　D. Chinese mainland is the second largest PC market in this year’s second quarter.

　　51. Which one of the following phrases can replace the underlined word in paragraph 1?

　　A. in the interests of

　　B. in the front of

　　C. in the process of

　　D. in the case of

　　52. How many full-service Apple stores in China?

　　A. 4.

　　B. 6.

　　C. 8.

　　D. Unknown.

　　53. What’s the probable meaning of “six-fold” in the last but one paragraph?

　　A. one-sixth

　　B. six times

　　C. 60 percent

　　D. 2times

　　54. By saying “we’re just scratching the surface right now”, Cook means ________.

　　A. they don’t know much about China’s market

　　B. they will sell more products and gain more profit in China

　　C. they need to obtain more permission from China’s government

　　D. they ignored the rural market in China

　　【參考答案】50---54

　　ACDBB

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　　English is an important global language, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy to learn. Many experts have tried to make English easier for students to learn – but they weren’t always successful.

　　In 1930, Professor CK Ogden of Cambridge University invented Basic English. It had only 850 words (and just eighteen verbs) and Ogden said most people could learn it in just thirty hours. The problem was that people who learned Basic English could write and say simple messages, but they couldn’t understand the answers in ‘real’ English! It was also impossible to explain a word if it wasn’t in the Basic English word list. For example, if you wanted a watermelon, you asked for ‘a(chǎn) large green fruit with the form of an egg, which has a sweet red inside and a good taste’!

　　RE Zachrisson, a university professor in Sweden, decided that the biggest problem for learners of English was spelling, so he invented a language called Anglic. Anglic was similar to English, but with much simpler spelling. ‘Father’ became ‘faadher, ‘new’ became ‘nue’ and ‘years’ became ‘yeerz’. Unfortunately for some students of English, Anglic never became popular.

　　Even easier is the language which ships’ captains use: it’s called ‘Seaspeak’. Seaspeak uses a few simple phrases for every possible situation. In Seaspeak, for example you don’t say, ‘I’m sorry what did you say?’ or ‘I didn’t understand, can you repeat that?’ ... it’s just, ‘Say again.’ No more grammar!

　　In the age of international communication through the Internet who knows? ... a new form of English might appear. A large number of the world’s e-mails are in English and include examples of ‘NetLingo’ like OIC (Oh, I see) and TTYL (Talk to you later). In another fifty years, English as we know it might not exist ... we will probably all speak fluent Internetish!

　　61. The best title for the passage would be ______.

　　Seaspeak

　　B. Basic English

　　C. Easy English

　　D. Internetish

　　【答案】C

　　【解析】標(biāo)題歸納題。根據(jù)Many experts have tried to make English easier for students to learn文章開頭就指出主題怎樣把英語變得更加簡單，下文敘述了人們的不同做法，故選C。

　　62. It will take a person about ______ weeks to learn Basic English if he spends two hours learning it every day.

　　A. six

　　B. four

　　C. three

　　D. two

　　【答案】D

　　【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Ogden said most people could learn it in just thirty hours.花30個小時，一天兩個小時所以總共花兩周的時間，故選D。

　　63. According to Professor Zachrisson, what was the biggest problem for learners of English?

　　A. Grammar.

　　B. Vocabulary.

　　C. Spelling.

　　D. Speaking.

　　【答案】C

　　【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)RE Zachrisson, a university professor in Sweden, decided that the biggest problem for learners of English was spelling, Zachrisson教授說最大的問題是拼寫，故選C。

　　64. Which of the following is likely to be Anglic?

　　A. A graet batl.

　　B. IOU

　　C. Long time no see.

　　D. Two five, no lights.

　　【答案】A

　　【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Anglic was similar to English,可推出選項A的單詞拼寫上看出近似于英語但又不是英語，故選A。

　　65. What might happen to English in another fifty years?

　　A. It might become a global language.

　　B. It might be replaced by Internetish.

　　C. It might take the place of all other languages.

　　D. It might become more and more difficult.

　　【答案】B

　　【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)In another fifty years, English as we know it might not exist ... we will probably all speak fluent Internetish!再過50年有可能出現(xiàn)Internetish語言，故選B。

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　　Psychology(心理學(xué)) has a new application in the field of medicine. Many doctors, together with their patients, are looking for alternative methods of treatment of physical problems. In large hospitals, modern therapy（療法） seems to focus on the physical disease. Patients may feel they are treated like broken machines. Some doctors have recognized this as a problem. They are now using psychological therapy, in which the patient is working with the doctors against the disease with the help of medicine. The patient does not wait for the medicine and treatment to cure him or her, but instead the patient joins in the fight.

　　??? ?The doctor knows that a disease affects a patient's body physically. The body of the patient changes because of the disease. He is not only physically affected, but also has an emotional response to the disease. Because his mind is affected, his attitude and behavior change. The medical treatment might cure the patient's physical problems, but the patient's mind must fight the emotional ones. For example, the studies of one doctor, Carl Simonton, M. D., have shown that a typical cancer patient has predictable attitudes. She typically feels depressed, upset, and angry. Her constant depression makes her acts unfriendly toward her family, friends, doctors, and nurses. Such attitudes and behaviors prevent recovery. Therefore, a doctor's treatment must help the patient change that. Simonton's method emphasizes treatment of the “whole” patient.