【正文】 son of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia to find a suitable bride. And more important, the May 22 wedding will be a landmark event in other ways. Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano,31,is the daughter of a nurse and a journalist. So, she will be the first moner on a throne once occupied by Queen Isabella, who sent Christopher Columbus to the Americas. The pretty, elegant former news anchor (主持人 )will also bee Spain39。s process for converting iron into steel, which made the material more mercially feasible. Iron was rapidly adopted for the construction of bridges, because its strength was far greater than that of stone or timber, but its use in the architecture of buildings developed more slowly. By 1800 a plete internal iron skeleton for buildings had been developed in industrial architecture replacing traditional timber beams, but it generally remained concealed. Apart from its low cost, the appeal of iron as a building material lay in its strength, its resistance to fire, and its potential to span vast areas. As a result, iron became increasingly popular as a structural material for more traditional styles of architecture during the nieenth century, but it was invariably concealed. Significantly, the use of exposed iron occurred mainly in the new building types produced by the Industrial Revolution: in factories, warehouses, mercial offices, exhibition halls, and railroad stations, where its practical advantages far outweighed its lack of status. Designers of the railroad stations of the new age explored the potential of iron, covering huge areas with spans that surpassed the great vaults of medieval churches and cathedrals. Paxton39。 they are afraid of the fuel shortage。s idea. C) Sharing notes with someone else. D) Handing in assignments late. 27. A) In the student39。s an area where there are people from different places. D) It39。t have any favorite food. 12. A) In a shop. B) In a bookstore. C) In a library. D) In a school. 13. A) Doctor and patient. B) Nurse and patient. C) Teacher and student. D) Father and daughter. 14. A) Because he was a man. B) Because he went to a right section. C) Because he was the person the job needed. D) Because he was the most outstanding person. 15. A) They are talking about clothes. B) They are talking about carpet. C) They are talking about curtain. D) They are talking about flowers. 16. A) Jobs are easier to find in the city. B) Living in the city is not expensive. C) Her job is in the city. D) She can go to the cinema every day. 17. A) His wife deposited some money. B) His wife also opened an account. C) His wife also spent some money. D) There is something wrong with the bank. 18. A) She bought a sweater in the end. B) She bought a blouse finally. C) She bought a skirt finally. D) She bought a coat in the end. Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 考試吧 ()第一個極力推崇人性化服務(wù)的專業(yè)考試培訓(xùn)網(wǎng)站 ！ 提供歷年試題，模擬試題，模擬盤，教程，專業(yè)課試題下載，考試培訓(xùn)等。s attitude towards GM crops is . A) objective B) biased C) affirmative D) negative 8. The native animals that eat GM crops might be poisoned by__________. 9. Scientists relied on Marker genes to test the results of __________. 10. Friends of the Earth claim that all GM food should be tested for__________. Part Ⅲ Listening Comprehension (35 minutes) 考試吧 ()第一個極力推崇人性化服務(wù)的專業(yè)考試培訓(xùn)網(wǎng)站 ！ 提供歷年試題，模擬試題，模擬盤，教程，專業(yè)課試題下載，考試培訓(xùn)等。 however, some are under consideration for release. For example, GM salmon, capable of growing almost 30 times faster than natural salmon, may soon be approved by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) in the . for release into open waters without a single study on the impact on human health or the environment. Risks: the other side of the debate Environmental damage The problem with GM crops is that there is little known about what effect they will have in, say, 20 years time. The geic structure of any living anism is plex and GM crop tests focus on shortterm effects. Not all the effects of introducing a foreign gene into the plex geic structure of an anism are tested. Will the pests that a crop was created to resist eventually bee resistant to this crop? Then there is always the possibility that we may not be able to destroy GM crops once they spread into the environment. Risk to food web. A further plication is that the pesticide produced in the crop may unintentionally harm creatures. GM crops may also pose a health risk to native animals that eat them. The animals may be poisoned by the builtin pesticides. Tests in the . showed that 44% of caterpillars (毛蟲 ) of the monarch butterfly died when fed large amounts of pollen(花粉 )from GM corn. Disease. Another concern is disease. Since some crops are modified using the DNA from viruses and bacteria, will we see new diseases emerge? What about the GM crops that have antibioticresistant marker genes? Marker genes are used by scientists to determine whether their geic modification of a plant was successful. Will these antibioticresistant genes be transferred to microanisms that cause disease? We already have a problem with ineffective antibiotics. How can we develop new drugs to fight these new bugs? Until further studies can show that GM foods and crops do not pose serious threats to human health or the world39。 2. 此措施帶來的好處 。 每日更新 !!! 考試吧論壇： 考試吧博客： 考試吧商城： Part Ⅰ Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled The Decrease of Public Transportation Ticket Fare. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below: 1. 近來一些城市政府實施多 項舉措降低公共交通票價，大力發(fā)展公共交通 。 每日更新 !!! 考試吧論壇： 考試吧博客： 考試吧商城： advantages do GM crops hold for farmers? GM crops can be produced to be herbicide (除草劑 ) resistant. This means that farmers could spray these crops with herbicide and kill the