【正文】 注意 ： 1．每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞； 2．只允許修改 10 處，多者 (從第 11 處起 )不計分。 Chicken is a popular food In many countries． 36 ． Britain alone processes more than 945 million whitefeathered chickens every year， creating tons of leftover feathers． Two students from Imperial College London， Elena Dieckman and Ryan Robinson， want to turn these feathers into something useful. They are studying how to use them in other ways， like keeping homes warm， for example． Why are feathers useful? Bird feathers have long been used in clothing and in bedding． Manufacturers often use feathers because of their light weight and the warmth they provide in a cold room or climate． 37 ． They are designed by nature to protect birds from really harsh environments． They are super lightweight， waterproof and biodegradable(可生物降解的 )． So it’ s a really great material． Robinson adds that their goal is to develop ways to use the entire feather， not just parts of it． 38 ． Elena Dieckman and Ryan Robinson are each working toward a Doctor of Philosophy degree， or PhD． They are the founders of a startup pany called Aeropowder． 39 ． They developed a biodegradable product that could replace manmade insulation(隔音 )． Biodegradable materials are capable of being slowly broken down through natural processes. 40 ． The $ 23， 000 they won in the petition helped them start their pany，Aeropowder． A． If successful， they may help prevent the waste of this useful natural material． B． Feather is very light， so that we say“ as light as a feather”． C． And the number of chicken killed for their meat is rising． D． Dieckman and Robinson won several awards for their insulation． E． Humans keep chickens as a source of food， consuming both their meat and eggs． F． According to Elena Dieckman， feathers are a real wonder material． G． They had an idea to create useful materials from waste． 第三部分 語言知識運用 (滿分 45 分 ) 第一節(jié) 完形填空 (共 20 小題；每小題 分，滿分 30 分 ) 閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的 A、 B、 C和 D 四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。 6． What does the woman remend? A． Visiting many museums． B． Buying a oneweek pass． C． Waiting in line for air tickets． 7． What surprised the woman? A． He studied art history． B． He works in a bank． C． He loves economics． 聽第 7 段材料，回答第 9 題。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的 A、 B、 C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。考試結(jié)束，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。 注意事項 ： l．答題前，考生務必用 毫米黑色簽字筆將自己的姓名、座號、考生號、縣區(qū)和科類填寫在答題卡和試卷規(guī)定的位置上。聽完每段對話后，你都有 10 秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。 8． Which city did the man fly into? A． Seattle． B． New York． C． Phoenix. 9． How does the man feel about the airline? A． Angry． B． Content． C． Anxious． 聽第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 題。 A taxi driver taught me a lesson in customer satisfaction and expectation． Inspiring speakers 41 thousands of dollars to give this kind of training to corporate directors and staff． It cost me only a $12 42 ride． I had 43 into Dallas just for the purpose of calling on a client． Time was precious and my 44 included a quick turnaround trip from and back to the airport． A 45 taxi pulled up． The driver rushed to 46 the passenger door for me and made sure I was 47 seated before he closed the door． As he got in the driver’ s seat， he 48 that the neatly folded Wall Street Journal next to me was for my use． He then showed me several 49 and asked me what type of music I would enjoy． I could not believe the 50 I was receiving! I took the opportunity to say，“ 51 you take great pride in your work． You must have a 52 to share．” “ You bet，” he 53 ，“ I used to be in Corporate America． But I was tired of thinking my best would never be good enough． I 54 to find my right position in life， somewhere I could feel 55 of being the best． I love driving cars， and feeling like I have done a full day’ s work and done it 56 ． So I chose to bee a 57 ． One thing I know for sure， to be good in my business I just have to meet the expectations of my passengers． 58 ， to be great in my business，I have to go 59 the customer’ s expectations!” The taxi driver taught me a great life 60