【正文】 vice C. supply D. repair 13. Within the foreseeable future there may be a major ______ of species, involving from onethird to twothirds of all the species now in existence. A. exhaustion B. exhibition C. extension D. extinction 14. ______ we arrived in a more urban area, where Jim took me to a place called Boston Market. A. Before long B. After long C. Shortly before D. Shortly after 15. ______ urgent the situation may be, you will need to make one change at a time, and then move on. A. As B. Whenever C. However D. Whatever 16. The museum’s new building will have ______ the exhibition space as before. A. three times B. three times like C. three times as D. three times larger 中國最龐大的實用下載資料庫 (負責(zé)整理 . 版權(quán)歸原作者所有 ) 17. When you are in your room, leave the door ______ so that your visitors do not have to knock. A. open B. opened C. opening D. being open 18. Earth is believed to ______ by an object the size of Mars at some point in the distant past before its surface cooled. A. be hit B. have hit C. have been hit D. being hit 19. The only thing ______ really matters to the parents is how soon their children can return home. A. what B. that C. which D. this 20. It is unacceptable that a person ______ for an unmitted crime. A. gets punishing B. punishes C. get punished D. punished 21. In Australia the Asians have made their influence ______ in businesses, large and small A. feeling B. feel C. felt D. to be felt 22. The angry mother didn’t know who ______ for the broken glass. A. will blame B. to blame C. to be blamed D. blames 23. In the Chinese mind the Spring Festival is ______ with nice food and new clothes. A. joined B. related C. linked D. associated 24. Mobile phones are proved to ______ with flight instruments and have a negative effect on flight safety. 中國最龐大的實用下載資料庫 (負責(zé)整理 . 版權(quán)歸原作者所有 ) A. interfere B. disturb C. interrupt D. trouble 25. Some governments have forbidden cigarette ______ and launched antismoking campaigns. A. missions B. modities C. mercials D. mands 26. If you try to sell them something that they ______ for free, they aren’t going to buy it. A. used to getting B. used to get C. were used to get D. are used to get 27. Applicants must show that they have $10,000 or more ______ for living expenses and approximately $10,000 for tuition. A. acceptable B. advisable C. available D. applicable 28. The director often says it is difficult to design a program that will meet the ______ needs of all our users. A. diverse B. distinctive C. distinct D. distinguished 29. ______ their differences, they are united by the mon desire to transform their personal mitment into public leadership. A. But for B. For all C. Above all D. Except for 30. The winter just ending was ______ severe, causing great hardship to the poorer people in this area. A. exceptionally B. explosively C. extensively D. expressively 中國最龐大的實用下載資料庫 (負責(zé)整理 . 版權(quán)歸原作者所有 ) Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes, 40 points) Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each of the passages is followed by 5 questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center. Passage One Declaring that physical exercise is one of the most powerful medicines to help improve our quality of life is not an exaggeration. The World Health Organization expressed the same view in its 20xx World Health Report, emphasizing that the damage produced by lack of physical activity was equal to the strong probability of serious illness such as heart disease and even some kinds of cancer. Those who have embraced an active lifestyle for years are familiar with the sort of physical and psychological benefits that e from exercise. Nevertheless, a lot of people would never think of physical activity as a way of feeling better, simply because they don’t think they are in need of it, or because they are lazy or maintain that they haven’t got enough time. There are many positive effects that result from physical exercise and they are not only concerned with the physical aspects but also psychological and social ones. 中國最龐大的實用下載資料庫 (負責(zé)整理 . 版權(quán)歸原作者所有 ) Beginning with the physical benefits, physical activity improves the life of the heart, burns off fat, lowers high blood pressure, makes tissues more resistant, and increases muscle flexibility and joint mobility. On a psychological level, physical activity helps reduce anxiety and stress by causing tension to disappear and by encouraging us to have a better sense of ourselves through listening to our bodies during movement. Lastly, seeing ourselves in better health is advantageous socially. The sense of satisfaction thus obtained will result in an increase of selfrespect and selfconfidence in terms of our ability to interact with others. The benefits linked to exercise have also not gone unnoticed in the business world, with more and more panies setting up gyms onsite. Employees’ improved health translates into better performance and reduce