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e premarketing proof of safety or effectiveness. If a product already on the market is a danger to health, FDA can request the producer or distributor to remove it from the market voluntarily, or it can take legal action, including seizure (查封 ) of the product. One notable case a few years ago involved an electrical device called the Relaxacisor, which had been sold for reducing the waistline. The Relaxacisor produced electrical shocks to the body through contact pads. FDA took legal action against the distributor to stop the sale of the device on the grounds that was dangerous to health and life. Obviously, most of the devices on the market have never been the subject of court proceedings (法律訴訟 ), and new devices appear continually, Before buying, it is up to the consumer to judge the safety or effectiveness of such items. 32. It can be inferred that ads mentioned in the text are_____. A. objective B. costly C. unbelievable D. illegal 33. The Relaxacisor is mentioned as______. A. a product which was designed to produce electricity B. a successful advertisement of a beauty product C. an example of a quality beauty product D. a product whose distributor was involved in a legal case 34. The author intends to______. A. give advice on how to keep young and beautiful B. show the weakness of the law on product safety C. make consumers aware of the promoters’ false promise D. introduce the anization of FDA 35. Which of the following is true according to the text? A. The court is in charge of removing dangerous products. B. The promoters usually just care about profits. C. New products are more likely to be questionable. D. The production of a device must be approved by FDA. 第二節(jié)(共 5小題;每小題 2分,共 10分) 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,從短文后的七個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。 You’ re probably most familiar with college dictionaries, often called abridged dictionaries. Although abridged means ― shortened, these dictionaries contain more than 150,000 entries and provide detailed definitions that are sufficient for most college students and general users. ’ s Ⅱ New Riverside University Dictionary and the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language are college dictionaries. Unabridged dictionaries contain as many as 500,000 entries and provide detailed definitions and extensive word histories (etymologies 詞源 ). . Unabridged dictionaries include the Oxford English Dictionary and the Random House Dictionary of the English Language. . Some entries also include plurals and capitalized forms, synonyms, antonyms, and derivatives. Americanisms and etymologies may be provided along with usage notes, crossreferences, and idioms. If you prefer using the dictionary on a puter, you can obtain CDROM versions of many major dictionaries. In addition, you can access numerous dictionaries, such as Webster’ s Dictionary, on the Inter. . Online dictionaries also offer additional features, such as word games, language tips, and amusing facts about words. Some online dictionary services allow you to access numerous dictionaries, both general and specialized, in on search. . For example, there are dictionaries for the specialized vocabularies of law, puter technology, and medicine. In addition, there are dictionaries of synonyms, cliche’ s, slang, and even regional expressions, such as the Dictionary of American Regional English (DARE). There are also dictionaries of foreign languages, famous people’ s names, literary characters’ names and place names. A. Specialized dictionaries provide indepth information about a certain field. B. These dictionaries, possibly in several volumes and mostly found in libraries, are excellent sources for scholarly inquiries. C. But dictionaries these days do not judge how a word should be used. They simply describe how people use them, and Random House, for example, have free online services. D. Online dictionaries allow you to enter a search word to see a definition, and sometimes even an illustration. E. College dictionaries also contain separate lists of abbreviations, biographical and geographical names, foreign words and phrases, and tables of measures. F. A dictionary entry has many elements: multiple definitions, syllabication, preferred spelling and pronunciation, and partofspeech labels. G. Many of the 10,000 new words in the Eleventh Edition of the Collegiate Dictionary involve puters. 第三部分 英語(yǔ)知識(shí)運(yùn)用(共兩節(jié),滿分 45 分) 第一節(jié) 完形填空(共 20小題;每小題 ,滿分 30分) 閱讀下面短文,掌握其大意,從每題所給的 A、 B、 C、 D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中,選出最佳選項(xiàng),并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。 “Mum, you’re always on the puter!”Laure plained . “No, I39。m not. ”I 41 . “Every day I e home from school you’re working on the puter . ” “Well, at least I39。m here 42 you!” My daughter was right. Day after day, in my home office, I would stare into space as my 43 typed out the thoughts of a speaker or research pleted for an article. It seemed that my work as a writer and speaker 44 my fingers to the keyboard and my mind to valuable ideas. What Laure did not 45 was that during her day away, I39。d also be doing a lot of housework. It was only around three in the afternoon that I39。d 46 seat myself at my desk for a few 47 moments of deep thought. Then she’d e in from school . I was 48 of myself on being available to my children. After all, I am a speaker on child behavior and parenting. But Laure’s observation 49 my heart. In her eyes, I must have been a mom who was 50 but unapproachable. I wouldn’t make such an image( 形象 )before her. My relationship with my children is more 51 than any other work. “Laure,”I called . “e here a minute.” She wandered to my doorway. I had decided to have her 52 me when I was too devoted to work. I wanted her to have the 53