【正文】 each system reflects the history and present needs of the region or the nation.A) dominant B) influentialC) integral D) drastic38. In spite of the economic forecast, manufacturing output has risen slightly.A) faint B) dizzyC) gloomy D) opaque39. Too often Dr. Johnson’s lectures how to protect the doctor rather than how to cure the patient.A) look to B) dwell onC) permeate into D) shrug off40. Located in Washington ., the Library of Congress contains an impressive of books on every conceivable subject.A) flock B) configurationC) pile D) array41. Some felt that they were hurrying into an epoch of unprecedented enlightenment, in which better education and beneficial technology would wealth and leisure for all.A) maintain B) ensureC) certify D) console42. Fiberoptic cables can carry hundreds of telephone conversations .A) homogeneously B) spontaneouslyC) simultaneously D) ingeniously43. Excellent films are those which national and cultural barriers.A) transcend B) traverseC) abolish D) suppress44. The law of supply and demand will eventually take care of a shortage or of dentists.A) surge B) surplusC) flush D) fluctuation45. One third of the Chinese in the United States live in California, in the San Francisco area.A) remarkably B) severelyC) drastically D) predominantly46. After the terrible accident, I discovered that my ear was being less .A) sensible B) sensitiveC) sentimental D) sensational47. Now the cheers and applause in a single sustained roar.A) mingled B) tangledC) baffled D) huddled48. Among all the public holidays, National Day seems to be the most joyful to the people of the country。27. By saying that Linda Krentz “saw the light”(Line 4, Para. 1), the author means that she “ ”.A) learned how to lose weightB) realized what her problem wasC) came to see the importance of lightD) became lighthearted and cheerful22. Ingham insists that her testimony is based on .A) evidence provided by the EPA of the United StatesB) the results of an experiment she conducted herselfC) evidence from her collaborative research with German biologistsD) the results of extensive field tests in Corvallis, Oregon17. What is said about European society in the passage?A) It has fostered the trend towards small families.B) It is getting closer to Americanstyle capitalism.C) It has limited consumer choice despite a free market.D) It is being threatened by irresistible privatization.12. Most rainforest soils are thin and poor because .A) the position of the topsoil is rather unstableB) black carbon is washed away by heavy rainsC) organic matter is quickly lost due to heat and rainD) longterm farming has exhausted the ingredients essential to plant growth9. A) The man should phone the hotel for directions.B) The man can ask the department store for help.C) She doesn’t have the hotel’s phone number.D) The hotel is just around the corner.5. A) Stay away for a couple of weeks.B) Check the locks every two weeks.C) Look after the Johnsons’ house.D) Move to another place.From the conversation we know that the two are talking about some work they will start at 9 oclock in the morning and have to finish by 2 in the afternoon. Therefore, D) “5 hours” is the correct answer. You should choose ［D］ on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre.Sample Answer ［A］［B］［C］［D］1. A) It will reduce government revenues.B) It will stimulate business activities.C) It will mainly benefit the wealthy.D) It will cut the stockholders’ dividends.2. A) She will do her best if the job is worth doing.B) She prefers a life of continued exploration.C) She will stick to the job if the pay is good.D) She doesn’t think much of jobhopping.6. A) He would like to warm up for the game.B) He didn’t want to be held up in traffic.C) He didn’t want to miss the game.D) He wanted to catch as many game birds as possible.10. A) she doesn’t expect to finish all her work in thirty minutes.B) She has to do a lot of things within a short time.C) She has been overworking for a long time.D) She doesn’t know why there are so many things to do.13. Glaser made his discovery by .A) studying patches of fertile soils in the central AmazonB) examining pottery left over by ancient civilizationsC) testburning patches of trees in the central AmazonD) radiocarbondating ingredients contained in forest soils18. According to Paragraph 3, the newest group of singles are .A) warm and lighthearted B) on either side of marriageC) negative and gloomy D) healthy and wealthy23. According to Janet Anderson, the EPA .A) has cancelled its approval for field tests of the GM organismB) hasn’t reviewed the findings of Ingham’s researchC) has approved field tests using the GM organismD) hasn’t given permission to field test the GM organism28. What is the CURRENT view concerning the treatment of seasonal depression with bright lights?A) Its effect remains to be seen.B) It serves as a kind of placebo.C) It proves to be an effective therapy.D) It hardly produces any effects. on that day the whole