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Q: Where are they going?2. W: Karen suggested going to the art gallery this weekend.Part III從1900年到1950年,改變?nèi)祟?lèi)生活的發(fā)明有汽車(chē)、飛機(jī)、電話(huà)、收音機(jī)、電視機(jī)——當(dāng)然還有核武器和計(jì)算機(jī)。Part II D. no less90. A. to be taken D. at89. A. much D. caution86. A. little B. cause C. objectives B. subject B. ment D. crowd80. A. In C. staff B. number B. where D. occupy76. A. which C. offer B. partlymunity service.71. A. overseaseriously for that. Retired people who are just looking for something different or unusual to do should not consider retirement were also possible during one’s working life but they are to be undertaken Many munity activities possible they must be joined with mitment to the , both personal and D. The Chance for Great Scientific Discoveries Bees ScarcePart IV B. The Harsh Challenge Has to Be Met by Modern Scientists D. the origin and the power of atomic energy70. The best title of this passage can be ______. B. I only IV. is working as a science writer has been working as an editor of Scientific American D. most secrets of the world have already been discovered67. John Horgan ______. B. most of the best things remain to be changed Were the scientists who made these discoveries brighter than today’s? That seems unlikely. A far more reasonable explanation is that fundamental science has already entered a period of diminished returns. “Look, don’t get me wrong,” says Mr. Horgan. “There are lots of important things still to study, and applied science and engineering can go on for ever. I hope we get a cure for cancer, and for mental disease, though there are few real signs of progress.”66. The sentence “most of the best things have already been located” could mean ______. The End of Science provoked a wave of denunciation (譴責(zé)) in the United States last year. “The reaction has been one of plete shock and disbelief,” Mr. Horgan says. D. China’s First Cloned PandaIf there is one thing scientists have to hear, it is that the game is over. Raised on the belief of an endless voyage of discovery, they recoil(畏縮)from the suggestion that most of the best things have already been located. If they have, today’s scientists can hope to contribute no more than a few grace notes to the symphony of science. B. China—the Native Place of Pandas Forever D. Lack of qualified researchers.65. The best title for the passage may be ______. C. Lack of funds. A. Lack of host animals. D. save endangered animals from extinction62. How long will the Chinese pandacloning project take according to the passage? B. implant embryo into a host animalM, the firstever attempt at cloning a dog.“They are trying to do something that’s never been done, and this is very similar to our work in Noah’s Ark. We’re both trying to save animals that face extinction. I certainly applaud their effort and there’s a lot we can learn from what they are attempting to do. It’s a research that is very much needed.”61. The aim of “Noah’s Ark” Project is to ______. With only about 1 000 pandas left in the world, China is desperately trying to clone the animal and save the endangered species. That’s a move similar to what a Texas Aamp。 C. an executive or businessman with at least 15 years’ experience A. an enthusiastic but unqualified young student II. C. are inexperienced and unqualifieds getting older and older.Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) has about 2000 volunteers in the field around the world. After a dip in interest in the mid1990s, applications to work abroad are at record levels. Last year 7, 645 people submitted applications, and 920 successfully negotiated the VSO selection process and were sent abroad. When the organization was founded in l959, the average volunteer was in his early 20s. Now, the average age is 35, and set to rise further.Partly, that is because there are more older people who want to do VSO. More people take early retirement。 s vital signs over telephoneB. flood is not among the disasters mentioned in the passageC. the trend in applying telemedicine is toward providing global access to medical dataD. telemedicine is being used by many medical teams as a tool for disaster response54. The word problem in the fourth paragraph refers to the fact that ______.A. there are not enough mobile phones for distributing medical intelligenceB. CT scans are one of the biggest bandwidth consumersC. bandwidth is not adequate to transmit plex medical images around the worldD. munications satellites can only cope with the shortterm needs during disasters55. A proper title for the passage may be ______.A. Improvement in Communications D. Americans39。 C. cope with B. care about A. stand for C. collective B. average C. normally B. sick C. limited A. sight B. contribution D. Neutral39. This local evening paper has a ______ of twentyfive thousand. A. convey A. management C. down B. up C. for the spot B. unfamiliar D. detect30. Because of adverse weather conditions, the travelers stopped to camp. C. track C. plan D. effective27. Providing firstclass service is one of the tactics the airline adopts to attract passengers. C. sensible A. helpful B. neglected D. covered25. A frequently cited example of the endangered species is the panda. A. weakened B. poised C. derives A. guarantee D. required19. Should either of these situations occur, wrong control actions might be taken and a p