【正文】 Mt. Desert Island The coast of the State of Maine is one of the most irregular in the world. A straight line running from the southernmost coastal city to the northernmost coastal city would measure about 225 miles. If you followed the coastline between these points, you would travel more than ten times as far. This irregularity is the result of what is called a drowned coastline____ (46). At that time, the whole area that is now Maine was part of a mountain range that towered above the sea. As the glacier (冰川 ) descended, however, it expended enormous force on those mountains, and they sank into the sea. As the mountains sank, ocean water charged over the lowest parts of the remaining land, forming a series of twisting inlets and lagoons (咸水湖 ). The highest parts of the former mountain range, nearest the shore, remained as islands. ____ (47) Marine fossils found here were 225 feet above sea level, indicating the level of the shoreline prior to the glacier. The 2,500milelong rocky coastline of Marine keeps watch over nearly two thousand islands. Many of these islands are tiny and uninhabited, but many are home to thriving munities. Mt. Desert Island is one of the largest, most beautiful of the Maine coast islands. Measuring 16 miles by 12 miles. Mt. Desert was essentially formed as two distinct islands, _____ (48) For years, Mt. Desert island, particularly its major settlement, Bar Harbor, afforded summer home for the wealthy. Recently though, Bar Harbor has bee a rapidly growing arts munity as well. But, the best part of the island is the unspoiled forest land known as Acadia National Park. Because the island sits on the boundary line between the temperate (溫帶 ) and subArctic zones, the islands supports the plants and animals of both zones as well as beach, inland, and alpine (高山的 ) (49). The establishment of Acadia National Park in 1916 means that this natural reserve will be perpetually available to all people, not just the wealthy. Visitors to Acadia may receive nature instruction from the park naturalists as well as enjoy camping, cycling, and boating. Or they 11 may choose to spend time at the archeological museum, learning about the Stone Age inhabitants of the island. The best view on Mt. Desert Island is from the top of Cadillac Mountain. ____ (50) From the summit, you can gaze back toward the mainland or out over the Atlantic Ocean and contemplate the beauty created by a retreating glacier. A It also lies in a major bird migration B Mt. Desert Island is one of the C The wealthy residents of Mt. Desert Island selfishly kept it to themselves. D The term es from the activity E This mountain rises 1,532 feet, making it the highest mountain on the Atlantic seaboard. F It is split almost in half by Somes Sound, a deep and narrow stretch of water, seven miles long. 第 6 部分：完形填空（第 52~65 題，每題 1 分，共 15 分） 下面的短文有 15 處空白，請根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容為每處空白確定 1 個最佳選項。s lives is anxiety. Buying something as basic as a coffee pot is not exactly simple. Easy access to a wide range of consumer goods induces a sense of powerlessness, even paralysis, in many people, ending in the shopper giving up and walking away6, or just buying an unsuitable item that is not really wanted in order to solve the problem and reduce the unease. Recent surveys in the United Kingdom have shown that a sizeable proportion of electrical goods bought per household are not really needed. The advertisers and the shareholders of the manufacturers are, noheless, satisfied. It is not just their availability that is the problem, but the speed with which new versions of products e on the market. Advances in design and production mean that new items are almost ready by the time that goods hit the shelves7. Products also need to have a short lifespan so that the public can be persuaded to replace them within a short time. The classic example is puters which are almost obsolete once they are bought. At first, there were only one or two available from a limited number of manufacturers, but now there are many panies all with not only their own products but different versions of the same machine. This makes selection a problem. Gone are the days when one could just walk with ease. into a shop and buy one thing8。請根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，為每題確定 1 個最佳選項。 But not all of the New York‘s inhabitants are plaining. Marcia Dugatty, 72, said, ―The city has changed for the better. If more cities had these laws, America would be a better place to live,‖ Nixon Patricks, 38, a barman, said, ―I like the new laws, if people smoked in here, we‘d go home smelling of cigarettes.‖ Recent figures show that New York now has fewer crimes per 100,000 people than 193 other US cities. And it‘s trueit‘s safe, cleaner and more healthy than before. But let‘s be honestwho goes to New York for its clean streets? 16. Some activities have recently bee illegal in New York. A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 17. It is now illegal to smoke or drink alcohol anywhere in New York. A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 18. Eating apples in the park is illegal. A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 19. The businessmen like the new laws. A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 20. Elle and Serge Schoronitman parked their car on the public driveway. A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 21. The editor of Vanity Fair magazine thinks some of the new laws are stupid. A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 22. New York is cleaner and safer than before. A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 第 3 部分：概括大意與完成句子（第 23~30 題，每題 1 分，共 8 分） 下 面的短文后有 2 項測試任務(wù)：（ 1）第 23~26 題要求從所給的 6 個選項中為指定段落每段選擇 1 個小標題；（ 2）第 27~30 題要求從所給的 6 個選項中為每個句子確定一個最佳選項。 1. For some obscure reason, the simple game is being very popular. A unclear B obvious C major D minor 2. The sea turtle‘s natural habitat has been considerably reduced. A greatly B suddenly C generally D s