【正文】 2． 整套考題送分比例， 考題中的語言難度，問題設(shè)置難度， 考點(diǎn)設(shè)置情況基本與 07 年綜合 A 考題難度相當(dāng)， 但是補(bǔ)全短文考題語言難度同 07 年考題相比難度有所增加。 And________ (63)is believed that a special kind of oil in his head is some sort of pensating mechanism that automatically adjusts the internal pressure of his body． But________ (64)you can?t bring a live whale into the laboratory for study， no one________(65)just how these things work. Their B It39。 Immense strength is built into the great body of the big whales， and in fact most of a whale?s body is one gigantic muscle 。 _________ (50) This all makes an otherwise “emotionally pelling film not necessarily an intellectually satisfying one； ”wrote Darren Barefoot， a Canadian blogger(博客作者 )． A Mr． Moore also decided to ignore problems in other countries ， like France?s high taxes and Britain?S cash—short hospitals． B But the film as a whole ， he concluded ， is “breathtakingly meretricious(似是而非的 )， ”in large part because of its characterizations of other countries? health care systems． C The problems have been noticed—and criticism is ing not just from MrMoore?s detractors(詆毀者 )． D He ticked off a number of negative statistics to counter the positive ones offeredby Mr． Moore． E Health care is the prevention ， treatment ， and management of illness. F This is particularly true in health care， a market in which scarce(稀罕的 )goods are ridiculously expensive，but needed by everybody． 第 6 部分：完型填空 (第 51～ 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(gè)最佳選項(xiàng)。 What’s Lacking in ‘Sicko’? When it es to economic decisions， there are always trade． offs(取舍 )． Gain one thing and you lose something else． _________(46) The central argument of Michael Moore?s movie“Sicko”一 that the cure to the nation?s health care problems is a single—payer system—is hardly novel and is certainly worth consideration， whether or not you agree with it． But in paring the American system with single—payer plans of other countries—Britain， France，Canada and Cuba—Mr． Moore left out the trade?offs，characterizing those countries as health care paradises． _________(47) Kurt Loder， the film critic who is best known as the anchor(主持人 )of“MTV News， ” wrote a critique(批評 )of the film for MTV?s website． “Sicko” he said。s of course degrading(侮辱人格的 )， ”said Linda Malone，director of the Human Rights and National Security Law Programme at William and Mary Law School． “US law only prohibits punishment that is?cruel and unusual?一 not?inhuman and degrading?． it39。Some judges say shamed offenders seldom repeat their crimes． Others aren?t SO sure。 C． Your life style． D． Your genes. 37. What did Jules Hirsch do to the eight fat people in his study? A． He let them skip supper B． He let them skip breakfast． C． He let them run every morning and evening． D． He gave them a liquid formula providing 600 calories a day． 38 .What happened to the eight fat people after they left the hospital? A． They went mad． B． They killed themselves． C． They were back to normal weight． D． They attempted suicide. 5 39. Ethan Sims made his subjects A． battle their geic inheritance B． increase their weight． C． suffer from hunger D． lower their weight． 40. What did scientists think was true? A． Each person has a fixed weight range． B． Each person has a weight range of 9kg． C． Each person wants to control his or her weight． D． Each person wants to eat to his or her heart?s content 第三篇 Shaming Punishments Last month， James Connolly， a junior at the University of Massachusetts， stood in front of a local police station wearing a toga(長袍 )as punishment． His crime? He was charged with underage drinking，illegal possession of alcohol and excessive noise while holding a party． This shaming punishment has increased in the US in recent years ， mostly imposed by local judges for less—serious crimes， such as drunk driving and theft． They believe shame is the best petty crime deterrent(威懾 )． For example， in Tennessee， Judge James McKenzie has made shoplifters(商店貨物扒手 )stand outside Wal — Mart with signs that read， “I am a thief put here by order of Judge McKenzie” ， “Alternative punishments like munity service and fines don?t convey moral condemnation(譴責(zé) )of the criminal， ”said Dan Kahan ， a University of Chicago Law School professor ,in an article published on the university?S website． “They aren?t shameful enough。 But months after the study ended． they were back to normal weight and stayed there． This does not mean that people are pletely without hope in controlling their weight． It means that those who tend to be fat will have to constantly baffle their geic inheritance if they want to significantly lower their weight。 They were given a liquid formula providing 600 calories a day． After more than 1 0 weeks， the subjects lost 45ka on average． But after lea