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going to drive electrically powered cars.So in a few years people won’t worry about running out of gas.
Some of the large automobile companies are really moving ahead with this new technology.F & C Motors, a major auto company, for example, is holding a press conference next week.At the press conference the company will present its new, electronically operated models.
Transportation in the future won’t be limited to the ground.Many people predict that traffic will quickly move to the sky.In the coming years, instead of radio reports about road conditions and highway traffic, news reports will talk about traffic jams in the sky.
But the sky isn’t the limit.In the future, you’ll probably even be able to take a trip to the moon. Instead of listening to regular airplane announcements, you’ll hear someone say, “The spacecraft to the moon leaves in ten minutes.Please check your equipment.And remember, no more than ten ounces of carry-on baggage are allowed.”
Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29.What will be used to power cars in the next few decades?
【解析】［D］ 以后的数十年汽车用什么作能源，Everyone is going to drive electrically powered cars.每个人都将用上电力驱动的车，因此将用电作能源。
30.What will future news reports focus on when talking about transportation?
【解析】［A］本题也可在听力材料中直接听出答案。In the coming years, instead of radio reports about road conditions and highway traffic, news reports will talk about traffic jams in the sky.未来的新闻报道在谈到交通状况时将主要报道空中的交通状况。
31. What is the special requirement for passengers traveling to the moon?
【解析】［B］ 从短文最后的announcement提醒去往月球旅行的乘客：And remember, no more than ten ounces of carry?on baggage are allowed，只能带不超过十盎司的随身行李，因此，对于去月球旅行的旅客的特殊要求就是Take little luggage with them.
Passage Three
My parents ran a small restaurant.The restaurant was open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.And my first job when I was six years old was shining shoes for customers.My duties increased as I grew older.By age ten I was clearing tables and washing plates.My father made it clear that I had to meet certain standards.I had to be on time, hard-working and polite to the customers.I was never paid for any work I did.One day I made a mistake of telling Dad I thought he should give me 10 pounds a week.He said, “OK, then how about you paying me for the three meals a day when you eat here and for the times you bring in your friends for free drinks.” He figured I owed him about 40 pounds a week.This taught me quite a lot.
Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
32. What was the speaker’s job before he was 10 years old?
【解析】［C］男孩的工作就是给顾客擦皮鞋。
33.What was one of the requirements laid down by the boy’s father?
【解析】［B］从这一句I had to be on time中可知他工作不能迟到。
34.What did the boy ask his father to do one day?【解析】A 男孩认为爸爸应该付他工钱I thought he should give me 10 pounds a week.
35.Why did the boy’s father refuse to pay him?【解析】［D］ 因为父亲认为 it was his son who should pay him。
Section C
36.【答案】medical
【解析】medical 意为“医学的”。纵观全文可知此处应填medical，美国人对本国所达到的医学成就倍感骄傲。
37. 【答案】prevention
【解析】prevention意为“预防、防止”。医学家已经发现预防和治疗脑灰质炎以及肺结核的方法。
38. 【答案】cancer
【解析】cancer意为“癌症”。他们对癌症和心脏病做了大量研究。
39. 【答案】equipped
【解析】equip意为“装备、配备”。美国的医院是最现代化的，配备有世界上最好的医疗设备。
40. 【答案】national
【解析】national 意为“国家的”。美国有一个全民健康计划。
41. 【答案】available
【解析】available意为“可用到的，可利用的”。为了这个全民健康目的美国有许多项目计划。
42.【答案】sum
【解析】sum 意为“一笔(金额)”a sum of money 是固定搭配。公司定期付一笔款项到这个基金里。
43. 【答案】employee
【解析】employee意为“职员、雇员”。当职员需要就医，他可以从这个基金里拿钱付医疗费用。
44.【答案】They pay insurance premiums each month to insurance companies which then pay for medical expenses when they are needed
45.【答案】People regularly pay the hospital directly
46. 【答案】The government has health insurance programs for older people, poor people and those with long term illness
Part Ⅳ Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)
Section A
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毫无疑问，地球正变得越来越热。但是，真正的问题是：气候变暖的程度是我们的错，我们愿意通过控制我们对矿石燃料无止境的欲望来减缓地球变暖吗？
全球气候变暖似乎离我们太遥远，以至于我们无需为此担心；或者太难以确定，我们无法用计算机技术来测定，同样的计算机技术往往难以正确地预报下周的天气情况。在一个阴冷的冬日，你可能会觉得，变暖几度无论如何也不是件糟糕的事情。毫无疑问，气候变化的警告听上去就像一个环保主义者的恐吓策略，迫使我们远离汽车，限制我们的生活方式。
这些也许是安慰的想法。然而，不幸的是，地球给我们带来一些不安的消息。从阿拉斯加到安第斯山的雪峰，全球都在快速升温。上个世纪，全球温度上升了1华氏度，但是有些最冷、最偏远的地方却远不止如此。这些结果非常不妙。冰层正在融化，河流正在干枯，海岸正在受侵蚀，我们的社区正在受到威胁。
很大程度上，这些正在发生的变化处于我们的视野之外。但是，他们不应该被忽视，因为他们预示着地球的其他地方将会发生什么样的情况。
47.【解析】［E］此处应填入E项，be willing to 为固定搭配。
48.【解析】［H］此处应填入一个名词，而appetite通常和介词for搭配，此处句子的意思为控制我们无止境的欲望。
49.【解析】［A］此处应填入一个形容词，根据上下文意思应选A项，意即:全球气候变暖似乎离我们太遥远，以至于我们无需为此担心。
50.【解析】［B］此处应填入一个名词，而与computer 搭配的名词在选项中根据上下文意思B为正确选项。
51.【解析】［F］根据上下文意思此处应表达气候变化之意，因此F为正确选项。
52.【解析】［L］该题较为简单，表示“上个世纪全球的气温上升了1华氏度”，应能迅速找出正确答案。
53.【解析】［I］显然ice 与melt 搭配，因此I为正确选项。
54.【解析】［K］此处应填入一个现在分词，表示“海岸受到侵蚀”，因此应选K项。
55.【解析】［N］该题较为简单，应填入一个复数名词，所以填入N项。
56.【解析】［D］选D项，the rest of 为固定搭配。
Section B
Passage One
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定义成功有许多不同的方法。准确地说，我们每个人都有自己的成功理念。在某种程度上，我们每个
