C) To cut down the heavy paperwork for its easy passage. D) To make it easier for the State Assembly to pass the bill.

40. It can be learned from the passage that ________. A) both bills are likely to be made state laws B) neither bill will pass through the Assembly C) AB 2330 stands a better chance of passage D) Sacramento and San Jose support SB 1403

Part III Vocabulary (20 minutes)

41. Grey whales have long been _______ in the north Atlantic and hunting was an important cause for that.

A) extinct B) extinguished C) detained D) deprived

42. He was given major responsibility for operating the remote manipulator to ______ the newly launched satellite.

A) retreat B) retrieve C) embody D) embrace

43. Foreign students are facing unprecedented delays, as visa applications receive closer _________ than ever.

A) irrigate B) intrigue C) irritate D) intimidate

44. If you are late for the appointment, you might _______ the interviewer and lose your chance of being accepted.

A) irrigate B) intrigue C) irritate D) intimidate

45. Children’s idea of a magic kingdom is often dancers in animal ______ as they have often seen in Disneyland.

A) cushions B) costumes C)skeletons D) ornaments

46. Ever since the first nuclear power stations were built, doubts have _____ about their safety. A) preserved B) traces C) tracks D) trails

47. This clearly shows that crops and weeds have quite a number of ________ in common. A) traits B) traces C)tracks D) trails

48. From science to Shakespeare. Excellent television and video programs are available ________to teachers.

A) in stock B) in store C) in operation D) in abundance

49. When the Italian poet Dante was ________ from his home in Florence, he decided to walk form Italy to Paris to search for the real meaning of life. A) exerted B) expired C) exiled D) exempted

50. Habits acquired in youth-notably smoking and drinking-may increase the risk of ________diseases in a person’s later life.

A) consecutive B) chronic C) critical D) cyclical

51. F.W. Woolworth was the first businessman to erect a true skyscraper to _______ himself, and in 1929, Al Smith, a former governor of New York, sought to outreach him. A) portray B) proclaim C) exaggerate D) commemorate

52. To label their produce as organic, farmers have to obtain a certificate showing that no _______ chemicals have been used to kill pests on the farm for two years. A) toxic B) tragic C) nominal D) notorious

53. Ancient Greek gymnastics training programs were considered to be an _______ part of the children’s education.

A) intact B) integral C) inclusive D) infinite

54. Researchers have found that happiness doesn’t appear to be anyone’s ______ ; the capacity for joy is a talent you develop largely for yourself. A) disposal B) excelled C) exceeded D) enriched

55. We want our children to have more than job skills; we want their lives to be _____ and their perspectives to be broadened.

A) envisaged B) excelled C) exceeded D) enriched

56. Online schools, which ________ the needs of different people, have emerged as an increase-ingly popular education alternative. A) stir up B) switch on C) cater to D) consent to

57. This kind of songbird sleeps much less during its annual ______. But that doesn’t seem to affect its flying.

A) migration B) emigration C) conveyance D) transference

58. The developing nations want rich countries to help shoulder the cost of _____ forests. A) updating B) upgrading C) conserving D) constructing

59. In the study, researchers succeeded in determining how coffee ______ different areas of the brain in 15volunteers.

A) integrated B) motivated C) illuminated D) activated

60. They are trying to ______ the risk as much as they can by making a more thorough investigation of the market.

A) minimize B) harmonize C) summarize D) jeopardize

61. The cycles of the sun and moon are simple but ______ forces which have shaped human lives

since the beginning.

A) frantic B) gigantic C) sensational D) maximum

62. An effort was launched recently to create the first computer ______ of the entire human brain. A) repetition B) repression C) saturation D) simulation

63. In the face of the disaster, the world has united to aid millions of ______ people trying to piece their lives back together.

A) fragile B)primitive C) vulnerable D) susceptible

64. AIDS is a global problem that demands a unified, worldwide solution, which is not only the responsibility of nations in which AIDS is most _______. A) relevant B) prevalent C) vigorous D) rigorous

65. After the earthquake, a world divided by _______ and religious disputes suddenly faced its common humanity in this shocking disaster.

A) ethnic B) epidemic C) strategic D) pathetic

66. Psychologists suggest that children who are shy are more _______ to develop depression and anxiety later in life.

A) eligible B) engaged C) prone D) prospective

67. Initially, the scientists and engineers seemed _______ by the variety of responses people can make to a poem.

A)reinforced B)embarrassed C) depressed D) bewildered

68. Is it possible to stop drug _______ in the country within a very short time?

A) adoption B) addiction C) contemplation D) compulsion

69. The parents of Lindsay, 13, an _______ tennis player who spends eight hours a day on the court, admit that a regular school is not an option their daughter. A) exotic B) equivalent C) elite D) esthetic

70. Our research confirmed the ______ that when children have many different caregiver important aspects of their development are liable to be overlooked. A) hypothesis B) hierarchy C) synthesis D) syndrome

The most important starting point for improving the understanding of science is undoubtedly an adequate scientific education at school. Public attitudes towards

science owe much the way science is taught in these S1. __________ institutions, Today, school is what most people come into S2. __________ contact with a formal instruction and explanation of science for the first time. At least in a systematic way, It is at this

Point which the foundations are laid for an interest in science. S3. _________ What is taught (and how) in this first encounter will largely determinc an individual’s view of the subject in adult life

Understanding the original of the negative attitudes S4._________ towards science may help us to modify them . Most education system neglect exploration, understanding and reflection, S5. ________ Teachers in schools tend to present science as a collection of facts, often by more detail than necessary, As a result. S6. _______ children memorize processes such as mathematical formulas

or the periodic table, only to forget it shortly afterwards. The S7. ________ task of learning facts and concepts, one at a time, makes

learning laborious, boring and efficient, Such a purely S8._________ empirical approach, which consists of observation and description, is also, in a sense, unscientific or incomplete,

There is therefore a need for resources and methods of

teaching that facilitates a deep understanding of science in S9. _____ an enjoyable way, Science should not only be “fun” in the same way as playing a video game, but “hard fun” a deep

feeling of connection made possibly only by imaginative S10. ______ engagement.

The Celebration of Western Festivals

1、 现在国内有不少人喜欢过西方的某些节日， 2、 谈谈产生者种现象的原因 3、 这种现象可能带来的影响

答案：

Part I Listening Comprehension

1. B 2. A 3. C 4. C 5. D 6. B 7. C 8. D 9. B