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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］ 以后的數十年汽車用什么作能源，Everyone is going to drive electrically powered cars.每個人都將用上電力驅動的車，因此將用電作能源。
30.What will future news reports focus on when talking about transportation?
【解析】［A］本題也可在聽力材料中直接聽出答案。In the coming years, instead of radio reports about road conditions and highway traffic, news reports will talk about traffic jams in the sky.未來的新聞報道在談到交通狀況時將主要報道空中的交通狀況。
31. What is the special requirement for passengers traveling to the moon?
【解析】［B］ 從短文最后的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，只能帶不超過十盎司的隨身行李，因此，對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］男孩的工作就是給顧客擦皮鞋。
33.What was one of the requirements laid down by the boy’s father?
【解析】［B］從這一句I had to be on time中可知他工作不能遲到。
34.What did the boy ask his father to do one day?【解析】A 男孩認為爸爸應該付他工錢I thought he should give me 10 pounds a week.
35.Why did the boy’s father refuse to pay him?【解析】［D］ 因為父親認為 it was his son who should pay him。
Section C
36.【答案】medical
【解析】medical 意為“醫學的”。縱觀全文可知此處應填medical，美國人對本國所達到的醫學成就倍感驕傲。
37. 【答案】prevention
【解析】prevention意為“預防、防止”。醫學家已經發現預防和治療腦灰質炎以及肺結核的方法。
38. 【答案】cancer
【解析】cancer意為“癌癥”。他們對癌癥和心臟病做了大量研究。
39. 【答案】equipped
【解析】equip意為“裝備、配備”。美國的醫院是最現代化的，配備有世界上最好的醫療設備。
40. 【答案】national
【解析】national 意為“國家的”。美國有一個全民健康計劃。
41. 【答案】available
【解析】available意為“可用到的，可利用的”。為了這個全民健康目的美國有許多項目計劃。
42.【答案】sum
【解析】sum 意為“一筆(金額)”a sum of money 是固定搭配。公司定期付一筆款項到這個基金里。
43. 【答案】employee
【解析】employee意為“職員、雇員”。當職員需要就醫，他可以從這個基金里拿錢付醫療費用。
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
【全文翻譯】
毫無疑問，地球正變得越來越熱。但是，真正的問題是：氣候變暖的程度是我們的錯，我們愿意通過控制我們對礦石燃料無止境的欲望來減緩地球變暖嗎？
全球氣候變暖似乎離我們太遙遠，以至于我們無需為此擔心；或者太難以確定，我們無法用計算機技術來測定，同樣的計算機技術往往難以正確地預報下周的天氣情況。在一個陰冷的冬日，你可能會覺得，變暖幾度無論如何也不是件糟糕的事情。毫無疑問，氣候變化的警告聽上去就像一個環保主義者的恐嚇策略，迫使我們遠離汽車，限制我們的生活方式。
這些也許是安慰的想法。然而，不幸的是，地球給我們帶來一些不安的消息。從阿拉斯加到安第斯山的雪峰，全球都在快速升溫。上個世紀，全球溫度上升了1華氏度，但是有些最冷、最偏遠的地方卻遠不止如此。這些結果非常不妙。冰層正在融化，河流正在干枯，海岸正在受侵蝕，我們的社區正在受到威脅。
很大程度上，這些正在發生的變化處于我們的視野之外。但是，他們不應該被忽視，因為他們預示著地球的其他地方將會發生什么樣的情況。
47.【解析】［E］此處應填入E項，be willing to 為固定搭配。
48.【解析】［H］此處應填入一個名詞，而appetite通常和介詞for搭配，此處句子的意思為控制我們無止境的欲望。
49.【解析】［A］此處應填入一個形容詞，根據上下文意思應選A項，意即:全球氣候變暖似乎離我們太遙遠，以至于我們無需為此擔心。
50.【解析】［B］此處應填入一個名詞，而與computer 搭配的名詞在選項中根據上下文意思B為正確選項。
51.【解析】［F］根據上下文意思此處應表達氣候變化之意，因此F為正確選項。
52.【解析】［L］該題較為簡單，表示“上個世紀全球的氣溫上升了1華氏度”，應能迅速找出正確答案。
53.【解析】［I］顯然ice 與melt 搭配，因此I為正確選項。
54.【解析】［K］此處應填入一個現在分詞，表示“海岸受到侵蝕”，因此應選K項。
55.【解析】［N］該題較為簡單，應填入一個復數名詞，所以填入N項。
56.【解析】［D］選D項，the rest of 為固定搭配。
Section B
Passage One
【全文翻譯】
定義成功有許多不同的方法。準確地說，我們每個人都有自己的成功理念。在某種程度上，我們每個
