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It is 2 a. m. You took too long over dinner, the coast is still a couple of hundred kilome

ters away and it is essential to get that early morning ferry. And your car radiator pipe has split. At times like that, the documents making up your insurance kit lying in the front of your car seem useless. The nearest phone was passed three kilometers back, and it would be reasonable to expect some delay in getting breakdown assistance when you have finally phoned through.

If on the other hand, you've got a spare in the car, five minutes' work should see you on your way again. The majority of breakdowns do involve minor and easily changed parts. A few basic tools and the right mix of spares are well worth the space they take up. But to sort out which ones are mast likely to be needed, and to buy them, can be expensive.

That is why the motoring organizations have come up with rental kits. For about 50 pence a day (slightly more to non-members)they will supply a boxed range of spares for a given car. On returning the kit the motorist pays for any that are used, plus a small fee for repacking. Deposits are about ￡ 20.

It is much better, however, to reduce the risk of breakdowns by seeing that your car is properly serviced before setting out. Particularly when driving at high speed over long distances in hot weather.

Finally, it makes sense to purchase a safety triangle and an emergency plastic windscreen before leaving. Make sure all your fellow travellers know where your documents are; give one a spare set of keys, and slip into the back of your wallet a large banknote for the emergencies where a credit card won't do.

While on a motoring holiday abroad you might find yourself in difficulties because ______. ()

A．you have brought the wrong documents with you

B．your ferry has just left without you

C．the nearest phone is out of order

D．a repair to your car might take some time

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第1题

Welcome to Franklin Hotel. To make your stay as enjoyable as possible, we hope you will us

e our facilities (设施) to the full.

Dining Room: Breakfast is served in the dining room from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Also the room staff (服务员) may bring breakfast to your room at any time after 7 a.m. If this happens, please fill out a card and hang it outside your door when you go to bed. Lunch is from 12 to 2:30 p. m. Dinner is from 7:30 to 9 p. m.

Room service: This operates 24 hours a day; phone the Reception desk, and your message will be passed on to the room staff.

Telephones: To make a phone call, dial(拨) 0 for Reception and ask to be connected. We apologize for delays if the lines are very busy. There are also public telephones near the Reception desk. Tell Reception if early calls are needed.

Shop: The hotel shop is open for presents, gifts and goods from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p. m.

Laundry: We have a laundry in the building, and will wash, iron and return your clothes within 24 hours. Ask the room staff to collect them.

Bar(酒吧):The hotel bar is open from 12 to 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Banking: The Reception staff will cash cheques (兑现支票)and exchange any foreign money for you.

You would see this notice ______.

A．in a hotel bar

B．in a hotel (lining room

C．in a bedroom of a large international hotel

D．at the entrance of a small family hotel

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第2题

What would you do if you want room service at 24 p. m. ？A．Phone the Reception desk.B．Go to

What would you do if you want room service at 24 p. m. ？

A．Phone the Reception desk.

B．Go to the Reception desk.

C．Phone the room staff.

D．Fill out a card ahead.

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第3题

A. Hold the line B. flight number C. ask a questionD. To New York E. May I have your nameF

A. Hold the line B. flight number

C. ask a question D. To New York

E. May I have your name F. reconfirm my seat

G. please check in______ H. On May II______

Reservations clerk: Northwind Airlines. Can I help you？

Daniel Adams: Hello. I'd like to【56】, please.

Reservations clerk: May I have your name and【57】, please？

Daniel Adams: My name is Daniel Adams and my flight number is 374.

Reservations clerk: When are you leaving？

Daniel Adams:【58】.

Reservations clerk: And your destination？

Daniel Adams: Buenos Aires.

Reservations clerk:【59】, please. (...) All right. Your seat is confirmed, Mr. Adams. You'll be arriving in Buenos Aires at 4 o' clock p. m. local time.

Daniel Adams: Thank you. Can I pick up my ticket when I check in？ Reservations clerk: Yes, but【60】at least one hour before departure time.

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第4题

Despite Denmark' s manifest virtues, Danes never talk about how proud they are to be Danes

. This would sound weird in Danish. When Danes talk to foreigners about Denmark, they always begin by commenting on its tininess, its unimportance, the difficulty of its language, the general small mindedness and self-indulgence of their countrymen and the high taxes. No Dane would look you in the eye and say, "Denmark is a great country." You're supposed to figure this out for yourself.

It is the land of the silk safety net, where almost half the national budget goes toward something out life' s inequalities, and there is plenty of money for schools, day care, retraining programs, job seminars—Danes love seminars: three days at a study center hearing about waste management is almost as good as a ski trip. It is a culture bombarded by English, in advertising, pop music, the Interact, and despite all the English that Danish absorbs—there is no Danish Academy to defend against it—old dialects persist in Jutland that can barely be understood by Copenhageners. It is the land where, as the saying goes, "Few have too much and fewer have too little," and a foreigner is struck by the sweet egalitarianism that prevails, where the lowliest clerk gives you a level gaze, where Sir and Madame have disappeared from common usage, even Mr. and Mrs. it' s a nation of recyclers—about 55 % of Danish garbage gets made into something new—and no nuclear power plants. It' s a nation of tireless planners. Trains run on time. Things operate well in general.

Such a nation of overachievers—a brochure from the Ministry of Business and Industry says, "Denmark is one of the world's cleanest and most organized countries, with virtually no pollution, crime, or poverty. Denmark is the most corruption-free society in the Northern Hemisphere." So, of course, one's heart lifts at any sighting of Danish sleaze: skinhead graffiti on buildings ("Foreigners Out of Denmark !" ), broken beer bottles in the gutters, drunken teenagers slumped in the park.

Nonetheless, it is an orderly land. You drive through a Danish town, it comes to an end at a stone wall, and on the other side is a field of barley, a nice clean line: town here, country there. It is not a nation of jaywalkers. People stand on the curb and wait for the red light to change, even if it' s 2 a. m. and there' s not a car in sight. However, Danes don' t think of themselves as a waitingat-2-a, m. -for-the-green-light people—that' s how they see Swedes and Germans. Danes see themselves as jazzy people, improvisers, more free spirited than Swedes, but the truth is (though one should not say it) that Danes are very much like Germans and Swedes. Orderliness is a main selling point. Denmark has few natural resources, limited manufacturing capability; its future in Europe will be as a broker, banker, and distributor of goods. You send your goods by container ship to Copenhagen, and these bright, young, English-speaking, utterly honest, highly disciplined people will get your goods around to Scandinavia, the Baltic States, and Russia. Airports, seaports, highways, and rail lines are ultramodern and well-maintained.

The orderliness of the society doesn' t mean that Danish lives arc less messy or lonely than yours or mine, and no Dane would tell you so. You can hear plenty about bitter family feuds and the sorrows of alcoholism and about perfectly sensible people who went off one day and killed themselves. An orderly society cannot exempt its members from the hazards of life.

But there is a sense of entitlement and security that Danes grow up with. Certain things are yours by virtue of citizenship, and you shouldn' t feel bad for taking what you' re entitled to, you' re as good as anyone else. The roles of the welfare system are clear to everyone, the benefits you get if you lose your job, the steps you ta

A．boastful

B．modest

C．deprecating

D．mysterious

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第5题

The Teclrnology Buyer's Guide Home Control Center Rex－l0 is a computer controlled

The Teclrnology Buyer's Guide

Home Control Center

Rex-l0 is a computer controlled mini speaker that acts like a "watchdog" barking when

it detects motion. It' s the perfect protection when you' re out of town. (800-843-532;$ 200)

IBM's Home Director is a multitasking PC that lets homeowners create and run daily routines around

the house. Preset tasks each day or on a weekly basis. Come home to freshly baked apple

pie, a vacuumed house, nearly any wish come true. (800-4267235; $99 and up)

Inteiectron's Lanterns are attractive outdoor lights that turn on at dusk,then switch to full brightness whenever they detect movement. (510-732-6790; $35 to $55)

Park's Temperature Control makes for even daily temperature control and saves up to

20% off a homeowner's energy bill. (800-725-9162; $250 to $375)

Home Entertainment

Via TV Videophone:is just what you need to show the grandparents how the kids are

growing up while talking with them over the phone. The machine works via regular phone

lines (888-843-9898; $550)

Zenith Z32 Color TV is a wide-screen TV that will be the centerpiece of your home

theater. It has just about the sharpest picture at 32 inches (847-39-8100; $ 1,650)

Sennheiser 11D580 Precision Headphones are just what you need to experience crisp

solitary listening. An experience you'll want after a hard day at the office (860-434-9190,

$ 349)

Nintendo 64 is a video-game box guaranteed to give you more thrill than any

action-packed movie (800-255-3700; $ 149)

Kitchen Helpers

Krups Espresso Novo 4000 Programatic coffee maker makes coffee from mild to very

strong. It has a microchip-monitored steam pump. (800-526-5377; $349. 99)

Capresso is the bean grinder-digital coffee maker that should be in everyone's house

You can programme it up to 10 hours so you can depend on fresh coffee anytime

(201-767-3999; $230)

Sharp Multiple Choice Microwave tells you what to put on the plate and how long to cook

it. The digital screen can tell you how to bake apples, cut down on your salt intake, and

much more. (800-be-sharp; $189 to $199)

Panasonic Electronic Rice Cooker not only cooks rice but steams vegetables and has a

fuzzy-logic chip that makes many cooking decisions for you. It can be set 13 hours in advance

to whip up your dinner. (800-366-4308; $ 160 to $170)

Office

Pro-26 Document Shredder, destroys top-secret memos in the comfort of your home.

Two pages can be shredded like spaghetti in seconds. (800-351-7222; $50)

Qulckcam YC 's Videoconterencing via the Net allows you to work at home and let the

office interact with you face-to-face. (800-950-5880; $129)

Brother's MFC Multipurpose Color Printer combines a scanner, copier, fax and digital

answering machine all in one. (800-284-4329; $799)

Kensington Smartsockets' with its co[or-coding system and spaced-out sockets will keep

your plugs untangled. (800-535-4242; $19 to $49)

PanasonIc 6. 6-oz. Combo Cellular allows you to travel far from home and stay in touch

Analog cellular charges kick in when you are 1,000 feet from home. (800-441-7262; $199)

Relaxation

La-z-boy Maxim is a high tech way to recline that lets you catch up on all the sleep

you,ye missed while you are treated to heat and a back massage, all run off a central

computer system. If you can,t take your mind off business, just plug in your laptop to the

armrest phone jack. Better still sit back and enjoy your favorite music with the built-in sound

system, it's got everything you'll need, (800-625-3246; $760 to $850)

Sony Web TV is designed for laid-back Net surfing. Grab hold of Web TV's wireless

keyboard,then you can casually cruise the information highway on the TV, resting the body

without resting the mind (800-772-sony; $200 to $300)

Panasonic Great Escape lets you sit back, relax, and enjoy a shiatsu massage. Great for

relieving stress. (201-348-9090; $2,500 to $3,400)

Transportation

Sandia National Bus Pothole Fixer comes complete with scanners that spot holes cleaners

to clear away debris, and nozzles to shoot filler material in the hole as it drives over, taking

its passengers to their destination. To be commercialized soon

Hypercar is designed to improve car efficiency. It has a scooter sized engine with a gas

turbine cell that provides a constant source of electricity. It is quiet, safe, nearly 95% less

polluting than a conventional car, and gets between 100 and 200 miles per gallon. It is being

tested at the Hypercar Center at the Rocky Mountain Institute

Miscellaneous

Motorola Cow Alert works off a computer chip and a battery. A sensor sits in one of a

cow,5four stomachs ready to alert the farmer within half an hour if a cow falls ill

(Motorola U. S. based)

Heartthrob Brooch not only has 6 rubies and 78 diamonds but carries a chip-controlled

light-emitting device that flashes with each beat of the wearer's heart. (M. I T. Media Lab

designer Harry Winston; $400,000)

Sole Attraction is a new sneaker that takes vital information from potential mates. All

you do is shake hands and exchange the necessary information, then let the sneakers do the

rest. Provided both of you are wearing them, a low-level electric current races along your

skin's surface and onto your partner,s, coding details on a computer chip on the soles of the

sneakers. (designed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology(M. I . T), U. S)

Questions 11-20 are based on Passage 2

11. The IBM Home Director's unit uses a ___________ to run the home

A. dog's bark B. multitasking PC

C. video phone

12. Park, s Temperature Control is reported to save up to ______________ percent of energy bills

A.50 B.1O

C. 20

13. The Zenith Z32 comes with a ______________.

A. wide screen TV ？ B. phone

C. home theater

14. Krups Espresso makes different types of coffee but the Capresso has a _________.

A. timer B. steam pump

C. storage filter

15. Kensington Smartsockets lets you ________.

A. interact with your boss B. organize your plugs

C. shred documents

16. The Panasonic Great Escape machine lets you enjoy a _________________.

A. phone jack B. music system

C. shiatsu massage

17. The Hypercar is designed to be _____________.

A. safe and efficient B. Powerful and noisy

C. cheap and easy to repair

18. Farmers can find out when a cow _________ with the Motorola Cow Alert

A. needs milking B. is sick

C. is missing

19. The Heartthrob Brooch flashes when _____________.

A. the heart beats B. love stimulates the jewels

C. the light is dim

20. The sole Attraction sneakers work off _____________.

A. heart beats B. an electric current

C. a timed response

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第6题

The current French bestseller lists are wonderfully eclectic. In （1)_____, there is everyt

The current French bestseller lists are wonderfully eclectic. In (1)_____, there is everything (2)_____ blockbuster thrillers to Catherine Miller's La Vie Sexuelle de Catherine M., a novel which has been (3)_____ praised as high art and (4)_____ as upmarket porn. Then there are novels (5)_____ the sticky questions of good and (6)_____ (Le Demon et Mademoiselle Prym) and faith versus science m the modern world (L'apparition). Philosophical (7)_____ continue in the non-fiction list. (8)_____ this week by Michel Onfray's "Antimanuel de Philosophic". a witty talk (9)_____ some of philosophy's perennial debates. Those who like their big issues in small chunks are also enjoying Frederic Beigbeder's Dernier Inventaire avant Liquidation, a survey of France's (10)_____ 20th-century books, (11)_____ with Mr. Beigbeder's (12)_____ humor from the title on (The 50 books of the Century Chosen by You and Critiqued by Me),

In Britain, meanwhile, there is olive oil all over the non-fiction list. It's a major (13)_____ for Nigella Lawson, a domestic divinity and celebrity (14)_____, whose latest (15)_____ of recipes tops the list. Annie Hawes, in second (16)_____. took herself (17)_____ to the sun-drenched hills of Italy to grow her own olives and write a book about them as did Carol Drinkwater, just (18)_____ the border in France. Fiction-wise, it's business as (19)_____, with the requisite holiday mix of thrillers, romance, fantasy and Harry Potter with The Goblet of Fire still burning (20)_____ at number three.

A．literature

B．narrative

C．story

D．fiction

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第7题

Mrs. Cox teaches English in a large high school located in the inner area of a big city on

the West Coast. Ever since she was a young girl, Mrs. Cox had wanted to become a teacher. She has taught eight years now and hasn't changed her mind.

After she graduated from high school, Mrs. Cox went on to college. Four years later, she received her bachelor's degree (B. A. ) in English and her teaching certificate. Then she was qualified to teach in the secondary schools of her state. In the summers, Mrs. Cox takes more classes. Someday she hopes to get a master's degree (M. A. ). With an M. A. , she will receive a higher salary.

The school day at Mrs. Cox's high school, like that in many high schools in the United States, is divided into six periods of one hour each. Mrs. Cox must teach five of these six periods. During her free period, which for her is from 2 to 3 p.m. , Mrs. Cox must meet with parents, order supplies, make out examinations, check assignments, and take care of many other things. In short, her free period isn't really free at all. Mrs. Cox works steadily from the time she arrives at school in the morning until the time she leaves for home late in the afternoon.

Mrs. Cox wants to be a teacher because______.

A．she likes teaching

B．she is a young girl

C．she has many problems to deal with

D．she doesn't mind what she is doing

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第8题

A recent poll indicated that half the teenagers in the United States believe that communic

ation between them and their parents is【1】and further that one of the prime causes of this gap is【2】listening behavior. As a(an)【3】in point, one parent believed that her daughter had a severe【4】problem. She was so【5】that she took her to an audiologist to have her ear tested. The audiologist carefully tested both ears and reported back to the parent:"There's nothing wrong with her hearing. She's just【6】you out. "

A leading cause of the【7】divorce rate (more than half of all marriages end in divorce) is the failure of husbands and wives to【8】effectively. They don't listen to each other. Neither person【9】to the actual message sent by the other.

In【10】fashion, political scientists report that a growing number of people believe that their elected and【11】officials are out of【12】with the constituents they are supposedly【13】Why？ Because they don't believe that they listen to them. In fact, it seems that sometimes our politicians don't even listen to themselves. The following is a true story: At a national【14】conference held in Albuquerque some years ago, then Senator Joseph Montoya was【15】a copy of a press release by a press aide shortly before he got up before the audience to【16】a speech. When he rose to speak,【17】the horror of the press aide and the【18】of his audience, Montoya began reading the press release, not his speech. He began, "For immediate release. Senator Joseph M. Montoya, Democrat of New Mexico, last night told the National... " Montoya read the entire six page release,【19】with the statement that he "was repeatedly【20】by applause. "

(1)

A．scarce

B．little

C．rare

D．poor

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第9题

光跳线接头处应留一定的富余，余长应依据接头位置等情况确定，能够方便维护，调度和操作即可.一般不宜超过（)m.

A.0.5

B.1

C.1.5

D.2

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第10题

Part ADirections: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by c

Part A

Directions: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. (40 points)

World oil production is about to reach a peak and go into its final decline. For years, a handful of petroleum geologists, including me, have been predicting peak oil before 2007, but in an era of cheap oil, few people listened. Lately, several major oil companies seem to have got the message. One of Chevron's ads says the world is currently burning 2 bbl. of oil for every barrel of new oil discovered. Exxon Mobil says 1987 was the last year that we found more oil worldwide than we burned. Shell reports that it will expand its Canadian oil-sands operations but elsewhere will focus on finding natural gas and not oil. It sounds as though Shell is kissing the oil business goodbye. M. King Hubbert, a geophysicist, correctly predicted in 1956 that oil production in the U.S. would peak in the early 1970s—the moment now known as "Hubbert's Peak", I believe world oil production is about to reach a similar peak.

Finding oil is like fishing in a pond. After several months, you notice that you are not catching as many fish. You could buy an expensive fly rod-new technology. Or you could decide that you have al ready caught most of the fish in the pond. Although increased oil prices (which ought to spur investment in oil production) and new technology help, they can't work magic. Recent discoveries are modest at best. The oil sands in Canada and Venezuela are extensive, hut the Canadian operations to convert the deposits into transportable oil consume, large amounts of natural gas, which is in short supply.

And technology cannot eliminate the difficulty Hubbert identified: the rate of producing oil depends on the fraction of oil that has not yet been produced. In other words, the fewer the fish in the pond, the harder it is to catch one. Peak production occurs at the halfway point. Based on the available data about new oil fields, there are 2,013 billion bbl. of total producible oil. Adding up the oil produced from the birth of the industry until today, we will reach the dreaded 1,006.5 billion bbl. halfway mark late this year. For two years, I've been predicting that world oil production would reach its peak on Thanksgiving Day 2005. Today, with high oil prices pushing virtually all oil producers to pull up every barrel they can sweat out of the ground, I think it might happen even earlier.

Why are some major oil companies mentioned in the first paragraph？

A．To show the concern of these companies about oil problem.

B．To prove what the author said is true.

C．To illustrate the importance of these companies.

D．To explain the cause of the oil problem.

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