Unit4Exploringplants第Ⅰ卷（部分，共115分） 第1部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分） 第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 从A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑 1．Applesareusuallysoldby________weightandeggsaresometimessoldby________dozen. A.the;the B./;a C./;the D.the;a 2．Althoughpunctualhimself,theprofessorwasquiteused________lateforhislecture. A.tohavestudents B.forstudents’being C.forstudentstobe D.tostudents’being 3．Whenpeoplemovetoanothercountry,theyoftentry________thecustomsoftheirnativeland. A.tokeepon B.tokeepoff C.tokeepup D.keepingup 4．—Theexperimentisofparticularimportance. —Isee.Wewillcarryonwithit________wecangetenoughmoney. A.unless B.though C.whether D.until 5．Ithinkthatthismealwaswellworth________waschargedforit. A.that B.what C.which D.howmany 6．________alloverthehillsandaroundthelakearewildflowersofdifferentkinds. A.Togrow B.Growing C.Grown D.Grow 7．Althoughhesometimesloseshistemper,hisstudentslikehim________forit. A.notsomuch B.notsolittle, C.nomore D.noless 8．ProfessorZhanggaveallthetextbookstoallthepupils,except________whohadalreadytakenthem. A.these B.ones C.theones D.theothers 9．Doyouthinkthereason________hegaveisbelievable? A.forwhich B.which C.why D.what 10．________heis,heseldomshowshispreciouscoinstoothers. A.Coin-collectoras B.Asacoin-collector C.Acoin-collectoras D.Coin-collectorthat 1l．Fromhis________voiceonthephoneIknoweverythingisgoingunderway. A.satisfactory B.satisfying C.satisfied D.satisfaction 12．—DoesBilldohisnewjobwell? —________hisoldjob.I’mafraidthere’snohopeforhim. A.Notbetterthan B.Nobetterthan C.Notsowellas D.Notaswellas 13．—I’msorry,Ishouldn’thavebeensorudetoyou. —You________yourtemperbutthat’sOK. A.havelost B.hadlost C.didlose D.werelosing 14．—Istheexperimenteasy? —________.I’lljustdomybit. A.Ithinkso B.Certainly C.Notalittle D.Anythingbut 15．Althoughheknewlittleaboutthelargeamountofworkdoneinthefield,hesucceeded________othermorewell-informedexperimentersfailed. A.which B.that C.what D.where 第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）, 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A，B，C和D）中，选出最佳选项。 Someplaysaresosuccessfulthattheyrunforyearsonend.Inmanyways,thisis 16 forthepooractorswhoarerequiredtogoonrepeatingthesane 17 nightafternight.Onewould18 themtoknowtheirpartsbyheartand 19 havecausetofalter（结巴）.Yet 20 isnotalwaysthecase. Afamousactorina 21 successfulplaywasoncecastintheroleofanaristocrat 22 hadbeenimprisonedinBastillefortwentyyears.Inthelastact，agaoler（监狱长，看守）wouldalwayscomeontothestagewithaletterwhichhewouldhandtotheprisoner. 23 thenoblewasexpectedtoreadtheletterateach 24 ,healwaysinsistedthatitshouldbewrittenoutinfull. Onenight,thegaolerdecidedtoplayajoke 25 hiscolleaguetofindoutif,aftersomanyperformances,hehadmanagedtolearnthe 26 oftheletterbyheart.Thecurtainwentuponthefinalactoftheplayandrevealed（使显露）thearistocratsittingalonebehindbarsinhisdarkcell.Justthen，thegaoler 27 withthepreciousletterinhishands.Heenteredthe 28 andpresentedthelettertothearistocrat.Butthecopyhegavehimhadnotbeenwrittenoutin 29 asusual.Itwassimplyablanksheetofpaper.Thegaolerlookedoneagerly, 30 toseeifhisfellowactorhadatlastlearnthislines.Thenoblestaredattheblanksheetofpaperforafewseconds.Then，squinting（眯着眼看）hiseves，hesaid,“Thelightis 31 .Readthelettertome.”Andhepromptlyhandedthesheetofpapertothegaoler. 32 thathecouldnotrememberawordofthelettereither,thegaolerreplied，“Thelightisindeeddim，sir.Imustgetmy 33 ”Withthis,hehurriedoffthestage.Muchtothearistocrat’s 34 ，thegaolerreturnedafewmomentslaterwithapairofglassesandthe 35 copyoftheletterwhichheproceeded（继续进行）toreadtotheprisoner., 16．A.fortunateB.unfortunateC.happyD.unhappy 17．A.linesB.wordsC.playsD.roles 18．A.wantB.askC.expectD.wish 19．A.alwaysB.neverC.sometimesD.often 20．A.suchB.thethingC.oneD.this 21．A.highlyB.highC.poorlyD.poor 22．A.whereB.whatC.whichD.who 23．A.BecauseB.EventhoughC.WhenD.Though 24．A.playB.performanceC.roleD.case 25．A.withB.inC.onD.to 26．A.pagesB.jokeC.linesD.contents 27．A.appearedB.disappearedC.cameoutD.camein 28．A.roomB.cellC.stageD.office 29．A.EnglishB.FrenchC.orderD.full 30．A.wordedB.surprisedC.anxiousD.afraid 31．A.brightB.dimC.darkD.out 32．A.ToseeB.TofindC.SeeingD.Finding 33．A.glassesB.linesC.lightD.letters 34．A.surpriseB.satisfactionC.angerD.amusement 35．A.usualB.oldC.unusualD.new 第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A，B，C和D）中，选出最佳选项。A AnexplosiononThursdaykilledoneandinjured21inabusystreetinTongren,SouthwestChina’sGuizhouProvince. Thebombwashiddeninarubbishbininthecity’scommercialhub（商业中心），wherelotsofshopsandrestaurantsareconcentrated., Theear-splittingblastwasheardaround12∶50p.m.，saidalocalnewspaper,citingwitnesses.Thepoweroftheblastshattered（使粉碎）nearbyshopwindowsandrippedthestainless（不生锈的）steelrubbishcantopieces. Onepasser-by，identified（确认）onlyasZhang，saidshewasshockedbythenoiseandsawalotofpedestrianslyingonthegroundwhenshegottothescene. Thirteenoftheinjuredweretakentoalocalhospitalaftertheexplosion.Adoctortheresaidfivewereinseriousconditionbutalreadyoutofdangerafteremergencytreatment.Theotherswerejustslightlyhurt. Thecauseoftheexplosionisstillunderinvestigation,saidanofficerwiththeTongrenpolice,butrefusedtospeculateastothecause. 36．Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________. A.Alltheinjuredweretakentoahospital B.8oftheinjuredwerenottakentoahospital C.Therubbishbinwithabombwasinarestaurant D.Therubbishbinwithabombwasinashop 37．Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage? A.Onepasser-by,identifiedonlyasZhang,sawthemanthrowingabombintoabin. B.Somecustomersinrestaurantswereinjured. C.Thewriterdidn’tgettothescene. D.Allcustomersinshopsgothurt. 38．Inthelastparagraphtheunderlinedword“speculate”probablymeans________. A.tell B.guess C.discuss D.talk 39．Whatofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage? A.BombHiddeninaRubbishBin B.TheCauseoftheExplosion, C.ATerribleThing D.MarketBlastKills1,Injures21B Howmanycoinsnaveyougotinyourpocketrightnow?Three?Two？Abentone？ Withaphonecardyoucanmakeupto200callswithoutanychangeatall. （1）Whatdoyoudowithit? Gotoatelephoneboxmarked（youguessedit）“phonecard”.Putinyourcard,makeyourcallandwhenyou’vefinished,ascreentellsyouhowmuchisleftonyourcard. （2）Nowappearinashopnearyou. NeareachCardphoneplaceyou’llfindashopwhereyoucanbuyone.They’reatbus,trainandcitytubestations（地铁）. Manyuniversities,hospitalsandclubs.Restaurantsandgasstationsonthehighwayandshoppingcentres.Atairportsandseaports. （3）Nomorebrokenpayphones. Mostbrokenpayphonesarelikethatbecausethey’vebeenvandalized（故意破坏）.TherearenocoinsinCardphonetoexcitethieves’interestinit.Soyou’renotprobablytofindavandalizedone. Getaphonecardyourselfandtryitout,orgetabiggerwallet. 40．Thepassageismostprobably________. A.awarning B.anote C.anadvertisement（广告） D.anannouncement 41．Therearethreesections（部分）inthepassage.Whichsectiondoyouthinkisaboutwhyphonecardsaregood? A.Section1． B.Section2． C.Section3． D.None. 42．Choosetherightorderorthestepsunder“Howdoyouusea,phonecard”. a.Putinyourphonecard. b.Lookatthescreentofindouthowmanycallsyoucanstillmake. c.Gotoatelephoneboxmarked“Phonecard”. d.Makeyourcall. A.a,b,c,d B.c,a,d,b C.a,d,c,b D.c,d,a,bC AfewdaysagoIaskedmysons’governess（女家庭教师）Juliatocomeintomystudy.“Beseated,Julia,”Isaid,“Let’ssettleouraccounts.Iguessyoumostlikelyneedsomemoney,butmaybeyou’retoopolitetomentionit.Nowthen,weagreedonthirtydollarsamonth...” “Forty.” “No,thirty.Imadeanoteofit.Ialwayspayourgovernessthirty.Well,um,you’vebeenheretwomonths,so...” “Twomonthsandfivedays.” “Exactlytwomonths.Imadeaspecialnoteofit.Thatmeansyouhavesixtydollarscomingtoyou.TakeoffnineSundays...youknowyoudidn’tworkwithTomonSundays,youonlytookwalks.Andthreeholidays...”Juliawasbitingherfingernailnervously,herfacered,but-notaword. “Threeholidays,thereforetakeofftwelvedollars.FourdaysTomwassickandtherewerenolessons,asyouwereoccupiedonlywithDick.Threedaysyouhadatoothacheandmywifegaveyoupermissionnottoworkafterlunch.Twelveandseven-nineteen.Takenineteenoff...thatleaves.hmm....fortyonedollars.Correct？” Julia’slefteyereddenedwithtearswellingup.Herchintrembled;shecoughednervouslyandblewhernose,but-stillnotaword. “AroundNewYear’sDayyoubrokeateacupandasaucer;takeofftwodollars.Thecupcostmore,itwasatreasureofthefamily,but-forgetit.Whendidn’tItakealoss!Then,duetoyourneglect（疏忽）,Tomclimbed,atreeandtorehisjacket;takeawayten.AlsoduetoyourcarelessnessthemaidstoleDick’sshoes.Yououghttowatcheverything!Yougetpaidforit.So,thatmeansfivemoredollarsoff.ThetenthofJanuaryIgavetendollars.” “Youdidn’t.”sobbedJulia. “ButImadeanoteofit.” “Well...ifyousayso.” “Taketwentysevenfromfortyone-thatleavesfourteen.” Bothhereyeswerefilledwithtears.Beadsofsweatstoodonthethinprettylittlenose.Poorgirl! “OnlyoncewasIgivenanymoney,”shewhispered,hervoicetrembling,“andthatwasbyyourwife.Threedollars,nothingmore.” “Really?Youseenow,andIdidn’tknowthat!Takethreefromfourteen..leaveseleven.Here’syourmoney,mydear.Three,three,three,oneandone.Hereitis!” Ihandedherelevendollars.Shetookthemandpocketedthem. “Merci（法语:谢谢）,”shewhispered. Ijumpedtomyfeetandstartedpacingtheroom.Iwasovercomewithanger.“Forwhat,this-‘merci’?”Iasked. “Forthemoney.” “ButyouknowI’vecheatedyou-robbedyou!Ihaveactuallystolenfromyou!Whythis‘merci’？” “Inmyotherplacestheydidn’tgivemeanythingatall.” “Theydidn’tgiveyouanything?Nowonder!Iplayedalittlejokeonyou,acruellesson,justtoteachyou...Imgoingtogiveyoualltheeightydollars!Heretheyareintheenvelopeallreadyforyou...Isitreallypossibletobesospineless（懦弱）?Whydidn’tyouprotest?Whywereyousilent?Isitpossibleinthisworldtobewithoutteethandclaws（爪）—tobesuchafool?” Embarrassed,shesmiled.AndIcouldreadherexpression,“Itis,possible.” Iaskedherpardonforthecruellessonand,tohergreatsurprise,gavehertheeightydollars.Shemurmuredherlittle“merci”severaltimesandwentout.Ilookedafterherandthought,“Howeasyitistocrushtheweakinthisworld!” 43．WhiletalkingtoJulia,thewrierexpectedfromher________. A.aprotest B.gratitude C.obedience D.anexplanation 44．WhatshockedthewriterwasJulia’s________. A.nervousnessinfrontofherboss B.acceptanceofinjustice C.shynesswhentalkingaboutmoney D.reluctancetoexpressherself 45．Thewritersaid,“Isitpossibleinthisworldtobewithoutteethandclaws?”Hewasactuallytellingthegoverness________. A.tobemoreaggressive B.tobemorecarefulinherwork C.toprotectherright D.toliveindependently 46．Attheendofthestory,thewritersaid,“Howeasyitistocrushtheweakinthisworld!”toshow________. A.hisunderstandingofJulia’sanxiety B.hisworryaboutJulia’sfuture C.hisconcernonthelivingconditionofworking-classpeople D.hissympathyforthementalstateofthoseexploited 47．Fromthestory,wecantellthatJulia’semployerwas________. A.greedybuthonest B.ill-temperedbutwarm-hearted C.strictbutforgiving D.noneoftheabove,D Wantaglanceofthefutureofhealthcare?Takealookatthewaythevariousnetworksofpeopleaboutpatientcarearebeingconnectedtooneanother,andhowthisnewconnectivityisbeingexploitedtodelivermedicinetothepatient-nomatterwhereheorshemaybe. Onlinedoctorsofferingadvicebasedonnormansymptoms（症状）arethemostobviousexample.Increasingly,however,remotediagnosis（远程诊断）willbebasedonrealphysiologicaldata（生理数据）fromtheactualpatient.AgroupfromtheUniversityofKentuckyhasshownthatbyusingpersonaldataassistanceplusamobilephone,itisperfectlypracticaltosendapatient’simportantsignsoverthetelephone.Withthiskindofequipment,thecryaskingwhethertherewasadoctorinthehousecouldwellbeathingofthepast. Othermedicaltechnologygroupsareworkingonapplyingtelemedicinetorural（countryside）care.Andatleastoneteamwantstousetelemedicineasatoolfordisasterneed-especiallyafterearthquakes.Onthewhole,thetrendistowardsprovidingglobalaccesstomedicaldataandexperts’opinions. Butthereisoneproblem.Bandwidth（宽带）isthelimitingfactorforsendingcomplex（复杂）medicalpicturesaroundtheworld,—CUphotosbeingoneofthebiggestbandwidthusers.Communicationsatellitessaybeabletodealwiththeshort-termneedsduringdisasterssuchasearthquakesorwars.Butmedicineislookingtowardsboththesecond-generationInternetandthirdgenerationmobilephonesforthefutureofremotemedicalservice. Doctorshavemettodiscusscomputer-basedtoolsformedicaldiagnosis,trainingandtelemedicine.Withthefallingpriceofbroadbandcommunications,thenewtechnologiesshouldstartanewtimewhentelemedicineandthesharingofmedicalinformation,experts’opinionsanddiagnosisarecommon. 48．Thewriterchieflytalksabout________. A.theuseoftelemedicine, B.theon-lineddoctors C.medicalcareandtreatment D.communicationimprovement 49．Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothetext? A.Patientsdon’tneeddoctorsinhospitalsanymore. B.Itisimpossibletosendapatient’ssignsoverthetelephone. C.Manyteamsusetelemedicinedealingwithdisastersnow. D.Broadbandcommunicationswillbecomecheaperinthefuture. 50．The“problem”inthefourthparagraphreferstothefactthat_______. A.bandwidthisn’tbigenoughtosendcomplexmedicalpictures B.thesecond-generationofInternethasnotbecomepopularyet C.communicationsatellitescanonlydealwithshort-termneeds D.thereisnotenoughequipmentforspreadingthemedicalcareE Solongasteachersfailtodistinguishbetweenteachingandlearning,theywillcontinuetoundertaketodoforchildrenthatwhichonlychildrencandoforthemselves.Teachingchildrentoreadisnotpassingreadingontothem.Itiscertainlynotendlesshoursspentinactivitiesaboutreading.Douglasinsiststhat“readingcannotbetaughtdirectlyandschoolsshouldstoptryingtodotheimpossible”. Teachingandlearningaretwoentirelydifferentprocesses.Theydifferinkindandfunction.Thefunctionofteachingistocreatetheconditionsandtheclimatethatwillmakeitpossibleforchildrentodevisethemostefficientsystemforteachingthemselvestoread.Teachingisalsopublicactivity.Itcanbeseenandobserved. Learningtoreadinvolvesallthateachindividualdoestomakesenseoftheworldofprintedlanguage.Almostallofitisprivate,forlearningisanoccupationofthemind,andthatprocessisnotopentopublicscrutiny. Ifteacherandlearnerrolesarenotinterchangeable,whatthencanbe,donethroughteachingthatwillaidthechildinthequest（探索）forknowledge?Smithhasoneprincipalruleforallteachinginstructions.“Makelearningtoreadeasy,whichmeansmakingreadingameaningful,enjoyableandfrequentexperienceforchildren.” Whentherolesofteacherandlearnerareseenforwhattheyare,andwhenbothteacherfulfillthemappropriately,thenmuchofthepressureandfeelingoffailureforbothiseliminated.Learningtoreadismadeeasierwhenteacherscreateanenvironmentwherechildrenaregiventheopportunitytosolvetheproblemofleaningtoreadbyreading. 51．Theproblemwiththereadingcourseasmentionedinthefirstparagraphisthat________. A.itisoneofthemostdifficultschoolcourses B.studentsspendendlesshoursinreading C.readingtasksareassignedwithlittleguidance D.toomuchtimeisspentinteachingaboutreading 52．Theteachingofreadingwillbesuccessfulif________. A.teacherscanimproveconditionsatschoolforthestudents B.teacherscanenablestudentstodeveloptheirownwayofreading C.teacherscandevisethemostefficientsystemforreading D.teacherscanmaketheirteachingactivitiesobservable 53．Theunderlinedword“scrutiny”mostprobablymeans“________”. A.inquiry B.observation C.control D.suspicion 54．Accordingtothepassage,learningtoreadwillnolongerbeadifficulttaskwhen________. A.childrenbecomehighlymotivated B.teacherandlearnerrolesareinterchangeable C.teachinghelpschildreninthesearchforknowledge D.readingenricheschildren’sexperience 55．Themainideaofthepassageisthat________., A.teachersshoulddoaslittleaspossibleinhelpingstudentslearntoread B.teachersshouldencouragestudentstoreadaswidelyaspossible C.readingabilityissomethingacquiredratherthantaught D.readingismorecomplicatedthatgenerallybelieved第Ⅱ卷 （共35分） 书面表达（满分25分） 请根据下列提示的要点，以Whatwilllifebelikewithoutanimals为题，介绍保护珍稀（rare）动物的意义及必要性。 1．动物是人类亲密的朋友，尤其是珍稀动物的存在使整个世界变得丰富多彩； 2．最近听到甚至动物园里的珍稀动物都遭到人为伤害，深表震惊。事件的发生源于有些人对保护动物认识不够及对动物漠不关心； 3．牢记保护珍稀动物是我们每个人的职责，我们应学习宣传（publicize）其意义，并采取积极有效措施。 要求：1．内容必须包括所有要点，可适当发挥； 2．词数100左右。参考答案 第1部分：英语知识运用 1．D 提示：byweight意为“论重量，以斤两计”。bythedozen意为“论打计”。 2．D 提示：beusedto（sb.’s）doingsth.习惯于（某人）做某事。 3．C 提示：keepon意为“继续”。keepoff意为“使离开”。keepup意为“保持，维持”。trytodosth意为“努力做某事”；trydoingsth.意为“试着做某事（看行不行）”。 4．C 提示：whether引导名词性从句时，意为“是否”。若其引导状语从句，意为“不论是否……”。, 5．B 提示：worth后接一个宾语从句。其引导词既用作worth的宾语，又充当宾语从句的主语。 6．B 提示：此题为倒装句。 7．D 提示：noless意为“还是，仍旧”，相当于nonetheless. 8．C 提示：thosewho...意为“……的人”，由此可排除A项。句中出现了allthepupils，由此可知题意为“除去……的学生”，故D项排除。ones表泛指，theones表特指。 9．B 提示：先行词thereason在定语从句hegave中用作宾语，故排除A，C，D三项。 10．A 提示：“名词＋as＋主语＋be”是让步状语从句的一种表达式。其中的名词前不可带冠词。 11．C 提示：声音voice能体现人的情感。satisfied意为“感到满意”，符合题意。satisfying意为“令人感到满意”，多说明某物或某事。 12．B 提示：no＋比较级＋than…意为“与……一样不……”，表示否定。not＋比较级＋than…意为“与……不相上下”，表示肯定。 13．C 提示：答语谈的是过去的事情，表示对听者过去无礼的原谅。由引语境可排除A，B，D项。“do／does／did＋动词原形”是一般式谓语动词的强调结构。 14．D 提示：anythingbut意为“绝不，一点也不”，相当于not（...）ata11.notalittle意为“非常，许多”。 15．D 提示：where引出地点状语从句。succeed是不及物动词，不可接宾语。 16．B 提示：剧目成功，以致连续上演好几年，这对可怜的演员来说可倒霉了。因为下文说他们必须夜夜重复同样的台词，故unfortunate（不幸的，倒霉的）为最佳答案。 17．A 提示：重复同一台词是令人厌烦的。 18．C 提示：expect意为“期待，认为”。人们认为演员一定要把台词背得烂熟。 19．B 提示：人们认为演员绝对不会结巴的。 20．B 提示：指代前面所说的情况。 21．A 提示：high意为“高的”。highly意为“高度地，极为”。 22．D 提示：此处先行词为人，故要用who引导定语从句。 2,3．B 提示：尽管那个贵族每场戏都得念一遍那些信，但他还是坚持要求将信的全文写在信纸上。eventhough引导让步状语从句，比though语气更强。 24．B 提示：在下文第三段有暗示。 25．C 提示：playajokeonsb意为“戏弄某人”。 26．D 提示：熟记信的内容。 27．A 提示：appeared意为“出现，露面”，此处指上场。 28．B 提示：cell意为“牢房”，在上文有暗示。 29．D 提示：infull意为“全文”，这在第二段已有暗示。 30．C 提示：狱卒热切地观察着，急于想了解他的同事是否熟记了台词。 31．B 提示：“光线太暗”这是贵族委婉而又聪明的托辞，因为他记不住台词。 32．D 提示：分词短语作状语，表示时间。当狱卒发现自己连一个字也记不得时，也找了个借口。 33．A 提示：下文：“withapairofglasses”作了暗示。 34．D 提示：“muchtoone’s＋表示感情的名词”结构，有“给某人带来很大的……”的意思，此处狱卒的表现使贵族感到可笑。 35．A 提示：theusualcopy平时使用的那封信。 第2部分：阅读理解 36．B 提示：21（受伤人）-13（送医院的伤者）＝8（没有送医院的伤者）。 37．C 提示：由第三段句子“Theear-splittingblastwasbeardaround12︰50p.m.saidalocalnewspaper，citingwitnesses.”可知答案。 38．B 提示：对还没有侦察的案件，公安机关通常不会在公众面前进行推测。 39．D 提示：文章开头的句子已点题了。 40．C 提示：本文主要是告诉人们如何使用电话卡及解除某些有关电话卡的疑虑。 最后一句：Getaphonecardyourselfandtryitout，orgetabiggerwallet.点出本文分明是一则广告。 41．C 提示：第一、第二部分是介绍如何使用电话卡和去哪儿买电话卡，只有第三部分从反面反映电话卡的好处。 42．B 提示：可根据常识及文中提供信息排出使用电话卡的顺序。 43．A 提示：protestm抗议，异议，gratitudem感激，obedience顺从，explanationn.解释。, 44．B 提示：接受不公平的待遇。 45．C 提示：保护她的权力。 46．D 提示：sympathyn.同情，exploitv.开发。 47．D 提示：greedy，ill-tempered，strict文中均未表现出。 48．A 提示：从全文意思可知。 49．D 提示：从第五段“Withthefallingpriceofbroadbandcommunications”可知。 50．D 提示：从第四段第二句“Bandwidthisthelimitingfactorforsendingcomplexmedicalpictures…”可知。 51．D 提示：本文是一篇议论文，在对传统的阅读教学方式进行批判的同时，论述了作者自己阅读的教学观：阅读的教与学是两个完全不同的过程。依据文章第1段第3行“Itiscertainlynotendlesshoursspentinactivitiesaboutreading..”（教学生如何阅读当然不是带着学生花费大量的时间去一点一点地读）。可以看出，作者认为现在教阅读的时间太多了，这当然是因为教而不教法。所以选项D正确。 52．B 提示：依据文章第2段第2行开始的句子：“Thefunctionofteachingistocreatetheconditionsandtheclimatethatwillmakeitpossibleforchildrentodevisethemostefficientsystemforteachingthemselves toread”（教学的任务是为学生能够找出自己最有效的自学阅读的方法创造条件和氛围），B项符合上述意思，为正确答案。 53．B 提示：该题为猜测词义。inquiry“询问”。observation“观察”。control“控制”。suspicion“怀疑”。该词出现在第3段最后一句“processisnotopentopublicscrutiny”，考生可从该句的上文作出推测。最明显的提示出现在第2段最后一句“Teachingisalsoapublicactivity；itcanbeseenandobserved”所以，scrutiny最可能的词义应该是observation，故B项正确。 54．A 提示：依据文章第4段、第5段所提供的信息，特别是第5段第3行“Learningtoreadismadeeasierwhenteacherscreateanenvironmentwherechildrenaregiventheopportunitytosolvetheproblemoflearningtoreadbyreading”（当教师们创造了一种环境，使孩子们有机会自己通过阅读解决所遇到的问题时，学习阅读就变得容易多了），可以看出A项与之最为相近。, 55．C 提示：依据文章第1段第4行“readingcannotbetaughtdirectlyand…”说明阅读能力并不是通过教师教就能掌握的。教师应做的是给学生创造一个好的环境和条件，激发学生阅读的渴望，培养出良好的阅读习惯、方法，只有这样，才能掌握阅读技能，提高阅读水平。所以选项C正确。其他选项与文章讨论的范围不符。 第3部分：写作 书面表达 Apossibleversion:Whatwilllifebelikewithoutanimals Animalsareclosefriendsofhumanbeings.Theirexistence,especiallytheexistenceofrareanimalsmakesthewholeworldlivelyandcolorful.Unfortunately,weheardsuchnewsrecentlythatrareanimals,evenkeptinthezoo,couldn'tescapebeinghurtandkilled,atwhichwecanfeelnothingbutshocked.Thereasonwhyithappenedisthatsomepeoplelackunderstandingabouttheseanimalsandcaringforthem. Therefore,weshouldstudyandpublicizetheinformationaboutrareanimals,andkeepitinmindthatprotectinganimalsisthedutyofeveryone.Atthesametime,weshouldtakeactiveandeffectivemeasures.Afterall,protectinganimalsisprotectingourselves.（115words）
