（2011·安徽卷）B

Think about the different ways that people use the wind. You can use it to fly a kite or to sail a boat. Wind is one of our cleanest and richest power sources（来源）, as well as one of the oldest. Evidence shows that windmills（风车）began to be used in ancient Iran back in the seventh century BC. They were first introduced to Europe during the 1100s, when armies returned from the Middle East with knowledge of using wind power.

For many centuries, people used windmills to grind（磨碎）wheat into flour or pump water from deep underground. When electricity was discovered in the late 1800s, people living in remote areas began to use them to produce electricity. This allowed them to have electric lights and radio. However, by the 1940s, when electricity was available to people in almost all areas of the United States, windmills were rarely used.

During the 1970s, people started becoming concerned about the pollution that is created when coal and gas are burned to produce electricity. People also realized that the supply of coal and gas would not last forever. Then, wind was rediscovered, though it means higher costs. Today, there is a global movement to supply more and more of our electricity through the use of wind.

60. From the text we know that windmills              .

A. were invented by European armies

B. have a history of more than 2800 years

C. used to supply power to radio in remote areas

D. have rarely been used since electricity was discovered

61. What was a new use for wind power in the late l9th century?

A. Sailing a boat. 

B. Producing electricity.

C. Grinding wheat into flour.

D. Pumping water from underground.

62. One of the reasons wind was rediscovered in the 1970s is that             .

A. wind power is cleaner

B. it is one of the oldest power sources

C. it was cheaper to create energy from wind

D. the supply of coal and gas failed to meet needs

63. What would the author probably discuss in the paragraph that follows?

A. The advantage of wind power.

B. The design of wind power plants.

C. The worldwide movement to save energy.

D. The global trend towards producing power from wind.

【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据末段句子Today, there is a global movement to supply more and more of our electricity through the use of wind可知，接下来作者应该谈论利用风能发电的情况，因此选择D项。

该部分分为第一、第二两节。注意：回答听力部分时，请先将答案标在试卷上。听力部

分结束前，你将有两分钟的时间将你的答案转涂到客观题答题卡上。

第一节 （共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分）

听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最

佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题

和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

例：How much is the shirt?

A．￡19.15.

B．￡9.15.

C．￡9.18.

答案是 B。

1.Who is coming for tea?

A．John.

B．Mark.

C．Tracy.

2.What will the man do next?

A．Leave right away.

B．Stay for dinner.

C．catch a train.

3.What does the man come for?

A．A lecture.

B．A meeting.

C．A party.

4.What size does the man want?

A．9.

B．35.

C．39.

5.What are the speakers talking about?

A．Life in Southeast Asia.

B．Weather conditions.

C．A holiday tour.

第二节：（共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分）

听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选

项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小

题，每小题 5 秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第 6 和第 7 两个小题。

6.What is the man doing?

A．Giving a speech.

B．Chairing a meeting.

C．Introducing a person.

7.Why does the woman sing so well?

A．She has a great teacher.

B．She teaches singing.

C．She is young.

听下面一段对话，回家第 8 和第 9 两个小题。

8.What is the success gift for Jimmy?

A．A car.

B．A watch.

C．A computer.

9.Why does Jimmy feel happy?

A．He does watch has parents.

B．He’s get what be dreamt of.

C．He’s received lots of presents.

听下面一段对话，回答第 10 至第 12 三个小题。

10.What is the relationship between the speakers.

A．They are friends.

B．They are strangers to each other.

C．They are husband and wife.

11.Why does the woman come to talk with the man?

A．To get a job.

B．To take a test.

C．To see the secretary.

12.What does the man mean by saying sorry?

A．He can’t hear the woman clearly.

B．He doesn’t need a designer.

C．He can’t help the woman.

听下面一段对话，回答第 13 至第 16 四个小题。

13.What do we know about the woman?

A．She lives close to the office.

B．She is new to the company.

C．She likes the big kitchen.

14.How does the man go to work？

A．On foot.

B．By bus.

C．By car.

15.Why was Susan late for work?

A．She missed the bus.

B．Her train was late.

C．Her car broke down.

16.What will the man do the next day?

A．Go to work by train.

B．Visit Lily in her flat.

C．Leave home earlier.

听下面一段独白，回答第 17 至第 20 四个小题。

17.Where can you most probably hear this talk?

A．In a class of the English language.

B．In a class of the Greek language.

C．In a class of the French language.

18.How long does the class last?

A．11 weeks.

B．13 weeks.

C．15 weeks.

19.What is “the short-cut” to learning words according to the speaker?

A．Taking more courses.

B．Reading basic words aloud.

C．Learning how words are formed.

20.Why is the class popular?

A．It is not offered each term.

B．It’s taught by Professor Morris.

C．It helps to master some useful rules.

根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

（注意：如果所用的答题卡没有提供E、F、G选项，请按以下方法填涂：选E请涂A、B，选F请涂B、C，选G请涂C、D。）

W = Woman   P = Policeman

W: Good morning, sir. Could you help me please?

P: Sure.   1.

W: Somebody has stolen my dog.

P: When did this happen?

W:   2.

P: Did you see the thief?

W: Not clearly. I was sleeping when I heard something.

P:  3.

W: It’s small, but lovely. It’s brown.   4.It has small ears and a big tail.

P: I see.   5.

W: Yes. Its name is Huanhuan.

P: OK. I’ll let you know when we get some information about your dog.

W: Thank you, sir.

A. Do you have a name for the dog?

B. Last night in my house.

C. And it looks like a fox.

D. I know I can help you.

E. What can I do for you, Madam?

F. What does your dog like to do?

G. What’s your dog like?

第二节 根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

（注意：如果所用的答题卡没有提供E、F、G选项，请按以下方法填涂：选E请涂A、B，选F请涂B、C，选G请涂C、D。）

W = Woman   P = Policeman

W: Good morning, sir. Could you help me please?

P: Sure.   61  

W: Somebody has stolen my dog.

P: When did this happen?

W:   62 

P: Did you see the thief?

W: Not clearly. I was sleeping when I heard something.

P:  63 

W: It’s small, but lovely. It’s brown.   64   It has small ears and a big tail.

P: I see.   65 

W: Yes. Its name is Huanhuan.

P: OK. I’ll let you know when we get some information about your dog.

W: Thank you, sir.

A.Do you have a name for the dog?

B.Last night in my house.

C.And it looks like a fox.

D.I know I can help you.

E.What can I do for you, Madam?

F.What does your dog like to do?

G.What’s your dog like?

How far would you be willing to go to satisfy your need to know? Far enough to find out your possibility of dying from a terrible disease? These days that’s more than an academic question, as Tracy Smith reports in our Cover Story.

There are now more than a thousand genetic（基因的）tests, for everything from baldness to breast cancer, and the list is growing. Question is, do you really want to know what might eventually kill you? For instance, Nobel Prize-winning scientist James Watson, one of the first people to map their entire genetic makeup, is said to have asked not to be told if he were at a higher risk for Alzheimer’（老年痴呆症）.

“If I tell you that you have an increased risk of getting a terrible disease, that could weigh on your mind and make you anxious, through which you see the rest of your life as you wait for that disease to hit you. It could really mess you up.” Said Dr. Robert Green, a Harvard geneticist.

“Every ache and pain,” Smith suggested, could be understood as “the beginning of the end.”“That ’s right. If you ever worried you were at risk for Alzheimer’s disease, then every time you can’t find your car in the parking lot, you think the disease has started.”

Dr. Green has been thinking about this issue for years. He led a study of people who wanted to know if they were at a higher genetic risk for Alzheimer’s. It was thought that people who got bad news would, for lack of a better medical term, freak out. But Green and his team found that there was“no significant difference”between how people handled good news and possibly the worst news of their lives. In fact, most people think they can handle it. People who ask for the information usually can handle the information, good or bad, said Green.

71.The first paragraph is meant to__________.

A. ask some questions                        B. introduce the topic

C. satisfy readers’ curiosity                 D. describe an academic fact

【答案】B

【解析】通过两个问题引出话题。

72.Which of the following is true of James Watson？

A. He is strongly in favor of the present genetic tests.

B. He is more likely to suffer from Alzheimer’s disease.

C. He believes genetic mapping can help cure any disease.

D. He doesn’t want to know his chance of getting a disease.

【答案】D

【解析】根据第二段Nobel Prize-winning scientist James Watson, one of the first people to map their entire genetic makeup, is said to have asked not to be told if he were at a higher risk for Alzheimer’。“James Watson要求如果他的基因表明他有很高的老年痴呆症的可能不要告诉他。”

73.According to Paragraphs 3 and 4, if a person is at a higher genetic risk, it is__________.

A. advisable not to let him know          B. impossible to hide his disease

C. better to inform him immediately      D. necessary to remove his anxiety

【答案】A

【解析】根据这两个自然段可知，如果你提前被告知你将来可能患某种可怕的疾病会mess you up。

74.The underlined part“freak out”in Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to“_________”.

A. break down                     B. drop out            C. leave off            D. turn away

【答案】A

【解析】根据下文But的转折，以及no significant difference可知，freak out的意思是A（精神垮掉）。

75.The study led by Dr. Green indicates that people__________.

A. prefer to hear good news         B. tend to find out the truth

C. can accept some bad news              D. have the right to be informed

【答案】C

【解析】根据第五段内容 In fact, most people think they can handle it可知答案选C.