It was once thought that air pollution affected only the area immediately around large cities with factories and/or heavy automobile traffic. Today, we know that although these are the areas with the worst air pollution, the problem is literally worldwide. On several occasions over the past decade, a heavy cloud of air pollution has covered the entire eastern half of the United States and led to health warnings even in rural areas away from any major concentration of manufacturing and automobile traffic. In fact, the very climate of the entire earth may be affected by air pollution. Some scientists feel that the increasing concentration of carbon dioxide in the air resulting from the burning of fossil fuels(coal and oil) creating a greenhouse effect-holding in heat reflected from the earth and raising the world’s average temperature. If this view is correct and the world’s temperature is raised only a few degrees, much of the polar ice cap will melt and cities such as New York, Boston, Miami, and New Orleans will be under water.

Another view, less widely held, is that increasing particulate matter in the atmosphere is blocking sunlight and lowering the earth’s temperature-a result that would be equally disastrous(灾难的). A drop of just a few degrees could create something close to a new ice age, and would make agriculture difficult or impossible in many of our top farming areas. At present we do riot know for sure that either of these conditions will happen(though one recent government report prepared by experts in the field concluded that the greenhouse effect is very likely). Perhaps, if we very lucky, the two tendencies will offset each other and the world’s temperature will stay about the same as it is now.

1.As pointed out at the beginning of the passage, people used to think that air pollution ______.

      A.caused widespread damage in the countryside

      B.affected the entire eastern half of the United States

      C.almost brought worldwide effect

      D.existed merely in urban and industrial areas

2.As far as the greenhouse effect is concerned, the author _____________.

      A.shares the same view with the scientists

      B.is uncertain of its occurrence

      C.rejects it as being ungrounded(无根据的)

      D.thinks that it will increasingly destroy the world soon

3.It can be inferred from the passage that                    .

      A.raising the world’s temperature a little would not do much harm to life on the earth

      B.lowering the world’s temperature a little would lead to agricultural disasters

      C.almost no temperature variations have occurred over the past decade

      D.the world’s temperature will remain stable forever

4.This passage is primarily concerned with              .

      A.the greenhouse effect in the world

      B.the measures to adjust the climate

      C.the potential effect of air pollution

      D.the measures to protect the environment

 

When Phillip was on his way to the airport one afternoon, he asked the driver to wait outside the bank while he collected some traveler’s checks.

   The plane was to  21   at 5:30. From the bank there was still a 22  journey to the airport. Phillip merely (仅仅,只不过;只是)watched the   23   along the way. Shortly before arriving, he began  24 the things he would need for the  25 . Tickets, money, the address of his hotel, traveler’s checks—Just a moment. How about his passport? Phillip went through his pockets. He suddenly   26   that he must have left his passport (护照,通行证) 27 .

    Whatever could he do? It was now five past four and there would be too little  28  to return to the bank. This was the  29   time he was representing(代表) his firm for an important  30  with the manager of a French firm in Paris the following morning. Without a passport he would be  31  to board the plane. At that moment, the taxi  32  outside the air . Phillip got out, took his suitcase and  33  the driver. He then  34   a good deal of confusion(混乱)in the building. A 35  could be heard over the loudspeaker.

    “We very much 36 that owing to a twenty-four-hour strike (罢工)of airport staff(职员,员工), all flights for the rest of today have had to be called off.” Passengers are  37  to get in touch with their travel agents or with this terminal for 38 on tomorrow’s flights. Phillip gave a 39 . He would let his firm know about this situation and, thank goodness, he would have the opportunity of calling at his bank the following morning to 40  his passport.

1.A. leave        B. register       C. check out             D. pull

2.A. pleasant     B. short          C. long              D. rough

3.A. scenery       B. scene         C. view             D. sight

4.A. counting    B. looking over    C. thinking about      D. checking

5.A. trip                B. plane         C. meeting           D. flight

6.A. remembered   B. realized       C. noticed           D. learned

7.A. at home     B. at the office    C. at the bank        D. in the taxi

8.A. time        B. chance        C. possibility         D. use

9.A. golden      B. last           C. only              D. first

10.A. journey            B. visit          C. business           D. meeting

11.A. sad               B. unable        C. impossible         D. difficult

12.A. stopped            B. was driven     C. reached           D. was parked

13.A. left               B. sent away      C. paid              D. spent

14.A. started            B. noticed        C. caught            D. found

15.A. speech            B. noise          C. call               D. voice

16.A. apologize          B. announce      C. worry             D. regret

17.A. advised      B. forced         C. told              D. persuaded

18.A. ideas        B. plans          C. information       D. time

19.A. loud laugh   B. deep sigh       C. big smile               D. sharp cry

20.A. return       B. find           C. recover                 D. gather

 

 

第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30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。

    On his way to the airport one afternoon,Phillip asked the driver to wait outside the bank while he collected some traveler’s checks.

    The plane was to  36  at 5:30.From the bank,there was still a  37  journey to the airport38  Phillip merely enjoyed the scene along the way.Shortly before arriving,he began  39  the things he would need for the  40 :tickets,money,the address of his hotel,traveler’s checks…Just a moment! How about his passport? Phillip went through his pockets.He suddenly  41  that He must have left his passport  42  .

    What could he do? It was now five past four and there would be too little 43 to return for the passport.This was the 44 time he was representing his company for an important meeting 45  the manager of a French company in Paris the following morning Without a passport he would be 46  to board the plane At that moment,the taxi  47  outside the air terminal(候机楼).Phillip got 48 ,took his suitcase and paid the driver.He then  49 a good deal of confusion(混乱)in the building.A  50  could be heard over the loudspeaker,“We very much  51  that because of a twenty—four—hour strike(罢工)of the airport staff,all flights for the rest of today have had to be called off” Passengers are  52  to get in touch with their travel agents or with this terminal foron tomorrow’s flights.Phillip was very glad to hear that.He would let his company know about this  54 and,thank goodness.he would have the opportunity of calling at the bank the next morning to  55 his passport.

36.A.check in            B.1ead off           C.take off           D.go up

37.A.1ong              B.short              C.pleasant          D.rough

38.A.as                B.so                 C.but             D.because

39.A.buying            B.taking              C.putting          D.checking

40.A.plane             B.trip                C.company         D.flight

41.A.realized           B.promised           C.recognized        D.suggested

42.A.at home          B.at the bank         C.at the office       D.in the taxi

43.A.time             B.chance              C.possibility        D.use

44.A.golden           B.1ast                 C.only            D.first

45.A.in               B.to                   C.at              D.with

46.A.sad              B.unable               C.nervous         D.Difficult

47.A.stopped           B.ran                 C.went            D.opened

48.A.off              B.back                C.out              D.away

49.A.started           B.caught               C.noticed          D.1eft

50.A speech            B.signal                C.call             D.voice

51.A.apologize        B.announce             C.worry           D.regret

52.A.advised          B.forced               C.allowed          D.persuaded

53.A ideas              B. plans              C.information        D.time

54.A.person           B.situation             C.place            D airport

55.A.return            B.show               C.recover           D.change

 

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