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III. Reading Comprehension     
Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D.  Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Your cell phone holds secrets about you. Besides the names and   50   that you’ve programmed into it, traces of your DNA remain on it, according to a new study.
　　DNA is genetic material that appears in every cell. Like your fingerprint, your DNA is unique to you   51   you have an identical twin. Scientists today routinely analyze DNA in blood, saliva (唾液), or hair   52   behind at the scene of a crime. The results often help detectives identify   53   and their victims. Your cell phone can   54   more about you than you might think.
　　Meghan J. McFadden, a scientist at McMaster University1in Hamilton, Ontario, heard about a crime in which the suspect（嫌疑犯）bled onto a cell phone and later dropped the   55  . This made her wonder whether traces of DNA remained on cell phones ___ even when no blood was involved.　    56   she and colleague Margaret Wallace of the City University of New York analyzed the flip-open phones(翻盖手机) of 10 volunteers. They used swabs(药签) to collect   57   traces of the users from two parts of the phone: the outside, where the user holds it, and the   58  , which is placed at the user’s ear.
The scientists scrubbed the phones using a solution made mostly of alcohol. The aim of washing was to   59   all detectable (可查明的) traces of DNA. The owners got their phones back for another week.   60   the researchers collected the phones and repeated the swabbing of each phone once more.
The scientists discovered DNA that   61   to the phone’s owner on each of the phones. Better samples were collected from the outside of each phone, but those swabs also   62    DNA of other people who had apparently also handled the phone.   63  , DNA showed up even in swabs that were taken immediately after the phones were scrubbed. That suggests that washing won’t remove all traces of evidence from a criminal’s device. So cell phones can now be added to the   64   of clues that can settle a crime-scene investigation.
50. A. secrets　                B. music                      C. numbers                  D. films
51. A. because                   B. unless                      C. although                  D. if
52. A. kept                        B. dropped                   C. stayed                      D. left
53. A. criminals                 B. clues                   C. witnesses                 D. policemen
54. A. reveal                     B. convince                  C. acquire                     D. value
55. A. document                 B. paper                             C. card                        D. device
56. A. However                 B. But                          C. So                          D. For
57. A. invisible                  B. non-existent             C. missing                   D. apparent
58. A. microphone           B. keys                        C. screen                     D. speaker
59. A. preserve                   B. revise                      C. remove                    D. protect
60.   A. Then                        B. Thus                       C. Meanwhile               D. Otherwise
61.   A. stuck                       B. belonged                 C. happened                 D. contributed
62. A. took in                    B. mixed with              C. picked up                D. gave out
63.   A. Generally                B. Shortly                    C. Disappointedly         D. Surprisingly
64. A. explanation              B. list                          C. book                       D. discovery

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III. Reading Comprehension     

Section A

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D.  Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

Your cell phone holds secrets about you. Besides the names and   50   that you’ve programmed into it, traces of your DNA remain on it, according to a new study.

　　DNA is genetic material that appears in every cell. Like your fingerprint, your DNA is unique to you   51   you have an identical twin. Scientists today routinely analyze DNA in blood, saliva (唾液), or hair   52   behind at the scene of a crime. The results often help detectives identify   53   and their victims. Your cell phone can   54   more about you than you might think.

　　Meghan J. McFadden, a scientist at McMaster University1in Hamilton, Ontario, heard about a crime in which the suspect（嫌疑犯）bled onto a cell phone and later dropped the   55  . This made her wonder whether traces of DNA remained on cell phones ___ even when no blood was involved.　    56   she and colleague Margaret Wallace of the City University of New York analyzed the flip-open phones(翻盖手机) of 10 volunteers. They used swabs(药签) to collect   57   traces of the users from two parts of the phone: the outside, where the user holds it, and the   58  , which is placed at the user’s ear.

The scientists scrubbed the phones using a solution made mostly of alcohol. The aim of washing was to   59   all detectable (可查明的) traces of DNA. The owners got their phones back for another week.   60   the researchers collected the phones and repeated the swabbing of each phone once more.

The scientists discovered DNA that   61   to the phone’s owner on each of the phones. Better samples were collected from the outside of each phone, but those swabs also   62    DNA of other people who had apparently also handled the phone.   63  , DNA showed up even in swabs that were taken immediately after the phones were scrubbed. That suggests that washing won’t remove all traces of evidence from a criminal’s device. So cell phones can now be added to the   64   of clues that can settle a crime-scene investigation.

50. A. secrets　                 B. music                      C. numbers                  D. films

51. A. because                   B. unless                      C. although                  D. if

52. A. kept                        B. dropped                   C. stayed                      D. left

53. A. criminals                 B. clues                    C. witnesses                 D. policemen

54. A. reveal                     B. convince                  C. acquire                     D. value

55. A. document                 B. paper                             C. card                        D. device

56. A. However                 B. But                          C. So                          D. For

57. A. invisible                  B. non-existent             C. missing                   D. apparent

58. A. microphone            B. keys                        C. screen                     D. speaker

59. A. preserve                   B. revise                      C. remove                    D. protect

60.   A. Then                        B. Thus                       C. Meanwhile               D. Otherwise

61.   A. stuck                       B. belonged                 C. happened                 D. contributed

62. A. took in                    B. mixed with              C. picked up                D. gave out

63.   A. Generally                B. Shortly                    C. Disappointedly         D. Surprisingly

64. A. explanation              B. list                          C. book                       D. discovery

第三部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
　　JSC Boggs is an artist who makes money.To be exact,he draws money.In the United States he draws dollars,in Britain pounds and in France francs.Each are almost perfect reproductions,apart from the fact that he writes "Bank of Boggs" or another humorous message on them.
　　When Boggs goes shopping or for a meal,he offers "Boggs dollars" in the payment for what he wants.He also offers real money.It is up to the people selling the goods to take whichever they prefer.
　　When a shopkeeper or a restaurant owner takes a "Boggs dollar",he or she gives a receipt in return for the things bought.Boggs then sells the receipt at face value to art collectors.This is how he makes actual money for the times when people will not accept his drawings.
　　The collector uses the receipt to find the person holding the actual "Boggs dollar" and the two talk over what they think would be a fair price.This gives the shop or restaurant owner the chance to make another profit on the goods he or she sold to Boggs.It means Boggs actually gets paid for buying things.And it means that the collector has a unique work of art---each "Boggs dollar" is separately drawn.
　　Artists like to make us think.What Boggs wants us to think about is the nature of value and money. What is money really worth? Is value of money the same as personal value? Once "Boggs dollars " have been given away by the artist,they often continuew to circulate and grow on value A "Boggs one dollar bill" may have bought the artist a cup of coffee in New York.Now it may be worth a car or an expensive meal.It all depends on that value a person chooses to give it.
　　Money used to be worth a certain weight in gold or silver.Now it is just worth whatever the government or the banks.JSC Boggs is trying to start another type of money.People can choose "Boggs dolars" or not.And their value is up to whoever uses them.In a way,"Boggs dollars" are "people's money".
　　56.How much will Boggs get if he buys a cup of coffee with a "Boggs one dollar bill"?
　　　A.One dollar. B.More than one dollar.
　　　C.Less than one dollar. D.Much more than one dollar.
　　57.According to the text,the main difference between"value of money "and "personal value" is that ______.
　　　A.they rise or fall separately B.they refer to different people
　　　C.they are decided by different people D.they are decided by different banks
　　58.What does the writer mean by saying "Boggs dollars are people's money"?
　　　A.They are two different types of money.
　　　B.In fact they are not real money.
　　　C.People can share them and use them among themselves.
　　　D.People are free to use them and deck their value.
　　59.Choose the girht order in which Boggs gets paid.
　　　　a.He buys things with his dollars.
　　　　b.He sells the receipt to an art collector.
　　　　c.He araws dollars.
　　　　d.The art collector finds the shopkeeper to buy his dollars.
　　　　e.The shopkeeper gives him a receipt.
　　　A.c - a - e - b - d
　　　B.c - e - b - d - a
　　　C.e - c - b - d - a
　　　D.e - b - c - a - d

第三部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

　　JSC Boggs is an artist who makes money.To be exact,he draws money.In the United States he draws dollars,in Britain pounds and in France francs.Each are almost perfect reproductions,apart from the fact that he writes "Bank of Boggs" or another humorous message on them.

　　When Boggs goes shopping or for a meal,he offers "Boggs dollars" in the payment for what he wants.He also offers real money.It is up to the people selling the goods to take whichever they prefer.

　　When a shopkeeper or a restaurant owner takes a "Boggs dollar",he or she gives a receipt in return for the things bought.Boggs then sells the receipt at face value to art collectors.This is how he makes actual money for the times when people will not accept his drawings.

　　The collector uses the receipt to find the person holding the actual "Boggs dollar" and the two talk over what they think would be a fair price.This gives the shop or restaurant owner the chance to make another profit on the goods he or she sold to Boggs.It means Boggs actually gets paid for buying things.And it means that the collector has a unique work of art---each "Boggs dollar" is separately drawn.

　　Artists like to make us think.What Boggs wants us to think about is the nature of value and money. What is money really worth? Is value of money the same as personal value? Once "Boggs dollars " have been given away by the artist,they often continuew to circulate and grow on value A "Boggs one dollar bill" may have bought the artist a cup of coffee in New York.Now it may be worth a car or an expensive meal.It all depends on that value a person chooses to give it.

　　Money used to be worth a certain weight in gold or silver.Now it is just worth whatever the government or the banks.JSC Boggs is trying to start another type of money.People can choose "Boggs dolars" or not.And their value is up to whoever uses them.In a way,"Boggs dollars" are "people's money".

　　56.How much will Boggs get if he buys a cup of coffee with a "Boggs one dollar bill"?

　　　A.One dollar. B.More than one dollar.

　　　C.Less than one dollar. D.Much more than one dollar.

　　57.According to the text,the main difference between"value of money "and "personal value" is that ______.

　　　A.they rise or fall separately B.they refer to different people

　　　C.they are decided by different people D.they are decided by different banks

　　58.What does the writer mean by saying "Boggs dollars are people's money"?

　　　A.They are two different types of money.

　　　B.In fact they are not real money.

　　　C.People can share them and use them among themselves.

　　　D.People are free to use them and deck their value.

　　59.Choose the girht order in which Boggs gets paid.

　　　　a.He buys things with his dollars.

　　　　b.He sells the receipt to an art collector.

　　　　c.He araws dollars.

　　　　d.The art collector finds the shopkeeper to buy his dollars.

　　　　e.The shopkeeper gives him a receipt.

　　　A.c - a - e - b - d

　　　B.c - e - b - d - a

　　　C.e - c - b - d - a

　　　D.e - b - c - a - d

第三部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

　　JSC Boggs is an artist who makes money.To be exact,he draws money.In the United States he draws dollars,in Britain pounds and in France francs.Each are almost perfect reproductions,apart from the fact that he writes "Bank of Boggs" or another humorous message on them.

　　When Boggs goes shopping or for a meal,he offers "Boggs dollars" in the payment for what he wants.He also offers real money.It is up to the people selling the goods to take whichever they prefer.

　　When a shopkeeper or a restaurant owner takes a "Boggs dollar",he or she gives a receipt in return for the things bought.Boggs then sells the receipt at face value to art collectors.This is how he makes actual money for the times when people will not accept his drawings.

　　The collector uses the receipt to find the person holding the actual "Boggs dollar" and the two talk over what they think would be a fair price.This gives the shop or restaurant owner the chance to make another profit on the goods he or she sold to Boggs.It means Boggs actually gets paid for buying things.And it means that the collector has a unique work of art---each "Boggs dollar" is separately drawn.

　　Artists like to make us think.What Boggs wants us to think about is the nature of value and money. What is money really worth? Is value of money the same as personal value? Once "Boggs dollars " have been given away by the artist,they often continuew to circulate and grow on value A "Boggs one dollar bill" may have bought the artist a cup of coffee in New York.Now it may be worth a car or an expensive meal.It all depends on that value a person chooses to give it.

　　Money used to be worth a certain weight in gold or silver.Now it is just worth whatever the government or the banks.JSC Boggs is trying to start another type of money.People can choose "Boggs dolars" or not.And their value is up to whoever uses them.In a way,"Boggs dollars" are "people's money".

　　56.How much will Boggs get if he buys a cup of coffee with a "Boggs one dollar bill"?

　　　A.One dollar. B.More than one dollar.

　　　C.Less than one dollar. D.Much more than one dollar.

　　57.According to the text,the main difference between"value of money "and "personal value" is that ______.

　　　A.they rise or fall separately B.they refer to different people

　　　C.they are decided by different people D.they are decided by different banks

　　58.What does the writer mean by saying "Boggs dollars are people's money"?

　　　A.They are two different types of money.

　　　B.In fact they are not real money.

　　　C.People can share them and use them among themselves.

　　　D.People are free to use them and deck their value.

　　59.Choose the girht order in which Boggs gets paid.

　　　　a.He buys things with his dollars.

　　　　b.He sells the receipt to an art collector.

　　　　c.He araws dollars.

　　　　d.The art collector finds the shopkeeper to buy his dollars.

　　　　e.The shopkeeper gives him a receipt.

　　　A.c - a - e - b - d

　　　B.c - e - b - d - a

　　　C.e - c - b - d - a

　　　D.e - b - c - a - d