下面每个句子中均有1个词或短语划有底横线，请为每处划线部分确定1个意义最为接近的'选项。
houses within 100 metres of the seas are at risk of flooding.
A. out of control B. between equals C. in particular D. in danger
idea was quite brilliant.
A. positive B. clever C. key D. original
k market price tumbled after rumor of a rise in interest rate.
A. regulated B. fell C. increased D. maintained
are worried about this fluid situation full with uncertainty.
A. stable B. suitable C. adaptable D. changeable
revelation of his past led to his resignation.
A. imagination B. confirmation C. disclosure D. recall
en is a dangerous man, and can be very brutal.
A. careless B. strong C. cruel D. hard
coastal has area has very mild winter, but the central plains remain extremely cold.
A. warm B. severe C. hard
'll have to sprint if you want to catch the train.
A. jump B. escape C. prepare D. run
course gives you basic instruction in car maintenance.
A. idea B. term C. coaching D. aspect
new garment fits her perfectly.
A. haircut B. purse C. necklace D. clothes
phobia may have its root in a childhood trauma.
A. fear B. joy C. hurt D. memory
details of the costume were totally authentic.
A. outstanding B. creative C. real D. false
have built canals to irrigate the desert.
A. decorate B. water C. change D. visit
are aware of the potential problems.
A. possible B. global C. ongoing D. central
overall language proficiency remains that of a toddler.
A. disabled B. baby C. pupil D. teenager
答案：DBBDCCADCDCCBAB
第2部分：阅读判断(第16~22题，每题1分，共7分)
Time to Stop Traveling by Air
16. Mark Ellingham spent quite a few days in China onhis way to Australia 25 years ago.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned
eling from Britain to any other part of the world may cost you less than ￡100.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned
18.A round trip flight from Britain to Australia produces the same amount of carbon dioxide as three average cars do in a year.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned
Ellingham has never hesitated to encourage people to travel by.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned
Ellingham's readers are not interested in environmental protection.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned
ics argue that the best way to protect our environment is not to do any damage to it.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned
Ellingham will collaborate with the critics in his efforts to fight globalwarming.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned
答案: CABBBAC
第3部分：概括大意与完成句子(第23~ 30题，每题1分，共8分)
Tunguska Event
23. Paragraph 2
24. Paragraph 3
25. Paragraph 4
26. Paragraph 5
A. Competing Explanations
B. Unknown Attacks
C. Mysterious Explosion
D. Star War
E. Importance of Finding Evidence
F. Explanation that Worries Scientists
27. The gigantic explosion that occurred a hundred years ago
28. The shock wave which followed the dazzling light
29. The hypothes is that the explosion was caused by a rock colliding with the Earth
30. Wolfgang Kundt,who has developed an alternative theory
A. has remained a puzzle
B. lacks sufficient evidence
C. is a university professor
D. was generated by the explosion
E. will kill many animals
F. are attacked by aliens
答案：C F E A A D B C
第4部分：阅读理解(第31~45题，每题3分，共45分)
第一篇 Medicine Award Kicks off Nobel Prize Announcements
is most unlikely to win the Nobel Prize in medicine?
A. Hans Jornvall.
B. Carol Greider.
C. Pierre Chambon.
D. Elizabeth Blackburn.
h is NOT true of Alfred Nobel?
A. He left clear instructions on how to select winners.
B. He was from Sweden.
C. He invented dynamite.
D. He established the Nobel Prizes in his will.
inally the Nobel Prizes did NOT include
A. the peace prize.
B. the economics prize.
C. the literature prize.
D. the medicine prize.
word “kicks" in Paragraph 8 probably means
A. money.
B. enjoyment.
C. respect.
D. knowledge.
merase may play a key role in
A. the unchecked growth of cancer cells.
B. the killing ofcancer cells.
C. the division ofnormal cells.
D. the transmission of viruses.