[填空题] Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.
Since we are social beings, the quality of our lives depends in large measure on our interpersonal relationships. One strength of the human condition is our tendency to give and receive support from one another under (47) circumstances. Social support consists of the exchange of resources among people (48) on their interpersonal ties. Those of us with strong support systems appear better able to cope with major life changes and daily hassles. People with strong social ties live longer and have better health than those without such ties. Studies over a (49) of illnesses from depression to heart disease, (50) that the presence of social support helps people fend off illnesses, and the (51) of such support makes poor health more likely.
Social support cushions stress in a number ways. First, friends, relatives and co-workers may let us know that they

[填空题]Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.
Language barriers present a variety of challenges for children of any age. In Houston alone, bilingual education programs have helped many grade-school students (47) the trials that accompany not being able to speak English.
In the past, such vital curriculum was not always readily (48) for children who needed it. One person who experienced the (49) of school life without a bilingual program was UH education professor Yolanda Padr6n.
As a child, Padr6n and her family moved from Cuba to the United States. Settling in Landover, Mass., she was placed into elementary school, but had no working (50) of English. With that, she found herself at a (51) disadvantage.
"When I came here, I was in the fifth grade, but because I didn’t speak English, they put me back a year," she said. "We lived there for about six months before we moved to Houston. When I came h

[填空题]Questions 47 to 51 are based on the following passage.
Motorways are no doubt the safest roads in the country. Mile for mile, vehicle for vehicle you are much less likely to be killed or seriously injured than on an ordinary, road. On the other hand, motorways have a far better accident record than any other part of our national road system because of the speed and volume of traffic. If you do have a serious accident on a motorway, fatalities are much more likely to occur than in a comparable accident elsewhere on the roads. It is reported that motorway accidents account for some 10% of all injuries out side urban areas.
Motorways have no sharp, bends, no roundabouts or traffic lights and thus speeds are much greater than on other roads. Though the 70 m.p.h, limit is still in force, it is often treated with the contempt that most drivers have for the 30 m.p.h, limit applied in built-up areas in Britain. Added to this is the fact that motorway drivers seem to like t

[单项选择] Questions 14 to 16 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.
Now, listen to the passage.
Sickness and starvation will be results of
A. a nuclear war.
B. nuclear weapons.
C. a deficiency of food.
D. a shortage of medicine.

[单项选择]Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.
Do you want to live forever By the year 2050, you might actually get your wish — providing you are willing to leave your biological body and take up residence in silicon circuits. But long before then, perhaps as early as 2005, less radical measures will begin offering as semblance (外表) of immortality.
Researchers are confident that technology will soon be able to track every waking moment of your life. Whatever you see and hear, plus all that you say and write, can be recorded, analyzed and automatically indexed, and added to your personal chronicles (历代记 ). By the 2030s, it may be possible to capture your nervous system’s electrical activities, which would also preserve your thoughts and emotions. Researchers at the Laboratories of British Telecommunications have defined this concept as Soul Catcher.
Small electronic equipment will pave the way for Soul Catcher. It would use a wearable supercomputer, perhaps
A. human beings long for an immortal life
B. there are many difficulties in making the Soul Catcher
C. people can live immortally as technology develops
D. the invention of Soul Catcher has great significance

[单项选择]Questions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.
Proper arrangement of classroom space is important to encouraging interaction. Most of us have noticed how important physical setting is to efficiency and comfort in our work. College classroom space should be designed to encourage the activity of critical thinking.
We have entered the twenty-first century, but step into almost any college classroom and you step back in time at least a hundred years. Desks are normally in straight rows, so students can clearly see the teacher but not all their classmates. The assumption behind such an arrangement is obvious. Everything of importance comes from the teacher.
With a little imagination and effort, unless desks are fixed to the floor, the teacher can correct this situation and create space that encourages interchange among students. In small or standard-size classes, chairs, desks and tables can be arranged in a variety of ways. The primary goal should be for everyo
A. for the teacher to divide students into small groups
B. to make it possible for students to interact with each other
C. for the teacher to find out how students think
D. to give students more opportunities to practice speaking

[单项选择]Questions 11 to 14 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.
Now, listen to the passage.
Who needs ESP courses most
A. Working people.
B. College students.
C. Beginners.
D. Intermediate learners.

[单项选择]Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the passage.
Who used to live together in an extended family
A. There were two or more brothers with their wives.
B. There were many relatives.
C. There were only grandparents and children.
D. There was one father, one mother and their children.

[单项选择]Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.
Which of the following is CORRECT
A. Cells can remain alive outside limits of temperature.
B. Enzyme systems of mammals are efficient only within a narrow range around 37~
C. C. If the temperature is 38~C, the integrated actions of bodily systems will be damaged.
D. Other animals have a narrower tolerance for temperature changes than mammals and birds.

[单项选择]Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.
Luther L. Terry is ______
A. a doctor of medicine
B. the Surgeon General of USA
C. a doctor of a health center
D. a head of a tobacco company

[单项选择]Questions 17 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the passage.
What is the main idea of the talk
A. Humanism was the basis for the Renaissance.
B. Petrarch was a powerful leader in Italy during the Middle Ages.
C. Cicero was the first humanist.
D. Latin survived during the Middle Ages thanks to scholasticism.