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Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage. Before refrigerators, homes usually had ice boxes. But
(47) way to keep food cool without the need for electricity is to use an evaporative cooler. This is easy to make and does not even use
(48) .
A. Cold
(54) in a freezer, however, can keep foods in good condition fox months after the
(55) season. Yet foods can be damaged if they are kept too cold The British development group Practical Action says the best way to prepare foods for storage is at
(56) time while still in the field. Use a sharp knife to avoid damage.
- stayI) covered
- B) storageJ) under
- C) harvest
B. K) water - other
C. L) cold - growing
D. M) air - another
E. N) preparation - ice
F. O) take - cool
[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.
What is NOT the benefit the piglets getting from sleeping on the waterbeds than otherwise
A. They can get much more weight.
B. They suffer many potential injuries.
C. Avoid the risk of possible early death.
D. They can eat much more than otherwise.
[单项选择]Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.
Millions of Americans are entering their 60s and are more concerned than ever about retirement. They know they need to save, but how much And what exactly are they saving for to spend more time ___36___ the grandkids, go traveling, or start another career It turns out that husbands and wives max have ___37___ different ideas about the subject.
The deepest divide is in the way spouses envisage their lifestyle in their later years. Fidelity Investments Inc. found 41 percent of the 500 couples it surveyed ___38___ on whether both or at least one spouse will work in retirement. Wives are generally right regarding their husbands’ retirement age, but men ___39___ the age their wives will be when they stop working. And husbands are slightly more ___40___ about their standard of living than wives are.
Busy juggling（穷于应对）careers and families, most couples don’t take time to sit down , ___ 41___ together, and think about
[单项选择]Questions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.
Many of us still tend to regard emotions as interfering with rational thought, and sometimes landing us in trouble. But in recent years psychologists have taken quite a different view. Keith Oatley, Professor of psychology at Glasgow University, is involved in the research which shows the fundamental importance of emotions. He believes we are very ambivalent about them: we think of our emotions as being irrational, but we also consider them as essential to being human.
For example, Mr. Spock, a character in the television series Startrek is super-intelligent, and he has no emotions at all! However, he is never made captain of the spaceship. Maybe, this is because Mr. Spock is not the kind of person you can identify with a person who shows his emotions. As Professor Oatley points out, our emotions have very important functions, for example, fear. If we cross the road and a car approaches, we usually fr
A. Fear helps us to be careful about our surroundings.
B. Happiness inspires us to continue what we are doing.
C. Anger may stimulate us to make greater efforts.
D. Anger tends to do us mote hann than good.
[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.
Now listen to the passage.
If the wind is blowing at 190 kilometers per hour, the waves are likely to be about ______ meters.
A. 13
B. 16
C. 19
D. 21
[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.
What does it mean when the chimpanzee points up with one finger
A. It wants to be picked up.
B. It wants to drink one glass of milk.
C. It wants to eat one banana.
D. It wants to play with one person.
[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.
John Williams has lived in his present location
A. since he was born.
B. since he graduated from college.
C. since his wife died.
D. almost half his life.
[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.
Now, listen to the passage.
Which is NOT mentioned in the passage concerning the expedition
A. Lack of navigation equipment.
B. Severe winter in Patagonia.
C. The death of Magellan.
D. Dangers from rocks and storms.
