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After the Anasazi abandoned southwestern Colorado in the late 1200s or early 1300s, history’s pages are blank. The Anasazi were masons and apartment builders who occupied the deserts, river valleys, and mesas of this region for over a thousand years, building structures that have weathered the test of time.
The first Europeans to visit southwestern Colorado were the ever- restless, ambitious Spanish, who sought gold, pelts, and slaves. In1765, under orders from the Spanish governor in Santa Fe, Juan Maria Antonio Rivera led a prospecting and trading party into the region. Near the Dolores River in southwestern Colorado, he found some insignificant silver-bearing rocks, and it is thought that it was he who named the mountains nearby the Sierra de la Plata or the Silver Mountains. Rivera found little of commercial value that would interest his superiors in Santa Fe, but he did open up a route that would soon lead to the establishment of the Old Spanish Trail. This exp
A. study the archaeology of the region.
B. seek commercial profit.
C. open up a route to California.
D. be ruler of the region.

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After the Anasazi abandoned southwestern Colorado in the late 1200s or early 1300s, history’s pages are blank. The Anasazi were masons and apartment builders who occupied the deserts, river valleys, and mesas of this region for over a thousand years, building structures that have weathered the test of time.
The first Europeans to visit southwestern Colorado were the ever- restless, ambitious Spanish, who sought gold, pelts, and slaves. In1765, under orders from the Spanish governor in Santa Fe, Juan Maria Antonio Rivera led a prospecting and trading party into the region. Near the Dolores River in southwestern Colorado, he found some insignificant silver-bearing rocks, and it is thought that it was he who named the mountains nearby the Sierra de la Plata or the Silver Mountains. Rivera found little of commercial value that would interest his superiors in Santa Fe, but he did open up a route that would soon lead to the establishment of the Old Spanish Trail. This exp
A. early exploration of Colorado.
B. the history of the Anasazi in Colorado.
C. the Spanish influence in Colorado.
D. economic exploitation of Colorado.

[单项选择]Mining operations at the southwestern mine have been ______ until the question of ownership has been resolved by the courts.
A. halted
B. carried
C. endured
D. registered

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Southwestern University unveiled plans today to begin construction of a 120-room budget hotel near the university campus. According to the Alumni Association President, the university has received numerous complaints in recent years over the lack of safe, affordable lodging near campus for the convenience of visiting parents and relatives. Also, to further address student concerns, the university has promised that the price of a single room would initially be in the forty-dollar range. This venture into private, for-profit business marks a first for the 148-year-old institution.
Question: The woman expresses her opinion about the school’s decision to build a hotel near the university. State her opinion and explain the reasons she gives for holding that opinion.
Now hear a conversation between two students.

[填空题]Many famous corporations have abandoned their signature towers since their employees can work from home via phone and PC.

[单项选择]A. Southwestern China. B. Northern China.
C. Northern California. D. Southern California.

[单项选择]In the southwestern part of the United States ______ built in the last century.
A. there are many abandoned mining towns
B. were many abandoned mining towns
C. where there are many abandoned mining towns
D. where are many abandoned mining towns

[单项选择]The doctors have abandoned the hope to rescue the old man.
A. left
B. given up
C. turned down
D. refused

[单项选择]When former Colorado Governor Richard Lamm spoke out in 1984 about the terminally ill’s "duty to die", his forthrightness seemed eccentric.（　）.
A. unconventional
B. weird
C. deceptive
D. ridiculous

[单项选择]Passage One
A. Over a million abandoned cars are towed from the streets each year.
B. One third of the nation’s cars are abandoned in the streets.
C. About two thirds of the abandoned cars aren’t removed.
D. Cities spent little to control the accumulation of abandoned cars.

[填空题]Grand Canyon is also called Colorado Canyon, because the Colorado River flows through the Canyon.

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Anne Whitney, a sophomore at Colorado State University, first had a problem taking test when she began college. "I was always well prepared for my tests. Sometimes I studied for weeks before a test. Yet I would go in to take the test, only to find I could not answer the questions correctly. I would blank out because of nervousness and fear. I couldn’t think of the answer. My low grades on the tests did not show what I knew to the teacher." Another student in microbiology had similar experiences. He said, "My first chemistry test was very difficult. Then, on the second test, I sat down to take it, and I was so nervous that I was shaking. My hands were moving up and down so quickly that it was hard to hold my pencil. I knew the material and I knew the answers. Yet I couldn’t even write them down."
These two young students were experiencing something called test anxiety. Because a student worries and is uneasy about a test, his or her mind doe
A. to be like a blanket
B. to be sure of an answer
C. to be unable to think clearly
D. to show knowledge to the teacher

[单项选择]The doctors have (abandoned) the hope to rescue the old man.
A. left
B. given up
C. turned down
D. refused