Pearson has __1__ together to work of hundreds of researchers around the world to produce a __2__ millennium technology calendar that gives the latest dates when we can expect hundreds of key __3__ and discoveries to take place. Some of the biggest developments will be in medicine, including an __4__ life expectancy and dozens of artificial organs __5__ into use between now and 2040.
Pearson also __6__ a breakthrough in computer human links. "By linking __7__ to our nervous system, computers could pick up __8__ we feel and, hopefully, simulate __9__ too so that we can start to __10__ full sensory environments, rather like the holidays in Total Recall or the Star Trek holodeck," he says.
But that, Pearson points __11__, is only the start of man-machine __12__:"It will be the beginning of the long process of integration that will __13__ lead to a fully electronic human before the end of the next century."__14__ his research, Pearson is able to put dates to most of the breakthroughs that can be predicted. However, there are still no __15__ for when faster-than-light travel will be __16__, or when human cloning will be perfected, or when time travel will be possible.
But he does __17__ social problems as a result of technological advances. A boom in neighborhood surveillance cameras will, for example, __18__ problems in 2010, while the arrival of synthetic __19__ robots will mean people may not be able to __20__ between their human friends and the droids. And home appliances will also become so smart that controlling and operating them will result in the breakout of a new psychological disorder-kitchen rage.
1.[A]taken [B]pieced [C]kept [D]made
2.[A]complicated [B]delicate [C]subtle [D]unique
3.[A]breakthroughs [B]findings [C]events [D]incidents
4.[A]expanded [B]extended [C]enlarged [D]enriched
5.[A]being [B]becoming [C]carrying [D]coming
6.[A]schedules [B]plans [C]predicts [D]designs
7.[A]directly [B]instantly [C]precisely [D]automatically
8.[A]that [B]how [C]what [D]all
9.[A]thinking [B]hearing [C]sight [D]feeling
10.[A]form [B]develop [C]find [D]undertake
11.[A]out [B]at [C]to [D]toward
12.[A]program [B]production [C]experiment [D]integration
13.[A]finally [B]ultimately [C]utterly [D]absolutely
14.[A]Through [B]Though [C]During [D]By
15.[A]forecasts [B]articles [C]stories [D]meetings
16.[A]advisable [B]affordable [C]available [D]valuable
17.[A]solve [B]arose [C]exercise [D]expect
18.[A]confront [B]cause [C]witness [D]collect
19.[A]lovely [B]likely [C]lifelike [D]lively
20.[A]distinguish [B]differ [C]diagnose [D]deviate
参及解析：
1.B piece together拼凑，结合
2.D complicated复杂的；delicate精致的，脆弱的；subtle狡猾的，敏感的；unique唯一的，独特的
3.A breakthrough突破；finding发现；event事件；incident事件，事变
4.B expanded膨胀的，扩张的；extended伸出的，延长的；enlarged放大的，扩大的；enriched浓缩的，强化的；extend life expectance延长寿命。
5.D come into use开始投入使用
6.C schedule确定时间；plan计划；predict预测；design设计
7.A directly直接地；instantly立即；precisely精确地；automatically自动地
8.C
9.D 根据上文what we feel,以及下文full sensory environments，可知D符合文意。
10.B
11.A point to和point at都是“指向”的意思，point out指出，提出
12.D integration综合，集成，此处指人机一体化
13.B finally表示久等之后，有时表示在一系列因素的最后一个，e.g.: After putting it off three times, we finally managed to have a holiday in Greece.
ultimately指最后，终于，基本上，即达到最高界线。e.g.: Ultimately people rely on science to gain an understanding of biological phenomena.
14.A through为连词，后应接句子；during表示过程；by表示方式、手段或借助某种工具。
15.A forecast先见，预测
16.C available可利用的，可行的
17.D 注意主语是人，不选arose
18.B
19.C lovely可爱的，有趣的；likely可能的；lifelike逼真的；lively活泼的
20.A distinguish between; differ from; diagnose诊断；deviate from背离
Have you ever wondered what our future is like? Practically all people _1_ a desire to predict their future _2_.Most people seem inclined to _3_ this task using causal reasoning. First we _4_ recognize that future circumstances are _5_ caused or conditioned by present ones. We learn that getting an education will _6_ how much money we earn later and that swimming beyond the reef may bring an unhappy _7_ with a shark. Second, people also learn that such _8_ of cause and effect are probabilistic(可能的) in nature. That is, the effects occur more often when the causes occur than when the causes are _9_, but not always. Thus, students learn that studying hard _10_ good grades in most instances, but not every time. Science makes these concepts of causality and probability more _11_ and provides techniques for dealing _12_ then more accurately than does causal human inquiry. In looking at ordinary human inquiry,we need to _13_ between prediction and understanding.Often,even if we don't understand why,we are willing to act _14_ the basis of a demonstrated predictive ability.Whatever the primitive drives _15_ motivate human beings,satisfying them depends heavily on the ability to_16_future circumstances.The attempt to predict is often played in a _17_ of knowledge and understanding.If you can understand why certain regular patterns _18_,you can predict better than if you simply observe those patterns.Thus,human inquiry aims _19_ answering both "what" and "why" question,and we pursue these _20_ by observing and figuring out.
1. [A]exhibit [B]exaggerate [C]examine [D]exceed
2. [A]contexts [B]circumstances [C]inspections [D]intuitions
3. [A]underestimate [B]undermine [C]undertake [D]undergo
4. [A]specially [B]particularly [C]always [D]generally
5. [A]somehow [B]somebody [C]someone [D]something
6. [A]enact [B]affect [C]reflect [D]inflect
7. [A]meeting [B]occurrence [C]encounter [D]contact
8. [A]patterns [B]designs [C]arrangements [D]pictures
9. [A]disappointde [B]absent [C]inadequate [D]absolute
10.[A]creates [B]produces [C]loses [D]protects
11.[A]obscure [B]indistinct [C]explicit [D]explosive
12.[A]for [B]at [C]in [D]with
13.[A]distinguish [B]distinct [C]distort [D]distract
14.[A]at [B]on [C]to [D]under
15.[A]why [B]how [C]that [D]where
16.[A]predict [B]produce [C]pretend [D]precede
17.[A]content [B]contact [C]contest [D]context
18.[A]happen [B]occur [C]occupy [D]incur
19.[A]at [B]on [C]to [D]beyond
20.[A]purposes [B]ambitions [C]drives [D]goals
参及解析:
1.A 词义辨析 exhibit"展出，表现",exaggerate"夸张",exceed"超越，胜过" 原句意为：实际上，人们会对未来的生活怀有（展示出）一定的愿望。
2.B 词义辨析 context"上下文"，circumstance"环境"，inspection"检查，视察"，intuition"直觉"
3.C 词义辨析 underestimate"低估",undermine"破坏"，undertake"承担，担任",undergo"经历，遭受"。undertake a task为常见搭配，意为"开始进行一项任务"
4.D 词义辨析 选项C、D看似均可，但always显得有些武断。
5.A 篇章逻辑 somehow"不知何故，以某种方式"
6.B 词义辨析 enact"制定法律，颁布"，inflect"弯曲"
7.C 词义辨析 encounter指没有事先计划的、未料到的、短暂的相遇
8.A 词义辨析 pattern模式，式样；design设计，图案；第一段中提到过人们习惯用因果关系去推断，这是一种思考模式。
9.B 词义辨析 absent缺少的，不在的；inadequate不充分的；根据文中意思应选一个与occur意思相反的词。
10.B 词义辨析 create创造 produce产生，得到。原句意为学生知道努力学习在大多数情况下会得到高的分数。
11.C 词义辨析 obscure朦胧的，模糊的；indistinct不清楚的；explicit外在的，清楚地；explosive爆炸的；原句意为：科学使因果性和可能性的观念变的更加清楚
12.D 短语搭配 deal in经营 eg:He deals in a small shop. deal with处理，安排
13.A 词义辨析 distinguish区别，辨别；distinct清楚地，明显的；distort扭曲，歪曲；distract转移。distinguish between为常用搭配，意为"区别...和..."
14.B 短语搭配 on the basis of以...为基础
15.C 语法结构 drive在此为名词，意为“动力”，空格后部分是对drive进行修饰，故选关系代词that引导定语从句。
16.A 词义辨析 predict预言；pretend假装；precede在...之前
17.D 词义辨析 content内容；contact接触；contest争论，竞赛；context上下in the context of意为"在...情况下"
18.B 词义辨析 occur发生，出现；occupy占用，占领；incur招致
19.A 短语搭配 aim at瞄准，针对
20.D 词义辨析 purpose目的，以图；ambition野心；drive推动力；goal目的，目标。
When women do become managers, do they bring a different style and different skills to the job? Are they better, or worse, managers than men? Are women more highly motivated and __1__ than male managers?
Some research __2__ the idea that women bring different attitudes and skills to management jobs, such as greater __3__, an emphasis on affiliation and attachment, and a __4__ to bring emotional factors to bear __5__ making workplace decisions. These differences are __6_ to carry advantages for companies, __7__ they expand the range of techniques that can be used to __8__ the company manage its workforce __9__.
A study commissioned by the International Women's Forum __10__ a management style used by some women managers (and also by some men) that __11__ from the command-and-control style __12__ used by male managers. Using this "interactive leadership" approach, "women __13__ participation, share power and information, __14__ other people's self-worth, and get others excited about their work. All these __15__ reflect their belief that allowing __16__ to contribute and to feel __17__ and important is a win-win __18__-good for the employees and the organization." The study's director __19__ that "interactive leadership may emerge __20__ the management style of choice for many organizations."
(本篇为03.1真题).
1. A) confronted B) commanded C) confined D) committed
2. A) supports B) argues C) opposes D) despises
3. A) combination B) cooperativeness C) coherence D) correlation
4. A) willingness B) loyalty C) sensitivity D) virtue
5. A) by B) in C) at D) with
6. A) disclosed B) watched C) revised D) seen
7. A) therefore B) whereas C) because D) nonetheless
8. A) help B) enable C) support D) direct
9. A) evidently B) precisely C) aggressively D) effectively
10. A) developed B) invented C) discovered D) located
11. A) derives B) differs C) descends D) detaches
12. A) inherently B) traditionally C) conditionally D) occasionally
13. A) encourage B) dismiss C) disapprove D) engage
14. A) enhance B) enlarge C) ignore D) degrade
15. A) themes B) subjects C) researches D) things
16. A) managers B) women C) employees D) males
17. A) faithful B) powerful C) skillful D) thoughtful
18. A) situation B) status C) circumstance D) position
19. A) predicted B) proclaimed C) defied D) diagnosed
20. A) into B) from C) as D) for
参及解析:
1. D confront面对，遭遇；command命令，指挥；confine有限的，狭窄的；committed(对事业，本职工作尽忠的)
2. A despise轻视，厌恶，根据下文可知，这些研究是支持而不是反驳这种观点，只有support为支持的意思
3. B 根据下文，强调affiliation,attachment的自然就是cooperativeness合作了。
4. A willingness愿意，自发
5. B bear sth. in sth.(one's mind)心里怀有，铭记在心
6. D be seen to...被视为...
7. C nonetheless=nevertheless虽然如此；whereas虽然，反之；这两词表转折，先排除。根据句意，是表因而不是果，故选because
8. A 只有help可以接不带to的不定式。
9. D effectively有效的
10. C
11. B differ from 区别，不同
12. B traditionally 传统上的
13. A encourage 鼓励
14. A enhance提高，增强
15. D things事情
16. C 根据88题后的employee可以轻易得到答案
17. B powerful强大的和后面的important重要的相呼应。
18. A win-win situation双赢
19. A 根据后面句子里的情态动词may可知，研究主任的话是预测，不是宣布，故用predict.
20. C emerge as作为，以...的形式，此处意为“作为可供选择的管理模式”
A great deal of attention is being paid today to the so-called digital divide--the division of the world into the info(information) rich and the info poor. And that __1__ does exist today. My wife and I lectured about this looming danger twenty years ago. What was less __2__ then, however, were the new, positive __3__ that work against the digital divide. __4__,there are reasons to be __5__.
There are technological reasons to hope the digital divide will narrow. As the Internet becomes more and more __6__, it is in the interest of business to universalize access-after all, the more people online, the more potential __7__ there are. More and more __8__, afraid their countries will be left __9__, want to spread Internet access. Within the next decade or two, one to two billion people on the planet will be __10__ together. As a result, I now believe the digital divide will __11__ rather than widen in the years ahead. And that is very good news because the Internet may well be the most powerful tool for __12__ world poverty that we've ever had.
Of course, the use of the Internet isn't the only way to __13__ poverty. And the Internet is not the only tool we have. But it has __14__ potential.
To __15__ advantage of this tool, some poor countries will have to get over their outdated anti-colonial prejudices __16__ respect to foreign investment. Countries that still think foreign investment is a/an __17__ of their sovereignty might well study the history of __18__ (the basic structural foundations of a society) in the United States. When the United States built its industrial infrastructure, it didn't have the capital to do so. And that is __19__ America's Second Wave infrastructure-__20__ roads, harbors, highways, ports and so on-were built with foreign investment.
1. A) divide B) information C) world D) lecture
2. A) obscure B) visible C) invisible D) indistinct
3. A) forces B) obstacles C) events D) surprises
4. A) Seriously B) Entirely C) Actually D) Continuously
5. A) negative B) optimistic C) pleasant D) disappointed
6. A) developed B) centralized C) realized D) commercialized
7. A) users B) producers C) customers D) citizens
8. A) enterprises B) governments C) officials D) customers
9. A) away B) for C) aside D) behind
10. A) netted B) worked C) put D) organized
11. A) decrease B) narrow C) neglect D) low
12. A) containing B) preventing C) keeping D) combating
13. A) win B) detail C) defeat D) fear
14. A) enormous B) countless C) numerical D) big
15. A) bring B) keep C) hold D) take
16. A) at B) with C) of D) for
17. A) offence B) investment C) invasion D) insult
18. A) construction B) facility C) infrastructure D) institution
19. A) why B) where C) when D) how
20. A) concerning B) concluding C) according D) including
参及解析:
1.A 由文中第一行的digital divide得出答案。
2.B obscure模糊的，不清楚的；visible看得见的，明显的；invisible看不见的；indistinct不清楚的，模糊的。空格前的less已有否定意义
3.A force力量，武力；obstacle障碍；event事件；surprise惊奇，诧异。句意：现在有新的、乐观的力量来对抗数字鸿沟。
4.C seriously认真地；entirely完全的；actually实际上；continuously连续地。
5.B negative消极的；optimistic乐观的；pleasant令人愉快的；disappointed令人失望的。前文说有积极的力量在对抗数字鸿沟的不利因素，因此，实际上我们有理由保持乐观的态度。
6.D develop发展；centralize集中；realize认识到；commercialize使商业化，由下文“网络有利于商业途径的普及”，可知此处表述的意思是网络越来越商业化。in the interest of...为了...的利益
7.C user使用者；producer生产者；customer消费者；citizen公民。句意：越多的人上网就有越多的潜在消费者。
8.B enterprise企业，事业；government；official；句意：越来越多的害怕他们的国家...
9.D leave behind 留下，超过与leave相关的短语：leave aside把某事搁置一边leave out 省去，遗漏，不考虑leave off 停止，不再穿
10.A 网络把人们联系在一起，选netted
11.B decrease减少，narrow变窄；neglect忽视，疏忽；low降低 句意：因此，我现在认为数字鸿沟是在变窄而不是在拓宽
12.D contain包含，容纳；prevent防止，阻止；keep保留，保持；combat战斗，搏斗
13.C win赢得；detail详述，细说；defeat击败，战胜；fear畏惧。
14.A enormous巨大的；countless无数的；numerical数字的。potential作名词为不可数，不能用countless修饰，big一般表示尺寸、数字、范围上的大。
15.D take advantage of 利用
16.B with respect to 关于，至于 with也可换成in.表示关于的还有with regard to,concerning等。
17.C offence冒犯；investment投资；invasion入侵；insult侮辱
18.C construction建筑；facility设备；infrastructure基础设施；institution公共机构，制度。从后文中出现的infrastructure可以轻易得到答案。
19.A 表语从句，表示原因，“这也就是为什么...”
20.D concerning关于；concluding结束的；according根据；including包括
Many theories concerning the causes of juvenile delinquency (crimes committed by young people) focus either on the individual or on society as the major contributing influence. Theories ___1___ on the individual suggest that children engage in criminal behavior ___2___ they were not sufficiently penalized for previous misdeeds or that they have learned criminal behavior through ___3___ with others. Theories focusing on the role of society suggest that children commit crimes in ___4___ to their failure to rise above their socioeconomic status, ___5___ as a rejection of middle-class values.
Most theories of juvenile delinquency have focused on children from disadvantaged families, ___6___ the fact that children from wealthy homes also commit crimes. The latter may commit crimes ___7___ lack of adequate parental control. All theories, however, are tentative and are ___8___ to criticism.
Changes in the social structure may indirectly ___9___ juvenile crime rates. For example, changes in the economy that ___10___ to fewer job opportunities for youth and rising unemployment ___11___ make gainful employment increasingly difficult to obtain. The resulting discontent may in ___12___ lead more youths into criminal behavior.
Families have also ___13___ changes these years. More families consist of one parent households or two working parents; ___14___, children are likely to have less supervision at home ___15___ was common in the traditional family ___16___. This lack of parental supervision is thought to be an influence on juvenile crime rates.
Other ___17___ causes of offensive acts include frustration or failure in school, the increased ___18___ of drugs and alcohol, and the growing ___19___ of child abuse and child neglect. All these conditions tend to increase the probability of a child committing a criminal act, ___20___ a direct causal relationship has not yet been established.
1. [A] acting[B] relying[C] centerin[D] cementing
2. [A] before[B] unless[C] until[D] because
3. [A] interaction[B] assimilation[C] cooperation[D] consultation
4. [A] return[B] reply[C] reference[D] response
5. [A] or[B] but rather[C] but[D] or else
6. [A] considering[B] ignoring[C] highlighting[D] discarding
7. [A] on[B] in[C] for[D] with
8. [A] immune[B] resistant[C] sensitive[D] subject
9. [A] affect[B] reduce[C] check[D] reflect
10. [A] point[B] lead[C] come[D] amount
11. [A] in general[B] on average[C] by contrast[D] at length
12. [A] case[B] short[C] turn[D] essence
13. [A] survived[B] noticed[C] undertaken[D] experienced
14. [A] contrarily[B] consequently[C] similarly[D] simultaneously
15. [A] than[B] that[C] which[D] as
16. [A] system[B] structure[C] concept[D] heritage
17. [A] assessable[B] identifiable[C] negligible[D] incredible
18. [A] expense[B] restriction[C] allocation[D] availability
19. [A] incidence[B] awareness[C] exposure[D] popularity
20. [A] provided[B] since[C] although[D] supposing
1.[C] centering on 意为：以…为中心/重点”，act on（按照…行事）；rely on（依赖于）；comment on（评论、评述）。
2.[D] because (由于，因为) 引导由or连接着的两个原因状语从句。
3.[A ]interaction (互动) assimilation（同化，吸收）；cooperation（合作）； consultation（咨询）。
4.[D] response (反应，答复) “(in) response (to) …”（对……的行为反应）。
5.[A]or（或者）。空格后as引导的为原因状语，与 in response to 引导的原因状语并列，都是“孩子们犯罪”的原因，用or 连接。
6.[B] ignoring (忽略，忽视) considering （考虑）；highlighting（强调，突出）；discarding（扔掉，抛弃）。
7.[C] for (因为，由于) for lack of 意为“由于缺少…”， on, in, with均不能和 lack搭配使用。
8.[D] subject (易遭受到……)。be subjedt to意为“受…支配；遭受…影响”， be immune to（不易受…影响）； be resistant to（对…有抵制力）。
9.[A] affect (影响)。
10.[B] lead lead to导致， point to（指向）； amount to（总数达……）。
11.[A] in general 一般地，大体上； on average （平均，通常）； by contrast （相比而言）； at length （最后；详尽地；长久地）。
12.[C] (in) turn 反过来。本题答案线索是：社会经济变化→青年失业或难找工作→青年的不满情绪→青年的犯罪。这是一个因果关系的链条。in case（以防万一）； in short（简言之）； in essence（在本质上）。
13.[D] experienced (经历) undertaken（承担；从事）。
14.[B] consequently（结果，因此） contrarily（相反）； simultaneously（同时地）。
15.[A ] than（比）这是比较级“less … than”结构。
16.[B] structure (结构)。
17.[B] identifiable (可辨认的；可看作是相同的)。assessable （可评价或评估的）； negligible （可以忽略的，不予重视的）； incredible （ 难以置信的）。
18.[D] availability (可获得性、可得到性) expense（开支，费用）；restriction（，局限）；allocation（分配）。
19.[A] incidence (发生，影响)。Awareness（意识）；exposure（暴露）；popularity（流行）。
20.[C] although (虽然，尽管)。
Decide which of the choices given below would correctly complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the correct choice for each blank on your ANSWER SHEET.
The United States is well known for its network of major highways designed to help a driver get from one place to another in the shortest possible time.
___1these wide modern roads are generally ___2 and well maintained, with___3 sharp curves and straight sections, a direct route is not always the most ___4 one. Large highways often pass ___5 scenic areas and interesting small towns. Furthermore, these highways generally ___6 large urban centers, which means that they become crowded with ___7traffic during rush hours, ____ 8 the "fast, direct" route becomes a very slow route. However, there is almost always another route to take ___9 you are not in a hurry. Not far from the ___10 new "superhighways", there are often older, ___11heavily traveled roads which go through the countryside. ___12 of these are good two lane roads; others are uneven roads curving through the country. These secondary routes may go up steep slopes, along high ___13, or down frightening hillside to towns ___14 in deep valleys. Through these less direct routes, longer and slower, they generally go to places ___15 the air is clean and scenery is beautiful, and the driver may have a chance to get a fresh, clean view of the world.
1. A. Although B. Since C. Because D. Therefore
2. A. stable B. splendid C. smooth D. complicated
3. A. little B. few C. much D. many
4. A. terrible B. possible C. enjoyable D. profitable
5. A. to B. into C. over D. by
6. A. lead B. connect C. collect D. communicate
7. A. large B. fast C. high D. heavy
8. A. when B. for C. but D. that
9. A. unless B. if C. as D. since
10. A. relatively B. regularly C. respectively D. Reasonably
11. A. and B. less C. more D. or
12. A. All B. Several C. Lots D. Some
13. A. rocks B. cliffs C. roads D. paths
14. A. lying B. laying C. laid D. lied
15. A. there B. when C. which D. where
答案解析： 1. A)此空四个选项都是从属连词，但是它们的属性是不同的，例如：although是表示转折关系的；since because therefore是表示原因关系的。通过阅读此空所在句得知大概句义为：“尽管这些宽阔的现代化公路通常很平坦且维护良好，转弯也很少，但是一直保持笔直的公路不总是令人赏心悦目”。根据语义线索和语法线索可知此空应填表示转折关系的选项A。 2. C)根据词汇线索和词义搭配可知，stable，splendid和complicated一般不能用来修饰roads。 3. B)根据语义线索可推断此空正确答案为选项B few。 4. C)根据上下文可推测出如果高速公路总是保持笔直，对于驾驶者来说是非常枯燥的，因此本空的正确答案为C enjoyable。 5. D)介词by能和动词pass搭配，意为“经过，掠过”。 6. B)本句中的联系副词Furthermore说明本句是对上一句的进一步补充和信息的增加，由此可推测本句句义为高速公路不仅经过风景区和乡村，通常还“将庞大的都市中心区连接起来”。故正确答案为B。 7. D)“交通拥挤”用heavy和traffic搭配。 8. A)通过分析可知，这里使用的是一个非限定性定语从句，四个选项中只有A when具备此语法功能。 9. B)根据上下句关系可推断此句为条件句，故选项B为正确答案。
10. A)根据主句中的“older ... roads”可推断此空需要填一个比较意义的副词，以构成对比关系，故选项Arelatively“相应地，相对地”为正确答案。其他三词词义分别为：regularly“有规律地，定期地”；respectively“各自地”；reasonably“有理由地”。
11. B)根据此空前后词及结构可断定此空应使用比较级，故可排除A和D。另外根据上下文可推测此空应为less，因为“more heavily traveled”意为“车辆拥挤的”公路，与常识不符。
12. D)从下文的others可知此空正确答案为D some。
13. B)根据上文的slopes和下文的hillsides就可以断定这里需要一个表示路况不好的词，选项A rocks意义不符，故只有B cliffs“悬崖”为正确答案。
14. A)根据题目和选项可断定此空应为towns的后置定语，由此可猜测句义为“位于深谷中的城镇”，“位于”lie是不及物动词，不能以过去分词的形式出现作名词的后置修饰语，故正确答案为lie的现在分词形式lying。
15. D)定语从句修饰places用where来引导
According to BT’s futurologist, Ian Pearson, these are among the developments scheduled for the first few decades of the new millennium(a period of 1，000 years), when supercomputers will dramatically accelerate progress in all areas of life.
Pearson has __1__ together to work of hundreds of researchers around the world to produce a __2__ millennium technology calendar that gives the latest dates when we can expect hundreds of key __3__ and discoveries to take place. Some of the biggest developments will be in medicine, including an __4__ life expectancy and dozens of artificial organs __5__ into use between now and 2040.
Pearson also __6__ a breakthrough in computer human links. "By linking __7__ to our nervous system, computers could pick up __8__ we feel and, hopefully, simulate __9__ too so that we can start to __10__ full sensory environments, rather like the holidays in Total Recall or the Star Trek holodeck," he says.
But that, Pearson points __11__, is only the start of man-machine __12__:"It will be the beginning of the long process of integration that will __13__ lead to a fully electronic human before the end of the next century."__14__ his research, Pearson is able to put dates to most of the breakthroughs that can be predicted. However, there are still no __15__ for when faster-than-light travel will be __16__, or when human cloning will be perfected, or when time travel will be possible.
But he does __17__ social problems as a result of technological advances. A boom in neighborhood surveillance cameras will, for example, __18__ problems in 2010, while the arrival of synthetic __19__ robots will mean people may not be able to __20__ between their human friends and the droids. And home appliances will also become so smart that controlling and operating them will result in the breakout of a new psychological disorder-kitchen rage.
1.[A]taken [B]pieced [C]kept [D]made
2.[A]complicated [B]delicate [C]subtle [D]unique
3.[A]breakthroughs [B]findings [C]events [D]incidents
4.[A]expanded [B]extended [C]enlarged [D]enriched
5.[A]being [B]becoming [C]carrying [D]coming
6.[A]schedules [B]plans [C]predicts [D]designs
7.[A]directly [B]instantly [C]precisely [D]automatically
8.[A]that [B]how [C]what [D]all
9.[A]thinking [B]hearing [C]sight [D]feeling
10.[A]form [B]develop [C]find [D]undertake
11.[A]out [B]at [C]to [D]toward
12.[A]program [B]production [C]experiment [D]integration
13.[A]finally [B]ultimately [C]utterly [D]absolutely
14.[A]Through [B]Though [C]During [D]By
15.[A]forecasts [B]articles [C]stories [D]meetings
16.[A]advisable [B]affordable [C]available [D]valuable
17.[A]solve [B]arose [C]exercise [D]expect
18.[A]confront [B]cause [C]witness [D]collect
19.[A]lovely [B]likely [C]lifelike [D]lively
20.[A]distinguish [B]differ [C]diagnose [D]deviate
答案：
1.B piece together拼凑，结合
2.D complicated复杂的；delicate精致的，脆弱的；subtle狡猾的，敏感的；unique唯一的，独特的
3.A breakthrough突破；finding发现；event事件；incident事件，事变
4.B expanded膨胀的，扩张的；extended伸出的，延长的；enlarged放大的，扩大的；enriched浓缩的，强化的；extend life expectance延长寿命。
5.D come into use开始投入使用
6.C schedule确定时间；plan计划；predict预测；design设计
7.A directly直接地；instantly立即；precisely精确地；automatically自动地
8.C
9.D 根据上文what we feel,以及下文full sensory environments，可知D符合文意。
10.B
11.A point to和point at都是“指向”的意思，point out指出，提出
12.D integration综合，集成，此处指人机一体化
13.B finally表示久等之后，有时表示在一系列因素的最后一个，eg:After putting it off three times,we finally managed to have a holiday in Greece.
ultimately指最后，终于，基本上，即达到最高界线。eg:Ultimately people rely on science to gain an understanding of biological phenomena.
14.A through为连词，后应接句子；during表示过程；by表示方式、手段或借助某种工具。
15.A forecast先见，预测
16.C available可利用的，可行的
17.D 注意主语是人，不选arose
18.B
19.C lovely可爱的，有趣的；likely可能的；lifelike逼真的；lively活泼的
20.A distinguish between;differ from;diagnose诊断；deviate from背离
An invisible border divides those arguing for computers in the classroom on the behalf of students’ career prospects and those arguing for computers in the classroom for broader reasons of radical educational reform. Very few writers on the subject have explored this __1__—indeed, contradiction—which goes to the heart of what is wrong with the __2__ to put computers in the classroom.
An education that aims at getting a student a certain kind of job is a/an __3__ education, justified for reasons radically different from why education is __4__ required by law. It is not simply to __5__ everyone’s job prospects that all children are legally __6__ to attend school into their teens.Rather, we have a certain __7__ of the American citizen,a character who is __8__ if he cannot competently assess __9__ his livelihood and happiness are affected by things __10__ of himself.
But this was not always the case; before it was legally required for all children to attend school until a certain __11__, it was widely accepted that some were just not equipped __12__ nature to pursue this kind of education.With optimism characteristic of all industrialized countries, we came to accept that everyone is __13__ to be educated. Computer-education advocates __14__ this optimistic notion for a pessimism that __15__ their otherwise cheery outlook. __16__ on the confusion between educational and vocational reasons for bringing computers into schools, computer-education advocates often __17__ the job prospects of graduates over their educational __18__.
There are some good arguments for a technical education given the right kind of student. Many European schools __19__ the concept of professional training early on in order to make sure children are __20__ equipped for the professions they want to join.
1.[A]distinction [B]topic [C]separation [D]education
2.[A]campaign [B]practice [C]action [D]goal
3.[A]informal [B]basic [C]technical [D]expensive
4.[A]differently [B]universally [C]conversely [D]regularly
5.[A]form [B]consist [C]arise [D]raise
6.[A]ordered [B]inquired [C]required [D]acquired
7.[A]conception [B]information [C]theme [D]imagination
8.[A]complete [B]accomplished [C]incomplete [D]improper
9.[A]why [B]what [C]where [D]how
10.[A]inside [B]outside [C]beside [D]aside
11.[A]year [B]age [C]day [D]extent
12.[A]in [B]at [C]by [D]with
13.[A]fit [B]responsible [C]suitable [D]able
14.[A]consider [B]forget [C]forsake [D]foretell
15.[A]believes [B]becomes [C]bears [D]betrays
16.[A]Encountering [B]Banking [C]Devising [D]Seeking
17.[A]emphasize [B]encourage [C]engage [D]enlarge
18.[A]academy [B]position [C]degree [D]achievement
19.[A]interact [B]introduce [C]announce [D]invent
20.[A]traditionally [B]drastically [C]properly [D]hardly
1.A 2.A 3.C 4.B 5.D 6.C 7.A 8.C 9.D 10.B 11.B 12.C 13.A 14.C 15.D 16.A 17.A 18.D 19.B 20.C
Who won the World Cup 1998 football game? What happened at the United Nations? How did the critics like the new play? ___ 1 ___ an event takes place, newspapers are on the streets giving the details. Wherever anything happens in the world, reporters are on the spot to gather the news. Newspapers have one basic ___ 2 ___, to get the news as quickly as possible from its source, from those who make it to those who want to ___ 3 ___ it. Radio, telegraph, television , and ___ 4 ___ inventions brought competition for newspapers. So did the development of magazines and other means of communication. ___ 5 ____, this competition merely spurred the newspapers on. They quickly make use of the newer and faster means of communication to improve the ___ 6 ___ and thus the efficiency of their own operations. Today more newspapers are ___ 7 ___ and read than ever before. Competition also led newspapers to branch out into many other fields. Besides keeping readers ___ 8 ___ of the latest news, today’s newspapers educate and influence readers about politics and other important and serious matters. Newspapers influence readers’ economic choices ___ 9 ___ advertising. Most newspapers depend on advertising for their very ___ 10 ___. Newspapers are sold at a price that ___ 11 ___ even a small fraction of the cost of production. The main ___ 12 ___ of income for most newspapers is commercial advertising. The success in selling advertising depends on a newspaper’s value to advertisers. This ___ 13 ___ in terms of circulation. How many people read the newspaper? Circulation depends somewhat on the work of the circulation department and on the services or entertainment ___ 14 ___ in a newspaper’s pages. But for the most part, circulation depends on a newspaper’s value to readers as source of information___ 15 ___ the community, city, country, state, nation and world .
1. A. Just when B. While C. Soon after D. Before
2. A. reason B. cause C. problem D. purpose
3. A. make B. publish C. know D. write
4. A. another B. other C. one another D. the other
5. A. However B. And C. Therefore D. So
6. A. value B. ratio C. rate D. speed
7. A. spread B. passed C. printed D. completed
8. A. inform B. be informed C. to be informed D. infor med
9. A. on B. through C. with D. of
10.A. forms B. existence C. contents D. purpose11.A. tries to cover B. manages to cover C. fails to cover D. succeeds in
12.A. source B. origin C. course D. finance
13.A. measures B. measured C. is measured D. was measured
14. A. offering B. offered C. which offered D. to be offered
15.A. by B. with C. at D. abou
1. C) 根据上下文，此空应为介词，故AB被排除，因它们后边不能直接跟名词短语。根据句义，C正确
2. D) 根据语义线索（报纸有一个基本目的就是以最快速度从新闻来源处得到新闻）可知D正确
3. C) 根据语义线索C正确
4. B) 此题涉及other, another 两词的用法。Other可以单独使用也可以和定冠词the一起使用，other一般用来修饰表示不确定所指的复数可数名词，意为 “其他”；the other用来指代或修饰特定范围内的第二者或第三者等，不妥。Another一般修饰可数名词单数，不合适。One another是相互代词，不能作限定词。综上，根据语法线索，B正确
5. A) 根据上下文，该句句义有转折，故表示转折意义的关系副词A However正确。其它三词：and为表示并列关系的并列连词；therefore和so为表示因果关系的关系副词
6. D) 根据上下文，报纸报道新闻应该发展更新更快的通讯方式，可知其目的是为提高速度从而提高效率。D正确
7. C) 排除法。根据语义线索（今天印刷的和人们阅读的报纸比以往任何时候都多）可将A，B和D排除
8. D) 此题涉及动词keep的用法。动词keep后可接复杂宾语结构，即宾语+宾语补语的结构。形容词， ed分词，ing分词等都可作宾补。其中 ed分词表示被动含义，ing分词表示主动含义。此句句义为“除了使读者知悉最新的新闻外 … ”，因此根据语法线索，含有被动意义的D正确
9. B)根据句义可知此空应使用意为“通过”的介词。故选项B through 为正确答案
10. B) 根据上下文可推断此句大概句义为“报纸通过广告维持它们的存在”，故B existence“存在”正确
11. C) 根据上下句句义可以推断，报纸不是通过出售其本身所得来维持其生存，而是通过刊登广告的收入来维持其生存，并且对于大多数的报纸来说主要的经费来源是商业广告，而不是出售报纸，因此可以猜测出报纸的售价不能涵盖其制作印刷成本，因此C正确。其它三项意义不符
12. A) 根据上句可推断此句的答案只能从A、B两项之间产生。Origin意为“起源，根源”不合适。故A source“来源”正确
13. C) 根据此句义“这（报纸对广告商的价值）是以报纸的发行量来衡量” 及上下文可推断此空应填动词的被动形式，C正确
14. B) B为 ed分词作后置定语
15. D) 根据词汇线索和语义线索可知，此处需要使用介词about，表示“关于社区、国家和世界的信息”
We all know that a magician does not really depend on “magic” to perform his tricks， but on his ability to act at great speed. 16）______， this does not prevent us from enjoying watching a magician 17）______rabbits from a hat. 18）______ the greatest magician of all time was Harry Houdini who died in 1926. Houdini mastered the art of 19）______. He could free himself from the tight test knots or the most complicated locks in seconds. 20）______ no one really knows how he did this， there is no doubt 21）______ he had made a close study of every type of lock ever invented. He liked to carry a small steel needle like tool strapped to his leg and he used this in place of a key.
Houdini once asked the Chicago police to lock him in prison. They 22）______ him in chains and locked him up， but he freed himself 23）______ an instant. The police 24）______ him of having used a tool and locked him up again . This time he wore no clothes and there were chains round his neck， waist， wrists， and legs； but he again escaped in a few minutes. Houdini had probably hidden his “needle” in a wax like 25）______ and dropped it on the floor in the passage. 26）______ he went past， he stepped on it so that it stuck to the bottom of his foot. His most famous escape， however， was 27）______ astonishing. He was heavily chained up and enclosed in an empty wooden chest， the lid of 28）______ was nailed down. The 29）______ was dropped into the sea in New York harbor. In one minute Houdini had swum to the surface. When the chest was 30）______， it was opened and the chains were found inside.
16.A. Generally B. However C. Possibly D. Likewise
17.A. to produce B. who produces C. produce D. how to produce
18.A. Out of the question B. Though C. Probably D. Undoubted
19.A. escaping B. locking C. opening D. dropping
20.A. Surprisingly B. Obviously C. Perhaps D. Although
21.A. if B. whether C. as to D. that
22.A. involved B. closed C. connected D. bound
23.A. at B. by C. in D. for
24.A. rid B. charged C. accused D. deprived
25.A. candle B. mud C. something D. substance
26.A. As B. Usually C. Maybe D. Then
27.A. overall B. all but C. no longer D. altogether
28.A. it B. which C. that D. him
29.A. chest B. body C. lid D. chain
30.A. brought up B. sunk C. broken apart D. snapped
16-20：BCCAD 21-25：DDCCD 26-30：ADBAA
It is well known that teenage boys tend to do better 1）______ math than girls， that male high school students are more likely than their female counterparts 2）______ advanced math courses like calculus，that virtually all the great mathematicians 3）______ men. Are women born with 4）______ mathematical ability？Or does society's sexism slow their progress？ In 1980， two Johns Hopkins University researchers tried 5）______ the eternal nature/nurture debate. Julian Stanley and Camilla Benbow 6）______ 10，000 talented seventh and eighth graders between 1972 and 1979. Using the Scholastic Aptitude Test， in which math questions are meant to measure ability rather than knowledge， they discovered 7）______ sex differences. 8）______ the verbal abilities of the males and females 9）______ differed， twice as many boys as girls scored over 500 （on a scale of 200 to 800） on mathematical ability； at the 700 level， the ratio was 14 to 1. The conclusion： males have 10）______ superior mathematical reasoning ability.
Benbow and Stanley's findings， 11）______ were published in “Science”， disturbed some men and 12）______ women. Now there is comfort for those people in a new study from the University of Chicago that suggests math 13）______ not， after all， a natural male domain. Prof. Zalman Usiskin studied 1，366 tenth graders. They were selected from geometry classes and tested on their ability to solve geometry proofs， a subject requiring 14）______ abstract reasoning and spatial ability. The conclusion 15）______ by Usiskin： there are no sex differences in math ability.
1.A. at B. to C. of D. about
2.A. in tackling B. tackling C. to tackle D. about tackling
3.A. might be B. have been C. must be D. had been
4.A. smaller B. less C. fewer D. not more
5.A. to settle B. to set C. settling D. setting
6.A. were tested B. have tested C. were testing？D. had tested
7.A. distinct B. instinct C. remote D. vague
8.A. Since B. However C. As D. While
9.A. scarcely not B. virtually C. largely D. hardly
10.A. superficially B. universally C. inherently？D. initially
11.A. as B. that C. which D. all
12.A. few B. not a few C. not few D. quite few
13.A. be B. were C. was D. is
14.A. none of B. neither of C. either D. both
15.A. got B. gained C. reached D. accomplished
1. A 2. C 3. B 4. B 5. A 6. D 7. A 8. D 9. D 10. C 11. C 12. B 13. D 14. D 15. C
More and more students want to study in“hot”majors. 1 a result, many students want to 2 their interests and study in these 3 such as foreign languages, international business and law, etc.
Fewer and fewer students choose scientific majors, 4 maths, physics and biology, and art majors, 5 history, Chinese and philosophy. 6 students can study in these“hot”majors, because the number of these“hot”majors 7 limited.
If one 8 interest in his work or study, 9 can he do well? I 10 this from one of my classmates.He is 11 the countryside.His parents are farmers.Though he 12 biology, he chose“international business”.He 13 to live a life which is different 14 of his parents.
In the end, he found he 15 in doing business.He found all the subjects to be 16 . 17 this wouldn’t have happened if he had chosen his major according to his own interests. Choosing a major in university 18 decide one’s whole life.Majors 19 are not“hot”today may become the“hot”major of tomorrow. Choosing your major according to your own 20 is the bestway to succeed.
1.A.Being B.For C.Having D.As
2.A.give up B.appear C.give D.master
3.A.place B.room C.areas D.space
4.A.for example B.much as C.and so on D.as a result
5.A.even B.like C.just D.or
6.A.Only a few B.Quite a few C.Perhaps D.Many
7.A.is B.are C.would be D.have been
8.A.had no B.had C.has no D.has
9.A.why B.and what C.how D.and how
10.A.suggested B.guessed C.searched D.learned
11.A.out of B.off C.in D.from
12.A.studied B.likes C.learns D.succeeds to study
13.A.wants B.doesn’t want C.enjoys D.doesn’t like
14.A.from which B.from that C.for which D.for that
15.A.was interested B.was clever C.was not interested D.was not clever
16.A.lovely B.rare C.obvious D.tiresome
17.A.So B.Then C.Just then D.Maybe
18.A.can B.does not C.probably D.perhaps not to
19.A.on which B.in which C.which D.which
20.A.interests B.experience C.mind D.heartCloze
1.【答案】D
【解析】as a result表示“结果(是)……”。
2.【答案】A
【解析】参见3。
3.【答案】C
【解析】根据本句内容可知：“许多学生想放弃(give up)他们的爱好而学习诸如外语、国际贸易、法律这些学科(领域)(areas)”。
4.【答案】B
【解析】such as用于简单的罗列事物。
5.【答案】B
【解析】like在此基本上等于such as，以避免重复。
6.【答案】A
【解析】“仅有少部分学生能学习这些‘热门’专攻课程”。其余选项均不符合语境或语法规则。
7.【答案】A
【解析】the number of与单数谓语连用。
8.【答案】C
【解析】根据语法和语境，只能选has no。此句后半句用的是can，因此不能用过去时，had no和had错。本句意思是“如果一个人对他的工作或学习不感兴趣，他怎么能够做好？”
9.【答案】C
【解析】参见8。在how can he do well中，动词do作不及物动词，意为“进行”，“发展”。
10.【答案】D
【解析】根据句意，这里应选learn。
11.【答案】D
【解析】Be from…来自……。
12.【答案】B
【解析】“虽然他喜欢生物学“。
13.【答案】A
【解析】Doesn t want，doesn t like不符合语意，答案enjoys不符合语法规则。
14.【答案】B
【解析】be different from that of his parents与其父母的生活不同。That指前面的life。
15.【答案】C
【解析】was interested不符合语意，was clever，was not clever易排除。
16.【答案】D
【解析】“他觉得所有的学科都令人厌倦。”
17.【答案】D
【解析】“或许在当初他按照自己的爱好选择他的专攻课程，这种情况就不会发生”。此句表示与过去事实相反(条件句中用虚拟语气)。
18.【答案】B
【解析】“在大学选择专攻课程并不决定某人的一生”。perhaps not to不符合语法规则。
19.【答案】C
【解析】which are not“hot”today是定语从句，修饰majors。Which在定语从句中作主语。On which，in which不符合语法。
20.【答案】A
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