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1、II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section ADirections: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits
2、each blank. It looks like something from a film, but this incredible creation _21_ be the answer to the problem of water pollution. Called the giant floating garden, the extraordinary whale-shaped craft is designed _22_ (carry) passengers on waterways like the Thames and purify the dirty water as it
3、 _23_ (go). The impressive green machine, called the Physalia, _24_ (inspire) from Physalia jellyfish（水母）_25_ (mean) water bubble, also generates enough energy to power itself and sustain the vast amount of plant life on board. This floating garden is 80 m _26_ length. 14.9 m in width and 11.4 m in
4、height, a surface area of 2,000 square meters. The self-sustaining floating garden is designed to harvest renewable energy making the model a positive energy one, _27_ can generate more energy than it consumes. It is a great creation combining nature and biotechnologies _28_ it can float on rivers a
5、nd purify water without generating emissions. The amazing landscape _29_ (divide) into four sections and named after natural elements that are Air, Fire, Water and Earth. _30_ a purifying tool, the floating bubble would travel the waters of Seine, Thames, Volga, Danube and Escaut rivers. Section BDi
6、rections: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. carefully B. roughly C. cured D. committed E. inheritance F. damaged G. occasions H. signs I. enclosing J. hesitation K. acknowledged Its never eas
7、y to admit you are in the wrong. Being humans, we all need to know the art of apologizing. Look back with honesty and think how often youve judged _31_, said unkind things, pushed yourself ahead at the expense of a friend. Then count the _32_ when you indicated clearly and truly that you were sorry.
8、 A bit frightening, isnt it? Frightening, because some deep wisdom in us knows that when even a small wrong has been _33_, some mysterious moral feeling is disturbed, and it stays out of balance until fault is _34_ and regret is expressed. I remember a doctor friend telling me about a man who came t
9、o him with a variety of _35_; headaches, insomnia and stomach trouble. No physical cause could be found. Finally my friend said to the man, Unless you tell me whats worrying you, I cant help you, after some _36_, the man confessed that, as executor of his fathers will, he had been cheating his broth
10、er, who lived abroad, of his _37_. Then and there the wise old doctor made the man write to his brother asking for forgiveness and _38_ a cheque as the first step in restoring their good relation. He then went with him to a mail box in the corridor. As the letter disappeared, the man burst into tear
11、s. Thank you, He said, I think Im _39_, And he was. A heartfelt apology can not only heal a(n) _40_ relationship but also make it stronger. If you can think of someone who deserves an apology from you, someone you have wronged, or just neglected, do something about it right now. III. Reading Compreh
12、ensions Section ADirections: For each blank in the following passage, there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. Have you ever heard of cryosurgery? Cryosurgery involves freezing tissues to extremely cool temperatures.
13、 It is a procedure in which _41_ body tissues are destroyed by _42_ them to extremely cold temperatures. The temperatures used range from -150 to absolute zero. The surgical procedure freezes unhealthy tissues, and the freezing destroys the _43_. For external injuries, liquid nitrogen, which has a t
14、emperature of -196, is applied _44_ to the cells. For _45_ tumors（肿瘤）, liquid nitrogen is _46_ - through an instrument called a cryoprobe, a low-temperature probe cooled by liquid nitrogen. How does cryosurgery destroy cells? The ice created by the liquid nitrogen will destroy nearly all cells that
15、it _47_ in contact with. As ice forms around a cell, the free water inside the cell is _48_ _48_. This causes the cell to shrink and the walls inside the cell to collapse. Poisonous proteins or chemicals within the cell are released. _49_, as the ice around shrunken cells begins to _50_, large amoun
16、ts of free water rush back inside the cells, causing them to burst. The dead cells are then removed through normal _51_ process. How well does cryosurgery work? The _52_ has proved successful in removing some tumors. Cryosurgery may be used _53_ to remove freckles (for cosmetic reasons) and to treat some skin cancers. It is also used in the tre
