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1、2006年6月真题EI Nino is the name given to the mysterious and often unpredictable change in the climate of the world. This strange (47) happens every five to eight years. It starts in the Pacific Ocean and is thought to be caused by a failure in the trade winds(信风)，which affects the ocean currents driven
2、 by these winds. As the trade winds lessen in (48), the ocean temperatures rise, causing the Peru current flowing in form the east to warm up by as much as 5C.The warming of the ocean has far-reaching effects. The hot, humid(潮湿的)air over the ocean causes severe (49)thunderstorms. The rainfall is inc
3、reased across South American, (50)floods to Peru. In the West Pacific, there are droughts affecting Australia and Indonesia. So while some parts of the world prepare for heavy rains and floods, other parts face drought, poor crops and (51).EI Nino usually lasts for about 18 months. The 1982-83 EI Ni
4、no brought the most(52)weather in modern history. Its effect was worldwide and it left more than 2,000 people dead and caused over eight billion pounds (53)of damage. The 1990 EI Nino lasted until June 1995. Scientists (54) this to be the longest EI Nina for 2,000 years.Nowadays, weather experts are
5、 able to forecast when an EI Nina will (55), but they are still not (56) sure what leads to it or what affects how strong it will be.A) estimate B) strength C) deliberately D) notify E) tropical F) phenomenonG) stable H) attraction I) completely J) destructive K) starvation L) bringingM) exhaustion
6、N) worth O) strike 2006年12月真题The flood of women into the job market boosted economic growth and changed U.S. society in many ways. Many in-home jobs that used to be done (47) by women-ranging from family shopping to preparing meals to doing (48) workstill need to be done by someone .Husbands and chi
7、ldren now do some of these jobs, a (49) that has changed the target market for many products. Or a working woman may face a crushing “poverty of time “and look for help elsewhere, creating opportunities for producers of frozen meals, child care centers, dry cleaners, financial services, and the like
8、.Although there is still a big wage (50) between men and women, the income working women (51) gives them new independence and buying power. For example, women now (52) about half of all cars. Not long ago, many cars dealers (53) women shoppers by ignoring them or suggesting that they come back with
9、their husbands. Now car companies have realized that women are (54) customers. Its interesting that some leading Japanese car dealers were the first to (55) pay attention to women customers. In Japan, fewer women have jobs or buy cars the Japanese society is still very much maleoriented. Perhaps it
10、was the (56) contrast with Japanese society that prompted American firms to pay more attention to women buyers.A）scaleB）retailedC）generateD）extreme E）technically F）affordable G）situation H）reallyI）potential J）gapK）voluntary L）excessive M）insulted N）purchase O）primarily2007年6月真题Years ago, doctors oft
11、en said that pain was a normal part of life. In particular, when older patients (47) of pain, they were told it was a natural part of aging and they would have to learn to live with it. Times have changed. Today, we lake pain (48) Indeed, pain is now considered the fifth vital, as important as blood
12、 pressure, temperature, breathing rate and pulse in (49) a persons well-being. We know that chronic (慢性的) pain can disrupt (扰乱的) a persons life, causing problems that. (50) from missed work to depression. Thats why a growing number of hospitals now depend upon physicians who (51) in pain medicine. N
13、ot only do we evaluate the cause of the pain, which can help us (real the pain belter, but we also help provide comprehensive therapy for depression and other psychological and social (52) Wrelated to chronic pain. Such comprehensive therapy often (53) the work of social workers.psychiatrists (心理阅读)
14、 and psychologists, as well as specialists in pain medicine.This modern (54) for pain management has led to a wealth of innovative treatments which are more effective and with fewer side effects than ever before. Decades ago. there were only a (55) number of drugs available, and many of them caused
15、(56) side effects in older people, including dizziness and fatigue. This created a double-edged sword: the medications helped relieve the pain but caused other problems that could be worse than the pain itself.A) result B) involves C) significant D) range E) relieved F) issues G) seriously H) magnificentI) determiningJ) limitedK) gravelyL) complainedM) respectN) promptingO) specialize2007年12月真题As war spreads to many comers of the globe, Children sadly have been drawn into the center of conflicts. In Afghanistan, Bosnia, and Colombia, however, groups of children have
