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FirstsectionPartIVocabulary1.Withthe_______ofMary,allthegirlstudentsareeagertogototheparty.A.exhibitionB.exceptionC.exceptD.reception2.Althoughthetrafficisnotbusy,helikestodriveata_______speed.A.spareB.fastC.moderateD.moral3.Allthememoriesofhischildhoodhad_______fromhismindbythetimehewas65.A.fadedB.illustratedC.confinedD.concerned4.Thisriverissobigthatitisimpossibletobuilda_______underitwithoutmoderntechnology.A.canalB.tunnelC.channelD.cable5.The_______isnearlydead,soIcannotstartthecaragain.A.beanB.beamC.bakeD.battery6.Whenmakingmoderncameras,peoplebeganto_______plasticsformetal.A.surroundB.substanceC.stretchD.substitute7.Withthehelpofthegovernment,alargenumberofpeople---_______afterthefloodin1991.A.survivedB.suspendedC.sufferedD.infected8.Healwayshasalotof_______ideasinhismind,andsometimeswedonotevenknowwhatheisthinkingabout.A.novelB.spoilC.acceptableD.additional9.Pleasebeserious.Iamnot_______.YoushouldconsideritcarefullyA.sortingB.jokingC.countingD.comparing10.Wedonothavea_______schoolinourinstitute.ThehighestdegreeweprovideforthestudentsisaB.A.andaB.S..A.continueB.bayC.assistanceD.graduate1PartIIReadingcomprehensionPassage1Lookingbackonmychildhood,Iamconvincedthatnaturalistsarebornandnotmade.Althoughwewereallbroughtupinthesameway,mybrothersandsisterssoonabandonedtheirpressedflowersandinsects.Unlikethem,Ihadnoearformusicandlanguages.IwasnotanearlyreaderandIcouldnotdomentalarithmetic.BeforeWorldWarIwespentoursummerholidaysinHungary.Ihaveonlythedimmemoryofthehousewelivedin,ofmyroomandmytoys.NordoIrecallclearlythelargefamilyofgrandparents,aunts,unclesandcousinswhogatherednextdoor.ButIdohaveacrystal-clearmemoryofthedogs,thefarmanimals,thelocalbirds,andaboveall,theinsects.Iamanaturalist,notascientist.Ihaveastrongloveofthenaturalworldandmyenthusiasmhadledmeintovariedinvestigations.Ilovediscussingmyfavoritetopicsandenjoyburningthemidnightoilwhilereadingaboutotherpeople'sobservationsanddiscoveries.Thensomethinghappensthatbringstheseobservationstogetherinmyconsciousmind.Suddenlyyoufancyyouseetheanswertotheriddle,becauseitallseemstofittogether.Thishasresultedinmypublishing300papersandbooks,whichsomemighthonorwiththetitleofscientificresearch.Butcuriosity,akeeneye,agoodmemoryandenjoymentoftheanimalandplantworlddonotmakeascientist:oneoftheoutstandingandessentialqualitiesrequiredisself-discipline,aqualityIlack.Ascientistrequiresnotonlyself-disciplinebuthardtraining,determinationandagoal.Ascientist,uptoapoint,canbemade.Anaturalistisborn.Ifyoucancombinethetwo,yougetthebestofbothworlds.1.Thefirstparagraphtellsustheauthor_________.A)wasinterestedinflowersandinsectsinhischildhoodB)losthishearingwhenhewasachildC)didn'tlikehisbrothersandsistersD)wasborntoanaturalist'sfamily2.Theauthorcan'trememberhisrelativesclearlybecause.A)hedidn'tliveverylongwiththemB)thefamilywasextremelylargeC)hewastooyoungwhenhelivedwiththemD)hewasfullyoccupiedwithobservingnature3.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthorwas.A)ascientistaswellasanaturalist.B)notanaturalistbutascientistC)nomorethanabornnaturalistD)firstofallascientist4.Theauthorsaysthatheisanaturalistratherthanascientistprobablybecausehethinkshe.A)hasagreatdealoftroubledoingmentalarithmeticB)lackssomeofthequalitiesrequiredofascientistC)justreadsaboutotherpeople'sobservationsanddiscoveriesD)comesupwithsolutionsinamostnaturalway5.Accordingtotheauthor,abornnaturalistshouldfirstofallbe.A)fullofambitionB)knowledgeableC)fullofenthusiasmD)self-disciplinedPassage22Americaisacountryonthemove.Inunheardofnumbers,peopleofallagesareexercisingtheirwaytobetterhealth.Accordingtothelatestfigures,59percentofAmericanadultsexerciseregularly-up12percentfromjusttwoyearsagoandmorethandoublethefigureof25yearago.Evennon-exercisesbelievetheywouldbemoreattractiveandconfidentiftheyweremoreactive.Itishardnottogetthemessage.Thevirtuesofphysicalfitnessareshownonmagazinecovers,postagestamps,andtelevisionadsforeverythingfrombeautysoapstotravelbooks.Exerciseasapartofdailylifedidnotcatchonuntilthelate1960swhenresearchbymilitarydoctorsbegantoshowthehealthbenefitsofdoingregularphysicalexercises.Growingpublicity(宣传)forracesheldinAmericancitieshelpedfuelastronginterestintheancientsportofrunning.AlthoughrunninghasleveledoffinrecentyearsasAmericanshavediscoveredequallyrewarding-andsometimessafer-formsofexercise,suchaswalkingandswimming,runningremainsthemostpopularformofexercise.Asthepopularityofexercisecontinuestomount,sodoesscientificevidenceofitshealthbenefits.Thekeytofitnessisexercisingthemajormusclegroupsvigorously(强有力地)enoughtoapproximatelydoubletheheartrateandkeepitdoubledfor20to30minutesatatime.Doingsuchphysicalexercisesthreetimesormoreaweekwillproduceconsiderableimprovementsinphysicalhealthinaboutthreemonths.6.Accordingtothepassage,whatwasthepercentageofAmericanadultsdoingregularphysicalexercisestwoyearsago?A)About70%B)Nearly60%C)Almost50%D)Morethan12%7.Agrowinginterestinsportsdevelopedafter___________.A)researchshowedtheirhealthbenefitsB)peoplegotthemessagefrommagazinecoversandpostagestampsC)scientificevidenceofhealth