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ⅠClosetestDirections:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachnumberedblank,thereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.(10points)Inthelate1960’s,manypeopleinNorthAmericaturnedtheirattentiontoenvironmentalproblems,andnewsteel-and-glassGengduoyuanxiaowanzhengkaoboyingyuzhentijiqijiexiqinglianxiquanguomianfeizixundianhua:silinglingliuliubaliujiuqiba,huojiazixunqq:qiqierliuqibawusanqiskyscraperswerewidelycriticized.Ecologistspointing1thataclusteroftallbuildingsinacityoftenoverburdenspublictransportationandparkinglot2.Skyscrapersarealsoenormous3,andwasters,ofelectricpower.Inonerecentyear,theaddition417millionsquarefeetofskyscraperofficespaceinNewYorkCityraisedthe5dailydemandforelectricityby120,000kilowatts—enoughto6theentirecityofAlbanyforaday.Glass-walledskyscrapercanbeespecially7.Theheatloss(orgain)throughawallofhalf-inchplateglassismorethantentimes8throughatypicalmasonrywallfilledwithinsulationboard.Tolessenthestrain9heatingandair-conditioningequipment,10ofskyscrapershavebeguntousedouble-glazedpanelsofglass,andreflectiveglasses11withsilverorgoldmirrorfilmsthatreduce’ssanitation15,too.Iffullyoccupied,thetwoWorldTradeCentertowersinNewYorkCitywouldalonegenerate2.25milliongallonsofrawsewageeachyear—as16asacitythesizeofStamford,Connecticut,whichhasa17ofmorethan109,000.Skyscrapersalso18withtelevisionreception,blockbirdflyways,andobstructairtraffic。Still,people19tobuildskyscrapersforallthereasonsthattheyhavealwaysbuiltthem—personalambitionandthe20ofownerstohavethelargestpossibleamountofrentablespace。1.A.atB.toC.outD.towards2.A.powerB.capacitiesC.potentialsD.capabilities3.A.saversB.consumersC.losersD.spenders4.A.ofB.inC.toD.at5.A.pointB.topC.summitD.peak6.A.distributeB.giveC.supplyD.donate7.A.thriftyB.economicC.prosperousD.wasteful8.A.thatB.thoseC.whichD.when9.A.toB.betweenC.onD.both10.A.foundersB.consumersC.buildersD.suppliers11.A.coatedB.filledC.powderedD.stained12.A.brightnessB.lightC.glareD.gaze13.A.glass-walledB.plastic-walledC.concrete-walledD.ⅡReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachofthepassagesisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET。(40points)PassageOneWhilepopularintheU.S.,theAprilFool’sDaytraditionisevenmoreprevalentinEuropeancountries,suchasFranceandGreatBritain.Althoughtherootsofthetraditionaltrickingareunclear,theFrenchandtheBritishbothhaveclaimsontheoriginofthecelebration。OnetheoryholdsthatthefirstAprilFool’sDaywasonApril1oftheyearwhenKingofFranceinstitutedthenewcalendar.ThisnewsystemplacedthedaythathadformerlybeenthefirstdayofanewyearonApril1.Manypeoplewerereluctanttoadjusttothene’sDayonwhathadbecomethefirstdayofApril.Thus,theybecamethefirstAprilFools。AnEnglishstoryabouttheday,however,holdsthatitbegansometimeduringthe1200s.Atthetime,KingJohnofEnglandwasinthehabitofmakingaroadoutofnearlyeverypathhewalkedregularly.Thecitizensofoneparticularfarmvillagewereawareofthis.Toavoidhavingtheirgreenmeadowsandpasturesdisturbedwithoneoftheking’sroads,theybuiltafencethatpreventedthekingfromwalkingthroughtheircountryside.Thekingsentagroupofmessengerstoinformthattheymustremovethebarrier.UponhearingthattheKingwasplanningtodothis,however,thevillagersdevelopedaplanoftheirown.Whenthemessengersarrived,theyfoundwhatappearedtobeacommunityoflunatics,withpeoplebehavinginabizarremanner,throwingthingsandrunningaroundwildly.Themessengers,alarmedatwhattheyhadfound,reportedtoKingJohnthatthesepeopleweresomadastobebeyondpunishment.So,thevillagerssavedtheirfarmlandbytrickingtheKing.InGreatBritain,traditiononlyallowsAprilFool’stricksfrommidnighttomoononApril1.Thosewhotrytoplaytricksintheafternoonbecomethefoolsthemselves。21.Theword“prevalent”inthefirstsentenceisnearestinmeaningto“”。A.unusualB.traditionalC.prevailingD.prosperous22.Asindicatedinthepassage,thefirstFrenchAprilFools。A.peoplewhosupportedthenewcalendarB.peoplewhoopposedthenewcalendarC.KingofFranceD.allthepeopleinFrance23.IntheFrenchstory,somepeoplewereregardedasthefirstAprilFoolsbecause。A.theycelebratedNewYear’sDayonJan.1stoftheoldcalendarB.theycelebratedNewYear’sDayonApril1stoftheoldcalendarC.theycelebratedAprilFool’sDayonJan.1stoftheoldcalendarD.theycelebratedAprilFool’sDayonApril1stoftheoldcalendar24.ThevillagersintheEnglishstorycanbebestdescribedas。A.crazyB.braveC.