答案为A. authentic(逼真的) – real (逼真的)

　　11. Weare aware of the potential problems.

　　A. global                                     B. possible

　　C. ongoing                                   D.central

　　答案为B. potential(可能的)- possible(可能的)

　　12. Theidea was quite brilliant.

　　A. positive                                   B. clever

　　C. key                                      D. original

　　答案为B. brilliant(绝妙的) – clever (聪明的)

　　13. Stockmarket price tumbled after rumor of a rise in interest rate.

　　A. regulated                                   B. increased

　　C. maintained                            D. fell

　　答案为C. tumbled(暴跌) –fell(下降)

　　14. Thecourse gives you basic instructions in car maintenance.

　　A. coaching                                  B. idea

　　C. term                                     D. aspect

　　答案为A. instructions (指导说明)—coaching（教导）

　　15. Allhouses within 100 metres of the seas at risk of flooding.

　　A. in danger                                 B. out of control

　　C. between equals                      D. in particular

　答案为A indanger of （处于危险中）— at risk of （处于风险中）

第2部分：阅读判断(第16——22题，每题1分，共7分)

下面的短文后列出了7个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子做出判断;如果该句提供的是正确信息，请选择A;如果该句提供的是错误信息，请选择B;如果该句的信息文中没有提及，请选择C。

The Theory of Everything

If Stephen Hawking lives until the year2017, he will have lived more than 50years longer than Ns doctors expected. When he was a college student, doctorsdiscovered that he had arare disease. This disease causes a gradualdisintegration(分解)of the nerve cells in the braincells that regulate voluntarymuscle activity. Death almost always occurswithin two or three years.

Today Stephen Hawking cannot walk or speak.He cannot move his arms or hishead. He can not taste of smell anything. Andyet this man is Professor ofMathematics at Cambridge University, a positionheld by the famous scientistIsaac Newton in 1669.

Hawking Is often described as the greatestscientist since Albert Einstein,but to the world outside science. He isalso known as the man who made scientifictheory understandable. His book, A Brief History of Time, has sold overeightmillion copies.

He says that since he does not have tothink about his body or do any of thethings other men have to worry about,such as washing the car or working in theyard, he can dedicate all of his timeto thinking. This puts him in the perfectpositionto find the answer to the question that he has dedicated his life to.Hisquestion is: Is there a complete theory of the universe and everything init?

Despite his tremendous physicaldisabilities, he has already made some veryimportant discoveries about theorigin of the universe, how the universe holdstogether, and how it willprobably end. He has also been able to explain thesecrets of “black holes”inspace. Now he is looking for a set of rules thateverything in our universemust obey. He calls it the Theory of Everything. Hethinks that someone willhave found the answer within the next 20 years.

If Stephen Hawking it able to find hisTheory of Everything, he will havegiven the world the opportunity tounderstand things that will change the wholenature of science and probablyalso the way we live.

16. StephenHawking will be 50 years old by 2017.

A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned

答案为B;

17. StephenHawking suffers from a rare brain disease.

A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned

答案为B;

18. StephenHawking is Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge University.

A.Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned

答案为A;

19. A Brief History of Time is verydifficult for students to understand.

A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned

答案为B;

20. StephenHawking has much time to think because he doesn't have towork.

A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned

答案为B;

21. StephenHawking has spent around ten ye