Section B

Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them are four choices marked A), B), C) and D).You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

Passage One

Question 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.

  Reading new peaks of popularity in North America is Iceberg Water which is harvested from

icebergs off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada. Arthur von Wiesenberger, who carries the

title Water Master, is one of the few water critics in North America. As a boy, he spent time in

the larger cities of Italy, France and Switzerland, Where bottled water is consumed daily. Even

then, he kept a water journal, noting the brands he liked best. “My dog could tell the difference

between bottled and tap water.” He says.

  But is plain tap water all that bad? Not at all. In fact, New York’s municipal water for more

than a century was called the champagne of tap water and until recently considered among the

best in the world in terms of both taste and purity. Similarly, a magazine in England found that

tap water from the Thames River tasted better than several leading brands of bottled water that

were 400 times more expensive.

   Nevertheless, soft-drink companies view bottled water as the next battle-ground for market

share-this despite the fact that over 25 percent of bottled water comes from tap water:

PepsiCo’s Aquafina and Coca-Cola’s Dasani are both purified tap water rather than spring

water.

  As diners thirst for leading brands, bottlers and restaurateurs salivate(垂涎) over the profits.

A restaurant’s typical mark-up on wine is 100 to 150 percent, whereas on bottled water it’s

often 300 to 500 percent. But since water is much cheaper than wine, and many of the fancier

brands aren’t available in stores, most dines don’t notice or care.

  As a result, some restaurants are turning up the pressure to sell bottled water. According to

an article in The Street Journal, some of the more shameless tactics include placing attractive

bottles on the table for a visual sell, listing brands on the menu without prices, and pouring

bottled water without even asking the dinners if they want it.

 Regardless of how it’s sold, the popularity of bottled water taps into our desire for better

health, our wish to appear cultivated, and even a longing for lost purity.

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57. What do we know about Iceberg Water from the passage?

A) It is a kind of iced water.

B) It is just plain tap water.

C) It is a kind of bottled water.

D) It is a kind of mineral water.

 58. By saying “ My dog could tell the difference between bottled and tap water” (Line 4 Para 2) 

 A) plain tap water is certainly unfit for drinking   

B) bottled water is clearly superior to tap water   

C) bottled water often appeals more to dogs taste  

D) dogs can usually detect a fine difference in taste

59. The “fancier brands” (Line 3 Para 5) refers to ____  

A) tap water from the Thames River   

B) famous wines not sold in ordinary stores  

C) PepsiCo’s Aquafina and Coca-Cola’s Dasani 

D) expensive bottled water with impressive names

60.Why are some restaurants turning up the pressure to sell bottled water?  

A) Bottled water brings in huge profits  

B) Competition from the wine industry is intense   

C) Most diners find bottled water affordable  

D) Bottled water satisfied diners’ desire to fashionable

61. According to passage ,why is bottled water so popular?  

A) It is much cheaper than wine  

B) It is considered healthier  

C) It appeals to more cultivated people   

D) It is more widely promoted in the market

Passage Two

  As we have seen, the focus of medical care in our society has been shifting from curing

disease to preventing disease – especially in terms of changing our many unhealthy behaviors,

such as poor eating habits, smoking, and failure to exercise. The line of thought involved in

this shift can be pursued further. Imagine a person who is about the right weight , but does not

eat very nutritious(有营养的) foods, who feels OK but exercises only occasionally, who goes

to work every day, but is not an outstanding worker, who drinks a few beers at home most

nights but does not drive while drunk , and who has no chest pains or abnormal blood counts,

but sleeps a lot and often feels tired. This person is not ill. He may not even be at risk for any

particular disease. But we can imagine that this person could be a lot healthier.

  The field of medicine has not traditionally distinguished between someone who is merely

“ not ill” and someone who is in excellent health and pays attention to the body’s special

needs. Both types have simply been called “well”. In recent years, however, some health

specialists have begun to apply the terms “well” and “wellness” only to those who are actively

striving to maintain and improve their health. People who are well are concerned with nutrition

and exercise and they  make a point of monitoring their body's condition. Most important,

perhaps, people who are well take active responsibility for all matters related to their health.

Even people who have a physical disease or handicap (缺陷) may be "well," in this new sense,

if they make an effort to maintain the best possible health they can in the face of their physical

limitations. "Wellness" may perhaps best be viewed not as a state that people can achieve, but

as an ideal that people can strive for. People who are well are likely to be better able to resist

disease and to fight disease when it strikes. And by focusing attention on healthy ways of

living, the concept of wellness can have a beneficial impact on the ways in which people face

the challenges of daily life.

62.Today medical care is placing more stress on______.

A)keeping people in a healthy physical condition

B)monitoring patients' body functions

C)removing people's bad living habits

D)ensuring people's psychological well-being

63.In the first paragraph, people are reminded that_____.

A)good health is more than not being ill

B)drinking, even if not to excess, could be harmful

C)regular health checks are essential to keeping fit

D)prevention is more difficult than cure

64.Traditionally, a person is considered "well" if he ______.

A)does not have any unhealthy living habits

B)does not have any physical handicaps

C)is able to handle his daily routines

D)is free from any kind of disease

65.According to the author, the true meaning of "wellness" is for people _____.

A)to best satisfy their body's special needs

B)to strive to maintain the best possible health

C)to meet the strictest standards of bodily health

D)to keep a proper balance between work and leisure

66.According to what the author advocates, which of the following groups of people would be

considered healthy?

A)People who have strong muscles as well as slim figures.

B)People who are not presently experiencing any symptoms of disease

C)People who try to be as possible, regardless of their limitations.

D)People who can recover from illness even without seeking medical care.

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  Language is the most astonishing behavior in the animal kingdom. It is the species-typical

behavior that sets humans completely _67_ from all other animals. Language is a means of

communication,_68_it is much more than that. Many animals can _69_. The dance of the

honeybee communicates the location of flowers _70_other members of the hive(蜂群). But

human language permits communication about anything._71_things like unicorn(独角兽)that

have never existed. The key _72_in the fact that the units of meaning, words, can be

_73_together in different ways, according to _74_, to communicate different meanings.

  Language is the most important learning we do. Nothing_75_humans so much as our ability

to communicate abstract thoughts, _76_about  the university the mind, love, dreams, or

ordering a drink, It is an immensely complex_77_that we take for granted. Indeed, we are not

aware of most _78_of our speech and understanding. Consider what happens when one person

is speaking to _79_.The Speaker has to translate thoughts into 80 language. Brain imaging

studies suggest that the time from thoughts to the  81  of speech is extremely fast. Only 0.04

seconds! The listener must hear the sounds to  82  out what the speaker means. He must use

the sounds of speech to        83  the words spoken., understand the pattern of   84   of

the words (sentences), and finally    85  the meaning. This takes somewhat longer, a

minimum of about 0.5 seconds. But  86    started, it is of course a continuous process.

67.A)apart B)off  C)up  D)down

68.A)so     B)but  C)or   D)for

69.A)transfer B)transmit C)convey D)communicate

70.A)to B)from C)over D)on

71.A)only B)almost C)even D)just

72.A)stays B)situates C)hides D)lies

73.A)stuck B)strung C)rung D)consisted

74.A)rules B)scales C)laws D)standards

75.A)combines B)contains C)defines D)declares

76.A)what B)whether C)while D)if

77.A)prospect B)progress C)process D)produce

78.A)aspects B)abstracts C)angles D)assumptions

79.A)anybody B)another C)other D)everybody

80.A) body B) gesture C) written D) spoken

81.A) growing B) fixing C) beginning D) building

82.A)put B)take C) draw D) figure

83.A)identify B) locate C) reveal D) discover

84.A) performance B) organization C) design D) layout

85.A)prescribe B) justify C) utter D) interpret

86.A) since B) after C) once D) until

Part VI                        Translation                            (5 minutes)

Directions: Complete the sentences on Answer Sheet 2 by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.

87.Specialists in intercultural studies says that it is not easy to _______________(适应不同文化中的生活)

88.Since my childhood I have fond that _____________________(没有什么比读书对我更有吸引力)

89.The victim _______________________(本来会有机会活下来)if he had been taken to hospital in time

90.Some psychologists claim that people___________________(出门在外时可能会感到孤独)

91.The nation’s population continues to rise __________________(以每年1200万人的速度)