85. The medical article quoted in the passage demonstrates Be=J*D!E=>
[ A ] the way in which alcohol can help the heart Y%FQ]Q=+
[ B ] how a couple of cocktails daily can stop heart problems qW1d;pt
[ C ] why alcoholic drinks are dangerous to one's health f.%mp$~T
[ D] that reports on the advantages of alcohol were misfounded M?iU$qI
86. Experiments showed that nondrinkers had H6Mqy}4W
[ A ] larger amounts of good cholesterol 3++}4%w
[ B ] smaller amounts of good cholesterol :ub 4p4h*
[ C ] higher blood pressure {{G`0i2KV
[ D ] lower blood pressure O T*C7=
87. According to the passage, moderate drinking xpJ6M<O{8
[ A ] is recommended by most doctors for heart patients UE-<
[ B ] should be allowed on prescription |\?mX=a.y
[ C ] is still not medically advisable yJCqP=
[ D] is not related to liver problems R
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88. The main theme of this passage is 1G0U}-6RH
[ A ] the change in recent drinking habits x)Y?kVw21"
[ B ] the connection between cancer and alcohol 5s=ZA*(sY
[ C ] whether moderate drinkers outlive nondrinkers M bj{C
[ D] whether alcohol may be good for your health vD=>AAvG
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In its 16 years, the London Marathon has acquired a pedigree of excellence. That excellence is not just the awesome energy of the best runners and the smoothness of the organization, but also the quality of determination shown by all the competitors, male and female, able-bodied and disabled. When more than 26,000 gather at Greenwich tomorrow morning, only a few will be in the running to win the big prize money. The success of this event is that most of the athletes would be prepared to pay serious money just for the privilege of running the 26 miles 385 yards to The Mall past the most famous urban scenery in the world.
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The London Marathon has become one of Britain's leading sports events. Since 1981 ,something like 45 million has been raised in individual sponsorship for charities. Tomorrow hundreds and thousands of people will line the route to cheer and to gasp in sympathetic participation. Millions will watch on television. Although they will be excited by the struggle for first place, they will also identify with the ordinary person trying to fulfils his or her physical potential. Many spectators will wonder whether next year they could complete the historic distance. That is how athletic dreams are born. 7$;#-
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If the London Marathon and the growth in interest in physical fitness have transformed the lives of many adults, it is also important that children should have the opportunity to fulfils their ability in individual competitive sports. PQl^jS
Team games should be an essential ingredient of physical education in the national curriculum. However, coexisting with the playing of team games there should be an equal emphasis on the importance of individual competitive sports at all levels in schools. R&>G6jZ?8
The Government must be careful that in insisting on the value of team games in schools, it does not ignore the value of individual activities, which are practiced throughout the world and form the basis of the Olympic Games. Many of the runners in the London Marathon tomorrow have found courage, fulfillment and fitness through training for the event. These are qualities that schoolchildren can, and should, acquire through a variety of demanding individual activities in physical education. m*Zq3j
89. In order to enter the Marathon, participants must Q[j'FtP%
[ A ] pay an entrance fee iKJ-$x_5
[ B ] assemble in one specific area rq>}]
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[ C ] be able to run 26 miles,385 yards YUzx,Y>k
[ D ] compete for the right to take part \kDQ[4mGq
90, The main attraction of the Marathon for non-participants is ~[_u@8l!mN
[ A ] the amount of money raised for charity *oby(D"p
[ B ] the chance to take part the following year B0h|Y.S8%1
[ C ] witnessing the contestants' determination k? <.yr1
[ D ] a concern with the race's history FAkrM?0/
91. According to the passage, which of the following is true YFJw<5&
[ A] Individual sports are as important as team games. jmp0 %:+L
[ B ] Individual sports are more important than team games. \;!}z3W w
[ C ] Individual sports are less important than team games. 3WVH8S b
[ D ] It is hard to say which is less or more important. ,Y:ET1:
92. According to the writer, the Government's policy on physical education S/itK3
[ A ] should not promote team games at all y*G3dWb
[ B ] upholds the principles of the Olympic Games `rLcJcW
[ C ] is active in producing successful Marathon participants Wbq0K6X
[ D ] should encourage those qualities pursued by Marathon participants NmuzAZr
Passage Four Y>/T+ub
On the track, the form embodies power, each curve and line is molded for speed, 5}3#l/
For the man at the wheel is the fastest athlete in the world today: Linford Christie, European, Commonwealth and World champion, who has just taken delivery of his new car, the latest version of the Toyota Supra. 9{GEq@`7
It is a conspicuously fast car. The result perfectly matches Christie's own character, and shares his inability to compromise when it comes to delivering performance. Vk tc
The Supra, priced a few pence short of 39, 000, is rumored to be capable of 180 mph, but the speed is artificially limited to 155 mph. From a standing start, it can reach 60 mph in under five seconds. (#c|San
The Supra might raise Christie's profile with the police, but if he is pulled over nowadays it is usually by an officer seeking a chat and an autograph rather than anything more official. After an incident in 1988 when he was stopped, he prosecuted the police and won ~ 30, 000 compensation for wrongful arrest. vg-Ah6BC{
Safety is high on the list of Supra extras, with driver and passenger airbags: antilock braking; electronic traction control to avoid wheel spin; side-impact door beams; and a steering column that collapses to protect the driver in an accident. Then there is the six speed gearbox; cruise control; air-conditioning alarm and immobilizer. b8
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Christie ,the British athletics team captain since i990, will enjoy the comfort of the Supra during a hectic few weeks this June and July when he visits Sheffield, Wales, Gateshead, Wrexham, Edinburgh, Crystal Palace, and then Gateshead again, as his season builds towards the Commonwealth Games in August and the World Cup in September. oH,{'S@q
93. The Supra is a suitable car for Linford Christie because nO+-o;DbC
[ A ] it is an expensive model [ B ] it has high standards
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ICI it helps promote sports ID] it is very safe EKD?j
94. On the subject of speed, the car can travel \ xJ_)r
[ A ] at a maximum of 180 mph [ B ] at the same speed as the previous model yPd6{% w
[ C ] at a maximum of 155 mph [ D ] faster than the previous model 0H+!v
95. Nowadays if Christie is stopped by the police it is >T#" Im-
[ A ] because he drives very fast [ B ] because he is not a thoughtful driver ,Y4>$:#n/
ICI often for informal reasons ID] due to what happened in 1988 T,oZaJ<
96. According to the writer the Supra's most outstanding feature is its kz*6%Cg*~
[ A ] six-speed gearbox [ B ] alarm system :O'QL,
[ C ] air conditioning [ D] safety features [[#R ry
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Cart Van Ands, managing editor of the New York Times, believed in "hard" news, thoroughly and accurately presented. A tireless worker, he often stayed at the office all night. He was there at 1:20 a. m. on April 15,19i2 ,when a distress signal came in from Newfoundland that the pride of Britain's passenger fleet, the Titanic ,was in trouble. The new ship, believed unsinkable, had hit an iceberg and was in some
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kind, of danger. But was it really serious or just a narrow escape? Had the passengers needed to abandon ship? Van Ands could not tell from the short and confusing message. Although he was generally considered a conservative and cautious man, Van Ands gambled on the unthinkable that the Titanic was sinking. 2lCgUe)
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He threw his staff into action; the story was approached from all angles. Some reporters put together lists of famous persons on board; others turned out features about the ship and other important passenger liners; still others did stories on similar sea disasters. In other words, Van Ands and the Times went all the way with the story; they played it big. At other newspapers, editors were more cautious, inserting such words as "rumored" here and there. Van Anda's three-column headline reflected the sureness that has marked the Times throughout its history: cy(4g-b]@e
NEW LINER HITS ICEBERG; |vw],r6
SINKING BY THE BOW AT MIDNIGHT; %Z3B9
WOMEN PUT OFF IN LIFEBOATS; _o T+x%i
LAST WIRELESS 12:27 A. M. P6I<M}p
Officials of the White Star Line, which owned the Titanic, had been releasing optimistic statements all during the day of April 15 ,and did not confirm Van Anda's story until the evening of April 16. Van Anda's final edition, which went to press about three hours after the Times had received the first brief wireless report, stated flatly that the Titanic had sunk. This was perhaps a great risk on Van Anda's part and his "deductive journalism" may have shocked many, but it remains as one of the great against-a-deadline news coverage feats in all journalism. O I0N(V
97. "He was there at 1:20 A. M. on April 15,1912,when a distress signal came in from Newfoundland that the pride of Britain's passenger fleet, the Titanic, was in trouble. "Which of the following statements is true? 1l'JoU.<
[ A ] Newfoundland was the pride of Britain's passenger fleet.
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[ B ] The Titanic was part of Britain's passenger fleet. y=aWSb2y'
[ C ] Britain's passenger fleet was in trouble. FHSFH>
[D] Newfoundland was in distress. 1bFGoLAEFl
98. "Although he was generally considered a conservative and cautious man, Van Ands gambled on the unthinkable that the Titanic was sinking. "This means that ifNyVEHy
[ A ] Van Anda was thought to be careless i6f42]Jy
[ B ] Van Anda didn't think the Titanic was sinking '5b0 K1$"
[ C ] Van Anda took a chance ~Zn|(
[ D ] Van Anda gambled on the Titanic }4T `)
99. "Van Anda's three-column headline reflected the sureness that has marked the Times throughout its history. "This means that D59q/@
[ A ] the Times has been serf-assured |~ytAyw
[ B J the Times is thorough ts%
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[ C ] the history of the Times is reflected in its headlines DK? Z
[ D ] the Times has a distinguished record U)M&AYb
100. "Officials of the White Star Line, which owned the Titanic ,had been releasing optimistic statements all during the day of April 15 ,and did not confirm Van Anda's story until the evening of April 16." This means that lcLDCt?
[ A ] the owners of the Titanic did not at first send out accurate reports tDavp:M1v
[ B ] the owners of the Titanic quickly admitted it was sinking M~7Cb>%<
[ C ] the owners of the Titanic did not confirm Van Anda's story 8f1M6GK?
[ D ] the owners of the Titanic did not think the Titanic would sink 0y t36Du
Part VI TRANSLATION (30 %) gKcBx6G
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Directions: Put the following passage into Chinese. <.Pt%Kg^BS
Modern science has opened up the path for the progress of production techniques and determined the direction of their development. Many new instruments of production and technological processes first see the light of day in the scientific laboratories. A series of newborn industries have been founded on the basis of newly-emerged disciplines of science and technology. Of course there are, and there will be, many tSux5yV
theoretical research topics with no practical application in plain sight for the time being. However a host of historical facts have proved that once a major breakthrough is scored in theoretical research, it means tremendous progress for production and technology sooner or later. .vctuy&
Contemporary natural sciences are being applied to production on an unprecedented scale and at a higher speed than ever before. This has given all fields of material production an entirely new look. In particular, the development of electronic computers and automation technology is raising the degree of automation in production. With the same amount of manpower and in the same number of work-hours, people can turn out scores or hundreds of times more products than before. How is it that the social productive forces have made such tremendous advances and how is it that labor productivity has increased by such a big margin7 Mainly through the power of science ,the power of technology. R?;mu^B
Therefore ,we maintain that the development of modern science and technology has linked science and production even closer together. As part of the productive forces, science and technology are coming to p1ay an even greater role than ever before.