D. offer training in vocational skills rather
than academic skills.
 
Pool Watch
（此篇文章与综合B相同，详细内容参见P48）
1.  AI means the same as
    A. an
image.
                                   
B. an idea.
    C. anyone
in the water.
                     
D. artificial intelligence.
2.  What is required of AI software to save a
life?
    A. It
must be able to swim.
               
    B. It
must keep walking round the pool.
    C. It can
distinguish between a swimmer and a shadow.
          
  
    D. It can
save a life within a few months.
3.  How does Poseidon save a life?
    A. He
plunges into the pool.
             
      
B. It alerts the lifeguard.
    C. He
cries for help.
                        
D. It rushes to the pool.
4.  Which of the following statements about
Trevor baylis is NOT true?
 
    A. He runs.
                                     
B. He invented the clockwork radio.
 
    C. He was
once an entertainer.
          
D. He runs a company.
5.  The word “considered” in paragraph 5 could
be best replaced by
 
    A.
“thought”.                                    
B.
“rated”.     


      
C.
“regarded”.                                   
D. “believed”.
 
Thirsty in Karachi
1． According to the passage, people in Karachi today suffer from
a short supply of water because


       
A. the water supply network built in 1947 has stopped to
function.


       
B. the city has become much larger than before.


       
C. old networks can not meet the need of the city’s
greatly-increased population.


       
D. other city is longer a part of British India.
2.  Now people in Karachi do not hide or
disguise the suction pumps they use to steal water because


       
A. the pumps are no longer wanted as garden ornaments.


       
B. water supply board officials no longer confiscate them.


       
C. it does not cost much money to buy a new one.


       
D. many households have them and there are very few inspectors
around to try to find them.
3.  Confronted with a severeshortage of water
supply, the city’s Water and Sewerage Board


       
A. tries to improve the water supply system with borrowed
money.


       
B. is not making any effort to improve the situation.


       
C. urges the consumers to obey the law.


       
D. charges the consumers more for the water they use.
4.  Which of the following is true of the
owners of the suction pumps, if their neighbors have equally
powerful pumps as they do?


       
A. They get some extra water.


       
B. They only pay more for electricity.


       
C. They share what they can get with their neighbors.


       
D. They replace their pumps with new ones.
5.  Which of the following is true about the
author when he is back home in London?


      
A. He misses the days he spent in Karachi.


      
B. He forgets the complaints he made in Karachi.


      
C. He is content with the water supply in London.


      
D. he complains about the water supply in London.
 
A Gay
Biologist
1.  The first paragraph describes Hamer’s


      
 A. looks, hobbies and character.
               
    B.
viewpoint on homosexuality.
 
      C.
unique life-style.
                                       
D. scientificresearch work.
2.  Hamer was a


      
 A. psychiatrist.
                         
               
B. physiologist.
 
      C.
chemist.      
                           
           
D. biologist.
3.  What is Hamer doing now?
 
      A.
He is exploring the role of genes in deciding one’s
intelligence.


      
 B. He is exploring the role of genes in deciding
one’s personality.
 
      C.
He is writing a book entitled “Live with Our Genes.”


      
 D. He is trying to answer some questions on a
test paper.
4.  What happened to Hamer’s research
interest?
 
      A.
He turned to basic
research                          
B. He sticked to basic research.
 
      C.
He turned to behavioral genetics.
         
     
D. He sticked to behavioral genetics.
5.  According to Hamer, what was one of the
main reasons for him to choose homosexual behavior as his research
subject?
 
      A.
He is a gay and he wants to cure himself. 
B. He was curious about it as a scientist.
 
      C.
He was curious about it like everyone else
D. It is a subject that can lead to political success.
 
15 Million Americans
Suffer from Social Anxiety Disorder
   1.  People
with social anxietydisorder are known for their fear of
   
    A 
being left
alone.                   
 
   
B  leading normal lives.
   
    C 
embarrassing other
people.    
   
D  facing social or performance situations.
2.  What do people with social anxiety disorder
think of their fear?
   
    A
They think it's beyond their
control.   
        
B  They think it's beneficial.
  
     C 
They think it's
controllable.           
          
D  They think it's justified.
3.  Which is NOT true of people with social
anxiety disorder?
   
    A 
They're often isolated and
ashamed.  
B  They find it difficult to make friends.
   
    C 
They often fail to get timely treatment. 
D  They tend to judge or criticize other
people:
4.  The symptoms of social anxiety disorder
include all the following EXCEPT
  
     A 
heart
palpitations.                        
   
      
B  sore throat.
   
    C 
sweating.                                    
   
      
D  blushing.


2.        
It can be seen from the last paragraph that treatment of the
disorder
A  has no positive effect at
all.   
B  is unavailable to most sufferers.
C  tends to be refused by the
sufferers.      
 
D  can lead to improvement in the sufferers'
lives.
 

scientific [,saiən´tifik]   a.科学(上)的   (初中英语单词)

decrease [di´kri:s, ´di:kri:s]   v.&n.减少；减退   (初中英语单词)

paragraph [´pærəgrɑ:f]   n.段；节 vt.将…分段   (初中英语单词)

conflict [´kɔnflikt, kən´flikt]   n.&vi.战斗；抵触   (初中英语单词)

sunshine [´sʌnʃain]   n.日光，阳光   (初中英语单词)

phrase [freiz]   n.短语；词组；措词   (初中英语单词)

beginning [bi´giniŋ]   n.开始，开端；起源   (初中英语单词)

sentence [´sentəns]   n.判决 vt.宣判；处刑   (初中英语单词)

ability [ə´biliti]   n.(办事)能力；才干   (初中英语单词)

definitely [´definitli]   ad.明确地；绝对   (初中英语单词)

secondary [´sekəndəri, -deri]   a.第二的；次要的   (初中英语单词)

function [´fʌŋkʃən]   n.机能；职责 vi.活动   (初中英语单词)

pressure [´preʃə]   n.压榨 vt.对…施压力   (初中英语单词)

preparation [,prepə´reiʃən]   n.准备；预习(时间)   (初中英语单词)

resistance [ri´zistəns]   n.抵抗；抵制；耐力   (初中英语单词)

survive [sə´vaiv]   vt.幸存；残存   (初中英语单词)

treatment [´tri:tmənt]   n.待遇；对待；治疗   (初中英语单词)

achieve [ə´tʃi:v]   vt.完成；达到；获得   (初中英语单词)

cancer [´kænsə]   n.癌；毒瘤   (初中英语单词)

sickness [´siknis]   n.生病；呕吐，恶心   (初中英语单词)

amount [ə´maunt]   n.总数；数量 v.合计   (初中英语单词)

oxygen [´ɔksidʒən]   n.氧，氧气   (初中英语单词)

volume [´vɔlju:m, ´vɑljəm]   n.卷；书籍；体积；容量   (初中英语单词)

failure [´feiljə]   n.失败；衰竭；破产   (初中英语单词)

consequence [´kɔnsikwəns]   n.结果；后果；推断   (初中英语单词)

costly [´kɔstli]   a.昂贵的；费用大的   (初中英语单词)

mental [´mentl]   a.精神的；心理的   (初中英语单词)

promising [´prɔmisiŋ]   a.有希望的；有为的   (初中英语单词)

application [,æpli´keiʃən]   n.申请；申请书；应用   (初中英语单词)

obtain [əb´tein]   v.获得；买到；得到承认   (初中英语单词)

sample [´sæmpl, ´sɑ:mpəl]   n.样品；试样 vt.尝试   (初中英语单词)

contain [kən´tein]   v.包含；容纳；抑制   (初中英语单词)

responsible [ri´spɔnsəbəl]   a.尽责的；责任重大的   (初中英语单词)

agricultural [ægri´kʌltʃər(ə)l]   a.农业的   (初中英语单词)

desirable [di´zaiərəbəl]   a.向往的；极好的   (初中英语单词)

vision [´viʒən]   n.视觉；想象力；幻影   (初中英语单词)

wooden [´wudn]   a.木制的；呆板的   (初中英语单词)

artificial [,ɑ:ti´fiʃəl]   a.人工的；模拟的   (初中英语单词)

swimmer [´swimə]   n.游泳者   (初中英语单词)

severe [si´viə]   a.严厉的；苛刻的   (初中英语单词)

system [´sistəm]   n.系统，体系，制度   (初中英语单词)

replace [ri´pleis]   vt.放回；复置；取代   (初中英语单词)

research [ri´sə:tʃ]   n.&vi.调查；探究；研究   (初中英语单词)

writing [´raitiŋ]   n.书写；写作；书法   (初中英语单词)

everyone [´evriwʌn]   pron.=everybody 每人   (初中英语单词)

anxiety [æŋ´zaiəti]   n.挂念；渴望；焦虑的事   (初中英语单词)

normal [´nɔ:məl]   a.正规的 n.正常状态   (初中英语单词)

performance [pə´fɔ:məns]   n.履行；行为；工作   (初中英语单词)

improvement [im´pru:vmənt]   n.改进，改善，进步   (初中英语单词)

mistaken [mis´teikən]   mistake的过去分词   (高中英语单词)

dependent [di´pendənt]   a.依赖的；从属的   (高中英语单词)

relationship [ri´leiʃənʃip]   n.关系；联系；亲属关系   (高中英语单词)

approximately [ə´prɔksimətli]   ad.近似地，几乎正确地   (高中英语单词)

inherit [in´herit]   v.继承；遗传   (高中英语单词)

related [ri´leitid]   a.叙述的；有联系的   (高中英语单词)

finding [´faindiŋ]   n.发现物；判断；结果   (高中英语单词)

saying [´seiŋ, ´sei-iŋ]   n.言语；言论；格言   (高中英语单词)

infection [in´fekʃən]   n.感染，影响   (高中英语单词)

delivery [di´livəri]   n.送交；分娩；交货   (高中英语单词)

so-called [´sou ´kɔ:ld]   a.所谓的，号称的   (高中英语单词)

intellectual [,inti´lektʃuəl]   n.知识分子   (高中英语单词)

remedy [´remidi]   n.药品 vt.医治；减轻   (高中英语单词)

internal [in´tə:nl]   a.内部的；国内的   (高中英语单词)

reliable [ri´laiəbl]   a.可靠的；可信赖的   (高中英语单词)

accuracy [´ækjurəsi]   n.准确(性)；精密度   (高中英语单词)

laboratory [lə´bɔrətəri]   n.实验室；研究室(所)   (高中英语单词)

salmon [´sæmən]   n.鲑，大马哈鱼   (高中英语单词)

educational [,edju´keiʃənəl]   a.教育(上)的   (高中英语单词)

behavior [bi´heiviə]   n.举止，行为   (高中英语单词)

disorder [dis´ɔ:də]   n.杂乱 vt.扰乱   (高中英语单词)

positive [´pɔzətiv]   a.确定的   (高中英语单词)

surgery [´sə:dʒəri]   n.外科；外科手术   (英语四级单词)

evolution [,i:və´lu:ʃən]   n.进化；发展；发育   (英语四级单词)

protective [prə´tektiv]   a.防护的；保护贸易的   (英语四级单词)

preservation [,prezə´veiʃən]   n.保存；储藏；维护   (英语四级单词)

academic [,ækə´demik]   a.学术的 n.大学学生   (英语四级单词)

maternal [mə´tə:nl]   a.母亲的；母性(系)的   (英语四级单词)

eventually [i´ventʃuəli]   ad.最后，终于   (英语四级单词)

totally [´təutəli]   ad.统统，完全   (英语四级单词)

drawing [´drɔ:iŋ]   n.画图；制图；图样   (英语四级单词)

yearly [´jiəli]   a.每年的；一年间的   (英语四级单词)

poisonous [´pɔizənəs]   a.有毒的；讨厌的   (英语四级单词)

partially [´pɑ:ʃəli]   ad.部分地；局部地   (英语四级单词)

network [´netwə:k]   n.网状物 vt.联播   (英语四级单词)

confiscate [´kɔnfiskeit]   vt.没收；把…充公   (英语四级单词)

shortage [´ʃɔ:tidʒ]   n.不足(量)；缺少   (英语四级单词)

trying [´traiiŋ]   a.难堪的；费劲的   (英语四级单词)

sexual [´sekʃuəl]   a.性(欲)的   (英语六级单词)

strategy [´strætidʒi]   n.兵法；战略   (英语六级单词)

taking [´teikiŋ]   a.迷人的 n.捕获物   (英语六级单词)

habitual [hə´bitʃuəl]   a.习惯的，通常的   (英语六级单词)

speaking [´spi:kiŋ]   n.说话 a.发言的   (英语六级单词)

facial [´feiʃəl]   a.面部的，脸部的   (英语六级单词)

transmission [trænz´miʃən, træns-]   n.传送；播送；发射   (英语六级单词)

kidney [´kidni]   n.肾；性格；脾气   (英语六级单词)

chronic [´krɔnik]   a.慢性的；剧烈的   (英语六级单词)

transplant [træns´plɑ:nt, -plænt]   vt.移植(种)；迁移   (英语六级单词)

protein [´prəuti:n]   n.蛋白质 a.蛋白质的   (英语六级单词)

diseased [di´zi:zd]   a.生病的；有病的   (英语六级单词)

timely [´taimli]   a.及时的；适合的   (英语六级单词)