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1、第一部分听力(略)第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。(A)WhenIfirstheardaboutgeocaching(地理寻宝),1wasthemoreIthoughtaboutit,themoreitseemedlikeaninterestingidea.Iatleastwantedtotryitonce.Havingfamiliarizedmyselfwithhowthegameworks,lsetoutinsearchofmyfirsttriptookmethrough
2、aseriesoflivelyhutong(胡同),pastanumberofsmalltempleszandrightintothecourtyardofaquietyouthhotel.Ispentseveralminuteslookingaround,butcouldntfindbeforeIwasabouttogiveup,Ispottedacolorfulobjectinthecrackofaitbethehiddencache?Atthatmomentagroupofbackpackersdingtothegamesrules,peoplewhoarenotinthegamemus
3、tnotbeallowedtofindoutaboutsecretIpretendedtomakeaphonecallwhilewaitingforthemtothecoastwasClearJgrabbedthewasthecache!Iopeneditandpulledoutacrumpled(皱的)sheetofpaperwithseveralnamesandcelebratorymessageswrittenonit.laddedmyownandreplacedthecacheinitshidingplace,readyforthenextgeocachertofind.Itmayse
4、emlikeasimplegamezbuttheideathattherearecacheshiddenallaroundusisyouzrehooked,it,seasytosetyourselfthegoaloffindingeverysinglecacheinaneighborhoodorevenanentirerealtreasure,howeverjsnotthecacheitselfbuttheplacesittakesyouto.HuntingforfurthercacheshassinceintroducedmetoplaceswhichIdidntevenknowarepea
5、cefulparks,whileothersareforgottenhistoricalsites.AfewcacheshaveevenbeeninplacesIpassedregularlywithoutgivingthemanyJfeelamuchcloserconnection.21 .Whatwastheauthorsinitialattitudetogeocaching?()A.Hethoughtitinteresting.B.Hewantedtotryitatonce.C.Heshowedlittleinterestinit.D.Hefounditunsuitableforhim.
6、22 .Wheredidtheauthorfindthecache?()A.Inahutong.B.Inatemple.CJnawell.D.lnahotel.23 .Whenagroupofbackpackerswereapproaching,theauthor.A.pretendedtobecleaningtheyardB.madeacalltoothergeocachersC.didn,tallowthemtocomeinD.triedtokeepthecachesecret24.Inwhatwaydoestheauthorbenefitfromgeocaching?()A.Hehasf
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8、quirements.Thebasicsalaryforthepositionis$18,500peryear.EnquirestoR.Barbar387-5075.EmuAirlineSecretaryEmuAirlineisnowofferingapart-timepositionforasecretary.Thepositionoffersatleast20hours*workaweek,withaviewtofull-timeworkintheIysalaryisabout$lz400.Phone899-3264foranappointment.WordProcessorOperato
9、r(full-time)Weneedanoperatortoworkinanofficeassociatedwiththebuildingexperiencedoperatorsareexpectedtoapply.Startingsalary:$17z950yearly.Applyinwritingto:ThePersonnelOfficerHillMorganPtyLtd38GreenHillRdXensington2033.SewingMachinistWantedJeansIndustryWeareanexpandingclothingcompanylocatedsouthofthep
10、roductsincludejeans,skirtszshortsandsoon.Wearelookingforsewingmachineoperators.Thefactoryworksa38-hourweekover4-5forthisare$18,050perandconditionsareinlinewiththecurrentindustrialaward.Ifyouareinterested,comeoverandpickupanapplicationformfromRipperJeans,23NorthAvezBeaudesert.25 .Whatdothesefouradver
11、tisementshaveincommon?A.Theircompaniesareintroducedindetail.B.Theyallwantpeopleintheproperposition.C.Eachofthemiscommentedbytheirmanager.D.Theyarelocatedinthesouthofthesamecity.26 .TheapplicantsforthepostofasecretaryinCityCollegeUnionIncshouldhavethefollowingqualitiesexcept.A.typingskillB.writingrap
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13、ectedscientificauthoritieshaveconfirmedthattheworldisbecominghotterandsalsostrongevidencethathumansarecontributingtothelessrecentreportshaveprovedthesameinstance,a2010summaryabouttheclimatesciencebytheRoyalSocietynotedthat:zzTheglobalwarmingoverthelasthalf-centuryhasbeencausedmainlybyhumanactivity/Y
14、oumaynotbelievethathumanscouldchangetheplanet,sclimate,butthebasicscienceiswellyeai;billionsoftonsofgreenhousegasesarereleasedintotheatmospherebecauseofhumanhasbeenknownforyearszthesegasesholdheatthatwouldotherwiseescapetospace,wrappingtheplanetinaninvisible(看不见的)blanket.Ofcourseztheearthsclimatehas
15、alwaysbeenchangingdueWnaturaFfactorssuchasvolcaniceruptionorchangesinsolar,orcyclesconcerningtheEarthzsgoingaroundthedingtothescientificresearch,howevethewarmingobservedbynowmatchesthepatternofwarmingwewouldexpectfromabuild-upofgreenhousegasintheatmosphere-notthewarmingwewouldexpectfromotherpossible
16、causes.Evenifscientistsdiddiscoveranotherreasonableexplanationforthewarmingrecordedsofar,thatwouldgivebirthtoadifficultRobertHensonputsit:Ifsomenewlydiscoveredfactoristoblamefortheclimatechange,thenwhyarentcarbondioxideandtheothergreenhousegasesproducingthewarmingthatbasicphysicstellsustheyshouldbe?Theonlywaytoprovewith100%certaintythathumansareresp