大学生英语竞赛(NECCS)C类非英语专业决赛真题2012年

大学生英语竞赛(NECCS)C类非英语专业决赛真题2012年
Part Ⅰ Listening C o m p r e h e n s i o n
Section A
In this section, you will hear five short conversations. Each conversation will be read only once. At the end of each conversation, there will be a twenty-second pause. During the pause, read the question and the t h r ee choices marked A, B and C, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the ce n t r e.
1. What does the woman think about the job application?
A.She is not quite confident about it.
B.She has got better qualifications.
C.She might be lucky to succeed.
A [解
析]
M: Listen, you've been saying for ages that you wanted to change your job. This one's perfect.
W: I know, but I'm sure there'll be hundreds of applicants, especially with a salary like that. And I'm sure they'll be better qualified than me. I don't want to waste my time.
M: Look, you might as well apply for it. What have you got to lose? And you might be lucky. Come on, go for it.
男士鼓励女士去应聘，但是女士觉得自己能力不够，说明女士不够自信，因此选A项。

2. Why does the woman support immigration?
A.She thinks it is right to share resources.
B.She thinks immigration brings job opportunities.
C.She thinks they've got enough immigrants.
A [解
析]
M: What are your views about immigration? Do you think we allow more people to come into this country than we should?
W: Not at all! In fact, I think we should allow even more immigrants to come than we do at the moment. I think it's right that we should share what we have with other people. We live in a multi-cultural society and we should help people who are in danger in their own countries.
M: So you don't worry that immigrants are taking our jobs?
女士认为应该和别人共享资源，而且应该救济那些在本国处于危险之中的人们，故选A。

3. How does the woman think about retirement?
A.It's most people's desire.
B.People don't need to retire early.
C.It shouldn't be seen as an illness.
B [解
析]
M: Many people can't wait to retire, but you don't think it's such a great idea.
W: No, retirement is a disease. After about six months of retirement, so many people are bored. And they may have financial problems, too. So I encourage people to stay at work as long as possible.
M: So, I think, that's why you're still working in a pharmacy, and keeping on writing.
对话中女士认为退休是一种病，可知她不赞成提早退休。

4. Why do students join in the activity of 40-hour Famine?
A.To raise money for buying food and water for poor students.
B.To promote awareness of cherishing what one has got now.
C.To draw attention to poor people suffering from famine.
C [解
析]
M: Lily, for listeners who have, maybe, never heard of 40-hour Famine, can you tell us a little bit about it? W: Yeah, sure. Well, it's about young people, students mainly, not eating food for 40 hours, although water is allowed. The idea is to promote a bit more awareness of what it's like for poor people who are starving because of famine.
M: So this is the second year you've taken part?
Lily提到学生们参加40-hour Famine的目的是让更多的人了解穷人的挨饿的境况。

5. What does the woman most probably do?
A.She is a director.
B.She is an actress.
C.She is a student.
B [解
析]
M: Maria, the curtain goes up on your new play next week. Are you at all anxious or is opening night an occasion which no longer bothers you?
W: Well, it depends on the production. But in this case, I've been privileged again to have an excellent director. I've learned from him that I don't just learn the part, I live it. And that takes away any fears I might have.
M: I've heard that no one dares to challenge the director's opinions. Is that true?
对话中提到下周女士的新剧要上演，因此推断她是一位演员。

Section B
In this section, you will hear two long conversations. Each conversation will be read only once. At the e nd o f each conversation, there will be a one-minute pause. During the pause, read the questions, each with t h r ee choices marked A, B and C, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the ce n t r e.
C o n v e r s a t i o n O n e
1. How many pre-constructed sections are made on land?
A.54,000.
B.45,000.
C.50,000.
A
[解析] 6-10
M: Good evening! And welcome to the science show. We've heard a lot recently about extreme engineering. And one of the most amazing and astonishing ideas is a rail tunnel under the Atlantic Ocean, linking New York and London. With me in the studio to discuss this is Professor Massa. Welcome to the program, professor.
W: Thank you.
M: So, the first question, how would the transatlantic tunnel be built?
W: Well, it will be built in pre-constructed sections.
M: Urn, pre-constructed sections?
W: Yes, they would be made on land, and then put together under the sea.
M: Oh, how many of them?
W: Fifty-four thousand. They will be held in place by giant anchors which will be fixed to the bottom of the ocean. The tunnel will float 200 meters under the surface.
M: Amazing. And now as I understand it, the train running through this tunnel would be a magnetically levitated train, is that right? So what is a magnetically levitated train?
W: A magnetically levitated train, or maglev, isn't like a conventional train. It doesn't have wheels and doesn't travel on rails. It travels in the vacuum between two magnets. The idea about it is an old one invented in Germany over seventy years ago.
M: And how fast does it travel?
W: At the moment, a maglev train can travel at about 500kin per hour. However, it will be possible for it to travel at 6,000 km per hour.
M: Are you serious?
W: The journey from New York to London is about 5000kin, and it will take 54 minutes.
M: How is this possible?
W: Well, ordinary trains travel on rails, so they can only reach a speed of around 300km per hour, and they are also very noisy. Maglev trains don't use rails, so there's no noise. There's no pollution. The train would be fast, comfortable and quiet. The disadvantage is that the tracks should be specially built and they are very expensive indeed.
M: And will the transatlantic tunnel be safe?
W: Well, safety is the big problem. The ocean is very powerful, and the tunnel could be bent or cracked. Also a passing submarine or a drifting iceberg could hit the tunnel.
采访中Professor Massa告诉主持人一共有54,000个部件。

2. What's the main difference between maglev trains and conventional trains?
A.Maglev trains travel on rails.
B.Maglev trains don't have wheels.
C.Maglev trains travel at 300km/h.
B
Professor Massa介绍Maglev train没有车轮，不在轨道上行驶，因此选B项。

3. Where was the idea of maglev trains firstly invented?
A.In Germany.
B.In the USA.
C.In the U. K.
A
Maglev train的想法来源于70多年前的一项德国发明。

4. Why are maglev trains free of noise?
A.They don't use rails.
B.They run under water.
C.They travel at high speed.
A
Maglev train不使用轨道，因此没有噪音。

5. What might cause damage to an underwater maglev train?
A.Ships at sea.
B.A train from the opposite direction.
C.The powerful ocean.
C
Professor Massa提到Maglev train的不好之处就在于海洋的巨大威力对海底隧道有很大的威胁。

C o n v e r s a t i o n T wo
1. Which organization does the guest work for?
A.Engineers without Borders.
B.Doctors without Borders.
C.Care Canada.
B
[解析] 11-15
W: You have no doubt heard of Doctors without Borders. Now Canadian engineers are launching their own international aid program to help developing nations. And joining us now : one of the cofounders, George Rotor. Good morning.
M: Good morning.
W: George, what is this thing? How did it get started? What was the inspiration?
M: Well, I guess myself and the cofounder, Parker Mitchell, were fairly aware of some of the challenges in
the developing woad as we were going through our bachelor's degrees and in school together.
W: At which school?
M: We were at the University of Waterloo. And that was really where the seed was planted for the organization. The idea was there. We understood that technology could have an effect on improving the quality of life of people living in the developing woad by attacking some of the basic livelihood challenges. W: For people who don't know what engineers necessarily do, just give us some of the ideas. M : Some of the ideas of the projects that we would be undertaking are allowing water to be purified, removing land mines, sanitation, and electricity. These are some of the things that we take for granted here in Canada or North America, but people in sub-Saharan Africa don't have many of these things.
W: Who are the people that go overseas to undertake those projects? Are they young people? Are they still students?
M: Right now what we have on the majority of our projects are students going overseas and working with existing nongovernmental organizations like Care Canada, who have been working in the developing world for twenty or thirty years. So there're a lot of experienced people there, at least in developing-world projects. And then often there're engineers on those projects who act as mentors. And our next-stage projects—and we have already begun this with the Light Up the World Project—are putting together groups of students going over there with professional engineers to implement some of technologies.
W: And what do these people report back to you? What do they say? Is it rewarding?
M: They love it. They come back with renewed interest, a renewed sense of vigor. And they come back and they tell us just how neat a group like Engineers without Borders is.
W: So where do you go from here? You have had a couple of successful projects. You have a lot of interest. What do you do? What's your vision from this thing?
M: Well, I like to think big and so do the people who are involved in the organization. Right now we have almost a thousand members across Canada, fourteen groups coast-to-coast right now. So we're growing. And we want to continue that growth then start to expand in the United States and in Britain and in Australia. W: And how do you find the funding?
M: We have some great corporate citizens who stepped up and took the lead on this. Suncor Energy Foundation and Ontario Power Generation, for example, and a few other similar-type organizations have given us the seed funding to keep this going. What we need to do now is to start approaching individuals in the community who're willing to support this project, as well as other corporations and government funding for development relief.
W: Well, nice seeing you. Good luck.
M: Thanks a lot.
采访一开始提到了Doctors without Borders的一个创办者George Rotor，可知这位嘉宾是在Doctors without Borders工作。

2. When did George and Parker start to have the inspiration?
A.After they dropped out of school.
B.After they started their work.
C.Before they graduated from college.
C
George Rotor讲述了他和Parker Mitchell在上大学的时候开始有了这一构想。

3. What's the initial idea for setting up such an organization?
A.To purify water in developing countries.
B.To improve people's life with the help of technology.
C.To help people in poor nations get medical care.
B
两位创始人认为技术可以用来改善发展中国家人们的生活质量，于是他们创办了Doctors without Borders这一组织。

因此最开始他们的目的就是改善生活。

4. What would they do with next-stage projects?
A.To implement some of the technologies.
B.To engage more engineers.
C.To conduct more experiments.
A
说到下一阶段的项目时，George Rotor说他们的目的是派遣专业工程师去改善一些以及落后的技术。

5. Who provide them with the seed funding to keep the project going?
A.The government.
B.Suncor Energy Foundation and Ontario Power Generation.
C.Individuals in the community.
B
最后George Rotor提到主要是Suncor Energy Foundation和Ontario Power Generation为他们提供seed funding。

Section C
In this section, you will hear five short news items. Each item will be read only once. At the end of e a c h item, there will be a pause. During the pause, read the question and the three choices marked A, B and C, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer skeet with a single line through the ce n t r e.
1. How long did the first Thanksgiving Day last?
A.Three weeks.
B.Two weeks.
C.Three days.
C [解
析]
European settlers known as the Pilgrims were celebrating their autumn harvest after a winter of struggle. Other colonists held earlier ceremonies of thanks. But the Pilgrims' three-day feast is often called the nation's first Thanksgiving. President Abraham Lincoln declared a national holiday in 1863 during the Civil War.
清教徒们历时三天的一个宴会被视为第一个感恩节，故选C项。

2. What is the purpose of American Jobs Act calling for cutting wage taxes?
A.To prevent public employees from losing their jobs.
B.To call for less spending on roads and infrastructure.
C.To encourage more people to look for jobs.
A [解
析]
The American Jobs Act calls for cutting wage taxes on most businesses. It seeks to prevent public employees like teachers, police and firefighters from losing their jobs to budget cutting measures. And it calls for more federal spending on roads and transportation infrastructure to help create jobs.
减低工资税的首要目的是保护public employees，使他们不丢掉工作。

3. Why does the problem of debts affect a lot more nation than just the ones that are struggling with money?
A.The nations use the same currency.
B.The nations have joint business corporations.
C.These nations' economies are interdependent.
A [解
析]
It's in the middle of a crisis because several countries in the European Union have massive debts. This problem affects a lot more nations than just the ones that are struggling with money. Seventeen countries all use the same currency, the euro. And if any of them take a big hit economically, all of them could be affected. 新闻最后提到由于欧盟17个国家使用同一种货币，因此只要有一个国家经济出现问题，所有其他国家都会受到影响。

4. How much money can each child beggar earn a day for their minders?
A.Dozens of dollars.
B.Hundreds of dollars.
C.A dozen or so dollars.
B [解
析]
A BBC investigation has found that many child beggars active on the streets of London come from Romania's Gypsy community and each can earn hundreds of dollars a day for their minders. The Gypsies, also known as Roma, are Europe's largest ethnic minority and the poorest, but the BBC found many who manage the beggars to be owners of large houses and luxury cars.
新闻第二句话提到每一个儿童乞丐一天可以乞讨到hundreds of dollars。

5. Why did Spain's top footballers hold a strike?
A.Leading players got killed in a row.
B.Two important games were postponed.
C.There was a pay dispute.
C [解
析]
Spain's top footballers have called off their strike and will be back in action on Saturday after resolving a pay dispute in marathon negotiations overnight. The row forced the postponement of the opening games in Spain's top two divisions last weekend.
文中讲到西班牙球员因为付款争议而使得比赛延期。

Section D
In this section, you will hear a short passage. There are 10 missing words or phrases. Fill in the blanks with the exact words or phrases you hear. The passage will be read twice. Remember to write the answers on the answer s h eet.
Millions of television sets and old computer monitors taken to civic amenity sites as rubbish are being collected and shipped to Africa and Asia, an illegal trade worth ￡7,000,000 a year, according to an unpublished report by the Environment Agency and the 1 . The business carried out by totters—people who sift through rubbish for saleable objects—became illegal on the 1st of January 2002 under European Union legislation 2 prevent toxic waste material being shipped to developing countries.
Electrical equipment 3 leaded glass, particularly computers and televisions were reclassified as toxic waste. The agency is alarmed that half a million televisions and a similar numher of computer monitors
which people thought were being 4 in England are being reused or dumped in the developing world.
The agency is finding the trade hard to control hut is planning to publish guidance to the industry soon. Environment groups point out that this action will not be 5 to stop an illegal business.
Claire Wilton of Friends of the Earth said, "The agency has known about this situation for two years but has still 6 act. The companies involved in this illegal trade must be prevented from dumping Britain's toxic waste on developing countries, where workers' conditions rarely match those expected in Europe. " Action must be taken now to stop this environmental 7 continuing.
The Industry Council for Electronic Equipment Recycling estimates that 11,000 tons of old TV sets, about 500,000 8 , and a similar number of old computer monitors find their way to developing countries each year. Many are cannibalized for spare parts but some are repaired and sold to people who would not 9
h a v e a television or computer.
The Industry Council for Electronic Equipment Recycling defends its members who buy computers and other office equipment from industry and ship them abroad, because under EU rules the business is legal if they are working models and intended to be sold on the second-hand market. The problem arises when equipment is thrown away. The law says if it is 10 , even if it may be working, it must be classed as rubbish and cannot be resold to a developing country because it is technically toxic waste.
1.
recycling industry
[解析] 21-30
Millions of television sets and old computer monitors taken to civic amenity sites as rubbish are being collected and shipped to Africa and Asia, an illegal trade worth ￡7, 000, 000 a year, according to an unpublished report by the Environment Agency and the recycling industry. The business carried out by totters—people who sift through rubbish for saleable objects—became illegal on the 1st of January 2002 under European Union legislation designed to prevent toxic waste material being shipped to developing countries.
Electrical equipment containing leaded glass, particularly computers and televisions, were reclassified as toxic waste. The agency is alarmed that half a million televisions and a similar number of computer monitors which people thought were being disposed of in England are being re-used or dumped in the developing world.
The agency is finding the trade hard to control but is planning to publish guidance to the industry soon. Environment groups point out that this action will not be sufficient to stop an illegal business.
Claire Wilton of Friends of the Earth said, "The agency has known about this situation for two years but has still failed to act. The companies involved in this illegal trade must be prevented from dumping Britain's toxic waste on developing countries, where workers' conditions rarely match those expected in Europe. " Action must be taken now to stop this environmental injustice continuing.
The Industry Council for Electronic Equipment Recycling estimates that 11, 000 tons of old TV sets, about 500,000 in total, and a similar number of old computer monitors find their way to developing countries each year. Many are cannibalized for spare parts but some are repaired and sold to people who would not otherwise have a television or computer.
The Industry Council for Electronic Equipment Recycling defends its members who buy computers and other office equipment from industry and ship them abroad, because under EU rules the business is legal if they are working models and intended to be sold on the second-hand market. The problem arises when equipment is thrown away. The law says if it is discarded, even if it may be working, it must be classed as rubbish and cannot be resold to a developing country because it is technically toxic waste.
2.
designed to
3.
containing
4.
disposed of
5.
sufficient
6.
failed to
7.
injustice
8.
in total
9.
otherwise
10.
discarded
Part Ⅱ Vo c abu l a r y and S t r u c t u r e
There are 15 incomplete sentences in this section. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the an s w e r sheet with a single line through the ce n t r e.
1. The president's education speeches contained the tongue leading to public confusion over education policy.
A.a slide of
B.a slip of
C.a skip of
D.a glide of
B
句意：总统关于教育的演讲出现了口误，致使公众对教育政策产生疑惑。

a slip of the tongue为固定词组，意为“口误，说漏了嘴”。

2. The word "right", in most languages, is usually connected the meaning of "correct", whereas the words associate "left", generally have negative meanings.
A.to; with
B.with; to
C.to; to
D.with; with
D 句意：在大多数的语言中，fight这个单词经常和“正确”联系在一起，反之和left相关的词则经常表示负面意义。

connect with联系；连接。

associate with联合；与…联系在一起，两个词一般都和with 连
用
3. Gas prices rose 4% in April, a rise but the smallest since January.
A.mighty
B.severe
C.steep
D.massive
C 句意：四月份油价上涨4%，虽然涨幅很大但已是从一月份以来涨的最少的了。

steep陡的；急剧升降的。

mighty有力的；有势力的。

severe严峻的；剧烈的。

massive大量的；巨大的，厚重的。

价格上涨用steep更加形象。

4. It seems a very simple thing to tell the truth, but beyond all question, there is nothing lying.
A.half so easy as
B.so half easy as
C.half easy as
D.so easy as half
A
句意：说实话看似简单，但是毫无疑问，没有任何事比说谎更简单。

该题考察so… a s…的用法。

句式为so+ad+as+比较对象。

通常前面可以加just，almost，quite等副词以及half，twice等数词来修饰。

因此本题选A。

5. until recently, people who are left-handed have been considered abnormal.
A.Up
B.Unless
C.Down
D.Not
A
句意：一直到现在为止，左撇子仍被视为不正常。

up until一直到…为止。

unless，down不与until搭配。

not until直到…才，一般分开使用。

如：Tom did not come until 3 o'clock．
6. Sorry about the loss. But it'll give you some relief if your house is against fire.
A.assured
B.ensured
C.insured
D.pledged
C 句意：对你所遭受的损失非常抱歉，但是你的房子如果投了火险，你还是能获得一些补偿的。

assure 保证，担保；使确信。

ensure保证，确保；使安全。

insure确保，保证；投保；给保险。

pledge 保证，誓言；抵押，抵押品。

insure against给…投保险以防。

根据第一句话可知和损失有关，进而得知与保险有关，因此选C项。

7. When in a downpour without an umbrella or a raincoat, most people would pick up their pace.
A.sunk
B.caught
C.plunged
D.grabbed
B 句意：当遇到倾盆大雨而且既没带伞也没有雨衣的时候，大多数人会加快步伐。

从句中省略了主语和谓语，be caught in遇到，陷入；淋雨。

sink in渗入；完全被理解。

plunge in头朝下跳入水中；陷入；积极参加；用力把…刺入。

8. In 1993, V.S. Naipaul was awarded the David Cohen British Literature Prize in of his lifetime's achievement.
A.identification
B.acquaintance
C.recognition
D.perspective
C 句意：1993年，为感谢V．s．奈波尔在文学方面做出的终身贡献而授予他英国戴维一柯翰文学奖。

in recognition of承认…而；为酬谢。

identification鉴定；认同；身份证明。

acquaintance熟人；了解，知道。

perspective观点；远景。

A、B、D项不符合句意。

9. Many linguists that our highly evolved brain provides us with innate language ability not found in lower organisms.
A.suggest
B.claim
C.promise
D.convince
B 句意：许多语言学家声称人类高度进化的大脑为人类提供了与生俱来的的语言能力，而这种能力在低等生物中是不存在的。

suggest提议，建议。

claim声称，断言。

promise允诺，许诺。

convince
说服；使确信。

语言学家不用建议，允诺或说服，他们只是声称，表述一下他们的观点，因此选B。

10. I'm in a slightly position in that he is not arriving until 12:00 which is 3 hours late.
A.tight
B.weird
C.awesome
D.awkward
D 句意：我的处境稍稍有些尴尬，因为他迟到了三个小时，12点才到。

tight紧的；亲密的。

weird怪异的；不可思议的。

awesome可怕的。

awkward尴尬的．
11. Tactless she may be, but ungrateful think her.
A.should not you
B.should you not
C.not should you
D.you should not
D 句意：她也许不够机智，但是你不应该说她忘恩负义。

本题考察倒装句。

本题中句子既是倒装句也是转折句，but两边的句子结构应该一致。

12. More than 30 people died in the train accident, most of children.
A.which
B.them
C.whom
D.that
B
句意：火车事故中有30人丧生，其中多数为儿童。

A、C、D项填入缺谓语。

Most of them children是独立成分，在句中解释补充主语。

13. He admits that his team really him to play a role of responsibility.
A.look forward to
B.look down on
C.look up to
D.look on
C
句意：他承认他的团队尊敬他，因为他很负责任。

look up to尊敬。

look forward to期盼，后加v-ing的形式。

look down on看不起，轻视，与后面的动词不定式短语矛盾。

look on观看，旁观；看待，与题意不符。

14. —Do you know the students have been protesting against the increased tuition?
—I've heard about the protest, but
A.I've joined in it to support the students.
B.I don't see any good it will do.
C.I do know the reason for it.
D.I think it'll be a great success.
B 句意：——你知道学生们在抗议学费增长的事了吗?——我已经听说了，但是我不认为这会有什么好结果。

通过but，可知说话人语气是不赞同抗议的，因此选择B选项。

15. —I hear you're a journalist now, Paul. That must be exciting.
—most of the time. But like all jobs, it has its disadvantages.
A.It's boring
B.It's a piece of cake
C.It has drawbacks
D.It's a buzz
D 句意：——我听说你现在是一个记者了，保罗。

一定很刺激吧。

——大多时候精彩纷呈。

但是跟其它工作一样也有它的不好之处。

It's a buzz时髦。

It's boring无聊。

It's a piece of cake简单，容易。

It has drawbacks有缺点。

but是关键词，可以看出语气的转折。

Part ⅢC l o ze
Read the following passage and fill in each blank with one word. Fill in the following blanks in one of the three ways: according to the context, by using the correct form of the given word, or by using the given
letter(s) of the word. Remember to write the answers on the answer s h eet.
There is a phenomenon that sociologists call reference anxiety—or, more popularly, keeping up with t h e
Jo 1 . According to that thinking, most people judge their possessions in comparison with others'. People tend not to ask themselves, "Does my house meet my needs?" Ins 2 they ask, "Is my house nicer than my neighbor's?" If your two-bedroom house is surrounded by three-and four-bedroom houses, with some ar 3
t h e comer doing a tear-down to build a McMansion, your reference anxiety may rise. Suddenly that two- bedroom house—one that your grandparents might have considered quite nice, even luxurious—doesn't seem enough. And so the money you spent on it stops 4 (provide) you with a sense of wellbeing.
Americans' soaring reference anxiety is a product of the widening gap in income 5 (distribute). In other words, the rich are getting richer faster, and the rest of the population are none too happy about it. During much of the U.S. history, the 6 (major) lived in small towns or urban areas where conditions for most people were approximately the samehence, low 7 anxiety. Also, most people knew relatively little about those who were living higher on the hog.
But in the past few de 8 , new economic forces have changed all that. Rapid growth in income for t h e top 5 percent of households has brought ab 9 a substantial cohort of people who live notably better than the middle class does, amplifying our reference anxiety. That wealthier minority is occupying ever-larger homes and spending more on each change of clothes when the middle is doing O. K. In nations with h 10
le v el s of income equality like the Scandinavian countries, well-being tends to be higher than in nations with unequal wealth distribution such as the United States.
1.
Joneses
(reference anxiety是一个术语，基准焦虑，又被称为“跟上你的邻居”。

keeping up with the Joneses是一个典型的美式习语，表示“和你的富裕邻居保持同等的生活方式或质量”，这其实是一句讽刺的话，指“和左邻右舍比排场比阔气”。

根据首字母提示可得答案joneses。

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2.
Instead
(从文中第二句可知，不问他们自己的房子是否满足需求，相反问他们的房子有没有邻居的好。

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3.
around
(around the corner是在拐角处，本句是说邻居们的房子或是比自己的房间多，或是正在推倒了建更高的房子，这里是指地点。

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4.
providing
(stop doing sth．停止做某事。

本句意思是你花在房子上的钱不再让你有幸福感。

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5.
distribution
(这里需要用名词，所以用distribution。

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6.
majority
(这里缺主语，词意为多数人，因此用majority。

)
7.
reference
(本文主要介绍reference anxiety基准焦虑，这里是说小城或郊区的基准焦虑低。

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8.
decades
(这里需要时间的词，因此用decades。

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9.
about
(这里需要一个约数词，根据首字母得出about。

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10.
high
(句意为在收入公平程度较高的国家，例如斯堪的纳维亚国家，生活水平要高于财富分配不均的国家例如美国。

high levels of水平，程度高。

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Part Ⅳ Reading C o m p r e h e n s i o n
Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by several questions. Respond to the questions using information from the passage. Remember to write the answers on the answer s h eet.
Section A
Several research groups in the United States are conducting genetic research aimed at retarding aging. If the breakthroughs of recent years are anything to go by, it is likely that we will see several-fold longevity increases in mice within the next decade or so. Already such genetic manipulation has increased by almost 50% the life span of flies. Results are also promising in mammals ; scientists have extended longevity in mice by 50% through genetic interventions. Achieving similar results in humans will be harder. Scientists have already identified genes that appear to accelerate human aging, but they have yet to find genes with the opposite effect. But with the sequencing of the human genome, we are now in a better position to find out more about aging in humans as well as animals.
For those who cannot wait, there is one method available today that might delay human aging, caloric restriction. This means simply a diet with few calories. Experiments have shown longevity increases of more than 50% in certain mammals that follow such diets. Most people, however, feel that the secondary effects of this outweigh the benefits. After all, what is the point of living longer if you cannot enjoy life? If science is to extend human longevity, it will have to do so by extending the duration of human life in age-related disability. The extra years of life must allow future grandparents to enjoy life, not just live.
Although some scientists argue that aging will never be cured and our grandparents will continue to fit our stereotypes, many others remain confident that we will soon learn how to modulate the human aging process. "I believe our generation is the first to be able to map a possible route to individual immortality ," says William Hasehine, CEO of Human Genome Sciences Inc. in Rockville, Maryland. If a therapy could slow human aging by 50%, for instance, we could have 30 or 40 more years of life. In that time, new discoveries could be made that would allow us to live even longer, and the cycle could continue until a cure for aging is discovered. "It's possible that some people alive now may still be alive 400 years from now," claims gerontologist S. Michal Jazwinski of Louisiana State of University Health Sciences Center. But what would be consequences of extending human longevity or finding a real cure for aging?
Complete the summary with words from the passage, changing the form where necessary, with only on e。