版权所有 违者必究 [A] well-grounded B] distorted C] far-reaching. tal narrowing is overall function. g a pouce dare icl [C] improving its leadership. B] expanding it. DI professionalizing it. You now have 40 seconds to check your answers to Questions 17-20. Section ll Use of english Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s)for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C, D on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points) The announcement that England's mad cow disease was involved in 10 cases of a fatal human brain disorde has been met with understandable hysteria. The market for British beef _L 100,000 farmers' jobs are _22 jeopardy, and the government is trying to-23 a crisis that could cause billions of dollars in losses But what is str iking about the situation is how sharply the decisive public reaction to the crisis contrasts with the 24 language in the announcement. Scientists said consumption of contaminated beef was"the most likely 25 for 10 cases of a similar human illness called creutzfeldt-Jakob disease nothing more 26 than that. The crisis is a telling example of a phenomenon occurring ever more 27: A complex scientif ic debate is suddenly thrust 28 an anxious public that is ill-equ ipped to understand it. Instant communications, combined with the greater willingness of government and industry leaders to go public with their scientific disputes, concern. The core of real science gets _30 by a flurry of "junk science"- conflicting 31 by politicians 2 press reports, legal depositions, even dueling ads The real problem is the nature of scientific inquiry, which 33 involves uncertainty. Researches cannot conclusively whether mad cow disease 34 a risk to humans. They don t know the extent of the 35 or ho it can be stopped. Indeed, they can't even agree on the cause. This is tremendously difficult for the public to sort 16 If scientists are disagreeing, what's the citizen to -"asks Paul Slovic, an American psychologist at Decision Research in Eugene One 38 to be drawn from the mad cow crisis is that governments shouldnt cut funding for basic research, which can help prevent tomorrow's crises. But the only real solut ion is for government and industry leaders to use scientif ic informat ion responsibly. 39 scientific disputes have become a fact of modern life. Nothing else so clearly_40 science's limits 21. [A] sank [C] contracted DI predicted 22.[A]at B] C] about C] 24. A] continual B circular C]cautious DI peculiar 25. [A] corruptio B]constitution [C] interpretati D] explanation 26. [A]extensive B]tentative [C] definite D] specific 27. [A] frequently B] strangely [C] thoroughly J completely C]o 29. [A] trigger B]retrieve [C] claim 30. [A] intensified D] overwhelmed 31. [A] sayings B]statements [C]remarks D] addresses 32. [A] confusing B [C] demanding 33.[A] mostly B]rarely [C] partially DI inevitabl 34.Agrants BI poses [C] delivers D] distract 35. [A] dimension SUMMER, NETEM: CDS B] trend D] impact Wish your success! Work hard and good luck!版权所有 违者必究 Wish your success! Work hard and good luck! 4 [A] well-grounded. [B] distorted. [C] far-reaching. [D] exaggerated. 20. According to the speaker, modernizing a police department means [A] narrowing its overall function. [B] expanding it. [C] improving its leadership. [D] professionalizing it. You now have 40 seconds to check your answers to Questions 17-20. Section II Use of English Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C, D on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points) The announcement that England’s mad cow disease was involved in 10 cases of a fatal human brain disorder has been met with understandable hysteria. The market for British beef 21 , 100,000 farmers’ jobs are 22 jeopardy, and the government is trying to 23 a crisis that could cause billions of dollars in losses. But what is striking about the situation is how sharply the decisive public reaction to the crisis contrasts with the 24 language in the announcement. Scientists said consumption of contaminated beef was “the most likely 25 ” for 10 cases of a similar human illness called Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease —— nothing more 26 than that. The crisis is a telling example of a phenomenon occurring ever more 27 : A complex scientific debate is suddenly thrust 28 an anxious public that is ill-equipped to understand it. Instant communications, combined with the greater willingness of government and industry leaders to go public with their scientific disputes, 29 concern. The core of real science gets 30 by a flurry of “junk science” —— conflicting 31 by politicians, 32 press reports, legal depositions, even dueling ads. The real problem is the nature of scientific inquiry, which 33 involves uncertainty. Researches cannot say conclusively whether mad cow disease 34 a risk to humans. They don’t know the extent of the 35 or how it can be stopped. Indeed, they can’t even agree on the cause. “This is tremendously difficult for the public to sort 36 . If scientists are disagreeing, what’s the citizen to 37 ?” asks Paul Slovic, an American psychologist at Decision Research in Eugene. One 38 to be drawn from the mad cow crisis is that governments shouldn’t cut funding for basic research, which can help prevent tomorrow’s crises. But the only real solution is for government and industry leaders to use scientific information responsibly. 39 scientific disputes have become a fact of modern life. Nothing else so clearly 40 science’s limits. 21. [A] sank [B] collapsed [C] contracted [D] predicted 22. [A] at [B] in [C] about [D] by 23. [A] defuse [B] refuse [C] confuse [D] profuse 24. [A] continual [B] circular [C] cautious [D] peculiar 25. [A] corruption [B] constitution [C] interpretation [D] explanation 26. [A] extensive [B] tentative [C] definite [D] specific 27. [A] frequently [B] strangely [C] thoroughly [D] completely 28. [A] out [B] on [C] over [D] off 29. [A] trigger [B] retrieve [C] claim [D] conceive 30. [A] intensified [B] labeled [C] speculated [D] overwhelmed 31. [A] sayings [B] statements [C] remarks [D] addresses 32. [A] confusing [B] promising [C] demanding [D] binding 33. [A] mostly [B] rarely [C] partially [D] inevitably 34. [A] grants [B] poses [C] delivers [D] distracts 35. [A] dimension [B] trend [C] epidemic [D] impact SUMMER : NETEM: CD5