单项选择题
1、根据以下内容回答题
What does it take to be a well-trained nurse? The answer used to be two-year associate's or four-year bachelor's degree programs. But as the nursing shortage   36  , a growing number of schools and hospitals are establishing "fast-track programs" that enable college graduates with no nursing  37   to become registered nurses with only a year or so of  38  training.
In 1991, there were only 40 fast-track curricula; now there are more than 200. Typical is Columbia University's Entry to Practice program. Students earn their bachelor of science in nursing in a year. Those who stay on for an  39  two years can earn a master's degree that  40  them as nurse practitioners (执业护士) or clinical nurse specialists.
Many students are recent  41  ; others are career switchers. Rudy Guardron, 32, a 2004 graduate of Columbia's program, was a premedical student in college and then worked for a pharmaceutical (药物的) research company. At Columbia, he was __42__ as a nurse practitioner. "I saw that nurses were in high    43  and it looked like a really good opportunity," he says. "Also, I didn't want to be in school for that long. "
The fast-track trend fills a need, but it's also creating some  44  between newcomers and veterans. "Nurses that are still at the bedside  45  these kids with suspicion," says Linda Pellico, who has taught nursing at Yale University for 18 years. "They wonder, how can they do it quicker?" The answer is they don't.
A)additional
B)applied
C)demand
D)excessive
E)experience
F)expores
G)graduates
H)operations
I)promote
J)qualifies
K)specialized
L)tension
M)trained
N)view
O)worsens
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2、Passage Two
Questions are based on the passage you have just heard.

A．Two or three-degree rise in temperature will happen soon.
B．The environment will become less influenced.
C．Up to 13% of plants and animals will disappear.
D．Humans will suffer from heat stress and tropical diseases.


3、根据以下资料，回答题：
        Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke was named Person of the Year by Time magazine on Wednesday, 36 him a helping hand as he tries to ward off 37 that might weaken the Fed’s independence．
        The selection puts the mild．mannered Bernanke，a former professor，in the company of U．S．President Barack Obama。Pope John Paul II and Russian President Vladimir Putin．
among other 38 world figures the magazine has picked in past years．
        The Senate is considering Bernanke’s 39 to a second term to head the Fed—the U．S．Central bank-and while he is expected to win 40 ，criticism of the Fed among the purified and members of Congress is at its highest in decades．
        The Fed worries that congressional second-guessing of its policy 41 would compromise its fiercely-guarded independence．
        One poll by Rasmussen Reports showed public support for Bernanke’s nomination at a scant 21 percent，with 41 percent 42 opposition，but he continues to enjoy support on Wall Street and among many lawmakers．
        “Ben is the person that 43 us from going over the edge of the danger and into the abyss(深渊)，”said fondler Fed Governor Lyle Gram ley．now a Senior economic adviser at Soleus Securities．
        But Republican Senator Jim Bunnin9，one of the Fed’s sharpest critics，said Time’s pick was a reward for“failure”．
        “Many of the problems our markets are facing right now could have been 44 had Chairman Bemadam not been asleep at the switch(玩忽职守，错过机会)．”Bumming said．in a statement．
        Time credited the 56-year-old Bernanke with 45 leadership that helped set the U.S，economy a path to recovery even as he and other policy makers remain concerned about a high unemployment rate,of 10 percent．
A．avoided
B．confirmation
C．creative
D．cute
E．decisions
F．denied
G．giving
H．kept
I．nomination
J．policies
K．prominent
L．promotion,
M．proposals
N．putting
O．stating

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4、 回答题
    With so many of the deaths each year from around the world directly related to poor health choices we make．world health leaders have set a goal of lowering the number of preventable deaths by 25％from 2010 rates by 2025．That would save 37 million lives over 15 years．Reporting in thejournal Lancet，public health experts note that the ways to prevent those deaths area’t surprising．But acting on those strategies will take individual and political will．Here’s how the experts hope to do it．
    Not smoke．The UN General Assembly set a target of cutting smoking around the world by 30%by 2025．Already,higher-income nations that already adopted smoking bans in public places and instituted tobacco taxes have seen drops in smoking rates，however,residents in lower-income nations continue to light up at high rates．
    Limit excessive drinking．While moderate amounts of alcohol have been linked to some health benefits，
overindulging can increase the risk of certain cancers and liver disease，as well as contribute to high blood pressure．Educating people about the risks of excessive drinking，as well as instituting taxes on alcoholic products，has been somewhat successful in curbing(遏制)abuse．
    Cut back on salt．High sodium (钠)diets can increase blood pressure and contribute to heart disease and stroke，and in many developed countries，people eat several times the amount the salt their bodies need．In the U．S．，the average American consumes about 800mg more salt every day than health experts consider acceptable．Promoting alternatives，such as the citric acid in lemons，to satisfy the need for salt， Call help to bring sodiunl consumption down．
    Get blood pressure under control．Lack of exercise and high sodium diets contribute to hypertension(高血压)，and uncontrolled high blood pressure can lead to stroke and heart disease．Monitoring blood pressure with regular screenings，and treating elevated levels with changes in diet and exercise，or medications if necessary,are the most effective ways to address this risk factor．
    Address diabetes．Closely tied to the obesity epidemic(肥胖病)that now affects developing as well as developed nations，diabetes can increase the risk of heart disease，kidney disease and other conditions that can shorten life．Studies show that lifestyle changes incorporating healthy diets low in sugar and phy’sical activity call be as effective as medications in keeping blood sugar levels in check．

What does the author mean by sayin9“acting on those strategies will take individual and political will”
(Line 4-5，para．1)?
A．Both politicians and individuals wish to put the strategies into practice．
B．Conducting those strategies needs to consider both personal and official will．
C．Carrying out those strategies needs both individual and govemmental support．
D．Either individual or government can carry out those strategies．


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回答题
Climate change has claimed its latest victim：Limacina helicina，a planktonic，predatory(捕食的)sea snail that’s a member of the taxonomic group more(36)__________ known as sea butterflies．(The name is(37)__________ from the wing-like lobes(叶瓣)the tiny creatures use to get around．)In a study(38)__________ published in joumal Proceedings of the Royal Society B，a group of scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)and Oregon State University have fQund that the Pacific Ocean’s decreasing pH—its acidifying(酸化)，in other words-is dissolving L．helicina’s thin shells．
The researchers collected sea butterfly(39)__________ from 13 sites along the Pacific coast(between Washington and southern CaliforniA．，going over each with a scanning electron microscope．More than half of the shells(53%)from onshore individuals(40)__________ signs of“severe dissolution damage，”while 24%of(41)
__________ individuals suffered dissolution damage．The study’s(42)__________ investigator,Dr．NinaBednarsek of NOAA，described the affected L．helicina shells as having a texture not unlike“cauliflower”or“sandpaper．”
According to the paper，there was a“strong positive(43)__________ ”between the proportion of sea butterflies with severe shell dissolution damage and“the percentage of undersaturated(未达到饱和的)water”near the ocean’s surface．The researchers conclude“shell dissolution owing to(human．caused ocean(44)_________)
has doubled in near shore habitats since pre．industrial conditions across this region and is on track to triple by 2050，”a truly(45)__________ prediction．Moreover,the broader implications for ecosystem are unclear,as damaged shells make it harder for L．helicina to fight infections，stay buoyant，and protect themselves from predators．
A．showed
B．recently
C．protected
D．commonly
E．derived
F．samples
G．offshore
H．principal
I．noticed
J．correlation
K．encouraging
L．seaward
M．acidification
N．grim
O．pollution

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简答题
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中国结(the Chinese knot)初是由手工艺人发明的，经过数百年不断的改进，已经成为一种优雅多彩的艺术和工艺。在古代，人们用它来记录事件，但现在主要用于装饰的目的。“结”在中文里意味着爱情、婚姻和团聚。中国结常常作为礼物交换或用作饰品祈求好运和避邪。这种形式的手工艺(handicn疵)代代相传，现在已经在中国和世界各地越来越受欢迎。

7、You should write a composition on the topic Turn off Your Mobile Phone．
写作导航
1．移动电话给我们的生活带来了便利；
2．移动电话有时也会影响别人；
3．提出自己的想法。


8、You shouM write a short essay entitled Limiting the Use ofDisposable Plastic Bags．
写作导航
1．一次性塑料袋曾被广泛使用；
2．使用一次性塑料袋带来的问题；
3．限制使用一次性塑料袋的意义


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