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Structure(15minutes)SectionA16______________thestorm,theshipwouldhavereacheditsdestinationontime.A.ButforB.IncaseofC.InspiteofD.Becauseof17______________hewasanoldcustomer,thebossallowed5%discountoffthepricesofthegoods.A.GaveB.TogivethatC.GiventhatD.Givingthat18Themanagerofthecompanyinsistedthatallthestaffmembers______________thenewsafetyrules.A.wouldobserveB.observeC.observedD.willobserve19Imagineyourselfasawinner,______________willmakegreatcontributionstoyourfuturesuccess.A.thatB.whichC.itD.and20Itwastwodayslater______________theybegantodiscussmysuggestion.A.whenB.thatC.whatD.onwhich21WhenIarrivedhomeafteraharddayatwork,mywifeA.wassleepingB.hadbeensleepingC.sleptD.hasbeensleeping22Ifyoucan'tputyourPC______________gooduse,sellittothosewhoreallyneedit.A.intoB.ofC.toD.with23Evidencecameup_________________specificsoundsarerecognizedbybabiesasyoungas6monthsold.A.whatB.whichC.thatDwhose24I'mstillunabletomakemyself_________________inthediscussion,whichworriesmealot.A.tobeunderstoodB.understandingC.understoodD.understand25Whichdoyouthinkis_________________important,healthorwealth?A.mostB.themostC.themoreD.moreReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionAB26阅读文章，回答26-30题：Iwouldtellanyonewho'sthinkingaboutgoingbacktoschoolthatit'snotasdifficultasyouthink,saysKarenJonaitis,awoman,lastyear,at47,earnedabachelor'sdegreeinbusinessadministrationatacollege.IrealizedthatIwouldnotmoveupinmycareerwithoutadegree.Agenerationago,Jonaitiswouldhavebeenararity(稀罕)incollege.Todayabout6millionpeopleaged25orolderarestudyinginAmericaninstitutionsofhigherlearning.Whethertheyarereturningtoimprovejobskillsorfortheloveoflearning,adultsnolongerseeageasadeterrent(障碍).Mostpeoplejumpattheoppor-tunitytodosomethingnew.Someofthemmakechangesthey'dbeenthinkingaboutalltheirlives.Othersre-turntoschooloutofeconomicnecessity.Newdevelopmentsinneuroscience(神经科学)andpsychologyareconfiringthattherearefewagelimitsonhowmuchthebraincanabsorbandforhowlong--ifyoustayactive.Continuingtolearnkeepsusmentallyinshapeandabletolearnmore.Onmentaltests,expertsdiscovered,halftotwo-thirdsofthepeopleintheir70swereasintellectuallyquickaspeopleintheir30s.Thosewhofellbelowaveragetendedtobepeoplewhohadnotmadealifelonghabitofreading.Theyalsowerelessphysicallyactive.Manyadultstudentssaylearningiseasierforthemtoday.Theybringdifferentskillstotheclassroom,andthey'relessupsetifsomethinggoeswrong.Theyhavearealthirst,arealdesiretolearn.Alife-longhabitofreadingandphysicalactvifiescankeep_________________ingoodcondition.A.ourmindB.ourbodyC.ourageD.ournerves纠错标记27Learningiseasierforadultstudentsbecause_________________A.theydonotlearninclassroomsB.theyhavearealdesiretolearnC.theylearnalotfromtheirownmistakesD.theyaremoreworriedabouttheirlearningthantheyoungerstudents纠错标记28Thebesttitleforthepassageis_________________.A.AgedPeopleLearnBetterthanYoungPeopleB.YoungPeopleLearnBetterthanAgedPeopleC.ItIsNeverTooLatetoLearnD.TheBrainShowsAdultPeople'sDesiretoLearn纠错标记29Thephrasemoveupintheftrstparagraphmeans_________________.A.movetoanotherplaceB.behappyC.changeone'sjobD.bepromoted纠错标记30OlderpeoplereturntocollegesforthefollowingreasonsEXCEPTthatof_________________A.improvingtheirjobskillsB.economicnecessityC.improvingtheirhealthD.theirloveoflearning纠错标记31阅读文章，回答31-35题：Manycountriesfaceasomewhatmoreseriouseconomicproblemsintheformofanunfavorabletradebal-ance(贸易逆差)with-othernations.Suchanimbalanceexistswhenthetotalvalueofacountry'simportsex-ceedsthatofitsexports.Forexample,ifacountrybuys$250billionofproductsfromothercountries,yetsellsonly$100billionofitsownproductsoverseas,itstradedeficitis$150billion.Manyunderdevelopednationsfindthemselvesinthispositionbecausetheylacknaturalresourcesortheindustrialcapacitytousetheseresources,andthushavetoimportrawmaterialsormanufacturedgoods.Oneeffectofatradedeficitistheflowofcurrency(货币)outofacountry.Inthecaseofanunderdevelopednation,thiscancausemanyfinancialdifficulties,includingfailuretomeetdebtpaymentsandobstaclestocreationofanindustrialbase.EveninthecaseofafullydevelopednationsuchastheUnitedStates,alargetradedeficitisreasonforalarm.Americanproducts,madebywell-paidworkersinUSindustries,costmoretoproducethanthosemadeinplaceslikeAsia,wherelaborandmaterialcostsaremuchlower.Moneyspentonforeignproductsismoneynotspentonitemsproducedbydomesticindustries.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Severalworldwideeconomicproblems.B.Thecausesandconsequencesoftradedeficit.C.Lackofresourcesinunderdevelopedcountries.D.Thevalueofexportsagainstimports.纠错标记32Accordingtothepassage,whendoesatradeimbalanceoccur?A.Whenacountryhasseriouseconomicproblem.B.Whenacountrysellsmoreproductsoverseasthanitimports.C.Whenthevalueoftheproductsacountryimportsisgreaterthanthevalueoftheproductitexports.D.Whenacountrycan'tdevelopitsnaturalresources.纠错标记33Theworddeficit(Line4,Para.1)wouldbebestreplacedbywhichofthefollowing?A.shortageB.situationC.increaseD.products纠错标记34WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasapossiblecauseofatradeimbalance?A.LowlaborandmaterialcostsinAsiancountries.B.AlackofnaturalresourcesC.Anunderdeve