With the depletion of the cod fishery and so many other coastal fish stocks worldwide, the fishing industry has turned to the high seas to exploit their resources. Fishing operations are now (1) the seamounts, oceanic ridges and plateaus of the deep ocean (2) national jurisdiction, where owner ship and responsibility do not (3) to any nation.
(4) a decade or more, we have caused significant damage to (5) unknown ecosystems, depleted species and probably doomed many others to (6) .Every day, commercial fishing fleets (7) primarily from just 11 nations venture (8) the high seas to fish the deep ocean. What’s left is truly a lonely, infertile, undersea desert.
The high seas are very special. It is here where you can find (9) groupings of animals that (10) their energy from sources (11) the sun around volcanoes on the deep sea floor. It is only here where you can find areas still free from introduced species, (12) in the seas around Antarctica. And it is here where you can find (13) organisms that are more than 8,000 years old, like many of the massive deep-sea corms.
But what really sets the high seas (14) from all other areas we know is the (15) lack of protection for any of this natural heritage.
A United Nations meeting recently finally pay great attention to the high seas and put them on the (16) .Government officials from around the world gathered together with scientists, representatives from the fishing (17) , conservation groups and other stake-holders to discuss conservation and (18) use of marine biological diversity in the high seas, (19) 64 percent of the Earth’s surface.
They need to move quickly. (20) the fragility of these environments, we simply do hot have the luxury of time, but we can act before it is too late.

Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C, and D on ANSWER SHEET 1.12（）

A:sooner than B:other than C:rather than D:better than

With the depletion of the cod fishery and so many other coastal fish stocks worldwide, the fishing industry has turned to the high seas to exploit their resources. Fishing operations are now (1) the seamounts, oceanic ridges and plateaus of the deep ocean (2) national jurisdiction, where owner ship and responsibility do not (3) to any nation.
(4) a decade or more, we have caused significant damage to (5) unknown ecosystems, depleted species and probably doomed many others to (6) .Every day, commercial fishing fleets (7) primarily from just 11 nations venture (8) the high seas to fish the deep ocean. What’s left is truly a lonely, infertile, undersea desert.
The high seas are very special. It is here where you can find (9) groupings of animals that (10) their energy from sources (11) the sun around volcanoes on the deep sea floor. It is only here where you can find areas still free from introduced species, (12) in the seas around Antarctica. And it is here where you can find (13) organisms that are more than 8,000 years old, like many of the massive deep-sea corms.
But what really sets the high seas (14) from all other areas we know is the (15) lack of protection for any of this natural heritage.
A United Nations meeting recently finally pay great attention to the high seas and put them on the (16) .Government officials from around the world gathered together with scientists, representatives from the fishing (17) , conservation groups and other stake-holders to discuss conservation and (18) use of marine biological diversity in the high seas, (19) 64 percent of the Earth’s surface.
They need to move quickly. (20) the fragility of these environments, we simply do hot have the luxury of time, but we can act before it is too late.

Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1.20（）

A:sooner than B:other than C:rather than D:better than

Section Ⅰ Use of English Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points) You hear a great many complaints today about the excessive security consciousness of our young people. My complaint is the (1) :in the large organizations especially, there are not enough job opportunities for those young people who need challenge and risk. Jobs in which there is greater emphasis on (2) performance of well-organized duties (3) on imagination especially for the beginner—are to be found, for instance, in the inside jobs (4) banking or insurance, (5) normally offer great job security but not rapid promotion or large pay. The same is (6) most government work, of the railroad industry, particularly in the clerical and engineering branches, and (7) most public (8) . The book keeping and accounting areas, especially in the larger companies, are generally of this type, too (9) a successful comptroller is an accountant (10) great management and business imagination. At the other extreme are (11) areas as buying, selling, and advertising, in which the (12) is on adaptability, on imagination, and on a desire to do new and different things. In those areas, (13) , there is little security, either personal or economic. The rewards, (14) , are high and come more rapidly. Major premium on imagination—though of a different kind and coupled (15) dogged persistence on details (16) in most research and engineering work. Jobs in production, as supervisor or executive, also demand much adaptability and imagination. (17) to popular belief, a very small business requires, above all, close attention to daily routine. Running a neighborhood drugstore or a small grocery, or being a toy jobber, is largely attention to details. But in very small business there is also (18) for quite a few people of the other type of personality--the innovator or imaginer. If successful, a man of this type soon ceases to be in a very small business. (19) the real innovator (20) is, still, no more promising opportunity in this country than that of building a large out of a very small business.

Read the following text. Choose the best word (s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1.3（）

A:better than B:rather than C:more than D:less than

Arriving (for) the lecture early is (better) than (to take) the chance of (being) late.（　）

A:for B:better C:to take D:being

Which of your two hands do you use much better Very few of us can use both of our hands equally well. Most of us are right-handed. Only about five people out of a hundred are left-handed. Newborn babies can grasp objects with either of their hands, but in about two years they usually prefer to use their right hands.
Scientists don’t know why this happens. They used to think that we inherited this tendency from our animal ancestors, but this may not be true. Monkeys are our closest relatives in the animal world. Scientists have found that monkeys prefer to use one of their hands more than the other, but it can be either hand. There are as many right-handed monkeys as there are left-handed ones. Next time you visit the zoo, watch the monkeys carefully. You’ll see that some of them will prefer to swing from their right hands, and others will use their left hands. But most human beings use their right hands better, and this makes life difficult for those who prefer to use their left hands.

Most of us use our right hands ______ the left ones.（　）

A:as well as B:not so well as C:much better than D:more better than

Which of your two hands do you use much better Very few of us can use both of our hands equally well. Most of us are right-handed. Only about five people out of a hundred are left-handed. Newborn babies can grasp objects with either of their hands, but in about two years they usually prefer to use their right hands.
Scientists don’t know why this happens. They used to think that we inherited this tendency from our animal ancestors, but this may not be true. Monkeys are our closest relatives in the animal world. Scientists have found that monkeys prefer to use one of their hands more than the other, but it can be either hand. There are as many right-handed monkeys as there are left-handed ones. Next time you visit the zoo, watch the monkeys carefully. You’ll see that some of them will prefer to swing from their right hands, and others will use their left hands. But most human beings use their right hands better, and this makes life difficult for those who prefer to use their left hands.
Most of us use our right hands ______ the left ones.

A:as well as B:not so well as C:much better than D:more better than

Passage Five

Most of us use our right hands ______ the left ones.

A:as well as B:not so well as C:much better than D:more better than

Passage 4 Which of your two hands do you use much better Very few of us can use both of our hands equally well. Most of us are right - handed. Only about five people out of a hundred are left - handed. Newborn ha bies can grasp objects with either of their hands, but in about two years they usually prefer to use their right hands. Scientists don’t know why this happens. They used to think that we inherited (继承) this tendency from our animal ancestors (祖先), but this may not be true. Monkeys are our closest relatives in the animal world. Scientists have found that monkeys prefer to use one of their hands more than the other, but it can be either hand. There are as many right - handed monkeys as there are left - handed ones. Next time you visit the zoo, watch the monkeys carefully. You’ 11 see that some of them will prefer to swing from their right hands, and others will use their left hands. But most human beings use their right hands better, and this makes life difficult for those who prefer to use their left hands.

Most of us use our right hands （） the left ones.

A:as well as B:not so well as C:much better than D:more better than

Climate Change Poses Major Risks for Unprepared Cities A new examination of urban policies has been carried out recently by Patricia Romero Lankao. She is a sociologist specializing in climate change and________(51) development. She warns that many of the world’s fast-growing urban areas, especially in developing countries, will likely suffer from the________(52) of changing climate. Her work also concludes that most cities are failing to________(53) emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. These gases are known to affect the atmosphere. “Climate change is a deeply local issue and poses profound ________ (54) to the growing cities of the world.” says Romero Lankao. “But too few cities are developing effective strategies to protect their residents. ” Cities are ________ (55) sources of greenhouse gases. And urban populations are likely to be among those most severely affected by future climate change. Lankao’s findings highlight ways in which city-residents are particularly vulnerable, and suggest policy interventions (干预) that could offer immediate and longer-term _________ (56). The locations and dense construction patterns of cities often place their populations at greater __________ (57) for natural disasters. Potential threats associated with climate include storm surges and prolonged hot weather. Storm surges can flood coastal areas and prolonged hot weather can heat ________ (58) paved cities more than surrounding areas. The impacts of such natural events can be more ________ (59) in an urban environment. For example, a prolonged heat wave can increase existing levels of air pollution, causing widespread health problems. Poorer neighborhoods that may ________ (60) basic facilities such as drinking water or a dependable network of roads, are especially vulnerable to natural disasters. Many residents in poorer countries live in sub-standard housing ________ (61) access to reliable drinking water, roads and basic services. Local governments, therefore, should take measures to ________ (62) their residents. Unfortunately, they tend to move towards rhetoric (言辞) ________ (63) meaningful responses, Romero Lankao writes. They don’t impose construction standards that could reduce heating and air conditioning ________ (64). They don’t emphasize mass transit and reduce automobile use. In fact, many local governments are taking a hands-off approach. ________ (65), she urges them to change their idle policies and to take strong steps to prevent the harmful effects of climate change on cities.

A:less than B:rather than C:more than D:better than