Each year there is an increasing number of cars on roads and street are millions of new cars are produced. One out of every six Americans works at putting together the parts of cars, driving trucks, building roads of filling cars with gas. Americans won’t live without cars!
Most Americans find it hard to think what life would be without a car. However some have realized the serious problem of air pollution by cars. The polluted air is poisonous(有毒的) and dangerous to health.
One way to get rid of(排除)the polluted air is to build a new kind of car. That’s what several of the large car factories are trying to do. But to build a clean car is easier said than done. Progress in this field has been slow.
Another way is to take the place of the car engine(发动机) by something else. Engineers are now working on some new cars. Many makers believe that it will take years to develop a practical model that pleases man.
To prevent the world from being polluted by cars, we’ll have to make some change in the way many of us live. Americans, for example, have to cut down on the number of their cars. They are encouraged to travel and go to work by bike. Riding a bike is thought to help keep the air clean.
But this change does not come easily — a large number of workers may find themselves without jobs if a car factory closed down. And the problem of air pollution would become less important than that of unemployment(失业).
Although cars have brought us a better life, they have also brought us new problems.
Which is the best title for the passage ( )

A:A．A New Way to Get Rid of Polluted Air. B:B．Cars and Polluted Air. C:C．Many Serious Problems in the US D:D．Changes in Car Production.

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) William Appleton, author of a recent book entitled Fathers and Daughters, believes that it is a woman’s relationship with her father (1) decides how successful she will be in her (2) life. According to Appleton there are three important steps a girl must (3) in her relationship with Daddy. The (4) is the "little girl" stage in which the daughter loves and idolizes her father (5) he were a god or hero without (6) And her father loves his daughter (7) blindly, seeing her as an "oasis of smiles"in a hard, cold world. Then comes the second stage. It starts during adolescence and (8) for many years. Here, the little girl begins to rebel against Daddy and (9) his authority. He reacts with anger and (10) And the final stage comes (11) a woman reaches the age of about thirty. At this time ,the daughter sees her father not-as a hero (12) as a fool, but learns to accept him (13) he is, for better or worse. And Daddy forgives her, too, for not being the (14) little girl he had once hoped for. But not all daughters go through all three stages, and it is here that the key to a woman’s career (15) . Those girls who never get past the first "oasis of smiles" stage, (16) all their lives seek out their fathers’ love and approval, will never (17) in the business world. They will remain at the secretarial (18) all their live. It is only those women who get to the final stage, those who (19) and accept Daddy’s faults, who can even hope to be (20) enough and independent enough to become a candidate for top-management.

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

A:get through B:get away from C:get over D:get rid of

William Appleton, author of a recent book entitled Fathers and Daughters, believes that it is a woman’s relationship with her father (1) decides how successful she will be in her (2) life. According to Appleton there are three important steps a girl must (3) in her relationship with Daddy.
The (4) is the "little girl" stage in which the daughter loves and idolizes her father (5) he were a god or hero without (6) And her father loves his daughter (7) blindly, seeing her as an "oasis of smiles"in a hard, cold world. Then comes the second stage. It starts during adolescence and (8) for many years. Here, the little girl begins to rebel against Daddy and (9) his authority. He reacts with anger and (10)
And the final stage comes (11) a woman reaches the age of about thirty. At this time ,the daughter sees her father not-as a hero (12) as a fool, but learns to accept him (13) he is, for better or worse. And Daddy forgives her, too, for not being the (14) little girl he had once hoped for.
But not all daughters go through all three stages, and it is here that the key to a woman’s
career (15) . Those girls who never get past the first "oasis of smiles" stage, (16) all their lives seek out their fathers’ love and approval, will never (17) in the business world. They will remain at the secretarial (18) all their lives.
It is only those women who get to the final stage, those who (19) and accept Daddy’s faults, who can even hope to be (20) enough and independent enough to become a candidate for top-management.

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A:get through B:get away from C:get over D:get rid of

William Appleton, author of a recent book entitled Fathers and Daughters, believes that it is a woman’s relationship with her father (1) decides how successful she will be in her (2) life. According to Appleton there are three important steps a girl must (3) in her relationship with Daddy.
The (4) is the "little girl" stage in which the daughter loves and idolizes her father (5) he were a god or hero without (6) And her father loves his daughter (7) blindly, seeing her as an "oasis of smiles"in a hard, cold world. Then comes the second stage. It starts during adolescence and (8) for many years. Here, the little girl begins to rebel against Daddy and (9) his authority. He reacts with anger and (10)
And the final stage comes (11) a woman reaches the age of about thirty. At this time ,the daughter sees her father not-as a hero (12) as a fool, but learns to accept him (13) he is, for better or worse. And Daddy forgives her, too, for not being the (14) little girl he had once hoped for.
But not all daughters go through all three stages, and it is here that the key to a woman’s career (15) . Those girls who never get past the first "oasis of smiles" stage, (16) all their lives seek out their fathers’ love and approval, will never (17) in the business world. They will remain at the secretarial (18) all their lives.
It is only those women who get to the final stage, those who (19) and accept Daddy’s faults, who can even hope to be (20) enough and independent enough to become a candidate for top-management.

Read the following text. Choose the best word (s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1.2（）

A:get through B:get away from C:get over D:get rid of

When Patricia Rochester decided to go back to school after ten years as a staff nurse at Toronto Western Hospital, her employer not only cheered her on, but also paid her tuition and gave her a day off with pay every week to study. Throughout her years at the hospital, Rochester has also taken workshops on everything from coaching peers to career development-courses that she believes have helped her advance at work. "I’m now head of the mentoring (指导) program for new hires, students and staff nurses," she says. "There’s a lot of room for personal improvement here."
Perhaps as important, Rochester says her employer supports and values her work. "If you put in overtime," the nurse points out, "you get your meals-they’ll order in pizza or Greek food or Chinese. " And if staffers feel stiff and stressed from too many hours on the ward, they can call for a free 15-minute shoulder-and-neck massage (按摩) or even sign up for an eight-week evening course on meditation skills and stress-relief. If that’s not enough, employees can take advantage of five family days a year that can be used if the kids come down with the flu or an aging parent needs ferrying to an important doctor’s appointment. And they have access to a range of perks (好处) such as special rates on hotel rooms, drugstore purchases, and scholarships for employees’ children.
You might wonder how an organization can provide such resources and still survive. But University Health Network is one of a number of progressive employers in Canada that have discovered that investing in staff is good business.
If such initiatives help companies cut down on turnover (人员更替) alone, they’re well worthwhile, says Prem Benimadhu, a vice-president at the Conference Board of Canada. It costs anywhere from $3, 300 to rehire support staff, an average $13, 300 for technical staff and a whopping (巨资) $43, 000 for an executive position, according to one study of Conference Board members.
Innovative initiatives help companies attract talented employees, cut down on sick days (which cost Canadian businesses an estimated $17 billion a year. or an average of $3, 550 per employee) and keep employees more interested in their work. With the substantial talent shortage that already exists in Canada and the prospect of mass retirement over the next five years-as many as 50 or 60 per cent in some sectors-Benimadhu says that intelligent employers are putting a renewed focus on the people who work for them.
In paragraph 2, the phrase "come down with " could be best replaced by

A:"shake off". B:"get rid of". C:"get". D:"cure".

On Sept. 24,President Barack Obama will bring together 14 world leaders for a special U. N. Security Council meeting in New York. On the agenda: how to rid the world of nuclear weapons. The summit is the latest step in the administration’s campaign to eliminate nukes.
The efforts to eliminate nukesare all grounded in the same proposition: that nuclear weapons represent the" gravest threat" to U. S. security. This argument has a lot going for it. It’s also popular; U.S. presidents have been making similar noises since the Eisenhower administration, and halting the spread of nukes( if not eliminating them altogether) is one of the few things Obama, Vladimir Putin and Benjamin Netanyahu can all agree on. There’s just one problem with the reasoning : it may well be wrong.
A growing and compelling body of research suggests that nuclear weapons may not, in fact, make the World more dangerous. The bomb may actually make us safer. This argument rests on two deceptively simple observations. First, nuclear weapons have not been used since 1945. Second, there’s never been a nuclear war, or even a nonnuclear war between two states that possess them. Just stop for a second and think about that : it’s hard to overstate how remarkable it is. especially given the singular viciousness of the 20th century. As Kenneth Waltz, the leading" nuclear optimist" and a professor of political science at UC Berkeley puts it," We now have 64 years of experience since Hiroshi- ma. It’s striking and against all historical precedent that for that substantial period, there has not been any war among nuclear states. "
To understand why the next 64 years are likely to play out the same way—Iyou need to start by recognizing that all states are rational on some basic level. Their leaders may be stupid, petty even evil, but they tend to do things only when they’re pretty sure they can get away with them. Take war: a country will start a fight only when it’almost certain it can get what it wants at an acceptable price. Not even Hider or Saddam waged wars they didn’t think they could win. The problem historically has been that leaders often make the wrong gamble and underestimate the other side—millions of innocents pay the price.
What is the main topic of the special U. N. Security Council meeting in New York on Sept. 24

A:To tackle the climate change B:To improve the world financial system C:To stop the wars in Africa D:To urge the world to get rid of the nuclear weapons

When Patricia Rochester decided to go back to school after ten years as a staff nurse at Toronto Western Hospital, her employer not only cheered her on but also paid her tuition and gave her a day off with pay every week to study. Throughout her years at the hospital, Rochester has also taken workshops on everything from coaching peers to career development courses that she believes have helped her advance at work. "I’m now head of the mentoring program for new hires, students and staff nurses, "she says, "There’s a lot of room for personal improvement here."
Perhaps as important, Rochester says her employer supports and values her work, "If you put in overtime, "the nurse points out, "you get your meals they’ll order in pizza or Greek food or Chinese." And if staffers feel stiff and stressed from too many hours on the ward, they can call for a flee 15-minute shoulder-and-neck massage or even sign up for an eight-week evening course on meditation skills and stress relief. If that’s not enough, employees can take advantage of five family days a year that can be used if the kids come down with the flu or an aging parent needs ferrying to an important doctor’s appointment. And they have access to a range of perks (好处) such as special rates on hotel rooms, drugstore purchases, and scholarships for employees’ children.
You might wonder how an organization can provide such resources and still survive. But University Health Network is one of a number of progressive employers in Canada that have discovered that investing in staff is good business.
"If such initiatives help companies cut down on turnover (人员更替) alone, they’re well worthwhile", says Prem Benimadhu, a vice-president at the Conference Board of Canada, "it costs anywhere from $3,300 to rehire support staff, an average $13,300 for technical staff and a whopping (巨资) $43,000 for an executive position, according to one study of Conference Board members."
Innovative initiatives help companies attract talented employees cut down on sick days (which cost Canadian businesses an estimated $17 billion a year, or an average of $3,550 per Employee) and keep employees more interested in their work. With the substantial talent shortage that already exists in Canada and the prospect of mass retirement over the next five years, as many as 50 or 60 percent in some sectors, Benimadhu says that intelligent employers are putting a renewed focus on the people who work for them.
In paragraph 2, the phrase "come down with" could be best replaced by ______.

A:"shake off". B:"get rid of". C:"get". D:"cure".

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In paragraph 2, the phrase "come down with" could be best replaced by

A:"shake off". B:"get rid of". C:"get". D:"cure".

第三篇 More Than Just Money When Patricia Rochester decided to go back to school after ten years as a staff nurse at Toronto Western Hospital．her employer not only cheered her on．but also Paid her tuition and gave her a day off with pay every week to study．Throughout her years at the hospital，Rochester has also taken workshops on everything from coaching peers to career development——courses that she believes have helped her advance at work．“I’m now head of the mentoring(指导)program for new hires．students and staff nurses．”she says．“There’s a lot of room for personal improvement here．” Perhaps as important，Rochester says her employer supports and values her work．‘‘If you put in overtime．”the nurse points Out．“you get your meals—they’11 order in pizza or Greek food or Chinese．”And if staffers feel stiff and stressed from too many hours on the ward．they can call for a flee 15-minute shoulder-and-neck massage(按摩)or even sign up for an eight-week evening course on meditation skills and stress-relief．If that’s not enough，employees can take advantage of five family days a year that can be used if the kids come down with the flu or an aging parent needs ferrying to an important doctor’s appointment And they have access to a range of perks(好处)such as special rates on hotel rooms，drugstore purchases，and scholarships for employees’children． You might wonder how an organization can provide such resources and still survive．But University Health Network is one of a number of progressive employers in Canada that have discovered that investing in staff is good business． If such initiatives help companies cut down on turnover(人员更替)alone，they’re well worthwhile．says Prem Benimadhu，a vice—president at the Conference Board of Canada．It costs anywhere frmn$3．300 to rehire support staff，an average$13，300 for technical staff and a whopping(巨资)$43，000 for an executive position，according to one study of Conference Board members Innovative initiatives help companies attract talented employees，cut down on sick days(which cost Canadian businesses an estimated$17 billion a year,or an average of$3，550 per Employee)and keep employees more interested in their work．With the substantial talent shortage that already exists in Canada and the prospect of mass retirement over the next five years—as many as 50 or 60 percent in some sectors—Benimadhu says that intelligent employers are putting a renewed focus on the people who work for them． In paragraph 2，the phrase“come down with’’could be best replaced by

A:“shake off’ B:“get rid of’’． C:“get”． D:‘‘cure”．