Part III 综合（40％）
1．阅读理解。
Passage One
Demands for stronger protection for wildlife in Britain sometimes hide the fact that similar needs are felt in the rest of Europe．Studies by the Council of Europe，of which 21 countries are members，have shown that 45 per cent of reptile species and 24 per cent of butterflies are in danger of dying out．
European concern for wildlife was outlined by Dr Peter Baum，an expert in the Environment and Natural Resources division of the Council， when he spoke at a conference arranged by the administrators of a British national park．The park is one of the few areas in Europe to hold the council's diploma for nature reserves of the highest quality，and Dr Baum had come to present it to the park once again．He was afraid that public opinion was turning against national parks，and that those set up in the 1960s and 1970s could not be set up today．But Dr Baum clearly remained a strong supporter of the view that natural environments needed to be allowed to survive in peace in their own right．
“No area could be expected to survive both as a true nature reserve and as a tourist attraction，”he went on ．The short-sighted view that reserves had to serve immediate human demands for outdoor recreation should be replaced by full acceptance of their importance as places to preserve nature for the future．
“We forget that they are the guarantee of life systems，on which any built-up area ultimately depends，”Dr Baum went on ．“We could manage without most industrial products，but we could not manage without nature．However ，our natural environment areas，which are the original parts of our countryside，have shrunk to become mere islands in a spoiled and highly polluted land mass．”
1）Recent studies by the Council of Europe have indicated that __________．
A）wildlife needs more protection only in Britain
B）all species of wildlife in Europe are in danger of dying out
C）there are fewer species of reptiles and butterflies in Europe than elsewhere
D）many species of reptiles and butterflies in Europe need protecting
2）Why did Dr Baum come to a British national park？
A）Because he needed to present it with a Council's diploma．
B）Because he was concerned about its management．
C）Because it was the only national park of its kind in Europe．
D）Because it was the only park which had ever received a diploma from the Council．
3）The last sentence in the second paragraph implies that __________．
A）people should make every effort to create more environment areas
B）people would go on protecting national parks
C）certain areas of countryside should be left intact
D）people would defend the right to develop the areas around national parks
4）In Dr Baum's opinion，the view that a nature reserve should serve as a tourist attraction is__________．
A）idealistic B）revolutionary
C）short-sighted D）traditional
5）Which of the following can be inferred from the last paragraph？
A）We have developed industry at the expense of countryside．
B）We have forgotten what our original countryside looked like．
C）People living on islands should protect natural resources for their survival．
D）We should destroy all the built-up areas．
Passage Two
The opinion of many engineers is that the architects that designed the New York World Trade Center Twin Towers did a good job in designing the buildings．The buildings were safe from the hazards envisioned at the time．Indeed， they were designed to withstand the force of aircraft that might crash into them．They were not however，designed to withstand the effects of the very high temperatures generated by the ignition of tons of aviation fuel carried by the aircraft．
Steel lightly covered with concrete is the main structural component of the towers and steel loses a lot of structural strength when heated to 1100 deGREes Centigrade and beyond， as it was．To shield the steel the towers'beams were coated with a few centimeters of concrete．That insulation was to provide structural integrity for at least one hour of fire．The towers met that test．The south tower lasted 62min- utes．The north 103minutes．Tragedy followed when not all could escape prior to the collapse．
Most experts aGREe that the Twin Towers were very well designed．Many also agree that the people planning the attacks were very knowledgeable and aimed the aircraft at a height that would effect the most damage．
The aircraft crash and the resulting fuel fed fires were aimed at about the 90th floor．That was just high enough to insure that the upper floors would weaken with the heat and crack down，dropping into the remaining part of the building．
The mass of the falling top floors created such a falling load that some experts estimate it exceeded by 5to 10times normal bearing loads． The effect was like a giant hammer，each floor contributing more weight to be born by the next floor down．
Were the Trade Tower well designed？En- gineers say yes．But the public prefers to believe that architects will never again design a tall building without considering the effects of terrorist attacks of all potential kinds．That not onlyincludes the ability of the structure to withstand attack but the means to allow the buildings oc- cupants to escape in time to survive．
6）Many engineers believe that the Twin Towers were well-designed after September 11 because__________
A）it could withstand aircraft crashing into it at the time．
B）it could withstand any natural hazards such as earthquake or fire．
C）it had an appealing and elegant appearance until they were destroyed．
D）they had the miserable honor of being selected as the target of terrorist attack．
7）According to the article，those who designed the tower could have done better if __________．
A）the tower lasted longer after being attacked
B）the tower hold stable until all of the people therein managed to escape
C）the tower can be immune to such attacks
D）they considered more the effects of the very high temperatures and made due changes in the structure
8）As we know from the 3rd paragraph，many people believe that __________．
A）the attack was led by Bin Laden
B）those who directed the attack were better engineers than those who built the towers
C）those who directed the attack knew quite a lot about the towers
D）the attack was made spontaneously
9）The part of the building below 90th floor__________．
A）remained where they were
B）cracked down because of the burning
C）was hammered down by the falling upper part
D）was safe after the attack
10）The author believes that the Twin Towers__________．
A）were not well-designed
B）were well-designed
C）were good examples for engineers of our time
D）were out of consideration when we talk about engineering later
2．把下列句子翻译成汉语。（注意语序的调整）
1）His success resulted in part from his ability to sell products．
2）Her wish to have a pair of blue eyes and to become pretty can never come true except in fantasy．
3）Nowadays，says a sociologist，you don't have to have a reason for going to college；it's taken for granted．
4）Such has not been the case，at least not for the last 50years．
5）To the surprise of everyone，his experiment succeeded．
6）That he will come to the discussion is certain．
7）Hardly had I got aboard when the train started．
8）Nothing has happened since we parted．
9）He had to stay at home yesterday because he was ill．
10）I went out for a walk after I had my supper．
3．简答题。
Some people argue that the pressure on international sportsmen and sportswomen kills the essence of sport，the pursuit of personal excellence．Children kick a football around for fun．When they get older and play for local school teams，they become competitive but they still enjoy playing．The individual representing his country cannot afford to think about enjoying himself；he has to think only about winning．He is responsible for an entire nation's hopes， dreams and reputation．A good example is the football World Cup．Football is the world's most important sport．
Winning the World Cup is perhaps the summit of international sporting success．
Mention“Argentinato someone and the chances are that he'll think of football．In a sense，winning the World Cup“put Argentina on the map．
Sports fans and supporters get quite irrational about the World Cup．People in England felt that their country was somehow important after they won in 1966．Last year thousands of Scots sold their cars，and even their houses，and spent all their money travelling Argentina，where the finals were played．
So，am I arguing that international competition kills the idea of sport？Certainly not！Do the Argentineans really believe that because eleven of their men proved the most skillful at football，their nation is in every way better than all others？Not really．But it's nice to know that you won，and that in one way at least your country is the best．
Questions：
1）The author writes the passage in order to__________．
2）What does the phrase“personal excellence probably mean？
3）According to the passage，why is Argentina world-famous？
4）If a sportsman only thinks about winning，he will__________ ．
5）The author believes that nations that win in international game prove__________ at least．
4．写作。（应用文）
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