Directions: There are 10 incompletestatements here. You should fill in each blank with the proper form of the wordgiven in brackets. Write the word or words in the corresponding space on theAnswer Sheet. 26. Obviously, nuclear power can never bethe only (solve) ________ to energy crisis.

完形填空：下面的短文有l5处空白，请根据短文内容为每处空白确定l个最佳选项。Obesity(肥胖)CausesGlobalWarming.Thelistofillsattributabletoobesitykeepsgrowing:Lastweek,obesepeoplewereaccusedofcausingglobalwarming.This______(51)comesfromSheldonJacobsonoftheUniversityofIllinois,US,andadoctoralstudent,LauraMcLay.Theirstudy______(52)howmuchextragasolineisneededtohaulfatAmericansaround.Theanswer,theysay,isabilliongallonsofgasperyear.______(53)Therehasbeen______(54)fortaxesonjunkfoodinrecentyears.USeconomistMartinSchmidtsuggestsataxonfastfood______(55)topeople’scars."Wetaxcigarettespartlybecauseoftheirhealthcost,"Schmidtsaid."Similarly,leadingalazylifestylewillend______(56)costingtaxpayersmore."USpoliticalscientistEricOliversaidhisfirstinstinctwastolaughatthesegasandfastfoodarguments.Butsuch______(57)aregettingattention.AttheUSObesitySociety'sannualmeeting,oneperson______(58)obesitywithcaraccidentdeaths,andanothercorrelatedobesitywithsuicides.Nooneaskedwhethertherewasreallyacause-and-effectrelationship."Thefunnythingwasthateveryonetookit______(59)."Oliversaid.Ina1960sstudy,childrenwere______(60)drawingsofchildrenwithdisabilitiesandwithoutthem,andadrawingofanobesechild.Theywereasked______(61)theywouldwantforafriend?Theobesechildwaspickedlast.Threeresearchersrecentlyrepeatedthestudy______(62)collegestudents.Onceagain,______(63)noone,notevenobesepeople,likedtheobeseperson."Obesitywasstigmatized."theresearcherssaid.But,researcherssay,getting______(64)isnotlikequittingsmoking.Peoplestruggletostopsmoking,and,intheend,manysucceed.Obesityisdifferent.SciencehasshownthattheyhavelimitedpersonalcontrolovertheirweightGenesalso______(65)apart.53.(单项选择题) A: turns B: means C: says D: costs

完形填空：下面的短文有l5处空白，请根据短文内容为每处空白确定l个最佳选项。Obesity(肥胖)CausesGlobalWarming.Thelistofillsattributabletoobesitykeepsgrowing:Lastweek,obesepeoplewereaccusedofcausingglobalwarming.This______(51)comesfromSheldonJacobsonoftheUniversityofIllinois,US,andadoctoralstudent,LauraMcLay.Theirstudy______(52)howmuchextragasolineisneededtohaulfatAmericansaround.Theanswer,theysay,isabilliongallonsofgasperyear.______(53)Therehasbeen______(54)fortaxesonjunkfoodinrecentyears.USeconomistMartinSchmidtsuggestsataxonfastfood______(55)topeople’scars."Wetaxcigarettespartlybecauseoftheirhealthcost,"Schmidtsaid."Similarly,leadingalazylifestylewillend______(56)costingtaxpayersmore."USpoliticalscientistEricOliversaidhisfirstinstinctwastolaughatthesegasandfastfoodarguments.Butsuch______(57)aregettingattention.AttheUSObesitySociety'sannualmeeting,oneperson______(58)obesitywithcaraccidentdeaths,andanothercorrelatedobesitywithsuicides.Nooneaskedwhethertherewasreallyacause-and-effectrelationship."Thefunnythingwasthateveryonetookit______(59)."Oliversaid.Ina1960sstudy,childrenwere______(60)drawingsofchildrenwithdisabilitiesandwithoutthem,andadrawingofanobesechild.Theywereasked______(61)theywouldwantforafriend?Theobesechildwaspickedlast.Threeresearchersrecentlyrepeatedthestudy______(62)collegestudents.Onceagain,______(63)noone,notevenobesepeople,likedtheobeseperson."Obesitywasstigmatized."theresearcherssaid.But,researcherssay,getting______(64)isnotlikequittingsmoking.Peoplestruggletostopsmoking,and,intheend,manysucceed.Obesityisdifferent.SciencehasshownthattheyhavelimitedpersonalcontrolovertheirweightGenesalso______(65)apart.60.(单项选择题) A: bought B: captured C: shown D: made

完形填空：下面的短文有l5处空白，请根据短文内容为每处空白确定l个最佳选项。Obesity(肥胖)CausesGlobalWarming.Thelistofillsattributabletoobesitykeepsgrowing:Lastweek,obesepeoplewereaccusedofcausingglobalwarming.This______(51)comesfromSheldonJacobsonoftheUniversityofIllinois,US,andadoctoralstudent,LauraMcLay.Theirstudy______(52)howmuchextragasolineisneededtohaulfatAmericansaround.Theanswer,theysay,isabilliongallonsofgasperyear.______(53)Therehasbeen______(54)fortaxesonjunkfoodinrecentyears.USeconomistMartinSchmidtsuggestsataxonfastfood______(55)topeople’scars."Wetaxcigarettespartlybecauseoftheirhealthcost,"Schmidtsaid."Similarly,leadingalazylifestylewillend______(56)costingtaxpayersmore."USpoliticalscientistEricOliversaidhisfirstinstinctwastolaughatthesegasandfastfoodarguments.Butsuch______(57)aregettingattention.AttheUSObesitySociety'sannualmeeting,oneperson______(58)obesitywithcaraccidentdeaths,andanothercorrelatedobesitywithsuicides.Nooneaskedwhethertherewasreallyacause-and-effectrelationship."Thefunnythingwasthateveryonetookit______(59)."Oliversaid.Ina1960sstudy,childrenwere______(60)drawingsofchildrenwithdisabilitiesandwithoutthem,andadrawingofanobesechild.Theywereasked______(61)theywouldwantforafriend?Theobesechildwaspickedlast.Threeresearchersrecentlyrepeatedthestudy______(62)collegestudents.Onceagain,______(63)noone,notevenobesepeople,likedtheobeseperson."Obesitywasstigmatized."theresearcherssaid.But,researcherssay,getting______(64)isnotlikequittingsmoking.Peoplestruggletostopsmoking,and,intheend,manysucceed.Obesityisdifferent.SciencehasshownthattheyhavelimitedpersonalcontrolovertheirweightGenesalso______(65)apart.52.(单项选择题) A: doubts B: reports C: calculates D: reviews

完形填空：下面的短文有l5处空白，请根据短文内容为每处空白确定l个最佳选项。Obesity(肥胖)CausesGlobalWarming.Thelistofillsattributabletoobesitykeepsgrowing:Lastweek,obesepeoplewereaccusedofcausingglobalwarming.This______(51)comesfromSheldonJacobsonoftheUniversityofIllinois,US,andadoctoralstudent,LauraMcLay.Theirstudy______(52)howmuchextragasolineisneededtohaulfatAmericansaround.Theanswer,theysay,isabilliongallonsofgasperyear.______(53)Therehasbeen______(54)fortaxesonjunkfoodinrecentyears.USeconomistMartinSchmidtsuggestsataxonfastfood______(55)topeople’scars."Wetaxcigarettespartlybecauseoftheirhealthcost,"Schmidtsaid."Similarly,leadingalazylifestylewillend______(56)costingtaxpayersmore."USpoliticalscientistEricOliversaidhisfirstinstinctwastolaughatthesegasandfastfoodarguments.Butsuch______(57)aregettingattention.AttheUSObesitySociety'sannualmeeting,oneperson______(58)obesitywithcaraccidentdeaths,andanothercorrelatedobesitywithsuicides.Nooneaskedwhethertherewasreallyacause-and-effectrelationship."Thefunnythingwasthateveryonetookit______(59)."Oliversaid.Ina1960sstudy,childrenwere______(60)drawingsofchildrenwithdisabilitiesandwithoutthem,andadrawingofanobesechild.Theywereasked______(61)theywouldwantforafriend?Theobesechildwaspickedlast.Threeresearchersrecentlyrepeatedthestudy______(62)collegestudents.Onceagain,______(63)noone,notevenobesepeople,likedtheobeseperson."Obesitywasstigmatized."theresearcherssaid.But,researcherssay,getting______(64)isnotlikequittingsmoking.Peoplestruggletostopsmoking,and,intheend,manysucceed.Obesityisdifferent.SciencehasshownthattheyhavelimitedpersonalcontrolovertheirweightGenesalso______(65)apart.58.(单项选择题) A: mixed B: correlated C: contacted D: Involved

完形填空：下面的短文有l5处空白，请根据短文内容为每处空白确定l个最佳选项。Obesity(肥胖)CausesGlobalWarming.Thelistofillsattributabletoobesitykeepsgrowing:Lastweek,obesepeoplewereaccusedofcausingglobalwarming.This______(51)comesfromSheldonJacobsonoftheUniversityofIllinois,US,andadoctoralstudent,LauraMcLay.Theirstudy______(52)howmuchextragasolineisneededtohaulfatAmericansaround.Theanswer,theysay,isabilliongallonsofgasperyear.______(53)Therehasbeen______(54)fortaxesonjunkfoodinrecentyears.USeconomistMartinSchmidtsuggestsataxonfastfood______(55)topeople’scars."Wetaxcigarettespartlybecauseoftheirhealthcost,"Schmidtsaid."Similarly,leadingalazylifestylewillend______(56)costingtaxpayersmore."USpoliticalscientistEricOliversaidhisfirstinstinctwastolaughatthesegasandfastfoodarguments.Butsuch______(57)aregettingattention.AttheUSObesitySociety'sannualmeeting,oneperson______(58)obesitywithcaraccidentdeaths,andanothercorrelatedobesitywithsuicides.Nooneaskedwhethertherewasreallyacause-and-effectrelationship."Thefunnythingwasthateveryonetookit______(59)."Oliversaid.Ina1960sstudy,childrenwere______(60)drawingsofchildrenwithdisabilitiesandwithoutthem,andadrawingofanobesechild.Theywereasked______(61)theywouldwantforafriend?Theobesechildwaspickedlast.Threeresearchersrecentlyrepeatedthestudy______(62)collegestudents.Onceagain,______(63)noone,notevenobesepeople,likedtheobeseperson."Obesitywasstigmatized."theresearcherssaid.But,researcherssay,getting______(64)isnotlikequittingsmoking.Peoplestruggletostopsmoking,and,intheend,manysucceed.Obesityisdifferent.SciencehasshownthattheyhavelimitedpersonalcontrolovertheirweightGenesalso______(65)apart. 63.(单项选择题) A: about B: as C: almost D: like

长篇阅读Passage2IsCollegeaWorthyInvestment?A)Whyarewespendingsomuchmoneyoncollege?Andwhyarewesounhappyaboutit?Weallseemtoagreethatacollegeeducationiswonderful,andyetstrangelyweworrywhenweseefamiliesinvestingsomuchinthissupposedlyessentialgood.Maybeit’stimetoaskaquestionthatseemsalmostsacrilegious(大不敬的):isallthisinvestmentincollegeeducationreallyworthit?B)Theanswer,Ifear,isno.Foranincreasingnumberofkids,theextratimeandmoneyspentpursuingacollegediplomawillleavethemworseoffthantheywerebeforetheysetfootoncampus.C)Formyentireadultlife,agoodeducationhasbeenthemostimportantthingformiddle-classhouseholds.Myparentsspentmoreeducatingmysisterandmethantheyspentontheirhouse,andthey’renottheonlyones...and,ofcourse,foranincreasingnumberoffamilies,mostofthecostoftheirhouseisactuallythecostoflivinginagoodschooldistrict.Questioningthevalueofacollegeeducationseemsabitlikequestioningthevalueofhappiness,orfun.D)Theaveragepriceofallgoodsandserviceshasrisenabout50percent.Butthepriceofacollegeeducationhasnearlydoubledinthattime.Istheeducationthattoday’sstudentsaregettingtwiceasgood?Arenewworkerstwiceassmart?Havetheybecomesomehowmassivelymoreexpensivetoeducate?E)Perhapsabit.RichardVedder,anOhioUniversityeconomicsprofessor,says,“Ilookatthedata,andIseecollegecostsrisingfasterthaninflationuptothemid-1980sby1percentayear.NowIseethemrising3to4percentayearoverinflation.Whathashappened?Thefederalgovernmenthasstarteddroppingmoneyoutofairplanes.”Aidhasincreased,subsidized(补贴的)loanshavebecomeavailable,and“theuniversitieshavegottenthemoney.”EconomistBryanCaplan,whoiswritingabookabouteducation,agrees:“It’sagiantwasteofresourcesthatwillcontinueaslongasthesubsidiescontinue.”F)Promotionalliteratureforcollegesandstudentloansoftenspeaksofdebtasan“investmentinyourself.”Butaninvestmentissupposedtogenerateincometopayofftheloans.Morethanhalfofallrecentgraduatesareunemployedorinjobsthatdonotrequireadegree,andtheamountofstudent-loandebtcarriedbyhouseholdshasincreasedmorethanfivetimessince1999.Thesegraduatesweretoldthatadiplomawasalltheyneededtosucceed,butitwon’tevengetthemoutofthesparebedroomatMomandDad’s.Formany,themostvisibleresultoftheirfouryearsistheloanpayments,whichnowaveragehundredsofdollarsamonthonloanbalancesinthetensofthousands.G)It’strueaboutthemoney—sortof.Collegegraduatesnowmake80percentmorethanpeoplewhohaveonlyahigh-schooldiploma,andthoughtherearenopreciseestimates,thewagepremium(高出的部分)foranoutstandingschoolseemstobeevenhigher.Butthat’snottrueofeverystudent.It’sveryeasytospendfouryearsmajoringinEnglishliteratureandcomeoutnomoreemployablethanyouwerebeforeyouwentin.Conversely,chemicalengineersstraightoutofschoolcaneasilymakealmostfourtimesthewagesofanentry-levelhigh-schoolgraduate.H)JamesHeckman,theNobelPrize-winningeconomist,hasexaminedhowthereturnsoneducationbreakdownforindividualswithdifferentbackgroundsandlevelsofability.“Evenwiththesehighprices,you’restillfindingahighreturnforindividualswhoarebrightandmotivated,”hesays.Ontheotherhand,“ifyou’renotcollegeready,thentheanswerisno,it’snotworthit.”Expertstendtoagreethatfortheaveragestudent,collegeisstillworthittoday,buttheyalsoagreethattherapidincreaseinpriceiseatingupmoreandmoreofthepotentialreturn.Forborderlinestudents,tuition(学费)risecanpushthosereturnsintonegativeterritory.I)Everyoneseemstoagreethatthegovernment,andparents,shouldberethinkinghowweinvestinhighereducation—andthatemployersneedtorethinktheincreasinguseofcollegedegreesascrudescreeningtoolsforjobsthatdon’treallyrequirecollegeskills.“Employersseeingasurplusofcollegegraduatesandlookingtofilljobsarejustaddingthatrequirement,”saysVedder.“Infact,acollegedegreebecomesajobrequirementforbecomingabar-tender.”J)Wehavestartedtoseesomechangeonthefinanceside.Alawpassedin2007allowsmanystudentstocaptheirloanpaymentat10percentoftheirincomeandforgivesanybalanceafter25years.Butofcourse,thatdoesn’tcontrolthecostofeducation;itjustshiftsittotaxpayers.Italsoencouragesgraduatestochooselower-payingcareers,whichreducesthefinancialreturntoeducationstillfurther.“You’resubsidizingpeopletobecomepriestsandpoetsandsoforth,”saysHeckman.“Youmaythinkthat’sagoodthing,oryoumaynot.”Eitherwayitwillbeexpensiveforthegovernment.K)Whatmightbealotcheaperisputtingmorekidstowork.Caplannotesthatworkalsobuildsvaluableskills—probablymorevaluableforkidswhodon’tnaturallylovesittinginaclassroom.Heckmanagreeswholeheartedly:“Peoplearedifferent,andthoseabilitiescanbeshaped.That’swhatwe’velearned,andpublicpolicyshouldrecognizethat.”L)Heckmanwouldliketoseemoreapprenticeship-style(学徒式)programs,wherekidscanlearnintheworkplace—learnnotjustspecificjobskills,butthekindof“softskills,”likegettingtoworkontimeandgettingalongwithateam,thatarecrucialforcareersuccess.“It’sabouthavingmentors(指导者)andhavingworkplace-basededucation,”hesays.“TimeandagainI’veseenexamplesofthiskindofprogramworking.”M)Ah,buthowdowegettherefromhere?Withbetterpublicpolicy,hopefully,butalsobymakingbetterindividualdecisions.“Historicallymarketshavebeenabletohandlethesethings,”saysVedder,“andIthinkeventuallymarketswillhandlethisone.Ifitdoesn’timprovesoon,peoplearegoingtowakeupandask,‘WhyamIgoingtocollege?’”1.Caplansuggeststhatkidswhodon’tloveschoolgotowork.2.Anincreasingnumberoffamiliesspendmoremoneyonhousesinagoodschooldistrict.3.Subsidizedloanstocollegestudentsareahugewasteofmoney,accordingtooneeconomist.4.Moreandmorekidsfindtheyfareworsewithacollegediploma.5.Forthosewhoarenotpreparedforhighereducation,goingtocollegeisnotworthit.6.Overtheyearsthecostofacollegeeducationhasincreasedalmostby100%.7.Alawpassedrecentlyallowsmanystudentstopaynomorethanonetenthoftheirincomefortheircollegeloans.8.Middle-classAmericanshavehighlyvaluedagoodeducation.9.Morekidsshouldbeencouragedtoparticipateinprogramswheretheycanlearnnotonlyjobskillsbutalsosocialskills.10.Overfiftypercentofrecentcollegegraduatesremainunemployedorunabletofindasuitablejob.