It’s still a substantial area,” Park said “But it narrows it way down for me.”
62. What is the scientists’ new discovery?
A) One’s hair growth has to do with the amount of water they drink.
B) A person’s hair may reveal where they have lived.
C) Hair analysis accurately identifies criminal suspects.
D) The chemical composition of hair varies from person to person.
63. What does the author mean by “You’re what you eat and drink” (Line 1, Para.3)?
A) Food and drink affect one’s personality development.
B) Food and drink preferences vary with individuals.
C) Food and drink leave traces in one’s body tissues.
D) Food and drink are indispensable to one’s existence.
64. What is said about the rainfall in America’s West?
A) There is much more rainfall in California than in Utah.
B) The water it delivers becomes lighter when it moves inland.
C) Its chemical composition is less stable than in other areas.
D) It gathers more light isotopes as it moves eastward.
65. What did Cerling’s team produce in their research?
A) A map showing the regional differences of tap water.
B) A collection of hair samples from various barber shops.
C) A method to measure the amount of water in human hair.
D) A chart illustrating the movement of the rain system.
66. What is the practical value of Cerling’s research?
A) It helps analyze the quality of water in different regions.
B) It helps the police determine where a crime is committed.
C) It helps the police narrow down possibilities in detective work.
D) It helps identify the drinking habits of the person under investigation.
Part V Cloze (15 minutes)
Kimiyuki Suda should be a perfect customer for Japan’s car-makers. He’s a young, successful executive at an Internet-services company in Tokyo and has plenty of disposable 67 . He used to own Toyota’s Hilux Surf, a sport utility vehicle. But now he uses 68 subways and grains . “It’s not inconvenient at all ,” he says 69 , “having a car is so 20th century.”
Suda reflects a worrisome 70 in Japan; the automobile is losing its emotional appeal, 71 among the young ,who prefer to spend their money on the latest electronic devices. 72 mini-cars and luxury foreign brands are still popular ,everything in between is 73 .Last years sales fell 6.7 percent, 7.6 percent 74 you don’t count the mini-car market . There have been 75 one-year drops in other nations :sales in Germany fell 9 percent in 2007 76 a tax increase . But experts say Japan is
77 in that sales have been decreasing steadily 78 time. Since 1990, yearly new-car sales have fallen from 7.8 million to 5.4 million units in 2007.
Alarmed by this state of 79 , the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA)
80 a comprehensive study of the market in 2006. It found that a 81 wealth gap, demographic(人口結(jié)構(gòu)的) changes and 82 lack of interest in cars led Japanese to hold their
83 longer , replace their cars with smaller ones 84 give up car ownership altogether .JAMA
85 a further sales decline of 1.2 percent this year. Some experts believe that if the trend continues for much longer , further consolidation (合并) in the automotive sector is 86 .
67. A) profit C) income
B) payment D) budget
68. A) mostly C) occasionally
B) partially D) rarely
69. A) Therefore C) Otherwise
B) Besides D) Consequently
70. A) drift C) current
B) tide D) trend
71. A) remarkably C) specially
B) essentially D )particularly
72. A) While C) When
B) Because D) Since
73. A) surging C) slipping
B) stretching D) shaking
74. A) unless C) as
B) if D) after
75. A) lower C) broader
B) slighter D) larger
76. A) liable to C) thanks to
B) in terms of D) in view of
77. A) unique C) mysterious
B) similar D) strange
78. A) over C) on
B) against D) behind
79. A) mess C) growth
B) boom D) decay
80. A) proceeded C) launched
B)relieved D) revised
81. A) quickening C) strengthening
B) widening D) lengthening
82. A) average C) abundant
B) massive D) general
83. A) labels C) vehicles
B) cycles D) devices
84. A) or C) but
B) until D) then
85. A) concludes C) reckons
B) predicts D) prescribes
86. A) distant C) temporary
62. What is the scientists’ new discovery?
A) One’s hair growth has to do with the amount of water they drink.
B) A person’s hair may reveal where they have lived.
C) Hair analysis accurately identifies criminal suspects.
D) The chemical composition of hair varies from person to person.
63. What does the author mean by “You’re what you eat and drink” (Line 1, Para.3)?
A) Food and drink affect one’s personality development.
B) Food and drink preferences vary with individuals.
C) Food and drink leave traces in one’s body tissues.
D) Food and drink are indispensable to one’s existence.
64. What is said about the rainfall in America’s West?
A) There is much more rainfall in California than in Utah.
B) The water it delivers becomes lighter when it moves inland.
C) Its chemical composition is less stable than in other areas.
D) It gathers more light isotopes as it moves eastward.
65. What did Cerling’s team produce in their research?
A) A map showing the regional differences of tap water.
B) A collection of hair samples from various barber shops.
C) A method to measure the amount of water in human hair.
D) A chart illustrating the movement of the rain system.
66. What is the practical value of Cerling’s research?
A) It helps analyze the quality of water in different regions.
B) It helps the police determine where a crime is committed.
C) It helps the police narrow down possibilities in detective work.
D) It helps identify the drinking habits of the person under investigation.
Part V Cloze (15 minutes)
Kimiyuki Suda should be a perfect customer for Japan’s car-makers. He’s a young, successful executive at an Internet-services company in Tokyo and has plenty of disposable 67 . He used to own Toyota’s Hilux Surf, a sport utility vehicle. But now he uses 68 subways and grains . “It’s not inconvenient at all ,” he says 69 , “having a car is so 20th century.”
Suda reflects a worrisome 70 in Japan; the automobile is losing its emotional appeal, 71 among the young ,who prefer to spend their money on the latest electronic devices. 72 mini-cars and luxury foreign brands are still popular ,everything in between is 73 .Last years sales fell 6.7 percent, 7.6 percent 74 you don’t count the mini-car market . There have been 75 one-year drops in other nations :sales in Germany fell 9 percent in 2007 76 a tax increase . But experts say Japan is
77 in that sales have been decreasing steadily 78 time. Since 1990, yearly new-car sales have fallen from 7.8 million to 5.4 million units in 2007.
Alarmed by this state of 79 , the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA)
80 a comprehensive study of the market in 2006. It found that a 81 wealth gap, demographic(人口結(jié)構(gòu)的) changes and 82 lack of interest in cars led Japanese to hold their
83 longer , replace their cars with smaller ones 84 give up car ownership altogether .JAMA
85 a further sales decline of 1.2 percent this year. Some experts believe that if the trend continues for much longer , further consolidation (合并) in the automotive sector is 86 .
67. A) profit C) income
B) payment D) budget
68. A) mostly C) occasionally
B) partially D) rarely
69. A) Therefore C) Otherwise
B) Besides D) Consequently
70. A) drift C) current
B) tide D) trend
71. A) remarkably C) specially
B) essentially D )particularly
72. A) While C) When
B) Because D) Since
73. A) surging C) slipping
B) stretching D) shaking
74. A) unless C) as
B) if D) after
75. A) lower C) broader
B) slighter D) larger
76. A) liable to C) thanks to
B) in terms of D) in view of
77. A) unique C) mysterious
B) similar D) strange
78. A) over C) on
B) against D) behind
79. A) mess C) growth
B) boom D) decay
80. A) proceeded C) launched
B)relieved D) revised
81. A) quickening C) strengthening
B) widening D) lengthening
82. A) average C) abundant
B) massive D) general
83. A) labels C) vehicles
B) cycles D) devices
84. A) or C) but
B) until D) then
85. A) concludes C) reckons
B) predicts D) prescribes
86. A) distant C) temporary