Many immigrants in Salt Lake City were angered by the arrests and said they felt as if they were being treated like disposable goods.
Mayor Anderson said those feelings were justified to a certain extent. “We’re saying we want you to work in these places, we’re going to look the other way in terms of what our laws are, and then when it’s convenient for us, or when we can try to make a point in terms of national security, especially after Sept. 11, then you’re disposable. There are whole families being uprooted for all of the wrong reasons,” Anderson said.
If Sept. 11 had never happened, the airport workers would not have been arrested and could have gone on quietly living in America, probably indefinitely. Ana Castro, a manager at a Ben & Jerry’s ice cream shop at the airport had been working 10 years with the same false Social Security card when she was arrested in the December airport raid. Now she and her family are living under the threat of deportation (驱逐出境). Castro’s case is currently waiting to be settled. While she awaits the outcome, the government has granted her permission to work here and she has returned to her job at Ben & Jerry’s.
62. According to the author, the United States claims to be a nation ________.
A) composed of people having different values
B) encouraging individual pursuits
C) sharing common interests
D) founded on shared ideals（D）
63. How did the immigrants in Salt Lake City feel about “Operation Safe Travel”?
A) Guilty.
B) Offended.
C) Disappointed.
D) Discouraged.（B）
64. Undocumented workers became the target of “Operation Safe Travel” because ________.
A) evidence was found that they were potential terrorists
B) most of them worked at airports under threat of terrorists
C) terrorists might take advantage of their illegal status
D) they were reportedly helping hide terrorists around the airport（C）
65. By saying “... we’re going to look the other way in terms of what our laws are” (Line 2, Para. 4), Mayor Anderson means “________”.
A) we will turn a blind eye to your illegal status
B) we will examine the laws in a different way
C) there are other ways of enforcing the law
D) the existing laws must not be ignored（C）
66. What do we learn about Ana Castro from the last paragraph?
A) She will be deported sooner or later.
B) She is allowed to stay permanently.
C) Her case has been dropped.
D) Her fate remains uncertain.（D）
Part V Cloze (15 minutes)
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
Do you wake up every day feeling too tired, or even upset? If so, then a new alarm clock could be just for you.
The clock, called SleepSmart, measures your sleep cycle, and waits __67__ you to be in your lightest phase of sleep __68__ rousing you. Its makers say that should __69__ you wake up feeling refreshed every morning.
As you sleep you pass __70__ a sequence of sleep states—light sleep, deep sleep and REM (rapid eye movement) sleep—that __71__ approximately every 90 minutes. The point in that cycle at which you wake can __72__ how you feel later, and may __73__ have a greater impact than how much or little you have slept. Being roused during a light phase __74__ you are more likely to wake up energetic.
SleepSmart __75__ the distinct pattern of brain waves __76__ during each phase of sleep, via a headband equipped __77__ electrodes (电极) and a microprocessor. This measures the electrical activity of the wearer’s brain, in much the __78__ way as some machines used for medical and research __79__, and communicates wirelessly with a clock unit near the bed. You __80__ the clock with the latest time at __81__ you want to be wakened, and it __82__ duly (适时地) wakes you during the last light sleep phase before that.
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The __83__ was invented by a group of students at Brown University in Rhode Island __84__ a friend complained of waking up tired and performing poorly on a test. “__85__ sleep-deprived people ourselves, we started thinking of __86__ to do about it,” says Eric Shashoua, a recent college graduate and now chief executive officer of Axon Sleep Research Laboratories, a company created by the students to develop their idea.
67. A) beside
B) near
C) for
D) around（C）
68. A) upon
B) before
C) towards
D) till（B）
69. A) ensure
B) assure
C) require
D) request（A）
70. A) through
B) into
C) about
D) on（A）
71. A) reveals
B) reverses
C) resumes
D) repeats（D）
72. A) effect
B) affect
C) reflect
D) perfect（B）
73. A) already
B) ever
C) never
D) even（D）
74. A) means
B) marks
C) says
D) dictates（A）
75. A) removes
B) relieves
C) records
D) recalls（C）
76. A) proceeded
B) produced
C) pronounced
D) progressed（B）
77. A) by
B) of
C) with
D) over（C）
78. A) familiar
B) similar
C) identical
D) same（D）
79. A) findings
B) prospects
C) proposals
D) purposes（D）
80. A) prompt
B) program
C) plug
D) plan（B）
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81. A) where
B) this
C) which
D) that（C）
82. A) then
B) also
C) almost
D) yet（A）
83. A) claim
B) conclusion
C) concept
D) explanation（C）
84. A) once
B) after
C) since
D) while（B）
85. A) Besides
B) Despite
C) To
D) As（D）
86. A) what
B) how
C) whether
D) when（A）
Part VI Translation (5 minutes)
Directions: Complete the sentences on Answer Sheet 2 by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.
87. Having spent some time in the city, he had no trouble ________ (找到去历史博物馆的路).
88. ________ (为了挣钱供我上学)， Mother often takes on more work than is good for her.
89. The professor required that ________ (我们交研究报告)。
90. The more you explain, ________ (我愈糊涂).
91. Though a skilled worker, ________ (他被公司解雇了) last week because of the economic crisis.
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范文：
On Students Choosing Lecturers
Nowadays, some universities give students the right to choose who teaches some of their classes. This has led to some debate over whether students should be given this much power.
There are several factors that students consider when choosing a lecturer, including the teaching style of the lecturer, the lecturer’s academic background, and the lecturer’s reputation among students. The ideal lecturer is one who has an interesting teaching style, a diverse academic background, and a good reputation among students.
There are both positive and negative aspects to allowing students to choose their lecturers. Giving students the choice encourages them to take ownership for their classes, and also puts pressure on teachers to improve their teaching quality.
However, the factors that students consider might not be the ones that lead to the highest quality of education. Schools might end up with lecturers who teach interesting classes without much content.
1. N
2. Y
3. Y
4. Y
5. N
6. NG
7. N
8. The greatest benefit brought about by the interstate system was personal freedom of mobility