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To a large extent, the physical form and the habits of the earth’s vegetation and its animal life have been molded by the environment. Considering the whole span of earthly time, the opposite effect, in which life actually modifies its surroundings, has been relatively slight. Only in the present century has one species man acquired significant power to alter the nature of his world.
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Radiation is now the unnatural creation of man’s tampering with the atom. The chemicals are the synthetic5 creations of man’s inventive mind, having no counterparts in nature.
Part C
Directions:
Read the following text carefully and then translate the underlined segments into Chinese. Your translation should be written clearly on ANSWER SHET 2.(10 points)
People born in the autumn live longer than those born in the spring and are less likely to fall chronically ill when they are older, according to an Austrian scientist.（46） Using census data for more than one million people in Austria, Denmark and Australia, scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research in the northern German town of Rostock found the month of birth was related to life expectancy over the age of 50. Seasonal differences in what mothers ate during pregnancy, and infections occurring at different times of the year could both have an impact on the health of a newborn baby and could influence its life expectancy in older age. （47）“A mother giving birth in spring spends the last phase of her pregnancy in winter, when she will eat less vitamins than in summer,” said Gabriele Doblhammer, one of a team of scientists who carried out the research. （48）“When she stops breastfeeding and starts giving her baby normal food, it’s in the hot weeks of summer when babies are prone to infections of the digestive system.” In Austria, adults born in autumn (October-December) lived about seven months longer than those born in spring (April-June), and in Denmark adults with birthdays in autumn outlived those born in spring by about four months. （49）In the southern hemisphere, the picture was similar. Adults born in the Australian autumn—the European spring—lived about four months longer than those born in the Australian spring. （50）The study focused on people born at the beginning of the 20th century, using death certificates and census data. Although nutrition at all times of the year has improved since then, the seasonal pattern persists, Doblhammer said.
Section Ⅲ Writing
51. Directions:
You have missed a date of your friend, now you have to write a letter for appologization in about 100 words. and do not need to write the address, you should use the name Li Ming.
52. Directions:
Now more people enjoy buying lottery tickets. Study the following picture carefully and write an article on the topic of Quality Control and Marketing. In your article, you should cover the following points:
（1）describe the phenomenon;
（2）analyze the phenomenon and give your comment on it.
You should write about 160-200 words neatly on ANSWER SHEET 2. (20 points)
考前预测试卷一参考答案及解析
Section Ⅰ Use of English
1. B in return是固定短语，表示“作为回报”，文中的意思正是如果一个人有什么东西要卖，而有希望得到什么作为回报; by return of post 表示立刻回信, 没有on return 以及for return 的固定用法。
2. D 做买卖交易肯定是双方自愿的，所以应该选择willing，be willing to 表示“愿意”，capable 表示具有某种能力，be likely to 表示“可能”，此处不符合题意；be desirable of 表示“渴望得到”也不符合题意，所以正确答案为D。
3.C本题涉及到基本常识，在过去之所以产生商品买卖是因为个人手里有了多余的产品，所以此处应该选择C 项“多余的，剩余的”，surplus的用法经常表示产品或者资金的剩余；A表示“过度、无节制”；B项表示“另外的，不包括在内的”；D项表示“足够的”。
4.A此处是意思是表示变化巨大，形容这种状况的只有A项具有这种含义；B项“紧急的”；C项“虔诚的”；D项表示“恰巧的”。
5.A此处是表示时间的定语从句，应该选择A项，符合题意。
6.C该题所要表示的意思是二战中的情况致使货币失去本身的价值，所以此处的词不应该是褒义词，但是，A和D 项都由褒义的词性，B项表示“保持”不符合语境，因为前面没有提到过货币失去价值。
7.D此处的含义是被“加强，执行”；A项表示“鼓励”；B项表示“加大”；C项表示“忍受”，都不符合文章要求。
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