Reading

Choose the best answer:

High-tech Chinese food (P4)

1. The point of the first paragraph is that _____.

A. we should stick to traditional ways of cooking

B. traditional cooking equipment has disadvantage

C. traditional equipment is green and efficient

D. high-tech equipment is used in Chinese cooking

2. According to the text, molecular gastronomy _____.

A. will replace traditional Chinese cooking

B. means making physical changes to ingredient

C. is an attempt to solve equipment problem

D. produces untypical food

3. The last three paragraphs tell us that _____.

A. elBulli is doing experiments and research

B. Adria thinks elBulli is actually all about technology

C. elBulli can't afford to open all the year

D. “molecular cooking” is well accepted

4. The article is mainly about _____.

A. traditional and new food art

B. new cooking equipment

C. the “molecular cooking” movement

D. the chemical principles behind cooking

Copying nature (P6)

阅读填空：根据所读文章内容在第5至第14小题的空格里填上适当的单词或短语。注意，每空不超过3个单词。

5 to the creation of Dolly	Amazed & excited	Possible to grow 6 for those in need
	7	Doubted the disadvantages of human beings acting like God Concerned about cloning from 8
Definition of cloning	Both an advanced technology and a 9 process	Identical twins; Exact copies of plants from clippings; The tadpole grown from the cell of a tadpole embryo; The sheep grown from a skin cell from an adult sheep: the extracted nucleus offering 10
11	The possibility of: developing drugs that are of benefit to humanity; growing replacement organs for people who need them; saving 12 in danger of extinction.
Big question of cloning	Likely leading to 13	Unforeseeable consequences
Present situation of cloning	Having been 14 in most countries for the time being

What should I do with the bill? (P8)

15. Why did the author keep the money for himself?

A. He thought there was nothing wrong with keeping it.

B. He didn't think it was wise to go into the store and ask who had lost the money.

C. He wanted to use the money to buy himself a meal.

D. His wife told him he could.

16. According to the article, how many people gave the author advice about what to do with the money?

A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6

17. Which of the following is TRUE, according to the text?

A. The author found the lost money in the store.

B. In the end, the author found a way to deal with the problem of the money.

C. At the time of writing the article, the author was happy.

D. The money was a gift to a child from grandparents.

18. Why does the author tell the story of the man who stole the wallet from the store?

A. He wants to tell us that he is an honest person.

B. He wants to remind readers to be careful with their valuables.

C. He wants to tell people that there is a thief at large.

D. He wants to warn us that there are many dishonest people in the world.

19. Which of the following words best describes the author?

A. Mean. B. Selfish. C. Generous. D. Frank.

Listening

Topic: Traveling

一、听下面两段对话，然后回答问题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What will the man most probably do during National Day holiday?

A. Go traveling. B. Stay home. C. Visit friends.

2. What will they probably do immediately afterwards?

A. Climb up the mountain. B. Enjoy the scenery. C. Have a rest.

二、听下面一段对话，然后回答以下三个问题。该段对话读两遍。

3. What is likely this man's job?

A. He's a tour guide. B. He's a taxi driver.

C. He's the woman's assistant.

4. What places does the woman especially want to visit?

A. The Great Wall and the Temple of Heaven.

B. The Summer Palace and the Former Imperial Palace.

C. The Summer Palace and the Great Wall.

5. How long does it take to go to the Great Wall by car from where they are?

A. Half an hour. B. One hour. C. One and a half hours.

Key:

Reading

1—4 DDAC

5. Different/Mixed reactions 6. new organ

7. Deeply troubled

8. human embryo

9. natural

10. the precise DNA

11. Point/Uses/Aim/Benefits of cloning

12. species of animal

13. human cloning

14. banned/forbidden

15—19 BCCAD

Listening

1—5 BCACC