As in the field of space travel, new technologies continue to appear in undersea exploration. They share a number of similarities with each other — as well as some important differences.

Manned submersibles (潛水器), like spaceships, must maintain living conditions in an unnatural environment. While a spaceship must simply be sealed against the vacuum space, a submersible must be able to bear extreme pressure if it is not to break up in deep water.

In exploring space, unmanned vehicles were employed before astronauts. In undersea exploration, on the other hand, men paved the way, and only recently have unmanned remote-operated vehicles (ROVs) been put to use.

One reason for this is that communicating with vehicles in orbit is much easier than talking to those underwater. A vacuum is an ideal medium for radio communications, but underwater communications are limited to much slower sound waves. Thus, most undersea vehicles — particularly ROVs — operate at the end of long ropes.(電纜終端)

For a similar reason, knowing where you are undersea is much more difficult than in space. A spaceship’s position can be located by following its radio signal, or by using telescopes and radar. For an undersea vehicle, however, a special network of sonar （聲納系統(tǒng)）devices must be laid out in advance on the ocean floor in the area of a dive to locate the vehicle’s position.

Though undersea exploration is more challenging than outer space in a number of respects, it has a distinct advantage: going to the ocean depths doesn’t require the power necessary to escape Earth’s gravity. Thus, it remains far less expensive.

The purpose of the passage is ______.

A. to persuade you to explore the depths of the ocean

B. to stress the importance of the undersea exploration

C. to make you believe that the undersea exploration is better

D. to tell some differences between two kinds of explorations 

By saying “men paved the way” in Paragraph 2 the author means that in undersea exploration ______.

A. unmanned vehicles were used in the beginning

B. men covered the ocean floor with stones and bricks

C. manned vehicles were employed before unmanned ones      

D. men invented unmanned remote-operated vehicles in the past

The sonar devices must be placed ______.

A. from time to time               

B. after the undersea vehicles dive

C. before the undersea vehicles dive

D. when the undersea vehicles are diving

What can we infer from the passage?

A. Submersibles usually break up in deep water.

B. Undersea vehicles can receive signals immediately.

C. Going to space needs power to escape the gravity.

D. Radio communications are quite difficult in a vacuum.

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Dear Tom,

I’m glad to tell you something about the 16^th Asian Games in Guangzhou.

I hope they are what you need and looking forward to the day you come to Guangzhou. 

Yours truly,

                                                          Li Ming

單詞（共20小題；每題0.5分，滿分10分）

The children are doing well a____________ (學業(yè)上).

Her abilities are not fully a____________ (欣賞) by her employer.

They brought back a few s____________ (紀念品) from their holiday in Greece.

Her husband’s death left a v____________ (真空) in her life.

Kids e____________ (精疲力竭) themselves by running wildly around the park.

Crowds poured into the Beijing Worker’s S____________ (體育場) to watch the performance.

She knew she hadn’t done enough r____________ (復習) for tomorrow’s exam.

With winter a____________ (臨近), many animals are storing food.

I didn’t want to ask her a lot of e____________ (尷尬的) questions in front of her friends.

The singer got an e____________ (熱情的) reception at the airport.

She’s a very i____________ (印象深刻的) public speaker.

“Artificial I____________ (智能)” is a famous science fiction directed by Steven Spielberg.

Many modern arts are being displayed in that art g____________ (美術館).

A lot of small companies have to fight for s____________ (生存).

The captain gave the order to a____________ (遺棄) the ship since it was sinking fast.

The hotel room had a g__________ (美麗的) view over the lake.

He first went to France as an e__________ (交換) student from Beijing.

The baby was f_________ (害怕) of being left by itself in the house.

In general, the bride’s father gave her away at the wedding c____________ (儀式).

Is there a good restaurant in the n____________ (周圍)?

If we learn to appreciate _____ is new and different, we will be well-prepared for ____ the future may have in store.

A. that; whatever   B. what; whatever    C. that; whichever      D. which ; that

–I’m sorry. I’ve left my wallet home. So I don’t have enough cash for the meal.

-- Take it easy. _________ .

A. It’s a piece of cake       B. It’s my pleasure to pay you

C. It’s my treat             D. It’s at your expense

---- My neighbor plays loud music late at night．

       ---- ________．You really should talk to him about it．

       A．You’ve got it right       B．It’s a good point  

       C．This is tricky           D．That’s annoying．

Women are now as likely to use the Internet as men—about two-thirds of both genders, yet a new study shows that gaps remain in what each sex does online.

 American men who go online are more likely than women to check the weather, the news, sports, political and financial information, the Pew Internet and American Life Project reported Wednesday. They are also more likely to use the Internet to download music and software and to take a class.

Online women, meanwhile, are bigger users of e-mail, and they are also more likely to go online for religious information and support for health or personal problems.

“For men, it’s just, ‘give me the facts,’” said Deborah Fallows, who wrote the report based on six years of Pew surveys, “For women, its ‘Let’s talk about this. Are you worried about this problem?’ It’s keeping in touch and connecting with people in a richer way.”

About two- thirds of the 6,403 adults surveyed by Pew during 2005 said they use the Internet. By gender, it was 68%of the male respondents, and 66%of the female participants---a statistically insignificant(不重要的)difference given the study’s margin of sampling error of plus or minus 2%points. In 2002, by contrast, the gap was slightly larger: 61%vs. 57%.

The surveys find that for many activities, such as getting travel information or looking up a phone number, men and women are equally likely to use the Internet.

According to the passage, which of the following is not what American men who go online do?

A. Checking the weather and the news.             B. Searching for religious information.

     C. Downloading some music.                                   D. Taking a class.

What is the probable meaning of the sentence “gaps remain in what each sex does online”?

      A. There are some difference between men and women in the US.                 

B. There is a slight difference between the numbers of men and women online in the US.             

C. Men and women in the US have difference tastes about what they do online.           

D. Men and women in the US have difference way of surfing the Internet.

Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

     A. A small part of women in the US go on line today.

     B. Women in the US going on line are only concerned with personal problems.

     C. Men are still more likely to use the Internet than women.

     D. The gap between both sexes going online in 2002 was slightly larger than that in 2005.

What’s the author’s purpose of writing the article?

     A. To tell us the different aims of men and women in the US who go online.

     B. To show why men and women are equally likely to use the Internet.

     C. To teach us how to surf the Internet.

     D. To offer us some information of both sexes’ going online in the US.

The University of Wales, Bangor has been rated the top university in the UK for the help and support provided for students by the Times Higher Education Supplement. We want to make sure all our students are happy and that they enjoy their time here in Bangor. We realize that you may need some support during your time here to solve some personal problems or difficulties.

Our Student Services Centre and the Students’ Union can offer the following:

● An advice service that is free and confidential.

● You’ll have a personal teacher in your department.

● A Peer Guide will welcome you to Bangor during your first week and answer any question you might have.

● Student Services and Security are on call during the day and there is a warden (管理人) on call at evenings and weekends at all our halls of residence.

● Personal support and advice on a variety of problems through the Students’ Union Welfare Advice Centre.

● Nightline, a confidential support service run during the night by students for students.

● A team of staff volunteers are available to deal with any serious incident which happens outside normal university hours.

● Health care in daily surgeries where you don’t need an appointment. You will need to register with a local General Practitioner (全科醫(yī)師). We also have a nurse who can make visits to your place when necessary.

● An adviser for international students.

● A room where local postgraduate students who live at home and travel to the university each day, can spend their free time.

The university welcomes applications from disabled students and aims to provide equal opportunities for all. For more information please see our Student Services pages.

The passage is mainly about _______ at the University of Wales, Bangor.

       A. health service and welfare B. education and training

       C. the student service organizations      D. the daily life of students

The University of Wales, Bangor is well-known for _______.

       A. the care and support offered to students

       B. its super teachers and star students

       C. its attention to disabled students

       D. teaching quality and achievements

The following are all services offered by the Student Services Centre and the Students’ Union EXCEPT that _____.

       A. a personal tutor can help you in your department

       B. Student Services and Security works around the clock

       C. you can ask for personal support and advice on a variety of problems

       D. a free career center can help you find a job

The author’s main purpose of writing the passage is to ________.

       A. show that the university treats all students equally

       B. inform students with disabilities about the university

       C. attract more students to the university to study

       D. introduce student organizations of the university

I know that no one likes the feeling of _______, but you can’t draw their attention in that way.

       A. ignoring     B. to be ignored     C. being ignored    D. the ignorance

He asked , “ Are you a Party member or a League member?”    

　He asked me _________.

A. am I a Party member or a League member 

B. if I was a Party member or a League member

C. was I a Party member or a League member

D. whether was I a Party member or a League member.