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Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
TheU.S.TravelAssociationconfirmedinasurveywhatmanyfrustratedfliersalreadyknow:TheNo.1airportheadacheispassengerswhopulltoomanycarry-onbagsthroughsecurityandontoflight.
Thatnumberhasskyrocketedinrecentyears---86millionmorebagswerecarriedonintheyearthanduringthesameperiodtwoyearsearlier,theTransportationSecurityAdministrationestimated.
Thereasonforthecarry-onjumpisnomystery:Allthemajordomesticairlinesnowchargetocheck（托运）evenonebag,generally$25.Tosavemoneyandtimeatthebaggageclaim,passengerscarryasmuchastheycanonboard,withpredictableconsequences.
Atthesecuritycheckpoints,thesemillionsofextrabags,manyofthemdenselypacked,meanslongerlines.Oncepasssecurity,thefuncontinuesatboarding.Onatypicalflight,thereisafiercefightforscarceoverheadbinspace,extendingtheboardingprocess.Bagsthatarestuffedunderseatsmakepassengersevenmoreuncomfortable.
Therehasgottobeabetterway.Infact,thereis.Here'swhatamoresensiblesystemwouldlooklike:
Nofeeforthefirstpieceofcheckedluggage.Itwouldbebetterifairlinessimplyraisedfares（机票）insteadoffees.Limitthecarry-onsizeandchargeforlargecarry-ons.Usetemplatesatthesecuritycheckpointstocutoffthemonsterbags（标尺）thatnowoftenescapeairlinesstaffs'noticeuntilthey'rerightatthedooroftheplane.Taxtheairlines'incomefromfeesthesamewaythatfaresaretaxed.Currently,thefeesaretaxfree,encouragingairlinestogenerateincomethroughfeesratherthanfareincreases.
We'resympathetictotheairlineindustry'sneedtomakemoney,butthebaggagefees---previouslyintendedtooffsetrisingfuelcosts---havebecomeaninterruptthatslowsdownthesecuritycheck,offloadscostsontofliersandmakestheboardingprocessevenmoreunpleasantthanitalreadyis.
16.Whatmakestheairtravelersmostfrustratedattheairport?
A.Thelimitedoverheadbinspaceforbags.B.Thenumberofbagstheycarryonboard.C.Thelonglineatthebaggageclaim.
D.Theextrafeetheyhavetopayforcarry-ons.
17.Whatisthemaincauseofincreasingnumberofcarry-ons?
A.Thefeeforthefirstpieceofcheckedbaggage.B.Thetaxplacedonthefeesonthecarry-ons.C.Abitterfightfortheoverheadbinspace.
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D.Thecomplicatedboardingprocess.
18.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying\funcontinuesatboarding\
A.It'sagreatpleasuretravelingbyair.
B.Thereareevenmoretroublesatboarding.
C.Passengersoftenfeelrelievedafterpassingsecurity.D.Passengerscanrelaxincomfortoncetheyareonboard.
19.Whatisapredictableadvantagetotaxluggagefeesaccordingtothewriter?
A.Tooffsetrisingfuelcosts.
B.Tokeeptheairfaresfromrising.
C.Todiscourageairlinesfromprofitingfromfees.D.Tostopoversizedbagsfrompassingthesecurity.20.Whatisthewriter'sattitudetowardairlineindustry?
A.CriticalB.SympatheticC.ApprovingD.IndifferentFormatⅡ（共5小题，每小题2分，共10分）
Directions:Inthefollowingpassage,somesentenceshavebeenremoved.Forquestions21—25,choosethemostsuitableonefromthelistA—Gtofitintoeachofthenumberedblanks.Therearetwoextrachoices,whichdonotfitintoanyofthegaps.MarkyouranswersonAnswerSheet.
Foodisfuel.Youneeditforenergy.Whenyoudon'teat,youloseenergy.It'sthatsimple.21()Unfortunately,itisalmostimpossibletogetyourdailyrecommendednutrientsifyoudon'teat.
Thedailynutrientsarevitaltothehealthyfunctioningofallpartsofyourbody.Andalthoughyoumaynotnoticewhenyourbodyisrunningwell,youcertainlywillnoticewhenitstartstobreakdown.Gooddailynutritionistheeasiestwaytoachievehealthandbestperformance.22().
Andthethingsyoucan'tsee,includingahealthyimmunesystem,aredirectlyrelatedtowhatyoueataswell.23().Aswithallsuccessfulefforts,planningisthekey.Ifyoutypicallydon'thavetimeforlunch,brownbagitandnibblewhentimeallows.Energybars,fruit,evenasimplepeanutbutterandjellysandwichprovidesanadequatesupplyofnutrientstogetyouthroughtheafternoon.24().Skippingmiddaymealsleadstounhealthybingeeating（大吃大喝）intheafternoonandatdinner.Skippingdinneroftenleadstoasimilarfatelateatnight,andsleepingonafullstomachhasitsownnegativeimpacts.
25().Chopherbs,onions,andvegetablesandkeeptheminyourfreezer.Preparesauces,andpre-portionmeats.Whenyou'rebusy,youaremorelikelytoeatifyouhavesomethingreadytogothanifyouhavetostartfromscratch（从零开始）.
Tomaintainahealthyeatingschedule,routineisthekey.Standardizedmenus
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maysoundboring,buttheymakealotofsense,especiallyifhealthyeatingisyourgoal.
A.Whenyoudocook,cookextra.
B.Brainfunction,attentiveness,memory,andmoodsareallaffectedbynutrition.C.Yourbodyneedsaconstantflowofenergytorunsmoothly.D.Iftimeisyourproblem,planningisthekey.
E.Ifyouenjoycooking,butareshortoftime,useyourdayofftopreparefoodsaheadoftime.
F.Whenyouskipmeals,youaremorelikelytoovereatthewrongfoodsatthenextopportunity.
G.Buttodaybusypeoplefindtheydonotalwayshavetimeformeals.SectionB（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.PleaseblackenthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet.DaveneededtoprepareforSaturday'sfishingtrip.Hewentintohishallcloset,___26__hehadmorethan20rodsandreels.NowadayshewentfishingtwiceayearatBigBear,ahugelakeinsouthernCaliforniaabout7,000feet___27___inthemountains.
Californiatriestopromotethefishingindustrybysponsoring(发起)aFreeFishingDaytwiceayear,onceinJuneandonceinSeptember.ThatappealedtoDave.Hewentmostlybecauseitwasasocialevent___28___afewfriends,notso___29____tocatchfish.Evenbyitself,thescenicdriveupatwisty(弯弯曲曲的)two-laneroadwasworththetrip.Notto____30____thebig,beautifulhousesandtreesthat____31____theshoreofthelake.Packingwasaprojectinitself.Davehadevencreatedacomputerfile____32____FishingTrip.Itwasachecklistof45thingstotaketoBigBear.IfyougotoBigBearinJune,you'dbetterbe_____33____forhotorcold,rainor____34___.
Hepackedacoupleofmagazinestoreadjustincasethefishweren'tbiting.Heandhisfriendsjokedthatthefishwerealwaysbiting-inthespotyoujustleft____35___thespotyouwereheadedto.
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H)preparedL)orPartⅡIntegratedTesting(30marks,30minutes)
SectionACloze（共20小题，每小题1分，共20分）
Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet.
SandrahadnotbeentoLasVegasinmorethanayear.Shewas____36____.HersisterJanicewascomingbyto____37____herupinabouttenminutes.Sandrafinishedputtinghertoothbrushandtoothpasteintohertravel____38____;thosewerethelasttwoitemsonher“topack”____39____.ShehadcalledaheadtogetaroomforJaniceandherself.Thehoteltoldherthatnomoreroomswereavailableattheprice____40____wasadvertisedinthenewspaper.ThiswasnosurprisetoSandra.____41____,sheputdowna$100nonrefundabledepositonaroom____42____twonights.
Shelookedatherwatch.Janicewaslate,____43____.Sandrahadforgottento____44____Janiceoftoday'sdeparturetime.To____45____itkindly,Janicewasnot____46____themostorganizedpersonintheworld.SandracalledJaniceup.Sheleftashort____47____:“Whereareyou?It'stimetogotoVegas!”
Afewminutes____48____,Janicecalledback.Shehadabigproblem—aschedule____49____.Shehadalreadypromisedtoattendherdaughter'seighth-gradegraduationceremonythis____50____weekend.“Oh,Sandra,I'msosorry,”Janicesaid.“Iknowhow____51____youhadwantedtodothis.IthoughtAlice'sgraduationceremonyandpartywerenextweek.Igetso____52____sometimes.I'llmakethisuptoyou,I____53____.MaybeyoucancallupLily;shemightbe____54____,eventhoughit'sreallyshortnotice.____55____,don'tworry,I'llpayyouforeverythingandwecanmakeplansagain.”
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[D]Though[D]for[D]inaword[D]rob[D]promote[D]exactly[D]lecture[D]further[D]contrast[D]almost[D]early[D]confused[D]guess[D]accessible[D]However非选择题部分注意事项：
用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔将答案写在答题纸上，不能答在试题卷上。SectionBShortAnswerQuestions（共5小题，每小题2分，共10分）
Directions:Inthispartthereisashortpassagefollowedbyfivequestions.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionswithnomorethan10words.PleasewriteyouranswersonAnswerSheet.LeadingscientistsaroundtheworldaremeetinginBritaintoconsideraproposalthatcouldeventuallyseeGreenwichMeanTimebecomeafootnoteinhistory.Formorethan120yeasGMThasbeentheinternationalstandardfortimekeeping,butitisnowunderthreatfromanewdefinitionoftimeitselfbasednotontherotationoftheEarth,butonatomicclocks.GMTisbasedonthepassageoftheSunoverthezeromeridianline(子午线)attheGreenwichObservatoryinsoutheastLondon,andbecametheworldstandardfortimeataconferenceinWashingtonin1884,FrancehadpromotedParisMeanTimeatthesameconference.In1972itwasreplacedinnamebyUniversalCoordinatedTime(UTC)butthatessentiallyremainedthesameasGMT,UTCisbasedonabout400atomicclocksatlaboratoriesaroundtheworldbutthencorrectedwith\seconds\(闰秒)toadjustitselfinlinewiththeEarth'srotationalspeed,whichfluctuates.
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铭远教育 2012年浙江专升本英语真题
