正确答案：B (3) What’s the similarity between Veronica and

Joseph in learning preferences? (A) Neither likes to study grammar. (B) Neither likes a teacher to explain what they are learning. (C) Both like to study independently. (D) None of the above. 你选择的答案： D [正确] 正确答案：D (4) If Nancy likes to learn English by listening to tapes, watching movies, talking to othe rs and playing games, what type does she belong to? (A) Communicative. (B) Authority-oriented. (C) Concrete. (D) Analytical. 你选择的答案： C [正确] 正确答案：C (5) What’s the main idea of this passage? (A) How to find the way you really like to learn. (B) Four different types of English learner. (C) How will the teachers do with the four types of learner? (D) I enjoy teaching my students. 你选择的答案： B [正确] 正确答案：B 参考答案： [第一单元]; 第5小题：B 主旨题。文中作者先列举了四种学习者类型及各自的学习偏好，最后指出了解学习者类型对于教师和学生自己的意义。因此选B 最合适。 44. Satellites are

an important part of our ordinary lives. For example, the information for weather forecasts is sent by satellite. Some satellites have cameras which take photographs of the Earth to show how clouds are moving. Satellites are also used to connect our in ternational phone calls. Computer connections of the World Wide Web and Internet also use satellites. Many of our TV programs

come to us through satellites. Airplane pilots also sometimes use a satelli te to help them find their exact location. We use satellites to send television pictures from one part of the world to another. They are usually 35,880 kilometers above the equator. Sometimes we can see a satellite in t he sky and it seems to stay in the same place. This is because it is moving around the world at 11,000 kilometers an hour—exactly the same speed that the earth rotates. A satellite must orbit the Earth with its antennae (天线) facing the Earth. Sometimes, it moves away fromits orbit, so there are little rockets on it which are used to put the satellite back in t he right position. This usually happens about every five or six days. Space is not empty! Every week, more and more satellites are sent into space to orbitthe Earth. A satellite usually works for about 10-12 years. Satellites which are broken are sometimes repaired by astronauts or sometimes brought back to Earth to be repaired. Often, very old or broken satellites are left in space to orbit the Earth for a very long time.This is very serious because some satellites use nuclear power (核动力) and they can crash

into each other. [共

5题] (1) Which of the following is NOT done

by satellites according to the passage? (A) Sending information for weather forecasts. (B) Taking photographs of the Earth. (C) Sending TV pictures. (D) Providing food for airplane pilots. 你选

择的答案： D [正确] 正确答案：D (2) What’s the speed the Earth rotates at? (A) 35,880 kilometers per hour. (B) 335,880 kilometers per hour. (C) 11,000 kilometers per hour. (D) 111,000 kilometers per hour. 你选择的答案： C [正确] 正确答案：C (3) What does the underlined word ―This‖ in paragraph 3 refer to? (A) A satellite. (B) A little rocket. (C) A satellite seems to stay in the same place in the sky. (D) The satellite puts the rockets in the right position. 你选择的答案： C [正确] 正确答案：C (4) How would the very old and broken satellites be dealt with? (A) They will be repaired by astronauts. (B) They will be left in space to orbit the Earth for a very long time. (C) They will be brought back to Earth to be repaired. (D) They will be made to crash into each other. 你选择的答案： B [正确] 正确答案：B (5) What’s the proper title for this passage? (A) The ABC about Satellites (B) Satellites Using Nuclear Power (C) The Speed of Satellites (D) How to Deal With Satellites When They are Old and Broken? 你选择的答案： A [正确] 正确答案：A 参考答案： [第一单元]; 第5小题：A 主旨题。文章谈及了卫星的基本功用，维修及处理等基础知识，因此选A。选项B只涉及了文章的最后一句话；选项C则只与第三段的部分句子有关系；选项D也只与第四段有关，所以这三个选项均不能概括全篇文章的主题。 45.

Experienced riders who are not too large and fancy taking part in

some of the festive season’s most famous race meetings could be in for an unexpected surprise.

This year’s national hunt racing season could be overshadowed

because the sport’s shortest athletes are facing a shortage of a different kind. The number of national hunt jockeys (职业赛马骑师) has fallen from 123 in 1995 to 70—but the number of meetings has increased. Now officials are issuing a plea to any keen riders to apply to the Jockey Club, racing’s governing body (理事会), for a license to take part in some of the country’s leading meeting s. While meetings are unlikely to be abandoned, some races might only involve three horses. Racing officials fear that jockeys might not be able to get to all of the meetings in time, particularly on Boxing Day, when there will be nine, and on New Year’s Day, when there will be six. National hunt racing is open to professional and amateur (业余的) jockeys. Those who think they have the relevant credentials (证明书) need to have extensive riding experience, weigh under 10 stone (63 kg) and stand at around 5 ft 8 in (173cm). Once the Jockey Club hasapproved the license the riders are free to take part in any national hunt race and pit (使竞争) their wits against the likes of Tony McCoy. Racing officials believe that the shortagehas cone about because Britons are getting bigger and there are fewer people who meet the sport’s height and weight