第1部分：詞彙選項(第1—15題，每題1分，共15分)下面每個句子中均有1個詞或短語劃有底橫線，請為每處劃線部分確定1個意義最為接近的選項。
rwards there was just a feeling of let-down.
A. excitement B. anger C. Calm D. disappointment
ommittee was asked to render a report on the housing situation.
A. copy B. furnish C. publish D. summariza
urriculum was too narrow and too rigid.
A. hidden B. inflexible itiona D. official
d a very moral life
A. honourable B. human C. intelligent D ral.
ajority of people around here are decent.
A. real B. honest C al thy
nowledge of French is fair.
A. very useful B. verylimited C. quite good D. ratherspecial
roup does not advocate the use of violence.
A. limit B. regalate C. support D se
orst agonies of the war were now beginning.
A. pains B. parts C. aspects D. results
s a magic night until the spell was broken.
A. time B. charm C e D. opportunity
are trying to identify what is wrong with the present system.
A. prove B. discover C. consider ine
ralwindows had been smashed.
A. cleaned aced C. broken D. fixed
elt that she had done her good deed for the day.
A. homework C. justice D. model
onquickly became a flourishing port.
A. major B. large C. successful D. commercial
rofessional career spanned 16 years.
A. stareed B. changed C. moved D. lasted
tomach felt hollow with fear
A. empty B. sincere ectful D. terrible
第2部分：閱讀判斷(第16—22題，每題1分，共7分)
下面的短文後列出了7個句子，請根據短文的.內容對每個句子做出判斷：如果該句提供的是正確資訊，請選擇A;如果該句提供的是錯誤資訊，請選擇B;如果該句的資訊文中沒有提及，請選擇C.
The Most Wonderful Islands
The Palm Islands are artificial islands in Dubai, United ArabEmirates on which major commercial and residential infrastructure will beconstructed. They are being constructed by Nakheel Properties, a propertydeveloper in the United Arab Emirates, who hired the Dutch dredging and marinecontractor Van Oord, one of the world's specialists in land reclamation. Theislands are the Palm Jumeirah, the Palm Jebel Ali and the Palm Deira.
Each settlement will be in the shape of a palm tree, topped with acrescent, and will have a large number of residential, leisure andentertainment centers. The Palm Islands are located off the coast of The UnitedArab Emirates in the Persian Gulf and will add 520 kilometres of beaches to thecity of Dubai.
The first two islands will comprise approximately 100 million cubicmeters of rock and sand. Palm Deira will be composed of approximately 1 billioncubic meters of rock and sand. All materials will be quarried in the een the three islands there will be over 100 luxury hotels, exclusiveresidential beach side villas and apartments, marinas, water theme parks,restaurants, shopping malls, sports facilities and health spas.
The creation of the Palm Jumeirah began in June 2001. Shortly after,the Palm Jebel Ali was announced and reclamation work began. The Palm Deira,which is planned to have a surface area of 46.35 square kilometre. Constructionwas originally planned to take 10–15 years, but that was before the impact ofthe global credit crunch hit Dubai.
16. Some Dutch engineers are experienced in reclaiming land from thesea.
A . Right B . Wrong C . Not mentioned
17. The islands are being built in the deep water of the sea.
A . Right B . Wrong C . Not mentioned
18. Rocks for building the breakwater were taken from the World ofIslands.
A . Right B . Wrong C . Not mentioned
19. All the luxury homes on Palm Jumeirah were sold.
A. Right B . Wrong C . Not mentioned
20. The water theme park in Jebei All will attract more tourists.
A . Right B . Wrong C . Not mentioned
21. The Palm Deira will be the same size as Paris.
A . Right B . Wrong C . Not mentioned
22. The World Islands are bigger than the Palm Jumeirah
A . Right B . Wrong C . Not mentioned
