D) floors in one of the adjacent buildings were pierced by tons of debris

正确答案： B 35.

What Dr. Reinhorn said in the last paragraph may imply all the following EXCEPT that ________.

A) blast engineers should develop new solutions for terror-resistant design

B) blast engineering can borrow technologies developed for terror-resistant design

C) solutions developed for earthquake-resistant design may apply to terrorist-resistant design

D) blast engineering emerges as a new branch of science

正确答案： D

Passage Two

Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.

Islamic terrorism may be a distant threat for Shearer Lumber Products, a timber company based in Idaho. But eco-terrorism is a very real one. In November, the Earth Liberation Front (ELF), an underground organization, gave warning that it had “spiked” trees in the Nez Perce national forest to protest against logging. Spiking involves hiding metal bars in tree trunks, thereby potentially crippling chain saws and hurting people. More such attacks are expected. The nation’s forests have seen a sharp increase in violent incidents — equipment vandalized, people intimidated — over the past ten years. Shearer now carefully inspects every tree before cutting and has been using metal detectors to check every trunk being processed. Yet Ihor Mereszczak, of the Nez Perce Forest Service, says it has been hard to get the FBI’s attention, and investigations have got nowhere.

The ELF is only one thread in a web of underground radical environmentalists. Its aim is to inflict as much financial pain as possible on organizations or people who, by its lights, are exploiting the environment. The ELF, though made up of anonymous cells, nonetheless operates a website offering tips on how to cause fires with electric timers. Until recently, it also had a public spokesman.

Together with the Animal Liberation Front (ALF), which operates along the same lines, the ELF is estimated to be responsible for over $45m-worth of damage in North America over the past few years. In 1998, it caused fires that did $12m-worth of damage in Vail, Colorado, to make the point that the ski resort’s expansion was threatening places where lynxes live. Since September 11th, the ALF and ELF have claimed responsibility for starting a fire at a primate research center in New Mexico, releasing mink from an Iowa fur farm, and firebombing a federal corral for wild horses in California.

Are they terrorists? The two groups reject the label, claiming to take all precautions against harming “animals, whether humans or not”. But earlier this year Louis Freeh, the FBI’s boss, listed both organizations among the most active domestic terrorist groups. The House subcommittee on forests, which Mr. McInnis heads, will hold a hearing on eco-terrorism in

February. But he has annoyed some mainstream green groups by asking them to denounce the ELF’s and ALF’s methods. Greenpeace, for instance, says that its disapproval is self-evident, and resents being asked to express it. Mr. McInnis still wants their answer by December 1st, but the war on eco-terrorism is off to a rocky start.

36.

What did the ELF do to Shearer Lumber Products? A) Hurt its employees. B) Crippled its equipments. C) Hid metals in its trees.

D) Protested against its spiking.

正确答案： C 37.

We can infer from the passage that _______________. A) Shearer has experienced many violent incidents B) new tools have been used to investigate terrorists C) FBI has been active in the war on eco-terrorism D) ELF openly declares its beliefs and ends

正确答案： D 38.

According to ELF, all of the following are environmentally harmful except _______________. A) causing fire in the houses B) expanding ski resort

C) doing research on animals D) invading into animal habitats

正确答案： A 39.

It is true of radical environmentalists that they_______________. A) aim at causing damage to companies

B) resort to violence to achieve their purpose C) will do no harm to real people

D) are divided on opinions about terrorism

正确答案： B 40.

The best title for the passage may be_______________. A) The Green Threat B) Protecting Forests C) Earth’s Liberation D) Terrorism Defeated

正确答案： A

Part III Vocabulary and Structure ( 11 minutes )

Directions: There are a number of incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence.

41.

He cherishes the ________ that she loves him. A) imagination B) illusion C) illustration D) intension

正确答案： B 42.

Thick, white smoke completely ________ the sun. A) blotted out B) burst out C) blotted up D) burst in

正确答案： A 43.

Because of the strong sun the new sitting room curtains have ________ from dark blue to gray.

A) fainted B) paled

C) faded D) bleached

正确答案： C 44.

Everyone has ________ dreams, but not everyone can turn them into reality. A) fantastic B) fancy C) fantasy D) fanatic

正确答案： A 45.

I ________ of the way he behaved at the meeting. A) disapproved B) condemned C) disagreed D) objected

正确答案： A 46.

Apart from blue eyes, blonde hair is also ________ of Swedish people. A) specific B) peculiar

C) characteristic D) particular

正确答案： C 47.

Camping ________ include a tent, a sleeping bag, a rucksack, a stove, and so on. A) equipment B) facilities C) instruments D) devices

正确答案： B 48.

The modal worker had ________ thought of his own interests. A) the last

B) less C) the least D) another

正确答案： C 49.

Messages of congratulation on his breaking the world record came _____. A) rushing away B) pouring in C) springing up D) running out

正确答案： B 50.

In the end Hamlet succeeded in having a(n) _____ on his father's murder. A) blow B) attack C) revenge D) shame

正确答案： C 51.

Much of a dolphin’s life ___________ around finding and eating food. A) revolves B) evolves C) dissolves D) involves

正确答案： A 52.

He was overwhelmed with ___________ at the news of his son’s death in an accident. A) guilt B) grief C) greed D) grease

正确答案： B 53.

Had he worked harder, he __________ the exams.