40. The picture exhibition bored me to death. I wish I ________ to it.

A. have not gone B. did not go C. can not have gone D. had not gone

Section B (9)

Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. comprehending B. industry C. range D. enhance E. adopted

AB. pronounce AC. flooding AD. valued BC. operating BD. tend

THE speeches ofUSPresident Barack Obama have become the favorite way for Japanese to study the English language. Japanese publishers have been ____41____ the market with over a dozen language-learning titles. Companies are trying to tap into a foreign-language teaching ____42____ that the Yano Research Institute said was ____43____ at 767 billion yen ($8.6 billion) in 2008.

Why is there such a massive Japanese market for recordings and books of Obama's speeches? Japanese say that listening to Obama speak is a sure-fire way to ____44____ their English-speaking skills.

Most Japanese, including those studying English, would have difficulty ____45____ a speech given by a native English speaker. But “Obama's English is easy to understand because he can ____46____ words clearly and speaks at a relatively slow clip,” said Professor Tadaharu Nikaido, a communication specialist. “Movies ____47____ to be the most difficult for Japanese, especially when actors mumble their words.” Obama sets his ____48____ of vocabulary wide enough to accommodate all levels of English speakers, Nikaido added, and at the lower end, it sometimes comes within the range of non-native speakers' comprehension.

The Obama speech phenomenon has given way to more books and magazines that focus on how Obama's communication skills might be ____49____ inJapanfor business and political purposes. At least half a dozen books and magazine covers of this kind have appeared in the past several months inJapan.

III. Reading Comprehension (50)

Section A (15)

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

Nothing seems more inevitable than aging and death ---- noteven taxes. Every plant, animal and person you have ever seen will ____50____ die. But some recent research suggests that aging as we know it may not be inevitable. Indeed, as our ____51____ of it grows, aging can be seen not as an unchangeable reality from which there is no escape, but as the product of biological processes that we may be able to ____52____ someday.

We already know that some animals do not seem to age. Many cold-water ocean fish and some amphibians (两栖动物) never ____53____ a fixed size; they continue to grow bigger, to be able to reproduce and to live until something kills them. What these ____54____ seem to be telling us is that something in their genes ---- and possibly in ours ---- controls the ____55____ of aging, and that aging is not the fate of every living thing.

____56____ the history of life on earth, one of the most common difficulties that animals ( and their cells) have faced has been a lack of food. About 70 years ago, scientists discovered that when animals are forced to live on 30 to 40 percent fewer calories ( 卡路里 ) than they would ____57____ eat, something unusual happens: they become ____58____ to most age-related diseases ---- cancer, heart disease, diabetes (糖尿病) ---- and live 30 to 50 percent longer. Restricting calories ____59____ aging. But what are the ____60____ genes that preserve vitality( 生命力 ) and starve off diseases?

About 15 years ago, armed with powerful new molecular-research techniques, a few scientists began to ____61____ these genetic phenomena. They have discovered that a gene called Sir2 ---- which is present in all animals, including humans ---- is ____62____ for the health benefits of calorie restriction, perhaps by repairing our DNA. But if we had to restrict our calorie intake by 30 to 40 percent, would it be of any ____63____ use? Few of us would be capable of restricting our diets so severely that we were constantly ____64____ : whether or not it made life longer, it would surely make life feel longer.

50. A. suddenly B. eventually C. separately D. unexpectedly

51. A. desire B. feeling C. dream D. understanding

52. A. develop B. design C. control D. solve

53. A. reach B. acquire C. need D. display

54. A. objects B. samples C. items D. creatures

55. A. nature B. system C. pace D. condition

56. A. Through B. Throughout C. Beyond D. Across

57. A. rarely B. occasionally C. normally D. mainly

58. A. resistant B. similar C. essential D. accessible

59. A. quickens B. slows C. avoids D. overcomes

60. A. horrible B. extra C. specific D. original

61. A. investigate B. illustrate C. record D. prove

62. A. famous B. generous C. responsible D. convenient

63. A. fashionable B. practical C. immediate D. daily

64. A. happy B. depressed C. hungry, D. scared

Section B (30)

Directions: Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits according to the information given in the passage you have just read.

(A)

When I saw the notice “Women film extras wanted” in a local newspaper, I jumped at the chance. Since childhood, I had dreamt of being a film star.

The casting interview went well, and two days later I was told that I had been chosen. I was to lose some of my enthusiasm for the idea, however. Extras are often left in the dark for some time as to which role they will play. Finally the nature of my role was revealed: I was asked to play a mentalhospital patient.

Despite my disappointment, I agreed to participate. Then, barely a week later, the day of filming dawned. All 13 of us extras, mainly housewives, were driven to an old hospital. The coffee and tea they served us looked and tasted like cement. Then we were rushed off to make-up. My hair was pinned back and make-up was applied that gave me a pale appearance. Then we just sat in a minibus for a few hours, as the cameras rolled elsewhere.

After the second hour had passed I was becoming bored. I bet stars are never treated like this, I thought. I had expected to be so busy that I hadn’t come prepared for a long wait. Many of the others had brought a book or knitting.

Three hours had now passed. Then at last we were called to do our scenes. When the director came in, we were instructed where to stand and what to do. Along with a few others, I was told to sit at a table and weave baskets. This was not an easy task. The cane(藤条)we had to use was very long. On several occasions my basket fell apart in front of my very eyes. On others I only succeeded in hitting a cameraman in the eye. Life for the other extras was far from easy. Jean, who was barefoot，had to circle the floor. PoorAlicewas asked to pretend to bang her head against the wall. Meanwhile, Veronica swept the floor.

Thankfully, after just a few attempts, the scenes were done. And so my first taste of this “glorious” career was over. Although I found the experience quite interesting. My first screen role will almost certainly be my last.

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