1、According to BTs futurologist, Ian Pearson, these are among the developments scheduled for the first few decades of the new millennium(a period of 1，000 years), when supercomputers will dramatically accelerate progress in all areas of life. Pearson has _1_ together to work of hundreds of researchers
2、 around the world to produce a _2_ millennium technology calendar that gives the latest dates when we can expect hundreds of key _3_ and discoveries to take place. Some of the biggest developments will be in medicine, including an _4_ life expectancy and dozens of artificial organs _5_ into use betw
3、een now and 2040.Pearson also _6_ a breakthrough in computer human links. By linking _7_ to our nervous system, computers could pick up _8_ we feel and, hopefully, simulate _9_ too so that we can start to _10_ full sensory environments, rather like the holidays in Total Recall or the Star Trek holod
4、eck, he says. But that, Pearson points _11_, is only the start of man-machine _12_:It will be the beginning of the long process of integration that will _13_ lead to a fully electronic human before the end of the next century._14_ his research, Pearson is able to put dates to most of the breakthroug
5、hs that can be predicted. However, there are still no _15_ for when faster-than-light travel will be _16_, or when human cloning will be perfected, or when time travel will be possible.But he does _17_ social problems as a result of technological advances. A boom in neighborhood surveillance cameras
6、 will, for example, _18_ problems in 2010, while the arrival of synthetic _19_ robots will mean people may not be able to _20_ between their human friends and the droids. And home appliances will also become so smart that controlling and operating them will result in the breakout of a new psychologi
7、cal disorder-kitchen rage.1.Ataken Bpieced Ckept Dmade2.Acomplicated Bdelicate Csubtle Dunique 3.Abreakthroughs Bfindings Cevents Dincidents 4.Aexpanded Bextended Cenlarged Denriched5.Abeing Bbecoming Ccarrying Dcoming6.Aschedules Bplans Cpredicts Ddesigns7.Adirectly Binstantly Cprecisely Dautomatic
8、ally8.Athat Bhow Cwhat Dall9.Athinking Bhearing Csight Dfeeling10.Aform Bdevelop Cfind Dundertake11.Aout Bat Cto Dtoward12.Aprogram Bproduction Cexperiment Dintegration13.Afinally Bultimately Cutterly Dabsolutely14.AThrough BThough CDuring DBy15.Aforecasts Barticles Cstories Dmeetings16.Aadvisable B
9、affordable Cavailable Dvaluable 17.Asolve Barose Cexercise Dexpect18.Aconfront Bcause Cwitness Dcollect19.Alovely Blikely Clifelike Dlively20.Adistinguish Bdiffer Cdiagnose Ddeviate参考答案及解析：1.B piece together拼凑，结合2.D complicated复杂的；delicate精致的，脆弱的；subtle狡猾的，敏感的；unique唯一的，独特的3.A breakthrough突破；finding
10、发现；event事件；incident事件，事变4.B expanded膨胀的，扩张的；extended伸出的，延长的；enlarged放大的，扩大的；enriched浓缩的，强化的；extend life expectance延长寿命。5.D come into use开始投入使用6.C schedule确定时间；plan计划；predict预测；design设计7.A directly直接地；instantly立即；precisely精确地；automatically自动地8.C 9.D 根据上文what we feel,以及下文full sensory environments，可知D符
11、合文意。10.B 11.A point to和point at都是“指向”的意思，point out指出，提出12.D integration综合，集成，此处指人机一体化13.B finally表示久等之后，有时表示在一系列因素的最后一个，e.g.: After putting it off three times, we finally managed to have a holiday in Greece.ultimately指最后，终于，基本上，即达到最高界线。e.g.: Ultimately people rely on science to gain an understanding
12、 of biological phenomena.14.A through为连词，后应接句子；during表示过程；by表示方式、手段或借助某种工具。15.A forecast先见，预测16.C available可利用的，可行的17.D 注意主语是人，不选arose18.B 19.C lovely可爱的，有趣的；likely可能的；lifelike逼真的；lively活泼的20.A distinguish between; differ from; diagnose诊断；deviate from背离Have you ever wondered what our future is like?
13、Practically all people _1_ a desire to predict their future _2_.Most people seem inclined to _3_ this task using causal reasoning.First we _4_ recognize that future circumstances are _5_ caused or conditioned by present ones.We learn that getting an education will _6_ how much money we earn later an
14、d that swimming beyond the reef may bring an unhappy _7_ with a shark.Second,people also learn that such _8_ of cause and effect are probabilistic(可能的) in nature.That is,the effects occur more often when the causes occur than when the causes are _9_, but not always.Thus,students learn that studying
15、hard _10_ good grades in most instances,but not every time.Science makes these concepts of causality and probability more _11_ and provides techniques for dealing _12_ then more accurately than does causal human inquiry.In looking at ordinary human inquiry,we need to _13_ between prediction and unde
16、rstanding.Often,even if we dont understand why,we are willing to act _14_ the basis of a demonstrated predictive ability.Whatever the primitive drives _15_ motivate human beings,satisfying them depends heavily on the ability to_16_future circumstances.The attempt to predict is often played in a _17_
17、 of knowledge and understanding.If you can understand why certain regular patterns _18_,you can predict better than if you simply observe those patterns.Thus,human inquiry aims _19_ answering both what and why question,and we pursue these _20_ by observing and figuring out.1. Aexhibit Bexaggerate Ce
18、xamine Dexceed2. Acontexts Bcircumstances Cinspections Dintuitions3. Aunderestimate Bundermine Cundertake Dundergo4. Aspecially Bparticularly Calways Dgenerally5. Asomehow Bsomebody Csomeone Dsomething6. Aenact Baffect Creflect Dinflect7. Ameeting Boccurrence Cencounter Dcontact8. Apatterns Bdesigns
19、 Carrangements Dpictures9. Adisappointde Babsent Cinadequate Dabsolute10.Acreates Bproduces Closes Dprotects11.Aobscure Bindistinct Cexplicit Dexplosive12.Afor Bat Cin Dwith13.Adistinguish Bdistinct Cdistort Ddistract14.Aat Bon Cto Dunder15.Awhy Bhow Cthat Dwhere16.Apredict Bproduce Cpretend Dpreced
20、e17.Acontent Bcontact Ccontest Dcontext18.Ahappen Boccur Coccupy Dincur19.Aat Bon Cto Dbeyond20.Apurposes Bambitions Cdrives Dgoals参考答案及解析:1.A 词义辨析 exhibit展出，表现,exaggerate夸张,exceed超越，胜过 原句意为：实际上，人们会对未来的生活怀有（展示出）一定的愿望。2.B 词义辨析 context上下文，circumstance环境，inspection检查，视察，intuition直觉 3.C 词义辨析 underestima
21、te低估,undermine破坏，undertake承担，担任,undergo经历，遭受。undertake a task为常见搭配，意为开始进行一项任务4.D 词义辨析 选项C、D看似均可，但always显得有些武断。5.A 篇章逻辑 somehow不知何故，以某种方式6.B 词义辨析 enact制定法律，颁布，inflect弯曲7.C 词义辨析 encounter指没有事先计划的、未料到的、短暂的相遇8.A 词义辨析 pattern模式，式样；design设计，图案；第一段中提到过人们习惯用因果关系去推断，这是一种思考模式。9.B 词义辨析 absent缺少的，不在的；inadequate
22、不充分的；根据文中意思应选一个与occur意思相反的词。10.B 词义辨析 create创造 produce产生，得到。原句意为学生知道努力学习在大多数情况下会得到高的分数。11.C 词义辨析 obscure朦胧的，模糊的；indistinct不清楚的；explicit外在的，清楚地；explosive爆炸的；原句意为：科学使因果性和可能性的观念变的更加清楚12.D 短语搭配 deal in经营 eg:He deals in a small shop. deal with处理，安排13.A 词义辨析 distinguish区别，辨别；distinct清楚地，明显的；distort扭曲，歪曲；d
23、istract转移。distinguish between为常用搭配，意为区别.和.14.B 短语搭配 on the basis of以.为基础15.C 语法结构 drive在此为名词，意为“动力”，空格后部分是对drive进行修饰，故选关系代词that引导定语从句。16.A 词义辨析 predict预言；pretend假装；precede在.之前17.D 词义辨析 content内容；contact接触；contest争论，竞赛；context上下in the context of意为在.情况下18.B 词义辨析 occur发生，出现；occupy占用，占领；incur招致19.A 短语搭配
24、 aim at瞄准，针对20.D 词义辨析 purpose目的，以图；ambition野心；drive推动力；goal目的，目标。When women do become managers, do they bring a different style and different skills to the job? Are they better, or worse, managers than men? Are women more highly motivated and _1_ than male managers? Some research _2_ the idea that w
25、omen bring different attitudes and skills to management jobs, such as greater _3_, an emphasis on affiliation and attachment, and a _4_ to bring emotional factors to bear _5_ making workplace decisions. These differences are _6_ to carry advantages for companies, _7_ they expand the range of techniq
26、ues that can be used to _8_ the company manage its workforce _9_. A study commissioned by the International Womens Forum _10_ a management style used by some women managers (and also by some men) that _11_ from the command-and-control style _12_ used by male managers. Using this interactive leadersh
27、ip approach, women _13_ participation, share power and information, _14_ other peoples self-worth, and get others excited about their work. All these _15_ reflect their belief that allowing _16_ to contribute and to feel _17_ and important is a win-win _18_-good for the employees and the organizatio
28、n. The studys director _19_ that interactive leadership may emerge _20_ the management style of choice for many organizations.(本篇为03.1真题).1. A) confronted B) commanded C) confined D) committed2. A) supports B) argues C) opposes D) despises3. A) combination B) cooperativeness C) coherence D) correlat
29、ion4. A) willingness B) loyalty C) sensitivity D) virtue5. A) by B) in C) at D) with6. A) disclosed B) watched C) revised D) seen7. A) therefore B) whereas C) because D) nonetheless8. A) help B) enable C) support D) direct9. A) evidently B) precisely C) aggressively D) effectively10. A) developed B)
30、 invented C) discovered D) located11. A) derives B) differs C) descends D) detaches12. A) inherently B) traditionally C) conditionally D) occasionally13. A) encourage B) dismiss C) disapprove D) engage14. A) enhance B) enlarge C) ignore D) degrade15. A) themes B) subjects C) researches D) things16.
31、A) managers B) women C) employees D) males17. A) faithful B) powerful C) skillful D) thoughtful18. A) situation B) status C) circumstance D) position19. A) predicted B) proclaimed C) defied D) diagnosed20. A) into B) from C) as D) for参考答案及解析:1. D confront面对，遭遇；command命令，指挥；confine有限的，狭窄的；committed(对
32、事业，本职工作尽忠的)2. A despise轻视，厌恶，根据下文可知，这些研究是支持而不是反驳这种观点，只有support为支持的意思3. B 根据下文，强调affiliation,attachment的自然就是cooperativeness合作了。4. A willingness愿意，自发5. B bear sth. in sth.(ones mind)心里怀有，铭记在心6. D be seen to.被视为.7. C nonetheless=nevertheless虽然如此；whereas虽然，反之；这两词表转折，先排除。根据句意，是表因而不是果，故选because8. A 只有help
33、可以接不带to的不定式。9. D effectively有效的10. C11. B differ from 区别，不同12. B traditionally 传统上的13. A encourage 鼓励14. A enhance提高，增强15. D things事情16. C 根据88题后的employee可以轻易得到答案17. B powerful强大的和后面的important重要的相呼应。18. A win-win situation双赢19. A 根据后面句子里的情态动词may可知，研究主任的话是预测，不是宣布，故用predict.20. C emerge as作为，以.的形式，此处意
34、为“作为可供选择的管理模式”A great deal of attention is being paid today to the so-called digital divide-the division of the world into the info(information) rich and the info poor. And that _1_ does exist today. My wife and I lectured about this looming danger twenty years ago. What was less _2_ then, however,
35、were the new, positive _3_ that work against the digital divide. _4_,there are reasons to be _5_. There are technological reasons to hope the digital divide will narrow. As the Internet becomes more and more _6_, it is in the interest of business to universalize access-after all, the more people onl
36、ine, the more potential _7_ there are. More and more _8_, afraid their countries will be left _9_, want to spread Internet access. Within the next decade or two, one to two billion people on the planet will be _10_ together. As a result, I now believe the digital divide will _11_ rather than widen i
37、n the years ahead. And that is very good news because the Internet may well be the most powerful tool for _12_ world poverty that weve ever had. Of course, the use of the Internet isnt the only way to _13_ poverty. And the Internet is not the only tool we have. But it has _14_ potential. To _15_ adv
38、antage of this tool, some poor countries will have to get over their outdated anti-colonial prejudices _16_ respect to foreign investment. Countries that still think foreign investment is a/an _17_ of their sovereignty might well study the history of _18_ (the basic structural foundations of a socie
39、ty) in the United States. When the United States built its industrial infrastructure, it didnt have the capital to do so. And that is _19_ Americas Second Wave infrastructure-_20_ roads, harbors, highways, ports and so on-were built with foreign investment. 1. A) divide B) information C) world D) le
40、cture2. A) obscure B) visible C) invisible D) indistinct3. A) forces B) obstacles C) events D) surprises4. A) Seriously B) Entirely C) Actually D) Continuously5. A) negative B) optimistic C) pleasant D) disappointed6. A) developed B) centralized C) realized D) commercialized7. A) users B) producers
41、C) customers D) citizens8. A) enterprises B) governments C) officials D) customers9. A) away B) for C) aside D) behind10. A) netted B) worked C) put D) organized11. A) decrease B) narrow C) neglect D) low12. A) containing B) preventing C) keeping D) combating13. A) win B) detail C) defeat D) fear14.
42、 A) enormous B) countless C) numerical D) big15. A) bring B) keep C) hold D) take16. A) at B) with C) of D) for17. A) offence B) investment C) invasion D) insult18. A) construction B) facility C) infrastructure D) institution19. A) why B) where C) when D) how20. A) concerning B) concluding C) accord
43、ing D) including参考答案及解析:1.A 由文中第一行的digital divide得出答案。2.B obscure模糊的，不清楚的；visible看得见的，明显的；invisible看不见的；indistinct不清楚的，模糊的。空格前的less已有否定意义3.A force力量，武力；obstacle障碍；event事件；surprise惊奇，诧异。句意：现在有新的、乐观的力量来对抗数字鸿沟。4.C seriously认真地；entirely完全的；actually实际上；continuously连续地。5.B negative消极的；optimistic乐观的；pleasant令人愉快的；disappointed令人失望的。前文说有积极的力量在对抗数字鸿沟的不利因素，因此，实际上我们有理由保持乐观的态度。6.D develop发展；centralize集中；realize认识到；commercialize使商业化，由下文“网络有利于商业途径的普及”，可知此处表述的意思是网络越来越商业化。in the interest of.为了.的利益7.C user使用者；producer生产者；customer消费者；citizen公民。句意：越多的人上网就有越多的潜在消费者。8.B enterprise
