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第l部分：词汇选项 (第1～15题，每题1分，共15分)
　　下面共有15个句子，每个句子中均有1个词或短语画有底横线，请从每个句子后面所给的4个选项中选择1个与画线部分意义最相近的词或短语。请将答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。
　　1 These are their motives for doing it
　　A reasons
　　B excuses
　　C answers
　　D plans
　　2 The river widens considerably as it begins to turn west
　　A twists
　　B stretches
　　C broadens
　　D bends
　　3 Henry cannot resist the lure of drugs．
　　A abuse
　　B flavor
　　C temptation
　　D consumption
　　4 These programmes are of immense value to old people．
　　A natural
　　B fatal
　　C tiny D enormous
　　5 A great deal has been done to remedy．y the situation
　　A maintain
　　B improve
　　C assess
　　D protect
　　6 John is collaborating with Mary in writing an article
　　A cooperating
　　B competing
　　C combining
　　D arguing
　　7 He is determined to consolidate his power
　　A strengthen
　　B control
　　C abandon
　　D exercise
　　8 Many scientists have been probing psychological problems
　　A solving
　　C settling
　　B exploring
　　D handling
　　9 Hearing problems may be alleviated by changes in diet and exercise habits
　　A removed
　　B cured
　　C worsened
　　D relieved
10 An the cars are tested for defects before leaving the factory
　　A functions
　　C motions
　　B faults
　　D parts
　　11 The food is insufficient for three people．
　　A instant
　　B infinite
　　C inexpensive
　　D inadequate
　　12 Thousands of people perished in the storm．
　　A died
　　B suffered
　　C floated
　　D scattered
　　13 But in the end he approved of our proposal
　　A undoubtedly
　　B certainly
　　C ultimately
　　D necessarily
　　14 For young children，getting dressed is a complicated business.
　　A strange
　　B complex
　　C personal
　　D funny
　　15 In Britain and many other countries appraisal is now a tool of management．
　　A evaluation
　　B efficiency
　　C production
　　D publicity
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　　Stem Cell Therapy May Help Repair the Heart
　　According to scientists in the USA，stem cell therapy may one day be able to repair the hearts of people with heart failure．Researchers at Pittsburgh University School of Medicine examined 20 patients who had severe heart failure and were going to have surgery．
　　They injected stem cells into the parts of their hearts that were damaged，They then compared their hearts with those of people who had undergone surgery without having the stem cells injected into them(they had also suffered from severe heart failure)．The patients who had had the stem cells injected had hearts that were able to pump(用泵抽运)more blood than the others．
　　According to Professor Robert Kormos，one of t11e researchers，these results could revolutionize heart treatment．Although previous studies had indicated that there might be a benefit，this is the first study that has actually proved that stem cell therapy can help the failing heart work better．
　　All the patients in this study had hearts that could not pump blood properly．The scientists measured their ejection fraction(射血分数)．1t is a measure of heart performance；you measure how much blood is being pumped out by the left ventricle(心室).
　　Healthy people's ejection fraction is about 55％．These patients ha