1、听录音：{MP3:/imgcache/attached/media/20140227/20140227163031_4341.mp3}回答1-10题。The recent social and economic changes in the US have great impact on all the American housing system．TRUE/FALSE
2、One out of four married couples have got divorced in America．TRUE/FALSE
3、The change in family size has affected the size of houses needed．TRUE/FALSE
4、In many areas of the US．people would rather rent an apartment than buy a house．TRUE/FALSE
5、People form cooperatives to spend less money on houses．TRUE/FALSE
6、People move back to cities because they want to be closer to their offices．TRUE/FALSE
7、Living underground can help reduce oae cost of heating and lighting．TRUE/FALSE
8、Inflation has made the interest on housing loans 18% higher than before．TRUE/FALSE
9、Unemployment in housing industry and depression in housing market result from social and economic changes．TRUE/FALSE
10、Mobile houses are built in order to lower the cost．TRUE/FALSE Part BYou will hear 3 conversations or talks and you must answer the questions by choosing A，B，C or D．You will hear the recording ONLY ONCE．
11、听录音，回答以下问题。Which of the following about pickpocketing is not tree?A．It is a fast increasing crime．B．Its methods are improving．C．Nobody is safe from a veteran pickpocket．D．There are about 4 000 000 victims every year．
12、 What was probably the reason for discontinuing to hang a pickpocket in the 18th century?A．Hanging was a useless warning．B．It was too cruel and violent．C．Too many people watched the practice．D．Other pickpockets were only spectators．
13、 Where is the least Hkely place for pickpocketing?A．Banks and supermarkets．B．Train and bus stalions．C．Post offices and hospitals．D．Elevators and airports．
14、听录音，回答以下问题。What are the speakers doing?A．Visiting the neww restaurant．B．Watching a parade．C．Having a picnic．D．Going to the beach．
15、 How does the man feel about the rain?A．Excited．B．Confused．C．Afraid．D．Surprised．
16、 What will the speakers probably do next?A．Go home．B．Go to a restaurant．C．Unpack the Car．D．Put a dry blanket under the tree．
17、听录音，回答以下问题。What is the main topic of this talk?A．Bicycles and cars．B．Building codes．C．Energy conservation．D．New housing construction．
18、 Why iS insulation requked in new houses?A．To limit discussion on heating bills．B．To prevent heat loss．C．To determine the temperature in homes．D．To convert homes to electric heat．
19、 What is the purpose of building new houses facing north or south?A．To avoid direct sunlight．B．To 1imit space used．C．To keep out the cold．D．To conform to other houses．
20、 What has the city of Davis provided for bicycle riders?A．Special paths．B．Resurfaced highways．C．More parking space．D．Better street lighting．Part Cyou will hear a talk．As you listen．you must answer Questions 21-30 by writing by writing NO MORE THAN THREE words in'he space provided on the right．You will hear the talk TWICE．21、听录音，回答以下问题。What do you know about Beethoven’S music talent when he Was 7?
22、 How old was he when he was made assistant organist in Bonn?
23、 In which year did Beethoven meet his idol Mozart?
24、 What was Mozart’s reaction after he heard Beethoven’s performance?
25、 What did Beethoven tlliIlk of Haydn’s teaching?
26、 What was Beethoven’s personality?
27、 What Can we learn about Beethoven from his style of composing?
28、 Which is the most popular of all his symphonies?
29、 How did Beethoven communicate with others after he had lost his hearing?
30、 Till 2004 how long has he been dead?Section II Use of English (15 minutes)31、回答31-50题： You may say that the business of marking books is going to slow down your reading．(31) _________probably will．That’s one of the(32)_________for doing it．Most of US have been taken in by the notion that speed of(33) is a measure of our intelligence．There is(34) _________such things as the fight(35) _________for intelligent reading．Some things should be(36) _________quickly and effortlessly，and some should be read(37) _________and even laboriously．The sign of intelligence(船) _________reading is the ability to read (39) _________things differently according to their worth．In the(40) _________of good books，the point is not to see how many of them can you get through，(41) _________how many Can you get through them--how many you Can(42) _________your own．A few friends are(43) _________than a thousand acquaintances．If this be your goal，(44) _________it should be，you will not be impatient if it takes more time and effort to read a great book than a news-paper(45) _________． You may have another objection to(46) _________books．You Can’t lend them to your friends(47) _________ nobody else call read them(48) _________being distracted by your notes．What’s more，you won’t want to lend them because a(49) _________copy is a kind of intellectual diary，and(50) _________it is almost like giving your mind away． If your friend hopes to read your Shakespeare，or The Federalist Papers，tell him，gently but firmly，to buy a copy． You will lend him your car or your coat——but your books are as much a part of you as your head or your heart.___________
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50、 __________Section III Reading Comprehension (50 minutes).其中6-70题每题2分。51、回答51-80题：Text 1 Gene therapy and gene based drugs are two ways we could benefit from Our growing mastery of genetic science． But there will be others as well．Here is one of the remarkable therapies on the cutting edge of genetic research that could make their way into mainstream medicine in the coming years． While it’S true that just about every cell in the body has the instructions to make a complete human，most of those instructions are inactivated，and with good reason：the last thing you want for your brain cells is to start churning out stomach acid or your nose to turn into a kidney．The only time cells truly have the potential to turn into any and all body parts is very early in a pregnancy．when so-called stem cells haven’t begun to specialize． Yet this untapped potential could be a terrific boon to medicine．Most diseases involve the death of healthy cells-brain cells in Alzheimer’s，cardiac cells in heart disease，pancreatic cells in diabetes，to name a few；if doctors could isolate stem cells，then direct their growth，they might be able to furnish patients with healthy replacement tissue． It was incredibly difficult，but last fall scientists at the University of Wisconsin managed to isolate stem cells and get them to grow into neural，gut，muscle and bone cells．The process still can’t be controlled，and may have unforeseen limitations；but if efforts to understand and master stem cell development prove successful，doctors will have a therapeutic tool of incredible power． The sanle applies to cloning，which is really just the other side of the coin．True cloning，as first shown with the sheep Dolly two years ago，involves taking a developed cell and reactivating the genome within，resetting its developmental instructions to a pristine state．Once that happens，the rejuvenated cell can develop into a full—fiedged animal，genetically identical to its parent． For agriculture．in which purely physical characteristics like milk production in a cow or low fat in a hog have real market value，biological carbon copies could become routine within a few years．This past year scientists have done for mice and cows what Ian Wilmut did for Dolly，and other creatures are bound to join the cloned menagerie in the coming year． Human cloning，on the other hand，may be technically feasible but legally and emotionally more difficult． Still，one day it will happen．The ability to reset body cells to a pristine，undeveloped state could give doctors exact： ly the same advantages they would get from stem cells：the potential to make healthy body tissues of all sorts，and． thus to cure disease．That could prove to be a true“miracle cure”．The writer holds that the potential to make healthy body tissues will_____．A．aggravate moral issues of human cloningB．bring great benefits to human beingsC．help scientists decode body instructionsD．involve employing surgical instruments
52、 The word“rejuvenated”(Para．5)most probably means_____．A．modifiedB．recolicctedC．classifiedD．reactivated
53、 The research at the University of Wisconsin is mentioned to show_____．A．the isolation of stem cellsB．the effects of gene therapiesC．the advantages of human cloningD．the limitations of tissue replacepmnts
54、 Which of the following is true according to the text?A．The principle of gene therapy is applicable to that of cloning．B．The isolation of stem ceils is too difficult to be feasible．C．It is reasonable for all body instructions to be activated．D．Cloned animals will eventually take control of the world．
55、 Towards the genetic research，the author’s attitude can best be said to be that of_____．A．frustrationB．indifferenceC．amazementD．opposition
56、回答56-85题：Text 2 Earthquake survivors trapped in rubble could one day be saved by an unlikely rescuer：A robotic caterpillar that burrows its way through debris. Just a few centimeters wide, the robot relies on magnetic fields to propel it through the kind of tiny crevices that would foil the wheeled or tracked search robots currently used to located people trapped in collapsed buildings. The caterpillar’s inventor，Norihiko Saga of Akita Prefectural University in Japan，will demonstrate his new method of locomotion at a conference on magnetic materials in Seattle．In addition to lights and cameras，a search caterpillar could be equipped with an array of sensors to measure other factors--such as radioactivity or oxygen levels—that could tell human rescuers if an area is safe to enter． The magnetic caterpillar is amazingly simple．It moves by a process similar to peristalsis，the rhythmic contraction that moves food down your intestine．Saga made the caterpillar from a series of rubber capsules filled with a magnetic fluid consisting of iron particles，water，and a detergent—like surfactant，which reduces the surface tension of the fluid：Each capsule is linked to the next by a pair of rubber rods．The caterpillar’s guts are wrapped in a clear，flexible polymer tube that protects it from the environment． To make the caterpillar move forwards，Saga moves a magnetic field backwards along the caterpillar．Inside the caterpillar’s“head”capsule．magnetic fluid surges towards the attractive magnetic field，causing the capsule to bulge out to the sides and draw its front and rear potions up．As the magnetic field passes to the next capsule，the In'st breaks free and springs forward and the next capsule bunches up．In this way，the caterpillar Call reach speeds of 4 centimeters per second as it crawls along． Moving the magnetic field faster can make it traverse the caterpillar before all the capsules have sprung back to their original shapes．The segments then all spring back，almost but not quite simultaneously． Saga plans to automate the movement of the caterpillar by placing electromagnets at regular intervals along the inside of its polymer tube．By phasing the current flow to the electromagnets，he’ll be able to controlit wirelessly via remote control．He also needs to find a new type of robber for the magnetic capsules，because the one he’s using at the minute eventually begins to leak． But crawling is not the most efficient form of locomotion for robots，says Roben Full of the University of Cali— fomia at Berkeley．an expert in animal motion who occasionally advises robotics designers．“If you look at the ener- getic cost of crawling，compared to walkig，swimming or flying，crawling is very expensive，”he says．Walking， on the other every step，energy is conserved in the foot and then released to help the foot spring up． Saga acknowledges this inefficiency but says his caterpillar is far more stable than one that walks，rolls on wheels or flies．It has no moving parts save for a few fluid—filled rubber capsules．Biped robots and wheeled robots require a smooth surface and are difficult to miniaturize，and flying rob6ts have too many moving parts． “My peri- staltic crawling robot is simple and it works，”he says．From this passage，we can learn that_____．A．a robotic caterpillar can crawl by a pair of rubber rodsB．when a caterpillar moves，the magnetic field movies backwards along itC．the environment couldn’t influence a robotic caterpillar’s guts，which are wrapped in a capsuleD．crawling is very stable and efficient，and when it moves，only a few elements are needed
57、 According to this passage，which is not true about the construction of the robotic caterpillar?A．A robotic caterpillar is made from a series of rubber capsules filled with a magnetic fluid．B．Iron particles，water，and a detergent-like surfactant form a magnetic fluid．C．Each capsule filled with a magnetic fluid is linked to the next by a pair of rubber rods．D．In order to keep stable condition，the caterpillar’s guts are wrapped in a clear，flexible polymer tube．
58、 The meaning of the word“peristalsis”in Paragraph 3 is similar to_____．A．swimmingB．flyingC．crawlingD．walking
59、 Comparing the robotic caterpillar and the other robots，which of the following is not true?A．A smooth surface is indispensable to biped robots and wheeled robots．B．Flying robots are very inconvenient when moving，because they have too many moving parts．C．The robotic caterpillar only has rubber capsules filled with a magnetic fluid．D．It’s incapable for wheeled robots to locate trapped people because they are impossible to miniaturize．
60、 The passage is mainly about______．A．why a robotic caterpillar Call find trapped peopleB．how a robotic caterpillar worksC．the instruction of the magnetic caterpillarD．how a robotic caterpillar crawls61、回答61-90题：Text 3 Could the bad old days of economic decline be about to return?Since OPEC agreed to supply—cuts in March， the price of crude oil has jumped to almost$26 a barrel．up from less than$10 last December．This near—tripling of oil prices calls up scary memories of the 1973 0il shock，when prices quadrupled，and 1979—80，when they also almost tripled．Both previous shocks resulted in double—digit inflation and global economic decline．So where are the headlines warning of gloom and doom this time? The Oil price was given another push up this week when Iraq suspended oil exports．Strengthening economic growth，at the same time as winter grips the northern hemisphere，could push the price higher still in the short term． Yet there ale good reasons to expect the economic consequences now to be less severe than in the l970s．In most countries the cost of crude oil now accounts for a smaller share of the price of petrol than it did in the l970s．In Europe，taxes account for up to four—fifths of the retail price，so even quite big changes in the price of crude have a more muted effect on pump prices than in the past． Rich economies are also less dependent on oil than they were．and so less sensitive to swings in the oil price． Energy conservation，a shift to other fuels and a decline in the importance of heavy，energy—intensive industries hasreduced oil consumption．Software．consultancy and mobile telephones use far less oil than steel or car production． For each dollar of GDP(in constant prices)rich economies now use nearly 50％less oil than in 1973．The OECD estimates in its latest Economic Outlook that，its oil prices averaged$22 a barrel for a full year，compared with $13 in 1998,this would increase the oil import bill in rich economies by only 0．25—0．5％of GDP．That is less than one-quarter of the income loss in 1974 0r 1980．On the other hand，oil-importing emerging economies--to which heavy industry has shifted-have become more energy-intensive，and so could be more seriously squeezed． One more reason not to lose sleep over the rise in oil prices is that，unlike the rises in the 1970s，it has not oc— carred against the background of general commodity—price inflation and global excess demand．A sizable portion of the world is only just emerging from economic decline．The Economist’s commodity price index is broadly unchang— ing from a year a90．In 1973 commodity prices jumped by 70％and in 1979 by almost 30％．The main reason for the latest rise of oil price is_____．A．global inflationB．reduction in supplyC．fast growth in economyD．Iraq’s suspension of exports
62、 It call be inferred from the text that the retail price of petrol will go up dramatically if_____．A．price of crude risesB．commodity prices riseC．consumption risesD．oil taxes rise
63、 The estimates in Economic Outllok show that in rich countries_____．A．heavy industry becomes more energy-intensiveB．income loss mainly results from fluctuating crude oil pricesC．manufacturing industry has been seriously squeezedD．oil price changes have no significant impact on GDP
64、 We can draw a conclusion from the text that______．A．oil—price shocks are less shocking nowB．inflation seems irrelevant to oil-price shocksC．energy conservation can keep down the oil pricesD．the price rise of crude leads to the shrinking of heavy industry
65、 From the text we can see that the writer seems_____．A．optimisticB．sensitiveC．gloomyD．scared
66、回答66-95题： For a child，happiness has a magical nature．I remember making hide—outs in newly-cut hay，playing cops and robbers in the woods，getting a speaking part in the school play．Of course，Kids also experience lows，But their de— light at such peaks of pleasure as winning a race or getting a new bike is unreserved． In the teenage years the concept of happiness changes．Suddenly it’s conditional on such things as excitement． love，popularity and whether that zit will clear up before night．I can still feel the agony of not being invited to a party that almost everyone else was going to．But I also recall the ecstasy of being plucked from obscurity at another event to dance with a John Travolta look．alike． 66.___________________ My dictionary defines happy as“lucky”or“fortunate”，But I think a better definition of happiness is“the capacity for enjoyment”．The more we can appreciate what we have，the happier we are．It’s easy to overlook the pleasure we get from loving and being loved，the company of friends，the freedom to live where we please，even good health． 67.___________________ Later，peace descended again，and my husband and I enjoyed another pleasure--intimacy．Sometimes just the knowledge that he wants can bring me joy． You never know where happiness will turn up next．When I asked friends what made them happy，some mentioned apparently insignificant moments．“I hate shopping，”0ne friend said，“but there’s a clerk who always chats and really cheers me up．” 68.___________________ I get a thrill from driving．One day I stopped to let the school bus turn onto a side road．The driver grinned and gave me a thumbs-up sign．We were two allies in the world of mad motorists．It made me smile． 69.___________________ Psychologists tell us that to be happy we need a mixture of enjoyable leisure time and satisfying work．I doubt that my great grandmother，who raised l4 children and took in washing，had none of either．She did have a network of close friends and families，and maybe this is what fulfilled her．If she was content with what she had，perhaps it was because she didn’t expect life to be very different． 70.___________________ While happiness may be more complex for us，the solution is the same as ever．Happiness isn’t about what comes to us—it’s about how we perceive what comes to us．It’s the knack of finding a positive for every negative． and viewing a setback as a challenge．It’s not wishing for what we haven’t had，But enjoying what we do possess．__________A．Another friend loves the telephone．“Every time it rings，I know someone is thinking about me．”B．When we think about happiness，we usually think of something extraordinary，a pinnacle of sheer delight and those pinnacles seem to get rarer the older we get．C．In adulthood tlle things that bring profound joy—birm，love，marriage--also bring responsibility and the risk of loss．Love may not last，sex isn’t always good，loved ones die．For adults，happiness is complicated．D．We，on the other hand，with so many choices and such pressure to succeed in every area，have changed happiness into one more thing we“gotta have”．We’re so self-conscious about our“right”to it that it’s making us miserable．So we chase it and equate it with wealth and success，without noticing that the people who have those things area’t necessarily happier．E．I added up my little moments of pleasure yesterday．First there was sheer bless when I shut the last lunchbox and had the house for myself．Then I spent an uninterrupted morning writing，which I love．When the kids came back home，I enjoyed their noise after the quiet of the whole day．F．We all experience moments like these．Too few of us register them as happiness．
67、 __________A．Another friend loves the telephone．“Every time it rings，I know someone is thinking about me．”B．When we think about happiness，we usually think of something extraordinary，a pinnacle of sheer delight and those pinnacles seem to get rarer the older we get．C．In adulthood tlle things that bring profound joy—birm，love，marriage--also bring responsibility and the risk of loss．Love may not last，sex isn’t always good，loved ones die．For adults，happiness is complicated．D．We，on the other hand，with so many choices and such pressure to succeed in every area，have changed happiness into one more thing we“gotta have”．We’re so self-conscious about our“right”to it that it’s making us miserable．So we chase it and equate it with wealth and success，without noticing that the people who have those things area’t necessarily happier．E．I added up my little moments of pleasure yesterday．First there was sheer bless when I shut the last lunchbox and had the house for myself．Then I spent an uninterrupted morning writing，which I love．When the kids came back home，I enjoyed their noise after the quiet of the whole day．F．We all experience moments like these．Too few of us register them as happiness．
68、 __________A．Another friend loves the telephone．“Every time it rings，I know someone is thinking about me．”B．When we think about happiness，we usually think of something extraordinary，a pinnacle of sheer delight and those pinnacles seem to get rarer the older we get．C．In adulthood tlle things that bring profound joy—birm，love，marriage--also bring responsibility and the risk of loss．Love may not last，sex isn’t always good，loved ones die．For adults，happiness is complicated．D．We，on the other hand，with so many choices and such pressure to succeed in every area，have changed happiness into one more thing we“gotta have”．We’re so self-conscious about our“right”to it that it’s making us miserable．So we chase it and equate it with wealth and success，without noticing that the people who have those things area’t necessarily happier．E．I added up my little moments of pleasure yesterday．First there was sheer bless when I shut the last lunchbox and had the house for myself．Then I spent an uninterrupted morning writing，which I love．When the kids came back home，I enjoyed their noise after the quiet of the whole day．F．We all experience moments like these．Too few of us register them as happiness．
69、 __________A．Another friend loves the telephone．“Every time it rings，I know someone is thinking about me．”B．When we think about happiness，we usually think of something extraordinary，a pinnacle of sheer delight and those pinnacles seem to get rarer the older we get．C．In adulthood tlle things that bring profound joy—birm，love，marriage--also bring responsibility and the risk of loss．Love may not last，sex isn’t always good，loved ones die．For adults，happiness is complicated．D．We，on the other hand，with so many choices and such pressure to succeed in every area，have changed happiness into one more thing we“gotta have”．We’re so self-conscious about our“right”to it that it’s making us miserable．So we chase it and equate it with wealth and success，without noticing that the people who have those things area’t necessarily happier．E．I added up my little moments of pleasure yesterday．First there was sheer bless when I shut the last lunchbox and had the house for myself．Then I spent an uninterrupted morning writing，which I love．When the kids came back home，I enjoyed their noise after the quiet of the whole day．F．We all experience moments like these．Too few of us register them as happiness．
70、 __________A．Another friend loves the telephone．“Every time it rings，I know someone is thinking about me．”B．When we think about happiness，we usually think of something extraordinary，a pinnacle of sheer delight and those pinnacles seem to get rarer the older we get．C．In adulthood tlle things that bring profound joy—birm，love，marriage--also bring responsibility and the risk of loss．Love may not last，sex isn’t always good，loved ones die．For adults，happiness is complicated．D．We，on the other hand，with so many choices and such pressure tosucceed in every area，have changed happiness into one more thing we“gotta have”．We’re so self-conscious about our“right”to it that it’s making us miserable．So we chase it and equate it with wealth and success，without noticing that the people who have those things area’t necessarily happier．E．I added up my little moments of pleasure yesterday．First there was sheer bless when I shut the last lunchbox and had the house for myself．Then I spent an uninterrupted morning writing，which I love．When the kids came back home，I enjoyed their noise after the quiet of the whole day．F．We all experience moments like these．Too few of us register them as happiness．71、A Like your motorcyclegames big，Bold，and beautiful? All those superlativesand more apply to Motocross Madness 2，the sequel to oneof the most funny(if not the most realistic)motocross simulations ever created． This sequel improves on the original by offering larger racingenvironments，more modes of play，and much more detailed graphics．Theenvironments now have a full complement of trees，cacti，Bushes，and other solid ob． jects to smack into，and some game modeseven introduce highway traffic into the mix．There’s nothing like jumping over a moving semi on your way to the finishline．The new Pro Circuit career mode adds a lot of replay—ability(andlong—term strategy)to the game，and fun multiplayermodes like tag offer a refreshing break to standard racing when playing online． On the downside，all the newgraphical goodness requires some advanced computer hardwares．While a 3-D accelerator isn’t required，that’s a little like saying your car doesn’t need an engine because you can still push it． With a decent 3-D card，at least a 350 MHzprocessor，and plenty of RAM，however，the game really comes to life．Those of youwith 3 D audio cards are also in for a treat．as itbecomes possible to tell where other riders are just by listening．It took time to get used to Motocross Madness 2’s complete over—the—topphysics．Hitting evena minorjump launches the bike straight up into the air．and bigger hills can leave you staring down at the treetops for overfive seconds．It’s a littleridiculous，But once we gained some familiarity with thetracks it virtually made the game a lot of fun．More airtime means more chances to perform ouUageous aerial stunts，from the Tail Grab to the back-bending Cordova．Unfortunately，it also means unfortunateencounters with trees which are much harder to avoid． If you buy sports games based ouly on their ability to realistically portraythe sports they are simulating，Mo- tocross Madness 2will disappoint．For those of you who like big air，Big stunts，enormous open environments，and lots of challenging arcade action，thisgame is better than its predecessor in every way．B SimCity 3，000 is back，and it’s bigger than ever! Maxis pulled outall the stops for this new version of the bestselling game，adding enough new customized graphics to recreate cities from allover the world．The new European and Asian building setsserve up hundreds of new buildings that match the architecture of these diverseenvironments．From the Great Wall to the Berlin Wall，it’s in there．Ofcourse，you can still mix and match--free- dom to managea city as you choose has always been the name of this game．No addition to the SimCity family would be complete without some newmethods for destroying your creations，and SimCity 3，000 Unlimited has four more devastating disasters than the oldversion．You can recreate the movie Armageddon byunleashing large chunks of flaming space debris，smiteyour populace with a buzzing swarm of locusts，destroyseaports and coastal develop— merits with a whirlpool，oruncork some toxic clouds．The Building Architect，formerly available as a free down- load，isnow packed on the CD—ROM．1his 3一D architectural program lets users set up the buildings of theirdreams， from dilapidated outhouses to toweringskyscrapers to works of modem art that are intended for pure decoration． Don’t worry if you don’tfeel like using this powerful tool to create things yourself-thegame comes with doz- ens of new ways to make your cities unique．and you can always head to the SimCity Exchange to download imagi-native add—ons created by other users．The infiniteexpand—ability and infinite replay-ability of this game should keep would．be mayors completely occupied until they move to the suburbs of theSims．C Want to liveforever?Get a taste for what it’s like with Vampire：TheMasquerade Redemption，the first computer role--playinggame based on the tremendously popular dice-and-paper and live-action RPG fromWhite Wolf Game Studio．Die．hardfans will grumble a bit at some of the translation concessions from book tohard drive．The vampiric disciplines in particular areless flexible and occasionally more hassle than they’reworth-sure， you can turn into a wolf，But you can’t return to your natural formuntil the time limit expires．Still，these limitations don’t interfere with thegameplay，which is fast moving，challenging，and genuinely creepy．Graphics and sounds arewell designed．and along with the plot they evoke tthemood of gothic horror that has made Vampire so popular． The single-playermode locks you into the story line of Christof,a medieval crusader who blundersinto immortality at the fangs of an ancient arujah vampire．Christof’s damnation and search for redemption lead him from the Prague ofthe Dark Ages to modern New York City．Multiplayeroptions include local area network and Internet play as well as the ability tomake and run your own stories for other players．Themanual is beautiful and helpful，a rare combination．Clearly，the designers took their cue fromWhite Wolf，as evidenced by the clarity of text andcarefully chosen illustrations．Though Redemption isreally worth playing，gamers should be warned that thesave—game feature is irritating and often beyond the player’s control and that the installation requires at least 720 MB(and upto 1．3 GB!)．Despite these flaws，the game is still wicked fun and merits plenty of praise．D Counter—Strike，the world’s most popular online action game and first—person shooter for thePC，makes its console debut exclusively on Xbox and XboxLive．Counter-Strike for Xbox features single—playermissions， taking place over a gritty realisticcounterterrorist world．It allows garners to challengeother players in team．based multiplayer games on XboxLive and System Link．Counter-Strike forXbox will be the most graphically advanced version of the game to date，showcasing thetechnical prowess of Xbox，including immersive andintense multiplayer action on Xbox Live．In addition，players will benefit by strategizing and communicating with theirteammates via the Xbox Live Communicator headset． Features： ·Intense XboxLive multiplayer action：Gamers call battle real playersthroughout the world with Xbox Live，strategizing andcommunicating with up to 15 0ther players．A uniqueplayer—ranking system will allow gamers to select games with equal—caliberopponents，while Xbox Live helps ensure cheat—freeplaying fields． ·Xboxenhancements and exclusives：Players will be treated tonew graphically enhanced missions from Counter-Strike：ConditionZer0，as well as new，exclusivecontent designed only for Xbox． ·Realisticcounterterrorist experience：Players will experience adeep and involving counterterrorism world，where dangerabounds．Lead an elite team through the jungles of Asia，the cold regions of Eastern Europe，and theunbearable humidity of Colombia． ·Real-lifeweapons and gadgets：Players can choose from more than25 real—life weapons，including shotguns，sniper dries，pistols，and other military artillery． ·Downloadablecontent：New downloadable content will be available viaXbox Live．根据以上内容，回答71-100题。is sold well?_____
72、allows gamersto select games with equal—caliber opponents? _____
73、is probablyfrightening? _____
74、offers somemore ways to destroy what the players have built? _____
75、seemsdifficult to save the game? _____
76、has no easytrack for the game? _____
77、enablesplayers to construct buildings in differe/at styles?_____
78、has detailedand spectacular racing environments? _____
79、enablesplayers to make up their own stories? _____
80、allows gamersto challenge other players in team—based multiplayer games on Xbox Live andSystem Link? ____Section Ⅳ Writing (40 minutes)81、 Some people claim that television is good for children because it gets children cleverer by watching it，while others think that television is bad for children．Write an article to express your point of view on this topic． You should write no less than 250 words．[ 结 束 ]
