2 . ________ snow is widely used to replace natural snow at the ski resorts so that visitors can access winter sports, round the year.

A．Substantial

B．Virtual

C．Artificial

D．Multiple

3 . 汉译英
1. adj. 极为恶劣的；十分严重的______________
2. adj. 相互矛盾的；对立的______________
3. n. 证据；证明；检验______________
4. adj. 数量多的；多种多样的______________
5. vt. &vi. 怀疑；不信任 n. 犯罪嫌疑人______________
6. vt. &n. 责怪；指责______________
7. adj. 生的；未经处理的______________
8. adj. 大量的；价值巨大的______________
9. n. 思想；思维______________
10. adj. 可靠的；固体的；坚实的 n. 固体______________
11. n. & adj. 混凝土；确实的；具体的______________
12. adj. 优秀的；杰出的______________
13. n. 概念；观念______________
14. adj. 聪颖的；绝妙的______________
15. n. & vt. & vi. 转换；转移；转向______________

5 . Innovation is key to business survival, and companies put ________ resources into encouraging employees to develop new ideas.

A．definite

B．primitive

C．substantial

D．reasonable

6 . Direction: 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. justify B. correspondingly C. rigid D. tackle E. consequence F. channel G. ultimately H. interpretation I. substantial J. tendency K. relevant

1. Authorities have a responsibility to promote initiatives to ________ the energy of young people towards more worthwhile ends such as the acquisition of a basic skill.
2. Education is supposed to be ________ to the real world and the challenges students are facing.
3. There is a growing ________ among young people to search for balance in life through daily tai chi practice.
4. Contrary to our expectation, the well-established pianist’s ________ of the music was rather too literal.
5. Despite the Yupik people’s preservation of their independence and heritage, the process of globalization will ________ lead to the changes in their traditional way of life.
6. Many countries are exploring ways to ease the financial problem as a(n) ________ of the rising medical costs of their ageing populations.
7. Teenagers need to be motivated to ________ their academic stress by setting realistic goals and dividing their work into reasonable daily targets.
8. The Japanese have a ________ code of etiquette, which may seem artificial to people from other cultures.
9. The “sentimental value” of the stuff in our lives cannot ________ the behaviour of those compulsive hoarders.
10. A ________ number of Aboriginal songlines were lost due to the destruction of their ancient way of life.

7 . In 2006, the rabbits’ digging caused some land to collapse, and killed a s_________ (大量的,多的) number of penguins. （根据中英文提示填空）

10 . Through Snow’s tireless efforts, water companies began to sell clean water and the threat of cholera around the world saw a substantial decrease.(英译汉)