gets wasted
C. A necessary alternative to farming
D. Time well spent is rewarded
E. Continuing investment is necessary alternative to farming in high stand9rds
F. Professional skills are exploited
27. Bob and Clara Darlington established a shop to _
28. Apart from quality fruit and vegetables, the couple
29. Instead of throwing the damaged vegetables away , the couple
30. Clara spent much of the summer going to London to
A. sell fresh vegetables
B. turn them into soup
C. sell as much as possible
D. promote her soups
E. fill a gap in the market
F. offer a variety of prepared meals
第四部分:阅读理解(第31-45题,每题3分,共45分)
下面有3篇短文,每篇短文后有5道题。请根据短文内容,为每题确定1个最佳选项。
第1篇
The Iceman
On a September day in 1991, two Germans were climbing the mountains between Austria and Italy. High up on a mountain pass, they found the body of a man lying on the ice. At that height(10,499 feet, or 3,200 meters), the ice is usually permanent, but 1991 had been an especially warm year. The mountain ice had melted more than usual and so the body had come to the surface.
It was lying face downward. The skeleton(骨架) was in perfect condition, except for a wound in the head. There was still skin on the bones and the remains of some clothes. The hands were still holding the wooden handle of an ax and on the feet there were very simple leather and cloth boots. Nearby was a pair of gloves made of tree bark(树皮) and a holder for arrows.
Who was this man? How and when had he died? Everybody had a different answer to these questions. Some people thought that it was from this century , perhaps the body of a soldier who died in World War I , since several soldiers had already been found in the area. A Swiss woman believed it might be her father, who had died in those mountains twenty years before and whose body had never been found. The s