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(1) The schools are reluctant to take time off——even teachers with tickets for the England-Argentina game had trouble getting the day off. 59. The underlined word reluctant in the passage may probably mean_______. kind B. unwilling C. free D. careless B (2) Without examinations, employers will look for employees from the highly respected schools and from families known to them—a form of favouritism will replace equality. 82. The word “favouritism” in paragraph 3 is used to describe the phenomenon that ______. A. bright children also need certificates to get satisfying jobs B. children from well-respected(受尊敬的 ) schools tend to have good jobs C. poor children with certificates are favoured in job markets D. children attending ordinary schools achieve great success B 7. 根据同义关系推测 根据生词所处语境中的同义或近义词的意思来推测它的意思。 (1) Rainforests like the Amazon are important for mopping up CO2 from the atmos-phere and helping to slow global warming. Currently the trees in the Amazon take in around 500 million tons of CO2 each year, equal to the total amount of CO2 giving off in the UK each year. 64. The underlined phrase “mopping up” in the second paragraph means ________. cleaning up B. taking in C. wiping out D. giving out B (2) When people want to know about the weather, they usually go to their radios, TVs, newspapers, or to the Internet. However, you can also find many weather signs among wildlife, because of their highly developed senses. Drops in air pressure(压力) produce an effect on small animals in many ways. Mice and deer are good weather indicators. People who spend a lot of time outdoors have observed that, before a storm, field mice come out of their holes and run around, Deer leave high ground and come down from the mountains. 45. The word “indicators” in paragraph I probably means . maps B. services C. signs D. stations C 8. 根据其它方法推测 除了上述着重介绍的7种方法外，还有可以根据并