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Doctors say anger can be an very harmful emotion(情绪)unless you learn how to deal with it. They warn...
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Doctorssayangercanbeanextremelydamagingemotionunle
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keeping anger inside is better than expressing it intensively
both repressing and expressing anger cause health problems
keeping anger inside is more likely to cause heart disease
expressing anger freely can avoid medical problems
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第三篇 AngerIsDangeroustoYourHealth Doctorssayanger
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to discuss it with doctors
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SeaLifeMelbourneAquarium水族馆Theall-newSeaLifeMelbourneAquariumsituatedintheheartofMelbourne’sCBDisoneofVictoria’sleadingvisitorattractionsandanunforgettableoutingforthewholefamily.Having12amazingzonesofdiscoverySeaLifeMelbourneAquariumistheveryplacethatyoucannotmisswhenyouvisitthecity.*OpeningTimesSeaLifeMelbourneAquariumisopenfrom9:30amuntil6:00pmeverydayoftheyearincludingpublicholidays.Lastadmissionisat5:00pmonehourbeforeclosing.*Location位置SeaLifeMelbourneAquariumislocatedonthecornerofFlindersStreetandKingStreetMelbournE.ItissituatedontheYarraRiveroppositeCrownEntertainmentComplex.*GettingtoSeaLifeMelbourneAquariumTrainTheSeaLifeMelbourneAquariumtrainstopislocatedonthefreeCityCircleTramroute公交线路andalsoroutes70and75.CityCircletramsrunevery10minutesinbothdirections.ShuttleBusTheSeaLifeMelbourneAquariumisafreebusservicestoppingatkeytouristattractionsinandaroundtheCity.Runningdailyevery15minutesfrom10:00amto4:00pm.CarParkingWhilethereisnopubliccarparkingatSeaLifeMelbourneAquariumthereareseveralpubliccarparkinglotsavailableonlyashortwalkaway.*WheelchairAccessSeaLifeMelbourneAquariumprovidespeopleinwheelchairswithfullaccesstoall12zones.Eachflooralsohaswheelchairaccessibletoilets.*TermsTicketswillbeemailedtoyouimmediatelyafterpurchaseoryoucandownloadandprintyourticketoncepaymenthasbeenaccepteD.PleaseprintoutallticketspurchasedandpresentatthefrontentranceofSeaLifeMelbourneAquarium.Noticketnoentry!21.SeaLifeMelbourneAquarium_________.A.has12mostattractiveplacesinMelbourneB.admitsvisitorsfrom9:30amuntil6:00pmC.islocatedatthecenteroftheCBDinthecityD.isbesideCrownEntertainmentComplex22.GettingtoSeaLifeMelbourneAquariumvisitorscantake________.A.eithertramroute70or75B.trainsfromsouthernCrosstrainstationC.shuttlebusesaroundthetrainstationD.boatsacrosstheyarraRiver23.SeaLifeMelbourneAquariumoffersvisitors________.A.freecarparkingB.InternetconnectionC.transportationserviceD.wheelchairaccess24.TicketstoSeaLifeMelbourneAquarium________.A.arecheckedattheentranceB.arefreetoallvisitorsC.canbepurchasedbyemailD.canbeprintedattheticketoffice
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Ifyourcellphonesuddenlystopsworkingdon'tblametheserviceprovider.Themalfunction故障mighthavebeencausedbysomethingbigger—asolarstorm.ExpertsexpectthattheearthwillseemoresolaractivitiesinthenearfuturE.Themalfunctionofelectronicdevicesisjustoneoftheeffects.Sunspots太阳黑子serveasanindicatorofthesun'sactivity.Forthepasttwoyearssunspotshavemostlybeenmissing.Theirabsencethelongestinnearly100yearshastakenevensunwatchersbysurprisE.Whenthenumberofsunspotsdropsattheendofeach11-yearcyclesolarstormsdiedownandallbecomemuchcalmer.Thissolarminimumdoesn'tlastlong.Withinayearsunspotsandsolarstormsbegintobuildtowardanewcrescendo_thenextsolarmaximum.What'sspecialaboutthislatestcycleisthatthesunishavingtroublestartingthenextsolarcyclE.Thesunbegantocalmdowninlate2007sonooneexpectedmanysunspotsin2008.Theyshouldreturnin2010.Scientistshavepredictedthatthenextsolarcyclecouldbethemostactiveonrecord:moresunspotsandmoresolarstorms.Howeversunspotsaremostlymissingnow.SincetheearthisinclosecontactwiththesunstrongsolaractivitiescanbringtroubletoourlifE.Peopleofthe21stcenturyrelyonhigh-techsystemsforthebasicsofdailylifE.Airtravelandradiocommunicationscanbeaffectedbystrongsolaractivities.A.bigsolarstormcouldcause20timesmoreeconomicdamagethanHurricaneKatrinA.Whatthesunwilldonextisbeyondourabilitytopredict.Mostastronomersthinkthatthesolarcyclewillgoonbutatlowlevel.Howeverthereisalsoevidencethatthesunislosingitsabilitytoproducesunspots.By2015theycouldbegonealtogether.1.Thesunwatchersfeelsurprisedat________.A.thelongestsunspots'absenceB.thelargestsunspotnumberC.themalfunctionofelectronicdevicesD.theseriousdamagebysunspots2.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordcrescendoinParagraph3mostprobablymean?A.smallnumberB.highlevelC.usualcycleD.freshstart3.Wecaninferthatinthepasttwoyears________.A.solaractivitieshavebroughtmuchtroubletoourlifeB.thenumberofsunspotshasincreasedtoalargeextentC.thesolarminimumtooktheplaceofthesolarmaximumD.ourcellphoneshaveseldombeeninterruptedbythesolarstorm4.Whichstatementdoesthetextleadyoutobelieve?A.SolaractivitiesdonoharmtoourdailylifE.B.HurricaneKatrinaisalsoatypeofsolarstorms.C.It'sdifficulttopredictsunspots.D.Fromnowonthere'renosunspots.
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Mostpeopleknowtuna金枪鱼onlyinacanbutmorethan50kindsoftunaliveintheworld’soceans.Thelargestoftunathebluefincangrowalmost15feetlongandswimthroughthewaterathighspeeD.Forcenturiesbluefincrowdedtheworld’swatersatopoceanpredator捕食性动物withfewenemies.Butthey’vemettheirmatchinhumans.Moreandmorepeoplefindtunadelicious.Todaybluefinarenearingextinction灭绝.Tosavethemscientistsneededtoknowmoreabouttheirhabits.Butuntilrecentlytheyhadnowayoffollowingthesesuper-fastanimalsoftheseA.ScientistscameupwithaprojectcalledTaggingofPacificPredatorTOPP.Over10yearstheyattached固定electronicrecorderstomorethan4000animals.Therecordersrecordedinformationaboutamountsoflightandsaltandeventheanimal’sheartbeatandbodytemperaturE.ForthefirsttimeresearcherswereabletofollowtheirtravelacrossthePacificandstudytheirmovementsinthewarmwatersofftheCaliforniacoast.ThejourneysofthebluefinreallysurprisedtheTOPPteam.WhenbluefinaretwoyearsoldtheyleavethewatersoffJapanandtravelallthewayeasttoCaliforniaadistanceofmorethan3000miles5000kilometres.ThentheymoveupanddowntheUScoastwiththeseasons.AndscientistsinanotherprojecttheHistoryofMarineAnimalPopulationHMAPfoundthat100yearsagotheoceanoffScandinaviawerefullofbluefineverysummer.Andveryfewpeoplefishedforthem.Theninthe1920snewfishingtechniquesmadeiteasiertocatchlargenumbersoftunA.Morepeoplebegantoeatandenjoytunaandthebusinessofthetunafisherycontinuedtogrow.A.short25yearslaterfisherswerecatching10000tonsoftunaeachyear.Lookingatpastandpresentnumbersscientiststhinkthat90percentofalllargepredatoryfishincludingtunahavedisappearedasaresultofoverfishing.Thatmeansthatforevery10fishthatexistedbefore1950onlyonelivestoday.59.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2probablymeans____.A.humansareeatingandhuntingtunaB.humansknowalotabouttunaC.tunaandhumansaregettingalongwellD.humanswouldliketoprotecttuna60.ThepurposeofTOPPisto_____.A.saveoceanpredatorsB.studytheCaliforniacoastC.doresearchonoceanpredatorsD.recordinformationoftheoceans61.Accordingtothepassagetuna_____.A.areindangerB.comeinabout15kindsC.liveinwarmwatersD.arefasterthanbluefin62.WecaninferfromParagraph5that_____.A.HMAPistakingmeasurestoprotecttunaB.theoceansoffScandinaviaarefullofbluefinC.tunawereanimportantfoodsourceD.thebusinessofthetunafisherywasdropping
GlobalPositioningSystemsGPSarenowapartofeverydaydrivinginmanycountries.Thesesatellite-basedsystemsprovideturn-by-turndirectionstohelppeoplegettowheretheywanttogo.Buttheycanalsocausealotofproblemssendyoutothewrongplaceorleaveyoucompletelylost.ManytimesthedriveristoblamE.SometimesaGPSerrorisresponsiblE.MostoftensaysBarryBrownitisacombinationofthetwo.WespoketoMr.BrownbySkype网络电话软件.HetoldusaboutanincidentinvolvingafriendwhohadflowntoanairportintheeasternUnitedStates.ThereheborrowedaGPS-equippedcartouseduringhisstay.BARRYBROWN:Andtheyjustpluggedinanaddressandthensetofftotheirdestination.Andthenitwasn’tuntiltheyweredrivingforthirtyminutesthattheyrealizedtheyactuallyputinadestinationbackontheWestCoastwheretheyliveD.Theyactuallyputtheirhomeaddressin.SoagaintheGPSiskindof'garbageingarbageout'.MrBrownsaysthisisacommonhumanerror.ButhesayswhatmakestheproblemworsehastodowithsomeoftheshortcomingsorfailuresofGPSequipment.BARRYBROWN:OneproblemwithalotoftheGPSunitsisthattheyhaveaverysmallscreenandtheyjusttellyouthenextturn.Becausetheyjustgiveyouthenextturnsometimesthatmeansthatitisnotreallygivingyoutheoverviewthatyouwouldneedtoknowthatit’sgoingtothewrongplacE.BarryBrownformerlyservedasaprofessorwiththeUniversityofCaliforniaSanDiego.WhilethereheworkedonaprojectwithEricLaurierfromtheUniversityofEdinburgh.ThetwomenstudiedtheeffectsofGPSdevicesondrivingbyplacingcamerasinpeople’scars.Theywroteapaperbasedontheirresearch.ItiscalledTheNormalNaturalTroublesofDrivingwithGPS.ItlistsseveralareaswhereGPSsystemscancauseconfusionfordrivers.TheseincludemapsthatareoutdatedincorrectordifficulttounderstanD.Theyalsoincludetimingissues时机问题relatedtowhenGPScommandsaregiven.BarryBrownsaysTomakeGPSsystemsbetterweneedabetterunderstandingofhowdriverspassengersandGPSsystemsworktogether.60.Inparagraph2Mr.Brownmentionedhisfriendintheconversationto_______.A.builduphisownreputationB.laughathisstupidfriendC.provetheGPSsystemisonlygarbageD.describeanexampleofhumanerror61.WhatisthedisadvantageofsmallscreensinGPSequipmentaccordingtothetext?A.Theyjustprovidethenextturn.B.Theyareharmfultoeyes.C.Theymakedriverstiredeasily.D.Theyoftenbreakdownsuddenly.62.WhichofthefollowingstatementswouldBarryBrownmostlikelyagreewith?A.GPSunitsaretoblameformostGPSservicefailures.B.WeshouldintroducehigherstandardsforthedrivinglicensE.C.CamerasareurgentlyneededtohelpimproveGPSsystems.D.DriversGPSsystemsandpassengersshouldunitetoimproveGPSsystems.63.WhatisMr.Brown’sattitudetowardsGPS?A.UnconcerneD.B.PrejudiceD.C.ObjectivE.D.Critical.64.Whichofthefollowingstatementscanbestdescribethemainideaofthepasage?A.DrivingwithGPScanbedifficult.B.Drivingconfusionscanbecausedbysmallscreens.C.DrivingwithoutGPSshouldbemuchmoreconvenient.D.GPSequipmentindrivingtobedesertedorimproved
Owningasmartphonemaynotbeassmartasyouthink.TheymayletyousurftheInternetlistentomusicandsnapphotoswhereveryouarebuttheyalsoturnyouintoaworkaholicitseems.A.studysuggeststhatbygivingyouaccesstoemailsatalltimestheall-singingall-dancingmobilephoneaddsasmuchastwohourstoyourworkingday.ResearchersfoundthatBritonsworkanadditional460hoursayearonaverageastheyareabletorespondtoemailsontheirmobiles.ThestudybytechnologyretailerPixmaniarevealstheaverageUKworkingdayisbetween9and10hoursbutafurthertwohoursisspentrespondingtoorsendingworkemailsormakingworkcalls.Morethan90percentofofficeworkershaveanemail-enabledphonewithathirdaccessingthemmorethan20timesaday.Almostoneintenadmitsspendinguptothreehoursoutsidetheirnormalworkingdaycheckingworkemails.Someworkersconfesstheyareoncallalmost24hoursadaywithnineoutoftensayingtheytakeworkemailsandcallsoutsidetheirnormalworkinghours.Theaveragetimeforfirstcheckingemailsisbetween6amand7amwithmorethanathirdcheckingtheirfirstemailinthisperiodandaquartercheckingthembetween11pmandmidnight.GhadiHobeikamarketingdirectorofPixmaniasaidTheabilitytoaccessliterallymillionsofappskeepincontactviasocialnetworksandtakephotosandvideoaswellastextandcallhasmadesmartphonesinvaluableformanypeoplE.Howevertherearedrawbacks.Manycompaniesexpecttheiremployeestobeoncall24hoursadaysevendaysaweekandsmartphonesmeanthatpeopleliterallycannotgetawayfromwork.Themoreconstantlyincontactwebecomethemoreisexpectedofusinaworkcapacity.21.Whatcanweconcludefromthetext?A.AllthatglittersisnotgolD.B.Everycoinhastwosides.C.Itneverrainsbutpours.D.It’snogoodcryingoverspiltmilk.22.Theunderlinedwordaccessinginthethirdparagraphcanbereplacedby.A.callingB.reachingC.gettingD.using23.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?A.TheaverageUKworkingdayisbetweennineandtwelvehours.B.Nine-tenthsspendoverthreehourscheckingworkemails.C.Onefourthchecktheirfirstmailsbetween11pmandmidnight.D.Theaveragetimeforfirstcheckingemailsisbetween6amand8am.24.What’sthemainideaofthetext?A.Workaholicslikesmartphones.B.Smartphonesbringaboutextrawork.C.Smartphonesmakeourliveeasier.D.Employersdon’tlikesmartphones.
Noonecanchangetheweather.Nobodycancontroltheweather.ButifwereadcorrectlythesignsarounduswecantellwhatthemoreimportantchangesintheweatherwillbE.Thiswayoftellingwhattheweatherwillbelikeonthefollowingdayortwoiscalledweatherforecasting.Formanycenturiesandinallcountriespeoplehavestudiedtheweatherandtriedtomakeweatherforecasting.Ringsaroundthesunareasignofcomingrain.Thatmanypeoplefeeltheirjoints关节hurtisasignofwetweather.Somebirdsflyhighiftheweatherisfinebuttheyflynearthegroundifrainyorstormyweatherisontheway.IfyouseearainbowduringrainyweatherthisisasignthattheweatherwillbecomeclearandfinE.Suchrainbowscomeintheevening.IfthestarstwinkleclearlyatnightthenfineweatherwillcontinuE.Ifafogappearsinthemorningjustaboveariverthenthedaywillbewarm.IfthesunsetismostlyredincolourthenthefollowingdaywillbefinE.IfarainbowappearsinthemorningrainyweatherwillprobablycomE.Mostoftheabovesayingshavebeenmadebythepeoplewhohaveusedtheireyesandbrainstomakeweatherforecasting.40.Whichistrueaboutweatherforecasting?A.WeatherforecastingisawayoftellingwhattheweatherwillbelikE.B.Weatherforecastingisareportabouttheweather.C.Weatherforecastingisasignofcomingrain.D.Peoplecanchangetheweatherforecasting.41.Whichofthefollowingcanbeusedheretoreplacetheunderlinedphraseontheway?A.continuingB.reducing.C.coming.D.disappearing.42.Whichofthefollowingsignscantelltheweatherwillprobablyberainy?A.Somebirdsflyhigh.B.A.rainbowappearsinthemorning.C.Thesunsetismostlyredincolour.D.Fogsappearinthemorningjustaboveariver.43.Thebesttitleofthepassageis_______.A.WeatherforecastingplaysanimportantroleinourlifeB.WeatherforecastingcanbringpeoplesomesignsofweatherC.Weatherisforecastedonlybyeyesandbrains.D.Peoplecanpredictweatherbyexperienceindailylife
Itisatalltalethatterrifiesmostyoungchildren.SwallowapieceofchewinggumanditwillremaininyourbodyforsevenyearsbeforeitisdigesteD.Anevenworsetaleisthatswallowedgumcanwrapitselfaroundyourheart.Butwhatwouldhappenifyoushouldaccidentallyeatastickofgum?Chewinggumismadeoutofgumbasesweetenerscoloringandflavoring.Thegumbaseisprettyindigestible—itisamixtureofdifferentingredients成分thatourbodycan’tabsorB.Mostofthetimeyourstomachreallycannotbreakdownthegumthewayitwouldbreakdownotherfoods.Howeveryourdigestivesystemhasanotherwaytodealwiththingsyouswallow.Afterallweeatlotsofthingsthatweareunabletofullydigest.Theykeepmovingalonguntiltheymakeitallthewaythroughthegut肠道andcomeoutattheotherendoneortwodayslater.Thesaliva唾液inourmouthwillmakeanattemptatdigestingchewinggumassoonasweputitinourmouth.Itmightgetthroughtheshellbutmanyofgum’sbaseingredientsareindigestiblE.It’sthendowntoourstomachmuscles—whichcontractandstretchmuchlikethewayanearthwormmoves—toslowlyforcethethingsthatweswallowthroughoursystems.Swallowingahugepieceofgumorswallowingmanysmallpiecesofguminashorttimecancauseablockage堵塞withinthedigestivesystemmostofteninchildrenwhohaveathinnerdigestivetractthanadults—butthisisextremelyrarE.58.Childrenmightfeelterrifiedafterswallowingchewinggummainlybecause.A.theybelievethetalltaleaboutchewinggumB.chewinggumwillstayintheirbodyforyearsC.theirheartwillbewrappedbychewinggumD.chewinggumisindigestibleforchildren59.Whathappenstothefoodthatcan’tbefullybrokendown?A.Itremainsinourdigestivesystemforever.B.Itwillbeeventuallymovedoutofourbody.C.Itwillfightagainstthepowerofthegut.D.Itwillsticktothegutforoneortwodays.60.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Howdoesourdigestivesystemwork?B.Canchewinggumbeswallowedbykids?C.Doesswallowingchewinggummatter?D.Whyswallowingchewinggumfrightenskids?
Zoosdivideopinion:therearethosewhothinkitiscruel残忍的tokeepanimalslockedupwhileothersbelievezoosareimportantforthesurvivalofendangeredspecies.Tothinkthatzoosimprisonanimalsistomisunderstandwhatzoosareabout.Withoutzoosmanyofthecreaturesweloveandadmirewouldnolongerexist.Everysingledayoveronehundredanimalspeciesvanish.Scientistspredictthatasearlyas2050onequarteroftheEarth’sspecieswillbecomeextinct绝种的.SomeanimalsareindangerbecausetheyarehunteD.Worriedlythepopulationoftigershasalreadyfallenbyninety-fivepercent.OtherspeciesareindangerbecauseofalackoffooD.Forexampletherearefewerthan1300giantpandasleftinthewilD.Zooshavespecialbreedingprogramstohelpthoseanimalsindanger.Thesebreedingprogramsareprovingverysuccessful.AsIreneShapirofromZooandWildlifeSupportsaysthePuertoRicanParrothasgrowninnumbersfromjustthirteentoabouteighty-fiveandtheGoldenLionTamarinMonkeywhichhasalmostdiedouttwentyyearsagohasbeenreintroducedbackintothewilD.Unfortunatelynoteveryoneunderstandsthisimportantrolezoosplay.ForexampleBrianFeatherstonefromtheAnti-ZooForumsaysIcan’tbelievewetakeanimalsfromthewildandputthemincagesfortheentertainmentofthepublic!WeshouldviewthemonfilmorTVintheirnaturalenvironment.Howeverthismissesthepoint.A.zoodoesmorethandisplayanimalstothepubliC.Itensurestheirsurvival.WithoutzoosyouwouldnotbeabletoseemanyoftheseanimalsonTVoranywhereelse!55.Accordingtothepassagesomepeopledonotagreewithzoosbecausethey________.A.aretooexpensivetorunB.putanimalsindangerC.donotprovideenoughfoodD.keepanimalslockedup56.Accordingtothewriterthemostimportantfunctionofthezooisto_________.A.makealotofmoneyB.entertainvisitorsC.ensureanimals’survivalD.educatethepublic
AnexperimentwascarriedoutatBritishschoolintotheperformanceofnewpupils.Atthestartoftheyearthepupilswereeachgivenaratingrangingfromexcellentprospecttounlikelytodowell.TheseweretotallyuntrueratingsanddidnotreflecthowwellthepupilshadpreviouslyperformeD.Howevertheseratingsweregiventotheteachers.Attheendoftheyeartheexperimenterscomparedthepupils’performancewiththeratings.Despitetheirrealabilitiestherewasanastonishinglyhighconnectionbetweenperformanceandratings.Itseemsthatpeopleperformaswellasweexpectthemto.TheSelf-fulfillingEffectisalsoknownasthePygmalionEffect.ThiscomesfromanoldGreekstory.ThestorywasalsothebasisofGeorgeBernardShaw’splayPygmalionlaterturnedintothemusicalMyFairLady.InShaw’splayProfessorHenryHigginsclaimshecanturnaCockneyflowergirlElizaDoolittleintoaduchess.ButasElizaherselfpointsouttoHiggins’friendPickeringitisn’twhatshelearnsordoesthatdetermineswhethershewillbecomeaduchessbuthowshe’streateD.Theimplication含义ofthePygmalionEffectforleadersandmanagersismassivE.Itmeansthattheperformanceofyourteamdependslessonthemthanitdoesonyou.Theperformanceyougetfrompeopleisnomoreorlessthanwhatyouexpectwhichmeansyoumustalwaysexpectthebest.AsGoethesaidTreatamanasheisandhewillremainasheis.TreatamanashecanandshouldbeandhewillbecomeashecanandshouldbE.26.TheunderlinedwordratinginParagraph1canbereplacedby_________.A.programB.regulationC.correctionD.classification27.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A.A.newscientificexperiment.B.TheSelf-fulfillingEffect.C.Shaw’splayPygmalion.D.AnimprovedteachingmethoD.28.Theexperimentwasmadeinorderto_________.A.tryoutanewteachingmethodB.pickoutthemostexcellentpupilsC.learnifexpectationsaffectperformanceD.giveeachpupilaproperrating29.WhatmadeElizachangeintoaduchessaccordingtoElizaherself?A.StricttrainingfromHiggins.B.Herownstrongwillandhardwork.C.TheproperwayshewasregardedD.WarmencouragementfromPickering.30.AccordingtothePygmalionEffectifyouwantamantofinishahardtaskinashorttimeyoushouldsay_________.A.I’msureyoucanmakeitB.IwillhelpyouanytimeC.ItisaseasyaspieD.Itdoesn’tmatterifyoufail
Witharound100studentsscheduledtobeinthat9amMondaymorninglectureitisnosurprisethatalmost20peopleactuallymakeittotheclassandonly10ofthemarestillawakeafterthefirst15minutes;itisnotevenasurprisethatmostofthemarestillintheirpyjamas睡衣.ObviouslystudentsareterribleatadjustingtheirsleepcyclestotheirdailyschedulE.Allhumanbeingspossessabodyclock.Alongwithotheralerting警报systemsthisgovernsthesleep/wakecycleandisthereforeoneofthemainprocesseswhichgovernsleepbehaviour.Typicallythepreferredsleep/wakecycleisdelayedinadolescentswhichleadstomanystudentsnotfeelingsleepyuntilmuchlaterintheevenings.Thistypicalsleeppatternisusuallyreferredtoasthenightowlscheduleofsleep.Thisisopposedtotheearlybirdscheduleandisakindofdisorderwheretheindividualtendstostayupmuchpastmidnight.Suchapersonhasgreatdifficultyinwakingupinthemornings.Researchsuggeststhatnightowlsfeelmostalertandfunctionbestintheeveningsandatnight.Researchfindingshaveshownthatabout20percentofpeoplecanbeclassifiedasnightowlsandonly10percentcanbeclassifiedasearlybirds-theother70percentareinthemiddlE.Althoughthisisclearlynottrueforallstudentsfortheoneswhoaretruenightowlsthisgivesthemanexcellentexcuseformissingtheirlectureswhichunfortunatelyfallbeforemidday.43.WhatdoestheauthorstressinParagraph1?A.Manystudentsareabsentfromclass.B.StudentsareverytiredonMondaymornings.C.Studentsdonotadjusttheirsleeppatternswell.D.StudentsarenotwellpreparedforclassonMondays.44.WhichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtoParagraph2?A.Moststudentsprefertogetuplateinthemorning.B.Studentsdon’tsleepwellbecauseofalertingsystems.C.One’sbodyclockgovernsthesleep/wakecycleindependently.D.Adolescents’delayedsleep/wakecycleisn’tthepreferredpattern.45.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedwordclassified?A.CriticiseD.B.GroupeD.C.OrganiseD.D.NameD.46.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A.Functionsofthebodyclock.B.Thenightowlphenomenon.C.Humanbeings’sleepbehaviour.D.Theschoolscheduleofearlybirds.
AcowboynamedBudwaslookingafterhisherdinamountaininAlbertawhensuddenlyaBMWmovedforwardtowardshim.Thedriverayoungmaninasuitsunglassesandatieleaned靠着outofthewindowandaskedthecowboyIfItellyouexactlyhowmanycowsandcalves小牛youhaveinyourherdwillyougivemeacalf?BudlookedatthemanthenlookedathisherdandcalmlyansweredSurewhynot?ThemanparkedhiscartookouthiscomputerandsurfedaNASA美国航空及太空总署pagewherehecalledupaGPS全球定位系统satellitetogetanexactfixonhislocation.WithinsecondstheyoungmanreceivedanemailonhiscellphonE.Finallyheprintedoutafull-color150-pagereportonhishitechHPprinterturnedtothecowboyandsaidYouhaveexactly1586cowsandcalves.That’sright.WellIguessyoucantakeoneofmycalvessaidBuD.Hewatchedtheyoungmanselectoneoftheanimalsandlookedonhimwithamusementastheyoungmanputitintohiscar.ThenBudsaidHeyifIcantellyouexactlywhatyourbusinessiswillyougivemebackmycalf?TheyoungmanthoughtforasecondandsaidOkaywhynot?You’reagovernmentofficialsaidBuD.Wow!That’scorrectsaidthemanbuthowdidyouguessthat?Noguessingrequiredansweredthecowboy.Youshoweduphereeventhoughnobodycalledyou;youwantedtogetpaidforananswerIalreadyknewtoaquestionIneveraskeD.Youusedmillionsofdollarsworthofequipmenttryingtoshowmehowmuchsmarterthanme;andyoudon’tknowathingabouthowworkingpeoplemakealiving—oraboutcows.Thisisaherdofsheep...nowgivemebackmydog.29.TheyoungmanaskedBudforacalfbecause_____.A.hereallylikedraisingacalfB.hejustwantedtoshowoffC.hepreferredhelpingthepoorD.heguessedthenumberofcalves30.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutBudaccordingtothetext?A.Budgaveagoodlessontotheyoungman.B.Budgavehiscalftotheyoungmanatlast.C.Budhadtolookafterhisherdbecauseofhishardliving.D.Budadmiredtheyoungmanforhiswealthverymuch.31.Theunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphimpliesthat_____.A.BudwantedtodrivetheyoungmanawayB.BudgotadogasaprizeforhiscorrectguessC.theyoungmanlearnedhowtotelldogsfromsheepD.theyoungmanthinkinghimselfsmartwasfoolishinfact
Whatexactlyisalie?Isitanythingwesaywhichweknowisuntrue?Orisitsomethingmorethanthat?Forexamplesupposeafriendwantstoborrowsomemoneyfromyou.YousayIwishIcouldhelpyoubutI’mshortofmoneymyself.Infactyouarenotshortofmoneybutyourfriendisinthehabitofnotpayinghisdebtsandyoudon’twanttohurthisfeelingsbyremindinghimofthis.Isthisreallyalie?ProfessorJeraldJellisonoftheUniversityofSouthernCaliforniahasmadeascientificstudyoflying.AccordingtohimwomenarebetterliarsthanmenparticularlywhentellingawhiteliesuchaswhenawomanatapartytellsanotherwomanthatshelikesherdresswhenshereallythinksitlooksterriblE.Howeverthisisonlyonesideofthestory.Otherresearcherssaythatmenaremorelikelytotellmoreseriousliessuchasmakingapromisewhichtheyhavenointentionofcarryingout.Thisisthekindofliepoliticiansandbusinessmenaresupposedtobeparticularlyskilledat:theliefromwhichtheliarhopestoprofitorgaininsomeway.Researchhasalsobeendoneintothewaypeople’sbehaviourchangesinanumberofsmallapparentlyunimportantwayswhentheyliE.Ithasbeenfoundthatiftheyaresittingdownatthetimetheytendtomoveaboutintheirchairsmorethanusual.TothetrainedobservertheyaresayingIwishIweresomewhereelsenow.TheyalsotendtotouchcertainpartsofthefacemoreofteninparticularthenosE.OneexplanationofthismaybethatlyingcausesaslightincreaseinbloodpressurE.Thetipofthenoseisverysensitivetosuchchangesandtheincreasedpressuremakesititch痒.AnothergesturewhichgivesliarsawayiswhatthewriterDesmondMorrisinhisbookManwatchingcallsthemouthcover.Hesaysthereareseveraltypicalformsofthissuchascoveringpartofthemouthwiththefingerstouchingtheupper-liporputtingafingerofthehandatonesideofthemouth.Suchagesturecanbeunderstoodasanunconscious无意识的attemptonthepartoftheliartostophimselforherselffromlying.Ofcoursesuchgesturesasrubbingthenoseorcoveringthemouthormovingaboutinachaircannotbetakenasproofthatthespeakerislying.Theysimplytendtooccurmorefrequentlyinthissituation.Itisnotonegesturealonethatgivestheliarawaybutawholenumberofthingsandinparticularthecontext情境inwhichthelieistolD.68.AccordingtoProfessorJellisonawhitelieappearstobealie________.A.thataretoldtomeantheoppositeB.thataliartellsunconsciouslyC.whichisharmlessandtoldsoasnottohurtsomeoneelseD.thatthetellertellstoprofitorgainsomeadvantagefromit69.Researchonlyingsuggeststhatwomen__________.A.tellmoreliesthanmendoB.aremoreskilledattellinglessseriousliesthanmendoC.liketoflatter奉承peoplemoreoftenthanmendoD.arebetterattellingliesatpartiesthanmendo70.Onereasonwhypeoplesometimescovertheirmouthswhilelyingisthat_______.A.theywishthosewordshadnotcomeoutoftheirmouthsB.mouthisverysensitivetophysicalchangescausedbylyingC.theyregretthattheirliesmighthurtotherpeople’sfeelingsD.theyaretryingunconsciouslytostopthemselvesfromtellinglies71.Wecanrealizefromthepassagethat_________.A.thereisnosimplewaytojudgeifpeopletellliesornotB.politiciansandbusinessmenliemoreoftenthanordinarypeopleC.somegesturesareproofsoflyingonlyiftheyoccurtoooftenD.certaingesturescanbeusedasprooftojudgewhetheraspeakerislyingornot
A.newlydiscoveredplanetlooksjustrightforlifeasweknowitaccordingtoaninternationalgroupofastronomers.Orbitingastarabout500light-yearsawaytheplanetcalledKepler-186fisaboutthesamesizeasEarth.ItorbitsitsstarattherightdistanceforliquidwateronthesurfacE.Thatisanecessaryconditionforlifeasweknowit.ButitisnotexactlylikeEarthNASAplanetaryscientistElisaQuintanasaiD.It’smoreofanEarth’scousin.It’snotanEarth’stwin.ItsharesthesamecharacteristicsasEarthbuttheirparentstarsareverydifferentsaidQuintanA.Kepler-186forbitsastarthatissmallerandcoolerthanoursun.ButwritinginthejournalSciencetheastronomerssaytheplanetappearstobeacloserrelativethanmostofthehundredsofothersdiscoveredsofar.Somearemassivegas-coveredgiantswiththickcrushingatmospheres.OthersorbittooclosetotheirstarsandaretoohotforlifE.TwoplanetsdiscoveredlastyearareintherightorbitandmightbegoodcandidatesforlifeQuintanasaysbuttheyareabitbiggerthanEarth.ForthefirsttimewecanactuallysaywenowhaveaplanetthatisbothEarth-sizedandorbitsinitsstar’shabitablezoneshesaiD.ItmaybethefirsttimebutitprobablyisnotthelastsaysMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyastrophysicistSaraSeager.We’vebeenwaitingdecadestounderstandhowcommonhabitableplanetsmightbeandit’slookinglikethey’rereallycommon.AndthisgivesusexcitementandmotivationtotakethenextstepsaidSeager.Thenextstepwouldbetolookforsignsoflifeintheatmospheresofthesedistantworlds.Thatwouldtakeamoresophisticated高端的复杂的spacetelescopE.ButbudgetcutsthreatenthatmissionsaysUniversityofCaliforniaatLosAngelesastrophysicistBenZuckerman.Inprinciplewecoulddothisinthenextfewdecades.Butinpracticebecausethere’snomoneyit’snotgonnahappen.It’snotgonnahappeninmylifetimeforexamplE.LeavingearthboundconcernsbehindNASA’sElisaQuintanabelievesthatwhenthenext-generationspacetelescopeislauncheditwillfindthatwearenotaloneintheuniversE.63.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordThatParagraph1referto?A.TherightdistancE.B.Liquidwater.C.TherightsizE.D.A.star.64.AccordingtoElisaQuintanaKepler-186f______.A.ismoreofanEarth’scousinthananEarth’stwinB.hasalotincommonwithEarthincludingtheirparentstarsC.isalotbiggerthanEarthD.issmallerandcoolerthanoursun65.BenZuckermanandElisaQuintanawouldprobablyagreethat______.A.theycancontinuetheirresearchwithoutworryingaboutmoneyB.itisthelasttimethattheyhavediscoveredsuchaplanetC.asophisticatedspacetelescopeplaysanimportantroleintheirresearchD.Earthistheonlyplanetwherewecanfindsignsoflife66.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.WherethereiswaterthereislifeB.A.planetexactlylikeEarthfoundC.LifediscoveredonKepler-186fD.NewEarth-sizeplanetfound
CookingKillsFourMillionPeopleaYear.Pollutedairborneparticles大气悬浮颗粒kill7millionpeopleayearreportstheWorldHealthOrganization.ThatnewsmaynotcomeasasurprisetoanyonewhohasseenimagesofchimneysinBeijingDelhiorMexico.Butthosefactories—oreventhejammedroadwaysofmoderncities—arenotthebiggestkiller.Eachyearsome4.3millionpeopledieearlierthantheyshouldbecauseofpollutedairinsidetheirhomessaystheWHO.What'scausingtheairinsidepeople'shomestobesopoisonousthatitkillsaround11000peopleaday?Stoves.Havinganopenfireinyourkitchenislikeburning400cigarettesanhour.saysKirkSmithaprofessorattheUniversityofCaliforniaatBerkeleywhoseresearchsuggeststhathouseholdairpollutionfromcookingkilledbetween3.5millionand4millionpeoplein2013.Notallstovescausethiskindofharm.TheonesSmith'stalkingaboutarethosethatthe3billionpeopleinthedevelopingworlduseforheatandcookingwhichburnsolidfuelssuchaswoodcoalorcropwasteinsteadofgas.Thesmokefromthosefiresproducesharmfulfineparticlesandcarbonmonoxideintohomes.Poorventilationthenpreventsthatsmokefromescapingraisingfineparticlelevels100timeshigherthanthelimitsthattheWHOconsidersacceptable.Breathingthisairdayindayouteventuallycausesalotofdiseases:morethanathirdofthe4.3milliondieofastrokewhileaquarterdieofheartdisease.Andaroundone-thirdofannuallungdiseasedeathsworldwideareduetowastefromcoalstoves.Exposuretendstobeextremelyharmfulforthepeoplewhospendthemosttimearoundthefire—usuallywomenandyoungchildren.InfacttheWHOreportsthathouseholdairpollutionalmostdoublestheriskforchildhoodlungdisease.64.AccordingtoKirkSmith'sresearch______.A.factoriesarethebiggestkillerworldwidenowadaysB.burning400cigarettesanhourisextremelydangerousC.householdairpollutionfromcookingissurprisinglyharmfulD.some4.3millionpeopledieearliereachyearthantheyshould65.Whatshouldbethedeadlykillerinahouseholdkitchen?A.Solidfuels.B.Coalstoves.C.Poorgas.D.Cookingsmoke.66.TheunderlinedwordventilationinParagraph4probablymeans______.A.airingB.cookingC.burningD.cooling67.Theauthorintendstotellpeople______.A.howtoavoidpollutedairintheirhomesB.tostopcookinginthehouseholdkitchenC.toguardagainsthouseholdpollutionfromcookingD.howtopreventchildhoodlungdiseasesinhousehold
Comparingourselveswithothersisn’tarecentphenomenon—it’spartofourculturE.Assoonaswe’reabletoformourownthoughtsandopinionswestartcomparing.Who’staller?Who’sbetteratsports?Whohasmorefriends?Unlikeotherchildishhabitstheurgetomeasureup攀比doesn’teverreallygoaway.Infactitonlyincreaseswhenwebecometeens.AtayoungerageIfoundmyselfwantingtobecoolandwonderingwhyIwasn’tthatcoolsaidajuniorstudentMichaelTorres.SoIbegandoingwhattheydidinordertofitinwithmyownfriends.Wearefloodedwiththemessagethatweshouldcompareourselveswithothers.Magazinesadvertisementsstores—itbecomesallaboutwhatotherpeoplehaveorwhatthey’veachieveD.Socialmediaaddsanotherlayertotheproblem.FacebookTwitterandQQofferaconstantstreamofupdatesaboutthepeoplearoundus.ShegotacceptedtoHarvard?HeboughtthebrandnewNikes?They’redating?IfIgoonFacebookorTwitterandreadabouthowwonderfuleveryoneelseisI’mnotfeelinggoodaboutmyself.It’sgoingtomakemefeelworsesaidMikeRobbinsaseniorstudent.Itrynottoletthingslikethataffectmebutinthemodernworldoftechnologyit’shardnottotakenoticeofwhatothersaredoingandsometimesyouwanttobejustlikethem.Beforeyougetcaughtupinthecomparisongamekeepinmindoneveryimportantdetail:Whenitcomestosocialmediaweoftenpresentonlythethingswewantpeopletosee—thegoodfortuneshappymomentsdeliciousdessertsandbestsmiles.Thedeeperquestionis:Arepeoplereallypostingthingsonsocialmediathataretrueoraretheysimplydoingittopresentsomethingtootherpeople?It’swhatwedoinourculture:LookhowgreatIamLookhowsmartIamLookhowhappyIamandsometimesthat’struebutinalotofcasesit’snot.Whilecomparingourselvestootherscaninspireustogetaheadandworkharderitcanalsodriveuscrazy.Nexttimeyoufindyourselfwonderingifyoumeasureuprememberthis:WhatwehaveisnotameasureofwhowearE.Wealreadyhaveworthasanindividualwhenwe’reborn.Everythingelseiswhatpeoplethinkofus.53.Whendowestarttocompareourselveswithothers?A.Whenwegotojuniorschools.B.WhenwewerebornintotheworlD.C.WhenwehaveFacebookorTweeter.D.Whenwehavethoughtsandopinions.54.Accordingtotheauthorwhywouldpeopleliketopostwonderfulthingsonsocialmedia?A.Toshowofftheirlives.B.Togetadvicefromreaders.C.Tosharehappinesswithothers.D.Tocommunicateusefulinformation.55.Theauthorpresentsthephenomenonofthecomparisonby_________.A.listingalotoffiguresB.givingfactsandexamplesC.providingscientificfindingsD.comparingfamouspersons’opinions56.Fromthepassagewelearnthattheauthor_________comparisonwithothers.A.supportsB.ignoresC.opposesD.respects
TheAtlanticOceanisoneoftheoceansthatseparatetheOldWorldfromtheNew.ForcenturiesitkepttheAmericasfrombeingdiscoveredbytheEuropeans.ManywrongideasabouttheAtlanticmadeearlysailorsunwillingtosailfaroutintoit.Onewasthatitreachedouttotheedgeoftheworld.Sailorsfearedthattheymightsailofftheearth.Anotherideawasthatattheequatortheoceanwouldbeboilinghot.ActuallytheAtlanticisonlyhalfasbigasthePacificbutitisstillverylargE.Itismorethan4000miles6000kmwidewhereColumbuscrossedit.Evenatthenarrowestitisabout2000miles3200kmwidE.Twothingsmakeitratherunusual.Forsolargeanoceanithasveryfewislandsanditistheworld’ssaltiestocean.ThereismorewaterintheAtlanticthanyoucaneverimaginE.Butsupposenomorerainfellandnomoreriversflewintoititwouldtaketheoceanabout4000yearstodryup.Ontheaverage平均thewaterisalittlemorethan2miles3.2kmdeepbutinplacesitismuchdeeperwiththedeepestspotnearPuertoRicomeasuring30.246feet----almost6miles9.6km.OneofthelongestmountainrangesoftheworldwhichrunsnorthandsouthdownthemiddleoftheoceanrisesfromtheflooroftheAtlantiC.Thetopsofsomeofthemountainsreachupabovetheseaandmakeislands.SeveralhundredmileseastwardfromFloridathereisapartoftheoceancalledtheSargassoSeA.HerethewaterisquietbecauseoflittlewinD.Inthedaysofsailingvessels船thecrewwereafraidtheywouldbepreventedfromgoingforwardherE.SometimestheywereindeeD.TodaytheAtlanticisagreathighway.HoweveritisnotalwaysasmoothandsafeonE.Stormssweepacrossitandpileupgreatwaves.Icebergs冰山floatdownfromtheFarNorthacrossthepathsofships.Wenowhavesuchfastwaysoftravelingthatthisbigoceanseemstohavegrownsmaller.Columbussailedforovertwomonthstocrossit.A.fastmodernsteamshipcanmakeitinlessthanfourdays.AirplanesflyfromNewYorktoLondoninonlyeighthoursandfromSouthAmericatoAfricainfour!66.WhatdoestheOldWorldinthefirstparagraphreferto?A.AfricA.B.EuropE.C.AsiA.D.AllofthethreeabovE.67.WhatcausedpeopletobeunwillingtoexploretheAtlantic?A.Therewerenoshipsbigenoughtogetacrosstheocean.B.Sailorswereafraidofbeinglostintheocean.C.TheAtlanticwasveryunusualbecauseitwasthesaltiestocean.D.Manyincorrectideasmadepeoplethinktheoceanwasfullofdanger.68.Whatisthetopicofthefifthparagraph?A.Howlongthemountainis?B.Howtomeasurethewater?C.Howmuchwatertheoceanholds?D.Howrainaffectstheoceanwater?69.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat_________.A.theAtlanticisthelargestoceanonearth.B.oneofthelongestmountainrangesliesintheAtlantiC.C.theAtlantichasalotofislandsinit.D.sailingontheAtlanticOceanisalwaysquietsmoothandsafE.70.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordhighwayimply?A.HighroaD.B.Broadway.C.FastroaD.D.Mainwaterway.
LeWhifaninhaler吸入剂thatallowschocolateloverstomeettheirneedswhenevertheypleasewithoutputtingonweightistobereleasedinBritishstores.Theinventioncalledtheworld’sfirstbreathablefoodbyitscreatorsletconsumerssuckinthetasteofchocolateandcoffeewhiletakingonlessthanonecaloriE.ItsmakersclaimitwillenabledieterstoenjoytheirfavoritesnackswithoutworryingabouttheirwaistlinE.Thelip-stick-styletubecontainshundredsofmilligramsoftinyfoodparticleswhicharesmallenoughtobecomeconveyedbyairbuttoolargetoenterthelungs.EachLeWhifcontainsenoughflavorabouteighttotenwhiffs气味andcosts$1.99onitsownor$4.99forapackofthreE.Theinhalerisavailableinchocolateraspberrychocolateandmintchocolatemodelsaswellascoffeeflavorwhichgivesadoseofcaffeineequivalent相等的toasmallshortofstrongblackcoffeE.ItwasinventedbyProf.DavidEdwards.HesaidLeWhifwasnotdesignedtoreplacefoodbutcouldbeusedtoincreasediningexperiencesuchasallowingpeopletosampleavarietyofdishesfromrestaurantmenusbeforeorderingtheirmealsHesaidIntermsoflivingoffwhiffingwearen’tevenclosetobeingtherE.Butthereclearlyhasbeenarevolutionoverthelastfewyearswhereweareeatingsmalleramountsoffoodmorefrequentlyandchoosingfoodoritsaesthetic审美的pleasurE.Wewillbelaunchingnewwhiffingexperiencesprobablyeverysixmonths.Itisreasonabletoassumethatthenextlineofwhiffingproductswillbeevenmorehealth-centereD.TheproductthatwasreleasedinParisin2009andtheinitialproductionof25000inhalersweresoldoutwithinamonth.IthassincebeenmadeavailableacrossFranceandintheUS.InBritainLeWhifistobesoldfirstlyinHouseofFraserforamonthafterwhichitcouldbecomemorewidelydistributeD.1.AccordingtoParagraph1LeWhif______.A.containsfewnutrientsinfactB.isanewkindofhealthyfoodC.ispopularwithBritishchocolateloversD.isabletohelpdietersloseweight2.WhatisthemainpurposeofinventingLeWhif?A.ToproduceallkindsofchocolatE.B.ToreplacethetraditionalchocolatE.C.Toincreasepeople’sdiningexperiencE.D.Tochangethecoffeeflavor.3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsdoesDavidEdwardsagreewith?A.Hisnewproductswillcomeoutonceayear.B.LeWhifisarevolutionthatwillchangepeople’slifecompletely.C.LeWhifcanmakepeopleeatlessfooD.D.ThewhiffingproductsinthefuturewillbeimproveD.4.Fromthepassageweknowthat______.A.LeWhifhasn’tbeenmadeavailableinBritishstoresB.customerscanbuyLeWhifallovertheworldC.LeWhifcanhelptoloseweightbutisharmfultohealthD.LeWhifcontainshundredsoftinyfoodparticleswhicharesmallenoughtoenterthelungs
Lifein2060LetussupposeitisnowaboutA.D.2060.Let’smakebelieve假设虚构itisaboutsixtyyearsfromnow.Ofcoursethingshavechangedandlifeisverydifferent.Voyagestothemoonarebeingmadeeveryday.Itisaseasytotakeaholidayonthemoontodayasitwasforthepeoplein1960totakeaholidayinEuropE.Atanumberofscenicspotsonthemoonmanyhotelshavebeenbuilt.Thehotelsareair-conditionednaturally.Inorderthateveryonecanenjoythebeautifulsceneryonthemooneveryroomhasatleastonepicturewindow.Everythingimaginableisprovidedforentertainment娱乐ofyoungandolD.Whatarepeopleeatingnow?PeoplearestilleatingfooD.Theyhaven’tyetstartedtotakeonheir继承supplyofenergydirectlyaselectricalcurrentorasnuclearpower.Theymaysomeday.Butmanyfoodsnowcomeinpillformandthefoodthatgoesintothepillcontinuestocomemainlyfromgreenplants.Sincethereareseveraltimesasmanypeopleintheworldtodayastherewereahundredyearsagomostofourplanet’ssurfacehastobefilleD.Thedesertsareirrigatedwithwaterandcropsarenolongerdestroyedbypests.TheharvestisalwaysgooD.FarmingofcourseisveryhighlydevelopeD.Veryfewpeoplehavetoworkonthefarm.Itispossibletorunthefarmbyjustpushingafewbuttonsnowandthen.Peoplearenowlargelyvegetarians素食者.Youseeasthenumberofpeopleincreasesthenumberofanimalsdecreases.Thereforethepeoplehavetobevegetariansandwearehealthierbothinourbodiesandinourmindsandweknowthecausesandcureofdiseaseandpainanditispossibletogetridofdiseases.NoonehastobeillanymorE.Suchwouldbeourlifein2060.21.AccordingtothepassagewhatwillbeonthemooninaboutA.D.2060?A.Manytourists.B.Manyotheranimals.C.Manyplants.D.A.seA.22.Whatwillpeopleeatthenaccordingtothepassage?A.Biscuitsinpillform.B.Foodsinpillform.C.Foodsinwaterform.D.Foodsingasform.23.Thepassagetellsusthatin2060________ontheearththannow.A.therearefewerpopulationB.therearemorepestsC.thereislesswaterD.thecropsaregettingbetter24.Whyarepeoplelargelyvegetariansin2060?A.Becausetheydon’teatmeat.B.Becausedoctorsadvisethemnottoeatmeat.C.Becausethenumberofanimalsdecreases.D.Becausealltheanimalshavediedofdiseases.
IfthereisonethingI’msureaboutitisthatinahundredyearsfromnowwewillstillbereadingnewspapers.Itisnotthatnewspapersareanecessity.Evennowsomepeoplegetmostoftheirnewsfromtelevisionorradio.ManybuyapaperonlyonSaturdayorSunday.Butformostpeoplereadinganewspaperhasbecomeahabitpasseddownfromgenerationtogeneration.ThenatureofwhatisnewsmaychangE.Whatbasicallymakesnewsiswhataffectsourlives—thebigpoliticalstoriesthecoverageofthewarsearthquakesandotherdisasterswillcontinuemuchthesamE.Ithinktherewillbemorecoverageofscientificresearchthough.It’salreadyhappeninginareasthatmaydirectlyaffectourliveslikegenetic基因engineering.InthefutureIthinktherewillbemorecoverageofscientificexplanationsofwhywefeelaswedo—aswedevelopabetterunderstandingofhowthebrainoperatesandwhatourfeelingsreallyarE.It’squitepossiblethatinthenextcenturynewspaperswillbetransmitted传送electronicallyfromFleetStreetandprintedoutinourownhomE.InfactI’mprettysurethathowitwillhappeninthefuturE.Youwillprobablybeabletochoosefromamenumakingupyourownnewspaperbypickingoutthethingsyouwanttoread—sportsandinternationalnewsetC.IthinkpeoplehavegotitwrongwhentheytalkaboutcompetitionbetweenthedifferentmediA.Theyactuallyfeedoffeachother.Somepeopleonceforesawthattelevisionwouldkilloffnewspapersbutthathasn’thappeneD.Whatisreadontheprintedpagelastslongerthanpicturesonascreenorsoundlostintheair.AndasfortheInternetit’sneverreallypleasanttoreadsomethingjustonascreen.69.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheBestWaytoGetNewsB.TheChangesofMediaC.MakeYourOwnNewspaperD.TheFutureofNewspaper70.Inthewriter’sopinioninthefuture_______.A.morebigpoliticalaffairswarsanddisasterswillmakenewsB.newspaperswillnotbeprintedinpublishinghousesanylongerC.newspaperswillcovermorescientificresearchD.moreandmorepeoplewillwatchTV71.Fromthepassagewecaninfer_______.A.newspaperswillwinthecompetitionamongthedifferentmediaB.newspaperswillstaywithustogetherwithothermediaC.televisionwilltaketheplaceofnewspaperD.thewriterbelievesomemediawilldieout72.Theunderlinedphrasefeedoffinthelastparagraphmeans_______.A.dependonB.competewithC.fightwithD.killoff
TheAtlanticOceanisoneoftheoceansthatseparatetheOldWorldfromtheNew.ForcenturiesitkepttheAmericasfrombeingdiscoveredbytheEuropeans.ManywrongideasabouttheAtlanticmadeearlysailorsunwillingtosailfaroutintoit.Onewasthatitreachedouttotheedgeoftheworld.Sailorsfearedthattheymightsailofftheearth.Anotherideawasthatattheequatortheoceanwouldbeboilinghot.ActuallytheAtlanticisonlyhalfasbigasthePacificbutitisstillverylargE.Itismorethan4000miles6000kmwidewhereColumbuscrossedit.Evenatthenarrowestitisabout2000miles3200kmwidE.Twothingsmakeitratherunusual.Forsolargeanoceanithasveryfewislandsanditistheworld’ssaltiestocean.ThereismorewaterintheAtlanticthanyoucaneverimaginE.Butsupposenomorerainfellandnomoreriversflewintoititwouldtaketheoceanabout4000yearstodryup.Ontheaverage平均thewaterisalittlemorethan2miles3.2kmdeepbutinplacesitismuchdeeperwiththedeepestspotnearPuertoRicomeasuring30.246feet----almost6miles9.6km.OneofthelongestmountainrangesoftheworldwhichrunsnorthandsouthdownthemiddleoftheoceanrisesfromtheflooroftheAtlantiC.Thetopsofsomeofthemountainsreachupabovetheseaandmakeislands.SeveralhundredmileseastwardfromFloridathereisapartoftheoceancalledtheSargassoSeA.HerethewaterisquietbecauseoflittlewinD.Inthedaysofsailingvessels船thecrewwereafraidtheywouldbepreventedfromgoingforwardherE.SometimestheywereindeeD.TodaytheAtlanticisagreathighway.HoweveritisnotalwaysasmoothandsafeonE.Stormssweepacrossitandpileupgreatwaves.Icebergs冰山floatdownfromtheFarNorthacrossthepathsofships.Wenowhavesuchfastwaysoftravelingthatthisbigoceanseemstohavegrownsmaller.Columbussailedforovertwomonthstocrossit.A.fastmodernsteamshipcanmakeitinlessthanfourdays.AirplanesflyfromNewYorktoLondoninonlyeighthoursandfromSouthAmericatoAfricainfour!66.WhatdoestheOldWorldinthefirstparagraphreferto?A.AfricA.B.EuropE.C.AsiA.D.AllofthethreeabovE.67.WhatcausedpeopletobeunwillingtoexploretheAtlantic?A.Therewerenoshipsbigenoughtogetacrosstheocean.B.Sailorswereafraidofbeinglostintheocean.C.TheAtlanticwasveryunusualbecauseitwasthesaltiestocean.D.Manyincorrectideasmadepeoplethinktheoceanwasfullofdanger.68.Whatisthetopicofthefifthparagraph?A.Howlongthemountainis?B.Howtomeasurethewater?C.Howmuchwatertheoceanholds?D.Howrainaffectstheoceanwater?69.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat_________.A.theAtlanticisthelargestoceanonearth.B.oneofthelongestmountainrangesliesintheAtlantiC.C.theAtlantichasalotofislandsinit.D.sailingontheAtlanticOceanisalwaysquietsmoothandsafE.70.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordhighwayimply?A.HighroaD.B.Broadway.C.FastroaD.D.Mainwaterway.
Organicfoodonceconsideredsomethingthatonlyhealthfanaticsdesiredisnowaregularfeatureatmostsupermarkets.AndthathascreatedabitofadilemmA.OntheonehandyouhaveaconventionallygrownapplE.Ontheotheryouhaveonethat’sorganiC.BothapplesarefirmshinyandreD.Bothprovidevitaminsandfiberandbotharefreeoffatsodiumandcholesterol.Conventionallygrownfoodgenerallycostslessbutisorganicfoodabetterchoice?TheadvantagesclaimedforsuchfoodsoverconventionallygrownandsoldfoodproductsarenowbeingdebatedonalargescalE.Supportersoforganicfoods―atermwhosemeaningvariesgreatly―arefrequentlytellingtheworldthatsuchproductsaresaferandmorenutritiousthanothers.Thegrowinginterestofconsumersinthesafetyandnutritionalqualityofdailyfoodsisawelcomedevelopment.Howevermuchofthisinteresthasbeenarousedbysweepingclaimsthattheconventionalfoodsupplyisunsafeorinadequateinmeetingnutritionalneeds.Almostdailythepublicissurroundedbyclaimsforno-agingdietsnewvitaminsandotherwonderfoods.Therearenumerousunsubstantiated没证实的reportsthatnaturalvitaminsaresuperiortoman-madeonesthatfertilizedeggsarenutritionallysuperiortounfertilizedeggsthatuntreatedgrainsarebetterthanthosetreatedwithinsectsprayandthelikE.Althoughmostoftheseclaimsarenotsupportedbyscientificevidencelargeamountsofwrittenmaterialaboutthebenefitsoforganicfoodsmakesitdifficultforpeopletoseparatefactfromfiction.Asaresultclaimsthateatingadietconsistingoforganicallygrownfoodspreventsorcuresdiseaseorprovidesotherbenefitstohealthhavebecomewidelyadvertisedandformthebasisforpeople’sopinion.Onethingthatmostorganicallygrownfoodproductsseemtohaveincommonisthattheycostmorethanconventionallygrownfoods.Butinmanycasesconsumersaremislediftheybelieveorganicfoodscanmaintainhealthandprovidebetternutritionalqualitythanconventionallygrownfoods.SothereisrealcauseforconcernifconsumersparticularlythosewithlimitedincomesdistrusttheconventionalfoodsupplyandbuyonlyexpensiveorganicfoodsinsteaD.41.AccordingtoParagraph2whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutorganicfoodistrue?A.Ithasn’tbeenuseduntilrecentyears.B.Ithasnoagreeddefinition.C.Itispopularamongproducers.D.Itisacceptedbymostnutritionists.42.InParagraph4treatedgrainsareexamplesof________.A.healthierfoodB.organicfoodC.conventionallygrownfoodD.expensivefood43.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.A.mostdoctorsbelieveorganicfoodspreventdiseaseorprovideotherbenefitstohealthB.organicfoodsareactuallylessnutritiousthanconventionallygrownfoodsC.peoplecannotseparatefactfromfictionbecauseoftheTVadvertisementsD.organicfoodscostmorebutarenotnecessarilybetterthanconventionallygrownfoods44.Accordingtothepassagemanyconsumersareattractedbyorganicfoodsbecausethey_____.A.wanttotrysomethingnewB.havecarefullyresearchedtheproductsC.valuefoodsafetyandnutritionD.expecttosavesomemoney45.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstheclaimsoforganicfoods?A.Doubtful.B.EnthusiastiC.C.SupportivE.D.UninteresteD.
Treesshouldonlybepruned修剪whenthereisagoodandclearreasonfordoingsoandthenumberofsuchreasonsissmall.Pruninginvolvesthecuttingawayofovergrownandunwantedbranchesandtheinexperiencedgardenercanbeencouragedbythethoughtthatmoredamageresultsfromdoingitunnecessarilythanfromleavingthetreetogrowinitsownway.FirstlypruningmaybedonetomakesurethattreeshaveadesiredshapeorsizE.TheobjectmaybetogetatreeoftherightheightandatthesametimetohelpthegrowthofsmallsidebrancheswhichwillthickenitsappearanceorgiveitaspecialshapE.Secondlypruningmaybedonetomakethetreehealthier.Youmaycutoutdiseasedordeadwoodorbranchesthatarerubbingagainsteachotherandthuscausewounds.Thehealthofatreemaybeencouragedbyremovingbranchesthatareblockingupthecenterandsopreventingthefreemovementofair.Oneresultofpruningisthatanopenwoundisleftonthetreeandthisprovidesaneasyentryfordiseasebutitisawoundthatwillhealrecover.Oftenthereisaracebetweenthehealingandthediseaseastowhetherthetreewillliveordiesothatthereisaperiodwhenthetreeisatrisk.ItshouldbetheaimofeverygardenertoreducethatriskofdeathasfaraspossiblE.Itisimportanttomaketheareawhichhasbeenprunedsmoothandcleanforhealingwillbesloweddownbyroughness.YoushouldallowthecutsurfacetodryforafewhoursandthenpaintitwithoneofthematerialsavailablefromgardenshopsproducedespeciallyforthispurposE.Pruningisusuallydoneinwinterforthenyoucanseetheshapeofthetreeclearlywithoutinterference妨碍fromtheleavesandalsoitisveryunlikelythatthecutsyoumakewillbleeD.Ifthisdoeshappenitisofcourseimpossibletopaintthemproperly.31.Whyshouldpruningbedone?A.Tomakethetreegrowtaller.B.Togetridofthesmallbranches.C.ToimprovetheshapeofthetreE.D.Tomakethesmallbranchesthicker.32.Treesbecomeunhealthyifthegardener________.A.allowstoomanybranchestogrowinthemiddleB.doesnotprotectthemfromthewindC.damagessomeofthesmallsidebranchesD.forcesthemtogrowtooquickly33.Whatwasthewriter’spurposewhenwritingthearticle?A.Todiscussdifferentmethodsofpruning.B.Tointroducesomecommonknowledgeofpruning.C.ToexplainhowtreesdevelopdiseasE.D.TogivepracticalinstructionforpruningatreE.
ItisnowFebruary72035.ThesearchengineTalkTalkwillbeopentothepublicnextweekandthisservicewillsoonbesomethingbeyondyourimagination.Forthefirsttimeyoucannotonlytalktothesearchenginebutyoucandiscusswithitwhatyouarelookingfor.ForexampleifyouwanttoknowmoreabouttheoilpriceTalkTalkasksifyouwanttoknowthecurrentoilpricethedevelopmentoftheoilpriceornewsrelatedtotheoilpricE.YousaythatyouwanttoreadnewsaboutitandTalkTalkthendirectsyoutoyoursourceorletsyouhavethelatestnewsrelatedtotheoilpriceinorderfromthemostrespectablesources.Comparedwithothersearchservicesthatuseacertainalgorithm程序toprovidedatafromasearchtheartificialintelligence人工智能behindTalkTalkissaidtoeasilyspotifacertainsourceisaimingtocheatthesearcher.TalkTalkalsojudgesandstoreseverygivenreplyanddiscussiontolearnhowtogivecorrectanswers.TalkTalkisalsosettoanswerquestionsdirectlywherethereisadefiniteanswer.HowwellthiswillworkinthelongrunisyettobeseenbutthousandsofpeoplehavetestedTalkTalkandthequalityisreallygooD.Thefirsttalkingsearchenginesawthelightofdaymorethan30yearsagoandwascalledSpeeglE.ItcouldreadtheresultsfromawrittensearchontheInternetandwasmostlyforblindpeoplE.SofarTalkTalkcannotreadtheinformationfromacertainsourcetoyoubyphoneifitisnotfreelyavailablE.Therearecurrentlytalkstofindanarrangementforthisbutitwouldmostlikelybedifficultbecauseofcopyright版权.TalkTalkisavailableovertheInternetandalsobyphoneeventhoughitonlyspeaksEnglish.Therearenoplanstoaddotherlanguagesinthenearfuturemostlikelybecauseitwillcostalotofmoney.WhenyouaretiredofaskingTalkTalkallyourquestionsjustaskWhereisTalkTalk?andyouwillgetananswerthatwillmakeyouleaveitwithasmileonyourlips.61.TheexampleinParagraph2isgiventoshow.A.howtousethesearchengineTalkTalkB.howtosearchfornewsontheInternetC.theoilpriceisaveryhotissuecurrentlyD.TalkTalkhasaveryhighintelligence62.TheadvantageofTalkTalkisthatitcan.A.beavailablewhereveryougoB.tellifacertainsourceisreliableC.readthesearchresultsforyouD.offerdifferentkindsofsearchresults63.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A.TalkTalkcanreadalltheinformationonlinE.B.TalkTalkwillspeakotherlanguagessoon.C.TalkTalkmayhaveabrightfuturE.D.TalkTalkisveryexpensivE.64.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.HelloTalkTalkB.WhereisTalkTalkC.TalkTalkisimprovingD.Developmentofsearchengines65.Inwhichpartofafuturenewspapercanyoureadthetext?A.Opinion.B.CulturE.C.LifestylE.D.Technology.
Animalsarenaturalresourcesthatpeoplehavewastedallthroughourhistory.Animalshavebeenkilledfortheirfurandfeathersforfoodforsportandsimplybecausetheywereintheway.Thousandsofkindsofanimalshavedisappearedfromtheearthforever.Hundredsmoreareonthedangerlisttoday.About170kindsintheUnitedStatesaloneareconsideredindanger.Whyshouldpeoplecare?Becauseweneedanimals.AndbecauseoncetheyaregonetherewillneverbeanymorE.AnimalsaremorethanbeautifulorinterestingorasourceoffooD.EveryanimalhasitsplaceinthebalanceofnaturE.Destroyingonekindofanimalcancreatemanyproblems.Forexamplewhenfarmerskilledlargenumbersofhawks鹰thefarmers’storesofcornandgrainweredestroyedbyratsandmicE.Why?BecausehawkseatratsandmicE.Withnohawkstokeepdowntheirnumberstheratsandmicemultiplied繁殖quickly.Luckilysomepeopleareworkingtohelpsavetheanimals.Somegroupsraisemoneytoletpeopleknowabouttheproblem.Andtheytrytogetthegovernmentstopasslawsprotectinganimalsindanger.Quiteafewcountrieshavepassedlaws.Theselawsforbidthekillingofanyanimalorplantonthedangerlist.Slowlythenumberofsomeanimalsindangerisgrowing.46.Whydopeoplekillanimals?A.TheykillanimalsforsomethingtheyneeD.B.Theykillanimalstoraisesomemoney.C.Animalsdestroytheirnaturalresources.D.Animalscreatemanyproblems.47.Animalsareimportanttousmainlybecause______.A.theygiveusasourceoffoodB.theyarebeautifulandlovelyC.theykeepthebalanceofnatureD.theygiveusalotofpleasure48.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Peoplecaremuchaboutanimalsbecausetheyneedthem.B.OnceacertainkindofanimalisgoneforevertherewillneverbeanymorE.C.Killingallratsandmicemaycausesomenewproblems.D.Peoplemustnotkillanyanimalorplant.
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