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TheIntelScienceTalentSearchisthetopsciencecompetitionforhighschoolstudentsintheUS.The40finalistswerehonoredinWashingtonlastweek.Theymetwithscientistsandpoliticians.PresidentsObamawelcomedthemtotheWhiteHousE.There40studentswereselectedfromalmost2000contestantsnationwidE.Theyhadtopresentoriginalresearchtobejudgedbyprofessionalscientists.Thestudentsshowedtheirresearchprojectsonlargeposters.ThewinnerswereannouncedonMarch15th2011.WendyHawkinsisexecutivedirectoroftheIntelFoundationWhosaysthe40finalistsrepresentedexcellenceacrossmanyareasofsciencE.SelenaLiisfromFairOaksCaliforniaShewantedtofindamoreeffectivetreatmentforlivercancer.Shebeganherresearchfouryearsago.A.scientistattheUniversityofCaliforniaDavistaughtherhowtodesignanddoexperimentalworkinthelaboratory.Ms.Liplaced5thintheIntelScienceTalentSearchandwasawarded30000dollars.ScottBoisvertlivesnearPhoenixArizonA.HebeganusingalaboratoryattheuniversityofArizonaattheageof14.Overfouryearshecompletedaprojectstudyingafungus真菌linkedtothedecreaseinamphibians两栖类动物aroundtheworlD.Hewastryingtofindoutifdifferentchemicalsandsubstancesinthewatercouldkilloffungus.HecollectedandtestedwatersamplesacrossArizonA.HesaysMyresultswereabletoidentifyalistofchemicalsthatweresignificantinthegrowthandinthemovementofthefungus.Heplaced10thintheIntelcompetitionandwasawarded20000dollars.EvanO’DorneyofDanvilleCaliforniawonthetopawardof100000dollarsinthisyear’sIntelScienceTalentSearch.ForhismathematicalprojectHecomparedtwowaystoestimatethesquarerootofanintegeranumberwithnofractionalparts.WendyHawkinsattheIntelFoundationsaystheseyoungpeoplerepresentthenextgenerationofscientistswhowillhelpshapeAmerica’sfuturE.71.Thispassageismainlyabout.A.40studentswereinvitedtovisittheWhiteHouseB.PresidentObamaawardedprizesto40studentslastweekC.thetopawardof100000dollarsinthisyear’sIntelScienceTalentSearchD.sometopstudentsintheIntelScienceTalentSearch201172.AccordingtothepassageifyouwanttowintheIntelScienceTalentSearchyoumust.A.havehighacademicachievementB.offeroriginalresearchC.beexcellentinallareasofscienceD.domanyexperimentsinauniversitylab73.Whowillbeprobablyengagedinmathstudyinthefutureandbecomeamathematician?A.WendyHawkins.B.SelenaLi.C.EvanO’DorneyD.ScottBoisvert.74.WhichstatementisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.ScottBoisvertfoundanewfunguslinkedtothedecreaseinamphibians.B.ScottBoisvertistheyoungestwinneramongthe40students.C.TheIntelScienceTalentSearchisanintensecompetition.D.The1st5thand10thstudentsinthecompetitioncomefromCaliforniA.75.TheWendyHawkins’sattitudetothese40finalistis.A.positiveB.criticalC.negativeD.mixed
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Whatwouldyoudoifyouwerelostinthedarkforestatnight?Thefirstsensiblelessonisthatyoushouldn’tbothertryingtofindyourwayinthedarkatallbutjuststayputuntildawn.Becausethenyouwon’ttripoverthings?Nomainlybecauseyou’llhaveanideaofdirection.Thesunrisesintheeast.Butyouwillbeamazedathowmanypeopleforgettheyknowthat.Apparentlytheareaunderneathahollybushprovidesagoodmakeshiftshelter—theyarethickandevergreen.Thenextthingtodo—orrathernottodo—ispanicfortheobviousreasonthatunlessthereissomeonetheretohearyouscreamitwillgetyounowherE.Justtrytothinkofnicehappythings.Thereisalwaysapointinfilmswhenapersonwhoislostinthedesertorthesnowdehydrated脱水的andexhaustedcomesacrossasetoftheirownfootprintsandrealizestheyhavejustwalkedinahugeroundcirclE.Itiswrongtooweittotheunequalstrengthsordifferentlengthsofyourlegs.Experimentsprovethatwithoutthesunorthemoonorlandmarksasafixedguidelotsofsmallerrorsaddupovertimesothebraincan’tcorrectlyidentifythestraightaheaddirection.Tojustgetoutofsomewherepickaspotonthehorizonandjustheadforit.Thereareseveralwaystofinddirectionsinthedarkandbyfarthebestistoestablishnorthusingthestars.MostpeoplecanidentifythePloughwhichispartofUrsaMajor.Itlooksalotlikeasaucepan.ThePloughrotatesthroughtheskybutlet’simaginethesaucepanlyinghorizontally水平地withitshandleontheleft.Youneedtotracealinefromthestarattheright-handbaseofthepanthroughthestarattheright-handrim边沿andfollowitupwards;thenorthstarisroughlyfivetimesthedistancebetweenthosetwopointerstars.ThendropaverticallinefromtheNorthStartothehorizonandthat’snorth.TonightisverycloudyandIcan’tseethePlough.Maybeluckilyitisquitewindy.Keepinmindthatalmostallofourweathercomesfromasouth-westerlydirection.ThisonlyworksifyouareintheBritishIsles.Tofindthedirectionyoucanthrowlightbitsofdried-outgrassintheairandseewhichwaytheyblow;oriftherearecloudsandpatchesofclearskyseewhichwaytheyblowacrossthestars.Youcanalsogetanideaofdirectionfromleggyplants.Iftheylookasiftheyhavebeenblownovertheywillprobablybepointingnorth-east.Iftheyaresimplyleaninginonedirectionastheygrowthere’sagoodchancethatissouththeywillbereachingtowardsthesun.Thelastthingtodoistojudgeyourdirectionandoffyougo.67.Whatmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.HowtosurviveintheforestB.HowtoprotectyourselfintheforestC.HowtodirectyourwayoutofthewildD.Whattodoifyouarelost68.Whichofthefollowingpicturesmatchesthedescriptionofthepositionofthenorthstar?69.Whywillpeopleoftenwalkinacircleiftheyarelostinthedesertorthesnow?A.Becausewithoutanythingtorefertofordirectionsthebrainwillbeconfusedbyerrors.B.Becauseoneofthelegsislongerandstrongerthantheother.C.Becausethedesertorthesnowusuallycoversalargeareaforpeopletogetacross.D.Becausepeopleusuallyfeeldehydratedandexhaustedinthedesertorthesnow.70.IfyouwerelostinTaklimakanDesertinChina_________wouldNOTbedependableforyoutoidentifythedirections.A.thesunB.theNorthStarC.windD.themoon
MostanimalshavelittleconnectionwithanimalsofadifferentkindunlesstheyhuntthemforfooD.Sometimeshowevertwokindsofanimalscometogetherinapartnershipwhichdoesgoodtobothofthem.Youmayhavenoticedsomebirdssittingonthebacksofsheep.Thisisnotbecausetheywantaridebutbecausetheyfindeasyfoodintheparasites寄生虫onsheep.Thesheepallowthebirdstodosobecausetheyremovethecauseofdiscomfort.Soalthoughtheycanmanagewithouteachothertheydobettertogether.Sometimesananimalhasaplantpartner.Thisrelationshipdevelopsuntilthetwopartnerscannotmanagewithouteachother.Thisissointhecoral珊瑚oftheseA.IntheirskinstheyhavetinyplantswhichactasdustmentakingsomeofthewasteproductsfromthecoralandgivinginreturnoxygenwhichtheanimalneedstobreathE.IftheplantsarekilledorareevenpreventedfromlightsothattheycannotlivenormallythecoralswilldiE.49.Somebirdsliketositonasheepbecause.A.theycaneatitsparasitesB.theydependonthesheepforexistenceC.theyenjoytravellingwiththesheepD.theyfindthepositionmostcomfortablE.50.Theunderlinedwordtheyinthelastsentenceofthefirstparagraphrefersto.A.birdsandparasitesB.birdsandsheepC.parasitesandsheepD.sheepbirdsandparasites51.Itcanbelearntfromthetextthatthecoraldependsontheplantfor.A.comfortB.lightC.foodD.oxygen52.Whichisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.BirdsandSheepB.BirdsSheepandParasitesC.A.PartnershipD.Coralsliveonplants
Everyoneknowswemustexerciseregularlytomaintaingoodhealth.IndeedstayingphysicallyfitisabigpartofourculturE.WeconsiderandrightlysothathealthypeopleareattractivepeoplE.Sincemostofuswanttobeattractivethereisnoshortageofexerciseclubstrainingvideosmagazinesandbooksofferingtohelpusstayphysicallyfit..Unfortunatelyhoweverourculturedoesnotplacethesameemphasis重视onmentalfitness.Althoughweadmireandlovemenandwomenwithstrongandhealthy-lookingbodieswedon’thavethesamedegreeofrespectorattractionforsmarteducatedandmentallyhealthypeoplE.Thisisashamebecausethereareimmenserewardsforpeoplewhohavedevelopedtheabilitytothinkwell.Ifyourmindiswelltrainedandflexible灵活的youwillbeabletounderstandagreatdealofwhathappensaroundyou.Andifyouarealsowelleducated---thatisifyouunderstandbasicsciencemathematicsmusicartliteraturehistoryandsoon---youwillfinditmucheasiertomakegooddecisionsthroughoutyourlifE.OverthelongrunthisleadstoasenseofcontroloveryourdestinyandamuchbetterlifethanotherwisE.Peoplewhoarepoorlyeducatedorwhodon'tthinkwell---thatispeoplewhoarenotmentallyfitseethingsdifferently.Theirworldiscontrolledbymysteriousbutoftenmalevolent有恶意的forces.SuchpeoplelivewithinasystemtheywillnevermasterforcedtofollowtherulestheywillneverunderstanD.Althoughitmaynotbeobviousmostpeoplespendtheirlivesbeingmanipulated控制byothers.Theyaretoldwhattodowhattothinkhowtospendtheirmoneyandwhattheyshouldandshouldnotaspire渴求toinlifE.Inmyopinionifyouwanttolivewellyoumustbeabletouseyourmindwel1.ForthisreasonIwantyoutobeabletoconcentratesolveproblemunderstandcomplexideasandthinkclearlyandquickly.Suchskillswillmakeiteasierforyoutomakeinformeddecisionsunderstandcurrenteventschoosegoodfriendsmanageyourmoneywellmakewiselong-termdecisionsandappreciatemusicartandliteraturE.Thekeytodevelopingsuchskillsistoenjoylearningandtohavetheabilityandmotivationtoteachyourself.60.Thewriterofthepassagefeelsdisappointedthat_____.A.somepeopledon’thavetheskilltomakegooddecisionsB.theworldofthephysicallyhealthypeopleiscontrolledbymysteriousforcesC.mentallyhealthypeoplearenotaspopularasphysicallyhealthypeopleD.toomuchhasbeendonetohelppeoplestayphysicallyfit61.Theunderlinedwordthisinparagraph3refersto______.A.theunderstandingofagreatdealofwhatgoesonaroundyouB.theunderstandingofbasicscienceandmathematicsC.goodtraininginbodyandmindD.beingabletomakegooddecisionsinlife62.Thewriterofthepassagethinksthatthosewhoarenotmentallyfit_____.A.liveapoorandmysteriouslifeB.can’tcontrolovertheirlifeC.oftendowhatothersdoD.enjoybeingfooledandruled63.Thebesttitleofthepassagewillmostprobablybe______.A.MindHelpsYouMoreB.TrainYourMindC.MakeInformedDecisionsD.LearnMoretoHelpYourself
Asthepopulationoftheplanetincreasessodoesthenumberofhomesbusinessesparkinglotsschoolsairportsandroadways.Allthesestructuresuseelectricityandneedtobelighted.Humansdemandtheselights.Theywanttheirhomesmorecomfortableandtheywanttheirstreetssage.Theproblemisthatresearchersarefindingthatallthelightishavinganegativeeffectonhumansandwildlifeaswell.Lessthan10yearsagoIdrovetoathinlypopulatedsectionofmytownlaydowninthemiddleoftheroadandwatchedanattractedmeteorshower流星雨.Theareawasshortofhomesstreetlightsandtraffic.IfIdidthattodayIwouldn’tbeabletoseethemeteorshoweraswellandIwouldsurelyberunoverbyacar.Nowadaysscientistsarefindinglightpollutioncanbealmostasbadascarbondioxidepollution.Ifyou’veevertakenaflightatnighttheviewisbeautifulbutyoumustrememberthatallthelightyouseeiswastedelectricity.Thecrewofthespaceshuttlesseeanevenbiggerpictureofhowextensivethewastedelectricityisworldwide.Additionallyelectricityneedstobegeneratedandthegenerationofelectricitycreatespollutionbygivingoffgreenhousegases.Thisaffectstheairwebreatheandourqualityoflife.Scientistsarealsostudyingtheeffectsoflightpollutiononwildlife.Thousandsofbirdsdieeachyearwhentheycrashintohighlylightedbuildingsastheybecomepuzzledbythelight.Ithasbeenlongknownthattinyseaturtlehatchlingsbecomelostandfollowlightsontheshoreinsteadofheadingtowardsthesea.Fortunatelylightpollutionisoneoftheeasiestsourcesofpollutionthatcanbecorrectedwithoutanegativeeffect.FollowingsomeguidelinesandalittlesearchingonGooglecangiveyoumanyideasonhowtoreduceyourcontributiontolightpollution.67.Theauthortellsthestoryinthesecondparagraphmainlyto_________.A.rememberthepastbeautyofthetown.B.stresstheadvantagesoflesspollutionC.showthegreatchangesofthetownD.provethebadeffectsoflightpollution68.Inthepassagetheauthoradvisespeople_________.A.totrytoreduceunnecessarylight.B.nottoignorethebeautyaround.C.tosetproperlightforanimalsD.nottodestroytheanimal’slivingconditions.69.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Lightpollutionisdifficulttodealwith.B.Lightpollutionisathreattosomeanimals.C.LightpollutionhasnothingtodowithglobalwarmingD.Astronautscan’tseeclearlyinspaceduetolightpollution.70.Whatismostlikelytobediscussedintheparagraphwhichfollowsthelastparagraph?A.Theauthor’scontributiontolightpollutionB.OthersourcesoflightpollutionC.WaysofreducinglightpollutionD.Morebadeffectsoflightpollution
ProfessorReasonrecentlypersuaded35peopletokeepadiaryofalltheirabsent-mindedactionsfortwoweeks.Whenhecametoanalyzetheirembarrassingerrorshewassurprisedtofindthatnearlyallofthemfellintoafewgroups.Oneofthewomenforinstanceonleavingherhouseforworkonemorningthrewherpetdogherearringsandtriedtofixadogbiscuitonherear.Theexplanationforthisisthatthebrainislikeacomputerexplainstheprofessor.Peopleprogrammethemselvestodocertainactivitiesregularly.Itwasthewoman’scustomeverymorningtothrowherdogtwobiscuitsandthenputonherearrings.Butsomehowtheactiongotreversed颠倒intheprogramme.Aboutoneintwentyoftheincidentsthevolunteersreportedweretheseprogrammeassemblyfailures.Twentypercentofallerrorsweretestfailures—mainlyduetonotverifyingtheprogressofwhatthebodywasdoing.Amanabouttogethiscaroutofthegaragepassedthroughthebackyardwherehisgardenjacketandbootswerekeptputthemon—muchtohissurprise.AwomanreportedIgotintothebathwithmysockson.Thecommonestproblemwasinformationstoragefailures.Peopleforgotthenamesofpeoplewhosefacestheyknewwentintoaroomandforgotwhytheyweretheremislaidsomethingorsmokedacigarettewithoutrealizingit.Theresearchsofarsuggeststhatwhilethecentralprocessorofthebrainisliberatedfromsecond-to-secondcontrolofawell-practicedroutineitmustrepeatedlyswitchbackitsattentionatimportantdecisionpointstocheckthattheactiongoesonasintended.Otherwisetheactivitymaybegottenbyanotherfrequentlyandrecentlyusedprogrammeresultinginembarrassingerrors.63.Thepurposeoftheprofessor’sresearchisto__________.A.showthedifferencebetweenmenandwomenB.sortandexplainsomeerrorsinhumanactionsC.findthecauseswhichleadtocomputerfailuresD.comparecomputerfunctionswithbrainworking64.Whichofthefollowingmightbegroupedunderprogrammeassemblyfailures?A.Awomanwenttoashopandforgotwhattobuy.B.Amanreturninghomeafterworklefthiskeyinthelock.C.Aladyfellasshewaspayingattentiontoeachstepherfeetweretaking.D.Anoldmanwithhisshoesonwastryingtoputonhissocks.65.Theunderlinedwordverifyinginparagraph3canbereplacedby_______.A.improvingB.changingC.checkingD.stopping66.Accordingtothepassagetheinformationstoragefailurerefersto_______.A.informationcollectingsystembeingdestroyedB.one’stotalmemorybeingremovedC.thelossofpartofone’smemoryforatimeD.theseparationofone’sactionfromwords
StephenWilliamHawkingwasbornonJanuary8th1942inOxfordEnglanD.Hisparents’housewasinNorthLondonbutduringtheSecondWorldWarOxfordwasconsideredasaferplacetohavebabies.WhenhewaseighthisfamilymovedtoStAlbans.AtelevenStephenwenttoSt.AlbansSchoolandthenontoUniversityCollegeOxfordhisfather’soldcollegE.StephenwantedtodomathalthoughhisfatherwouldhavepreferredmedicinE.MathwasnotavailableatUniversityCollegesohedidphysicsinsteaD.StephenthenwentontoCambridgetodoresearchinCosmology宇宙论.AftergaininghisPh.D.哲学博士hebecamefirstaResearchFellowandlateronaProfessorialFellowatGonvilleandCaiusCollegE.AfterleavingtheInstituteofAstronomyin1973StephencametotheDepartmentofAppliedMathandTheoreticalPhysics理论物理andsince1979hasheldthepostofLucasianProfessorofmath.StephenHawkinghasworkedonthebasiclawswhichruletheuniversE.WithRogerPenroseheshowedthatEinstein’sGeneralTheoryofRelativityimpliedspaceandtimewouldhaveabeginningintheBigBangandanendinblackholes.Theseresultsshowitwasnecessarytounify统一GeneralRelativitywithQuantumTheory量子论.OneresultofsuchaunificationthathediscoveredwasthatblackholesshouldnotbecompletelyblackbutshouldgiveoffradiationanddisappearintheenD.56.WhichofthefollowingisNOTsuitablefordescribingStephenHawking?A.Heoncestudiedatthesamecollegethathisfatherstudiedat.B.AtonetimehedidresearchinCosmologyinOxforD.C.HepreferredmathtomedicineatcollegE.D.HecontributedtotheunificationofGeneralTheoryofRelativityandQuantumTheory.57.Theunderlinedwordavailableinthefirstparagraphprobablymeans________.A.abletobehadB.allowedtostudyC.easytounderstandD.limitedtolearn58.WhydidStephenHawking’sparentsmovetoOxfordfromNorthLondon?A.BecausetheylikeditbetterthanNorthLondon.B.Becausetherewasaworld-famousuniversitytherE.C.BecausetheyweretiredoflivinginNorthLondon.D.BecauseitwassafertogivebirthtoabayinOxforD.59.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.EinsteinandStephenHawkingB.BigBangagreattheoryC.StephenHawkingagreatBritishscientistD.Theunificationoftwotheories
Whatdoesitfeelliketobreakabone?It’sdifferentforeveryonebutthepainisoftensharp.Ifthebreakissmallhoweverthepersonmaynotfeelmuchpainatall.Ifyouthinkthatyouorsomeoneelsehasbrokenabonethemostimportantthingstodoaretostaycalmmakethehurtpersoncomfortableandcallthedoctor.DonotmovetheinjuredbodypartsincemovementcouldmakeitworsE.TotreatthebreakthedoctorwillneedtotakeanX-ray.Thisgivesthedoctortheinformationheorsheneedstoset接上thebone:toputitbacktoitsnormalplacE.Iftheboneislargeoritisbrokeninmorethanoneplacethedoctormayneedtousemetalpins钢钉tosetit.Afterthebonehasbeensetthenextstepisusuallyputtingonacastthespecialhardthingthatwillkeeptheboneinplaceforamonthortwo.Yourbonesareexcellentathealingthemselves.Brokenboneswillproducemanynewcells细胞andtinybloodvessels血脉.ThesecoverbothendsofthebrokenpartandcloseupthebreakuntiltheboneisaswholeandstrongasbeforE.47.Whensomeonebreakshisbonethefollowingshouldbedoneexcept______.A.askingthedoctorforhelpB.comfortingthehurtpersonC.movingtheinjuredpartD.stayingcalm48.Whichisthecorrectordertotreatthebreak?A.takeanx-rayB.usemetalpinstosetitC.putitbacktoitsnormalplaceD.putonacastA.a→b→c→dB.a→c→b→dC.a→d→c→bD.d→a→b→c49.TheunderlinedwordhealinParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto______.A.breakagainB.becomeworseC.woundorhurtD.becomehealthyagain50.Wherewouldyouprobablyreadthispassage?A.Inastorybook.B.Onaposter.C.Inahealthcarebook.D.Inachemistrybook.
ExpertsbelievethatstormsandsevereweatherinNorthAmericaandAsiahavedisruptedbirdflightpathsacrosstheworldandswepthugenumbersofbirdspeciestowardstheBritishIsles.BirdsflyingtotheothersideoftheAtlanticortothePacifictolaytheireggshavebeentrappedinBritainandIrelandaddingtheirnumberstonativespeciesandcausinggreatexcitementinthebird-watchingcommunity.Localbirdwatchershavealreadyobservedatotalof442speciesintheBritishIslesthisyear.Thehighestnumbereverseeninoneyearis445in2008.WeonlyneedfourmoretobreakourrecordsaidLeeEvanswhorunstheBritishBirdingAssociation.WiththreemonthstogoI’msurewe’lldoit.LastmonthanextremelyrareSiberianRubythroatbirdwasseeninScotlandsendinghundredsofbirdwatchersnorthinthehopeofcatchingaglimpseofthiscolourfulAsianbeauty.AnotherveryuncommonbirdthebuffleheadduckwascitedinCornwellandcausedsimilarexcitement.Icouldn’tbelieveitsaidEvans.Thepoorthingwascompletelyknackered.ItmusthavebeenblowntoEnglandbythestormswhiletryingtoflyfromCanadatothesouthernUnitedStatesforthewinter.That’s3000miles!EvanssaidthatglobalwarmingoverthepastdecadewasplayingakeyroleintransformingbirdmovementsacrosstheworlD.InadditionmeltingArcticseaicemayalsobeopeningupbirdflightpathsovertheNorthPolemakingiteasierforbirdsfromthePacific—suchastheslaty-backedgullandtuftedpuffinbothofwhichappearedinLondonearlierthisyear—toreachBritain.Bird-watchingisbecominganincreasinglypopularhobbyamongallagegroupsaddedEvans.Afifthofourmembersareunder18.Thisisaround-the-yearhobbythatyoucanenjoyfromthekitchenwindoworfromacar.Moreandmorepeoplearebird-watchingandasaresultmoreandmoreunexpectedspeciesarebeingspottedintheBritishIsles.26.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Theresultsofglobalwarming.B.ChangesintheBritishbirdpopulation.C.Increasingenvironmentalpollution.D.WorseningBritishweather.27.Theunderlinedwordknackeredisclosestinmeaningto__________.A.boredB.knockedC.spottedD.tired28.HowmanymorebirdspeciesareneededtoequaltheBritishbird-watchingrecord?A.3.B.4.C.442.D.445.29.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingbirdscomesfromAsia?A.Slaty-backedgull.B.BuffleheaD.C.Rubythroat.D.Tuftedpuffin.30.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasapossiblereasonforseeingmorebirdspeciesinBritain?A.Anincreaseinthenumberofbirdwatchers.B.A.growthinthenumberofnativespecies.C.Stormsduetoglobalwarming.D.ThemeltingArcticicecap.
ThesedaysthereareveryfewwildanimalsleftintheUK.ThewolveshavegonE.Thebearshavebeenhuntedtoextinction.Fortunatelythereareafewbadgers獾...ohwellactuallynotforlongastheBritishgovernmenthavejustdecidedtokillthemtoo!Butwhy?Badgersarefascinatingnocturnal夜晚活动的creatureslivingundergrounD.They'reextremelybravefightingofflargeranimalssuchasbearsandwolves.TheproblemisthatsomebadgerscarrybovinetuberculosisbTB—aninfectiousdiseasecausedbythebacteriumM.BoviswhichcancauseTBinsomeotheranimalsincludingcattlE.ForfarmersthisisaseriousissuebecausetheyusuallykeepalargenumberofcowstogethertoraisE.In1998intheUKalmost6000cowswerekilledtocontrolthediseasE.Andin2010morethan30000animalsweredestroyeD.BovineTBcoststheUKabout£100millionperyear.Andsomebelievethatthediseasecouldendupcostingtheeconomy£9billionoverthenext40yearsifnothingisdoneaboutit.Expertssaythatbadgersareresponsibleforabout50%OftheinfectedcattlE.Soaftermuchdebatethegovernmenthasagreedtokillbadgers.OfcoursemanyareagainstthemeasurE.Theyclaimthatkillingthebadgersincontrolledzoneswouldn'tworkbecausebadgersfromneighboringareaswouldsimplymoveinandbecomeinfectedtoo.FurthermorethenumberofcattleinonespotisusuallyverylargE.TheybelievethatthewaycattleareraisedintensivelyandtransportedaroundtolotsofdifferentfarmsduringtheirlivesisprobablythebiggestcauseofthespreadofthediseasE.60.WhydoestheUKgovernmentwanttokillbadgers?A.BecausebadgersareresponsibleforallthebTBinfectedcattlE.B.Becauseadiseaseconnectedwithbadgershascausedabigloss.C.BecausebadgersareveryeasytobecomeinfectedwithbTB.D.BecausecattleareoftenwithbadgerswhichmaycarrybTB.61.Somepeoplebelievethatkillingbadgersincertainareasdoesn'thelpbecause_______A.badgersnearbywouldoccupywherethekilledbadgersonceliveD.B.badgersareoftentransportedaroundtolotsofdifferentfarms.C.thediseasewillstillexisttherewithallthecattleinfecteD.D.thegovernmentdoesn'thaveagoodknowledgeofthediseasE.62.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?A.TheUKgovernmenthasdecidedtokillbadgerstocontrolthediseasE.B.VeryfewwildanimalsexistintheUKthesedaysexceptbadgers.C.A.lotofpeopleareagainstkillingbadgersforsomereasons.D.A.largesumofmoneyhasbeenspentcontrollingthediseasE.63.Whatdoestheunderlinedpartinparagraph4probablymean?A.Cattleareoftenkeptseparatelytopreventdiseases.B.ManycattlearegatheredinoneareatoraisE.C.Cattleareraisedverycarefullyandattentively.
SuHuaisstudyingatCambridgeUK.Shehasboughtabicycleandisworriedaboutsecurity安全.HerfriendKatefoundthisarticleandsentittoher.IntroductionAlotofcrimeisagainstbicycles.About150000bicyclesarestoleneveryyearandmostareneverfounD.Youcanpreventthishappeningbyfollowingafewcarefulsteps.BasicSecurityDonotleaveyourbicycleinout-of-the-wayplaces.AlwayslockyourbicyclewhenyouleavE.Secureittolamppostsortrees.Takeoffsmallerpartsandtakethemwithyouforexamplelightsandsaddles车座.LocksGetagoodlock.Therearemanydifferenttypesintheshops.Buyonethathasbeentestedagainstattack.Askforarecommendationfromabikeshop.MarkingSecuritymarkingyourbikecanactasadeterrenttoathief.ItcanalsohelpthepolicefindyourbicyclE.Itshouldbeclearlywrittenandincludeyourpostcodeandyourhouseorflatnumber.ThiswillprovideasimplewaytoidentifyyourbicyclE.RegistrationThereareanumberofcompanieswhowillsecuritymarkyourbicycleforyou.TheywillthenputyourregistrationnumberandpersonaldetailsontheircomputerdatabasE.Thenifyourbicycleisfounditwillbeeasytocontactyou.FinallyKeeparecordofthebicycleyourself:itsmakemodelandregistrationnumber.Youcaneventakeaphotographofit.Thiswillprovethebicyclebelongstoyou.63.Whichpartofthetextgivesyouinformationonhowtolockupyourbicyclewhenyouleaveit?A.Locks.B.Marking.C.Registration.D.BasicSecurity.64.Theunderlinedphraseactasadeterrenttoathiefmeans______.A.helpyourecognizeyourbikeB.helpthepolicefindyourbicycleC.stopsomeonestealingyourbicycleD.stopyouworryingaboutyourbike65.Thearticleadvisesyoutokeeparecordofyourbicycle_______.A.inthebikeshopandyourcomputerB.inthepolicestationandasecuritycompanyC.inasecuritycompanyandyouruniversityD.byyourselfandinasecuritycompany66.Themainpurposeofthisarticleis_________.A.totellyouwhattodoifyourbicycleisstolenB.tosuggestwaysofkeepingyourbicyclesafeC.togiveyouadviceonwheretobuyagoodlockD.tosaywhyyoushouldn’tkeepyourbicycleinaquietplace
For19yearstheowlresearcherDenverHolthasjourneyedtoBarrowAlaskaeachsummertomapouttherelationshipbetweenlemmings旅鼠thatcrawlacrossthetundra冻原andsnowyowlsthathuntthemfromabove.Ashepreparesforhis20thfieldseasonintheArctichesaysthatthesnowyowlhasaroletoplayinunderstandingecologicalchangesinoneofthefastestchangingplacesintheworld.WhenlemmingsaredoingwelleverythingisdoingwellMr.Holtsaid.Ifclimatechangeresultsinhabitat栖息地changesanditaffectsthelemmingsitwillshowupinthesnowyowlsbecause90percentoftheirdietislemmings.Theowlsarethekeytoeverythingelse.Twentyyearsofdataprovidesanunusuallydeeplookattheanimal'spopulationtrends.Andmoreresearchonsnowyowlsinotherpartsoftheworld?theyarefoundthroughouttheArcticcouldflagchangesintheglobalarcticecosystemwithouttheneedforanyothermarkers.It'sabelievablepoint..saidJohnW..FitzpatrickdirectoroftheCornellLabofQrthinologyatCornellUniversity.Systemsaredifficultandifwehaveaneasilyaccessiblemarkerforthesystembeneathitthat'sareallygoodthingbecausewecanmeasurecheaplyandeasilyhowanecosystemisdoing.Itgivesusaquickunderstandingofthesituation.ThereisanunscientificreasontostudythesnowyowlaswellMr.Holtsays.Thereissomethinginterestingaboutowls.Peoplepayattentiontoowlsmorethanotherbirdsbecausetheylooklikeushesaid.'Theyhaveasymmetrical对称的faceeyesfacingforwardaroundflatfaceandaroundheadwithfeathersthatlooklikehair.63.Fromthepassageweknowthatlemmings____.A.livemostlyonsnowyowlsB.oftenchangetheirhabitatC.areincreasingrapidlythesedaysD.canaffectthelifeofsnowyowls64.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Mr.HoltgoestotheArctictostudysnowyowlseverywinter.B.Climatechangehasadirectinfluenceonsnowyowls.C.JohnW..FitzpatrickthoughtMr.Holt'sresearchandfindingswereusefulandmeaningful.D.Peoplestudysnowyowlsjustforscientificresearch.65.Theunderlinedwordflaginthepassageisclosestinmeaningto____.A.influenceB.markC.measureD.cause66.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.Mr.Holt'sResearchonEcologicalChangesB.ChangesinSnowyOwlsC.SnowyOwlsAndEco-changesD.ReasonstoStudySnowyOwls
Besidesgivingoffgasesanddustsintotheairhumansproducewastethatispouredontheenvironment.OftenthiswasteproducedbymajorindustriesandpeopleisharmfultobothnatureandhumanlifE.Oneofthemaincausesofthelargeamountofdangerouswasteisthatpeopledonotrealizehowlargeaproblemitis.Becauseitcanbesimplyremovedandsenttoalandfill废渣填埋场theproblemisoftenbelievedtoendtherE.Inadditionindustrieshaveoftenshownanunwillingnesstofindwaystodealwithdangerouswastebecauseoftherelatedexpenses.Manyindustriesandgovernmentsbuildsimplelandfillstostorewasteandoftenjustpourwastechemicalsintonearbybodiesofwater.OftenchemicalsusedforindustrialproductioncausedangerousformsofwastE.Theamountofthesechemicalshasincreasedgreatlyinthepastbutitisoftendifficultandexpensivetogetridofthesechemicalsortostoretheminawaysafetohumanlifeandtheenvironment.EveryyearmajorhealthproblemsresultfromdangerouswastE.SadlyitisoftenonlyaftersomeonehasdiedorbecomeseriouslyillthatgovernmentswilltakemeasurestoreducelevelsofharmfulwastE.Somegovernmentshaverealizedhowseriousthedangerouswasteproblemisandarenowtryingtosettlethisproblem.TheyarealsotryingtolimittheamountofwasteindustriesareallowedtoproducE.Notonlygovernmentsbutordinarypeopleaswellmustworktogethertosolvetheproblem.Theycanchoosenottobuythoseproductswhichrequiretheproductionofdangerouswasteandproducelessharmfulwastethemselves.Manyscientiststhinkthatwasteproductioncanbecut.Thewastecanbereducedbyatleastonethirdusingexistingtechnologiesandmethods.72.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.MeasuresofReducingDangerousWasteB.DangerofHarmfulWastetoMankindC.DangerousWasteandWaterPollutionD.EnvironmentalProtection73.Accordingtothetextpeople.A.donotproduceharmfulwasteintheirdailylifeB.donotknowwheretoplacethedangerouswasteC.arenotclearabouthowseriousthedangerouswasteproblemisD.arenotsureaboutwhereharmfulwasteends74.Whattroublesindustriesmostindealingwiththedangerouswasteproblem?A.Howtogetgovernmentsupport.B.Howtoincreasetheirproduction.C.HowtostoreharmfulwastE.D.Howtocutdowntherelatedcosts.75.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Thepollutingindustriesarenotallowedtoselltheirproducts.B.Presenttechnologieshavesettledtheharmfulwasteproblem.C.Everyoneshouldobeythegovernmentrulesfortheproblem.D.Tosolvetheproblemrequirestheeffortsofthewholesociety.
YouarestandinginthekitchenandavoicesaysAddalittlemoresalttothatsoup.Yesit’salwaysnicetohavesomeonehelpyouwhenyou’recooking.Butthisvoiceisnotfromaman.Youarealone!Thenwheredoesitcomefrom?Isitfromaghost?Nothisisn’taghostkitchen—it’sthekitchenofthefuturE.Scientistsareworkingtoimproveeverythinginthekitchenfromfridgestotablesandeventhewayswecook.Theyaremakingasystem.Itwillhelpapersoncookameal.Youdon’tneedcookbooks.YoucanhearhowtocookfooD.Thefridgeofthesmartkitchenhasascanner.ItlooksatthefoodsinthefridgE.ItwillordermoremilkfromthestorewhenyourmilkhasgonebadorthereisnomoreinthefridgE.ThegloveswilltestthetemperatureofeverythingtheytouchandsayNeedtocooklongerorHotandreadytoeat.Ifyouleavethemonthestovebymistakethey’llsayFire!Eventheknivesandspoonswillspeak.Forexampleifyourfoodisbadtheknivesandspoonswilltellyounottoeatit.Thefuturekitchenmaylookwonderfulbutit’snotcheap.Themultimediafridgecostsabout8000dollars.Soeventhoughhigh-techkitchensarenolongeradreamnoteveryonecanaffordonE.67.Inthekitchenofthefuturethereisa______helpingyou.A.systemB.manC.ghostD.servant68.Inthefutureyoucancookby______.A.readingB.hearingC.learningD.looking69.Thefridgeofthesmartkitchenhasascanneranditcan______.A.helpyoudoeverythingB.cleanthefridgewhenit’sdirtyC.giveyouawarningwhenthere’ssomethingwrongD.talkwithyou70.Fromthepassageweknowthat______.A.everybodycanbuysuchafridgeB.noteverybodycanbuysuchafridgeC.nobodycanbuysuchafridgeD.mostpeoplecanbuysuchafridge
Inaworldwithlimitedlandwaterandothernaturalresources资源theharmfromthetraditionalbusinessmodelisontherisE.Actuallythepastdecadeshasseenmoreandmoreforestsdisappearingandglobebecomingincreasinglywarm.Peoplenowrealizethatthisunhealthysituationmustbechangedandthatwemustbeabletodevelopinsustainable可持续的ways.Thatmeansgrowthwithlowcarbonordevelopmentofsustainableproducts.Inotherwordsweshouldkeeptheearthhealthywhileusingitssupplyofnaturalresources.Todaysustainabledevelopmentisapropertrendinmanycountries.Accordingtoarecentstudytheglobalmarketforlow-carbonenergywillbecomethreetimesbiggeroverthenextdecades.Chinaforexamplehassetitsmindonleadingthatmarkethopingtoseizechancesinthenewroundoftheglobalenergyrevolution.Itisnowtryinghardtomakefulluseofwindandsolarenergyandisspendingahugeamountofmoneymakingelectriccarsandhigh-speedtrains.Inadditionwearealsoseeinggreatgrowthintheglobalmarketsforsustainableproductssuchaspalmoil棕榈油whichisproducedwithoutcuttingdownvaluablerainforest.Inrecentyearsthemarketsforsustainableproductshavegrownbymorethan50%.Governmentscanfullydevelopthepotentialofthesenewmarkets.Firsttheycansethightargetsforreducingcarbonemissions排放andtargetsforsavingandreusingenergy.Besidesstrongerarrangementofpublicresourceslikeforestscanalsohelptospeedupthedevelopment.FinallygovernmentscanavoidthehugeexpensesthataretakingusinthewrongdirectionandredirectingsomeofthoseexpensescanacceleratethechangefromtraditionalmodeltoasustainableonE.Themajorchallengeofthiscenturyistofindwaystomeettheneedsofgrowingpopulationwithinthelimitsifthissingleplanet.Thatisnosmalltaskbutitoffersabundantnewchancesforsustainableproductindustries.53.ThetraditionalbusinessmodelisharmfulbecauseofallthefollowingEXCEPTthat______.A.ItmakestheworldwarmerB.itconsumesnaturalresourcesC.itbringsseveredamagetoforestsD.itmakesgrowthhardtocontinue54.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?A.Chinalackswindandsolarenergy.B.Chinaistheleaderofthelow-carbonmarket.C.High-speedtrainsarealow-carbondevelopment.D.Palmoilismadeatthecostofvaluableforests.55.Tofulldevelopthelow-carbonmarketsgovernmentcan______.A.cutpublicexpensesB.forbidcarbonemissionC.developpublicresourcesD.encourageenergyconservation56.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.Tointroduceanewbusinessmodel.B.Tocomparetwobusinessmodels.C.Topredictachangeoftheglobalmarket.D.Toadvocatesustainabledevelopment.
Thoreauandothernaturalistshavepraisedthebenefitsofnaturetoyourstateofmindintheirworksbuttherearesomeresearchesshowinghownaturemakesyousmarter.A.studyhasfoundthatexposuretothegreatoutdoorsimprovescognitive认知的function.Expertshavecalledthisattentionrestorationtherapy注意力修复治疗.InthestudyresearchersfromtheUniversityofMichiganaskedagroupofvolunteerstocompleteatakedesignedtochallengememoryandattention.ThevolunteersthentookawalkineitheraparkorindowntownAnnArbor.Afterthewalkvolunteersreturnedtothelabandwereretestedonthetask.Theperformanceonthememoryandattentiontaskgreatlyimprovedinpeoplefollowingthewalkintheparkbutdidnotimproveinthosewhowalkeddowntown.Whynaturemakesyousmarter?Accordingtotheexpertsonereasonhastodowithhownatureaffectsyourattention.Youhavetwotypesofattention.Oneisinvoluntarywhereyourattentionisattractedbysomestimuli刺激物.Andtheotheroneisdirectedattentionwhereyoucontrolyourattention.DirectedattentionisimportantformemoryresolvingconflictandreducingabsentminD.Beinginnatureexposesyoutosoothingstimulithatengagesyourinvoluntaryattention.ItgivesyourdirectedattentionarestandachancetobecomereneweD.Whenyouareinacityyouareconstantlyvigilant警觉的yourdirectedattentionisturnedonandcannotgetarest.RichardLuovcreatedthetermnaturedeficit缺乏disorderdisordertodescribeaconditionofbeingsooutoftouchwithnaturethatwelosehumilityourspiritualityourhumanityandwealsoareathigherriskofobesity肥胖depressionandotherdiseasE.HisfirstbookLastChildintheWoodswasaboutthenegativeeffectsofanaturedeficitonchildrenbuthisnewbook.TheNaturePrincipledescribeshowadultsareequallyatriskiftheyseldomspendtimewithnaturE.Ifyoucan’tbeinnaturetodaygetascreensaverofnaturE.Inanotherpartofthestudypeoplewhoweresimplyshownphotosofnaturedidbetteroncognitivefunctionthanthoseshownurbanimages.ButIthinkitwillbebetterforyoutogooutandexperiencetherealthings.61.Whichofthefollowingprobablybelongstotheattentionrestorationtherapy?A.Doingexerciseinthegym.B.ReadingThoreau’sworksathomE.C.Joggingaroundintheshoppingmall.D.Walkingorrunningthroughalocalpark.62.FromthesecondparagraphwecanlearnallEXCEPTthat.A.thestudywasconductedbyexpertsofUniversityofMichiganB.thestudyisaboutpeople’smemoryandattentionC.thestudyindicatesnaturehasagoodeffectonmemoryandattentionD.theparticipantsshouldwalkinboththeparkanddowntown63.Accordingtothepassagewhenoneisconsideredtoengageyourinvoluntaryattention?A.Rememberingthings.B.RelaxinginnaturE.C.Solvingproblems.D.Beingcautious.64.WhichistheCORRECTinformationaboutRichardLuov?A.Hefoundthereasonforobesity.B.Hewroteabookaboutchildren’sproblems.C.Hehaspublishedanewhealthbook.D.HecreatedatermtodescribepeoplewhospendlittletimeinnaturE.65.whichofthefollowingwouldtheauthorhighlyadvisereaderstodo?A.GetapictureofnaturE.B.Avoidwatchingurbanimages.C.SetyourscreenwithanimageofnatureasthebackgrounD.D.GooutandspendtimeinnaturE.
ScientistshavelongunderstoodthekeyrolethatoceansplayinregulatingtheEarth’sclimate.Oceanscover70percentoftheglobeandstoreathousandtimesmoreheatthantheatmospheredoes.What’sneweristheunderstandingofhowthiskeycomponentofourclimatesystemrespondstoglobalwarming.A.brakeonglobalwarming—fornowOneoftheocean’smostimportantclimatefunctionsisabsorbingheatandcarbondioxideCO2oneofthegasesthatcauseglobalwarming.Actingasaheatsponge海绵theoceanshaveabsorbedhugeamountsofheatandCO2inthelastfortyyears.ThemostrecentscientificreportfromtheIntergovernmentalPanelonClimateChangeIPCCalsonoteswithconcernthattheoceanisacidifyingbecauseofincreasedabsorptionofatmosphericCO2andthuscausingathreatforshell-formingspecies.Sharpincreasesincarbondioxidelevelswillcausefurtheracidificationoftheocean.CurrentsdistributingheatAnotherimportantroletheoceansplayisthatofdistributor.Oceansdeliverheatandlife-sustainingnutrientsaroundtheglobe.Justasbloodvesselsbringoxygenandnutrientstocellsinthehumanbodytheocean’scurrentscarryoxygennutrientsandheatthroughouttheEarth.Theoceandistributes25to50percentoftheenergytheplanetreceivesfromthesun.ForexampletheGulfStreamcarriesheatacrosstheAtlantic.ThiswarmcurrentgivesnorthwesternEuropeamilderclimatethanitwouldnormallyhavesofarnorth.Achangetotheocean’scirculation循环patternscouldthrowEuropeintoacolderperiodevenastherestofworldexperienceswarmertemperatures.41.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_____.A.theoceanscauseglobalwarmingB.theoceansstopglobalwarmingC.theoceansreleasenutrientsandheatD.theoceanecosystemsfacemoredangers42.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthattheocean’scurrents_____.A.produceoxygenandnutrientseverywhereB.absorb25~50%oftheenergyfromthesunC.distributeheatandnutrientsaroundD.changetheocean’scirculationpatterns43.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheresultoftheoceanabsorbingheatandcarbondioxide?A.Itcausesfurtheracidification.B.Itaffectsshell-formingspecies.C.Itmakestheatmospherehotter.D.ItregulatestheEarth’sclimate.44.Thispassagemainlytalksabout______.A.therolesofoceansB.globalwarmingC.oceancurrentsD.carbondioxide
Thebiggestsafetythreatfacingairlinestodaymaynotbeaterrorist恐布分子withagunbutthemanwiththeportablecomputerinbusinessclass.Inthelast15yearspilotshavereportedwellover100incidentsthatcouldhavebeencausedbyelectromagnetic电磁interference干扰.Thesourceofthisinterferenceremainsunconfirmedbutincreasinglyexpertsarepointingtheblameatportableelectronicdevicesuchasportablecomputersradioandcassetteplayersandmobiletelephones.RTCAanorganizationwhichadvisestheaviation航空industryhasrecommendedthatallairlinesban禁止suchdevicesfrombeingusedduringcriticalstagesofflightparticularlytake-offandlanding.Someexpertshavegonefurthercallingforatotalbanduringallflights.Currentlyrulesonusingthesedevicesareleftuptoindividualairlines.Andalthoughsomeairlinesprohibit禁止passengersfromusingsuchequipmentduringtake-offandlandingmostarereluctanttoenforceatotalbangiventhatmanypassengerswanttoworkduringflights.Thedifficultyispredictionhowelectromagneticfieldsmightaffectanaircraft’scomputers.Expertsknowthatportabledeviceemitradiationwhichaffectsthosewavelengthswhichaircraftusefornavigationandcommunication.Butbecausetheyhavenotbeenabletoreproducetheseeffectsinalaboratorytheyhavenowayofknowingwhethertheinterferencemightbedangerousornot.Thefactthataircraftmaybevulnerable易受损的tointerferenceraisestheriskthatterroristsmayuseradiosystemsinordertodamagenavigationequipment.Anotherworryingthoughisthepassengerwhocan’theartheinstructionstoturnoffhisradiobecausethemusicistooloud.48.Whatissaidabouttheover100aircraftincidentsinthepast15years?A.Theymayhavetakenplaceduringtake-offandlanding.B.Theymayhavebeencausedbythedamagetotheradiosystems.C.Theyweresuspectedtohaveresultedfromelectromagneticinterference.D.Theywereprovedtohavebeencausedbythepassengers’portablecomputers.49.Fewairlineswanttoimpose强加atotalbanontheirpassengersusingelectronicdevicesbecause.A.theyhaveothereffectivesafetymeasurestofallbackonB.theydon’tbelievethereissuchadangerasradiointerferenceC.theharmfuleffectofelectromagneticinterferenceisyettobeprovedD.mostpassengersrefusetotakeaplanewhichbanstheuseofradioandcassetteplayers50.Whyisitdifficulttopredictthepossibleeffectsofelectromagneticfieldsonanairplane’scomputers?A.Becauseexpertslackadequateequipmenttodosuchresearch.B.Becauseitisextremelydangeroustoconductsuchresearchonanairplane.C.Becauseitremainsamysterywhatwavelengthsareliabletobeinterferedwith.D.Becauseresearchscientistshavenotbeenabletoproducethesameeffectsinlabs.
Butterfly’swingsOnedayasmallopeningappearedonacocoon茧amansatandwatchedforthebutterflyforseveralhoursasitwasstrugglingto36itsbodythroughthatlittlehole.Thenitseemedtostopmakinganyprogress.Itappearedasifithadgotten37itcouldanditcouldgonofurther.Sothemandecidedto38thebutterfly:hetookapairofscissorsand39theremainingpartofthecocoon.Thebutterflythen40easily.Butithasaswollen肿胀的bodyand41wings.Themancontinuedto42thebutterflybecauseheexpectedthatatanymomentthe43wouldenlargeandexpandtobeabletosupportthebodywhichwould44intime.Neitherhappened!45thebutterflyspenttherestofitslife46aroundwithaswollenbodyandsmallshriveled褶皱的wings.It47wasabletofly.Whatthemandidinhis48andhaste匆忙didnogoodtothebutterfly.Hedidn’tknowthe49cocoonandthestruggle50forthebutterflytogetthroughthetiny51werethenaturalwayofforcingfluidfromthebodyofthebutterflyintoitswings52itwouldbereadyforflightonceitachievedits53fromthecocoon.Sometimesthe54isexactlywhatweneedinourlife.Ifweareallowedtogothroughourlifewithoutany55itwouldnotbeagoodthingtous.Wewouldnotbeasstrongaswhatwecouldhavebeen.36A.buildB.forceC.formD.destroy37A.asfarasB.aslongasC.assoonasD.asquickas38A.seizeB.leaveC.bringD.help39A.tookoffB.madeupC.cutoffD.pickedup40A.spreadoverB.cameoutC.stayedinD.flewaway41A.hardB.strongC.smallD.large42A.watchB.lookforC.lookafterD.follow43A.butterflyB.wingsC.cocoonD.scissors44A.disappearB.enlargeC.loseD.contract45A.LuckilyB.ProbablyC.InallD.Infact46A.crawlingB.approachingC.runningD.wandering47A.everB.seldomC.alwaysD.never48A.fearB.kindnessC.evilD.confidence49A.restrictingB.looseC.softD.little50A.preparedB.wantedC.allowedD.required51A.placeB.roomC.openingD.space52A.evenifB.otherwiseC.whenD.sothat53A.lifeB.successC.progressD.freedom54A.courageB.struggleC.wisdomD.strength55A.funB.friendsC.obstaclesD.achievement
Atthemomentitmaybedifficulttoimaginebutmanypeoplebelievethatbytheyear2100wewillliveontheplanetMars.OurownplanetEarthisbecomingmoreandmorecrowedandpolluteD.LuckilywecanstartagainandbuildabetterworldonMars.HereiswhatlifecouldbelikE.Firstofalltransportshouldbemuchbetter.AtpresentourspaceshipsaretooslowtocarrylargenumbersofpeopletoMars—ittakesmonths.Howeverby2100spaceshipcantravelathalfthespeedoflight.ItmighttakeustwoorthreedaystogettoMars!SecondlyhumansneedfoodwaterandairtolivE.ScientistsshouldbeabletodevelopplantsthatcanbegrownonMars.TheseplantswillproducethefoodandairthatweneeD.Howevercantheseplantsproducewaterforus?Thereisnoanswernow.ThereisaproblemforustoliveonMars.MarspullsusmuchlessthantheEarthdoes.ThiswillbedangerousbecausewecouldeasilyjumptoohighandflyslowlyawayintospacE.TopreventthishumansonMarshavetowearspecialshoestomakethemselvesheavier.LifeonMarswillbebetterthanthatonEarthinmanywaysPeoplewillhavemorespacE.Livinginalargebuildingwithonly10bedroomsishighlypossiblE.Manypeoplebelievethatrobotwilldomostofourworksowehavemoretimeforourhobbies.TherewillprobablybenoschoolonMars.Everystudentwillhaveacomputerathomewhichisconnectedtotheinternet.Theycanstudydotheirhomeworkandtakeexamsinonlineschools.Eachstudentwillalsohavetheirownonlineteachercallede-teacher.HoweverinsomewayslifeonMarsmaynotbebetterthanthatontheearthtoday.Foodwillnotbethesame—mealswillprobablybeintheformofpillsandwillnotbeasdeliciousastheyaretodayAlsospacetravelwillmakemanypeoplefeelill.ThespaceshipwilltravelfastbutthejourneytoMarswillprobablybeveryuncomfortablE.46.Accordingtothetextbytheyear2100someofuswillpossiblylive__________.A.onthemoonB.onMarsC.undertheseaD.inthesun47.SofarhowlongwillittakeusfromtheearthtoMarsbyspaceship?A.TwoorthreedaysB.A.fewyearsC.A.fewdaysD.A.fewmonths48.InthefuturethestudentsonMars____________.A.needn’tstudyatallB.willstudymainlyinaclassroomC.willmeeteachotherfacetofaceeverydayD.willstudymainlythroughtheinternet49.LifeonMarswillbebetterthanlifeontheearthbecause___________.A.therewillbemorespaceandlessworktodoB.onlyafewpeoplewilllivethereC.therewillbemuchdeliciousfoodD.allstudentsdon’tneedtodoanyhomework50.AccordingtothetextwhichofthefollowingaboutMarsisNOTtrue?A.Transportwillbemuchbetterandfaster.B.Weneedtodevelopaspecialplantwhichcanproducewater.C.Foodwillbemuchmoretasty.D.OnMarswecanjumphigherthanontheearth.
By1990accordingtoaWorldWildlifeFundreportonlyabout4500tigerssurvivedthroughouttheworld—halfoftheminIndiA.Mr.ForesterswhofollowedandcountedtigerfootprintsestimatedthatinMay1992onlyabout1800tigersexistedinIndiA.ProjectTigersupportedbyW.W.F.wasimmediatelylauncheD.Ninetigerreserveswerecreatedwitharmedguardsprotectingthem.TheprojectprovidedopportunitiesforresearchersfromIndiaandabroadtostudytigersinthereservesandgatherpreviouslyunavailableinformationabouttheirhabits.Studiesshowthatamaletigermaycontrolahuntingterritoryofbetween10and20sq.kmsdependingonitsagesizeandstrength.Theterritoryofamaleincludesthesmallerterritoriesofthreeorfourtigresses.A.tigermarkstheboundariesofitsterritorybysprayingurine尿andotherbodilyliquidsonbushes.Butittriestoavoidterritorialfightsbeingguidedbythedistinctivebodysmellofothertigers.Tigersfighttodeathonlywhenatigressisdefendingheryoungorwhenatigerisguardingatigressfromtheattentionsofothermales.Thepopularimageofthetigeristhatofamercilessandunconquerablehunter.Butstudiesshowthatitcatchesonlyoneof20victimsittriestoattack.FearshaverecentlydevelopedthatProjectTigerhasbeentoosuccessful.IthasenabledthetigerpopulationtodoublebutIndia’shumanpopulationhasalsogrownoutofcontrol.Currentlyitis750millionandlikelytobe900millionbytheendofthecentury.Thelandproblemisbecomingseriousandmanyruralpeoplefeelbitteraboutthefactthatsomerichforestsarereservedfortigers.A.growingnumberofattacksbytigersonmanhasaddedtothehostility.敌意68.TheultimateaimofProjectTigeristo.A.studythegrowthrateoftigersB.promotethebreedingofyoungtigersC.protecttigersfrombeingkilledD.analyzethebehavioralpatternsoftigers69.Studieshaveshownthat.A.atigressneverattacksuntilattackedB.thetigressisnotasfierceasthetigerC.atigerusuallyfightsanothertigertodefenditsownterritoryD.thetigerisnotanefficienthunterasiscommonlydescribed70.SomepeopleareafraidthatProjectTiger.A.hasbeencarriedtoofarB.hasfailedtoachieveitsgoalC.hasn’treceivedenoughattentionD.isnotworththemoneyspentonit71.Theauthorseems.A.tobeenthusiasticaboutProjectTigerB.tohaveamatter—of—factattitudetowardsProjectTigerC.tohaveahostileattitudetowardsProjectTigerD.tobesatisfiedwithProjectTiger
Everybodyhatesrats.Butintheearthquakecapitalsoftheworld–JapanLosAngelesTurkey–ratswillsoonbeman’snewbestfriends.Whathappensafteranearthquake?Wesendinrescuedogs.Why?BecausetheycansmellpeoplE.Dogssavelives.TheyhelprescuerstofindlivingpeoplE.Butdogsarebigandtheycan’tgetintosmallspaces.Sonowanewresearchprojectisusingasmalleranimaltosavelives:therat.Howdoesitwork?FirsttheratistrainedtosmellpeoplE.Whenthishappenstherat’sbraingivesasignal信号.Thisissenttoasmallradioonitsbackandthentherescuersfollowtheradiosignals.Whenrat’sbrainactivityjumpstherescuersknowthatsomeoneisalivE.Therathassmelledthatperson.Althoughtherearealreadyrobotswhichcandothisjobratsarebetter.ChristianLinsteratCornellUniversityNewYorksaysRobots’nosesdon’tworkwellwhenthereareothersmellsarounD.Ratsaregoodatthat.Ratscanalsoseeinthedark.Theyarecheaperandquickertotrainthandogsandunlikerobotstheydon’tneedelectricity!TheratprojectisnotfinishedbutJulieRyanofInternationalRescueCorpsinScotlandsaysItwouldbefantastiC.A.ratcouldgetintospaceswecouldn’tgettoandaratwouldgetoutifitwasn’tsafE.PerhapsforthefirsttimeinhistorypeoplewillbehappytoseearatinabuildingbutonlyafteranearthquakeofcoursE.64.Intheworldearthquakecapitalsratswillbecomeman’sbestfriendsbecausetheycan_______.A.taketheplaceofman’srescuejobsB.findthepositionofpeoplealivewhoaretrappedinbuildingsC.serveasfoodforpeoplealivewhoaretrappedinbuildingsD.getintosmallspaces65.Fromthethirdparagraphweknowtherescuerscanjudgeapersonisaliveby_________.A.ratssmellbetterthandogsB.dogsdon’tneedtobetrainedtosmellpeopleC.robots’senseofsmellcanbeaffectedbyothersmellsaroundD.ratscanseeinthedarkandsmallerthanrobots66.Ratshaveallthefollowingadvantagesexceptthat_______________.A.theyaremorefantasticthanotheranimalsB.theyarelessexpensivetotrainthandogsC.theydon’tneedelectricityD.theyaresmallandcangetintosmallplaces67.Afterreadingthepassagewecanknow______.A.atpresentratshavetakentheplaceofdogsinsearchingforpeopleB.theratprojecthasbeencompletedC.peoplearenowhappytoseearatinabuildingD.nowpeoplestillusedogsandrobotsinperformingrescues
Wuggingorweb-usegivingdescribestheactofgivingtocharityatnocosttotheuser.ByusingEveryclick.comwhichisbeingaddedtoanumberofuniversitycomputersacrosstheUKstudentscanraisemoneyeverytimetheysearch;butitwon’tcostthemapenny.Researchshowsthatstudentsareextremelypassionateaboutsupprtingcharity-88%offull-timestudentshaveusedtheIntenettogivetocharity.ThisagegroupisoftentheleastlikelytohavetheirownincomE.19%of22yearoldshaveshort-termdebtsofmorethan£5000.Withrisingpersonaldebtlevelsinthisagegroupduetouniversitytuitionfeesorpersonalloansandalackoflong-termsavingstraditionalmethodsofdonatingtocharityareoftennotappealingorpossiblE.BethTrumana21-year-oldrecentuniversitygraduatehasusedEveryclick.comtodonatetoherchosencharitytheRSPCAfortwoyearsandhasseenthewugginggrowinpopularitywithstudents.wugginggrowinpopularitywithstudents.Whenyou’reatuniversityyoubecomemoresociallyawarebutit’ssometimeshardtogivetootherswhenyouhavelittlemoneyyourselfsaysBeth.Wuggingisgreatforpeopleinthisagegroupasitallowsthemtousethetechnologyonadailybasistogivetocharitywithoutcostingthemasinglepenny.Wuggingisperfectforpeoplewhowanttobemoresociallyawareandsupportivebutdon’tfeeltheyhavethemeanstodoso.Studentsusingthewebcanraisemoneyforcausestheycareaboutwithoutcostingthemanythingintermsoftimeormoneyandcharitiesgetavaluablesourceoffunding.Everyclick.comworkslikeanyothersearchengineallowinguserstosearchforinformationnewsandimagesbutusescandecidewhichoftheUK’s170000charitiestheywouldliketosupportthroughtheirclicksEveryclick.comthenmakesmonthlypaymentstoeveryregisteredcharity.LaunchedinJune2005Everyclick.comisnowtheeighthlargestsearchengineandoneofthebusiestcharitywebsitesintheUK.66.Accordingtothepassagewuggingisactually.A.awebsiteB.acharity-relatedactionC.aschoolorganizationD.astudentmovement67.InthecaseofcharityEveryclick.com.A.freesstudentsofthefinancialworriesB.receivesmuchmoneyfromstudentsC.offersvaluableinformationtostudentsD.praisesstudentsfortheirmoney-raising68.whatdoesBethTrumanthinkofthewuggingmovement?A.ItmakesEveryclick.comepopularintheUKB.ItbecomeseasytodocharitybecauseofitC.Itresultsinstudents’moresocialawarenessD.Ithelpsstudentstosavemoney69.Fromthepassagewecanconcludethat.A.mostfull-timestudentsdocharityontheInterneteverydayB.Everyclick.comhelpsstudentspayforthecollegeeducationC.wuggingisawin-winideaforbothstudentsandcharitiesD.Everyclick.comisthemostsuccessfulsearchengineintheUK.70.Whatwouldbethetitleforthispassage?A.wugginganewpopulattermontheInternet.B.Britishpeopleshowstronginterestincharity.C.MoreBritaincharitiesbenefitfromtheInternet.D.Studentsraisemoneyforcharitybywugging
Todaytheworldisrapidlyurbanizing.Withhalfoftheworldpopulationexpectedtoliveincitiesbytheearlypartofthe21stcenturytheShanghai2010WorldExpo’sfocusonabettercitybearsprofoundmeaning.Whatmightfuturecitieslooklike28yearsfromnow?Herearesomescenarios:thingstocomethingstogo.ZerowasteWastedisposalisoneofthebiggestheadachesforcities.Apartfromrecyclablewasteeverythingisburiedorincinerated焚烧onlytopollutetheenvironment.Plasticwasteremainsundergroundforseveraldecades.Theworldproducesmuchmoregarbagethanitcandisposeof.NowattheExpoallwasteisdeliveredtoacompressionstationwherethewasteissortedfiltereddecontaminateddeodorizedandcompressedbeforefinallybeingdisposedofatdesignatedspots.InBeijingpeoplelivingintheAsuweiareaturntheirhouseholdwasteintoorganicfertilizerswhichareusedtogrowplantsatresidencecommunities.NomoretransportationproblemsduringSpringFestivalTheSpringFestivalthemostimportantChineseholidaywheneveryonereturnshomehascausedheadachesformillionsofChinesE.Morethan2billionpeopletravelatthesametimemakingobtainingtravelticketsandthejourneydifficult.Butin28yearsSpringFestivaltravelmaynotbeaproblematall.Chinaplanstohavemorethan120000kilometersofrailwayandarapidtransportationnetworkthatwillserve90percentofthepopulationby2020.AndbecausemostofChinawillbecitiespeoplewillnothavetogotootherplacestofindajobsomigrationwillnolongerbesolarge-scalE.NewspaperstodisappearAmericanscholarPhilipMeyerpredictsthatnewspaperwillcometoanendin2043.UtagawaReizouformereditor-in-chiefofTheMainichiDailyNewsbelievesthatthenewspaperwillbegonein2030.Thiskindofpredictionmayworrythoseinprintnewsbusiness.IntheU.K.thecirculationsofnationalnewspapersaredeclining.MajorJapanesenewspapershavegoneintodebt.IntheU.S.decliningcirculationsandadrevenueshaveforcedseveralnewspaperstostopprintingpapereditions.MediatycoonRupertMurdochthinksthefutureofmediareliesoninteractionthroughtheInternet.Inthefuturedigitalnewspaperswillbesenttoportalwebterminalsthroughwirelessly.Readerscandiscussissueswithjournalistsandeditors.Informationwillmovefaster.OiltorunoutInAugust2009FatihBirolchiefeconomistoftheInternationalEnergyAgencysaidthatoilisrunningoutfasterthanexpectedandthattheworldwilllikelyfeelthetightnessinsupplyinthenextfiveyears.Scientistshavefoundsubstitutesforoilasfuel.Coalnaturalgassoarpowernuclearpowerandevenwatercanreplaceoilassourcesofenergy.Flammableicereservesalonecansupporthumansforthenext1000years.61.Bynowtheworldpopulationincitieshasgrowtoabout_________.A.6.9billionB.0.75billionC.3.5billionD.1.3billion62.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Everythingburiedorincineratedbesidesrecyclablewastepollutestheenvironment.B.Peopledealwiththeirhouseholdwasteinanenvironmentally-friendlywayintheAsuweiareaBeijing.C.Morethan2billionpeoplesufferfromheadachesduringtheSpringFestivalinChinA.D.By202090percentofthepopulationwillhavetogotootherplacestofindajoB.63.AccordingtotheAmericanpredictorPhilipMeyerwhatwillhappenin2043?A.Newspaperwilldisappear.B.Japanhastostopprintingnewspapers.C.Digitalnewspaperwillbesenttoportalwebterminals.D.Informationwillmovefaster.64._________canreplaceoilassourcesofenergyinthefuturE.A.CoalandnaturalgasB.SolarpowerandnuclearpowerC.WaterandflammableicereservesD.Alltheabove65.Whichofthefollowingcanbebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheShanghai2010WorldExpoB.Whatwillcitylifebelikein28yearsC.A.rapidurbanizingworldD.Thingstocomethingstogo
IndonesiaisadangerouscountrytocallhomE.Itliesaboveseveralactiveplates板块withmanyfire-breathingvolcanoesarounD.TheeruptionofavolcanoandtheshakingofanearthquakethisweekisjustonereminderofIndonesia’sburningbasE.Indonesiaconsistingof17500islandssitsbetweentheworld’smostactiveregionthePacificRingofFireandtheworld’ssecondmostactiveregiontheAlpidebelt.BeingsituatedbetweenthemmeanstheislandsexperiencesomeofthestrongestearthquakesandmostpowerfulvolcaniceruptionsknownonEarth.ThePacificRingofFireistheworld’sgreatestearthquakebeltaccordingtoU.S.GeologicalSurveyUSGSbecauseofitsseriesoffault断层linescoveringabout25000milesfromChilethroughJapanandSoutheastAsiA.Earthquakesusuallyoccuralongfaultswhicharebreaksintherockyplates.About90percentofalltheworld’searthquakesand80percentoftheworld’slargestearthquakesstrikealongthePacificRingofFirE.About17percentoftheworld’slargestearthquakesand5-6percentofallquakesoccuralonetheAlpidebelt.In2009aloneIndonesiahad10earthquakesgreaterthanmagnitude震级6.0accordingtotheUSGS.Monday’s7.7-magnitudeearthquakethatcauseda3-meter-hightsunamikillingatleast113peopleoccurredwhentheAustralianandSundaplatesstruckintoeachother.OnerockyplatetookadivebelowtheotherresultinginanearthquakeThe9.1-mangitdue2004quakeandIndianOceantsunamikilledabout230000peopleinquiteafewcountries.BelowIndonesiatheEurasianPlateAustralianPlateSundaPlateandPacificPlatemeettogether.66.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEofIndonesia?A.Itcovers17500islandsB.It’sabout25000mileslongC.It’sinthecenteroftheAlpideD.It’sfarfromthePacificRingofFire67.Howmanyoftheworld’searthquakesoccuralongthePacificRingofFireandtheAlpidebelt?A.About90percentB.About17percentC.About80percentD.About95percent68.ItcanbeinferredthatIndonesiahasmanyearthquakesbecause.A.therearemanyvolcanoesB.manyplatesmetthereC.theenvironmentispollutedD.theplatesthereareverythin69.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.ThePacificRingofFireistheworld’ssecondmostactiveregionB.ThereweretenearthquakesinIndonesiain2009C.AustralianandSundaplates’strikingcausedIndonesiaMonday’s7.7-magnitudeearthquakeD.The9.1-magnitude2004quakekilled230000Indians70.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Indonesia’svolcanoesB.Indonesia’searthquakesC.Indonesia’sgeographyD.Indonesia’senvironment
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