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Surtseywasbornin1963.Scientistssawthebirthofthisisland.Itbeganat730am.on14thNovember.A.fishingboatwasnearIceland.Theboatmovedunderthecaptain's船长的feet.Henoticedastrangesmell.Hesawsomeblacksmoke.Avolcano火山wasbreakingout.Redhotrocksfireandsmokewererushingupfromthebottomofthesea.Theislandgrewquickly.Itwas10metershighthenextdayand60metershighon18thNovember.Scientistsflewtheretowatch.Itwasexciting.Smokeandfirewerestillrushingup.Piecesofredhotrockwereflyingintotheairandfallingintothesea.Theseawasboilingandtherewasastrangelightinthesky.Surtseygrewandgrew.ThenitstoppedinJune1967.Itwas175metershighand2kilometers1ong.AndlifewasalreadycomingtoSurtsey.Plantsgrew.Birdscame.Somescientistsbuiltahouse.Theywantedtolearnaboutthisyoungisland.Anewislandislikeanewworld.66Surtseyis_________.A.anislandB.aseaC.aboatD.acaptain67.Howmanymetersdidtheislandgrowduringthefourdays?A.10.B.50.C.60.D.175.68.Whendidscientistsflytheretowatchthebirthoftheisland?A.Beforethevolcanobrokeout.B.On14thNovember1963.C.Aboutfourdaysafterthevolcanobrokeout.D.InJune1967.69.Putthefollowingsentencesincorrectorder.A.SomescientistsbuiltahouseonSurtseytolearnaboutthisisland.B.Thecaptainsawfiresmokeandrocksrushingup.C.Theseawasboiling.D.A.fishingboatwasnearIceland.E.A.newislandappearedinthesea.A.a-b-c-d-eB.d-a-c-b-eC.d-c-b-a-eD.d-b-c-e-a70.Thebesttitleofthetextis___________.A.NewDiscovery.B.TheBirthofAnIslanD.C.A.CaptainandAnIsland.D.HowDoesA.VolcanoBreakOut.
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Thenextgenerationofsmartphonecouldcombinethedatefromitsgyroscopes陀螺仪withabuilt-incompasstoallowyoutotrackyourindoormovementsevenwithoutGPSResearchdescribeditintheinternationalJournalofInnovativeComputingandApplicationsbyShahidAyubofLancasterUniversityandhiscolleaguesthereandatHWCommunicationssuggeststhattheembeddedinertialsensors嵌入式惯性传感器inmanysmartphoneshaveaddedthefacilitytobeusedforlocalisationandtrackingapplications.Theprimarybenefitofusingsmartphonesisthatnoadditionalinfrastructurewouldneedtobeinstalledformonitoringpersonnelmovementsinawidevarietyofsituationsnotleaststaffequipmentandinventorymovementsinwarehousefacilitiesshoppingmallsandfactories.IncontrastothertechnologybeingproposedwouldrequirenewequipmentsuchasRFIDtechnologies.HoweversmartphonesdonotyethavetheabilitytopinpointtheirlocationwithoutrecoursetotheGPSsystemwhichisnotaccessibleindoorsandhastheaddeddisadvantageofusingupbatterypowerveryquicklyevenifitcouldbeuseD.Inertialnavigationonlyprovidesthenecessaryinformationrelativetoaspecifiedstartingpointtheteamsays.Thisisusefulforanyonewithanon-GPSsmartphonewhowishestotracktheroutetheytakewhenwalkingorjoggingiftheyspecifytheirstartingpoint.Theteamsuggeststhatpedestriansindoorscouldbepositionedusingacombinationofthesmartphoneaccelerometer加速器andanbuilt-indigitalcompasssomethingthatwillbecomeavailableinfuturesmartphones.Theyhavenowinvestigatedthepotentialofthreedifferentsmartphoneplacementmodes:idlehandheldandlisteningwhichcouldbeusedwithpedestriandeadreckoningPDRtechniquestoallowuserstorecordthepaththeyfolloworforvariouskindsofworkplaceorothermonitoringrequirements.ThetechniquecouldbeusedinundergroundtubestationsairportstrainstationswherethereisnoinfrastructureinstalledfortrackingornavigationAyubexplainsItcanalsobeusedforlocation-basedserviceapplications.Inbigshoppingmallsitbecomeseasiertonavigatetoatargetshopormeetingplacewhileinlargeofficesandacrossindustryitcouldbeusedtotrackemployeesandcontrolmovementsofworkersinrestrictedareas.66.Whatistheprimarybenefitofusingsmartphoneswithembeddedinertialsensors?A.TheyrequirenewequipmentsuchasRFIDtechnologies.B.TheycantrackpedestrianmovementindoorswithGPS.C.Noadditionalinfrastructurewouldbeneeded.D.Noadditionalmoneywouldbespent.67.Whatcanweknowfromthethirdparagraph?A.pedestriansindoorscannotbepositionedusingGPS.B.GPScanbeusedtolocatepedestriansindoors.C.Smartphoneswithembeddedinertialsensorscansavealotofenergy.D.ThecurrentGPSsystemisperfectinmanyways.68.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethattherecentstudiesofsmartphones.A.wereconductedbyShahidAyubaloneB.weresupportedbyGPSC.havenoconnectionwitheverydayneedsD.canbeappliedtoundergroundtubestations69.Thenextgenerationofsmartphonewillbeableto.a.makeiteasiertofindplacesinabigshoppingmallb.trackemployeesinlargeofficesc.makeGPSuselessintrainstationsd.monitorthemovementsofworkersinrestrictedareasA.abcB.bcdC.abdD.acd70.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.TrackingPedestriansIndoorsUsingTheirSmartPhonesB.GPSFoundtoHaveDefectsC.AdditionalInfrastructureShouldBeConstructedinAirportsD.PeopleNeedtoReplaceTheirCurrentSmartPhones
Ourenvironmentisn’tasgreenandbeautifulasitshouldbE.Therearesteel钢铁monstersblockingoutthesunblowingoutdangeroussmokeandlettingoutpoisonouschemicalsintoriverscarsproducingharmfulwastegaspeoplethrowingoutwasteinawrongwayandallotherkindsofsourcesthatruintheplanet.FacingcurrentenvironmentalproblemspeopleneedtodotheirbesttosavetheEarth.Youcanseemanybiggarbagedustbinsinthestreets.They’renotthereforashowbutforyoutodropyourwaste.Weshouldrealizethatwhatalittlewedodoescount.Sonexttimeyougetthaturgetothrowgumorachocolatepackageoutofthecarwindoworaccidentallydropasyonwalkdownthestreetaskyourselfhowranchwasteyou’rebeencontributingtotheenvironmentwiththatbadhabitgoingonforyears.Athomethefirstthingwecandotoprotecttheenvironmentisavoidlettingwaterruncontinuouslyandmakesurethattaps水龙头arenotleaky泄漏的whichwouldhelpgreatlyinscrimping.Anotheristouseenergy-savinglightsandturnthemoffbeforeyouleavetherooms.It’snotonlyenergy-savingbutalsocutsdownelectricitycosts.Recyclingisamethodtomakeitemsreusable.Manythingsyouwanttothrowoutcanbemadeintonewproductsthroughthereproducingprocess.Useyourimaginationtocomeupwithwaysonthingsthatyoucanuseagain.Passonthemessageofsimplewaystosavetheenvironmenttokids.Startingwithkidsisagoodwayofteachingthemessageearlyintheirlivesinthehopethattheycancarryitforwardastheygrowolder.Withenvironmentalprotectionawareness意识inmindwecandowhatwecanfortheresultsaretohaveabigeffectontheplanet.AslongaswedoourparttheworldisonesmallstepclosertobeingsaveD.71.InthefirstParatheauthorusessteelmonsterstodescribeA.bigfactoriesB.hugebuildingsC.highmountainsD.charactersinfairystories72.TheunderlinedwordscrimpinginthethirdParacanbereplacedbyA.cleaningB.cookingC.savingD.drinking73.FromtheFifthParawecanknowthatA.protectingtheenvironmentbeginswithsmallchoresB.protectingtheenvironmentshouldstartfromchildhoodC.wonderfullifecomesfromenvironmentalprotectionD.protectingtheenvironmentbenefitsthecountryandthepeople74.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUE?A.ThemorepeopledotheirpartthegreenertheenvironmentwillbeB.SellingwhatyoudentwantanymoreisakindofrecyclingC.ToprotecttheenvironmentmayhelpyousavesomemoneyD.Yourbadhabitsfortheenvironmentareavaluablecontribution75.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.TheuseofgarbagedustbinsB.HowtosavewaterandelectricityC.HowtosavetheenvironmentD.Ourcurrentenvironmentalproblems
Technologyismakinglifeeasierforsomedairyfarmers.Theyuseroboticsystemstomilktheircows.Cowsaretrainedtofollowaseriesofpathsthatleadtomilkingstations.Onlyonecowatatimecanenterastation.Onceinsidethecowisrewardedwithfood.Asthecoweatsaroboticarmcleansandconnectstheanimaltothemilkingmachine.Afewminuteslatermilkingiscomplete.Thegateisopenedthecowisreleasedandthenextcowenters.Theroboticsystemsaredesignedtooperate24hoursaday.Thecowsgettodecidewhentheywanttobemilked.Cowsaremilkedanaverageofaboutthreetimesaday.Somearemilkedfourtosixtimesaday.Thecowswearcollarsaroundtheirnecksthatidentifythemtothesystem.Acomputerkeepsrecordsontheireatingandmilking.Acowisreleasedfromthestationifthecomputerdecidesitshouldnotbemilked.Theautomatedsystemalsomeasuresthetemperatureandcoloroffreshlyproducedmilk.Milkisthrownawayifitdoesnotpassthetests.ProfessorPlautbelievesthesystemswillappeal吸引especiallytothenextgenerationoffarmers.Shemeansyoungpeoplewhoaremoreinterestedintechnologyandlessinterestedinworkingallthetimeonthefarm.Stillshesaysthepriceofroboticmilkingsystemswillcontinuetolimittheiruse.DougandTinaSuhrhavemorethan100cowsontheirfamilyfarm.LastyearitbecamethefourthfarminsoutheastMinnesotatogetaroboticmilkingsystem.Arecentstoryinalocalagriculturalnewspapersaidthefirstrobotcost175000dollars.Thesecondcost150000.DougtoldAgriNewsthatwagesthatwouldhavebeenpaidforoneemployeeinfiveyearswillpayforonerobot.Hesaystheincreaseinmilkproductionreachesahighofmorethansixkilogramspercowperday.61.Fromthefirstparagraphwecaninfer________.A.theroboticsystemisdesignedtoreducelaborB.cowscanberaisedbyrobotsinthefutureC.robotsdirectcowsintomilkingstationsD.cowsarekeptcleanbyrobotsonsomefarms62.Besidesmilkingcowstheroboticsystemalsocan______.A.adjustthetemperatureofmilkingstationsB.judgethequalityoffreshmilkC.improvetheappetiteofcowsD.keepfreshmilkfortwoweeks63.Whyistheroboticsystemnotpopularnow?A.Becauseyoungpeoplehavenointerestinit.B.Becauseitisdifficulttolearnhowtouseit.C.Becausepeoplecan’taffordtobuyit.D.Becauseitusuallycausesthewasteofmilk.64.AccordingtoDougwhatisthewageofanemployee?A.150000～170000.B.750000.C.150000～30000.D.30000—3200065.Thebesttitleforthepassagemaybe_________.A.LettingrobotmilkyourcowB.MilkingcowsbyhandC.ImprovingthequalityofmilkD.Drinkingfreshmilkeveryday
Welcometoyourfuturelife!Yougetupinthemorningandlookintothemirror.Yourfaceisfirmandyoung-looking.In2035medicaltechnologyisbetterthanever.Manypeopleyouragecouldlivetobe150soat40you’renotoldatall.Andyourparentsjusthadananti-aging抗衰老的treatment.Nowallthreeofyoulookthesameage!YousaytoyourshirtTurnreD.ItchangesfrombluetoreD.In2035smartclothescontainparticles粒子muchsmallerthanthecellsinyourbody.Theparticlescanbeprogrammedtochangeclothes’colororpattern.Youwalkintothekitchen.YoupickupthemilkbutavoicesaysYoushouldn’tdrinkthat!Yourfridgehasreadthechip芯片thatcontainsinformationaboutthemilkanditknowsthemilkisold.In2035everyarticleoffoodinthegrocerystorehassuchachip.It’stimetogotowork.In2035carsdrivethemselves.Justtellyoursmartcarwheretogo.OnthewayyoucancallafriendusingyourjacketsleevE.Suchsmarttechnologyisallaroundyou.Sowillallthesethingscometrue?FornewtechnologytosucceedsaysscientistAndrewZolliithastobesomuchbetterthatitreplaceswhatwehavealready.TheInternetisoneexample—whatwillbethenext?63.Wecanlearnfromthetextthatinthefuture__________.A.clotheswillbeabletochangetheirpatternB.everyonewilllookthesameC.redwillbethemostpopularcolorD.peoplewillnevergetold64.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?A.Milkwillbeharmfultohealth.B.MoredrinkswillbeavailableforsalE.C.Milkinthegrocerystorewillstayfreshmuchlonger.D.Foodinthegrocerystorewillcarryelectronicinformation.65.Whichofthefollowingismentionedinthetext?A.NothingcanreplacetheInternet.B.FridgeswillknowwhatpeopleneeD.C.Carswillbeabletodriveautomatically.D.JackedsleevescanbeusedasaguidE.66.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.FuturetechnologyineverydaylifE.B.Foodandclothingin2035.C.MedicaltreatmentsofthefuturE.D.Thereasonforthesuccessofnewtechnology.
M.obilephonesareanimportantbusinesstoolforfarmersinruralareas.Buttheyalsoputavaluableeducationaltoolintheirhands.TheUniversityofIllinoisintheUnitedStateshasaprojectcalledSAWBO—ScientificAnimationsWithoutBorders.Itproduceseducationalvideosthatcanbedownloadedtocellphones.Thegoalistohelppeopleindevelopingcountriesimprovetheirlives.Onevideoshowsfarmershowtomakeanaturalinsecticidefromneemseedstopreventinsectdamagetocrops.Theprocessstartswithsortinganddryingtheneemfruits.Thenletthefruitdryinthesunforaboutthreeorfourdaysuntiltheybecomebrown.Usingamortar碾槌andstickthefruitsareslightlypoundedtoremovetheshellsfromthefruitswithoutbreakingtheseedinsidE.Thevideosusecomputeranimation动画.Someoftheanimatedcharactersarealittlefunnylooking-likeafarmerwithalongnosE.Butthesubjectsareseriousincludingahealthvideoonpreventingcholera霍乱.TeammemberFranciscoSeufferheldsaystheinformationinthevideosismeanttobequicklyunderstooD.HesaysTheinformationisdigestedinsuchawaythatintwominuteswecantransmitacomplexideA.Theresearcherstestedtheseven-minutevideoonsevenmobilephones.TheywantedtoseeifpeoplewouldsharethevideousingBluetoothwirelesstechnology.WithBluetoothfilescanbepassedtoanearbyphoneevenifneitherphoneisconnectedtotheInternet.Asaresultinonemonththevideohadspreadtoonehundredeighteenpeopleinfiftydifferentvillages.ThisisjustincredibleimpactsaidFranciscoSeufferhelD.Theteamhasmadeafewvideossofar.Theseareavailableinatotalofeightylanguagesdialectsandaccents.ProfessorBarryPittendrighsaysthereareplansformorevideoslaterthisyear.67.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.A.best-sellingmobilephoneB.A.valuableeducationalprojectforfarmersC.UnitedStatessupportfordevelopingcountriesD.A.newtypeofscientist–farmerrelationship68.TheSAWBOprogramisintroducedinorderto____.A.raisefarmers’standardoflivingB.dosomeresearchonmobilephones[www^.#z&zstep*.c@om]C.developfarmers’practicalskillsD.helpfarmerspreventinsectdamagetocorps69.Thebiggestadvantageoftheprogramisthatit______.A.includeshealthvideoonpreventingcholeraB.canbepassedtofarmersusingBluetoothtechnologyC.canbeusedtosortanddrytheneemfruitsD.iseasyforfarmerstounderstand70.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbesttaketheplaceofthewordpoundinthe3rdparagraph?A.movedB.beatC.pickedD.cut
WehaveallheardofthesmartphoneandmostofuswillhaveonE.NotfarbehindthesmarthomE.InthelatestissueofJournalScienceWashingtonStateUniversity'sDianeCooksaysitwon'tbelongbeforeourhomesactasintelligentagentstopredictourneedsanddealwithtasksthatimproveourhealthenergyefficiencyevensocialmediA.ManyhomesarealreadyhalfwaytherewithcomputershelpingwarmfoodrecordTVshowsandturnoncoffeemakers.Whatwe'retryingtodoisgetthehometothinkaboutwhatyouneedasawholeandusedifferentpartstodotherightthings.shesays.Cookhasbeenworkingonsuchsmarthomessince2006.SometesthomesalreadyshowthatthetechnologycanhelpmonitortheelderlypeopleandremindthemtocompleteordinaryactivitieslikerisingeatingandtakingmedicinE.SimilarlythehomecanitselfcontrolenergyusE.Smarthometechnologiescanrunwashing-machinesatoff-peaktimesturnoffunneededappliances家用电器andputoutlightsinemptyrooms.ManycommunitiesnowaretestingtheconceptofthesmarthomE.Whilethesmartphoneletspeopletaketheirsocialmediawiththemthehomecouldactlikeacar'sBluetoothmakinghands-freeconversationfromanyroomareality.Cameraswillletthepeopletalkfacetofacefromanywhere.Althoughthetechnologyisavailabletechnologieslikein-homecamerasraiseprivacyconcerns.ThetechnologieslikemanyothersfaceachallengeofbeingacceptedandadoptedsaysCook.Shehasseenthatinparticularwiththeelderlyparticipantsinherstudies.Peoplewillsoonunderstandwhatthesetechnologiesdoandseehowuser-friendlytheyarE.Ibetsometechnologieswilldevelopfastoncethey'restartingtobeuseD.71.AccordingtothepassageallofthefollowingstatementsaboutthesmarthometechnologyareTRUEexceptthat.A.itisacompletelynewconceptB.sometestsarebeingcarriedoutC.ithelpspeopledohouseworkD.itwillsoonbecomeareality72.AccordingtoCookthesmarthometechnologycanbenefit_______.A.theteachersmonitoringtheirstudentsB.thehousewiveswithbabiestoattendC.thenursesinthehospitalnearbyD.theseniorpeoplewhoneedtakingcareof73.AccordingtoParagraph4thesmarthometechnologyhelpspeople_______.A.makemoremoneyB.usenewenergyformsC.improvetheenergyefficiencyD.developgoodhabits74.Oneoftheobstaclesthatpreventthesmarthometechnologyfrombeingacceptedis____A.theconcernaboutpeople'sprivacyB.theconcernaboutthecostfromitC.theconcernaboutthelossoftraditionD.theconcernaboutelderlypeople75.HowdoesCookthinkofthesmarthometechnology?A.usefulbutmuchtoocostly.B.challengingbutpromising.C.convenientandaffordablE.D.user-friendlyandpractical.
Phoneproducersshowuseveryyearsomereallysuperbconceptphonesandevenif99%ofthosephonesneverseetheproductionlinetheygiveusasmallglimpse一瞥ofwhatthephoneswilllooklikeinthenearfuturE.We’vemadealistofwhatwethinkarethecoolestconceptphonespresentedin2010.Butdon’taskuswhereyoucangetthemandwhatthepricesarE.1.LGFlutterConceptSmart-phoneTheLGFlutterhasafaceliketheiPhonE.TheonlydifferenceisthattheLGFlutterlooksmorelikeafanorakiller’stoolwhichweseeinsci-fimovies.InspiteofthisthisdesigndoesseemfitforthefutureofmobilephonesbutlooksabitdifficulttousE.2.Nokia888CommunicatorThephonehasanamazingdesign.Youcanfolditinmanywaysaccordingtoyourneeds.Youcanwearitasabracelet手镯rollitbenditandwearitasacliponyourclothes.Nokia888Conceptismostlytargetedatteenagersthatareveryactiveandtakepartinalotofdifferentactivities.3.WindowPhoneItisaproducttothrowonthefaceoftheshamelessweatherofficials.Whenevertheypredictsunnydaybesureitwouldrain.Sowehavethoughtofgiftingthemthis:WindowPhonethatmakesaccuratepredictionsandevenchangesitsdisplay显示accordingtotheclimateconditionoutdoors.4.NokiaMorphTheNokiaMorphiscreatedbyFinnishcompanyNokiA.TheconceptwastheproductofajointstudybytheNokiaResearchCenterandtheUniversityofCambridge’sNanoscienceCenter.Thephonecouldbebentintonumerousshapessoitcanbewornaroundthewrist手腕orhelduptothefacE.Thetransparent透明的phonewouldallowittobesee-throughyetfunctional.Ithasaself-cleaningsurfacethatcanabsorbsolarenergytorechargethephonebattery电池.5.CloverPhoneOnlooksitisjustanotherordinaryphonetypebutmadeinrecycledmaterialwhichallowthedevicetobeupgradedtomeetthelatestadvancementsintechnology.Weguessthegreenaspectsonthehigh-endtechwillbeasellingpointforthisphonE.65.Whichphonewouldprobablybemostpopularamongyoungpeople?A.LGFluterConceptSmart-phoneB.WindowPhoneC.Nokia888CommunicatorD.CloverPhone66.Howmanyenvironmentallyfriendlyphonesarelistedinthetext?A.OneB.TwoC.ThreeD.Four67.Thewriterwrotethistextinorderto.A.makeadvertisementsforthenewphonesB.attractbusinessmentomakemoneyfromthemC.comparethemandhelpyoufindthebestoneD.introducenewideasaboutphones
WelcometoAdventureland!TheNatureParkThisisnotreallyoneparkbutseveral.IntheSafariParkyoucandriveamongAfricananimalsinoneofourRangeCruisers:seelionsgiraffeselephantsinthewilD.MoveontotheOceanParktowatchthedolphinsandwhales.AndthenthereisstilltheAviarytoseeThePyramidThisisthecenterofAdventurelanD.Runoutoffilmneedsomepostcardsandstamps?Forallthesethingsandmanymorevisitourundergroundshoppingcenter.Comehereforinformationandideastoo.68.TheTravelPavilionisbuilttohelpvisitors.A.realizetheimportanceoftravellingB.becomefamiliarwithmountaincountriesC.learnhowtomakethingssuchasfishingnetsD.learnsomethingaboutdifferentplacesintheworld69.Ifyouareinterestedinknowingaboutwhatpeople’slifewillbeyoumayvisit.A.theTravelPavilionB.theFutureTowerC.theSafariParkD.thePyramid70.Ifyouwanttogetatoyliontotakehomewherewillyoumostlikelygo?A.ThePyramiD.B.TheNaturePark.C.TheFutureTower.D.TheTravelPavilion.
Areyoureadytodoyourbittostopglobalwarming?Doyouwanttolettheworldknowthatyoubelieveitisnotdoingnearlyenoughtofightclimatechange?OnSaturdayMarch29youwillhaveachancetocommunicateyourconcerns—totellOttawaandtheentireworldthatyouaredevotedtodoingyourpart.YoucandoitbyturningoffyourlightsduringEarthHourfrom8p.m.to9p.m.StartedlastyearbytheWorldWildlifeFundinSydneyAustraliaEarthHourthisyearisgoinginternationalwith17citiessignedupsofarincludingToronto.OthersincludeChicagoManilaTelAvivCopenhagenMelbourneandChristchurchNewZealanD.ThechallengeforusTorontonianswillbetoshowweareasdevotedtofightingglobalwarmingasSydneysiderswerelastyearwhenmorethan2.2millionofthemparticipatedandslashedthecity'spoweruseby10percentfortheplannedhour.Ofcourseonehourofdarknessisn’tgoingtostopglobalwarming.ButthethinkingbehindEarthHouristhatitgetspeoplepersonallyinvolveD.Besidesgivingpeopleachancetoregistertheirconcernsoverclimatechangethegoalistogetthemtostartchangingtheirwastefulhabits.Andweallhavethemincludingsomewearen'tevenawareof.Didyouknowforexamplethatyouarestilldrawingpowerifyouleaveyourcellphonechargerpluggedinafterchargingyourphone?Thesameistrueforotherelectronicdevicesthatyouthinkyou'veturnedoff.Ifyouwanttomakeadifferencesignuptodayathttp://www.wwf.ca/EarthHourandmakeapledge宣誓toturnoffyourlightswhenEarthHourarrivesonMarch29.Persuadeyourfriendsco-workersandyouremployeroremployeestodotheirpart.Butdon'twaitforthissymbolicgesturetoraiseawarenessthatweallhavetobepartofthesolution.Starttodaytothinkaboutchangesthatcanbemadeinyourhomeandyourworkplacethatwillcutdownonwasteandgreenhousegasemissions排放.63.Thepassagemainlycallsonpeopleof_____tojoinintheMarch29thactivity.A.SydneyB.TorontoC.theworldD.the17cities64.TheEarthHourmovementmainlyaimstogetpeopleto_______tosaveourearth.A.sensethedangerB.makeapledgeC.performtheirdutiesD.showtheirvalue65.Whichisimpliedinthepassagethatshouldnothappeninourdailylife?66.Thebesttitleforthepassageis_____.A.A.ChancetoHelpSavetheEarthB.A.ChancetoHelpPreventPollutionC.AnHourtoFightAgainstBadHabitsD.AnHourtoKeepClimateUnchanged
Acyclic周期的dropinthesun’sradiationcancauseunusuallycoldwintersinpartsofNorthAmericaandEuropescientistssayafindingthatcouldimprovelong-rangeforecastsandhelpcountriesprepareforsnowstorms.Scientistshaveknownforalongtimethatthesunhasan11-yearcycleduringwhichradiationmeasuredbysunspotsonthesurfacereachesapeakthenfalls.Butexplainingaclearlinktoweatherhasprovedharder.OurresearchconfirmstheobservedlinkbetweensolarchangeandregionalwinterclimateleadauthorSarahInesonoftheUKMetOfficetoldthereportersinanemail.ThestudywaspublishedinthejournalNatureGeoscienceonMonday.Herteamfocusedondatafromtherecentsolarminimumduring2008-2010aperiodofunusualcalmforthesunandextremewintersintheUnitedStatesandpartsofEuropethatshutdownairtravelanddisrupted使混乱business.TheresearchersfoundthatareductioninultravioletUV紫外线radiationfromthesuncanaffecthigh-altitudewindpatternsintheNorthernHemisphere半球causingcoldwinters.WhileUVlevelswon’ttelluswhattheday-to-dayweatherwilldotheyprovidetheexcitingprospectofimprovedforecastsforwinterconditionsformonthsandevenyearsaheaD.Theseforecastsplayanimportantroleinlong-termpossibilityplanningInesonaclimatescientistsaiD.InesonandcolleaguesfromImperialCollegeLondonandtheUniversityofOxfordusedsatellitedatathatmoreaccuratelymeasuresUVradiationfromthesunandfoundamuchgreaterchangethanpreviouslythought.Theyfoundthatinyearsoflowactivityunusuallycoldairformshighintheatmosphereoverthetropics回归线.Thiscausesaredistribution重新分配ofheatintheatmospheremakingeasterlywindsthatbringfreezingweatherandsnowstormstonorthernEuropeandtheUnitedStatesandmilderweathertoCanadaandtheMediterranean.WhensolarUVradiationisstrongertheoppositeoccurs.Ineson’steamusedthedatainacomplexcomputermodelthatsimulates模拟long-termweatherpatterns.Themodelsuccessfullyreproducedwhatscientistshaveobservedhappeningintheupperatmosphereduringchangesinsolarradiation.Morestudywasneededthough.A.keyuncertainlyintheexperimentlayinthesatellitedatausedbecauseitcoversonlyafewyears.SoquestionsremainconcerningbothaccuracyandalsoapplicabilitytoothersolarcyclesshesaiD.50.ThenewfindingclaimscoldwintersintheNorthHemispherecanbecausedby________.A.asharpriseintheamountofsunspotB.acomplexcomputermodelsimulationC.aclearlinkbetweenthesunandtheearthD.adecreaseinthesun’sUVradiation51.Ithaslongbeenknownbyscientiststhat________.A.UVradiationcanaffecthigh-altitudewindpatterns.B.there’saclearlinkbetweenthesun’sactivityandweather.C.theycanpredictday-to-dayweatherconditionsfromUVlevelsD.thesun’sradiationreachesapeakeveryelevenyears52.AccordingtothepassagethefollowingstatementsarecorrectEXCEPT______.A.theresearchteamusedacomplexcomputersystemtomonitortheatmosphereB.thenewfindingcouldimprovelong-termweatherpredictionC.theyears2008-2010wereaperiodwhenthesun’sradiationfellD.extremewintersaffectedairtravelandbusinessinpartsofEurope53.Whatwillhappenifthesunturnsintoyearsofhighactivityaccordingtothefinding?A.CanadaandtheMediterraneanwillhavemilderweather.B.BurninghotweatherwillappearinnorthernEuropeandtheUnitedStates.C.FreezingcoldweatherwillappearinnorthernEuropeandtheUnitedStates.D.ThewholeNorthernHemispherewillsufferfromextremewinterday.54.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.A.theresearchdoesn’tseemaccurateenoughduetolimitedsatellitedatausedB.long-termweatherconditionscanbeaccuratelypredicteddependingonUVlevelsC.climatescientistshavejustbeguntheirresearchinsevereweatherforecastD.researchhaveanalyzedthedatacollectedinelevenyears
Whetheryouwillbeadoctororapoliceofficerinthefuturethere’sateacherinyourlifE.Theyteachyouandhelpyouknowwhoyouare?Ofcourseyouwanttothankthem.Teachers’Dayistheperfectchanceforstudentsaroundtheworldtothanktheirteachers.Thefestivalfallsondifferentdaysindifferentcountries.InChinaTeachers’DayisonSeptember10.ButintheUSteachershaveawholeweektocelebratE.TeacherAppreciationWeekisinthefirstfullweekofMayeveryyear.Kidsusedtobringapplesfortheirteachersbecauseapplesarehealthy.Nowtheybringgiftswithpicturesofapplessuchascupspictureframes框架andteddybears.SomestudentsalsomakeDIYgiftsfortheirteachers.Duringtheweekschoolclubsoftenofferteachersafreebreakfastofcoffeeandpastries.TheSouthKoreanTeachers’DayisonMay15.Manystudentsofferflowerstotheirteachers.AnothertraditionalgiftisacarD.Thousandsofstudentspreparepersonalizedcardsandgivethemtotheirfavoriteteachers.AlthoughdifferentcountrieshavedifferentTeachers’Daysthere’sonedayforthewholeworldtohonorteachers.OnOctober5ofeveryyearover100countriessuchasCanadaandthePhilippinesexpresstheirthanksbycelebratingWorldTeachers’Day.UNESCOstartedthedayin1994.Itwantstoremindpeopleoftheimportanceofteaching.OnlyyoucanmakeacardlikethisoneAfingerprint指纹cardisagoodgiftonTeachers’DayYouwillneed:●Card●Pen●Colorfulink1.Pressyourink-coveredfingeronacleancarD.2.Useapentomakeyourfingerprintintoananimalorarobot.3.WritewordslikeyouareawonderfulteacherorthankyouforteachingmeonthecarD.Somethank-younotesforgreatteachers1.IamluckytohavethebestteacherinthisworlD.WhereverImaygoinmylifeIwillalwaysrememberthatIhadanexcellentguidE.You.2.Youarenotonlymyteacher;youaremyfrienD.Iwillalwaysbegratefultoyouforyoursupportandkindness.68.AccordingtothepassageapplesusedtobeagoodchoiceofgiftsforTeachers’Daybecause.A.studentswanttowishtheirteachergoodhealthB.applesareinseasononTeachers’DayC.studentswanttowishtheirteachersuccessD.applesaresweetandcheap69.Morethan100countriescelebrateWorldTeacher’sDayon.A.October5B.May15C.September10D.May570.DuringtheTeacherAppreciationWeekintheUSschoolclubsoftenprovideteacherswith_____________.A.amovieticketB.afreebreakfastC.abeautifulcardD.afreetrip71.ThepartofOnlyyoucanmakeacardlikethisoneistotellthereaders.A.wheretoorderabeautifulcardB.howtomakeameaningfulDIYcardC.whatkindofgiftisbestforteachersD.howtoorderateacher’scardonline
WaterPollutionandManWaterpollutionaffectsman’shealthrecreationaluseofwaterandsenseofbeauty.Thespreadofwater-carrieddiseaseisofgreatconcern.Inhighlydevelopedcountriesinparticularemphasishaschangedfromconcernoverbacterialdiseasetoconcernoverwater-carriedviral病毒性的diseasE.Viralhepatitis肝炎forexamplehasbeenfoundtooccurmorefrequentlyincitieswhosewatersupplieshavecomparativelyhighlevelsofwaterimpurity.Poisonouschemicalsfoundinstreamsthatareultimatelyusedforwatersuppliesalsocreateanimportantpublichealthproblem.Itisclearthatpoisonouschemicalsmustbeexcludedfromwaterbutmoreandmorechemicalsfromnewpesticides杀虫剂fertilizersandothernewproductshavebeenfoundinwater.Sincethepublichealthimportanceofthesechemicalsisnotyetfullyknowntheyareofincreasingconcern.Thechemicalsfromfertilizersarealsofindingtheirwayintowatersuppliesfrompollution.Asman’sdesireforwater-basedrecreationincreasesgreaterdemandsareplacedonthequalityofthewater.Thewatermustnotonlybutbeattractiveinappearancebutalsomeetcertainotherconditions.Sportssuchasswimminginvolvedirectcontactwithwaterandsowaterstandardsareraisedhigher.Therangeofwaterqualitynecessaryforindustrialprocessesvariesgreatlywiththeintendeduseofthewater.Thewaterusedinsteelmillsfoeexamplemusthavealowerchloride氧化物levelthanthatacceptedfordrinkingwater.Coolingwatercanoftenbeofcomparativelylowsanitary卫生的quality.A.largepartofthewaterusedinthepaper-makingindustryanbeofrelativelylowqualityinsomeaspectsbutmustcontainlittleironandcarbondioxidE.1.Thechemicalsfrompesticidesandfertilizersfoundinwaterareofincreasingconcernbecause_________.A.theirimportancetoman’shealthhasnotbeencompletelyknownB.theymaycausegroundwaterpollutiontheycanfindtheirwayintowatersuppliesforfarmerstheyareimportantfactorscontributingtothespreadofdisease2.Accordingtothepassagewater-basedrecreationdemandsthat_________.ThewatercontainahigherlevelofoxygenThewatercontainlittleironandcarbondioxideThewaterbeattractiveandofhighqualityThewaterstandardsbeappropriateforallsports3.Inthelastparagraphtheauthormentionsallofthefollowinitsfulltext?_________waterqualitynecessaryforsteelmillsB.softwaterandhardwaterforindustrialcoolingwateroflowsanitaryqualityD.waterstandardsforpeoplemills4.Asthepassageisnotcompletewhatdoyouthinkwouldfollowinitsfulltext?_________A.TherelationshipbetweencarbondioxideandpeoplemakingB.Waterpollution’sdirecteconomiceffectsonman.C.Examplesofcontinuedwaterpollution.D.Man’sviewsonwaterpollutionintermsofbeautyvalues.
GoingZeroWastemeansmorethandealingwiththerubbishwecreatE.Itmeansreducingittoo.PeoplewhogoZeroWastearecarefulaboutwhattheydo.Theynevertakemorethantheyneedtheyreuseplasticbagsandtheymakegoodplansnottobuymorethannecessarybeforegoingshopping.KamikatsuaJapanesevillagehasalreadygoneZeroWastE.The2000villagersrecycleeverythingpossiblE.Thereare34differentboxesattherecyclingcenter!ThevillagerssometimesjustfeelunhappyaboutwhattheyhavetodobuttheyalsoseethegoodsidE.Let’sthinkabouthowtoenjoyaZeroWasteChristmas.Bysendingrecyclablecardswecanhelpourfriendsandfamilyreduce减少wastE.Andwouldn’titbebettertoenjoythespiritofChristmaswitharealtreethatcanbere-plantedinspring?GoingZeroWasterequiresustothinkmoreaboutwhathappensbeforeandafterweact.Itisnotalwayseasy.Butjustthinkhowgooditwouldbebothforourselvesandfortheearthweliveonifweneverhadtowasteanything.49.Theunderlinedworditinparagraph1referto__________.A.aplasticbagB.therubbishC.adifficultthingD.goingZeroWaste50.WhichofthefollowingisawayofgoingZeroWaste?A.PlanttreesatChristmas.B.Usingplasticbagswhenshopping.C.SendingrecyclablecardsforChristmas.D.Buyingthingswhenyouareveryhungry.51.Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?A.TopersuadepeopletoreducewastE.B.ToteachpeoplehowtoenjoyChristmas.C.TointroducethelifeofJapanesevillagers.D.Totellpeoplehowtodealwithdifficulties.52.Howisthepassagedeveloped?A.Topic--Examples--DiscussionB.Examples--Argument--TopicC.Topic--explanation--ArgumentD.Examples--Explanation--Discussion
Normallyabout10percentofthehaironyourheadisrestingnotgrowing.AfterafewmonthstherestinghairfallsoutandnewhairbeginstogrowinitsplacE.Thegrowingtimecanlastfrom2to6years.Duringthegrowingperiodhairwillgainabout1centimeteramonth.Itisnormaltoexperiencehairlosseveryday.Somepeopleexperiencetoomuchhairlossfromavarietyofcauses.Mostpeopleerroneouslybelievethathairlossiscausedbythingslikestressscalp头皮orwearinghats.Withtheexceptionofstressnoneofthesefactorshasbeenproventobeacauseofhairloss.Stressisalsonotverylikelyunlessyouhaveexperiencedextremephysicalorpsychologicalsuffering.Thishairlossalsodoesn’tlastlong.Therealcauseofhairlosslieswithhormonal荷尔蒙的problems.HairlossoccurswhenmaleorfemalehormonesareoutofbalancE.AnimbalanceofhormonesisusuallygeneticandcannotbecureD.Maleandfemale-patternbaldnessisthemostcommonformofhairloss.ThisiscausedbyahormonecalledDHTwhichhelpsinsexualdevelopment.AnincreaseinDHTinagrown-upcanleadtohairloss.Therearealsoothercausesofhairloss.Blood-thinnerssomekindofmedicinesandanexcessofvitaminAhaveallbeenshowntoincreasehairlossincertainpeoplE.Infectionsofthescalpcancausehairlossaswellascertaindiseaseslikediabetes.72.WhatdoestheunderlinedworderroneouslyinParagraph2mean?A.Luckily.B.Strangely.C.Wrongly.D.Honestly.73.Ifamanexperiencesextremephysicalsufferinghe___.A.maylosesomehairB.won’tgrownewhairC.willlosemuchhairD.maysufferfromseverediseases74.Whichofthefollowingcanbelearnedfromthepassage?A.Therealcauseofhairlossisstillunknown.B.TakingtoomuchvitaminA.mayleadtohairloss.C.ThemoreDHTapersonhasthemorehairhewillhavE.D.AnimbalanceofhormonesiseasytocurE.75.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A.Thesideeffectsofmedicines.B.Theeffectsofhormones.C.Thecausesofhairloss.D.Somewaystoprotectyourhair.
GlobalPositioningSystemsarenowapartofeverydaydrivinginmanycountries.Thesesatellite-basedsystemsprovideturn-by-turndirectionstohelppeoplegettowheretheywanttogo.Buttheycanalsocausealotofproblemssendyoutothewrongplaceorleaveyoucompletelylost.ManytimesthedriveristoblamE.SometimesaGPSerrorisresponsiblE.MostoftensaysBarryBrownitisacombinationofthetwo.WespoketoMr.BrownbySkypE.HetoldusaboutanincidentinvolvingafriendwhohadflowntoanairportintheeasternUnitedStates.ThereheborrowedaGPS-equippedcartouseduringhisstay.BarryBrown:Andtheyjustpluggedinanaddressandthensetofftotheirdestination.Andthenitwasn’tuntiltheyweredrivingforthirtyminutesthattheyrealizedtheyactuallyputinadestinationbackontheWestCoastwheretheyliveD.Theyactuallyputtheirhomeaddressin.SoagaintheGPSiskindof'garbageingarbageout'.MisterBrownsaysthisisacommonhumanerror.ButhesayswhatmakestheproblemworsehastodowithsomeoftheshortcomingsorfailuresofGPSequipment.BarryBrown:OneproblemwithalotoftheGPSunitsistheyhaveaverysmallscreenandtheyjusttellyouthenextturn.Becausetheyjustgiveyouthenextturnsometimesthatmeansthatitisnotreallygivingyoutheoverviewthatyouwouldneedtoknowthatit’sgoingtothewrongplacE.BarryBrownformerlyservedasaprofessorwiththeUniversityofCaliforniaSanDiego.WhilethereheworkedonaprojectwithEricLaurierfromtheUniversityofEdinburgh.ThetwomenstudiedtheeffectsofGPSdevicesondrivingbyplacingcamerasinpeople’scars.Theywroteapaperbasedontheirresearch.ItiscalledTheNormalNaturalTroublesofDrivingwithGPS.ItlistsseveralareaswhereGPSsystemscancauseconfusionfordrivers.TheseincludemapsthatareoutdatedincorrectordifficulttounderstanD.TheyalsoincludetimingissuesrelatedtowhenGPScommandsaregiven.BarryBrownsaystomakeGPSsystemsbetterweneedabetterunderstandingofhowdriverspassengersandGPSsystemsworktogether.63.InParagraph2Mr.Brownmentionedhisfriendintheconversationto_____________.A.builduphisownreputationB.laughathisstupidfriendC.provetheGPSsystemisonlygarbageD.describeanexampleofhumanerror64.WithwhichofthefollowingstatementwouldBarryBrownmostlikelyagree?A.GPSunitsaretoblameforthemostGPSservicefailures.B.WeshouldintroducehigherstandardforthedrivinglicensE.C.CamerasareurgentlyneededtohelpimproveGPSsystems.D.DriversGPSsystemsandpassengersshouldunitetoimproveGPSsystems.65.WhatisMr.Brown’sattitudetowardsGPS?A.UnconcernedB.PrejudicedC.ObjectiveD.Critical66.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.drivingwithGPScanbedifficultB.drivingconfusionscanbecausedbysmallscreenC.drivingwithoutGPSshouldbemuchmoreconvenientD.GPSequipmentindriving:tobedesertedorimproved?
Doyouwonderwhyyoupreferchocolatetofishscience-fictionmoviesinsteadofromanticcomediesorjazzratherthanrock?ThereasonmayhavebecomeobviouslongbeforeyouwereborncomingatthestartofyourfamilytreE.Researchersrecentlylookedintoheritable可继承的effectsonconsumersshoppinghabitsanddiscoveredpeopleappeartoinherit---throughgeneticsfondnessforspecificproductssuchaschocolatemoviesjazzearsandmustarD.Wefoundthatmanythoughnotallofthemareinfactheritableorinfluencedbygeneticfactors.saidmarketingprofessorItamarSimonsoninStanfordUniversityandassistantmarketingprofessorAnerSelaintheUniversityofFloridA.Theysurveyedfraternal异卵性的andidentical同卵性的twinsontheirconsumerpatterns.Resultsshowfarmoresimilaritiesamongresponsesfromidenticaltwinswhounlikefraternaltwinssharematchinggenes.EmilyEasleysaidshecantotallyseeshoppinghabitsbeinggeneticbasedonherandhermother’sshoppingbehaviorsWecommonlypurchasethesamething.saidEasley.OnetimeIcamehomeandwaswearinganewpurpleT-shirtwithsomefloraldesignaroundtheneckandfoundthatmymomhadboughttheexactsameoneinthesamecolor.It’salwaysjustsointerestingtovisitherandseemyexactclothinginhercloset.Researchersalsorevealedpeopleseemtoinheritothertendenciesthataffectfinancialdecisionssuchaschoosingacompromise妥协optionavoidingextremesandlookingforthebestoptionavailablE.DianneMarlzsaidhergrandmothermotherdaughterandsheallhaveshoppedcarefullyintheirlifetimes.Soisthatinherit?sheaskeD.Itdependsonyourdefinition.MychildrendefinitelygotitfrommeasIdidfrommymotherandfromhers.ButIthinkit’smoreamatterofhavingobservedthebehavioranddecision-makingprocessoftheelderwhohadthemostimpactoneachofus.Someofitisdefinitelytaught.Researchersarequicktonotetheydon’tcompletelybelievetheeffectsofmature养育butratherwanttoillustratenurture’sandnature’scombinedinfluenceonconsumerjudgmentandchoices.Thecurrentresearchsuggeststhatheritableandotherinherentpreferencecomponentsplayakeyroleinbehavioranddeservemuchmoreattentioninmarketinganddecision-makingresearch.theysaidinastatement.59.Theauthorpresentsthispassagemainlyby________.A.providingseveralexamplesB.testinganideabyreasoningC.analyzingsomedataD.describingtheresultofaresearch60.Easleytoldastoryofhermotherto_________.A.complainabouthermotherwearingherclothesB.provehermotherhadnotasteforclothingC.showhermother’sgenesinfluencedherinshoppingD.expresshergratitudetohermotherforbuyingherclothes61.IntheopinionofDianne_________.A.parentsshouldteachchildrenhoetodotheshoppingB.femalefamilymembersliketogoshoppingC.spendingmoneywildlyisherfamilytraditionD.shoppinghabitsaremorenurturedthaninherit62.Thepassagemainlytellsusthatgenesmay________.A.influencethewayyoushopB.changeyourwayofdoingthingsC.leadtobadbehaviorsD.affectallyourdecisionsgreatly
Wavesarebeautifultolookatbuttheycandestroyshipsatseaaswellashousesandbuildingsneartheshore.Whatcauseswaves?Mostwavesarecausedbywindsblowingoverthesurfaceofthewater.Thesunheatstheearthcausingtheairtoriseandthewindstoblow.Thewindsblowacrosstheseapushinglittlewavesintobiggerandbiggerones.Thesizeofawavedependsonhowstrongthewindishowlongitblowsandhowlargethebodyofwateris.Inasmallbaybigwaveswillneverbuildupbutatseathewindcanbuildupgiantpowerfulwaves.A.rulesaysthattheheightofawaveinmeterswillusuallybenomorethanone－tenthofthewind’sspeedinkilometers.Inotherwordswhenthewindisblowingat120kilometersperhourmostwaveswillbeabouttwelvemetersofcourseandsomewavesmaycombinetoformgiantwavesthataremuchhigher.In1933theUnitedStatesNavyreportedthelargestmeasuredwaveinhistory.ItroseinthePacificOceantoaheightofthirty-fourmeters.1.Thewavescanbuildup.A.atseaB.inasmallbayC.inalakeD.onariver2.Whenthewindisblowingat80kilometersperhourtheheightofmostwaveswillbe_______A.aboutonemeterB.abouteightmetersC.abouteightymetersD.abouttenmeters3.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.BeautifulWavesB.WavesinthePacificOceanC.WhatCausesWavesD.TheLargestWavesinHistory
Doyouwonderwhyyoupreferchocolatetofishscience-fictionmoviesinsteadofromanticcomediesorjazzratherthanrock?ThereasonmayhavebecomeobviouslongbeforeyouwereborncomingatthestartofyourfamilytreE.Researchersrecentlylookedintoheritable可继承的effectsonconsumersshoppinghabitsanddiscoveredpeopleappeartoinherit---throughgeneticsfondnessforspecificproductssuchaschocolatemoviesjazzearsandmustarD.Wefoundthatmanythoughnotallofthemareinfactheritableorinfluencedbygeneticfactors.saidmarketingprofessorItamarSimonsoninStanfordUniversityandassistantmarketingprofessorAnerSelaintheUniversityofFloridA.Theysurveyedfraternal异卵性的andidentical同卵性的twinsontheirconsumerpatterns.Resultsshowfarmoresimilaritiesamongresponsesfromidenticaltwinswhounlikefraternaltwinssharematchinggenes.EmilyEasleysaidshecantotallyseeshoppinghabitsbeinggeneticbasedonherandhermother’sshoppingbehaviorsWecommonlypurchasethesamething.saidEasley.OnetimeIcamehomeandwaswearinganewpurpleT-shirtwithsomefloraldesignaroundtheneckandfoundthatmymomhadboughttheexactsameoneinthesamecolor.It’salwaysjustsointerestingtovisitherandseemyexactclothinginhercloset.Researchersalsorevealedpeopleseemtoinheritothertendenciesthataffectfinancialdecisionssuchaschoosingacompromise妥协optionavoidingextremesandlookingforthebestoptionavailablE.DianneMarlzsaidhergrandmothermotherdaughterandsheallhaveshoppedcarefullyintheirlifetimes.Soisthatinherit?sheaskeD.Itdependsonyourdefinition.MychildrendefinitelygotitfrommeasIdidfrommymotherandfromhers.ButIthinkit’smoreamatterofhavingobservedthebehavioranddecision-makingprocessoftheelderwhohadthemostimpactoneachofus.Someofitisdefinitelytaught.Researchersarequicktonotetheydon’tcompletelybelievetheeffectsofmature养育butratherwanttoillustratenurture’sandnature’scombinedinfluenceonconsumerjudgmentandchoices.Thecurrentresearchsuggeststhatheritableandotherinherentpreferencecomponentsplayakeyroleinbehavioranddeservemuchmoreattentioninmarketinganddecision-makingresearch.theysaidinastatement.59.Theauthorpresentsthispassagemainlyby________.A.providingseveralexamplesB.testinganideabyreasoningC.analyzingsomedataD.describingtheresultofaresearch60.Easleytoldastoryofhermotherto_________.A.complainabouthermotherwearingherclothesB.provehermotherhadnotasteforclothingC.showhermother’sgenesinfluencedherinshoppingD.expresshergratitudetohermotherforbuyingherclothes61.IntheopinionofDianne_________.A.parentsshouldteachchildrenhoetodotheshoppingB.femalefamilymembersliketogoshoppingC.spendingmoneywildlyisherfamilytraditionD.shoppinghabitsaremorenurturedthaninherit62.Thepassagemainlytellsusthatgenesmay________.A.influencethewayyoushopB.changeyourwayofdoingthingsC.leadtobadbehaviorsD.affectallyourdecisionsgreatly
Ifyouwanttostayyoungsitdownandhaveagoodthink.ThisistheresearchfindingofateamofJapanesedoctorswhosaythatmostofourbrainsarenotgettingenoughexerciseandasaresultwearegrowingoldunnecessarilysoon.ProfessorTaijuMatsuzawawantedtofindoutwhyquitehealthyfarmersinnorthernJapanappearedtobelosingtheirabilitytothinkataratherearlyageandhowthespeedofgettingoldcouldbesloweddown.WithateamofresearchersatTokyoNationalUniversityhesetaboutmeasuringbrainsizesofathousandpeopleofdifferentageswithdifferentjobs.Theresearchersmeasuredthesizesofthefrontandsidepartsofthebrainwhichhavesomethingtodowiththinkingandfeelinganddecidethehumancharacter.Asweallknowthebackpartofthebrainwhichcontrolstasklikeeatingandbreathingdoesnotcontract萎缩withagE.Contractionoffrontandsidepartsascells细胞dieoffwasseeninsomepeopleintheirthirtiesbutitwasstillnotfoundinsomesixtyandseventy-year-olds.Matsuzawaconcludedfromhisteststhatthereisasimplewaytopreventthecontraction---usingtheheaD.Thefindingsshowthatcontractionofthebrainbeginssoonerinpeopleinthecountrythanthoseinthetowns.ThosewithleastpossibilitysaysMatsuzawaarelawyersfollowedbyuniversityprofessorsanddoctors.White-collarworkersdoingthesameworkdayafterdayingovernmentofficesarehoweveraspossibletohavecontractingbrainsasthefarmworkersbusdriversandshopassistants.60.Theteamofdoctorswantedtofindout.A.howtomakepeoplelivelongerB.thesizeofcertainpeople’sbrainsC.whichgroupofpeoplearethebusiestD.whycertainpeoplegrowmentallyoldsoonerthanothers61.Theirresearchfindingsarebasedon.A.AstudyoffarmersinnorthernJapanB.TestsgiventoathousandoldpeopleC.ThestudyofbrainsizesofdifferentpeopleD.Thelatestdevelopmentofcomputertechnology62.Thedoctor’stestsshowthat.A.ourbrainscontractaswegrowolderB.onepartofthebraindoesnotcontractC.sixty-year-oldshavebetterbrainsthanthirty-year-oldsD.contractionofthebrainbeginssoonerinpeopleinthecountry63.Accordingtothepassageseemtogrowmentallyoldslowerthantheothers.A.ClerksB.FarmersC.LawyersD.Shopassistants64.Themostpossibleconclusionofthearticleisthat.A.it’sbettertoliveinthetownsB.thebraincontractsifitisnotusedC.mostofusshouldtakemoreexerciseD.themoreoneuseshisbrainthesoonerhebecomesold
HowtheironoftomorrowthefirstSelfCleanIroncanchangeyourlifestyletoday?GeneralElectricintroducestheironoftomorrow.Theironcancleanitself.Insidewhereironsgetdirty.Becauseitcleansitselfeachandeverytimeyouemptyit.How?Withapushofamagicbluebutton.ThemagicbluebuttonThefirstthingyou’llnoticethat’sdifferentaboutthisironisthebluebuttononthesidE.It’smarkedSelfClean.PushthisbluebuttonandyoucanwashoutloosemineraldepositsthatremainandblockupinsidE.Pushthisbuttonandyou’vemadelifealoteasier.LesschanceofbrownspotsSureSelfCleaningIronisgoingtocutdownonbrownspots.Thoseuglyspotsthathappenonnicecleanlypressedclothes.BecauseaSelfCleaningIronbecomescleaneachtimeyoupressthatmagicbluebutton.SteamsmuchlongerCommonsensetellsyouthatifyou’veanironthatblockslessoftenithastostayyoungerforalongperiodoftimE.Inotherwordsitsteamsmuchlonger.That’sanotherjoyofowningGeneralElectric’sSelfCleaningIron.WhatdoesitmeantoyouTodayyouaredoingsomuchmorethanjustrunningahouseandrunningafterthekids.You’reworking.You’regoingtoschool.It’sallpartofyourlifestylE.TheironcanchangethatlifestylE.Bygivingyoulesstroublebeforeyouiron.Ifwecanmakeiteasierforyoutobeabetterwifeabettermotherabetterhousemakerwewantto.ThenewSelfCleaningIronisanotheroneofHome-MakersfromGeneralElectriC.LifestylE.We’rewithyours.GENERALELECTRIC64.Thispassageis______.A.anintroductiontoGeneralElectricB.anoperatinginstructionofSelfCleaningIronC.anadvertisementofSelfCleaningIronD.adescriptionofthechangeoflifestyle65.Thisironcancleanitselfby______.A.emptingitselfB.washingoutmineraldepositsC.lockingupmineraldepositsD.givingoffmoresteam66.Accordingtothepassagewhatismostlikelytoattractthecustomers?A.ItismadebyGeneralElectriC.B.Theironwillnotproducemineraldeposits.C.Therewillbefewerbrownspotsonpressedclothes.D.TheirclotheswillbecleanedatthesametimE.67.SelfCleaningIroncanhelpchangeyourlifestylebecause______.A.youcanrunyourhousebetterB.youdon’thavetorunafterthekidsC.youcanuseitwhileyouareworkingD.wewantyoutobeabetterhousemaker
Astronautsonshortershuttlemissions使命oftenworkverylongdays.Tasksarescheduledsotightlythatbreaktimesareoftenusedtofinishtheday’swork.ThistypeofscheduleisfartoodemandingforlongmissionsontheInternationalSpaceStationISS.ISScrewmembersusuallyliveinspaceforatleastaquarterofayear.TheyworkfivedaysonandtwodaysofftomimicthenormalwaytheydothingsonEarthasmuchaspossiblE.Weekendsgivethecrewvaluabletimetorestanddoafewhoursofhousework.TheycancommunicatewithfamilyandfriendsbyemailInternetphoneandthroughPrivatevideoconferences.Whileastronautscannotgotoabaseballgameoramovieinorbittherearemanyfamiliaractivitiesthattheycanstillenjoy.Beforeamission.thefamilyandfriendsofeachISScrewmemberputtogetheracollectionoffamilyphotosmessagesvideosandreadingmaterialforTheastronautstolookatwhentheywillbefloating370kilometersabovetheEarth.DuringtheirmissionthecrewalsoreceivescarepackageswithCDsbooksmagazinesphotosandletters.Andasfromearly2010theinternetbecameavailableontheISSgivingastronautsthechancetodosomewebsurfing冲浪intheirpersonaltimE.BesidesrelaxingwiththesemorecommonentertainmentsastronautscansimplyenjoytheexperienceoflivinginspacE.ManyastronautssaythatoneofthemostrelaxingthingstodoinspaceistolookoutthewindowandstareattheuniverseandtheEarth.BoththeshuttleandtheISScircletheplanetseveraltimeseachtimeeachdayandeverymomentoffersanewviewoftheEarth’svastlandmassandoceans.60.WhatdoesthewordminicinParagraph1probablymean?A.FindB.CopyC.ChangeD.Lose61.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesthefamiliesoftheastronautsontheISS?A.ThearecaringandthoughtfulB.TheareworriedandupsetC.TheareimpatientandannoyeD.D.Theareexcitedandcurious.62.Inthefinalparagraphtheauthorshowsthatastronauts.A.getmorepleasureinspacethanontheEarthB.findlivinginspaceabitboringandtiringC.regardspacelifeascommonD.lovetoseetheEarthfromspace63.Thepassagemainlydiscusseshowastronauts.A.workforlongermissionsinspaceB.connectwithpeopleontheEarthC.observetheEarthfromspaceD.spendtheirfreetimeinspace
Phoneproducersshowuseveryyearsomereallysuperbconceptphonesandevenif99%ofthosephonesneverseetheproductionlinetheygiveusasmallglimpse一瞥ofwhatthephoneswilllooklikeinthenearfuturE.We’vemadealistofwhatwethinkarethecoolestconceptphonespresentedin2010.Butdon’taskuswhereyoucangetthemandwhatthepricesarE.1.LGFlutterConceptSmart-phoneTheLGFlutterhasafaceliketheiPhonE.TheonlydifferenceisthattheLGFlutterlooksmorelikeafanorakiller’stoolwhichweseeinsci-fimovies.InspiteofthisthisdesigndoesseemfitforthefutureofmobilephonesbutlooksabitdifficulttousE.2.Nokia888CommunicatorThephonehasanamazingdesign.Youcanfolditinmanywaysaccordingtoyourneeds.Youcanwearitasabracelet手镯rollitbenditandwearitasacliponyourclothes.Nokia888Conceptismostlytargetedatteenagersthatareveryactiveandtakepartinalotofdifferentactivities.3.WindowPhoneItisaproducttothrowonthefaceoftheshamelessweatherofficials.Whenevertheypredictsunnydaybesureitwouldrain.Sowehavethoughtofgiftingthemthis:WindowPhonethatmakesaccuratepredictionsandevenchangesitsdisplay显示accordingtotheclimateconditionoutdoors.4.NokiaMorphTheNokiaMorphiscreatedbyFinnishcompanyNokiA.TheconceptwastheproductofajointstudybytheNokiaResearchCenterandtheUniversityofCambridge’sNanoscienceCenter.Thephonecouldbebentintonumerousshapessoitcanbewornaroundthewrist手腕orhelduptothefacE.Thetransparent透明的phonewouldallowittobesee-throughyetfunctional.Ithasaself-cleaningsurfacethatcanabsorbsolarenergytorechargethephonebattery电池.5.CloverPhoneOnlooksitisjustanotherordinaryphonetypebutmadeinrecycledmaterialwhichallowthedevicetobeupgradedtomeetthelatestadvancementsintechnology.Weguessthegreenaspectsonthehigh-endtechwillbeasellingpointforthisphonE.65.Whichphonewouldprobablybemostpopularamongyoungpeople?A.LGFluterConceptSmart-phoneB.WindowPhoneC.Nokia888CommunicatorD.CloverPhone66.Howmanyenvironmentallyfriendlyphonesarelistedinthetext?A.OneB.TwoC.ThreeD.Four67.Thewriterwrotethistextinorderto.A.makeadvertisementsforthenewphonesB.attractbusinessmentomakemoneyfromthemC.comparethemandhelpyoufindthebestoneD.introducenewideasaboutphones
Anearthquakehappenswhentwoplatesrub碰撞together.Theearthplatestravelindifferentdirectionsandatdifferentspeeds.Ifoneplateisslowlyforcedunderneaththeotherpressurebuildsupuntiltheplatesbreakapart.ThisprocesscausesthegroundtomovE.ItisanearthquakE.Inotherwordsearthquakesaretheshakingoftheearth’ssurfacecausedbytheearth’srockyouterlayerasaresultoftheenergystoredwithintheearth.Thestrainwithintherocksissuddenlyreleased释放.Thedamageanearthquakecausesdependsonwhereitisandthetimeitishappening.Ifanunpopulatedregionisstrucktherewillbelowlossoflifeorproperty.Ifithitsalargecitytheremaybemanyinjuriesandmuchdestruction.Manyoftheareasatriskarelargelypopulatednow.MajorearthquakeshittingthoseareastodaycouldproduceterribledamagE.Actuallythereareseveralmillionsmallearth-quakeseveryyear.Largeearthquakessuchasthe1964Alaskaquakethatmeasured9.2ontheRichterscalecausemillionsofdollarsindamagE.Inthelast500yearsmillionsofpeoplehavebeenkilledbyearthquakesaroundtheworld—including240000inthe1976TangshanearthquakeinChinA.A.60-secondorlessearthquakecancausedevastation毁坏thatcontinuesforyearsafterthefirsttremor小震.In1972aseriesofsevereearthquakesstruckManaguaNicaraguA.Fifteenyearslaterthecitystilllookedthewayithadaweekaftertheearthquakehitbecausethecountrydidnothavethenecessarymoneytorebuildit.Theshakingoftheearthissometimesnotthegreatestdisaster.Itisintheensuingfiresandfloodsthatoftenthegreatestdamageoccurs.Inthe1906earthquakeitwasthefirescausedafteritthatdidthemajorityofthedamagE.Anearthquakecanalsodestroydamshighaboveacityorvalleyscausingfloodstosweepdownandsweepawayeverythingintheirpath.60.Whichofthefollowingisthemainideaofthefirstparagraph?A.Anearthquakecomesfrominsidetheearth.B.TheearthhasgreatenergyinstoragE.C.HowtheearthplatesmovE.D.Howanearthquakehappens.61.Whichofthefollowingismentionedtoshowthatanearthquakecankilltoomanypeople?A.The1964AlaskanquakE.B.The1976TangshanearthquakE.C.The1972ManaguaearthquakE.D.The1906earthquakE.62.Theunderlinedwordensuinginthelastparagraphprobablymeans______.A.causingtoomuchheatandgreatdamageB.causingmanyinjuriesandmuchdestructionC.happeningasaresultofanothereventD.happeningsuddenlyandunexpectedly63.BygivingtheexampleinParagraph4theauthorwantstoshowthat______.A.anearthquakedoesn’tlastlongB.thedamagecanlastlongC.peopleinManaguasufferedtoomuchD.Nicaraguaisstillapoorcountry
Technologyismakinglifeeasierforsomedairyfarmers.Theyuseroboticsystemstomilktheircows.Cowsaretrainedtofollowaseriesofpathsthatleadtomilkingstations.Onlyonecowatatimecanenterastation.Onceinsidethecowisrewardedwithfood.Asthecoweatsaroboticarmcleansandconnectstheanimaltothemilkingmachine.Afewminuteslatermilkingiscomplete.Thegateisopenedthecowisreleasedandthenextcowenters.Theroboticsystemsaredesignedtooperate24hoursaday.Thecowsgettodecidewhentheywanttobemilked.Cowsaremilkedanaverageofaboutthreetimesaday.Somearemilkedfourtosixtimesaday.Thecowswearcollarsaroundtheirnecksthatidentifythemtothesystem.Acomputerkeepsrecordsontheireatingandmilking.Acowisreleasedfromthestationifthecomputerdecidesitshouldnotbemilked.Theautomatedsystemalsomeasuresthetemperatureandcoloroffreshlyproducedmilk.Milkisthrownawayifitdoesnotpassthetests.ProfessorPlautbelievesthesystemswillappeal吸引especiallytothenextgenerationoffarmers.Shemeansyoungpeoplewhoaremoreinterestedintechnologyandlessinterestedinworkingallthetimeonthefarm.Stillshesaysthepriceofroboticmilkingsystemswillcontinuetolimittheiruse.DougandTinaSuhrhavemorethan100cowsontheirfamilyfarm.LastyearitbecamethefourthfarminsoutheastMinnesotatogetaroboticmilkingsystem.Arecentstoryinalocalagriculturalnewspapersaidthefirstrobotcost175000dollars.Thesecondcost150000.DougtoldAgriNewsthatwagesthatwouldhavebeenpaidforoneemployeeinfiveyearswillpayforonerobot.Hesaystheincreaseinmilkproductionreachesahighofmorethansixkilogramspercowperday.61.Fromthefirstparagraphwecaninfer________.A.theroboticsystemisdesignedtoreducelaborB.cowscanberaisedbyrobotsinthefutureC.robotsdirectcowsintomilkingstationsD.cowsarekeptcleanbyrobotsonsomefarms62.Besidesmilkingcowstheroboticsystemalsocan______.A.adjustthetemperatureofmilkingstationsB.judgethequalityoffreshmilkC.improvetheappetiteofcowsD.keepfreshmilkfortwoweeks63.Whyistheroboticsystemnotpopularnow?A.Becauseyoungpeoplehavenointerestinit.B.Becauseitisdifficulttolearnhowtouseit.C.Becausepeoplecan’taffordtobuyit.D.Becauseitusuallycausesthewasteofmilk.64.AccordingtoDougwhatisthewageofanemployee?A.150000～170000.B.750000.C.150000～30000.D.30000—3200065.Thebesttitleforthepassagemaybe_________.A.LettingrobotmilkyourcowB.MilkingcowsbyhandC.ImprovingthequalityofmilkD.Drinkingfreshmilkeveryday
Inwilderness荒野isthepreservationoftheworlD.Thisisafamoussayingfromawriterregardedasoneofthefathersofenvironmentalism.Thefrequencywithwhichitisborrowedmirrorsaheateddebateonenvironmentalprotection:whethertoplacewildernessattheheartofwhatistobepreserveD.AsJohnSauvenofGreenpeaceUKpointsoutthereisastrongappealinimagesofthewildtheuntouched;morethananythingelsetheyspeakofthenaturethatmanypeoplevaluemostdearly.Theurgetoleavethesubjectofsuchimagesuntouchedisstrongandthedangerexploitation开发bringstosuchlandscapes景观isreal.Someofthesewildernessesalsoperformfunctionsthathumansneed—therainforestsforexamplestorecarboninvastquantities.ToMr.Sauventheseecosystemservicesfaroutweighthegainsfromexploitation.LeeLaneavisitingfellowattheHudsonInstitutetakestheopposingview.Heacknowledgesthatwildernessesdoprovideusefulservicessuchaswaterconservation.Butthatisnothearguesareasontoavoidallhumanpresenceorindeedcommercialandindustrialexploitation.ThereareevermorepeopleontheEarthandtheyreasonablyandrightfullywanttohavebetterlivesratherthanmerelystruggleforsurvival.WhilethewaysofusingresourceshaveimprovedthereisstillagrowingneedforrawmaterialsandsomewildernessescontaintheminabundancE.Iftheycanbetappedwithoutreducingtheservicesthosewildernessesprovidetheargumentgoesthereisnofurtherreasonnottodoso.Beinguntouchedisnotinitselfacharacteristicworthvaluingaboveallothers.Ilookforwardtoseeingtheseviewstakenfurtherandtotheirbeingchallengedbytheotherparticipants.Onechallengethatsuggestsitselftomeisthatbothcasesneedtotakeonthequestionofspiritualvaluealittlemoredirectly.Andthereisapracticalquestionastowhetherwildernessescanbeexploitedwithoutharm.Thisisatopicthatcallsfornotonlyfreeexpressionoffeelingsbutalsotheguidanceofreason.Whatpositionwildernessshouldenjoyinthepreservationoftheworldobviouslydeservesmuchmoreseriousthinking.67.JohnSauvenholdsthat________________.A.manypeoplevaluenaturetoomuchB.exploitationofwildernessesisharmfulC.wildernessesprovidehumanswithnecessitiesD.theurgetodeveloptheecosystemservicesisstrong68.WhatisthemainideaofParA.3?A.TheexploitationisnecessaryforthepoorpeoplE.B.Wildernessescannotguaranteebetteruseofrawmaterials.C.Usefulservicesofwildernessesarenotthereasonfornoexploitation.D.Allthecharacteristicsconcerningtheexploitationshouldbetreatedequally.69.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthisdebate?A.ObjectivE.B.Disapproving.C.Sceptical.D.OptimistiC.70.Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthepassage?A.B.C.D.CP:CentralPointP:PointSp:Sub-point次要点C:Conclusion
ThesedaysthereareveryfewwildanimalsleftintheUK.ThewolveshavegonE.Thebearshavebeenhuntedtoextinction.Fortunatelythereareafewbadgers獾---OhwellactuallynotforlongastheBritishgovernmenthasjustdecidedtokillthemtoo!Butwhy?Badgersarefascinatingcreatures.Theblackandwhitemammalsliveundergroundinsettswhichtheydigoutoftheearth.Theyareextremelybravefightingofflargeranimalssuchasbearsandwolves.TheproblemisthatsomebadgerscarryBovineTuberculosisBTBaninfectiousdiseasecausedbythebacteriumMycobacteriumBovisM.BoviswhichcancauseTBinsomeotheranimalsincludingcattlE.ForfarmersthisisaseriousissuE.In1998intheUKalmost6000cowswerekilledtocontrolthediseasE.Andin2010morethan30000animalsweredestroyeD.It’sexpensivetoo.BovineTBcoststheUKabout￡100millionperyear.Andsomebelievethatthediseasecouldendupcostingtheeconomy￡9billionoverthenext40yearsifnothingisdoneaboutit.Expertssaythatbadgersareresponsibleforabout50%oftheinfectedcattlE.Soaftermuchdebatethegovernmenthasagreedtoabadgercull杀戮.Thiswillmeanabout30000oftheinnocentcreatureswillbewipedouttofightthediseasE.EnvironmentSecretaryCarolineSpelmanadmittedthattherewasgreatstrengthoffeelingaboutitbutsaidIbelievethisistherightwayforwarD.Ofcoursemanyareagainstthemeasureincludingconservationistsandanimalrightsactivists.Theyclaimthatkillingthebadgersincontrolledzoneswouldn’tworkbecausebadgersfromneighboringareaswouldsimplymoveintotheemptysettsandbecomeinfectedtoo.FurthermoretheybelievethatthewaycattleareraisedintensivelyandtransportedaroundtolotsofdifferentfarmsduringtheirlivesisprobablythebiggestcauseofthespreadofthediseasE.Mostordinarypeopleareagainstthemeasuretoo.A.surveysuggestsabouttwo-thirdsareagainstkillingthebadgerswithmajoritiesagainstkillingthemregardlessofageregionandgender.Oneofthealternativestothecullinvolvesusingvaccine疫苗onbadgers.Howeverthiscostsanaverageof￡2250peryearpersquarekilometer.Trappingandshootingbadgerscosts￡2500peryearbutshootingfree-runningbadgersonlycostsabout￡200peryearpersquarekilometer.Sowiththatinmindit’seasytoseehowthegovernmentarrivedattheirdecision.Moneytalks!45.Whydoesthegovernmentwanttokillthebadgers?A.BecausethereisnootherchoicetocutthespreadofthediseasE.B.BecausebadgerscarryTBadiseasewhichcaninfectotheranimals.C.BecausetheyalmostwipedoutanentirepopulationofcattlE.D.BecauseitmightbeaneffectivewaytofightTBattheleastexpensE.46.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Somepeopleobjecttocullingbecauseitcostsmuchmoretotrapandshootbadgers.B.Inthefollowingfourdecades￡9billionwillbespentonTB.C.Basedonthesurveypeopleofdifferentagegroupsregionsandbothgendersareagainstkillingthebadgers.D.CarolineSpelmanthoughtbadgersshouldbeculleddespitepeople’sstrongreaction.47.Whoisstronglyforthekillingthebadgersaccordingthepassage?A.ThegovernmentB.MostordinarypeopleC.ConservationistsD.Animalrightsactivists48.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardgovernment’sdecision?A.SupportiveB.CriticalC.ObjectiveD.Unconcerned49.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.theControlofTBB.theVoiceoftheBadgersC.BadgerDangerD.theThreatoftheBadgers
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