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第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A.B.C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A The luxury of eat...
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第三部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分共40分LiveMusic—LateNightJazzEnjoy
关于CBCL的评分标准下列说法中正确的是
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根据ISO/TC176的规划ISO9000族标准/文件由四部分构成下列不是这四部分的是
第一部分：核心标准
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第三部分：管理指南
在ICD-10第三卷索引中有三部分索引正确的说明是
第一部分为疾病和损伤性质索引、第二部分为损伤和中毒的外因索引、第三部分是一个药物和化学制剂表
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第一部分为化学制剂表、第二部分为损伤性质索引、第三部分是中毒的外因索引
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第三部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最
第二卷非选择题共50分第三部分写作共三节满分50分第一节单词拼写共5小题每小题1分满分5分根据首字母
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桑代克从人是一个生物的存在的角度建立自己的教育心理学体系他的教育心理学分为三部分第一部分讲人类的本性
桑代克的教育心理学分为三部分第一部分讲人类的本性第二部分讲第三部分讲个别差异及其原因
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第三部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C.D中选出最
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Todayabout70countriesuseDaylightSavingTimeDST.DaylightSavingwasfirstintroducedduringWorldWarIinAustralia.DuringtheworldwarsDSTwasusedforthelatesummersbeginningJanuary1917and1942andthefullsummersbeginningSeptember1942and1943.In1967Tasmaniaexperiencedadrought干旱.TheStateGovernmentintroducedonehourofdaylightsavingthatsummerasawayofsavingpowerandwater.TasmanianslikedtheideaofdaylightsavingandtheTasmanianGovernmenthasdeclareddaylightsavingeachsummersince1968.PersuadedbytheTasmanianGovernmentallstatesexcepttwopassedalawin1971foratestuseofdaylightsaving.In1972NewSouthWalesSouthAustraliaandVictoriajoinedTasmaniaforregulardaylightsavingbutQueenslanddidnotdosountil1989.TasmaniaQueenslandandSouthAustraliahavehadirregularplansoftenchangingtheirdatesduetopoliticsorfestivals节日.Forexamplein1992Tasmaniaextended延长daylightsavingbyanextramonthwhileSouthAustraliabeganextendingdaylightsavingbytwoweeksfortheAdelaideFestival.SpecialdaylightsavingplansweremadeduringtheSydney2000OlympicGames.ThedifferencesindaylightsavinginAustraliacontinuetocauseseriousproblemsintransportandmanyothersocialactivities.Italsoreducesthenumberofhoursintheworkingdaythatarecommontoallcentersinthecountry.Inparticulartimedifferencesalongtheeastcoastcausemajordifferencesespeciallyforthebroadcastersofnationalradioandtelevision.72.DaylightSavingTimewasintroducedinTasmania_______________.A.tostopthedroughtin1967B.tosupportgovernmentofficialsC.topassaspeciallawinthestateD.tosavewaterandelectricity73.AccordingtothetextwhichstatewasthelasttouseDST?A.VictoriA.B.QueenslanD.C.SouthAustralia.D.NewSouthWales.74.WhatcanwelearnaboutDSTinsomeAustralianstates?A.Itdoesn’thavefixeddates.B.Itisnotusedinfestivals.C.Itsplanwaschangedin2000.D.Itlastsfortwoweeks.75.WhatdoweknowabouttheuseofDSTfromthelastparagraph?A.Thereexistsomeundesirableeffects.B.Ithelpslittletosaveenergy.C.Itbringsaboutlongerworkingdays.D.RadioandTVprogramsbecomedifferent.
MichaelFishmaysoonbereplacedasaweatherforecasterbysomethingtrulyfishier---theshark鲨鱼.ResearchbyaBritishbiologystudentsuggeststhatsharkscouldbeusedtopredictstorms.LaurenSmith24isclosetocompletingherstudyonshark’sabilitytosensepressurE.Ifherstudiesprovethetheoryscientistsmaybeabletomonitorthebehaviourofsharkstopredictbadweather.MissSmithhadpreviouslystudiedthebehaviouroflemonsharksintheBahamas.ShethenusedtheircloserelativeslesserspotteddogfishforfurtherresearchatAberdeenUniversity.Herwork---thoughttobethefirstofitskindtotestthepressuretheory----resultedfromtheobservationthatjuvenileblacktipsharksoffFloridamovedintodeeperwateraheadofaviolentstormin2001.MissSmithsaid:I’vealwaysbeencrazyabouttravelinganddivingandthisledmetoaninterestinsharks.IwasdelightedtohavebeenabletoresearchintheareaformydegreE.Iknowthere’ssomuchmoreweneedtounderstand----butitcertainlyopensthewaytomoreresearch.Ithasbeendiscoveredthatasharksensespressureusinghaircellsinitsbalancesystem.AttheBiminiSharkLabintheBahamasMissSmithfixedhi-techsensorstosharkstorecordpressureandtemperaturewhilealsotrackingthemusingGPSGlobalPositioningSystemtechnology.InAberdeenshewasabletostudytheeffectsoftidal潮汐的andtemperaturechangesondogfish----noneofwhichwereharmeD.Shealsousedaspeciallabwhichcanmimic模拟oceanicpressurechangescausedbyweatherfronts.Sheisduetocompleteherstudyandgraduatelaterthisyear.Shesaysshewillbelookingforajobwhichwillgiveherthechancetoenrichherexperienceofsharkresearch.44.Thepassageismostprobablytakenfrom_____.A.ashort-storycollectionB.apopularsciencemagazineC.aresearchpaperD.apersonaldiary45.Whatdowelearnfromthefirstfourparagraphofthepassage?A.Sharksmaybeusedtopredictbadweather.B.Sharks’behaviourcanbecontrolleD.C.MichaelFishisnotqualifiedforhisjoB.D.LaurenSmithwillbecomeaweatherforecaster.46.LaurenSmithconductedherresearchby_______.A.removinghaircellsfromashark’sbalancesystemB.measuringtheairpressureofweatherfrontsC.recordingsharks’bodytemperatureD.monitoringsharks’reactiontoweatherchanges47.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.A.popularwayofforecastingweather.B.A.newresearcheffortinpredictingstorms.C.Biologists’interestinthesecretsofsharks.D.LaurenSmith’sdevotiontoscientificresearch.
Goodtooldesignisimportantinthepreventionofoveruseinjuries.Welldesignedtoolsandequipmentwillrequirelessforcetooperatethemandpreventawkward别扭的handpositions.Theywillallowtheworkertokeeptheelbows肘nexttothebodytopreventdamagetotheshoulderandarm.Overuseinjuriescanthereforebepreventedorreducediftheemployerprovidesandworkersuse:●powertoolsratherthanhavingtousemuscle肌肉power●toolswithspeciallydesignedhandlesthatallowthewrist手腕tokeepstraightSeeFigure1.Thismeansthathandsandwristsarekeptinthesamepositionastheywouldbeiftheywerehangingrelaxedataperson’ssideFigurel.Bendthetoolnotthewrist●toolswithhandlesthatcanbeheldcomfortablybythewholehanD.ThismeanshavingaselectionofsizesrememberthattoolsthatprovideacomfortablefirmholdforapersonwithaverylargehandmaybeawkwardforsomeonewithaverysmallhanD.Thisisaparticularlyimportantconsiderationforwomenwhomayusetoolsoriginallydesignedformen.●toolsthatdonotpressfingersorfleshbetweenthehandlesandwhosehandlesdonothavesharpedgesorasmallsurfaceareA.60.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.GoodToolDesignforWomen.B.ImportanceofGoodToolDesign.C.ToolDesignandPreventionofInjuries.D.OveruseofToolsandWorkerProtection.61.Whichofthefollowingdescribesawell-designedtool?A.It’skeptclosetothebody.B.Itfullyusesmusclepower.C.ItmakesusersfeelrelaxedD.It’soperatedwithlessforcE.62.WhatisFigure1usedtoshow?A.Theeffectiveuseofthetool.B.Thewayofoperatingthetool.C.TheproperdesignofthehandlE.D.Thepurposeofbendingthewrist.63.Inchoosingtoolsforwomen_________ofthehandleisthemostimportant.A.thesizeB.theedgeC.theshapeD.theposition
Haveyoueverwonderedwhybirdssing?Maybeyouthoughtthattheywerejusthappy.Afterallyouprobablysingorwhistlewhenyouarehappy.Somescientistsbelievethatbirdsdosingsomeofthetimejustbecausetheyarehappy.However;theysingmostofthetimeforaverydifferentreason.Theirsingingisactuallyawarningtootherbirdstostayoutoftheirterritory.Doyouknowwhataterritoryis?Aterritoryisanareathatananimalusuallythemaleclaims声称asitsown.Onlyheandhisfamilyarewelcomethere.Nootherfamiliesofthesamespecies物种arewelcome.Youryardandhouseareyourterritorywhereonlyyourfamilyandfriendsarewelcome.Ifastrangershouldenteryourterritoryandthreatenyouyoumightshout.Probablythiswouldbeenoughtofrightenhimaway.Ifsoyouhaveactuallyscaredthestrangerawaywithouthavingtofighthim.Abirddoesthesamething.Butheexpectsanoutsideralmostanytimeespeciallyatnesting筑巢season.Soheisscreamingallthetimewhetherhecanseeanoutsiderornot.Thisscreamingiswhatwecallabird’ssonganditisusuallyenoughtokeepanoutsideraway.Birdssingloudestinthespringwhentheyaretryingtoattractamateandwarnothersnottoentertheterritoryoftheirs.Youcanseethatbirdshavealanguagealltheirown.Mostofithastodowithattractingmatesandsettingupterritories.56.Somescientistsbelievethatmostofthetimebirds’singingisactually.A.anexpressionofhappinessB.awayofwarningC.anexpressionofangerD.awayofgreeting57.Whatisabird’sterritory?A.AplacewherefamiliesofotherspeciesarenotaccepteD.B.AplacewhereabirdmayshoutatthetopofitsvoicE.C.Anareaforwhichbirdsfightagainsteachother.D.Anareawhichabirdconsiderstobeitsown.58.Whydobirdskeeponsingingatnestingseason?A.Becausetheywanttoinvitemorefriends.B.Becausetheirsinginghelpsfrightenoutsidersaway.C.BecausetheywanttofindoutsidersarounD.D.Becausetheirsinginghelpsgetridoftheirfears.56.Howdoesthewriterexplainbirds’singing?A.Bycomparingbirdswithhumanbeings.B.Byreportingexperimentresults.C.Bydescribingbirds’dailylifE.D.Bytellingabird’sstory.
Didyouknowthatwomen’sbrainsaresmallerthanmen’s?Theaveragewomen’sbrainweighs10%lessthanmen’s.Sinceresearchhasshownthatthebiggerthebrainthecleverertheanimalmenmustbemoreintelligent聪明的thanwomen.Right?Wrong.MenandwomenalwaysscoresimilarlyonintelligencetestsdespitethedifferenceinbrainsizE.Why?Afteryearsofstudyresearchershaveconcludedthatit’swhat’sinsidethatmattersnotjustthesizeofthebrain.ThebrainconsistsofgreymatterandIthasbeensuggestedthatsmallerbrainappearstoworkfasterperhapsbecausethetwosidesofthebrainarebetterconnectedinwomen.ThismeansthatlittlegirlstendtolearntospeakearlierandthatwomencanunderstandsortsofinformationfromdifferentsourcesatthesametimE.Whenitcomestotalkingtothebossonthephonecookingdinnerandkeepinganeyeonthebabyallatthesametimeit’swomenwhocomeoutontopeverytimE.Thereareotherimportantdifferencesbetweentwosexes.Aswhitematteristhekeytospatial空间的tasksmenknowbetterwherethingsareinrelationtootherthings.Agreatfootballeralwaysknowswhereheisinrelationtotheotherplayersandheknowswheretogosaysoneresearcher.Thatmayexplainoneoflife’sgreatmysteries:whymenrefusetoaskfordirectionsandwomenoftenneedto!Thedifferencesbeginwhenfetuses胎儿areaboutmineweeksoldwhichcanbeseenintheactionofchildrenadyoungasonE.A.boywouldtrytoclimbabarrier障碍物beforehimorpushitdownwhileagirlwouldattracthelpfromothers.Thesebraindifferencesalsoexplainthefactthatmorementakeupjobsthatrequiregoodspatialskillswhilemorewomenspeechskills.Itmayallgobacktoourancestors祖先amongwhomwomenneededspeechskillstotakecareoftheirbabiesandmenneededspatialskillstohuntaccordingtooneresearch.Ifallthisdisappointsyouitshouldn’t.Thebrainchangesthroughoutourlivesaccordingtowhatwedowithit.saysabiologist.57.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothefirstparagraph?A.Women’sbrainis10%lessthanmen’sB.Greymatterplaysthesameroleaswhitematter.C.Greymattercontrolsthinkinginthebrain.D.Bothsexeshavethesameamountofwhitematter.58.Whatcanweinferfromthesecondandthirdparagraphs?A.WomenpreferdoingmanythingsatatimE.B.MendobetterdealingwithonejobatatimE.C.Womendonotneedtotelldirections.D.Menhaveweakerspatialabilities.59.Whichofthefollowingdoyouagreewithaccordingtothefourthparagraph?A.Youngboysmaybestrongerthanyounggirls.B.MorewomentakeupjobsrequiringspeechskillsC.Womenmayhavestrongerfeelingsthanmen.D.Ourancestorsneededmorespatialskills.60.Whatisthewriter’sattitudeinwritingthispassageA.DefensivE.B.PersuasivE.C.SupportivE.D.ObjectivE.
Arainforestisanareacoveredbytalltreeswiththetotalhighrainfallspreadingquiteequallythroughtheyearandthetemperaturerarelydippingbelowl6℃.Rainforestshaveagreateffectontheworldenvironmentbecausetheycantakeinheatfromthesunandadjusttheclimate.WithouttheforestcovertheseareaswouldreflectmoreheatintotheatmospherewarmingtherestoftheworlD.Losingtherainforestsmayalsoinfluencewindandrainfallpatternspotentiallycausingcertainnaturaldisastersallovertheworld.Inthepasthundredyearshumanshavebegundestroyingrainforestsinsearchofthreemajorresources资源landforcropswoodforpaperandotherproductslandforraisingfarmanimals.Thisactionaffectstheenvironmentasawhole.Forexamplealotofcarbondioxide二氧化碳intheaircomesfromburningtherainforests.Peopleobviouslyhaveaneedfortheresourceswegainfromcuttingtreesbutwewillsuffermuchmorethanwewillbenefit.Therearetwomainreasonsforthis.Firstlywhenpeoplecutdowntreesgenerallytheycanonlyusethelandforayearortwo.Secondlycuttinglargesectionsofrainforestsmayprovideagoodsupplyofwoodrightnowbutinthelongrunitactuallyreducestheworld’swoodsupply.Rainforestsareoftencalledtheworld’sdrugstore.Morethan25％ofthemedicinesweusetodaycomefromplantsinrainforests.Howeverfewerthanl％ofrainforestplantshavebeenexaminedfortheirmedicalvalue.Itisextremelylikelythatourbestchancetocurediseasesliessomewhereintheworld’sshrinkingrainforests.72.Rainforestscanhelptoadjusttheclimatebecausethey.A.reflectmoreheatintotheatmosphereB.bringabouthighrainfallthroughouttheworldC.rarelycausethetemperaturetodroplowerthanl6℃D.reducetheeffectofheatfromthesunontheearth73.Whatdoesthewordthisunderlinedinthethirdparagraphreferto?A.Wewilllosemuchmorethanwecangain.B.Humanshavebegundestroyingrainforests.C.Peoplehaveastrongdesireforresources.D.Muchcarbondioxidecomesfromburningrainforests.74.ItcanbeinferredfromthetextthatA.wecangetenoughresourceswithoutrainforestsB.thereisgreatmedicinepotentialinrainforestsC.wewillgrowfewerkindsofcropsinthegainedlandD.thelevelofannualrainfallaffectswindpatterns75.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A.HowtoSaveRainforestsB.HowtoProtectNatureC.RainforestsandtheEnvironmentD.RainforestsandMedicalDevelopment
Despitethefactthatithasneverbeenseenalmosteveryoneisfamiliarwiththelegendaryunicorn独角兽.Descriptionsofunicornshavebeenfounddatingfromancienttimes.ThegreatphilosopherAristotletheorizedthatthereweretwotypesofunicorn---theso-calledIndianAssandtheOryxakindofantelopE.Unicornsareoftenusedinthelogoofanoblefamilytowncounciloruniversityastheirspecialsign.EvenScotlandisrepresentedbyaunicorn.AccordingtothelegendanyoneattemptingtocatchaunicornhadtobeextremelycautiousasithasareputationforbeingveryfiercE.A.clevertricksuggestedbyunicorn-trappersinordertocatchthismagnificentbeastwithoutbeinghurtbyitshornwasforthehuntertostandinfrontofatreeandthentomovequicklybehinditastheunicornchargeD.HopefullythecreaturecouldthenbecapturedwhenitshornwasstuckinthetreE.Whenhollowedoutandusedasadrinking-cuptheunicorn’shornwassaidtohavethepowertoofferprotectionagainstperson.Itwasbelievedthatnobodycouldbeharmed-bydrinkingthecontentsofaunicorn’shorn.RightupuntiltheFrenchRevolutionin1789theFrenchcourtwassaidtohaveusedcupsmadeofunicornhorninordertoprotecttheking.InadditionthehornwassaidtohavemedicinalvaluesomuchsothatitcouldbesoldformorethantentimesthepriceofthesameweightofgolD.Whatthenwasunicornhorn?Weknowattimestherhino犀牛wasconfusedwiththislegendarycreaturE.A.drinking-cupsupposedlymadeofunicornhornwasdiscoveredtobemadeofthehornofarhino.56.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEoftheunicorn?A.ItwasnothistoricallyrecordedB.ItshornwasfirstusedinFranceC.ItwassimilartotheIndianAssandtheOryxD.Itcouldbethesymbolofauniversity57.Tocatchaunicorntheunicorn-trappershadtotryallofthefollowingEXCEPT____.A.temptingtheunicorntoattackB.makinguseofthetreeasaprotectionC.hidingquicklybehindtheunicornD.havingtheunicornhornstuckinthetree58.Thelastparagraphismainlyabout____.A.thepropertiesoftheunicornhornB.theusersoftheunicornhornC.thepriceoftheunicornhornD.thecomparisonbetweentheunicornhornandtherhinohorn59.Inthelastparagraphthewordunicornisinquotationmarks引号because_____.A.thecupisdesignedonlyforaroyalfamilyB.theunicorndoesnotexistinrealityC.theunicornistherarestanimalintheworldD.themedicinalvalueofthehornisappreciated
ThreeyearsagofiveparrotsweresetfreeinawildplaceofArizonathousandsofmilesfromtheChannelIslandsinJerseywheretheyhadbeenlookedafterbyzookeepers.Noevolutionarystrategiesinformedthemhowtobehaveinthisnewlandscapeofmountainouspineforestunoccupiedbytheirkindfor50years.Totheresearchers’surprisetheyfailedtomakecontactwithagroupofwildparrotsimportedfromMexicoandsetfreeatthesametimE.Within24hoursthereintroducingendedinfailureandthepoorbirdswerebackincagesontheirwaytothesafetyoftheArizonareintroductionprogrammE.EversincethentheprogrammehasenjoyedgreatsuccessmainlybecausethebirdsnowbeingsetfreeareMexicanbirdsillegallycaughtinthewildconfiscated没收onarrivalnorthoftheborderandraisedbytheirparentsinthesafetyoftheprogrammE.Theexperienceshowshowlittleweknowaboutthebehaviourandpsychology心理ofparrotsasPeterBennettabirdresearcherpointsout:Reintroducingspeciesofhighintelligencelikeparrotsisalotmoredifficult.Peoplelikeparrotsalwaystreatingthemasnothingmorethanpetsorvaluable‘collectables’.Nowthatmanyspeciesofparrotareinimmediatedangerofdyingoutbiologistsareworkingtogethertostudythenaturalhistoryandthebehaviourofthisfamilyofbirds.Lastyearwasanimportantturningpoint:conservationistsfoundedtheWorldParrotTrustbasedatHayleinCornwalltosupportresearchintobothwildandcagedbirds.Researchonparrotsisvitalfortworeasons.FirstastheArizonaprogrammeshowedwhenreintroducingparrotstothewildweneedtobeawareofwhatthebirdsmustknowiftheyaretosurviveintheirnaturalhomE.WealsoneedtolearnmoreabouttheneedsofparrotskeptaspetsparticularlyastheTrust’scampaigndoesnotattempttodiscouragethepracticebutratherurgespeoplewhobuyparrotsaspetstochoosebirdsraisedbyhumans.55.Whatdoweknowabouttheareawherethefiveparrotswerereintroduced?A.ItslandscapeisnewtoparrotsoftheirkinD.B.ItusedtobehometoparrotsoftheirkinD.C.Itisclosetowheretheyhadbeenkept.D.Pinetreeswereplantedtoattractbirds.56.Thereintroducingexperiencethreeyearsagoshowsthatman-raisedparrotsA.canfindtheirwaybackhomeinJerseyB.areunabletorecognizetheirparentsC.areunabletoadapttothewildD.canproduceanewspecies57.Whyareresearchesonparrotsimportantaccordingtothepassage?A.TheTrustshowsgreatconcernfortheprogrammE.B.Weneedtoknowmoreabouthowtopreserveparrots.C.Manypeopleareinterestedincollectingparrots.D.Parrots’intelligencemaysomedaybenefitpeoplE.58.Accordingtothepassagepeopleareadvised______.A.totreatwildandcagedparrotsequallyB.tosetupcomfortablehomesforparrotsC.nottokeepwildparrotsaspetsD.nottoletmoreparrotsgotothewild
Forcenturiestheonlyformofwrittencorrespondence通信wastheletter.Letterswereandaresentbysomeformofpostalservicethehistoryofwhichgoesbackalongway.IndeedtheEgyptiansbegansendinglettersfromabout2000BCasdidtheChineseathousandyearslater.Ofcoursemodernpostalservicesnowaremuchmoredevelopedandfasterdependingastheydooncarsandplanesfordelivery.Yettheyarestilltooslowforsomepeopletosendurgentdocuments紧急文件andletters.Theinventionofthefax传真machineincreasedthespeedofdeliveringdocumentsevenmore.Whenyousendafaxyouaresendingacopyofapieceofcorrespondencetosomeonebytelephoneservice.Itwasnotuntiltheearly1980sthatsuchaservicewasdevelopedenoughforbusinessestobeabletofaxdocumentstoeachother.Thefaxserviceisstillverymuchinusewhencopiesofdocumentsrequiretobesentbutasawayoffastcorrespondenceithasbeenlargelytakentheplaceofbyemail.Emailisusedtodescribemessagessentfromonecomputerusertoanother.Thereareadvantagesanddisadvantageswithemails.Ifyousendsomeoneandemailthenhewillreceiveitextremelyquickly.NormalpostalservicesareratherslowasfarasspeedofdeliveryisconcerneD.Howeverifyouwritesomethingbyemailwhichyoumightlaterregretandsenditimmediatelythereisnochanceforsecondthoughts.Atleastifyouarepostingaletteryouhavetoaddressandseal封theenvelopeandtakeittothepostbox.ThereisplentyoftimetochangeyourminD.Themessageisthinkbeforeyouemail!41.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat.A.emailislesspopularthanthefaxserviceB.thepostalservicehasovertheyearsbecomefasterC.thepostalservicehasovertheyearsbecomeslowerD.thefaxservicehasahistoryaslongasthepostalservicedoes42.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat.A.thefaxservicehadbeenfullydevelopedbythe1980sB.lettershavebeenusedinChinaforabout1000yearsC.thefaxmachinewasinventedafterthe1980sD.lettershavebeenusedinEgyptforabout2000years43.Inthelastparagraphthewritermentionsthinkbeforeyouemailtoshowthat.A.youmayregretifyoudon’tsealyourenvelopeB.youmayregretbeforeyousendsomethingbyemailC.you’dbetternotsendyouremailinahurryD.youneedplentyoftimetosendanemail44.Thetextmainlydealswith.A.theprogressincorrespondenceB.theadvantageoffaxmachinesC.theadvantageofemailsD.theinventionoffaxmachines
Beforeanewtypeofairplanegoesintoserviceeverypartofitistestedagainandagain.Buttherearetwoteststhataremoreimportantthanalltheothers.Thefirstiscalledthetanktest.A.modemairplanemustflyveryhighinthesky.AirmustbepumpedintotheplanesothatthepassengerscanbreathE.Themetalstructure结构oftheplanehastobeverystrongforthisreason.Whentheplaneisfilledwith'airtheairpressesagainsttheskinoftheplaneinsidE.Thepressure压力onasmallwindowislikeahugefootthatistryingtogetout.Ifasmallpartoftheplaneweretofailtheplanewouldexplodeinthesky.Totestthestructureoftheplanetheplaneisloweredintoahugetankorcontainerofwater.Thenitisfilledwithair.Thepressureinsidetheplaneisgreaterthaniteverwillbewhenitishighupintheair.Finallythereisanexplosion.ThisdoesnotcausesomuchdamageinsidethewatertankasitwouldanywhereelsE.Engineerscandiscoverwhichpartoftheplanehasbroken.Thenthatpartismadestronger.Themostdangeroustesthappenswhenthenewplaneisgoingthroughtestflightsintheair.Thetestpilotmustfindoutexactlywhathappenswhentheengines发动机areallshutoffatoncE.TheplanebeginstofalllikeastonE.Itisthepilot'sjobtofindouthowhecangetcontroloftheplaneagain.Thesetwotestsareexamplesofhowplanesaremadesafebeforetheyevercarrypassengers.68.Bydoingthetanktesttheengineerscanfindout_________.A.theamountofairintheplaneB.thestrengthoftheplanestructureC.thepressureinsideandoutsidetheplaneD.thepoweroftheairplaneengines69.Whatwillhappentotheplaneunderthetanktest?A.Itwillbebroken.B.Itwillbemadestronger.C.Itwillbefilledwithwater.D.Itwillbetestedbypilots.70.Accordingtothetextwhyaretestflightsmostdangerous?A.Theplanemayexplodeintheair.C.TheenginesmaybedamageD.B.ThepilotmaylosecontroloftheplanE.D.ToomuchairmaygetintotheplanE.71.Whatmightbethemostsuitabletitleforthetext?A.TwoImportantTestsonAirplanesC.TheDangerofTestingAirplanesB.TheImportanceofFlyingSafelyD.HowAirplanesAreMadeandTested
Whileallmyclassmatesseentobecrazyaboutaone-waytickettoMars火星I’drathersayMarsistotallyunsuitableforhumanexistencE.Peoplewon’thaveenoughfoodsuppliesthereandtheterribleenvironmentwouldmakeitimpossibleforthemtolivealonglifE.Besidesthejourneywon’tbesafE.CananybodyexplaintomejustwhypeoplewouldgotoMarsnevertoreturn?SteveMinearUKHerearethethingsyoucanthinkof:thedesiretoexploreaforeignanduniqueenvironmenttheexcitementofbeingthefirsthumanstoopenupanewworldtheexpectationoffameandgloryForscientiststhereisanotherreason.Theirobservationsandresearchwillprobablyleadtogreatscientificachievements.DonalTrollopCanadaTherearealreadytoomanypeopleontheEarth.Ithinkthatsometimebeforetheendofthecenturytherewillbeahumancolony殖民地onMars.Itwillhappenwhenpeoplefinallyrealizethattow-waytripstotheredplanetMarsareunnecessary.MostofthedangerofspaceFlightisinthelaunches发射andlandings.CuttingthetriphomewouldthereforereducethedangerofaccidentssavealotofmoneyandopenthewaytobuildinganeverlastinghumansettlementonanotherworlD.EnoughsuppliescanbesentonaheaD.AndeverytwoyearsmoresuppliesandmorepeoplewillneedsandMarsisfarmorepleasantthantheotherplanetsintheouterspacE.PaulDavies.USA60.ThemainpurposeofSteveMinear’swritingis.A.toreporthisclassmates’discussionB.toinviteananswertohisquestionC.toexplainthenaturalstateofMarsD.toshowhisagreementongoingtoMars61.WhichofthefollowingbeststatesDonalTrollop’sidea?A.ThereisaplantosendhumanstoMars.B.TherearemanyreasonsforgoingtoMars.C.ScientistsbecomefamousbydoingresearchonMars.D.ItispossibletobuildanEarth-likeenvironmentonMars.62.PaulDaviespointsoutthat.A.humansneedonlyaone-waytickettoMars.B.two-waytripstoMarswillbemadesafesoonC.itiseasytoreducethedangerandcostofflightstoMarsD.itischeaptobuildaneverlastinghumansettlementonMars63.WhatdoesPaulDaviesthinkofhumanexistenceonMars?A.HumanswillhavetobringalltheyneedfromtheEarth.B.HumanswillfindMarstotallyunsuitableforliving.C.HumanscanproduceeverythingtheyneeD.D.HumanscanlivelongerinthecolonyonMars.
PITTSBURGHFormostpeoplesnakesseemunpleasantoreventhreatening.ButHowieChosetseesintheirdelicatemovementsawaytosavelives.The37-year-oldCarnegieMellonUniversityprofessorhasspentyearsdevelopingsnake-likerobotshehopeswilleventuallyslidethroughfallenbuildingsinsearchofvictimstrappedafternaturaldisastersorotheremergencies.DanKaraispresidentofRoboticsTrendsaNorthboroMass.-basedcompanythatpublishesanonlineindustrymagazineandrunsroboticstradeshows.Hesaidthereareothersnake-likerobotsbeingdevelopedmainlyatuniversitiesbutdidn’tknowofonethatcouldclimbpipes.TheCarnegieMellonmachinesaredesignedtocarrycamerasandelectronicsensorsandcanbecontrolledwithajoystick操纵杆.Theymovesmoothlywiththehelpofsmallelectricmotorsorservoscommonlyusedbyhobbyistsinmodelairplanes.Builtfromlightweightmaterialstherobotsareaboutthesizeofahumanarmorsmaller.TheycansensewhichwayisupbutareonlyasgoodastheirhumanoperatorsChosetaddeD.SamStoverasearchtermmanagerwiththeFederalEmergencyManagementAgencybasedinIndianasaidsnake-typerobotswouldoffergreatermobilitythanequipmentcurrentlyavailablesuchascamerasattachedtoextendableroles.Itjustallowsustodosomethingwe’vebeenabletodobeforeStoversaidWeneededthemyesterday.Hesaidsnifferdogsarestillthebestsearchtoolforrescueworkersbutthattheycanonlybeusedeffectivelywhenworkershaveaccesstodamagedbuilding.Stoveramongtherescueworkerswhohandledtheaftermath后果ofHurricaneKatrinasaidsnakerobotswouldhavehelpedrescuerssearchfloodedhousesinthatdisaster.Chosetsaidtherobotsmaynotbereadyforuseforanotherfivetotenyearsdependingonfunding.72.WhichinstitutionisresponsibleforthedevelopmentofChoset’srobots?A.RoboticsTrends.B.PittsburghCityCouncil.C.CarnegieMellonUniversity.D.FederalEmergencyManagementAgency.73.Chosetbelievesthathisinvention______.A.canbeattachedtoanelectronicarmB.canbeusedbyhobbyistsinmodelairplanesC.canfindvictimsmorequicklythanasnifferdogD.cansenseitswaynobetterthanitsoperators74.BysayingWeneededthemyesterdayparagraph7Stovermeansthatsnake-likerobots_____.A.couldhelphandletheaftermathofHurricaneKatrinaB.wouldhavebeenputtouseinpastrescueworkC.helpedrescuerssearchfloodedhousesyesterdayD.wereingreaterneedyesterdaythantoday75.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Snake-likerobotsusedinindustries.B.Snake-likerobotsmadetoaidinrescues.C.Thedevelopmentofsnake-likerobots.D.Theworkingprinciplesofsnake-likerobots.
Haveyoueverbeenoutonaboatandfeltitliftedupbyawave?Orhaveyoujumpedinthewaterandfelttherushofenergyaswavescameoveryou?askedJamieTayloroftheWaveEnergyGroupattheUniversityofEdinburgh.Thereiscertainlyalotofenergyinwaveshesaid.Scientistsareworkingtousethatenergytomakeelectricity.Mostwavesarecreatedwhenwindsblowacrosstheocean.Thewindstartsoutbymakinglittleripples涟漪butiftheykeeponblowingthoseripplesgetbiggerandbiggerandturnintowavesTaylorsaid.Wavesareoneofnature'swaysofpickingupenergyandthensendingitoffonajourney.Whenwavescometowardtheshorepeoplecansetupdamstoblockthewaterandsenditthroughalargewheelcalledaturbine涡轮机.Theturbinecanthenpoweranelectricalgeneratortoproduceelectricity.TheresourceishugesaidJanetSwainoftheWorldwatchInstitute.Wewillneverrunoutofwavepower.Besideswaveenergydoesnotcreatethesamepollutionasotherenergysourcessuchasoilorcoal.Oceanscoverthree-quartersoftheEarth'ssurface-thatwouldmakewavepowerseemidealforcreatingenergythroughouttheworldthoughtherearesomeweakpointsyettoovercome.Swainsaidthatwavepowerstillcoststoomuchmoney.Shealsosaidthatitseffectsonseaanimalsarestillunknown.WhatismorewavepowercouldaffectfishingandboattraffiC.Traditionalsourcesofenergylikeoilandgasmaysomedayrunout.DemandforenergytopowerourTVsandcomputersdriveourcarsandheatandcoolourhomesisrisingrapidlythroughouttheworldSwainsaid.Inthefuturewhenyouturnonalightanoceanwavecouldbeprovidingtheelectricity!64.Thewriterusesthetwoquestionsatthebeginningofthepassageto_______.A.testthereaders'knowledgeaboutwavesB.drawthereaders'attentiontothetopicC.showJamieTaylor'simportanceD.invitethereaderstoanswerthem65.Theunderlinedphrasepickingupparagraph2isclosestinmeaningto_______.A.startingagainB.speedingupC.gatheringD.improving66.Wecanmakebetteruseofwaveenergyifwe_______.A.shortenitsjourneytothousandsofhomesB.buildmoresmallpowerstationsontheoceansC.reducethecostofturningitintoelectricpowerD.quickenthestepsofproducingelectricity67.Itcanbeinferredthatsomedaywemightnotworryabout________.A.airpollutionB.ourboattrafficC.ourpowersupplyD.oursupplyofseafish
Fromthemomentthatananimalisbornithastomakedecisions.Ithastodecidewhichofthethingsarounditareforeatingandwhicharetobeavoided;whentoattackandwhentorunaway.Theanimalisinfactplayingaverydangerousgamewithitsenvironmentagameinwhichitmustmakedecision―amatteroflifeordeath.Animals’abilitytoactreasonablyisbelievedtocomepartlyfromwhatwemaycallgenetic遗传性的learningwhichisdifferentfromtheindividual个体的learningthatananimaldoesinthecourseofitsownlifetime.Geneticlearningislearningbyaspecies―animalsofthesamekind―asawholeanditisachievedbyselectionofthosemembersofeachgenerationthathappentoactintherightway.Howevertheroleofgeneticlearningdependsuponhowsimilarthefutureenvironmentistothepast.Themoreimportantindividualexperienceislikelytobethelessimportantisgeneticlearningasameansofgettingovertheproblemsofthesurvivalgame.Becausemostanimalsliveineverchangingevironmentsfromonegenerationtothenextitisnotsurprisingtofindthatveryfewspeciesindeeddependwhollyupongeneticlearning.Inthegreatmajorityofanimalstheirparticularwaysofactinginanewenvironmentareacompound复合体ofindividualexperienceaddedtotheactionpatternsanimalsarebornwith.Thatiswhyanimalscansurvive.72.Theanimal’slifewillcometoanend.A.iftheanimalmakesawrongdecisionB.iftheanimalplaysadangerousgameC.whentheanimalattacksitsenemyD.whentheanimalrunstooslowly73.Veryfewspeciesdependentirelyongeneticlearningbecause.A.eachgenerationhasitsownwayoflearningB.theirenvironmentschangeallthetimeC.theycanactreasonablyontheirownD.ittakestheirwholelifetolearn74.Whentheenvironmentdoesn’tchangemuch.A.animalscannotactinarightwayB.geneticlearningislessimportantforanimalsC.individuallearningplaysalessimportantroleD.animalscannotgetoverproblemsontheirontheirown75.Animals’livingongenerationaftergenerationdependson.A.theirnaturalactionpatternwiththeirownexperienceB.thelessonstheyhavelearntduringtheirlifetimeC.theirexperienceinparticularenvironmentsD.theknowledgepassedonbytheirparents
You’resittingonthetrainhomeandthepersonoppositeyouyawns打哈欠.Suddenlyyou’reyawningwithhimthoughyou’renottireD.Thisphenomenonconfusedscientistsforyearsuntilarecentstudyfoundthatpeopletendtosympathizewithfellowhumans.Supportingthisclaimwasthediscoverythatthosechildrenwhowereunabletoformnormalemotionaltieswithothersdidnotexperiencecontagious有感染力的yawningwhichshowedthathumanscommunicateregularlywithoutwords.HugoCritchleyaneuroscientisthasconductedanexperimentrecentlywhichwillprovethathappinessandsadnesscanspreadlikethecommoncolD.AccordingtoCritechleyourmindandbodyareinconstantexchangeabouthowwe’refeeling.Emotionsarecloselylinkedwithstatesofinternal内部的responsesheexplaineD.Therearealsomorevisiblechangesinourgesturesandfacialexpression.Whenwe’reinagroupthesesignalscanspreadtoanotherperson.Forexamplethere’stheobvioustendencytosmilewhensmiledatandtherearelessobviouschangesthatreflectemotionsofsurpriseangerorsadnesssuchasachangeinourheartrateandbloodpressurE.HugoCritchleyfurtherexplainedOurbodiessynchroniesandwhenweliketheotherpersonweevercopyhisbehavior.Nexttimeyouchatwithafriendtakenotefohowyou’resitting―it’sprettylikelythatyouwillbethesamE.Scientistsbelieveit’sourwayoftellingeachotherthatwe’repartners.Throughbodylanguagehumansgiveeachotherverysubtle微妙的butclearsignalsthatshowemotions.Sowhatlessonscanwelearnfromthis?Spendtimewithhappypeople―otherwiseyourhealthcouldsuffersaidCritchley.Whenwe’resadourbodygoesintofightorflightmodE.Butwhenwe’rehappyourbodyworksnormallyandwefeelrelaxedandpositivE.Sowelookbrightourskinglowswefeelhealthyanditaffectseveryonearoundus.65.AccordingtoHugoCritchley________.A.emotionsareasvisibleasfacialexpressionsB.weyawnmorefrequentlywhenwehaveacoldC.emotionsareconnectedwithstatesofinternalresponsesD.thechangeofbloodpressureisnotlinkedwiththechangeofemotions.66.TheunderlinedwordsynchroniesinParagraph4means_____.A.moveslowlyB.changerapidlyC.relaxtemporarilyD.respondaccordingly67.Fromthepassagewecanlearn________.A.sadnessisascontagiousashappinessB.angerislesscontagiousthanfriendlinessC.surpriseismorecontagiousthansmileD.surpriseisthemostcontagiousamongemotions68.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Emotionshavedelicateinfluenceonfellowhumans.B.Childrenlikecopyingtheactionsoffellowhumans.D.PeopletendtocommunicatemorewithbodylanguagE.
HowLongCanPeopleLive?Shetookupskatingatage85madeherfirstmovieappearanceatage114andheldaconcertintheneighborhoodonher121stbirthday.WhenitcomestolonglifeJeanneCalmentistheworld’srecordholder.Shelivedtotheripeoldageof122.Sois122theupperlimittothehumanlifespan寿命?Ifscientistscomeupwithsomesortofpillordietthatwouldslowagingcouldwepossiblymakeitto150－orbeyond?Researchersdon’tentirelyagreeontheanswers.Calmentlivedto122soitwouldn’tsurprisemeifsomeonealivetodayreaches130or135saysJerryShayattheUniversityofTexas.SteveAustadattheUniversityofTexasagrees.Peoplecanlivemuchlongerthanwethinkhesays.Expertsusedtosaythathumanscouldn’tlivepast110.WhenCalmentblewpastthatagetheyraisedthenumberto120.Sowhycan’twegohigher?Thetroublewithguessinghowoldpeoplecanlivetobeisthatit’salljustguessing.AnyonecanmakeupanumbersaysRichMillerattheUniversityofMichigan.UsuallythescientistwhopicksthehighestnumbergetshisnameinTimemagazinE.Won’tnewanti-agingtechniqueskeepusaliveforcenturies?AnycuresaysMillerforagingwouldprobablykeepmostofuskickinguntilabout120.Researchersareworkingontreatmentsthatlengthenthelifespanofmiceby50percentatmost.Soiftheaveragehumanlifespanisabout80yearssaysMilleraddinganother50percentwouldgetyouto120.Sowhatcanweconcludefromthislittledisagreementamongtheresearchers?Thatlifespanisflexible有弹性的butthereisalimitsaysGeorgeMartinoftheUniversityofWashington.Wecangetfliestolive50percentlongerhesays.Butafly’snevergoingtolive150years.Ofcourseifyoubecameanewspecies物种onethatagesataslowerspeedthatwouldbeadifferentstoryheadds.DoesMartinreallybelievethathumanscouldevolve进化theirwaytolongerlife?It’sprettycooltothinkabouthesayswithasmilE.72.WhatdoesthestoryofJeanneCalmentprovetous?A.Peoplecanliveto122.B.OldpeoplearecreativE.C.Womenaresportyat85.D.Womenlivelongerthanmen.73.AccordingtoSteveAustadattheUniversityofTexas______.A.theaveragehumanlifespancouldbe110B.scientistscannotfindwaystoslowagingC.fewpeoplecanexpecttolivetoover150D.researchersarenotsurehowlongpeoplecanlive74.Whowouldagreethatascientistwillbecomefamousifhemakesthewildestguessatlongevity?A.JerryShay.B.SteveAustadC.RichMillerD.GeorgeMartin75.Whatcanweinferfromthelastthreeparagraphs?A.Mostofuscouldbegoodatsportsevenat120.B.TheaveragehumanlifespancannotbedoubledC.ScientistsbelievemiceareagingataslowerspeedthanbeforE.D.Newtechniquescouldbeusedtochangefliesintoanewspecies
Everyyearmorepeoplerecognizethatitiswrongtokillwildlifeforsport.Progressinthisdirectionisslowbecauseshootingisnotasportforwatchingandonlythosefewwhotakepartrealizethecrueltyanddestruction.Thenumberofgunnershowevergrowsrapidly.Childrentooyoungtodevelopproperjudgmentsthroughindependentthoughtareledalongwayawaybytheirgunningparents.Theyaresubjectedtoadvertisementsofgunproducerswhodescribeshootingasgoodfortheirhealthandguncarryingasawayofputtingredderbloodintheveins血管.Theyarepersuadedbygunnermagazineswithstorieshonoringthechaseandthekill.Inschooltheyviewmotionpictureswhicharesupposedlymeanttoteachthemhowtodealwitharmssafelybutwhichareactuallydesignedtostimulate刺激adesiretoownagun.Wildlifeisdisappearingbecauseofshootingandbecauseofthelossofwildlandhabitat栖息地.Habitatlosswillcontinuewithourincreasingpopulationbutcanweslowthelossofwildlifecausedbyshooting?Theredoesn'tseemtobeanychanceiftheseriousconditionofourbirdsisnotimproveD.WildlifebelongstoeveryoneandnottothegunnersalonE.Althoughmostpeopledonotshoottheyseemtoforgiveshootingforsportbecausetheyknowlittleornothingaboutit.TheonlyanswerthenistobringthetruthaboutsportshootingtothegreatmajorityofpeoplE.Nowitistimetorealizethatanimalshavethesamerighttolifeaswedoandthatthereisnothingfairorrightaboutapersonwithagunshootingtheharmlessandbeautifulcreatures.Thegunnersliketodescribewhattheydoascharacter-buildingbutweknowthattowoundananimalandwatchitgothroughtheagonyofdyingcanmakenobodyhappy.Ifastheywouldhaveyoubelievegun-carryingandkillingimprovehuman-characterthenperhapsweshouldencouragewar.72.Accordingtothetextmostpeopledonotseemtobeagainsthuntingbecause___________.A.theyhavelittleknowledgeofitB.ithelpstobuildhumancharacterC.itistoocostlytostopkillingwildlifeD.theywanttokeepwildlifeundercontrol73.Theunderlinedwordagonyinthelastparagraphprobablymeans______________.A.formB.ConditionC.painD.sadness74.Accordingtothetextthefilmschildrenwatchatschoolactually__________.A.teachthemhowtodealwithgunssafelyB.praisehuntingascharacter-buildingC.describehuntingasanexerciseD.encouragethemtohavegunsoftheirown75.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthattheauthorseemsto_____________.A.blamethemajorityofpeopleB.worryabouttheexistenceofwildlifeC.beinfavourofwarD.beinsupportofcharacter-building
FarfromthelandofAntarctica南极洲ahugeshelfoficemeetstheocean.AttheundersideoftheshelftherelivesasmallfishtheAntarcticcoD.Forfortyyearsscientistshavebeencuriousaboutthatfish.Howdoesitlivewheremostfishwouldfreezetodeath?Itmusthavesomesecret.TheAntarcticisnotacomfortableplacetoworkandresearchhasbeenslow.Nowitseemswehaveananswer.Researchwasbegunbycuttingholesintheiceandcatchingthefish.Scientistsstudiedthefish’sbloodandmeasureditsfreezingpoint.Thefishweretakenfromseawaterthathadatemperatureof-1.88℃andmanytinypiecesoficefloatinginit.Thebloodofthefishdidnotbegintofreezeuntilitstemperaturewasloweredto-2.05℃.Thatsmalldifferenceisenoughforthefishtoliveatthefreezingtemperatureoftheice-saltmixturE.Thescientists’nextresearchjobwasclear:Findoutwhatinthefish’sbloodkeptitfromfreezing.Theirsearchledtosomereallystrangethingmadeupofaprotein蛋白质neverbeforeseeninthebloodofafish.WhenitwasremovedthebloodfrozeatseawatertemperaturE.Whenitwasputbackthebloodagainhaditsantifreezequalityandaloweredfreezingpoint.Studyshowedthatitisanunusualkindofprotein.Ithasmanysmallsugarmolecules分子heldinspecialpositionswithineachbigproteinmoleculE.Becauseofitssugarcontent.Itiscalledaglycoprotein.Soithascometobecalledtheantifreezefishglycoprotein.OrAFGP.68.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.TheterribleconditionsintheAntarctiC.B.A.specialfishlivinginfreezingwaters.C.TheiceshelfaroundAntarcticA.D.ProtectionoftheAntarcticcoD.69.WhycantheAntarcticcodliveatthefreezingtemperature?A.Theseawaterhasatemperatureof-1.88℃.B.Itlovestoliveintheice-saltmixturE.C.A.specialproteinkeepsitfromfreezing.D.Itsbloodhasatemperaturelowerthan-2.05℃.70.WhatdoestheunderlinedworditinParagraph5referto?A.A.typeofice-saltmixturE.B.A.newlyfoundprotein.C.FishblooD.D.SugarmoleculE.71.Whatdoesglycol-intheunderlinedwordglycoproteininthelastparagraphmean?A.sugarB.iceC.bloodD.molecule
WhenaSwedishshipthatsankin1628wasrecoveredfromtheportofStockholmhistoriansandscientistswereoverjoyedwiththechancetoexaminetheremainsofthepast.Theshipconstructionshowedhowshipswerebuiltandoperatedduringtheseventeenthcentury.Inthiswayartifactsobjectsmadebyhumanbeingsprovidedapictureofdailylifealmost400yearsago.Underwaterarchaeologythestudyofshipsaircraftandhumansettlementsthathavesunkunderlargebodiesofwater―isreallyaproductofthelast50years.Therapidgrowthofthisnewareaofstudyhasoccurredbecauseoftheinventionofbetterdivingequipment.BesidestheSwedishshipwreck残骸underwaterarchacologistshavemademoreexcitingdiscoveriessuchasthe5000-year-oldboatsintheMediterraneanSeA.Underwaterarchacologycanprovidefactsaboutthepast.Inancientportsallovertheworldareshipssunkeninthepast6000years.Therearealsosunkensettlementsinseasandlakestellingofpeople’swayoflifeandtheirsystemsoftradeinancienttimes.Underwaterarchacologistswanttostudytheseobjectstoaddtotheworld’sknowledgeofhistorybuttheyhavetofighttwoenemies.Oneenemyistreasurehunterswhodiveforancientartifactsthattheycanselltocollectors.Oncesoldtheseobjectsarelosttoexperts.Thesecondenemyisdredgingmachines挖掘机oftenusedtorepairports.ThesemachinesdestroywrecksandartifactsorburythemdeeperundersandandmuD.Byteachingthepublicabouttheimportanceofunderwatermuseumsofthepastarchaeologistsarehopingtogetsupportforlawstoprotectunderwatertreasures.63.WhatpurposedoesParagraph1serveinthepassage?A.ToprovidebackgroundinformationofthetopiC.B.Toattractreaders’attentiontothetopiC.C.TouseanexampletosupportthetopiC.D.ToofferbasicknowledgeofthetopiC.64.Theaimofunderwaterarchacologyisto.A.exploitwaterbodiesB.searchforunderwaterlifeC.studyunderwaterartifactsD.examineunderwaterenvironment65.Underwaterarchaeologistsareworriedbecause.A.seahuntershavebetterdivingequipmentB.theirknowledgeofworldhistoryislimitedC.dredgingmachinescausedamagetotheportsD.soldartifactscanhardlyberegainedforresearch66.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.tointroduceayoungbranchoflearning.B.Todiscussthescientists’problems.C.Toexplainpeople’swayoflifeinthepast.D.Todescribethesunkenships.
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.
Acrosstheworld11billionpeoplehavenoaccesstocleandrinkingwater.Morethan2.6bullionpeoplelackbasicsanitation卫生设备.Thecombinationprovesdeadly.Eachyear.diseasesrelatedtoinadequatewaterandsanitationkillbetween2and3millionpeopleandcauseanestimated80percentofallsicknessesinthedevelopingworld.Safethinkingwaterisapreconditionforhealthandthefightagainstchilddeathrateinequalitybetweenmenandwomenandpoverty.Considerthesefacts:●TheaveragedistancethatwomeninAfricaandAsiawalktocollectwateris6kilometers.●Only58percentofchildreninsub-SaharanAfricaaredrinkingsafewaterandonly37percentofchildreninSouthAsiahaveaccesstoevenabasictoilet.●EachyearinIndiaalone73millionworkingdaysarelosttowater-bornediseases.Herearethreewaysyoucanhelp:1WriteCongressCurrentU.S.foreignaidfordrinkingwaterandsanitationbudgetsonlyonedollarperyearperAmericancitizen.FewmembersofCongresshaveeverreceivedaletterfromvotersaboutcleandrinkingwaterabroad.2Sponsoraprojectwithafaith-basedorganizationManyU.S.religiousgroupsalreadysponsorwaterandsanitationprojectsworkingwithpartnerorganizationsabroad.SimplyputasingleprojectbyaU.S.organizationcanmakesafewaterarealityforthousandsofpeople.3SupportnonprofitwaterorganizationsNumerousU.S.-basednonprofitsworkskillfullyabroadincommunity-ledprojectsrelatedofdrinkingwaterandsanitation.Likethesampleofnon-profitsnotedasfollowssomeorganizationsarelargeotherssmall-scalesomeoperateworldwideothersaredevotedtocertainareasinAfricaAsiaorLatinAmerica.Supportthemgenerously.72.Thethreefactspresentedinthepassagetheusedtoillustratethat.A.povertycanresultinwater-bornediseasesB.peoplehavenoaccesstocleandrinkingwaterC.women’srightsaredeniedinsomedevelopingcountries.D.safedrinkingwatershouldbeaprimaryconcern73.Theintendedreadersofthepassageare_____________.A.AmericansB.overseassponsorsC.CongressmenD.U.S-basedwaterorganizations74.Themainpurposeofthepassageistocallonpeopleto___________.A.getridofwater-relateddiseasesindevelopingcountriesB.donatemoneytopeopleshortofwaterthroughreligiousgroupsC.fightagainsttheworldwidewatershortageandsanitationproblemD.takejointactioninsupportofsomenonprofitwaterorganizations75.Whatinformationwillprobablybeprovidedfollowingthelastparagraph?A.Avarietyofcompaniesandtheirworldwideoperation.B.Alistofnonprofitwaterorganizationstomakecontactwith.C.SomewaystogetfinancialaidsfromU.S.Congress.D.Afewwaterresourcesexploitedbysomeworld-famousorganizations.
Thetwentiethcenturysawgreaterchangesthananycenturybeforechangesforthebetterchangesfortheworsechangesthatbroughtalotofbenefitstohumanbeingschangesthatputmanindanger.ManythingscausedthechangesbutinmyopinionthemostimportantwastheprogressinsciencE.Scientificresearchinphysicsandbiologyhasvastlybroadenedourviews.Ithasgivenusadeeperknowledgeofthestructureofmatterandoftheuniverseithasbroughtusabetterunderstandingofthenatureoflifeandofitscontinuousdevelopment.TechnologyintheapplicationofsciencehasmadebigadvancesthathavebenefitedusinnearlyeverypartoflifE.Thecontinuationofsuchactivitiesinthetwenty-firstcenturywillresultinevengreateradvantagestohumanbeings:inpurescience―awideranddeeperknowledgeinallfieldsoflearning;inappliedscience―amorereasonablesharingofmaterialbenefitsandbetterprotectionoftheenvironment.Sadlyhoweverthereisanothersidetothepicture.Thecreativityofsciencehasbeenemployedindoingdamagetomankind.Theapplicationofscienceandtechnologytothedevelopmentandproductionofweaponsofmassdestructionhascreatedarealdangertothecontinuedexistenceofthehumanraceonthisplanet.WehaveseenthishappeninthecaseofnuclearweaponsAlthoughtheiractualusehassofaroccurredonlyintheSecondWorldWarthenumberofnuclearweaponsthatwereproducedandmadereadyforusewassolargethatiftheweaponshadactuallybeenusedtheresultcouldhavebeentheruinofthehumanraceaswellasofmanykindsofanimals.WilliamShakespearesaiD.Thewebofourlifeisofamingledyarn纱线goodandilltogether.Theabovebriefreviewoftheapplicationofonlyonepartofhumanactivities―scienceseemstoprovewhatShakespearesaiD.Butdoesithavetobeso?Musttheillalwaysgotogetherwiththegood?Arewebiologicallyprogrammedforwar?72.Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthestructureofthepassage?①=Paragraph1②=Paragraph2③=Paragraph3④=Paragraph4⑤=Paragraph573.Fromthefourthparagraphwecaninferthat.A.agreatmanynuclearweaponswereactuallyusedforwarB.alargenumberofnuclearweaponsshouldhavebeenusedforwarC.theauthorisdoubtfulabouttheruinofhumanbeingsbynuclearweaponsD.theauthorisanxiousaboutthehugenumberofnuclearweaponsontheearth74.Theunderlinedwordmingledinthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans.A.simpleB.mixedC.sadD.happy75.Whatdoyouthinktheauthorismostlikelytosuggestifhecontinuestowrite?A.Furtherapplicationofsciencetowar.B.MorereadingofWilliamShakespearE.C.Properuseofscienceinthenewcentury.D.Effectivewaystoseparatethegoodfromtheill.
Alltoooftenachoicethatseemssustainable可持续的turnsoutoncloserexaminationtobeproblematiC.Probablythebestexampleistherushtoproduceethanol乙醇forfuelfromcorn.Cornisarenewableresource―youcanharvestitandgrowmorealmostlimitlessly.Soreplacinggaswithcornethanolseemslikeagreatidea.Onemightgetabitmoreenergyoutoftheethanolthanthatusedtomakeitwhichcouldstillmakeethanolmoresustainablethangasgenerallybutthat’snottheendoftheproblem.UsingcorntomakeethanolmeanslesscornislefttofeedanimalsandpeoplewhichdrivesupthecostoffooD.Thatresultleadstoturningthefallowland―includinginsomecasesrainforestinplacessuchasBrazil―intofarmlandwhichinturngivesofflotsofcarbondioxideCO2intotheair.Finallyovermanyyearstheenergybenefitfromburningethanolwouldmakeupfortheforestloss.Butbythenclimatechangewouldhaveprogressedsofarthatitmightnothelp.Youcannotreallydeclareanypracticesustainableuntilyouhavedoneacompletelift-cycleanalysisofitsenvironmental环境的costs.Eventhentechnologyandpublicpolicykeepdevelopingandthatdevelopmentcanleadtounforeseenandundesiredresults.Theadmirablegoaloflivingsustainablerequiresplentyofthoughtonanongoingbasis.57.Whatmightdirectlycausethelossoftheforestaccordingtothetext?A.Thegrowingdemandforenergytomakeethanol.B.Theincreasingcarbondioxideintheair.C.ThegreaterneedforfarmlanD.D.Thebigchangeinweather.58.Theunderlineworditinthesecondparagraphrefersto.A.theenergybenefitB.theforestlossC.climatechangeD.burningethanol59.Theauthorthinksthatreplacinggaswithcornethanolis.A.impracticalB.acceptableC.admirableD.useless60.Whatdoestheauthormainlydiscussinthetext?A.Technology.B.Sustainability.C.Ethanolenergy.D.Environmentalprotection.
Anewstudyhasfoundnoevidencethatsunscreencommonlyusedtoreducetheriskofskincaneractuallyincreasestherisk.ResearchersfromtheUniversityoflowsbasedtheirfirdingsonareviewof18earlierstudiesthatlookedattheassocistionbetweensunscreenuseandmelanoms黑素瘤.TheysaidthattheyfoundflawsinstudiesthathadreportedassociationsbetweensunscreenuseandhigherriskofmelanomA.Mosthealthexpertsbelievethatbyprotectingtheskinfromtheharmfuleffectsofthesunsunscreenhelpspreventskincancerwhichisincreasinginincidence发生率fasterthananyothercancerintheUnitedStates.Butquestionshavebeenraisedaboutsunscreenandwhetheritmayhavetheoppositeeffectperhapsbyallowingpeopletoremainexposedtothesunlongerwithoutburning.Theresearcherssaidthatamongtheproblemswithsomeearlierstudiesisthattheyoftenfailedtotakeintoaccountthatthosepeoplemostatriskforskinconcer―peoplewithfairskinandfreckles雀斑forexample―aremorelikelytousesunscreen.Asaresultitmayappearthatsunscreenusersgetcancermoreoften.Thestudieswhichgenerallyreliedonvolunteerstorecalltheirsunscreenusewerealsounabletoprovehowwelltheproductshadbeenappliedsaidthenewstudy.72.Theunderlinedwordflawsinthe2ndparagraphmostprobablymeans.A.evidencesB.factsC.faultsD.failures73.Peoplewithfairskinandfreckles.A.seldomusesunscreenB.aremoreindangerofskinconcerC.canbefreefromtheharmofthesunD.oftenexposethemselvestothesun74.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.A.sunscreenusersgetskincancermoreoftenB.thevolunteershaveprovedtheeffectofsunscreenC.thenewstudywasbasedontheexperiencesofvolunteersD.thenumberofskincancerpatientsisincreasinginAmerica75.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebeattitleforthispassage?A.SunscreentoPreventSkinCancerB.SunscreentoIncreaseSkinCancerC.SkinCancerCausedbySunscreenD.SkinCancerCausedbyFreckles
Thediscoveryofadwarfed矮个的humanbeingwholivedinFloresIndonesiaupto18000yearsagoischangingthewaywethinkaboutthehumanfamily.ThisFloresHumanwasthreefoottallandherbrainwassmallerthanthatoftheaveragechimp黑猩猩yetsheandherrelativesapparentlylivedfullyhumanlives.Theyseemtohavemadetoolsworkedtogethertofindfoodandcookitandperhapsevenburiedtheirdeadwithceremony.Itwasamajorsurprisetofindtoolsassociatedwiththenewhumanfamilymember.ThetoolsarelikethoseformerlyseenonlywithEuropeanfossils化石fromourownspeciesHomosapiens智人andtheoldestofthemweremade94000yearsago.Homosapiensisthoughttohavearrivedintheislandabout40000yearsagomuchtoolatetoberesponsibleforthetools.Ifthistinyhumanmadethetoolsthentheinsidestructure结构ofitsbrainmusthavebeenmorelikeourownthanachimp'sdespitebeingjustathirdthesizeofours.This'newhumanwassuspectedtobeadwarfedbranchofHomoerectus直立人.Whencreaturesareseparatedinregionswithrareresourcesbutfewenemiesbeingbigisadisadvantageandevolutiontendstoshrinkthemaprocessknownasislanddwarfing.Couldnaturalselectionmakeahumansmallerwhilekeeping--evenimprovingmentalability?QuitepossiblybelievesChristopherWillsoftheUniversityofCalifornia.HastheFloresHumanevenshowntheabilityoflanguage?Ifinditdifficulttoimaginethatpeoplecouldmaketoolsusefireandkilllargeanimalswithoutfairlyadvancedcommunication.Willssays.DidFloresHumanpossessthebasiccomponentsofhumanculture--suchastheburyingofthedeadwithceremony?EmilianoBruneroftheItalianInstitutepointsoutthatIndonesia'shotwetenvironmentisbadforfossilization.Itisreasonabletoassumehesaysthatthe18000-year-oldbonesofthemostcompleteFloreswomanwerewell-preservedbecauseshewasburiedwithspecialcarE.67.AccordingtothepassageFloresHuman_____.A.livedapartlyhumanlifeB.wasabranchofHomosapiensC.usedtoolsbeforeHomosapiensarrivedD.hadabrainaslargeasacommonchimp's68.TheunderlinedpartthistinyhumaninParagraph2referstoA.achimpB.FloresHumanC.HomosapiensD.Homoerectus69.Thispassagemainlytalksabout______.A.thetoolsmadebyFloresHumanB.thelanguageusedbyFloresHumanC.theevolutionofFloresHumanD.themajorsurprisingfindingsaboutFloresHuman70.AccordingtothepassageitisbelievedthatFloresHuman______.A.wasdwarfedbyitsenemiesB.coulduselanguageC.leftalotoffossilsinthehotandwetenvironmentD.reachedFlores40000yearsago
MillionsofpeoplevisitYosemiteNationalParkeveryyeartoseethetallwaterfallsandmountains.Theemountainsareasplendidsightwhenviewedfromthevalleyfloor.Lotsofstoreshotelsandrestaurantsareneededtohandlethecrowds.Alsowaterroadsandotherservicesystemsarepartoftheinfrastructure基础设施thatmustbemaintainedUnfortunatelythesesystemsarestartingtobreakdown.It’snotjustinYosemitebutinnationalparksaroundthenation.YosemiteisthirtyyearsoldaccordingtoDennisGalvinaNationalParkServiceworker.Theparkisnotonlyoldbutwornout.Twoorthreetimesasmanyvisitorscomeeveryyear.Thatistoomanyvisitorsfortheparkstodealwith.FouryearsagoastormwashedoutawaterpipelineintheGrandCanyon.TheNationalParkservicehadtosendwatertruckstoprovidewaterforthevisitors.LastmonthpipesalmostbrokeagainandroadshadtobeclosedforawhilE.Whyhasn’ttheNationalParkServicekeptuptheparkrepairs?Thereisalackofmoney.TheUnitedStateshas378monumentsparksandwildernessareas.Betweenthreeandfourbilliondollarsareneedsforrepairs.Yosemiteisonenationalparkthatdoeshavemoneyforrepairs.Ithastwohundredmilliondollarsbutcannotspenditanywayitchooses.WhentheparkworkersstartedwideningtheroadtheywereforcedtostopbytheSierraCluB.TheclubclaimedthattheroadworkwasdamagingtheMercedRiverthatrunsthroughthepark.AsierraClublawyerJuliaOlsonfeelsthattheinfrastructureneedstobemovedoutofYosemitE.Thatwaylesspressurewillbeputonthealreadycrowdedpark.65.AccordingtothetextthemountainsinYosemitelookmostsplendidwhentheyareappreciatedfrom_______A.thebottomofthevalleysB.thetopofthemountainsC.thesideofthemountainsD.theedgeofthevalleys66.NationalparkslikeYosemiteintheU.S.finditincreasinglydifficulttomeettheneedofvisitorsbecause________AthattransportmanagementneedsimprovingB.theyspendtoomuchontheirservicesystemsC.theirservicesystemsfrequentlygooutoforderD.theyneedhelpfromenvironmentalorganizations67.ThemainproblemofYosemiteNationalParkisits_______A.rundownwaterpipesB.overcrowdednessC.lackofmoneyD.narrowroads68.AccordingtothetexttheSierraClubismostlikelytobe______A.anenvironmentalgroupB.aninformationcenterC.atravelserviceD.alawfirm
Despitethehightechnologyandinvestment投资inflooddefensesbytheEnvironmentAgency环保局thereisnowaytostopallflooding--soonerorlaternaturewillproducesomethingthatwillbeateventhestrongestdefenses.Warningpeopleoftiffsdangerisveryimportantifwearetopreventthegreatlossoflifeseenfifty-threeyearsago.IndeediftheFloodWarmingSystemthatcurrentlyexistshadbeenaroundonthatcoldstormynightinJanuary1953manyliveswouldhavebeenspareD.TheEnvironmentAgencytookovertheroleoffloodwarningin1995fromthepolicewhohadtogodoortodoororsoundalarmstogetthenewsout.TheserviceisbeingconstantlyimprovedandacombinationofbettertechnologyandincreasedinvestmentfollowingtheEasterFloodsof1998hasledtothecreationofFloodlineandanautomatic自动messagingsystemthatcanwarnthousandsofpeopleinverylittletimE.Floodline08459881188offersinformationandadvice24hoursadayandifwarningsareinplacecallerscangetinformationeitherfromlocalupdatesorbyusingaquickdialcodefortheirareA.TheFloodWarningteaminKenthasalsosentletterstothepeoplelivingclosetotheriversortheseaandinvitedthemtojointheAVMautomatedvoicemessagingsystem.Anyonechoosingtotakeupthisfreeservicewillreceivearecordedmessagedirectlytotheirhomebusinessorpagertellingthemoftilelevelofwarninggivingthemasmuchtimeaspossibletocarryouttheirfloodplanandsaveitemsthatcannotbereplacediflostordamagedsuchasphotographsorchildren'sfavoritetoys.72.ChoosethecorrectstatementsfromtilefollowingaccordingtothepassagE.A.Manypeoplelosttheirlivesinthefloodin1953.B.TheFloodWarningsystemwasalreadyinusein1953.E.Flooddefensescanstopallflooding.D.TheEnvironmentAgencybegantowarnpeopleoffloodill1995.E.FloodlinewascreatedaftertheEasterFloodsof1998.A.abcB.bcdC.aceD.ade73.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordpagermeanintilepassage?A.A.boyemployedtocarryluggageinhotels.B.A.pieceofequipmentdesignedtoreceiveandshowmessages.C.A.pageofpaperswrittentooffermessages.D.A.personinvitedtowritepagesofmessages.74.Peoplecaneasilygetinformationandadviceaboutfloodanytimeofthedayfrom________.A.automaticmessagingsystemB.Floodline08459881188C.theFloodWarningteaminKentD.automatedvoicemessagingsystem75.Thebesttitleforthispassagemayprobablybe__________.A.EnvironmentAgencyB.TechnologyInFloodDefensesC.FloodWarningSystemD.EasterFloods
TheBookOfLifeSofarscientistshavenamedabout1.8millionlivingspecies物种andthat’sjustasmallnumberofwhatprobablyexistsonEarth.Withsomanyplantsanimalandotherlivingthingscoveringtheplanetitcanbetoughtofigureoutwhattypeofgrassisgrowingbytheroadsideorwhatkindofbirdjustflewby.Asoon-to-be-startedWebsitemighthelp.AninternationaltermofresearchershasannouncedthecreationofWeb-basedEncyclopedia百科全书ofLifeEoL.TheprojectaimstolisteveryspeciesonEarthinasingleeasy-to-usereferenceguidE.Togettheencyclopediastartedthecreatorswilluseinformationfromscientificdatabases数据库thatalreadyexist.Andeventuallyinspecialsectionsofthesitenon-scientistswithspecializedknowledgewillcometohelp.Bird-watchersforexamplewillbeabletoinputwhatbirdsthey’veseenandwherE.Tomakesuretheencyclopediaisaccuratescientistswillreviewmuchoftheinformationaddedtoit.AstheEoLdevelopsyoumightfinditusefulforschool.projectsThesitewillfeature以为特色specialpagesforkidswhoarestudyingecosystemsintheirneighborhoods.AnotherconvenientfeatureoftheEoListhatyou’llbeabletopickthelevelofdetailyouwanttoseetomatchyourinterestsageandknowledgE.Itnowtakesyearsforscientiststocollectallthedatatheyneedtodescribesandanalyzespecies.ThecreatorsoftheEncyclopediaofLifehopethattheirnewfoolwillspeedupthatprocess.60.TheWebbasedEoLaimsto___A.fineoutwhatcoverstheearthB.listalllivingthingsonEarthC.workoutthenumberofbirdsD.savetheexistingplants61.OnecharacteristicoftheEoListhat____A.itisrunbyschoolstudentsB.itfocusesondifferenttypesofgrassC.itprovidesdifferentlevelsofinformationD.itallowsnon-scientiststoreviewitsdata62.Inthelastparagraphthatprocessmeans___A.analyzingspeciesB.creatinganewtoolC.collectingdataD.describingspecies
ABrownUniversitysleepresearcherhassomeadviceforpeoplewhorunhighschools:Don’tstartclassessoearlyinthemorning.Itmaynotbethatthestudentswhonodoffattheirdesksarelazy.Anditmaynotbethattheirparentshavefailedtoenforce确保bedtimE.Insteaditmaybethatbiologicallythesesleepyheadstudentsaren’tusedtotheearlyhour.MaybethesekidsmebeingaskedtoriseatthewrongtimefortheirbodiessaysMaryCarskadonaprofessorlookingatproblemofadolescent青春期的sleepatBrown’sSchoolofMedicinE.Carskadonistryingtounderstandmoreabouttheeffectsofearlyschooltimeinadolescents.Andatamorebasiclevel.sheandherteamaretryingtolearnmoreabouthowthebiologicalchangesofadolescenceaffectsleepneedsandpatterns.Carskadonsaysherworksuggeststhatadolescentsmayneedmoresleepthantheydidatchildhoodnolessascommonlythought.SleeppatterschangeduringadolescenceasanyparentofanadolescentcanprovE.Mostadolescentsprefertostayuplateratnighandsleeplaterinthemorning.Butit’snotjustamatterofchoicetheirbodiesaregoingthroughachangeofsleeppatters.Allofthismakesthetransferfrommiddleschooltohighschool―whichmaystartonehourearlierinthemorning----allthemoredifficultCarskadonsays.Withtheirincreasedneedforsleepandtheirbiologicalclockssetonthesleeplateriselatepatternadolescentareupagainstdifficultieswhenitconicstotryingtobeupby5or6A.m.fora7:30A.m.firsthell.A.shortsleeponadesktopmaybetheirbody’swayofsaying.Ineedatimeout.48.Carskadonsuggeststhathighschoolsshouldnotstartclassessoearlyinthemorningbecause________.A.itisreallytoughforparentstoenforcebedtimeB.itisbiologicallydifficultforstudentstoriseearlyC.studentsworksolateatnightthattheycan’tgetupearlyD.studentsaresolazythattheydon’tliketogotoschoolearly49.Theunderlinedphrasenodoffmostprobablymeans_______.A.turnaroundB.agreewithothersC.fullasleepD.refusetowork50.Whatmightbeareasonforthehardtransfermiddleschooltohighschool?A.Adolescentsdependmoreontheirparents.B.Adolescentshavetochoosetheirsleeppatterns.C.AdolescentssleepbetterthantheydidatchildhooD.D.Adolescentsneedmoresleepthantheyusedto.51.Whatisthetestmainlyabout?A.AdolescentheathcarE.B.Problemsinadolescentlearning.C.Adolescentsleepdifficulties.D.Changesinadolescentsleepneedsandpatterns.
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