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2011·湖南卷C.ArecentstudyofancientandmodernelephantshascomeupwiththeunexpectedconclusionthattheAfricanelephantisdividedintotwodistinct不同的speciesThediscoverywasmadebyresearchersatYorkandHarvarduniversitieswhentheywereexaminingthegeneticrelationshipbetweentheancientwoollymammothandmastodontomodernelephants—theAsianelephantAfricanforestelephantandAfricansavannaelephantOncetheyobtainedDNAsequences序列fromtwofossils化石mammothsandmastodonstheteamcomparedthemwithDNAfrommodernelephants.TheyfoundtotheiramazementthatmodernforestandsavannaelephantsareasdistinctfromeachotherasAsianelephantsandmammoths.ThescientistsuseddetailedgeneticanalysistoprovethattheAfricansavannaelephantsandtheAfricanforestelephantshavebeendistinctspeciesforseveralmillionyears.ThedivergenceofthetwospeciestookplacearoundthetimeofthedivergenceofAsianelephantsandwoollymammoths.Thisresultamazedallthescientists.Therehaslongbeendebateinthescientificcommunitythatthetwomightbeseparatespeciesbutthisisthemostconvincingscientificevidencesofarthattheyareindeeddifferentspecies.PreviouslymanynaturalistsbelievedthatAfricansavannaelephantsandAfricanforestelephantsweretwopopulationsofthesamespeciesdespitetheelephants’significantsizedifferences.Thesavannaelephanthasanaverageshoulderheightof3.5metreswhiletheforestelephanthasanaverageshoulderheightof2.5metres.Thesavannaelephantweighsbetweensixandseventonsroughlydoubletheweightoftheforestelephant.Butthefactthattheylooksodifferentdoesnotnecessarilymeantheyaredifferentspecies.HowevertheprooflayintheanalysisoftheDNA.AlfredRocaassistantprofessorinthedepartmentofAnimalSciencesattheUniversityofMinoissaidWenowhavetotreattheforestandsavannaelephantsastwodifferentunitsforconservationpurposE.Since1950allAfricanelephantshavebeenconservedasonespecies.Nowthatweknowtheforestandsavannaelephantsaretwoverydistinctanimalstheforestelephantshouldbecomeabiggerpriority优先forconservationpurpose.66.Oneofthefossilsstudiedbytheresearchersisthatof________.A.theAsianelephantB.theforestelephantC.thesavannaelephantD.themastodonelephant67.Theunderlinedworddivergenceinparagraph4means________A.evolutionB.exhibitionC.separationD.examination68.Theresearcher’sconclusionwasbasedonastudyoftheAfricanelephant’s____________A.DNAB.heightC.weightD.population69.WhatwereAlfredRoca’swordsmainlyabout?A.TheconversationofAfricanelephants.B.ThepurposeofstudyingAfricanelephantsC.ThewaytodivideAfricanelephantsintotwounitsD.ThereasonforthedistinctionofAfricanelephants70.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Naturalist’sBeliefaboutElephants.B.AmazingExperimentaboutElephantsC.AnUnexpectedFindingaboutElephantsD.A.LongscientificDebateaboutElephants
2011·四川卷C.ThepoundnewLibraryofBirminghamLoBwillbethemostvisiblesignofthewaythecityisacceptingthedigitalization数字化ofeverydaylifE.Settoopenin2013the£188mLoBisalreadybeginningtotaleshapenexttotheBirminghamRepertoryTheatrewithwhichitwillsharesomeequipment.Asdigitalmedia媒介isimportanttoitsidea.theprojectisalreadyprovidingchancesforsomeofthemanysmallnewlocalcompaniesworkingatthenewtechnologies.BrianGamblestheLoBprojectdirectorsaysitisaboutgivingpeopletherighttoolsforlearningTheaimistomixthephysicalwiththedigital.Providing24-hourserviceswhichcanbeusedthroughmanydifferentways.Itisimportanttoenableustoreachmorepeoplemoreeffectively.ThedigitallibrarywillhesaysbeasimportantasthephysicaloneallowingthedistantuseoftheservicesmakingsurethatitisneverclosedtothepubliC.EvenbeforetheLoBiscompletethepublichasbeenabletogoonlinetovisittheVirtual虚拟的LoBdesignedbyBadentheBirminghamvirtualworldsspecialists.NotonlyhavethepublicbeenabletolearnaboutLoBbutthevirtualonehasalsoenabledthoseworkingontheLoBtounderstandthebuildingandhowitwillworkbeforeitevenopens.TwoothersmallBirmingham-baseddigitalcompaniesareworkingontheLoBprojects.Substratadigitaldesigncompanyisdevelopingwhatitcallsanexampleofanenlargedrealityproject.ItisabouttheuseofanexcitingsmartphoneanimportantpartofthewhichistheearlystagesofdevelopmentisanonlinelibraryoffiguresofthecitybeingbuiltupbyacontentcompanyinCahootsinwhichuserswiththeencouragedtoaddtoandcommentonthematerial.Gamblessays:Technologywillenableustomakethelibrary’sandservicesopentocitizensasseverbeforE.49.TheunderlinepartitsideainParagraph3referstotheideaof____A.theequipmentB.theprojectC.thedigitalmediaD.thephysicallibrary50.WhilevisitingtheVirtualLoBthepubliccan_____A.getageneralideaoftheLoBB.meetmoreworld-famousexpertsC.learnhowtoputupalibrarybuildingD.understandhowthespecialistsworkontheproject51.WhichofthefollowingistrueoftheLoBwhenitopens?A.ItoffersbetterlearningtoolsB.ItreachesusersindifferentwaysC.ItprovidesuserswithsmartphoneD.ItallowsuserstoenrichitsmaterialE.Itgivesnon-stopphysicalanddigitalservicesA.abdB.aceC.bcdD.bde52.Thisextmorefrom.A.aputbookB.alibraryguideC.ahandbookD.newspaperreport
D.Healthofficialsissuedawaringovercommonenergy-savingl一ghtbulbs灯泡afterresearchshowedsometypescouldpotentiallyharmtheskinandmayevenraisetheriskofcancer.AstudybytheHealthProtectionAgencyHPAfoundthatsomeeco-friendlylightbuulbsreleaselevelsofultravioletUV紫外线radiationthatareaboverecognizedsafetylimits.Theagencyurgedpeoplewhoworkwithlampsnearbytoavoidspendingmorethanonehourwithinafootoftheeco-friendlybulbs.Thewarningwasdirectedatthoseusingdesklampsforlongperiodssuchasjewellerymakersandotherswhomighthavelightsclosetotheirfacessuchascarmechanics.JohnO’HaganascientistattheHPA’scentreforradiationchemicalandenvironmentaldangersbegantestsontheligthbulbsafterpatientgroupsraisedconcernaboutthem.Amongthegroupswerepatientswithaskindiseasecalledlupuswhichmakespeoplehighlysensitivetolight.ThetestsmeasuredUVlightfromthelampsandfoundthehighestlevelsofUVradiationmeasured2cmfromthelightbulbswereequivalenttobeingoutsideindirectsunlightinthesummer.Themostimmediateriskfromthelightbulbsisareddeningoftheskinsimilartosunburnbutthereisalsoasmallincreasedriskofskincancerassociatedwiththisagainsimilartothatofsunburn.Theriskofhealthproblemsfromthelightbulbswasnotsohighthatpeopleshouldremovethemfromtheirhomes.Peopleareadvisedtoavoidusingopenlightbulbsforlongcloseworkuntiltheproblemissortedout.Ithasconfirmedthatthegovernmentwillnotbereviewingitsstrategyonintroducingenergyefficientlightbulbs.68.Theunderlinedwordequivalentinparagraph4mostprobablymeans___.A.equalB.vitalC.relevantD.harmful69.InordernottobeharmedbytheUVradiationfromsomelightbulbspeopleshould___.A.stopusingeco-friendlylightbulbsathomeB.avoidusingopenlightbulbsforlongcloseworkC.takecarenottoexposetheirskintodirectsunlightD.urgethegovernmenttobantheuseoflightbulbs70.Inthenextparttheauthorwouldmostprobablyfurtherexplain_____.A.whypeopleneedn’tremovethelightbulbsfromtheirhomesB.howresearchershaveplannedtosortouttheproblemC.howthegovernmenthasrespondedtoHPA’sdiscoveryD.howlongpeopleshouldworkclosetotheopenlightbulbs71.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat____.A.healthofficialsissuedawarningovercommonlightbulbs.B.jewellerymakersshouldavoidworkingwiththeeco-friendlybulbsformorethanonehourC.JohnO’HagandidtestsonthelightbulbswithsomepatientsD.peopleareadvisedtoavoidusingopenlightbulbsforlongclosework
08·江西A.篇Despitethefactthatithasneverbeenseenalmosteveryoneisfamiliarwiththelegendaryunicorn独角兽.Descriptionsofunicornshavebeenfounddatingfromancienttimes.ThegreatphilosopherAristotletheorizedthatthereweretwotypesofunicorn—theso-calledIndianAssandtheOryxakindofantelope.Unicornsareoftenusedinthelogoofanoblefamilytowncounciloruniversityastheirspecialsign.EvenScotlandisrepresentedbyaunicorn.Accordingtothelegendanyoneattemptingtocatchaunicornhadtobeextremelycautiousasithasareputationforbeingveryfierce.Aclevertricksuggestedbyunicorn-trappersinordertocatchthismagnificentbeastwithoutbeinghurtbyitshornwasforthehuntertostandinfrontofatreeandthentomovequicklybehinditastheunicorncharged.Hopefullythecreaturecouldthenbecapturedwhenitshornwasstuckinthetree.Whenhollowedoutandusedasadrinking-cuptheunicorn’shornwassaidtohavethepowertoofferprotectionagainstpoison.Itwasbelievedthatnobodycouldbeharmedbydrinkingthecontentsofaunicorn’shorn.RightupuntiltheFrenchRevolutionin1789theFrenchcourtwassaidtohaveusedcupsmadeofunicornhorninordertoprotecttheking.Inadditionthehornwassaidtohavemedicinalvaluesomuchsothatitcouldbesoldformorethantentimesthepriceofthesameweightofgold.Whatthenwasunicornhorn?Weknowattimestherhino犀牛wasconfusedwiththislegendarycreature.Adrinking-cupsupposedlymadeofunicornhornwasdiscoveredtobemadeofthehornofarhino.56.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEoftheunicorn?A.ItwasnothistoricallyrecordeD.B.ItshornwasfirstusedinFrancE.C.ItwassimilartotheIndianAssandtheOryx.D.Itcouldbethesymbolofauniversity.57.Tocatchaunicorntheunicorn-trappershadtotryallofthefollowingEXCEPT____.A.temptingtheunicorntoattackB.makinguseofthetreeasaprotectionC.hidingquicklybehindtheunicornD.havingtheunicornhornstuckinthetree58.Thelastparagraphismainlyabout____.A.thepropertiesoftheunicornhornB.theusersoftheunicornhornC.thepriceoftheunicornhornD.thecomparisonbetweentheunicornhornandtherhinohorn59.Inthelastparagraphthewordunicornisinquotationmarks引号because_____.A.thecupisdesignedonlyforaroyalfamilyB.theunicorndoesnotexistinrealityC.theunicornistherarestanimalintheworldD.themedicinalvalueofthehornisappreciated
2011·陕西卷D.Eversincetheywerefirstputonthemarketintheearly1990sgenticallymondifiedGM转基因foodshavebeenincreasinglydevelopedandmarketedinmanycountriesinthewordmainlyonthebasisoftheirpromisetoendtheworldwidefoodcrisis.ButcanGMtechnologysolveworldhungerproblems?Evenifitwouldisitthebestsolutiorr?DespitewhatitpromiisesGMtechnologyactuallyhasnotincreasedtheproductionpotentialofanycorp.InfactStudiesshowthatthemostcrownGMcroo.GMsoybeanshassufferedreducedproductivity.ForinstanceareportthananalysednearlytwodecadesofresearchonmojorGMfoodcropsshowsthatGMengineeringhasfailedtosignificantlyincreaseUScropproduction.SomethingelsehoweverhasbeenontheriseWhileGMseedsareexpensiveGMcompanicstellfarmersthattheywillmakegoodprofitsbysavingmoneyonpesticides杀虫剂.OnthecontraryUSgovernmentdatashowthatGMcropsintheUShaveproducedanoverallincreaseinpesticideusecomparedtotraditionalcrops.Thepromisewasthatyoucoulduselesschemicalsandboostproduction.ButnetheristruesaidBillChristisonPresidentoftheUSNationalFarmCoalition.AtthesametimetheauthorsofthebookWorldHunger:TwelveMythsarguethatthereactuallyismorethanenoughfoodintheworldandthatthehungercrisisisnotcausedbyproductionbutbyproblemsinfooddistributionandpolitics.Theseindeeddeserveoureffortsandmoney.Meanwhiletheriseinfoodpricesresultsfromtheincreaseduseofcropsforfuelratherthanfoodaccordingtoa2008WorldBankreport.AsamatteroffactscientistsseebetterwaystofeedtheworlD.AnotherWorldBankreportconcludedthatGMcropshavelittletooffertothechallengesofworldwidepovertyandhungerbecausebetterwaysoutareavailableamongwhichgreenfarmingissupposedtobethefirstchoicE.57.Theauthordevelopsthesecondparagraphmainly.【】A.byclassificationB.bycomparisonC.byexampleD.byprocess58.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordboostinthethirdparagraphprobablymean?【】A.Control.B.EvaluateC.Obtain.D.IncreasE.59.GMcompaniespromisefarmersthattheywillbenefitfrom______________.【】A.practicinggreenfarmingB.useoflesschemicalsC.fairdistributionoftheircropsD.usingmorecropsforfuel60.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribestheattitudeoftheauthortowardsGMtechnology?【】A.OptimisticB.DefensiveC.DisapprovingD.Casual
09·湖北B.篇ThreeyearsagofiveparrotsweresetfreeinawildplaceofArizonathousandsofmilesfromtheChannelIslandsinJerseyshertheyhadbeenlookedafterbyzookeepers.NoevolutionarystrategiesinformedthemhowtobehaveinthisnewLandscapeofmountainouspineforestunoccupiedbytheirkingfor50years.Totheresearchers’surprisetheyfailedtomakecontactwithagroupofwildparrotsimportedfromMexicoandsetfreeatthesametimE.Within24hoursthereintroducingendedinfailureandthepoorbirdswerebackincagesontheirwaytothesafetyoftheArizonareintroductionprogrammE.EversincethentheprogrammehasenjoyedgreatsuccessmainlybecausethebirdsnowbeingsetfreeareMexicanbirdsillegallycaughtinthewildconfiscated没收onarrivalnorthoftheborderandraisedbytheirparentsinthesafetyoftheprogrammE.Theexperienceshowshowlittleweknowaboutthebehaviourandpsychology心理ofparrotsasPeterBennettabirdresearcherpointsout:Reintroducingspeciesofhighintelligencelikeparrotsisalotmoredifficult.Peoplelikeparrotsalwaystreatingthemasnothingmorethanpersorvaluable‘collectables’.Nowthatmanyspeciesofparrotareinimmediatedangerofdyingoutbiologistsareworkingtogethertostudythenaturalhistoryandthebehaviourofthisfamilyofbirds.Lastyearwasanimportantturningpoint:conservationistsfoundedtheWorldParrotTrustbasedatHayleinCornwalltosupportresearchintobothwildandcagedbirds.Researchonparrotsisvitalfortworeasons.ForestastheArizonaprogrammeshowedwhenreintroducingparrotstothewildweneedtobeawareofwhatthebirdsmustknowiftheyaretosurviveintheirnaturalhomE.WealsoneedtolearnmoreabouttheneedsofparrotskeotaspetsparticularlyastheTrust’scampaigndoesnotattempttodiscouragethepracticebutratherurgespeoplewhobuyparrotsaspetstochoosebirdsraisedbyhumans.55.Whatdoweknowabouttheareawherethefiveparrotswerereintroduced?A.Itslandscapeisnewtoparrotsoftheirking.B.ItusedtobehometoparrotsoftheirkinD.C.Itisclosetowheretheyhadbeenkept.D.Pinetreeswereplantedtoattractbirds.56.Thereintroducingexperiencethreeyearsagoshowsthatman-raisedparrots______.A.canfindtheirwaybackhomeinJerseyB.areunabletorecognizetheirparentsC.areunabletoadapttothewildD.canproduceanewspecies57.Whyareresearchesonparrotsimportantaccordingtothepassage?A.TheTrustshowsgreatconcernfortheprogrammE.B.WeneedtoknowsmoreabouthowtopreserveparrotsC.Manypeopleareinterestedincollectingparrots.D.Parrots’intelligencemaysomedaybenefitpeoplE.58.Accordingtothepassagepeopleareadvised_______.A.totreatwildandcagedparrotsequallyBtosetupcomfortablehomesforparrotsC.nottokeepwildparrotsaspetsD.nottoletmoreparrotsgotothewild
09·重庆C.篇Sportscanhelpyoukeepfitandgetintouchwithnature.Howeverwhetheryouareonthemountainsinthewavesoronthegrasslandyoushouldbeawarethatyoursportofchoicemighthavegreatinfluenceontheenvironment.Somesportsareresource-hungry.Golfasyoumayknoweatsupnotonlylargeareasofcountrysidebutalsotonsofwater.Besidesallsortsofchemicalsandhugeamountsofenergyareusedtokeepitscourses球场ingoodcondition.Thiscausesmajorenvironmentaleffects.ForexampleinthedryregionsofPortugalandSpaingolfisoftenheldresponsibleforseriouswatershortageinsomelocalareas.Therearemanyenvironment-friendlysports.Powerwalkingisoneofthemthatyoucouldtakeuptoday.Youdon’tneedanyspecialequipmentexceptagoodpairofshoes;andyoudon’thavetoworryaboutresourcesandyourpursE.Simpleandfreepowerwalkingcanalsokeepyoufit.Ifyouwalkregularlyitwillbegoodforyourheartandbones.Expertssaythat20minutesofpowerwalkingdailycanmakeyoufeellessanxioussleepwellandhavebetterweightcontrol.Whateversportyoutakeupyoucanmakeitgreenerbyusingenvironment-friendlyequipmentandbuyingproductsmadefromrecycledmaterials.Butthefinalgoalshouldbegreengyms.Theyarebetterreplacementsfortraditionalhealthclubsandmodernsportscenters.Membersofgreengymsplaysportsoutdoorsinthecountrysideorotheropenspaces.Thereisnospecialrequirementforyoutostartyourmembership.Andbestofallit’sfreE.64.Whichofthefollowingistheauthormostprobablyinfavorof?A.CyclingaroundalakE.B.Motorracinginthedesert.C.Playingbasketballinagym.D.Swimminginasportscenter.65.Whatdoweknowaboutgolffromthepassage?A.ItispopularinPortugalandSpain.B.ItcauseswatershortagesaroundtheworlD.C.Itpollutestheearthwithchemicalsandwastes.D.Itneedswaterandelectricitytokeepitscoursesgreen.66.Theauthorusespowerwalkingasanexamplemainlybecause______.A.itisanoutdoorsportB.itimprovesourhealthC.itusesfewerresourcesD.itisrecommendedbyexperts67.Theauthorwritesthepassageto_______.A.showusthefunctionofmajorsportsB.encourageustogoinforgreensportsC.discussthemajorinfluenceofpopularsportsD.introducedifferenttypesofenvironment-friendlysports
09·上海C.篇GetyourhandsoffmeIhavebeenstolenthelaptopaportablecomputershouteD.Thatisanewsolutiontolaptopcomputertheft:aprogramthatletsownersgivetheirpropertyavoicewhenithasbeentaken.Theprogramallowsuserstodisplayalertsonthemissingcomputer’sscreenandeventosetaspokenmessagE.TrackingsoftwareforstolenlaptopshasbeenonthemarketforsometimebutthisisthoughttobethefirstthatallowsownerstogivethethiefapieceoftheirminD.Ownersmustreporttheirlaptopmissingbyvisitingawebsitewhichsendsamessagetothemodel:aredandyellowlostorstolensignappearsonitsscreenwhenitisstarteD.Underthelatestversion版本ofthesoftwareuserscanalsosendaspokenmessagE.Themessagecanbesettoreappearevery30secondsnomatterhowmanytimesthethiefclosesit.Onecustomersentamessagesaying’YouarebeingtrackeD.Iamrightatyourdoor’saidCarrieHafemanchiefexecutiveofthecompanywhichproducestheprogramRetriever.InthelatestversionpeoplecanaddaspokenmessagE.Forexamplethelaptop’sspeakerswillsay:Helpthislaptopisreportedlostorstolen.Ifyouarenotmyownerreportmenow.TheRetrieversoftwarepackagewhichcosts$29.95buthasafreetrialperiodhasthefunctionsofmanysecuritysoftwareprograms.Ownerscanremotelyswitchtoanalternativepasswordiftheyfearthatthethiefhasalsogotholdoftheaccessdetails.IfathiefaccessestheinternetwiththestolenlaptopRetrieverwillcollectinformationontheinternetserviceproviderinusesothatthepolicecanbealertedtoitslocation.Thousandsoflaptopsarestoleneveryyearformhomesandofficesbutwiththeuseoflaptopsincreasingthenumberstolenwhiletheirownersareoutandabouthasbeenrisingsharply.Othersecuritysoftwareallowsuserstoerasedataremotelyorlockdownthecomputer.72.Theexpressiontogivethethiefapieceoftheirmindcanbeunderstoodas_______A.togivethethiefanalertmindB.toexpresstheowners’angertothethiefC.toremindthethiefofthisconscienceD.tomakethethiefgiveuphismind73.DifferentfromothersecuritysoftwareRetrievercan.A.recordthestealingprocessB.helprecognizethelostlaptopC.lockdownthecomputerremotelyD.sendaspokenmessage74.OnefunctionoftheprogramisthatitallowstheownertoatadistancE.A.changesomeaccessdetailsforswitchingonthelaptopB.turnonthelaptopbyusingtheoriginalpasswordC.operatethelaptopbymeansofandalternativepasswordD.erasetheinformationkeptinthestolenlaptop75.Whichofthefollowingcanbestsummarizethemainideaofthepassage?A.WithnoRetrieverthousandsoflaptopsarestoleneveryyear.B.A.newsoftwareprovidesameanstoreducelaptoptheft.C.Retrieverhashelpedtofindthievesandlostcomputers.D.A.newprogramoffersacommunicationplatformwiththethief.
09·福建D.篇FindWhichDirectionIsSouthDoyouhaveagoodsenseofdirection?Ifnotpleasetakewithyouacompass.Butifyouforgettotakeacompassyoucanstillfindyourway.It’sneveragoodideatoimaginethatthefamilymemberwhowasentrusted委托withthejobofmap-readingactuallyknowswherethefamilyis.Youcantellbytheslightlyconfusedloadontheirfacesthatnothingonthegroundseemstomatchthemap.NeverminD.Theshuisshiningandit’sstillmorning.Ifyoudon’tknowtheexacttimeyoucanstillfindoutwheresouthisbutyou’llneedtobepatient.①Findastraightsickandputitinthegroundinaplacewhereyoucanmarkitsshadow.②Trytopositionthestickasvertically垂直asyoucan.Youcancheckthisbymakingasimpleplumbline铅锤线withapieceofstringandweight.Youhaven’tgotanystring?OKuseathreadfromyourclotheswithabuttontiedattheendtoactasaweight.③Marktheendoftheshadowcastbythestick.④Waitapproximatelyhalfanhourandmarktheendoftheshadowagain.⑤Keepdoingthisuntilyouhavemadeseveralmarks.⑥Themarknearestthestickwillrepresenttheshortestshadowwhichiscastatmiddaywhenthesunishighestintheskyandpointingtotheexactsouth.⑦Pickapointinthedistancealongthelinebetweentheshortestshadowandthestick.⑧ThatpointissouthofwhereyouarE.⑨Nowyoucanturnthemaplikeyoudidbeforeandfindwhichwayyoushouldbetravelling.68.TofindthedirectionweoughttobepatientprobablybecauseA.itisnoteasytofindaproperstickB.itisnoteasytopositionthestickC.ittakeshourstomakethemarksD.ittakesabouthalfanhourtomakethemarks69.Thepassagewouldprobablybemosthelpfulto.A.thosewhodrawmapsB.thosewhogetlostC.thosewhomakecompassesD.thosewhodoexperiments70.Whichofthefollowingpicturesbestshowsthewayoffindingthedirectionofsouth?71.Theauthorpresentsthispassageby.A.tellinganinterestingstoryB.describinganactivityinalivelywayC.testinganideabyreasoningD.introducingapracticalmethod
2011·湖北卷B.Howlingisabehaviorcommonlyobservedamongawolfnark.Ananimalswolvesworktogethertohuntandrelyonhowlingwasanimportantmeansofcommunicationeachother.Therearedifferentexplantsofawolf’showlanditappearsthattheremaybemoretodiscover.Onetheoryisthatwolveshowltobendbettertogether.It’salmostasifhowlingtogetherhelpsthepackstaytogether.Perhapssomethingsimilartopeoplefeelingasenseofinvolvementwitheachotherwhensingingasongtogether.ButthistheorymaybewrongexplainsFredH.Haringtonaprofessorwhostudieswolfbehavior.Indeedtherehavebeentineswhenwolveshavebeenseenonemomenthowlinginaexhortsandthenextquarrelinganionseachother.Itappearsthatusuallythelowest-tankingmenthesofthepackmayactuallybepunishedforJoininginthechursattimes.Soishowlingawaytostrcagthenasocialboadorjustawaytoreconfirmstatusamongitsmembers?——Whydowelveshowlforsure?Whatiscleathoweveristhathowlingisoftenusedamongpackmatestolocateeachother.Huntinggroundsaredistantandithappensthatwolovesmayseparatefromoneanotherattimes.Whenthishappenshowlingappcarstobeanercellentmeansofgathering.Howlinginterestinglyisacontagiousbehaviour.Whenonewolfstartstohowlverylikelyotherswillfollow.Thisisoftenseentooccatinthemorningasifwolvesweredoingsomesotrofrollrallwherewolvesallhowltogetertohowlverylikelyotherswillfollow.ThisisoftenseentooccarinthemorningasifwolvesweredoingwsomesotrofrollcallwherewolvesallhowltogethertorepotrtheirpteencE.55.Whattheporsimilaritybetweenwolves’howhumaestinginchorus?A.Theactofcallingeachother.B.thesenseofaccomplishment.C.Theactofhuntingforsomething.D.Thesenseofbelongingtoagroup.56.WhydoesHarringtonthinkthesecialboadtheorymaybewrong?A.Wolvesseparatefromeachotherafterhowling.B.Wolvestendtoprotecttheirhuntinggrounds.C.Wolvessometimeshavequarrelsafterhowlingtogether.D.Wolvesoflowrankareencouragedtojoininthechorus.57.Reseatchersaresurethatwolvesoftenhowlto______.A.showtheirranksB.C.repotrthemissingonesD.expresstheirlonelingess58.Howlingisacontagiousbehaviourinthelastparagraphmeans_______.A.howlingisasignalforhuntingB.howlingisawayofcommunicationC.howlingaftenoccursinthemorningD.howlingspreadsfromonetoanother
08·宁夏海南全国ⅠB.篇Morethan10yearsagoitwasdifficulttobuyatastypineapple.ThefruitsthatmadeittotheUKweregreenontheoutsideandmoreoftenthannothardwithanunpleasanttastewithin.Thenin1996theDelMonteGoldpineappleproducedinHawaiifirsthitourshelves.Thenewtypeofpineapplelookedmoreyellowy-goldthangreen.Itwasslightlysofterontheoutsideandhadalotofjuiceinside.Butthemostimportantthingaboutthisnewtypeofpineapplewasthatitwastwiceassweetasthehit-and-misspineappleswehadknown.InnotimetheDelMonteGoldtookthemarketbystormrapidlybecomingtheworld’sbest-sellingpineapplevarietyanddeliveringnaturallevelsofsweetnessinthemouthupuntilthenonlyfoundintinnedpineapple.Innutrition营养itwasallgoodnewstoo.Thisnice-tastingpineapplecontainedfourtimesmorevitaminC维生素C.thantheoldgreenvariety.Nutritionistssaidthatitwasnotonlyfullofvitaminsbutalsogoodagainstsomediseases.Peoplewereunderstandablyeagertobeabletobuythiswonderfulfruit.ThenewtypeofpineapplewassellingfastandtheDelMonteGoldpineapplerapidlybecameafixtureintheshoppingbasketofthehealthyeater.SeeingthegrowingmarketforitswinningpineappleDelMontetriedtokeepthemarkettoitself.Butotherfruitcompaniesdevelopedsimilarpineapples.DelMonteturnedtolawforhelpbutfailed.ThosecompaniesarguedsuccessfullythatDelMonte’sattemptstokeepthegoldenpineappleforitselfwerejustawaytoknockthemoutofthemarket.60.Welearnfromthetextthatthenewtypeofpineappleis________.A.greenoutsideandsweetinsideB.good-lookingoutsideandsoftinsideC.yellowy-goldoutsideandhardinsideD.alittlesoftoutsideandsweetinside61.Whywasthenewtypeofpineapplesellingwell?A.Itwasrichinnutritionandtastednice.B.Itwaslesssweetandgoodforhealth.C.ItwasdevelopedbyDelMonte.D.Itwasusedasmedicine.62.TheunderlinedwordfixtureinParagraph3probablyreferstosomething________.A.thatpeopleenjoyeatingB.thatisalwayspresentC.thatisdifficulttogetD.thatpeopleuseasagift63.WelearnfromthelastparagraphthatDelMonte________.A.allowedothercompaniestodeveloppineapplesB.succeededinkeepingthepineappleforitselfC.triedhardtocontrolthepineapplemarketD.plannedtohelptheothercompanies
10·四川B.篇Boilerroomsareoftendirtyandsteamybutthisoneiscleanandcool.FoxPointisaverynew47-unitlivingbuildinginSouthBronxoneofthecity’spoorestareas.Two-thirdsofthepeoplelivingthereareformerly以前homelesspeoplewhoserentispaidbythegovernment.Therestarelow-incomefamilies.Theboilerroomhasspecialequipmentwhichproducesenergyforelectricityandheat.Itreusesheatthatwouldotherwisebelosttotheairreducingcarbonemissions碳排放whilealsocuttingcosts.FoxPointisoperatedbyPalladiaagroupthatspecializesinprovidinghousingandservicestoneedypeoplE.PalladiareceivedsupportfromEnterpriseCommunityPartnersECPwhichhelpsbuildaffordablehousingbyprovidingsupporttohousingdevelopers.ECPhascreatednationalstandardsforhealthyenvironmentally环境方面cleverandaffordablehomeswhicharecalledtheGreenCommunitiesStandards.Thesestandardsincludewaterkeepingenergysavingandtheuseofenvironmentallyfriendlybuildingmaterials.Meetingthestandardsincreaseshousingconstructioncostsby2%whichisrapidlypaidbackbylowerrunningcosts.Eventhepositioningofawindowtogetmostdaylightcanhelpsaveenergy.Michael.BloombergNewYork'smayorplanstocreate165000affordablehousingunitsfor500000NewYorkers.Almost80%ofNewYorkCity’sgreenhouse-gasemissionscomefrombuildingsand40%ofthosearecausedbyhousing..Soherecentlyannouncedthatthecity’sDepartmentofHousingandPreservationandDevelopmentDHPDwhosedutyistodevelopandkeepthecity’ssupplyofaffordablehousingwillrequireallitsnewprojectstofollowECP’sgreenstandards.SimilarmeasureshavebeentakenbyothercitiessuchasClevelandandDenverbutNewYork’sDHPDisthelargestcitydeveloperofaffordablehousinginthecountry.45.Whatisthepurposeofdescribingtheboilerroominthefirstparagraph?A.ToexplainthemeasuresthecitytakestocareforpoorpeoplE.B.Tosuggestthataffordablehousingispossibleinallareas.C.Toshowhowtheenvironment-friendlybuildingworks.D.Tocompareoldandnewboilerrooms.46.WhatisanadvantageofthebuildingsmeetingtheGreenCommunitiesStandards?A.Lowerrunningcosts.B.Costinglessinconstruction.C.Lessairtobelostinhotdays.D.BetterpricesforhomelesspeoplE.47.ItcanbelearnedfromthetextthatA.NewYorkCityisseriouslypollutedB.people’sdailylifecausesmanycarbonemissionsinNewYorkCityC.agreatnumberofpeopleinNewYorkCitydon'thavehousestoliveinD.someothercitieshavedevelopedmoreaffordablehousingthanNewYorkCity48.Whatisthemainpurposeofthistext?A.Tocallonpeopletopaymoreattentiontohousingproblems.B.Toprovethatsomestandardsareneededforaffordablehousing.C.Toasksocietytohelphomelesspeopleandlow-incomefamilies.D.Tointroducehealthyenvironmentallyclever-andaffordablehousing.
09·江苏D.篇Haveyouevernoticedthecolourofthewaterinariverorstreamafteraheavyrainfall?Whatdoyouthinkcausedthischangeincolour?Itissoilthathasbeenwashedintotheriverfromtheriverbankorfromt}lenearbyfields.ComponentsofSoftSoilismadeupofanumberoflayers层eachhavingitsowndistinctivecolourandtexture.Theupperlayerisknownasthelitter.Itactslikeablanket.limitingtemperaturechangesandreducingwaterloss.Thetopsoillayerismadeupofsmallparticlesofrockmixedwithrottenplantandanimalmattercalledhumus腐殖质whichisblackandgivesthetopsoilitsdarkcolour.Thislayerisusuallyrichinnutrientsoxygenandwater.Belowthetopsoilisthesubsoilalayerthatcontainsmorestonesmixedwithonlysmallamountsoforganicmatter.Thislayerislighterincolourbecauseofthelackofhumus.Beneaththesoilliesalayerofbedrock.Soilformsfromthebottomup.Overtimebedrockisattackedbyrainwindfrostandsnow.Itisgraduallybrokendownintosmallerparticlesinaprocesscalledweathering.Plantsbegintogrowandrottenmaterialsenrichthetopsoil.MostofthesoilinEasternCanada.forexample.Wasformedfromweatheredrockthatwasexposedwhentheicedisappearedl2.000yearsag0.WaterBeneaththeSoilSurfacewatercollectsandflowsabovethegroundinlakes.ponds.andrivers.Onceinthesoilorrockitiscalledgroundwater.Gravitypullsgroundwaterthroughthesoilinaprocesscalledpercolation渗透.Eventuallythewaterreachesalayercalledthewatertable.Underthisisbedrockthroughwhichwatercannotpercolate.Aswaterpercolatesdownwarditdissolvesorganicmatterandmineralsfromthesoilandcarriesthemtodeeperlayers.Thiscausesaseriousproblembecauseplantsrequirethesenutrientsforgrowth.SoilpHSoilcanbeacidic.neutral.orbasic.ThepHofthesoilisdeterminedbythenatureoftherockfromwhichitwasformed.andbythenatureoft}leplantsthatgrowandrotinit.TheacidityofrainandsnowcanlowerthepHofthegroundwaterthatentersthesoil.Byburningfossilfuelssuchascoaloilandgasolinehumanshavebeencontributingtohigherlevelsofacidityinmanysoils.Whenfossilfuelsareburned.gasesarereleasedintotheairandthenfallbacktoearthasacidrain.Acidsoilincreases出eproblemofcarryingnutrientstolowersoillevels.Asnutrientsareremovedsoilislessfertile.Plantsgrowmoreslowlyinacidicsoilandalsobecomeeasilyattackedbydiseases.67.Thelayerofsoilthatprovidesnecessarynutrientsforplantgrowthiscalled.A.1itterB.topsoilC.humusD.subsoil68.Accordingtothetext.whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Soilformsfromweatheredrockontheearthsurface.B.Thedeeperlayerofsoilisdarkerincolourthant}lesurfacesoil.C.Airpollutionispartiallyresponsibleforacidsoil.D.Groundwatertendstocarryawaynutrientsforplantgrowth.69.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatthewatertablelies.A.betweenthetopsoillayerandthesubsoillayerB.inthesubsoillayerabovebedrockC.betweenthesubsoillayerandbedrockD.inthebedrocklayerbeneaththesubsoil70.Theunderlinedworddissolveisusedtoexpresstheideathatorganicmatterandmineralsfromsoilare.A.rushedawayintotheriverB.cleanedandpurifiedbywaterC.destroyedandcarriedawaybywaterD.mixedwithwaterandbecomepartofit
2011·江苏卷A.Weknowthefamousones—theThomasEdisonsandtheAlexanderGrahamBells—butwhataboutthelessfamousinventors?Whataboutthepeoplewhoinventedthetrafficlightandthewindshieldwiper雨刮器Shouldn’tweknowwhotheyare?JoanMcleanthinkso.InfactMcleanaprofessorofphysicsatMountainUniversityinRangefeelssostronglyaboutthismatterthatshe’sdevelopedacourseonthetopiC.InadditiontolearningwhoinventedwhathoweverMcleanalsolikesherstudentstolearntheanswerstothewhyandhowquestions.AccordingtoMcleanWhenstudentslearntheanswerstothesequestionstheyarebetterpreparedtorecognizeopportunitiesforinventingandmoremotivatedtogiveinventingatry.Sojustwhatisthestorybehindthewindshieldwiper?WellMaryAndersoncameupwiththeideain1902afteravisittoMewYorkCity.ThedaywascoldandstormybutAndersonstillwantedtoseethesightssoshejumpedaboardastreetcar.Noticingthatthedriverwasstrugglingtoseethroughthesnowcoveringthewinshieldshefoundhersefewonderingwhytherecouldn’tbeabuolt-indevicforcleaingthewindow.StillwonderingaboutthiswhenshereturnedhometoBirminghamAlabamaAndersonstarteddraftingoutsolutions.Oneofherideasalever操作杆ontheinsideofavehiclethatwouldcontralanarmontheoutsidebecamethefirstwindshieldwiper.TodaywebenefitfromcountlessinventionsandinnovationsIt’shardtoimaginedrivingwithoutGarrettA.Morgan’strafficlight.It’sequallyimpossibletopictureaworldwithoutKatherineJ.Blodgett’sinnovationthatmakesglassinvisibleCanyoupicturelifewithoutclearwindowsandeyeglasses?56.Bymentionongtrafficlightandwindshieldwipertheauthorindicatesthatcountlessinventionsare.A.beneficialbecausetheirinventorsarefamousB.beneficialthoughtheirinventorsarelessfamousC.notusefulbecausetheirinventorsarelessfamousD.notusefulthoughtheirinventorsarefamous57.ProfessorJoanMcLean’scourseaimsto_____.A.addcolourandvarietytostudents’campuslifeB.informstudentsofthewindshieldwiper’sinventionC.carryouttherequirementsbyMountainUniversityD.pre[arestudentstotrytheieowninvention58.TommyLee’sinventionoftheunbreakableumbrellawas_________.A.noteventuallyacceptedbytheumbrellaproducerB.inspiredbythestorybehindthewindshieldwiperC.duetohisdreamofbeingcaughtinarainstormD.notrelatedtoProfessorJoanMcLean’slectures59.Which0fthefollowingcanbestserveasthetitleofthispassage?AHowtoHelpStudentstoSellTheirInventionstoProducers?BHowtoDesignaBuilt-inDerviceforCleaningtheWindow?CShouldn’tWeKnowWhoInventdtheWindshieldWiper?DShouldn’tWeDevelopInventionCoursesinUniversities?
10·江苏D.篇ImagineonedaygettingoutofbedinBeijingandbeingatyourofficeinShanghaiinonlyacoupleofhoursandthenafterafulldayofworkgoingbackhometoBeijingandhavingdinnerthere.Soundsunusualdoesn'tit?Butit'snotthatunrealisticwiththedevelopmentofChina’shigh—speedrailwaysystem.Andthat’snota11.Chinahasanevengreaterhigh—speedrailwayplan—toconnectthecountrywithSoutheastAsiaandeventuallyEasternEurope.Chinaisnegotiatingtoextenditsownhigh·-speedrailwaynetworktoupto17countriesin10to15yearseventuallyreachingLondonandSingapore.Chinahasproposedthreesuchprojects.ThefirstwouldpossiblyconnectKunmingwithSingaporeviaVietnamandMalaysia.AnothercouldstartinUrumqiandgothroughKazakhstanandUzbekistanandpossiblytoGermany.ThethirdwouldstartinthenortheastandgonorththroughRussiaandthenintoWesternEurope.IfChina’splanforthehigh-speedrailwaygoesforwardpeoplecouldzipoverfromLondontoBeilinginundertwodays.ThenewsystemwouldstillfollowChina’shigh—speedrailwaystandard.Andthetrainswouldbeabletogo346kilometersanhouralmostasfastassomeairplanes.China’sbullettrain高速客车theoneconnectingWuhantoGuangzhoualreadyhastheWorld’sfastestaveragespeed.Itcovers1069kilometersinaboutthreehours.Ofcoursetherearesometechnicalchallengestoovercome.Therearesomanyissuesthatneedtobesettledsuchassafetyrailgauge轨距maintenanceofrailwaytracks.Soit’simportanttopayattentiontoeverydetail.Butthekeyissueisreallymoney.Chinaisalreadyspendinghundredsofbillionsofyuanondomesticrailwayexpansion.Chinaprefersthattheothercountriespayinnaturalresourcesratherthanwithcapitalinvestment.ResourcesfromthosecountriescouldstreamintoChinatosustaindevelopment.It’11beawin-winproject.Forothercountriestherailwaynetworkwilldefinitelycreatemoreopportunitiesforbusinesstourismandsoonnottomentionthebettercommunicationamongthosecountnes.ForChinasuchaprojectwouldnotonlyconnectitwiththerestofAsiaandbringsomemuch-neededresourcesbutwouldalsohelpdevelopChina’sfarwest.Weforeseethatinthecomingdecadesmillionsofpeoplewillmigratetothewesternregionswherethelandisemptyandresourcesunused.Withhigh-speedtrainspeoplewillsetupfactoriesandbusinesscentersinthewestonceandfora11.Andthey’11tradewithCentralAsianandEasternEuropeancountries.
08·江苏B.篇WeexperiencedifferentformsoftheSun’senergyeveryday.Wecanseeitslightandfeelitswarmth.TheSunisthemajorsourceofenergyforourplanet.Itcausestheevaporation蒸发ofwaterfromtheoceansandlakes.SunlightalsoprovidestheenergyusedbygreenplantstomaketheirownfooD.Thesegreenplantsthenprovidefoodforallorganisms生物ontheEarth.MuchoftheenergythatcomesfromtheSunneverreachestheEarth’ssurfacE.ItiseitherreflectedorabsorbedbythegasesintheupperatmospherE.Oftheenergythatreachestheloweratmosphere30%isreflectedbycloudsortheEarth’ssurfacE.Theremaining70%warmsthesurfaceoftheplanetcauseswatertoevaporateandprovidesenergyforthewatercycleandweather.Onlyatinypartapproximately0.023%isactuallyusedbygreenplantstoproducefooD.ManygasesfoundintheatmosphereactuallyreflectheatenergyescapingfromtheEarth’ssurfacebacktotheEarth.ThesegasesactliketheglassofagreenhouseinthattheyallowenergyfromtheSuntoenterbutpreventenergyfromleaving.Theyarethereforecalledgreenhousegases.WhensunlightstrikesanobjectsomeoftheenergyisabsorbedandsomeisreflecteD.TheamountreflecteddependsonthesurfacE.Forexampleyou’veprobablynoticedhowbrightsnowiswhensunlightfallsonit.SnowreflectsmostoftheenergyfromtheSunsoitcontributestothelowtemperaturesofwinter.Dark-colouredsurfacessuchasdarksoilorforestabsorbmoreenergyandhelpwarmthesurroundingair.59.AccordingtothepassagetherootcauseforweatherchangesontheEarthis.A.theatmospheresurroundingtheEarthB.waterfromoceansandlakesC.energyfromtheSunD.greenhousegasesinthesky60.OnlyasmallpartoftheSun’senergyreachestheEarth’ssurfacebecausemostofitis.A.absorbedbythecloudsintheloweratmosphereB.reflectedbythegasesintheupperatmosphereC.lostintheupperandloweratmosphereD.usedtoevaporatewaterfromtheoceansandlakes61.Welearnfromthepassagethat.A.alllivingthingsontheEarthdependontheSunfortheirfoodB.aforestlooksdarkinwinterbecauseitabsorbssolarenergyC.only0.023%oftheenergyfromtheSunismadeuseofontheEarthD.greenhousegasesallowheatenergytoescapefromtheEarth’ssurface
10·湖南C.篇PeoplefromEastAsiatendtohavemoredifficultythanthosefromEuropeindistinguishingfacialexpressions—andanewreportpublishedonlineinCurrentBiologyexplainswhy.RachaelJackUniversityofGlasgowresearchersaidthatratherthanscanningevenly均匀的acrossafaceasWesternersdoEasternersfixtheirattentionontheeyes.WeshowthatEasternersandWesternerslookatdifferentfacefeaturestoreadfacialexpressionsJacksaiD.WesternerslookattheeyesandthemouthinequalmeasurewhereasEasternersfavortheeyesandneglect忽略themouth.AccordingtoJackandhercolleaguesthediscoveryshowsthathumancommunicationofemotionismorecomplexthanpreviouslybelieveD.Asaresultfacialexpressionsthathadbeenconsidereduniversallyrecognizablecannotbeusedtoreliablyconveyemotionincross-culturalsituations.Theresearchersstudiedculturaldifferencesintherecognitionoffacialexpressionsbyrecordingtheeyemovementsof13WesternCaucasianand13EastAsianpeoplewhiletheyobservedpicturesof.expressivefacesandputthemintocategories:happysadsurprisedfearfuldisgustedangryorneutral.Theycomparedhowaccuratelyparticipantsreadthosefacialexpressionsusingtheirparticulareyemovementstrategies.ItturnedoutthatEasternersfocusedmuchgreaterattentionontheeyesandmadesignificantlymoreerrorsthandidWesterners.TheculturaldifferenceineyemovementsthattheyshowisprobablyareflectionofculturaldifferenceinfacialexpressionsJacksaiD.OurdatasuggestthatwhereasWesternersusethewholefacetoconveyemotionEasternersusetheeyesmoreandmouthless.Inshortthedatashowthatfacialexpressionsarenotuniversalsignalsofhumanemotion.Fromhereonexamininghowculturalfactorshavediversifiedthesebasicsocialskillswillhelpourunderstandingofhumanemotion.OtherwisewhenitcomestocommunicatingemotionsacrossculturesEasternersandWesternerswillfindthemselveslostintranslation.66.ThediscoveryshowsthatWesterners.A.payequalattentiontotheeyesandthemouthB.considerfacialexpressionsuniversallyreliableC.observetheeyesandthemouthindifferentwaysD.havemoredifficultyinrecognizingfacialexpressions67.Whatwerethepeopleaskedtodointhestudy?A.Tomakeafaceateachother.B.TogettheirfacesimpressivE.C.Toclassifysomefacepictures.D.Toobservetheresearchers'faces.68.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordtheyinParagraph6referto?A.Theparticipantsinthestudy.B.Theresearchersofthestudy.C.Theerrorsmadeduringthestudy.D.Thedatacollectedfromthestudy.69.IncomparisonwithWesternersEasternersarelikelyto.A.dotranslationmoresuccessfullyB.studythemouthmorefrequentlyC.examinetheeyesmoreattentivelyD.readfacialexpressionsmorecorrectly70.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheEyeastheWindowtotheSoulB.CulturalDifferencesinReadingEmotionsC.EffectiveMethodstoDevelopSocialSkillsD.HowtoIncreaseCross-culturalUnderstanding
2011·浙江卷A.OneeveninginFebruary2007.astudentnamedPaulaCeelybroughthercartoastoponaremoteinWales.Shegotouttoopenametalgatethatblockedherpath.That'swhensheheardthewhistlesoundedbythedriverofatrain.HerRenaultClioparkedacrossarailwaylinE.Secondlatershewatchedthetraindraghercaralmostakilometredowntherailwaytracks.Ceely'snearmissmadethenewsbecausesheblameditonherGPSdevice导航仪.Shehadneverdriventheroutebefore.Itwasdarkandrainingheavily.CeelywasrelyingonherGPS.Butitmadenomentionofthecrossing.IputmycompletetrustinthedeviceanditledmerightintothepathofaspeedingtrainshetoldtheBBC.Whoistoblamehere?RickStevensonwhotellsCeely'sstoryinhisbookWhenMachinesFailUSfingeratthelimitationsoftechnology.WeputourfaithindigitaldeviceshesaysbutourdigitalhelpersaretoooftennotuptothejoB.Theyarefilledwithsmallproblems.Andit’snotjustGPSdevices:Stevensontakesusonatourofdigitaldisastersinvolvingeverythingfrommobilephonestowirelesskeyboards.Theproblemwithhisargumentinthebookisthatit’snotclearwhyheonlyfocusesdigitaltechnologywhiletheremaybeanumberofotherpossiblecauses.A.map-makermighthaveleftthecrossingoffapapermap.MaybeweshouldblameCeelyfornotpayingattention.perhapstherailwayauthoritiesareatfaultforpoorsignalingsystem.OrmaybesomeonehasstudiedtherelativedangersandworkedoutthattherereallyissomethingspecificwrongwiththeCPSequipment.ButStevensondoesn’tsay.It’saproblemthatrunsthroughthebook.InasectiononcarsStevensongivesanaccoutoftheadvancedtechniquesthatcriminalsusetodefeatcomputer-basedlockingsystemsforcars.Heofferstwoindependentsetsoffiguresoncartheft;bothshowasmallriseinsomepartsofthecountry.HesaysthatonceonceagainnotallnewlockshaveprovedreliablE.Perhapsbutmaybeit’salsoduetotheshortageofpolicemenonthestreets.Orchangingsocialcircumstances.Orsomecombinationofthesefactors.Thegamebetweenhumansandtheirsmartdevicesiscomplex.Itisshapedbyeconomicsandpsychologyandthecultureswelivein.Somewhereinthemixofthoseforcestheremaybewayawiseruseoftechnology.Ifthereissuchawayitshouldinvolvemorethanjustanawarenessoftheshortcomingsofourmachines.Afterallwehavelivedwiththemforthousandsofyears.Theyhaveprobablybeenfoolingusforjustaslong.41.WhatdidPaulaCeelythinkwasthecauseofheraccident?A.ShewasnotfamiliarwiththeroaD.B.Itwasdarkandrainingheavilythen.C.Therailwayworksfailedtogivethesignal.D.HerGPSdevicedidn’ttellheraboutthecrossing42.Thephrasenearmissparagraph2canbestbereplacedby_______.A.closebitB.heavylossC.narrowescapeD.bigmistake43.WhichofthefollowingwouldRickStevensonmostprobablyagreewith?A.Moderntechnologyiswhatwecan’tlivewithout.B.Digitaltechnologyoftenfallsshortofoutexpectation.C.DigitaldevicesaremorereliablethantheyusedtobE.D.GPSerrorisnottheonlycauseforCelery’saccident.44.Inthewriter’sopinionStevenson’sargumentis________.A.one-sidedB.reasonableC.puzzlingD.well-based45.Whatistherealconcernofthewriterofthisarticle?A.Themajorcausesoftrafficaccidentsandcarthefts.B.TherelationshipbetweenhumansandtechnologyC.TheshortcomingsofdigitaldevicesweusE.D.Thehumanunawarenessoftechnicalproblems.
Todaythere’shardlyanaspectofourlifethatisn’tbeingupendedbythetonsofinformationavailableonthehundredsofmillionsofsitescrowdingtheInternetnottomentionitsabilitytokeepusinconstanttouchwitheachotherviaelectronicmail.IftheautomobileandaerospacetechnologyhadexplodedatthesamepaceascomputerandinformationtechnologysaysMicrosoftanewcarwouldcostabout$2andgo600milesonasmallquantityofgas.AndyoucouldbuyaBoeing747forthecostofapizzA.ProbablythebiggestpayoffhoweveristhebillionsofdollarstheInternetissavingcompaniesinproducinggoodsandservingfortheneedsoftheircustomers.NothinglikeithasbeenseensincethebeginningoftheIndustrialRevolutionwhenpower-drivenmachinesbeganproducingmoreinadaythanmencouldturnoutinnearlyayear.WeviewthegrowthoftheInternetande-commerceasaglobaltrendsaysMerrillLynchalongthelinesofprintingpressthetelephonethecomputerandelectricity.Youwouldbehardpressedtonamesomethingthatisn’tavailableontheInternet.Consider:bookshealthcaremovieticketsconstructionmaterialsbabyclothesstockscattlefeedmusicelectronicsantiquestoolsrealestatetoysautographsoffamouspeoplewineandairlinetickets.Andevenafteryou’vemovedontoyourfinalrestingplacethere’snoreasonthoseyoulovecan’tkeepintouch.A.companycalledFinalThoughts.comoffersaplaceforyoutostoreafterlifee-mailsyoucansendtoHeavenwiththehelpofaguardianangel.KidstodayaresocomputerliteratethatitinfactensurestheUnitedStateswillremaintheunchallengedleaderincyberspacefortheforeseeable能预测的futurE.Nearlyallchildreninfamilieswithincomesofmorethan$75000ayearhavehomecomputersaccordingtoastudybytheDavidandLucilePackardFoundation.Youngstersfromages2to17atallincomelevelshavecomputerswith52%ofthoseconnectedtotheInternet.Mostkidsusecomputerstoplaygamessomefor30hoursormoreaweekandmanyteenagegirlsthinknothingofrushinghomefromschooltohavee-mailchatswithfriendstheyhavejustleft.What’sclearisthatwhetherwelikeitornottheInternetisanevergrowingpartofourlivesandthereisnoturningback.TheInternetisjust20%inventedsayscyberpioneerJakeWinebaum.Thelast80%ishappeningnow.75.WhatcanwelearnfromtheMicrosoft’sremark?A.Today’scarsandairplanesareextremelyoverpriceD.B.InformationtechnologyisdevelopingatanamazingspeeD.C.Informationtechnologyhasreachedthepointwhereimprovementisdifficult.D.There’smorecompetitionininformationtechnologyindustrythanincarindustry.76.AccordingtotheauthorthebiggestbenefitoftheInternetisthat___.A.itsavescompanieshugeamountsofmoneyB.itspeedsupprofitmakingC.itbringspeopleincredibleconvenienceD.itprovideseasyaccesstoinformation77.TheauthorgivestheexampleofFinalThoughts.comtomakethepointthat____.A.therearesomegeniusideasontheInternetB.almostanythingisavailableontheInternetC.peoplecanfindgoodbargainsontheInternetD.somewebsitesprovidenovelservicestoincreasehits78.Whatcanwelearnfromthefourthparagraph?A.Thereisalinkbetweenincomeandcomputerownership.B.ManyAmericanchildrendon’tputcomputerstogoodusE.C.Studiesshowthatboysaremorecomputerliteratethangirls.D.TheU.S.willstayaheadintheinformationtechnologyinyears.79.Whichsentencehasthephrasethatpossessesthesamemeaningastheoneunderlinedinthefifthparagraph?A.Somecantellyouthathehaschangedtheirliveswhileothersthinknothingofhim.B.Thinknothingofit.ItwasmypleasurE.C.HethinksnothingofstayingupallnightintheCafébar.D.Hethinksnothingofthepaininhisbackforthemoment.80.Whatisthemessagetheauthorintendstoconvey?A.TheInternetisgoingtogetfirmholdofourlivessomeday.B.TheInternetisgoingtoinfluenceourlivesevenmoregreatly.C.WeshouldhaveapositiveattitudetowardsthechangestheInternetbrings.D.ChildrenshouldbewellpreparedforthechallengesintheinformationagE.
08·辽宁D.篇FarfromthelandofAntarctica南极洲ahugeshelfoficemeetstheocean.AttheundersideoftheshelftherelivesasmallfishtheAntarcticcoD.Forfortyyearsscientistshavebeencuriousaboutthatfish.Howdoesitlivewheremostfishwouldfreezetodeath?Itmusthavesomesecrets.TheAntarcticisnotacomfortableplacetoworkandresearchhasbeenslow.Nowitseemswehaveananswer.Researchwasbegunbycuttingholesintheiceandcatchingthefish.Scientistsstudiedthefish’sbloodandmeasureditsfreezingpoint.Thefishweretakenfromseawaterthathadatemperatureof-1.88℃andmanytinypiecesoficefloatinginit.Thebloodofthefishdidnotbegintofreezeuntilitstemperaturewasloweredto-2.05℃.Thatsmalldifferenceisenoughforthefishtoliveatthefreezingtemperatureoftheice-saltmixturE.Thescientists’nextresearchjobwasclear:Findoutwhatinthefish’sbloodkeptitfromfreezing.Theirsearchledtosomereallystrangethingsmadeupofaprotein蛋白质neverbeforeseeninthebloodofafish.WhenitwasremovedthebloodfrozeatseawatertemperaturE.Whenitwasputbackthebloodagainhaditsantifreezequalityandaloweredfreezingpoint.Studyshowedthatitisanunusualkindofprotein.Ithasmanysmallsugarmolecules分子heldinspecialpositionswithineachbigproteinmoleculE.Becauseofitssugarcontentitiscalledaglycoprotein.SoithascometobecalledtheantifreezefishglycoproteinorAFGP.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.Whatdoesglyco-intheunderlinedwordglycoproteininthelastparagraphmean?A.Sugar.B.IcE.C.BlooD.D.MoleculE.
09·安徽E.篇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
Sixchimps猩猩wereintroducedtoaslotmachinecalledtheChimp-O-Matwhichwouldgiveoutonegrapewhenawhitecoinwasinsertintotheslot.WhenDrWolfshowedayoungchimpnamedMooshowhecouldwinhimselfagrapebyinsertingacoinMoosimmediatelypickedupanothercoinpusheditintotheslotthenstuckouthispawandwaitedforagrapetodropout..Besideswhitecoinsthechimpsweregivenyellowcoinstoinsertintotheslotbutnothingcameoutbecausetheywereworthless.Thechimpssoonlearnedthisfact.WhenahandfulofwhiteandyellowcoinswerethrownintothecagehousingBulaBimbaandAlphathethreechimpsrushedforthewhitecoinsandnevertouchedtheyellowones.Nowthechimpsweremadlyinlovewithmoney.Wouldthesixchimpsvaluemoneyenoughtoworkforit?TofindtheanswerDrWolfedesignedaworkmachinE.ThechimpswereshownthatwhenalargehandlewasliftedtheycouldpickonegrapE.WhentheyhadlearnedtheskillofliftingthehandletogetthegrapeDrWolfmadeachangetothemachinessothatinsteadofthegrapetheywouldfindawhitecoin.ThiscoinwouldstillbuythemonegrapeattheChimp-O-Mat.Thusthecomplexityofgettingagrapewasnotonlydoubledbutalsothemoneytobuythegrapecouldbeachievedonlybyhonestwork.Thehandletheyhadtolifttogetthecoinweighedeightypounds.Greateffortisneededforayoungchimptoraisethatweightyettheformerlylazychimpsnotonlyquicklymasteredthenewoperationbutalsoshowedgreateagernesstoworkformoney.46.ThepurposeoftheChimp-O-Matexperimentwastodiscoverwhetherchimpswouldlearnto________.A.enjoythemselvesB.worktogetherC.usecoinsD.operateamachine47.Inthefirstpartoftheexperimentthechimpslearnedto__________.A.tellthedifferencebetweentheusefulandtheworthlesscoinsB.useyellowcoinstogetgrapesC.waitforthegrapestodropoutD.buygrapeswithcoins48.Whichofthefollowingshowsthecorrectorderofthethingsachimpdidinthesecondpartoftheexperiment?A.gotawhitecoinB.gotagrapeC.liftedtheheavyhandleD.insertedacoinintotheChimp-O-MatA.cabdB.cadbC.abdcD.adcb49.Thepassageshowedthat_________.A.DrWolfewasdisappointedwithhisexperimentB.ThechimpscoulddoeverythingiftaughtC.ThechimpswerewillingtoworkifsomethingwaspaidbackD.Thechimp’sunderstandingwasasgoodasaman’s
10·安徽B.篇Haveyoueverwondered?1.Whydoairplanestakelongertoflywestthaneast?Itcantakefivehourstogowest-eastfromNewYorkNYtoLondonbursevenhourstotraveleast-westfromLondontoNY.Thereasonforthedifferenceisanatmosphericphenomenonknownasthejet喷射stream.ThejetstreamisaveryhighaltitudewindwhichalwaysblowsfromthewesttotheeastacrosstheAtlantiC.Theplanesmovingataconstantairspeedthusgofasterinthewest-eastdirectionwhentheyaremovingwiththewindthanintheoppositedirection.2.WhatwouldhappenifthegravityonEarthwassuddenlyturnedoff?Supposingwecouldmagicallyturnoffgravity.Wouldbuildingsandotherstructures建筑物floataway?WhathappenedwoulddependonhowstronglythethingswereattachedtotheEarth.TheEarthismovingatquiteaspeedmovingatoverathousandmilesperhours.Ifyouturnsomethingaroundyourheadonastring细绳itgoesaroundinacircleuntilyouletgoofthestring.ThenitfliesoffinastraightlinE.‘Switchingoff’gravitywouldbelikelettinggoofthestring.ThingsnotattachedtotheEarthwouldflyoffinastraightlinE.Peopleinbuildingswouldsuddenlyshootupwardsatagreatspeeduntiltheyhittheceiling.MostthingsoutsidewouldflyoffintospacE.60.Whatinformationcanwegetfromthefirstpassage?A.ItisjetstreamthataffectshowfastairplanesflyB.PlanesgoslowerwhentheyaremovingwiththewindC.IttakesmoretimetoflyfromNYtoLondonthanfromLondontoNYD.TheyetstreamalwaysblowsfromtheeasttothewestacrosstheAtlantic61.Thewordshootunderlineinthe2ndpassageprobablymeansA.sendforB.movequicklyC.comeoutD.grrowquickly62.Itcanbeinferredthatwithoutgravity.A.buildingsandotherstructureswouldfloatawayB.treesandbuildingswouldnoteasilyflyoffC.somethingaroundyourheadwouldnotflyawayD.everythingoutsidebuildingswouldflyoffintospace63.WherecanwemostprobablyreadinthetextA.InareseachpaperB.InashortstoryC.InatravelmagazineD.Inastudent’sbook
09·天津D.篇NexttimeacustomercomestoyourofficeofferhimacupofcoffeE.Andwhenyou’redoingyourholidayshoppingonlinemakesureyou’reholdingalargeglassoficedteA.Thephysicalsensation感觉ofwarmthencouragesemotionalwarmthwhileacolddrinkinhandpreventsyoufrommakingunwisedecisions—thosearethepracticallessonbeingdrawnfromrecentresearchbypsychologistJohnA.Bargh.Psychologistshaveknownthatoneperson’sperception感知ofanother’swarmthisapowerfuldeterminerinsocialrelationships.JudgingsomeonetobeeitherwarmorcoldisaprimaryconsiderationeventrumpingevidencethatacoldpersonmaybemorecapablE.MuchofthisisrootedinveryearlychildhoodexperiencesBarghargueswhenbabies’conceptualsenseoftheworldaroundthemisshapedbyphysicalsensationsparticularlywarmthandcoldness.ClassicstudiesbyHarryHarlowpublishedin1958showedmonkeyspreferredtostayclosetoaclothmotherratherthanonemadeofwireevenwhenthewiremothercarriedafoodbottlE.Harlow’sworkandlaterstudieshaveledpsychologiststostresstheneedforwarmphysicalcontactfromcaregiverstohelpyoungchildrengrowintohealthyadultswithnormalsocialskills.Feelingsofwarmthandcoldnessinsocialjudgmentsappeartobeuniversal.AlthoughnoworldwidestudyhasbeendoneBarghsaysthatdescribingpeopleaswarmorcoldiscommontomanyculturesandstudieshavefoundthoseperceptionsinfluencejudgmentindozensofcountries.TotesttherelationshipbetweenphysicalandpsychologicalwarmthBarghconductedanexperimentwhichinvolved41collegestudents.A.researchassistantwhowasunawareofthestudy’shypotheses假设handedthestudentseitherahotcupofcoffeeoracolddrinktoholdwhiletheresearcherfilledoutashortinformationform:Thedrinkwasthenhandedback.AfterthatthestudentswereaskedtoratethepersonalityofPersonAbasedonaparticulardescription.ThosewhohadbrieflyheldthewarmdrinkregardedPersonA.aswarmerthanthosewhohadheldtheiceddrink.WearegroundedinourphysicalexperiencesevenwhenwethinkabstractlysaysBargh.51.AccordingtoParagraph1aperson’semotionmaybeaffectedby______.A.thevisitorstohisofficeB.thepsychologylessonshehasC.hisphysicalfeelingofcoldnessD.thethingshehasboughtonline52.TheauthormentionsHarlow’sexperimenttoshowthat______.A.adultsshoulddevelopsocialskillsB.babiesneedwarmphysicalcontactC.caregiversshouldbehealthyadultsD.monkeyshavesocialrelationships53.InBargh’sexperimentthestudentswereaskedto______.A.evaluatesomeone’spersonalityB.writedowntheirhypothesesC.filloutapersonalinformationformD.holdcoffeeandcolddrinkalternatively54.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat______.A.abstractthinkingdoesnotcomefromphysicalexperiencesB.feelingsofwarmthandcoldnessarestudiedworldwideC.physicaltemperatureaffectshowweseeothersD.capablepersonsareoftencoldtoothers55.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.DrinkingforBetterSocialRelationships.B.ExperimentsofPersonalityEvaluation.C.DevelopingBetterDrinkingHabits.D.PhysicalSensationsandEmotions.
09·辽宁C.篇AvolcaniceruptioninIcelandhassentashacrossnorthernEuropE.AirlineshavestoppedorchangedtheflightsacrosstheAtlanticOceanleavinghundredsofpassengersstuckinairports.GrirmsvomisoneofthelargestandmostactivevolcanoesinEuropE.WhatmakesGrimsvomdifferentisthatitliesunderahugeglacier冰川oficeupto12matersthick.Thehotvolcanoheatsuptheiceaboveitwhichthenformsalayer层ofwaterbetweentheglacierandthevolcanoThislayerofwaterputspressureonthevolcanokeepingitstableAsthewaterflowsoutfromundertheglacierthepressurelifts.Thelava岩浆fromthevolcanothencomesuptothesurfacE.Thisisexactlywhathappenedtoday.Nowairlineshavetomakechangestotheirflightssoasnottoflythroughthecloudsofvolcanicash.AccordingtoKLM.oneofEurope’sbiggestairlinesairplanescannotgounderthecloudoroverit.Goingthroughthecloudcanresultinashgettingstuckintheairplane’senginescausingdamagetotheplanE.TheeruptionhasalsocausedproblemsforanimalsinIcelanD.Thevolcanoleftashandsharp.Glass-likerocksalloverthecountrysidE.Farmersarekeepingtheiranimalsinsidetostopthemfromeatingash-coveredgrasstothesharpobject.64.WhatmakesGrimsvomdifferentfromothervolcanoes?A.ItisbelowicE.B.ItliesundertheseaC.ItisthelargestvolcanoD.Itislavaaffectstheairlines65.WhatkeepsGrimsvotnstill?A.TheslowflowofwaterB.ThelowwatertemperatureC.ThethickglacierD.Thewaterpressure66.Whichofthefollowingistheresultofthevolcaniceruption?A.PeoplestoptravelinginEuropeB.AirlinessufferfromthelossofplanesC.ItbecomesdangerousforanimalstoeatoutsideD.Farmershavelostmanyoftheiranimals67.Thistextismostprobablytakenfrom_A.aresearchpaperB.anewspaperreportC.aclasspresentationD.ageographytextbook.
10·山东D.篇Batteriescanpoweranythingfromsmallsensorstolargesystems.Whilescientistsarefindingwaystomakethemsmallerbutevenmorepowerfulproblemscanarisewhenthesebatteriesaremuchlargerandheavierthanthedevicesthemselves.UniversityofMissouriMUresearchersaredevelopinganuclearenergysourcethatissmallerlighterandmoreefficient.Toprovideenoughpowerweneedcertainmethodswithhighenergydensity密度saidJaeKwonassistantprofessorofelectricalandcomputerengineeringatMU.Theradioisotope放射性同位素batterycanprovidepowerdensitythatismuchhigherthanchemicalbatteries.Kwonandhisresearchteamhavebeenworkingonbuildingasmallnuclearbatterypresentlythesizeandthicknessofapennyintendedtopowervariousmicro/nanoelectromechanrealsystemsM/NEMS.AlthoughnuclearbatteriescancauseconcernsKwonsaidtheyaresafE.Peopleheartheword‘nuclear’andthinkofsomethingverydangeroushesaidHowevernuclearpowersourceshavealreadybeensafelypoweringavarietyofdevicessuchaspace-makersspacesatellitesandunderwatersystems.Hisnewideaisnotonlyinthebattery’ssizebutalsoinitssemiconductor半导体.Kwon’sbatteryusesaliquidsemiconductorratherthanasolidsemiconductor.Thekeypartofusingaradioactivebatteryisthatwhenyouharvesttheenergypartoftheradiationenergycandamagethelatticestructure晶体结构ofthesolidsemiconductorKwonsaidByusingaliquidsemiconductorwebelievewecanminimizethatproblem.TogetherwithJ.DavidRobertsonchemistryprofessorandassociatedirectoroftheMUResearchReactorKwonisworkingtobuildandtestthebattery.Inthefuturetheyhopetoincreasethebattery’spowershrinkitssizeandtrywithvariousothermaterials.Kwonsaidthatbatterycouldbethinnerthanthethicknessofhumanhair.71.WhichofthefollowingistrueofJaeKwon?A.HeteacheschemistryatMU.B.Hedevelopedachemicalbattery.C.HeisworkingonanuclearenergysourcE.D.Hemadeabreakthroughincomputerengineering.72.JaeKwongaveexamplesinParagraph4_________.A.toshowchemicalbatteriesarewidelyapplieD.B.tointroducenuclearbatteriescanbesafelyuseD.C.todescribeanuclear-poweredsystem.D.tointroducevariousenergysources.73.Liquidsemiconductorisusedto_________.A.getridoftheradioactivewasteB.testthepowerofnuclearbatteries.C.decreasethesizeofnuclearbatteriesD.reducethedamagetolatticestructurE.74.AccordingtoJaeKwonhisnuclearbattery_______.A.usesasolidsemiconductorB.willsoonreplacethepresentones.C.couldbeextremelythinD.haspassedthefinaltest.75.Thetextismostprobablya________.A.sciencenewsreportB.bookreviewC.newspaperadD.sciencefictionstory
2011·上海卷B.HumpbackwhalesQuickFactsSize:14m-18minlength;30-50tonsinweightLiving:OpenoceanandshallowcoastlinewatersEnvironment:Fromwarmtropical热带的waterswheretheybreedtocoldpolarwaterswheretheyeatDiet:ShellfishplantsandfishofsmallsizeHunting:Sometimesingroupsinwhichseveralwhalesformacircleunderthewaterblowingbubblesthatformanetaroundaschooloffish.Thefisharethenforceduptothesurfaceinaconcentratedmass.Currentstate;endangered;itisestimatedthatthereareabout5000-7500humpbackwhalesworldwideBlowholedorsalfinPectoralfinHumpbackwhalesaresometimescalledperformersoftheocean.ThisisbecausetheycanmakeimpressivemovementswhentheydivE.Thenamehumpbackwhichisthecommonnameforthiswhalereferstothetypicalcurveshapethewhale’sbackformsasitdives.Sometimesthehumpbackwilldivewithafantasticmovementknownasabreach.Duringbreachingthewhaleusesitspowerfultailflukestoliftnearlytwo-thirdsofitsbodyoutofthewaterinagiantleap.A.breachmightalsoincludeasidewaystwistwithfinsstretchedoutlikewingsasthewhalereachestheheightofthebreach.A.humpbackwhalebreathesairatthesurfaceoftheWaterthroughtwoblowholeswhicharelocatednearthetopoftheheaD.Itblowsadoublestreamofwaterthatcanriseupto4metersabovethewater.Thehumpbackhasasmalldorsalfinlocatedtowardsthetailflukesabouttwo-thirdsofthewaydownitsback.otherdistinguishingfeaturesincludelargepectoralfinswhichmaybeuptoathirdofthebodylengthanduniqueblackandwhitespotsontheundersideofthetailflukes.Thesemarkingsarelikefingerprints:notwoarethesamE.Humpbackwhalesliveinlargegroups.Theycommunicatewitheachotherthroughcomplexsongs.69.AccordingtoQuickFactsahumpbackwhale_____.A.cannotsurviveinwatersneartheshoreB.doesn’tliveinthesamewatersallthetimeC.livesmainlyonunderwaterplantsD.preferstworkalonewhenhuntingfood70.Tomakeabreachahumpbackwhalemust_____A.useitstailflukestoleapoutofthewaterB.twistitsbodysidewaystjumphighC.blowtwostreamsofwaterD.communicatewithagroupofhumpbacks71.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthatahumpbackwhale________.A.hasitsuniquemarkingsonitstailflukesB.hasblackandwhitefingerprintsC.getsitsnamefromthewayithuntsD.isagreatperformerduetoitssongs
09·湖南D.篇AndrewRitchieinventoroftheBromptonfoldingbicycleoncesaidthattheperfectportablebikewouldbelikeamagiccarpetYoucouldfolditupandputitintoyourpocketorhandbag.Thenhepaused:Butyou’llalwaysbelimitedbythesizeofthewheels.Andsofarnoonehasinventedafoldingwheel.Itwasarare—indeedunique—occasionwhenIwasabletoputRitchieright.A.19th-centuryinventorWilliamHenryJamesGroutdidinfactdesignafoldingwheel.HisbikepredictablynamedtheGroutPortablehadaframethatsplitintotwoandalargerwheelthatcouldbeseparatedintofourpieces.AllthebitsfittedintoGrout’sWonderfulBagaleathercasE.Grout’saim:tosolvetheproblemsofcarryingabikeonatrain.Nowdoesn’tthatsoundfamiliar?Groutintendedtofindawayofmakingabikesmallenoughfortraintravel:hisbikewasahugebeast.Andimportantlythedesignofearlybicyclesgavehimanadvantage:inGrout’sdaytyresweresolidwhichmadethebusinessofsplittingawheelintofourseparatepartsrelativelysimplE.Youcouldn’tdothesamewithawheelfittedwithaone-pieceinflated充气的tyrE.Soina21st-centurycontextistheideaofthefoldingwheeldead?Itisnot.A.BritishdesignengineerDuncanFitzsimonshasdevelopedawheelthatcanbesquashedintosomethinglikeaslenderellipse椭圆.ThroughoutthetyreremainsinflateD.WilltheyoungFitzsimons’sfoldingwheelmakeitintoproduction?Ihaven’tthefoggiestideA.Buthisinventivenessshowstwothings.Firstpeoplehavebeensayingformorethanacenturythatbikedesignhasreacheditslimitexceptforgradualadvances.It’sassillyaconceptnowasitwas100yearsago:there’splentystilltogofor.Seconditisinthefieldoffoldingbikesthatweareseeingthemostinterestinginventions.Youcanbuyafoldingbikeforlessthan£1000thatcanbeknockeddownsosmallthatitcanbecarriedonaplane—minuswheelsofcourse—ashandbaggagE.FoldingwheelswouldmakeallmannerofthingspossiblE.HaveweyetgotthemagiccarpetofAndrewRitchie’simagination?No.Butit’sprogress.69.WecaninferfromP.aragraph1thattheBromptonfoldingbike.A.wasportableB.hadafoldingwheelC.couldbeputinapocketD.lookedlikeamagiccarpet70.WecanlearnfromthetextthatthewheelsoftheGroutPortable.A.weredifficulttoseparateB.couldbesplitinto6piecesC.werefittedwithsolidtyresD.werehardtocarryonatrain71.WecanlearnfromthetextthatFitzsimons’sinvention.A.keptthetyreasawholepieceB.wasmadeintoproductionsoonC.leftlittleroomforimprovementD.changedourviewsonbagdesign72.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.ThreefoldingbikeinventorsB.ThemakingofafoldingbikeC.ProgressinfoldingbikedesignD.Waysofseparatingabikewheel
【2011·河南许昌新乡平顶山第三次调研】D.THISwastheyeartheEarthstruckback.Earthquakesheatwavesfloodsvolcanoessupertyphoonssnowstormslandslidesanddroughtskilledatleastaquarterofamillionpeoplein2010–thedeadliestyearinmorethanageneration.Morepeoplewerekilledworldwidebynaturaldisastersthisyearthanhavebeenkilledinterrorismattacksinthepast40yearscombineD.Itjustseemedlikeitwasback-to-backanditcameinwavessaidCraigFugatewhoheadstheU.S.FederalEmergencyManagementAgency.Ithandledarecordnumberofdisastersin2010.Andwehaveourselvestoblamemostofthetimescientistsanddisasterexpertssay.Eventhoughmanycatastropheshavetheringofrandomchancethehandofmanmadethisaparticularlydeadlycostlyextremeandweird古怪的yearforeverythingfromwildweathertoearthquakes.PoorconstructionanddevelopmentpracticesconspiretomakeearthquakesmoredeadlythantheyneedbE.Morepeopleliveinpovertyinvulnerable脆弱的buildingsincrowdedcities.ThatmeansthatwhenthegroundshakestheriverbreachesorthetropicalcyclonehitsmorepeoplediE.DisastersfromtheEarthsuchasearthquakesandvolcanoesareprettymuchconstantsaidAndreasSchraftvicepresidentofcatastrophicperilsfortheGeneva-basedinsurancegiantSwissRE.Allthechangethat'smadeisman-madE.TheJanuaryearthquakethatkilledwellmorethan220000peopleinHaitiisaperfectexamplE.Port-au-Princehasnearlythreetimesasmanypeople-manyofthemlivinginpoverty-andmorepoorlybuiltshantiesthanitdid25yearsago.Sohadthesamequakehitin1985insteadof2010totaldeathswouldhaveprobablybeeninthe80000rangesaidRichardOlsondirectorofdisasterriskreductionatFloridaInternationalUniversity.InFebruaryanearthquakethatwasmorethan500timesstrongerthantheonethatstruckHaitihitanareaofChilethatwaslesspopulatedbetterconstructedandnotaspoor.Chile'sbiggerquakecausedfewerthan1000deaths.ClimatescientistssayEarth'sclimatealsoischangingbringingextremeweathersuchasheatwavesandflooding.InthesummeroneweathersystemcausedoppressiveheatinRussiawhilefarthersouthitcausedfloodinginPakistanthatinundated161200squarekilometersaboutthesizeofWisconsin.Thatsingleheat-and-stormsystemkilledalmost17000peoplemorepeoplethanalltheworldwideairplanecrashesinthepast15years.ScientistshavecalculatedthatthekillerRussianheatwave—settinganationalrecordof43.9℃—wouldhappenonceevery100000yearswithoutglobalwarming.68.Whatisresponsibleforthemosthumandeathsin2010?A.Natrualdisasters.B.Terroristattacks.C.Poorbuildings.D.Toorapiddeveloprnent.69.AccordingtoAndreasSchraft.A.earthquakesarehappeningmoreoftenbecauseofhumanbeingsB.earthquakesarecausingmoredamagebecauseofhumanbeingsC.strongerhousesshouldbebuilttolimitstormdamageD.Port—au—Princeisnowoverpopulated70.Themainpointofthearticleisto.A.listthenaturaldisastersthatoccurredin2010B.givethedetailsofsomenaturaldisastersof2010C.warnthatmorenaturaldisastersaretostrikeD.blamehumanityfornothelpingthoseaffectedbythedisasters
LastweekmyyoungestsonandIvisitedmyfatherathisnewhomeinTucsonArizonA.HemovedthereafewyearsagoandIwaseagertoseehisnewplaceandmeethisfriends.Myearliestmemoriesofmyfatherareatallhandsomesuccessfulmandevotedtohisworkandhisfamilybutuncomfortablewithhischildren.AsachildIlovedhim.HeseemedunhappywithmeunlessIgotstraightA’sandunhappywithmyboyfriendsiftheirfatherswerenotassuccessfulashewas.WheneverIwentoutwithhimonweekendsIusedtostruggletothinkupthingstosayfeelingonguarD.Onthefirstdayofmyvisitwewentoutwithoneofmyfather’sfriendsforlunchatanoutdoorcafé.Wetalkedalongthatafternoondidsomeshoppingateonthestreettableandlaughedovermyson’sfunnyfacialexpressions.Gonewasmyfather’scriticalairandstrictrules.WhowasthispersonIknewasmyfatherwhoseemedsofriendlyandinterestingtobearound?Whathadheldhimbackbefore?ThenextdaydadpulledouthischildhoodpicturesandtoldmequiteafewstoriesabouthisownchildhooD.AlthoughourtimestogetherbecameeasierovertheyearsIneverfeltclosertohimatthatmoment.AftersomanyyearsI’matlastseeinganothersideofmyfather.AndinsodoingI’mdelightedwithmynewfriend.MydadinhisnewhomeinArizonaisbacktomefromwherehewas.56.Whydidtheauthorfeelbitteraboutherfatherasayoungadult?A.HewassilentmostofthetimE.B.Hewastooproudofhimself.C.Hedidnotlovehischildren.D.Heexpectedtoomuchofher.57.Whentheauthorwentoutwithherfatheronweekendshewouldfeel.A.nervousB.sorryC.tiredD.safe58.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofherfatherafterhervisittoTucson?A.Morecritical.B.MoretalkativE.C.Gentleandfriendly.D.Strictandhard-working.59.Theunderlinedwordsmynewfriendinthelastparagraphreferto.A.theauthor’ssonB.theauthor’sfatherC.thefriendoftheauthor’sfatherD.thecaféowner
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