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四阅读理解本题有16小题每小题2分共32分第一节阅读下列短文从每题所给的A.B.C.D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案It’simportanttolearnaboutprotectingourenvironment.Hereisa5Rruleforus:1.ReduceIfyouwanttoreducewasteyoushouldusethingswisely.A.largenumberoftreesarebeingcutdowntomakepaper.Ifeveryoneusespapercarelesslyandthrowitoutsoonwewouldnothaveanytreesleft.Otherthingsarealsobeingwastedandpeopledon’tknowwhattodowiththewasteinbigcities.SoitisnecessarytoreducethewastE.2.ReuseYoushouldalwaysthinkofreusingtheusablethingsbeforethrowingthemout.Giveyourusedclothesorthesmallonestothepoor.Inafamilyyoumaypassonsuchclothestoyoungerbrothersorsisters.3.RecycleBottlescansandpapercaneasilyberecycleD.Bydoingsowesavelotsoftimeandmoney.Forexamplecokecansaresenttoafactorywheretheyaresmashedflat压平andmelted融化andthemetalthingsaremadefornewcokecans.4.RecoverWhenyoubuyaboxofapplestheremaybefewrottenapplesyouhavetwochoices:oneistothrowthewholeapplesawayoryoucouldcutofftherottenpartsandusethegoodparts.InthiswayyouarerecoveringtheeatablepartsoffooD.5.RepairIfoneofthelegsofyourtableisbrokenyoucanrepairit.Ifyouwanttochangeforbetteronesitisbetterforyoutoselltheoldthingsorgivethemtootherpeoplewhocanusethemafterdoingsomerepair.ItistruethatNorthAmericaisathrow-awaysocietybutthetimehascometochangeourwayoflifesothatwecanprotectourenvironment.Everyoneofusshouldtryourbest.51.TheReducerulemainlyrequiresus_______.A.tousethingswiselyB.tocutdownmanytreesC.tousealotofpaperD.tothrowawayyouroldclothes52.What’stherightorderofrecyclingcokecans?A.collecttheusedcansB.meltthemC.smashthemflatD.sendthemtoafactoryA.abcdB.adcbC.dbcaD.cabd53.TheRecoverrulemainlyrequiresus_______.A.tothrowwastethingsawayB.tocoverwastethingswithearthC.togetbacktheusefulpartsD.tothrowthewholethingsaway54.Whichisthebestwaytodowithyourbrokentables?A.Throwingthemaway.B.Repairingthem.C.Sellingthem.D.Puttingthemaway.
Lifeonlandprobablybeganabout430millionyearsagothoughithasexistedinthewaterforperhapsasmuchas3000millionyears.Whenwethinkofthefirstthingonlandweprobablythinkofstrangeanimalscomingoutoftheoceansbutinfactnoanimalscouldhavebeenlivingifplantshadnotbeenonlandfirst.PlantshadtobeonlandbeforeanimalsarriveD.Theysuppliedthefirstlandanimalswiththesurroundingandfoodnecessitysincetheytheplantsaretheonlyformoflifethatisabletogetandstoreenergy.Thefirstplantstoexistoutofthewaterwereprobablycertainkindsofalgae海藻whichwerefollowedbyotherplantsthatgrewclosetothegroundandneededwaterinwhichtoreproducE.Oncethemovetolandhadbeenmadehoweverevolution进化tookplacequickly.Bytheendof100millionyearsplantshaddevelopedtheirroots根andsomehadgottree-likeformssinceheightwasveryimportantingainingsunlight.About300millionyearsagomuchoftheworldwascoveredwithforestsofhugetrees.Inmostwaystheywerelikemoderntrees.Theyhadrootsleaveswoodbutmostlytheyhadnotdevelopedseeds.Themainideaofthefirstparagraphis________.A.lifeonlandprobablybegan430yearsagoB.thefirstanimalonlandcamefromoceansC.therewouldn'tbeanimalswithoutplantsD.plantsaretheonlyformoflifethatisabletogetandstoreenergyWhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Algaehasexistedformorethan430millionyears.B.ItisimpossiblethatalgaemightbetheearliestplantonlanD.C.Plantsgetfoodfromanimalsintheoceans.D.EvolutionbeganafteranimalsappearedonlanD.Plantswithrootsappearedabout________millionyearsago.A.430B.300C.330D.100Accordingtothepassage________appearedearlierthan________.A.apples;orangesB.oranges;applesC.oranges;rosesD.algae;wheat
ABritishfriendtoldmehecouldn’tunderstandwhyChinesepeopleloveeatingsunflowerseedsasasnacksomuchI’vemetalotofolderChineseandmanyhaveacrackintheirfrontteeth;Ibelievethat’sfromcrackingtheseedshesaiD.IhadnevernoticedthehabitbutoncehementioneditIsuddenlybecamemoreawarE.IrealizedthatwheneverI’mwatchingTVortypingareportIalwaysstartmindlesslycrackingsunflowerseeds.Myfrienddoesn’tlikesunflowerseedsandtohimitseemsunnecessarytoworksomuchjusttogetonesmallseeD.WhenwewereyoungthewholefamilywouldusuallygettogetherforChineseNewYear.Thenwealllivedclosetooneanotherusuallyinasmallcityandsometimeevenneighborswouldgodoor-to-dooronChineseNewYear’sEvetocheckoutwhateveryhouseholdwasmaking.Iremembermyparentswouldbeinthekitchencooking.Outinthelivingroomalargetablewouldalreadybelaidoutcompletewithfancytableclothready-madedumpingfillingsanddishesfullofcandyfruitsandsunflowerseeds.Someofthedishesweretobeofferedtoourancestorslaterwhileotherswereforneighborsandchildrentoeatbe-foretheeveningfeast.Imusthavelearnedhowtocracksunflowerseedsbackthen.Idon’tthinkit’srighttocriticizeone’schoiceinfoodoreatinghabitsnomatterhowstrangetheymayseem.It’snotonlyinChinA.WhenIwentabroadIfoundpeoplehadallsortsofstrangehabitswhenitcametofooD.InDenmarktheyputsaltedredfishonbreadandeatitfordinnernomatterhowmuchitruinsyourbreath.Theythinkit’sadelicacyandit’sconnectedtotheirculturE.Ithinkit’sawonderfultradition.4.Whatdidthewriterbecomeawareof?A.Shehadevertypedareportaboutseeds.B.ShearevarioussnackswhilewatchingTV.C.Shehadahabitofcrackingsunflowerseeds.D.Shedamagedherteethbyeatingsunflowerseeds.5.WhatdoesthewriterprovebymentioningChineseNewYear?A.Thetraditionsofcelebratingitdisappear.B.ChildrencaneatdeliciousfoodonthatdayC.Thefamiliesgettogetherforit.D.Eatingsunflowerseedsisrelatedtoit....6.Thewriter’stoDenmark’swayofeatingbreadis______.A.acceptableB.criticalC.neutralD.doubtful7.Whatlessoncanwelearnfromthestory?A.Onekindoffooddoesn’tnecessarilysuiteveryonE.B.EatinghabitscomefromacertainculturE.C.Itisgoodtoformhealthyeatinghabits.D.ChangingyoureatinghabitswillchangeyourlifE.
Theworld'soceansareslowlygettingmoreacidicsayscientists.TheresearchersfromCaliforniareportthatthechangeistakingplaceinresponsetohigherlevelsofcarbondioxideintheatmospherE.Theloweringofthewaters’pHvalueisnotgreatatthemomentbutcouldcauseaseriousthreattocurrentoceanlifeifitcontinuestheywarn.KenCaldeiraandMichaelWickettfromtheLawrenceLivermoreNationalLaboratoryreporttheirconcernsinthejournalNaturE.Increasinguseofoilfuelsmeansmorecarbondioxideisgoingintotheairandmostofitwilleventuallybeabsorbedbyseawater.OnceinthewateritreactstoformcarbonicaciD.Scientistsbelievethattheoceanshavealreadybecomeslightlymoreacidicoverthelastcentury.TheseresearchershavetriedtopredictwhatwillhappeninthefuturebycombiningwhatweknowaboutthehistoryoftheoceanswithcomputermodelsofclimatechangE.ThislevelofaciditywillgetmuchmoreextremeinthefutureifwecontinuereleasingCO2intotheatmospheresaidDrCaldeirA.Andwepredicttheamountoffutureaciditywillexceed超过anythingwehaveseenoverthelastseveralhundredmillionyearsletaloneperhapsafterraredisastrouseventssuchasasteroid小行星impacts.HoweveritisnotabsolutelyclearwhatthatmeansforoceanlifE.MostorganismslivenearthesurfacewherethegreatestpHchangewouldbeexpectedtooccurbutdeep-oceanlifeformsmaybemoresensitivetopHchanges.Coralreefsandotherorganismswhoseshellscontaincalciumcarbonate小行星maybeparticularlyaffectedifthewater'saciditylevelskeepgoinguptheteampredict.TheycouldfinditmuchmoredifficulttobuildthesestructuresinwaterwithalowerpH.Inrecentyearssomepeoplehavesuggestedstoringcarbondioxidefrompowerstationsinthedeepoceanasawayofdealingwithglobalwarming.ButDrCaldeirasaidthatsuchastrategyshouldnowbere-considereD.Previouslymostexpertshadlookedatoceanabsorptionofcarbondioxideasagoodthing-becauseinreleasingCO2intotheatmospherewewarmtheplanetandwhenCO2isabsorbedbytheoceanitreducestheamountofgreenhousewarming.AccordingtoDrCaldeira__________.A.oceanabsorptionofcarbondioxideisagoodthingB.moreoilfuelswillbeusedinthenearfutureC.scientistsmaypredictclimatechangeswithcomputermodelsD.thefuturesituationoftheamountofacidityisextremelyseriousfthewater'saciditylevelkeepsrising_________.A.oceanlifewhosestructurescontaincalciumcarbonatemaybeaffectedB.thewaters’pHvaluewillbecomehigherandhigherC.organismslivingnearthesurfacearemoresensitivetopHchangesD.somedisastrouseventswilloccurmoreoftenthanbeforeMostexpertsoncebelievedstoringcarbondioxideintheoceanwouldreduce________.A.theCO2absorbedbytheoceanB.theamountofgreenhousewarmingC.theacidityoftheoceanD.thegradualreleaseofCO2Thepurposeofthispassageisto_________.A.showpeoplethefindingsofaresearchteamB.informpeopleofhowacidtheoceanisnowC.introduceDrCaldeiraandhisteam'sresearchD.warnpeopleofthehigherlevelofCO2
TheAmericantravelwebsitecompanyTripAdvisorpublishesalistoftheworld'sbestbeacheseveryyear.Todaywearegoingtoexploresomeofthisyear'stop10beachesintheworlD.1.BaiadoSanchoBrazilItisnamedasthisyear'sbestbeachintheworlD.Itswateriscalmandclear.Itssandisfineandsoft.ButgettingtoBaiadoSanchoisnotsoeasy.ItisonFernandodeNoronhaavolcanicislandmorethan300kilometersoffBrazil'scoast.TravelersmusttakeaplaneorboatfrommajorcitiesinnorthernBraziltogettherE.Andnomorethan420visitorscanbeontheislandatonetimE.2.GraceBayTurksandCaicosWhileBaiadoSanchoisdifficulttogettoTripAdvisor'ssecond-rankedbeachcouldnotbemucheasierfortouriststoreach.ThisbeachhasimpossiblycleanandclearwatersandpurewhitesanD.Itscalmwatersmakeitextremelysafeforswimmingsnorkelingorsimplyfloating.Onceonlandmanyvisitorsenjoywalking-barefoot-forseveralkilometersonthesoftwarmsanD.3.EagleBeachArubaTogettothethird-bestbeachweheadsouthtotheDutchCaribbeanislandofArubA.LikeGraceBayEagleBeachhasclearcalmwatersandsoftwhitesanD.Itoffersvisitorsachancetotrydifferentwatersportsincludingtubingandjetskiing.EagleBeachmaybebestknownhoweverforitsdramaticsunsets.OnclearnightstheskytumsredorangeandpurplE.4.PlayaParaisoCubaThefourth-bestbeachisPlayaParaisoanislandoffofCuba'ssoutherncoast.Ithasafunlaid-backrestaurantforthosewhowishtoeatanddrink.Thereislittleelseonthebeach.Andthatisexactlywhatvisitorslikeaboutit.Peoplecomehereforthesugar-likesandandcalmwatersfilledwithcolorfulwildlifE.21.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesBaiadoSancho?A.Itreceivesmanyvisitorsdaily.B.ItcanonlybevisitedbyplanE.C.ItisneartheBrazil'scoast.D.Itishardtoreach.22.WhatmayGraceBayTurksandCaicosattracttourists?A.Itscleanandsafewaters.B.Itsquietbankforhiking.C.Itsdangerousposition.D.ItscolourfulsanD.23.WhatcanvisitorsmainlyfindonPlayaParaisoCuba?A.Colourfulwaters.B.AfuneatingplacE.C.Differentwatersports.D.Nothingonthebeach.
TheBBCwasfoundedin1922includingradioandtelevisionservices.ItisbasedatBroadcastingHouseinLondon.TheBBCiscontrolledbysomegovernorschosenbythegovernmentbutthesepeoplehavefreedomandthegovernmentcan’tinterfere干扰.ThatistheBBCissupposednottobethemouthpiece代言人ofthegovernment.Ithastobeasfairaspossibleingivingradioandtelevisiontimetoforexamplepoliticalpartiesandreligiousgroups.ThereisakindofinterestingserviceinBritish-rentalservices.Manypeopleprefertorenttheirtelevisionsetsinsteadofbuyingthem.Therentforablackandwhitesetisabout80penceaweek.Therentofacolorsetismorethantwicethatofablackandwhiteset.Ifthesetsgowrongpeoplecanhavethemrepairedfreeofchargeorreplacedimmediately.EveryonehastobuyayearlylicensesincethereisnoadvertisingonBBCradioortelevision.ItisfromthesaleoflicensesthattheBBCgetsmostofitsmoney.A.licenseforablackandwhitesetcosts8poundsandforacolourset18poundsayear.Therearefourspecializedradiochannelswhichbroadcastdifferentkindsofprogrammes.RadioIismainlypopmusic.Radio2dealswithlightmusicsportsandotherprogrammes.Radio3broadcastsseriousmusictalksonserioussubjectsetc.NewsbroadcastsaremainlygivenbyRadio4.TherearespecialprogrammesforNorthernIrelandScotlandWalesandcertainpartsofEngland.ItalsobroadcastsprogrammesaboutBritain—inmanydifferentlanguagesaswellasinEnglishtoallpartsoftheworld.25.TheofficialsinchargeoftheBBC________.A.mustsaywhatthegovernmentwantstosayB.shouldgivemoretimetopoliticalpartiesthantoreligiousgroupsC.areelectedbythecitizensfromalloverthecountryD.candecidethingswithoutthepermissionofthegovernment26.IfhewantstowatchTVathomeeveryone________.A.hastobuyatelevisionsetofhisownB.mustrentaTVsetC.hastobuyalicenseonceayearD.canchangehisdamagedTVsetforanewonewithoutpayment27.HowdoesBBCgetmostofitsmoney?A.Itgetsmoneyfromallkindsofadvertisements.B.TheBBCdependsontherentofTVsets.C.TheBBCgetsmoneymainlybysellinglicensesandTVsets.D.Itgetsitsmoneymainlybysellinglicenses.
ECouldweterraformMars—thatischangeitsfrozenthin-airedsurfaceintosomethingmorefriendlyandEarthlike?Shouldwe?Thefirstquestionhasaclearanswer:YesweprobablycoulD.SpacecraftincludingtheonesnowexploringMarshavefoundevidencethatitwaswarminitsyouthwithriversflowingintovastseas.AndrighthereonEarthwe'velearnedhowtowarmaplanet:justaddgreenhousegasestoitsatmospherE.MuchoftheCO2thatoncewarmedMarsisprobablystillthereinfrozendirtandpolaricecapsandsoisthewater.MostoftheworkinterraformingsaysNASAscientistChrisMackaywouldbedonebylifeitself.Youdon'tbuildMarsMackaysays.Youjustwarmitupandthrowsomeseeds.PowerfulgreenhousegasescouldbeproducedfromelementsindirtandaironMarsandblownintotheatmosphere;bywarmingtheplanettheywouldreleasethefrozenCO2whichwouldquickenthewarmingandincreaseatmosphericpressuretothepointwhereliquidwatercouldflow.MeanwhilesaysbotanistJamesGrahamoftheUniversityofWisconsinhumansettlerscouldseedtheredrockwithasuccession系列ofecosystems?firstbacteriaandlichens地衣whichsurviveinAntarcticalatermosses苔藓andafteronethousandyearsorsoredwoods.Gettingbreathableoxygenlevelsoutofthoseforeststhoughcouldtakethousandsofyears.HoweverMarsisinnoimmediatedanger.Somespacescientistsrecentlyrecommendedgoingtothemoonoranasteroid小行星firstandpointedoutthespaceagencylacksthefundstogoanywherE.Itdidn'testimatethecostofgardeningadeadplanet.72.WhatisthemostessentialtomakeMarsfitforliving?A.Turniceintoflowingwater.B.CleanthedirtyatmospherE.C.MaketheatmospheremoresuitablE.D.Gotothemoonoranasteroidfirst.73.WhatdoestheauthorthinkoftheideaofterraformingMars?A.Wecoulddoit.B.Wecouldn'tdoit.C.Weshoulddoit.D.Weshouldn'tdoit.74.Inthebotanist'sopinionmanneedsto__________.A.enableMarstocleanitsatmosphereB.buildagreenhouseonMarsC.sendsomepeopletosettleonMarsD.cultivateecosystemsfromlowertohigherlifeform75.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.MakingMarstheNewEarth.B.AGoodWaytoChangetheUniverseC.Humans'GreatPower.D.TerribleScienceandTechnology.
Sometimesthesimplestideasarethebest.Forexampletoabsorbheatfromthesuntoheatwateryouneedlargeflatblacksurfaces.Onewaytodothatistobuildthosesurfacesspeciallyontheroofsofbuildings.Butwhygotoallthattroublewhencitiesarefullofblacksurfacesalreadyintheformofasphalt柏油roads?TenyearsagothisthoughtcameintothemindofAriandeBondtaDutchengineer.Hefinallypersuadedhisbosstofollowitup.TheresultisthattheirbuildingisnowheatedinwinterandcooledinsummerbyasystemthatreliesonthesurfaceoftheroadoutsidE.Theheat-collectorisasystemofconnectedwaterpipes.MostofthemranfromonesideofthestreettotheotherjustundertheasphaltroaD.SomehoweverdivedeepintothegrounD.Whenthestreetsurfacegetshotinsummerwaterpumpedthroughthepipespicksupthisheatandtakesitundergroundthroughoneofthedivingpipes.Atadepthof100metresliesanaturalaquifer蓄水层intowhichseveralheatexchangers交换器havebeenbuilt.Thehotwaterfromthestreetrunsthroughtheseexchangerswarningtheground-waterbeforereturningtothesurfacethroughanotherpipE.TheaquiferisthususedasaheatstorE.Inwintertheworkingsystemischangedslightly.Waterispumpedthroughtheheatexchangerstopickuptheheatstoredduringsummer.Thiswatergoesintothebuildingandisusedtowarmtheplaceup.AfterperformingthattaskitispumpedundertheasphaltanditsremainingheatkeepstheroadfreeofsnowandicE.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothefirsttwoparagraphs?A.AriandeBondtgothisideafromhisboss.B.Largeflatblacksurfacesneedtobebuiltincities.C.TheDutchengineer’ssystemhasbeenwidelyuseD.D.Heatcanalsobecollectedfromasphaltroads.Forwhatpurposearethedivingpipesused?A.Toabsorbheatfromthesun.B.TostoreheatforfutureusE.C.Toturnsolarenergyintoheatenergy.D.TocarryheatdownbelowthesurfacE.Fromthelastparagraphwecanlearnthat__A.somepipeshavetobere-arrangedinwinterB.thesystemcandomorethanwarmingupthebuildingC.theexchangerswillpickupheatfromthestreetsurfaceD.lessheatmaybecollectedinwinterthaninsummerWhatismostlikelytobediscussedintheparagraphthatfollows?A.Whatweshalldoifthesystemgoeswrong.B.Whatweshalldoiftherearenoasphaltroads.C.Howthesystemcoolsthebuildinginsummer.D.Howthesystemcollectsheatinspringandautumn
Noonecanfailtostandinawed令人敬畏的admirationofthegreatdiscoveriesofhistory—Newton'slawsofmotion;Kepler'sprinciplesofplanetarymovementEinstein'sgeneraltheoryofrelativity.Equallyawe-inspiringareartisticcreationsinpaintingtheatremusicandliteraturewhichhavealsobeenbroughtaboutbydiscoverythroughpersonalefforts.Whatdotheseextraordinaryachievementsofwell-knownscientistsandartistshavetodowithproblemsolving?A.greatscientificdiscoveryoragreatworkofartissurelytheresultofproblem-solvingactivity.Thesolutiontoaproblemwearetoldoftencomestothinkersinaflashofinsight顿悟althoughtheymayhavebeenturningtheproblemoverintheirmindsforsometimE.Asaparticularformofproblemsolvingthesecreativeactsarebasedonthebroadknowledgegainedinthepastwhetherthisbeofthepublicsortknowntoscienceoroftheprivatesortknowntotheartist.ManycreativethinkersstatethattheyhavecompletelydevotedthemselvestothesubjectmatteroftheproblemoftenoverfairlylongperiodsoftimE.Indeeditwouldbestrangeiftheyhadnotdonethis.Nothinginsuchstatementssupportstheideathatthereisanythingverydifferentabouttheproblemsolvingthatleadstodiscoveriesofthegreatcontributionstothesociety.Theactofdiscoveryevenintherelativelypredictable可以预见的sensethatitoccursineverydaylearninginvolves涉及asuddeninsightwhichchangestheproblemsituationintoasolutionsituation.Aswehaveseeneverydaydiscoveryalsorequiresthatthelearnerhavetheknowledgeoftherulesgainedinthepastwhichisinvolvedinthesolution.52.NewtonKeplerandEinsteinarementionedinthefirstparagraphto_______.A.bringaboutthesubjectofthediscussionB.explainthatscientistsaremorecreativeC.showthedifferencebetweenscienceandartsD.provethatartsrequiremorepersonalefforts53.Whileknowledgefromthepastplaysanimportantroleintheirachievementsthinkerssometimesalsodependontheir______.A.artistictastesB.suddeninsightC.admirationofdiscoveriesD.scientificexperiments54.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordthisreferto?A.GreatcontributionstothesocietyB.Long-timestudyofthesubjectmatter.C.Variousstatementsaboutproblemsolving.D.Completedevotiontoartisticcreation.55.Wemayconcludefromthepassagethat______.A.itismorelikelytomakescientificandartisticdiscoveriesineverydaylearning.B.asuddeninsightandknowledgefromthepastarerequiredinmakingdiscoveriesC.scientificdiscoveriesorartisticcreationsareusuallyunpredictableinnatureD.knowledgeoftherulesinthepastisoftendevelopedinthechangesofsituation
TheCanadianredandwhitemapleleaf枫叶flagisofficiallycalledtheNationalFlagofCanadA.TheCanadianflagshowsastylizedredmapleleafwith11pointsonawhitebackgroundwithredbordersdowneachsidE.TheCanadianflagistwiceaslongasitiswidE.Thewhitesquarecontainingtheredmapleleafisthesamewidthastheflag.TheredandthewhiteusedintheNationalFlagofCanadawereproclaimedtheofficialcolorsofCanadain1921byKingGeorgeⅤ.AlthoughthemapleleafdidnothaveitsofficialstatusasasymbolofCanadauntiltheannouncementofthenationalflagin1965ithadhistoricallybeenusedasaCanadiansymbolandwasusedin1860indecorationsforthevisitofthePrinceofWalestoCanadA.The11pointsonthemapleleafhavenospecialsignificancE.IntheearlydaystheRoyalUnionFlagortheUnionJackwasstillflowninBritishNorthAmericA.In1925andagainin1946theCanadianPrimeMinisterMackenzieKingtriedtogetanationalflagofCanadaadoptedbutfaileD.In1964PrimeMinisterLesterPearsonappointeda15memberallpartycommitteetocomeupwithadesignforanewflag.Thecommitteewasgivensixweekstocompleteitstask.Thecommitteestudied2000submitted提交的designsaswellas3900thathadbeengatheredasaresultofthe1946committee'sstudy.Thosedesignswithachanceofbeingacceptedweregiventothefullcommitteeforfurtherstudy.ThesuggestionofaredandwhitesinglemapleleafdesignfortheCanadianflagcamefromGeorgeStanleyaprofessorattheRoyalMilitaryCollegE.Afteraheateddiscussiontheyfinallydecidedonhissuggestion.29.HowmanycolorsarethereintheNationalFlagofCanada?A.OneB.TwoC.ThreeD.Four30.WhendidCanadahaveitsownnationalflag?A.In1921.B.In1860.C.In1964.D.In1965.31.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordtheyinthelastparagraphreferto?A.Theofficialsofthegovernment.B.TheprofessorsfromtheRoyalMilitaryCollegE.C.Themembersofthe1946committeE.D.Themembersofthe1964committeE.32.Thepassageismainlyabout________.A.thedesigneroftheNationalFlagofCanadaB.thehistoryoftheNationalFlagofCanadaC.themeaningoftheNationalFlagofCanadaD.whytheredandwhitesinglemapleleafwaschosenasthedesignfortheNationalFlagofCanada
UniversitiesandcollegesintheUnitedStatesaretryingnewprogramsforinternationalstudentstoincreaseenrollmentandincomE.Someuniversitiesareexperimentingwithbringinginternationalhighschoolstudentstotheircampuses.TheseprogramspermitstudentstocompletetheirhighschooldiplomawhileearningcollegecreditatthesametimE.OneexampleofthismodelisattheUniversityofSouthernMaineorUSM.TheprogramiscalledtheInternationalAcademy.Theschoolisexpectingitsfirstclassofinternationalhighschoolstudentsthisfall.JoannaEvansisthedirectorfortheacademy.Theprogramisofficiallyaboardingschoolonauniversitycampusthatserves11thand12thgradeinternationalhighschoolstudentsonly.ThestudentswilltakeclassesattheUniversityofSouthernMainetocompletetheirhighschooldiplomA.Howeverbecausetheclassesareuniversity-levelthestudentswillreceivecollegecreditatthesametimE.AccordingtoEvansthestudentstheyrecruitwillhavetobeverystrong.Theircourseschedulewillbethesameastakingonlyadvanced-placementcourses.Thegoalisthatbythetimetheycompletetheirhighschooldiplomaattheacademytheywillbereadytostartcollegeasathird-yearcollegestudent.TheirEnglishlanguageskillsalsomustbestrong.TheAcademylooksforstudentswithaminimumTestofEnglishasaForeignLanguageorTOEFLscoreof79ora6.5ontheInternationalEnglishTestingSystemorIELTS.HoweverthereareclassesavailabletoprovideadditionalEnglishlanguagetrainingwhenthestudentsarriveiftheyneedit.Allincomingstudentsattheacademyarerequiredtotakeacollegewritingclassintheirfirstterm.IfEnglishisnottheirfirstlanguagetheywilltakeaclasstaughtbyteacherswithabackgroundinteachingstudentswhospeakEnglishasaforeignlanguagE.Althoughtheyareonlyhighschoolstudentstheexpectationsarethesameascollegestudents.StudentsneedtobereadytotakeuniversityclassesandthatisthedealEvanssaiD.32.HowdoesthenewprogramInternationalAcademybenefitstudents?A.Shorteningtheirtimeatschool.B.Offeringfreeeducation.C.SupplyingfreeroomandboarD.D.Givingupcoursesinhighschool.33.WhichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedwordrecruitinParagraph4?A.refuseB.trainC.valueD.admit34.Whichofthefollowingisanentrancerequirementofthestudents?A.BeingverycreativE.B.HighEnglishlevel.C.HighintelligencE.D.WealthybackgrounD.35.Whatarethestudentsofthenewprogramexpectedtodo?A.Haveahighlevelofwriting.B.Buildupstrongenoughbodies.C.Achievewhatcollegestudentsdo.D.Progresswithhelpofexperiencedteachers.
BWeatheristhesubjectmatterofWesternerswhenevertheymet.Housewivesbusinessmenfactoryworkersaswellasfarmersalltalkabouttheweather.It’severydaynewswhetherornotconditionschangE.Manynewspaperscarryaregularfrontpagenewsstoryinadditiontothefullreportsonasinside-pageprovidedbytheweatherservicE.Hereareseveraldifferenttypesofweatherreportstakenfromthewesternpapers:No.1RegionalForecastNewJerseyToday:Considerablycloudywithshowerslikely.High:75-79.Southwesterlywindsat15-20m.p.h..Precipitation降水probability70percent.Tonight:Warmandcloudyrainlikely.Low:55-63.Southwesterlywindsat15to20m.p.h..Tomorrow:Showersandthunderstormslikely.High:75-79.WindStoSWat15to20m.p.h.No.2Three-dayForecastWestchesterRocklandFriday:Mostlyfinetopartlycloudy.Saturday:Cloudywithsomeshowers.Sunday:MostlyfinE.Temperature:Daytimehighswillaverageintheupper60’sto70’swhileovernightlowswillaverageinthelowto50’sthroughouttheperioD.No.3WeatherStoriesBittercoldintensified加剧byhighwindsgripped控制theUpperMidwesttodaysheetsoficeandsnowleftbythewinter’sfirstmajorstormonhighwaysthroughouttheareA.Atleastsixdeathswereblamedonthestorm.HundredsofschoolsclosedthroughouttheUpperMidwestyesterdayandthousandsoftravelerswaitedouttheweatheratroadsideshelters避难处.TemperaturesdroppedwellbelowzeroearlytodayfromtheNorthernPlainsthroughtheWesternGreatLakesunderclearingskies.A.25-below-zeroreadingwasforecast.NearlyafootofsnowfellonnorthernsectionsofMinnesotaWisconsinandMichigan.AndhardesthitwereDuluthMinn.andSuperiorWis.where12incheswererecordeD.Windswentupto50milesanhour.45.InastreetcornerofLondontwostrangersmaybegintheirtalkwith_____.A.Hihowareyou?B.Whatareyoudoinghere?Waitingforsomeone?C.A.nicedayisn’tit?D.Didn’tyoulistentotheweatherreportlastnight?46.Thenoontemperatureof_____isnearly70’sattheweekenD.A.WesternGreatLakesB.DuluthMinnC.WestchesterRocklandD.NewJersey47.Itseemsthat_____hasplentyofrainatthepresentseason.A.WesternGreatLakesB.WisconsinC.WestchesterRocklandD.NewJersey48.WhichofthefollowingismostprobableaccordingtoNo.3?A.ThetrafficwasterriblyaffecteD.B.TheFiveGreatLakeswerecoveredbyheavysnow.C.Thetemperaturesmightdropto50℃.D.Manyschoolsweredamagedinthesnowstorm.
Plantingtreesaroundpoultryfarmscanimproveairandwaterquality--andrelationswithneighbors.Researchhasshownthatjustthreerowsoftreesnearpoultryhousescanreducethereleaseofdustandammonia氨.Theycanalsoreducethestrongsmellofammoniagas.Thetreestakedustammoniaandodorsintheirleaves.Theyalsoprovideshadefromthesunsotheyreducecoolingcostsinsummer.Andtheyactasawindbreaksotheyreduceheatingcostsinwinter.Treescanalsoimprovewaterqualityaroundfarmsbyremovingpollutionsfromsoilandgroundwater.SeveralyearsagopeoplewereobjectingtotheodorofpoultryfarmsontheDelmarvaPeninsulaintheeasternUnitedStates.DelmarvaiswherethestatesofDelawareMarylandandVirginiacometogether.Twothousandfarmstherecaneachhouseanaverageofseventy-fivethousandchickens.Traditionallythefarmsusedwindowstoprovidefreshairinthechickenhouses.Farmersrarelyplantedtreesortallcropsaroundthebuildingssotherewouldbenobarriertotheairflow.Butthenfarmsbegantousenewventilationsystems.Insteadofwindowsthenewsystemsusedtunnelfanstocirculateair.Thefansdirectedairflowfromthepoultryhousestowardthehomesofneighbors.ResearchersbegandealingwiththeproblemintwothousanD.Theyfoundthatoveraperiodofsixyearsplantingthreerowsoftreesreducedtotaldustandammoniabymorethanhalf.Andtheyfoundthatsmellswerereducedbyeighteenpercent.FarmersmaythinktreeswilltaketoolongtogrowandbeeffectivE.Butsometreescangrowquickly.Atleastone-thirdoftheDelmarvafarmshaveplantedtreestechnicallyknownasvegetativeenvironmentalbuffers.Theideaoffersawaytocutpollutionsavemoneyandenergyandmaketheneighborshappy.49.Thesecondparagraphmainlytellsus______.A.plantingtreesasmuchaspossibleB.theadvantagesoftreesC.howtoreduceheatingcostsD.whytreesarereceived50.Thewordodorinparagraph3means______.A.plantB.smellC.heightD.water51.ThefarmsontheDelmarvaPeninsulausedtouse______inchickenhousestoprovidefreshair.A.treesB.tunnelfansC.windowsD.poles52.Itcanbelearnedfromthelasttwoparagraphsthat______.A.threerowsoftreesarereallygoodtotheenvironmentB.researchesbegantorealizetheproblemin2000C.mostfarmersshowinterestinplantingtreesD.thetreesgrowingquicklycanbecutoffinafewyears
TheNobelPrizewasfoundedbyAlfredNobel.Since1901ithasbeenhonoringmenandwomenfromallcornersoftheglobeforoutstandingachievementsinphysicschemistrymedicineliteratureandforworkinpeacE.AlfredNobelwasborninStockholmSwedenonOctober211833.Hewasveryinterestedinsocialandpeacerelatedissues.Afterinventingdynamite炸药SwedishbornAlfredNobelbecameaveryrichman.HoweverheforesawitsuniversallydestructivepowerstoolatE.Nobelpreferrednottoberememberedastheinventorofdynamitesoin1895justtwoweeksbeforehisdeathhecreatedafundtobeusedforawardingprizestopeoplewhohadmadeworthwhilecontributionstomankinD.Originallytherewerefiveawards:literaturephysicschemistrymedicineandpeacE.Economicswasaddedin1968justsixtysevenyearsafterthefirstawardceremony.Nobel'soriginallegacy遗产ofninemilliondollarswasinvestedandtheinterestonthissumisusedfortheawardswhichvaryfromD|S30000toD|S125000.EveryyearonDecember10theanniversaryofNobel'sdeaththeawardsgoldmedalilluminateddiplomaandmoneyarepresentedtothewinners.Sometimespoliticsplaysanimportantroleinthejudge'sdecision.Americanshavewonnumerousscienceawardsbutrelativelyfewliterature文学prizes.Noawardswerepresentedfrom1940to1942atthebeginningofWorldWarⅡ.Somepeoplehavewontwoprizesbutthisisrareothershavesharedprizes.13.WhywastheNobelPrizeestablished?A.Torecognizeworthwhilecontributionstohumanity.B.Toresolvepoliticaldifferences.C.TohonortheinventorofdynamitE.D.Tospendmoney.14.InwhichareahaveAmericansreceivedthemostawards?A.LiteratureB.PeacE.C.Economics.D.SciencE.15.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.AwardsvaryinmonetaryvaluE.B.CeremoniesareheldoneDecember10tocommemorateNobel'sinvention.C.Politicscanplayanimportantroleinselectingthewinners.D.Afewindividualshavewontwoawards.
Britishpotatofarmersweretakingtothestreetstocallfortheexpressioncouchpotatotobetakenfromthedictionarybecauseitharmsthevegetable’simagE.TheBritishPotatoCouncilwantstheOxfordEnglishDictionarytoreplacetheexpressionwiththetermcouchslouchwithprotestsplannedoutsideparliamentinLondonandtheofficesofOxfordUniversityPress.KathrynRaceheadofmarketingattheCouncilwhichrepresentssome4000growersandprocessorssaidthegrouphadcomplainedinwritingtotheOEDbuthadyettoreceivearesponsE.WearetryingtogetridoftheimagethatpotatoesarebadforyoushesaidMonday.Thepotatohashaditsknocksinthepast.OfcourseitisnottheOxfordEnglishDictionary'sfaultbutwewanttouseanothertermthancouchpotatobecausepotatoesarenaturallyhealthy.TheOEDsayscouchpotatooriginatedasAmericanslangmeaningapersonwhospendsleisuretimepassivelyoridlysittingaroundespeciallywatchingtelevisionorvideotapes.ThePotatoCouncilsaysitscampaignhasthebackingofdieticians饮食学家whosaythevegetableislowinfatandhighinvitaminC.SupportingthecampaigncelebritychefAntonyWorrallThompsonsaidthevegetablewasoneofBritain’sfavoritefoods.Notonlyaretheyhealthytheyareversatile多样的convenientandtastegreattoo.LifewithoutpotatoislikeasandwichwithoutafillinghesaiD.JohnSimpsonchiefeditoroftheOxfordEnglishDictionarysaidthedictionaryfirstincludedthetermcouchpotatoin1993andsaiddictionariesjustreflectthewordsthatsocietyuses.Hesaidwordswerenevertakenoutofthefull-lengthdictionarywhichincludessome650000wordscontainedin20volumes.Butlittle-usedwordscanberemovedfromthesmallerdictionariestomakewayfornewerones.IfsocietystopsusingwordsthentheyaretakenoutofthesmallerdictionariesheaddeD.Thefirstknownrecordeduseoftheexpressioncouchpotatowasina1979LogAngelesTimesarticleSimpsonsaiD.NigelEvansamemberofparliamentfortheRibbleValleyinLancashirehasmadeamotioninsupportofthecampaignhighlightingthenutritionalvalueoftheBritishpotato.58.TheBritishpotatofarmerswenttodemonstrateagainstOEDbecause__________.A.thephrasecouchpotatohaslargelydamagedthebenefitsofplantingpotatoesB.OEDboardhashadprejudice偏见inabsorbingcouchpotatointoitsnewversionsofdictionaryC.thephrasecouchpotatohashurtpeople’sfeelingsaboutpotatoesD.thephrasecouchpotatohasruinedthepositiveimageofpotatoes59.AccordingtotheBritishPotatoCounciltheOED__________.A.hasdonesomethingwrongtotheBritishpotatofarmersB.shouldleaveoutfromitthephrasecouchpotatoC.shouldreplacethephrasewithcouchslouchD.shouldmakeupforwhatitdidtothefarmers60.AntonyWorrallThompsonsupportedthecampaignstartedbythePotatocouncilbecause________.A.heisacookandpotatoishisfavoritefoodB.thephrasedoesn’tmatchwhatpeoplethinkofC.potatoesareofrichnutrientsandgoodtasteD.potatoesareamainsourceformakingsandwich61.WhatcanbestdescribetheviewpointsheldbyJohnSimpson?A.OEDwillremovethephraseifitcausesstrongprotestsB.OEDshouldcollectallthewordsreflectingsocietyusesC.IfwordsarelittleusedtheymightberemovedfromOEDD.Thephrasemightberemovedfromsmallerdictionariesoneday
InasocietysuchastheUnitedStatesorCanadawhichhasmanynationalreligiousandculturaldifferencespeoplehighlyvalueindividualism---thedifferenceamongpeoplE.Teachersplacealotofimportanceonthequalitiesthatmakeeachstudentspecial.Theeducationalsystemsinthesecountriesshowthesevalues.Studentsdon'tmemorizeinformation.Insteadtheyworkindividuallyandfindanswersthemselves.Thereisoftendiscussionintheclassroom.Atanearlyagestudentslearntoformtheirownideasandopinions.InmostAsiansocietiesbycontrastpeoplehavethesamelanguagehistoryandculturE.PerhapsforthisreasontheeducationalsysteminmuchofAsiareflectssociety’sbeliefingroupgoalsandpurposesratherthanindividualism.ChildreninChinaJapanandKoreaoftenworktogetherandhelponeanotherinassignments.Intheclassroomtheteachingmethodsareoftenveryformal.Theteacherlecturesandthestudentslisten.Thereisnotmuchdiscussion.InsteadthestudentsreciterulesofinformationthattheyhavememorizeD.Thereareadvantagesanddisadvantagestobothofthesesystemsofeducation.ForexampleoneadvantagetothesysteminJapanisthatthereismuchmoremathandsciencethanAmericanstudentslearnbytheendofhighschool.TheyalsostudymorehourseachdayandmoredayseachyearthanNorthAmericansdo.Thesystemisdifficultbutitpreparesstudentsforasocietythatvaluesdisciplineandself-control.ThereishoweveradisadvantagE.MemorizationisanimportantlearningmethodinJapaneseschoolsyetmanystudentssaythatafteranexamtheyforgetmuchoftheinformationthattheyhavememorizeD.TheadvantageoftheeducationalsysteminNorthAmericanontheotherhandisthatstudentslearntothinkforthemselves.Thesystempreparesthemforasocietythatvaluescreativeideas.ThereishoweveradisadvantagE.Whenstudentsgraduatefromhighschooltheyhaven’tmemorizedasmanybasicrulesandfactsasstudentsinothercountrieshavE.Title76ofEducationalSystembetweenNorthAmericaandAsiaStudentsintheUSand77StudentsinChinaJapanandKoreaWhatdothey78Individualism79goalsandpurposesDifferent80ofstudyWorkingindividuallyListeningtotheteachersFormingtheirownideasandopinionsRecitingrulesandmemorizinginformationAlotofdiscussionintheclassroomNotmuchdiscussion81LearningtothinkforthemselvesLearningmuchmoremathandscienceStudyingmorehourseachdayandmoredayseachyearGoodforasocietythatvalues82Goodforasocietyvaluing83andself-controlDisadvantagesStudentshaven’tmemorizedmanybasicrulesandfactsbefore84___Informationis85easily.
Monarchbutterflies黑脉金斑蝶areacommonsummersightinthenorthernUnitedStatesandCanada.Theselargeorangeandblackinsects昆虫brightenparksandgardensastheyflylightlyamongtheflowers.Whatmakesmonarchsparticularlyinterestingisthattheymigrate迁飞—allthewaytoCaliforniaorMexicoandback.Theyarethoughttobetheonlyinsectthatdoesthis.Everyyearinthelatesummermonarchsbegintheirjourneytothesouth.ThoseheadingforMexicogofirstfortheLouisiana-MississippiareathenflyacrosstheGulfofMexicointoTexas.OnceinMexicotheysettlethemselvesinoneofaboutfifteenplacesinamountainforestfilledwithfirtrees.Eachplaceprovidesawinterhomeformillionsofmonarchs.Thebutterfliesaresomanythattheyoftencoverentiretrees.Whenspringcomestheybegintheirlongjourneynorth.Thequestionisoftenaskedwhethereverybutterflymakestheround-tripjourneyeveryyear.Andtheanswerisno.Theaveragemonarchlivesaboutninemonths.SooneflyingnorthmightlayeggsinLouisianaandthendiE.TheeggsofthatgenerationmaybefoundinKentucky;theeggsofthenextgenerationmayendupinWisconsinorMichigan.ThelastgenerationoftheseasonaboutthefourthwillmaketheirwaybacktoMexicoandrestartthejourney.Scientistslearnaboutmonarchs’migrationbycatchingandmakingmarksontheinsects.Byrecatchingamonarchwithsuchamarkandnoticingwhereitcamefromthenextscientistcangettoknowthingslikethebutterfly’sageanditsrouting路线.64.Oneoftheplaceswheremonarchsspendthewinteris.A.theGulfofMexicoB.anareainMississippiC.aforestinMexicoD.aplaininTexas65.Theroutingofmonarchs’migrationcanbelearned.A.bycollectingtheireggsinthemountainsB.byexaminingthemarksmadeonthemC.bycomparingtheirdifferentagesD.bycountingthedeadonesintheforests66.Whatisthesubjectdiscussedinthepassage?A.LifeanddeathofmonarchsB.Scientists’interestinmonarchs.C.Winterhomeofmonarchs.D.Migrationofmonarchs.
DSincethegenecalledDAF-16inwormswasfoundinmanyanimalsandinhumansthefindingcouldopenupnewwaystoaffectagingimmunity免疫andresistanceinhumansthescientistssaiD.WewantedtofindouthownormalagingisbeinggovernedbygenesandwhateffectthesegeneshaveonothertraitssuchasimmunitysaidRobinMayoftheUniversityofBirminghamwholedthestudy.Populationsacrosstheworldareagingatasurprisingpacebringingpotentiallybigchallengesforhealthandsocialcaresystems.A.studybyDanishscientistslastyearfoundthathalfofbabiesbornintherichworldtodaywilllivetocelebratetheir100thbirthdays.ScientistsareeagertofindouthowpeopleagetotrytodevelopdrugstohelpthemstayhealthierastheirlivesextenD.WhatwehavefoundisthatthingslikeresistanceandagingtendtogohandinhandMaysaidinaninterview.May’steamcomparedlongevitystressresistanceandimmunityinfourrelatedspeciesofworm.TheyalsolookedfordifferencesintheactivityofDAF-16ineachofthefourspeciesandfoundthattheywereallquitedistinct.MaysaidDAF-16wasactiveinmostcellsinthebodyandwasverysimilartoagroupofhumangenescalledFOXOgeneswhichscientistsbelieveplayaroleintheagingprocess.Thefactthatsubtle微妙的differencesinDAF-16betweenspeciesseemtohavesuchanimpactonagingandhealthisveryinterestingandmayexplainhowdifferencesinlifespanandrelatedtraitshavearisenduringevolutionMaysaiD.71.Inwhichsectionmaythetextappearinanewspaper?A.Education.B.SciencE.C.Entertainment.D.CulturE.72.AccordingtoMay_________.A.resistancehasalottodowithagingB.FOXOgenescanbefoundinwormsC.genesplaythesameroleindifferentspeciesD.newdrugswillchangethegenesinolderpeople73.Whatcanweknowfromthethirdparagraph?A.Newwayshavebeenfoundtoaffectaging.B.Babiesintherichworldwillalllivelonger.C.PresentsocialcaresystemsarepoorlymanageD.D.Agingpopulationsarecausingmorechallenges.74.FromthetextweknowthatDAF-16.A.isagenethatisonlyfoundinwormsB.canmakepeoplelivelongerC.hasaneffectonagingandimmunityD.hasbeenquitefamiliartoscientists75.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.ScientistsFindGeneLinkedtoAgingB.PopulationAgingFasterthanExpectedC.HowtoMakePeopleLiveLongerD.GeneDeterminesHowLongWeLive
Washington—Thelargestozone臭氧holeeverobservedhasopenedupoverAntarcticaaccordingtothescientistsoftheUSNationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministrationNASA.Theybelieveitisasignthatozone—destroyinggasesproducedyearsagoarejustnowcausingthelargestquantitiesofozonetodisappear.Thisyear’sSouthPoleozoneholespreadsoverabout28.5millionsquarekilometersanareathreetimeslargerthanthelandmassoftheUnitedStates.PicturesoftheholehavebeenofferedbyNASA.TheholeappearsasagiantbluemasstotallycoveringAntarcticaandstretchingtothesoutherntipofSouthAmericA.Thelasttimetheozoneholewasclosetothissizewasin1998whenitspreadoverabout27.2millionsquarekilometersNASAsaiD.PaulNewmanwhoworkswithNASA’sTotalOzoneMappingSpectrometerTOMSinstrumentonaNASAsatellitesaidozonewatchershadexpectedabigholethisyearbutnotthisbig.TheAntarcticaozoneholefirstobservedin1985iscausedbythedepletion损耗ofEarthprotectingozonebyhuman-madechemicalssuchaschlorofluorocarbonsknownasCFCs.Eventhoughthesechemicalswerenotallowedtousefromthebeginningof1987theyremainintheatmosphereandwillcontinuetodosoforyearsNewmansaiD.Thisyear’slargeholemayhavebeencausedbyachangeinaswirlinghigh-levelaircurrentoverAntarcticawhichcirclestheareaandcontainsthezoneholeNewmansaiD.56.Thetextismainlyabout____.A.thediscoveryofthelargestozoneholeB.thediscoveryoftheAntarcticaozoneholeC.thehistoryoftheAntarcticaozoneholeD.thesizeofthelargestozonehole57.Thetime1985wastalkedaboutinthetextbecauseitwaswhentheAntarcticaozonehole____.A.waswatchedbyNewmanB.wasfirstclosedC.disappearedD.wasfirstwatched58.ThereisagiantozoneholeoverAntarcticabecause____overtherE.A.human-madechemicalshaveprotectedozoneB.ozonehasprotectedtheearthC.human-madechemicalshavedestroyedozoneD.human-madechemicalshaveincreasedozone
BAreyoufeelingstressedout?Anxious?Isyourmindracingincircles?Areyouworriedaboutallthethingsyouhavetogetdone?Here’saquick-actingtrickthatcanmakeyoufeelbetter.Ifyou’resittingatadeskplacethepalmofyourhandonthedeskandtakeamomenttofocusonwhatthesurfaceofthedeskfeelslikE.Isithotorcoldroughorsmooth?PutallofyourattentiononthesensationsinyourpalmonhowthedeskfeelsunderneathyourhanD.Ifyouarenotatadeskdothesameexercisebyplacingyourpalmonanynearbyobject—awallachairevenyouroppositearm.Whenyouarefeelingstressedyourthoughtstendtotakeonalifeoftheirown.YonmaybethinkingaboutthingsyouwishyouhaddonedifferentlyinthepastorworryingaboutthingsthatyouhavetodointhefuturE.Thesethoughtswillmakeyoufeelanxious.Theanxietyinturnincreasesthenumberofanxiousthoughts.Ifyoucangroundyourselfevenforamomentinthepresentyouwillbreakthecycleandfeelinstantrelief.Payingattentiontowhatobjectsinyourenvironmentfeellikeforcesyoutopaymoreattentiontothepresentmomentthantonegativeanxiety-provokingthoughtsaboutthepastoraboutthefuturE.Tryusingyourothersensestoo:Tryclosingyoureyesforaseconddon’ttrythiswhiledriving!andbreathdeeplythroughyournosE.Whatdoyousmell?Wheneatingputallyourattentiononhowyourfoodtastes.Whatdoyouhear?Whatlittlenoisesaretherearoundyouthatyoudidn’tnoticebefore?Lookcloselyatanordinaryobject.Doyouseeanythingyouhaven’tnoticedbefore?46.BysayingIsyourmindracingincirclestheauthorintendstomeanthat_______.A.youdidsomethingwronginthepastandwouldn’tforgiveyourselfB.yourmindisquickandbrightwheninastateofanxietyC.youarethinkinginastupidwaywhenanxiousthoughtsworriesyoualotD.youworriedalotandtheanxiousthoughtswillincreaseyouranxiety47.Theauthoradvisestoputyourpalmonthedeskoranythingsnearbyinorderto______.A.playasmalltrickB.feelthesurfaceoftheobjectC.dosomeexercisesD.reduceyouranxiety48.Thewritermentionedsomesensesthatcouldbeusedtoreducestressexceptthe______.A.senseoftouchingB.senseofsmellC.senseofhumourD.senseoflistening49.Whichofthefollowingcanbeservedasatitleforthepassage?A.FirstAidtoAnxiety—Senses.B.HowAnxietyWorks.C.TheCauseofAnxiety—Senses.D.HowtoDealwithAnxiety.
AlthoughAmericansarewellknownforgettingdowntobusinessIndiansworkinginoverseasteamsMNCsandBPOsshouldknowtheimportanceofsmalltalk.WhileIndianshaveatrueinterestintalkingtoAmericansandgettingtoknowthemtheyalsohesitatetodosoforsomereasons.AmericansengageinlesspersonalsmalltalkthanIndians.AndthetopicsandquestionsusedinEnglishvarywidelybasedonlanguagedifferencesandculturaldifferences.HerearethreethingstokeepinmindwhileyouaretryingtomakesmalltalkwithyourAmericanclientsandcolleagues.Amencanslovetoaskaboutandthencomplainabouttheweather.Theymaytalkabouthowtheweatherpreventedthemfromhavingfunorhowtheweathersupportedtheiroutdoorevents.Youcantalkabouttheweatherwiththemtobeginaconversation.Whiletalkingtheyalwaystrytofollowupontheiranswerbyaskinganotheropen-endedquestionormakeastatementsuchasWowthatsoundslikefun!orYouwenttoSt.Louis.Inwhichstateisthat?Becreativeinyourquestions.Feelfreetoaskoneortwobutnotverypersonalonesaboutrelations.Sticktothefactsoreventsthatwerealreadyreferredto.SometimessomewordsusedinIndiawilltotallyconfuseanAmerican.ForexampleAmericansusethewordweekendinsteadofholidayforSaturdaysandSundaysnon-workingdaysandusethewordvacationordaysoffinsteadofout-of-station.Alwaysbeinterestedoptimisticandhappy.Talkwithasmile!VarythesoundofyourvoicE.Donotsoundlikeacomputer.Ifyouareunsurehowyousoundagoodtipistorecordyourselfandlistentoitlater.Doingthishelpsyouknowhowyourvoicesoundsandifyoudon'tsoundasyouwanttobehearditmaybetimetoworkonenhancingyourvoicE.21.ForIndianshavingsmalltalkwithAmericancolleaguesis.A.boringB.uselessC.importantD.interesting22.WhatisParagraph2mainlyabout?A.WhatAmericansliketalkingaboutintheirdailylifE.B.HowAmericansusuallystartaconversationwithothers.C.Whytalkingabouttheweatherisgoodtobeginaconversation.D.WhatpeoplecansaywhenhavingsmalltalkwithAmencans.23.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordenhancinginthelastparagraphmean?A.Lowering.B.Replacing.C.Improving.D.Examining.24.What’sthewriter'spurposeinwritingthepassage?A.ToprovethathavingsmalltalkisnotveryharD.B.ToexplainwhyIndianshesitatetotalkwithAmericans.C.ToshowthedifferencesbetweenAmericansandIndians.D.TotellhowtomakesmalltalkwithAmericanclientsandcolleagues.
DFilmcamerasanddigitalcamerasworkinasimilarway.FilmcamerasAfterallafilmcameraisbasicallyalight–proof不透光的box.Ithasalens镜头systemtofocuslightontothefilmatthebackofthecamerA.Let’ssupposethatweareoutsideonabeautifulsummerdaytryingtotakeapictureofthefamilydog.WeareusingafilmcamerA.Wefinallygetthedogtoliestill.Youpointthecameraathim.Whathappens?Lightgoesintothecameralensandhitstheshutter.Inotherwordsnothinghappensyet.Nowlet’ssaythatthedoglooksreallycuteandyoudecidetosnapapicturE.Whathappens?WhenyoupressthebuttontheshutteropenforaveryshortperiodoftimE.A.smallamountoflightpassesthroughandhitsthefilmatthebackofthecamerA.Thiscreatesanupside-downandreversed反向的imageonthefilm.Whenyoufinishtherollofthefilmyoucantakeittothephotoshoptodevelopitandyouwillhaveagreatpictureofyourdog!Camerascomewithdifferentlenslengths.Whydoesitmatter?ManysmallcamerashaveshorterfocallengthswhichmeansthatthereisasmalldistancebetweenthelensandtheplacewherethelightfocusesatthebackofthecamerA.Thisgivesyoualargeviewoftheareayouaretakingapictureof.Lenseswithalongfocallengthshowasmallerareabutallowyoutofocusondistantobjectsandmakethembigger.Theyareoftencalledtelephotolenses.A.goodexampleofalongfocuslensisonethatisusedbysportsphotographerstogetphotosoffootballplayersasiftheywerestandingrightbesidethem.DigitalcamerasIndigitalcamerasthelightfallsnotonfilmbutontoasensor传感器calledaCCDChargeCoupledDevice.Thisdigitallyconverts转变lightandcolourintoadigitalinformationorpixels象素.TheCCDistheheartofanydigitalcameraandusuallythemostexpensivepart----dependingonhowgooditis.67.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Bothdigitalandfilmcamerasfocuslightontothefilm.B.Allcamerashaveasensor.C.Digitalcamerasandfilmcamerashavesomethingincommon..D.Smallcamerasusuallyhavelongerfocallengths.68.IntheFilmcameraspartyoufailtotakethepictureofthedogbecause_____.A.lightgoesintothecameralensandhitstheshutterB.youhaven’taimedthecameraatthedogC.theimageofthedogisnotcreatedD.thesensorfailstoconvertlightandcolourintoadigitalinformation69.Themainreasonthatsportsphotographerscangetclearandbigphotosofplayersisthat____.A.theyusedigitalcamerasB.thelensoftheircamerasisexcellentC.theirfocuslensesareshortD.theirfocuslensesarelong70.Generallyspeakingadigitalcamera’spriceis____.A.closelyrelatedtothequalityoftheCCDB.irrelevanttothequalityoftheCCDC.closelyrelatedtothelensD.irrelevanttothelens
Acrosstheworld1.1billionpeoplehavenoaccesstocleandrinkingwater.Morethan2.5billionpeoplelackbasicsanitation.卫生设备Thecombinationprovesdeadly.Eachyeardiseasesrelatedtoinadequatewaterandsanitationkillbetween2and5millionpeopleandcauseanestimated80percentofallsicknessesinthedevelopingworlD.Safedrinkingwaterisapreconditionforhealthandthefightagainstchilddeathrateinequalitybetweenmenandwomenandpoverty.Considerthesefacts:●TheaveragedistancethatwomeninAfricaandAsiawalktocollectwateris6kilometers.●Only58percentofchildreninsub-SaharanAfricaaredrinkingsafewater.andonly37percentofchildreninSouthAsiahaveaccesstoevenabasictoilet.●EachyearinIndiaalone73millionworkingdaysarelosttowater-bornediseases.Herearethreewaysyoucanhelp:1WriteCongressCurrentU.S.foreignaidfordrinkingwaterandsanitationbudgetsonlyonedollarperyearperAmericancitizen.FewmembersofCongresshaveeverreceivedaletterfromvotersaboutcleandrinkingwaterabroaD.2Sponsoraprojectwithafaith-basedorganizationManyU.S.religiousgroupsalreadysponsorwaterandsanitationprojectsworkingwithpartnerorganizationsabroaD.SimplyputasingleprojectbyaU.S.organizationcanmakesafewaterarealityforthousandsofpeoplE.3SupportnonprofitwaterorganizationsNumerousU.S.-basednonprofitsworkskillfullyabroadincommunity-ledprojectsrelatedtodrinkingwaterandsanitation.Likethesampleofnon-profitsnotedasfollowssomeorganizationsarelargeothersmall-scalesomeoperateworldwideothersaredevotedtocertainareasinAfricaAsiaorLatinAmericA.Supportthemgenerously.1.Thethreefactspresentedinthepassageareusedtoillustratethat________.A.povertycanresultinwater-bornediseasesB.peoplehavenoaccesstocleandrinkingwaterC.women’srightsaredeniedinsomedevelopingcountriesD.safedrinkingwatershouldbeaprimaryconcern2.Theintendedreadersofthepassageare________.A.AmericansB.overseassponsorsC.CongressmenD.U.S.-basedwaterorganizations3.Themainpurposeofthepassageistocallonpeopleto_________.A.getridofwater-relateddiseasesindevelopingcountriesB.donatemoneytopeopleshortofwaterthroughreligiousgroupsC.fightagainsttheworldwidewatershortageandsanitationproblemD.takejointactioninsupportofsomenonprofitwaterorganizations4.Whatinformationwillprobablybeprovidedfollowingthelastparagraph?A.A.varietyofcompaniesandtheirworldwideoperation.B.A.listofnonprofitwaterorganizationstomakecontactwith.C.SomewaystogetfinancialaidsfromU.S.Congress.D.A.fewwaterresourcesexploitedbysomeworld-famousorganizations.
Arebillionairesgoodwithexamsaswellastheirmoney?Oraretheymorelikelytohaveescapedschoolatthefirstopportunityandworkedtheirwayuptomaketheirfortunes?Astudyoftheeducationalbackgroundofsomeoftheworld’swealthiestpeopleshowsthattheyaremuchmorelikelytohavegonetouniversityandtheyaremorelikelytohaveapostgraduatedegree硕士或博士研究生学位thannodegreeatall.Itdoesn’tgivemuchsupportfortheimageofself-taughtentrepreneurs企业家whorelyontheirownwisdomratherthanhighereducation.ThestudybyinsurancecompanyGoCompareexaminedtheeducationalbackgroundofpeopleappearinginthetop100billionairelistsbyForbesmagazineoverthepast20years.Itshowsthat76percentofthesebillionaireshaveadegreE.Forty-sevenpercentofthemhaveabachelor’s学士degree23percentamaster’s文/理科硕士degreeand6percentadoctorate博士学位.Themostpopularsubjectsweretheonesrelatedtoeconomicsandengineering.Thereweremanymorestudyingsciencesthanarts.Theschoolattendedbytheglobalsuperricharealsomuchmorelikelytobeworld-classuniversitiesratherthanlocalones.HarvardUniversityisthesinglemostlikelynametobefoundontheresume履历ofabillionairethoughoneofthemostfamousnamesontherichlistBillGatesdroppedoutofHarvardbeforefinishing.StanfordUniversityinCaliforniaandtheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyhavebecomethelaunchpadsforarisingnumberoftechbillionaires.Google’sco-foundersLarryPageandSergeyBrinwerebothpostgraduatesatStanforD.BorthersCharlesandDavidKochwhoareamongtheworld’sbiggestoiltycoonsbothgottheirbachelor’sandmaster’sdegreesfromMIT.AmongU.K.universitiestheLondonSchoolofEconomicsandPoliticalScienceandtheUniversityofCambridgehavethemostmulti-billionairesontheForbeslistwhileOxfordhasproducedRupertMurdoch.28.ThestudyhasfoundallofthefollowingEXCEPT.A.mostbillionairesarenotself-taughtgeniusesB.billionairesaremuchmorelikelytohavereceivedhighereducationC.nearlyhalfofthoseonForbes’top100billionairelistshaveabachelor’sdegreeD.therearemorebillionaireswithoutdegreeatallthanthosewithamaster’sdegree29.Ofthefollowingsubjectswhatisthemostlikelytohavebeenacollegemajorofabillionaire?A.ComputersciencE.B.Arthistory.C.EnglishliteraturE.D.Law.30.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordlaunchpadsinParagraph7mean?A.FavoriteplacesoffamouspeoplE.B.Effectivestartingpointsforacareer.C.PlacesontheInternetthathelpyoufindinformation.D.PlaceswhererocketsandotherspacecraftaresentintospacE.31.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothearticle?A.ThestudywascarriedoutbyForbesmagazinE.B.A.highpercentageoftheworld’srichestpeoplehaveadoctoratE.C.RupertMurdochwenttotheLondonSchoolofEconomicsandPoliticalSciencE.D.HarvardUniversityhasproducedmorebillionairesontheForbeslistthananyotheruniversity.
TheWorldHealthOrganizationsaysthewidespreaduseofsugarinfoodproductsanddrinksisamajorconcerninmanyareas.SoWHOofficialsarecallingongovernmentstorequiretaxesonsugarydrinksinanefforttolimittheirusageandpopularity.Theofficialsbelievethetaxesalsowouldreducetheriskofhealthproblemsresultingfromobesity.Obesityisaconditioninwhichthebodystoreslargeunhealthyamountsoffat.Obeseindividualsareconsideredoverweight.A.newreportsaysthatin2014morethanone-thirdoftheadultsintheworldwereoverweightand500millionwereconsideredobesE.TheUnitedNationsagencyestimatesthatin201542millionchildrenunderage5wereeitheroverweightorobesE.Itsaysthatnumberrepresentsanincreaseofabout11millionduringthepast15years.AlmosthalfoftheseboysandgirlsliveinAsiaandone-fourthinAfricA.TheU.N.agencyblamesunhealthydietsforariseindiabetescases.Thereare422millioncasesofthediseaseworldwidE.WHOsays1.5millionpeoplediefromiteveryyear.Itsaystheuseofsugarinfoodproductslikesugarydrinksisamajorreasonfortheincreaseinratesofobesityanddiabetes.TemoWaqanivaluiswiththeagency’sDepartmentforthePreventiononNon-CommunicableDiseases.HetoldVOAhattaxingsugarydrinkswouldreduceconsumptionandsavelives.WaganivalunotedthatMexicoenacteda10percenttaxonsugarydrinksin2014.Hesaidbytheendoftheyeartherewasa6percentdropintheconsumptionofsuchdrinks.Amongpoorpeoplethenumberofpeoplewhoconsumedsugarydrinksdroppedby17percent.TheWHOsayspeopleshouldlimittheamountofsugartheyconsumE.Itsaystheyshouldkeeptheirsugarintaketobelow10percentoftheirtotalenergyneedsandreduceittolessthan5percentforimprovedhealth.7.Whyaretaxesonsugarydrinksrequired?A.Tolimittheiruseandpopularity.B.ToreadjusttheeconomicstructurE.C.TowarnpeopletochangetheirlifestylE.D.Toensurethemarket’sdiversedevelopment.8.Whatdothefiguresinthesecondparagraphsuggest?A.Adultobesityisignoredatpresent.B.Obesityisasevereworldwideproblem.C.Obesitycanblockeconomicdevelopment.D.Obesityismostseriousindevelopedcountries.9.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordenactedmeaninthepassage?A.AbolishB.PassC.PromiseD.Reduce10.WhatdoestheexampleofMexicoprove?A.Taxpoliciesareunfairtothepoor.B.Sugarydrinksareathreattohealth.C.Thepoorconsumemoresugarydrinks.D.TaxingsugarydrinksmakesadifferencE.
June262000—theHumanGenome基因组Projectagreat$3billion15-yeartaskaimedatdrawingthegenetic遗传的mapofhumansisnowmorethan90percentcompleteD.Thescientificandmedicalcommunities团体areveryexcitedaboutthechancesgeneticresearchprovidesforgettingridofdiseasesandprolonging延长humanlifE.Butthosecommunitiesandpolicy政策makersalsoarecarefulaboutthescientificdoortheyareopeningastheprojectuncoversthemysteriesoflifE.Forthelastfewyearsthegeneticadvancesinthedevelopingfieldofbiotechnology生物技术haveprovidesmaterialforallkindsofworkbutthedevelopmentsofmodernscienceinunlockingthesecretsofthehumangeneticcode密码haveopenedaworldofpossibilitiesforhumanhealthaswellasforthepopularimagination.WhileEuropeanandJapaneseresearchersaremakingrapidprogressindecoding解码humanDNAtheleadingorganizationforgeneticresearchisintheUnitedStateswhichbeganin1990isunlockingthecodeofthehumanbodytolearnhowtodefeatfatal致命的diseases.AlreadytheHumanGenomeProjecthasbecomewidelyknownandpraisedforfindingthegenes基因connectedwithterriblediseasesasyet迄今andmakingprogresstowardseparatingthegenesthatshowasignofbreastcancerorAIDS.Oncethesegenesarefoundandstudiedresearcherscandevelopnewwaystoattackinfections传染andgeneticdiseases.Medicalcompaniesareveryinterestedinmappingthehumangenomeastheyexpecttodevelopalotofnewdrugsfortheseillnesses.1.Whydidthescientistsworkhardatmappingthehumangenome?A.Becausethehumangenomecandestroymanyillnesses.B.Becausethehumangenome'scompletioncanhelpthemgetridofmanydiseases.C.Becausetheywantedtobebetterknownthanothers.D.Becausethehumangenomecanprovidealotofchancesofwork.2.Whichcountrystudiedthegenesmostrapidlyintheworld?A.Japan.B.Germany.C.TheUnitedStates.D.ChinA.3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Ifthegenescanbefoundscientistscanstudymanynewwaystocureillnesses.B.Thescientistshavemadegreatprogressinconnectingthegeneswiththecancers.C.Manymedicalcompaniesshowgreatinterestindrawingthehumangenomemap.D.TheUnitedStatesbegantheGenesStudyearlyinthe19thcentury.4.TheauthorsuggeststhattheHumanGenomeProjectcancause_______.A.thepolicymakerstofeelveryworriedandcarefulB.thescientiststoworkharderC.manypeopletofindworkeasilyD.alotofcompaniestoproducemanynewdrugs5.Themainideaofthisarticleisabout_______.A.unlockinggeneticcodeB.thegenes'discoveryC.thegreathumangenomeD.thegenesandthescientists
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.Accordingtothetextmostpeopledonotseemtobeagainsthuntingbecause___________.A.theyhavelittleknowledgeofitB.ithelpstobuildhumancharacterC.itistoocostlytostopkillingwildlifeD.theywanttokeepwildlifeundercontrolTheunderlinedwordagonyinthelastparagraphprobablymeans______________.A.formB.ConditionC.painD.sadnessAccordingtothetextthefilmschildrenwatchatschoolactually__________.A.teachthemhowtodealwithgunssafelyB.praisehuntingascharacter-buildingC.describehuntingasanexerciseD.encouragethemtohavegunsoftheirownItcanbeinferredfromthetextthattheauthorseemsto_____________.A.blamethemajorityofpeopleB.worryabouttheexistenceofwildlifeC.beinfavourofwarD.beinsupportofcharacter-building
ETheworld'soceansareslowlygettingmoreacidiC.sayscientists.TheresearchersfromCaliforniareportthatthechangeistakingplaceinresponsetohigherlevelsofcarbondioxideintheatmospherE.Theloweringofthewaters'PHvalueisnotgreatatthemomentbutcouldcauseaseriousthreattocurrentoceanlifeifitcontinuestheywarn.KenCaldeiraandMichaelWickettfromtheLawrenceLivermoreNationalLaboratoryreporttheirconcernsinthejournalNaturE.Increasinguseofoilfuelsmeansmorecarbondioxideisgoingintotheairandmostofitwilleventuallybeabsorbedbyseawater.OnceinthewateritreactstoformcarbonicaciD.Scientistsbelievethattheoceanshavealreadybecomeslightlymoreacidicoverthelastcentury.TheseresearchershavetriedtopredictwhatwillhappeninthefuturebycombiningwhatweknowaboutthehistoryoftheoceanswithcomputermodelsofclimatechangE.ThislevelofaciditywillgetmuchmoreextremeinthefutureifwecontinuereleasingCO2intotheatmospheresaidDrCaldeirA.Andwepredicttheamountoffutureaciditywillexceed超过anythingwehaveseenoverthelastseveralhundredmillionyearsletaloneperhapsafterraredisastrouseventssuchasasteroid小行星impacts.HoweveritisnotabsolutelyclearwhatthatmeansforoceanlifE.MostorganismslivenearthesurfacewherethegreatestPHchangewouldbeexpectedtooccurbutdeep－oceanlifeformsmaybemoresensitivetoPHchanges.Coralreefs珊瑚礁andotherorganismswhoseshellscontaincalciumcarbonate碳酸钙maybeparticularlyaffectedifthewater'saciditylevelskeepgoinguptheteampredict.TheycouldfinditmuchmoredifficulttobuildthesestructuresinwaterwithalowerPH.Inrecentyearssomepeoplehavesuggestedstoringcarbondioxidefrompowerstationinthedeepoceanasawayofdealingwithglobalwarming.ButDrCaldeirasaidthatsuchastrategyshouldnowbere—considereD.Previouslymostexpertshadlookedatoceanabsorptionofcarbondioxideasagoodthing——becauseinreleasingCO2intotheatmospherewewarmtheplanetandwhenCO2isabsorbedbytheoceanitreducestheamountofgreenhousewarming.57.Theoceanisbecomingmoreacidicdueto_______.A.thelowerwaterPHvalueB.thewarmingatmosphereC.thehigherlevelofCO2intheairD.theincreasinguseofoilfuels58.AccordingtoDrCaldeira________.A.oceanabsorptionofcarbondioxideisagoodthingB.moreoilfuelswillbeusedinthenearfutureC.scientistsmaypredictclimatechangeswithcomputermodelsD.thefuturesituationoftheamountofacidityisextremelyserious59.Ifthewater'saciditylevelkeepsrising____________.A.oceanlifewhosestructurescontaincalciumcarbonatemaybeaffectedB.thewater'sPHvaluewillbecomehigherandhigherC.organismslivingnearthesurfacearemoresensitivetoPHchangesD.somedisastrouseventswilloccurmoreoftenthanbefore60.Mostexpertsoncebelievedstoringcarbondioxideintheoceanwouldreduce_________A.theCO2absorbedbytheoceanB.theamountofgreenhousewarmingC.theacidityoftheoceanD.thegradualreleaseofCO2
Amazedzoovisitorswatchasanorangutan猩猩namedBonnieswingsalongcableswayabovetheirheads.She’snotmakingagreatapeescape;she’stakingahighwaytohigherlearning.BonnieistravelingontheOrangutanTransitSystemcalledtheO-LineattheNationalZooinWashingtonD.C.TheO-LinestretchesfromtheGreatApeHousewhereBonnielivestoanexhibitcalledThinkTank.Theresheandotherorangutansparticipateinastudytryingtoanswerthequestions:Doanimalsthink?Ifsohow?ThinkTankscientistslookforcluesthatananimalisthinking.A.babyorangutanfollowingitsmotherisprobablynotthinking.Butanorangutanusingasticktoreachhoneyinabeehiveprobablyisthinking.It’sfiguringouthowtoobtainasweettreat.TolearnmoreaboutwhattheorangutansarethinkingThinkTankscientistsareteachingorangutansalanguageofsymbols.Theapesdon’tactuallyspeak.Theypointtothesymbolstoshowtheirthoughts.EachsymbolstandsforaworD.Differentcategoriesofthesymbolshavetheirownshapes.Foodsymbolsforexamplearerectangles矩形;objectsymbolsarecircles;andverbsarediamonds.ComputershelptheorangutanslearnthesymboliclanguagE.Aftertheapesareshownanappleforexampletheirtaskistotouchtheapplesymbolonacomputerscreen.Theycandoso.AllsixorangutanshavelearnedafewsymbolsbutonlyAzyandIndahhavelearnedeightsymbolsandcanusethecomputer.AzyandIndahchoosetoliveatThinkTank.Theotherscommute往返fromtheGreatApeHouseontheO-LinE.AllattendThinkTanksessionsthoughnonearemadetodoso.They’reeagertolearnoneofthescientistssays.Theyneverturnmedown!Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?Scientistsaredoingresearchonwhetheranimalscanthinkandhowtheythink.Biologistshavefoundthatorangutansaremoreintelligentthanotheranimals.OrangutansattheNationalZoocanbetaughttocommunicatewithhumanseasily.AnimalsarebeingtaughtbyscientiststospeaktooneanotherattheNationalZoo.TheOrangutanTransitSystemrefersto_____.awaythatcanteachanimalstolearnthingsandcommunicatequicklyaplaceforvariousanimalsintheNationalZootoparticipateinthestudyawalkwayfortheorangutanstotraveltodifferentsectionsofthezooalinefortheorangutanstotravelbetweentheGreatApeHouseandtheThinkTankAccordingtothepassagescientistsuseasystemofsymbolstohelp_____.findoutwhichorangutancanlearnthesymboliclanguagefastattractalltheorangutanstolivetogetheratThinkTankcommunicatewiththeorangutansandunderstandthembetterunderstandwhetheranimalscanlearnalanguageandexpressthemselvesbyusingitItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_____.ababyorangutanhashisownintentionthoughfollowinghismothermanyanimalsinthewildcanlearnsymboliclanguagestoexpresstheirthoughtsthecleverertheanimalsarethemoreknowledgetheywouldliketolearnorangutanscanformmentalimagesintheirmindswhentheyseeobjects
.DearCustomersIloveslippingintoacomfortablechairforalongread—asIrelaxintothechairIalsorelaxintotheauthor’swordsstoriesandideas.Thephysicalbookissoelegantthatitdisappearsintothebackgroundandwhatremainsistheauthor’sworlD.TodayweatAmaｚonareexcitedtoannounceMindleawirelessportablereadingdevicewithinstantaccesstomorethan90000booksmagazinesandnewspapers.We’vebeenworkingonMindleformorethanthreeyears.OurtopdesignobjectivewasforMindletodisappearinyourhands—togetoutoftheway—soyoucanenjoyyourreading.Wealsowantedtogobeyondthephysicalbook.Mindleiswirelesssowhetheryou’relyinginbedorridingatrainyoucanthinkofabookandhaveitinlessthan60seconds.Nocomputerisneeded—youdoyourreadingdirectlyfromthedevicE.Wechosethesamewirelesstechnologyusedinadvancedmobilephones.Butunlikemobilephonestherearenomonthlywirelessbillsnoserviceordataplansandnoyearlycontracts.Thereisnosoftwaretoinstall.Wewantyoutogetlostinyourreadingandnotinthetechnology.Mindleusesanewkindofdisplaycalledelectronicpaper.SharpandnaturalwithnostronglightreadingonMindleisnothinglikereadingfromacomputerscreen.Mindleweighsonly10.3ounces—lessthanapaperback—butcancarrytwohundredbooks.EnjoylearningaboutMindleandmanythanks！60.Thispassagemostprobablyisan_________.A.advertisementB.newsstoryC.labreportD.letterofthanks61.FromthepassagewelearnthatMindleisadevice设备which.A.hasneitherwiresnorweightB.isoperatedbyacomputerC.disappearswhileyoureadD.canfindabookwithinoneminute62.Withthedevicethereaderisableto.A.enjoyreadingwhendrivingacarB.improvereadingskillsC.gainaccesstofreesoftwareD.getridofheavybooksmadeofpaper63.DifferentfrommobilephonesMindle_________.A.hasamuchmorefriendlyscreenB.canworkintheabsenceofelectricityC.doesn’tinvolveregularfeesD.iswirelessandcanbeusedanywhere
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