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A.newsetofR’sishereRecycleReduceandReuse.ThesethreeRswhenusedeverydaycanreducetheamountofwastegoingintolandfillsreducethelitterpollutingthelandandwaterconserve节约保存energyandsaveyoumoney.Recyclingisoneoftheeasiestwaystosaveenergymoneyandtimewhilereducingtheamountofgarbagegoingintolandfills.Mostcommunitieshaveroadsidepick-upservicetorecyclecommonhouseholditemslikeglasssteelaluminumnewspaperandcardboard.Byseparatingouttherecyclableitemsfromnormalhouseholdtrashyoucanreducetheamountoftrashenteringalandfillbymorethan75percent.Recyclingonealuminumbeveragecan饮料罐savesenoughenergytorunyourtelevisionforthreehours.Evenbetterlocalrecyclersorscrap-metaldealersmaypaymoneyforyourmetalrecyclables.Itisestimatedthatthe54billioncansrecycledlastyearintheUSsavedl5millionbarrelsofoil.Thatisequivalent相等的totheUSoilconsumptionforoneday.Recyclingotherhouseholditemsofferssimilarsavingsinmoneyandenergy.Compostingfoodwastewillreduceyourtrashloadevenmore.Abasiccompostpilebuiltwiththehelpofinstructionsfromnumerousresourcesonthewebcanbeconstructedoveraweekendusingmaterialseasilyobtainedfromlocalhardwareorhomeimprovementstores.Inadditiontoreducingyourwastethisall—naturalrecyclingprovidessafecleanandorganicfertilizerforyourgardeneliminatingtheneedtobuychemical-derivedproducts.Finallyrecyclingotherhouseholditemslikecomputerstelevisionsandmonitorsandhouseholdchemicalslikepesticides农药andpaintswillremovedangerouschemicalslikemercury水银andleadfromthelandfills.Ifyourcommunitydoesn’tofferrecyclingprogramscontactyourlocalgovernmenttogetoneestablished.46.What’sWRONGaboutrecyclingintheeyesoftheauthor?A.It’senergy-efficient.B.It’smoney-saving.C.It’stime-consuming.D.It’senvironmentallyfriendly.47.RecyclingaluminumbeveragecanssavesenoughenergytokeepyourTVonforhalfaday.A.sixB.fiveC.fourD.three48.What’sthepossiblemeaningoftheunderlinedwordCompostinginthesixthparagraph?A.Toturnwasteintofertilizer.B.Tothrowwasteintodustbin.C.Tomakewastecleananduseful.D.Tofindnewlandtoputtherubbishin.49.Thefollowingparagraphofthetextmaytalkabout.A.somethingaboutreusingB.recyclingprogramsC.communityactivityD.environmentprotection50.Thetexttellsusthewayoflivingalife.A.happyB.richC.greenD.economical
Scientistshaveannouncedthattheyhavecloned克隆thefirsthumanembryo胚胎.ThishascausedmuchdebateroundtheworlD.Ontheonehandsomescientistspointoutthatifyoucloneanembryoyoucanproducevaluablehumantissues组织——suchasboneorlungtissue——thatcouldbeusedtosavehumanlives.Ontheotherhandmanypeopleincludingsomescientistsdisagreeandareafraidthatifmankindtoyswithnatureinthiswaywemaybeonourwaytoproducingareal-lifeFrankenstein’smonster怪物.Cloningisproducinganexactcopyofaplantorananimalusingitscells.ThefirstmammaltobeclonedsuccessfullyfromanadultcellwasDollythesheep.Shewasbornin1996anddiedinearly2003atamuchyoungeragethannormal.WhenshewasbornmanypeoplewereworriedthatcloningwouldleadtomorediseasesintheanimalworlD.HoweveringeneralthescientistswerepraisedfortheirwonderfulscientificadvancE.IanWilmuttheScottishscientistwhocreatedDollyisshockedthatsomescientistsarenowconsideringcloninghumanbeings.Althoughheresearchescloninghisintentionhasneverbeentocreatecopiesofhumans.Insteadhethinksresearcheffortsshouldconcentrateoncreatingnewtissuesandorgansthatcanbeusedtocurediseaseslikecancer.HoweversomepeoplebelievethatcloninghumansembryoswiththeintentionofdestroyingthemshowsnorespectforhumanlifE.EventhoughhumancloningiscausingalotofanxietyitisgoodnewsforFayeWilsona41-year-oldsaleswomanwhocannothaveababy.Iamanxioustohaveachildofmyownshesays.Idon’twanttoadoptsomeoneelse’schild——ifIhadthechanceIwouldhaveaclonedbabyrightnow.Whilecloninghumanembryosisnotlegalinmanycountriessomescientistsarealreadypushingaheadwithresearchinordertoproduceaclonedhumanbaby.SeverinoAntinorianItalianphysicianhasdeclaredthathewantstobethefirsttocloneahumanbeing.InChinascientistshavefocusedtheireffortsoncloninganimalsaswellasclonedtissuestobeusedinmedicaltreatment.ChinahassucceededinproducingclonesofcowsandgoatsandcontinuestoresearchwaysinwhichcloningcanbenefitmankinD.61.Paragraph1ismainlyabout_________.A.differentviewsoncloninghumanembryosB.thebenefitsofcloninghumanembryosC.thedisadvantagesofcloninghumanembryosD.alivedebateonhumanembryos62.WhocreatedDollythesheep?A.SeverinoAninoriB.FayeWilsonC.IanWilmutD.PaulineCarter63.Dollythesheep_________.A.livedaslongasnormalsheepB.wasthefirstsuccessfulcloninginhumanhistoryC.causedabigproblemtothescientistwhocloneditD.provedtobeawonderfulscientificadvance64.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_________.A.cloninghumanembryosislegalinmanycountriesB.ChinahassucceededincloninghumanembryoC.thefirsthumanbeingwasclonedbySeverinoAninoriD.humancloningisgoodnewsforthosewhocan’thavebabies65.What’sthewriter’sopiniontowardscloning?A.positiveB.negativeC.unconcernedD.neutral中立的
EarlierthisyeartheEnvironmentalProtectionAgencyproposedastricternationwidehealthstandardforsmogcausingpollutantsthatwouldbringsubstantialbenefitstomillionsofAmericans.Withafinalruleexpectedbytheendofthismonthsomeopponentsmainlyfromindustrialandoilproducingstatesarepushingback.TheysayinvestmentsrequiredtoproducecleanerairaretooexpensiveandnotscientificallyjustifieD.LisaJacksontheE.P.A.administratorneedstosticktoherguns.ThisisonlythefirstofseveralpoliticalteststocomethisfallasshealsoseekstotightenrulesgoverningindividualpollutantslikemercuryandglobalwarminggaseslikecarbondioxidE.Thehealthstandardsheisproposingcoversgroundlevelozonecommonlyknownassmogwhichisformedwhensunlightmixeswithpollutantsfromfactoriesrefineriespowerplantsandautomobiles.Ozoneisamajorhealththreatcontributingtoheartdiseaseandvariousrespiratory呼吸道的problems.MsJackson'sproposal—toreducethepermittedlevelofsmogintheairfromthecurrent75partsperbilliontobetween60partsperbillionand70partsperbillion—issensiblenomatterwhatindustry'sdefendersmayclaim.Ithadbeenrecommendedbytheagency'sindependentscientificpanelbutrejectedbytheBushadministrationwhichproposedaweakerstandarD.IndustrywillhavetomakeinvestmentsincleanerpowerplantsandnewtechnologiesmayberequireD.AsitisabouthalfthecountriesthatmonitorozonelevelsarenotyetincompliancewithcurrentstandardsletalonetheproposedstandarD.FearsaboutburdeningindustryraisedbycriticslikeGeorgeVoinovichaRepublicanofOhioandMaryLandrieuaDemocratofLouisianacannotbedismissedoutofhandespeciallyinthemiddleofarecession萧条.ButthehealthbenefitsE.P.A.saysfaroutweighthecostsandthetimeframeforcomplianceisgenerous.1.Whyaresomepeoplestronglyagainstastricterlimitationofsmogcausedpollutants?A.BecausetheyhavetoliveapoorerlifE.B.Becausetheythinktheyhavetospendmoremoney.C.Becausetheyholddifferentpoliticalviews.D.Becausetheywanttomakemoremoney.2.WhatdoesMsJacksonproposetodo?A.ToreducethepermittedsmoglevelasmuchaspossiblE.B.ToraisethepermittedsmoglevelasmuchaspossiblE.C.Tokeepthepermittedsmoglevelfrom60to70to75partsperbillion.D.Tolowerthepermittedsmoglevelfrom75to60to70partsperbillion.3.Whatistheattitudeoftheauthortothesmogcontrollingissue?A.ObjectivE.B.SubjectivE.C.Critical.D.Unknown.4.Whichofthefollowingcanserveasthebesttitleofthewholepassage?A.CleanerpowerplantsonthewayB.SaynotosmogpollutantsC.LowersmogpollutantsbetterourlifeD.Debateonsmogpollutants
Ifyourcellphonesuddenlystopsworkingdon'tblametheserviceprovider.Themalfunction故障mighthavebeencausedbysomethingbigger—asolarstorm.ExpertsexpectthattheearthwillseemoresolaractivitiesinthenearfuturE.Themalfunctionofelectronicdevicesisjustoneoftheeffects.Sunspots太阳黑子serveasanindicatorofthesun'sactivity.Forthepasttwoyearssunspotshavemostlybeenmissing.Theirabsencethelongestinnearly100yearshastakenevensunwatchersbysurprisE.Whenthenumberofsunspotsdropsattheendofeach11-yearcyclesolarstormsdiedownandallbecomemuchcalmer.Thissolarminimumdoesn'tlastlong.Withinayearsunspotsandsolarstormsbegintobuildtowardanewcrescendo_thenextsolarmaximum.What'sspecialaboutthislatestcycleisthatthesunishavingtroublestartingthenextsolarcyclE.Thesunbegantocalmdowninlate2007sonooneexpectedmanysunspotsin2008.Theyshouldreturnin2010.Scientistshavepredictedthatthenextsolarcyclecouldbethemostactiveonrecord:moresunspotsandmoresolarstorms.Howeversunspotsaremostlymissingnow.SincetheearthisinclosecontactwiththesunstrongsolaractivitiescanbringtroubletoourlifE.Peopleofthe21stcenturyrelyonhigh-techsystemsforthebasicsofdailylifE.Airtravelandradiocommunicationscanbeaffectedbystrongsolaractivities.A.bigsolarstormcouldcause20timesmoreeconomicdamagethanHurricaneKatrinA.Whatthesunwilldonextisbeyondourabilitytopredict.Mostastronomersthinkthatthesolarcyclewillgoonbutatlowlevel.Howeverthereisalsoevidencethatthesunislosingitsabilitytoproducesunspots.By2015theycouldbegonealtogether.1.Thesunwatchersfeelsurprisedat________.A.thelongestsunspots'absenceB.thelargestsunspotnumberC.themalfunctionofelectronicdevicesD.theseriousdamagebysunspots2.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordcrescendoinParagraph3mostprobablymean?A.smallnumberB.highlevelC.usualcycleD.freshstart3.Wecaninferthatinthepasttwoyears________.A.solaractivitieshavebroughtmuchtroubletoourlifeB.thenumberofsunspotshasincreasedtoalargeextentC.thesolarminimumtooktheplaceofthesolarmaximumD.ourcellphoneshaveseldombeeninterruptedbythesolarstorm4.Whichstatementdoesthetextleadyoutobelieve?A.SolaractivitiesdonoharmtoourdailylifE.B.HurricaneKatrinaisalsoatypeofsolarstorms.C.It'sdifficulttopredictsunspots.D.Fromnowonthere'renosunspots.
Forthousandsofyearspeoplehaveseenthingstheydidn’tunderstandinthesky.TheUnitedStatesAirForcefirstusedthewordsUnidentifiedFlyingObjecttodescribethem.TodayeveryoneusesthetermUFO.WhenpeopleseeaUFOitisusuallynomorethanaweatherballoonoranairplanE.ButtheCenterforUFOStudiesgoesontoreceivehundredsofreportseachyear.In1947abusinessmanandpilotKennethArnoldwasflyingnearMountRainierWashingtonwhenhesawnineshinyroundobjectsflyingthroughtheair.Hetoldanewspaperreportertheylookedlikepieplatesskippingoverwater.Thereporterusedthewordsflyingsaucer碟子inhisstoryandtodaythatisthepopularnameforUFOs.TheCenterforUFOStudiesliststhreekindsofcontactswithflyingsaucers.Encounters遭遇ofthefirstkindarereportsofunknownobjectsorlightsinthesky.PeoplehaveEncountersofthesecondkindwhenaUFOleavesburnmarksorothersignsonthegrounD.PeoplereportCloseencountersofthethirdkindwhentheyseealiensinornearaUFO.56.WhousedthetermUFOfirst?A.TheUnitedStatesAirforcE.B.TheCenterforUFOStudies.C.KennethArnolD.D.A.report.57.TheCenterforUFOStudies_____.A.usuallyseesnomorethanaweatherballoonoranairplaneeveryyearB.isabranchoftheUnitedStatesAirForceC.receivehundredsofreportseveryyearD.usedpieplatesskippingoverwatertodescribetheUFOseenbythepeoplefirst58.WhydidthenewspaperreporterusethewordsflyingsaucertodescribetheUFOthatKennethArnoldsaidhesaw?A.BecausetheUFOthatKennethArnoldsawwasflat.B.BecauseKennethArnoldtoldthenewspaperthatwhathehadseenintheskywasrounD.C.BecauseKennethArnolddescribedwhathehasseenlookedlikeaplateflyinginthesky.D.BecausewhatKennethArnoldsawwaspieplatesflyingintheair.
Whendidyouseeapolarbear?Onatriptoazooperhaps?IfyouhadattendedawinteractivityinNewYorkafewyearsagoyouwouldhaveseenawholepolarbearcluB.ThesePolarBearsarepeoplewhomeetfrequentlyinthewintertoswiminfreezingcoldwater.Thatdaytheairtemperaturewas3degrees.Andthewatertemperaturewasalittlehigher.ThemembersofthePolarBearClubatConeyIslandNewYorkareusuallyabouttheageof60.Membersmustsatisfytworequirements.Firsttheymustgetalongwellwitheveryoneelseinthegroup;thisisveryimportantbecausetherearesomanydifferentkindsofpeopleinthecluB.PolarBearsmustalsoagreetoswimoutdoorsatleasttwiceamonthfromNovemberthroughFebruary.Doctorsdon’tagreeaboutthemedicaleffectsofcold-waterswimming.Someareworriedaboutthedangersofaconditioninwhichthebody’stemperaturedropssoslowthatfinallytheheartstops.Otherdoctorshoweverpointoutthatthereismoredangerofaheartattackduringsummerswimmingbecausethedifferencebetweentheairtemperatureandthewatertempreatureismuchgreaterinsummerthaninwinter.ThePolarBearsthemselvesaresatisfiedwiththebenefitsofcold-waterswimming.Theysaythattheirfavoriteformofexerciseisverygoodforthecirculatorysystem循环系统becauseitforcesthebloodtomovefasttokeepthebodywarm.Cold-waterswimmersusuallyturnbrightredafterafewminutesinthewater.A.personwhoturnsblueprobablyhasaverypoorcirculatorysystemandcouldnottrycold-waterswimming.Themainbenefitsofcold-waterswimmingareprobablymental.ThePolarBearslovetoswimalltheyearround;theyfinditfunandrelaxing.Asone70-year-oldwomansaysWhenIgointothewaterIpourmytroublesintotheoceanandletthemfloataway.1.Doctors_________.A.havedifferentideasaboutthemedicaleffectsofcold-waterswimmingB.believeswimmingishelpfulbothinsummerandinwinterC.enouragepeopletotakepartincold-waterswimmingD.pointoutthepossibledangerofbloodillnessduringcold-waterswimming2.Accordingtothepassagesomedoctorsbelieveitistruethat_______.A.PolarbearsarebearsswimminginfreezingwaterB.cold-waterswimmingcanmakethebodytemperaturedangerouslyhighC.youarehealthyifcold-waterswimmingturnsyourskincolorblueD.cold-waterswimmingcausesmoreheartattackinsummerthaninwinter3.ThePolarBearsliketoswimyear-roundfor_______.A.itisaneasywaytokeepthebodywarminwinterB.theycanstayyoungC.theyfinditenjoyableandinterestingD.theymightmeetfewertroublesinlife4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A.ThePolarBearisaclubinwhichpeopleswimtoprotectpolarbears.B.Theclubmembersareallover60yearsolD.C.ThereisnowomaninthecluB.D.NoneoftheabovE.5.Thispassageismainlyabout_______.A.therequirementsofthePolarBearClubB.agroupofcold-water-swimmingloversC.thePolarBears’lifeinNewYorkD.doctors’ideasaboutcold-waterswimming
Mostpeopleknowtuna金枪鱼onlyinacanbutmorethan50kindsoftunaliveintheworld’soceans.Thelargestoftunathebluefincangrowalmost15feetlongandswimthroughthewaterathighspeeD.Forcenturiesbluefincrowdedtheworld’swatersatopoceanpredator捕食性动物withfewenemies.Butthey’vemettheirmatchinhumans.Moreandmorepeoplefindtunadelicious.Todaybluefinarenearingextinction灭绝.Tosavethemscientistsneededtoknowmoreabouttheirhabits.Butuntilrecentlytheyhadnowayoffollowingthesesuper-fastanimalsoftheseA.ScientistscameupwithaprojectcalledTaggingofPacificPredatorTOPP.Over10yearstheyattached固定electronicrecorderstomorethan4000animals.Therecordersrecordedinformationaboutamountsoflightandsaltandeventheanimal’sheartbeatandbodytemperaturE.ForthefirsttimeresearcherswereabletofollowtheirtravelacrossthePacificandstudytheirmovementsinthewarmwatersofftheCaliforniacoast.ThejourneysofthebluefinreallysurprisedtheTOPPteam.WhenbluefinaretwoyearsoldtheyleavethewatersoffJapanandtravelallthewayeasttoCaliforniaadistanceofmorethan3000miles5000kilometres.ThentheymoveupanddowntheUScoastwiththeseasons.AndscientistsinanotherprojecttheHistoryofMarineAnimalPopulationHMAPfoundthat100yearsagotheoceanoffScandinaviawerefullofbluefineverysummer.Andveryfewpeoplefishedforthem.Theninthe1920snewfishingtechniquesmadeiteasiertocatchlargenumbersoftunA.Morepeoplebegantoeatandenjoytunaandthebusinessofthetunafisherycontinuedtogrow.A.short25yearslaterfisherswerecatching10000tonsoftunaeachyear.Lookingatpastandpresentnumbersscientiststhinkthat90percentofalllargepredatoryfishincludingtunahavedisappearedasaresultofoverfishing.Thatmeansthatforevery10fishthatexistedbefore1950onlyonelivestoday.59.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2probablymeans____.A.humansareeatingandhuntingtunaB.humansknowalotabouttunaC.tunaandhumansaregettingalongwellD.humanswouldliketoprotecttuna60.ThepurposeofTOPPisto_____.A.saveoceanpredatorsB.studytheCaliforniacoastC.doresearchonoceanpredatorsD.recordinformationoftheoceans61.Accordingtothepassagetuna_____.A.areindangerB.comeinabout15kindsC.liveinwarmwatersD.arefasterthanbluefin62.WecaninferfromParagraph5that_____.A.HMAPistakingmeasurestoprotecttunaB.theoceansoffScandinaviaarefullofbluefinC.tunawereanimportantfoodsourceD.thebusinessofthetunafisherywasdropping
GlobalPositioningSystemsGPSarenowapartofeverydaydrivinginmanycountries.Thesesatellite-basedsystemsprovideturn-by-turndirectionstohelppeoplegettowheretheywanttogo.Buttheycanalsocausealotofproblemssendyoutothewrongplaceorleaveyoucompletelylost.ManytimesthedriveristoblamE.SometimesaGPSerrorisresponsiblE.MostoftensaysBarryBrownitisacombinationofthetwo.WespoketoMr.BrownbySkype网络电话软件.HetoldusaboutanincidentinvolvingafriendwhohadflowntoanairportintheeasternUnitedStates.ThereheborrowedaGPS-equippedcartouseduringhisstay.BARRYBROWN:Andtheyjustpluggedinanaddressandthensetofftotheirdestination.Andthenitwasn’tuntiltheyweredrivingforthirtyminutesthattheyrealizedtheyactuallyputinadestinationbackontheWestCoastwheretheyliveD.Theyactuallyputtheirhomeaddressin.SoagaintheGPSiskindof'garbageingarbageout'.MrBrownsaysthisisacommonhumanerror.ButhesayswhatmakestheproblemworsehastodowithsomeoftheshortcomingsorfailuresofGPSequipment.BARRYBROWN:OneproblemwithalotoftheGPSunitsisthattheyhaveaverysmallscreenandtheyjusttellyouthenextturn.Becausetheyjustgiveyouthenextturnsometimesthatmeansthatitisnotreallygivingyoutheoverviewthatyouwouldneedtoknowthatit’sgoingtothewrongplacE.BarryBrownformerlyservedasaprofessorwiththeUniversityofCaliforniaSanDiego.WhilethereheworkedonaprojectwithEricLaurierfromtheUniversityofEdinburgh.ThetwomenstudiedtheeffectsofGPSdevicesondrivingbyplacingcamerasinpeople’scars.Theywroteapaperbasedontheirresearch.ItiscalledTheNormalNaturalTroublesofDrivingwithGPS.ItlistsseveralareaswhereGPSsystemscancauseconfusionfordrivers.TheseincludemapsthatareoutdatedincorrectordifficulttounderstanD.Theyalsoincludetimingissues时机问题relatedtowhenGPScommandsaregiven.BarryBrownsaysTomakeGPSsystemsbetterweneedabetterunderstandingofhowdriverspassengersandGPSsystemsworktogether.60.Inparagraph2Mr.Brownmentionedhisfriendintheconversationto_______.A.builduphisownreputationB.laughathisstupidfriendC.provetheGPSsystemisonlygarbageD.describeanexampleofhumanerror61.WhatisthedisadvantageofsmallscreensinGPSequipmentaccordingtothetext?A.Theyjustprovidethenextturn.B.Theyareharmfultoeyes.C.Theymakedriverstiredeasily.D.Theyoftenbreakdownsuddenly.62.WhichofthefollowingstatementswouldBarryBrownmostlikelyagreewith?A.GPSunitsaretoblameformostGPSservicefailures.B.WeshouldintroducehigherstandardsforthedrivinglicensE.C.CamerasareurgentlyneededtohelpimproveGPSsystems.D.DriversGPSsystemsandpassengersshouldunitetoimproveGPSsystems.63.WhatisMr.Brown’sattitudetowardsGPS?A.UnconcerneD.B.PrejudiceD.C.ObjectivE.D.Critical.64.Whichofthefollowingstatementscanbestdescribethemainideaofthepasage?A.DrivingwithGPScanbedifficult.B.Drivingconfusionscanbecausedbysmallscreens.C.DrivingwithoutGPSshouldbemuchmoreconvenient.D.GPSequipmentindrivingtobedesertedorimproved
AnexperimentwascarriedoutatBritishschoolintotheperformanceofnewpupils.Atthestartoftheyearthepupilswereeachgivenaratingrangingfromexcellentprospecttounlikelytodowell.TheseweretotallyuntrueratingsanddidnotreflecthowwellthepupilshadpreviouslyperformeD.Howevertheseratingsweregiventotheteachers.Attheendoftheyeartheexperimenterscomparedthepupils’performancewiththeratings.Despitetheirrealabilitiestherewasanastonishinglyhighconnectionbetweenperformanceandratings.Itseemsthatpeopleperformaswellasweexpectthemto.TheSelf-fulfillingEffectisalsoknownasthePygmalionEffect.ThiscomesfromanoldGreekstory.ThestorywasalsothebasisofGeorgeBernardShaw’splayPygmalionlaterturnedintothemusicalMyFairLady.InShaw’splayProfessorHenryHigginsclaimshecanturnaCockneyflowergirlElizaDoolittleintoaduchess.ButasElizaherselfpointsouttoHiggins’friendPickeringitisn’twhatshelearnsordoesthatdetermineswhethershewillbecomeaduchessbuthowshe’streateD.Theimplication含义ofthePygmalionEffectforleadersandmanagersismassivE.Itmeansthattheperformanceofyourteamdependslessonthemthanitdoesonyou.Theperformanceyougetfrompeopleisnomoreorlessthanwhatyouexpectwhichmeansyoumustalwaysexpectthebest.AsGoethesaidTreatamanasheisandhewillremainasheis.TreatamanashecanandshouldbeandhewillbecomeashecanandshouldbE.26.TheunderlinedwordratinginParagraph1canbereplacedby_________.A.programB.regulationC.correctionD.classification27.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A.A.newscientificexperiment.B.TheSelf-fulfillingEffect.C.Shaw’splayPygmalion.D.AnimprovedteachingmethoD.28.Theexperimentwasmadeinorderto_________.A.tryoutanewteachingmethodB.pickoutthemostexcellentpupilsC.learnifexpectationsaffectperformanceD.giveeachpupilaproperrating29.WhatmadeElizachangeintoaduchessaccordingtoElizaherself?A.StricttrainingfromHiggins.B.Herownstrongwillandhardwork.C.TheproperwayshewasregardedD.WarmencouragementfromPickering.30.AccordingtothePygmalionEffectifyouwantamantofinishahardtaskinashorttimeyoushouldsay_________.A.I’msureyoucanmakeitB.IwillhelpyouanytimeC.ItisaseasyaspieD.Itdoesn’tmatterifyoufail
HumanremainsofancientsettlementswillbereburiedandlosttoscienceunderalawthatthreatensresearchintothehistoryofhumansinBritainagroupofleadingarchaeologists考古学家says.InaletteraddressedtothejusticesecretaryKenClarke40archaeologistswriteoftheirdeepandwidespreadconcernabouttheissuE.ItcentresonthelawintroducedbytheMinistryofJusticein2008whichrequiresallhumanremainsunearthedinEnglandandWalestobereburiedwithintwoyearsregardlessoftheiragE.ThedecisionmeansscientistshavetoolittletimetostudybonesandotherhumanremainsofnationalandculturalsignificancE.YourcurrentrequirementthatallarchaeologicallyunearthedhumanremainsshouldbereburiedwhetherafterastandardperiodoftwoyearsoffurtherspecialextensioniscontrarytobasicprinciplesofarchaeologicalandscientificresearchandofmuseumpracticetheywritE.Thelawappliestoanypiecesofboneuncoveredataround400digsitesincludingtheremainsof60orsobodiesfoundatStonehengein2008thatdatebackto3000BC.ArchaeologistshavebeengrantedatemporaryextensiontogivethemmoretimebuteventuallytheboneswillhavetobereturnedtothegrounD.ThearrangementsmayresultinthewasteoffuturediscoveriesatsitessuchasHappisburghinNorfolkwherediggingiscontinuingafterthediscoveryofstonetoolsmadebyearlyhumans950000yearsago.IfhumanremainswerefoundatHappisburghtheywouldbetheoldestinnorthernEuropeandthefirstindicationofwhatthisspecieswas.UnderthecurrentpracticeofthelawthoseremainswouldhavetobereburiedandeffectivelydestroyeD.Before2008guidelinesallowedfortheproperpreservationandstudyofbonesofsufficientageandhistoricalinterestwhiletheBurialAct1857appliedtomorerecentremains.TheMinistryofJusticeassuredarchaeologisttwoyearsagothatthelawwastemporarybuthassofarfailedtoreviseit.MikeParkerPearsonanarchaeologistatSheffieldUniversitysaid:Archaeologistshavebeenextremelypatientbecausewewereledtobelievetheministrywassortingoutthisproblembutwefeelthatwecannotwaitanylonger.Theministryhasnoguidelinesonwhereorhowremainsshouldbereburiedoronwhatrecordsshouldbekept.1.Accordingtothepassagescientistsareunhappywiththelawmainlybecause.A.itisonlyatemporarymeasureonthehumanremainsB.itisunreasonableandthusdestructivetoscientificresearchC.itwasintroducedbythegovernmentwithouttheirknowledgeD.itisvagueaboutwhereandhowtoreburyhumanremains2.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.TemporaryextensionoftwoyearswillguaranteescientistsenoughtimE.B.HumanremainsoftheoldestspeciesweredugoutatHappisburgh.C.HumanremainswillhavetobereburieddespitetheextensionoftimE.D.ScientistshavebeenwarnedthatthelawcanhardlybechangeD.3.WhatcanbeinferredabouttheBritishlawgoverninghumanremains?A.TheMinistryofJusticedidnotintendittoprotecthumanremains.B.TheBurialAct1857onlyappliedtoremainsuncoveredbefore1857.C.Thelawonhumanremainshasn’tchangedinrecentdecades.D.TheMinistryofJusticehasnotdoneenoughaboutthelaw.4.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.NewdiscoveriesshouldbereburiedthegovernmentdemandsB.ResearchtimeshouldbeextendedscientistsrequireC.LawonhumanremainsneedsthoroughdiscussionauthoritiessayD.Lawcouldburyancientsecretsforeverarchaeologistswarn
Witharound100studentsscheduledtobeinthat9amMondaymorninglectureitisnosurprisethatalmost20peopleactuallymakeittotheclassandonly10ofthemarestillawakeafterthefirst15minutes;itisnotevenasurprisethatmostofthemarestillintheirpyjamas睡衣.ObviouslystudentsareterribleatadjustingtheirsleepcyclestotheirdailyschedulE.Allhumanbeingspossessabodyclock.Alongwithotheralerting警报systemsthisgovernsthesleep/wakecycleandisthereforeoneofthemainprocesseswhichgovernsleepbehaviour.Typicallythepreferredsleep/wakecycleisdelayedinadolescentswhichleadstomanystudentsnotfeelingsleepyuntilmuchlaterintheevenings.Thistypicalsleeppatternisusuallyreferredtoasthenightowlscheduleofsleep.Thisisopposedtotheearlybirdscheduleandisakindofdisorderwheretheindividualtendstostayupmuchpastmidnight.Suchapersonhasgreatdifficultyinwakingupinthemornings.Researchsuggeststhatnightowlsfeelmostalertandfunctionbestintheeveningsandatnight.Researchfindingshaveshownthatabout20percentofpeoplecanbeclassifiedasnightowlsandonly10percentcanbeclassifiedasearlybirds-theother70percentareinthemiddlE.Althoughthisisclearlynottrueforallstudentsfortheoneswhoaretruenightowlsthisgivesthemanexcellentexcuseformissingtheirlectureswhichunfortunatelyfallbeforemidday.43.WhatdoestheauthorstressinParagraph1?A.Manystudentsareabsentfromclass.B.StudentsareverytiredonMondaymornings.C.Studentsdonotadjusttheirsleeppatternswell.D.StudentsarenotwellpreparedforclassonMondays.44.WhichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtoParagraph2?A.Moststudentsprefertogetuplateinthemorning.B.Studentsdon’tsleepwellbecauseofalertingsystems.C.One’sbodyclockgovernsthesleep/wakecycleindependently.D.Adolescents’delayedsleep/wakecycleisn’tthepreferredpattern.45.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedwordclassified?A.CriticiseD.B.GroupeD.C.OrganiseD.D.NameD.46.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A.Functionsofthebodyclock.B.Thenightowlphenomenon.C.Humanbeings’sleepbehaviour.D.Theschoolscheduleofearlybirds.
Mostpeopleknowpreciousgemstones宝石bytheirappearances.Anemeraldflashesdeepgreenarubyseemstoholdaredfireinsideandadiamondshineslikeastar.It’smoredifficulttotellwherethegemwasminedsinceadiamondfromAustraliaorArkansasmayappearthesametoonefromtheDemocraticRepublicoftheCongo.Howeverrecentlyateamofscientistshasfoundawaytoidentifyagemstone’sorigin.Beneaththesurfaceofagemstoneonthetinylevelofatomsandmoleculesliecluestoitsorigin.Atthisyear’smeetingoftheGeologicalSocietyofAmericainMinneapolisCatherineMcManusreportedonatechniquethatuseslaserstoclarifythesecluesandidentifyastone’shomelanD.McManusdirectsscientificresearchatMaterialyticsinKilleenTexas.ThecompanyisdevelopingthetechniquE.WithenoughdatawecouldidentifywhichcountrywhichminingplaceeventheindividualmineagemstonecomesfromMcManustoldScienceNews.Somegemstonesincludingmanydiamondscomefromwar-torncountries.SalesofthosebloodmineralsmayencourageviolentcivilwarswhereinnocentpeopleareinjuredorkilleD.InanefforttoreducethetradeinbloodmineralstheU.S.governmentpassedlawinJuly2010thatrequirescompaniesthatsellgemstonestodeterminetheoriginsoftheirstones.TofigureoutwheregemstonescomefromMcManusandherteamfocusapowerfullaseronasmallsampleofthegemstonE.Thetechniqueiscalledlaser-inducedbreakdownspectroscopy.JustasheatcanturniceintowaterorwaterintosteamenergyfromthelaserchangesthestateofmatterofthestonE.Thelaserchangesaminisculepartofthegemstoneintoplasmaagasstateofmatterinwhichtinyparticlescalledelectronsseparatefromatoms.Theplasmawhichissuperhotproducesalightpattern.Thescienceofanalyzingthiskindoflightpatterniscalledspectroscopy.DifferentelementsproducedifferentpatternsbutMcManusandherteamsaythatgemstonesfromthesameareaproducesimilarpatterns.Materialyticshasalreadycollectedpatternsfromthousandsofgemstonesincludingmorethan200fromdiamonds.Theycancomparethelightpatternfromanunknowngemstonetopatternstheydoknowandlookforamatch.ThelightpatternactslikeasignaturetellingtheresearcherstheoriginofthegemstonE.Inasmalltestthelasertechniquecorrectlyidentifiedtheoriginsof95outofevery100diamonds.Forgemstoneslikeemeraldsandrubiesthetechniqueprovedsuccessfulfor98outofevery100stones.Thescientistsneedtocollectandanalyzemoresamplesincludingthosefromwar-torncountriesbeforethetoolisreadyforcommercialusE.ScientistslikeBarbaraDutrowamineralogistfromLouisianaStateUniversityinBatonRougefindthetechniqueexciting.ThisisabasicnewtoolthatcouldprovideabetterfingerprintofamaterialfromaparticularlocalityshetoldScienceNews.51.WelearnfromParagraph1that__________________.A.anemeraldandarubyarenamesofdiamonds.B.it’snotdifficulttotellwherethegemwasmineD.C.appearanceshelptoidentifytheoriginofgemstones.D.diamondsfromdifferentplacesmayappearthesamE.52.WhydidtheU.S.governmentpasslawthatrequirescompaniessellinggemstonestodeterminetheoriginsoftheirstones?A.Tolookformoregemstones.B.Toencourageviolentcivilwars.C.Toreducethetradeinbloodminerals.D.Todeveloptheeconomy.53.WhichofthefollowingfactsmostprobablyhelpsMcManusandherteaminidentifyingtheoriginofstones?A.Heatcanturniceintowaterorwaterintosteam.B.Gemstonesfromthesameareaproducesimilarlightpatterns.C.LasercanchangesaminisculepartofthegemstoneintoplasmA.D.Materialyticshasalreadycollectedpatternsfromthousandsofgemstones.54.Fromthelasttwoparagraphswhatcanbeinferredaboutthelasertechnique?A.ItisreadyforcommercialusE.B.Peoplecanusethenewtooltofindmoregemstones.C.Itcansignificantlyreducethegemstonestradeinbloodminerals.D.Itwillbringaboutarevolutionarychangeinidentifyingtheoriginofminerals.55.Theauthorwrotethispassagemainlyto________.A.tellushowtoidentifytheoriginofdiamonds.B.introducealasertechniqueinidentifyingastone’soriginC.proveidentifyingtheoriginofgemstonesaredifficultD.attractourattentiontoreducingtradeinbloodminerals
Wildelephantsliveinherdsof10toabout50.TheleaderisusuallyafemalE.A.herdcangothroughaforestquietly.IttravelsinasinglelinE.Itgoesabout6milesanhour.Whenfrighteneditmayrunatabout25milesanhour.Whentheyreachwaterelephantsswimacross.Theyaregreatswimmers.Elephantseatgrassleavessmallbranchesandbark.Theyparticularlylikethetenderleavesonthetopoftrees.Howdotheygettheseleaves?Theyusetheirheadstoknocktreesdown.Theycaneasilyknockdowna30-foottreE.ElephantsalsoeatberriesmangoescoconutscornandsugarcanE.Theylovesalt.A.wildmaleadulteats500to600poundsoffoodaday.Manypeoplewanttofindthegraveyards墓地ofelephants.Thereisastrongbeliefthatsuchgraveyardsexist.Hereiswhy.BonesandtusksofdeadelephantshavealmostneverbeenfounD.Searcheshavebeenmadeinforests.Grassyplainshavebeensearchedtoo.ButneitherbonesnortusksarefounD.Elephantsdon’tliveforever.Wherearetheirbones?Theydon’tjustburythemselves.Hereisonebelief.Whenanelephantgetssickorolditinstinctivelyknowsdeathisnear.ItleavestheherD.ItgoesofftoasecretgraveyarD.Theplaceisknownonlytoelephantsandperhapsotheranimalsbutnottohumans.Obviouslysuchagraveyardwouldbefilledwithtusks.ThesewereonceveryvaluablE.TheobjectiveofexplorerswastofindthisgoldminE.Thisgraveyardbeliefmaybeatruthoramyth.ButitisromantiC.ItwouldbeniceifitweretruE.21.Anelephantusuallytravelsataspeedof________perhour.A.around6milesB.around25milesC.nomorethan6milesD.morethan25miles22.Accordingtothepassageelephants’favoritefoodsare_________.A.grassleavessmallbranchesandbarkB.tenderleavesonthetopoftreesC.berriesmangoescoconutscornandsugarcaneD.noneoftheabove23.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat_________.A.otheranimalsknowwhereelephants’graveyardsareB.elephantsburythemselveswhentheirdeathsarenearC.peoplehavefoundbonesandtusksofdeadelephantsD.whethertherearegraveyardsofelephantsisstillnotknown
A.newlydiscoveredplanetlooksjustrightforlifeasweknowitaccordingtoaninternationalgroupofastronomers.Orbitingastarabout500light-yearsawaytheplanetcalledKepler-186fisaboutthesamesizeasEarth.ItorbitsitsstarattherightdistanceforliquidwateronthesurfacE.Thatisanecessaryconditionforlifeasweknowit.ButitisnotexactlylikeEarthNASAplanetaryscientistElisaQuintanasaiD.It’smoreofanEarth’scousin.It’snotanEarth’stwin.ItsharesthesamecharacteristicsasEarthbuttheirparentstarsareverydifferentsaidQuintanA.Kepler-186forbitsastarthatissmallerandcoolerthanoursun.ButwritinginthejournalSciencetheastronomerssaytheplanetappearstobeacloserrelativethanmostofthehundredsofothersdiscoveredsofar.Somearemassivegas-coveredgiantswiththickcrushingatmospheres.OthersorbittooclosetotheirstarsandaretoohotforlifE.TwoplanetsdiscoveredlastyearareintherightorbitandmightbegoodcandidatesforlifeQuintanasaysbuttheyareabitbiggerthanEarth.ForthefirsttimewecanactuallysaywenowhaveaplanetthatisbothEarth-sizedandorbitsinitsstar’shabitablezoneshesaiD.ItmaybethefirsttimebutitprobablyisnotthelastsaysMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyastrophysicistSaraSeager.We’vebeenwaitingdecadestounderstandhowcommonhabitableplanetsmightbeandit’slookinglikethey’rereallycommon.AndthisgivesusexcitementandmotivationtotakethenextstepsaidSeager.Thenextstepwouldbetolookforsignsoflifeintheatmospheresofthesedistantworlds.Thatwouldtakeamoresophisticated高端的复杂的spacetelescopE.ButbudgetcutsthreatenthatmissionsaysUniversityofCaliforniaatLosAngelesastrophysicistBenZuckerman.Inprinciplewecoulddothisinthenextfewdecades.Butinpracticebecausethere’snomoneyit’snotgonnahappen.It’snotgonnahappeninmylifetimeforexamplE.LeavingearthboundconcernsbehindNASA’sElisaQuintanabelievesthatwhenthenext-generationspacetelescopeislauncheditwillfindthatwearenotaloneintheuniversE.63.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordThatParagraph1referto?A.TherightdistancE.B.Liquidwater.C.TherightsizE.D.A.star.64.AccordingtoElisaQuintanaKepler-186f______.A.ismoreofanEarth’scousinthananEarth’stwinB.hasalotincommonwithEarthincludingtheirparentstarsC.isalotbiggerthanEarthD.issmallerandcoolerthanoursun65.BenZuckermanandElisaQuintanawouldprobablyagreethat______.A.theycancontinuetheirresearchwithoutworryingaboutmoneyB.itisthelasttimethattheyhavediscoveredsuchaplanetC.asophisticatedspacetelescopeplaysanimportantroleintheirresearchD.Earthistheonlyplanetwherewecanfindsignsoflife66.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.WherethereiswaterthereislifeB.A.planetexactlylikeEarthfoundC.LifediscoveredonKepler-186fD.NewEarth-sizeplanetfound
ScienceexperimentsareafunwayforkidstolearnallaboutsciencE.Inthisarticleafewgreatexperimentswillbeshowntoteachyourchildallaboutthewondersofinertia惯性.CoinShootYou’llneedsomecoinsatleast11andatablewithaflatandsmoothsurfacE.Stack堆叠allbutoneofthecoinsonthesmoothtablemakingsurethatthehigh-riseisstraight.Coinswithwideedgesmaketheexperimenteasytodo.Flick轻弹theextracoinsharplytowardsthebottomofthestacksothatithitsthebottomcoin.Thebottomcoinfromthestackshouldshootoutfromundertheothercoinswithoutdisturbingtherestofthestack.Becausetheinertiaofthestackofcoinsissogreattheforcefromthesingleflickedcoinisnotbigenoughtomakethewholestackmoveorfalldown.ThePencilStandingPlaceapieceofpaperonasmoothtablE.HoldthepapersothatmostofthepiecehangsoffthetablE.Placeanunusedwoodenpencilonthepapersothatitisstandingupright.Nowslowlytrytopullthepaperoutfromunderthepencil.Whathappens?Setupthepaperandthepencilonemoretimeandgivethepaperafastsharppull.Whathappenstothepencilthistime?Sincethestillpencilwantstostayatrestthepencilwillpreventthefastmovementofthepaper.Thismeansthatwhenthepaperismovedrapidlyoutfromunderthepencilthepencilremainsstandingstraight.Otherwiseitwillfalldown.24.Whichofthefollowingisusedinbothoftheexperiments?A.A.pieceofpaper.B.A.tablewithaflatandsmoothsurfacE.C.A.newwoodenpencil.D.A.numberofcoinswithwideedges.25.Howdoyouarrangetheelevencoinsonthesmoothtableforthefirstexperiment?A.Stacktheelevencoinsintwohigh-rises.B.Stackallthecoinsandhavethemstandstraight.C.StacktencoinsstraightandsetoneasidE.D.StackalloftheelevencoinsasyoulikE.26.Whatwillhappenifyoumovethepaperslowlyinthesecondexperiment?A.Thepencilwillfalldown.B.Thepaperwillfalldown.C.ThepaperwillbedisturbeD.D.Thepencilwillstandstraight.27.Whatkeepsthepencilstandingstraightafterthepaperunderitispulledquickly?A.Thefastmovementofthepaper.B.Theweightofthepaper.C.ThesmoothsurfaceofthetablE.D.Theinertiaofthepencil.
Technologyimprovesourlivesbutruinsthoseofeveryonewhohangsoutwithus.IspendnearlyasmuchofmylifewaitingforpeopleI.’mwithtoansweracalltextbackorfinishatweetastheydowaitingformE.I.’vealreadyknownthatowningGoogleGlass—theeyeglasseswithacomputerattached—willcompletelyturnmylifeintoavirtualreality虚拟实境exactlylikemovingmycellphonefivesinchesclosertomyfacE.WhatIneedtoknowiswhatit’sliketocommunicatewithsomeonewho’swearingGoogleGlass.IinvitedHeatherAnneCampbelltohavelunchwithmeandwearherGoogleGlassthewholetimE.Heatheracomedian喜剧演员whoappearsonthenewWhoseLineIsItAnyway?isoneofabout8000peopleGooglechosetobuythe＄1500devicebeforeit’smadeavailabletothepubliC.IdidnotthinkourlunchwouldgowellsinceI.’moneofthefewpeoplewhobelieveputtingyourphoneonthetablesuggeststhatyoudon’tthinkIcantellastoryaswellassomeonewithoutafaceorbody.WhenHeatherarrivedInoticedthatwhilesheisveryattractiveshelooksevenbetterwearingherGoogleGlass.ShortlyaftersittingdownHeathertoldmethatshewouldneveractuallyweartheseglassestoalunch.It’sasocialthreatsheexplainedsincebymovingherheadorsayinganordershecouldmaketheglassesshootvideoorworselookmeuponWikipediawhichwouldcertainlyendlunchearly.Besidesyoucan’tbenearlyassecretwithGlassasIthoughtIcouldfindwhenthetinyscreenoverherlefteyewasonsoI.’dknowimmediatelyifshewasn’treallypayingattention.It’snotthetechnologythatmakestheGlassholeapersonwhotalkstotheirGoogleGlassoftenwithoutnoticingtheoutsideworld;it’sthepersonusingthetechnology.There’sachancethatbymakingthefirstGlasswearershandinplansonhowthey’dusethemthey’llsetagoodexamplE.MaybeinfactGooglewillberesponsibleenoughtoneversellmeonE.67.WhydidtheauthorinviteHeathertodinner?A.ToborrowherGoogleGlass.B.Totalkabouthernewcomedy.C.TointerviewherabouttheuserexperiencE.D.ToexperienceGoogleGlassasalunchcompanion.68.Theauthordidn’texpectthedinnertobegoodbecausehethought.A.hecouldn’ttellgoodstoriesB.HeathermightnotlikehiscookingC.Heather’sGoogleGlasswouldbeaproblemD.theirlunchwouldbedisturbedbyHeather’sfans69.WhatdoesHeathermeanbysayingIt’sasocialthreatinParagraph5?A.GoogleGlassisbadforinterpersonalcommunication人际沟通.B.GoogleGlasscausesgreatharmtoherhealth.C.Conversationcan’tgoonwithGoogleGlass.D.OnehasnosecretswithGoogleGlass.70.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsGoogleGlass?A.HopefulB.NegativeC.ExcitedD.Uncertain
CookingKillsFourMillionPeopleaYear.Pollutedairborneparticles大气悬浮颗粒kill7millionpeopleayearreportstheWorldHealthOrganization.ThatnewsmaynotcomeasasurprisetoanyonewhohasseenimagesofchimneysinBeijingDelhiorMexico.Butthosefactories—oreventhejammedroadwaysofmoderncities—arenotthebiggestkiller.Eachyearsome4.3millionpeopledieearlierthantheyshouldbecauseofpollutedairinsidetheirhomessaystheWHO.What'scausingtheairinsidepeople'shomestobesopoisonousthatitkillsaround11000peopleaday?Stoves.Havinganopenfireinyourkitchenislikeburning400cigarettesanhour.saysKirkSmithaprofessorattheUniversityofCaliforniaatBerkeleywhoseresearchsuggeststhathouseholdairpollutionfromcookingkilledbetween3.5millionand4millionpeoplein2013.Notallstovescausethiskindofharm.TheonesSmith'stalkingaboutarethosethatthe3billionpeopleinthedevelopingworlduseforheatandcookingwhichburnsolidfuelssuchaswoodcoalorcropwasteinsteadofgas.Thesmokefromthosefiresproducesharmfulfineparticlesandcarbonmonoxideintohomes.Poorventilationthenpreventsthatsmokefromescapingraisingfineparticlelevels100timeshigherthanthelimitsthattheWHOconsidersacceptable.Breathingthisairdayindayouteventuallycausesalotofdiseases:morethanathirdofthe4.3milliondieofastrokewhileaquarterdieofheartdisease.Andaroundone-thirdofannuallungdiseasedeathsworldwideareduetowastefromcoalstoves.Exposuretendstobeextremelyharmfulforthepeoplewhospendthemosttimearoundthefire—usuallywomenandyoungchildren.InfacttheWHOreportsthathouseholdairpollutionalmostdoublestheriskforchildhoodlungdisease.64.AccordingtoKirkSmith'sresearch______.A.factoriesarethebiggestkillerworldwidenowadaysB.burning400cigarettesanhourisextremelydangerousC.householdairpollutionfromcookingissurprisinglyharmfulD.some4.3millionpeopledieearliereachyearthantheyshould65.Whatshouldbethedeadlykillerinahouseholdkitchen?A.Solidfuels.B.Coalstoves.C.Poorgas.D.Cookingsmoke.66.TheunderlinedwordventilationinParagraph4probablymeans______.A.airingB.cookingC.burningD.cooling67.Theauthorintendstotellpeople______.A.howtoavoidpollutedairintheirhomesB.tostopcookinginthehouseholdkitchenC.toguardagainsthouseholdpollutionfromcookingD.howtopreventchildhoodlungdiseasesinhousehold
Germany’smysteryEnglish-speakingforestboyissaidtobehavingtroubleadjustingtoconventionallifE.SourceclosetothecaseclaimheishavingdifficultysleepinginaproperbedandwantstoreturntothewilD.Othercreaturecomfortssuchassoaphotshowersandrunningwaterarealsounsettlingtheyoungster.KnownonlyasRayandbelievedtobearound17theboyisthoughttohavespentatleastfiveyearssleepingroughinwoodssouthoftheGermancapital.HehandedhimselfintoofficialsonSeptember5andwascarryingarucksack帆布背包tentandsleepingbag.HetoldpolicehisfatherhadrecentlydiedafterafallandhehadburiedhiminashallowgravE.HethenwalkednorthforafortnightforhelpuntilhegottotheGermancapital.DespitethebizarrenatureofthestorypolicehavesaiditiscrediblE.Thesourcesaiditwasunsurprisingtheteenagerfoundasoftbedsounusualifhehadbeensleepingroughforsolong.HehasindicatedthathewouldbefarmorecomfortableontheforestfloorandwouldprefertoreturntheretosleepthesourceaddeD.TheboyclaimedthathisfatherhadtakenhimintothewoodssouthofBerlinafterhismotherDoreendiedinacarcrash.NowdetectiveshavebegunasearchforthegraveoranyotherplacewhereRyan’sbodymightbelying.Theboyisunabletotellthemexactlywhereheburiedhisfatherbutclaimedhefollowedhiscompassnorthwards.InthemeantimetheyaretryingtomakeRayawardofcourtsothatanofficialcanbeappointedtomakeimportantdecisionsonhisbehalf.DNAfingerprintanddentalrecordscanalsothenbehandedtoInterpol国际刑警sothathisrecordscanbecheckedagainstthoseofmissingchildren.A.policespokesmanconfirmedthatasearchhadstartedforRyan’sgraveaftertheboysaidthathewasburiedunderthestonestwoweekssouthofBerlin.PolicearepuzzledbythecasebutsaythateverythingRayhastoldthemsofaraddsup.OfficialsbelievetheteenagercouldbeBritishbecausehespeaksEnglishbutonlybasicGerman.TheBritishConsulisalsoworkingwithpolicetotrytosolvethemystery.Raywhois5feet11incheswithblondhairisingoodphysicalshapeandhadnosignsofabuseapartfromasmallscarthatwasatleast3yearsolD.61.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutforestboyisTRUE?A.HehasnodifficultyadaptingtothecommonlifE.B.Heisabout17yearsoldnow.C.Hesufferedgreathardshipintheforest.D.Hehasspent10yearsinwoods.62.WhatdoesthesentenceHehandedhimselfintoofficialsinthethirdparagraphmean?A.HewantedtogethelpfromthepolicE.B.HewantedtodeliverhimselftothepolicE.C.HewantedtotellthepoliceabouthisbizarreadventurE.D.HewassenttothepolicestationbyotherpeoplE.63.Whatcanwelearnabouttheboyfromthetext?A.Bothofhisparentsdiedinacaraccident.Heisparentlessnow.B.HeisnowbeingtakencareofbytheInterpol.C.Ryan’sbodyhasbeenfoundburiedunderstonessouthofBerlin.D.TheboywalkedallthewaytoBerlinwiththehelpofacompass.64.WhichofthefollowingphrasedoesNOThavethesamemeaningastheunderlinedphraseaddup?A.makesenseB.amounttoC.holdwaterD.soundreasonable65.Whatstillremainsmysteriousaboutthisboy?A.Hisparent’snames.B.Hisstateofhealth.C.Hisnationality.D.Thelanguageshespeaks.
LeWhifaninhaler吸入剂thatallowschocolateloverstomeettheirneedswhenevertheypleasewithoutputtingonweightistobereleasedinBritishstores.Theinventioncalledtheworld’sfirstbreathablefoodbyitscreatorsletconsumerssuckinthetasteofchocolateandcoffeewhiletakingonlessthanonecaloriE.ItsmakersclaimitwillenabledieterstoenjoytheirfavoritesnackswithoutworryingabouttheirwaistlinE.Thelip-stick-styletubecontainshundredsofmilligramsoftinyfoodparticleswhicharesmallenoughtobecomeconveyedbyairbuttoolargetoenterthelungs.EachLeWhifcontainsenoughflavorabouteighttotenwhiffs气味andcosts$1.99onitsownor$4.99forapackofthreE.Theinhalerisavailableinchocolateraspberrychocolateandmintchocolatemodelsaswellascoffeeflavorwhichgivesadoseofcaffeineequivalent相等的toasmallshortofstrongblackcoffeE.ItwasinventedbyProf.DavidEdwards.HesaidLeWhifwasnotdesignedtoreplacefoodbutcouldbeusedtoincreasediningexperiencesuchasallowingpeopletosampleavarietyofdishesfromrestaurantmenusbeforeorderingtheirmealsHesaidIntermsoflivingoffwhiffingwearen’tevenclosetobeingtherE.Butthereclearlyhasbeenarevolutionoverthelastfewyearswhereweareeatingsmalleramountsoffoodmorefrequentlyandchoosingfoodoritsaesthetic审美的pleasurE.Wewillbelaunchingnewwhiffingexperiencesprobablyeverysixmonths.Itisreasonabletoassumethatthenextlineofwhiffingproductswillbeevenmorehealth-centereD.TheproductthatwasreleasedinParisin2009andtheinitialproductionof25000inhalersweresoldoutwithinamonth.IthassincebeenmadeavailableacrossFranceandintheUS.InBritainLeWhifistobesoldfirstlyinHouseofFraserforamonthafterwhichitcouldbecomemorewidelydistributeD.1.AccordingtoParagraph1LeWhif______.A.containsfewnutrientsinfactB.isanewkindofhealthyfoodC.ispopularwithBritishchocolateloversD.isabletohelpdietersloseweight2.WhatisthemainpurposeofinventingLeWhif?A.ToproduceallkindsofchocolatE.B.ToreplacethetraditionalchocolatE.C.Toincreasepeople’sdiningexperiencE.D.Tochangethecoffeeflavor.3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsdoesDavidEdwardsagreewith?A.Hisnewproductswillcomeoutonceayear.B.LeWhifisarevolutionthatwillchangepeople’slifecompletely.C.LeWhifcanmakepeopleeatlessfooD.D.ThewhiffingproductsinthefuturewillbeimproveD.4.Fromthepassageweknowthat______.A.LeWhifhasn’tbeenmadeavailableinBritishstoresB.customerscanbuyLeWhifallovertheworldC.LeWhifcanhelptoloseweightbutisharmfultohealthD.LeWhifcontainshundredsoftinyfoodparticleswhicharesmallenoughtoenterthelungs
LONDONReutersLife!----Forgetabouttalkingyourchildrenintoconsideringlifeasadoctororateacherandstarttrainingthemforthetalentshow.AsurveyofBritishparentsshowedtheaspirations志向oftheirchildrenaregreatlydifferentfromwhattheydreamedaboutwhenconsideringwhotheywantedtobewhentheygrewup.Althoughastronaut宇航员stillremainsfairlyhighonthelistofcareers事业kidsdreamaboutthesedaysotherslikedoctorandteacherhavebeentakentheplaceofbythedesire欲望towingoodnameandmoneyasasportingheropopstaroractor.Theparentsofchildrenaged5to11saidthechoiceoflawyerhaddroppedbyonlyoneplaceonatop10listtosixthwhileteacherhaddroppedtoninthfromtopinthelast25ormoreyears.ThesurveyforBritishTVchannelWatchfoundagreatdifferencebetweenthegenders性别oftoday’syoungpeoplewhencomparedwiththeirparents’dreams25yearsormoreago.Playingprofessionalfootballbeinganastronautandjoiningthefirefightingservicetoppedtheboys’choiceswhilegirlsaremorelikelytobedreamingoftakingtothestageasapopstaroractressorjoiningthemedicalprofession.Whenaskedwhattheywouldliketheirchildrentodoforalivingtoday’sparentsstillliketheacademic学术的professions职业withlawandmedicinescoringhighlywhilebeingabosscamethirD.Parentsalsopraisedjobhappinessabovewealth财富whenitcomestotheirhopesfortheirchildren.Nearly70percentoftheparentssurveyedthoughtthattheyfailedtofollowtheirdreamswhenitcametotheircareerwith37percentthinkingitwascausedbyalackofaspirationandnothavingthenecessaryconditions.36.Fromthepassageweknowthatmostparentsstillhopethatinthefuturetheirchildrencantakeup______.A.jobssuchasmusicianssingersanddancersB.jobsrelatedtoacademicprofessionslikelawyersanddoctorsC.jobsinwhichtheywillnotbeendangeredD.jobswhichwillbewellpaidonly37.Thefirstparagraphistoadviseparentsto______.A.changetheirchildren’sdreamsB.correcttheirchildren’sdreamsC.followtheirchildren’sdreamsD.forgettheirchildren’sdreams38.AccordingtothesurveyforBritishTVchannelWatchwhichofthefollowingistheboys’bestcareerchoice?A.A.popstarB.AnactorC.A.doctorD.A.firefighter39.Whatcanbelearntfromthepassage?A.Parents’hopefortheirchildren’scareerdidnotchangetoomuch.B.Parentspaymuchattentiontotheincomeoftheirchildren.C.Lessthanhalfoftheparentswhoweresurveyeddidn’tfollowtheirdreams.D.Mostparentsdidn’thavethenecessaryconditionstorealizetheirdreams.40.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Manyreasonscausethechangeofchildren’sdreams.B.Parents’dreamsaredifferentfromchildren’s.C.Parentsarechangingtheirowndreams.D.Children’sdreamsarealwayschanging.Unit3Inventorsandinventions
Lifein2060LetussupposeitisnowaboutA.D.2060.Let’smakebelieve假设虚构itisaboutsixtyyearsfromnow.Ofcoursethingshavechangedandlifeisverydifferent.Voyagestothemoonarebeingmadeeveryday.Itisaseasytotakeaholidayonthemoontodayasitwasforthepeoplein1960totakeaholidayinEuropE.Atanumberofscenicspotsonthemoonmanyhotelshavebeenbuilt.Thehotelsareair-conditionednaturally.Inorderthateveryonecanenjoythebeautifulsceneryonthemooneveryroomhasatleastonepicturewindow.Everythingimaginableisprovidedforentertainment娱乐ofyoungandolD.Whatarepeopleeatingnow?PeoplearestilleatingfooD.Theyhaven’tyetstartedtotakeonheir继承supplyofenergydirectlyaselectricalcurrentorasnuclearpower.Theymaysomeday.Butmanyfoodsnowcomeinpillformandthefoodthatgoesintothepillcontinuestocomemainlyfromgreenplants.Sincethereareseveraltimesasmanypeopleintheworldtodayastherewereahundredyearsagomostofourplanet’ssurfacehastobefilleD.Thedesertsareirrigatedwithwaterandcropsarenolongerdestroyedbypests.TheharvestisalwaysgooD.FarmingofcourseisveryhighlydevelopeD.Veryfewpeoplehavetoworkonthefarm.Itispossibletorunthefarmbyjustpushingafewbuttonsnowandthen.Peoplearenowlargelyvegetarians素食者.Youseeasthenumberofpeopleincreasesthenumberofanimalsdecreases.Thereforethepeoplehavetobevegetariansandwearehealthierbothinourbodiesandinourmindsandweknowthecausesandcureofdiseaseandpainanditispossibletogetridofdiseases.NoonehastobeillanymorE.Suchwouldbeourlifein2060.21.AccordingtothepassagewhatwillbeonthemooninaboutA.D.2060?A.Manytourists.B.Manyotheranimals.C.Manyplants.D.A.seA.22.Whatwillpeopleeatthenaccordingtothepassage?A.Biscuitsinpillform.B.Foodsinpillform.C.Foodsinwaterform.D.Foodsingasform.23.Thepassagetellsusthatin2060________ontheearththannow.A.therearefewerpopulationB.therearemorepestsC.thereislesswaterD.thecropsaregettingbetter24.Whyarepeoplelargelyvegetariansin2060?A.Becausetheydon’teatmeat.B.Becausedoctorsadvisethemnottoeatmeat.C.Becausethenumberofanimalsdecreases.D.Becausealltheanimalshavediedofdiseases.
It’sanaturalphenomenon.Theminuteyouthinkyouwanttobuysomethingnewyougoonlinetoreadreviewsaboutit.Notonlyisthisdonewithshoppingit’salsodoneformoviestoseerestaurantstogotoandalmosteverythingthatisworthhavinganopinionon.Theconceptofwritingdownareviewforalltoseeissomethingthathascausedthebirthofreviewsites.ThesearesiteswherepeoplepostreviewsonotherpeopleservicesbusinessesproductsandmorE.Insomecasesyouhaveprofessionalsdothereviewandinsomeothercasesyouwillhavetheaveragepersonwriteitup.Reviewsiteshaveanumberofwaysinwhichtheycangainrevenueforthemselvesintheformofadvertising.Insomecasesabusinessmancanpayhiswaythroughtoabetterlistingspot.Thisdoesnotmeanthatapositivereviewwillbepromotedwhereitisnotwarranted担保.Reviewsitesarelargelyapublicforumanditisnotnecessaryforpeopletorevealtheiridentity.Sincepeopleareanonymous匿名的andsignupaccessisopentoalltherearechancesthatreviewswillbeplantedorwillbenegativelywrittensimplytodiscredit败坏...的名声aparticularproductorservicE.Thereisalotofcriticismtowardsthesewebsitessincetheydonothingtocontrolthekindofentriesmadeorthesourceoftheseentries.Ontheotherhandthereareprofessionalreviewsites.Thesepeopleareaccountable负责foreachoftheirreviews.Anydoubtsyouhavewillbeaddressedpersonallybytheonewritingthereview.Suchsitesworkonmuchbetterprinciplesallowingforafairopinion.ConsideringtheyhaveabetterreputationtheyareawareofsomelatestproductsthatarereleasedworldwidE.Thisgivesyouabetterchanceoffindingreviewsofthelatestproduct.Whileareviewsitewillhelpyounarrowdownyourchoiceitbynomeansshouldinfluenceyourfinaldecision.Thatisbasedentirelyonthewayyouseefit.Nowadaysbeforebuyingsomethingpeopleusually_________.A.asktheopinionofothersB.surffamousreviewsitesC.ignoretopicsofreviewsitesD.readreviewsontheInternetTheunderlinedwordrevenueinParagraph2probablymeans_________.A.TheannouncementpostedbysitesB.TheincomeearnedfromsalesorservicesC.ThefreedomofwritingreviewsD.TheprogrammadebyadvertisementcompaniesWhatdoweknowabouttheprofessionalreviewsites?A.Thereviewsonthesitesarewrittenmainlybyprofessors.B.Thosewhowritethereviewsonthesitesareserioussometimes.C.Therevieweraddressesyourdoubtpersonallyforyou.D.ThereviewersonthesitesarereadytowritetoyouifyoulikE.Thispassagewaswrittenmainlytotellus_________.A.tomakegooduseofreviewsitesB.toconsultsomethingwithreviewersC.nottomakeadecisionbeforereadingreviewsD.nottobelievesomereviewsites
WhendolphinsgetcaughtaccidentallyinfishingnetstheoutcomeisusuallyterriblE.Theyeithergetinjuredorspendtheirlivesincaptivity被关起来entertaininghumans.Butwhile13-year-oldSampal'sstorybeganthatwayithasaperfectfairy-taleending.Sampal'sstorybeganin2011whenshewasaccidentallycaughtbyfishermeninthewatersoffSouthKoreA.Howeverinsteadoflettinghergothemensoldhertoanaquarium.Hereshewasplacedinasmallpoolwhereshespentherdaysperformingtricksforvisitors.Sampalwasnotdestinedtospendherlifeincaptivity.itShockedbytheconditionsshewaslivinginSouthKoreananimaladvocatesbegantohelphergetfreE.In2013thecountry’shighestcourtissuedareleaseorderfornotjustSampalbutalsoanothertwodolphinsattheKoreanZoo.AttheendofMaythedolphinswerehandedtotheKoreanAnimalWelfareAssociationwhereexpertsbegantheirworktosetthedolphinsfreeatwo-monthprocessthatinvolvesplacingtheminsideaseapenintheopenwaters.HoweverSampalwastooimpatienttowaitthatlong.OnJune22ndthecleverlittledolphinfoundatinytearinthenetandescapeD..ForthoseofyouwonderingifSarupalmayhavebeenalittlehurriedinherdeparturehereissomebetternews.Researchersrecentlytrackedherdown60milesfromwhereshehadescapedandfoundshewasswimminghappilywith500therdolphinsthattheybelieveweremembersofthegroupshewasoriginallyswimmingwiththreeyearsago.Asfortheothers'?Oneofthemisreportedlyhangingoutwithtwodolphinsfromitsoriginalgroupwhiletheotherstillseemstobelookingfortherightgrouptojoin.Thebestnewsisthatallofthemseemtohaveforgottentheircaptivityexperienceandappeartobeplayinghappily!35.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3probablymean?A.Sampaldidn'tlikespendingherlifeinapool.B.Sampalwouldhavetoloseherfreedom.C.Sampal'slifewasbroughtbacktonormal.D.SampalwouldcertainlybehelpedbypeoplE..36.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Sampallivedahappylifeintheaquarium.B.Theprocessofsettingadolphinfreeislong.C.TheorderofKoreranhighestcourtwasintendedforSampal.D.SampalwasfoundweepinginthenetbeforesheescapeD.37.WhatwasSampaldoingwhenresearchersfoundheragain?A.Shewastryingtoescapefromthenet.B.Shewaswaitingimpatientlyforhercompanions.C.Shewasswimmingwithhergroupmembers.D.Shewaslookingfortherightgrouptojoin.38.Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthat.A.dolphinslikelivingingroupsB.dolphinslikeplayinggamesC.dolphinsareforgetfulD.dolphinsaregoodatlookingforpartners
IfthereisonethingI’msureaboutitisthatinahundredyearsfromnowwewillstillbereadingnewspapers.Itisnotthatnewspapersareanecessity.Evennowsomepeoplegetmostoftheirnewsfromtelevisionorradio.ManybuyapaperonlyonSaturdayorSunday.Butformostpeoplereadinganewspaperhasbecomeahabitpasseddownfromgenerationtogeneration.ThenatureofwhatisnewsmaychangE.Whatbasicallymakesnewsiswhataffectsourlives—thebigpoliticalstoriesthecoverageofthewarsearthquakesandotherdisasterswillcontinuemuchthesamE.Ithinktherewillbemorecoverageofscientificresearchthough.It’salreadyhappeninginareasthatmaydirectlyaffectourliveslikegenetic基因engineering.InthefutureIthinktherewillbemorecoverageofscientificexplanationsofwhywefeelaswedo—aswedevelopabetterunderstandingofhowthebrainoperatesandwhatourfeelingsreallyarE.It’squitepossiblethatinthenextcenturynewspaperswillbetransmitted传送electronicallyfromFleetStreetandprintedoutinourownhomE.InfactI’mprettysurethathowitwillhappeninthefuturE.Youwillprobablybeabletochoosefromamenumakingupyourownnewspaperbypickingoutthethingsyouwanttoread—sportsandinternationalnewsetC.IthinkpeoplehavegotitwrongwhentheytalkaboutcompetitionbetweenthedifferentmediA.Theyactuallyfeedoffeachother.Somepeopleonceforesawthattelevisionwouldkilloffnewspapersbutthathasn’thappeneD.Whatisreadontheprintedpagelastslongerthanpicturesonascreenorsoundlostintheair.AndasfortheInternetit’sneverreallypleasanttoreadsomethingjustonascreen.69.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheBestWaytoGetNewsB.TheChangesofMediaC.MakeYourOwnNewspaperD.TheFutureofNewspaper70.Inthewriter’sopinioninthefuture_______.A.morebigpoliticalaffairswarsanddisasterswillmakenewsB.newspaperswillnotbeprintedinpublishinghousesanylongerC.newspaperswillcovermorescientificresearchD.moreandmorepeoplewillwatchTV71.Fromthepassagewecaninfer_______.A.newspaperswillwinthecompetitionamongthedifferentmediaB.newspaperswillstaywithustogetherwithothermediaC.televisionwilltaketheplaceofnewspaperD.thewriterbelievesomemediawilldieout72.Theunderlinedphrasefeedoffinthelastparagraphmeans_______.A.dependonB.competewithC.fightwithD.killoff
Treesshouldonlybepruned修剪whenthereisagoodandclearreasonfordoingsoandthenumberofsuchreasonsissmall.Pruninginvolvesthecuttingawayofovergrownandunwantedbranchesandtheinexperiencedgardenercanbeencouragedbythethoughtthatmoredamageresultsfromdoingitunnecessarilythanfromleavingthetreetogrowinitsownway.FirstlypruningmaybedonetomakesurethattreeshaveadesiredshapeorsizE.TheobjectmaybetogetatreeoftherightheightandatthesametimetohelpthegrowthofsmallsidebrancheswhichwillthickenitsappearanceorgiveitaspecialshapE.Secondlypruningmaybedonetomakethetreehealthier.Youmaycutoutdiseasedordeadwoodorbranchesthatarerubbingagainsteachotherandthuscausewounds.Thehealthofatreemaybeencouragedbyremovingbranchesthatareblockingupthecenterandsopreventingthefreemovementofair.Oneresultofpruningisthatanopenwoundisleftonthetreeandthisprovidesaneasyentryfordiseasebutitisawoundthatwillhealrecover.Oftenthereisaracebetweenthehealingandthediseaseastowhetherthetreewillliveordiesothatthereisaperiodwhenthetreeisatrisk.ItshouldbetheaimofeverygardenertoreducethatriskofdeathasfaraspossiblE.Itisimportanttomaketheareawhichhasbeenprunedsmoothandcleanforhealingwillbesloweddownbyroughness.YoushouldallowthecutsurfacetodryforafewhoursandthenpaintitwithoneofthematerialsavailablefromgardenshopsproducedespeciallyforthispurposE.Pruningisusuallydoneinwinterforthenyoucanseetheshapeofthetreeclearlywithoutinterference妨碍fromtheleavesandalsoitisveryunlikelythatthecutsyoumakewillbleeD.Ifthisdoeshappenitisofcourseimpossibletopaintthemproperly.31.Whyshouldpruningbedone?A.Tomakethetreegrowtaller.B.Togetridofthesmallbranches.C.ToimprovetheshapeofthetreE.D.Tomakethesmallbranchesthicker.32.Treesbecomeunhealthyifthegardener________.A.allowstoomanybranchestogrowinthemiddleB.doesnotprotectthemfromthewindC.damagessomeofthesmallsidebranchesD.forcesthemtogrowtooquickly33.Whatwasthewriter’spurposewhenwritingthearticle?A.Todiscussdifferentmethodsofpruning.B.Tointroducesomecommonknowledgeofpruning.C.ToexplainhowtreesdevelopdiseasE.D.TogivepracticalinstructionforpruningatreE.
ItisnowFebruary72035.ThesearchengineTalkTalkwillbeopentothepublicnextweekandthisservicewillsoonbesomethingbeyondyourimagination.Forthefirsttimeyoucannotonlytalktothesearchenginebutyoucandiscusswithitwhatyouarelookingfor.ForexampleifyouwanttoknowmoreabouttheoilpriceTalkTalkasksifyouwanttoknowthecurrentoilpricethedevelopmentoftheoilpriceornewsrelatedtotheoilpricE.YousaythatyouwanttoreadnewsaboutitandTalkTalkthendirectsyoutoyoursourceorletsyouhavethelatestnewsrelatedtotheoilpriceinorderfromthemostrespectablesources.Comparedwithothersearchservicesthatuseacertainalgorithm程序toprovidedatafromasearchtheartificialintelligence人工智能behindTalkTalkissaidtoeasilyspotifacertainsourceisaimingtocheatthesearcher.TalkTalkalsojudgesandstoreseverygivenreplyanddiscussiontolearnhowtogivecorrectanswers.TalkTalkisalsosettoanswerquestionsdirectlywherethereisadefiniteanswer.HowwellthiswillworkinthelongrunisyettobeseenbutthousandsofpeoplehavetestedTalkTalkandthequalityisreallygooD.Thefirsttalkingsearchenginesawthelightofdaymorethan30yearsagoandwascalledSpeeglE.ItcouldreadtheresultsfromawrittensearchontheInternetandwasmostlyforblindpeoplE.SofarTalkTalkcannotreadtheinformationfromacertainsourcetoyoubyphoneifitisnotfreelyavailablE.Therearecurrentlytalkstofindanarrangementforthisbutitwouldmostlikelybedifficultbecauseofcopyright版权.TalkTalkisavailableovertheInternetandalsobyphoneeventhoughitonlyspeaksEnglish.Therearenoplanstoaddotherlanguagesinthenearfuturemostlikelybecauseitwillcostalotofmoney.WhenyouaretiredofaskingTalkTalkallyourquestionsjustaskWhereisTalkTalk?andyouwillgetananswerthatwillmakeyouleaveitwithasmileonyourlips.61.TheexampleinParagraph2isgiventoshow.A.howtousethesearchengineTalkTalkB.howtosearchfornewsontheInternetC.theoilpriceisaveryhotissuecurrentlyD.TalkTalkhasaveryhighintelligence62.TheadvantageofTalkTalkisthatitcan.A.beavailablewhereveryougoB.tellifacertainsourceisreliableC.readthesearchresultsforyouD.offerdifferentkindsofsearchresults63.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A.TalkTalkcanreadalltheinformationonlinE.B.TalkTalkwillspeakotherlanguagessoon.C.TalkTalkmayhaveabrightfuturE.D.TalkTalkisveryexpensivE.64.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.HelloTalkTalkB.WhereisTalkTalkC.TalkTalkisimprovingD.Developmentofsearchengines65.Inwhichpartofafuturenewspapercanyoureadthetext?A.Opinion.B.CulturE.C.LifestylE.D.Technology.
Nuclearenergyisacontroversialtopic.Therehasbeenwidespreadpublicdebateoverit.Itseemsthatthenuclearenergyiseitheragiganticdisasterwaitingtohappenortheall-powerfulwayofthefuturE.Itisoftenbelievedthatnuclearenergyissomethingwecannotdowithout.Weliveinaconsumersocietywithahugedemandforcommercialproductsofallkinds.Besidesanincreaseinindustrialproductionisconsideredtobeonesolutiontotheproblemofmassunemployment.Suchanincreaseassumesanabundantandcheapenergysupply.Manypeoplebelievenuclearenergyprovidesanendlessandeconomicalsourceofpowerandthatitisthereforefundamentalforanindustriallydevelopingsociety.Amongotheradvantagesisthatnuclearpowerexceptforaccidentsisclean.A.furtheradvantageisthatanuclearpowerstationcanberunandmaintainedbyrelativelyfewtechnicalandadministrativestaff.Thenuclearreactorrepresentsagreatstepinourscientificevolutionandwhatevertheanti-nucleargroupsaysitiswrongtoexpectareturntomoreprimitivesourcesoffuel.Howeveropponentspeoplewhoopposesomethingofnuclearenergypointoutthatnuclearpowerstationsbringadirectdangernotonlytotheenvironmentbutalsotocivilliberties.EnvironmentalistsargueinthelongrunnuclearenergywastesvaluableresourcesanddisturbstheecologytoanextentwhichcouldbringaboutthedestructionofthehumanracE.FurthermoreitisquestionablewhethernuclearpowerisacheapsourceofenergywheneverythingisconsidereD.TherehaveforexamplebeenverycostlyaccidentsinAmericainBritainandofcourseinRussiA.Thepossibilityofincreasesinthecostofuranium铀inadditiontothecostofgreatersafetyprovisions设施couldpricenuclearpoweroutofthemarket.Inspiteofthecaseagainstnuclearenergyabovenuclearenergyprogrammesareexpandingwhichassumesacontinualgrowthinindustrialproductionandconsumerdemands.HoweveritisdoubtfulwhetherthisgrowthwillorcancontinuE.Havingweigheduptheargumentsinbothsidesitseemsthattherearegoodeconomicandecologicalreasonsforsourcesofenergyotherthannuclearpower.56.What’sthewriter’sattitudetowardnuclearenergy?A.ObjectiveB.NegativeC.TolerantD.Appreciative57.Accordingtotheopponentswhichofthefollowingistrueofnuclearenergy?A.PrimitivE.B.EndlessC.Cheap.D.UnsafE.58.Somepeoplebelievethatnuclearenergyisthemostimportantbecause.A.unclearpowerstationscanberunandmaintainedbyrelativelyfewstaff.B.itcanmeetthegrowingdemandofanindustriallydevelopingsociety.C.itrepresentsahugestepforwardinourscientificevolution..D.itprovidesaperfectwayouttoincreaseemployment59.Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthepassage?
Squirrelsoftencommunicatewithwhistleschirpsandchuckswhichsoundlikethewordchuck.Whistlesandchirpsarelikethesoundsthatmanybirdsmake.Nowscientistshavetranslatedsomeoftheirsquirrel-speak.HareaprofessorofzoologyattheUniversityofManilohainWinnipegandhisteammanagedtorecordsquirrels'alarmcalls.Theresearchersstudiedthesoundsandthenplayedthembackto60wildsquirrelswhichthescientistsapproachedindividuallywithavideorecordertocapture抓拍theirreponses.Somesquirrelsliftedtheirheadsupandbecame.Alert警惕的.Creaturesthatweremorefrightenedsimplyranfortheirlivesanddivedintocaves.Ineffectthenwhistlesthatmixwithchuckssay'there'sanenemyofaveragethreatthat'shere'andwhistleswithoutchuckssay'there'sanenemyofseeminglyaveragethreataroundheresomewhere'whilepurechirpssay'I'mhidingherebecausethere'sanimmediatedanger.'Haretold.DiscoveryNews.Hareandsomeotherresearchersbelievesuchsoundsarcpartofanadvancedlanguagethatdevelopsjustasallothercommunicationsystems.Althoughsquirrelsrisktheirliveswhentheycallouttowarnothersofthreatsothersquirrelsmightadmirethisbehaviourthusincreasinglythecaller’ssocialstatuslikehumanswholookuptoheroes.HareaddedthatotheranimalssuchasbirdsprobablyunderstandatleastsomesquirrellanguagesincetheyalsomaybenefitfromthealarmcallsInfactanotherCanadianstudyfoundthatdeep-voicedblack-cappedchickadeeshavetheirownlanguagetoo.Accordingtocertainresearchtherearealotoftidingsinchickadees'callssuchasdirectingfellows'activitieskeepingincontactbetweenmatesandraisingalarms.Whilechickadeesandotherbirdsareoftenwelcomedintogardensbyhomeownerssquirrelsarefrequentlyviewedaspests害兽.Harewishesagreaterunderstandingofthecomplexsociallivesandcommunicationsystemsofsquirrelswillprovidehopethathumanswillgainagreaterappreciationandstopdoingharmtotheseanimals.67.Thetextmainlytalksabout.A.thestudyonthelanguageofsquirrelsB.thecomparisonbetweensquirrelsandchickadeesC.thecallingfortheprotectionofsquirrelsD.thewaysforsquirrelstoescapefromtheirenemies68.Ifasquirrelisinaverydangeroussituationitwouldprobablymake____.A.whistleswithchucksB.purechirpsC.whistleswithoutchucksD.repeatedchucks69.Theunderlinedwordtidingsinpardgmph6probablymeans____.A.difficultiesB.poisesC.messagesD.languages70.Whatcanbelearnedfromthistext?A.Squirrelscommunicatewithcachotherashumansdo.B.Somesquirrelsunderstandtherecordedalarmcalls.C.Otheranimalsalsowellunderstandthelanguageofsquirrels.D.Birdssuchaschickadeesdon’thavetheirownlanguage.
Steppingintoapoolofwateriscommonenoughbutwhocouldeverimaginesteppingintoapooloffish?InFebruaryof1974BillTappanAustralianfarmersawarainoffishthatcoveredhisfarm.Howsurprisedhemusthavebeen!Whatcausedthisstrangeoccurrence?Thisisaquestionthathadlongpuzzledpeoplewhostudyfish.Theanswerturnedouttobeacombinationofwindandstorm.WhenitisspringinthenorthernpartoftheworlditisfallinAustraliA.ThroughouttheautumnseasonterriblestormsariseandrainsfloodthelanD.ThestrongwindssweepoverAustralialikehugevacuumcleaners吸尘器collectingseaweedpiecesofwoodandevenschoolsoffish.StrongwindsmaycarrythesebitsofnatureformanymilesbeforevacuumdroppingthemonfieldshousesandastonishedpeoplE.Althoughtheyseemunusualfish-fallsoccurfrequentlyinAustraliA.WhenBillTappwasaskedtodescribethesceneoffishheremarkedTheylooklikemillionsofdeadbirdsfallingdown.Hisstatementisnotsurprising.Thewondersofthenaturalworldareascommonasrain.Naturewithitsinfinitewonderscancreatewaterfallsthatflowupwardandfishthatfalloutofthesky.4.Whatisthispassageabout?A.A.sadstory.B.Australia’snorthernpart.C.A.rainoffish.D.Thedamagedonebyfloods.5.Fish-fallsoccurinAustralia__________.A.quiteoftenB.onlargefarmsC.onlyinwinterD.whentheairiscalm6.Theunderlinedwordinfiniteisclosestinmeaningto__________.A.easyB.difficultC.countlessD.dangerous
Therearerobotsallaroundus.Somedoverycomplicatedjobslikeflyingairplanesanddrivingsubwaytrains.andsomedoonesimplejoB.Whenanautomaticwashingmachineisswitchedonwaterpoursin.Themachinewaitsuntilthewateriswarmenoughforwashingclothes.Itdoesthisbyfeedback反馈.Informationaboutwhatishappeningisfeedbackintotherobottotellwhattodonext.Oureyesearsandothersensesareourfeedback.Theytelluswhatisgoingonaroundus.Sorobotsarelikehumanbeingsintwoways.Theyworkandtheyhavefeedback.Insomewaysrobotsarebetterthanhumanbeings.Theyworkquicklyanddonotmakemistakes.Theydonotgetboreddoingthesamejoboverandoveragain.AndtheynevergettireD.Sorobotsareveryusefulinfactories.Theycanbetaughttodomanydifferentjobs.FirsttheirelectronicbrainmustbeshownhowthejobisdonE.A.personmovestherobot’sarmsandhandsthrougheachpartofthejoB.ThemostintelligentrobotscanmoveandseE.Theireyesarecameras.Theirfingerscanfeelshapesandsizesoftheobjects.Theserobotshavecomputerbrainslinkedtotheireyesandfingerswhichcontroltheiractions.Theexpensiverobotsareusedinscientificresearch.Theydosuchjobashandlingradioactivematerials.36.Inthispassagetheauthortellsusthat________.A.robotsareverypopularB.therearevariouskindsofrobotsC.weseerobotsonlyatcertaintimesD.robotscanbeeasilycontrolled37.Whatdoestheauthorseemtoinformyouaboutrobots?A.TheyshouldbegreatlyimproveD.B.TheywillprobablytakeoverinthefuturE.C.Theyareveryhelpfulandusefultohumans.D.Theyaremachinesthatbreakdownalot.38.Theauthorsaysthatinindustry________.A.robotsbreakdownalotB.robotscandomanyjobsC.robotsonlygetinthewayD.robotssometimescausetroubles
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