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Somescientistssaythatanimalsintheoceanareincreasinglythreatenedbynoisepollutioncausedbyhumanbeings.Thenoisethataffectsseacreaturescomesfromanumberofhumanactivities.Itiscausedmainlybyindustrialunderwaterexplosionsoceandrillingandshipengines.Suchnoisesareaddedtonaturalsounds.Thesesoundsincludethebreakingoficefieldsunderwaterearthquakesandsoundsmadebyanimalsthemselves.Decibels分贝measuredinwateraredifferentfromthosemeasuredonlanD.A.noiseofonehundredandtwentydecibelsonlandcausespaintohumanears.Inwateradecibellevelofonehundredandninetyfivewouldhavethesameeffect.Somescientistshaveproposedsettinganoiselimitofonehundredandtwentydecibelsinoceans.Theyhaveobservedthatnoisesatthatlevelcanfrightenandconfusewhales.AteamofAmericanandCanadianscientistsdiscoveredthatloudnoisescanseriouslyinjuresomeanimals.Theresearchteamfoundthatpowerfulunderwaterexplosionswerecausingwhalesintheareatolosetheirhearing.Thisseriouslyaffectedthewhales'abilitytoexchangeinformationandfindtheirway.SomeofthewhalesevendieD.Theexplosionshadcausedtheirearstobleedandbecomeinfected感染.Manyresearcherswhoseworkdependsonoceansoundsobjecttoalimitofonehundredandtwentydecibels.Theysaysuchalimitwouldmeananendtoimportantindustrialandscientificresearch.Scientistsdonotknowhowmuchandwhatkindsofnoisesareharmfultooceananimals.HowevermanyscientistssuspectthatnoiseisagreaterdangerthantheybelieveD.Theywanttopreventnoisesfromharmingcreaturesintheocean.45.Accordingtopassagewhichofthefollowingisincreasinglydangeroustoseacreatures?A.Themanmadenoises.B.Thenoisesmadebythemselves.C.Thesoundofearthquakes.D.Thesoundoftheicebreaking.46.Whichofthefollowingisdiscussedinthesecondparagraph?A.Differentplaceswithdifferenttypesofnoises.B.Theveryhumanearssensitivetoalltypesofnoises.C.Thedecibelsmeasureddifferentlyonlandandintheocean.D.Theoceananimals'reactiontonoises.47.Wecanknowfromthepassagethatmanyscientiststhinkthatthenoiselimitofonehundredtwentydecibelswould________.A.preventthemfromdoingtheirresearchworkB.benefitthemalotintheirresearchworkC.dogoodtotheirhealthD.increasetheindustrialoutput48.Accordingtothepassagewhatwillscientistsmostprobablydointhefuture?A.TheywilltrytheirbesttodecreasenoisE.B.Theywillworkhardtocutdownnoisepollution.C.Theywillstudytheeffectofdifferentnoises.D.Theywillprotectanimalsfromharmfulnoises.
GlobalPositioningSystemsarenowapartofeverydaydrivinginmanycountries.Thesesatellite-basedsystemsprovideturn-by-turndirectionstohelppeoplegettowheretheywanttogo.Buttheycanalsocausealotofproblemssendingyoutothewrongplaceorleaveyoucompletelylost.ManytimesthedriveristoblamE.SometimesaGPSerrorisresponsiblE.MostoftensaysBarryBrownitisacombinationofthetwo.BarryBrowniswiththeMobileLifeCentreinStockholmSweden.Thecenterstudieshuman-computerinteractionorHCIespeciallycommunicationsinvolvingwirelessdevices.WespoketoMr.BrownbySkypE.HetoldusaboutanincidentinvolvingafriendwhohadflowntoanairportintheeasternUnitedStates.ThereheborrowedaGPS-equippedcartouseduringhisstay.BarryBrown:Andtheyjustpluggedinanaddressandthensetofftotheirdestination.Andthenitwasn’tuntiltheyweredrivingforthirtyminutesthattheyrealizedtheyhadputinadestinationbackontheWestCoastwheretheyliveD.Theyactuallyputtheirhomeaddressin.SoagaintheGPSiskindofgarbageingarbageout.Mr.Brownsaysthisisacommonhumanerror.ButhesayswhatmakestheproblemworsehastodowithsomeoftheshortcomingsorfailuresofGPSequipment.BarryBrown:OneproblemwithmanyGPSunitsistheyhaveaverysmallscreenandtheyjusttellyouthenextturn.Becausetheyjustgiveyouthenextturnsometimesthatmeansthatitisnotreallygivingyoutheoverviewthatyouwouldneedtoknowthatit’sgoingtothewrongplacE.BarryBrownformerlyservedasaprofessorwiththeUniversityofCaliforniaSanDiego.WhilethereheworkedonaprojectwithEricLaurierfromtheUniversityofEdinburgh.ThetwomenstudiedtheeffectsofGPSdevicesondrivingbyplacingcamerasinpeople’scars.Theywroteapaperbasedontheirresearch.ItiscalledTheNormalNaturalTroublesofDrivingwithGPS.BarryBrown:Oneofthethingsthatstruckusperhapsthemostimportantthingwasthatyouhavetoknowwhatyou’redoingwhenyouuseaGPS.TherearethesenewskillsthatpeoplehavedevelopeD.TherearethesenewcompetenciesthatyouneedtohavetobeabletouseaGPSbecausetheysometimesgowrong.BarryBrownsaysthisgoesagainstacommonbeliefthatGPSsystemsareforpassivedriverswholacknavigational导航skills.TheNormalNaturalTroublesofDrivingwithGPSlistsseveralareaswhereGPSsystemscancauseconfusionfordrivers.TheseincludemapsthatareoutdatedincorrectordifficulttounderstanD.TheyalsoincludetimingissuesrelatedtowhenGPScommandsaregiven.BarryBrownsaystomakeGPSsystemsbetterweneedabetterunderstandingofhowdriverspassengersandGPSsystemsworktogether.72.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.IsGPSsystemreliabletouse?B.WhatistheuseofGPS?C.HowtomakethemostofGPS?D.Blame!GPSorPassengers?73.Whatistheimplicationoftheunderlinedpart?A.GPSisjustagarbagedevicE.B.GPSwillnotcorrecthumanerrors.C.GPSadjustsyourwrongdestination.D.GPSisjustassmartashumanbeings.74.WhichisNOTmentionedasaGPSshortcominginthepassage?A.Smallscreen.B.Timingofcommands.C.Outdatedmaps.D.DearcamerasGPSuses.75.Accordingtothepassagepeoplecommonlybelievethat___________.A.youhavetoknowwheretogowhenusingGPSB.youneedtohavenewcompetenciestouseGPSwellC.GPSisproperfordriverswithlittlesenseofdirectionD.GPSisfitforpeoplehavinggoodunderstandingofmaps
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Owningpetbirdsisnotjustfeedingthemwhennecessary.Youhavetobeveryresponsibleifyouhavedecidedtokeepbirdsaspets.Ifyoureallywanttoacquireacompanionthinkinadvancewhetheryouareabletohandleit.Dependingonwhatpetbirdyouaregoingtohaveandhowbigitisthecostisdifferent.Forexamplethecostofacomfortablecagethecostfornutritionalfoodandthemoneyforsomeadditionalthingsshouldbetakenintoconsideration.Therearealsosomeunexpectedcost.Forexamplewhenyourpetbirdgetssickyouhavetosendforavet兽医.Youmaythinkthatyoudonothavefreetimetohaveadogsoyou’dbetterhaveapetbirdbecauseitdoesn’trequirealotofattention.Youarewrong!Somepeopleevendonothavetimeforashortsleep.Theywillnothaveenoughtimeforpetseither.Forgoodbirdhealthitisveryimportanttohandlethemandplaywiththemasmuchasyoucan.Alsotherearealotofpeoplewhothinkthatbirdsdonotrequirealotofspaceandtheyarewrongagain.Theyalsoneedtoflysoifyoudonothavespaceforityou’dbetterreconsiderthethings.ButdonotforgetthegreatadvantageofhavingapetbirD.Intheanimalkingdombirdsranknearthetopwhenitcomestosmarts.Youcanhaveafriendforlifeifyoutakegoodcareofit.It’sarealcharacterandcanbringjoyandcolourinyourhomE.61.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.TheadvantagesofkeepingapetbirD.B.ThereasonsforkeepingapetbirD.C.ThingstoconsiderifyouwanttokeepapetbirD.D.DifferenttypesofpetsfordifferentpeoplE.62.Wecanlearnfromthesecondparagraphthat.A.youhavetobeveryrichtokeepapetbirdB.somecostofkeepingapetbirdisunnecessaryC.itisveryeasytocalculatethecostofhavingapetbirdD.thecostofhavingapetbirdisunpredictablesometimes63.Ifyouwanttohaveapetbirdyouneedn’tconsider.A.theknowledgeaboutapetbirdB.thecostofhavingapetbirdC.thetimetakentocareforapetbirdD.thespaceapetbirdneedstofly
Almosteverymachinewithmovingpartshaswheelsyetnooneknowsexactlywhenthefirstwheelwasinventedorwhatitwasusedfor.Wedoknowhoweverthattheyexistedover5500yearsagoinancientAsiA.Theoldestknowntransportwheelwasdiscoveredin2002inSloveniA.Itisover5100yearsolD.Evidencesuggeststhatwheelsfortransportdidn'tbecomepopularforawhilethough.ThiscouldbebecauseanimalsdidaperfectlygoodjobofcarryingfarmingtoolsandhumansarounD.Butitcouldalsobebecauseofadifficultsituation.Whilewheelsneedtorollonsmoothsurfacesroadswithsmoothsurfacesweren'tgoingtobeconstructeduntiltherewasplentyofdemandforthem.Eventuallyroadsurfacesdidbecomesmootherbutthisdifficultsituationappearedagainafewcenturieslater.Therehadbeennoimportantchangesinwheelandvehicledesignbeforethearrivalofmodemroaddesign.Inthemid-1700saFrenchmancameupwithanewdesignofroad—abaselayer层oflargestonescoveredwithathinlayerofsmallerstones.A.Scotsmanimprovedonthisdesigninthe1820sandastronglastingroadsurfacebecameareality.Ataroundthesamelimemetalhubsthecentralpartofawheelcameintobeingfollowedbythepneumatictyre充气轮胎in1846.Alloywheelswereinventedin1967sixtyyearsaftertheappearanceoftarmacroads柏油路.Aswheeldesigntookoffvehiclesgotfasterandfaster.55.Whatmightexplainwhytransportwheelsdidn'tbecomepopularforsometime?A.Theexistenceoftransportwheelswasnotknown.B.Humanscarriedfarmingtoolsjustaswell.C.Animalswereagoodmeansoftransport.D.Fewknewhowtousetransportwheels.56.Whatdoweknowaboutroaddesignfromthepassage?A.Itprovidedconditionsforwheeldesigntodevelop.B.Itwaseasierthanwheeldesign.C.Itwaspromotedbyfast-movingvehicles.D.Itimprovedafterbigchangesinvehicledesign.57.Howisthelastparagraphmainlydeveloped?A.Bygivingexamples.B.Bymakingcomparisons.C.Byfollowingtimeorder.D.Bymakingclassifications.58.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Thebeginningofroaddesign.B.Thehistoryofpublictransport.C.Hisinventionoffast-movingvehicles.D.Thedevelopmentoftransportwheels.
InGreekmythology神话fireisagiftformGodstolenfromZeus宙斯byPrometheusandhandedovertohumanssufferingfromcolD.WhatcouldbemorenaturalthansittingaroundabeautifulfireonawinternightatacampsiteintheBerkshires?Hardasitmaybetobelievethefireplace—longconsideredatrophy奖杯particularlyinacitylikeNewYork—isacquiringasocialshamE.Amongthosewhodesiretobeenvironmentallyresponsibleitisjoiningtheranksofbottledwaterandbighouses.SallyTreadwella51-year-oldpublicrelationsexecutiveinBooneN.C.saidnothingmakesherhappierthanbuildingafireonacoldwinternight.Butmostofthetimeshedoesn’tbecauseshefeelstooguiltyaboutthedamageitmaydototheenvironment.EverytimeshebuildsafireitcausesinnerconflictshesaiD.It’saguiltypleasure.ThesmokefromafiresmellsverynicesaidDianeBaileyaseniorscientistwiththeNaturalResourcesDefenseCouncilinSanFrancisco.Butitcancausealotofharm.Thetinyparticles颗粒cancauseillnessandcancrossintothebloodstreamcausingheartattacksaswellasworseningotherconditions.Growingconcernsabouttheairpollutionandhealthproblemscausedbysmokefromwoodfiresareurginganumberofareasacrossthecountrytopasslawsregulatingthem.Idahooffersataxcuttopeoplewhoreplaceuncertified不合格的woodstoveswithgreenerones;SanJoaquinCountyinCaliforniaforbidssellingahomeunlessitswoodstoveisreplacedwithanE.P.A.certifiedoneandPaloAltoandothergovernmentsinCaliforniaforbidwood-burningfireplacesinnewconstruction.CertainlymanythinkotherwisE.InanycasemostfireplacesareusedfartooinfrequentlytocauseanyrealdamagetotheenvironmentsaidStephenSearsthevicepresidentoftheBrickIndustryAssociationvoicinganopinionsharedbysomE.Perhapsnotcoincidentallysalesofwood-burningequipmentdroppedto235000in2009from800000in1999accordingtotheBrickIndustryAssociation.Italsoreportsthatapproximately35000fireplaceswereinstalledintheUnitedStatesin2009comparedto80000in2005.Certainlythosenumbersreflecttheeconomicslowdownbutthemayalsobeaffectedbygrowingmixedfeelingstowoodfries.67.Wecaninferfromthe2ndparagraphthat________.A.bighousesarenotconsideredenvironmentallyfriendlyB.bottlewaterisagoodcompanionforafireplaceC.afireplaceisviewedasasignofsuccessD.peopleinNewYorkarelaughedatfortheirtradition68.Sally’sinnerconflictinthe3rdparagraphresultedfrom________.A.herloveforthefireplaceB.thedamagetotheenvironmentC.theconcernaboutherhealthD.hermixedemotionfrothefireplace69.Intermsoftheregulationsaboutwoodfireswecanlearnfromthepassagethat_______.A.uncertifiedfireplacesareforbiddeninIdahoB.somepeopleareagainstthewoodfirecontrollingregulationsC.onlyenergy-efficientwoodstovescanbeusedintheUSD.allthepeoplesupportmeasurestakentocontroltheuseoffireplaces70.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage?A.TourgepeopletoburnlesswoodB.Todiscusswood-burning’simpactC.Tothrowlightonthecausesofthefireplace’sdeclineD.Toindicatethecoolingloveforthefireplace
WhentwoBangsmeetSHELDONCooperisascientificgeniusonthepopularAmericanTVshowTheBigBangTheory生活大爆炸.Hefinallymethismatchlastyear:StephenHawking.ThisisnotthefirsttimethatthescientisthasappearedonTV.HehasalsobeenonStarTrekin1987andTheSimpsonsin1989.Eachtimeheplayedhimself.Hawking71isperhapstheworld’smostfamousscientistafterAlbertEinstein.HehasspenthiswholelifestudyingthebeginningandtheendoftheuniverseincludingtheBigBang宇宙大爆炸theory.TheBigBangtheoryexplainstheearlydevelopmentoftheuniversE.Accordingtothetheoryabout13.7billionyearsagoeverythingwasallsqueezedtogetherinatinytightlittleballandthentheballexplodeD.TheresultsofthatexplosionarewhatwecalltheuniversE.HawkinghasalwaystriedtomakesciencemorepopularwithpeoplE.Hisbook:A.BriefHistoryofTimewaspublishedin1988.InthebookheshareshisunderstandingoftheuniverseinsimplelanguagE.ThebooktriestoexplainmanysubjectsabouttheuniversetocommonreadersincludingtheBigBangblackholesandlightcones光锥.Hawking’sachievementsareevengreaterifyouthinkabouthisdisability.Whenhewas21Hawkingcaughtabadillnessthatslowlystoppedhimfrommovingortalking.NowhesitsonawheelchairwithacomputerbyhissidE.Tocommunicatehemovestwofingerstocontrolthecomputer’smousE.Hechooseshiswordsfromthescreenwhicharethenspokenbyavoicesynthesizer合成器.HawkingalsobelievesthattheremightbealiensinspacE.Howeverhebelievestheyareprobablyverydangeroussoweshouldnotlookforthem.Iimaginetheymightexistinverybigships...havingusedupalltheresourcesfromtheirhomeplanetHawkingsaidinaBritishdocumentarynamedIntotheUniversewithStephenHawking.40.WhatdoesthetwoBangsinthetitlereferto?A.ThedirectorofTheBigBangTheoryandthefounderofit.B.ThedirectorandtheactorofTheBigBangTheory.C.ThefounderoftheBigBangtheoryanditsspreader.D.ThescientificgeniusonTVshowandtheonealiveinreallifE.41.ActinginTheBigBangTheoryisHawking’s_____timeonTV.A.firstB.secondC.thirdD.fourth42.AccordingtoParagraph5HawkingwrotethebookA.BriefHistoryofTimeespeciallyfor_____.A.scientistswhostudytheuniverseB.peoplewhoknowalotabouttheuniverseC.peoplewhoknowlittleabouttheuniverseD.peoplewhoonlyknowsimplelanguage43.TheBigBangtheorymainlyexplains_____.A.howtheuniversestartedB.whattheuniverseislikeC.howoldtheuniverseisD.howtheuniverseexploded44.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingaboutHawkingisTRUE?A.Hewasbornwithadisability.B.HeusesacomputertocommunicatE.C.Hebelievesaliensareourfriends.D.Heencouragespeopletolookforaliens.
Somethingroaredlikethunder.Theearthshookalittleandweheardtherat-a-tat-tatofgunfirE.Father!HassancrieD.Wesprungtoourfeetandracedoutofthelivingroom.Father!What'sthatsound?HassanscreamedhishandsoutstretchedtowardAli.Aliwrappedhisarmsaroundus.A.whitelightflashedandlittheskyinsilver.ItflashedagainandwasfollowedbyrapidsharpsoundsofgunfirE.They'rehuntingducks.AlisaidinahoarsevoicE.Theyhuntducksatnightyouknow.Don'tbeafraiD.Asiren汽笛wentoffinthedistancE.SomewhereglassbrokeandsomeoneshouteD.Iheardpeopleonthestreetjoltedfromsleepandprobablystillintheirpajamaswithruffledhairandpuffyeyes.Hassanwascrying.Alipulledhimcloseclutchedhimwithtenderness.Westayedhuddledthatwayuntiltheearlyhoursofthemorning.Theshootingsandexplosionshadlastedlessthananhourbuttheyhadfrightenedusbadlybecausenoneofushadeverheardgunshotsinthestreets.Theywereforeignsoundstousthen.ThegenerationofAfghanchildrenwhoseearswouldknownothingbutthesoundsofbombsandgunfirewasnotyetborn.HuddledtogetherinthediningroomandwaitingforthesuntorisenoneofushadanynotionthatawayoflifehadendeD.TheendcamewhenRussiantankswererollingintotheverysamestreetswhereHassanandIplayedbringingthedeathoftheAfghanistanIknewandmarkingthestartofastillongoingeraofbloodletting.JustbeforesunriseBaba'scarpeeledintothedriveway.Hisdoorslammedshutandhisrunningfootstepspoundedthestairs.ThenheappearedinthedoorwayandIsawsomethingonhisfacE.SomethingIdidn'trecognizerightawaybecauseI'dneverseenitbefore:fear.Amir!Hassan!HecriedasherantousopeninghisarmswidE.Theyblockedalltheroadsandthetelephonedidn'twork.Iwassoworried!WelethimwrapusinhisarmsandforabriefmomentIwasgladaboutwhateverhadhappenedthatnight.56.Whoistheauthorofthepassage?A.HassanB.AliC.BabaD.Amir57.BysayingtheyarehuntingducksAli___________.A.toldthechildrenthetruthB.triedtocalmthechildrenC.playedajokeonthechildrenD.cheeredthechildrenup58.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat__________.A.therewerethunderstormsthatnightB.AfghanchildrenwereusedtothewarC.thatnightwastheendofpeople’speacefullifeD.peopleonthestreetshoutedandbrokethewindows59.Fromthelastsentenceofthepassageweknow_________.A.theauthorwasgladtoseehisfathercomehomesafeB.therewasachancethataworldinpeacewastocomeC.whathappenedthatnightseemednothingtotheauthorD.Baba’sarmsgavetheauthortemporarycomfortandjoy
A.goodmemoryisagreathelpinlearningalanguagE.EverybodylearnshisownlanguagebyrememberingwhathehearswhenheisasmallchildandsomechildrenlikeboysandgirlswholiveabroadwiththeirparentsseemtolearntwolanguagesalmostaseasilyasonE.Inschoolitisnoteasytolearnasecondlanguagebecausethepupilshavesolittletimeforitandtheyarebusywithothersubjectstoo.Aman’smindisratherlikeacamerabutittakesphotosnotonlyofwhatweseebutofwhatwefeelhearsmellandtastE.Whenwetakearealphotowithacamerathereismuchtodobeforethephotoisfinishedandreadytoshowtoourfriends.InthesamewaythereismuchworktobedonebeforewecankeepapictureforeverinourminD.Memoryisthediarythatweallcarryaboutwithus.41.Weusuallybegintolearnourownlanguageby________it.A.speakingB.hearingC.sayingD.teaching42.Ifyouhaveagood________you’llhavelessdifficultyinlearningsomething.A.teacherB.cameraC.memoryD.family43.Thechildrenwholiveabroadwiththeirparentscanlearntwolanguagesmoreeasilybecause______.A.theyareverycleverB.theyhavegoodteachersC.theyhavemorechancestousetheselanguagesD.theyhaveabetterlife44.Memoryis________thatwewriteinourmindandcarryabout.A.thebestdiaryB.thebestcameraC.agreathelpD.abeautifulpicture
Bambooflooring竹地板isagrowingtrendinhomeflooringandisalsoagreatimprovementtotraditionalhardwoodfloors.Itisthemostenvironmentallyfriendlykindofnaturalflooringthatyoucanselectforyourhome.Itisalsoarenewable可再生的resourceisstrongerthansteelanddoesnotsufferfromproblemsasaresultoftemperaturechanges.Bambooisoneofthefastestgrowingplantsonearthandonlytakesfiveyearstogrowtoadultform.Bambooisharvestedeveryfiveyearsandstartstore-growimmediatelyafterbeingharvested.Forthisreasonbambooisakindofgrassnotatree.Bambooishollow空心的butveryhardandcanstandupto50000poundsofpressurepersquareinch.Bambooflooringhasbecomeverypopularwithitsrichandbeautifulgoldenearthcolors.Butitisimportanttoshoparoundforagood-qualitybambooflooringproductthatcontainsnoformaldehydes甲醛whichissaidtobethebestkindofbambooflooring.Manybrandsusecheaperbamboothatmaycontainformaldehydesandthiscancauseindoorairpollutionproblemsascertainchemicalmaterialsinthebambooslowlyreleasetheirpollutantsintotheair.Sowhyshouldweturntobambootosavetheenviroment?Infactbamboocannotsavetheenvironmentdirectlybutitisanexcellentreplacementproductformuchofthehardwoodspeciesoftreesthatarebeingharvestedinrainforests.Onceharvestedifthesehardwoodtreesdogrowbackitcantakeupto200years!Rainforestsarethelungsofourplanetandtheymakeasignificantcontributiontoglobaloxygenproduction.Byselectingbamooflooringyoucanreducethedemandforhardwoodmaterialsandhelpsavetheenvironmentforfuturegenerations.Ofcourseeveryonewantstobuygood-qualitybambooflooring.Thebrands品牌fromourshopareveryhighinqualityandhavereceivedalotofpublicpraise.67.Bambooisakindofgrassbecause_______.A.itgrowsquicklyB.itisn’tashighasatreeC.itdoesn’tgrowinforestsD.itishollow68.Whatkindofbambooflooringisbest?A.Thestrongestkind.B.Themostexpensivekind.C.Thekindthathasabeautifulcolor.D.Thekindthatcontainsnoformaldehydes.69.Howcanbamboomakeacontributiontotheenvironment?A.Itcandirectlyimprovetheenvironment.B.Itdoesnotreleaseformalddehydesatall.C.Itcanreplacehardwoodtreeproducts.D.Itcanproducealotofoxygen.70.Theauthorwrotethispassageinorderto_______.A.explaintheimportanceofbambooflooringB.tellushisorherownbambooflooringbrandsaregoodC.tellpeopletocaremoreabouttheenvironmentD.discussthehistoryofhardwoodflooring
CatsarethemostpopularpetsamongAmericans.Soitisnotsurprisingthattherearemanyexpressionsaboutcats.Somecatsliketocatchsmallbirdslikecanaries金丝雀.Ifsomeonelooksveryproudorsatisfiedwithhimselfwesayhelookslikethecatthatatethecanary.Sometimesacatlikestoplaywithasmallanimalitcatches.Soifyouplaycatandmousewithsomeoneyouchangebetweendifferentkindsofbehaviorwhendealingwithanotherperson.Forexampleachildmightoffersomethingsweettohislittlebrotherandthentakeitawaywhenhereachesforit.Youmayhaveknownthatcatsspendmostoftheirtimesleeping.Sometimespeoplesleepforashorttimeduringtheday.Thisiscalledacatnap.Ifyoutellaboutsomethingthatwassupposedtobeasecretwesayyouletthecatoutofthebag.IfyouarenotabletospeakoransweraquestionsomeonemightaskifthecathasgotyourtonguE.Haveyoueverwatchedchildrenintheclassroomwhentheirteacherleavesforafewminutes?Whenthecat’sawaythemicewillplay.willbestdescribethatsituation.Youmayhaveheardthisexpression:curiosity好奇心killedthecat.Thismeansbeingtooconcernedaboutthingsthatarenotyourbusinessmightcauseproblems.Ifyourhomeisverysmallyoumightsaythereisnotenoughroomtoswingacat.Butyouprobablyshouldnottrythisathome!
Astronomers天文学家saytheyareonthepointoffindingplanetslikeEarthorbitingotherstarswhichisakeystepindeterminingifwearealoneintheuniversE.AtopNASAofficialandotherleadingscientistssaythatwithinfourorfiveyearstheyshoulddiscoverthefirstEarth-likeplanetwherelifecoulddevelopormayhavealready.A.planetclosetothesizeofEarthcouldevenbefoundsometimethisyear.AttheannualAmericanAstronomicalSocietyconferencethisweekeachdiscoveryinvolvingso-calledexoplanets—thoseoutsideoursolarsystem—pointedtothesameconclusionQuietplanetslikeEarthwherelifecoulddevelopprobablyareplentiful.NASA’sDewKeplertelescopeandalotofnewresearchfromthesuddenlyhotandcompetitiveexoplanetfieldcausednoticeablebuzzatthemeeting.Scientistsaretalkingaboutbeingatanincrediblespecialplaceinhistoryandclosertoansweringthequestion.Arewealone?Forthefirsttimethere’sanoptimismthatsometimeinourlifetimeswe’regoingtogettothebottomofthatsaidSimonWordenanastronomerwhoheadsNASA’sAmesResearchCenter.IfIwereabettingmanwhichIamIwouldbetwe’renotalonE.ThesearebigquestionsthatreflectuponthemeaningofthehumanraceintheuniversethedirectoroftheVaticanObservatorytheRev.JoseFunessaidWednesdayinaninterviewatthisweek’sconferencE.WordentoldTheAssociatedPress:Iwouldcertainlyexpectinthenextfourorfiveyearswe’dhaveanEarth-sizedplanetinthehabitable可居住的zonE.49.Whatisveryimportantindeterminingifwearealoneintheuniverse?A.FindinganEarth-likeplanet.B.Orbitingotherstars.C.Developingnewtelescopes.D.Findingmoreexoplanets.50.What’sanexoplanet?A.It’saplanetlikeEarth.B.It’saplanetoutsideoursolarsystem.C.It’saplanetorbitingthesun.D.It’saplanetwherelifehavedevelopeD.51.Theunderlinedphrasegettothebottomofprobablymeans__________.A.understandfullyB.makefulluseofC.searchforD.domoreresearchon52.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat__________.A.anEarth-likeplanethasbeenfoundB.it’sbeenprovedwearenotaloneintheuniverseC.JoseFuneshasfoundthemeaningofthehumanraceintheuniverseD.thediscoveryofanEarth-likeplanetcouldhappeninthenearfuture
Whatwillpeopledieof100yearsfromnowIfyouthinkthatisnotasimplequestionyouhavenotbeenpayingattentiontotherevolutionthatistakingplaceinbiotechnology生物技术.WiththehelpofnewmedicinethehumanbodywilllastaverylongtimE.Deathwillcomemainlyfromaccidentsmurderandwar.Today'sleadingkillerssuchasheartdiseasecancerandagingitselfwillbecomedistantmemories.IndiscussionoftechnologicalchangestheInternetgetsmostoftheattentionthesedays.Butthechangeinmedicinecanbetherealtechnologicaleventofourtimes.HowlongcanhumansliveHumanbrainswereknowntodecidethefinaldeath.Cellsarethebasicunitsofalllivingthingsanduntilrecentlyscientistsweresurethatthelifeofcellscouldnotgomuchbeyond120yearsbecausethebasicmaterialsofcellssuchasthoseofbraincellswouldnotlastforever.ButtheupperlimitswillbebrokenbynewmedicinE.Sometimebetween2050and2100medicinewillhaveadvancedtothepointatwhichevery10yearsorsopeoplewillbeabletotakemedicinetorepairtheirorgans.Themedicinemadeupofthebasicbuildingmaterialsoflifewillbuildnewbraincellsheartcellsandsoon－inmuchthesamewayourbodiesmakenewskincellstotaketheplaceofoldones.ItisexcitingtoimagingthattheadvanceintechnologymaybechangingthemostbasicconditionofhumanexistencebutmanytechnicalproblemsstillmustbecleareduponthewaytothiswonderfulfuturE.68.Accordingtothepassagehumandeathisnowmainlycausedby.A.diseasesandagingB.accidentsandwarC.accidentsandagingD.heartdiseaseandwar69.Humansmaylivelongerinthefuturebecause.A.heartdiseasewillbefarawayfromusB.humanbrainscandecidethefinaldeathC.thebasicmaterialsofcellswilllastforeverD.humanorganscanberepairedbynewmedicine70Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.A.humanlifewillnotlastmorethan120yearsinthefutureB.humanshavetotakemedicinetobuildnewskincellsnowC.muchneedstobedonebeforehumanscanhavealongerlifeD.wehavealreadysolvedthetechnicalproblemsinbuildingnewcells
High-techmachineshavemadelifeeasierformillionsaroundtheworlD.Howeversomepeoplestillpreferlow-techwaysofdoingthings.Here’sanexampleofwhythisishappening.Youcanmicrowaveafrozenhamburgerin60seconds.Howeveritwon’ttasteasgoodasoneyoucookonthestovE.Andifyou’reinthatmuchofahurryyouprobablywon’ttaketimetotoastthebun.High-techcookingsavestimebutitdoesn’tmakeforbetter-tastingmeals.Mostpeoplegettheirnewsfromhigh-techsourcesliketelevisionortheInternet.Thishasmanyadvantages.Forexampleelectronicnewsismoreuptodatethannewspapersormagazines.It’salsomoreexcitingtoseeliveandvideotapednewseventsthanphotographs.Howevernewspapersandmagazineshavesomeimportantadvantages.Theygivemorebackgroundanddetails.Theyalsoletyoureadthepartsthatareimportanttoyouandskiptherest.Otherhigh-techtimesavershavesimilardisadvantages.Forexamplesmostpeopleusethephoneore-mailtostayintouchwithfriendsandfamilymemberswholiveinotherplaces.ButwhenyouusetheInternetorthephoneyoudon’talwaysthinkcarefullyaboutwhatyouaresayingandsometimesyouforgettheimportantthingsyouwanttocommunicatE.Similarlywhenyouword-processahomeworkassignmentinsteadofhandwritingityoucancheckyourspellingelectronicallyandputinfancyheadings.Howeversomestudentsaresobusywiththecomputerthattheydon’tpayenoughattentiontotheactualwordstheyarewriting.68.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Thewriterlikeshigh-techcooking.B.Low-techcookingproducesbetter-tastingmeals.C.High-technewsprogramsalwayskeepyoureadingwhatisimportanttoyou.D.Handwrittenhomeworkisbetterthanword-processedhomework.69.Howdoesthewriterfeelabouthigh-techtool?A.Betterlatethannever.B.Easycomeeasygo.C.Everycoinhastwosides.D.Learntowalkbeforeyourun.70.Whatisthemainsubjectdiscussedinthetext?A.High-techvs.low-tech.B.Advantagesvs.disadvantages.C.Newspapersandmagazinesvs.televisionandtheInternet.D.Word-processingvs.handwriting.
Whyispinkorpurpleacolorforgirlsandblueorbrownforboys?Theanswerdependslargelyonculturalvaluesaswellaspersonalexperiences.TotheEgyptiansgreenwasacolorthatrepresentedthehopeandjoyofspringwhileforMuslims穆斯林itmeansheaven.Redisasymbolofgoodluckinmanycultures.InChinachildrenaregivenmoneyinaredenvelopetobringgoodfortuneintheNewYear.Formanynationsblueisasymbolofprotectionandreligiouszōng jiāo 的beliefs.Greekpeopleoftenwearabluenecklacehopingtoprotectthemselvesagainstevils灾祸.People’schoiceofcolorsisalsoinfluencedbytheirbodies’reactions反应towardthem.Greenissaidtobethemostrestfulcolor.Ithastheabilitytoreducepainandrelaxpeoplebothmentallyandphysically.Peoplewhoworkingreenenvironmentshavebeenfoundtohavefewerstomachaches.Redcancauseaperson’sbloodpressuretoriseandincreasepeople’sappetites食欲.Manydecoratorswillincludedifferentshadesofredintherestaurant.Similarlymanycommercial商业的websiteswillhavearedBuyNowbuttonbecauseredisacolorthateasilycatchesaperson’seyE.Blueisanothercalmingcolor.UnlikeredbluecancausepeopletoloseappetitE.Soifyouwanttoeatlesssomesuggestthateatingfromblueplatescanhelp.Thenexttimeyouaredecidingonwhattowearorwhatcolortodecorateyourroomthinkaboutthecolorcarefully.56.Muslimsregardgreenasasymbolofheavenmainlybecauseoftheir.A.culturalvaluesB.commercialpurposesC.personalexperiencesD.physicalreactionstothecolor57.WhywillmanycommercialwebsiteshavearedBuyNowbutton?A.Torelaxpeoplephysically.B.Toincreasepeople’sappetites.C.ToencouragepeopletomakeapurchasE.D.Tocauseaperson’sbloodpressuretorisE.58.Whatcolormighthelploseweightaccordingtothetext?A.RedB.Green.C.BluE.D.PurplE.59.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethemostpropertitleforthetext?A.ColorsandHumanBeingsB.TheCulturalMeaningofColorC.ColorsandPersonalExperiencesD.TheMeaningandFunctionofColor
MemorytheysayisamatterofpracticeandexercisE.Ifyouhavethewishandreallymakeaconsciouseffortthenyoucanquiteeasilyimproveyourabilitytorememberthings.Butevenifyouaresuccessfultherearetimeswhenyourmemoryseemstoplaytricksonyou.Sometimesyourememberthingsthatreallydidnothappen.OnemorninglastweekforexampleIgotupandfoundthatIhadleftthefrontdoorunlockedallnightyetIclearlyrememberlockingitcarefullythenightbeforE.Memorytricksworktheotherwayaswell.OnceinawhileyouremembernotdoingsomethingandthenfindoutthatyoudiD.OnedaylastmonthforexampleIwassittinginabarbershopwaitingformyturntogetahaircutandsuddenlyIrealizedthatIhadgotahaircuttwodaysbeforeatthebarbershopacrossthestreetfrommyofficE.Wealwaysseemtofindsomethingfunnyandamusinginincidentscausedbypeople’sforgetfulnessorabsent-mindedness.Storiesaboutabsent-mindedprofessorshavebeentoldforyearsandwenevergettiredofhearingnewones.Unfortunatelyhoweverabsent-mindednessisnotalwaysfunny.TherearetimeswhentricksofourmemorycancauseusgreattroublE.57.Ifyouwanttohaveagoodmemoryyoushould________.A.forceyourselftorememberthingsB.makeaconsciouseffortofpracticeandexerciseC.neverstoplearningD.tryhardtorememberthings58.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Onenightthewriterforgottolockthefrontdoor.B.Onenightthewriterforgothavinglockedthefrontdoor.C.Thewriterrememberedtolockthedoor.D.Thewriterrememberedunlockingthefrontdoor.59.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.Absent-mindednessstoriescanbringpeoplefun.B.Absent-mindednessismoretroublesomethanforgetfulness.C.Absent-mindedprofessorsareoftenamusedbytheincidentstoo.D.Absent-mindednesshappensnotonlytoprofessorsbuttoallotherpeoplE.60.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.TheKeytoaGoodMemoryB.TricksofMemoryC.TheDangersofForgetfulnessD.TheDangersofAbsent-mindedness
Scientistsknowofmorethan1000volcanoesonthesurfaceofVenusEarth’ssisterplanet.A.bigquestionhasbeen:Aretheystillactive?Thescientistssayyes.TheirevidenceforrecentvolcanicactivityonVenuscomesfromalava熔岩flowintheplanet’snorthernhemispherE.Theflowishotterthantherocksaroundwhichmeansthelavamightstillbecoolingoff.Theflowwestudiedseemstobeveryyoung---itisstillwarminsideNataliyaBondarenkosaiD.VenusisadifficultplanettostudyfromEarthbecauseitissurroundedbythickclouds.TelescopesonEarthcan’tseethroughthesecloudssothebestinformationaboutVenuscomesfromspacecraftorbitingit.BondarenkoandhercolleaguesstudiedthelavaflowusingdatafromNASA’sMagellanmission.ThatspacecraftspentfouryearsinorbitaroundVenusandusedradartomakeamapof98percentoftheplanet’ssurfacE.OnOctober11th1994themissionendedandthespacecraftplunged跌落throughVenus’heavycloudcoverandcrashedontotheplanetbelow.WhileinorbittheMagellancraftsentmicrowaveswhichcangothroughVenus’cloudstothesurfacE.Microwavesareinvisibleandcanbeaslongasthreefeet.Thesewavesareakindofenergylikelight.Andlikelighttheybounceoffsurfaces.ThewaythewavesbouncedofftheVenus’surfaceandbacktothecraftsuppliedinformationthatthescientistsusedtoestimatethetemperatureofvariouspartsoftheplanet’ssurfacE.Bondarenko’steamfoundthatthelavaflowwashotterthanitssurroundings---whichmaymeanthelavaflowisintheprocessofcooling.Thescientistssaythelavaflowcan’tbeveryoldbecauseifitwereitwouldhavecooledoffenoughthatMagellanwouldn’thavenoticedthedifferenceinmicrowaves.Sheaddsthattheflowappearsina1978viewofthesurfacethatacraftcalledthePioneerVenusOrbitercaptureD.54.WhathappenedtoMagellanintheend?A.Itwasfloatinginspaceforever.B.Itflewintoheavyclouds.C.ItreturnedtotheEarth.D.ItfellontoVenus.55.HowcouldBondarenkojudgethetemperatureoftheVenus?A.BylookingatitwithapowerfultelescopE.B.BymeasuringthethicknessofcloudsoverVenus.C.BycalculatingthemicrowavebouncingoffVenus’ssurfacE.D.ByorbitingVenusfor4yearsinaspacecraft.56.Thebesttitleforthepassagemaybe______.A.WarmlavaonVenusB.MorevolcaniceruptionsonVenusC.VenusisjustlikeabigactivevolcanoD.LavaflowsarefirstfoundonVenus
HunanSatelliteTVislosingitsleadingposition?There’sreasonforsayingthis.In2012therealitytalentshowthevoiceofChinaontheZhejiangTelevisionbecamethemostpopularprograminChinA.Thereaonforitspopularitywasreallybecauseitsexcellentquality?Orcanweassumethatwithoutanyopponent对手wecan’ttellacontestant参赛者iswinningbecauseheisreallytalentedorbecausethere’snocomparison?TheadministrativedepartmentreallycontributedalotinthepopularityofthevoiceofChina.Inthepasttherewasnootherdraftshows选秀节目rankedashighasSuperGirlandSuperBoy.EventhoughthereweresomedraftshowswhichseemedtosharethepopularityitneverturnedouttruE.AlltheotherdraftshowswereshodowedbytheonesonHunanTV.OneexamplewasthatsincedraftshowsofHunanTVwerebroadcastonFridaynightthedraftshowsofotherstationswereshiftedtoSaturdayorSunday.HoweverHunanTVdidn’tgettheirpermissionforbroadcastingshowsin2012.AndifthiswerenotbadenoughSARFTdidagreatfavorforit.SARFTissuedaregulationsayingthatalldraftshowsshouldbebroadcastafter10:30pmatnight.ZhejiangTVdeclaredlongbeforetheregulationthatsincewasnoaudition海选noPKnoriseinranknovotingnochampionitsprogramwasneveradraftshow.Soin2012alltheopponentsofZhejiangTVhadtobroadcasttheirdraftshowsafter10:30pmwhilethevoiceofChinawaspermittedtobebroadcastinprimetimE.Ifyoureallythinkaboutitthere’snoesentialdifferentbetweenadraftshowandthevoiceofChina.Italsoselectedpeoplefromalloverthecountryhowdidtheysaythisweredifferentfromadraftshow?NoPKreally?PKdoesn’tmeanoneversusone！A.teamversusateamiscalledPKtoo.Andnoriseinrank?isjustaswitchofconceptsbecauseattheendofeverygamesomeleftthestageandsomestayeD.IftherewasreallynochampionhowcometherewasonlyonegoodvoiceofChinaatthefinalround?Allthesewererisinginrankindisguise隐性.UndersuchcimcumstancethevoiceofChinaevengotpraisE.Wearenotsayingthatitisnotagoodshow:wearesayingthatthere’sregretabouttheshowsinceithadnoopponent.58.ThefollowingfactorsareimportantinmakingthevoiceofChinapopularEXCEPT______.A.theuniquequalityofthevoiceofChinaB.thepolicysupportfromSARFTandtheadministrativedepartmentC.thefavorablebroadcastingtimE.D.theshortageofgoodopponents59.Thepassagemainlytellsus______A.thevoiceofChinaisnotarealdraftshowB.theadvantagesofthevoiceofChinaC.thedraftshowsofHunanSatelliteTVstillcauseourattentionD.thereasonsforHunanSatelliteTVislosingitsleadingposition60.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsthevoiceofChina?A.supportiveB.hopefulC.doubtfulD.optimistic
ThirteenvehicleslineduplastMarchtoraceacrosstheMojaveDesertseekingamillioninprizemoney.Towintheyhadtofinishthe142-mileraceinlessthan10hours.Teamsandwatchersknewtheremightbenowinneratallbecausethesevehiclesweremissingakeypart—drivers.DARPAtheDefenseAdvancedResearchProjectsAgencyorganizedtheraceaspartofapushtodeveloproboticvehiclesforfuturebattlefields.ButtheGrandChallengeasitwascalledjustprovedhowdifficultitistogetacartospeedacrossanunfamiliardesertwithouthumanguidancE.OnehaditsbrakelockupinthestartingareaAnotherbeganbythrowingitselfontoawall.Anothergottiedupbybushesneartheroadafter1.9miles.Oneturnedupsidedown.Onetookoffinentirelythewrongdirectionandhadtobedisabledbyremote远距离的consol.Onewentalittlemorethanamileandrushedintoafence;anothermanagedtogoforsixmilesbutstuckonarock.Thewinneriftherewasanyreached7.8milesbeforeitranintoalongnarrowholeandthefrontwheelscaughtonfirE.YougetalotofrespectfornaturalabilitiesofthelivingthingssaysReinholdBehringerwhohelpeddesigntwooftheear-sizevehiclesforacompanycalledSci-AutonicsEvenants蚂蚁candoallthesetaskseffortlessly.It’sveryhardforustoputtheseabilitiesintoourmachines.TheroboticvehiclesthoughwithnecessarymodernequipmentsuchasadvancedcomputersandGPSguidancehadtroublefiguringoutfastenoughtheblocksaheadthatatwo-year-oldhumanrecognizesimmediately.Surethatveryyoungchildwhohasjustonlylearnedtowalkmaynotthinktowipeapplejuiceoffherfacebutshealreadyknowsthatwhenthere’sacookieinthekitchenshehastoclimbupthetableandthatwhenshegetstothecookieitwilltastegooD.SheismoreadvancedevenmonthsoldthananymachinehumanshavedesigneD.68.DARPAorganizedtheraceinorderto______.A.raisemoneyforproducingmoreroboticvehiclesB.pushthedevelopmentofvehicleindustryC.trainmorepeopletodriveinthedesertD.improvethevehiclesforfuturewars69.Fromthepassageweknowroboticvehiclesareakindofmachinesthat______.A.candoeffortlesslywhatevertaskslivingthingscanB.cantakepartinaraceacross142mileswithatimelimitC.canshowofftheirabilitytoturnthemselvesupsidedownD.canmovefromplacetop1acewithoutbeingdrivenbyhumanbeings70.Intheracethegreatestdistanceoneroboticvehiclecoveredwas_____.A.abouteightmilesB.sixmilesC.almosttwomilesD.aboutonemile71.Inthelastparagraphthewriterimpliesthatthereisalongwaytogo____.A.foraroboticvehicletofinisha142-mileracewithoutanydifficultiesB.foralittlechildwhohasjustlearnedtowalktoreachthecookieonthetableC.foraroboticvehicletodealwithasimpleproblemthatalittlechildcansolveD.foralittlechildtounderstandtheimportanceofwipingapplejuiceoffitsface
OnanumberofdrivesthroughoutmychildhoodmymotherwouldsuddenlypulloverthecartoexamineaflowerbythesideoftheroadorrescueabeetlefromtragedywhileIinmylateteensandearlytwentiessatimpatientlyinthecar.ThoughMother’sDayfollowsEarthDayformetheyhavealwaysbeenrelatedtoeachother.Mymomhasbeengreensinceshebecameconcernedabouttheenvironment.Partofthishabitwasbornofthrift节俭.Likehermotherandhergrandmotherbeforehermomsavesglassjarsemptycheesecontainersandreusesherplasticbags.MomcreatesakindofharmoniousrelationshipwithwildlifeinheryarD.Sheknowstopicktheapplesonhertreesalittleearlytoavoidthebearsandthatifsheleavesthebirdfeeders给食器outatnightitislikelythattheywillbeknockeddownbyafamilyofraccoons浣熊.Spidersthatmaketheirwayintothehouseandarecaughtinjuiceglasseswillbesetlooseinthegarden.Itrytoteachmychildrenthatlookingoutfortheenvironmentstartswithbeingawareoftheenvironment.Onbusystreetswelookfordandelions蒲公英toflyinthewind;wesayhellotoneighborhoodcatsandpickupplasticcupsandpaperbags.ThisteachingcomeseasilyIrealizebecauseIwastaughtsowellbyexamplE.Momdidn’tneedtolecture;shedidn’tneedtobeatadrumtochangetheworlD.Shesimplysloweddownenoughtoenjoylivinginitandwiththatjoycamemercyandaninstinctforprotection.Iamslowingdownanditisn’tbecauseoftheweightofmynearlyfortyyearsontheplanetitisoutofmyconcernfortheplanetitself.I’vebeguntosaveglassjarsandreusepackingenvelopes.IpauseinmydailytaskstowatchthesquirrelsraceeachotherinthetreesabovemyhousE.LastsummerinthecompanyofmysonanddaughterIplantedtomatoesinmyyarD.WiththeheatofAugustaroundmeIatethefirstwhilesittingonmylowwallwithdirtonmyhands.WarmfromthesunitburstonmytonguewithasweetnessIimmediatelywantedtosharewithmymom.51.WhydoestheauthorsayEarthDayisconnectedwithMother’sDay?A.BecauseMother’sDayalwaysfallsshortlyafterEarthDay.B.Tostressthatallthewomeninherfamilyareenvironmentalists.C.Tostresshowmuchhermothercaresabouttheenvironment.D.BecausehermothershowsherconcerntonatureonMother’sDay.52.WhichofthefollowingisNOTrelatedtoMom’sgreenlife?A.Rescuingabeetlefromacertaintragedy.B.Savingglassjarsemptycheesecontainers.C.SettingacaughtspiderfreeinthegardenD.Pickingdandelionsonbusystreets.53.Wecaninferfromthearticlethat______.A.theauthorrealizesthatsheshouldteachherchildrenbyexampleaswellB.theauthor’smotherknowshowtogetridofthewildlifeinheryardC.theauthorbelievesthatonlybylearningtoslowdowncanweenjoylifeD.theauthor’smotherusedtolecturehertoprotecttheenvironment.54.Whatcanbelearnedfromthelastparagraph?A.Tomatoesmaketheauthorthinkofhermother.B.Theauthorlikeseatingtomatoesplantedbyherself.C.Plantingtomatoesisawayofprotectingenvironment.D.Theauthorreallyappreciateshermother’steaching.
NewZealandfishermencaughtwhatmayprovetobeaworld-record-breakingcolossalsquid巨大的鱿鱼.InthecolddarkwatersoftheAntarctichidesacreaturewitheightarmstwosuperlongtentacles触须andeyesasbigasdinnerplates.Soundlikesomethingoutofasciencefictionmovie?Thinkagain.OnFebruary21NewZealandfishermenlandedacolossalsquidthelengthofaschoolbus.TheyhadbeenfishingwithlonglinesforChileanseabass黑鲈inthewatersoffthecoastofNewZealandwhentheycaughttheraresquiD.Withtwohoursofhardworkthecrewskillfullypulledthecreatureintoanetanddraggeditaboardtheirship.Scientistsestimate估计thattheanimalweighsaboutahalftonandisabout40feetlong.ThatwouldmakethiscolossalsquidthebiggestonrecorD.Firstidentifiedin1925aftertwotentacleswerefoundinawhale’sstomachthecolossalsquidhaslongbeenamystery.Theanimalsarenoteasytoobservebecausetheycangodowntooceandepthsof6500feet.Whatscientistsdoknowfromstudyingthebodiesofahalfdozencolossalsquidsisthattheyarefiercehunters.Therecentlycapturedcolossalsquidhasbeenfrozentokeepitforscientificstudy.ItwillbetransportedtoNewZealand’snationalmuseumTePapainthecapitalcityofWellington.ExpertsbelieveittobethefirstadultmaleevercaughtundamageD.Scientistshopetolearnmoreaboutthecolossalsquid’sdietbehaviorandreproductive繁殖patterns.ScientistswillbeveryinterestedinthisamazingcreaturesaidNewZealandFisheriesMinisterJimAnderton.Itaddsimmeasurablytoourunderstandingofthemarineenvironment.38.Whyisitusuallydifficultforexpertstoobservethesquid?A.Becauseitmovestoofast.B.BecauseitistoolargE.C.Becauseitisverydangerous.D.Becauseitcangodowntodeepocean.39.What’sthepurposeofcatchingsuchahugesquid?A.TomakeitintofooD.B.TosetaworldrecorD.C.Todoresearchonit.D.Todisplayitforvisitors.40.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthepossiblerecord-breakingcolossalsquid?A.ItlivesinthecolddarkwatersoftheArctiC.B.Itstentacleswerefoundinawhale’sstomach.C.Itisafiercehunteraccordingtothescientificstudy.D.Itisbelievedtobethefirstadultmaleevercaught.41.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.thebiggestsquideverfoundB.scientificresearchonsquidC.thelifestyleofthecolossalsquidD.howthefishermencaughtthesquid
Themostwidespreadfallacy谬论ofallisthatcoldsarecausedbycolD.Theyarenot.Theyarecausedbyvirusespassingonfrompersontoperson.YoucatchacoldbycomingintocontactdirectlyorindirectlywithsomeonewhoalreadyhasonE.IfcoldcausescoldsitwouldbereasonabletoexpecttheEskimostosufferfromthemforever.Buttheydonot.Andinisolatedarcticregionsexplorershavereportedpeoplearefreefromcoldsuntiltheycomeintocontactagainwithinfectedpeoplefromtheoutsideworldbywayofpackagesandmailsdroppedfromairplanes.DuringtheFirstWorldWarsoldierswhospentlongperiodsinthetrenches战壕coldandwetshowednoincreasedtendencytocatchcolds.IntheSecondWorldWarprisonersattheAuschwitzconcentrationcampnakedandstarvingwereastonishedtofindthattheyseldomhadcolds.AttheCommonColdResearchUnitinEnglandvolunteerstookpartinexperimentsinwhichtheygavethemselvestothediscomfortsofbeingcoldandwetforlongstretchesoftimE.Aftertakinghotbathstheyputonbathingsuitsallowedthemselvestobewithcoldwaterandthenstoodaboutdrippingwetinadrafty通风良好的room.Someworewetsocksalldaywhileothersexercisedintherainuntilclosetoexhaustion.NotoneofthevolunteerscamedownwithacoldunlessacoldviruswasactuallydroppedinhisnosE.IfthencoldandwethavenothingtodowithcatchingcoldswhyaretheymorefrequentinthewinterDespitethemostpains-takingresearchnoonehasyetfoundtheanswer.Oneexplanationofferedbyscientistsisthatpeopletendtostaytogetherindoorsmoreincoldweatherthanatothertimesandthismakesiteasierforcoldvirusestobepassedon.31.Thewriteroffered_______examplestosupporthisargument.A.4B.5C.6D.732.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.TheEskimossufferfromcoldsfromtimetotimE.B.ColdsarenotalwayscausedbycolD.C.Peoplesufferfromcoldsjustbecausetheyliketostayindoors.D.A.personmaycatchacoldbytouchingsomeonewhoalreadyhasonE.33.Arcticexplorersmaycatchcoldswhentheyare_______.A.workingintheisolatedarcticregionsB.writingreportsinterriblycoldweatherC.freefromworkintheisolatedarcticregionsD.comingintotouchagainwiththeoutsideworld34.VolunteerstakingpartintheexperimentsintheCommonColdResearchUnit_______.A.sufferedalotB.nevercaughtcoldsC.oftencaughtcoldsD.becameverystrong35.Thepassagemainlydiscusses_______.A.theexperimentsonthecommoncoldB.thefallacyaboutthecommoncoldC.thereasonandthewaypeoplecatchcoldsD.thecontinuedspreadofcommoncolds
Whenhungerpainsstrikeasharkdoesitsimplyswimaroundaimlesslyuntilitcomesacrossameal?Scientistswhohavestudiedthedivingbehaviorofsharksturtlesfishandothermarinepredators食肉动物nowsuggestthattheseanimalsareabitmorestrategic策略的.TheyappeartofollowaspecialtypeofrandommotionknownasaLevywalk.Ecologistshavelongstudiedhowanimalsfindfoodwithsomeexploringwhethersimplerulescouldexplaintheirhuntingbehavior.In1996oneteamclaimedthatwanderingalbatrossesperformLevywalkswhicharecharacterizedbyaparticulardistributionofmovementlengthsthatincludemanyshort-distancejumpsandrarelongjumps.Othersthenfoundthatmanyanimalsusedthissearchstrategytoo.Butlastfallscientists—includingauthorsoftheoriginal1996report—reportedthattheoriginalalbatrossdatawereflawed.TheyalsocastdoubtonmostclaimsofLevywalksbyanimalscondemningthesmalldatasetsanalyzedandakeystatisticalmethodmanygroupsuseD.Thetableshaveturnedagainhowever.BehavioralecologistDavidSimsandhiscolleagueshavefoundevidenceofLevywalksfromdepth-sensingrecorderstheyhadfixedto31largemarinepredators.AspartoftheEuropeanCensusofMarineLifetheyanalyzedtheverticalmotioninmorethanamilliondivesastheanimalsobviouslyhuntedforfooD.Usingvariousstatisticalmethodstheyshowedthatduringthefood-huntingmostanimalsexaminedseemedtoperformverticalLevywalkswithmanyshortdiveswithanoccasionallongerdivesomehundredsofmetersdeep.Simsarguesthathisteam'svastdatasetsandtheuseofdiversestatisticalanalysesmaketheirstudythemostbelievableevidenceforLevy-likemovement.ThestudyisconvincingsaysecologistFredericBartumeusofPrincetonUniversity.Hesaysthathe'simpressedwiththeamountofdataSims'teamanalyzedandpredictsthatthestudywillshiftthedebatefromwhetheranimalsperformLevywalkstowhentheyusethisstrategyandwhy:It'sgoingtomakebiologistslesssuspiciousabouttheexistenceofthesepatterns.71.Whichofthefollowinganimalsmaynotbestudiedbytheecologists?A.Turtles.B.Tigers.C.Albatrosses.D.Whales.72.Theunderlinedwordflawedprobablymeans.A.stolenB.provedC.faultyD.missed73.WhydidsomescientistscastdoubtonLevywalksbyanimals?A.Becausetheydidn'tbelievewhatDavidSimssaiD.B.Becausetheauthorsofthe1996reportmadeaseriousmistakE.C.Becausethedatasetsotherscientistsanalyzedwerenotconvincing.D.BecausetheydoubtedaboutthestatisticalmethodotherscientistsuseD.74.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat.A.DavidSimsisquiteconfidentoftheirresearchresultB.DavidSimsandhiscolleaguesdidn'tmakeenoughresearchC.FredericBartumeusisamemberofSims'researchgroupD.theexistenceofLevywalkisstilldoubtful75.Thepassagemainlywantstotellusthat.A.howmarineanimalsfindstheirmealsB.ecologistsmakemistakesfrequentlyduringtheirresearchC.LevywalkisakindofadvancedhuntingmethodD.weshouldbeseriousaboutscientificresearch
AtonetimeoranothermostfarmershaveproblemswithmicE.Thisisespeciallytrueforgrainfarmers.Miceeatalotofgrain.Theyalsocarrydiseases疾病whichpeoplecangetfromeatingortouchinggrainthemicehavemadedirty.FarmerscanusespecialgrainstoragebuildingsortheycankillthemicE.Howeverbothmethodscanbecostly.Farmersmustbuymaterialstobuildthespecialgrainstoragebuildingsorchemicalpoisonstokillthemice.Hereisawaytokillmicewithoutspendingalotofmoney.Itisasimplebuteffectivekindofmousetrap.ThemethodisfirstusedbysomefarmersinthewestAfricancountryofMali.AnagriculturalexpertinMalireportedabouttheMalimousetrapinamagazinE.Theexpertreportedthathisgardenercaught150miceinjustonenight.Thegardenerusedfourtraps.ThetrapiseasytomakE.Firstremovethetopfroma20litermetalorplasticcontainer容器.PutitinaholeinthegrounD.ThetopedgeofthecontainershouldbethelevelwiththesurfaceofthegrounD.Fillthecontainerwithwatertowithineightcentimetersofthetop.Addtinypiecesofgrainwastes.Theyshouldfloatonthewater.Alsoputsomewastesonthegroundnearthetrap.Duringthenightmicewillcomeouttoeatthegrainwastes.Theywillfallintothecontaineranddrown.Replacethefoodinthetrapeverynight.36.Accordingtothepassage_____usedthemousetrapfirstA.anagriculturalexpertinthewestAfricaB.farmersintheUnitedStatesC.allAmericangardenerD.farmersinMali37.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?A.A.simpleandeffectivemethodusedbyfarmerstokillmice.B.Howtokillmice.C.Methodsusedbyfarmerstokillmice.D.Farmershaveproblemswithmice.38.Whichofthefollowingcan’tprotectgrainfrombeingeatenbymice?A.Aspecialgrainstoragebuilding.B.Chemicalpoisons.C.Amousetrap.D.Aholeintheground39.Whichisprobablythetrapmentionedinthepassage?
WhatisyourfavoriteEnglishletter?ManyofyoumaysayQ.Why?BecausesomanyofyouchatwithyourfriendsonQQ.WhatdoyoulikeaboutQQ?Whatdoyoutalkabout?TheCCTVreporterMissWanginterviewsthreekids.Let’slistentowhattheysay.WhendoyouchatonQQ?Whatdoyoutalkabout?LinyuhanXi’an:Onweekends.Wetalkabouthomeworkandchatwitheachother.TangXutingShanghai:AtweekendsandwhenIdon’thavemuchhomework.Weexchangetestanswersandchat.YangyuhangDalian:Ourclassgoesonlinetogetherat4:00----6:00pmonweekends.Wecomplainabouthomeworkchatandtalkaboutcomputergames.WhatdoyouputonyourQQblog博客Lin:IputgoodarticlesIhavefoundonlineonmyblog.Ialsowritearticlesmyself.Theyareaboutfunnythingsthathavehappenedinmyclass.Tang:Iputpictureonmyblog.NotmyownphotosbutpicturesfrommyfavoriteJapanesecartoons动画片likeTennisPrinceConan.Yang:IputDVfilmsonmyblog.Ishoot拍摄themduringsportsmeetingsandschoolparties.Themostpopularoneisaboutadancingteacherheissofunnythateveryonewatchesit.HowdoyoulikeQQ?Lin:It’sagoodspaceforustomakearecordofourlivesofbothgoodtimesandsadtimes.Tang:MyfriendsandImaynothavetimetochatatschool.ButwecandoitonQQ.It’sveryhelpfultoourfriendships.Yang:Ifyouchatwithfriendsonthetelephoneyourparentssometimeslistentoyourconversation.There’snosuchproblemwithQQ.Youcanrelaxandtalkfreely.56.WhatdoesYangyuhangtalkaboutonQQonweekends?①homework②chat③testanswers④computergamesA.①②B.②③C.①②④D.②③④57.WhatdoesLinYuhanputonherQQblog?A.Somepictures.B.Goodarticles.C.DVfilmsD.Japanesecartoons58.WhichoneisTUREaccordingtothisarticle?A.LinsaysQQisveryhelpfultotheirfriendships.B.YangsayshecanchatfreelywithmanyfriendsandrelaxonQQ.C.TangsaysQQisagoodspaceforthemtomakearecordoftheirlives.D.TangsayshechatsonQQonweekendsthoughhehaslotsofhomework.
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