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MRSFlowerswasoneofthefewgentlewomenIhaveeverknown.OnesummerafternoonshestoppedatourstoretobuyfooD.Momsaid:SisterFlowersI’llsendBaileyuptoyourhousewiththesethings.ThankyouMrsHenderson.I’dpreferMargueritethough.Mynamesoundedsobeautifulwhenshesaidit.I'vebeenmeaningtotalktoheranyway.TherewasapathbesidetherockyroadandMrsFlowerswalkedaheadofmE.Withoutturningherheadshespoketome:Ihearyou’reworkingverywellinschoolMargueritebutonlyinwrittenassignments.Theteachersreportthattheyhavetroublegettingyoutotalkinclass.Languageismankind’swayofcommunicatingwithourfellowmenanditislanguagealonewhichseparatesusfromtheloweranimals.ThatwasatotallynewideatomeandIwouldneedtimetothinkaboutit.Yourgrandmothersaysyoureadalot---everychanceyouget.That’sgoodbutnotgoodenough.Wordsmeanmorethanwhatissetdownonpaper...ShesaidshewasgoingtogivemesomebooksandthatImustnotonlyreadthembutreadthemalouD.ShesuggestedthatIshouldmakeasentencesoundinasmanydifferentwaysaspossiblE.ShebroughtathicksmallbookfromthebookcasE.ItwasA.TaleofTwoCities.SheopenedthebookstartedreadingandIheardpoetryforthefirsttimeinmylifE.ItwasthebestoftimesandtheworstoftimE.Hervoicecurvedthroughandaroundthewords.Shewasalmostsinging.61.MrsFlowerspreferredtheauthortosendwhatsheboughthomemainlybecause__________.A.sheknewtheauthorbetterthanBaileyB.shewantedtohaveachatwiththeauthorC.shewantedtoinvitetheauthoroverforsomesnacksD.shewantedtohelptheauthorwithherwrittentasks62.Accordingtothearticletheauthor______.A.didn’tworkhardinschoolB.wasnotactiveenoughinclassC.likedtotalkwithherclassmatesinclassD.gotalongwellwithherteachersandclassmates63.OnthewaybackhomeMrsFlowers______.A.triedtopersuadetheauthortotalkwithherB.recommendedsomepopularbookstotheauthorC.encouragedtheauthortointeractmorewithothersD.convincedtheauthoroftheimportanceofreading64.WecaninferfromthearticlethatMrsFlowers______.A.isakind-heartedandhumorousteacherB.attachesmoreimportancetowrittenEnglishthanoralEnglishC.believesreadingliteraryworksaloudhelpspeoplebetterunderstandthemD.thinksreadingclassicliteraryworkshelpspeoplecommunicatebetter
TheweatherpredictionsforAsiain2050readlikeastoryfromadoomsdaymoviE.Manyexpertsandgreengroupsfeartheywillcometrueunlessthereisaunitedglobalefforttoholdbackgreenhousegasoutpouring.InthedecadestocomeAsia---hometomorethanhalftheworld’s63billionpeople-willchangefromoneclimateextremetoanotherwithtiredfarmersbattlingdroughtsfloodsdiseasefoodshortagesandrisingsealevels.It’snotaprettypicturesaidSteveSawyerclimatepolicyadviserwithGreenpeaceinAmsterdam.GlobalwarmingandchangesofweatherpatternsarealreadyoccurringandthereismorethanenoughcarbondioxideandothergreenhousegasesintheatmospheretodriveclimatechangefordecadestocomE.AlreadychangesarebeingfeltinAsiabutworseislikelytocomeSawyerandtopclimatebodiessayandcouldleadtomassmigrationandwidespreadhumandisasters.AccordingtopredictionsicebergswillmeltfastersomePacificandIndianOceanislandswillhavetoevacuateorbuildseadefensesstormswillbecomemoreintenseandinsectandwater-bornediseaseswillmoveintonewareasastheworldwarms.Allthiscomesontopofrisingpopulationsandearnestdemandforfoodwaterandotherresources.ExpertssayenvironmentalworseningsuchasdeforestationandpollutionwillprobablyenlargetheresultsofclimatechangE.InwhatcouldbeasignofthefutureJapanwashitbyarecordof10typhoonsandtropicalstormsthisyearwhiletwo-thirdsofBangladeshpartsofNepalandlargeareasofnortheasternIndiawerefloodedaffecting50millionpeopledestroyinglivelihoodsandmakingtensofthousandsill.Theyearbeforeawintercoldstruckandasummerheatwavekilledmorethan2000peopleinIndiA.63.Thispassageismainlyabout.A.whatkindofweatherwelikebestB.theweatherpredictionsforAsiainthefutureandthereasonsC.howtoimproveourenvironmentD.thattheworldwillnotbesuitableforustolivein64.InthefuturetheAsianfarmerswillhavetofacethefollowingexcept.A.foodshortagesB.droughtsC.warsD.floods65.Theunderlinedworddoomsdaymaygiveusthefeelingof.A.happinessB.sadnessC.peaceD.excitement66.WhichofthefollowingisNOTrightaccordingtothepassage?A.Asianclimatewillchangegreatly.B.SomeislandsmaybefloodedinthefuturE.C.Peoplemaymeetwithsomenewdiseasesbornefromwater.D.Morethan50millionpeoplehavebeenkilledinAsiatheyearbeforE.
Ameteorite陨石flewfastacrosstheskyandexplodedovercentralRussiaonFridayrainingfireballsoveravastareaandcausingashockwavethatsmashedwindowsdamagedbuildingsandinjuredl200peoplE.PeopleheadingtoworkinChelyabinskheardwhatsoundedlikeanexplosionsawabrightlightandthenfelttheshockwavE.AccordingtoRussianspaceagencyRoscosmosthefireballtravellingataspeedof30kmpersecondhadburntverybrightlyacrossthehorizonleavingalongwhitetrailthatcouldbeseenasfaras200kmaway.CaralarmswentoffthousandsofwindowsshatteredandmobilephonenetworksweredisrupteD.IwasdrivingtoworkitwasquitedarkbutitsuddenlybecameasbrightasifitweredaysaidViktorProkofiev36aresidentofYekaterinburgintheUralsMountains.IfeltlikeIwasblindedbyheadlights.Themeteoritewhichweighedabout20tonsandmayhavebeenmadeofironenteredEarth’satmosphereandbrokeapart30-50kmabovegroundaccordingtoRussia’sAcademyofSciences.TheenergyreleasedwhenitenteredtheEarth’satmospherewasaboutseveralthousandtonstheacademysaidthepowerofasmallatomicweaponexploding.NodeathswerereportedbuttheEmergenciesMinistrysaid20000rescueandclean-upworkersweresenttotheregionafterPresidentVladimirPutintoldEmergenciesMinisterVladimirPuchkovtoeasethedisruptionandhelpthevictims.TheInteriorMinistrysaidaboutl200peoplehadbeeninjuredatleast200ofthemchildrenandmostfrombrokenpiecesofglass.Whileeventsthisbigarerareanimpactthatcouldcausedamageanddeathcouldhappeneverycenturyorso.Unfortunatelythereisabsolutelynothingwecandotostopimpacts.51.Whendidthemeteoriteincidenthappen?A.Atmidnight.B.Intheearlymorning.C.Inthelatemorning.D.Intheevening.52.Accordingtothetextthemeteoriteexplosioncaused_________.A.somedeathsB.roadaccidentsC.communicationproblemsD.buildingcollapse53.TheRussiangovernment’sresponsetotheincidentwas________.A.alittleslowbuteffectiveB.quickandseriousC.coldandslowD.quickbutineffective54.Itcanbeinferredthatthelosscausedbymeteorites_________.A.isnearlyunavoidableB.happenseveryfewyearsC.canbeavoidedD.ishardtoestimate
Chickenfeathersareusefulandnotjusttoachicken.Somegointopillowscoatsandotherproducts.ButcountlesschickenfeathersgotowastE.IntheUnitedStatesbillionsofchickensareproducedyearly.Mostoftheirfeathersarethrownaway.Butinsteadofbeingburiedinlandsomefeatherscouldfindafutureinplastics.Oneoftheproductstheyhavedevelopedisaflowerpot花盆.Itmaylooklikeotherflowerpots.Butthecontainerbreaksdownintheearthwithinonetofiveyears.Andasitbreaksdownitnaturallybecomesnutrientinthesoil.Theenvironmentallyfriendlyflowerpotistheworkoftworesearchers.WalterSchmidtiswiththeAgriculturalResearchServicepartoftheUnitedStatesAgricultureDepartment.MasudHudaiswiththeHorticulturalResearchInstituteaprivateorganization.WalterSchmidthasbeenworkingtofindusesforchickenfeatherssincethe1990s.Progressin2002showedthatplasticmadefromfeatherscouldbeformedlikeotherplastics.Hesaysfeathersaremuchstrongerandlastlongerthananotherplantmaterial.Feathersarestronger.Bydesignfeathersarealsomoredurable耐用的.Andtheotherpartaboutitisiffeathersweretwiceasheavyorhalfasstrongthenbirdscouldn'tfly.Hepointsoutthattraditionalflowerpotsmadefromotherplasticscanlastmuchlonger.ButhewondersifthereisreallyaneeD.Hesaysmostflowerpotsareneverre-useD.Whywouldyouwantaplasticthatyouuseforayeartolastfortwohundredyears?ItmakesnosensE.YouwanttomatchtheproductwiththeusE.saidWalterSchmidt.WalterSchmidtandMasudHudaarenowaddinganotherchickenproducttotheirflowerpots—chickenwastE.Thewastewilladdmorenutrientstothesoilasthepotbreaksdown.Thescientistssaytheyhopetheirflowerpotwillbeonthemarketinayearortwo.59.Whatdopeoplemainlydealwithfeathers?A.Feathersareusedtomakepillowscoatsandotherproducts.B.Mostfeathersarepaidnoattentionto.C.Mostfeathersareusedasnutrient.D.Mostfeathersareusedtomakeflowerpots.60.What’stheadvantageoftheflowerpots?A.Theywon’tlastlong.B.Theycan’tbreak.C.Theyareenvironmentallyfriendly.D.TheycanbereuseD.61.WhatdoesWalterSchmidtthinkoftraditionalflowerpots?A.Tooheavy.B.TooolD.C.Neverre-useD.D.Lastinglongerbutunnecessary.62.Whatdoyouthinkisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Chickenanditsfeathers.B.Howtodealwithfeathers.C.Feathersmadeintoflowerpot.D.Newflowerpots.
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Babiesarenotjustpassingidletimewhentheystaregoggle-eyedatthetelevision—theyareactuallylearningabouttheworldU.S.researcherssaiD.ParentsmaywanttolimitwhattheirbabiesseeontelevisionbasedonthestudysaidDonnaMummeassistantprofessorofpsychologyatTuftsUniversityinBostonwholedtheresearch.Childrenasyoungas12monthsaremakingdecisionsbasedontheemotionalreactionsofadultsaroundthemMummesaidinastatement.Itturnsouttheycanalsouseemotionalinformationtheypickupfromtelevision.ThismeansthatadultsmightwanttothinktwicebeforetheyspeakinaloudandharshvoiceorletababyseetelevisionprogramsmeantforinformationabouttheworlD.A.motherurgingherbabytoeatsomeyummysouponabrothercryinginfearwhenadogapproachescaninfluenceababy’sreaction.Mumme’steamtestedbabiestodeterminE.Iftelevisionhasthesameinfluenceshowingactorsreactingonavideotapetoobjectssuchasredspiralletterholderabluehumpyballandayellowgardenhoseattachment.Babiesaged10monthsor12monthswerelatergiventhesameobjectstoplaywith.Ten-month-oldsdidnotseemtobeinfluencedbutthevideobuythe1-year-oldswerE.Whentheactorsactedneutrallyorpositivelytoanobjectthebabieshappilyplayedwiththem.Butiftheactorhadseemedafraidordisgustedthebabieswouldavoidtheobject.63.Psychologyisthestudyof________..A.human’ssocietyanditsgrowthB.human’shopeshaddreamsC.human’smindandbehaviorsD.human’slanguagesandcultures64.WhichofthefollowingisMumme’sconclusion?A.Smallbabiesshouldnotbeallowedtowatchtelevisionprograms.B.Adultsneedtothinktwicebeforetheyactinfrontofsmallbabies.C.TVprogramsprovidesmallbabieswithalltheinformationtheyneeD.D.One-year-oldscanbeemotionallyinfluencedbyTVprograms.65.Mummereachedhisconclusionby__________..A.measuringthetimebabiesspentinfrontofTV.B.makingTVprogramsandadvertisementsforkids.C.showingactorshowtoreacttobluebumpyballsD.observingsmallbabies’reactionstoTVprograms66.Whichofthefollowingmaythestudyleadtoaccordingtotheresearchers?A.Parentsmaywanttolimitwhattheirbabiesseeontelevision.B.Actorsmaytrytobehavethemselveswellinfrontofbabies.C.BabiesmaybeallowedtochoosewhattheyseeonTV.D.Scientistsmaystopignoringbabies’emotionalworlD.
Doyouwanttowriteyourpassworddownsothatnoonecanseeitordoyouwanttosendsomeoneasecretmessage?KnowinghowtomakeaninvisibleinkmessagewillhaveyoufeelinglikeasecretagentinnotimE.TheseareinstructionsformakinginvisibleinkusingbakingsodA.Difficulty:EasyTimerequired:A.fewminutesWhatyouneed:BakingsodaPaperWaterLightbulbPaintbrushMeasuringcupPurplegrapejuiceHere'show:Thereareatleasttwomethodsofusingbakingsodaasinvisibleink.MixequalamountsofwaterandbakingsodA.Useapaintbrushtowriteamessageontowhitepaperusingthebakingsodasolution溶液asink.Allowtheinktodry.OnewaytoreadthemessageistoholdthepaperuptoaheatsourcesuchasalightbulB.Thebakingsodawillcausethewritinginthepapertoturnbrown.ThesecondwaytoreadthemessageistopaintoverthepaperwithpurplegrapejuicE.Themessagewillappearinadifferentcolor.Tips:Ifyouareusingtheheatingmethodavoidburningthepaper.Bakingsodaandgrapejuicereactinanacid-base酸碱reactionproducingacolorchangeinthepaper.Grapejuiceconcentrate浓缩物resultsinamorevisiblecolorchangethanregulargrapejuicE.56.isnotneededformakinginvisibleink.A.BakingsodaB.PaperC.WaterD.Ink57.What'sthefunctionofthepaintbrush?A.TodrawapicturE.B.Toallowtheinktoappear.C.Towriteamessageontothewhitepaper.D.Tohelptheinkdry.58.Howcanyoureadthemessageininvisibleinkeasily?A.readitinthedaytimeB.readitnearaheaterC.PutitinhotwaterD.putitinafridge59.Whywillthemessageappearinadifferentcolorinthesecondwaytoreadthemassage?A.BecausethereisenoughgrapejuicE.B.BecausebakingsodareactswithgrapejuicE.C.Becauseoftheuseofwater.D.Becauseofthespecialpaper.60.Fromtheprocesswecanknowthatmakinginvisibleinkis.A.veryhardB.notdifficultC.alittledifficultD.noteasy
Todayjustastechnologychangedthefaceofindustryfarmshaveundergoneanagriculturalrevolution.Onthefarmoftodaymachinesprovidealmostallthepower.Oneofthemostimportantbenefitswillbethefarmcomputer.A.fewforward-lookingfarmersarealreadyusingcomputerstohelpthemruntheirfarmsmoreefficiently.Thecomputershelpthemkeepmoreaccuraterecordssotheycanmakebetterdecisionsonwhatcropstoplanthowmuchlivestocktobuywhentoselltheirproductsandhowmuchprofittheycanexpect.Manycomputercompanieshavebeendevelopingspecialcomputerprogramsjustforfarmers.Programsarebeingwrittenforhog猪producersgrainfarmerspotatofarmersanddairyfarmers.Inthefuturefarmerswillbeabletopurchasecomputerprogramsmadetotheirneeds.Becauseofthegrowingimportanceofcomputersonthefarmstudentsatagriculturalcollegesarerequiredtotakecomputerclassesinadditiontotheirnormalagriculturalcourses.TherecanbenodoubtthatfarmerswillrelyoncomputersevenmoreinthefuturE.Whiletheold-timefarmdependedonhorsepowerandmodernfarmsdependonmachinepowerfarmsofthefuturewilldependoncomputerpower.Anothertechnologicaladvancewhichisstillintheexperimentalstageistherobotarealmechanizedhiredhandthatwillbeabletomoveandinsomewaysthinklikeahumanbeing.Agriculturalengineersbelievethatcomputer-aidedrobotswillmakestartling令人吃惊的changesinfarmingbeforetheendofthecentury.Unlikefarmersofthepresentfarmersofthefuturewillfindthatmanyday-to-daytaskswillbedoneforthem.Scientistsarenowdevelopingrobotsthatwillbeabletoshear修剪sheepdrivetractorsandharvestfruit.Evencomplexjobswillbedonebyrobots.Forexampleinordertomilktheircowsfarmersmustfirstdrivethemintothespecialbarn畜棚thenconnectthemtothemilkingmachineswatchthemachinesanddisconnectthemwhentheyarefinisheD.Inthefuturethiswillallbedonebyrobots.InadditionwhenthemilkingiscompletedtherobotswillautomaticallychecktomakesurethatthemilkispurE.Thecompletemobilizationofthefarmisfarinthefuturebutengineersexpectthatsomerobotswillbeusedbeforelong.41.Whichsentencecarriesthemainideaofthewholepassage?A.Thefirstsentenceofthefirstparagraph.B.Thefirstsentenceofthesecondparagraph.C.Thefirstsentenceofthethirdparagraph.D.Thelastsentenceofthesecondparagraph.42.Accordingtothepassagecomputerscannothelpfarmersdecide_______.A.howmuchmoneytheycanearnfromtheirproductsB.whethertoplantacertainkindofcropC.whatlivestocktoraiseD.whentoselltheirproducts43.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Farmersinthefuturewilldependtotallyoncomputers.B.Farmersmainlyusemachinesontheirfarmsatpresent.C.Bothcomputersandrobotshavebeeninuseontoday’sfarms.D.Studentsatagriculturalcollegesmusttakecomputerclassesbecausetheycandonothingwithoutthehelpofcomputersontoday’sfarms.44.Accordingtotheengineers_______willbedonebyrobotsinthenearfuturE.A.allfarmworkB.milkingcowsC.mostofthefarmworkD.somefarmwork45.Whatisthebesttitleforthewholepassage?A.ComputerFarmers’BestFriendB.TheAgriculturalRevolutionC.FarmersintheFutureD.ComputersandRobots
Intoday’sworldofcellphonesminilaptopsandMP5playersmostpeoplehaveatleastonetime-tellingtoolwiththem.Sincethesedevicesaresocommonistimerunningoutforthe500-year-oldwatch?Accordingtosomeconsumersyes.NewJerseyteenagerCharlieWollmansaysawatchisanextrapieceofequipmentwithnonecessaryfunction.ManyyoungadultsagreeandusetheircellphonestotelltimE.Itissaidthatfeweryoungpeoplewearwatchestodaythanfiveyearsago.Asaresultsomepeopleclaimthatthewatchindustryisatacrossroads.Howeverwatchmakersoptimisticallysaythatwatchesredeempopularitywhenconsumersreachtheir20sand30s.Bythentheyarewillingtospendmoneyonaqualitywatchthatdoesn’tjustkeepgoodtimE.Fiftyyearsagowatchmakersboastedabouttheirproducts’accuracy.Butinrecentyearsthewatchindustryhastransformeditselfintoanaccessory饰品business.Andformanytodaytheimageawatchcommunicateshasbecomemoreimportantthanthetimeittells.Complications---featuresthatgobeyondsimpletimekeeping---areanimportantpartofawatch’simagE.Today’swatchesofferlotsoffeaturesthatmeetalmostanypersonality.ThesefeaturesincludecompasseslunarcalendarsUSBdrivesandevendevicesthatmeasuretheeffectivenessofgolfswings挥棒方式!Creativityisalsoakeyelementintoday’swatches.ForexampleJapanesewatchmakerTokyoflashmakeswatchesthatdon’tevenlooklikewatches.Thecompany’spopularShinshokumodelusesdifferentcolorlightstotellthetimE.Itlooksmorelikeafashionablebracelet手镯thanawatch.Whetherawatchcommunicatesfashionsensecreativegiftoraloveofsportsconsumerswanttheirtimepiecestostandout.Nowadayseveryonehasthesamekindofgadget小玩意儿intheirbagssopeoplewanttomakeastatementwithwhat’sontheirwrists.Willthisinterestinwristfashionlast?Onlytimewilltell!56.TheunderlinedwordredeeminParagraph2canbebestreplacedby__________.A.enlargeB.regainC.proveD.lose57.Accordingtothepassageamulti-functionwatchcan_________.A.storethelistofphonenumbersB.remindyouofyourdailyaffairsC.beusedasacalculatorD.showthedirection58.InParagraph4JapanesewatchmakerTokyoflashismentionedto_________.A.provetoday’swatchesarefashionableB.compareawatchwithacoolbraceletC.showhowpopularShinshokuwatchesarE.D.stressit’sTokyoflashthatmakesShinshokuwatches59.Whatmightbethemostsuitabletitleforthepassage?A.JapanesewatchesstandoutB.WatchindustryisinabadsituationC.WatchestellmorethantimeD.Watchesarebecominglesspopular
EverybodyhasabloodtypE.ThemostcommonbloodtypesystemistheABOsystemdiscoveredintheyear1900byanAustrianscientistnamedKarlLandsteinerwhowasawardedtheNobelPrizeforhisachievements.Therearefourtypesofbloodinthesystem:ABABandO.yourbloodtypeiscertainbeforeyouarebornbyspecificgenesfromyourparents.Youreceiveonegene基因fromyourmotherandonefromyourfather;thesetwocombinetoformyourbloodtypE.InterestinglyinJapanyouarewhatyoubleedasbloodtypeisacommonwayofdefiningcharacterandpersonalitymuchlikehoroscopes星座inWesterncountries.In1931FurukawaTakeji1891-1940cameupwithalinkbetweenbloodtypeandpersonality.Ashesawithumansaresimplebeingsonlyrequiringtwopersonalitytypes:peopleofbloodtypeA.aregenerallymildtempered脾气温和的andintelligentwhilepeopleofbloodtypeB.aretheopposite相反.InJapanbloodtypehasinfluencedpeople’slivesinunexpectedways.A.baseballcoachwasreportedtohaveuseditintheselectionofhisteams.Theclasswassplit使分开accordingtobloodtypeandthendifferentteachingtechniqueswereuseddependingonthegroup.AlmostalltheJapaneseknowtheirbloodtypealthoughwhetherthisisthereasonwhythefashionbecamesopopularoraresultofitspopularityisnotcertain.IncontrastEuropeansandAmericansarehappilyunawareofnotonlytheirbloodtypebutalsothebloodtypologyphenomenon.AnindustryhasgrownaroundthefoundationlaiddownbyFurukawasothatyoucannowbuybloodtypechewinggumsoftdrinksandevencalendars!59.WhenthebloodtypewasdiscoveredFurukawaTakejiwas_____.A.achildB.ateenagerC.anadultD.anoldman60.Bysayingyouarewhatyoubleedtheauthorwantstoexpress_____.A.howimportantthebloodtypeisB.it’stroublesometoknowthebloodtypeC.it’sadangerifyoudon’tknowyourbloodtypeD.thebloodtypeshavegreateffectsonpeople’slife61.AccordingtoFurukawaTakejiastupidgirlwithbadtempermayhavethebloodtype_______.A.A.B.B.C.C.D.D.62.By_____theauthorshowsusthebloodtypesarewidelyusedinJapan.A.analyzingthedataB.comparingdifferentdealsC.doingexperimentsD.givingexamples
Whowouldhavethoughtthatjustbreathingcouldsolvealotofourhealthproblems?Don’tweallbreathealldayeveryday?It’sautomaticandwedon’tevenhavetothinkaboutit.There’sabigdifferencebetweenregularbreathinganddeepbreathing.Regularbreathingcomesfromthelungsusingthechestmuscles.Itprovidesoxygentotheheartwhichinturnmakessuretheoxygengetstoallthecellsinthebody.There’snotanorganinthebodythatcanoperatewithoutoxygen.Deepbreathinginvolveslearningtoslowthebreathingandusethediaphragmthemusclelocatedbeneaththelungsandnotjustthechestmuscles.Nowsitupstraightandtakeanotherdeepbreathusingthediaphragm.Yourchestwillriseandyouwillfeelthediaphragmmoveupwards.Exhale呼出slowlypreferablythroughpursed噘起lips.Thatisaneffectivedeepbreathing.DeepbreathingallowsthebodytotakeinmoreoxygenandreleasemorecarbondioxidE.Thisleadstomanyhealthbenefits:aloweringofbloodpressureslowingofheartrateandrelaxationofthemuscles.Itcalmsthemindhelpingtoreducesleeplessness.Anincreaseofenergyandreductionoffatiguewithreducedanxietyandstressaredesiredeffectstoo.Easterncultureshavepracticeddeepbreathingforcenturies.Theyknowitisessentialtokeepthemindandbodyinapositiverelationship.Thepracticesofyogaqigongandt’aichiincludedeepbreathingintheirrelaxationtechniques.CouldthisbethereasonwhyAsianwomensufferfewermenopausal更年期symptoms?Ifwealldiddeepbreathingexercisesevenaslittleasafewminutesadaywecouldimproveourmentaloutlookandmostlikelyseeanimprovementinourphysicalhealthaswell.Title:DeepBreathingⅠ.71._______________●Comingfromthelungsbyusingthechestmuscles●72._______________totheheartandsenttoallthecells.Ⅱ.Deepbreathing●73._______________thebreathingandusethediaphragm●Moreoxygen74.________________andmorecarbondioxidereleasedⅢ.75._______________ofdeepbreathing●Bloodpressureloweredand76._______________●Musclesrelaxedandmindcalmed●77._______________fatigueanxietyandstressreduced●78._______________increasedⅣ.79._______________ofdeepbreathing●Yogaqigongandt’aichiⅤ.SummaryBreathing80._______________everydayafewminutescouldimproveourmentaloutlookandphysicalhealth
Satellitesareanimportantpartofourordinarylives.Forexampletheinformationforweatherforecastsissentbysatellite.SomesatelliteshavecameraswhichtakephotographsoftheEarthtoshowhowcloudsaremoving.Satellitesarealsousedtoconnectourinternationalphonecalls.ComputerconnectionsoftheWorldWideWebandInternetalsousesatellites.ManyofourTVprogramscometousthroughsatellites.Airplanepilotsalsosometimesuseasatellitetohelpthemfindtheirexactlocation.Weusesatellitestosendtelevisionpicturesfromonepartoftheworldtoanother.Theyareusually35880kilometersabovetheequator.Sometimeswecanseeasatelliteintheskyanditseemstostayinthesameplace.Thisisbecauseitismovingaroundtheworldat11000kilometersanhour—exactlythesamespeedthattheearthrotates.AsatellitemustorbittheEarthwithitsantennae天线facingtheearth.SometimesitmovesawayfromitsorbitSotherearelittlerocketsonitwhichareusedtoputthesatellitebackintherightposition.Thisusuallyhappensabouteveryfiveorsixdays.Spaceisnotempty!EveryweekmoreandmoresatellitesaresentintospacetoorbittheEarth.Asatelliteusuallyworksforabout10-12years.SatelliteswhicharebrokenaresometimesrepairedbyastronautsorsometimesbroughtbacktoEarthtoberepaired.OftenveryoldorbrokensatellitesareleftinspacetoorbittheEarthforaverylongtime.Thisisveryseriousbecausesomesatellitesusenuclearpowerandtheycancrashintoeachother.72.WhichofthefollowingisNOTdonebysatellitesaccordingtothepassage?A.Sendinginformationforweatherforecast.B.TakingphotographsoftheEarth.C.SendingTVpictures.D.Providingfoodforairplanepilots.73.What’sthespeedtheearthrotatesat?A.35880kilometersperhour.B.335880kilometersperhour.C.11000kilometersperhour.D.110000kilometersperhour74.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordThisinthe3rdparagraphreferto?A.Asatellite.B.Alittlerocket.C.Asatelliteseemstostayinthesameplaceinthesky.D.Thesatelliteputstherocketsintherightposition.75.Whichistrueofsatellites?A.Asatelliteusuallyworksforabout10-12years.B.EverytimeasatellitegetsbrokenitisbroughtbacktotheEarthtoberepaired.C.Abrokensatelliteisneverleftinspace.D.Theyoftencrashintoeachother.
TipsfordevelopinganexerciseplanforyourbrainYouknowthateatingasensibledietandgettingplentyofexercisehelpyourbodyhealthyandstrong.Butdidyouknowthattherearewaystomakeyourbrainhealthierandsmarter?Studiesshowthatwhenthebrainiscompelledtodosomethingnewitcreatesnewneuralpathways神经通路.ThemorepathwaysyouhavethefasteryoucanthinkandthebettermemoryyouwillhavE.TenstepstowardasmarterbrainLimityourTVtimeWatchinganaverageTVshowrequiresverylittlebrainpowerandbringsthesameresultasneglectingphysicalexercisE.Yourbrainwillbecomeweakjustasyourmusclesdo.IfyouwatchTVchoosesomethingeducationalandinformativE.TravelTravelingtoanewcountryforcesyoutoseeanddothingsinanewwayprovidingstimulation刺激tothebrain.LearnanewlanguageAcquiringanewlanguageinvolvesdifferentlearningmethods.Learningalanguagesharpensyourbrainandhelpspreventmemoryproblemsinlateryears.MasteranewsubjectEachweekselectananimalabirdorafishandreadeverythingyoucanaboutit.Stretch最大限度利用yourbrainasyoubecomeanexpertonthesubject.Useyournon-dominanthandIfyouareright-handeduseyourlefthandforeverydayactivitiesoruseyourrighthandifyouareleft-handeD.Doingfamiliarthingsinanewwaywillcauseyourbraintocreatenewneuralnetworks.ReadoftenAsyoureadtakethetimetolookuppeopleorplacesthataren’tfamiliar.Readingexpandsyourvocabularyifyousearchforwordsanddefinitionsthatyoudon’tknow.DopuzzlesAccordingtotheMayoClinicdoingsudokuandcrosswordpuzzleskeepsthebrainsharpintoyoursenioryears.CalculatewhileyoushopAsyouputthingsinyourgrocerycarttotaleverythinginyourheaD.Seehowmuchcloseyougettotheactualtotal.PlayvideogamesStudieshavefoundthatcertainvideogamesforceyoutousecriticaldecision-makingskillsandcanevenimprovestudents’mathscores.Tweet!推特类似中国的微信Readmessagesfrompeoplewhorepresentawiderangeofinterests.Andsomesaythatlearningtoexpressyourselfinjust140charactersisagreatbrainchallenge!Sogetinthehabitofchallengingyourbrainandmakeyourselfsmarter!56.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.GetinthehabitoflearningsomethingnewB.DevelopanexerciseplanC.MakeYourBrainSmarterD.Tipstomakeyourselfhealthier57.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordcompelledmean?A.requestedB.allowedC.completedD.forced58.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.EducationalandinformativeTVshowsarehelpfultolimityourTVtimE.B.DoingsudokuandcrosswordpuzzlesmaymakeyouconfuseD.C.PlayingcertainvideogamesmayhelpyousharpenyourminD.D.Writingshortmessagesoftencanalsomakeyouhealthier.
Imaginethatthegenome基因组isabook.Thebookconsistsof23chapterswiththousandsofstoriesmadeupofparagraphswordsandlettersondifferentlevels.Thereareonebillionwordsinthebookwhichmakesitlongerthan5000volumesthesizeofthisbook.oraslongas800Bibles.IfIreadthegenomeouttoyouattherateofonewordpersecondforeighthoursadayitwouldtakemeacentury.IfIwroteoutthehumangenomeoneletterpermillimetermytextwouldbeaslongastheRiverDanubE.多瑙河Thisisanenormousdocumentahugevolumeacookbookofgreatlengthanditallfitsinsidetheextremelysmallnucleus核ofatinycellthatfitseasilyupontheheadofapin.针Theideaofthegenomeasabookisnotstrictlyspeakingevenametaphor比喻.Itistruetoagreatextent.A.bookisapieceofdigitalinformationwritteninone-directionalformanddefinedbyacodethattranslatesasmallalphabetofsignsintoalargedictionaryofmeaningsthroughtheorderoftheirgroupings.SoisagenomE.TheonlycomplicationisthatallEnglishbooksreadfromlefttorightwhilesomepartsofthegenomereadfromlefttorightandsomefromrighttoleftthoughneverbothatthesametimE.WhileEnglishbooksarewritteninwordsofdifferentlengthsusingtwenty-sixlettersgenomesarewrittenentirelyinthree-letterwordsusingonlyfourletters.AndinsteadofbeingwrittenonflatpagestheyarewrittenonlongchainsofDNAmolecules分子.Thegenomeisaverycleverbookbecauseintherightconditionsitcanbothphotocopyitselfandreaditself.42.HowdohumangenomesreadaccordingtothepassageA.Onlyfromlefttoright.B.Onlyfromrighttoleft.C.FrombothdirectionsatthesametimE.D.FromonedirectionatatimE.43.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatthehumangenome.A.isaslongastheRiverDanubeB.canbeeasilyplacedontheheadofapinC.iscodedwithanalphabetoffourlettersD.issmartenoughtoreadandtakephotosofitself44.Itcanbeconcludedthatthepassageismainlywrittenfor.A.specialistsinthefieldB.generalreadersC.naturalscientistsD.readerswithacademicbackground学术背景45.Therealpurposeoftheauthor’scomparisonofthegenometoabookis.A.tofocusonthedifferencesbetweenthetwoB.tolayemphasisonthesimilaritiesbetweenthetwoC.tosimplifytheconceptofthehumangenomeD.togiveanexactdescriptionofthehumangenome
Theyearis2094.Ithasbeenannouncedthatacomet彗星isheadingtowardstheEarth.MostofitwillmissourplanetbuttwopieceswillprobablyhitthesouthernhalfoftheEarth.On17JulyapiecefourkilometreswideenterstheEarth'satmosphere大气层withamassiveexplosion.AbouthalfofthepieceisdestroyedbuttheremainingparthitstheSouthAtlanticat200timesthespeedofsounD.TheseaboilsandahugeholeismadeintheseabeD.HugewavesarecreatedandspreadoutwardsfromtheholE.ThewallofwaterakilometrehighrushestowardssouthernAfricaat800kilometresanhour.CitiesontheAfricancoastaretotallydestroyedandmillionsofpeoplearedrowneD.BeforethewavesreachSouthAmericathesecondpieceofthecometlandsinArgentinA.EarthquakesandvolcanoesaresetoffintheAndesMountains.TheshockwavesmovenorthintoCaliforniaandallaroundthePacificOcean.ThecitiesofLosAngelesSanFranciscoandTokyoarecompletelydestroyedbyearthquakes.Millionsofpeopleinthesouthernhalfoftheeartharealreadydeadbutthenorthwon'tescapeforlong.Becauseoftheexplosionsthesunishiddenbycloudsofdusttemperaturesaroundtheworldfalltoalmostzero.CropsareruineD.Thesunwon'tbeseenagainformanyyears.WarsbreakoutascountriesfightforfooD.A.yearlaternomorethan10millionpeopleremainalivE.Coulditreallyhappen?InfactithasalreadyhappenedmorethanonceinthehistoryoftheEarth.Thedinosaurs恐龙wereontheEarthforover160millionyears.Then65millionyearsagotheysuddenlydisappeareD.ManyscientistsbelievethattheEarthwashitbyapieceofobjectinspacE.Thedinosaurscouldn'tlivethroughthecoldclimatethatfollowedandtheydiedout.Willwemeetthesameend?43.WhatismainlydescribedinthepassageA.A.historicdiscoveryB.AneventofimaginationC.A.researchonspacE.D.A.scientificadventure44.WhenthefirstpiecehitstheSouthAtlanticitcauses_________.A.anearthquakeB.damagestocitiesC.anEarthexplosionD.hugewaves45.Whycan'tthenorthernhalfofthe'earthescapeforlong?A.Becausethelandiscoveredwithwater.B.Becausethelightandheatfromthesuncannotreachtheearth.C.Becausepeopletherecannotliveatthetemperatureofzero.D.Becausewarsbreakoutamongcountries.46.Bygivingtheexampleofdinosaurstheauthortriestoprove_________.A.animalscouldnotliveinthecoldclimateB.whathappened65millionyearsagowasaninventedstoryC.thehumanbeingswilldieoutin2094D.theEarthcouldbehitbyotherobjectsinspace
InthesecondhalfofeachyearmanypowerfulstormsareborninthetropicalAtlanticandCaribbeanseas.Oftheseonlyaboutahalfadozengeneratethestrongcirclingwindsof75milesperhourormorethatgivethemhurricanestatusandseveralusuallymaketheirwaytothecoast.TheretheycausemillionsofdollarsofdamageandbringdeathtolargenumbersofpeoplE.Thegreatstormsthathitthecoaststartasinnocentcirclingdisturbances气旋hundreds—eventhousands—ofmilesouttoseA.Astheytravelaimlesslyoverwaterwarmedbythesummersuntheyarecarriedwestwardbythetradewinds.Whenconditionsarejustrightwarmmoist潮湿的airflowsinatthebottomofsuchadisturbancemovesupwardthroughitandcomesoutatthetop.Intheprocessthemoistureinthiswarmairproducesrainandwithittheheatthatisswitchedtoenergyintheformofstrongwinds.Astheheatincreasestheyounghurricanebeginstoturnaroundinacounter-clockwisemotion反时针方向.TheaveragelifeofahurricaneisonlyaboutninedaysbutitcontainsalmostmorepowerthanwecanimaginE.Theenergyintheheatreleased释放byahurricane’srainfallinasingledaywouldsatisfytheentireelectricalneedsoftheUnitedStatesformorethansixmonths.WaterratherthanwindisthemainsourceofdeathanddestroyinginahurricanE.A.typicalhurricanebrings6-to-12-inchdownpoursresultinginsuddenfloods.Worstofallisthepowerfulmovementofthesea—themountainsofwatermovingtowardthelow-pressurehurricanecenter.Thewaterlevelrisesasmuchas15feetabovenormalasitmovestowardshorE.43.Anordinarytropicalstormiscalledahurricanewhen______.A.itoccursintheCaribbeanseasB.itswindsreach75milesperhourC.itmakesitswaytothecoastlineD.itswindsbegintocircleonthesea44.Whatistheworstthingabouthurricane?A.Theroughwater.B.Theviolentwinds.C.Theheatitgivesout.D.ThelengthofitslifE.45.Whatdoesthethirdparagraphmainlytalkabout?A.Thehurricaneisextraordinarilypowerful.B.Thehurricaneisusedtogenerateelectricity.C.Thehurricanecanotherwiseofferanunusualsight.D.ThehurricanecangivepeopleanunforgettableexperiencE.46.Thecounter-clockwisemovementofthehurricaneiscausedby______.A.thelow-pressureareainthecenterofthestormB.theforceofwavesofwaterC.theincreasingheatD.thetradewinds
Fishesareexpectedtobereducedinsizebyupto24%becauseofglobalwarmingsayscientists.Scientistsbelievethatglobalwarminghasagreatereffectonmarineecosystems海洋生态系统thanpreviouslythought.Previousresearcheshavesuggestedthatincreasingoceantemperatureswouldaffectboththedistributionandthereproductiveabilitiesoffishes.NowscientistsbelievethatfishsizewouldalsobeheavilyaffecteD.Researchersbuiltamodeltoseehowfisheswouldreacttothelowerlevelofoxygeninwater.Oceantemperaturesincreaseandsodothebodytemperaturesoffishes.ButaccordingtotheleadingscientistDrWilliamCheungthelowerlevelofoxygeninwateristhekey.Warmerwaterscouldreducetheoceanoxygenlevelandgreatlyreducefishes’bodyweight.Ontheotherhandrisingtemperaturedirectlyincreasethemetabolic新陈代谢的rateoffishes’bodyfunction.Thisleadstoanincreaseinoxygendemandfornormalbodyactivities.SofisheswillrunoutofoxygenforgrowthatasmallerbodysizE.Theresearchgroupalsouseditsmodeltopredictfishes’movementsasaresultofwarmingwaters.Thegroupbelievesthatmostfishes’populationswillmovetowardstheEarth’spolesatarateofupto3.3kmperyear.Takingthesefactorsintoconsiderationtheresearchteamconcludesthatfishes’bodysizewillbereducedbybetween14%and24%withthelargestreductionintheIndianandAtlanticOceans.Whencomparedwiththeactualstudyoffishsizethemodelseemstomakealowerjudgmentofwhat’sactuallyhappeningintheseas.TheresearchersmadeactualstudiesonsomekindsoffisheslivingintheAtlanticOcean.TheyfoundthattherecordeddataonthesefishesshowedgreaterreductioninbodysizethanthemodelshadpredicteD.Scientistsbelievesmaller-sizedfishescouldseriouslyaffecttheabilityoffishestoreproduce繁殖.DrAlanBaudronfromtheUniversityofAberdeentheUKthinksthatsmallerfishesproducefewerandsmallereggsanditcouldaffectthereproductivepotentialoffishes.68.FromParagraph2wecanknowthat________.A.scientistshavemadetworesearchesontheinfluenceofglobalwarmingbynow.B.researcherssuggestthattheoceantemperatureisincreasingatahighratE.C.researchessuggestthatglobalwarmingwouldchangefishes’innerstructureD.scientistshaveknownthreeaspectsoftheinfluencethatglobalwarminghasonfishes69.Whichisthemostimportantfactorthatmakesfishessmaller?A.Higherbodytemperaturesoffishes.B.Loweroxygenlevelinwater.C.Slowerheartbeatsoffishes.D.Higherpressureinwater.70.Accordingtothegroupin30yearsmostfishpopulationswillmoveabout________.A.30kilometersB.60kilometersC.100kilometersD.200kilometers71.Whichofthefollowinginthebesttitleforthepassage?A.Climatechangemaymakefishessmaller.B.Globalwarminghasabadeffectonfishes.C.Globalwarmingaffectsthedistributionoffishes.D.ClimatechangemayaffecttheabilityoffishestoreproducE.
Cantreestalk?Yes—butnotinwords.Scientistshavereasonstobelievethattreesdocommunicatewitheachother.Notlongagoresearcherslearnedsomesurprisingthings.Firstawillowtree柳树attackedinthewoodsbycaterpillars毛毛虫changedthechemistryofitsleavesandmadethemtastesoterriblethatthecaterpillarsgottiredoftheleavesandstoppedeatingthem.Theevenmoreastonishingthetreesentoutaspecialvapour—asignalcausingitsneighbourstochangethechemistryoftheirownleavesandmakethemlesstasty.Communicationofcoursedoesn’tneedtobealwaysinwords.Wecantalktoeachotherbysmilingraisingourshouldersandmovingourhands.Weknowthatbirdsandanimalsuseawholevocabularyofsongssoundsandmovements.Beesdancetheirsignalsflyingincertainpatternsthattellotherbeeswheretofindnectar花蜜forhoney.Sowhyshouldn’ttreeshavewaysofsendingmessages?56.Fromthepassageweknowthatcaterpillars_______.A.likewillowtreesB.enjoyeatingfallenleavesC.cantalktoothercaterpillarsD.cansendoutaspecialvapour57.Caterpillarswillstopeatingwillowtreeleaveswhich_______.A.haveachemicalchangeandbecometastelessB.haveapleasanttasteC.arebeingattackedD.arecommunicating58.Accordingtothepassagebeescommunicatewitheachotherby_______.A.talkingB.makingunusualsoundsC.singingsongsD.flyingcertainpatterns
TheOceanInstitutewelcomespeopletotheCityofDanaPoint’sFestivalofWhalescelebrationonbothweekends.Theeventcelebratesthemigration迁徙ofthewhalesoffourcoast.RespectedoceanscientistsoftheoceanInstituteintroducevisitorstotheworldofwhales.Thespeakersarearrangedasthefollowing.SaturdayMarch51230pmDrGwenGoodmanlowefromCalifomiaStateUniversityisafull-timelecturerintheDepartmentofBiologyandadvisesstudentsworkingondegreesinmarine海洋的biology.ShereceivedherdoctorateinzoologyfromtheUniversityofHawaii-Honolulu.SundayMarch61230pmMattLesliefromScrippsInstituteofOceanographyhasstudiedwhalesoffthecoastofAustralia.Someofhiscurrentresearchprojectsincludepopulationstructureanalysisofwhalesusingperformancetesting.Hewilllectureonguidesfortreatmentofmarineanimals.SaturdayMarch121230pmDrMerkensfromScrippsInstituteofOceanographywillpresentherlatestresearchonhowsoundormusiccanbeusedasameanstoidentifycharacteristicsofwhalesandtofindouthowwhalescommunicatewithoneanotherintheenvironment.SundayMarch132pmRobertL.PitmanisamarineecologistworkingfortheNationalMarineFishingService.Hebeganhiscareer35yearsagostudyingseabirdsandwhalesandspendsmuchofhistimeatseaonvesselsatlocationsallovertheworld.HismaininterestistheecologyoftheAntarctickillerwhale.TheFestivalwillallowvisitorstoknowaboutnewdiscoveriesinmarineanimalresearchandtoexploreavarietyofinformationonwhales.Visitorswillhavetheopportunitytolistentounderwaterwhalesoundsandenjoyhands-onactivities.GuestswilltourthetallshipPilgrim.Cost$6.50adults$4.50childrenages4-12.Formoreinformationpleasevisitwww.ocean-institutE.orgorcall949496-2274.66.Whatdoweknowfromthepassage?A.AlargenumberofscientistswillattendtheFestivalofWhalescelebration.B.TheFestivalofWhalescelebrationwillbeheldfromMarch5toMarch13.C.TheOceanInstitutewillholdtheCityofDanaPoint’sFestivalofWhales.D.Fouroceanscientistswilltellvisitorssomeinformationaboutwhales.67.Whattimeshouldyouattendthefestivalifyouwanttoleamhowtotreatmarineanimals?A.At1230pmonSaturdayMarch5.B.At1230pmonSundayMarch6.C.At1230pmonSaturdayMarch12.D.At2pmonSundayMarch13.68.Ifyouonlyhavetimeafterlpmonweekendsyoucanlistentoalecturedeliveredby_________.A.GwenGoodmanloweB.MartLeslieC.MerkensD.RobertL.Pitman69.WhichofthefollowingthingscanNOTvisitorsdoaccordingtothepassage?A.Haveclosecontactwithunderwaterwhales.B.Leamaboutnewdiscoveriesinmarineanimalresearch.C.Exploresomeinformationonwhales.D.TourthetallshipPilgrim.70.Ifacoupleandtheir13-year-oldchildattendtheeventtheywouldneedtopay_________.A.13dollarsB.17.50dollarsC.19.50dollarsD.11dollars
OneofourbiggestfearsnowadaysisthatourkidsmightsomedaygetlostinaseaoftechnologyratherthanexperiencingthenaturalworlD.Fear-producingTVandcomputergamesareleadingtoaseriousdisconnectbetweenkidsandthegreatoutdoorswhichwillchangethewildplacesoftheworlditscreaturesandhumanhealthfortheworseunlessadultsgetworkingonchild’splay.Eachofushasaplaceinnaturewegosometimesevenifitwastorndown.WecannotbethelastgenerationtohavethatplacE.Atthisratekidswhomissthesenseofwonderoutdoorswillnotgrowuptobeprotectorsofnaturallandscapes.IfthedeclineinparksusecontinuesacrossNorthAmericawhowilldefendparksagainstencroachment蚕食?asksRichardLouvauthorofLastChildintheWoods.Withouthavinganatureexperiencekidscanturnoutjustfinebuttheyaremissingoutahugeenrichmentoftheirlives.Thatappliestoeverythingfromtheirphysicalhealthandmentalhealthtostresslevelscreativityandcognitive认知的skills.Expertspredictmodernkidswillhavepoorerhealththantheirparents—andtheysayalackofoutsideplayissurelypartofit;researchsuggeststhatkidsdobetteracademicallyinschoolswithanaturecomponentandthatplayinnaturefosters培养leadershipbythesmartestnotbythetoughest.EvenatinyoutdoorexperiencecancreatewonderinachilD.Thethree-year-oldturningoverhisfirstrockrealizesheisnotaloneintheworlD.A.clumpoftreesontheroadsidecanbethewholeuniverseinhiseyes.WereallyneedtovaluethatmorE.KidsarenotresponsiblE.Theyareover-protectedandfrighteneD.Itisdangerousouttherefromtimetotimebutrepetitivestressfromcomputersisreplacingbreakinganarmasachildhoodrite仪式ofpassagE.EveryonefromdeveloperstoschoolsandoutdoorscitizensshouldhelpregainforourkidssomeofthefreedomandjoyofexploringtakingfriendshipinfieldsandwoodsthatcementloverespectandneedforlandscapE.AsparentsweshoulddevotesomeofourenergiestotakingourkidsintonaturE.ThiscouldyetbeourgreatestcausE.41.ThemainideaofParagraph2isthat________.A.kidsmissthesenseofwonderoutdoorsB.parksareindangerofbeinggraduallyencroachedC.RichardLouvistheauthorofLastChildintheWoodsD.childrenareexpectedtodevelopintoprotectorsofnature42.Accordingtothepassagechildrenwithoutexperiencingnaturewill________.A.keepahighsenseofwonderB.beover-protectedbytheirparentsC.belesshealthybothphysicallyandmentallyD.changewildplacesandcreaturesforthebetter43.Accordingtotheauthorchildren’sbreakinganarmis________.A.thefaultonthepartoftheirparentsB.thenaturalexperienceintheirgrowingupC.theresultoftheirowncarelessnessinplayD.theeffectoftheirrepetitivestressfromcomputers44.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordcementinthelastparagraphmean?A.strengthenB.enrichC.spreadD.present45.Inwritingthispassagetheauthormainlyintendsto________.A.blamechildrenforgettinglostincomputergamesB.encouragechildrentoprotectparksfromencroachmentC.showhisconcernaboutchildren’slackofexperienceinnatureD.inspirechildrentokeepthesenseofwonderaboutthingsaround
Almosteveryoneisafraidofsomething---snakesheightspublicspeakingandsoon.Itisnormalandcanevenbehelpfultoexperiencefearsometimes.Indangeroussituationsfearcankeepourbodiesalert警醒的sothatwecanactquicklytoprotectourselves.Butforsomepeoplefeardevelopsintoaphobiawhichisastrongandunreasonablefearofsomething.Forexamplethemajorityofusfeelalittlescaredwhenlookingdownfromatallbuilding.Butpeoplewithheightphobiamayhavetroublebreathingfeeldizzyorturndownagreatjobjustbecausethecompanyisonthe20thfloor.PhobiascanpreventyoufromlivinganormallifE.PeoplewithspiderphobiawouldstayoutoftheirhomeordormitoryroomfordaysiftheythoughtaspiderwaspresentKatherinaHauneraresearcheratNorthwesternUniversityUStoldABCnews.ThisiswhyscientistshavebeentryingtofindacureforthisdiseasE.Sincefearcomesfromexperience---fromwhatwearetoldwhatweseeothersexperienceandwhathappenstous---somescientiststhinkiftheycanrewritetheseunpleasantmemoriestheymightbeabletohelppeopleovercometheirphobias.InastudybyHaunerandotherscientistsparticipantswithspiderphobiawereaskedtofirsttouchaspiderwithapaintbrush.SeeingthatitwasnotactuallydangeroustheythentriedtouchingitwhilewearingaglovE.Finallytheycouldholditwiththeirhands.Certainmedicinehasalsobeenfoundtobehelpful.Backin2010researchersattheUniversityofHiroshimaJapaninjected注射aspecialmedicineintoafish---whowasafraidoflight---toturnoffthefearcenterinitsbrain.Fromthenonthefishnolongerfearedlight.Whilethesearchforsolutionstophobiasismakinggreatprogressit’sanopenquestionwhethergettingridoffearisgooD.Somepeoplewanttousethesemethodstomakesoldiersfightharderinwarsbytakingawaytheirsenseoffear.DaveSmithsonofthecharityAnxietyUKthinksthat’sabadideA.It’sfearthatpreventsusfromdoingcrazythingshesays.There’sanameforpeoplewhodon’thavefearofconsequences:psychopaths精神变态者.【小题1】Themainpointofthearticleisto___________.A.showuswhatkindofrolefearplaysinourlivesB.discussifitisgoodtotrytogetridoffearC.informusoffearandphobiaD.discussscientificstudiesrelatedtofear【小题2】Howdoesthewritermakethemeaningofphobiaclear?A.Bymakingcomparisons.B.Bygivingexamples.C.Bygivingdatainnumbers.D.Bygivingdescriptions.【小题3】Whichofthefollowingshowstheprogressscientistshavemadeinfindingsolutionstophobia?A.NewmedicinecanshutofffearcentersinanimalbrainswheneverneedeD.B.Theycanusephobiastokeepourbodiesalertsothatwecanprotectourselves.C.TheycannowreducethepainwhichisconnectedwithphobiA.D.TheyhavesucceededinhelpingsomepeopleignorememoriesrelatedtophobiA.【小题4】WhichofthefollowingwouldDaveSmithsonprobablyagreewith?A.Thereisnothingtofearexceptfearitself.B.Weshouldnotletfearaffectourdecisions.C.Fearisnotacompletelybadthing.D.WithoutfeareveryonewouldbebravE.
Whatwillmanbelikeinthefuture—in5000oreven50000yearsfromnow?WecanonlymakeguessesofcoursebutwecanbesurethathewillbedifferentfromwhatheistodayformanisslowlychangingallthetimE.LetustakeanobviousexamplE.Manevenfivehundredyearsagowasshorterthanheistoday.Nowonaveragemenareaboutthreeinchestaller.Fivehundredyearsisrelativelyashortperiodoftimesowemaysupposethatmanwillcontinuetogrowtaller.Againinthemodernworldweuseourbrainsagreatdeal.Evensowestillmakeuseofonlyabout20%ofthebrain’scapacity容量.Astimegoesonhoweverweshallhavetouseourbrainsmoreandmoreandfinallyweshallneedourbrainsmoreandmoreandfinallyweshallneedlargerones!Thisislikelytobringaphysicalchangetoo:theheadinparticulartheforeheadwillgrowlarger.NowadaysoureyesareinconstantusE.Infactweusethemsomuchthatveryoftentheybecomeweakerandwehavetowearglasses.Butoverlongperiodoftimeitislikelythatman’seyeswillgrowstronger.Ontheotherhandwetendtomakelessuseofourarmsandlegs.Theseasaresultarelikelytogrowweaker.AtthesametimehoweverourfingerswillgrowmoresensitivebecausetheyareusedagreatdealinmodernlifE.Butwhatabouthair?Thiswillprobablydisappearfromthebodyaltogetherincourseoftimebecauseitdoesnotserveausefulpurposeanylonger.InthefuturethenbothsexesarelikelytobebalD.Perhapsallthisgivestheimpressionthatfuturemanwillnotbeaveryattractivecreaturetolookat!ThismaywellbetruE.Allthesameinspiteofallthesechangesfuturemanwillstillhavealotincommonwithus.Hewillstillbeahumanbeingwiththoughtsandemotionssimilartoourown.66.Thepassagemainlytellsusthat__________.A.Man’slifewillbedifferentinthefutureB.FuturemanwilllookquitedifferentfromusC.ManisgrowingtalleranduglierastimepassesD.Man’sorgans’functionswillchange67.Whatservesastheevidencethatmanischanging?A.ManhasgotstrongereyesnowthanheeverhaD.B.Man’shairisgettingthinnerandthinner.C.Man’sarmsandlegshavebecomelighterandweaker.D.Manhasbeengrowingtalleroverthepast500years.68.Thechangeinman’ssizeoftheforeheadisprobablybecause__________.A.hemakesuseofonly20%ofthebrain’scapacityB.hisbrainhasgrownlargeroverthepastcenturiesC.hewillusehisbrainmoreandmoreastimegoesonD.theother80%ofhisbrainwillgrowinduetime69.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutahumanbeinginthefuture?A.Heishairlessbecausehairisnolongeruseful.B.Hehassmallereyesandwearsbetterglasses.C.Hisfingersgrowweakerbecausehedoesn’thavetomakeuseofthem.D.Hethinksandfeelsinadifferentway.70.Itisimpliedthat__________.A.humanbeingswillbecomelessattractiveinthefutureB.bodyorganswillbecomepooreriftheyarenotusedoftenC.humanbeingshopeforachangeinthefuturelifeD.futurelifeisalwayspredictable
MicefedjunkfoodforninemonthsshowedsignsofdevelopingtheabnormalbraintanglesstronglyassociatedwithAlzheimer'sdiseaseaSwedishresearchersaidonFriday.OnexaminingthebrainsofthesemicewefoundachemicalchangenotunlikethatfoundintheAlzheimerbrainSusanneAkterinaresearcherattheKarolinskaInstitutet'sAlzheimer'sDiseaseResearchCenterwholedthestudysaidinastatement.Wenowsuspectthatahighintakeoffatandcholesterol胆固醇incombinationwithgeneticfactors...canadverselyaffectseveralbrainsubstanceswhichcanbeacontributoryfactorinthedevelopmentofAlzheimer’s.Alzheimer’sdiseaseisincurableandisthemostcommonformofdementia痴呆amongolderpeoplE.ItaffectstheregionsofthebraininvolvingthoughtmemoryandlanguagE.Whilethemostadvanceddrugshavefocusedonremovingclumpsofβamyloidproteinβ淀粉蛋白thatformsplaquesinthebrainresearchersarealsonowlookingattherapiestoaddressthetoxictanglescausedbyanabnormalbuild-upoftheproteintauT形蛋白.InherresearchAkterinfocusedonagenevariant基因突变calledapoE4foundin15to20percentofpeopleandwhichisaknownriskfactorforAlzheimer’s.Thegeneisinvolvedinthetransportofcholesterol.Shestudiedmicegeneticallyengineeredtoimitatetheeffectofthevariantgeneinhumansandwhichwerefedadietrichinfatsugarandcholesterolforninemonths--mealsrepresentingthenutritionalcontentoffastfooD.Thesemiceshowedchemicalchangesintheirbrainsindicatinganabnormalbuild-upoftheproteintauaswellassignsthatcholesterolinfoodreducedlevelsofanotherproteincalledArcinvolvedinmemorystorageAkterinsaiD.AllinalltheresultsgivesomeindicationofhowAlzheimer'scanbepreventedbutmoreresearchinthisfieldneedstobedonebeforeproperadvicecanbepassedontothegeneralpublicshesaiD.61.WhatdidSusanneAkterinfindinherresearch?A.Signsofdevelopingtheabnormalbraindisorders.B.TheabnormalbraindisordersbecauseofjunkfooD.C.Akterin’sdiseaselinkedwithjunkfooD.D.ThesamechemicalchangeintheAlzheimerbrain.62.WhatisSusanneAkterin’sideaaboutAlzheimer’sdisease?A.Shethinksit’scausedbyfatandcholesterol胆固醇withgeneticfactors.B.Shedoesn’tbelievethatit’scausedbyfatandcholesterol胆固醇withgeneticfactors.C.Shedoubtswhetherit’scausedbyfatandcholesterol胆固醇withgeneticfactors.D.Shebelievesjunkfoodcausesmicetobeabnormal.63.WhichisNOTthesignofdementiaamongolderpeople?A.OftenforgettingthingsB.Oftenrepeatingthesamewords.C.OftenbeingweakD.UnabletounderstandotherpeoplE.64.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.It’seasytocureAlzheimer’sdiseasE.B.There’snowaytocureAlzheimer’sdiseasE.C.AkterinhasfoundAlzheimer’sdiseasE.D.Akterinremovedβamyloidproteinβ淀粉蛋白.65.WhatdoesAkterin’sexperimenttellus?A.Alzheimer’sdiseasecanbeavoideD.B.Alzheimer’sdiseaseisincurablE.C.Alzheimer’sdiseasecanbecureD.D.Micearethesameashumans.
AnimalsseemtohavethesensetoeatwhentheyarehungryandtheydonoteatmorethantheirbodiesneeD.Ithasbeenshownthatratswillwhengivenachoiceoveraperiodoftimepreferwaterwithvitamins维生素towaterwithoutvitaminseventhoughthereisnodifferenceintasteorsmellbetweenthetwowaterbottles.Whenasweetsmellwasaddedtothevitamins-enrichedwatertheratsdidseemtodevelopatasteforitandkeptdrinkingitevenafterthevitaminswerechangedtotheclearwater.Intime最后howevertheybrokethehabitandwentbacktowherethenecessaryvitaminswerE.Inexperimentsbabiesof6to12monthsoldwereplacedinaroomwithawidechoiceofbabyfoodbeforethem.Theyweregivenwhateverfoodtheypointedtoorappearedinterestedin.Wearetoldthatatfirsttheyshowedsomeunusualeatinghabitsbutthatoveraperiodoftimetheymanagedtochooseawell-balanceddiet.Soinchoosingfoodratsandbabiesdoseemtoknowandactonwhat'sbestforthem.ClearlythereisakindofbodywisdomwhichhumanssoonlosE.MostofusdonoteataswiselyaswecoulD.Manyofourfoodpreferencesareculturallydeterminedandinfluencedbyoldhabits.Somepeopleeatfoxesdogsandblackbirdswhileweeatcowsandpigs.Sowhatpeopleeatandhowmanytheyeatseemtobegreatlyinfluencedbywhatisgoingaroundthem.67Intheexperimentonratsasweetsmellwasaddedtotherats’drinkingwaterto.A.encourageratstodrinkvitamins-enrichedwaterB.testwhetherratsknowwhichdrinkisgoodforthemC.findoutrats’preferenceinflavor口味D.showthevitaminsaretasteless68.Talkingabouteatinghabitsbabiesandratsarejustlikeeachotherbecause.A.bothhavethewisdomtochooseabalanceddietB.bothpreferflavoredfoodanddrinkC.bothhavethesameeatinghabitsD.bothdevelopatasteforthesamekindsofflavors69.Intheexperimentmentionedinthesecondparagraphbabieswere.A.givenmanychoicesofdrinksB.givenallkindsofbabyfoodC.placedandfedinahospitalD.trainedtoselectabalanceddiet70.Accordingtothepassagegrown-uppeople’seatinghabitsdifferfromthoseofbabiesinthat因为_______.A.theyknowbetterthanbabieswhatkindsoffoodaregoodfortheirhealthB.theyusuallycannotsaynotoallkindsofdeliciousfoodsC.theyhavemorechoicesoffoodthanbabiesineatingpatternsD.theireatinghabitshavemuchtodowiththesocialandculturalcustoms文化习俗
Welcometoyourfuturelife!Yougetupinthemorningandlookintothemirror.Yourfaceisfirmandyounglooking.In2035medicaltechnologyisbetterthanever.Manypeopleyouragecouldlivetobe150soat40you'renotoldatall.Andyourparentsjusthadanantiaging抗衰老的treatment.Nowallthreeofyoulookthesameage!YousaytoyourshirtTurnreD.ItchangesfrombluetoreD.In2035smartclothescontainparticles粒子muchsmallerthanthecellsinyourbody.Theparticlescanbeprogrammedtochangeyourclothes'colororpattern.Youwalkintothekitchen.YoupickupthemilkbutavoicesaysYoushouldn'tdrinkthat！Yourfridgehasreadthechip芯片thatcontainsinformationaboutthemilkanditknowsthemilkisolD.In2035everyarticleoffoodinthegrocerystorehassuchachip.It'stimetogotowork.In2035carsdrivethemselves.Justtellyoursmartcarwheretogo.OnthewayyoucancallafriendusingyourjacketsleevE.Suchsmarttechnologyisallaroundyou.SowillallthesethingscometrueFornewtechnologytosucceedsaysscientistAndrewZolliithastobesomuchbetterthatitreplaceswhatwehavealready.TheInternetisoneexample—whatwillbethenext?54.Wecanlearnfromthetextthatinthefuture________.A.peoplewillnevergetoldB.everyonewilllookthesameC.redwillbethemostpopularcolorD.clotheswillbeabletochangetheirpattern55.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?A.Milkwillbeharmfultohealth.B.MoredrinkswillbeavailableforsalE.C.Foodinthegrocerystorewillcarryelectronicinformation.D.Milkinthegrocerystorewillstayfreshmuchlonger.56.Whichofthefollowingismentionedinthetext?A.NothingcanreplacetheInternet.B.FridgeswillknowwhatpeopleneeD.C.JacketsleevescanbeusedasaguidE.D.Carswillbeabletodriveautomatically.57.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Foodandclothingin2035.B.FuturetechnologyineverydaylifE.C.MedicaltreatmentsofthefuturE.D.Thereasonforthesuccessofnewtechnology.
AteamofengineersatHarvardUniversityhasbeeninspiredbyNaturetocreatethefirstroboticfly.Themechanicalflyhasbecomeaplatformforaseriesofnewhigh-techintegratedsystems.Designedtodowhataflydoesnaturallythetinymachineisthesizeofafathousefly.Itsminiwingsallowittostayintheairandperformcontrolledflighttasks.It’sextremelyimportantforustothinkaboutthisasawholesystemandnotjustthesumofabunchofindividualcomponents元件saidRobertWoodtheHarvardengineeringprofessorwhohasbeenworkingontheroboticflyprojectforoveradecadE.A.fewyearsagohisteamgotthego-aheadtostartpiecingtogetherthecomponents.TheaddeddifficultywithaprojectlikethisisthatactuallynoneofthosecomponentsareofftheshelfandsowehavetodevelopthemallonourownhesaiD.Theyengineeredaseriesofsystemstostartanddrivetheroboticfly.Theseeminglysimplesystemwhichjustmovesthewingshasanumberofinterdependenciesontheindividualcomponentseachofwhichindividuallyhastoperformwellbutthenhastobematchedwelltoeverythingit’sconnectedtosaidWooD.Theflightdevicewasbuiltintoasetofpowercomputationsensingandcontrolsystems.WoodsaysthesuccessoftheprojectprovesthattheflyingrobotwiththesetinycomponentscanbebuiltandmanufactureD.Whilethisfirstroboticflyerislinkedtoasmalloff-boardpowersourcethegoaliseventuallytoequipitwithabuilt-inpowersourcesothatitmightsomedayperformdata-gatheringworkatrescuesitesinfarmers’fieldsoronthebattlefielD.BasicallyitshouldbeabletotakeofflandandflyaroundhesaiD.Woodsaysthedesignoffersanewwaytostudyflightmechanicsandcontrolatinsect-scalE.Yetthepowersensingandcomputationtechnologiesonboardcouldhavemuchbroaderapplications.YoucanstartthinkingaboutusingthemtoansweropenscientificquestionsyouknowtostudybiologyinwaysthatwouldbedifficultwiththeanimalsbutusingtheserobotsinsteadhesaiD.Sotherearealotoftechnologiesandopeninterestingscientificquestionsthatarereallywhatdrivesusonadaytodaybasis.41.Theroboticflyprojecthasbeenconducted__________.A.justbyaccidentB.withinadecadeC.justbyaprofessorD.formorethantenyears42.Thedifficultytheteamofengineersmetwithwhilemakingtheroboticflywasthat__________.A.theyhadnomodelintheirmindB.theydidnothavesufficienttimeC.theyhadnoready-madecomponentsD.theycouldnotassemblethecomponents43.Itcanbeinferredfromparagraphs3and4thattheroboticfly__________.A.consistsofaflightdeviceandacontrolsystemB.canjustflyinlimitedareasatthepresenttimeC.cancollectinformationfrommanysourcesD.hasbeenputintowideapplication44.Whichofthefollowingcanbelearnedfromthepassage?A.Theroboticflyerisdesignedtolearnaboutinsects.B.Animalsarenotallowedinbiologicalexperiments.C.Thereusedtobefewwaystostudyhowinsectsfly.D.Wood’sdesigncanreplaceanimalsinsomeexperiments.45.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.FatherofRoboticFlyB.InspirationfromEngineeringScienceC.RoboticFlyImitatesRealLifeInsectD.HarvardBreaksThroughinInsectStudy
Wildlifefacesthreats威胁fromhabitatdestructionpollutionandotherhumanactions.Althoughprotectingwildlifemayseemtoohardattimesevensmallactionsinyourownneighbourhoodcanhelpprotectmanydifferentanimals.Herearesometipsonhowtoprotectwildlifethroughsmallactions.1.CreatewildlifefriendlyareasinyourbackyarD.Whentryingtomakeyourgardenmorebeautifulyoucanchooseplantsthatcanprovidefoodandsheltertonativewildlife.Thiswillalsohelpcutdownonpollution.Addbirdorbathousestoyouryardorgardentoattractandshelterthesespecies.2.Avoidharmingthenaturalecosystem生态系统inyourareA.SomeplantsfromotherplacescankillorharmnativeplantsthatprovidefoodandshelterforwildlifE.3.________________________________________________.Byusinglesswaterandfewerfuelsyouwillbehelpingtoprotectthewildlifearoundyou.Takebusesorthesubwaywhenyoucanturnoffelectricdeviceswhenyou’renotusingthemtakeshortershowerandkeepyourroomtemperatureatorbelow68degreesduringthewinter.4.BuyproductsthatarewildlifefriendlyDon’tbuyproductsthataremadefromendangeredanimals.Keepinmindthatsomeendangeredanimalsarekilledbytrapscatchesorhunterswhoareafterotherwildlifewithinthesamehabitat.5.Donatemoneyortimetoorganizationsthatprotectwildlifeandtheirhabitats.YoucangivemoneytoorganizationorgroupsthatprotectwildlifespeciesinyourneighbourhooD.60.Weinferthatthepurposeofthispassageisto________.A.telluswhyprotectingwildlifeisextremelyimportantnowB.suggestthatweprotectwildlifethroughactionsC.explainwhyprotectingwildlifeisnotashardaspeoplethink.D.giveussometipsonhowtoprotectwildlifethroughsmallactions61.WhichofthefollowingthreatstowildlifeisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A.AnimaldiseasesB.LossofhabitatC.PollutionD.Hunters62.What’sthebesttitleforthethirdpoint?A.HaveagreenerlifestylE.B.Uselesswaterandfewerfuels.C.Takeabuswhenyougoout.D.TryanewkindoflifE.63.Thewritersuggeststhatwe_________.A.notbuyproductsmadefromanimalsB.sharecarswithotherswhenwegooutC.growasmanykindsofplantsinourgardensaspossibleD.providesheltersforbirdsandbatsinourgardensoryards
Fourstudentsaretalkingaboutthefutureafterclass.DengYu:In2050Chinawillbericherthanitisnow.Beijingwillbegettingreadyforthe40thOlympicGamesin2052.Wewillseetheblueandclearskyandsmellthefreshair.TherewillbemorepandaslivinghappilyinChinA.LiuYuan:A.holidaytothemoonwillnolongerbeadream.Wecanalsotravelfartootherplanetsandtalkwithspacemen.Wemightalsoeatsomethinglikepillsinsteadoftoday’smeals.EveryonewillenjoyalongerlifE.SunWei:Robotswillbeverypopular.Theywilldowhatpeopledon’twanttodo.We’llbuildnewhomesonotherplanets.BythenI’llbesixtyyearsolD.ZhangLan:Bytheyearof2050cloningwillhavebeenusedinmanyways.Itwillbringbackanimalswhichdisappearedmanyyearsago.Therewillbenopollution.Thewholeworldwillbeonebigfamily.Therewillbenowars.Astimepassedwe’llliveamucheasierandbetterlifE.60.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothetext?A.ChinawillbericherthanitisnowB.Shanghaiwillbegettingreadyforthe40thOlympicGames.C.Wewillseetheblueandclearskyandsmellthefreshair.D.MorepandaswilllivehappilyinChinA.61.______thinksthatpeoplecanspendtheirholidaysonthemooninthefuturE.A.DengYuB.ZhangLanC.SunWeiD.LiuYuan62.ZhangLanthinks______inthefuturE.A.peoplewillliveinaworldwithoutwarsB.robotswilldoeverythingforpeopleC.peoplecantalkwithspacemenD.2050willbetheyearofChina
Theweatherisgettinghotterandyou’llbegettingthirstierplayingbasketballorridinghomefromschool.A.colddrinkmaybejustthething.Butbecarefulwhatyoupourdownyourthroat.Somethingthatlookscoolmaynotbegoodforyourhealth.Thereareplentyofso-calledenergydrinksonthemarket.MostofthemhaveanattractivecolourandcoolnamE.Theirnutritionlistalsocontainsvariousthingsfromvitaminstoginseng.Soundsgreat!ButafteracarefulcheckyoumayfindthatmostenergydrinkscontainhighlevelsofcaffeinE.Thesedrinksaretypicallyaimedatyoungpeoplestudentsbusypeopleandsportsplayers.MakerssometimessaytheirdrinksmakeyoubetteratsportsandcankeepyouawakE.Butbecarefulnottodrinktoomuch.Caffeineraisesyourheartbeat.BecauseofthistheInternationalOlympicCommitteehaslimitedtheirusE.TheamountofcaffeineinmostenergydrinksisatleastashighasinastrongcupofcoffeeorstrongteA.ResearchbyAustralianscientistshasfoundthatmanyteenagersareaffectedbycaffeinE.Theresultsoftheirsurveyshowthat27percentofboysaged8-12takeinmorecaffeinethantheirparents.Therearepotentialhealthriskslinkedtoenergydrinks.Justonecanofenergydrinkcanmakeyounervoushavedifficultysleepingandcanevencauseheartattacks.58.Generallypeoplewouldliketo.A.takevitaminsB.eatginsengC.haveacolddrinkD.haveameal59.TheInternationalOlympicCommitteelimittheuseofcaffeinebecause.A.itmakesyoubetteratsportsB.itcankeepyouawakeC.itcanmakeyounervousD.itmakeyourheartbeatfast60.Thewritermentionsthefactthat27percentofboysaged8-12takeinmorecaffeinethantheirparentstoshowthat.A.caffeinehasaneffectonmanyteenagersB.parentsshouldtakeinmorecaffeineC.thecaffeineproblemisnotseriousD.thegrown-upstakelesscaffeinethanchildren
ForcenturiesinthecountriesofSouthandSoutheastAsiatheelephanthasbeenanimportantpartofthecultureeconomyandreligion.AndnowheremoresothaninThailanD.UnlikeitsAfricancousintheAsianelephantiseasilydomesticateD.Therareso-calledwhiteelephantshaveactuallylentthepowerofroyaltytoitsrulersanduntilthe1920sthenationalflagwasawhiteelephantonaredbackgrounD.TotheearlyWesternvisitorsthecountry’sromanticnamewasLandoftheWhiteElephant.Todayhoweverthestoryisverydifferent.OutofworkandoutoflandtheThaielephantstrugglesforsurvivalinanationthatnolongerneedsit.Theelephanthasfounditselfmoreorlessdesertedbypreviousownerswhohavemovedontoadifferenteconomicworldandasocietyinthewesternpart.Andwhiletheelephant’sproblemsbeganmanyyearsagonowithasaverylownationaladvantagE.Howdoesthenationalsymbolturnintoignoredanimals?ItisastoryofworseenvironmentandthechanginglivesoftheThaisthemselves.AccordingtoRichardLairThailand’sexpertontheAsianelephantandauthorofthereportGoneAstrayattheturnofthelastcenturytheremaywellhavebeenasmanyas100000nationalelephantsinthecountry.InthenorthofThailandaloneitwasestimatedthatmorethan20000elephantswereemployedintransport1000ofthemaloneontheroadbetweenthecitiesofChiangMaiandChiangSaen.Thiswasatatimewhen90percentofThailandwasstillforest—ahabitatthatnotonlysupportedtheanimalsbutalsomadethemnecessarytocarrygoodsandpeoplE.Nothingploughsthroughthickforestbetterthanlotsofsure-footedelephants.By1950theelephantpopulationhaddroppedbutstilltothenumberof13397.Howevertodaythereareprobablynomorethan3800withanother1350wanderingfreeinthenationalparks.ButnowThailand’sforestcoversonly20percentofthelanD.Thisdeforestation采伐森林isthecentralpointoftheelephant’sdifficultsituationforithaseffectivelyputtheanimalsoutofwork.Thiscenturyastheroadnetworkgrewtheelephant’sroleasabeastofburdendecreaseD.67.ThailandwasoncecalledLandoftheWhiteElephantbecause________.A.thewhiteelephantwasanationalsymboluntilthe1920sB.thewhiteelephantisrarelyseennowandthusveryspecialC.thewhiteelephanthashelpedkingstogaintherulingauthorityD.thisnamewassoromanticthatitwaspopularamongvisitors68.WhyistheThaielephantoutofworkaccordingtotheauthor?A.Becausetherearetoomanyelephantsbuttoofewjobs.B.Becausetheelephantscan’tdolaborworkanylonger.C.Becausethegovernmentpayslittleattentiontotheproblem.D.Becausetheelephantsarenolongerusefultotheirowners.69.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEabouttheelephantpopulationatvarioustimes?A.Therewereatmost100000domesticatedelephantsattheturnofthelastcentury.B.20000elephantswereemployedintransportinThailandattheturnofthecentury.C.By1950theelephantpopulationinThailandhadbeenquitesmall.D.Todaytheelephantpopulationisestimatedat5150.70.Thepassageismostprobablyfrom________.A.atravelmagazineB.ahistorybookC.aresearchreportD.anofficialannouncement
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