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Itisover40yearssincefirstatomicbombwasdroppedonamajorcityinJapan.YetevennowitseffectsareshowingthemselvesandmaycontinuetodosoforyearstocomE.Mucheffortandhumanenergyhavebeenusedtotrytopreventsuchaterrifyingthingfromhappeningagain.Sofarthereisnoguaranteethatitwillnot.Countrieswhichalreadypossessnuclearknowledgeandresourceshavebombsstoredawaywhicharepowerfulenoughtowipeoutalllifeonearth.Butthisisnotall.Othercountrieswhichpreviouslywerenotsoadvancedintechnologyaregraduallybuyingmaterialsthatcanbeusedformakingatomicdevices.Thisnuclearenergywillnaturallybeofgreatvalueinhelpingtheeconomyofpoorernations.ThegenerationofelectricitythroughnuclearpowercamedirectlyfromtheoriginalworkontheatombomB.BecauseoftheincreaseindemandforenergyandthepossibilityofdecreasingsuppliesofoilandnaturalgastheinterestinelectricityhasincreaseD.Oneoftheby-productsofnuclearpowerstationsisplutonium钸producedfromunclearfuel:plutoniumisingredient成分inbomb-making.Itmeansthattherearefarmoreopportunitiesforthemanufactureofbombs.Thisbringstheproblemtoafullcircleagain.Howcansomethingsovaluableandusefulbecontrolledsothatitworksforthebenefitandnotthedestructionofman?9.Theeffectsofdroppingthefirstatomicbomb________.A.arenotoverB.maygoonforeverC.couldlastmuchlongerD.willnotbeoverinthenearfuture10.Thewritersaysthatenoughatomicbombshavealreadybeenmanufacturedto________.A.wipeoutJapanB.lastforeverC.actasapeace-keepingdeviceD.destroyalllivingthings11.Theadvantageoflessdevelopedcountriesbeingabletomakeatomicdevicesisthatit______.A.givesthemmoreopportunitiesforworkB.willhelppoorcountriestobecomericherC.willenablethemtomakebetterexplosivesD.willbeofgreatvaluetothem12.Thesecondparagraphtellsusthattheincreaseddemandforelectricitytoday________.A.hasledtothedecreaseinsuppliesofoilB.meansthatmorecountriesareinterestedinnuclearpowerC.hasincreasedtheriskofaccidentalexplosionsD.hasincreasedtheverymeansofproducingmoreatomicbombs
Theworlditselfisbecomingmuchsmallerbyusingmoderntrafficandmoderncommunicationmeans.Lifetodayismucheasierthanitwashundredsofyearsago;butithasbroughtnewproblems.Oneofthebiggestispollution.Topollutemeantomakethingsdirty.Pollutioncomesinmanyways.Weseeitsmellitdrinkitandevenhearit.Manhasbeenpollutingtheearth.Themorepeoplethemorepollution.ManyyearsagotheproblemwasnotsoseriousbecausetherewerenotsomanypeoplE.WhenthelandwasuseduportheriverwasdirtyinaplacemenmovedtoanotherplacE.ButthisisnolongertruE.ManisnowslowlypollutingthewholeworlD.Airpollutionisstillthemostserious.It’sbadtoalllivingthingsintheworldbutitisnotonlyonekindofpollution.Waterpollutionkillsourfishandpollutesourdrinkingwater.Noisepollutionmakesusbecomeangrymoreeasily.Manycountriesaremakingrulestofightpollution.Theystopthepeoplefromburningcoalinhousesandfactoriesinthecityandfromblowingdirtysmokeintotheair.ThepollutionofSO2isnowthemostdangerousproblemofairpollution.ItiscausedbyheavytraffiC.Itissurethatiftherearefewerpeopledrivingtherewillbelessairpollution.TheearthisourhomE.Wemusttakecareofit.Thatmeanskeepingthelandwaterandairclean.AndwemustkeepcarefuloftheriseinpollutionatthesametimE.Ourworldisbecomingmuchsmaller___________.A.becausetheearthisbeingpolluteddayandnight.B.thankstosciencedeveloping.C.becauseoftheriseinpollutionD.becausetheearthisblownawaybythewindeveryyear.Pollutioncomesinmanyways.Wecanevenhearit.Hereitmeans___________.A.waterpollutionB.airpollutionC.noisepollutionD.rubbishAirpollutionisthemostseriouskindofpollutionbecause__________.A.it’sbadtoalllivingthingsintheworlD.B.itmakesusbecomeangrymoreeasily.C.ithasmadeourriversandlakesdirty.D.itmakesmuchnoisE.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?A.TheproblemofpollutionisnotsoseriousbecausetherearenotsomanypeoplE.B.FromnowonmaybepeopletrytogotoworkbybusorbikeinsteadofcarormotorbikE.ItishelpfultofightagainstthepollutionofSO2.C.Thepollutionoftheearthgrowsasfastastheworld’spollutiondoes.D.Manycountriesaremakingrulestofightpollution.
Evenwithlittleexposuretoculturalstandardsofbeautyinfantstreatattractivefacesasdistinctiveregardlessofthesexageandraceofthestimulus刺激物faceswritepsychologistJudithH.LangloisandhercolleaguesintheJanuaryDEVELOPMENTALPSYCHOLOGY.Intheirexperiment5healthy6-month-oldinfantsfrommiddle-classfamiliesviewedslidesshowingeightpairsofwhitemalefacesandeightpairsofwhitefemalefaces.Eachpairdisplayedfor10secondsconsistedofoneattractiveandoneunattractivefaceaspreviouslyjudgedbyagroupofmaleandfemalecollegestudents.Anexperimenterviewedtheyoungparticipantsonavideomonitorandrecordedthedirectionanddurationofeachinfant’sgazE.The35boysand25girlslookedlongeratbothmaleandfemalefacesjudgedasattractivetheresearchersfounD.Theirsecondstudyof6-month-oldinvolved15boysand25girlsmostlywhitewhosaweightpairsofslidesshowinganattractiveandanunattractiveblackfemaleaspreviouslyjudgedbybothwhiteandblackcollegestudents.Againthebabieslookedmuchlongeratattractivefaces.Finally19boysand20girlsall6monthsoldandalmostallofthemwhiteviewedeightpairsofslidesshowingthefacesof3-month-oldboysandgirlspreviouslyratedasattractiveorunattractivebycollegestudents.Attractivebabyfacesdrewsignficantlylongerlooksthepsychologistsreport.FurtherstudiesmustexplorewhetherinfantstakeattractivefacesasbestexamplesofafacetheinvestigatorsclaimLangloisandacoworkerrecentlyreportedthatattractivefacesmaypossessfeaturesthatapproximatethemathematicalaverageofallfacesinparticularpopulation.1.Whatwasfoundinthefirststudy?A.Maleinfantslookedlongeronlyatfemaleones.B.Femaleslookedmoreattractivethanmales.C.Sixty6montholdbabieslookedlongerattheattractivefacesmaleorfemalE.D.Whitefemalefacesdrewmoreattentionthanthoseofblackones.2.Inthelastparagraphthewriterimpliesthat.A.LangloisandherpartnerswillstoptheirexperimentstheyaccomplishedalotB.LangloisandherpartnerswillfocusontheotherfieldsofinfantsC.Langloisandherpartnershaveachievedsuccessinstudyingtheinfants’mindD.Langloisandherpartnershavefoundamoreinterestingfield3.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Allbabieswhiteorblacktendtosharewiththecollegestudentsthepreferenceforattractivefaces.B.Whitebabiespreferwhitefacestoblackones.C.Babiestendtogetinterestedintheattractivefacesoftheoppositesex.D.Beautyhassomethingtodowithaperson’sageraceandsex4.Thetitlethatbestexpressesthemainideais.A.PsychologyofInfantsB.BeautyinVarietyC.BeautyandRaceD.BeautyinInfants
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PITTSBURGH–Formostpeoplesnakesseemunpleasantoreventhreatening.ButHowieChosetseesintheirdelicatemovementsawaytosavelives.The37-year-oldCarnegieMellonUniversityprofessorhasspentyearsdevelopingsnake-likerobotshehopeswilleventuallyslidethroughfallenbuildingsinsearchofvictimstrappedafternaturaldisastersorotheremergencies.DanKaraispresidentofRoboticsTrendsaNorthboroMass.-basedcompanythatpublishesanonlineindustrymagazineandrunsroboticstradeshows.Hesaidthereareothersnake-likerobotsbeingdevelopedmainlyatuniversitiesbutdidn’tknowofonethatcouldclimbpipes.TheCarnegieMellonmachinesaredesignedtocarrycamerasandelectronicsensorsandcanbecontrolledwithajoystick操纵杆.Theymovesmoothlywiththehelpofsmallelectricmotorsorservoscommonlyusedbyhobbyistsinmodelairplanes.Builtfromlightweightmaterialstherobotsareaboutthesizeofahumanarmorsmaller.TheycansensewhichwayisupbutareonlyasgoodastheirhumanoperatorsChosetaddeD.SamStoverasearchtermmanagerwiththeFederalEmergencyManagementAgencybasedinIndianasaidsnake-typerobotswouldoffergreatermobilitythanequipmentcurrentlyavailablesuchascamerasattachedtoextendableroles.Itjustallowsustodosomethingwe’venotbeenabletodobeforeStoversaidWeneededthemyesterday.Hesaidsnifterdogsarestillthebestsearchtoolforrescueworkersbutthattheycanonlybeusedeffectivelywhenworkershaveaccesstodamagedbuilding.Stoveramongtherescueworkerswhohandledtheaftermath后果ofHurricaneKatrinasaidsnakerobotswouldhavehelpedrescuerssearchfloodedhousesinthatdisaster.Chosetsaidtherobotsmaynotbereadyforuseforanotherfivetotenyearsdependingonfunding.WhichinstitutionisresponsibleforthedevelopmentofChoset’srobots?A.RoboticsTrends.B.PittsburghCityCouncil.C.CarnegieMellonUniversity.D.FederalEmergencyManagementAgency.Chosetbelievesthathisinvention______.A.canbeattachedtoanelectronicarmB.canbeusedbyhobbyistsinmodelairplanesC.canfindvictimsmorequicklythanasnifterdogD.cansenseitswaynobetterthanitsoperatorsBysayingWeneededthemyesterdayparagraph7Stovermeansthatsnake-likerobots_____.A.couldhelphandletheaftermathofHurricaneKatrinaB.wouldhavebeenputtouseinpastrescueworkC.helpedrescuerssearchfloodedhousesyesterdayD.wereingreaterneedyesterdaythantodayWhatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Snake-likerobotsusedinindustries.B.Snake-likerobotsmadetoaidinrescues.C.Thedevelopmentofsnake-likerobots.D.Theworkingprinciplesofsnake-likerobots.
C.Willitmatterifyoudon’ttakeyourbreakfast?AshorttimeagoatestwasgivenintheUnitedStates.Peopleofdifferentagesfrom12to83wereaskedtohaveatest.Duringthetestthesepeopleweregivenallkindsofbreakfastsandsometimestheygotnobreakfastatall.Scientistswantedtoseehowwelltheirbodyworkedwhentheyhadeatendifferentkindsofbreakfasts.Theresultsshowthatifheorsheeatsarightbreakfastheorshewillworkbetterthanifheorshehasnobreakfast.Ifastudenthasfruiteggsbreadandmilkbeforegoingtoschoolhewilllearnmorequicklyandlistenmorecarefullyinclass.Theresultisoppositetowhatsomepeoplethink.Havingnobreakfastwillnothelpyouloseweight.Thisisbecausepeoplebecomesohungryatnoonthattheyeattoomuchforlunch.Theywillgainweightinsteadoflosingit.Youwilllosemoreweightifyoureduceyourothermeals.64.Duringthetestthepeopleweregiven.A.nobreakfastatallB.veryrichbreakfastC.differentfoodsorsometimesnoneD.littlefoodforbreakfast65.Theresultsshowthat.A.breakfasthaslittletodowithaperson’sworkB.breakfasthasagreateffectonworkandstudiesC.apersonwillworkbetterifheonlywasfruitandmilkD.girlstudentsshouldhavelessforbreakfast66.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.ItisbadforyourhealthtohavenobreakfastB.ToolittleforbreakfastandtoomuchforlunchmaymakeyoufatterC.Ifyoudon’teatmuchforlunchandsupperyoumayloseweightD.Themorebreakfastyouhavethemorequicklyyou’lllearninclass
Itissometimessaidthatstrangeflyingobjectshavebeenseenhighupinthesky.PeoplecallthesestrangeobjectsUnidentifiedFlyingObjectsUFO.TheseUFOscausedalotofinterest.SomeofthereportsaboutthemaredifficulttobelievE.Somehavebeenexplainedinscientificways.OthershaveneverbeenexplaineD.HereisanaccountofUFOsfromareport.DennisBurdenswhowroteanarticletellsusthatheoncesawaUFOhimself.HewashavingdinneronenightwithafriendnearTripoliLibyaandafterdinnerthetwomenwalkedacrossayardtohisroomtolookatsomepapers.Burdensnoticedthatthemoonlookedstrangethatnight.Itwasn’tthemoonwasthereply.Theywatchedthelightandsawthatitwasmoving.ItseemedtobeanobjectratherlikeabigplatE.Insomewaysitlookedlikesmokewithalightonitbutitwasn’tsmokebecauseitdidn’tchangeitsshapE.Itwasmovinginaregularway.Thatistosayitdidn’tgosuddenlyfasterormoreslowlyanditdidn’tgohigherorlower.Sothetwomendecidedthattheremustbemeninit.AfterthatBurdenssaidthathefelteyeslookingathim.Hewasbeingwatchedinthedarkness.Whenitwasnearertheynoticedthatthebottompartswerebrighterthanthetop.ThebottomwasyellowandthetopreD.ThentheobjectsuddenlyturnedawayandleftLibyamovingveryfast.OnalaterdayBurdenstalkedtootherpeopleaboutitandhefoundsomewhohadseenit.Theyalldescribeditinthesameway.Couldtheyallbemistaken?UFOsare_____.A.flyinghighupintheskyB.strangeflyingobjectsC.difficulttobelieveD.veryinterestedA.UFOwasseenonenight_____.A.whentheywerewalkingacrossayardtoBurdens’roomB.whiletheywerelookingatthelightC.whenBurdensnoticedthemoonappearingstrangeD.whiletheywerehavingdinnerTheUFOmoved_______.A.regularlyB.inachangeablewayC.slowlyD.fastTheUFOlookedlike_____.A.smokeB.alargeplateC.lightD.ajumpingobjectTheUFOwasseen______.A.byBurdensandhisfriendB.brighterinthedarknessC.byseveralpeopleD.tohaveayellowbottomandaredtopinthesameway
Sorrytosayourbrainspastorallystartslowingdownatthecruellyyoungageof30.Itusedtobethoughtthatthiscouldn’tbehelpedbutnewstudiesshowthatpeopleofanyagecantraintheirbrainstoworkfaster.YourbrainisalearningmachinesaysUniversityofCaliforniascientistDr.MichaelMerzenich.Giventherighttoolswecantrainourbrainstoactliketheydidwhenwewereyounger.Allthat’srequiredisthepracticedesignedjustforthepurpose:afewexercisesfortheminD.Merzenichhasdevelopedacomputer-basedtrainingmethodtospeeduptheprocess过程inwhichthebraindealswithinformationpositsciencecom.SincemuchofthedatawereceivecomesthroughspeechtheBrainFitnessProgramworkswithlanguagemadhearingtobetterspeedandaccuracy准确性.Overthecourseoftrainingtheprogramstartsaskingyoutodistinguish辨别soundsbetweendogandbogforexampleatanincreasinglyfasterspeeD.It’sabitliketennisinstructorsaysMerzenichhittingbalkatyoufasterandfastertokeepyouchallenged受到挑战.Youmaystartoutslowbutbeforelongyou’reprettyquick.ThebiggestfindinginbrainresearchinthelasttenyearsisthatthebrainatanyageishighlyplastiC.Ifyouaskyourblaintolearnitwilllearn.Anditmayevenspeedupwhileintheprocess.TokeepyourbrainyoungandplasticyoucandooneofamillionnewactivitiesthatchallengeandexciteyouplayingtabletennisorbridgedoingcrosswordpuzzleslearningalanguagE.Whenitcomestopreventingageingyoureallydouseitorloseit’ssaysBarbaraSahakianprofessoratCambridgeUniversity.67.Dr.Merzenich’strainingmethodmainlydependson______________.A.speechtrainingB.computerlanguagesC.theactivitiesonejoinsinD.theinformationbeingdealtwith68.Bysayingthebraintoanyishighlyplasticthewriterprobablymeansthebraincanbe___________.A.usedB.masteredC.developedD.researched69.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.PracticemakesaquickminD.B.Brainresearchstartedtenyeasago.C.Dr.Merzenichisascientistincomputer.D.Peoplebelievednothingcouldstopthebrainslowingdown.70.Whichofthefollowingagreeswiththewriter’sidea?A.ThetrainingmethodsworkbetterfortheolD.B.Peopleshouldusethebraintostopitfromageing.C.ThetrainingofthebrainshouldstartatanearlyagE.D.It’snecessarytotakepartinasmanyactivitiesaspossiblE.
BThefollowingsymbolshaveappearedonclotheslabelsforfourdecadeseachonechosenbyinternationalexpertsforitssimplicityandclarity.YetformostpeoplewashinginstructionsmightaswellbewritteninMartian.Accordingtoanewpollnineintenpeopleareunabletodeciphercommonsymbolsusedonclotheslabels.Eventhosewhohavemasteredthedifferencebetweenawoolandasynthetics化学合成物washadmitbeingbaffledbytheconfusingarray排列ofboxescirclesandcrossesusedtogiveadviceaboutdryingandbleaching漂白.Thefindingscomefromapollof2000peoplecarriedoutbyYouGovforMorphyRichards.A.thirdofpeoplesurveyedsaidthattheyrecognizednoneoftheseveralsymbolsshownwhiletheonlysymbolrecognizedbymorethanhalfofpeoplewastheironwithasingledot.Around70percentknewitmeantirononalowheat.Just10percentsignknewthesignfordonotdrycleanwhileonly12percentwerefamiliarwithdripdryonly.Despitethesexualrevolutionwomenarestillmoreknowledgeablethanmen.Awarenesswashighestamong18to29-year-oldwomen---forwhomtakingcareofclothesisclearlyimportant.ChrisLeverfromMorphyRichardssaid:ClothesCaresymbolsareauniquelanguageclearlyalanguagethatfewpeopleintheUKhavetakenthetimetolearn.Learningthebasicssuchaswhichiconrepresentstumbledryandwhichrepresentsnormalwashwouldgoalongwaytogettingthebestoutofclothes.TheHomeLaunderingConsultativeCouncilsaiditwasnotsurprisedtolearnthatpeoplewereunfamiliarwiththem.It'sdisappointingthatthereisalackofrecognitionbutit'sastorythat'srepeatedtimeandtimeagainsaidaspokesmanAdamMansell.Weareasmallorganizationandwedon'thaveabigbudget.①②③④⑤60.Womenknowmoreaboutthesecommonsymbolsthanmenbecause_________.A.womenhavethegiftofrecognizingthesesymbolsbynatureB.womenpaymoreattentiontotakingcareofclothesintheirdailylifeC.womenhavemuchtimetoknowaboutthesesymbolsD.womentakeadvantageofthesexualrevolution61.Whichofthefollowingcanberecognizedbythemajorityofpeople?A.B.C.D62.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTcorrect?A.Washingclothesisdamagingthemifwedon’tknowaboutsomesymbolsusedonclotheslabels.B.WashingclothesisalsoaculturedknowledgE.C.Moreandmorepeopledevotemuchtimetostudyingthesesymbolsusedonclotheslabels.D.ClothesCaresymbolsareauniquelanguagewhichfewpeoplespendtimetolearn.
Itissometimesreportedthatstrangeflyingobjectshavebeenseenhighupinthesky.PeoplecallthesestrangeobjectsUnidentified不明的FlyingObjectsUFOs.TheseUFOscausedalotofinterest.SomeofthereportsaboutthemaredifficulttobelievE.Somehavebeenexplainedinscientificways.OthershaveneverbeenexplaineD.HereisanaccountofUFOsfromareport.DennisBardenswhowroteanarticletellsusthatheoncesawaUFOhimself.HewashavingdinneronenightwithafriendnearTripoli的黎波里Libya利比亚andafterdinnerthetwomenwalkedacrossayardtohisroomtolookatsomepapers.Bardensnoticedthatthemoonlookedstrangethatnight.Itwasn'tthemoonwasthereply.Theywatchedthelightandsawthatitwasmoving.ItseemedtobeanobjectratherlikeabigplatE.Insomewaysitlookedlikesmokewithalightonitbutitwasn'tsmokebecauseitdidn'tchangeitsshapE.Itwasmovinginaregularway.Thatistosayitdidn'tgosuddenlyfasterormoreslowlyanditdidn'tgohigherorlower.Sothetwomendecidedthattheremustbemeninit.WhenitcamenearertoLibyaBardenssaidthathefelteyeslookingathim.Hewasbeingwatchedinthedarkness.Whenitwasnearertheynoticedthatthebottompartswerebrighterthanthetop.ThebottomwasyellowandthetopwasreD.ThentheobjectsuddenlyturnedawayandleftLibyamovingveryfast.OnalaterdayBardenstalkedtootherpeopleaboutitandhefoundsomewhohadseenit.Theyalldescribed描述itinthesameway.Couldtheyallthemistaken?60.TheUFOsare______.A.flyinghighupintheskyB.strangeflyingobjectsC.difficulttobelieveD.veryinterested61.AUFOwasseenonenight______.A.whentheywerewalkingacrossayardtoBardens'roomB.whiletheywerelookingatthelightC.whenBardensnoticedthemoonappearingstrangeD.whiletheywerehavingdinner62.TheUFOlookedlike______.A.smokeB.lightC.amovingobjectD.alargeplate63.WhentheUFOcamenearertoLibya______.A.itdisappearedallatonceB.itsuddenlyturnedawayandleftC.itwaswatchedinthedarknessD.Bardenswaslookingatit
WithinfifteenyearsBritainandothernationsshouldbewellonwiththebuildingofhugeindustrialcomplexes结合fortherecyclingofwastE.Thewordrubbishcouldloseitsmeaningbecauseeverythingthatgoesintothedumpswouldbemadeintosomethinguseful.Eventhemostdangerousandun??pleasantwasteswouldprovideenergyifnothingelsE.Thelatestprojectistotakeacityofaroundhalfamillioninhabitantsanddiscoverexactlywhatrawmaterialsgointoitandwhatgoout.Theaimistofindouthowmuchoftheserawmaterialscouldbeprovidedifaplantforrecyclingwastewerebuiltjustoutsidethecity.Thisplantwouldrecyclenotonlymetalsuchassteelleadandcopperbutalsopaperandrub??ber.Anothernewprojectisbeingsetuptodiscoverthebestwaysofsortingandseparatingtherubbish.Whenthisprojectiscompletetherubbishwillbeprocessedlikethis:firstitwillpassthroughsharpmetalbarswhichwilltearopentheplasticbagsinwhichrubbishisusuallypacked;thenitwillpassthroughapowerfulfantoseparatethelightestelementsfromtheheavysolids;afterthatgroundersandrollersbreakupeverythingthatcanbebroken.Finallytherubbishwillpassundermagnetswhichwillremovethebitsofironandsteel;therubberandplasticwillthenbesortedoutinthefi??nalstagE.Thefirstfull-scalegiantrecyclingplantsareperhapsfifteenyearsaway.Indeedwiththegrowingcostoftranspor??tingrubbishtomoredistantdumpssomebigcitieswillbeforcedtobuildtheirownrecyclingplantsbeforelong.1.Themainpurposeofthepassageis________.A.toshowusafuturewayofrecyclingwastesB.totelltheimportanceofrecyclingwastesC.towarnpeoplethedangerofsomewastesD.tointroduceanewrecyclingplant2.Howmanystagesarethereintherecyclingprocess?A.3.B.4.C.5.D.6.3.Whatisthemainreasonforbigcitiestobuildtheirownre??cyclingplants?A.Todealwithwastesinabetterway.B.It’sagoodwaytogainprofits.C.It’smoreeconomicalthantodumpwastesinsomedis??tantplaces.D.EnergycanbegotatalowerpricE.4.Thefirstfull-scalehugerecyclingplants________.A.havebeeninexistencefor15yearsB.takes15yearstobuildC.can’tbebuiltuntil15yearslaterD.willremainfunctioningfor15years
ScientistshavefoundwhatlooklikecavesonMarsandsaytheycouldbeprotectinglifefromtheplanet’sterribleenvironment.Thefirstcavesappearassevenmysteriousblackdots点onthepictureswhichweresentbackbyNASA’sMarsOdysseyorbiter.EachaslargeasafootballfieldtheymaybeopeningsintonaturalcavesbelowtheMartiansurfacE.IfthereislifeonMarsthereisagoodchancethatyou’dfinditincavessaidJutWynneoneoftheresearcherswhonoticedthefeatures特征whileworkingonaUSGeologicalSurveyMarsCaveDetectionProgram.JonathanClarkeageologistwiththeMarsSocietyofAustraliayesterdaydescribedthediscoveryasexciting.Onephototakenatnightbyaninfraredimager红外线成像器showedoneholetobeunusuallywarmsuggestinghotairmaybeflowingout.Isaid:‘Wowthat’sacave’Dr.Clarkesaidexcitedly.Peoplehavebeenlookingfortheseforalongtime;nowwehavefoundthem.Heagreedsuchcavescouldbeperfectplacestosearchforlifeescapingfromthebitterlycoldradiation-soaked充满辐射的drysurfacE.TinydropsofwatercouldcollectinsidehesaiD.Iftherearegasescomingouttheycouldprovideenergyforawholerangeofbacteria细菌.A.caveisalsoaprotectionfromradiation;thesurfaceofMarsisexposedtohighlevelsofspaceradiation.Thecavesprobablyformedwhentube-shapedlavaflows管状岩浆流spreadacrosstheplanetlongago.Theoutsideofthetubescooledformingsolidwallswhilesomethinghotterinsideallowedtheremainingtoflowoutformingcaves.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.HowthecaveswereformedonMars.B.HowNASAsentthepicturesbacktoearthC.CavesonMarsmaybefullofhotairorasign迹象oflifE.D.ScientistshavecompletelyrecognizedthesurfaceofMars.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat__________.A.waterhasalreadybeenfoundonMarsB.thescientistsfoundallthecavesatnightC.itiscertainthatthereislifeinthesecavesD.thesurfaceofMarsisbitterlycoldradiation-soakedanddryAccordingtothepassageDr.Clarkewassoexcitedbecause________.A.suchcavescouldprovideenergyforlifeB.theyhadfinallyfoundthecavesonMarsC.suchcaveswouldbeperfectplacestosearchforlifeD.TherewouldbelifeonMars.NecessaryconditionsforlifeonMarsmentionedinthepassagemayinclude_________.A.lavaandenergyB.waterandradiationfromspaceC.gasesandlavaD.waterandprotectionfromradiationwhatdoestheunderlinedwordtheplanetinparagraph1referto?A.theMarsB.theearthC.thecavesD.radiation
Beforeanewtypeairplanegoesserviceeverypartofitistestedagainandagain.Buttherearetwoteststhataremoreofintoimportantthantheothers.Thefirstiscalledthetanktest.A.modernairplanemustflyveryhighinthesky.AirmustbepumpedintotheplanesothatthepassengerscanbreathE.Themetalstructureoftheplanehastobeverystrongforthisreason.WhentheplaneisfilledwithairtheairpressesagainsttheskinoftheplaneinsidE.Thepressure压力onasmallwindowislikeahugefootthatistryingtogetout.Ifasmallpartoftheplaneweretofailtheplanewouldexplodeinthesky.Totestthestructureoftheplanetheplaneisloweredintoahugetankorcontainerofwater.Thenitisfilledwithair.Thepressureinsidetheplaneisgreaterthaniteverwillbewhenitishighupintheair.Finallythereisanexplosion.ThisdoesnotcausesomuchdamageinsidethewatertankasitwouldanywhereelsE.Engineerscandiscoverwhichpartoftheplanehasbroken.Thenthatpartismadestronger.Themostdangeroustesthappenswhenthenewplaneisgoingthroughtestflightsintheair.Thetestmustfindoutexactlywhathappenswhentheengines发动机areallshutoffatoncE.TheplanebeginstofalllikeastonE.Itisthepilot’sjobtofindouthowhecangetcontroloftheplaneagain.Thesetwotestsareexamplesofhowplanesaremadesafebeforetheyevercarrypassengers.Bydoingthetanktesttheengineerscanfindout____.A.theamountofairintheplaneB.thestrengthoftheplanestructureC.thepressureinsideandoutsidetheplaneD.thepoweroftheairplaneenginesWhatwillhappentotheplaneunderthetanktest?A.ItwillbebrokenB.Itwillbemadestronger.C.Itwillbefilledwithwater.D.Itwillbetestedbypilots.Accordingtothetextwhyaretestflightsmostdangerous?A.TheplanemayexplodeintheairB.ThepilotmaylosecontroloftheplanE.C.TheenginesmaybedamageD.D.ToomuchairmaygetintotheplanE.Whatmightbethemostsuitabletitleforthetext?A.TwoImportantTestsonAirplaneB.TheImportanceofFlyingSafetyC.TheDangerofTestingAirplanesD.HowAirplanesAremadeandTested
Peopleturntomagic魔力chieflyasaformofinsurance--thatistheyuseitalongwithactionsthatactuallybringresults.Forexamplehuntersmayuseahuntingcharm咒语.Buttheyalsousetheirhuntingskillsandknowledgeofanimals.Thecharmmaygivehunterstheextraconfidencetheyneedtohuntevenmoresuccessfullythantheywouldwithoutit.Iftheyshootalotofgame猎物theycreditthecharmfortheirsuccess.ManyeventshappennaturallywithoutmagiC.Cropsgrowwithoutitandsickpeoplegetwellwithoutit.ButifpeopleusemagictobringagoodharvestortocureapatienttheymaybelievethemagicwasresponsiblE.Peoplealsotendtoforgetmagic'sfailuresandtobeimpressedbyitssurfacesuccesses.Theymayconsidermagicsuccessfulifitappearstoworkonly10percentofthetimE.EvenwhenmagicfailspeopleoftenexplainthefailurewithoutdoubtingthepowerofthemagiC.Theymaysaythatthemagicianmadeamistakeinrecitingthespellorthatanothermagiciancastamorepowerfulspellagainstthemagician.Manyanthropologists人类学家believethatpeoplehavefaithinmagicbecausetheyfeelaneedtobelieveinit.Peoplemayturntomagictoreducetheirfearanduncertaintyiftheyfeeltheyhavenocontrolovertheoutcomeofasituation.Forexamplefarmersuseknowledgeandskillwhentheyplanttheirfields.Buttheyknowthatweatherinsectsordiseasesmightruinthecrops.Sofarmersinsomesocietiesmayalsoplantacharmorperformamagicritetoensureagoodharvest.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthatthewriterofthepassagemaybe_______.A.ahunterB.afarmerC.amagicianD.ananthropologistWhichofthefollowingcanbestserveasthetitleofthepassage?A.MagicandHunting.B.MagicandFarming.C.WhyMagicWorks?D.WhyPeopleBelieveinMagic?TheunderlinedwordspellParagraph2mostlikelymeans______.A.magicwords.B.magicevents.C.wordsorexpressionsD.magicians.
Anannoyingproblemforhumanswholiketoboast夸耀aboutallthedistantplanetsandmoonswehaveexploredisthatwe'venevertakenagoodlookrightunderournoses.Theinsideoftheearthisrelativelyclosebuthowcanwegetthere?Thedeepestoilwellentersameresixmilesintothecrust地壳thecenteroftheearthisabout4000milesdeeper.RussianscientistsdugthedeepestholeinSiberiabutbottomedoutatabout7.5milesbelowthesurfacE.TheMoholeprojectaU.S.planinthe1950scalledfordrillingahole25milesdowntotheboundarybe??tweenthehardrocksofthecrustandthesoftmantle地幔.Sadlytheprojectinvolvedgovern??mentsupporting.Itgetsharderandhardertodrilldeepintotheearthbecauserocksgetsofterandsofter.Hardbuteasilybrokenatthesurfacerocksbecomeplasticatdepthandthepressurecausedbytheweightoftheoverlayingcrust—about52800poundspersquareinchatadepthoftenmilesmakesfurtherdrillingimpossiblE.Whatlittleweknowabouttheinsideoftheearthlikethefactthatthere'sacrustamantleandacorecomesfromindirectevidencesuchastheanalysisofearthquakes.Somaybeit'stimeforathoroughnewmethodtoexploretheearth'sinsidE.ScientistDavidStevensonsaysweshouldforgetaboutdrillingholes.Insteadweshouldopenacrack裂缝.StevensonsuggestsdiggingacrackaboutahalfmilelongayardwideandahalfmiledeepnotwithashovelbutwithanexplosiononthescaleofanuclearbomB.Nexthe'dpourafewhundredthousandtonsofmolten融化的ironintothecrackalongwitharobot.Theironthickerthanthesurroundingcrustwouldmovedownwardatabout16feetpersecondcarryingtherobotwithitandopeningthecrackdeeperanddeeper.Theironmasswoulddropforaboutaweekand2000milestotheouteredgeoftheearthcoretherobotsendingoutdatatothesur??facE.Stevensoncompareshisideatospaceexplo??ration.We'regoingsomewherewehaven'tbeenbeforehesays.Inallpossibilitytherewillbesurprises.Thisideacanprobablybeputin.thedrawermarkedwithIsn'tGoingToHappen.Therobotwouldhavetosurvivetemperaturesthatwouldmeltprettymuchanything.ButStevenson'sideamayinspireanewlookatanoldproblem.Greatthingscancomefromwhatseemslikeimpossibleideas.Goinginsidetheearthis________thangoingintospacE.A.moreinterestingB.morepossibleC.easierD.morechallengingHowdeephavewegoneintotheearthuntilnow?A.6miles.B.4000miles.C.7.5miles.D.25miles.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutDavidStevenson'sidea?A.Itisaninspiringbutnotpracticalideanow.B.Itisapracticalproposalthathascomeintousenow.C.ItisagoodproposalthatwillsoonbeputintopracticE.D.Itisafalsetheorythatcannotbecarriedoutatall.Whatmightbethemostsuitabletitleforthetext?A.AnAnnoyingProblemforHumansB.TotheCenteroftheEarthC.TheMoholeProjectD.DavidStevenson'sProposal
RichardSolo1800RechargeableBatteryInjustminutesadaypluginandchargeyouriPhonequickly!JustplugRichardSolo1800intoyouriPhoneonceortwiceadayforfifteenminutesandkeepyouriPhonechargedup.AtyourdeskoratdinnerplugRichardSolointoiPhonetoinstantlytransferchargE.Nomorebatteryworries.RichardSolowillchargeiPhonetofull1.5timesanditisgoodfor3-5yearsofrecharges.UsetheiPhonewhilechargingit.EvenchargetheRichardSolo1800andiPhonetogetheratthesametimE.TakeonlyonechargerwhentravelingandwakeupinthemorningwiththeRichardSoloandtheiPhonechargeD.RichardSolo1800islargestinitsclassandholdsitschargeformonths.WorkswithalmostalliPhonecases.Yoursatisfactionisguaranteedwithour30-dayreturnprivilegE.Ifyou’renotsatisfiedforanyreasonwe’llemailyouapre-paidreturnlabel.Actualcustomercomments:Tohaveyourcompanyexhibitsuchgoodserviceisunbelievablyrefreshing.—P.S.ThisiswhatIcallgreatcustomersupport.Iwishmorecompanieswouldfigurethisoutthesedays.Thankyousomuch.—D.C.YouhaveprovidedmeoneofthebestservicesIhaveeverseenonanyonline/telephoneshopping.—T.K.Youmusthavethefastestprocessingandshippingintheindustry!!—M.C.ThisisthebestcustomerserviceexperienceIhavehadinalongtimE.—L.L.I’vereadonlineaboutyouramazingcustomerserviceandImustsayI’mnowatruebeliever.—B.L.HowlongdoesittakethebatterytochargeupaniPhone?A.15minutes.B.30minutes.C.1.5hours.D.3hours.Whatisspecialaboutthebattery?A.ItisbuiltinaniPhonE.B.ItisthesmallestofitskinD.C.Itcanalsobeusedasacharger.D.Itkeepspowerforabout30days.Whomentionsthetransportingofthebattery?A.P.S.B.B.L.C.M.C.D.T.K.Thecustomercommentsonthebatteryaremainlyaboutits_______.A.qualityB.serviceC.functionD.shopping
Batsaretheonlymammals哺乳动物whichcanflyproperly.Otherflyingmammalshavewingsofthinskinwhichcovertheirsidesbetweentheirfrontandbacklegs.Theycanonlyflyfromtreetotreebuttheycannotchangedirectionwhentheywantto.Allbatsflyatnightandmostofthemhuntforflyinginsects昆虫suchasbees.Thecommonbatfindsitsfoodbymakingaconstantnoisethatthehumanearcannothear.Thebatlistensforechoes回声ofthenoiseasitbounces反射offtheinsectsshowingthebattheirposition.TheFruitbatfeedsonmanydifferentkindsoffruit.Itdoesnotuseechoesbutinsteadhasverylargespecialeyestoseeeveninlowlight.ThelargestFruitbathasawinglengthof0.75meters.TheVampirebatdrinksthebloodoflargemammalsandafewbatscatchfishbirdsandevenotherbats.Someflyingmammalsarenotrealflyersbecause_____.A.theydonothavewingsB.theirwingsaretoothinC.theyhaveskinbetweentheirlegsD.theycannotturnaroundintheairWhencommonbatshuntforfoodthey_____.A.useechoestokilltheinsectsB.makeanoisetodrawinsectstothemC.produceasoundandlistentotheechoesD.listennoisemadebytheinsectsUnlikeotherbatstheFruitbat_____.A.canseeverywellB.eatsfruitandfishC.hasverylongwingsD.hasexcellenthearingsTheworditinthesecondparagraphrefersto_____.A.thebatB.theechoC.thenoiseD.theinsect
Technologyistheapplication应用ofknowledgetoproduction.ThankstomoderntechnologywehavebeenabletoincreasegreatlytheefficiencyofourworkforcE.Newmachinesandnewmethodshavehelpedcutdowntimeandexpensewhileincreasingoveralloutput.Thishasmeantmoreproductionandahigherstandardofliving.FormostofusinAmericamoderntechnologyisthoughtofasthereasonwhywecanhavecarsandtelevisionsets.Howevertechnologyhasalsoincreasedtheamountoffoodavailabletousbymeansofmodernfarmingmachineryandanimalbreedingtechniquesandhasextendedourlifespanvia通过medicaltechnology.Willmankindcontinuetolivelongerandhaveahigherqualityoflife?Inlargemeasuretheanswerdependsontechnologyandourabilitytouseitwidely.Ifwekeepmakingprogressaswehaveoverthepastfiftyyearstheanswerisdefinitelyyes.Theadvancementoftechnologydependsuponresearchanddevelopmentandthelateststatistics统计showthattheUnitedStatesiscontinuingtopumpbillionsofdollarsannually每年intosuchefforts.Sowhilewearerunningoutofsomescarceresources少的资源wemaywellfindtechnologicalsubstitutes代用品formanyofthemthroughourresearchprograms.Thereforeinthefinalanalysisthethreemajorfactorsofproductionlandlaborandcapitalareallinfluencedbytechnology.Whenweneednewskillsontechniquesinmedicinepeoplewillstartdevelopingnewtechnologytomeetthoseneeds.AsequipmentprovestobesloworinefficientnewmachineswillbeinventeD.Technologyrespondstoourneedsinhelpingusmaintainourstandardofliving.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.ThedefinitionoftechnologyB.ModerntechnologyC.TheapplicationoftechnologyD.ThedevelopmentoftechnologyWhichisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Moderntechnologyisthekeytotheimprovementofstandardofliving.B.Thethreemajorfactorsofproductionlandlaborandcapitalareallinfluencedbytechnology.C.Technologyistheresponsetoourneeds.D.TheUnitedStatesismakinggreateffortstoadvanceitstechnology.Accordingtothepassagepeoplecanlivealonglifewiththehelpof_______.A.higherqualityoflifeB.medicaltechnologyC.modernfarmingmachineryD.technologicalsubstitute
Whileallmyclassmatesseentobecrazyaboutaone-waytickettoMars火星I’drathersayMarsistotallyunsuitableforhumanexistencE.Peoplewon’thaveenoughfoodsuppliesthereandtheterribleenvironmentwouldmakeitimpossibleforthemtolivealonglifE.Besidesthejourneywon’tbesafE.CananybodyexplaintomejustwhypeoplewouldgotoMarsnevertoreturn?SteveMinearUKHerearethethingsyoucanthinkof:thedesiretoexploreaforeignanduniqueenvironmenttheexcitementofbeingthefirsthumanstoopenupanewworldtheexpectationoffameandgloryForscientiststhereisanotherreason.Theirobservationsandresearchwillprobablyleadtogreatscientificachievements.DonalTrollopCanadaTherearealreadytoomanypeopleontheEarth.Ithinkthatsometimebeforetheendofthecenturytherewillbeahumancolony殖民地onMars.Itwillhappenwhenpeoplefinallyrealizethattow-waytripstotheredplanetMarsareunnecessary.MostofthedangerofspaceFlightisinthelaunches发射andlandings.CuttingthetriphomewouldthereforereducethedangerofaccidentssavealotofmoneyandopenthewaytobuildinganeverlastinghumansettlementonanotherworlD.EnoughsuppliescanbesentonaheaD.AndeverytwoyearsmoresuppliesandmorepeoplewillneedsandMarsisfarmorepleasantthantheotherplanetsintheouterspacE.PaulDavies.USAThemainpurposeofSteveMinear’swritingis.A.toreporthisclassmates’discussionB.toinviteananswertohisquestionC.toexplainthenaturalstateofMarsD.toshowhisagreementongoingtoMarsWhichofthefollowingbeststatesDonalTrollop’sidea?A.ThereisaplantosendhumanstoMars.B.TherearemanyreasonsforgoingtoMars.C.ScientistsbecomefamousbydoingresearchonMars.D.ItispossibletobuildanEarth-likeenvironmentonMars.PaulDaviespointsoutthat.A.humansneedonlyaone-waytickettoMars.B.two-waytripstoMarswillbemadesafesoonC.itiseasytoreducethedangerandcostofflightstoMarsD.itischeaptobuildaneverlastinghumansettlementonMarsWhatdoesPaulDaviesthinkofhumanexistenceonMars?A.HumanswillhavetobringalltheyneedfromtheEarth.B.HumanswillfindMarstotallyunsuitableforliving.C.HumanscanproduceeverythingtheyneeD.D.HumanscanlivelongerinthecolonyonMars
Itiscommonforolderpeopletoforgetthings.NowanAmericanstudyhasfoundthatmemorystartstofailwhenweareyoungadults.Peopleyoungerthanthirtyyearsofageusuallydonotknowthattheyarestartingtoforgetinformation.ButscientistsfromtheUniversityofMichigansaythelossofmemoryhasusuallyalreadystarteD.Researcherssaypeopledonotobservethisslowreductioninmentalabilityuntilthelossaffectstheireverydayactivities.DeniseParkledthenewstudy.ShedirectstheCentreforAgingandCognitionattheInstituteforSocialResearchattheUniversityofMichigan.Herteamstudiedmorethan350menandwomenbetweentheagesoftwentyandninetyyears.Thestudyidentifiedpeopleintheirmiddletwentieswithmemoryproblems.ShesaysyoungadultsdonotknowtheyareforgettingthingsbecausetheirbrainshavemoreinformationthantheyneeD.Butshesaysthatpeopleintheirtwentiesandthirtiesarelosingmemoryatthesamerateaspeopleintheirsixtiesandseventies.Ms.Parksayspeoplebetweentheagesofsixtyandseventymaynotethedecreaseintheirmentalabilities.Theybegintoobservethattheyarehavingmoretroublerememberingandlearningnewinformation.ThestudyfoundthatolderadultsaremorelikelytorememberfalseinformationasbeingtruE.ForexampletheyrememberedfalsemedicalclaimsasbeingtruE.Youngerpeoplerememberedhearingtheinformation.ButtheyweremorelikelytorememberthatitwasfalsE.Ms.Parkisnowusingmodernimagingequipmenttostudywhathappensinthebrainsofpeopleofdifferentages.Sheisstudyingwhatpartsofthebrainolderadultsusefordifferentactivitiescomparedtoyoungeradults.Ms.ParksaysmentalperformanceisadirectresultofbrainactivityandbrainstructurE.Shesayskeepingthebrainactiveisimportant.Shehopesfuturestudieswillidentifywaystoimprovetheoperationofouragingminds.Thepassageismeantto_____________.A.emphasizetheimportanceofexercisingthebrainB.analyzethedifferencebetweendifferentagegroupsonthelossofmemoryC.revealthedecreaseinmentalabilityofyoungadultsaswellasolderadultsD.introduceeffectivewaystoimprovememoryAccordingtothepassageyoungadultsdifferfromolderadultsinthat________.A.theylosetheirmemoryataslowerrateB.theyrarelyrealizetheyhavememoryproblemsC.theirbrainscanstoremuchmoreinformationD.alloftheaboveWhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?A.Notuntilthelossofmemoryaffectstheirdailyactivitiesdopeoplenoticethedecreaseintheirmentalabilities.B.Peoplebegintolosememoryintheirtwenties.C.OlderpeopletendtorememberfalseinformationasbeingtruE.D.YoungerpeoplefinditeasiertoremembertheinformationthatisprovenfalsE.ItcanbeinferredfromwhatDenisParksaysthat______.A.mentalperformancecanbeimprovedB.mentalabilityisdeterminedentirelybybrainstructureC.peopleofdifferentagesusedifferentpartsofthebrainformemorizingD.differentpartsofthebrainareresponsiblefordifferentmentalactivitiesWhichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthepassage?A.TheMysteriousBrainB.TheAbilitytoForgetC.MemoryReductionD.MentalPerformance
III阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C.D中选出最佳选项ADodogsunderstandus?Becarefulwhatyousayaroundyourdog.Itmightunderstandmorethanyouthink.A.bordercollienamedRicorecognizesthenamesofabout200objectssayresearchersinGermany.Thedogalsoappearstobeabletolearnnewwordsaseasilyasa3-year-oldchilD.Itsword-learningskillsareasgoodasthoseofaparrotorchimpanzee黑猩猩.Inoneexperimenttheresearcherstookall200itemsthatRicoissupposedtoknowanddividedtheminto20groupsof10objects.Thentheownertoldthedogtogoandfetchoneoftheitemsandbringitback.InfourtestsRicogot37outof40commandsright.Asthedogcouldn'tseeanyonetogetcluesthescientistsbelieveRicomustunderstandthemeaningsofcertainwords.InanotherexperimentthescientiststookonetoythatRicohadneverseenbeforeandputitinaroomwithseventoyswhosenamesthedogalreadyknew.TheownerthentoldRicotofetchtheobjectusingawordthedoghadneverheardbeforE.Thecorrectobjectwaschoseninsevenoutofl0testssuggestingthatthedoghadworkedouttheanswerbyprocessofelimination排除法.A.monthlaterRicorememberedhalfofthenewnameswhichisevenmoreimpressivE.Ricoisthoughttobesmarterthantheaveragedog.ForonethingRicoisabordercollieabreed品种knownforitsmentalabilities.Inadditionthe9-year-olddoghasbeentrainedtofetchtoysbytheirnamessincetheageofninemonths.It'shardtoknowifalldogsunderstandatleastsomeofthewordswesay.Eveniftheydotheycan'ttalkback.Stillitwouldn'thurttosweet-talkyourdogeverynowandthen.Youmightjustgetabigwetkissinreturn!41.Fromparagraph3weknowthat_________.A.animalsareascleverashumanbeingsB.dogsaresmarterthanparrotsandchimpanzeesC.chimpanzeeshaveverygoodword-learningskillsD.dogshavethesamelearningabilitiesas3-year-oldchildren42.Bothexperimentsshowthat.A.RicoissmartenoughtogetallcommandsrightB.RicocanrecognizedifferentthingsincludingtoysC.RicohasdevelopedtheabilityoflearningmathematicsD.Ricowon'tforgetthenamesofobjectsoncerecognizingthem43.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Thepurposeoftheexperimentsistoshowthebordercollie'smentalabilities.B.Ricohasabettermemorypartlybecauseofitsproperearlytraining.C.TheBordercollieisworld-famousforrecognizingobjects.D.Ricoisborntounderstanditsowner'scommands.44.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?A.Totrainyourdog.B.Totalktoyourdog.C.Tobefriendlytoyourdog.D.Tobecarefulwithyourdog.
Youmightthinkthatglobalwarmingmeansnothingmorethanariseintheworld’stemperatureButrisingsealevelscausedbyithaveresultedinthefirstevacuation撤离ofanislandnation—thecitizensofTuvaluwillhavetoleavetheirhomelanD.Duringthe20thcenturysealevelrose8—12inches.Asaresult.Tuvaluhasexperiencedlowlandfloodingofsaltwaterwhichhaspollutedthecountry’sdrinkingwater.PaaniLaupepaaTuvaluangovernmentofficialreportedtotheEarthPolicyInstitutethatthenationsufferedanunusuallyhighnumberoffiercestormsinthepasttenyears.Manyscientistsconnecthighersurfacewatertemperaturesresultingfromglobalwarmingtogreaterandmoredamagingstorms.LaupepaexpresseddissatisfactionwiththeUnitedStatesforrefusingtosigntheKyotoProtocolaninternationalagreementcallingforindustrializednationstoreducetheirgreenhousegasemissions导致温室效应的气体排放whichareamaincauseofglobalwarming.ByrefusingtosigntheagreementtheUShaseffectivelytakenawaythefreedomoffuturegenerationsofTuvaluanstolivewheretheirforefathershavelivedforthousandsofyearsLaupepatoldtheBBC.TuvaluhasaskedAustraliaandNewZealandtoallowthegradualmoveofitspeopletobothcountries.Tuvaluisnottheonlycountrythatisvulnerable易受影响的torisingsealevels.MaumoonGayoonpresidentoftheMaldivestoldtheUnitedNationsthatglobalwarminghasmadehiscountryof311000anendangerednation.1.Thetextismainlyabout.A.rapidchangesinearth’stemperatureB.badeffectsofglobalwarmingC.movingofacountrytoanewplaceD.reasonsforlowlandflooding2.AccordingtoscientiststheDIRECTcauseofmoreandfiercerstormsis.A.greenhousegasemissionsinindustrializednationsB.highersurfacewatertemperaturesoftheseaC.continuousglobalwarmingD.risingsealevels3.LaupepawasnotsatisfiedwiththeUnitedStatesbecauseitdidnot.A.agreetoreduceitsgreenhousegasemissionsB.signanagreementwithTuvaluC.allowTuvaluanstomovetotheUSD.believetheproblemsfacingTuvaluwerereal4.ThecountrywhosesituationissimilartothatofTuvaluis.A.AustraliaB.NewZealandC.theMaldivesD.theUnitedStates
ManisalandanimalbutheisalsocloselytiedtotheseA.Throughouthistorytheseahasservedtheneedsofman.TheseahasprovidedmanwithfoodandaconvenientwaytotraveltomanypartsoftheworlD.Todaynearlytwo—thirdsoftheworld’spopulationlivewithin80kilometersoftheseacoast.InthemoderntechnologicalworldtheseaoffersmanyresourcestohelpmankindsurvivE.Resourcesonlandarebeginningtobeusedup.Theseahoweverstillcanbehopedtosupplymanyofman’sneeds.Thelistofrichesoftheseayettobedevelopedbyman’stechnologyisimmensE.Oilandgasexplorationshavebeencarriedoutfornearly30years.ValuableamountsofmineralsexistontheoceanfloorreadytobemineD.FishfarmingpromisestobeagoodwaytoproducelargequantitiesoffooD.Thecultureoffishandshellfish贝类动物isanancientskillpractisedinthepastmainlybyOrientalpeoplE.Besidesoilandgastheseamayoffernewsourcesofenergy.Expertsbelievethatthewarmtemperatureoftheoceancanbeusedinawaysimilartothesteaminasteamship.Oceancurrentsandwavesofferpossibleuseasasourceofenergy.TechnologyisenablingmantoexploreevermoredeeplyundertheseA.ThedevelopmentofstrongnewmaterialshasmadethispossiblE.ThetechnologytoharvesttheseacontinuestoimprovE.Expertsbelievethatbytheyear2020theproblemsthatpreventusfromexploitingfullythefoodmineralsandenergysourcesoftheseawillbelargelysolveD.1.Themajorthingsthattheseaoffersmanare______.A.fishandoilB.mineralsandoilC.warmtemperatureandoceancurrentsD.thefoodenergysourcesandminerals2.Theseaservestheneedsofmanbecause______.A.inprovidesmanwithfoodB.itoffersoiltomanC.itsuppliesmanwithmineralsD.alloftheabove3.Wecanconcludefromthispassagethat______.A.thesearesourceshavelargelybeenusedupB.theseainthebroadsensehasnotyetbeendevelopedC.theproblemsthatpreventusfromusingthefoodmineralsandenergysourcesoftheseahavealreadybeensolveD.D.bytheyear2000thetechnologywillbegoodenoughtoexploitallthesearesources4.TheunderlinedwordsOrientalpeopleinthefourthparagraphprobablymean______.A.thepeopleinAsiaB.AfricanpeopleC.EuropeanpeopleD.Americanpeople5.Thebesttitleforthispassageis______.A.SeaHarvestB.SeaFoodC.TechnologyforExploitingtheSeaD.ManandtheSea
BNewfindingssuggestthatbrainycardgamessuchascontractbridgemaytemporarilyraiseproductionofakeybloodcellincludinginfightingoffillness.After90minutesofplaybridgeplayershadincreasedlevelsofimmune免疫cellsaccordingtoresearchreportedlastweek.A.researcherDiamondstudiedbridgeplayersfromawomen’sbridgecluB.Shechosebridgeplayersbecausethegameincludesskillsstimulatingapartofthebraincalledthedorsolateralcortex.Earlieranimalresearchsuggeststhatthispartofthebrainmayplayaroleintheimmunesystem.Thefindingsarebasedonbloodsamplesdrawnfrom12womenplayers.TheirbloodsamplesshowedariseinlevelsofwhitebloodcellscalledTcellsaftertheyplayedbridgefor90minutes.Tcellsareproducedbythethymusgland胸腺andusedbytheimmunesystemagainstdiseases.TheTcellcountjumpedsignificantlyineightofthebridgeplayersandslightlyintheotherfour.Thefindingscontributetothefieldofneuroimmunology神经免疫学whosenamereflectsthefactthatthenervoussystemandtheimmunesystemarenotconsideredseparateandisolatedsystems.Whatisn’tcleariswhetherthehelptotheimmunesystemfromanactivitylikecontractbridgeislastingortemporary.ItisalsonotclearwhethertheincreaseinTcellscouldfinallybetargetedagainstspecialillnesses.60.Playingbridgecanhelponetofightoffdiseasesbecauseitcan.A.raiseproductionofakeybloodcellB.makepeoplejoyfulC.aiddigestionD.makebreakawayfromthebadhabits61.Diamondchosetostudybridgeplayersfortheresearchbecause.A.theplayersaregoodfriendsofhersB.shelovesplayingbridgeC.thisgamestimulatesapartofthebrainthathassomethingtodowithimmunesystemD.sheisaclevermanagerwhooperatesherbridgeclubwell62.ATcelliscell.A.abrainB.awhitebloodC.aredbloodD.akindofdangeroushlood63.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothisarticle?A.Theimmunesystemandthebrainsystemusedtobeconsideredseparateandisolatedsystems.B.ThehelptotheimmunesystemthatisbroughtaboutbyplayingbridgecanlastforalongtimE.C.Cortexisakindofbloodcell.D.ThenewfindingsareimpossiblE.
Withonlyabout1000pandasleftintheworldChinaisdesperatelytryingtoclone克隆theanimalandsavetheendangeredspecies物种.That'samovesimilartowhataTexasA&MUniversityresearchershavebeenundertakingforthepastfiveyearsinaprojectcalledNoah'sArk.Noah'sArkisaimedatcollectingeggsembryos胚胎semenandDNAofendangeredanimalsandstoringtheminliquidnitrogen氮.IfcertainspeciesshouldbecomeextinctDr.DuaneKraemaraprofessorinTexasA&MUniversityMedicinesaystherewouldbeenoughofthebasicbuildingblockstoreintroducethespeciesinthefuturE.Itisestimatedthatasmanyas2000speciesofmammalsbirdsreptileswillbecomeextinctinover100years.ThepandanativeonlytoChinaisindangerofbecomingextinctinthenext25years.ThisweekChinesescientistssaidtheygrewanembryobyintroducingcellsfromadeadfemalepandaintotheeggcellsofaJapanesewhiterabbit.Theyarenowtryingtoimplanttheembryointoahostanimal.TheentireprocedurecouldtakefromthreetofiveyearstocompletE.Thenucleartransfer核子移植ofonespeciestoanotherisnoteasyandthelackofavailablecapableofbeingusedpandaeggscouldbeamajorproblemKraemerbelieves.Theywillprobablyhavetodoseveralhundredtransferstoresultinonepregnancyhavingababy.Ittakesalongtimeandit’sdifficultbutthiscouldbegroundbreakingscienceifitworks.TheyarecertainlynotputtinganylivepandasatrisksoitisworththeeffortaddsKraemerwhoisoneoftheleadersoftheProjectatTexasA.&Mthefirst–everattemptatcloningadog.Theyaretryingtodosomethingthat’sneverbeendoneandthisisverysimilartoourworkinNoah’sArk.We’rebothtryingtosaveanimalsthatfaceextinction.Icertainlyappreciatetheireffortandthere’salotwecanlearnfromwhattheyareattemptingtodo.It’saresearchthatisverymuchneedeD.TheaimofNoah’sArkprojectisto________.A.makeeffortstoclonetheendangeredpandasB.saveendangeredanimalsfromdyingoutC.collectDNAofendangeredanimalstostudyD.transferthenuclearofoneanimaltoanotherAccordingtoProfessorKraemerthemajorproblemincloningpandaswouldbethelackof_______.A.availablepandaeggsB.hostanimalsC.qualifiedresearchersD.enoughmoneyThebesttitleforthepassagemaybe______.A.China’sSuccessinPandaCloningB.TheFirstClonedPandaintheWorldC.ExploringthePossibilitytoClonePandasD.China---theNativePlaceofPandasForever
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