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PreviouslyIheardastoryaboutamotherwhohadtwodaughters.Shelovedthemverymuchbuttwogirlswouldfightwitheachotherfromtheirearliestyears.Astheygrewoldertheybecametotalstrangers.Theyhadnocontactwitheachotherwhentheywereadults.Thiscausedthemothergreatpain.ThenlatershehadanideA.Shedecidedtowritealettertothem.Inthislettershetoldthemhowmuchshelovedthemandhowshewantedthemtoloveeachotherinthisway.Shealsogavethemnewsofherselfandsomeguidanceonhowtheymightlivehappierlives.Whentheletterwasreadyshewroteoutonecopyforeachdaughterbutthesecopieswerespecial.Eachcopycontainedonlyeverysecondsentenceoftheoriginalletter.Thecopyforonedaughterhadonlytheeven偶数的sentencesandtheotherdaughter’scopycontainedonlytheodd奇数的sentences.Neithercopymadesenseonitsown.Neithercontainedthefullnessofthemother’smessagE.WhenthetwodaughtersreceivedtheirletterstheywerepuzzleD.IftheyreallywantedtoknowwhattheletterssaidtheywouldhavetoputthetwoletterstogetherandreadthemasonE.Thatmeanttheymustapproachoneanotheragaininmutual彼此的loveandrespect.Foralongtimethemotherwaitedinvain.Bothdaughterstriedtounderstandthehalf-letterbuttheyeachblamedtheotherfornothelpingthem.Eachdaughterthoughtsheknewhermotherbetter.Thenonedaywhenthemotherhadalmostgivenuphopetherewasaknockatthedoor.Theretheystoodtogether.We’vecomehometheysaidatthesametimE.We’vefinallyputourletterstogetherandwe’vecometosayhowmuchweloveyouMum.ThenshehuggedthembothtearsofjoystreamingdownhercheeksandwelcomedthembackhomE.61.Whenthetwodaughterswereyoungthey____.A.hadnocontactwitheachotherB.dislikedeachotherC.showeddeeploveforeachotherD.didnotlovetheirmother62.Whydidthemothergiveherdaughtersincompleteletters?A.Shewantedtotellthemhergoodnewsandbadnews.B.Shehopedtheywouldaskherformoreinformation.C.Shehopedtheywouldapproacheachotherandmakeup.D.Shethoughtshecouldchangetheirattitudetowardsher.63.Whatdidthetwodaughtersdosoonaftertheyreceivedtheirletters?A.Theyblamedeachotheragainasusual.B.Theymadepeacewitheachotherquickly.C.TheyrealizedthemistakestheyhadmadE.D.Theyapologizedtotheirmother.64.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_____.A.lovecanneitherbeboughtnorsoldB.faultsarethickwhenloveisthinC.withoutrespectlovecan’tgofarD.lovecanhelpenemiesbecomefriends65.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.AnUnusualLetterB.A.Mother’sEndlessLoveC.SpecialDaughtersD.DeepLovefromDaughters
Americanresearchersfoundfemalesarethemoretalkativesexbecauseofaspeciallanguageprotein蛋白质inthebrain.Thestudyconductedbyneuroscientists神经学家andpsychologistsfromtheUniversityofMarylandconcludedthatwomentalkedmorebecausetheyhadmoreoftheFoxp2protein.TheresearchpublishedintheJournalofNeurosciencefoundthathigherlevelswerefoundamonghumansthatwerewomenbutinratsthatweremales.Theirfindingscameafteritwaspreviouslyclaimedthatladiesspeakabout20000wordsaday—over13000morethanmen.Thisstudyisoneofthefirsttoreportasexdifferenceintheexpressionofalanguage-associatedproteininhumansoranimalssaidProfMargaretMcCarthywholedthestudy.Intheirstudytheresearchersattemptedtodeterminewhatmightmakemaleratsmorevocal能发出声音或语言的thantheirfemalefriends.Theyseparatedfour-day-oldratsfromtheirmothersandthencountedthenumberoftimestheycriedoutintheultrasonic超声波的rangethefrequencieshigherthanhumanscanhearoverfiveminutes.WhilebothsexescalledouthundredsofcriesthemalescalledouttwiceasoftentheyfounD.Butwhenthepups幼崽werereturnedtotheirmother’scageshefussedoverhersonsfirst.TestsconductedonthepartsofthebrainknowntobeassociatedwithvocalcallsshowedthemalepupshaveuptotwiceasmuchFoxp2proteinasthefemales.Theresearchersthenincreasedtheproductioninthebrainsoffemalepupsandreduceditinmales.Thisledtothefemaleratscryingoutmoreoftenandtheirmothersshowingmoreinteresttothem.Incontrastmalesbecamelesstalkative.Theresearchersthentestedsamplesfromtenchildrenagedbetweenthreeandfivewhichshowedthatfemaleshadupto30percentmoreoftheFoxp2proteinthanmalesinabrainareakeytolanguageinhumans.BasedonourobservationsweassumehigherlevelsofFoxp2ingirlsandhigherlevelsofFoxp2inmaleratsisanindicationthatFoxp2proteinlevelsareassociatedwiththemorecommunicativesexsaidProfMcCarthy.OurresultsimplyFoxp2asacomponentoftheneurobiologicalbasisofsexdifferencesinvocalcommunicationinmammals.56.Fromthesecondparagraphwecanlearnthat________.A.womenalwaysspeakmorewordsthanmenB.menandmaleratshavelowlevelsoflanguageproteinC.womenandmaleratshavesimilarlevelsofFoxp2D.McCarthyisn’tthefirsttofindfemalesmoretalkative57.Theunderlinedphrasefussedoverinthethirdparagraphprobablymeans______.A.paidattentiontoB.relatedtoC.putpressureonD.countedon58.Theresearcherscarriedouttheexperimentsonratsinorderto_______.A.testwhichpartofthebrainiskeytolanguageinratsandhumansB.provethelevelsofFoxp2proteininhumansandratsaredifferentC.determinethereasonwhyfemaleratsaremoretalkativethanmaleratsD.discovertheassociationbetweenFoxp2proteinandvocalcommunication59.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.TestsonhumansandratsB.WhywomenarethetalkativesexC.SexdifferencesinfussedoverD.Foxp2proteindeterminesoralability
WhatwillpoweryourhouseinthefutureNuclearwindorsolarpowerAccordingtoscientistsattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyMITintheUSitmightbeleaves—butartificial人造的ones.Naturalleavesareabletochangesunlightandwaterintoenergy.Itisknownasphotosynthesis光合作用.Nowresearchershavefoundawaytoimitatethisseeminglysimpleprocess.TheartificialleafdevelopedbyDanielNoceraandhiscolleaguesatMITcanbeseenasaspecialsiliconchipwithcatalysts催化剂.Similartonaturalleavesitcansplitwaterintohydrogenandoxygenwhenputintoabucketofwater.ThehydrogenandoxygengasesarethenstoredinafuelcellwhichusesthosetwomaterialstoproduceelectricitylocatedeitherontopofahouseorbesidethehousE.Thoughtheleafisonlyabouttheshapeofapokercardscientistsclaimedthatitispromisingtobeaninexpensivesourceofelectricityindevelopingcountries.OnecanimaginevillagesinIndiaandAfricanotlongfromnowpurchasinganaffordablebasicpowersystembasedonthistechnologysaidNoceraataconferenceoftheAmericanChemicalSociety.TheartificialleafisnotanewideA.Thefirstartificialleafwasinventedin1997butwastooexpensiveandunstableforpracticalusE.ThenewleafbycontrastismadeofcheapmaterialseasytouseandhighlystablE.InlaboratorystudiesNocerashowedthatanartificialleafprototype原型couldoperatecontinuouslyforatleast45hourswithoutadropinactivity.ThewonderfulimprovementscomefromNocera'srecentdiscoveryofseveralpowerfulnewandinexpensivecatalysts.Thesecatalystsmaketheenergytransformationinsidetheleafmoreefficientwithwaterandsunlight.Rightnowthenewleafisabout10timesmoreefficientatcarryingoutphotosynthesisthananaturalonE.Besidesthedevicecanruninwhateverwaterisavailablethatisitdoesn'tneedpurewater.Thisisimportantforsomecountriesthatdon'thaveaccesstopurewater.WiththegoaltomakeeachhomeitsownpowerstationandgiveenergytothepoorscientistsbelievethatthenewtechnologycouldbewidelyusedindevelopingcountriesespeciallyinIndiaandruralChinA.33.Whichofthefollowingorderscorrectlyshowshowtheartificialleafisusedtoproduceelectricity?a.artificialleavessplitwaterintohydrogenandoxygenb.thehydrogenandoxygengasesarestoredinafuelcellc.theartificialleavesareputinwaterd.thefuelcelluseshydrogenandoxygentoproduceelectricityA.cabdB.cbadC.bcadD.cadb34.ThepurposeofthescientistsatMITindevelopingthenewartificialleafisto________.A.buildupmorepowerstationsintheworldB.providecheaperenergyfordevelopingcountriesC.offerpeopleindevelopingcountriesaccesstopurewaterD.gainadeeperunderstandingofthephotosynthesisprocess35.Themainideaofthispassageis________.A.anintroductiontothehistoryofartificialleavesB.amixtureofwaterpowerandsolarenergyC.givingenergytothepoorD.aninventioncopyingphotosynthesis
ChooseDrinksOnahotsummerdayasoftdrinkcanreallytakeawayyourthirst.Athomeatschoolintheparkoratthemovies---youcanfindonealmostanywherE.CarbonatedYoucanseebubbles泡沫inthese!Ofallsoftdrinkssoldabout75percentarecarbonated碳酸的.Butbecarefulcarbonatedsoftdrinkshavelotsofsugarandcaffeine咖啡因.Caffeineisnotverygoodforyouinthesummerbecauseittakeswateroutofyourbody.Andthesugarcanmakeyouoverweightifyoudrinktoomuch.FruitjuiceTherearedifferentkindsofjuicE.Onekindismadeonlyfromfreshfruit.Thiskindoffruitjuicemaynottastesweetenoughforsomepeoplebutitisnutritious有营养的.Anotherkindoffruitjuicetastesgoodbuthaslotsofsugarinit.ManyyoungpeoplebuythiskindbecausetheadvertisementsaregooD.Itisbadforyourteethandbonestodrinklotsofthis.EnergydrinksThesekindsofdrinkshavecaffeineandthingsthatmakepeoplegetexcitedinthem.Theyaresometimescalledpartydrinks.Doctorssaythatifyoudrinktoomuchofthiskindyoumayhaveaheartattack.BottledwaterWehavelotsofdifferentkindsofbottledwatersuchasmineralwaterpurifiedwateranddistilledwater蒸馏水.Theyarecleanandeasytodrink.Butitisbestnottodrinkverycoldwater.ItmaymakeyourstomachfeelbaD.SportsdrinksMostofthesehavefunnynameslikeScream尖叫andG.-Vital激活.Theyhavelotsofvitaminsandmineralsinthem.AfteryouplaysportsyoumaywanttodrinkoneofthesE.ButifyoujustspendyoursummerholidaysittingaroundwatchingTVyouwon’tneedthematall!64.Whichtwotypesofdrinksmaymakeyouoverweight?A.CarbonatedandfruitjuicE.B.Energydrinksandsportsdrinks.C.Carbonatedandenergydrinks.D.Fruitjuiceandbottledwater.65.Whichonemayleadtoyourheartdisease?A.CarbonateD.B.FruitjuicE.C.Energydrinks.D.Sportsdrinks66.Aftersportsyouhavesportsdrinksbecause______.A.theycantakeawayyourthirstB.theycanputbackmineralsyou’velostinsweatC.theyhavefunnynamesthatsoundveryexcitingD.theyhavenosugar67.Thewriterwrotethispassageto______.A.warnustokeepawayfromsoftdrinksB.teachussomeusefulwaysofkeepinghealthyC.tellushowtochooseagoodonefromallkindsofdrinksD.maketheadvertisementsforsoftdrinks
WhatissodifferentaboutMoistureSurge?Thesehydratingformulas保湿配方rapidlymakethirstyskinsmoothandsoft.Oil-freeandfitforallskintypestheyhelp:Quicklyincreaseskin’smoisturelevelwithhydratingreliefinahigh-speeddeliverysystem;Restoreskin’smoisturebalance;Makeupdrylines.MoistureSurgeExtendedThirstReliefRapidlong-lastinghydrationinarefreshingoil-freegel胶.Fast-absorbingformulalocksinmoisturealldayandhelpsskinbetterresistdrydespitegreatshiftsinhumidity.Usewheneverwhereverneededunderorovermakeuporasa5-minutemoisturemask面膜.MoistureSurgeFaceWaterThirstySkinReliefRefreshingfacialwater.Greatforuseanytimeanywhereunderorovermakeup.MoistureSurgeExtraRefreshingEyeGEL﹡Coolandcomfortableeyegel.Doctor-testeD.Usewheneverneededunderorovermakeup.MoistureSurgeFacialSheetMask﹡Refreshingpre-moistenedfull-facesheetmask.Apply1-2timesaweekforaquickmoisturizing.Touse:unfoldandapplytocleanskin.Restfor10minutesandthenremovethemask.MoistureSurgeRefreshingEyeMask﹡Refreshingpre-moistenedeyepads垫.Apply1-2timesaweektoreduceunder-eyepuffiness肿andskinwithquickhydration.Touse:removepadsfrompacketsandseparatE.Applytocleanunder-eyeskin.Restfor10minutesandthenremovepads.MoistureSheerTint15﹡RefreshingwashofcolorthathydratesandmakesskinbrightwithspecialmaterialsandSPF15sunscreen.Threeskin-friendlyshadeswearbeautifullyaloneorundermakeup.WARNING:keepoutofeyes.Stopuseifanypainoccurs.Keepoutofreachofchildren.Pleasepayattentionto:﹡standsforNotavailableinallcountries.65.AccordingtothepassageMoistureSurgeisthenameof_______.A.aproductofeyesB.anoil-freeformulaC.asun-blockingcreamD.aseriesofskincareproducts66.WhatdoweknowaboutMoistureSurgeExtraRefreshingEyeGelandMoistureSurgeRefreshingEyeMask?A.TheycanbeusedatanytimE.B.Theymaybegoodforeyes.C.Theyareakindofgel.D.Theyhavebeentestedondoctors.67.WhichofthefollowingproductscanNOTbeusedovermakeup?A.MoistureSurgeFaceWaterThirstySkinRelief.B.MoistureSurgeExtraRefreshingEyeGel.C.MoistureSurgeExtendedThirtyRelief.D.MoistureSheerTintSPF15.68.Howmanyproductsmentionedinthepassagecanbeboughtallovertheworld?A.TwoB.FourC.SixD.Eight69.Thistextismostprobablytakenfroma______.A.textbookB.Doctor’snotebookC.magazineD.bottleofmedicine
MostpeoplethinkthefirstpiesweremadebyearlyRomans.TheymayhavelearnedaboutpiemakingfromtheGreeks.Thesepiesweresometimesmadeinreeds芦苇叶whichwereusedforthepurposeofholdingthefilling馅andwerenoteaten.TheRomansspreadthewordaboutpiesaroundEuropeandthewordpiebecameapopularwordinthe14thcentury.Thefirstpierecipe食谱wasalsopublishedbytheRomans.PiesfirstappearedinEnglandasearlyasthetwelfthcentury.Theearlypiesweremostlymeatpies.Therewasactuallymorecrust皮thanfilling.Oftenthesepiesweremadefromfowl家禽andthefowl'slegswerelefttohangoverthesideofthedishandusedashandles.Fruitpieswereprobablyfirstmadeinthe1500s.ItissaidthatQueenElizabethImadethefirstcherrypiE.PiecametoAmericawiththefirstEnglishsettlers.Theearlysettlerscookedtheirpiesinlongnarrowpans.AsintheRomantimestheearlyAmericanpiecrustswereoftennoteatenbutsimplyusedtoholdthefillingduringbaking高@考☆资&源*网烘焙.Overtheyearspiehasbecomewhatitistoday---themosttraditionalAmericandessert.PiehasbecomesomuchapartofAmericanculturethatwenowoftenusethephraseasAmericanasapplepie.56.Whichpeoplemightprobablyfirstgrasptheskilltomakepies?A.TheRomans.B.TheGreeks.C.TheEnglishmen.D.TheAmericans.57.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutpies?A.EnglishsettlersbroughtpiestoAmericA.B.EarlyRomansatenotonlypiesbutalsothecrusts.C.TheRomansfirstpublishedpierecipE.D.ThewordpiebecamepopularbecauseoftheRomans`efforts.58.WhatcanbestshowpieshavebecomepartofAmericanculture?A.Americansuselongnarrowpanstocookpies.B.PeopleuseasAmericanasapplepietoshowsomethingaboutAmericancharacteristics.C.Americansdon'teatcrustsbutusethemtoholdthefillingduringbaking.D.PiesarethemosttraditionalAmericandessert.59.Thebesttitleofthispassageis______________.A.TheHistoryofPiesB.PiestheDeliciousFoodC.PiesAmericanDessertD.HowtoMakePies
ForthefirsttimescientistshavefoundaplanetbeyondthesolarsystemthatnotonlyisthesamesizeasEarthbuthasthesameproportionsofironandrockakeystepinanongoingquesttofindpotentiallyhabitablesisterworlds.TheplanetknownasKepler-78bcirclesastarthatisslightlysmallerthanthesunlocatedintheconstellationCygnus天鹅座about400lightyearsaway.Kepler-78bwasdiscoveredlastyearwithNASA'snow-idledKeplerspacetelescopewhichdetectedpotentialplanetsastheycircledinfrontoftheirparentstarsblockingabitoflight.ThatmeasurementnotonlyrevealedthatKepler-78bwasrelativelysmallwithadiameterjust20percentlargerthanEarth'sbutthatitwaspracticallyorbitingonthesurfaceofitshoststar.Scientistsdonotknowhowtheplanetsendedupsoclosetotheirhoststars.Whiletheplanet'spresumablymoltensurfaceandhottemperaturesmakeitill-suitedforlifetwoindependentteamsofastronomersjumpedattheopportunitytofollowupthediscoverywithground-basedmeasurementstotrytodeterminethedensityofKepler-78B.Intwopapersinthisweek'sjournalNaturetheteamsreportthatnotonlyweretheysuccessfulbutthattheycametothesameconclusion:Kepler-78bhasroughlythesamedensityasEarthsuggestingthatitalsoismadeprimarilyofrockandiron.Kepler-78bisamongadozenorsorecentlydiscoveredsmallplanetsthatorbitveryclosetotheirparentstars.Kepler-78bforexamplecompletesanorbitinjust8.5hours.64.Whichofthefollowingisrightaccordingthepassage?________A.Kepler-78bisanewly-foundplanetinthesolarsystemB.AlthoughrelativelysmallKepler-78bhasmanypropertiesthataresimilartothoseoftheearthC.Kepler-78bhasthesameorbitcirclingthesunastheearthdoesD.TheearthisrelativelylargerthanKepler-78bbothinsizeandindiameter65.ScientistsarestillnotsureaboutKepler-78b________A.whetheritisaplacesuitableforlifetoliveonB.whyitcirclessoclosetoitshoststarC.howlongittakestoorbititsparentstarinacircleD.whatitbasicallyconsistsof66.Theworddensityinthetextsuggestsameasurementoftheplanet’s_____.A.volumeB.sizeC.weightD.thickness67.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_______A.ScientistshaveneverbeforefoundaplanetbeyondthesolarsystemB.Kepler-78bistheonlyoneoftheplanetsfoundtillnowthathasbeenorbitingsoclosetoitsparentstarC.Kepler-78bismuchaliketheearthinsizeproportionsofironandrockanddensityD.AmongrecentlydiscoveredsmallplanetsittakesKepler-78btheshortesttimetocompleteanorbit
Nuclearpower’sdangertohealthsafetyandevenlifeitselfcanbesummedupinoneword:radiation.Nuclearradiationhasacertainmysteryaboutitpartlybecauseitcannotbedetectedbyhumansenses.Itcan’tbeseenorheardortouchedortastedeventhoughitmaybeallaroundus.Thereareotherthingslikethat.Forexampleradiowavesareallaroundusbutwecan’tdetectthemsensethemwithoutaradioreceiver.Similarlywecan’tsenseradioactivitywithoutaradiationdetector.Butunlikecommonradiowavesnuclearradiationisnotharmlesstohumanbeingsandotherlivingthings.Atveryhighlevelsradiationcankillananimalorhumanbeingimmediatelybykillingmassesofcellsinvitalorgans.ButeventhelowestlevelscandoseriousdamagE.ThereisnolevelsofradiationthatiscompletelysafE.Iftheradiationdoesnothitanythingimportantthedamagemaynotbeserious.Thisisthecasewhenonlyafewcellsarehitandiftheyarekilledimmediately.Yourbodywillreplacethedeadcellswithhealthyones.ButifthefewcellsareonlydamagedandiftheyreproducethemselvesyoumaybeintroublE.Theycangrowintocancer.Sometimesthisdoesnotshowupformanyyears.Thisisanotherreasonforsomeofthemysteryaboutnuclearradiation.SeriousdamagecanbedonewithoutthevictimbeingawareatthetimethatdamagehasoccurreD.A.personcanbeirradiated辐射andfeelfinethendieforcancerfivetenortwentyyearslaterasaresult.Orachildcanbebornweakasaresultofradiationabsorbedbyitsgrandparents.Radiationcanhurtus.Wemustknowthetruth.56.Whatisthemostdangerousfactorofnuclearpower?A.RadiationB.QuantityC.AmountD.Place57.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Nuclearradiationcandoharmtohumanbeings.B.Nuclearradiationcannotdoharmtohumanbeings.C.Nuclearradiationcanbedetectedbyhumansenses.D.Nuclearradiationisjustlikecommonradiowaves.58.Howcannuclearradiationkillananimal?A.Bydamagingitsheart.B.Bykillingafewcells.C.Bykillingmanycellsinimportantorgans.D.Byhittinganyplaceinitsbody.59.Whydoesnuclearradiationhaveacertainmystery?A.Becausehumanbeingslearnitsharmfulness.B.Becauseitcandoharmtoapersonwhilethevictimisn'tawarethedamagehasoccurreD.C.Becausenuclearradiationcankillapersonveryeasily.D.Becausehumanbeingshavenoeffectivemachineinordertodetectnuclearradiation.60.Ifahumanbeingishitbynuclearradiationhemay_______.A.dieofcanceraftermanyyearsB.dieimmediatelyC.haveachildwhomaybebornweakD.alloftheabove
InaworldwithlimitedlandwaterandothernaturalresourcestheharmfromthetraditionalbusinessmodelisontherisE.Actuallythepastdecadehasseenmoreandmoreforestsdisappearingandtheglobebecomingincreasinglywarm.Peoplenowrealizethatthisunhealthysituationmustbechangedandthatwemustbeabletodevelopinsustainableways.Thatmeansgrowthwithlowcarbonordevelopmentofsustainableproducts.Inotherwordsweshouldkeepthehealthywhileusingitssupplyofnaturalresources.Todaysustainabledevelopmentisapopulartrendinmanycountries.Accordingtoarecentstudytheglobalmarketforlow-carbonenergywillbecomethreetimesbiggeroverthenextdecadE.Chinaforexamplehassetitsmindonleadingthatmarkethopingtoseizechancesinthenewroundoftheglobalenergyresolution.Itisnowtryinghardtomadefulluseofwindandsolarenergyandisspendingahugeamountofmoneymakingelectriccarsandhigh-speedtrains.Inadditionwearealsoseeinggreatgrowthintheglobalmarketsforsustainableproductssuchaspalmoil棕榈油whichisproducedwithoutcuttingdownvaluablerainforest.Inrecentyearsthemarketsforsustainableproductshavegrownmorethan50%.Governmentscanfullydevelopthepotentialofthesenewmarkets.Firsttheycansethightargetsforreducingcarbonemissions排放andtargetsforsavingandreusingenergy.Besidesstrongerarrangementofpublicresourceslikeforestscanalsohelptospeedupthedevelopment.FinallygovernmentscanavoidthehugepublicexpensesthataretakingusinthewrongdirectionandredirectingsomeofthoseexpensescanacceleratethechangefromthetraditionalmodeltoasustainableonE.Themajorchallengeofthiscenturyistofindwaystomeettheneedsofagrowingpopulationwithinthelimitsofthissingleplanet.Thatisnosmalltaskbutitoffersabundantnewchancesforsustainableproductindustries.16.ThetraditionalbusinessmodelisharmfulbecauseofallthefollowingEXCEPTthat____.A.itmakestheworldwarmerB.itconsumesnaturalresourcesC.itbringsseveredamagetofutureD.itmakesgrowthhardtocontinue17.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?A.Chinalackswindandsolarenergy.B.Chinaistheleaderofthelow-carbonmarket.C.High-speedtrainsarealow-carbondevelopment.D.Palmoilismadeatthecostofvaluableforests.18.Tofullydevelopthelow-carbonmarketsgovernmentscan______.A.cutpublicexpensesB.forbidcarbonemissionsC.developpublicresourcesD.encourageenergyconservation19.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthatbusinesseshavemanychancesto_______.A.developsustainableproductsB.explorenewnaturalresourcesC.makefulluseofnaturalresourcesD.dealwiththemajorchallenge20.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.TointroduceanewbusinessmodelB.TocomparetwobusinessmodelsC.TopredictachangeoftheglobalmarketsD.Toadvocatesustainabledevelopment
Thetermmultitaskingoriginallyreferredtoacomputer’sabilitytocarryoutseveraltasksatonetimE.Formanypeoplemultitaskinghasbecomeawayoflifeandevenakeytosuccess.InfactsomeexcellentmentalaerobicexercisesinvolveengagingthebrainintwoormorechallengingactivitiesatatimE.Althoughcheckinge-mailwhiletalkingonaphoneandreadingthenewspapermaybesecondnatureforsomepeoplemanytimesmultitaskingcanmakeuslessproductiveratherthanmorE.Andstudiesshowthattoomuchmultitaskingcanleadtoincreasedstressanxietyandmemoryloss.Multitaskingiseasiestwhenatleastoneofthetasksishabitualorrequireslittlethought.Mostpeopledon’tfinditdifficulttoeatandreadthenewspaperatthesametimE.Howeverwhentwoormoreattention-requiringtasksareattemptedatonetimepeoplesometimesmakemistakes.Weoftendon’trememberthingsaswellwhenwe’retryingtomanageseveraldetailsatthesametimE.Withoutmentalfocuswemaynotpayenoughattentiontonewinformationcominginsoitnevermakesitintoourmemorystores.Thatisoneofthemainreasonsweforgetpeople’snames—evensometimesrightaftertheyhaveintroducedthemselves.Multitaskingcanalsoaffectourrelationships.Ifsomeonecheckstheire-mailwhileonthephonewithafriendtheymaycomeoffasabsent-mindedordisinteresteD.Itcanalsocausethatpersontomissoroverlookkeyinformationbeingpassedontothem.39.Whyaresomementalaerobicexercisesdesignedtoengagepeopleinmultitasking?A.TomakethemmoreproductivE.B.Toreducetheirstressandanxiety.C.Todeveloptheircommunicationskills.D.Tohelpthemperformdailytasksmoreeasily.40.AccordingtoParagraph2whymayapersonsuddenlyforgetwhohehascalled?A.Heisprobablyinterruptedbyanothertask.B.Hemayneedarestbetweendialingandspeaking.C.HemayleavehisprefrontalcortextemporarilydamageD.D.HeisprobablynotveryfamiliarwiththepersonhehascalleD.41.Peopletendtomakemistakeswhen_______.A.thetasksrequirelittlethoughtB.theirrelationshipswithothersareaffectedC.newmessagesareprocessedoneafteranotherD.theyperformseveralchallengingtasksatatime42.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.MultitaskinghasbecomeawayoflifE.B.MultitaskingexercisesneedtobeimproveD.C.MultitaskingoftenleadstoefficiencydeclinE.D.Multitaskingenablespeopletorememberthingsbetter.
Squirrelsoftencommunicatewithwhistleschirpsandchuckswhichsoundlikethewordchuck.WhistlesandchirpsarelikethesoundsthatmanybirdsmakE.Nowscientistshavetranslatedsomeoftheirsquirrel-speak.HareaprofessorofzoologyattheUniversityofManilohainWinnipegandhisteammanagedtorecordsquirrels’alarmcalls.Theresearchersstudiedthesoundsandthenplayedthembackto60wildsquirrelswhichthescientistsapproachedindividuallywithavideorecordertocapture抓拍theirresponses.Somesquirrelsliftedtheirheadsupandbecamealert警惕的.Creaturesthatweremorefrightenedsimplyranfortheirlivesanddivedintocaves.Ineffectthenwhistlesthatmixwithchuckssay‘there’sanenemyofaveragethreatthat’shere’andwhistleswithoutchuckssay‘there’sanenemyofseeminglyaveragethreataroundheresomewhere’whilepurechirpssay‘I’mhidingherebecausethere’sanimmediatedanger.’HaretoldDiscoveryNews.Hareandsomeotherresearchersbelievesuchsoundsarepartofanadvancedlanguagethatdevelopsjustasallothercommunicationsystems.Althoughsquirrelsrisktheirliveswhentheycallouttowarnothersofthreatsothersquirrelsmightadmirethisbehaviourthusincreasinglythecaller’ssocialstatuslikehumanswholookuptoheroes.Hareaddedthatotheranimalssuchasbirdsprobablyunderstandatleastsomesquirrellanguagesincetheyalsomaybenefitfromthealarmcalls.InfactanotherCanadianstudyfoundthatdeep-voicedblack-cappedchickadeeshavetheirownlanguagetoo.Accordingtocertainresearchtherearealotoftidingsinchickadees’callssuchasdirectingfellows’activitieskeepingincontactbetweenmatesandraisingalarms.Whilechickadeesandotherbirdsareoftenwelcomedintogardensbyhomeownerssquirrelsarefrequentlyviewedaspests害兽.Harewishesagreaterunderstandingofthecomplexsociallivesandcommunicationsystemsofsquirrelswillprovidehopethathumanswillgainagreaterappreciationandstopdoingharmtotheseanimals.60.Thetextmainlytalksabout.A.thestudyonthelanguageofsquirrelsB.thecomparisonbetweensquirrelsandchickadeesC.thecallingfortheprotectionofsquirrelsD.thewaysforsquirrelstoescapefromtheirenemies61.Ifasquirrelisinaverydangeroussituationitwouldprobablymake.A.whistleswithchucksB.purechirpsC.whistleswithoutchucksD.repeatedchucks62.TheunderlinedwordtidingsinParagraph6probablymeans.A.difficultiesB.poiseC.messagesD.languages63.Whatcanbelearnedfromthistext?A.Squirrelscommunicatewitheachotherashumansdo.B.Somesquirrelsunderstandtherecordedalarmcalls.C.Otheranimalsalsowellunderstandthelanguageofsquirrels.D.Birdssuchaschickadeesdon’thavetheirownlanguagE.
Runninglikethewindroaring咆哮likethundertigershavelongbeenfearedandrespectedasakingoftheanimalworlD.Butlastweekareportsaidthattherearenomorethan30wildtigersleftinsouthChinA.ThiswastheconclusionofateamofscientistsfromChina'sStateForestryAdministrationandtheWorldNatureFunD.TheSouthChinatigeralsoknownastheChinesetigerisnativetosouthernChinA.Inthe1950'stherewereover4000tigersfoundinmountainforestsinthecountry.Butduetothedestructionoftheirnaturalhabitatanduncontrolledhuntingithasbeenpushedontothelistoftheworld'stoptenmostendangeredspecies.SixtysixofthebigcatscanbefoundinthecagesofadozenzoosaroundChinA.Buttheyarenothingliketheirwildcousins.Theyhavelosttheirnaturalskillssuchashuntingandkilling.Iftheyweresetfreetheycouldnotlookafterthemselves.BreedinghasdamagedthequalityofthespeciessaidPeiEnledeputydirectoroftheShanghaiZoo.ToreintroducethespeciesintothewildthecountrystartedaprogrammetosendfivetotenyoungtigerstoSouthAfricA.FourofthemhavealreadyarriveD.Progresshasbeenmadeastwoeldertigershaverecoveredsomeoftheirinstincts本能andcanhuntwildanimalsbythemselvesattheAfricanbasE.SouthAfricansareveryexperiencedinreintroducingbiganimalstothewilD.ThecountryhasverygoodnaturalconditionsforthetigerstolearninsaidLuJunofficedirectoroftheNationalWildlifeResearchandDevelopmentCenter.WetriedinFujianProvincebutitwasnotsuccessfulastherewasnotacompleteecochain生物链andtherewasalackofspacE.ThetigersshouldreturntoChinain2007whenthereservationsinFujianareready.61.WhatisthemainreasonfortheSouthChinatigerbecomingoneoftheworld'stoptenmostendangeredspecies?A.Becauseithaslostitsnaturalinstincts.B.Becausethereisnotacompleteecochain.C.Becausethereisnospaceforit.D.Becauseuncontrolledhuntinghasdestroyeditsnaturallivingconditions.62.HowistheprogrammeofsendingseveraltigerstoSouthAfricagettingon?A.Itseffectstillremainstobeseen.B.Twotigerscanalreadycompetewiththeirwildcousins.C.Someofthetigersarealreadyontheroadtorecoveringtheirnaturalskills.D.Thetigersshouldbeabletorecovertheirinstinctscompletelyby2007.63.Bysayingbuttheyarenothingliketheirwildcousinsthewritermeansthat________.A.theyarenolongerfearedbyotherwildanimalsB.theydon'tknowhowtohuntorkillC.acompletechangehasresultedinthespeciesbecauseofbreedingD.toreintroducethemintothewildhasbecomeanurgenttask64.WhatisthepurposeofsendingyoungtigerstoSouthAfrica?A.TohelpthetigersrecovertheirabilitytoliveinthewilD.B.Toprovidethemwithabetterenvironment.C.Togetthetigerstogoonatour.D.Tofindacompleteecochainforthem.65.WhichoneisNOTthereasonforSouthAfricabeingchosenasthetrainingplace?A.BecausethetigerscanhuntwildanimalsbythemselvesattheAfricanbasE.B.BecauseSouthAfricansareskilledatdealingwiththetigers.C.BecausethereisacompleteecochainandenoughspacetherE.D.Becausethecountryhasgoodnaturalconditionsforthetigerstolearnin.
IfthereisonethingI’msureaboutitisthatinahundredyearsfromnowwewillstillbereadingnewspapers.Itisnotthatnewspapersareanecessity.Evennowsomepeoplegetmostoftheirnewsfromtelevisionorradio.ManybuyapaperonlyonSaturdayorSunday.Butformostpeoplereadinganewspaperhasbecomeahabitpasseddownfromgenerationtogeneration.ThenatureofwhatisnewschangE.Whatbasicallymakesnewsiswhataffectsourlives—thebigpoliticalstoriesthecoverage报道ofthewarsearthquakesandotherdisasters.TheywillcontinuemuchthesamE.Ithinktherewillbemorecoverageofscientificresearches.Theyarealreadyhappeninginareaswhichdirectlyaffectourliveslikegenetic基因engineering.InthefutureIthinktherewillbemorecoverageofscientificexplanationsofwhywefeelaswedo—aswedevelopabetterunderstandingofhowthebrainoperateandwhatourfeelingsreallyarE.It’squitepossiblethatinthenextcenturynewspaperswillbetransmitted传递electronicallyfromFleetStreetandprintedoutinourownhomE.InfactI’mprettysurethathowitwillhappeninthefuturE.YouwillprobablybeabletochoosefromamenumakingupyourownnewspaperbypickingoutthethingsyouwanttoreaD.—sportsandinternationalnewsetC.IthinkpeoplehavegotitwrongwhentheytalkaboutcompetitionbetweenthedifferentmediA.Theyactuallyfeedoffeachother.Somepeopleonceforesawthattelevisionwouldkilloffnewspaperbutthathasn’thappeneD.Whatisreadontheprintedpagelastslongerthanpicturesonascreensorsoundlostintheair.AndasfortheInternetit’sneverreallypleasanttoreadsomethingjustonascreen.46.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheBestWaytoGetNewsB.TheChangesofMediaC.MakeYourOwnNewspaperD.TheFutureofNewspapers47.Inthewriter’sopinioninthefuture______.A.morebigpoliticalaffairswarsanddisasterswillmakenewsB.newspaperwillnotbeprintedinpublishinghousesanylongerC.newspaperswillcovermorescientificresearchD.moreandmorepeoplewillwatchTV48.Fromthepassagewecaninfer______.A.newspaperswillwinthecompetitionamongthedifferentmediaB.newspaperswillstaywithustogetherwithothermediaC.televisionwilltaketheplaceofnewspapersD.thewriterbelievesomemediawilldieout49.Thephrasefeedoffinthelastparagraphmeans______.A.competewithB.dependonC.fightwithD.killoff50.Whichstatementbelowisnottrueaccordingtotheauthor?A.Somepeoplemaynotliketoreadonascreen.B.ActuallynewspaperismorepleasantthanothermediA.C.Somepeoplegetmostoftheirnewsfromtelevisionorradio.D.Somescientificresearcheshavealreadyaffectedourlivesnow.
MostpeopleknowthatMarieCuriewasthefirstwomantowintheNobelPrizeandthefirstpersontowinittwicE.HoweverfewpeopleknowthatshewasalsothemotherofaNobelPrizewinner.BorninSeptember1897IreneCuriewasthefirstoftheCuries'twodaughters.AlongwithnineotherchildrenwhoseparentswerealsofamousscholarsIrenestudiedintheirownschoolandhermotherwasoneoftheteachers.ShefinishedherhighschooleducationattheCollegeofSévignéinParis.IreneenteredtheUniversityofParisin1914toprepareforadegreeinmathematicsandphysics.WhenWorldWarⅠbeganIrenewenttohelphermotherwhowasusingXrayfacilities设备tohelpsavethelivesofwoundedsoldiers.IrenecontinuedtheworkbydevelopingXrayfacilitiesinmilitaryhospitalsinFranceandBelgium.HerserviceswererecognisedintheformofaMilitaryMedalbytheFrenchgovernment.In1918Irenebecamehermother'sassistantattheCurieInstitutE.InDecember1924FredericJoliotjoinedtheInstituteandIrenetaughthimthetechniquesrequiredforhiswork.Theysoonfellinloveandweremarriedin1926.TheirdaughterHelenewasbornin1927andtheirsonPierrefiveyearslater.LikehermotherIrenecombinedfamilyandcareer.LikehermotherIrenewasawardedaNobelPrizealongwithherhusbandin1935.Unfortunatelyalsolikehermothershedevelopedleukemiabecauseofherworkwithradioactivity辐射能.IreneJoliotCuriediedfromleukemiaonMarch171956.59.WhywasIreneCurieawardedaMilitaryMedal?A.Becauseshereceivedadegreeinmathematics.B.BecauseshecontributedtosavingthewoundeD.C.BecauseshewontheNobelPrizewithFrederiC.D.Becausesheworkedasahelpertohermother.60.WheredidIreneCuriemeetherhusbandFrederioJoliot?A.AttheCurieInstitutE.B.AttheUniversityofParis.C.Atamilitaryhospital.D.AttheCollegeofSévigné.61.WhenwasthesecondchildofIreneCurieandFredericJoliotborn?A.In1932.B.In1927.C.In1897.D.In1926.62.InwhichofthefollowingaspectswasIreneCuriedifferentfromhermother?A.Ireneworkedwithradioactivity.B.Irenecombinedfamilyandcareer.C.IrenewontheNobelPrizeoncE.D.IrenediedfromleukemiA.
WhoOwnstheMoon?WithinthenexttenyearstheU.S.ChinaIsraelandacrowdofprivatecompaniesplantosetupcamponthemoon.Soifandwhentheyplantaflagdoethatgivethemproperty财产rights?ANASAworkinggrouphostedadiscussionthisweektoask:Whoownsthemoon?TheanswerofcourseisnousE.TheOuterSpaceTreatytheinternationallawsignedbymorethan100countriesstatesthatthemoonandothercelestialbodies天体aretheprovinceofallmankinD.NodoubtthatwouldannoyallofthepeoplethroughouttheageslikemonksfromtheMiddleAgeswhohavetriedtoclaimthemoonwastheirs.Butownershipisdifferentfrompropertyrights.Peoplewhorentapartmentsforexampledon’townwheretheylivebuttheystillholdrights.Sowithalloftheupcomingmissions派遣团tovisitthemoonandbeyondspaceindustrythoughtleadersareseriouslyaskingthemselveshowtodealwithapotentiallandrush.Thisisaveryrelevantdiscussionrightnow.We’vegotthiswaveofnewlunarmissionsfromaroundtheworldsaidWilliamMarshallascientistinthesmall-spacecraftofficeatNASAbutwhospokethisweekataneventhostedbyNASA’sCoLabacollaborative协力完成的public-privateworkinggroup.Hewasspeakingfromhispersonalinterestandnotonbehalfoftheagency.TobesuretheUnitedStatesaimstosendastronautsbacktothemoonbyasearlyas2015inamissionthatwouldincludealong-termsettlement.ChinaandIsraelamongothersarealsoworkingonlunarprojects.AndforthefirsttimeseveralprivategroupsarebuildingspacecrafttolandonthemooninanattempttowinmillionsofdollarsintheGoogleLunarXPrizE.Someparticipantssaythattheyplantogainsomepropertyrightsinthemission.60.Inthepassagethewriterseemstobeworryingthat.A.theUSwillliveonthemoonforeverB.themoonwillnotbeabletoholdallmankindC.thepotentiallandrushwillbecomemoreandmorefrequentD.noonecananswerthequestionWhoownsthemoon?61.TheGoogleLunarXPrizeaimsto.A.encourageprivategroupstolandonthemoonB.helpNASAhostadiscussionaboutlandrushonthemoonC.helpsomedevelopingcountriestocompletetheirlunarprojectsD.rewardsomecountriesorprivategroupswhichhaven’tsteppedonthemoon62.Theunderlinedwordthatinthefirstparagraphrefersto.A.theOuterSpaceTreatyB.ifandwhentheyplantaflagC.theNASAworkinggroupD.monksfromtheMiddleAges63.Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?A.TheU.S.astronautswillliveonthemoonforalongertimE.B.Manycountriesandprivategroupsplantogotothemoon.C.Whysomeprivategroupswishtolandonthemoon.D.Itiseasytogainsomepropertyrightsonthemoon.
Arainforestisanareacoveredbytalltreeswiththetotalhighrainfallspreadingquiteequallythroughtheyearandthetemperaturerarelydippingbelow16℃.RainforestshaveagreateffectontheworldenvironmentbecausetheycantakeinheatfromthesunandadjusttheclimatE.WithouttheforestcovertheseareaswouldreflectmoreheatintotheatmospherewarmingtherestoftheworlD.LosingtherainforestsmayalsoinfluencewindandrainfallpatternspotentiallycausingcertainnaturaldisastersallovertheworlD.Inthepasthundredyearshumanshavebegundestroyingrainforestsinsearchofthreemajorresources资源landforcropswoodforpaperandotherproductslandforraisingfarmanimals.ThisactionaffectstheenvironmentasawholE.Forexamplealotofcarbondioxide二氧化碳intheaircomesfromburningtherainforests.Peopleobviouslyhaveaneedfortheresourceswegainfromcuttingtreesbutwewillsuffermuchmorethanwewillbenefit.Therearetwomainreasonsforthis.Firstlywhenpeoplecutdowntreesgenerallytheycanonlyusethelandforayearortwo.Secondlycuttinglargesectionsofrainforestsmayprovideagoodsupplyofwoodrightnowbutinthelongrunitactuallyreducestheworld'swoodsupply.Rainforestsareoftencalledtheworld'sdrugstorE.Morethan25%ofthemedicinesweusetodaycomefromplantsinrainforests.Howeverfewerthan1%ofrainforestplantshavebeenexaminedfortheirmedicalvaluE.Itisextremelylikelythatourbestchancetocurediseasesliessomewhereintheworld'sshrinkingrainforests.63.Rainforestscanhelptoadjusttheclimatebecausethey______.A.reflectmoreheatintotheatmosphereB.reducetheeffectofheatfromthesunontheearthC.bringabouthighrainfallthroughouttheworldD.rarelycausethetemperaturetodroplowerthan16℃64.Whatdoesthewordthisunderlinedinthethirdparagraphreferto?A.Humanshavebegundestroyingrainforests.B.Peoplehaveastrongdesireforresources.C.Wewilllosemuchmorethanwecangain.D.Muchcarbondioxidecomesfromburningrainforests.65.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat______.A.wecangetenoughresourceswithoutrainforestsB.wewillgrowfewerkindsofcropsinthegainedlandC.thelevelofannualrainfallaffectswindpatternsD.thereisgreatmedicinepotentialinrainforests66.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A.RainforestsandtheEnvironmentB.HowtoSaveRainforestsC.HowtoProtectNatureD.RainforestsandMedicalDevelopment
Showthemthemoney!That’swhatsomepeoplearesayingforcollegeathletes.Theysaystudentswhoplaysportsfortheirschoolshouldreceivesalaries.TopathletesshouldbepaidbecausemanyofthempracticefulltimeMarkJamesonargues.RicoCannonaformercollegefootballplayeragrees.Nonathletescangetajobforextraspendingmoneybutmanystudentathletesspendsomanyhoursintrainingthattheydon’thavetimetoworkheexplains.Shouldn’tathletesbeabletoearnextramoneytoo?Thestudentsalsomakemoneyfortheirschoolswhenpeoplebuyticketstotheirgames.TheplayersshouldreceivesomeofthatcashsupporterRobbiePokorareasons.Collegeathletesareabouthonorandtraditionbutthey’realsoabusiness.Thankstoticketsalesthere’smoneyforschoolstobuildnewathleticstadiumsandgivethecoacheshighsalaries.Thecashshouldbesharedwithathletes.They’retheonesoutonthefieldorcourtworkinghardfortheirschool.Themoneymatterhasotherscryingfoulthough.KaitlynRentalaarguesthatcollegesshouldnotpaytheirathletes.Studentsareinschooltogetaneducation.Playingasportisanextracurricular课外的activitynotajoB.Ifathletesneedextramoneytheycanapplyforcollegescholarships奖学金.MichaelMassettisamiddleschoolteacherandafootballandabasketballcoach.Heagrees.AthletesshouldbepaidwithscholarshipslikenonathletesareMassettexplains.Inadditionifcollegespaytheirathletesthosestudentsmightfocusmoreonsportsthanontheireducation.MoststudentsdonotbecomeprofessionalathletesaftercollegE.IftheyfocustoomuchonsportstheymaynotlearntheskillstheyneedtogetgoodjobsKateMacraereasons.Plusshesaysmanyathleteshaveschoolshipsthathelpthempayforschool.72.WhatisRicoCannon’sopiniononpayingstudentathletes?A.Theymakemoneyfortheirschoolsandshouldreceivesalaries.B.TrainingleavesthemnotimetoworkandtheyshouldbepaiD.C.Playingasportatschoolisnotajobandtheyshouldn’tbepaiD.D.TheycanapplyforscholarshipsandshouldnotbepaiD.73.Whosupportstheideaofpayingstudentathletes?A.KaitlynRentalaB.RobbiePokoraC.MichaelMassettD.KateMacrae74.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartcryingfoulinParagraph5mean?A.Makingnoprogress.B.Givingupbeliefs.C.havingdifferentopinionsD.Takingnointerest.75.What’sthebesttitleforthetext?A.Paytoplay?——Willitbepopularwithcollegeathletes?B.Collegeathletesmakealotofmoneyfortheirschools.C.Collegeathletescanapplyforscholarshipsastheirsalaries.D.Paytoplay?——Shouldcollegeathletesbepaid?
SeaLifeMelbourneAquarium水族馆Theall-newSeaLifeMelbourneAquariumlocatedintheheartofMelbourne’sCBDisoneofVictoria’sleadingvisitorattractionsandanunforgettableoutingforthewholefamily.Having12amazingzonesofdiscoverySeaLifeMelbourneAquariumistheveryplacethatyoucannotmisswhenyouvisitthecity.*OpeningTimesSeaLifeMelbourneAquariumisopenfrom9:30amuntil6:00pmeverydayoftheyearincludingpublicholidays.Lastadmissionisat5:00pmonehourbeforeclosing.*Location.SeaLifeMelbourneAquariumislocatedonthecornerofFlindersStreetandKingStreetMelbournE.ItislocatedontheYarraRiveroppositeCrownEntertainmentComplex.*GettingtoSeaLifeMelbourneAquariumTrainTheSeaLifeMelbourneAquariumtrainstopislocatedonthefreeCityCircleTramroute公交线路andalsoroutes70and75.CityCircletramsrunevery10minutesinbothdirections.ShuttleBusTheSeaLifeMelbourneAquariumisafreebusservicestoppingatkeytouristattractionsinandaroundtheCity.Runningdailyevery15minutesfrom10:00amto4:00pm.CarParkingWhilethereisnopubliccarparkingatSeaLifeMelbourneAquariumthereareseveralpubliccarparkinglotsavailableonlyashortwalkaway.*WheelchairAccessSeaLifeMelbourneAquariumprovidespeopleinwheelchairswithfullaccesstoall12zones.Eachflooralsohaswheelchairaccessibletoilets.*TermsTicketswillbeemailedtoyouimmediatelyafterbuyingoryoucandownloadandprintyourticketoncepaymenthasbeenaccepteD.PleaseprintoutallticketsboughtandpresentatthefrontentranceofSeaLifeMelbourneAquarium.Noticketnoentry!56.SeaLifeMelbourneAquarium_________.A.islocatedatthecenteroftheCBDinthecityB.has12mostattractiveplacesinMelbourneC.admitsvisitorsfrom9:30amuntil6:00pmD.isbesideCrownEntertainmentComplex57.GettingtoSeaLifeMelbourneAquariumvisitorscantake________.A.trainsfromsouthernCrosstrainstationB.shuttlebusesaroundthetrainstationC.boatsacrosstheYarraRiverD.eithertramroute70or7558.SeaLifeMelbourneAquariumoffersvisitors________.A.freecarparkingB.wheelchairaccessC.InternetconnectionD.transportationservice59.TicketstoSeaLifeMelbourneAquarium________.A.arefreetoallvisitorsB.canbeboughtbyemailC.arecheckedattheentranceD.canbeprintedattheticketoffice
Aresomepeopleborncleverandothersbornstupid?Orisintelligencedevelopedbyourenvironmentandourexperience?Strangelyenoughtheanswertothesequestionsisyes.TosomeextentourintelligenceisgiventousatbirthandnoamountofeducationcanmakeageniusoutofachildbornwithlowintelligencE.Ontheotherhandachildwholivesinaboringenvironmentwilldevelophisintelligencelessthanonewholivesinrichandvariedsurroundings.Thusthelimitsofperson’sintelligencearefixedatbirthwhetherornothereachesthoselimitswilldependonhisenvironment.Thisviewnowheldbymostexpertscanbesupportedinanumberofways.Itiseasytoshowthatintelligenceistosomeextentsomethingwearebornwith.ThecloserthebloodrelationshipbetweentwopeopletheclosertheyarelikelytobeintelligencE.Thusifwetaketwounrelatedpeopleatrandomfrompopulationitislikelythattheirdegreeofintelligencewillbecompletelydifferent.Ifontheotherhandwetaketwoidenticaltwinstheywillveryprobablybeasintelligentaseachother.Relationslikebrothersandsistersparentsandchildrenusuallyhavesimilarintelligenceandthisclearlysuggeststhatintelligencedependsonbirth.Imaginenowthatwetaketwoidenticaltwinsandputthemindifferentenvironments.Wemightsendoneforexampletoauniversityandtheothertoafactorywheretheworkisboring.Wewouldsoonfinddifferencesinintelligencedevelopingandthisindicatesthatenvironmentaswellasbirthplaysapart.ThisconclusionisalsosuggestedbythefactthatpeoplewholiveinclosecontactwitheachotherbutwhoarenotrelatedatallarelikelytohavesimilardegreeofintelligencE.33.Thewriterisinfavoroftheviewthatman’sintelligenceisgiventohim____________.A.atbirthB.througheducationC.neitheratbirthnorthrougheducationD.bothatbirthandthrougheducation34.Ifachildisbornwithlowintelligencehecan_____________________.A.becomeageniusB.stillbecomeageniusifheshouldbegivenspecialeducationC.reachhisintelligencelimitsinrichsurroundingsD.notreachhisintelligenceinhislifE.35.Theexampleofthetwinsgoingtoauniversityandtoafactoryseparatelyshows_________.A.theimportanceoftheirintelligenceB.theimportanceoftheirpositionsC.theroleofenvironmentonintelligenceD.thepartthatbirthplays
Clothescanmakephonecallsplaymusicdialyourpal’snumberkeepyouwarmduringcoldweatherandoperateyourcomputer.Thisisnotafantasy.A.BritishcompanycalledElectrotextileshascreatedawiderangeofclothes—clothesthathavemindsoftheirown!Scientistsworkingforthecompanyhaveinventedakindoffabricthatcanbeblended混合withflexibleelectronicmaterialstocreateintelligentclothing.Theresultiselectronicgarments.Ifyouthinkthewearerhastobewiredtodifferentdevicesthinkagain.Thesedesignerclothesarewire-freesofttotouchandwashable!Likeanyelectronicdevicethesehigh-techclotheshavetobepowereD.Currentlyatinynine-voltbatteryservesthepurposE.Buttheresearchershopethatinthenearfuturetheclotheswillgenerateelectricitybyusingbodyheat.Theseclothesare100percentshockprooftheysay.TheElectrotextilesteamhasalsocreatedtheworld’sfirstclothkeyboarD.Thiskeyboardcanbesewnintoyourtrousersorskirt.Tousethisdeviceyouwillhavetositdownandtaponyourlap!Theselap-tapgadgets器具areallsettotakeoverlaptopcomputers!Anotherusefulgarmentistheshirt-cum-mobilephonE.Thishandyinventionenablesdriverstochatcomfortablywithothersatthewheel!Otherpopularelectronicwearincludesthedenim牛仔布jacketwithflexibleearphonessewnintothehood风帽andtheelectronicskijacketwithabuilt-inheater.TheskijacketisalsoprogrammedtosendsignalstoasatellitE.Thistechnologyisknownasglobalpositioningsystemandcanbeusedtotracklostskiersandwanderingkids.Havingcompletedtheclothkeyboardscientistshavealreadystartedtoworkonanewproject—anecktiethatcanbeusedasacomputermousE.Whatisthenext?Doyouhaveanyidea?1.Theelectronicgarmentsaresimilartootherelectronicdevicesinthat.A.theyfeelsmoothandsoftB.theyuseelectricityaspowerC.theycanbewashedinwaterD.theyaremadefromflexiblematerials2.Howwillresearchersimprovethesehigh-techclothes?A.Bodyheatwillbeusedaspower.B.ThewearerwillnotgetshockeD.C.A.tinynine-voltbatterywillwork.D.Theywillgetchargedautomatically.3.WhatdoestheunderlinedphraseThishandyinventioninParagraph5referto?A.Thelaptopcomputer.B.Theelectronicskijacket.C.Theshirt-cum-mobilephonE.D.Theworld’sfirstclothkeyboarD.4.Ifyouaregoingonaskiadventurewhichdevicedoyouneed?A.TheclothkeyboarD.B.Theelectronicskijacket.C.ThenecktietobeusedasamousE.D.Thedenimjacketwithearphones.5.Themainpurposeofthetextis.A.toadvertiseforanEnglishcompanyB.topredictthefuturetrendofscienceC.toshowhowrapidlysciencedevelopsD.tointroducesomeintelligentclothing
Somescientistssaythatanimalsintheoceansareincreasinglythreatenedbynoisepollutioncausedbyhumanbeings.Thenoisethataffectsseacreaturescomesfromanumberofhumanactivities.Itiscausedmainlybyindustrialunderwaterexplosionsoceandrillingandshipengines.Suchnoisesareaddedtonaturalsounds.Thesesoundsincludethebreakingoficefieldsunderwaterearthquakesandsoundsmadebyanimalsthemselves.Decibels分贝measuredinwateraredifferentfromthosemeasuredonlanD.A.noiseofonehundredandtwentydecibelsonlandcausespaintohumanears.Inwateradecibellevelofonehundredandninety-fivewouldhavethesameeffect.Somescientistshavesuggestedsettinganoiselimitofonehundredandtwentydecibelsintheoceans.Theyhaveobservedthatnoisesatthatlevelcanfrightenandconfusewhales鲸鱼.AteamofAmericanandCanadianscientistsdiscoveredthatloudernoisescanseriouslyinjuresomeanimals.Theresearchteamfoundthatpowerfulunderwaterexplosionswerecausingwhalesintheareatolosetheirhearing.Thisseriouslyaffectedthewhales'abilitytoexchangeinformationandfindtheirway.SomeofthewhalesevendieD.Theexplosionshadcausedtheirearstobleedandbecomeinfected被感染的.26.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisincreasinglydangeroustoseacreatures?A.Thesoundofcars.B.Thesoundofvoices.C.Man-madenoisepollution.D.Thesoundofsteps.27.AccordingtothepassagenaturalsoundsincludeallofthefollowingEXCEPT________.A.soundsmadebyanimalsthemselvesB.oceandrillingC.underwaterearthquakesD.thebreakingoficefields28.Whichofthefollowingisdiscussedinthethirdparagraph?A.Thesamenoiselevelproducesadifferenteffectonlandandintheocean.B.Differentplacesmayhavedifferenttypesofnoises.C.Thedecibelisnotarightunit单位formeasuringunderwaternoisE.D.Differentoceananimalsmayhavedifferentreactionstonoises.29.Whichofthefollowingistrueofwhales?A.Theywon'tbeconfusedbynoises.B.Theyaredeaftonoises.C.Theirabilitytoreproducewillbeloweredbyhigh-levelnoises.D.Theirhearingwillbedamagedbyhigh-levelnoises.30.Accordingtothepassagewhatwillscientistsmostprobablydointhefuture?A.Theywillworkhardtoreduceoceannoisepollution.B.Theywillprotectanimalsfromharmfulnoises.C.Theywilltrytosetalimitof120decibels.D.Theywillstudytheeffectofoceannoisepollution.
Studiesshowthatthewaymostofusspendourmorningsisexactlyoppositetotheconditionsthatexpertstellustopromoteopenmindedthinking.Takehurriedwakeupforexampleinastudyresearchersreportedthatimaginative富于想象的ideasaremostlikelytocometouswhenwe'repowerlessandnotfocuseD.ThebrainconditionsareattheirweakestinthesemomentsallowingunexpectedconnectionstobemadE.Sleepypeople'smoreoutwardmovingthinkingleadsthemtowidentheirsearchwhichleadstoanincreaseincreativeproblemsolving.Bynotgivingyourselftimetoadjustyourabsentmindyou'remissingthesurprisingsolutionsitmayoffer.Thestresshormone荷尔蒙canharmcertainphysicalpartsthatcoatourbraincells.DamagetothesepartsslowsdownthespeedwithwhichsignalsaretransportedmakinglightningquickFindit!momentslesslikely.Arecentstudyfoundthatsubjects被试者whowatchedasorrowmakingvideowerelessabletosolveproblemscreativelythanpeoplewhowatchedanupwardvideo.ApositivemoodwroteprofessorRubyNadlerincreasesadaptabilityofrecognitionwhileanegativeonenarrowsourscopE.SowhatshouldwedoinmorningsWe'dsetthealarmafewminutesearlyandlieawakeinbedfollowingourthoughtswheretheyleadandwritingdownanycreativethought.AndonceintheofficeoneoftherightthingstodoisdrinkcoffeE.Caffeine咖啡因notonlymakesusmorealertbutalsoincreasesthebrain'slevelofpositivehormonewhichinfluencesfeelingsofmotivationandrewardwhenwehitonagreatideA.Afterwegetthatcupofcoffeewe'ddirectourcomputerbrowsernottothenewsofthedaybuttothefunniestvideostheweboffers.Nowthere'sYouTubevideooflaughingresources.Laughingisagoodwaytostarttheday.36.WecaninferfromParagraph1thatmostpeoplemay________inmornings.A.rushtomakethemselvesawakeningB.promoteopenmindedthinkingC.doasexpertstellthemtodoD.trytosolveproblemscreatively37.InParagraph2theauthortellsusthat________.A.thestresshormoneisakindofskinB.thestresshormonecoatsourbraincellsC.sorrowmakingvideosarelesscapablethanupwardvideosD.thestresshormonemaydamagecertainphysicalparts38.Whatmightaswellwedointhemorning?A.TosetthealarmafewminutesearlierthanworkingtimE.B.TolieawakeinbeD.C.TonotethegoodideathatoccurstouswhileinbeD.D.Toleadtowherecreativethoughtexists.
Typingisfastbecominganimportantskill.Havingyourstudentsabletousethisskillisveryimportant.Doingthefollowingactivitiesforjust20minutesperdaywillgiveyourstudentsthefingerstrengthandkeyboardknowledgetheyneeD.Doingtheseexercisescanbecombinedwiththeirlearningprogrammes.Step1KnittingIntroduceyourstudentstotheartofknitting.Youcantryvariousstylesuntilyoufindtheonethatbestsuitsyourstudents'ability.Fingerknittingisagreatwaytostart!Ithelpsstudentsimprovefingerstrength.ThemorepracticethefingersgetthestrongertheywillbecomE.Step2KeyboardgamesTheInternetisfullofinterestingwebbasedsoftwaretohelpyourstudentsbecomefamiliarwiththekeyboarD.Studentsfromasyoungas4yearsoldcanpracticefingerplacementandlettersoundsfromthekeyboardofyourhomecomputer.Step3PianopracticeForstudentswhoareinterestedinmusicpianoprogrammesareafabulouswaytohelpyourstudentsuseacomputerkeyboarD.Fingerstrengthandcoordinationaremadestrongerwiththistypeofactivity.Step4ClaymodelingManychildrengainalotofpracticethroughmakingclaymodels.Thecreativenatureofthisactivityisattractivetochildren.Thishelpskeepfingersstrongandsupple灵活的.Step5Lego拼装玩具buildingThefinemotorskillsandfingercoordinationofthisactivityhelptyping.FingersbecomestrongwhenpullingapartlittleLegopiecestimeandtimeagain.Thefunnatureofthisactivityhelpsbuildstrengthinfingersandhelpsstudents'typingabilities.46.Thefollowingstepsstrengthenthefingersexcept________.A.Step4B.Step3C.Step2D.Step147.Accordingtothepassagetodevelopyourstudents'fingercoordinationabilityyoucan________.A.makethemplaywithclaymodelsB.makethemplaycomputergamesC.havethempracticeplayingthepianoD.introducethemtotheartofknitting48.Theauthorhaswrittenthispassagemainlyto________.A.introducefivewaystoentertainchildrenB.helpteacherstotraintheirstudentstotypeC.helpparentsteachtheirchildrenhowtotypeD.tellreadersthattypingisveryimportanttoday49.TheunderlinedwordfabulousinStep3probablyrefersto________.A.easyB.badC.difficultD.excellent50.Ifyourstudentsdoaboveactivities________.A.theirtypingprogrammeswillbemoresuccessfulB.typingcanbeeasilylearnedin20minutesinadayC.theywillgainalotofpracticethroughplayingwithclaymodelsD.theywillbecomebeatenatplayingcomputergames
Runninglikethewindroaring咆哮likethundertigershavelongbeenfearedandrespectedasakingoftheanimalworlD.Butlastweekareportsaidthattherearenomorethan30wildtigersleftinsouthChinA.ThiswastheconclusionofateamofscientistsfromChina'sStateForestryAdministrationandtheWorldNatureFunD.TheSouthChinatigeralsoknownastheChinesetigerisnativetosouthernChinA.Inthe1950'stherewereover4000tigersfoundinmountainforestsinthecountry.Butduetothedestructionoftheirnaturalhabitatanduncontrolledhuntingithasbeenpushedontothelistoftheworld'stoptenmostendangeredspecies.SixtysixofthebigcatscanbefoundinthecagesofadozenzoosaroundChinA.Buttheyarenothingliketheirwildcousins.Theyhavelosttheirnaturalskillssuchashuntingandkilling.Iftheyweresetfreetheycouldnotlookafterthemselves.BreedinghasdamagedthequalityofthespeciessaidPeiEnledeputydirectoroftheShanghaiZoo.ToreintroducethespeciesintothewildthecountrystartedaprogrammetosendfivetotenyoungtigerstoSouthAfricA.FourofthemhavealreadyarriveD.Progresshasbeenmadeastwoeldertigershaverecoveredsomeoftheirinstincts本能andcanhuntwildanimalsbythemselvesattheAfricanbasE.SouthAfricansareveryexperiencedinreintroducingbiganimalstothewilD.ThecountryhasverygoodnaturalconditionsforthetigerstolearninsaidLuJunofficedirectoroftheNationalWildlifeResearchandDevelopmentCenter.WetriedinFujianProvincebutitwasnotsuccessfulastherewasnotacompleteecochain生物链andtherewasalackofspacE.ThetigersshouldreturntoChinain2007whenthereservationsinFujianareready.56.WhatisthemainreasonfortheSouthChinatigerbecomingoneoftheworld'stoptenmostendangeredspecies?A.Becauseithaslostitsnaturalinstincts.B.Becausethereisnotacompleteecochain.C.Becausethereisnospaceforit.D.Becauseuncontrolledhuntinghasdestroyeditsnaturallivingconditions.57.HowistheprogrammeofsendingseveraltigerstoSouthAfricagettingon?A.Itseffectstillremainstobeseen.B.Twotigerscanalreadycompetewiththeirwildcousins.C.Someofthetigersarealreadyontheroadtorecoveringtheirnaturalskills.D.Thetigersshouldbeabletorecovertheirinstinctscompletelyby2007.58.Bysayingbuttheyarenothingliketheirwildcousinsthewritermeansthat________.A.theyarenolongerfearedbyotherwildanimalsB.theydon'tknowhowtohuntorkillC.acompletechangehasresultedinthespeciesbecauseofbreedingD.toreintroducethemintothewildhasbecomeanurgenttask59.WhatisthepurposeofsendingyoungtigerstoSouthAfrica?A.TohelpthetigersrecovertheirabilitytoliveinthewilD.B.Toprovidethemwithabetterenvironment.C.Togetthetigerstogoonatour.D.Tofindacompleteecochainforthem.
MonitoringthemoodofapetdogcouldbeusedasanearlywarningsignthatanelderlyownerisstrugglingtocopeanewreporthasclaimeD.Researchersplacedmovementsensors探测器ondogstotracktheirbehaviourandidentified17distinctactivitiesincludingchewingbarkingsittinganddigging.Thisallowedthemtomapthenormalbehaviourofahealthyhappydogwhichmeansanychangescanbemonitoredandcouldindicateanissuewiththeirowner.NilsHammerlapartoftheteamfromNewcastleUniversitysaidHumansanddogshavelivedtogetherincloserelationshipsforthousandsofyearswhichhasledtostrongemotionalandsocialmutualbonds.Adog’sphysicalandemotionaldependenceontheirownermeansthattheirwell-beingislikelytoreflectthatoftheirowner.Anychangessuchasthedogbeingwalkedlessoftenperhapsnotbeingfedregularlyorsimplydemonstratingunhappybehaviourcouldbeanearlyindicatorforfamiliesthatanolderrelativeneedshelp.Thisisthefirstsystemofitskindwhichallowsustoremotelymonitoradog’sbehaviourinitsnaturalsetting.Theteamofacademicswhopresentedtheirfindingsatthe2013UbiCompconferenceinZurichcreatedahi-techwaterproof防水的dogcollarforthestudy.DrCasLadhawholedthestudysaid:Alotofourresearchisfocusedondevelopingintelligentsystemsthatcanhelpolderpeopletoliveindependentlyforlonger.Butdevelopingasystemthatreassuresfamilyandcarersthatanolderrelativeiswellwithoutintrudingon侵犯theindividual’sprivacyisdifficult.Thisisjustthefirststepbuttheideabehindthisresearchisthatitwouldallowustosupportpeoplewithouttheneedforcameras.Arangeofdogswasusedforthestudyastheteamneededtomapdistinctbehavioursthatcorrelatedbetweendifferentbreeds.47.FromthetextweknowthatNilsHammerla____________.A.ledthestudyandidentified17activitiesofdogsB.thinkssomeactivitiesofdogscanreflectseniorowners’healthC.studiedtherelationshipbetweenhumansandanimalsD.developedahi-techwaterproofdogcollar48TheunderlinedwordreassureinParagraph7probablymeans____________.A.protectB.comfortC.warnD.recognize49.Whichofthefollowingisanadvantageoftheintelligentsystemmentionedinthetext?A.Itcanindicatethatpeoplearen’twell.B.Itcanidentifydifferentactivitiesofdogs.C.Itmonitorsanelderlyownerwithoutdisturbinghisprivacy.D.Itletspeopleseethedog’sbehaviorclearly.50.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Dogs’moodcanbeanindicatorofowners’healthB.StrongbondsbetweendogsandtheirseniorownersC.SignsthatyourolderrelativeneedshelpD.A.specialwayoftakingcareoftheold
Haveyouevernoticedthecolourofthewaterinariverorstreamafteraheavyrainfall?Whatdoyouthinkcausedthischangeincolour?Itissoilthathasbeenwashedintotheriverfromtheriverbankorfromthenearbyfields.ComponentsofSoilSoilismadeupofanumberoflayers层eachhavingitsowndistinctivecolourandtexturE.Theupperlayerisknowasthelitter.Itactslikeablanketlimitingtemperaturechangesandreducingwaterloss.Thetopsoillayerismadeupofsmallparticlesofrockmixedwithrottenplantandanimalmattercalledhumus腐殖质whichisblackandgivesthetopsoilitsdarkcolour.Thislayerisusuallyrichinnutrientsoxygenandwater.Belowthetopsoilisthesubsoilalayerthatcontainsmorestonesmixedwithonlysmallamountsoforganicmatter.Thislayerislighterincolourbecauseofthelackofhumus.Beneaththesoilliesalayerofbedrock.Soilformsfromthebottomup.Overtimebedrockisattackedbyrainwindfrostandsnow.Itisgraduallybrokendownintosmallerparticlesinaprocesscalledweathering.Plantsbegintogrowandrottenmaterialsenrichthetopsoil.MostofthesoilinEasternCanadaforexamplewasformedfromweatheredrockthatwasexposedwhentheicedisappeared12000yearsago.WaterBeneaththeSoilSurfacewatercollectsandflowsabovethegroundinlakespondsandrivers.Onceinthesoilorrockitiscalledgroundwater.Gravitypullsgroundwaterthroughthesoilinaprocesscalledpercolation渗透.EventuallythewaterreachesalayercalledthewatertablE.UnderthisisbedrockthroughwhichwatercannotpercolatE.Aswaterpercolatesdownwarditdissolvesorganicmatterandmineralsfromthesoilandcarriesthemtodeeperlayers.Thiscausesaseriousproblembecauseplantsrequirethesenutrientsforgrowth.SoilpHSoilcanbeacidicneutralorbasiC.ThepHofthesoilisdeterminedbythenatureoftherockfromwhichitwasformedandbythenatureoftheplantsthatgrowandrotinit.TheacidityofrainandsnowcanlowerthepHofthegroundwaterthatentersthesoil.Byburningfossilfuelssuchascoaloilandgasolinehumanshavebeencontributingtohigherlevelsofacidityinmanysoils.Whenfossilfuelsareburnedgasesarereleasedintotheairandthenfallbacktoearthasacidrain.Acidsoilincreasestheproblemofcarryingnutrientstolowersoillevels.AsnutrientsareremovedsoilislessfertilE.Plantsgrowmoreslowlyinacidicsoilandalsobecomeeasilyattackedbydiseases.1.Thelayerofsoilthatprovidesnecessarynutrientsforplantgrowthiscalled.A.litterB.topsoilC.humusD.subsoil2.AccordingtothetextwhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.SoilformsfromweatheredrockontheearthsurfacE.B.Thedeeperlayerofsoilisdarkerincolourthanthesurfacesoil.C.Airpollutionispartiallyresponsibleforacidsoil.D.Groundwatertendstocarryawaynutrientsforplantgrowth.3.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatthewatertablelies.A.betweenthetopsoillayerandthesubsoillayerB.inthesubsoillayerabovebedrockC.betweenthesubsoillayerandbedrockD.inthebedrocklayerbeneaththesubsoil4.Theunderlinedworddissolveisusedtoexpresstheideathatorganicmatterandmineralsfromsoilare.A.rushedawayintotheriverB.cleanedandpurifiedbywaterC.destroyedandcarriedawaybywaterD.mixedwithwaterandbecomepartofit
Inaworldwithlimitedlandwaterandothernaturalresources资源theharmfromthetraditionalbusinessmodelisontherisE.Actuallythepastdecadehasseenmoreandmoreforestsdisappearingandtheglobebecomingincreasinglywarm.Peoplenowrealizethatthisunhealthysituationmustbechangedandthatwemustbeabletodevelopinsustainable可持续的ways.Thatmeansgrowthwithlowcarbonordevelopmentofsustainableproducts.Inotherwordsweshouldkeeptheglobehealthywhileusingitssupplyofnaturalresources.Todaysustainabledevelopmentisapopulartrendinmanycountries.AccordingtoarecentstudytheglobalmarketsforlowcarbonenergywillbecomethreetimesbiggeroverthenextdecadE.Chinaforexamplehassetitsmindonleadingthatmarketshopingtoseizechancesinthenewroundoftheglobalenergyrevolution.Itisnowtryinghardtomakefulluseofwindandsolarenergyandisspendingahugeamountofmoneymakingelectriccarsandhighspeedtrains.Inadditionwearealsoseeinggreatgrowthintheglobalmarketsforsustainableproductssuchaspalmoil棕榈油whichisproducedwithoutcuttingdownvaluablerainforest.Inrecentyearsthemarketsforsustainableproductshavegrownmorethan50%.Governmentscanfullydevelopthepotentialofthesenewmarkets.Firsttheycansethightargetsforreducingcarbonemissions排放andtargetsforsavingandreusingenergy.Besidesstrongerarrangementofpublicresourceslikeforestscanalsohelptospeedupthedevelopment.FinallygovernmentscanavoidthehugepublicexpensesthataretakingusinthewrongdirectionandredirectingsomeofthoseexpensescanacceleratethechangefromthetraditionalmodeltoasustainableonE.Themajorchallengeofthiscenturyistofindwaystomeettheneedsofagrowingpopulationwithinthelimitsofthissingleplanet.Thatisnosmalltaskbutitoffersabundantnewchancesforsustainableproductindustries.43.ThetraditionalbusinessmodelisharmfulbecauseofallthefollowingEXCEPTthat________.A.itmakestheworldwarmerB.itconsumesnaturalresourcesC.itbringsseveredamagetofutureD.itmakesgrowthhardtocontinue44.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?A.Chinalackswindandsolarenergy.B.Chinaistheleaderofthelowcarbonmarkets.C.Highspeedtrainsarealowcarbondevelopment.D.Palmoilismadeatthecostofvaluableforests.45.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthatbusinesshasmanychancesto________.A.developsustainableproductsB.explorenewnaturalresourcesC.makefulluseofnaturalresourcesD.dealwiththemajorchallenge
LookatthecentercirclesofDiagramA.andDiagramB.Whichofthecentrecircleslookslarger?InDiagramB?InfacttheyareexactlythesamesizE.Thenlookatthepictureontheright.Whatdoyousee?A.vase?OrtwofacesDoesthepicturechangequicklyfromonetotheotheragainandagain?MaybeormaybenotbutyoucanneverseethematthesametimE.What’shappening?Issomethingwrongwithmyeyes?YoumaywonderatwhatyouseE.Don’tworry.Hereishowitgoes:Whenwelookatthingsoureyessendmessagestoourbrainsandthenourbrainsinterprettheinformation.Howeversometimesourbrainsinterpretthereceivedinformationinawrongway.Itseemsthatoureyesareplayingajokeonus.Thisoftenhappensandwecallitvisualillusion错误.Moviemakersoftenmakeuseofvisualillusions.Theymaketheobjectsaroundactorsmuchsmallerorbiggerthanusual.ThismakesusbelievethattheactorsaremuchlargerorsmallerthantheyusuallyarE.ThemoviesJurassicParkandHoneyIshrunkthekidsjustmakeuseofvisualillusions.36.WhydoesthecentrecircleinDiagramA.looksmallerthanthatinDiagramB?A.Somethingiswrongwithoureyes.B.ThetwocirclesarenotthesamesizE.C.Ourbrainsinterprettheinformationinawrongway.D.Thetwopictureschangequicklyfromonetotheother.37.What’stherightorderaccordingtothepassage?A.Welookatthingswithoureyes.B.Ourbrainsinterpretthemessages.C.Ourbrainstelluswhatwehaveseen.D.Oureyessendmessagestoourbrains.A.adbcB.cabdC.acdbD.bcad38.Whatdomoviemakersmakeuseofvisualillusionsfor?A.TohelptheactorslookbetterB.TomaketheactorsmuchbraverC.TohelptheactorsbecomestrongerD.Tomaketheactorsseemdifferentinsize39.InthepictureontherightitseemsthatLineABisshorterthanLineCDbutinfactLineABisaslongasLineCD.Whichparagraph段落canexplainwhathashappenedtooureyes?A.ThesecondonE.B.ThethirdonE.C.ThefourthonE.D.ThefifthonE.
FixitonyourownDidyouknowthatabowlofricecouldsaveyouriPodifyoudropitinaswimmingpoolbyaccident?Orthatthecameraonyourphonecouldtellyouwhat’swrongwithyourTVremotecontrol?TheexpertsatGeekSquadgeelsquaD.co.ukhavemadeagadget小机件rescueguidE.Solet’stakealookatsomeoftheirusefuladvicE.♦HowtogetmorejuiceoutofyourphonebatterIfyourbatterygoesdeadbutyouneedtogetanumberorsendonelasttexttrywarmingitup.Thatmaygiveyouatinybitofpower.Takethebatteryfromthephoneandrubitbetweenyourhands.Orwarmitunderyourarmforafewminutes.Thentrytostartthephonebutuseitquickly.♦WhattodoifyourgadgetgetswetFirsttrydryingitoutwithavacuumcleaner真空吸尘器.Ifavacuumcleanerisn’tathandfillapotorbowlwithuncookedriceandputyourwetgadgetinsidE.Thedryuncookedricewillabsorballthewaterandafterafewhoursyoushouldbeabletousethegadget.Don’tforgettoremovethebatteryandSIMcardbeforeyoudryit.♦WhattodoifyourTVremotecontrolstopsworkingIfreplacingthebatteriesdoesn’tworkgetthecamerafunctionuponyourphoneandpointtheremoteatthelens镜头.Whenyoupressabuttonontheremoteifitisworkingtheglassbobble小球atthefrontoftheremotewilllightupwhenyoulookatitonthescreenofyourphonE.Thisisbecausethescreenonaphoneordigitalcamerapicksupinfraredrays红外线eventhoughyoureyesdon’t.Iftheglassbobbledoesn’tlightuptheremoteisbroken.Ifitdoesthereceivingdevice装置isbroken.60.Ifyourcellphonefallsintoasinkyoucan_________.A.warmitupunderyourarmB.removethebatteryafteryoudryitC.putitintotheuncookedriceD.pressitwithbothofyourhands61.WhycanaphonebeusedtoprovetheTVremotecontrolworkswell?Becauseitcan_____.A.improvetheTVremotecontrolB.receiveinfraredrayC.picturetheTVremotecontrolD.reflectinfraredray62.Inwhichsectionofanewspapercanwepossiblyreadthistext?A.LifeB.EntertainmentC.FinanceD.Culture63.Thepurposeofthispassageistogivepeople__________.A.personalopinionsB.professionalguidesC.necessarywarningsD.practicaltips
HowtoprotectchildrenWebfansfromunsuitablematerialon-linewhileencouragingthemtousetheInternethaslongbeendiscussedintheU.S.ForsomeparentstheInternetcanseemlikeajunglefilledwithdangerfortheirchildren.Butjunglescontainwondersaswellasdangersandwithgoodguidessomeeducationandafewprecautions预防措施thewildsoftheInternetcanbesafelynavigated航行.Kidshavetobeon-linE.Ifwetellourkidstheycan’thaveaccess机会totheInternetwe’recuttingthemofffromtheirfuturesaidanexpert.Mostkidshavestartedtousesearchengines.ManyofthemaregreatforfindingtonsofinterestingInternetsitesandtheycanalsolocateplaceswhereyoumightnotwantyourkidstogo.Therearesearchenginesdesignedjustforkids.A.certainsoftwarecontainsonlysitesthathavebeenselectedassafE.Themostpopularwaytolimitaccesswouldbetousewhatisknownasacontentscreener过滤器.Butthiscan’tbewhollyreliableandthebestthingparentscandoistotalktotheirkidsandletthemknowwhatisOKornotOKtoseeordoontheInternet.Anotherwayisthatmumordadisnearbywhenthechildissurfing浏览theInternet.Afewothertips●Don’tputthePCinachild’sroombutkeepitinanareawheremumordadcankeepaneyeonthings.ThatalsomakestheInternetmoreofafamilyactivity.●Askyourchildwhatheorshehasbeendoingandaboutanyfriendstheymakeon-linE.●Tellyourchildnottogiveon-linestrangerspersonalinformationespeciallylikeaddressandphonenumber.●Andtellyourchildrennevertotalktoanyonetheymeeton-lineoverthephonesendthemanythingacceptanythingfromthemoragreetomeetwiththemunlessyougoalong.28.Thepassageismainlyaboutthesubjectof_______.A.Americanchildrengoingon-lineB.InternetinAmericaC.appreciatingInternetD.opposingchildren’son-line29.Thebestwaytoprotectchildrenfromimpropermaterialis_______.A.toinstall安装acontentscreeneronthecomputerB.tobuysomesearchenginesforthechildrenC.tobenearbywhentheyaresurfingtheInternetD.totalktothechildrenandpersuadethemtotellrightfromwrong30.Whichofthefollowingisrightaccordingtothepassage?A.SurfingtheInternetisthebestmethodofeducatingchildren.B.Children’snothavingaccesstoInternetmayhaveeffectontheirprogress.C.UsingacontentscreenerismostreliableforkeepingchildrenhavingaccesstoInternet.D.Searchingenginescanhelpchildrentoselectmaterialsfitforthem.31.Accordingtothepassagewecaninferthat_______.A.softwaresfitforchildrenwantprogrammingB.achildwhoison-lineisindangerC.InternetisajunglefullofdangerD.Internetcontainsalotofharmfulsites
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