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InthelongdiscussionofwaterontheMoonanewstudycontradicts与相矛盾somerecentreportsthatsaytheMoonhadwateratthetimeofitsformation.A.groupofresearchersreportsinthejournalSciencethatwhentheMoonwascreatedsome4.5billionyearsagotherewasnotmuchhydrogen氢气onitandthereforenowater.TheresearcherssurveyedandevaluatedthisbyanalyzingchlorineisotopesfoundinlunarrocksamplesfromApollomissions.Therangeofchlorine氯isotopesinlunarsampleswas25timesthatfoundinsamplesfromEarth.IftheMoonhadsignificantlevelsofhydrogenasEarthdidthisrangewouldhavebeenfarlesssaidZacharyD.SharpascientistintheDepartmentofEarthandPlanetarySciencesandthestudy’sleadauthor.ThechlorinewouldhavestucktogetherwithhydrogenformingcompoundslikehydrogenchlorideandescapedfromtheMoon’ssurfacehesaiD.Theabundanceofchlorineindicatesalackofhydrogenandwater.TheamountofwaterontheMoonwaswaytoolowforlifetohaveeverhavepossiblyhaveexistedtherehesaiD.MostscientistsbelievetheMoonwasformedwhenalargeobjectstruckEarthbreakingoffachunkavastpiecethathassinceorbitedEarth.OnEarthgoesonetheorywaterwasreleasedassteamfrommoltenbasalts玄武岩overtimeeventuallyformingbodiesofwater.AnunderstandingofwhethertheMoonwasdryorwetwillhelpusunderstandhowwaterappearedonEarthDr.SharpsaiD.1.A.newstudyindicatesthatonthemoon.A.thereisplentyofwaterB.waterisunlikelytoexistC.waterexistedinthepastD.thereisalittlewaternow2.Theauthorwouldliketotellusthroughthesixthparagraph.A.whythereisnowaterontheMoonB.howtheMoonwasformedC.whentheEarthstrucktheMoonD.wheretheMoonorbited3.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordthisstandforinthesecondparagraph?A.NeitherhydrogennorwaterontheMoon.B.ToomuchchlorineisotopesontheMoon.C.NotbeingmuchhydrogennowaterontheMoon.D.MorechlorineexistsontheMoonthanEarth.4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.ZacharyD.SharpascientistofNewMexicowasinchargeofthenewstudy.B.Chlorineisotopesare25timesinlunarlargerthanEarth.C.Themoreabundantchloridetheshorterhydrogenandwater.D.ThenewstudyisbeneficialtounderstandhowwaterappearedonEarth.5.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.ThereareenoughwaterontheEarth.B.HydrogenchlorideeasilyescapedfromtheMoon’ssurfacE.C.TheEarthhadsignificantlevelsofhydrogen.D.WaterontheEarthisdirectlyfrommoltenbasalts.
Manyanimalloverswouldliketodomoretohelpanimalsbutaren’tsurewheretostartorfeelliketheyjustdon’thavethetimE.Thegoodnewsisthattherearemanysimplethingsyoucandotohelpprotectanimals.ThinktwicebeforeyoudecideThedecisionsyoumakewhenitcomestoeatingmeatorotheranimalproductscangoalongwaytowardstoppingthekillingofanimals.Considereatingavegetarian素食的diet.Ifyouaren’treadytomakethischangetherearestillthingsyoucando.Donotbuyanimalproductsfromcompaniesknowntousepracticesthatgoagainstthelawsuchasusingdrugstoincreasemilkproductionincows.HelpgetthewordoutGettingthewordoutabouttheproblemsfacedbyanimalscanbeaseasyasputtingupanoticeonyourcar.Alsotalktoyourfriendsandfamilymembersaboutimportantissuesthatarerelatedtoanimals.Givesomesimpleadvicetoafriendwithanewpetabouttheseriouspetover-populationproblemwe’refacing.TurntosomebooksonthesubjectifyouarenotsoclearabouttheadviceyougiveyourfrienD.WritealetterWe’veallheardthesayingThepenismorepowerfulthanthesword.Putthisideatotheprotectionofanimals.Ifacompanyhaspracticesorrulesthatareharmfultoanimalswritethemalettertoletthemknowyouareangryaboutthemandthatyouwon’tbuytheirproductsuntiltheymakesomechanges.Writeletterstostateandlocallegislators立法者toletthemknowhowimportantitisthattheysupportlegislationthatprotectsanimals.MakethemknowthattheiractionswillhaveagreateffectonyourvotE.BemorelovingIfyou’reconsideringaddingadogoracattoyourfamilythinkaboutgettingonefromahomeless-animalhouseratherthanbuyingapet.TherearemanywonderfulanimalsjustwaitingforahomE.Bytakingbackananimalfromthereyouwillbehelpinginthefightagainstpetover-populationaswellasgivingyourmoneytothosewhoareresponsiblefortakingcareofpitifulanimals.LetyouractionsbeanexampletoothersItmaysoundsimplebutoneofthebestwaystohelpanimalsistoletyouractionsspeaktotheworlD.Youshoulddothefollowingthingsfirstbyyourself:Treatalllivingcreatureswithrespect.Careaboutyourpetsandlookafterthemwell.Avoid避免entertainmentplacesthatuseanimalstoperform.Supportlegislation立法thatprotectsanimals.Allofthesethingssetanexampleforotherstofollow.Title:Waysof___71____animalsThinkaboutyour__72____carefully●Don’teatmeatoranimalproducts.●____73__tobuyanimalproductsfromcompaniesthathaveillegalpracticesGetthewordout●Putupananimal-protection__74_____onthecar●Talktoyourfriendsandfamilymembersaboutimportantanimalissues●Giveyourfriendssomesimple__75____onthepetover-populationproblem●GethelpfrombooksifnecessaryWriteletters●Letthosecompaniesthataredoingharmtoanimalsknowaboutyour___76____●Letlegislatorsknowthe__77___oftheirsupportforlegislationthatprotectsanimalsBemoreloving●Getapetfromahomeless-animalhouseActasanexampletoothers●Treatalllivingcreatureswithrespect.●Takegood__78____ofyourpets●Donotgotoplaceswhereanimals____79_____●Supportlegislationwhichis___80____foranimals.
Motherhoodmaymakewomensmarterandmayhelppreventdementia痴呆inoldagebybathingthebraininprotectivehormones荷尔蒙U.S.researchersreportedonThursday.TestsonratsshowthatthosewhoraisetwoormorelittersofpupsdoconsiderablybetterintestsofmemoryandskillsthanratswhohavenobabyandtheirbrainsshowchangesthatsuggesttheymaybeprotectedagainstdiseasessuchasAlzheimer’s早老性痴呆症.UniversityofRichmondpsychologyprofessorCraigKinsleybelieveshisfindingswilltranslateintohumans.Ourresearchshowsthatthehormonesofpregnancy怀孕areprotectingthebrainincludingestrogen雌激素whichweknowhasmanyneuroprotective保护神经的effectsKinsleysaiD.It’srats’databuthumansaremammalsjustliketheseanimalsaremammalsheaddedinatelephoneinterview.Theygothroughpregnancyandhormonalchanges.KinsleysaidhehopedpublichealthofficialsandresearcherswilllooktoseeifhavinghadchildrenprotectsawomanfromAlzheimer’sandotherformsofagerelatedbraindeclinE.WhenpeoplethinkaboutpregnancytheythinkaboutwhathappenstobabiesandthemotherfromtheneckdownsaidKinsleywhopresentedhisfindingstotheannualmeetingoftheSocietyofNeuroscienceinOrlandoFloridA.Theydonotrealizethathormonesarewashingonthebrain.Ifyoulookatfemaleanimalsthathavenevergonethroughpregnancytheyactdifferentlytowardyoung.Butifshegoesthroughpregnancyshewillsacrificeherlifeforherinfant—thatisagreatchangeinherbehaviorthatshowsingeneticalterationstothebrain.31.HowdoscientistsknowMotherhoodmaymakewomensmarterA.Someresearchershavetoldthem.B.Manywomensayso.C.Theyknowitbyexperimentingonrats.D.TheyknowitthroughtheirownexperiencE.32.Whatdoesthephraselittersofpupsmeaninthesecondparagraph?A.Babyrats.B.Animals.C.Oldrats.D.Grownuprats.33.Whatcanprotectthebrainofawomanaccordingtothepassage?A.Estrogen.B.Thehormonesofpregnancy.C.MoreexercisE.D.Takingcareofchildren.34.It’srats’databuthumansaremammalsjustliketheseanimalsaremammals.Whatdoesthesentencesuggest?A.Theexperimentsontheratshavenothingtodowithhumans.B.Theexperimentsontheratsareveryimportantforanimals.C.Theexperimentsontheratsaremuchthesameonhumans.D.Theexperimentsontheratsaremuchthesameonotheranimals.35.Whichtitleisthebestforthispassage?A.DoYouWanttoBeSmarterB.MotherhoodMakesWomenSmarterC.MysteriousHormonesD.AnImportantStudy
LivinginthewildcanbeharD.Findingfoodandstayingsafearen’teasy.Eachdayanimalsstruggletosurviveintheirhabitats.Notallanimalsgetbyontheirown.Someanimalsformaclosepartnershipwithotherkindsofanimals.Thesepairingsarecalledsymbiotic共生的relationships.Inasymbioticrelationshiptheanimalsdependoneachother.Oneanimalhelpstheothermeetitsneeds.Soundsgoodright?Notalways.Someanimalsarenotverykindtotheirpartners.Insomecasesoneanimalmeetsitsneedsbuthurtsitspartner.TaketicksforexamplE.TheseinsectssuckbloodtolivE.Togetbloodtheyattachthemselvestootherkindsofanimals.Tickscanpassgermsthatcausediseaseinsteadofhelpingtheirhosts.Inotherrelationshipsanimalsdon’ttreattheirpartnerssopoorly.Bothanimalsbenefitfromlivingwiththeotheranimals.Smallanimalscalledcleanershrimpshavefoundawayofhelpingfishatcoralreefs.Astheirnamesuggeststheshrimpscleanthefish.Theyhangoutatwhatscientistscallacleaningstation.Afishstopsby.Thenashrimpclimbsontothefishandevenstepsintothefish’smouth.Theshrimpusesitstinyclawstopickstuffoffthefish’sbody.Thatcanincludedeadskintinypiecesoffoodandweecreaturesthatcanhurtthefish.Thefishgetsanicecleaning.Theshrimpenjoysatastymealoffishtrash.Smallbirdscalledploversarealsointhecleaningbusiness.Theyhavebigcustomers—crocodiles.Crocshavelongsnouts鼻子filledwithsharpteeth.Cleaningthemistricky.Whenacrocopensitsmouththeploverhopsrightin.Thecrocdoesnotsnapitssnoutshut.Insteaditletstheplovereatsmallharmfulanimalsattachedtothecrocodile’steeth.Theplovergetsaneasymealwhilethecrocgetscleanteeth.41.Thetextismainlyabout________.A.thehardlifeinthewildB.somedangerousanimalsC.animalslivingtogetherD.animalsinasymbioticrelationship42.Accordingtothetextinasymbioticrelationship______.A.animalsdependoneachotherB.birdsdependonanimalsforfoodC.bothsidescangethelpD.notallanimalstreattheirpartnerswell43.Whydothecleanershrimpscleanthefish?A.TogetfishtrashforfooD.B.Toeatweecreatures.C.Tohelpfishgooutofcoralreefs.D.Togetfoodforfish.44.Whenplovershopintocrocodiles’mouthsthey________.A.arereallytocleancrocodiles’teethB.aretomakecrocodileshappyC.aren’tafraidofbeingeatenD.aren’thappytocleanthecrocodiles’teeth45.Accordingtothetextitcanbeinferredthat______.A.livinginthewildcanbehardB.differentanimalshavedifferentlivingwaysC.crocodilesmainlyliveonploversD.ticksareusefultosomeanimals
Howmuchrainhasfallenontheearthinthepast﹖Manhasnotalwayskeptweatherrecords.Becausescientistsneedawaytolearnaboutpastrainfalltheystudythetreerings.Atree'strunk树干keepsgrowingyearbyyear.Underitsbark树皮atreeaddsalayer分层ofnewwoodeachyearitlives.Ifyoulookatatreestump树根youcanseethelayers.Theyarecalledannualrings年轮.Onsometreesalloftheringsareofthesamewidth.Buttheponderosa美国黄松thatgrowintheAricansouthwesthaveringsindifferentwidth.Thesoilinthesouthwestisdry.Thepinesdependonrainfallforwater.Inayearofgoodrainfalltheyformwiderings.Inadryyeartheyformnarrowones.Scientistsdonothavetocutdownapinetostudyitsrings.Withaspecialtooltheyremoveanarrowpieceofwoodfromthetrunkwithoutharmingthetree.Thentheylookatthewidthofeachringtoseehowmuchrainfellintheyearitformed.Somepinesarehundredsofyearsoldandhavehundredsofrings.Theseringsformanannualrecordofpastrainfallinthesouthwest.66.Wecouldinferfromthepassagethat＿＿＿＿.A.atreegrowsfasterwhenithasalotofwaterB.scientistscutdowntreestostudytreeringsC.pinetreesformringsofthesamewidtheveryyearD.theponderosagrowsinthesoutheast67.Atreegrowsanewlayerofwood＿＿＿＿.A.eachweekB.wheneveritrainsC.everyyearD.everyseason68.Onthewholethispassageisabout＿＿＿＿.A.whythetreetrunksgrowbiggerB.whyscientistsstudytreeringsC.treesthatlivedhundredsofyearsagoD.theponderosaintheUS69.Thescientists＿＿toknowhowmuchrainfellinacertainareainthepast.A.climbedupthetreesB.movedthepinetreeC.removedapieceofwoodD.studiedthewidthofthetreerings70.Whichofthefollowingdoesthepassageleadyoutobelieve﹖A.Youngtreeshavefewerannualringsthanoldones.B.Thetrunkofatreeneverchangedinsize.C.Treesinthesouthwestdonotneedrain.D.Thesoilinthesouthwestisfitforthegrowthoftrees.
Batteriescanpoweranythingfromsmallsensorstolargesystems.Whilescientistsarefindingwaystomakethemsmallerbutevenmorepowerfulproblemscanarisewhenthesebatteriesaremuchlargerandheavierthanthedevicesthemselves.UniversityofMissouriMUresearchersaredevelopinganuclearenergysourcethatissmallerlighterandmoreefficient.Toprovideenoughpowerweneedcertainmethodswithhighenergydensity密度saidJaeKwonassistantprofessorofelectricalandcomputerengineeringatMU.Theradioisotope放射性同位素batterycanprovidepowerdensitythatismuchhigherthanchemicalbatteries.Kwonandhisresearchteamhavebeenworkingonbuildingasmallnuclearbatterypresentlythesizeandthicknessofapennyintendedtopowervariousmicro/nanoelectromechanrealsystemsM/NEMS.AlthoughnuclearbatteriescancauseconcernsKwonsaidtheyaresafE.Peopleheartheword‘nuclear’andthinkofsomethingverydangeroushesaidHowevernuclearpowersourceshavealreadybeensafelypoweringavarietyofdevicessuchaspace-makersspacesatellitesandunderwatersystems.Hisnewideaisnotonlyinthebattery’ssizebutalsoinitssemiconductor半导体.Kwon’sbatteryusesaliquidsemiconductorratherthanasolidsemiconductor.Thekeypartofusingaradioactivebatteryisthatwhenyouharvesttheenergypartoftheradiationenergycandamagethelatticestructure晶体结构ofthesolidsemiconductorKwonsaidByusingaliquidsemiconductorwebelievewecanminimizethatproblem.TogetherwithJ.DavidRobertsonchemistryprofessorandassociatedirectoroftheMUResearchReactorKwonisworkingtobuildandtestthebattery.Inthefuturetheyhopetoincreasethebattery’spowershrinkitssizeandtrywithvariousothermaterials.Kwonsaidthatbatterycouldbethinnerthanthethicknessofhumanhair.36.WhichofthefollowingistrueofJaeKwon?A.HeteacheschemistryatMU.B.Hedevelopedachemicalbattery.C.HeisworkingonanuclearenergysourcE.D.Hemadeabreakthroughincomputerengineering.37.JaeKwongaveexamplesinParagraph4_________.A.toshowchemicalbatteriesarewidelyapplieD.B.tointroducenuclearbatteriescanbesafelyuseD.C.todescribeanuclear-poweredsystem.D.tointroducevariousenergysources.38.Liquidsemiconductorisusedto_________.A.getridoftheradioactivewasteB.testthepowerofnuclearbatteries.C.decreasethesizeofnuclearbatteriesD.reducethedamagetolatticestructurE.39.AccordingtoJaeKwonhisnuclearbattery_______.A.usesasolidsemiconductorB.willsoonreplacethepresentones.C.couldbeextremelythinD.haspassedthefinaltest.40.Thetextismostprobablya________.A.sciencenewsreportB.bookreviewC.newspaperadD.sciencefictionstory
Welcometoyourfuturelife!Yougetupinthemorningandlookintothemirror.Yourfaceisfirmandyoung-looking.In2035medicaltechnologyisbetterthanever.Manypeopleyouragecouldlivetobe150soat40you’renotoldatall.Andyourparentsjusthadananti-aging抗衰老的treatment.Nowallthreeofyoulookthesameage!YousaytoyourshirtTurnreD.ItchangesfrombluetoreD.In2035smartclothescontainparticles粒子muchsmallerthanthecellsinyourbody.Theparticlescanbeprogrammedtochangeyourclothes’colororpattern.Youwalkintothekitchen.YoupickupthemilkbutavoicesaysYoushouldn’tdrinkthat!Yourfridgehasreadthechip芯片thatcontainsinformationaboutthemilkanditknowsthemilkisold.In2035everyarticleoffoodinthegrocerystorehassuchachip.It’stimetogotowork.In2035carsdrivethemselves.Justtellyoursmartcarwheretogo.Onthewayyoucancallafriendusingyourjacketsleeve袖子.Suchsmarttechnologyisallaroundyou.Sowillallthesethingscometrue?FornewtechnologytosucceedsaysscientistAndrewZolliithastobesomuchbetterthatitreplaceswhatwehavealready.TheInternetisoneexample--whatwillbethenext?41.Wecanlearnfromthetextthatinthefuture__________.A.peoplewillnevergetoldB.everyonewilllookthesameC.redwillbethemostpopularcolorD.clotheswillbeabletochangetheirpattern42.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?A.Milkwillbeharmfultohealth.B.MoredrinkswillbeavailableforsalE.C.Foodinthegrocerystorewillcarryelectronicinformation.D.Milkinthegrocerystorewillstayfreshmuchlonger.43.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Foodandclothingin2035.B.FuturetechnologyineverydaylifE.C.MedicaltreatmentsofthefuturE.D.Thereasonforthesuccessofnewtechnology.
3Dcinemahasbeenaroundsincetheearly20thcenturybutHollywoodbroughtthetechnologybackin2007.Manythoughtitwasjustatricktomakemoremoney.ButthencameAvatarthefirstmustseemoviein3D.ButsinceAvatar3DcinemahasstruggleD.In_2010_several_3D_movies_bombed_at_the_box_officE.Andbylate2010somepeoplesaidthetechnologywasdeaD.Ofcoursethatwasn'tthefirsttimeHollywoodhadstruggledwithnewtechnology.Althoughsoundwasaddedtomoviesinthelate1920sittookaudiencestimetogetusedtothenewtechnology.ButintheendsoundandcolourbecamethestandarD.JamesCamerondirectorofAvatarthinkswe'regoingthroughthesameprocesswith3D.Somesaycinemasarechargingtoomuchfor3Dmovies.IntheUSseeinga3Dmoviecancostupto$7.5morethanseeingitin2D.AlsoarecentstudyatCaliforniaStateUniversityfindsaudiencesdon'tactuallyenjoymoviesin3Danymorethanin2D.WalterMurchafamousmovieeditorwrotein2011thathumanbeingshavenoabilitytoprocess3Dimages.Watchinga3Dmovieconfusesourbrainandthisiswhysomepeoplegetheadaches.ButJamesCamerondisagrees.Infactherecentlypredictedthatinfiveyearsallmovieswillbein3D.Andtherearesignsthat3Disfightingback.More3Dmovieswereputonthemarketin2012thaneverbeforE.TheLionKing3DrecentlymadeoverUS$150millionattheboxofficeandCameron'sTitanic3DmadeevenmorE.Whoknowswhatthefutureholdsfor3D?StevenSpielbergrecentlysaidI'mhoping3Dgetstoapointwherepeoplenoticeit.Becausethenitjustbecomesanothertoolandhelpstellastory.1.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2probablymeansthatin20103Dmovies________.A.werenotsuccessfulB.becamepopularC.developedquicklyD.wereofpoorquality2.Theexampleofsoundandcolourisusedmainlytoshowthat________.A.HollywoodtendstoabsorbwhatisnewB.3DtechnologytakestimetobeacceptedC.HollywoodstruggleswithnewtechnologyD.hightechnologyhelpstomakebettermovies3.InWalterMurch'sopinion3Dmovies________.A.bringmoviemakersgreatprofitsB.aremoreexpensivethan2DmoviesC.dogreatharmtopeople'shealthD.areunsuitableforpeopletowatch4.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.Avatarwasthefirst3DmoviE.B.3Dcinemahasexistedforyears.C.Titanic3Dhasmadethemostmoney.D.2012witnessedthecomingof3D'stimE.
Theelephantwaslyingheavilyonitssidefastasleep.A.fewdogsstartedbarkingatit.Theelephantwokeupinaterribleanger:itchasedthedogsintothevillagewheretheyranforsafety.Thatdidn'tstoptheelephant.ItdestroyedadozenhousesandinjuredseveralpeoplE.Thevillagerswerescaredandangry.ThensomeonesuggestedcallingParbatitheelephantprincess.ParbatiBarua’sfatherwasahunteroftigersandanelephanttamer驯兽者.HetaughtParbatitorideanelephantbeforeshecouldevenwalk.Healsotaughtherthedangerousartoftheelephantround-up--howtocatchwildelephants.Parbatihasn’talwayslivedinthejunglE.Afterahappychildhoodhuntingwithherfathershewassenttoboardingschoolinthecity.ButParbatinevergotusedtobeingthereandmanyyearslatershewentbacktoheroldlifE.Lifeinthecityistoodull.Catchingelephantsisanadventureandtheexcitementlastsfordaysafterthechaseshesays.ButParbatidoesn’tcatchelephantsjustforfun.Myworkshesaysistorescuemanfromtheelephantsandtokeeptheelephantssafefromman.AndthisisexactlywhatParbatihasbeendoingformanyyears.IncreasinglytheIndianelephantisangry:formanyyearsillegalhuntershaveattackeditanditshomeinthejunglehasbeenreducedtosmallpiecesoflanD.Itisnowfightingback.WheneverwildelephantsenterateagardenoravillageParbatiiscalledtoguidetheanimalsbacktothejunglebeforetheycankill.Theworkofanelephanttameralsoinvolvesloveanddevotion.A.goodelephanttamerwillspendhoursadaysinginglovesongstoanewlycapturedelephant.Eventuallytheygrowtolovetheirtamersandneverforgetthem.Theyarealsomoreloyalthanhumansshesaidassheclimbeduponeofherelephantsandsatonthegianthappyanimal.Anelephantprincessindeed!51.ForParbaticatchingelephantsismainlyto______.A.getlonglastingexcitementB.maketheangryelephantstameC.sendthembacktothejungleD.keepbothmanandelephantssafe52.BeforeParbatistudiedinaboardingschool______.A.shespenthertimehuntingwithherfatherB.shelearnedhowtosinglovesongsC.shehadalreadybeencalledanelephantprincessD.shewastaughthowtohunttigers53.Indianelephantsaregettingincreasinglyangryandtheyrevenge报复because______.A.theyarecaughtandsentforheavyworkB.illegalhunterscapturethemandkillthemC.theyareattackedandtheirlandgetslimitedD.dogsoftenbarkatthemandchasethem54.ThepassagestartswithanelephantstoryinordertoexplainthatinIndia______.A.peopleeasilyfallvictim受害者toelephantsattacksB.dogsareaspowerfulaselephantsC.elephanttamersareinshortsupplyD.theman-elephantrelationshipisgettingworse
Thecomputerschangedourlivesinthe1980stheInternetchangedourlivesinthe1990sandtherobotswillchangeourlivesinthenewcentury.Doyouthinktherewillberobotsinpeople'shomes?It'snotadreamthateveryhomewillhavearobot.Nowrobotsarenotonlyabletohelppeopledothehouseworktheycanalsohelpthedoctorsdothedifficultoperationsplaychesswithpeopleplaythepianoandsoon.AnewcookingrobotisusedinBeijing.Itcancookallthedishesonthemenuyouonlyneedtowaittwotofourminutes.Inthefuturetherobotwillbeanurseasecurity安全guardorapartnerinyourlifE.Expertsbelieverobotswillbeusedeverywherefromtheindustrial工业的robotstoservicerobots.InthefuturerobotswillbecomepartofthefamilyandprovidecloseserviceforpeoplE.WealllookforwardtothenewrobotagE.63._____changedourlivesinthe1990s.A.TherobotsB.ThecomputersC.TheTVsetsD.TheInternet64.Accordingtothepassageweknowthatanewcookingrobotisbeingusedin__.A.thefutureB.BeijingC.manycountriesD.manyfamilies65.Whatcantherobotsdonow?A.Theycanhelppeopledothehousework.B.Theycanhelpthedoctorsdothedifficultoperations.C.TheycanplaychesswithpeoplE.D.AB.andC.66.Whichisthebesttitle标题ofthepassage?A.ThecomputerschangedourlivesB.RobotscancookC.RobotsarecomingD.Robotswillbedoctors
ScientistshavefoundwhatlooklikecavesonMars火星andsaytheycouldbeprotectinglifefromtheplanet’sterribleenvironment.ThefirstcavesdiscoveredbeyondtheEarthappearassevenmysteriousblackdotsonthepicturessentbackbyNASA’sMarsOdysseyorbiter.EachaslargeasafootballfieldtheymaybeopeningsintonaturalcavesbelowtheMartiansurfacE.IfthereislifeonMarsthereisagoodchanceyou’dfinditincavessaidJutWynneoneoftheresearcherswhonoticedthefeatureswhileworkingonaUSGeologicalSurveyMarsCaveDetectionProgram.JonathanClarkeageologistwiththeMarsSocietyofAustraliayesterdaydescribedthediscoveryasexciting.Onephototakenatnightbyaninfraredimager红外线成像器showedoneholetobeunusuallywarmsuggestinghotairtrappedduringthedayisflowingout.Isaid:‘Wowthat’sacavE.’Dr.Clarkesaidexcitedly.Peoplehavebeenlookingfortheseforalongtime;nowwehavefoundthem.Heagreedsuchcaveswouldbeperfectplacestohuntforlifeescapingfromthebitterlycoldradiation-soaked充满辐射的drysurfacE.TinydropsofwatercouldcollectinsidehesaiD.IftherearegasescomingouttheycouldprovideenergyforawholerangeofbacteriA.A.caveisalsoaprotectionfromradiation;thesurfaceofMarsisexposedtohighlevelsofspaceradiation.Thecavesprobablyformedwhentube-shapedlavaflows管状岩浆流spreadacrosstheplanetlongago.Theoutsideofthetubescooledformingsolidwallswhilesomethinghotterinsideallowedtheremaininglavatoflowoutformingcaves.1.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.HowthecaveswereformedonMars.B.HowscientistsfoundthesecavesonMars.C.CavesonMarsmaybefullofhotairorasignoflifE.D.ScientistshavecompletelyrecognizedthesurfaceofMars.2.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.A.waterhasalreadybeenfoundonMarsB.thescientistsfoundallthecavesatnightC.itiscertainthatthereislifeinthesecavesD.thesurfaceofMarsisbitterlycoldradiation-soakedanddry3.AccordingtothepassageDr.Clarkewassoexcitedbecause.A.suchcavescouldprovideenergyforlifeB.theyhadfinallyfoundthecavesonMarsC.suchcaveswouldbeperfectplacestohuntforlifeD.scientistshadlongbeenlookingforthesecaves4.NecessaryconditionforlifeonMarsmentionedinthepassagemayinclude.A.lavaandenergyB.waterandradiationfromspaceC.gasesandlavaD.waterandprotectionfromradiation
Abouttenmenineveryhundredsufferfromcolorblindnessinsomeway.Womenareluckieronlyaboutoneintwohundredisaffectedinthismatter.Perhapsafterallitissafertobedrivenbyawoman.Therearedifferentformsofcolorblindness.InsomecasesamanmaynotbeabletoseedeepreD.Hemaythinkthatredorangeandyellowareallshadesofgreen.Sometimesapersoncannottellthedifferencebetweenblueandgreen.Inrarecasesanunluckymanseeeverythinginshadesofgreen—astrangeworldindeeD.Colorblindnessinhumanbeingsisastrangethingtoexplain.Inasingleeyetherearemillionsofverysmallthingscalledcones.Thesehelpusseeinabrightdayandtellthedifferencebetweencolors.Therearealsomillionsofrodsbuttheseareusedforseeingwhenitisnearlydark.Theyshowusshapebutnocolor.Someinsectshavefavoritecolors.Mosquitoes蚊子likebluebutdonotlikeyellow.A.redlightwillnotattractinsectsbutabluelampwill.Inasimilarwayhumanbeingsalsohavefavoritecolors.Yetwearelucky.Withtheaidoftheconesinoureyeswecanseemanybeautifulcolorsbydayandwiththeaidoftherodswecanseeshapesatnight.Onedaywemayevenlearnmoreabouttheinvisiblecolorsaroundus.60.Thispassageismainlyabout________.A.coloranditssurprisingeffectsB.womenbeingluckierthanmenC.dangercausedbycolorblindnessD.colorblindness61.Accordingtothepassagewiththehelpoftheconeswecan________.A.telldifferentcolorsB.seeinweaklightC.telldifferentshapesD.tellorangefromyellow62.Whydosomepeoplesayitissafertobedrivenbywomen?A.Womenaremorecareful.B.Therearefewercolorblindwomen.C.Womenarefonderofdrivingthanmen.D.Womenareweakerbutquickerinthinking.
EmotionalintelligenceorEQistheabilitytoreadandunderstandemotionsinourselvesandothers.Itissaidthatemotionalintelligencemakesup80percentofone’ssuccess.Eversincethe1995publicationofUSwriterDanielGoleman’sbest-sellerEmotionalIntelligence:WhyItCanMatterMoreThanIQEQhasbeenseenbyleadersandeducatorsasthesolutiontomanysocialproblems.InsomeWesterncountriessuchastheUSemotionalintelligenceisnowtaughtwidelyinsecondarybusinessandmedicalschools.EQisimportant.ButourenthusiasmforithashiddenadarksidesaysarecentarticleinTheAtlantiC.Recentresearchandstudiesshowthataspeopleimprovetheiremotionalskillstheybecomebetteratmanipulating操控others.Whensomeoneknowswhatothersarefeelingtheycanmotivatethemtoactagainsttheirownbestinterests.Doesthisremindyouofthosemanagersatpyramidscheme传销companies?Hundredsofthousandsofotherwisecautiousandrational理性的peoplehavebeenbrainwashedbytheirimpassionedspeechesandbecomebankruptasaresult.SocialscientistshavebeguntodocumentthisdarksideofemotionalintelligencE.A.studybytheUniversityofCambridgefoundthatwhenaleadergaveaninspiringspeechfilledwithemotiontheaudiencewaslesslikelytolookoverthemessageandrememberedlessofthecontent.Researcherscallthistheawestruckeffect敬畏效应butitmayjustaseasilybedescribedasthedumbstruckeffectsaysTheAtlanticarticlE.Leaderswhomasteremotionscanrobusofourabilitytoreason.Iftheyhaveself-servingmotivesortheirvaluesareoutofstepwithourownemotionalintelligencebecomesaweaponofmanipulationandtheresultscanbedestroyeD.AnotherrecentstudyfromKyotoUniversityshowsthatpeoplewithhighinterpersonalEQinfluenceothers’emotionsbasedontheirowngoals.AresearchteamledbyUniversityCollegeLondonprofessorMartinKilduffshedmorelightonthisdarksideofemotionalintelligencE.Accordingtothememotionalintelligencehelpspeopledisguise伪装onesetofemotionswhileexpressinganotherforpersonalgain.EmotionallyintelligentpeopleintentionallyshapetheiremotionstoleavefavorableimpressionsofthemselvesKilduff’steamwritesinthejournalResearchinOrganizationalBehavior.ItseemsthattobetterunderstandthedarksideofEQweneedtolooknofurtherthanShakespeare’sMacbethoritsmodernadaptiononTV:HouseofCards.59.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutEQisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ManywesternershaveagoodknowledgeofEQ.B.EQplaysanimportantroleinsolvingsocialproblems.C.EQcanhelpyoureadandunderstandemotionsinyourselfandothers.D.IfapersonhasahighlevelofEQhewillsurelysucceedineverything.60.Theunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphbutonemeansthattheresearchteam__________.A.madeclearthedarksideofEQB.hidthepositivesideofEQC.understandthepositivesideofEQD.discoveredthedarksideofEQ61.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.MacbethwasadaptedfromHouseofCards.B.HouseofCardshelpsusunderstandthedarksideofEQbetter.C.ThedarksideofEQisshownneitherinMacbethnorinHouseofCards.D.TounderstandthedarksideofEQbetterwe’dbetternotrefertoHouseofCardsandMacbeth.62.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.ThedarksideofEQ.B.TheimportanceofEQtoreaders.C.ThedefinitionofEQ.D.ThepositiveandnegativeaspectsofEQ.
Howcouldwepossiblythinkthatkeepinganimalsincagesinunnaturalenvironments－mostlyforentertainmentpurposes－isfairandrespectful?Zooofficialssaytheyareconcernedaboutanimals.Howevermostzoosremaincollectionsofinterestingthingsratherthanprotectivehabitats.Zoosteachpeoplethatitisacceptabletokeepanimalsboredlonelyandfarfromtheirnaturalhomes.Zoosclaimtoeducatepeopleandsaveendangeredspeciesbutvisitorsleavezooswithouthavinglearnedanythingmeaningfulabouttheanimals’naturalbehaviorintelligenceorbeauty.Zooskeepanimalsinsmallspacesorcagesandmostsignsonlymentionthespecies’namedietandnaturalrangE.Theanimals’normalbehaviorisseldomnoticedbecausezoosdon’tusuallytakecareoftheanimals’naturalneeds.TheanimalsarekepttogetherinsmallspaceswithnoprivacyandlittleopportunityformentalandphysicalexercisE.Thisresultsinunusuallyandself-destructivebehaviorcalledzoochosis.A.worldwidestudyofzoosfoundthatzoochosisiscommonamonganimalskeptinsmallspacesorcages.Anotherstudyshowedthatelephantsspend22percentoftheirtimemakingrepeatedheadmovementsorbitingcagebarsandbearsspend30percentoftheirtimewalkingbackandforthasignofunhappinessandpain.Furthermoremostanimalsinzoosarenotendangered.Captivebreeding圈养繁殖ofendangeredbigcatsAsianelephantsandotherspecieshasnotresultedintheirbeingsentbacktothewild.Zoostalkalotabouttheircaptivebreedingprogramsbecausetheydonotwantpeopletoworryaboutaspeciesdyingout.Infactbabyanimalsalsoattractalotofpayingcustomers.Haven’tweseenenoughcompetitionstonamebabyanimals?Actuallywewillsaveendangeredspeciesonlyifwesavetheirhabitatsandputanendtothereasonspeoplekillthem.Insteadofsupportingzoosweshouldsupportgroupsthatworktoprotectanimals’naturalhabitats.29.Howwouldtheauthordescribetheanimals’lifeinzoos?A.Dangerous.B.Unhappy.C.Natural.D.Easy.30.Inthestateofzoochosisanimals_________.A.remainincagesB.behavestrangelyC.attackotheranimalsD.enjoymovingaround31.Whatdoestheauthortrytoargueinthepassage?A.Zoosarenotworththepublicsupport.B.Zoosfailintheirattempttosaveanimals.C.Zoosshouldtreatanimalsashumanbeings.D.Zoosuseanimalsasameansofentertainment.32.Theauthortriestopersuadereaderstoaccepthisargumentmainlyby_________.A.pointingoutthefaultsinwhatzoosdoB.usingevidencehehascollectedatzoosC.questioningthewayanimalsareprotectedD.discussingtheadvantagesofnaturalhabitats
Asdemandforpowerandfuelgrowssteadilyinthecomingdecadeswemustconsidereverypossibleenergysourceathandifwe’retomeettheworld’sneeds.Andbecausecleannaturalgasisfoundingreatplentythereislittledoubtthatitwillplayamajorroleontheworldenergystageinthiscenturymuchlikeoildidinthelast.Butlikeoilgasreservesareconcentratedinjustafewplacesintheworldusuallyfarfromwherethey’reneededmost.Andthat’sonlypartofthechallengE.Theworldhashadwellover100yearstosearchforoilandtobuildthenecessaryfacilitiestobringittomarket;thenaturalgasfacilitiesparticularlywhenitcomestoliquefiednaturalgasLNGisnotnearlyasdevelopeD.Sowhatneedstobedone?Onthesupplysideproducingnationsneedpoliciesthatallowforbetterdevelopmentoftheirnaturalgasinanopenstablebusinessenvironmentnotoneinwhichtherulesofgamechangewithoutwarning.Thesustainabledevelopmenttoensurethey’llhaveenoughsuppliesinthefuturethatmeansbuildingtherelatedfacilitiesincludingLNGstations.Thisinturnwillrequirecoastalareastoallowthesenecessarybutnotnecessarilyprettyfacilitiestobebuiltintheirbackyards.Andenergycompanieshavearesponsibilitytobegoodneighborsinthoseareasbyoperatingthesefacilitiesresponsiblyandsafely.Theymustalsocontinuetoputinthebillionsofdollarsneededtobuildthecomplextransportandstoragefacilitiesrequiredtobringmoregastomarket.Expandinganddiversifyingenergysourcesbyusingmorenaturalgascouldleadtolowerfuelpricesandtogreaterenergysecurity.We’vetakensomestepstogetstartedbutweneedyourhelptogettherestoftheway.39.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Gasplayedamajorpartinthe20thcentury.B.Naturalgasfacilitiesarefarfromsatisfactory.C.GasreservesarewidelyspreadaroundtheworlD.D.Necessaryfacilitiesarereadytobringgastomarket.40.TheunderlinedwordoneinParagraph2refersto_____.A.thegassupplysideB.thebusinessenvironmentC.thegasconsumingnationD.thepolicyforgasdevelopment41.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto_____.A.warnpeopleofthelackofpowerandfuelB.discusstheimportanceofoilandnaturalgasC.callforbetteruseanddevelopmentofnaturalgasD.instructpeoplehowtomakeuseofenergysources42.Thepassagemightbefollowedbyaparagraphabout_____.A.whatkindofhelpyoucanofferB.whereenergysourcesareconcentratedC.whichcountriesareingreatneedofgasD.whatproblemsofenergysourceswemayface
Globalwarminghappenswhengreenhousegasestrapheatandlightfromthesunintheearth’satmospherewhichincreasesthetemperaturE.Thisislikewhenheatistrappedinacar.Onahotdaythecargetshotterwhenitisoutintheparkinglot.Thisisbecausetheheatandlightfromthesuncangetintothecarbygoingthroughthewindowsbutitcan’tgetbackout.Thisiswhatthegreenhouseeffectdoestotheearth.Theheatandlightcangetthroughtheatmospherebutitcan’tgetoutAsaresultthetemperaturerises.Sometimesthetemperaturecanchangeinawaythathelpsus.ThegreenhouseeffectmakestheearthappropriateforpeopletoliveonWithoutittheearthwouldbefreezingoritwouldbeburninghot.Itwouldbefreezingatnightbecausewewouldnotgetthesun’sheatandlight.Duringthedayespeciallyduringthesummeritwouldbeburningbecausethesunwouldbeupwithnoatmospheretofilter过滤itsopeopleplantsandanimalswouldbeexposedtoallthelightandheat.Althoughthegreenhouseeffectmakestheearthabletohavepeoplelivingonitiftheregetstobetoomanygasestheeachcangetunusuallywarmerandmanyplantsanimals.andpeoplewilldiE.Plantswoulddiebecausetheywouldnotbeabletotaketheheat.ThiswouldcauseustohavelessfoodtoeatanditwouldalsolimitthefoodthatanimalshavE.WithlessfoodfortheanimalsthatweneedtosurvivewewouldevenhavelessfooD.Graduallypeopleplantsandanimalswouldalldieofhunger.Peoplearedoingmanythingstotrytostopglobalwarming.Onethingiscarpooling—drivingwithsomeonetoaplacethatyouarebothgoingto.Anotherthingisbeingmorecarefulaboutleavingelectricaldevicesturnedon.Nowmorepeopleareevenridingbusesorbikestolowertheamountofgreenhousegasesintheair.Althoughadultsdomanythingstohelpstopglobalwarmingkidscalldojustasmuch.46.BytheexamplegiveninParagraphltheauthorwantsto__________.A.explainhowglobalwarminghappensB.showhisfeelinginacarinhotsummerC.telluscarsarecausesofgreenhousegasesD.saythatItherearegreenhousegasesineverycar47.Theunderlinedword‘itinParagraph2refersto__________.A.lightB.greenhouseeffectC.temperatureD.heat48.Whatistheeffectofatmosphere?A.ITonlytrapstheheatofthesun.B.Itdoesgreatharmtohumans.C.ItmakestheearthneithertohotnortoocolD.D.Itpreventsallthelightfromthesunshiningontheearth.49.Whatisthemainideaofthethirdparagraph?A.lfthereisgreenhouseeffect.alltheplantswilldieB.HumanbeingsarelikelytodisappearfromtheearthC.Cropscan′ttakeintheheatlfthereisgreenhouseeffectD.Althoughgreenhouseeffectisnecessary.ToomuchofitwillcauseustodiE.50.Whatwilltheauthormostprobablydiscussintheparagraphthatfollows?A.Whatkidscandotohelpstopglobalwarming.B.Whoshouldberesponsiblefortheenvironmentalproblems.C.Whatglobalwarmingisdoingtotheenvironment.D.Whycarsandbusespollutetheairalot
Inthefutureyourautomobilewillrunonwaterinsteadofgas!Youwillbeabletobuyasupercomputerthatfitsinyourpocket!Youmightevendriveaflyingcar!Notallpastpredictionshavebeenprovenwrong.A.fewofthemhavebeensurprisinglyaccuratE.SomegreatthinkerspredictedthearrivalofthecreditcardthefaxmachineandeventheinternetyearsbeforetheyhappeneD.ButforeachpredictionthathascometruesomeothershavemissedbyamilE.Manyofthesepredictionsdidn’tconsiderhowpeoplewouldwanttousethetechnologyorifpeoplereallyneededitintheirlivesornot.Let’slookatsomepredictionsfromthenot-too-distantpast.RobotHelpersWhere’stherobotinmykitchen?NowhereofcoursE.Andhe’sprobablynotcominganytimesoon.Robotsdoexisttodaybutmostlyinfactoriesandotherworkingenvironments.Backinthe1950showeverpeoplesaidthatbynowpersonalrobotswouldbeinmostpeople’shomes.Sowhyhasn’tithappened?Maybebecauserobotsarestilltooexpensiveandclumsy.AndprobablytheideaofrobotscookingourdinnersandwashingourclothesisjusttoostrangE.Athomeweseemtobedoingfinewithoutthem.TelephonesoftomorrowIn1964anAmericancompanyintroducedthevideotelephonE.Theysaidbytheyear2000mostpeoplewouldhaveavideophoneintheirhomes.Butofcoursetheideahasn’tcaughtonyet.Why?Thetechnologyworkedfinebutitoverlookedsomethingobvious:peopledesireforprivacy.Wouldyouwanttohaveavideophoneconversationwithsomeoneafteryoujuststeppedoutoftheshower?Probablynot--itcouldbeuncomfortable!Justbecausetechnologydoesn’talwaysmeanpeoplewillwanttouseit.Andfinallyhowaboutthatcrazypredictionoftheflyingcar?It’snotsocrazyanymore!Butaflyingcarremainsoneofthemostwonderfultechnologyideastocatchourimagination.Keepwatchingthenewsorperhapstheskyoutsideyourwindowtoseewhatthefuturewillbring.24.Thepassagemainlydealswith______.A.predictionsthatcancatchourimaginationB.predictionsthathaven’tcometrueC.newtechnologycanbenefitourlifeD.predictionsthathavecometrue25.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Technologydoesn’talwaysmeanpeoplewillwanttouseit.B.Predictionsdon’tneedtoconsiderpeople’spracticaluseofthetechnology.C.Notallthehigh-techthingspeoplethoughtwe’dbeusingbynowarewidelyusedD.High-techthingsarenotalwaysconvenienttopeople’slifE.26.RobotHelpershaven’tbeenusedinmostpeople’shomesbecause______.A.usingthekindofrobotsathomeissimplyawasteoftimeandmoneyB.thekindofrobotshasn’tbeendevelopedyetC.peoplefinditdifficulttocontrolthekindofrobotsD.thekindofrobotswon’tbringpeoplepracticaluse27.Howdoesthewriterfindtheflyingcar?A.ItistoodifficulttoimaginE.B.ItistoocrazyanideatorealizE.C.ItislikelytoappearinthefuturE.D.Ithasbeenthefocusofthenews.
Toplistsarelecturingpeopleoneverythingfrom100placestovisitto100bookstoread.Aren'tyoujusttiredofbeingtoldwhattodowithyourtime?Nowyouhavealisttoendalllists!Takealookatthefollowingtwoexamplesfromthelistof101thingsnottodoSwimwithDolphins海豚?Swimmingwithdolphinsisoneoftheworld'smostprofitabletouristactivities.Howevernoteverydolphinwillwelcomehavingtheirbusytiringdayinterruptedbytouristsscreamingandpushingaroundtheminthewater.Worseyetwhendolphinsgettooneartotheboatsloadedwithtouriststheycouldgetcaughtupinropesandkilledbypropellers螺旋桨.Here'salittlesecret.Dolphinslooklikesmilingatyoubutactuallythey'rejustopeningtheirmouths.GotoSeetheMonaLisa?Theremustbesomethingaboutthemysterious神秘的smilE.The6millionpeoplewhovisittheladyintheLouvreeveryyearcan'tallbewrongafterall.Buttheycanbequiteannoyingstandinginfrontofyou;holdinguptheircamerastopreventyoufromseeinganything.Infactitishardforyoutoseethepaintingclearlybecauseyouhavetostayawayfromitforsecurityreasons.Afterqueuingforhoursmanytouristscanremaininfrontofthepaintingonlyfor15secondsatmost.Ifthemysteriousladyinthepictureknewherfateshewouldn'tjustbesmilingshe'dbelaughing.SostilllongtoseetheMonaLisa?Ifyouwanttofindoutmoreaboutthelistread101ThingsNOTtoDoBeforeYouDiE.Visitwww.not2dobeforeidiE.co.ukandbuythebookata20%discount.1.Accordingtothepassageswimmingwithdolphins________.A.istheworld'smostpopulartouristactivityB.givesfuntobothtouristsanddolphinsC.willmaketouristsbusyandtiredD.cancausedangertodolphins2.WhatdoestheauthorthinkaboutgoingtoseeMonaLisa?A.ItiswrongtogoandseethemysterioussmilE.B.ItisnotassatisfyingasexpecteD.C.Fifteensecondsinfrontofthepaintingisenough.D.QueuingforhoursisworthwhilE.3.Thelistof101thingsnottodoismademostprobablybecauseitsauthor________.A.thinksitboringtodothethingssuggestedbyotherlistsB.believesotherlistsarenothumorousenoughC.intendstopersuadepeopletoreadmorelistsD.wantstoprovidealistdifferentfromotherlists4.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.Toadvertiseabook.B.TointroduceawebsitE.C.Tocommentonpopularlists.D.Torecommendtouristactivities.
Aswegetoldermostofusworryaboutgreyhairwrinklesandmaintainingayouthfulbody.Butpeopleoftendon’trealizethevoiceneedslookingafter.HereMr.Rubinavoiceexpertrevealshowtokeepyourvoiceyouthful.DrinkmorefluidandavoidspicyfoodYouneedwaterforthevocalcords声带tovibrate振动well.Thebodymustbekepthydratedenoughtomakethevocalcordsoperatewell.Drinking1.5litersofwateradayatintervalsof15minutesisveryimportant.Mr.RubinadvisesavoidingfoodswithanannoyingeffectonthestomachsuchasonionschilifizzydrinksandchocolatE.RestthethroatandtalkregularlyThevocalcordscanbescaredifyouuseyourvoiceduringabadcough.Ifyouhaveacaseoflaryngitis喉炎withacoldyoushouldrestyourvoiceforadayortwoandseekmedicaladvicE.Simplystayingsociableandusingyourvoiceisveryimportant.Asolderpeoplegetlessmobiletheycanbecomesociallyisolatedandspeakless.saysMr.Rubin.TheelderlyneedtocommunicatewithpeoplemorE.Byusingthevocalcordstheyenabletheageingprocesstoslowdown.ImproveyourpostureGoodpostureisessentialtokeepingthevoiceyoungsowe’dbetterstandproperly.ExercisehelpsyoutakedeeperbreathsasitmeansthereisbetterairflowthroughthevoiceboxproducingastrongertonE.SingintheshowerThisisoneofthebestwaystopreserveyourvoiceasitkeepsthelarynxmusclesstrongwhilethesteamlubricates使润滑thevoicebox.SingingisgymnasticsforthevoicesaysMr.Rubin.JoiningachoirisoneofthebestwaystopreserveayouthfultonE.60.Mr.Rubingivesusadviceon.A.waystokeepusfromagingB.waystokeepourvoiceyouthfulC.waystotalkwithotherpeopleD.preventionofdiseasescausedbytalkingtoomuch61.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEintheopinionofMr.Rubin?A.Takingmoreonionscankeepushealthy.B.Professionalsingers’voicestendtoagequickly.C.ThesteamcandogreatharmtothevoicE.D.Weshouldstandproperlytokeepourvoiceyouthful.62.Toprotectthevoicetheoldpeopleshould.A.getlessmobileB.lieinbedmoreC.avoidusingthevoiceD.communicatewithothersmore63.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.MostpeoplehaverealizedtheimportanceofprotectingvoicE.B.It’shardtokeepthevocalcordsstrongthroughexercisE.C.Shoutingnowandthenbenefitsourvocalcords.D.Singingintheshowerisamongthebestwaystokeepourvoiceyouthful.
Cloningissuggestedasameansofbringingbackarelativeusuallyachildkilledtragically.SomeparentscanunderstandthatwishbutitmustfirstberecognizedthatthecopywouldbeanewbabyandnotthelostchilD.HereliesthedifficultyforthesadparentsareseekingnotanewbabybutareturnofthedeadonE.Sincetheoriginalwouldbefondlyrememberedashavingparticulartalentsandinterestswouldnottheparentsexpectthecopytobethesame?Itispossiblehoweverthatthecopywoulddevelopquitedifferently.Isitfairforthenewchildtobeplacedinafamilywithsuchunnaturalexpectations?Copyingisalsosuggestedasameansbywhichparentscanhavethechildoftheirdreams.Couplesmightchoosetohaveacopyofafilmstarbaseballplayerorscientistdependingontheirinterest.Butbecausepersonalityisonlypartlytheresultofgeneticinheritance基因遗传conflictswouldbesuretoariseiftheclonedchildfailedtodevelopthesameinterestsastheoriginal.WhatifthecopyofEinsteinshownointerestinscience?Orthebaseballplayerturnstoacting?SuccessalsodependsuponfortunE.Whatifthechilddoesnotliveuptothehopesanddreamsoftheparentssimplybecauseofbadluck?Everybabyshouldbewantedforitselfasanindividual.Inmakingacopyofoneselforsomefamouspersonaparentisdeliberatelyspecifyingthewayheorshewishesthatchildtodevelop.InrecentyearsparticularlyintheUnitedStatesmuchimportancehasbeenplacedontherightofindividualstoreproduceinwaysthattheywish.SoIsuggestthereisagreaterneedtoconsidertheinterestofthechildandtorejecttheseproposedusesofcloning.48.Accordingtotheauthorincloningalostchildparents___________.A.aresuretohaveababyoftheirdreamsB.expecttoomuchfromthecopyC.aresuretohaveanidenticalcopyD.losethetalentsofthelostchild49.Whatintheauthor’sopinionaffectsthesuccessofparents’dreams?A.Theclonedchild’sinterestinEinstein.B.Theclonedchild’snaturaltalent.C.Theclonedchild’spersonality.D.Theeffortsoftheparents.50.Inthispassagetheauthorismainlyconcernedabout__________.A.thefutureofaclonedchilD.B.thepersonalityofcloningpeoplE.C.theimportanceofcloningalostchilD.D.theproblemsofcloninglifE.
WhenDrJaneGoodallwasakidgrowingupinEnglandshedreamedofonedaylivingamongwildanimals.ThatopportunitycamewhenGoodallwas26yearsolD.GoodallmovedtotheAfricancountryandspent25yearstherE.Whatshelearnedaboutchimpanzees黑猩猩fascinatedpeopleallovertheworlD.AfterstudyinganimalsforthefirstpartofhercareerJaneGoodallbeganworkingtoprotectnotonlychimpanzeesbutallcreatures.HernewbookHopeforAnimalsandtheirWorldisacollectionofconservation保护successstories.TimeForKidsTFKtalkedtoGoodallabouthernewbookandheradviceforyoungpeoplE.TFK:Whatinspiredyoutowriteabookaboutconservationsuccessstories?DrGoodall:BecauseofallmytravelsImeettheseextraordinarypeopleandhearabouttheseamazingprojectsandtheyreallydogivehopE.TheyshowthatwecanturnthingsarounD.TFK:Whyarethesestoriesimportant?Goodall:TherearealotofyoungpeoplewhoaregoingoutandwantingtosavespeciesandtheyaresooftentoldGiveup.It’shopeless.Andifwehavethatattitudethensoontherewillbenothingleft.TFK:Howshouldkidswhowanttohelpgetstarted?Goodall:JoinRootsandShoots.ItgivesthemanopportunitytointeractwithotheryoungpeoplE.Thewebsitesatwww.rootsandshoots.orgisawayforthemtolearnmorE.36.AccordingtothepassageJaneGoodall______________.A.spent25yearsinAfricastudyingchimpanzeesB.isonlyinterestedinchimpanzeeresearchC.wroteanewbookaboutwhatshelearnedaboutchimpanzeesD.findsithopelesstoprotectwildanimals37.IntheinterviewDrGoodallwasaskedquestionsabout__________.A.hercareerasabiologistB.thedevelopmentofherresearchC.hernewbookandheradvicetokidsD.herrecenttriptoAfrica38.DrGoodallwrotetheconservationstories___________.A.togivehopetopeoplewhowanttosavespeciesB.towarnpeopleofthedangeroflosingwildanimalsC.toinstructchildrenonanimalconservationD.toletpeopleknowaboutawebsite39.WheredidGoodallgrowup?A.AmericaB.FranceC.BritishD.Canada
Thejourneytothemoonhadbeenthefirststeptowardfutureexploration探险inspacE.ThedistancebetweentheMoonandEarthisveryshortindeedwhencomparedwiththedistancesbetweenEarthandtheotherplanets.MarsthenearestplanettoEarthismillionsofmilesaway.Travelingtotheplanetswillbeman’snextaim.Suchtravelswillbemorechallengingthanthetriptothemoonandcertainlymoreadventurous.RecentlytwoAmericanspaceshipsVikings1and2landedonMarstryingtodiscoverwhetherthatplanethasanylifeonit.SofarthesignsoflifeonMarshasneitherconfirmed确认norruledout.RussianshavediscoveredthatthesurfaceofVenus金星issohotthatitisalmostcertainthatthereisnolifetherE.AlsotheatmosphereofVenusisextremelydense稠andthepressureisnearlyahundredtimesgreaterthanthatoftheEarth’satmospherE.ScientistsbelievemanmayfindplanetswhichhavethesameconditionsasthosewehaveonEarthbutmanshouldrealizeEarthwillbehisonlyhomeforalongtimeandbegintoloveandcareforit.5.Accordingtothepassagetravelingtotheplanetswillbe________.A.mucheasierandevenmoreinterestingB.farmoreexcitinganddangerousC.man’sfinalaimD.man’sfirststep6.WhichofthefollowingisNottrue?A.Marsisnearertotheearththanthemoon.B.ThemoonismuchnearertotheearththanMars.C.OfalltheplanetsMarsisthenearesttotheearth.D.Alltheplanetsaremuchfarthertotheearth.7.Fromthepassagewecanguess_____.A.thereislifeonMarsB.thereisnolifeonMarsC.theatmosphereofMarsisnotsodenseasthatofVenusD.scientistswillhavelittlehopetofindtheanswers8.Mancanliveonundertheconditionsof_______.A.muchtoohotsurfaceB.thesamepressureaswegetonearthC.normalatmosphereaswehaveonearthD.bothB.andC.
Ourenvironmentisn’tasgreenandbeautifulasitshouldbE.Therearesteelmonstersblockingoutthesunblowingoutdangeroussmokeandlettingoutpoisonouschemicalsintoriverscarsproducingharmfulwastegaspeoplethrowingoutwasteinawrongwayandallotherkindsofsourcesthatruintheplanet.FacingcurrentenvironmentalproblemspeopleneedtodotheirbesttosavetheEarth.Youcanseemanybiggarbagedustbinsinthestreets.They’renotthereforashowbutforyoutodropyourwastE.Weshouldrealizethatwhatalittlewedodoescount.Sonexttimeyougetthaturgetothrowgumorachocolatepackageoutofthecarwindoworaccidentallydropasyouwalkdownthestreetaskyourselfhowmuchwasteyou’vebeencontributingtotheenvironmentwiththatbadhabitgoingonforyears.Athomethefirstthingwecandotoprotecttheenvironmentisavoidlettingwaterruncontinuouslyandmakesurethattaps水龙头arenotleaky泄露的whichwouldhelpgreatlyinscrimping.Anotheristouseenergy-savinglightsandturnthemoffbeforeyouleavetherooms.It’snotonlyenergy-savingbutalsocutsdownelectricitycosts.RecyclingisamethodtomakeitemsreusablE.Manythingsyouwanttothrowoutcanbemadeintonewproductsthroughthereproducingprocess.Useyourimaginationtocomeupwithwaysonthingsthatyoucanuseagain.Passthemessageofsimplewaystosavetheenvironmentontokids.Startingwithkidsisagoodwayofteachingthemessageearlyintheirlivesinthehopethattheycancarryitforwardastheygrowolder.Withenvironmentalprotectionawarenessinmindwecandowhatwecanfortheresultsaretohaveabigeffectontheplanet.AslongaswedoourparttheworldisonesmallstepclosertobeingsaveD.60.Theunderlinedwordscrimpinginthethirdparagraphcanbereplacedby_____.A.savingB.cleaningC.cookingD.drinking61.Fromthefifthparagraphwecanknowthat________.A.protectingtheenvironmentbeginswithsmallchoresB.protectingtheenvironmentshouldstartfromchildhooD.C.wonderfullifecomesfromenvironmentalprotectionD.protectingtheenvironmentbenefitsthecountryandthepeople62.Whichofthefollowingisn’ttrue?A.ThemorepeopledotheirpartthegreenertheenvironmentwillbE.B.Sellingwhatyoudon’twantanymoreisakindofrecycling.C.Toprotecttheenvironmentmayhelpyousavesomemoney.D.Yourbadhabitsfortheenvironmentareavaluablecontribution.63.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.TheUseofGarbageDustbinB.HowtoSaveWaterandElectricityC.HowtoSavetheEnvironmentD.OurCurrentEnvironmentalProblems
Plantsarefloweringfasterthanscientistspredicted预测inreactiontoclimatechangewhichcouldhavelongdamagingeffectsonfoodchainsandecosystems.Globalwarmingishavingagreateffectonhundredsofplantandanimalspeciesaroundtheworldchangingsomelivingpatternsscientistssay.IncreasedcarbondioxideCO2intheairfromburningcoalandoilcanhaveaneffectonhowplantsproduceoxygenwhilehighertemperaturesandchangeablerainfallpatternscanchangetheirpatternsofgrowth.Predictingspecies’reactiontoclimatechangeisamajorchallengeinecologysaidtheresearchersofseveralU.S.universities.Theysaidplantshadbeenthekeyobjectofstudybecausetheirreactiontoclimatechangecouldhaveaneffectonfoodchainsandecosystemservices.ThestudypublishedontheNaturewebsiteusesthefindingsfromplantlifecyclestudiesandexperimentsacrossfourcontinentsand1634species.Itfoundthatsomeexperimentshadunderestimated低估thespeedoffloweringby8.5timesandleafingby4times.Acrossallspeciestheexperimentsunder-predictedthespeedoftheadvance—forbothleafingandflowering—thatresultsfromtemperatureincreasesthestudysaiD.ThedesignoffutureexperimentsmayneedtobeimprovedtobetterpredicthowplantswillreacttoclimatechangeitsaiD.PlantsarenecessaryforlifeontheEarth.Theyarethebaseofthefoodchainusingphotosynthesis光合作用toproducesugarfromcarbondioxideandwater.Theyletoutoxygenwhichisneededbynearlyeveryorganismontheplanet.Scientistsbelievetheworld’saveragetemperaturehasrisenbyabout0.8℃since1900andnearly0.2℃everytenyearssince1979.Sofareffortstocutemissions排放ofplanet-warminggreenhousegasesarenotseenasenoughtopreventtheEarthheatingupbeyond2℃thiscentury—apointscientistssaywillbringthedangerofachangeableclimateinwhichweatherextremesarecommonleadingtodroughtfloodscropfailuresandrisingsealevels.1.WhatisthekeyinformationtheauthorwantstogiveinParagraph1?A.Plants’reactiontoweathercouldhavedamagingeffectsonecosystems.B.Theincreasingspeedoffloweringisbeyondscientists’expectation.C.Climatechangeleadstothechangeoffoodproductionpatterns.D.Foodchainshavebeenseriouslydamagedbecauseofweather.2.WecanlearnfromthestudypublishedontheNaturewebsitethat.A.plants’floweringis8.5timesfasterthanleafingB.thereare1634plantspeciesonthefourcontinentsC.scientistsshouldimprovethedesignoftheexperimentsD.theexperimentsfailedtopredicthowplantsreacttoclimatechange3.Scientistspayspecialattentiontothestudyofplantsbecause.A.theycanprovetheclimatechangeclearlyB.theyareveryimportantinthefoodchainsC.theyplayaleadingroleinreducingglobalwarmingD.theyaregrowingandfloweringmuchfasterthanbefore4.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelasttwoparagraphsabouttheworld’stemperature?A.Ithasrisennearly0.2℃since1979.B.Itschangewillleadtoweatherextremes.C.Itis0.8℃higherin1979thanthatof1900.D.Itneedstobecontrolledwithin2℃inthiscentury.
Formorethan40yearsscientistshavesoughttolearnhowwellhumanbeingscanadapttolongperiodsinspacE.TheInternationalSpaceStationcontinuestoprovidevaluableknowledgeaboutspaceflight.ButanearlierspacestationSkylabhelpedmakethecurrentspaceprojectpossiblE.CanadianastronautChrisHadfieldsangaboardtheInternationalSpaceStationonMay122013.Hismusicvideohasbecomeextremelypopular.TheastronautplayedhisownversionofDavidBowie’ssongSpaceOddity.Heperformedwhilefloatingweightlesslywithimagesofplanetearthandspaceappearinginthewindowbehindhim.ChrisHadfieldrecentlyreturnedhomeafternearlyfivemonthsonthespacestation.ForhimthelongflightproducedahitvideoonYouTubeandnomajorphysicalproblems.But40yearsagoscientistsdidnotknowhowhumanswouldreacttolong-termspaceflight.TofindoutNASAtheAmericanspaceagencylaunchedSkylabinMay1973.OvernearlyayearthreeteamsofastronautsvisitedSkylabforstaysofbetween28to84days.TheylearnedhowpeoplereacttoextendedperiodsinspacE.GeraldCarrcommandedSkylab4.HespokeataNASAeventmarkingthe40thanniversaryofSkylab’slaunch.Hesaidthatthelossofthebody’smusclemasswasamainconcern.AstronautsonSkylabusedexerciseequipmenttostaystrong.Theastronautsspenttheirworkdayscarryingoutexperimentsincludingbiomedical生物医学的research.MarshallPorterfieldisthedirectorofNASA’sSpaceLifeandPhysicalSciencesDivision.HesaystheSkylabastronauts’understandingoftheirownabilitytodealwithlong-termspaceflightcontinuestohelpcurrentastronauts.NASAsaysthenextstepforlifeawayfromEarthisayear-longspacestationmissionsetfor2015.29.WhywasChrisHadfield’ssongsospecial?A.ItwasperformedinspacE.B.Itwascreatedbyanastronaut.C.Itwasaveryfamiliarsong.D.Itwasfirstsungbyafamoussinger.30.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesthephysicalconditionofChrisHadfieldafterhisreturn?A.WorsE.B.Better.C.Normal.D.Weaker.31.ForwhatpurposedidNASAlaunchSkylab?A.ToresearchonwhetherhumanbeingscouldstayinspacE.B.Togatherupinformationonsettingupaspacestation.C.TostudythechangesinthebodywhenstayinglonginspacE.D.TofindoutthepossibilityofdoingexperimentsinspacE.32.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.SkylabisstillinusetoexplorethespacE.B.TheresearchresultsonSkylabarestillvaluablE.C.SkylabismoreadvancedthantheInternationalSpaceStation.D.TheSkylabastronautsmadegreatcontributionstobiomedicalresearch.
About6percentofluxuryhotelsinthreemajorChinesecitieshavestoppedservingsharkfin鱼翅asurveyhasfounD.Althoughthecontroversial有争议的dishremainsonthemenuatmosthotelsGreenBeagleEnvironmentInstituteaBeijing-basednon-governmentorganizationthatwasthemainsponsorofthesurveysaidtheresultsareencouragingandreflectincreasedawareness.ThesurveywascarriedoutinBeijingShenzhenandFuzhouwhichwereselectedasrepresentativecitiestocollectbasicdataonsharkfinconsumptionnationwidE.InBeijing132hotelscompletedthephonequestionnairebetweenNov.20andDeC.12.Only12hotels9percentsaidtheydonotservesharkfin.A.similarsurveyof131BeijinghotelsconductedayearagofoundonlyonehotelthatdidnotservesharkfinWangXuechiefcoordinator协调人ofthesurveysaidonSaturday.InShenzhenfouroutofthe85fourandfivestarhotelssurveyedhadstoppedservingsharkfinaccountingforabout5percent.InFuzhouonlyoneofthe40hotelssurveyeddidnotservesharkfin.Onaverageabout6.61percentofthehotelsinthethreecitiesdidnotservethefooD.ThesurveyremindedusthereisstillalongwaytogotoremovesharkfinsfromChinesehotelsandrestaurantsbuttheimprovedsituationinBeijingisencouragingsaidWang.Wefoundmorehotelsandrestaurantswerewillingtotakeactionoverthepastyear.Internationalhotelsaremoreactiveintheshark-fin-freeprojectshenoteD.Chinaistheworld'sbiggestimporterandconsumerofsharkfinwhichhasbeenusedinluxuriousChinesedishesfor500years.DishesmadefromsharkfinarestillregardedasasymbolofhonorandrespectespeciallyatbusinessdinnersaccordingtoWang.Researchhasalsofoundthatsharkfincontainspoisonouselementsbutthenutritiousvalueislessthanthatofchickenorpork.WehopehotelsandrestaurantsremovesharkfinproductsfromtheirmenusWangaddeD.57.WhydoChinesepeoplearefondofeatingsharkfin?A.SharkfinstandsforhonorandrespectinChinaB.SharkfinisrichinavarietyofnutritionC.ThelivingstandardofChineseismuchbetterthanbeforE.D.Sharkfincanmakepeoplelivelonger.58.Inwhichwaywasthesurveycarriedout?A..Interviewingonthespot.B.PhonequestionnairE.C.Fillingtheforms.D.Talkshow.59.Accordingtothetextwhichcitydidthebestthisyear?A.ShanghaiB.ShenzhenC.FuzhouD.Beijing60.Theauthorwantstotellus.A.theopinionsdividedonconsumingsharkfinB.Chinesepeople'tasteofsharkfinC.theappealtohotelsandrestaurantsforstoppingservingsharkfinD.theworld'sbiggestimporterandconsumerofsharkfin
InadrydesertliesasmallseeD.Itistheseedofacactus仙人掌plant.TheseedliesonthegrounD.Itliesthereforoneyear.Itiswaiting.Thecactusseedmustwaitforrain.Butnotjustanyrain.Itwaitsforaheavyrain.Itneedsaheavyrainsoitcangrow.Onedayaheavyrainfalls.Itmakestheseedsprout.Thesmallseedthensendsouttinyroots.Therootsgodownintotheearth.A.newcactusbeginstogrow.ThegrowingcactusneedsfooD.ItsfoodisintheseeD.Theseedfeedsthecactusasitgrows.Thecactussendsoutmoreroots.Theygodeeperintotheearth.Theretheyreachwater.Otherrootsarenotsodeep.Theytakewaterfromlightrains.SoonthefoodintheseedisgonE.ThenewcactusmustnowmakeitsownfooD.Thecactustakesinlightfromthesun.Ittakesinairandwater.ThecactusturnstheseintofooD.Fortwoormoreyearsthecactusgrows.Thenitisreadytoflower.Thecactusproducesabud花蕾.Thebudisthestartofaflower.Thebudhashairsonit.Thehairshelpkeepanimalsaway.Thenonedaythereisaflower.Butitwillnotstayforlong.Thecactusneedstosaveitsfoodandwater.Soitkeepsitsfloweronlyafewdays.Thenseedsfallfromtheflower.TheyfalltothegrounD.Heretheylieforayear.Theylieandwaitforrain.Onedaytheywillgrowintoanewcactus.60.Whydoestheseedofacactuslieontheground?A.Towaitforaheavyraintogrow.B.Toavoidbeinghurtbyanimals.C.Towaitforastrongwindtosenditfaraway.D.Tocontinueitsgrowthafterfallingfromthecactus.61.Thegrowingcactusgetsitsfoodfrom______.A.thewindB.theseedC.theheavyrainD.thedryearth62.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph3?A.Therootsofthecactuscan’tgodeepintotheearth.B.Thecactuscanmakewaterfromtheair.C.Thecactusstopsgrowingwhenitsfoodisusedup.D.Thecactuscancreatefoodwithlightwaterandair.63.Thehairsonthebudofthecactusareusedfor______.A.takinginmoreairB.absorbingmorewaterC.notbeingeatenbyanimalsD.notgettingburntbylight
AutumnmeansdifferentthingstodifferentpeoplE.Italldependsonyourpersonality.saidBritishnaturalistRichardMabey.PersonalityshapesyourviewoftheseasonhesaiD.Youmayseeitasafading-awayapacking-up结束orasatimeofpackinginanothersense---theexcitedgatheringofresourcesbeforealongjourney.IfthisistrueperhapsittellsusalittleaboutforinstanceThomasHoodthe19thCenturyEnglishpoet.AboutNovemberhewrote:NowarmthnocheerfulnessnohealthfuleaseNoshadenoshinenobutterfliesnobeesNovember!OntheotherhandanotherEnglishpoetJohnKeatsalreadysensinghewasseriouslyillwasinspiredbyalateSeptemberdaytopenoneofthemostfamouspoemsintheEnglishlanguageToAutumn.Hewrotetoafriendafterwardsthattherewassomethingcomfortingandhealingaboutit.AccordingtoRichardMabeyKeatshasthebiologicalevidenceonhissidE.Autumnisnotatimeofslowingdownbutatimeofnewbeginningsandgreatmovementsofcreatures.ForexamplejustatthemomentthatKeats'sgatheringswallowsinToAutumnaredepartingforAfricamillionsofcreaturesarefleeingfromthefrozennorthlikeIcelandGreenlandandRussiatowinteralongtheeastandsouthcoastsofBritain.Accordingtoscientistsbeforefallingtheleavestransfertheirchlorophyll叶绿素andcarbohydrates碳水化合物intothewoodypartsofthetreeforsafe-keepingoverwinter.Whatremainsarethenaturalantioxidants防老剂intheleaves:theyellowandorangecarotenoids类胡萝卜素andanotherprotectivechemicalspeciallyproducedforautumnthebright-redanthocyanin花青素.Highcolorisnotasignalofdeterioration退化anddeclinebutofdetox排毒的abilityandgoodhealth.AcenturyafterKeatstheAmericanpoetLorenEiseleywroteinhisjournal:Supposewesawourselvesburninglikemaplesinagoldenautumn.Andthatwecouldbreakuplikeautumnleavesdroppingtheirsubstancelikechlorophyll.Wouldnotourattitudetowardsdeathbedifferent?51.FromThomasHood’spoemwemayinferthat_______.A.hesufferedalotfromcoldNovemberB.hemissedtheshiningsummerdaysverymuchC.hehadanegativeattitudetowardsautumnD.heenjoyedbutterfliesandbeesverymuch52.Inautumnleavesturnyellowbeforefallingbecause______.A.theycan’tbearthefreezingB.theycan’tgetenoughwaterfromthewoodpartC.chlorophyllandcarbohydrateshavebeenlostthroughleavesD.chlorophyllandcarbohydrateshavecomebacktothewoodpart53.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat________.A.autumnhasdifferentfacesindifferentpeople’seyesB.JohnKeatswasagoodbiologistaswellasapoetC.allcreaturesmovefromthecoldnorthtoBritainforwinterD.Thethreepoetswereonlyknownfortheirpoemsaboutautumn54.WhichwordcanbestdescribeLorenEiseley’sattitudetowardsautumn?A.FearfulB.OptimisticC.DoubtfulD.RealistiC.55.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemean?A.Mancanneverlivelongjustasleavesmustleavethetreeannually.B.Manisdifferentfromautumnleaveswhichwillcomeagainthenextspring.C.Manshouldhaveapositiveattitudetowardsdeathquitedifferentfromautumnleaves.D.ManshouldtreatdeathcalmlyjustlikeautumnleavesfalltothegrounD.
FILTONjustoutsideBristoliswhereBritain’sfleetofConcordesupersonic超音速的airlinerswasbuilt.TheresomethingremarkableisbeingcreateD.Littlebylittleamachineisprintingacomplextitaniumbracket钛合金支架aboutthesizeofashoewhichnormallywouldhavetobecutfromasolidblockofmetal.Bracketsareonlythebeginning.TheresearchersatFiltonhaveamuchbiggerambition:toprinttheentirewingofanairliner.Unrealisticasthismayseemmanyotherpeopleareusing3Dprintingtechnologytocreatesimilarlyremarkablethings.Theseincludemedicalimplantsjewelleryfootballbootsdesignedforindividualfeetlampshadesracing-carpartssolid-statebatteriesandcustomizedmobilephones.Someareevenmakingmechanicaldevices仪器.AttheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyMITPeterSchmittaPhDstudenthasbeenprintingsomethingthatisliketheworkingsofagrandfatherclock.Ittookhimafewattemptstogetrightbuteventuallyheremovedtheplasticclockfroma3Dprinterhungitonthewallandpulleddownthecounterweight.Itstartedticking.Engineersanddesignershavebeenusing3Dprintersformorethanadecadebutmostlytomakeoriginaltypesquicklyandcheaplybeforetheyembarkontheexpensivebusinessoftoolingupafactorytoproducetherealthing.As3Dprintershavebecomemoreabletoworkwithabroaderrangeofmaterialsincludingproduction-gradeplasticsandmetalsthemachinesareincreasinglybeingusedtomakefinalproductstoo.Morethan20%oftheoutputof3DprintersisnowfinalproductsratherthanoriginaltypesaccordingtoTerryWohlerswhorunsaresearchfirmspecializinginthefielD.Hepredictsthatthiswillriseto50%by2020.72.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.FiltonisinthecentreofBristol.B.Petertriedtoprintaclockbutinvain.C.aremarkablemetalbracketisbeingcreateD.D.3Dprintingtechnologyisavailabletoallofus.73.Theunderlinedwordembarkprobablymeans_________.A.workB.landC.dependD.fix74.Wecanconcludefromthelastparagraphthat__________.A.TerryWohlers’sfirmwillmakegreatprofitsB.thetechnologyof3DprinterswillbewidelyadoptedC.3Dprintershavebeeninuseforatleast100yearsD.engineersanddesignerspreferprintingoriginalproducts75.Thepassageisdevelopedmainlyintheformof_______.A.timeandeventsB.definitionanddescriptionC.contrastandconclusionD.examplesandstatements
Insummermillionsofpeoplewillheadforthebeach.Andwhiletheoceancanbeagreatplacetoswimandplayitmayalsobeusefulinanotherway.Somescientiststhinkthatwavescouldhelpmakeelectricity.Haveyoueverbeenonasurfboardorboatandfeltyourselfbeingliftedupbyawave?Orhaveyoujumpedinthewaterandfelttheenergyaswavescrashedoveryou?askedJamieTayloroftheWaveEnergyGroupattheUniversityofEdinburghinScotland.Thereiscertainlyalotofenergyinwaves.Scientistsareworkingonusingthatenergytomakeelectricity.Mostwavesarecreatedwhenwindsblowacrosstheocean.Thewindsstartoutbymakinglittleripples波纹inthewaterbutiftheykeeponblowingthoseripplesgetbiggerandbiggerandturnintowavesTaylorsaid.Wavesareoneofnature’swaysofpickingupenergyandthensendingitoffonajourney.Whenwavescometowardstheshorepeoplecansetupdamsorotherbarricadestoblockthewaterandsenditthroughalargewheelcalledaturbine涡轮.Theturbinecanthenpoweranelectricalgenerator发电机.TheUnitedStatesandafewothercountrieshavestarteddoingresearchonwaveenergyanditisalreadybeingusedinScotland.Theresourceishuge.Wewillneverrunoutofwavepowerbesideswaveenergydoesnotcreatethesamepollutionasotherenergysourcessuchasoilandcoal.Oceanscoverthreequartersoftheearth’ssurface.Thatwouldmakewavepowerseemperfectforcreatingenergyaroundtheworld.Therearesomedrawbackshowever.JamieTaylorsaidthatwavepowerstillcosttoomuchmoney.Hesaidthatitseffectsonanimalsintheseawerestillunknown.Pluswavepowerwouldgetinthewayoffishingandboattraffic.WithmoreresearchhowevermanyoftheseproblemsmightbeovercomeTaylorsaid.DemandforenergytopowerourTVsandcomputersdriveourcarsandheatandcoolourhomesisgrowingquicklythroughouttheworld.Findingmoreenergysourcesisveryimportantfortraditionalsourcesofenergylikeoilandgasmayrunoutsomeday.Inthefuturewhenyouturnonalightswitchanoceanwavecouldbeprovidingtheelectricity!24.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Wavepowercoststoomuchmoney.B.Waveenergycreatesthesameamountofpollutionasotherenergysources.C.Wavepoweraffectsfishingandboattraffic.D.Wavepowermayaffectmarineanimals.25.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat______.A.findingnewenergysourceslikewaveenergyisimportantB.waveenergyisaresourcethatwillneverrunoutandisusedallovertheworldC.wavepowerisperfectforcreatingenergyaroundtheworldD.wavepowerdoesn’tcreateanypollution.26.Theunderlinedworddrawbacksprobablymeans______.A.regretsB.adventuresC.disadvantagesD.difficulties27.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.HowtoGetElectricitybyWaves.B.A.HugeResourceofEnergy.C.CanWavesMakeElectricity?D.TheDisadvantagesofWaveEnergy.
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