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CSomeexpertsfeelthatcarsarecertaintofallintodisusE.Theyseeadayinthenot-too-distantfuturewhenallcarswillbedesertedandmadeuseless.Otherexpertshoweverthinkthecarisheretostay.TheyholdthatthecarwillremainaleadingmeansofcitytravelintheforeseeablefuturE.Thecarwillundoubtedlychangegreatlyoverthenext30years.ItshouldbecomesmallersaferandmorepracticalandshouldnotbepoweredbythegasenginE.Thecarofthefutureshouldbefarmorepollution-freethanpresenttypes.Unlesschangestakeplaceinthepowersystemthecarinthefuturewillstillbethemainproblemincitytrafficjams.Onesuggestedsolutiontothisessentialproblemistheautomated自动的systemwhichseemstoholdwater.Whenthecarentersthehighwaysystemasmallarmwilldropfromthecarandconnectwitharailwhichissimilartothosepoweringsubwaytrainselectrically.Oncejoinedtotherailthecarwillbecomeelectricallypoweredfromthesystemandcontrolofthecarwillpasstoacentralcomputer.Thecomputerwillthenmonitorallthecar’smovements.Thedriverwillusethetelephonetodialinstructionsabouthispositionandtheplaceheheadsforintothesystem.Thecomputerwillfindthebestwayandreservespaceforthecarallthewaytothecorrectexitfromthehighway.Thedriverwillbefreetorelaxandwaitforthecallthatwillwarmhimofhiscomingexit.Itisbelievedthatanautomatedhighwaywillbeabletodealwith10000carsperhourcomparedwiththe1500to2000carsthatcanbecarriedbyapresent-dayhighway.48.Whatisthemainconcernoftheauthorofthepassage?A.Howtomakecarspollution-freE.B.Howtomakecarssmallerandsafer.C.Howtosolvetheproblemoftrainjam.D.Howtodevelopanautomatedsubwaysystem.49.Wecaninferfromthispassagethat__________.A.thecarconnectedtotherailonthehighwaywillbepoweredbyelectricity.B.Thelackofoilisforcingpeopletofindnewmeanstopowerautomobiles.C.Thedriverunderthesystemwillbetoldwheretogetoutofthehighway.D.ThefuturecarwillbecomelargerfasterprettierandlessexpensivE.50.Whatprovidescarswithelectricpowerinanautomatedhighwaysystem?A.AnenginE.B.Arail.C.A.computercontroller.D.A.smallarm.51.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Thedriverputshisinformationinthesystembyemail.B.Thenewsystemcandealwith10timesasmanycarsasthepresentonE.C.Afterenteringtheautomatedsystemthedriverneedstodonothingbutrelax.D.Someexpertsarenotconfidentofthefuturewhiletheviewoftheauthorishopeful.
Thoughnanometer纳米isnowafashionabletermallovertheworldfewpeopleknowexactlywhatitis.Ithasbecomeanewfavoriteofmanufacturersandsellersinrecentyears.Manyhigh-techproductsbearingthenamenanohaveenteredthemarketbringingmoremysteriousfeelingtosurprisedconsumers.Nanometerisaverysmalllengthunitofmeasureandisverysmall.Onemillimeteris1000micrometersandonemicrometeris1000nanometers.Thatisonenanometerisonebillionthofameter.Nanomaterialsaresolidmaterialscomposedofparticles粒子orcrystallites晶体oflessthan100nanometerinsizE.Thenisacupmadeofnanomaterialreallyanydifferentfromanordinarycupinfunctionasfarashowitworks?Arenanocupsreallysowonderful?AreporterwenttotheInstituteofNanomedicinewhichisthefirstsuchinstituteofsuchasortintheworldandtheonlyoneinChinaspecializinginresearchingtheinvestigationoftheapplicationofnanotechnologyintomedicinE.A.watermolecule分子iscomposedof2hydrogenatomsand1oxygenatom.Itcanbechangedonlybyspecialmanipulationoftheatoms.Thematerialconstitutingthecupcanhaveananometerparticles.Butitcannotchangethechemicalandphysicalpropertiesofthewatercontainedinit.Thewaterinthecupisstillwater.Whenpeopledrinkititwillproducenospecialeffectonhumanbody.ProfessorJiwhoworkedintheInstiuteofNanomedicinetoldthereportersofartheinvestigationofnanomaterialsisstilllimitedinthelaboratory.Nocommercialmicroproductscanbeproducedyet.Withthepresentlevelofscienceandtechnologythetimeofeverydaygoodsmadeofnanometermaterialsisstillyearsaway.Theproductslabeledwithnanomarksinthemarketnowareonlytraditionalproductscoatedwithathinlayerofnanometermaterialwhichmakesthemmoreabrasionresistant耐磨mucheasiertobecleanedoroilresistingormothproof防蛀.ProfessorJiexplainedthatnanocupisarealup.ItcanalsobeincludedinthelistofnanoproductsinacertainsensE.Butthenanouphasnotchangeditspropertyandfunctionasacup.ItisnotamagicalmedicineforcuringandhealthcarE.72.Whichofthefollowingshowstherightrelationship?A.nanometer
Listeningtomusiccanhelpmefocusbetter.SinceIdiscoveredittwoyearsagoI’veusedmusictogetthroughboringworkortofocuscreatively.I’vefoundthatitcanmakeeventhedullestjobsenjoyableandhelpclearmentalblockstocreativity.Ifirstnoticedthegoodeffectsofmusicwhileplayingvideogames.ItwasafewdaysbeforeChristmasin2005andIwasplayingonlinevideogames.MyparentshadjustgivenmeanewMP3soIdecidedtolistentomusicthroughtheheadphoneswhileIplayeD.AfterafewminutesInoticedagreatchangeinmystyleofplay.Iwasplayingmorenaturally.Themusicrelaxedmeandtoacertainextentdistractedmefromthegameallowingmysubconscious潜意识的talenttocomethrough.ThemusicalsohelpedmeblockouttheoutsideworlD.WiththoseheadphonesonIwaslikeamachinemovingfromonetasktothenextwithoutunnecessarythoughtsoractions.MusiccanalsohaveagreateffectonmooD.IfI’minabadmoodatworkI’lllistentosomeofBobMarley’sandgetdowntobusiness.ItalwaystakesmymindoffwhatI’mdoingandmakesmeahappierperson.Thesameistrueforclassicrock.OnesummerIdidaboringjobcollectingbottleopenersbyhanD.WithoutaradioplayingclassicrockinthebackgroundIwouldhavehatedlifE.Listeningtomusicwithrelaxingrhythmsandapositivemessagehelpsyouforgetyourworkandthinkhappythoughts.Buttheresultsyouseewilldependheavilyonyourpersonaltastes.Experimentwiththetypesofmusicyoulistentoduringcertaintasks.Bytrialanderroryou’llfinallydiscoveryourbestchoicE.I’malwayslookingfornewconcentrationaidssoI’dlovetoknowwhattypeofmusicworksbestformE.Wecaninferthatthepassagewaswrittenin__________.A.2005B.2006C.2007D.2008Theauthorfirstdiscoveredtheeffectsofmusic__________.A.fromhisparentsB.bychanceC.atworkD.whenhewasachildWhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTaneffectofmusicfortheauthor?A.IthelpshimblockouttheoutsideworlD.B.Itarouseshissubconscioustalent.C.Ithelpshismindrelax.D.Itmakeshimworkwithoutanythought.TheauthormentionstheexperienceofcollectingbottleopenersinParagraph3to________.A.tellusthatlifeisdullB.provethatmusicaffectsmoodC.tellushowtoseekhappinessD.tellusbadmoodcanaffectworkInordertogetthegreatesteffectofmusicyouareadvisedto________.A.listentosomeofBobMarley’sB.onlychooserelaxingmusicC.testallkindsofmusicD.listentoclassicrock
第二部分阅读理解满分35分第一节语篇阅读每小题2分阅读理解下面的短文然后根据短文内容指出能完成所给句子或回答所提问题的最佳答案Astronomy天文学istheoldestscienceknowntoman.Thousandsofyearsagomanlookedatthestarsandwonderedaboutheavens天堂.Butthesixplanetsthathecouldseewithhiseyesalonelimitedman.TheGreeksstudiedastronomyover2000yearsago.Theycouldseethesizecolorandbrightnessofastar.Theycouldseeitsplaceinthesky.TheywatchedthestarsmoveastheseasonschangeD.ButtheGreekshadnotoolstohelpthemselvesstudytheheavens.EachnewtooladdedtothefieldofastronomyhelpedmanreachoutintospacE.Untilthereweretelescopes望远镜mandidnotknowmuchaboutthemoon.HedidnotknowthattheplanetcalledSaturn土星hadringsaroundit.Hissightwassolimitedthathecouldnotseealltheplanets.Intheearly1700speoplethoughttherewereonlysixplanets.Pluto冥王星thelastofthenineplanetstobediscoveredwasseenuntil1930.Beforethespectroscopes分光镜mandidn’tknowwhatkindofgaswasinthesunorotherstarswithoutradiotelescopes射电望远镜wedidnotknowthatradionoisecamefromfarinspacE.TodayastronomyisagrowingsciencE.Wehavelearnedmoreinthepastfiftyyearsthaninthewholehistoryofastronomy.1Thousandsofyearsagomanwatched____withhiseyes.A.themoonB.thestarsC.theuniverseD.alltheplanets2WhentheGreekswatchedthestarstheycould____.A.knowwhatthestarsweremadeofB.notseetheirplacesintheskyC.helpthemselvesstudytheheavensD.watchthestarsmoveastheseasonschanged3Untiltherewere____manknewverylittleaboutthemoon.A.telescopesB.spectroscopesC.radiotelescopesD.spaceships3Peopledidn’tknowaboutPlutountil____.A.the1700sB.2000yearsagoC.1930D.thousandsofyearsago5____peoplebegantodoresearchonastronomy.A.50yearsagoB.90yearsagoC.Intheearly1700sD.Over2000yearsago
Studiesshowthatwalkingseveraltimesaweekcanlowerorreducethedangerofmanydiseases.Walkingalsocanhelpyouloseweight.Fastwalkingisgoodfortheheart.ItlowersthebloodpressurE.Researcherssaywalkingcanreducethedangerofsufferingaheartattackbyasmuchasfiftypercent.StudieshaveshownthatwalkingforthirtyminutesadaycandelayandpossiblypreventthedevelopmentofTypeTwoDiabetes.ItcanpreventdiabetesamongpeoplewhoareoverweightandatdangerforthediseasE.Studiesshowthatwomenwhowalkandtakecalciumreducetheirdangerofthinningofthebones.Walkingalsohelpslowerthepainofarthritisinareaswherebonesarejoinedbystrengtheningthemusclesaroundthebones.Walkingseveraltimesaweekisagoodwaytocontrolyourweightandevenlosebodyfat.Studiesshowitalsohelpslowerfeelingsofsadness.Expertssaywalkingisoneofthesafestwaystoexercise.Thereisalowdangerofinjuries.SoitisgoodforpeoplewhoarestartinganexerciseprogramforthefirsttimeandforolderpeoplE.A.walkingprogramiseasytostart.Youshouldwearlooseclothesandgoodshoes.Shoesdesignedforwalkingarebest.Howfastshouldyouwalk?Youshouldbebreathinghardwhileyouarewalking.Yetyoushouldbeabletotalk.Letyourarmsmovebackandforwardatyoursideswhileyouwalk.Thetitleofthepassageprobablyis______.A.WalkingB.FeelingsofSadnessC.WeightD.DiseasesWalkingisoneofthesafestwaystoexercisemeans______.A.walkingiseasytostartB.there’salowdangerofinjuriesC.walkingisgoodforheartD.walkingcanpreventthedevelopmentofdiseasesWalkinghelpsreducethefollowingEXCEPT_________.A.thedangerofmanydiseasesB.weightC.sadfeelingsD.moneyforshoesAccordingtothepassagewalking________.A.isthesafestwaytoallofthepeopleB.isagoodwaytoreducethedangerofmanydiseasesC.cancurethediseaseofheartattackD.canhelpputonweight
Theworld'soceanshavewarmed50percentfasteroverthelast40yearsthanpreviouslythoughtduetoclimatechangeAustralianandUSclimateresearchersreportedonWednesday.Higheroceantemperaturesexpandthevolumeofwatercontributingtoariseinsealevelsthatissubmergingsmallislandnationsandthreateningtogreatdamageinlow-lyingdensely-populateddeltaregionsaroundtheglobE.ThestudypublishedintheBritishjournalNatureaddstoagrowingscientificchorusofwarningsaboutthepaceandconsequencesofrisingoceans.ItalsoservesasacorrectivetoamassivereportissuedlastyearbytheNobel-winningUNIntergovernmentalPanelonClimateChangeIPCCaccordingtotheauthors.Risingsealevelsaredrivenbytwothings:thethermal热expansionofseawaterandadditionalwaterfrommeltingsourcesoficE.Bothprocessesarecausedbyglobalwarming.TheicesheetthatsitsatthetopofGreenlandforexamplecontainsenoughwatertoraiseworldoceanlevelsbysevenmetres23feetwhichwouldburysea-levelcitiesfromDhakatoShanghai.Tryingtofigureouthowmucheachofthesefactorscontributestorisingsealevelsiscriticallyimportanttounderstandingclimatechangeandforecastingfuturetemperaturerisesscientistssay.Butuptonowtherehasbeenaconfusinggapbetweentheprojectionsofcomputer-basedclimatemodelsandtheobservationsofscientistsgatheringdatafromtheoceans.ThenewstudyledbyCatiaDominguesoftheCentreforAustralianWeatherandClimateResearchisthefirsttoreconcile与一致themodelswithobserveddatA.Usingnewtechniquestoassessoceantemperaturestoadepthof700metres2300feetfrom1961to2003itshowsthatthermalwarmingcontributedtoa0.53millimetre-per-yearriseinsealevelsratherthanthe0.32mmrisereportedbytheIPCC.64.Whathappenswhentheocean'stemperaturerises?A.ItcausessealevelstorisE.B.Itcausessealevelstoremainconstant.C.ItcausessealevelstodecreasE.D.ItcausessealeveltochangE.65.Whichofthefollowingswouldbeburiedbytherisingsea?A.Smallislandnations.B.AllcoastalcitiesaroundtheworlD.C.Peoplewhoenjoyholidayonthebeach.D.Low-lyingregions.66.Thenewstudyinthispassage_____________.A.showsthatthermalwarmingcontributedtoa0.32millimeter-per-yearriseinsealevels.B.didnotrevealanythingthatscientistshadn'talreadyknown.C.usednewtechniquestoassessoceantemperatures.D.showsthatmodelscontradicttheobserveddatA.67.Whatwasthemainfindingofthestudy?A.Nothingenoughisbeingdoneaboutglobalwarming.B.Thatoceanwatershavewarmedfasterthanscientistshadpreviouslythought.C.Thatthewarmingoftheworld'soceansisnotathreat.D.A.massivereportissuedlastyearbyIPCCwaswrong.
A.universitymathtutorhasdiscoveredthesciencebehindsingledomfindingthatourchancesoffindingtheperfectpartnerarejust1in285000.PeterBackusatutorattheUniversityofWarwickpublishedhisWhyIDon’tHaveaGirlfriendpaperafterathree-yearlovedrought.HisunconventionalstudyusesafamousmathformulacalledTheDrakeEquation德雷克等式whichwasfirstusedtoestimatetheexistenceofextra-terrestrial地球以外lifE.Theresultsdon'tlookpromisingforBritishsingles.30-year-oldMr.Backusfoundthatoutofthe30millionwomenintheUKonly26wouldbesuitablegirlfriendsforhim.Thedullequationtakesintoaccountthenumberofwomenaged24to34livinginhishomecityofLondonandwhoaresinglemeaninghischancesofmeetinghisdreamwomanonanightoutareslim.Theeconomicsexpertsaid:Thereare26womeninLondonwithwhomImighthaveawonderfulrelationship.SoonagivennightoutinLondonthereisa0.0000034%chanceofmeetingoneofthesespecialpeoplE.That’sa1in285000chancesoit’snotgreat.ThepuzzlingDrakeequationreads:N=R*xFpxNexFixFcxLandhelpedpioneeringscientistProfessorDraketopredictthattherecouldbe10000civilizationsinourgalaxy.Mr.Backussimplyreplacedtheoriginalequationwithhisowncriteriaforadreamdatewhichincludedthepercentageofwomenlikelytofindhimattractiveandthenumberofgirlsaged24-34inLondon.Hesaid:Theresearchmaysounddepressingtopeoplelookingforlovebutthegoodnewsforsinglesisit’sprobablynotyourfault!56.Mr.Backus’discoveryinthispassageismainlyconcernedabout______.A.whetherthereexistslifeoutofourplanetB.thepossibilityofhisbeingabletofindloveC.howtogetridofsingledomD.whatmathcandotoserveourdailylife57.WhatdoesMr.Backusthinkoftheresultofhisresearch?A.OptimistiC.B.Depressing.C.UnrealistiC.D.Exciting.58.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A.Mr.Backus’majorresearchfieldissingledom.B.Mr.Backusfoundagirlfriendthreeyearsago.C.Mr.Backus’newthesiswillsurelybewellreceiveD.D.Mr.Backushasbeensearchingforloveforlong.59.BythegoodnewsforsinglesinthelastsentenceMr.Backusprobablymean_____.A.youdon’thavetoblameyourselfforremainingsingleB.maybethediscoveryisnotreliableatallC.theresultwasbasedonhisowncriteriaD.theremightbemoredreamdateoutofLondon60.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.ThispassagecouldbepublishedinascientificmagazinE.B.Thepassageintendstoprovethereareothercivilizations.C.Thepassagewriterdoesn’treallyunderstandtheDrakeequation.D.MostwomeninLondonarenotsuitableforuniversityteachers.
Earlypeoplehadverylittleeffectontheenvironment.Theylivedincavesinverysmall‘clan’groups.Theycollectedorkilledonlyenoughfortheclan’ssurvival.EarlyclanswerenomadicwhichmeansthattheydidnotstayinoneplacE.InsteadtheymovedaroundfollowingtheanimalsthatweretheirmainfoodsourceandseekingareaswhereseasonalplantsgrewwilD.Movingaroundseasonallyhelpedtoprotecttheenvironment.Thelandhadtimetorecoverandanimalshadtimetobreed繁殖beforetheclanreturnedforthenextseason.Astimewentbythesesmallfamilyclansjoinedwithotherstoformlargergroupsforprotection.Joiningwithotherclansgavethemmorehuntersandmorewomentohelpcutupthemeatandshareitbetweenfamilies.Eventuallypeopletamed驯养wildanimalssuchasdogsandhorses.Peoplesettledaroundriversandfertileplainstoshareresponsibilitiesandduties.Thenpeoplebegantoplantcropsinsteadofmovingtoareaswheretheplantsgrew.Thisdevelopmentchangedtheenvironment.TraditionalformsofworkalsochangeD.Somepeoplewerebetteratperformingaparticulartaskthanotherclanmemberssotheybegantospecializeinthingstheyweregoodatdoing.ThisalsomeantthattheybegantoexchangetheirgoodsforthingsthatothersproduceD.Peoplebegantocommunicatewithdistanttribes.Landwasclearedforroads.ForeignplantsandanimalsweretransportedtoplaceswheretheyhadnotexistedbeforE.SpecializationalsogavepeoplemorefreetimE.Soartdanceandmusicbecameimportantwaysofexpressingfeelingsandthoughts.ThiswashowmanygreatcivilizationsstarteD.Comparedtothepastmoderncivilizationhasexperiencedmanychangestobecomethehighlydevelopedsocietythatexiststoday.Populationshaveincreasedrapidly.Forestshavebeenclearedforfarms.Inventionsandtechnologyhavemadeworkeasier.Howeverpollutionandotherseriousproblemshavealsoresultedfromhumanprogress.Asconcernedcitizensitisuptoustolearnfrompastmistakesandtohelpmaintainandimproveourenvironment.64.Earlytribesdidn'thavemucheffectonanimalpopulationbecause__.A.theykeptanimalsforthemselvesB.theyateonlyvegetablesC.theykilledonlyenoughforfoodD.theylovedanimals65.Themainpurposeforsmallclanstojointogetherwas.A.tohuntanimalsB.toseeksafetyC.tosharecavesD.toprotectenvironment66.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothispassage?A.EarlypeoplemovedtonewplaceslookingfornewsourcesoffooD.B.Modemcivilizationbeganwhenpeoplestartedtolivetogetherinbiggroups.C.Modemadvancementsarealwaysgoodfortheenvironment.D.Peoplebegantoexchangegoodsbecausetheydidn'thaveenoughmoney.67.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat.A.humanprogresshasbroughtcivilizationtothesocietyB.civilizationhasimprovedtraditionalformsofworkC.ourenvironmenthasbeenaffectedbyhumanprogressD.earlypeopleunderstoodenvironmentalprotection
阅读理解DThedesertsoftheworldarenotallcoveredwithsanD.Manyofthemhavesurfacesofrockorclay黏土orsmallstones.Theyarenotflateither.Theyoftenhavehighhillsanddeepvalleys.Thereissomeplants’lifeinmanypartsofthedesert.Thereislittleraininthedesertbutitdoesfalloftenenoughformostplants.Thedesertsoftheworldarenotuninhabited无人居住的.Peoplealsoliveoutsideoases绿洲butthesepeoplearenotfarmers.TheyhavecamelsgoatsdonkeyssheepetC.Theseanimalscanliveonthedesertplantsanddonotneedmuchwater.Thepeopleofthedeserthavetomoveconstantlyfromplacetoplacetheymustalwayslookforgrassordesertplantsfortheiranimals.Theyusuallyliveintents.WhenthereisnomorefoodfortheiranimalstheyfolduptheirtentsputthemontheircamelsanddonkeysandmovetoanotherplacE.Ingoodyearswhenthereisenoughfoodfortheiranimalstheytradetheirskinsandtheirgoatsandcamelhairswiththepeopleofoasesforwheatandfruit.ButinbadyearswhenthereisnotenoughfoodfortheiranimalsthepeopleofthedesertwouldattacktheoasespeoplE.Buttheyarealsohospitablenomaninthedesertwouldeverrefusetogiveastrangerfoodandwater.Accordingtothepassagedesertsaremostlymadeupof________.A.clayB.rockC.stonesD.sandTheunderlinedwordhospitablehasthemeaningofbeing________.A.kindB.braveC.cruelD.strangeInthedesert________.A.Itrainsinspringonly.B.itrainsforashorttimeeverymonthC.therainfallisjustenoughfortheplantsD.thereissomerainbutfarfromenoughPeoplelive______.A.onlyinsidetheoasesB.bothinsideandoutsidetheoasesC.onlyoutsidetheoasesD.inplaceswithregularrainfalls.
Areyoureadytodoyourbittostopglobalwarming?OnSaturdayMarch29youwillhaveachance-totellTorontoandtheentireworldthatyouaredevotedtodoingyourpart.YoucandoitbyturningoffyourlightsduringEarthHourfrom8p.m.to9p.m.StartedlastyearbytheWorldWildlifeFundinSydneyAustraliaEarthHourthisyearisgoinginternationalwith17citiessignedupsofarincludingToronto.ThechallengeforusTorontonianswillbetoshowweareasdevotedtofightingglobalwarmingasSydneysiderswerelastyear.Ofcourseonehourofdarknessisn'tgoingtostopglobalwarming.ButthethinkingbehindEarthHouristhatitgetspeoplepersonallyinvolved加入.Besidesgivingpeopleachancetoshowtheirconcernsoverclimatechangethegoalistogetthemtostartchangingtheirwastefulhabits.Didyouknowforexamplethatyourelectronicdevices设备thatyouthinkyou'veturnedoffarestilldrawingpowerifyouleavethempluggedin?IfyouwanttomakeadifferencesignuptodayandpromisetoturnoffyourlightswhenEarthHourarrivesonMarch29.Persuadeotherstodotheirpart.Starttothinkaboutchangesthatcanbemadeinyourhomeandyourworkplacethatwillcutdownonwasteandgreenhousegas.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.A.ChancetoHelpSavetheEarthB.A.ChancetoHelpPreventPollutionC.AnHourtoFightAgainstBadHabitsD.AnHourtoKeepClimateUnchangedThepassagemainlycallsonpeopleoftojoinintheMarch29thactivity.A.SydneyB.TorontoC.theworldD.the17citiesTheEarthHourmovementmainlyaimstogetpeopletotosaveourearth.A.sensethedangerB.makeapromiseC.performtheirdutiesD.showtheirvalueWhichisimplied暗示inthepassagethatshouldnothappeninourdailylife?英语试题
Oursurrounding周围isbeingpollutedfasterthannatureandman’spresenteffortscan’tpreventit.Timeisbringingusmorepeopleandmorepeoplewillbringusmoreindustrymorecarslargercitiesandthegrowinguseofman-madematerials.Whatcanexplainandsolvethisproblem?Thefactisthatpollutioniscausedbyman—byhisdesireforamodernwayoflifE.Wemakeincreasingindustrializationourchiefaim.Sowearealwaysreadytooffereverything:cleanairpurewatergoodfoodourhealthandthefutureofourchildren.Thereisaconstantflowofpeoplefromcountrysidetocitieseagerforthebenefitofourmodernsociety.Butasourtechnologicalachievementshavegrowninthelasttwentyyearspollutionhasbecomeaseriousproblem.Isn’tittimewestoppedtoaskourselveswherewearegoing—andwhy?ItmakesonethinkofthestoryabouttheairlinepilotwhotoldhispassengersovertheloudspeakerI’vesomegoodnewsandsomebadnews.Thegoodnewsisthatwe’remakingrapidprogressat530milesperhour.Thebadnewsisthatwe’relostanddon’tknowwherewe’regoing.Thesadfactisthatthisbecomesatruestorywhenspokenofourmodernsociety.Mancan’tpreventtheworldfrombeingpollutedmainlybecause.A.manyman-madematerialsB.morecarstrucksandbusesC.morepeopleandmoreindustryD.morecitiesPeoplecrowdintothecitiesbecause_________.A.theywantverymuchtofindwell-paidjobsB.theyeagerfortheachievementofourmodernsocietyC.theyhavebecometiredoftheirhomelandD.theyhaveastrongwishtobecomeindustrialworkersThestoryabouttheairlinepilottellsusthat_________.A.manknowswherethesocietyisgoingB.peopledonotwelcometherapiddevelopmentofmodernsocietyC.mancandolittleabouttheproblemofpollutionD.thewriterisworriedaboutthefutureofoursocietyWhatdoesthewriterreallywanttosayinthispassage?A.Withthedevelopmentoftechnologypollutionhasbecomeaseriousproblem.B.Lowerthespeedofdevelopmenttostoppollution.C.It’stimewedidsomethingtoreducepollution.D.Asindustryisgrowingfastpollutionisthenaturalresult.
Goodnewsforgamelovers―atankgamehascomeoutrecently.InthisgameyouareinatankandthescreenshowsyourviewofthelandscapeoutsidE.Yougainpointsbyshootingenemytankssupertanksmissiles导弹andflyingsaucers飞碟.Expertplayerscangainscoresofaround150000pointsatthisgamE.TogetahighscoreyouhavetodestroytwentytanksasquicklyaspossiblE.Afterthisthesupertanksmissilesandflyingsaucersappear.Theseareworthfarmorepointsthantheordinarytanks.Howeverthenumberoftanksyouhavetodestroybeforethesupertanksappearvariesondifferentmachines.Trytogetclosetoanenemytankfromthesideorthebacksoitcannotshootatyou.Thenwhenyougetcloseturntofaceitlineitupinyoursightsandfirebeforeitturnstoshootatyou.Ifyoumissoraretooslowquicklyescapebymovingoutoftheenemy'slineoffirE.YoucanthenmovearoundtheenemyandcomeinfromanothersidE.WhenasupertankappearstrytodestroyitasquicklyaspossiblE.Thenwaitsafelybehindanobstacle障碍物foramissileorflyingsaucer.Thecubesareusefulobjectstohidebehindasyoucanfireoverthemwithoutexposingyourselftodanger.ThemissileswillflystraightatyoubuttheyaredifficulttohitsodonotshootatthemuntiltheyarequiteclosE.Thesaucersaremucheasiertohitbutdonotfollowthemasyouwillbeopentoattackfromenemytanks.60.Thispassageisan/a______aboutagamE.A.instructionB.liberationC.traditionD.construction61.Ifyouhidebehindthecubesduringanattackwhichofthefollowingmaynothappen?A.AvoidingbeingexposedtodangerB.DestroyingamissileC.FiringovermissilesorflyingsaucersD.Beinghitbyamissile62.Ifyoucandestroyasupertankmissileorflyingsauceryouwillget_____.A.manymorepointsB.amachinetoplaywithC.anordinarytankD.nothing63.Fromthelastsentencewecanseethatyouarelikelytobeattackedbytanksifyou_____.A.hitaflyingsaucerB.runafteraflyingsaucerC.firestraightatamissileD.shootatenemytanks
第三部分:阅读理解共20小题;每小题2分满分40分Machinesinthehomehaveashorthistory.Sewingmachineswashingmachinesandtumbledriesarecommonenoughtodaybutahundredyearsagofewpeoplecouldevenimaginesuchthings.Howeverinventorshavedesignedandbuiltawiderangeofhouseholdmachinessincethen.Inmostcasestheinventortriedtopatent申请专利hismachinetostopanyonecopyingit.Thenhetriedtoproducealotofthem.Ifthemachinebecamepopulartheinventorcouldmakealotofmoney.In1790thefirstsewingmachinewaspatenteD.TheinventorwasanEnglishmancalledThomasSaint.TherewasnothingtomatchhismachineforfortyyearsandthensomeonebuiltasimilardevicE.HewasaFrenchmanBartelemyThimonier.Neitheroftheseearlymachinesworkedverywellhoweveritwasn’tuntil1846thataninventorcameupwithareallyefficientsewingmachinE.HewasanAmericanEliasHoweandhismachinewasgoodenoughtobeatfiveskilledsewingwomen.Hedidn’tmakemuchmoneyfromithowever.ThefirstcommerciallysuccessfulsewingmachinewaspatentedbyIsaacSingerfiveyearslater.Todaywetakewashingmachinesforgrantedbuttherewasnonebefore1869.Therevolvingdrum旋转桶ofthatfirstmachinesetapatternforthefuturebutitwascrudebytoday’sstandards.Thedrumwasturnedbyhandandneededalotofeffort.EightyearspassedbeforesomeoneproducedanelectricwashingmachinE.Theworldhadtowaitevenlongerforamachinetodryclothes.Thefirstspin-drierwasanotherAmericaninventionpatentedin1924;butitwas20yearsbeforesuchmachineswerewidelyuseD.ItwasyetanotherAmericancalledBissellwhointroducedthecarpetsweeper.Hepatentedtheoriginalmachinebackin1876.Itdidn’tpickupdirtverywellbutitwasquickerthanadustpanandbrush.Thirty-sixyearslatereventhecarpetsweeperwasold-fashioned:modernhomesnowhaveavacuumcleaner吸尘器withanelectricmotortosuckthedust.1.Whosesewingmachinecoulddofarmorethantheworkthatwasdonebyfiveskilledsewingwomen?A.ThomasSaint’s.B.BartelemyThimonier’s.C.EliasHowe’s.D.IsaacSinger’s.2.Accordingtothearticlemoderninventors__________.A.followthepatternofthefirstrevolvingdrumbutimproveitmuchB.onlyimitatethefirstwashingmachineC.powerthefirstever-madewashingmachinebyelectricityD.havetowaitforthefirstspin-drierforalongtime3.Theunderlinedwordcrudeinthesentencebutitwascrudebytoday’sstandardsprobablymeans__________.A.uselessB.ugly-lookingC.roughD.notskillfullymade4Thearticlemainlytellsusabout__________.A.thegreatinventorsintheworldB.theimportantinventionsintheworldC.theshorthistoryofhouseholdmachinesD.theimportanceofthemachinesusedinthehome
Lifeonlandprobablybeganabout430millionyearsagothoughithasexistedinthewaterforperhapsasmuchas3000millionyears.Whenwethinkofthefirstthingonlandweprobablythinkofstrangeanimalscomingoutoftheoceansbutinfactnoanimalscouldhavebeenlivingifplantshadnotbeenonlandfirst.PlantshadtobeonlandbeforeanimalsarriveD.Theysuppliedthefirstlandanimalswiththesurroundingandfoodnecessitysincetheytheplantsaretheonlyformoflifethatisabletogetandstoreenergy.Thefirstplantstoexistoutofthewaterwereprobablycertainkindsofalgae海藻whichwerefollowedbyotherplantsthatgrewclosetothegroundandneededwaterinwhichtoreproducE.Oncethemovetolandhadbeenmadehoweverevolution进化tookplacequickly.Bytheendof100millionyearsplantshaddevelopedtheirroots根andsomehadgottree-likeformssinceheightwasveryimportantingainingsunlight.About300millionyearsagomuchoftheworldwascoveredwithforestsofhugetrees.Inmostwaystheywerelikemoderntrees.Theyhadrootsleaveswoodbutmostlytheyhadnotdevelopedseeds.Themainideaofthefirstparagraphis________.A.lifeonlandprobablybegan430yearsagoB.thefirstanimalonlandcamefromoceansC.therewouldn'tbeanimalswithoutplantsD.plantsaretheonlyformoflifethatisabletogetandstoreenergyWhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Algaehasexistedformorethan430millionyears.B.ItisimpossiblethatalgaemightbetheearliestplantonlanD.C.Plantsgetfoodfromanimalsintheoceans.D.EvolutionbeganafteranimalsappearedonlanD.Plantswithrootsappearedabout________millionyearsago.A.430B.300C.330D.100Accordingtothepassage________appearedearlierthan________.A.apples;orangesB.oranges;applesC.oranges;rosesD.algae;wheat
WhilestudentsinHainanarequiteusedtoclearskiesBeijingteenagersarenotsolucky.Asanotherwarmwinterapproachesthecitycanexpectthenormalcloudsofsmokecausedbyairpollution.Butthingscouldstarttogetbettersoon.Thegovernmentisco-operatingwithaUS-basedenvironmentalprotectionagencytoupdateexistingbusesandtruckswithcleanfueltechnology.Thenewtechnologycouldreduceairpollutantsinexistingdieselvehicles柴油机by40percent.TheprogrammewillbeginbytestingbusesinBeijingtoseeifthetechnologycanbeappliedtothem.Weencouragethedevelopmentofpublictransportation.Butatthesametimeweneedtoreducepollutionfromthemsaidanofficial.Effortsarebeingmadetoimprovethecapital’senvironmentwithtightercontrolsonemissions排放.SomeheavilypollutingfactoriesandconstructionsitessuchasthoseownedbythesteelgiantShougangGrouphavebeenaskedtocutproductioninNovemberandDecemberorbecloseD.BeijingwasthethirdpollutedcityintheworldattheendoflastcenturyaccordingtotheUN.Butthankstorecentmeasuresthecapitalhasmadesomeprogress.Lastyear224cleardayswereratedashavinggoodairquality.In1998theairqualityindex指数gavejust100daysasgooD.IamgladtoseeanimprovementsaidaSenior1boylivinginthenorthwestofBeijing.ComparedtootherplacestheairqualityofBeijingisstillworryingthough.Ihatethepollution.OnceIwasridingmybikeinthemorningwhenIalmosthadatrafficaccidentbecauseIcouldn’tseeacaronlymetresawayfrommeinfrog.InearlyOctobertheskieswerecoveredbysuchathickfogthatadisplayshowbythevisitingFrenchairforcewascalledoff.Rapiddevelopmentindustrytrafficfumes烟andsandstormsfromthedesertallcontributetothecity’sbadair.Thepassageismainlyabout________?A.aprogrammetoimproveBeijing’sairqualityB.progressmadeinBeijing’sairqualityC.Beijing’sairpollutionD.thedifferencebetweenHainanandBeijingWhichofthefollowingisnotthemeasuretakenortobetakentoimproveBeijing’sair?A.Cleanfueltechnologywillbeusedinpublictransportation.B.Somefactorieshavebeenaskedtocutproduction.C.SomeconstructionsiteshavebeentoldtobecloseD.D.A.displayshowofairplaneshasbeencalledoff.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatwiththeaimofbeinganecological生态的citybythe2008Olympics________.A.farmorestillneedstobedoneB.nothingelseneedstobedoneC.alltraffichastobeclosedD.thedevelopmentofthecityhastobesloweddownWhichisnotcorrectaccordingtothepassage?A.Beijing’sairqualityisgettingworseandworsE.B.Developmentindustrytrafficfumesandsandstormsareallthecausesofbadairquality.C.CloudsofsmokeintheskyisthecommonfeatureinthewinterofBeijing.D.Thegovernmentismakingeveryefforttostopairpollution.
第三部分阅读理解共15小题每小题2分满分30分.阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项A.Scholarsandresearchershavetriedtodiscoverwhatpersonalitycharacteristicsgoalongwithsuccessininterculturalexperiences.TheirfindingshaveoftenbeenunclearorincompletE.Butthreecharacteristicsstandoutintheirreports:patienceasenseofhumorandtheawarenessofbeingunclear.Patienceofcourseistheabilitytokeepcalmevenwhenthingsdonotgoasonewantsthemtoorhopestheywillorhasevenbeensuretheywill.Impatiencesometimesbringsimprovementsinrelationswithotherpeoplebutusuallyitdoesnot.A.personwithasenseofhumorislesslikelytotakethingstooseriouslyandmorereadytoseethehumorinhisownreactionsthanahumorlessperson.Thevalueofasenseofhumorreallyneedstobepaidmoreattentionto.Theawarenessofbeingunclearisamoredifficultconceptthanpatienceorasenseofhumor.Foreignersoftenfindthemselvesinsituationsthatareuncleartothenewcomers.Thatistheydonotknowwhatishappeninginthesituation.Perhapstheydonotunderstandthelocallanguagewellenoughortheydonotknowhowsomesystemororganizationworksortheycan’tbesureofdifferentpeople’srolesinwhatisgoingon.It’slikeIjustgotherefromthemoonaChinesegraduatestudentwhonewlyarrivedintheUnitedStatessaidthingsarejustsodifferentherE.56.Thepassagemainlytellsus_____.A.someproblemsaboutcommunication.B.humor-animportantthingincommunication.C.somecharacteristicsincommunicatingwithforeigners.D.threeusefulwaysofcommunicatingwithforeigners.57.Fromthethirdparagraphwecaninferthatahumorousperson_____.A.tendstotreateverythingcarelesslyB.isoptimisticaboutthings.C.likesmakingfunofothers.D.isanimpatientone.58.TheunderlinedpartTheawarenessofbeingunclearrefersto_______.A.knowingthemeaningofanexactsituation.B.notstatingclearlywhathappens.C.realizingthepossiblemisunderstandingD.beingawareoftheunclearsituations.59.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?A.ItisnecessarytolearnalanguagebeforeyougoabroaD.B.Americansareusedtothecultureofothercountries.C.Patienceusuallyimprovestherelationshipwithothers.D.ToliveinaforeignlandoneshouldgetfullyprepareD.
Helpingsurvivors生还者oftheearthquakeandkillerwavesintheIndianOceanlastweekisaraceagainsttimesaysKofiAnnantheUnitedNationssecretary-general.Theconcernaboutoffersofinternationalaidisbasedonhistory.Sincewearesocialbeingsthequalityofourlivesdependsinlargemeasureonourinterpersonalrelationships.Onestrengthofthehumanconditionisouraimtogiveandreceivesupportfromoneanotherunderstressfulsurroundings.Socialsupportconsistsoftheexchangeofresourcesamongpeoplebasedontheirinterpersonalties.Thoseofuswithstrongsupportsystemsappearbetterabletodealwithmajorlifechangesanddailyproblems.Peoplewithstrongsocialtieslivelongerandhavebetterhealththanthosewithoutsuchties.Studiesoverarangeofillnessesfromdepressiontoheartdiseaseshowthatthepresenceofsocialsupporthelpspeoplepreventillnessandtheabsenceofsuchsupportmakespoorhealthmorelikely.Socialsupportcushionsstressinanumberofways.Firstfriendsrelativesandco-workersmayletusknowthattheyvalueus.Ourself-respectisstrengthenedwhenwearepopularwithothersdespiteourfaultsanddifficulties.Secondotherpeopleoftenprovideuswithinformationalsupport.Theyhelpustonoticeandunderstandourproblemsandfindsolutionstothem.ThirdwetypicallyfindsocialcompanionshipsupportivE.Engaginginleisure-timeactivitieswithothershelpsustomeetoursocialneedswhileatthesametimedistracting转移...注意力usfromourworriesandtroubles.Finallyotherpeoplemaygiveusinstrumentalsupport:afinancialaidmaterialresourcesandneededservices--thatreducesstressbyhelpingusdealwithourproblems.59.Researchshowsthatpeople'sphysicalandmentalhealth_______.A.dependsonthesocialwelfare福利systemswhichsupportthemB.hasmuchtodowiththeamountofsupporttheygetfromothersC.dependsontheirabilitytodealwithdailyworriesandtroublesD.iscloselyrelatedtotheirstrengthfordealingwithmajorchangesintheirlives60.TheunderlinedwordcushionsinParA.3means_______.A.addsuptoB.doesawaywithC.reducetheeffectofD.dependson61.Helpingasickneighborwithsomerepairworkisanexampleof_______.A.instrumentalsupportB.informationalsupportC.socialcompanionshipD.thestrengtheningofself-respect62.Socialcompanionshipisveryimportantbecause_______.A.ithelpsstrengthenourtieswithrelativesB.itenablesustogetridofourfaultsandmistakesC.itmakesourleisure-timeactivitiesmoreenjoyableD.itdrawsourattentionawayfromourworriesandtroubles
Whatdoesfizz气泡tastelike?InBubbly多泡的drinkssuchassodastinybubblesgivethedrinkalift---andhaveadistincttasteInanewstudyonmicescientistshaveconnectedthatfizzy-tastefeelingtotheabilitytotastesournesssuchasthatoforangesorvinegar.Scientistsfirstthoughtthetasteofbubblescamefromthebubblesburstingonthetonguebutnowatestartingtothinkdifferently.CharlesZukerofColumbiaUniversityandhisteamstudiedthenervoussystemofmicetounderstandhowthetonguetastescarbondioxidewhichisthegasthatmakesupthebubbles.Animalsincludinghumanbeingsareabletodetectdifferenttastesbyusingtastebuds味蕾whichpickuptastesinthemouthandthensendthemtothebrain.IntheexperimentdifferentgroupsofmiceweregeneticallyengineeredtobemissingoneofthesensesinvolvedintastE.GeneticallyengineeredmeanstheresearcherswereabletoturnofftheswitchesforcertainsensesbychangingthegenesresponsiblefortastE.Themiceinonegroupcouldnottastesweet;anothersour;thethirdbitterandthefourthsalt.Whenthescientistsgavecarbondioxidetothemicethenervoussystemsofallthemicerespondedtothegasexceptthoseofthemicethatcouldnottastesour.ThisshowsthatthetasteofthebubblesmustbesourandthatbyturningofftheabilityofthemicetotastesourthescientistsalsoturnedofftheirabilitytotastecarbondioxidE.WhentheystudiedthecellsthatdetectsournesstheresearchersfoundaproteinattachedtothecellsthatisimportanttotheprocessoftastingcarbondioxidE.Whencarbondioxidecomesintocontactwiththisproteintheproteinknocksoffparticlescalledprotons.Theseprotons质子inturntraveltothebrainwhichsaysHey!That’sataste!ItmayseemlikealotofworktogetfromacanofsodatoatastebutthescienceofthesensesisanythingbutsimpleTasteisachallengingsystemtostudyoneresearchersays.Whatisthemostimportantfunctionofthebubbles?A.Tolookinteresting.B.TomakedrinkstastegooD.C.Tomakedrinksfunny.D.Toproducealotoffizz.Fromtheexperimenttheresearcherslearnedthat______.A.sournesshasnothingtodowiththetasteofbubbles.B.thereisaconnectionbetweensournessandbubbles.C.thetasteofbubblesisbetterifit’slesssour.D.mostmicecannottastecarbondioxidE.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.A.thetasteofbubblesisproducedbythebubblesburstingonthetonguE.B.thenervoussystemsofmiceshowhowthetonguetastescarbondioxidE.C.tasteseemssimplebutisverycomplextoresearch.D.nervecellssendingsignalstothebrainisthefirststepintastingsomething.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.NervousSystemsUnderstandHowtheTongueTastes.B.TheProcessofTasteC.ThetasteofBubbles.D.DifferentAnimalsDetectDifferentTastes.
第三部分阅读理解共15小题每小题2分满分30分阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出一个最佳选项ASatellitesareanimportantpartofourordinarylives.ForexampletheinformationforweatherforecastsissentbysatellitE.SomesatelliteshavecameraswhichtakephotographsoftheEarthtoshowhowcloudsaremoving.Satellitesarealsousedtoconnectourinternationalphonecalls.ComputerconnectionsoftheWorldWideWebandInternetalsousesatellites.ManyofourTVprogramscometoUSthroughsatellites.Airplanepilotsalsosometimesuseasatellitetohelpthemfindtheirexactlocation.Weusesatellitestosendtelevisionpicturesfromonepartoftheworldtoanother.Theyareusually35880kilometersabovetheequator.SometimeswecanseeasatelliteintheskyanditseemstostayinthesameplacE.Thisisbecauseitismovingaroundtheworldat11000kilometersanhour—exactlythesamespeedthattheearthrotates.AsatellitemustorbittheEarthwithitsantennae天线facingtheearth.SometimesitmovesawayfromitsorbitSotherearelittlerocketsonitwhichareusedtoputthesatellitebackintherightposition.Thisusuallyhappensabouteveryfiveorsixdays.Spaceisnotempty!EveryweekmoreandmoresatellitesaresentintospacetoorbittheEarth.Asatelliteusuallyworksforabout10-12years.SatelliteswhicharebrokenaresometimesrepairedbyastronautsorsometimesbroughtbacktoEarthtoberepaireD.OftenveryoldorbrokensatellitesareleftinspacetoorbittheEarthforaverylongtimE.Thisisveryseriousbecausesomesatellitesusenuclearpowerandtheycancrashintoeachother.56.WhichofthefollowingisNOTdonebysatellitesaccordingtothepassage?A.Sendinginformationforweatherforecast.B.TakingphotographsoftheEarth.C.SendingTVpictures.D.Providingfoodforairplanepilots.57.What’sthespeedtheearthrotatesat?A.35880kilometersperhour.B.335880kilometersperhour.C.11000kilometersperhour.D.110000kilometersperhour58.WhydoesthesatellitemovearoundtheworldatthesamespeedastheEarthrotates?A.Inordertotakephotographs.B.Inordertostayinacertainpositionintheorbit.C.Inordertomoveawayfromitsorbit.D.Inordertosendtelevisionpictures.59.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordThisreferto?A.AsatellitE.B.Alittlerocket.C.Asatelliteseemstostayinthesameplaceinthesky.D.Thesatelliteputstherocketsintherightposition.60.Whichistrueofsatellites?A.Asatelliteusuallyworksforabout10-2years.B.EverytimeasatellitegetsbrokenitisbroughtbacktotheEarthtoberepaireD.C.AbrokensatelliteisneverleftinspacE.D.Theyoftencrashintoeachother.
DogshaveanunderstandingoffairplayandbecomeangryiftheyfeelthatanotherdogisgettingabetterdealanewstudyhasfounD.Thestudylookedathowdogsreactwhenacompanionisrewardedforthesametrickinanunequalway.FriederikeRangearesearcherattheUniversityofViennainAustriaandhercolleaguesdidaseriesofexperimentswithdogswhoknewhowtorespondtothecommandgivethepaw.Thedogswerenormallyhappytorepeatedlygivethepawwhethertheygotarewardornot.Butthatchangediftheysawthatanotherdogwasbeingrewardedwithapieceoffoodwhiletheyreceivednothing.WefoundthatthedogshesitatedsignificantlylongerwhenobeyingthecommandtogivethepawtheresearcherswritE.Theunrewardeddogseventuallystoppedcooperating.Scientistshavelongknownthathumanspaycloseattentiontoinequity.Butresearchersalwaysassumedthatanimalsdidn’tsharethetrait.TheargumentwasthatthisisauniquelyhumanphenomenonsaysFransdeWaalaprofessorofpsychologyatEmoryUniversityinAtlantA.Thatchangedin2003whenheandacolleaguedidastudyonmonkeys.Themonkeyshadtohandasmallrocktoresearcherstogetapieceofcucumberinreturn.Theywerehappytodothis.Butiftheysawthatanothermonkeywasgettingamoredeliciousrewardagrapefordoingthesamejobtheywouldthrowawaythefoodandrockandatsomepointjuststoppedperforming.Inthatexperimentthemonkeysconsideredthefairnessoftwodifferenttypesofpayment.ButwhenRangeandhercolleaguesdidasimilarstudywiththeirtraineddogstestingtoseeifdogswouldbecomeupsetiftheyonlygotdarkbreadwhenotherdogsreceivedsausagetheyfoundthataslongasthedogsgotsomekindoffoodpaymentevenifitwasn’tthemostdeliciouskindtheanimalswouldplayalong.HowdidthedogsinRange’sstudyreacttotheorderofgivingthepaw?A.TheytooktheorderevenwithoutbeingrewardeD.B.TheytooktheorderonlywhenrewardeD.C.Theyturnedadeafeartorepeatedorders.D.Theyhesitatedlongerwhengivenrepeatedorders.TheresearchbyFransDeWaalin2003___________.A.originatedfromRange’sresearchondogs.B.showedthatanimalsdopayattentiontoinequity.C.begantheargumentthatonlyhumansareawareofinequity.D.wasconductedtofindouthowmonkeysreactedtohumans’orders.Somemonkeysintheresearchbecomeangrybecausetheyfoundanothermonkey_______.A.wasgivenlesswork.B.wasgivenmorefooD.C.wasgiventhesametypeoffooD.D.wasgivenmoredeliciousfooD.Rangefoundthatcomparedwithmonkeysdogs____________.A.caremoreaboutwhethertheyarerewardeD.B.carelessaboutwhattheyarerewardedwith.C.caremoreaboutwhattheyareorderedtodo.D.carelessaboutwhogivesthemorders.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Animalshavevariouswaystoshowtheiranger.B.Dogsarelessintelligentthanmonkeys.C.Dogshaveasenseoffairness.D.Mostanimalswanttoberewardedequally.
CDo’sandDon’tsinWhale鲸WatchingTheDepartmentofFisheriesandOceanshasdevelopedguidelinesforwhalewatchinginJohnstoneStraitwherekillerwhalesarefoundonadailybasiseachsummer.Itisstronglyrecommendedthatvessel船只operatorsfollowtheseguidelinesforallkindsofwhales.·Approachwhalesfromthesidenotfromthefrontortheback.·Approachnocloserthan100metresthenstoptheboatbutkeeptheengineon.·Keepnoiselevelsdown—nohornswhistlesorracingofengines.·Startyourboatonlyafterthewhalesaremorethan100metresfromyourvessel.·Leavetheareaslowlygraduallymovingfasterwhenyouaremorethan300metresfromthewhales.·Approachandleaveslowlyavoidingsuddenchangesinspeedordirection.·Avoiddisturbinggroupsofrestingwhales.·Keepatlowspeedsandremaininthesamedirectioniftravelingsidebysidewithwhales.·WhenwhalesaretravelingclosetoshoreavoidcrowdingthemneartheshoreorcomingbetweenthewhalesandtheshorE.·Limitthetimespentwithanygroupofwhalestolessthan30minutesatatimewhenwithin100to200metresofwhales.·Ifthereismorethanonevesselatthesameobservationspotbesuretoavoidanyboatpositionthatwouldresultinsurroundingthewhales.·Worktogetherbycommunicatingwithothervesselsandmakesurethatalloperatorsareawareofthewhalewatchingguidelines.64.Forwhomisthistextwritten?A.Tourguides.B.Whalewatchers.C.Vesseloperators.D.Governmentofficials.65.Whenleavingtheobservationareasthevesselshould______.A.moveclosetothebeachB.increasespeedgraduallyC.keepitsenginerunningslowlyD.remainatthebackofthewhales66.Whengoingsidebysidewithwhalesthevesselshould______.A.keepmovinginthesamedirectionB.surroundthewhaleswithotherboatsC.travelcloserandclosertotheshoreD.takeagoodviewingposition67.Whatistheshortestsafedistancefromthewhales?A.400metres.B.300metres.C.200metres.D.100metres.
CWindisthemovementofairfromanareaofhighpressuretoanareaoflowpressurE.InfactwindexistsbecausethesununequallyheatsthesurfaceoftheEarth.Ashotairrisescoolerairmovesintofillthegap.Aslongasthesunshinesthewindwillblow.Andaslongasthewindblowspeoplewillmanageittopowertheirlives.AncientsailorsusedsailstocapturethewindandexploretheworlD.Farmersonceusedwindmillstogrindtheirgrainsandpumpwater.TodaymoreandmorepeopleareusingwindturbinestomakeelectricityfromthebreezE.Overthepastdecadewindturbineusehasincreasedatmorethan25percentayear.Stillitonlyprovidesasmallpartoftheworld'senergy.Mostwindenergycomesfromturbinesthatcanbeastallasa20-storybuildingandhavethree200-foot-long60-meter-longblades.Thesedeviceslooklikegiantairplanepropellers螺桨onastick.Thewindspinsthebladeswhichturnashaftconnectedtoagenerator.Thebiggestwindturbinesgenerateenoughelectricitytosupplyabout600U.S.homes.WindfarmshavetensandsometimeshundredsoftheseturbineslineduptogetherinparticularlywindyspotslikealongaridgE.Smallerturbinessetupinabackyardcanproduceenoughelectricityforasinglehomeorsmallbusiness.Windisacleansourceofrenewableenergythatproducesnoairorwaterpollution.AndsincethewindisfreeoperationalcostsarenearlyzeroonceaturbineiserecteD.Massproductionandtechnologyadvancesaremakingturbinescheaperandmanygovernmentsdecreasetaxtoencouragewind-energydevelopment.SomepeoplethinkwindturbinesareuglyandcomplainaboutthenoisethemachinesmakE.Theslowlyrotatingblades螺旋风片canalsokillbirdsandbatsbutnotnearlyasmanyascarspowerlinesandhigh-risebuildingsdo.Thewindisalsochangeable:Ifit'snotblowingthere'snoelectricitygenerateD.Neverthelessthewindenergyindustryisincreasingsharply.Globallygenerationmorethanquadrupled四倍between2000and2006.Attheendoflastyearglobalcapacitywasmorethan70000megawatts.Intheenergy-hungryUnitedStatesasinglemegawattisenoughelectricitytopowerabout250homes.GermanyhasthemostinstalledwindenergycapacityfollowedbySpaintheUnitedStatesIndiaandDenmark.DevelopmentisalsofastgrowinginFranceandChinA.Industryexpertspredictthatifthispaceofgrowthcontinuesby2050theanswertoonethirdoftheworld'selectricityneedswillbefoundblowinginthewind63.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Therotatingbladescankillasmanybirdsashigh-risebuildingsdoB.Singlefamiliesarenotencouragedtobuildturbines.C.TheUSAproducesmorewindpowerthananyothercountryintheworlD.D.Thenoisetheturbinesmakemaydiscouragepeoplefrombuildingthem.64.Theunderlinedwordgeneratorinthethirdparagraphprobablymeans_______.A.电动机B.发电机C.机翼D.飞机引擎65.IftheUSAwantstobuildwindturbinesinanareawith30000homeshowmanyshouldtheybuildatleast?A.50.B.150.C.250.D.200.66.AllthefollowingaretheadvantagesofwindenergyEXCEPTthat_________.A.itisenvironmentallyfriendlyB.itisfreetobuildandoperateC.thegovernmentsupportsitD.theenergyiscleanandrenewable
COOLINVENTIONSFromschooltobandPracticetheVenturiEclecticisanEarth-friendlywaytogetWhereyouwanttogo.Thisbattery-poweredzero-emissionmeaningitdoesn'tpollutetheairvehiclerunsmainlyonrenewableenergy.SolarpanelsontheEclectic'sroofabsorbsunrayswhenyou'redriving.Onwindydaysyoucanconnectamachinetothecar'sroofthatcollectsenergyfromthewindwhileyou'reparkeD.TheEclectic'stopspeedis28milesanhour;thebatterylastsfor31milesbeforeitneedstoberechargeD.Zipping迅速行进aroundtheneighborhoodhasneverbeenbetter.Here'saneco-friendlywaytotelltime:SimplyfilltheBedolWater-poweredClock'stank箱withwateraddsomelemonjuiceandtheclockwilldisplaythetimewithouttheneedforenvironmentallyharmfulbatteries.Therearetwosetsofmetalelectrodes电极insidethewatertank.Watercontainsions离子thatcarrynegativeandpositivecharges.Theseionscompleteachargebetweentheelectrodescreatingenoughenergytopowertheclock.Justrefillthetankeveryfewweeksandthisclockwillkeeponticking.BloodhoundSuperSonicCarSSCwillbethefirstcartoattempttobreakthel000-mile-an-hourbarrier.Thecurrentrecordis763milesanhour.A.conceptfornowtherocket-shapedcargetsitsinitialpushto350milesanhourfromajetenginE.ThenarocketfiresuppushingtheSSCpast1000milesanhour.Inordertokeepthecarstreamlined流线型的thedriverliesbackata45-degreeanglE.You'rehavingablastatyourfriend'sbirthdayparty.Butwhenit'stimetobringoutthecakeeveryonecrowdsaroundblockingyourview.Noworries.ThrowtheTriopsintotheairandthisclevercameracapturestheviewfromabovE.TheTriopscantakethreepicturesatonceeachfromdifferentangles.YoucanalsorecordsoundsandcommandtheTriopstostartshootingwheneverithearsthatnoisE.That'sonesmartcamerA.AccordingtothepassagetheVenturiEclectic.A.ispopularwithbusinessmenB.issuitableforalongtripC.canturnwindintoenergyD.hasonlyalittlegasemissionWhatisthecommoncharacteristicoftheVenturiEclecticandtheBedolWater-poweredClock?A.Theydon'tneedbatteries.B.TheyaredifficulttooperatE.C.Theycanbepoweredbywater.D.Theyareenvironmentallyfriendly.Theunderlinedphrasehavingablastinthelastparagraphprobablymeans.A.lookingatapictureB.enjoyingyourselfC.blowingoutacandleD.recordingsoundsWhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.TheTriopsissensitivetosounds.B.ThedriveroftheSSCmustbeofgreatsizE.C.ThecoloroftheBedolWater-poweredClockislikethatoflemon.D.TheSSCdoesn’thaveanythingtodowitharocketactually.
AfteranextradayinspacethecrewofDiscoveryreturnedtoEarthlandingatEdwardsAirForceBaseinCaliforniaearlyonTuesdaymorning.TheshuttleanditscrewspenttwoweeksinspacemostofitaboardtheInternationalSpaceStation.ItwasthefirstflightofNASA'sspaceshuttlefleetsinceFebruary2003whentheshuttleColumbiacameapartwhilereenteringEarth'satmospherE.NASAofficialsdelayedDiscovery'sreturnforonedaybecauseofcloudyweatherinFloridawheretheshuttlewassupposedtolanD.OnTuesdaymorningmissioncontrollersdirectedDiscoverytoalandingsiteinCaliforniawheretheskieswereclear.ThecrewmemberswillhavetowaituntilWednesdaytoseetheirfamilieswhentheyallmeettogetherinHoustonattheJohnsonSpaceCenter.Discoveryhadaverybusymissioninspacecomparedtopastmissions.ThespaceshuttledockedwiththeInternationalSpaceStationmostofthejourneydeliveringbadlyneededsuppliesandrepairingdamagedparts.Thecrewspentalotoftimetestingnewrepairtechniquesontheirownshuttleconductingthreedifferentspacewalkswhereastronautsexitthespaceshuttletodoworkoutside.OnthethirdspacewalkastronautSteveRobinsonwentunderneaththeshuttletoremovematerialstickingoutfrombetweenthespacecraft'sprotectivetiles.TherewereconcernsinthelastremainingdaysofDiscovery'smissionthatatornheatblanket—anothershieldagainstoverheatinginthespaceshuttle—mayposeaproblemtocrewmembers.NASAofficialsandtechniciansworkedonwaysthatthecrewcouldfixtheproblembutlaterdecideditwasnotarisk.WiththeshuttleanditscrewsafelybackonfirmgroundNASAishailingthismissionlabeledSTS114asahugesuccess.Ihopethisshowspeoplethatwe'recomingbackNASAspaceflightchiefBillReaddysaidafterDiscovery'ssuccessfullanding.We'vegotsomemoreworktodo.Weknowwhatweneedtodoandwe'lldoit.Whichofthefollowingisn'tincludedinthejobsoftheshuttleDiscovery?A.DeliveringsuppliestotheInternationalSpaceStation.B.Conductingdifferentspacewalks.C.Testingnewrepairtechniques.D.FindingthecausewhytheshuttleColumbiacameapart.ButforthecloudyweathertheshuttleDiscoverywouldhavelanded_______.A.inFloridaadayearlierB.inFloridaadaylaterC.inCaliforniaadayearlierD.inCaliforniaadaylaterWhichisthemostprobableperiodoftimethatDiscoverywasaboardtheInternationalSpaceStation?A.Sixdays.B.Twoweeks.C.Ninedays.D.Twoweeksandanextraday.
A.mosquitoisaninsectthatisfoundallovertheworlD.Therearethousandsofdifferentkindsofmosquitoesinmanydifferentsizesandcolors.Thefemalemosquitoneedsbloodfromvertebrates脊椎动物tolayeggsandproducemoremosquitoes.Shehasaspecialpartofhermouththatsheusestosuckbloodandhersalivaspitthinsthebloodsoshecandrinkit.Infact.It’sthemosquito’ssalivathatmakesthebitesitch痒!A.personwhogetsbittenbyamosquitowillnoticeawhealwhichisabumparoundthebitE.ThewhealwillberoundwithpinkorredaroundtheedgeandwhiteinthemiddlE.Thewhealwillwitchalot.Soonthewhealwilldisappearbuttheitchwillstay.Ifyou’vebeenbittenbyamosquitowashthebitewithsoapandwaterk#s^5*u.Putonsomecalaminelotiontohelpstoptheitchingoranadultcanfindananti-itchcreamatthedrugstoreforyou.Placinganicepackonthebitemayalsohelp.Tellanadultyou’vebeenbittenbyamosquitoespeciallyifyouliveintheeasterk#s^5*unUnitedStates.Butifyoudevelopanallergicreactionandfeeldizzyorsicktelladoctorimmediately.HecantreatallergicreactionswithsolemedicinE.Thebestwaytoavoidmosquitobitesistowearaninsectrepellent.RepellentsthatincludeoneoftheseingredientsarebestBEETandlemoneucalyptus.Askaparenttohelpyouapplythem.Sincemosquitoeslaytheireggsinwaterit’salsoagoodideatoemptyoutbucketsflowerpotstoysandotherthingsinyouryardthatmayhavecollectedwaterduringarainstorm.Andwhenit’spossibleyou’dbetterwearlong-sleevedshirtsandlongpantstokeepmosquitoesawayfromyourskin.60.Whatmakesyouitchafterthemosquitoes’bites?A.AbumparoundthebitE.B.Themosquito’ssalivA.C.Somecalaminelotion.D.Anantic-itchcream.61.TheunderlinedwordwhealParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto________.A.asmallmouththatcanpreventaninsectB.asmallmarkafteraninsectbitethatusuallyitchesC.anillnessafteraninsectbitethatalwaysspreadsnearbyD.anillnessfrommosquitoes’bitesandotherpollutiondiseases62.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothispassage?A.Therearethousandsofmosquitoesinthesamesizesandcolors.B.Thewhealwillneverdisappearforeverbuttheitchwilldisappearsoon.C.AskadoctorforsomemedicineifyoudevelopanallergicreactionforthebitE.D.Askaparentforaninsectrepellentifyouseemosquitoeslayingtheireggsinwater.
第三部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分AHaveyoueverheardyourownvoice?Ofcourseyousay.Hasanyoneelseeverheardyourvoice?AgainyousayOfcoursE.Butthat’snotquitetruE.Nobodyelsehaseverheardyourvoice-thewayyouhearit.WhenyoutalkyousetupsoundwavesTheairoutsideyourheadcarriesthesoundwavestoyourouterears.ButofcoursethesoundofyourvoicebeginsinsideyourheaD.Thebonesofyourheadpickupthesoundwavestoo.Theycarrythesoundwavesstraighttoyourinnerears.Yougetthesoundfromtheoutsideandtheinsidetoo.OtherpeoplegetjustthesoundwavesfromtheoutsidE.Thatiswhytheydon’thearyourvoicethewayyoudo.56.You______hearyourvoicethesamewayothershearit.A.can’tB.seldomC.sometimesD.always57.Soundtravelsintheformof______.A.bonesB.airC.wavesD.voice58.Whenyoutalksoundwavesaresetupinside_______.A.yourinnerearsB.yourouterearsC.yourheadD.yourheadbones59.Theunderlinedphrasepickupheremeans_______.A.toraiseB.togainC.toselectD.topull60.Thepassageismainlyabout________.A.wavesintheairB.thewayyouhearyourownvoiceC.voicespreadingfarandwideD.thedifferentwaypeopleheartheirvoices
ENomatterhowlongyourlifeisyouwillatbestbeabletoreadonlyafewbooksofallthatHavebeenwrittenandhefewyoudoreadshouldincludethebest.ItistobeexpectedthattheselectionswillchangeovertimE.Yetthereisasurprisinguniformity一致inthelistswhichrepresentthebestchoicesofanyperioD.Whatarethesignsbywhichwemayrecognizeagreatbook?ThefourIwillmentionmaynotbealltherearebuttheyaretheonesI’vefoundmostusefulinexplainingmychoicesovertheyears.GreatbooksareprobablythemostwidelyreaD.Theyarenotbetsellersforayearortwo.Buttheyarelonglastingones.GoneWiththeWindhashadrelativelyfewreaderscomparedtotheplaysofShakespeareorDonQuixotE.ItwouldbereasonabletoestimatethatHomerIliad伊利亚特hasbeenreadbyatleast25000000peopleinthelast3000years.Greatbooksarepopularnotpedantic书生气的.Theyarenotwrittenbyspecialistsaboutspecialtiesforspecialists.Whethertheyarephilosophyorscienceorhistoryorpoetrytheytreatofhumannotacademicproblems.Theyarewrittenformennotprofessors.Toreadatextbookforadvancedstudentsyouhavetoreadanelementarytextbookfirst.Butthegreatbookscanbeconsideredelementaryinthesensethattheytreattheelementsofanysubjectmatter.Theyarenotrelatedtooneanotherasaseriesoftextbooksgradedindifficultyorinthetechnicalityoftheproblemswithwhichtheydeal.GreatbooksarealwayscontemporarythemostreadableandinstructivE.GreatbooksdealwiththepersistentlyunsolvedproblemsofhumanlifE.Therearegenuinemysteriesintheworldthatmarkthelimitsofhumanknowingandthinking.Greatmindsacknowledgemysterieshonestly.Wisdominsstrengthenednotdestroyedbyunderstandingitslimitations.72.WhichisNOTthestandardinthefollowingwhenevaluatingagreatbook?A.AlthoughnotabestselleritmustbethemostwidelyreaD.B.ItcanbereadwithoutmuchrelevantknowledgE.C.GreatbooksareneveroutofdatE.D.Greatbookswillnotdisappointyou.73.AccordingtotheauthorGoneWiththeWindis.A.suretoenjoyalargenumberofreadersinthelongrunB.dislikedbyreaderswholikeShakespeareC.notagreatbookbecauseofthefewreadersD.readmoreoftenthanDonQuixote74.Afterreadingthepassagewecaninferthat.A.differentperiodshavedifferentlistsofgreatbooksbecausetherearemanybooksforpeopletochoosefromB.ifyoudon’treadanelementarytextbookyoumayhavedifficultyinunderstandinginunderstandinganadvancedoneC.HomerIliadmustbeabestsellerwhenitcameoutD.greatbooksoftendealwithunsolvedproblemsofhumanlifeforthewritershaveconfidenceinsettlingthem75.Thebesttitleforthispassageis.A.GreatBooksinYourLifeB.GreatBooksinYourSpecialtyC.HowtoFindaGreatBookD.WhatIsaGreatBook
Schoolsacrossthecountryareturninggreen.So-calledgreenschoolsarebuiltfromrecycledandenvironmentallyfriendlymaterials.Theyaredesignedtouselessenergythantraditionalschoolbuildings.InthenextfewyearsSouthernCaliforniaaloneplanstoopen150greenschools.Studieshaveshownthattherearegoodreasonstogogreenincludinggoodairqualitythatcutsdownonasthma哮喘attacksandairbornegermsthatcancauseillnesses.Studentslearnbetterinclassroomsthathavenaturallightandidealtemperatures.Greenschoolshavelowerenergybills.GoOnGetGreenHere’showtosaveenergyandhelptheenvironment.LightSaversTurnoffthelightsinaroomwhenitisnotinusE.Thisbrightideacanproducebigsavingsonenergycosts.Someschoolsusesensorsthatautomaticallyshutoffthelightswhenthereisnomotioninaroom.HeatSmartYourschool’sthermostat温度调节器shouldbesetto78℃inwarmweatherand68℃incoolerweather.Thetemperaturecanbeevenfartherfromthecomfortzoneatnightandonweekendswhennooneisusingtheschoolbuilding.ReuseRecycleReusepapercansbottlesandbatteries.Usebothsidesofnotebookpaper.Carryalunchboxratherthanapaperbag.RecyclewhateveryoucanreusE.Don’tDrip滴水Leakytapscanwastelargeamountsofwater.A.smallsteadyflowcanadduptohundredsofgallonsayear.Reportdripsifyouseethem.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.GreenSchools.B.ReusingandRecycling.C.LightSavers.D.NoDripping.Someschoolsarecalledgreenschoolsbecause______.A.theyarebuiltfromnewmaterialsB.theyarepaintedgreenC.therearemoretreesintheseschoolsD.theyarebuiltfromrecycledmaterialsAllofthefollowingareadvantagesofagreenschoolEXCEPT__________.A.theairqualityoftheschoolisgreatB.thetemperatureiscomfortableC.theschoolhaslowerenergybillsthanatraditionalschoolD.itismorebeautifulthanatraditionalschoolInagreenschoolstudentswill________.A.usebothsidesoftheirnotebookpaperB.notuselightsatallC.usepaperbagstocarryfoodD.getsickmoreeasily
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