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WalkthroughtheAmazonrainforesttodayandyouwillfinditissteamywarmdampandthick.Butifyouhadbeenaround15000yearsagoduringthelasticeagewouldithavebeenthesame?Formorethan30yearsscientistshavebeenarguingabouthowrainforestsliketheAmazonmighthavereacted反应tothecolddryclimatesoftheiceagesbutuntilnownoonehasreachedasatisfyinganswer.RainforestsliketheAmazonareimportantformoppingupCO2fromtheatmosphereandhelpingtoslowglobalwarming.CurrentlythetreesintheAmazontakeinaround500milliontonsofCO2eachyear;equaltothetotalamountofCO2givingoffintheUKeachyear.ButhowwilltheAmazonreacttofutureclimatechange?IfitgetsdrierwillitstillsurviveandcontinuetodrawdownCO2?Scientistshopethattheywillbeabletolearninadvancehowtherainforestwillmanageinthefuturebyunderstandinghowrainforestsreactedtoclimatechangeinthepast.UnfortunatelygettingintotheAmazonrainforestandcollectinginformationareverydifficult.Tostudypastclimatescientistsneedtolookatfossilizedpollenkeptinlakemuds.Goingbacktothelasticeagemeansdrillingdeepdownintolakesediments沉淀物whichrequiresspecializedequipmentandheavymachinery.Thereareveryfewroadsandpathsorplacestolandhelicoptersandaeroplanes.Riverstendtobetheeasiestwaytoentertheforestbutthisstillleavesvastareasbetweentheriverscompletelyunsampled未取样.SofaronlyahandfulofcoreshavebeendrilledthatgobacktothelasticeageandnoneofthemprovideenoughinformationtoprovehowtheAmazonrainforestreactstoclimatechangE.64.Theunderlinedphrasemoppingupinthesecondparagraphmeans.A.cleaningupB.takinginC.wipingoutD.givingout65.HowwilltheAmazonrainforestreacttofutureclimatechange?A.It’llgetdrierandcontinuetoremoveCO2.B.It’llremainsteamywarmdampandthick.C.It’llgetwarmerandthencolderanddrier.D.Thereisnoexactansweruptopresent.66.What’sthemainideaofthelastparagraph?A.It’simportanttodrilldeepdownintolakesedimentstocollectinformation.B.It’simpossibletoprovehowclimatechangesintheAmazonrainforest.C.It’shardtocollectinformationforstudiesofthepastclimateintheAmazonrainforest.D.It’snecessarytohavespecializedequipmentandmachinerytostudythepastclimatE.67.Thebesttitleforthispassagemayprobablybe.A.StudiesoftheAmazonB.ClimatesoftheAmazonC.SecretsoftheRainforestsD.ChangesoftheRainforests
Excusedfromrecycling回收利用becauseyouliveinahighrisewitharubbishchute垃圾道?Youwon'tbeforlong.Miami'sMarkShantzishasmadeitsimpleforthoselivingintallbuildingstousethechuteandrecycletoo.InShantzis'Hi-RiseRecyclingSystemachuteleadstoapie-shapedcontainerwithsixboxesthatcanturnaroundwhenoperateD.Thesystemwhichfitsinthesamespaceasthechuteandcontainernowinuseenablesglassplasticpapermetalandotherrubbishtogointoseparateboxes.Thesystemiscontrolledfromaboardnexttothechutedoor.Theboardhasabuttonforeachclassofrecyclingmaterialsaswellasforunrecyclables.Atthepressofabuttonamicrocomputerlocksallotherfloors'chutedoorandsetstherecyclingcontainerturninguntiltherightboxcomesunderthechutE.Thecomputeralsocountstheloadsandgivesasignalbyphonewhentheboxisfull.AndaparticularpieceofequipmentbreaksupthenonrecyclablesSorting分类recyclablesbeforetheyarecollectedsavestheuseofexpensivematerialsrecoveryequipmentwhichotherwisehastodothesorting.Suchequipmentoftenmakesrecycledmaterialsveryexpensivesoexpensivethattonsofrecyclablesremainwasted.Shantzisbelieveshissystemcouldhelprecycledmaterialsbecomemorecost-effectivE.Thepurposeinwritingthistextis_________.A.toencouragepeopletorecycletheirrubbishB.tointroducearecyclingsystemforhighrisesC.todescribetheuseofcomputertechnologyinrecyclingD.toexplaintheneedforrubbishcollectioninhighrisesWhenhesaysYouwon'tbeforlongthewritermeansthat_______.A.you'llsoonbelivinginacleanerbuildingB.rubbishchuteswillbecomeoutofdatebeforelongC.youwon'twaitlongforyourturntorecyclerubbishD.itwon'tbelongbeforeyou'llhavetorecycleyourrubbishBeforedroppingrubbishintothechuteyouhaveto___________A.locktheotherfloors'chutedoorsB.checkifthecontainerisfullC.pressthecorrectbuttonD.breakuptherubbishThebiggestadvantageofthisnewsystemisthat_________A.itreducesthecostofrecyclingB.itsavestimeandspaceC.itsavesmoneyforpeoplelivinginhighrisesD.itmakesbetteruseoftheexistingrecoveryequipment
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Beforeastronautscangointospacetheyhavetohavetherightsuit.That’swhyNASA美国国家航天和航空局scientistsaredevelopinganewkindofspacesuit——lighterandmoreflexiblethanbeforE.Thesenewspacesuitswillhavelotsofmobility灵活性fortheastronautsbutwillnotneedmuchmaintenancE.NASAwantsthesuitstoincludenewtechnologythatcanhelpastronautsbesafeinouterspacE.RightnowtheAmericanspacesuitweighsabout275poundsandisbigandmassivE.ButthesuitisalsoeasytoworkinforlongperiodsoftimE.TheRussianspacesuitislesscomplicatedbutisusedonlyafewtimesandthengetsthrownaway.Findingtherightbalanceisalwaysgoingtobeachallengesaidalong-timeastronautJeffWilliams.Williamshaswornbothtypesofsuits.Spacesuitsprotectastronautsfrombothextremeheatandfreezingtemperatures.Theycarrylife-packswithoxygenfortheastronauts.Theyalsoshieldastronautsfromradiationorparticlesthatsendoutharmfulrays.Scientistsareusingcomputerstodesignthenewsuits.Thisallowsthemtochangethedesignagainandagainandtoeventestthedesignoutbeforeactuallymakinganything.There’salotmorecapabletoolsandtechnologytogetthejobdone——alotmoreknowledgeaswellsaidJoeKosmo.KosmohelpeddesigndevelopandtestsuitsduringtheMercuryGeminiApolloSkylabandshuttleperiods.Thesenewspacesuitswillbemuchlighteranduseanewkindofcomplexmaterial.Theyalsowillhaveasmallerlifesupportbackpackthankstotinyelectronics.NASAhopestohavethefirstprototypes原型indevelopmentby2010andcertify证明thesuitby2012.ThiswillbeintimeforthelaunchoftheOrionspaceshipin2014.Whatcharacteristicdoesthenewspacesuithave?A.ThenewspacesuitwillneedmuchmaintenancE.B.ThenewspacesuitwillbeheavierthanbeforE.C.ThenewspacesuitwillhavelessmobilitythanbeforE.D.ThenewsuitwillusenewtechnologytohelpastronautsbesafeinouterspacE.What’sthedisadvantageoftheRussianspacesuit?A.TheRussianspacesuitisbigandmassivE.B.TheRussianspacesuitismuchcomplicateD.C.TheRussianspacesuitismerelyusedafewtimes.D.TheRussianspacesuitiseasytoworkinforlongperiodsoftimE.Theunderlinedwordshieldinthethirdparagraphmightmean_______.A.harmB.protectC.helpD.warnWhycanscientiststestthedesignoutbeforeactuallymakingthenewspacesuits?A.Becausedesigningthenewspacesuitisnotacomplextask.B.Becausecomputersarebeingusedtohelpscientistsdesignthenewspacesuits.C.Becauseitneedslittleknowledgetodesignthenewspacesuits.D.Becausethescientistsonlychangetheoldspacesuitsalittleandmakethemintothenewones.Howlongwillittakescientiststoputthenewspacesuitsfromprototypesintothefirstpracticaluse?A.Twoyears.B.Threeyears.C.Fouryears.D.Sixyears.
A.losttribethatreachedAmericafromAustraliamayhavebeenthefirstNativeAmericansaccordingtoanewtheory.IfprovedbyDNAevidencethetheorywillbreaklongestablishedbeliefsaboutthesoutherlymigrationofpeoplewhoenteredAmericaacrosstheBeringStraitfounditemptyandoccupiedit.OnthistheoryreststhebeliefofNativeAmericanstohavebeenthefirsttrueAmericans.TheywouldbeclassifiedtotheranksofescapeebeatentotheNewWorldbyAboriginals土著人inboats.ToaEuropeanthismayseemlikeanacademicargumentbuttoAmericansitisaphilosophicalquestionaboutidentitySilviaGonzalesofLiverpoolUniversitysaid.HerclaimsarebasedonskeletonsfoundintheCaliforniaPeninsulaofMexicothathaveskullsquiteunlikethebroadMongolianfeaturesofNativeAmericans.Thesenarrow-skulledpeoplehavemoreincommonwithsouthernAsiansAboriginalAustraliansandpeopleoftheSouthPacificRegion.ThebonesstoredattheNationalMuseumofAnthropology人类学inMexicoCityhavebeencarbon-datedandoneis12700yearsoldwhichplacesitseveralthousandyearsbeforethearrivalofpeoplefromtheNorth.WethinktherewereseveralmigrationwavesintotheAmericasatdifferenttimesbydifferenthumangroupsDr.GonzalessaiD.ThetimingrouteandpointoforiginofthefirstcolonizationoftheAmericasremainsamostcontentioustopicinhumanevolution.ButcomparisonsbasedonskullshapearenotconsideredconclusivebyanthropologistssoateamofMexicanandBritishscientistsbackedbytheNaturalEnvironmentResearchCouncilhasalsoattemptedtotakeoutDNAfromthebones.Dr.Gonzalesdeclinedyesterdaytosayexactlywhattheresultswereastheyneedtobecheckedbutindicatedthattheywereconsistent一致withanAustralianorigin.ItisgenerallyconsideredthatthefirstNativeAmericanscamefrom________.A.NorthAsiaB.AustraliaC.SouthPacificD.SouthAsiaTheskeletonsfoundintheCaliforniaPeninsulaofMexicohave________.A.thebroadskullshapeB.thenarrowskullshapeC.differentfeaturesofAboriginalAustraliansD.thesamefeaturesofNativeAmericansTheunderlinedcontentiousissimilarinmeaningto________.A.likelytocausegreatinterestB.difficulttosolveC.well-knowntoallD.likelytocauseargumentWhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothetext?A.Researchonskullscandrawanexactconclusion.B.DNAtestshaveprovedthefactthatthefirstNativeAmericanscamefromAustralian.C.ScientistsarestillnotsureabouttheoriginoftheNativeAmericans.D.PeoplebegantoenterAmericaacrosstheBeringStraitabout12700yearsago.
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Canyouimaginebeingsavagelyattackedbyadog?Whatiftheattackwassoseverethatyournoselipsandchinwerecompletelydestroyed?Howwouldyoufeelaboutyourself?Wouldyoubeabletolookatyourselfinthemirror?Andhowdoyouthinkotherpeoplewouldtreatyou?IsabelleDinoireissomeonewhocananswerallofthesequestionshonestlyandopenly.LastNovemberIsabellewasattackedandmauledbyherowndog.Theattackwassoseverethatherlowerfacewasdamaged;itseemedalmostbeyondrepair.Shewasrushedtohospitalandbecamethefirstpersonevertohaveafacetransplant.WithsuchsevereinjuriesdoctorsofferedIsabellelittlehopethattheywouldbeabletorepairthedamagetoherfaceusingconventionalsurgery.ShortlyafterbeingadmittedshecametotheattentionofDrBernardDevauchellewhounlikeothersurgeonsbelievedtherewasanalternative:Wefoundourselvessayingyesit'sclearthiswomanneedsatransplanthesaiD.TwodaysaftertheoperationshesawherfaceinthemirrorforthefirsttimE.ShesaidIwasscaredtolookatmyselfbutwhenIdiditwasalreadymarvelousandIcouldn'tbelieveit.Ithoughtitwouldbeblueandswollenbutitwasalreadybeautiful.Nowlessthanayearafterher15houroperationshe’stryingtorebuildherlifeandthereisnodoubthowshefeelsabouthernewface:IhavebeensaveD.LotsofpeoplewritesayingthatIneedtogoonthatit'swonderful.It'samiraclesomehow.AlthoughtherewereethicalquestionsraisedabouttheirdecisiontocarryouttheprocedurethedoctorswhooperatedonIsabellearequicktodefendtheirdecision.OneofthemsaidWasitpossibleforhertolivewithoutaface?It'seasytosayweshouldn'thavedonetheoperationbutherlifehaschangedshegoesshoppinggoesonholidayshelivesagain.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.ThefirstfacetransplantB.A.successfulfaceoperationC.ThemostseveredamagedfaceD.ThebreakthroughofsurgeryThewriterusesthefivequestionsatthebeginningofthepassageto___________________.A.tellthestoryaboutIsabelleDinoireB.showaseverefacedamageeventC.drawthereaders’attentiontothetopicD.invitethereaderstoanswerthemItcanbeconcludedfromIsabelleDinoire’sremarksthat___________________.A.shewastooshockedtoseeherselfinthemirrorB.shewassatisfiedwiththeresultoftheoperationC.shethoughtherdamagedfacecouldn’tberepairedD.shelookedmorebeautifulthanbeforeAccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.ItseemedthatitwasimpossibletorecoverIsabelle’sfaceusingfacetransplantB.AfteroperationIsabellethoughtshelookedbeautifulandrebuiltherlifeagainC.SomedoctorshadnobetterideatorepairthedamagetoIsabelle’sfaceD.ItwasDrBernardDevauchellewhocameupwiththeideaoffacetransplant
Noonecanbelievethattheover6300-kilometerlongGreatWallmightdisappearsomeday.BelieveitornottheGreatWallisbeingdestroyedbypeoplE.Lessthan20percentoftheGreatWallbuiltintheMingDynastyisstillperfectbutabout80percentisindanger.TheGreatWallcanbecalledgreatmostlybecauseofitsamazinglength.ButweshouldrealizethatthelengthwasmadeupofonebrickatatimE.IfwedonothingtosavetheGreatWallitwillbecomeaseriesofseparatewastelandratherthanahistoricsitE.TheGreatWallisactuallyaseriesofwallsbuiltandrebuiltbydifferentdynastiesoverthepast2000years.ItbeganintheruleofChina’sfirstemperorQinShihuangoftheQinDynasty221BC～206BCandlastedintotheMingDynasty.ThepartsbuiltbeforetheMingDynastyhavenearlydisappeareD.PeoplearefamiliarwithsectionssuchasBadalinginBeijingandJiayuguanPassinGansubecausetheyhavebeenopentotouristsformanyyears.Butthosesectionsfarawayfromthepubliceyeshavebeenalmostforgotten.Fewlocalpeopleknewthe3-meter-highwallsmadeofearthandstonesbesidethemarepartoftheGreatWall.Thelackofknowledgeisconsideredasoneofthemainreasonsbehindhuman.ThebricksontheGreatWallarecarriedoffbycountrysidepeopletobuildtheirhousessheepcorral畜栏andpigsties猪圈.Someweretakenawaytobuildroads.Brickscarvedwithpeople’snamesareputawayasremembrancE.Rubbishisspreadoverthebattlements城垛.Thebrickscanbesoldfor15yuanpertractorloaD.ThosewhodestroyedandaredestroyingtheGreatWallknowitsnamebutarenotclearaboutitsculturalmeaning.Itwilltakealongtimetoletthemknowthis.ThelocalfarmersnotonlycarriedoffthebodyoftheWallbutdugouttheentirebasE.ItisnecessarytoprotecttheGreatWall.FirstofalltheofficialsshouldbeawareoftheimportanceoftheGreatWall.YoungChineseshouldknowmoreaboutthenation’sgreatcivilization文明andlearntoloveit.ThemainreasonforwhichtheGreatWallcanbecalledgreatis__________.A.itwasmadebybrickB.itwasverywideC.itwasverylongD.ithadalonghistoryWhydoestheauthorsaytheGreatWallmightdisappear?A.Itisuselessfromnowon.B.ItwillbereplacedbyanewonE.C.SomepartsofitarebeingdestroyeD.D.It’stoooldtobeusedagain.TheunderlinedpartthosesectionsfarawayfromthepubliceyesreferstothepartsoftheGreatWall__________.A.thataretoodifficulttounderstandB.nobodycanwatchC.thataretoofartobeenseenD.thatarenotwellknowntothepublicWhat’sthemainreasonoftheGreatWall’sbeingdestroyed?A.ThelocalpeopleareshortofcultureknowledgE.B.Thelocalpeopleneedbricksandstonestobuildhouses.C.ThelocalpeoplethinkthattheGreatWallisnotimportant.D.Thelocalpeopleareagainstthegovernment.
DManydiseaseresearchershavewarnedthatrisingglobaltemperaturescouldleadtomorediseases.forexamplebyallowingtropicaldiseasestoexpandtheirrangesintowhatarenowmildregions.Thisisaparticularfearforthediseasescarriedbyinsectssuchasmalariac疟疾andsleepingsickness.ButtherealityismorecomplexarguesKevinLafferty.adiseaseecologist.Hearguesthatawarmingclimatecouldfavoursomediseasesincertainregionswhilecontrollingtheminothers.Laffertydoesnotdenythatclimatechangemightallowmalarialmosquitoestospreadtonewareas.Howeverhebelievesthathotteranddrierconditionsmayalsogetridofmosquitoesfromareaswheretheycurrentlyexist.Ifthiswerethecasehesays.therewouldbelittlE.ifanynetincrease净增长intheriskofdiseasE.InadditionmanymildregionssuchassouthernEuropeorthesouthernU.S.havegoodsanitation卫生设备andinsectcontrolprogrammeswhichLaffertysayswouldpreventdiseasesfrombecomingcommonevenifclimaticconditionsweresuitablE.Finallyhearguesclimatechangecouldwipemanyspeciesofftheplant.Infectiouspathogens病原体dependontheirhostsforsurvivalsotheytoomaybecomeendangered-especiallyiftheylikemalariarelyonmorethanonehost.ButMercedesPascualoftheUniversityofMichiganpointsoutthattherearelargehumanpopulationsintheeastAfricanhighlandsjustoutsideoftheexistingrangeofmalarialmosquitoes.Shesaidastemperaturesrisethemosquitoeswillreachtheseareas.SothedisadvantageswilloutweightheadvantagesofdecreasedriskelsewherE.Mostoftheecologistsdohoweverseemtoagreeononepoint:predictingwhereadiseaseisgoingtogonextinvolvesfarmorethanjustconsideringclimatE.Nomatterwhattheresultsofthedebatearetheyallagreethathealthconcernsshouldcontinuetoplayacriticalroleinclimatepolicyandthedebateshouldn'tberegardedasweakeningthecaseforactionagainstglobalwarming.53.AccordingtoKevinLaffertyclimatechange__________A.willnotincreasethespreadofinsect-bomediseasesB.maynotsignificantlyincreasetheriskofdiseaseinthewholeworldC.willnotaffectthedryregionswheresanitationisgoodD.maynotaffectvirusesthatdependonmorethanonehost54.WhatdoesMercedesPascualthinkofLafferty'sconclusion?A.Shedisagreeswithit.B.Shesupportsit.C.Sheisnotsureofit.D.Shethinksitneedsproving.55.Wemayinferfromthepassagethat___________A.climateistheonlyfactorinthepredictiorofthespreadofdiseasesB.whenmakingaclimatepolicyoneshouldtakehealthintoaccountC.thedebatementionedinthepassagefurthersthedebateonglobalwarmingD.apolicyshouldbemadeimmediatelytotrytostopclimatechange56.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat___________A.allthediseaseresearchersagreethatclimatechangewillspreaddiseaseB.nothingcanbedonetostopthepresentglobalwarmingC.scientistshavefoundwaystostopthewildspreadofdiseaseD.ecologistshavedifferentviewsonwhethertheglobalwarmingwillspreaddiseasesfurther
Therearethreeseparatesourcesofdangerinsupplyingenergybynuclearpower原子能.Firsttheradioactivematerialmusttravelfromitsplaceofproductiontothepowerstation.Althoughthepowerstationsthemselvesarestronglybuiltthecontainersusedforthetransportofthematerialsarenot.Normallyonlytwomethodsoftransportareinusenamelyroadorrail.Unfortunatelybothofthesemayhaveaneffectonthegeneralpublicsincetheyaresuretopassnearoreventhroughheavilypopulatedareas.SecondthereistheproblemofwastE.Allnuclearpowerstationsproducewastesthatinmostcaseswillremainradioactiveforthousandsofyears.ItisimpossibletomakethesewastesnonradioactiveandsotheymustbestoredinoneoftheinconvenientwaysthatscientistshaveinventeD.ForexampletheymaybeburiedunderthegroundordroppedintodesertedminesorsunkintheseA.Howeverthesemethodsdonotsolvetheproblemsinceanearthquakecouldeasilybreakthecontainers.Thirdtheremayoccurthedangerofaleak泄漏oranexplosionatthepowerstation.Aswiththeothertwodangersthisisnotverylikelysoitdoesnotprovideaseriousobjectiontothenuclearprogram.Howeveritcanhappen.Separatelythesethreetypesofdangersarenotagreatcauseforworry.Takentogetherthoughtheprobabilityofdisaster灾难isextremelyhigh.1.WhichofthefollowingisFALSE?A.Itispossiblethataleakoranexplosionoccursatapowerstation.B.ItisunusualforradioactivematerialstobetransportedacrosslanD.C.ThecontainersarelikelytobebrokenbyanearthquakE.D.Nuclearwastesremaindangerousinmostcasesformanyyears.2.Theauthorthinksthatthewaystostorenuclearwastesare________.A.easyB.impossibleC.reasonableD.ineffective3.Whatdowelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.ThepowerstationisasafeplacE.B.ThedangersofnuclearenergycanbepreventeD.C.Thegeneralpublicarestronglyagainstthenuclearprogram.Byitselfnoneofthethreedangersisverylikelytocausemuchworry.4.Whatisthispassageabout?A.Usesofnuclearpower.B.Dangersfromnuclearpower.C.Publicangeratnuclearpower.D.Accidentscausedbynuclearpower.
Foryearsscientistshavebeenworriedabouttheeffectsofairpollutionontheearth’snaturalconditions.SomebelievetheairinsidemanyhousesmaybemoredangerousthantheairoutsidE.ItmaybeonehundredtimesworsE.Indoorairpollutioncancauseapersontofeeltiredtosuffereyepainheadacheandotherproblems.Somepollutants污染物cancausebreathingdisordersdiseasesofbloodandevencancer.Mostscientistsagreethateverymodernhousehassomekindofindoorpollution.Peoplehavepaidmoreattentiontotheproblemnow.Itissaidthatwhenbuildersbeganmakinghousesandofficestheydidnotwasteenergy.TodothistheybuiltbuildingsthatlimitedtheflowofairbetweeninsideandoutsidE.Theyalsobeganusingman-madebuildingmaterials.Thesematerialsarenowknowntoletoutharmfulgases.Astheproblembecamemoreseriousscientistsbegansearchingforawaytodealwithit.Theydiscoveredanaturalpollutioncontrolsystemforbuilding---greenplants.Scientistsdonotreallyknowhowplantscontrolairpollution.Theybelievethataplant’sleavesabsorbortakeinthepollutants.Inexchangetheplantletsoutoxygenthroughitsleavesandsmallorganizationsonitsroots.ScientistssuggestthatallbuildingsshouldhaveonelargeplantorseveralsmallplantsinsideforeveryninesquaremetresofspacE.Studiesofdifferentplantsshowthateachabsorbsdifferentchemicals.Sothemosteffectivewaytocleantheairistousedifferentkindsofplants.HavinggreenplantsinsideyourhousecanmakeitaprettierandmorehealthyplacE.Somekindofindoorpollutioncanbefoundin________.A.everymodernhouseB.everyoldhouseC.allkindsofhousesD.allkindsofofficesTheindoorairpollutioniscausedby________.A.thelimitoftheflowofairbetweeninsideandoutsideB.thebuildingwaythatthebuilderswanttosaveenergyC.thebuildingthingsthataremadeofman-madematerialsD.theman-madebuildingmaterialsandthelimitofair-flowThereasonwhyweshouldusedifferentkindsofplantstocleantheairisthat________.A.plantscanletoutallkindsofpollutantsindoorsB.plantsmaytakeinmoreoxygenwhichpeopleneedC.plantscanabsorballkindsofharmfulindoorchemicalsD.plantscanmakeourhousesprettier
BFearanditscompanionpainaretwoofthemostusefulthingsthatmanandanimalspossessiftheyareuseD.Iffiredidn’thurtwhenitburnedchildrenwouldplaywithituntiltheirhandswereburnedaway.Similarlyifpainexistedbutfeardidn’tachildcouldburnitselfagainandagainbecausefearwouldnotwarnittokeepawayfromthefirethathadburntitbeforE.A.reallyfearlesssoldier—andsomedoexist—isnotagoodsoldierbecauseheissoonkilled;andadeadsoldierisofnousetohisarmy.Fearandpainarethereforetwoguardswithoutwhichmanandanimalsmightsoondieout.InourfirstsentencewesuggestedthatfearoughttobeproperlyuseD.Ifforexampleyounevergooutofyourhousebecauseofthedangerofbeingknockeddownandkilledinthestreetbyacaryouarelettingfearruleyoutoomuch.TheimportantthingisnottoletfearruleyoubutinsteadtousefearasyourservantandguidE.Fearwillwarnyouofdangers;thenyouhavetodecidewhatactiontotakE.Inmanycasesyoucantakequickandsuccessfulactiontoavoidthedanger.Forexampleyouseeacarcomingstraighttowardsyou;fearwarnsyouyoujumpoutofthewayandalliswell.Insomecaseshoweveryoudecidethatthereisnothingthatyoucandotoavoidthedanger.Forexampleyoucannotpreventanairplanecrashingintoyourhouseandyoumaynotwanttogoandliveinadesertwheretherearenoairplanes.Inthiscasefearhasgivenyouitswarningyouhaveexamineditanddecidedonyourcourseofactionsofearoftheparticulardangerisnolongerofanyusetoyouandyouhavetotrytoovercomeit.60.Childrenwouldplaywithfireuntiltheirhandsareburntawayif_________.A.theywerenotwelleducatedatschoolB.theyhadneverplayedwithfirebeforeC.theyhadnosenseofpainD.theywerefearfulofpain61.Peoplesometimessucceedintimelyavoidingdangerbecause_________.A.theyhavegainedexperienceB.theyarewarnedofthedangerandtakequickactionC.theyjumpoutofthewayintimeD.theyarecalminfaceofdanger62.Whatisimpliedbutnotstatedinthepassage?A.ToomuchfearisharmfulB.FearisalwayssomethinghelpfulC.FearissomethingthatcanbeavoidedD.Fearoughttobeusedasourguideinourlife63.Thebesttitleforthispassageshouldbe__________.A.NoPainsNoGainsB.PainandActionsC.TheValueofFearD.TheReasonWhyPeopleFear
SomescientistswarnthaticeneartheEarth’sPolesmayindeedbemelting.ThispolarmeltdownmaybethefirstsignthattheEarthisheatingup.Wecouldbeinveryserioustroubleifthistrendcontinues.Itisestimatedthatameltdownofaslittleas10percentofAntarctica’sicewouldraisesealevelsaroundtheglobeby4to9meters.Floodswouldcoverlow-lyingregionsandturncoastalcitieslikeNewYorkandNewOrleansintoreallifeunderwaterworlD.Scientistsfirstpredictedinthe1970sthatheattrappedintheEarth’satmospherecouldcauseapolarmeltdown.Manynowbelievethathumanactivitiesareturninguptheheat.WhenweburnfossilfuelslikecoalandoilweaddcarbondioxideCO2gastotheEarth’satmospherE.CuttingdowntreesalsomakesCO2levelsraisebecausetreesnormallysoakupCO2tomakefooD.ScientistssayhigherCO2levelsstrengthenthegreenhouseeffectandcouldincreasetheEarth’stemperaturE.InfactCO2levelshaverisenby30percentsincetheIndustrialRevolutionofthe18thand19thcenturies.OverthepastthreeyearssatellitemeasurementshaveshownasealevelriseofaboutaquarterinchworldwidE.Ifnothingisdonetoreducefossil-fuelpollutionandglobalwarmingsealevelswillriseevenmorE.saysgeologistRichardAlley.ButevenAlleyadmitsthatapolarmeltdownwouldtaketimE.TheiceinAntarcticaandArcticlocksupnearlyninetimesthevolumeofwatercontainedinalltheworld’sriversandlakes.Thesearesuchbigicecubesanditwouldprobablytakethousandsofyearstomeltthem.AnotherscientistCharlesBentleydoesn’tthinkameltdownwillhappenatall.Evenifwarmertemperaturesbegintomeltpolar-icehesaystheexcessmoisturewouldmostlikelyberedepositassnow.InotherwordsthemeltedicewouldevaporateintotheatmosphererefreezeandfallasrainandsnowoverthePoles.Whatconsequenceofglobalwarmingismentionedinthepassage?A.Moretropicalstorms.B.Moretropicaldiseases.C.Changesinfarmproductivity.D.Coastalflooding.Whichofthefollowingstatementsdoesthesecondparagraphsupport?A.CO2intheatmospherecannotkeeptheheatfromescapingintospacE.B.TheincreaseofCO2gasmaywarmtheplanetandhelptomeltpolaricE.C.CuttingdowntreeshelpstogreatlyreduceCO2levels.D.Theendoftheshort-livedageoffossilfuelsisalreadyinsight.GeologistRichardAlleymostlikelyagreesthat_______.A.thesea-levelrisecanbepreventedbycuttingbackonenergy-consumingactivitiesB.therecentbreakingoffoficeblocksfromAntarcticaisjustanaturalpartofalong-termcycleC.AntarcticatemperatureshavesignificantlychangedsincetheIndustrialRevolutionD.thepolarmeltdownmaybeanaccidentalchangeofclimateratherthanasignofglobalwarmingCharlesBentleybelievesthatapolarmeltdownwillnotoccurbecause_______.A.governmentsaroundtheworldarebeginningtoreduceCO2levelsintheairB.ameltingofthepolaricecannotbeachievedwiththepresenttechnologiesC.themeltediceinthepolarareaswouldchangeintosnowandrainoverthePolesD.thesun’sheatwouldhavenochanceofbeingabsorbedbythepolariceInwhichparagraphdoestheauthormentiontheimmensequantitiesofpolarice?A.Inthesecondparagraph.B.Inthethirdparagraph.C.Inthefourthparagraph.D.Inthefifthparagraph.
DPeanutallergies过敏areamongthemostcommonandmostdangerousoffoodallergies.A.tinyexposuretopeanutscanmeanbigtroubleforapersonwithapeanutallergy—notjustsneezingorcoughingbutsomethingaspotentiallydeadlyasnarrowingoftheairways.Butarecentstudysuggeststhatsomechildrenmaybeabletobeatbacktheirallergicreactionstopeanutsbygraduallyintroducingtraceamountsofthenutintotheirdiets.It'stooearlytosayforcertainsoifyouhaveapeanutallergydonottrythisathomE.Butthefirstresultslookpromising.Twoteamsofscientistshavebeenexperimentingonagroupof29childrenwhoareallergictopeanutsAtthebeginningofthestudyeachkidreceivedlessthan1/1000ofapeanutperday.Imaginesplittingapeanutinto1000parts!OverthecourseofthestudythechildrengraduallyincreasedtheamountofthepeanutintheirdietsNineofthechildrenhavebeenreceivingthetreatmentfortwoyearsandfiveofthoseninenowappeartobefreeoftheirpeanutallergiesandcaneatpeanutswithnoproblem.Buttheotherfourhavenotbenefitedsomuchfromthetherapy治疗.Thetwoteamsofscientistsarenowdoingafollow-upstudyontwogroupsofchildrenwiththeallergy.Childreninonegroupwillreceivethenewtherapywhiletheotherswillnot.Researchershopethisstudywillhelpthemlearnifthetherapytrulydoeswork.Scientistsdon'tunderstandwhysomepeoplegetpeanutallergiesandothersdon'tbutaretryingtofindawaytohelppeoplewiththeallergy.BecauseoftheseverityofsomepeanutallergiesscientistswanttoknowtheanswerassoonaspossiblE.Thisisveryencouragingbutrememberit'snotsomethingyoutryathomesaysoneoftheresearchers.68.Accordingtothepassagethepeanutallergy________.A.canbedeadlyifonlyasmallamountisusedB.causesalotoftroubleformanyparentsC.allowspeopletoeatonlysmallamountsofpeanutsD.isconsideredtheleastcommonanddangerousfoodallergy69.Scientistsaretryingtotreatpeanutallergiesby_________.A.exposingchildrenwiththeallergytoasmanypeanutsaspossibleB.changingtheeatinghabitsofchildrenwithpeanutallergiesgraduallyC.givingchildrenPeanutsinslowlyincreasingamountsD.exploringwaystoresistthefeelingscausedbypeanutallergies70.Theexperimentshowsthat___________.A.peoplewithpeanutallergiescan'tusesmallamountsofpeanutsintheirdiets.B.childrenaremoreeasilycuredthanadultsC.allchildrencanbecuredoftheirpeanutallergiesifgivenmoretimeoftreatmentD.about55-percentchildrenwithpeanutallergieshavebeencured71.Scientistsarenowdoingafollow-upstudyinorderto_________.A.explorewhysomepeoplegettheillnesswhileothersdon’tB.showwhetherpeanutallergiescanreallybedangerousC.checkwhetherthetherapyreallyworksornotD.explorewhethertheallergycanbecuredwithouttreatment
Thestorageofclassified分类的researchatall24labsrunbytheUSDepartmentofEnergywasshutdownthisweekafterofficialsdecidedthatthesecurity安全problemsrecentlyfoundattheLosAlamosNationalLaboratoryinNewMexicomightalsoexistelsewherE.SeveralcomputerdiskswentmissingatLosAlamosearlierthismonthforcingEnergySecretarySpencerAbrahamtostopallworkatthelabuntiltheproblemsarefoundout.Asof26Julytwomissingdiskshadstillnotbeenfoundand15employeeshadbeensuspendedinconnectionwiththedisappearancE.Nowallenergylabswillstopdoingclassifiedresearchthatinvolves需要removablestoragedevices---suchascomputerdisks---untilallthedevicesaregivenexplanationforandnewproceduresareinplaceformonitoringtheirhandlingbylaboratoryemployees.WhilewehavenoevidencethattheproblemsbeinginvestigatedarepresentelsewherewehavearesponsibilitytotakeallnecessaryactiontopreventsuchproblemsAbrahamsaidon23July.Theshut-downisn'tquiteasdramatic惊人的asitsoundsexpertssay.Onlytwolabswillbeseriouslyaffected:SandiaNationalLaboratoriesinAlbuquerqueNewMexicoandLawrenceLivermoreNationalLaboratoryinCaliforniA.TogetherwithLosAlamosthesetwolabsconductthemostpartofthecountry'snuclearweaponprogrammes.AtLivermore876employeeswillbesuspendedduringthestorageofsome12000itemsofclassifiedremovablematerial.AtotherlabsfarfewerpeoplewillbeaffecteD.Theimpact影响shouldbethesmallestsaysMarthaKrebsformerdirectoroftheenergydepartment'sscienceofficE.Whywasthestorageofclassifiedresearchatall24labsshutdown?A.BecausethesecurityproblemsmightbepresentelsewherE.B.BecausethesecurityproblemsexistedelsewherE.C.BecausetwomissingcomputerdiskshadstillnotbefounD.D.Becauseofficialsdecidedtostopdoingsuchresearch.Howmanylabsconductthecountry'snuclearweaponprogrammesaccordingtothetext?A.About24.B.Only2.C.Morethan2.D.Over15.Theunderlinedwordsuspendedinthesecondparagraphprobablymeans______.A.hungfromaboveB.stoppedfromholdingapositionC.doubtedD.firedItcanbeinferredfromthetextthat_____.A.thecomputerdisksmusthavebeenstolenbyterroristsB.thepeoplelivingintheUnitedStateshavelittlesecurityC.theUnitedStatesisacountrywhosesecurityisverybadD.themissingofthecomputerdiskscausedgreatfearamongAmericans
A.studypublishedinSeptembersuggeststhereisasurprisingwaytogetpeopletoavoidunhealthyfoods:changetheirmemories.ScientistElizabethLoftusoftheUniversityofCaliforniaatIrvineaskedvolunteerstoanswersomequestionsontheirpersonalities个性andfoodexperiences.OneweeklaterLoftussayswetoldthosepeoplewe'dfedtheiranswersintooursmartcomputeranditcameupwithanaccountoftheirearlychildhoodexperiences.Someaccountsincludedonekeyadditionaldetail细节:Yougotsickaftereatingstrawberryice-cream.Theresearchersthenchangedthisdetailintoamanufactured人为促生的memorythroughleadingquestions—Whowereyouwith?Howdidyoufeel?Bytheendofthestudyupto41%ofthosegivenafalsememorybelievedstrawberryice-creamoncemadethemsickandmanysaidthey'davoideatingit.WhenLoftuspublishedherfindingsshestartedgettingcallsfrompeoplebegginghertomakethemrememberhatingchocolateorFrenchfries.Unfortunatelyit'snotthateasy.Falsememoriesappeartoworkonlyforfoodsyoudon'teatonaregularbasis.Butmostimportantitislikelythatfalsememoriescanbeimplanted灌输onlyinpeoplewhoareunawareofthementalcontrol.Andlyingtoapatientisimmoralevenifadoctorbelievesit'sforthepatient'sbenefit.Loftussaysthere'snothingtostopparentsfromtryingitwiththeiroverweightchildren.Isaywakeup—parentshavebeenlyingaboutFatherChristmasforyearsandnobodyseemstominD.Iftheycanpreventdiseasescausedbyfatnessandalltheotherproblemsthatcomewiththatyoumightthinkthat'samoremoralliE.Decidethatforyourself.72.WhydidLoftusaskthevolunteerstoanswersomequestions?A.Toimprovehercomputerprogram.B.TofindouttheirattitudestowardsfooD.C.TofindoutdetailsshecanmakeuseofD.Topredictwhatfoodthey'lllikeinthefuturE.73.WhatdidLoftusfindoutfromherresearch?A.Peoplebelievewhatthecomputertellsthem.B.PeoplecanbeledtobelieveinsomethingfalsE.C.Peopletendtoforgettheirchildhoodexperiences.D.Peoplearenotalwaysawareoftheirpersonalities.74.Accordingtothestudypeoplemaystophavingacertainfoodifthey________.A.learnitisharmfulforhealthB.lietothemselvesthattheydon'twantitC.arewillingtoletdoctorscontroltheirmindsD.thinktheyoncehadabadexperienceofeatingit75.Whatisthebiggestconcernwiththemethod?A.Whetheritismoral.B.Whoitisbestfor.C.WhenitiseffectivE.D.HowitshouldbeuseD.
Whendidyoulastseeapolarbear北极熊?Onatriptoazooperhaps?IfyouhadattendedawinteractivityinNewYorkafewyearsagoyouwouldhaveseenawholepolarbearcluB.ThesePolarBearsarepeoplewhomeetfrequentlyinthewintertoswiminfreezingcoldwater.Thatdaytheairtemperaturewas3℃andthewatertemperaturewasalittlehigher.ThemembersofthePolarBearClubatConeyIslandNewYorkareusuallyabouttheageof60.Membersmustsatisfytworequirements.Firsttheymustgetalongwellwitheveryoneelseinthegroup;thisisveryimportantbecausetherearesomanydifferentkindsofpeopleinthecluB.PolarBearsmustalsoagreetoswimoutdoorsatleasttwiceamonthfromNovemberthroughFebruary.Doctorsdon'tagreeaboutthemedicaleffectsofcold-winterswimming.Someareworriedaboutthedangersofaconditioninwhichthebody'stemperaturedropssolowthatfinallytheheartstops.Otherdoctorshoweverpointoutthatthereismoredangerofaheartattackduringsummerswimmingbecausethedifferencebetweentheairtemperatureandwatertemperatureismuchgreaterinsummerthaninwinter.ThePolarBearsthemselvesaresatisfiedwiththebenefitsofcold-waterswimming.Theysaythattheirfavoriteformofexerciseisverygoodforthecirculatorysystem循环系统becauseitforcesthebloodtomovefasttokeepthebodywarm.Cold-waterswimmersusuallyturnbrightredafterafewminutesinthewater.A.personwhoturnsblueprobablyhasaverypoorcirculatorysystemandshouldnottrycold-waterswimming.Themainbenefitsofcold-waterswimmingareprobablymental.ThePolarBearslovetoswimallyearround;theyfinditfunandrelaxing.Asone70-year-oldwomansaysWhenIgointowaterIpourmytroublesintotheoceanandletthemfloataway.ThemembersofthePolarBearClubmustmeetthefollowingrequirementsexceptthat_____.A.theymustswimoutdoorsatleast8timesinthefourcoldmonthsB.theymustreachtheageof60C.theyshouldbeeasytomakefriendswithD.theymustagreetoswimoutdoorsfromNovemberthroughFebruaryAccordingtothepassagesomedoctorsbelieveitistruethat_____.A.PolarBearsarebearsswimminginfreezingwaterB.cold-waterswimmingcanmakethebodytemperaturedangerouslyhighC.youarehealthyifcold-waterswimmingturnsyourskincolorblueD.cold-waterswimmingcausesmoreheartattacksinsummerthaninwinterThePolarBearsliketoswimyear-roundfor_____.A.itisaneasywaytokeepthebodywarminwinterB.theycanremainyoungC.theyfinditenjoyableandinterestingD.theymightmeetfewertroublesinlifeThepassageismainlyabout_____.A.therequirementsofthePolarBearClubB.agroupofcold-water-swimmingliversC.thePolarBears'lifeinNewYorkD.doctors'ideasaboutcold-waterswimming
Ⅲ阅读共两节满分40分第一节阅读理解共15小题每小题2分满分30分阅读下列短文从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中选出最佳选项并存答题卡上将该项涂黑Increasinglyoverthelastfewyearswehavebecomefamiliarwiththerangeofsmallelectronicdevicesorsmartaccessories附件饰品.Pocketheart-ratemonitorsforjoggersandelectronicmapsarejustthefirstexamplesofmanynewproductsthatpromisetochangeourlivesinallsortsofsurprisingways.AsascientistatNewYorkUniversity.RosalindPicardtriesoutdifferentsmartaccessoriesbeforetheygoonthemarket.Oneofthesewastheso-calledfrown皱眉headband.RosalindwasshockedtorealizejusthowoftenshefrowneD.StuckinatrafficjamrecentlyRosalindkepthearingthesoundsofthetinysensorinsidethebandwornaroundherforehead-eachtimeshefrownedinannoyancethesensorgaveoutasignal.AnothercomputerscientistStevcnFeinerisworkingonapairofglassesthatwilldomorethanhelpyoutosee.Imagineyouwanttotryarestaurantinaforeigncitybutyou'renotfamiliarwiththedishesonthemenu.IfyouareweanngapairofSteven'sglasses.allyauhavetodoisglanceabovetherestauran’sdoorwayandyourglasseswillimmediatelybecomewindowstotheTntemetofferingyoufulldetailsofthemealsservedinsidE.Theglassescouldalsobeusedtohelppeoplemakespeechesgivechefsaccesstothelatestrecipesandevenprovidedoctorswithpatientinformationwhiletheycarryoutoperations.AtthemomentSteven'sinventionlooksmorelikealargeskimaskthanapairofglasses.It'saheadsetconnectedtoahand-heldcomputerandaGlobalPositioningSystemGPSreceiverwhichtracksthewearer'sposition.Buthesaysthatthesehead-worndisplayswilleventuallygetsmallerandlighterastechnologyimproves.Andofcoursethisnewtechnologyhasafashionableaswellasausefulapplication.A.chemicalengineernamedRobenLangerhasinventedanewmicrochipthatifputinsidearingcangiveoffdifferentsmellsaccordingtoaperson'smooD.Thatofcoursemayormaynotappealtoyou.Andintheenditisshoppers.notscientiscswhowilldeterminewhichofthesesmartaccessorieswillsucceedasfashionableitemsandwhicharesuretOjoinhistory'slonglistofcrazyinventions.Itisclearhoweverthatascomputersgetsmallerandcheapcr.Lhcywillpopupinallsortsofeasily-wearableaccessories.eveninthebuttonsonyourcoat.WhaCsmorcthisissomethingthat'sgoingtohappenalotsoonerthanweallexpect.41.WhenRosalindworetheheadbandshewassurpriseda___________A.howwellthesensorworkedB.howshewasaffectedbytrafficC.howstrongthesignalwasD.howuncomfortableitwasForpeopleeatingoutSteven’sglassescan___________A.givethemarestaurant'slocationB.letthemseearestaurant'senvironmentC.informthemaboutarestaurant’smenuD.tellthemaboutarestaurant'squality43.WhatisthecurrentproblemwithStevcn'sglasses?A.Limitedfunction.B.InconveniencE.C.Highcost.D.PoorInternetaccess.44.Ingeneralwhatdoesthewriterthinkaboutsmartaccessories?A.TheywillsoonbewidelyavailablE.B.Muchmoreresearchisneededintothem.C.Onlyafewofthemwillappealtoshoppers.D.Mostofthemareconsideredtobecrazyinventions.45.What'sthewriter'spurposeinwritingthispassage?A.Toadvertisesomesmartaccessories.B.Totellinterestingstoriesaboutsmartaccessories.C.ToarguethatsmartaccessoriesarefashionablE.D.Tointroducetheideaofsmartaccessories.
Itisnotunusualtoseeyourdesk-mateyawn打呵欠ashecomplainsthathedidn'thaveagoodsleepthenightbeforE.Manyteensdon'tgetenoughsleepbecausetheyhavetoomuchhomeworkwhichkeepsthemupatnight.Someteenscannotsleepatnightevenwhentheywantto.Studiesshowthatduringyourteenageyearsthebody'sbiologicalclockisresettellingyoutosleeplateratnightandwakeuplaterinthemorning.Butchangesinthebodyclockaren'ttheonlyreasonteenslosesleep.Lotsofpeoplehaveinsomnia失眠.Themostcommoncauseofinsomniaisstress.ButallsortsofthingscanleadtoinsomniA.Theseincludephysicaldiscomfortemotionaltroublesandevensleepingenvironment.It'scommonforeveryonetohaveinsomniafromtimetotimE.Butifitlastsforamonthormoregoandseeadoctor.Somepeoplehaveaconditionthatcausesstomachacid酸tomovebackwardtowardsthechest.Thisproducestheuncomfortableburningfeelingcalledheartburn.Soevenifthepersondoesn'tnoticethefeelingsofheartburnbecauseheissleepinghemayfeeltiredthenextday.Mostteenshavenightmaressometimes.Butiftheyarefrequentaperson'ssleeppatterncanbeseriouslyaffecteD.Themostcommoncauseofnightmaresisemotionalproblemssuchasstress压力oranxiety.Ifyouhavethemalotit'sagoodideatotalktoadoctor.Doctorsencourageteenstomakelifestylechangestodevelopgoodsleepinghabits.YouprobablyknowthatcoffeecankeepyouawakebutdidyouknowthatplayingvideogamesorwatchingTVdoesthesame?1.Themainideaofthefirstparagraphis________.A.Thereisaproblemthatteenagerscan’tgetenoughsleep.B.Sleepingproblemshavedifferentcauses.C.Yawningisagoodwaytogetridofsleep.D.Teenagerscaretoomuchforhomework.2.TheTeenagers’biologicalclock________.A.easilymakesteenagersleadtoinsomniaB.istheoriginoftheirinsomniaC.providesthemwithplentyoftimeatnightD.ishelpfultoimprovetheirconcentration注意力3.Whatdoesthewritersayaboutnightmares?A.Itisnothingandshouldn’tbetakenseriously.B.Itcanreleasetheirstressoranxiety.C.Emotionalproblemsaretheonlywaytoformnightmares.D.Peoplewillsufferfromsleepiffrequent.4.Whichwaycanhelptogetridofinsomnia?A.DrinkingsomecoffeebeforegoingtobeD.B.PlayingvideogameorwatchingTVfromtimetotimE.C.Turningtoadoctorforhelp.D.EatingmuchmedicineforinsomniA.
CCenturiesagomandiscoveredthatremovingmoisture湿气fromfoodhelpstostoreitandthattheeasiestwaytodothisistoexposethefoodtosunandwinD.Allfoodsincludingwater—cabbageandotherleafvegetablescontainsasmuchas93%waterpotatoesandotherrootvegetables80%lean瘦的meat75%andfishanythingfrom80%to60%dependingonhowfattyitis.IfthiswaterisremovedtheactivityofthebacteriawhichcausefoodtogobadiscontrolleD.Nowadaysmostfoodsaredriedmechanically.Theconventionalmethodofsuchdehydration脱水istoputfoodinchambers室throughwhichhotairisblownattemperatureofaboutll0'Catentrytoabout43'Catexit.Thisistheusualmethodfordryingsuchthingsasvegetablesmincedmeatandfish.Liquidssuchasmilkcoffeeteasoupsandeggsmaybedriedbypouringthemoveraheatedsteelcylinder圆筒thenputthemintoachamberthroughwhichacurrentofhotairpasses.Inthefirstprocessthedriedmaterialcomesofftheroller滚筒asathinfilmwhichisthenbrokenupintosmallthoughstillrelativelyflakes薄片.Inthesecondprocessitfallstothebottomofthechamberassmallpowder.Whererecognizablepiecesofmeatandvegetablesarerequiredasinsouptheingredients成分aredriedseparatelyandthenmixeD.Driedfoodstakeuplessroomandweighlessthanthesamefoodpackedincansorfrozenandtheydonotneedtobestoredinspecialconditions.ForthesereasonstheyareinvaluabletotheclimbersexplorersandsoldiersinbattlewhohavelittlestoragespacE.Theyarealsopopularwithhousewivesbecauseittakessolittletimetocookthem.54.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.A.thefattierfishcontainasmuchwaterastheleanoneB.thefattierthefishisthemorewateritmaycontainC.afattyfishholdslesswaterthanaleanoneD.thewatercontentoffishhasnothingtodowiththecontentoftheirfat55.TheunderlinedwordconventionalinParagraph3canmostprobablybereplacedby______.A.traditionalB.scientificC.particularD.special56.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaboutdryingfood?A.Theremovalofwaterinfoodhelpspreventitfromgoingrotten.B.Theopen-airmethodofdryingfoodhasbeenknownforhundredsofyears.C.Inthecourseofdehydrationthetemperatureofhotcurrentcomingfromentrytoexitisgraduallygoingup.D.TheprocessofdryingliquidsismuchmorecomplexthanthatofdryingsolidfooD.57.Thelastparagraphmainlytalksabout__________.A.thereasonwhyhousewiveslikedriedfoodB.thegeneralconvenienceofdriedfoodC.themethodsofstoringfoodD.theadvantagesofdriedcannedandfrozenfood
DolphinsandsharksareshowingupinsurprisinglyshallowwaterjustofftheFloridacoast.MulletscrabsraysandsmallfishgatherbythethousandsoffanAlabamapier.Birdscoveredinoilarecrawling爬deepintomarshes沼泽nevertobeseenagain.MarinescientistsstudyingtheeffectsoftheBPdisaster英国石油公司漏油事件areseeingsomestrangephenomenA.FishandotherwildlifeseemtobefleeingtheoiloutintheGulfandgatheringincleanerwatersalongthecoastinatrendthatsomeresearchersseeasapotentiallytroublingsign.Theanimals.presenceclosetoshoremeanstheirusualhabitatisbadlypollutedandthecrowdingcouldresultinmassdie-offsasfishrunoutofoxygen.Alsotheanimalscouldeasilybecapturedbytheirenemies.Thenearlytwo-month-oldspill漏油hascreatedanenvironmentaldisasterinUShistoryastensofmillionsofgallonshaveflownintotheGulfofMexicoecosystem.ScienfistsareseeingsomeunusualthingsastheytrytounderstandtheeffectsonthousandsofspeciesofmarinelifE.FornearlyfourhoursMondayathree-personcrewwithGreenpeacecruised巡航pastdelicateislandsandmangrove-dottedinletsinBaratariaBayoffsouthernLouisianA.Theysawdolphinsbythedozenfrolicking嬉戏intheoilysheen光泽andoil-tingedpelicansfeedingtheiryoung.Buttheyspottednodeadanimals.Ithinkpartofthereasonwhywe’renotseeingmoreyetisthattheimpactsofthiscrisisarereallyjustbeginningGreenpeacemarinebiologistJohnHocevarsaiD.ThecountingofdeadwildlifeintheGulfismorethananacademicexercisethedeathswillhelpdeterminehowmuchBPpaysindamages.WhatdothemarinelifereacttotheBPdisasterA.Dolphinsandsharksshowupindeepwater.B.TensofthousandsofmarineanimalsarefounddeaD.C.SeacreaturesfleefromoilspillgatheringnearseashorE.D.Birdscrawl爬deepintocaves.Theenvironmentaldisasterwascausedby.A.thelackofenvironmentalsenseofBPB.thenearlytwo-mouth-oldoilspillC.thecrowdingmarinelifeD.thedamageofMexicoGulfecosystemWhatisJohnHocevar’sattitudetowardsthedisasterA.DisappointedB.DepressedC.NeutralD.WorriedFromthepassagewecaninferthat.A.marinescientistshaveseensomestrangephenomenA.B.thedisasterhaslittleinfluenceondolphins.C.athree-personcrewreachednoconclusion.D.BPwillpaymuchmoneyaccordingtothenumberofdeadwildlifetherE.
Thebluetits山雀havebeeninspectingthenest-boxagainthisyear.Themaleisthehouse-hunterbutthefemalewillmakethefinalchoicE.Helandsattheholeandturnshisheadtoexposehiswhitecheeksasasignaltoattractthefemalefromwhereshehasbeenfeeding.Amongmanybirdsthatnestinholesthemalehasalight-colouredpatchonitsplumage鸟羽whichactsassignalfordrawingthefemale’sattentiontoasuitablenesting-placE.Unlikethebluetittheredstart红尾鸲maybeonlythemalethatstrikinglycolouredandthefemaleisnotbeautiful.A.fewyearsagoIwasluckyenoughtospotapairofredstartsinactioninaWalshwooD.Themalewasleadinganinterestedfemaletoholesthathehadpreviously先前checkedout.Hesatattheentranceofeachholeandputhisheadontoshowoffhiswhiteforeheadorhisheadintoreveal显露histail.Ifthefemalefailedtoreacttohisvisualsignalsthemalesometimessangforextraeffectwhileglidingtowardsheronspreadwingsandtail.Oncethefemaleacceptsbyfollowingthemalethroughtheholethedisplaysstopyoumustbeattherightplaceattherighttimetowatchthem.Howdothebluetitschoosetheirnest?A.Theychoosetheirnesttogether.B.Themalechoosestheirnest.C.Thehouse-hunterchoosestheirnest.D.Thefemalechoosestheirnest.Thewriterwasluckytosee________.A.howthemalemadehistricksB.howaninterestedfemaleplayedwiththemalehappilyC.whatthemaledisplayedandwonthefemaleD.thatthemaletriedhisbestbutfailedtoattractthefemaleYoucanspotapairofredstartsinaWalshwood________.A.atanytimeB.regularlyC.inAprilD.occasionallyThewriterisprobably________.A.abirdexpertB.abird-hunterC.abirdraiserD.ascientist
DAstheymigrate迁移butterfliesandmothschoosethewindstheywanttoflywithandtheychangetheirbodypositionsiftheystartfloatinginthewrongdirection.Thisnewfindingsuggeststhatinsectsmayemploysomeofthesamemethodsthatbirdsusefortravelinglongdistances.ScientistshavelongthoughtthatinsectsweresimplyatthemercyofthewinD.FascinatingastheirskillsofflightaremigratingbehaviorhasbeendifficulttostudyininsectsbecausemanylongdistanttripshappthousandsoffeetabovegrounD.Onlyrecentlyhavescientistsdevelopedtechnologiesthatcandetectsuchlittlecreaturesatsuchgreatheights.Totheirsurprisethoughtheinsectsweren’tpassivetravelersonthewinds.Inautumnforexamplemostlightwindsblewfromtheeastbuttheinsectssomehowsoughtoutonesthatcarriedthemsouthandtheypositionedthemselvestonavigatedirectlytotheirwinteringhomes.Eveninthespringwhenmostwindsflowednorthwardtheinsectsdidn’talwaysgowiththeflow.Ifbreezesweren’tblowingintheexactdirectiontheywantedtogotheinsectschangedtheirbodypositionstocompensatE.Manymigratingbirdsdothesamething.Thestudyalsofoundbutterfliesandmothsactivelyflewwithintheairstreamsthatpushedthemalong.Byaddingflightspeedstowindspeedsthescientistscalculatedthatbutterfliesandmothscantravelasfastas100kilometersanhour.Thefindingsmayhavereal-worldapplications.Withclimatewarmingmigratinginsectsaregrowinginnumber.Knowinghowandwhenthesepestsmovecouldhelpwhenfarmersdecidewhentospraytheircrops.71.What’sthemainideaofthetext?A.Insectsmigratewiththeseasons.B.Windhelpsinsectsgreatlyinmigrating.C.Windsurfinginsectshaverealdirection.D.Scientistshavetroubleinobservinginsects.72.Scientistsoriginallythoughtthat____________.A.insectsalwayswaitedfortheirfavourablewindsB.insectschosethewindstheywantedtorideC.insectswerejustblownaboutbythewindD.insectspositionedthemselvesinthewinds73.Itisnoteasytostuaythemigratingbehavioroftheinsectsbecause____________A.thelittlecreaturescanflyveryfastB.theyhavenoregularmigratingcoursesC.thewind’sdirectionishardtoforeseeD.theirflightislongandhighaboveground74.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat______________.A.insectsflyinthewaybirdsdoB.insectstravelmoreeasilyinautumnC.insectsneverpositionthemselveswhenflyinglowD.insectsrestalotwhenthewindpushesthemalong75.Accordingtothepassagethefindingscan.A.increaseinsectsinnumberB.instructfarmerswhentosprayC.preventclimatewarmingD.helpprotectinsects
BStudiesshowthatlaughterissomethingthatmakesyoufeelcalmorrelaxedforbothphysicalandpsychologicalwoundsthoughitmayseemfutiletolaughinthefaceofpainandfear.WhenDanRatherinterviewedcomedianBillCosbyjustoneweekafterhissonEnniswaskilledCosbysaidIthinkitistimeformetotellpeoplethatwehavetolaugh.Youcanturnpainfulsituationsaroundthroughlaughter.Ifyoucanfindhumorinanythingyoucansurviveit.Callitaflashlightfordarktimes:laughterjustseemstoadjustattitudebetterthananythingelsE.InspirationalspeakerSteveRizzorecallsaTVinterviewwithaninjuredfirefighterafewdaysafter9.11.Themanhadfallenmorethan30storiesinoneofthetowersandhadbrokenaleg.EveryonewascryingandthereporteraskedHowisitthatyou’vecomeoutofthisalive?HelookedatherandwithoutmissingabeatsaidLookladyI’mfromNewYorkandI’mafirefighter;that’allyouneedtoknow.EveryonelaughedandthoughthelaughterwasonlyacoupleofsecondssaysRizzo.Sometimesthat’sallyouneedtocatchyoursecondbreath.Laughtergivesyouthatcoupleofseconds.You’resendingamessagetoyourbrainandthemessageis:IfyoucanstilllaughevenalittleamongthepainyouaregoingtobeOK.Ofcoursethereisadifferencebetweenlaughingoffaserioussituationandlaughingoffthefearthatresults.ThefirefighterwasdoingthelatterstatesRizzotheauthorofBecomingaHumorousBeingandsoshouldwE.Ifthereisanythingwehavelearntfrom9.11it’showpreciouslifereallyisshesays.Wehavetosendamessagethatourspiritwon’tdiE.Oneimportantthingthatunitesusisourabilitytolaugh.60.Thewriterusestheexamplesofthecomedianandthefirefightertoshow.A.laughterisagoodwaytogetridofpainandfearB.laughteristhebestwaytocurepsychologicalwoundsC.itisyourattitudethatdecideswhetheryoucansurvivethepainornotD.laughingoffaserioussituationisdifferentfromlaughingoffthefearthatresults61.WecaninferfromthepassagethatSteveRizzois.A.areporterB.asoldierC.afirefighterD.adoctor62.Theunderlinedwordfutileinthefirstparagraphmeans.A.hopelessB.uselessC.carelessD.worthless63.FromthepassagewecanknowthatAmericansare.A.reallyinspiredafter9.11B.hardlyunitedafter9.11C.nearlysurprisedby9.11D.greatlyhurtby9.11
TheGermanshepherdrunsoffandnosesaroundinthegrassofKenya’sLaikipiaPlateau.OKOakleythedog’shandlerordersFindit!Oakleysniffs嗅untilhecomestoabushthenstopssitsandlooksupathishandler.Shebendstoseewhathehasfound:thewasteofanendangeredAfricanwilddog.Gooddog!shepraises.Thehandlerpullsatennisballfromherpocket.OakleyjumpsforhisrewarD.Hedoesn’tactuallywantthewastesaysAimeeHurtafoundingmemberoftheU.S.-basedgroupWorkingDogsforConservation.HurtisinKenyatotrainbothOakleyandhishandler.Hefindsitsohecanplaywithhisball.We’retheoneswhowantthewastE.Detectiondogsaresometimestaughttolocateactualanimals.Black-footedferrets雪貂havebeenstudiedwiththeirhelp.Butmoreoftenthedogslearntolocatethewasteofcreaturessuchasbearswolvesandmountainlions.Whatthedogsfindprovidesscientistswithdataaboutaspecies.ScientistscanusetheDNAcollectedfromanimalwastetoidentifyindividualssexandpopulationsizes—allwithouteverseeingtheanimalitself.ItcantakeyearstogatherthiskindofinformationifyouhavetotrapanimalsHurtexplains.Wasteanalysismightmakeahugedifferencewhenwildspeciesareaccusedofattackingdomesticlivestock家畜.HurtsaysAgooddetectiondogwillfindthewastesowecanseewhattheanimalisactuallyeating.ThismayhelpreduceproblemsbetweenpeopleandwildlifE.TheunderlinedwordSheinParagraph2refersto_____.A.theGermanshepherdB.anAfricanwilddogC.AimeeHurtD.thehandlerOakleyisinterestedinfindingthewastebecause_____.A.hewantstostudyendangeredanimalsB.hecangetatennisballtoplaywithC.hewantstoeatitD.hewantstoplaywithitWhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Trappinganimalsisnotdifficult.B.Peoplearemakingeffortstoprotecttheenvironment.C.Detectiondogsattackdomesticlivestockfrequently.D.Collectinganimalwasteisagoodwaytogatherinformation.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.DetectiondogscanhelpscientistsstudywildlifE.B.DetectiondogscandefendwildlifE.C.Detectiondogscanhelpthepolicecatchthecriminals.D.Detectiondogscanhelplocalpeopledefenddomesticlivestock.
SpecialBridgesHelpAnimalsCrosstheRoad-----ReportedbySheilaCarrickWhydidthechickencrosstheroad?TogettotheothersidE.MostpeopleknowthisjokE.ButrecentlysomepeoplehavebeenmuchmoreconcernedwithhowthegrizzlybearandmountainlioncancrosstheroaD.MillionsofanimalsdieeachyearonU.S.roadstheFederalHighwayAdministrationreports.Infactonlyabout80ocelotsanendangeredwildcatexistintheU.S.today.Themainreason?Road-kill.Ecopassagesmayhelpanimalscrosstheroadwithoutbeinghitbycars.Theyarepathsbothoverandunderroads.TheseecopassagescanbeextremelyusefulsothatwildlifecanavoidhumanconflictssaidJodiHiltyoftheWildlifeConservationSociety.Butdoanimalsactuallyusetheecopassages?Theanswerisyes.PaulBeierofNorthernArizonaUniversityfoundfootmarksleftbymountainlionsonanecopassagethatwentunderahighway.ThisshowedthatthelionusedthepassagE.Buildersofsomeecopassagestrytomakethemlooklikeanaturalpartofanareabyplantingtreesonandaroundthem.Animalsseemtobecatchingon.Animalsasdifferentassalamandersandgrizzlybearsareusingthebridgesandunderpasses.ThenexttimeyouvisitaparkordrivethroughanareawithalotofwildlifelookarounD.Youmightseeananimaloverpass!45.Thewriterusestheexampleofocelotstoshowthat_________.A.wildanimalshavebecomemoredangerousB.thedrivingconditionshaveimprovedgreatlyC.themeasureforprotectingwildlifefailstoworkD.anincreasingnumberofanimalsarekilledinroadaccidents46.Fromthenewsstoryweknowanecopassageis_________.A.anundergroundpathforcarsB.afencebuiltforthesafetyoftheareaC.abridgeforanimalstogetoverariverD.apassforanimalstocrosstheroad47.Whenthewritersaysthatanimalsseemtobecatchingonhemeans_________.A.animalsbegintorealizethedangersontheroadB.animalsbegintolearntouseecopassagesC.animalsarecrossingtheroadingroupsD.animalsareincreasinginnumber48.Thewriterasksvisitorsanddriverstolookaroundwhentravelingbecause_________.A.wildanimalsmayattackcarsB.wildanimalsmayjamtheroadC.theymayseewildanimalsintheparkD.theymayseewildanimalsonecopassages
CDepression抑郁症isaseriousproblemtoday.Depressioncausesworkerstobeunproductivecausingcompaniesandcountriestolosebillionofdollars.Oneexpertsaysthatdepressionislikecancerbecauseitiswidespreadcostlyanddeadly.DepressionhitsonepersoninfivearoundtheworlD.AlthoughpeoplehavebelieveddepressiontobeaproblemamongtherichandeducatedstudiesshowthatdepressionisaproblemamongeveryonE.Overanysix-mouthperiodbetweenfivetosevenpercentoftheworld’spopulationwillbesufferingfromaseriousdepression.Suicide自杀ratesamongpeoplesufferingfromthediseaseinitsextremeorclinicalformwere80percenthigherthatinthepopulationatlargeandsufferswerefourtimesmorelikelytohaveheartattacks.Peoplewhosufferfromdepressionoftenhaveproblemssleepinggettingupontimeanddoingworkproductively.Depressionwhichresearchersagreehasitsorigininthegenes基因bringslossofofconfidenceandabilitytoconcentrate-makingitpossibleforemployeesandmanagerstoworkefficiently.DepressionismademoreseriousinChinabyChinese’sbyChineseinabilitytofaceit.Manypeoplebelievethatdepressedpeopleareeitherweakorlazy.BesidesthereisnogoodtreatmentwithfewspecialistsavailablE.MostpatientsinChinajustdon’tgethelpaChinesedoctorsays.InmyhospitalIhavetosee30or40patientsinamorningandjusthavetimetosay‘Hellohowdoyoufeel?’InWesterncountriespeoplearenotafraidtoadmitthattheyhavedepressionbutmostdonottellittotheirbossbecausetheyfearthattheirbosswouldfirethem.InmyexperienceagingbossesarethemosttillingtoadmittheyhaveitbecausetheyfeelthemostsecureaboutthemselvesanAmericandoctorsays.Hopefullyinthenearfuturepeoplearoundtheworldwillbeabletoadmitthattheyhavedepressionsothattheycangettherighttreatment.49.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Itiswidelybelievedthateveryonemaysufferfromdepression.B.Depressionbringsgreatproblemstoitssuffersintheirlifeandwork.C.Depressionisacommonly-existingproblemonlyinrichcountries.D.Thepoorerandthelesseducatedapersonisthelesshewillsufferfromdepression.50.Comparedtonormalpeopledepressedpeoplearelikelytobe__________.A.veryunconfidentandoftenabsent-mindedB.easytoavoidbeinghitbyheartattacksC.workingefficientlyandproductivelyD.eitherweakorlazy51.DepressionbecomesmoreseriousinChinabecauseof_________.A.theunderstandingoftheproblemB.thelackfortreatmentanddoctorsC.theirunwillingnesstotellittotheirbossD.thedoctors’carelesswork52.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Peoplearesufferingfromdepressionbecauseoftheshortageofspecialists.B.TheagingbossesaroundtheworlddaretosaytheyaredepresseD.C.Moreandmorepatientswillturntospecialistsforhelp.D.WesternpeoplearebraverthanChinesepeoplE.
SavingthePlanetwithEarth-FriendlyBambooProductsJackieHeinricher’sloveaffairwithbamboostartedinherbackyarD.AsachildIrememberplayingamongthegoldenbamboomydadhadplantedandwhentherewasaslightwindthebamboossoundedreallymusical.A.fisheriesbiologistHeinricher47plannedtoworkinthesalmonindustryinSeattlewhereshelivedwithherhusbandGuyThornburghbutshefoundittoocompetitivE.Thenhergardengavehertheideaforabusiness:She’dplanted20bambooforestsontheirseven-acrefarm.HeinricherstartedBoo-ShootGardensin1998.SherealizedearlyonwhatisjustnowbeginningtobeknowntotherestoftheworlD.Itcanbeusedtomakefishingpolesskateboardsbuildingsfurniturefloorsandevenclothing.Anaddedbonus:Bambooabsorbsfourtimesasmuchcarbondioxideasagroupofhardwoodtreesandreleases35percentmoreoxygen.Firstshehadtofindawaytomass-producetheplants—atoughtasksincebambooflowerscreateseedonlyonceevery50to100years.Anddividingabambooplantfrequentlykillsit.HeinricherappealedtoRandyBurratissuecultureexperttohelpher.Peoplekepttellinguswe’dneverfigureitoutsaysHeinricher.Othershadworkedonitfor27years!IbelievedinwhatweweredoingthoughsoIjustkeptgoing.Shewasrighttofeelasenseofurgency.BambooforestsarebeingrapidlyusedupandaUnitedNationsreportshowedthateventhoughbambooishighlyrenewableasmanyashalfoftheworld’sspeciesarethreatenedwithdyingout.Heinricherknewthatbamboocouldmakeasignificantimpactoncarbonemissions排放andworldeconomiesbutonlyifhugenumberscouldbeproduceD.Andthat’sjustwhatsheandBurrfiguredoutafternineyearsofexperiments—awaytogrowmillionsofplants.Byplacingcuttingsintesttubeswithsaltsvitaminsplanthormonesandseaweedgeltheygottheplantstogrowandthenraisedtheminsoilingreenhouses.NotlongafteritBurr’slabhitfinancialdifficulties.Heinricherhadnoexperiencerunningatissuecultureoperationbutshewasn’tpreparedtoquit.SosheboughtthelaB.TodayHeinricherheadsupaprofitablemultimillion-dollarcompanyworkingonspeciesfromallovertheworldandsellingthemtowholesalers.Ifyouwanttofarmbambooit’shardtodowithouttheyoungplantsandthat’swhatwehaveshesaysproudly.56.Whatwasthemainproblemwithplantingbamboowidely?A.Theydidn’thaveenoughyoungbamboo.B.TheywereshortofmoneyandexperiencE.C.Theydidn’thaveabigenoughfarmtodoit.D.TheywerenotunderstoodbyotherpeoplE.57.WhatdoesHeinricherthinkofbamboo?A.RenewableandacceptableB.ProductiveandflexiblE.C.Usefulandearth-friendly.D.StrongandprofitablE.58.TheunderlinedwordrenewableinParagraph6probablymeans________.A.abletobereplacednaturallyB.abletoberaiseddifficultlyC.abletobeshapedeasilyD.abletoberecycledconveniently59.Whatdoyoulearnfromthepassage?A.Heinricher’sloveforbambooledtoherexperimentsinthelaB.B.Heinricher’sdeterminationhelpedhertosucceedinherwork.C.Heinricherstruggledtopreventbamboofromdisappearing.D.Heinricherfinallysucceededinrealizingherchildhooddream.
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