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Friendshipcandeeplyaffectthephysicalandmentalhealthofbothmenandwomen.Studiesshowthatpeoplewhohavenofriendsorwhoarelonelyaremorelikelytodieearliergetsickmoreoftenandsuffergreaterphysicalwearandtear折磨thanthosewhohaveasupportsystemoffriends.Sometimesfamilymembersmaybemorelikelytogiveyouadviceortellyouwhatyoudon'twanttohear.Itmaynotbeasgoodasafriendwhowilllistentoyouandguideyoubutsupportyourdecisionsanyway.Themostimportantelementsaboutfriendshiparethosewhosuffersupportanddonotjudgeyourdecisionsbasedonsociety.Onereasonforthelinkbetweensocialsupportandgoodhealthpracticeseemstobethatpeoplewhofeelcaredforbyothersarelessstress-outandprotectedagainstthesymptoms症状ofdepressionandloneliness.Generallywomenbenefitmostbecauseofhowtheydealwithstress.Womenaremoresocialinhowtheydealwithstressthanmenwhilemenaremorelikelytohaveafightorflightreaction.Womenalsotendtohavelargerdenser密集的socialnetworkinwhichmorepeopleknoweachotherandhelpeachotherwhilementypicallyhavesmallergroupsoffriendsandwillrelyontheirwivesorotherimportantpeopleformoresupport.Whilealltheseaffectpeoplepsychologically心理上friendshipbringscomfortthatreducestheilleffectsofstressandthesexdifferencealsocontributestothedifferenceinthelengthofone'slifetimE.36.Intheauthor'sopinionarealfriendshould.A.tellyouwhattodoevenifyourefusetohearitB.trytopersuadeyoutochangeyourmindquicklyC.judgeyourdecisionaccordingtohisherexperienceD.giveyouadvicebutrespectyourowndecision37.Womenbenefitmorefromfriendshipthanmenbecause.A.womenarealwayscaredforbymorepeoplethanmenB.womenareusuallylessstress-outwhenstayingwithothersC.womenaremorelikelytosolveproblemswithfriends’helpD.womencanalwayskeepmorelong-lifefriendshipthanmen38.Accordingtothepassagewecaninferthat.A.it'sgoodforwomentotellmenwhattheyshoulddoornotB.friendsarealwaysmoreimportantthanfamilymembersC.mendon'twanttosharetheirproblemswithmanypeopleD.thetrendthatwomencanlivelongermakesthemmorerelaxed
Yourbrainhastheabilitytostoreandaccepttwokindsofthoughts:PositiveandNegativE.Somepeoplehavemorenegativethoughtsthanpositivebutmostpeopleare50/50andtheirmindsplayatugofwarperseconD.Howeverthereissomethingyoucandotogainapositivemindset.WhenyougetabadornegativethoughtintoyourmindyouneedtothinkofapositivethoughtsothatthebadornegativethoughtmakeswayforthepositiveonE.Asyoukeepdoingthisthoughtafterthoughtthepositivethoughtswillovercomethenegativeones.AstimegoesonandyourepeatthisprocessyouwillfindthatyourthoughtsandmindsetbecomepositiveandnegativethoughtswillnotevenbeallowedtoenteryourminD.Youwillbeabletobrushthemoffveryeasily.Allbademotionswillgoawaytoo.Youwillalsogainconfidenceinyourself;youcanrealizeyouhavemanygoodthingssuchasyourinnerstrengthpassionandcouragE.Thisisnotanovernightprocesssobepatientwiththisprocess.Ittookmeafewyearstofinallybeabletoexhibitthiswayoflivingonadailybasisbutsofaritisworkingoutquitenicely...IhavenotyetperfectedthisprocessandIhavealongwaytogoIthink.Rememberyoumustadheretotheprocess.Donotgiveupyourselforgiveintonegativityduringtheprocess.Nomatterhowharditseemsandwhatsituationsyouareinyoumustnotgiveup.HavingapositiveornegativemindsetisonlyachoicE.ChoosingtohaveapositivemindsetwillallowyoutoattractamazingopportunitiesandsuccessesinyourlifE.ChoosingtobenegativewillonlyattractmorenegativityandfailuresinyourlifE.Howwillyouchoosetoliveyourlife?66.Accordingtothepassagethewaytoovercomenegativethoughtsisto____.A.getridofnegativethoughtsB.acceptandstorenegativethoughtsC.findouthownegativethoughtshappenD.thinkofpositivethoughtswhentherearenegativethoughts67.Theauthorgavehisownexampletoshowthat____.A.changingone’sthoughtsisalongprocessB.positivethoughtscouldleadtosuccessC.gainingconfidenceinoneselfisaneasythingD.everyoneisbornwithinnerstrengthpassionandcourage68.WhatdoestheunderlinedphraseadheretoinParagraph5mean?A.Togiveup.B.Tobringin.C.Tostickto.D.Toworkout.69.Whatconclusioncanbedrawnfromthepassage?A.A.positivemindsetisdeterminedbyoneself.B.Mostpeoplewon’tacceptnegativethoughtsatall.C.Quittheprocesswhenyoufeelit’stoohardforyou.D.Havinganegativemindsetwillnotdogreatharmtoone’slifE.70.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.Don’tgiveintonegativityB.HowtogainapositivemindsetC.YoumustbelieveinyourselfD.Bepatienttochangeyourthoughts
TheUnitedStatesgovernmenthasdecidedthatfoodfromcloned克隆cattlepigsandgoatsissafetoeat.TheFoodandDrugAdministrationalsosaysitfoundnorisksinmeatandmilkfromclonedanimals.TheF.D.A.lookedatstudiesforseveralyearsbeforeitannounceditsdecisioninafinalreportthismonth.TheUnitedStatesDepartmentofAgriculturesupportedthefindings.Butitsaystimeisneededtoclearthewayformarketingmeatandmilkfromclones.TheF.D.A.willnotrequireanyproducttoberegistered注册ascomingfromclones.A.producerwouldneedtolabel标注aproductclone-free.Theagency机构saysthatcouldbemisunderstoodbecausethefoodisnotdifferentfromotherfooD.ButactivistsarguethattheF.D.A.baseditsdecisiononincompleteresearchintopossiblerisks.TheCenterforFoodSafetycriticizedtheuseofstudiessuppliedbycloningcompanies.Animalrightsactivistspointoutthatcloningattemptsoftenfail.Theysaycloningiscruelandcanleadtosuffering.Congress国会hasbeentryingtogettheF.D.A.todomorestudies.ButtheagencynotedthatexpertsinNewZealandandtheEuropeanUnionhadcometothesamefindingsaboutthesafetyoffoodfromclones.JapanSouthKoreaandTaiwansaytheywanttostudyitfurtherbeforetakingaction.Productsfromcloningmaynotbewidelyusedforseveralyears.Clonescostmuchwhichiswhytheyarenotwidelyusedforfeeding.TheAgricultureDepartmentsaysfewcloneswilleverbecomefooD.TheirtraditionallyraisedanimalswouldenterthefoodsupplyinsteaD.32.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.IsFoodfromClonedAnimalsSafe?B.A.NewClonePolicyC.A.BigDanger—ClonedFoodD.ClonedProducts—ATerribleChoice33.AllthefollowingaresureofthesafetyofclonedproductsEXCEPT_________.A.NewZealandB.JapanC.theUSAD.theEuropeanUnion34.Whyareproductsfromcloningnotwidelyusedforfeeding?A.Becausecloningattemptsoftenfail.B.Becausetheyarenotsafetoeat.C.Becausecloningiscruel.D.BecausetheyareexpensivE.35.Wherecanyouprobablyseethepassage?A.Inanovel.B.Inanewspaper.C.Inatravelleaflet.D.Inanoticeonthewall.
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Thesunisalwaysshining.ButitcanonlyshineononesideoftheearthatonetimE.WhenthesunisshiningononesideoftheearthitisnightontheothersidE.Atnightyoucanseethestars星星.Thestarsareintheskyallday.Butthelightfromthesunissobrightthatyoucan’tseethem.WhennightcomethereisnolightandthestarsarebrightenoughtoseE.Thestarslookverysmall.Butsomeofthemareevenbiggerthanthesun.Theylooksmallbecausetheyaresofarawayfromyou.Bigthingslookmuchsmallerwhentheyarefaraway.Thesuniscloser近totheearththanotherstarssoitlooksbigger.40.Whenitisnightthesun________.A.doesn’tshineB.shinesforashorttimeC.disappears消失D.shinesontheothersideoftheearth41Thestarslooksmallbecause________.A.theyarefarawayB.theyaresmallC.theyhavenolightD.theyareinthesky42Smallthingsmaylook________whentheyareclosE.A.biggerB.smallC.nearD.faraway43Thesunlooksbiggerthanotherstarsbecause________.A.it’sbiggerB.it’sfarawayintheskyC.itgivesmuchbrightlightD.it’sclosertotheearththanotherstars
LaptopcomputersarepopularallovertheworlD.Peopleusethemontrainsandairplanesinairportsandhotels.TheselaptopsconnectpeopletotheirworkplacE.IntheUnitedStatestodaylaptopsalsoconnectstudentstotheirclassrooms.WestlakeCollegeinVirginiawillstartalaptopcomputerprogramthatallowsstudentstodoschoolworkanywheretheywant.Withinfiveyearseachofthe1500studentsatthecollegewillreceivealaptop.Thelaptopsarepartofa＄10millioncomputerprogramatWestlakea110-year-oldcollegE.ThestudentswithlaptopswillalsohaveaccesstotheInternet.Inadditiontheywillbeabletousee-mailtospeakwiththeirteacherstheirclassmatesandtheirfamilies.Howeverthemostimportantpartofthelaptopprogramisthatstudentswillbeabletousecomputerswithoutgoingtocomputerlabs.Theycanworkwithitathomeinafast-foodrestaurantorunderthetrees—anywhereatall!BecauseofthemanychangesincomputertechnologylaptopuseinhighereducationsuchascollegesanduniversitiesisworkablE.Aslaptopsbecomemorepowerfultheybecomemoresimilartodesktopcomputers.InadditiontheportablecomputerscanconnectstudentstonotonlytheInternetbutalsolibrariesandotherresources.Statehigher-educationofficialsarestudyinghowlaptopscanhelpstudents.Stateofficialsarealsotestinglaptopprogramsatotheruniversitiestoo.AtWestlakeCollegemorethan60percentofthestaffusecomputers.Thelaptopswillallowallteacherstousecomputersintheirlessons.AsoneWestlaketeachersaidHereweareinthemiddleofVirginiaandwe’regivingstudentsawindowontheworlD.Theycanseeeverythinganddoeverything.28.Themainpurposeofthelaptopprogramistogiveeachstudentalaptopto_______.A.usefortheirschoolworkB.accesstheInternetC.workathomeD.connectthemtolibraries29.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutWestlakeCollege?A.Allteachersusecomputers.B.1500studentshavelaptops.C.ItisanoldcollegeinAmericA.D.Studentstherecandoeverything.30.Awindowontheworldinthelastparagraphmeansthatstudentscan_______.A.attendlecturesoninformationtechnologyB.travelaroundtheworldC.getinformationfromaroundtheworldD.havefreelaptops31.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Theprogramissuccessful.B.TheprogramisnotworkablE.C.TheprogramistooexpensivE.D.Wedon’tknowtheresultoftheprogramyet.
HowTechnologyCanHelpLanguageLearningIntelligenceaccordingtoHowardGardnerisofeighttypes—verbal-linguisticlogical-mathematicalmusical-rhythmicvisual-spatialbodily-kinestheticinterpersonalintrapersonalandnaturalistiC.Thisisthefirstinaseriesofpoststhatexploreandunderstandhoweachoftheaboveformsofintelligenceisaffectedbytechnology-mediatededucation.Verbal-linguisticIntelligenceinvolvessensitivitytospokenandwrittenlanguagetheabilitytolearnlanguagesandthecapacitytouselanguagetoaccomplishgoals.Suchintelligenceisdevelopedbythreespecificactivities:readingwritingandinterpersonalcommunication—bothwrittenandoral.Thetraditionaltoolsthathavebeenusedtoefficientlydevelopverbal/linguisticintelligence—textbookpencilandpaper—aregivingwaytotechnologyinmanyschools.E-booksInternetlessonplansonlineassignmentsandwordprocessingsoftwareorasubsetoftheabovearenowcommoninschools.Technologyallowsadditionofmultisensory多种感觉的elementsthatprovidemeaningfulcontextstohelpcomprehensionthusexpandingthelearninggroundoflanguageandlinguistics.Researchintotheeffectoftechnologyonthedevelopmentofthelanguageandliteracyskillsvis-à-visreadingactivitiesofchildrenhasofferedevidenceforfavorableeffectsofdigital-formbooks.A.studyshowsthatdigitalreadingmaterialshavebecomecommonindevelopingcountriesinearlychildhoodclassroomstosupportengagementinstorybookswhileenhancingtheemergentliteracy早期读写能力amongchildren.E-booksarealsobeingincreasinglyusedtoteachreadingamongbeginnersandchildrenwithreadingdifficulties.Technologycanbeusedtoimprovereadingabilityinmanyways.Itcanenhance加强andsustaintheinterestlevelsforchildrenbyallowingimmediatefeedbackonperformanceandprovidingaddedpracticewhennecessary.Recentresearchshowsthatstudentsareabletoimprovetheirsightwordvocabularyfluencyandcomprehensionthroughcomputer-basedreading.Technologycanalsohelpinimprovementofwritingskills.Wordprocessingsoftwarepromotesnotonlycompositionbutalsoeditingandrevisinginwaysthatstreamlinethetaskofwriting.Desktoppublishingandweb-basedpublishingallowtheworktobetakenbeyondtheclassroomintoavirtualworldthatallowsmoreconstructiveinteractions.Technologyenhancedoralcommunicationisindeedusefulinthatitallowsstudentsfromremotelocationsorfromallovertheworldtocommunicateorallythroughvideoandaudioconferencingtools.ForexamplestudentsoflanguagesinAustralianuniversitiesovercometheproblemofinsufficientcontactwithnativelanguagespeakersbyusingonlineaudioandvideotoolsthatallowthedevelopmentofauralvocalandvisual-cognitionskillsthatareimportantinverbalandlinguisticeducation.Oralgroupdiscussionsintheformofvideoconferencingcanhelpnon-nativespeakersofalanguagewithnaturallanguagenegotiationandculturalintonationsinwaysthathavenotbeenpossibleduetogeographicisolation.ComputerdefinitelyaidedlanguagelearningandcomputermediatedcommunicationenhanceteachingandlearningexperiencesintheareasoflinguisticsandlanguageintelligencE.AlthoughtherehavenotbeencomprehensivestudiesontheuseoftechnologiestoaidK-12English-languagelearnerstherehavebeenmanyindividualcomputerprogramsandothertechnologiesthatacceleratetheacquisitionofphonicsvocabularyfluencyandreading-comprehensionskillsandotherlanguagebuildingblocks.Title:HowTechnologyCanHelpLanguageLearningParagraphoutlineDetailedinformationBriefintroductiontoVerbal-linguisticIntelligence●HowardGardnerthinksthatintelligenceisofeighttypes61.________fromverbal-linguistictonaturalisticintelligencE.●Verbal-linguisticIntelligence62.________ofthreeaspectsisdevelopedbythreespecificactivities.●Technologyis63._______traditionaltoolsusedtodevelopverbal/linguisticintelligenceefficiently.●Thelearninggroundoflanguageandlinguisticshasbeen64._______byaddingmultisensoryelementstolanguagelearning.EffectsonlanguageandliteracyskillsDigitalreadingmaterialshavebeenusedtohelpchildrenindevelopingcountriesget65.________instorybooksenhancingtheemergentliteracyamongthem.EffectsonreadingabilityTechnologycanenhanceandsustainchildren’sinterestlevelsbyprovidingimmediatefeedbackandextrapracticE.EffectsonwritingskillsTechnologyallowsourworktobetakeninavirtualworldwithmoreconstructive66.________.EffectsonoralcommunicationTechnologyallowsstudentstocommunicateorallythroughvideoandaudioconferencingtools67.________geographicisolation.Conclusion●Thereisno68.________thattechnologyenhancesteachingandlearningexperiencesconcerninglinguisticsandlanguageintelligencE.●Althoughthereisa69._______ofcomprehensivestudiesontheuseoftechnologiestoaidK-12English-languagelearnerstherehavebeenothertechnologiesthat70.________theacquisitionoflanguagebuildingblocks.
Adultsusuallydonotremembermostofthethingsthataretaughtbytheirteachersatschool.ButthisstoryisonesuchlessonthatIwillneverforget.EverytimeIdriftoffcourseIthinkofthisstory.ItwasanormalMondaymorningandmyteacherwasteachingusonimportantthingsinlifeandaboutdevotingourselvestowhatisimportanttous.Thisishowthestorywent.AnoldmanlivedinacertainpartofLondonandhewouldwakeupeverymorningandgotothesub-way.HewouldgetontothetrainrighttoCentralLondonandthensitatthestreetcorner角落andbeg.HewoulddothiseverysingledayofhislifE.Hesatatthesamestreetcornerandbeggedforalmost20years.Hishousewasdirtyandastench恶臭cameoutofthehouseanditsmelledterriblE.TheneighborscouldnotstandthesmellanymoresotheycalledforthepoliceofficerstocleartheplacE.TheofficersknockeddownthedoorandcleanedthehousE.Thereweresmallbagsofmoneyalloverthehousethathehadcollectedovertheyears.Thepolicecountedthemoneyandtheysoonrealizedthattheoldmanwasamillionaire百万富翁.Theywaitedoutsidehishouseexpectingtosharethegoodnewswithhim.WhentheoldmanarrivedhomethateveningoneoftheofficerstoldhimthattherewasnoneedforhimtobeganymoreashewasarichmannowamillionairE.Buttheoldmansaidnothingatall;hewentintohishouseandlockedthedoor.Thenextmorninghewokeupasusualwenttothesubwaysatatthestreetcornerandcontinuedtobeg.Clearlythisoldmanhadnogreatplansdreamsoranythingsignificant有意义的forhislifE.Welearnnothingfromthisstorybutstayingfocusedonthethingsweenjoydoing.24.Theunderlinedpartinthefirstparagraphmaymean.A.IgettiredoflearningmysubjectsB.IfailtolistentolessonsattentivelyC.IgointhewrongdirectionoflifeD.Iwouldn'tliketogotoschool25.Theneighborcalledthepolicebecause.A.theoldmankeptbeggingmoneyfromthemeverydayB.therewassomethingdangerousintheoldman'shouseC.theoldmanwouldn'tbuyticketsforthetrainD.theycouldn'tbearthesmellfromtheoldman'shouse26.Whentheoldmanknewhewasamillionairehe.A.remainedcalmB.becameexcitedC.feltworriedD.becamenervous27.Whatlessondowelearnfromthestory?A.MakegreatplansforyourlifE.B.KeepondoingwhatyoulikE.C.Dosomethingthatisgoodtosociety.D.Dependonyourselfratherthanothers.
WHENyougethungrydoyoufindyourselfmakingpoordecisions?Wellitturnsoutthatthisisbecauseofahormonecalledghrelin饥饿激素.Itisreleasedwhenyouarehungryandhasabadeffectonimpulses冲动andmakingdecisionsaccordingtoarecentstudyatSahlgrenskaAcademypartoftheUniversityofGothenburginSweden.ForthefirsttimewehavebeenabletoshowthatincreasingghrelintolevelsthatareseenwhenhungrycausesthebraintoactimpulsivelyandalsoaffectstheabilitytomakerationaldecisionsKarolinaSkibickaamemberoftheteachingstaffatSahlgrenskaAcademytoldtheScienceDailywebsitE.Impulsivityiscomplexaccordingtothewebsitebutimpulsivechoicebasicallymeansnotbeingabletoresistthetemptationtotakearewardnowinsteadofwaitinguntillater.Youmaysometimeseatabagofchipseventhoughyouknowthatyou’regoingtohavedinnersoonforexamplE.Thistypeofproblemwasseenintheratsusedinthestudy.Theratsweretrainedtoberewardedwithsugarwhentheydidsomethinglikepressingalever杠杆–orinsteadtheycouldberewardedonlywhentheystoppedthemselvesfrompressingtheleverno-gowhentherightsignallikeaflashoflightorabuzzingsoundwasgiven.Whenratscouldnotstopthemselvesfrompressingtheleverwhentheno-gosignalwasgivenitwasseenasasignofimpulsivity.ResearchersfoundthatratsgivenghrelindirectlyintothebrainweremorelikelytopresstheleverinsteadofwaitingeventhoughitcausedthemtolosetheirrewarD.TheabilitytowaitforagreaterrewardlatermeasuresimpulsivechoicE.Forexampleyoucanovereatfatteningfoodstofeelhappyrightnoworchoosetoeathealthier.ResearchersatSahlgrenskaAcademyfoundthathigherlevelsofghrelinstoppedtheratsfrombeingabletowaitforthegreaterrewarD.Thestudyalsoshowedthatincreasedlevelsofghrelinevencausedlong-termgeneticchangesinthebrainpartsthatareconnectedtoimpulsivityanddecisionmaking.ThesametypeofchangescanbeseeninbrainswithattentiondeficithyperactivitydisorderADHD注意力缺陷多动障碍andotherpsychiatricdisorders精神疾病reportedScienceDaily.TheghrelinreceptorsinthebraincanbeapossibletargetforfuturetreatmentsaidSkibickA.32.AccordingtothearticleinthestudyatSahlgrenskaAcademy________.A.theratscouldonlygettheirrewardwhentheypressedaleverB.whenghrelinintherats’brainsincreasedtheycouldwaitfortherightsignalC.whenghrelinintherats’brainsincreasedtheyweremorelikelypresstheleverD.whenghrelinintherats’brainsincreasedtheywereeagertogetthesugar33.Accordingtothearticleimpulsivityismeasuredby________.A.theabilitytofocusonnowratherthanlaterB.thenumberofriskstakenC.theamountofpatienceforwaitingD.theabilitytowaitforagoodorbetterreward34.Whichwordisclosesttothemeaningoftheunderlinedwordrational?A.wiseB.quickC.difficultD.simple35.What’sthearticlemainlyabout?A.Impulsivityanddecision-making.B.Ghrelinandimpulsivity.C.Ghrelin’sincreasewhenpeoplearehungry.D.Thewayinwhichincreasingghrelincausesgeneticchanges.
Mostpeoplearoundtheworldareright-handeD.Thisalsoseemstobetrueinhistory.In1799scientistsstudiedworksofartmadeatdifferenttimesfrom1500B.C.tothe1950s.Mostofthepeopleshownintheseworksareright-handedsothescientistsguessedthatright-handednesshasalwaysbeencommonthroughhistory.Todayonlyabout10%to15%oftheworld’spopulationisleft-handeD.Whyaretheremoreright-handedpeoplethanleft-handedones?Scientistsnowknowthataperson’stwohandseachhavetheirownjobs.Formostpeoplethehandisusedtofindthingsorholdthings.Therighthandisusedtoworkwiththings.Thisisbecauseofthedifferentworkofthetwosidesofthebrain.Therightsideofthebrainwhichmakesaperson’shandsandeyesworktogethercontrolsthelefthanD.Theleft-sideofthebrainwhichcontrolstherighthandisthecentreforthinkinganddoingproblems.Thesefindingsshowthatmoreartistsshouldbeleft-handedandstudieshavefoundthatleft-handednessistwiceascommonamongartistsasamongpeopleinotherjobs.Noonereallyknowswhatmakesapersonbecomeright-handedinsteadofleft-handeD.Scientistshavefoundthatalmost40%ofthepeoplebecomeleft-handedbecausetheirmainbrainisdamagedwhentheyareborn.Howeverthisdoesn’thappentoeveryonesoscientistsguesstheremustbeanotherreasonwhypeoplebecomeleft-handeD.Oneideaisthatpeopleusuallygetright-handedfromtheirparents.Ifapersondoesnotreceivethegene基因forright-handednesshe/shemaybecomeeitherright-handedorleft-handedaccordingtothechanceandthepeopletheyworkorlivewith.Thoughright-handednessismorecommonthanleft-handednesspeoplenolongerthinkleft-handedpeoplearestrangeorunusual.A.longtimeagoleft-handedchildrenweremadetousetheirrighthandslikeotherchildrenbuttodaytheydon’thaveto.32.Afterstudyingworksofartmadeatdifferenttimesinhistorythescientistsfound_______.A.theartbeganfrom1500B.C.B.theworksofartendedinthe1950sC.mostpeopleshownintheworksofartareleft-handedD.mostpeopleshownintheworksofartareright-handed33.Whatisthehandformostpeopleusedtodo?A.It’susedtoworkwiththings.B.It’susedtofindorholdthings.C.It’susedtomakeaperson’seyesworktogether.D.It’sthecentreforthinkinganddoingproblems.34.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Noonereallyknowswhatmakesapersonbecomeright-handeD.B.Todaychildrenarenotmadetousetheirrighthandsonly.C.Left-handednessisclevererthanright-handedness.D.Scientiststhinktheremustbesomereasonwhypeoplebecomeleft-handeD.35.Thebesttitleforthispassageis_______.A.WhichHandB.Left-handedPeopleC.Scientists’NewInventionsD.DifferentBrainsDifferentHands
MostpeoplethinkaboutdonatingblooD.However.Veryfewactuallvdoit.EventhemostconsistentonesdonateanaverageofjustthreetofourtimesduringtheirlifetimE.NowtheofficialsinSwedenaretryingtochangethetrendwiththehelpofmodern-daytechnology.Theencouragementtodonateagainbeginsshortlyafterthedonorleavestheclinicwhenhe/shereceivesathankyoutext.ThoughthatcertainlyhelpsthemfeelappreciatedwhatisevenmorepleasingisthetexttheyreceiveeachtimetheirbloodisusedtohelpsomeoneinneeD.KarolinaWibergmanageroftheStockholmbloodservicebelievesthissmallgesturenotonlyresultsinrepeatdonorsbuthelpsbringinnewones.TheprogramthatwasstartedinStockholmhasreceivedsuchpositivefeedbackthatitisnowbeingrolledoutacrossthecountry.HoweverSwedishofficialsarenotstoppingtherE.Theyarealsoencouraginglocalclinicstopublishtheexactlevelsofthedifferentbloodgroupstheyhaveatanygiventimeontheirwebsites.Thisallowspotentialdonorstorealizethattheirbloodcanmakeadifferenceinsavingsomeone'slifE.WhilealltheseoutreachprogramsaregreatbusycitizenseventheoneswiththebestintentionshavetobeoccasionallyremindeD.InordertojogtheirmemoriesofficialsaskpeopleforauthorizationtosendthemtextFacebookande-mailreminders.Thoughthatmaysounddisturbingthecitizensdonotseemtomindgiventhatthemessagesarelight-heartedandfun-thingslikeWewon'tgiveupuntilyoubleeD.ThoughSwedeniscurrentlytheonlycountryusingmoderntechnologytourgemoredonationsdon'tbesurprisedifmorejoininespeciallyiftheNordic北欧country'sbloodbanksstarttooverflow!21.Whyisanothertextsenttoblooddonorsafterathankyouone?A.Toaskthemforauthorization.B.ToinformthemtheirbloodisuseD.C.Toremindthemtodonatebloodimmediately.'D.Totellthemthelevelsofbloodgroups.22.Whatdoestheprograminparagraph3referto?A.Publishinginformationaboutblooddonation.B.GivingFacebookreminderstocitizens.C.Sendingtextmessagestoblooddonors.D.ProvidingpeoplewithbloodservicE.23.Whatdopeoplethinkofblooddonationreminders?A.Disturbing.B.MemorablE.C.AuthentiC.D.AcceptablE.24.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.Swedenwillstopurgingblooddonation.B.Swedenhasbenefitedlittlefromitsprogram.C.MorecountriesmayfollowSweden'sexamplE.D.NordicbloodbanksareingreatneedofblooD.
TherearemanypeoplewhosayThomasEdisoninventedthetwentiethcentury.AlthoughtherearethosewhomaydisagreeyetEdisonwasoneofthegreatestinventorsinAmericA.Bornin1847inOhioThomasEdisonattendedschoolforonlythreemonths.AfterhisteachersaidthathecouldnotlearnEdison’smotherdecidedtoteachhimathomE.Therehewasallowedtostudythesubjectsthatmostinterestedhim.ByagetenEdisonhadbuiltasciencelaboratoryofhisown.Edisongothisfirstjobatagetwelveontherailwaysellingcandyandnewspapers.Thereheoncesavedaboywhosefatherwasthebossoftherailwaystation.Inreturnthebosshelpedhimalot.InhislatetwentiesEdisonbuiltaninventionfactorywhereheandhisbusinesspartnerscoulddevotealltheirtimetoinventing.AfterimprovinguponthetelephoneEdisoncreatedthephonograph留声机.AlthoughEdisondidnotactuallyinventthelightbulbhedidcreateanelectriclightingsystemwhichledtoitswidespreadusE.Edisonsetupthefirstcentralelectricpowerstationin1882soNewYorkbecamethefirstcityintheworldtohaveelectriclights.ThiswasthebeginningofthemodernworldinwhichelectricitybecameawayoflifE.ThefollowingyearoneofEdison’sengineersdiscoveredelectrons电子whichatlastledtoelectronics.WithoutelectronicswemightnothaveradioTVcomputersorspacetravel.TherestofEdison’slifewasspentmakingandimprovinginventions.ThomasEdisondiedattheageofeighty-fourin1931.ThreedayslatermuchofAmericadimmed使暗淡itslightsinhonoroftheinventor—amanwhohadmoreimpact影响onthedevelopmentofpresent-daycivilizationthananyoneelseinhistory.32.【小题1】Thepassagetellsusthat________.A.Edisondidn’tliketostudyatschoolB.EdisoninventedthelightbulbinhislatetwentiesC.evenwithoutelectronicswemighthaveradioTVcomputersorspacetravelD.NewYorkwasthefirstcityintheworldtohaveelectriclights33.【小题2】Fromthepassagewecaninferthat_________.A.Edison’steacherthoughtEdisonwasnotworthteachingB.Edison’smotherstoppedEdisonstudyingatschoolC.Edisondidn’tinventmanythingsinallhislifeD.Edisondidn’tspendhislifeworkingontheseinventionswhenhewasold34.【小题3】WhydidmanyAmericansdimtheirlightswhenEdisondied?________.A.Americanswantedtosavemoreenergy.B.Americanswereusedtodimmingtheirlights.C.Americansdimmedtheirlightsinmemoryofthegreatinventor.D.Americansweremadetodimtheirlights.35.【小题4】Thebesttitleforthispassageis________.A.EdisonaPoorManB.EdisonaGreatInventorC.EdisonDiedat84D.EdisonandHisChildhood
Somepeoplethinkthatasmoreandmorepeoplehavetelevisionsintheirhomesfewerandfewerpeoplewillbuybooksandnewspapers.WhyreadanarticleinthenewspaperwhentheTVnewscanbringyoutheinformationinafewminutesandwithpictures?Whyreadthelifestoryofafamousmanwhenashorttelevisionprogramcantellyouallthatyouwanttoknow?Televisionhasnotkilledreadinghowever.Todaynewspaperssellinverylargenumbers.AndbooksofeverykindaresoldmorethaneverbeforE.Booksarestillacheapwaytogetinformationandenjoyment.Althoughsomebookswithhardcoversareexpensivemanybooksareprintedtodayaspaperbacks平装本whicharequitecheap.A.paperbackcollectionofshortstoriesforexampleisalwayscheaperthananeveningatthecinemaorthetheaterandyoucankeepabookforeverandreaditmanytimes.BooksareawonderfulproviderofknowledgeandpleasureandsometypesofbooksshouldbeineveryhomE.Everyhomeshouldhaveagooddictionary.A.goodencyclopedia百科全书thoughexpensiveisusefultoobecauseyoucanfindinformationonanysubject.Besidesyoucanhavesuchbooksashistorybookssciencetextbookcookbooksandcollectionsofstoriesandpoems.Thenfromtimetotimeyoucantakeabookofpoemsoffyourshelvesandreadthethoughtsandfeelingsofyourfavoritepoets.29.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.A.TVprogramsareachiefproviderofknowledgeB.cinemasarethebestchoiceingettinginformationC.readingisacheapwayoflearningandhavingfunD.newspapersareanexpensivewaytoenjoyoneself30.WhatdoesthesentencesTelevisionhasnotkilledreadinghoweverunderlinedinthesecondparagraphsuggest?A.Peopleonlyneedreadingthough.B.Readingisstillnecessarytoday.C.Readingismorefunthantelevision.D.Watchingtelevisiondoesn'thelpreading.31.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Fewerandfewerpeoplewillbuybooks.B.A.gooddictionaryshouldbekeptineveryhomE.C.Bookswithhardcoverssellbetterthanpaperbooks.D.MorepeoplelikeTVprogramsaboutfamousmen.
WhomadeyourT-shirt?A.GeowetownUniversitystudentraisedthatquestion.PietraRivoliaprofessorofbusinesswantedtofindtheanswer.A.fewweekslatersheboughtaT-shirtandbegantofollowitspathfromTexascottonformtoChinesefactorytocharitybin箱.TheresultisaninterestingnewbookTheTravelsofaT-shirtintheGlobalEconomy.FollowingaT-shirtaroundtheworldinawaytomakeherpointmoreinterestingbutitalsofreesRivolifromtheusualargumentsoverglobaltradE.ShegoeswherevertheT-shirtgoesandtherearesurprisesaroundeverycorner.InChinaRivolishowswhyaclothingfactoryevenwithitspoorconditionsmeansasteptowardabetterlifeforthepeoplewhoworktherE.Inthecolorfulused-clothingmarketsofTanzaniasherealizesthisitisonlyinthisfinalstageoflifethattheT-shirtwillmeetarealmarketwherethepriceofashirtchangesbythehourandisdifferentbyitssizeandevencolor.Rivoli’sbookisfullofmemerablepeopleandsceneslikethenoisethebadairandthemuddy-sweetsmellofthecotton.ShesaysHereinthefactoryShanghaismellslikeShallowaterTexas.Rivoliisatherbestwhenmakingthosesortsofunexpectedconnections.Sheevenfindsonebetweenthefreetradersandthosewhoareagainstglobalization.Thechancesopenedupbytradearevastshearguesbutfreemarketsneedthecorrectingforceofpoliticstokeepthemincheck.Trueeconomicprogressneedsthemboth.28.WhatdowelearnaboutProfessorRivoli?A.Sheusedtoworkonacottonfarm.B.ShewroteabookaboutworldtradE.C.ShewantstogiveupherteachingjoB.D.ShewearsaT-shirtwherevershegoes.29.BysayingT-shirtmeetarealmarketRivolimeansinTanzania_______.A.cheaperT-shirtsareneedeD.B.usedT-shirtsarehardtosellC.pricesofT-shirtriseandfallfrequentlyD.pricesofT-shirtareusuallyreasonable30.Whatdoesthewordthemunderlinedinthelastparagraphreferto?A.Free-markets.B.Pricechanges.C.Unexpectedconnection.D.ChancesopenedupbytradE.31.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.WhatT-shirtCanDotoHelpCottonFarmsB.HowT-shirtAreMadeinShanghaiC.HowT-shirtAreSoldinTanzaniaD.WhatT-shirtCanTeachUs
ThemotorvehiclehaskilledanddisabledmorepeopleinitsbriefhistorythananybomborweaponeverinventeD.Muchofthebloodonthestreetflowsessentiallyfromuncivilbehaviorofdriverswhorefusetorespectthelegalandmoralrightsofothers.Sothekillingontheroadmayberegardedasasocialproblem.Infacttheenemiesofsocietyonwheelsareratherharmlesspeople–justordinarypeopleactingcarelessnessyoumightsay.Butitisageneraltruthbothoflawandcommonmoralitythatcarelessnessisnoexcusewhenone’sactionscouldbringdeathordamagetoothers.A.minorityofthekillersgoevenbeyondcarelessnesstototalnegligence疏忽.Researchershaveestimatedthatasmanyas80percentofallautomobileaccidentscanbeattributedtothepsychologicalconditionofthedrivers.Emotionalupsetscandistort歪曲drivers’reactionsslowtheirjudgmentandblindthemtodangersthatmightotherwiseclear.Theexpertswarnthatitisnecessaryforeverydrivertomakeaconsciousefforttokeepone’semotionsundercontrol.Yettheirresponsibilitythataccountsformuchoftheproblemisnotonlylimitedtodrivers.StreetwalkersregularlyviolatetrafficregulationstheyareatfaultinmostvehiclewalkeraccidentsandmanycyclistsevenbelievethattheyarenotsubjecttothebasicrulesoftheroaD.Significantlegaladvanceshavebeenmadetowardssaferdrivinginthepastfewyears.Safetystandardsforvehiclehavebeenraisedbothatthepointofmanufactureandthroughperiodicroad-worthinessinspections.InaddictionspeedlimitshavebeenlowereD.DuetothesemeasurestheaccidentratehasdecreaseD.ButtheaccidentexpertsstillworrybecausetherehasbeenlittleornoimprovementinthewaydriversbehavE.Theonlyrealandlastingsolutionsaytheexpertsistoconvincepeoplethatdrivingisaskilledtaskrequiringconstantcareandconcentration.ThosewhofailtodoallthesethingspresentathreattothosewithwhomtheysharetheroaD.9.Whatistheauthor’smainpurposeinwritingthepassage?A.Toshowthatthemotorvehicleisaverydangerousinvention.B.Toimproveunderstandingbetweencarelessdriversandstreetwalkers.C.Todiscusstrafficproblemsandproposepossiblesolutions.D.Towarndriversoftheimportanceofsafedriving.10.Accordingtothepassagetrafficaccidentsmayberegardedas____.A.thedestructiontomankindB.ageneraltruthC.asocialproblemD.thelegalright11.WhoareNOTmentionedasbeingresponsiblefortheroadaccidents?A.Carelessbicycle-riders.B.Mindlesspeoplewalkinginthestreet.C.IrresponsibledriversD.Irresponsiblemanufacturesofautomobiles.12.Whichofthefollowingisnotthereasonwhytheaccidentratehasdecreased?A.Raisingthesafetystandardsforvehicles.B.Periodicroad-worthinessinspection.C.Loweringthespeedlimits.D.Significantlegaladvancestowardssafercycling.
Heathasbeenusedtocontrolhairforhundredsofyears.Buthowmuchistoomuch?Ifyou’veeveropenedaveryhotovenyouknowthatheatcanburnyoureyebrowsoffyourfaceveryquickly.A.scientistfromPurdueUniversityinIndianaistryingtofindascientificansweronhowhotistoohotwhenitcomestoyourhair.Manywomenandsomemenareveryparticularabouttheirhair.SomepeoplewhohavenaturallycurlyhairprefertohaveitstraighteneD.Otherswithstraighthairwanttohavecurls.TahiraReidisoneofthosepeople.AsanAfrican-Americanwomansheisfamiliarwiththechallengesofmaintaining保养curlycoiled缠绕ortightlycurledhair.TahiraReidandotherresearchersatPurdueUniversityarestudyinghowheattreatmentinteractswithdifferenttypesofhairandhowtopreventdamagE.AmyMarconnetisassistantprofessor.Shesaystheteamisseeinghowheatandtemperaturerelatestotheirresearch.InaPurdueUniversitylabteammembersdesignedahairstraightenertool--aflatironwithtemperaturecontrol.Theyattachedittoaroboticarmthatmovedoverpiecesofhair.Theycontrolledthetemperaturewhilethedevicestraightenedhair.Whatdidtheyfind?Theirstudyfoundthattheheatweakensorbreaksaproteincalledkeratinresponsibleforthehair'sshapeandtemporarilychangesit.ButnobodyknowsexactlywhatlevelcanmaketheheatactuallycauseforeverdamagE.Researcherssayearlyresultsareabitinconclusive非决定性的.Itturnsoutthateveryone'shairisdifferentandthatthere'snoexacttemperaturewherehairstraighteningbecomeshairdamagE.Ms.Reidsaystheywillcontinuetheirresearchinthehopeoffindingwhatworksbestwithoutdamagingthehair.28.Whatdoesthesciencewanttofindout?A.Waystoprotectourhair.B.Thetemperaturethatcandamagehair.C.Thetemperaturethatmakeshaircurly.D.Waystoprotecteyebrows.29.Theunderlinespartthosepeopleinparagraph2referstothosewhoA.aren’teasilysatisfiedwiththeirhairstyleB.lovetheirhairverymuchC.lovemakingtheirhairlookcurlyD.areAfrican-American30.Whatdoweknowaboutthehairstraightenertool?A.Itiscontrolledbyarobot.B.ItstemperaturecanbechangeD.C.ItwasinventedbyTahiraReidalonE.D.Itcancontrolthetemperatureautomatically.
Ourenvironmentisn’tasgreenandbeautifulasitshouldbE.Therearesteel钢铁monstersblockingoutthesunblowingoutdangeroussmokeandlettingoutpoisonouschemicalsintoriverscarsproducingharmfulwastegaspeoplethrowingoutwasteinawrongwayandallotherkindsofsourcesthatruintheplanet.Facingcurrentenvironmentalproblemspeopleneedtodotheirbesttosavetheearth.Youcanseemanybiggarbagedustbinsinthestreets.They’renotthereforashowbutforyoutodropyourwastE.Weshouldrealizethatwhatwedodoescount.Sonexttimeyougetthaturgetothrowgumorachocolatepackageoutofthecarwindoworaccidentallydropasyouwalkdownthestreetaskyourselfhowmuchwasteyou’vebeencontributingtotheenvironmentwiththatbadhabitgoingonforyears.Athomethefirstthingwecandotoprotecttheenvironmentisavoidlettingwaterruncontinuouslyandmakesurethattaps水龙头arenotleaky漏的whichwouldhelpgreatlyinscrimping.Anotheristouseenergy-savinglightsandturnthemoffbeforeyouleavetherooms.Itisnotonlyenergy-savingbutalsocutsdownelectricitycosts.RecyclingisamethodtomakeitemsreusablE.Manythingsyouwanttothrowoutcanbemadeintonewproductsthroughthereproducingprocess.Useyourimaginationtocomeupwithwaysonthingsthatyoucanuseagain.Passthemessageofsimplewaystosavetheenvironmentontokids.Startingwithkidsisagoodwayofteachingthemessageearlyintheirlivesinthehopethattheycancarryitforwardastheygrowolder.Withenvironmentalprotectionawarenessinmindwecandowhatwecanfortheresultsaretohaveabigeffectontheplanet.AslongaswedoourparttheworldisonesmallstepclosertobeingsaveD.32.Inthefirstparagraphtheauthorusessteelmonsterstodescribe________.A.hugebuildingsB.highmountainsC.bigfactoriesD.charactersinfairystories33.Fromthefifthparagraphwecanknowthat________.A.protectingtheenvironmentbeginswithsmallchoresB.protectingtheenvironmentshouldstartfromchildhooD.C.wonderfullifecomesfromenvironmentalprotectionD.protectingtheenvironmentbenefitsthecountryandthepeople34.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.ThemorepeopledotheirpartthegreenertheenvironmentwillbE.B.Sellingwhatyoudon’twantanymoreisakindofrecycling.C.Toprotecttheenvironmentmayhelpyousavesomemoney.D.Yourbadhabitsfortheenvironmentareavaluablecontribution.35.Thepassageismainlyabout_____________.A.theuseofgarbagedustbinsB.howtosavewaterandelectricityC.howtosavetheenvironmentD.ourcurrentenvironmentalproblems[
Duringthetsunami海啸disasterof2004over300000peopledieD.Noonehascountedthenumberofanimalskilledbutweknowthatitwasn’tmany.Allovertheregionbeforethedisasterstruckanimalswerebehavingstrangely.ShortlybeforethetsunamiinKhaolakThailandtwelveelephantsthatweregivingtouristsridesbecameagitated.TheysuddenlylefttheirusualhabitatcarryingfoursurprisedJapanesetouriststosafety.OntheeasterncoastofIndiaflamingos火烈鸟whichshouldbebreedingatthistimeofyearsuddenlyflewtohighergrounD.OfthetwothousandwildpigsthatliveinanIndiannaturereserveonlyonewasfounddeadafterthetsunami.Theideathattheanimalsareabletopredictdisastersisnothingnew.Infactithasbeenwell-recordedovertheyears.TwelvehoursbeforeHurricaneCharliehitFloridain2004fourteensharkslefttheirnaturalhabitatandstayedindeepwatersfortwoweeks.ThesharkswhichwerebeingobservedbyUSscientistshadneverdonethisbeforE.TheyescapedthehurricanE.Inthewinterof1975inHaichengChinasnakeswhichwouldnormallyhavebeenhibernating冬眠wereseenonthegrounD.Dayslatertherewasabigearthquakestriking.Unlikehumanbeingswildanimals’sensesaresharperandtheycanfeeleventhesmallestchangesintheenvironment.InotherwordstheyseenaturalwarningsthatareinvisibletothehumaneyE.Ancientpeopleprobablyhadthesimilarsenseswhichtheyneededtosurvivebutthesehavebeenlosttousasmoderntechnologyleadsusfurtherawayfromthedangerthatnaturecreates.Therealquestioniscanweusethereactionsofanimalstosaveourselvesfromnaturaldisasters?AnimalbehaviourexpertRupeshKaneirabelieveswehavenochoicE.Thetechnologywhichwerelyonisn’talwaysperfectandinpoorercountriesitisn’tevenavailablE.Animalsknowtheenvironmentbetterthananyofus.Whentheyrunfortheirliveswemustfollow.25.TheunderlinedwordagitatedinParagraph2probablymeans___________.A.worriedandnervousB.tiredanduneasyC.disappointedandsadD.excitedandhappy26.Howisthethirdparagraphdeveloped?A.Bygivingexplanations.B.Bylistingexamples.C.Bypresentingthereasons.D.Bycomparingthedifferences.27.Thewildanimalscanpredictthenaturaldisastersbecausethey___________.A.canrunfortheirliveswhennaturaldisastershappenB.don’tevenhavethemoderntechnologytohelpthemC.arebeingobservedandtrackedforscientificexperimentsD.arequicktonoticetheslightestchangesintheenvironment28.Thebesttitleofthepassagemightbe___________.A.FewAnimalsDiedinTsunamiB.AnimalsReacttotheDisastersC.AnimalscanSurvivetheDisastersD.WatchingAnimalswillSaveUs
MotorcarswerefirstmadeinEnglandjustbefore1900.ThepartsforthebodiesandengineswerehandmadeandthecarswerebuiltfromthesE.OneatatimE.Thistookalongtimeandthecarscostalotofmoney.ThenaquickerandcheaperwayofmakingcarswasfounD.Insteadofmakingallthepartsattheirownworks.Somecarfactoriesaskedotherfactoriestomakesomeofthem.Allthepartswerethenfittedtogetherinthecarfactories.Moderncar-makingfactoriesaresolargethateachoneisreallyalotoffactoriesclosetogether.Eachworkshopmakessomeparts.Thepiecesofacarbodyarejoinedtogetherbywelders电焊工.Allthebitsandpiecesthatmakeupeachcararecollectedandputreadyfortheassemblyline装配线wheretheyarefittedtogether.1.Thefirstmotorcarswereprobablymadeby______.A.EuropeansB.theWhitesC.theBlacksD.theEnglish2.Over100yearagopeoplehadtospendalongtimeonmotorcarsas______.A.newwaysofmakingthemwerejustfoundthenB.thepartsofthebodiesandenginesweremadebyhanD.C.allthepartsofthemweremadeattheirownfactoriesD.bothB.andC.3.A.quickerandcheaperwayofmakingmotorcarswas______.A.foundin1900B.thatallpartsofmotorcarswerenolongermadebyhandC.theonethattheyshouldbemadeinalargecarfactoriesD.thedifferentpartsofmotorcarswereproducedindifferentworks4.Moderncar-makingfactoriesmeans______A.thefactorieswhichmoderncarsaremakingatB.thefactorieswherecarsaremadebymodernworkersC.thenewfactoriesatwhichcarsarebeingmadeD.thefactorieswheremoderncarsaremade5.Thebesttitleforthispassagemightbe______.A.MotorCarsB.TheAssemblyLinE.C.ModernFactoriesD.QuickerandCheaperCars
Themorningforoursnowmobiling雪上汽车adventurefinallyarrivedandwesetoffonthehour-and-a-halfdrivetotheresort度假地.A.freshpowderhadfallenthenightbeforeandeverythingwasfrostedwhitE.Wecouldn’thaveaskedformoreperfectconditions.Thesunsparkledonthesnowandthetrails路线werecompletelyempty–notanotherpersonorsnowmobileinsight.Wewerethrilledatbeingtheonlypeopleformilesarounduntilwegotgoing.Aswedrovethroughthedesertedwildernessmyexcitementbecamestone-coldfear.IhadnoideawhatIwasafraidoforwhyIwasafraidbutsuddenlyeveryturneveryhilleverysteep陡峭的sideofthemountainfrightenedmetodeath.Ikeptimagineuscrashingheadlongintoatreeorfallingoffthesideofadrop.ButafterlunchthingschangeD.Weweretheonlyhumanswhohadbeentheresincethesnowfall.Thepeacefulplacetheincrediblebeautyofthelandscapeandthealmostsacredexperienceofsharingamountainwiththewildlifetouchedmyverycore核心.MymindclearedandquietedandmymusclesrelaxeD.AswedrovethelastlegoftherunIbegantoresentbeingafraidtodrivE.DeepdownIwantedtobeinchargeofthethingthatscaredmE.ItmademeangrythatfearwaskeepingmefromsomethingIreallywantedtodo.Thedaywascomingtoanendandtheresortwasonlyafewmilesaway.IknewthatifIdidn’ttakemychancenowIwouldregretit.Isignaledformyhusbandtopullover.Iwantedtodrivealthoughmyheartpounded重击.IstartedoffslowlyandfeltthewindinmyfacE.IsmiledandspedupalittlE.WithaYee-haw!Iwentfullouttakingmyhusbandonthebestrideoftheday.Weendedthedayonthatbreathlesscarefree轻松愉快的noteandIfeltproudofmyself–proudofovercomingmyfear.21.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthearticle?A.Theauthorwasconfidentasshewasdrivinginthedesertedwilderness.B.Theauthordidn’tgetworrieduntiltheystartedtodrivethroughthedesertedwilD.C.Realizingthatsheandherhusbandweretheonlypeoplearoundtheauthorbecameanxious.D.TheauthorwassonervousthatshealmostcrashedintoabigtreE.22.Accordingtothearticleafterlunchtheauthor_______.A.graduallycalmeddownB.stoppedtoenjoythebeautifulsceneryC.sawsomewildlifeonthemountainD.wasafraidtocontinueherjourney23.TheunderlinedwordresentinParagraph4isclosestinmeaningto_______.A.assumeB.undertakeC.hateD.recognize24.Whatisthestorymainlyabout?A.Whattheauthorlovesaboutsnowmobiling.B.WhatdifficultiesthecouplefacedduringtheiradventurE.C.Whatinterestedtheauthorduringhertimesnowmobiling.D.HowtheauthorovercameherfearduringheradventurE.
ThesceneintheHollywoodmovieTheDayAfterTomorrowwhereglobalwarningcouldsoonturntheglobalclimateintoanewiceagE.Mayneveroccuraccordingtonewresearch.Thenexticeagecouldbe15000yearsawaysayEuropeanscientistswholastmonthannouncedacontinuousrecordof740000yearsofclimatedataobtainedfromtheAntarcticicE.Scientistsfrom10nationshavenowalmostcompletelydrilledthrougha3000-meterdepthoficehighintheAntarcticmainlanD.Theyfigureoutthattheareawheresummertemperaturescanfallto－40℃hasatleast900000yearsofsnowfallskeptasneatlyasthegrowthringsofatreE.Andtheiceandaircaughtineachlayerhavebeguntoanswerquestionsabouttheclimatesinthepast.Theresultsshowthattherehavebeeneighticeagesinthepast740000yearsandeightwarmerperiods.AndbycomparingthepatternofglobalconditionstodaywiththoseofthepasttheresearchersreportedinNaturethatthepresentwarmperiodcouldlastanother15000years.Researchsuggeststhatthereisaverycloseconnectionbetweengreenhousegaslevelsandglobalaveragetemperatures.Italsoshowsthatcarbondioxidelevelsarethehighestforatleast440000years.Ifpeoplesaytoyou:thegreenhouseeffectisagoodthingbecausewewouldgointoaniceageotherwiseourdatasaynoanewiceageisnothangingoverourheadssaidErieWolfffromtheBritishAntarcticSurvey.NowwehaveeightexamplesofhowtheclimategoesinandoutoficeagesandyoucanlearnwhattherulesarethatgointotheclimatemodelsthattellusaboutthefuturE.Scientistsfoundthatwhenevertemperaturesroseinthefrozenrecordsodidcarbondioxidelevel.In440000yearswehaveneverseengreenhousegasgetasthickasitistodaysaidDrWolff.5.IndrillingthroughtheiceinAntarcticascientistshavefoundthaA.thelowesttemperaturethereis-40℃B.snowfallsarekeptincertainpatternsC.theicehasexistedfor15000yearsD.thedepthoficeis3000meters6.TheinformationoftheglobalclimateconditionsinthepastcanbeobtainedthroughA.separatingcarbondioxidefromtheairB.examiningthegrowthringsoftreesC.comparingtemperaturesindifferentareasD.studyingtheiceandaircaughtineachlayer7.WecaninferfromEricWolff’swordsthatA.thereissomethingwrongwiththedataB.greenhouseeffectisalwaysabadthingC.anewiceagewillnotcomeinthenearfutureD.greenhousegaswillgetthickinthefuture8.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ResearchovertheAntarcticareA.B.HollywoodmoviesandtheglobalclimatE.C.Reportontheeighticeagesinthepast.D.Warmperiodtolastabout15000years.
MakesomenoiseonMay7forMusicMonday.PeopleintheU.S.andCanadawillbecelebratingthedaybysingingandplayingmusicalinstrumentstogether.MusicMondayisthefirstdayofNationalWannaPlayMusicWeekwhichrunsfromMay7to13.TheNationalAssociationofMusicMerchantsNAMMorganizestheweeklongcelebrationeveryyear.ThismarkstheseventhyeartheorganizationsisteamingupwithCanada’sCoalitionforMusicEduscationCMEthegroupthatstartedMusicMonday.It’sadaytofilltheskieswithmusicandbringyoungpeopletogetherinsongCMEExecutiveDirectorHollyNimmonssaiD.TheCMEstartedMusicMondayin2005.ItisheldeveryyearonthefirstMondayofMay.Itwascreatedtohelppeoplerealizetheimportanceofmusiceducationprogramsinschoolsandincommunities.Thedayalsocelebratesthebenefitsofplayingmusicforpeopleofallages.NAMMresearchestheeffectsofmusiconchildren.TheyfoundthatplayingmusichaspositiveeffectsonthinkingskillsandonconfidencE.Italsohelpskidsgetalongwellwiththeirpeers同龄人.LearningmusicalskillscanalsohelpinyourstudiesofothersubjectssuchasmathreadingandlanguageLoraBodmerwhoworksatNAMMsaiD.Theirstudiesshowthatmusiccanalsohelppeopleformfriendshipsandconnectwithdifferentgroups.NimmonssaysanyonecanjoininonthedaynotjustthosewhoaremusicallygifteD.Ithinkthatweallhavethemusicinusandit’samatterofconfidenceshesaiD.SingwithotherpeopleorbeatdrumsjustenjoythemusiC.Participantscanturnontheradiotojoininthefun.EachyearasongischosenforMusicMonday.ThisyearthesongisTomorrowIsComingbyLukeDoucet.TheCanadianBroadcastingCorporationCBCwillbeplayingthesongat1p.m.EasternTimE.PeopleacrossNorthAmericawillplayorsingthesongattheexactsametimE.Theperformanceismeanttoconnectpeoplethroughmelody旋律.Morethan700000studentstookpartintheconcertlastyear.Schoolsafter-schoolprogramsorganizationsgroupsandindividualsthroughouttheU.SandCanadacanallparticipateinMusicMonday.Studentswhowouldliketoshareinthecelebrationshouldlettheirteacherororganizationleaderknow.ButNAMMalsoencouragespeopletopickupanyinstrumentandplayanytimeontheday.47.WhatcanweknowaboutMusicMondayaccordingtothepassage?A.NationalWannePlayMusicWeekbeginsonMonday.BItisafestivalforyoungpeoplE.C.Itwilllastatleastsevendays.D.Peoplecelebrateittwiceamonth.48.Whichofthefollowingmaybeabenefitofmusictokids?A.Kidscangetridofmanybadhabits.B.Kidsaremorelikelytodowellintheirlessons.C.Kidswouldliketoplaymorewithpeopleofallages.D.KidswillbecomegiftedatmusiC.49.HollyNimmonsprobablyagreesthat__________.A.studentswhoaregoodatmusicarepopularB.PlayingamusicalinstrumentcanshowhowgiftedyouareC.thewaytoparticipateinMusicMondayisimportantD.everyonecanhavefunonMusicMonday50.Whatdothelasttwoparagraphsmainlytellus?A.HowpeoplewillcelebrateMusicMonday.B.WhatstudentsshoulddoonMusicMonday.C.WhyathemesongischosenforMusicMonday.D.WherethecelebrationofMusicMondaywillbehelD.
Itdoesn'tmatterwhenorhowmuchapersonsleepsbuteveryoneneedssomeresttostayalivE.That'swhatalldoctorsthoughtuntiltheyheardaboutAlHerpin.AlHerpinitwassaidneverslept.Couldthisbetrue?Thedoctorsdecidedtoseethisstrangemanthemselves.AlHerpinwas90yearsoldwhenthedoctorscametohishomeinNewJersey.TheythoughtforsurethathegotsomesleepofsomekinD.SotheystayedwithhimandwatchedeverymovementhemadE.ButtheyweresurpriseD.ThoughtheywatchedhimhourafterhouranddayafterdaytheyneversawHerpinsleeping.InfacthedidnotevenownabeD.HeneverneededonE.TheonlyrestthatHerpinsometimesgotwassittinginacomfortablechairandreadingnewspapers.Thedoctorswerepuzzledbythisstrangecontinuoussleeplessness.Theyaskedhimmanyquestionshopingtofindananswer.Theyfoundonlyoneanswerthatmightexplainhiscondition.Herpinrememberedsometalkabouthismotherhavingbeeninjuredseveraldaysbeforehewasborn.Butthatwasall.Wasthistherealreason?NoonecouldbesurE.AlHerpindiedattheageof95.?10.Themainideaofthispassageisthat________.A.largenumbersofpeopledonotneedsleepB.apersonwasfoundwhoactuallydidn'tneedanysleepC.everyoneneedssomesleeptostayaliveD.peoplecanlivelongerbytryingnottosleep11.ThedoctorscametovisitHerpinexpecting________.A.tocurehimofhissleeplessnessB.tofindoutwhetherhissleeplessnesswasreallytrueC.tofindoutwhysomeoldpeopledidn'tneedanysleepD.tofindawaytofreepeoplefromtheneedofsleeping12.AfterwatchinghimcloselythedoctorscametobelievethatAlHerpin_______.A.neededsomekindofsleepB.wastoooldtoneedanysleepC.needednosleepatallD.oftensleptinachair13.OnereasonthatmightexplainHerpin'ssleeplessnesswas________.A.hismother'sinjurybeforehewasbornB.thathehadgraduallygotridofthesleepinghabitC.hismagnificentphysicalconditionD.thathehadn'tgotabed14.AlHerpin'sconditioncouldberegardedas________.A.acommononeB.onethatcouldbecuredC.veryhealthyD.arareone
Unlessyoubringyourownthermospapercupsaretherealoptionforon-the-gocoffeE.ButasweallknowproducingthesesimpleitemscutsdownforestsoftreesandcontributestomountainsofwastE.InfactStarbucksaloneuses4billionpapercupsayeargloballyandmostoftheseplastic-linedcupsareneverrecycleD.ButaprojectfromReducE.ReusE.Grow.ishandlingthecoffeeindustry’spapercupproblembygivingthesesingle-usecoffeeholdersafurtherpurpose:reforestation.AcompanyinCaliforniahasdevelopedtheworld’sfirstplantablecoffeecupwhichhasseedsinthepaper-basedmaterial.Thatmeansafteryou’redonewiththecupyoucantearitleaveitinwaterforafewminutesburyitandletnaturetakeover.TopreventthespreadofinvasiveplantsthebottomofthecupdetailstheseedvarietyandalsoincludesinstructionsonhowtoplantiteitherinthenorthernorcentralcoastofCaliforniA.Forthosewhodon’twanttogettheirhandsdirtythecupcanbeputintoaReducE.ReusE.Growbinwhereitwilleventuallybetakentoareforestationlocation.Thecupcanbiodegrade生物降解within180daysandoffernutritiontoplants.Thecompanyistryingtoputthecupintocommercialproductionandpersuadecoffeeshopstobuythecups.21.StarbucksismentionedinParagraph1_____.A.becauseStarbucksprovidesrecyclablecupsB.becauseStarbucksusesprettyplastic-linedcupsC.toshowStarbucksisfamousforitson-the-gocoffeeD.toprovethecoffeeindustrycausesthepapercupproblem22.Theplantablecoffeecup_____.A.canbeusedmanytimesB.containsseedsinitsmaterialC.canbeusedasaflowerpotD.ismadeofwaterproofmaterial23.Theseedvarietyisshownonthecupmainlyto_____.A.interestcupusersB.spreadknowledgeofplantsC.makesureitisplantedproperlyD.helpuserschoosecertaincups24.WhatisaReducE.ReusE.Grow.binusedfor?A.Sellingplantablecoffeecups.B.Makingplantablecoffeecups.C.Collectingplantablecoffeecups.D.Recyclingplantablecoffeecups.
Overweightpeopleproducemoregreenhousegasesresearcherssay.Thereforewatchingyourweightdoesmorethanprotectyourhealth.ItalsomayhelpfightclimatechangE.ResearchersattheLondonSchoolofHygiene&TropicalMedicinesaythatbecausefoodproductionisamajorsourceofgreenhousegasesapopulationwithnormalweightsuchasinVietnamconsumesabout20percentlessfoodandproducesfewergreenhousegasesthanapopulationinwhich40percentofpeoplearetooheavyandfatarateclosetothatoftheUnitedStates.AlsolessenergyisrequiredtotransportslimpeoplesayPhilEdwardsandIanRobertstheleadresearchersofthestudy.Theyfoundthataphysicallyfitpopulationofabillionpeoplewouldgiveoff1000milliontonslesstransportationrelatedwastesayearthananoverweightpopulationwouldgiveoff.Whenitcomestofoodconsumption消耗movingaboutinaheavybodyislikedrivingaroundinacarthatburnsalotofgastheresearcherssaiD.Theheavierourbodiesbecometheharderandmoreunpleasantitistomoveaboutinthemandthemoredependentwebecomeonourcars.Stayingslimisgoodforhealthandfortheenvironment.WeneedtodoalotmoretostoptheglobaltrendtowardfatnessandrecognizeitasakeyfactorinthebattletoreducegreenhousegasesandcontrolclimatechangetheysaiD.Howevertheynotedthatthetrendisintheoppositedirection.Thenumberofoverweightpeopleisincreasinginnearlyeverycountry.ThemalewhowereoverweightinEnglandforexampleincreasedfrom20percentto27.3percentbetween1999and2009whilethefemaleincreasedfrom25.8percentto29.6percent.16.AccordingtoPhilEdwardsslimpeople________.A.producenotransportationrelatedwastesB.caremoreaboutenvironmentprotectionC.contributetogreentransportationD.usegreentransportation17.Theresearchersbelievethatpeoplewithoutweightproblems________.A.seldomdependoncarsB.oftendrivearoundinenergysavingcarsC.exercisemoreD.realizetheimportanceofreducinggreenhousegases18.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.A.moregreenhousegasesarebeingproducedbyoverweightpeopleB.theglobaltrendtowardfatnesshasbeeneffectivelycontrolledC.theoverweightpopulationinEnglandincreasesfastestD.womenaremorelikelytogetoverweightthanmen19.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.ControllingpopulationgrowthisgoodforclimatechangE.B.Stayingslimisgoodforpublictransportation.C.Stayingslimhelpsreducefoodconsumption.D.Stayingslimisgoodfortheenvironment.
Themetalthathasbeenmostimportanttomanisiron铁.Likemanyofthemostimportantdiscoveriesofmanhowironwasfirstdiscoveredandusedisnotknown.Steelismadefromiron.Itisbetterthanironinstrengthhardnessandelasticity弹性.Therearemanykindsofsteelwhicharemadebymixingironwithothermetals.Ironisfoundinmanydifferentplacesonearth.Whenyouseerockswitharedcolortheyprobablyhavesomeiron.Togetironfromtherocksrequiresagreatdealofheat.Whenironcomesoutitiswhitehot.IronandsteelarequiteimportantinourlifE.Wecanseetheminuseallaroundus.Almostallofourmachinesaremadeofironorsteel.Withoutironandsteelmoderncivilization文明doesnotexist.6.Thebesttitleforthispassageis________.A.TheMetalsB.IronandSteelC.TheProductionofIronD.TheImportanceofSteel7.Wedon'tknowhowironwasfirstdiscoveredandusedbecause________.A.therewasnorecordofitinhistoryB.itwaslikemanyofthemostimportantdiscoveriesC.itwasnotimportantwhodiscoveredanduseditfirstD.itwasusedbymanypeopleallovertheworldatthesametime8.Steelisbetterthanironbecause________.A.itwasmadefromironB.itwasmoredifficulttomakeC.itwasnotfoundintherocksD.itwasmadebymixingironwithothermetals9.Howisironmade?A.Bymixingtherockswithothermetals.B.Itwasfoundinrocksthathadaredcolor.C.BymeltingtherocksatahightemperaturE.D.ItwastakenoutoftheearthbydiggingadeepholE.10.Fromthelastparagraphwecangettheideathat________.A.ironandsteelaremoderncivilizationB.ironandsteelareonlyusedinmachinesC.ironandsteelarequiteusefulintheworldD.ironandsteelarenecessaryformodemlife
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