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A simple flower made headlines (头条新闻)in the British press last week. How could that be? British Pr...
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Noonecanchangetheweather.Nobodycancontroltheweather.ButifwereadcorrectlythesignsarounduswecantellwhatthemoreimportantchangesintheweatherwillbE.Thiswayoftellingwhattheweatherwillbelikeonthefollowingdayortwoiscalledweatherforecasting.Formanycenturiesandinallcountriespeoplehavestudiedtheweatherandtriedtomakeweatherforecasting.Ringsaroundthesunareasignofcomingrain.Thatmanypeoplefeeltheirjoints关节hurtisasignofwetweather.Somebirdsflyhighiftheweatherisfinebuttheyflynearthegroundifrainyorstormyweatherisontheway.IfyouseearainbowduringrainyweatherthisisasignthattheweatherwillbecomeclearandfinE.Suchrainbowscomeintheevening.IfthestarstwinkleclearlyatnightthenfineweatherwillcontinuE.Ifafogappearsinthemorningjustaboveariverthenthedaywillbewarm.IfthesunsetismostlyredincolourthenthefollowingdaywillbefinE.IfarainbowappearsinthemorningrainyweatherwillprobablycomE.Mostoftheabovesayingshavebeenmadebythepeoplewhohaveusedtheireyesandbrainstomakeweatherforecasting.60.Whichistrueaboutweatherforecasting?A.Weatherforecastingisareportabouttheweather.B.Weatherforecastingisasignofcomingrain.C.Peoplecanchangetheweatherforecasting.D.WeatherforecastingisawayoftellingwhattheweatherwillbelikE.61.Whichofthefollowingcanbeusedheretoreplacetheunderlinedphraseontheway?A.continuingB.reducing.C.disappearing.D.coming.62.Whichofthefollowingsignscantelltheweatherwillprobablyberainy?A.Somebirdsflyhigh.B.A.rainbowappearsinthemorning.C.Thesunsetismostlyredincolour.D.Fogsappearinthemorningjustaboveariver63.Thebesttitleofthepassageis_______.A.WeatherforecastingplaysanimportantroleinourlifeB.WeatherforecastingcanbringpeoplesomesignsofweatherC.PeoplecanpredictweatherbyexperienceindailylifeD.Weatherisforecastedonlybyeyesandbrains.
NowthatthesummerseasonisinfullswingmanyofuswillbehostingpicnicsandsocializingoutsidE.Chancesarethatwe’llalsohavesomeunwantedguestsintheformofmosquitoes.Mosquitoesseemtohaveapowerfulabilitytolocateus.ZainSyedamosquitobiologistwiththeUniversityofNotreDame’sEckInstituteforGlobalHealthhasgonealongwaytowarddetermininghowtheydoit.Zainstudiesolfaction嗅觉inmosquitoesandotherinsectsandhepointsoutthatmosquitoeshaveastrongsenseofsmell.A.bigpartoftheirbrainsaredevotedtothissensE.Onlyfemalemosquitoesfeedonbloodmealsandtheyusethebloodtoproduceeggs.Andfemalemosquitoesfindtheirbloodmealsthroughtheuseofsmell.Anunderstandingoftheolfactorybehaviorofmosquitoesthatleadthemtofeedonhumanscanplayanimportantroleindevelopingmoreeffectivemethodsofmosquitoanddiseasecontrol.Zainisalsoresearchingtherolethatplantsplayinmosquitobehavior.Hepointsoutthatdespiteouroccasionalfeelingthatwearesurroundedbylotsofhungrymosquitoestheyspendarelativelyshortamountoftimefeeding.RathertheyspendconsiderabletimeonplantstakingthesugarsthatprovideenergyforthoseoccasionswhentheydofeeD.TheNotreDameresearcher’slabisstudyingwhatsmellsplantsthatmosquitoesareattractedtogiveoff.Againadeeperunderstandingoftheroleofthechemicalsproducedbyplantsandhowmosquitoesselectplantstoobtaintheirenergysourcescanleadtobettercontrolandhelpgetridofthem.Formanyofusbettermosquitocontroltechniqueswouldresultingreatercomfortandconveniencewhenweareoutdoors.Inmanyareasoftheworldhowevermosquitocontrolifamatteroflifeanddeath.A.betterunderstandingoftherolesmellplaysinmosquitobehaviorcanofferimportantcluesthatmayleadtonewcontrolmethods.56.IntheresearchtalkedaboutinthepassageZainSyedstudies____________.A.thebehaviorsofmosquitoesandfactorsconcerningthebehaviorsB.waystokillmosquitoeswhenwearepicnickingorsocializingoutsideC.howmosquitoesselectplantsintowhichthelaytheireggsD.thedifferencebetweenmaleandfemalemosquitoesinfeedinghabits57.Whatroledoplantsplayinmosquitobehavior?A.Theycontrolthebehaviorofmosquitoes.B.Theygiveoffsmellstoattractmosquitoes.C.Mosquitoesliketotakeinsugarfromplants.D.Mosquitoesenjoystayinglongonplants.58.Mosquitoeshaveapowerfulabilitytolocateusbecause______.A.theyhaveastrongsenseofdirectionB.theyhaveastrongsenseofsmellC.theyhavealargesizeofbrainD.theyhaveapreferenceforblood59.Zainsyedstudiesmosquitoessothat______.A.hecangetonwellwithmosquitoesB.hecanfindbestwaystocontrolmosquitoesC.hecanenjoyagoodtimeoutdoorsD.hecandevelopmosquitoesinhislab
MultitaskingPeoplewhomultitaskallthetimemaybetheworstatdoingtwothingsatonceanewresearchsuggests.Thefindingsbasedonperformancesandself-evaluationbyabout275collegestudentsindicatethatmanypeoplemultitasknotoutofadesiretoincreaseproductivitybutbecausetheyareeasilydistracted分心andcan’tfocusononeactivity.AndthosepeopleturnouttobetheworstathandlingdifferentthingssaidDavidSanbonmatsuapsychologistattheUniversityofUtah.Sanbonmatsuandhiscolleaguesgavethestudentsasetoftestsandaskedthemtoreporthowoftentheymultitaskedhowgoodtheythoughttheywereatitandhowsensation-seeking寻求刺激orimperative冲动theywerE.Theythenevaluatedtheparticipants’multitaskingabilitywithatrickymentaltaskthatrequiredthestudentstodosimplemathematicalcalculationswhilerememberingasetofletters.NotsurprisinglythescientistssaidmostpeoplethoughttheywerebetterthanaverageatmultitaskingandthosewhothoughttheywerebetteratitweremorelikelytoreportusingacellphonewhiledrivingorviewingmultiplekindsofmediaatoncE.Butthosewhofrequentlydealwithmanythingsatthesametimewerefoundtoperformtheworstattheactualmultitaskingtest.Theyalsoweremorelikelytoadmittosensation-seekingandimpulsivebehaviorwhichconnectswithhoweasilypeoplegetboredanddistracteD.Peoplemultitasknotbecauseit’sgoingtoleadtogreaterproductivitybutbecausethey’redistractibleandtheygetsuckedintothingsthatarenotasimportant.SanbonmatsusaiD.AdamGazzaleyaresearcherattheUniversityofCaliforniaSanFranciscowhowasnotamemberoftheresearchgroupsaidonelimitationofthestudywasthatitcouldn’tfindoutwhetherpeoplewhostartoutlessfocusedtendtowardmultitaskingorwhetherpeople’srecognizingandunderstandingabilitieschangeasaresultofmultitasking.Thefindingsdosuggesthoweverwhythesensation-seekerwhomultitaskthemostmayenjoyriskydistracteddriving.Peoplewhoaremultitaskingaregenerallylesssensitivetoriskysituations.saidPaulAtchleyanotherresearchernotinthegroup.Thismaypartlyexplainwhypeoplegoinforthesesituationseventhoughthey’redangerous.46.TheresearchledbySanbonmatsuindicatesthatpeoplewhomultitask.A.seekhighproductivityconstantlyB.preferhandlingdifferentthingswhengettingboredC.aremorefocusedwhendoingmanythingsatatimeD.havethepoorestresultsindoingvariousthingsatthesametime47.WhenSanbonmatsuandhiscolleaguesconductedtheirresearchthey.A.assessedthemultitaskingabilityofthestudentsB.evaluatedtheacademicachievementsofthestudentsC.analyzedtheeffectsoftheparticipants’trickymentaltasksD.measuredthechangesofthestudents’understandingability48.AccordingtoSanbonmatsupeoplemultitaskbecauseoftheir.A.limitedpowerincalculationB.interestsindoingthingsdifferentlyC.inabilitytoconcentrateononetaskD.impulsivedesiretotrynewthings49.Fromthelastparagraphwecanlearnthatmultitaskersusually.A.driveveryskillfullyB.goinfordifferenttasksC.failtoreactquicklytopotentialdangersD.refusetoexplainthereasonsfortheirbehavior
EveryonehasheardoftheSanAndreasfault断层whichconstantlythreatensCaliforniaandtheWestCoastwithearthquakes.ButhowmanypeopleknowabouttheequallyseriousNewMadridfaultinMissouri?BetweenDecemberof1811andFebruaryof1812threemajorearthquakesoccurredallcenteredaroundthetownofNewMadridMissouriontheMississippiRiver.PropertydamagewasseverE.BuildingsintheareawerealmostdestroyeD.Wholeforestsfellatonceandhugecracksopenedinthegroundreleasingsomestrongsmellchemicals.TheMississippiRiveritselfcompletelychangedcharacterdevelopingsuddenrapidsandwhirlpools激流和漩涡.Severaltimesitchangeditscourseandonceaccordingtosomeobserversitactuallyappearedtorunbackwards.FewpeoplewerekilledintheNewMaridearthquakesprobablysimplybecausefewpeoplelivedintheareain1811;buttheseverityoftheearthquakesareshownbythefactthattheshockwavesrangbellsinchurchtowersinCharlestonSouthCarolinaonthecoast.BuildingsshookinNewYorkCityandclockswerestoppedinWashingtonD.C.ScientistsnowknowthatAmerica'stwomajorfaultsareessentiallydifferent.TheSanAndreasisahorizontalboundarybetweentwomajorlandmassesthatareslowlymovinginoppositedirections.CaliforniaearthquakesresultwhenthetwomassesmakeasuddenmovE.TheNewMadridfaultontheotherhandisaverticalfault;atsomepointspossiblyhundredsofmillionsofyearsagorockwaspusheduptowardthesurfaceprobablybyvolcanoesunderthesurfacE.Suddenlythevolcanoescooledandtherockcollapsedleavinghugecracks.Evennowtherockcontinuestosettledownwardsandsuddensinkingmotionscauseearthquakesintheregion.ThefaultitselfalargecrackinthislayerofrockwithdozensofothercracksthatsplitofffromitextendsfromnortheastArkansasthroughMissouriandintosouthernIllinois.ScientistswhohavestudiedtheNewMadridfaultsaytherehavebeennumeroussmallerquakesintheareasince1811;thesesmallerquakesindicatethatlargeronesareprobablycomingbutthescientistssaytheyhavenomethodofpredictingwhenalargeearthquakewilloccur.64.Thispassageismainlyabout___________.A.currentscientificknowledgeaboutfaultsB.theSanAndreasandtheNewMadridfaultsC.thecausesoffaultsD.theNewMadridfaultinMissouri65.TheNewMadridfaultis__________.A.averticalfaultB.ahorizontalfaultC.amoreseriousfaultthantheSanAndreasfaultD.responsibleforformingtheMississippiRiver66.Thispassageimpliesthat_________..A.horizontalfaultsaremoredangerousthanverticalfaultsB.VerticalfaultsaremoredangerousthanhorizontalfaultsC.ThevolcanoesthatcausedtheNewMadridfaultarestillaliveD.A.lotofpeoplewoulddieifthe1811NewMadridearthquakeshappenedtoday
InthehotjunglesofThailandforestrangers护林员cameacrossaterriblesightonedayin2010.Twotigercubs幼兽laydeadinawildlifepreserve保护区.Therangersweretoolatetofindthecubs’mother.AllthatremainedofherwasbloodonthegrounD.Poachers偷猎者hadpoisonedthetigers.Thentheyranoffwiththemother’sbody.Iftherangershadnotarrivedthepoacherswouldhavetakenthecubstoo.TigersintroubleOnehundredyearsagotherewereabout100000tigers.Todayonlyabout3200remaininthewilD.Poachersareamajorproblem.Thesekillersselltigerfurteethclawsandotherbodypartsinillegalmarkets.Onetiger’spartscanseefor$50000.BecausetheyhuntinhugejunglesthickwithtreespoachersarehardtofinD.ButtheymustbecaughtsaysElizabethBennettoftheWildlifeConservationSociety.Thisgroupworkstohelpendangeredanimals.TigerfingerprintsFinallyaftermanymonthstherangersspotted认出thepoachersagain.Afteranexchangeofgunfiretheyarrestedthecriminals.Soonthepolicefoundevidencethatthepoachershadkilledagain.TheevidencecamefromacellphonE.Onapoacher’sphonepolicefoundphotosofthemenposing摆姿势withadeadmaletiger.Thepoachersclaimedthatthephotoswerefromanearbycountrywheretigersaren’tprotecteD.Butanotherphototoldadifferentstory.DeepintheThaiforesttherangershadsetupcameratrapswhichtakephotoswhentheysensemovement.A.cameratrapphotoshowedthesamemaletigerwalkingthroughawildlifepreservebeforehewaskilleD.ThatmeantthatthetigercamefromaprotectedareA.Buthowcouldpoliceproveitwasthesametiger?Tigerstripesarelikefingerprints.NotwopatternsarethesamE.Whenpolicecomparedthephotosthestripesonthetiger’sheadmatcheD.Thepoachersweregivenuptofiveyearsinprison.Thatmightnotseemlikemuchforkillingtigers.ButsincethepoacherswerecaughtinJuly2011notigershavebeenkilledinthatwildlifepreservE.56.Whydidn'tthepoacherstakethecubs?A.Therewasn’tenoughtimE.B.Thecubs’bodypartssoldbadly.C.Thecubswereprotectedbytherangers.D.Theydidn’tbringenoughtoolstocarrythem.57.Whyarepoachershardtocatch?A.Theycanrunveryfast.B.Therearenotenoughrangers.C.Therangersarenotprofessional.D.Theyhuntinlargeandthickjungles.58.Thepolicediscoveredthatthepoachershadkilledagainthrough________.A.awitnesslivingnearbyB.oneoftheforestrangersC.photosonapoacher’sphoneD.thepoachers’footprintsleftintheforest59.WhatdoweknowaboutthecameratrapssetupintheThaiforest?A.Theyareuseless.B.TheyplayanimportantrolE.C.Therearetigers’fingerprintsonthem.D.Thepoachersknowhowtoavoidthem.60.Theauthor’spurposeofwritingthisstoryisprobablyto________.A.informreadersaboutpoachingB.entertainreaderswithafunnystoryC.persuadereaderstobecomerangersD.instructreadersonusingcellphones
Whyarepeopleinterestedineatingrawfoodsorwholefoods?Onereasonisthateatingthesetypesoffoodreducestheriskofacidaccumulationinyourbody.Rawandwholefoodsareusuallydigestedmoreefficientlythancookedandrefinedfoods.Whenwecookfoodswedestroythenaturalenzymes酶thatarepartofthefoodinitsrawform.TheseenzymeswereintendedbynaturetohelpusdigestthefooD.Whenweconsumefoodwithoutthesenaturalenzymesourbodieseitherdigestthefoodimproperlyorallowtoomanynutrientstobeabsorbedintothebloodstream.Inbothinstancestheresultisobesity.Whentoomanynutrientsareabsorbedatoncethebodygrowsfat.ImproperlydigestedfoodmovesslowlythroughthedigestivetractwhereitbecomesincreasinglyacidiC.Toprotectitsvitalorgansfromthisacidicwastethebodychangestheacidintofatandstoresitsafelyawayfromtheorgans.Processedfoodscontainchemicalelementswhichmightconfusetheappetitemechanism新陈代谢thattellsuswhenwe’vehadenoughtoeat;asaresultpeopleoftenovereat.ProcessedfoodsalsoupsetthedigestivecyclE.Thebodywilleitheridentifythesefoodsasallergensandthenstorethemsafelyawayfromtheorgansasfatortheremainsofundigestedfoodwillbecomeacidicandenterthebloodstreamasacidwastewhichwillsticktothebloodvesselwallsandblockthepassageofvitaloxygenandnutrientsheadingforthebody’scells.Thebody’smetabolismbecomesinactiveandtheresultisweightgainandobesity.Theaccumulationofacidinthedigestivetractmakesdigestionincreasinglyinefficient.Whenthathappensevenhealthyfoodscanbecomeacidicandthefoodallergieswillbecomemorecommon.Tostopthisvicious恶性的circleinitstrackspeopleneedtoconsumefoodandsupplementsthatwillneutralize使中和theacidalreadyaccumulatedinbody.Eatingtherighttypesofrawandwholefoodscanhelp.It’salsoimportanttorestoreyourenzymebalancE.Youneedtoidentifyandavoidthefoodsthatcauseacidaccumulationandconsumethefoodsthatincreaseenzymeproduction.Ifyoutrulywanttochangeandhelpyourbodyhealitselfyouneedtotakeanactiveapproach.71.Whatisthemainpurposeofthispassage?A.Toadvocateeatingmorerawandwholefoods.B.Totellthedifferencesbetweenrawandprocessedfoods.C.Toinformpeopleoftheharmofprocessedfoods.D.Towarnpeopleoftheproblemofobesity.72.ItcanbeinferredfromParA.2that__________.A.itisessentialforpeopletoprotecttheirvitalorgansB.foodswithnaturalenzymeshelppeoplekeepfitC.we’dbetterbecautiousaboutrawandwholefoodsD.givingupcookedandrefinedfoodsisanewlifestyle73.Processedfoodsareunhealthybecausethey__________.A.destroybody’scellsB.aredifficulttodigestC.mayleadtoobesityD.stopbody’smetabolism74.Whatislikelytobetalkedaboutfollowingthelastparagraph?A.ActiveapproachestoavoidaciD.B.Differentcausesofacidaccumulation.C.Correctwaystocookrawfoods.D.Suitabletypesofrawandwholefoods.75.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.Processedfoodsaregoodforourappetitemechanism.B.Eatingtherighttypesofrawandwholefoodsdoesgoodtoourbody.C.TheaccumulationofacidinthedigestivetractmakesdigestionmoreeffectivE.D.Processedfoodsalsocomfortthedigestivetract.
Unlesswespendmoneytospotandpreventasteroids小行星nowonemightcrashintoEarthanddestroylifeasweknowitsaysomescientists.Asteroidsarebiggerversionsofthemeteoroids流星thatraceacrossthenightsky.MostorbitthesunfarfromEarthanddon'tthreatenus.ButtherearealsothousandswhoseorbitsputthemonacollisioncoursewithEarth.Buy$50millionworthofnewtelescopesrightnow.Thenspend$10millionayearforthenext25yearstolocatemostofthespacerocks.Bythetimewespotafatalonethescientistssaywe'llhaveawaytochangeitscoursE.Somescientistsfavorpushingasteroidsoffcoursewithnuclearweapons.Butthecostwouldn'tbecheap.Isitworthit?Twothingsexpertsconsiderwhenjudginganyriskare:1Howlikelytheeventis;and2Howbadtheconsequencesiftheeventoccurs.ExpertsthinkanasteroidbigenoughtodestroylotsoflifemightstrikeEarthonceevery500000years.Soundsprettyrare-butifonedidfallitwouldbetheendoftheworlD.Ifwedon'ttakecareofthesebigasteroidsthey'lltakecareofussaysonescientist.It'sthatsimplE.ThecurethoughmightbeworsethanthediseasE.DowereallywantfleetsofnuclearweaponssittingaroundonEarth?Theworldhaslesstofearfromdoomsday毁灭性的rocksthanfromagreatnuclearfleetsetagainstthemsaidaNewYorkTimesarticlE.31.Whatdoesthepassagesayaboutasteroidsandmeteoroids?A.Theyareheavenlybodiesdifferentincomposition.B.TheyareheavenlybodiessimilarinnaturE.C.Therearemoreasteroidsthanmeteoroids.D.Asteroidsaremoremysteriousthanmeteoroids.32.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat_____.A.whilepushingasteroidsoffcoursenuclearweaponswoulddestroytheworldB.asteroidsracingacrossthenightskyarelikelytohitEarthinthenearfutureC.theworryaboutasteroidscanbelefttofuturegenerationssinceitisunlikelytohappeninourlifetimeD.workablesolutionsstillhavetobefoundtopreventacollisionofasteroidswithEarth.33.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor'stoneinthispassage?A.OptimistiC.B.Critical.C.ObjectivE.D.Arbitrary.
FloridadeputyGeneSmiththoughtthecallsaboutakangaroowanderingonthestreetwerepartofaprank.ButWTSPreportsthatthestorywastrue:A.five-foot-tall200-poundkangaroowashoppingaroundPascoCountyonSunday.ThenthecallcamethatitwasnowonUS301.GeneSmithwhonotedthatthecallswerethestrangesthe’dreceivedduring17yearsontheforcesaidSureenoughtherewasakangaroointhemiddleoftheroaD.Itwasaprettybigandextremelystronganimal.Itwasn’tuntilIgrabbedthoselegsthatIrealizedjusthowstrongtheywerE.Itdoesn’tlooklikethatonTV.Infactthekangaroowassostrongthatpolicecouldn’tcatchit.AlongwiththeFloridaFishandWildlifeConservationCommissionandthePascoCountySheriff’sOfficeAgriculturalUnittheytriedanumberofapproachestowrangleintheanimalwithoutseriouslyinjuringit.Butnoteventranquilizers镇定剂couldslowdownthecreaturE.EventuallylocalresidentKevinWehlingwhoWTSPsaidhadheardrumorsaboutthekangarooandwantedtoseeitforhimselfcapturedtheanimal.KangaroostypicallydonotattackhumansunlesstheyareangereD.HoweveranAustralianpoliticianwasrecentlyknockeddownandscratchedfacingakangaroowhileoutforamorningjog.Theycanbecomemoreaggressivewhentheyfindthemselvesinastrangeenvironmentwithateamofpoliceofficershuntingthemdown.Policestillhavenoideawhoownsthekangarooandhavenowplaceditinthecareofavet.TechnicallyyoucanownakangaroointheSunshineStateifyouhavetherightpermits.Intheorywildlifeofficialsshouldbeabletonarrowthefieldandpinpointwherethestraykangaroocamefrom.60.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordprankinParagraph1mean?A.TaskB.PlanC.TrickD.Show61.AccordingtowhatGeneSmithsaidinParagraph2weinferthat____.A.hewasskilledatgrabbingkangarooB.hehadseenmanykangaroosinthewildbeforeC.hehadalwaysworriedthatkangarooswouldattackpeopleD.hedidn’texpectcapturingthekangaroowouldbethathard62.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph4?A.KangaroosarethegentlestanimalsintheworldB.KangarooscanbedangerousincertaincircumstancesC.KangaroosusuallybegforfoodwhentheyarehungryD.Kangarooscanadapttoastrangeenvironmentquickly63.Wildlifeofficialsshouldbeabletopinpointwherethestraykangaroocamefrombecause_____.A.thekangaroocanleadthemtoitsownerB.theycanrefertothekangaroo’sfootstepsC.camerashaverecordedthekangaroo’strackD.theycanrefertorecordsofpeoplekeepingkangaroos
Thebedroomdooropenedandalightwentonsignalinganendtonaptime.Thetoddle初学走路的婴儿sleepy-eyedclamberedtoaswingingstandinhiscrib.Hesmiledreachedouttohisfatherandutteredwhatisfastbecomingthecryofhisgeneration:iPhone!JustasadultshaveahardtimeputtingdowntheiriPhonessothedeviceisnowtheToyofChoiceformany1-2-and3-year-olds.Thephenomenonisattractingtheattentionandconcernofsomechildhooddevelopmentspecialists.NatashaSykesamotheroftwoinAtlantaremembersthefirsttimeherdaughterKelseynow3butthenbarely2yearsoldheldherhusband'siPhone.Shepressedthebuttonanditlitup.Ijustrememberhereyes.Itwaslike'Whoa!'Theparentswerecharmedbytheirdaughter'sfascination.ButthensaidMs.SykesherselfaBlackBerryuserShegotseriousaboutthephone.Kelseywouldaskforit.Thenshe'dcryforit.Itwaslikeshe'dalwayswantthephoneMs.Sykessaid.AppletheiPhone'sdesignerandmanufacturerhasbuiltitssuccessonmachinessouser-friendlythateventechnologicallyblindedadultscanfigureouthowtoworkthemsoitmakessensethatsophisticatedchildrenwouldfollow.Tapapictureonthescreenandsomethinghappens.Whatcouldbemorefun?Thesleepy-eyedtoddlerwhocalledfortheiPhoneisoneofhundredsofiPhone-lovingtoddlerswhoseparentsareoftenproudoftheiroffspring'sabilitytoslidefatfingersacrossthegadget'sscreenandpullupphotographsoftheirchoice.ManyiPhoneappsonthemarketareaimeddirectlyatpreschoolersmanyofthemlabelededucationalsuchasToddlerTeasers:Shapeswhichasksthechildtotapacircleorsquareortriangle;andPocketZoowhichstreamslivevideoofanimalsatzoosaroundtheworld.AlongwithfearsaboutdroppinganddamagehowevermanyparentssharingiPhoneswiththeiryoungonesfeelguilty.Theywonderwhetheritisindeedaneducationaltoolorapassiveamusementliketelevision.TheAmericanAcademyofPediatricsiscontinuallyreassessingitsguidelinestoaddressnewformsofscreentime.Dr.GwennSchurginO'Keeffeamemberoftheacademy'scouncilsaidWealwaystrytothrowinthelatesttechnologybutthecellphoneindustryisbecomingsocomplexthatwealwayscomebacktothetableandwonder-Shouldwehaveaspecificguidelineforthem?TovahP.KleinthedirectorofaresearchcenterforToddlerDevelopmentworriesthatfixationontheiPhonescreeneverytimeachildisoutwithparentswilllimitthechild'sabilitytoexperiencethewiderworlD.AswithTVinearliergenerationstheworldisincreasinglydividedintothoseparentswhodoallowiPhoneuseandthosewhodon't.A.recentpostonUrbanBaby.comaskedifanyonehadfoundthattheirchildwasmoreinterestedinplayingwiththeiriPhonethanwithrealtoys.TheDon'tmotherssaidontheWebsite:Wedon'tletourtoddlertouchouriPhones...ittakesawayfromcreativeplay.Please...justsayno.Itisnottoohardtodistractatoddlerwithsay...abook.KathyHirsh-PasekapsychologyprofessorwhospecializesinearlylanguagedevelopmentsideswiththeDon'ts.Researchshowsthatchildrenlearnbestthroughactivitiesthathelpthemadapttotheparticularsituationathandandinteractingwithascreendoesn'tqualifyshesaiD.StillDr.Hirsh-PasekstruckonarecentvisittoNewYorkCitybyhowmanyparentswerehandingovertheiriPhonestotheirlittlechildreninthasubwaysaidsheunderstandstheimpulse冲动.ThisisamagicalphoneshesaiD.ImustadmitI'maddictedtothisphonE.76.Thefirstparagraphinthepassageintendsto______.A.getustoknowacutesleepy-eyedchildinafamilyB.showushowharmfultheiPhoneisC.leadustothetopicofthetoddlers'iPhone-addictD.explainhowiPhoneappealstotoddlers77.AccordingtotheauthoriPhonesarepopularwithbothadultsandyoungkidsbecausetheyare______.A.easytouseB.beautifulinappearanceC.cheapinpriceD.powerfulinbatteryvolume78.Theunderlinedwordthemintheseventhparagraphrefersto______.A.televisionsB.cellphonesC.iPhonesD.screens79.ThetoneoftheauthortowardsparentssharingiPhoneswiththeirchildrenis______.A.negativeB.subjectiveC.objectiveD.supportive80.Thepassagemainlytellsus______.A.children'siPhoneaddictisbecomingaconcernB.iPhoneiswinningtheheartsofthetoddlersC.Appleisdevelopingmoreuser-friendlyproductsD.waystoavoidchildren'sbeingaddictedtoiPhonegames
Notlongagopeoplethoughtbabieswerenotabletolearnthingsuntiltheywerefiveorsixmonthsold.YetdoctorsintheUnitedStatessaybabiesbeginlearningontheirfirstdayoflife.Scientistsnotethatbabiesarestronglyinfluencedbytheirenvironment.Theysayababywillsmileifhermotherdoessomethingthebabylikes.Ababylearnstogetthebestcarepossiblebysmilingtopleasehermotherorothercaregiver.Thisishowbabieslearntoconnectandcommunicatewithotherhumanbeings.Onestudyshowsthatbabiescanlearnbeforetheyareborn.Theresearchersplacedataperecorderonthestomachofapregnantwoman.Thentheyplayedarecordingofashortstory.Onthedaythebabywasborntheresearchersattemptedtofindifheknewthesoundsofthestoryrepeatedwhileinhismother.Theydidthisbyplacingadeviceinthemouthofthenewbornbaby.Thebabywouldhearthestoryifhemovedhismouthoneway.Ifthebabymovedhismouththeotherwayhewouldhearadifferentstory.Theresearcherssaythebabyclearlylikedthestoryheheardbeforehewasborn.Theysaythebabywouldmovehismouthsohecouldhearthestoryagainandagain.Anotherstudyshowshowmotherscanstronglyinfluencesocialdevelopmentandlanguageskillsintheirchildren.Researchersstudiedthechildrenfromtheageofonemonthtothreeyears.Theresearchersattemptedtomeasurethesensitivityofthemothers.Thewomenwereconsideredsensitiveiftheysupportedtheirchildren’sactivitiesanddidnotinterfereunnecessarily.Theytestedthechildrenforthinkingandlanguagedevelopmentwhentheywerethreeyearsold.Alsotheresearchersobservedthewomenforsignsofdepression.Thechildrenofdepressedwomendidnotdoaswellintestsasthechildrenofwomenwhodidnotsufferfromdepression.Thechildrenofdepressedwomendidpoorlyintestsoflanguageskillsandunderstandingwhattheyhear.Thesechildrenalsowerelesscooperativeandhadmoreproblemsdealingwithotherpeople.Theresearchersnotedthatthesensitivityofthemotherswasimportanttotheintelligencedevelopmentoftheirchildren.Childrendidbetterwhentheirmotherswerecaringevenwhentheysufferedfromdepression.81.Whatdoestheexperimentinwhichnewbornbabiesheardthestoriesprove?nomorethan5words82.Inthepassagewhatfactorsarementionedthatinfluenceintelligencedevelopmentinbabies?nomorethan8words83.Whichgroupofchildrendidtheworstintestsoflanguageskills?nomorethan11words84.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?nomorethan8words
Ifyouhavebeenjoininginchatroomconversationsortradingemailwithwebpals网友youhavebecomeoneofthemillionswhowriteinapeculiarlyshortformofEnglish.Andyou’vegotasenseofhumoraboutshortformslikeSOHF=senseofhumorfailuretodescribeinternetnewcomerswhodon’tunderstandyou.AcrosstheglobeeverynightteenagersandtheireldersaretalkingonlinemanyofthemalltalkingatthesametimE.Itisfast:trytalkingtosixpeopleatoncE.Itisbrief:threeorfourwordsperexchangE.Ittakeswitconcentrationandquickfingers.Anditrequirestremendouslinguisticeconomy语言省略.Thereisneithertimenorspaceforexplanation.Whyconsumepreciouskey-stoke键盘敲击tellingsixfriendsyouhavetoleaveforamomenttotakecareofyourlittlebrotherwhenBRB=berightbackwilldo?Wanttoenteraconversation?JusttypePMFJI=pardonmeforjumpingin.Interestedinwhomyouaretalkingto?TypeA/S/Lthenearlyuniversalrequesttoknowyoupal’sagesexandlocation.Youmayget15/M/NYasaresponsefromyourpal.IfsomethingmakesyoulaughsayyouareOTF=onthefloororLOL=laughingoutloudorcombingthetwointoROTFL=rollingonthefloorlaughing.AndwhenitistimetogetbacktoworkorgotobedyoutypeGTG=gottogoorTTYLtalktoyoulater.Peoplewanttowriteasfastaspossibleandtheywanttogettheirideasacrossasquicklyastheycan.Capitallettersareleftinthedustexceptwhenexpressingemotionasittakesmoretimetoholddowntheshiftkeyandcapitals.Punctuation标点isgoingtoo.68.ManypeopletalkontheInternet_____.A.bysendingshortemailsB.byusingaparticularshortformofEnglishC.byusingpeculiarEnglishwordsandexpressionD.inafunnyway69.InordertotalktoseveralpeopleatthesametimeontheInternet_________.A.youhavetospeakfastandfluentlyB.youshouldspeakwithwitandhumorC.youhavetoexpressyourideasinabriefwayD.oneshouldpaymuchattentiontotheaccuracyofwords70.Ifyouget17/F/NYasananswertoyourA/S/Litmeans_________.A.thepeopleontheotherendis17fromNewYorkandheisfineB.youaretalkingtoagirlwhois17andlivesinNewYorkC.youaretalkingto17girlswhoarefromNewYorkD.thepeopleyouaretalkingtoisa17-foottallNewYorkgirl71.TosavetimeontheInternet.A.somepeopleleavetheirlettersinthedustbinB.somepeopleneveruseshiftintheirwritingC.manypeopleleavethecapitalandpunctuationD.peopleseldomusecapitallettersorpunctuation
EPPortableHeaterWeallknowthatthecostofheatingourhomeswillcontinuetobeasignificantburdenonthefamilybudget.NowmillionsofpeoplearesavingontheirheatingbillswiththeEPportableheater.WithoveronemillionsatisfiedcustomersaroundtheworldthenewEPheatsbetterandfastersavesmoreonheatingbillsandrunsalmostsilent.TheEPhasnoexposedheatingpartsthatcancauseafirE.TheoutsideoftheEPonlygetswarmtothetouchsothatitwillnotburnchildrenorpets.TheEPwillnotreduceoxygenintheroom.Withotherheatersyou'llnoticethatyougetsleepywhentheheatcomesonbecausetheyareburningupoxygen.TheadvancedEPalsoheatstheroomevenly_walltowallandfloortoceiling.Itcomfortablycoversanareaupto350squarefeet.Otherheatersheatroomsunevenlywithmostoftheheatconcentratedtothecenteroftheroom.Andtheyonlyheatanareaafewfeetaroundtheheater.WiththeEPthetemperaturewillnotvaryinanypartoftheroom.TheEPcomeswitha3-yearwarranty保修anda60-daynoquestionsaskedsatisfactionguaranteE.Ifyouarenottotallysatisfiedreturnitatourexpenseandyourmoneywillbegivenbacktoyou.Nowwehaveaspecialofferfor10daysduringwhichyoucanenjoyahalfpricediscountandafreedelivery.IfyouorderafterthatwereservetherighttoeitheracceptorrejectorderrequestsatthediscountedpricE.Takeactionrightnow!60.WhatismainlydiscussedinParagraph2?A.TheheatoftheEP.B.ThesafetyoftheEP.C.TheappearanceoftheEP.D.ThematerialoftheEP.61.FromthepassagewecanlearnthattheEP________.A.doesn'tburnupoxygenB.runswithoutanynoiseC.makespeoplegetsleepyD.isunsuitableforchildrenandpets62.TheunderlinedwordevenlyinParagraph4probablymeans________.A.continuouslyB.separatelyC.quicklyD.equally63.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto________.A.persuadepeopletobuytheproductB.advisepeopletosaveonheatingbillsC.reportthenewdevelopmentofportableheatersD.comparethefunctionsofdifferentheaterbrands
Wehadknownforalongtimethatflowersofdifferentplantsopenandcloseatdifferenttimeofday.YetnoonereallyunderstandswhyflowersopenandcloselikethisatspecialtimE.Thequestionisnotassimpleaswemightthinkasrecentexperimentshaveshown.Inoneexperimentflowerswerekeptinconstant持续的darkness.Wemightexpectthattheflowerswithoutanyinformationaboutthetimeofthedaydidnotopenastheyusuallydo.InfacttheycontinuetoopenattheirusualtimE.ThisshowsthattheyhavesomespecialwaysofknowingthetimE.Theirsense感觉timedoesnotdependoninformationfromtheoutsideworlD.Itisinsidethem:akindofinner内部的clock.Thisdiscoverymaynotseemtobeveryimportant.Howeveritislaterfoundthatnotjustplantsbutanimalshavethisinnerclockwhichcontrol控制theworkingoftheirbodiesandinfluencestheiractivities.Humanbeingsthenarealsoinfluencedbyit.WhetherwewishornotitaffectssuchthingsinourlifeasourneedforsleeporneedforfooD.53.Beforetheexperimentarrivedataconclusionpeoplehadthoughtthattheflowerswould____.A.neveropeninconstantdarknessB.changetheirusualtimetoopenC.openaheadofthetimeastheyusuallydidD.continuetoopenatusualtime54.Thesenseoftimethatflowershaveisconnectedwith_____________.A.itsageandsizeB.lightandtemperatureC.akindofstrangepower力量insidethemD.someunknowninformationfromtheoutsideworld55.WhatwillhappenifwemakegooduseoftheinnerclockA.We'llneedlesssleeporfooD.B.We'llbeabletosleepaslongaswewishto.C.We'llbeabletochangeourworktimewhennecessary.D.We'llhavemoreenergytodoourworkbetter.56.What'stheChinesemeaningoftheunderlinedwordaffectsA.产生B.影响C.给予D.依赖
DeputyAgricultureSecretaryKathleenMerriganseesanepidemic流行病sweepingacrossAmericasfarmlanD.Ithaslittletodowiththeusualchallengessuchasfloodrisingfuelpricesandcrop-eatinginsects.Thecountry'sfarmersaregettingolderandtherearefewerpeoplestandinginlinetotaketheirplacE.Nationalagriculturalcensus普查figuresshowthatthefastest-growinggroupoffarmersisthepartover65.Merriganisafraidtheaverageagewillbeevenhigherwhenthe2012statisticsarecompleteD.MerriganaformercollegeprofessorismakingstopsatuniversitiesacrossthecountryinhopesofencouragingmorestudentstothinkaboutcareersinagriculturE.AsidefromtryingtostopthegrayingofAmerica'sfarmersherworkismadetougherbyarecentblogpostingthatputagricultureatNo.1onalistofuselesscollegedegrees.Topfederalagricultureofficialsaretalkingaboutthepostingandithastheattentionofagriculturalorganizationsacrossthecountry.Therecouldn'tbeanythingthat'smoreincorrectMerrigansaiD.Weknowthattherearen'tenoughqualifiedgraduatestofillthejobsthatareoutthereinAmericanagriculturE.Inadditionagrowingworldpopulationthatsomeexpertspredictwillrequire70%morefoodproductionby2050shesaiD.Itrulybelievewe'reatagoldenageofagriculturE.Globaldemandisatanall-timerecordhighandglobalsuppliesareatall-timerecordlowssaidMattRushdirectoroftheTexasFarmBureau.ProductioncostsaregoingtobevaluableenoughthatyoungerpeoplearegoingtohavetheopportunitytobeinvolvedinagriculturE.TheDepartmentofAgriculturehasprogramsaimedatdevelopingmorefarmersandatincreasinginterestinlocallygrownfooD.TheNationalYoungFarmers'Coalitionhasalsobeenpushingforstateandfederalpolicychangestomakeiteasierfornewfarmers.RyanBestpresidentofFutureFannersofAmericahasbeenlivingoutofasuitcasetravelingthecountryandvisitingwithhighschoolstudentsaboutcareersinagriculturE.The21-year-oldBesthopeshismessage-thatthisisanewtimeinagriculture-willmotivatethenextgenerationtoturnaroundthestatistics.Neverbeforehavewehadtheinnovations创新intechnologywhichhaveledtoagricultureinthiscountrybeingthemostefficientithaseverbeen.hesaiD.There’sreallyaplaceforeverybodytofitin.67.WhatisthenewchallengetoAmericanagriculture?A.Fewerandolderfarmers.B.Higherfuelprices.C.Morenaturaldisasters.D.Loweragriculturaloutput.68.WhyisMerriganvisitinguniversitiesacrossthecountry?A.Todrawfederalagricultureofficials'attention.B.Toselectqualifiedagriculturegraduates.C.Toclarifyarecentblogposting.D.Totalkmorestudentsintofarmingcareers69.AccordingtoMattRushAmericanagriculturewillprovideopportunitiesforyoungerpeoplebecause__________.A.thegovernmentwillcoverproductioncostsB.globalfoodsupplieswillbeevenlowerC.investmentinagriculturewillbeprofitableD.Americawillincreaseitsfoodexport70.Whatdotheunderlinedwordstoturnaroundthestatisticsinthelastparagraphmean?A.Tore-analyzetheresultofthenationalcensus.B.Toincreaseproduction.C.Tobringdowntheaverageageoffarmers.D.ToinvestmoreinagriculturE.
Plantcloninghasbeenanagriculturaltechniqueusedbyfarmersandgardenersforcenturies.Grafting嫁接isacommonformofplantcloning.Manyplantsinnatureactuallyclonethemselvesandreproduceasexually.Clonedplantsaremuchmorepredictablethannormalplantssotheiryield产量ismorereliablE.Clonedplantsalsoreproducefasterlimitingtheamountoftimebetweenplantingandharvesting.Itisalsooftencheapertoproduceseedsthroughcloningthanthroughtraditionalmethods.PlantscanessentiallybeoptimizedsothatfarmersorindividualgrowersalwayshavethebestseedsavailablE.Withmoreyieldatafasterratefarmscanproducemorefoodformorepeoplewhiledecreasingoverallcosts.Cloningcanbeusedtowipeoutdiseasesthatpreviouslykilledoffentirefieldsofcrops.Thiswouldmakeplantsimmune免疫的tothekindsofdiseasesthatfarmersandgardenersaroundtheworldfeareachyear.Cropfailuresduetodiseaseandviruscouldbecomeathingofthepast.Alsoplantsthatarenearextinctioncanbebroughtbacktolifethroughcloning.Throughcloningscientistscandevelopsuperfruitsandvegetablesofsuperiornutritionalquality.Thiscouldmakeforahealthierpopulationoverall.Thisisalreadybeingdonethroughselectivepollination授粉andgeneticcloningcouldtakeittothenextlevel.ByplantcloningwehaveapopulationofidenticalplantsandalltheseplantsequallysufferfromthesamediseasesbutinnaturetheweakwoulddieandthestrongwouldsurvivE.Whiletherearesomedangerstoconsiderwithplantcloningthereareplentyofbenefitsthatcouldprovevitaltothepropagation繁衍ofthehumanspecies.72.TheunderlinedwordoptimizedinParagraph2canbereplacedby.A.enlargedB.producedC.perfectedD.examined73.Accordingtothetextclonedplants.A.haveloweryieldthannormalplantsB.needlittlecarefrompeopleC.resistvariouskindsofdiseasesD.haveashortgrowthcycle74.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A.Thefruitsproducedbyclonedplantstastemuchbetter.B.Therearemoreclonedplantsthannormalplants.C.PlantcloningcandisturbthelawsofnaturE.D.Peopleshouldavoideatingclonedfruits.75.Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?A.Towarnthenegativeeffectsofplantcloning.B.Topresentdifferentkindsofplantcloning.C.Topredictthefutureofplantcloning.D.Toinformusabouttheadvantagesofplantcloning.
Lookthisisthefirstplaneintheworldtobecreatedusingthenewtechnologyof3Dprinting.Theairplanewasbuiltusingonlyacomputer—butitcanflyataspeedof100mphandhasatwo-meterwingspan.Itwasproducedusingaspecialnylonlaserprinterthatbuildsupsomethinglayer-by-layer.Thepartsweremadeseparatelyandattachedusingasnapfittechniquesotheaircraftcouldbeputtogetherwithouttoolsinminutes.NofastenersatallwereusedinthemanufactureoftheplanE.Unmannedandelectricallypoweredtheplanecantravelinnearsilenceandisalsoequippedwithasmallautopilotsystem.Thespecialproductionprocessusedisknownaslasersintering激光烧结andallowsthedesignerstocreateshapesandstructuresthatwouldnormallyincludecostlymanufacturingtechniques.Thistechnologyallowsahighly-tailoredaircrafttobedevelopedfromyourowndesigntofirstflightindayswhileusingtraditionalmaterialsandtechniqueswouldtakemonths.Andbecausenotoolingisrequiredformanufacturemajorchangestotheshapeandscaleoftheaircraftcanbemadewithnoextracost.ProfessorJimScanlonwholedtheteamsaidTheprocessallowsthedesignteamtorevisithistoricaltechniquesandideasthatwouldhavebeentooexpensiveusingtraditionalmanufacturing.HeaddedThisformofstructureisveryfirmandlightweightbutverycomplex.IfitwasmanufacturedtraditionallyitwouldrequirealargenumberofindividuallytailoredpartsthatwouldhavetobeconnectedorfastenedatgreatexpensE.ThenewprintedplaneisknownastheSouthamptonUniversityLaserSinteredAircraft—orSULSAforshort—andispartofawiderprojectusingcutting-edgemanufacturingtechniques.TheUniversityofSouthamptonhasbeenattheleadingpositionofUnmannedAerialVehicledevelopmentsincetheearly1990s.72.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.RevolutionaryBreakthroughof3DPrinterB.ScientistsCreateAircraftwithHighSpeedC.NewDesignedAirplanewithNewTechniques.D.TheWorld’sfirst3-DprintedAirplaneSULSA73.Howcouldtheplaneworkwhileflying?A.Itshouldbecontrolledbyanautopilotsystem.B.Itshouldbecontrolledbylasersintering.C.A.pilotcontrolsitusingaremotecontrol.D.A.pilotwithhightechniquescontrolledit.74.ThiskindofplanehasthefollowingadvantagesEXCEPT______.A.itproduceslittlenoisewhileflyingB.itismanufacturedinquiteashorttimeC.itonlyrequiressimpleandcheaptoolsD.itneedn’textracostifchangesaremade75.ProfessorJimScanlonbelievestheycan_____withtheirtechniques.A.producefirmerandlighterrealplaneseasilyB.connectandfastentailorpartsforrealplanesC.copyearlierplanestostudytheirtechniquesD.finddifferencesbystudyingthetraditionalones
Ifadiversurfacestooquicklyhemaysufferthebends.Nitrogen氮dissolved溶解inhisbloodissuddenlyliberatedbythereductionofpressurE.Theconsequenceifthebubbles气泡accumulateinajointissharppainandabentbody—thusthenamE.Ifthebubblesforminhislungsorbraintheconsequencecanbedeath.Otherair-breathinganimalsalsosufferthisdecompression减压sicknessiftheysurfacetoofast:whalesforexamplE.Andsolongagodidichthyosaurs鱼龙.Thattheseancientsea-animalsgotthebendscanbeseenfromtheirbones.Ifbubblesofnitrogenforminsidethebonetheycancutoffitsbloodsupply.ThiskillsthecellsintheboneandconsequentlyweakensitsometimestothepointofcollapsE.Fossil化石bonesthathavecavedinonthemselvesarethusasignthattheanimaloncehadthebends.BruceRothschildoftheUniversityofKansasknewallthiswhenhebeganasutyofichthyosaursbonestofindouthowwidespreadtheproblemwasinthepast.Whatheparticularlywantedtoinvestigatewashowichthyosaursadaptedtotheproblemofdecompessionoverthe150milllionyears.Tothisendheandhiscolleaguestraveledtheworld’snatural-historymuseumslookingathundredsofichthyosaursfromtheTrassicperiodandfromthelaterJurassicandCretaceousperiods.Whenhestartedheassumedthatsignsofthebendswouldberarerinyoungerfossilsreflectingtheirgradualevolutionofmeasurestodealwithdecompression.InsteadhewasastonishedtodiscovertheoppositE.Morethan15%ofJurassicandCretaceousichthyosaurshadsufferedthebendsbeforethediedbutnotasingleTrassicspecimenshowedevidenceofthatsortofinjury.Ifichthyosaursdidevolveananti-decompressionmeanstheyclearlydidsoquickly—andmoststranglytheylostitafterwards.ButthatisnotwhatDrRothchildthinkshappeneD.HesuspectsitwasevolutioninotheranimalsthatcausedthechangE.Whalesthatsufferthebendsoftendosobecausetheyhavesufacedtoescapeapredator捕食动物suchasalargeshark.OneofthefeaturesoftheJurassiaoceanswasanabundanceoflargesharksandcrocodilesbothofwhichwerefondofichthyosaurslunches.Trassicoceansbycontrastweremercifullyshark-andcrocodile-freE.IntheTrassicthenichthyosaursweretopofthefoodchain.IntheJurrasicandCretaceoustheywereprey猎物aswellaspredator—andoftenhadtomakeaspeedyexitasaresult.64.Whichofthefollowingisatypicalsymptomofthebends?A.A.twistedbody.B.A.gradualdecreaseinbloodsupply.C.A.suddenreleaseofnitrogeninblooD.D.A.dropinbloodpresurE.65.ThepurposeofRothchild’sstudyistosee.A.howoftenichthyosaurscaughtthebendsB.howichthyosaursadaptedtodecompressionC.whyichthyosaursbenttheirbodiesD.whenichthyosaursbroketheirbones66.Rothchild’sfindingstatedinParagrapg4.A.confirmedhisassumptionB.speededuphisresearchprocessC.disagreedwithhisassumptionD.changedhisresearchobjectives67.Rothchildmighthaveconcludedthatichthyosaurs.A.failedtoevoleananti-decompressionmeansB.grduallydevelopedmeasuresagainstthebendsC.diedoutbecauseoflargesharksandcrocodilesD.evoledananti-decompressionmeansbutsoonlostit
Oursensesaren'tjustdeliveringastrictviewofwhat’sgoingonintheworld;they'reaffectedbywhat’sgoingoninourheads.A.newstudyfindsthathungrypeopleseefood-relatedwordsmoreclearlythanpeoplewho'vejusteaten.Psychologistshaveknownfordecadesthatwhat'sgoingoninsideourheadaffectsoursenses.Forexamplepoorerchildrenthinkcoinsarelargerthantheyareandhungrypeoplethinkpicturesoffoodarebrighter.RémiRadelofUniversityofNiceSophia-AntipolisFrancewantedtoinvestigatehowthishappens.Doesithappenrightawayasthebrainreceivessignalsfromtheeyesoralittlelaterasthebrain’shigh-1evelthinkingprocessesgetinvolveD.Radelrecruited42studentswithanormalbodymassindex.Onthedayofhisorhertesteachstudentwastoldtoarriveatthelabatnoonafterthreeorfourhoursofnoteating.Thentheyweretoldtherewasadelay.Someweretoldtocomebackin10minutes;othersweregivenanhourtogetlunchfirst.Sohalfthestudentswerehungrywhentheydidtheexperimentandtheotherhalfhadjusteaten.Fortheexperimenttheparticipantlookedatacomputerscreen.Onebyone80wordsflashedonthescreenforaboutl/300thofasecondeach.TheyflashedatsosmallasizethatthestudentscouldonlyconsciouslyperceivE.A.quarterofthewordswerefood-relateD.Aftereachwordeachpersonwasaskedhowbrightthewordwasandaskedtochoosewhichoftwowordsthey’dseen-afood-relatedwordlikecakeoraneutralwordlikeboat.Eachwordappearedtoobrieflyfortheparticipanttoreallyreadit.Hungrypeoplesawthefood-relatedwordsasbrighterandwerebetteratidentifyingfood-relatedwords.BecausethewordappearedtooquicklyforthemtobereliablyseenthismeansthatthedifferenceisinperceptionnotinthinkingprocessesRadelsays.ThisissomethinggreattomE.Humanscanreallyperceivewhattheyneedorwhattheystrivefor.FromtheexperimentIknowthatourbraincanreallybeatthedisposalofourmotivesandneeds.Radelsays.68.Whywasthereadelayonthedayoftheexperiment?A.Becausehungrypeopleneededtimetofilltheirstomach.B.BecauseRadelwantedtocreatetwogroupsoftestershungryandnon-hungry.C.Becausenoonwasnottherighttimeforanyexperiment.D.BecauseRadelneededtimetoselectparticipantsintermsofbodymassindex.69.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?A.Human’ssensesaren’tjustdeliveringastrictviewofwhat’sgoingonintheworlD.B.What’sperceivedbyoursensesaffectsourwayofthinking.C.Humanbrainscanreallybeatthedisposalofourmotivesandneeds.D.Thinkingprocessesguaranteethenormalfunctionsofoursenses.70.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.42participantsaretoosmallanumberforaseriousinvestigation.B.Anexperimentwithhungryandnon-hungryparticipantsisnotreliablE.C.Ourthinkingprocessesareindependentofoursenses.D.Humanscallperceivewhattheyneedwithoutinvolvinghigh-levelthinkingprocesses
Thesmartphonehasbecomethecenterpieceofmanystudents'digitallives.Yesitcanbeadistraction困扰分心butitisalsoanincredibletoolthatcantransformclassroomlearningandlate-nightstudying.Professorsandstudentsarestartingtoexplorewhatthesmartphonecancontributetolearning-andthereisawholehostofapps设备tohelpthatprocessalong.TherearealsoplentyofappstohelpstudentswiththelessacademicpartsofcollegelifE.TodownloadanyoftheseappssearchtheiTunesAppStoreorAndroidMarket.iOSappsarebuiltforApple'smobileplatformandcanrunontheiPhoneiPodTouchoriPaD.SkypeCost:FreePlatform:AndroidBlackBerryiOSMoreandmoresmartphonesnowshipwithfront-facingcamerasthatmakethemgreatvideochattools.Thereareseveralcompetitorshere----includingApple'sFaceTime----butSkypeisstillthebestcross-platformtoolforkeepingintouchwithfarawayfriendsandfamily.UsersoneitherendcanbeonacomputersmartphonE.Grades2Cost:FreePlatform:iOSThisappisasophisticatedtoolforcalculatinggrades.Studentscanuseittofigureoutwhatgradethey'llneedonatesttoachievetheirtargetgradeandalsokeepstrackofoverallGPAweightedbyeachclass'screditcount.Studentscanalsoenterduedatesforassignmentsasreminders.Theappisfreeandsupportedbyadsbutuserscanpay$1insidetheapptoturnthemoff.SnoozerrRecordingsCost:99centsPlatform:iOSThisisagreattoolforlogginglonglectureclassesorsmallerstudysessions授课时间.Itrecordsaudioandpairsthatwithtime-stampedpicturesthatthestudenttakesofpresentations---sayequations方程onablackboard----orofhisorherownnotes.Whenthestudentwantstoreviewheorshecanusethepicturesasavisualguidetowhattheinstructorwassayingandreplaythatsection.TEDCost:FreePlatform:iOSThisappisgreatforthestudentineveryonE.Itcompiles编辑videofromhundredsofpresentationsattechnologyentertainmentanddesign----aconferencethatfeaturesshortspeechesfocusedonnewwaysofthinking.Presentersoftenspeakabouttechnologysocialgoodoreducationandchallengesocietalnorms.It'sagreatwaytospendanhourorsohearingfromsomeoftheworld'sleadingmindsforfreE.Allofthevideosarealsoavailableatwww.teD.com.AroundMeCost:FreePlatform:AndroidandiOSThisappusesasmartphone'sGPStofindnearbylocationsbycategorysuchasbanksgasstationsbarscoffeeshopsrestaurantsandsupermarkets----allthecollegestaples主要产品.76.Inwhichsectionofanewspapercouldyoufindthisarticle?A.Science&Tech.B.Entertainment.C.LifE.D.Tourism.77.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A.HowtoImproveCollegeStudents'StudiesB.HowtoDownloadComputerGamesC.HowtoChoosetheLatestSmartphoneD.FiveTechToolsforCollegeStudents78.ManycollegestudentsuseGrades2mainlyfor_____.A.chattingB.calculatingC.hearingspeechesD.recordinglectures79.Ifyouwanttouseyoursmartphonetofindanearbysupermarketyoushoulddownload_____..A.TEDB.AroundMeC.SkypeD.Grades280.iosmeans_____.A.TEDB.VCSC.OSD.ECX
Howdoyouknowifyourhomeisaneasyaimforthefts?Aroundtheholidaysmanyfamiliesdon'tconsidertakingpropermeasurestopreventtheirhomesfromsufferingholidaythefts.Withjustafewsimplestepsyoucanbettermakesureofthesafetyofyourhomeduringalloftheholidaycelebrations.Hereareafewtipsformakingitdifficulttotellyouareawayfromhome.●Eitherhaveatrustedneighborpickupyourmailandnewspapersortellyourmailpersontoholdyourmailuntilyoureturn.NothingsaysHeywearenothome!likewhenyourpostboxisfilledwithallkindsofmailsandyouhavemanydifferentnewspapersinyourdriveway.●Setseveraldifferentlightsinyourhouseonrandomtimers随机定时器.Don'tleaveyouroutdoorlightsonallthetime.Insteadputyouroutsidelightontimerstobeonduringthenights.Ifanoutdoorlightremainsonfordaysatatimeitmeansthatnobodyishometoturnitoff.●IfyouhavepetsthatyouarenottakingwithyouonvacationleavethemwithfriendratherthanhavingsomeonecomeintoyourhouseeverydaytotakecareofthemWhentheftsseeaneighbororfriendenteringyourhouseeverydaytheywillknowyouarenothome.●Closeallyourcurtainswhenyouleavetown.ThisiseffectivetodeterpossibletheftsasnoonecanseewhatisinyourhousE.Iftheydon'tknowwhatthereistotakethentheriskisevengreaterforthemtobreakin.●Thisarticlejusthassuggestedafewtipstohelpyoukeepyourhousesafeonholiday.Nothingcantrulyprotectyourhomeunlessyouhaveitmonitoredbyaprofessionalhomesecuritysystem.61.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Tolettheoutdoorlightsonallthetime.B.Totellushowtopreventthetheftsaroundtheholidays.C.Totellusmanyfamiliessufferingfromthetheftswhiletheyareonholiday.D.Totellustohaveourneighborgotoourhousetotakecareofourpets.62.Ifyouareonholidayinotherplacesthelightsinyourhouseshould.A.beturnedononlyonceadayB.bekeptonallthenightC.bereplacedbyrandomtimersD.belitinanirregularway63.Tomakeyourhomewellprotectedwhatdoesthewriteradviseyoutodo?A.Equipyourhomewithsecuritysystem.B.Stopyourmailserviceatonce.C.Turntoyourcloseneighborsorfriends.D.Haveallthecurtainsclosed.64.Theunderlinedworddeterprobablymeans.A.discoverB.surpriseC.discourageD.attract
WeoftenhearthesayingYou’veagreaterchanceofbeingstruckbylightningthan...Itisusedtodescribesomethingthathasn’tgotmuchchanceofhappening.Howeverthiscommonsayingundermines削弱theveryrealdangeroflightning.LastFridayatleastfivepeoplewerekilledbylightninginNepal.LightningstrikesarethesecondmostcommoncauseofdeathsamongnaturaldisastersintheUS.Thefirstisfloods.Around400peoplenationwidearestruckbylightningeachyearandofthoseabout73peopledie.Morepeoplearekilledbylightningthanbytornadosandhurricanes.Becauselightningkillsonlyoneortwopeopleatatimeitsdangerdoesnotreceiveasmuchattentionasotherdisasters.Toraiseawareness意识ofthedamageoflightningtheUShasmadeJune22~28NationalLightningSafetyWeekitaimstowarnthepublicofthedangeroflightningandprovidesafetytipsaboutwhattododuringthunderstorms.Ifyoucanhearthunder雷youareindangerofbeingstruckbylightningsaidRockyLopesadisastereducatorattheAmericanRedCross.ThundermeansthatlightningiscloseenoughtohityouatanyminutesoyoushouldmoveindoorsimmediatelyandstaythereuntilthestormhasendeD.ThesinglemostimportantthingtorememberistofindahidingplaceLopessaiD.SummeristhetimeformostlightningstormssowhenlightningstrikesacrosstheskyrememberthesesafetytipsstopworkingfishingswimmingorplayinginanopenareA.Ifyoucountlessthantensecondsbetweenthethunderandthelightningflashtakecoverinsidethenearestbuilding.Ifthatisnotpossiblefollowtheseinstructions.DonotstandunderatreE.DonotuseamobilephonE.Getoffbicyclesormotorcycles.Crouch蹲下downifthereisnohidingplace.66.Thepopularopinionaboutbeingstruckbylightningisthat________.A.thereisagreaterchanceofbeingkilledbylightningthanbyanyothernaturaldisasterB.itisthemostdangerousamongallthenaturaldisastersC.thechancethatapersontobestruckbylightningisverysmallD.itisimpossibleforpeopletobekilledbylighting67.Onaverageabout_______ofpeoplestruckbylightningdieasaresult.A.18.25％B.50％C.30％D.73％68.Amongallthesafetytipsthemostimportantoneisthatwhenyouareoutsideandhearthunderyoushould______.A.standbesideyourbicycleormotorcycleB.quicklyfindaplacetohideC.counttensecondsbetweenthethunderandthelightningD.don’tuseahairdrier69.Duringthunderstormsyoushouldnot______.A.enteraplacetohideB.turnofftheTVC.closeyourwindowD.useyourmobilephone70.AccordingtothearticlewhatdoesJune22~28NationalLightningSafetyWeekreferto?A.Thereisoneweekfreefromwork.B.Therearesomewarningsshown.C.Thepublicareprovidedwithsafetytipsaboutlightning.D.DuringtheweekintheUSlightninghappenscertainly.
[1]Asadolescents青少年havingameaningfuleffectontheworldcanseemlikeanimpossibletaskforthesimplefactofbeingkids.Changingtheworlddoesnotonlymeanfindingacureforcancereliminatingpovertyorfindingtheoriginofhumanitybutrecyclingapieceofpaperaswell.GoingGreenisapracticalwaythatadolescentscanhavearealmeaningfulinfluenceintheworlD.Therearenumerousoptionsofhowindividualscanchangetheirlifestylestobemoreeco-conscious有生态环保意识的.WhatfollowsarethreesimplewaysyoungadolescentscangogreenandchangetheworlD.1.Recycle[2]AccordingtoaWire&Twineonlinearticle63millionnewspaperscomeouteverydayandofthose44millionarethrownaway;recyclingtheSundaynewspaperalonewecouldsavehalfamilliontreesaweek.[3]TheageoftechnologyconstantlycreatesnewphonesiPodsornewcomputers.Manywillstandinlineforhoursifnotdaystogettheirhandsonthenewpieceoftechnologybutwhathappenswiththeoldonesoncetheyarereplaced?NothingaccordingtoEarth911about75%oftheolddevicessitinthebackofadrawercollectingdust.Bytakingthemtothelocalstoresthatcollectthemtheygotopoorpeoplewhichinturnremovesthemfromlandfills垃圾填埋场wherethephonesexplodebecauseoftheleadandlithium-ion锂离子thephonescontain.2.Govegetarianonedayaweek[4]Insteadofbreakingdowntheprosandcons利弊ofthevegetarianlifestyleintoalongboringparagraphherearesomeastonishingfactsongoingvegetarianforonlyoneday.AccordingtoNoamMohraphysicistattheNewYorkUniversitytheUnitedStateswouldsave100billiongallonsofwaterwhichisenoughtosupplyallhomesinNewEnglandforabout4months.[5]TheUnitedStateswouldsave70milliongallonsofgaswhichisenoughtofuelallthecarsofCanadaandMexicocombinedandstillhavesometosparE.TheUnitedStatescouldprevent3milliontonsofsoilerosion侵蚀4.5milliontonsofanimalwastesandabout7tonsofammoniaemissions氨排放.TheEnvironmentalDefenseconcludeswiththemostinterestingfact:iftheentirepopulationgivesuponemealofchickentheamountofcarbondioxideaccumulatedwouldbethesameamountifmorethanhalfamillioncarsweretakenoffU.S.roads.3.第63题[6]Mostdrinkbottledwaterbecauseofthecommonviewthatbottledwaterishealthierthanregulartapwater;actually25%ofbottledwatercomesfromregulartapwaterandallthatisdoneextraisitgoingthroughafilter过滤器.TapwaterhashigherregulationsfromtheFDAFoodandDrugAdministration美国食品药品管理局thanbottledwaterdoes.Companiesdonotneedtolistwheretheygotthewaterfromhowtheypurifythewaterorwhatchemicalstheirplasticwaterbottlescontain.Plasticbottlesdonotgetrecycled90%ofthetimewhichresultsin1.5milliontonsofplasticinlandfillswhichtakethousandsofyearstorot.NotonlyareyoudrinkingthesamewaterasthatinyourhousebutalsopayingextrA.Theaverage24-packofbottledwatercost$3.97atthelocalWal-Martandareusablewaterbottlecostbetween$4.99-$7.99;justimaginehowmuchmoneycouldbesavedifreusablewaterbottlesreplacedplasticwaterbottles.[7]ChangingtheworldforapositivehastostartsomewhereandwhileitmaybehardandattimesitmayseemasifthesmallchangesthatarebeingdonearenotaffectingtheworldkeepinmindwhatMargaretMeadoncesaidNeverdoubtthatasmallgroupofthoughtfulcitizenscanchangetheworld;indeedit’stheonlythingthateverhas.58.What’sthewholepassagemainlytalkedabout?A.Waystoprotectenvironment.B.Waystobecomepowerful.C.Theimportanceofrecycling.D.Theimportanceofsavingwater.59.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph1?A.Changingtheworldinvolvesmanyquestions.B.It’snoteasytochangetheworlD.C.Changingtheworldisnotsodifficult.D.Wecanactuallydoeverything.60.HowmuchofthedailynewspapersarethrownawayaccordingtoParagraph2?A.About44%.B.About63%.C.About70%.D.About75%.61.Inthearticlethewriter_____totellusthebenefitsofthevegetarianlifestylE.A.doesalotofreasoningB.usesmanyfactsC.borrowsVIPs’phrasesD.putsforwardnewideas62.What’sthebenefitsofgivingupjustonedayofeatingmeataccordingtoParagraph4and5?A.MuchwaterandgaswouldbesaveD.B.MuchlandwouldbespareD.C.MoreanimalswouldsurvivE.D.Morecarswouldbeontheroads.63.Whichofthefollowingcanbethesubtitle小标题ofParagraph6?A.DrinkhealthywaterB.ProducebottledwaterC.GiveupbottledwaterD.Reusetapwater64.WhydomanypeoplechoosetodrinkbottledwateraccordingtoParagraph6?A.Theythinkit’scheaper.B.Theythinkit’shealthier.C.Theythinkit’smorefashionablE.D.Theythinkit’senvironmentalfriendly.65.What’sthemainideaofthelastparagraph?A.WeshouldfindapropertimetostartactionB.Smallchangeswillmakebigdifferences.C.PersonaleffortswillnotaffecttheworlD.D.A.smallgroupofpeoplematters.
NewresearchshowssheeparecleverPeopleoftenmakejokesabouthowdullsheeparebutnewresearchshowstheymaybeclevererthanwethink.ResearchersattheUniversityofCambridgediscoveredthatWelshmountainsheephavebrainpowerthatequals等同于rodents啮齿动物.TestsfoundthatthesheepcanmaptheareatheyliveinandsomemayevenbeabletoplanaheaD.YoungfishprefernoisyneighborsAnewstudyhasshownthatyoungfishliketoliveonreefswithnoisyneighbors!ResearchersfromtheuniversitiesofAucklandandBristolfoundthatyoungfishlookingforahomechooseareaswhereothernoisyfishlivE.Thescientistsproducedallkindsofsoundswhichhadbeenrecordedindifferentnaturalenvironments.Theyoungfishseemedtopreferthesoundsofnaturalreefscompletewithnoisyanimals!Thescientistscomparedthechoicetoamusicfanwanderingaroundatamusicfestivalchoosingtosetupatentclosesttothemusictheylikebest!ButterfliesaredisappearingAnewstudyhasshownthat17species物种ofbutterflyfoundinEuropehavedroppedby70%inthelast20years.Theinformationcollectedfrom3000sitesacross15countriesshowsitmaybecausedbytheloss减少ofgrasslandscoveredwithflowers.Youcanencouragebutterfliestocomeintoyourgardenbyplantingflowers.60.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.WhythenumberofanimalshasdroppeD.B.People’swrongideasaboutanimals.C.Somenewstudiesaboutanimals.D.Theimportanceofprotectinganimals.61.Accordingtothefirstparagraphwemayinfer推断thatsheep_____.A.arelesscleverthanrodentsB.canreadmapsC.canfindtheirhomeD.aregoodplanners62.Whichseemstohavetodowiththenumberofbutterflies?A.Thespeciesofgrassingrasslands.B.Thespeciesoftreesingrasslands.C.Thenumberofanimalsingrasslands.D.Thenumberofflowersingrasslands.63.Inwhichpartofanewspapercanwemostprobablyreadthepassage?A.NaturE.B.CulturE.C.Travel.D.Geography.
Therearetwobasicwaystoseegrowth:oneasaproducttheotherasaprocess.Peoplehavegenerallyviewedpersonalgrowthasanexternal外部的resultorproductthatcaneasilybeidentifiedandmeasureD.Theworkerwhogetsapromotionthestudentwhosegradesimprovetheforeignerwholearnsanewlanguage---alltheseareexamplesofpeoplewhohavemeasurableresultstoshowfortheirefforts.Bycontrasttheprocessofpersonalgrowthismuchmoredifficulttodeterminesincebydefinitionitisajourneyandnotthespecificsignpostsorlandmarksalongtheway.Theprocessisnottheroaditselfbutrathertheattitudesandfeelingspeoplehavetheircautionorcourageastheygothroughnewexperiencesandunexpectedobstacles.Inthisprocessthejourneyneverreallyends;therearealwaysnewwaystoexperiencetheworldnewideastotrynewchallengestoaccept.Inordertogrowtotravelnewroadspeopleneedtohaveawillingnesstotakeriskstobefacedwiththeunknownandtoacceptthepossibilitythattheymayfailatfirst.Howweseeourselvesaswetryanewwayofbeingisessentialtoourabilitytogrow.Thesefeelingsofinsecurityandself–doubtarebothunavoidableandnecessaryifwearetochangeandgrow.Ifwedonotfaceandovercometheseinternalfearsanddoubtsifweprotectourselvestoomuchthenweceasetogrow.Webecometrappedinsideashellofourownmaking.65.Apersonisgenerallybelievedtoachievepersonalgrowthwhen______..A.hehasgivenuphissmokinghabitB.hehasmadegreateffortsinhisworkC.heisinterestedinmakinganythingnewD.hehastriedtodeterminewhereheisonhisjourney66.Intheauthor’seyesonewhoviewspersonalgrowthasaprocesswould______.A.judgehisabilitytogrowfromhisownachievementsB.succeedinclimbingupthesocialladderC.facedifficultiesandtakeupchallengesD.aimhighandreachhisgoaleachtime67.WhentheauthorsaysanewwayofbeingparA.3heisreferringto_____.A.anewwayoftakingrisksB.anewapproachtoexperiencingtheworldC.anewsystemofadaptingtochangeD.anewmethodoffindingourselves68.Forpersonalgrowththeauthormaynotsupport__________.A.curiosityandmorechancesB.beingquickinself–adaptationC.open–mindedtonewexperiencesD.avoidanceofinternalfearsanddoubts
Everytimeyougoshoppingthevegetablesandfruitlooksotemptingthatyouwishyoucouldbuyallofthem.SomepeopleareluckyandcangrowthefruitandvegetablesinthegardensthattheyhavE.Whilegettingfreshvegetablestheycanalsoachievegreatcostcutting.Mushroomsareexpensiveandcanalsogobadveryquickly.Mushroomscanalsobegrowneasilyinadarkenvironment.Infactit’sbetterthangrowingothervegetablessinceyoureallydon’tneedanoutdoorspacE.A.specialtypeofsoilthatisgoodforgrowingmushroomsiseasilyavailablE.Actuallymushroomsaren’tevenvegetables;theyarefungiandforthisreasonyoudon’tevenrequiresunlighttogrowthem.Wellhowdoesonegoaboutgrowingmushrooms?YoucouldalwaysGooglegrowingmushroomsandyouwillfindanumberofmushroomgrowingkits成套工具availableonlinethatareeffectiveandnotveryexpensiveeither.Mushroomscanbeaddedtoanydishthatyoucook.Simplyusetheminpizzassaladsandanythingthatyouprettymuchfancy.Growmushroomsinyourownhouseandusethemwheneveryouwant.Freshmushroomsaretasterthantheonesthatarestoredinyourrefrigerator.Ifyouhavehadareallygoodcropofmushroomsthenyoucanevenstorethem.Ideallyyoushouldusethewhitevarietyofthemushrooms.Simplypickthemslicethemandputthemonacookiesheetinafreezer.Whentheyarefrozenjustputtheminaziplockandyoucanusethemwhenyouwantto.Theygiveareallygreattastetothedishthatyouaremaking.Thawthembeforeyouusethem.Youshouldtrygrowingmushroomssinceit’scost-effectivE.Furthermoreyoucaneatthefreshmushroomsanytimethatyouwant.59.Whatisanadvantageofgrowingvegetablesaccordingtothepassage?A.Youcansavealotofmoney.B.Youcaneatallkindsofvegetables.C.YouareluckytoeatwhatyoulikE.D.YoucansatisfyyourdesirE.60.Mushroomsaredifferentfromothervegetablesinthat_______.A.theycangrowwellinanoutdoorspaceB.itiseasyforthemtogobadinafewdaysC.theycangrowwithoutsoilD.theycanbegrownwherethereisnolight61.Whichofthefollowingistherightorderofstoringmushrooms?A.putthemonacookiesheetintherefrigeratorB.placefrozenmushroomsinaziplockC.cutthemintoslicesD.choosethewhitemushroomsA.a-b-c-dB.d-c-a-bC.a-d-c-bD.d-a-c-b62.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.WeshouldeatmorefruitandvegetablesB.MushroomsonlineareveryexpensiveC.Itiseasyandcost-effectivetogrowmushroomsD.Mushrooms—tastyandhealthyvegetables
Isthereastrangesomethinghighupintheworld’stallestmountains?Ifsoisabigbear?Isitamonkey?Orisitakindofman?Nooneknows.Thismysteryhaspuzzledtheworldforyears.In1887amountainclimberfoundlargefootprintsinthesnow.Theylookedlikethefootprintsofaverylargeman.Butmendon’twalkwithoutshoesinthesnow!In1906anotherclimbersawmorethanfootprints.Faroffhesawaverylargeanimalstandingontwolegs.Ashewatcheditwasrunningveryquickly.Fifteenyearslaternewspapershadnewstoriesaboutthesomething.Amountainclimbersaidhehadseenasnowmanwalkingslowlyacrossthesnowfarbelowhim.Hesaiditlookedlikeaverylargeman.Fromthenonmoreandmorepeoplehadstoriestotell.Butnotuntil1951didamountainclimberbringbackpicturesoflargefootprints.Thepicturesshowedclearlythatthesnowmanwalkedontwolegs.Soitwasnotabearoramonkey.Coulditbeanape猿man?Themysterygrew!Andthemysterykeepsgrowing.Somedaywemayfindoutjustwhatitisthatmakesthelargefootprints.56.Thepassageisabout.A.somemountainclimbersB.somestrangeanimalsC.somelargefootprintsD.themysteryofthesnowman57.Whywerepeopleinterestedinthefootprints?A.Theywerefootprintsofalargebear.B.Theylookedlikethefootprintsofalargeman.C.Theywerefoundintheworld’stallestmountain.D.Theywerefoundinthesnow.58.Thepicturesoflargefootprintsweretakenbyamountainclimberin.A.1887B.1906C.1921D.195159.Whydidthemysterygrowwhenamountainclimberbroughtbackpicturesoflargefootprints?A.Theywerefootprintsofanapeman.B.Theywerefootprintsofasnowman.C.ThepicturesshowedclearlyhowthesnowmanwalkeD.D.Thepicturesshowedclearlyhowanapemanwalkedontwolegs.60.Sinceamountainclimberfirstfoundthelargefootprintsinthesnowthemysteryofthesnowmanhaspuzzledtheworldforaboutyears.A.onehundredandtwentyB.ninety-fiveC.eightyD.fifty
Brrriiinnng.Thealarmclockannouncesthestartofanotherbusyweekdayinthemorning.Youjumpoutofbedrushintotheshowerintoyourclothesandoutthedoorwithhardlyamomenttothink.A.stressfuljourneytoworkgetsyourbloodpressureclimbing.Onceattheofficeyouglancethroughthenewspaperwithdepressingstoriesorreportsofdisasters.Inthatsortofmoodwhocangetdowntoworkparticularlysomecreativeoriginalproblem-solvingwork?Thewaymostofusspendourmorningsisexactlyoppositetotheconditionsthatpromoteflexibleopen-mindedthinking.Imaginativeideasaremostlikelytocometouswhenwe’reunfocuseD.IfyouareoneofthoseenergeticmorningpeopleyourmostinventivetimecomesintheearlyeveningwhenyouarerelaxeD.Sleepypeople’slackoffocusleadstoanincreaseincreativeproblemsolving.Bynotgivingyourselftimetotuneintoyourwanderingmindyou’remissingoutonthesurprisingsolutionsitmayoffer.Thetripyoutaketoworkdoesn’thelpeither.Thestressslowsdownthespeedwithwhichsignalstravelbetweenneurons神经细胞makinginspirationslesslikelytooccur.Andwhileweallshouldreadalotaboutwhat’sgoingonintheworlditwouldnotmakeyoufeelgoodforsuresoputthatnewswebsiteornewspaperasideuntilaftertheday’sworkisdonE.Sowhatwouldourmorningslooklikeifwewantedtostartthemwithafullcapacityforcreativeproblemsolving?We’dsetthealarmafewminutesearlyandlieawakeinbedfollowingourthoughtswheretheyleaD.We’dstandalittlelongerunderthewarmwateroftheshowerstoppingthinkingabouttasksinfavorofafewmoreminutesofrelaxation.We’dtakesomedeepbreathsonourwaytoworkinsteadofcomplainingaboutheavytraffiC.Andonceintheoffice—afterwegetacupofcoffee—we’dclickonlinksnottothenewsofthedaybuttothefunniestvideosthewebhastooffer.66.Whatisthepurposeofthefirstparagraph?A.Totellusaspecificstory.B.TointroducethetopicofthepassagE.C.Toindicatehowbusyoneusuallyisinthemorning.D.Toshowmorningsarenotsuitableforcreativework.67.Accordingtotheauthorwearemorecreativewhenweare_______.A.focusedB.awakeC.relaxedD.busy68.Whatdoestheauthorimplyaboutnewspapers?A.Theyarenormallyfullofbadnews.B.Theyaresolutionproviders.C.Theyareasourceofinspiration.D.Theyaremoreeducationalthanwebsites.69.BytuneintoyourwanderingmindinParA.2theauthormeans_______.A.wanderintothewildB.listentoabeautifultuneC.stopconcentratingonanythingD.switchtothetrafficchannel70.Theauthorwritesthelastparagraphinorderto_______.A.establisharoutineforthefutureB.summarizepastexperiencesC.advocatediversewaysoflifeD.offerpracticalsuggestions
IsuddenlyheardanelephantcryingasthoughfrighteneD.LookingdownIimmediatelyrecognizedthatsomethingwaswrongandrandowntotheedgeofthenearbank.ThereIsawMaShwewithherthreemontholdcalfstrugglinginthefast-risingwateranditwasalifeanddeathstrugglE.Hercalfwasfloating漂浮andscreamingwithfear.MaShwewasasneartothefarbankasshecouldgetholdingherwholebodyagainsttherushingwaterandkeepingthecalfpressedagainstherhugebody.Everynowandthentherushingwaterwouldsweepthecalfaway.Therewasasuddenriseinthewaterandthecalfwaswashedcleanoverthemother'sbodyandwasgonE.MaShweturnedquicklytoreachitandpressedthecalfwithherheadandtrunk象鼻againsttherockybank.Thenwithahugeeffortshepickeditupinhertrunkandtrieduntilshewasabletoplaceitonanarrowshelfofrock.Justatthismomentshefellbackintotheriver.Ifshewerecarrieddownitwouldbecertaindeath.Iknewaswellasshedidthattherewasonespot地点whereshecouldgetupthebankbutitwasontheothersidefromwhereshehadputhercalf.WhileIwaswonderingwhatIcoulddonextIheardthesoundofamother'slovE.MaShwehadcrossedtheriverandgotupthebankandwasmakingherwaybackasfastasshecouldroaring吼叫allthetimebuttohercalfitwasmusiC.64Themomenttheauthorgotdowntotheriverbankhesaw.A.thecalfwasabouttofallintotheriverB.MaShwewasplacingthecalfontherockC.thecalfwaswashedawaybytherisingwaterD.MaShwewasholdingthecalfagainsttherushingwater65.HowdidMaShwemanagetosavehercalffromthefastflowingwaterA.Byputtingitonasafespot.B.Bypressingitagainstherbody.C.Bytakingitawaywithher.D.Bycarryingitonherback.66.Howdidthecalffeelaboutthemotherelephant'sroaringA.Itwasagreatcomfort.B.Itwasasignofdanger.C.Itwasacallforhelp.D.ItwasamusicalnotE.67.WhatcanbethebesttitleforthetextA.AMother'sLoveB.ABraveActC.ADeadlyRiverD.AMatterofLifeandDeath
AsrainbeginstofallfromthecloudsitisverypurE.HoweverasitfallsthroughtheairitdissolvessomeofthegasesintheairItalsocollectsbitsofdustandmicrobes微生物thatarefloatingintheairWhentherainreachesthegrounditbeginstopickupmoredustanddirtManykindsofmineralsubstancesdissolveinthewaterSandandnudcannotdissolveinwater.SincewaterissoimportanttousitisveryimportantthatthewaterweuseshouldbecleanOtherwisewemightgetsomeofthediseasesthatarecarriedbywaterManymicrobesareharmfulTheyaresosmallthatwecannotseethemThesemicrobesmustberemovedorkilledbeforethewaterisnotcleanpeoplewhodrinkthiswatermaygetthesediseasesThustoprovidepeoplewithcleanwaterthegovernmentpurifiesthewater.Purificationisalongprocessandconsistsofthreestages:storingpurifyinganddistributingThefirststageisstoringMan-madelakescalledreservoirsareusedforthispurposeWaterfromtherainsotherlakesstreamsandriversiscollectedinthereservoirsThiswaterisusuallydirtyandmuddy.InthesecondstageshichispurifyingwaterfromthereservoirsisfilteredinaspecialpondStonessandandotherunwantedtinythingsarecaughtinitAfterthattinymicrobesarestillpresentinthewaterThesemicrobesareremovedbyairingthewaterandbyaddingachemicalsubstancecalledchloring氯tothewaterThiskillsallthemicrobesinthewaterAfterthisthewatercanbesafelyusedfordrinking.ThethirdstageisthedistributionofthepurifiedwatertohomeshospitalsofficesfactoriesandotherplacesThisisdonethroughanetworkofpipesofvarioussizesThesepipesmustbemakeofasuitablematerial.51FromParagraph1wecanlearnthatA.RainhascontainedgaseswhenitformsinthecloudsB.DustandmicrobesaredissolvedinrainwhenrainfallsonthegroundC.ThecloserrainistothegroundthemoreimpurethingsitcontainsD.Sandandmudarethingsraincollectswhenitfallsthroughtheair52AccordingtoParagraph2thefollowingstatementsarewrongexceptthatA.AllthemicrobesinwaterareharmfulsowatermustbepurifiedB.somediseasescanspreadthroughdrinkingwaterifitisnotcleanC.WaterissafetodrinkifonlyharmfulmicrobesareremovedfromitD.itisthegovrnment’sresponsibilitytomakedrinkingwaterclean53Whatcanweknowaboutman-madelakes?A.ItisusedthroughthewholeprocessofpurificationB.OnlyrainwatercanbecollectedandstoredinitC.WatercollectedcanbestoredandfilteredinitD.Waterfromthemcontainsalotofimpuresubstances54Whatisthefunctionofthechemicalsubstancechlorine?A.toairthewaterB.tocatchtinythingsC.tokillmicrobesD.toremoveharmfulgases55Whatisprobablythispassage?A.AnewsreportB.AbookreviewC.AmagazinearticleD.Aschoolpaper
WeknowthatmanyanimalsdonotstayinoneplacE.BirdsfishandotheranimalsmovefromoneplacetoanotheratacertaintimE.Theymovefordifferentreasons.MostofthemmovetofindfoodmoreeasilybutothersmovetogetawayfromplacesthataretoocrowdeD.WhencoldweathercomesmanybirdsmovetowarmerplacestofindfooD.SomefishesgivebirthinwarmwaterandmovetocoldwatertofeeD.Themostfamousmigration迁移isprobablythemigrationofthefishwhichiscalledsalmon.Thisfishisborninfreshwaterbutittravelsmanymilestosaltwater.ThereitspendsitslifE.Whenitisolditreturnstoitsbirthplaceinfreshwater.ThenitgivesbirthanddiestherE.InnorthernEuropethereisakindofmicE.TheyleavetheirmountainhomeswhentheybecometoocrowdeD.TheymovedowntothelowlanD.SometimestheymoveallthewaytotheseasideandmanyofthemarekilledwhentheyfallintotheseA.Recentlyscientistshavestudiedthemigrationofakindoflobsters龙虾.Everyyearwhentheseasonofbadweatherarrivesthelobstersgetintoalonglineandstarttowalkacrosstheflooroftheocean.Nobodyknowswhytheydothisandnobodyknowswheretheygo.Sosometimesweknowwhyhumansandanimalsmovefromoneplacetoanotherbutatothertimeswedon’t.Maybelivingthingsjustliketotravel.56.Mostanimalsmovefromoneplacetoanotheratacertaintimeto__________.A.givebirthB.enjoywarmerweatherC.findfoodmoreeasilyD.findbeautifulplaces57.Thefishcalledsalmonspendsalonglifein__________.A.saltwaterB.riversC.freshwaterD.itsbirthplace58.ThemiceinnorthernEuropemovewhen__________.A.theygivebirthB.theweatherisbadC.theplacegetstoocrowdedD.theyhaven’tenoughfood59.Thelobstersmove__________.A.tothefreshwaterB.totheseafloorC.atacertaintimeD.tofindmorefood60.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Animalsmoveinordertofindfoodmoreeasily.B.Themigrationofthefishcalledsalmonisthemostfamousmigration.C.Livingthingsmovefromoneplacetoanotherjustbecausetheyliketotravel.D.Sometimesweknowwhyandhowlivingthingsmovefromoneplacetoanotherbutsometimeswedon’t.
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