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Whenanicecubemeltsitcreatesapuddle水坑.Whenanicesheet冰盖meltsitraisessealevels.ItsoundssimplebutscientistshavedebatedfordecadeswhetherboththeAntarcticandGreenlandicesheetsactuallywereshrinkingandhowmuchthatmeltingcontributedtorisingsealevels.NowanewstudyhasprovidedthebestevidenceofhowthepolaricesheetsarerespondingtoourwarmingworlD.Inthestudy.aninternationalteamofscientistslookedat20yearsof'dataintheicesheetscollectedby10satellitemissions.Theteam'sconclusion:TheGreenlandandAntarcticicesheetsbotharelosingiceoverall.Theresearchersalsofoundthatbetween1992and2011meltwaterfromthoseshrinkingicesheetscausedsealevelstorisebyabout11millimeters.Overthe19yearsstudiedtheGreenlandicesheetlost2.7trillionmetrictonsoficE.TheAntarcticicesheetalsoshrankbyaboutl.3trillionmetrictons.PreviouslysomescientistsdisagreedwhethertheAntarcticsheetthelargestmassoficeintheworldwasshrinkingorgrowingorneither.WhiletheEarthiswarmingoveralltheeffectofclimatechangevariesfromregiontoregion.Overthelast15yearsforexamplescientistshavesomethingdisagreedoverhowclimatechangehasaffectedthepolaricesheets.Manystudiesfoundthatthesheetslostalotofice-andthatnotenoughsnowfellonthesheetstocompensatefortheloss.Butotherstudiesfoundthatthelossoficewasbalancedbythegaininsnowfall.RichardAlleyaglacierscientistatPennStateUniversitysaidthatmanyofthosestudieslookedatdifferentareasandoverdifferenttimeperiods.Inadditionthestudiesdidn'tallusethesatellitedatainthesameway.Thosedifferencesmadeitdifficulttocomparetheresults.Thedatainthenewstudymatchedtimeperiodsandareas.Thestudyalsocombinedmeasurementsfromkindsofsatellites.32.Whydoestheauthoruseacommon-sensephenomenonasthebeginning?A.Topresentthereasonforicesheetmelting.B.Toshowustheresultofascientificexperiment.C.TogiveasimpleexampletointroducethetopiC.D.Topresentacommondailyfindingobvioustothereaders.33.Theresearchersreachedtheirconclusionby_____.A.analyzingthefindingsofformerstudiesB.observingtheAntarcticandGreenlandC.referringtothedatafromsatellitesD.makingmeasurementsintheAntarcticandGreenland34.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrasecompensateforinparagraph4referto?A.Cutdown.B.Leadto.C.Bringabout.D.Makeupfor.35.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebestconclusionforthepassage?A.Icesheetsareshrinkingduetoglobalwarming.B.PeoplearesufferingfromclimatechangE.C.Risingsealevelsmakespeopleliveindanger.D.Shrinkingicehasnothingtodowithsealevels.
TherearemanydestructiveforceswhenitcomestonaturewhichhavedestroyedwholecitiesandkilledmanypeoplE.They’rereallyterriblebuttheyoccursomewhatoftenandthisiswhyyouseesomanycharitiesthesedayswhichfocustheireffortsonhelpingpeoplewhohavebeenaffectedbynaturaldisasters.WhiletheworldisaverybeautifulplacetoliveintherewillalwaysbepartsoftheworldwherenaturaldisastershappenmoreoftenthaninotherplaceswherepropertiesandlivesaredestroyeD.Onlythepeoplewholiveinthecountrywheretsunamisandearthquakesaswellasotherdisastersoccurexperiencetheseandwecanonlyimaginethesufferingthattheygothrough.ForsomepeopleouttheretheworldiscruelbuttheyhavenochoicebuttostaywheretheyarE.A.lotofthetimepeoplesimplycannotaffordtomoveawayastheymightnotbeabletofindajobwhentheyleavE.In2004therewasatsunamiintheIndianOcean.A.tsunamiisalargewavethattowershundredsoffeetintotheairandcoverswholeareaswhenitcomescrashingdownontodrylanD.ThisparticulartsunamiwascausedbyanearthquakethathappenedinthemiddleoftheseashootingthewaterawayfromthegroundandtowardsdrylanD.Thistsunamiactuallyreachedthirtymetersinheightandwasoneoftheworsttidalwavestheworldhaseverseen.Over200000peoplewerehurtinthedisaster.In2005wealsosawahurricanehappenedintheUnitedStates.ThishurricanewasknownashurricaneKatrinaandisperhapstheworstinthehistoryoftheworlD.Ithappenedin2005anddestroyedmillionsofpropertiesintheareA.Italsocostnearly2000Americanpeopletheirlives.ItwasknownthatfortendaysthewindsweptthroughtheareameaningthemostpowerfulcountryintheworldbecamehelplessintheirattemptstosavethepeoplewhowereaffectedbythehurricanE.Finallyin2008wesawyetanothernaturaldisaster.Thistimeitwasacyclone旋风whichissimilartoahurricanebuthappensinacircularmotion圆周运动.ThiscycloneNargishadbeenoneofthestrongesttohaveeveroccurredreachingadeathtollofnearly150000peoplE.Alloftheseweretypicalexamplesofterribledisastersthatcouldn’tbeavoideD.Title:ForcesofNatureIntroductionDestructiveforcesofnaturerefertonaturaldisasters76_______tsunamisandandearthquakes.Consequences◆Whentheseterribledisastersoccurinsomepartsoftheworldtheycause77_______topropertiesandlives.◆Peopleinthesepartsgothroughthe78_______thatonlyexistsinourimagination.◆SomepeopleouttherehavetoremainwheretheyarE.Theycan’taffordtomoveawayasasjobsinotherplacesmightnotbe79_______.80__________◆The2004tsunamireachinga81_______ofthirtymeterswasoneoftheworsttidalidalwavesintheworldhurtingover200000peoplE.◆The2005hurricaneknownasKatrinasweptthroughpartsoftheUS82________nearly2000Americanpeople’slives.Eventhemostpowerfulcountrycoulddo8378_______tosaveitspeoplE.◆The2008cyclonecalledNargishadbeenoneofthestrongestleavingnearly150000000people84_______.SummaryTheseterribledisasterswas85____________.
BasedonnewanalysiswearerapidlyapproachingmajorclimatechangeandtheeffectsonsocietyandtheenvironmentcouldbequiteseverE.Geographerspredictthatwithinthenexteightyyearscurrentworldclimatezonescouldshiftandsomecouldcompletelydisappear.Polarregionswillgetcolderwhiletropicalregionswillgetevenhotterforcinganimalstomigrate迁徙north.Climatechangeslikethesecouldleadtothespreadofdiseases.TropicalstormsandhurricaneswillnotonlyincreasebutmayalsobecomemoreintensE.Ifthechangescometooquicklyanimalandplantspeciesmaynotbeabletoadaptfastenoughandcoulddisappear.AccordingtoScienceDailyanewstudypredictsthatbytheyear2100manyoftoday’sfamiliarclimateswillbereplacedbyclimatesunknownintoday’sworlD.Itisurgentthatwereducetherisksofthesefar-reachingconsequencesforthewholeworlD.TheplanetitselfhasbeenshowingsignsofchangE.In2004aserioustsunamicreatedbyamajorearthquakekilledthousandsinSumatraandin2008thousandsdiedinChinabecauseofanothersevereearthquakE.Egyptwashitin2009withamajorearthquakeandHaitiwasdevastatedin2010byyetanothermassiveearthquakE.Withinjustthelastfewmonthsnewreportsfromaroundtheworldhavebeencominginandmostagreethatourclimatesituationismuchworsethanpreviouslythought.Atthispointitdoesn’tmatterwhatiscausingitbutratherwhatcanbedoneaboutit.What’smoreourworldisgettingmoreandmoreunstableeveryyear.ThereiswarandthreatofwareverywherE.Naturaldisastersarebecomingmorefrequentandserious.Howeverotherplanetsareexperiencingglobalwarmingaswellasourownandsomescientistsbelievetheremaybesomeconnectionbetweenthis.NooneknowsanythingforsureatthispointbecausethereissimplynotenoughdatA.28.Whatisthemajorfunctionofparagraph1?A.Toarousethereader’sconcern.B.TointroducethethemeofthewholepassagE.C.TosummarizethewholepassagE.D.Tostatehowclimatechanges.29.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinusingtheexamplesofearthquakes?A.Toshowmajorchangesaretakingplaceontheplanet.B.Toremindpeopletopreventfutureearthquakes.C.ToshowthedamageearthquakescauseD.D.TotellusmoreearthquakeswillhappeninthefuturE.30.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofclimatechanges’effects?A.Animalandplantspeciesmaynotbeabletoadaptfastenoughandcoulddisappear.B.Itcouldleadtothespreadofdiseases.C.Currentworldclimatezonescouldshiftandcompletelydisappear.D.Naturaldisastersarebecomingmorefrequentandserious.31.WhatcanbeinferredfromthePassage?A.Animalsandplantswon’tdieoutaslongasclimatechangesslowly.B.There’senoughdataforustopredictthefutureofclimatechangE.C.Theworldisgettingmoreunstablebecauseofanimalmigration.D.TheearthisnottheonlyplanetthatisexperiencingclimatechangE.
EarthquakeSafetyTipsOnMay122008abigearthquakehitWenchuanSichuanProvincE.ThousandsofpeoplediedandmanymorewereinjureD.Whyarethereearthquakes?Earthquakesmayhappenanywhereontheearth.Thesurfaceoftheearthhasmanyplatepieces板块.Theseplatesarealwaysmoving.WhentwoplatesmovepasteachotherthereisanearthquakE.ManyearthquakesbeginundertheseA.Theyoftenhappennearthemountainstoo.Scientistareworkinghardtofindoutmoreaboutearthquakes.Theytrytopredict预测thembutit'sveryharD.Doyouknowhowtogetreadyforanearthquake?Doyouknowwhattododuringanearthquake?Herearesometipsyoushouldfollow.WhattodobeforeanearthquakeKeepasupplyoffoodwaterandsomethingsforfirstaiD.Youshouldmakesureyouhavetwobottlesofwaterapacketofbiscuits饼干acleantowel毛巾afewbandaids创可贴aradioandaflashlight电筒athomE.WhattododuringanearthquakeIfyouareinside:★StaywhereyouarE.Quicklymoveunderastrongdeskoralongawall.Thiswillprotectyoufromfallingthings.★Don'tstandnearwindows.★Turnoffyourgaslightsandwater.★Don'tgetintoaliftduringanearthquakE.IfyourareinaliftgetoutasquicklyaspossiblE.Ifyouareoutside:★Don'tstandnearbuildings.Thingsmayfallonyou.★Lieonthegrounduntiltheshakingstops.★IfyouareinacarslowdownanddrivetoaclearplacE.Stayinthecaruntiltheshakingstops.33.Thereasonwhyanearthquakehappensisthat________.A.thesurfaceoftheearthisthinB.theplatesofthesurfacearemovingslowlyC.twopiecesoftheearth'ssurfacemovepasteachotherD.therearetoomanypeopleontheearth34.Duringanearthquakeyoushoulddothefollowingexcept________.A.turnoffthelightsandgasB.hideunderastrongdeskC.makesureyouhavesomefoodandwater.D.getintoalift35.Youmustprotectyourselfinanearthquakeby________.A.keepingyourselfawayfromfallingthingsB.lyingontheflooroftheroomuntiltheshakingstops.C.standingnearthewindowD.runningoutofthebuilding
ApplepublishednewiPadsattheheadquartersonThursday.Fortunehad30minutestotrythembothout.WhileAppleclearlyadjustedlastyear’smodels---onemuchmorethantheother---insteadofentirelyremakingthemthelatestiPadsseeminglyupholdcompany’sreputationformakingqualityproducts.iPadAir2:Thenew9.7-inchtabletlooksalotlikelastyear’smodelbutmanagestobe18%slimmer---adesignthatmakestheiPadAir2thinnerthanapencil.It’sthethinnesttabletonthemarket.A.newscreencutsglareandreflectionsbyhalfaccordingtotheApplE.Andnowthere’sTouchIDthesamefingerprintscanningtechnologyfoundinlastyear’siPhone5sthatusersunlocktheirdevicesbyplacingafingeronthehomebutton.TheiPadAir’sotherimprovementsincludesafasterprocessorandgraphicschipaBurstmodefeaturethatquicklygetaseriesofphotosandmorestorageoniPadmodelspriced$599andabove.ItwillbeavailablestartingOct.24iPadmini3IfthelargeriPadreceivedsomethingofafaceimprovementthisyearitssmallersistergotahalf-hourfacial.AvailableOct.24theiPadmini3ismoreportablethankstoits7.9-inchsizebutthere’sverylittlenewherebesidestheadditionofTouchID.AndyestheiPadMini3offersmorestorageonmodelpriced$499andoverbutagaintheiPadAir2doesthattoo.InfacttheiPadmini3isvirtuallysimilartolastyear’smodeldowntothesizeprocessorandcamerasomuchsothathandlingthedevicegavemedéjàvu似曾相识.ComparedtotheAir2it’snoticeablythickerrunsslowerandlackstheAir2’sglare-resistantscreen.It’sstillasoliD.Affordabletablet---itjustdoesn’toffermuchthat’snew.61Whichisn’tthedescriptionoftheiPadAir2?A.TheiPadAir2’stabletlooksdifferentlikelastyear’smodelB.TheiPadAir2’snewscreencutsglareandreflectionsbyhalfC.TheiPadAir2isthethinnesttabletonthemarketD.TheiPadAirusesthesamefingerprintscanningtechnologyasiphone5s62.Tomshouldpay____foroneiPadAir2andtwoiPadmini3forhisfamilyastheChristmasgifts?A.morethan$1697B.nomorethan$1497C.nolessthan$1597D.lessthan$159763.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat____________A.It’stheApplecompany’sentirelyproductreformationB.PeoplecanbuytheiPadAir2andiPadmini3afterOct.24CTheiPadmini3ismuchthickerthantheiPadAir2.D.TheiPadmini3runsmorequickerthantheiPadAir264.WhatcanweknowabouttheiPadmini3?A.TheiPadmini3priced$599B.TheiPadmini3isstillasolidaffordabletabletC.TheiPadmini3istotallydifferenttolast’smodeldowntosomeaspectsD.TheiPadmini3hastheiPadAir2’sglare-resistantscreen65.Thebesttitleforthispassagecanbe__________A.TheintroductionofiPadAir2B.ThedifferencesbetweeniPadAir2andiphone5sC.ThenewproductslaunchofApplecompanyD.ThesimilaritiesofiPadAir2andiPadmini3
Thenewyearhasbegunandsomepeoplemaybelookingto2015astheyeartheygetadog.A.furryfriendwillbringalotoffunandcompanionshiptoyourfamily—especiallyforurbanresidentswhoalwaysfeellonelylivinginthefast-pacedsociety.Butlookingafterapetdoesrequiresomeresponsibilityfromthepetownerifyouwantyournewfriendtobehealthyandhappyinyourfamily.Thefollowingisachecklistforpeoplewhoareconsideringadoptingananimal.WheretofindadogTherearehundredsofpetshopsinShanghaibigandsmallwhereyoucanfindpuppiesatacostrangingfromafewhundredtotensofthousandsofyuan.ThepetshopwilltellyousomebasicfactsaboutdogsofaspecificbreeD.Butdon'tforgettoaskaboutthevaccinationstatusifyouarebuyingapuppywhichneedsthreeinjectionswithanintervalofthreetofourweeksbetweenshots.Anotheroptionistoaskyourfriendsiftheyknowanyonewithadogthathasrecentlyhadpuppies.Thisoptionismorereliablethanbuyingapuppyfromsomeoneyoudon’tknowespeciallythestreetpeddlerswhomightcarryanimalswithdiseases.AnotherhighlyrecommendedoptionistoadoptonefromanNGOdedicatedtoprovidingshelterandprotectingstrayanimals.Thisisquitepracticalifyoudon'tcareaboutthedog'sbreeD.Vaccination疫苗AsapetownertherearesomethingsyoumustdootherwiseyoumaygetintobigtroubleandoneoftheseisgettingyourdogvaccinateD.Dogsneedregularshotstofightagainstcanineparvovirus犬细小病毒rabiesandotherdiseasesorviruses.Toensurethevaccinesarenotsubstandardwestronglyrecommendyougetyourfurryfriendashotfromaqualifiedvetwhichmaycostafewhundredyuaneachyear.AnotheradvantageofusingthevetasopposedtogettingyourdogvaccinatedyourselfisthatthevetwillexamineitsconditiontoseewhetheritissuitabletogetashotnowandtakeimmediateactionifithasanallergicreactiontothevaccinE.Becauseyouareadvisednottogiveyouranimalabathforoneweekfollowingitsvaccinationyoushouldcleanyouranimaloneortwodaysbeforetheshotifyoudon’twantyourdogtogettoodirty.Parasite寄生虫protectionAsapetowneryouneedtobepreparedtogetridoffleas跳蚤heartworm犬心虫roundworm蛔虫intestinalwormsandotherparasitesfromyourdog.DogsneedregularfleaandtickcontrolandparasiteprotectionevenifitdoesnotshowsymptomsofbeingaffectedbytheparasitE.AnadultdogneedstobefedwithatableteverysixmonthstomakesureitdoesnothaveanyparasitE.Youalsoneedtotakemeasureseverythreemonthstohelpexpelfleasandticksfromyouranimal.Youneedtolearnthesignsofafleabite:theymayimmediatelycauseadogtofeelextremelyitchy.Within30minutesofabitetheymaydeveloparedbump.Secondaryinfectionscausedbyscratchingarealsocommon.DogtrainingNodogisbornwithgoodmanners.Poopingonthecarpetleapingenthusiasticallyontoguestspullingsohardthatitpracticallyyanksyourarmoutofthesocketwhenonwalks—that’sallperfectlyacceptableinthecanineworlD.It'suptoyoutoteachyourdogtobehavethewayhumanswantitto.Despitetheadage谚语格言aboutolddogsandnewtrickstherearenoagelimitstoteachingdogs.Andwhetheryou'vegotabrand-newpuppyoranolderdogthefirststepisthesame:learnhowtobeagoodteacher.Everydogisdifferentandwillrespondbettertoaslightlydifferenttrainingstylebutthesegeneralguidelinesapply:stayconsistentandpatientandrewardyourdogforgettingitright.8.Theunderlinedwordvetmeans____________.A.asurgeonB.aphysicianC.adentistD.adoctorwhotreatsanimals9.Accordingtothearticlehowmanyaspectsshouldapetownerpayattentionto?A.TwoB.ThreeC.FourD.Five10.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisFALSE?A.Adogcanbringmuchfunandcompanionshiptoyourfamily—especiallyforurbanresidentswhoalwaysfeellonelylivinginthefast-pacedsociety.B.Asapetowneritisunnecessaryforyoutobepreparedtogetridoffleas.C.It'suptoyoutoteachyourdogtobehavethewayhumanswantitto.D.Aftergettingadogthefirststepforitsowneristobeagoodteacher.
Becarefulwhatyousayaroundyourdog.Itmightunderstandmorethanyouthink.AbordercollienamedRicorecognizesthenamesofabout200objectssayresearchersinGermany.Thedogalsoappearstobeabletolearnnewwordsaseasilyasa3-year-oldchilD.Itsword-learningskillsareasgoodasthoseofaparrotorchimpanzee黑猩猩.Inoneexperimenttheresearcherstookall200itemsthatRicoissupposedtoknowanddividedtheminto20groupsof10objects.Thentheownertoldthedogtogoandfetchoneoftheitemsandbringitback.InfourtestsRicogot37outof40commandsright.Asthedogcouldn'tseeanyonetogetcluesthescientistsbelieveRicomustunderstandthemeaningsofcertainwords.InanotherexperimentthescientiststookonetoythatRicohadneverseenbeforeandputitinaroomwithseventoyswhosenamesthedogalreadyknew.TheownerthentoldRicotofetchtheobjectusingawordthedoghadneverheardbeforE.Thecorrectobjectwaschoseninsevenoutofl0testssuggestingthatthedoghadworkedouttheanswerbyprocessofelimination排除法.A.monthlaterRicorememberedhalfofthenewnameswhichisevenmoreimpressivE.Ricoisthoughttobesmarterthantheaveragedog.ForonethingRicoisabordercollieabreed品种knownforitsmentalabilities.Inadditionthe9-year-olddoghasbeentrainedtofetchtoysbytheirnamessincetheageofninemonths.It'shardtoknowifalldogsunderstandatleastsomeofthewordswesay.Eveniftheydotheycan'ttalkback.Stillitwouldn'thurttosweet-talkyourdogeverynowandthen.Youmightjustgetabigwetkissinreturn!68.Fromparagraph2weknowthat__.A.animalsareascleverashumanbeingsB.dogsaresmarterthanparrotsandchimpanzeesC.chimpanzeeshaveverygoodword-learningskillsD.dogshavesimilar'learningabilitiesas3-year-oldchildren69.Bothexperimentsshowthat.A.RicoissmartenoughtogetallcommandsrightB.RicocanrecognizedifferentthingsincludingtoysC.RicohasdevelopedtheabilityoflearningmathematicsD.Ricowon'tforgetthenamesofobjectsoncerecognizingthem70.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Thepurposeoftheexperimentsistoshowthebordercollie'smentalabilities.B.Ricohasabettermemorypartlybecauseofitsproperearlytraining.C.Thebordercollieisworld-famousforrecognizingobjects.D.Ricoisborntounderstanditsowner'scommands.71.Whichmaybethebesttitleofthepassage?A.Dodogsunderstandus?B.Doesyourdogunderstandyou?C.Becarefulwithdogs.D.Befriendlytoyourdog.
Shouldpeoplewhostudyscienceandbusinesspaylessforcollegethanpeoplewhofocusonartandhistory?ThatmaysoonbethecaseatFlorida’sstateuniversities.IntougheconomictimesFloridagovernorRickScottwantstoleadcollegestudentstowardcareersthatwillpayoffaftergraduation.TherearemorejobsavailableinFloridainthefieldsofbusinessengineeringhealthcarescienceandtechnology.Sowhynotencouragestudentstofocusonthesehigh-demandsubjectsbycharginglesstuitionforthem?WeassumestudentsgotocollegebecausetheywanttofindjobsDaleBrilltoldTFK.Heistheheadofagroupofbusinesspeopleeducatorsandlawmakerswhomadetherecommendationtothegovernortokeeptuitionlowforjob-friendlyareasofacademicstudycalledmajors.Weallsharethegoalofstudentsgettingjobsandbeingproductivecitizens.Somemajorsaremorevaluablethanothers.Supportersoftheplansayitbenefitsstudentsthestateanduniversities.Morestudentswillchoosethesehigh-demandmajorsandgetjobsaftergraduation.Thestatewillgainaneducatedworkforcethatisqualifiedtofillopenjobs.UniversitiesthatcanshowthattheirgraduatesaregettingjobswillqualifyformorefundingfromthestatE.Butcriticsoftheplansayit’sunfairtoloadhumanitiesmajors—thosewhostudyliteraturephilosophyhistoryandart—withdebtwhilekeepingtuitionlowforso-calledhigh-demandmajorsinbusinessandsciencE.InfactuniversityprofessorswrotealettertoGovernorScottarguingthatcompanieshaveaneedforhumanitiesmajorswithsuperioranalyticalcriticalthinkingandcommunicationskills.Theletteralsowarnsthatifstudentsmajoringinhistoryandotherhumanitiessubjectsareforcedtopayhighertuitiontheymaysimplychoosetoattenduniversitiesinotherstates.StillothersarguethattheplansetsstudentsupforfailurE.StudentsshouldchoosemajorsbasedontheirinterestsskillsandtalentsratherthanonwhatjobsareavailableatanygiventimE.Thosewhochoosemajorsbecausetheyareinterestedinaparticularfieldofstudy—whetheritisengineeringartorliterature—willbemoresuccessfulandsatisfiedintheircareers.41.RickScottwantstochargesciencestudentslesstuitionbecause___________.A.ItcanattractmorestudentstolearnsciencE.B.Sciencesubjectsaresohardtolearn.C.Thesciencestudentscan’taffordtheexpensivetuition.D.Sciencesubjectsaremorevaluablethanhumanitiesmajors.42.Inthesupporters’eyeshowwilluniversitiesbenefitfromtheplan?A.Theywilltakeinmorestudents.B.Theywillgetmoremoneyfromthegovernment.C.Theywilleducatemorequalifiedgraduates.D.Theywillbecomemorefamous.43.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonwhypeopleareagainsttheplan?A.It’sunfairtothehumanitiesstudents.B.Collegestudents’majorsshouldbebasedoninterestsskillsandgifts.C.Theplanmaymisleadstudentstochoosewrongmajors.D.Thestatewilltaketooheavyaburden.44.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Floridahascarriedoutthepolicytochargesciencestudentslesstuition.B.SciencemajorshavegreatadvantagesoverhumanitiesmajorsC.Floridaneedsmoregraduatesfromsciencesubjects.D.Studentsshouldchoosetheirmajorsaccordingtojobopportunities.45.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.LesstuitionforsciencestudentsinFloridA.B.Shouldcollegebecheaperforsciencestudents?C.Differentpeopledifferentideas.D.Whyisitcheaperforcollegesciencestudents?
Coralreefs珊瑚礁arenotjustbeautifultolookatbutalsoveryuseful.Theyshelternearly25％ofoceanlifeandprovidefoodforbillionsofpeople.Howeverlikemanyotherspeciesthisamazingecosystem生态系统isindangerofdyingout!Therearetwomainreasonsforthedestruction—therisingcarbondioxidelevelscausedbyglobalwarmingaswellashumaninfluenceslikebottomoperation.Whilenotmuchcanbedoneabouttheformerthelosscausedbythelattercanbereduced.Bottomoperationinvolvesdroppingnetstotheoceanbedandthendraggingthemupwhenfilledwithfish.Thisactiondamagedtheoceanfloorcausingthecoralbranchestoseparatefromthereefs.Whilethatisverydiscouragingthegoodnewsisthatifthesebranchesarefoundquicklytheycanbesaved.Atpresentthatworkisbeingperformedbyvolunteerdivers.Butthemethodhasonlylimitedsuccessbecausetheycannotstaylongunderwaternorreachdepthsofover200meterswheresomeofthedeep-seacoralgrows.HoweverthisisnotthecaseforCoralbots—therobotsthatcanconstantlyseekoutbrokenbranches.Ateamof‘coralbots’eachindividuallyworkingtosimpleruleswillpiecetogetherdamagedbitsofcoralallowingthemtoregrow.Theyareprogrammedtobeabletodistinguishbetweenotherthingsandthecoral.Therobotsworktogetheringroupssimilartobees.Ifonecoralbotisdamagedthentheotherswillstillbeabletocompletethetask.DrLea-AnneHenrysaidTheprojectofusingcoralbotsoffersusthepossibilitytorestore修复thefunctionofreefs.Itisinthefinalstageoftesting.OncereadytheresearchershopetobuildhundredsofthemandusethemeffectivelyinthewatersoffScotlandandthenhopefullyintheoceansacrosstheworld.24.Whichofthefollowingisacauseofthedangerthatcoralreefsarefacing?A.Theappearanceofnewcreatures.B.Theseriouslypollutedseawater.C.Theactivitiesofvolunteerdivers.D.Humanactivitieslikebottomoperation.25.Comparedwithvolunteerdiverscoralbots______________.A.canstaylongerunderwaterB.mustworkasbeesdoC.candistinguishwhatiscoralD.canneverbedamaged26.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordtheminthelastparagraphreferto?A.Coralbots.B.Brokenbranches.C.Workingbees.D.Bitsofcoral.27.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_______________.A.bottomoperationhasaffectedmostunderwatercreaturesB.brokenbranchesofcoralcanregrowifsavedintimeC.hundredsofthecoralbotshaveworkedwellintheoceansD.withthecoralbotsalldamagedcoralreefscanberestored
A.studyofmorethanfivemillionbooksbothfictionandnon-fictionhasfoundamarkeddeclineintheuseofemotionalwordsovertime.TheresearchersformtheUniversityofBristolusedGoogleNgramViewerafacilityforfindingthefrequencyoftermsinscannedbookstosearchformorethan600particularwordsidentifiedasrepresentingangerdislikefearjoysadnessandsurprise.Theyfoundthatalmostallofthecategoriesshowedadropinthesemoodwordsovertime.Onlyinthecategoryoffearwasthereanincreaseinusage.ItisasteadyandcontinuousdecreasesaidDrAlbertoAcerbi.Heassumedthattheresultmightbeexplainedbyachangeinthepositionoccupiedbyliteratureinacrowdedmedialandscape.Onethingcouldbethatinparalleltobooksthe20thcenturysawthestartofothermedia.Maybethesemedia—moviesradiodramahadmoreemotionalcontentthanbooks.AlthoughbothjoyandsadnessfollowedthegeneraldownwardstrendtheresearchpublishedinthejournalPLOSOnefoundthattheyalsoexhibitedanotherinterestingbehaviourtheratio比率betweenthetwovariedgreatlyapparentlymirroringhistoricalevents.DuringtheRoaringTwentiesthejoy-to-sadnessratioreachedapeakthatwouldnotoccuragainuntilbeforetherecentfinancialcrash.ButtheratioplungedattheheightoftheSecondWorldWar.Neverthelesstheresearchersheldareservedopinionabouttheirclaimthattheirresultreflectedwidersocialtrends.Inthepapertheyevenarguethatthereversecouldbetrue.Ithasbeensuggestedforexamplethatitwasthesuppression压抑ofdesireinordinaryElizabethanEnglishlifethatincreaseddemandforwriting‘filledwithromanceandsex’perhapstheyconcludesongsandbooksmaynotreflecttherealpopulationanymorethancatwalkmodelsreflecttheaveragebody.25.Theworddeclineparagraph1isclosestinmeaningto_________.A.increaseB.riseC.decreaseD.change26.Astudyofmorethanfivemillionbooksindicatedadecreaseinmoodwordsovertimeexcept_______.A.intheuseofthewordsofhistoricaleventsB.inthecategoryoffearC.inthecategoryofliteratureD.inthecategoryofjoy27.What’sthemainideaofthispassage?A.Astudyofemotionalwords.B.Astudyaboutvocabularyinliterature.C.Reasonsfortheuseofemotionalwordsdecreasesinliterature.D.Astudyonincreaseinthecategoryoffear.
Everythinglivingoneartheachplantandanimalneedsotherlivingthings.NothinglivesalonE.MostanimalsmustliveinagroupandevenatreeoraplantgrowsclosetogetherwithothersofthesamekinD.Sometimesonelivingthinghuntsanotheroneeatsandtheotheriseaten.Eachkindoflifeeatsanotherkindoflifeinordertoliveandtogethertheyformafoodchain.SomefoodchainsaresimpleothersarecomplicateD.Butallhavetwothingsincommon:allfoodchainsbeganwiththesunandallfoodchainsbecomebrokenupifoneofthelinksdisappears.Alllifedependsonenergyfromsunlight.Onlyplantscanusethisenergydirectly.Theirleavesarelittlefactoriesthatusesunlighttomakefoodfromwaterandthingsinthesoilandair.Plantsinturnfeedallotherlivingthings.Animalscanonlyusethesun’senergyafterithasbeenchangedintofoodbyplants.Someanimalsfeeddirectlyonplantsotherseatsmalleranimals.Meat-eatinganimalsareonlyeatingplantsindirectly.Whatabouthumanbeings?Wearemembersofmanyfoodchains.Weeatwheatricevegetablesfruitandsoon.Wealsoeatmeatanddrinkmilk.Thismeansthesun’senergypassesthroughplanttoanimalbeforeitreachesus.Natureisagreatthing.AnyfoodchainalwaysproducesenoughforeachofitsmembersifitisleftalonE.Whenthereisn’tenoughfoodforanylinkinthechainsomeofitsmembersdieoff.Sothebalanceisalwayskept.Butmenoftenbreakupthefoodchainanddogreatharmnotonlytooneplantoranimalbutalsotoallthelinksinthechain.Peoplemakeseasandriversdirty.Theydestroywholeforestsandkillmanykindsofwildanimalsandbirds.Whenariverbecomesdirtythefishcannotbeeaten.Meneatthefishandgetstrangediseases.Insomeplacesmenhavenofishtoeatanymorebecausethefishhavediedoff.Eachformoflifeislinkedtoallothers.Breakingthelinksputsalllifeindanger.32.Howdoallfoodchainsbreak?Allfoodchainsarebrokenif_________.A.onekindofanimaliseatenupB.onekindofplantisdestroyedC.onekindofanimaleatsanotherD.oneofthelinksisdestroyed33.Howisfoodforplantsmade?Foodforplantsismade_______.A.fromwaterB.fromtheairintheskyC.formthesoilD.fromwaterthingsinthesoilandairsunlight34.Whichlivingthingscanuseenergydirectly?A.AnimalsB.PlantsC.BothanimalsandplantsD.Alllivingthings35.Whyisalllifeindanger?Because_______breakupthefoodchains.A.humanbeingsB.animalsC.plantsandanimalsD.manandwildanimals
Bigcatshaveexistedontheearthformillionsofyearsthoughscientistsaren’tsureexactlyhowlong.Butanewstudyindicatesthataskull颅骨ofasnowleopard豹relativethatwasrecentlyunearthedis4.4millionyearsold.Thatmakesittheoldestbigcatfossil化石everfound.A.teamofUSandChinesescientistsunearthedtheskullinTibet.ThiscreatureisnotadirectancestortobigcatsbutitiscloselyrelatedtothesnowleopardstudyleaderJackTsengtoldtheAssociatedPress.ThefossillendsevidencetothebeliefthatbigcatsexistedinAsiaandspreadoutfromthere.Bigcatsareatthetopofthefoodchainandhavefewpredatorsoftheirown.Bigcatsincludesnowleopardscloudedleopardstigersandlions.BasedongeneticjudgementsmostscientistsbelievetheyfirstexistedinCentralAsia.Butpreviouslytheoldestknownbigcatfossilwas3.6millionyearsoldandfoundinAfrica.ThenewfossilfindingswerepublishedintheNovember13issueofthesciencejournalProceedingsoftheRoyalSocietyB:BiologicalSciences.TsengandhisteamwerefossilhuntingintheHimalayasin2010whentheydiscoveredsomebonesincludingtheburiedcatskull.Theresearcherswereabletodetermineitsagebystudyingthesurroundingrocksandsoil.Theskullindicatesthattheanimalwasaboutthesizeofacloudedleopardwhichcangrowupto50pounds.In2012theteamreturnedtounearthmorecatbones.DavidPollyfromIndianaUniversitytoldtheAssociatedPressthatthefossilisconvincinglyolderthanthecurrentrecordholder.HeaddedthattherecouldbeevenolderbigcatfossilsintheTibetanplateautouncover.24.Whatdoesthenewlyunearthedskullprove?A.BigcatsmighthavetheiroriginsinAsia.B.Theoldestfossilis4.4millionyearsold.C.Thesnowleopardistheoldestbigcat.D.Theskullisofbigcats’directancestor.25.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordinParagraph3mean?A.relatives.B.enemies.C.partners.D.protectors26.Howdotheresearchersknowtheskull’sage?A.Bymeasuringitssizeandforehead.B.Byexaminingotherbonesaroundit.C.Bystudyingitschemicalcomposition.D.Byexploringtherocksandsoilaroundit.27.Wherewasthecurrentrecordholderinthelastparagraphfound?A.Asia.B.Africa.C.America.D.Australia.
Theybabyisjustonedayoldandhasnotyetlefthospital.Sheisquietbutalert警觉TwentycentimetersfromherfaceresearchershaveplacedawhitecardwithtwoblackspotsOnit.Shestaresatitcarefully.A.researcherremovesthecardandreplacesitbyanotherthistimewiththespotsdifferentlyspaceD.Asthecardschangefromonetotheotherhergaze凝视startstoloseitsfocus-untilathirdwiththreeblackspotsispresenteD.HergazereturnsshelooksatitfortwiceaslongasshedidatthepreviouscarD.Canshetellthatthenumbertwoisdifferentfromthreejust24hoursaftercomingintotheworld?Ordonewbornssimplyprefermoretofewer?Thesameexperimentbutwiththreespotsshownbeforetwoshowsthesamereturnofinterestwhenthenumberofspotschanges.Perhapsitisjustthenewness?Whenslightlyolderbabieswereshowncardswithpicturesofobjectsacombakeyanorangeandsoonchangingthenumberofobjectshadaneffectseparatefromchangingtheobjectsthemselves.Coulditbethepatternthattwothingsmakeasopposedtothree?Noagain.Babiespaidmoreattentiontosquaresmovingrandomlyonascreenwhentheirnumberchangedfromtwotothreeorthreetotwo.Theeffectevencrossesbetweensenses.Babieswhowererepeatedlyshowntwospotsbecamemoreexcitedwhentheythenheardthreedrumbeatsthanwhentheyheardjusttwo;likewist同样地whentheresearchersstartedwithdrumbeatsandmovedtospots.72.TheexperimentdescribedinParagraph1isrelatedtothebaby’s__.A.senseofhearing.B.senseofsight.C.senseoftouch.D.senseofsmell.73.Babiesaresensitivetothechangein______.A.thesizeofcards.B.thecolourofpictures.C.theshapeofpatterns.D.thenumberofobjects.74.Whydidtheresearcherstestthebabieswithdrumbeats?A.Toreducethedifficultyoftheexperiment.B.Toseehowbabiesrecognizesounds.C.Tocarrytheirexperimentfurther.D.Tokeepthebabies’interest.75.Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?A.Sciencefiction.B.Children’sliteraturE.C.Anadvertisement.D.Asciencereport.
By2050acompletelynewtypeofhumanevolveasaresultofextremelynewtechnologybehaviorandnaturalselection.ThisisaccordingtoCadellLastaresearcherattheGlobalBrainInstitutewhoclaimsmankindisundergoingamajorevolutionarytransition.InlessthanfourdecadesMr.Lastclaimswewilllivelongerhavechildreninoldageandrelyonartificialintelligencetodoordinaryandboringtasks.Thisshiftissosignificantheclaimsitiscomparabletothechangefrommonkeystoapesandapestohumans.Your80or100isgoingtobesoradicallydifferentthanyourgrandparentsMr.Lastsayswhobelieveswewillspendmuchofourtimelivinginvirtualreality.Someevolutionaryscientistsbelievethisagecouldbeashighas120by2050.Mr.LastclaimshumanswillalsodemonstratedelayedsexualmaturationaccordingtoareportbyChristinaSterbenzinBusinessInsider.Thisreferstosomethingknownaslifehistorytheorywhichattemptstoexplainhownaturalselectionshapeskeyeventsinacreature’slifesuchasreproduction.Itsuggeststhatasbrainsizesincreaseorganismsneedmoreenergyandtimetoreachtheirfullpotentialandsoreproduceless.InsteadoflivingfastanddyingyoungerMr.LastbelieveshumanswillliveslowanddieolD.GlobalsocietyatthemomentisacompletemesshetoldMailOnlinE.Butincrisisthereisopportunityandinapocalypse启示therecanbetransformation.SoIthinkthenextsystemhumanitycreateswillbefarmoresophisticatedfairandabundantthanourcurrentcivilization.Ithinkournextsystemwillbeasdifferentfromthemodernworldasourcontemporaryworldisfromthemedieval中世纪的worlD.Thebiologicalclockisn'tgoingtobearoundforeverheaddedandsaidthatpeoplecouldpauseitforsometimeusingfuturetechnology.Thechangeisalreadyhappening.TodaytheaverageageatwhichawomaninBritainhasherfirstbabyhasbeenrisingsteadilystandsat29.8.IntheUSjustonepercentoffirstchildrenwereborntowomenovertheageof35in1970.By2012thatfigureroseto15percent.Ascountriesbecomesocio-economicallyadvancedmoreandmorepeopleespeciallywomenhavetheoptiontoengageinculturalreproductionMr.LastaddeD.Andaswellashavingmorechild-freeyearstoenjoyleisuretimehebelievesartificialintelligencewillmakeuptheneedforlow-skilljobs.Wemayalsospendalargeamountoftimelivinginvirtualreality.I’mnotquitesuremostpeoplehavereallyabsorbedtheimplicationsofthispossibilityMr.LastsaiD.HisviewsaredetailedinapapertitledHumanEvolutionLifeHistoryTheoryandtheEndofBiologicalReproductionpublishedCurrentAgingSciencE.63.AccordingtoCadellLastacompletelynewtypeofhumanwillappearbecauseof_____.①artificialintelligence②newtechnology③naturalselection④mundanetasks⑤behaviorA.②③⑤B.①②③C.③④⑤D.①②⑤64.WhichstatementiscomparedbyMr.Lasttothechangefrommonkeystoapesandapestohumans?A.Wehavediseasesanddieyoung.B.Wegivebirthtoachildwhenweareyoung.C.Wespendlesstimeinvirtualreality.D.Weuseintelligentrobotstodoeverydayhousework.65.Theunderlinedwordsinthethirdparagraphmostprobablymean_____.A.Organismsneedmoreenergyandtimetoripen.B.Naturalselectionshapeskeyevents.C.Reproduction.D.Reproduceless.66.InthenextsystemMr.Lastexplainedwecaninferthat_____.A.womenareengagedincareersorhobbiesinsteadofgivingbirthtobabiesB.womenareengagedinplayingcomputergamesratherthanworkingC.womenareengagedinculturalreproductioninplaceofmenD.womenareengagedinlivinginvirtualrealitywithoutoptions
Aseverycomputerownerknowswhentheirmachinesrunacomplexprogramtheygetprettyhot.Infactcoolingtheprocessorscanbeexpensiveespeciallywhenyou'redealingwithhugebanksofcomputerservers.Butwhatifthatenergycouldheatprivatehomes?A.Dutchenergyfirmaimstodojustthat.DatacentersoflargeInternetfirmssuchasGoogleAppleMicrosoftandotherscontainthousandsofcomputerservers.AstheyprocessinformationtheygenerateenormousamountsofheatrequiringcoolingtowersthatdissipateitintotheatmospherE.ADutchfirmthinkspayingforelectricitytoruntheserversandthenpayingagaintocoolthemisawasteofenergy.BoazLeupeCEOofthestart-upNerdalizesaysit’sactuallyquitesimplE.Wedon'tactuallyhavetobuildthedatacenterwhichsavesalotofcostsininfrastructureandwedon'thavethecoolingoverheadplusthatyouhavetheenvironmentalbenefitthatthekilowatthouryouareusingisusedtwiceoncetoheatthehomeandoncetocomputetheclientstaskwithoutthecoolingoverheadsaysLeupE.Thecompanydevelopedwhatitcallsane-RadiatoracomputerserverthatalsoworksasanalternativeheatingsourcE.LeupesaysthatfiveDutchhomeownersareexperimentallyusingthemintheirhomes.Wereimbursetheelectricitytheserverusesandthatwecandobecauseofthecomputerclientsontheothersideandinthatwayhomeownersactuallygetheatingforfreeandcomputerusersdon'thavetopayfortheoverheadofthedatacentersaysLeupE.Oneoftheparticipantsintheyear-longexperimentJanVissersaystheamountofheatproducedbye-Radiatordependsontheworkbeingdonebytheserver’sprocessorssoitcannotbeusedastheprimarysourcE.Butheisreadytotryit.Ifitgivesgoodenoughwarmthyoucanuselessofyourexistingcentralheatingandthereisthechanceforahomeownertopaylessbills.Nerdalizesayse-Radiatorsgeneratetemperatureofupto55degreesCelsiusandcouldsaveupto$440inannualheatingcosts.43.WhichoneistrueaccordingtothepassageA.Itisexpensivetodealwithhugebanksofcomputerservers.B.ADutchenergyfirmattemptedtoheatprivatehomes.C.Computerserversgeneratelargequantitiesofheat.D.Thecoolingtowerisawasteofenergy.44.Theunderlinedphraseoverheadinthethirdparagraphprobablymeans______.A.dailycostB.fixtureC.foreheadD.method45.WhatisNOTtrueaboute-Radiatoraccordingtothepassage?A.ItisacomputerserverusedasanalternativeheatingsourcE.B.Ithasbeenlaunchedontothemarket.C.Itisenvironmentallyfriendly.D.Itcansaveusers’money.46.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ANewKindofDataServersB.DataServersCouldHeatPrivateHomesC.HowtoHeatthePrivateHomeswithComputersD.AnAlternativeHeatingSource
Therearedesertplantswhichsurvivethedryseasonintheformofinactiveseeds.Therearealsodesertinsectswhichsurviveasinactivelarvae幼虫.Inadditiondifficultasitistobelievetherearedesertfishwhichcansurvivethroughyearsofdrought干旱intheformofinactiveeggs.Thesearetheshrimps虾thatliveintheMojaveDesertanextremelydryplaceinthesouthwestoftheUnitedStateswhereshadetemperaturesofover50℃areoftenrecordeD.TheeggsoftheMojaveshrimpslooklikegrainsofsandbothinsizeandappearancE.Whenenoughspringrainfallstoformalakeonceeverytwotofiveyearstheseeggshatch.Thenthewaterissoonfilledwithmillionsoftinyshrimpsaboutamillimeterlongwhichfeedontinyplantandanimalorganisms有机物whichalsogrowinthetemporarydesertlakE.Withinaweektheshrimpsgrowfromtheiroriginal1millimetertoalengthofabout1.5centimeters.Throughoutthetimethattheshrimpsarerapidlymaturingthewaterinthelakeequallyrapidlyevaporates蒸发.ThereforefortheshrimpsitisaraceagainsttimE.Bythetwelfthdayhoweverwhentheyareabout3centimeterslonghundredsoftinyeggsformontheunderbodiesofthefemales.Usuallybythistimeallthatremainsofthelakeisalargemuddypatchofwetsoil.Onthe13thdaytheshrimpslaytheireggsinthemuD.Thenhavingensuredthattheirspecieswillsurvivetheshrimpsdieasthelastofthewaterevaporates.Ifenoughrainfallsthenextyeartoformanotherlaketheeggshatchandonceagaintheshrimpspassrapidlythroughtheircycleofgrowthadulthoodegg-layinganddeath.Someyearsthereisnotenoughraintoformalake:inthiscasetheeggswillremaindormantforanotheryearorevenlongerifnecessary.56.WhichofthefollowingistheMOSTuniquefeatureofMojaveshrimps?A.Theirlivesarebrief.B.Theyfeedonplantandanimalorganisms.C.Theireggscansurviveyearsofdrought.D.TheylaytheireggsinthemuD.57.Whatdoestheunderlinedworddormantinthelastparagraphmostprobablymean?A.InactivE.B.Sleeping.C.SafE.D.DeaD.58.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Shrimpsaretheonlyspecieswithalifecycleof13days.B.A.speciesmustbeabletogrowupquicklyinordertosurvivE.C.Appearanceandsizearethemostimportantforlifetosurviveinthedesert.D.Somespeciesdevelopauniquelifepatterntosurviveinextremelyhardcondition.59.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.ThelifespanofMojaveshrimpsB.ThesurvivalofdesertshrimpsC.ThecreatureslivingintheMojavedesertD.Theimportanceofwatertolifeinthedesert
CatslikemanyotheranimalscommunicateavarietyofmessagesusingbodylanguagE.Examplesincludearching使拱起theirbacksasasignaloffearandthenslowlyloweringthemasasignalofrelaxation.Asisthecasewithdogsthetailisoftenusedasasignal.A.twitch颤动canindicateminorangerandatailheldhighsuggestsconfidencE.A.catwhichchoosestoliewithitsstomachandchestexposedconveyshappinesstrustandcomfort.A.catwithitstailheldhighandtwitchingshowsexcitementbutthisisoftenmistakenforanger.FlattenedearsmeanthatthecatfeelsthreateneD.MouthopenandnoteethexposedsuggestafeelingofplayfulnessorpleasurE.Manypeoplefailtounderstandthesilentlanguageofcats.Inparticulardogpeoplewhoareusedtothesignsofdoglanguageseemslowtounderstandwhatacatistellingtheminitsbodylanguagewhichcreatesafalseimpressionamongdogpeoplethatcatsarecold-heartedunemotionalordumB.Tounderstandcatsonemustobservethemcloselyandlearnwhattheirbodysignalstellyou.Theflattenedearsteethshowingbaringbellyforsubmission服从areeasilyreadbyhumans.SomecharacteristicsignalshoweverareoftenmisunderstooD.ForinstanceacatrubbingitsbodyalonganarmoralegofitsownerisnotonlyawaytoattractattentionandperhapsaskforabitoffooD.Itisalsoawayofmarkingitsownerasitsveryown.64.A.catwithitstailheldhighandtwitchingisusuallymistakenfor_________.A.angerB.confidenceC.excitementD.comfort65.Dogpeoplethinkthatcatsarecold-heartedunemotionalordumbbecausethey_____.A.aremoreusedtothelanguagethatdogsspeakB.can’tunderstandthelanguagethatcatsuseC.areslowtounderstandacat’sbodylanguageD.prefertoraisedogsratherthanhavecats66.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonwhyacatrubsitsbodyalongthearmorlegofitsowner?A.Toattractattentionfromitsowner.B.Toshowthecareaboutitsowner.C.ToaskitsownerforalittleoffooD.D.Tomarkitsownerasitsown.67.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.StudyCatLanguageB.AnimalBodyLanguageC.CompareCatswithDogsD.A.Cat’sBodyLanguage
Evenaftercenturiesofexploration探险theoceanstillholdsitsmysteries.Althoughweknowmoretodayabouttheworld’soceansandcreatureslivinginthemthaneverbeforeeveryonceinawhiletheseabringsupsomethingsostrangesounexpectedthatmakestheworldwonderwhatitcouldbE.Suchwasthecasewhenthecurrents水流oftheMediterraneanOceanrecentlywasheda13-foot-longsmellybodyontotheshoresofthevillageofVillaricosinAndalusiaSpain.AnearlyreportintheSpanishpublicationLavantedescribedthestrangehorned带角的bodyaswhatmightseemlikeabigfishbutitwasalreadyinpieces.LocalsjokedthatitwassomekindofLochNessMonster.ThemediajumpedrightonthecreatureofcoursE.Somesitescalleditahornedseamonster.ThepopularnewspaperBoingBoingcalleditadragon.Somepeopleguessedthatitmightbeanoarfish皇带鱼whichisactuallyararelyseenkindofbigfishthatcangrowupto55feetlong.Butnowtheexpertshaveweighedinandwe’resorrytoreportthatit’snotadragonaLochNessMonsterorevenanoarfish.Thatisactuallyasharkskeleton骨架ProfessorGrubbsfromFloridaStateUniversitytoldNBCNews.Thepartstowardthebackwereconfusingmebutthosearethelowercaudalfin尾鳍supports.Thehornsarethescapulocoracoidswhichsupportthepectoralfins胸鳍.Scapulocoracoidsarebackbonescommontomanyanimals.SotherewegoanothermysterysolveD.WelltheancientmapsthatoncedescribedareasoftheoceanasplacesofdragonshaveyettobeproventruE.Butit’sgoodtoknowthattheoceanstillhasafewsurprisesforusevenincaseswherethey’rejustdeadsmellybodies.32.Thecreaturementionedinthetext_____.A.wasabout15feetlongwithahornB.couldprobablygrowupto55feetlongC.wasalreadyinpiecesbutitwasstillaliveD.wasfoundontheshoresofavillageinSpain33.WhatdoestheunderlinedworditinParagraph2reallyreferto?A.A.dragon.B.A.sharkskeleton.C.Anoarfish.D.A.hornedseamonster.34.Thethirdparagraphismainlyabout_____.A.howthecreaturewasfoundB.thecharacteristicsofanoarfishC.people’sguessesaboutthecreatureD.BoingBoing’sopinionofthecreature35.Themainpurposeofthetextisto_____.A.showthemysteryoftheoceanB.askpeopletoprotectseaanimalsC.introduceararelyseenkindoffishD.showhowtofindsurprisesinthesea
AppleisofferinganewtoolthatletspotentialbuyersausediPhoneiPadandiPodknowifthedeviceswerepreviouslystolen.ThenewActivationLockStatustoolavailablethroughthecompany’siCloudserviceallowsuserstoenterthedevice’sserialnumberandseeifuseddevicesarecurrentlylockeddownorhaveeverbeenlockeddownbyapreviousownerwhichwouldindicatethedevicewasstolen.Thereasonbehindthefeature?Fewcustomerswouldbuystolendevicesespeciallyonestheycan’tusesothieveswillbedeterredfromstealingtheminthefirstplacE.AppleintroduceditskillswitchfeaturewithiOS7lastSeptember.UsingtheFindMyiPhoneappandiClouD.cornuserscantracktheirphone’slocationincaseitwasaccidentallyleftsomewherE.OrforthosewhobelievetheirphonewasstolentheycanenablethekillswitchwhichlocksdownthephonE.Theappcanalsodeleteallofitsdataincasethephonecontainssensitiveinformation.Theonlywaytore-enablethedeviceonceitislockeddownistoenteritsassociatedAppleIDandpassworD.HackersfiguredoutawaytounlockmobileandtabletdevicesbytrickingthedeviceintousinganalternativeiCloudserverwritesPCWorlD.That’swherethenewActivationLockStatustoolcomesin.EvenifhackersareabletotrickthedeviceintounlockingpotentialcustomerscancheckifthedevicewaseverlockedfromtheFindMyiPhonefeaturE.MobiledeviceshaveahighrobberyratE.InCalifornia1inevery3robberiesincludesamobiledeviceaccordingtotheFederalCommunicationsCommission.ForOaklandCalif.it’s75percentofrobberies.ButApple’slockingfeaturehasbeenextremelyeffectivE.InthemonthsafterthekillswitchfeaturewasreleasediPhonetheftsdropped38percentinSanFranciscoaccordingtoaJunelawenforcementreport.TherobberyrateofSamsungphoneswhichdon’thaveakillswitchfeatureincreased12percent.InanattempttocutdownonthenumberofphonesstolenacrossthestateCaliforniapassedalawthatwillrequireallsmartphonestohaveakillswitchsystem.OureffortswilleffectivelywipeouttheincentivetostealsmartphonesandcurbthiscrimeofconveniencewhichisfuelingstreetcrimeandviolencewithinourcommunitiesSen.MarkLenowhointroducedthebillsaidinastatement.67.AccordingtothepassageAppleisofferinganewtool_______.A.topromoteitsadvancedtechnologyoverotherbrandsB.tomonitorthefunctionofaniPhoneiPadandiPodC.toteachitsusershowtolockdownandunlocktheirdevicesD.totrytoreducethestealingandsellingcasesofthedevicesofApple68.Whatdoestheunderlinedworddeterredmeaninthesecondparagraph?A.InspiredB.DiscouragedC.ExcusedD.Punished69.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthefunctionofkillswitchfeature?A.Findthephone’sposition.B.WipeoutthesensitiveinformationinthephonE.C.LockdownthephonE.D.Enablethestolenphonestofindtheirformerownersautomatically.70.ItcanbeinferredthatinthenearfutureinAmericathesmartphonesmight_______.A.haveakillswitchsystemB.haveaglobalpositionsystemC.nolongerbestolenbythetheftsD.allbereplacedbytheiPhone
SearchingforairfaresoftenseemslikeagamethatpassengersareboundtolosE.PriceschangefromdaytodayevenminutetominutE.LookingthroughmultiplewebsitesforthebestdealcanbeabigchallengE.Evenwhenyoudobookthere’snoguaranteethatyouaregoingtogetthebestpricE.Youjustdon’tknowwhentopullthetrigger.It’snotlikebuyinganythingelseIcanthinkofsaidGeorgeHobicafounderofAirfarewatchdog.com.HarrietLevypaid$179forarecentround-tripflightonAmericanAirlinesbetweenNewYorkandFortLauderdaleFloridA.SittingjustonerowbehindherShirleyHarrisonpaid$215.A.fewrowsbackEllisandDianneTraubpaid$317each.Therewereatleast12faresontheflightrangingfrom$169to$360.There’snoreasonforitHarrisonsaiD.Farescanvarysignificantlyinjustafewhours.OneDeltaflightfromNewYorktoLosAngelesjumpedfrom$755to$1143fromaFridaytoSaturdayinlateAprilthenfellto$718onSunday.TheflightwasoneofadozentheAssociatedPress美国联合通讯社followedoverthreemonthsforavacationbetweenJuly16and22.Thenumberonefinding:avoidbookingticketsonweekends.It’sthemostexpensivetimetobuy.There’snowaytoguaranteethebestfarE.Butbeforebookingtravelersshouldpayattentiontothisadditionaladvice:●BookonTuesdayWednesdayandThursday.That’swhenairlinesmostoftenoffersales.●Buyinadvancebutnottooearly.Thebesttimeisfourtosixweeksbeforetraveling.IngeneralpricesforanygivenflightarehighesteighttotenweeksandtwotothreeweeksinadvancE.●MakeuseofsocialmediA.Airlinesaregivingmorebenefitslikeexclusive独家salestotravelerswhointeract互动withthemonTwitterandFacebook.Thosespecialsareoftengonewithinhours.●Theso-calleddiscountairlines–JetBlueAir-TranSouthwestandFrontier–adjusttheirfareslessfrequentlythanotherairlinessoyoucanfeelmoreconfidentthatthepricewillstaythesamE.Buttheirpricesaren’talwaysthelowest.Researchingmultipleairlines’faresistheonlywaytogetagooddeal.21.Whatcanweinferfromthefirstsentenceofthetext?A.Passengersareunabletosearchforairfares.B.Airlinesoftenplaygameswithpassengers.C.Airfaresaresetindifferentsituations.D.It’sdifficultforpassengerstogetthebestpricE.22.TheunderlinedphrasepullthetriggerinParagraph3probablymeans_______.A.startsearchingB.getthehighestpriceC.makeapurchaseD.getonboardtheplane23.Byusingalotoffigurestheauthorintendsto_______.A.showthereisstandardpriceforeverysingleairlineB.discovertherulesbehindairfaresC.guaranteepassengersalowpriceD.proveairfarescanvarywidely24.Passengersareadvisedtobookflights_______.A.inthemiddleoftheweekB.onspecialwebsitesC.severalmonthsbeforetravelingD.withairlineswhicharefamousforofferingdiscountprices
Ifyouarelookingforacreativesolutiontoapieceofworkoraschoolassignmentdon’tlockyourselfupinaquietroom.Anewstudysuggeststhatmoderatebackgroundnoiseisabetterspur动力tocreativethinkingthanthesoundofsilenceTimemagazinereporteD.ApaperpublishedintheJournalofConsumerResearchsaysthattheperfectworkingenvironmentshouldbuzz嗡嗡作响withalittlenoisE.Researchersfoundthattestsubjectswereattheirmostcreativewhenbackgroundnoisewasmeasuredat70decibelsthelevelonemightfindinabusycoffeeshop.Anearlysilentenvironment50decibelswastooquiet.Turningupthevolumeto85decibelsajackhammertearingupthepavementoutsideyourbuildingwascounterproductive达不到预期目的-thenoisebecameadistraction.Theresearchersasked65studentsattheUniversityofBritishColumbiaCanadatoperformvariouscreativetaskswhilenoisesrecordedataroadsiderestaurantwereplayedinthebackgrounD.Inoneexperimentscientistsaskedparticipantstobrainstormideasforanewtypeofmattress气垫.TestsubjectshadthemostsuccessfuldiscussionswhenthenoiseinthebackgroundwasnoticeablebutnottoolouD.Whileaquietenvironmentmaymakeiteasiertoreadabooktheauthorsofthestudysaythatmoderatebackgroundnoisecreatesjustenoughofadistractiontoforcepeopletothinkmoreimaginativelywithoutbreakingtheirfocussocompletelythattheycan’tthinkatall.ShouldweallheadforStarbuckstogetcreative?Notnecessarily.Researchersfoundlimitedworktimesurroundedbythelow-levelnoiseofacoffeehouseiswhatreallystimulatescreativity.Equallyworkinginacareenvironmentisn’tgoodforeverybody.Theproductivityboostwasmostobviousamongthosewhowerenaturallycreativetobeginwith.33.Therecommendedlevelofbackgroundnoiseis__________.A.50decibelsB.65decibelsC.70decibelsD.85decibels34.Whyismoderatebackgroundnoisegoodforcreativity?A.Itpushespeopletousetheirimaginationbutdoesn’treachalevelthatdisturbsthem.B.Itcanhelppeopletofocusonasubject.C.Itcanabsorbsuddennoisesthatcausedistraction.D.ItrelaxespeopleandstopsthemfromgettingboreD.35.Whichbestdescribesthewriter’stoneinthepassage?A.NegativE.B.ObjectivE.C.EnthusiastiC.D.Doubtful.
SittingonthepeacefulcoastofGalapagosIslandsEcuadorwatchingthesunmovequietlyintotheseayoushouldn’tforgetthatCharlesDarwin1809-1882arrivedherein1835.Hestayedontheislandsforfiveweeksobservingvariousanimals.Thisfinallyinspired启发hisfamousworkOntheOriginofSpecies.YoucancertainlyfollowDarwin’sfootstepsandenjoyatripfromfourtosevendaystotheislands.Theislandsarecertainlyaparadise天堂forwildlifeastherearenonaturalkillersontheislandsandthenumberofboatsandvisitorsisundergovernmentcontrol.ThoughyoucannotwalkfreelyasDarwindidabout200yearsagoeachdayisasimpressiveasitcouldbE.Themostwell-knownanimalsoftheGalapagosisthegianttortoise巨型海龟whichcanbeseenmovingslowlyaroundthehighlandsofSantaCruzthesecondlargestislandinthearchipelago群岛.SomeofthesecreaturesaresooldthattheymighthavebeenintheiryouthbyDarwinhimself.DespitestrictcontroloveractivitiesandtimingyourstayontheGalapagoswillberememberedasachainofincomparablepictures;divingwithsealionsthatswimandplaywithininchesofyou;feelingsmallsharkstouchyourfeetasyouswim;andmostmagicallyseeingawhaleandherbabysurfacewithagreatbreathofair.TravellingbetweentheislandsandobservingthewildlifethatsoinspiredDarwinsoyouwillfeelasthoughyouaregettingaspecialviewofanuntouchedworlD.AtnightyouwillsleeponboardtheshipleavingthewildlifeincompleteoccupationoftheislandswhichareasundisturbednowastheyhavebeensincethebeginningoftimE.50.WhatdoweknowaboutDarwin’svisittotheislands?A.HestudieddifferentcreaturesontheislandsB.HecompletedhisfamousbookontheislandsC.HewastouchedbythegeographyoftheislandsD.Hewasattractedbywell-knownanimalsoftheislands51.Whichofthefollowingplaysaroleinmakingtheislandsaparadiseforwildlife?A.Animalsontheislandsfeedongrass.B.LocalgovernmentforbidskillingwildlifE.C.Peoplecannotvisittheislandsastheywish.D.touristsarenotallowedtotouchtheanimals.
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