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WiththeaveragetemperatureforJanuarystandingat-50℃itisnowonderthevillageisthecoldestpermanentlyinhabitedsettlementintheworlD.Knownasthe'PoleofCold'thecoldestevertemperaturerecordedinOymyakonwas-71.2℃.ThisisthelowestrecordedtemperatureforanypermanentlyinhabitedlocationonEarthandthelowesttemperaturerecordedintheNorthernHemispherE.IronicallyOymyakonactuallymeans'non-freezingwater'duetoanearbyhotspring.MosthomesinOymyakonstillburncoalandwoodforheatandenjoyfewmodernconveniences.Nothinggrowstheresopeopleeatreindeermeatandhorsemeat.A.singleshopprovidesthetown'sbarenecessitiesandthelocalsworkasreindeer-breedershuntersandice-fisherman.Doctorssaythereasonthelocalsdon'tsufferfrommalnutritionisthattheiranimals'milkcontainsalotofmicronutrients.Unsurprisinglylocalsarehardenedtotheweatherandunlikeinothercountries—whereaflurryofsnowbringsthingsgrindingtoahaltOymyakon'ssolitaryschoolonlyshutsiftemperaturesfallbelow-52℃.Therearefewmodernconveniencesinthevillage—withmanybuildingsstillhavingoutdoortoilets-andmostpeoplestillburncoalandwoodforheat.WhencoaldeliveriesareirregularthepowerstationstartsburningwooD.Ifthepowerceasesthetownshutsdowninaboutfivehoursandthepipesfreezeandcrack.DailyproblemsthatcomewithlivinginOymyakonincludepeninkfreezingglassesfreezingtopeople'sfacesandbatterieslosingpower.Localsaresaidtoleavetheircarsrunningalldayforfearofnotbeingabletorestartthem.Eveniftherewascoverageformobilephonereceptionthephonesthemselveswouldnotworkinsuchcoldconditions.Anotherproblemcausedbythefrozentemperaturesisburyingdeadbodieswhichcantakeanythinguptothreedays.Theearthmustfirsthavemeltedsufficientlyinordertodigitsoabonfireislitforacoupleofhours.Hotcoalsarethenpushedtothesideandaholecoupleofinchesdeepisdug.Theprocessisrepeatedforseveraldaysuntiltheholeisdeepenoughtoburythecoffin.Travelcompaniesoffertouriststheopportunitytovisitthevillageandsamplelifeinthefreezingconditions.59.Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthisvillageistrue?A.Localchildrendon’tgotoschoolbecauseoftheextremecolD.B.Peoplethereliveahardandsimplelifewithfewmodernconveniences.C.Peopletherehaveahealthyandbalanceddietsbyeatingvegetablesandmeat.D.Thenameofthisvillage—Oymyakonsuggeststhatit’sextremelycoldherE.60.ThesentenceIfyouthoughtitwascoldwhereyouareatthemomentthenavisittotheRussianvillageofOymyakonmightjustchangeyourminD.canbeput.A.beforethefirstparagraphB.afterthefirstparagraphC.afterthesixthparagraphD.beforethelastparagraph61.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrasegrindingtoahaltprobablymeaninthispassage?A.stoppingB.growingC.continuingD.failing62.Whatisthepurposeofwritingthispassage?A.ToattractmorepeopletovisitthisvillagE.B.ToinformreadersofthisspecialvillagE.C.TohelpsolveproblemsfacingthevillageD.Todrawreaders’attentiontopoorpeoplE.
TheManofManySecrets—HarryHoudini—wasoneofthegreatestAmericanentertainersinthetheaterthiscentury.Hewasamanfamousforhisescapes—fromprisoncellsfromwoodenboxesfloatinginriversfromlockedtanksfullofwater.HeappearedintheatersalloverEuropeandAmericA.CrowdscametoseethegreatHoudiniandhismagictricks.Ofcoursehissecretwasnotmagicorsupernaturalpowers.Itwassimplystrength.Hehadtheabilitytomovehistoesaswellashemovedhisfingers.HecouldmovehisbodyintoalmostanypositionhewanteD.Houdinistartedworkingintheentertainmentworldwhenhewas17in1891.HeandhisbrotherTheoperformedcardtricksinclubinNewYork.TheycalledthemselvestheHoudiniBrothers.WhenHarrymarriedin1894heandhiswifeBessworkedtogetherasmagicianandassistant.Butforalongtimetheywerenotverysuccessful.ThenHarryperformedhisfirstprisonescapeinChicagoin1898.Harrypersuadedadetectivetolethimtrytoescapefromtheprisonandheinvitedthelocalnewspapermentowatch.ItwasthepublicitythatcamefromthisthatstartedHarryHoudini’ssuccess.Harryhadfingerstrainedtoescapefromhandcuffsandtoestrainedtoescapeanklechins.Buthisbiggestsecretwashowheunlockedtheprisondoors.EverytimehewentintotheprisoncellBessgavehimakissforgoodluck—andasmallskeletonkeywhichisakeythatfitsmanylockspassquicklyfromhermouthtohis.HarryusedtheseprisonescapestobuildhisfamE.HearrangedtoescapefromthelocalprisonofeverytownhevisiteD.Intheafternoonthepeopleofthetownwouldreadaboutitintheirlocalnewspapersandintheeveningeveryseatinthelocaltheaterwouldbefull.Whatwastheresult?World-widefameandanamerememberedtoday.21.AccordingtothepassageHoudini’ssuccessinprisonescapesdependson_______.A.hisspecialtricksandsupernaturalpowersB.hisunusualabilityandaskeletonkeyC.hismagictricksandunhumanpowersD.hiswisdomandmagictricks22.Inthefourthparagraphtheunderlinedwordthisrefersto_______.A.hisfirstprisonescapeB.theyear1898C.thepublicityD.HarryHoudini’ssuccess23.FromthepassagewecaninferthatHoudinibecamefamous_______.A.in1894B.beforehemarriedC.attheageof17D.whenhewasabout2424.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.A.SkeletonKeyB.A.ManofManySecretsC.World-wideFameD.GreatEscape
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Supplyingenergybynuclearpowerisanewtrendintherecentyears.Howeveritmaybeverydangerous.Firsttheradioactivematerialmusttravelfromitsplaceofproductiontothepowerstation.Althoughthepowerstationsthemselvesarestronglybuiltthecontainersusedforthetransportofthematerialsarenot.Normallyonlytwomethodsoftransportareinusenamelyroadandrail.Unfortunatelybothofthesemayhaveaneffectonthegeneralpublicsincetheyaresuretopassnearoreventhroughheavilypopulatedareas.SecondthereisaproblemofwastE.Allnuclearpowerstationsproducewastesthatinmostcaseswillremainradioactiveforthousandsofyears.ItisimpossibletomakethesewastesnonradioactivesotheymustbestoredinoneoftheinconvenientwaysthatscientistshaveinventeD.ForexampletheymaybeburiedunderthegroundordroppedintodesertedminesorsunkintheareA.Howeverthesemethodsdonotsolvetheproblemsinceanearthquakecouldeasilybreakthecontainers.Thirdtheremayoccurthedangerofaleakoranexplosionatthepowerstation.Aswiththeothertwodangersthisisnotverylikelysoitdoesn'tprovideaseriousobjectiontonuclearprogram.Howeveritcanhappen.Separatelythesethreetypesofdangersarenotagreatcauseforworry.Takentogetherthoughtheprobabilityofdisasterisextremelyhigh.
ThewordscollegeanduniversityrepresenteducationalinstitutionsbutthereisadifferencE.Atthesametimethedifferencebetweenacollegeandauniversityalsochangesaccordingtotheareaitispreferredtobein.ThemeaningofcollegeanduniversityisdifferentintheUSAfromwhatitmeansinCanadaandUK.ThewordcollegeistakenfromtheLatinwordcollegium.ThemeaningofthewordisagroupofpeoplestayingtogetherforacommonpurposebutwiththeirownchoicE.Henceyouwilloftencomeacrosscollegestudentsreferredtoasfellows.Howeverthewordcollegeasweusetodayisusedtoshowaneducationalinstitution.Therearedifferentundergraduateandgraduatecoursesofferedincolleges.Thetraditionalmeaningofcollegewasaninstitutionwhichwasapartofauniversity.Theuniversitywasdividedintocollegesforadministrationpurposes.LikethewordcollegetheworduniversityisalsotakenfromtheLatinwordsuniversitasmagistrorumetscholarium.ThemeaningoftheworduniversityhasnotundergoneaseaofchangesanditcontinuestomeanalmostthesamE.Inotherwordsuniversitiesareseatsofadvancededucationwhichofferopportunitiesbothforlearningaswellasforresearch.ThedifferencebetweencollegeanduniversityliesinthevarietyofcoursesoffereD.OftencollegesarerestrictedtoonekindoffielD.TheyoffereducationeitherinscienceartscommercelawbusinessetC.Howeverthereareeitherdifferentdepartmentsorcollegesunderauniversity.TheuniversitieshaveadvanceddegreeslikeMastersandPhDprograms.Normallycollegeshavealimitednumberofstudentsandthefocusofthisinstitutionisonteaching.Ontheotherhandthefocusofuniversitiesisteachingaswellasresearch.Howeverresearchiswhereoftenalotoffocusislaidon.Thoughcollegesoffercoursesthedegreesarepresentedbytheuniversitytowhichthecollegeisaccredited被认可to.Inotherwordstheuniversitycanbelookeduponastheparentbodyandthecollegeshavetofollowtheruleslaiddownbytheuniversities.1.Thetextismainlytalksabout________.A.howthecollegecameintobeingB.thedifferencebetweenacollegeandauniversityC.whatfunctionsauniversityreallyhasD.thesimilarityofacollegeandauniversity2.Fromthetextweknowcollege________.A.hasthesamemeaningwhetheritisinAmericaorEuropeB.isusedtorefertoaneducationalinstitutionC.iswherestudentstakecoursesD.meansaplacewhereresearchisbeingdone3.TheUnderlinedwordundergoneinthetextmeans________.A.causedB.sufferedC.experiencedD.used4.Inacollege________.A.youcanfinddifferentdepartmentsB.youcanstudyinonlyonefieldC.youcanachievethedoctor'sdegreeD.youcanstartyourbusiness5.Fromthelasttwoparagraphswecaninferthat________.A.acollegecanhasmanybranchesB.auniversitycanhavemanycollegesC.acollegecanfocusonresearchingD.auniversitytakesthedutyofteaching
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Theoilfrompalms棕榈hasawidevarietyofusesandisfoundinfoodsoapsandshampoos.Aninternationalteamfoundagenethatmadesomeofthetreesproducemoreoilthanothers.DrRajinderSinghfromgovernmentagencytheMalaysianPalmOilBoardsaidTheoilpalmhasthreefruitforms:athick-shelledtype—theDura;thosethatdon’thaveanyshell—thePisifera;athirdformproducedasacrossbetweenthethickshellandtheonewithouttheshell—theTenerawhicharemoreofthefleshyfruittoproducetheoilandtheresearchersidentifiedthegeneproducingthistrait.www.ks5u.comWhileoilpalmgrowersattempttogrowonlythethin-shelledTeneravarietyupto10%oftheseedscanbecontaminated污染的andturnouttobetheotherlessoilyplants.Prof.MartienssenfromtheColdSpringHarbourLaboratorysaidWecannowusethatgeneingenetictestingwhichwillallowgrowersaswellasproducerstoknowexactlywhatsortoftreetheyareplantingbeforeitproducesfruit.Ittakesalongtimeforthesetreestoproducefruitbutbybeingabletopredictexactlywhatsortoffruitthattreeswillproduceitwillgreatlyassistgrowers.TheresearcherssaythiscouldofferamoresustainableformofagriculturE.Prof.MartienssensaidThisfindinggivesushugehopE.WehopetomaximizelandusageandproducealotmoreonthesameamountoflandbecausewedonotwanttodestroytherainforestanymorE.HowevertheenvironmentalgroupWWF-UKsaidthattheglobaldemandforoilpalmwasgrowingrapidlymakingtheexpansionofplantationsinevitablE.AdamHarrisontheorganization’sfoodandagriculturepolicyofficersaidInasenseitdoesnotmatterifa‘good’varietyreplacesforestora‘bad’onethewildlifeandcommunitiesthatneedaccesstothatlandwillsuffer.Soforpalmoiltobesustainabletheprocessofallocating分配landneedstobecontrolleD.Thereisanabundanceoflow-carbonlow-wildlifeandconflict-freelandavailableandthereisnomoreneedforforestareastobechangeD.56.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Theplantationofoilpalmshasdecreasedinrecentyears.B.TheDuraproduceslessoilthanothertwotypesofpalmfruit.C.IttakeslesstimetoproducefruitPisiferathanothertwotypesoffruit.D.TheresearchersaretryingtoproducemorepalmswiththefruitTenerA.57.Whatdifficultyaretheoilpalmgrowersfacedwith?A.Themoreoilypalmseasilydiedofbadweather.B.Themoreoilypalmscanchangetothelessoilyones.C.Theydon’thaveenoughlandtogrowoilpalms.D.TheyareunabletopredictexactlywhatsortoffruitthetreestheyareplantingwillproducE.58.AccordingtohisstatementinParagraph4ProfMartienssenthoughttheyshould______.A.expandtheplantationofoilpalmsB.plantmoreothertreesinsteadofoilpalmsC.makefulluseoflesslandtoplantoilpalmsD.onlygrowthemoresustainabletypeofoilpalms59.Theunderlinedwordinevitableinthelastbutoneparagraphmeans______.A.unchangeableB.improperC.uncertainD.impractical60.OverwhichissueAdamHarrisonshowedhisconcern?A.Theoilpalmisnotagoodreplacementoftheforest.B.ThepalmoiltheresearchersaretestingisunsustainablE.C.Thereisnotenoughlandfortheplantationofoilpalms.D.Theplantationofoilpalmswillaffectthenativeenvironment.
LIPITORABOUTLIPITORLipitorisaprescriptionmedicinE.Alongwithdietandexerciseitlowersbadcholesterol胆固醇inyourblooD.Itcanalsoraisegoodcholesterol.Lipitorcanlowertheriskofheartattackinpatientswithseveralcommonriskfactorsincludingfamilyhistoryofearlyheartdiseasehighbloodpressureageandsmoking.WHOISLIPITORFOR?WhocantakeLIPITOR:·PeoplewhocannotlowertheircholesterolenoughwithdietandexercisE.·Adultsandchildrenover10.WhoshouldNOTtakeLIPITOR:·Womenwhoarepregnantmaybepregnantormaybecomepregnant.Lipitormayharmyourunbornbaby.·Womenwhoarebreast-feeding.Lipitorcanpassintoyourbreastmilkandmayharmyourbaby.·Peoplewithliver肝脏problems.POSSIBLESIDEEFFECTSOFLIPITORSerioussideeffectsinasmallnumberofpeople:·Muscle肌肉problemsthatcanleadtokidney肾脏problemsincludingkidneyfailurE.·Liverproblems.YourdoctormaydobloodteststocheckyourliverbeforeyoustartLipitorandwhileyouaretakingit.Callyourdoctorrightawayifyouhave:·UnexplainedmusclepainorweaknessespeciallyifyouhaveafeverorfeelverytireD.·Swellingofthefacelipstongueand/orthroatthatmaycausedifficultyinbreathingorswallowing.·Stomachpain.SomecommonsideeffectsofLIPITORare:·Musclepain.·Upsetstomach.·Changesinsomebloodtests.HOWTOTAKELIPITORDO:·TakeLipitorasprescribedbyyourdoctor.·Trytoeatheart-healthyfoodswhileyoutakeLipitor.·TakeLipitoratanytimeofdaywithorwithoutfooD.·Ifyoumissadose一剂takeitassoonasyouremember.Butifithasbeenmorethan12hourssinceyourmisseddosewait.TakethenextdoseatyourregulartimE.Don’t:·Donotchangeorstopyourdosebeforetalkingtoyourdoctor.·Donotstartnewmedicinesbeforetalkingtoyourdoctor.1.TakingLipitorishelpfulfor.A.breast-feedingwomenB.womenwhoarepregnantC.adultshavingheartdiseaseD.teenagerswithliverproblems2.Ifithasbeenover12hourssinceyoumissedadoseyoushould.A.changetheamountofyournextdoseB.eatmorewhentakingyournextdoseC.haveadoseassoonasyourememberD.takethenextdoseatyourregulartime3.WhichofthefollowingisacommonsideeffectoftakingLipitor?A.Faceswelling.B.Upsetstomach.C.KidneyfailurE.D.Muscleweakness.4.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.Toteachpatientswaysforquickrecovery.B.Topresentareportonascientificresearch.C.ToshowtheimportanceofagoodlifestylE.D.TogiveinformationaboutakindofmedicinE.
AnewstudylinksheavyairpollutionfromcoalburningtoshorterlivesinnorthernChinA.Researchersestimatethatthehalf-billionpeoplealivethereinthe1990swillliveanaverageof5yearslessthantheirsoutherncounterparts两方面地位职务相当的人becausetheybreatheddirtierair.Chinaitselfmadethecomparisonpossible:fordecadesanow-discontinuedgovernmentpolicyprovidedfreecoalforheatingbutonlyinthecoldernorth.Researchersfoundsignificantdifferencesinbothparticulatepollutionoftheairandlifeexpectancyinthetworegions.WhilepreviousstudieshavefoundthatpollutionaffectshumanhealththedeeperandultimatelymoreimportantquestionistheeffectonlifeexpectancysaidoneoftheresearchersMichaelGreenstoneaprofessorofenvironmentaleconomicsatMassachusettsInstituteof一Technology.Thisstudyprovidesauniquesettingtoanswerthelifeexpectancyquestionbecausetheheatingpolicydramatically极大地changespollutionconcentrations含量Greenstonesaidinanemail.Furtherduetothelowratesofmigration移民inChinainthisperiodwecanknowpeople'sexposureoverlongtimeperiodshesaiD.ThepolicygavefreecoalforfuelboilerstoheathomesandofficestocitiesnorthoftheHuaiRiverwhichdividesChinaintonorthandsouth.Itwasineffectformuchofthe1950-1980periodofcentralplanningandthoughdiscontinuedafter1980ithasleftalegacy遗留inthenorthofheavycoalburningwhichreleasesparticulatepollutantsintotheairthatcanharmhumanhealth.ResearchersfoundnoothergovernmentpoliciesthattreatedChina'snorthdifferentlyfromthesouth.Theresearcherscollecteddatafor90citiesfrom1981to2000ontheannualdailyaverageconcentrationoftotalsuspended悬浮的particulates.InChinathoseareconsideredtobeparticulatesthatare100micrometersorlessindiametersentoutfromsourcesincludingpowerstationsconstructionsitesandvehicles.AmongthemPM2.5isofespeciallygreathealthconcernbecauseitcangodeepintothelungs.Theresearchersestimatedtheimpactonlifeexpectanciesusingdeathdatafrom1991-2000.Theyfoundthatinthenorththeconcentrationofparticulateswas184microgramspercubicmeter一or55percenthigherthaninthesouthandlifeexpectancieswere5.5yearsloweronaverageacrossallageranges.12.Themainideaofthispassageisthat_____.A.thegovernmentprovidedfreecoalforheatinginNorthChinaB.researchinChinafindsairpollutionshortenedlifeexpectancyC.coalburningcausesbadairqualityacrossChinaD.anewstudyfindsdifferentparticulatesinSouthChina13.AccordingtoGreenstone_______greatlycontributedtothehighpollutionconcentrationsinNorthChinA.A.gasesfromvehiclesB.constructionsitesC.thefreeheatingpolicyD.powerstations14.Itisimpliedinthepassagethat_______.A.coalisnolongerusedforheatinginNorthChinaB.airqualitywascomparativelybetterinSouthChinaC.southernersburnedcoalsforheatinginthe1980sD.peoplepreferredtoliveinSouthChinaafter198015.Theunderlinedwordparticulatesmostprobablymeans_____＿.A.dirtycloudsB.particularsmokeC.dangerousgasesD.harmfuldust
Pillingacatcanbea'terribleexperiencE.Catsdon’twantsomethingpusheddowntheirthroatsandthey’llfightwithalltheirstrengthtopreventit.Infactit’samazinghowpowerfultheirsmallbodiescanbE.Theeasiestwayofpillingacatistopressthepillintopowder.ThenmixthepowderwithasmallamountofwetfooD.Ifyourcatusuallyeatsdryfoodshewillprobablyviewthewetfoodasatreatandeatitup.Ifyourcatwon’teatthewetfoodthatcontainsthepillorifsheistooilltoeatyoucangetapillgun.Therearesomebasicinstructions.Gettingyourcat’smouthtoopenisgoingtobethemostdifficultpart.FirstbesurethepillisinahandyplacE.ThenyoucanputyourcatonabookshelfwithherbottominacorneroryoucanputheronyourlapfirmlytieD.Haveyourcatfacingtotherightifyou’reright-handeD.Withyourlefthandholdyourcatatthecheekbonesputtingyourpalm手掌atthetopofherheaD.Keepingyourfingeroffthetrigger扳机withyourrighthandinsertthepillgununtilthepillispositionedoverthetongueandopenthroat.Besuretogiveyourcatatreatdirectlyaftergivingthepill.Ifyoudon’tfeelcomfortableusingapillgunyoucantrygivingthepillbyhanD.Pushyourcat’sheadbackwardsjustfarenoughsothathernoseispointingtowardstheceiling.Atthispointmostcatswillslightlyopentheirmouths.WiththelittlefingerorringfingerofthehandholdingthepillopenthebottomjawalittlemorE.Youmayneedtoholdhertopjawwithyourotherhandwhiledoingthis.Aimstraightandlightlythrowthepillordropit.Mostcatswillthenswallowthepill.29.Pillingacatcanbeaterribleexperiencebecausecats______.A.areamazinglypowerfulanddangerousB.mayfightwithalltheirstrengthagainstpillsC.refusesomethingpresseddowntheirthroatsD.aredifficulttotreatoncethey’vegotill30.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothesecondparagraph?A.Wetfoodwithmedicineisusuallyatreattocats.B.CatsusedtodryfoodmustrejectwetfooD.C.Theeasiestpillingistopressthepillintopowder.D.Catsaremostlikelyinterestedinsomethingnew.31.Usingapillgunyouhadbetterholdyourcat______ifyou’releft-handeD.A.facingtotherightB.withyourrighthandC.attheheadD.onyourlapfirmly32.A.catprobablyopensitsmouthnaturallywhen______.A.itsnoseisstraightupwardsB.itistouchedbyfingersC.itsheadisturningaroundD.itisservedwithitsfavoritepills
Airpollutionisaleadingcauseofcancerandclassifiedamongtophumancarcinogens致癌物质saidtheInternationalAgencyforResearchonCancerIARCwhichistheWorldHealthOrganization'sWHOcanceragencyonOct172013.OurtaskwastoevaluatetheaireveryonebreathesratherthanfocusonspecificairpollutantstheIARC'sDanaLoomissaidinastatement.Theresultsfromthereviewedstudiespointinthesamedirectiontheriskofdevelopinglungcancerissignificantlyincreasedinpeopleexposedtoairpollution.In2010lungcancerresultingfromairpollutionkilled223000peopleworldwideandtherewasalsoconvincingevidencethatitincreasestheriskofbladder膀胱cancer.LoomissaidpeopleinAsiaEasternNorthAmericasomeplacesinCentralAmericaandMexicoaswellasNorthAfricahaverelativelyhighexposure暴露.DevelopingcountrieswithlargepopulationsandboomingmanufacturingsectorssuchasChinaareparticularlyatrisk.ThisweekHarbinthecapitalcityofHeilongjiangprovincebecamethefirstChinesecitytoofficiallysuspendclassesduetoserioussmogreallygoodforteachersandstudents.Manydevelopedcountriesfacesimilarproblemsalthoughtoalesser较少的次要的degreethanmostdevelopingnations.Between91and96percentofEuropeanslivingincitiesareexposedtolevelsofPM2.5—tinyparticleswithadiameteroflessthan2.5micrometers—thatarehigherthantheWHOsafetylimits.AlthoughboththecompositionandlevelsofairpollutioncanvarydramaticallyfromonelocationtotheothertheIARCsaiditsconclusionsapplytoallareasoftheworlD.GiventhescaleoftheexposureaffectingpeopleworldwidethisreportshouldsendastrongsignaltotheinternationalcommunitytotakeactionwithoutfurtherdelaysaidChristopherWilddirectoroftheIARC.60.What’sthemaintaskofIARC?A.Tofocusoncancer-causingsubstances.B.Toevaluatetheairquality.C.Tostudythedevelopingriskofcancer.D.Tosendsignalstotheinternationalcommunity.61.TheunderlinedwordsuspendinParagraph2probablymeans______.A.accelerateB.acknowledgeC.delayD.decline62.Whyshouldtheinternationalcommunitytakeactionwithoutfurtherdelay?A.A.largenumberofpeopleworldwideareexposedtoairpollution.B.Moreandmorepeopleindevelopingcountriesareexposedtoairpollution.C.Developedcountriesfaceairpollutionthelevelofwhichishigherthanthesafetylimits.D.ThecompositionandlevelsofairpollutionvaryfromplacetoplacE.63.Whatmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.PM2.5badeffect.B.Safetylimitsofairpollution.C.Signalsofairpollution.D.Airpollutioncancerrisk.
Squirrelsoftencommunicatewithwhistleschirpsandchuckswhichsoundlikethewordchuck.WhistlesandchirpsarelikethesoundsthatmanybirdsmakE.Nowscientistshavetranslatedsomeoftheirsquirrel-speak.HareaprofessorofzoologyattheUniversityofManilohainWinnipegandhisteammanagedtorecordsquirrels'alarmcalls.Theresearchersstudiedthesoundsandthenplayedthembackto60wildsquirrelswhichthescientistsapproachedindividuallywithavideorecordertocapture抓拍theirresponses.Somesquirrelsliftedtheirheadsupandbecamealert警惕的.Creaturesthatweremorefrightenedsimplyranfortheirlivesanddivedintocaves.Ineffectthenwhistlesthatmixwithchuckssay'there'sanenemyofaveragethreatthat'shere'andwhistleswithoutchuckssay'there'sanenemyofseeminglyaveragethreataroundheresomewhere'whilepurechirpssay'I'mhidingherebecausethere'sanimmediatedanger.'HaretolD.DiscoveryNews.Hareandsomeotherresearchersbelievesuchsoundsarepartofanadvancedlanguagethatdevelopsjustasallothercommunicationsystems.Althoughsquirrelsrisktheirliveswhentheycallouttowarnothersofthreatsothersquirrelsmightadmirethisbehaviorthusincreasingthecaller’ssocialstatuslikehumanswholookuptoheroes.Hareaddedthatotheranimalssuchasbirdsprobablyunderstandatleastsomesquirrellanguagesincetheyalsomaybenefitfromthealarmcalls.InfactanotherCanadianstudyfoundthatdeep-voicedblack-cappedchickadeeshavetheirownlanguagetoo.Accordingtocertainresearchtherearealotoftidingsinchickadees'callssuchasdirectingfellows'activitieskeepingincontactbetweenmatesandraisingalarms.Whilechickadeesandotherbirdsareoftenwelcomedintogardensbyhomeownerssquirrelsarefrequentlyviewedaspests害兽.Harewishesagreaterunderstandingofthecomplexsociallivesandcommunicationsystemsofsquirrelswillprovidehopethathumanswillgainagreaterappreciationandstopdoingharmtotheseanimals.72.Thetextmainlytalksabout_______.A.thewaysforsquirrelstoescapefromtheirenemiesB.thecomparisonbetweensquirrelsandchickadeesC.thecallingfortheprotectionofsquirrelsD.thestudyonthelanguageofsquirrels73.Ifasquirrelisinaverydangeroussituationitwouldprobablymake____.A.whistleswithchucksB.purechirpsC.whistleswithoutchucksD.repeatedchucks74.Theunderlinedwordtidingsinparagraph6probablymeans____.A.difficultiesB.noisesC.messagesD.languages75.Whatcanbelearnedfromthistext?A.Squirrelscommunicatewitheachotherashumansdo.B.Somesquirrelsunderstandtherecordedalarmcalls.C.Otheranimalsalsowellunderstandthelanguageofsquirrels.D.Birdssuchaschickadeesdon’thavetheirownlanguagE.
Whenthinkingaboutplacingahumanbeinginspaceoneofthemostimportantquestionswashowtodesignspecialclothingneededtoprotectapersonfromthedangersofthespaceenvironment.ThecoldofspacewillfreezeskininashorttimE.Thefierceheatofthesuncancausesevereburns.Thelackofatmospherecancausegasesinthebodytoexpandandevenburst.Withnooxygentobreatheahumanbeingwilldieinonlyafewmoments.RadiationfromthesunisanotherriskinspacE.Soisdamagefromsmallpiecesofrockandobjectslikemeteoroids陨石.In1933anAmericanflyerWileyPostdesignedoneofthefirstsuccessfuldevicestoprotectapilotatextremeheights.Itwasalargedevicethatlookedlikeacansurroundedthepilot'sheaD.AstronautsintheAmericanspaceagencyNASAflewthefirstAmericanspaceflightsintheearly1960s.TheclothingwassimilartothatinventedbyWileyPost.Todayastronautswearverydifferentprotectiveclothing.Itletsthemmovedousefultasksandstayoutsidetheirspacecraftincomfortandsafetyforseveralhours.ThespacesuitiscalledtheshuttleextravehicularmobilityunitorEMU.Itwasdesignedtoendurelongerandtopermitmoremovementthanearlierspacesuits.TheEMUhasanumberofpartsthatanastronautcanlinktogetherbyusingonlyonehandwhichmakesitpossibleforeachastronauttoselectthepartsthatfitcorrectly.NowadaysNASAscientistsarealsoconsideringthekindofspacesuitsthatwouldbeneededforexplorationontheplanetMars.BecauseofthegravityonMarsspacesuitsmayhavetobedesignedtobelighterthansuitsusedinorbitoronthemoon.TheequipmentmayalsohavetoprotectastronautsfromdustcarriedinthewindsonMars.Andtheymustbeeasytorepairandkeepcleanduringalongerflighttoandfromtheredplanet.59.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedaboutthedangersofspaceenvironment?A.Lackofoxygen.B.Fierceheatfromthesun.C.Gasesinthebody.D.Radiationfromthesun.60.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothispassage?A.WileyPostdesignedthefirstprotectiveclothingforastronauts.B.Astronautswearingearlierspacesuitshadsomedifficultyinmovingdoingusefultasksandsoon.C.EMUhasmanypartsthatcanbelinkedtogetherbyusingtwohands.D.SpecialspacesuitshavebeenusedforexplorationoftheplanetMars.61.Theunderlinedwordenduremeans_______.A.provideB.moveC.liveD.last62.Thebesttitleofthepassagemightbe______.A.SpaceexplorationB.Astronauts’flightsC.TheAdvantagesofSpacesuitsD.TheEvolutionofSpacesuits
Onahill600feetabovethesurroundinglandwewatchthelinesofrainmoveacrossthescenethemoonriseoverthehillsandthestarsappearinthesky.TheviewsinvitealonglookfromacomfortablechairinfrontofthewoodenhousE.EverywindowinourwoodenhousehasaviewandtheforestandlakesseldomlookthesameasthehourbeforE.EachlookremindsuswherewearE.Thereisspaceforourthreeboystoplayoutsidetoshootarrowscollecttreeseedsbuildearthhousesandclimbtrees.Ourkidshavelearnedthenamesofthetreesandwiththenameshavecomefamiliarityandappreciation.Astheytellallwhoshowevenapassinginterestmaple枫树makesthebestfightingsticksandwhitepinesarethebestclimbingtrees.Theairiscleanandfresh.Thewaterfromthewellhasapleasanttasteanditisperhapsthehealthiestwaterourkidswilleverdrink.Thoughtheyhaveoneglassadayofjuiceandtherestiswatertheyneversayanythingagainstthat.The_seasons_change_just_outside_the_door.Wewatchthemaplesturneveryshadeofyellowandredinthefallandnotethepoplars'杨树puttingoutthefirstgreenleavesofspring.Therainbowsmeltfillsthelocalstreamastheicegraduallydisappearsandthewoodfrogsstarttosinginpoolsafterbeingfrozenforthewinter.A.familyofbirdsrulesourskiesandfliesoverthelakE.56.WhatcanbelearnedfromParagraph2?A.ThescenesarecolorfulandchangeablE.B.TherearemanywindowsinthewoodenhousE.C.TheviewsremindusthatweareinawoodenhousE.D.Thelakesoutsidethewindowsarequitedifferentincolor.57.Bymentioningthenamesofthetreestheauthoraimstoshowthat________.A.thekidslikeplayingintreesB.thekidsareveryfamiliarwithtreesC.thekidshavelearnedmuchknowledgeD.thekidsfindtreesusefullearningtools58.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmean?A.Thechangeofseasonsiseasilyfelt.B.TheseasonsmakethesceneschangE.C.Theweatheroftenchangesintheforest.D.Thedoorisagoodpositiontoenjoychangingseasons.59.Whatisthemainpurposeoftheauthorwritingthetext?A.TodescribethebeautyofthescenearoundthehousE.B.Tointroduceherchildren'shappylifeintheforest.C.Toshowthatlivingintheforestishealthful.D.TosharethejoyoflivinginthenaturE.
Twonewstudiessuggestthatmodernrunningshoescouldincreasetheriskofinjuriestorunners.Onestudyinvolvedsixty-eighthealthyyoungwomenandmenwhoranatleasttwenty-fourkilometersaweek.Therunnerswereobservedonatreadmillmachine跑步机.Sometimestheyworerunningshoes.Othertimestheyranbarefoot赤脚.ResearchersfromtheJKMTechnologiesCompanyinVirginiatheUniversityofVirginiaandtheUniversityofColoradodidthestudy.Theyfoundthatrunningshoescreatemorestressthatcoulddamagekneeshipsandanklejointsthanrunningbarefoot.Theyobservedthattheeffectwasevengreaterthantheeffectreportedearlierforwalkinginhighheels.ThestudyappearedintheofficialscientificjournalofTheAmericanAcademyofPhysicalMedicine.TheotherstudyappearedinthejournalNature.ItcomparedrunnersintheUnitedStatesandKenyA.TheresearcherswerefromHarvardUniversityinMassachusettsMoiUniversityinKenyaandtheUniversityofGlasgowinScotlanD.Theydividedtherunnersintothreegroups.Onegrouphadalwaysrunshoeless.Anothergrouphadalwaysrunwithshoes.Andthethirdgrouphadchangedtoshoelessrunning.Runnerswhowearshoesusuallycomedownheelfirst.Thatputsgreatforceonthebackofthefoot.Butthestudyfoundthatbarefootrunnersgenerallylandonthefrontormiddleoftheirfoot.Thatwaytheyeaseintotheirlandingandavoidstrikingtheirheel.Harvard’sDanielLiebermanledthestudy.Hesaysthewaymostrunningshoesaredesignedmayexplainwhythosewhowearthemlandontheirheels.Theheeloftheshoeisbiggerandheavierthanotherpartsoftheshoesoitwouldseemmorelikelytocomedownfirst.Alsotheheelgenerallyhasthickmaterialunderittosoftenlandings.Buttheresearchersdonotsuggestthatrunnersimmediatelystartrunningbarefoot.Theysayittakessometraining.AndtherecanberiskslikerunningwhenyourfeetaretoocoldtofeelifyougetinjureD.ThestudywaspartlysupportedbyVibramwhichmakesakindoffootwearthatitsaysislikerunningbarefoot.Thefindingshavegottenalotofattention.Buttheresearcherssaytherearemanyproblemsinthewaythepresshasreportedintheirpaper.SotheyhavetriedtoexplaintheirfindingsonaHarvardWebsitE.9.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Walkinginhighheelscouldcauselessseriouseffectsthanrunningbarefoot.B.Twonewdiscoveriesencouragepeopletoruninhighheels.C.Runninginshoesispartlygoodtorunners.D.Twonewstudiesproverunningwithoutshoesisbeneficialtorunnersinmostcases.10.Whichpartofourbodycouldbeinjuredifweruninrunningshoes?A.Toes.B.Hips.C.Feet.D.Legs.11.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Thewaythatwerunbylandingonthefrontormiddleofourfootcouldavoiddamagingourheel.B.WeshouldstartrunningbarefootinnotimE.C.Runninginmodernrunningshoescouldcausemoreseriouseffectsthanrunninginhighheels.D.Wewon’tbeinjuredifwerunbarefoot.
Itis80yearssincetheLochNessmonster尼斯湖水怪wasspottedforthefirsttimE.Mrs.AldieMackayalocalhotelmanageressmighthavethoughtthathereyeshaddeceived欺骗herwhenshereportedseeingawhale-likefishinthewatersoftheScottishlakE.Orwasitmadeupbypeople?Dr.CharlesPaxtonaresearcherfromStAndrew’sUniversitynotedthatmanyofthe1000eye-witnessaccountsoftheelusivemonsterhehasbeenanalyzingcomefromhotelowners.Thisraisessuspicion怀疑ofanintentiontoincreasetourism.Mrs.MackayiswidelyregardedasthefirstmodernsightingofthemonsterinthelakE.Andithasopenedthefloodgates.Policeinspectorslorrydriversclergymenandfishermenwereamongthepeoplewhoclaimedtohaveseenthemonster.Itbecamesofamousthatitgotanickname:NessiE.Touristsand‘Nessiehunters’pouredtotheareA.ThereweretrafficjamsaroundthelakE.CertainlytherewasmuchtobegainedfromthelegenD.AccordingtoVisitScotlandNessietourismbringsinmorethan£1000000totheareaperyear.MarinebiologistAdrianShinewhointerviewedMrs.MackayyearslaterbelievesshewassincerE.ButthereareplentyofpeoplewhohavemadealivingfromNessieincludingMr.Shinehimself.HenowrunstheLochNessCentreandExhibitionoutofMrs.Mackay’soldhotel.Dr.Paxtonsaysanalyzingtheeye-witnessaccountsmaytellusmoreaboutourselvesthanwhetherornotthemonsterexists.Heisduetopublishtheresultsofhisstudylaterthisyear.AsascientisthecastsadisbelievingeyeonalltheevidencelinkedtoNessiE.HighlyrespectedBritishsurgeonColonelRobertWilsonclaimedhephotographedthebeastin1934.Itwaslaterprovedtobeatoysubmarine潜艇withasea-serpentheaD.Dr.Paxtonsays:Isupposeitispossiblethatpeoplehaveanagenda预谋.ButIbelievethevastmajorityofpeoplearereportingthetruth.TheybelievetheyhaveseensomethingstrangE.Somesayyouseewhatyouexpect.IfthisistrueinthelandfamousforwhiskyandNessiethebeastwilllivelongandprosper.71.Mrs.AldieMackayprobablyfelt________whenshereportedseeingsomethingunusualinthelakE.A.excitedB.astonishedC.frightenedD.disappointed72.Thefourthparagraphmainlytalksabout________.A.differentversionsaboutthemonsterNessieB.crowdednessandpollutionaroundthelakeC.goodtouringbusinessfromtheNessielegendD.touristyactivitiesrelatedtotheNessielegend73.Whatdoesthewritertrytoexpressintheunderlinedsentence?A.MoremonstersareexpectedtobespottedintheScottishlakE.B.DifferentstoriesaboutthemonsterNessiehavecomefloodingin.C.TouristsinterestedinthemonsterNessiehavepouredintotheareA.D.ManymorepeopleclaimthattheyhaveseenthemonsterNessiE.74.InDr.Paxton’seyes________mayhavebroughtaboutsomanyeye-witnessaccountsofthemonster.A.hotelowners’designingtoencouragetourismB.tourists’curiositytoseethemonsterinthefleshC.reporters’makingtheNessiehittheheadlinesD.attemptstomakethewhiskyindustryasuccess75.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Mosteye-witnessesarejustplayingtricksontourists.B.MostlikelythemonsterNessiedoesnotexistatall.C.Someresearchersbelieveinthelegendaboutthemonster.D.ManypeoplemistakethemonsterasatoysubmarinE.
Electriccarsaredirty.Infactnotonlyaretheydirtytheymightevenbemoredirtythantheirgasoline-poweredcousins.PeopleinCalifornialovetotalkaboutzero-emissionsvehiclesbutpeopleinCaliforniaseemtobecluelessaboutwhereelectricitycomesfrom.Powerplantsmostallusefiretomakeit.Asidefromthefewfolkswhohavetheirroofscoveredwithsolarcellswegetourelectricityfromgenerators.Generatorsarefueledbysomething—usuallycoaloilbutalsobyheatgeneratedinnuclearpowerplants.Thereareafewwindfarmsandgeothermalplantsaswellbutbyfarwegetelectricitymainlybyburningsomething.Inotherwordsthosezero-emissionscarsarelikelycoal-burningcars.It’sjustthecoalisburnedsomewhereelsesoitlooksclean.Itisnot.It’sasiftheCaliforniaGreensarecoveringtheireyes—IfIcan’tseeitit’snothappening.Gasolineisanincrediblyefficientwaytopoweravehicle;agallonofgashasalotofenergyinit.Butwhenyoutakethatgasoranotherfuelandfirstuseittomakeelectricityyouwasteanicepartofthatenergymostlyintheformofwastedheat—atthegeneratorthroughthetransmissionlinesetC.Agallonofgasmaypropelyourcar25miles.Buttheelectricityyougetfromthatgallonofgaswon’tgetyounearlyasfar—soelectriccarsburnmorefuelthangas-poweredones.Ifourelectricitycamemostlyfromnukesorgeothermalorhydroorsolarorwindthenanelectriccartrulywouldbeclean.Butforpoliticaltechnicalandeconomicreasonswedon’tusemuchofthoseenergysources.Inadditionelectriccars’batterieswhicharepoisonousforalongtimewilleventuallyendupinalandfill.Andfinallywhencarsarethepollutersthepollutionisspreadacrossalltheroads.Whenit’sapowerplantthoughallthejunkisinoneplacE.Natureisverygoodatcleaningupwhenthingsarenottooconcentratedbutittakesalotlongerwhenallthegarbageisinonespot.71.Whatdoescluelessmeaninparagraph2?A.Befamiliarwith.B.Becuriousabout.C.FailtounderstanD.D.Showtheirinterestin.72.AccordingtothepassagewhydotheCaliforniaGreensholdtheideaIfIcan’tseeitit’snothappening.?A.Theydonotknowthosecleancarsarelikelycoal-burningcars.B.Theydobelievethatthecoalisburnedsomewhereelsesoitlooksclean.C.Theytendtoholdthatelectricityisanicepartofenergy.D.TheytendtomaintainthatgasolineisagoodwaytorunavehiclE.73.Theelectricitywegetfromagallonofgasmaymakeourcarrun__________.A.notlessthan25miles.B.morethan25miles.C.nolessthan25miles.D.notmorethan25miles.74.Comparedwithcarsusinggaselectriccars__________A.donotburnfuelandmoreenvironmental.B.aretoxic有毒的anditisdifficultfornaturetocleanitupwhentheirbatteriesareburiedinonespot.C.areverygoodatcleaningupwhenthingsarenottooconcentratedD.arepoisonousforalongtimeandwilleventuallyendupinalandfill.75.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat__________.A.BeinggreenisgoodandshouldbeencouragedincommunicationsB.Electriccarsarenotcleaninthatwegetelectricitymainlybyburningsomething.C.Zero-emissionsvehiclesshouldbechosentoprotectourenvironment.D.Electriccarsarenowthedominantvehiclecomparedwithgasoline-poweredcousins.
SincethefirstEarthDayin1970Americanhavegottenalotgreenertowardtheenvironment.Wedidn’tknowatthattimethatthereevenwasanenvironmentletalonethattherewasaproblemwithitsaysBruceAndersonpresidentofEarthDayUSA.Butwhatbeganasnothingimportantinpublicaffairshasgrownintoasocialmovement.Businesspeoplepoliticalleadersuniversityprofessorsandespeciallymillionsofgrass-rootsAmericansaretakingpartinthemovement.TheunderstandinghasincreasedmanymanytimessaysGaylordNelsontheformergovernorfromWisconsinwhothoughtupthefirstEarthDay.AccordingtoUSgovernmentreportsemissions排放fromcarsandtruckshavedroppedfrom10.3milliontonsayearto5.5milliontons.ThenumberofcitiesproducingCObeyondthestandardhasbeenreducedfrom40to9.AlthoughseriousproblemsstillremainandneedtobedealtwiththeworldisasaferandhealthierplacE.A.kindofgreenthinkinghasbecomepartofpractices.GreatimprovementhasbeenachieveD.In1988therewereonly600recyclingprograms;todayin1995thereareabout6600.Advancedlightsmotorsandbuildingdesignshavehelpedsavealotofenergyandthereforepreventedpollution.Twenty–fiveyearsagotherewerehardlyanyeducationprogramsforenvironment.Todayit’shardtofindapublicschooluniversityorlawschoolthatdoesnothavesuchakindofprogram.Untilwedothatnothingelsewillchange!sayBruceAnderson.45.AccordingtoAndersonbefore1970Americanshadlittleideaabout.A.thesocialmovementB.recyclingtechniquesC.environmentalproblemsD.theimportanceofEarthDay46.Wheredoesthesupportforenvironmentalprotectionmainlycomefrom?A.Thegrass–rootslevelB.ThebusinesscircleC.GovernmentofficialsD.Universityprofessors47.WhathaveAmericansachieved取得inenvironmentalprotection?A.TheyhavecutcaremissionstothelowestB.TheyhavesettledtheirenvironmentalproblemsC.TheyhaveloweredtheirCOlevelsinfortycities.D.Theyhavereducedpollutionthrougheffectivemeasures.48.Whatisespeciallyimportantforenvironmentalprotectionaccordingtothelastparagraph?A.EducationB.PlanningC.GreenlivingD.COreduction
HurricaneSandywasahurricanethatdestroyedpartsoftheCaribbeanandtheMid-AtlanticandNortheasternUnitedStatesduringlateOctober2012withminorimpactsintheSoutheasternandMidwesternstatesandEasternCanadA.Sandyclassifiedastheeighteenthnamedstormandtenthhurricaneofthe2012AtlantichurricaneseasonwasaCategory2stormatitspeakintensity.WhileitwasaCategory1stormoffthecoastoftheNortheasternUnitedStatesthestormbecamethelargestAtlantichurricaneonrecorD.Previousestimatesoflossesduetodamageandbusinessinterruptionareestimatedat$65.6billionwhichwouldmakeitthesecond-costliestAtlantichurricanebehindonlyHurricaneKatrinA.Atleast253peoplewerekilledalongthepathofthestormineightcountries.SandydevelopedfromatropicalwaveinthewesternCaribbeanSeaonOctober22quicklystrengthenedandwasupgradedtoTropicalStormsixhourslater.SandymovedslowlynorthwardtowardtheGreaterAntillesandgraduallybecomingstronger.OnOctober24SandybecameahurricanemadelandfallnearKingstonJamaicaafewhourslaterenteredintotheCaribbeanSeaagainandstrengthenedintoaCategory2hurricanE.OnOctober25SandyhitCubaandthenweakenedtoaCategory1hurricanE.EarlyonOctober26SandymovedthroughtheBahamas.OnOctober27SandybrieflyweakenedtoatropicalstormandthenrestrengthenedtoaCategory1hurricanE.EarlyonOctober29SandyturnedfromnorthtonorthwestandthenmovedashorenearAtlanticCityNewJerseyasapost-tropicalcyclonewithhurricane-forcewinds.IntheUnitedStatesHurricaneSandyaffected24statesincludingtheentireeasternseaboardfromFloridatoMaineandwestacrosstheAppalachianMountainstoMichiganandWisconsinwithparticularlyseveredamageinNewJerseyandNewYork.ItsstormhitNewYorkCityonOctober29floodingstreetstunnelsandsubwaylinesandcuttingpowerinandaroundthecity.DamageintheUSisestimatedatover$63billion.47.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingwindformsisthestrongest?A.TropicalwavE.B.Tropicalstorm.C.Category1hurricanE.D.Category2hurricanE.48.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_______.A.Sandycaused253deathstotallyintheUSA.B.SandyreacheditsstrongestintheCaribbeanSeA.C.SandyresultedingreatlossinmoststatesintheUSA.D.SandyisthesecondlargestAtlantichurricaneeverrecordeD.49.WhichofthefollowinggraphshowsthedevelopmentofSandy?A.B.C.D.50.Whatisthewriter’spurposeofwritingthispassage?A.TotellushowterribleSandyis.B.Toteachuswhattodoinfaceofhurricanes.C.ToinformreadersofSandyanditsdamagE.D.Towarnreadersofthedangerscausedbyhurricanes.
Ablackholeisaplaceinspacewheregravitypullssomuchthatevenlightcannotgetout.ThegravityissostrongbecausematterhasbeensqueezedintoatinyspacE.Thiscanhappenwhenastarisdying.Becausenolightcangetoutpeoplecan’tseeblackholes.Spacetelescopeswithspecialtoolscanhelpfindblackholes.Thespecialtoolscanseehowstarsthatareveryclosetoblackholesactdifferentlyfromotherones.Blackholescanbebigorsmall.Scientiststhinkthesmallestblackholesareassmallasjustoneatom.Theseblackholesareverytinybuthavethemassofalargemountain.Massistheamountofmatterorstaffinanobject.Anotherkindofblackholeiscalledstellar星球黑洞.Itsmasscanbeupto20timesmorethanthemassofthesun.TheremaybemanystellarmassblackholesinEarth’sgalaxy.Earth’sgalaxyiscalledtheMilkyWay.Thelargestblackholesarecalledsupermassive超大质量黑洞.Theseblackholeshavemassesthataremorethanonemillionsunstogether.Scientistshavefoundproofthateverylargegalaxycontainsasupermassiveblackholeatitscenter.ThesupermassiveblackholeatthecenteroftheMilkyWaygalaxyhasamassequaltoaboutfourmillionsunsandwouldfitinsideaverylargeballthatcouldholdafewmillionEarths.Scientiststhinkthesmallestblackholesformedwhentheuniversebegan.Stellarblackholesaremadewhenthecenterofaverybigstarfallsinuponitselforfallsapart.WhenthishappensitexplodedpartofthestarintospacE.Scientiststhinksupermassiveblackholesweremadeatthesametimeasthegalaxytheyarein.AblackholecannotbeseenbecausestronggravitypullsallofthelightintothemiddleoftheblackholE.ButscientistscanseehowthestronggravityaffectsthestarsandgasaroundtheblackholE.ScientistscanstudystarstofindoutiftheyareflyingaroundororbitingablackholE.Whenablackholeandastarareclosetogetherhigh-energylightismadE.Thiskindoflightcannotbeseenwithhumaneyes.Scientistsusesatellitesandtelescopesinspacetoseethehigh-energylight.31.Thegravityofablackholemaybecomesostrongthatlightcannotgetoutwhen____________.A.thestarisgoingtodieB.specialtoolsareusedonitC.otherstarscomeclosetoitD.itisseenfromthespacetelescopes32.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.A.blackholecanbeverytinybutextremelyheavy.B.Thegravityofablackholeholdsalllightinitscenter.C.Scientistsobservehigh-energylightthroughtheirowneyes.D.SomesmallblackholescameintobeingasearlyastheuniversE.33.Whichcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.EverygalaxymusthaveablackholE.B.A.galaxyisthecenteroftheuniversE.C.A.galaxyconsistsofalargegroupofstarsandplanets.D.Earth’sgalaxyiscalledtheMilkyWay.34.WhatdoesthelastsentenceinParagraph5suggest?A.NeitherthesunnortheearthisasheavyasablackholE.B.ThereisonlyonesupermassiveblackholeatthecenteroftheMilkyWay.C.ThesupermassiveblackholehadexistedbeforetheMilkyWaywasformeD.D.Thereisareasonwhythelargeblackholesarecalledsupermassive.35.Thelasttwoparagraphmainlyfocusonthequestionof_________.A.whatablackholeisB.howblackholesformC.howbigblackholesareD.howscientistsknowaboutblackholes
FacesthatactivatethesameregionsofthebrainagainandagainaremorelikelytoberemtembereD.Practicemakesperfectwhenitcomestorememberingthingsbutexactlyhowthatworkshaslongbeenamystery.A.studypublishedinSciencerecentlyindicatesthatreactivatingneural神经的patternsoverandoveragainmystoreitemsintothememory.Peoplefinditeasiertorecallthingsifmaterialispresentedrepeatedlyatwell-spacedintervalsratherthanallatoncE.Forexampleyou’remorelikelytorememberafacethatyour’veseenonsomeoccasionsoverafewdaysthanonethatyou’veseenonceinonelongperioD.Onereasonthatafacelinkedtomanydifferentcontexts–suchasschoolworkandhome-iseasiertorecognizethanonethatisassociatedwithjustonesettingsuchasapartycouldbethattherearesomewaystoaccessthememory.Thisideacalledtheencodingvariabilityhypothesis假说wasproposedbypsychologistsabout40yearsago.Eachdifferentcontextorsettingactivatesaclearsetofbrainregions;thehypothesissuggeststhatitisthesedifferingneuralresponsesthatimprovethememory.Butneuroimaging神经影像researchledbyRussellPoldrackascientistattheUniversityofTexas.Austinnowsuggeststhattheoppositeistrue—itemsarebetterrememberedwhentheyactivatethesameneuralpatternswitheachexposurE.Poldrack’steammeasuredbrainactivityin24peopleusingfunctionalmagneticresonance磁共振imaging.Thesubjectssaw120unfamiliarfacesandeachonerepeatedfourtimesatvaryingintervalsduringthescan.Onehourlatertheywereshownthefacesagainmixedwith120newonesandaskedtoratethefamiliarityofeach.
OnMarch252013twopandaswereshippedfromChinatoCanadA.ThepandasreceivedawarmwelcometotheNorthAmericafromCanada’sPrimeMinisterStephenHarperandChineseambassador大使ZhangJunsai.ThepandaswillspendfiveyearsattheTorontoZooandthenspendanotherfiveyearsattheCalgaryZoo.Thisisthefirsttimein20yearsthatpandashavebeensenttoaCanadianzoo.IwanttooffermysincerethankstothegovernmentofChinaforsharingthesetwopandassymbolizingpeaceandfriendshipwithallCanadianssaidPrimeMinisterHarper.ThepandasarenamedErShunandDaMao.ErShunafive-year-oldfemalecamefromtheChongqingZooinsouthwestChinA.DaMaoafour-year-oldmaletraveledfromChengdu.Thepandapassengersweregivenplentyofsnacksthroughouttheflight.Eachpandareceivedmorethan200poundsofbambooand100poundsofapples.Thenumberofpandasisdecreasingandnowthereareonly1600pandasleftinthewilD.Andthisispartlyduetothelossoftheirprimaryfoodsourcebamboo.AccordingtoarecentstudywarmingtemperaturesarecausingashortageofbambooinatleastoneregionofChinawherepandaslivE.TheclimateinErShunandDaMao’snewhomeinCanadaisn’tperfectforgrowingbamboo.TwiceaweektheMemphisZooinTennesseewillshipabout700poundsofthegreenplantupnorthtotheTorontoZoo.WhilethepandasarefarfromChinazookeepersplantomakeCanadafeelliketheirhomE.1.Wecanknowfromthesecondparagraphthat.A.ChinaoftensendspandastoCanadaB.CanadaisverythankfulforChina’shelpC.thetwopandaswillspendtenyearsinCanadaD.thetwopandaswillonlyliveinoneplacE.2.Accordingtothepassagethetwopandas.A.arebothfouryearsoldB.arefromthesameChinesezooC.caneatasmanyas100poundsofapplesinadayD.weregivenover400poundsofbambooontheflight3.WhatisParagraph4mainlyabout?A.Thereasonforthedecreasingnumberofpandas.B.Theprimaryfoodsourceofpandas.C.ThelifestyleofpandasinthewilD.D.Theeffectsofwarmingtemperaturesonbamboo.4.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat.A.pandaseatnothingbutbambooandapplesB.theclimateinTorontoisunfitforbambootogrowC.theanimalthatallCanadianslikebestispandasD.ChinalentthetwopandasjustinordertohelpCanada
Stonehenge巨石阵mayhavebeenaprehistorichealthcenterratherthanasiteforobservingstarsoratempleinhonorofthedeadscientistssaidyesterday.NewevidenceunearthedattheWorldHeritageSiteinmorethan40yearssuggeststhatthemonumentwasaplacewherethediseasedandinjuredwentingroupsseekingcures.Afteratwo-weekdigscientistshaveconcludedthatStonehengewastheancienthealthcarecentreofsouthernEnglandbecauseoftheexistenceofbluestones---thesmallercolumnsofdolerite辉绿岩thatformedanearlierstonestructurE.Bydatingpiecesofremainstoaround7330BCTimDarvillofBournemouthUniversityandGoffWainwrightoftheSocietyofAmtiquarieshavefoundthathunter-gathererswereatthesiteonSalisburyPlain4000yearsearlierthanthought.ThefirststageofStonehengearoundearthworkstructurewasbuiltaround3000BC.ProfessorWainwrightadded:IdidnotexpectthedegreeofcomplexitywediscovereD.We’reabletosaysomuchmoreaboutwhenStonehengewasbuiltandwhy---allofwhichchangesourpreviousunderstandingofthemonument.Theresearchrevealstheimportanceofthehenge’sfamousbluestones.Hundredsofbluestonechipsgatheredatthesitehaveledtheteamtoconcludethatthebluestoneswerevaluedfortheircuringeffects---thekeyreasonthatabout80ofthemeachweighingupto4tonsandahalfweredraggedmorethan150milesfromthePreseliHillstoWiltshirE.AfteryearsofresearchProfessorsDarvillandWainwrighthaveconcludedthatforthousandsofyearsthePreselimountainrangewashometomagicalhealthcentersandholywells.Eventodaytherearethosewhobelieveinthecuringpowersofthespringsforcoughsandheartdiseaseandpeoplewhousecrystalsandbluestonesforself-curing.Radiocarbontestshavealsorevealedthattheconstructionoftheoriginalbluestonecircletookplacearound2300BCthreecenturieslaterthanoriginallythought.InterestinglyonthesamedaydiedtheAmesburyArcher---asicktravelerfromtheSwissorGermanAlpswhohadaninfectedknee---whoseremainswerediscoveredaboutfivemilesfromStonehengE.Theprofessorsbelievethathewasadevotedreligiouspersonwhowashopingtobenefitfromthecuringpowersofthemonument.74.Stonehengeisrecentlybelievedtobeaplaceforpeople.A.torecoverfrompoorhealthB.toobservestarmovementsC.toholdreligiousceremoniesD.togatherhugebluestones75.WhatcanbeinferredaboutStonehengefromthepassage?A.Thespringscouldcurecoughsandheartdiseasebest.B.ThenewdiscoverywasthesameaswhathadbeenexpecteD.C.SomehugebluestoneswerenotproducedatStonehengE.D.Theoriginalbluestonecirclewasthoughttobeconstructedaround2000BC.76.Thesicktravelerinthepassageissupposedtobe.A.adevotedreligiouspersonfromStonehengeB.oneoftheearliestdiscoverersofStonehengeC.thefirstexplorertotestthemagicalpowerofbluestonesD.apatienttryingtocurehisinfectionatStonehenge77.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Stonehenge:A.NewPlaceofInterestB.Stonehenge:StillMakingNewsC.Stonehenge:HeavenforAdventurersD.Stonehenge:StillCuringPatients
There’sabodyofwaterinIsraelthatisactuallybelowsealevel.Waterconstantlyrunsintoitbutbecauseofthelawofgravity万有引力定律nothingcanflowoutofit.Doyouknowthenameofthisfamouslake?It’scalledtheDeadSeA.It’scalledthisbecausenolivingthingcouldlivetherE.Thewaterisalmostdeadcomparedtowhathappenswithlivingwater.Whenyouthinkofthetermlivingwatertheimagethatcomestomindisarushingriverthatisflowing.It’sfilledwithlifeandmovement.Itdoesn’tjustreceivebutisalsogivingsimultaneously.Manyofusbelievethatweneedtoreceivemoreofsomethinginordertobehappy.WhetherwhatwedesireismoneyorsomethingelsewethinkweneedmoreofitinordertobefulfilleD.Asaresultwebegintooperateinfearandthereforedon’tgiveanythingbecausewe’reafraidthatwewon’thaveenough.Theresult?LiketheDeadSeawebecomelifeless.Lifeismeanttoflow.whenapoolstopsflowingitbecomesstagnant停滞的.Stagnantwaterbreedsdiseaseanddeath.Itcan’tbreathE.Itcan’treceiveanymorE.Ifnothingisflowingoutthere’snoroomforanythingelsetocomein.Thesolution?GivE.Asyougiveyou’llreceivE.It’sauniversallaw.YouseeitatworkeverywherE.we’vesomehowbeendeceived欺骗intobelievingthatifwedon’tgivewe’llhavemorE.Orwe’reafraidthatifwedogivewewon’thaveanythingleft.OnonehandthisseemstomakesensE.Butitdoesn’twork.Becausewhenwedon’tgiveweshutofftheflowofwhat’scomingin.36.Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?A.ThedevelopmentoftheDeadSeaB.ThespecialcharacteroftheDeadSeaC.ThepositionoftheDeadSeaD.ThepresentsituationoftheDeadSea37.Accordingtothepassagepeoplewouldn’tliketogivebecause________.A.theyarereallypoorinfactB.theydon’tknowhowtogiveC..theydon’tknowwhotogiveD.theyarestillnotsatisfied38.Accordingtothepassageifyourefusetogiveyouwill___________.A.belikeapoolwithstagnantwaterB.haveenoughspaceforwhatyou’llreceiveC.needsomethingmoretobesatisfiedD.doeverythingaccordingtothelaw39.Whatwordcantaketheplaceoftheunderlinedwordbreeds?A.comesfromB.influencesC.leadstoD.buries40.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Giveandyou’llreceiveB.ThesecretoftheDeadseaC.A.universallawD.comeinandcomeout
RecordingsofangrybeesareenoughtosendbigtoughAfricanelephantsrunningawayanewstudysays.Beehives蜂窝—eitherrecordedorreal—mayevenpreventelephantsfromdamagingfarmer’scrops.In2002scientistLucyKingandherteamfoundthatelephantsavoidcertaintreeswithbeeslivinginthem.TodayLucywantstoseeifAfricanhoneybeesmightdiscourageelephantsfromeatingcrops.Butbeforesheaskedfarmertogotothetroubleofsettingupbeehivesontheirfarmssheneededtofindoutifthebeeswouldscareelephantsaway.LucyfoundawildbeehiveinsideatreeinnorthernKenyaandsetuparecorder.ThenshethrewastoneintothebeehivewhichburstintolifE.Lucyandherassistanthidintheircaruntiltheangrybeeshadcalmeddown.NextLucysearchedoutelephantfamiliesinSamburuNationalReserveinnorthernKenyaandputaspeakerinatreeclosetoeachfamily.FromadistanceLucyswitchedonthepre-recordedsoundofangrybeeswhileatthesametimerecordingtheelephantswithavideocamerA.Halftheelephantgroupslefttheareawithintenseconds.Outofatotalof17groupsonlyonegroupignoredthesoundoftheangrybees.Lucyreportedthatalltheyoungelephantsimmediatelyrantotheirmotherstohideunderthem.WhenLucyplayedthesoundofawaterfall瀑布insteadoftheangrybeestomanyofthesameelephantfamiliestheanimalswereundisturbeD.EvenafterfourminutesmostofthegroupsstayedinoneplacE.Lucyisnowstudyingwhethertheelephantswillcontinuetoavoidthesoundofangrybeesafterhearingitseveraltimes.Shehasn’ttestedenoughgroupsyettoknowbutherinitial最初的resultswerepromisingenoughtobegintrialswithfarmers.Shehasnowbegunplacingspeakersinthefieldstoseeifelephantsarefrightenedaway.41.Weknowfromthepassagethatelephantsmaybefrightenedof.A.loudnoisesB.somecropsC.videocamerasD.angrybees42.AsmentionedinthepassageLucy.A.worksbyherselfinAfricaB.needstotestmoreelephantgroupsC.hasstoppedelephantseatingcropsD.hasgotfarmerstosetupbeehivesontheirfarms43.WhydidLucythrowastoneintoawildbeehive?A.Torecordthesoundofbees.B.Tomakeavideoofelephants.C.Toseeifelephantswouldrunaway.D.Tofindoutmoreaboutthebehaviorofbees.44.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.YoungelephantsignoreAfricanhoneybees.B.WaterfallscanmakeelephantsstayinoneplacE.C.Elephantsdonotgoneartreeswithbeeslivinginthem.D.FarmersdonotallowLucytoconducttestsintheirfields.
China’snewtermtuhaomaybeinnextyear’sOxfordEnglishDictionary.Thewordcaughttheattentionofthedictionary'seditingteamafterBBC’srecentprogramoninfluentialChinesewords.IfitsinfluencecontinuesitisverylikelytoappearonourupdatedlistofwordssaidJulieKleemanprojectmanagerwiththeeditingteam.InChinesetumeansuncouth笨拙的andhaomeansrich.IthastraditionallybeenreferredtorichpeoplewhothrowtheirweightaroundinChina’scountrysidE.ThewordbecamemorepopularinSeptemberwiththelaunchofApple’snewgold-colorediPhonewhichislovedbyChina’srichpeoplE.ThecolorbecameknownastuhaogolD.Thewordisnowalsousedbytheonlinecommunitytorefertopeoplewhohavethecashbutlacktheclasstogowithit.KleemanalsomentionedtwootherChinesewords—damaandhukou—whichmayalsomakeitintothedictionary.Peoplecanhaveanintuitive直观的graspofthemeaningsiftheyseepinyinKleemansaidaddingthatpeopleavoidusinganEnglishwordtokeeptheoriginalmeaning.Wehavenearly120Chinese-linkedwordsnowinOxfordEnglishDictionaryshesaiD.Someofthemare:Guanxiwhichmeansconnection;Taikonautamixoftaikongmeaningouterspaceandastronaut.ThenewwordswillbefirstuploadedontheofficialwebsitebeforethedictionariesarrivE.Theonlineversionisalsorenewedeverythreemonths.Itatleastbrokeouroldrules.Itusedtotake10yearstoincludeanewwordbutnowwekeepthepacewiththetimeaccordingtoastatementfromex-chief-editorJohnSimpson.64.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothetext?A.DamaandhukouhavemadeitintoOxfordEnglishdictionary.B.SomeinfluentialChinesewordsappearedononeofBBC’srecentprograms.C.tuhaoreferstopeoplewhohaveboththecashandtheclass.D.JohnSimpsonthinksthatitisnotgoodtobreakoldrules.65.Whatdoestheunderlinedpartinparagraph2mean?A.Giveorderstoothers.B.Getreadytohelpothers.C.Goonadiet.D.Putonweight.66.TuhaobecomesmorepopularinSeptemberpartlybecause______.A.itisverylikelytoappearinOxfordEnglishDictionaryB.itisoftenusedbytheonlinecommunityC.peopleuseChinesepinyintokeeptheoriginalmeaningD.Applelaunchedanewgold-colorediPhone67.Themainideaofthetextisthat______.A.tuhaomayendupinOxfordEnglishDictionaryB.sometimespinyinmakesChinesewordsbetterunderstoodC.tuhaohasanewmeaningatthepresenttimeD.OxfordEnglishDictionaryIncludesnewwordsfasterthanbefore
Withoutmostpeoplerealizingittherehasbeenrevolutioninofficeworkoverthelasttenyears.Beforethattimelargecomputerswereonlyusedbylargerichcompaniesthatcouldaffordtheinvestment.Withtheadvancementoftechnologysmallcomputershavecomeontothemarketwhicharecapableofdoingtheworkwhichusedtobedonebymuchlargerandexpensivecomputerssonowmostsmallercompaniescanusethem.ThemaindevelopmentinsmallcomputershasbeeninthefieldofwordprocessorsystemorWPSastheyareoftencalleD.40%ofBritishofficesarenowestimatedtohaveawordprocessorandthispercentageisgrowingfast.Therearemanyadvantagesinusingawordprocessorforbothsecretaryandmanager.Thesecretaryisfreedfromalotofdailyworksuchasretypinglettersandstoringpapers.Heorshecanusethistimetodoothermoreinterestingworkfortheboss.Fromamanager'spointofviewsecretarialtimeisbeingmadebetteruseofandmoneycanbesavedbydoingdailyjobsautomaticallyoutsideofficehours.Butisitallgood?IfalotofdailysecretarialworkcanbedoneautomaticallysurelythiswillmeanthatfewersecretarieswillbeneedeD.Anotherworryistheincreasingmedicalproblemsrelatedtoworkwithvisualdisplayunits显示器.Theuneaseofaslowlossofsightamongpeopleusingwordprocessorsseemstohaverisengreatly.ItisalsofearedthatifawomanworksataVDUforlonghourstheunbornchildinherbodymightbekilleD.SafetyscreenstoputoveraVDUhavebeeninventedbutfewcompaniesinEnglandbothertobuythem.WhatevertheargumentsforandagainstwordprocessorstheyareakeyfeatureofthisrevolutioninofficepracticE.43.Tenyearsagolargecomputerswereonlyusedbylargecompaniesbecause_________.A.smallcompaniesdidnothaveenoughmoneytobuysuchexpensivecomputersB.largecomputerscouldnotdotheworkthatsmallcompaniescandotodayC.largecomputersdidnotcomeontothemarketD.smallcompaniesdidnotneedtousethisnewtechnology44.Accordingtothewriterthemainprogressmadeinofficeworkoverthelasttenyearsis________.A.thesavingoftimeandmoneyB.theuseofcomputersinbigcompaniesC.thewideuseofwordprocessorsD.thedecreasingnumberofsecretaries45Wecaninferfromthepassagethatwiththeuseofwordprocessors_________.A.somesecretarieswilllosetheirjobsB.alljobscanbedoneautomaticallyoutsideofficehoursC.medicalproblemsrelatedtoworkwithaVDUmusthaveincreasedD.theBritishcompanieswillmakelessmoney46.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Therearebothadvantagesanddisadvantagesinusingawordprocessor.B.TheBritishcompaniescaremuchforthehealthofthepeopleusingwordprocessors.C.Thetechnologyinthefieldofcomputershasbeengreatlyadvancedoverthelasttenyears.D.Usingwordprocessorssecretariescangetmoretimetodomoreinterestingworkfortheirbosses.
TheDonkeyMobileLibraryItisabrightmorningintheEthiopiancountrysidE.Yohanneswalksbesideapairofdonkeysthatarepullingatwo-wheeledcart.TheyarriveattheagriculturaltownofAwassawhereYohannesopensthesidesofthecarttodisplaynottheusualvegetablesortoolsbutchildren’sbooks.ThisistheDonkeyMobileLibrarythefirstofitskindinEthiopiaandoneofonlyafewintheworlD.YohanneswasborninEthiopiaNorthAfricabuttrainedtobealibrarianintheUSAandreturnedtoEthiopiayearsago.ThecartisfullofpicturebooksdonatedbyAmericanlibrariesteachersandschoolchildren.YohannesarrangessmallpaintedbenchesintheshadeofthetreesandsuddenlyEthiopianchildrencomeshoutingandracingdowneveryroadandpath.It’smobilelibraryday!Theycirclethebookshelveswithgreatexcitement.UntiltheDonkeyMobileLibrarybeganitsregulartwo-monthlyvisitsmanyofthesechildrenhadneverseenabook.Withoutbookseducationisverydulllikefoodwithoutsalt.Youcansurvivebutyoucan’treallycomealivesaysYohannes.TheabilitytoreadisthebasisforgreaterproductivitybetterhealthandlongerlifE.Eventhoughthechildrenlackmaterialgoodswithbookstheycanimagineaworldofpossibilities.Yohannesfirstworkedinthechildren’ssectionofthemainlibraryinAmericA.Surroundedbybookshehadneverseenbeforeherealizedhowjoyfulandimaginativechildren’sliteratureis.HesaysIalwaysthoughtofEthiopiA.ButhowcouldIbringchildren’sbookstomyhomecountrywhenithadalmostnolibrariestokeepthebooksin?HecontactedJaneKurtzawriterborninAmericabutbroughtupinEthiopiaandtogethertheycreatedtheDonkeyMobileLibrary.ThechildrensaythattheLibraryhasgiventhemideasaboutwhattheymightdointhefuturE.A.childcalledDarejewantstobeascientistandfindacureforlife-threateningdiseases.Aneleven-year-oldgirlFikertewantstodoresearchaboutthemoonanddiscovernewfactsaboutouterspacE.Tamrataged10comeseverytimE.Whatbringsyoubackheretimeandtimeagain?thelibrarianaskshim.ThestoriesTamratrepliesinstantly.56.HowdothechildrenfeelwhentheyseetheDonkeyMobileLibrary?A.Curious.B.SurpriseD.C.InteresteD.D.ExciteD.57.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat.A.EthiopianchildrenhavenoideaabouttheirfutureB.YohannesandKurtzsharesimilarlifeexperiencesC.donkeycartsinAwassausuallycarryvegetablesandtoolsD.mostbooksintheDonkeyMobileLibrarywereboughtinAmerica58.AccordingtothepassagetheDonkeyMobileLibrary.A.visitsthecountrysideeverydayB.benefitsEthiopianchildrenalotC.wascreatedbyYohanneshimselfD.wasthefirstofitskindintheworld59.Whereisthepassagemostlikelytohavebeentakenfrom?A.A.newsreport.B.A.bookreview.C.A.historicalstory.D.Anadvertisement.
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