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SportscanhelpyoukeepfitandgetintouchwithnaturE.Howeverwhetheryouareonthemountainsinthewavesoronthegrasslandyoushouldbeawarethatyoursportofchoicemighthavegreatinfluenceontheenvironment.Somesportsareresource-hungry.Golfasyoumayknoweatsupnotonlylargeareasofcountrysidebutalsotonsofwater.Besidesallsortsofchemicalsandhugeamountsofenergyareusedtokeepitscourses球场ingoodcondition.Thiscausesmajorenvironmentaleffects.ForexampleinthedryregionsofPortugalandSpaingolfisoftenheldresponsibleforseriouswatershortageinsomelocalareas.Therearemanyenvironment-friendlysports.Powerwalkingisoneofthemthatyoucouldtakeuptoday.Youdon’tneedanyspecialequipmentexceptagoodpairofshoes;andyoudon’thavetoworryaboutresourcesandyourpursE.Simpleandfreepowerwalkingcanalsokeepyoufit.Ifyouwalkregularlyitwillbegoodforyourheartandbones.Expertssaythat20minutesofpowerwalkingdailycanmakeyoufeellessanxioussleepwellandhavebetterweightcontrol.Whateversportyoutakeupyoucanmakeitgreenerbyusingenvironment-friendlyequipmentandbuyingproductsmadefromrecycledmaterials.Butthefinalgoalshouldbegreengyms.Theyarebetterreplacementsfortraditionalhealthclubsandmodernsportscenters.Membersofgreengymsplaysportsoutdoorsinthecountrysideorotheropenspaces.Thereisnospecialrequirementforyoutostartyourmembership.Andbestofallit’sfreE.64.Whichofthefollowingistheauthormostprobablyinfavorof?A.CyclingaroundalakE.B.Motorracinginthedesert.C.Playingbasketballinagym.D.Swimminginasportscenter.65.Whatdoweknowaboutgolffromthepassage?A.ItispopularinPortugalandSpain.B.ItcauseswatershortagesaroundtheworlD.C.Itpollutestheearthwithchemicalsandwastes.D.Itneedswaterandelectricitytokeepitscoursesgreen.66.Theauthorusespowerwalkingasanexamplemainlybecause______.A.itisanoutdoorsportB.itimprovesourhealthC.itusesfewerresourcesD.itisrecommendedbyexperts67.Theauthorwritesthepassageto_______.A.showusthefunctionofmajorsportsB.encourageustogoinforgreensportsC.discussthemajorinfluenceofpopularsportsD.introducedifferenttypesofenvironment-friendlysports
Atonetimecomputerswereexpectedlargelytoremovetheneedforpapercopiesofdocuments文件becausetheycouldbestoredelectronically.Butforallthetextsthatarewrittenstoredandsentelectronicallyalotofthemarestillendinguponpaper.ItisdifficulttomeasurethequantityofpaperusedasaresultofuseofInternet-connectedcomputersalthoughjustaboutanyonewhoworksinanofficecantellyouthatwhene-mailisintroducedtheprintersstartworkingovertimE.IfeelinmybonesthisrevolutioniscausingmoretreestobecutdownsaysTedSmithoftheEarthVillageOrganization.PerhapsthebestsignofhowcomputerandInternetusepushesupdemandforpapercomesfromthehigh-techindustryitselfwhichseesprintingasoneofitsmostpromisingnewmarkets.SeveralInternetcompanieshavebeensetuptohelpsmallbusinessesprintqualitydocumentsfromacomputer.EarlierthisweekHewlett-PackardCo.announcedaplantodevelopnewtechnologiesthatwillenablepeopletoprintevenmoresotheycangetahardcopyofabusinessdocumentamedicalrecordorjustaone-linee-maileveniftheyarenowherenearacomputer.AsthecompanyseesitthemoreuseoftheInternetthegreaterdemandforprinters.Doesallthismeanenvironmentalconcerns环境问题havebeenforgotten?Someactivistssuggestpeoplehavebeenledtobelievethatalotofdangerstotheenvironmenthavegoneaway.Iguesspeoplebelievethattheproblemistakencareofbecauseofrecycling回收利用saidKellyQuirkedirectoroftheRainforestActionNetworkinSanFrancisco.YetQuirkeishopefulthathigh-techmayalsoprovehelpful.Hesaysprintersthatprintonbothsidesaregrowinginpopularity.TheactiongrouphasalsofoundacceptablepapermadefrommaterialsotherthanwoodsuchasagriculturalwastE.53.Thegrowingdemandforpaperinrecentyearsislargelydueto________.A.therapiddevelopmentofsmallbusinessesB.theopeningupofnewmarketsC.theprintingofhighqualitycopiesD.theincreaseduseoftheInternet54.Environmentalistsbelieveonepossiblewayofdealingwiththepapersituationis________.A.toencourageprintingmorequalitydocumentsB.todevelopnewprintersusingrecycledpaperC.tofindnewmaterialsformakingpaperD.toplantmorefast-growingtrees55.Hewlett-PackardCo.hasdecidedtodevelopnewtechnologiesbecause_______.A.peopleareconcernedabouttheenvironmentB.printersinmanyofficesareworkingovertimeC.smallcompaniesneedmorehardcopiesD.theyseeagrowingmarketforprinters56.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.ComputersandPrintersB.E-mailandtheBusinessWorldC.InternetRevolutionandEnvironmentD.ModernTechnologyandNewMarkets
TheGovernmentshouldraisetaxesonairtravelandhigh-pollutingcarsinordertohelptheenvironmentanimportantcommitteeofMPshassaiD.Italsosaidthatthe70mphspeedlimitonmotorwaysshouldbereducedorenforcedtobringdowntheamountofcarbondioxidegivenoffbycarsTheHouseofCommonEnviromentalAuditcommittee’slatestreportsaidthattransportwastheonlysector部门oftheUKwherecarbonemissionshavecontinuedtorisesince1990.ItsaiditwastimefortheGovernmenttomakedemandforcheapairimpossiblebyraisingairpassengertax.Emissionsfromairtraffichaverisenby5timesasmuchsince1900andarecontinuingtorisE.Thecommitteewelcomedtherecentintroductionofchangedcartaxwhichmeansthatthelowest-carboncarspaynoroadtaxwhilegas-guzzling耗油的4×4spayanincreasedrateof￡210.HowevertheMPssayitdoesn’tgofarenoughandarecallingforatoplimitof￡1800withlowerlimitof￡200.CommitteechairmanTimYeosaid:AirtravelinparticularisthefastestgrowingsourceofCO2withemissionsmorethanfivetimessince1900.TheGovernmentshouldtakemuchmoredecisiveactiontoreducethedifferenceofincomefavoroftrainsbusesandlowercarboncarsandlorries.FriendsoftheEarth’sseniororganizerTonyBosworthsaid:EmissionsfromtransportarestillrisingandforecastssuggesttheywillcarryonrisingforyearstocomE.Tinkering随意或部分修补aroundtheedgesisnolongerenoughtodealwiththegreatestthreattheworldfaces.A.spokesmanfortheDepartmentforTransportsaid:Dealingwithcarbonemissionsintransportisakeyproblem.53.WhatisthepurposeofGovernment’sraisingtaxesonairtravelandhigh-pollutingcars?A.ToreducethenumberoftheplanesandcarsB.TomakemoremoneyC.Toencouragepeopletotravelbybusorbyrail.D.Tohelptheenvironment.54.TheunderlinedwordemissionsinthispassageprobablymeansA.havingabadeffectB.producingorraisingC.sendingoutgasorheatetC.D.doingalotofharm55.Accordingtothechangedcartaxifyouhavealower-carboncaryouwillpay.A.noroadtaxB.lessroadtaxC.moreroadtaxD.alittleroadtax56.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TransportisthebiggestpolluterB.Raisetaxesonairtravelandhigh-pollutingcarsC.DealwithgreatestthreattheworldfacesD.AirtravelinparticularisthefastestgrowingsourcesofCO2
InafewyearsyoumightbeabletospeakChineseKoreanJapaneseFrenchandEnglish―andallatthesametimE.ThissoundsincrediblebutAlexWaibelacomputerscienceprofessoratUS'sCarnegieMellonUniversityCMUandGermany'sUniversityofKarlsruheannouncedlastweekthatitmaysoonbereality.Heandhisteamhaveinventedsoftwareandhardwarethatcouldmakeitfareasierforpeoplewhospeakdifferentlanguagestounderstandeachother.OneapplicationcalledLectureTranslationcaneasilytranslateaspeechfromonelanguageintoanother.Currenttranslationtechnologiestypicallylimitspeakerstocertaintopicsoralimitedvocabulary.UsersalsohavetobetrainedhowtousetheprogrammE.Anotherprototype雏形机cansendtranslationsofaspeechtodifferentlistenersdependingonwhatlanguagetheyspeak.ItislikehavingasimultaneoustranslatorrightnexttoyoubutwithoutdisturbingthepersonnexttoyouWaibelsaiD.Prefertoread?So-calledTranslationGlassestranscribe转录thetranslationsonatinyliquid-crystal液晶displayLCDscreen.Thenthere'stheMuscleTranslator.Electrodescapturetheelectricalsignalsfromfacialmusclemovementsmadenaturallywhenapersonismouthingwords.Thesignalsarethentranslatedintospeech.Theelectrodescouldbereplacedwithwirelesschipsimplantedinaperson'sfaceaccordingtoresearchers.DuringademonstrationheldlastThursdayinCMU'sPittsburghcampusaChinesestudentnamedSangJunhad11tinyelectrodesattachedtothemusclesofhischeeksneckandthroat.Thenhemouthed―withoutspeakingaloud―afewwordsinMandarin普通话totheaudiencE.A.fewsecondslaterthephrasewasdisplayedonacomputerscreenandspokenoutbythecomputerinEnglishandSpanish:LetmeintroduceournewprototypE.Thisparticulargadget器械whenfullydevelopedmightallowanyonetospeakinanynumberoflanguagesorasWaibelputittoswitchyourmouthtoaforeignlanguage.Theideabehindtheuniversity'sprototypesistocreate‘goodenough’bridgesforcross-culturalexchangesthatarebecomingmorecommonintheworldWaibelsaiD.Withspontaneous自发的自愿的translatorsforeigndriversinGermanycouldlistentotrafficwarningsontheradiotouristsinChinacouldreadallthesignsandtalkwithlocalpeopleandleadersofdifferentcountriescouldhavesecrettalkswithoutanyinterpreterstherE.68.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?A.A.lecturetranslationcantranslatewhatyousaidintootherlanguageseasily.B.MuscleTranslatorscantranslatewhatyouthinkintospeechifyoujustmoveyourmouth.C.ThereisnoMuscleTranslatorintheworldnow.D.Thespontaneoustranslatorswillhelpusalot.69.What'sthefinaldestinationofinventingthelanguagetranslators?A.Tomakeculturalexchangesbetweendifferentcountrieseasier.B.Tohelpstudentslearnforeignlanguagesmoreeasily.C.Tomakepeopleliveinforeigncountriesmorecomfortably.D.TohelppeoplelearnmoreforeignlanguagesinthefuturE.70.Whatcanbeinferredfromtheseventhparagraph?A.ThetranslatorissogoodthatitcantranslateanylanguageintotheverylanguageyouneeD.B.ThetranslatorisbecomingmoreandmorecommonintheworldasabridgE.C.Withthehelpofthetranslatoryouonlyneedtoopenyourmouthwhenyouwanttosaysomethingwithoutsayingtheexactwordsatall.D.Thetranslatorneedstobeimprovedbeforebeingputintomarket.
Afteranalyzingimagingscanscollectedover17yearsresearchershadfoundthatthebrainofhighlyintelligentchildrendevelopinadifferentpatternfromthosewithmoreaverageabilities.Thediscoverysomeexpertssaidcouldhelpscientistsunderstandintelligenceintermsofthegenesthatdevelopitandthechildhoodexperiencesthatcanimproveit.ThisisthefirsttimethatsomeonehasshownthatthebraingrowsdifferentlyinextremelyintelligentchildrensaidPaulThompsonabrain―imagingexpertattheUniversityofCaliforniainLosAngeles.Thefindingisbasedon307childreninBethesdaMaryland.Startingin1989theyweregivenregularbrainscansusingmagneticresonanceimaging磁共振成像.Thegeneralpatternofmaturation成熟theyreportedonThursdayinNatureisthatthecortex皮层growsthickerasthechildagesandthenthinsout.Thecausesofthechangesareunknownbecausetheimagingprocesscannotseedowntothelevelofindividualneurons中子.TheresearchersfoundthataveragechildrenIQscores83to108reachedapeakofcorticalthicknessatage7or8.Highlyintelligentchildren121to149inIQreachedapeakofthicknessmuchlaterat13.Oneexplanationisthatthebrainsofhighlyintelligentchildrenaremorechangeableswingingthroughahighertrajectory轨道ofconicalthickeningandthinningthanoccursinaveragechildren.Thompsonsaidthenewstudyopeneduphugepossibilitiesbecauseresearchersshouldbeabletofindthefactorsthatinfluencethebrainbylookingatthescanpatternsfoundbytheresearchers.TheBethesdachildrenhavehadgeneticsamplestakenfromtheircellssogenesthathaveeventhesmallestinfluenceonthebrainshouldbediscovered.Thepatternofdevelopmentcanalsobeaffectedbyfactorslikediethoursspentinschoolorthenumberofchildrenintheirfamiliesandthesemaycometolightbyaskingparentshowtheyraisedtheirchildren.71.Accordingtothepassagewhatfactorsmaynotaffectthedevelopmentofachild’sbrainpattern?A.Whatkindofdietachildeats.B.Howmuchexerciseachilddoes.C.Howmanyhoursachildspendsinschoo1.D.Howmanychildrenthereareinthefamily.72.Whatdoestheunderlinedworditinthesecondparagraphreferto?A.Thediscovery.B.Thepattern.C.Intelligence.D.Influence73.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsinNOTtrue?A.Peopledidn’tknowwhetherintelligentchildren’sbrainsgrowdifferentlyfromaveragechildren’sbeforethediscovery.B.Asachildgrowsolderthebraincortexgrowsthickerandthenthinsout.C.Thereisthepossibilitythatresearcherswillknowwhatinfluencesthedevelopmentofbraininthefuture.D.Theresearchershasfoundoutwhythebrain’sgeneralpatternhaschanged.74.Whydidhighlyintelligentchildrenreachapeakofthicknessmuchlaterthanaveragechildren?A.Intelligentchildrenhaveunusuallybigbrains.B.Intelligentchildrenhavedifferentchildhoodexperiences.C.Intelligentchildren’sbrainsalemorelikelytochange.D.Intelligentchildren’sgeneshavemoreinfluenceonthebrain.75.ThepurposeofthepassageisprobablytoA.introducetheresultofascientificstudyonthebrainsofintelligentchildrenB.illustrateresearchonthecorticalthicknessofhumanbrainsC.explainhowthebrainworksasachildgrowsolderD.comparethebrainstructureintelligentchildrenwiththatofaveragechildren
HowRoomDesignsAffectOurWorkandFeelingsks5uArchitectshavelonghadthefeelingthattheplacesweliveincanaffectourthoughtsfeelingsandbehaviors.Butnowscientistsaregivingthisfeelinganempirical经验的实证的basis.Theyarediscoveringhowtodesignspacesthatpromotecreativitykeeppeoplefocusedandleadtorelaxation.ks5uResearchesshowthataspectsofthephysicalenvironmentcaninfluencecreativity.In2007JoanMeyers-LevyattheUniversityofMinnesotareportedthattheheightofaroom'sceilingaffectshowpeoplethink.Herresearchindicatesthathigherceilingsencouragepeopletothinkmorefreelywhichmayleadthemtomakemoreabstractconnections.Lowceilingsontheotherhandmayinspireamoredetailedoutlook.ks5uInadditionstoceilingheighttheviewaffordedbyabuildingmayinfluenceanoccupant'sabilitytoconcentratE.NancyWellsandhercolleaguesatCornellUniversityfoundintheirstudythatkidswhoexperiencedthegreatestincreaseingreennessasaresultofafamilymovemadethemostgainsonastandardtestofattention.ks5uUsingnaturetoimprovefocusofattentionoughttopayoffacademicallyanditseemstoaccordingtoastudyledbyC.KennethTannerheadoftheSchoolDesign&PlanningLaboratoryattheUniversityofGeorgiA.Tannerandhisteamfoundthatstudentsinclassroomswithunblockedviewsofatleast50feetoutsidethewindowhadhigherscoresontestsofvocabularylanguageartsandmathsthandidstudentswhoseclassroomsprimarilyoverlookedroadsandparkinglots.ks5uRecentstudyonroomlightingdesignsuggeststhandim暗淡的lighthelpspeopletoloosenup.Ifthatistruegenerallykeepingthelightlowduringdinneroratpartiescouldincreaserelaxation.ResearchersofHarvardMedicalSchoolalsodiscoveredthatfurniturewithroundededgescouldhelpvisitorsrelax.ks5uSofarscientistshavefocusedmainlyonpublicbuildings.Wehaveaverylimitednumberofstudiessowe'realmostlookingattheproblemthroughastraw吸管architectDavidAllisonsays.Howdoyoutakeanswerstoveryspecificquestionsandmakebroadgeneralizeduseofthem?That'swhatwe'reallstrugglingwith.ks5uks5u64.WhatdoesJoanMeyers-Levyfocusoninherresearch?ks5uA.Light.B.Ceilings.C.Windows.D.FurniturE.ks5u65.Thepassagetellsusthat______.ks5uA.theshapeoffurnituremayaffectpeople'sfeelingsks5uB.lowerceilingsmayhelpimprovestudents'creativityks5uC.childreninadimclassroommayimprovetheirgradesks5uD.studentsinroomswithunblockedviewsmayfeelrelaxedks5u66.Theunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphprobablymeansthat______.ks5uA.theproblemisnotapproachedstepbystepks5uB.theresearchessofarhavefaultsinthemselvesks5uC.theproblemistoodifficultforresearcherstodetectks5uD.researchinthisareaisnotenoughtomakegeneralizedpatterns67.Whichofthefollowingshowstheorganizationofthepassage?ks5uCP:CentralPointP:PointSP:Sub-point次要点C.:Conclusionks5u
WASHINGTONReuters-Two-thirdsoftheworld'spolarbearpopulationcouldbegoneby2050ifpredictionsofmeltingseaiceholdtruetheU.S.GeologicalSurveyreportedonFriday.ThefateofpolarbearscouldbeevenworsethanthatestimatebecauseseaiceintheArcticmightbedisappearingfasterthantheavailablecomputermodelspredictthegeologicalsurveysaidinareportaimedatdeterminingwhetherthebigwhitebearshouldbelistedasathreatenedspecies.ThereisadefinitelinkbetweenchangesintheseaiceandthewelfareofpolarbearssaidSteveAmstrupwholedtheresearchteam.HesaysArcticseaiceisalreadyatthelowestlevelthisyearandisexpectedtoretreat退却fartherthismonth.Thatmeansthatpolarbears--some16000ofthem--willdisappearby2050frompartsoftheArcticwhereseaiceismeltingmostrapidlyalongthenorthcoastsofAlaskaandRussiaresearcherssaidinatelephonebriefing简报.Otherpolarbearpopulationscouldsurvivebeyondthatdatebutmanyofthosecouldbegoneby2100AmstrupsaiD.Bycentury'sendtheonlypolarbearsleftmightliveintheCanadianArcticislandsandalongthewestcoastofGreenlanD.Itislikelytoresultinlossofapproximatelytwo-thirdsoftheworld'scurrentpolarbearpopulationbythemid21stcenturythereportsummarysaiD.Becausetheobservedtrajectory轨迹ofArcticseaicedeclineappearstobeunderestimated低估bycurrentlyavailablemodelsthisassessmentoffuturepolarbearstatusmaybeconservative保守的.InJanuarytheU.S.FishandWildlifeServicesuggestedlistingthepolarbearasathreatenedspeciesnotingpolarbearsdependedonseaiceasaplatformtohuntsealstheirmainfooD.WithoutenoughseaicepolarbearswouldbeforcedontolandbuttheyareinefficienthuntersoncetheygetoutofthewaterandicetheresearcherssaiD.Thebears'disappearancewouldprobablytakeplaceasyoungcubs幼兽failedtosurvivetoadulthoodandfemaleswereunabletoreproducesuccessfully.60.WhatwastheU.S.GeologicalSurveyintendedtodo?A.Todeterminewhetherthepolarbearwasindanger.B.TomeasurehowfasttheseaicemeltsintheArctiC.C.Tocheckthepredictionofthecomputermodels.D.Tofindouttheexactnumberofthepolarbear.61.Whichisresponsibleforthepolarbearsdisappearingby2050?A.ThepollutionoftheArcticregion.B.Thetemperaturegettingwarmer.C.Fewerfoodsourcesbeingleft.D.TheseaicemeltingatahighspeeD.62.TheunderlinedwordassessmentinParagraph7means_________.A.evaluationB.predictionC.calculationD.assignment63.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?A.PolarBearsInDangerNowB.TheSeaIceIsMeltingRapidlyC.MolarBearsCouldBeLostby2050D.TheU.S.GeologicalSurvey
1970wasWorldConservation保护Year.TheUnitedNationswantedeveryonetoknowthattheworldisindanger.TheyhopedthatgovernmentswouldactquicklyinordertoprotectnaturE.Hereisoneexampleoftheproblem.Atonetimetherewere1300differentplantstressandflowersinHollandbutnowonly866remain.Theothershavebeendestroyedbymodernmanandhistechnology.Wearechangingtheearththeairandwaterandeverythingthatgrowsandlives.Wecan’tlivewithoutthesethings.Ifwecontinuelikethisweshalldestroyourselves.Whatwillhappeninthefuture?PerhapsitismoreimportanttoaskWhatmustwedonow?Thepeoplewhowillbelivingintheworldoftomorrowaretheyoungoftoday.A.lotofthemknowthatprotectionisnecessary.ManyarehelpingtosaveourworlD.Theyplanttreesbuildbridgesacrossriversinforestsandsoon.InasmalltownintheUnitedStatesalargegroupofgirlscleanedthebanksof11kilometersoftheirriver.YoungpeoplemayhearaboutprotectionthrougharecordcalledNoone’sgoingtochangeourworldwhichwasmadebytheBeatlesCliffRichardandothersingers.Themoneyfromitwillhelptoprotectwildanimals.56Weshalldestroyourselvesifwedon’tchange.A.theUnitedNationsB.moderntechnologyC.ourriversandforestsD.thegovernmentofHolland57Noone’sgoingtochangeourworldwas.A.animportantbookpublishedin1970B.anideathatnobodywouldacceptC.arecordcallingonallpeopletoprotectnatureD.aruleworkedoutbytheUntiedNations58What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.1970wasWorldConservationYear.B.TheUnitedNationswantedeveryonetoknowthattheworldisindanger.C.Conservationisnecessary.D.Itistheyoungpeoplewhoarehelpingtosaveourconservation.
FarfromthelandofAntarctica南极洲ahugeshelfoficemeetstheocean.AttheundersideoftheshelftherelivesasmallfishtheAntarcticcoD.Forfortyyearsscientistshavebeencuriousaboutthatfish.Howdoesitlivewheremostfishwouldfreezetodeath?Itmusthavesomesecret.TheAntarcticisnotacomfortableplacetoworkandresearchhasbeenslow.Nowitseemswehaveananswer.Researchwasbegunbycuttingholesintheiceandcatchingthefish.Scientistsstudiedthefish’sbloodandmeasureditsfreezingpoint.Thefishweretakenfromseawaterthathadatemperatureof-1.88℃andmanytinypiecesoficefloatinginit.Thebloodofthefishdidnotbegintofreezeuntilitstemperaturewasloweredto-2.05℃.Thatsmalldifferenceisenoughforthefishtoliveatthefreezingtemperatureoftheice-saltmixturE.Thescientists’nextresearchjobwasclear:Findoutwhatinthefish’sbloodkeptitfromfreezing.Theirsearchledtosomereallystrangethingmadeupofaprotein蛋白质neverbeforeseeninthebloodofafish.WhenitwasremovedthebloodfrozeatseawatertemperaturE.Whenitwasputbackthebloodagainhaditsantifreezequalityandaloweredfreezingpoint.Studyshowedthatitisanunusualkindofprotein.Ithasmanysmallsugarmolecules分子heldinspecialpositionswithineachbigproteinmoleculE.Becauseofitssugarcontent.Itiscalledaglycoprotein.Soithascometobecalledtheantifreezefishglycoprotein.OrAFGP.41.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.TheterribleconditionsintheAntarctiC.B.A.specialfishlivinginfreezingwaters.C.TheiceshelfaroundAntarcticA.D.ProtectionoftheAntarcticcoD.42.WhycantheAntarcticcodliveatthefreezingtemperature?A.Theseawaterhasatemperatureof-1.88℃.B.Itlovestoliveintheice-saltmixturE.C.A.specialproteinkeepsitfromfreezing.D.Itsbloodhasatemperaturelowerthan-2.05℃.43.WhatdoestheunderlinedworditinParagraph5referto?A.A.typeofice-saltmixturE.B.A.newlyfoundprotein.C.FishblooD.D.SugarmoleculE.44.Whatdoesglycol-intheunderlinedwordglycoproteininthelastparagraphmean?A.sugarB.iceC.bloodD.molecule
Sometimesthesimplestideasarethebest.Forexampletoabsorbheatfromthesuntoheatwateryouneedlargeflatblacksurfaces.Onewaytodothatistobuildthosesurfacesspeciallyontheroofsofbuildings.Butwhygotoallthattroublewhencitiesarerubofblacksurfacesalreadyintheformofasphalt柏油roads?TenyearsagothisthoughtcameintothemindofAriandeBondtaDutchengineer.Hefinallypersuadedhisbosstofollowitup.TheresultisthattheirbuildingisnowheatedinwinterandcooledinsummerbyasystemthatreliesonthesurfaceoftheroadoutsidE.Theheat-colleetorisasystemofconnectedwaterpipes.MostofthemranfromonesideofthestreettotheotherjustundertheasphaltroaD.SomehoweverdivedeepintothegrounD.Whenthestreetsurfacegetshotinsummerwaterpumpedthroughthepipespicksupthisheatandtakesitundergroundthroughoneofthedivingpipes.Atadepthof100metresliesanaturalaquifer蓄水层intowhichseveralheatexchangers交换器havebeenbuilt.Thehotwaterfromthestreetrunsthroughtheseexchangerswarningtheground-waterbeforereturningtothesurfacethroughanotherpipE.TheaquiferisthususedasaheatstorE.Inwintertheworkingsystemischangedslightly.Waterispumpedthroughtheheatexchangerstopickuptheheatstoredduringsummer.Thiswatergoesintothebuildingandisusedtowarmtheplaceup.AfterperformingthattaskitispumpedundertheasphaltanditsremainingheatkeepstheroadfreeofsnowandicE.64.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothefirsttwoparagraphs?A.AriandeBondtgothisideafromhisboss.B.Largeflatblacksurfacesneedtobebuiltincities.C.TheDutchengineer'ssystemhasbeenwidelyuseD.D.Heatcanalsobecollectedfromasphaltroads.65.Forwhatpurposearethedivingpipesused?A.Toabsorbheatfromthesun.B.TostoreheatforfutureusE.C.Toturnsolarenergyintoheatenergy.D.TocarryheatdownbelowthesurfacE.66.Fromthelastparagraphwecanlearnthat__A.somepipeshavetobere-arrangedinwinterB.thesystemcandomorethanwarmingupthebuildingC.theexchangerswillpickupheatfromthestreetsurfaceD.lessheatmaybecollectedinwinterthaninsummer67.Whatismostlikelytobediscussedintheparagraphthatfollows?A.Whatweshalldoifthesystemgoeswrong.B.Whatweshalldoiftherearenoasphaltroads.C.Howthesystemcoolsthebuildinginsummer.D.Howthesystemcollectsheatinspringandautumn.
Supermarketsaretryingoutnewcomputersthatmakeshoppingcartsmoreintelligent具备智能的.Theywillhelpshoppersfindpapercupsortoiletsoapandkeeparecordofthebill.Thetouch-screendevices触摸屏装置areonshowattheFoodMarketingInstitute’sexhibitionherethisweekThesedevicesareabletocreatevalueandgetyouaroundthestorequickersaidMichaelAlexandermanagerofSpringboardRetailNetworksInC.whichmakesasmartcartcomputercalledtheConciergE.CanadianstoreswilltesttheConciergeinJuly.AsimilardeviceIBM’sShoppingBuddyhasrecentlybeentest-marketedatStop&ShopstoresinMassachusetts.Neitherdevicetellsyouhowmanyfatgramsorcaloriesareinyourcartbuttheywillflashyouwithitemsonsale.Theideaistomakeiteasierforpeopletobuynottohavesecondthoughtsthatmaybeyoushouldputsomethingbackontheshelf.Thewholemodelisdrivenbyadvertisers’needtogetinfrontofshopperssaidAlexander.They’renotwatching30-secondTVadsanymorE.Peoplecanuseahomecomputertomaketheirshoppinglists.Onceatthestoreashoppercanuseapreferredcustomercardtostartasystem系统thatwillorganizethetriparoundthestore.Ifyou’relookingfortoothpicksyoutypeinthewordorpickitfromalistandamapwillappearonthescreenshowingwhereyouareandwhereyoucanfindthem.Thedevicealsokeepsarecordofwhatyoubuy.Whenyou’refinishedthedevicefiguresoutyourbill.Thenyougotothecheckerorplaceyourcardintoaself-checkoutstandandpay.Thenewcomputerizedshoppingassistantsdon’tcomecheap.TheBuddydeviceswillcosttheaveragestoreabout$160000andtheConciergewillcoststoresabout$500foreachdevicE.53.Theunderlinedwordtheyparagraph1refersto______.A.supermarketsB.shopassistantsC.shoppingcartsD.shopmanagers54.Whichofthefollowingisthecorrectorderofshoppingwithcomputerizedshoppingcarts?a.Startthesystem.b.Makeashoppinglist.c.Findthethingsyouwant.d.Gotoaself-checkoutstanD.A.abdcB.bacdC.acbdD.bcad55.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthat______.A.intelligentshoppingcartscostalargesumofmoneyB.theConciergeischeaperthantheBuddydevicesC.shopassistantswithcomputerknowledgearewellpaidD.averagestoresprefertheConciergetotheBuddydevices56.Whatmightbethemostsuitabletitleforthetext?A.NewageforsupermarketsB.ConciergeandShoppingBuddyC.NewcomputersmakeshoppingcartssmarterD.Touch-screendevicesmakeshoppingenjoyable
EffectiveenvironmentalprotectionlawsandothermeasureshaveledtotheimprovementofwaterqualityinTaiHulakeinJiangsuProvince.ThenewswasannouncedbyofficialsfromtheprovincialenvironmentalprotectionbureauwhichhasjustconductedaninspectionofthelakeareA.BytheendofSeptemberabout80percentofindustrialpollutantsmetrequiredstandardsandthelakeisexpectedtobecleanerbytheendoftheyearofficialssaiD.AccordingtotargetssetbytheStateEnvironmentalProtectionAdministrationallpollutingenterprisesmustmeetsetstandardsbytheendofthisyearortheywillbeshutdown.TheTaihuLakeareawhichsurroundsthecitiesofSuzhouWuxiandChangshouisoneofthemosteconomicallydevelopedareasinthecountryandhaslongenjoyedareputationasthelandoffishandriceHoweverthequalityofwaterinthelakehasbeendeteriorating恶化atanalarminglyrateinrecentyearswhichhascausedconcernfromthegovernmentandlocalpeoplE.Pollutionissohighmainlybecausepeopledonothaveenoughenvironmentalawarenessandhaveputeconomicbenefitsaheadoftheirsurroundings.Economicdevelopmentintheareahasbeenrapidwithhundredsoffactoriesbeingbuilt.Butofficialssaymostofthesedonothavetheanti-pollutionequipmentormeasurestheyshouldhavE.BecauseofthelackofwastetreatmentfacilitieswastedwaterandotherrubbishfromresidentialareasinnearbytownsandvillagesflowintoriverswhichareconnectedtoTaihuLake.Thisalsocontributedtothelake’spollution.Realizingtheseriousnessofthesituationtheprovincialandlocalgovernmentsbegantotackletheproblem.ExpertswereinvitedtooffersuggestionsandlawsandregulationswereissueD.Allnewlybuiltfactoriesandenterprisesinthelakeareawererequiredtoinstallnecessaryanti-pollutionfacilitiesbeforetheycangointooperation.Alsosomewastedwatertreatmentworkswillbebuiltinthethreecities.72.WecanknowfromthetextthattheTaihulakeareaisaplacewhere_____.A.thewaterinthelakewasveryclearB.thefactoriesaretryingtheirbesttoprotectthewaterC.theeconomyhasbeendevelopedbestinthecountryD.thepeopleandthegovernmentarepayingmoreattentiontothepollution.73.Mostofthefactoriesnow_____A.aresendingthequitealittlepollutanttothelakeB.cansatisfytherequiredstandardsC.havetostoptheirproductionD.havetothinkofotherwaystosurvivE.74.Thereasonwhythepollutionbecamesoserioushereisthat___A.thepeopleheredidn’tknowhowtodealwiththepollutionB.thefactoriesthoughttheeconomywasthefirstC.thelocalgovernmentsdidn’tknowthesituationatallD.thefactorieshadnothetechnologytocontrolthepollution.75.Afterreadingthetextwecanlearnthat_____.A.theeconomydevelopmentwilldoharmfortheenvironmentB.wecannotavoidpollutingifwewishtodevelopoureconomy.C.onlytheexpertscandealwiththepollutionD.pollutioncan'tbetheresultoftheeconomydevelopment
AdevicethatstopsdriversfromfallingasleepatthewheelisabouttoundergotestingatDepartmentofTransportlaboratoriesandcouldgoonsalewithin12months.ThesystemcalleddriverAlertaimstoreducedeadlyroadaccidentsby20%--40%thatarecausedbytiredness.Airlinepilotscanalsouseittoreducethe30%ofallpilot-erroraccidentsthatarerelatedtofatiguE.DriverAlertisbasedonacomputerizedwristbanD.Thedevicewornbydriversorpilotsgivesoutasoundabouteveryfourminutesduringacarjourney.Aftereachsoundthedrivermustrespondbysqueezingthesteeringwheel方向盘.A.sensorinthewristbanddetectsthispressingactionandmeasuresthetimebetweenthesoundandthedriver’sresponsE.Tirednessisdirectlyrelatedtoadriver’sresponsetimE.Usuallyawatchfuldriverwouldtakeabout400millisecondstorespondbutoncethatfallstomorethan500millisecondsitsuggeststhatthedriverisgettingsleepy.Insuchcasesthedevicegivesoutmoreregularandloudersoundsshowingthatthedrivershouldopenawindoworstopforarest.Ifthedriver’sresponsecontinuestoslowdownthesoundsbecomemorefrequentuntilanonstopalarmwarmsthatthedrivermuststopassoonaspossiblE.Thedevicehasbeendeliveredtothedepartment’slaboratoriesfortesting.Ifthesetestsscheduledforsixmonths’timearesuccessfulthemarkerswillbringtheproducttomarketwithinaboutayear.60.AccordingtothetextDriverAlert______.A.aimstoreducetiredness-relatedaccidentsB.hasgonethroughtestingatlaboratoriesC.aimstopreventdriversfromsleepingD.hasbeenonsalefor12months61.HowshouldadriverrespondtothesoundsfromDriverAlert?A.Bysoundingawarning.B.BytouchingthewristbanD.C.BycheckingthedrivingtimE.D.Bypressingthesteeringwheel.62.Wecanlearnfromthetextthatthedriverneedstostopforabreakwhenhisresponsetimeis________A.About400millisecondsB.below500millisecondsC.over500millisecondsD.about4minutes63.WhenthedrivergetssleepywhiledrivingDriverAlert______.A.movesmoreregularlyB.stopsworkingproperlyC.opensthewindowforthedriverD.soundsmorefrequentlyandloudly
Somescientistshavesuggestedthatitmightinsomecasesbeethically伦理的acceptabletocloneexistingpeoplE.OnepossibilityisgeneratingreplacementforadyingrelativE.Allsuchpossibilitieshoweverraisetheconcernthattheclonewouldbetreatedaslessthanacompleteindividualbecauseheorshewouldlikelysufferfromlimitationsandexpectationsbasedonthefamily’sknowledgeofthegenetictwin.Thoseexpectationsmightbefalsebecausehumanpersonalityisonlypartlydeterminedbygenes.Thecloneofanextrovert性格外向的人couldhaveaquitedifferentwayofbehavior.ClonesofathletesmoviestarsorscientistsmightwellchoosedifferentcareersbecauseofchanceeventsinearlylifE.Somepeoplehavealsoputforwardthebeliefthatcouplesinwhichonememberisinfertile不生育mightchoosetomakeacopyofoneortheotherpartner.Butsocietyoughttobeconcernedthatacouplemightnottreatnaturallyachildwhoisacopyofjustoneofthem.BecauseothermethodsareavailableforthetreatmentofallknowntypesofinfertilitythetraditionalchoiceseemsmoreappropriatE.NoneofthesuggestedusesofcloningformakingcopiesofexistingpeopleisethicallyacceptabletomywayofthinkingbecausetheyarenotintheinterestsoftheresultingchilD.ItshouldgowithoutsayingthatIamstronglyopposedtoallowingclonedhumanembryos胚胎todevelopsothattheycanbetissuedonors.Inspiteofthisitseemsclearthatcloningfromcultured人工培育的cellswillofferimportantmedicalopportunities.Predictionsaboutnewtechnologiesareoftenwrong:societalattitudeschange;unexpecteddevelopmentsoccur.Timewilltell.Butbiomedicalresearcherslookingintothepotentialofcloningnowhaveplentytodo.66.Whatistheauthor’sconcernaboutcloninganexistingperson?A.Theclonecreatedwillhaveonedefect缺陷oranother.B.TheclonecreatedwillbemistreateD.C.Theclonecreatedisunlikelytofulfillyourexpectations.D.TheclonecreatedisethicallyunacceptablE.67.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthataclonewill_________.A.choosethesamecareerasthepersonitiscreatedfromB.behaveinthesamewayasthepersonitiscreatedfromC.sharethesamecharacteristicswiththepersonitiscreatedfromD.bepartlysimilarinpersonalitytothepersonitiscreatedfrom68.Accordingtothepassageone’spersonalityisdeterminedby___________.A.theirgenesB.theenvironmenttheyliveinC.boththeirgenesandtheenvironmenttheyliveinD.neithertheirgenesnortheenvironmenttheylivein69.Intheauthor’sviewwhichofthefollowingusesofcloningisreasonable?A.ToreplacealostrelativE.B.Tohelpchildlesscouplestohaveababy.C.Todeveloptissuedonors.D.ToculturecellsformedicalpurposE.70.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardscloningtechnology?A.ItshouldbecondemneD.B.IthasmedicalpotentialforscientiststoexplorE.C.Itshouldwaittillpeople’sviewschangE.D.Itwasunethicalfromtheverybeginning.
FallingandgravityAbout400yearsagoCaltleonoticedthatobjectsspeeduporaccelerateastheyfall.HefoundthatheavyandlightthingsofthesameshapeandsizetakethesametimetofalltothegrounD.Gravitypullsthen-*downequally.Trythisforyourselfwithdifferentobjectslikeaslipper:andaheavyboot.AirresistanceObjectsofdifferentshapesandsizesfallatdifferentrates.Theshapeofaparachutemakespeoplefallmoreslowly.Theairpushingagainsttheparachutecausesalotofairresistance*.A.personwithoutaparachutefallsfasterbecauselessairpushesagainstthem.Thefastersomethingfallsthemoreairresistancethereisonit.Eventuallytheairresistanceslowingitdownbecomesasstrongasthepullofgravity.Thenitsspeednolongerchanges.ThisiscalledterminalspeeD.FreefallIftherewerenoairtherewouldbenoairresistancE.Allfallingobjectswouldjustgetfasterandfaster
freefall.67.Fallingobjectsarepulleddowntothegroundby.A.gravityB.resistanceC.speedD.acceleration加速度68.Whydopeoplemakeparachutes降落伞?A.Tolookprettyandcolourfulintheair.B.ToslowdownthefallingspeeD.C.Topushagainsttheairinthesky.D.Toacceleratethefallingmovement.69.WhichdidGalileodiscover?A.A.heavyballfallsfasterthanalightball.B.A.lightballfallsfasterthanaheavyball.C.A.lightballandaheavyballfallatthesamespeedD.A.lightballandaheavyballfallatdifferentspeeD.70.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassageA.HeavyandlightobjectsfallequallywhentheyaredifferentinsizE.B.WhenairresistanceequalsgravityobjectsfallatterminalspeeD.C.Withoutair;allfallingobjectsgetfasterandfasteratthesameratE.D.Slippers拖鞋andboots靴子fallatthesamespeedbecausetheyhavethesameshape
YellowstoneWeatherYellowstoneNationalParkisathighaltitude海拔.Mostoftheparkisabove7500feet2275meters.Yellowstone'sweatherisunpredictablE.Insummeritmaybewarmandsunnywithtemperaturesinthehigh70s.Atnightinanygivenmonththetemperaturemaydropclosetofreezing.Soitisbesttocomepreparedforcoldeveningsandmorningsespeciallyifyouarecampingorhiking.WhenyouleaveyourcampsitepleaseleaveitpreparedforpossiblethundershowersandwinD.Asunnywarmdaymaybecomefiercelystormywithwindrainsleetandsometimessnow.Withoutenoughclothingandeasydayhikeorboattripcanturnintoabattleforsurvival.SeasonalWeatherInformationSpringColdandsnowcontinueintoMayalthoughtemperaturesgraduallyclimb.Earlyinspringdaytimetemperaturesaverageinthe40sto50s;bylateMayandJunetheymayreachthe60sand70s.Nighttimelowsfallbelowfreezing.SummerDaytimetemperaturesareusuallyinthe70soccasionallyreachingthe80sinthelowerelevations高度.Nightsarecooltemperaturesmaydropinthe40sand30s--sometimeseventhe20s.Junecanbecoolandrainy;JulyandAugusttendtobesomewhatdrieralthoughafternoonthundershowersarecommon.FallWeathercanbepleasantalthoughtemperaturesaverage10--20degreeslowerthansummerreadings.Nighttimelowscanfallintotheteensandlower.Snowstormsincreaseinfrequencyastheweeksgobyortowardstheendofthefallseason.WinterTemperaturesoftenstaynearzerothroughoutthedayoccasionallyreachinghighinthe20s.Suhzeronighttimelowsarecommon.Annualsnowfallaveragesnearly150inchesinmostofthepark.Athigherplaces200--400inchesofsnowhavebeenrecordeD.63.Theauthorwritesthispassagemostprobablyforthosewhoplanto________inYellowstoneNationalPark.A.doresearchworkB.takeabusinesstripC.havesportsgamesD.spendtheirholidaysortakeatour64.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesYellowstone'sweather?A.Yellowstone'sweatherisgenerallychangeableanditsnowsmostoftheyear.B.It'sneithertoohotinsummernortoocoldinwinter.C.Weatherinfallispleasantandtemperaturesneverfallbelowfreezing.D.It'sprettywarminthedayandverycoolatnightthroughouttheyear.65.IfyouareplanningtospendyourholidaysinYellowstoneNationalParkinsummerwhatshouldyoutakewithyou?A.JustsomelightclothingsuchasT-shirtsorskirts.B.Justsomewarmclothingsuchassweatersandcoats.C.Bothlightclothingandwarmclothing.D.Eitherlightclothingorwarmclothing.66.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordreadingsreferto?A.literatureworksB.booksC.announcementsD.figures
GetyourhandsoffmeIhavebeenstolenthelaptopaportablecomputershouteD.Thatisanewsolutiontolaptopcomputertheft:aprogramthatletsownersgivetheirpropertyavoicewhenithasbeentaken.Theprogramallowsuserstodisplayalertsonthemissingcomputer’sscreenandeventosetaspokenmessagE.TrackingsoftwareforstolenlaptopshasbeenonthemarketforsometimebutthisisthoughttobethefirstthatallowsownerstogivethethiefapieceoftheirminD.Ownersmustreporttheirlaptopmissingbyloggingontoawebsitewhichsendsamessagetothemodel:aredandyellowlostorstolenbannerpopsuponitsscreenwhenitisstarteD.Underthelatestversion版本ofthesoftwareuserscanalsosendaspokenmessagE.Themessagecanbesettoreappearevery30secondsnomatterhowmanytimesthethiefclosesit.Onecustomersentamessagesaying‘YouarebeingtrackeD.Iamrightatyourdoor’saidCarrieHafemanchiefexecutiveofthecompanywhichproducestheprogramRetriever.InthelatestversionpeoplecanaddaspokenmessagE.Thedefaultthroughthecomputer’sspeakersis:Helpthislaptopisreportedlostorstolen.Ifyouarenotmyownerpleasereportmenow.TheRetrieversoftwarepackagewhichcosts$29.95￡21buthasafreetrialperiodhasthefunctionsofmanysecuritysoftwareprograms.Ownerscanremotelyswitchtoanalternativepasswordpromptiftheyfearthatthethiefhasalsogotholdoftheaccessdetails.IfathiefaccessestheinternetwiththestolenlaptopRetrieverwillcollectinformationontheinternetserviceproviderinusesothatthepolicecanbealertedtoitslocation.Thousandsoflaptopsarestoleneveryyearfromhomesandofficesbutwiththeuseoflaptopsincreasingthenumberstolenwhiletheirownersareoutandabouthasbeenrisingsharply.Othersecuritysoftwareallowsuserstoerasedataremotelyorlockdownthecomputer.72.Theexpressiontogivethethiefapieceoftheirmindcanbeunderstoodas_______.A.togivethethiefanalertmindB.toexpresstheowners’angertothethiefC.toremindthethiefofhisconscienceD.tomakethethiefgiveuphismind73.DifferentfromothersecuritysoftwareRetrievercan______.A.recordthestealingprocessB.helprecognizethelostlaptopC.lockdownthecomputerremotelyD.sendaspokenmessage74.Onefunctionoftheprogramisthatitallowstheownerto______atadistancE.A.changesomeaccessdetailsforswitchingonthelaptopB.turnonthelaptopbyusingtheoriginalpasswordC.operatethelaptopbymeansofanalternativepasswordD.erasetheinformationkeptinthestolenlaptop75.Whichofthefollowingcanbestsummarizethemainideaofthepassage?A.WithnoRetrieverthousandsoflaptopsarestoleneveryyear.B.A.newsoftwareprovidesameanstoreducelaptoptheft.C.Retrieverhashelpedtofindthievesandlostcomputers.D.A.newprogramoffersacommunicationplatformwiththethief.
SportscanhelpyoukeepfitandgetintouchwithnaturE.Howeverwhetheryouareonthemountainsinthewavesoronthegrasslandyoushouldbeawarethatyoursportofchoicemighthavegreatinfluenceontheenvironment.Somesportsareresource-hungry.Golfasyoumayknoweatsupnotonlylargeareasofcountrysidebutalsotonsofwater.Besidesallsortsofchemicalsandhugeamountsofenergyareusedtokeepitscourses球场ingoodcondition.Thiscausesmajorenvironmentaleffects.ForexampleinthedryregionsofPortugalandSpaingolfisoftenheldresponsibleforseriouswatershortageinsomelocalareas.Therearemanyenvironment-friendlysports.Powerwalkingisoneofthemthatyoucouldtakeuptoday.Youdon’tneedanyspecialequipmentexceptagoodpairofshoes;andyoudon’thavetoworryaboutresourcesandyourpursE.Simpleandfreepowerwalkingcanalsokeepyoufit.Ifyouwalkregularlyitwillbegoodforyourheartandbones.Expertssaythat20minutesofpowerwalkingdailycanmakeyoufeellessanxioussleepwellandhavebetterweightcontrol.Whateversportyoutakeupyoucanmakeitgreenerbyusingenvironment-friendlyequipmentandbuyingproductsmadefromrecycledmaterials.Butthefinalgoalshouldbegreengyms.Theyarebetterreplacementsfortraditionalhealthclubsandmodernsportscenters.Membersofgreengymsplaysportsoutdoorsinthecountrysideorotheropenspaces.Thereisnospecialrequirementforyoutostartyourmembership.Andbestofallit’sfreE.64.Whichofthefollowingistheauthormostprobablyinfavorof?A.CyclingaroundalakE.B.Motorracinginthedesert.C.Playingbasketballinagym.D.Swimminginasportscenter.65.Whatdoweknowaboutgolffromthepassage?A.ItispopularinPortugalandSpain.B.ItcauseswatershortagesaroundtheworlD.C.Itpollutestheearthwithchemicalsandwastes.D.Itneedswaterandelectricitytokeepitscoursesgreen.66.Theauthorusespowerwalkingasanexamplemainlybecause______.A.itisanoutdoorsportB.itimprovesourhealthC.itusesfewerresourcesD.itisrecommendedbyexperts67.Theauthorwritesthepassageto_______.A.showusthefunctionofmajorsportsB.encourageustogoinforgreensportsC.discussthemajorinfluenceofpopularsportsD.introducedifferenttypesofenvironment-friendlysports
Wealreadyknowthefastestleastexpensivewaytoslowclimatechange:Uselessenergy.Withalittleeffortandnotmuchmoneymostofuscouldreduceourenergydietsby25percentormore―doingtheEarthafavorwhilealsohelpingourwallets.NotlongagE.MywifePJandItriedanewdiet―nottolosealittleweightbuttoansweranannoyingquestionaboutclimatechangE.Scientistshavereportedrecentlythattheworldisbendingupevenfasterthanpredictedonlyafewyearsagoandthattheconsequencescouldbesevereifwedon’tkeepreducingemissions排放ofcarbondioxideCO2andothergreenhousegasesthataretrappingheatinouratmospherE.Wedecidedtotryanexperiment.ForonemonthwerecordedourpersonalemissionsofCO2..Wewantedtoseehowmuchwecouldcutbacksowewentonastrictdiet.TheaverageUShousehold家庭producesabout150poundsofCO2adaybydoingcommon-placethingsliketurningonair-conditioningordrivingcars.That’smorethantwicetheEuropeanaverageandalmostfivetimestheglobalaveragemostlybecauseAmericansdrivemoreandhavebiggerhouses.Buthowmuchshouldwetrytoreduce?ForananswerIcheckedwithTimFlanneryauthorofTheWeatherMakers:HowManIsChangingtheClimateandWhatItMeansforLifeonEarth.Inhisbookhehadchallengedreaderstomakedeepcutsinpersonalemissionstokeeptheworldfromreachingextremelyimportanttippingpointssuchasthemelting融化oftheicesheetsinGreenlandorWestAntarcticA.TostaybelowthatpointweneedtoreduceCO2emissionsby80percenthesaiD.GoodadviceIthought.I’dopenedourbedroomwindowstoletinthewinD.We’dgottensousedtokeepingourair-conditioninggoingaroundtheclock.I’dalmostforgottenthewindowsevenopeneD.Weshouldnotletthishappenagain.It’stimeforustochangeourhabitsifnecessary.72.Whydidtheauthorandhiswifetryanewdiet?A.TotakespecialkindsoffoodB.TorespondtoclimatechangE.C.ToloseweightD.Toimprovetheirhealth73.TheunderlinedwordstippingpointsmostprobablyrefertoA.freezingpointsB.burningpointsC.meltingpointsD.boilingpoints74.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatA.itisnecessarytokeeptheair-conditioningonallthetimeB.itseemspossibleforeveryhouseholdtocutemissionsofCO2C.theaverageUShouseholdproducesabout3000poundsofCO2amonthD.theaverageEuropeanhouseholdproducesabout1000poundsofCO2amonth
SportscanhelpyoukeepfitandgetintouchwithnaturE.Howeverwhetheryouareonthemountainsinthewavesoronthegrasslandyoushouldbeawarethatyoursportofchoicemighthavegreatinfluenceontheenvironment.Somesportsareresource-hungry.Golfasyoumayknoweatsupnotonlylargeareasofcountrysidebutalsotonsofwater.Besidesallsortsofchemicalsandhugeamountsofenergyareusedtokeepitscourses球场ingoodcondition.Thiscausesmajorenvironmentaleffects.ForexampleinthedryregionsofPortugalandSpaingolfisoftenheldresponsibleforseriouswatershortageinsomelocalareas.Therearemanyenvironment-friendlysports.Powerwalkingisoneofthemthatyoucouldtakeuptoday.Youdon’tneedanyspecialequipmentexceptagoodpairofshoes;andyoudon’thavetoworryaboutresourcesandyourpursE.Simpleandfreepowerwalkingcanalsokeepyoufit.Ifyouwalkregularlyitwillbegoodforyourheartandbones.Expertssaythat20minutesofpowerwalkingdailycanmakeyoufeellessanxioussleepwellandhavebetterweightcontrol.Whateversportyoutakeupyoucanmakeitgreenerbyusingenvironment-friendlyequipmentandbuyingproductsmadefromrecycledmaterials.Butthefinalgoalshouldbegreengyms.Theyarebetterreplacementsfortraditionalhealthclubsandmodernsportscenters.Membersofgreengymsplaysportsoutdoorsinthecountrysideorotheropenspaces.Thereisnospecialrequirementforyoutostartyourmembership.Andbestofallit’sfreE.64.Whichofthefollowingistheauthormostprobablyinfavorof?A.CyclingaroundalakE.B.Motorracinginthedesert.C.Playingbasketballinagym.D.Swimminginasportscenter.65.Whatdoweknowaboutgolffromthepassage?A.ItispopularinPortugalandSpain.B.ItcauseswatershortagesaroundtheworlD.C.Itpollutestheearthwithchemicalsandwastes.D.Itneedswaterandelectricitytokeepitscoursesgreen.66.Theauthorusespowerwalkingasanexamplemainlybecause______.A.itisanoutdoorsportB.itimprovesourhealthC.itusesfewerresourcesD.itisrecommendedbyexperts67.Theauthorwritesthepassageto_______.A.showusthefunctionofmajorsportsB.encourageustogoinforgreensportsC.discussthemajorinfluenceofpopularsportsD.introducedifferenttypesofenvironment-friendlysports
Wehavemettheenemyandheisours.Weboughthimatapetshop.Whenmonkey-poxadiseaseusuallyfoundintheAfricanrainforestsuddenlyturnsupinchildrenintheAmericanMidwestit’shardnottowonderifthediseasethatcomesfromforeignanimalsishominginonhumanbeings.Mostoftheinfections感染wethinkofashumaninfectionsstartedinotheranimalssaysStephenMorsedirectoroftheCenterforPublicHealthPreparednessatColumbiaUniversity.It’snotjustthatwe’regoingtowheretheanimalsarewe’realsobringingthemclosertous.Popularforeignpetshavebroughtawholenewdiseasetothiscountry.A.strangeillnesskilledIsaksen’spetsandshenowthinksthatkeepingforeignpetsisabadideA.Idon’tthinkit’sfairtohavethemaspetswhenwehavesuchalimitedknowledgeofthemsaysIsaksen.LawsallowingtheseanimalstobebroughtinfromdeepforestareaswithoutstrictercontrolneedchangingsaysPeterSchantz.Monkey-poxmaybethewake-upcall.Researchersbelieveinfectedanimalsmayinfecttheirowners.Weknowverylittleaboutthesenewdiseases.A.newbug病毒maybekindatfirst.Butsomestrains变异体maybecomeharmful.Monkey-poxdoesn’tlookamajorinfectiousdiseasE.Butitisnotimpossibletopassthediseasefrompersontoperson.64.WelearnfromParagraph1thatthepetsoldattheshopmay________.A.comefromColumbiaB.enjoybeingwithchildrenC.preventusfrombeinginfectedD.sufferfrommonkey-pox65.WhydidIsaksenadvisepeoplenottohaveforeignpets?A.Theyattackhumanbeings.B.Weneedtostudynativeanimals.C.Theycan’tliveoutoftherainforest.D.Wedonotknowmuchaboutthemyet.66.Whatdoesthephrasethewake-upcallinParagraph3mostprobablymean?A.anewdiseaseB.aclearwarningC.adangerouscallD.amorningcall67.Thetextsuggeststhatinthefuturewe_____.A.mayhavetofightagainstmorenewdiseasesB.mayeasilygetinfectedbydiseasesfromdogs.C.shouldnotbeallowedtohavepetsD.shouldstopbuyingpetsformAfricA.
NorthernEuropeansspendalotoftimeintheircoldandcloudywintersplanningtheirsummerholidays.Theyareproudoftheirhealthycolorwhentheyreturnhomeaftertheholiday.Buttheyalsoknowthatacertainamountofsunshineisgoodfortheirbodiesandgeneralhealth.InancientGreecepeopleknewaboutthehealingpowersofthesunbutthisknowledgewaslost.AttheendofthenineteenthcenturyaDanishdoctorNielsFinsenbegantostudytheeffectofsunlightoncertaindiseasesespeciallydiseasesoftheskin.Hewasinterestednotonlyinnaturalsunlightbutalsoinartificiallyproducedrays.SunlightbegantoplayamoreimportantpartincuringsickpeoplE.ASwissdoctorAugusteRolliermadefulluseofthesuninhishospitalatLysinE.LysineisasmallvillagehighupintheAlps.Thepositionisimportant:theraysofthesunwiththegreatesthealingpoweraretheinfra-red红外线的andultra-violet紫外线的rays;butultra-violetraysaretooeasilylostinfogandthepollutedairnearindustrialtowns.Dr.Rollerfoundthatsunlightfreshairandgoodfoodcureagreatmanydiseases.Hewasparticularlysuccessfulincuringcertainformsoftuberculosiswithhissun-cure.TherewerealargenumberofchildreninDr.Roller’shospital.Hedecidedtostartaschoolwheresickchildrencouldbecuredandatthesametimecontinuetolearn.Itwasnotlongbeforehisschoolwasfull.Inwinterwearingonlyshortssocksandbootsthechildrenputontheirskisafterbreakfastandleftthehospital.Theycarriedsmalldesksandchairsaswellastheirschoolbooks.Theirteacherledthemoverthesnowuntiltheyreachedaslopewhichfacedthesunandwasfreefromcoldwinds.Theretheysetouttheirdesksandchairsandschoolbegan.AlthoughtheyworehardlyanyclothesRoller’spupilswereveryseldomcolD.Thatwasbecausetheirbodieswerefullofenergywhichtheygotfromthesun.Butthedoctorknewthatsunshinecanalsobedangerous.Ifforexampletuberculosisisattackingthelungsunwisesunbathingmaydogreatharm.Todaythereisnotjustoneschoolinthesun.ThereareseveralinSwitzerlandandsinceSwitzerlandisnottheonlycountrywhichhastherightconditionstherearesimilarschoolsinotherplaces.60.Accordingtothepassagewhendidsunlightbegintoplayamoreimportantpartinthetreatmentofdisease?A.Fromancienttimes.B.Attheendofthenineteenthcentury.C.Notuntilthiscentury.D.Onlyveryrecently.61.WhyareaDanishdoctorandaSwissdoctormentionedinthesecondandthirdparagraphs?A.Becausetheybothmadeuseofsunlighttotreatillness.B.Becausetheywerethefirstpeoplewhousedsunlightfortreatment.C.BecausetheywerebothfamousEuropeandoctors.D.Becausetheyusedsunlightinverydifferentways.62.DrRollersetupasun-cureschoolprobablyforthereasonthat_______.A.mostchildrencouldstayinhishospitalB.childrencouldstudywhilebeingtreatedC.theschoolwasexpectedtobefullofpupilsD.theschoolwashighupinthemountains63.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphofthepassage?A.Sun-cureschoolsarebecomingpopulareverywherE.B.Switzerlandistheonlycountrywheresun-cureschoolsarepopular.C.Properconditionsarenecessaryfortherunningofasun-cureschool.D.Sun-cureschoolsarefoundincountrieswherethereisalotofsunshinE.
Rome---DoctorsandmedicalgroupsaroundtheworldlastweekendreactedwithstrongoppositiontothenewsthatanItalianspecialistisonthebrinkofcloningthefirsthumanbaby.Dr.SeverinoAntinoriwhoistheheadofahospitalinRomehasbeenreferredtoinanArabnewspaperasclaimingthatoneofhispatientsiseightweekspregnant怀孕withaclonedbaby.AntinorirefusedtocommentonthereportsbutinMarch2001hesaidhehopedtoproduceaclonedembryo卵forimplantationwithintwoyears.Sofarsevendifferentkindsofmammalshavealreadysuccessfullyclonedincludingsheepcatsandmostrecentlyrabbits.DoctorsshowedtheirdoubtandwerestronglyopposedalthoughtheyadmitthathumancloningwouldfinallycometrueunlesstherewasaworldwidebanonthepracticE.ProfessorRudolfJaenischoftheWhiteheadInstituteforBiomedicalResearchattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology:Ifinditastonishingthatpeopledothiswheretheresultcanbeforetoldthatitwillnotbeanormalbaby.Itisusinghumansasguineapigs.Itmakespeoplefeelsick.ButRonaldGreendirectoroftheEthicsinstituteatDarmouthCollegeintheUSsaiditisunlikelythataneight-week-oldpregnancywouldleadtoabirth.Sofarallclonedanimalshavesufferedfromsomedifferentseriousdisordersmanyofthemdyingsoonaftertheirbirths.DoctorsareopposedtohumancloningbecausetheyareworriedaboutthewelfareoftheclonedchildifthereisonE.TherearenobenefitsofclonedhumanbeingsjustharmsaidDr.MichaelWilksoftheUK.60.Whatdotheunderlinedwordsonthebrinkofinthefirstparagraphmeanmostprobably?A.onthesideofB.onthepointofC.insearchofD.infavourof61.Whatisthedoctors’generalattitudetocloningofhumansaccordingtothepassage?A.Theyareagainstit.B.Theysupportit.C.Theywelcomeit.D.Theypaynoattentiontoit.62.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.DcotorSeverinoAntinoriisstronglyopposedtocloninghumanbeings.B.Uptonowsevenkindsofanimalshavebeenclonedincludingsheepcatshumansandrabbits.C.ProfessorRudolfJaenischiscarryingonanexperimentoncloninganeight-week-oldembryo.D.RonaldGreendoubtsaboutthefuturesuccessfulbirthoftheso-calledclonedembryo.63.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheSuccessofCloningHumansB.TheAngeratCloningHumansC.FailureofCloningHumansD.FirstClonedHuman
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