Walk through the Amazon rainforest today and you will find it steamy, warm, damp and thick. But if you had been there around 15,000 years ago, during the last ice age, would it have been the same? For more than 30 years, scientists have been arguing about how rainforests might have reacted to the cold, dry climate of the ice ages, but till now, no one has reached a satisfying answer. Rainforests like the Amazon are important for mopping up CO2 from the atmosphere and helping to solve global warming. Currently the trees in the Amazon take in around 500 million tons of CO2 each year: equal to the total amount of CO2 given off in the UK each year. But how will the Amazon react to the future climate change? If it gets drier, will it survive and continue to draw down CO2? Scientists hope that they will be able to learn in advance how the rainforest will manage in the future by understanding how rainforests reacted to climate change in the past. Unfortunately, collecting information is incredibly difficult. To study the past climate, scientists need to look at fossilized pollen（花粉）kept in lake mud, Going back to the last ice age means drilling down into lake sediments（沉淀物）, which requires specialized equipment and heavy machinery. There are very few roads and paths, or places to land helicopters and aeroplanes. Rivers tend to be the easiest way to enter the forest, but this still leaves vast areas between the rivers completely unsampled（未取样）. So far, only a handful of cores have been drilled that go back to the last ice age and none of them provide enough information to prove how the Amazon forest reacts to climate changE. 25. How do scientists study the past climate change? A. By predicting the climate change in the futurE. B. By drilling down deep into land sediments. C. By analyzing fossilized pollen in lake muD. D. By taking samples from rivers in the Amazon. 26. Why is it difficult to collect information about the past climate change? A. Because scientists can't find proper equipment and machinery. B. Because it is very difficult to obtain complete samples. C. Because helicopters and aeroplanes have no place to lanD. D. Because none of the cores provide any information. 27. Where is the passage most probably taken from? A.A.medical journal. B.A.news report C.A.travel brochurE. D.A.science magazinE. 28. The best title for the text may be . A. Secrets of the Rainforest B. Climates of the Amazon C. The History of the Rainforest D. Changes of the Rainforest

Ifyou`resecretlyworriedaboutyoursmartphoneaddictionthenthenewNoPhonemightbejustthethingyouneeD.It’stheperfectsmartphoneplacebo宽慰剂—itlooksandfeelsexactlylikeasmartphonebutitdoesnothing.It’sjustapieceofplasticthatyoucancarryaroundinyourhandtofoolyourself.NoPhoneiscurrentlyaprototype原型thatwillcostmerely$12onceithitsthemarket.Itsmakersaretryingtoraise$30000onKickstarterinordertocoverproductionandmarketingcosts.Theydescribethedevice设备asatechnology-freealternativetoconstanthand-to-phonecontactthatallowsyoutostayconnectedwiththerealworlD.DutchdesignerIngmarLarsenwhohelpedcreatetheNoPhonesaidthatheexpectedtheideaasajokealongwithhisfriendsVanGouldandBenLangvelD.TotheirgreatsurprisetheideareceivedalotofattentiononlineandpeoplefromallovertheworldstartedplacingrequestsforNoPhonesoftheirown.SothatwaswhenthethreefriendsdecidedtoturntoKickstartertofundmassproduction.TheNoPhoneis5.5incheshigh2.6incheswideand0.29inchesthickbringingitquiteclosetothelatestsmartphonesonthemarket.TheKickstarter`sslogan口号isquiteamusingtoread—underfeaturesthey’vementionedthingslikebatteryfreenoupgradesnecessaryandwaterproof.TheirFAQsaddressthemostimportantquestionIsthisajoke?towhichtheiranswerisNo.Phoneaddictionisrealtheyinsist.Andit’severywherE.It’sruiningyourdates.It`sdistractingyouatconcerts.It`sdisrupting干扰youinmovietheaters.Nowthereisarealsolution.WithathinlightandcompletelywirelessdesigntheNoPhoneactsasasubstitutiontoanysmartmobiledeviceenablingyoutoalwayshavearectangle长方形ofsmoothcoldplastictoholdwithoutgivingupanypotentialengagementwithyourdirectenvironment.NeveragainexperiencetheunsettlingfeelingwhenclosingyourhanD.Ifyou’reinterestedinNoPhonebutconcernedaboutnotbeingabletotakeselfies自拍anymoredon’tworry.Themakersdohaveanupgradeatnoextracharge—themirrorsticker.Thatwaytheysayyoucanenjoyreal-timeselfieswithyourfriendswhenthey’restandingrightbehindyou.32Fromthesecondparagraphwecaninferthat_____________.ANoPhoneisakindofhigh-techdeviceBthemakerswanttoraisemoneytoimprovetheirtechnologyCNoPhonehasnotbeenonthemarketatpresentDtheusersofNophonecanstayawayfromtherealworld33Whatmadethedesignerssurprisedwasthat___________.AmanypeoplethoughtoftheideaasajokeatfirstBpeopleinDutchbegantomakeNoPhoneoftheirownCpeopleworldwidewereinterestedinNoPhoneonthenetDpeopleworldwidebegantofundmassproduction34WithNoPhoneinyourhandyou_____________.Adon`tneedtouseotherphoneswhentalkingtoothersBnolongerfeelupsetwhenyouareclosingyourhandCwillgiveupanypotentialengagementwithyourdirectenvironmentDcantakephotosofyourselfwhereveryouare35Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?ASomethingaboutaphone-shapedpieceofplasticmeanttocuresmartphoneaddiction.BThepopularityofaphone-shapedpieceofplastiC.CThebenefitsofNoPhonE.DA.newkindofsmartphonecalledNoPhonE.

Iwaspuzzled!Whywasthisoldwomanmakingsuchacomplaintaboutourwaytodealwithanoldbushwhichwasofnousetoanybody?Shehadwrittenletterstothelocalpapereventoanationaltoprotestaboutourprojectedby-passtohervillageandlookingatamaptheroutewasnowherenearwhereshelivedanditwasn’tasiftheareawasattractivE.IwasmorethanpuzzledIwasintrigueD.Iwantedtoknowwhatitwasthatmotivatedher.SoitwasthatIfoundmyselfknockingonacottagedoorbeingreceivedbyMarySmithandthenbeingtakenforawalktothewoods.I’vealwayslovedthisplaceshesaidithasalotofmemoriesformeandforothers.Weallusedit.Theycalledit‘Loverslane’.It’snotmuchofalaneanditdoesn’tgoanywhereimportantbutthat’swhyweallcameherE.Tobeawayfrompeopletobebyourselves.SheaddeD.ItwasindeedpleasantthatdayandthesongsofmanybirdscouldbehearD.Squirrelsgazedfromthebranchesquiteboldintheirmovementsobviouslyfewpeoplepassedthiswayandtheyhadnothingtofear.Icouldimaginethenoiseofvehiclespassingthroughthesepeacefulwoodswhentheby-passwasbuiltsoIfeltthatsheprobablyhadsomethingtherebutasIholdstrongopinionsabouttheneedsofthecommunityover-ridingtheopinionsofprivateindividualsIsaidnothing.Thevillagewasquiteadistantanddangerousplacebecauseofthetrafficespeciallyforoldpeopleandchildrentheirsafetywasmoreimportanttomethananoldwoman’swhims怪念头.TakethistreeshesaidpausingafterashortwhilE.ToyouitisjustthatatreE.Notunlikemanyothershere.Shegentlytouchedthebark.Lookhereunderthisbranchwhatcanyousee?ItlooksasifsomeonehasdoneabitofcarvingwithaknifeIsaidafteracursory草率的inspection.Yesthat’swhatitis!shesaidsoftly.Therearelettersandalover’sheart.Ilookedagainthistimemorecarefully.Theheartwasstillthereandtherewasanarrowthroughit.Thelettersononesidewereindistinctbutontheotheran‘R’wasclearlyvisiblewithwhatlookedlikean‘I’afterit.Somebuddingromance?IaskedDidyouknowwhotheywere?OhyesIknewthemsaidMarySmithitsaysRHlovesMS.AfterapauseshewentonHehadapenknifeandIhelpedhimtocarvemyinitials.Wewereverymuchinlovebuthewasgoingawayandcouldnottellmewhathewasinvolvedinthearmy.IhadguessedofcoursE.ItwasthelasteveningweeverspenttogetherbecausehewentawaythenextdaybacktohisUnit.MarySmithwasquietforawhilethenshesobbedHismothershowedmethetelegram.‘SergeantRHolmes...KilledinactionintheinvasionofFrancE.’IrealizedthatIcouldbegettingoutofmydepthandlongedtobeinmyofficeawayfromhereandthisoldladysnugandwithacupofteainmyhanD.TherewasafurtherpausE.MarySmithgentlytouchedthewoundedtreejustasshewouldhavecaressedhim.AndnowtheywanttotakeourtreeawayfrommE.AnotherquietsobthensheturnedtomE.IwasyoungandprettythenIcouldhavehadanybodyIwasn’talwaystheoldwomanyouseeherenow.IcouldhavehadeverythingIwantedinlifealovelymanhealthandafuturetolookforwardsto.ShepausedagainandlookedarounD.ThebreezegentlymovedthroughtheleaveswithasighingsounD.TherewereothersofcoursebutnotapatchonmyRobin!shesaidstrongly.AndnowIhavenothingexceptthememoriesthistreeholds.IfonlyIcouldgetmyhandsonthatawfulmanwhowritesinthepaperaboutthevalueoftheroadtheyaregoingtobuildwherewearestandingnowIwouldtellhim.Hasheneverlovedhasheneverliveddoeshenotknowanythingaboutmemories?WewerenottheonlyonesyouknowIstillmeetsomewhocamehereasRobinandIdiD.YesIwouldtellhim!Iturnedawaysickatheart.32.Whywastheby-passtoMarySmith’svillagetobebuiltthroughthesewoods?A.Thecommunitywantedtoexplorethebeautyofthewoodsasawayoftourism.B.Manypeoplepassedthesewoodscausingheavytrafficjam.C.Thetrafficwasinconvenientmakingthevillageadangerousplacetolivein.D.Thevillagewasquitefarawayanditseconomyneededimproving.33.TheunderlinedsentenceIfeltthatsheprobablyhadsomethingtheremeans________.A.IthoughttheremightbesomethinghiddeninthewoodsbyMarySmithB.IguessedtheremightbeastoryrelatedwithMarySmithC.IthoughttheremightbesomereasonforMarySmith’sprotestD.IguessedtheremightbeasecretpurposeofMarySmith.34.Themainpurposeofthispassageisto________.A.drawattentiontothedamagethatwarscauseB.persuadepeopletogiveupprivateinterestC.arousetheawarenessofbeingenvironmentallyfriendlyD.introduceatouchingbutsadlovestory

Controllingtrafficisacomplexandhighcostprobleminmanydevelopedcountries.Itbecomesmoredifficultandcostlywiththeever-increasingnumberofcarsontheroads.ButscientistsandstudentsattheCATTattheUniversityofMarylandareworkingtosolvethisproblem.Theyareusingsimulation模拟technologiestohelpgovernmentandprivatebusinesscontrolandreacttochangingtrafficconditions.TheonlineeconomicsmagazineForbes.comsaystrafficcongestion拥挤costAmericans$124billionin2014andthatnumbercouldriseto$186billionby2030.ButscientistsattheCATTlabaretryingtoreducethosecosts.Theyaredevelopingasystemthathelpstrafficmanagersplannersemergencyworkersandbusinessesplanandreactbetter.MichaelPackisCATTdirector.Hesaysthesystemisimportanttohelpemergencyworkersorfirstresponders.reachanaccidentareafaster.TheCATTLabcollectsinformationfrommanysourcesincludingroadsidedevicesGPSglobalpositioningsystemequipmentandwirelessphones.About60studentsand30softwaredevelopersobservetrafficflowandmanagethecomputerserversatalltimes.TheyalsoworktodevelopsoftwareandapplicationsthatcanhelptrafficrunsmootherandsaferSomeofthemturntheinformationgatheredintoso-calledvisualizations.Thesevisualrepresentationshelpemergencyworkersbetterunderstandwhatishappening.ThecentersharesitsfindingswithfirefighterspolicE.Transportationdepartmentsandthemilitary.Theyalsoshareinformationwithuniversitiesandtransportationcompany.ThetechnologycompanyGoogleusesthedataforitstraffic-relatedwebsites.MichaelPacksaystheinformationisthensharedwithanyonewhowantstohelptrafficrunmoresmoothly.Mr.PacksaysthegoalistohelpdevelopanintelligentsystemofroadsignalsthatwillcommunicatewitheachotherandwithvehiclesontheroaD.12.ThesecondparagraphiswrittentoA.attractmorepeopletolookthroughForbes.com.B.tellreaderswhatForbes.comsaysonitswebsiteC.showhowmuchmoneycontrollingcostsAmericaD.proveitisveryexpensiveforsomedevelopedcountriestocontroltraffic13.WhatbenefitcanemergencyworkersgetfromthesystemdevelopedbytheCATTlab?A.Theycanbesafer.B.Theycanreachanaccidentareafaster.C.TheycangetmoreadvicefrompeoplE.D.Theycansharetheirinformationwithothers.14.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutthedevelopersandthestudentsattheCATT?A.Theyobservetrafficflowcontinuously.B.Theydevelopsoftwareandapplications.C.Theycontrolthecomputerserversoccasionally.D.TheychangetheinformationgatheredintovisualimagE.15.Inwhichcolumnofthenewspapercanyoureadthistext?A.DailylifE.B.SciencE.C.Education.D.Exploration

Laptop便携式computersarepopularallovertheworlD.Peopleusethemontrainsandairplanesinairportsandhotels.TheselaptopsconnectpeopletotheirworkplacE.IntheUnitedStatestodaylaptopsalsoconnectstudentstotheirclassrooms.WestlakeCollegeinVirginiawillstartalaptopcomputerprogramthatallowsstudentstodoschoolworkanywheretheywant.Withinfiveyearseachofthe1.500studentsatthecollegewillreceivealaptop.Thelaptopsarepartofa$10millioncomputerprogramatWestlakea110-year-oldcollegE.ThestudentswithlaptopswillalsohaveaccesstotheInternet.Inaddition.theywillbeabletousee-mailtospeakwiththeirteacherstheirclassmatesandtheirfamilies.Howeverthemostimportantpartofthelaptopprogramisthatstudentswillbeabletousecomputerswithoutgoingtocomputerlabs.Theycanworkwithitathomeinafast–foodrestaurantorunderthetrees—anywhereatall!AtWestlakeCollegemorethan60percentofthestaffusecomputers.Thelaptopswillallowallteacherstousecomputersintheirlessons.AsoneWestlaketeachersaidHereweareinthemiddleofVirginiaandwe’regivingstudentsawindowontheworlD.Theycanseeeverythinganddoeverything.75.Whyisthewordspeakinthesecondparagraphinquotationmarks引号?A.Theydon’treallytalkB.TheyusethecomputerlanguagE.C.laptopshavespeakers.D.Noneoftheabovereasonsiscorrect.76.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutWestlakeCollege?A.Allteachersusecomputers.B.1.500studentshavelaptops.C.ItisanoldcollegeinAmericA.D.Studentstherecandoeverything.77.Awindowontheworldinthelastparagraphmeansthatstudentscan______-.A.attendlecturesoninformationtechnologyB.travelaroundtheworldC.getinformationfromaroundtheworldD.havefreelaptops

TheruinsofMooreOklahomaatowndestructedforthefourthtimein14yearsbyamajortornado龙卷风areareminderthatcurrentbuildingcodes规范can’tdomuchtopreventpropertydestructionandlossoflifeespeciallywhenapowerfultornadocutsthroughtown.Butthetotaldeathnumbercanbereducedwhenpeopletakeshelterinundergroundstormbunkers碉堡andhardenedsaferooms.ThetornadothatcarvedapathofdestructionthroughMooretook24lives.Itswindswereclockedat400kilometersperhour.Withonly15minutes’warningresidentsfledtownortookrefuge避难inthefirmestcornersoftheirhomes.Theluckiestwereabletoclimbintosheltersormovetosaferooms.InMoorethoseroomssavedlives.ButattwoschoolsdestroyedbyMonday'stornadonosuchshelterwasavailablE.LeslieChapmanHendersonisCEOofanon-profitgroupcalledtheFederalAllianceforSafeHomes.She'sanadvocatefortornadosaferooms.Thesaferoomisaninterior内部roomofthehomethathasbeenreinforced加固andtestedtowithstandhighwinD.Infactwe’vealreadyheardofstoriesofsurvivalofpeoplewhowereinsaferoomseitheraboveorbelowgroundshesaiD.Betterstormforecastsgivepeoplemoretimetoreact.Buttheyneedsomeplacesafetogo.BuildingscanbebuilttoresiststrongwindsbutnotlikethoseintheF-5tornadothattoucheddowninMoorE.ChapmanHendersonsayseventhebuildingcodesthatdoexistarenotwidelyadoptedorenforceD.AsitsresidentspreparetorebuildMoore’smayorispushingforanordertomakesaferoomscompulsoryinallnewconstruction.SimilarproposalsweremadefollowingeachoftheprevioustornadostrikesbutnonewereadopteD.25.AccordingtoChapmanHendersonwhichofthefollowingdoessheprobablyagreewith?A.Buildingcodesmakeadifferenceinpreventingpropertydestruction.B.IfpeopletakeshelterinsaferoomsnobodywilldiE.C.Itisurgenttobuildtornadosaferooms.D.SaferoomscanbebuiltonlyundergrounD.26.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A.Moorehasgonethroughtornado4timesintotal.B.ChapmanHendersonisMoore’smayor.C.Monday'stornadotook24livesattwoschools.D.TheMoore’sproposalmightnotbeapproveD.27.Theunderlinedwordwithstandinparagraph4probablymeans________.A.opposeB.resistC.preventD.defeat

CountMeOutCallmeold-fashioneD.CallmeolD.CallmewhatyouwantbutIrefusetobecomepartofthisnewInternetworlD.IdonotpossessacomputerathomeorattheofficE.ActuallyIstoppedgoingtoanoffice35yearsagowhenallcommunicationsweredonewithapenatypewriterorifthematterwasofworld-shakingimportanceoverthetelephonE.Likewiseifyoulikedsomethingadvertisedinanewspaperormagazineyouvisitedtheshopsellingitatthegivenaddressoryouphonedthenumbershown.Thenyouspoketothefellowandaskedforfurtherdetails.Tellmewhatyouthinkofthefollowingadthatappearedtheotherdayinthenewspaper.ItwasforacureforcancerandthisiswhatitsaidAwarenessisthekey.VisitspfulforD.comattheawarenesssitE.TherewasnoaddressortelephonenumberforthesitE.Sowhatdounfortunatepeoplewithoutacomputerdoiftheyareseekingacurefortheirillness?ThereareIamtoldcertainadvantagesinhavingaccesstotheInternet.YoucanforexamplesendlovemessagesacrosstheworldorevengetmarriedtosomeonethatyoumeetonlinE.Thisbitdoesn’tinterestmeIhavebeenhappilymarriedfor60years.ThereareofcourseotheractivitiesforInternetusersbesidesfindinglovE.Theycanpaybillsordergroceriesordiscusswiththeirdoctors.Andthisisbynomeansa11.MoreamazingthingsareyettocomeinthenearfuturE.IreadanewspaperreportrecentlythatquotedStephenHawkinganimportantBritishscientist.ThecomplexityofacomputerasitexiststodayisprobablylessthanthebrainofanearthwormhesaiD.ButastechnologyadvancescomputerswillbecomemorecomplexandatimemaycomewhentheInternetmaydevelop‘consciousness.’InotherwordstheInternetwillbeabletothinkhavefeelingsandmaywellbeabletoactonitsown.IfProfessorHawkingisrightImaychangemyattitudeaboutcomputers.AsIgrowoldereachday1wouldlikeoneofthosethatnotonlythinksformebutalsoacceptsresponsibilitiesforallmymistakes.21.What’sthemeaningofthetitleCountMeOut?A.GetmeoutoftheInternetworlD.B.ComputersaretryingtotakecontroloflifeC.Moderntechnologypushesoldpeopleaway.D.DonotexpectmetobeasupporteroftheInternet.22.AccordingtoParagraph2theauthorthinkscomputersare___.A.unnecessaryB.convenientC.expensiveD.advanced23.Whatmighttheauthor1ikeaboutthefuturecomputer?A.Takingblames.B.Curingillnesses.C.Deliveringmessages.D.Respondingtoemotions.

ThehitmovieFindingNemofollowsaclownfishfromtheGreatBarrierReef.InreallifeclownfishareamongthethousandsofcolorfulseacreaturesthatcalltheGreatBarrierReefhome.Stretchingl250milesalongAustralia'snortheastern.coasttheGreatBarrierReefisthelongestcoralreefintheworld.A.coralreefisalivingunderwaterstructure.ButthesedaystheGreatBarrierReefhasfounditselfintrouble.Overfishingpollutionandhightemperaturesareharmingitshealth.That'swhythegovernmentinAustraliaistryingtohelprescuethereef.UnderwaterGardenWhilecoralmaylooklikeaplantitisactuallymadeupoftinyseaanimal.Thoseseaanimalsarecalledcoralpolyps.Aspolypsdietheyleavehard.shellsbehind.Otherpolypsgrowontopoftheshells.Overthousandsofyearstheyformacoralreefinwarmwaterthatisnotverydeep.InmanywaystheGreatBarrierReefresemblesanunderwatergarden.Coralcanbehardorsoft.Itformsindifferentcolorsandinstrangeshapes.Somecorallookslikehardenedbrains.Othercorallookslikefansandlettuces.Thereefburstswithschoolsoftropicalfishdashingamonggapsinthecoral.Thereefsuppliesfood.and.sheltertocreatureslivinginandaroundthecoral.Turtlessharksseahorsesandcrabsareamongitsmanyinhabitants.HelpingHumansWhilethereefisimportanttooceanlifeithelpshumanstoo.Peoplerelyonthereefforbothfoodandjobs.Italsoprovidesmedicineusedtotreatdisease.EachyeartheGreatBarrierReefcontributesabout$975milliontotheeconomythroughtourismandfishing.StressedOutIsitsurprisingthenthattheGreatBarrierReefisundertoomuchstress?Fishingnetsandshipsbreakoffsectionsanddamagethereef.Airandwaterpollutionarealsodoingharm.Atthesametimewarmerseatemperatureshavecausedcoralbleaching漂白onhalfofthereef.Thehightemperaturescausethecoraltoturnwhiteoftenkillingit.ReefRescueInanefforttohelpsavethereefthegovernmenthaslimitedfishingtotwothirdsofit.Thatplanincreasesthenumberofgreenzones.Thoseareareasthatareoff-limitstofishermenandboats.Howevertouristsandresearcherscanstillvisitthem.Manyfishermenareupsetabouttheplanbecausetheyrelyonthereefforjobs.TheAustraliangovernmentsaysthatitsplanwillhelpkeepthereefsafefromsomethreats.ItisveryimportantthatwegiveB.reefproperprotectionforthefuturesaidonegovernmentofficial.ThereefisAustralia'sgreatestnaturaltreasure.34.WhichofthefollowingisnotacreaturethatlivesintheGreatBarrierReef?A.Coralpolyps.B.Turtles.C.Seahorses.D.Whales.35.Whichsectiondescribestheprobleminthispassage?A.UnderwaterGardenB.HelpingHumansC.StressedOutD.ReefRescue36.WhatpicturecanthereadergetfromtheunderlinedsentenceThereefburstswithschoolsoftropicalfishdashingamonggapsinthecoral.inParagraph6?A.Manyfishquicklymovingthroughthecoral.B.Fishmovingtowardthecenterortargetofthecoral.C.Structuredorderlygroupsofyoungfishwithoutaclearpath.D.Fishexplodingwhentheycomeintocontactwithgapsinthecoral.37.Whatisthispassagemostlyabout?A.Thecausesofreefproblemsanpossiblesolutions.B.Coralbleachingwhichcausesthereeftoturnwhite.C.ThehistoryoftourismtotheGreatBarrierReef.D.Overfishingandhighertemperatures.

TherewasonceamancalledMr.Flowersandflowerswerehisonlyjoyinlife.Hespentallhisfreetimeinoneofhisfourglass-housesandgrewflowersofeverycolorwithlonganddifficultnamesforcompetitions.Hetriedtogrowaroseofanewcolortowinthesilvercup银杯fortheRoseoftheYear.Mr.Flowers’glass-houseswereveryneartoamiddleschool.Boysofaroundthirteenofagewereoftentempted引诱tothrowastoneortwoatoneofMr.Flowers’glass-houses.SoMr.Flowersdidhisbesttobeinornearhisglass-housesatthebeginningandendoftheschoolday.Butitwasnotalwayspossibletobeonwatchatthosetimes.Mr.Flowershadtriedinmanywaystoprotecthisglassbutnothingthathehaddonehadbeenuseful.Hehadbeentoschooltoreporttotheheadmaster;butthishadnotdoneanygood.Hehadtriedtodriveawaytheboysthatthrewstonesintohisgarden;buttheboyscouldrunfasterthanhecouldandtheylaughedathimfromfaraway.Hehadevenpickedupallthestonesthathecouldfindaroundhisgardensothattheboyswouldhavenothingtothrow;buttheysoonfoundothers.AtlastMr.Flowershadagoodidea.Heputupalargenotice布告madeofgoodstrongwoodsomemetersawayfromtheglass-houses.Onithehadwrittenthewords:DONOTTHROWSTONESATTHISNOTICE.AfterthisMr.Flowershadnofurthertrouble;theboysweremuchmoretemptedtothrowstonesatthenoticethanattheglass-houses.1.ItwasMr.Flowers’hopeto________.A.buildglass-housesinhisfreetimeB.growtheRoseoftheYearinasilvercupC.winasilvercupforgrowingaroseofanewcolorD.growarosewiththelongestname2.Boyswereoftentemptedto________.A.throwstonesatMr.Flowers’glass-houseB.throwstonesatMr.FlowersfromtheirschoolC.beinornearbyMr.Flowers’glass-housesD.playwithMr.Flowersnearhisglass-houses3.Mr.Flowersstayedinornearbyhisglass-houses_______.A.attimeswhenschool-boyswerewalkingnearthemB.alltheschooldaywhentherewerenoboysaboutC.wherehecouldnotbeseenbytheboyspassingD.atthebeginningandendoftheschoolday4.Mr.Flowershadtriedto______toprotecthisglass.A.beonwatchinhisfreetimeB.asktheheadmasterforhelpC.pickupallthestonesaroundhisgardenD.doalltheabove5.Mr.Flowers’goodideawasto______.A.writesomewordsontheglassB.putupalargenoticetocoverhisglass-housesC.givetheboyssomethingelsetothrowstonesatD.sendforpolicemen

Whenhumansandnaturegoheadtoheadnatureoftenendsuplosing.RiversgetpolluteD.Treesareknockeddown.Naturalresourcesareusedup.That’swhatmakestheGalapagosIslands加拉帕格斯群岛sospecial–it’soneofthefewplacesontheEarththatnaturecantrulycallitsown.AvisittotheGalapagosisarealeye-openingexperiencE.Over1600kmwestofEcuador厄瓜多尔theislandsarehometoauniquevarietyofanimalsthathaveabsolutelynofearofpeoplE.Visitorscanplayonthebeachwithsealionsandgiantseaturtlesswimwithdolphinsandwhalesandgetcloseenoughtothepenguinstocounttheeggsintheirnests.Theislandsweredeclaredanationalparkover40yearsagoandthenumberofhumanvisitorsistightlylimitedtoavoiddamagingtheenvironmentorputtingstressontheanimals.Touristshavetopay$100forthedailyfeeandcan’tstepofftheboatunlessaccompaniedbyanofficialguidE.Onceontheislandsyouhavetostayonthespecialcar.Theanimalsaresocuriousaboutpeoplethatthey’llusuallycomeuptosayhello.It’salittlelikebeinginazoosaidonetraveler.Butinsteadofuslookingattheanimalstheanimalsarelookingatus.Besidesthewildlifeoneoftheislands’moreunusualfeaturesisitspostofficE.Youcansendpostcardsforfreebuttheproblemisthatthere’snopostmantocollectthem.Insteadtravelerspickupmailaddressedtopeoplewholivenearthembackhomeandthenhand-deliverthepostcardswhentheirtripisfinisheD.21.TheGalapagosIslandsare_______.A.terriblypollutedB.intheAtlanticOceanC.nearEcuadorD.independentofEcuador22.WhichanimalisNOTmentionedinthepassage?_______.A.WhalesB.SealionsC..DolphinsD.Goats23.OntheGalapagosIslandsthemailisdeliveredby_______.A.thegovernmentB.thepostofficeC.thetouristsD.theguides24.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?_______.A.HumanandNatureB.A.SpecialZooC.GoHeadtoHeadD.Ecuador–AnIslandCountry25.Whatisoneoftheislands’moreunusualfeatures?_______.A.TherearesomepostmentocollectlettersB.ThereareonlythewildanimalsontheislandsC.YouneedtobuystampstosendlettersD.Travelersdeliverthelettersbythemselves

Aseverycomputerownerknowswhentheirmachinesrunacomplexprogramtheygetprettyhot.Infactcoolingtheprocessorscanbeexpensiveespeciallywhenyou'redealingwithhugebanksofcomputerservers.Butwhatifthatenergycouldheatprivatehomes?A.Dutchenergyfirmaimstodojustthat.DatacentersoflargeInternetfirmssuchasGoogleAppleMicrosoftandotherscontainthousandsofcomputerservers.AstheyprocessinformationtheygenerateenormousamountsofheatrequiringcoolingtowersthatdissipateitintotheatmospherE.ADutchfirmthinkspayingforelectricitytoruntheserversandthenpayingagaintocoolthemisawasteofenergy.BoazLeupeCEOofthestart-upNerdalizesaysit’sactuallyquitesimplE.Wedon'tactuallyhavetobuildthedatacenterwhichsavesalotofcostsininfrastructureandwedon'thavethecoolingoverheadplusthatyouhavetheenvironmentalbenefitthatthekilowatthouryouareusingisusedtwiceoncetoheatthehomeandoncetocomputetheclientstaskwithoutthecoolingoverheadsaysLeupE.Thecompanydevelopedwhatitcallsane-RadiatoracomputerserverthatalsoworksasanalternativeheatingsourcE.LeupesaysthatfiveDutchhomeownersareexperimentallyusingthemintheirhomes.Wereimbursetheelectricitytheserverusesandthatwecandobecauseofthecomputerclientsontheothersideandinthatwayhomeownersactuallygetheatingforfreeandcomputerusersdon'thavetopayfortheoverheadofthedatacentersaysLeupE.Oneoftheparticipantsintheyear-longexperimentJanVissersaystheamountofheatproducedbye-Radiatordependsontheworkbeingdonebytheserver’sprocessorssoitcannotbeusedastheprimarysourcE.Butheisreadytotryit.Ifitgivesgoodenoughwarmthyoucanuselessofyourexistingcentralheatingandthereisthechanceforahomeownertopaylessbills.Nerdalizesayse-Radiatorsgeneratetemperatureofupto55degreesCelsiusandcouldsaveupto$440inannualheatingcosts.43.WhichoneistrueaccordingtothepassageA.Itisexpensivetodealwithhugebanksofcomputerservers.B.ADutchenergyfirmattemptedtoheatprivatehomes.C.Computerserversgeneratelargequantitiesofheat.D.Thecoolingtowerisawasteofenergy.44.Theunderlinedphraseoverheadinthethirdparagraphprobablymeans______.A.dailycostB.fixtureC.foreheadD.method45.WhatisNOTtrueaboute-Radiatoraccordingtothepassage?A.ItisacomputerserverusedasanalternativeheatingsourcE.B.Ithasbeenlaunchedontothemarket.C.Itisenvironmentallyfriendly.D.Itcansaveusers’money.46.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ANewKindofDataServersB.DataServersCouldHeatPrivateHomesC.HowtoHeatthePrivateHomeswithComputersD.AnAlternativeHeatingSource

Thefirstrobotswereinventedinthe1920s.RobotshaveappearedinHollywoodsuchasRobocopandtheTerminator.TherobotsinthesefilmsarestrongerfasterandmoreintelligentthanpeoplE.Inrealliferobotsaremainlyusedinfactories.Theydomanydifferentjobs.Usuallythesejobsaretoodangerousdifficultorboringforhumans.Robotsalsohelpdisabledpeopleandpeoplewhocannotlookafterthemselves.ForexamplescientistsaremakingarobottohelpblindpeoplE.Nowadaysmanyblindpeoplehaveadogtohelpthem.Thisdogiscalledaguidedog.Inthefutureguidedogsmightberobotdogs.OnerobotguidedogiscalledMeldog.Ithaswheels.Itwalksinfrontofitsowner.Itisveryclever.Itknowsthespeedofitsowner'swalk.Meldogtalkstoitsownerbyradio.Theownerwearsaspecialbelt.ThisbeltsendsinstructionsfromtheownertoMeldogsuchasStophereTurnleftandTurnright.IntheUnitedStatesanothertypeofrobothelpsdisabledworkers.ThisrobotcalledKilroyhelpsdisabledcomputeroperators.Therobothearsthesoundofitsowner'svoicE.ItfollowsinstructionssuchasTurnthepageandMakeacupofcoffee.Thisrobotwillbringitsownerapapertissuewhenheorshesneezes!RobotsarealsousedinAmericanhospitals.Theycandosimplejobs.Forexampletheyshavepatientsandbrushtheirteeth.AtonehospitalarobotwiththenicknameRoscoetakesmealsfromthekitchentopatients'rooms.Roscoenevergetslostbecausethisrobothasamapofthehospitalinitscomputermemory.Robotswillneverreplacehumans.Theycanhoweverhelppeopleinmanydifferentways.36.Somerobotsinreallifeare_________.A.dangerousB.boringC.filmstarsD.factoryworkers37.Somedisabledpeopleneedhelpto_________.A.makerobotsB.becomescientistsC.lookafterthemselvesD.dodangerousjobs38.Meldogisa_________.A.blinddogB.robotscientistC.realdogD.robotguidedog39.Kilroyhelpsdisabledcomputeroperators.Thisrobotcan_________.A.speaktoitsownerB.giveinstructionsC.readbooksD.makecupsofcoffee

LadiesandgentlemensayhellotoPIBOT.DevelopedinSouthKoreathislittlemachineisaboutthesizeofachild’stoyandhasaheadthatkindoflookslikeatoaster烤箱.It’salsoabletoflyaplanE.Theresearchersresponsiblefortherobot’sdevelopmenthaveactuallymanagedtoprogramitwithalltheknowledgeandskillsnecessarytooperateastandardairplanE.Throughabuilt-inwebcam网络摄像机PIBOTisabletogatherinformationaboutitssurroundings—suchaslocationairspeedandweatherconditions.Withallofthisinformationit’sabletomakedecisionsinmuchthesamewayasahumanpilotwoulD.It’salreadycompletedonesuccessfultestflight—sortof.InthevideopresentedatIROS2014inChicagoPIBOTwasseenguidingtheairplanethroughashorttestflightinaflightsimulator模拟器—aprocesswhichincludedbothtakeoffandlanding.It’ssupercool.Nowit’sworthmentioningthat—evenasimpressiveasPIBOTis—wearen’tgoingtobeseeingitinanyrealairplanesatanypointinthenearfuturE.Althoughthelittlerobotiscertainlyabletooperateaplaneitdoesn’tquitehavetheskillsnecessarytoaddresssomeoftherealworldsituationsmetbypilots—suchasbadweatherormix-upsontherunway.Itdoesn’tmeetthegovernment’sruleseither.Theinventorsaren’tterriblydiscouragedhowever.Theyexpectthatit’sonlyamatteroftimebeforetheymanagetogetPIBOTuptothenecessarystandards.Whenthedaycomeswemightseeairlinesputtoworkawholenewtypeofpilot;onewhonevertiresnevergetshungryandnevermakesmistakes.So...ifyou’veacareerinaviation航空itmightsoonbetimetostartplanningforretirement退休.28.WeknowfromthetextthatPIBOT_____.A.isverylargeB.canserveasatoasterC.wasdevelopedinChicagoD.isdesignedtooperateaplane29.InthepresentedvideoPIBOT_____.A.competedwithahumanpilotB.completedseveraltestflightsC.madedecisionstotallylikehumansD.successfullyguidedaplanetotakeoffandland30.Whywon’tPIBOTbeputintouse?A.Itcan’tpredictweatherconditions.B.Itcan’tdealwithrealworldsituations.C.Itdoesn’thavetheskillstooperateaplanE.D.Itcan’tgatherinformationaboutitssurroundings.31.Itcanbelearnedfromthetextthat_____.A.PIBOTwon’tmakeanymistakeinaflightB.theresearcherswillhavetoabandontheplanC.PIBOTwillsurelyreplacehumanpilotsonedayD.theinventorsareconfidentaboutthefutureofPIBOT

Theearthworm蚯蚓isausefulanimal.Itmakesthesoilricherforfieldsandgardens.Takenoutofthegrounditisgoodfoodformanyotheranimals.Earthwormsdigtunnelstomakethesoillooseandinthiskindofsoilairandwatercanreachtherootsofplantseasily.Theydragnotonlydeadleavesbutalsograssflowersandothersuchthingsintotheirholes.Thisplantmaterialsoonrotsanddisappears.Thishelpstomakethesoilmorefertile肥沃.Nootheranimalissousefulinbuildingupgoodtopsoil表土.Onewormmayaddaboutthreequartersofapoundofearthtothetopsoilinoneyear.FiftythousandwormscarrysomeeighteentonsofsoiltothesurfaceinthesametimE.9.Thisarticlemainlysaysearthworms________.A.aregoodfoodformanyotheranimalsB.arethemostusefulanimalstobuildupthetopsoilC.liveonplantmaterialD.areusefulanimalsandknowhowtohelpfarmers10.Earthwormslive________.A.inwaterB.intopsoilC.infieldsandgardensD.undertheground11.Theearthwormshelpto________bydiggingtunnels.A.rotleavesgrassandflowersB.makesoillooserthanbeforeC.storemorefoodD.carrywaterandairtotherootsofplants12.Theplantsmaterialcarriedundergroundbyearthwormsmadesoil________.A.wetB.dryC.looserD.morefertile13.Oneearthwormmaybring____finetopsoiltothesurfaceinoneyear.A.aquarterofapoundB.threequartersofapoundC.threepoundsD.eighteenpounds

Arobotthatcanreademotionshasbeenunveiled公布于众的inJapanbybillionaireMasayoshiSonwhosaysrobotsshouldbetenderandmakepeoplesmile.Son’smobilephonecompanySoftBanksaysthattherobotnamedPepperwillgoonsaleinJapaninFebruaryfor198000yenUS$l900.Overseassalesplansareunderconsiderationbutundecided.ThemachinewhichhasnolegsbuthasgentlygesturinghandsappearedonastageinaTokyosuburbcooingandhumming.ItdramaticallytouchedhandswithSoninanETmoment.SonsaidPepperhasbeenprogrammedtoreadtheemotionsofpeoplearounditbyrecognizingexpressionsandvoicetones.Ouraimistodevelopaffectionaterobotsthatcanmakepeoplesmilehesaid.The121-centimeter-tall28-kilogramwhitePepperwhichhasnohairbuttwolargedoll-1ikeeyesandaflat-paneldisplaystuckonitschest.Besidesfeaturingthelatestvoicerecognition.Pepperisloadedwithmorethanadozensensors传感器includingtwotouchsensorsinitshandsthreetouchsensorsonitsheadandsixlasersensorsandthreesensorsinitsbase.ButapresentationyesterdayinTokyohighlightedtherobot’sshortcomingsasmuchasitscharm.Pepperwasmorefluentwithitsownchatter交谈suchasaskingDoyoudoTwitter?orIsthisthefirsttimeyoueverspoketoarobot?Butitwouldnotreallywaitforananswergoingontothenexttopic.ManyotherJapanesecompaniesincludingHitachiandToyotaMotorCorphavealsodevelopedvariousrobotsthatentertainandserveascompanions.Thepotentialisgreatasthenumberofelderlypeoplerequiringcareisexpectedtosoar剧增inrapidlyagingJapanincomingyears.BrunoMaisonnierfounderandchiefexecutivewhoappearedonthestagewithSonsaidIbelievethatthemostimportantroleofrobotswillbeaskindandemotionalcompanionstoimproveourdailylivestobringhappinessandconstantlysurpriseus.32.Whichisthemostimportantfeatureoftherobot?A.Surprisingandhappy.B.Tenderandsmiling.C.Effectiveandsmart.D.Gentleandcaring.33.Whatdoweknowabouttheequipmentofpepper?A.Ithasaflat-panelonthehead.B.Ithasmorethanadozentouchsensors.C.Ithasthebestvoicerecognition.D.Itcanonlyreadvoicetones.34.WhatcanweinferaccordingtoParagraph7?A.MostJapanesecompaniesproducerobots.B.TherewillbelessagingpeopleinthenearfutureofJapan.C.Robotscanhelppeopletostartacompany.D.TherewillbemorerobotsinthefutureofJapan.35.Whatcanwelearnaboutthefuturedevelopmentofrobots?A.Itwillfocusmoreonmentallycaringhuman.B.Wecancommunicatewithitmainlybytouching.C.Itwillhavenodisadvantages.D.ItwillbetallandhasnohairlikeanET.

Nowscientistshavediscoveredthefirstevidence证据thattheanimalsactuallybehaveliketheirmasters.Justlikechildrentheyusealookandlearnwaywhichmeanstheycanmimic模仿human’sactionswhengoingabouttheirtasks.BiologistsandpsychologistsattheuniversitiesofViennaandOxforddesignedanexperimenttotestthetheory理论thatdogsdohavetheabilitytocopywhattheyseeusingasimplewoodenbox.Inthestudytenownersshowedtheirdogshowtoopenthewoodenboxsometimesusingtheirheadstopushahandleandsometimesusingtheirhands.Inthefirstpartofthetestfivedogswererewardedwithapieceofsausageforcopyingtheirowners’actions.Theotherfivewererewardedwithfoodfornotcopyingandusingothermethods.Witheachdogtheexperimentwasrepeatedhundredsoftimesandthetimetakenforadogtogetitrighton85percentofattempts尝试17goesoutof20wasrecordeD.Thedogsthatwereencouragedtomirrortheirownersreachedthispointalmostthreetimessooneronaveragethanthoserewardedfornotcopyingthem.InthesecondpartofthetestallthedogswereonlyrewardedforcopyingthemethodtheirownersuseD.Thefivedogspreviously先前rewardedforcopyingtheirownersreachedthe85percentmarkmorethantwiceastheotherfivE.InapaperpublishedinProceedingoftheRoyalSocietytheyconcludedLikehumansdogscan’thelpimitatingactionstheyseE.GoingfurthertheysaidTheresultssuggesttheimitative模仿的behaviorofdogsisshapedmorebytheirdevelopmentalinteractionswithhumansthanbytheirevolutionary进化的historyofdomestication驯化.CarolineKiskofromtheKennelclubsaidAdog’sbehaviorisinfluencedmuchlikethatofachildlearningrightfromwrongandusingsimilarpatternsofbehavior.Wehopethatownersunderstandtheimportanceoftheiractionsandusethisknowledgetosetgoodexamplesandthereforepositivelyinfluencethebehavioroftheirpets.5.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.DogsAreIntelligentAnimals.B.DogsArelikeChildrenMost.C.DogsBehavelikeTheirMasters.D.DogsCanCompleteSimpleTasks.6.Theresearchersbelievedogs’imitativebehaviorcomesmainlyfrom______.A.human-doginteractionsB.humanrewardsC.evolutionD.domestication7.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A.MastersshouldinfluencetheirdogsasearlyaspossiblE.B.A.man’sbadbehaviormayinfluencehisdog.C.Dogscan’tbeinfluencedbymeneasily.D.Dogsalwaysbehavepositively.

Welcometoyourfuturelife!Yougetupinthemorningandlookintothemirror.Yourfaceisfirmandyoung-looking.In2035medicaltechnologyisbetterthanever.Manypeopleyouragecouldlivetobe150soat40you’renotoldatall.Andyourparentsjusthadananti-aging抗衰老的treatment.Nowallthreeofyoulookthesameage!YousaytoyourshirtTurnreD.ItchangesfrombluetoreD.In2035smartclothescontainparticles粒子muchsmallerthanthecellsinyourbody.Theparticlescanbeprogrammedtochangeclothes’colororpattern.Youwalkintothekitchen.YoupickupthemilkbutavoicesaysYoushouldn'tdrinkthat!Yourfridgehasreadthechip芯片thatcontainsinformationaboutthemilkanditKnowsthemilkisolD.In2035everyarticleoffoodinthegrocerystorehassuchachip.It’stimetogotowork.In2035carsdrivethemselves.Justtellyoursmartcarwheretogo.OnthewayyoucancallafriendusingyourjacketsleevE.Suchsmarttechnologyisallaroundyou.Sowillallthesethingscometrue?FornewtechnologytosucceedsaysscientistAndrewZolliithastobesomuchbetterthatitreplaceswhatwehavealready.TheInternetisoneexamplewhatwillbethenext?60.Wecanlearnfromthetextthatinthefuture__________.A.peoplewillnevergetoldB.everyonewilllookthesameC.redwillbethemostpopularcolorD.clotheswillbeabletochangetheirpattern61.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?A.Milkwillbeharmfultohealth.B.MoredrinkswillbeavailableforsalE.C.Foodinthegrocerystorewillcarryelectronicinformation.D.Milkinthegrocerystorewillstayfreshmuchlonger.62.Whichofthefollowingismentionedinthetext?A.NothingcanreplacetheInternet.B.FridgeswillKnowwhatpeopleneeD.C.JacketsleevescanbeusedasaguidE.D.Carswillbeabletodriveautomatically.63.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Foodandclothingin2035.B.FuturetechnologyineverydaylifE.C.MedicaltreatmentsofthefuturE.D.Thereasonforthesuccessofnewtechnology.

RevolutionaryTVEarsTVEarshashelpedthousandsofpeoplewithvariousdegreesofhearinglosshearthetelevisionclearlywithoutturningupthevolume音量andnowit’sbetterandmoreaffordablethanever!WithTVEarswirelesstechnologyyousetyourownheadsetvolumewhileotherTVlistenershearthetelevisionatavolumelevelthat’scomfortableforthem.YoucanevenlistenthroughtheheadsetonlyandputtheTVonmute静音ifthesituationcallsforaquietenvironment—maybethebabyissleeping.OrperhapsyouaretheonlyonewhoisinterestedinlisteningtotheballgamE.TVEarspatentedtechnologyincludesarevolutionarynoisereductioncartipnotusedinanyothercommerciallyavailableheadset.ThistipreducesoutsidenoisesothattelevisiondialogueisclearandunderstandablE.Getthetechnologythathasproventohelpthemostdemandingcustomers.That’swhyTVEarshasearnedthetrustandconfidenceofaudiologists听觉学家nationwideaswellasworld-famousdoctors.DoctorRecommendedTVEars!MywifeandIhaveusedTVEarsalmostdailyforthepasttwoyearsandfindthemagreathelpinourenjoymentoftelevision.AsaretiredeardoctorIheartilyrecommendTVEarstopeoplewithnormalhearingaswellasthosewithhearingloss.—RobertForbesM.DCACustomerRecommendedTVEars!NowmyhusbandcanhavethevolumeasloudasheneedsandIcanhavetheTVatmyhearinglevel.TVEarsissocomfortablethatJackforgetshehasthemon!HecanonceagainhearandunderstandthedialoguE.—Darlene&JackBCARiskFreeTrial!TVEarscomeswitha30-dayriskfreetrial.SpecialOffer—Now＄59.95.Ifyou’renotsatisfiedreturnit.Money-backguarantee!Callnow!800-123-783234.TVEarshelpsyou_____.A.improveyoursleepingqualityB.listentoTVwithoutdisturbingothersC.changeTVchannelswithoutdifficultyD.becomeinterestedinballgameprograms35.WhatmakesTVEarsdifferentfromotherheadsets?A.ItcaneasilysetTVonmutE.B.ItsheadsetvolumeisadjustablE.C.Ithasanewnoisereductioncartip.D.Itappliesspecialwirelesstechnology.36.Thisadvertisementismademorebelievableby_____.A.usingrecommendationsB.offeringreasonsforthisinventionC.providingstatistics.D.showingtheresultsofexperiments.

Conventionalwisdomisamajorbarriertoinnovation创新thatthreatensthesurvivalofcompanieseverywherE.It’sbasedontheassumption假设thatoldideaswillalwaysworksotheyshouldn’tbechallengeD.Whilethismaybeavalid有效的assumptioninsituationsthatdon’tchangeit’sunlikelytoholdtrueinachangingsituation.Intoday’srapidchangingglobalenvironmentoldmethodsoftendon'tworkandstubbornlyusingthemcanleadtomajorproblems.Mostpeopleseemtoagreewithconventionalwisdombecauseitgivesoneafalsesenseofsecurity.IfeveryoneelsebelievesitthenitmustbetruE.IndividualswhouseconventionalwisdomarecertainthattheyarerightandbeingrightisgooD.Theywanttocontinueusingoldideasratherthantakeriskswithchangesthatmightnotwork.In1977KenOlsenco-founderandCEOofDigitalEquipmentCorporationDECstatedThereisnoreasonforanyindividualtohaveacomputerinhishomE.DespitebeinganimportantleaderinthecomputerindustryDECnolongerexists.PeopleseemtoforgetthatsinceinnovationisachangetherecanbenoinnovationwithoutchangE.Unfortunatelyconventionalwisdompreventsleadersfollowersandcompaniesfromchangingandthereforeinnovating.Ifcompaniesdon’tinnovatebuttheircompetitorsdothefutureislikelytobeproblematiC.Breakingfromconventionalwisdomhasledtomanyofthemostinnovativecompaniesandproductsinhistoryacrossmanyindustriessoithasapowerfuleffectonbusinesssuccess.TedTurnerfounderofCNNknewlittleifanythingaboutthenewsbusinessbutheknewitwasinconvenienttowatchnewsonlyatthedinnerhouraswascommonbeforeCNN.Turner’ssolutionwastocreateacablechanneldedicatedtonews24hoursaday.Thenewsestablishmentreflectedconventionalwisdomatthetimeandpredictedhisideawouldfailbecausenoonewantedtowatchthenewsallday.Howeveritdoesn’ttakearocketscientisttounderstandthatviewersdon’thavetowatchthenewsalldayfortheCNNtowork.Viewersjusthavetowatchwhentheywanttogetinformation.DuetoconventionalthinkingthecriticsfailedtorecognizetheopportunitythatwascleartoTeD.TheyassumedthatonlywhatwasfamiliartothemcouldworkinthefuturE.Conventionalwisdompreventscreativityflexibilityandrisk-takingsounconventionalleadersenthusiasticallybreakfromit.TosurvivethriveandmaintaincompetitiveadvantagecompaniesmustbeflexiblewhenreactingtochangE.28.DEChasdisappearedprobablybecause___________.A.theconsumersdidn’tlikeitsproductsB.theleaderslackedthesenseofsecurityC.theCEOstucktotheconventionalideasD.theemployeestookmanyriskswithchanges29.ThefoundingofCNNisusedasanexampletoprove_________.A.missingopportunitiescouldleadtofailureB.changingcouldcontributetobusinesssuccessC.watchingnewsatthedinnerhourisconvenientD.conventionalwisdominfluencesbusinesssuccess30.Whatdoestheunderlinedpartprobablymean?A.RocketscientistscanensuretheCNNworksproperly.B.Mostoftheviewersdon’tliketowatchthenewsatwork.C.It’snecessarytounderstandwhenpeoplewatchthenews.D.It’seasytoknowpeopleneedn’twatchthenewsallthetimE.31.Thepassageismainlywrittentotellusthat______.A.oldmethodsarechangingwithtimeB.opportunitiesleadtobusinesssuccessC.conventionalwisdomlimitsinnovationD.successfulcompaniesneedwiseleaders

TheWinterOlympicsisalsocalledtheWhiteOlympics.Atthistimemanycolorfulstampsarepublished出版tomarkthegreatGames.ThefirststampsmarkingtheopeningcameoutonJanuary251932intheUnitedStatesforthe3rdWhiteOlympics.FromthenonpublishingstampsduringtheWhiteOlympicsbecamearulE.Duringthe4thWinterOlympicGamesagroupofstampswerepublishedinGermanyinNovember1936.ThefiveringsofOlympicsweredrawnonthefrontofthesportswear运动服.ItwasthefirsttimethattheringsappearedonthestampsoftheWhiteOlympics.Inthe1950’sthestampsofthiskindbecamemorecolorful.WhentheWhiteOlympicscamethehostcountriesaswellasthenon-hostcountriespublishedstampstomarkthoseGames.ChinaalsopublishedfourstampsinFebruary1980whentheChinesesportsmenbegantotakepartintheWhiteOlympics.JapanistheonlyAsiancountrythathaseverheldtheWhiteOlympics.Altogether14500millionstampsweresoldtoraisemoneyforthissportsmeet.Differentkindsofsportsweredrawnonthesesmallstamps.Peoplecanenjoythebeautyofthewonderfulmovementsofsomesportsmen.21.TheWhiteOlympicsandtheWinterOlympics_______.A.arenotheldinwinterB.aredifferentgamesC.arethesamethingD.areheldinsummer22.Theworldmadeitaruletopublishstampstomarkthegreatworldgames_______.A.aftertheyear1936B.afterthe3rdWhiteOlympicsC.beforethe3rdWhiteOlympicsD.beforetheyear193223.TheWinterOlympicsisheldonce_______.A.everytwoyearsB.everythreeyearsC.everyfiveyearsD.everythefourthyear24.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Japancan’tpublishstampstomarkthoseGamesB.Onlythenon-hostcountriescanpublishstampstomarkthoseGames.C.AllthecountriescanpublishstampstomarkthoseGames.D.OnlythehostcountriescanpublishstampstomarkthoseGames.

Withhisuniqueblackmane鬃毛andimpressivestature身材13-year-oldCecilwasapopulartouristattractionatthe3.6million-square-acreHwangeNationalPark万基国家公园inZimbabwe津巴布韦.Cecilwasheadofaprideoflionsthatincludes12cubs幼崽butthewell-knownlionwasshotandkilledinearlyJulybyAmericandentistWalterJ.Palmer.Cecil’sdeathhasalreadysparkedaninternationaloutcry强烈抗议withmanycallingforanendtohuntingendangeredanimalsandforPalmertobeextradited引渡toZimbabwetostandtrial.ProfessorDavidMacdonaldtheheadoftheOxfordUniversityresearchprogramthatmonitoredthedailymovementsofCecilanddozensofotherlionsisdeeplysaddenedbyCecil’sdeath.Macdonaldhopesthedeathcaninspirethepublictotakeaninterestinlionconservation.MacdonaldsaysmanyofthelionstrackedbytheprogramhavebeenshotandkilleD.ThebackgroundtothisstoryisthatthereisacrisisforlionsthroughoutmuchofAfricA.Hesays.Africanlionpopulationshavefallenalmost60percentoverthepastthirtydecadesandasfewas32000ofthemremaininthewildaccordingtotheInternationalFundforAnimalWelfare国际爱护动物基金会.AndastroublingasitistherarerthesehuntedanimalsbecomethemorehuntersarewillingtopaytokillthemsaidJeffFlockednthefund’sNorthAmericanregionaldirector.InadditiontoexcessivehuntinglionsthroughoutAfricaalsocontinuetofacethreatsthatincludeconflictswithlocalfarmerslossofhabitatandriskoftrafficandrailwaycollisions碰撞.28.Internationallypeople’sattitudetowardsWalterJ.Palmer’sbehavioris________.A.UnderstandableB.UnpardonableC.UnpredictableD.Uncontrollable29.AccordingtothetexthowmanyAfricanlionslivedinthewildthirtyyearsago?A.80000B.48000C.53000D.6000030.Africanlionsarefacingthefollowingthreatsexcept________.A.theirconflictswithlocalfarmers.B.thelossoftheirhabitatsC.people’sexcessivehuntingD.theincreaseinthenumberoftheirnaturalenemies31.Thebesttitleofthetextmightbe________.A.TheDeathofCecil-anAfricanLionB.TheCurrentstateofAllAfricanLionsC.TheThreatsFacingAfricanLionsD.TheAppealforanEndtoHuntingEndangeredAnimals

Whileastronautsinspacegettodomanyexcitingthingstheymissoutonordinarythingsthatwealltakeforgranted—beingabletowalkonfirmgroundhangingoutwithfamilyanddiggingintoasliceofhotsteamingpizzA.Thoughnotmuchcanbedoneaboutthefirsttwothingstheremaysoonbeasolutiontothethirdonethankstothiscool3-Dpizzaprinter!AboutayearagoNASAoffered$125000toAnjanContractora3-Dtechnologyexperttobuildadevice设备thatwouldallowastronautstomakepizzaondemanD.Themechanicalengineerpromisedthathisinventionwouldproducepiesinlargequantitiesthatlookedtastedandevensmelledlikepizzamadeincommonovens.Latelastyeartheengineerpresentedavideoofhisfirstprototype原型thatbeginsbycreatingasinglesliceofdough面团thatiscookedandprintedatthesametimE.Thencomesthetomatosauce—amixoftomatopowderoilandwaterandfinallyaproteinslicethatresemblescheesE.Whilethevideodoesn’tshowthebakingprocesstheinventorsaysthatoncethepizzaisprinteditcanbereadytobeconsumedin7seconds.WhilethepieinthevideolooksdeliciousenoughtoattractanypizzaloverAnjanContractorisfarfromreadyforastronauts.That’sbecausehestillhastofindasolutiontomakethefoodcontainerintheprinterlastfor30years.Thoughthatmaysoundunrealisticactuallyitisnot.AnjanContractorbelievesthattheonlywaythatispossibleisthatthewaterisremovedfromalltheingredients配料andthentheyarereducedtothepowderform.Thisasyoucanimaginewillnotbesoeasy.Butwhiletheprintermaynotbereadyforspaceitcertainlylooksreadyenoughforpeopleonearth.HopefullyNASAandContractorwillconsidersellingittothosenotfortunateenoughtogotoMars!17.Whydoestheauthormentionthethingsthatastronautsinspacecannotdo?A.ToaskusnottotakecommonthingsforgranteD.B.ToshowtheyliveadifficultlifetherE.C.ToshowtheirlifeisboringinspacE.D.Tointroducethetopicofthetext.18.NASAoffered$125000toAnjanContractormainlyto_______.A.createsomenewtypeof3-DprinterB.attractmorecompaniestoworkforNASAC.helpastronautsinspaceenjoyfreshpizzaonedayD.producepizzainlargequantitiestoearngreatprofits19.ThebiggestchallengethatAnjanContractorisfacedwithnowisprobablythat_______.A.hehasnomoneylefttogoonwithhisresearchB.thepizzadoesn’tseemappetizingtopizzaloversC.hehasnowaytomakepizzathatcanlastforthirtyyearsD.hecannotmakethefoodcontainerlastfordecades20.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.NASAistryingitsbesttohelpastronautseatbetterB.AstronautsmaysoonbeabletoenjoysteaminghotpizzaC.NASAisworkingonmakingpizzaforcommonpeopleD.A.3-Dpizzaprinterhasbeenusedtomakepizza

Plentyofpeopledreamoftravelingtootherplanets.ButStarWarsfanscanactuallyvisitlocationswheremanyofthefilms’mostfamoussceneswereshot.HerearesomeoftheplaceswhereStarWarscomestolifE.HotelSidiDrissMatmataTunisiaPerhapsthemostfamousStarWarslandmarkintheworldthisiswheretheinteriorsofLukeSkywalker'schildhoodhomeonplanetTatooinewerefilmeD.CenturiesagoBerbersbuilttheundergroundstructureasarealhomE.EventuallyitbecameahotelwhichGeorgeLucasusedtofilmthefirstStarWarsfilm.Thesetdecorationscamedownwhenthecrewleftbutwererebuiltin2000forAttackoftheClones.Sincethenthey'veremainedsoguestscaneatatthetablewhereyoungmasterLukediD.LaGrandeDuneoutsideNeftaTunisiaTheigloo冰屋outsideofLuke'shousewasfilmedabout300kilometersawayonthedried-upsaltlakeofChottElJeriD.TheiglooisstilltherereachablewithadecentcarattheGPScoordinates3350'34.42N746'44.48E.Thesurroundinghotelsareman-madetocreatetheillusion幻觉thattheundergroundhouseisnexttoit.Theigloofromthe1977moviewastakenapartbutagainrebuiltforAttackoftheClonesandlaterrestoredbyafan.NearbyisLaGrandeDunesiteoftheDuneSeA.About30minutesfromtheiglooisthesetofMosEspathespaceporttownwhereAnakinwasdiscoveredasayoungslavE.RedwoodNationalandStateparksCaliforniaEndortheforestmoonhomeofthefurryEwokswasfilmedamongCalifornia'sgiantredwoods.Mostofthewell-knownsceneswereshotonprivatelandownedbyalumbercompany.SincethecastandcrewworkedonReturnoftheJediin1982heavylogginghasleftmostofthelandscapeunrecognizablE.ButdrivingthroughtheparksstillgivesafeelforthesetespeciallyalongtheAvenueoftheGiantshighway.InGrizzlyCreekRedwoodsStateParkandtheHumboldtRedwoodsStateParkplateswerefilmedforsomechasescenes.21.HotelSidiDrisswasoriginally________centuriesago.A.ahotelB.Berbers’realhomeC.LukeSkywalker’schildhoodhomeD.theshootinglocationofAttackoftheClones22.WhichofthefollowingisNOTCORRECTabouttheigloointhethirdparagraph?A.Wecanstillreachtheigloo.B.TheigloowasrestoredbyafanC.TheigloowastakenapartforAttackoftheClonesD.Theigloo’slocationisattheGPScoordinates3350'34.42N746'44.48E23.TheunderlinedwordEndorrefersto____________inStarWars.A.ananimalB.apersonC.aplaceD.acompany

Reducereuseandrecyclethispopularenvironmentalslogantellsushowtoreducetheamountofrubbishthatendsupinlandfills.Thesloganisbeingusedtodealwithonepossiblydangerousformofelectronicjunksuchasoldcomputerscellphonesandtelevisions.Butthisprocessofmanaginge­wastemaybeusedinanunscrupulouswaymoreoftenthannotarecentreportsuggests.Manyofthesematerialsarebeingsenttodevelopingnationsundertheexcuseforreuse—tobridgethedigitaldividesaidRichardGutierrezapolicyresearcher.Oneoftheproblemsisthatnooneproveswhethertheseoldmachinesworkbeforetheyhittheseaways.Becauseofthisthereportsayse­wasteisagrowingprobleminLagosNigeriaandelsewhereinthedevelopingworlD.Muchofthewasteendsupbeingthrownawayalongriversandroads.Oftenit'stakenapartbypoorpeoplewhomayfacedangerousexposuretopoisonouschemicalsintheequipment.Tradesmenalsopayworkersalittlemoneytogetmaterialsbacksuchasgoldandcopper.Thislow­techrecoveryprocesscouldexposeworkersandthelocalenvironmenttomanydangerousmaterialsusedtobuildelectronics.AccordingtoGutierrezthisshadoweconomyexistsbecausetheexcuseforrecyclingandreusingelectronicsgivesbusinessmenagreenpassporttoshipwastearoundtheglobE.DevelopingnationsmusttakeonsomeoftheresponsibilitythemselvesGutierrezsaiD.ButheaddedAgreaterpartofthisresponsibilityshouldfallontheexportingstatE.Chinaforexamplehasbecomeadumpingplaceforlargeamountsofe­wastE.Thenationisbeginningtotakeactiontostoptheflowofdangerousmaterialsacrossitsborders.TheChinesegovernmentaftermanyyearsofdenialsisfinallybeginningtotaketheleaD.25.Theunderlinedwordunscrupulousinthesecondparagraphmostprobablymeans____.A.efficientB.profitableC.unbelievableD.dishonest26.Whatdoesthefourthparagraphmainlydiscuss?A.OldcomputersandTVsstillworkbeforetheyaresentabroaD.B.Poorpeoplebreakupe­wastetocollectsomevaluablematerials.C.Alotofe­wasteisdumpedindevelopingcountries.D.Theproblemofe­wasteisgrowingindevelopingcountries.27.AccordingtowhatGutierrezsaidwecanlearnthat________.A.exportingcountriesshouldmainlyberesponsibleforthee-wasteproblemB.neitherdevelopednordevelopingcountriesshouldbeblamedforthee-wasteproblemC.developingcountriesshouldmainlyberesponsibleforthee-wasteproblemD.developingcountriesshouldnotbeblamedforthee-wasteproblem28.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat________.A.Chinahashiddenalargeamountofe-wasteinmanysecretplacesB.Chinahasgreatlychangeditsideaabouttheproblemofe-wasteC.ChinahaspreventedpoisonousmaterialsfromenteringChinaforalongtimeD.Chinaisfallingbehindothercountriesindealingwithe-waste

Washington:NASAhasannouncedevidencethatJupiter'slargestmoonGanymedehasasaltwateroceanunderitsicysurfacE.TheoceanseemstohavemorewaterthanallthewateronEarth'ssurfaceaccordingtonewHubbleobservation.NewHubbleobservationsofGanymede'smagneticfieldstronglysuggestthatthemoonwhichisthelargestinourwholesolarsystemishometoasubsurfaceocean.Scientistsestimatetheoceanis95kilometresthickwhichisabout10timesdeeperthanEarth'soceans.ButunlikeoursaltywatersGanymede'soceanisburiedunder150kilometresoficE.Whilescientistshavespeculated推测since1970saboutthepresenceofanoceanonGanymede------thelargestmooninoursolarsystem------untilnowtheonlyobservationalevidencecamefromabriefflybybytheGalileospacecraftwhichdidn’tobservethemoonlongenoughtoconfirmaliquidocean.ThisdiscoverymarksanimportantmilestonehighlightingwhatonlyHubblecanaccomplish.Inits25yearsinorbitHubblehasmademanyscientificdiscoveriesinourownsolarsystem.A.deepoceanundertheicysurfaceofGanymedeopensupfurtherexcitingpossibilitiesforlifebeyondEarth.ScientistshavealreadyconfirmedtheexistenceofanoceanonEuropeanothermoonorbitingJupiterandNASAhasannouncedplanstosendanunmannedmissiontheresearchingforthelifethatmightcomewithliquidwater.HubbleisatelescopethatorbitsEarthbutbecauseofitsimpressivegravitationalanalysesitcanbeusedtostudytheinsideoffardistantplanets.Usingthesesameprinciplesscientistscouldtheoreticallydetectoceansondistantplanetsaswell.21.WhatcanwelearnabouttheGanymedefromthepassage?A.Itisaplanetwiththelargestmooninourwholesolarsystem.B.Itsoceanaddstopeople’sexcitementaboutlifebeyondEarth.C.ItwillbeusedbyNASAasabasefortheHubbletelescopE.D.ItsliquidoceanwasfirstprovedbytheGalileospacecraft.22.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthewriter’sattitudetowardsHubble?A.CautiousB.DoubtfulC.NegativeD.Favourable23.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph6mean?A.AnundergroundoceanhasbeenfoundinEuropE.B.ThepresenceofanundergroundoceaninEuropeisnotpossiblE.C.ItisnowcertainthatthereisanoceanonEuropE.D.NoevidencehasshowntheexistenceofanoceanonEuropE.24.Whattypeofwritingdoesthispassagebelongto?A.A.termessayB.A.newsreportC.AnexperimentreportD.Anexplorationreview.

Airpollutionbysourcesrangingfromcookingfirestoautosmokecontributedtoanestimatedsevenmilliondeathsworldwidein2012theUNhealthagencysaidTuesday.Airpollutionandweretalkingaboutbothindoorsandoutdoorsisnowthebiggestenvironmentalhealthproblemandit’saffectingeveryonebothdevelopedanddevelopingcountriessaidMariaNeiratheWorldHealthOrganization’spublicandenvironmentalhealthchief.Globallypollutionwaslinkedtoonedeathineightin2012newWHOresearchfounD.Thebiggestpollution-relatedkillerswereheartdiseasestrokepulmonary肺的diseaseandlungcancer.Thehardest-hitregionsoftheglobewerewhattheWHOlabelsSoutheastAsiawhichincludesIndiaandIndonesiaandtheWesternPacificrangingfromChinaandSouthKoreatoJapanandthePhilippines.Togethertheyaccountedfor5.9milliondeaths.Theglobaldeathtollincluded4.3milliondeathsduetoindoorairpollutionchieflycausedbycookingovercoalandwoodstovesandsoon.Thetollfromoutdoorpollutionwas3.7millionwithsourcesrangingfromcoalheatingfirestogasengines.ManypeopleareexposedtobothindoorandoutdoorpollutiontheWHOsaidandduetothatoverlap重叠theseparatedeathtollattributedtothetwosourcescannotsimplybeaddedtogetherthereforethefigureofsevenmilliondeaths.ThenewfigureisshockingNeiratoldreporters.Whenitlastreleasedanestimatefordeathsrelatedtoairpollutionin2008theagencyhadputthefigurerelatedtooutdoorpollutionat1.3millionwhilethenumberblamedonindoorpollutionwas1.9million.Butachangeinresearchmethodsmakescomparisondifficultbetweenthe2008estimateandthe2012figuresNeirasaiD.InthepastforexampletheWHOdidnottakeintoaccounttheoverlapbetweenexposuretobothformsandonlyassessedurbanpollution.Satelliteimageryhasmadeiteasiertoassessruralpollutionandnewknowledgeaboutthehealthimpactofexposurehasenabledabettercount.28.WecaninferfromParagraph1that.A.airpollutiononlycomesfromcookingfiresandvehiclesmokeB.airpollutionhascausedabigdisastertothewholeworldC.healthproblemmusthavecomefromairpollutionD.airpollutionaremainlyaffectingthedevelopingcountries29.Whichofthefollowinghasnothingtodowithseriousairpollution?A.AIDS.B.HeartdiseasE.C.StrokE.D.Lungcancer.30.WhatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordlabelsinParagraph2?A.Launches.B.Breaks.C.Classify.D.Forbids.31.Whatcanweknowaboutthedeathscausedbyairpollution?A.Indoorairpollutionshouldbetoblamefor5.9milliondeaths.B.Cookingbyburningcoalsandwoodetcisthemainreasonforindoorairpollution.C.Airpollutionisnotrelatedtodrivingcarsormotorcycles.D.Outdoorpollutionisfromcoalheatingfiresandgasengines.

What’syourdreamvacation?WatchingwildlifeinKenya?BoatingdowntheAmazon?SunbathinginMalaysia?NewchancesareopeningupallthetimetoexploretheworlD.Sowevisittravelagentscomparepackagesandpricesandpayourmoney.Weknowwhatourvacationcostsus.Butdoweknowwhatitmightcostsomeoneelse?It’struethatmanypoorercountriesnowdependontourismforforeignincomE.Unfortunatelythoughtourismoftenharmsthelocalpeoplemorethanithelpsthem.Itmightcosttheirhomesandlands.InMyanmar5200peoplewereforcedtoleavetheirhomesamongthepagodas佛塔inBagansothattouristscouldvisitthepagodas.Tourismmightalsocostthelocalpeopletheirlivelihoodanddignity.Localworkersoftenfindonlymenial卑微的jobsinthetouristindustry.Andmostoftheprofitsdonothelpthelocaleconomy.InsteadprofitsreturntothetouroperatorsinwealthiercountriesWhentheMaasaipeopleinTanzaniaweredrivenfromtheirlandssomemovedtocityslums.Othersnowmakealittlemoneysellingsouvenirsorposingforphotos.Problemslikethesewereobservedmorethan20yearsago.Butnowsomenon-governmentorganizationstouroperatorsandlocalgovernmentsareworkingtogethertobegincorrectingthem.TouriststooareputtingonthepressurE.Theresultisresponsibletourismorethicaltourism.Ethicaltourismhaspeopleatitsheart.Newinternationalagreementsandcodesofconductcanhelpprotectthepeople’slandshomeseconomiesandcultures.Thebeginningsaresmallthoughandtheproblemsarecomplex.Buttakeheart.Thegoodnewsisthateveryoneincludinguscanplayaparttohelpthelocalpeopleintheplaceswevisit.Touroperatorsandcompaniescanhelpbymakingsurethatlocalpeopleworkingoodconditionsandearnreasonablewages.Theycanmakeitapointtouseonlylocallyownedhotelrestaurantsandguideservices.Theycanshareprofitsfairlytohelpthelocaleconomy.Andtheycaninvolvethelocalpeopleinplanningandmanagingtourism.Whatcantouristsdo?Firstwecanasktourcompaniestoprovideinformationabouttheconditionsoflocalcitizens.Wecanthenmakeourchoicesandtellthemwhy.Andwhilewe’reabroadwecan:Buylocalfoodsandproductsnotimportedones.PayafairpriceforgoodsandservicesandnotbargainforthecheapestpricE.Avoidflauntingwealth.AskbeforetakingphotographsofpeoplE.Theyarenotjustpartofthelandscape!Let’senjoyourvacationandmakesureothersdotoo.32.Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthearticle?A.TourismCausesBadEffects.B.TourismCallsforGoodBehavior.C.VacationsBringaLotofFun.D.VacationsCostMoreThanYouThink33.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentioned?A.Localpeoplewerewellpaidtoleavetheirlands.B.TouristsmaystayinhotelsopenedbylocalpeoplE.C.Localpeoplearemainlyprovidedwithlow-payingwork.D.TouristscouldbargainwithlocalpeopleforareasonablepricE.34.Theunderlinedphrasetakeheartmeans.A.payattentionB.takecareC.cheerupD.calmdown35.Accordingtothepassagethewriterthinks.A.tourismisnotapromisingindustryB.dreamvacationsshouldbespentabroadC.theproblemscausedbytourismareeasytosettleD.touristsshouldrespectlocalcustomsandculture

Modernsmartphonesarefastbecomingthemust-haveitem.Butwhat’sinstoreforthenextgenerationofsmartphones?Tiredofcarryingaroundthatheavywallet?Soonyouwon’tneedto!ThenextgenerationofsmartphoneswillhaveNFCtechnologywhichletsyoupayforthingswithyoursmartphones.AllyoudoisenteryourcreditcardinformationintoyourphonE.ThenwhenyouareinashopthatallowsNFCpaymentsyoujustwaveyourphoneoveraspecialinstrumentatthecheckout.ThepurchaseisinstantlychargedtoyourcreditcarD.Everseensomeonewearingsomethingandwishedyouknewwheretogetit?SoonitwillbeeasywithPicCommercenewtechnologythatusesimage-recognitionsoftwarE.Here’showitworks.IfyouseesomethingyoulikesimplytakeaphotoofitwithyoursmartphonE.Thenyourphonewillsendtheimagetoaspecialserverwhichwillrespondwithinformationaboutwhereyoucanbuyitandhowmuchitwillcost.Sickofyoursmartphonebatterygoingflat?Withsomanyapplicationsdraining消耗thebatterythelatestphonesneedtobechargedeveryday.Butnextgenerationsmartphoneswillcomewithbuilt-inchipsthatcanconnecttoanantenna天线inyourhomE.Andaslongasyourphoneiswithinrangeoftheantennayouwillbeabletochargeyoursmartphonewirelesslyevenifitisinyourpocket.Worriedaboutgettingyoursmartphoneswetintherain?A.companycalledHz0hasinventedWaterBlocknewtechnologythatmakesyourphonecompletelywaterproof.Andit’ssoeffectivethatyourphonewillevenworkunderwater.Fedupwithcarryingaheavyphonearound?SoonyouwillbeabletogetaPaperPhone!FlexiblephonesarethefuturesaidscientistRoelVertegaal.Sowhatarethebenefitsofflexiblephones?WellitmeansthatinsteadofcarryingyourphoneinyourpocketyoucouldwearitwrappedaroundyourwristforexamplE.Ofcoursethereisjusttheproblem:withsomuchnewsmartphonetechnologyaroundyouwillsoonneedtobuyanewphone!32.Topaywithyoursmartphoneyouneedto________.A.gotoabankB.storemoneyinthephoneC.haveacreditcardD.buyaspecialinstrument33.Wecanlearnfromthe4thparagraphthatthenextgenerationofsmartphones________.A.willhavechipsinsteadofbatteriesB.mayconsumelesspowerC.needn’tbechargedfrequentlyD.willbechargedeasily34.WhichfeatureoffuturesmartphonesdoesParagraph6show?A.Theywillbeeasiertocarry.B.Theywillbecheaper.C.Theywillbesmaller.D.TheywillbeeasiertooperatE.35.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.BasicFunctionsofSmartphonesB.TheFutureofSmartphonesC.AdvantagesofModernSmartphonesD.TheDevelopmentofPhoneTechnology

EdmundHalleywasanEnglishscientistwholivedover200yearsago.Hestudiedtheobservationsofcomets彗星whichotherscientistshadmadE.Theorbitofoneparticularcometwasaverydifficultmathematicalproblem.Hecouldnotfigureitout.Neithercouldotherscientistswhodealtwithsuchproblems.HoweverHalleyhadafriendnamedIsaacNewtonwhowasabrilliantmathematician.Newtonthoughthehadalreadyworkedoutthatproblembuthecouldnotfindthepapersonwhichhehaddoneit.HetoldHalleythattheorbitofacomethadtheshapeofanellipsE.NowHalleysettowork.Hefiguredouttheorbitsofsomeofthecometsthathadbeenobservedbyscientists.Hemadeasurprisingdiscovery.Thecometsthathadappearedintheyears15311607and1682allhadthesameorbit.Yettheirappearanceshadbeen75to76yearsapart.ThisseemedverystrangetoHalley.Threedifferentcometsfollowedthesameorbit.ThemoreHalleythoughtaboutthemorehethoughtthattherehadnotbeenthreedifferentcometsaspeoplethought.Hedecidedthattheyhadsimplyseenthesamecometthreetimes.Thecomethadgoneawayandhadcomebackagain.Itwasanastonishingidea!HalleyfeltcertainenoughtomakeapredictionofwhatwouldhappeninthefuturE.Hedecidedthatthiscometwouldappearintheyear1758.Therewere53yearstogobeforeHalley'spredictioncouldbetesteD.In1758thecometappearedinthesky.HalleydidnotseeitforhehaddiedsomeyearsbeforE.EversincethenthatcomethadbeencalledHalley'scometinhishonour.36.Halleymadehisdiscovery________.A.bydoingexperimentsB.bymeansofhisowncarefulobservationC.byusingtheworkofotherscientistsD.bychance37.Halleymadeasurprisingbutcorrectpredictionintheyear________.A.1704B.1705C.1706D.170738.Thistextingeneralisabout________.A.HalleyandotherscientistsB.theorbitofacometC.NewtonandHalleyD.Halleyandhisdiscovery39.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.EdmundHalleywasanAmericanscientist.B.Halleymadehisdiscoverybydoingexperiment.C.IsaacNewtonwasafamousmathematician.D.TheorbitofacomethadtheshapeofarounD.

Worriedabouthowmanycaloriesyouwillgetinthatpieceofpizzachocolatecakeorbagofchips?A.newiPhoneapplication应用程序MealSnapmayhelp.Usersjustneedtotakeapictureofthemealwiththephoneanditwillgiveacalorieread-outalmostimmediately.MealSnapwasdevelopedbyDailyBurnahealthsocialnetworkthatfocusesonhelpingitsusersleadhealthierlifestyles.Ithascreatedseveralotherhealthanddiet-relatediPhoneapplications.Theapplicationgivesusersaquickreply.Todothatitmatchesthetakenpicturetoadatabank数据库withthecalorieinformationofnearly500000kindsoffooD.UsersthengettherangeofcaloriesforthemealthatisphotographeD.Westartedwithsomethingsimple—anapplE.A.coupleofminuteslatertheapplicationrepliedthatitwasanappleandbetween64and96calories.Moreimpressivewasthereplywereceivedaftersendingaphotoofamixedsaladbowl.MealSnaprepliedthatthebowlcontainedyellowricewithcornboiledeggsandbeansandthatthefoodwasbetween532and789calories.Mr.SmithdirectorofDailyBurnsaidthatusualcaloriecountingneededalongtimebutthattheapplicationmadeiteasiertoknowthecaloriesinfooD.Thatiswhyitissopopularamongthosewhoaretryinghardtoloseweight.InadditionMealSnapcanactasafooddiary.Noneedtowritedownwhatthey’veeatenthephotoeswillbestoreD.Theuserscankeepavisuallog视觉的记录.Mr.Smithsaidit’slikeafoodjourneybuteasier.AllyoudoistotakethepicturE.Thesimpleactofrecordingsomethingcancauseapsychological心理的changethatcanhelppeopleontheirhealthjourney.KnowingthecalorierangemakesmethinkmoreaboutwhatI’meating.33.ThepurposeofDailyBurnisto________.A.helppeoplefindwaystoloseweightB.makeiPhonemorepopularC.helppeoplehaveahealthylifeD.persuadepeopletobuyiPhoneproducts34.Whatcanbelearnedfromthethirdparagraph?A.MealSnapisonlyusefulforsimplethings.B.MealSnapcanalsotellwhatthefoodis.C.TheresultofMealSnapisn’talwaysright.D.MealSnapneedsalongtimetoshowthecalorierangE.35.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutMealSnapisTRUE?A.Ithasbeenputintothemarket.B.Peoplewillhaveaphysicalchangebyusingit.C.It’spopularbecauseitwasdevelopedbyDailyBurn.D.PeoplehavetolinkiPhonewiththeInternettouseit.

HaveyouseenJurassicPark?InthisfilmscientistsuseDNAkeptfortensofmillionsofyearstoclonedinosaurs.TheyfindtroublehoweverwhentheyrealizethattheclonedcreaturesaresmarterandmoredangerousthanexpecteD.That’snothingmorethanafiction.Butcouldwereallycloneendangeredanimals?Todatethemostsuccessfulattempttodosowasthecloningofagaurarareox-likeanimalfromsoutheastAsiA.ScientistsusedacowtobringtheclonedbabygaurnamedNoah.TwodaysafterbirthhoweverNoahdiedfromacommonbacterialinfection.OtherendangeredspeciesthatmaybeclonedincludetheAfricanbongoantelope邦戈羚羊theSumatrantigerthecheetah猎豹andthegiantpandA.Nextcouldwereallycloneextinctanimals?Intheory?Yes.Todothisyouneedawell-keptsourceofDNAfromtheextinctanimalssuchaswoolmammoth毛象Tasmaniantigerorevendinosaurandacloselyrelatedspeciesstilllivingwhichcouldserveasasurrogatemother.Inreality?Probablynot.Ontheonehandit’snotlikelythatextinctanimals’DNAcouldsurviveundamagedforsuchalongtimE.CloningextinctanimalsaswoolmammothTasmaniantigerordinosaurismuchmoredifficultduetothelackofproperlywell-preservedDNA.Ontheotherhandforexampleagaurcanhaveacowasasurrogatemotherdefinitelynotamonkey.Butwhataboutanextinctanimalsasuniqueasthepanda?Whatspeciescouldpossiblyserveasasurrogatemother?Cloningpresentsmanyexcitingpossibilities.Howeverevenifextinctanimalsarebroughtbacktheycouldnotsurviveintoday’sworlD.Notonlydomostextinctanimalshavenohabitattoliveinbuttheotherplantsandanimalstheydependedonforfoodmayalsobegoneaswell.24.Itcanbelearnedfromthetextthat________.A.scientistshaveclonedtheAfricanbongoantelopeB.boththecheetahandthegiantpandaliveinAsiaC.thegaurlivesinAsiaandisendangeredD.thegaurisanextinctspecies25.Theunderlinedwordsasurrogatemotherprobablyrefertoafemalewho______.A.contributesitseggstoanotherfemaleB.givesbirthtoababyforanotherfemaleC.givesbirthtoababyofitsownD.cannotgivebirthtoababy26.Thedifficultyincloninganextinctspeciesisthelackof______.A.boththewell-preservedDNAandplantstoliveonB.boththehabitattoliveinandthewell-preservedDNAC.bothhabitattoliveinandplantstoliveonD.boththewell-preservedDNAandasurrogatemother27.Intheauthor’sopinionitispossiblethat______.A.someextinctspeciesmaybeclonedbutnotsurviveB.extinctspeciesmaybeclonedandeasilysurviveC.agaurcanhaveamonkeyasasurrogatemotherD.alltheextinctspeciescanbecloned

Mostcellphonecompaniesdesignmodelsespeciallyforkids.Butparentsareusuallytheonesbuyingthephones.AccordingtoaJuly2012study56%ofparentsofchildrenaged8to12havegiventheirchildrenacellphonE.ThenumbergoesupwithagE.Thestudyjustproveswhatmanypeoplealreadyguessed:manykidsifnotmosthavetheirowncellphones.Accordingtoarecentsurvey12isthemagicnumber.ItisthemostcommonageforkidstogettheirfirstcellphonE.But13%ofchildrenaged6to10alreadyhaveonE.Peoplewhoareforkids’usingcellphonesincludingmanyparentsnoticethatcellphoneshelpkidskeepintouchwiththeirfriendsandfamilies.Theybelievethatcellphonesareanimportanttoolinadangeroussituation.Kidscanreachtheirparentsatalltimes.Andsomepeoplesayhavingacellphonehelpsteachkidstoberesponsible.Somecellphonesdesignedforkidscanbesettoonlyworkwhenparentsapprove同意.What’stheharminthat?Butotherpeopleareworriedaboutthehealthandsafetyeffectsofkids’cellphones.TheybelievethatkidswithcellphoneswillspendlesstimeplayingoutsidewithfriendsandthatsendingtextmessagesormakingphonecallswhiledoinghomeworkmakesitdifficultforkidstoconcentratE.Theysaythatkidsarespendingtoomuchtimetextinginsteadoftalkingtoeachother.OurbrainsdevelopedtocommunicatefacetofacesaysGarySmallateacherattheUCLASchoolofMedicineinCaliforniA.Alotofthisislostwithtexting.Anotherworryiscyberbullying网络欺凌whichisontheriseasmorekidsusee-mailandtextmessagestocommunicatE.Andsomeexpertsareworriedaboutpossiblehealthrisks.TheyworrythatenergywavesproducedbycellphonescouldbeharmfultoyoungpeoplE.TobesafeparentsshouldnotletthemtalklongonthephonE.16.Bymentioningtheresultsofarecentstudytheauthorwantstoshowthat.A.notallcellphonesmeetkids’needsB.manykidshavetheirowncellphonesC.notallparentsbuytheirkidscellphonesD.kidswhoareoldenoughshouldhavecellphones17.Paragraph3mainlytalksabout.A.howtomakekidsbecomeresponsibleB.thepopularityofcellphonesamongkidsC.howkidscanreachtheirfriendsandfamiliesD.supporters’opinionsonkids’usingcellphones18.Cellphonescanbebadforkidsbecause.A.kidsreducepersonalcommunicationB.kidsspendtoomuchtimeplayinggamesC.kidsdon’twanttodotheirhomeworkathomeD.cellphoneshaveabadinfluenceonkids’brains19.What’sGarySmall’sattitudetowardstexting?A.Heisuncertainaboutit.B.Heknowslittleaboutit.C.Heisagainstit.D.Heisfondofit.20.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat.A.there’recellphonesspeciallydesignedforkidsonthemarketB.kidsaged6to10havemorecellphonesthankidsatotheragesC.kidswhohavecellphoneshavefewerfriendsthanthosewhodon’tD.cellphoneshelpkidsimprovetheirrelationshipswithfriendsandfamilies

WhenyouwatchTVprogramsaboutwildanimalsitissurprisingtoseehowanantelopecanescapealion’sattack.Inthewildernesseveryonehasastunt绝招.Evenplantshavetheirownwaysoffightingoffenemies.Overmillionsofyearsofevolution进化plantshavedevelopedauniquedefencesystem防卫系统.Chemicalsarewidelyusedforsurvival.Bymakingtheirleavesflowersrootsandfruitspoisonous有毒的toenemiesplantscanfightback.OnesuchplantistheGoldenWattletreeBritishscientistDavidCaneronhasfoundwhenananimaleatsthetree’sleavestheamount数量ofpoisonincreaseintheotherleaves.It’sliketheinjuredleavestelephoningtheotherstellingthemtofighttogetheragainsttheenemyhesaiD.Thetreealsosendsdefencemessagestoneighboringplantsbygivingoutaspecialsmell.GoldenWattletreesinthenearby45meterswillgetthemessageandproducemorepoisonwithin10minutes.Nowifanenemyeatstoomanyofthetrees’leavesitwilldiE.Everyspeciesofplantortreeisgoodatproducingaspecialsetofchemicals.A.herbivorethatcansafelyeattheleavesofonetreemaybepoisonedbyitsneighbor.Inthiswayplantshavedevelopednotonlytheirowndefencesystembutalsosharedwithothers.Thismakesitimpossibleforasingleanimaltodestroyevenasmallareaofforest.43.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.PlantsFightBackWithPoisonsB.PlantsCanKillAnimalsC.AnimalsandPlants.D.LionsandAntelopes44.AccordingtothestudyifoneGoldenWattletreeisattackedbyanimalsitcan________.A.tellothertreestoprotectitB.producemorepoisonwithin10minutesC.sentdefencemessagestotheneighboringplantsD.killtheanimalswithitsleaves45.Inthispassagetheunderlinedwordherbivoreprobablymeansanimalswhich.A.liveonbothanimalsandplantsB.feedonsmalleranimalsC.liveontreesD.feedonplantsorgrass.

Clevernessisagiftwhilekindnessisachoice.Giftsareeasy—they’regivenafterall.Choicecanbehard.IgottheideatostartAmazon16yearsago.IcameacrossthefactthattheInternetusagewasgrowingat2300percentperyear.I’dneverseenorheardofanythingthatgrewthatfastandtheideaofbuildingallonlinebookstorewithmillionsoftitleswasveryexcitingtomE.Ihadjustturned30yearsoldandI’dbeenmarriedforayear.ItoldmywifeMacKenziethatIwantedtoquitmyjobandgotodothiscrazythingthatprobablywouldn’tworksincemoststart-upsdon’tandIwasn’tsurewhattoexpect.MacKenzietoldmeIshouldgoforit.AsayoungboyI’dbeenagarageinventor.I’dalwayswantedtobeallinventorandshewantedmetofollowmypassion.IwasworkingatafinancialfirminNewYorkCitywithabunchofverysmartpeopleandIhadabrilliantbossthatImuchadmired.IwenttomybossandtoldhimIwantedtostartacompanysellingbooksontheInternet.HetookmeonalongwalkinCentralParklistenedcarefullytomeandfinallysaidThatsoundslikeareallygoodideabutitwouldbeanevenbetterideaforsomeonewhodidn’talreadyhaveagoodjob.That1ogicmadesomesensetomeandheconvincedmetothinkaboutitfor48hoursbeforemakingafinaldecision.SeeninthatlightitreallywasadifficultchoicebutfinallyIdecidedIhadtogiveitashot.Ididn’tthinkI’dregrettryingandfailing.AndIsuspectedIwouldalwaysbehauntedbyadecisiontonottryatall.AftermuchconsiderationItookthelesssafepathtofollowmypassionandI’mproudofthatchoice.Forallofusintheendweareourchoice.28.Whatinspiredtheauthorwiththeideaofbuildinganonlinebookstore?A.Hisdreamofbeinganinventor.B.Thesupportofhiswife.C.ThegreatlyincreasingusageoftheInternet.D.Millionsofexcitingtitles29.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedsentence?A.Theideaofnottryingwouldkeepcomingtohismindanddisturbhim.B.Hewouldbeveryexcitedifhetrieditout.C.Bewouldbealwayshavingadoubtifhedidn’ttry.D.Thedecisiontonottrytheonlinebookstorewouldterrifyhim.30.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ClevernessandKindnessB.TheStartingofAmazonC.FollowingMyPassionD.WeAreWhatWeChoose31.Wecanknowfromthepassagethat_______.A.thebossthoughttheideawassuitablefortheauthorB.theauthorwantedsomeoneelsetotrytheideaC.theauthormightnotregretifhefailedtheideaD.theauthormightgobacktohisbossifhefailed

Haveyoueverbeenfacetofacewithacatorasheep?Ifyouhaveyouprobablynoticedthatcatsnarrowtheireyestovertical垂直的slits狭缝whilesheephavehorizontalpupils瞳孔.Whyisthedifference?ScientistsfromtheUniversitiesofCaliforniaBerkeleyandDurhaminBritainmayhavetheanswer.TheirresearchpublishedrecentlyinthejournalScienceAdvancessuggestedthatpupils’shapescouldtellwhetherananimalisahunterorgetshunteD.Theresearcherstookacloselookattheeyesof214landanimals.Thechallengewastoseeiftheycouldfindarelationshipbetweenananimal’sroleinthefoodchainandthepupils’shapes.Theyfoundapattern.Specieswithpupilsthatareverticalslitsaremorelikelytobesmallambushpredators捕猎者–creaturesthatlieinwaitfortheirlunch.Incontrastthosewithhorizontalpupilsaremorelikelytobeplant-eatingprey猎物species.Evolutionchosethearrangementforagoodreason.Forhunterssuchashouseholdcatsitappearsthatverticalpupilsnotonlyimprovetheirabilitytokeeptrackofmovingobjectslikemicebutalsomaximize使最大化theirabilitytojudgethedistancesoftheanimalstheyhunt.HoweveraninterestingdiscoveryfromthestudyisthattheslitpupilsaremostlylinkedtohuntersthatareclosetothegrounD.Thereforebiggercatswhoactivelyhuntdowntheirpreyliketigersandlionsdon’thaveslitpupils.Ontheotherhandforplant-eatingpreyanimalshorizontalpupilsgivethemawiderfieldofvision.Whenstretched伸展horizontallythepupilsallowformorelighttoenterfromthefrontbackandsides.Meanwhiletheyalsolimittheamountoflightfromthesunabovesotheanimalcanseethegroundbetter.OncetheydofindapredatortheyneedtoseewheretheyarerunningsaidleadingresearcherMartinBanksaUCBerkeleyprofessorofoptometry视光学.Theyhavetoseewellenoughoutofthecorneroftheireyetorunquicklyandjumpoverthings.Butwhathappenswhentheybenddowntoeat?ResearcherscheckedthisbywatchingpreyanimalsintheOaklandZooinCaliforniaUS.Theybelievethatwhengoatslowertheirheadstoeattheireyesrotate旋转tokeeptheirpupilshorizontal.Soitseemsthattheeyesareindeedthewindowtothesoul!59.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?A.Whyanimalshaveevolvedwithdifferentshapedpupils.B.HowanimalskeeptrackofmovingobjectsC.Howanimalschangetheirpupils’shapewhenhuntingforfooD.D.Howthepupils’shapeinfluencesananimal’sabilitytodetectapredator.60.Accordingtothestudyslitpupils______.A.helptoprovideawiderfieldofvisionB.aremorelikelytobelongtobigpredatorsC.providethesharpestwaytojudgehuntingdistanceD.aremorelikelytobelongtothosetogethunteD.61.Whatcanweconcludefromthearticleaboutplant-eatingpreyanimals?A.Theirpupilsallowmorelighttobereceivedfrombothaboveandbelow.B.Oncetheydetectapredatortheireyesrotatetohelpthemfindwheretorun.C.Whentheylowertheirheadstoeattheynarrowtheireyestoverticalslits.D.Theirpupilsareabletohelpthemscantheirsurroundingsforthreats.

WhileIQIntelligenceQuotienttellsyouhowsmartyouarE.EQEmotionalQuotienttellsyouhowwellyouuseyoursmartness.ProfessorSaloverythepsychologistwhocreatedthetermEQsaysthatitisIQthatgetsyouhiredbutitisEQthatgetsyoupromoted提升.Supportedbyhisresearchhesuggestedthatwhenpredictingfuturesuccessesaperson’sbrainpowerasmeasuredbyIQtestsmightactuallymatterlessthanaperson’scharacterorEQ.ProfessorSaloverymaybecorrect.Forexamplehaveyoueverwonderedwhysomeofthebestandsmarteststudentsinyourclassendupfailingexams?PerhapsitisbecauseoftheirEQ.PeopleoftenmakethemistakeofthinkingthatEQistheoppositeofIQ.Itisnot.AlthoughitishopedthatpeoplehavebothhighEQsandIQsthereislittledoubtthatthosewithlowEQshaveahardtimesurvivinginlifE.Foralongtimeresearchersdiscussedifaperson’sIQcouldberaiseD.Thegeneticistssaidnowhilethesocialscientistssaidyes.Furthermorethesocialscientistssaidthatitwaspossibletoimproveaperson’sEQparticularlyintermsofpeopleskillssuchasunderstandingandcommunication.Recentlyaprofessorreleasedthefindingsofastudyonseniorhighschoolstudents.Whensomenormalstudentswereintroducedtosomedisabledstudentstheyfoundthatafterwardstheyweremorewillingtohelppeopleindifficulties.Atthesametimetherewasamarkedchangeinthedisabledstudents’attitudes.Theybecamemorepositiveabouttheirdisabilitiesandweremoreeagertotrynewthings.PeoplewithhighEQsoftenhavepositiveattitudestowardslifeandareopentodifferentideassotheytendtobemorecreativeintheirthinking.PleaserememberthathavingahighIQishelpfulbuthavingahighEQmightevenbemorehelpful.24.AccordingtoProfessorSaloverywhatfactormattersthemostinpredictingwhetherapersonwillbesuccessfulornot?A.Howapersontestshis/herbrainpower.B.A.person’scharacter.C.Howsmartapersonis.D.A.person’sIQ.25.Fromthesecondparagraphwecaninferthat.A.peoplewhohaveahighIQalwayshaveahighEQB.EQistheoppositeofIQC.peoplewhohavealowEQtendtohaveahardlifeD.peoplewhohaveahighEQalwayshaveahighIQ26Whichofthefollowingisthewriter’sattitudetoEQandIQ?A.IQismorehelpfultopeoplethanEQ.B.IQcanberaisedbyunderstandingandcommunication.C.EQcangetpeoplehireD.D.A.highEQisofgreatbenefitingettingpeoplepromoteD.27.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleofthispassage?A.A.person’sbrainpower.B.IQEQandsuccess.C.IQandaperson’scharacter.D.A.person’sIQandsuccess.

Desertsarefoundwherethereislittlerainfallorwhererainforawholeyearfallsinonlyafewweeks'timE.Teninchesofrainmaybeenoughformanyplantstosurvive存活iftherainisspreadthroughouttheyearIfitfallswithinoneortwomonthsandtherestoftheyearisdrythoseplantsmaydieandadesertmayform.Sandbeginsastinypiecesofrockthatgetsmallerandsmalleraswindandweatherwearthemdown.Sanddunes沙丘areformedaswindsmovethesandacrossthedesert.BitbybitthedunesgrowovertheyearsalwaysmovingwiththewindsandchangingtheshapE.Mostofthemareonlyafewfeettallbuttheycangrowtobeseveralhundredfeethigh.Thereishowevermuchmoretoadesertthansand.InthedesertsofthesouthwesternUnitedStatescliffs悬崖anddeepvalleyswereformedfromthickmudthatoncelaybeneathaseamorethanmillionsofyearsago.Overthecenturiesthewaterdriedup.Windsandrainheatandcoldallworeawayattheremainingrocks.Thefacesofthedesertmountainsarealwayschanging–-veryveryslowly---astheseforcesofnaturecontinuetoworkontherock.MostdesertshaveasurprisingvarietyoflifE.Thereareplantsanimalsandinsectsthathaveadaptedtolifeinthedesert.DuringtheheatofthedayavisitormayseeveryfewsignsoflivingthingsbutastheairbeginstocoolintheeveningthedesertcomestolifE.Asthesunbeginstoriseagainintheskythedesertonceagainbecomesquietandlonely.24.Manyplantsmaysurviveindesertswhen__________________.A.itisdryalltheyearroundB.therainfallsonlyinafewweeksC.thereislittleraininayearD.therainisspreadoutinayear25.Sanddunesareformedwhen___________________.A.sandpilesupgraduallyB.thereisplentyofraininayearC.theseahasdriedupovertheyearsD.piecesofrockgetsmaller26.Theunderlinedsentenceinthethirdparagraphprobablymeansthatinadesertthereis____________.A.toomuchsandB.moresandthanbeforeC.nothingexceptsandD.somethingelsebesidessand27Itcanbelearnedfromthetextthatinadesert____________.A.thereisnorainfallthroughouttheyearB.lifeexistsinroughconditionsC.allsanddunesareafewfeethighD.rocksarewornawayonlybywindandheat

Treasurehunts寻宝haveexcitedpeople’simaginationforhundredsofyearsbothinreallifeandinbookssuchasRobertLouisStevenson’sTreasureIslanD.KitWilliamsamodernwriterhadtheideaofcombiningtherealexcitementofatreasurehuntwithclues线索foundinabookwhenhewroteachildren’sstoryMasqueradein1979.ThebookwasaboutahareandamonthbeforeitcameoutWilliamsburiedagoldhareinaparkinBedfordshirE.ThebookcontainedalargenumberofcluestohelpreadersfindtheharebutWilliamsputinalotofredherringsorfalsecluestomisleadthem.KenRobertsthemanwhofoundtheharehadbeenlookingforitfornearlytwoyears.Althoughhehadbeensearchinginthewrongareamostofthetimehefounditbylogicnotbyluck.Hissuccesscamefromthefactthathehadgainedanimportantclueatthestart.Hehadrealizedthatthewords:OneofSixtoEightunderthefirstpictureinthebookconnectedthehareinsomewaytoKatherineofAragonthefirstofHenryVIII’ssixwives.EvenherehoweverWilliamshadsucceededinmisleadinghim.KenknewthatKatherineofAragonhaddiedatKimboltoninCambridgeshirein1536andthoughtthatWilliamshadburiedtheharetherE.Hehadbeendiggingthereforoverayearbeforeanewideaoccurredtohim.HefoundoutthatKitWilliamshadspenthischildhoodnearAmpthillinBedfordshireandthoughtthathemusthaveburiedthehareinaplaceheknewwellbuthestillcouldnotseetheconnectionwithKatherineofAragonuntilonedayhecameacrosstwostonecrossesinAmpthillParkandlearntthattheyhadbeenbuiltinherhonorin1773.EventhenhissearchhadnotcometoanenD.ItwasonlyafterhehadspentseveralnightsdiggingaroundthecrossthathedecidedtowritetoKitWilliamstofindoutifhewaswastinghistimetherE.WilliamsencouragedhimtocontinueandonFebruary24th1982hefoundthetreasurE.Itwasworth₤3000inthebeginningbuttheexcitementithadcausedsinceitsburialmadeitmuchmorevaluablE.5.Theunderlinedwordthemparagraph1refersto__________.A.readersofMasqueradeB.treasurehuntsC.HenryVIII’ssixwivesD.redherrings6.Whatisthesubjectdiscussedinthetext?A.Anexcitinghistoricalevent.B.Theimportanceoflogicalthinking.C.TheattractionofMasqueradE.D.A.moderntreasurehunt.7.WhichofthefollowingdescribesRoberts’logicinsearchingforthehare?A.HenryVIII’ssixwivesB.Katherine’sburialplaceatKimboltonC.Williams’childhoodinAmpthillD.KatherineofAragonE.stonecrossesinAmpthillParkA.a-b-c-e-dB.d-b-c-e-aC.b-a-e-c-dD.a-d-b-c-e8.WhatisthemostimportantclueinthestorytohelpKenRobertsfindthehare?A.KatherineofAragon.B.Stevenson’sTreasureIslanD.C.TwostonecrossesinAmpthill.D.Williams’hometown.

Acrosstheplanettherearemillionsofpeoplewhoengageinsometypeofmeditationthepracticeofconcentratingandclearingthemindtobringthebodyintoastateofpeaceatleastasemi-regularbasis.ForsomeparticularlyamongpractitionersofEasternreligionssuchasBuddhismandHinduismthisispartandparceloftheirreligiouspracticE.ForothersparticularlyinWesternculturesmeditationtendstobearesponsetostress.Withtheworldeconomyapproachingmeltdownandpeopleworriedabouttheirjobortheirabilitytokeeptheirhomeit’sawayforpeopletoattainastateofpeaceofmindandwell-being.Forthoseinterestedintakingupthepracticeinstructioninmeditationforbeginnerscanbefoundinliterallythousandsofsources.OneofthemostpopularstylesofmediationintheWestwithclassesofferedinmostmajorcitiesiscalledTranscendentalMeditation.TMasitisknownamongitspractitionersfirstcametoworldwideattentionwhentheBeatlesbeganpracticingitin1967.FordirectguidedpersonalinstructioninmeditationforthebeginnerTMmaybethehallmark.Partoftheconfusionabouthowtopracticemeditationeffectivelyisduetothefactthatthereareliterallyhundredsoftechniqueschampionedbyvariousgroupsandindividuals.Asageneralprincipleitmightbesaidthatallmeditationtechniquesseektohavethepractitionerattainastateofconsciousnessthatisdifferenttoourordinarystateofawareness.TheyattempttotrainpeopletocleartheirmindsandachieveasenseofinnerpeacE.Itsoundssimpleenoughbutofthehugenumberofpeopleexperimentwithmeditationveryfewareabletomaintainitspracticeoverthelonghaul.Inmostcasesthisisduetofrustrationovertheinabilitytoexperienceanydramaticinstantlyrecognizableeffects.Thisisquiteasadstateofaffairsthatsofewthesedaysarewillingorequippedtopersistinsomethingthatdoesn’tprovideimmediatelife-changingresults.Itreflectsacultureinwhichdemandsfordisciplineandsustainedeffortareconsideredunnecessaryorevenunfair.Itisnosurprisethereforethatmanypeopleabandontheireffortsatmeditationbeforetheyhaveachancetobearfruit.Butforanyonewhodoesdecidetotakeupthisworthwhilepracticepleaseremember:Youmustclearyourmindrelaxandtakeitasitcomes.Maintainthepracticewithasenseofdisciplineanddevotionandeventuallybenefitsofinnerpeaceandcalmwillbeyours.56.Theunderlinedpartpartandparcelofinparagraph1isnearestinmeaningto________.A.closelyassociatedwithB.verydifferenttoC.usuallysentfromD.animportantelementof57.Thegoalofmeditationis________.A.toclearthemindB.topracticeareligionC.todevelopatechniqueD.tocarryoutanexperiment58.Whatcanweinferaboutmeditationfromthepassage?A.Ithastwomaintypes.B.Itispracticedbymanyfamousartists.C.Itsbenefitsarenotimmediatelyobvious.D.Mostpeoplefinditaverygoodwaytorelax.59.AccordingtothewriterwhathasattractedmanyWesternpeopletomeditationpracticesinrecentyears?A.TheirimprovedunderstandingofforeignculturE.B.TheneedtofillintheirgrowingfreetimE.C.Increasingemploymentinstability.D.Migrationfromcountriesinwhichmeditationistraditional.60.Whoistheprobableaudienceforthisarticle?A.Experiencedmeditationpractitioners.B.Peopleinterestedinstartingtolearnmeditation.C.BuddhistsandHindus.D.Peoplewhoareveryreligious.

TheHawaiiVolcanoesNationalParkTheHawaiiVolcanoesNationalParkontheislandofHawaiihastwoactivevolcanoes:MaunaLoawhichlasteruptedin1984is13677feet4.17kmabovethesealevel;KilaueaisnexttoMaunaLoaandithasbeeneruptingsinceJanuary31983.Itis4190feet1.23kmabovesealeval.WhentovisitTheparkisopen24hoursadayallyearrounD.Therearenoplantsortreesonthelavafieldsandnoprotectionfromthesunsoyoumustbringsunscreen.HowtogetthereThebestwaytogettotheparkistotakeHighway11.FromtheairportatHiloHighway11willtakeyousouthwardacrosstheeasternpartoftheislanD.ThingstoseeIfyouwanttoknowmoreabouttheparktheKilaueaVisitorCenterissurelyastoptomakE.Itisaquarterofmile402mfromtheparkentrancE.Thereyoucanseeagreatmovieaboutreallavaandlearnaboutmanyguidedwalksandhikesaroundthepark.Youmustcheckweatherconditionsandvolcanicactivitybeforehikesaroundthepark.YoumustcheckweatherconditionsandvolcanicactivitybeforehikealonE.IfpossibleyoumaydrivedownChainofCratersRoadtoseelavaflowingintotheocean.TicketsEntrancetotheparkis＄10.00foreachvehicle＄5.00forthosewhotravelonfootorrideabicyclE.Childrenundertheageof15arefreE.56.TheKilaueaVisitorCenter______.A.offersallkindsofmoviesB.isnexttotheparkentranceC.isopenfor8hourseverydayD.introducestheparktovisitors57.Ifafamilyofthreedrivesacarintotheparktheyneedtopay________.A.＄5.00B.＄10.00C.＄15.00D.＄20.00

DragonfliesarealwayshuntingforfooD.What’smoretheyusuallycatchitintheair.Zig!Thedragonflycatchesasmallfly.Zag!Itseizesamosquito.Veryfewinsectscanoutflythedragonfly.Nomatterhowfasttheygonomatterwhichwaytheyturnthedragonflyisusuallyabletofollow.TwoengineersattheUniversityofTennesseeSpaceInstitutehavebeenstudyingthewaythatdragonfliesfly.Dr.JamesWuandDr.AhmadVakiliarestudyingwaystodesignafighterplanethatcanchangedirectionasquicklyandeasilyasdragonfliescan.Whyisthatimportant?IfyouareinafighterplaneandanotherplaneisafteryouyouwanttobeabletoflymorequicklythantheotherplaneDr.Vakilisays.Adragonfly’swingsarethekeytoitsflyingabilityDr.WuandDr.Vakilisay.Ifyoulookcloselyyouwillseethatadragonflyhastwowingsoneachsideofitsbody—alongfrontwingandaslightlyshorterbackwing.Duringflightsmallbutpowerfulwindsofairmovealongeachofthedragonfly’sfrontwings.Thusthepressureofairkeepsthedragonflyupintheair.A.dragonfly’sbackwingshelpkeepthewindsfrombreakingup.Dr.WuandDr.Vakiliarestudyingwaystomakefighterplanewingsuseairflowasefficientlyasdragonflywings.Doesthismeanthatsomedaywe’llhavefighterplanesthatlooklikedragonflies?Dr.WuandDr.Vakilisaynobecausethatwouldnotbepractical.Theydon’twantwingsthatlooklikeadragonfly’s.Rathertheywantwingsthatworklikeadragonfly’s—designedtohelpfighterplaneschangecoursequicklyandoutfly在飞行速度上胜过theirenemies.25.Theopeningparagraphismainlyintendedtoshow____.A.whydragonfliesflysofastB.howdragonfliessearchforfoodC.thefooddragonfliespreferD.theflyingabilitiesofdragonflies26.Dr.WuandDr.Vakiliwanttomakefighterplanesthatcantakeadvantageof______.A.airflowB.thedirectionofthewindC.thepowerofthewindD.airpressure27.WecaninferthatthefighterplanesdesignedbyDr.WuandDr.Vakilimay_____.A.flyatagreaterheightB.looklikedragonfliesC.havemorefunctionsD.makeaturnquickly

ForeightyfourdaysoldSantiagohadnotcaughtasinglefish.AtfirstayoungboyManolinhadsharedhisbadfortunebutafterthefortiethlucklessdaytheboy'sfathertoldhissontogoinanotherboat.FromthattimeonSantiagoworkedalonE.TheboylovedtheoldfishermanandalwayshelpedhimwithmoneyandfooD.UsuallytheywouldtalkaboutthefishtheyhadtakeninluckiertimesoraboutAmericanbaseballaftersupperwhileatnightaloneinhiscottageSantiagodreamedoflionsonthebeachesofAfricawherehehadgoneonasailingshipyearsbeforE.HenolongerdreamedofhisdeadwifE.Ontheeighty-fifthdaySantiagosetofftofishbeforedawn.Twoofhisbaits饵werefreshtunas金枪鱼theboyhadgivenhim.Thenhesethislineswhichwentstraightdownintodeepdarkwater.AsthesunrosehesawotherboatsintowardshorE.A.manofwarbirdshowedhimwheredolphinwerechasingsomeflyingfish.ThistimeSantiagosawtunajumpinginthesunlight.A.smallonetookthehookonhislinE.PullingthefishaboardtheoldmanthoughtitagoodfortunE.Towardnoonamarlinacommonfishintheseastartedeatingthebaitwhichwasonehundredmetersdown.GentlytheoldmanplayedthefishabigoneasheknewfromtheweightonthelinE.Atlasthestrucktosettlethehook.ThefishdidnotcomeoutofthesurfacE.Insteaditbegantopulltheboattothenorthwest.Theoldmanfollowedit.Althoughhewasaloneandnolongerstronghehadhisskillandknewmanytricks.Hewaitedpatientlyforthefishtobetired.Itbecamecoldafterthesunset.SuddenlythemarlinleanedpullingSantiagoforwardonhisfaceandcuttinghischeek.Bydawnhislefthandwascramped抽筋的.Thefishhadheadednorthward;therewasnolandinsight.Hungryhecutpiecesfromthetunaandchewedthemslowly.ThatmorningthefishjumpeD.SeeingitleapSantiagoknewhehadhookedthebiggestmarlinhehadeverseen.Thenthefishwentdownandturnedtowardtheeast.Santiagodrankalittlewaterfromthebottleduringthehotafternoon.ClosetonightfalladolphintookthesmallhookhehadbaiteD.Helifteditaboardcareful.Afterhehadrestedhecutmeatfromthedolphinandkeptalsothetwoflyingfishhefoundinitsstomach.Thatnightheslept.HeawoketofeelthelinerunningthroughhisfingersasthefishjumpeD.Makingthelinelooseslowlyhetriedtotirethemarlin.Afterthefishsloweditsrunhewashedhiscuthandsinseawaterandateoneoftheflyingfish.AtsunrisethemarlinbegantocirclE.Faintanddizzyheworkedtobringthebigfishnearerwitheachturn.Almostexhaustedhefinallydrewhisbigfishalongsideanddroveintheharpoon鱼叉.Thefishwastwofeetlongerthantheboat.NofishlikeithadeverbeenseeninHavanaharbor.AnhourlaterhesightedthefirstsharkafierceMakoanditcameinfasttochaseafterthedeadmarlin.Theoldmanstruckthesharkwithhisharpoon.TheMakorolledandsankcarryingtheharpoonwithitandleavingthemarlinbloody.HeknewthesmellwouldspreaD.Watchinghesawtwosharksclosingin.Hestruckatonewithhisknifeandwatcheditslidingdownintodeepwater.Hekilledtheotherwhileittoreatthefleshofthemarlin.Whenthethirdappearedhethrust刺itwiththeknifE.Theothersharkscameatsunset.Atfirsthetriedtobeatthemwiththetiller舵柄fromtheboatbuthishandswerebleedingandthereweretoomanyintheseA.Inthedarknessashesteered掌舵towardtheharborofHavanaheheardthemhittingtheboatagainandagain.Buttheoldmanthoughtonlyofhissteeringandhisgreattiredness.Hehadgoneouttoofarandthesharkshadbeatenhim.Heknewtheywouldleavehimnothingbutthestrippedskeletonofthebigmarlin.Alllightswereoutwhenhesailedintothelittleharborandbeachedhisboat.Hecouldjustmakeoutthewhitebackboneandtheupstandingtailofthefish.Oncehefellundertheirweightandlaypatientlyuntilhecouldgatherhisstrengthtogoon.Inhiscottagehefellonhisbedandwenttosleep.65.Theabovestoryismostlikelytobeadaptedfrom__________.A.TheAdventuresOfTomSawyerB.TheOldManAndTheSeaC.TheSonOfTheSeaD.TreasureIsland66.AccordingtothetextwhichstatementisNOTtrueaboutManolin?A.TheboyleftSantiagoatlast.B.TheboyhadmercyonSantiago.C.TheboywasSantiago'sadoptedson.D.TheboyshowedhisgreatconcernstoSantiago.67.Whydidthemanfeelthathecouldbeluckythistime?A.Becausealotofsharksfollowedhisboat.B.BecauseasmalltunatookthehookonhislinE.C.BecausehedreamedabouttheAmericanlions.D.Becausehesawmanyflyingfishwerechasedbythedolphins.68.WhydoesSantiagoletthemarlinleadhisboatinsteadofpullingthebigfishup?A.Hewastootiredandhungrytopullthebigfishup.B.Hewantedtousethemarlinasabaittocatchthesharks.C.Hisexperiencetoldhimnottodosobeforethefishwastiredout.D.Hewantedtokillthemarlinfirstbeforehepulledituptotheboat.69.WhichsentencebelowcanbeusedtobestdescribeSantiago'scharacter?A.HenolongerdreamedofhisdeadwifE.inParA.1B.Althoughhewasaloneandnolongerstronghehadhisskillandknewmanytricks.inParA.4C.Almostexhaustedhefinallydrewhisbigfishalongsideanddroveintheharpoon.inParA.5D.Oncehefellundertheirweightandlaypatientlyuntilhecouldgatherhisstrengthtogoon.inParA.670.Accordingtothetextwhatwillbetalkedaboutnext?A.People'sreflectionwhentheysawthegiantmarlin’sskeletonoutsidE.B.A.funeralheldbytheboyandthelocalpeopleafterhisdeath.C.Santiago’sactiontorealizehisdreamaboutthelions.D.Santiago’sstruggleagainstsharks.

MicrosoftWindowsXPsupportends:Howtoupdate?Ifyou’restillrunningWindowsXP—whatdoyoudonow?Thisdoesn’tmeanthatcomputersrunningtheoperatingsystemwillstopworkingbutitislikelythatthecomputerwillbeattackedbyhackersasthecompanystopsprovidingsecurity-updatesandtechnicalsupportforWindowsXP.Generallyspeakingyouhavetwonewchoices:BuyanewcomputerorupdatetoWindows7orWindows8.1.Ifyou’renotreadytomakeachangetherearethingsyoushoulddoifyou’llstillbeonXPoverthenextcoupleofmonths.Firstlymakesurethesoftwareyouhaveisasup-to-dateaspossiblE.Thatmeanshavinganysecurityfixesyoucan’tgetfromMicrosoft’swebsiteandmakesurethatyou’vegotsomenon-Microsoftantivirussoftwareinstalled安装fromotherwebsites.Ofcourseifyouwanttokeepreallysafethenyou’dbetterstayoffthewebaltogetherthoughformanyusersthiswon’tevenbeachoicE.Anotherchoiceistochangefromusinganadministratoraccounttoalimitedaccountfortaskslikecheckingyoure-mail.Thismeansthatifahackerattacksyourcomputeratleasttheywon’thaveadministrator-levelaccess.Howeverwehavetostressthatthesestepsarejusttemporary临时的measuresandaren’tenoughtoprotectyourcomputerinthelongrun.Whetheryou’rebuyinganewcomputerorsimplyupdatingyourpresentoperatingsystemdependsonyourself.You’llhavetochoosebetweenWindows7andWindows8.1.Whicheveryougoforyou’llneedtocheckthatyourcomputermeetstheminimumsystemrequirementsforeithersystem.ForeitherWindows7or8.1you’llneedatleastacomputerwith1GBofRAM1GHzprocessorand160GBofharddiskspacE.Howevertorunabetteroperatingsystemyou’llneedacomputerwithover4GBofRAMa2GHZprocessorand500GBofharddiskspacE.Buyinganewcomputerwiththesefunctionsyoumaypaymorethan＄500.Ifyou’restillplanningonupdatingMicrosoftofferssomegreatguidesontheirownwebsitemeaningthatyoucandownloadyournewoperatingsystemandcopyallyouroldfileswithoutleavingyourcomputer.Windows7iscertainlybetterthanWindowsXPbutyoushouldbeawarethatitisalsoan‘old’operatingsystem.MicrosoftCompanywilladdmoreupdatestoWindows8.1overtimewhileWindows7willalsocometoanendbeforelong—justlikeXP.58.‘MicrosoftWindowsXPsupportends’meansthat_________.A.theoperatingsystemofWindowsXPwillstopworkingB.MicrosoftstopsprovidingtechnicalsupportforWindowsXPC.peoplemustinstallotherwebsites’antivirussoftwareforWindows7.D.peoplemustbuyanewcomputerandupdatetoWindows7orWindows8.159.Topreventahackerfromattackingyourcomputeryou’dbetterNOT_________.A.updateyourcomputerB.stayoffthewebaltogetherC.useanadministratoraccountD.installsomeantivirussoftwares60.Fromthefourthparagraph___________isabetterchoiceinthelongrun.A.buyinganewcomputerasWindowsXPsupportendsB.updatingyourpresentoperatingsystemtoprotectyourcomputerC.havinganewcomputerwithatleast1GBofRAM1GHzofharddiskspaceD.choosinganewcomputerwithover4GBofRAMand500GBofharddiskspace61.Fromthepassagewecanconcludethat__________.A.hackerattackswillhappenmoreofteninthefutureB.anoperatingsystemdevelopsquicklyastimegoesbyC.anewcomputerwillbemoreexpensivethanitusedtobeD.peopletendtousesecurityfixesexceptMicrosoftCompany’s

SirJohnaBritishscientistwhowonlastyear’sNobelPrizeformedicinesaidhehadpredictedatthetimeofhisfrogexperimentsthatthesuccessfulcloningofamammalwouldhappenwithin50yearsandthatmaybethesameanswerisappropriateforthesteptohumancloning.Parentswholosechildreninaccidentsmaybeabletoclonecopiestoreplacethemthen.Althoughanyattempttocloneanentirehumanwouldraisecomplexmoralissuesthebiologistclaimedpeoplewouldsoonovercometheirconcernsifthetechniquebecamemedicallyuseful.CloningwasregardedwithextremedoubtswhenitwasfirstdevelopedbutbecamewidelyacceptedafterthebirthofLouiseBrownthefirsttesttubebaby.HesaidWhenmyfirstfrogexperimentsweredoneanAmericanreporteraskedhowlongitwillbebeforethesethingscanbedoneinmammalsorhumans.Isaid‘Wellitcouldbeanywherebetween10yearsand100years—howabout50years?’Itturnedoutthatitwasn'tfaroffthemarkasfarasDollywasconcerneD.MaybethesameanswerisappropriatE.SirJohnaddedthatcloningahumanbeingeffectivelymeansmakinganidenticaltwinanddoctorswouldthereforesimplybecopyingwhatnaturehasalreadyproduced.Theaveragevoteonallowingparentsofdeceasedchildrenwhoarenolongerfertiletocreateanotherusingthemother'seggsandskincellsfromthefirstchildthinkingthetechniquewassafeandeffectiveis60percentinfavor.Thereasonsfornoareusuallythatthenewchildwouldfeeltheyweresomesortofareplacementforsomething.21.SirJohnpredictedthehumancloningwouldbearealityin________atmost.A.100yearsB.60yearsC.50yearsD.10years22.AccordingtothetextwhichstatementisNOTtrue?A.LouiseBrownisthefirsttesttubebaby.B.HumancloningisstillacontroversialtopiC.C.SirJohnispositiveaboutthefutureofhumancloning.D.Humancloningiscreatingsomethingthatdidn'texistbeforE.23.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A.ThelifeofSirJohn.B.Predictiononhumancloning.C.Viewsonhumancloning.D.Achievementsinhumancloning.

Wildlifefacesthreats威胁fromhabitatdestructionpollutionandotherhumanactions.Althoughprotectingwildlifemayseemtoohardattimesevensmallactionsinyourownneighbourhoodcanhelpprotectmanydifferentanimals.Herearesometipsonhowtoprotectwildlifethroughsmallactions.1.CreatewildlifefriendlyareasinyourbackyarD.WhentryingtomakeyourgardenmorebeautifulyoucanchooseplantsthatcanprovidefoodandsheltertonativewildlifE.Thiswillalsohelpcutdownonpollution.Addbirdorbathousestoyouryardorgardentoattractandshelterthesespecies.2.Avoidharmingthenaturalecosystem生态系统inyourareA.SomeplantsfromotherplacescankillorharmnativeplantsthatprovidefoodandshelterforwildlifE.3.____________Byusinglesswaterandfewerfuels燃料youwillbehelpingtoprotectthewildlifearoundyou.Takebusesorthesubwaywhenyoucanturnoffelectricdevices设备whenyou'renotusingthemtakeshortershowersandkeepyourroomtemperatureatorbelow6－8degreesduringthewinter.4.Buyproductsthatarewildlifefriendly.Don'tbuyproductsthataremadefromendangeredanimals.Keepinmind记住thatsomeendangeredanimalsarekilledbytrapscatchesorhunterswhoareafterotherwildlifewithinthesamehabitat.5.Donatemoneyortimetoorganizationsthatprotectwildlifeandtheirhabitats.YoucangivemoneytoorganizationsorgroupsthatprotectwildlifespeciesinyourneighbourhooD.31.Weinferthatthepurposeofthispassageisto________.A.telluswhyprotectingwildlifeisextremelyimportantnowB.suggestthatweprotectwildlifethroughactionsC.explainwhyprotectingwildlifeisnotashardaspeoplethinkD.giveussometipsonhowtoprotectwildlifethroughsmallactions32.WhichofthefollowingthreatstowildlifeisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A.Animaldiseases.B.Lossofhabitat.C.Pollution.D.Hunters.33.What'sthebesttitleforthethirdpoint?A.HaveagreenerlifestylE.B.Uselesswaterandfewerfuels.C.Takeabuswhenyougoout.D.TryanewkindoflifE.34.Thewritersuggeststhatwe________.A.notbuyproductsmadefromanimalsB.sharecarswithotherswhenwegooutC.growasmanykindsofplantsinourgardensaspossibleD.providesheltersforbirdsandbatsinourgardensoryards35.Inwhichsectionofanewspaperwouldyoumostprobablyreadthispassage?A.Environment.B.Teaching.C.Business.D.Geography.

ThesplendidauroralightdisplaysthatappearinEarth’satmospherearoundthenorthandsouthmagnetic磁的poleswereoncemysteriousphenomenA.Nowscientistshavedatafromsatellitesandground-basedobservationsfromwhichweknowthattheaurorabrillianceisamassiveelectricaldischargesimilartothatoccurringinaneonsign.TounderstandthecauseofaurorasfirstpicturetheEarthenclosedbyitsmagnetosphere磁层ahugeregioncreatedbytheEarth’smagneticfielD.Outsidethemagnetosphererushingtowardtheearthisthesolarwindaspeedilymovingbodyofionized离子化的gaseswithitsownmagneticfielD.Chargedparticles粒子inthissolarwindspeedearthwardalongthesolarwind’smagneticlinesofforcE.TheEarth’smagnetosphereisabarriertothesolarwindsandforcesthechargedparticlesofthesolarwindtoflowaroundthemagnetosphereitself.ButinthepolarregionsthemagneticlinesofforceoftheEarthandofthesolarwindgathertogether.Heremanyofthesolarwind’schargedparticlesbreakthroughthemagnetosphereandenterEarth’smagneticfielD.TheythenrushbackandforthbetweentheEarth’smagneticpolesveryrapidlyandionizeandexcitetheatomsoftheupperatmosphereoftheEarthcausingthemtoproduceauroraradiationsofvisiblelight.Thecolorsofanauroradependontheatomsproducingthem.Theleadinggreenish-whitelightcomesfromlowenergyexcitationofoxygenatoms.Duringhugemagneticstormsoxygenatomsalsoundergohighenergyexcitationandproducepinklight.Excitednitrogen氮atomscontributebandsofcolorvaryingfrombluetoviolet.ViewedfromouterspaceaurorascanbeseenasdimlyshiningbeltswrappedaroundeachoftheEarth’smagneticpoles.Eachaurorahangslikeacurtainoflightstretchingoverthepolarregionsandintothehigherlatitudes.Whenthesolarflares闪光thatresultinmagneticstormsandauroraactivityareverystrongauroradisplaysmayextendasfarasthesouthernregionsoftheUnitedStates.58.Whatisitthatdirectlygivesoffauroralight?A.theEarth’smagneticfieldB.thesolarwind’smagneticfieldC.theEarth’sionizedparticlesD.thesolarwind’schargedparticles59.Whatdoesthethirdparagraphmainlydiscuss?A.TheappearanceofaurorasaroundtheEarth’spoles.B.Theperiodicchangeinthedisplayofauroras.C.Thefactorsthatcausethevarietyofcolorsinauroras.D.Thecoveringareaofaurorasbasedontheircolors.60.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.ThemagnetosphereincreasesthespeedofparticlesfromthesolarwinD.B.Thecolorofgreenish-whiteappearsleastfrequentlyinanauroradisplay.C.Earth’smagneticfieldcontributestothevarietyanddifferenceofaurora’scolors.D.ThestrengthofthesolarflareshasapositiveeffectontheextendingdistanceofaurorA.

Thiscouldbetheperfectgiftforthepartnerwhoembarrassesyouonthedancefloor.Smartsockswhichcanteachtodancemaybetheanswerforanyonewithtwoleftfeet.Thesockshavebeendevelopedasarunningtooltohelprunnersimprovetheirskills.Thankstothesocksuserscanaccurately精确地recordnotonlyknowfarandfasttheyrunbutalsohowwell.Itmeanstheusermaximizes最大化theirperformanceandreducesdamagetobodyandpreventshurt.Thehi-techsocksaremadeofspecialfibers纤维thatwatchthemovementsofyourfeet.Theylookfeelandcanbewashedlikenormalclothes.Sensorsrecordeachmovementandsenditbyanankletransmitter脚踝发射器toasmartphonE.Thenavirtualcoachapplicationshowstheinformationandcantelltheuserwhattheyaredoingwrongandhelptoimproveskillinanytaskwithfeet.Thesocksshouldbeusefultoathletesandweekendjoggers.PeoplethinkrunningissoeasyandofcourseeverybodycandoitbutnotnecessarilysafelyandwellDrDavideViganosaiD.A.recentstudyshowedthatbetween60and80percentofrunnersgothurtperyear.Thisisprettymuchmorethananyotherhumanactivity.Researcherssaythetechnologycanalsobedevelopedtoteachpeoplehowtodanceplaysportssuchgolforeventohelptoteachwomentowalkbetterinhighheels.Mr.ViganosaidPeoplecouldallbenefitfromtheideA.Wehavehadinterestfromallsortsofsportslikeskiingfootballcyclingandgolf.Anythingwhereyouhavetouseyourfeetcanuseit.Itcouldevenbeputinhighheelstohelpwomenwalkinthemsafely.Socksarejustthestartandthetechnologycouldbeusedingloveshatsandboots.Thesocksankletandsoftwarepackageareexpectedtobesoldforaround￡120whichwillgoonsaleinMarch.33.Whatdoestheunderlinedpartanyonewithtwoleftfeetreferto?A.PeoplewhoaredisableD.B.Peoplewhoinventedthesocks.C.Peoplewhoarenotgoodatdancing.D.Peoplewhoareinterestedindancing.34.What’sspecialaboutfibersthatthesocksaremadeof?A.Theycanmonitorthemovementoffeet.B.Theyfeelmuchsofterthannormalclothes.C.TheyareexpensivetoproducE.D.Theyactasasmartphoneforusers.35.AccordingtoDrVigano_____A.60to80percentofrunnerswouldliketobuythesmartsocks.B.userscanrunasfastastheylikewiththesocks.C.everyonecanmakegooduseofthesmartsocks.D.norunnerswillgethurtthankstothesocks.

Youcan’talwayspredictaheavyrainorrememberyourumbrellA.ButdesignerMikhailBelyacvdoesn’tthinkthatforgettingtochecktheweatherforecastbeforeheadingoutshouldresultinyougettingwet.That’swhyhecreatedlampbrellaalamppostwithitsownrain-sensingumbrellA.ThedesignersayshecameupwiththeideaafterwatchingpeoplegetwetonstreetsinRussiA.OnceIwasdrivingonacentralSaintPetersburgstreetandsawthestreetlampslightinguppeopletryingtohidefromtherain.Ithoughtitwouldbeappropriatetohaveacanopy伞蓬builtintoastreetlamp.hesaiD.Thelampbrellaisastandard-lookingstreetlampfittedwithanumbrellacanopy.Ithasabuilt-inelectricmotorwhichcanopenorclosetheumbrellaondemanD.Sensors传感器thenensurethattheumbrellaofferspedestriansshelterwheneveritstartsraining.Inadditiontotherainsensorthere’salsoa360°motionsensoronthefiberglassstreetlampwhichdetectswhetheranyone’susingthelampbrellA.AfterthreeminutesofnotbeingusedthecanopyiscloseD.Accordingtothedesignerthelampbrellawouldmoveatarelativelylowspeedsoasnottocauseharmtothepedestrians.BesidesitwouldbegroundedtoprotectfrompossiblelightingstrikE.EachlampbrellawouldofferenoughshelterforseveralpeoplE.Installed安装at2metersoffthegrounditwouldonlybeadangerforthetallestofpedestrians.WhiletherearenoplanstotakelampbrellaintoproductionBelyacvsaysherecentlyintroducedhiscreationtooneMoscowDepartmentandinsiststhiscreationcouldbeinstalledonanystreetwherealotofpeoplewalkbuttherearenocanopiestoprovideshelter.34.ForwhatpurposedidBelyacvcreatethelampbrella?A.Topredictaheavyrain.B.Tochecktheweatherforecast.C.Toprotectpeoplefromtherain.D.ToremindpeopletotakeanumbrellA.35.WhatdoweknowfromBelyacv’swordsinParagraph2?A.HiscreationwasinspiredbyanexperiencE.B.ItrainsalotinthecityofSaintPetersburg.C.Streetlampsareprotectedbycanopies.D.Heenjoyedtakingwalksintherain.36.WhatdoesParagraph5mainlytellusaboutthelampbrella?A.ItsmovingspeeD.B.ItsappearancE.C.Itsinstallation.D.Itssafety.37.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A.Thedesignerwillopenacompanytopromotehisproduct.B.Thelampbrellacouldbeputintoimmediateproduction.C.Thedesignerisconfidentthathiscreationispractical.D.ThelampbrellawouldbeputonshowinMoscow.

Zebrashavetheirownbugrepellent驱虫剂?Ewwbugs!Theyaresoannoying!Wehumansareluckythatwecanapplyrepellentstoavoidnastybites.Butwhat’sananimaltodo?Theyhavenochoicebuttospendtheirdaysshooingthemoffwiththeirtailsunlessofcoursetheyarezebraswhoapparentlyhavetheirownautomaticrepellent---theirstripedskin!Scientistshadoriginallythoughtthatthereasonwhytheanimalhaddevelopedtheblackandwhitelineswastohelpprotectitselffrompredators食肉动物intheAfricansavannah大草原becausethestripesmakeitdifficulttosingleoutonezebrathatistravelingwithaherD.Whilethatmaybetruethetheoryhasneverbeentestedorproven.Nowtheexpertshaveanother---thatthestripeshaveevolvedtorepeltheannoyinghorsefliesthatnotonlyfeedofftheirbloodbutalsotransmitdangerousgermsintothebodiesoftheseinnocentanimals.ThestudywasperformedbyateamofSwedishscientists.Oneofthecluesthatgotthemthinkingalongtheselineswasthefactthatdarkerhorsesgotbittenmoreoftenthanlight-coloredorwhiteones.Thefactthatzebrasarebornblackandonlydevelopstripesastheygrowoldermadethescientiststheorizethatthestripesmaybesomethingtheanimalshavedevelopedtomakethemselveslessattractivetoflies.Totestifthismaybethecasetheypaintedsomeboardsatahorse-infested寄生的horsefarminBudapestwithpatternsofblackandwhitestripesofvaryingwidthsandappliedalayerofglueonthem.Whattheynoticedwasthattheplaceswheretheblackandwhitestripeswereattheirnarrowestsimilartowhatzebrashaveattractedthefewestflies.Theyachievedsimilarresultswhentheypaintedhorseswithblackandwhitezebra-likestripes.Whiletheresearcharenotsurewhythismaybethecasetheybelieveitmaybesomethingtodowiththewayinsectsoperate---horsefliesareattractedtohorizontallypolarizedlight偏振光;sincewhitedoesnotreflectitwhitehorsesareluckierthanblackones.Butzebrasseemtobetheluckiestofall.Whentheresearchersmeasuredthepolarizedlightreflectedfromrealzebraskinstheyfoundthatitmatchedlightpatternsthatweretheleastattractivetohorseflies.Whilethistheorydoesmakelogicalsensenobodyis100percentsurethatitisreallytruegiventhatithasneverbeentestedonarealzebrA.Ifitistrueitdoesraisethequestionofwhyahorseacloserelativeofthezebrahasfailedtodevelopstripes.TheresearchersbelievethatthiscouldbebecausetherearemorehorsefliesinAfricawherezebrasresidethenanywhereelseintheworlD.TitleZebrashavetheirownbugrepellent?ReasonswhyzebrasdeveloptheirstripsOriginalbeliefWiththeblackandwhitelinesonezebraisdifficulttosingleoutwhiletravelingwithaherdthus___62.__itfromitsenemies.NewtheoryZebrasresidinginAfricawheretherearemosthorsefliesintheworldhavedevelopedstripsto___63.___beingattackeD.AstudyResearchersAteamofscientistsfrom___64.____65.___Totestifstripsaredevelopedtomakezebraslessattractivetoflies.Clues*Whiteorlight-coloredhorsesareless__66._togetbittenthandarkones.*Zebrasdevelopstripsastheygrowolderthoughbornblack.Method*Someboardsatahorsefarmarepaintedwithpatternsofblackandwhitestripesvariously___67.__alayerofglueappliedonthem.*Measuredthepolarizedlightreflectedfromrealzebraskins._68.___*Theplaceswheretheblackandwhitestripesatthenarrowestweresimilartothe__69.__zebrashaveattractedthefewestflies.*Stripsofzebrasmatchedlightpatternsthatweretheleastattractivetohorseflies.Principleofzebras’blackandwhitestripsrepellingthefliesHorizontallypolarizedlightwhichwhitedoesnotreflect___70.__tohorseflies.Conclusion___71.___testedonrealzebrasthetheoryisn’tdefinitelytruE.

Hybridcars混合动力车arecarsthatrunonpetrolandelectricity.Theyhaveasmallstandardpetrolengineandabatteryelectricmotortoprovideelectricpower.Therearesomedifferencesbetweendifferentmodelsofhybridcarsbutthegeneralprincipleisthatthecarrunsonpetrolandtheelectricmotorkicksinwhenadditionalpowerisrequiredforexamplewhengoinguphilloraccelerating.Insomehybridcarsthepetrolengineturnsitselfoffwhennotneededforexamplewhenthecarhasstoppedattrafficlightkeepingonlytheelectricenginerunning.Conventionalcarshavelargeenginestodealwithdrivinguphillandaccelerating.Hybridcarshavemuchsmallerpetrolenginesimprovedbyelectricmotorswhenneededsotheyuselesspetrol.Anotherwaythatfuelconsumptioniscutbyasystemofregenerative再生的braking.Theelectricmotorisusedtoslowdownthecarratherthanconventionalbrakes.Theenergyproducedbyslowingthecarischangedintoelectricalpowerwhichisautomaticallystoredinthebattery.IneffectthebatteryrechargeswhenyoubrakE.InconventionalcarstheenergyproducedwhenbrakingiswasteD.In1928FerdinandPorschebuiltanexperimentalhybridcar.Thefirstmass-producedhybridcartheToyotaPriuscameoutinJapanattheendof1997.HoweverhybridcarsbecameavailableintheUSAonlyin1999.Astheyuselessfuelhybridcarsarecheapertorun.Therearealsomanyvoicesinplacetoencouragepeopletobuythem.Insomecountrieshybridcarownerspayalowerrateoftaxanddon’thavetopayoncertainroads.InsomecitieshybridcarsareallowedtoparkforfreE.12.Hybridcarsconsumelessenergythanconventionalcarsbecausehybridcars.A.havelargeenginestodealwithacceleratingB.haveconventionalbrakestoslowdownthecarC.haveelectricpowertoassistwhenneededD.havenoenergyconsumptionwhenstopping13.Inregenerativebraking.A.energywastedinconventionalcarsisstoredinthebatteryB.theconventionalbrakesareusedtoslowdownthecarC.thebatterychargesitselfwhenthecarisacceleratingD.thepetrolengineisusuallyturnedoffautomatically14.FromthelastparagraphwecanlearnthatHybridcars.A.werefirstavailableintheUSAB.willgainmorepopularityC.freetheirownersfromtaxD.arefreetoparkanywhereinthecity15.Themainpurposeofthistextisto.A.showhowhybridcarsslowdownB.encouragepeopletobuyhybridcarsC.informpeopleofakindofenergy-savingcarsD.explainwhyhybridcarsuselessenergy

SportsshoesthatworkoutwhethertheirownerhasdoneenoughexercisetoensuretimeinfrontofthetelevisionhavebeeninventedintheUK.Theshoes―dubbed配音的SquareEyescontainanelectronicpressuresensorandatinycomputerchiptorecordhowmanystepsthewearerhastakeninaday.A.wirelesstransmitter发射机passestheinformationtoareceiverconnectedtoatelevisionandthisdecideshowmucheveningviewingtimethewearerdeservesbasedontheday’sefforts.Thedesignwasinspiredbyadesiretocombat遏制therapidlyballooningwaistlinesamongBritishteenagerssaidGillianSwanwhodevelopedSquareEyesasafinalyeardesignprojectatBrunelUniversityinLondonUK.Welookedatcurrentissuesandchildhoodobesity过度肥胖reallystoodoutshetoldNewScientist.AndIwantedtodealwiththatwithmydesign.Oncethechildhasuseduptheirdailyallowancegainedthroughexercisethetelevisionautomaticallyswitchesoff.AndfurthertimeinfrontoftheTVcanonlybeearnedthroughmoresteps.Swancalculatedhowexerciseshouldtranslatetotelevisiontimeusingtherecommendeddailyamountsofboth.Healthexpertssuggestedachildtake12000stepseachdayandwatchnomorethan2hoursofTV.Soevery100stepsrecordedbytheSquareEyesshoesequalsexactlyoneminuteofTVtimE.25.Thebesttitleforthepassagemightbe______.A.A.Newly-inventedTypeofShoesintheUKB.SmartShoesDecidingonTelevisionTimeC.NewShoesandWatchingTVintheUKD.TheProblemofChildren’sObesity26.Weknowfromthepassagethewirelesstransmitterisprobablyplacedin______.A.thepressuresensorB.thetelevisionC.thecomputerD.theshoes27.GillianSwandevelopedSquareEyesto______.A.gainenoughTVtimeB.dealwithchildhoodobesityC.encourageTVwatchingD.finishuniversitydesignproject28.TheunderlinedwordallowanceinParA.4probablymeans______.A.themoneygiventochildrenB.themoneyforwatchingTVC.thetimeofwatchingTVD.thestepstobetaken

Caffeinenotonlygivesusadailyjumpstartbutnewresearchsuggestsitalsocanstrengthenlong-termmemory.AccordingtotheUSFoodandDrugAdministrationnearly90percentofpeopleworldwideconsumeabout200milligramsofcaffeineeachday.That'sequivalenttoaboutonestrongcupofcoffeeaday.WritinginNatureNeuroscienceJohnsHopkinsUniversityresearcherssaytheirfindingsshowthatcaffeinestrengthenscertainmemoriesforupto24hoursafterbeingtakenin.We'vealwaysknownthatcaffeinehascognitive-enhancingeffects促智效果butitsparticulareffectsonstrengtheningmemoriesandmakingthemresistanttoforgettinghasneverbeenexaminedindetailinhumanssaidseniorauthorofthepaperMichaelYassA.Were-portforthefirsttimeaspecificeffectofcaffeineonreducingforgettingover24hours.Conductingadouble-blindtrialtheresearchersworkedwithatestgroupofpeoplewhodidn'tregularlyconsumecaffeinatedproducts.Fiveminutesafterstudyingaseriesofimagesthetestsubjectsweregiveneitheraplacebo无效对照剂ora200-milligramcaffeinetablet.Tocheckthecaffeinelevelsoftheirtestsubjectstheresearchteamtooksalivasamples唾液样品fromthembeforetheytooktheirtabletsandagainonethreeand24hoursafterwards.Bothgroupsoftestparticipantsthosewhotooktheplaceboandthosewhotookthecaffeinetabletweretestedthefollowingdaytoseeiftheycouldrecognizetheimagesthey'dseenthepreviousday.Thetestincludedshowingthetestsubjectsanotherseriesofimagesthatincludedsomenewimagesthosethatwereshownthepreviousdayaswellasotherimagesthatweresimilarbutnotthesameasthosetheyhadviewedearlier.TheresearchersfoundthatmoremembersofthegroupwhoweregiventhecaffeinetabletswereabletocorrectlyidentifysomeofthenewimagesassimilartopreviouslyviewedimagesratherthanincorrectlyidentifyingthemasthesamE.Wealsoknowthatcaffeineisassociatedwithhealthandlongevity长寿andmayhavesomeprotectiveeffectsfromcognitivedeclinelikeAlzheimer'sdisease阿尔茨海默症.saidYassA.29.Thepurposeofthenewresearchis____________.A.toexaminecaffeine'smemory-strengtheningeffectsindetailB.towritethepaperNatureNeuroscienceC.toprovecaffeinehascognitive-enhancingeffectsD.tosurveyhowmuchcaffeinepeopleconsumeaday30.DuringtheresearchtheresearchersdidthefollowingthingsEXCEPT________.A.givingthetestsubjectsplacebosorcaffeinetabletsB.checkingthecaffeinelevelsofthetestsubjectsC.showingthetestsubjectsseriesofimagesD.encouragingthetestsubjectstodrinkmorecoffee31.Howdidthetestsubjectsshowthecaffeine'smemory-strengtheningeffects?A.Bytakingthecaffeinetabletsinsteadofplacebos.B.Byrecognizingimagesthey'dseenthepreviousday.C.ByidentifyingthenewimagesasthesamE.D.Bytellingthedifferencesbetweennewimages.32.Whatwillthenextpartofthetextpossiblytalkabout?A.Waystoachievehealthandlongevity.B.TheharmfuleffectsofcognitivedeclinE.C.ThetreatmentforAlzheimer'sdiseasE.D.Theeffectscaffeinehasonhealth.

Maybeyoudon’tthinkanimalshavecertainmentalpowerswhichhumanbeingsdonothavE.ButthetruthisthatsomeofthemhaveinstinctsandbesidesthisIamsuretheycanfeelcertainthingswehumanscannot.A.personalexperienceshowedmethis.SomeyearsagoIhadadognamedHowarD.FromthetimewhenhewasapuppyhewastimidsowenamedhimHowardsoundinglikecoward!Hewasespeciallyafraidofthunderstorms.AtthefirstflashoflightningorcrashofthunderhewouldrunwhiningintohishouseandhideunderatablE.IoftenwentforawalkwithHowarD.Onceaswewerewalkingalongaroaditbegantorain.Iquicklyrantoabusstopforshelter.Thebusstophadaroofsupportedbymetalpoles.SoonafterIhadgotthereHowardcaughtmytrousersinhisteethandtriedtopullmeaway.AtfirstIwaspuzzledandalittleangryathisbehavior.ButIdecidedtohumorhimandwalkedawayfromtheshelterintotherainandstartedtogohomE.WhenIwasabouttwohundredmetresfromthesheltertherecameaflashoflightningandsoonaftertherewasthunderwhichnearlydeafenedmE.Howardstoppedwalkingandbeganwhining.ThinkinghewasafraidIbenttopickhimup.AsIstraightenedupIglancedatthebusshelterwehadjustleft.Iwasshockedtoseethattwoofthepoleswerebentandtheroofwaslyingonthegroundbroken.Theshelterhadbeenstruckbytheboltoflightning!21.TheauthornamedhisdogHowardmainlybecauseof_______.A.histimidcharacteristicB.oneoftheauthor’sfriendsHowardC.hisloudsoundD.hisstrangebehaviors22.Thereasonwhytheauthorwaspuzzledandangrywiththedogwasthat.A.HowardhadastrangebehaviorB.HowardshouldbeafraidofthemetalpolesC.HowardshouldknowtheapproachingoftheterriblelightningD.Howardbithistrousersinhisteeth23.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Dogsareclevererandbetterthanmen.B.Dogsareusuallyafraidofthunderstorms.C.Someanimalscanfeelcertainthingshumanscannot.D.Dogsarenaturallybornheroes.24.Whatcanbeinferredaboutthebusshelterfromthepassage?A.Itwasabout200metersfromtheauthor’shomE.B.Itwasdestroyedinarainyday.C.Itsroofwassupportedbywoodpoles.D.Itcouldproduceblindingflashoflightning.

IfaskedifspaceexplorationshouldcontinuemostAmericanswouldgiveanimmediateresponseeitherinfavorofcontinuingorinfavorofendingspaceexploration.A.commonresponsewouldbethatspaceexplorationisawasteofmoney.AnaverageAmericanuneducatedonthesubjectmightbelievethatthegovernmentiswastingbillionsofdollarsontheresearchthathasnomerit.Someonestrangetothesubjectmightsaythataspaceshuttlegoesuponceinawhileandthatisaboutallthathappens.ResearchisongoingandcontinueswhentherearenoshuttlesbeinglauncheD.Thisalsocoststhegovernmentmoney.Doestheextremecostofspaceexplorationmakesense?OneargumentisthatthegovernmentiswastingmoneyontheresearchnotbeingusedonEarth.ActuallythemoneygoestoworkersandscientiststhatsupportNationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministrationNASAmissions任务andgoestomajorcompaniesthatplayimportantrolesinmajorsectorsoftheUSeconomy.BoeingisapartnerofNASAforaircraftthesamecompanythatmakescommercialaircraftfortheairlineindustry.Anotherbenefittocontinuingspaceexplorationisthemanyspinoff衍生的technologiesitprovides.TheartificialheartresultedfromexperimentsonthespaceshuttlE.ThehandheldJawsofLifeusedtosavevictimsfromcaraccidentsoriginatedfromthesystemusedtoseparatethespaceshuttlefromitsboosterrockets.InsulationinhomesthatkeepsthemwarmandenergyefficientisbasedonthetechnologyusedtoinsulatethespaceshuttlE.TherearedirectbenefitstotheeconomyprovidedbyNASAmissionsaswellasspinofftechnologies.TheseadvancesarefoundinfoodbuildingmaterialsmedicalproceduresandthevehicleswedrivE.Whileitcanbeproventhatbillionsofdollarsthatcouldbeusedelsewhereisbeingspentonspaceexplorationthebenefitsitprovidesoutweightheterribleaspects.Asamatteroffactthemoneyspenthelpstoimprovethequalityofourlives.63.HowisParagraph2mainlydeveloped?A.Byofferinganalyses.B.Bymakingcomparisons.C.Bygivingsomeexamples.D.Bypresentingresearchfindings.64.ThefunctionofJawsofLifeisto_____.A.savepeoplefromtrafficaccidentsB.doexperimentsonthespaceshuttleC.keephouseswarmandenergyefficientD.separatethespaceshuttlefromitsboosterrockets65.Intheauthor’sopinionspaceexploration_____.A.haschangedourlifecompletelyB.coststoomuchofourtimeC.benefitsusinmanywaysD.hasnothingtodowithus66.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.BenefitsofspaceexplorationB.Isspaceexplorationworththecost?C.HowtomakespaceexplorationaffordableD.MissionsoftheNASAspaceshuttleprogram

Electriccarsaredirty.Infactnotonlyaretheydirtytheymightevenbemoredirtythantheirgasoline-poweredcousins.PeopleinCalifornialovetotalkaboutzero-emissions排放vehiclesbutpeopleinCaliforniaseemtobecluelessaboutwhereelectricitycomesfrom.Powerplantsmostlyusefiretomakeit.Asidefromthefewfolkswhohavetheirroofscoveredwithsolarcellswegetourelectricityfromgenerators发电机.Generatorsarefueledbysomething—usuallycoaloilbutalsobyheatgeneratedinnuclearpowerplants.Thereareafewwindfarmsandgeothermal地热的plantsaswellbutbyfarwegetelectricitymainlybyburningsomething.Inotherwordsthosezero-emissionscarsarelikelycoal-burningcars.It'sjustbecausethecoalisburnedsomewhereelsesoitlooksclean.Itisnot.It’sasiftheCaliforniagreensarecoveringtheireyes—IfIcan’tseeitit’snothappening.Gasolineisanunbelievablyefficientwaytopoweravehicle;agallonofgashasalotofenergyinit.Butwhenyoutakethatgasoranotherfuelandfirstuseittomakeelectricityyouwasteanicepartofthatenergymostlyintheformofwastedheat—atthegeneratorthroughthetransmissionlinesetc.Agallonofgasmaypropelyourcar25miles.Buttheelectricityyougetfromthatgallonofgaswon'tgetyounearlyasfar—soelectriccarsburnmorefuelthangas-poweredones.Ifourelectricitycamemostlyfromnukesorgeothermalorhydroorsolarorwindthenanelectriccartrulywouldbeclean.Butforpoliticaltechnicalandeconomicreasonswedon’tusemuchofthoseenergysources.Inadditionelectriccars’batterieswhicharepoisonousforalongtimewilleventuallyendupinalandfill垃圾andfinallywhencarsarethepollutersthepollutionisspreadacrossalltheroads.Whenit’sapowerplantthoughallthejunkisinoneplace.Natureisverygoodatcleaningupwhenthingsarenottooconcentratedbutittakesalotlongerwhenallthegarbageisinonespot.25.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.ElectriccarsarenotcleanatallB.Electriccarsarebetterthangasoline-poweredonesC.Peoplehavedoubtsaboutelectriccars’batteriesD.Gasolineisaneffectivewaytopoweravehicle26.Theunderlinedwordsbecluelessmean___________A.knownothingB.haveconfidenceC.feelexcitedD.bepleased27.Theelectricitywegetfromagallonofgasmaymakeourcarrun________A.notlessthan25milesB.asfaras50milesC.asfaras25milesD.notmorethan25miles28.Accordingtothepassageelectriccars__________A.aremoreenvironmentallyfriendlyB.burnmorefuelthangas-poweredonesC.areverygoodatcleaningupD.arepoisonousforalongtime

Owls猫头鹰aremysteriouscreatures.Weoftenthinkofthemasscary.Theysometimesliveinabandonedhouses.Theyflywithoutasoundthroughbackyardsatnight.Instoriestheyappearwithghosts.Whenwehearanowl'sfamiliarwh­ooo...whooo...itcanmakeusfeelveryfrighteneD.Owlsflysilentlywithoutevenawhisperofwingsmovingthroughtheair.It'sasthoughtheyappearoutofnowhere—likeghostsonwings.Owlsflyandhuntonthedarkestofnights.Anowl'snighthabitsmakeituniquE.Dothesecreaturesofthenightpossessstrangepowers?Owlspossessunusualpowersofsightandhearingbuttheyarenotsupernaturalpowers.Theyarenaturaladaptationsthatletthemlivemostefficiently高效地atnight.Thereisnoreasontofearowls.Theirhabitsmakethemhelpfultohumans.Byhuntingmiceandotherrodents啮齿目动物owlshelptokeepanaturalbalancebetweenplantandanimallifE.Withoutowlstherewouldbealargenumberofrodentsinfarmers'fieldsandstoragebarns.Morethan100speciesofowlsoccupyavarietyofhabitatsaroundtheworlD.A.fewoceanicislandsandtheAntarctichavenoowls.Theworld'sowlscomeinlargemediumsmallsmallerandsmallest.ForexampletheEurasianeagleowl—oneofthelargest—hasabodythatistwotothreefeetlongwithawingspan翼展ofuptofiveandone­halffeet.TheNorthAmericanelfowltheworld'ssmallestowlisfivetosixincheslongandhasawingspanthatmeasuresslightlymorethanonefoot.Mostmaleandfemaleowlsofthesamespecieslookalikealthoughfemalesareusuallylarger.Insomespeciesthefemale'scolorsarelikethoseofthetreesorgrasswhereshemakeshernest.BabyowlscalledchicksstaywiththeirparentsuntiltheyareaboutthreemonthsolD.Theysoonfindtheirownhuntingareaswheretheymaystayfortherestoftheirlives.Someowlscanlive20yearsormorE.32.Mostpeopleregardowlsas________.A.cleverB.hard­workingC.terrifyingD.shy33.Owlshelphumansinthatthey________.A.helppreservethebalanceofnatureB.frightenrodentsawayfromhumansC.haveunusualpowersD.helpguardbackyards34.Whatisspecialaboutowls?A.Theyflysilently.B.Theyarenighthunters.C.Theypossesssupernaturalpowers.D.TheycanbefoundaroundtheworlD.35.Thethirdparagraphismainlyaboutowls'________.A.habitatsB.sizesC.speciesD.wingspans

iPhoneownersarevainerandspendmoreonclothesandgrooming仪容thanthosewhohaveBlackBerrysandAndroidphonesnewresearchclaims.BlackBerryownersearnthemostandaremorelikelytohavelong-termrelationshipswhilepeoplewithAndroidhandsetsaremostcreativeandthebestcooks.ThestudycarriedoutbyTalkTalkMobilesurveyed2000ownersofthethreemajorsmartphonebrandstodeterminewhetherthechoiceofhandsetwasanextensionoftheirpersonality.Thestudyratedusersinvariouswalksoflifeusingapointscoringsystemincludingpersonalitiesdailyhabitsandthetypeofindustriestheyworkin.OtherresultsfromthestudyfoundthatpeoplewithaniPhonearemoreimageconsciousandgenerallyratethemselvesmoreattractivethanthosewithotherhandsets.Theyaremostlikelytodescribethemselvesasadventurousbrightandaremostlikelytoworkinmediapublishingandeducation.Theyalsobelievetheirbossratesthemhighly.Appleownersalsotendtohavedonemoretravellingandarethemostactiveonsocialmediasites.BlackBerryownerswerefoundtobetheleastpunctualbutdespiteputtingintheleasthoursatworktheyarethemostactivephoneuser—sendingmoretextsandmakingmorecallsintheaveragedaythananyotherphoneuser.Theyaremoresocialandhavemorefriendsoverall.Theyalsoearnnearlytwoandahalfthousandpoundsayearmorethanothersmartphoneownerswithanaveragesalaryof$27406.BlackBerryusersclassedthemselvessoloudandmainlyworkinthehealthfinanceorpropertysectors.Theywerealsofoundtodrinkmoreteaandcoffeeeachdaythananyotherphoneuser.AndroidownerswerefoundtowatchmoreTVthanothersanddrinkthemostalcohol—consumingmoreinanaverageweekthaniPhoneandBlackBerrydrinkers.Theyhavethemostjobsinengineeringthegovernmentandpublicservicesandenvironmentalservices.Theyhavethebestmannersandaremoreshyandrelaxedthantheircounterparts.DanMeaderDirectorofMobileatTalkTalksaidManyofushaveourmobilephonesonusalmostconstantlysotheydobecomeanextensionofusinmanyways.It’sinterestingtoseethenhowthechoiceinhandsetmayreflectdifferentaspectsofpersonalityandtheresultsdoshowsomeunusualdifferences.32.TheunderlinedwordsimageconsciousParagraph4meancaringabout________.A.incomeB.appearanceC.socialmediaD.interpersonalrelationships33.WhatwereAndroidusersfoundtobelike?A.LouD.B.BravE.C.PolitE.D.Confident.34.DanMeadermayagreethatthekindofmobilephoneweuse________.A.willdecidethewayweliveourlifeB.canbeawindowintothelivesweleadC.canchangeourpersonalitiesgraduallyD.hasbecomethemostimportantpartofourlife35.Howisthetextorganized?A.Bydrawingcomparisons.B.Bygivingreasonsonly.C.Byprovidingexamples.D.Bygivingsolutions.

WelcometoAdventureland!EveryonelovesAdventureland!TheParksandExhibitionswerebuiltforyoutoexploreenjoyandadmiretheirwonders.EveryvisitwillbeanunforgettableexperiencE.Youwillgoawayenrichedlongingtocomeback.Whatareyougoingtodothistime?TheTravelPavilionExploreplacesyouhaveneverbeentobeforeandexperiencedifferentwaysoflifE.VisittheAmazonjunglevillagetheTurkishmarkettheTaifloatingmarkettheBerbermountainhouseandothers.TalktothepeopletherewhowilltellyouabouttheirlivesandthingstheymakE.YoucantrymakingacarpetmakingnetsfishingTheFutureTowerThisexhibitionshowshowprogresswilltouchourlives.Itallowsustolookintothefutureandexplorethecitiesofthenextcenturyandthewaywe’llbelivingthen.Spendsometimeinourspacestationandclimbintooursimulator模拟装置fortheJourneytoMars!TheNatureParkThisisnotreallyoneparkbutseveral.IntheSafariParkyoucandriveamongAfricananimalsinoneofourRangeCruisers:seelionsgiraffeselephantsinthewilD.MoveontotheOceanParktowatchthedolphinsandwhales.AndthenthereisstilltheAviarytoseeThePyramidThisisthecenterofAdventurelanD.Runoutoffilmneedsomepostcardsandstamps?Forallthesethingsandmanymorevisitourundergroundshoppingcenter.Comehereforinformationandideastoo.29.TheTravelPavilionisbuilttohelpvisitors.A.realizetheimportanceoftravellingB.becomefamiliarwithmountaincountriesC.learnhowtomakethingssuchasfishingnetsD.learnsomethingaboutdifferentplacesintheworld30.Ifyouareinterestedinknowingaboutwhatpeople’slifewillbeyoumayvisit.A.TheTravelPavilionB.TheFutureTowerC.TheSafariParkD.ThePyramid31.Ifyouwanttogetatoyliontotakehomewherewillyoumostlikelygo?A.ThePyramiD.B.TheNaturePark.C.TheFutureTower.D.TheTravelPavilion.

Allanimalsarepartofthefoodchain:theyarelistedonsomeoneelse'smenuandalwaysruntheriskofendingupassomeoneelse'slunchdinnerorsnack.Toprotectthemselvesfrombeingeatenandtosurviveinthewildmanyanimalshavedevelopedcleverwaystoescapefromoravoiddanger.LikehumanbeingsanimalsoftentrytohideorrunawaywhentheyarebeingattackeD.Manyanimalshaveadaptedtotheirenvironmentinsuchawaythattheycanhidebetter.HavingtherightcolourcanmakeabigdifferencE.Manyanimalshavethesameorsimilarcolourastheirenvironmentmakingitmoredifficultforotheranimalstofindthem.Somecanchangecolourveryquicklyeveninafewseconds.OtheranimalsandinsectshaveabodyshapethathelpsthemhidE.Someinsectslookjustlikeasmallstickandcaneasilyhideinatreeorbush.Ifitistoolatetohideorrunawayananimalmustuseothermethodstosurviveanattack.OnetypeofsnakethatlivesinTexashasdevelopedaninterestingwaytodefenditself.IfitisattackeditfirstmakesitselflookbiggerandpretendstobeadangeroussnakE.Ifthatdoesn'tworkthesnakeusesanothertrick:itrollsoveropensitsmouthandactsasifitweredeaD.ThesnakeissuchagoodactorthatitseemsquitedeaD.Ifsomeonepicksitupithangslikearopeanddoesn'tmovE.HoweverifyourollitbackonitsstomachitwillrolloveronitsbackagaininordertolookdeaD.Anotherwaytosurviveanattackistohaveusefulbodyparts.Theturtlehasathickshellthatprotectsitfromitsenemiesandotheranimalshaveteethclawsandhornsthattheycanusetodefendthemselves.Therearealsoanimalsthatcanusetheirtailstofightoffattackers.A.longtailcanbeusedtohitanattackerandthereisevenananimalwhosetailwillbreakoffsothatitcanrunawayifsomeonegrabs抓住it.Thebestwaytostaysafeistodevelopawaytoreceiveanearlywarningwhendangercomes.Manyanimalsstaytogetherinlargegroupsandusesoundsandbodylanguagetowarneachotheriftheyseeorhearsomethingsuspicious.SomeanimalsevenworktogetherwithotherspeciestostaysafE.Thebirdsyouoftenseeonthebackofawaterbuffalohaveanimportantjob:theyhelpwarnthebuffaloofdanger.58.Whatdoallanimalshaveincommontoprotectthemselves?A.PretendingtobedeaD.B.Hidingorrunningaway.C.Usingtheirbodiestofightback.D.ChangingtheirsizE.59.HowdoyouunderstandthesentenceAllanimalsarepartofthefoodchain:?A.AllanimalsmusthelpeachothertosurvivE.B.Everykindofanimalhasaneating-and-being-eatenrelationwithotheranimals.C.Allanimalsareabigfamily.D.AllanimalsdependonfoodtolivE.60.ThekindofsnakementionedinthepassagewillrolloveronitsbackagaininordertolookdeaD.showsits_____.A.clevernessB.stupidityC.quicknessD.laziness

EarthquakeshappenallthetimE.TheyarecommoninnaturemakingsoundsbelowEarth’ssurfacethousandsoftimeseveryday.Butmajorearthquakesarelesscommon.Herearesomethingstodotoprepareforanearthquakeandwhattodooncethegroundstartsshaking.SafetyTipslHaveanearthquakereadinessplan.lConsult咨询aprofessionaltolearnhowtomakeyourhomesturdiersuchasfixingbookcasestothewallusingstronglocksoncupboardsandfixingthewaterheatertothewallfirmly.lLocateaplaceineachroomofthehousethatyoucangotoincaseofanearthquakE.Itshouldbeaspotwherenothingislikelytofallonyou.lKeepasupplyofcannedfoodanup-to-datefirstaidbox3gallons11.4litersofwaterperpersondustmasksandgoggles护目镜andaworkingbattery-operatedradioandflashlights.lKnowhowtoturnoffyourgasandwatermains.IfShakingBeginslDropdown;takecoverunderadeskortableandholdon.lStayindoorsuntiltheshakingstopsandyou’resureit’ssafetoexit.lStayawayfrombookcasesorfurniturethatcanfallonyou.lStayawayfromwindows.Inahigh-risebuildingexpectthefirealarmsandsprinklers洒水车togooffduringaquakE.lIfyouareinbedholdonandstaythereprotectingyourheadwithapillow.lIfyouareoutdoorsfindaclearspotawayfrombuildingstreesandpowerlines.DroptothegrounD.lIfyouareinacarslowdownanddrivetoaclearplacE.Stayinthecaruntiltheshakingstops.48.Ifthegroundisshakingoneisadvisedtostay______.A.inthestudyfullofbookshelvesB.inthekitchenwithabottleofgasC.inthebedroomwithtwobedsD.inthediningroomwithcupboards49.Whatshouldpeopledowhileathomeifshakingbegins?A.Trygettingoutassoonastheycan.B.Standupandcallforhelpimmediately.C.HidethemselvesbehindthefurniturE.D.Waitforthepossiblechancepatiently.50.Thepassageislikelytoappearina______.A.biographyB.historypaperC.fashionmagazineD.safetyhandbook

Giantpandaseatvegetableseventhoughtheirbodiesarebettertoeatmeat.Sohowdotheseblack-and-whitebearsfromtheremotemountainsofcentralChinasurviveonadietofseeminglylow-nutrient低营养foodlikebamboo?Scientistsprovidedananswerrecently.Theyfoundthatthegiantpandastrictlycontrolstheamountofenergyitneedsonadailybasisthankstolowlevelsofphysicalactivity.Theendangeredpandaistheonlyoneoftheworld’seightbearspecieswithavegetarian素食的diet.Pandaswhoseancestorswerecarnivores食肉动物developedadigestive消化的systemthatcanhandleameatdieteventhoughbamboonowmakesupabout99﹪oftheirfooD.BambooishardtodigestandpandasmusteatlotsofittosurvivE.TheresearchersstudiedthreewildpandasatFopingNatureReserveinShaanxiProvinceandfivepandasatBejingZoo.Theyfoundthatthedailyenergythatthesebearsusedwasonlyabout38﹪oftheenergyusedbyothersimilar-sizedanimals.Giantpandasdevelopedlowmetabolism新陈代谢throughaseriesofchangessaidbiologistWeiFuwenoftheChineseAcademyofSciences’InstituteofZoologyinBejingwholedthestudypublishedinthejournalScience.Theresearcherssaidthesizeofthepanda’sbrainliverandkindeyisrelativelysmallcomparedtootherbears.ThesereducedorgansizesarelikelytoresultintheirlowenergydemandsWeisaiD.Theresearchersfoundthatthewildpandasrestedformorethanhalfofanygivendayandtraveledonlyabout20metersperhour.Withtheirlowmetabolismtheresearcherssaidthepandaneedsitscoatofthickfurtokeepwarm.Thereareonlyabout1800giantpandasleftinthewildaccordingtotheWorldWildlifeFundcitingChinesegovernmentdatas.32.Apanda’sbodyismoresuitableforeating_______.A.vegetableB.bambooC.grassD.meat33.Becausethey_______pandascansavelotsofenergy.A.digestquicklyB.arefatC.arelazyD.eathealthily34.AccordingtothestudyledbyWeiFuwenpandas_____intheirdailylifE.A.loveeatingbambooB.dolessexerciseC.arecarnivoresD.eatmeatsometimes35.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.HowpandassurviveB.Whypandasdon’teatmeat.C.WhypandasareendangeredD.Whatpandaseat.

Ifyoucouldtravelintimewherewouldyougo?PerhapsyouwouldwatchanoriginalperformanceofaShakespeare’splayinElizabethanEngland?WhatabouthangingoutwithLaoziintheSpringandAutumnPeriod?Ormaybeyou’dvoyagefaraheadofthepresentdaytoseewhatthefutureholds.Thepossibilityoftimetravelisindeedappealing.Storiesexploringthesubjecthavebeenaroundforhundredsofyears.PerhapsthebestknownexampleissciencefictionnovelTheTimeMachinewhichwaswrittenbyH.G.Wellsandpublishedin1895forthefirsttimE.Itwasadaptedintoatleasttwofeaturefilmsofthesamenameaswellastwotelevisionversionsandalargenumberofcomicbookadaptations.Itisgenerallycreditedwiththepopularizationoftheconceptoftimetravelusingavehiclethatallowsanoperatortotravelpurposefullyandselectively.ThetermtimemachinecoinedbyWellsisnowuniversallyusedtorefertoavehicletransportingpeopleintothefarfuturE.Butcouldtimetravelactuallybepossible?Somescientistssayyesintheory.Theyproposeusingcracksintimeandspacecalledwormholeswhichcouldbeusedasshortcutstootherperiods.Einstein'stheoryofrelativityallowstimetravelinextremecircumstances.AndBritishphysicistStephenHawkingsaysyoucouldtravelintothefuturewithareallyfastspaceship—goingatnearlythespeedoflight.Thoughbuildingsuchaspaceshipwouldofcoursebenosimpletask.Evenifyoucouldtravelintothepastthereissomethingcalledthegrandfatherparadox.Itaskswhatwouldhappenifatimetravelerweretogobackintimeandhavehisowngrandfatherkilledforsomereasonandthereforepreventhimselffrombeingborn.Ifthetimetravelerwasn'tbornhowwouldhetravelbackintime?Andwouldyoureallyliketovisitthefuture?InH..G.Wells'bookthemaincharactertravelsintodistanttimewherehearrivesatabeachandisattackedbygiantcrabs.Hethenvoyages30millionyearsintothefuturewheretheonlylivingthingisablackobjectwithtentacles触角.Ifthat'swhat'sinstoremaybewearebetterjustlivinginthepresentdayafterall.32.ThenovelTheTimeMachinementionedinParagraph2aimstoshow___________.A.People'sinterestintimetravelB.thespecialfeatureofthebookC.thelonghistoryoftimetravelD.thecontributionofH..G.Wells33.Einstein'sandHawking'stheories_________.A.havesimilaritiesinmanywaysB.pushtheinventionofthefirstspaceshipC.haveprovedwrongbysometimetravelersD.suggestthepossibilitytoinventthetimemachine34.InParagraph4grandfatherparadoxprobablyreferstotheideathat__________.A.thetravelerispreventedfrommeetinghisgrandfatherB.thetravelergoesbackintimetoseekforhisgrandfatherC.thegrandfather'sdeathmakesthetraveler'sbirthimpossibleD.Thereunionofthetravelerandhisgrandfatherbringshappiness35.Accordingtothepassagewhatisprobablytheauthor'sattitudetowardstimetravel?A.UnclearB.SkepticalC.SupportiveD.Unconcerned.

ThebrainratherthanoureyesmaybemoreimportantforsightresearchersstudyingfruitflieshavediscovereD.Thediscoverycouldchangethewaywethinkaboutvision视力.ResearchersintheUniversityofVirginiahavefoundthattheverysimpleeyesoffruitflylarva幼虫withonly24totalphotoreceptors感光细胞thehumaneyecontainsmorethan125millionprovidejustenoughlightinputtoallowtheanimal’slargebraintomakethatinputintoimages.Theirdiscoveryshowsthatvisionmaybelessimportanttoseeingthanpreviouslythought—andinfactitisthebrain’sabilitytoprocess处理加工pointsoflightintocompleximagesthatiskey.Itblowsopenhowwethinkaboutvision.saidBarryCondron.Thistellsusthatvisualinputmaynotbeasimportanttosightasthebrainworkingbehindit.Condron’sgraduatestudentsElizabethDaubertNickMacedoniaandCatherineHamiltonconductedaseriesofexperimentstotestthevisionoffruitflylarvaE.Theyfoundthatwhenalarvawastiedtothebottomofadishotherlarvaewereattractedtoitasitattemptedtofreeitself.Afterseveralfurtherexperimentstounderstandhowtheysensedthemotiontheresearcherslearnedthatthenearlyblindanimalslikelywereseeingtheaction.Theanswermustbeinthebrainoftheseanimals.CondronsaiD.Theyareabletotakejustacoupledozenpointsoflightandthenprocessthatintorecognizableimages;somethinglikewhenanastronomerwithasmalltelescopeisabletousetechniquestoimprovealimitedimageintousefulinformationaboutastar.Condronbelievestheanimalsareabletoassembleusefulimagesbyrapidlyscanningtheirheadsandindoingsogatherupenoughlightpointstoallowthebraintocomposeanimageclearenoughtosee.Theresearcherstestedthisbypresentinglarvawithavideothereforenosoundandnosmellandfoundthatthelarvaestillsensedandsoughtoutthestrugglinglarvaonthevideo.Thisprovidesuswithagoodmodelfortryingtounderstandtherolethatthebrainplaysinhelpingorganismsincludinghumanstoprocessimagessuchasrecognizingfaces.63.Thewritermainlywantstotellusthat________.A.thebrainmaybemoreimportantforsightthanpeoplethoughtB.peopleshoulddependonbrainratherthaneyesforsightC.usingthefruitflylarvatotesttheeyesisthebestwayD.somemethodscankeepoureyesightaccurateandnormal64.CondronusedtheexampleofanastronautwithasmalltelescopeinPara5toshow_____.A.howthelarvaegatherupenoughlightpointsB.whythelarvaemovedtheirheadsside-to-sideC.howwecangetusefulinformationaboutastarwithasmalltelescopeD.thebrainhelpsprocessthelightpointsintoimages65.Whyisavideousedbytheresearchers?A.Becauseitisabletoprovidecertainsoundandsmell.B.Becauseithelpstounderstandthepartthebrainplays.C.BecauseitturnsvisualinputsintoacompletepicturE.D.BecauseitmakesthelarvaeseekoutthestrugglinglarvA.66.Theunderlinedwordassembleinthefifthparagraphmaymean_________.A.observeenoughactionsB.receiveusefulinformationC.chooseproperequipmentD.puttogetherseparateparts

Thereisanincreaseinthedemandforreforestation重建森林aroundtheworlD.ThisisbecausetheconsumptionoftheforestshasaffectednotonlytheanimalslivingintheareabutalsothepeoplE.AndreforestationisabouttherebuildingoftheforeststhathavebeenseverelydestroyeD.Itcanofferalotofbenefitswhentherecreationissuccessful.36Thisincludescollectingseedlings幼苗thatarenativeintheareatomakesurethatthereisanaturalreconstructionoftheareA.SomeadditionaltreeswhicharenotnativeintheareaalsoneedtobeplanteD.37Theimportanceofhavingmultiplespeciesoftreesisconsideredtomakesurethattheneedsofotherspeciesthatwillliveandgrowintheareaaremet.DestroyingaforestiseasybutrebuildingitisreallyharD.38Theplanmustincludeaccuratespacingonplantsandtrees.Thisistoensurethattheywon’tcovereachotherwhiletheygrow.39Theforestgreatlyhelpsinthereductionoftheairpollution.TreesareresponsiblefortheproductionofoxygenandabsorptionofcarbondioxidE.40.Theforestisthereforareasonjustlikeeveryoneelseonthisplanet.Therecan’tbeabetterwaytorestorethebalanceofnaturethantoincreasetheforestareA.Wemustrememberthattheforestisanaturalhabitatofawidevarietyofanimalsandplants.Inthismannerthereisnosubstituteforreforestation.1A.Andglobalwarmingwillspeedupthedestructionofforests.B.Therearemanythingstobedonewhenitcomestothistypeofeffort.C.Keepinmindthatyoucan’tjustplanttheseedlingsanywherE.D.Itisimportanttomakesurethattheyaresuitedtotheclimateandthetypeofsoil.E.Recreationswon’tworkuntilallthesedetailshavebeenconsidereD.F.SoagoodplanisneededtomakethereforestationasuccessfulonE.G.Theforestalsoprotectsusfromtyphoonsandothernaturaldisasters.2A.Andglobalwarmingwillspeedupthedestructionofforests.B.Therearemanythingstobedonewhenitcomestothistypeofeffort.C.Keepinmindthatyoucan’tjustplanttheseedlingsanywherE.D.Itisimportanttomakesurethattheyaresuitedtotheclimateandthetypeofsoil.E.Recreationswon’tworkuntilallthesedetailshavebeenconsidereD.F.SoagoodplanisneededtomakethereforestationasuccessfulonE.G.Theforestalsoprotectsusfromtyphoonsandothernaturaldisasters.3A.Andglobalwarmingwillspeedupthedestructionofforests.B.Therearemanythingstobedonewhenitcomestothistypeofeffort.C.Keepinmindthatyoucan’tjustplanttheseedlingsanywherE.D.Itisimportanttomakesurethattheyaresuitedtotheclimateandthetypeofsoil.E.Recreationswon’tworkuntilallthesedetailshavebeenconsidereD.F.SoagoodplanisneededtomakethereforestationasuccessfulonE.G.Theforestalsoprotectsusfromtyphoonsandothernaturaldisasters.4A.Andglobalwarmingwillspeedupthedestructionofforests.B.Therearemanythingstobedonewhenitcomestothistypeofeffort.C.Keepinmindthatyoucan’tjustplanttheseedlingsanywherE.D.Itisimportanttomakesurethattheyaresuitedtotheclimateandthetypeofsoil.E.Recreationswon’tworkuntilallthesedetailshavebeenconsidereD.F.SoagoodplanisneededtomakethereforestationasuccessfulonE.G.Theforestalsoprotectsusfromtyphoonsandothernaturaldisasters.5A.Andglobalwarmingwillspeedupthedestructionofforests.B.Therearemanythingstobedonewhenitcomestothistypeofeffort.C.Keepinmindthatyoucan’tjustplanttheseedlingsanywherE.D.Itisimportanttomakesurethattheyaresuitedtotheclimateandthetypeofsoil.E.Recreationswon’tworkuntilallthesedetailshavebeenconsidereD.F.SoagoodplanisneededtomakethereforestationasuccessfulonE.G.Theforestalsoprotectsusfromtyphoonsandothernaturaldisasters.

OnaSaturdaymorningearlierthisSeptembertheworldgotitsfirstlookattheStrati.ThiselectricvehicleisunlikeanyothercurrentlyontheroaD.Itrollsonfourwheelsbutitsbodyandchassis底盘weren’tbuiltinafactory.InsteadStrati’sdesignersusedatechnologycalled3-Dprinting.Itcreatedthosepartsofthecarinonepiecefromthegroundup.ComparedtoatypicalvehicleontheroadtheStratidefinitelylooksdifferentsaysGregSchroederaseniorresearchengineerattheCenterforAutomotiveResearchinAnnArborMich.Hedidnotworkonthenewcar.Hisorganizationstudiestrendsandchangesintheautoindustry.Ittook44hourstoprintthenewcarattheInternationalManufacturingTechnologyShowinChicago.Overthenextfewdaysthecar’sdesignersinstalledadditionalparts.Theseincludedthecar’senginebrakesandtires.ThenearlyonSeptember13JayRogersclimbedintothecarstarteditsengineanddrovethevehicleontothestreet.RogershelpedfoundLocalMotors.It’stheArizona-basedcompanybehindtheStrati.TwoweekslaterhisteamprintedasecondStratiandjustasfastatafairinNewYorkCity.JustinFishkinalocalMotorsofficialseestheStratiasawindowintothefuturE.TodaycarbuyersarelimitedintheirchoiceofavehiclE.TheycanorderonlywhatcarcompanieshavealreadydesigneD.Butinthefuturehesaysyoumaybeabletodesignyourowncaronlineandthengetitprintedtoorder.Manufacturingexpertssay3-Dprintinghasbeguntorevolutionizehowtheymakethings.Thetechnologyhasbeenaroundfordecades.Butthesemachinesusedtobesoexpensivethatonlylargecompaniescouldaffordthem.InthelastfewyearsthoughthathaschangeD.Manyofthemachinesarenowinexpensiveenoughforsmallcompanies—orevenindividuals—toown.SomelocallibrariesmakethemavailabletothepubliC.HighSchoolsarebeginningtousetheminclassrooms.Wideaccesstotheseprintersmeanspeoplecannowdesignandprintawidevarietyofnovelthings.Thecar’sprinterisaone-of-a-kinddevicE.Thetechnologybehindthe3-DprinterusedinChicagoisanexampleofadditivemanufacturing.Thisprocessbuildssolidobjectsslicebyslicefromthebottomup.StratimeanslayersinItalian.A.mechanicalarmmovesanozzlefromonesidetoanotherbackandforth.Asitmovesthenozzledepositsaliquid—oftenmeltedplasticormetalbutitcouldbefoodconcreteorevencells—thatquicklyhardensorbondstobecomesolidorsemi-soliD.Thiscreatesasinglethinlayer.OncealayeriscompletetheprinterstartsdepositingthenextonE.There’salotofinterestin3-DprintingintheautoindustrysaysSchroeder.Rightnowthetechnologyisparticularlyusefulforbuildingmodelsofcarsorcarparts.Tocompetewithcurrentautomanufacturersthe3-DprinterwouldhavetoincreaseinahurrySchroedersays.BycontrasthenotesaFordF-150pickuptruckrollsoffanassemblylineatarateofroughlyoneperminutE.ToprintasmanyStratiswouldrequiremanymoreprinters.Schroedersayshedoesn’tsee3-Dprintingsoontakingoverforsuchhigh-volumemanufacturing.Butheadds:Whoknowswhatwillhappeninthelongterm?ScientistsatOakRidgeNationalLaboratoryinTennesseedesignedthe3-DprinterusedinChicago.LonnieLovearesearchscientistatthelabledtheeffort.AdditivemanufacturingoftenisslowandexpensivE.ItalsomayproducematerialsthatareunreliableLovesays.Sofortwoyearshisteamsearchedforwaystomake3-Dprintingbetter.Theybuiltnewmachinesandtestedthemoverandover.Allofthatworkpaidoff:theirnewmachineisfastanduseslessexpensivematerialthanearlierprinters.Inadditionitprintsaplasticembeddedwithfibersofcarbontoproduceastrongermaterial.Thishelpsensurethematerialwon’tcrackorbreakunderpressurE.55.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthefirstStratiisTRUE?A.ItwasborninacarfactoryinChicago.B.Itisapitythatithasnotrunonthestreetsofar.C.ManyseniorresearchengineersworkedonitincludingGregSchroeder.D.Allpartsofitwerenotmadebyusingatechnologycalled3-Dtechnology.56.Accordingtothepassagewhendid3-Dfirstappearintheworld?A.A.fewdecadesagoB.EarlyonSeptember13C.OnaSaturdaymorningearlierthisSeptember.D.AttheInternationalManufacturingTechnologyShowinChicago.57.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph5?A.Largecompaniesarealwaysrichenoughtobuyexpensivethings.B.NowHighSchoolsarebeginningtouse3-Dprintersinclassrooms.C.Highpricesofnewproductscanstopthemfrombeingusedwidelyinthebeginning.D.Wideaccessto3-DprintershasmadeitpossibleforpeopletoordernovelthingsonlinE.58.WhatdoesthewordnozzleinParagraph7possiblyreferto?A.A.partofthe3-Dprinter.B.A.singlethinlayer.C.A.solidorsemi-solidobject.D.A.personwhooperatesthemachinE.59.WhydidLonnieLovemakeeffortstoimprove3-Dprintingwithhisteam?A.Becausehejustwasinterestedinmakingnewthings.B.BecausehejustwantedtobuildnewmachinesandtestthemC.BecauseadditivemanufacturingisalwaysslowbutinexpensivE.D.Becauseadditivemanufacturingmightproduceunreliablematerials.60.Whichofthefollowingcanbethetitleforthispassage?A.3-DPrintersAreComingB.3-DPrintersAreMakingCarsC.3-DPrintersAreBecomingCheaperD.3-DPrintersAreBecomingWell-Known

Thebiggestdangerfacingairlinesnowadaysmaynotbeaterroristwithagunbutthemanwithportablecomputerinbusinessclass.Inthelast16yearspilotshavereportedwellover100incidentsthatcouldhavebeencausedbyelectromagneticinterference电磁干扰.Thesourceofthisinterferenceremainsnotprovedbutincreasinglyexpertsarepointingtheblameatportableelectronicdevicessuchasportablecomputersradioandcassetteplayersandmobiletelephones.RTC.Aanorganizationwhichadvisestheaviation航空industryhassuggestedthatallairlinesbansuchdevicesfrombeingusedduringcriticalstagesofflightparticularlytake-offandlanding.Someexpertshavegonefurthercallingforatotalbanduringallflights.Currentlyrulesonusingthesedevicesareleftuptoindividualairlines.Andalthoughsomeairlinespreventpassengersfromusingsuchequipmentduringtake-offandlandingmostareunwillingtocarryoutatotalbangiventhatmanypassengerswanttoworkduringflight.Thedifficultyispredictinghowelectromagneticfieldsmightaffectanaircraft'scomputers.Expertsknowthatportabledevicessendoutradiationwhichaffectsthosewavelengthswhichaircraftusefornavigationandcommunication.Butbecausetheyhavenotbeenabletoreproducetheseeffectsinalaboratory.theyhavenowayofknowingwhethertheinterferencemightbE.dangerousornot.Thefactthataircraftmaybefragiletointerferenceraisestheriskthatterroristsmayuseradiosystemsinordertodamagenavigationequipment.Asworryingthoughisthepassengerwhocan'theartheinstructionstoturnoffhisradiobecausethemusic'stoolouD.12.Whatissaidabouttheover100aircraftincidentsinthepast16years?A.Theymayhavebeencausedbythedamageto-theradiosystems.B.Theywereprovedtohavebeencausedbythepassengersportablecomputers.C.TheyweresuspectedtohaveresultedfromelectromagneticinterferencE.D.Theymayhavetakenplaceduringtake-offandlanding.13.Whyisitdifficulttopredictthepossibleeffectsofelectromagneticfieldsonanairplane'scomputers?A.BecauseitisextremelydangeroustoconductsuchresearchonanairplanE.B.Becauseresearchscientistshavenotbeenabletoproducethesameeffectsinlabs.C.Becauseitremainsamysterywhatwavelengthsareliabletobeinterferedwith.D.Becauseexpertslackadequateequipmenttodosuchresearch.14.Fewairlineswanttoperformatotalbanontheirpassengersusingelectronicdevicesbecause_______A.theydon'tbelievethereissuchadangerasradiointerferenceB.theharmfuleffectofelectromagneticinterferenceisyettobeprovedC.mostpassengersrefusedtotakeaplanewhichbanstheuseofradioandcassetteplayersD.theyhaveothereffectivesafetymeasurestofallbackon15.Thepassageismainlyabout_________.A.apossiblecauseofaircraftincidentsB.anewruleforallairlinesC.effectivesafetymeasuresforairflightD.thedisadvantagesofelectronicdevices

Boilerroomsareoftendirtyandsteamybutthisoneiscleanandcool.FoxPointisaverynew47-unitlivingbuildinginSouthBronxoneofthecity’spoorestareas.Two-thirdsofthepeoplelivingthereareformerly以前homelesspeoplewhoserentispaidbythegovernment.Therestarelow-incomefamilies.Theboilerroomhasspecialequipmentwhichproducesenergyforelectricityandheat.Itreusesheatthatwouldotherwisebelosttotheairreducingcarbonemissions碳排放whilealsocuttingcosts.FoxPointisoperatedbyPalladiaagroupthatspecializesinprovidinghousingandservicestoneedypeoplE.PalladiareceivedsupportfromEnterpriseCommunityPartnersECPwhichhelpsbuildaffordablehousingbyprovidingsupporttohousingdevelopers.w_w*w.k_s*5_u.c_omECPhascreatednationalstandardsforhealthyenvironmentally环境方面cleverandaffordablehomeswhicharecalledtheGreenCommunitiesStandards.Thesestandardsincludewaterkeepingenergysavingandtheuseofenvironmentallyfriendlybuildingmaterials.Meetingthestandardsincreaseshousingconstructioncostsby2%whichisrapidlypaidbackbylowerrunningcosts.Eventhepositioningofawindowtogetmostdaylightcanhelpsaveenergy.Michael.BloombergNewYork'smayorplanstocreate165000affordablehousingunitsfor500000NewYorkers.Almost80%ofNewYorkCity’sgreenhouse-gasemissionscomefrombuildingsand40%ofthosearecausedbyhousing..Soherecentlyannouncedthatthecity’sDepartmentofHousingandPreservationandDevelopmentDHPDwhosedutyistodevelopandkeepthecity’ssupplyofaffordablehousingwillrequireallitsnewprojectstofollowECP’sgreenstandards.SimilarmeasureshavebeentakenbyothercitiessuchasClevelandandDenverbutNewYork’sDHPDisthelargestcitydeveloperofaffordablehousinginthecountry.25.Whatisthepurposeofdescribingtheboilerroominthefirstparagraph?A.ToexplainthemeasuresthecitytakestocareforpoorpeoplE.B.Tosuggestthataffordablehousingispossibleinallareas.C.Toshowhowtheenvironment-friendlybuildingworks.D.Tocompareoldandnewboilerrooms.26.WhatisanadvantageofthebuildingsmeetingtheGreenCommunitiesStandards?A.Lowerrunningcosts.B.Costinglessinconstruction.C.Lessairtobelostinhotdays.D.BetterpricesforhomelesspeoplE.27.ItcanbelearnedfromthetextthatA.NewYorkCityisseriouslypollutedB.people’sdailylifecausesmanycarbonemissionsinNewYorkCityC.agreatnumberofpeopleinNewYorkCitydon'thavehousestoliveinD.someothercitieshavedevelopedmoreaffordablehousingthanNewYorkCity28.Whatisthemainpurposeofthistext?A.Tocallonpeopletopaymoreattentiontohousingproblems.B.Toprovethatsomestandardsareneededforaffordablehousing.C.Toasksocietytohelphomelesspeopleandlow-incomefamilies.D.Tointroducehealthyenvironmentallyclever-andaffordablehousing.

Technologicalchangeiseverywhereandaffectseveryaspectoflifemostlyforthebetter.Howeversocialchangesarebroughtaboutbynewtechnologyareoftenmistakenforachangeinattitudes.AnexampleathandistheinvolvementofparentsinthelivesoftheirchildrenwhoareattendingcollegE.Surveys调查onthistopicsuggeststhatparentstodaycontinuetobeveryorsomewhatoverly-protectiveevenaftertheirchildrenmoveintocollegedormitories.Thesamesurveysalsoindicatethattherateofparentalinvolvementisgreatertodaythanitwasagenerationago.Thisisusuallyinterpretedasasignthattoday’sparentsaretryingtomanagetheirchildren’slivespastthepointwherethisbehaviorisappropriatE.Howevergreaterparentalinvolvementdoesnotnecessarilyindicatethatparentsarefailingtoletgooftheiradultchildren.Inthecontext背景ofthisdiscussionitseemsvaluabletofirstfindoutthecauseofchangeinthecaseofparents’involvementwiththeirgrownchildren.Ifparentsofearliergenerationshadwantedtobeintouchwiththeircollege-agechildrenfrequentlywouldthishavebeenpossible?Probablynot.Ontheotherhanddoesthepossibilityoffrequentcommunicationtodaymeanthattheurgetodosowasn’tpresentagenerationago?Manystudiesshowthatolderparents-today’sgrandparents-wouldhavecalledtheirchildrenmoreoftenifthemeansandcostofdoingsohadnotbeenabarrier.Furthermorestudiesshowthatfinancesarethemostfrequentsubjectofcommunicationbetweenparentsandtheircollegechildren.Thefactthatcollegestudentsarefinanciallydependentontheirparentsisnothingnew;norarerequestsformoremoneytobesentfromhomE.Thisphenomenonisneithergoodnorbad;itisafactofcollegelifetodayandinthepast.Thankstotheadvancedtechnologyweliveinanageofbetteredcommunication.ThishasmanyimplicationswellbeyondtherolethatparentsseemtoplayinthelivesoftheirchildrenwhohaveleftforcollegE.Butitisusefultobearinmindthatallsuchchangescomefromthetechnologyandnotsomeimagineddesirebyparentstokeeptheirchildrenundertheirwings.30.Thesurveysinformusof______.A.thedevelopmentoftechnologyB.thechangesofadultchildren’sbehaviorC.theparents’over-protectionoftheircollegechildrenD.themeansandexpensesofstudents’communication31.Thewriterbelievesthat______.A.parentstodayaremoreprotectivethanthoseinthepastB.thedisadvantagesofnewtechnologyoutweighitsadvantagesC.technologyexplainsgreaterparentalinvolvementwiththeirchildrenD.parents’changedattitudesleadtocollegechildren’sdelayedindependence32.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TechnologyorAttitudeB.DependenceorIndependenceC.FamilyInfluenceorSocialChangesD.CollegeManagementorCommunicationAdvancement33.Whichofthefollowingshowsthedevelopmentofideasinthispassage?I:IntroductionP:PointSp:Sub—point次要点C.Conclusion

Almostallofushavebeenthere:A.senseofuneasinessstrikesuswhenweseethebatteryrunninglowonthesmartphonE.Whiletoday’ssmartphonesenableustosurftheInternettakepicturesandplaymusictheirlimitedsometimesannoyinglyshortbatterylifehasstartedtomakepeoplefullofmemoriesofearlymodels.MyfavoritephoneofalltimewasasilverNokia6310ifromtheearly2000s.Itmaybeprimitivebytoday’sstandardsbutitcouldrunfor17daysonasinglechargewroteDailyMailcolumnistDavidDerbyshirE.Butscientistsspendnotimethinkingaboutthepast.Theyhavebuiltanaluminium铝batterywhichcouldbeacheapfast-chargingalternativetocurrentdesigns.Youcansqueezeandpracticallybenditinhalfwithoutbreakingthepacket.Itismoreenvironmentallyfriendlythanalkaline碱性的batteriesandmoresafethanlithium锂batteries–itwon’tcatchfireevenifyoudrillthroughitasHongjieDaiofStanfordUniversitytoldTheTelegraph.ThebatteryistheworkofateamledbyDai.AndthebestpartisthatithasarechargetimeofaroundoneminutE.Howeveratpresenttheonlyproblemisthatitproducesjusthalfthevoltage电压ofatypicallithiumbattery.ButDaiexplainedtheyweresettingaboutchangingthevoltageandenergydensity密度.Ourbatteryhaseverythingelseyou’ddreamthatabatteryshouldhavE.IseethisasanewbatteryinitsearlydayshetoldTheTelegraph.26.Howmanyadvantagesdoesthealuminiumbatteryhaveaccordingtothearticle?A.2B.3C.4D.527.Thepassagesuggeststhat_________________.A.thealuminiumbatterycatchesfireeasilyifdrilledB.thealuminiumbatterystillneedsimprovingbeforeitcanbewidelyusedC.thealuminiumbatteryislargerinsizethanalkalinebatteriesD.scientistsfinditarealchallengetochangethevoltageofthealuminiumbattery28.Whichofthefollowingcanbestsummarizethepassage?A.A.newbatteryinitsearlydays.B.A.newtrendinthesmartphonemarket.C.TheannoyanceshortbatterylifecausesD.Theinventionofanewsmartphonebattery.29.Thelastparagraphinthepassageisprobablyfollowedbytheparagraphabouthowto__________.A.makethealuminiumbatterycheaperandmoreenvironmentally-friendlyB.lengthenthealuminiumbatterylifeC.increasethevoltageandenergydensityofthealuminiumbatteryD.chargethealuminiumbatteryfaster

AsInternetusersbecomemoredependentontheInternettostoreinformationarepeoplerememberless?Ifyouknowyourcomputerwillsaveinformationwhystoreitinyourownpersonalmemoryyourbrain?ExpertsarewonderingiftheInternetischangingwhatwerememberandhow.InarecentstudyProfessorBetsySparrowconductedsomeexperiments.SheandherresearchteamwantedtoknowtheInternetischangingmemory.Inthefirstexperimenttheygavepeople40unimportantfactstotypeintoacomputer.Thefirstgroupofpeopleunderstoodthatthecomputerwouldsavetheinformation.Thesecondgroupunderstoodthatthecomputerwouldnotsaveit.Laterthesecondgrouprememberedtheinformationbetter.Peopleinthefirstgroupknewtheycouldfindtheinformationagainsotheydidnottrytorememberit.InanotherexperimenttheresearchersgavepeoplefactstorememberandtoldthemwheretofindtheinformationontheInternet.Theinformationwasinaspecificcomputerfolder文件夹.Surprisinglypeoplelaterrememberthefolderlocation位置betterthanthefacts.WhenpeopleusetheInternettheydonotremembertheinformation.Rathertheyrememberhowtofindit.Thisiscalledtransactivememory交互记忆.AccordingtoSparrowwearenotbecomingpeoplewithpoormemoriesasaresultoftheInternet.Insteadcomputerusersaredevelopingstrongertransactivememories;thatispeoplearelearninghowtoorganizehugequantitiesofinformationsothattheyareabletoaccessitatalaterdatE.Thisdoesn'tmeanwearebecomingeithermoreorlessintelligentbutthereisnodoubtthatthewayweusememoryischanging.26.Thepassagebeginswithtwoquestionsto______.A.introducethemaintopicB.showtheauthor'saltitudeC.describehowtousetheInternE.D.explainhowtostoreinformation27.Whatcanwelearnaboutthefirstexperiment?A.Sparrow'steamtypedtheinformationintoacomputer.B.Thetwogroupsrememberedtheinformationequallywell.C.Thefirstgroupdidnottrytoremembertheformation.D.Thesecondgroupdidnotunderstandtheinformation.28.Intransactivememorypeople______.A.keeptheinformationinmindB.changethequantityofinformationC.organizeinformationlikeacomputerD.rememberhowtofindtheinformation29.WhatistheeffectoftheInternetaccordingtoSparrow'sresearch?A.Weareusingmemorydifferently.B.Wearebecomingmoreintelligent.C.Wehavepoorermemoriesthanbefore.D.Weneedabetterwaytoaccessinformation.

Untiltheinventionofthesteamenginehumanstravelledtheearthonfoot.Theslowtravelmeantexplorersfrequentlyreturnedwithstoriesaboutdistantlands:someofthemwildtalessomehonestdescriptions.BarbaraKlionwhohasretiredknowswhatthat’like.AsawalkerwhohastouredAustraliaKenyaandChinaonfoothertripsarethemoderneditionofanancienttraditionforyears.Klionandherhusbandnow75and80yearsoldtravelledindependently.Walkersknowseeingtheworldonfootgivesthemarareexperience.Oftentravelersareattractedbylocalpeopleandcustoms.Theyalsogetabeautifulandlastingimpressionofthescenery.Walkingtourscanbedoneinone’sbackyardbutthereareseveraldestinationsaroundtheworldthatexposetravelerstothebestofnatureandcultureWhattolookfor?A.famousguidesaystheessentialofaqualitywalkaregreatscenerytolerableweathersuitablelevelofdifficultyandsomethinglikeecologyhistoryorculture.Thesemayseemlikeunclearinstructionsbutthefunofwalkingtoursisthatmanythingsaredeterminedbythetraveler.SomeonewhoappreciateshotclimateswildlifeandflatareascouldchooseawalkingtourinZambia’sSouthLuangwaNationalPark.Travelerswhodon’tmindthecoldandenjoyadventurecouldhikePatagoniaanareaofsouthernArgentinaeastoftheAndes.Ingeneralindependenttravelerscandecidehowfartogoeachdaywhileguestsofatouragencyshouldexpecttowalkanaverageoffourtoeightmilesaday.AttheFordlandNationalParkforexamplethereareseveraleasy-to-difficulthikesgivingtravelersmanychoices.28.WhichofthefollowingdoesNOTmakeaqualitywalking?A.GreatsceneryB.TolerableweatherC.AhelpfulcompanionD.Suitablelevelofdifficulty29.Accordingtothepassagecomparedwithguestsofatouragencyindependenttravelers______.A.canwalkfartherB.havemorechoicesC.facemoredifficultiesD.spendless30.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowalkingtours?A.IndifferentB.NegativeC.WorriedD.Supportive31.Thebesttitleofthepassagemightbe_____A.SeetheWorldonFootB.BarbaraKlionagreatTravelerC.WhattoLookforD.TheFunofWalking

Itiswidelybelievedthatrobotswillstar担任主角inhuman’sfuturelifE.Buthowsoonwillitbebeforerobotsbecomesointelligentthattheywillbeabletodothingssuchasteachinglanguagesorlookingafterpatientsinhospital?SomeexpertsbelievethiswillhappenwithintwentyyearswhileothersdisagreE.OneLondoncompanyUASUniversityAutomatedSystemshasalreadydevelopedmachinesthatcanbeusedashomehelpsforoldpeopleunabletolookafterthemselvesandthosewhoarelivingontheirownorinspecialhomes.Thesemachinescannowdosuchthingsascookingeggsandcleaningthefloorandthecompanysaysthatfuturemodelsstillacceptsimplevoiceinstructionsandcanbecontrolledbyabrainthatistheequivalent替代品ofthelatestIBMmicrocomputer.ThedirectorofUASMrHenryJeffriesbelievesthatinthenextfivetotenyearscompanieswillhavedevelopedevenmoresophisticated复杂的robotsforuseinindustry.Bythattimeitislikelythattheywillalsohavebeguntosellnewformsofthesemachinesintoordinaryhomes.Robotscoulddoawiderangeofhouseholdtaskssuchaspreparingmealswashingdishescleaningthehouseandsoon.Bythenthepriceofsuchmachinesmayhavecomedowntoaslittleas$1000.ButDrSandraLomaxwhohasdoneresearchintoartificialintelligenceatSussexUniversityandMITMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologybelieveswehavealongwaytogobeforewecandeveloptrulyintelligentmachines.Preparinganomelet煎蛋mayseemeasyenough.Butsupposeoneoftheeggshasgonebadeventhemostintelligentrobotwouldprobablystilluseit.Ifsomethingslightlyunusualneedsdoingsomethingthatrequiresevenalittleofordinaryhumanimaginationarobotisuseless.TheyneedprogrammingforeventhesimplestoftasksandarenotabletolearnfromexperiencE.AndteachingarobothowtorecognizeabadeggismoredifficultthanteachingittopreparetheomeletDrSandraLomaxsays.21.A.LondoncompanycalledUAShasalreadydevelopedamachinewhich________.A.canteachlanguagesandcareforthepatientsinhospitalB.canhelpoldpeopledocertainjobsinthehouseC.iscontrolledbymicrocomputerbrainD.canacceptsimplevoiceinstructions22.ThedirectorofUASbelievesthatinthenextfivetotenyearsnewformsofmachineswill________.A.beabletothinkwiththeirownbrainsanddoanythingwithimaginationB.costlessthan$1000C.beusedmoreinordinaryhomesthaninindustryD.domorehousework23.DrSandraLomaxthinksthat________.A.norobotwilleverbeabletoprepareanomeletB.arobotwillsoonbeabletodounusualhouseworkpeoplecan’tdoC.wecanprogramarobottolearnfromexperienceD.makinganomeletiseasierforarobotthanrecognizingabadegg

It’sagainstthelawforthepolicetoattachaGPSunittoyourcarwithoutyourpermissionastheU.S.SupremeCourtsettledin2012.ButifthepoliceareinhotpursuitofabankrobberorotherescapingcriminalsthatthreatenpublicsafetyaGPStrackerisacceptablE.ButexactlyhowcanthepoliceGPStrackacarthatismovingfast?TheanswertothatquestioncomesfromStarChaseanewpolicetechnologybeingusedbyasmallbutgrowingnumberoflawenforcement强化agencies.Itallowsthepolicetofireglue-coveredGPSbullet-likeprojectiles发射体fromanairgunfixedintheirpolicecars.IftheGPStrackermakescontactwiththeescapingrobber’scarit’llsticknomatterhowfastthevehicleisgoing.Thatwaythepolicewillhaveaconstantreadonthecar’slocationandheading.Besidessimplyapprehending逮捕criminalsit’sbelievedthatthisnewtechnologycouldhelpsavelives.IfthepolicesuccessfullyfireaGPSunitataspeedingcriminaltheycanavoidahigh-riskchasE.Chasescanbeincrediblydangeroustoallinvolvedincludinginnocentbystandersandotherdrivers.OncetheGPSbulletconnectsthere’snoneedforthechaseanylonger.NowaGPS-loadedgunisn’tcheap.Policedepartmentsneedtopayabout$5000pervehicleforthetechnologyandindividualGPSbulletscostasmuchas$250each.ThatmaysoundexpensivebutrememberThealternativeisoftenthousandsofdollarsinpropertydamageandgreathumancostininjuryandlostlifE.AccordingtoStarChasetheirGPSbulletsystemhasanapprehensionrateof80%withoutanyreportofinjuryorpropertydamagE.Ifyou’dliketolearnmoreabouttheStarChasesystemPopularMechanicshasjustpublishedagoodarticleaboutit.There’salsoplentymoreinformationavailableatthecompany’swebsitE.32.WhentheGPSbulletstickstotheescapingrobber’scarthepolicecan________.A.knowthecar’sconditionB.ensuretherobber’ssafetyC.playafairgamewiththerobberD.knowthecar’spositionanddirection33.TheGPSbulletscouldhelpsavelivesmainlybecause________.A.thebulletswon’thurtpeopleB.theycanmaketherobber’scarstopC.thepolicecanstopthedangerouschaseD.theyhavemoreadvantagesthannormalbullets34.FromthetextwecanlearnthatGPSbullets__________.A.areusefulforthepoliceB.arewidelyusedinAmericaC.cancontroltherisingcrimerateD.canreplacethepoliceinthefuture35.Inwhichpartofanewspapercanwereadthetext?A.LifeB.NatureC.FashionD.Technology

Wouldn’titbegreatifyoucouldjustlookupattheskyandreadtheweatherforecastrightaway?Wellyoucan.Theforecastiswritteninclouds.IfyoucanreadthatwritingyoucantellsomethingabouttheatmospherE.Withsomepracticeyoucanbecomeaprettygoodweatherforecaster.Whoknowsyoumightevendoaswellasmeteorologists气象学家.Meteorologistsusemuchmoreinformationthanjusttheappearanceofthecloudstomaketheirforecast.Theycollectdata数据fromallovertheworlD.Thentheyputitintopowerfulhighspeedcomputers.Thisdoesgivethemeteorologistsanadvantagebecausetheycantrack追踪weatherpatternsastheymovefromwesttoeastacrossthecountry.Butyouhaveanadvantagetoo.Youcanlookattheskyandgetyourdatadirectly.A.meteorologistusesacomputerforecastthat’sseveralhoursoldtomakealocalforecast.Whatareyouseeingwhenyoulookatacloud?Apictureofmoisture水汽isdoingintheatmospheresaysmeteorologistPeterLeavitt.There’smoisturethroughouttheatmospherE.Mostofthetimeyoudon’tseeitbecauseit’sintheformofanunseeablegascalledwatervapor.Sometimesthetemperatureoftheairgetscoldenoughtocausethewastervaportochangetoliquidwater.It’scalledcondensation凝结andweseeithappenallthetimeforexamplewhenhumidairfromtheshowerhitsthecoldglassesofamirror.Whenenoughwatervaporcondenses冷凝droplets小滴comeintheair.Thesedropletsscatter分散light.A.cloudisseen.WatchingcloudsoveradayortwotellsyoualotmorethanasinglecloudabouttheweathertocomE.ChangesincloudsshowchangesintheatmospherE.Youshouldbegintonoticepatterns.Certaincloudsfollowingeachotherinordercansignalanapproachingstorm.Butdon’ttakeourwordforit;seeforyourself.32.Accordingtothepassageanordinarypersonmightreadtheweatherforecastaswellasmeteorologists_________.A.withsomesimplepracticelookingupattheskyB.withthehelpofthehigh-speedcomputersC.throughcomplex复杂的instrumentsD.byvisitingaweatherstation33.Meteorologistscanmaketheirweatherforecast.A.byusinginformationoftheappearanceofthecloudsonlyB.bycollectingdatafrompartsoftheworldC.bycollectingandanalyzing分析thedataD.bywatchingthesky34.Accordingtothepassageyouradvantageinweatherforecastisthat.A.youhaveahigh-speedcomputerB.youobservetheskyandgetyourdatadirectlyC.youhavemoreinstrumentsathomeD.youcantrackweatherpatternsastheymovefromwesttoeastacrossthecountry35.Thispassagemainlytellsusabouthowto.A.trainourselvesasmeteorologistsB.beanassistanttoameteorologistC.forecasttheweatherbyourselvesD.broadcasttheweatherforecast

ThomasEdison'sincandescent白炽的light-bulbwillhavebeenbroughttoanendby2016becauseitusestoomuchenergy.Thegreatlighthopetoreplaceitisabulbmadefromlight-emittingdiodes两级管orLEDs.Moreefficienteventhanitsgreencompetitorthecompactfluorescentbulb小型荧光灯LEDscanlastabout20years.ButifyoutakeintoaccounthowmuchenergyisneededtoproducethemareLEDsstillasustainablechoice?MaryAsheagraduateengineeringstudentwho'sworkingonaresearchprojectthat'sassessingthelifecycleofLEDsaskeD.A.sustainabilitysensibility感受性issweepingthroughandtransformingthecurricula课程inAmerica'scollegesofengineeringwithmoreandmoreeducatorsstressingtheimportanceofdesignsandsolutionsthatrelyonrenewableresources.DavidT.Allenachemical-engineeringprofessorsayssustainableengineeringisverymuchinthegrowthmode.Itsgoalistouseresourcesinsuchawaythatcurrentneedsaremetwithoutrobbingfuturegenerationsoftheabilitytousethemaswell.StudentshaveaskedustodelivermorecoursesinthisareasaysAllen.ThepushiscomingfromstudentswhowanttoengageinwhatIcall‘engineeringthatyoucanfeelgoodabout'headds.Youhavetogobackseveralgenerationstofindanothergroupofstudentsinterestedindoingsomethinggoodforsociety.JeremyGuest27didn'tgetbittenbythegreen-designbug臭虫untilhisthirdyearingradschoolwhenhetookacourseinsustainability.Itopenedmyeyeshesays.NowGuestisresearchinghowtorecoverdrinkablewaternutrientsandenergyfromwastewater.28.ThequestionaskedbyAsheinthefirstparagraphisusedtoA.showthatshe'spuzzledbyLEDsB.encouragereaderstothinkaboutitC.introducethetopicofsustainableengineeringD.showhowdifficultsuchachoicecanbe29.ItcanbeinferredfromwhatAllensaysinParagraph3thatA.studentsstudyengineeringforpleasureB.sustainableengineeringwasonceunpopularC.studentsfindsustainableengineeringdifficultD.studentsusedtobelessconcernedaboutsocialbenefits30.Theunderlinedpartgetbittenbythegreen-designbuginthetextmeansA.becomeinterestedingreendesignB.begintolikegreenbugsC.sufferattacksfromgreeninsectsD.failingreendesign31.Whatisconveyedinthetext?A.Currentcoursessatisfystudents'interestinsustainability.B.Studentsareforcedtoshowapassionforenvironmentalproblems.C.SustainableengineeringisbecomingatrenD.D.Sustainabilityisahottopicamongstudents.

TheStreisandEffectWhenBarbraStreisanddiscoveredin2003thataphotographofherCaliforniabeachhousewasamong12000photosontheInternetaspartofacollectionbyphotographerKennethAdelmanshedidwhatanyfamouspersonwoulddo:hithimwitha$50millionlawsuit.ButintryingtoholdbacktheimagesshecausedadifferentoutcomE.Herlegalactionsledtoalmosthalfamillionpeoplevisitingthewebsiteviewingandcopyingthephotoswithinamonth.EversincethentheeffectoflettingpublicknowsomethingyouaretryingtokeepsecrethasbeencalledtheStreisandeffect.TheproblemforanyonetryingtosuppressinformationisthattheInternetistheworld’sbiggestandmostefficientcopyingmachinE.PutadocumentontoaconnectedmachineanditwillspreaD.Sowhenyouwanttobefamousyoucan’tbutifyoufindyourselfinthespotlightandwanttoeraseyourselfyoucannot.ThereisnoshortageofexamplesoftheStreisandeffect.Nine-year-oldMarthaPaynecreatedasimpleblogpostingthemealsherschoolserveD.Shetookaphotoofwhatwasbarelyafillingmealbyanyone’sstandards.WiththephotoshefilledacommentNowDadunderstandswhyIamhungrywhenIgethomE.ThethingdidnotgotoofaruntilthelocalauthoritybannedlittleMarthafromdoingthatagain.MarthapostedasupposedlyfinalpostcalledGoodbyeexplainingeverything.Oncethemediafoundthisoutthingswentfrombadtoworsefortheauthority.Nowthebloghasmorethan9.5millionpageviews.MarthahasevenexpandedherblogbyincludingpicturesofschoolmealstakenbyotherkidsfromallovertheworldlikeGermanyandJapan.Wecanfindsimilarexamplesthroughouthistorytobefrank.ManhasexperiencedtheStreisandeffecteversincethebirthofmasscommunication.Whydoesitexist?Everytimeyouaretoldnottoseewhat’sinthesecretshinyboxwrappedingiftpaperyou’regoingtodoeverythinginyourpowertodoexactlythat!Justrealizingthatknowingsomethingaboutsomeoneisharmfultotheirstatuswewillwanttoknowthatpieceofinformation.ThisisexactlythehumannaturE.Thisiswhatlawyersandauthoritiesshouldbefamiliarwith.Unfortunatelyafewofthemfailtograspit.33.TheunderlinedwordsuppressinParagraph2probablymeans________.A.giveawayB.lookintoC.coverupD.searchfor34.WhatspeededupthespreadofMartha’sstory?A.Parents’complaints.B.Theauthority’sorder.C.Thephotosofotherkids.D.Supportingfromtheschool.35.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?A.TherootofStreisandeffect.B.TheinfluenceofStreisandeffect.C.People’sreactiontoStreisandeffect.D.HistoricalexamplesofStreisandeffect.

NoteveryoneintheworldrequiresthesameamountoflivingspacE.TheamountofspaceapersonneedsaroundhimisaculturaldifferencenotaneconomiconE.Knowingyourownpsychological心理的spaceneedsisimportantbecausetheystronglyaffectyourchoicesincludingforexamplethenumberofbedroomsinthehomE.Ifyouwerebroughtupinatwo-childfamilyandbothyouandyoursisterorbrotherhadyourownbedroomsthechancesareifyouhavetwochildrenormorethatyoualsowillofferseparatebedroomsforthem.InAmericaforexampletheytrainpeopletowanttohavetheirownroomsbygivingthemtheirownroomswhentheyarebabies.ThisisveryrareintheworlD.Inmanyothercountriesthebabysleepsinthesamebedwithhisparentsorinbednearthem.Thespaceinthehomealsoshowsalotaboutpsychologicalspaceneeds.Somefamiliesgatherclosertoeachotherandthesizeoftheirhousehasnothingtodowithit.OthershaveseparatelittlecornerswherefamilymembersgotobedalonE.Althoughitistruethatpsychologicalspaceneedsarenotdecidedbyeconomicreasonstheysometimeshavetobechangedalittlebecauseofeconomicpressures.Itisalmostimpossiblehowevertocompletelychangeyourpsychologicalspaceneeds.44.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph1means______.A.NotwopeopleneedexactlythesameamountoflivingspaceB.TherequirementsoflivingspacearenotalwaysthesameC.TheworldrequiresthesameamountoflivingspaceD.Nobodyneedsarequiredamountoflivingspace45.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Americansaretrainedtoliveinlargeroomsatbirth.B.Economicsituationdecidesone'samountofspaceneeds.C.PeopleinvariouscountriesdemanddifferentpsychologicalspacE.D.KnowingyourpsychologicalspaceneedsisimportantasitaffectsyourfuturE.46.Thebesttitleforthispassageis______.A.AmericanWayofLivingB.PsychologicalSpaceC.SpaceNeedsinDifferentCountriesD.PsychologicalSpaceandEconomicPressure

PersonalRobotMakeyourparentsandteachershappy!Areyouhavingproblemsfinishingyourhomeworkontime?Doyouavoidtidyingyourroomuntilyourmomshoutsatyou?Youdon’tneedtoworryifyoubuyaMr.HelpingHandpersonalrobot.Mr.Hcanbeprogrammedtoorganizeyourhomework.YourownpersonalrobotwillfollowyouaroundputtingawaybooksandobjectsthatyouhaveleftonthefloororbeD.Mr.Halsohasthesefeatures特点●weighsonly500grams●includeslong-lastingbatteries●comeswitha5-yearguarantee●rememberssimpleinstructionsOriginally最初soldfor$499NOWONLY$299BUYNOWWATCHCONTROLThisisawatchthatJamesBondwouldbeproudtowear!ThisisNOTawatchforordinarypeople!YourelectronicPENGOWATCHCONTROLØactsasaremotecontrolforTVsandvideos.Øgivesyouadailyweatherforecast.Øremindsyouwhentohandinyourhomework.Øsetsoffasilentwarningalarmwhenparentsorteachersarenear.BesidesyourPENGOWATCHCONTROLwillalwaystellyouthetimeaccurately!Originallysoldfor$199NOWONLY$99Forfurtherinformationclickhere.25.WithhelpfromaMr.Hyoucan_______.A.stopusingbatteriesB.getyourroomtidiedonyourwayhomeC.rememberyourteacher’sinstructionsD.finishyourhomeworkontime26.IfyoubuyaPENGOWATCHCONTROLnowyoucansave_______.A.＄99B.＄100C.＄200D.＄19927.Wherewouldyoubemostlikelytofindthetwotexts?A.OnanoticeboardB.InacompanybrochurE.C.OnateenagewebsiteD.Inacollegenewspaper.

ForaslongastheycanrememberJynneMartinandAprilSurgenthadbothdreamedofgoingtoAntarcticA.ThiswintertheyeachmadeittotheicycontinentasguestsoftheNationalScienceFoundationNSF.Buttheydidn’tgoasscientists.MartinisapoetandSurgentisanartist.TheywenttoAntarcticaasparticipantsintheNSF’sArtistsandWritersprogram.TheNSFisthegovernmentagencythatfundsscientificresearchinAntarcticA.ButitalsomakesitpossibleforartistsincludingfilmmakersandmusicianstoexperienceAntarcticaandcontributetheirownpointsofviewtoourunderstandingofthecontinent.ThemixingofscienceandartinAntarcticaisn’tnew.Someoftheearliestexplorersbroughtalongpaintersandphotographers.EdwardWilsonwasaBritishpainterdoctorandbirdexpertwhojourneyedwithRobertFalconScottontwoseparateAntarcticexpeditionsmorethan100yearsago.HerbertPontingwasaphotographerwhoalsoaccompaniedScottononeofthoseexpeditions.InhundredsofphotosPontingcapturedthebeautyofthecontinentandrecordedthedailylivesandheroicstrugglesoftheexplorers.Today’sscientistswritearticlesforscientificjournals.Unliketheearlyexplorers’journalsscientificpaperscannowbeverydifficultfornon-scientiststounderstanD.WritersinAntarcticaworktoexplaintheresearchtothepubliC.PeterRejcekiseditorwriterandphotographerfortheAntarcticSunanonlinemagazinedevotedtonewsabouttheU.S.AntarcticProgram.RejeckbeganhiscareerintheAntarcticin2003byspendingayearattheSouthPolE.HehasreturnedeveryyearsinceinterviewingscientistsaboutresearchatPalmerMcMurdoandSouthPolestations.TherearealsoscientistsinAntarcticawhoworkhardtoexplaintheirresearchtothepubliC.ScientistDianeMcKnightwroteTheLostSealachildren’sbookthatexplainstheresearchsheandothersaredoinginanunusualice-freeareainAntarcticacalledtheDryValleys.Antarcticaisfullofstoriesandwondersthatarescientifichistoricandpersonal.PeoplesuchasMartinSurgentRejcekandDianeMcKnightaredevotedtobringingthosestoriestoasmanypeopleastheycan.Somepeoplearegoingtobescientistssomepeoplearegoingtobejournalistssomepeoplearegoingtobeartistsbutwecanallworktogether.saysSurgenttocelebratethisextraordinaryplacE.32.WhatdoweknowabouttheNSF?A.Itisagovernmentagency.B.ItonlyfundsscientistsinAntarcticA.C.ItencouragestheunderstandingofhumannaturE.D.ItenablesthemixingofscienceandartforthefirsttimE.33.Whydidn’tsomeearliestexplorersbringwritersalong?A.WriterswerenotfundedatthattimE.B.Writingcan’tcapturethebeautyofthecontinent.C.WriterswerenotinterestedinpopularizingsciencE.D.Earlyexplorers’journalscanbeeasilyunderstoodbythepubliC.34.BymentioningDianeMcKnighttheauthormaytrytosuggestthat_____.A.scientistsshouldexplaintheirresearchtochildrenB.writersarenotnecessarysincescientistscantellstoriesaswellC.tellingstoriestochildrenismoreimportantthanknowingthetruthD.nomatterwhatroleweplaywecanworktogethertoappreciateAntarctica35.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthisarticle?A.Antarctica:A.LandforA11B.TheNSF:A.ProgramforAllC.Antarctica:A.LandofBeautyandStoriesD.TheNSF:A.ProgramforArtistsandScientists

Itisthelargestandmostdetailedever3Dmapoftheuniverse宇宙-andajourneybackintime11billionyears.ScientistshavestudiedthebrightestobjectsintheskytocomeupwiththeimageoftheuniversetheyhaveevermadE.Expertssaidlookingattheimagewassimilartolookingatthemoonthroughtheclouds.ButbecausethelighttookalongtimetoreachEarthitisalsoawindowbackto11billionyearsagowhengalaxies星系werefirstcomingtogetherandforminglargeclusters.EarliersuchimageshadusedgalaxiestomaptheuniverseandwereonlyabletogosevenbillionyearsbackintimE.Themapcouldfindtheanswertothepuzzlesofhowtheuniverseexpandedandmaygivecluestothenatureofdarkenergy.ScientistsfromtheSloanDigitalSurveystudied14000quasars类星体poweredbyblackholes.AsthelightfromthequasarscomestowardsEarthitlightsupcloudsofintergalactichydrogen星系间氢气gasthatabsorb吸收itascertainwavelengths波长.Thisleadstoaredimagewhichisbrokendownbycolors-redindicatesareaswheremoregashasgotthroughwhileblueareashaveletlessgasthrough.Thisirregular不规则的patternofquasarlightisknownastheLyman-alphaforest.HerewearelookingatintergalactichydrogengaswhichblockslightsaidphysicistAnzeSlosar.It'slikelookingatthemoonthroughclouds----youcanseetheshapesofthecloudsbythemoonlightthattheyblock.ShealsocomparedittoanicesamplefromAntarctica—byexaminingpiecesofityoucanworkoutwhathappenedinthepast.Anzesaidthatthetelescopetheyusedwouldinthefutureallowthemtobeabletomeasurehowfasttheuniversewasexpanding11billionyearsagowithanaccuracyofacoupleofpercent.33.Howdidscientistsworkoutthe3Dmapoftheuniverse?A.Byexaminingthedarkholeinthesky.B.Bylookingatthemoonthroughtheclouds.C.Byanalyzingthebrightestthingsinthesky.D.Bycomparingthedifferencesofsamplesof11billionyearsago.34.TheunderlinedwordclustersinParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto_____.A.cloudsB.groupsC.glassesD.maps35.Whatistheadvantageofthepresent3Dmapoftheuniverse?A.Ithelpstoseetheshapesofthecloudsmoreclearly.B.ItiseasytojudgehowmuchgasgetsthroughthecloudsC.IthelpstostudytheuniversemoreaccuratelyfurtherbackintimE.D.IthelpspeopletofindthelocationsofdifferentcontinentsonEarth.

Mostpeopleagreethathonestyisagoodthing.ButdoesMotherNatureagree?Animalscan’ttalkbutcantheylieinotherways?Cantheyliewiththeirbodiesandbehavior?Animalexpertsmaynotcallitlyingbuttheydoagreethatmanyanimalsfrombirdstochimpanzeesbehavedishonestlytofoolotheranimals.Why?DishonestyoftenhelpsthemsurvivE.Manykindsofbirdsareverysuccessfulatfoolingotheranimals.Forexampleabirdcalledtheploversometimespretendstobehurtinordertoprotectitsyoung.Whenapredator猎食动物getsclosetoitsnesttheploverleadsthepredatorawayfromthenest.How?Itpretendstohaveabrokenwing.Thepredatorfollowsthehurtadultleavingthebabybirdssafeinthenest.Anotherkindofbirdthescrubjayburiesitsfoodsoitalwayshassomethingtoeat.Scrubjaysarealsothieves.Theywatchwhereothersburytheirfoodandstealit.Butcleverscrubjaysseemtoknowwhenathiefiswatchingthem.SotheygobacklaterunburythefoodandburyitagainsomewhereelsE.Birdscalledcuckooshavefoundawaytohavebabieswithoutdoingmuchwork.How?Theydon'tmakenests.Insteadtheygetintootherbirds’nestssecretly.Thentheylaytheireggsandflyaway.Whenthebabybirdscomeouttheiradoptiveparentsfeedthem.Chimpanzeesorchimpscanalsobesneaky.Afterafightthelosingchimpwillgiveitshandtotheother.Whenthewinningchimpputsoutitshandtoothechimpsarefriendlyagain.Butananimalexpertoncesawalosingchimptakethewinner'shandandstartfightingagain.Chimpsaresneakyinotherwaystoo.Whenchimpsfindfoodthattheylovesuchasbananasitisnaturalforthemtocryout.Thenotherchimpscomerunning.ButsomecleverchimpslearntocryverysoftlywhentheyfindfooD.Thatwayotherchimpsdon'thearthemandtheydon’tneedtosharetheirfooD.AschildrenmanyofuslearnthesayingYoucan'tfoolMotherNaturE.Butmaybeyoucan'ttrusthereither.32.A.ploverprotectsitsyoungfromapredatorby___________.A.gettingclosertoitsyoungB.drivingawaytheadultpredatorC.leavingitsyounginanothernestD.pretendingtobeinjured33.ByChimpanzeesorchimpscanalsobesneakyparagraph5theauthormeans_______.A.chimpsarereadytoattackothersB.chimpsaresometimesdishonestC.chimpsarejealousofthewinnersD.chimpscanbeselfishtoo34.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Somechimpslowertheircrytokeepfoodawayfromothers.B.Thelosingchimpwonthefightbytakingthewinner'shanD.C.Cuckoosfooltheiradoptiveparentsbymakingnonests.D.Somecleverscrubjaysoftenstealtheirfoodback.35.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.Doanimalslie?B.DoesMotherNaturefoolanimals?C.Howdoanimalslearntolie?D.Howdoeshonestyhelpanimalssurvive?

Althoughhurricaneseasondoesn'tbeginuntilJune1aPacificstormhasalreadystruck.ElSalvadorwhichwasruinedbyaCaribbeanstormin1995washitbyHurricaneAdrianonFriday.ThisisthefirstPacific-bornhurricanetoeverreachLandinthisCentralAmericancountry.Some14000peopleleftfromthewesterncoastofElSalvador.Thestormweakenedasitcrossedlandheadingeast.Heavyrainscreateddeadlyfloodingproblemsinthehurricane'swakE.AdrianisthefirstPacificstormoftheseason.Itreportedmaximum最大的continuouswindsof75milesperhourtheminimumstrengthofahurricanE.A.Category3hurricaneAdrianalsocauseddamageandfloodinginHonduras.ItisexpectedtobreakupbeforereachingtheCaribbeanSeaontheeasterncoastofCentralAmericA.HurricaneseasontypicallybeginsonJune1standlaststhroughNovember30.TheNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministrationNOAAhaspredicted预告seventoninehurricanesforthe2005season.ItisdifficulttomakeanykindofanexactpredictionofhowmanyofthesewillstrikelandNOAAadministratorConradLautenbachersaid.HepredictstwotothreehurricaneswillstriketheU.S.thisseason.LastyearsixofninehurricanesreachedCategory3strengthorhigher.FourofthosehitFloridawithinasix-weekperioD.AltogetherHurricanesCharleyFrancesIvanandJeannecausedmorethan$40billionindamageintheSunshineStatE.Thisyear'sforecastisbasedonoceantemperatures.Warmertemperaturesproducemoretropicalstormswhichcanthenturnintohurricanes.TheissuereallythisyearistheunusuallywarmseasurfacetemperaturesintheAtlanticsaidFrankLeporeoftheNationalHurricaneCenter.28.Whichofthefollowingisthe2005firsthurricane?A.Charley.B.Adrian.C.Jeanne.D.Ivan29.Howmanycountriesstruckbythehurricanearementionedinthetext?A.Six.B.Nine.C.Five.D.Three30.Wecaninferthatwarmeroceantemperatures.A.havenothingtodowiththehurricaneB.causelesshurricaneC.aremorelikelytocausethehurricanesD.doalotofdamagetotheareasalongthecoast31.Thepassageimplies暗示that.A.hurricaneseasoncomesearlythisyearB.everyhurricaneformedinoceanscouldcausegreatdamagetothelandC.hurricaneoftencomesinwinterandspringD.tropicalstormismoreseverethanhurricane

Scientistshavefoundthatshoppingdailycanhelponelivelonger.Theresearchwasdoneon1850elderlypeoplewhowerelivingaloneathomE.Theywereaskedhowoftentheywentshoppingwithchoicesfromnevertoeveryday.Nearlyhalfofthemneverorseldomshoppedduringtheweekandaroundoneinfourshoppedbetweentwoandfourtimesaweek.A.further17%shoppedeverydayandtherestshoppedjustonceaweek.Almosttwothirdsofthemwereundertheageof75.Justoverhalfweremen.Thosewhowentshoppingmorethanonceaweekweremenandbetweentheagesof65and70.Theywerealsosmokersanddrinkerswhohadbetterhealthtookexerciseverydayandhadalotoffriends.Thosewhoshoppeddailylivedlongerthanthosewhoshoppedlessoften.Thosewhoshoppeddailywere27%lesslikelytodiewithmendailyshoppers28%lesslikelytodieandwomenshoppers23%lesslikelytodiE.TheresearcherssaidthatshoppingcouldbeagoodmethodforgoodhealthtobeginwithbutsuggestedthatshoppingitselfmayimprovehealthbyhavingagoodsupplyoffoodtokeephealthymealsforexamplE.Shoppingamongtheelderlymaynotalwaysbeaboutbuyingthingsbutaboutlookingforfriendsortakingexercisewhichiseasiertodothanmoreformalexercisethatusuallyrequiresinterestandenergy.Thefindingsdispeltheideathatgoodhealthonlydependsonphysicalactivity;takingpartinsocialactivitiesinlaterlifemayalsobegoodforbetterhealth.DavidOliveraprofessoratCityUniversityLondonsaidThefindingsmadesensE.Whattheresearchershaveshownisthatcontinuingtoshopisgoodforhappinessandgoodhealth.25.Thestudywasmadeby________.A.comparinglikesanddislikesoftheelderlyB.examiningtheshoppinghabitsofoldpeopleC.lookingathowoftenelderlypeoplewentoutD.collectinginformationaboutshoppers26.Comparedwithwomendailyshoppersmenshoppers________.A.seldomgoshoppingwithouttheirfriendsB.usuallygointotheshopwithoutbuyingthingsC.aremorelikelytolivelongerD.areeasiertobecomehappy27.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A.Theelderlywhogiveupsmokingwillenjoybuyingthings.B.OldpeopleshouldgooutshoppinginsteadoftakingexercisE.C.Shoppingwillmaketheelderlylovetothink.D.Shoppingcanhelpoldpeopleavoidloneliness.28.TheunderlinedworddispelinParagraph6canbereplacedby________.A.putoffB.coverupC.pickupD.throwaway29.Wheredoesthetextmostprobablyappear?A.Inaresearchreport.B.InafashionmagazinE.C.Inastorybook.D.InashoppingguidE.

Apple’sipadhasbeenahugehitamongchildrenwithitseasytouseinterface界面andinnovativeapps.InfactresearcherssaytheastonishingriseoftheipadhasmeantithasnowovertakenhouseholdnamessuchasMcDonaldsandDisneytobecomethenumberonebrandamongAmerican6-12yearolds.TheannualstudyconductedbyleadingyouthandfamilyresearchfirmSmartyPantsranksmorethan250brandseachyear.iPad’snumberonestatusamongkidsrepresentsthesummitofthe‘tablettakeover’—amovementfromsharedscreensandTVnetworkdominancetoplannedcontentonpersonaldevices.SaidWynneTyreepresidentofSmartyPants.KidsincreasinglyturntoiPadforgamesTVshowsvideosbookshomeworkhelpandcommunicatingwithfriendsandfamily.Inthefirm’s2014studyApple’siPadwentaheadofkidbrandssuchasMcDonald’sandDisney.KidsseetheiPadastheall-in-onedigitaltoolgivingthemauniquesenseofindependencetheresearcherssay.TyreenotesthatiPad’smarchtothetophasbeendramatiC.InjustfiveyearstheiPadhasrisenfromranking109thtobeingkid’sfavoritebranD.EarlyonitcapturedtheheartsofteensandmiddleandupperclassfamiliesbutiPadisnowanindispensable不可或缺的partofchildhoodforthemasses.OnthestudyiPadwastopswithaweightedscoreof898outof1000.Disneycameat858Google’sYouTube852McDonald’s839iPhone830andApple829.DigitalentertainmentoverallisseeinganincreaseamongkidsandfamilieswithbrandssuchasNetflixHuluAmazonInstantVideoAndroidandSamsungpostingnoteworthyincreasesinthestudyameasureofkids’awarenesspopularityandloveforabranD.AlongwithiPadthesedevicesandservicesprovideentertainmentthatisalwayson.Offeringseeminglyendlessoptionstabletsanddigitalcontentprovidersaremeetingcontemporarykids’needs—withfunandconnectivitynevermorethanatapaway.24.Whatisthetablettakeovermovementaccordingtothepassage?A.InthemovementeveryoneownsaniPaD.B.ItreferstotheshiftfromwatchingTVtogethertousinganiPadseparately.C.Inthemovementpeoplebecomemoreindependentinentertainment.D.InthemovementpeoplereceivemoreinformationfromaniPadthanfromTV.25.WhatmakesaniPadappealingtothekids?A.AniPadhelpsthekidsbuildupstrongerrelationshipswiththeirparents.B.AniPadcandevelopthekids’readingskills.C.WithaniPadthekidscanbecomeabetterlearner.D.TheycanwatchTVshowsusinganiPaD.26.WhatisthecorrectrankingaccordingtoscoresfromthestudyofSmartyPants?A.Disney—YouTube—Apple—iPhone—iPad—McDonald’sB.iPad—Disney—YouTube--McDonald’s—iPhone—AppleC.iPhone—Disney—iPad--McDonald’s—YouTube--AppleD.iPad—Apple—iPhone--McDonald’s—Disney—YouTube27.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Apple’siPadcandevelopthekids’creativity.B.Tabletanddigitalproviderscannevermeetthekids’needs.C.AniPadcanprovidethekidswithmostentertainment.D.AniPad’sfunandconnectiontotheInternetattractsthekidsmost.

OncetwophoenixbirdsflewoverasmallvillageinHunanprovincE.ThevillagewassobeautifulthatthebirdsneverwantedtoleavE.ThislegendwasrecitedtomeduringmyvisittoFenghuangaddingamythical神秘的touchtothisancienttown.Fenghuangisasnapshotofidyllic田园诗般villagelifeinruralChinA.SetalongsidethebanksoftheTuojiangRiver.Fenghuangisfullofsmallwinding蜿蜒的alleysandsurroundedbylushgreenhills.Havingtraveleddirectlyfromthebustling喧嚣的cityofChangshaFenghuangwasabreathoffreshair.WhenIvisitedFenghuangitwasJuly.MyfriendandIexcitedlyexploredwalkingalongtheancientcitywallandcrossingthebeautifuloldbridges.DespitethecrowdsoftouristsitseemedasiflifeinthiscornerofChinahadnotchangedforcenturies.PeoplewereveryrelaxeD.Theywereneverbotheredbythehotweathernorbythetouristswalkingeatingandplayingoutdoors.Onourfirsteveningweboughtspicycoldnoodlesfromastreetvendorandateontheriverbankaswewatchedthesunset.WestayedinasmallhotelsimilartomanyofthetraditionalbuildingsinthevillagE.Ourroomwasbuiltonhighstilts桩子overthebanksoftheriver.Fromourwindowwecouldheartherushofthewaterandthesoundsofexcitedtouriststravelinginsmallboatsdownstream.EveninmoderntimestherivercontinuestobethelifeofthevillagE.Wesawpeoplebusyatworkcatchingfishorferrying摆渡touristsforsightseeing.Youngchildrenplayedinshallowwatersandfamilieswashedtheirclothesandutensils厨具.AftertwodaysexploringthevillageIcouldempathizewiththelegendofthephoenix.Iwasreluctant不情愿toleavE.24.Theauthormentionsthelegendofthephoenixbirdsinthefirstparagraph_.A.toshowherdeeploveinChinesecultureB.tointroducethetopicofhertriptothetownofFenghuangC.toexplainhowthetownofFenghuanggotitsnameD.todescribethebeautifulsceneryofthetownofFenghuang25.WhichofthefollowingaspectsofthetownofFenghuangarementionedinthearticle?A.populationB.geographyC.architectureD.weatherandclimateE.foodculturef.livinghabitsg.festivalactivitiesA.acdegB.bcdefC.cdefgD.abcde26.WecaninferfromthearticlethattheauthorfoundhertriptothetownofFenghuang_A.boringB.relaxingC.quiteanadventureD.awasteoftimeandmoney27.Theunderlinedwordempathizeinthelastparagraphprobablymeans_A.understandandsharethefeelingsofsomeoneelseB.stronglydisagreewithsomethingC.paycloseattentiontosomethingD.understandtheimportanceofsomething

Creativeconservationist环保者AsherJayisadesignerartistwriterandactivistwhoistryingtosavetheworld’smostthreatenedwildlifewithanunusualweapon:Art.Todayweneedeveryone’sinvolvementnotjustcoreconservationistssaysJay.Peoplewithnopreviousinterestinconservationtuneintomymessagesbecausetheyengagewithmyworkaesthetically.Itstartsasaninterestinartforart’ssakeandendswithmakinglifestylechanges.TheNewYork-basedartisthasbecomeavisualvoiceforarangeofenvironmentalcauses.InAfricascreensaversglowwithJay’sgraphicsofaPoachedrhinohorndrippingwithblooD.Jay’scartoonsofelephantskilledfortheirtuskshavebeenshowninNewYork’sTimesSquarewildotherworkshavespreadworldwideonsocialmediA.Therightimagecanovercomelanguageandculturalbarriersconnectingwithpeopleonanon-verbalemotionallevelshesays.Itallstartswithmakinganemotionalimpressionononeperson.OnlythenwillsomeonechangehabitsspeakoutordonatE.InrecentyearsmuchofJay’sbestknownworkhasfocusedontheillegalivorytradE.In2012shecreatedasilkscreenprintshowingastarkimageofanelephant’sheadsilhouettedinblackdrippingwithredbloodandaccentedbyatuskdecoratedwithimagesofelephants’families.Everytuskcostsalifesaidaccompanyingtext.Stoppoaching.Iwantedtovisualizethescaleandbrutalityofthecrisisandusearttotellthebloodivorystoryshesays.Everyyear35000elephantsareslaughtered;that’soneevery15minutes.Two-thirdsofAfrica’selephantshavebeenkilledfortusksinthelast35years.Ifthiscontinuesexpertspredictelephantsinthewildwillbeextinctinlessthantenyears.MuchofJay’sworkaroundpoachingaimssimplytocorrectawidespreadmisunderstanding.Manypeoplethinkanelephant’stuskorarhino’shornsimplyfallsofflikelosingatooth.Mygoalshesaysistomakethemunderstandthatelephantsdiepainfuldeathsbecausetheyarealiveandconsciousaspoacherscutouttheirtusks.63.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordpoachedinthethirdparagraphprobablymean?A.BrokenoptionallyB.IncidentallydecayedC.TakenillegallyD.Repairedcarelessly64.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.Moreandmorepeoplecareaboutwildanimalsnow.B.Wildanimalswillbeextinctinlessthantenyears.C.Jaywantspeopletostopbuyingivoryproducts.D.Jay’sworksshowthepainofelephantsthatarepoacheD.65.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A.Anartist’sanimalworkaimstostopanimalslaughter.B.TheriskofextinctionforwildanimalsinJay’sworks.C.A.newwaytostopillegaltradedesignedbyanartist.D.Howpeoplehuntandabusewildanimals.66.WhatdoesJaysayabouttheeffectofart?A.Itisavisualvoiceforanimalprotection.B.Itneedswordstoillustrateitsmeaning.C.ItcanhelpmoremoneytobedonatedtopeopleinneeD.D.ItmakesanemotionalimpressiononpeoplE.

Thepoachingorillegalkillingofrhinos犀牛inSouthAfricaisgrowingworseeachyear.Thegovernmentrecentlyreportedthatarecordnumberofrhinoswerepoachedin2014ayearwhichhadmorerhinokillingsinSouthAfricathaneverbeforE.TheWorldWildlifeFundorWWFsaysabout20000rhinosliveinSouthAfricA.Thatismorethan80percentoftherhinosintheworlD.EdnaMolewaSouthAfrica’senvironmentalissuesministersaysDuring2014wearesadtosaythis1215rhinoswerekilleD.Thisisariseinthenumberofpoachedrhinosfrom1004in2013andindeedveryworrying.Theanimalsarehuntedfortheirhorns犀牛角.ManypeopleinAsiabelievethehornhascuringpowerwhichdrivespoachersatallcostsmadformorehorns.Butthereisnoscientificevidenceforthisbelief.Thehornismadeofkeratin.Thatisthesamethingashumanhairfingernailsandtoenails.MsMolewasaid386suspectedpoacherswerearrestedlastyearanincreasefromtheyearbeforE.Butrhinoprotectionworkerssaypoachersoftengounpunishedafterarrest.SouthAfrica’slegalsystemisineffectivE.MsMolewasaidmoreneedstobedoneandSouthAfricaistakingstrongmeasurestoprotectrhinos.Theeffortsincludemovingsomeoftheanimalstosecretplacesinneighboringcountries.Nowapproximately100rhinoshavebeenmovedtoneighboringstatesintheSADCregionduring2014and200morerhinoswillbemovedthisyearMolewasaiD.JoShawtherhinoprogrammanagerattheWWFsaidWe’retalkingaboutalossofahundredrhinosamonth.Ormorethanthreeaday.Wereallyneedtoseeeffectiveactionnotjustatanationallevelbutinternationally.Shesaysofficialsshouldfindthecriminalgroupsresponsibleforthepoachingandpunishthem.GovernmentofficialsaretomeetinBotswanainMarchattheInter-governmentalConferenceonIllegalWildlifeTradE.12.Whatdoweknowaboutrhinos?A.HalfoftherhinosliveinSouthAfricA.B.Lessthan1000rhinoswerekilledin2013.C.Thekillingreachedthehighestpointin2014.D.Thereareonly20000rhinosleftintheworlD.13.Whatisthemainreasonforpeopletohuntrhinos?A.Togetmorekeratin.B.ToprotectthefarmlanD.C.Tousethemfordecoration.D.Tomakemoneyfromhorns.14.JoShawthinksthat_________.A.manycriminalgroupsarewellorganizedB.newlawsareneededtopunishthekillersC.rhinoprotectionneedsinternationalcooperationD.conferencesaboutprotectingrhinosaretobeheldeveryyear15.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A.Rhinoprotectionhasalongwaytogo.B.NoonewouldliketobuyhornsinthefuturE.C.Theillegalkillingofrhinoswillsoondisappear.D.RhinoslivinginSouthAfricawillmovetoothercountries.

Bythetimewefinishedherring鲱鱼coveredthebottomoftheboatasdeepasmycalves腿肚子.Forthefirsttimeindaysmyfatherseemedhappyasaherringchoker捕鲱鱼的人.ThenhelookedatthewesternskyandhissmilefadeD.ThestormsweresweepingoutofCanadahardandfast.Noonecouldpredicttheirarrival.Allfishermenfearedthem.We’regoingbackmyfathersaiD.Hepulledthecordandstartedthemotor.Wewereonlytwomilesoutbuttheshorelinelookedtomeasfarawayasthemoon.Overthedistanthillsblackcloudsrantowarduslikewildhorses.Wemadeitonlyhalfwayhomebeforewemetthestorm.Thewindcamefirst.Itliftedthelakeinwhitecaps.Theweightoftheherringmadeusridelowinthewaterandthewavesbrokeoverourbow.MyfatherstruggledtoholdusoncoursE.I’dputonmyraincoatbutIhadnolifejacket.Thentherainfellsohardwecouldn’tseethelanD.Theboatwasfillingwithwater.IwasscaredbutIsawmyfathersittingstraightholdingtheboatsteadyintothewindandIfelthopeful.Hedidn’tlookhurtatall.Iwasstartingtothinkweweregoingtomakeit.That’swhenthemotordieD.Myfatherpulledthecordhardbutthemotorwouldn’tcatch.WewouldgodowninnotimE.Grabanoar浆hecriedabovethewinD.Healwayscarriedtwooarsforjustsuchamoment.WebegantopullharD.MyfathergruntedfrompainoreffortIcouldn’ttell.Hedughisoarintotheviolentlakeandbowedintothewindagain.WithallmystrengthIpulledonmyownoar.Thewindpushedhardagainstus.WsseemedtobefightingtheangerofthewholelakE.IwastireD.MyarmsfeltheavyandonfirE.Ididn’tknowhowmuchlongerIcouldpushthatoarthroughthewater.AsifheheardmythinkingmyfathercalledtomeIneedyouKarl.Onlyalittlelonger.SoIkeptrowing.JustwhenIthoughtIhadnomorestrengthIheardit.ThesoundofwavesbreakingagainsttheshorE.Wemovedintotheshelterofoursmallcoveandrodetheswellstowardthelanding.Mymotherrushedthroughtheraintogreetus.I’vebeensoworriedshesaiD.Shehuggedmeandthenmyfather.Nothingtoworryaboutheassuredher.Heputhishandonmyshoulder.Youdidwellson.Howdoyoufeel?TiredasIwasImanagedasmilE.Ifeellikeaherringchoker.39.Theauthor’sfatherdecidedtogobackbecause______.A.themotordidn’tworkwellB.theycouldn’tcatchmoreherringsC.thestormwouldarriveatanytimeD.itwastoocoldforthemtostayanylonger40.Theauthorcreatedapictureof______withtheunderlinedsentenceinParA.8.A.ararechanceB.aviolentstruggleC.anexcitingtripD.anamazingexperience41.AccordingtothepassagewhatwasthemainreasonKarlkeptrowingeventhoughhewasverytired?A.Hedidnotwanttoloseallthefish.B.HeknewthestormwasabouttoenD.C.HeknewhismotherwaswaitingonshorE.D.Hedidnotwanttodisappointhisfather.42.Wecanlearnfromthepassagetheauthorfelt______afterarrivinghomesafE.A.hewerearealmanB.heneededhisfather’spraiseC.heshouldn’thavegoneouttothelakeD.hewouldbeaherringchokerwhenhegrewup

Sciencehasalotofuses.Itcanuncoverlawsofnaturecurediseasesmakebombsandhelpbridgestostandup.Indeedscienceissogoodatwhatitdoesthatthere’salwaysatemptation__todragitintoproblemswhereitmaynotbehelpful.DavidBrooksauthorofTheSocialAnimal:TheHiddenSourcesofLoveCharacterandAchievementappearstobethelatestinalonglineofwriterswhohavefailedtogoagainstthetemptation.Brooksgainedfameforseveralbooks.HislatestbookTheSocialAnimalhoweverismoreambitiousandseriousthanhisearlierbooks.Itisanattempttodealwithasetofweightytopics.Thebookfocusesonbigquestions:Whathasscienceuncoveredabouthumannature?Whatarethesourcesofcharacter?Andwhyaresomepeoplehappyandsuccessfulwhileothersaren’t?ToanswerthesequestionsBrooksstudiesawiderangeofdisciplines学科.Consideringthisyoumightexpectthebooktobeasimpledescriptionoffacts.ButBrookshasformedhisbookinanunusualandperhapsunfortunateway.Insteadofintroducingscientifictheorieshetellsastorywithinwhichhetriestomakehispointsperhapsinordertokeepthereader’sattention.SoasHaroldandEricatheheroandheroineinhisstorylivethroughchildhoodwehearaboutthescienceofchilddevelopmentandastheybegintodatewehearaboutthetheoryofsexualattraction.Brookscarriesthisthroughtothedeathofoneofhischaracters.OnthewholeBrooks’storyisacceptableifuninspireD.Asonewouldexpecthiswritingismostlyclearandtobefairsomechaptersstandoutabovetherest.IenjoyedforinstancethechapterinwhichHarolddiscovershowtothinkonhisown.WhileHaroldandEricaarecertainlynotstrongormemorablecharactersthemoreseriousproblemswithTheSocialAnimallieelsewherE.TheseproblemspartlyinvolveBrooks’attempttotranslatehistaleintosciencE.32.Theauthormentionsthefunctionsofscienceatthebeginningofthepassageto__________.A.explainwheresciencecanbeappliedB.showthevalueofBrooks’newbookC.remindthereaderoftheimportanceofscienceD.explainwhymanywritersusescienceintheirworks33.Accordingtotheauthorwhichofthefollowingcouldbeastrengthofthebook?A.Itsstrongbasis.B.Itsclearwriting.C.Itsconvincingpoints.D.Itsmemorablecharacters.34.Whatistheauthor’sgeneralattitudetowardsthebook?A.Contradictory.B.SupportivE.C.Cautious.D.Critical.35.Whatistheauthorlikelytowriteaboutafterthelastparagraph?A.Deathofthecharacters.B.Brooks’lifeexperiencE.C.Problemswiththebook.D.Brooks’translationskills.

WhatIsanE-TicketRide?AnE-ticketrideisanespeciallythrillingamusementparkridE.Thetermnowcanrefertoanythingextraordinary.WhatdistinguishesthisfromanyotherrideisthelevelofdetailtechnologyandentertainmentvaluE.From1955-1982theDisneylandthemeparkinAnaheimCaliforniasoldindividualrideticketswithadmissiontothepark.In1972simpleridesliketheKingArthurCarouseltookA-ticketswhileAliceInWonderlandwasB-tickets.C.andD-ticketrideswereabitmoreadvancedincludingPeterPan’sFlightandFlighttotheMoon.Thebiggestbestandnewestridesintheparkwerereservedforthe85centE-ticket.Inthe1970sthislistincludedPiratesoftheCaribbeanandtheHauntedMansion.OneinterestingthingabouttheticketsisthatDisneyofficialsconsistentlyreferredtothemascouponswhileguestsinsistedtheyshouldbecalledtickets.In1982thetickets—orcoupons—werephasedoutoftheDisneylandworldastheparkintroducedapay-one-priceadmission.AsareplacementofsortsfortheticketingsystemDisneyintroducedtheFASTPASSforsomeoftherides.GenerallytheFASTPASSisusedonthemostpopularrides.RumorsoftencirculatetosuggestthatDisneylandisplanningtostopusingthissysteminfavorofVIPticketsoutragingsomefans.From1997-2004theWaltDisneyWorldResortinFloridaofferedanexperiencecalledE.-rideNights.Thispopularalthoughcostlyextraallowedticket-holdingvisitorstostayintheparkthreehoursafterclosingandridesomeofthemostpopularattractions.TodayalthoughtheticketsnolongerofficiallyexistDisneyfansstillclassifyridesbytheirticketstatus.Inthe2007announcementofexpansionstotheCaliforniaAdventureParkatleasttwonewE-ticketattractionswereannouncedtheLittleMermaidrideandatest-trackracingridebasedonthePixarmovieCars.Recentcriticismsofthere-openedFindingNemoSubmarineVoyagesuggestthatsomefansthinktheridehasbeendowngradedtoaD-ticketfromitsformerglory.InpopularculturethephrasehasbeenusedtorefertoanextraordinaryexperiencE.AmericanastronautSallyRidefamouslyreferredtoridingthespaceshuttleasanE-ticketexperiencE.Thephrasehasappearedinseveralmovies.FansoftheDisneyparkshavealsoproducedaride-basedfanmagazinecalledTheETicketsince1986.AlthoughthetermnolongerappliestotheDisneymethodofrideadmissionitisstillconsistentlypopularasapopularphrasE.WhatIsanE-TicketRide?OutlinesSupportingDetails1______ofE-TicketRide●ItisathrillingamusementparkridE.●It2______fromanyotherrideinthelevelofdetailtechnologyandentertainmentvaluE.3______ofridetickets●From1955-1982ABC.andD-ticketrides4______upintheDisneylandthemepark.●FASTPASSwasintroducedtoDisneyto5______fortheticketingsystem.●From1997-2004peoplecouldgo6______E-rideNightsintheWaltDisneyWorldResortinFloridA.●DisneyofficialsreferredtothemascouponsallthetimE.●In2007atleasttwonewE-ticketattractionswereannouncedto7______totheCaliforniaAdventurePark.Presentsituation●Inpopularculturethetermcanrefertoextraordinary8______.●AmericanastronautSallyRide9______ridingthespaceshuttleasanE-ticketexperiencE.●AlthoughthetermnolongerappliestotheDisneymethodofrideadmissionit10______consistentlypopularasapopularphrasE.

Sincethe1970sscientistshavebeensearchingforwaystolinkthebrainwithcomputers.Brain­computerinterfaceBCItechnologycouldhelppeoplewithdisabilitiessendcommandstomachines.RecentlytworesearchersJoseMillanandMicheleTavellafromtheFederalPolytechnicSchoolinLausanneSwitzerlanddemonstratedasmallroboticwheelchairdirectedbyaperson'sthoughts.InthelaboratoryTavellaoperatedthewheelchairjustbythinkingaboutmovinghisleftorrighthanD.Hecouldeventalkashewatchedthevehicleandguideditwithhisthoughts.Ourbrainhasbillionsofnervecells.Thesesendsignalsthroughthespinalcord脊髓tothemusclestogiveustheabilitytomovE.Butspinalcordinjuriesorotherconditionscanpreventtheseweakelectricalsignalsfromreachingthemuscles.Tavellasays.Oursystemallowsdisabledpeopletocommunicatewithexternalworldandalsotocontroldevices.Theresearchersdesignedaspecialcapfortheuser.Thisheadcoverpicksupthesignalsfromthescalp头皮andsendsthemtoacomputer.Thecomputerinterpretsthesignalsandcommandsthemotorizedwheelchair.Thewheelchairalsohastwocamerasthatidentifyobjectsinitspath.Theyhelpthecomputerreacttocommandsfromthebrain.Prof.Millantheteamleadersaysscientistskeepimprovingthecomputersoftwarethatinterpretsbrainsignalsandturnsthemintosimplecommands.ThepracticalpossibilitiesthatBCItechnologyofferstodisabledpeoplecanbegroupedintwocategories:communicationandcontrollingdevices.Oneexampleisthiswheelchair.Hesayshisteamhassettwogoals.Oneistestingwithrealpatientssoastoprovethatthisisatechnologytheycanbenefitfrom.AndtheotheristoguaranteethattheycanusethetechnologyoverlongperiodsoftimE.32.BCIisatechnologythatcan________.A.helpthedisabledtorecoverB.controlaperson'sthoughtsC.helptoupdatecomputersystemsD.linkthehumanbrainwithcomputers33.HowdidTavellaoperatethewheelchairinthelaboratory?A.BymovinghishanD.B.ByusinghisminD.C.Bycontrollinghismuscles.D.BytalkingtothemachinE.34.WhichofthefollowingshowsthepathofthesignalsdescribedinParagraph5?A.scalp→cap→computer→wheelchairB.cap→computer→scalp→wheelchairC.scalp→computer→cap→wheelchairD.computer→cap→scalp→wheelchair35.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.BCICouldMeanMoreFreedomfortheDisabledB.RoboticVehiclesCouldHelptoCureBrainInjuriesC.SwitzerlandtheBCIResearchCenterD.NewFindingsAboutHowtheHumanBrainWorks

Zerogravitylookscool.Butwhataboutthethingnoonelikestotalkabout?Yesthatisright:goingtobathroom.ZerogravitymakesthiseverydaytaskquiteachallengE.Astronautshavetobetoilet-trainedalloveragain.TheApolloastronautsraisedthemselvesofftheseatoftheirchairsandstuckaclearplasticbagtotheirbacksideswithstickystrips.A.secondastronautwatchedcloselytobesurenowastematterescapedtheseal.Youwouldnotwantthatstufffloatingaroundthecabin!Whenthedeedwasdonetheastronautcleanedupwithapieceofplasticattachedtotheinsideofthebagremovedthebagdroppedadisinfectantpillinwiththewastematterandputthewholethingsealedintoaspecialcontainer.DonaldW.RethkeanengineerforHamiltonStandardSpaceSystemsdevelopedamoreprivatewaytoanswernature’scall:thespacetoilet.Itissomewhatlikethekindoftoiletonewouldfindoncommercialairplanes---withuniqueadaptationsforzerogravityofcoursE.Forinstanceithasthighbarsthatkeeptheastronautfromfloatingofftheseat.Theastronautmaleorfemaledefecates排便inabagandurinates排尿inahosE.Solidandliquidwastesarekeptseparatedbecauseatleast85%oftheurineisrecycledandyesaftercarefulfiltrationusedfordrinkingandotherpurposes.WaterisalwaysindemandinspacE.A.vacuumsucksthewastematerialsintothetoiletwherethewasteiscompactedintohamburger-likepattiesforeasystoragE.Althoughnotexactlylikeanearthboundvisittothetoiletitisattheveryleastmuchmoreprivatethanintheearlydaysofspacetravel.28.Accordingtothefirstparagraphthelackofthegravitycanturnsomethingassimpleas_______intoamajorchallengE.A.eatingB.takingbathsC.sleepingD.answeringnature’scall29.HowdidastronautsusetoiletsystemsintheApollodays?A.Noneofthewastewasseparatedasitisnow.B.SolidwastewascompressedandstoredonboarD.C.Thetoiletunitsusedwatertoremovethewastethroughthesystem.D.Theastronautseachusedtheirownprivaterestroom.30.Toensuretheuserremainsseatedthetoiletcomesequippedwith_______A.aplasticbagB.astickystripC.awidehoseD.athighbar31.Whatcanbeinferredfromthefactthatmostoftheastronauts’urineisrecycled?A.Therecycledwatertastesbetter.B.WaterislimitedonthespaceshuttlE.C.ItisveryconvenienttogettheirurinerecycleD.D.SpacescienceincludesrecyclingurinE.

WhileIwillexplainabitaboutthescienceofstressandrelaxationalittlelaterinthechapterasimplewaytothinkaboutitisthatourbody’sstressresponseworkslikeacaralarm.Itisdesignedtokeepussafebywarningusofthepresenceofdangerinourimmediateenvironment.Butinsteadofwarninguswithaloudandannoyingsoundourbodyalarmsystemletsusknowthatsomethingiswrongbycreatingchangesinourneurochemistry神经化学.Ifyou’veeverexperiencedpaininyourstomachperiodsofextremeangerinabilitytofocusoreveninsomnia失眠chancesareyourbodywaspayingthepriceinthosemomentsforthebrainchemistryofstress.Soifit’ssouncomfortablewhynotjustgetridofstressaltogether?Thisisnotonlyimpracticalitwouldbedangerous.Let’sgobacktothemetaphor比喻说法ofthecaralarm.IfthealarmisturnedoffaltogetherthecarisexposedtocontinualdangerwithouttherebeinganywayofyourknowingaboutituntilitistoolatE.Itwouldbelikewalkingthroughthejunglewithoutanyfearsignalinthepresenceofapoisonoussnakeorotherdangerousanimals—whileitmightfeelnicetobesorelaxedyourbodyactuallyneedsthestressresponsenotonlytoremindyouofdangerbutalsotoofferextraadrenaline肾上腺素foryourheartandextrabloodandoxygenforyourarmsandlegs.Howeverifthecaralarmgoesoffatanytimesomeonejustlooksatthecarwithabitofanatti-tudeanditbecomesequallyuseless.Notonlydowestoppayingattentiontoitbutitbeginstodriveusandeveryonearoundusbecomesalittlebitcrazy.Inthecaseofourbodieswalkingaroundinaconstantstateofalarmalsohassomeprettyalarminghealthconsequenceswhichwewillexploreingreaterdepthinthenextchapter.25.Ourbody'sstressresponseiscomparedtoacaralarminthat_.A.theyworkallthetimeB.theybothgiveasignalC.theyworkinthesamewayD.theybothproduceasound26.Whenourbodyalarmsystemworks_.A.wefeelcalmB.wefeelexcitedC.somechangeshappeninourbrainD.somechangeshappeninourheart27.Whatwouldhappenifstressweregotridofcompletely?A.We'11befreeofworries.B.We'11achieveasenseofsafety.C.We'11reachaperfectstateofminD.D.We'11failtorealizethepossibledanger.28.What’sthepurposeofgivingtheexampleofwalkingthroughtheJungleinParagraph4?A.Toshowtheharmofstress.B.Toshowtheeffectofstress.C.ToexplainthefunctionofstressresponsE.D.ToexplainthenecessityofstressresponsE.

Inthelast30yearstheMake-A-WishFoundationhasgrantednearly300000wishesworldwidetochildrenbattlinglife-threateningillnessesthrowinglightonworldsdarkenedbydiseasesandbringinghopetochildrenandtheirfamilies.Withaforeword序byMake-A-WishcofounderFrankShankwitzOnceUponAwishsharesthewishesandstoriesofeightchildren.Thesefamiliesgenerouslyinviteusintotheirworldsallowingustobecomepartoftheirdarkestmomentstheirunimaginablerealitiestheirgreatesthopesdeepestfearsandunbelievablesuccesses.ExperiencethestoryofKatelynalittlegirlbecomingamedicalmarvel奇迹afterlightingalltheoddsstackedagainstherandmakingitherlife-longgoaltoraise$3millionforSt.JudeHospital;readaboutawheelchair-boundboyGarrettgivingthegiftofmobilitytodisabledCambodianmenandwomen;cheerforalittleboyDakotawhocollectsmillionsofpennieseachyeartohelpothersfightthediseaseheoncefought.Becomeinspiredandforever-changedbythegenerosityhopecourageandoptimismofthesechildrenandtheirfamiliesandexperiencethepoweroftwowords-Iwish.OnceUponA.Wishisacelebrationofhoperevealinghowwishes-come-truecanbecomemotivatorsandcherishedgiftsthatwilllastalifetimE.Price:$9.99Wheretodownload:AvailableontheiPhoneiPadiPodtouchandMaC.Category:Biographies&MemoirsPublished:Mar052013Publisher:BenBellaBooksInC.Seller:ThePerseusBooksGroupLLCPrintLength:352PagesLanguage:English33.WecanlearnthattheMake-A-WishFoundation____.A.wassetupintheearly1990sB.wassetuptohelppoorpeopleallovertheworldC.mainlyoffersfreetreatmenttoseverelysickchildrenD.aimsathelpingseverelysickchildrenfulfilltheirwishes34.WhatisOnceUponA.Wishmainlyabout?A.Wishesandstoriesofeightchildren.B.ThehistoryoftheMake-A-WishFoundation.C.Somechildren'sexperiencesofhelpingothers.D.FrankShankwitz'spersonalexperienceswithsomechildren.35.Dakotaspendsthemoneyhecollectsinhelping____.A.tosetupSt.JudeHospitalB.peopleinfectedwithAIDSC.disabledCambodiansmovearoundD.thosewhoarefightingthesamediseaseasheoncehad

Scientistshaveknownfordecadesthathavingmeasles麻疹suppresseskids’immunesystemsforseveralweeksormonthsleavingthemill-equippedtofightoffpneumoniabronchitisandotherinfections.Nowateamofresearchershassuggestedthatthemeaslesvirusmayalsoleavealonger-lastingsortofimmune-amnesiathatmakesitharderforpeopletostaveoffotherillnessesfortwoyearsormorE.Thatre-emphasizestheimportanceofvaccination疫苗saidbiologistMichaelMinaleadauthorofapaperthatwaspublishedinthejournalScience.Theremaybealong-lastingimpactthatyoucan’tundoifyourchildgetsmeasleshesaiD.Ihopethisstudycanimpressuponpeoplethedangermeaslesposes.TheresearchersusedwhatMinacalledanunconventionalapproachtosearchforthelong-lastingimmunesystemeffects.PreviousworkinmonkeyssuggestedthatmonkeyswiththediseaselostwhitebloodcellstheirbodieshadtrainedtofightoffotherillnessesleavingthemmorelikelytobeinfecteD.Totestifasimilarthingmayoccurinhumansthegroupminedhistoricaldatatofindouttherelationshipbetweenmeaslesincidence发病率anddeathsfromotherinfectiousdiseases.TheyturnedtodatafromEnglandandWales—developednationswherediseaselevelsaregenerallylowallowingaless-confusedviewofmeasles’effects.StudyingmeaslesincidenceanddeathsfrominfectiousdiseasebothbeforeandaftertheintroductionofthemeaslesvaccineintheU.K.inthe1960sMinaandtheteamsawasortofshadoweffectwheredeathsfromavarietyofnon-measlesinfectiousdiseasescloselytrackedmeaslesincidencE.Themoremeaslesinapopulationthemoredeathsfromotherillnessesinthe28-monthperiodthatfolloweD.Reallyitdidn’tmatterwhatagegroupwhatdecadeorwhatcountrysaidMinA.Theyallshowedconsistentresultswhatwe’resuggestinghappensoverthelongtermisthatyourimmunesystemworksfinebutithasforgottenwhatitpreviouslylearneD.Someresearcherswhowerenotinvolvedintheworkquestionedwhetherthereductionsindeathsasmeaslescasesdeclinedmayhavehadmoretodowithimprovingnutritionandsmallerfamilysizethanwithprolongedimmunesuppression.Othersthoughtthepaper’sopinionofyears-longsuppressionwasseeminglyreasonablebutsaidtheycouldnotcommentonthemathematicalmodelsthegroupuseD.ToknowforcertainwhatwasbehindtheeffectthegroupsawMinaagreedscientistswouldneedtolookatimmunecellsandobservetheirbehavior.Hesaidhewouldliketopushtheworkinamoretraditionaldirection:backintothelaboratory.62.WhydidMinacalltheirresearchmethodanunconventionalapproach?A.TheirresearchwasbasedonthehistoricaldatA.B.Theirresearchcomparedmonkeyswithhumans.C.Theyonlypaidattentiontodevelopednations.D.Theydiscoveredasortofshadoweffect.63.AccordingtoMinawhatisthesignificanceoftheirresearch?A.Theywarnedpeoplethatmeaslescanresultinotherinfectiousdiseases.B.Theycarriedouttheresearchonmeaslesinanunconventionalapproach.C.Theyshowedhowdangerousmeaslesisandtheimportanceofvaccination.D.Theyfoundoutthediseaselevelsaregenerallylowindevelopednations..64.TheunderlinedphrasestaveoffinParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto________.A.keepawayB.survivefromC.searchforD.turndown65.Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleofthepassage?A.MeasleshasbeentheoriginofotherdiseasesanddeathsB.NewresearchconductedintomeasleshasbeenwidelyquestionedC.Studypointstoyears-longimmunesystemmisfortunesfrommeaslesD.Damagecausedbymeaslestotheimmunesystemcouldlastseveralweeks

EarlierthisyearthesocialmediawebsiteFacebookannouncedthatitwouldworkwithseveralnewsorganisations—includingTheNewYorkTimesTheGuardianandtheBBC—toplacenewsstoriesdirectlyintousers’personalFacebookwebpagE.StoriespublishedusingFacebookInstantwillloadmorequicklyandkeepthestyleoftheoriginalpublisherwhowillkeepalltheadvertisingincomethestoriesearn—atleastfornow.Thedealshowshowimportantsocialmediahasbecometonewsorganisationsandisaclearsignofhowtheworldofnewsischanging—andhasbeenforawhilE.WhenGoogleNewsbeganin2002manysawitasthedeathofthenewspaper.Ithadnohumaneditor.InsteadGoogleusedandstillusesasecretcomputerprogramthatselectsanddisplaysnewsstoriesaccordingtothereader’spersonalinterests.MorerecentlyAssociatedPressandYahoo!havebeenpunishingcomputer-writtenarticles.Bothusespecialsoftwaretoautomaticallyproducestoriesaboutcompanyfinancialresultsandsportsreports—areaswherethequalityofwritingisfelttobeofsecondaryimportancetotheaccuracyofthedatA.Shouldwebeworriedaboutsuchdevelopments?IthinkweshoulD.OneconcernisthatfacebookGoogleandothersocialmediawebsitesseejournalismasasidelineawayofputtingpeopleinfrontofadvertisements.Itisn’ttheirprimaryfunction—soifitstopsmakingthemlotsofmoneythey'relikelytostopdoingit.There’salsoaconcernthatcomputer-writtenarticlesarenotactuallyjournalismatallbecausewhatahumannewsteamproducesisactuallyquitecomplex.A.well-writtennewsstoryputsinformationincontextoffersavoicetoeachsideofanargumentandbringsthepublicnewknowledgE.Thougheconomicsandspeedofdeliverymeanreaderswillprobablychooseacomputer-writtenstoryoveracarefullyshapedarticle—atleastfordailynews—Idon'tthinkthecomputerswillbewritinganyin-deptharticlesforawhileyet.12.Whatisthemainpurposeofthearticle?A.ToreportonanewcomputerserviceofferedbyFacebook..B.Toadvisereadersagainstreadingcomputer-writtennews.C.Toexpressconcernaboutrecenttrendsinonlinenews.D.Todescribetheprocessofonlinenewsreporting.13.Computer-writtennewsreportshavesofarfocusedonsportsandfinancebecause________.A.thesearethemostpopulartopicsforonlinereadersB.therearefewerjournalistsspecialisingintheseareasC.informationonthesetopicsismoreeasilyavailableD.writingstyleislessimportantthanaccuracyintheseareas14.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordItinParagraph3referto?A.Journalism.B.Advertising.C.Facebook.D.Business.15.InParagraph4whichofthefollowingismentionedasacharacteristicofawell-writtennewsarticle?A.Theinformationpresentedisup-to-datE.B.Theauthor'sopinionisclear.C.DifferentviewsonthetopicarepresenteD.D.ThelanguageusedisviviD.

IfyouwalkslowlythroughdowntownHelsinki赫尔辛基duringthedaytakinginthesplendid19thcenturybuildingswhiteboatsandnoiseofpassingtrams有轨电车youwillstarttounderstandwhyitiscalledacityoftwocolors:whiteandbluE.TheseaisalwayspresentinHelsinki.Whenyoutakeawalkoverthegreatopenspaceofthecentralsquareyouwillhearseabirdsscreaming.WhenyoutakethetramsuddenlyandunexpectedlyyouarefacedwithacalmshiningblueseA.YoumaynoticethatpeopleinHelsinkidonotrushaboutasinothercities.Insteadtheywalkalongtheroadspolitelylettingotherpeopleby.AusualwaytoseeHelsinkiforthefirsttimeistostartoutbytheboats.Youwillwalkbytheelderlywomensellingfishandvegetablesinthemarketsquareandfindyourselfinfrontofabeautifulpark.Youmayenjoyapleasantwalkintheparkforafewhoursandthentakethetram.TramsaretheperfectwaytogetaroundinHelsinki.Watchingtheoldhousesparkstheatreschurchesshopsrestaurantsandpeopleinthestreetsyoumayhaveaslightlysadfilmfeelingtoit.Thepalesummernightsareanotherwonderinthecity.Followingthewaterfront滨水区ofthecityaftersunsetyoucouldn’thelpstoppingandlisteningtothesweetsilenceinterruptedonlybythescreamingseabirdsandleavingfishingboats.HoweverinsomewayHelsinkiisalsothemostmoderncityinnorthernEuropE.YouwillsurelywanttovisitthewhiteGlassPalacethemodernartmuseumandallthoseextremelypopularcafesanddesignstores.32.Helsinkiiscalledacityoftwocolorsmainlybecauseofthecolorsofits________.A.oldbuildingsboatsandtheseaB.parksseabirdsand19thcenturybuildingsC.tramsseabirdsand19thcenturybuildingsD.thewaterfrontandtrams33.ThebestwaytoseemostofHelsinkiistogo________.A.bybusB.bywaterC.bywalkingD.bytram34.The19thcenturybuildingsthewhiteGlassPalacepopularcafesanddesignshopsinHelsinkiallshowthatHelsinkiis_________.A.bothexcellentandpeacefulB.bothquietandtraditionalC.bothbeautifulandfashionableD.bothhistoricalandmodern35.Thispassageismostlikelytobefoundin_________.A.ahistorytextbookB.atravelmagazineC.thenewspaperD.ageographytextbook

Greatwhitesharks!Justhearingthatnamemakesmanypeople’shairstandonend.Inrealitythesebigfishhavemoretofearfromusthanwedofromthem.FormanyyearspeoplekilledcountlessgreatwhitesharksinthewatersaroundtheUnitedStates.Butthankstoconservation保护effortsgreatwhitesaremakingacomebackintheU.S.Tworecentstudiesshowthatthepopulationofthesesharksisrisingalongtheeastandwestcoast.Whyisthegrowingpopulationofakillerfishsomethingtocelebrate?WhenyoufishtoomanyofthemyoustarttolosebalanceintheenvironmentsayssharkresearcherTobeyCurtis.AsthebiggestkillersharkshelpkeepthepopulationsoffishsealsandothercreaturestheyeatfromgrowingtoolargE.Inspiteoftheirimportancegreatwhitesharkshadlongbeenhuntedfortheirmeatandtheirfins鳍.Thenin1997theU.S.governmentpassedalawthatdidn’tallowthehuntingofgreatwhites.AfterwardsthenumbersofthesesharksintheU.S.watersstartedtoincreasE.Thelawwasn’ttheonlythingthathashelpedgreatwhites.Conservationistshavealsoplayedapartinthesharks’comeback.TheresearchgroupOCEARCHisusingamethodcalledtagging加标签tohelpchangepeople’sattitudesaboutgreatwhitE.Theyletthepublicfolloweachsharkasittravelstheworld’soceans.OCEARCHalsogiveseachtaggedsharkanametohelppeopleformacloserconnectionwiththebigfish.Thegroup’smostwell-knownsharkisnamedKatharinE.ShewastaggedlastyearnearCapeCodMassachusetts.SincethenthousandsofpeoplehavetrackedKatharine’smovementsonTwitterandtheOCEARCHwebsitE.Thishelpspeopleseesharksinanewway.ChrisFischerthefounderofOCEARCHbelieveslearningtoappreciategreatwhiteswillencouragepeopletodomoretoprotectthem.28.Theunderlinedpartmakesmanypeople’shairstandonendinParagraph1canbestbereplacedby______.A.worriesmanypeopleB.boresmanypeopleC.frightensmanypeopleD.interestsmanypeople29.Thelawpassedin1997______.A.seemedveryhelpfulB.letscientistsdownC.neededtobechangedD.madepeoplelikegreatwhites30.Katharine’sexampleisusedtoshowthat______.A.greatwhitesareinfactlovelyanimalsB.theOCEARCHwebsitehasalotofvisitorsC.thenumberofgreatwhitesisgrowingquicklyD.OCEARCHhelppeoplegetclosertogreatwhites31.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto______.A.introduceanexperimentresultB.makeanadvertisementforOCEARCHC.remindusthatbigkillersaredyingoutD.informusthatgreatwhitesaremakingacomeback

Haveyoueverwonderedwhybirdssing?Maybeyouthoughtthattheywerejusthappy.Afterallyouprobablysingwhenyouarehappy.Somescientistsbelievethatbirdsdosingsomeofthetimejustbecausetheyarehappy.Howevertheysingmostofthetimeforaverydifferentreason.Theirsingingisactuallyawarningtootherbirdstostayoutoftheirterritory.Doyouknowwhataterritoryis?A.territoryisanareathatananimalusuallythemaleclaims声称asitsown.OnlyheandhisfamilyarewelcometherE.NootherfamiliesofthesamespeciesarewelcomE.YourhouseisyourterritorywhereonlyyourfamilyandfriendsarewelcomE.Ifastrangershouldenteryourterritoryandthreatenyouyoumightshout.Probablythiswouldbeenoughtofrightenhimaway.Ifsoyouhaveactuallyfrightenedthestrangerawaywithouthavingtofighthim.A.birddoesthesamething.Butheexpectsanoutsideralmostanytimeespeciallyatnesting筑巢season.Soheisscreamingallthetimewhetherhecanseeanoutsiderornot.Thisscreamingiswhatwecallabird’ssonganditisusuallyenoughtokeepanoutsideraway.60.Somescientistsbelievethatmostofthetimebird’ssingingisactually________.A.anexpressionofhappinessB.awayofgreetingC.anexpressionofangerD.awayofwarning61.Whatisabird’sterritoryA.A.placewherefamiliesofotherspeciesarenotaccepteD.B.A.placewhereabirdmayshoutatthetopofitsvoicE.C.Anareaforwhichbirdsfightagainsteachother.D.Anareawhichabirdconsiderstobeitsown.62.Whydobirdskeeponsingingatnestingseason?A.Becausetheywanttoinvitemorefriends.B.Becausetheirsinginghelpsfrightenoutsidersaway.C.BecausetheywanttofindoutsidersarounD.D.Becausetheirsinginghelpsgetridoftheirfears.63.Howdoesthewriterexplainbirds’singing?A.Bycomparingbirdswithhumanbeings.B.Byreportingexperimentresults.C.Bydescribingbirds’dailylifE.D.Bytellingabird’sstory.

TEACHDISADVANTAGEDCHILDRENINQUITOINECUADORTeachinniceandbeautifulEcuador厄瓜多尔!Thegovernmentschoolweworkwithhasabout200pupilsagedfrom5to14yearsolD.Thechildrencomefrommanydifferenteconomicbackgroundsandfamilysituations.Someofthechildrenaresupportedbytheupper-classemployersoftheirparents;otherscannotattendschooleverydayastheysellsomethinginthestreetsforpartsoftheweek.Thisschoolreallyneedsvolunteersandyou’llbegreatlyappreciateD.You’llworkwithdisadvantagedchildrenwhowillbenefitgreatlyfromyourhelp!YouwillbeabletoteachEnglishandmanyothersubjects—ITsportsmusicartdramaanythingyouhaveagoodknowledgein!Pleaseletusknowifyouhaveaspecialinterestandwewilldoourbesttotailor-make定制yourproject!SUMMARYFACTFILEPrice:From￡775excludingflightsDuration:From2weeksto6monthssubjecttovisarequirementsStartDates:Allyearround—youchooseyourstartandfinishdatesRequirements:Atleastaged17noqualificationsnecessarybutyou’llhavetobeenthusiastiC.You’llneedtoknowalittleSpanishtodothisprojectbutifyouhavenoknowledgeofSpanishatallyoucancombineyourprojectwith1-weekintensive强化的SpanishcourseinQuitobeforestartingyourproject.WAHTYOU’LLGAINFROMDOINGTHISPROJECT:•Anexcitingnever-to-be-forgottenadventureinthefascinatingcultureofEcuador•Thegreatsatisfactionofhelpingdisadvantagedchildrenandadultsandknowingthatyoumadeadifferencetothem•Newskillsmoreconfidenceagreaterunderstandingofadifferentcultureinvaluablepersonalandprofessionaldevelopment•AnentryonyourCVthatmakesyoustandheadandshouldersaboveothersinthejobmarket•Andbestofall...anunforgettableexperience!51.WhichofthefollowingcorrectlydescribesthepupilsinQuito?A.Theyareallweakatlearning.B.Theyarealldisabledchildren.C.Theyareallfromrichfamilies.D.Theyareallfrompoorfamilies.52.A.membertobeadmittedintotheprojectshould________.A.knowEnglishandSpanishwellB.havecollegecertificatesC.beover17withenthusiasmD.affordaholidayofoneyear53.Thispassageiswrittenwiththepurposeof________.A.callinginsomevoluntaryteachersB.tellingthereaderswheretocampC.providinginformationonthejobmarketD.introducinghowtojoinatailor-madeprofession

AccordingtotheUSgovernmentwindfarmsoffthePacificcoastcouldproduce900gigawattsofelectricityeveryyear.Unfortunatelythewaterthereisfartoodeepforeventhetallestwindmillstotouchbottom.AnexperimentunderwayoffthecoastofNorwayhowevercouldhelpputthemanywhere.TheprojectcalledHywindistheworld’sfirstlarge-scaledeepwaterwindturbine涡轮发电机.Althoughitusesafairlystandard152-ton2.3-megawattturbineHywindrepresentstotallynewtechnology.Theturbinewillbefixed213feetabovethewateronafloatingsparatechnologyHywind’screatortheNorwegiancompanyStatoilHydrohasdevelopedrecently.Thesteelsparwhichisfilledwithstonesandgoes328feetbelowtheseasurfacewillbetiedtotheoceanfloorbythreecables;thesewillkeepthesparstableandpreventtheturbinefrommovingupanddowninthewaves.Hywind’sstabilityinthecoldandroughseawouldprovethateventhedeepestcornersoftheoceanaresuitableforwindpower.IfallgoesaccordingtotheplantheturbinewillstartproducingelectricitysixmilesoffthecoastofsouthwesternNorwayasearlyasSeptember.ToproduceelectricityonalargescaleacommercialwindfarmwillhavetousebiggerturbinesthanHywinddoesbutit’sdifficultenoughtobalancesuchalargeturbinesohighonafloatingsparinthemiddleoftheocean.Tomakethatturbineheavierthewholespar’scenterofgravitymustbemovedmuchclosertotheocean’ssurface.Todothatthecompanyplanstodesignanewkindofwindturbineonewhosegearbox变速箱sitsatsealevelratherthanbehindtheblades.Hywindisatestrunbutthebenefitsforperfectingfloatingwind-farmtechnologycouldbeextremelylarge.Outatseathewindisoftenstrongerandsteadierthanclosetoshorewhereallexistingoffshorewindmillsareplanted.Deep-seafarmsareinvisiblefromlandwhichhelpsovercomethewindmill-as-eyesoreobjection.Ifthetechnologycatchesonitwillopenupvastareasoftheplanet’ssurfacetooneofthebestlow-carbonpowersourcesavailable.1.TheHywindprojectusestotallynewtechnologytoensurethestabilityof_________.A..thecableswhichtiethespartotheoceanfloorB..thesparwhichisfloatingindeep-seawaterC..thebladesdrivenbystrongandsteadyseawindD..thestonesfilledinthesparbelowtheseasurface2.Tobalanceabiggerturbinehighonafloatingsparanewtypeofturbineistobedesignedwithitsgearboxsitting_________.A..ontheseafloorB..onthespartopC..atsealevelD..behindtheblades3.Wideapplicationsofdeepwaterwindpowertechnologycan_________.A..solvethetechnicalproblemsofdeepwaterwindmillsB..makefinancialprofitsbyproducingmoreturbinesC..settletheargumentsaboutenvironmentalproblemsD..explorelow-carbonpowerresourcesavailableatsea