There is a lake near a forest in Sweden. The water in the lake is very clear and everything is quiet and still. On the far side of the water is some farmland and further away, across the field, is an old church built on a hill. It has just stopped raining. The brook flowing into the lake is full and there is still some half melted snow from last winter on the grounD. The reason the water is so clear, and everything is so quiet and still, is that most of the plant and animal life in and around the lake is deaD. There are no birds because all the fish and insects, which the birds need for food, have disappeareD. Many trees in the forest are losing their leaves and bark, and are sick and dying. Others were blown down by the high winds of last winter.A.farmer is working in a field planting something, but unless he plants a stronger kind of seed this year, the crop will be between 25 to 40 per cent lower than a few years ago. The stones of the old church tower are turning to powder and unless the tower is repaired soon, it will fall down. All the death and destruction in this place is caused by the smoke coming out of factories and poisonous gases from cars and trucks. And yet this silent lake is hundreds of kilometers away from the nearest factory and highway. 1. Why are there no animals or birds in or around the lake? A. The weather is terribly colD. B. The lake is quiet. C. The area is polluteD. D. They have all been killeD. 2. The farmer has to plant a stronger kind of seed because ____________. A. the soil becomes less and less. B. few plants can grow because of the pollution. C. the water in the lake can’t be used to irrigate the fielD. D. the wind is strong. 3. What do you think is the best title of the passage? A.A.Beautiful Place of Interest. B.A.Polluted PlacE. C.A.Quiet Place in Sweden. D.A.Faraway Mountain AreA.

Ifyouareafruitgrower—orwouldliketobecomeone—takeadvantageofAppleDaytoseewhat’sarounD.It’scalledAppleDaybutinpracticeit’smorelikeAppleMonth.ThedayitselfisonOctober21butsinceithascaughtoneventsnowspreadoutovermostofOctoberaroundBritain.Visitinganappleeventisagoodchancetoseeandoftentasteawidevarietyofapples.TopeoplewhoareusedtothelimitedchoiceofapplessuchasGoldenDeliciousandRoyalGalainsupermarketsitcanbequiteaneyeopenertoseetherangeofclassicalapplesstillinexistencesuchasDeciowhichwasgrownbytheRomans.Althoughitdoesn’ttasteofanythingspecialit’sstillworthatryasistheknobbly多疙瘩的Cat’sHeadwhichismoreofacuriositythananythingelsE.Therearealsovarietiesdevelopedtosuitspecificlocalconditions.OneoftheverybestvarietiesforeatingqualityisOrleansReinettebutyou’llneedawarmshelteredplacewithperfectsoiltogrowitsoit’sapipedreamformostappleloverswhofallforit.Attheeventsyoucanmeetexpertgrowersanddiscusswhichoneswillbestsuityourconditionsandbecausethesearefamilyaffairschildrenarewellcateredforwithapple-themedfunandgames.AppleDaysarebeingheldatallsortsofplaceswithaninterestinfruitincludingstatelygardensandcommercialorchards果园.IfyouwanttohavearealorchardexperiencetryvisitingtheNationalFruitCollectionatBrogdalenearFavershaminKent.28.Whatcanpeopledoattheappleevents?A.Attendexperts’lectures.B.Visitfruit-lovingfamilies.C.PlantfruittreesinanorcharD.D.Tastemanykindsofapples.29.WhatcanwelearnaboutDecio?A.Itisanewvariety.B.Ithasastrangelook.C.Itisrarelyseennow.D.IthasaspecialtastE.30.WhatdoestheunderlinedphraseapipedreaminParagraph3mean?A.A.practicalideA.B.A.vainhopE.C.Abrilliantplan.D.A.selfishdesirE.31.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A.Toshowhowtogrowapples.B.Tointroduceanapplefestival.C.Tohelppeopleselectapples.D.Topromoteappleresearch.

ThequalityofdrinkingwaterinShanghaiwillmeetEuropeanUnionstandardby2010andadecadelatercitizensinShanghaiwilldrinkthebestwaterintheworlD.ThesearethegoalssetoutbytheShanghaiWaterAuthority.Withthecity’spopulationexpectedtoincreaseonlyslightlyandtheeconomytoboomby2020ChenYinandofficialwiththewaterauthoritysaidShanghai’swaterconsumptionwillnotincreasefromitspresentamount.ZhangYuedirectoroftheUrbanConstructionDivisionundertheMinistryofConstructionsaidShanghaiisthefirstcityinthecountrytopublicizetheseambitions.TheywillnotbeeasytoachievE.HesaidwatersavingwillhelpkeepthesustainabledevelopmentofChina’seconomy.Savingonecubicmeterofwatermeanssavingthecity’sinfrastructure基础设施costsby10000Yuan.LastyearShanghaisaved300millioncubicmetersofwatereitherfromreadjustmentofindustrialstructureortheemploymentofnewtechnology.TheaimistoarousepublicawarenessoftheseriousnessofwatershortagesChensaiD.Theabundantsurfacewaterandamountofrainofthecityaresomisleadingthattheyresultinimproperuseofwater.Shanghailacksdrinkablewater.TheHuangpuRiverwhichsupplies80percentofthecity’sdrinkablewaterisnearingexhaustion.ThecitythereforehasbeenexploringnewsourcesfromtheYangtzeRiverandgrowingforestsalongittoconservequalitywater.BesidespenningregulationstheauthorityispopularizingtechnologyamongthepublictoefficientlycuttheamountofwateruseD.Atpresentthecityhas600000familytoiletseachusing13litersofwaterperflush.Thesearetoberenovated整修touseonly9litersofwaterperflush.Theauthorityisrenovatingthefirst200toiletsforhouseholds–atacostof40Yuaneach.Inthreeyearsallthetoiletswillberenovatedwhichsavesthecitynearly15millionYuaneveryyearinwaterconservation.Anothertaskthecityisengagedinisthetreatmentofsewage污水toimprovethewaterenvironment.Atpresentthecitycanonlytreat44percentofitsdaily5.04milliontonsofwastewater.Tomeetthetotaldemand27moresewagetreatmentfactoriesaretobeestablishedwithanestimatedinvestmentof18billionYuan.13.Theauthorityisrenovatingthefirst200toiletsforhouseholdsto.A.makepeople’slivingmoreconvenientB.improvepeople’slivingstandardsC.easeemploymentpressureD.meetthetotaldemandofwater14.Whichgroupofmeasuresareallmentionedinthepassagetosavewater?a.improvedrinkingwaterqualityb.changesomeindustrialstructurec.introduceorusesomenewtechnologyd.speedtheeconomicdevelopmentofShanghaie.renovatesomefamilytoiletsf.buildmoresewagetreatmentfactoriesA.abcdB.bcefC.bcdeD.abef15.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.A.theboomofeconomywillneedalargeramountofwaterinthefutureB.citizenstodayinShanghaidrinkthebestqualityofwaterintheworldC.noteveryonetodayinShanghaiisawareofwatershortageD.allthefamilytoiletswillberenovatedtosavewaterwithin3years

Weallknowwhatabrainis.A.doctorwilltellyouthatthebrainistheorganofthebodyintheheaD.Itcontrolsourbody’sfunctionsmovementsemotionsandthoughts.ButabraincanmeansomuchmorE.Abraincanalsosimplybeasmartperson.Ifapersoniscalledbrainysheissmartandintelligent.IfafamilyhasmanychildrenbutoneofthemissupersmartyoucouldsayShe’sthebrainsinthefamily.Andifyouarethebrainsbehindsomethingyouareresponsiblefordevelopingororganizingit.ForexampleBillGatesisthebrainsbehindMicrosoft.BraintrustisagroupofexpertswhogiveadvicE.WordexpertssaythephrasebraintrustbecamepopularwhenFranklinD.Rooseveltfirstranforpresidentin1932.SeveralprofessorsgavehimadviceonsocialandpoliticalissuesfacingtheU.S.Theseprofessorswerecalledhisbraintrust.ThesewaysweusethewordbrainallmakesensE.ButotherwaysweusethewordarenotsoeasytounderstanD.Forexampletounderstandthenextbrainexpressionyoufirstneedtoknowtheworddrain.Asaverbtodrainmeanstoremovesomethingbylettingitflowaway.Soabraindrainmaysoundlikeadiseasewherethebrainflowsouttheears.Butabraindrainiswhenacountry’smosteducatedpeopleleavetheircountriestoliveinanother.Thebrainsaresortofdrainingoutofthecountry.Howeverifpeopleareresponsibleforagreatideayoucouldsaytheybrainstormedit.Herebrainstormisnotanactofweather.ItisaprocessofthinkingcreativelyaboutacomplextopiC.Forexamplebusinessleadersmayusebrainstormingtocreatenewproductsandgovernmentleadersmaybrainstormtosolveproblems.Ifpeoplearebrainwasheditdoesnotmeantheirbrainsareniceandclean.Tobrainwashmeanstomakesomeoneacceptnewbeliefsbyusingrepeatedpressureinaforcefulortrickyway.Keepinmindthatbrainwashisneverusedinapositiveway.28.WhydidRooseveltsuccessfullywintheelectionaccordingtothepassage?A.Becausewordexpertswerepopular.B.Becausehegothisbraintrust.C.BecausehewassmartatgivingadvicE.D.BecausehewasthebrainsbehindAmericans.29.Accordingtothetextifyou’retheCEOofBaiDuyoucanbecalled_______.A.theorganofBaiDuB.thebraindrainofBaiDuC.thebrainsbehindBaiDuD.BaiDu’sbraintrust30.Whichofthefollowingexpressionsisalwaysusedinanegativeway?A.BrainstormB.BraintrustC.BrainwashD.Braindrain31.What’sthemainideaofthisarticleA.Theoriginofthewordbrain.B.Thewordbrainanditsstories.C.Whatisthebrain.D.Thedifferencebetweenbraintrustandbrainwash.

WomenwhoowncatsaremorelikelytohavementalhealthproblemsandkillthemselvesbecausetheycanbeinfectedbyacommonparasitethatcanbecaughtfromcatlitterastudyhasfounD.ResearchersfoundwomeninfectedwiththeToxoplasmagondiiT.gondiiparasite刚地弓形虫whichisspreadthroughcontactwithcatwasteoreatingundercookedmeatorunwashedvegetablesareatincreasedriskofattemptingsuicidE.Thestudyinvolvedmorethan45000womeninDenmark.Aboutathirdoftheworld'spopulationisinfectedwiththeparasitewhichhidesincellsinthebrainandmusclesoftenwithoutproducingsymptoms.Theinfectionwhichiscalledtoxoplasmosis弓形虫病hasbeenlinkedtomentalillnesssuchasschizophrenia精神分裂症andchangesinbehavior.Thestudy'sseniorauthorDoctorTeodorPostolacheanassociateprofessorofpsychiatry精神病学attheUniversityofMarylandSchoolofMedicineintheUnitedStatessaidWecan'tsaywithcertaintythatT.gondiicausedthewomentotrytokillthemselvesbutwedidfindapredictiveassociationbetweentheinfectionandsuicideattemptslaterinlifethatdeservesadditionalstudies.DoctorAlbertReecevicepresidentofmedicalaffairsattheUniversityofMarylandsaidT.gondiiinfectionisamajorpublichealthproblemaroundtheworldandmanypeopledon'trealizethey'reinfecteD.DrPostolacheisaleadingexpertonsuicideneuroimmunology神经免疫学.SuicideisacriticallyimportantmentalhealthissuE.Aboutonemillionpeoplecommitsuicideandanother10millionattemptsuicideworldwideeachyear.WehopethatthistypeofresearchwillonedayhelpusfindwaystosavemanylivesthatnowendtooearlyinsuicidE.Dr.Postolache'sresearchteamattheUniversityofMarylandwasthefirsttoreportaconnectionbetweenT.gondiiandsuicidalbehaviorin2009.HeiscooperatingwithresearchersinDenmarkGermanyandSwedentoconfirmandinvestigatethewayleadingtothisassociation.TheT.gondiiparasitethrivesintheintestinesofcatsanditisspreadthroughtheirwastE.Allwarm-bloodedanimalscanbecomeinfectedthroughcontactwithit.Humanscanbecomeinfectedbychangingtheirinfectedcats'litterboxeseatingunwashedvegetablesdrinkingwaterfromapollutedsourceorbyeatingundercookedorrawmeat.Notwashingkitchenknivesafterpreparingrawmeatbeforehandlinganotherfooditemalsocanleadtoinfection.Pregnantwomencanpasstheparasitedirectlytotheirunbornbabiesandareadvisednottochangecatlitterboxestoavoidpossibleinfection.Babiesdon'tproduceantibodiestoT.gondiiforthreemonthsaftertheyarebornsotheantibodiespresentintheirbloodrepresentedinfectioninthemothers.ThescientistsstudiedDanishhealthpatientstodetermineifanyofthesewomenlaterattemptedsuicideincludingcasesofviolentsuicideattemptswhichmayhaveinvolvedgunssharpinstrumentsandjumpingfromhighplaces.ThestudyfoundthatwomeninfectedwithT.gondiiwereoneandahalftimesmorelikelytoattemptsuicidecomparedtothosewhowerenotinfectedandtheriskseemedtorisewithincreasinglevelsoftheT.gondiiantibodies.DrPostolachenotedlimitationstothestudysuchastheinabilitytodeterminethecauseofthesuicidalbehavior.ThefindingswerepublishedonlineintheArchivesofGeneralPsychiatry.50.Theobjectsoftheresearcharewomenfrom_____.A.DemarkB.theUSAC.GermanyD.Sweden51.Thecommonwaywhichismorelikelytobeinfectedwiththediseaseis_____.A.toeatunwashedvegetablesorundercookedmeatB.tocleanaplacewhereacatoncelivedforatimeC.topasstheinfectiontoherunbornbabyduringawoman'spregnancyD.toreusekitchentoolswhichhavebeenusedtocutrawmeat52.Whatistheconsequenceifawomanisinfectedwiththeparasiteinthepassage?A.Havingahighfever.B.Doingdeliberateself-harm.C.KeepingadepressedmooD.D.BecomingbadtempereD.53.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Womenhaveahigherrisktobeinfectedbytheparasitethanmen.B.TheresultoftheresearchmayhelpthescientiststofindwaystostopsuicideinadvancE.C.Thescientistswillcontinuetheirresearchintothepossibleconnection.D.Theriskofbeinginfectedseemstorisewiththedecreasinglevelsoftheantibodies.54.Whichofthefollowingstatementswouldprobablybethebesttitleofthepassage?A.Whyarewomenmorelikelytocommitsuicide?B.Womenshouldkeepawayfromcats.C.Waysfoundtodealwithwomen'smentalproblems.D.Arewomenwhoowncatsatasuiciderisk?

Astheworld’slargestterrestrialcarnivore陆地食肉动物thepolarbearisthekingofthegreatwhitenorth.Adultmalescanmeasuremorethan9feetinlengthandweighbetween770and1430pounds.Thepolarbearhasastrongbodywhiletheirheadsarenarrowwithsmallroundedears.PolarbearscanbefoundinnorthernCanadaGreenlandNorwayandRussiaandtherehavebeenreportsthatpolarbeartrackshavebeenfoundasfarnorthastheNorthPolE.The5000000-square-milerangeofthepolarbearcirclestheArcticandcontainspiecesofopenwaterwheresealsareeasilycaught.PolarbearsliveontheannualArcticseaicethatprovidesaplatformfromwhichtheycanhunt.TheyhuntsealsontheseaicebybreakingintosealdensintheseaicE.Thedensaren’tvisiblefromabovebutseeingislessimportantthansmellingtoapolarbear----withtheirsharpsenseofsmellpolarbearscansensethebreathingholesofsealsintheirdensbeneaththesnowandicE.AsthesouthernedgeoftheArcticicecapmeltsinsummerpolarbearsareforcedtostayonlandandspendtheirsummersfasting禁食livingoffbodyfatstoredfromhuntinginspringandwinter.Withabout22000polarbearslivinginthewildthespeciesisnotendangeredatthemomentbutitsfutureisfarfromcertain.Climatechangeiscausingthedisappearanceofseaicefromwhichpolarbearshuntseals.SeaiceintheArcticismeltingearlierandforminglatereachyear.Peoplehavereachedanagreementthatcontrolsthehuntingofpolarbearsanddirectseachnationtoprotecttheirhabitatsbutitdoesnotprotectthebearsagainstthebiggestman-madethreattotheirsurvival:globalwarming.Ifcurrentwarmingtrendscontinuescientistsbelievethatpolarbearsmaydisappearwithin100years.4.Polarbearssearchfrosealsmainlythroughtheir________.A.eyesB.earsC.nosesD.necks5.Theunderlinedworddensinparagraph3mostprobablymeans_______.A.theskinofthewildanimalsB.thehomeofwildanimalsC.thebreathingholeofsealsD.waterofthedeepsea6.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.A.polarbearmeasuresatleast9feetlong.B.PolarbearscanbefoundinboththeNorthPoleandtheSouthpolE.C.PolarbearsstophuntinginsummerbecausesealsarehiddenatthattimE.D.PolarbearsmaydieoutasaresultofclimatechangE.

Usingtoomuchwaterorthrowingrubbishintoourriversareclearwaysthathumanscanputourwatersupplyindangerbutwealsoaffectourwatersupplyinlessobviousways.Youmaywonderhowpaving铺砌aroadcanleadtolessuseablefreshwater.A.majorpartofthewaterweuseeverydayisgroundwater.Groundwaterdoesnotcomefromlakesorrivers.ItcomesfromundergrounD.Themoreroadsandparkinglotswepavethelesswatercanflowintothegroundtobecomegroundwater.Humanactivityisnotresponsibleforallwatershortages短缺.Drierclimatesareofcoursemorelikelytohavedroughts干旱thanareaswithmorerainfallbutinanycasegoodmanagementcanhelptomakesurethereisenoughwatertomeetourbasicneeds.Thinkingaboutthewayweusewatereverydaycanmakeabigdifferencetoo.IntheUnitedStatesafamilyoffourcanuse1.5tonsofwateraday!Thisshowshowmuchwedependonwatertolivebutthere'salotwecandotolowerthenumber.YoucantakestepstosavewaterinyourhomE.Tostartwithusethesameglassforyourdrinkingwaterallday.Washitonlyonceaday.Runyourdishwasher洗碗机onlywhenitisfull.HelpyourparentsfixanyleaksinyourhomE.Youcanevenhelptokeepourwatersupplycleanbyrecyclingbatteriesinsteadofthrowingthemaway.8.Whichofthefollowingismostlikelytoleadtolessgroundwater?A.Usingriverwater.B.Pavingparkinglots.C.Throwingbatteriesaway.D.Throwingrubbishintolakes.9.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A.Ittakesalotofefforttomeetourwaterneeds.B.Allwatershortagesareduetohumanbehavior.C.ThereismuchwecandotoreducefamilysizE.D.TheaveragefamilyinAmericamakesproperuseofwater.10.Thelastparagraphisintendedto________.A.showushowtofixleaksathomeB.tellushowtorunadishwasherC.suggestwhatwedotosavewaterathomeD.provewhatdrinkingglassisbestforus11.Thetextismainlyabout________.A.whypavingroadsreducesourwaterB.howhumanactivityaffectsourwatersupplyC.whydroughtsoccurmoreindryclimatesD.howmuchwedependonwatertolive

ThelateststudybytheUniversityofFloridahasfoundthateatingfromsmallerlessbeautifulandevenpaperplateswillhelppreventovereating.Eatingwithaforkinsteadofaspooncanhelpyouloseweighttheresearcherssay.Muchtotheirsurprisetheyfindthatputtingmirrorsinthediningroomwillalsohelpreduceweight.Theresearchersasked185collegestudentstochooseachocolatecakeorafruitsaladandevaluatedthetastE.Thosewhoateinaroomwithamirrorscoredthetasteofjunkfoodmuchlowerthanthoseinaroomwithoutamirror.ButthetasteoffruitsaladremainedthesameinanycasE.LeadscientistDr.AtaJamisaysthataglanceinthemirrortellspeoplemorethanjustabouttheirphysicalappearancE.Itenablesthemtoviewthemselvesobjectively客观地andhelpsthemtojudgethemselvesandtheirbehaviorinthesamewaythattheyjudgeotherpeoplE.Themirrorswerefoundtopushpeopletocompareandmatchtheirownbehaviorwithacceptedsocialstandards.Theresearchersbelieveitprovesthatpeopledon’twanttolookinthemirrorwhentheyfeeltheyarefollowingthesocialstandards.WhentheylookinthemirrorwithmouthsfullofjunkfoodfeelingsofdiscomfortandfailurecanbeincreaseD.ThereforethepresenceofthemirrorlowersthetasteofunhealthyfooD.HoweverresearcherssaythisisonlythecaseifpeopleselectthefoodtheyareeatingbecausetheyareresponsibleforthatchoicE.Theresearcherssuggestthatmirrorsbeplacedindiningroomsandothereatingspacessothatpeoplewillstarteatingmorehealthily.32.Researchersareamazedtofindthat______.A.paperplatesmakefoodlooknicerB.peopleusingaforkwilleatmoreC.mirrorscanhelppeopleloseweightD.peoplewilleatmoreinfrontofamirror33.Whatcanbeinferredfromthestudy?A.Someteenagersgotinvolvedinit.B.Peoplewererequiredtoeatwithaspoon.C.PeoplepreferredachocolatecaketoafruitsalaD.D.ThemirrormaynotaffectthetasteofhealthyfooD.34.AccordingtoDr.AtaJamithemirror______.A.makespeoplejudgeotherscorrectlyB.makespeoplewelljudgethemselvesC.isanecessarypartofpeople’sdailylifeD.canonlyshowtheappearanceofaperson35.Howdoesthemirroraffectthetasteofjunkfood?A.Bymakingpeoplehungry.B.Byshowingthesocialstandards.C.ByattractingpeopletohealthyfooD.D.Bycausingafeelingofdiscomfort.

WhomadeyourT-shirt?A.GeowetownUniversitystudentraisedthatquestion.PietraRivoliaprofessorofbusinesswantedtofindtheanswer.A.fewweekslatersheboughtaT-shirtandbegantofollowitspathfromTexascottonformtoChinesefactorytocharitybin箱.TheresultisaninterestingnewbookTheTravelsofaT-shirtintheGlobalEconomy.FollowingaT-shirtaroundtheworldinawaytomakeherpointmoreinterestingbutitalsofreesRivolifromtheusualargumentsoverglobaltradE.ShegoeswherevertheT-shirtgoesandtherearesurprisesaroundeverycorner.InChinaRivolishowswhyaclothingfactoryevenwithitspoorconditionsmeansasteptowardabetterlifeforthepeoplewhoworktherE.Inthecolorfulused-clothingmarketsofTanzaniasherealizesthisitisonlyinthisfinalstageoflifethattheT-shirtwillmeetarealmarketwherethepriceofashirtchangesbythehourandisdifferentbyitssizeandevencolor.Rivoli’sbookisfullofmemerablepeopleandsceneslikethenoisethebadairandthemuddy-sweetsmellofthecotton.ShesaysHereinthefactoryShanghaismellslikeShallowaterTexas.Rivoliisatherbestwhenmakingthosesortsofunexpectedconnections.Sheevenfindsonebetweenthefreetradersandthosewhoareagainstglobalization.Thechancesopenedupbytradearevastshearguesbutfreemarketsneedthecorrectingforceofpoliticstokeepthemincheck.Trueeconomicprogressneedsthemboth.28.WhatdowelearnaboutProfessorRivoli?A.Sheusedtoworkonacottonfarm.B.ShewroteabookaboutworldtradE.C.ShewantstogiveupherteachingjoB.D.ShewearsaT-shirtwherevershegoes.29.BysayingT-shirtmeetarealmarketRivolimeansinTanzania_______.A.cheaperT-shirtsareneedeD.B.usedT-shirtsarehardtosellC.pricesofT-shirtriseandfallfrequentlyD.pricesofT-shirtareusuallyreasonable30.Whatdoesthewordthemunderlinedinthelastparagraphreferto?A.Free-markets.B.Pricechanges.C.Unexpectedconnection.D.ChancesopenedupbytradE.31.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.WhatT-shirtCanDotoHelpCottonFarmsB.HowT-shirtAreMadeinShanghaiC.HowT-shirtAreSoldinTanzaniaD.WhatT-shirtCanTeachUs

ThevalleyknownasSleepyHollowhidesfromtheworldinthehighhillsofNewYorkstatE.Therearemanystoriestoldaboutthequietvalley.Butthestorythatpeoplebelievemostisaboutamanwhoridesahorseatnight.ThestorysaysthemandiedmanyyearsagoduringtheAmericanRevolutionaryWar.Hisheadwasshotoff.EverynightherisesfromhisburialplacejumpsonhishorseandridesthroughthevalleylookingforhislostheaD.NearSleepyHollowisavillagecalledTarryTown.ItwassettledmanyyearsagobypeoplefromHollanD.Thevillagehadasmallschool.AndoneteachernamedIchabodCranE.IchabodCranewasagoodnameforhimbecausehelookedlikeatallbirdacranE.HewastallandthinlikeacranE.Hisshouldersweresmalljoinedtwolongarms.Hisheadwassmalltooandflatontop.HehadbigearslargeglassygreeneyesandalongnosE.Ichaboddidnotmakemuchmoneyasateacher.Andalthoughhewastallandthinheatelikeafatman.Tohelphimpayforhisfoodheearnedextramoneyteachingyoungpeopletosing.EverySundayafterchurchIchabodtaughtsinging.AmongtheladiesIchabodtaughtwasoneKatrinaVanTassel.ShewastheonlydaughterofarichDutchfarmer.ShewasagirlinbloommuchlikearoundredrosyapplE.IchabodhadasoftandfoolishheartfortheladiesandsoonfoundhimselfinterestedinMissVanTassel.Ichabod'seyesopenedwidewhenhesawtherichesofKatrina'sfarm:themilesofappletreesandwheatfieldsandhundredsoffatfarmanimals.HesawhimselfasmasteroftheVanTasselfarmwithKatrinaashiswifE.ButthereweremanyproblemsblockingtheroadtoKatrina'sheart.OnewasastrongyoungmannamedBromVanBrunt.Bromwasaherotoalltheyoungladies.Hisshoulderswerebig.HisbackwaswidE.Andhishairwasshortandcurly.HealwayswonthehorseracesinTarryTownandearnedmanyprizes.BromwasneverseenwithoutahorsE.SuchwastheenemyIchabodhadtodefeatforKatrina'sheart.59.Thefirstparagraphservesas_______.A.exampleB.explanationC.introductionD.comment60.HowcouldIchahodaffordhisfood?A.HehadahighsalaryB.HisparentsandfriendshelpedhimC.HesavedalotD.Heearnedextramoneyteachingyoungpeopletosing.61.Accordingtothestorywhichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.IchahodwasthemasteroftheVanTasselfarm.B.IchahodwasKatrina’shusbanD.C.IchahodtriedtowinKatrina’sheart.D.BromVanBrunttreatedIchahodashisenemy.62.Whatwillprobablyhappennextaccordingtothestory?A.Ichahodlostheartandwasreducedtoadrunkard酒鬼.B.IchahodtriedeverymeansandfinallywonKatrina’sheart.C.Ichahodfinallywonalotofwomen’sloveandgaveupKatrinA.D.BromVanBruntwonKatrina’sheartandhereaftermarriedKatrinA.

Thenumberofpeoplehidingtheiridentitywhilesurfingthewebhasriseninthepastyear.ResearchshowsthatthelevelofencryptedinternetactivityhasrisendramaticallyacrosstheworldsuggestingthatmillionsofpeoplehavebeguntousesoftwarethathideswhotheyarewhileaccessingtheweB.AccordingtoSandvinethetechnologynetworkingcompanyhiddeninternettrafficinpeakhoursinEuropehasbeenupto6.1percentofallwebactivitiescomparedwithabout1.5percentayearearlier.InNorthAmericaencryptedtrafficwentupto3.8percentfrom2.3percentayearearlierwhileinLatinAmericaitjumpedtoalmost10.4percentfrom1.8percent.Expertssaidthatthechangesinonlinebehaviorweretheresultofexposure曝光aboutwidespreadinternetspyingbyintelligenceagenciessuchasthatexposedbyEdwardSnowdentheUSNationalSecurityAgencywhistleblower.ItwillbeinterestingtoseehowthesetrendsdevelopsaidErnestoVanderSarthepen-nameusedbytheeditor-in-chiefofTorrentfreak.comthewebsitethatfirstreportedthefigures.Inanycaseit’sclearthatinternetservicesandtheirusersarebecomingmoreawareoftheirprivacyonlinewhichisgenerallyagooddevelopment.LastweekSirTimBerners-LeetheBritishinventorofthewebdefendedtherightofagenciestospyontheinternetforlawenforcement强制实施.HesaidWehavetofigureouthowtobalancethatagainstrights.6.ThewordencryptedinParagraphTwohastheclosestmeaningwith______.A.falseB.hiddenC.cheatingD.changed7.Whichareahasseenthelargestriseinencryptedinternetactivity?A.EuropE.B.NorthAmericA.C.LatinAmericA.D.EasternAsiA.8.Whydomorepeoplehidetheiridentitywhilesurfingtheweb?A.Tocheatothers.B.Tohavemorefun.C.Tofollowthefashion.D.Topreventtheirprivacybeingspiedon.9.What’sSirTimBerners-Lee’sopiniononsomeagencies’spyingontheinternet?A.It’sillegal.B.It’stotallyright.C.It’sagainsthumanrights.D.It’sacceptabletosomedegreE.

ThestrongemphasisoneducationalachievementinChinaJapanandotherpartsofSouth-EastAsiamaybecomingataheavypricE.Researcherssaythathardworkatschoolplusthelackofexposuretooutdoorlightisdamagingtheeyesofalmostnineoutoftenstudents—withoneinfiveatseriousriskofvisualimpairmentandblindness.ThescientistssaythatyoungpeopleneeduptothreehoursadayofoutdoorlightbutmanyinfantsarealsomissingoutastheynapduringlunchtimE.Dr.IanMorganistheleadauthorofthestudy.Ithinkwhat'shappenedinSouth-EastAsiaisthatwe'vegotadoublewhammy.We'vegotthemassiveeducationalpressuresandwe'vegottheconstructionofachild'sdayinawaythatreallyminimisestheamountoftimetheyspendoutsideinbrightlight.Thescientistssaythatgeneticfactorslongthoughttoplayabigroleinshort-sightednessarenotasimportantastheenvironment.TheypointtoSingaporeasaplacewithseveraldifferentracialgroupsallofwhomarenowsufferinghighlevelsofshort-sightedness.TheauthorssuggestthatcompulsorytimeoutdoorsshouldbeconsideredbyeducationalauthoritiesacrossSouth-EastAsiaasawayofdealingwiththeproblem.28.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.EducationalachievementinAsiA.B.SightproblemsinSouth-EastAsiA.C.Riskofvisualimpairmentandblindness.D.Massiveeducationalpressures29.Whatdoestheunderlinedpartadoublewhammyreferto?A.Manyinfants’napsandmassiveeducationalpressures.B.Hardworkatschoolandtheconstructionofachild'sday.C.Educationalpressuresandthelackofexposuretooutdoorlight.D.Geneticfactorsandtheminimisedtimespentoutsideinbrightlight.30.BymentioningSingaporetheauthorintendstotellusthat________.A.geneticfactorsplayabigroleinshort-sightednessB.ithasseveraldifferentracialgroupsC.allSingaporeansareshortsightednowD.theenvironmenthasgreatereffectonpeople’seyes31.Theauthorsstronglybelievethat__________.A.weshouldspendenoughtimeoutdoorsB.infantsshouldnotnapduringlunchtimeC.studentsshouldnotworkhardatschoolD.educationalauthoritiesaretoblameforshort-sightedness

Hippos河马havealwaysattractedpeople'sinterest.ModernhipposinWaltDisneymoviescandancelightly.A.stonehippoina13th-centurychurchinFrancehaswings.AndinancientEgyptianfairytalesthehippowasagoddessthatguidedthedeadtotheafterworlD.Despitetheirpopularappealhipposaswellasotheranimalshavedifficultywhentheirneedsconflictwiththoseofhumans.TheearlyEgyptianslikedtohunthipposfortheirteethandbecausetheyweredangerousanimals.Amulets护身符toprotectbabiesfromdemons恶魔weremadefromhippobones.About4000yearsagothereweresomanyhipposinEgyptthattheycausedseriouscropdamagE.Egyptianfarmerskilledthemroutinelyandbythebeginningofthe19thcenturyallthehipposinAfricahadbeenkilleD.Peopleusedtoseehipposfightinthearenas角斗场ofancientRomE.AfterthefalloftheRomanEmpirehipposweren'tseeninEuropeagainuntilafewzoosbegantoexhibittheminthemid1800s.Allthevarioususesandabusesofhipposthroughthecenturieshavemadetheirpopulationfallgreatly.WheretheydooccurmostlyinnationalparkstheyliveinsuchhighdensitythattheymakethegrasslandsbarE.Thiscausesothergrass-eatinganimalstogofartherforfoodandhipposwhichcan'tlivefarfromwaterdestroytheirownfeedinggrounds.32.InAfricahipposbecameextinct_____.A.aroundthe1850sB.inthe13thcenturyC.about4000yearsagoD.intheearly19thcentury33.Apartfromprotectingcropswhat'sthemainreasonforpeopletokillhippos?A.Tosaveotheranimals.B.Tosatisfypersonaldemands.C.Tolookforguidanceafterdeath.D.TofollowtheroutineestablishedbytheEgyptians.34.Theunderlinedwordinthelastparagraphcanbereplacedby_____?A.concentrationB.altitudeC.levelD.temperature35.Whatproblemsdohipposleadto?A.Theyeatupthegrassintheirhabitats.B.Theyalwaysdestroyotheranimals'fooD.C.Theystopotheranimalsfromdrinkingwater.D.Theygrowtooquicklyforthelandtosupport.

SanFranciscoisagreatcity.Itislivelyandfriendlyandhasmanythingstodo.Belowyou’llfindsomeideasaboutactivitiesandprogramsinSanFranciscoforthesummer.TheSanFranciscoSchool:SummerProgramTherearecampsforpre-kindergarten学前班throughmiddleschoolatTheSanFranciscoSchool.WithprogramslikeFearlessWritingMakingA.GreenWorld:Re-MakingClothingandsomuchmorecheckwhichprogramsareforwhichages.Thisisagreatplaceforchildrentohavefuninthesummer.Registration登记startsinthespring.SanFranciscoArtInstituteCommunityEducationChildrentoeldersarewelcometosignupforallsortsofartclassesallyearroundsuchasAdultContinuingEducationPre-CollegeprogramsandaYoungArtistprogram.Checkwebsiteforschedulesclasstypesagegroupsandmoreorcall415-749-4500.SanFranciscoUniversityHighSchool:SummerProgramThisisagreatprogrampreparingkidsforcollegE.Academicclassesinthemorningandsocialclassessuchasdramasportsmusicintheafternoon.TherearealsootheractivitiessuchasafielddayaneveningpartyatalentshowandmuchmorE.30-35sixthgradechildrenareselectedeachsummersoyouhavetofilloutanapplicationform.SeemoreaboutitonitswebsitE.RudolfSteinerCollegeSummerProgramsRudolfSteinerhassummerprogramsforteacherswhowanttotakecoursessuchasteachinggradecourses1-8HighSchoolTeacherEducationprogramworkingwithPre-SchoolchildrenLanguagesArtsandmorE.RegistrationisatthebeginningoftheApril.24.WhatcanwelearnaboutSummerProgramsintheSanFranciscoSchool?A.Itusuallybeginsinthespring.B.Itdoesn’tofferacademicclasses.C.Itisforchildrenfrompre-kindergarten.D.Ithasprogramsaboutenvironmentalprotection.25.TheadvantageofprogramsofSanFranciscoArtInstituteCommunityEducationisthat____.A.itisfreeforchildrenB.childrenofdifferentagescantakepartC.schedulescanbefoundonitswebsiteD.childrencanattendartclassesatanyseason26.WhichofthefollowingisbestforJimifhewantstogotocollegenextyear?A.TheSummerProgramintheSanFranciscoSchool.B.SanFranciscoArtInstituteCommunityEducation.C.TheSummerProgramsinRudolfSteinerCollegE.D.TheSummerPrograminSanFranciscoUniversityHighSchool.27.Inwritingthispassagetheauthoraimsto_____.A.attractpeopletotravelinSanFranciscoB.introduceeducationalprogramsinSanFranciscoC.showthebeautifulsceneryofSanFranciscoD.introducesomegoodschoolsinSanFrancisco

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.Wideaccesstotheseprintersmeanspeoplecannowdesignandprintawidevarietyofnewthings.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.ButheaddsWhoknowswhatwillhappeninthelongterm?ScientistsatOakRidgeNationalLaboratoryinTennesseedesignedthe3-DprinterusedinChicago.LonnieLovearesearchscientistatthelabledtheeffort.AdditivemanufacturingoftenisslowandexpensivE.ItalsomayproducematerialsthatareunreliableLovesays.Sofortwoyearshisteamsearchedforwaystomake3-Dprintingbetter.Theybuiltnewmachinesandtestedthemoverandover.Allofthatworkpaidoff:theirnewmachineisfastanduseslessexpensivematerialthanearlierprinters.Inadditionitprintsaplasticembeddedwithfibersofcarbontoproduceastrongermaterial.Thishelpsensurethematerialwon’tcrackorbreakunderpressurE.71.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthefirstStratiisTRUE?A.ItwasborninacarfactoryinChicago.B.Allpartsofitwerenotmadebyusingatechnologycalled3-Dtechnology.C.Itisapitythatithasnotrunonthestreetsofar.D.ManyseniorresearchengineersworkedonitincludingGregSchroeder.72.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph5?A.Largecompaniesarealwaysrichenoughtobuyexpensivethings.B.NowHighSchoolsarebeginningtouse3-Dprintersinclassrooms.C.Wideaccessto3-DprintershasmadeitpossibleforpeopletoordernovelthingsonlinE.D.Highpricesofnewproductscanstopthemfrombeingusedwidelyinthebeginning.73.WhatdoesthewordnozzleinParagraph7possiblyreferto?A.A.singlethinlayer.B.A.partofthe3-Dprinter.C.A.solidorsemi-solidobject.D.A.personwhooperatesthemachinE.74.WhydidLonnieLovemakeeffortstoimprove3-Dprintingwithhisteam?A.Becauseadditivemanufacturingmightproduceunreliablematerials.B.Becausehejustwasinterestedinmakingnewthings.C.BecausehejustwantedtobuildnewmachinesandtestthemD.BecauseadditivemanufacturingisalwaysslowbutinexpensivE.75.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.3-DPrintersAreComingB.3-DPrintersAreBecomingWell-KnownC.3-DPrintersAreBecomingCheaperD.3-DPrintersAreMakingCars

Forcenturiestheonlyformofwrittencorrespondence通信wastheletter.Letterswereandaresentbysomeformofpostalservicethehistoryofwhichgoesbackalongway.IndeedtheEgyptiansbegansendinglettersfromabout2000BCasdidtheChineseathousandyearslater.Ofcoursemodernpostalservicesnowaremuchmoredevelopedandfasterdependingastheydooncarsandplanesfordelivery.Yettheyarestilltooslowforsomepeopletosendurgentdocuments紧急文件andletters.Theinventionofthefax传真machineincreasedthespeedofdeliveringdocumentsevenmorE.WhenyousendafaxyouaresendingacopyofapieceofcorrespondencetosomeonebytelephoneservicE.Itwasnotuntiltheearly1980sthatsuchaservicewasdevelopedenoughforbusinessestobeabletofaxdocumentstoeachother.ThefaxserviceisstillverymuchinusewhencopiesofdocumentsrequiretobesentbutasawayoffastcorrespondenceithasbeenlargelytakentheplaceofbyemailEmailisusedtodescribemessagessentformonecomputerusertoanother.Thereareadvantagesanddisadvantageswithemails.Ifyousendsomeoneanemailthenhewillreceiveitextremelyquickly.NormalpostalservicesareratherslowasfarasspeedofdeliveryisconcerneD.Howeverifyouwritesomethingbyemailwhichyoumightlaterregretandsenditimmediatelythereisnochanceforsecondthoughts.Atleastifyouarepostingaletteryouhavetoaddressandseal封theenvelopeandtakeittothepostbox.ThereisplentyoftimetochangeyourminD.Themessageisthinkbeforeyouemail!25.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat________________.A.thepostalservicehasovertheyearsbecomeslowerB.emailislesspopularthanthefaxserviceC.thepostalservicehasovertheyearsbecomefasterD.thefaxservicehasahistoryaslongasthepostalservicedoes26.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat________________.A.thefaxmachinewasinventedafterthe1980sB.lettershavebeenusedinChinaforabout1000yearsC.thefaxservicehadbeenfullydevelopedbythe1980sD.lettershavebeenusedinEgyptforabout2000years27.Inthelastparagraphthewritermentionsthinkbeforeyouemailtoshowthat_________________.A.you’dbetternotsendyouremailinahurryB.youmayregretifyoudon’tsealyourenvelopeC.youmayregretbeforeyousendsomethingbyemailD.youneedplentyoftimetosendanemail28.Thetextmainlydealswith________________.A.theinventionoffaxmachinesB.theadvantageoffaxmachinesC.theadvantageofemailsD.theprogressincorrespondence

Mostpeoplearoundtheworldareright-handeD.Thisalsoseemstobetrueinhistory.In1799scientistsstudiedworksofartmadeatdifferenttimesfrom1500B.C.tothe1950s.Mostofthepeopleshownintheseworksareright-handedsothescientistsguessedthatright-handednesshasalwaysbeencommonthroughhistory.Todayonlyabout10%to15%oftheworld’spopulationisleft-handeD.Whyaretheremoreright-handedpeoplethanleft-handedones?Scientistsnowknowthataperson’stwohandseachhavetheirownjobs.Formostpeoplethehandisusedtofindthingsorholdthings.Therighthandisusedtoworkwiththings.Thisisbecauseofthedifferentworkofthetwosidesofthebrain.Therightsideofthebrainwhichmakesaperson’shandsandeyesworktogethercontrolsthelefthanD.Theleft-sideofthebrainwhichcontrolstherighthandisthecentreforthinkinganddoingproblems.Thesefindingsshowthatmoreartistsshouldbeleft-handedandstudieshavefoundthatleft-handednessistwiceascommonamongartistsasamongpeopleinotherjobs.Noonereallyknowswhatmakesapersonbecomeright-handedinsteadofleft-handeD.Scientistshavefoundthatalmost40%ofthepeoplebecomeleft-handedbecausetheirmainbrainisdamagedwhentheyareborn.Howeverthisdoesn’thappentoeveryonesoscientistsguesstheremustbeanotherreasonwhypeoplebecomeleft-handeD.Oneideaisthatpeopleusuallygetright-handedfromtheirparents.Ifapersondoesnotreceivethegene基因forright-handednesshe/shemaybecomeeitherright-handedorleft-handedaccordingtothechanceandthepeopletheyworkorlivewith.Thoughright-handednessismorecommonthanleft-handednesspeoplenolongerthinkleft-handedpeoplearestrangeorunusual.A.longtimeagoleft-handedchildrenweremadetousetheirrighthandslikeotherchildrenbuttodaytheydon’thaveto.32.Afterstudyingworksofartmadeatdifferenttimesinhistorythescientistsfound_______.A.theartbeganfrom1500B.C.B.theworksofartendedinthe1950sC.mostpeopleshownintheworksofartareleft-handedD.mostpeopleshownintheworksofartareright-handed33.Whatisthehandformostpeopleusedtodo?A.It’susedtoworkwiththings.B.It’susedtofindorholdthings.C.It’susedtomakeaperson’seyesworktogether.D.It’sthecentreforthinkinganddoingproblems.34.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Noonereallyknowswhatmakesapersonbecomeright-handeD.B.Todaychildrenarenotmadetousetheirrighthandsonly.C.Left-handednessisclevererthanright-handedness.D.Scientiststhinktheremustbesomereasonwhypeoplebecomeleft-handeD.35.Thebesttitleforthispassageis_______.A.WhichHandB.Left-handedPeopleC.Scientists’NewInventionsD.DifferentBrainsDifferentHands

Doctorsinhospitalemergencyroomsoftenseeaccidentalpoisonings中毒.A.frightenedparentarriveswithachildwhoswallowedacleaningliquiD.OrperhapstheharmfulsubstanceisamedicinE.Oritmightbeachemicalproductmeanttokillinsects.Thesearecommoncausesofaccidentalpoisoning.IncaseslikethislookformedicalhelpassoonaspossiblE.Savethecontainerofwhatevercausedthepoisoning.Andlookonthecontainerforinformationaboutanythingthatstopstheeffectsofthepoison.Saveanythingexpelled被强迫排除fromthemouthofthevictim.Thatwaydoctorscanexamineit.Inthepastsomepeopleforcedpoisoningvictimstoemptythestomach.Theyusedaliquidsyrupofipecac催呕剂todothis.Butanorganizationofchildren’sdoctorsnolongeradvisesparentstokeepsyrupofipecaC.TheAmericanAcademyofPediatricssayssomepoisonscancauseadditionaldamagewhentheycomebackupthethroat.Millionsofpeopleknowawaytosaveapersonwhoischokingonsomethingtrappedinthethroat.ThemethodiscommonlyknownastheHeimlichManeuverorabdominalthrusts.TheAmericanRedCrosssaysarescuershouldfirsthitthepersononthebackfivetimesbetweentheshoulderbones.Thesebackblowsmayeasethechoking.IftheairwayisstillblockedtheRedCrosssuggestspushinghardfivetimesalongthevictim’sabdomen.Theabdomenistheareabetweenthechestandthehip臀bones.25.Savethecontainerofwhatevercausedthepoisoningto____.A.lookforharmfulinformationB.lookonitC.useittobreakthepoisonD.lookformedicalhelp26.Whyareparentsadvisednottokeepsyrupofipecac?A.Tokeepthestomachempty.B.ToavoidmoredamagE.C.TokeepsyrupofipecacsafE.D.Tokeepthestomachfull.27.Thepurposeofthelastparagraphistotellusabout_____.A.awaytopreventapersonfromchoking.B.theabdominalthrustsC.awaytocurechokingD.theabdomen28.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.LearningthebasicsoffirstaidB.AccidentalpoisoningsC.CommoncausesofaccidentalpoisoningD.Poisoningsandfirstaid

Ingeneralpeopletalkabouttwogroupsofcolors:warmcolorsandcoolcolors.Thewarmcolorsareredorangeandyellow.WheretherearewarmcolorsandalotoflightpeopleusuallywanttobeactivE.Thecoolcolorsaregreenblueandviolet.Thesecolorsunlikewarmcolorsarerelaxing.Wheretherearecoolcolorspeopleareusuallyquiet.PeoplewholiketospendtimealoneoftenpreferbluE.Redmaybeexcitingbutoneresearchersaysthattimeseemstopassmoreslowlyinaroomwithwarmcolorsthaninaroomwithcoolcolors.Hesuggeststhatawarmcolorsuchasredororangeisagoodcolorforalivingroomorrestaurant.Peoplewhoarerelaxingoreatingdonotwanttimetopassquickly.Coolcolorsarebetterforofficesorfactoriesifthepeoplewhoareworkingtherewanttimetopassquickly.Perhapswarmcolorsremindpeopleofwarmdaysandthecoolcolorsremindthemofcooldays.Peopleassociatecolorswithdifferentobjectsfeelingsandholidays.Peoplesayredisanexcitingandactivecolor.Theyassociateredwithastrongfeelinglikeanger.RedisusedforsignsofdangersuchasSTOPsignsandfireengines.TheholidaywhichisassociatedwithredisValentine’sDay.Orangeisthebrightwarmcolorofleavesinautumn.Peoplesayorangeisalivelyenergeticcolor.Theyassociateorangewithhappiness.TheholidayswhichareassociatedwithorangeareHalloweeninOctoberandThanksgivingDayinNovember.Whiteisthecolorofsnow.Peopledescribewhiteasapurecleancolor.Theyassociatewhitewithabrightcleanfeeling.Ontheotherhandblackisthecolorofnight.Peoplewearblackclothesatseriousorformalceremonies.Yellowisthecolorofsunlight.Peoplesayitisacheerfulandlivelycolor.Greenisthecoolcolorofgrassinspring.Peoplesayitisarefreshingandrelaxingcolor.Machinesinfactoriesareusuallypaintedlightgreen.BlueisthecoloroftheskywaterandicE.PoliceandNavyuniformsarebluE.WhenpeoplearesadtheysayIfeelbluE.Theyassociatebluewithfeelingslikeunhappinessandfear.Iftwoobjectsarethesameexceptforcolortheywilllookdifferent.Colorcanmakeanobjectlooknearerorfartherlargerorsmaller.Brightobjectslooklargerthandarkobjects.InconclusioncolorisveryimportanttopeoplE.Warmandcoolcolorsaffecthowpeoplefeel.Peoplechooseproductsbycolor.Moreovercoloraffectshowanobjectlooks.Itisevenpossiblethatyourfavoritecolortellsalotaboutyou.32.Thepeoplewhopreferwarmcolorsusuallyare________.A.quietB.energeticC.angryD.relaxing33.Thefactthatonefamilypaintsthelivingroomasunnyyellowsuggests________.A.peoplewanttobequietB.peoplewanttosleepslowlyC.peoplewanttimetopassmoreslowlyD.peopleassociatecolorswithholidays34.Whydodoctorsandnursesnormallywearwhiteuniforms?A.Becausewhitemeanspureandclean.B.Becausewhitemeansseriousorformal.C.Becausetheylikethecolourofsnow.D.Becausetheylikewearinguniforms.35.Wemaylearnfromthetextthatfatpeoplewhowanttolookslimmershouldwear________clothes.A.blueB.darkC.whiteD.yellow

Doeshappinesshaveascent?Whensomeoneishappycanyousmellit?Youcanusuallytellwhensomeoneishappybasedonseeingthemsmilehearingthemlaughorperhapsfromreceivingabighug.Butcanyoualsosmelltheirhappiness?SurprisingnewresearchsuggeststhathappinessdoesindeedhaveascentandthattheexperienceofhappinesscanbespreadthroughsmellreportsPhys.org.Forthestudy12youngmenwereshownvideosmeanttobringaboutavarietyofemotionswhileresearchersgatheredsweatsamplesfromthem.AllofthemenwerehealthyandnoneofthemweredrugusersorsmokersandallwereaskedtoabstainfromdrinkingoreatingsmellyfoodsduringthestudyperioD.Thosesweatsampleswerethengivento36equallyhealthyyoungwomentosmellwhileresearchersmonitoredtheirreactions.Onlywomenwereselectedtosmellthesamplesapparentlybecausepreviousresearchhasshownthatwomenhaveabettersenseofsmellthanmenandarealsomoresensitivetoemotionalsignaling—thoughit’sunclearwhyonlymenwerechosentoproducethescents.Researchersfoundthatthebehaviorofthewomenaftersmellingthescents—particularlytheirfacialexpressions—indicatedarelationshipbetweentheemotionalstatesofthemenwhoproducedthesweatandthewomenwhosniffedthem.Humansweatproducedwhenapersonishappybringsaboutastatesimilartohappinessinsomebodywhobreathesthissmellsaidstudyco-authorGunSeminaprofessoratKocUniversityinTurkey.Thisisafascinatingfindingbecauseitnotonlymeansthathappinessdoeshaveascentbutthatthescentiscapableoftransmittingtheemotiontoothers.Thestudyalsofoundthatotheremotionssuchasfearseemtocarryascenttoo.Thisensurespreviousresearchsuggestingthatsomenegativeemotionshaveasmellbutitisthefirsttimethishasprovedtobetrueofpositivefeelings.ResearchershaveyettoisolateexactlywhatthechemicalcompoundforthehappinesssmellisbutyoumightimaginewhatthepotentialapplicationsforsuchafindingcouldbE.HappinessperfumesforinstancecouldbeinventeD.Scenttherapies香味疗法couldalsobedevelopedtohelppeoplethroughdepressionoranxiety.Perhapsthemostsurprisingresultofthestudyhoweverisourbroadenedunderstandingofhowemotionsgetcommunicatedandalsohowourownemotionsarepotentiallymanagedthroughoursocialcontextandtheemotionalstatesofthosearoundus.28.Whatisthemainfindingofthenewresearch?A.Menproducemoresweats.B.Negativeemotionshaveasmell.C.Pleasantfeelingscanbesmeltout.D.Womenhaveabettersenseofsmell.29.TheunderlinedpartabstainfrominParagraph3probablymeans_________.A.avoidB.practiceC.continueD.try30.Whatistheapplicationvalueofthenewresearch?A.Perfumescouldhelppeopleunderstandeachother.B.SomesmellscouldbedevelopedtobetterourmooD.C.Perfumescouldbeproducedtocurephysicaldiseases.D.SomesmellscouldbecreatedtoimproveourappearancE.31.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthat___________.A.happinesscomesfromascentofsweatB.positiveemotionscandeepenunderstandingC.peopleneedmoreemotionalcommunicationD.socialsurroundingscaninfluenceouremotions

SincethestartofthedeadlyAIDSepidemicinthe1980sscientistshavebeenworkingtowardsacurE.NowtheymaybeclosetofindingonE.Researchershavedevelopedamethodtocuttheviral病毒DNAfromaperson’sinfectedcells.ItiscalledCRISPR/Cas9anditmeansthepersoncouldbevirus-freE.DNAisasubstancethatcarriesgeneticinformationinthecellsofanimalsandplants.Thisgene-editingtookplaceinascientificlabbuthasnotbeentestedonhumansyet.It’sabigstepsaidKamelKhaliliPh.D.HeisleadresearcherandchairattheDepartmentofNeuroscienceatTempleUniversityinPhiladelphiaPennsylvaniA.Heandhisteammadethediscovery.ButmoretestshavetobedonetoknowifitwillbeacureforthemillionsofpatientsinfectedwiththeHIVviruswhichcausesAIDS.AntiretroviraldrugshavebeendoingagoodjobofkeepingtheAIDSvirusfromreproducing.SuchagoodjobthatlevelsofHIVarejustaboutundetectableininfectedpeoplewhotakethemedicinE.Butevenwiththedrugsthevirusstaysinthebody’sT-cellswhichareT-lymphocytes.AIDSdamagestheimmunesystemhurtingthebody’sabilitytofightoffdiseasE.SothedrugsarekindofaBand-AidsolutionKhaliliexplaineD.Theykeepthevirusfromgrowing.Buttheydonotremovethememoryofthevirusfromthecells.AndthemomentantiretroviraldrugsarestoppedtheHIVcomesbacktolifeandbeginsmakingmoreHIVwhichistheAIDSvirus.KhaliliandhisteamofscientistsappeartohavefoundawaytocutthisviralDNAfrominfectedpeople’scells.IntheirlabtheytookcellsfrompeopleinfectedwiththeHIVvirus.Theyremovedthepartofthecellthatwasholdingthevirus.Hesaidtheyhadinsomecasesnear90percentofthevirusreplication复制orproductiondroppedinthepatientsamplesaftertreatmentinthelaboratory.Khaliliandhisteamhavenotactuallycuredanypatientsyet.Howeverhebelievesthisgene-editingtechnologycouldpossiblycureAIDS.RemovaloftheviruscanleadtothecurE.Hesaidit’sanexcitingtimeandthereasonisthetechnologiesareavailableandthemethodsareinplaceandourknowledgehasincreaseD.AndhopefullytherewillbefundingtotakeustowardthisexcitingmomentfordevelopingthecurestrategybygettingridofviralDNAusingeditingtechniques.62.ThenewlyfoundwayisintendedtocureAIDSby_______.A.doingdamagetotheimmunesystemB.removingviralDNAfrominfectedcellsC.doingresearchintoantiretroviraldrugsD.takingcellsfromthoseinfectedwiththeHIVvirus63.Whatcanweknowaboutantiretroviraldrugsfromthepassage?A.TheyarelikelytomakemoreAIDSvirus.B.TheycanhelpbodytofightagainstdiseasE.C.TheyareunabletocurepeopleoftheirHIVvirus.D.ViruswilldisappearfromT-cellsbecauseofthem.64.KamelKhalili’swordsinthelasttwoparagraphsindicatethat_______.A.hisnewmethodisboundtobeaperfectcureforAIDSB.antiretroviraldrugswillbedroppedinthenearfutureC.theirdiscoveryhasmadegreatcontributionstohumanbeingsD.theywillsucceedcuringAIDSiftheyaren’tlackinginmoney

Ourcharacterbasicallyismadeupofourhabits.Sowathoughtreapanaction;sowanactionreapahabit;sowahabitreapacharacter;sowacharacterreapadestinyasthesayinggoes.Habitsarepowerfulfactorsinourlives.Becausetheyareconsistentoftenunconsciouspatterns;theyconstantlydailyexpressourcharacterandproduceeffectivenessorineffectiveness.AsHoraceMannagreateducatoroncesaidAhabitislikeacablE.Weweaveastrand线ofiteverydayandsoonitcannotbebroken.Ipersonallydonotagreewiththelastpartofhisexpression.IknowhabitscanbelearnedandunlearneD.AndIalsoknowitisn’taquickfix.Itinvolvesaprocessandtremendous巨大的devotion.SomeofuswhowatchedthelunarvoyageofApollo11wereshockedastheysawthefirstmenwalkonthemoonandreturntotheearth.Buttogettherethoseastronautshadtobreakoutofthetremendouspullofgravityoftheearth.Moreenergywasspentinthefirstfewminutesoflift-offinthefirstfewmilesoftravelthanwasusedoverthenextseveraldaystotravelhalfamillionmiles.Habitstoohavetremendouspull.Howevermostpeopledon’trealizeoradmitit.Gettingridofbadhabitsreallyrequiresgreatwillpowerandsomechangesinourlives.Lift-offtakestremendouseffortbutoncewebreakoutofthepullofgravitywecanenjoyunprecedented空前的freedom.Likeanynaturalforcethepullofgravitycanworkwithusoragainstus.Thepullofsomeofourhabitsmaycurrentlybekeepingusfromgoingwhereverwewanttogo.Butitisalsothepullofgravitythatkeepsourworldtogetherandkeepstheplanetsintheirorbitsandouruniverseinorder.Itispowerfulforceandifweuseiteffectivelywecancreatecohesiveness凝聚力toestablisheffectivenessinourlives.29.Whydidtheauthorquotethesayinginthefirstparagraph?A.Toshowtheauthorwasawiseman.B.Tosupporttheauthor’sopinionaboutthehabit.C.Becauseagreateducatoraskedtheauthortodoit.D.Becausetheauthorlikedtheoldsayingverymuch.30.Whydoestheauthorsayhabitshavepowerfuleffectsonourlives?A.Becausehabitscanconstantlyaffectourcharacter.B.BecausehabitscanbelearnedandunlearneD.C.Becauseyoucanreapacharacterbysowingahabit.D.BecauseahabitislikeacableandusefultoourlifE.31.Whatdoesthewritermeanbyreferringtogravitypull?A.Riddingbadhabitsneedsgreatwillpower.B.Breakingthegravitypullmeansenjoyingfreedom.C.Toprovethatthehabitscanworkwithusoragainstus.D.Thegravitypullisveryimportantinourlives.32.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.FormingagoodcharacterisimportantB.TheimportanceofthepullofgravityC.ExcellenceisnotanactbutahabitD.Thepowerfulfactorsofhabits

Anewstudysaysonepartofthehumanbrainmaybecomesmallerastheresultofaconditionknownasjetlag.JetlagresultsfromflyinglongdistancesinanairplanE.Peoplewithjetlagfeelextremelytiredforseveraldays.Theymayalsohaveproblemsinthinkingclearlyandremembering.RecentlyaresearcherattheUniversityofBristolinBritainreportedthefindingsofhisjetlagstudywhichinvolvedtwentywomenwhoworkedforinternationalairlines.Theyhadservedpassengersonairplanesforfiveyears.Theseflightattendantsflewacrossmanycountriesandatleastseventimezones.Inthestudytheflightattendantshaddifferentamountsoftimetorecoverfromjetlag.Halfthewomenspentfivedaysorfewerintheirhomeareasbetweenlongflights.Theotherhalfspentmorethanfourteendaysintheirhomeareas.Theresearchertooksomesalivafromthewomen’smouthstomeasurelevelsofahormone荷尔蒙thatincreasesduringstress.Hetestedthemtoseeiftheycouldrememberwhereblackspotsappearedonacomputerscreen.Andhetookpicturesoftheirbrainstomeasurethesizeofthebrain’stemporallobes.脑叶.Itwasfoundthatthewomenwhohadlesstimebetweenflightshadsmallerrighttemporallobes.Thisareaofthebraindealswithrecognizingandrememberingwhatisseen.Thesamegroupperformedworseandhadslowerreactiontimesonthevisualmemorytest.Andtheirsalivasamplesshowedhigherlevelsofstresshormones.Theresearcherbelievesthebrainneedsatleasttendaystorecoverafteralongtrip.Hesaysairlineworkerstoldhimtheirabilitytoremembergotworseafterworkingonplanesforaboutfouryears.Otherstudieshaveshownthatincreasedfeelingsofstresscancausealossofcellsinthepartofthebrainthatcontrolsmemory.Scientistssaymoretestsareneededtostudytheeffectsofjetlagonthebrain.Theywanttofindoutiftoomuchjetlagcouldpermanentlyaffectmemory.28.Accordingtothetextjetlag_____.A.cancausedifficultiesinspeakingB.canmakepeoplefeeltiredforafewweeksC.canbeonlyfoundinflightattendantsD.canbecausedbyflyingoverseveraltimezones29.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat______.A.theconclusionisrefusedbymanyscientistsB.scientistsfearthatthisresearchisnotdoneproperlyC.everyscientificconclusionneedsthesupportfrommanytestsD.thewomenwhowereexaminedintheresearchwerenothealthy30.Fromtheresultoftheresearchwecanseethat_____.A.thewomenwhohavelongerrestathomeperformbetteronthetest.B.thewomenwhoflyinshorttimehavesmallerrighttemporallobesC.thewomenwhohavelongerflightsfailthememorytestD.thewomenwhorestmorethan14daysproducemorehormones31.Whatisthesubjectdiscussedinthetest?A.Thecauseofjetlag.B.A.storyofagroupofflightattendants.C.Theimportanceofhavingenoughrestafterflights.D.A.researchabouttheeffectsofjetlagonthebrain.

WalkthroughtheAmazonrainforesttodayandyouwillfinditsteamywarmdampandthick.Butifyouhadbeentherearound15000yearsagoduringthelasticeagewouldithavebeenthesame?Formorethan30yearsscientistshavebeenarguingabouthowrainforestsmighthavereactedtothecolddryclimateoftheiceagesbuttillnownoonehasreachedasatisfyinganswer.RainforestsliketheAmazonareimportantformoppingupCO2fromtheatmosphereandhelpingtosolveglobalwarming.CurrentlythetreesintheAmazontakeinaround500milliontonsofCO2eachyear:equaltothetotalamountofCO2givenoffintheUKeachyear.ButhowwilltheAmazonreacttothefutureclimatechange?IfitgetsdrierwillitsurviveandcontinuetodrawdownCO2?Scientistshopethattheywillbeabletolearninadvancehowtherainforestwillmanageinthefuturebyunderstandinghowrainforestsreactedtoclimatechangeinthepast.Unfortunatelycollectinginformationisincrediblydifficult.Tostudythepastclimatescientistsneedtolookatfossilizedpollen花粉keptinlakemudGoingbacktothelasticeagemeansdrillingdownintolakesediments沉淀物whichrequiresspecializedequipmentandheavymachinery.Thereareveryfewroadsandpathsorplacestolandhelicoptersandaeroplanes.Riverstendtobetheeasiestwaytoentertheforestbutthisstillleavesvastareasbetweentheriverscompletelyunsampled未取样.SofaronlyahandfulofcoreshavebeendrilledthatgobacktothelasticeageandnoneofthemprovideenoughinformationtoprovehowtheAmazonforestreactstoclimatechangE.25.Howdoscientistsstudythepastclimatechange?A.BypredictingtheclimatechangeinthefuturE.B.Bydrillingdowndeepintolandsediments.C.ByanalyzingfossilizedpolleninlakemuD.D.BytakingsamplesfromriversintheAmazon.26.Whyisitdifficulttocollectinformationaboutthepastclimatechange?A.Becausescientistscan'tfindproperequipmentandmachinery.B.Becauseitisverydifficulttoobtaincompletesamples.C.BecausehelicoptersandaeroplaneshavenoplacetolanD.D.Becausenoneofthecoresprovideanyinformation.27.Whereisthepassagemostprobablytakenfrom?A.A.medicaljournal.B.A.newsreportC.A.travelbrochurE.D.A.sciencemagazinE.28.Thebesttitleforthetextmaybe.A.SecretsoftheRainforestB.ClimatesoftheAmazonC.TheHistoryoftheRainforestD.ChangesoftheRainforest

Somepeoplethinkthattheywillgetilliftheyusetheirbrains大脑toomuch.ItisnottruE.ThroughmanystudiesscientistsshowusthatthemoreyouuseyourbrainsthebetteritwillbeandtheclevereryouwillbecomE.Ofcourseifyouwanttokeepyourmindclearandactiveyoumusttakeaproperrestandstudyproperly.Totheteenagersusingtheirbrainsinthemorningisgoodfortheirhealth.Therearemanywaystorest.Oneisapeacefulrest.Sleepisapeacefulrest.Anotherisanactiverest.Forexampletakeawalkoutdoorsdomoreexerciseeveryday.Tochangethewayofthebrains’activitiesisalsoagoodwaytorest.Ineverydaylifetoeatsomeeggsmeatfreshvegetablesandfruitisalsogoodforthebrains.WishyouawisemanandahappylifE.17.Accordingtothewriterofthepassageourbrainsshouldbeused____.A.hardlyB.seldomC.moreoftenD.attimes18.Whichofthefollowingsentencesisnottrue?A.Sleepisakindofagoodrest.B.Doingmorningexercisesisapeacefulrest.C.Goingoutforarestisanactiverest.D.Therearedifferentactivitiesforagoodrest.19.Whichistrue?A.Illnesscomesfromthefactthebrainsareusedtoomuch.B.Fruitsarethemostimportantforthebrains.C.Thebrainswillbebetteriftheyareusedoften.D.Sleepistheonlywayofhavingarest.20.Whichofthefollowingcanbeusedasthebesttitleforthepassage?A.HowtouseyourbrainsB.HowtorestC.HowtobecomeawisemanD.Keepyourmindclear

Adultsusuallydonotremembermostofthethingsthataretaughtbytheirteachersatschool.ButthisstoryisonesuchlessonthatIwillneverforget.EverytimeIdriftoffcourseIthinkofthisstory.ItwasanormalMondaymorningandmyteacherwasteachingusonimportantthingsinlifeandaboutdevotingourselvestowhatisimportanttous.Thisishowthestorywent.AnoldmanlivedinacertainpartofLondonandhewouldwakeupeverymorningandgotothesub-way.HewouldgetontothetrainrighttoCentralLondonandthensitatthestreetcorner角落andbeg.HewoulddothiseverysingledayofhislifE.Hesatatthesamestreetcornerandbeggedforalmost20years.Hishousewasdirtyandastench恶臭cameoutofthehouseanditsmelledterriblE.TheneighborscouldnotstandthesmellanymoresotheycalledforthepoliceofficerstocleartheplacE.TheofficersknockeddownthedoorandcleanedthehousE.Thereweresmallbagsofmoneyalloverthehousethathehadcollectedovertheyears.Thepolicecountedthemoneyandtheysoonrealizedthattheoldmanwasamillionaire百万富翁.Theywaitedoutsidehishouseexpectingtosharethegoodnewswithhim.WhentheoldmanarrivedhomethateveningoneoftheofficerstoldhimthattherewasnoneedforhimtobeganymoreashewasarichmannowamillionairE.Buttheoldmansaidnothingatall;hewentintohishouseandlockedthedoor.Thenextmorninghewokeupasusualwenttothesubwaysatatthestreetcornerandcontinuedtobeg.Clearlythisoldmanhadnogreatplansdreamsoranythingsignificant有意义的forhislifE.Welearnnothingfromthisstorybutstayingfocusedonthethingsweenjoydoing.24.Theunderlinedpartinthefirstparagraphmaymean.A.IgettiredoflearningmysubjectsB.IfailtolistentolessonsattentivelyC.IgointhewrongdirectionoflifeD.Iwouldn'tliketogotoschool25.Theneighborcalledthepolicebecause.A.theoldmankeptbeggingmoneyfromthemeverydayB.therewassomethingdangerousintheoldman'shouseC.theoldmanwouldn'tbuyticketsforthetrainD.theycouldn'tbearthesmellfromtheoldman'shouse26.Whentheoldmanknewhewasamillionairehe.A.remainedcalmB.becameexcitedC.feltworriedD.becamenervous27.Whatlessondowelearnfromthestory?A.MakegreatplansforyourlifE.B.KeepondoingwhatyoulikE.C.Dosomethingthatisgoodtosociety.D.Dependonyourselfratherthanothers.

Everfeellikeyou’vebeenhitontheheadafterabadnight’ssleep?Accordingtoscientiststhethoughtisn’tasunbelievableasitseems.AstudyfoundgoingwithoutsleepforjustonenightcauseschangesinthebrainsimilartothosethatoccurafterablowtotheheaD.TheresearcherssaidthehealthyyoungmenexaminedinthestudyshowedasuddenincreaseinthesamechemicalswhichindicatebraindamagE.ProfessorChristianBenedictofUppsalaUniversitySwedenexplainedthatthechemicalsNSEandS-100Barebiomarkers生物指标forbraindamagesuchasconcussion脑震荡.HesaidWhatwefoundwastheirlevelsinthebloodroseinthegroupthatwentwithoutsleepforanight.Thiswasnottotheextentthatwouldhappenafteraheadinjuryforinstancebutitwasstillsignificant.Duringsleepthebraincleanspoisonoussubstancesoffitself.BenedictalsosaidpreviousstudieswhichlinkedalackofsleepwithincreasedriskofAlzheimer’sParkinson’sandmultiplesclerosiscouldapplaudhisstudy.TheriseofthechemicalsinthebloodaftersleeplossmaysuggestnotgettingenoughsleepcontributestoalossofbraintissueheexplaineD.BenedictwhosestudyispublishedinthejournalSleepaddedInconclusionthefindingsofourexperimentindicateagoodnight’ssleepmaybecriticaltomaintainingbrainhealth.AthirdoftheUKpopulationsufferfromsleep-relatedproblemswhiletheaveragepersonnowsleepsforonlysevenhoursanightcomparedwithalmostnineafewdecadesago.Manyscientistsbelieveirregularsleepingpatternsleadtoillnessesrangingfromachesandpainstoheartdiseasewhilelessthaneighthours’sleepanightcanlowertheIQthenextday.8.Ifyoudon’tsleepforanightwhatwillhappen?A.NSEandS-100BwillincreasE.B.Thebraindamagewillbelikeaheadinjury.C.Youwillsufferfromconcussion.D.Thebrainwillgetridofpoisonoussubstances.9.Whatdoweknowaboutpreviousstudies?A.Theyfoundreasonsforbraindisorders.B.TheirfindingswerepublishedinSleep.C.TheyweresupportedbyBenedict’sstudy.D.Theyfocusedonbrainhealth.10.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.UKpeoplehavetheworstsleep.B.Man’sintelligenceisaffectedbysleepinaway.C.Peopleweresmarterinthepast.D.Alackofsleepcausesallbrain-relatedproblems.11.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Eighthours’sleepisimportant.B.Regularsleepingpatternsimprovehealth.C.SleeplossisclosetoablowtotheheaD.D.Humanbrainsworkduringsleep.

MotorcarswerefirstmadeinEnglandjustbefore1900.ThepartsforthebodiesandengineswerehandmadeandthecarswerebuiltfromthesE.OneatatimE.Thistookalongtimeandthecarscostalotofmoney.ThenaquickerandcheaperwayofmakingcarswasfounD.Insteadofmakingallthepartsattheirownworks.Somecarfactoriesaskedotherfactoriestomakesomeofthem.Allthepartswerethenfittedtogetherinthecarfactories.Moderncar-makingfactoriesaresolargethateachoneisreallyalotoffactoriesclosetogether.Eachworkshopmakessomeparts.Thepiecesofacarbodyarejoinedtogetherbywelders电焊工.Allthebitsandpiecesthatmakeupeachcararecollectedandputreadyfortheassemblyline装配线wheretheyarefittedtogether.1.Thefirstmotorcarswereprobablymadeby______.A.EuropeansB.theWhitesC.theBlacksD.theEnglish2.Over100yearagopeoplehadtospendalongtimeonmotorcarsas______.A.newwaysofmakingthemwerejustfoundthenB.thepartsofthebodiesandenginesweremadebyhanD.C.allthepartsofthemweremadeattheirownfactoriesD.bothB.andC.3.A.quickerandcheaperwayofmakingmotorcarswas______.A.foundin1900B.thatallpartsofmotorcarswerenolongermadebyhandC.theonethattheyshouldbemadeinalargecarfactoriesD.thedifferentpartsofmotorcarswereproducedindifferentworks4.Moderncar-makingfactoriesmeans______A.thefactorieswhichmoderncarsaremakingatB.thefactorieswherecarsaremadebymodernworkersC.thenewfactoriesatwhichcarsarebeingmadeD.thefactorieswheremoderncarsaremade5.Thebesttitleforthispassagemightbe______.A.MotorCarsB.TheAssemblyLinE.C.ModernFactoriesD.QuickerandCheaperCars

Theearthisdyingbeforeusyetwesitandwatch.IftheTVorthegamesystembreakswerunofftothestorestogetitfixedimmediatelynomatterwhatthecost.Whyaren’twewillingtofixourearth?Areourtelevisionsandgamesystemsmoreimportanttousthanwherewelive?Whereshallwecontinuetoliveuntiltheendoftime?TheearthisourhomeandcannotbereplaceD.Wemusttakecareofit.Wehavecomeupwithsomuchtechnologythatlimitsusinsteadofhelpingus.Takethatgamesystemweruntorepair.Whatdoesitdo?Itoccupieskids’time!TheearthhasalreadygivenkidsplentyofentertainmentintheformsoffieldsandhillsforestsandplainswaterandlanD.Howeverinsteadofusingwhattheearthhasgivenusandhelpingkidsbygivingthemexerciseastheyrunaroundwedecidetoruinkids’mindswithgamesystemsthatgluethemtothescreenforhoursandmakethemignoretheirhomeworkandchores.Wehavepollutedthisearthbymakingthesethingsthatdonotevenhelpusinanyway!WehavealreadymessedupthisworlD.We’veruinedtheairwaterandanimalsthatithassowillinglyprovidedforus.WeneedtostopthisdestructionoflifeandbringbacktheworldwehadbeforE.Itwillnotbeeasybuteverybodycanhelp!Whataboutsomethingassimpleasturningthelightsoffwhenyouleavearoom?Recyclingwhatcanberecycled?Pickinguplitter?Donatingmoneytoanenvironmentalorganization?NoneofthesethingsareveryharD.Wecan’tjustalwayssayOhtheearthisamess.Ahwellthosebigcompaniesthatarepollutingsomuchcanstopandfixit.Insteadweneedtohelpout.It’snotonlythosebigcompanies;it’severydaythingsthatwedotoothatareruiningtheearth.Sostopandthinkaboutwhatyoucandotomakeadifferencetoourworld!25.W.hydoestheauthormentiontelevisionsandgamesystemsinParagraph1?A.Tomakepeoplebetterawareoftheurgencytotheprotectionoftheearth.B.ToexposethegreatharmdonetotheearthbytoomuchtechnologywastE.C.Toshowtherelationshipbetweenoveruseofthosethingswithearlydeath.D.Toremindpeopletospendlessonthemandusethesavedmoneyinawiserway.26.Itcanbeinferredfromthesecondparagraphthattheauthor______.A.thinkswemusttakecareofourirreplaceablehome—theearthB.thinksrunningaroundinfieldsoccupiestoomuchofkids’timeC.takesanextremelynegativeattitudetothingslikegamesystemsD.takesitforgrantedthattechnologygiveskidsplentyofentertainment.27.Wecanclearlyfeelthattheauthorwrotethispassagewithdeep_____.A.gratitudeB.regretC.emotionD.hatred28.Whatisthemainpurposeofthispassage?A.Tocriticizethosebigcompaniesthatruintheearth.B.Toaskpeopletosavekidsfromtheharmdonebypollution.C.Togivekidsplentyofentertainmentinaclearenvironment.D.Tocallonpeopletostopruiningtheearth.

September212050----AtapressconferencetodayitwasannouncedthatthefirsttouristheadingforMarswillbethe38-year-oldUSbusinessmanPatrickClifforD.HewillleavetheearthinthelaunchingwindowofJune2052andsethisfootonthesurfaceofMarsinNovembertogetherwiththeother6astronautsassignedforthemissiontofurtherexploretheplanet.Patrickhasnowtwoyearsoftrainingaheadofhimtogetreadyforthetrip.NotonlywillhespendfivemonthsingettingtoMarsbutanother600daystherebeforehecangobackhomE.PatrickwasofcourseveryexcitedThishasbeenmydreamsinceIwasfourandseeingthefirstmanonMars20yearsagomademerealizethatitwaspossiblE.Tobeabletopaythe$1.3billionforhisticketforthetripPatricksoldhismajoritystake股份inthecompanyhisfatherhadbuilt.IknowthatmyfatherwouldhavebeenproudofmeifhehadstillbeenalivetodayheknewwhatthismeanstomesaysPatrick.ThereisnoriskthoughthatyouwillfindPatrickbegginginyourstreetcornerwhenhecomesbackbutitissaidthathewaspaidtwiceasmuchforhispartofthecompany.Sohowishegoingtospendhis600daysontheredplanet?WellsinceIdon’thaveajobwhenIgetbackaftersellingthecompanyIhaveplentyoftimetocomeupwithanewbusinessideahesaysandlaughs.Ifhebringsashovel铁锹hecanstartbuildingthefirsthoteltherebutmaybeheshouldn’texpecttoomanyguestsuntilsomeonecanofferacheaperticket.13.HowlongwillPatrickCliffordbeawaybeforehecomesback?A.AboutfivemonthsB.AbouttwoyearsC.About600daysD.About750days14.TheunderlinedpartinParagraph3meansthat.A.thetripwillturnPatrickintoabeggarB.PatrickwillgetmuchmoneyfromthetripC.weneedn’tworryaboutPatrick’seconomicconditionD.it’slikelythatPatrickwillbeverypoorafterhecomesback15.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.PatrickisanoptimisticmanB.A.totalofsixpeoplewillgotoMarsC.Patrick’sfatherfeltexcitedatthenewsD.Patrickwillspendallhismoneyonthetrip

Coralreefs珊瑚礁arenotjustbeautifultolookatbutalsoveryuseful.Theyshelternearly25％ofoceanlifeandprovidefoodforbillionsofpeople.Howeverlikemanyotherspeciesthisamazingecosystem生态系统isindangerofdyingout!Therearetwomainreasonsforthedestruction破坏—therisingcarbondioxidelevelscausedbyglobalwarmingaswellashumaninfluenceslikebottomoperation.Whilenotmuchcanbedoneabouttheformerthelosscausedbythelattercanbereduced.Bottomoperationinvolvesdroppingnetstotheoceanbedandthendraggingthemupwhenfilledwithfish.Thisactiondamagedtheoceanfloorcausingthecoralbranchestoseparatefromthereefs.Whilethatisverydiscouragingthegoodnewsisthatifthesebranchesarefoundquicklytheycanbesaved.Atpresentthatworkisbeingperformedbyvolunteerdivers.Butthemethodhasonlylimitedsuccessbecausetheycannotstaylongunderwaternorreachdepthsofover200meterswheresomeofthedeep-seacoralgrows.HoweverthisisnotthecaseforCoralbots—therobotsthatcanconstantlyseekoutbrokenbranches.Ateamof‘coralbots’eachworkingtosimpleruleswillpiecetogether’damagedbitsofcoralallowingthemtoregrow重生.Theyareprogrammedtobeabletotellthedifferencesbetweenotherthingsandthecoral.Therobotsworktogetheringroupssimilartobees.Ifonecoralbotisdamagedthentheotherswillstillbeabletocompletethetask.DrLea-AnneHenrysaidTheprojectofusingcoralbotsoffersusthepossibilitytorestore修复thefunctionofreefs.Itisinthefinalstageoftesting.OncereadytheresearchershopetobuildhundredsofthemandusethemeffectivelyinthewatersoffScotlandandthenhopefullyintheoceansacrosstheworld.28.Whichofthefollowingisacauseofthedangerthatcoralreefsarefacing________.A.Theappearanceofnewcreatures.B.Theseriouslypollutedseawater.C.Theactivitiesofvolunteerdivers.D.Humanactivitieslikebottomoperation.29.Comparedwithvolunteerdiverscoralbots________.A.canstaylongerunderwaterB.mustworkasbeesdoC.candistinguishwhatiscoralD.canneverbedamaged30.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordtheminthelastparagraphreferto________.A.Coralbots.B.Brokenbranches.C.Workingbees.D.Bitsofcoral.31.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_________.A.bottomoperationhasaffectedmostunderwatercreaturesB.brokenbranchesofcoralcanregrowifsavedintimeC.hundredsofthecoralbotshaveworkedwellintheoceansD.withthecoralbotsalldamagedcoralreefscanberestored

Whatwereyoudoingbeforeyoustartedreadingthis?Wereyoufullyfocusedonanotherarticle?Oreatingbreakfast?Organizingyourday?Orwereyoustaringoutofthewindowfeelingrestlessandbored?Itislikelytohavebeenthelatter.Briefmomentsofboredomareuniversalandarefrequentlywhatdrivesustostopwhatwearedoingandmovetosomethingthatwehopewillbemoreexciting.ButalthoughboredomiscommonitisneitherunimportantnorfavorableaccordingtoDrJohnEastwoodapsychologistatYorkUniversityToronto.EastwoodisthejointauthorofTheUnengagedMindamajornewpaperonthetheoryofboredom.Boredomhepointsoutinthepaperhasbeenconnectedwithovereatingdepressionanxietyandanincreasedriskofmakingmistakes.MistakesatworkmightnotbeamatteroflifeanddeathformostofusbutifyouareanairtrafficcontrollerpilotornuclearpowerplantoperatortheymostcertainlycanbE.CommercialpoloSamiFranksconfirmsthatboredomcanmakepilotsloseattention.Whenyouflyalengthydistancetherearetwopilotsoneofwhomismonitoringallthescreenswhiletheotherdoesthepaperworktalkstoairtrafficcontrolandsoon.Youneedtobealert警觉的forlandingandtakeoffbutonceyou’re500ftabovetherunwaytheplane’sonautopilot自动驾驶仪anditcanbeveryquietandboring.InastudyIsawofpilotswhowokeupafterashortsleep.30%ofthemreportedseeingtheotherpilotasleeptoosaidFranks.HoweverDrEstherPriyadharshiniaseniorlecturerineducationattheuniversityofEastAngliahasstudiedboredomandsaysitcanbeseeninapositivelight.Wecan’tpreventboredom—it’sanunavoidablehumanemotion.Wehavetoacceptitandfindwaystocontrolit.WeallneeddowntimE.There’snoneedtobefullybusywithworkatalltimes.shesays.Childrenwhocomplainthattheyhavenothingtodoonrainyholidaysmaytrytofindotherthingstofocuson.TheartistGraysonPerryhasreportedlyspokenofhowlongperiodsofboredominchildhoodmayhaveimprovedhiscreativity.Weallneedvacanttimetomull深思熟虑thingsoversaysPriyadharshini.32.WecanlearnfromEastwoodthat_______.A.boredomcanbepotentially潜在地dangerousB.airtrafficcontrollersusuallyfeelboredC.briefmomentsofboredomarenotcommonD.makingmistakesisamajorcauseofboredom33.ThestudymentionedbyFranksshowsthat______.A.pilotsneedtobealertforlandingandtakeoffB.pilotsmustworkwelltogetherwhenflyingC.boredomcanmakepilotsloseattentionD.flyingaplaneisgenerallyquitefun34.WhichofthefollowingmightbePerry’sopiniononboredom?A.ItoftenleadstofailurE.B.Ithasabeneficialeffect.C.Itismorelikelytohappentochildren.D.Itmakeschildrenloseinterestinlearning.35.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.WhyamIsobored?B.Isboredombadforyou?C.CanIhaveyourattention?D.HowcanIgetridofboredom?

AboutfiveyearsagoanAmericanelectricalengineernamedScottBrusawandhiswifeJuliecameupwiththeideaofputtingsolarpanelsonthegroundratherthantheroof.ThentheybegantodeveloptheSolarRoadwayspeciallyforanewtypeofcars—eco-cars.TheSolarRoadwayisanintelligentroadthatprovidescleanrenewableenergyusingpowerfromthesunwhileprovidingsaferdrivingconditionsalongwithpoweranddatadelivery.TheypredictthattheSolarRoadwaywillpayforitselfthroughthegenerationofelectricityalongwithotherformsofincomeandthatthesameamountofmoneythatisbeingusedtobuildandresurfacecurrentroadscanbeusedtobuildtheSolarRoadways.EachSolarRoadPanelmeasuresroughly4metersby4metersandcontainsamicroprocessor微处理器thatmonitorsandcontrolsthepanelwhilecommunicatingwithneighboringpanelsandthevehiclestravelingoverheaD.Theinventorssuggestthatthisprovidesacommunicationdeviceevery4metersoneveryroadwhichcouldbeusedforexampletowarndriversofcarswhicharemovingacrossacentrelineandvariousotherspeedcontrolproblems.ThetopoftheSolarRoadpanelsismadeofsuper-strongglassthatwouldoffervehiclesthetractions抓地力theyneeD.AccordingtotheinventorstheSolarRoadwaycreatesandcarriescleanrenewableelectricityandthereforeelectricvehiclescanberechargedatanyconvenientlylocatedreststoporatanybusinessthathaspavedSolarRoadPanelsintheirparkinglots.TheinventorssaytheirSolarRoadwayhasmanyfunctionsandadvantagesfrommainroadstodrivewaysparkinglotsbikepathssidewalksandrunways.TheFederalHighwayAdministrationhasgivenBrusaw$100000todeveloptheinventionandBrusawhopestobuildasmart-roadparkinglotinthecomingspring.51.Intheinventors’opiniontheSolarRoadway.A.istooexpensivetobuildatpresentB.costsnomoremoneythancurrentroadsC.canprovideasmanydataaspresentcomputersD.willbringthemalargesumofmoney52.TheunderlinedwordtheyinParagraph2refersto.A.thepanelsB.theinventorsC.theresearchersD.thevehicles53.TheSolarRoadwayincludesallthefollowingadvantagesEXCEPT.A.providingsaferdrivingconditionsB.helpingdriverscommunicatewitheachotherwhiledrivingC.creatingandcarryingcleanrenewableelectricityD.warningdriversofvariousspeedcontrolproblems54.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat.A.theSolarRoadwayhasalreadybeenputintouseB.＄100000isnotenoughtobuildasmart-roadparkinglotC.theSolarRoadwayisnotavailableforgas-poweredcarsD.futureelectricvehiclescanbechargedanytimeandanywhere55.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Solar-poweredsmartroadofthefutureB.ThegreatchangesontheroadwayC.TheinfluencetheSolarRoadwayhasonpeopleD.TheSolarRoad—amuchfasterroad

AmazingScientificBreakthroughHelpsYouLoseWeightwithoutStarvationDietsorTiringExerciseHaveYouEverWishedTherewasafasteasyandreliablewaytosafelydropweightbymagicallysuppressingyourfooddesires?Aneasywaytouseproductthatmagicallymeltsoffuglyfatwithoutdieting[caloriecountingortiringexercise?Whatifthisbreakthroughcouldalsoincreaseyourenergylevelsandbrightenedyourmoodthroughouttheday?IntroducingTheAmazingDietPatchTheallnewAmazingDietPatchasseenonTVisarevolutionarynewweightlosssystemthatmakesyoulose3to7poundsweeafterweek!Untilyoufitintotheclothesyou’vealwaysdreamedof!Thisisthefastestmosteffectiveandsafewaytoloseweight.Withoutstarvationdietsorstrenuousexercise!HowDoesItWork?ThesecretisamaterialcalledFucusVesiculosusthatsuppressesyourfooddesiresandincreasesyourmetabolismturningyourbodyintoafatburningmachinE.Justlistentowhatothersaresayingaboutit:AfterthebirthofmychildIstartedgainingweightquicklyandnothingwouldmakemeloseweight.AtfirstIwonderedifthedietpatchreallyworked?ButIdecidedtotrythefreesampleandafterthefirstsevendaysIlost7-Lbs.Icouldn’tfeelbetteraboutmyself.—SherryParkerIcouldnotbelievehoweasyitwastousetheAmazingDietPatch!I’vetriedusingpillsbutIwouldalwaysforgettotakepillsbeforemymeals.NowwiththepatchIjustputitoninthemorningandforgetaboutit.—JeffRobinsNotAvailableInStoresButyoucangetitrightheredirectlyfromusthroughthisspecialonlineoffer.Andwe’rewillingtoabsorb100%oftheriskbygivingyoua1-WeekFreeTrial!25.AccordingtothepassageweknowthattheAmazingDietPatchissomekindof_______.A.pillsB.soupC.vegetablesD.plaster膏26.Whichofthefollowingwordscanreplacetheunderlinedwordsuppressing?A.increasingB.changingC.controllingD.burning27.TheAmazingDietpatchisavailableonly_______.A.ontheTVB.throughtheonlineC.inthedrugstoreD.inthesupermarket28.ThepurposeoftheAmazingDietPatchistoloseyourweightby______.A.changeyourmetabolismB.doinglargeamountofexercisesC.brighteningyourmoodD.increasingyourdiet

Somepeoplethinkthatasmoreandmorepeoplehavetelevisionsintheirhomesfewerandfewerpeoplewillbuybooksandnewspapers.WhyreadanarticleinthenewspaperwhentheTVnewscanbringyoutheinformationinafewminutesandwithpictures?Whyreadthelifestoryofafamousmanwhenashorttelevisionprogramcantellyouallthatyouwanttoknow?Televisionhasnotkilledreadinghowever.Todaynewspaperssellinverylargenumbers.AndbooksofeverykindaresoldmorethaneverbeforE.Booksarestillacheapwaytogetinformationandenjoyment.Althoughsomebookswithhardcoversareexpensivemanybooksareprintedtodayaspaperbacks平装本whicharequitecheap.A.paperbackcollectionofshortstoriesforexampleisalwayscheaperthananeveningatthecinemaorthetheaterandyoucankeepabookforeverandreaditmanytimes.BooksareawonderfulproviderofknowledgeandpleasureandsometypesofbooksshouldbeineveryhomE.Everyhomeshouldhaveagooddictionary.A.goodencyclopedia百科全书thoughexpensiveisusefultoobecauseyoucanfindinformationonanysubject.Besidesyoucanhavesuchbooksashistorybookssciencetextbookcookbooksandcollectionsofstoriesandpoems.Thenfromtimetotimeyoucantakeabookofpoemsoffyourshelvesandreadthethoughtsandfeelingsofyourfavoritepoets.29.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.A.TVprogramsareachiefproviderofknowledgeB.cinemasarethebestchoiceingettinginformationC.readingisacheapwayoflearningandhavingfunD.newspapersareanexpensivewaytoenjoyoneself30.WhatdoesthesentencesTelevisionhasnotkilledreadinghoweverunderlinedinthesecondparagraphsuggest?A.Peopleonlyneedreadingthough.B.Readingisstillnecessarytoday.C.Readingismorefunthantelevision.D.Watchingtelevisiondoesn'thelpreading.31.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Fewerandfewerpeoplewillbuybooks.B.A.gooddictionaryshouldbekeptineveryhomE.C.Bookswithhardcoverssellbetterthanpaperbooks.D.MorepeoplelikeTVprogramsaboutfamousmen.

Therewasgoodnewslastweekforpeoplewhostruggletogeteighthoursofsleepanight:theymaynotneedsomuchshut-eyeafterall.ResearchersfromUCLAandelsewherelookedatsleephabitsofremotehunter-gatherersinTanzaniaNamibiaandBolivia—groupswithpre-industriallifestyleswhosesleeppatternsarebelievedtoreflectthoseofancienthumans.Theresearchersfoundthatonaveragemembersofeachgroupsleepabitlessthansixandahalfhoursanight.ThestudypublishedintheacademicjournalCurrentBiologyindicatesthatnaturalsleepislessthaneighthoursanightandthatmodernsociety’snumerouselectronicdistractions分心aren’tnecessarilytoblameforpeoplegettingjustsixorsevenhoursofsleep.Thestorythatoftengetsoutisthatifyousleepforlessthansevenhoursyou’regoingtodieearlyhetoldmE.That’snottruE.YetAmericansareaddictedtogettingmoresleep—andonturningtomedicalshortcutstohelpthem.AccordingtotheCentersforDiseaseControlasmanyas70millionU.S.adultssufferfromsleepdisordersorsleeplessness.OnlyathirdofAmericansgetthegovernment’srecommendedseventoninehoursofsleepanight.About9millionAmericanadultsusesleepingpillstohelpgetagoodnight’sresttheCDCfounD.Siegelsaidthenumberofpeoplerelyingonmedicineshasgoneupratherrapidlysincethen.IndustryconsultingfirmGlobalDataestimatesthatworldwidesalesforsleeplessnessmedicineswillrunabout$1.4billionnextyearandreach$1.8billionby2023recoveringfromlowersalesinrecentyearsbecauseofcheapergenerics仿制药hittingthemarket.Dr.RoyArtalasleepspecialistinWestLosAngelessaidit’sunderstandablethatbusypeopleintoday’sgo-goworldwouldturntomedicinestospeedupthesleepprocess.Butallthey’redoingisbuildingarelianceonpowerfuldrugsforrelativelylittleimprovement.There’snomagicpillthatmakesussleepwhenwewantandwakeupwhenwewantArtalsaiD.Theeffectsofsleepingpillstendtobemodest.Heandotherexpertssaytheanswertosleeplessnessisn’ttobefoundinapillbottlE.It’sinwhat’scalledsleephygiene保健.57.Theresearchonsleephabitsofremotehunter-gatherersinTanzaniaNamibiaandBoliviashowsthat________.A.TheyhavealackofsleepbecauseoftheirbadlifestyleB.naturalsleepmaybelessthaneighthoursanightC.ModernelectronicproductscausethesleeplessnessD.Pre-industriallifestyleswillbehelpfultoabettersleep58.JeromeSiegelbelievesthat________.A.WeneedtotakesleepingpillstoimprovesleepB.ModernelectronicproductsdoharmtoagoodsleepC.Thosewhosleepforlessthan7hourswilldieearlyD.Thereisnothingwrongwitha6or7hours’sleep59.Theunderlinedwordmodestprobablymeans________.A.obviousB.awfulC.smallD.large60.Themainideaofthispassageisthat_________.A.Peoplemaynotneedeighthoursofsleepanight.B.peopleneedsleepingpillstohaveagoodsleepC.sleepingpillshavealongwaytogoforsleepimprovementD.Sleepingpillindustrywillsuffergreatlossesfromthenewdiscovery

PlanningfortheweatherNomatterwhattimeofyearyouvacationinSanDiegobesuretobringalightjacketorsweaterandbringshorts.Duringoursummermonthswehavewarmdaysbutcooleveningsespeciallyifyouareneartheocean.Thosecooleveningscanfeelcoldandfreshifyouarevisitingfromsomeplacethatistypicallyhotanddampallsummer.Andduringourwintermonthswecanhavedaysthatreach80degreesFahrenheit27degreesCelsius.InfactourwintermonthsarethesunniestmonthsoftheyearalongtheSanDiegocoast.HowtogetaroundSanDiegoDecidingwhetheryouneedtorentacarforyourvisittoSanDiego?IfyouareplanningtovisitattractionsinandarounddowntownSanDiegoincludingSeaWorldSanDiegoZooBalboaParkOldTownCoronadoandtheGaslampQuarteralloftheseattractionscanbereadilyaccessedbypublictransportationassumingthehotelorplaceyouarestayinginisclosetoabusortrolleystop.Tourguestscommentonhoweasyitistouseourtransportationsystemhowcleanitisandthelowcostforaone-dayormulti-daypassthatworksonbothbusesandtrolleys.HoweverifyouaregoingtovisitattractionsfurtherawayfromdowntownSanDiegosuchastheSafariParkorLegolandorifyouwanttovisitourlocalmountainsordesertwerecommendacarrental.HowtomaketimeforallthethingstodoOurfinaltipfornowistoplanaheaD.Unlikemostcitieswheretheremaybeafewconcentratedtouristareasandit’seasytofindthingsasyougoSanDiegooffershundredsofattractionsandgueststellustheyareoverwhelmedandcertainlydidn’tplanenoughtimeoncetheyfindhowmuchthereistodoinSanDiego.ManyguestsvisitSanDiegoaspartofanextendedtripthatincludesSanFranciscoandLosAngeles.TheyoftenplanfewerdaysinSanDiegobecausetheyassumeitisthesmallestcitywiththeleasttoofferonlytosaytheywishedtheyhadplannedmoredaysinSanDiegobecauseitoffersmorethingstodoinamuchmorerelaxingenvironment.Byplanningaheadyoucanalsogetdiscountsforvariousattractions.ForexampleyoucansavealotofmoneyatSeaWorldifyoubuyyourticketsinadvanceonlineatavisitorcenterorthroughyourhotel.AnotherreasontoplanaheadisthatsomeattractionscloseearlyorgetsoldoutsinceSanDiegoisabigdestinationformajorconventionsandbigcompaniesbringinginemployeesfromaroundtheworldforspecialeventsinbeautifulsunnySanDiego.46.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.BriefIntroductiontoSanDiegoB.TipsforVisitingSanDiegoC.AttractionsinandaroundSanDiegoD.ReasonsforVisitingSanDiego47.WecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphthatinSanDiego.A.thesummermonthsarethesunniestoftheyearB.theweatherissuitableforatourallyearroundC.theweatheralongthecoastismostpleasantD.thewintermonthsaretypicallyverycold48.You’dbetterrentacarifyouaretovisit.A.theGaslampQuarterB.SanDiegoZooC.theSafariParkD.BalboaPark49.WhymaysomeguestsfeelregretfulwhentheyarriveinSanDiego?A.Becausetheycan’tfindcheapandfinehotelstostayin.B.BecausetherearefewertouristattractionsthanexpecteD.C.Becausethetransportationsystemthereisunsatisfactory.D.Becausetheyhaven’tplannedenoughtimetovisitthecity.

Ifyouthinkahigh-factorsunscreen防晒霜keepsyousafefromharmfulraysyoumaybewrong.Researchinthisweek’sNatureshowsthatwhilefactor50reducesthenumberofmelanomas黒瘤anddelaystheiroccurrenceitcan’tpreventthem.Melanomasarethemostaggressiveskincancers.YouhaveahigherriskifyouhaveredorblondhairfairskinblueorgreeneyesorsunburneasilyorifacloserelativehashadonE.Melanomasaremorecommonifyouhaveperiodicintenseexposuretothesun.Otherskincancersareincreasinglylikelywithlong-termexposurE.Thereiscontinuingdebateastohoweffectivesunscreenisinreducingmelanomas---theevidenceisweakerthanitisforpreventingothertypesofskincancer.A.2011Australianstudyof1621peoplefoundthatpeoplerandomlyselectedtoapplysunscreendailyhadhalftherateofmelanomasofpeoplewhousedcreamasneedeD.A.secondstudycomparing1167peoplewithmelanomasto1101whodidn'thavethecancerfoundthatusingsunscreenroutinelyalongsideotherprotectionsuchashatslongsleevesorstayingintheshadedidgivesomeprotection.Thisstudysaidotherformsofsunprotection---notsunscreen---seemedmostbeneficial.Thestudyreliedonpeoplerememberingwhattheyhaddoneovereachdecadeoftheirlivessoit'snotentirelyreliablE.Butitseemsreasonabletothinksunscreengivespeopleafalsesenseofsecurityinthesun.Manypeoplealsodon'tusesunscreenproperly---applyinginsufficientamountsfailingtoreapplyafteracoupleofhoursandstayinginthesuntoolong.Itissunburnthatismostworrying---recentresearchshowsfiveepisodesofsunburnintheteenageyearsincreasestheriskofallskincancers.ThegoodnewsisthatacombinationofsunscreenandcoveringupcanreducemelanomaratesasshownbyAustralianfiguresfromtheirslip-slop-slapcampaign.Soifthereisaheatwavethissummeritwouldbebestforustootosliponashirtslopon抹上sunscreenandslaponahat.12.WhatdoestheresearchinNaturesayaboutahigh-factorsunscreen?A.Itisineffectiveinpreventingmelanomas.B.Itisineffectiveincaseofintensesunlight.C.Itisineffectivewithlong-termexposurE.D.Itisineffectiveforpeoplewithfairskin.13.Whatdowelearnfromthe2011Australianstudyof1621people?A.Sunscreenshouldbeappliedalongsideotherprotectionmeasures.B.High-riskpeoplebenefitthemostfromtheapplicationofsunscreen.C.IrregularapplicationofsunscreendoeswomenmoreharmthangooD.D.Dailyapplicationofsunscreenhelpsreducetheincidenceofmelanomas.14.WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutthesecondAustralianstudy?A.Itmisleadspeopletorelyonsunscreenforprotection.B.Ithelpspeopletoselectthemosteffectivesunscreen.C.Itisnotbasedondirectobservationofthesubjects.D.ItconfirmstheresultsofthefirstAustralianstudy.15.Whatdoestheauthorsuggesttoreducemelanomarates?A.Usingbothcoveringupandsunscreen.B.StayingintheshadewheneverpossiblE.C.Usingcoveringupinsteadofsunscreen.D.Applyingtherightamountofsunscreen.

Haveyoueverwonderedwhybirdssing?Maybeyouthoughtthattheywerejusthappy.Afterallyouprobablysingorwhistlewhenyouarehappy.Somescientistsbelievethatbirdsdosingsomeofthetimejustbecausetheyarehappy.Howevertheysingmostofthetimeforaverydifferentreason.Theirsingingisactuallyawarningtootherbirdstostayoutoftheirterritory.Doyouknowwhataterritoryis?A.territoryisanareathatananimalusuallythemaleclaims声称asitsown.Onlyheandhisfamilyarewelcomethere.Nootherfamiliesofthesamespecies物种arewelcome.Youryardandhouseareyourterritorywhereonlyyourfamilyandfriendsarewelcome.Ifastrangershouldenteryourterritoryandthreatenyouyoumightshout.Probablythiswouldbeenoughtofrightenhimaway.Ifsoyouhaveactuallyscaredthestrangerawaywithouthavingtofighthim.Abirddoesthesamething.Butheexpectsanoutsideralmostanytimeespeciallyatnesting筑巢season.Soheisscreamingallthetimewhetherhecanseeanoutsiderornot.Thisscreamingiswhatwecallabird’ssonganditisusuallyenoughtokeepanoutsideraway.Birdssingloudestinthespringwhentheyaretryingtoattractamateandwarnothersnottoentertheterritoryoftheirs.Youcanseethatbirdshavealanguagealltheirown.Mostofithassomethingtodowithattractingmatesandsettingupterritories.21.Somescientistsbelievethatmostofthetimebirds’singingisactually.A.awayofwarningB.anexpressionofhappinessC.anexpressionofangerD.awayofgreeting22.Whatisabird’sterritory?A.Aplacewherefamiliesofotherspeciesarenotaccepted.B.Anareawhichabirdconsiderstobeitsown.C.Anareaforwhichbirdsfightagainsteachother.D.AplacewhereabirdmayshoutatthetopofitsVoice.23.Whydobirdskeeponsingingatnestingseason?A.BecausetheywanttoinvitemorefriendsB.Becausetheywanttofindoutsidersaround.C.Becausetheirsinginghelpsfrightenoutsidersaway.D.Becausetheirsinginghelpsgetridoftheirfears.24.Howdoesthewriterexplainbirds’singing?A.Bycomparingbirdswithhumanbeings.B.Byreportingexperimentresults.C.Bydescribingbirds’dailylife.D.Bytellingabird'sstory.

Plasticbagshaven’talwaysbeenPublicEnemyNo.1.Introducedin1982theysoonoccupiedthegrocerybagmarker.By199680percentofallbagsweremadefromlightweightplastics.Customerslovedthem.Theybecamethinnerlighterandabletocontainmorematerialsconveniently.ThatrestrictingthedistributionofplasticbagswillhavesignificantenvironmentalbenefitsandreducecostismostlyuntruE.Banningplasticbagswon’tbagsarefoundtobeatinypartofalllittersobanningthemhasverylittleimpactontheamountoflittergenerateD.There’snoevidencethatbanningplasticbagshasreducedlitterremovalcostsanditwon’tdomuchinthewayofreducingtrashcollectioncostseither.Intheseatheimpactmaybeevensmaller.Plasticbagshavenotcausedagiantlandfill废弃物填埋场.Sureplasticsintheoceanshaveincreasedoverthepastfourdecades.Yettheideathatthishasresultedinabiglandfillatiscontradictedbytheevidencewhichshowsthatmostplasticsintheoceansarewidelydispersed分散andintheformoftinypieces.Surveyssuggestthatmostpeoplereusetheirlightweightplasticbagsmainlyfortrashdisposalandonaverageeachoneisused1.6timesBycontrastpaperbagsaretypicallyusedonlyoncE.Thethickerplasticbagsnowbeingpromotedasreusablearetypicallyusedabout3.1times.ItisunwisetointroducerestrictionsonthedistributionofplasticbagswhichislikelytoresultinanincreaseintheoverallenvironmentalimpactofthebagsweusetoshopnottomentionthatreusablebagsarekindofdisgustingfromthepublichealthperspectivE.Puttingfoodintobagsthathavepreviouslybeenusedtocarryperishable易腐烂的itemsmaycauseahealthrisk.29.Thereasonwhyplasticbagsarepopularwithcustomersisthat.A.theyareeasytocarryB.theyaretheonlychoicE.C.theyarecheapandaffordableD.theyareavailableingroceries.30.Whydoestheauthorsaybanningplasticbagsmakesnodifferencetothequantityoflitter?A.Becauseplasticbagstakeupasmallpartofthewholelitter.B.Becausebanningplasticbagshasincreasedlitterremovalcosts.C.Becausethebanningplasticbagswon’tnecessarilymakelitterdisappear.D.Becausethebanningofplasticbagshasn’tanyenvironmentalbenefits.31.TheunderlinedpartinParagraph3impliesthat.A.mostoftheplasticscanbewellrecycledatseaB.whetherplasticsgatheratseaiscontroversialC.actuallyplasticsdon’tlendtolargelandfillsatseaD.noevidenceshowsthatplasticsharmtheseA.32.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstheuseofplasticbags?A.TolerantB.DoubtfulC.CriticalD.Supportive

A.treasuretrovehiddenforcenturieshasbeendiscoveredintheundergroundvaults墓穴ofatempleinsouthernIndiA.Thetreasuresincludegolddiamondsandpreciousstones.Theestimatedvalueofthehoardisreportedly22billionUSdollars.HundredsofarmedpolicehavebeendeployedaroundthetemplE.Meanwhileadebateabouthowtousethemoneyhasalsobrokenoutacrossthecountry.AfterdiscoveringthetreasuretroveinSriPadmanabhaswamyTempleinthesouthernIndianstateofKeralathelocalgovernmenthasassuredsecurityofthetemplE.Elaborating详述onthesecurityarrangementsVenugopalanNairAdditionalDirectorGeneraloftheKeralaPolicesaysthelatestsecuritydevicesarebeingusedtoguardthetemplE.VenugopalanNairAdditionalDir.Gen.ofKeralaPolicesaidWearetryingtobringinthelatesttechnologywithregardstosurveillance监视cameraswithregardstoyouknowdigitalizingthevariousthingswhichareavailableinsidE.WearekeepingaconstantsortofsurveillanceforeverymovementwhichhappensinthewholeareasurroundingthetemplE.AccordingtotempleauthoritiesthecrowdatthetemplehasincreasedsteeplyafternewsofthediscoveryofthetreasuretrovE.AndtheAdministrativeOfficeroftheTemplesaysthegovernmenthasinitiatedappropriatestepstocontrolthecuriouscrowdsvisitingthetemplE.G.JayasekharanNairadministrativeofficersaidTocontrolthecrowdsthegovernmentitselfistakingalotofmeasures.Theyaretryingtodowhateverispossiblefromthepremises房屋ofthetemplE.Apartfromallthatthegovernmenthastakenafavorablestepandwearesatisfiedwiththem.Overthelastweekaseven-memberteamofinvestigatorsbrokeintofivesecretsubterraneanvaultsanddiscoveredjewelsthathavebeenlyinguntouchedforhundredsofyears.Asestimatesofthetreasures'worthriseafiercedebateisgrowingregardingwhattodowiththediscovery.Kerala'stopelectedleadersaidthewealthwouldremainwiththetemplewhileotherssayitshouldbeusedtopayforpovertyalleviation扶贫.HoweverthegovernmentisstandingfortheSupremeCourt'srulingonownershipofthetreasurefoundinthetemplE.33.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Thetreasuresincludegolddiamondsandsomeoldcoins.B.ThetreasuretrovehasbeenlyingunknownforhundredsofyearsbeforeitisdiscovereD.C.ThelocalpeopleareverycuriousaboutthetreasureandthetemplE.D.Thewholeareasurroundingthetempleisunderclosewatch.34.WhatG.JayasekharanNairsaidmeansthat.A.whatthegovernmentdoesmeanslittleB.thecrowdwillmaketroublewithoutpropercontrolC.moreeffectivemeasuresshouldbetakenD.thetempleisofgreatvalue35.Howwillthegovernmentdealwiththetreasurementionedinthepassage?A.Itwillbeusedtopayforpovertyalleviation.B.Itwillbereturnedtoitsowner.C.Itwillbekeptinthevaults.D.Ithasn’tbeendecidedyet.

HankViscardiwasbornwithoutlegs.Hehad—notlegsbutstumps残肢thatcouldhefittedwithakindofspecialbootsPeoplestaredathimwithcruelinterest.Childrenlaughedathimandcalledhim‘ApeMan’猿人becausehisarmspracticallydraggedonthegrounD.Hankwenttoschoollikeotherboys.HisgradesweregoodandheneededonlyeightyearstofinishhisschoolinginsteadoftheusualtwelvE.AftergraduatingfromschoolheworkedhiswaythroughcollegE.Hesweptfloorswaitedontableorworkedinoneofthecollegeoffices.Duringallthisbusylifehehadbeenmovingaroundonhisstumps.Butonedaythedoctortoldhimeventhestumpswerenotgoingtolastmuchlonger.Hewouldsoonhavetouseawheelchair.Hankfelthimselfgotcoldallover.Howeverthedoctorsaidtherewasachancethathecouldbefittedwithartificiallegs假腿.FinallyalegmakerwasfoundandthedaycamewhenHankstoodupbeforethemirrorForthefirsttimehesawhimselfashehasalwayswantedtobe——afullfivefeeteightinchestall.Bythistimehewasalready26yearsolD.Hankhadtolearntousehisnewlegs.Againandagainhemarchedthelengthoftheroomandmarchedbackagain.Thereweretimeswhenhefelldownonthefloorbuthepulledhimselfupandwentbacktotheendlessmarching.Hewentoutonthestreet.HeclimbedstairsandlearnedtodancE.Hebuiltaboatandlearnedtosailit.WhenWorldWarIIcamehetalkedtheRedCrossintogivinghimajoB.Hetooktheregulartraining.hemarchedanddrilledalongwiththeothersoldiers.Fewknewthathewaslegless.ThiswasthetruestoryofHankViscardiamanwithoutlegs.21.ChildrenlaughedatHankandcalledhim‘ApeMan’because______.A.hedidn’ttalktothemB.hekeptawayfromthemC.hisarmstouchedthegroundwhenhemovedD.hecouldn’tusehisarms22.Itcanbeinferredfromthestorythatfivefeeteightinchestallis______.A.anaverageheightforafullygrownpersonB.tootallforanaveragepersonC.tooshortforanaveragepersonD.noneoftheabove23.ThesentencehetalkedtheRedCrossintogivinghimajobimpliesthattheRedCross_____.A.wasonlygladtogivehimajobB.gavehimajobbecausehewasagoodsoldierC.gavehimajobafterhetalkedtosomeonewhomheknewintheorganizationD.wasnotwillingtogivehimajobatfirst24.WhenHankmarchedanddrilledalongwiththeothersoldiershe______.A.dideverythingtheothersoldiersdidB.didmostofthethingstheothersoldiersdidC.didsomeofthethingstheothersoldiersdidD.tooksomespecialtraining

Lastnight’smeteor流星showerleftmanypeopleinthecommunitydissatisfiedanddemandinganswers.AccordingtoGabeRothsclildEmeraldValley’smayorpeoplegatheredinthesuburbsofthecitycarryingheavytelescopesexpectingtowatchthebrightlyburningmeteorspassingthroughthesky.Whattheyfoundinsteadwasaskysobrightenedbythecity’slightsthatitdarkenedthelightofthemeteorspassingoverheaD.MyfamilywassofrustratedadmittedtownresidentDuaneCosbyWewantedtomakethisanunforgettablefamilyoutingbutitturnedouttobeahugedisappointment.Astronomers—scientistswhostudystarsandplanets—havebeencomplainingaboutthisproblemfordecades.Theysaythatlightpollutionpreventsthemfromseeingobjectsintheskythattheycouldseequiteeasilyinthepast.Theycallonpeopleandthegovernmenttotakemeasurestofightagainstit.Thereisyetapopulationbesidesprofessionalandamateurstarobserversthatsuffersevenmorefromlightpollution.ThispopulationconsistsofbirdsbatsfrogssnakesetC.Forexampleoutdoorlightingseverelyaffectsmigrating迁徙的birds.AccordingtotheInternationalDark-SkyAssociation.100millionbirdsayearthroughoutNorthAmericadieincrasheswithlightedbuildingsandtowers.Countlessmoreanimalscasualties伤亡resultfromtheuseofartificiallighting.Clearlypeopleenjoythebenefitsoflightingtheireveningsbutsomescientiststhinkitcanbeharmfulforhumanstoo.Theyworrythatexposuretolightwhilesleepingcanincreaseperson’schancesofgettingcancer.EmeraldValleyisonlyonecommunitythatisbecomingawareofthenegativeeffectsoflightpollution.ForyearsFlagstaffArizonahasenforcedlightingregulationsinitscityinordertoassistastronomersattheLowellObservatory.Similareffortshavebeenmadeworldwideandamovementisunderwaytoremindustoturnofflightswhenwearenotusingthemsothatothercreaturescansharethenight.32.Whatdotheastronomerscomplainabout?A.MeteorshowersoccurlessoftenthanbeforE.B.Theirobservationequipmentisinpoorrepair.C.Lightpollutionhasremainedunsolvedforyears.D.Theireyesightisfailingduetoartificiallighting.33.WhatistheauthorconcernedaboutaccordingtoParagraph4?A.Birdsmaytakeothermigrationpaths.B.Animals’livinghabitsmaychangesuddenly.C.VarietiesofanimalswillbecomesharplyreduceD.D.Animals’survivalisthreatenedbyoutdoorlighting.34.LightingregulationsinFlagstaffArizonaareputintoeffectto______.A.lessenthechanceofgettingcancerB.createanidealobservationconditionC.ensurecitizensagoodsleepatnightD.enableallcreaturestoliveinharmony35.Whatmessagedoestheauthormostwanttogiveus?A.Savingwildlifeissavingourselves.B.Greateffortsshouldbemadetosaveenergy.C.Humanactivitiesshouldbeenvironmentallyfriendly.D.Newequipmentshouldbeintroducedforspacestudy.

Doctorsinhospitalemergencyroomsoftenseeaccidentalpoisonings中毒.A.frightenedparentarriveswithachildwhoswallowedacleaningliquiD.OrperhapstheharmfulsubstanceisamedicinE.Oritmightbeachemicalproductmeanttokillinsects.Thesearecommoncausesofaccidentalpoisoning.IncaseslikethislookformedicalhelpassoonaspossiblE.Savethecontainerofwhatevercausedthepoisoning.Andlookonthecontainerforinformationaboutanythingthatstopstheeffectsofthepoison.Saveanythingexpelled被强迫排除fromthemouthofthevictim.Thatwaydoctorscanexamineit.Inthepastsomepeopleforcedpoisoningvictimstoemptythestomach.Theyusedaliquidsyrupofipecac催呕剂todothis.Butanorganizationofchildren’sdoctorsnolongeradvisesparentstokeepsyrupofipecaC.TheAmericanAcademyofPediatricssayssomepoisonscancauseadditionaldamagewhentheycomebackupthethroat.Millionsofpeopleknowawaytosaveapersonwhoischokingonsomethingtrappedinthethroat.ThemethodiscommonlyknownastheHeimlichManeuverorabdominalthrusts.TheAmericanRedCrosssaysarescuershouldfirsthitthepersononthebackfivetimesbetweentheshoulderbones.Thesebackblowsmayeasethechoking.IftheairwayisstillblockedtheRedCrosssuggestspushinghardfivetimesalongthevictim’sabdomen.Theabdomenistheareabetweenthechestandthehip臀bones.25.Savethecontainerofwhatevercausedthepoisoningto____.A.lookforharmfulinformationB.lookonitC.useittobreakthepoisonD.lookformedicalhelp26.Whyareparentsadvisednottokeepsyrupofipecac?A.Tokeepthestomachempty.B.ToavoidmoredamagE.C.TokeepsyrupofipecacsafE.D.Tokeepthestomachfull.27.Thepurposeofthelastparagraphistotellusabout_____.A.awaytopreventapersonfromchoking.B.theabdominalthrustsC.awaytocurechokingD.theabdomen28.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.LearningthebasicsoffirstaidB.AccidentalpoisoningsC.CommoncausesofaccidentalpoisoningD.Poisoningsandfirstaid

Ourenvironmentisn’tasgreenandbeautifulasitshouldbE.Therearesteel钢铁monstersblockingoutthesunblowingoutdangeroussmokeandlettingoutpoisonouschemicalsintoriverscarsproducingharmfulwastegaspeoplethrowingoutwasteinawrongwayandallotherkindsofsourcesthatruintheplanet.Facingcurrentenvironmentalproblemspeopleneedtodotheirbesttosavetheearth.Youcanseemanybiggarbagedustbinsinthestreets.They’renotthereforashowbutforyoutodropyourwastE.Weshouldrealizethatwhatwedodoescount.Sonexttimeyougetthaturgetothrowgumorachocolatepackageoutofthecarwindoworaccidentallydropasyouwalkdownthestreetaskyourselfhowmuchwasteyou’vebeencontributingtotheenvironmentwiththatbadhabitgoingonforyears.Athomethefirstthingwecandotoprotecttheenvironmentisavoidlettingwaterruncontinuouslyandmakesurethattaps水龙头arenotleaky漏的whichwouldhelpgreatlyinscrimping.Anotheristouseenergy-savinglightsandturnthemoffbeforeyouleavetherooms.Itisnotonlyenergy-savingbutalsocutsdownelectricitycosts.RecyclingisamethodtomakeitemsreusablE.Manythingsyouwanttothrowoutcanbemadeintonewproductsthroughthereproducingprocess.Useyourimaginationtocomeupwithwaysonthingsthatyoucanuseagain.Passthemessageofsimplewaystosavetheenvironmentontokids.Startingwithkidsisagoodwayofteachingthemessageearlyintheirlivesinthehopethattheycancarryitforwardastheygrowolder.Withenvironmentalprotectionawarenessinmindwecandowhatwecanfortheresultsaretohaveabigeffectontheplanet.AslongaswedoourparttheworldisonesmallstepclosertobeingsaveD.29.Inthefirstparagraphtheauthorusessteelmonsterstodescribe________.A.hugebuildingsB.highmountainsC.bigfactoriesD.charactersinfairystories30.Fromthefifthparagraphwecanknowthat________.A.protectingtheenvironmentbeginswithsmallchoresB.protectingtheenvironmentshouldstartfromchildhooD.C.wonderfullifecomesfromenvironmentalprotectionD.protectingtheenvironmentbenefitsthecountryandthepeople31.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.ThemorepeopledotheirpartthegreenertheenvironmentwillbE.B.Sellingwhatyoudon’twantanymoreisakindofrecycling.C.Toprotecttheenvironmentmayhelpyousavesomemoney.D.Yourbadhabitsfortheenvironmentareavaluablecontribution.32.Thepassageismainlyabout_____________.A.theuseofgarbagedustbinsB.howtosavewaterandelectricityC.howtosavetheenvironmentD.ourcurrentenvironmentalproblems

AyoungmannamedCharlesLyellhaddifferentideas.HewroteabookaboutthemcalledPrinciplesofGeology地质学.TheearthaccordingtoLyellwasnotonlythousandsofyearsolditwasmillionsofyearsolD.Asto关于thecommonbeliefthatchangesintheearth’ssurfacehappensuddenlybecauseofasingleearthquakeorfloodhesaidthatthismighthappenonceinawhilebutusuallythesechangestookplaceveryslowly.HebelievedthatthesurfaceoftheearthhadbeenchangingfromthebeginningoftimE.Thechangeshesaidwerecausedbythelong-termactionofthewindsandseasandbyforcessuchasvolcanoesbreakingoutundertheearth’ssurfacE.OnceinagreatwhilehethoughtamountainmightappearforthefirsttimeafteranearthquakE.Butusuallymountainswouldriseslowlyandsteadily.ProfessorHenslowwasinterestedinLyell’sideasbuthedidnotactuallybelievethem.CharlesDarwincouldnotmakeuphismindaboutthem.ButtheysethimthinkingalonglineswhichwouldlaterchangethebeliefsofthoughtfulpeopleallovertheworlD.7AtCambridgeCharlesDarwinstudiedjustenoughtopasstheexaminationandreceivedhiscollegedegreein1831.Duringthistimehehadbecomemoreandmoreinterestedingeology.AttheendoftheschoolyearhewenttoNorthWaleswithoneofhisteacherstoexaminetherockformations构成andtosearchforfossils化石.Fossilsaretheremainsofancientlivingthings.Theyareusuallyfoundfixedinrocksintheearth’scrust地壳.Fossilsmaybeofanimalssuchasfishinsectsbirdsorhumans.Theymaybeofplantsfromtinyleavestohugetrees.Whenalivingcreaturediesitusuallydecays腐烂oriseatenbyanimals.Howeverifitsinksintoariverbed河床orisquicklycoveredbytheblowingsandsofadesertstormthebonesarekeptupintheearth.Overmanyyearsthesoftinnerpartsofabonedisappearleavingtheinsidehollow空的.Watercontainingmineralentersintothehollow.SlowlythemineralhardensandmakesthebonehardandheavylikestonE.1.AccordingtoCharlesLyellitismainlythattheearthhasbeenformedliketoday’sshapE.A.fromthebeginningoftimeB.pastsomeexperiencesofbigfloodC.overaverylongperiodofyearsD.becauseofseveralbigearthquakes2.CharlesLyellbelievedthefactthatamountainisformed.A.morebyseasthanbyvolcanoesB.moreslowlythansuddenlyC.morebyanearthquakethanbywindsD.moresteadilythanquickly3.ThemainpurposeofDarwin’sgoingtoNorthWaleswasto.A.makeastudyoffossilsB.appreciatetherockinformationC.todoresearchworkintodeadanimalsD.lookforplantsfromtinyleavestohugetrees4.Inwhichorderarefossilsformed?A.A.livingthingsinksintoariverbedorsands.B.Watergoesintoabonehollowtogetherwithmineral.C.Somethingsoftinabonedisappears.D.ThehardenedmineralmakestheboneharD.E.ThebonebecomeshollowinsidE.A.abcdeB.cabedC.acebdD.ecdba

Peoplewhosmokecouldlosearoundonethirdoftheireverydaymemoryresearcherssay.AstudybyateamattheUniversityofNorthumbriahasshownthatsmokerslosemoreoftheirmemorywhencomparedtonon-smokers.Andtheresearchalsofoundthatthosewhokickedthehabitsawtheirabilitytorecollectinformationrestoredtoalmostthesamelevelasnon-smokers.Thestudyinvolvedmorethanseventy18-to25-year-oldvolunteersandincludedatouroftheuniversity’scampus.Thosewhotookpartwereaskedtorecall回忆回想smalldetailssuchasmusicactslistedtoplayatthestudents’unionandtaskscompletedatvariouspoints---knownasareal-worldmemorytest.Smokersperformedbadlyrememberingjust59percentoftasks.Butthosewhohadgivenupsmokingremembered74percentandthosewhohadneversmokedrecalled81percentoftasks.Dr.TomHeffernanwholeadsNorthumbriaUniversity’sCollaborationforDrugandAlcoholResearchGroupsaidthefindingswouldbeusefulinanti-smokingcampaigns.HesaidGiventhatthereareupto10millionsmokersintheUKandasmanyas45millioninAmericait’simportanttounderstandtheeffectsthatsmokinghasoneverydaycognitivefunction.Thisisthefirsttimethatastudyhassetouttoexaminewhethergivingupsmokinghasaneffectonmemory.Wealreadyknowthatgivingupsmokinghashugehealthbenefitstothebodybutthisstudyalsoshowshowstoppingsmokingcanbringaseriesofbenefitstocognitivefunction.Theresearchwillnowinvestigatetheeffectsofsecond-handsmokingonmemorywhileDr.Heffernanwilllookintothird-handsmokingsuchastoxins毒素leftoncurtainsandfurniturE.45.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheEffectsThatSmokingHasonHealthB.NewResearchonThird-HandSmokingC.SmokersHaveMuchWorseEverydayMemoryD.Anti-SmokingCampaignsAreActiveAroundtheWorld46.Theunderlinedwordskickedthehabitinthesecondparagraphcanbereplacedby___________.A.givingupsmokingB.smokedattimesC.smokedregularlyD.hatedsmoking47.Whatwasthereal-worldmemorytestlike?A.Itneededyoungvolunteerstocompletesometasks.B.Itwasaboutmakingatouroftheuniversity’scampus.C.Itneededvolunteerstoactatthestudents’union.D.Itinvolvedatourandaprocessofrecallingsomedetails.48.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat___________.A.AmericahastwiceasmanysmokersastheUKB.theresearchfindingswillhelpanti-smokingcampaignsC.theeffectsofsecond-handsmokingonmemoryhavebeenfoundbythestudyD.thosewhohavestoppedsmokinghaveasgoodamemoryasnon-smokers

ElNinoaSpanishtermfor＂theChristchild＂wasnamedbySouthAmericanfishermanwhonoticedthattheglobalweatherpatternwhichhappenseverytwotosevenyearsreducedtheamountoffishescaughtaroundChristmas.ElNinoseeswarmwatercollectedoverseveralyearsinthewesternPacificflowbackeastwardswhenwindsthatnormallyblowwestwardsweakenorsometimestheotherwayrounD.Theweathereffectsbothgoodandbadarefeltinmanyplaces.RichcountriesgainmorefrompowerfulNinoonbalancethantheylosE.A.studyfoundthatastrongNinoin1997-98helpedAmerican’seconomygrowby$15billionpartlybecauseofbetteragriculturalharvestfarmersintheMidwestgainedfromextrarain.Thetotalriseinagriculturalinrichcountriesingrowththanthefallinpoorones.ButinIndonesiaextremelydryforestsareinflames.A.multi-yeardrought干旱insouth-eastBrazilisbecomingworsE.ThoughheavyrainsbroughtaboutbyElNinomayrelievethedroughtinCaliforniatheyarelikelytocausesurfacefloodingandotherdisasters.ThemostrecentpowerfulNinoin1997-98killedaround21000peopleandcauseddamageworth$36billionaroundtheglobE.ButsuchNinoscomewithmonthsofwarningandsomuchisknownabouthowtheyhappenthatgovernmentscanpreparE.AccordingtotheOverseasDevelopmentInstituteODIhoweverjust12%ofdisaster-relieffundinginthepasttwodecadeshasgoneonreducingrisksinadvanceratherthanrecoveryandrebuildingafterwards.Thisisdespiteevidencethatadollarspentonrisk-reductionsavesatleasttwoonreconstruction.Simpleimprovementstoinfrastructure基础设施canreducethespreadofdiseasE.Bettersewers下水道makeitlesslikelythatheavyrainisfollowedbyanoutbreakofthediseaseofbadstomach.Strongerbridgesmeanvillagesarelesslikelytobeleftwithoutfoodandmedicineafterfloods.Accordingtoapaperin2011byMrHsiangandco-authorscivilconflictisrelatedtoElNino’sharmfuleffects—andthepoorerthecountrythestrongerthelink.ThoughtherelationshipmaynotbecausalhelpingdividedcommunitiestopreparefordisasterswouldatleastreducetheriskthatthosedisastersarefollowedbykillingandwoundingpeoplE.SincethepoorestareleastlikelytomakeupfortheirlossesfromdisasterslinkedtoElNinoreducingtheirlossesneedstobethepriority.61.WhatcanwelearnaboutElNinoinParagraph1?A.ItisnamedafteraSouthAmericanfisherman.B.IttakesplacealmosteveryyearallovertheworlD.C.ItforcesfishermentostopcatchingfisharoundChristmas.D.Itseesthechangesofwaterflowdirectionintheocean.62.WhatmayE.lNinosbringabouttothecountriesaffected?A.Agriculturalharvestsinrichcountriesfall.B.Droughtsbecomemoreharmfulthanfloods.C.Richcountries’gainsaregreaterthantheirlosses.D.Poorcountriessufferlessfromdroughtseconomically.63.ThedataprovidedbyODIinParagraph4suggestthat_________.A.moreinvestmentshouldgotoriskreductionB.governmentsofpoorcountriesneedmoreaidC.victimsofElNinodeservemorecompensationD.recoveryandreconstructionshouldcomefirst64.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage?A.TointroduceElNinoanditsorigin.B.ToexplaintheconsequencesofElNino.C.ToshowwaysoffightingagainstElNino.D.TourgepeopletoprepareforElNino.

bambooisoneofthenature’smostsurprisingplants.Manypeoplecallthisplantatreebutitisakindofgrass.Likeotherkindsofgrassabambooplantmaybecutverylowtothegroundbutitwillgrowbackveryquickly.A.Japanesescientistrecordedonebambooplantthatgrewalmost1.5metersin24hours!BamboogrowsalmosteverywhereintheworldexceptEuropE.Therearemorethan1000kindsofbamboothatgrowaroundtheworldonbothmountainsandplains.NotallbamboolooksthesamE.Somebambooplantsareverythin.Theymayonlygrowtobeafewcentimeterswidewhileothersmaygrowtomorethan30centimetersacross.Thisplantalsocomesindifferentcolorsfromyellowtoblacktogreen.ManyAsiancountrieshavebeenusingbambooforhundredsofyears.Theyoftenusebambooforbuildingnewbuildings.AsamatteroffactthecablesthatholdupthehangingbridgeacrosstheMinRiverinSichuanaremadeofbamboo.Thebridgehasbeeninuseformorethan1000yearsandisstillholdingstrong.InAfricaengineersareteachingpoorfarmershowtofindwaterusingbamboo.TheseAfricancountriesneedcheapwaystofindwaterbecausetheyhavenomoneyandtheirfieldsoftendiefromnorainandnowater.ItseemsthatbambooisoneofthebestthingstheycanusE.BamboopipesanddrillscanhelptomakethepoorthirstyfieldstobewatereD.1.Howisbamboolikegrass?A.Itisthinandeasytocut.B.ItgrowseverywherE.C.Itisshortandgreen.D.Itgrowsquicklyafterit'scutshort.2.Thesentencewhileothersmaygrowtomorethan30centimetersacross.meansSomeotherbambooplantsmaygrowtobevery_______.A.shortB.strongC.thickD.tall3.Fromthetextweknow______.A.mostpeoplecallbambooplanttreesB.thebambooplantchangesitscolorswhenitgrowsC.abambooplantmaygrow4.5metersinthreedaysD.abridgeheldbybamboocablewasbuiltthousandsofyearsago4.WhydidtheengineersteachthepoorfarmersinAfricatomakeuseofbamboo?A.BecauseitisusedbyAsians.B.Becauseitiscolorful.C.Becauseitdrillsfast.D.Becauseitischeap.

AsInternetusersbecomemoredependentontheInternettostoreinformationarepeoplerememberingless?Ifyouknowyourcomputerwillsaveinformationwhystoreitinyourownpersonalmemoryyourbrain?ExpertsarewonderingiftheInternetischangingwhatwerememberandhow.InarecentstudyProfessorBetsySparrowconductedsomeexperiments.SheandherresearchteamwantedtoknowhowtheInternetischangingmemory.Inthefirstexperimenttheygavepeople40unimportantfactstotypeintoacomputer.Thefirstgroupofpeopleunderstoodthatthecomputerwouldsavetheinformation.Thesecondgroupunderstoodthatthecomputerwouldnotsaveit.Laterthesecondgrouprememberedtheinformationbetter.Peopleinthefirstgroupknewtheycouldfindtheinformationagainsotheydidnottrytorememberit.Inanotherexperimenttheresearchersgavepeoplefactstorememberandtoldthemwheretofindtheinformationonthecomputer.Theinformationwasinaspecificcomputerfolder文件夹.Surprisinglypeoplelaterrememberedthefolderlocation位置betterthanthefacts.WhenpeopleusetheInternettheydonotremembertheinformation.Rathertheyrememberhowtofindit.Thisiscalledtransactivememory交互记忆.AccordingtoSparrowwearenotbecomingpeoplewithpoormemoriesasaresultoftheInternet.Insteadcomputerusersaredevelopingstrongertransactivememories;thatispeoplearelearninghowtoorganizehugequantitiesofinformationsothattheyareabletoaccessitatalaterdatE.Thisdoesn'tmeanwearebecomingeithermoreorlessintelligentbutthereisnodoubtthatthewayweusememoryischanging.4.Thepassagebeginswithtwoquestionsto.A.introducethemaintopicB.showtheauthor'sattitudeC.describehowtousetheInternetD.explainhowtostoreinformation5.Whatcanwelearnaboutthefirstexperiment?A.TheSparrow'steamtypedtheinformationintoacomputer.B.Thetwogroupsrememberedtheinformationequallywell.C.Thefirstgroupdidnottrytoremembertheinformation.D.Thesecondgroupdidnotunderstandtheinformation.6.Intransactivememorypeople.A.keeptheinformationinmindB.changethequantityofinformationC.organizeinformationlikeacomputerD.rememberhowtofindtheinformation7.WhatistheeffectoftheInternetaccordingtoSparrow'sresearch?A.Weareusingmemorydifferently.B.Wearebecomingmoreintelligent.C.WehavepoorermemoriesthanbeforE.D.Weneedabetterwaytoaccessinformation.

Parentswilldoanythingfortheirchildren.Whetheritwouldbethefoodclothesortheplacetheyliveparentswillalwaysmakesuretheirchildrenhavethebestofeverything.Oneofthebiggestconcernsthatparentscurrentlyhaveiseducatingtheirchildren.Theyarefacedwithlotsofdifficultieswhenitcomestoeducationfortheiryoungones.Choicesincludeprivateschoolcharterschool特许学校publicschoolorhomeschooling.Fortunatelyforparentsthereareavarietyofdifferentstrategiesthataparentcantakeinordertoincreasetheirchild'sskillsandoverallintelligencE.AccordingtoRossA.ThompsonPhDprofessorofpsychologyattheUniversityofCaliforniaatDavisachild'sbrainwillactuallyreach90%ofitsfullsizebythetimetheystartkindergarten.ResearchersatNorthwesternUniversityinChicagoconcludedthatplayingamusicalinstrumentdirectlyaffectedthebrainstem脑干thelowersectionofthebrain.Moreoverchildrenthatlearnaninstrumentatanearlyagetendtocontinueitwhentheyareolder.Andnumerousstudiesshowthatawellbalancedmealisessentialforachild'smentalandphysicalhealth.ItisrecommendedthatparentsteachtheirchildrentwolanguagesatoncE.Researchsuggeststhatasecondlanguageshouldbetaughtwhenchildrenareinpreschool.OtherstudiesstatethatthreetofouryearsofageistheperfecttimE.ClearlyanyageunderfourwouldworkperfectlyfineforachilD.TheaveragechildwilllearnhowtoreadbetweenkindergartenandsecondgradE.Manyparentscangivetheirchildrenajumpstartbyteachingthemtoreadbeforetheystartschool.Childrencouldhaveanadequatebackgroundofthealphabetandsoundsofwordsbeforeattendingschool.Thiscanbedonebysimplyreadingtothemwheneveryouwant.ThemorecomfortabletheygettheeasiertheprocesswillbE.28.Fromthefirstparagraphwecaninferthat_____________.A.parentsfindithardtosatisfytheirkids'variousdemandsB.parentsmeetanewchallengewhenraisingtheirkidsC.parentshavemorechoicesinofferingeducationtotheirkidsD.parentsgetactivelyinvolvedintheprocessoftheirkids'growth29.Whatsuggestionmaytheresearchersinthepassagemake?A.TotrainkidsasearlyaspossiblE.B.TotryasmanymeansaspossiblE.C.TohelpkidsdevelopasfullyaspossiblE.D.TouseasmanyavailableresourcesaspossiblE.30.Whatdoesthethirdparagraphmainlydiscussabout?A.Thepropertimetoteachchildrentolearnlanguages.B.Theeffectivewaystohelpdevelopchildren'sbrains.C.Thevitalfactorstohaveagreateffectonchildren'shealth.D.Thepracticalstepstoarousechildren’sinterestinstudy.31.Wecanreplacethewordsjumpstartinthelastparagraphwith____________.A.inspirationB.introductionC.suggestionD.promotion

D.AIdoesbetterthanhumansinsightandbalancE.Whoissmarter?A.humanbeingorartificialintelligence人工智能?ThequestionswepttheworldlastyearwhenaGoogle-developedprogramcalledAlphaGodefeatedtheworldtopplayerSouthKoreanLeeSe-del4-1.Sowhatcomesnext?SomepeoplehavebeenarguingthatartificialintelligenceorAIinshortwillbeabadthingforhumans.InaninterviewwiththeBBCin2014UKscientistStephenHawkingwarnedthatthedevelopmentoffullartificialintelligencecouldmeantheendofthehumanracE.SoarewereallyabouttoliveintheworldshownintheTerminatormovies?NotquiteansweredTheEconomist.Afterallit’snothardtogetacomputerprogramtorememberandproducefacts.Whatishardisgettingcomputerstousetheirknowledgeineverydaysituations.Wethinkthatforthehumanbeingthingslikesightandbalance视觉平衡arenaturalandordinaryinourlifE.ThomasEdisonfounderofMotionFiguresacompanythatisbringingAItoboystoldthenewspaper.Butforarobottowalkupanddownjustlikehumanbeingsrequiresvariousdecisionstobemadeeverysecondandit’sreallydifficulttodo.AsTheEconomistputitWehavealongwaytogobeforeAIcantrulybegintobesimilartothehumanbraineventhoughthetechnologycanbegreat.MeanwhileJohnMarkoffofTheNewYorkTimessaidthatresearchersshouldbuildartificialintelligencetomakepeoplemoreeffectivE.OurfateisinourownhandshewrotE.SincetechnologydependsonthevaluesofitscreatorswecanmakehumanchoicesthatusetechnologytoimprovetheworlD.28.Whatwastheresultofthematch?A.LeeSe-delwonAlphaGo4-1.B.LeeSe-delwasdefeateD.C.GoogleprogrambeatAlphaGo.D.Neithersidewonthematch.29.WhatdoesThomasEdisonpossiblymeaninhisremarks?A.It’sveryhardforAItobeatthehumanbrain.B.AIwouldtaketheplaceofhumanbeings.C.AIcanmakevariousdecisionsquickly.D.AIdoesbetterthanhumansinsightandbalancE.30.WhobelievesmuchhastobedonetoimproveAI?A.StephenHawking.B.JohnMarkoff.C.TheNewYorkTimes.D.TheEconomist.31.Whatdoestheunderlinedpartinthelastparagraphimply?A.AIwillimprovetheworldcompletely.B.AIisinthecontrolofhumanbeings.C.AImaybringdisasterstohumanbeings.D.AIwillmakeourfutureoutofcontrol.

Astudynowlendssupporttotheideathatmeal-timedistractions分散注意canmaskthecluesthatwereallyhaveeatenquiteenough.Moreoveritfindsthecaloricconsequenceofnotpayingattentiontowhatwe’reeatingdoesn’tnecessarilyendwhenamealisover.RoseCooperfromEnglandandhercolleaguesgathered22menandanequalnumberofwomenforanexperiment.Eachpersonatealonecontinuouslyreceivingninesmallsharesoffooditems.Theserangedfromcheesetwistsandpotatochipstocarrotscherrytomatoesandsandwichesorsausagerolls.Becausethegoalwastotestthepotentialimpactsofdistractiononfullnesstheresearchersrandomlyassignedhalfoftheparticipantstoeatinfrontofacomputer—andtogainasmanywinsaspossibleatthecardgamE.Everyoneelsewastoldtofocusonthesensoryqualitiesoftheirmeal.Accordingtotheirinstructionstheparticipantsateallofthefoodgiventothem.YetpeoplewhoplayedacomputergameduringlunchfoundtheirmeallessfillingthanthemindfuleatershaD.Gameplayersalsoswallowdowntwiceasmanycookiesalmostanhourlaterwhentheywereallowedallthedesserttheywantedinthenameofatastetest.TheBritishscientistspresenttheirfindingsintheFebruaryAmericanJournalofClinicalNutrition.Therealquestioniswhydistractedeatingshouldimpactsnacking.Itappearsthescientistssaythatmemoryplayssometrickyroleinhowweregisterwhatweeatandthedegreetowhichitsatisfies.InterestinglyeightyearsagoBrittaBarkelingofHuddingeUniversityinStockholmandhercolleaguesreportedsomewhatrelatedfindings.Their18overweightsubjectshadnochoiceotherthantogetridofeverythingbutlunchononeday—becausetheywereblindfoldeD.Comparedtoadaywhentheycouldviewwhattheywerediningonthesepeopleconsumedonlythreequartersasmanycalories.Yetevenhoursafterwardtheyreportedbeingnolessfullthanonthedaytheyhadbeenabletoseetheirplates.Ofcoursedininginthedarkisn’tpractical.Andsometimeswhatweeatdoesn’treallyinviteourabsoluteattention.Butthereiscertainlyagrowingmountainofdataindicatingthatmindlesseatingisawasteofresourcesarisktoourwaistlines—andacostlythreattohealth.67.RoseCooperandhercolleaguesdidtheexperimentinorderto_______.A.showthatallthepeopleenjoysnacksB.provethatplayingcomputergamesisharmfulwhilediningC.findpossibleeffectsofdistractiononfullnessD.testtheimpactsofeatingsnacksondifferentpeople68.Whichisthemosteffectivewaytoconcentrateonyourfoodwhendining?A.ViewingyourfooD.B.Blindfoldingyoureyes.C.Playingcomputergames.D.Eatingbyoneself.69.Thereasonwhydistractedeatinginfluencessnackingmaybethat________.A.youeatlessinthatcaseB.youarecheatedbyyourmemoryC.youhaveconsumedmorecaloriesD.youdigestwhatyou’veeatenfaster70.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat________.A.distractedeatingmaydamageyourhealthB.eatingsnackswillmakeyoufeelfullC.BrittabecamefamousbecauseoftheexperimentD.playingismoreimportantthanwhatweeat

ShynessisthecauseofmuchunhappinessforagreatmanypeoplE.Shypeopleareanxiousandself-conscious;thatistheyareconcernedwiththeirownappearanceandactionstoomuch.Negativethoughtsareconstantlyoccurringintheirminds:WhatkindofimpressionamImaking?Dotheylikeme?DoIsoundstupid?AmIwearingunattractiveclothes?Itisobviousthatsuchuncomfortablefeelingsmustaffectpeopleunfavorably.A.person'sself-conceptisreflectedinthewayheorshebehavesandthewayapersonbehavesaffectsotherpeople'sreactions.Ingeneralthewaypeoplethinkaboutthemselveshasadeepeffectonallareasoftheirlives.Shypeoplewhohavelowrespectarelikelytobepassiveandeasilyinfluencedbyothers.Theyneedfaiththattheyaredoingtherightthing.Shypeopleareverysensitivetocriticism.Itmakesthemfeelinferior.TheyalsofinditdifficulttobepleasedbypraisesbecausetheybelievetheyareunworthyofpraisE.A.shypersonmayrespondtoapraisewithastatementlikethisone:You'rejustsayingthattomakemefeelgoodIknowit'snottruE.Itisclearthatwhileself-awarenessisahealthyqualityoverdoingitisharmful.Canshynessbecompletelygotridoforatleastreduced?Fortunatelypeoplecanovercomeshynesswithdeterminationsinceshynessgoeshandinhandwithlackofselfrespect.Itisimportantforpeopletoaccepttheirweaknessaswellastheirstrengths.Eachoneofushashisorherowncharacteristics.Weareinterestedinourownpersonalways.ThebetterweunderstandourselvestheeasieritbecomestoliveuptoourchancesforarichandsuccessfullifE.28.Thefirstparagraphismainlyabout______.A.thecauseofshynessB.theeffectofshynessonpeopleC.thefeelingsofshypeopleD.thequestionsinthemindsofshypeople29.Accordingtothewriterself-awarenessis______.A.harmfultopeopleB.aweakpointofshypeopleC.thecauseofunhappinessD.agoodcharacteristic30.WhichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedwordinferiorinParagraph3?A.proudB.goodC.badD.guilty31.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatshynesscan______.A.blockourchancesforasuccessfullifeB.helpustoliveuptoourfulldevelopmentC.enableustounderstandourselvesbetterD.havenothingtodowithlackofselfrespect

.Ofcourseyoudon’twanttobesickinyourvacation.Sowhatcanyoudowhiletraveling?Therearethreethingsyoushouldremember:relaxsleepandeatwell.Avacationisatimeforrelaxingbutveryoftenitisnot.Thinkaboutwhatyoudowhenyouareatourist.Therearesomanyplacestovisit:shopparkschurchesandtemples寺庙.Youmayspendmostofthedayswalkingaroundtheseplaces.Thiscanbeverytiring.Donotaskyourbodytodotoomuch.A.tiredbodymeansaweakbody.A.weakbodygetsdickeasily.SositdownforafewhoursinaniceplacE.Ingoodweatherlookforaquietparkbench.Sleepisalsoimportant.Ifyouwanttostayhealthyyouneedtogetenoughsleep.YourhotelroommaybenoisyorthebedmaybetooharD.Oryoumaywanttostayoutlateatnight.Thenyoushouldplantosleepforanhourduringtheday.TheextrahourcanmakeabigdifferencE.Finallyifyouwanttostayhealthyyoumusteatwell.ThatmeanseatingtherightkindsoffooD.YourbodyneedsfreshfruitvegetablesmeanmilkandcheesE.Sorememberthis:ifyouwanttoenjoyyourvacationtakegoodcareofyourself.Giveyourbodysomerest.GetenoughsleepandeathealthyfooD.23.Travelingisusually____.A.easyB.noisyC.tiringD.dangerous24.Youmust___toenjoyyourtraveling.A.visitparksB.stayhealthyC.gotochurchesandtemplesD.sitdownforafewhours25.Thetexttellsus____intraveling.A.howtorestB.whatplacestovisitC.howtorelaxandsleepD.howtotakegoodcareofourselves

Itdoesn'tmatterwhenorhowmuchapersonsleepsbuteveryoneneedssomeresttostayalivE.That'swhatalldoctorsthoughtuntiltheyheardaboutAlHerpin.AlHerpinitwassaidneverslept.Couldthisbetrue?Thedoctorsdecidedtoseethisstrangemanthemselves.AlHerpinwas90yearsoldwhenthedoctorscametohishomeinNewJersey.TheythoughtforsurethathegotsomesleepofsomekinD.SotheystayedwithhimandwatchedeverymovementhemadE.ButtheyweresurpriseD.ThoughtheywatchedhimhourafterhouranddayafterdaytheyneversawHerpinsleeping.InfacthedidnotevenownabeD.HeneverneededonE.TheonlyrestthatHerpinsometimesgotwassittinginacomfortablechairandreadingnewspapers.Thedoctorswerepuzzledbythisstrangecontinuoussleeplessness.Theyaskedhimmanyquestionshopingtofindananswer.Theyfoundonlyoneanswerthatmightexplainhiscondition.Herpinrememberedsometalkabouthismotherhavingbeeninjuredseveraldaysbeforehewasborn.Butthatwasall.Wasthistherealreason?NoonecouldbesurE.AlHerpindiedattheageof95.?10.Themainideaofthispassageisthat________.A.largenumbersofpeopledonotneedsleepB.apersonwasfoundwhoactuallydidn'tneedanysleepC.everyoneneedssomesleeptostayaliveD.peoplecanlivelongerbytryingnottosleep11.ThedoctorscametovisitHerpinexpecting________.A.tocurehimofhissleeplessnessB.tofindoutwhetherhissleeplessnesswasreallytrueC.tofindoutwhysomeoldpeopledidn'tneedanysleepD.tofindawaytofreepeoplefromtheneedofsleeping12.AfterwatchinghimcloselythedoctorscametobelievethatAlHerpin_______.A.neededsomekindofsleepB.wastoooldtoneedanysleepC.needednosleepatallD.oftensleptinachair13.OnereasonthatmightexplainHerpin'ssleeplessnesswas________.A.hismother'sinjurybeforehewasbornB.thathehadgraduallygotridofthesleepinghabitC.hismagnificentphysicalconditionD.thathehadn'tgotabed14.AlHerpin'sconditioncouldberegardedas________.A.acommononeB.onethatcouldbecuredC.veryhealthyD.arareone

A.visittoazoocanbeanamazingexperienceforpeopleofallages.IfyouwanttogetclosetowildlifewhynotvisitoneofthefollowingzoosintheUK?LongleatSafari游猎&AdventureParkWiltshire’sLongleatSafari&AdventureParkistheUK’soldestsafaripark.Openedin1966itwasthefirstsafariparkopenedoutsideAfricA.Itwasjusta100-acrelionreserve保护区inthebeginningbutithasgrownfastovertheyears.NowyoucanseeparrotsandothercreaturesherealthoughlionsarestillpopularwithmanypeoplE.Openfrommid-FebruarytoearlyNovemberadayticketcosts£26foradults.Admissionfor3to14-year-oldsis£18.50and£21fortheover-60s.LocatedjustofftheA36betweenBathandSalisburyitcanbereachedbytakingtheA362.BristolZooBristolZooisoneoftheUK’soldestzoos.Itwillcelebrateits180thanniversaryin2016.Hereyouwillfindover400differentspeciesofcreatures.Italsohasnineanimalhousessoeveniftheweatherisn’tatitsbesttherearestilllotsofamazingcreaturestolookatincludingtheendangeredredpandA.PerhapsoneofthemostpopularplacesisBugWorldwhereyoucanseeallkindsofscaryinsects.Admissionforadultsis£14and£8.50for3to14-year-oldsand£11fortheover-60s.LocatedintheCliftonregionofBristolyoucanreachthezoobytakingeithertheNo.8or9bus.CliftonDowntrainstationisalsoclosebyandifyouaretakingpublictransportyoucanbuyadiscountedentrytickettothezoo.1.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Wiltshire’sLongleatSafari&AdventureParkisthefirstsafariparkintheworlD.B.Wiltshire’sLongleatSafari&AdventureParkhasalongerhistorythanBristolZoo.C.BristolZooistheoldestzoosintheUK.D.VisitorscanseeallkindsofscaryinsectsinBugWorlD.2.Howmuchshoulda61-year-oldcouplewiththeir4-year-oldgrandsonpaytovisitBristolZoo?A.£52.B.30.5.C.£60.5.D.£42.3.BristolZoowasopenedprobablyin______.A.1836B.1636C.1936D.17364.WecangettoBristolZoobytaking______.A.No.89busB.No.9subwaylineC.atrainD.theA362

WHENyougethungrydoyoufindyourselfmakingpoordecisions?Wellitturnsoutthatthisisbecauseofahormonecalledghrelin饥饿激素.Itisreleasedwhenyouarehungryandhasabadeffectonimpulses冲动andmakingdecisionsaccordingtoarecentstudyatSahlgrenskaAcademypartoftheUniversityofGothenburginSweden.ForthefirsttimewehavebeenabletoshowthatincreasingghrelintolevelsthatareseenwhenhungrycausesthebraintoactimpulsivelyandalsoaffectstheabilitytomakerationaldecisionsKarolinaSkibickaamemberoftheteachingstaffatSahlgrenskaAcademytoldtheScienceDailywebsitE.Impulsivityiscomplexaccordingtothewebsitebutimpulsivechoicebasicallymeansnotbeingabletoresistthetemptationtotakearewardnowinsteadofwaitinguntillater.Youmaysometimeseatabagofchipseventhoughyouknowthatyou’regoingtohavedinnersoonforexamplE.Thistypeofproblemwasseenintheratsusedinthestudy.Theratsweretrainedtoberewardedwithsugarwhentheydidsomethinglikepressingalever杠杆–orinsteadtheycouldberewardedonlywhentheystoppedthemselvesfrompressingtheleverno-gowhentherightsignallikeaflashoflightorabuzzingsoundwasgiven.Whenratscouldnotstopthemselvesfrompressingtheleverwhentheno-gosignalwasgivenitwasseenasasignofimpulsivity.ResearchersfoundthatratsgivenghrelindirectlyintothebrainweremorelikelytopresstheleverinsteadofwaitingeventhoughitcausedthemtolosetheirrewarD.TheabilitytowaitforagreaterrewardlatermeasuresimpulsivechoicE.Forexampleyoucanovereatfatteningfoodstofeelhappyrightnoworchoosetoeathealthier.ResearchersatSahlgrenskaAcademyfoundthathigherlevelsofghrelinstoppedtheratsfrombeingabletowaitforthegreaterrewarD.Thestudyalsoshowedthatincreasedlevelsofghrelinevencausedlong-termgeneticchangesinthebrainpartsthatareconnectedtoimpulsivityanddecisionmaking.ThesametypeofchangescanbeseeninbrainswithattentiondeficithyperactivitydisorderADHD注意力缺陷多动障碍andotherpsychiatricdisorders精神疾病reportedScienceDaily.TheghrelinreceptorsinthebraincanbeapossibletargetforfuturetreatmentsaidSkibickA.32.AccordingtothearticleinthestudyatSahlgrenskaAcademy________.A.theratscouldonlygettheirrewardwhentheypressedaleverB.whenghrelinintherats’brainsincreasedtheycouldwaitfortherightsignalC.whenghrelinintherats’brainsincreasedtheyweremorelikelypresstheleverD.whenghrelinintherats’brainsincreasedtheywereeagertogetthesugar33.Accordingtothearticleimpulsivityismeasuredby________.A.theabilitytofocusonnowratherthanlaterB.thenumberofriskstakenC.theamountofpatienceforwaitingD.theabilitytowaitforagoodorbetterreward34.Whichwordisclosesttothemeaningoftheunderlinedwordrational?A.wiseB.quickC.difficultD.simple35.What’sthearticlemainlyabout?A.Impulsivityanddecision-making.B.Ghrelinandimpulsivity.C.Ghrelin’sincreasewhenpeoplearehungry.D.Thewayinwhichincreasingghrelincausesgeneticchanges.

Ateamledbyanurseryman花圃工人andhissonshasracedagainsttimefor20yearsusingbranchesfromsomeoftheworld’sbiggestandmostlong-lastingtreestoproduceclonesthatcouldrestoreancientforestsandhelpfightclimatechangE.Nowcomesthemostambitiousstepoftheproject:gettingthenewtreesintothegrounD.PlantingsoftwodozenclonesfromCalifornia’shugecoastalredwoodswilltakeplaceMondayinsevennations:AustraliaNewZealandGreatBritainIrelandCanadaGermanyandtheU.S.Thelab-producedtreesaregeneticcopiesofthreehugetreesthatwerecutdowninnorthernCaliforniamorethanacenturyago.Remarkablynewbranchesstillgrowfromthestumps树桩includingoneknownastheFieldbrookStumpwhichmeasures35feetindiameter直径.It’sbelievedtobeabout4000yearsolD.Weneedtoreforesttheplanet.TodothatitjustmakessensetousethelargestoldesttreesthateverlivedsaidDavidMilarchco-founderofthenon-profitArchangelAncientTreeArchivE.MilarchandhissonsJaredandJakewhohaveafamily-ownednurserybecameconcernedabouttheconditionoftheworld’sforestsinthe1990s.TheybegantravelingacrosstheU.S.insearchofchampiontreesthathavelivedhundredsoreventhousandsofyearsbelievingthatbettergenesmakeitpossibleforthemtooutliveothersoftheirspecies.Scientificopinionvariesonwhetherthat’struewithskepticssayingthesurvivorsmaysimplyhavebeenlucky.TheArchangelteamsaysthey’vedevelopedseveralmethodsofproducinggeneticcopies.Theyfocusontoweringsequoias高耸的水杉andredwoodsconsideringthembestsuitedtoabsorbgreatamountsofcarbondioxideCO2thegreenhousegasprimarilyresponsibleforclimatechangE.ThechallengeistofindplacestoputthetreespeopletolookafterthemandmoneytocontinuetheprojectJaredMilarchsaiD.Thegroupisfundedthroughdonationsanddoesn’tchargeforitsclones.AlotoftreeswillbeplantedbyalotofgroupsonArborDaybut90percentofthemwilldieDavidMilarchsaiD.Youcan’tplanttreesandwalkawayandexpectthemtotakecareofthemselves.ThosereceivingArchangelredwoodshavepromisedtocareforthemproperly.28.Accordingtothetexttheclones_____.A.areratherexpensiveB.arebasedondeadancienttreesC.havebeenexperimentedfor20yearsD.havebeenwidelygrownacrosstheU.S.29.ToreforesttheplanetDavidMilarchchoosesthelargestoldesttreesbecause___.A.theyareluckytreesB.theyhavebettergenesC.theyareeasiertoplantD.theylookmorebeautiful30.DavidMilarch’steambelievesthatgeneticcopiesfromsequoiasandredwoods__.A.cantakeinmoregreenhousegasesB.arehardtosurviveforalongtimeC.arelikelytocauseclimatechangeD.maybeathreattoexistingplants31.WhatisstressedbyDavidMilarchinthelastparagraph?A.Theneedoffinancialsupport.B.Thedifficultyoffindingplaces.C.Theimportanceofcaringfortrees.D.Thechallengeofrunninghisgroup.

FortheMarineMammalCenter海洋哺乳动物中心Thursdaywasanimportantday:rescuedsealionNo.10000calledMilestoneand10.001ZodiacGirlhadbeennursedbacktohealthandsentbacktothewildwheretheybelong.Sinceitopeneditsdoors36yearsagothecenterhasbecomefamousfornursingsickmarineanimalsbacktohealth-butitsbiggestcontributionperhapshasbeenitsroleincollectingandstoringthousandsoftissue生物组织fromtheanimalsitrescuesalong600milesofCaliforniacoast.Thecenterhaspublishedlotsofscientificpapersandhelpeddevelopunderstandingofeffectsofdiseaseandtheeffectofclimate气候changedonmarineanimals.CaliforniasealionssharecommoncharacteristicswithStellersealionswhichareanendangeredspecies.Thecenter’sresearcherssaycollectingandstoringscientificinformationfrommanyofthethousandsofsealionscanhelptosaveStellers.Wearelearningaboutmarinemammalhealththroughallthesepatients.Before1975therewasneveranythingbeenregularlyrecordedindetailsoitwasn’tpossibletogetanimaltissuesaidJimOswaldthecenter’sspokesman.Thoughthesealionsdidn’tliketobesentbackhomeinthePacificOceantheirtimespentatthecenterprovidedscientistswiththeinformationbeingusedtocontrolandpreventsomecommondiseases.Thetwoanimalshadleptospirosiswhichcouldbefataltothem.DogsandhumanscanalsogetthediseasE.WhatmadethescientistsfeelstrangeisthathundredofCaliforniasealionssufferedfromthediseaseeveryfourorfiveyears.Whilenoanswertothemysteryhasbeenfoundthecenter’sdatacollectionishelpingresearchersmovecloser.32.ThursdaywasspecialfortheMarineMammalCentermainlybecause______.A.itgotevidenceaboutanewdiseaseB.itwasthedatewhenitwasfounded36yearsagoC.itcelebratedsavingmorethantenthousandsealionsD.ithelpedMilestoneandZodiacGirloutoftrouble33.ThemostimportantroleoftheMarineMammalCenterliesin___________.A.collectinginformationaboutmarinelifeB.nursingsickmarineanimalsbacktohealthC.publishingscientificpapersaboutanimalsD.helpingpeopleunderstandtheeffectofclimatechange34.TheunderlinedwordfatalinParagraph6means____.A.rareB.funnyC.usefulD.deadly35.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothetext?A.Sealionssufferfromleptospirosiseveryfourorfiveyears.B.BothCaliforniasealionsandStellerseasareendangeredspecies.C.CaliforniasealionssharealotincommonwithStellers.D.Dogsandhumansmayalsosufferfromleptospirosis.

HowtheWorldWideWebStartedTimBerners-Leeisthemanwhowrotethesoftware软件programmethatledtothefoundationoftheWorldWideWeB.Britainplayedanimportantpartindevelopingthefirstgenerationofcomputers.TheparentsofTimBerners-Leebothworkedononeoftheearliestcommercial商业的computersandtalkedabouttheirworkathomE.Asachildhewouldbuildmodelsofcomputersfrompackingmaterial.AftergraduatingfromOxfordUniversityhewentontotherealthing.Inthe1980sscientistswerealreadycommunicatingusingaprimitiveversion版本ofe-mail.WhileworkingatalaboratoryinSwitzerland.TimBerners-Leewroteaprogrammewhichlethimstorethesemessages.Thisgavehimanotheridea:writeaprogrammethatwillletacademics学术界人士fromacrosstheworldshareinformationonasingleplacE.In1990hewrotetheHTTP服务程序所用的协议andHTML超文本链接标示语言programmeswhichformthebasisoftheWorldWideWeb.ThenextyearhisprogrammeswereplacedontotheInternet.Everyonewaswelcometousethemandimprovethemiftheycould.Programmersusedthiscodes密码toworkwithdifferentoperatingsystems.Newthingslikewebbrowsers浏览器andsearchenginesweredevelopeD.Between1991and1994thenumberofwebpagesrosefrom10to100000.In1994TimBerners-LeeformedthenewlyformedWorldWideWebconsortium协会orW3C.Morethan200leadingcompaniesandlaboratoriesarerepresented代表byW3C.TogethertheymakesurethateveryonecanshareequallyontheweB.‘TheWebcanhelppeopletounderstandthewaythatothersliveandloveandarehuman.IthelpsusunderstandthehumanityofpeoplE.Hesays.33.Scientistsbegantocommunicateusinge-mail_____.A.in1980B.afterthe1980sC.before1990D.inthe1960s34.Hemadeuphismindtowriteaprogrammethatwouldletpeoplefromacrosstheworldshareinformationonasingleplacewhen______.A.hewasachildB.hestudiedinOxfordUniversityC.heformedW3CD.heworkedatalabinSwitzerland35.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Thenumberofwebpagesroseveryrapidlyinthe1990s.B.Tim’sprogrammeswereplacedontotheInternetin1990.C.TheWorldWideWebwillhaveaneffectonthesocialdevelopment.D.TimBerners-LeemadeagreatcontributiontothecomputersciencE.

Overweightpeopleproducemoregreenhousegasesresearcherssay.Thereforewatchingyourweightdoesmorethanprotectyourhealth.ItalsomayhelpfightclimatechangE.ResearchersattheLondonSchoolofHygiene&TropicalMedicinesaythatbecausefoodproductionisamajorsourceofgreenhousegasesapopulationwithnormalweightsuchasinVietnamconsumesabout20percentlessfoodandproducesfewergreenhousegasesthanapopulationinwhich40percentofpeoplearetooheavyandfatarateclosetothatoftheUnitedStates.AlsolessenergyisrequiredtotransportslimpeoplesayPhilEdwardsandIanRobertstheleadresearchersofthestudy.Theyfoundthataphysicallyfitpopulationofabillionpeoplewouldgiveoff1000milliontonslesstransportation­relatedwastesayearthananoverweightpopulationwouldgiveoff.Whenitcomestofoodconsumption消耗movingaboutinaheavybodyislikedrivingaroundinacarthatburnsalotofgastheresearcherssaiD.Theheavierourbodiesbecometheharderandmoreunpleasantitistomoveaboutinthemandthemoredependentwebecomeonourcars.Stayingslimisgoodforhealthandfortheenvironment.WeneedtodoalotmoretostoptheglobaltrendtowardfatnessandrecognizeitasakeyfactorinthebattletoreducegreenhousegasesandcontrolclimatechangetheysaiD.Howevertheynotedthatthetrendisintheoppositedirection.Thenumberofoverweightpeopleisincreasinginnearlyeverycountry.ThemalewhowereoverweightinEnglandforexampleincreasedfrom20percentto27.3percentbetween1999and2009whilethefemaleincreasedfrom25.8percentto29.6percent.16.AccordingtoPhilEdwardsslimpeople________.A.producenotransportation­relatedwastesB.caremoreaboutenvironmentprotectionC.contributetogreentransportationD.usegreentransportation17.Theresearchersbelievethatpeoplewithoutweightproblems________.A.seldomdependoncarsB.oftendrivearoundinenergy­savingcarsC.exercisemoreD.realizetheimportanceofreducinggreenhousegases18.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.A.moregreenhousegasesarebeingproducedbyoverweightpeopleB.theglobaltrendtowardfatnesshasbeeneffectivelycontrolledC.theoverweightpopulationinEnglandincreasesfastestD.womenaremorelikelytogetoverweightthanmen19.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.ControllingpopulationgrowthisgoodforclimatechangE.B.Stayingslimisgoodforpublictransportation.C.Stayingslimhelpsreducefoodconsumption.D.Stayingslimisgoodfortheenvironment.

It’sthemomentUFOfanshavebeenwaitingfor—theCIAhashand-selectedsomeformerlytop-secretfilesandphotosto‘prove’aliensexist.Sadlyforalienfansthefilesareabitlackinginalienbodiesandcrashedflyingsaucers飞碟butthey’reafascinatinginsightintotheheightofthe‘flyingsaucer’erA.TheCIAreleasedthefiles—seeminglytocoincidewith一致thenewX-Filesepisodes—causingdisbeliefonUFOwebsites.OnereportentitledFlyingSaucersanddated1August1952saysLessthan100reasonablycrediblereportsremain‘unexplainable’atthistimE.ItisrecommendedthatCIAsurveillance监视becontinueD.ItisstronglyurgedhoweverthatnoreportsofCIAinterestorconcernreachthepressorpubliC.TheCIAsaidWe’vedecidedtohighlightafewdocumentsbothskepticsandbelieverswillfindinteresting.BelowyouwillfindfivedocumentswethinkX-FilescharacterAgentFoxMulderwouldlovetousetotryandpersuadeothersoftheexistenceofalienactivity.SuchdocumentsoftenprovedisappointingtohardcoreUFOFansaccordingtooneexpert.NigelWatsonauthoroftheUFOInvestigationsManualsaidlastyearAtleast10000UFOreportscollectedbytheUSProjectBlueBookhavebeenputonlineandmanyothergovernmentshavereleasedtheirUFOfiles.SowehaveanembarrassmentofrichesyetthesehavebeenlargelyignoredbyUFOresearchersyettheycouldprovidelotsofinformationabouttypesofsightingsandtheirpatternsovertimeandplacE.56.WhydidtheauthorsaysuchdocumentsoftenprovedisappointingtohardcoreUFOFansA.Thealiensinthedocumentsareactuallynotmysterious.B.Thecontentinthefileshasalreadybeenrevealedearlier.C.Thefilesareabitlackinginalienbodiesandcrashedflyingsaucers.D.ThedocumentsareprovedtobefakedandhavenothingtodowithUFO.57.What’sNOTtrueaboutthefiles?A.It’scertainthatCIAwillcontinueitssurveillancE.B.Nopowerfulproofprovestheexistenceofaliens.C.PeoplehavedoubtaboutthefilesonUFOwebsites.D.It’sdifficulttofigureoutwhatthealiensaucersandbodypartsexactlyarE.58.ThepassageismostlyapartofA.newsB.storyC.fashionmagazineD.fiction

YoumightnoticesomethingnewinthenextfewyearsasyouwatchDisneyprograms:Startingin2015therewon’tbeanycandysugarycerealorfast-foodcommercials广告aimedatkids.TheWaltDisneyCompanyhasbecomethefirstmajormediacompanytobanadsforjunkfoodonitsTVchannelsradiostationsandwebsites.Ithopesthiswillstopkidsfrommakingpoorfoodchoices.FirstLadyMichelleObamacalleditagamechangerthatissuretosendamessagetotherestofthechildren’sentertainmentindustry.JustafewyearsagoifyouhadtoldmeoranyothermomordadinAmericathatourkidswouldn’tseeasingleadforjunkfoodwhiletheywatchedtheirfavoritecartoonsonamajorTVnetworkwewouldn’thavebelievedyousaidtheFirstLadywhoheadsacampaigntohelpstopchildobesity肥胖.ThebanwouldapplytoDisney-ownedABCstationsaswellasRadioDisneyandDisney-ownedwebsitesaimedatfamilieswithyoungchildren.InadditionDisneyplanstomakechangestoitskids’menusatthemeparksandresorts度假胜地.Fast-foodoptionswillbereplacedwithhealthierchoicessuchassmoothies果汁applesvegetablesandyogurt.Inadditiontocandybarsandfast-foodmealsotherfoodsthatdon’tmeetDisney’snutritionalstandardswillbebannedfromthecompany’skid-targetedmediA.Anycerealwith10gramsormoreofsugarperservingwillbeofftheair.Therewillbenoadsforfullmealsofmorethan600calories.JuiceswithhighlevelsofsugarandfoodswithtoomuchsaltwillalsobepulleD.LeslieGoodmanDisney’sseniorvice-presidentofCorporateCitizenshipsaidacompanythatwantstoadvertisewillneedtoshowthatitoffersarangeofhealthyoptions.Disneyisn’ttheonlyonepushingawayunhealthyfoods.LastweekNewYorkCityMayorMichaelBloombergsuggestedabanondrinksover16ouncessoldinmovietheatersrestaurantsandconveniencestoresintheBigApplE.Hesayslargesugarydrinksarepartlytoblameforobesity.45.WhatwilltheWaltDisneyCompanydofrom2015?A.Producemoreandbettercartoonsforyoungkids.B.Helpkidsdevelophealthylifestyleintheprogram.C.StopbroadcastingadvertisementsforjunkfoodonTV.D.Providehealthierfoodforkidswhiletheyarewatchingprograms.46.WhatMichelleObamasaidsuggeststhatwhilewatchingcartoons_______.A.kidsdidn’tbelievewhatthecommercialssaidB.kidsenjoyeatingcandysugarycerealorjunkfoodC.kidsfindpleasureinwatchingfast-foodcommercialsD.kidsweretoseealotoffast-foodcommercialsonTV47.AccordingtoMichaelBloombergtofightchildobesitykidsshould_______.A.watchfewercartoonsB.drinklesssugarydrinksC.notgotomovietheatersD.takemorephysicalexercise

AGoodNight'sSteepSleepplaysavitalroleingoodhealthandwell-beingthroughoutyourlifE.Whileyou'resleepingyourbrainisformingnewpathwaystohelpyoulearnandrememberinformation.Althoughweallknowtheimportanceofgettingagoodnight'ssleepnotallofusknowthebestwayofgettingit.A.sleepexpertPhilAthertongavesometoptipsforgettingthemostoutofthenightwhichwillleaveyoureadyforactioninthemorning.AccordingtoPhilAthertonnoteatingalargemealbeforebedtimeisimportantforgettingagoodnight'ssleep.Thetimedifferencebetweeneatingandsleepingshouldbeatleastthreehours.Soyou'dbetteravoideatinganyfoodthreehoursbeforebedasitwillloweryourbloodsugarduringsleepandhelpminimizedamagefromtoomuchsugarfloatingarounD.It'salsoimportanttofindwaystoprepareyourbodyforsleep.Youcanfollowaroutineliketryingnottoexposeyourselftotoomuchartificiallightwithin1hourbeforebedasyourbrainuseslighttohelpsetinternalbodyclock.Althoughitmightseemunnaturaltoscheduleyoursleepthepurposeistosendasignaltoyourbodyandmindthatit'stimetosleep.AnotherwaytoprepareyourbodyforsleepistogetintoarelaxedstatebytakingabathorlisteningtosoftmusiC.Bothofthemwillhelptotakethemindoffthedaytimepressures.Havingasuitablebedespeciallyasuitablemattress床垫isnecessaryforagoodnight'ssleep.Sleepisapersonalizedactivityandwealladoptdifferentsleepingpositions.Findingthemattressthatsuitsyouwillreducebackpainsthatcanresultfromapoorsleepingposition.ThebedshouldbefourtosixincheslongerthanitstallestuserallowingforspacetomovearounD.Therecentresearchisprettyclearthatagoodnight'ssleepinamajorcomponentofgoodhealth.Sincethestartofthe21stcenturystudieshavelinkedalackofsleeptomanydiseasessuchasdiabetesandobesity.Takingactionnowwillleadtolong-termbenefitsforyouandthosearoundyou.28.Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellusinthepassage?A.Whentostartasoundsleep.B.Howtogetagoodnight'ssleep.C.Whattodowithsleepproblems.D.Whytoformagoodhabitofsleeping.29.Accordingtotheauthorbeforegoingtosleepyou'dbetter__________.A.recordyourbiologicalclockB.checkyourbloodsugarC.relieveyourpaininthebackD.freeyourselffromtension30.WhatdoestheunderlinedworditinParagraph2referto?A.NoteatingfooD.B.Takingameal.C.Noteatingalargemeal.D.Havingagoodsleep.31.Whichofthefollowingshowstheorganizationofthepassage?CP:CentralPointP:PointSp:Sub-point次要点C:Conclusion

DouglasFlorianteachesreadersaboutbeesinanewbookofpoemscalledUnBEElievables.Inhislatestbookeachpoemispairedwithacolorfulimagethatillustrates图解adifferenttypeofbeeanditsroleinthegroup.Everypageisfulloffunandinterestingfactsaboutthesesocialinsects.TFK:Whenyoubrainstormforastorywhichcomesfirst:theimagesorthepoems?FLORIAN:Usuallythepoemscomefirst.Forabookof21poemsforexampleI'llactuallywriteabout50poemsfirst.AlthoughIsometimeshaveimagesinmymindtogoalongwiththewordsIhavetochoosewhichonesIwanttoincludeinthebook.TFK:ManyofyourbooksincludingUnBEElievablesareaboutinsectsandanimals.Howdidthesebecomeyourfavoritesubjects?FLORIAN:ThereissomuchhumorintheanimalworlD.Peoplehavealotofknowledgeaboutanimalsandideasaboutanimalsthatarefuntoexploreinwriting.Animalsarejustsointeresting.WhenIresearchIfindoutsomanynewandamazingfacts.ThepoemisoftenhalfwrittenbythetimeIhavedonewithmyresearch.TFK:Whydidyouchoosebeesasthesubjectofyourlatestbook?FLORIAN:Isawrecentlyinthenewsthatmanybeesaredyingout.Scientistsbelievethistobecausedbyvariousdiseases.Iwantedtocreateawarenessandlearnmoreaboutbeesafterhearingthis.Somanyofthefruitsandvegetablesweeataredependentonpollination授粉byhoneybees.IfbeesdisappearsowillmuchofourfooD.TFK:Doyouhaveafavoritebee?FLORIAN:Oneofmyfavoritesisthepoemandpaintingabouttheworkerbees.Iwantedthepaintingtobeveryplayfulandlight.Thesebeeshavetoworkalldayandit'skindoflikeafactory.AndeventhoughthesebeeshavetoworkveryhardtheymanagetosmilE.21.UnBEElievablesisabookabout.A.insectsB.imagesC.storiesD.fruits22.WhydidDouglasFlorianchoosebeesasthesubjectofhislatestbook?A.Becausebeesareeasytoexploreinwriting.B.Becausehewantspeopletoprotectbees.C.Becausehehasnoideaaboutbees.D.Becausebeesaregoingtodieout.23.DouglasFlorianlikestheworkerbeesbestmainlybecauseoftheir.A.hardworkB.greatcontributionC.dangeroussituationD.attitudetowardsworking

MostpeoplethinkaboutdonatingblooD.However.Veryfewactuallvdoit.EventhemostconsistentonesdonateanaverageofjustthreetofourtimesduringtheirlifetimE.NowtheofficialsinSwedenaretryingtochangethetrendwiththehelpofmodern-daytechnology.Theencouragementtodonateagainbeginsshortlyafterthedonorleavestheclinicwhenhe/shereceivesathankyoutext.ThoughthatcertainlyhelpsthemfeelappreciatedwhatisevenmorepleasingisthetexttheyreceiveeachtimetheirbloodisusedtohelpsomeoneinneeD.KarolinaWibergmanageroftheStockholmbloodservicebelievesthissmallgesturenotonlyresultsinrepeatdonorsbuthelpsbringinnewones.TheprogramthatwasstartedinStockholmhasreceivedsuchpositivefeedbackthatitisnowbeingrolledoutacrossthecountry.HoweverSwedishofficialsarenotstoppingtherE.Theyarealsoencouraginglocalclinicstopublishtheexactlevelsofthedifferentbloodgroupstheyhaveatanygiventimeontheirwebsites.Thisallowspotentialdonorstorealizethattheirbloodcanmakeadifferenceinsavingsomeone'slifE.WhilealltheseoutreachprogramsaregreatbusycitizenseventheoneswiththebestintentionshavetobeoccasionallyremindeD.InordertojogtheirmemoriesofficialsaskpeopleforauthorizationtosendthemtextFacebookande-mailreminders.Thoughthatmaysounddisturbingthecitizensdonotseemtomindgiventhatthemessagesarelight-heartedandfun-thingslikeWewon'tgiveupuntilyoubleeD.ThoughSwedeniscurrentlytheonlycountryusingmoderntechnologytourgemoredonationsdon'tbesurprisedifmorejoininespeciallyiftheNordic北欧country'sbloodbanksstarttooverflow!21.Whyisanothertextsenttoblooddonorsafterathankyouone?A.Toaskthemforauthorization.B.ToinformthemtheirbloodisuseD.C.Toremindthemtodonatebloodimmediately.'D.Totellthemthelevelsofbloodgroups.22.Whatdoestheprograminparagraph3referto?A.Publishinginformationaboutblooddonation.B.GivingFacebookreminderstocitizens.C.Sendingtextmessagestoblooddonors.D.ProvidingpeoplewithbloodservicE.23.Whatdopeoplethinkofblooddonationreminders?A.Disturbing.B.MemorablE.C.AuthentiC.D.AcceptablE.24.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.Swedenwillstopurgingblooddonation.B.Swedenhasbenefitedlittlefromitsprogram.C.MorecountriesmayfollowSweden'sexamplE.D.NordicbloodbanksareingreatneedofblooD.

Everyfewyearscomesafitnesstrendthathaspeoplescratchingtheirheadsinamazement.Crunningwillprobablybeoneofthem.Thecstandsforcrawling爬行.Thisnewsportneedstwo-leggedhumansrunningonallfours!ThefunnyideaisthebrainchildofShaunMcCarthy.The34-year-oldisconvincedthatitwillrevolutionizefitnessasweknowit.AccordingtothesportsenthusiastTheonlythingthatcrunning’schangedaboutfitnessisthatit’schangedeverythingaboutfitness.Mccarthyhasnoscientificevidencetoprovethatcrunningismoreefficientthantraditionaltwo-leggedrunning.Howeverhebelievesitisamoreeffectivewaytoexercisebecauseitputsanemphasisontheshouldersandarmsprovidingacompletebodyworkout.MccarthyalsosayscrunningseemstotirehimoutmorE.Hethereforeconcludesthattheunconventionalexerciseisabiggercalorieburnerthannormalrunning.Whileexpertsgenerallyagreethatcrunningmayprovideabetterworkoutmanyarenotsureifitistherightexerciseforhumans.FitnesscoachKevinDeansayswearenotbuilttobeonallfoursandourwristsarethereforenotasstrongasourankles.Hebelievescrunningwhichhecallsafad时尚couldresultinbadwristandshoulderinjuriesnottomentionbrokennoses.ButMcCarthyisnotworrieD.SincethereleaseofhiscrunningvideoafewweeksagomanyMelbourneresidentshavebeenseenscamperingaroundonallfours.Asitturnsouttheyarenottheonlyones.IntheChinesecityofZhengzhoucrawlingamuchslowerversionofcrunninghasbeenafavoriteactivityformanyyears.AccordingtosomeenthusiaststhelightexercisethatisbelievedtodatebacktwothousandyearstotheHanDynastyisgoodforcuringbackandspineailments.Readytogivecrunningtry?ThenMccarthyrecommendsinvestinginsomegoodshoeshardyglovesandmostimportantofallafacemask!28.WhatcanwelearnaboutcrawlingaccordingtoKevinDean?A.Ouranklesarestrongerthanourwrists.B.Crawlingisanefficientwaytoworkout.C.ThecityofZhengzhouistheoriginofcrawling.D.Crawlingcanburnmorecaloriesthannormalrunning.29.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofcrunning?A.Dangerous.B.Interesting.C.Beneficial.D.UnbelievablE.30.WhydoesMcCarthysuggestpeoplewearingafacemaskwhencrunning?A.ToamuseotherpeoplE.B.ToavoidbeingrecognizeD.C.ToprotectthenosefrombeinginjureD.D.TopreventsweatdroppingonthegrounD.31.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.A.newwayofcrawling.B.A.newtrendofexercising.C.A.scientificdiscovery.D.A.traditionalwaytokeepfit.

WhenDebbieParkhurstchokedonapieceofappleatherMarylandhomeherdogjumpedinlandinghardonherchestandforcingthepieceofappletopopoutofherthroat.DebbieParkhurst’shusbandKevinwasathisjobataWilmingtonchemicalDel.firmwhenshetookamiddaybreakfromthejewelryshopandbitintoanapplE.WhentheKeeslingfamilyofIndianawereabouttobeovercomebycarbonmonoxideCOtheircatclawed抓atwifeCathy’shairuntilshewokeupandcalledforhelp.FortheirtimelyactsTobyagolden21/2-year-olddogandWinnieagray-eyedAmericanshorthairwerenamedDogandCatoftheYearbytheAmericanSocietyforthePreventionofCrueltytoAnimals.NeitherParkhurstnorKeeslingcouldexplaintheirpets’timelyheroicsthoughParkhurstsuggesteditmighthavebeenguidedbyGodintervention干预.That’swhatourveterinarian兽医saidshesaiD.Hewasn’tmakingajoke;he’sveryspiritualandnowIhavetoagreewithhim.ButbothpetswerethemselvesrescuedinbabyTobyasa4-week-oldbabythrownintoagarbagebintodieandWinnieasaweek-oldorphanhidingunderabarnsohelplessthatKeesling’shusbandErichadtofeedhermilk.AstheKeeslingsrecalleditagas-drivenpumpspreadcarbonmonoxidethroughthehousE.BythetimeWinniemovedintorescuespotthecouple’s14-year-oldsonMichaelwasalreadyunconscious.WinniejumpedonthebedandwasclawingatmewithakindofangrynoiseCathyKeeslingsaiD.WhenIwokeupIfeltlikeaT-barhadhitmeacrosstheheaD.Statepoliceandofficersrespondingtoher911callsaidthefamilywasonlyminutesfromdeathjudgingbytheamountofpoisonousgasinthehousE.25.WecanknowDebbieParkhurst_______.A.worksinaWilmingtonDel.chemicalfactoryB.wasmakingjewelrywhenshehadtheaccidentC.mighthavediedbutforherpet’shelpD.wasunconsciouswhenherpetfoundher26.Bothpets’heroicactsmostprobablyconnectedwith_______.A.GodarrangementsB.theirbeingoncehelpedC.theirsenseofdangerD.theirveterinarians’training27.WhydidWinnietrytowakeCathyKeeslingup?A.BecauseaT-barwasgoingtohithim.B.Becausehewashungryandwantedmilk.C.BecauseDebbiechokedonsomethinginherthroat.D.BecausetherewasdangerinherhousE.28.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat_______.A.ifyoulovemelovemyanimalsB.allpetsareusefultopeopleC.wecan’tneverbetoocarefulinourdailylifeD.tohelpotherssometimescangetreward

Manypeoplethinkofthebrainasamystery.Theydon'tknowmuchaboutintelligenceandhowitworks.Whentheydothinkaboutwhatintelligenceismanypeoplebelievethatapersonisbornsmartaverageordumb—andstaysthatwayinthewholelifE.Butnewresearchshowsthatthebrainismorelikeamuscle—itchangesandgetsstrongerwhenyouuseit.Andscientistshavebeenabletoshowjusthowthebraingrowsandgetsstrongerwhenyoulearn.Everyoneknowsthatwhenyouliftweightsyourmusclesgetbiggerandyougetstronger.A.personwhocan'tlift20poundswhenhe/shestartsexercisingcangetstrongenoughtolift100poundsafterworkingoutforalongtimE.That'sbecausethemusclesbecomelargerandstrongerwithexercisE.Andwhenyoustopexercisingthemusclesshrinkandyougetweaker.That'swhypeoplesayUseitorloseit！Butmostpeopledon'tknowthatwhentheypracticeandlearnnewthingspartsoftheirbrainchangeandgetlargeralotlikemusclesdowhentheyexercisE.Insidethecortex皮层ofthebrainarebillionsoftinynervecellscalledneurons.Thenervecellshavebranchesconnectingthemtoothercellsinacomplicatednetwork.Communicationbetweenthesebraincellsiswhatallowsustothinkandsolveproblems.Whenyoulearnnewthingsthesetinyconnectionsinthebrainactuallymultiplyandgetstronger.Themoreyouchallengeyourmindtolearnthemoreyourbraincellsgrow.Thenthingsthatyouoncefoundveryhardorevenimpossibletodo—likespeakingaforeignlanguageordoingalgebra代数—seemtobecomeeasyafterlearningthemforaperiodoftimE.Theresultisastrongersmarterbrain.Scientistsstartedthinkingthatthehumanbraincoulddevelopandchangewhentheystudiedanimals'brains.Theyfoundoutthatanimalsthatlivedinachallengingenvironmentweremoreperspicacious—theywerebetteratsolvingproblemsandlearningnewthings.25.Accordingtothefirstparagraph________.A.thefunctionofourbrainislikethatofthemuscleB.untilnowit'simpossibletoexplainthebrain'smysteryC.manypeoplebelieveone'sintelligenceisnaturallydeterminedD.one'sbraingrowsstrongerastheageincreases26.Trainingmusclesiscomparedto________.A.usingthebrainB.connectingthingsinyourbrainC.liftingweightsD.doingresearchaboutthebrain27.WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?_________A.Thecomplexstructureofthebrain.B.Howchangesinthemusclesaffectthebrain.C.Theimportanceofthebrain.D.Howthebrainbecomesstrongerbylearningnewthings.28.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordperspicaciousinthelastparagraphprobablymean?_______A.Strong.B.Smart.C.Popular.D.ActivE.

SurvivingHurricaneSandy飓风桑迪NatalieDoan14hasalwaysfeltluckytoliveinRockawayNewYork.LivingjustafewblocksfromthebeachNataliecanseetheoceanandhearthewavefromherhousE.It’stheoceanthatmakesRockawaysospecialshesays.OnOctober292012thatoceanturnedfierce狂暴的.ThatnightHurricaneSandyattackedtheEastCoastandRockawaywashitespeciallyharD.FortunatelyNatalie’sfamilyescapedtoBrooklynshortlybeforethecity’sbridgecloseD.WhentheyreturnedtoRockawaythenextdaytheyfoundtheirneighborhoodinruins.ManyofNatalie’sfriendshadlosttheirhomesandwerelivingfaraway.Allaroundherpeopleweresufferingespeciallytheelderly.Natalie’sschoolwassodamagedthatshehadtotemporarily临时attendaschoolinBrooklyn.InthefollowingfewdaysthemenandwomenhelpingRockawayrecoverinspiredNataliE.Volunteerscamewithcarloadsofdonatedclothingandtoys.NeighborsdevotedtheirsparetimetohelpingothersrebuilD.Teenagersclimbeddozensofflightsofstairstodeliverwaterandfoodtoelderlypeopletrappedinpowerlesshigh-risebuildings.MymomtellsmethatIcan’tcontrolwhathappenstomeNataliesays.butIcanalwayschoosehowIdealwithit.Natalie’schoicewastohelp.Shecreatedawebsitepagematchingsurvivorsinneedwithdonorswhowantedtohelp.NataliepostedintroductionaboutaboynamedPatrickwholosthisbaseballcardcollectingwhenhishouseburneddown.WithindaysPatrick’scollectionwasreplaceD.Inthecomingmonthsherwebsitepagehelpedlotsofkids:Christopherwhoreceivedanewbasketball;CharliewhogotanewkeyboarD.Nataliealsoworkedwithotherorganizationstobringmuch-needsuppliestoRockaway.Hereffortsmadeherafamousperson.LastAprilshewasinvitedtotheWhiteHouseandhonoredasaHurricaneSandyChampionofChangE.Todaythescars创痕ofdestructionarestillseeninRockawaybuthopeisintheair.Thestreetsareclearandmanyhomeshavebeenrebuilt.Ican’timaginelivinganywherebutRockawayNataliedeclares声明宣布.MyneighborhoodwillbebackevenstrongerthanbeforE.28.WhenNataliereturnedtoRockawayafterthehurricaneshefound______.A.somefriendshadlosttheirlivesB.herneighborhoodwasdestroyedC.herschoolhadmovedtoBrooklynD.theelderlywerefreefromsuffering29.Accordingtoparagraph4whoinspiredNataliemost?A.ThepeoplehelpingRockawayrebuildB.Thepeopletrappedinhigh-risebuildingC.ThevolunteersdonatingmoneytosurvivorsD.Localteenagersbringingclothingtoelderlypeople30.HowdidNataliehelpthesurvivors?A.ShegavehertoystothekidsB.ShetookcareofyoungerchildrenC.ShecalledontheWhiteHousetohelpD.Shebuiltaninformationsharingplatform31.Whatdoesthestoryintendtotellus?A.LittlepeoplecanmakeabigdifferenceB.A.friendinneedisafriendindeedC.EastorWesthomeisbestD.Technologyispower

Yourbrainhastheabilitytostoreandaccepttwokindsofthoughts:PositiveandNegativE.Somepeoplehavemorenegativethoughtsthanpositivebutmostpeopleare50/50andtheirmindsplayatugofwarperseconD.Howeverthereissomethingyoucandotogainapositivemindset.WhenyougetabadornegativethoughtintoyourmindyouneedtothinkofapositivethoughtsothatthebadornegativethoughtmakeswayforthepositiveonE.Asyoukeepdoingthisthoughtafterthoughtthepositivethoughtswillovercomethenegativeones.AstimegoesonandyourepeatthisprocessyouwillfindthatyourthoughtsandmindsetbecomepositiveandnegativethoughtswillnotevenbeallowedtoenteryourminD.Youwillbeabletobrushthemoffveryeasily.Allbademotionswillgoawaytoo.Youwillalsogainconfidenceinyourself;youcanrealizeyouhavemanygoodthingssuchasyourinnerstrengthpassionandcouragE.Thisisnotanovernightprocesssobepatientwiththisprocess.Ittookmeafewyearstofinallybeabletoexhibitthiswayoflivingonadailybasisbutsofaritisworkingoutquitenicely...IhavenotyetperfectedthisprocessandIhavealongwaytogoIthink.Rememberyoumustadheretotheprocess.Donotgiveupyourselforgiveintonegativityduringtheprocess.Nomatterhowharditseemsandwhatsituationsyouareinyoumustnotgiveup.HavingapositiveornegativemindsetisonlyachoicE.ChoosingtohaveapositivemindsetwillallowyoutoattractamazingopportunitiesandsuccessesinyourlifE.ChoosingtobenegativewillonlyattractmorenegativityandfailuresinyourlifE.Howwillyouchoosetoliveyourlife?66.Accordingtothepassagethewaytoovercomenegativethoughtsisto____.A.getridofnegativethoughtsB.acceptandstorenegativethoughtsC.findouthownegativethoughtshappenD.thinkofpositivethoughtswhentherearenegativethoughts67.Theauthorgavehisownexampletoshowthat____.A.changingone’sthoughtsisalongprocessB.positivethoughtscouldleadtosuccessC.gainingconfidenceinoneselfisaneasythingD.everyoneisbornwithinnerstrengthpassionandcourage68.WhatdoestheunderlinedphraseadheretoinParagraph5mean?A.Togiveup.B.Tobringin.C.Tostickto.D.Toworkout.69.Whatconclusioncanbedrawnfromthepassage?A.A.positivemindsetisdeterminedbyoneself.B.Mostpeoplewon’tacceptnegativethoughtsatall.C.Quittheprocesswhenyoufeelit’stoohardforyou.D.Havinganegativemindsetwillnotdogreatharmtoone’slifE.70.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.Don’tgiveintonegativityB.HowtogainapositivemindsetC.YoumustbelieveinyourselfD.Bepatienttochangeyourthoughts

Algae水藻areverysimpleplants.Theygrowinfreshwaterorsaltywater.Seaweedisalgaethatgrowinsaltywater.Seaweedisredorbrownincolor.TheJapanesepeopleusetheseplantsfromtheseainmanyways.FromittheymakeafoodcalledKombu.Kombuisseaweedthathasbeendriedcookedandpressedtogether.Thenitisdriedagainandcutintolongpieces.TheJapaneseeatalotofKombuandlikeitverymuch.Japanesefarmersoftenuseseaweedasfertilizer.Itmakestheirplantsgrowbetter.Manyfarmersalsofindseaweedmakesafinefoodfortheiranimals.FromseaweedtheJapanesealsogetiodine碘whichtheyselltoothercountries.IodineisusedinmanywaysallovertheworlD.Itisusedinmakingmedicine.Itisaddedtothesaltweuseatthetable.Scientistsevenuseoneformofiodinetoseedcloudswhentheywantraintofall.21.Kombuisakindof____accordingtothetext.A.plantB.medicineC.foodD.fertilizer22.Inthelastsentenceofthetextseedcloudsmeans____.A.cloudsspreadinglikeseedsB.theseedslikecloudsC.tomakerainfallwithhumanpowerD.droppingseedsbyclouds23.Themainideaofthestoryisthat____.A.TheJapaneseeatseaweedwhentheywantraintofall.B.Kombuismadeintomedicineforfarmers.C.TheJapaneseuseseaweedinmanyways.D.TheJapaneseeatalotofKombu.

Peopleatriskofaheartattackorstrokecouldbenefitfromblood-pressure-loweringdrugseveniftheirbloodpressureisconsideredinthenormalhealthyrangE.Ifsuchdrugswereofferedtopeoplewithcardiac心脏的risksregardlessoftheirbloodpressureatthebeginningoftreatmentitcouldsavemillionsoflivesresearchersinOxfordUniversityfounD.Forthestudytheteamanalyzedmorethan120medicaltrialsincludingaround600000peopleconductedovertwodecadessayingtheirfindingsareacallforanurgentreviewofexistingbloodpressuretreatmentguidelines.OurfindingsclearlyshowthattreatingbloodpressuretoalowerlevelcouldgreatlyreducetheriskofcardiovasculardiseaseifwidelyconductedsaidstudyleadauthorKazemRahimi.Highbloodpressurehaslongbeenidentifiedasafactorinhigherrisksofheartdiseaseandstrokesandmakesmorethanabillionpeoplearoundtheglobeintorment—includingoneoutofthreeU.S.adults.BloodpressureisrecordedinmillimetersofmercurymmHgastwonumbersinaratio:systolicpressureinsidethearteries动脉whentheheartbeatsasthetopnumberanddiastolic舒张的pressurebetweenheartbeatsastheheartrestsandisrefilledwithblooD.Normalbloodpressureisconsideredat120/80orbelowandisconsideredhighat140/90oraboveaccordingtotheAmericanHeartAssociation.Theresearcherssaidtheirstudyshowedthatforeveryreductioninsystolicpressureof10mmHgtheriskofheartattackswasreducedbyafifthandthatofastrokearoundaquarter.Someexpertssaidtheythoughtthestudy’sfindingswereimportantbutdidoffersomewarnings.OneimportantwarningisthatnoteveryonewillbeabletotoleratehavingtheirbloodpressurereducedtolowlevelsandthereisaneedtobalancepossibledrugsideeffectsandlikelybenefitsSmeethsaiD.12.Whatdothefindingsindicate?A.Normalbloodpressuredoesn’tmeanahealthybody.B.Theexistingbloodpressuretreatmentisuseless.C.Highbloodpressureisthefirsthealthkiller.D.Highbloodpressurecausesmanydiseases.13.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordtormentinParagraph3mean?A.TolerancE.B.Debt.C.Pain.D.Despair.14.WhatisthefunctionofParagraph4?A.ToteachhowtomeasurebloodpressurE.B.TocomparehighandnormalbloodpressurE.C.Toexplainthefactorinheartattacksandstrokes.D.ToshowsomediseasesarerelatedtobloodpressurE.15.WhatcanbeinferredfromSmeeth’swords?A.Hethoughtlessofthefindings.B.Reducingbloodpressureisn’tsafeforeveryonE.C.Mostexpertsdisagreewiththefindings.D.Drugsideeffectsarebiggerthanbenefits.

Thesunisalwaysshining.ButitcanonlyshineononesideoftheearthatonetimE.WhenthesunisshiningononesideoftheearthitisnightontheothersidE.Atnightyoucanseethestars星星.Thestarsareintheskyallday.Butthelightfromthesunissobrightthatyoucan’tseethem.WhennightcomethereisnolightandthestarsarebrightenoughtoseE.Thestarslookverysmall.Butsomeofthemareevenbiggerthanthesun.Theylooksmallbecausetheyaresofarawayfromyou.Bigthingslookmuchsmallerwhentheyarefaraway.Thesuniscloser近totheearththanotherstarssoitlooksbigger.40.Whenitisnightthesun________.A.doesn’tshineB.shinesforashorttimeC.disappears消失D.shinesontheothersideoftheearth41Thestarslooksmallbecause________.A.theyarefarawayB.theyaresmallC.theyhavenolightD.theyareinthesky42Smallthingsmaylook________whentheyareclosE.A.biggerB.smallC.nearD.faraway43Thesunlooksbiggerthanotherstarsbecause________.A.it’sbiggerB.it’sfarawayintheskyC.itgivesmuchbrightlightD.it’sclosertotheearththanotherstars

Istherelinkbetweenhumansandclimatechangeornot?Thisquestionwasfirststudiedintheearly1900s.SincethenmanyscientistshavethoughtthatouractionsdomakeadifferencE.In1997theKyotoProtocolexplainedourroleintheEarth’schangingatmosphereandsetinternationallimitsforgasemissions排放from2008to2012.Somecountrieshavedecidedtocontinuethesereductionsuntil2020.MorerecentlytheParisAgreementstuckbynearly200countriesalsoaimstolimitglobalwarming.Butjustnowhowmuchwarmeritwillgetdependsonhowdeeplycountriescutcarbonemissions.3.5℃Thisishowmuchtemperatureswouldriseby2100evenifnationsliveuptotheinitialParispromisestoreducecarbonemissions;thisrisecouldstillputcoastalcitiesunderwateranddriveoverhalfofallspeciestoextinction.2℃TomeetthisminimumgoaltheAgreementrequirescountriestotightenemissionstargetseveryfiveyears.Eventhisincreasecouldsinksomeislandsworsedrought干旱anddriveadeclineofuptoathirdinthenumberofspecies.1.5℃ThisisthemostambitiousgoalfortemperaturerisesetbytheParisAgreementafterapushbylow-lyingislandnationslikeKiribatiwhichsaylimitingtemperatureriseto1.5℃couldsavethemfromsinking.0.8℃Thisishowmuchtemperatureshaverisensincetheindustrialagebeganputtingus40%ofthewaytothe2℃point.0℃ThebaselinehereisaverageglobaltemperaturebeforethestartoftheindustrialagE.70.Itcanbeconcludedfromparagraph1that_______.A.theproblemofglobalwarmingwillhavebeenquitesolvedby2020B.gasemissionshavebeeneffectivelyreducedindevelopedcountriesC.theParisAgreementsismoreinfluentialthantheKyotoProtocolD.humanshavemadecontinuouseffortstoslowdownglobalwarming71.IfnationscouldonlykeeptheinitialpromisesoftheParisAgreementwhatwouldhappenbytheyear2100?A.ThehumanpopulationwouldincreasebyonethirD.B.Littleover50%ofallspecieswouldstillexist.C.Nationswouldnotneedtotightentheiremissionstargets.D.TheAgreement’sminimumgoalwouldnotbereacheD.72.Ifthoseislandnationsnotfarabovesealevelaretosurvivethemaximumtemperaturerisesincethestartoftheindustrialageshouldbe_______.A.0.8℃B.1.5℃C.2℃D.3.5℃

TheUnitedStatesgovernmenthasdecidedthatfoodfromcloned克隆cattlepigsandgoatsissafetoeat.TheFoodandDrugAdministrationalsosaysitfoundnorisksinmeatandmilkfromclonedanimals.TheF.D.A.lookedatstudiesforseveralyearsbeforeitannounceditsdecisioninafinalreportthismonth.TheUnitedStatesDepartmentofAgriculturesupportedthefindings.Butitsaystimeisneededtoclearthewayformarketingmeatandmilkfromclones.TheF.D.A.willnotrequireanyproducttoberegistered注册ascomingfromclones.A.producerwouldneedtolabel标注aproductclone-free.Theagency机构saysthatcouldbemisunderstoodbecausethefoodisnotdifferentfromotherfooD.ButactivistsarguethattheF.D.A.baseditsdecisiononincompleteresearchintopossiblerisks.TheCenterforFoodSafetycriticizedtheuseofstudiessuppliedbycloningcompanies.Animalrightsactivistspointoutthatcloningattemptsoftenfail.Theysaycloningiscruelandcanleadtosuffering.Congress国会hasbeentryingtogettheF.D.A.todomorestudies.ButtheagencynotedthatexpertsinNewZealandandtheEuropeanUnionhadcometothesamefindingsaboutthesafetyoffoodfromclones.JapanSouthKoreaandTaiwansaytheywanttostudyitfurtherbeforetakingaction.Productsfromcloningmaynotbewidelyusedforseveralyears.Clonescostmuchwhichiswhytheyarenotwidelyusedforfeeding.TheAgricultureDepartmentsaysfewcloneswilleverbecomefooD.TheirtraditionallyraisedanimalswouldenterthefoodsupplyinsteaD.32.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.IsFoodfromClonedAnimalsSafe?B.A.NewClonePolicyC.A.BigDanger—ClonedFoodD.ClonedProducts—ATerribleChoice33.AllthefollowingaresureofthesafetyofclonedproductsEXCEPT_________.A.NewZealandB.JapanC.theUSAD.theEuropeanUnion34.Whyareproductsfromcloningnotwidelyusedforfeeding?A.Becausecloningattemptsoftenfail.B.Becausetheyarenotsafetoeat.C.Becausecloningiscruel.D.BecausetheyareexpensivE.35.Wherecanyouprobablyseethepassage?A.Inanovel.B.Inanewspaper.C.Inatravelleaflet.D.Inanoticeonthewall.

FortheTravelsectionwritersandeditorsselectedspecialitemstoprofilefromadozencities.Brussels:ChocolateNearlyhalfthechocolateconsumedintheworldiseateninEuropeandBelgium—withaverageconsumptionof14.99poundsperpersonayear—certainlycoversitsfairsharE.WhileBrusselsthecountry’scapitalishometohundredsofchocolatemakerswhatmakesavisitnecessaryistherichheritageoftraditionalchocolatemakers.Budapest:Paprika红辣椒ThejobofpreparingHungarianpaprikawasonceconsideredtoodangerousformotherstodo.A.womanwhotouchedherchildrenuponreturningfromworkriskedburningthemsoonlytheelderlyandunmarriedwereallowedthedelicatetaskofseparatingtheskinfromtheflesh.Butbytheearly20thcenturysweetervarietiesandamachineturnedpaprikaintoacommonfeatureofallHungariancuisinE.Lisbon:Tiles瓷砖IsthereabluercountrythanPortugal?TheblueskyandAtlanticOceanembracethelanD.ThebluemoodsofFadothedarkfolkmusicformthenationalsoundtrack.AndallacrossPortugalthetypicallybluedesignsofazulejos—ceramictiles—arespreadacrosschurchescastlespalacesuniversityhallsparks...TheresultisabeautifullandofChristiansaintsPortuguesekingshistoricalgloriesaristocrats贵族atleisureseascapesandsoon.Madrid:GuitarsWalkingintooneofMadrid’sstoriedguitarmakers’workshopscanfeellikesteppingintothepast.Curlywoodshavingsfromthepalestpinetoebonyfallontothefloorasartisans工匠turnsomehumblewoodintoworksofart.It’spainstakingwork—alldonebyhand—withclassicalguitarmodelsandthemethodsofmakingthemchanginglittleoverthelastcentury.1.WhatdoesthejobofpreparingHungarianpaprikasuggest?A.ThepopularityofHungarianpeppers.B.Thedifficultyofprocessingpeppers.C.TheuniquetraditioninBudapest.D.ThehotlevelofHungarianpeppers.2.Whichcitycanbeasplendidsettingforafilm?A.Brussels.B.Budapest.C.Lisbon.D.MadriD.3.What’sthesimilarityofthefouritems?A.They’realltreasuresofacity.B.Theyalldatebackseveralcenturies.C.Theirproductionprocessesareallpainstaking.D.TheyallwinpopularityinmostEuropeancountries.

Manyofusmistakenlybelievethatit'swrongtothinkwehaveanygoodqualities.WemayspendalotoftimeblamingourselvesforournegativequalitiesthinkingthatselfcriticismisthekeytoimprovingourperformancE.HoweveraconstantfocusonoursupposedshortcomingscanstopoureffortstomakefriendswithotherpeoplE.Howcanwebelievethatotherscouldlikeusifwebelieveourinnerbeingisflawed有缺陷?Ifsomeoneseemstodislikeyouthereasonforthatdislikemighthavelittleornothingtodowithyou.Thepersonwhodoesn'tlikeyoumightbefearfulorshalloworbusyorshy.PerhapsyouandthatpersonaresimplyamismatchforeachotheratthisparticulartimE.Don'ttakeyourselfoutofthegamebydecidingthatyourflawsarebiggerthanyourgoodqualities.InfactsomeoftheveryqualitiesyouconsidertobeflawsmaybeirresistibletosomeoneelsE.ForallthefactorsthatmightcauseonepersontorejectyouthereareatleastasmanyfactorsthatwillworkinyourfavorwithsomeoneelsE.YoumightbethirtypoundsoveryouridealweightbutyoumayhaveawonderfullaughandarealenthusiasmforlifE.Therearemanypeoplewhodon’tmindyourextrapounds.YoumaydriveashabbycarbutyoumightbeagreatdancerandaloyalfrienD.Therearepeopleouttherelookingforloyaltyorfunorsweetnessorwisdomandthepackageitcomesinisnotimportant.Ifyouareworriedthatyouarenotbeautifulenoughtoattractfriendskeepinmindthatnoteveryoneislookingforphysicalbeautyintheirfriends.Youcandecidetofeelinferior自卑becauseyoudon'thavemuchmoneyandyoudon'tdriveanicecar.Youcanbelievethatthisisthereasonthatyoudon'thavemanyfriendsinyourlifE.Ontheotherhandifyouareverywealthyyoumaybesuspiciousthateveryoneisafteryourmoneyandthatnobodyreallylikesyouasaperson.Thepointisthatyoucanfocusonjustaboutanythingandbelieveit'sthereasonyoudonothavefriendsandcannotmakeany.29.Accordingtotheauthor___________playsanimportantroleinmakingfriends.A.admittingyourshortcomingsB.selfcriticismC.modestyD.confidence30.Ifyouarenotlikedbyaperson_________.A.youshouldfindthereasoninyourselfB.you’dbettertalkwiththepersonfacetofaceC.youmaynotbetheonetobeblamedD.youandthatpersonmisunderstandeachother31.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtotheauthor?A.Itisimportanttoloseweight.B.Itiseasierforawealthypersontomakefriends.C.InnerqualitiesaremoreimportantthanphysicalappearancE.D.Ifyouarenotbeautifulenoughtrytoimproveyourphysicalbeauty.

ThesceneintheHollywoodmovieTheDayAfterTomorrowwhereglobalwarningcouldsoonturntheglobalclimateintoanewiceagE.Mayneveroccuraccordingtonewresearch.Thenexticeagecouldbe15000yearsawaysayEuropeanscientistswholastmonthannouncedacontinuousrecordof740000yearsofclimatedataobtainedfromtheAntarcticicE.Scientistsfrom10nationshavenowalmostcompletelydrilledthrougha3000-meterdepthoficehighintheAntarcticmainlanD.Theyfigureoutthattheareawheresummertemperaturescanfallto－40℃hasatleast900000yearsofsnowfallskeptasneatlyasthegrowthringsofatreE.Andtheiceandaircaughtineachlayerhavebeguntoanswerquestionsabouttheclimatesinthepast.Theresultsshowthattherehavebeeneighticeagesinthepast740000yearsandeightwarmerperiods.AndbycomparingthepatternofglobalconditionstodaywiththoseofthepasttheresearchersreportedinNaturethatthepresentwarmperiodcouldlastanother15000years.Researchsuggeststhatthereisaverycloseconnectionbetweengreenhousegaslevelsandglobalaveragetemperatures.Italsoshowsthatcarbondioxidelevelsarethehighestforatleast440000years.Ifpeoplesaytoyou:thegreenhouseeffectisagoodthingbecausewewouldgointoaniceageotherwiseourdatasaynoanewiceageisnothangingoverourheadssaidErieWolfffromtheBritishAntarcticSurvey.NowwehaveeightexamplesofhowtheclimategoesinandoutoficeagesandyoucanlearnwhattherulesarethatgointotheclimatemodelsthattellusaboutthefuturE.Scientistsfoundthatwhenevertemperaturesroseinthefrozenrecordsodidcarbondioxidelevel.In440000yearswehaveneverseengreenhousegasgetasthickasitistodaysaidDrWolff.5.IndrillingthroughtheiceinAntarcticascientistshavefoundthaA.thelowesttemperaturethereis-40℃B.snowfallsarekeptincertainpatternsC.theicehasexistedfor15000yearsD.thedepthoficeis3000meters6.TheinformationoftheglobalclimateconditionsinthepastcanbeobtainedthroughA.separatingcarbondioxidefromtheairB.examiningthegrowthringsoftreesC.comparingtemperaturesindifferentareasD.studyingtheiceandaircaughtineachlayer7.WecaninferfromEricWolff’swordsthatA.thereissomethingwrongwiththedataB.greenhouseeffectisalwaysabadthingC.anewiceagewillnotcomeinthenearfutureD.greenhousegaswillgetthickinthefuture8.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ResearchovertheAntarcticareA.B.HollywoodmoviesandtheglobalclimatE.C.Reportontheeighticeagesinthepast.D.Warmperiodtolastabout15000years.

SamAllredsuffersfromarareandincurablekidney肾脏diseasE.OnedaywhenhissisterwasplayingasongrepeatedlySamsangalong.HissisterthoughtitwasfunnysosherecordeditandpostedthevideoonlinE.Thevideo—andSam—becameahit.Only8yearsoldatthetimehecouldn’thaveexpectedtheresponsE.ThetelevisionshowTheDoctorscalledandwantedmeontheirshowsotheypaidformetogotoCaliforniasaysSamnow13andwegottostayinahotelwhereallthemoviestarsstayeD.DuringthatvisittoCaliforniaAngieAllredSam’smotherhadanideaaboutSamwritingachildren’sbook.TogethersheandSamwroteOpeningHeartswhichtellsSam’sexperienceoflivingwithachronic慢性的illness.IwrotethebooktoteachpeopletobekindertopeopleSamsays.MoreoverSamwantedtosendpillowstosickchildrenstayinginhospitalsaroundthecountrytomaketheirstaymorecomfortableanideathatcamefromatimewhenhewasinthehospital.AfewkindboyscameinwithpillowsandtheygavemeoneanditmeantalottomethatsomeonecaredaboutkidsinthehospitalsaysSam.AngiethoughtofstartinganonprofitorganizationtoprovideawayforpeopletocontributemoneytorealizeSam’sideas.ShenamedthenonprofitKindnessforKids.SincethenSamhastakenpillowstochildrenstayingatProvidenceHospitalinAnchoragE.Sam’sfatherScottAllredownsasmallbusinessthatcontracts承包shippingserviceswithFedExGrounD.Heaskedthecompanyforhelp.FedExGroundlearnedaboutSam’spillowprojectsaysErinTruxalmanagerofpublicrelationsforFedExGrounD.Wethought‘WhataperfectwayforustogetinvolveD.’ThecompanyprovidedshippingservicesforSamtoshipabout5000pillowstohospitals.Samwantstosendmorepillowstoallofthechildren’shospitalsineverystatE.Hisgoalissimple:Kidsinthehospitalashappyastheywerebeforetheygotsickhesays.24.WecanlearnfromthetextthatSamAllred_____.A.wasahealthyboyB.waspopularatanearlyageC.sangthesongwithhissisterD.workedinhisfather’scompany25.OpeningHeartsisabookthat_____.A.isabestsellerB.isaboutSam’ssisterC.waspublishedwhenSamwas13D.waswrittenbySamandhismother26.WhatisFedExGround’sattitudetowardsSam’scareer?A.Doubtful.B.SurpriseD.C.Approving.D.UninteresteD.27.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeSamAllred?A.Optimisticandwarm-hearteD.B.HonestandresponsiblE.C.Unusualandconfident.D.FriendlyandbravE.

Doessolvingamathproblemgiveyouaheadache?Doyoufeelnervouswhenyousitamathexam?Formoststudentsmathcanbetoughbutscientistshaveprovedthatmathproblemscanactuallytrigger引起physicalpain.Scientistscametothisconclusionwithanin-depthexperimentwhichwaspublishedinthePublicLibraryofScienceOnejournal.Theybeganbyfindingouthowmuchparticipantsfearmath.Thoseinvolvedwereaskedaseriesofquestionssuchashowtheyfeelwhentheyreceiveamathtextbookorwhentheywalkintoamathlesson.Basedontheiranswersparticipantsweredividedintogroups.Onegroupwasmadeupofpeoplewhowereparticularlyafraidofmathandparticipantsintheothergroupweremorecomfortablewiththesubject.Bothgroupswerethengiveneithermathtasksorwordtasks.Whenamathtaskwasgoingtocomenextayellowcirclewouldappearbutwhenawordtaskwassoontocomeabluesquarewouldbeshown.Usingabrain-scanmachinescientistsnoticedthatwheneverpeoplefromGroupOnesawayellowcircletheirbrainwouldrespondinawaysimilartowhentheirbodyisfeelingpain.ItwaslikethepaintheywouldfeelforexampleiftheyburnttheirhandonahotstovE.Buttheyreactedlessstronglywhentheyknewthattheywouldbefacedwithawordtask.Howeverscientistssawnostrongbrainresponsefrompeopleinthesecondgroup.Mathcanbedifficultandforthosewithhighlevelsofmathematics-anxietyHMAmathisassociatedwithtensionapprehension忧虑andfear.WhenyouarereallythinkingaboutthemathproblemsyourmindisracingandyouareworryingaboutallthethingsthatcouldgowrongexplainedIanLyonsfromUniversityofChicagoUSleaderofthestudy.Thehigheraperson’sanxietyofamathstaskthemoreheactivatedbrainregionsassociatedwiththreatdetectionandtheexperienceofpain.Moreinterestinglythebrainactivitydisappearedwhenparticipantsactuallystarteddealingwiththemathtasks.Thismeansthatit’snotthatmathitselfhurts;rathertheexpectationofmathispainfulLyonssaiD.Basedonthestudyscientistssuggestedthatthingscouldbedonetohelpstudentsworrylessandmovepasttheirfearofmathwhichmightmeantheyperformbetterintests.72.Inthefirststagescientistsaskparticipantssomequestionsto_____.A.seewhethermathhurtsB.findouthowmuchtheyfearmathC.observehowtheirbrainresponseD.testtheirenduranceofpain73.Theunderlinedwordtheexpectationofmathisclosestinmeaningto_____.A.theattemptoflearningmathB.themotivationtoworkoutmathproblemC.theefforttounderstandmathD.theactofthinkingaboutmath74.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.Howtoovercomemathfear.B.PhysicalpainaffectsmathperformancE.C.Mathpaininyourbrain.D.Unknowntruthaboutpain.75.Whatcanbeconcludedfromtheexperiment?A.Theexpectationofmathhasnorelationtostudents’confidenceinmath.B.Moderatemathematicanxietyimprovesstudents’academicperformancE.C.Effectivesolutionshavebeenworkedouttolowerstudents’anxietyofmath.D.PhysicalpaincausedbyHMAdisappearsintheprocessofdoingmathproblem.

Themorningforoursnowmobiling雪上汽车adventurefinallyarrivedandwesetoffonthehour-and-a-halfdrivetotheresort度假地.A.freshpowderhadfallenthenightbeforeandeverythingwasfrostedwhitE.Wecouldn’thaveaskedformoreperfectconditions.Thesunsparkledonthesnowandthetrails路线werecompletelyempty–notanotherpersonorsnowmobileinsight.Wewerethrilledatbeingtheonlypeopleformilesarounduntilwegotgoing.Aswedrovethroughthedesertedwildernessmyexcitementbecamestone-coldfear.IhadnoideawhatIwasafraidoforwhyIwasafraidbutsuddenlyeveryturneveryhilleverysteep陡峭的sideofthemountainfrightenedmetodeath.Ikeptimagineuscrashingheadlongintoatreeorfallingoffthesideofadrop.ButafterlunchthingschangeD.Weweretheonlyhumanswhohadbeentheresincethesnowfall.Thepeacefulplacetheincrediblebeautyofthelandscapeandthealmostsacredexperienceofsharingamountainwiththewildlifetouchedmyverycore核心.MymindclearedandquietedandmymusclesrelaxeD.AswedrovethelastlegoftherunIbegantoresentbeingafraidtodrivE.DeepdownIwantedtobeinchargeofthethingthatscaredmE.ItmademeangrythatfearwaskeepingmefromsomethingIreallywantedtodo.Thedaywascomingtoanendandtheresortwasonlyafewmilesaway.IknewthatifIdidn’ttakemychancenowIwouldregretit.Isignaledformyhusbandtopullover.Iwantedtodrivealthoughmyheartpounded重击.IstartedoffslowlyandfeltthewindinmyfacE.IsmiledandspedupalittlE.WithaYee-haw!Iwentfullouttakingmyhusbandonthebestrideoftheday.Weendedthedayonthatbreathlesscarefree轻松愉快的noteandIfeltproudofmyself–proudofovercomingmyfear.21.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthearticle?A.Theauthorwasconfidentasshewasdrivinginthedesertedwilderness.B.Theauthordidn’tgetworrieduntiltheystartedtodrivethroughthedesertedwilD.C.Realizingthatsheandherhusbandweretheonlypeoplearoundtheauthorbecameanxious.D.TheauthorwassonervousthatshealmostcrashedintoabigtreE.22.Accordingtothearticleafterlunchtheauthor_______.A.graduallycalmeddownB.stoppedtoenjoythebeautifulsceneryC.sawsomewildlifeonthemountainD.wasafraidtocontinueherjourney23.TheunderlinedwordresentinParagraph4isclosestinmeaningto_______.A.assumeB.undertakeC.hateD.recognize24.Whatisthestorymainlyabout?A.Whattheauthorlovesaboutsnowmobiling.B.WhatdifficultiesthecouplefacedduringtheiradventurE.C.Whatinterestedtheauthorduringhertimesnowmobiling.D.HowtheauthorovercameherfearduringheradventurE.

InsomewaystheUnitedStateshasmadesomeprogress.Firesnolongerdestroy18000buildingsastheydidintheGreatChicagoFireof1871orkillhalfatownof2400peopleastheydidthesamenightinPeshtigoWisconsin.OtherthantheBeverlyHillSupperClubfireinKentuckyin1977ithasbeenfourdecadessincemorethan100AmericansdiedinafirE.ButevenwithsuchsuccessestheUnitedStatesstillhasoneoftheworstfiredeathratesintheworlD.Safetyexpertssaytheproblemisneithermoneynortechnologybuttheindifference无所谓ofacountrythatjustwillnottakefiresseriouslyenough.Americanfiredepartmentsaresomeoftheworld'sfastestandbest-equippeD.TheyhavetobE.TheUnitedStateshastwiceJapan'spopulationand40timesasmanyfires.Itspendsfarlessonpreventingfiresthanonfightingthem.AndAmericanfire-safetylessonsareaimedalmostentirelyatchildrenwhodieinlargenumbersinfiresbutwhoagainstpopularbeliefsstartveryfewofthem.Expertssaytheerrorisanopinionthatfiresarenotreallyanyone'sfault.ThatisnotsoinothercountrieswherebothpubliceducationandthelawtreatfiresaseitherapersonalfailingoracrimE.Japanhasmanywoodhouses;ofthe48firesinworldhistorythatburnedmorethan10000buildingsJapanhashad27.Punishmentforcausingabigfirecanbeassevereaslifeimprisonment.IntheUnitedStatesmosteducationdollarsarespentinelementaryschools.Butthelessonsareaimedattoolimitedanumberofpeople;just9percentofallfiredeathsarecausedbychildrenplayingwithmatches.TheUnitedStatescontinuestodependmoreontechnologythanlawsorsocialpressurE.Therearesmokedetectorsin85percentofallhomes.Somelocalbuildinglawsnowrequirehomesprinklers喷水装置.NewheatersandironsshutthemselvesoffiftheyaretippeD.29.ThereasonwhysomanyAmericansdieinfiresisthat_____.A.theytooknointerestinnewtechnologyB.theydidnotpaygreatattentiontopreventingfiresC.theyshowedindifferencetofightingfiresD.theydidnotspendenoughmoneyonfireequipment30.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.A.firesafetylessonsshouldnotbeaimedonlyatAmericanchildrenB.AmericanchildrenhavenotreceivedenougheducationoffiresafetylessonsC.JapanisbetterequippedwithfireequipmentthantheUnitedStatesD.America'slargepopulationleadstomorefires31.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.TherehasbeennogreatfireintheUSAinrecent40yearsthatleadstohighdeathratE.B.TherehavebeenseveralgreatfiresintheUSAinrecent40yearsthatleadtohighdeathratE.C.TherehasbeenonlyonegreatfireintheUSAinrecent40yearsthatledtohighdeathratE.D.ThefireinKentuckyin1977madeonlyafewpeoplekilleD.

RegardedasoneoftheEnglishlanguage’smostgiftedpoetsJohnKeatswrotepoetrythatconcentratedonimageryhumannatureandphilosophy.AlthoughKeatsdidn’treceivemuchformalliteraryeducationhisownstudiesandpassionbroughthimmuchsuccess.Additionallyhisownlifesituationinfluencedhispoetrygreatly.GrowingupasayoungboyinLondoninalowermiddle-classfamilytheyoungJohndidn’tattendaprivateschoolbutwenttoapubliconE.Histeachersandhisfamily’sfriendsregardedhimasanoptimisticboywhofavoredplayingandfightingmuchmorethanmindinghisstudies.Afterhisfather’sdeathintheearly1800sfollowedbyhismother’spassingduetotuberculosis肺结核hebeganviewinglifedifferently.Hewantedtoescapetheworldanddidsobyreadinganythinghecouldgethishandson.Ataroundtheageof16theteenageJohnKeatsbeganstudyingunderasurgeonsothathetoomightbecomeadoctor.HoweverhisliteraryappetitehadtakentoomuchofhisfancyespeciallywithhisaddictiontothepoetryofEhmundSpenser.HewasabletohavehisfirstfullpoempublishedintheExaminerin1816entitledOSolitude!IfIMustWithTheeDwell.Withintwomonthsin1817KeatshadwrittenanentirevolumeofpoetrybutwassharplycriticizedbyamagazinE.Howeverthenegativeresponsedidn’tstophispursuitofrhythm韵律.JohnKeats’nextworkwasEndymionwhichwaspublishedinMay1818.Thestoryinvolvesashepherdwhofallsinlovewiththemoongoddessandleadshimonanadventureofoneboy’shopetoovercomethelimitationsofbeinghuman.FollowingEndymionhoweverhetriedsomethingmorenarrative-basedandwroteIsabella.DuringthistimeJohnKeatsbeganseeinghislimitationsinpoetryduetohisownlimitinlifeexperiences.Hewouldhavetohavetheknowledgeassociatedwithhispoems.HisnextworkwasHyperionthatwouldattempttocombineallthathelearneD.Howeverabout发作withtuberculosiswhilevisitingItalywouldkeephimfromhisworkandeventuallytakehislifein1821.8.JohnKeats’attitudetowardslifechangedbecauseof_________.A.hisearlyeducationfromschoolB.thedeathsofhisparentsC.EdmundSpenser’spoetryD.thecriticismofamagazine9.WhatisthecommonthingbetweenJohnKeatsandhismother?A.TheydiedofthesamediseasE.B.TheyhadabadchildhoodC.Theyreadmanybooks.D.Theyshowedstronginterestinpoetry10.WhilepursuinghisdreamofbecomingapoetfirstJohnKeatswas_________.A.determinedB.experiencedC.knowledgeableD.impatient11.Whatdoweknowfromthepassage?A.Keatsreceivedlittleeducationatschool.B.Keatsoncehadachanceofbecomingadoctor.C.In1816Keatsspenttwomonthswritingapoem.D.Endymionwasaboutareallovestory.

Silenceisunnaturaltoman.Hebeginslifewithacryandendsitinstillness.InbetweenhedoesallhecantomakeanoiseintheworldandhefearssilencemorethananythingelsE.EvenhisconversationisanattempttopreventafearfulsilencE.Ifheisintroducedtoanotherpersonandanumberofpausesoccurintheconversationheregardshimselfasafailureaworthlesspersonandisfullofenvyoftheemptiest-headedchatterbox喋喋不休唠叨的人.Heknowsthatninety-ninepercentofhumanconversationmeansnomorethanthebuzzingofaflybutheisanxioustojoininthebuzzandtoprovethatheisamanandnotawaxworkfigure.TheaimofconversationisnotforthemostparttocommunicateideasitistokeepupthebuzzingsounD.Thereareitmustbeadmitteddifferentqualitiesofbuzzthereisevenabuzzthatisasannoyingasthecontinuousnoisemadebyamosquito.Butatadinnerpartyonewouldratherbeamosquitothanaquietperson.MostbuzzingfortunatelyispleasanttotheearandsomeofitispleasanteventotheminD.Hewouldbeafoolishmanifhewaiteduntilhehadawisethoughttotakepartinthebuzzingwithhisneighbors.Thosewhohatetopickuptheweatherasaconversationalopeningseemtomenottoknowthereasonwhyhumanbeingswishtotalk.Veryfewhumanbeingsjoininaconversationinthehopeoflearninganythingnew.Someofthemarecontentiftheyaremerelyallowedtogoonmakinganoiseintootherpeople’searsthoughtheyhavenothingtotellthemexceptthattheyhaveseentwoorthreenewplaysorthattheyhadfoodinaSwisshotel.Attheendofaneveningduringwhichtheyhavesaidnothingmeaningfulforalongtimetheyjustprovethemselvestobesuccessfulconversationists.16.Accordingtotheauthorpeoplemakeconversationto_____.A.exchangeideasB.provetheirvalueC.achievesuccessinlifeD.overcometheirfearofsilence17.BythebuzzingofaflyParA.1theauthormeans_____.A.thenoiseofaninsectB.alowwhisperingsoundC.meaninglesstalksD.thevoiceofachatterbox18.Accordingtothepassagepeopleusuallytalktotheirneighbors_____.A.aboutwhatevertheyhavepreparedB.aboutwhatevertheywanttoC.inthehopeoflearningsomethingnewD.inthehopeofgettingonwell

Wenowonlysleepforsixhoursand41minuteseachnightandhalfofushavenochanceofaweekendlie-inanewstudyshows.Anditseemsevenduringtheweekwearestrugglingtogetenoughshut-eyE.Itissaidthattwo-thirdsofusaresleepingforonlysixhoursand27minuteseverynightonehourand33minutesshorterthanthenormaldailyamount总额ofsleep—eighthours.Morethan27percentaregettinglesssleepthantheydidayearago.Insteadofaweekendlie-inmostpeoplewillchoose11minutesofextrasnoozebutton睡眠键timewhichcouldbebadforhealth.68percentnowusetheirmobilephonetowakethemupeverymorning.Fouroutoftenadultssaytheysettheirwake-upcallearlierthanneededthenhitthesnoozebuttonontheirmobilephonestwiceforan11minutes’restinordertomaketheirbodiesfeelliketheyhavehadmoresleep.ProfessorStevieWilliamssaidSettingyouralarmclockmuchearlierandcontinuallypressingthesnoozebuttonactuallymakesyoufeelevenweakerafteranight’ssleep.NappinginthiswaycanmakeyoumissoutontheimportantREMsleepwhichhappensjustbeforeyouwakeup.Anditisnecessaryforyoutousetheweekendtocatchuponthesleepdebtduringtheweek.Athirdofadultsarekeptawakeatnightbecauseofmoneyworriesaquartercan’tfallasleepduetofamilyproblemsandjustunderone-fifthworryaboutworkstresses.Beingshortofsleepisextremelyharmfultoaperson’sheathandwell-being.Butwehavetostoptreatingsleepasaluxury奢侈品andrealizethatitisnecessarytogeteighthoursofsleepeverynight.44.WhatcanweknowaboutREMsleep?A.Weshouldavoiditbeforewewakeupeachday.B.Ithappensbeforewewakeupandisgoodforourhealth.C.It’suselesstoenjoythisstageofsleepbeforewewakeup.D.Itcandoharmtoourhealthasitmakesuswakeupearlier.45.What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthelastparagraph?A.ToshowwhatkeepsusawakE.B.Totelluswhyweneedtotreatsleepseriously.C.Togiveussometipsonhowtogetasoundsleep.D.Tooffersomeevidencethatsleepisakindofluxury.46.Theauthorwritesthepassageinordertotellusthatweshould.A.avoidworkinglateintothenightB.getenoughsleepandknowitsimportanceC.trytokeepabalancebetweenfamilyandworkD.replacetheunhealthylifestylewithahealthyone47.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.Whataneight-hoursleepmeansB.WhypeopleneedtosleepeverydayC.HowtogetasoundsleepD.Enoughsleepisveryimportant\

TherearemanypeoplewhosayThomasEdisoninventedthetwentiethcentury.AlthoughtherearethosewhomaydisagreeyetEdisonwasoneofthegreatestinventorsinAmericA.Bornin1847inOhioThomasEdisonattendedschoolforonlythreemonths.AfterhisteachersaidthathecouldnotlearnEdison’smotherdecidedtoteachhimathomE.Therehewasallowedtostudythesubjectsthatmostinterestedhim.ByagetenEdisonhadbuiltasciencelaboratoryofhisown.Edisongothisfirstjobatagetwelveontherailwaysellingcandyandnewspapers.Thereheoncesavedaboywhosefatherwasthebossoftherailwaystation.Inreturnthebosshelpedhimalot.InhislatetwentiesEdisonbuiltaninventionfactorywhereheandhisbusinesspartnerscoulddevotealltheirtimetoinventing.AfterimprovinguponthetelephoneEdisoncreatedthephonograph留声机.AlthoughEdisondidnotactuallyinventthelightbulbhedidcreateanelectriclightingsystemwhichledtoitswidespreadusE.Edisonsetupthefirstcentralelectricpowerstationin1882soNewYorkbecamethefirstcityintheworldtohaveelectriclights.ThiswasthebeginningofthemodernworldinwhichelectricitybecameawayoflifE.ThefollowingyearoneofEdison’sengineersdiscoveredelectrons电子whichatlastledtoelectronics.WithoutelectronicswemightnothaveradioTVcomputersorspacetravel.TherestofEdison’slifewasspentmakingandimprovinginventions.ThomasEdisondiedattheageofeighty-fourin1931.ThreedayslatermuchofAmericadimmed使暗淡itslightsinhonoroftheinventor—amanwhohadmoreimpact影响onthedevelopmentofpresent-daycivilizationthananyoneelseinhistory.32.【小题1】Thepassagetellsusthat________.A.Edisondidn’tliketostudyatschoolB.EdisoninventedthelightbulbinhislatetwentiesC.evenwithoutelectronicswemighthaveradioTVcomputersorspacetravelD.NewYorkwasthefirstcityintheworldtohaveelectriclights33.【小题2】Fromthepassagewecaninferthat_________.A.Edison’steacherthoughtEdisonwasnotworthteachingB.Edison’smotherstoppedEdisonstudyingatschoolC.Edisondidn’tinventmanythingsinallhislifeD.Edisondidn’tspendhislifeworkingontheseinventionswhenhewasold34.【小题3】WhydidmanyAmericansdimtheirlightswhenEdisondied?________.A.Americanswantedtosavemoreenergy.B.Americanswereusedtodimmingtheirlights.C.Americansdimmedtheirlightsinmemoryofthegreatinventor.D.Americansweremadetodimtheirlights.35.【小题4】Thebesttitleforthispassageis________.A.EdisonaPoorManB.EdisonaGreatInventorC.EdisonDiedat84D.EdisonandHisChildhood

ThedeserttortoiseisfoundintheMojaveandSonoranDesertsinNorthAmerica.ItislistedasanendangeredspeciesundertheUnitedStatesfederalEndangeredSpeciesActandisconsideredvulnerablebytheInternationalUnionforConservationofNatureIUCN.Despitethelawsthatprotectthemtheirnumbersarestillonthedecline.Thedeserttortoiseintheareashaslivedforthousandsofyears.Thisanimalisabletosurvivegroundtemperatureover140℉andisknowntoliveaslongas60to80years.Howeverninety-fivepercentofthelifeofadeserttortoiseisspentinthegroundescapingtheheatinaholeorpassageintheground.Holescanbeeasilydestroyedbyoff-highwayvehiclesthatdonotstayonbuiltroads.Disastersalsooccurwhentheyseekshadeunderparkedcars.Deserttortoisesarealsoharmedbyseveraldiseasessuchastheupperrespiratorytractdiseaseoftenfoundinadoptedtortoises.Petowners’releasingsicktortoisesintothewildhasresultedindiseasesbeingspreadtowildtortoises.Thedeserttortoisefeedsonadune沙丘primroseduringspring.Non-nativeSaharamustard芥菜seeninthebackgroundisaweedthatcompeteswiththenativeplantsforwaterandnutrients.Insomeareasmustardgrowssodenselythatitisnearlyimpossiblefordeserttortoisestopassthrough.Vehicleswhichdonotstayonbuiltroadsanddonotgetwashedfrequentlycontributetospreadingweeds.Rubbishsuchasburstballoonisadangertodeserttortoises.Theballooncanbemistakenforfoodbydeserttortoisesandonceconsumedmayremaininthestomachsandintestinesgivingthemafalsesenseoffullnessthatmaycausethemtostarve.28.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordvulnerableinParagraph1referto?A.EasilyharmeD.B.Veryuseful.C.WellprotecteD.D.HardlynoticeD.29.Whydoesthedeserttortoisespendmostofitstimeunderground?A.Tosaveenergyforalonglife.B.Toescapecross-countryvehicles.C.Toshelterthemselvesfromotheranimals.D.Toprotectthemselvesfromtheheat.30.Whatcanwelearnaboutthetortoise?A.Itdigestssplitballooneasily.B.Itlivesonnativeplants.C.Itcanfillitselfupwithburstballoon.D.Itpromotesthegrowthofmustard.31.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.ProtectionoftheDesertTortoiseB.ASharpDeclineinTortoiseNumberC.DangerstheDesertTortoiseisFacingD.ABadEffectVehiclesHaveonTortoise

Workyourbrain!Between2and3poundsofwonderitcontrolseverythingwesaydoorthinkwhoweareandwhatwecareaboutthewaywewalkorlaughorfigureoutthingswhatwelikeandthetalentswepossesshowweseeandtalkandrunandjumpandprocessourfooD.Thebrainuses20percentofourbody'soxygenand20percentofitsblooD.Somewherewithinitsproteinfat100000milesofbloodvesselsand100billionnervecellsithelpsusrememberwhereweputourgymshoes.Changeourtemperaturesowedon'tdiebecauseoftheheatorcolD.Speedusuporslowusdown.Helpuschoosebetweenorangejuiceororange­flavoreddrinks.ItscomplexityisstunningfarbeyondanythingmostofuscanimaginE.TokeepthisworkofartaspolishedaspossibleweneedtoeatrightexerciseandkeepmentallystimulateD.Goodnutritionhelpsbraincellscommunicatewitheachother.Exercisestimulatesahormoneinourbrainthatimprovesmemory.MentalstimulationkeepsyousharpevenasyouagE.It'sveryimportantthatwetellpeopletobephysicallyactiveandmentallyactivesaidneurologistMalcolmStewart.Peoplecannotstopagingbutyou'reabletoreducethedamage;you'reabletokeepthefunctionup.FollowingareDr.Stewart'sadviceforimprovingbrainhealthlNutritionAvoidfastfooD.Followtheoldadage格言:Forbreakfasteatlikeaking;forlunchlikeaqueen;forsupperlikeabeggar.lExerciseDoacombinationofstretchingaerobicandmuscle­strengtheningeveryday.lMentalgamesTrytohaveasenseofhopeaboutthefuturE.Dopuzzles.ListentomusiC.Reachouttootherstomaketheirlivesbetter.54.Thepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthispassageisto______.A.informushowthebrainworksB.giveusadviceonhowtokeepthebrainhealthyC.tellusthatthebrainplaysanimportantroleinourlivesD.showhowspecialthebrainistous55.ThewordstunninginParagraph5means______.A.interestingB.strangeC.significantD.amazing56.Accordingtothetextmoreexercise______.A.keepsourmindsharpB.helpsimproveourmemoryC.givesourbrainarestD.isgoodforbraincellscommunicatingwitheachother57.Inordertokeepbrainhealthyweshouldavoid______.A.eatingagoodlunchB.doingpuzzlesC.eatingalargesupperD.takingaerobicexercise

SomethinginchocolatecouldbeusedtostopcoughsandleadtomoreeffectivemedicinessayUKresearchers.Theirstudyfoundthattheobrominefoundincocoawasnearlyathirdmoreeffectiveinstoppingcoughsthancodeinewhichwasconsideredthebestcoughmedicineatpresent.TheImperialCollegeLondonresearcherswhopublishedtheirresultsonlinesaidthediscoverycouldleadtomoreeffectivecoughtreatment.Whilecoughingisnotnecessarilyharmful有害的itcanhaveamajoreffectonthequalityoflifeandthisdiscoverycouldbeahugestepforwardintreatingthisproblemsaidProfessorPeterBarnes.Tenhealthyvolunteers志愿者weregiventheobrominecodeineorplaceboapillthatcontainsnomedicineduringtheexperiment.Neitherthevolunteersnortheresearchersknewwhoreceivedwhichpill.Theresearchersthenmeasuredlevelsofcapsaicinwhichisusedinresearchtocausecoughingandasasignofhowwellthemedicinearestoppingcoughs.Theteamfoundthatwhenthevolunteersweregiventheobrominethecapsaicinneedtoproduceacoughwasaroundathirdhigherthanintheplacebogroup.Whentheyweregivencodeinetheyneedonlyslightlyhigherleversofcapsaicintocauseacoughcomparedwiththeplacebo.Theresearcherssaidthattheobromineworkedbykeepingdownaverveactivity神经活动whichcausecoughing.Theyalsofoundthatunlikesomestandardcoughtreatmentstheobrominecausednosideeffectssuchassleepiness.48.AccordingtoProfessorBarnestheobromine______.A.cannotbeaseffectiveascodeineB.canbeharmfultopeople’shealthC.cannotbeseparatedfromchocolateD.canbeamoreeffectivecureforcoughs49.Whatwasusedintheexperimenttocausecoughing?A.TheobrominE.B.CodeinE.C.Capsaicin.D.Placebo.50.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Codeine:A.NewMedicineB.ChocolateMayCureCoughsC.CoughTreatment:A.HardCaseD.TheobromineCanCauseCoughs

MakesomenoiseonMay7forMusicMonday.PeopleintheU.S.andCanadawillbecelebratingthedaybysingingandplayingmusicalinstrumentstogether.MusicMondayisthefirstdayofNationalWannaPlayMusicWeekwhichrunsfromMay7to13.TheNationalAssociationofMusicMerchantsNAMMorganizestheweeklongcelebrationeveryyear.ThismarkstheseventhyeartheorganizationsisteamingupwithCanada’sCoalitionforMusicEduscationCMEthegroupthatstartedMusicMonday.It’sadaytofilltheskieswithmusicandbringyoungpeopletogetherinsongCMEExecutiveDirectorHollyNimmonssaiD.TheCMEstartedMusicMondayin2005.ItisheldeveryyearonthefirstMondayofMay.Itwascreatedtohelppeoplerealizetheimportanceofmusiceducationprogramsinschoolsandincommunities.Thedayalsocelebratesthebenefitsofplayingmusicforpeopleofallages.NAMMresearchestheeffectsofmusiconchildren.TheyfoundthatplayingmusichaspositiveeffectsonthinkingskillsandonconfidencE.Italsohelpskidsgetalongwellwiththeirpeers同龄人.LearningmusicalskillscanalsohelpinyourstudiesofothersubjectssuchasmathreadingandlanguageLoraBodmerwhoworksatNAMMsaiD.Theirstudiesshowthatmusiccanalsohelppeopleformfriendshipsandconnectwithdifferentgroups.NimmonssaysanyonecanjoininonthedaynotjustthosewhoaremusicallygifteD.Ithinkthatweallhavethemusicinusandit’samatterofconfidenceshesaiD.SingwithotherpeopleorbeatdrumsjustenjoythemusiC.Participantscanturnontheradiotojoininthefun.EachyearasongischosenforMusicMonday.ThisyearthesongisTomorrowIsComingbyLukeDoucet.TheCanadianBroadcastingCorporationCBCwillbeplayingthesongat1p.m.EasternTimE.PeopleacrossNorthAmericawillplayorsingthesongattheexactsametimE.Theperformanceismeanttoconnectpeoplethroughmelody旋律.Morethan700000studentstookpartintheconcertlastyear.Schoolsafter-schoolprogramsorganizationsgroupsandindividualsthroughouttheU.SandCanadacanallparticipateinMusicMonday.Studentswhowouldliketoshareinthecelebrationshouldlettheirteacherororganizationleaderknow.ButNAMMalsoencouragespeopletopickupanyinstrumentandplayanytimeontheday.47.WhatcanweknowaboutMusicMondayaccordingtothepassage?A.NationalWannePlayMusicWeekbeginsonMonday.BItisafestivalforyoungpeoplE.C.Itwilllastatleastsevendays.D.Peoplecelebrateittwiceamonth.48.Whichofthefollowingmaybeabenefitofmusictokids?A.Kidscangetridofmanybadhabits.B.Kidsaremorelikelytodowellintheirlessons.C.Kidswouldliketoplaymorewithpeopleofallages.D.KidswillbecomegiftedatmusiC.49.HollyNimmonsprobablyagreesthat__________.A.studentswhoaregoodatmusicarepopularB.PlayingamusicalinstrumentcanshowhowgiftedyouareC.thewaytoparticipateinMusicMondayisimportantD.everyonecanhavefunonMusicMonday50.Whatdothelasttwoparagraphsmainlytellus?A.HowpeoplewillcelebrateMusicMonday.B.WhatstudentsshoulddoonMusicMonday.C.WhyathemesongischosenforMusicMonday.D.WherethecelebrationofMusicMondaywillbehelD.

Lifeisfullofsurprisesandyouneverknowhowthingswillturnout.SirJohnGurdonisagoodexampleofthis.Asaboyhewastoldhewashopelessatscienceandfinishedbottomofhisclass.Nowaged79theverysameGurdonsharedthe2012NobelPrizeinMedicinewithJapanesestemcell干细胞researcherShinyaYamanakA.LikesomanyscientistsGurdonshowsuswherethepowerofcuriosityandperseverance坚持不懈canleaD.Attheageof15in1948Gurdonrankedlastoutofthe250boysathishighschoolinbiologyandeveryothersciencesubjectGurdon’shighschoolscienceteacherevensaidthathisdreamofbecomingascientistwasquiteridiculous.Inspiteofhisteacher’scriticismsGurdonfollowedhiscuriosityandkeptworkingharD.HewenttothelabearlyandleftlaterthananyoneelsE.Heexperiencedthousandsoffailures.MyownbeliefisthatwewillintheendunderstandeverythingabouthowcellsactuallyworkGurdonsaiD.In1962Gurdontookacellfromanadultfrogandmoveditsgenetic基因的informationintoaneggcell.Theeggcellthengrewintoaclone克隆oftheadultfrog.ThistechniquelaterhelpedtocreateDollythesheepin1996thefirstclonedmammalintheworlD.In2006Gurdon’sworkhasdevelopedbyYamanakatoshowthatasample样本ofaperson’sskincanbeusedtocreatestemcells.Usingthistechniquedoctorscanrepairapatient’sheartafteraheartattack.LuckfavorsthepreparedmindGurdontoldtheNobelPrizeOrganization.Ninetypercentofthetimethingsdon’tworkbutwhentheydoyouhavetocatchthechancE.1.Whowonthe2012NobelPrizeinMedicine?A.SirJohnGurdonB.ShinyaYamanakaC.SirJohnGurdonandShinyaYamanakaD.Gurdon’sscienceteacher2.Inwhatorderarethefollowingsmentionedinthepassage?A.createthesheepDollyB.takeacellfromanadultfrogC.useaperson’sskintocreatestemcellsD.moveafrog’sgeneticinformationintoaneggcellE.growintoacloneofafrogA.b-d-e-a-cB.b-a-c-d-eC.b-d-a-c-eD.b-e-d-a-c3.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordridiculousmeaninChinese?A.无知的B.荒废的C.荒谬的D.无畏的4.Accordingtothepassagewhichstatementistrue?A.AsaboyGurdonwastoldhewashopeful.B.Gurdonrankedfirstathishighschoolinbiology.C.It’simpossibleforthedoctorstorepairapatient’sheartafteraheartattack.D.Inspiteofhisteacher’scriticismsGurdonkeptworkingharD.5.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Ninetypercentofthetimethingsdon’twork.B.LuckfavorsthepreparedminD.C.Lifeisfullofsurprises.D.Howtoknowcellsactuallywork.

WhilesweettreatscanbehardtoresisttheWorldHealthOrganizationWHOhassetnewguidelinesforpeoplearoundtheworlD.TheguidelinesreleasedonWednesdayadvisethatbothadultsandchildrencutbackontheirsugarintake摄取量tostayhealthy.InastatementFrancescoBrancadirectoroftheWHO’snutritiondepartmentsaidthereisevidencethatreducingdailysugarintakereducestheriskofbeingoverweightandtoothdecay腐烂.Theguidelinesdonotapplytothesugarsinfreshfruitandvegetablesorthosethatarenaturallypresentinmilk.AccordingtotheWHOthereisnoreportedevidenceofnegativeeffectsofconsumingthosesugars.Insteadthenewguidelinesfocusonaddedorfreesugars.Theseincludesugarsthatareaddedtoprocessedfoodsanddrinkssuchascandyandsoftdrinks.Addedsugarsaresometimesdescribedashiddensugarsbecausetheyexistinfoodswemightnotthinkofassweetssuchashoneyandketchup番茄酱.Healthexpertsadvisethatconsumerslookatingredientsonfoodpackagestohelpmakebetter-informeddecisions.TheWHOrecommendsthatpeopleintheUnitedStatesEuropeandotherWesternsocietiesshouldcuttheiraveragesugarintakebyabouttwo-thirdsordowntojust10%oftheiroverallcalories.FordevelopingcountrieswheredentalcareislessadvancedtheWHOrecommendsthatsugarintakebereducedto5%.ScientistKieranClarkeoftheUniversityofOxfordnotesthatforthosepeoplewhocan’tshaketheirloveforsweetsgettingmoreexerciseisagoodsolution.IfyougetenoughexerciseyoucaneatalmostanythingshesaidButit’sveryhardtoavoidlargeamountsofsugarunlessallyou’reeatingisfruitandvegetables.29.WhatcanwelearnfromtheguidelinesreleasedbytheWorldHealthOrganization?A.TheproductionofcandiesshouldbeforbiddenB.Thereisaconnectionbetweensugarintakeandbadteeth.C.Fruitandvegetablescontainalotofsugar.D.Peopleshouldcutdownonsugarintakeforthesakeoftheirhealth30.TowhatlevelshouldpeopleindevelopingcountriescutdowntheirsugarintakeaccordingtotheWHO?A.10%B.15%C.5%D.30%31.WecanlearnfromthetextthatA.addedsugarisn’tmarkedonfoodpackagesB.weshoulddrinkaslittlemilkaspossibleasitcontainssugar.C.softdrinksdon’tcontainaddedsugarD.thelessexerciseyoudothefewersweetthingsyoushouldeat

Someinventionsaresousefulbutseemsosimplethatwewonderwhynoonethoughtofthemlongago.Post-itNotesthepiecesofpaperthatyoucanfastenalmostanywhereandthenremovewithoutleavinganysignthattheywerethereareanexampleofsuchaninvention.Post-itNoteswereinventedabouttwentyyearsagobyArtFryascientistat3MCorporation.Theideafortheproductcamefromafrustratingexperienceheoftenhadwhilesinginginhischurchchoir.Fryusedpiecesofpaperasbookmarkstomarktheplacesinhisbookofsongsbutthesebookmarkswerealwaysfallingout.Heknewheneededabookmarkthatwouldstaywhereheputitbutthathecouldremovewithoutdamagingthepages.AroundthattimeFryheardaboutanewadhesive粘合剂thatacolleague同事Dr.SpenceSilverhadcreateD.Thisadhesivewasspecialbecauseitwasstickybutnottoosticky.ItwasstrongenoughtoholdpaperstogetherbutweakenoughtonottearthepaperwhenitwasremoveD.Frysawthatthenewadhesivecouldhelpsolvehisbookmarkproblem.OnemorningFryputsomeoftheadhesiveontheedgeofapieceofpaper.Justashehopeditmadeaperfectbookmark.AshorttimelaterFryrealizedthathisnewinventionhadevenmoreusesthanbeingagreatbookmark.HecametothisrealizationwhenhewroteanoteononeofhisnewbookmarksandattachedittoareporthewasgoingtogivetoacolleaguE.Soonco-workerswereaskingFryformoresamples样品ofhisinventionsothattheycouldusethenewtypeofnotesthemselves.Fryandsomeotherpeopleat3Mbelievedsomuchinthenewproductthattheypersuadedthecompanytogiveawaythousandsofthestickypiecesofpaperfortrialuse试用.Whensomesalespeopleat3Mwenttoofficesandshowedworkersjusthowhelpfulthenewtypeofnotescouldbetheyimmediatelyreceivedmanyorders.AsmoreandmorepeoplediscoveredhowusefulPost-itNotescouldbetheproducttookoff.13.TheinventionofPost-itNotesshowedthatArtFry________.A.hadalotofknowledgeB.wasveryhard-workingC.wasgoodatcreativethinkingD.lovedhisjobinthechurch14.InwhatwaydidDr.SpencehelpA.rtFry?A.TheyworkedtogetherandoftendiscussedsciencE.B.HisinventionofaspecialadhesivemadeArt'sinventionpossiblE.C.Hepersuaded3MCorporationtogiveawaylotsofPost-itNotesfortrialusE.D.HecooperatedwithArtbyprovidingthenewadhesiveforArt.15.WhichofthefollowingisapossibleuseofPost-itNotes?A.A.noteonafriend'sdoor.B.Ane-mailtoafrienD.C.A.postcardfromabroaD.D.Anadinanewspaper.

TheiPhonetheiPadandtheiPoD.EachofApple'sproductssoundscoolandhasbecomeafashion.Applehascleverlytakenadvantageofthepoweroftheletteriandmanyotherbrandsarefollowingsuit.TheBBC'siPlayerwhichallowsWebuserstowatchTVprogramsontheInternetadoptedthetitlein2008.A.lovelybearpopularintheUSandUKthatplaysmusicandvideoiscallediTeddy.A.slimmed-downversionofLondon'sIndependentnewspapercameoutlastweekunderthenamei.Ingeneralsingle-letterprefixeshavebeenpopularsincethe1990swhentermssuchase-mailande-commercefirstcameintousE.MostiproductsareaimedatyoungpeopleandconsideringthemajorreadersofIndependent’siitisnosurprisethatthey'vechosenthisfashionablenamE.Butit'shardtoseewhat'ssospecialabouttheletteri.Whynotuseaborcinstead?AccordingtoTonyThorneheadoftheLanguageCenteratKing'sCollegeLondoniworksbecauseitsmeaninghasbecomeambiguous.WhenAppleusesinooneknowswhetheritmeansInternetinformationindividualorinteractiveMr.ThornetoldBBCMagazinesEvenwhenApplecreatedtheiPaditseemsitdidn'thaveonecleardefinition.HoweverthankstoApplethetermisnowassociatedwithportability轻便addsThornE.ClearlytheletterialsoagreeswiththeideathattheWesternWorldiscenteredontheindividual.Eachpersonbelievestheyhavetheirownneedsandtheylovepersonalizedproductsforthisreason.AlongwithGoogleandTwitterreadersofBBCMagazinesvotediasoneofthetop20wordsthathavecometodefinethelastdecadE.Butashistoryshowsfashionscomeandgo.Fromthe1900sto1990sproductswith2000intheirnamesbecamefashionableastheyearwasassociatedwithallthingsadvancedandmodern.HoweverasweenteredthenewcenturythetrendinevitablydisappeareD.12.PeopleusetheiPlayerto_________.A.listentomusicB.makeacallC.readnewspapersD.watchTVprogramsonline13.FromthepassageweknowthattheIndependent’siisaimedat_________.A.oldreadersB.youngreadersC.fashionablewomenD.engineers14.Nowadaystheitermoftenremindspeopleoftheproductswhichare_________.A.portableB.advancedC.recyclableD.environmentallyfriendly15.Theauthorofthepassagewouldprobablyagreethat__________.A.iproductsareoftenofhighqualityB.alliproductshavesomethingtodowithInternetC.thepopularityofiproductsmaynotlastlongD.theiTeddyisalivebear

Somecountrieshavealargenumberofearthquakes.JapanisoneofthemwhileothersdonothavemanyforexampletherearefewearthquakesinBritain.ThereisoftenagreatnoiseduringanearthquakE.Thegroundvibrates颤动.Housesfalldown.Railwaysarebrokenwhichcausestrainstoturnover.Sometimesthousandsofpeoplearekilledindifferentways.About60000werekilledin1783inthesouthofItaly.Somepeoplesaythatearthquakesoftenhappennearvolcanoes火山butitisnottruE.ThecentersofsomeearthquakesareundertheseA.Thebottomoftheseasuddenlymoves.Thepowerfulforcesinsidetheearthbreaktherocks.Thecoastisshakenandgreatwavesappear.Thesewavestravellongdistancesandrushoverthelandwhentheyreachitbreakingdownhousesandotherbuildings.Sometimestheybreakmorebuildingsthantheearthquakeitself.AterribleearthquakehappenedinAssamIndiain1986.ThelandnearShillongsuddenlymoved1.5feettoonesideandthenbackagain.Itcontinuedtoactlikethis20timesaminutE.Fewbuildingscouldstandwhatwashappeningandthegreatstonesflewfourfeetupintotheair.Whatkindofbuildingstaysupbestinanearthquake?TheAmericanscarefullystudiedtheresultsoftheearthquakeatSanFrancisco1906andbelieveditbestforbuildingstobemadewithconcrete混凝土wallstogetherbysteelframes.Sucharethebuildingsthatcan'tburnorfalleasily.6.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Trains'turningoveriscausedbytheearthquakes.B.SomeearthquakeshavetheircentersundertheseA.C.Itisn'tcertainthatearthquakeshappennearvolcanoes.D.Buildingswithconcretewallsarebetteragainstearthquakes.7.Earthquakesoftenhappen___________.A.nearvolcanoesB.BothA.andD.C.inBritainD.inJapan8.___________makesmorelossthantheearthquakeitself.A.NothingB.VolcanoesC.ForcesinsidetheearthD.Terriblewavesbytheearthquake9.Whenanearthquakehappens____________canbehearD.A.trainsB.thousandsofpeopleC.agreatnoiseD.thepowerfulforces

InNewYorkstudentsat18schoolsparticipateinaprogramcalledWeFutureCyclE.StartedbyAnnaGiordanoin2014itteacheskidstorecyclecompost制成堆肥andreducefoodwastE.Lunchareasattheparticipatingschoolsareequippedwiththreeclearlymarkedbins-compostrecycleandsharE.Whilethefirsttwoarecommoninschoolsthethirdisrarewherekidscanputtheirunwanteddrinksfruitsandevenuntouchedsandwiches.Itemsinthecontainerareavailableforanystudentthatwantsthem.Whateverremainsattheendofthedayisdonatedtothefoodbank.Giordanosaysthethreebinshavehelpedreducethenunoftrashbagsfromanaverageof22tojust2!Toensurekidsadoptsimilarhabitsathomethenon-profithascreatedextensivecurriculumtoeducatefamiliesabouttheimportanceofsortingwasteintotheproperstreamsofrecyclingcompostingtrashandfoodt0donate-Theyalsourgeparentshaveconvcrsationswiththeirkidsaboutfoodchoices.Butaswe'reallawarekidsaren'tonlyonesthatWastefood-adultsareepuallybadifnotworse!TopreventthatJoshTreuhaftfoundedSalvageSupperclubin2014.Theoccasionallyorganizeddinnerspromisepeopleatastymulti-courscmealforamere550USDperperson.Itisalsoaplantosavewastebecausethedeliciousfoodismadefromvegetablesthatarepasttheirprimeandthereforeheadedforthetrashbin.Theothercatch?Customershavetoeattheirmealsinsideadumpster大型垃圾装卸车!Theplaceofcourseistotallyclean.ItisiustasymbolicgesturE.InadditiontohelpingpeoplerethinktheiractionsTreuhaftalsohelpsthemtodogoodbydonatingpartoftheprofitstonon-profitsdevotedtofightingagainstfoodwastE.32.Whatismainlytalkedaboutinthetext?A.TheimportanceofsavingfooD.B.WaystoformthehabitofsavingfooD.C.PositivemovestoreducefoodwastE.D.ThereasonsforcallingonpeopletosharefooD.33.FromthesecondparagraphwecaninferthatA.studentsaremoregenerousB.theprogramenjoysasuccessinschoolsC.foodiswastedseriouslyinallschoolsD.studentsshownointerestintheprogram34.WhatdoweknowaboutWeFutureCycle?A.Ithasaverylonghistory.B.Itdonatesitsprofitstoschools.C.Iteducatesparentsaswellaschildren.D.Itoccasionallyprovidespeoplewithfreedinner.35.WhatisthesignificanceofeatinginadumpsteraccordingtoTreuhaft?A.Itisnicerandcleaner.B.Itisenvironmentallyfriendly.C.Itcansavemuchmoneyandenergy.D.Itcanhelppeoplethinkaboutthefoodwasteproblem.

DietCokedietPepsidietpillsno-fatdietvegetabledietWearesurroundedbytheworddieteverywherewelookandlisten.Wehavesoeasilybeenattractedbythepromiseandpotentialofdietproductsthatwehavestoppedthinkingaboutwhatdietproductsaredoingtous.Wearepayingforproductsthatharmuspsychologically心理andphysically.Dietproductsgreatlyweakenuspsychologically.Ononelevelwearenotallowingourbraintoadmitthatourweightproblemslienotinactuallylosingtheweightbutincontrollingtheamountoffattyhigh-calorieunhealthyfoods.Dietproductsallowustojumpoverthethinkingstageandgostraightforthescale秤insteaD.Allwehavetodoistorecognizetheworddietinfoodlabels.Onanotherleveldietproductshavegreaterpsychologicaleffects.Everytimewehaveazero-caloriedrinkwearetellingourselveswithoutourawarenessthatwedon’thavetoworktogetresults.DietproductsmakepeoplebelievethatgaincomeswithoutpainandthatlifecanbewithoutstrugglE.ThedangerofdietproductsliesnotonlyinthepsychologicaleffectstheyhaveonusbutalsointhephysicalharmthattheycausE.Dietfoodscanindirectlyharmourbodiesbecauseeatingtheminsteadofhealthyfoodsmeanswearepreventingourbodiesfromhavingbasicnutrients.Dietfoodsanddietpillscontainzerocalorieonlybecausethedietindustryhascreatedchemicalstoproducethesewonderproducts.DietproductsmaynotbenutritionalandthechemicalsthatgointodietproductsarepossiblydangerousinthefuturE.Nowthatweareawareoftheeffectsthatdietproductshaveonusitistimetoseriouslythinkaboutbuyingthem.Losingweightliesinthepowerofmindsnotinthepowerofchemicals.Oncewerealizethiswewillbemuchbetterabletoresistdietproductsandthereforepreventthepsychologicalharmthatcomesfromusingthem.65.FromParagraph1welearnthat__________.A.dietproductsfailtobringoutpeople’spotentialB.peoplehavedifficultyinchoosingdietproductsC.dietproductsaremisleadingpeopleD.peoplearetiredofdietproducts66.Onepsychologicaleffectofdietproductsisthatpeopletendto_________.A.tryoutavarietyofdietfoodsB.thinktwicebeforetheyenjoydietfoodsC.payattentiontotheirowneatinghabitsD.watchtheirweightratherthantheirdiet67.Dietproductsindirectlyharmpeoplephysicallybecausesuchproducts______.A.areover-takenB.areshortofbasicnutrientsC.havenochemicalsD.providetoomuchenergy68.Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthepassage?A.B.C.D.CP:CentralPointP:PointSp:Sub-point次要点C:Conclusion结论

TodaymanyspeciesofanimalsandplantsareendangereD.Thismeanstheyareindangerofbecomingextinctandlivingononlyinthepagesofhistorybooks.Thefamousdodoisaclassicexampleofacreaturethatbecameextinct.A.flightlessbirdthatlivedontheislandofMauritiusitwasdiscoveredbysailorsin1598butwashuntedtoextinctionby1681.HuntinghascausedtheBengaltigerandtheAfricanelephanttobeendangeredtodaybuthabitatdestructioncanalsoleadtoextinction.Thisisequallytrueforplants.Animalsandplantsdisappearforotherreasonstoobutthemaincauseisoftenadisruption打乱破坏inthenaturalfoodchainwhetherduetohuntinghabitatdestructionoreventheintroductionofalienspecies.Thenaturalfoodchainisthecyclethatgovernstheexistenceofalllifeonthisplanet.Itisacarefullybalancedcycleandanyimbalancethatoccurscancauseknock-oneffectsthathaveseriousconsequences.Atthebeginningofthenaturalfoodchainareplantswhichturnsunlightintoenergyanddrawnutrientsfromtheearth.Plantsarecalledproducers.Aftertheproducerscometheconsumers.Therearethreetiersofconsumers.Firstarecreaturessuchasplant-eatinganimalsfishandinsectswhichfeedofftheproducers.Theseanimalsthatonlyeatplantsarecalledherbivores.Thesecondtierofconsumersarecarnivores-animalsthatliveoffotheranimals.Thethirdtierofconsumerseatsbothotheranimalsandplants.Theseconsumersincludingmosthumansarecalledomnivores.Afteranimalsandplantsdietheybecomefoodforothersmallercreaturessuchasbacteriaandsomeplantssuchasfungi.Astheyfeedthesecreaturesturnthedeadbodiesbackintogasesandmineralswhichareagainfoodfortheproducersatthebeginningofthefoodchain.Andsothecyclecontinues.AllofnatureisconnectedandgovernedbyhundredsofthesedelicatefoodchainsandifasingleplantinthechaincannotsurvivethentheinsectsthatliveofftheplantstarttodieandtheanimalsthateattheinsectsalsostarttodiE.Whenafoodchainisdisruptedtheconsequencescanbeextremelyserious.Oneestimatesuggeststhatforeachplantspeciesthatislostupto30animalsandinsectsmayalsodieout.Onewondershowmanyspecieswereaffectedbytheextinctionofthedodo?Humanscanhavedisastrouseffectsonfoodchains.We'vealreadymentionedhuntingbutnowlet'slookattravel.Whenpeoplefirststartedtoexploretheworldtheytookplantandanimalspeciesfromtheirhomecountriesandintroducedthemwherevertheywent.Theydidn'trealizethatbyintroducingalienspeciestheyweredisruptingthenaturalfoodchainsoftheareastheydiscovereD.Althoughtherearestrictrulesinplacetodaycontrollingtheimportandexportofalienspeciessomeplacesarestillfightingtheeffectsofaliensintroducedhundredsofyearsago.ForexampleGoughIslandintheSouthAtlanticOceanisabreedinggroundforalbatrossesthathavebeennestingthereforcenturies.Butinthe19thcenturymicefrompassingshipswerebroughttotheislanD.Beingaspeciesalientotheislandtheyhadnonaturalpredatorsandhavenowgrowntosuchasizethattheyareattackingandkillingalbatrosschicks.Iftheyareallowedtocontinuetheywillwipeoutthealbatrosspopulation.Withimportlawsandpeople'srisingawarenessofhowhumansaffectthenaturalenvironmenthopefullywecanlearntofitbetterintothenaturalfoodchainsthatgovernourworlD.Otherwiseweneedtoacceptthatthelossofanymoreplantsandanimalscouldeventuallymeanourownextinction.62.Whatdothefirsttwoparagraphsmainlytellus?A.Huntingandhabitatdestructionleadtoextinction.B.ManyspeciesofanimalsandplantsareendangereD.C.Plantsandanimalsbecomeextinctforthesamereasons.D.Themaincauseofextinctionisoftenadisruptioninthenaturalfoodchain.63.WhichofthefollowingsentenceisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Strictrulesalonecanremovethebadeffectsofalienspecies.B.Plantsherbivoresandcarnivoresarethethreetiersofconsumers.C.IfabirdbecomesextincttherelevantfoodchainwillbedisrupteD.D.AnimalsandplantsbecomeextinctbecausealienspeciesareimporteD.64.BymentioningthemiceinGoughIslandtheauthorintendstohighlight______.A.miceworldwidearegrowingallthetimeB.beingalienstheyhadnonaturalpredatorsC.someplacesarestillfightingtheeffectsofaliensD.travelingcanhavedisastrouseffectsonfoodchains65.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.Survivalofthefittest.B.Endangeredanimalsandplants.C.Howtoprotectthenaturalenvironment.D.Thelinkbetweenfoodchainsandextinction.

ItiswidelyacknowledgedthatcitieswithsomekindoffunctioningecosystemsmakeforbetterplacesforhumanstolivE.MoreplantsandanimalsincitiesmakeforhappierhealthierpeoplE.AstudyconductedongreenspacesinSheffieldEnglandforinstancerevealedthatthegreaterthebiodiversity生物多样性thegreaterthepsychologicalwell-being健康ofthecity’scitizens.InParisresearchersfoundthatgettingcitizenstotakepartinday-longactivitiesinvolvingurbanwildlifeopenedtheireyestothenaturalworldforatimeatleast.FewcitieshavebeenassociatedwithurbanecologyforaslongasBerlin.SloweconomicrecoveryaftertheSecondWorldWarmeantthatreconstructionwouldtakealongtimE.Thisprovidedlocalecologistswiththeidealconditionstodevelopanambitiousecologicalresearchprograminthebombed-outwastelandsofWestBerlinsaidJensLachmundasociologistattheUniversityofMaastrichtintheNetherlands.ThepioneeringworkinBerlinhadseveralconsequencesespeciallytheformationofsignificantnaturalspaceswithinthecitysuchastheS.üdgel?ndeNaturePark.BerlinhasindeedbenefittedalotfrombeingacasestudyinurbanecologysaidLachmunD.TherecentresearchconductedbyMarkGoddardabiologistattheUniversityofLeedsandhiscolleaguesconfirmedtheimportanceofnaturalspaceswithinanurbansetting.GoddardandhisteamconductedastrikingglobalanalysisofbirdandplantdiversityquantifyingtheinfluenceofurbanizationonlevelsofbiodiversityaroundtheworlD.Functioningurbanecosystemswillbeextremelyimportanttohumanhealthandwell-beingsaidGoddarD.Citiestakeupjust3%ofthelandsurfaceareayetaccordingtothemostrecentfigurefromtheUnitedNationssome3.6billionpeoplejustover50%oftheglobalpopulationnowliveinurbanareas.By2050thisfigureisexpectedtoriseto6.3billion.WithoutanimalsandplantstokeepuscompanyitisadarkfuturE.28.ThefindingsinParagraph2arementionedtoexplainthelinkbetween________.A.citizensandtheirwell-beingB.greenspacesandurbanwildlifeC.urbanecologyandcitizens’well-beingD.functioningecosystemsandthenaturalworld29.WhatwouldbeGoddard’sattitudetowardsBerlin’swork?A.Cautious.B.NegativE.C.Uncaring.D.Admiring.30.Theauthorusesfiguresinthelastparagraphtoshow________.A.thenegativeeffectofoverpopulationB.theimportanceofurbanecosystemsC.theseriousproblemsofcitylifeD.therapidgrowthofurbanareas31.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Shouldmorepeopleliveinurbanareas?B.ShouldBerlinhavemorenaturalspaces?C.Shouldcitiesbeforanimalsandplantstoo?D.Shouldtheglobalpopulationbecontrollednow?