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二、 阅读理解（共 4 题）2. With the advance of human society, along with the development of modern science andtechnology, people are faced with an increasing number of pollutions. One of the severe pollutionsis noise pollution. Many parents express their complaints over noise pollution, especially caralarms.AnchorAlmost anyone who has lived in a big city can tell you how irritating it is to be awakened inthe middle of the night by the wail of a car alarm. The loss of sleep can drive you crazy, butthis is just one in a long list of problems that such high decibel noises can cause.JonathanPeople in this noisy neighborhood in upper Manhattan are fed up with car alarms. They'reangry enough at being jolted awake several times a week, but more than that they worry aboutwhat effect these alarms will have on their children. Already studies have shown thatcontinuous exposure to high-decibel noise can cause an increase in heart rate and bloodpressure.AndreaBy the time my child can read, he will already have been exposed to the constant roar of thetraffic, but the intense siren of a car alarm is way above the level of safety.MichaelI have a valid concern. According to the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health(NIOSH), exposure to noise above 85 decibels for 8 hours or more is a danger to your health.City traffic and trucks are about 90 decibels. The siren of a car alarm is about 120 decibels,about the same as a plane taking off.The parents here are sick and tired of listening to the shrill siren of car alarms. However, it'sfor their children that they are most concerned. They've started a group called Parents toSilence Car Alarms. They don't think that making the owner of a car pay a fine is enough.These parents have started a campaign to have car alarms banned.【1】According to the passage, which one of the following statements is true?A. Anchor thinks the high decibel noises only causes the loss of sleep.B. Jonathan holds the view that exposure to decibel noises can give rise to heart disease.C. According to NIOSH, exposure to noise above 85 for 8 hours or more threatens people'shealth.D. Andrea believes the intense siren of a car alarm is acceptable.【2】According to the passage, what is the parents' attitude towards car alarms?A. Neutral. B. Critical. C. Favorable. D. Indifferent.【3】What is the main idea of the passage?A. People in modern society is faced with noise pollution.B. Anyone who lives in a big city is tired of car alarms.C. A car alarm is out of control and beyond the level of safety.D. Parents complain about car alarms, trying to fight against them.3. The Digital Revolution, also known as the Third Industrial Revolution, is the shift frommechanical and analogue electronic technology to digital electronics which began anywhere fromthe late 1950s to the late 1970s. Central to this revolution is the mass production and widespreaduse of digital logic circuits, and its derived technologies. These technological innovations havetransformed traditional production and business techniques.1980sIn developed nations, computers achievedubiquityduring the 1980s as they made their wayinto schools, homes, business, and industry. Automated teller machines, industrial robots, CGIin film and television, electronic music, bulletin board systems, and video games all fueledwhat became the zeitgeist of the 1980s. Millions of people purchased home computers,making household names of early personal computer manufacturers such as Apple,Commodore, and Tandy. To this day the Commodore 64 is often cited as the best sellingcomputer of all time, having sold 17 million units (by some accounts) between 1982 and1994.1990sThe first public digital HDTV broadcast was of the 1990 World Cup that June; it was playedin 10 theaters in Spain and Italy. However HDTV did not become a standard until the mid-2000s outside Japan.The World Wide Web became publicly accessible in 1991, which had been available only togovernment and universities. In 1993 Marc Andreessen and Eric Bina introduced Mosaic, thefirst web browser capable of displaying inline images and the basis for later browsers such asNetscape Navigator and Internet Explorer. Stanford Federal Credit Union was the firstfinancial institution to offer online internet banking services to all of its members in October1994.2000sCell phones became as ubiquitous as computers by the early 2000s, with movie theatersbeginning to show ads telling people to silence their phones. They also became much moreadvanced than phones of the 1990s, most of which only took calls or at most allowed for theplaying of simple games.2010sBy 2012, over 2 billion people used the Internet, twice the number using it in 2007. Cloudcomputing had entered the mainstream by the early 2010s. By 2015, tablet computers andsmart phones were expected to exceed personal computers in Internet usage. By 2016, half ofthe world's population was connected.【1】According to the passage, which one of the following statements is true?A.The digital revolution only focuses on the mass production.B.The World Wide Web became available to government and universities in 1991.C.Phones of the 1990s merely made calls.D.The number of people using the Internet in 2007 is approximately 1 billion.【2】What does the underlined word in Paragraph Two refer to?A.Wide existence. B.Abrupt disappearance.C.Quick movement. D.Abundant amount.【3】How does the writer develop the whole passage?A.By presenting times. B.y making comparisons.C.By listing data. D.By drawing conclusions.【4】What is the best title for this passage?A.The Traditional Production B.The Digital RevolutionC.The Connected Population D.The World Wide Web4. When I was watching some children attempting to catch butterflies on a hot July afternoon,an incident in my own childhood occurred to me. When I was 15, something happened to me,which forever cured me of desiring to put any wild life in a cage.We lived on the edge of a wood, and every evening at dusk the mockingbirds would come andrest in the tree and sing. There isn't a musical instrument made by man that can produce amore beautiful sound than the song of the mockingbird.I decided that I would catch a young bird and keep it in a cage and that way have my ownprivate musician.I finally succeeded in catching one and put it in a cage. At first, in its fright at being captured,the bird fluttered about the cage, but eventually it settled down in its new home, I felt verypleased with myself and looked forward to some beautiful singing from my tiny musician.I had left the cage out on our back porch(门廊), and on the second day of the bird's captivitymy new pet's mother flew to the cage with food in her mouth . The baby bird ate everythingshe brought to it. I was pleased to see this. Certainly the mother knew better than I how tofeed her baby.The following morning when I went to see how my captive was doing, I discovered it on thefloor of the cage, dead. I was shocked! What had happened? I had taken excellent care of mylittle bird, or so I thought.Arthur Wayne, the famousornithologist, happened to be visiting my father at the time and,hearing me crying over the death of my bird, explained what had occurred: “A mothermockingbird, finding her young in a cage, will sometimes bring it poisonous berries. Shethinks it better for her young to die than to live in captivity.”Never since then have I caught any living creature and put it in a cage. All living creatureshave a right to live free.【1】Why did the writer catch a mockingbird when he was a boy?A.He had just got a new cage.B.He liked its beautiful feather.C.He wanted it to sing for him.D.He wanted a pet for a companion.【2】Why did the mocking bird die?A.It was frightened to death.B.It drank the poisonous water by mistake.C.It ate the poisonous food its mother gave it.D.It refused to eat anything.【3】What is an ornithologist likely to be?A. specialist in birds. B.A religious person.C.A headmaster. D.A considerate person.【4】What is the most important lesson the author learned from the incident?A.Be careful about the food you give to baby birds.B.All birds put in a cage won't live long.C.You should keep the birds from their mothers.D.Freedom is very valuable to all creatures.5. One day, “supercharged plants” may help feed people around the world. Supercharged plantsare ones that grow faster than normal plant life. Scientists can speed up the growth by modifying,or changing, the structure of plants' genes. The modifications make them react quickly to changesin light. This all has to do with photosynthesis( 光 合 作 用 ), the process in which plants turnsunlight, carbon dioxide and water into food.Plants grow fastest in the sun. That is when they make the most food for themselves. But theirrate of growth can slow when things like clouds or trees block sunlight. But when the sunreturns, it can take many minutes for growth to speed up again.This can be a problem because it means some of our most important crop plants are not asproductive as they could be. Researchers say demand for food is expected to increase up to 70percent by the middle of the century. They also note rising temperatures on Earth's surface.That is why they are looking for ways to improve photosynthesis and make plants moreproductive.Steve Long is a plant biologist at the University of Illinois. He wanted to find a way to helpplants get back up to speed quickly after a period of darkness. So he and his team added genesthat shortened the recovery time. It also increased the speed at which the plants grew. Hismodified plants grew up to 20 percent more than untreated ones.In Long's study, his group used a form of genetic engineering called transgenics (转基因). Itmeans taking genes from one plant, then putting them into another. Now they areexperimenting soybeans, rice, cowpeas and cassavas.【1】What is the advantage of supercharged plants?A. They can grow more quickly.B. They can grow in severe conditions.C. They can offer high-quality grains.D. They can replace normal plants.【2】What can make plant growth slow down?A. Too hot weather. B. Old farming methods.C. Lack of sunlight. D. Too much sunlight.【3】What was Steve Long's goal in his study?A. To find out what makes plants grow slowly.B. To create a new plant that can grow with weak sunlight.C. To find another way to help plants benefit each other.D. To make plants recover quickly when the sun returns.【4】How can researchers shorten the recovery time of plants?A. By changing their nature. B. By adding new genes to them.C. By developing new plants. D. By supplying more sunlight.
Which of the following expressions is most likely to encourage a conversation partner to continue talking?A. "I'm not really interested in that topic."B. "That's a really boring story."C. "It sounds like you had a great experience. Can you tell me more about it?"D. "I think I've heard enough about that."
5.The pool is only ___ deep.A. two footB. two-footC. two feetD. two-feet
The rising costs of health care have become a problem for many countries in the world. To deal with this problem, it is recommended that a big part of the government's health budget be used for health education and disease prevention instead of treatment. Actually, many kinds of diseases are preventable in many ways and preventing a disease is usually much cheaper than treating it. For example, people could avoid catching a cold if they dressed warmly when the weather starts getting cold. But many people get sick because they fail to do so, and have to spend money seeing a doctor.Daily habits like eating more healthy food would have kept millions of families from becoming bankrupt if the patients had taken measures for early prevention. For instance, keeping a balanced diet, such as not consuming too much animal fat and insuring a steady intake of vegetables and fruits, seems to be quite important.One very effective and costless way of prevention is regular exercise, which is necessary for a healthy mind and body. Regular exercise, such as running, walking, and playing sports is a good way to make people feel better or reduce stress.In addition, health education plays a key role in improving people's health. By giving people more information about health, countries could help people understand the importance of disease prevention and ways to achieve it. For example, knowing one's family medical history is an effective way to help keep healthy. Information about health problems among close relatives will make them aware of what they should do to prevent certain diseases through lifestyle changes, which will work before it is too late.However, stressing disease prevention does not mean medical treatment is unimportant. After all, prevention and treatment are just two different means toward the same effect. In conclusion, we could save money on health care and treat patients more successfully if our country spends more money on health prevention and education.1. What's the best title of the passage? A.Prevention or Education?B.Prevention or Treatment?C.Health or Illness?D.Exercise or Illness?2. Which of the following can replace the underlined word " bankrupt"? A.Unable to be curedB.Unable to pay one's debtsC.Stronger than ever beforeD.More successful than ever before3. We learn from the passage that____.A.dressing warmly can prevent diseasesB.a balanced diet is cheaper than regular exerciseC.the more health education, the betterD.the government's health budget should be increased4. Which of the following shows the structure of the passage? CP: Central Point P: Point Sp: Sub-point(次要点) C: ConclusionA.CP-|||-P1) (P2 )-|||-SP )-|||-CB.CP-|||-P1) (P2 )-|||-SP )-|||-CC.CP-|||-P1) (P2 )-|||-SP )-|||-CD.CP-|||-P1) (P2 )-|||-SP )-|||-C
1.48 It took me a few weeks to ___ the new software, but now I can use it with ease.A. get the hang ofB. forgetC. ignoreD. break
7. The ___ is very hard. I can't answer it.A. questionB. matterC. problem
1.9 Even after many years of hardship, the soldier remained firm in his ___ to his country.A. loyaltyB. confidenceC. curiosityD. hesitatio
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