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7、.【答案】1-5 ACD二The sound that woke Damian Languell at 8:15 in the morning was so loud he assumed it came from inside his house in Wade, Maine. As he got up to investigate, he heard another sound, this one coming most definitely from outside. Looking out of his bedroom window, he noticed a tree envelop

8、ed in smoke about 500 yards away. A car wrapped around the tree's base, its engine on fire.Grabbing buckets of water, he and his wife ran to the crash site. Up close, the accident looked worse. The car was split nearly in two, and the tree was where the driver's seat ought to have been, as i

9、f planted there. No one should have survived this crash, and yet there was 20- year-old Quintin Thompson, his terrified face pressed against the driver's side window,in visible pain.Languell tried putting out the fire with his buckets of water but failed. When the flames got into the front seats

10、, he knew he had to get the young man out. So Languell opened the car's back door and climbed in. Using a pocket knife he'd brought with him, he cut through Thompson's seat belt. Now that Thompson was free, Languell pulled him out, and dragged him to safety before the entire car was in f

11、lames.It is empathy that drove Languell to help, just as he said," My heart goes out to Thompson. When you are that close to that level of hurt, you feel it so directly." For his heroic action, Languell was added to the list of real-life heroes changing the world.4. Where was the first sou

12、nd actually from?A. A house on fire.B. A car crash.C. The bedroom window.D. The basement.5. What do we know about Quintin Thompson?A. He saved his car from fire.B. He was successfully rescued.C. He remained calm all the time. D. He was capable of helping himself out.6. Which of the following best ex

13、plains "empathy” underlined in the last paragraph?A. Honesty. B. Wisdom.C. Sympathy. D. Responsibility.7. Which words can best describe Damian Languell?A. Daring and generous.B. Caring and grateful.C. Courageous and noble. D. Ambitious and reliable.【答案】BBCCCoral reefs （珊瑚礁）are an integral part

14、of sea life and sustain it by providingshelter and habitat to various organisms. They also supply and recycle nutrients as well as enable a growing fish population, along with other species, for a healthy and diverse ecosystem.However, the rise in average water temperaturesdue to climate change has

15、resulted in more frequent and longtime u coral bleaching （白化现 象）” events that damage their health, causing fish and other sea species to abandonthem.In order to restore this delicate ecosystem, scientists from the UK and Australia conducted a study that involved using loudspeakers underwater near da

16、maged coral reefs to make them sound healthy and attract fish, potentially kick-starting the natural recovery process of coral reefs and their dependent life forms. The location for this experiment was the Great Barrier Reef in the Coral Sea, found alongside the east coast of Queensland, Australia.

17、The site is noted to have the largest coral reef system in the world.“ Healthy coral reefs are remarkably noisy place-tshe crackle of snapping shrimp and the whoops and grunts of fish. Young fish concentrate on these sounds when they're looking for a place to settle, s”aid Steve Simpson, study c

18、o-author and a professor at the University of Exeter, UK.By using loudspeakers to copy such sounds, parts of dead coral reefs were found to attract twice as many fish, compared to places where no sounds were played. “Theseturning fish, are crucial for coral reefs to function as healthy ecosystems. B

19、oosting fish populations in this way could help to kick-start natural recovery processes, preventing the damage we're seeing on many coral reefs around the world, " said lead author, Tim Gordon.8. What causes the phenomenon of coral bleaching?A. Diverse species.B. Noise pollution.B. Fishing

20、 industry.D. Climbing temperatures.9. What approach is introduced to recover the coral reefs?A. Removing damaged coral reefs.B. B. Using loudspeakers to keep fish away.C. Building new homes for sea species.D. Playing certain sounds to appeal to fish.10. Why are Steve Simpson's words quoted?A. To

21、 provide some findings of the study.B. To show the progress of the experiment.C. To explain reasons for the new approach.D. To give another solution to the problem.11. What can we infer from the last paragraph?A. The attempts are in vain.B. Natural recovery is impossible.C. Initial success has been

22、achieved.D. The coral reefs have returned to normal.【答案】DDCC四As we reflect on the evolution of fitness over the centuries, and the emergence of a well- organized and growing "fitness “ market and industry, it is well to ask ourselves: what have we lost, and what have we gained?Obviously, much g

23、ood has come out of these recent developments: there's widespread awareness of the importance of regular exercise, nearly every communityhas a gym or fitness club where people can go or pay to work out, and we understand more about how the human body works. Yet despite the many health and fitnes

24、s methods, programs, and resources, the general population has never been so physically sedentary （久坐的）and out-of-shape. A recent World Health Organization report indicates that life expectancy （寿命）in the U. S. dropped for the first time since 1993. The health of modem people is declining, despite h

25、ighly advanced medical technologies and the booming health and fitness industry.How could that be? A large part of it is motivation. People are simply not as motivated to move their body and get healthy as they were in the past. We live in a society where the inability to operate one's body in a

26、 practical and effective manner is no longer an embarrassing condition. The fitness industry, no matter how good each new program claims to be, has failed to get the majority of people to value, practice, and enjoy physical exercise.So, should we expect the answer to this dilemma to come from even m

27、ore varied, or more technologically advanced programs and equipment? Or will the solution come from a different mindset, a simpler approach and practice, and overall a new culture?12. What does the author tell us about fitness industry in paragraph 2?A. It provides better technology.B. It is support

28、ed by most people.C. It brings about positive effects.D. It costs people too much money.13. What is the main reason why people fail to do physical exercise?B. Lack of inner drive.D. Embarrassing living conditions.B. Rely on standard practice.D. Turn to more advanced programs.B. Misunderstanding abou

29、t fitnessA. Not enough equipment.C. Misguided instructions.14. What does the author seem to agree with?A. Change attitudes to fitness.C. Seek more potential customers.15. What is the best title for the text?A. Lost in fitnessC. Evolution of fitnessD. Importance of fitness【答案】11-15 CBAA五Sweetest Day

30、in America is always the third Saturday in October. This holiday is much more important in some regions than in others (Detroit, Cleveland and Buffalo being the biggest Sweetest Day cities). It is a holiday that is gaining in popularity every year throughout the country.Sweetest Day is celebrated on

31、 the third Saturday in October as a day to make someone happy. It is an occasion which offers all of us an opportunity to remember not only the sick, aged, and orphaned, but also friends, relatives and associates whose helpfulness and kindness we have enjoyed.Over 60 years ago, a man in Cleveland, b

32、elieving that the city's orphans and shut-ins (卧病在床的人)too often felt forgotten and neglected, thought of the idea of showing them that they were remembered. He did this through the distribution of small gifts. With the help of his friends and neighbors, he distributed these small remembrances on

33、 a Saturday in October. During the years that followed, other Clevelanders began to participate in the celebration ceremony, which came to be called “SweetesDay” .In time, the Sweetest Day idea of spreading cheer to the underprivileged was broadened to include everyone, and became an occasion for re

34、membering others with a kind act or a small remembrance. And soon the idea spread to other cities all over the country.Sweetest Day is not based on any single group's religious affection or on a family relationship. It is a reminder that a thoughtful word or deed enriches life and gives it meani

35、ng. Because for many people remembering takes the form of gift-giving, Sweetest Day offers us the opportunity to show others that we care, in a practical way. 16. We can learn from the first paragraph that Sweetest Day is.A. sometimes the third Saturday in OctoberB. hardly celebrated in DetroitC of

36、equal importance in every part of the USAD getting increasingly popular in the USA17. Sweetest Day was intended to remember .A the young and disabledB friends and relativesC orphans and shuti-nsD the sick and aged18. We can infer from the passage that the birthplace of Sweetest Day is .A Detroit B C

37、levelandC BuffaloD Washington【答案】DCB六Mandara seemed to know something big was about to happen. So she let out a yell, caught hold of her 2-year-old daughter Kibibi and climbed up into a tree. She lives at the National Zoo in Washington D.C.And on Tuesday, August 23rd, witnesses said she seemed to se

38、nse the big earthquake that shook much of the East Coast before any humans knew what was going on. And she s not the only one. In the moments before the quake, an orangutan (猩猩) let out a loud call and then climbed to the top of her shelter.“ It s very differefrnotm their normal call,”Brasnadidie Sm

39、ith, the zookeeper.“ The lemurs (monkeylike animals of Madagascar) will sound an alarm if they see or hear something highly unusual. ”But you can t see or hear an earthquake 15 minutes before it happens, can you? Maybe you can if you re an animal.“ Animals can hear above and below our range ohf eari

40、ng, ” said Brandie Smith.“ That pasrt of their special abilities. They remore sensitive to the environment, which is how they survive. ”Primates weren tthe only animals that seemed to sense the quake before it happened. One of the elephants made a warning sound and a huge lizard (蜥蜴 ) ran quickly fo

41、r cover. The flamingoes (a kind of birds) gathered before the quake and stayed together until the shaking stopped.So what kind of vibrations （ 震动 ） were the animals picking up in the moments before the quake? Scientist Susan Hough said earthquakes produce two types ofwavesa weak “ P” wave and then a

42、 much stronger “ S” wave. The “ P” stands fo“ primary A” n.d the “ S” stands for “ secondary S” he. thinks the “ P” wave might be what sets the animals off.Not all the animals behaved unusually before the quake. For example, Smith saidthe zoo s giant pandas didn t jump up until the shaking actually

43、began. But many ofthe other animals seemed to know something was coming before it happened.“ I mnot surprised at all, Smith s” aid.19. Why did Mandara act strangely one day?A. Because it sensed something unusual would happen.B. Because its daughter Kibibi was injured.C. Because it heard an orangutan

44、 let out a loud callD. Because an earthquake had happened.20. According to Brandie Smith,.A. many animals hearing is sharpB. earthquakes produce two types of wavesC. primates usually gather together before a quakeD. humans can also develop the ability to sense a quake21. Which animal seems unable to

45、 sense quake?A. A giant panda. B. A flamingo. C. A lemur. D. A lizard.22. What is the best title for the passage?A. How animals survive a quakeB. How animals differ from humansC. How animals behave before a quakeD. How animals protect their young in a quake【答案】 AAAC七A British-designed electronic new

46、spaper which is made of plastic and no largerthan a table mat 蛰子）is to enter the market next year. The new newspaper was conceived（ffl 出） by Cambridge University scientists. They came up with the idea of replacing silicon chips （硅片） with plastic ones. It is being developed by PlasticLogic, a company

47、 based in Dresden, Germany."It looks just like a table mat, and is as light as a magazine. But you can download hundreds of newspapers at the touch of a button, and read them quite safely," the BBC reported on its website.The plastic paper is produced in a safe "clean room" at th

48、e Plastic Logic factory, which opened last month as the world's first plastic-electronics factory. Every part of the product, from the screen to the electronics, is made of plastic. And it is described by engineer Dean Baker as "top quality". Baker says the plastic newspaper could help

49、 solve the problem of waste material associated with traditional newspapers."There's a huge amount of waste. We have paper distribute的发）all over the country each day and then thrown into the bin. This doesn't need to happen anymore. All of the copies could be made electronically and sto

50、red on a single e-reader with the appearance of paper." he says.People can expect to see the plastic newspaper next year, the BBC says.23. According to the first paragraph, the electronic newspaper .A. is made of silicon chipsB. is smaller than a table matC. was developed by a company in Englan

51、dD. was designed by more than one person24. What's special about the electronic newspaper compared with traditional ones?A. It looks like a table matB. It's as light as a magazine.C. People can download and read lots of newspapers on itD. People can receive the BBC report at the touch of a b

52、utton.25. What can we learn about the electronic newspaper from the last two paragraphs?A. It will produce a huge amount of plastic waste.B. It will be harder to distribute than before.C. It will have no visual (视觉的 ) appearance.D. It will save a huge amount of paper.26. What's people's atti

53、tude towards the electronic newspaper according to the BBC?A. Hopeful.B. Doubtful. C. Disappointed. D. Worried【答案】DCDA八Sometimes people come into your life and you know at once that they were sure to be there. They serve some sort of on purpose, teach you a lesson or help find out who you are or who you want to be