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1、.阅读专项之社会历史类阅读一Mans best friend could be one of the environments worst enemies, according to a new study that says that your pet dogs carbon pawprint碳足迹 is more than double that of a sports car. Yet this point of view, made by New Zealanders Robert and Brenda Vale, has angered pet owners who fee

2、l they are being picked out as troublemakers.  The Vales, researchers in sustainable可持续的 living, looked at popular brands of pet food and calculated that a medium-sized dog eats about 164 kilos of meat and 95 kilos of grain a year.   Combining that with the energy needed to

3、produce that food, it means a medium-sized dog has an annual footprint of 0.84 hectares公顷, about twice the 0.41 hectares required by a sports car driving 10,000 kilometers a year, including energy to build the car. “Owning a dog really is quite an extravagance奢侈, mainly because of the carbon fo

4、otprint of mean. Other animals arent better for the environment, the Vales say.   Cats have an eco-footprint of about 0.15 hectares a year, while two hamsters仓鼠 are the same as a television and even the goldfish burns energy equal to two cellphones.   However, Reha Hutt

5、in, president of Frances 30 Million Friends animal rights foundation says pets are too important to human life to be got rid of.   “Everyone should work out their own environmental effect, Huttin argude. “I should be allowed to say that I walk instead of using my car and that I dont e

6、at meat, so why souldnt I be allowed to have a little cat to reduce my loneliness?     The Vales give some solutions to reduce pets environmental effect, including reducing pets meat intake. But they said that, as with buying a car ,humans should take the environmental effec

7、t of their future compainon into account.1The best title of the article is "_"       AWork out our carbon emissions       BReduce our pets meat intake       CBe careful of keeping our pets  

8、      DMind our pets carbon footprint2Reha Huttins remark really means that _       Apets should not be kept as a result of consuming much food       B pets are doing no harm to the environment at all  

9、60;    Cpeople can keep pets by reducing their environmental effect       Dhe prefers walking to driving to reduce his loneliness3We know from the article that _       Aa medium-sized dog eats around 95 kilos of grain and mea

10、t a year       Ba medium-sized dog has an annual footprint 56 times that of a cat       Ctwo hamsters burn the same energy as two televisions     Da sports car running 10,000 kilometers requires 0.41 hectares of footprint4Whi

11、ch of the following is NOT true according to the article?       AThe Vales insist that pets should be got rid of       BSome pet owners are against the Vales point of view       CKeeping pets does have a bad ef

12、fect on the environment       DPets carbon footprint should not be neglected5Which of the following can help reduce pets environmental effect based on the text?       AFeeding pets on less meat        

13、0;       BWorking out eco-footprints of pets       CKeeping the goldfish instead of dogs   DGetting rid of pets from human life二When I was an education official in Palo Alto, CaliforniaPolly Tyner, the president of our school boar

14、d, wrote a letter that was printed in the Palo Alto TimesPolly's son, Jimhad great difficulty in schoolHe was classified as educationally disabled and required a great deal of patience on the part of his parents and teachersBut Jim was a happy kid with a great smile that lit up the roomHis paren

15、ts acknowledged his academic difficulties, but always tried to help him see his strengths so that he could walk with prideShortly after Jim finished high school, he was killed in a motorcycle accidentAfter his death, his mother submitted提交this letter to the newspaperToday we buried our 20-year-old s

16、on. He was killed instantly in a motorcycle accident on Friday night. How I wish I had known when I talked to him last that it would be the last time. If I had only known I would have said, “Jim, I love you and Im very proud of you.I would have taken the time to count the many blessings he brought t

17、o the lives of the many who loved him. I would have taken the time to appreciate his beautiful smile, the sound of his laughter, his genuine love of people.When you put all the good qualities on the scale and try to balance all the irritating phenomena such as the radio which was always too loud, th

18、e haircut that wasnt to our liking, the dirty socks under the bed, etc., your angry feelings wont amount to much.I wont get another chance to tell my son all that I would have wanted him to hear, but, other parents, you do have a chance. Tell your young people what you would want them to hear if you

19、 knew it would be your last conversation. The last time I talked to Jim was the day he died. He called me to say, “Hi, Mom! I just called to say I love you. Got to go to work. Bye. He gave me something to treasure forever.If there is any purpose at all for Jims death, maybe it is to make others appr

20、eciate more of life and to have people, especially family members, take the time to let each other know just how much we care.1According to the passage, we know that _       AJim kept to himself            

21、0;                 BJim did very well in his studies       CJims parents were patient with him       DJim failed to finish his high school2Which of the followin

22、g is NOT mentioned in the passage?       AMany people in the school loved him.       BJims smile cheered up his family.       CJim was killed in a motorcycle accident at the age of 20.    &#

23、160;  DJim wanted to be a motorcyclist after his graduation.3The underlined word “irritating in Paragraph 4 means _       Aannoying             Baggressive        &#

24、160;  Cimpatient             Dthrilling4By writing the letter printed in the Palo Alto Times, the author intends to _       Amourn her sons sudden death in a traffic accident     &

25、#160; Bremind people to be cautious of motorcycles       Cadvise people to take the chance to express their love in time       Dappreciate more of life than ever before5What can be the best title of the passage?     

26、;  ALove your Family                             BDo it Today       CWalk with Pride       

27、0;                       DAppreciate Smiles三Throughout the world, clothing has many usesIt is used to provide protection from the elementsIt is also worn to prevent others from seeing specif

28、ic parts of one's bodyHowever, the parts of the body that must be covered vary widely throughout the worldSome clothing is worn toprovide supernatural protectionWearing a lucky shirt to take an exam is calling for supernatural assistancePeople in all cultures use clothing and other forms of bodi

29、ly decoration to communicate status, intentions and other messagesIn North America, we dress differently for business and various leisure activitiesNorth American women usually are much more knowledgeable of and concernedwith little difference in messages communicated by clothes than menAt times, th

30、is leads to silly mistakes of interpretation解释of female intentions on the part of menOf courseclothing styles also are intended to communicate messages to members of the same gender性别Long before we are near enough to talk to someone, their appearance tells their gender, age, economic class, and ofte

31、n even intentionsWe begin to recognize the important cultural clues at an early ageThe vocabulary of dress that we learn includes not only items of clothing but also hairstyles, jewelry, and other body decorationIn most cultures, however, the same style of dress communicates different messages depen

32、ding on the age, genderand physical appearance of the individual wearing itPutting on certain types of clothing can change your behavior and the behavior of others towards youThis can be the case with a doctor's white lab coat, or an army uniformMost uniforms are clearly symbolic so that they ca

33、n rapidly and unmistakably communicate statusFor instance, the strange hairstyle and clothing of the English "punks" are essential aspects of their uniformsThere are many forms of body decoration other than clothes that are used around the world to send messagesThese include body and hair

34、paint, and even body deformationWhen doctors put braces on teeth, they are actually doing the same thing - deforming or reforming a part of the bodyto make it more attractive1What is the passage mainly about?    AClothing and Culture        

35、0;            BCommunication through Clothing    CClothing and Social Behavior               DWays of Sending Messages2In North America men sometimes misunderstand women&

36、#39;s intention because        .    Amen are more careless than women    Bwomen spend more time on their clothes    Cmen and women have different views on clothing styles    Dmen care less about the differ

37、ent messages communicated by clothes3From the passageit can be inferred that_.    Amessages communicated by clothes are the same in different cultures    Bwords of dress are not enough to communicate different messages    Cdress is better than language in

38、 communicating messages    Dclothing plays an important role in social activities4What does the underlined word "essential" mean in this passage?      Abeautiful         Bnecessary        Cu

39、nimportant         Dcommon四This may be music to your earsResearchers PJason Rentfrow and Samuel Gosling gave 3,500 people a personality quizThen they asked them to name their favorite kind of music“We found that the musical style people like are closely linked to t

40、heir personalities, Gosling saysRAP/HIP-HOPKnown for their quick speech, some rappers can say more than 700 syllables 音节 a minute!If you like rap/hip-hop, you are energetic 精力充分的 and have a way with wordsYou put a fresh spin on things, whether its new moves on the dance floor or your hip styleCLASSL

41、CALIn the 18th century, classical musicians were like rock starsBeethoven and Mozart, for example, played in packed concert halls If you like classical, you are open to new ideas and like debating with friendsCreative and imaginative, you can easily spend many hours scrapbooking, writing or painting

42、COUNTRYCountry music came from the folk songs of English, Scottish, and Irish settlers of the southeastern United StatesIf you like country, you express your opinions well, which makes you the ideal class president or team captainTraditional and loyal, you enjoy spending time with your familyPOPPop

43、music is designed to appeal to 吸引 almost everyone, and it doesEach year, the industry bring in about 30 billion dollars!If you like pop , you are attractive to your friendsYou can make big things happen, like planning for a huge party or inspiring your team to victoryROCK/ALTERNATIVEIn the 1950s, ro

44、ck music created a brand-new cultureTeenagers, for the first time, had an identity 身份 separate from adults and childrenIf you like rock/alternative, you are a risk-taker who never accepts no for an answerYou rise to any challenge, like doing very well in a big exam or landing the lead in the school

45、playIf these personality profiles dont match you, thats OKThese are just for fun1What does the underlined part “You put a fresh spin on things mean in the passage?AYou can express your idea in a clever way that makes it seem better than it really isBYou have the ability to attract others attentionCY

46、ou are always willing to communicate with othersDYou are willing to express your thoughts to others all the time2If you like pop music,           Ayou are traditional and prefer to stay with your familyByou are easy to accept new ideasCyou are welcom

47、e and your friends all like to be with you Dyou have a quick speech and can say 30 words in a minute3We can know from this passage that           Ain the 18th century, classical musicians were like pop starsBcountry music came from the old songs of t

48、he Native AmericansCpop music is liked by the largest number of people in the worldDeveryone can find his personality in this passage 4Whats the main idea of the passage?AWhen music came into beingBWhat your favorite music says about youCSome basic information about musicDHow to like music五Mark was

49、walking home from school one day when he saw the boy in from of him fall over and drop all of the books he was carrying, along with two sweaters, a basketball and a walkman Mark stopped and helped the boy pick up these things. Since they were going the same way, he helped to carry some of his things

50、. As they walked, Mark knew that the boys name was Bill, that he loved computer games, basketball and history, and that he was having lots of troubles with his other subjects and that he had just broken up with his girlfriend.They arrived at Bills home first and Mark was invited in for a c Coke and

51、to watch some television. The afternoon passed happily with a few laughs and some small talk, and then Mark went home. They often saw each other at school, had lunch together once or twice, and then they both finished middle school. They ended up in the same high school where they sometimes saw and

52、talked with each other over the years. At last just three weeks before they finished high school, Bill asked Mark if they could talk.Bill asked Mark if he still remembered the day years ago when they had first met. “Did you ever think why I was carrying so many things home that day? asked Bill. “You

53、 see. I cleared out my locker because I didnt want to leave anything for anyone else. I had put away some of my mothers sleeping pills and I was going home to kill myself. But after we spent some time together talking and laughing, I began to understand that if I killed myself, I would have missed t

54、hat time and so many others that might follow. So you see, mark , when you picked up those books that day, you did a lot amore. You saved my life.1When Mark met him the first time, Bill was going          .      Ato have a basketb

55、all game                     Bto his classroom       Cto see Mark                 

56、60;                       Dback home2From what Bill was carrying, we can know that he        .       Awas a good student 

57、;                             Bliked sports and music       Cliked all the subjects in school      &

58、#160;        Dwas a good friend3Mark and Bill             .       Awere in the same middle school and high school       Bwere in the same middle

59、school but not in the same high school       Coften had lunch together at school       Dhad known each other before they began to study in middle school4When Mark helped Bill to pick up some of his things, he     &#

60、160;  .      Aknew he could save Bills life.       Bknew who Bill was and wanted to help him       Cdidnt know why he was going to help him.       Ddidnt know what he was doing was

61、 very important to Bill六Believe it or not, Americas favorite snack food is the potato chipThere is a story behind how it was first madeOne might think that somewhere a genius thought up the first potato chips, but it didnt happen that wayPicture an elegant restaurant in Saratoga Springs, New York, i

62、n 1853The Moon Lake Restaurants menu included French-fried potatoes, a popular food recipe brought back from France by Thomas JeffersonThese were thickly cut potatoes, fried until golden brown and crisp on the outsideOne evening a guest in the dining hall felt that his potatoes were too thick and se

63、nt them back to the kitchenThe cook sliced some potatoes thinner than before and prepared them for the complaining guestHe was still not satisfied and sent them back again! By this time the cook was very angry and decided to do exactly what the dinner guest wanted：slice the potatoes as thin as possi

64、bleThen they would be so crisp that the diner wouldnt be able to use his fork to eat themWhen the paper-thin browned potatoes arrived, the diner was pleasedHe was so happy with them that other guests started ordering the new potatoesThe cooks plan to stop the dinner guest complaining didnt turn out

65、as expectedSoon Saratoga Chips appeared on the menu and became so popular that people wanted to take some homeThe restaurant started selling small packages of the potato chipsA few years later, they were sold all over the USBut because the potatoes had to be peeled by hand, it was a time-consuming j

66、ob and potato chips were often out of stockIn the 1920s, a mechanical potato peeler was invented and soon they were potato chips in abundanceThey gradually spread all over the world and have remained popular ever since1According to this passage, mass production of potato chips was made possible when

67、              Apotatoes could be peeled by machines       Bpotatoes were peeled by a large number of cooks       Cthere was a growing demand for them     &

68、#160; Dthey first appeared in a Saratoga restaurant2According to this passage, the cook of the Moon Lake Restaurant               Aenjoyed making potato chips very much       Bplanned to sell potato chips

69、everywhere       Cwanted to silence a complaining diner       Dwas pleased that other guests liked the chips3Potato chips have been popular in the US                

70、 Afor more than 200 years                       Bevery since 1920       Cfor less than 100 years                         Dsince the 19 th century七SHANGHAI：Chinas economic center wil