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SleeplessatNightItwasanormalsummernightHumidity（湿气）hunginthethickair.Icouldn'gotosleep,partlybecauseofmycoldandpartlybecauseofmyexpectationsforthenextday.Mymumhadsaidthattomorrowwasgoingtobeasurprise.Sweatstucktomyachingbody.Finally,gatheredenoughstrengthtositupIlookedoutofmysmallwindowintothenight.Therewasabigbrightmoonhanginginthesky,givingoffamagiclight.Icouldn'tstandthepressureanymSOIdidwhatIalwaysdotomakemyselffeelbetter.Iwenttothebathroomandpickedupmytoothbrushandtoothpaste.IcleanedmyteethasiftherewasnotomorrowBackandforth,upanddown.ThenIwalkeddownstairstolookforsomesignsofmovement,somelife.Gladiator,mycat,frightenedmeashemeowed耐唯地唱出）hissadsongHewasont11eoldorangecouch（长沙发），sittinguponhisfrontlegs,waitingforsomethingtohappenHelookedatmeasiftosayI "I'm10nneepetgo©dhug（紧抱）.“Eventhecouchbeggemetositonit.InonemovementIsettleddownontothesoftcouch.Thiscouchrepresentedmyparents'marriagmybirth,andhundredsofotherlittleeventsAsIheldGladiator,myheartstartedbeatingheavily.Mymindwasfloodedwithquestions：What'sife?AmIreallyalive?Areyoulisteningtome?EverytimeImovedmyhanddownGladiatorbody,Ihadanewthought;eachtouchsangadifferentsong.IforgotallabouttheheatandthenextdayofwarmthandsilencethatIsankintoitsalms,arms,Ifeltallmyworriesslowlymoveaway.TheatmorppherewasSOfullFallingasleepwiththebigcatinmyIforgotallabouttheheatandthenextdayofwarmthandsilencethatIsankintoitsalms,arms,Ifeltallmyworriesslowlymoveaway.TheatmorppherewasSOfullFallingasleepwiththebigcatinmy31TheauthorofthepassagecouldnotgotosleeppartlybecauseAitwastoocold.Bitwastoodry.ChehadacoldDhehadafever32Whatwastheweatherlikethatnight?AItwaschilly.BItwaswindy.CItwasfine.DItwascloudy.33TheauthorbrushedhisteethoverandoverAtorelievehimselfofthepressureBtoeasehistoothacheCtoshakeoffthecold.Dtoremovethedirt.34GladiatorwasthenameofAamovie.Bapet.Cacouch.Dasong.35Whatdidthe''couch''represent?AAnewthought.BDifferentsongs.CAcomfortablelife.DHappymemories.AncientEgyptBroughtDownbyFamineEvenancientEgyptmightypyramid（金字塔）builderswerepowerlessinthefaceofthefamine（饥荒）thathelpedbringdowntheircivilizationaround2180B.C..NowevidencecollectedfrommuddepositedbytheRiverNilesuggeststhatashiftinclimatethousandsofkilometerstothesouthwasultimatelytoblame--andthesameorworsecouldhappentodayTheancientEgyptiansdependedontheNile 'sannualfloodstoirrigatetheircrops.ButanychangeinclimatethatpushedtheAfricanmonsoon瓷风）southwardsoutofEthiopiawouldhavereducedthesefloodsDecliningrainsintheEthiopianhighlandswouldhavemeantfewerplantstostabilizethesoil.W.1lenraindidfallitwouldhavewashedlargeamountsofsoilintotheBlueNileandintoEgypt,alongwithsediment（沉积）fromtheWhiteNile.BlueNilemudhasadifferentisotope何位素）signaturefromthatofthewhiteNile.SobyanalyzingisotopedifferencesinmuddepositedintheNileDeltaMichaelKromofLeedsUniversityworkedoutwhatproportionofsedimentcamefromeachbranchoftheriver.KromreasonsthatduringperiodsofdroughttheamountofBlueNilemudintheriverwouldberelativelyhigh.Hefoundthatoneoftheseperiodsfrom4500to4200yearsagooimmediatelycamebeforethefalloftheEgypt domsoldKingTheweakenedwaterswouldhavebeendisasterfortheEgyptians''Changesthataffectfoodsupplydon'thavetobeverylargetohave®浪ppleectinsocieties,"saysBillRyanoftheLamontDohertyEarthObservatoryinNewYorkSimilareventstodaycouldbeevenmoredevastatingsaysteammemberDanielStanley,ascientistfromtheSmithsonianInstitutioninWashingtonD.C.“AnythinghumansdotoshifttheclimatebeltswouldhaveanevenworseeffectalongtheNilesystemtodaybecausethepopulationshaveincreaseddramatically”36Whydoestheauthormention“Egypt'smightypyramidbuilders''?ABecausetheyonceworkedmiraclesBBecausetheywerewell-built.CBecausetheywereactuallyveryweakDBecauseeventheywereunabletorescuetheircivilization37WhichofthefollowingfactorswasultimatelyresponsibleforbringingdownthecivilizationofancientEgypt?AChangeofclimate.BCorrulption.Cflood.DPopulationgrowth.38whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?ATheWhiteNileisthetrunkoftheRiverNile.BTheWhiteNileisthetrunkoftheBlueNile.CTheWhiteNileisabranchoftheBlueNile.DTheWhiteNileisabranchoftheRiverNile.39AccordingtoKrom,theEgypt'soldKingdomfellAimmediatelyafteraperiodofdrought.Bimmediatelyafteraperiodofflood.CjustbeforeadroughtstruckDjustbeforeafloodstruck.40Theword“devastating"inthelastparagraphcouldbebestreplacedbyA“frustrating''B"damaging''C"defeating”D“worrying：'第三篇TechnologyTransferinGermanyWhenitcomestotranslatingbasicresearchintoindustrialsuccessfewnationscanmatchGermanySincethe1940s,thenation'svastindustrialbasehasbeenfedwithaconstantstreamofnewideasandexpertisefromscienceAndthoughGermanprospehty（繁荣）hasfaltered（衰退）overthepastdecadebecauseofthehugecostofunifyingeastandwestaswellastheglobaleconomicdecline,itstillhasanenviable伶人羡慕的）recordforturningideasintoprofit.MuchofthereasonforthatsuccessistheFraunhoferSociety,anetworkofresearchinstitutesthatexistssolelytosolveindustrialproblemsandcreatesought-after technologiesBut todaytheFraunhoferinstituteshavecompetition.Universitiesaretakinganeverlargerroleintechnologytransfer,andtechnologyparksarespringingupalloverTheseeffortsarebeingcomplementedbythefederalprogramsforpumpingmoneyintostart-upcompanies.Suchastrategymaysoundlikearecipeforeconomicsuccessbutitisnotwithoutitscritics.Thesepeopleworrythatfavoringappliedresearchwillmeanneglectingbasicscience,eventuallystarvingindustryoffleshideas.Ifeveryscientiststartsthinkinglikeanentrepreneur伦业家）,theargumentgoes,thenthetraditionalprinciplesofuniversityresearchbeingcuriosity,driven：freeandwidelyavailablewillsuffer.Othersclaimthatmanyoftheprogramstopromotetechnologytransferareawasteofmoneybecausehalfthesmallbusinessesthatarepromotedareboundtogobankruptwithinafewyears.Whilethisdebatecontinues,newideasflowatasteadyratefromGermany'sresearchnetworkswhichbearfamousnamessuchasHelmholtz,MaxPlanckandLeibniz.Yetitisthefourthnetwork,theFraunhoferSocietythatplaysthegreatestroleintechnologytransfer.Foundedin1949,theFraunhoferSocietyisnowEurope 'Slargestorganizationforappliedtechnology,andhas59institutesemploying12000people.Itcontinuestogrow.Lastyear'itswallowedihetHeinrichHertzInstituteforCommunicationTechnologyinBerlin.Today,thereareevenFraunhofersintheUSandAsiaWhatfactorCanbeattributedtoGermanprosperity?ATechnologytransfer.BGoodmanagementCHardwork.DFiercecompetition.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueoftraditionaluniversityresearch?AItisfree.BItisprofit-driven.CItiswidelyavailable.DItiscuriosity—driven.TheFraunhoferSocietyisthelargestorganizationforappliedtechnologyinAAsia.BUSA.CEurope.DAfrica.WhenwastheFraunhoferSocietyfounded?AIn1940.BLastyear.CAftertheunification.DIn1949.Theword"expertise''inline3couldbebestreplacedbyA“experts”B"scientists”C“scholars”D“specialknowledge”c该题问的是：该文的作者不能入睡的部分原因是什么？第二段的第一个句子是这么说的：我不能入睡，部分原因是感冒，部分原因是对第二天的期待。C该题问的是：那天的天气怎么样？第一段的第一句是这么说的：这是一个普通的夏季里的夜晚。第三段的最后一句话说的是：一个巨大的明媚的月亮悬挂在天空，发出妖艳的光芒。可见，那天天气很好。A该题问的是：作者不断地刷牙是为什么？第四段的第一句话是这么说的.：我再也受不住这种压力了。于是我就去做我经常做的事，使得感觉好些。下面就谈到了刷牙。B该题问的是：“Gladiato退件么的名字须五段的第二句话是这么说韵：Gladiator,我的猫，唯唯地唱出了它的悲哀的歌，把我吓了一跳。可见“Gladiator是爱畜的名字。D该题问的是：“couch弋表了什么？倒数第三段的第二个句子是这么说的：这个躺椅，代表了我父母的焙姻、我的降临，以及许许多多其他的小的事件。不难看出，它代表的是愉快的记忆。D这道题问的是：作者为什么提及齿埃及伟大的金字塔建筑者”文章开头有这么一句话，中文意思是：即使古埃及伟大的金字塔建筑者面对那场在公元前2180年促使他们的文明毁灭的饥荒也无能为力。 D说的是：即使是他们也不能挽救他们的文明。因此D是正确的答案。A说的是：他们曾创造过奇迹。B说的是：他们很强壮。C说的是：他们其实很弱。A这道题问的是：下面列出的几种因素中哪一种因素是造成古埃及文明毁灭的根本性因素。A说的是：气候变化。第一段中有这样一个子句： -ashiftinclimate•••wasultimatelytoblame最终归咎于气候的变化。在第一题的题解中，我们提到了饥荒”与告埃及文明毁灭”的关系。但饥荒”是表层的因素， 气候的变化”才是古埃及文明毁灭的深层的因素。因此，A是正确的答案。B:腐败。c：水灾。D:人口增长。D这道题问的是：下面列出的几种陈述哪一种是正确的？口说的是：白尼罗河是尼罗河的支流。第四段中的最后一句话是这么说的： 一workedoutwhat'proportionofsedimentcamefromeachbranchoftheriver找至U了来自河的每条支流的沉积物的比例。这里的 河”是指尼罗河”，每条支流”回指上文所说的青尼罗河”和白尼罗河”。因