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第二部分阅读理解（共两节）第一节（满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项．1（6Turkey﹣YakamozHotelEstablished1992YakamozisasmallandfriendlyhotelsituatednearFethiyeinSouth﹣WestTurkey．Offeringtraditionalhospitality，fabulousMediterraneancuisine，andcharminggardens，Yakamozdelightsallwhoenteritsgates．AllroomshavebathroomsandOpenApriltolaterates﹣twinrooms£20perpersonincl．Showthisadtogetanexclusive10%Planetmagazinediscount．Email：Specialisttailor﹣madeholidaystoMallorca，Spain，Madeira，Portugal，TheCanaryIslands，CyprusandFrance．QuoteLonelyPlanetmagazinetosave£50perpersononyour 01737ONCEINALIFETIMERailHolidaysoftheTheDesert，theAndesandtheAmazononaspectacular2﹣weekSelfDriveguidedReachlocationsinSouthAmericaotherscanonlydreamofwithPeruSafari．～～～～DiscoverPeruandBrazil'sculturalhighlightsbytrain；ExploreCaliforniabysteamandTravelbyrailintoEasternCanada'sremoteTakeafabulousrailtourofAustraliaPERUTheheartof～～～～ 01744 07522 NewZealandinearlyOver40YearsofUnforgettableRailFFestingiogTravel 0017512400Whatisthecostfor2nightsofaccommodationfor2peopleattheYakamozHotelwiththeLonelyPlanetdiscount？ Railholidaysareavailable NorthAmerica，EuropeandNorthAmerica，SouthAmericaandAustralia，AsiaandNorthAmerica，SouthAmericaandHowmanyadvertisementsofferholidaysto 2．（8分）Acrosstheworldstudieshaveconsistentlyfoundthatgirlsperformsignificantlybetterthanboysinreading．Thesestudiesshowthatgirlstypicallyreadmorefrequentlythanboys，andhaveamorepositiveattitudetowardreading．Thereareseveralreasonsthathelpexplainthesegender﹣baseddifferences．Parentsreadmorewiththeirdaughters．Thissendsastrongandearlymessagethatbooksareforgirls，aswellasequippinggirlswithasignificantadvantage．Recentresearchhaseventhoughboysreadlessfrequentlythangirls，girlsstillreceivemoreencouragementtoreadfromtheirparents．Sohowcanparentsandeducatorshelpbridgethissocially﹣engineeredgapforboys'Toimproveboys'readingperformance，parentsandeducatorsmaylookforwaystoconnectboyswithreading．Thishasledtodiscussionabouttheimportanceofpromotingso﹣called"boy﹣friendly"booksthatboyssupposedly"prefer"．Thesearetypicallyassumedtobenon﹣fictionworks，asmanypeoplebelievedthatboysprefertoreadnon﹣fiction．Butthisbeliefisnotsupportedbyrecentresearch，whichinfactsuggestsboysaremorelikelytochoosetoreadfictionthannon﹣fiction．Encouragingallboystoreadnon﹣fictionunderthemistakenbeliefthatitistheirpreferencemayactuallybeharmful．Fictionreadersreadmorefrequentlyanddemonstratefasterlanguagelearningandhigherlanguageability．Besidesencouragingmorefictionreading，thereareanumberofwaysthatwecanhelpconnectboyswithbooks．Firstly，don'tassumethatboysofthesameagehavethesameinterestsorthattheirinterestsstaythesameovertime．Tomatchboyswithsuitablereadingmaterial，haveregulardiscussionsaboutreadingforpleasureinordertokeepupwiththeirSchoolsshouldalsoprovideaccesstolibrariesduringlessonsthroughouttheyearsofschooling．Girlsvisitthelibraryintheirfreetimemorethanboys，andasstudentsmovetohighergradestheyoftenhavelessaccesstolibrariesduringclass．Accesstobooksforboysisessentialtopromotereading．Inaddition，weshouldkeeppaperbooksavailablebecauseresearchshowsthatboyslesslikelytochoosetoreadonscreensthangirls．Finallyweshouldpromotereadingasanenjoyablepastimebybeingarolemodel．LetyourchildrenorstudentsseeyoureadforAccordingtotheauthor，whatisthemaincauseofthedifferenceinboys'andgirls'readingability？ SocialTeachingPersonalPsychologicalWhydoestheauthorrecommendthatadultsregularlytalktoboysabout TopersuadeboystoreadmoreTolearnwhatboysaremostinterestedTohelpboysimprovetheirlanguageToshowthatadultsaregoodreadingroleWhenshouldschoolsgivestudentsadditionallibraryaccessaccordingtothe BeforeandafterAtanytimeoftheschoolAtregulartimesduringWhentheyareinthelowerWhatisthemainpurposeofthe ToshowstudentswaystoimprovetheirToexplainwhyboysarenotasgoodatreadingasTourgegovernmentstoprovidemorereadingToprovidestrategiesthatcanhelpimproveboys'readingability．3（8分）"Anythingyouwant，anytimeyouneedit．"Themessageappearedoncomputerscreensacrossthecountryatthesametime，onthesameday：December12th，at12p．m..Simultaneously，importantlookingenvelopescontainingcardswiththesamemessagewerehand﹣deliveredtotheofficesofallthemajornewscompanies．OnefounditswaytothedeskofChrisLin，abusinessreporteratThePost．Thecardwasbeautifullydesigned﹣ablackbackgroundwiththewordsprintedoutincrispwhiteletters．Therewasnoexplanationontheback，justawebsiteaddress．Chriswenttothewebsite．Itsstylewasidenticaltothecard'sandsaid："Anytime：StartingTomorrow．"ThenextdaywebsitesandblogswerefilledwitharticlestheorisingaboutAnytime．WasitashoppingwebsitelikeTaoBaoorAmazon？Ajoke？Somethingillegal？Anytime'smarketinghadworked﹣itwasahouseholdnamebeforeit'devenmadeasinglesale．Whentheopeningcame，thatdayatnoon，theAnytimewebsitesuddenlyhadasinglefieldthatread，"Whatdoyouwant？"Allyouhadtodowastypethewordsintothatbox，andthenspecifyhowquicklyyouwantedyouritemdelivered：withinone，ten，ortwenty﹣fourhours．Bloggerswerethefirsttotesttheservice．Andtheirreviewswereglowing．Withinweeks，Anytimehadbecomeapartofdailylife．NobodyusedotherdeliverysitesorthepostanymoreasAnytimewasmuchcheaperandfaster．ChrisstillwonderedwhatexactlyAnytimewas．Hetriedtofindoutwhoownedthecompany，butitwasregisteredinasmallcountrythatdidnotrequiresuchinformationtobemadepublic．Hedidfindsomeinterestingfacts，though．Anyonewhochallengedthecompany，itseemed，metwithserioustrouble．AgovernmentofficialcriticalofAnytimeforavoidingtaxwasforcedtoleavehispositionafternewsstoriessuddenlyappearedclaiminghewasdishonest．TheheadofanothercompanytakingAnytimetocourtdiedinacaraccidentjustdaysbeforethecasewastobegin．ChrisbeganmakingalistofallthepeoplewhohadsomethingterriblehappentothemafteropposingorcriticisingAnytime．Bylunch，hehadmorethanonehundredexamples．Somethingwasdefinitelywrong．Chrisworkedonhislisttherestoftheday，emailingpeoplewhocouldprovidemoreinformationandlookingthroughnewspaperrecords．Afterworkingthroughthenight，anexhaustedChrisfinallyfellasleepathisdeskat4a．m．Whenhewokeafewhourslater，therewasamessageflashingonhiscomputer"Stopmakingtrouble．"Chrissmiled．Hehadnointentionofstoppingnowthatheknewhewasontherighttrack．WhatwasonthefrontofthecardsenttoChris AninvitationtoacompanyThewebsiteaddressofanewThewords"Anytime：StartingThewords"Anythingyouwant，anytimeyouneedWhydidthecompanychoosetosendthecardstomanynews Becauseitdidn'thaveenoughmoneyfortraditionalBecauseitwantedtoattractthereportersasSothereporterswouldwritestoriesaboutthenewSopeoplewouldfindthenewcompanyWhatdidChris'sresearchsuggestabout ItmaybeveryItspopularitywouldsoonItwasdoingbusinessallovertheItwasbeingwidelycriticisedbyHowdidChrisfeelattheendofthe 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Fortunately，hiseffortssavedmycarfrombeingdamagedbytheBy11：00a．m，theelectricityandphoneserviceshadbothgone． TrentmademeacupofteaandKaytigavemeatoweltodrymyselfoff．Thethreeofuschattedwhilewaitingfortheweathertogetbetter．IlearnedthatTrenthadlosthisjobandwasstrugglingtofeedthefamily．Whenthehailstopped，IshookTrent'shandandkissedKaytigoodbye（5） IwasverymovedbytheirkindnessanditrenewedmyfaithinAsIwentoutthedoor，IaskedTrentfortwoofhisbusinesscards．Myfatherhassincecalledtoofferhimajobasaclerkathiscompany．ItbeganpouringsoheavilythatIwasforcedtoThecoupleweresomodestasIthankedthemfortheirIwassurprisedthathedidn'taskforanythinginreturnforhisIwasgratefultoescapetherunningwaterthatwasabouttodrownmyItrieddrivingfastertoescapetheheavydownpourthatwassuretoAsaresult，Icouldn'tcontactmyparents，despiteknowingthey'dbeHewaswetbuthedidn'tseemtomindbeingoutinthewildweatheronmy第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出能够填入空白处的最佳选项，并6（30WhystudyPeopleliveinthepresent．Theyplanforthe ．History，isthestudyofthepast．Givenall andpressuresthatcomefromlivinginthepresentand（3） whatisyettocome，whybotherwithwhathasbeen？Givenalltheavailablebranchesofknowledge，whyinsist﹣asmost systemsdo﹣onhistory？Andwhyurgemanystudentstostudyevenmorehistorythantheyare（5） Anysubjectofstudyneeds（6） ：supportersmustexplainwhyitis ．Likemostwidelyaccepted ，historyattractspeoplesimply theinformationandmodesofthoughtinvolved．Butforpeoplearelessinterestedinthesubjectandmore aboutwhytheyshouldbotherit，aclearerexplanationofitspurposeis donotperformhearttransplants，improvehighwaydesign，orcriminals．Inasocietythatquitecorrectlyexpectseducationtoserve purposes，history'sfunctionscanseemmoredifficultto（13） thanthoseengineeringormedicine．Historyisinfactveryuseful，actually ，theproductsofhistoricalstudyareoftenless（15） andimmediatethanthoseotherHistoryhelpsusunderstandpeople，societiesandhowthey（16） ．example，howcanwe（17） 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（dip）hispawsin．Withacasualair，herubbedhispawstogetherunderwaterforamoment，brushedhisfur，thenstartedgracefullypickingathis第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分8（10分）假定英语课上老师规定同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的下列作（∧10处，多者（11处起）IcanwellrememberanincidentthathappenedonarainSundayafternoon．Iwaswaitingforthegreenlightsthatagirlofabouttenwasknockeddownbyapasscar．Thecarthendrivesoffquickly．Amanimmediatelyrushedtothegirltogivehimfirstaid，butIjoinedinwithoutanyhesitation．LuckilyshewasnotbadinjuredandwesenthertothenearIamproudofwhatIdidforthegirl．Asmemberofthesociety，Iamawareofthatbeingresponsibleiswhatittakestomakeabettercommunity．第二节书面体现（满分25分9（25100第二部分阅读理解（共两节）第一节（满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项．1（6Turkey﹣YakamozHotelEstablished1992YakamozisasmallandfriendlyhotelsituatednearFethiyeinSouth﹣WestTurkey．Offeringtraditionalhospitality，fabulousMediterraneancuisine，andcharminggardens，Yakamozdelightsallwhoenteritsgates．AllroomshavebathroomsandOpenApriltolaterates﹣twinrooms£20perpersonincl．Showthisadtogetanexclusive10%Planetmagazinediscount．Email：Specialisttailor﹣madeholidaystoMallorca，Spain，Madeira，Portugal，TheCanaryIslands，CyprusandFrance．QuoteLonelyPlanetmagazinetosave£50perpersononyour 01737ONCEINALIFETIMERailHolidaysoftheTheDesert，theAndesandtheAmazononaspectacular2﹣weekSelfDriveguidedReachlocationsinSouthAmericaothersonlydreamofwithPeruDiscoverPeruandBrazil'sculturalhighlightsbytrain；ExploreCaliforniabysteamandTravelbyrailintoEasternCanada'sremote～～～～PERUTheheartof～～～～ 01744 07522 TakeafabulousrailtourofAustralia&NewZealandinearly．Over40YearsofUnforgettableRailFFestingiogTravel 0017512400Whatisthecostfor2nightsofaccommodationfor2peopleattheYakamozHotelwiththeLonelyPlanetdiscount？ Railholidaysareavailable NorthAmerica，EuropeandNorthAmerica，SouthAmericaandAustralia，AsiaandNorthAmerica，SouthAmericaandHowmanyadvertisementsofferholidaystoPeru？ 【分析】【解答】1．C．推理判断题：从第一则的twinrooms£20perperson，Showthisadtogetanexclusive10%Lonely，20每人每天，10%80，优惠完72C．2．DDiscoverPeruandBrazil'sculturalhighlightsbytrain，乘火车探索秘鲁和巴西的文化亮点；ExploreCaliforniabysteamandrailroad，通过蒸汽和铁TravelbyrailintoEasternCanada'sremotewilderness，乘火车进入加拿大东部偏远的荒野；TakeafabulousrailtourofAustralia&NewZealandinearly初，乘坐火车D．3．ADiscoverPeruandBrazil'sculturalhighlightsbytrain，乘A．【点评】做这类题材阅读理解时规定考生对文章通读一遍，做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出有关语句进行认真分析，结合选项选出对的答案．推理判断题也是要在抓住2．（8分）Acrosstheworldstudieshaveconsistentlyfoundthatgirlsperformsignificantlybetterthanboysinreading．Thesestudiesshowthatgirlstypicallyreadmorefrequentlythanboys，andhaveamorepositiveattitudetowardreading．Thereareseveralreasonsthathelpexplainthesegender﹣baseddifferences．Parentsreadmorewiththeirdaughters．Thissendsastrongandearlymessagethatbooksareforgirls，aswellasequippinggirlswithasignificantadvantage．Recentresearchhasfoundeventhoughboysreadlessfrequentlythangirls，girlsstillreceivemoreencouragementtoreadfromtheirparents．Sohowcanparentsandeducatorshelpbridgethissocially﹣engineeredgapforboys'Toimproveboys'readingperformance，parentsandeducatorsmaylookforwaystoconnectboyswithreading．Thishasledtodiscussionabouttheimportanceofpromotingso﹣called"boy﹣friendly"booksthatboyssupposedly"prefer"．Thesearetypicallyassumedtobenon﹣fictionworks，asmanypeoplebelievedthatboysprefertoreadnon﹣fiction．Butthisbeliefisnotsupportedbyrecentresearch，whichinfactsuggestsboysaremorelikelytochoosetoreadfictionthannon﹣fiction．Encouragingallboystoreadnon﹣fictionunderthemistakenbeliefthatitistheirpreferencemayactuallybeharmful．Fictionreadersreadmorefrequentlyanddemonstratefasterlanguagelearningandhigherlanguageability．Besidesencouragingmorefictionreading，thereareanumberofwaysthatwecanhelpconnectboyswithbooks．Firstly，don'tassumethatboysofthesameagehavetheinterestsorthattheirinterestsstaythesameovertime．Tomatchboyswithsuitablereadingmaterial，haveregulardiscussionsaboutreadingforpleasureinordertokeepupwiththeirSchoolsshouldalsoprovideaccesstolibrariesduringlessonsthroughouttheyearsofschooling．Girlsvisitthelibraryintheirfreetimemorethanboys，andasstudentsmovetohighergradestheyoftenhavelessaccesstolibrariesduringclass．Accesstobooksforboysisessentialtopromotereading．Inaddition，weshouldkeeppaperbooksavailablebecauseresearchshowsthatboyslesslikelytochoosetoreadonscreensthangirls．Finallyweshouldpromotereadingasanenjoyablepastimebybeingarolemodel．LetyourchildrenorstudentsseeyoureadforAccordingtotheauthor，whatisthemaincauseofthedifferenceinboys'andgirls'readingability？BSocialTeachingPersonalPsychologicalWhydoestheauthorrecommendthatadultsregularlytalktoboysaboutreading？TopersuadeboystoreadmoreTolearnwhatboysaremostinterestedTohelpboysimprovetheirlanguageToshowthatadultsaregoodreadingroleWhenshouldschoolsgivestudentsadditionallibraryaccessaccordingtotheauthor？BeforeandafterAtanytimeoftheschoolAtregulartimesduringWhentheyareinthelowerWhatisthemainpurposeofthetext？ ToshowstudentswaystoimprovetheirToexplainwhyboysarenotasgoodatreadingasTourgegovernmentstoprovidemorereadingToprovidestrategiesthatcanhelpimproveboys'reading【解答】1．B．细节理解题．根据第一段"Thereareseveralreasonsthathelpexplainthesegender﹣baseddifferences．Parentsreadmorewiththeirdaughters．Thissendsastrongandearlymessagethatbooksareforgirls"可知，父母对儿女的教育办法，是造成男女阅读能力差别A．2B"Tomatchboyswithsuitablereadingmaterial，haveregulardiscussionsaboutreadingforpleasureinordertokeepupwiththeirinterests．"可知，B．3．C．细节理解题．根据倒数第二段"Schoolsshouldalsoprovideaccesstolibrariesduringlessonsthroughouttheyearsofschooling"可知，根据作者的说法，学校在上课的时间，即C．4．D．细节理解题．根据第四段"Toimproveboys'readingperformance"可知，本文是提D．3（8Themessageappearedoncomputerscreensacrossthecountryatthesametime，onthesameday：December12th，at12p．m..Simultaneously，importantlookingenvelopescontainingcardswiththesamemessagewerehand﹣deliveredtotheofficesofallthemajornewscompanies．OnefounditswaytothedeskofChrisLin，abusinessreporteratThePost．Thecardwasbeautifullydesigned﹣ablackbackgroundwiththewordsprintedoutincrispwhiteletters．Therewasnoexplanationontheback，justawebsiteaddress．Chriswenttowebsite．Itsstylewasidenticaltothecard'sandsaid："Anytime：StartingTomorrow．"ThenextdaywebsitesandblogswerefilledwitharticlestheorisingAnytime．WasitashoppingwebsitelikeTaoBaoorAmazon？Ajoke？Somethingillegal？Anytime'smarketinghadworked﹣itwasahouseholdnamebeforeit'devenmadeasinglesale．Whentheopeningcame，thatdayatnoon，theAnytimewebsitesuddenlyhadasinglefieldthatread，"Whatdoyouwant？"Allyouhadtodowastypethewordsintothatbox，andthenspecifyhowquicklyyouwantedyouritemdelivered：withinone，ten，ortwenty﹣fourhours．Bloggerswerethefirsttotesttheservice．Andtheirreviewswereglowing．Withinweeks，Anytimehadbecomeapartofdailylife．NobodyusedotherdeliverysitesorthepostanymoreasAnytimewasmuchcheaperandfaster．ChrisstillwonderedwhatexactlyAnytimewas．Hetriedtofindoutwhoownedthecompany，butitwasregisteredinasmallcountrythatdidnotrequiresuchinformationtobemadepublic．Hedidfindsomeinterestingfacts，though．Anyonewhochallengedthecompany，itseemed，metwithserioustrouble．AgovernmentofficialcriticalofAnytimeforavoidingtaxwasforcedtoleavehispositionafternewsstoriessuddenlyappearedclaiminghewasdishonest．TheheadofanothercompanytakingAnytimetocourtdiedinacaraccidentjustdaysbeforethecasewastobegin．ChrisbeganmakingalistofallthepeoplewhohadsomethingterriblehappentothemafteropposingorcriticisingAnytime．Bylunch，hehadmorethanonehundredexamples．Somethingwasdefinitelywrong．Chrisworkedonhislisttherestoftheday，emailingpeoplewhocouldprovidemoreinformationandlookingthroughnewspaperrecords．Afterworkingthroughthenight，anexhaustedChrisfinallyfellasleepathisdeskat4a．m．Whenhewokeafewhourslater，therewasamessageflashingonhiscomputer"Stopmakingtrouble．"Chrissmiled．Hehadnointentionofstoppingnowthatheknewhewasontherighttrack．WhatwasonthefrontofthecardsenttoChrisLin？AninvitationtoacompanyThewebsiteaddressofanewThewords"Anytime：StartingThewords"Anythingyouwant，anytimeyouneedWhydidthecompanychoosetosendthecardstomanynewsreporters？ Becauseitdidn'thaveenoughmoneyfortraditionalBecauseitwantedtoattractthereportersasSothereporterswouldwritestoriesaboutthenewSopeoplewouldfindthenewcompanyWhatdidChris'sresearchsuggestaboutAnytime？ ItmaybeveryItspopularitywouldsoonItwasdoingbusinessallovertheItwasbeingwidelycriticisedbyHowdidChrisfeelattheendofthestory？ ScaredthathewouldgetintoConfidentthathewouldfindtheNervousaboutwhatthecompanywouldSatisfiedthathehaddiscoveredthecompany's【解答】1．D．细节题．根据文章第一、二段内容，"Anythingyouwant，anytimeyouneedit．"．Themessageappearedoncomputerscreensacrossthecountryatthesametime，onthesameday：December12th，at12pm..Simultaneously，importantlookingenvelopescontainingcardswiththesamemessagewerehand﹣deliveredtotheofficesofallthemajornewscompanies．OnefounditswaytothedeskofChrisLinabusinessreporteratThePost．"任何你想要的东西，任何你需要的时候．"…这条信息在同一天同时出现在ChrisLinChrisLin办公室的信息就是：Anythingyouwantanytimeyouneedit，结合D．2．C．细节题．根据文章第四段"ThenextdaywebsitesandblogswerefilledwitharticlestheorisingaboutAnytime．Anytime'smarketinghadworked﹣itwasahouseholdnamebeforeit'devenmadeasinglesale"内容，记者们要写有关这家新公司的报道，第二天在网C．3A．细节题．根据文章倒数第三段AgovernmentofficialcriticalofAnytimeforavoidingtaxwasforcedtoleavehispositionafternewsstoriessuddenlyappearedclaiminghewasdishonest．TheheadofanothercompanytakingAnytimetocourtdiedinacaraccidentjustdaysbeforethecasewastobegin"内容，一位政府官员批评随时避免税收新闻后被迫离4．B．推理题．根据文章最后一段"Chrissmiled．Hehadnointentionofstoppingnowthatheknewhewasontherighttrack．"内容，他现在没打算停下来，他懂得他是在对的的B．4（8分）InsideasecuredroominabeautifulcastlenearParisasmallmetalcylinder（圆柱体）restsonashelfbeneathadoublesetofbelljars．Ithaslainthereformorethanacentury，itsrestonlyoccasionallydisturbedwhentheroom'sthreekeyholdersperformacoordinatedopeningceremonytolettechniciansenterandcleanthispreciouspieceofmetal．First，thecylinderisrubbedwithapieceofsoft，alcohol﹣soakedcloth．Thenitissteamedwithpurewater．Finally，the1kgcylinderisreturned，carefully，toitsSuchattentiontoalumpofmetalisunusual，buthasapurpose．ThecastlehousestheInternationalBureauofWeightsandMeasuresandthatpieceofshining，circularmetalisitsholiestrelic．Itisthedefiningmass（质量）againstwhichallotherkilogramsaremeasured．Thisistheinternationalprototype，orstandard，ofthekilogram．TheIPK，inDozensofcarefullyweightedcopiesoftheoriginalhavebeenmade．Theyarestoredaroundtheworldandusedtostandardiseindividualnations'weightsandmeasuressystems．ButthedaysoftheIPK，initscurrentform，arenumbered．TheInternationalBureauofWeightsandMeasureshasdecidedtoreplacethissinglephysicalspecimenwithamorefundamentalmeasurement﹣basedonelectriccurrent﹣inordertodefinethemassofanobject．Thekingofkilogramsisabouttobedethroned．"Onekeyreasonfordoingthisworkistoprovideinternationalsecurity，"saysspokesmanPaulRobinson．"Ifthecastleburneddowntomorrowandthekilogramwasdestroyed，wewouldhavenoreferenceleftfortheworld'smetricweightssystem．Therewouldbechaos．ThecurrentdefinitionofthekilogramistheweightofthatcylinderinParis，afterall．"AnothermajormotivationforthereplacementoftheIPKisthegrowingneedtobeabletocarryoutmoreandmoreprecisemeasurements．"Drugcompanieswillsoonbewantingtouseingredientsthatwillhavetobemeasuredintermsofafewmillionthsorevenbillionthsofagram，"saysRobinson．"WeneedtobepreparedtoweighsubstanceswiththatkindofWhatdoweknowabouttheIPKfromthefirsttwoparagraphs？ 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