职称英语卫生类C级模拟试题及答案解析四

职称英语卫生类C级模拟试题及答案解析(4)

(1/15)词汇选项下面共有15个句子，每个句子中均有1个词或短语带有括号或下划线，请从

每个句子后面所给的4个选项中选择1个与括号里边部分意义最相近的词或短语。

第1题

Thegovernmentisdebatingtheeducationlaws.

A.discussing

B.defeating

C.delaying

□.declining

下一题

(2/15)词汇选项下面共有15个句子，每个句子中均有1个词或短语带有括号或下划线，请从

每个句子后面所给的4个选项中选择1个与括号里边部分意义最相近的词或短语。

第2题

Theyhadafarbetteryieldthananyotherfarmmilesawayaroundthisyear.

A.goods

B.soil

C.climate

0.harvest

上一题下一题

(3/15)词汇选项下面共有15个句子，每个句子中均有1个词或短语带有括号或下划线，请从

每个句子后面所给的4个选项中选择1个与括号里边部分意义最相近的词或短语。

第3题

Thecityhasdecidedtodoawaywithalltheoldbuildingsinitscenter.

A.getridof

B.setup

C.repair

D.paint

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(4/15)词汇选项下面共有15个句子，每个句子中均有1个词或短语带有括号或下划线，请从

每个句子后面所给的4个选项中选择1个与括号里边部分意义最相近的词或短语。

第4题

Duringthepasttenyearstherehavebeendramaticchangesintheinternationalsituation.

A.permanent

B.powerful

C.striking

□.practical

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(5/15)词汇选项下面共有15个句子，每个句子中均有1个词或短语带有括号或下划线，请从

每个句子后面所给的4个选项中选择1个与括号里边部分意义最相近的词或短语。

第5题

Foryoungchildren,gettingdressedisacomplicatedbusiness.

A.personal

B.strange

C.funny

□.complex

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(6/15)词汇选项下面共有15个句子，每个句子中均有1个词或短语带有括号或下划线，请从

每个句子后面所给的4个选项中选择1个与括号里边部分意义最相近的词或短语。

第6题

Thesearetheirmotivesfordoingit.

A.reasons

B.excuses

C.answers

D.plans

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(7/15)词汇选项下面共有15个句子，每个句子中均有1个词或短语带有括号或下划线，请从

每个句子后面所给的4个选项中选择1个与括号里边部分意义最相近的词或短语。

第7题

Theriverwidensconsiderablyasitbeginstoturnwest.

A.twists

B.stretches

C.broadens

D.bends

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(8/15)词汇选项下面共有15个句子，每个句子中均有1个词或短语带有括号或下划线，请从

每个句子后面所给的4个选项中选择1个与括号里边部分意义最相近的词或短语。

第8题

Henrycannotresistthelureofdrugs.

A.abuse

B.flavor

C.temptation

0.consumption

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(9/15)词汇选项下面共有15个句子，每个句子中均有1个词或短语带有括号或下划线，请从

每个句子后面所给的4个选项中选择1个与括号里边部分意义最相近的词或短语。

第9题

Theseprogrammesareofimmensevaluetooldpeople.

A.natural

B.fataI

C.tiny

D.enormous

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(10/15)词汇选项下面共有15个句子，每个句子中均有1个词或短语带有括号或下划线，请

从每个句子后面所给的4个选项中选择1个与括号里边部分意义最相近的词或短语。

第10题

Agreatdealhasbeendonetoremedythesituation.

A.maintain

B.improve

C.assess

0.protect

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(11/15)词汇选项下面共有15个句子，每个句子中均有1个词或短语带有括号或下划线，请

从每个句子后面所给的4个选项中选择1个与括号里边部分意义最相近的词或短语。

第11题

Ihavebeentryingtoquitsmoking.

A.giveup

B.pickup

C.buildup

D.takeup

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(12/15)词汇选项下面共有15个句子，每个句子中均有1个词或短语带有括号或下划线，请

从每个句子后面所给的4个选项中选择1个与括号里边部分意义最相近的词或短语。

第12题

Reliefworkerswereshockedbywhattheysaw.

A.moved

B.touched

C.surprised

0.worried

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(13/15)词汇选项下面共有15个句子，每个句子中均有1个词或短语带有括号或下划线，请

从每个句子后面所给的4个选项中选择1个与括号里边部分意义最相近的词或短语。

第13题

TheweatherisaconstantsubjectofconversationinBritain.

A.question

B.problem

C.title

D.topic

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(14/15)词汇选项下面共有15个句子，每个句子中均有1个词或短语带有括号或下划线，请

从每个句子后面所给的4个选项中选择1个与括号里边部分意义最相近的词或短语。

第14题

ThisisnottypicalofEnglish,butisafeatureoftheChineselanguage.

A.particular

B.characteristic

C.remarkable

0.idiomatic

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(15/15)词汇选项下面共有15个句子，每个句子中均有1个词或短语带有括号或下划线，请

从每个句子后面所给的4个选项中选择1个与括号里边部分意义最相近的词或短语。

第15题

Itisvirtuallyimpossibletopersuadehimtoapplyforthejob.

A.simply

B.almost

C.totally

0.completely

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（16~22/共7题）阅读判断阅读下面这篇短文，短文后列出7个句子，请根据短文的内容对每

个句子做出判断。

BillGates:UnleashingYourCreativity

I'vealwaysbeenanoptimistandIsupposethatisrootedinmybeliefthatthepowerof

creativityandintelligencecanmaketheworldabetterplace.

ForaslongasIcanremember,I'velovedlearningnewthingsandsolvingproblems.SowhenI

satdownatacomputerforthefirsttimeinseventhgrade,Iwashooked.Itwasaclunkyold

teletypemachineanditcouldbarelydoanythingcomparedtothecomputerswehavetoday.But

itchangedmylife.

WhenmyfriendPaulAllenandIstartedMicrosoft30yearsago,wehadavisionof"a

computeroneverydeskandineveryhome",whichprobablysoundedalittletoooptimisticata

timewhenmostcomputerswerethesizeofrefrigerators.Butwebelievedthatpersonal

computerswouldchangetheworld.Andtheyhave.

Andafter30years,I'mstillasinspiredbycomputersasIwasbackinseventhgrade.

Ibelievethatcomputersarethemostincredibletoolwecanusetofeedourcuriosityand

inventivenesstohelpussolveproblemsthateventhesmartestpeoplecouldn'tsolveontheir

own.

Computershavetransformedhowwelearn,givingkidseverywhereawindowintoallofthe

world'sknowledge.They*rehelpingusbuildcommunitiesaroundthethingswecareaboutandto

stayclosetothepeoplewhoareimportanttous,nomatterwheretheyare.

LikemyfriendWarrenBuffett,IfeelparticularlyluckytodosomethingeverydaythatIloveto

do.Hecallsit"tap-dancingtowork".MyjobatMicrosoftisaschallengingasever,butwhat

makesme"tap-dancetowork"iswhenweshowpeoplesomethingnew,likeacomputerthatcan

recognizeyourhandwritingoryourspeech,oronethatcanstorealifetime'sworthofphotos,

andtheysay,"Ididn'tknowyoucoulddothatwithaPC!"

ButforallthecoolthingsthatapersoncandowithaPC,therearelotsofotherwayswecan

putourcreativityandintelligencetoworktoimproveourworld.Therearestillfartoomany

peopleintheworldwhosemostbasicneedsgounmet.Everyyear,forexample,millionsof

peoplediefromdiseasesthatareeasytopreventortreatinthedevelopedworld.

Ibelievethatmyowngoodfortunebringswithitaresponsibilitytogivebacktotheworld.My

wife,Melinda,andIhavecommittedtoimprovinghealthandeducationinawaythatcanhelpas

manypeopleaspossible.

Asafather,IbelievethatthedeathofachildinAfricaisnolesspoignantortragicthanthe

deathofachildanywhereelse,andthatitdoesn*ttakemuchtomakeanimmensedifferencein

thesechildren'slives.

I'mstillverymuchanoptimist,andIbelievethatprogressoneventheworld'stoughest

problemsispossible—andit'shappeningeveryday.We'reseeingnewdrugsfordeadlydiseases,

newdiagnostictools,andnewattentionpaidtothehealthproblemsinthedevelopingworld.

I'mexcitedbythepossibilitiesIseeformedicine,foreducationand,ofcourse,fortechnology.

AndIbelievethatthroughournaturalinventiveness,creativityandwillingnesstosolvetough

problems,we'regoingtomakesomeamazingachievementsinalltheseareasinmylifetime.

第16题

AcomputerwasasbigasaniceboxwhenBillGateswasahighschoolstudent.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

第17题

BillGateshasbeendreamingofthepopularityofcomputersforhislifetime.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

第18题

BillGatescompareshishardworkonaPCto"tap-dancingtowork".

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

第19题

ToBillGates'mind,thereisabigdifferencebetweenthedeathofthepoor'schildrenandthe

deathoftherich'schildren.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

第20题

SofarBillGateshascontributedseveraldozenbilliondollarstothecharities.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

第21题

BillGatesandhiswifeconsiderittheirdutytohelpthepoorbettertheirhealthandeducationas

muchaspossible.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

第22题

BillGateswillleaveonlyasmallportionofhiswealthforhischildren.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

上一题下一题

(23~30/共8题)概括大意与完成句子阅读下面这篇短文，短文后有2项测试任务：(1)第23~

26题要求从所给的6个选项中为规定段每段选择1个正确的小标题；⑵第27〜30题要求从

所给的6个选项中选择4个正确选项，分别完成每个句子。

Earthquake

1.Everyyearearthquakesareresponsibleforalargenumberofdeathsandavastamountof

destructioninvariouspartsoftheworld.Mostofthesedamagingearthquakesoccureitherina

narrowbeltwhichsurroundsthePacificOceanorinalinewhichextendsfromBurmatotheAlps

inEurope.Someofthedestructionisdirectlycausedbythequakeitself.Anexampleofthisisthe

collapseofbuildingsasaresultofthequakeitself.Otherdamageresultsfromlandslidesormajor

fireswhichareinitiatedbythequake.

2.Theseareaboutamillionquakesayear.Fortunately,however,notallofthemare

destructive.TheintensityofanearthquakeismeasuredontheRichterScale,whichgoesfrom

upward.Thehighestscalerecordedtodateis8.9.majordamagegenerallyoccursfromquakes

rangingupwardfrom6.0.

3.Theactualcauseofthequakeitselfisthebreakingofrocksatorbelowtheearth'ssurface.

Thisisproducedbypressurewhichscientistsbelievemaybeduetoanumberofreasons,twoof

whicharetheexpansionandcontractionoftheearth'scrustandcontinentaldrift.

4.Inordertolimitthedamageandtopreventsomeofthesufferingresultingfrom

earthquakes,scientistsareworkingonwaystoenableaccurateprediction.Specialinstruments

areusedtohelppeoplerecord,forexample,shakingoftheearth.Scientistsaretryingtofind

methodsthatwillenablethemtoindicatetheexacttime,locationandsizeofanearthquake.

5.Certainphenomenahavebeenobservedwhicharebelievedtobethesignsofimminent

earthquakes.Theseincludestrangebehaviorsofsomeanimals,thechangesinthecontentof

mineralwater;etc.Themagneticpropertiesofrocksmayalsodisplayspecialpatternbefore

earthquakeshappen.

第23题

Paragraph2

A.EarthquakesForecast

B.HistoricalRecordsofEarthquakes

C.IntensitiesofEarthquakes

D.CauseofEarthquakes

E.IndicationsofEarthquakes

F.DamagingEarthquakes

第24题

Paragraph3

第25题

Paragraph4

第26题

Paragraph5

第27题

Notalldamageduringanearthquakeiscausedby.

A.thequakeitself

B.accurateprediction

C.damageofpropertyandlossoflives

D.apossibleearthquake

E.theunusualbehaviorsofsomeanimals

F.thestrongbehaviorsofhumanbeings

第28题

Notallearthquakesarestrongenoughtocause.

第29题

Scientistshavebeenworkinghardtowarnpeopleof.

第30题

Earthquakescanbepredictedbyobserving.

上一题下一题

(3035/共15题)阅读理解下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题，每题后面有4个选项。

请仔细阅读短文并根据短文回答其后面的问题，从4个选项中选择1个最佳答案。

PlantGas

Scientistshavebeenstudyingnaturalsourcesofmethanefordecadesbuthadn'tregarded

plantsasaproducer;notesFrankKeppler;ageochemistattheMaxPlanckInstituteforNuclear

PhysicsinHeidelberg,Germany.NowKepplerandhiscolleaguesfindthatplants,fromgrassesto

trees,mayalsobesourcesofthegreenhousegas.Thisisreallysurprising,becausemostscientists

assumedthatmethaneproductionrequiresanoxygen-freeenvironment.

Previously,researchershadthoughtthatitwasimpossibleforplantstomakesignificant

amountsofthegas.Theyhadassumedthat,microbesneedtobeinenvironmentswithout

oxygentoproducemethane.Methaneisagreenhousegas,likecarbondioxide.Gasessuchas

methaneandcarbondioxidetrapheatinEarth'satmosphereandcontributetoglobalwarming.

Initsexperiments,Keppler'steamusedsealedchambersthatcontainedthesame

concentrationofoxygenthatEarth*satmospherehas.Theymeasuredtheamountsofmethane

thatwerereleasedbybothlivingplantsanddriedplantmaterial,suchasfallenleaves.

Withthedriedplants,theresearcherstookmeasurementattemperaturesrangingfrom30℃

to70℃.At30℃,theyfound,agramofdriedplantmaterialreleasedupto3nanogramsof

methaneperhour.(Onenanogramisabillionthofagram.)Withevery10-degreerisein

temperature,theamountofmethanereleasedeachhourroughlydoubled.

Livingplantsgrowingattheirnormaltemperaturesreleasedasmuchas370nanogramsof

methanepergramofplanttissueperhour.Methaneemissionstripledwhenlivinganddead

plantwasexposedtosunlight.

Becausetherewasplentyofoxygenavailable,it'sunlikelythatthetypesofbacteriathat

normallymakemethanewereinvolved.Experimentsonplantsthatweregrowninwaterrather

thansoilalsoresultedinmethaneemissions.That'sanotherstrongsignthatthegascamefrom

theplantsandnotsoilmicrobes.

Thenewfindingisan"interestingobservation",saysJenniferY.King,abiogeochemistatthe

UniversityofMinnesotainSt.Paul.Becausesometypesofsoilmicrobesconsumemethane,they

maypreventplant-producedmethanefromreachingtheatmosphere.Fieldtestswillbeneeded

toassesstheplant'sinfluence,shenotes.

第31题

Whatwasscientistsunderstandingofmethane?

A.Itwasproducedfromplants.

B.ltwasnotagreenhousegas.

C.ltwasproducedinoxygen-freeenvironments.

D.lttrapsmoreheatthananyothergreenhousegas.

第32题

Totestwhetherplantsareasourceofmethane,thescientistscreated

A.aoxygen-freeenvironment

B.anenvironmentwiththesameconcentrationofoxygenastheEarthhas

C.acarbondioxide-freeenvironment

D.anenvironmentfilledwiththegreenhousegas

第33题

Whichstatementistrueofthemethaneemissionsofplantsintheexperiment?

A.Thelowerthetemperature,thehighertheamountofmethaneemissions.

B.Livingplantsreleaselessmethanethandriedplantsatthesametemperature.

C.Whenexposedtosunlight,plantsstopreleasingmethane.

D.Thehigherthetemperature,thegreatertheamountofmethaneemissions.

第34题

WhichofthefollowingaboutmethaneisNotmentionedinthepassage?

A.Plantsgrowinginsoilreleasemethane.

B.Plantsgrowinginwaterreleasemethane.

C.Soilmicrobesconsumemethane.

0.Microbesinplantsproducemethane.

第35题

Whatisthebeneficialpointofsomemicrobesconsumingplant-producedmethane?

A.Methanebecomeslesspoisonous.

B.Methaneisturnedintoafertilizer.

C.Lessmethanereachestheatmosphere.

D.Airbecomescleaner.

上一题下一题

（36~40/共15题）阅读理解下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题，每题后面有4个选项。

请仔细阅读短文并根据短文回答其后面的问题，从4个选项中选择1个最佳答案。

SmartWindow

Windowsnotonlyletlightintocutdownanelectricityuseforlighting,butthelightcoming

throughthewindowalsoprovidesheat.However;windowsarenotsomethingpeopletypically

associatewithbeingacuttingedgetechnology.Researchersarenowworkingonnew

technologiesthatenableawindowtoquicklychangefromcleartodarkandanywherein

betweenwithaflipofaswitch.

"Ittookusalongtimetofigureoutwhatawindowreallyis/'saysClaesGranqvist.He'sa

professorofsolid-statephysicsatUppsalaUniversityinSweden."It'scontactwiththeoutside

world.Youhavetohavevisualcontactwiththesurroundingworldtofeelwell,"So,windowsand

naturallightareimportantforimprovingthewaypeoplefeelwhenthey'restuckindoors.

Yet,windowsaretheweaklinkinabuildingwhenitcomestoenergyandtemperaturecontrol.

Inwinter;coldairleaksin.Whenit'shotandsunny,sunlightstreamsin.Allofthissunlightcarries

lotsofheatandenergy.Andallofthisextraheatforcespeopletoturnontheirairconditioners.

Producingblastsofcoldair,whichcanfeelsorefreshing,actuallysuckupenormousamountsof

electricityinbuildingsaroundtheworld.

Windowshavebeenamajorfocusofenergyresearchforalongtime.Overtheyears,

scientistshavecomeupwithavarietyofstrategiesforcoating,glazing,andlayeringwindowsto

makethemmoreenergyefficient.Smartwindowsgoastepfurther.Theyusechromogenic

technologieswhichinvolvechangesofcolor.

Electrochromicwindowsuseelectricitytochangecolor.Forexample,asheetofglasscoated

withthinlayersofchemicalcompoundsuchastungstenoxideworksabitlikeabattery.Tungsten

oxideisclearwhenanelectricchargeisappliedanddarkwhenthechargeisremoved,thatis,

whentheamountofvoltageisdecreased,thewindowdarkensuntilifscompletelydarkafterall

electricityistakenaway.Soapplyingavoltagedetermineswhetherthewindowlooksclearor

dark.

Oneimportantfeaturethatmakesasmartwindowsosmartisthatithasasortof"memory".

Allittakesisasmalljoltofvoltagetoturnthewindowfromonestatetotheother.Then,itstays

thatway.Transitionstakeanywherefrom10secondstoafewminutes,dependingonthesizeof

thewindow.Thedevelopmentofsmartwindowscouldmeanthatmassiveairconditioning

systemsmaynolongerneed."Inthefuture,"Granqvistsays,"ourbuildingsmaylookdifferent."

第36题

Whichofthefollowingstatementsdoesnotindicatetheimportanceofwindowsasdescribedin

thefirsttwoparagraphs?

A.Windowscanchangefromcleartodarktosaveenergy.

B.Windowshelptosaveenergybylettinglightin.

C.Windowshelptosaveenergybyprovidingheat.

□.Windowsenablepeopletohavecontactwiththeoutsideworld.

第37题

Whenarewindowstheweaklinkinabuilding?

A.Inthecoldwinter.

B.lnthehotsummer.

C.Whenairconditionersareturnedon.

D.BothAandB.

第38题

Whataresmartwindows,accordingtoParagraph4?

A.Windowsthatarecoated.

B.Windowsthatareglazed.

C.Windowsthecolorofwhichcanbechanged.

0.Windowsthathavemanylayers.

第39题

Tomakeelectrochromicwindowschangecolor;whatisappliedtothewindowglass?

A.Electricity.

B.Tungstenoxide.

C.Abattery.

D.Avoltage.

第40题

Whatwillbethebenefitiftheresearchonsmartwindowsturnsouttobesuccessful,according

tothelastparagraph?

A.Thebuildingswilllookdifferent.

B.Windowscanbeaslargeasyouwant.

C.Wemaynotneedairconditionersanymore.

D.Theyarelessexpensivethantraditionalwindows.

上一题下一题

（41~45/共15题）阅读理解下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题，每题后面有4个选项。

请仔细阅读短文并根据短文回答其后面的问题，从4个选项中选择1个最佳答案。

ListeningDeviceProvidesLandslideEarlyWarning

Adevicethatprovidesearlywarningofalandslidebymonitoringvibrationsinsoilisbeing

testedbyUKresearchers.Thedevicecouldsavethousandsofliveseachyearbywarningwhenan

areashouldbeevacuated,thescientistssay.Suchnaturaldisastersarecommonincountriesthat

experiencesudden,heavyrainfall,andcanalsobetriggeredbyearthquakesandevenwater

erosion.

Landslidesstartwhenafewparticlesofsoilorrockwithinaslopestarttomove,buttheearly

stagescanbehardtospot.Followingthisinitialmovement,"Slopescanbecomeunstableina

matterofhoursorminutes,"saysNellDixonatLoughboroughUniversity,UK.Hesaysawarning

systemthatmonitorsthismovementmightbeenoughtoevacuateablockoffiatsorcleararoad,

andsavelives.

Themostcommonwaytomonitoraslopeforsignsofanimminentlandslideistowatchfor

changesinitsshape.Surveyorscandothisbymeasuringasitedirectly,orsensorssunkinto

boreholesorfixedabovegroundcanbeusedtomonitortheshapeofaslope.Slopescan,

however;changeshapewithouttriggeringalandslide,soeithermethodispronetocausingfalse

alarms.NowDixon'steamhasdevelopedadevicethatlistensforthevibrationscausedwhen

particlesbeginmovingwithinaslope.

Thedevicetakestheformofasteelpipedroppedintoaboreholeinaslope.Theboreholeis

filledinwithgravelaroundthepipetohelptransmithigh-frequencyvibrationsgeneratedby

particleswithintheslope.Thesevibrationspassupthetubeandarepickedupbyasensoronthe

surface.Softwareanalysesthevibrationsignaltodeterminewhetheralandslidemaybe

imminent.

Thedeviceiscurrentlybeingtestedina6-metre-tallartificialclayembankmentinNewcastle,

UK.Earlyresultssuggestitshouldprovidefewerfalsepositivesthanexistingsystems.Onceithas

beencarefullyandthoroughlytested,thedevicecouldbeusedtocreateacomplete

early-warningsystemfordangerousslopes.

''Locationswithasignificantriskoflandslidescoulddefinitelybenefitfromamachinelike

this/'saysAdamPoulter,anexpertattheBritishRedCross,"aslongasitdoesn'tcosttoomuch."

But,Poulteraddsthatanearly-warningsystemmaynotbeenoughonitsown."Youneedtohave

thehumancommunication,"hesays."Makingsystemsthatgetwarningstothosewhoneed

themcanbedifficult."

第41题

Whatdoes"Suchnaturaldisasters"inthefirstparagraphreferto?

A.Sudden,heavyrainfall.

B.Earthquakes.

C.Watererosion.

0.Landslides.

第42题

Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueoflandslides?

A.Theinitialmovementishardtospot.

B.Theystartwithamovementofafewparticlesofsoilorrock.

C.Theycanbedestructiveinamatterofhoursorminutes.

D.AIIoftheabove.

第43题

Whydoresearchersdevelopanewdevicetomonitorsignsoflandslides?

A.Becausethenewdevicecanmeasurethesitedirectly.

B.Becausethenewdevicecanbesunkintoboreholesorfixedaboveground.

C.Becausethecommonmethodscancausefalsealarms.

0.Becausethecommonmethodsareuseless.

第44题

WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueofthedevice,accordingtoParagraph4?

A.Itisfilledinwithgravel.

B.ltconsistsofasteelpipe.

C.ltisdroppedintoaboreholefilledinwithgravel.

D.ltisconnectedtoasensoronthesurface.

第45题

Accordingtothecontext,whatdoestheword"positives"inthefifthparagraphmean?

A.Positiveelectriccharges.

B.Evidences.

C.Warnings.

□.Predictions.

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TheDangersofSecondhandSmoke

Mostpeopleknowthatcigarettesmokingisharmfultotheirhealth.Scientificresearchshows

thatitcausesmanykindsofdiseases.Infact,manypeoplewhosmokegetlungcancel.However,

EdwardGilsonhaslungcancer,andhehasneversmokedcigarettes.Heliveswithhiswife,Evelyn,

whohassmokedaboutapackofcigarettesadaythroughouttheirmarriage.1

NooneknowsforsurewhyMr.Gilsonhaslungcancer.Nevertheless,doctorsbelievethat

secondhandsmokemaycauselungcancerinpeoplewhodonotsmokebecausenonsmokers

oftenbreatheinthesmokefromotherpeople'scigarettes.2TheU.S.Environmental

ProtectionAgencyreportsthatabout53,000peopledieintheUnitedStateseachyearasaresult

ofexposuretosecondhandsmoke.

Thesmokethatcomesfromalitcigarettecontainsmanydifferentpoisonouschemicals.In

thepast,scientistsdidnotthinkthatthesechemicalscouldharmanonsmoker'shealth.3

Theydiscoveredthatevennonsmokershadunhealthyamountsofthesetoxic（有毒的）chemicals

intheirbodies.Asamatteroffact,almostallofU.S.breathetobaccosmokeattimes,whether

werealizeitornot.Forexample,wecannotavoidsecondhandsmokeinrestaurants,hotelsand

otherpublicplaces.Eventhoughmanypublicplaceshavenonsmokingareas,smokeflowsin

fromtheareaswheresmokingispermitted.Itisevenharderforchildrentoavoidsecondhand

smoke.4Researchshowsthatchildrenwhoareexposedtosecondhandsmokearesick

moreoftenthanchildrenwholiveinhomeswherenoonesmokesandthatthechildrenof

smokersaremorethantwiceaslikelytodeveloplungcancerwhentheyareadultsasarechildren

ofnonsmokers.Theriskisevenhigherforchildrenwholiveinhomeswherebothparentssmoke.

Peoplearebecomingveryawareofthedangersofsecondhandsmoke.5

A.Recently,though,scientistschangedtheiropinionaftertheystudiedalargegroupof

nonsmokers.

B.TheGilsonshavebeenmarriedfor35years.

C.Whichsmokeiscalledsecondhandsmoke?

D.However,secondhandsmokeisdangeroustoallpeople,oldoryoung.

E.Asaresult,theyhavepassedlawswhichprohibitpeoplefromsmokinginmanypublic

places.

F.IntheUnitedStates,ninemillionchildrenundertheageoffiveliveinhomeswithatleast

onesmoker.

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IsYourChild'sStomachPainAllinHisHead?

Weallknowtherearetimesthatkidsseemtocomplain1astomachachetogetoutof

choresorgoingtoschool.Don*tbesosurethatthepainthey2isallintheirminds.We're

learningmorenowaboutacondition3"functionalabdominalpain"thatisexperiencedby

millionsofkidseveryday.

Likemanyteenagers,KyleBrustmakesitapointtodohishomeworkas4ashegets

home.Unlikemost,Kyleoftendidthiswithaterriblestomachache.Infact,the5often

startedwhilehewasatschool,butgettinghelptherewasgettingharder.

"Someofmyteacherswouldn'tletmego,becauseI'daskedsomanytimesbeforeandthey

thoughtIwastryingtogetoutof6saysKyle.

Kyle'smomMarilynsaysshecouldn'tblamethe7.Afterall,she'dtakenhimtothe

doctorseveraltimesherself,andeventheycouldn'tfindanything8

"Youknow,you'rerunningthetestsandnothing'scomingup.So,isitinhishead,ishejustan

extremelystressfulchild?It'sjustfrustrating9we'renotfindinganyanswers,says

Marilyn.

ItturnsoutKylewassufferingfromaconditionknown10functionalabdominalpain,

thataffectsasmanyasoneoutofeverytenkidsinthiscountry.Even11thecauseofthe

painmaynotbeobvious,therearerealconsequences.

"Itreallydoeshurt,andthesekidsreallydosuffer;"saysDr.Campo,MDatNationwide

Children'sHospital.Tohelp12,Campoislookingintoanewapproach.He'sconducting

clinicaltrialsofanantidepressantthatchangesthewaythebodyhandlesachemicalcalled

serotonin.Inapreliminarystudy,Dr.Campofoundthatinabouteightoutoften13,the

drugnormallyusedtotreatemotionalpainworkedtoeasethepaininthe14

"Wethinkaboutitasbeingimportantinanxietyanddepressionandthat'sallquitetrue,but

what'sreallyinterestingisthat95%ofourbody'sserotoninisinourgut/'saysCampo.

Campobelievesthesekidshaveextremely