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第一篇(UnitonePassage1)

IliveinthelandofDisney,Hollywoodandyear-roundsun.Youmaythink

peopleinsuchaglamorous,fun-filledplacearehappierthanothers.Ifso,you

havesomemistakenideasaboutthenatureofhappiness.

Manyintelligentpeoplestillequatehappinesswithfun.Thetruthisthatfun

andhappinesshavelittleornothingincommon.Funiswhatweexperience

duringanact.Happinessiswhatweexperienceafteranact.Itisadeeper,more

abidingemotion.

Goingtoanamusementparkorballgame,watchingamovieortelevision,

arefunactivitiesthathelpusrelax,temporarilyforgetourproblemsandmaybe

evenlaugh.Buttheydonotbringhappiness,becausetheirpositiveeffectsend

whenthefunends.

IhaveoftenthoughtthatifHollywoodstarshavearoletoplay,itistoteach

usthathappinesshasnothingtodowithfun.Theserich,beautifulindividuals

haveconstantaccesstoglamorousparties,fancycars,expensivehomes,

everythingthatspells“happiness”.Butinmemoiraftermemoir,celebrities

revealtheunhappinesshiddenbeneathalltheirfun:depression,alcoholism,

drugaddiction,brokenmarriages,troubledchildrenandprofoundloneliness.

Askabachelorwhyheresistsmarriageeventhoughhefindsdatingtobe

lessandlesssatisfying.Ifhe'shonest,hewilltellyouthatheisafraidofmaking

acommitment.Forcommitmentisinfactquitepainful.Thesinglelifeisfilled

withfun,adventureandexcitement.Marriagehassuchmoments,buttheyare

notitsmostdistinguishingfeatures.

Similarly,couplesthatchoosenottohavechildrenaredecidinginfavorof

painlessfunoverpainfulhappiness.Theycandineoutevertheywantandsleep

aslateastheywant.Coupleswithinfantchildrenareluckytogetawholenighfs

sleeporathree-dayvacation.Idon'tknowanyparentwhowouldchoosethe

wordfuntodescriberaisingchildren.

Understandingandacceptingthattruehappinesshasnothingtodowithfun

isoneofthemostliberatingrealizationswecanevercometo.Itliberatestime:

nowwecandevotemorehourstoactivitiesthatcangenuinelyincreaseour

happiness.Itliberatesmoney:buyingthatnewcarorthosefancyclothesthat

willdonothingtoincreaseourhappinessnowseemspointless.Anditliberates

usfromenvy:wenowunderstandthatallthoserichandglamorouspeoplewe

weresosurearehappybecausetheyarealwayshavingsomuchfunactually

maynotbehappyatall.

1.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Funcreateslong-lastingsatisfaction.

B.Funprovidesenjoymentwhilepainleadstohappiness.

C.Happinessisenduringwhereasfunisshort-lived.

D.Funthatislong-standingmayleadtohappiness.

2.Totheauthor,Hollywoodstarsallhaveanimportantroletoplay

thatisto―.

A.ritememoiraftermemoirabouttheirhappiness.

B.tellthepublicthathappinesshasnothingtodowithfun.

C.teachpeoplehowtoenjoytheirlives.

D.bringhappinesstothepublicinsteadofgoingtoglamorousparties.

3.1ntheauthor'sopinion,marriage___.

A.affordsgreaterfun.

B.leadstoraisingchildren.

C.indicatescommitment.

D.endsinpain.

4.Coupleshavinginfantchildren___.

A.areluckysincetheycanhaveawholenighfssleep.

B.findfunintuckingthemintobedatnight.

C.findmoretimetoplayandjokewiththem.

0.derivehappinessfromtheirendeavor.

5.1fonegetthemeaningofthetruesenseofhappiness,hewill―.

A.stopplayinggamesandjokingwithothers.

B.makethebestuseofhistimeincreasinghappiness.

C.giveafreehandtomoney.

D.keephimselfwithhisfamily.

第二篇(UnitonePassage2)

Onceitwaspossibletodefinemaleandfemaleroleseasilybythedivisionof

labor.Menworkedoutsidethehomeandearnedtheincometosupporttheir

families,whilewomencookedthemealsandtookcareofthehomeandthe

children.Theseroleswerefirmlyfixedformostpeople,andtherewasnotmuch

opportunityforwomentoexchangetheirroles.Butbythemiddleofthiscentury,

men'sandwomen'sroleswerebecominglessfirmlyfixed.

Inthe1950s,economicandsocialsuccesswasthegoalofthetypical

American.Butinthe1960sanewforcedevelopedcalledthecounterculture.

Thepeopleinvolvedinthismovementdidnotvaluethemiddle-classAmerican

goals.Thecounterculturepresentedmenandwomenwithnewrolechoices.

Takingmoreinterestinchildcare,menbegantosharechild-raisingtaskswith

theirwives.Infact,someyoungmenandwomenmovedtocommunalhomesor

farmswheretheeconomicandchildcareresponsibilitiesweresharedequallyby

bothsexes.Inaddition,manyAmericansdidnotvaluethetraditionalmalerole

ofsoldier.Someyoungmenrefusedtobedraftedassoldierstofightinthewar

inVietnam.

Intermsofnumbers,thecounterculturewasnotaverylargegroupof

people.ButitsinfluencespreadtomanypartsofAmericansociety.Working

menofallclassesbegantochangetheireconomicandsocialpatterns.

Industrialworkersandbusinessexecutivesalikecutdownon“overtime”work

sothattheycouldspendmoreleisuretimewiththeirfamilies.Somedoctors,

lawyers,andteachersturnedawayfromhighpayingsituationstopracticetheir

professionsinpoorerneighborhoods.

Inthe1970s,thefeministmovement,orwomen'sliberation,produced

additionaleconomicandsocialchanges.Womenofallagesandatalllevelsof

societywereenteringtheworkforceingreaternumbers.Mostofthemstilltook

traditionalwomen'sjobsaspublicschoolteaching,nursing,andsecretarial

work.Butsomewomenbegantoentertraditionallymaleoccupations:police

work,banking,dentistry,andconstructionwork.Womenwereaskingforequal

work,andequalopportunitiesforpromotion.

Todaytheexpertsgenerallyagreethatimportantchangesaretakingplace

intherolesofmenandwomen.Naturally,therearedifficultiesinadjustingto

thesetransformations.

1.WhichofthefoliowingbestexpressthemainideaofParagraph1?

A.Womenusuallyworkedoutsidethehomeforwages.

B.Menandwomen'sroleswereeasilyexchangedinthepast.

C.Men'srolesathomeweremorefirmlyfixedthanwomen's.

D.Menandwomen'sroleswereusuallyquiteseparatedinthepast.

2.WhichsentencebestexpressesthemainideaofParagraph2?

A.Thefirstsentence.

B.Thesecondandthethirdsentences.

C.Thefourthsentence.

D.Thelastsentence.

3.1nthepassagetheauthorproposesthatthecounterculture___.

A.destroyedtheUnitedStates.

B.transformedsomeAmericanvalues.

C.wasnotimportantintheUnitedStates.

0.broughtpeoplemoreleisuretimewiththeirfamilies.

4.11couldbeinferredfromthepassagethat___.

A.menandwomenwillneversharethesamegoals.

B.somemenwillbewillingtoexchangetheirtraditionalmaleroles.

C.mostmenwillbehappytosharesomeofthehouseholdresponsibilities

withtheirwives.

D.moreAmericanhouseholdsareheadedbywomenthaneverbefore.

5.Thebesttitleforthepassagemaybe___.

A.ResultsofFeministMovements

B.NewinfluenceinAmericanLife

C.CountercultureandItsconsequence

0.TraditionalDivisionofMaleandFemaleRoles.

第三篇(UnitonePassage3)

Recentresearchhasclaimedthatanexcessofpositiveionsintheaircan

haveanilleffectonpeople'sphysicalorpsychologicalhealth.Whatarepositive

ions?Well,theairisfullofions,electricallychargedparticles,andgenerally

thereisaroughbalancebetweenthepositiveandthenegativecharged.But

sometimesthisbalancebecomesdisturbedandalargerproportionofpositive

ionsarefound.Thishappensnaturallybeforethunderstorm,earthquakeswhen

windssuchastheMistral,HamsinorSharavareblowingincertaincountries.Or

itcanbecausedbyabuild-upofstaticelectricityindoorsfromcarpetsor

clothingmadeofman-madefibres,orfromTVsets,duplicatorsorcomputer

displayscreens.

Whenalargenumberofpositiveionsarepresentintheairmanypeople

experienceunpleasanteffectssuchasheadaches,fatigue,irritability,andsome

particularlysensitivepeoplesuffernauseaorevenmentaldisturbance.Animals

arealsoaffected,particularlybeforeearthquakes,snakeshavebeenobserved

tocomeoutofhibernation,ratstofleefromtheirburrows,dogshowlandcats

jumpaboutunaccountably.ThishasledtheUSGeographicalSurveytofunda

networkofvolunteerstowatchanimalsinanefforttoforeseesuchdisasters

beforetheyhitvulnerableareassuchasCalifornia.

Conversely,whenlargenumbersofnegativeionsarepresent,thenpeople

haveafeelingofwell-being.Naturalconditionsthatproducetheselarge

amountsarenearthesea,closetowaterfallsorfountains,orinanyplacewhere

waterissprayed,orformsaspray.Thisprobablyaccountsforthebeneficial

effectofaholidaybythesea,orinthemountainswithtumblingstreamsor

waterfalls.

Toincreasethesupplyofnegativeionsindoors,somescientistsrecommend

theuseofionisers:smallportablemachines,whichgeneratenegativeions.

Theyclaimthationisersnotonlycleanandrefreshtheairbutalsoimprovethe

healthofpeoplesensitivetoexcesspositiveions.Ofcourse,therearethe

detractors,otherscientists,whodismisssuchclaimsandareskepticalabout

negative/positiveionresearch.Thereforepeoplecanonlymakeuptheirown

mindsbyobservingtheeffectsonthemselves,oronothers,ofanegativerichor

poorenvironment.Afterallitisdebatablewhetherdependingonseismic

readingstoanticipateearthquakesismoreeffectivethanwatchingthecat.

1.Whateffectdoesexceedingpositiveionizationhaveonsome

people?

A.Theythinktheyareinsane.

B.Theyfeelratherbad-temperedandshort-fussed.

C.Theybecomeviolentlysick.

D.Theyaretootiredtodoanything.

2.1naccordancewiththepassage,staticelectricitycanbecaused

A.usinghome-madeelectricalgoods.

B.wearingclothesmadeofnaturalmaterials.

C.walkingonartificialfloorcoverings.

0.copyingTVprogramsonacomputer.

3.Ahighnegativeioncountislikelytobefound__.

A.nearapoundwithawaterpump.

B.closetoaslow-flowingriver.

C.highinsomebarrenmountains.

D.byarotatingwatersprinkler.

4.Whatkindofmachinecangeneratenegativeionsindoors?

A.Ionisers.

B.Air-conditioners.

C.Exhaust-fans

D.Vacuumpumps.

5.Somescientistsbelievethat

A.watchinganimalstoanticipateearthquakesismoreeffectivethan

dependingonseismography.

B.theunusualbehaviorofanimalscannotbetrusted.

□.neitherwatchingnorusingseismographsisreliable.

0.earthquake

第四篇(UnitonePassage4)

Astudyofarthistorymightbeagoodwaytolearnmoreaboutaculture

thanispossibletolearningeneralhistoryclasses.Mosttypicalhistorycourses

concentrateonpolitics,economics,andwar.Butarthistoryfocusesonmuch

morethanthisbecauseartreflectsnotonlythepoliticalvaluesofapeople,but

alsoreligiousbeliefs,emotions,andpsychology.Inaddition,informationabout

thedailyactivitiesofourancestors—orofpeopleverydifferentfromour

own—canbeprovidedbyart.Inshort,artexpressestheessentialqualitiesofa

timeandaplace,andastudyofitclearlyofferusadeeperunderstandingthan

canbefoundinmosthistorybooks.

Inhistorybooks,objectiveinformationaboutthepoliticallifeofacountryis

presented;thatis,factsaboutpoliticsaregiven,butopinionsarenotexpressed.

Art,ontheotherhand,issubjective:itreflectsemotionsandopinions.The

greatSpanishpainterFranciscoGoyawasperhapsthefirsttruly“political”artist.

Inhiswell-knownpaintingTheThirdofMay1808,hecriticizedtheSpanish

governmentforitsmisuseofpoweroverpeople.Overahundredyearslater,

symbolicimageswereusedinPabloPicasso'sGuernicatoexpressthehorrorof

war.Meanwhile,onanothercontinent,thepowerfulpaintingsofDiegoRivera,

JoseClementeOrozco,andDavidAlfaroSiqueiros—aswellastheworksof

AlfredoRamosMartines-depictedtheseMexicanartists,deepangerand

sadnessaboutsocialproblems.

Inthesameway,artcanreflectaculture'sreligiousbeliefs.Forhundredsof

yearsinEurope,religiousartwasalmosttheonlytypeofartthatexisted.

Churchesandotherreligiousbuildingswerefilledwithpaintingsthatdepicted

peopleandstoriesfromtheBible.Althoughmostpeoplecouldn'tread,they

couldstillunderstandbiblicalstoriesinthepicturesonchurchwalls.Bycontrast,

oneofthemaincharacteristicsofartintheMiddleEastwas(andstillis)its

absenceofhumanandanimalimages.ThisreflectstheIslamicbeliefthat

statuesareunholy.

1.Morecanbelearnedaboutaculturefromastudyofarthistory

thangeneralhistorybecausearthistory―.

A.showusthereligiousandemotionsofapeopleinadditiontopolitical

values.

B.provideuswithinformationaboutthedailyactivitiesofpeopleinthepast.

C.giveusaninsightintotheessentialqualitiesofatimeandaplace.

D.alloftheabove.

2.Artissubjectiveinthat―.

A.apersonalandemotionalviewofhistoryispresentedthroughit.

B.itcaneasilyrouseourangerorsadnessaboutsocialproblems.

C.itwillfindareadyechoinourhearts.

D.bothBandC.

3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothe

passage?

A.UnlikeFranciscoGoya,PabloandseveralMexicanartistsexpressedtheir

politicalopinionsintheirpaintings.

B.Historybooksoftenrevealthecompilers'politicalviews.

C.ReligiousartremainedinEuropeforcenturiestheonlytypeofartbecause

mostpeopleregardedtheBibleastheHolyBook.

D.AIItheabovementioned.

4.Thepassageismainlydiscussing―.

A.thedifferencebetweengeneralhistoryandarthistory.

B.Themakingofarthistory.

C.Whatcanwelearnfromart.

D.Theinfluenceofartistsonarthistory.

5.1nmaybeconcludedfromthispassagethat―.

A.Islamicartistshavehadtocreatearchitecturaldecorationswithimagesof

flowersorgeometricforms.

B.Historyteachersaremoreobjectivethangeneralhistory.

C.ltismoredifficulttostudyarthistorythangeneralhistory.

0.PeopleandstoriesfromtheBiblewerepaintedonchurchesandother

buildingsinordertopopularizetheBible.

第五篇(Unit2Passage1)

Iftheoldmaximthatthecustomerisalwaysrightstillhasmeaning,then

theairlinesthatplytheworld'sbusiestairroutebetweenLondonandParishave

aflightontheirhands.

TheEurostartrainservicelinkingtheUKandFrenchcapitalsviatheChannel

Tunneliswinningcustomersinincreasingnumbers.InlateMay,itcarriedits

onemillionthpassenger,havingrunonlyalimitedservicebetweenLondon,

ParisandBrusselssinceNovember1994,startingwithtwotrainsadayineach

directiontoParisandBrussels.By1997,thecompanybelievesthatitwillbe

carryingtenmillionpassengersayear,andcontinuetogrowfromthere.

FromJuly,Eurostarstepsitsservicetoninetrainseachwaybetween

LondonandParis,andfivebetweenLondonandBrussels.Eachtraincarries

almost800passengers,210oftheminfirstclass.

Theairlinesestimatethattheywillinitiallylosearound15%-20%oftheir

London-ParistraffictotherailwaysonceEurostarstartsafullservicelaterthis

year(1995),with15trainsadayeachway.Asimilarservicewillstartto

Brussels.Thedamagewillbelimited,however,theairlinesbelieve,with

passengernumbersreturningtopreviouslevelswithintwotothreeyears.

Intheshortterm,thedamagecausedbythe1millionpeople-levels

travelingbetweenLondonandParisandBrusselsonEurostartrainsmeansthat

someairservicesarealreadysuffering.Someofthemajorcarrierssaythat

theirpassengernumbersaredownbylessthan5%andpointtotheir

rivals-ParticularlyAirFrance-ashavingsufferedtheproblems.OntheBrussels

route,therailwaycompanyhadlesssuccess,andtheairlinesreportanything

fromarounda5%droptonovisibledeclineintraffic.

Theairlines1optimismonreturningtrafficlevelsisbasedonhistorical

precedent.BritishMidland,forexample,pointstoitsexperienceonHeathrow

LeedsBradfordservicewhichsawpassengernumbersfoldby15%whenBritish

RailelectrifiedandmodernizedtherailwaylinebetweenLondonandYorkshire.

Twoyearslater,travelhadrisenbetweenthetwodestinationstothepoint

wheretheairlinewascarryingrecordnumbersofpassengers.

1.Britishairlinesconfideinthefactthat__.

A.theyaremorepowerfulthanotherEuropeanairlines.

B.theirtotallosswon'tgobeyondadropof5%passengers.

C.theirtrafficlevelswillreturnin2-3years.

0.travelingbyrailcannevercatchupwithtravelingbyair.

2.Theauthor'sattitudetowardsthedropofpassengersmaybe

describedas__.

A.worried.

B.delighted

C.puzzled.

D.unrivaled.

3.Inthepassage,BritishRail(Para6)ismentionedto―.

A.provideacomparisonwithEurostar.

B.supporttheairlines,optimism.

C.provetheinevitabledropofairpassengers.

D.callforelectrificationandmodernizationoftherailway.

4.Therailway5sBrusselsrouteisbroughtforthtoshowthat―.

A.theEurostartrainserviceisnotdoinggoodbusiness.

B.theairlinescanwellcompetewiththerailway.

C.theEurostartrainserviceonlycausedlittledamage.

D.onlysomeairlines,suchasAirFrance,aresuffering.

5.Thepassageistakenfromthefirstofanessay,fromwhichwe

maywellpredictthatinthefollowingparttheauthorisgoingto―.

A.praisetheairlines5clear-mindedness.

B.warntheairlinesofhigh-speedrailservices.

C.proposeareductionofLondon/Parisflights.

D.advisetheairlinestofollowBritishMidlandastheirmodel.

第六篇(Unit2Passage2)

Withoutregularsuppliesofsomehormonesourcapacitytobehavewould

beseriouslyimpaired;withoutotherswewouldsoondie.Tinyamountsofsome

hormonescanmodifymoodsandactions,ourinclinationtoeatordrink,our

aggressivenessorsubmissiveness,andourreproductiveandparentalbehavior.

Andhormonesdomorethaninfluenceadultbehavior;earlyinlifetheyhelpto

determinethedevelopmentofbodilyformandmayevendeterminean

individuaHsbehavioralcapacities.Laterinlifethechangingoutputsofsome

endocrineglandsandthebody'schangingsensitivitytosomehormonesare

essentialaspectsofthephenomenaofaging.

Communicationwithinthebodyandtheconsequentintegrationofbehavior

wereconsideredtheexclusiveprovinceofthenervoussystemuptothe

beginningofthepresentcentury.Theemergenceofendocrinologyasa

separatedisciplinecanprobablybetracedtotheexperimentsofBaylissand

Starlingonthehormonesecretion.Thissubstanceissecretedfromcellsinthe

intestinalwallswhenfoodentersthestomach;ittravelsthroughthe

bloodstreamandstimulatesthepancreastoliberatepancreaticjuice,whichaids

indigestion.Byshowingthatspecialcellssecretchemicalagentsthatare

conveyedbythebloodstreamandregulatedistanttargetorgansortissues.

Baylissandstarlingdemonstratedthatchemicalintegrationcouldoccurwithout

participationofthenervoussystem.

Theterm“hormone“wasfirstusedwithreferencetosecretion.Starling

derivedthetermfromtheGreekhormone,meaning“toexciteorsetinmotion.

Theterm“endocrine”wasintroducedshortlythereafter^Endocrine0isusedto

refertoglandsthatsecretproductsintothebloodstream.Theterm“endocrine”

contrastswith“exocrine”,whichisappliedtoglandsthatsecrettheirproducts

thoughductstothesiteofaction.Examplesofexocrineglandsarethetear

glands,thesweatglands,andthepancreas,whichsecretspancreaticjuice

throughaductintotheintestine.Exocrineglandsarealsocalledductglands,

whileendocrineglandsarecalledductless.

1.Whatistheauthor*smainpurposeinthepassage?

A.Toexplainthespecificfunctionsofvarioushormones.

B.Toprovidegeneralinformationabouthormones.

C.Toexplainhowtheterm“hormone”evolved.

D.Toreportonexperimentsinendocrinology.

2.Thepassagesupportswhichofthefollowingconclusions?

A.Thehumanbodyrequireslargeamountsofmosthormones.

B.Synthetichormonescanreplaceaperson'snaturalsupplyofhormonesif

necessary.

C.Thequantityofhormonesproducedandtheireffectsonthebodyare

relatedtoaperson'sage.

D.Theshortchildoftallparentsverylikelyhadahormonedeficiencyearly

inlife.

3.11canbeinferredfromthepassagethatbeforetheBaylissand

Starlingexperiments,mostpeoplebelievedthatchemicalintegration

occurredonly___.

A.duringsleep.

B.intheendocrineglands.

C.undercontrolofthenervoussystem.

0.duringstrenuousexercise.

4.Theword“liberate”couIdbestbereplacedbywhichofthe

following?

A.Emancipate

B.Discharge

C.Surrender

D.Save

5.Accordingtothepassageanothertermforexocrineglandsis___.

A.ductglands

B.endocrineglands

C.ductlessglands

0.intestinalglands.

第七篇(Unit2Passage3)

ThediscoveryoftheAntarcticnotonlyprovedoneofthemostinterestingof

allgeographicaladventures,butcreatedwhatmightbecalled“theheroicageof

Antarcticexploration".Bytheirtremendousheroism,mensuchasShakleton,

Scott,andAmundsencausedanewcontinenttoemergefromtheshadows,and

yetthatheroicage,littlemorethanacenturyold,isalreadypassing.Modern

scienceandinventionsarerevolutionizingtheendurance,futurejourneysinto

theseicywasteswillprobablydependonmotorvehiclesequippedwith

caterpillartractionratherthanonthedogsthatearlierdiscoverersfoundso

invaluableandhardlycomparable.

FewrealizethatthisAntarcticcontinentisalmostequalinsizetoSouth

America,andenormousfieldofworkawaitsgeographersandprospectors.The

coastsofthiscontinentremaintobeaccuratelycharted,andthemapingofthe

wholeoftheinteriorpresentsaformidabletasktothecartographerswho

undertakethework.Oncetheirlaborsarecompleted,itwillbepossibleto

prospectthevastnaturalresourceswhichscientistsbelievewillfurnishoneof

thelargesttreasurehoardsofmetalsandmineralstheworldhasyetknown,

andalmostinexhaustiblesourcesofcopper,coal,uranium,andmanyotherores

willbecomeavailabletoman.Suchdiscoverieswillusherinaneraofpractical

exploitationoftheAntarcticwastes.

Thepolardarknesswhichhidesthiscontinentforthesixwintermonthswill

bedefeatedbyhugebatteriesoflight,andmakepossibletheestablishingof

air-fieldsforthefutureinter-continentalairservicesbymakingtheseareasas

lightasday.Presentflyingrouteswillbecompletelychanged,fortheAntarctic

refuelingbaseswillmakeflightsfromAustraliatoSouthAmericacomparatively

easyoverthe5,000milesjourney.

Theclimateisnotlikelytoofferaninsuperableproblem,fortheexplorer

AdmiralByrdhasshownthattheclimateispossibleevenformencompletely

untrainedforexpeditionsintothosefrozenwastes.Someofhispartieswere

menwhohadneverseensnowbefore,andyetherecordsthattheysurvivedthe

rigorsoftheAntarcticclimatecomfortably,sothat,providedthatthe

appropriateinstallationsaremade,wemayassumethathumanbeingsfromall

countriescouldlivetheresafely.Byrdevenaffirmsthatitisprobablythemost

healthyclimateintheworld,fortheintensecoldofthousandsofyearshas

sterilizethiscontinent,andrendereditabsolutelygermfree,withthe

consequencesthatordinaryandextraordinarysicknessanddiseasesfrom

whichmansuffersinotherzoneswithdifferentclimatesarehereutterly

unknown.Thereexistnoproblemsofconservationandpreservationoffood

supplies,forthelatterkeepindefinitelywithoutanysignsofdeterioration;it

mayevenbethatlatergenerationswillcometoregardtheAntarcticasthe

naturalstorehouseforthewholeworld.

Plansarealreadyonfoottosetuppermanentbasesontheshoresofthis

continent,andwhatsofewyearsagowasregardedasa“deadcontinenf*now

promisestobeamostactivecenterofhumanlifeandendeavor.

1.WhendidmanbegintoexploretheAntarctic?

A.About1OOyearsago.

B.lnthiscentury.

C.Atthebeginningofthe19thcentury.

D.ln1798.

2.Whatmusttheexplorersbe,eventhoughtheyhavemodern

equipmentandtechniques?

A.Braveandtough

B.Stubbornandarrogant.

C.Well-likedandhumorous.

D.Stoutandsmart.

3.Themosthealthydimateintheworldis___.

A.inSouthAmerica.

B.intheArcticRegion.

C.intheAntarcticContinent.

D.intheAtlanticOcean.

4.WhatkindofmetalsandmineralscanwefindintheAntarctic?

A.Magnetite,coalandores.

B.Copper,coalanduranium.

C.Silver,naturalgasanduranium.

□.Aluminum,copperandnaturalgas.

5.Whatisplannedforthecontinent?

A.Buildingdamsalongthecoasts.

B.Settingupseveralsummerresortsalongthecoasts.

C.Mappingthecoastandwholeterritory.

0.Settinguppermanentbasesonthecoasts.

第8篇(Unit3Passage3)

Letchildrenlearntojudgetheirownwork.Achildlearningtotalkdoesnot

learnbybeingcorrectedallthetime;ifcorrectedtoomuch,hewillstoptalking.

Henoticesathousandtimesadaythedifferencebetweenthelanguageshe

usesandthelanguagethosearoundhimuse.Bitbybit,hemakesthenecessary

changest