题目
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Research by a British biology student suggests that sharks couldbe used to predict storms.
Lauren Smith,24, is close to completing her study on sharks"a bility to sense pressure.
If her studies prove the theory, scientists may be able to monitor the behaviour of sharks to predict
bad weather.
Miss Smith had previously studied the behaviour of lemonsharks in the Bahamas.
She then used their close relatives, lesser spotted dogfish, forfurther research at Aberdeen University.
Her work-thought to be the first of its kind to test the pressuretheory -resulted from the observation
that juvenile blacktip sharksoff Florida moved into deeper water ahead of a violent storm in2001.
Miss Smith said,"I"ve always been crazy about traveling anddiving and this led me to an interest in
sharks."
"I was deligbted to have been able to research in the area formy degree. I know there"s so much more we need to understand-butit certainly opens the way to more research. "
It has been discovered that a shark senses pressure using haircells in its balance system.
At the Bimini Shark Lab in the Bahamas,Miss Smith fixedhi-tech sensors to sharks to record pressure
and temperature, whilealso tracking them using GPS ( Global Positioning System )technology.
In Aberdeen,she was able to study the effects of tidal(潮汐的)and temperature changes on dogfis-none of which were harmed. She also used a special lab which can mimic(模拟)oceanic pressure changes caused by weather fronts.
She is due to complete her study and graduate later this year.She says she will be looking for a job which will give her the chanceto enrich her experience of shark research.
B. a popular science magazine
C. a research paper
D. a personal diary
B. Sharks" behaviour can be controlled.
C. Michael Fish is not qualified for his job.
D. Lauren Smith will become a weather forecaster.
B. measuring the air pressure of weather fronts
C. Fecording sharks" body temperature
D. monitoring sharks" reaction to weather changes
B. A new research effort in predicting storms.
C. Biologists" interest in the secrets of sharks.
D. Lauren Smith"s devotion to scientific research.
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试题【阅读理解。 Michael Fish may soon be replaced as a weather forecaster by something 】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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Two weeks ago,I had a quarrel with my husband. After he had driven off in anger,I realized that I
wasn"t going to feel any better just sitting there.Feeling abandoned andguilty,I put on my gym shoes
to get some fresh air.
Our driveway has a slope (斜坡)that is easier just to jog downif you are lazy,takipg advantage of
gravity.Instead of stopping at theend of the slope,I decided to see if I could just jog to the end of
thestreet.1 had tried a few months ago and failed miserably,Since thatfirst attempt I had been jogging
regularly and was significantly fitter,but still very lazy.However this time around I managed to reach
thestop sign with ease and I figiired I would go a little further.
After about one kilometer, however, I noticed that my upperbody was tense. To make the moveinent
easier I had to relax my body,and tried to take deep breaths of fresh air.
I kept giving myself the excuse to stop. No one would bedisappointed. No one would even know. But I didn"t stop.I wanted tokeep going harder , better , faster , stronger. To my great surprise , I ran4. 9
km in 31 minutes. When I got back,I had tears in my eyes. I didsomething I thought I could never do.
It was the first run of my life. Since then,I have improved mystride ( 步幅 ) and time. After every run I
feel fitter, happier andmotivated to keep progressing.I love the runner"s high. I normally jogbecause I
want to look good. I want to run because it makes me feelgood.
1. Why did the author feel guilty?
( No more than 9 words)
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2. What did the author fail to do miserably a few months ago?
( No more than 11 words)
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3.What excuses did tbe author keep giving herself to stop?
(No more than 9 words)
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4. How is running different from jogging to the author?
( No more than 14 words)
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what happened last night made me think I may be better off having no life while I"m in
Baghdad.
Friday evening,l was on my way with an American journalist friend to his welcome party.
When we got to a checkpoint,we were told to get out of the car to be searched,which is
normal procedure. We waited under a tent,as our car was examined on the other side
of a wall. We couldn"t see what was happening but we figured we would hit the road soon.
But the search was taking longer than expected, probably because of a car bomb
threat that had been reported earlier. Then we noticed the officers put their helmets(头盔)
on. Never a good sign.
Our Iraqi driver then noticed that our other Iraqi driver and guards who were in a
second car were standing facing a wall. We had gotten separated from them at the
checkpoint. We told two American officers that they were with us. They whispered
with each other and then walked away.
A few minutes later, an officer walked toward us and asked us to follow him. He
said to me, "If you make any moves,l will take you down hard. "
That"s when l knew we were actually thought to be doing something terrible. We
were told to sit in a row on the sidewalk, facing the street. I noticed across the street
were our other driver and guards. They were also in a row, but in a kneeling position
with their hands on their heads.
I was shocked. The only explanation could be that our guards had been at the
shooting range in the morning, so the police dog may have picked something up from
that. I also wondered why our Iraqi fellows on the other side of the street were being
treated worse than us when it was our car that was under suspicion(怀疑) .
After the end of the hour long suffering, we were allowed to leave. No longer in
the mood for the party,we all went home.
B. in one car
C. under the protection of police officers
D. for the purpose of exploding a car
B. the officers put their helmets on
C. an officer shouted at him
D. some people were asked to kneel down
B. describe the author"s terrible feelings
C. state the importance to obey police
D. show how differently the officers treated them
B. it was particularly dangerous for foreigners
C. foreigners were treating local people very cruelly
D. American officers could do whatever they wanted
My son Joey was born with club feet (畸形足) . The doctors told us that with ___1___ he would
be able to walk 2 but would never run very well. The first three years of his 3 were spent in surgery(手术) . By the time he was eight, you wouldn"t know he had a 4 when you saw him walk.
The children in our 5 ran around as most children do during play,and Joey would jump right in and
run and play,too. We never told him that he probably wouldn"t be 6 to run as well as the other children. So he didn" t know.
In seventh grade he 7 to go out for the cross-country team. Every day he trained with the team. He worked harder and ran more than any of the others. Perhaps he 8 that the abilities that seemed to come 9 to so many others did not come naturally to him. 10 the entire team runs, only the top seven runners
have the 11 to score points for the school. We didn"t tell him he probably would never make the team,
so he didn"t know.
He 12 to run four to five miles a day , every day-even the day he had a fever. I was 13 , so I went to look for him after school. I found him running alone. I asked him how he felt.
" 14 ," he said. He had two more miles to go. The 15 ran down his face and his eyes were glassy from
his fever. Yet he looked 16 ahead and kept running. We never told him he 17 run four miles with a fever. So he didn"t know.
Two weeks later the names of the team runners were 18 . Joey was number six on the list. Joey had
made the team. He was in seventh grade-the other six team members were all eight-graders. We never
told him he couldn"t 19 to make the team. We never told him he couldn"t do it. We never told him he
couldn"t do all those things. So he didn"t know. He 20 did it.
( )2.A. silently
( )3.A. school
( )4.A. confidence
( )5.A. neighborhood
( )6.A. pleased
( )7.A. refused
( )8.A. sensed
( )9.A. suddenly
( )10.A. If
( )11.A. strength
( )12.A. continued
( )13.A. upset
( )14.A. Sorry
( )15.A. tears
( )16.A. obviously
( )17.A. couldn"t
( )18.A. discovered
( )19.A. expect
( )20.A. seldom
B. usually
B. life
B. problem
B. city
B. cetain
B. decided
B. understood
B. actually
B. Since
B. benefit
B. had
B. angry
B. Okay
B. heat
B. anxiously
B. wouldn"t
B. called
B. like
B. just
C. normally
C. illness
C. success
C. family
C. able
C. remembered
C. learned
C. naturally
C. Although
C. intelligence
C. wanted
C. worried
C. Right
C. sweat
C. straight
C. mustn"t
C. completed
C. fail
C. always
D. quickly
D. time
D. comfort
D. childhood
D. willing
D. promised
D. drove
D. possibly
D. Because
D. chance
D. indicated
D. disappointed
D. Absolute
D. failure
D. typically
D. needn"t
D. examined
D. try
D. never
playing outside.
"Look at what I found in Ms.Lee"s office." Karen 1 a small box filled with pieces of chalk in
every color of the rainbow.
"Wow! What fun it would be to write on the 2 " Judy"s eyes shone with joy. "But Ms.Lee
doesn"t let us do so," I responded."Don"t be 3 , Janet.No one will ever know," said Karen, 4 into
the box and drawing out some chalk.I 5 joined my friends in the artwork.However, I found it was
funi Next we were
6 the clock all the time in case 7 walked in.
Then it struck Judy that we should 8 each other to writing names with our left hands.Picking up
their chalk, they started.I chose a white piece.My 9 was a bit shaky, but no one would 10 that it
said "Janet".
"Better get this board cleaned off now," said Judy, erasing our handwork.Everything 11 ...but my
name! In 12 , I was sweating and I felt my knees 13 It wasn"t chalk at all, but a white piece of crayon
on closer 14 .Mom had a saying: "Fools" names and faces always 15 in public." I never understood
16 what it meant before.Now I did!
I rushed to the toilet to get a can of cleanser while Judy tried with 17 paper towels.After rubbing
hard, my name was gone, but an abrasion (磨损处) remained on the board.
Hearing footsteps coming, we 18 the area as much as we could to remove every tell-tale trace
of wetness.We were just slipping into our desks 19 the teacher walked in.Perhaps Ms.Lee never
noticed the abrasion.But I did.
Now I still remember the lesson I learned that day."No one will ever know" is never 20 .To me,
living with a guilty conscience is punishment enough.
| ( ) 1. A. carried out ( ) 2. A. chalkboard ( ) 3. A. shy ( ) 4. A. putting ( ) 5. A. unwillingly ( ) 6. A. seeing ( ) 7. A. anyone ( ) 8. A. challenge ( ) 9. A. arm ( )10. A. recognize ( )11. A. cleaned off ( )12. A. anger ( )13. A. tired ( )14. A. notice ( )15. A. appear ( )16. A. mostly ( )17. A. thin ( )18. A. erased ( )19. A. before ( )20. A. true | B. held up B. wall B. embarrassed B. opening B. happily B. looking B. no one B. fight B. handwriting B. doubt B. came off B. prayer B. nervous B. thought B. mark B. quickly B. wet B. spread B. after B. reasonable | C. called up C. box C. chicken C. reaching C. luckily C. observing C. everyone C. compare C. chalk C. realize C. cleared off C. disbelief C. frightened C. examination C. exist C. carefully C. thick C. dried C. since C. fair | D. made out D. table D. bored D. getting D. readily D. eying D. someone D. check D. heart D. tell D. took off D. vain D. weak D. touch D. change D. fully D. useful D. covered D. when D. acceptable |
| 阅读理解。 | |||
| About 10 years ago, I started a job as a trainer for a telemarketing agency. In one of my first classes, the head trainer told a very inspiring story. He began by drawing a stickman standing in the middle of a circle. To make it more interesting, he drew things like a house, a car, and a few friends inside the circle. He asked the question, "Can anyone tell me what this is?" In a long silence, one guy decided to throw out "the world?" The trainer said, "That"s close and this is your Comfort Zone. Inside your circle you have all the things that are important to you. " "Your home, your family, your friends, and your job. People feel that inside this circle they are safe from any danger or conflict. " "Can anyone tell me what happens when you step out of this circle?" A strong silence came over the room. The same eager guy abruptly announced, "You are afraid. " Another guy said, "You make mistakes. " The silence continued and the trainer smiled and said, "When you make mistakes, what can the result be?" The first guy shouted, "You learn something. " "Exactly, you are learning. " The trainer turned to the board and drew an arrow pointing from the stickman directly to the outside of the circle. He continued to say, "When you leave your Comfort Zone you put yourself out there, in front of the world to be in situations that you are not comfortable with. " "The end result is that you have learned something that you did not know and you expand your knowledge to become a better person. " He turned again to the board and drew a bigger circle around the original circle, and added a few new things like more friends, a bigger house, etc. "The moral of the story is that if you stay inside your Comfort Zone, you will never be able to expand your horizons and learn. When you step out of your Comfort Zone you will eventually make your circle bigger and your mind grow stronger, and all in all a better person. " | |||
| 1. According to the passage, the Comfort Zone is ______. | |||
| A. a place where we can enjoy a lot of amusement B. a person who can offer us some comfort and protect us C. a state in which we feel all safe and right with the world D. a circle which we don"t dare to get out of | |||
| 2. Which of the following statements is TRUE? | |||
| A. If we move beyond the Comfort Zone, our anxiety level will go up. B. When we step out of the Comfort Zone, we must feel excited. C. We don"t need to leave our Comfort Zone if we really want to grow. D. We are all still in our Comfort Zone when making new friends. | |||
| 3. Why does the author tell us the story? | |||
| A. To build up our interpersonal skills. B. To make us work better as a team. C. To provide us some working activities. D. To motivate us to step out for a better world. |