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Don’t shoot butterflies with guns.
Can you 36 someone running after a butterfly with a gun in his hands? Won’t such stupidity make you burst out laughing? But wait. Stop and consider how often you might have done something 37 .
A hen, Henny-Penny, lived in a forest with many other animals and birds. One fine, sunny morning, she was busy looking for 38 in the ground. Suddenly she let out a frightened cackle (咯咯叫) with wings flapping 39 . A dry leaf had fallen down on her, and she went 40 at whoever she met, “Run, run for your lives; the sky is falling.” The other creatures stopped whatever they were doing. Some ran behind Henny-Penny, screaming warnings with her, while others 41 the unfounded story that the sky was falling.
We all have 42 people like this hen. The rest of us are like the other foolish creatures who didn’t stop to verify (证实) the 43 for themselves. They shoot butterflies with guns. They just will not think for themselves. Why don’t people think for themselves? Often because of laziness, or because they don’t want to be 44 for their way of thinking.
Walking through life 45 is more dangerous than crossing a busy road with eyes closed. Our thoughts should lead us towards the light of wisdom and sense. Our thinking should be high, 46 us to the ranks of the sensible. We have been blessed with reasoning, sensitive minds. Let us make use of them and be 47 of our own minds. Don’t let your mind be enslaved by someone else. Stop, think and then go ahead.
小题1:.
| A．suggest | B．imagine | C．recall | D．prevent |
| A．different | B．extraordinary | C．unusual | D．similar |
| 小题3: |
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| A．in delight | B．in cheer | C．in fear | D．in amazement |
| A．screaming | B．staring | C．praising | D．criticizing |
| A．recite | B．edit | C．spread | D．print |
| A．come across | B．searched for | C．looked after | D．cared about |
| A．impact | B．process | C．advantage | D．truth |
| 小题9: |
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| A．speechlessly | B．hopelessly | C．mindlessly | D．homelessly |
| 小题11: |
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| A．masters | B．slaves | C．authors | D．employees |
答案
小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:C
小题5:A
小题6:C
小题7:A
小题8:D
小题9:D
小题10:C
小题11:B
小题12:A
解析
试题分析：
小题1:B 动词辨析。A建议B想象C回忆D阻止，预防；你能想象一个人拿着枪追赶蝴蝶吗？
小题2:D 形容词辨析。A不同B非同一般C不同寻常D类似的；停下来想想也许很多次也也许做了相似的事。
小题3:.B 考查常识。母鸡的食物应该是虫子。Worms指虫子。
小题4:.C 短语辨析。A/B 高兴地 C害怕地D惊讶地；指这只母鸡因为一片树叶落到了它的身上而害怕地尖叫。
小题5:A 动词辨析。A尖叫B盯着看C表扬D批评；这只母鸡因为一片树叶落到了它的身上而害怕地尖叫。
小题6:.C 动词辨析。A背诵B编辑C传播D印刷；当其它的人都在传播这个没有根据的故事。
小题7:.A 短语辨析。A遇见B寻找C照顾D关心；我们经常会遇见像很多这只母鸡的人。
小题8:.D 名词辨析。A影响B过程C优势D真相；很多人都没有亲自去证实真相。
小题9:D 固定词组。Be responsible for…对…负责；因为他们不想为他们的思维方法负责。
小题10:C 副词辨析。A说不出话B绝望C不用心地D无家可归；不用心度过一生要比闭着眼睛过马路更危险。
小题11:.B 动词辨析。A下降B提高C擦拭D清除；把我们自己提高到明智地。
小题12:.A 名词辨析。A大师，主人B奴隶C作者D雇员；让我们做自己的思维的主人。
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试题【Don’t shoot butterflies with guns.Can you 36 someone running after a butte】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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Clothes can make phone calls, play music, dial your pal’s number, keep you warm during cold weather and operate your computer?
This is not a fantasy. A British company, called Electrotextiles, has created a wide range of clothes — clothes that have minds of their own! Scientists, working for the company, have invented a kind of fabric that can be blended(混合) with flexible electronic materials to create intelligent clothing. The result are electronic garments.
If you think the wearer has to be wired to different devices, think again. These designer clothes are wire-free, soft to touch and washable!! Like any electronic device, these high-tech clothes have to be powered. Currently, a tiny nine-volt battery serves the purpose. But the researchers hope that in the near future the clothes will generate electricity by using body heat. These clothes are 100 percent shock proof, they say.
The Electrotextiles team has also created the world’s first cloth keyboard. This keyboard can be sewn into your trousers or skirt. To use this device, you will have to sit down and tap on your lap! These ‘lap- tap’ gadgets(器具) are all set to take over laptop computers!
Another useful garment is the shirt-cum-mobile phone. This handy invention enables drivers to chat comfortably with others at the wheel! Other popular electronic wear include the denim(牛仔布) jacket with flexible earphones sewn into the hood(风帽) and the electronic ski jacket with a built-in heater. The ski jacket is also programmed to send signals to a satellite. This technology is known as global positioning system and can be used to track lost skiers and wandering kids.
Having completed the cloth keyboard, scientists have already started to work on a new project—a necktie that can be used as a computer mouse. What is the next? Do you have any idea?
小题1:. The electronic garments are similar to other electronic devices in that ______.
| A．they feel smooth and soft |
| B．they use electricity as power |
| C．they can be washed in water |
| D．they are made from flexible materials |
| A．Body heat will be used as power. |
| B．The wearer will not get shocked. |
| C．A tiny nine-volt battery will work. |
| D．They will get charged automatically. |
| A．The laptop computer. | B．The electronic ski jacket. |
| C．The shirt-cum-mobile phone. | D．The world’s first cloth keyboard. |
| A．The cloth keyboard. | B．The electronic ski jacket. |
| C．The necktie to be used as a mouse. | D．The denim jacket with earphones. |
| A．to advertise for an English company | B．to predict the future trend of science |
| C．to show how rapidly science develops | D．to introduce some intelligent clothing |
Global warming is causing more than 300,000 deaths and about $125 billion in economic losses each year, according to a report by the Global Humanitarian Forum, an organization led by Annan, the former United Nations secretary general.
The report, to be released Friday, analyzed data and existing studies of health, disaster, population and economic trends. It found that human-influenced climate change was raising the global death rates from illnesses including malnutrition (营养不良) and heat-related health problems.
But even before its release, the report drew criticism from some experts on climate and risk, who questioned its methods and conclusions.
Along with the deaths, the report said that the lives of 325 million people, primarily in poor countries, were being seriously affected by climate change. It projected that the number would double by 2030.
Roger Pielke Jr., a political scientist at the University of Colorado, Boulder, who studies disaster trends, said the Forum’s report was “a methodological embarrassment” because there was no way to distinguish deaths or economic losses related to human-driven global warming amid the much larger losses resulting from the growth in populations and economic development in vulnerable (易受伤害的) regions. Dr. Pielke said that “climate change is an important problem requiring our utmost (极度的) attention.” But the report, he said, “will harm the cause for action on both climate change and disasters because it is so deeply flawed (有瑕疵的).”
However, Soren Andreasen, a social scientist at Dalberg Global Development Partners who supervised the writing of the report, defended it, saying that it was clear that the numbers were rough estimates. He said the report was aimed at world leaders, who will meet in Copenhagen in December to negotiate a new international climate treaty.
In a press release describing the report, Mr. Annan stressed the need for the negotiations to focus on increasing the flow of money from rich to poor regions to help reduce their vulnerability(弱点) to climate hazards(危害)while still curbing (限制) the emissions of the heat-trapping gases. More than 90% of the human and economic losses from climate change are occurring in poor countries, according to the report.
小题1:What is the finding of the Global Humanitarian Forum?
| A．Global temperatures affect the rate of economic development. |
| B．Rates of death from illnesses have risen due to global warming. |
| C．Malnutrition has caused serious health problems in poor countries. |
| D．Economic trends have to do with population and natural disasters. |
| A．It was challenged by some climate and risk experts. |
| B．It aroused a lot of interest in the scientific circles. |
| C．It was warmly received by environmentalists. |
| D．It caused a big stir in developing countries. |
| A．Its statistics look embarrassing. |
| B．It is invalid in terms of methodology. |
| C．It deserves our closest attention. |
| D．Its conclusion is purposely exaggerated. |
| A．Its conclusions are based on carefully collected data. |
| B．It is vulnerable to criticism if the statistics are closely examined. |
| C．It will give rise to heated discussions at the Copenhagen conference. |
| D．Its rough estimates are meant to draw the attention of world leaders. |
| A．How rich and poor regions can share responsibility in curbing global warming. |
| B．How human and economic losses from climate change can be reduced. |
| C．How emissions of heat-trapping gases can be reduced on a global scale. |
| D．How rich countries can better help poor regions reduce climate hazards. |
London has become a cycle friendly zone after the launch of a new bike hire scheme．It has been designed to encourage more people to cycle in and around central London．
So how does it work？First you have to sign up to the scheme to be sent a key．The key will unlock one of the bikes，which are kept at docking stations in and around central London．You have to pay an access fee for the key and then you pay as you go，for the length of time you use the bike．
Transport for London, which runs the scheme，are hoping to have 6，000 bikes and 400 docking stations in place by the end of the year．The new hire system is hoping to ease congestion in London and is expected to generate up to 40，000 extra cycle trips a day into the city centre. London Mayor Boris Johnston launched the scheme and said London had been “filled with thousands of gleaming machines that will transform the look and feel of our streets and become as common place on our roads as black cabs and red buses”.
However，there have been a few problems since the scheme was launched last Friday．On the first day some people found they couldn’t dock their bike properly and their usage of the bike had not registered．Transport for London did admit they had been expecting a few “teething problems” and have said they wouldn’t charge for the first day as a“gesture of goodwill”．Some other people have criticized the lack of docking stations and locks for the bikes as well as the price it costs to hire the bicycles．
Despite the comments，the green-thinking London Mayor still seems very positive about things，saying，“My campaign for the capital to become the greatest big cycling city in the world has taken a gigantic pedal-powered push forwards．”
小题1:Which is the correct order of a bike hire？
a．pay a usage charge according to the time b．pay for the key
c．cycle in and around central London d．sign up as a member to get a key
| A．b-d-c-a | B．b-c-a-d | C．d-c-b-a | D．d-b-c-a |
| A．People were unable to lock properly． |
| B．People could not dock the bikes properly． |
| C．People had no enthusiasm about the scheme． |
| D．It’s too expensive for some people to hire a bike． |
| A．the ‘cycling revolution’ failed once started |
| B．the scheme will be put off due to the problems |
| C．all the citizens in London are in favor of the scheme |
| D．the London Mayor has great confidence in the scheme |
Many times when people hear the words social networking, their brains automatically go to sites such as Twitter or Facebook．However, there are sites for those into social networking and into reading． Sound crazy? It"s really not．
If you" ve ever wanted a site where you can receive book recommendations, follow your favorite authors, and keep up with what your friends are reading．then look no further than Goodreads, com．
Goodreads provides useful services for those in the reading world, It is a site where you can win books by going to giveaways and simply entering your information．Some giveaways are even signed by the author．And the books aren"t boring, old or torn copies - many of them are ARC’s （Advanced Readers Copies）, for which you can write a short review on the site．Anyone can post reviews of their favorite books or series so that others may feel inclined to read them as well．
Another function of the site is offering book clubs and interest groups．You can have interactive discussions with groups of people reading the same things, sort of like a blog．You can also make friends with people and post statuses similar to Facebook．Your friends can send you hook recommendations and you can add them to your shelf if you choose．
Shelves are by far one of the best features on the site．You can categorize your entire library and put hooks you want to read on your "to - read" shelf．These virtual （虚拟的）shelves allow you to see what you" ve read and also let you keep track of the number of books you" ve read in a year．
You can even read original writing for free because many people post their own writing on the site to gain feedback and advice on how to improve．Anyone can join this site for free and fall in love with not just a hook, but a book site as well．
小题1:People who go to the site Twitter mostly want to ．
| A．get more books to read | B．buy goods for their daily life |
| C．Set to know more people | D．post their book recommendations |
| A．you have a lot of websites to log on |
| B．you"d better go to Goodreads．com |
| C．you should go to bookstores or libraries |
| D．you can go to Twitter or Facebook |
A． have a tendency C． have no difficulty
C． have a possibility D． have no doubt
小题4:You can do all of the following things on Goodreads．com EXCEPT ．
| A．receiving books signed by the authors |
| B．publishing your comments on books |
| C．exchanging your ideas with other people |
| D．buying all kinds of books that you like |
| A．They are filled with all kinds of books from some libraries． |
| B．They are real bookshelves presented to readers by the site． |
| C．That is where people put books they have read or want to read． |
| D．New books will continuously be added to readers shelves by the site． |
Research shows that much of our predisposition （倾向） towards determination, sociability and self - control and sense of purpose is in our genes．In fact, our DNA plays a bigger role in influencing these traits （ characteristics）than our upbringing （儿童期的教养）and the company we keep．Taken together, these aspects of personality can make the difference between success and failure, say the Edinburgh University researchers．
They questioned more than 800 pairs of twins about their attitudes to life to tease apart the influences of nature and nurture．Comparing identical twins, who share all their DNA and their up bringing, with non-identical twins, who have a shared background but are no more genetically alike than other brothers and sisters, is a technique often used by researchers to quantify the influence of genetics．
The results, published in the Journal of Personality, showed that genes play a much bigger role than lifestyle, with self-control particularly etched （铭刻） into our DNA．
Our genes a222so largely determine how determined and persistent we are．This is important in terms of success, as someone who refuses to give up is more likely to achieve their dreams than someone who throws in the towel at the first hiccough．
Researcher Professor Timothy Bates said, "Ever since the ancient Greeks, people Lave de hated the nature of a good life and the nature of a virtuous life．Why do some people seem to manage their lives, have good relationships and cooperate to achieve their goals while others do not? Previously, the role of family and the environment around the home often controlled people" s ideas about what affected psychological well-being．However, this work emphasizes a much more powerful influence from genetics．"
However, those who haven" t been dealt a helpful hand of genes shouldn" t he too depressed．The professor says a sense of purpose is the key and advises those who are eager for success to focus their thoughts on making a difference．
小题1:What does the result of the research indicate?
| A．Our DNA is the only factor to decide our traits． |
| B．Our DNA plays a decisive role, in achieving success． |
| C．Education plays little part in the formation of our character． |
| D．Society has Little effect on us in our personality． |
| A．is born successful | B．determines to make a difference |
| C．makes great effort | D．admits defeat easily |
| A．some people can live a good life because they can manage their lives |
| B．people haven"t made it clear yet what is the key personality trait（持点,特征） to be a success |
| C．in ancient Greece the role of family and the environment was ignored |
| D．the relationship between personality and success has always been people"s concern |
| A．determination | B．kindness | C．politeness | D．sociability |
| A．How do people work hard? | B．Why can some people succeed? |
| C．DNA determines success or failure | D．Several factors determine personality |
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