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     阅读下面短文,根据所读内容在文后第76-85小题的空格里填上适当的单词或短语。
注意：每空不超过3个单词。      The best thing you can say about the roofs of most city buildings is that you don"t have to look at them.
That"s very good, since an urban landscape viewed from above can be an unlovely thing-block after block
of tarred (铺有沥青的) black rooftops, sticky in summer, ugly year-round. Or at least that"s the way it used
to be.
     But urban roofs are going green. Environmental designers have begun to realize that the tops of buildings
don"t have to be wastelands. Indeed, they can be gardens, planted with grasses, flowers and bushes.
     A planted roof usually comes in one of two varieties: extensive or intensive. The extensive type is wide
and shallow, with a soil depth of less than 8 inches, able to support smaller plants. The intensive type may
be smaller, but it"s relatively deeper and home to larger plants. Whatever the design, green roofs are not so
simple as ordinary gardens. The have multiple layers beneath the soil, including a drainage layer, waterproofing,
structural support, and so on. But this system can do a great deal of good. A recent paper in the journal Bio
Science tells that green roofs can control temperature, contain water and clean the air. And most impressively,
they can cut heat loss from a building by 50%, lower air-conditioning costs by 25%, and reduce the
urban-heated-island effect by 2℃.
     Of course, apart from the square feet greened and heat reduced, green roofs are even more valued since
people can gain some psychological comfort simply by having a quiet place to go. as so often happens, what"s
good for the planet can also be good for the spirit.

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1. Roofs Going Green 2. Tarred Roofs 3. ugly year-round 4. Varieties/Types 5. Extensive
6. possibly smaller 7. Multiple layers 8. Advantage benefits 9. controlling temperature 10. Mental/Psychological

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阅读理解。 Critics say Microsoft Windows 95 must be able to do what the company has said or sales will fall sharply.
This could mean the public would reject future Microsoft products. The public would lose trust in the company. Some people say this will not happen. They say Microsoft sent out several thousand copies of their new product to computer experts to test several months before it was released. Problems that these testers found were
immediately corrected. Microsoft representatives are working to solve all the other problems buyers find when
they try the new system. Computer industry experts say that if there are no major problems Microsoft can
expect to earn about 7 thousand million dollars from Windows 95 in the first two years. The experts say this
could be just a beginning for Microsoft and the whole computer industry. The experts say Windows 95 can
help the user do many different and difficult tasks. They say this means the sale of more powerful computers
and other computer products will increase as people learn about the new Microsoft product. Other companies
say Windows 95 is not a big improvement. The Apple Computer Company says its Mackintosh Operating System has been able to do many of the same things since 1989. For example, it has been able to let users work two
different programs at the same time. The Amega Computer also has offered this for almost ten years. And IBM
says the operating system it developed about 7 years ago is very similar. 1. In the passage the writer _____. A. thinks Windows 95 will be a success
B. is doubtful about what Microsoft Company has promised
C. shows no opinion of his own
D. is advertising Windows 95 for Microsoft Company 2. Some believe that Windows 95 will not only bring in a lot of money but also _____.A. replace the older products
B. threat (威胁) other computer companies
C. help sell other products produced by Microsoft Company
D. bring about changes in other fields 3. All the following show Windows 95 is important to Microsoft Company except _____.A. Windows 95 will build up people"s faith (信心) in the country"s future products
B. Windows 95 will bring about a great change in the whole computer industry
C. other companies don"t think highly of Windows 95
D. Windows 95 will help sell more powerful computers

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阅读理解。 "A good book for children should simply be a good book in its own right," says Mollie Hunter. Born and
brought up near Edinburgh, Mollie has devoted her talents to writing primarily for young people. She firmly
believes that there is always and should always be a wider audience for any good book whatever its main
market is. In Mollie"s opinion it is necessary to make full use of language and she enjoys telling a story, which
is what every writer should be doing."If you aren"t telling a story, you"re a very dead writer indeed," she says.
With the chief function of a writer being to entertain (让人愉快), Mollie is indeed an entertainer."I have this
great love of not only the meaning of language but of the music of language," she says. "This love goes back
to early childhood. I"ve told stories all my life. I had a school teacher who used to ask us what we would like
to be when we grew up and, because my family always had dogs, and I was very good at handling them, I said
I wanted to work with dogs, and the teacher always said "Nonsense, Mollie, dear, you"ll be a writer." So finally
I thought that this woman must have something, since she was a good teacher and I decided when I was nine
that I would be a writer."
This childhood intention is described in her novel, A Sound of Chariots, which although written in the third
person is clearly autobiographical (自传体的) and gives a picture both of Mollie"s ambition (理想) and her
struggle towards its achievement. Thoughts of her childhood inevitably(不可避免地) brought thoughts of the
time when her home was still a village with buttercup meadows and strawberry fields-sadly now covered with
modern houses."I was once taken back to see it and I felt that somebody had lain dirty hands all over my
childhood. I"ll never go back," she said."Never.""When I set one of my books in Scotland," she said,"I can
recall my romantic (浪漫的) feelings as a child playing in those fields, or watching the village blacksmith at
work. And that"s important, because children now know so much so early that romance can"t exist for them,
as it did for us." 1. What does Mollie Hunter feel about the nature of a good book? A. It should not aim at a narrow audience.
B. It should be attractive to young readers.
C. It should be based on original ideas.
D. It should not include too much conversation. 2. In Mollie Hunter"s opinion, which of the following is one sign of a poor writer? A. Being poor in life experience.
B. Being short of writing skills.
C. The weakness of description.
D. The absence of a story. 3. What do we learn about Mollie Hunter as a young child? A. She didn"t expect to become a writer.
B. She didn"t enjoy writing stories.
C. She didn"t have any particular ambitions.
D. She didn"t respect her teacher"s views. 4. In comparison with children of earlier years, Mollie feels that modern children are _____. A. more intelligent
B. better informed
C. less eager to learn
D. less interested in reality 5. What"s the writer"s purpose in this text? A. To describe Mollie Hunter"s most successful books.
B. To share her enjoyment of Mollie Hunter"s books.
C. To introduce Mollie Hunter"s work to a wider audience.
D. To provide information for Mollie Hunter"s existing readers.

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阅读理解。     There are many famous museums throughout the world where people can enjoy art. Washington, D.C. has
the National Gallery of Art (美术馆); Paris has the Luvre; London, the British Museum. Florida International
University (FIU) in Miami also shows art for people to see. And it does so without a building, or even a wall for
its drawings and paintings. FIU has opened what it says is the first computer art museum in the United States.
You don"t have to visit the University to see the art. You just need a computer linked to a telephone. You can
call the telephone number of a university computer and connect your own computer to it. All of the art is stored
in the school computer. It is computer art, produced electronically by artists on their own computers. In only a
few minutes, your computer can receive and copy all the pictures and drawings.
     Robert Shostak is director of the new computer museum. He says he starts the museum because computer
artists had no place to show their works.
     A computer artist can only record his pictures electronically and send the records, or floppy discs, to others
to see on their computers. He can also put his pictures on paper. But to print good pictures on paper, the
computer artist needs an expensive laser printer.
     Robert Shostak says the electronic museum is mostly for art or computer students at schools and universities. Many of the pictures in the museum are made by students. Mr Shostak said the FIU museum will make
computer art more fun for computer artists because more people can see it. He says artists enjoy their work
much more if they have an audience. And the great number of home computers in America could mean a huge
audience for the electronic museum. 1. The main purpose of this text is to give information about _____.A. museums throughout the world
B. an electronic art museum in Miami, U.S.A.
C. art exhibitions in Florida International University
D. latest development of computer art 2. To see the art in FIU museum, you need _____. A. floppy discs
B. a computer and a printer
C. pictures and drawings on paper
D. a computer connected to the museum by telephone line3. The museum was started when _____. A. Robert Shostak wanted to do something for computer scientists
B. Robert Shostak wanted to help computer artists
C. art students needed a place to show their works
D. computer scientists wanted to do something about art 4. The words "an audience"in the last paragraph refer to _____.A. art students
B. computer owners
C. exhibits in the museum
D. those who will enjoy art

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阅读理解。     Who are the elders in your family? The most common answer is that they are your parents, grandparents,
uncles, aunts, and elder cousins--in a word, any relative who is older than you. But that doesn"t really answer
the question, does it? In a normal family, there is a big difference between being elderly and being an elder.
     Elders are the storytellers, the cooks, the historians, the authorities, the knitters, and the workhorses. They
are the people we respect and turn to for answers or help when we are in trouble, because of their many years
of life experience. Most of all, they are the people who raised you and your loved ones and helped you growing
into the people you are. For many years, they carried the burden of caring for your family and leading it to
better times. Now it"s your turn to dote on them. Ensuring the welfare of your elders should come as naturally
to us as raising our children.
     Unfortunately, too many people take their parents" and grandparents" ability to care for them for granted.
And in a country where so many of us live hundreds of miles from our families, looking after loved ones can
be difficult. Even so, you should make sure your loved ones are taken care of no matter where they live, and
try to look after the seniors living alone in your neighbor, too. Taking responsibility for the elders in our society
in an important thing that all citizens should do. 1. According to the author, elders are those who _____. A. are much older than us
B. bring us up by working hard
C. give us money and food
D. have many interesting stories 2. Which of the following opinions doesn"t the author agree with? A. naturally that the elders should take care of themselves
B. It"s our duty to take care of the elders when they are old
C. We should take care of the elders even if a long distance separates us from them
D. Looking after the elders is as important as raising our children 3. In which of the following columns would you most probably read this passage? A. Education
B. Parenting
C. Society
D. Family 4. The passage was written to _____.A. explain what elders are like
B. criticize those people who don"t respect elders
C. Explain why we should love elders
D. Call on people to respect and love elders

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阅读理解。     Depression (抑郁症) is a serious problem today. Depression causes workers to be unproductive, causing
companies and countries to lose billions of dollars. One expert says that depression is like cancer because it is
"widespread,costly and deadly". Depression hits one person in five around the world.
     Although people have believed depression to be a problem among the rich and educated, studies show that
depression is a problem among everyone. Over any six-month period, between five to seven percent of the
world"s population will be suffering from a serious depression.
     Suicide (自***) rates among people suffering from the disease in its extreme,or clinical form were 80
percent higher than in the population at large, and sufferers were four times more likely to have heart attacks.
People who suffer from depression often have problems sleeping,getting upon time, and doing work
productively.
      Depression,which researchers agree has its origin in the genes (基因), brings loss of confidence and
ability to concentrate-making it impossible for employees and managers to work efficiently.
     Depression is made more serious in China by Chinese"s inability to face it.Many people believe that
depressed people are either weak or lazy. Besides, there is no good treatment,with few specialists available.
     "Most patients in China just don"t get help, "a Chinese doctor says."In my hospital.I have to see 30 or 40
patients in a morning,just have time to say "Hello how do you feel?"
     In Western countries,people are not afraid to admit that they have depression,but most do not tell it to their
boss,because they fear that their boss would fire them.
     "In my experience, aging bosses are the most willing to admit they have it. Because they feel the most
secure about themselves,"an American doctor says.
     Hopefully,in the near future,people around the world will be able to admit that they have depression so that
they can get the right treatment. 1. Which of the following is true according to the passage? A. It is widely believed that everyone may suffer from depression.
B. Depression brings great problems to its sufferers in their life and work
C. Depression is a commonly-existing problem only in rich countries.
D. The poorer and the less educated a person is,the less he will suffer from depression. 2. Compared to normal people,the depressed people are likely to be _____. A.very unconfident and often absent-minded
B. easy to avoid being hit by heart attacks
C. working efficiently and productively
D. either weak or lazy 3. Depression becomes more serious in China because of _____. A. the understanding of the problem
B. the lack of treatment and doctors
C. their unwillingness to tell it to their boss
D. the doctors" careless work 4. What can we infer from the passage?A. People are suffering from depression because of the shortage of specialists.
B. The aging bosses around the world dare to say they are depressed.
C. More and more patients will turn to specialists for help.
D. Western people are braver than Chinese people.

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