ATheworldhaslostoneofitsbrighteststars.BritishphysicistStephenHawkingdiedonMarch14,attheageof76.Hawkingisprobablytheworld'smostfamousscientistafterAlbertEinstein.Heisanexpertonblackholes.Hehasdevotedhiswholelifetodiggingintothebeginning（andtheend）oftheuniverse."Mygoalissimple,”Hawkingoncesaid."Itistocompletelyunderstandtheuniverse,whyitisasitisandwhyitisthereatall."Hawkins'sachievementsareevengreaterifyouthinkabouthisdisability.Whenhewas21,Hawkingcaughtabadillnessthatslowlystoppedhimfrommovingortalking.Foraperiodoftime,hehadnowaytocommunicateexceptbyblinking（眨眼）.Laterhesatonawheelchairwithacomputerbyhisside.Tocommunicate,hemovedtwofingerstocontrolthecomputer'smouse.Heselectedhiswordsfromthescreen,whichwerethenspokenbyavoicesynthesizer（音響合成器）.“Ihavehadthediseaseformostofmylife,”Hawkingoncesaid."Yetithasnotstoppedmefrombeingsuccessfulatmywork."ThoughHawkingwasadisabledman,hemadegreatachievements.Hereceivedmanyawardsandprizesforhisworkduringhislifetime.ThisincludedwinningtheAlbertEinsteinAward,whichstandsforthehighestachievementintheoreticalphysics.Despitethefactthathe'snolongerwithus,hislegacywillsurelyliveonAsSajidJavid,aUK，governmentminister,putit,“AbriefhistoryonEarth;aneternityinthestars."Fromtextwecanlearn.HawkingismorefamousthanEinsteinHawkingislessfamousthanEinsteinBothHawkingandEinsteinareveryfamousNeitherHawkingnorEinsteinisfamousWhatdoestheunderlinedpronoun"it”inthesecondparagraphstandfor?Theuniverse.B.Theearth.C.Thegoal.D.Theblackhole.Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingstatementsisthefact?HawkingreceivedmanyawardsandprizesexcepttheAlbertEinsteinAward.Theillnesskepthimfrommovingandtalking.Hecommunicatedwithothersbyspeaking.TheillnessstoppedhimfrombeingsuccessfulBBelowisaselectionfromapopularsciencebook.Ifbloodisred,whyareveins（靜脈）blue?Actually,reinsarenotblueatall.Theyaremoreofaclear,yellowishcolor.Althoughbloodlooksredwhenit'soutsidethebody,whenit'ssittingina-veinnearthesurfaceoftheskin,it'smorefadarkreddishpurplecolor.Attherightdepth,theseblood-filledveinsreflectlessredlightthanthesurroundingskin,makingthemlookbluebycomparison.Whichworksharder,yourheartoryourbrain?Thatkindofdependsonwhetheryouarebusythinkingorbusyexercising.Yourheartworksuptothreetimesharderduringexercise,andshiftsenoughbloodoveralifetimetofillasupertanker.But,inthelongrunfourbrainprobablytipsit,becauseevenwhenyou'resittingstillyourbrainisusingtwiceasmuchenergyasyourheart,andittakesTourtofivetimesasmuchbloodtofeedit.Dooldpeopleshrinkastheyage?shrinkingallover.Theysimplyloseheightastheirspine（脊柱）becomesshorterandmorecurvedduetodisuseandtheeffects,ofgravity（重力）.Many（butnotall）menandwomendoloseheightastheygetolder.Menloseanaverageof3-4cminheightastheyage,whilewomenmaylose5cmormore.Ifyoulivetobe200yearsold,wouldyoukeepshrinkingtillyouwere,like60cmtall,likealittleboyagain?No,becauseoldpeopledon'treallyshrink!Itisnotthattheyaregrowingbackwards-theirlegs,armsandbackbonesgettingshorter.Whentheydogetshorter,it'sbecausethespinehasshortenedalittle.Or,moreoften,becomemorebaitandcurved.Whydoesspinningmakeyoudizzy（眩暈的）？Becauseyourbraingetsconfusedbetweenwhatyou'reseeingandwhatyou'refeeling.Thebrainsensesthatyou'respinningusingspecialgravity-and-motion-sensingorgansinyourinnerear,whichworktogetherwithyoureyestokeepyourvisionandbalancestable.Butwhenyousuddenlystopspinningthesystemgoesoutofcontrol,andyourbrainthinksyou'removingwhileyou'renot!Wheredofeelingsandemotionscomefrom？Mostlyfromanancientpartofthebraincalledthelimbicsystem.Allmammalshavethisbrainarea-frommicetodogs,cats,andhumans.Soallmammalsfeelbasicemotionslikefear,painanpleasure.Butsincehumanfeelingsalsoinvolveother,newerbitsofthebrain,wefeelmorecomplex,emotionsthananyotheranimalontheplanet.Ifexercisewearsyouout,howcanitbegoodforyou？Becauseourbodiesadapttoeverythingwedotothem.Andasfarasyourbodyisconcerned，it's“useit,orloseit"!It'snotthatexercise'smamkoersetyhoautahleaaclkthy;itofexerciseleavesyourbodyweakandeasilyaffectedbydisease.Whatisthecolorofbloodinaveinnearthesurfaceoftheskin?BlueB.LightyellowC.RedD.DarkreddishpurpleWhydosomeoldpeoplelookalittleshrunkenastheyage?Becausetheirspineisinactiveuse.Becausetheyaremoreeasilyaffectedbygravity.Becausetheykeepgrowingbackwards.Becausetheirspinebecomesmorebent.Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutourbrainistrue?Inthelongrun,ourbrainprobablyworksharderthanourheart.Whenourbrainsensesthespinning,wewillfelldizzy.Thebrainsoftheothermammalsareascomplexasthoseofhumans.Ourfeelingsandemotionscomefromthemostdevelopedareainourbrain.Whatisthemainpurposeoftheselection?Togiveadviceonhowtostayhealthy.Toprovideinformationaboutourbody.Tochallengenewfindingsinmedicalresearch.Toreportthelatestdiscoveriesinmedicalscience.C

CompaniesBestShineUnited(Madison,Wisconsin)Inthepastfiveyears,thisWisconsin-basedadvertisingagencyhassharedmorethan$500inprofits,withitsemployeesthroughthecompany'sShineSharesprogram.TheagencypartneredwiththeuniversityofWisconsin'soncologydepartmenttodeveloptheRide,abikingeventthatbenefitscancerresearch.Employeesalsogetsnackseveryday,"BeerThirty"onThursdays,and,SummerFridays,aprogramthatletsemployeesleaveatnoon.GroundFloorMedia(Denver,Colorado)Thekeyforworkersatthismidsizepublicrelationsfirmin.Denveristhatemployeesworkanytime,anywhereHeadquartersareinaformerwarehousedowntown,nearCoorsField.TheofficesarespreadaroundthecentralspacethatdoublesasawetbareveryThursdaywhenthecompany's"bearclub"bringsinanewbrew.Ergodyne(St.Paul,Minnesota)TheSt.Paul-basedcompanyhasgrowntooperatingoutofaretiredstorehousewithplentyofnaturallight.Rulesaboutdressing?"Wearsomething."Itspurpose?"Tocreatecoot,comfortable,andtoughsafetyworkwearforthosewhoneedittogetthejobdone.Ergodynehasaround50employees,whoenjoyhot-dishcook-offs,ticketstosportingevents,andaleastonehappyhoureveryquarter.SouthwestMichiganFirst(Kalamazoo,Michigan)It'sfamilyfirstatthisMichiganeconomicdevelopmentadvisingagency.CEORonKitchenssaysthatinthepastyear,thecompanyhasmadeapushtogogreen,initiallystartedbythemillennialemployeeswhomakeuphalftheagency'sworkforce.Anewstaffpositionwascreatedforthepurposeofmakingsureeveryemployeeisabletobalanceworkingandcheeringattheirkids'sportingeventsorgoingfishing.What'sthepurposeoftheShineSharesprogram?Toraisemoneyforaresearch.Toletemployeesleaveearlier.Tosharethecompany'sbenefits.Topartnerwithalocaluniversity.WhatdoesSouthwestMichiganFirstencouragetheiremployeestodo?Toaccompanytheirfamilies.Tocreatenewstaffpositions.Tojoinincookingcompetitions.Toenjoythemselvesinsportingevents.WhichcompanyAllowsitsstaffaflexibleworkingtime?ShineUnited.B.GroundFloorMediaC.SouthwestMichiganFirs.D.Ergodyne.Whatdothefourcompaniesmentionedinthetexthaveincommon?Theyofferemployeesfinancialsupport.Theycareaboutemployees'happiness.Theyhavestrictrulesaboutdressing.Theyhavetrainingprograms.DTrafficjamandcities,itseems,gohandinhandEveryonecomplainsaboutbeingstuckintraffic,but,liketheweather,no-oneseemstodoanythingaboutit.Inparticular,trafficengineers,transportationplanners,andpublicofficialsresponsiblefortransportationsystemsinlargecitiesare,frequentlycriticizedforfailingtosolvetrafficjam.Butistrafficjamasignoffailure?Longlinesatrestaurantsortheater'boxofficesareseenassignsofsuccess.Shouldtransportationsystemsbeviewedanydifferently?Ithinkweshouldrecognizethattrafficjamisanunpreventableby-productofsuccessful-cities,andviewthe"trafficproblem”inadifferentlight.TrafficjamoccursWheretherearelotsofpeoplebutlimitedspaces.Culturallyandeconomicallysuccessfulcitieshavetheworsttrafficproblemswhiledecayingcitiesdon'thavemuchtraffic.NewYorkandLosAngelesareAmerica'smostcrowdedcities.Butifyouwantaccessto,majorbrokeragehouses（經(jīng)紀(jì)）,youwillfindthemeasiertoreachincrowdedNewYorkthanin,anyotherlargecities.Andifyourcompanyneedsaccesstopost-productionfilmeditorsorsatellite-guidanceengineers,youwillreachthemmorequicklythroughthecrowdedfreewaysofLAthanthroughlesscrowdedroadselsewhere.Despitetrafficjam,alargernumberandwidervarietyofsocialcommunicationsandeconomicdealingscanbemadeperfectinlarge,crowdedcitiesthanelsewhere.Seeninthislight,trafficjamisanunfortunateresultofsuccess,notacauseofeconomicdeclineandurbandecay.Sowhilewecanconsidertrafficjamasincreasingcostsontheareasofbigcities,thecostsofinaccessibilityinuncrownedplacesarealmostcertainlygreater.ThereisnodoubtthattrafficjambringstheterribleeconomicandenvironmentaldamageinplaceslikeBangkok,Jakarta,andLagos.Butmobility（移動性）isfarhigherandtrafficjamlevelsarefarlowerhereintheUS,eveninourmostcrowdedcities.That'swhy,fornow,wedon'tseepeopleandcapitalstreamingofoutofSanFranciscoandChicago,headingforothercitiesinCalifornia,andIllinois.Wecanconcludefromthefirstparagraphthat.trafficjamandweatherarethetwofactorspreventingthedevelopmentofhebigcitytrafficjamseemstobeverydifficulttodealwithiftrafficengineersaretheirbeat,trafficjamcanbesolvedpublicofficialsarealwayscriticizedformisusingtheirpowerAccordingthepassage,what'stheauthor'sopiniontowardstrafficjam?Intrafficjamisunavoidable.Trafficjamisbothasignoffailureandasignofsuccess.Trafficjamistheconsequenceofsuccessfulcities.Forasuccessfulcity,trafficjamisnotunpreventable.Bysaying"decaying"（inPara.3）,thewriterprobablymeans.A.strongandhealthyB.developingC.richandsuccessfulD.decliningWhatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?ThetrafficjamlevelinJakartaislowerthanthatintheUS.ThetrafficjaminSanFranciscohasresultedin-thecapitalbecomingempty.TrafficjamhascausedterriblebadeffectsincitiessuchasBangkokandLagosCaliforniaisascrowdedandsuccessfulasSanFrancisco.第二節(jié)（共5題：每小題2分，滿分10分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白的最佳選項(xiàng)，選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。ThevalueofTearsTearscanruinmake-up,bringconversationtoastop,andgiveyouarunnynose.Tearsleaveyouembarrassedandwithoutenergy.Still,cryingisafactoflifeandt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