閱讀理解（一）APARIS—Forthelastfivedays,thosewithafewhundredextraeurosintheirpocketshavebeenabletoenjoythebestofFrenchcuisine(菜肴)whileseatedhighinthesky.FromFridayuntiltoday(localtime),aFrenchlifestyleandgourmetfoodmagazinehassponsoredlunchesanddinnerspreparedbyelitechefs.For€924(NZ$1925)perperson,guestscaneatperchedabovetheTuileriesGardenswithabird’Sohowdothedinersgettoeatinthesky?Ametaltableseating22peopleissecuredtoaplatformandsuspendedbymetalcordsfromaglassroofthatisconnectedtoacrane(起重機(jī)).Thecraneslowlyliftsthetablesome50metresintotheair.Theguestsarestrappedintolarge,cushionedblackchairsnotunlikethoseofarollercoaster.Twochandeliersandlargelightshangfromtheglassroof.“Ihaveworkedinthisparkfor28years,andIhaveneverseenanythinglikethis,”saidLansanaGoudiaby,52,whoworksforacleaningcompanyhelpingoutattheevent.“It'swonderful.”Theeventisnotonlyaboutluxurydining—€100fromeverycustomer'smealgoestoFrance'sFederationofRareDiseases,whichfundsresearch.“ThiseventshowsthehumandimensionofFrenchchefs,andweareverythankfulfortheirgenerosity,”saidthefederation'spresident,Marie-ChristineLouppe.The12chefstakingpartrepresentthecity'sbestdiningestablishments,andwillhavepreparedatotalof550mealsbythetimethefivedaysofskydiningconcludes.LunchtimecustomersonFridaydinedunderabrilliantbluesky,whileeveningguestssatunderthestars.ThealfrescoattractionwaslaunchedatatimewhentheFrenchcapitalistryingtoholdontotourists.Parisregisteredancentdropinforeignvisitorsinthefirsthalfofthisyear,comparedwiththefirsthalfof202256.FromParagraph4,weknowthat___________.A.thereareonly22peopleintheplatformB.theguestscouldmovearoundwhilediningC.thedinersareliftedandputdownbythecraneD.theplatformwashungfromtheroofofabuilding57.Byholdingtheevent,theyhopedto_________.A.provehowgenerousFrenchchefsareB.collectmoneyformedicalresearchesC.showitisexcitingtodineupintheskyD.offerachancetopromoteFrenchculture58.Marie-ChristineLouppeexpressedhergratitudetoFrenchchefsbecause_________.A.shecanhaveatasteofFrenchcuisineB.12FrenchchefswilltakepartforfreeC.herfederationwillgetpartoftheprofitD.theywillcook550mealsfortheproject59.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?A.TherestaurantintheskyB.EnjoyFrenchcuisineinParisC.ServelunchandsupperintheairD.DininghighintheskyforbigpriceinParisBSurfingthenetisgoodforallages,notjusttheyoung,sharpeningupthebrainsofmiddle-agedandolderadultsaswellasyoungminds,researchhasshown.Experiencedinternetuserswereshowntodoubleactivityinthecomplexthinkingpartofthebrainduringwebsearches,theresearchbyscientistsatthein()hasfound.Ourmoststrikingfindingwasthatinternetsearchingappearstoengageagreaterextentofneuralcircuitry(神經(jīng)回路)thatisnotactivated(激活)duringreading--butonlyinthosewithprior(先前的)internetexperience.Readingabookdidnotproducethesamepatternsofbrainactivity,theresearchersfound.Websiteusersandreadersalikeshowedanincreaseinactivityinregionsofthebraincontrollinglanguage,reading,memoryandvisualability.Butonlythevolunteerswithinternetexperiencealsoregisteredasignificantboost(提高)inthebrainareasthatdealwithdecision-makingandcomplexreasoning.MentallychallenginggamessuchascrosswordpuzzlesandSoduko(數(shù)獨(dú))arealreadyknowntohelpolderpeoplethinkfasterandmoreclearly.Scientistsbelieveusingcomputersmayhaveasimilareffect."Thestudyresultsareencouraging,thatemergingcomputerisedtechnologiesmayhavephysiologicaleffectsandpotentialbenefitsformiddle-agedandolderadults,saidProfSmall.“Asimple,everydaytasklikesearchingtheWebappearstoenhancebraincircuitryinolderadults,demonstratingthatourbrainsaresensitiveandcancontinuetolearnaswegrowolder.”Thereducedbrainactivationseeninlessexperiencedinternetusersmaybeduetoparticipantsnotfullyunderstandingthestrategiesneededtosurftheweb,headded.“Withmoretimeonthe,theymaydemonstratethesamebrainactivation(活化)patternsasthemoreexperiencedgroup,”hesaid.60.Whatdoweknowaboutthefindingoftheresearch?A.Allparticipantshaveimprovedtheirreasoningability.B.Internetsearchingincreasesthebrainactivityofvolunteers.C.Readingabookdoesn’tbenefitmiddle-agedandolderadults.D.Theneuralcircuitryofthebrainremainsinactiveafterreading.61.Theunderlinedword“register”inParagraph5probablymeans___________.A.sendamailB.showC.noticeD.recordone’sname62.Whatisthesimilaritybetweenusingcomputersandsolvingcrosswordpuzzles?A.PeoplehavetochallengetheirbrainB.ThinkingisinvolvedintheactivityC.Theyboostthebrainfunctionofmiddle-agedandseniorsD.Theydoubleactivityinthecomplexthinkingpartofthebrain.63.Whyaretheresultsencouraging?A.Moremiddle-agedandelderlyadultsmayfindpleasureonlineB.ComputerizedtechnologiesmaymakeourlifebetterandbetterC.Themiddle-agedandoldadultsmaybenefitfrommoderntechnologyD.Surfingtheinternetcankeepthemiddle-agedandelderlyadultsyoungCAnAfricanfarmerhadheardtalesaboutotherfarmerswhohadmademillionsofdollarsbydiscoveringdiamondmines.Thesetalessoexcitedthefarmerthathecouldhardlywaittosellhisfarmandtoexplorediamondshimself.

SohesoldthefarmandspenttherestofhislifewanderingtheAfricancontinent,searchingunsuccessfullyforthepreciousstonethatbroughtsuchhighpricesonthemarketsoftheworld.

Finally,broke,wornout,anddisappointed,hethrewhimselfintoariveranddrowned.Meanwhile,backatthefarm,themanwhohadboughthisfarmhappenedtobecrossingasmallstreaminthefieldonedaywhenhesawsomethingshiningatthebottomofthestream.Hepickeditup.Itwasasparkling(發(fā)出閃光)stone—agoodsizestone—and,admiringit,helaterputitonhisfireplacemantel(壁爐架)asaninterestingcuriosity.Severalweekslater,aguestvisitedthefarmer.Helookedcloselyatthestone,helifteditinhishandandnearlyfainted.Heaskedthefarmerifheknewwhathe'dfound.Whenthefarmersaidno,thathethoughtitwasjustapieceofcrystal(水晶),thevisitortoldhimhehadfoundoneofthelargestdiamondseverdiscovered.Thefarmerwasastonished.Hetoldthemanthathisstreamwasfullofthesebrilliantstones,andhisfarmlandwascoveredwiththem.Notallwereaslarge,perhaps,astheoneonhismantel,buttheyweresprinkledgenerouslythroughouthisfarmland.

Needlesstosay,thefirstfarmerhadsoldthefarmsothathecouldsearchforadiamondmine,butitturnedouttobethemostproductive(富饒的)diamondmineontheentireAfricancontinent.

Thefirstfarmerhadowned,freeandclear,acresofdiamonds,buthadsoldthemforpracticallynothinginordertolookforthemelsewhere.64.WhydidtheAfricanfarmersoldhisfarm?A.Hewouldliketogoonadventure.B.Hecouldn’tfinddiamondsinhisfarmland.C.Hewantedtoexplorediamondsomewhereelse.D.HehopedtotravelaroundtheAfricancontinent.65.Howwouldthefirstfarmerhavefeltifhehadknownheoncehadownedadiamondmine?A.Surprised.B.Regretful.C.Delighted.D.Thrilled.66.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?A.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.B.Thelongestjourneystartswithasinglestep.C.Byignorancewemistake,andbymistakeswelearn.D.Ifweactblindly,wemayarelikelytofailure.67.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?A.AnAfricanFarmerB.TwoAfricanFarmersC.Howthefarmerregretted！D.Wherecanyoufindtheriches?DCyclingandhealthGettingonyourbikeregularlynotonlyhelpsyoutravelfasterthandrivingacar,itimprovesyourhealth,andalsomakesyoufeelbetter.HowcyclingimprovesfitnessAstudycarriedoutfortheDepartmentofTransportfoundthatevenasmallamountofcyclingcanleadtosignificantgainsinfitness.Thestudyfoundthataerobicfitnesswasboosted(提高)by11%afterjustsixweeksofcyclingshortdistancesfourtimesaweek.Ifcyclingfourmilestoandfromworkintotaladaytheaerobicbenefitincreasedto17%.Legstrengthalsoimprovedinthecyclistsinthestudy.Thisismoreimportantthanitseemsbecauselegstrengthimprovesothermobility(活動(dòng)性)byallowingpeopletogetoutofchairsmoreeasily,andhelpsolderpeopleespeciallyavoidfallsandthebrokenbonesandotherinjuriesassociatedwiththem.Cycling,theresearchersbehindthestudyconcluded,isoneofthefewphysicalactivitieswhichcanbeundertakenbythemajorityofthepopulationaspartofadailyroutine.Whocancycle?Therearenorealagebarrierstocycling,andpeopleofdifferentagescanrideabike.Anyonewithheartdiseaseorotherconditionsaffectingtheiractivityshouldconsulttheirdoctorbeforestartinganyexerciseprogram._____________Whatsetscyclingapartfrommostotherformsofexerciseishowwellitfitsintoourbusy,modernlifestyles.Apartfromthebicycleitselfnootherequipmentisneeded,nospecialtimeneedstobeset,andnospecialclothesareneeded.Insteadofspendingtimestuckinacarorbus,youspenditonthebike,thereisnoneedtofindextratimetoexercise.Yousimplystarttorideabikewhenyouwouldotherwisehavegonebycar,bus,trainoronfoot.Howmuchyouridedependsonyou,yourfitnessandyourlifestyle.Newcyclistscouldstartoffbyusingthebiketopopafewhundredyardsdowntheroadtotheshopsorthepostbox,andgraduallyincreasethedistancetheycover.Inafewweeksaerobicfitnesswillhaveimprovedandyouwillbeabletorideformiles.68.Howdoestheauthorconvincereadersofthehealthbenefitsofcycling?A.Byprovidingsomeexamples.B.Bycomparingdifferentcases.C.Bylistinganumberoffigures.D.Bycitingthefindingsofastudy.69.Cyclingisalsobeneficialtotheoldbecause__________.A.theycanbecomestrongerphysicallyandmentallyB.itreducethechanceoftheoldbeinghurtbytrafficC.cyclingpreventstheoldpeoplefrombeinginjuredD.regularcyclingcanhelptheoldpeopleremainalive70.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethetitleofthelastpart?A.TipsforcyclingB.GettingstartedC.WhyweshouldcycleD.Thefeaturesofcycling71.Cyclingisdifferentfromotherformsofexerciseinthat________.A.itcanhelpustokeepupwithchangingtimesB.youdon’thavetopurchaseanysportsfacilitiesC.itisconvenientforyoutoexerciseevenatworkD.youcancombineexercisewithyourdailyroutineEGoodlooksreallyDOboostwages,researcherssayItisablowfortheUglyBettysandPlainJanes—researchshowsthatgoodlooksleadtobetterpay.Aof4,000youngmenandwomenfoundthatbeautyboostedpaychecksmorethanintelligence.Thosewhoarejudgedtobetheeasiestontheeyeearnedupto10percentmorethantheirlessattractivefriendsandcolleagues.Appliedtotheaveragesalaryof￡25,000,theirincomedifferencewouldbeasmuchas￡2,500ayear—oraround￡50aweek.Itisunclearwhatisbehindthephenomenonbutitmaybethatbeautyboostsconfidence.Theself-confidencemayappeartobedoingbetterthantheyareandwillhavelessdoubtaboutaskingforapayrise.ResearcherJasonFletcher,ofYaleUniversityintheU.S.,ratedtheattractivenessoftheyoungmenandwomen.Justoverhalfwerejudgedaverage,while7percentwereconsideredtobeveryattractiveand8percentwerejudgedunattractiveorveryunattractive.ThevolunteersalsosatanIQtestanddisclosedtheirsalary.Itbecameclearthatpayscales(工資等級(jí)表)werefarfromfair.Forinstance,a14-pointincreaseontheIQscorewasassociatedwitha3to6percentincreaseinwage.Butbeingofabove-averagelooksboostedpayby5to10percent.Foraplainpersontobepaidthesameasaveryattractiveone,theywouldhavetobe40percentbrighter,thejournalEconomicsLettersreports.DrFletchersaid:“Theresultsdoshowthatpeople'slookshaveanimpactontheirwagesanditcanbeverysubstantial.”72.Fromthetext,wecaninferthat“theUglyBettysandPlainJanes”referto___________.A.ordinary-lookinggirlsB.thepeoplewholookuglyC.common-lookingyoungpeopleD.thegirlwhosenamesareBettysandJanes73.Thepossiblereasonwhygood-lookingpeopleearnmoremoneyisthat________.A.betterappearanceleadstobetterperformanceB.popularitymainlydependonone’sappearanceC.appearanceislinkedtoone’sprofessionalskillsD.betterappearancecontributestomoreconfidence74.WhywerethevolunteersaskedtotakeanIQtest?A.Toacquiremoreinformation.B.Tofindouttheirspecialtalents.C.Togetinformationabouttheirpay.D.Toknowwhethertheyarequalified.75.Togetthesamepayasaprettygirl,anordinary-lookinggirlmust_____________.A.workmuchharderB.haveahigherIQC.worklongerhoursD.havehighereducation（二）AFIRSTtherewasHarryPotter,thentherewasTwilight.Thebooksshowthegreatpopularityoffantasyandvampire(吸血鬼)storiesamongteenstoday.Lastweek,AmericanlibrariesheldaTeenReadWeek.Manyhighschoolerstookthechancetovoteforthe2022Teens'TopTen.It'sclearfromthelistthatfantasyandvampiresarepreferredchoicesforyoungpeopleinAmerica.BesidesStephenieMeyer'sBreakingDawn(Book4intheTwilightseries),anotherfavoriteisSuzanneCollins'sHungerGames.StephenieMeyerherselfsaysthatshewasupallnightreadingthebook.Thebookisaboutthedeadlyrealitytelevisionshow,"HungerGames".JustasinTwilight,thereisastrongemotionalbond(關(guān)系)betweenteenagersKatnissandPeeta,whoattheendofthegamehavetomakethechoicetokillorbekilled.AnotherbooktolookoutforisCassandraClare'sCityofAshes,ascience-fictionbestsellerfromAustralia.Inthistaleofvampiresandwerewolves(狼人)Jaceisashadowhunter.HeteamsupwithClaryFray,ahumanwhohasthegiftofbeingabletoseetheshadowworld.SarahDebraskiispresidentoftheYoungAdultLibraryServicesAssociation.InaninterviewwithElizabethKennedyfor,shesaidthatteenagerscontinuetolovefantasybooks,butalsowanttobeabletoreadaboutthemselves,whethertheyarereadingrealismorfantasy.AswiththeTwilightseriesmostofthetenbookshaveastrongloveelement.Theyalsoshowatypicaltrendinfictionforyoungadults.Alloftheleadcharactersareallgirls.“Asfemalestendtoreadmorethanboys,especiallygrowingup,strongfemalecharactersarepopular,”saidBrendanFredericks,oftheBritishpublishinghouseGollancz,speakingwithFionaPurdonatthinkthelovestoriesinthesebooks,setagainsthorror/fantasy/supernaturalbackgrounds,alsomakethemappealing,”hesaid.56.Fromthepassagewecanlearn_____amongAmericanteengers.A.HarryPotterisverypopularB.TwilightisthemostpopularbookC.fantasyandvampiresstoriesareverypopularD.strongfemalecharactersareverypopular57.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.StephenieMeyerprefersBreakingDawntoHungerGames.B.StephenieMeyerwroteHungerGames.C.KatnissandPeetaarechractersinTwilightD.StephenieMeyerenjoysreadingHungerGames.58.Fromthethepassagewecaninfer_______.A.CassandraClareisanAustralianB.Clare'sCityofAsheswillbeabestsellerC.SarahDebraskiwantstoreadaboutherself.D.youngadultslikelovestories.59.Whichofthe2022Teens’TopTenarereferredtointhepassage?A.HarryPotter,Twilight,BreakingDawnandHungerGamesB.HarryPotter,Twilight,BreakingDawnandCityofAshesC.BreakingDawn,TheHungerGames,CityofAshesandTwilight.D.BreakingDawn,TheHungerGamesandCityofAshesBPrincetonLocationTheUniversityisinPrinceton,NewJersey.Itisanhour'strainridesouthofNewYorkCityandanhour’strainridenorthofStudentsThereare4,600undergraduates(本科生).Therearealso1,900graduatestudents,butPrincetonisunusualamonguniversitiesinhavingastudentbodymadeuplargelyofundergraduates.FacultyPrincetonhasabout700full-timefacultymembers(教員).Thereareanother300orsopart-timeandvisitingfaculty.AllfacultymembersatPrincetonareexpectedtoteachandresearch.DegreesPrincetonofferstwoundergraduatedegrees:thebachelor(學(xué)士)ofarts.)degreeandthebachelorofscienceinengineeringdegree.AcademicYearAnacademicyearrunsfromSeptembertolateMayandlaststwoterms（fallandspring）.Anormalcourseloadisfourorfivecoursesperterm,althoughmanystudentstakeextracourses.ResidencesPrincetonprovideshousingforallundergraduatestudents.Freshmenandsecond-yearstudentsarerequiredtospendtheirfirsttwoyearsinoneoffivecolleges.Eachcollegehasitsowndininghall,commonroomsandcomputercenters.FeesandExpenses（AcademicYear2022-2022）Tuition(學(xué)費(fèi)):$29,910Roomandboard:$8,387Otherexpenses(books,telephone,etc.):$3,083Total:$41,38060.InPrincetonUniversity,anundergraduatewillpayatleast________fortheAcademicYear2022-2022besidestuition.A.$41,380 B.$52,850 C.$11,470 D.$8,38761.InwhatwayisPrincetonA.Ithasfivecolleges.B.Itsstudentsaremainlyundergraduates.C.Itprovideshousingforallundergraduatestudents.D.AllthefacultymembersatPrincetonareexpectedtoteachandresearch.62.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Princetonofferstwoundergraduatedegrees.B.AnacademicyearlastsaboutninemonthsinPrincetonC.Undergraduatesshouldspendtheirfirsttwoyearsinoneoffivecolleges.D.It'saboutanhour'strainridefromPrincetonUniversitytothenorthofNewYorkCity.CTheimpressionyoumakeatthebeginningofaninterviewisveryimportant.Employersoftendecidetohiresomeoneinthefirstthreeminutesoftheinterview.Theyjudgeyoubyyourappearance，attitudeandmanners.Afriendlysmilewhenyouwalkintotheroomisimportant.Asmileshowsaconfident(自信的)andpositiveattitude.Whenyouintroduceyourself，makeeyecontactwiththeinterviewer.Someinterviewersofferahandshake.Othersdon’t.Trytobeasnaturalaspossible.Butpayattentiontoyourbodylanguage.Thewayyousit,walk,gesture,useyourvoiceandshowfeelingsonyourfaceisallpartofyourbodylanguage.Itmakestheinterviewerknowhowyoufeelaboutyourselfandthesituationyouarein.Areyoufeelingpositivelyaboutyourself?

Yourabilities?

Yourinterestinthejob?Speakclearlyandloudlyenough.Showinterestandenthusiasminyourvoice.Whenyouspeak,lookattheinterviewer.Also,don’tsaynegativethingsaboutyourself,orformeremployer.Listentoquestionscarefully.Ifyoudon’tunderstandaquestion，asktheinterviewertorepeatorexplain：“I’msorry,butIdidn’tcatchthat.”“I’mnotsureexactlywhatyoumean.”Almosteveryoneisnervousinajobinterview.Interviewersknowthat.Theydon’texpectyoutobetotallycalmandrelaxed.Buttheyexpectyoutotrytocontrolyournervousness.Theyexpectyoutoshowconfidenceinyourabilitytodothejob.Attheendoftheinterview,thanktheinterviewerforherorhistime.It’sagoodideatosendashortthank-youletterrightaftertheinterview,ordeliveritbyhand.Phonethecompanyifyouhavenotheardanythingafteroneweek.Askiftheyhavemadeadecisionaboutthejob.Goodluck！63.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat

______.

A.youshouldalwaysputonasmilewhenmeetingtheemployer

B.youshouldstandstillwithrespectbeforetheemployer

C.thefirstimpressionisveryimportantinaninterview

D.employersunderstandandlikeemployees’nervousness64.Whyshouldwepayattentiontoourbodylanguage?

A.Becauseitcanhelpuswintheemployer’spositiveimpression.

B.Becauseitcanhelpusfeelabouttheemployer.

C.Becauseitisneededbyouremployer.

D.Becauseweneedittoimproveourfeelings.65.Themainpurposeofthepassageis

______.

A.togiveyousomeadviceontheartoffindingajob

B.totellrightfromwrongaboutjobinterviews

C.toexplainwhyweshoulddosomethingaboutaninterview

D.tosuggestnotbeingshyinaninterview66.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.AFriendlySmile

B.MakingaGoodExpressionC.Don’tBeNervous

D.SendingaThank-YouLetterDLongbusridesareliketelevisionshows.Theyhaveabeginning,amiddle,andanendwithcommercials(商業(yè)廣告)thrownineverythreeorfourminutes.Thecommercialsareunavoidable.Theyhappenwhetheryouwantthemornot.Everycoupleofminutesabillboardglidesbyoutsidethebuswindow.“BuySuperCleanToothpaste.”“DrinkGoodWetRootBeer.”“FillupwithPacificGas.”O(jiān)nlyifyousleep,whichisequaltoturningthetelevisionsetoff,areyousparedtheunendingcryof“YouNeedIt!BuyItNow!”Thebeginningoftherideiscomfortableandsomewhatexciting,evenifyou’vetraveledthatwaybefore.Usuallysomethingshavechangednewhouses,newbuildings,sometimesevenanewroad.Thebusdriverhasastyleofdrivingandit’sfuntotrytofigureitoutthefirsthourorso.Ifthedriverisparticularlyreckless(魯莽的)ordaring,theridecanbeasthrillingasasuspensestory.Willthedriverpassthetruckintime?Willthedrivermoveintotherightorthelefthandlane?Afterawhile,ofcourse,theexcitementdiesdown.Sleepingforawhilehelpspassthemiddlehoursoftheride.Foodalwaysmakesbusridesmoreinteresting.Butyou’vegottobecarefulofwhatkindoffoodyoueat.Toomuchsaltyfoodcanmakeyouverythirstybetweenstops.Theendoftherideissomewhatlikethebeginning.Youknowitwillsoonbeoverandthere’sakindofexpectationandexcitementinthat.Theseatofcourse,hasbecomeharderasthehourshavepassed.Bynowyou’vesatwithyourlegscrossed,withyourhandsinyourlap,withyourhandsonthearmrestsevenwithyourhandscrossedbehindyourhead.Theendcomesjustatnomorewaystosit.tothepassage,whatdothepassengersusuallyseewhentheyareonalongbustrip?ontheroad.ontelevision.onthebillboards.stations.isthepurposeofthispassage?givethewriter’sopinionaboutlongbustrips.persuadeyoutotakealongbustrip.explainhowbustripsandtelevisionshowsdiffer.describethebillboardsalongtheroad.writerofthispassagewouldprobablyprefer_____.driverswhoaren’trecklessalonetelevisionsetonthebusbillboardsalongtheroadwriterfeelslongbusridesarelikeTVshowsbecause_____.commercialsbothonTVshowsandonbillboardsalongtheroadarefunbothhaveabeginning,amiddle,andanend,withcommercialsinbetweendriversarealwaysrecklessonTVshowsjustastheyareonbusestravelingandwatchingTVarenotexciting.ETherewasonethoughtthatairpollutionaffectedonlytheareaimmediatelyaroundlargecitieswithfactoriesandheavyautomobiletraffic.Atpresent,werealizethatalthoughthesearetheareaswiththeworstairpollution,theproblemisliterallyworldwide.Onseveraloccasionsoverthepastdecade,aheavycloudofairpollutionhascoveredtheeastoftheUnitedStatesandbroughthealthwarningsinruralareasawayfromanymajorconcentrationofmanufacturingandautomobiletraffic.Infact,theveryclimateoftheentireearthmaybeinfectedbyairpollution.Somescientistsconsiderthattheincreasingconcentrationofcarbondioxideintheairresultingfromtheburningoffossilfuels(coalandoil)iscreatinga“greenhouseeffect”—conservingheatreflectedfromtheearthandraisingtheworld’saveragetemperature.Ifthisviewiscorrectandtheworld’stemperatureisraisedonlyafewdegrees,muchofthepolaricecapwillmeltandcitiessuchasNewYork,Boston,Miami,andNewOrleanswillbeinwater.

Anotherview,lesswidelyheld,isthatincreasingparticularmatterintheatmosphereisblockingsunlightandloweringtheearth’stemperature—aresultthatwouldbeequallydisastrous.Adropofjustafewdegreescouldcreatesomethingclosetoanewiceage,andwouldmaneagriculturedifficultorimpossibleinmanyofourtopfarmingareas.Todaywedonotknowforsurethateitheroftheseconditionswillhappen(thoughonerecentgovernmentreportdraftedbyexpertsinthefieldconcludedthatthegreenhouseeffectisverypossible)Perhaps,ifweareluckyenough,thetwotendencieswilloffseteachotherandtheworld’stemperaturewillstayaboutthesameasitisnow.Drivenbyeconomicprofits,peopleneglectthedamageonourenvironmentcausedbythe“advancedcivilization”.Maybetheairpollutionisthepricethehumanbeingshavetopayfortheirdevelopment.Butisitreallyworthwhile?71.Peopleusedtothinkthatairpollution_______.A.causewidespreaddamageinthecountrysideB.affectedtheentireeasternhalfoftheUnitedStatesC.haddamagedeffectonhealthD.existedmerelyinurbanandindustriesareas72.Astothegreenhouseeffect,theauthor__________.A.sharethesameviewwiththescientist.B.isuncertainofitsoccurrenceC.rejectsitasbeingungroundedD.thinksthatitwilldestroytheworldsoon73.Theword“offset”inthesecondparagraphcouldbereplacedby_________.A.slipinto

B.makeupforC.setup

D.catchupwith74.Itcanbeconcludedthat____________.A.raisingtheworld’stemperatureonlyafewdegreeswouldnotdomuchharmtolifeonearth.B.loweringtheworld’stemperaturemerelyafewdegreeswouldleadmajorfarmingareastodisaster.C.almostnotemperaturevariationshaveoccurredoverthepastdecade.D.theworld’stemperaturewillremainconstantintheyearstocome.75.Thispassageismainlyabout__________.A.thegreenhouseeffect.B.theburningoffossilfuels.C.thepotentialeffectofairpollution.D.thelikelihoodofanewiceage.（三）AFiveyearsago,whenIwasdiagnosedtobeHIVpositive,Ididn’tknowwhattodo.Ifelt