閱讀理解指導(dǎo)P271-P19月24號(hào)Inordertolearntobeone’strueself,itisnecessarytoobtainawideandextensiveknowledgeofwhathasbeensaidanddoneintheworld;….1.Accordingtotheauthor,firstofallonemust.A.analyzeB.inquireC.obtainknowledgeD.actItmattersnotwhatyoulearn,butwhenyouoncelearnathing,youmustnevergiveitupuntilyouhavemasteredit.3.Theendoflearningshouldbe.A.thoughtB.masteryC.inquiryD.analysisItmattersnot….,but……,youmustnevergiveitupuntilyouhavethoroughlyunderstoodit.Itmattersnot………,but…….,youmustnevergiveitupuntilyouhavegotwhatyouwant.Itmattersnot…….,but………,youmustnevergiveitupuntilyouhavedoneitthoroughlyandwell.2.Whenyoutrytodosomething,whatmattersis.A.nottocaretoomuchaboutitB.toactimmediatelyC.tothinkcarefullybeforeyoudoitD.tocarryitthroughtotheendIfanothermansucceedsbyoneeffort,youwilluseahundredefforts.Ifanothermansucceedsbytenefforts,youwilluseathousand.4.Accordingtotheauthor,anotherman’ssuccessshould.A.spurusontogreatereffortsB.notbetakenintoconsiderationC.makeusnervousD.causeonetostoptrying5.Theauthorimpliesbutdoesnotsaythat.A.thewaytoknowledgeisthroughspecializationB.onehastoknoweverythingtobesuccessfulC.successdependsnotsomuchonnaturalabilityasitdoesoneffortD.successinone’sprofessionisleastimportantinone’slifePassage2Earthquakesmay……..,ithasbeenestimatedthatearthquake—relateddestruction……...Thegreaterpartofsuchdamageandlossoflifehasbeenduetofallingdownofbuildingsandtheeffectsofrockslides,floods,fire,disease,giganticseawaves,……..6.MostdestructionbroughtaboutbyearthquakesistheresultsofthefollowingEXCEPT.A.thecollapsingofbuildingsandthefireitcausesB.thefloodsandhugeseawavesresultingfromearthquakesC.thediseasethatoftenfollowsearthquakesD.thepanicbroughtaboutbyearthquakesThegreatmajorityofallearthquakesoccurontwospecificareas,……...Buttheymay,however,happenanywhereatanytime.Thiselementoftheunknownhasforcenturiesaddedgreatlytothefearandhorrorsurroundingearthquakes,but……7.“Thiselementoftheunknown”(Para.3)referstothefactthat.A.earthquake—relateddestructionhasbeenbeyondcalculationB.millionsofpeoplehavediedduringearthquakesC.earthquakesmayoccuranywhereatanytimeD.thereareotherphenomenaresultingfromearthquakes……..scientistshaveshownincreasingsuccessinpredictingwhenandwhereearthquakeswillstrike.Asaresult,aworldwideearthquakewarningnetworkisalreadyinoperationandhashelpedtoprepareforthevastdestruction……..8.WhichofthefollowingisNottrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Someofthenaturalphenomenaaresimilarlydestructiveasearthquakes.B.Aworldwideearthquakewarningnetworkhasnotbeenputintouse.C.Itseemspossiblenowforscientiststopredictwhenandwhereearthquakeswilloccur.D.Mostearthquakestakeplaceonsomespecificareasoftheearth.9.Theauthorbelievesthatthepredictionofearthquakes.A.shouldbemoreaccurateinfutureB.isofsomehelpC.isasamatteroffactimpossibleD.isreallyreliableItisdoubtfulthat……..,butashowandwhyearthquakeshappenbecomebetterunderstood,manwillbecomemoreandmoreabletodealwiththeirpossibledestructionbeforeitoccurs.10.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthattheauthorischieflyinterestedin.A.controllingearthquakesB.makingearthquakesharmlessC.gettingpreparedandhandlingthepossibledestructionbeforehandD.havingabetterunderstandingofearthquakesPassage3Theaccuracyofscientificobservationsandcalculationsisalwaysatthemercyof（取決于；由…支配）thescientist’stimekeepingmethods.Forthisreason,……..11.Thepassagesaysthattheaccuracyofscientificobservationdependson.A.methodsofmeasurementB.timekeepingmethodsC.basicassumptionsD.earlierexperimentsIntheirsearchforprecision,scientistshaveturnedtoatomicclocks………...12.Scientistsexpectthatatomicclockwillbe.A.morepreciseB.absolutelyaccurateC.moredurableD.indestructible…….……Onesuchatomicclockissoaccurate……….Itwillbeofgreatimportanceinfieldssuchasastronomicalobservationandlong-rangenavigation.………13.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedinthepassageastotheusageofatomicclock?A.Scientificresearch.B.Astronomicalobservation.C.TocheckEinstein’srelativitytheory.D.Longrangenavigation.Anatomicclock……..maybeusedtochecktheaccuracyofpredictionsbasedonEinstein’srelativitytheory,…….Placedinanorbitingsatellitemovingataspeedof18000milesanhour,theclockcouldbroadcastitstimereadingtoagroundstation,…….14.Whichofthefollowingisimpliedbutnotstated?A.Precisetimekeepingisessentialinscience.B.ScientistsexpecttodisproveEinstein’srelativitytheories.C.Atomicclockswillbeimportantinspaceflight.D.Therateofvibrationofanatomnevervaries.15.Anappropriatetitleforthispassagewouldbe.A.APeacetimeUseoftheAtomB.AtomsandMoleculesC.TheSatelliteTimekeepersD.TheRoleoftheClockPassage4IncommunitiesnorthofDenver,residentsarepitchingintohelpteachersandadministratorsastheVrainschoolDistricttriestosolvea$13.8millionbudgetshortageblamedonmismanagement.16.

WhathashappenedtotheVrainA.

Ahugefinancialproblemhasarisen.B.

Manyschoolstherearemismanaged.C.

Lotsofteachersinthedistrictareplanningtoquit.D.

Manyadministrativepersonnelhavebeenlaidoff.“We’reworriedaboutourteachersandprincipals,andwereallydon’twanttolosethembecauseofthis.”O(jiān)neparentsaid.“Ifwecanhelpeasetheirfinancialburden,wewill.”17.

HowdidtheresidentsintheVrainSchoolDistrictrespondtotheA.

Theyfeltsomewhathelplessaboutit.B.

Theyaccusedthoseresponsibleforit.C.

Theypooledtheireffortstohelpsolveit.D.

Theydemandedathoroughinvestigation.………..The2200-studentdistrictdiscoveredtheshortagelastmonth.“It’sextraordinary.Nobodywouldhaveimaginedsomethinghappeninglikethisatthislevel.”SaidStateTreasurerMikeCoffman18.

IntheviewofStateTreasurerMikeCoffman,theeducationalbudgetshortageis

.A.unavoidable

B.unthinkableC.insolvable

D.irreversible……Districtofficials…….AtCoffman’srequest,theDistrictAttorneyhasbeguninvestigatingthedistrict’sfinances.Coffmansayshewantstoknowwhetherdistrictofficialshidthebudgetshortage……19.

WhydidCoffmanrequestaninvestigation?

A.

Toseeiftherewasadeliberatecover-upoftheproblem.B.

Tofindouttheextentoftheconsequencesofthecase.C.

Tomakesurethattheschoolprincipalswereinnocent.D.

Tostopthevotersapprovingthe$212millionbondissue.……..AtCreekHighSchool,threestudentsstartedawebsitethatdisplaysnewspaperarticles,districtinformationandanemailforum(論壇).“Rumorsaboutwhat’shappeningtothedistrictaremovingatlightingspeed.”saidastudent.“20.

Threehighschoolstudentsstartedawebsiteinorderto

.A.

attractgreaterpublicattentiontotheirneedsB.

appealtothepublicforcontributionsanddonationsC.

exposeofficialswhoneglectedtheirdutiesD.

keeppeopleproperlyinformedofthecrisisP324P3（醫(yī)學(xué)上的冷藏術(shù)）9月28號(hào)Withoutabloodsupplyorgansdeterioraterapidly....31.Theword“deteriorate”inthefirstsentenceofthepassagemeans_____.

A)dieB)coolC)worsenD)quickenOrgansdifferintheirsensitivitytodamage.Atbodytemperature,permanentdestructionofthebrain

occursafter

morethanthreetofiveminutes;oftheheart,liverandlung,after10to30minutes;ofthekidney(腎)，after50to100minutes;andoftheskin,after6to12hours.32.Itisobviousthat_____.

A)kidneyisoneofthemostdelicateorgans

B)brainismoredelicatethanmostorgans

C)braincanneverbetransplanted

D)manypeoplearewillingtodonatetheirkidneysAlthoughtheshorterthetimetheorganisdeprivedofitsbloodsupplythebetter,thecornea(角膜)canberemovedforgrafting(移植)atrelativeleisure,but….34.Whichofthefollowingorganscansurvivethelongest?

A)LiversB)LungsC)HeartsD)Cornea

….Forakidneytobepreservedfrom48to72hours,acomplicatedmachineisrequiredtoprovideartificialcirculation.Tokeepakidneyundamagedforlongerthan72hoursisdifficult.Bloodcells,spermatozoa(精子)andcertainotherdissociatedtissuecellscanbefrozentosubzerotemperaturesandkeptaliveindefinitely.35.Cooling_____.

A)canhelppreservekidneyswithoutdamagefor72hours

B)keepsbloodcellsaliveverylonginsubzerotemperatures

C)cannotstopbloodsupply

D)keepsorgansfromdeterioratingSpecialpreservingfluidswillpreventcelldestructionbyice-crystals,butthesefluidshavedamaging

effectsifintroducedintowholeorganssuchasthekidney.

33.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A)Anewlyremovedkidneycanbekeptaliveinarefrigeratorfor1to2days.

B)Adeadkidneycanbemadetoliveafterbloodisreinfusedintoitsbloodvessels.

C)Specialpreservingfluidcanbeinfusedintobloodvesselofthekidney.

D)Kidneymaybedamagedwhenfrozentoanextremelylowdegree.

P320P4（雪崩）Deathcomesquicklyinthemountains.Eachwinterholiday-makersarecaughtunconsciousastheyhappilyskiawayfromthefixedruns,littlerealizingthatasmallavalanchecansendthemcrashinginabone-breakingfalldowntheslopeandleavethemburiedundertonsofcrispwhitesnow.…..51.Eachwinterholidaymakersinthemountainscomefacetofacewithdeathbecause___.

A.theyfailtorealizehowdangerousavalanchescanbe

B.theyarenotexpertenoughatskiingonthefixedruns

C.theyaretryingtoavoidareaswhereavalancheshappen

D.theyskigreatdistancesdownthemountainsides

ThesnowintheSalzburgofAustria,wherearecentdisastertookplace,wastypicalavalanchematerial.…52.Accordingtothewriter,skiingconditionsintheSalzburgareaofAustriabeforetheaccidenthappenedwere___.

A.perfectfortheinexperiencedskier

B.unsafebecausethenewsnowwascoveredwithice

C.typicalofconditionsresultinginavalanches

D.suitableonlyforskiinglocally

….Problemscomewhenanyparticularsectionistoothickandnotstickingtothesectionbeneath.….Theresultoftheseconditionsisthatevenaslightincreaseinthetemperaturessendsathinstreamofwaterbetweenthenewsnowandtheold.Thenthenewsnowsimplyslidesoffthemountain.53.Itwouldappearfromthepassagethatavalanchesarebroughtaboutbecause___.

A.aparticularsectionofsnowisnotthickenough

B.thereisaslightfallinthetemperature

C.heavysnowfallsturnintorain

D.theicebetweendifferentsectionsofsnowmelts

Suchslidesarenotunexpected.Localcitizensknowtheslopeswhichtendtoavalancheandtheweatherinwhichsuchslidesarelikely.Trapsaresettocatchthesnoworpreventitslipping;bombsareplacedandexplodedfromtimetotimetosetoffsmallavalanchesbeforeabigonehastimetobuildup;andaboveall,skiersarewarnednottoskiindangerareas.54.Inareaswhereavalanchesareknowntohappen___.(推理題)

A.localresidentsstayindoorswhentheweatherisbad

B.measuresaretakentopreventseriousavalanches

C.smallavalanchescaneasilybeprevented

D.skiersformthemselvesintoawalltokeepthesnowinposition

Inspiteofthis,avalancheshappeninunexpectedareasand,ofcourse,skiersignorethewarnings.Theonecomforttorecreationalskiers,however,isthatavalancheincidentsonthemarkedskislopesarequiterare.Noskiresortwantstheimageofbeingadeathtrap.

55.Althoughaccidentsdohappen,skierswillbereasonablysafeif___.(推理題)

A.theystayontheofficiallyapprovedslopes

B.theyskionlyforpleasure

C.theyskionlyatresorts

D.theychooselesscrowdedskislopesP277P2（分期付款）10月12號(hào)InWesterncountriespeoplehavebeenusingtheinstallmentplansincethefirsthalfofthetwentiethcentury.Today,alargenumberoffamiliesinGreatBritainbuyfurniture,householdgoodsandcarsbyinstallments.IntheU.S.,thefigureismuchhigherthaninGreatBritain,andpeopletherespendover10percentoftheirincomeontheinstallmentplan.41.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabouttheinstallmentplan?A.AlotofBritishfamiliesusetheinstallmentplan.B.Morethan10percentAmericanfamiliesbuythingsoninstallments.C.AmericansdependmoreoninstallmentthanBritishpeopledo.D.Americansspendonetenthoftheirincomeoninstallmentbuying.Thepriceofanarticleboughtoninstallmentsisalwayshigherthanthepricethatwouldbepaidbycash.Thereisachargeforinterest.42.Goodsboughtoninstallmentsaremoreexpensivethangoodsboughtbycashbecause____.A.thebuyerhastopayextramoneyasinterestB.thedeliveryofthegoodschargesextramoneyC.thebuyerhastopayadownpaymentD.theserviceofferedbyinstallmentplanchargedextramoney….Thelegalownershipofthegoodsremainswiththeselleruntilthefinalpaymenthasbeenmade.43.Whatwillhappentoabuyerifhefailstomakethefullpaymentforanitemboughtoninstallments?A.Hemightlosehisjob.B.Hewillstopowningtheitemhehasbought.C.Hewillhavetosellwhathehasbought.D.Hewillgointodebt.Installmentbuyinghasadvantagesanddisadvantages.Itcanhelpcoupleswithsmallincomestofurnishtheirhomesandstarthousekeeping.Itincreasesthedemandforgoods,andinthiswayhelpsbusinessandemployment.44.TheadvantageofinstallmentbuyingmightincludeallthefollowingEXCEPTthat______.A.purchasingpowerisstrengthenedB.employmentmightbeincreasedC.peopledevelopagoodhabitofsavingmoneyD.youngcouplesareabletofurnishtheirhomes….Thisiswhy,insomecountries,thegovernmentcontrolstheinstallmentplanbyfixingtheamountofthedownpaymentandinstallments(bydoingsth.表達(dá)采用的手段、方法)todiscouragepeoplefrombuyingmorethantheycanpayforontheinstallmentplan.45.Insomecountries,thegovernmentscontroltheinstallmentplanto________.A.increaseemploymentB.avoiddepressionsC.ensurethatbusinessesmakegoodprofitsD.ensurethatpeoplecanpayforwhattheybuyP308P3（英國(guó)中小學(xué)教育制度）Underthe1944Act,primaryandsecondaryeducationbecamealocalresponsibility.…46.ThefirstparagraphtellsthereaderthatinBritain,inaccordancewiththe1944act,_____．A.thegovernmentnolongercaredaboutthesecondaryandprimaryeducationB.ScotlandhadtoberesponsibleforitssecondaryandprimaryeducationC.thereweremoreschoolsrunbyvoluntaryreligiousorganizationsD.privateorganizationandinstitutionscouldalsoruntheirownschoolsPrimaryeducationisfreeand…..Secondaryeducation,…..,isprovidedbyLEAsforchildrenaged11to19;itisfreeandcompulsorytoage16(theminimumleavingagebeingraisedfrom15in1972)….47.Before1972,_____．A.childrenundertheageof15mustgotoschoolB.onlychildrenunder16didnotpayfortheireducationC.childrencouldchoosenottoreceivesecondaryeducationD.secondaryeducationwasnotcompletelyfreeUnderthe1944Actchildrenwereexaminedatage11(theso-calledelevenplus),onthebasisofwhichtheywereassignedeithertogrammarschools,whichpreparedthemforhighereducation,ortosecondarymodernschools,whichtheyusuallyleftattheminimumleavingage,…48.Theelevenplusexaminationwasone_____．A.thattestedthestudentsontheirgrammarknowledgeB.thatpreparedthestudentsforhighereducationC.thatpreparedthestudentsforsecondarymodernschoolsD.thatplacedchildrenintodifferentsecondaryschools【第三段第一句指出，學(xué)生們11歲(小學(xué)畢業(yè))時(shí)參與所謂“11歲加”考試.根據(jù)成績(jī)，可以進(jìn)入到普通中學(xué)(grammarschool)上學(xué)，也也許進(jìn)入到中檔現(xiàn)代學(xué)校學(xué)習(xí).進(jìn)入普通中學(xué)(grammarschool)學(xué)習(xí)的學(xué)生可以再考大學(xué)，而進(jìn)入現(xiàn)代學(xué)校學(xué)習(xí)的學(xué)生通常在所規(guī)定的義務(wù)制教育的年齡離開(kāi)學(xué)校，他們通常不參與大學(xué)考試(publicexamination)，因此也沒(méi)有什么證書(shū).】

…In1964theLaborgovernmentreorganizedsecondaryeducationoncomprehensivelines;thatis,eachschoolacceptedpupilsofallabilities.Theelevenpluswasabolishedinmanyareas,andthegreatmajorityofchildrennowgotocomprehensiveschools.49.In1964inBritain,_____．A.secondarymodernschoolswereimprovedtoincludechildrenofallabilitiesB.primaryeducationwasadjustedtoincludechildrenofallabilitiesC.mostchildrenbegantogointocomprehensiveschoolsafterprimaryeducationD.theelevenplusexaminationsweredeclaredillegalinmostcities….Inaddition,…,andtheInnerLondonEducationAuthority,whichprovidededucationintheinnerLondonboroughs,wasabolished.50.WhywastheInnerLondonEducationAuthorityabolished?A.Becauseitrefasedtocarryouteducationalreform.B.Becauseitlimitedschoolenrollmenttoacertaindistrict.C.Becauseitfailedtofollowthenationalcurriculum.D.Becauseitappliedtogetoutofcontrolbylocalauthorities. P278P3（電魚(yú)）①Theideaofafishbeingabletogenerateelectricitystrongenoughtolightlampbulbs—oreventorunasmallelectricmotor—isalmostunbelievable,butseveralkindsoffishareabletodothis.Evenmorestrangely,thiscuriouspowerhasbeenacquiredindifferentwaysbyfishbelongingtoverydifferentfamilies.②Perhapsthebestknownaretheelectricrays,ortorpedoes(電魚(yú)),ofwhichseveralkindsliveinwarmseas.【Theypossessoneachsideofthehead,behindtheeyes,alargeorganconsistingofanumberofhexagonalshapedcellsratherlikeahoneycomb.Thecellsarefilledwithajelly-likesubstance,andcontainaseriesofflatelectricplates.Oneside,thenegativeside,ofeachplate,issuppliedwithveryfinenerves,connectedwithamainnervecomingfromaspecialpartofthebrain.Currentpassesfromtheupper,positivesideoftheorgandownwardstothenegative,lowerside.】Generallyitisnecessarytotouchthefishintwoplaces,completingthecircuit,inordertoreceiveashock.7.

Usually

you

will

not

get

a

shock

by

touching

the

electric

ray

in

one

place

only

because

____.

A.

the

current

in

one

place

is

not

strong

enough

to

give

a

shock

B.

the

fish’s

electric

cells

are

filled

with

jellylike

substance

C.

to

complete

the

circuit,

you

have

to

touch

the

fish

in

two

places

D.

a

torpedo’s

electric

cells

contain

more

than

one

electric

plates

③Thestrengthofthisshockdependsonthesizeofthefish,butnewlybornonesonlyabout5centimetersacrosscanbemadetolightthebulbofapocketflashlightforafewmoments,whileafullygrowntorpedogivesashockcapableofknockingamandown,and,ifsuitablewiresareconnected,willoperateasmallelectricmotorforseveralminutes.8.

The

main

idea

of

the

third

paragraph

is

that

____.

A.

a

mature

torpedo

is

capable

of

producing

enough

electricity

to

knock

down

a

man

B.

the

mass

of

the

fish

decides

the

intensity

of

electric

power

it

generates

C.

the

strength

of

shock

given

by

a

young

electric

ray

can

only

light

the

bulb

of

a

pocket

flashlight

D.

to

make

full

use

of

the

energy

produced

by

electric

fish,

suitable

wires

should

be

available④Anotherfamousexampleistheelectriceel.Thisfishgivesanevenmorepowerfulshock.Thesystemisdifferentfromthatofthetorpedointhattheelectricplatesrunlongitudinally(縱向)andaresuppliedwithnervesfromthespinal(脊骨)cord.Consequently,thecurrentpassesalongthefishfromheadtotail.Theelectricorgansofthesefisharereallyalteredmusclesandlikeallmusclesareapt(likely)totire,sotheyarenotabletoproduceelectricityforverylong.9.

The

reason

why

the

electric

eel

is

able

to

give

more

powerful

shock

is

that

____.

A.

the

working

system

of

the

electric

plates

in

the

eel

is

the

most

effective

B.

the

working

system

of

the

electric

plates

in

the

eel

is

far

inferior

to

those

in

the

torpedo

C.

compared

with

those

in

the

torpedo,

the

working

system

of

electric

plates

in

the

eel

is

more

direct

and

efficient

D.

compared

with

other

electric

fish,

the

eel

possesses

much

more

electric

plates⑤Thepowerofproducingelectricitymayservethesefishbothfordefenseandattack.6.

It

can

be

seen

from

the

passage

that

____.

A.

the

capacity

to

generate

electricity

is

the

distinctive

characteristic

of

the

fish

B.

the

current

travels

in

an

upward

direction

from

the

positive

side

to

negative

side

in

torpedo’s

electric

cells

C.

some

fish

can

produce

enough

electricity

to

drive

a

number

of

electricmotors

D.

the

torpedo’s

electric

cells

have

a

shape

with

six

sides10.The

ideal

title

for

this

passage

is

____.

A.

The

Eel

B.

TorpedoC.

Electric

Fish

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Power1.generateelectricity發(fā)電2.acquire...indifferentways以不同方式獲得…3.possess擁有4.negativeside負(fù)極的一面5.positiveside正極的一面6.jelly-likesubstance果凍同樣的物質(zhì)7.fivecentimetersacross五厘米寬8.knockdown擊倒，撞倒9.electriccurrent電流10.beaptto易于…的，有…傾向的P312P2（太陽(yáng)黑子）★★Itseemstoshineunchangingly,pouringoutaconstantleveloflightyearafteryear.Butthesunmaynotbenearlysostableaswesuppose.Itisnowthoughttomovequicklyandirregularlyandchangeinlong-termcycles,growingdimmerandthenbrighterwitheachpassingyear.SomeevenfearthatitsfrequentchangingbehaviorcouldhaveagreatinfluenceontheEarth'sclimate.Thesourceofthesun'sinconstancyismagnetism.ProfessorWilliamLivingstonhasdevelopednewtheoriesaboutitsmagneticnature.“Wedon'tyetknowwhatcausessunspots,”hesays,“butwenowthinkthey'reareasofhigh-levelmagnetismthatcomeupfromthesun'sinterior.Sostrongistheirmagneticpullthatthehighlyionizedgasnearbyisnotabletotransmitenergyout.”Asaresult,theseareassendoutlessheatandlightandthusappearfromEarthtobealmostdarkirregularsurfacepatches.Sunspotactivitygenerallyfluctuatesinsteady,11-yearcycles.Scientistshavelongformedtheopinionthatasthesizeandnumberofsunspotsincreased,theoverallenergysentoutbythesunwoulddecrease.Indeed,recentstudiesconfirmedit,revealingthatduringpeakperiodsofsunspotactivity,theEarthexperiencesasmalldropthatcanbeseenclearlyinreceivedsolarenergy.CouldsuchasmalldropinenergyhaveaneffecthereonEarth?Perhaps.Somescientiststhinktheworldtemperaturecouldfallbyasmuchas0.2℃duringperiodsofhighsolarmagnetismenoughtocausesignificantfluctuationsinweatherpatterns.1.Accordingtothepassage,itisbelievedthatthesun______.【直接法】[A]movesinaquickbutsteadywayyearafteryear[B]sendsoutlessandlessheatandlightwitheachpassingyear[C]radiatesthesameamountoflighteveryyear[D]mighthaveastronginfluenceontheweatherpatterns2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofthesunspots?【直接法】+【排除法】[A]Theyarecausedbythemagneticpullfrominsidethesun.[B]Theyareareasofhigh-levelmagnetism.[C]Theyareactuallyblackholesinthesun.[D]Theyreachtheirpeakinacycleof11years.3.ItcanbeinferredthatLivingston______.【直接法】+【排除法】[A]thinkshehasdiscoveredanewpossibilityinthelinkbetweenthesunspotsandtheweatherontheEarth[B]hasgreatdoubtsaboutthetheorythatthesun'sfrequentchangeshaveaninfluenceontheEarth'sclimate[C]hasbeenrecentlyinformedbyotherscientistsofthepossibilitythatmoresunspotswillappear[D]doesnotthinkthecausesofthesunspotswillbefullyrevealedbyscientistsinthenearfuture4.Thestatementsupportedbythepassageis______.【直接法】[A]thesunshinesconstantlyandgivesoutthesameamountofenergyeveryyear[B]thecauseofthesun’sfluctuationsisitslossofenergywitheachpassingyear[C]itissurethattheenergysentoutbythesunwilldropwhenmoresunspotsappear[D]fluctuationsinweatherpatternsaretheresultsofthepullofgravity5.Thebesttitleforthepassageis______.【直接法】[A]FluctuationsinWeatherPatterns[B]MagnetismandtheSunSpots[C]TheSizeandNumberofSunSpots[D]Livingston'sNewTheoryabouttheEarth'sClimateP322P2（作家歐文）WashingtonIrvingwasAmerica’sfirstmanofletterstobeknowninternationally.HisworkswerereceivedenthusiasticallybothinEnglandandintheUnitedStates.1.ThemainpointofthefirstparagraphisthatWashingtonIrvingwas___________.A)amanwhosepersonalcharmenabledhimtosellbasicallyinferiorworkB)amanwhowasabletomovefromliteraturetopoliticsC)awriterwhohadgreatsuccessbothinhisowncountryandabroadD)America'sfirstmanoflettersHewas，infact，oneofthemostsuccessfulwritersofhistimeineithercountry，delightingalargegeneralpublicandatthesametimewinningtheadmirationoffellowwriterslikeScottinBritainandPoeandTarwthorneintheUnitedStates.2.WhatisimpliedbythecommentaboutScott,PoeandHawthorne?A)MoreAmericansthanBritonsadmiredIrving.B)Irving'sworkwasnotonlypopular,butalsoofhighliteraryquality.C)Scott,Poe,andHawthornewereprimarilyresponsibleforIrving'ssuccess.D)Irvingenjoyedgreatpopularadmiration.Therespectinwhichhewasheldwaspartlyowingtothemanhimself，withhiswarmfriendliness，hisgoodsense，hispoliteness，hisgayspirits，hisartisticintegrity，hisloveofboththeoldWorldandtheNew.ThackerydescribedIrvingasa"gentleman，who，thoughhimselfborninnoveryhighsphere，wasmostfinished，polished，witty;sociallytheequalofthemostrefinedEuropeans".InEnglandhewasgrantedanhonorarydegreefromOxford－anunusualhonorforacitizenofayoung，unculturednation－andbereceivedthemedaloftheRoyalSocietyofLiterature;AmericamadehimambassadortoSpain.Irving’sbackgroundprovideslittletoexplainhisliteraryachievements.Agiftedbutdelicatechild，hehadlittleschooling.Hestudiedlawbutwithoutzeal，andneverdidpracticeseriously.3.WhatcanbesaidaboutIrving'slawcareer?A.Heonlybegantopracti