*A

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ArchaeologistssearchingforalostcityinthejunglesofHondurashave

discoveredtheurbanremainsofwhattheybelieveisavanishedancientcivilization.

Awriterandphotographerforamagazineaccompaniedateamofscientiststo

Honduras*Mosquitiaregionreportingalegendary"WhiteCity"or"Cityofthe

MonkeyGod.”

Theexpeditionwaslaunchedafteraeriallightdetectionscanning-knownas

LIDAR-uncoveredwhatappearedtobeman-madestructuresbelowthe

rainforest,NationalGeographicsaid.Tryingtoconfirmthediscovery,ateamofU.S.

andHonduranarchaeologists,aLIDARengineer,anethnobotanist,anthropologists

anddocumentaryfilmmakersenteredtheremoteregion.Theywereprotectedby

HonduranSpecialForces.

WriterDouglasPrestonsaidtheteamemergedFebruary25,afterdocumenting

theruinsofa"vanishedculture.""IncontrasttothenearbyMaya,thisvanished

culturehasbeenscarcelystudiedanditremainsvirtuallyunknown.Archaeologists

don'tevenhaveanameforit,"Douglaswrote.Archaeologistsnolongerbelievedin

theexistenceofasingle“WhiteCity,"hesaid,insteadbelievingtherehadbeenan

entirecivilizationwithmanycities.Theexpeditionfoundearthworks,includingan

earthenpyramidaswellasacollectionofstonesculptures.ArchaeologistOscarNeil

CruzfromtheHonduranInstituteofAnthropologyandHistoryestimatedtheydated

fromA.D1000to1400.

Theresearchersweregreetedbywildlifewhichappearedneverbeforetohave

seenhumans,wanderingunafraidthroughtheircamp.Thisisclearlythemost

undisturbedrainforestinCentralAmerica.Theteamlefttheirfindsunexcavatedand

arekeepingtheexactlocationofthesitesecretinanattempttopreventlooting.

BuDouglaswarnedthattheareawasunderthreat,withillegalloggingforcattle

farmingwithinadozenmiles.IHAHdirectorVirgilioParedesTraperotoldNational

Geographicthattheforestandvalleycoulddisappearwithineightyearsunlessaction

wastaken."TheHondurangovernmentiscommittedtoprotectingthisarea,but

doesn'thavethemoney.Weurgentlyneedinternationalsupport."

1.WhyistheurbancallednWhiteCity"or"CityoftheMonkeyGod”?

A.BecauseitliesinthejunglesofHonduras

B.Becausealmostnopeopleknowaboutit.

C.Becauseitisjustalegendarystoryinfact.

D.Becausetherearemanymonkeysthere.

2.Duringtheexpedition,thearchaeologists.

A.carriedaeriallightdetectionscanner

B.foundsomeverybeautifulstoneworks

C.enteredtheremoteregioninthedesert

D.werekeptsafebysomeHonduransoldiers

3.Theunderlinedword"they"inthethirdparagraphmayreferto.

A.Theruins

B.Thearchaeologists

C.Thesculptures

D,Thefilmmakers.

4.Theteamlefttheirfindsunexcavatedsothat.

A?wildlifecouldwanderunafraidthroughtheircamp

B.theycouldkeeptheplaceunknowntotheothers

C.theloggingandcattlefarmingcouldbeprevented

D?themostundisturbedrainforestcouldbeprotected

5.WhatwillHondurangovernmentdotoprotectthisarea?

A.Theyshouldtrygetmoremoney.

B.Theyshouldsupportinternationalcommunication.

C.Theyshouldsellmorewoods.

D.Theyshouldfindmoreandmoreforestsandvalleys

★B

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CycloneHudhudisstrikingtheeasternIndiancoast,causingseriousdamage

andmovingsome350,000peopletosaferplaces.Atleastthreepeoplehavebeen

killedinAndhraPradeshandthreeinOrissa.

Thecyclone(旋風，氣旋)，classed"verysevere79,broughtwindsof205km/h

(127mph),asitpassedoverthecoastnearthecityofVisakhapatnam.Thewindsand

heavyrainshavebroughtdowntreesandpowerlines,anddamagedcropsinboth

states.Itisfearedastormsurgeofuptotwometerscouldfloodlow-lyingareasand

hundredsofreliefcentershavebeenopenedinthetwostates.Disasterreliefteams

havealsobeensent.Theauthoritiessaythenextfewhourswillbeextremely

important.

ThestrengthofthecyclonehasbeenrevisedupwardssinceFriday,andtheIndian

Navyisonstandbytoassist."Hundredsoftreeshavebeenuprootedandpowerlines

knockeddown.Thenationalhighwayintheregionhasbeenshut."Localjournalist

HridayeshJoshitoldtheBBCfromVisakhapatnam,"Thesituationisbecoming

increasinglybad.Thereisverystrongwindandrainrightnow-objectsareflyingand

smashingthings.Wearerelativelysafeinthecentreoftown,butthedangerisfor

thoseinopenareas.Wearehopingitwon'tgetmuchworse.

Initslatestreport,theIndiaMeteorological（氣象學的）Departmentsaidsea

conditionswouldbecome“phenomenal“offthenorthAndhraPradeshandsouth

Orissacoasts.

PradeepKumarMohapatra,aspecialreliefcommissioner,saidthatauthorities

wereready."Theadministrationisfullyprepared,Mhesaid."Thecollectors（senior

governmentofficials）havebeengivenpermissiontotakeupanyevacuationwherever

necessaryforareaswhicharelikelytobehitandflooded.9,

Asuper-cyclonein1999killedmorethan10,000peopleinOrissa.LastOctoberas

manyas500,000peopleinIndiawereevacuated（疏散）whenaseverecyclonecalled

PhailinsweptthroughOrissaandAndhraPradeshstates.India'seasterncoastand

BangladeshareroutinelyhitbycyclonicstormsbetweenAprilandNovemberwhich

causedeathsandwidespreaddamagetoproperty.

1.Whatismainlytalkedaboutinthepassage?

A.GreatdamagehasbeencausedbyCycloneHudhud.

B.IndianauthoritieswerereadyforCycloneHudhud.

C.ThousandsofpeoplewereaffectedbyCycloneHudhud.

D.EasternIndiancoastwashitbyCycloneHudhud.

2.Whydotheauthoritiessaythenextfewhourswillbeveryimportant?

A,Low-lyingareasarelikelytobefloodedbyastormsurge.

B.Thestrengthofthecyclonewillbegrowingtoitshighestlevel.

C.Thecyclonewillbringstrongwindsandheavyrains.

D.Moretreeswillbeuprootedandpowerlinesknockeddown.

3.WhatdamagehasbeencausedbyCycloneHudhud?

A.Nationalhighwayhasbeendestroyed.

B.Objectswereflyingandsmashingthings.

C.Largeareasofcropshavebeendamaged.

D.Seaconditionswerebecomingsurprisinglyworse.

4.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.CycloneHudhudistheworseoneinyears.

B.CyclonestormsstrikeIndiaeveryyear.

C.Peopleinlow-lyingareashavebeenmovedout.

D.Openareasaresafeforpeopletostay.

5.Wherecanyoumostlycomeacrossthepassage?

A,Fromareliefreportreleasedbythegovernment.

B.Fromanewsreportontheradio.

C.FromaweatherreportonTV.

D.FromacommentpostedontheInternet.

★C

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ArthurhitCanada'scoastalprovincesSaturdaywithnear-hurricanestrength

windsandpouringrains,knockingdowntreesandleavingmorethan200,000

customerswithoutpower.

CanadianHurricaneCentrespokesmanChrisFogartysaidthatArthurwas

downgradedfromahurricanetoapost-tropicalstormSaturdaymorningbythetimeit

reachedAtlanticCanadaafterswipingadayearlieratNorthCarolina'sOuterBanks,

butitstillcausedsomedamages.EnvironmentCanadameasuredwindguststopping

72mph(116kph)inHalifax,whilemorethan4inches(11centimeters)ofrainhad

alreadyfallenonpartsofsouthwesternNewBrunswick.

LateSaturdaymorning,NovaScotiaPowersaid113,000ofitscustomerswere

withoutpower.TheutilityinNewBrunswickreportedalmost100,000outagesby

mid-afternoon.Itwarnedsomeresidentstheycouldbewithoutpowerforupto48

hoursbecauseofwidespreaddamagecausedbythestorm.PoliceinSaintJohn,New

Brunswick,saidsomelocalroadswereclosedbecausetheywerecoveredbyflood

water.

Thestormalsocausedflightcancellationsanddelaysattheregion'slargest

airportinHalifax,NovaScotia.TheRoyalCanadianMountedPoliceinPrince

EdwardIslandsaidanumberofelectricalpoleshadbeenknockeddownbythestorm

androadswereblockedbydownedtrees.

TheCanadianHurricaneCentersaidthestormwouldendintheMaritimes

overnightandthentracknortheastthroughtheGulfofSt.Lawrencetoward

NewfoundlandonSunday.

IntheUnitedStates,NorthCarolina'spopularbeachtownsbeganreturningto

thebusinessofrecreationSaturday,afterArthurstruckthestate'scoastwithforceful

windsandheavyrainandthenwentnorthwardwithoutleavingatrailofsignificant

damage.

NewEnglandwaslargelysparedfromdamagecausedbythestorm,butsome

19,000peopleinMaineand1,600inVermontwerewithoutpowerafterhighwinds

andheavyrainspoundedtheregion.Therewerereportsofregionalfloodingincoastal

areasofMassachusettsandtheNovaStarFerrydelayedserviceFridayandSaturday

morningbecauseofdangerousseas.Noinjuriesordeathshavebeenreported.

1.WhatisthetrackofHurricaneArthuraccordingtothepassage?North

Carolina=NC;NovaScotia=NS;GulfofSt.Lawrence=GL;Newfoundland二NF;New

Brunswick=NB

A.NC一NS—GL-NF-NB

B.NC—NB—NS—GL—NF

C.NS->NC->NB-NF->GL

D.NC一NS—NB->GL—NF

2.InwhatwaydidAurtheraffectCanada?(1)poweroutage(2)ferryservicedelays

(3)flightcanellationsanddelays(4)wateroutage(5)dangerousseas(6)

closedroads

A.(1)(2)(4)(6)

B.(1)(3)(4)(6)

C.(1)(2)(3)(5)

D.(2)(4)(5)(6)

3.Whatdoweknowfromthepassage?

A.TherecreationbusinessinNorthCarolinawasnotaffected.

B.WaterwascutoffinNovaScotiaduringthestorm.

C.ArthurwouldleavethecoastalareasonSunday.

D.Therewasgreatdamagecausedbythehurricane.

4.WhydidNovaStarFerrydelayitsservice?

A.Theseahadhighwaves.

B.Itwasrainingheavily.

C.Therewerefloodsinthisarea.

D.Thepowerwascutoff.

5.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.HurricaneArthurCausesDamageinNorthAmerica

B.HurricaneArthurAttacksEsternCanada

C.BlackSaturdayinCoastalProvinces

D.ClimateChangeCausesMoreHurricanes

★D

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Once,aprofessorkeptachairatacertaindistanceonthestage,infrontofthe

audience.Hestartedhislecture,thenpointingtothemiddlerow,thosewhowere

sittingexactlyinfrontofthechair,heasked,“Howmanylegsthechairhasthatyou

cansee,butanswermewhatyouobserve,notconsideringthatthechairhasfour

legs.”

Thefirstpersonofthemiddlerowreplied,"Two”,becausetheothertwolegs

werehiddenbehindthefrontlegs.Theprofessorthenaskedthesamequestiontothe

leftside.Theanswercame“Three.Here,onebacklegwashiddenbehindoneofifs

frontsideleg.So,onlythreewerevisible.

Thesamequestionwasrepeatedtotherightsideandtheextremecornerside

audience.Theanswers,hereceivedwere“Three"and"Four”.Theprofessorthensaid,

“Look!!Allofyouknowthatthechairhasfourlegs,butwhenIaskedyoutoanswer

meexactlywhatyouareobservingfromyourangle,youranswerwasdifferent.But,

doyouthinkitispossible?Sowhatdoesitmean?Doyouthinkthatthesamechair

hastwo,threeorfourlegs?Itisclearly,theansweris“no”.Weassumeitasthe

changingnumbersaccordingtoourperception（感知），theanglefromwhichweview.

So,whatImeantosayisthatourperceptionisnotalwaysabsolutelycorrectortrue.

Thesamethinghappenstoeverybody,whenhe/shejudgesothersfromhis/herview

points.Itisnece