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一、閱讀理解

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

A

IdecidedtoskitotheNorthPole.ItwasafterIsawanadvertisementinanewspaperlookingfor

peopletojoinateamtoski350milestotheNorthPole.Backin1996,therehadneverbeenawoman

fromtheUKwhohadaccomplishedthischallenge.Iwonderedwhatitwouldbeliketosurvivein

temperaturescoldenoughtofreezeyourfleshinseconds,soIsentofffortheapplicationform.

Theapplicationformfullofpicturesofmaleexploresarrived.Thewords"Areyoumanenoughfor

theultimate（極限的）challenge?"mademeangryandevenmoredeterminedtogetontheteam.

Over500individualsappliedforaplaceintheteamandtheselectionprocessincludedphysical

andpsychologicaltestsdesignedtopickthebestgroup.Inonetest,therewasahugeropeladderwe

hadtoclimb,andIfrozeatthetopbecauseIhaveafearofheights.Ithoughtmyhopeswerefadingas

mostotherapplicantssailedpast,leavingmebehind.Buttwoothershelpedmeover,andlaterIfound

outthattheorganizerswerenotlookingforamazingindividuals,butgreatteamplayers,andthis

momenthadshownthemwhowouldtakecareofothersintheteam.

Ihadrevealedmyweakness,andinaplaceliketheArctic,youhavetobeyourself,asthereis

nowheretohide.Thesepersonalitiesofaskingforhelpandshowingweaknessarenecessaryfor

womentomaster.

Irealizedthatbybeingmyself,Icouldsucceed.Iwasselectedfortheteam.IrealizedthatIcould

achievemorethanIeverimaginedmoreimportantly,bysharingmystorywithothers,Icouldinspire

themtotakeastepintothenewworldandrevealmoreoftheirabilities.

1.Howdidtheauthorreactonseeingtheadvertisement?

A.Shegotfrightened.B.Shewasdetermined.

C.Shegotshocked.D.Shewashesitating.

2.Whatdidtheorganizersconsiderasthemostimportantin

choosingnewhands?

A.Pcroonalquality.B.Individualability.

C.Spiritofteamwork.D.Couragetochallenge.

3.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofwomen'sshowingweakness?

A.Beneficial.B.Annoying.

C.Merciful.D.Shameful.

B

ABritishfriendtoldmehecouldn'tunderstandwhyChinesepeopleloveeating

sunflowerseeds（葵花子）asasnacksomuch.*TvemetalotofolderChineseand

manyhaveacrackintheirfrontteeth;Ibelievethafsfromcracking（破）theseeds,”

hesaid.

Ihadnevernoticedthehabit,butoncehementionedit,Isuddenlybecamemore

aware.IrealizedthatwheneverI'mwatchingTVortypingareport,Ialwaysstart

mindlesslycrackingsunflowerseeds.Myfrienddoesn'tlikesunflowerseeds,and,to

him,itseemsunnecessarytoworksohardjusttogetonesmallseed.

Whenwewereyoung,thewholefamilywouldusuallygettogetherforChineseNew

Year.Then,wealllivedclosetooneanother,usuallyinasmallcity,andsometimes

evenneighborswouldgodoor-to-dooronChineseNewYear'sEvetocheckoutwhat

everyhouseholdwasmaking.

Iremembermyparentswouldbeinthekitchencooking.Inthelivingroom,alarge

tablewouldalreadybelaidout,completewithafancytablecloth,ready-madedumpling

fillings,anddishesfullofcandy,fruitsandsunflov/erseeds.

Someofthedishesweretobeofferedtoourancestorslater,whileotherswerefor

neighborsandchildrentoeatbeforetheeveningfeast.Imusthavelearnedhowtocrack

sunflowerseedsbackthen.

Idon'tthinkit'srighttocriticizeone'schoiceinfoodoreatinghabits,nomatterhow

strangetheymayseem.It'snotonlyinChina.WhenIwentabroad,Ifoundpeoplehad

allkindsofstrangehabitswhenitcametofood.InDenmark,theyputsaltedredfishon

breadandeatitfordinner,nomatterhowmuchitruinstheirbreath.Theythinkit'sa

delicacy（佳肴）,andit'sconnectedwiththeirculture.Ithinkit'sawonderfultradition.

4.Whatdidtheauthorbecomeawareof?

A.Shelikestoeatsunflowerseeds.

B.Shehadevertypedareportaboutseeds.

C.SheatevarioussnackswhilewatchingTV.

D.Shedamagedherteethbyeatingsunflowerseeds.

5.TheauthortalksaboutChineseNewYeartosay.

A.eatingsunflowerseedsisrelatedtoit

B.familywouldgettogetherforit

C.thetraditionsofcelebratingitaredisappearing

D.childrencaneatdeliciousfoodduringit

6.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofDenmark'swayofeatingbread?

A.Wonderful.B.Surprising.

C.Special.D.Acceptable.

7.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.Itisgoodtoformhealthyeatinghabits.

B.Eatinghabitscomefromacertainculture.

C.Changingyoureatinghabitswillchangeyourlife.

D.Onekindoffooddoesn'tnecessarilysuiteveryone.

C

Trekking（跋涉）500milesacrossSpainisnoeasytaskforanyone,butfor

wheelchairuserJustinSeasick,achievingthedreamseemednearlyimpossible.

However,Seacock'slifelongbestfriend,PatrickGray,simplydidn'tacceptthatidea.

Hesaid,"We'vedoneeverythingtogethersofar.Whydon'twehaveonemore

adventure?”

That'sexactlywhathedid—pushingSeasickacrossnorthernSpain'sCaminode

Santiago.ThoughSeasickhasamusclediseasesimilartoALS（肌萎縮側(cè)索硬化）and

highbloodpressure,hefirstgottheideatogoonthejourneyafterhewatchedatravel

showaboutthetrail.Hesaid,“Iknewimmediatelysincemyheartwasjusttellingme,

'Youneedtodothis.*"

Finally,thetwobestfriendsfromIdahosetofftomakeSkeesuck'sdreamofgoing

forthejourneyareality.However,neitherGraynorSeasickrealizedhowphysicallyand

emotionallyarduousthetripwouldbe.Notonlydidtheyhaveastricttimelimit—aboutsix

weekstogetfromstarttofinish,buttheyalsofacedextremelydifficultobstacles（障

礙）.Thepaircrossedmountains,riversandadesert.'Tveneverbeenthatexhausted

physicallyinmyentirelife,"Graysaid.Thepaircameacrosscountlesskindpeople

renewableandnotcausethepollutionthatfossilfuelsdo.Amongthemaresolarenergy,

geothermalenergy,windenergyandtidalenergy.

Wecangetendlesssolarenergyfromthesun.Themainproblemistocollec:and

storethisenergyinaneconomicalway.Wecanreceiveenergyfromthesunwithplates

orcells.Collectorsputonroofsofhousesandotherbuildingsturnsolarenergyintoheat.

Withthisenergywecanheatupwaterortheairinside.Solarcellstransformthesun's

lightdirectlyintoelectricity.

Geothermalpowercanbeproducedinplaceswherewatercomesintocontactwith

hotrockbelowtheearth'ssurface.Thewaterthatreachesthesehotareasturnsinto

steam,whichthenproduceselectricity.Geothermalheatisanimportantsourceof

energyincountriesorregionsthatlieinvolcanicareas,likeIceland,Italy,New

ZealandorCalifornia.

Windm川shavebeenusedforcenturiestogrindgainintoflourbetweentwolarge

stonesorpump（用泵輸送）wateroutofareasthathavebeenflooded.Today,large

windgeneratorsturnthepowerofwindintoelectricity.Suchdevices,however,can

onlybeusedinplaceswithstrongandconstant（恒定的）winds.Atthemoment,

though,costsaretoohightoproducewindenergyonabigscale.

Tidalenergycomesfromthemovementofoceanwaves.Onewaytousethepower

ofwavesistosealoffabaywithadam.Whenwatermovesintoandoutofthebayit

turnsaturbine（渦輪），whichproduceselectricity.Therearesomecoastala"eas

aroundtheworldwherethedifferencebetweenhighandlowtideisupto10metersor

more.GreatBritain,GermanyandFrancehavecoastalregionswheresuchpowercan

becreated.

12.Themainproblemaboutsolarenergyishowto.

A.findtherightplacetofixplatesorcellsB.collectandstoreiteconomically

C.usecellstostoreelectricityD.cutdownthecostsforit

13.Geothermalenergycomesfrom—.

A.heatbelowtheearth'ssurface

B.tidesfromthesea

C.thewindD.thesun

14.Howcanwindmillsbeused?

a.Togrindgrainintoflour.

b.Tomoveaturbinebyboilingwater.

c.Topumpwateroutoffloodedareas.

d.Toturnthepowerofwindintoelectricity.

A.a,b,cB.a,b,dC.a,c,dD.b,c,d

15.Whatdoesthetextmainlytellus?

A.Tidalenergywasusedinourdailylifecenturiesago.

B.Wecancollectandstoreenergyfromthesunforfree.

C.Somekindsofenergymentionedinthetextwillcauseairpollution.

D.Environmentally-friendlyandrenewablesourcesofenergyarebadlyinneed.

二、閱讀七選五

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多

余選項(xiàng)。

Todayanyonewillacceptmoneyinexchangeforgoodsandservices.Peopleuse

moneytobuyfood,furniture,books,bicyclesandhundredsofotherthingstheyneed

orwant.1Mostofthemoneytodayismadeofmetalorpaper.2tbsp.;

Oneofthefirstkindsofmoneywasshells.

Shellswerenottheonlythingsusedasmoney.InChina,clothandkniveswere

used.InthePhilippineIslands,ricewasusedasmoneyforalongtime.Elephanttusks

（象牙），monkeytailsandsaltwereusedasmoneyinpartsofAfrica.

ThefirstmetalcoinsweremadeinChina.Theywereroundandhadasquareholein

thecenter.3Differentcountrieshaveuseddifferentmetalsanddesignsfortheir

money._4_SwedenandRussiausedcoppertomaketheirmoney.Latersome

countriesbegantomakecoinsofgoldandsilver.

Butevengoldandsilverwereinconvenientifyouhadtobuysomethingexpensive.

AgaintheChinesethoughtofawaytoimprovemoney.5Thefirstpaper

moneylookedmorelikeanotefromonepersontoanotherthanthepapermoneyused

today.

Moneyhashadaninterestinghistoryfromthedaysofshellmoneyuntiltoday.

A.Theybegantousepapermoney.

B.ThefirstcoinsinEnglandweremadeoftin.

C.Money,asweknow,isusuallymadeofpaoer.

D.Whentheywork,theyusuallygetpaidinmoney.

E.Butpeopleusedtojseallkindsofthingsasmoney.

F.Nooneknowsforcertainwhenpeoplebegantousemoney.

G.Peoplestrungthemtogetherandcarriedthemfromplacetoplace.

1—2.—3._4.5.

三、語(yǔ)法填空

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

Dogswerefirstraisedathomeatleast150centuriesago.Sincethen,the

dog_L（be）humans*bestfriend.Now,theyhaveanotherjob—toassistdoctors

todiagnosecancer.

Afteralong-standingresearchofsmell,aFinnishprofessorhassaidthat

certain2（type）ofcancerareabletobedetectedbytheirsmell,makingit

possibletotraincancer-sniffing（癌癥嗅探能力）dogs3（help）diagnosethe

disease.

Aprofessor,JockoVepsalainenfromtheUniversityofEasternFinlandinKuopio,

hasfocused4nitrogencompounds（氮化合物）.Thecompounds

increase5(great)whencancercellsgrowinanuncontrollable

way,6(allow)themtobedetected,theFinnishnewspaperKarjalainenreported.

That'swherethedog,man'sbestfriend,maystepinwiththeirkeen(靈敏的)sense

ofsmell.

Accordingtothenewsagency,researchersinFinlandhavetriedtotraindogstodo

thejob,but_7_willtakeadogmonths,evenyears,totellthe8(different)

betweensickandhealthypeople.**Anyone9knowshowdifficultearlycancer

detectionis1_0

(understand)whatanopportunitythisis,"associateprofessorAnna

Hielm-BjorkmanoftheUniversityofHelsinkitoldtheFinnishmedia.

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