閱讀理解。
     Close your eyes and imagine you are living in the next two centuries or more. You'll be living in
a world filled with smart robots, which will be helping you to take care of your children, or your elderly
parents in your home. You'll live much longer thanks to the medicine made by genetic (基因的) science.
And mankind may be going farther in space than ever before-you will be living on the moon or Mars.
How should we view the changes that wait for us in the future? Should we be optimistic about the years
ahead, or worried about what the future holds? Some scientists and experts are having a discussion about how technology, science and society will develop in the future.
    "I'm looking forward to the day when more technology will come to my life," says John Searle, a
professor at the University of California Berkeley Philosophy, "because I think further research in such
areas as genetics, physics, chemistry and medicine will help us to overcome poverty, improve health,
and make life longer."
     Hugh Herr, at MIT's Biomechatronics Group, considers very powerful weapons as concern over
the future. Another is the growing role of technology in our lives."Machines taking over what humans
do is not a good thing," Herr says.
    That is a similar concern shared by Daniela Cerqui, a social and cultural scientist. "I am afraid
that the long-term future we are building will have no space left for human beings," says Cerqui. "The
main values of our society are related to information that must progress as quickly as possible, and
computers are much better than humans in these tasks ."
1. The first paragraph mainly tells us ________.
A. how science will develop in the next two centuries  
B. how people will live in a modern society  
C. what life would be like in the future  
D. what computers will bring to our society
2. What is John Searle's attitude towards the future of technology?
A. Worried.    
B. Optimistic.  
C. Uncertain.  
D. Disappointed.
3. The underlined word "That" in the last paragraph refers to______.
A. the poverty problem in the future            
B. machines taking over what humans do
C. the technology of weapons
D. the health problem of humans
4. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. The future--full of hope or concern?
B. Great changes will take place in the future
C. The relationship between technology and humans            
D. The role of robots and computers in the future
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     There are about fifteen hundred languages in the world.
     But only a few of them are very __1__.English is one of these.Many,many people use it,not
only in England and the USA,but in other parts of the world.About 200,000,000 speak it as
their own language.It is difficult to say how many people are learning it as a __2__language.
Many millions are trying to do so.
Is it easy or difficult to learn English? Different people may have different __3__.Have you
ever __4__ ads of this kind in the newspapers or magazines?
     "Learn English in six month,or your __5__back..." "Easy and funny? Our records and
tapes __6__ you master your English in a month.From the first day your __7__will be
excellent.Just send..." Of course,it never __8__quite like this.
     The only language that seems easy to learn is the mother tongue.We should remember
that we all learned our own language well when we were __9__.If we could learn English
in the same way,it would not seem so difficult.__10__ what a small child does.He listens to
what people say.He tries what he hears.When he is using the language,talking in it,and __11__
in it all the time,just imagine how much __12__ that gets!
So it is hard to say that learning English is easy,because a good command of English __13__
upon a lot of practice.And practice needs great effort and __14__ much time.Good teachers,
records,tapes,books,and dictionaries will __15__.But they cannot do the student's work for him.
(     )1．A.difficult
(     )2．A.native
(     )3．A.questions
(     )4．A.found
(     )5．A.knowledge
(     )6．A.make
(     )7．A.spelling
(     )8．A.happened
(     )9．A.students
(     )10．A.Imagine
(     )11．A.using
(     )12．A.time
(     )13．A.depends
(     )14．A.uses
15．A.do

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B ．foreign
B ．problems
B ．watched
B ．time
B ．help
B ．grammar
B ．know
B ．children
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B ．thinking
B ．money
B ．tries
B ．takes
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C．useful
C．ideas
C．noticed
C．money
C．let
C．English
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     The Internationa1 Space Station allows astronauts to live in space for extended amounts of time, 
enabling them to explore the outside universe and conduct many experiments. However, nothing like
that exists for our oceans, and thanks to the high water pressure, ocean researchers are able to explore
what lies undersea for very short periods of time.
     They are therefore never able to fully explore the deep inside areas of our oceans. However, if
French architect Jacques Rougerie has his way, that will change soon.
     Jacques has designed a ship that will allow researchers to spend a long period of time observing the
sea life and conducting experiments. The huge l67ft. ship, named 'Sea Orbiter', consists of two areas-one
above the water where the scientists and crew will live, and a lower pressurized deck (甲板), where
scientists will be able to spend as much time as they wish. Since it is powered by sea currents and wind,
he expects it to drift (漂流) along the oceans slowly, taking about two years to circumvent the globe.
     Jacques will make their life as comfortable as possible in the ship. Besides being equipped with the
latest sailing tools and communication equipment, the ship will also have a gym, a television and a DVD
player! And these guys will not be eating freeze-dried food like astronauts. Instead, Jacques, an accomplished chef, plans on cooking them delicious meals every day.
     The biggest problem to this giant ship is the cost, which is expected to be over $500 million-per ship!
However, Jacques, who strongly believes that the secrets of our oceans may be the key to solving global
warming and a vital supply for food and medicine in the future, is confident he will be able to convince
governments all over the world to help out, and expects to start construction on not one, but four or five
of these amazing ships soon!
1. Why can't ocean researchers explore the deep oceans for a long time?
A. Because they can't stand the high water pressure.
B. Because it's too cold in deep ocean.
C. Because time for experiments is too limited.
D. Because it's dangerous to observe the sea life.
2. The underlined word "circumvent " probably means      .
A. fly away    
B. go around    
C. travel through    
D. move into
3. From the fourth paragraph we can learn that      .
A. Jacques intends to design the ship mainly for sightseeing and traveling
B. living a comfortable life helps to do the ocean research quickly
C. it's much more expensive to eat freeze-dried food
D. researchers on Jacques ' ship will live more comfortably than astronauts
4. In Jacques' opinion, which of the following is not the purpose of the undersea research?
A. To find supply for food in the future.
B. To find supply for medicine in the future.
C. To draw governments' attention to the construction of the ship.
D. To solve the global warming.
5. Which of the fol1owing would be the best title for the text?
A. Sea Orbiter-the ship of the future    
B. A new way to explore the deep oceans
C. A great architect-Jacques Rogerie    
D. Travel around the globe in Sea Orbiter

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     The International Space Station allows astronauts to live in space for extended amounts of time,
enabling them to explore the outside universe and conduct many experiments. However, nothing like that
exists for our oceans, and thanks to the high water pressure, ocean researchers are able to explore what
lies undersea for very short periods of time.
     They are therefore never able to fully explore the deep inside areas of our oceans. However, if French architect Jacques Rougerie has his way, that will change soon. 
     Jacqucs has designed a ship that will allow researchers to spend a long period of time observing the sea life and conducting experiments. The huge 167ft ship, named 'Sea Orbiter', consists of two areas-one
above the water where the scientists and crew will live, and a lower pressurized deck (甲板), where
scientists will be able to spend as much time as they wish. Since it is powered by sea currents and wind, he expects it to drift (漂流) along the oceans slowly, taking about two years to circumvent the globe.
     Jacques will make their life as comfortable as possible in the ship. Besides being equipped with the
latest sailing tools and communication equipment, the ship will also have a gym, a television and a DVD
player. And these guys will not be eating freeze-dried food like astronauts. Instead, Jacques, an
accomplished chef, plans on cooking them delicious meals every day.
     The biggest problem to this giant ship is the cost, which is expected to be over $500 million-per ship!
However, Jacques, who strongly believes that the secrets of our oceans may be the key to solving global
warming and a vital supply for food and medicine in the future, is confident he will be able to convince
governments all over the world to help out, and expects to start construction on not one, but four or five of these amazing ships soon!
1. Why can't ocean researchers explore the deep oceans for a long time?      
A. Because they can't stand the high water pressure.                        
B. Because it's too cold in deep ocean.                                      
C. Because time for experiments is too limited.                              
D. Because it's dangerous to observe the sea life.                          
2. The underlined word "circumvent" probably means_____.              
A. fly away                                                                  
B. get around                                                                
C. travel through                                                            
D. move into                                                                  
3. From the fourth paragraph we can learn that_____.                     
A. Jacques intends to design the ship mainly for sightseeing and traveling    
B. living a comfortable life helps to do the ocean research quickly          
C. it's much more expensive to eat freeze-dried food                        
D. researchers on Jacque's ship will live more comfortably than astronauts  
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A. Sea Orbiterthe ship of the future                                        
B. A new way to explore the deep oceans                                      
C. A great architectJacques Rougerie                                        
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     This brief book is aimed at high school students, but speaks to anyone learning at any stage of life.
      Its formal, serious style closely matches its content, a schoolmasterly book on schooling. The author, W. H. Armstrong, starts with the basics: reading and writing.In his opinion, reading doesn't just mean
recognizing each word on the page; it means taking in the information, digesting it and incorporating it
into oneself just as one digests a sandwich and makes it a part of himself. The goal is to bring the
information back to life, not just to treat it as dead facts on paper from dead trees. Reading and writing
cannot be completely separated from each other; in fact, the aim of reading is to express the information
you have got from the text. I've seen it again and again:someone who can't express an idea after reading
a text is just as ineffective as someone who hasn't read it at all.
     Only a third of the book remains after that discussion, which Armstrong devotes to specific tips for
studying languages, math, science and history. He generally handles these topics thoroughly(透徹地)
and equally, except for some weakness in the science and math sections and a bit too much passion
(激情) regarding history. Well, he was a history teacher-if conveyed only a tenth of his passion to his
students, that was a hundred times more than my history teachers ever got across. To my disappointment,
in this part of the book he ignores the arts. As a matter of fact, they demand all the concentration and
study that math and science do, though the study differs slightly in kind. Although it's commonly believed
that the arts can only be naturally acquired, actually, learning the arts is no more natural than learning
French or mathematics.
     My other comment is that the text aged. The first edition apparently dates to the 1960s-none of the
references(參考文獻(xiàn)) seem newer than the late 1950s.As a result, the discussion misses the entire
computer age.
     These are small points, though, and don't affect the main discussion. I recommend it to any student
and any teacher, including the selftaught student.                  
1. According to Armstrong, the goal of reading is to________.
A. gain knowledge and expand one's view
B. understand the meaning between the lines
C. express ideas based on what one has read
D. get information and keep it alive in memory
2. The author of the passage insists that learning the arts____.
A. requires great efforts
B. demands real passion
C. is less natural than learning maths
D. is as natural as learning a language
3. What is a shortcoming of Armstrong's work according to the author?
A. Some ideas are slightly contradictory.
B. There is too much discussion on studying science.
C. The style is too serious.
D. It lacks new information.
4. This passage can be classified as________.
A. an advertisement  
B. a book review
C. a feature story  
D. a news report

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     Nuclearpowered aircraft carriers are considered one of the most important marine weapons in the
20th century. So far, only two countries in the world, the USA and France, have ever produced them.
But these fearful fighting machines are about to enter Asia.
     The US Navy said last month that one of its nine nuclearpowered aircraft carriers will be sent to
Japan to replace the diesel(柴油)powered carrier Kitty Hawk in 2008. In an agreement on October
30, the two countries also planned to level up their military (軍事的) cooperation and the USA called
for Japan to take a larger role in alliance military moves.
      It will be the first time that a nuclearpowered carrier is based in Japan. Bombed by US forces in
World War ? at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan is the only world country to have been attacked by
a nuclear weapon. Therefore, the citizens are highly sensitive to where nuclearpowered weapons are
based.
      "A radiation leak at Yokosuka would kill 100,000 people as far away as Tokyo, and could cause
billions of dollars in damage, " said Masahiko Goto, leader of a protest group in Yokosuka. His group
has collected more than 300,000 signatures of people across Japan opposed to the nuclear carrier.
     The 44yearold Kitty Hawk, the US Navy's oldest active ship, has been based in Yokosuka since
1998. It had returned to the US to be decommissioned in 2008. The new carrier, yet to be unveiled,_
will travel faster, be capable of supporting longer operations and carry with it the Navy's most modern
technology.
     Experts pointed that this change is not only to strengthen the USJapan military alliance but also to
keep the military power of China and North Korea within limits. However, even Japanese experts don't
believe that the two countries are threats to the region.
     "There is no need for Japan to have a nuclear carrier as defense, " said Tetsuo Maeda, an
international relations professor at Tokyo International University. He said that the change of ship
indicates an increased military capability in the region, much more than what is needed.

1. With such a formidable weapon to enter its country, Japanese citizens ________.
A. are aware of its benefits to the country
B. are anxious about its potential danger
C. are curious about the advanced technology
D. are against where the carrier will be based

2. The replacement of the aircraft carrier is intended to________.
A. set up a kind of base in Japan
B. strengthen the USJapan military alliance
C. show Japan's greater military capability
D. get rid of the dated marine weapon

3. From the story, we learn that________.
A. no other countries except the USA and France possess aircraft carriers
B. Japan has long planned to increase its military capability with new weapons
C. Japan will be the first country in Asia to have a nuclear aircraft carrier
D. Japan will be the third country to produce a nuclearpowered aircraft carrier

4. The underlined word "unveiled" in the fifth paragraph probably means________.
A. perfected  
B. discussed about
C. produced  
D. brought to view

5. By his remark in the last paragraph, the professor means that________.
A. he is quite confident of their military defense
B. he is completely opposed to a new nuclear carrier
C. what is needed is far more than a nuclear carrier
D. it is unnecessary to guard against the two countries

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     We know, painkillers in a tablet can make your headache go away, and antibiotic from a tube can
prevent your cuts from becoming infected. Can medicine come in chicken eggs? A team of scientists
from Scotland says "yes." They've kept some special chickens that lay eggs with disease-treating drugs
inside.
     These drugs are made of molecules called proteins. Animals make thousands of proteins-they're the
main ingredients(成分) in skin, hair, milk, and meat. Since animals can make proteins easily, they're
good animals for making protein drugs.
     Researchers have already made cows, sheep, and goats that pump out protein drugs in their milk.
But chickens are cheaper to take care of, need less room, and grow faster than these other animals.
"Those qualities could make chickens a better choice to become living drug factories." says Simon
Lillico of the Roslin Institute near Edinburgh, Scotland.
     Lillico and a team of researchers changed chickens' DNA-the code that tells cells how to make
proteins-so that the birds' cells made two protein drugs. One drug can treat skin cancer, and the other
treats a nerve disease called multiple sclerosis.
     The scientists changed the chickens' DNA so that the birds made these drugs only in their egg whites.
This protects the chickens' bodies from the drugs' possible harmful effects and makes it easy for scientists
to collect the drugs.
     These special chickens can pass on their drug-laying abilities to their chicks. So far, the Scottish
researchers have kept five generations of drug-producing chickens. But the scientists need to improve
these chickens. The chickens don't make enough drugs to treat people yet. Once the researchers perfect
their technique, you might eventually take your medicine from chicken eggs.

1. What is the best title of the passage?

A. Animals and Protein Drugs.
B. Medicine Packaged in Various Forms.
C. A Scotland Scientist and His Chickens.
D.Chickens: a Better Choice of Living Drug Factories.

2. Which of the following is Not True according to the passage?

A. It takes much shorter time for chickens to grow than cows, sheep and goats.
B. Compared to cows, sheep and goats, chickens are less expensive to be raised.
C. Chickens can produce the best quality of drugs among the drug-producing animals.
D. Chickens are smaller in size than cows, sheep and goats and therefore need less room.

3. Why did the chickens make the drugs only in the egg whites?

A. Because it will help to collect the drugs easily.
B. Because it will not change the DNA of the chickens.
C. Because it will be easy for the patients to take the drugs.
D. Because it will prevent possible harmful effects on the patients.

4. What can be inferred from the passage?

A.Scottish researchers have kept five more drug-producing chickens.
B.This technique still needs improving so as to satisfy the normal application.
C.In the future people with diseases will take eggs instead of pills.
D.  The chicks need to be improved so as to carry the same ability as their parents.

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    The zebra belongs to the horse family.One of nature's great mysteries is why the zebra has stripes.One
theory is that the stripes help the zebra cool down.On hot days the black stripes get a lot hotter than the
white area of the zebra and under the black stripes there are special layers of fat for protection.Hot air then rises off the black stripes,forcing colder air down around the white areas,cooling the zebra down.This,
however,is just a theory.The stripes can also confuse predators (食肉動(dòng)物) when zebras stay with other
animals in great numbers.
     Zebras have excellent hearing and eyesight and can run at a speed of up to 35 miles per hour (56
kilometers per hour)．They also have a powerful kick that can cause serious injury to a predator,like a
lion,or an African wild dog.Usually the lead male of the herd stays at the back of the group to defend
against predators if necessary,while the females and youngsters run from danger.
     Zebras are herbivores and feed mostly on grasses,although they also might eat the leaves and stems (莖) of bushes a bit.They eat grasses for many hours each day,using their strong teeth.Spending so much
time chewing wears the zebra's teeth down,so their teeth keep growing all their lives.As the dry season
arrives and the grasses die back,zebra herds travel to find more food and water holes for drinking.Most
zebras have no specific territories.They travel from place to place,never staying in one area very long.
1. What can be inferred from the first paragraph?
A. There are different opinions about why the zebra has stripes.
B. The black stripes help the zebra live through cold days.
C. The zebra can easily be attacked by predators.
D. The zebra always travels with other animals.
2. According to the passage,herbivores are________.
A. animals that have specific territories
B. animals that only eat plants
C. animals that kill and eat other animals
D. animals that live in groups
3. The zebra has strong teeth all their lives because their teeth________.
A. only chew soft grasses
B. are used all day
C. are always growing
D. are kept clean
4. Which of the following statements about zebras is TRUE?
A. They have poor eyesight and hearing.
B. Their stripes can confuse predators.
C. They can run 56 miles per hour.
D. They usually stay in one area all their lives.
5. Which of the following TV programs might the passage be adapted for?
A. Hobbies & Leisure    
B. Everyday Tips
C. Digital Stadium      
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     The common cold is the world’s most widespread illness, which is plagues(疫病) that flesh receives.
     The most widespread fallacy(謬誤) of all is that colds are caused by cold. They are not. They are
caused by viruses passing on from person to person. You catch a cold by coming into contact, directly
or indirectly, with someone who already has one. If cold causes colds, it would be reasonable to expect
the Eskimos to suffer from them forever. But they do not. And in isolated arctic regions explorers have
reported being free from colds until coming into contact again with infected people from the outside
world by way of packages and mail dropped from airplanes.
     During the First World War soldiers who spent long periods in the trenches(戰(zhàn)壕), cold and wet,
showed no increased tendency to catch colds.
     In the Second World War prisoners at the notorious Auschwitz concentration camp(奧斯維辛集
中營), naked and starving, were astonished to find that they seldom had colds. At the Common Cold
Research Unit in England, volunteers took part in Experiments in which they gave themselves to the
discomforts of being cold and wet for long stretches of time. After taking hot baths, they put on bathing
suits, allowed themselves to be with cold water, and then stood about dripping wet in drafty room.
Some wore wet socks all day while others exercised in the rain until close to exhaustion. Not one of the
volunteers came down with a cold unless a cold virus was actually dropped in his nose.
      If, then, cold and wet have nothing to do with catching colds, why are they more frequent in the
winter？Despite the most pains-taking research, no one has yet found the answer. One explanation
offered by scientists is that people tend to stay together indoors more in cold weather than at other times,
and this makes it easier for cold viruses to be passed on.
     No one has yet found a cure for the cold. There are drugs and pain suppressors(止痛片) such as
aspirin, but all they do is relieve the symptoms.

1. The writer offered _______ examples to support his argument.

A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 3

2. Which of the following does not agree with the chosen passage?

A. The Eskimos do not suffer from colds all the time.
B. Colds are not caused by cold.
C. People suffer from colds just because they like to stay indoors.
D. A person may catch a cold by touching someone who already has one.

3. Arctic explorers may catch colds when _______.

A. they are working in the isolated arctic regions
B. they are writing reports in terribly cold weather
C. they are free from work in the isolated arctic regions
D. they are coming into touch again with the outside world

4. Volunteers taking part in the experiments in the Common Cold Research Unit _______.

A. suffered a lot  
B. never caught colds
C. often caught colds
D. became very strong

5. The passage mainly discusses _______.

A. the experiments on the common cold
B. the fallacy about the common cold
C. the reason and the way people catch colds
D. the continued spread of common colds

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