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When Julia Rhodes is asked what she does for a living，she says she is a “wind farmer”．While her job is operation manager for wind farm owner RES-Gen：Rhodes is responsible for making sure their l4 wind farms in the UK and Ireland are using the power of the wind to produce power for homes and businesses．
RES-Gen is a division of leading renewable energy group Renewable Energy Systems(RES)，a UK-based company with global operations． RES was one of the pioneers of wind energy technology．It built the UK’s second wind farm in l992．Since then：RES has built more than 40 wind farms across four continents．
Rhodes graduated from the University of Nottingham with a degree in manufacturing engineering． Following that，she received a master"s degree in renewable energy systems technology specializing in wind energy． Rhodes has worked in the wind sector ever since, providing technical support for two leading wind farm developers before joining RES in 2001．
RES’s projects are continually monitored by computer and checked remotely on a daily basis．Regular servicing is carried out by contractors(承包者)，usually every six months. Rhodes always has a top—level view of how well the wind turbines(涡轮)are operating．
Rhodes is a supporter of wind—energy engineering．She also works closely with other departments to keep good relations with the communities around RES’s wind farms．The open days and government officials’ visits show that wind power is popular and that wind projects-are viewed positively．
Renewable energy is a growing sector with attractive career prospects． For Rhodes．as the RES wind farms expand，the team that she manages is expected to increase．She enjoys working for a company with strong engineering roots and a highly respected track record(业绩)．Her job as a wind farmer is challenging and enjoyable．“It"s great knowing that you are helping to bring about a clean．environment and are contributing to the global community．”
小题1:What’s the text mainly about?

A．Julia Rhodes and her work．	B．Why Julia Rhodes works in RES．
C．The importance of renewable energy．	D．How出e wind can produce Dower．

小题2:What can we know about Julia Rhodes?

A．She once worked as a farmer to make a living．

B．She has worked in RES ever

since graduation．

C．She likes her job as a wind farmer very much．

D．She is in charge of forty wind farms in the UK．

小题3:What can we learn about RES from the text?

A．It built the UK"s first wind farm in 2001．

B．It plays a leading role in the wind sector．

C．It is an important branch of RES—Gen．

D．It provides regular servicing for its contractors．

小题4:Which of the following is NOT true?

A．RES is financially supported by the British government．

B．Wind farms receive a warm welcome around the UK．

C．RES has developed at a high speed during recent years．

D．Rhodes thinks people should create a clean environment．

答案

ACBA

解析

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Four hundred years ago, an Italian scientist named Galileo Galilei became the first person to see the craters（环形山） on the moon. Galileo was one of the first people to use a telescope to study the sky. Since then, telescopes have become the most important tool used by astronomers. Scientists never stop finding new ways to make these instruments more powerful. In the next several years, two new telescopes with different purposes are to be used.
One of the telescopes, called Pan-STARRS, could save humans from dying out. Nick Kaiser, a scientist who works on the project, says the Pan-STARRS telescope has been designed to find “90 percent of all killer asteroids(小行星) near Earth”.
Pan-STARRS, like most telescopes, uses mirrors and lenses(透镜) to provide pictures of outer space. Giant mirrors are used to “gather” light. They reflect the light onto the lens of a camera, which can then record the image.
When completed, Pan-STARRS will include four telescopes which will be put on top of a mountain on the Hawaiian island of Maui. Only one telescope is in place and working now. Each telescope will take pictures of one patch of sky for about 30 seconds, and then move on to another patch. Every night, each telescope will take pictures of about 1,000 patches. Every week, each telescope will have photographed the whole sky.
Each of the four telescopes will take pictures of the same patches of sky. One telescope, working alone, may sometimes incorrectly show an asteroid. If there are three other telescopes working, astronomers can use them to see if there really is an asteroid coming our way. By using four telescopes instead of one, scientists hope to get a better picture of space. If a giant asteroid was identified, astronomers would try to break it up long before it reached Earth.
小题1: Galileo Galilei is mentioned to ____________.

A．tell us the history of telescopes

B．introduce the topic of the passage

C．show people his contributions

D．tell us about the craters on the moon

小题2: For what purpose is Pan-STARRS designed?

A．To find more asteroids around Earth.

B．To help scientists know Earth better.

C．To find killer asteroids coming towards Earth.

D．To learn about asteroids in outer space.

小题3:What is paragraph 3 mainly about?

A．The use of mirrors in a telescope.

B．Why Pan-STARRS is different.

C．How telescope “gather” light

D．How a telescope works.

小题4:How many patches is the whole sky divided into when Pan-STARRS is working?

A．1,000

B．7,000

C．21,000

D．28,000

小题5: The four telescopes will take pictures of the same patches of sky because _____.

A．one telescope often takes unclear pictures

B．one telescope may provide incorrect information

C．information from just one telescope is usually incorrect

D．no information is allowed to be identified based on single information

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。
A daughter thought life was unpromising to her and complained to her father about it．She did not know how she was going to__36_and wanted to give up．She was__37_of fighting and struggling．It seemed as if one problem was just solved before a new one__38__．
Her father, a cook, took her to the__39 _．He filled three pots with water and placed each on a high 40 Soon the pots came to a 41 __．In one he placed carrots, in the second he placed eggs, and the last he placed ground coffee beans．He let them sit and boil, without saying a word．
The daughter sucked her teeth and_42_waited, asking repeatedly what he was doing．In about twenty minutes he turned offthe__43_ He fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl．He pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl．Then he spooned the coffee out and placed it in another．Turning to her he asked, "Darling, what do you see?"
"Carrots, eggs, and coffee," she replied．
He brought her closer and asked her to 44 the carrots．She did and noted that they were soft．He then asked her to take an egg and break it．After pulling off the 45 , she observed the hard-boiled egg! Finally, he asked her to taste the coffee．She smiled_46_she tasted its rich flavor．She humbly asked, "What does it mean, Father?"
He explained that each of them had faced the same 47 , boiling water, but each_ 48 differently．The carrot went in 49 and hard．But after being subjected to the boiling water, it _50_and became weak． The egg had been 51 .Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior．But after sitting__52_the boiling water, its inside became hardened．The ground coffee beans were unique, 53 ．After they were in the boiling water, they had__54_the water．
"Which are you?" he asked his daughter．"When adversity knocks on your door, __55 _do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean?"

小题1:

A．make out

B．make it

C．make up

D．make through

小题2:

A．typical

B．conscious

C．tired

D．warned

小题3:

A．raised

B．arose

C．disappeared

D．faded

小题4:

A．room

B．market

C．kitchen

D．grocery

小题5:

A．shelf

B．temperature

C．fire

D．table

小题6:

A．boil

B．cool

C．hot

D．smoke

小题7:

A．happily

B．calmly

C．casually

D．impatiently

小题8:

A．lights

B．burners

C．tap

D．water

小题9:

A．see

B．carry

C．feel

D．fetch

小题10:

A．shell

B．pack

C．bag

D．cover

小题11:

A．since

B．as

C．before

D．if

小题12:

A．occasion

B．point

C．variety

D．adversity

小题13:

A．reflected

B．answered

C．abandoned

D．reacted

小题14:

A．stable

B．weak

C．strong

D．sensitive

小题15:

A．softened

B．widened

C．shortened

D．sharpened

小题16:

A．half-done

B．easily-broken

C．easily-got

D．hard-boiled

小题17:

A．over

B．for

C．through

D．on

小题18:

A．however

B．otherwise

C．besides

D．moreover

小题19:

A．melted

B．absorbed

C．polluted

D．changed

小题20:

A．what

B．how

C．when

D．why

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My father was in the navy, which meant that my mother was married to both my father and the sea．As was often the case, we had to pack our belongings into boxes and 31 those we had grown to love．We would arrive at our new home and find ourselves once again 32 at the pier （码头） waving good-bye to my father as his 33 pulled him away from us．My mother would turn my brother and I around before the ship was out of 34 , wipe our tears, and take us back home to start the process of 35 in the new environment again．
Throughout the years of changing 36 , schools and friends, there remained one constant in my childhood — my mother．For both my 37 and I, she was the cook, maid and teacher．She played these roles while 38 some type of part-time job．Leaving a promising career is just one of the 39 which my mother made for my family as we moved around the world with our father every three years or so． 40 she had to deal with only a small budget, my mother, 41 , managed to make each house to be the very home that is safe and 42 ．
This probably sounds like a depressing way to live, 43 with two small children: “single” parenthood, short-term friendships, and the inability （无能） to 44 a career or establish a home．But it was not for my mother．She turned this 45 into adventure for us all! Each relocation （变换位置） was a chance to 46 another part of the world．My mother greeted each new culture, climate and neighborhood．Each new house was a 47 to rearrange furniture, make curtains and 48 pictures．Every part-time job was an opportunity to learn something new and work with interesting people．
No matter how difficult the life was, she was always having a 49 attitude．She always had strength in the face of struggle and change．My mother was so 50 all those years during my childhood — she was my island in a sea of change．She is my hero．
小题1:．

A．leave behind

B．leave out

C．leave off

D．leave for

小题2:．

A．living

B．staring

C．standing

D．going

小题3:．

A．car

B．ship

C．train

D．plane

小题4:．

A．range

B．shape

C．sight

D．control

小题5:．

A．adapting

B．suiting

C．matching

D．fitting

小题6:．

A．names

B．jobs

C．addresses

D．directions

小题7:．

A．father

B．classmates

C．brother

D．relatives

小题8:．

A．performing

B．seeking

C．waiting

D．applying

小题9:．

A．programs

B．sacrifices

C．contribution

D．cooperation

小题10:．

A．Once

B．While

C．When

D．Unless

小题11:．

A．somewhere

B．somewhat

C．sometime

D．somehow

小题12:．

A．romantic

B．comfortable

C．mysterious

D．wealthy

小题13:．

A．generally

B．actually

C．especially

D．unfairly

小题14:．

A．desert

B．develop

C．affect

D．limit

小题15:．

A．lifestyle

B．value

C．journey

D．opportunity

小题16:．

A．acquire

B．explore

C．occupy

D．realize

小题17:．

A．load

B．sadness

C．result

D．challenge

小题18:．

A．hang

B．draw

C．take

D．sell

小题19:．

A．changeable

B．cautious

C．positive

D．negative

小题20:．

A．experience

B．brave

C．ordinary

D．annoyed

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Ella Fant was a middle-aged lady who lived with her only son John in a small house.She__36__John very much. In her__37__he couldn"t do anything_38__.Every morning she would give him breakfast_39__bed and bring him the papers to__40__.It isn"t really true that he was too__41__to work---in fact he had tried a few__42__.First of all he was a window-cleaner and in his first week he managed to_43__at least six windows. Then he_44__a bus conductor and on his second_45__a passenger stole his bag with all the fares（车费）collected.He_46__lost his job as a postman_47__he sent off all the letters when he should have taken them to people"s houses. It seemed that there was_48__suitable work for him. So he_49__to join the army. Mrs. Fant was so__50__about this that she told the__51__to all her neighbours. "My John is good to be a soldier," she said. "He is going to be the best soldier there__52__was,I can tell you!"
Then the great day came_53__he was to march past the palace in the parade（接受检阅的队伍）.His_54__mother traveled to the city early in the morning to be sure of getting a good__55__in the crowd. The parade was full of sound and colour. But when John and his fellow soldiers came in sight some of the people watching couldn’t help laughing at the one who couldn"t keep pace with the other as they marched along.
But Ella Fant, who was filled with happiness shouted at the top of her voice: "Look at them! They"re all out of step except my John! Isn"t he the best!"
小题1:.

A．depended on

B．waited on

C．trusted

D．loved

小题2:.

A．hope

B．eyes

C．head

D．beliefs

小题3:.

A．wrong

B．great

C．good

D．strange

小题4:.

A．to

B．at

C．in

D．by

小题5:.

A．check

B．read

C．keep

D．sign

小题6:.

A．lazy

B．young

C．weak

D．shy

小题7:.

A．ones

B．years

C．tasks

D．jobs

小题8:.

A．erase

B．drop

C．break

D．clean

小题9:.A. followed B met C. became D. found
小题10:.

A．day

B．try

C．route

D．chance

小题11:.

A．thus

B．even

C．

once

D．only

小题12:.

A．even if

B．so that

C．because

D．though

小题13:.

A．some

B．such

C．less

D．no

小题14:.

A．began

B．promised

C．managed

D．decided

小题15:.

A．excited

B．worried

C．anxious

D．curious

小题16:.

A．incident

B．change

C．news

D．matter

小题17:.

A．yet

B．ever

C．never

D．just

小题18:.

A．where

B．since

C．when

D．till

小题19:.

A．proud

B．kind

C．strict

D．lucky

小题20:.

A．time

B．view

C．experience

D．impression

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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
For long, a little boy was wondering why his deskmate could rank 1^st in the class whenever he wanted to, while he himself failed to: he only ranked 21^st.
At home, he asked his Mom, “Mom, am I more 21 than others? I feel I am obedient and as careful as him, but 22 I always fall behind? ” Hearing the words， Mom was aware that her son began to 23 the sense of self-respect, which was now being injured by the ranking system. 24 at him, she went wordless, not knowing 25 to explain.
In another test, the son ranked 17^th, while his deskmate remained 1^st. Back home he 26 the same question. Mom really wanted to inform his son that 27 differs, which means that students ranking 1^st are supposed to be cleverer than normal ones. 28 , was this discouraging answer the one that her son was constantly 29 about? Thank goodness she did not open her mouth.
H

ow to answer her son’s question? There were times when she felt an urge to say, “You are too lazy. You are not as hard-working as others…”but she stopped   30  imagining her son suffering from the pains of unsatisfied grades and rankings. She thought it   31  to put any additional burden on his son and was trying to find out a perfect answer.
Time passing swiftly, the son   32 primary school. Despite studying harder and better, he was still unable to keep up with his deskmate. To show her pride of him, Mom decided to   33 him to the sea. During the trip, she managed to give an answer.
Now, the son no longer worries about his   34 , and there are no boring guys who would inquire his grades in primary school, because,   35  the 1^st ranking, he is admitted to Tsinghua University. Back home in winter vacation, he was invited to   36 the students and parents in his high school, In the speech, he mentioned a valuable experience in his childhood, “…When my mother and I were lying on the   37 , she pointed to the front and said, “Do you see the seabirds struggling for food over there ?When the waves come near, little birds can rise   38 while awkward seagulls would take more time to complete the process. However, have you noticed birds that finally fly 39 the endless ocean are none other than the awkward seagulls?” The speech   40  many mothers present to tears, including his mother.

小题1:

A．considerate

B．careless

C．stupid

D．clever

小题2:

A．what if

B．how come

C．how about

D．what for

小题3:

A．lose

B．have

C．win

D．beat

小题4:

A．Shouting

B．Glaring

C．Staring

D．Pointing

小题5:

A．which

B．why

C．when

D．how

小题6:

A．raised

B．met

C．answered

D．got

小题7:

A．intelligence

B．right

C．knowledge

D．strength

小题8:

A．Therefore

B．Still

C．Thus

D．However

小题9:

A．enthusiastic

B．curious

C．crazy

D．clear

小题10:

A．if

B．before

C．unless

D．when

小题11:

A．cruel

B．important

C．disappointed

D．necessary

小题12:

A．attended

B．started

C．finished

D．entered

小题13:

A．guide

B．take

C．bring

D．push

小题14:

A．homework

B．belongings

C．health

D．rankings

小题15:

A．in

B．by

C．with

D．on

小题16:

A．teach

B．deliver

C．address

D．face

小题17:

A．floor

B．road

C．bank

D．beach

小题18:

A．quickly

B．suddenly

C．slowly

D．sharply

小题19:

A．into

B．through

C．across

D．throughout

小题20:

A．made

B．moved

C．impressed

D．inspired

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