Ever since man began to use the telephone, there have been new problems arising

Ever since man began to use the telephone, there have been new problems arising

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Ever since man began to use the telephone, there have been new problems arising from the carrying of messages. At first, each message was carried by a pair of overhead wires. As a result, telephone exchanges were soon surrounded by thousands of wires. The wires were then replaced by cables (电缆),each containing many pairs of wires. Each cable is capable of carrying many messages. These cables, laid underground, replaced the overhead wires.
The more extensive telephone services have become, the more demand for these services has increased, particularly the demand for long-distance services. In China, for example, this growth is now over 30% every year. Long-distance telephone exchanges are usually in crowded cities, where is not easy to lay new labels for expanding services.
The use of radio to send telephone message and to link all telephone exchanges makes it possible to get rid of overhead wires and some underground cables.
Now man has invented the microwave system ( 微波系统 ). In a microwave system messages from various places can be brought together, and then they are sent out and received by radio. After that, the messages are split into their original form. Finally, they are sent to the places where they are going to be sent.
小题1:The word “message” ( in paragraph 1) is close in meaning to “______”.
A.electricityB.industryC.informationD.wave
小题2:A cable is different from an overhead wire, because it ________.
A.is made of wood
B.needs more exchange
C.carries more messages
D.is much longer
小题3:What does the word extensive mean?
A.growingB.usingC.holdingD.understanding
小题4:The best title for the passage would be “________”.
A.The Telephone and Its Past
B.From the Wire to the Microwave System
C.The Needs for Better Telephones
D.How to Use the Telephone

答案

小题1:C
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:B
解析

试题分析:这篇文章是介绍信息的传送媒介,从电线发展到微波系统的过程和优势。
小题1:猜词题:从第一段的句子:Ever since man began to use the telephone, there have been new problems arising from the carrying of messages.可知是运送信息的时候出现了困难。选C
小题2:细节题:从第一段的句子:The wires were then replaced by cables (电缆),each containing many pairs of wires. Each cable is capable of carrying many messages.可知电缆比电线携带的信息多。选C
小题3:猜词题:从第二段的句子:the more demand for these services has increased, particularly the demand for long-distance services.可知这里是“增长”的含义。选A
小题4:主旨题:从全篇文章可知:这篇文章是介绍信息的传送媒介,从电线发展到微波系统,选B
点评:这篇文章是介绍信息的传送媒介,从电线发展到微波系统的过程和优势。题目对猜词的技能要求较高,考生可以对原文句子中的关键词进行替换。把原文中的一些词换成意义相近的词,成为正确选项。词性或者语态的变化。把原文中的一些词变换一下词性,或者改变原文句子的语态,给考生制造障碍。语言简化。把原文中的复杂语言现象进行简化,成为正确答案。
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The rat is named Lola and she’s at the top of her class of risk-running animals being trained to smell out landmines (地雷) in Colombia, home to the world’s highest number of mine-related deaths and injuries last year. Of the victims, many are children who died in the accidents while walking to school or playing in the countryside.
The smartest rat among the first six that the government is teaching to locate landmines equipment planted by rebels(叛乱者) has a 90 percent success rate in locating landmines material in her lab training.
Police animal trainers, tired of seeing their landmines-smelling dogs blown up by stepping on mines, hope the white-furred, pink-eyed creature will lead her classmates through coming open field tests and then into the country mine fields before the end of the year. It takes about 400 grams of pressure to detonate (引爆) a mine while Lola only weighs about 220 grams. “The dogs can easily set off the landmines, sometimes killing people nearby,” they said.
Police animal trainer Jose Pineda says that rats have more sensitive noses than dogs, which should allow them to better smell out mines in difficult terrain (地形).
Plus, it takes the police about six months to train mine-smelling dogs. Training the rats is expected to take about half that time once the program is established.
Trainers think that they are much smarter than the dogs. The second-best scorer in the laboratory is Lucrecia, with an 83 percent success rate. Males, such as one named   Runcho, have fallen behind until now but may do better in the coming field tests. Pineda said that the next step of training will present new challenges to the rats as they are sure to meet distractions (分心的事) in the open.
小题1:What do the underlined words “the accidents” in the first paragraph mean?
A.Children were shot while playing outside.
B.A buried landmine was walked on and set off.
C.A rebel blew up a landmine and killed children.
D.Children got hurt in traffic accidents on the way to school.
小题2:Which of the following is NOT a reason why rats are chosen to find buried landmines?
A.They have a good sense of smell.
B.They are too light to set off buried landmines.
C.They can smell all kinds of explosive materials.
D.They cost people less time in terms of training
小题3:What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A.Rats will perform as well in the open air as in the lab.
B.Until now, female rats are better than the male ones.
C.Trainers should have chosen only female rats for the program.
D.Because they are foolish, dogs are not preferred for the program.
小题4:What would be the best title for the passage?
A.Dogs Bring Peace to the People in Colombia
B.Colombia Develops a New Way to Reduce Deaths
C.Buried Landmines are a Great Danger to Colombians
D.Colombian Police Train Rats to Sniff Out Landmines

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Medicine comes in lots of different packages. Painkillers in a tablet can make your headache go away. Antibiotic cream (抗菌素膏) from a tube can prevent your cuts from becoming infected. But can medicine come packaged in chicken eggs?
A team of scientists from Scotland say “yes”. They’ve engineered special chickens that lay eggs with disease-treating drugs inside. 
These eggs come from chickens that have been engineered to produce certain drugs inside their egg whites.
These drugs are made of molecules called proteins(蛋白质). Animals make thousands of proteins — they’re the main element in skin, hair, milk and meat. Since animals can make proteins easily, they’re good candidates (候选者) for making protein drugs.
Researchers have already made cows, sheep and goats produce 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 (多发性硬化).
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.
小题1:If you cut your finger, you may use ________ to cure it.
A.painkillers in a tabletB.antibiotic cream from a tube
C.chicken eggs D.protein drugs
小题2:Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A.Scientists from Scotland have succeeded in packing medicine into chicken eggs.
B.The drugs are made of molecules called proteins.
C.Scientists chose chickens for their experiments because chicken eggs taste delicious.
D.The animals are good candidates for making protein drugs.
小题3:The drugs in special chicken eggs can ________.
A.treat lung cancer B.help reduce headache
C.change people’s DNA D.treat multiple sclerosis
小题4:We can infer from the passage that ________.
A.eating eggs is the best choice for the patients now
B.scientists changed the chicken’s DNA and put all the drugs in chicken eggs
C.we may eat special eggs as drugs when we are sick in the future
D.the drugs produce harmful effects on the chicken’s bodies
小题5:The best title for the passage is ________.
A.Chicken Eggs to Replace MedicineB.Chicken Eggs as Drug
C.Chicken Eggs and MedicineD.Chicken Eggs and Animal Milk

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Sea turtles have been on Earth for millions of years, but they may soon die out. The main   to them is people who kill them for food, according to Dr. Wallace J. Nichols of the University of California.
But the latest news may   2  turtle hunting: Dr. Nichols has found that sea turtles   3   a lot of pollution from the ocean. This pollution is unhealthy for both turtles and humans. It can cause __4__ damage to their bodies and lead to death. Research shows that many people get sick and even die from eating sea turtle meat. 
In the US, most people have never eaten turtle. This is because turtles are   5  by the United States law, which makes it   6  to harm or kill these amazing animals. “But many people in other countries still eat them,” explains Nichols. “Our first   7  was to save turtles; now we must save   8  too.”
Davis said he also wants to send out a bigger   9   that we should protect the oceans. “The health of the ocean, animals in the ocean, and our own health are all  10 . A clean ocean is really good for us too because of the food we eat from there.”
小题1:
A.doubtB.streamC.dangerD.worry
小题2:
A.accelerateB.slowC.improveD.change
小题3:
A.causeB.expandC.absorbD.reduce
小题4:
A.accidentalB.occasionalC.unknownD.serious
小题5:
A.qualifiedB.protectedC.restrictedD.produced
小题6:
A.impossibleB.difficultC.illegalD.abnormal
小题7:
A.goalB.impressionC.difficultyD.cost
小题8:
A.EarthB.oceanC.peopleD.animals
小题9:
A.advertisementB.messageC.signD.problem
小题10:
A.concernedB.disturbedC.developedD.connected

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The way we get about has a deep influence on the way we live-affecting where we set up home, work and holiday. So what changes might come in the way we get around? What big ideas are out there, and do they have any chance of coming true?
Personal Air Travel
The idea: flying cars
Developments in light small plane technology will make it possible for everyone to own what are, in fact, flying cars. They will have closed cabins, heating, stereos and room for two people.
You will take off from a field near your home and fly to towns and cities. After landing, you will take off the fixed wing and continue your journey by road just as if you were traveling by car.
Fuel efficient engines and the advantage of being able to travel in the sky will keep costs and the environmental influence down.
Flying for Fun
The idea: Jet Packs
The idea was a hit when a stuntman (特技演员) flew around on one during the opening ceremony of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, which was very successful.
You’ll be able to use the equipment-roughly the size of two scuba tanks fastened to your back-for short journeys.
They will be handy for cleaning hard-to-reach windows, arriving in style at a party and shopping.
Taxis
The idea: driverless taxis
These computer-controlled taxis will take you wherever you want along a fixed route, whenever you want to go.
For the price of one person’s bus fare, several people can ride at speeds of up to 25 mph, and there will be fences to guard against accidents.
There will be little, if any, wait for the use of the taxis, which will leave from stations and will be used by prepaid cards.
The taxis, which will travel on a 1.5 m-wide track, will use 75% less energy per passenger than a car and 50% less than a bus.
小题1:The passage is mainly about ________.
A.future travelB.big ideas and dreams
C.advanced technologyD.the influence of travel
小题2:We learn from the passage that flying cars ________.
A.will operate only in the sky
B.will be more expensive than common cars
C.will have few bad effects on the environment
D.won’t be equipped with things similar to what cars have
小题3: With Jet Packs, we can do all the following EXCEPT ________.
A.attend a partyB.clean high windows
C.go shoppingD.have a long journey
小题4:As for driverless taxis, we can infer that ________.
A.we can go wherever we want in them
B.they will be both convenient and safe
C.it costs more to take them than to take ordinary cars
D.they will be operated by computers as well as by people

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Teenagers at one German school are learning how to achieve happiness alongside other traditional   35  such as maths and languages.
The class sits in a circle with their eyes shut and they count from one to ten: someone starts, the   36  voice comes from the far right, a third from the other side.
The aim of the game is to   37  for an opportunity to shout out the   38  without clashing (相撞) with another voice or leaving a pause. On the first try,  39  of the young Germans try to be first, while a few are too shy to join in. But by the fifth   40  , they develop a rhythm (节奏) . The message gives other people space but also claims your own. This is a requirement for social well-being.
Unlike schools in other nations, German schools do not usually have school sports teams or seek to build school spirit. Many teens admit they are   41  and confused, but school is not usually the place to find relief.
The Willy Hellpach School in Heidelberg is the first in the nation to develop a happiness   42  It is   43  for 17-19years old students to prepare for university entrance exams. "The course isn"t there to make you happy," Ernst Fritz-Schubert, the school principal, warned pupils, "   44  rather to help you discover the ways to become happy. "
Cooking a meal together will be one of the class   45  , along with improving body language under the   46  of two professional actresses.
The course is taught for three periods a week. Despite the happy subject, the pupils themselves insist it is no laughing matter.
"In the first period, we had to each say something   47  about another member of the class and about ourselves. No laughing at people or teasing," said Fanny, 17.
The message is that self-esteem (自尊) improves   48  too.
Research by the school shows it is not the first to start happiness classes and they also exist at some US universities, but are mainly based on positive thinking, using   49  from studies of depression.
"That would be too one-sided for us. We want to show how decent (好的) food or exercise can help too," the principal said.
小题1:
A.subjectsB.objectsC.customsD.habits
小题2:
A.sweetB.nextC.lastD.loud
小题3:
A.lookB.seeC.findD.listen
小题4:
A.nameB.personC.numberD.treasure
小题5:
A.allB.fewC.mostD.none
小题6:
A.roundB.limitC.sheetD.zone
小题7:
A.happyB.lonelyC.curiousD.pleased
小题8:
A.movementB.classC.courseD.approach
小题9:
A.intendedB.madeC.managedD.applied
小题10:
A.andB.butC.soD.or
小题11:
A.testsB.examsC.exercisesD.homework
小题12:
A.guidanceB.lookoutC.permissionD.cooperation
小题13:
A.backwardB.positiveC.negativeD.rude
小题14:
A.atmosphereB.achievementC.happinessD.score
小题15:
A.inspectionsB.instructionsC.motivesD.findings

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