In 1963,former Senator Gaylord Nelson began to worry about our planet (A senator

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In 1963,former Senator Gaylord Nelson began to worry about our planet (A senator is a person that the people of the United States have chosen to help make the laws.). Senator Nelson knew that our world was getting dirty and that many of our plants and animals were dying .He wondered why most people weren’t trying to solve these problems. He talked to other lawmakers and t

o the President. They decided that the President would go around the country and tell people about these concerns（关系重大之事）. He did, but still not enough people were working on the problem.
Then, in 1969, Senator Nelson had another idea. He decided to have a special day to teach everyone about the things that needed changing in our environment .He wrote letters to all of the colleges and put a special article in Scholastic Magazine to tell them about the special day he had planned

(Most of the schools got this magazine) and he knew that kids would help him.
On April 22,1970, the first Earth Day was held .People all over the country made promises to help the environment. Everyone got involved and since then, Earth Day has spread all over the planet. People all over the world know that

there are problems we need to work on and this is our special day to look at the planet and see what needs changing. Isn’t it great? One person had an idea and kept working until everyone began working together to solve it. See what happens when people care about our world?
小题1:The passage mainly talks about _________.

A．the importance of Earth Day

B．the person who planned the Earth Day

C．the history of Earth Day

D．the first Earth Day

小题2:Why did Senator Gaylord Nelson worry about our planet?_________

A．The world was getting dirty.

B．Many plants and animals were dying.

C．Few people cared about the earth.

D．All of the above.

小题3:From the text, we know that _________ helped him most .

A．the president	B．the other lawmakers
C．the colleges	D．the students

小题4:It took Nelson ______ years to get the peop

le pay much attention to the earth.

A．10

B．7

C．6

D．1

答案

小题1:C
小题1:D
小题1:D
小题1:B

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Social networking isn"t only for the under 40s. More than 25 percent of Americans 50 years and older stay connected using sites such as Facebook, MySpace and Twitter, according to new research.
"The latest data tells us that more and more social networking is becoming a part of everyday life for Americans 50 plus," said Kevin Donnellan, the chief communications officer at AARP, which released the report.
Nearly a quarter of older Americans are on Facebook and 73 percent said they use it to stay in

touch with relatives, but not just their children and grandchildren. "They are using the Internet to keep up with the world and the people who are important to them," said Jean Koppen, the author of the report. She added that older adults are also on Facebook to stay connected, not only with their family, but with their friends and peers. Almost 50 percent of older adults were introdu

ced to the social networking sites by a family member, mainly a child or grandchild. "Just under one-fifth of adults aged 50 and older say they do not use the Internet," according to the report.
The findings are based on a telephone survey of 1,863 adults. In addition to keeping up on Facebook and Twitter older adults are also aware of the latest technology. Eighty-three percent had heard about the Apple iPad and 11 percent intended to buy one.
小题1:What’s the main idea of the passage?
A.       Social networking isn’t for the under 40s in the U.S.A.
B.       American old people’s way of life is quite fashionable.
C.       The Internet is also popular among the American over 50s.
D.       Facebook, MySpace and Twitter are hot websites in America.
小题2:Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Nearly 2000 adults took part in the survey on line.

B．The over 50s were introduced to the Internet by the young.

C．About 20% of adults aged 50 and older don’t like the Internet.

D．Many Americans 50 plus stay connected using the Internet.

小题3:What’s the underlined s

entence used for?
E.                   It’s used as a reason for the popularity of the Apple iPad in America.
F.                   It’s used as an example of the older adults’ awareness of the latest technology.
G.                  It’s

used as a suggestion to the readers who are interested in the IT products.
H.                  It’s used as a choice for the Americans intending to use Social networking.
小题4:Where can we most probably read this passage?
I.                     In an experiment introduction.
J.                    In a computer magazine.
K.                  In a product advertisement.
In a news report

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阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题（请注意问题后的字数要求）。
[1] I was walking in the park with a friend recently, and his cell phone rang, interrupting our conversation. There we were, walking and talking on a beautiful sunny day. But I became invisible, absent from the conversation.
[2] The telephone used to connect you to the absent. Now it makes people sitting next to you feel absent. Recently I was in a car with three friends. The driver told us to be quiet because he could not hear the person on the other end of his cell phone. There we were, four friends going down the highway, unable to talk to one another because of a tool designed to make communication easier.
[3]Why is it that the more connected we get, ________________________ ? Every advance in communications technology is a hurt to the closeness of human interaction (互动). With e-mail and instant messaging over the Internet, we can now communicate without seeing or talking to one another. With voice mail, you can conduct entire conversations without ever reaching anyone.
[4] More and more, l find myself hiding behind e-mail to

do a job meant for conversation. Or being relieved that voice mail picked up because I didn’t really have time to talk. The industry devoted to helping me keep in touch is making me lonelier.
[5]

So I"ve put myself on technology restriction: no instant messaging with people who live near me, no cell-phoning in the presence of friends, no letting the voice mail pick up when I" m home.
小题1: What does the author say about communications technology according to the first two paragraphs? (within 15 words)
_________________________________________________________________________
小题2:Which sentences in the text is the closest in meaning to the following one?
However, I felt left out as if we were not conducting the conversation.
_________________________________________________________________________
小题3: Fill in the blanks in Paragraph 3 with proper words. (within 10 words)
_________________________________________________________________________
小题4: Does the author restrict (约束) his own activity to improving the situation? Give an example. How？(within 15 words)
_________________________________________________________________________
小题5: Translate the underlined sentences in Paragraph 4 into Chinese.
________________________________________________________________________

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小题1:The main aim of Environment Awareness Week is to _____．

A．educate the public on protecting the environment

B．discuss global warming and other environmental problems

C．explain ways for producing freshwater to save the environment

D．learn about renewable energy sources that protect the environment

小题2:The organizer of the event is _____．

A．Global Gaia Network	B．Clean Energy Agency
C．Green Earth Foundation	D．International Environment Fund

小题3:If you are interested in renewable energy sources, you should go to _____．

A．Hall 1

B．Hall 2

C．Hall 3

D．Hall 4

小题4:The "3 Rs" stand for _____．

A．Read, Realize and Remember	B．Reduce, Reuse and Recycle
C．Green Earth Foundation	D．Global Gaia Network

小题5:Which of the following statements is NOT true of the event?

A．It will last a week and the halls will be open 11 hours a day．

B．You can send an email to Mrs．Daisy Soh for more information．

C．Each hall charges the same amount of money as the other．

D．Lectures in Hall 1 will be given by university students．

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[1]Global difference in intelligence is a sensitive topic, long filled with a large number of different opinions. But recent data has indeed shown cognitive (认知的) ability to be higher in some countries than in others. What"s more, IQ scores have risen as nations develop—a phenomenon known as the "Flynn effect". Many causes have been put forward for both the intelligence difference and the Flynn effect, including education, income, and even non-agricultural labor. Now, a new study from researchers at the University of New Mexico offers another interesting theory: intelligence may be linked to infectious-disease rates.
　　[2]The brain, say author Christopher Eppig and his colleagues, is the "most costly organ in the human body". Brainpower consumes almost up to 90 percent of a newborn"s energy. It"s clear that if something affects energy intake while the brain is growing, the impact could be long and serious. And for vast parts of the globe, the biggest threat to a child"s body—and therefore brain—is parasitic (由寄生虫引起的) infection. These illnesses threaten brain development________________. They can directly attack live tissue, which the body must then try every means to replace. They can invade the digestive pipe and block nutritional intake. They can rob the body"s cells for their own reproduction. And then there"s the energy channeled (输送) to the immune system to fight the infection.
　　[3]Using data on national "disease burdens" (life years lost due to infectious diseases) and average intelligence scores, the authors found they are closely associated. The countries with the lowest average IQ scores have the highest disease burdens without exception. On the contrary, nations with low disease burdens top the IQ list.
　　[4]If the study holds water, it could be revolutionary for our understanding of the still-confusing variation in national intelligence scores.
小题1:What is the main idea of the text？(no more than 10 words)________________________
小题2:Complete the following statement with proper words.(no more than 4 words)
　　Those countries that have the ________________ are always at the bottom of the IQ list.
小题3:Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words.(no more than 5 words)
___________
小题4:What can cause intelligence difference？(no more than 8 words)
　　________________________________________________________________________
小题5:What does the word "they" (Line 2, Paragraph 3) probably refer to？(no more than 8 words)
________________________________________________________________________

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Learning to play a musical instrument can change your brain, with a US review finding musical training can lead to improved speech and foreign language skills.
Although it was suggested in the past that listening to Mozart’s music or other classical music could make you smarter, there has been little evidence to show that music can boost(使增长) brain power.
But a data-driven review by Northwestern University has pulled reaserch together that links musical training to learning that spills over into (波及) skills including language, speech, memory, attention and even vocal emotion.
Researcher Nina Kraus said the data strongly suggested that the nervous connections made during musical training also prepared the brain for other aspects of human communication.
“ The effect of musical training suggests that, like physical exercise and its effect on body fitness, music is a resource that tones the brain for auditory fitness and thus requires society to re-examine the role of music in shaping individual development, ” the researchers said in their study.
Kraus said learning musical sounds could improve the brain’s ability to adapt and change and also enable the nervous system to provide constructing patterns that are important to learning.
The study, published in Nature Review Neuroscience , looked at the explosion of research in recent years focusing on the effect of musical training on the nervous system which could have impacts for education.
The study found that playing an instrument prepares the brain to choose what is related in a complex process that may involve reading or remembering a score, timing issues and coordination with other musicians.
小题1:What is the text mainly about ?

A．The effect of physical exercise.	B．The researcher named Kraus.
C．The benefit of musical training.	D．Musicians’ improved skills.

小题2:The underlined word “ auditory ” in Paragraph 5 probably means “ __________”.

A．of the body	B．connected with seeing
C．of the mind	D．connected with hearing

小题3:It was believed but not proved that listening to classical music could __________.

A．add to your intelligence	B．improve your speech
C．boost your memory	D．make you think faster

小题4:According to Kraus, musical training contributes to the following EXCEPT __________.

A．body fitness	B．the way to speak
C．langugage learning	D．mental concentration

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