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     Motorists who used to listen to the radio or their favorite tunes on CDs may have a new way to
entertain themselves, after engineers in Japan developed a musical road surface.
     A team from the Hokkaido Industrial Research Institute has built a number of "melody roads",  
which use cars as tuning forks(音叉)to play music as they travel.
     The concept works by using grooves(凹槽). They are cut at very specific intervals in the road
surface. The melody road uses the spaces between to create different notes.
     Depending on how far apart the grooves are, a car moving over them will produce a series of high
or low notes, and designers are able to create a distinct tune.
     Patent documents for the design describe it as notches(刻痕)"formed in a road surface so as to play
a melody without producing simple sound or rhythm and reproduce melodylike tones".
     There are three musical strips in central and northern Japan-one of which plays the tune of a Japanese
pop song. Reports say the system was invented by Shizuo Shinoda. He scraped some markings into a
road with a bulldozer(推土机)before driving over them and found that they helped to produce all kinds
of tones.
     The optimal speed for melody road is 44 kph, but people say it is not always easy to get the
intended sound.
     "You need to keep the car windows closed to hear well," wrote one Japanese blogger. "Driving too
fast will sound like playing fast forward, while driving around 12 mph[20 km/h]has a slowmotion effect,
making you almost carsick."1. According to the passage, melody roads use________to create different notes.A. cars  
B. grooves
C. spaces between intervals  
D. bulldozers2. We can learn from the passage that the highness of notes is depended on________.A. how far the grooves are
B. how big the grooves are
C. the number of the grooves
D. the speed of the car3. The underlined word "optimal" in the passage might mean________.A. fastest  
B. possible
C. best  
D. suitable4. In order to hear the music well, you have to________.A. drive very fast
B. drive slowly
C. open the windows wide
D. keep the windows closed5. What"s the best title of the passage?A. A New Type of Music
B. Melody Roads in Japan
C. A Musical Road Surface
D. A New Invention in Japan
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阅读理解     I heard many parents complaining that their teenage children are rebelling. I wish it were so. At your
age you ought to be growing away from your parents. You should be learning to stand on your own two
feet. But take a good look at the present rebellion. It seems that teenagers are taking the same way of
showing that they disagree with their parents. Instead of striking out boldly on their own, most of them
are clutching (紧握) at one another"s hands for reassurance.
     They claim they want to dress as they please. But they all wear the same clothes. They set off in new
directions in music. But somehow they all end up huddled (聚在一起) round listening to the same record. Their reason for thinking or acting in thusandsuch a way is that the crowd is doing it. They have come out
of their cocoon (蚕茧) into a larger_cocoon.
     It has become harder and harder for a teenager to stand up against the popularity wave and to go his
or her own way. Industry has firmly carved out a teenage market. These days every teenager can learn
from the advertisements what a teenager should have and be. And many of today"s parents have come
to award high marks for the popularity of their children. All this adds up to a great barrier for the teenager who wants to find his or her own path.
     But the barrier is worth climbing over. The path is worth following. You may want to listen to classical music instead of going to a party. You may want to collect rocks when everyone else is collecting records. You may have some thoughts that you don"t care to share at once with your classmates. Well, go to it.
Find yourself. Be yourself. Popularity will come-with the people who respect you for who you are. That
is the only kind of popularity that really counts.

1. In this passage, the author wants to tell ________.
A. teenagers to try to pursue their real selves
B. readers to try to be popular with people around
C. parents to try to control and guide their children
D. people to try to understand and respect each other

2. The author disapproves of rebelling teenagers ________.
A. growing away from their parents
B. following the popularity trend
C. walking a new way on their own
D. turning to their friends for help

3.The phrase "larger cocoon" at the end of the second paragraph refers to ________.
A. the distractive and variable society
B. the dazzling music world
C. the parental care and love
D. the popularity wave in the society
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     The word science is heard so often in modern times that almost everybody has an idea of its meaning.
However, its definition is difficult for many people. The meaning of the term is confusing, but everyone
should understand its meaning and objectives (目标). Just to make the explanation as simple as possible,
suppose science is defined as classified knowledge or facts.
     Even in the true science, distinguishing fact from fiction is not always easy. For this reason great care
should be taken to distinguish between beliefs and truths. There is no danger as long as a clear difference
is made between temporary and proved explanations. For example, hypotheses(假设) and theories are
attempts to explain natural phenomena. From these positions the scientist continues to experiment and
observe until they are proved or discredited. The exact status of any explanation should be clearly
labeled to avoid confusion.
     The objectives of science are primarily the discovery and later the understanding of the unknown.
Man cannot be satisfied with recognizing that secrets existing in nature of those questions are
unanswerable; he must solve them. Toward that end, specialists in the field of biology and related fields
of interest are directing much of their time and energy.
     Actually, two basic approaches lead to the discovery of new information. One, aimed at satisfying
curiosity, is referred to as pure science. Sometimes practicalminded people miss the point of pure science
in thinking only of its immediate application for economic rewards. However, one should remember that
the construction of the microscope had to come before the discovery of the cell. The scientists devoting
their lives to pure science are not apologetic about ignoring the practical side of their discoveries; they
know from experience that most knowledge is eventually applied.
     The other is aimed at using knowledge for specific purposes-for instance, improving health, raising
standards of living, or creating new consumer products. In this case knowledge is put to economic use.
Such an approach is referred to as applied science.
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             The 1.________ of science
              2.________ of science
 ● To define science, we may 3.________
call it classified knowledge or facts.
● It is essential, though not 4.________, 
 for us to distinguish fact from fiction.
                  Objectives of science Science is 5.________ at discovering and
understanding the unknown.
Two basic  6. ________ to new discovery
                        Pure science Scientists, who may be blamed for 7.________ the practical
side of their work, make discoveries out of 8.________. 
                  9.________science Knowledge is put to economic 10.________,  for example,
improving health, raising living standards and creating new
consumer products.
完形填空

     Although in 1947 we were still very new to the atomic (原子的) age, we knew about mushroom
clouds. A huge crack (裂缝) spread across the library wall upstairs, sending teachers and __1__
screaming down the hall.
     Had a new world war started? Palefaced, our young science teacher quickly__2__us for a fire drill.
We huddled (卷缩) in little groups on the beach side of the school grounds and__3__the spreading
cloud darken the bright spring sky.
    Rumors flew every which way,__4__two hours would pass before we got the full story. One rumor
we heard was that the Texas City Monsanto Chemical plant had__5__;children whose parents__6__
there began to cry.
     I__7__-that was where my father was working that day.
     The school bell called us back inside, and we were dismissed (解散) to__8__our way home the best
way we could. I"d walked a quarter of the threemile trip to my home__9__a car horn frightened me to
__10__. My Uncle Barney__11__alongside me in his old Ford. The instant I saw him, I knew my father
__12 _. Otherwise, Papa would have__13 _for me himself.
     As if in slow motion from a great distance, Uncle Barney motioned for me to__14__. Numb with
grief, I crawled into the back__15__. I barely took notice of the man sitting there, and didn"t recognize
him until he__16__me. When Papa put his strong arms around me, I forgot for a moment that Cherokees
aren"t supposed to__17__.
     Many of my fellow students lost their__18__in the explosion. Tragedy would one day come to our
__19__, as it inevitably (不可避免地) comes to all, but one day Texas City blew up, it miraculously
(奇迹般地) passed us by. Because he lost his keys on that April morning, as he explained, my father
lived for__20 _32 years-we were to have a second lifetime forever.

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(     )1. A. headmaster  
(     )2. A. organized  
(     )3. A. heard      
(     )4. A. when        
(     )5. A. blown up    
(     )6. A. lived      
(     )7. A. smiled      
(     )8. A. make        
(     )9. A. when        
(     )10. A. decision  
(     )11. A. pulled up  
(     )12. A. was there  
(     )13. A. gone      
(     )14. A. get off    
(     )15. A. seat      
(     )16. A. looked at  
(     )17. A. cry        
(     )18. A. teachers  
(     )19. A. class      
(     )20. A. other      
B. students    
B. ordered      
B. smelled      
B. as          
B. been closed  
B. worked      
B. frightened  
B. feel        
B. while        
B. attention    
B. pulled out  
B. was here    
B. come        
B. get over    
B. chair        
B. helped      
B. laugh        
B. relatives    
B. family      
B. others      
C. workers      
C. made        
C. watched      
C. as if        
C. been opened  
C. studied      
C. froze        
C. push        
C. as          
C. feeling      
C. pulled in    
C. was gone    
C. left        
C. get through  
C. stool        
C. reached for  
C. excite      
C. friends      
C. school      
C. another      
D. books        
D. asked        
D. felt          
D. although      
D. been on fire  
D. visited      
D. worried      
D. find          
D. for          
D. expression    
D. pulled off    
D. was alone    
D. stopped      
D. get in        
D. bag          
D. called on    
D. shout        
D. parents      
D. house        
D. the other    
完形填空
    Many language learners think their pronunciation is good enough because their teacher doesn"t correct
them too often or because other students can __1__ them.
     Pronunciation is the area which is __2__ the least attention to in language learning. Most teachers
__3__ just let their students speak and stop them __4__ they say something completely wrong. Working
on each student"s pronunciation in class is just __5__. Also, the students who are __6__ at pronunciation may be afraid that it will embarrass their classmates if they help __7__ their mistakes.
     If you believe your pronunciation is good enough to __8__ because it is good enough for your teacher and other students, you may be __9__ when you actually go to a foreign country. One of my friends was
the best student in his __10__ class in Poland. When he went to America, he found Americans didn"t
understand    11    of what he said.
     Your pronunciation may still be quite __12__ that of a native speaker. If this is the __13__, other
people will find it __14__ to understand what you"re saying and will not be comfortable with you.
__15__, don"t think you can communicate in a foreign language __16__ you"ve tested your skills on real
native speakers. __17__ for native or nearnative pronunciation so that people you talk to can
communicate with you __18__. In order to achieve this goal, there"s __19__ that you will need to start
thinking about pronunciation and __20__ time on it.
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阅读理解
      Even plants can run a fever, especially when they"re under attack by insects or disease. But unlike
human, plants can have their temperature taken from 3,000 feet away-straight up. A decade ago,
adopting the infrared(红外线)scanning technology developed for military purposes and other satellites,
physicist Stephen Paley came up with a quick way to take the temperature of crops to determine which
ones are under stress. The goal was to let farmers precisely target pesticide(***虫剂)spraying rather than
rain poison on a whole field, which invariably includes plants that don"t have pest problems.
     Even better, Paley"s Remote Scanning Services Company could detect crop problems before they
became visible to the eye. Mounted on a plane flown at 3,000 feet at night, an infrared scanner measured
the heat emitted by crops. The data were transformed into a colourcoded map showing where plants
were running "fevers". Farmers could then spotspray, using 50 to 70 percent less pesticide than they
otherwise would.
      The bad news is that Paley"s company closed down in 1984, after only three years. Farmers resisted
the new technology and longterm backers were hard to find. But with the renewed concern about
pesticides on produce, and refinements in infrared scanning, Paley hopes to get back into operation.
Agriculture experts have no doubt the technology works. "This technique can be used on 75 percent of
agricultural land in the United States, " says George Oerther of Texas A & M. Ray Jackson, who recently retired from the Department of Agriculture, thinks remote infrared crop scanning could be adopted by the end of the decade.  But only if Paley finds the financial backing which he failed to obtain 10 years ago.

1. Plants will send out an increased amount of heat when they are________.
A. facing an infrared scanner
B. sprayed with pesticides
C. in poor physical condition
D. exposed to excessive sun rays

2. In order to apply pesticide spraying precisely, we can use infrared scanning to________.
A. estimate the damage to the crops
B. draw a colourcoded map
C. measure the size of the affected area
D. locate the problem area

3. Farmers can save a considerable amount of pesticide by________.
A. resorting to spotspraying
B. transforming poisoned rain
C. consulting infrared scanning experts
D. detecting crop problems at an early stage