There is one language that is used in every country in the world. The peopl

     There is one language that is used in every country in the world. The peopl

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     There is one language that is used in every country in the world. The people who use it are young and
old, short and tall, thin and fat. It is everybody"s second language. It is easy to understand, although you
can"t hear it. It is sign language.      
     When you wave to a friend who is across the street, you are using sign language. When you smile at someone, you are saying, "I want to be friendly", but you are not using speech. You are using sign language. When you raise your hand in class, you are saying, "Please ask me. I think I know the correct answer."     
      Babies who can"t talk can point at things. They are using sign language. A policeman who wants to
stop traffic holds up his hands. He is using sign language.      
     Many years ago, a French priest, Charles Michel de Epee, became interested in education for deaf
people. He invented a finger alphabet (字母表). It is still in use. People can make the sign for letters and
spell words with their hands, and deaf people can read and understand them. Soon there were schools for the deaf in many countries. The only university for the deaf is Gallaudet College in Washington, D.C.      
     Today, in the United States, there are special TV news programs for deaf people. The newsreader tells the news in sign language. At the same time, the words appear on the TV screen.      
     The actors in the Theatre of Deaf don"t spell every word. Sometimes they use hand signs. When they
put two hands together, it means sandwich. They can make a roof with their hands when they want to
show a house. One finger in front of an actor"s mouth can mean quiet. You can talk to people who are
behind windows that are closed. And when you go swimming with your friends, you can have
conversations under water.      
     How many hand signs do you use every day?1. Which of the following about sign language is TRUE? A. It is a special language used in a few countries in the world.
B. It is a way to express one"s ideas without words.
C. It is only used by the deaf.        
D. It can be heard.2. If you want to express the idea that "I am very friendly" to someone, you will _____.A. raise your hand            
B. put one hand onto the other
C. smile to the person        
D. make a roof with your hands3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Hand signs instead of finger signs are used everyday.
B. There are schools, colleges and universities for the deaf in the USA.
C. The French priest Charles invented sign language.      
D. Even babies are using sign language. 4. The passage is mainly about ______.A. an introduction to sign language      
B. the importance of sign language
C. a famous priest in France            
D. how to use sign language  
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     The gift of being able to describe a face accurately is a rare one, as every experienced police
officer knows to his cost. As the Lancet put it recently, "When we try to describe faces precisely,
words fail us, and we resort to identikit (拼脸型图) procedures."
     Yet, according to one authority on the subject, we can each probably recognize more than
1,000 faces, the majority of which differ in fine details. This, when one comes to think of it, is a
tremendous feat, though, curiously enough, relatively little attention has been devoted to the
fundamental problems of how and why we acquire this gift for recognizing and remembering faces.
Is it an inborn property of our brains, or an acquired one? As so often happens, the experts tend
to differ.
     Thus, some argue that it is inborn, and that there are "special characteristics about the brain"s
ability to distinguish faces". In support of this, they note how much better we are at recognizing a
face after a single encounter than we are, for example, in recognizing an individual horse. On the
other hand, there are those, and they are probably in the majority, who claim that the gift is an
acquired one.
     The arguments in favor of this latter view, it must be confessed, are impressive. It is a habit that
is acquired soon after birth. Watch, for instance, how a quite young baby recognizes his mother by
sight. Granted that his other senses help - the sound, his sense of smell, the distinctive way she
handles him. But of all these, sight is predominant. Formed at the very beginning of life, the ability
to recognize faces quickly becomes an established habit, and one that is, essential for daily living,
if not necessarily for survival. How essential and valuable it is we probably do not appreciate until
we encounter people who have been deprived of the faculty.
     This unfortunate inability to recognize familiar faces is known to all, but such people can often
recognize individuals by their voices, their walking manners or their spectacles. With typical human
ingenuity, many of these unfortunate people overcome their handicap by recognizing other
characteristic features.

1. It is stated in the passage that ______.A. it is unusual for a person to be able to identify a face satisfactorily
B. the ability to recognize faces unhesitatingly is an unusual gift
C. quite a few people can visualize faces they have seen
D. few people can give exact details of the appearance of a face2. What the author feels strange about is that _______.A. people have the tremendous ability to recognize more than 1,000 faces
B. people don"t think much of the problem of how and why we acquire the ability to recognize and
     remember faces
C. people don"t realize how essential and valuable it is for them to have the ability to recognize faces
D. people have been arguing much over the way people recognize and remember faces3. What is the first suggested explanation of the origin of the ability?A. It is one of the characteristics peculiar to human beings.
B. It is acquired soon after birth.
C. It is something we can do from the very moment we are born.
D. It is learned from our environment and experiences.4. This passage seems to emphasize that ______.A. the ability to recognize individuals is dependent on other senses as well as sight
B. sight is indispensable (必需的) to recognizing individuals
C. the ability to recognize faces is a special inborn ability of the brain
D. the importance of the ability of recognizing faces is fully appreciated by people.
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阅读理解。     American beekeeping operations have been hit hard by what scientists call colony collapse
disorder(C.C.D.). Almost half of their worker bees have disappeared during the past season.
C.C.D. has also been reported in Israel, Europe and South America. Bees fly away from the hive
and never return. Sometimes they are found dead; other times they are never found. Many crops
and trees depend on pollination (授粉) by bees to help them grow.
     A new report says virus may be at least partly responsible for the disorder in honey bee colonies
in the United States. This virus is called Israeli acute paralysis virus. It was first identified in Israel
in 2004. Ian Lipkin at Columbia University in New York and a team reported the new findings in
Science magazine. Doctor Lipkin says the virus may not be the only cause. He says it may work
with other causes to produce the collapse disorder.
     The team found the virus in colonies with the help of a map of honey bee genes that was published
last year. They examined thirty colonies affected by the disorder. They found evidence of the virus
in twenty-five of them, and in one healthy colony. The next step is further testing of healthy hives.
     The researchers suggested that the United States may have imported the disorder in bees from
Australia. They say the bees may carry the virus but not be affected.
     The idea is that unlike many American bees, the ability of Australian bees to fight disease has no
t been hurt by the varroa mite(全球性的蜂虱). This insect attacks honey bees, which could make
the disorder more likely to affect a hive. Australian bee producers reject these suspicions.
     And some researchers suspect that bee production in the United States is down mainly because
of the weather. Honey bees gather nectar(花蜜) from flowers and trees. The sweet liquid gives them
food and material to make honey. But cold weather this spring in the Midwest reduced the flow of
nectar in many flowers. Many bees may have starved. Dry weather in areas of the country could
also be playing a part.
     Wayne Esaias is a NASA space agency scientist who keeps bees in his free time. He lives in
central Maryland, where he has found that flowers are blooming a month earlier than they did in
1970, which may be partly responsible for the disorder. Wayne Esaias is organizing a group of
beekeepers to document nectar flow around the country.1. The researchers found the virus ______.A. with the help of colony collapse disorder
B. by researching the causes of bee death
C. with the help of a map of honey bee genes
D. with the help of a scientist of NASA 2. What is the passage mainly about?A. American beekeeping industry has been strongly influenced by the bee disorder.
B. Studies are being carried out on the causes of the bee disorder, but questions remain.
C. How the causes of the bee disorder in U.S have been found.
D. The bee production in U.S is down because of Israeli acute paralysis virus.3. How many possibilities may be involved in the bee disorder according to the passage?A. Three.
B. Four.
C. Five.
D. Six.4. We can infer from the passage that ______.A. Israeli acute paralysis virus should be responsible for the disorder
B. the solution to the bee disorder will be found eventually
C. American bees are more likely to defend themselves than Australian bees
D. the crop and plant production in U.S may be influenced by the bee disorder
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阅读理解。     The iPad is an Apple tablet computer. The device sits somewhere between a laptop and a
smart phone, according to Apple"s chief executive, Steven P. Jobs, and does certain things better
than both of them, like surfing the Web, reading e-books and playing videos. The iPad went on
sale on April 3, 2010, and Apple said it had shipped 500,000 units in the first week. The handheld
device puts Apple on a direct collision course with the Kindle from Amazon, which Mr. Jobs ever
considered as pioneering the category.
     It is common knowledge that media companies hope the iPad will finally lead to available way
for them to charge for news, books and other materials. The half-inch thick, 1.5-pound device
features a 9.7-inch multi-touch screen and is powered by a customized(订制的)Apple microchip,
which is called A4. It has been designed with an exposed screen and without a camera or separate
keyboard. The iPad has the same operating system as the iPhone and also has access to its 140,000
applications.
     The price of the device starts at $499 for the most basic model, with a Wi-Fi wireless connection.
More expensive models with more memory and with 3G wireless access will cost $629 to $829,
depending on storage size.
     Because Apple is attempting to popularize a new kind of computing device, acceptance among
consumers is expected to be slower than with previous Apple devices. Critics assume that some
buyers are waiting for future versions of the iPad to appear, perhaps with a camera or USB ports
(端口).
     On its first day on sale, iPad users downloaded more than one million applications from the
company"s AppStore and more than 250,000 electronic books from its iBookstore. A new wave
of apps is expected in response to the iPad. For an application developer, having an application
accepted for a highly desired Apple product means reaching a passionate group of consumers.
The potential income is huge: the apps market for the iPhone and iPod Touch alone is already
worth a billion dollars a year in sales.1. In Mr Job"s opinion, the iPad              .A. is a standard computer
B. is better than a laptop in any function
C. helps Apple to beat Amazon
D. is a "revolutionary" product between a laptop and a smart phone2. Which of the following is NOT true of the iPad?A. It is expected to benefit media companies.  
B. It has a lot of similar features to a laptop.
C. It has a virtual keyboard.                
D. It has the fastest Apple microchip.3. The different prices of the iPad are determined by              .A. the size of the screen
B. the size of the memory
C. the speed of the microchip
D. the Wi-Fi wireless connection4. What do we know from the fourth paragraph?A. Some consumers hope for an iPad with more functions.
B. Buyers can improve their iPads with USB devices.
C. The iPad is basically different from conventional computers.
D. The iPad is accepted faster than former Apple products.5. It is implied in the passage that              .A. people may download any application from the App Store
B. people would prefer to buy an iPad rather than an iPhone
C. owning an Apple product means that you will be respected
D. the Apple company will make more profit from the iPad
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阅读理解。     What is the nature of the scientific attitude, the attitude of the man or woman who studies
and applies physics, biology, chemistry, geology, engineering, medicine or any other science?
     We all know that science plays an important role in our societies. However, many people
believe that our progress depends on two different aspects of science. The first aspect is the
application of the machines, products and systems of knowledge that scientists and technologists
develop. The second is the application of the special methods of thought and action that scientists
use in their work.
     What are these special methods of thinking and acting? First of all, it seems that a successful
scientist is curious - he wants to find out how and why the universe works. He usually pays
attention to problems which he notices have no satisfying explanation, and looks for relationships
even if the data available seem to be unconnected.Moreover, he thinks he can improve the existing
conditions and enjoys trying to solve the problems which this involves.
     He is a good observer, accurate, patient and objective and uses the facts he observes to the
fullest. For example, trained observers obtain a very large amount of information about a star
mainly from the accurate analysis of the simple lines that appear in a spectrum(光谱).
     He does not accept statements which are not based on the most complete evidence available.
He rejects authority as the only basis for truth.Scientists always check statements and make
experiments carefully and objectively.
     Furthermore, he does not readily accept his own idea, since he knows that man is the least
reliable of scientific instruments and that a number of factors tend to disturb objective investigation.
     Lastly, he is full of imagination since he often has to look for relationships in data which are
not only complex but also frequently incomplete.Furthermore, he needs imagination if he wants
to guess how processes work and how events take place.
     These seem to be some of the ways in which a successful scientist or technologist thinks and
acts.1. Many people believe that science helps society to progress through              .A. knowledge only
B. more than one aspect
C. technology only      
D. the use of machines2. Which of the following statements about a curious scientist is TRUE?A. He doesn"t find confidence and pleasure in work.
B. He is interested in problems that are explained.
C. He makes efforts to investigate potential connections.
D. He looks for new ways of acting.3. According to the passage, a successful scientist would NOT              .A. easily believe in unchecked statements      
B. easily criticize others" research work
C. always use his imagination in work  
D. always use evidence from observation4. What is the author"s attitude towards the topic?A. Critical.        
B. Objective.      
C. Unclear.      
D. Prejudiced.5. What does the passage mainly discuss?A. Application of technology.    
B. Progress in modem society.
C. Scientists" ways of thinking and acting.    
D. How to become a successful scientist.
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     There are many destructive (破坏性的) forces when it comes to nature, which have
destroyed whole cities and killed many people. They"re really terrible, but they occur somewhat
often, and this is why you see so many charities these days which focus their efforts on helping
people who have been affected by natural disasters.
     While the world is a very beautiful place to live in, there will always be parts of the world
where natural disasters happen more often than in other places, where properties and lives are
destroyed. Only the people who live in the country where tsunamis and earthquakes as well as
other disasters occur experience these, and we can only imagine the suffering that they go through.
     For some people out there, the world is cruel, but they have no choice but to stay where they
are. A lot of the time people simply cannot afford to move away, as they might not be able to get a
job when they leave.
     In 2004, there was a tsunami in the Indian Ocean. A tsunami is a large wave that towers hundreds
of feet into the air, and covers whole areas when it comes crashing down on to dry land. This particular
tsunami was caused by an earthquake that happened in the middle of the sea, shooting the water away
from the ground and towards dry land. This tsunami actually reached thirty meters in height, and was one
of the worst tidal waves the world has ever seen. Over 200,000 people were hurt in the disaster.
     In 2005, we also saw a hurricane happened in the United States. This hurricane was known as
hurricane Katrina, and is perhaps the worst in the history of the world. It happened in 2005 and
destroyed millions of properties in the area. It also took the lives of nearly 2,000 American people.
It was known that for ten days, the wind swept through the area, meaning the most powerful country
in the world became helpless in their attempts to save the people who were affected by the hurricane.
     Finally, in 2008 we saw yet another natural disaster. This time it was a cyclone (旋风), which is
similar to a hurricane but happens in a circular motion (圆周运动). This cyclone Nargis had been
one of the strongest to have ever occurred, reaching a death toll of nearly 150,000 people.
All of these were terrible disasters that were unavoidable.
                                                           Title: Forces of Nature



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