The website FarmersOnly.com calls itself an online dating and friendship finder.
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The website FarmersOnly.com calls itself an online dating and friendship finder. The idea started in the mind of a man, Jerry Miller in Ohio. He wondered how farmers could meet new people who understand the life of a farmer. Jerry Miller is not a farmer but he represents a lot of farmers.
As he tells it, the idea for the site was planted when a farmer told him one day that she was recently divorced and would like to date. But someone would invite her to meet for coffee at nine o’clock at night, when she had to start her day at five the next morning.
So, in 2005, Jerry Miller launched his website. “You don’t have to be a farmer to be on FarmersOnly.com, but you do have to have the good old-fashioned traditional values of America’s Heartland.”
You also have to live in the United States or Canada to be a member of the site. Some services are free, but a full membership costs fifty dollars for a year. As of last week the site listed more than 58,000 members. Many of them are farmers in the United States. Others are students or workers involved in some way with agriculture. Jerry Miller tells us about thirty marriages in the last year have resulted from his website.
Some farmers have also found love through a group, Singles in Agriculture, which was formed as a nonprofit organization in 1986. It organizes gatherings that usually end with a dance, but is not a dating service. The purpose is to support educational and social activities that offer people a chance for friendship. Its website, singlesinag.org, says there are more than 1,000 members across the nation and as far away as France.
小题1:Jerry Miller started singlesinag.org in order to .| A．help farmers | B．support traditions | C．un derstand farmers | D．represent farmers |
小题2:What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 indicate?| A．She dislikes city lifestyle. | | B．She prefers late night coffee | | C．Country life isn’t well understood. | | D．It’s tiring to get up early. |
小题3:Which of the following is true of singlesinag.org? | A．Its services are free. | | B．It provides dating services. | | C．Only farmers can become its members. | | D．Farmers in France can’t benefit from it. |
小题4:The author of the text intends to .| A．advertise for the two websites | | B．introduce two websites | | C．encourage social activities | | D．urge readers to help farmers |
小题5: It can be inferred from the text that .| A．all farmers desire marriage | | B．farmers are easy to meet new people | | C．more farmers get divorced in the USA | | D．the Internet helps improve farmers’ social life |
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Sharks have gained unfair reputation for being large fierce sea animals. That humanity’s unfounded fear and hatred of these ancient creatures are leading to a worldwide slaughter (大屠***) may result in the extinct ion of many larger, coastal shark species. The shark is the victim of a warped (有偏见的) attitude of wildlife protection; we strive (努力) only to protect the beautiful, non-threatening parts of our environment. And, in our efforts to restore only non-threat parts of our earth, we ignore other important parts.
A perfect illustration of this attitude is the contrasting attitude towards another large sea animal, the dolphin. During the 1980s, environmentalists in the United States objected to the practice of hunting tuna (金枪鱼) in the Pacific Ocean since these nets also caught dolphins. The environmentalists generated enough political and economic pressure to prevent tuna companies from buying tuna that had been caught in drift nets. In contrast to this effort, the populations of sharks in the Pacific Ocean have decreased to the point of extinction and there has been very little effort by the same environmentalism to save this important species of wildlife in water. Sharks are among the oldest creatures on earth, having survived in the seas for more than 350 million years. They are extremely efficient animals, feeding on wounded or dying animals, thus performing an important role in nature of knocking out the weaker animals in a species. Just the fact that species such as the Great White Shark have managed to live in the oceans for so many millions of years is enough proof of their efficiency and adaptability to changing environment. It is time for humans, who may not survive another 1,000 years at the rate they are damaging the planet, to cast away their fears and begin considering the protection of sharks as creatures that may provide us with an insight into our own survival.
小题1: The best summary of the passage is __________.| A．sharks have such a bad reputation | | B．how sharks become some of the oldest creatures on earth | | C．sharks should be put under wildlife protection | | D．the campaign to save dolphins was not extended to save sharks |
小题2: How long have sharks been living on the planet?| A．More than 25 million years. | | B．More than 150 million years. | | C．More than 350 million years. | | D．More than 500 million years. |
小题3:Which of the following best describes the organization of this passage?| A．Specific(细节) to general. | B．Cause and effect. | | C．Statement and example. | D．Time order. |
小题4: How did environmentalists manage to protect dolphins?| A．They prevented fishermen from selling them for meat. | | B．They pressured fishermen into protecting dolphins by law. | | C．They created shelters where dolphin fishing was not allowed. | | D．They brought political pressure against tuna companies. |
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Microwaves may be great at warming up food, but what about warming people?
Using microwaves to directly heat owners of a room would save much of the energy wasted by heating walls and furn iture. And despite popular ideas about microwaves, this technique would be safe, according to Charles R. Buffler of the Microwave Research Center in Marlborough, New Hampshire. Low-power microwaves only penetrate (贯穿) the skin (low-power microwave penetration in a ham is about 0.2 inches, for example) and with no negative effects.
To test this idea, Buffler subjected himself to microwaves in a special room using a standard 500-watt, 2459 MHz magnetron (磁控管). He found that a person will start to feel warmth at about 20 milliwatts per square centimeter (mw. /sq.cm.); a satisfactory feeling of warmth occurs between 35 and 50 mw./sq.cm. By comparison, a person standing in noonday summer sun feels the amount of 85 mw./sq.cm. And a frozen meat pie in your microwave oven receives about 1000 mw./sq. cm.
In houses of the future, each room could be provided with its own magnetron, says Buffler. When you stepped into the living room, for example, a motion detector would turn on the magnetron, filling the room with low-power microwaves. In the same way that a microwaves oven heats up a hamburger, but not the plate it’s on, you would feel warmth from the microwaves without changing the temperature of your coffee table. (You could, however, make your favorite easy chair even more comfortable by treating it with a radiation-absorbing chemical.)
While it might be some time before homeowners are comfortable enough with the idea to set up whole body microwave heaters in houses, Buffler says microwaves may attract livestock farmers. Lambs that are born outdoors in winter, for example, are frequently lost to cold. Microwaves could warm the lambs safely and quickly.
小题1: Which of the following can tell the main idea of the passage?| A．A new heating system. | B．A new microwave oven. | | C．A popular technique. | D．The magnetron. |
小题2: The test conducted by Buffler shows that when a person feels comfortable warmth, he receives about ____.| A．20 mw. / sq. cm. | B．40 mw. / sq. cm. | | C．60 mw. / sq. cm. | D．85 mw. / sq. cm. |
小题3: According to paragraph 4, which of the following fills the room with low-power microwaves?| A．The magnetron. | B．The motion detector. | | C．The microwave oven. | D．The radiation-absorbing chemical. |
小题4: Which of the following statements about microwave heaters would Buffler most probably agree with?| A．Microwave heaters will soon be widely used by homeowners. | | B．Microwave heaters sometimes make people feel uncomfortable. | C．Microwave heaters will be probably first used by livestock farmers to prot ect their lambs in winter. | | D．Microwave heaters cannot be accepted by the public because they are somewhat unsafe. |
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Some people who find themselves unable to solve a problem react by just giving up. But it is not good to 36 problems by giving up or make excuses for 37 . You may be sure that all young people 38 the same difficult process that you are going through: meeting new situations, developing new skills, and testing their abilities.
If you are unhappy about something, face it. Try to 39 the problem in a few words, so that you will know exactly what you are 40 . Then see if you can “put you finger” on the 41 of your unhappiness.
In many cases, we only “think” there is no 42 to a particular problem. But often we can 43 the problem and achieve the goal by making a direct 44 .
For example, a boy wanted to be a debater(辩论家). When he tried for the debating team as a 45 , the coach thought he was 46 . He was shy; he had a high-pitched voice and his posture(姿态) was poor. Although he was given little hope of success, he took 47 of every 48 to debate. He studied from successful speakers and 49 his own weakness and assets. Then he 50 many hours learning all the facts on the topics for the debate, and worked at developing good posture and at speaking clearly. In his junior year, he made the school 51 team, and in his senior year, he was on the winning team in his state. He 52 his goal because he had made a direct attack on his problem.
53 direct attack is often the best way to face problems, we have to be 54 in judging situations and sometimes it is necessary to 55 the goal. So it is important to study the situation and make a wise decision about what to do.
| 小题1: | | A．escape | B．notice | C．clear up | D．dismiss |
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| 小题2: | | A．success | B．failure | C．change | D．himself |
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| 小题3: | | A．go through | B．experienced | C．escape from | D．give up |
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| 小题4: | | A．say | B．state | C．find | D．solve |
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| 小题5: | | A．dealt with | B．up to | C．escaping | D．up against |
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| 小题6: | | A．cause | B．purpose | C．point | D．statement |
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| 小题7: | | A．way | B．solution | C．method | D．hope |
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| 小题8: | | A．give up | B．think of | C．consider | D．overcome |
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| 小题9: | | A．attack | B．method | C．change | D．catch |
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| 小题10: | | A．director | B．instructor | C．adviser | D．freshman (新人) |
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| 小题11: | | A．hopeful | B．great | C．hopeless | D．grateful |
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| 小题12: | | A．use | B．advantage | C．value | D．effect |
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| 小题13: | | A．minute | B．opportunity | C．effort | D．other |
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| 小题14: | A．siz ed up | B．thought up | C．made up | D．gave in |
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| 小题15: | | A．cost | B．found | C．spent | D．wasted |
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| 小题16: | | A．speaking | B．successful | C．debating | D．member |
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| 小题17: | | A．gave up | B．escaped | C．caught | D．achieved |
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| 小题18: | | A．Although | B．Since | C．Because | D．However |
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| 小题19: | | A．false | B．realistic | C．hopeful | D．valuable |
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| 小题20: | | A．give up | B．change | C．attack | D．strike |
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Detectives often look for footprints when they try to solve crimes. Scientists use footprints, too—dinosaur footprints when they try to figure out how dinosaurs lived and moved.
Dinosaurs died out about 65 million years ago. Today scientists work to solve the mysteries of these ancient animals.
Footprints, or tracks(脚印), are an important way to learn about dinosaurs. Christian Meyer of the Natural History Museum in Basel, Switzerland, calls dinosaur tracks “the closest thing to a movie” of dinosaurs.
“They tell us something about the size of the animal, the way they were walking…they tell us something about their speed,” Meyer said.
Tracks also show that dinosaurs sometimes traveled in groups. Traveling in groups probably helped dinosaurs protect themselves from enemies. Plus, some meat-eating dinosaurs may have hunted in groups, much like wolves do today. Bein g in a group could help dinosaurs work together to kill large animals.
Dinosaur footprints can be as small as a few inches across, but they can also be as big as a few feet across. Dinosaur footprints have been found throughout the world at ove r 1,500 sites, including a T. Rex footprint in New Mexico. “Trackways” are groups of footprints.
And scientists aren’t the only ones finding dinosaur tracks—kids can, too! Eleven-year-old Mark Turner and nine-year-old Daniel Helm discovered dinosaur tracks in British Columbia, anada. Soon scientists began studying the tracks.
Scientists and other people interested in studying dinosaurs are working to save the trackways from activities like construction and mining.
小题1:The passage mainly tells us that_______.
A. there were really dinosaurs on the earth millions of years ago
B. dinosaurs were the most frightening animals in the past
C. dinosaur footprints are important in learning about dinosaurs
C. why dinosaurs died out millions of years ago
小题2:By studying footprints scientists can know the following EXCEPT _______.| A．how big the dinosaur was | B．what color the dinosaur was | | C．how fast the dinosaur could run | D．how the dinosaur walked |
小题3: By working in groups, some meat-eating dinosaurs_______.| A．made the hunting of large animals easily | | B．could travel a long way without being lost | | C．could protect themselves from being hunted by wolves | | D．could get to a place faster |
小题4: From the last paragraph we can infer that some human activities like mining_______.| A．are helpful to the study of dinosaurs | | B．can help scientists solve many mysteries | | C．can lead to the discovery of the footprints | | D．can destroy the footprints of the dinosaur |
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You are walking down the street, minding your own business when you see a snowball. No big deal, right? Except the snowball is as tall as you are. And weighs about a ton. Did we mention that it is June?
That’s the experience thousand of Londoners had when they crossed paths with “ Snowball in Summer,” Goldsworthy makes sculpture （雕塑）from all sorts of things he finds outside – leaves, earth, and rocks, as well as ice and snow. He wanted to find out how busy people would react to an unexpected snowball melting in their midst.
During the winter of 2008, he rolled 13 giant snowballs near his home in Scotland. He filled each one with a surprise in the center – such as berries, feathers, little stones or sheep’s wool – which would appear as the snow melted. The finished snowballs were stored in a deep freeze until summer, then transported to London in refrigerated trucks. At midnight on June 21, 2008, while the city slept, Goldsworthy and his helpers rolled their snowballs into place.
People walking to work or school must have thought the sky was falling when they stumbled across snowballs the size of baby elephants. Some of them had never even seen snow in real life, and they couldn’t help touching them in great surprise. As the snow started to melt, things got even more interesting. The perfectly round snowballs took on different shapes as the stuff inside began to poke through. Two days later, most of Goldsworthy’s snowballs were gone, and their fillings scattered. But Londoners were left with a really good story about that odd summer day when the snowball came.
小题1:What is really special about the snowballs is that ______________________.| A．they lie in the street | | B．they are in the shape of baby elephants. | | C．they have berries, feathers, little stones and feathers in them. | | D．they appear in June. |
小题2: What was the purpose of Goldsworthy in making the snowballs?| A．To find out people’s reactions to them | | B．To call up people’s memory of the cold winter. | | C．To show off his skills in sculpture. | | D．To let people experience the cold winter. |
小题3: Why did Gold sworthy and his helpers roll their snowballs into place at mid-night?
A. They didn’t want to disturb other people.
B. It was quite at that time.
C. They wanted to avoid the traffic jam.
D, They wanted to give people a surprise. |
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