阅读理解。     阅读下面短文,并根据短文后的要求答题(请注意问题后的字数要求).     Modern inventions have speeded up

阅读理解。     阅读下面短文,并根据短文后的要求答题(请注意问题后的字数要求).     Modern inventions have speeded up

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     阅读下面短文,并根据短文后的要求答题(请注意问题后的字数要求).
     Modern inventions have speeded up people"s lives amazingly. Motor cars cover a hundred miles
in lithe more than an hour,aircraft cross the world inside a day,while computers operate at lightning
speed. Indeed,this love of speed seems never ending. Every year motor cars are produced which g
o even faster and each new computer boasts(吹嘘)of saving precious seconds in handling tasks. 
     All this saves time,but at a price. When we lose or gain half a day in speeding across the world in
an airplane,our bodies tell us so. We get the uncomfortable feeling known as j et lag; our bodies
feel that they have been left behind in another time zone. Again,spending too long at computers results
in painful wrists and fingers. Mobile phones also                    ,according to some scientists;too much
use may put harmful radiation into our brains,a consequence we do not like to think about.
     However,what do we do with the time we have saved? Certainly not relax,or so it seems. We are
so accustomed to constant activity that we find it difficult to sit and do nothing or even just one thing at
a time. Perhaps the days are long gone when we might listen quietly to a story on the radio,letting
imagination take us into another world.
     There was a time when some people"s lives were devoted simply to the cultivation(耕耘)of the land
or the care of cattle. No multi tasking there;their lives went on at a much gentler pace,and in a familiar
pattern. There is much that we might envy about a way of life like this. Yet before we do so,we must
think of the hard tasks our ancestors faced:they farmed with bare hands,often lived close to hunger,and
had to make tools from wood and stone. Modern machinery has freed people from that primitive
existence.
1. What"s the passage mainly about?(within 10 words)
                                                                        
2. List the difficulties our ancestors met according to the text. (within 15 words)
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        
3. Fill in the blank in the 2nd paragraph with proper words or phrases. 
                                                                        
4. Why do we make new products more and more time-saving according to Paragraph 1 of this passage?
                                                                        
5. Translate the underlined sentence in the 3rd paragraph into Chinese. 
                                                                         
                                                                        

答案
1.  Modern technology and its influence.
2. ①farming with bare hands.
    ②living close to hunger.
    ③making tools from wood and stone.
3. have their danger/ have bad effects on us
4. Because our love of speed seems never ending.
5. 那些我们可以聆听电台里的音乐,让思绪飞扬的时代已经远去了。
举一反三
完形填空     A group of class friends, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university
professor.Conversation soon __1__ into complaints about stress in work and life.
     Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the __2__ and returned with a large pot of coffee
and a couple of __3__-porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some __4__ looking, some expensive, some
delicate-telling them to __5__ themselves to the coffee.
      When all the students had a cup of coffee in __6__, the professor said :" If you noticed, all the nice
looking expensive cups were taken up, __7__behind the plain and cheap ones.While it is normal for you
to __8__only the best for yourselves, that is the __9__ of your problems and stress.Be assured that the
cup itself __10__ no quality to the coffee.In most cases, it is just more expensive and in some cases even
hides what we drink.__11__ all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you __12__ went for
the best cups...And then you began __13__ each other"s cups.Now consider this: Life is the __14__, the
jobs, money and position in society are the cups.They are just tools to hold and contain life, and the type
of cup we have does not __15__, nor change the quality of life we__16__.Sometimes, by concentrating
only on the cup, we__17__to enjoy the coffee God has __18__ for us.God brews the coffee, not the cups… Enjoy the coffee!"
     The happiest people don"t have the best of everything.They just __19__the  best of everything.
     Live simply.Love generously.Care deeply.Speak kindly.Leave the __20__to God.
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(     )1. A. stopped       
(     )2. A. livingroom
(     )3. A. cups        
(     )4. A. plain        
(     )5. A. devote       
(     )6. A. stomach      
(     )7. A. falling      
(     )8. A. hope       
(     )9. A. source       
(     )10. A. adapts      
(     )11. A. As          
(     )12. A. consciously  
(     )13. A. looking      
(     )14. A. tea       
(     )15. A. sign      
(     )16. A. spend       
(     )17. A. fail      
(     )18. A. shown       
(     )19. A. keep      
(     )20. A. complex     
B. looked    
B. waitingroom
B. pans  
B. clean  
B. help  
B. hand  
B. leaving  
B. wish  
B. resource  
B. puts  
B. What  
B. cheerfully  
B. glaring  
B. water  
B. say    
B. live    
B. succeed
B. taken  
B. take  
B. remains  
C. grew  
C. bedroom  
C. bowls  
C. ugly  
C. dedicate  
C. mind  
C. hiding    
C. need    
C. energy    
C. adds  
C. That  
C. deliberately
C. eyeing    
C. wine  
C. define    
C. hate    
C. tend  
C. sent  
C. make  
C. rest  
D. turned            
D. kitchen          
D. bottles          
D. fine              
D. enjoy            
D. mouth            
D. keeping          
D. want              
D. reason            
D. applies          
D. Which            
D. bravely          
D. glancing          
D. coffee            
D. signal            
D. love              
D. manage            
D. provided          
D. hold              
D. complaints        
任务型阅读
     Florida, in the southeastern United States, is called the Sunshine State.It grows more oranges than any
place except Brazil.But Arctic air has damaged some Florida oranges and strawberries in recent days, and
killed fish at tropical fish farms.
     The unusually long period of cold weather has shown how even warm climates can sometimes freeze
over.But protecting plants and trees in the garden may not be too difficult if you follow a few suggestions.
Sudden cold can be the biggest threat, expecially after a warm period.Plants have not had a chance to
harden their defenses.Those that are actively growing or flowering are at high risk.
     Try to choose plants that live best with cold weather, and make planting areas face west and south.
Being near other growth may also provide warmth.
     Most frost damage takes place at night.Ice crystals form on the leaf surface.They pull moisture(水分)
from the leaves and keep plant tissues from getting water.
      Cold weather is most likely to damage or kill plants that do not have enough moisture.So keep the
garden watered.Moist soil absorbs more heat than loose, dry soil covered with mulch or vegetation.
      Experts of University of Arizona say covering plants and small trees with cloth or paper can help
prevent frost damage.A onehundred watt light bulb designed for outdoor use can also provide warmth.
Some people place Christmas lights on young trees for warmth.The bulbs should hang below the leaves
to let the heat rise into the tree.
      Cold is especially dangerous to citrus trees.Agricultural specialists at the University of California
suggest putting paper or cloth around the trunk and central branches of young Citrus trees.
In Florida, as temperatures fell to record lows, citrus growers sprayed water on their trees to help prevent
freeze damage.
     Jim Bottcher is a master gardener with the University of Florida extension.He explains that as the water
freezes, it produces heat, and the ice forms a protective blanket around the tree.If you spray a tree, keep
the water away from nearby power lines.Heavy ice can form and break them.
     You can also wrap a tree in palm tree frond leaves, corn stalks or fiberglass.Adding plastic film works
well in rain and snow.But experts say plastic alone does not help much.
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   1  caused by cold in Florida__2__damage to some oranges and strawberries.
Killing fish.

  3  to protect plants and treesChoose plants__4__for cold weather.
Try to make the garden remain
__5__.
__6__plants and small trees with cloth or paper.
Hang bulbs __7__warmth below the leaves.
__8__the trunk and the branches of young citrus trees with paper or cloth.
__9__the ice as a protective blanket.
Some tree__10__and plastic film can protect the tree.
完形填空
     Some personal characteristics play an important role in the development of one"s intelligence. But
people fail to realize the importance of training these factors in young people. The socalled
nonintelligence factors"(非智力因素)include __1__ feelings, will,  motivation, interests and habits.
After a 30year followup study of 8000 males, American psychologists __2__ that the main cause of
disparities in intelligence is not intelligence __3__, but nonintelligence factors including the desire to
learn, will power and selfconfidence.
     __ 4__ people all know that one should have definite objectives, a strong will and good learning
habits, quite a number of teachers and parents don"t pay much attention to __5__ these factors. Some
parents are greatly worried __6__ their children fail to do well in their studies. They blame either genetic
factors, malnutrition(营养不良)or laziness, but they never take __7__ consideration these
non-intelligence factors. At the same time, some teachers don"t inquire into these reasons __8__ students
do poorly. They simply give them more courses and exercises,  or __9__ criticize or laugh at them. After
all, these students lose self-confidence. Some of them just feel defeated and __10__ themselves up as
hopeless. Others may go astray(迷途)because they are sick of learning. A __11__ of more than
1,000 middle school students in Shanghai showed that 46.5 per cent of them were __12__of learning
because of examinations, 36.4 per cent lacked persistence, and consciousness and 10.3 per cent were
sick of learning.
     It is clear __13__ the lack of improvement of nonintelligence factors has been a main obstacle(障碍)
to __14__development in teenagers. It even causes an imbalance between physiological and __15__
development among a few students. If we don"t start now to __16__ the improvement of nonintelligence
factors, it will not only affect the development of the intelligence of teenagers,  but also affect the__17__
of a whole generation. Some experts have put forward __18__ about how to improve students"
nonintelligence factors. First,  parents and teachers should __19__ understand teenage psychology.
On this basis, they can help them to achieve the objectives of learning,  __20__ their interests and
toughening their willpower.
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(     )1. A.one"s    
(     )2. A.came out  
(     )3. A.in itself
(     )4. A.Though  
(     )5. A.believing  
(     )6. A.about    
(     )7. A.for      
(     )8. A.why      
(     )9. A.ever    
(     )10. A.put    
(     )11. A.project  
(     )12. A.afraid    
(     )13. A.that    
(     )14. A.interest  
(     )15. A.intelligent  
(     )16. A.practise  
(     )17. A.quality  
(     )18. A.projects  
(     )19. A.fully  
(     )20. A.ensuring  
B. their    
B. found out  
B. by itself  
B. Nevertheless  
B. studying    
B. when      
B. in      
B. that      
B. even      
B. get    
B. survey        
B. ahead    
B. how      
B. education  
B. characteristic
B. push      
B. quantity
B. warnings      
B. greatly  
B. going          
C. his       
C. made out      
C. itself      
C. However  
C. improving    
C. how        
C. into     
C. when        
C. still      
C. handle      
C. suggestion  
C. aware      
C. why        
C. physical   
C. psychological  
C. strengthen  
C. number    
C. suggestions  
C. very    
C. encouraging  
D. her        
D. worked out  
D. on its own  
D. Moreover    
D. raising    
D. whether    
D. over        
D. how        
D. more        
D. give        
D. plan        
D. ashamed    
D. which      
D. intelligence
D. physical    
D. urge        
D. range      
D. decision    
D. highly      
D. exciting                  
阅读理解
     Going to outer space is a little like going camping.You have to carry with you all the food and
equipment you need for your trip, so your food can"t be too heavy or hard to prepare.Plus, there are
no refrigerators to keep food cold and fresh.
     Food with all the water dried out is lightweight and doesn"t spoil.So, many space foods are dried
on Earth and stored in special packets.Some, such as dried pears, taste good right out of the packet.
But to eat the turkey in this outerspace Thanksgiving dinner, an astronaut must add water and heat the
packets.
     On Earth, gravity is the force that keeps your feet on the ground and your sandwich on your plate.
But there"s no gravity in space.To keep food from floating away, astronauts on the Space Shuttle attach
the packets to a special tray.The tray can be fixed to a wall or to the astronaut"s lap.To prepare their
food, astronauts use liquid forms of salt and pepper.The liquid sticks to the food better.Regular salt
and pepper would float away, maybe up an astronaut"s nose.Achoo!
     Liquids float right out of cups and glasses, though.So astronauts drink everything from a small bag
with a straw(饮料吸管) that can be closed.Astronauts say that most space foods taste pretty good.
Some, such as apples and pudding are the same as the foods you eat on Earth.
      Astronauts eat tortillas(玉米粉圆饼) instead of bread because they make fewer crumbs(碎屑).
Floating crumbs could get stuck in equipment or an astronaut"s eye.
     Your body uses food in space the same way it does on Earth.Your body must get rid of waste in
space too.
     During take off and landing, astronauts can"t leave their seats to go to the bathroom.They wear
diapers(尿布) under their spacesuits instead.
     The Space Shuttle has a bathroom the size of a small closet.The toilet has bars that keep astronauts
from floating away.
      A strong flow of air is used instead of water to flush waste down the toilet.Back on Earth it"s flushed
away-or sometimes studied by scientists.

1. Why do astronauts use liquid forms of salt and pepper to prepare food?
A. Liquid doesn"t spoil.
B. Liquid is convenient to use in space.
C. Liquid is lightweight.
D. Astronauts are in great need of water.

2. What do astronauts think of space foods?
A. Most of them taste pleasant.
B. They are mostly fruits.
C. Most of them are cold.
D. They contain little meat.

3. Why don"t astronauts eat bread?
A. Bread tastes bad.
B. Tiny pieces may float.
C. Bread weights heavy.
D. Bread is rather hard to prepare.

4. We can infer from the passage that astronauts ______.
A. drink from cups and glasses
B. always wear diapers in space
C. can move freely during landing
D. must pay attention to the crumbs in space
完形填空。
     I agree with the saying that some people “see old memories as a chance to deal with the past and
unite past and present.” Many people are so    1   by things that happened in their past that they
are not able to focus on the   2   . For example, in the book Ceremony, the main character, Tayo,
cannot concentrate on the present because he can’t forget his troubled childhood and    3   continues
to relive things that happened during that time.
     However, past memories can help people to    4    in the present. A    5   example of people
learning from the past would be the Marshall Plan. After the   6   of World War II there were many
war-torn countries around the world in need of    7   assistance to help rebuild their countries, and
the United States would have to be the one to    8    that assistance. Many American politicians
thought it was    9   for the US government to spend money abroad on countries that would not be
able to repay it for a long time. However, George Marshall, a former US general, remembered how the
exact same    10   of "why should we spend money on war-torn nations that really owe us reparations
(赔款)?" had been used after World War I towards Germany. The   11    of assistance towards
Germany after World War I had caused a gigantic economic depression in Germany that had made the
Mark (German money) virtually    12   . The German people became so desperate that they started
   13   an extreme German nationalist named Adolf Hitler, who eventually started World War II.
Marshall knew that if the US did not   14   war-torn Germany and, especially, Japan, we could    15  
have a World War III on our hands.
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