搜題
It is ptulated that a cure for the disease will have been found by the year 2000.
A:challenged
B:assumed
C:deducted
D:decreed
A:challenged
B:assumed
C:deducted
D:decreed
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Animal's"Sixth Sense" A tsunami was triggered by an earthquake in the Indian Ocean in December,2004.It killed tens of thousands of people in Asia and East Africa.Wild animals,______(51),seem to have escaped that terrible tsunami."This phenomenon adds weight to notions that they possess a "sixth sense" for ______(52),"experts said. Sri Lankan wildlife officials have said the giant waves that killed over 24,000 people along the Indian Ocean island's coast clearly______(53)wild beasts,with no dead animals found. "No elephant are dead,not______(54)a dead rabbit.I think animals can______(55) disaster.They have a sixth sense.They know rhen things are happening." H. D.Ratnayake,deputy director of Sri Lanka's Wildlife Department,said about one month after the tsunami attack.The ______(56)washed floodwaters up to 2 miles inland at Yala National Park in the ravaged southeast,Sri Lanka’s biggest wildlife______(57)and home to hundreds of wild elephants and several leopards. "There has been a lot of______(58)evidence about dogs barking or birds migrating before volcanic eruptions or earthquakes.But it has not been proven," said Matthew van Lierop,an animal behavior______(59)at Johannesburg Zoo. "There have been no______(60)studies because you can't really test it in a lab or field setting."he told Reuters.Other authorities concurred with this_______(61). "Wildlife seems to be able to pick up certain_______(62),especially birds… there are many reports of birds detecting impending disasters,"said Clive Walker,who has written several books on Mrican wildlife. Animals______(63)rely on the known senses,such as smell or hearing,to avoid danger such as predators. The notion of an animal's"sixth sense”-or______(64)other mythical power is an enduring one which the evidence on Sri Lanka's ravaged coast is likely to add to, The Romans saw owls______(65)omens of impending disaster and many ancient cultures viewed elephants as sacred animals endowed with special powers or attributes.
52._________
A:shelters
B:foods
C:disasters
D:water
Animal's"Sixth Sense" A tsunami was triggered by an earthquake in the Indian Ocean in December,2004.It killed tens of thousands of people in Asia and East Africa.Wild animals,______(51),seem to have escaped that terrible tsunami."This phenomenon adds weight to notions that they possess a "sixth sense" for ______(52),"experts said. Sri Lankan wildlife officials have said the giant waves that killed over 24,000 people along the Indian Ocean island's coast clearly______(53)wild beasts,with no dead animals found. "No elephant are dead,not______(54)a dead rabbit.I think animals can______(55) disaster.They have a sixth sense.They know rhen things are happening." H. D.Ratnayake,deputy director of Sri Lanka's Wildlife Department,said about one month after the tsunami attack.The ______(56)washed floodwaters up to 2 miles inland at Yala National Park in the ravaged southeast,Sri Lanka’s biggest wildlife______(57)and home to hundreds of wild elephants and several leopards. "There has been a lot of______(58)evidence about dogs barking or birds migrating before volcanic eruptions or earthquakes.But it has not been proven," said Matthew van Lierop,an animal behavior______(59)at Johannesburg Zoo. "There have been no______(60)studies because you can't really test it in a lab or field setting."he told Reuters.Other authorities concurred with this_______(61). "Wildlife seems to be able to pick up certain_______(62),especially birds… there are many reports of birds detecting impending disasters,"said Clive Walker,who has written several books on Mrican wildlife. Animals______(63)rely on the known senses,such as smell or hearing,to avoid danger such as predators. The notion of an animal's"sixth sense”-or______(64)other mythical power is an enduring one which the evidence on Sri Lanka's ravaged coast is likely to add to, The Romans saw owls______(65)omens of impending disaster and many ancient cultures viewed elephants as sacred animals endowed with special powers or attributes.
52._________
A:shelters
B:foods
C:disasters
D:water
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第二篇
Three Ways to Become More Creative
Most people believe they don't have much imagination.They are wrong. Everyone has imagination,but
most of us,once we become adults,forget how to access it. Creativity isn't always connected with great works
of art or ideas.People at work and in their free time routinely think of creative ways to solve problems.Maybe
you have a goal to achieve,a tricky question to answer or you just want to expand your mind!Here are three
techniques to help you.
This technique involves taking unrelated ideas and trying to find links between them.First,think about
the problem you have to solve or the job you need to do.Then find an image,word,idea or object,for exam-
pie,a candle.Write down all the ideas/words associated with candles:light,fire,matches,wax,night,silence,
etc.Think of as many as you can?The next stage is to relate the ideas to the job you have to do?So imagine
you want to buy a friend an original present,you could buy him tickets to a match or take him out for the
night.
Imagine that normal limitations don't exist. You have as much time/space/money,etc.as you want.
Think about your goal and the new possibilities.If,for example,your goal is to learn to ski,you can now prac-
tice skiing every day of your life(because you have the time and the money).Now adapt this to reality.May-
be you can practice skiing every day in December,or every Monday in January.
Look at the situation from a different point of view. Good negotiators（談判者）use this technique in business;
and so do writers.Fiction writers often imagine they are the characters in their books.They ask questions:
what does this character want?Why can't she get it?What changes must she make to get what she wants?
What does she dream about?If your goal involves other people,put yourself" in their shoes".The best fisher-
men think like fish!
According to the passage,when we become adults_______________.
A:most of us are no longer creative
B:we are not as imaginative as children
C:we can still learn to be more creative
D:we are unwilling to be creative
第二篇
Three Ways to Become More Creative
Most people believe they don't have much imagination.They are wrong. Everyone has imagination,but
most of us,once we become adults,forget how to access it. Creativity isn't always connected with great works
of art or ideas.People at work and in their free time routinely think of creative ways to solve problems.Maybe
you have a goal to achieve,a tricky question to answer or you just want to expand your mind!Here are three
techniques to help you.
This technique involves taking unrelated ideas and trying to find links between them.First,think about
the problem you have to solve or the job you need to do.Then find an image,word,idea or object,for exam-
pie,a candle.Write down all the ideas/words associated with candles:light,fire,matches,wax,night,silence,
etc.Think of as many as you can?The next stage is to relate the ideas to the job you have to do?So imagine
you want to buy a friend an original present,you could buy him tickets to a match or take him out for the
night.
Imagine that normal limitations don't exist. You have as much time/space/money,etc.as you want.
Think about your goal and the new possibilities.If,for example,your goal is to learn to ski,you can now prac-
tice skiing every day of your life(because you have the time and the money).Now adapt this to reality.May-
be you can practice skiing every day in December,or every Monday in January.
Look at the situation from a different point of view. Good negotiators（談判者）use this technique in business;
and so do writers.Fiction writers often imagine they are the characters in their books.They ask questions:
what does this character want?Why can't she get it?What changes must she make to get what she wants?
What does she dream about?If your goal involves other people,put yourself" in their shoes".The best fisher-
men think like fish!
According to the passage,when we become adults_______________.
A:most of us are no longer creative
B:we are not as imaginative as children
C:we can still learn to be more creative
D:we are unwilling to be creative
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Migrant (移民的)Workers
In the past twenty years,there has been an increasing tendency for workers to move
from one country to another. While some countries have restricted most_________(1)to
local people,others have attracted and welcomed migrant workers.This is particularly the
case in the Middle East,__________(2)increased oil incomes have enabled many
countries to call in outsiders to improve local facilities.Thus the Middle East has attracted
oil-workers________(3)the U. S.
A. and Europe.It has brought in workers from many
countries,________(4)South Korea and Japan.
In view of the difficult living and working________(5)in the Middle East,it is not
surprising that the pay is high to attract suitable workers.Many engineers and technicians
can__________(6)at least twice as much money in the Middle East as they can in their
own country,and this is a major_______(7).
Sometimes a disadvantage has a compensating（補(bǔ)償?shù)模゛dvantage. For example,
the________(8)living conditions often lead to increased friendship when workers have
to_________(9)on each other for safety and comfort.In a similar way,many migrant
workers can save large sums of money partly because of the________(10)of
entertainment facilities.The work is often complex and full of problems but this merely
_________(11)greater challenge to engineers who prefer to find solutions to problems
rather than do routine work in their home country.
One major problem which_________(12)migrant workers in the Middle East is that
their jobs are temporary ones.They are nearly always on_______(13),so it is not
easy for them to plan ahead with great confidence.This is to be__________(14)since no
country welcomes a large number of foreign workers as permanent residents.In any
_________(15),migrant workers accept this disadvantage,along with others,because
of the considerable financial benefits which they receive.
_________(15)
A:time
B:attempt
C:way
D:case
Migrant (移民的)Workers
In the past twenty years,there has been an increasing tendency for workers to move
from one country to another. While some countries have restricted most_________(1)to
local people,others have attracted and welcomed migrant workers.This is particularly the
case in the Middle East,__________(2)increased oil incomes have enabled many
countries to call in outsiders to improve local facilities.Thus the Middle East has attracted
oil-workers________(3)the U. S.
A. and Europe.It has brought in workers from many
countries,________(4)South Korea and Japan.
In view of the difficult living and working________(5)in the Middle East,it is not
surprising that the pay is high to attract suitable workers.Many engineers and technicians
can__________(6)at least twice as much money in the Middle East as they can in their
own country,and this is a major_______(7).
Sometimes a disadvantage has a compensating（補(bǔ)償?shù)模゛dvantage. For example,
the________(8)living conditions often lead to increased friendship when workers have
to_________(9)on each other for safety and comfort.In a similar way,many migrant
workers can save large sums of money partly because of the________(10)of
entertainment facilities.The work is often complex and full of problems but this merely
_________(11)greater challenge to engineers who prefer to find solutions to problems
rather than do routine work in their home country.
One major problem which_________(12)migrant workers in the Middle East is that
their jobs are temporary ones.They are nearly always on_______(13),so it is not
easy for them to plan ahead with great confidence.This is to be__________(14)since no
country welcomes a large number of foreign workers as permanent residents.In any
_________(15),migrant workers accept this disadvantage,along with others,because
of the considerable financial benefits which they receive.
_________(15)
A:time
B:attempt
C:way
D:case
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Global Warming
Few people now question the reality of global warming and its effects on the world's climate.Many sci-
entists_________（51)the blame for recent natural disasters on the increase _____ (52) the world'S
temperatures and are convinced that,more than__________(53)before,the Earth is at________(54)
from the forces of the wind,rain and sun. _________(55)to them,global warming is making extreme
weather events, _________(56)as hurricanes and droughts,even more ___________(57)and causing sea
levels all around the world to ____________(58).
Environmental groups are putting ________(59)on governments to take action to reduce the
____________(60)of carbon dioxide which is given __________(61)by factories and power plants,thus
attacking the problem at its source.They are in_____________(62)of more money being spent on research into
solar,wind and wave energy devices,which could then replace existing power____________(63).
Some scientists,____________(64),believe that even if we stopped releasing carbon dioxide and other
gases into the atmosphere tomorrow,we would have to wait_(65)hundred years to notice the re-?
suits.Global warming,it seems,is here to stay.
_________(55)
A:Concerning
B:Regarding
C:Depending
D:According
Global Warming
Few people now question the reality of global warming and its effects on the world's climate.Many sci-
entists_________（51)the blame for recent natural disasters on the increase _____ (52) the world'S
temperatures and are convinced that,more than__________(53)before,the Earth is at________(54)
from the forces of the wind,rain and sun. _________(55)to them,global warming is making extreme
weather events, _________(56)as hurricanes and droughts,even more ___________(57)and causing sea
levels all around the world to ____________(58).
Environmental groups are putting ________(59)on governments to take action to reduce the
____________(60)of carbon dioxide which is given __________(61)by factories and power plants,thus
attacking the problem at its source.They are in_____________(62)of more money being spent on research into
solar,wind and wave energy devices,which could then replace existing power____________(63).
Some scientists,____________(64),believe that even if we stopped releasing carbon dioxide and other
gases into the atmosphere tomorrow,we would have to wait_(65)hundred years to notice the re-?
suits.Global warming,it seems,is here to stay.
_________(55)
A:Concerning
B:Regarding
C:Depending
D:According
Baby Talk
Babies normally start to talk when they are 13 to 15 months old. Ryan Jones is only eight months old, but he is already “talking” with his parents. When lie is hungry, he opens and closes his hand. This means milk. He also knows the signs for his favorite toy and the word more.
Ryan is not deaf, and his parents are not deaf, but his mother and father are teaching him to sign. They say a word and make a sign at the same time. They repeat this again and again. When ___1___ Ryan’s parents think that he will be a happier baby because he can communicate with them.
Ryan s parents are teaching Ryan to sign because of a man named Joseph Garcia. Although Garcia was not from a deaf family, he decided to learn American Sign Language (ASL). First, he took courses in ASL. Then he got a job helping deaf people communicate with hearing people. In his work, he saw many deaf parents sign to their infants. He noticed that these babies were able to communicate much earlier than hearing children. ___2___ When they were one year old, they could use as many as 50 signs.
Garcia decided to try something new. He taught ASL to parents who were not deaf. The families started to teach signs to their infants when they were six or seven months old. ___3___ More and more parents took Garcia’s ASL classes. Like Ryan’s family, they were excited about signing with their babies. They wanted to give their babies a way to communicate before they could use spoken words.
Some people worry about signing to babies. They are afraid that these babies won’t feel a need to talk. Maybe they will develop spoken language later than other babies. ___4___ In fact, one study found just the opposite. Signing babies actually learned to speak earlier than other children. As they grow older, these children are more interested in books. They also score higher on intelligence tests1.
There is still a big question for parents: Which are the best signs to teach their babies ? Some parents make their own signs. Other parents want to teach ASL. ___5___ There’s no clear answer, but we do know this: All signing babies and their families are talking quite a lot!
詞匯：
normally /'n :m( )li/ adv. 正常地；通常地，一般地
infant /'inf nt / n. 嬰兒；幼兒；未成年人
communicate /k 'mju:nikeit/ 通信；交流；感染
opposite /' p zit/ adj. 相反的；n. 對立面，反義詞
注釋：
1. intelligence test：智力測試
練習(xí)：
AHowever, research does not show this.
BAll parents want to teach babies to sign.
CRyan learns a new sign, his family is very excited.
DThese babies started using signs about two months later.
EIt can be useful because many people understand it.
FThey talked with signs by the time they were eight months old.
Babies normally start to talk when they are 13 to 15 months old. Ryan Jones is only eight months old, but he is already “talking” with his parents. When lie is hungry, he opens and closes his hand. This means milk. He also knows the signs for his favorite toy and the word more.
Ryan is not deaf, and his parents are not deaf, but his mother and father are teaching him to sign. They say a word and make a sign at the same time. They repeat this again and again. When ___1___ Ryan’s parents think that he will be a happier baby because he can communicate with them.
Ryan s parents are teaching Ryan to sign because of a man named Joseph Garcia. Although Garcia was not from a deaf family, he decided to learn American Sign Language (ASL). First, he took courses in ASL. Then he got a job helping deaf people communicate with hearing people. In his work, he saw many deaf parents sign to their infants. He noticed that these babies were able to communicate much earlier than hearing children. ___2___ When they were one year old, they could use as many as 50 signs.
Garcia decided to try something new. He taught ASL to parents who were not deaf. The families started to teach signs to their infants when they were six or seven months old. ___3___ More and more parents took Garcia’s ASL classes. Like Ryan’s family, they were excited about signing with their babies. They wanted to give their babies a way to communicate before they could use spoken words.
Some people worry about signing to babies. They are afraid that these babies won’t feel a need to talk. Maybe they will develop spoken language later than other babies. ___4___ In fact, one study found just the opposite. Signing babies actually learned to speak earlier than other children. As they grow older, these children are more interested in books. They also score higher on intelligence tests1.
There is still a big question for parents: Which are the best signs to teach their babies ? Some parents make their own signs. Other parents want to teach ASL. ___5___ There’s no clear answer, but we do know this: All signing babies and their families are talking quite a lot!
詞匯：
normally /'n :m( )li/ adv. 正常地；通常地，一般地
infant /'inf nt / n. 嬰兒；幼兒；未成年人
communicate /k 'mju:nikeit/ 通信；交流；感染
opposite /' p zit/ adj. 相反的；n. 對立面，反義詞
注釋：
1. intelligence test：智力測試
練習(xí)：
AHowever, research does not show this.
BAll parents want to teach babies to sign.
CRyan learns a new sign, his family is very excited.
DThese babies started using signs about two months later.
EIt can be useful because many people understand it.
FThey talked with signs by the time they were eight months old.
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Heat Is Killer Extremely hot weather is common in many parts of the world.Although hot weather just makes most people feel hot,it can_______(51)serious medical problems-even death.Floods,storms,volcano eruptions and other natural______(52)kill thousands of people every year.
So______(53) extreme heat.Experts say heat may be nature's deadliest killer, Recently,extreme heat was blamed ______(54)killing more than one hundred people in India.It is reported that the total heat of a hot day or several days can______(55)health.Several hot days are considered a heat wave.
Experts say heat waves often become dangerous when the nighttime temperature does not_______(56)much from the highest daytime temperature.This causes great stress on the human body.
Doctors say people can do many things to______(57)themselves from the dangers of extreme heat. Stay out of the sun,if possible.Drink lots of cool water.Wear light colored clothing made______(58) natural materials;avoid wearing synthetic clothing.
Make sure the clothing is______(59),permitting freedom of movement.
And learn the danger______(60)of the medical problems,such as headache and vomiting,that are linked to heat.Most people suffer only muscle pain as a(n)______(61)of heat stress.The fiain is a______(62)that the body is becoming too hot.Doctors say those suffering headache or muscle pain should stop all activity,rest in a cool place and drink cool liquids.Do not return to physical _______(63)for a few hours because more serious conditions could develop.
Doctors say some people face an______(64)danger from heat stress.Such persons have a weak or damaged heart,high blood pressure,or other problems of the blood system.
Hot Weather also increases dangers for people who must take______(65)for high blood pressure, poor blood flow,nervousness or depression.
52._________
A:pains
B:disasters
C:matters
D:experiences
Heat Is Killer Extremely hot weather is common in many parts of the world.Although hot weather just makes most people feel hot,it can_______(51)serious medical problems-even death.Floods,storms,volcano eruptions and other natural______(52)kill thousands of people every year.
So______(53) extreme heat.Experts say heat may be nature's deadliest killer, Recently,extreme heat was blamed ______(54)killing more than one hundred people in India.It is reported that the total heat of a hot day or several days can______(55)health.Several hot days are considered a heat wave.
Experts say heat waves often become dangerous when the nighttime temperature does not_______(56)much from the highest daytime temperature.This causes great stress on the human body.
Doctors say people can do many things to______(57)themselves from the dangers of extreme heat. Stay out of the sun,if possible.Drink lots of cool water.Wear light colored clothing made______(58) natural materials;avoid wearing synthetic clothing.
Make sure the clothing is______(59),permitting freedom of movement.
And learn the danger______(60)of the medical problems,such as headache and vomiting,that are linked to heat.Most people suffer only muscle pain as a(n)______(61)of heat stress.The fiain is a______(62)that the body is becoming too hot.Doctors say those suffering headache or muscle pain should stop all activity,rest in a cool place and drink cool liquids.Do not return to physical _______(63)for a few hours because more serious conditions could develop.
Doctors say some people face an______(64)danger from heat stress.Such persons have a weak or damaged heart,high blood pressure,or other problems of the blood system.
Hot Weather also increases dangers for people who must take______(65)for high blood pressure, poor blood flow,nervousness or depression.
52._________
A:pains
B:disasters
C:matters
D:experiences
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The White House
We got up early this morning and_______(1)a long walk after breakfast.We
walked through the business section of the city.I told you yesterday that the city is larger
_________(2)I thought it would be.__________(3)the business section is smaller
than I thought it would be.I suppose that's________(4)Washington is a special kind of
city.________(5)the people in Washington work for the government.About 9:30 we
went to the White House.It's_________(6)to the public from 10 till 12,and there was a
long line of people waiting to get in.We didn't have to wait very long,because the line
moved__________(7)quickly.
The White House is really white.It is painted every year. And it seems very white,
because it's got beautiful lawns all around it,________(8)many trees and shrubs.The
grounds_________(9)about four square blocks.I mean,they're about two blocks long
_________(10)each side.Of course,we didn't see the whole building.The part
_________(11)the President lives and works is not open to the public.But the part we
saw was beautiful.We went through five of the main rooms.One of them was the library,
on the ground floor.On the next floor,there are three rooms named_________(12)
the colors that are used in them:the Red Room,the Blue Room,and the Green
Room.The__________(13)are covered with silk cloth.__________(14)are many
pieces of old furniture,from the time_________(15)the White House was first built.
And everywhere there are paintings and statues of former presidents and other famous
people from history.
_________(15)
A:that
B:which
C:who
D:when
The White House
We got up early this morning and_______(1)a long walk after breakfast.We
walked through the business section of the city.I told you yesterday that the city is larger
_________(2)I thought it would be.__________(3)the business section is smaller
than I thought it would be.I suppose that's________(4)Washington is a special kind of
city.________(5)the people in Washington work for the government.About 9:30 we
went to the White House.It's_________(6)to the public from 10 till 12,and there was a
long line of people waiting to get in.We didn't have to wait very long,because the line
moved__________(7)quickly.
The White House is really white.It is painted every year. And it seems very white,
because it's got beautiful lawns all around it,________(8)many trees and shrubs.The
grounds_________(9)about four square blocks.I mean,they're about two blocks long
_________(10)each side.Of course,we didn't see the whole building.The part
_________(11)the President lives and works is not open to the public.But the part we
saw was beautiful.We went through five of the main rooms.One of them was the library,
on the ground floor.On the next floor,there are three rooms named_________(12)
the colors that are used in them:the Red Room,the Blue Room,and the Green
Room.The__________(13)are covered with silk cloth.__________(14)are many
pieces of old furniture,from the time_________(15)the White House was first built.
And everywhere there are paintings and statues of former presidents and other famous
people from history.
_________(15)
A:that
B:which
C:who
D:when
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A Lucky Break
Actor Antonio Banderas is used to breaking bones,and it always seems to happen when he's
______(51)sport .In the film Play It to the Bone he______(52)the part of a middleweight boxer alongside Woody Harrelson.______(53)the making of the film Harrelson
______(54)complaining that the fight.______（55)weren't very convincing,so one day he suggested that he and Banderas should have a fight for______(56).The Spanish actor wasn't keen on the idea at first,but he was______(57)persuaded by his co-star to put on his gloves and climb into the boxing ring. However,when he realized how seriously his opponent was taking it all,he began to______(58)his decision to fight. And then in the third round,Harrelson hit Banderas______(59)hard in the face that he actually broke his nose.His wife,actress Melanie Griffith,was furious that he had been playing“silly macho games”.“She was right”, confesses Banderas,“and I was a fool to______(60)a risk like that in the middle of a movie.”
He was______(61)of the time he broke his leg during a football match in his native Mal-aga. He had always______(62)of becoming a soccer star,of performing in front of a big crowd,but doctors told him his playing days were probably over.“That's when I decided to take ______(63)acting;I saw it as______(64)way of performing,and achieving recognition. What happened to me on that football______(65)was,you might say,my first lucky break.”
60._________
A: take
B: make
C: have
D: get
A Lucky Break
Actor Antonio Banderas is used to breaking bones,and it always seems to happen when he's
______(51)sport .In the film Play It to the Bone he______(52)the part of a middleweight boxer alongside Woody Harrelson.______(53)the making of the film Harrelson
______(54)complaining that the fight.______（55)weren't very convincing,so one day he suggested that he and Banderas should have a fight for______(56).The Spanish actor wasn't keen on the idea at first,but he was______(57)persuaded by his co-star to put on his gloves and climb into the boxing ring. However,when he realized how seriously his opponent was taking it all,he began to______(58)his decision to fight. And then in the third round,Harrelson hit Banderas______(59)hard in the face that he actually broke his nose.His wife,actress Melanie Griffith,was furious that he had been playing“silly macho games”.“She was right”, confesses Banderas,“and I was a fool to______(60)a risk like that in the middle of a movie.”
He was______(61)of the time he broke his leg during a football match in his native Mal-aga. He had always______(62)of becoming a soccer star,of performing in front of a big crowd,but doctors told him his playing days were probably over.“That's when I decided to take ______(63)acting;I saw it as______(64)way of performing,and achieving recognition. What happened to me on that football______(65)was,you might say,my first lucky break.”
60._________
A: take
B: make
C: have
D: get
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Verne's Accurate Previw of the Future
Since the beginning of time,man has been interested in the moon.The Romans designed a special day to show admiration and respect to the moon.They called it“Moonday”,or “Monday”,as we know it today.Later,the great mind of Leonardo da Vinci studied the moon and designed a machine to carry a human to the moon.Leonardo said that one day a great machine bird would take a person to the moon and bring great honor to the home where it was born.
Four and a half centuries later,Leonardo's idea was realized.Apollo Ⅱ took three
Americans一Collins,Aldrin,and Armstrong一to the moon.The mission did fill the whole world with great surprise,as Leonardo had said it would.Numerous essays,articles,and books were written about man's first moon mission.But perhaps the most interesting story was one written before the event一over 100 years ago.
In 1865,French author Jules Verne wrote a story about the first journey to the moon.His story was very similar to the 1969 Apollo Ⅱ mission.
Verne's spacecraft also contained three men一two Americans and a Frenchman.The spacecraft was described as being almost the same size as Apollo Ⅱ .The launch site in Verne's story was also in Florida.The spacecraft in Verne's story was named the“Columbiad”aa.The Apollo Ⅱ command ship was called“Columbia”.His account of sending the space-craft into the space could easily have been written about how Apollo Ⅱ was sent into the space.
Verne's story was the same as the actual event in several other respects.The speed of Verne's spacecraft was 36,000 feet per second；Apollo's was 35,533 feet per second.Verne's spacecraft took 97 hours to reach the moon；Apollo's time was 103 hours.Like Apollo's spacemen,Verne's spacemen took pictures of the moon's surface,relaxed on their seats, cooked with gas,and experienced weightlessness.They also came down in the Pacific and were picked up by an American warship.
What were the reasons for Jules Verne's extreme accuracy in describing an event 100 years or more before it actually occurred?He based his writings on the laws of physics and astronomy（天文學(xué)）.Nineteenth-century science and the vivid Verne's imagination gave people an unbelievable accurate preview of the greatest events of the 20th century.
Jules Verne wrote his story of a man's visit to the moon about______.
A:100 years before the Apollo Ⅱ mission
B:10 years before the Apollo Ⅱ mission
C:four and one-half centuries ago
D:100 years ago
Verne's Accurate Previw of the Future
Since the beginning of time,man has been interested in the moon.The Romans designed a special day to show admiration and respect to the moon.They called it“Moonday”,or “Monday”,as we know it today.Later,the great mind of Leonardo da Vinci studied the moon and designed a machine to carry a human to the moon.Leonardo said that one day a great machine bird would take a person to the moon and bring great honor to the home where it was born.
Four and a half centuries later,Leonardo's idea was realized.Apollo Ⅱ took three
Americans一Collins,Aldrin,and Armstrong一to the moon.The mission did fill the whole world with great surprise,as Leonardo had said it would.Numerous essays,articles,and books were written about man's first moon mission.But perhaps the most interesting story was one written before the event一over 100 years ago.
In 1865,French author Jules Verne wrote a story about the first journey to the moon.His story was very similar to the 1969 Apollo Ⅱ mission.
Verne's spacecraft also contained three men一two Americans and a Frenchman.The spacecraft was described as being almost the same size as Apollo Ⅱ .The launch site in Verne's story was also in Florida.The spacecraft in Verne's story was named the“Columbiad”aa.The Apollo Ⅱ command ship was called“Columbia”.His account of sending the space-craft into the space could easily have been written about how Apollo Ⅱ was sent into the space.
Verne's story was the same as the actual event in several other respects.The speed of Verne's spacecraft was 36,000 feet per second；Apollo's was 35,533 feet per second.Verne's spacecraft took 97 hours to reach the moon；Apollo's time was 103 hours.Like Apollo's spacemen,Verne's spacemen took pictures of the moon's surface,relaxed on their seats, cooked with gas,and experienced weightlessness.They also came down in the Pacific and were picked up by an American warship.
What were the reasons for Jules Verne's extreme accuracy in describing an event 100 years or more before it actually occurred?He based his writings on the laws of physics and astronomy（天文學(xué)）.Nineteenth-century science and the vivid Verne's imagination gave people an unbelievable accurate preview of the greatest events of the 20th century.
Jules Verne wrote his story of a man's visit to the moon about______.
A:100 years before the Apollo Ⅱ mission
B:10 years before the Apollo Ⅱ mission
C:four and one-half centuries ago
D:100 years ago
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On Sleep
Baekeland and Hartmann report that the"short sleepers"had been more or less average in their sleep needs until the men were in their teens.But at about age 15 or so,the men voluntarily began cutting down their nightly sleep time because of pressures from school,work,and other activities.These men tended to view their nightly periods of unconsciousness as bothersome interruptions in their daily routines.
In general,these"short sleepers" appeared ambitious,active,energetic,cheerful,conformist（不動搖）in their opinions,and very sure about their career choices. They often held several jobs at once,or workers full or part-time while going to school.And many of them had a strong urge to appear"normal"or"acceptable"to their friends and associates.
When asked to recall their dreams,the"short sleepers"did poorly.More than this,they seemed to prefer not remembering.In similar fashion,their usual way of dealing with psychological problems was to deny that the problem existed,and then to keep busy in the hope that the trouble would go away.
The sleep patterns of the"short sleepers"were similar to,but less extreme than,sleep patterris shown by many mental patients categorized as manic（瘋?cè)耍?
The"long sleepers"were quite different indeed.Baekeland and Hartmann report that these young men had been lengthy sleeps since childhood.They seemed to enjoy their sleep,protected it,and were quite concerned when they were occasionally deprived of their desired 9 hours of nightly bed rest.They tended to recall their dreams much better than did the"short sleepers."
Many of the " long sleepers " were shy , anxious , introverted（內(nèi)向）,inhibited（壓抑）, passive,mildly depressed,and unsure of themselves(particularly in social situations).Several openly states that sleep was an escape from their daily problems.
Which of the following statement is Not mentioned in the passage?
A: If one sleeps inadequately,his performance suffers and his memory is weakened.
B: The sleep patterns of short sleepers are exactly the same as those shown by many mental patients.
C: Long and short sleepers differ in their attitudes towards sleep.
D: Short sleepers would be better off with more rest.
On Sleep
Baekeland and Hartmann report that the"short sleepers"had been more or less average in their sleep needs until the men were in their teens.But at about age 15 or so,the men voluntarily began cutting down their nightly sleep time because of pressures from school,work,and other activities.These men tended to view their nightly periods of unconsciousness as bothersome interruptions in their daily routines.
In general,these"short sleepers" appeared ambitious,active,energetic,cheerful,conformist（不動搖）in their opinions,and very sure about their career choices. They often held several jobs at once,or workers full or part-time while going to school.And many of them had a strong urge to appear"normal"or"acceptable"to their friends and associates.
When asked to recall their dreams,the"short sleepers"did poorly.More than this,they seemed to prefer not remembering.In similar fashion,their usual way of dealing with psychological problems was to deny that the problem existed,and then to keep busy in the hope that the trouble would go away.
The sleep patterns of the"short sleepers"were similar to,but less extreme than,sleep patterris shown by many mental patients categorized as manic（瘋?cè)耍?
The"long sleepers"were quite different indeed.Baekeland and Hartmann report that these young men had been lengthy sleeps since childhood.They seemed to enjoy their sleep,protected it,and were quite concerned when they were occasionally deprived of their desired 9 hours of nightly bed rest.They tended to recall their dreams much better than did the"short sleepers."
Many of the " long sleepers " were shy , anxious , introverted（內(nèi)向）,inhibited（壓抑）, passive,mildly depressed,and unsure of themselves(particularly in social situations).Several openly states that sleep was an escape from their daily problems.
Which of the following statement is Not mentioned in the passage?
A: If one sleeps inadequately,his performance suffers and his memory is weakened.
B: The sleep patterns of short sleepers are exactly the same as those shown by many mental patients.
C: Long and short sleepers differ in their attitudes towards sleep.
D: Short sleepers would be better off with more rest.
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Computer Crimes
More and more,the operations of our businesses,governments,and financial institutions are controlled by information that exists only inside computer memories.Anyone clever enough to modify this information for his purpose can reap substantial rewards.Even worse,________(46)
It's easy for computer crimes to go undetected if no one checks up on what the computer h doing.________(47),the criminal may walk away not only unpunished but with a growing recommendation from his former employers.
Of course,we have no statistics on crime that go undetected.But it's disturbing to note how many of the crimes we do know about were detected by accident,________(48)The computer criminals who have been caught may have been the victims of uncommonly bad luck.
For example,________(49)Investigation revealed that the extra cards she was being asked to punch were for dishonest transactions.In another case,dissatisfied employees of the thief tipped off the company that was being robbed.
Unlike other lawbreakers,who must leave the country,commit suicide,or go to jail,computer criminals sometimes escape punishment demanding not only that they not be charged but that they be given good recommendations and perhaps other benefits.
All too often,their demands have been met. Why?________(50)that would result if the public found out that their computer had been misused.They hesitate at the thought of a criminal
boasting in open court of how he juggled the most confidential records right under the noses of the company's executives,accountants,and security staff. And so another computer criminal departs with just the recommendations he needs to continue his crimes elsewhere.
_________（48）
A:a certain keypunch operator complained of having to stay overtime to punch extra cards.
B:It goes without saying that any one who breaks the law should be punished.
C:Because company executives are afraid of the bad publicity
D:a number of people who have done this and been caught at it have managed to get away without punishment.
E:not by systematic inspections or other security procedures.
F: But even if the crime is detected
Computer Crimes
More and more,the operations of our businesses,governments,and financial institutions are controlled by information that exists only inside computer memories.Anyone clever enough to modify this information for his purpose can reap substantial rewards.Even worse,________(46)
It's easy for computer crimes to go undetected if no one checks up on what the computer h doing.________(47),the criminal may walk away not only unpunished but with a growing recommendation from his former employers.
Of course,we have no statistics on crime that go undetected.But it's disturbing to note how many of the crimes we do know about were detected by accident,________(48)The computer criminals who have been caught may have been the victims of uncommonly bad luck.
For example,________(49)Investigation revealed that the extra cards she was being asked to punch were for dishonest transactions.In another case,dissatisfied employees of the thief tipped off the company that was being robbed.
Unlike other lawbreakers,who must leave the country,commit suicide,or go to jail,computer criminals sometimes escape punishment demanding not only that they not be charged but that they be given good recommendations and perhaps other benefits.
All too often,their demands have been met. Why?________(50)that would result if the public found out that their computer had been misused.They hesitate at the thought of a criminal
boasting in open court of how he juggled the most confidential records right under the noses of the company's executives,accountants,and security staff. And so another computer criminal departs with just the recommendations he needs to continue his crimes elsewhere.
_________（48）
A:a certain keypunch operator complained of having to stay overtime to punch extra cards.
B:It goes without saying that any one who breaks the law should be punished.
C:Because company executives are afraid of the bad publicity
D:a number of people who have done this and been caught at it have managed to get away without punishment.
E:not by systematic inspections or other security procedures.
F: But even if the crime is detected
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Animal's"Sixth Sense" A tsunami was triggered by an earthquake in the Indian Ocean in December,2004.It killed tens of thousands of people in Asia and East Africa.Wild animals,______(51),seem to have escaped that terrible tsunami."This phenomenon adds weight to notions that they possess a "sixth sense" for ______(52),"experts said. Sri Lankan wildlife officials have said the giant waves that killed over 24,000 people along the Indian Ocean island's coast clearly______(53)wild beasts,with no dead animals found. "No elephant are dead,not______(54)a dead rabbit.I think animals can______(55) disaster.They have a sixth sense.They know rhen things are happening." H. D.Ratnayake,deputy director of Sri Lanka's Wildlife Department,said about one month after the tsunami attack.The ______(56)washed floodwaters up to 2 miles inland at Yala National Park in the ravaged southeast,Sri Lanka’s biggest wildlife______(57)and home to hundreds of wild elephants and several leopards. "There has been a lot of______(58)evidence about dogs barking or birds migrating before volcanic eruptions or earthquakes.But it has not been proven," said Matthew van Lierop,an animal behavior______(59)at Johannesburg Zoo. "There have been no______(60)studies because you can't really test it in a lab or field setting."he told Reuters.Other authorities concurred with this_______(61). "Wildlife seems to be able to pick up certain_______(62),especially birds… there are many reports of birds detecting impending disasters,"said Clive Walker,who has written several books on Mrican wildlife. Animals______(63)rely on the known senses,such as smell or hearing,to avoid danger such as predators. The notion of an animal's"sixth sense”-or______(64)other mythical power is an enduring one which the evidence on Sri Lanka's ravaged coast is likely to add to, The Romans saw owls______(65)omens of impending disaster and many ancient cultures viewed elephants as sacred animals endowed with special powers or attributes.
65._________
A:on
B:as
C:for
D:in
Animal's"Sixth Sense" A tsunami was triggered by an earthquake in the Indian Ocean in December,2004.It killed tens of thousands of people in Asia and East Africa.Wild animals,______(51),seem to have escaped that terrible tsunami."This phenomenon adds weight to notions that they possess a "sixth sense" for ______(52),"experts said. Sri Lankan wildlife officials have said the giant waves that killed over 24,000 people along the Indian Ocean island's coast clearly______(53)wild beasts,with no dead animals found. "No elephant are dead,not______(54)a dead rabbit.I think animals can______(55) disaster.They have a sixth sense.They know rhen things are happening." H. D.Ratnayake,deputy director of Sri Lanka's Wildlife Department,said about one month after the tsunami attack.The ______(56)washed floodwaters up to 2 miles inland at Yala National Park in the ravaged southeast,Sri Lanka’s biggest wildlife______(57)and home to hundreds of wild elephants and several leopards. "There has been a lot of______(58)evidence about dogs barking or birds migrating before volcanic eruptions or earthquakes.But it has not been proven," said Matthew van Lierop,an animal behavior______(59)at Johannesburg Zoo. "There have been no______(60)studies because you can't really test it in a lab or field setting."he told Reuters.Other authorities concurred with this_______(61). "Wildlife seems to be able to pick up certain_______(62),especially birds… there are many reports of birds detecting impending disasters,"said Clive Walker,who has written several books on Mrican wildlife. Animals______(63)rely on the known senses,such as smell or hearing,to avoid danger such as predators. The notion of an animal's"sixth sense”-or______(64)other mythical power is an enduring one which the evidence on Sri Lanka's ravaged coast is likely to add to, The Romans saw owls______(65)omens of impending disaster and many ancient cultures viewed elephants as sacred animals endowed with special powers or attributes.
65._________
A:on
B:as
C:for
D:in
Henry cannot resist the lure of drugs.
A:abuse
B:flavor
C:temptation
D:consumption
A:abuse
B:flavor
C:temptation
D:consumption
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第三篇
Too Late to Regret It
When I was a junior,I met a second-year student in my department. He wasn't tall or good-loo-king,but he was very nice,attractive and athletic.He had something that I admired very much.He was natural,warm,and sincere.
I disregarded（不顧）my parents' disapproval. We were very happy together. He picked me up from my dorm every morning,and after class we would sit alongside the stream that ran through campus, or sunbathe（曬太陽）on the lawn. At night he would walk me back to my dorm. He came from a poor family,but in order to make me happy,he borrowed money from his friend to buy presents and meals for me.Our fellow students looked up to him as a role model,and the girls envied（妒忌）me. He wasn't a local, but wanted to stay here after graduation. I thought we had a future together.
However,when I got a part-time job during the summer vacation,people began giving me a lot of pressure,saying that a pretty,intelligent girl like me should find a better guy to spend time with. This was also what my family thought. He spent the summer in his hometown,so I was all by myself. When he got back,I began finding faults with him. But his big heart and warmth soon drove all unpleasant thoughts away.However,I had no idea how badly I had hurt him and that things would get worse.
I had a good part-time job off campus that paid pretty well.With my good performance at school,I also got admission to graduate school at one of China's best universities.He,on the other hand,did not do so well at school or at work.I had to worry about his living expenses,job and scores.
Almost all my colleagues and friends advised me to break up with him.Then we had a quarrel last June.He was in great pain,and my cold words and bad moods started turning him away.
Graduation time was drawing near. He said that he couldn't put up with me any more and he said he wanted to go back to his hometown.I was shocked and looked at him in despair.
True love happens only once,but I found it out too late.
Why did he leave her?
A:Because he could no longer bear her.
B:Because he hated her.
C:Because his parents needed taking care of.
D:Because he wasn't a local.
第三篇
Too Late to Regret It
When I was a junior,I met a second-year student in my department. He wasn't tall or good-loo-king,but he was very nice,attractive and athletic.He had something that I admired very much.He was natural,warm,and sincere.
I disregarded（不顧）my parents' disapproval. We were very happy together. He picked me up from my dorm every morning,and after class we would sit alongside the stream that ran through campus, or sunbathe（曬太陽）on the lawn. At night he would walk me back to my dorm. He came from a poor family,but in order to make me happy,he borrowed money from his friend to buy presents and meals for me.Our fellow students looked up to him as a role model,and the girls envied（妒忌）me. He wasn't a local, but wanted to stay here after graduation. I thought we had a future together.
However,when I got a part-time job during the summer vacation,people began giving me a lot of pressure,saying that a pretty,intelligent girl like me should find a better guy to spend time with. This was also what my family thought. He spent the summer in his hometown,so I was all by myself. When he got back,I began finding faults with him. But his big heart and warmth soon drove all unpleasant thoughts away.However,I had no idea how badly I had hurt him and that things would get worse.
I had a good part-time job off campus that paid pretty well.With my good performance at school,I also got admission to graduate school at one of China's best universities.He,on the other hand,did not do so well at school or at work.I had to worry about his living expenses,job and scores.
Almost all my colleagues and friends advised me to break up with him.Then we had a quarrel last June.He was in great pain,and my cold words and bad moods started turning him away.
Graduation time was drawing near. He said that he couldn't put up with me any more and he said he wanted to go back to his hometown.I was shocked and looked at him in despair.
True love happens only once,but I found it out too late.
Why did he leave her?
A:Because he could no longer bear her.
B:Because he hated her.
C:Because his parents needed taking care of.
D:Because he wasn't a local.
The city centre was wiped out by the bomb.
A:destroyed
B:covered
C:reduced
D:moved
A:destroyed
B:covered
C:reduced
D:moved
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A Debate on the English Language
A measure declaring English the national language is under intense debate in the United States .The US Senate passed two declarations last week.One calls English the nation's official lan-guage and the other says it is the “common and unifying（統(tǒng)一的）”tongue. But Americans found themselves divided on the issue.
Since people worldwide know that most Americans speak only English,many can't understand
why the issue is so controversial（有爭議的）.
“The discussion is related to fears of immigration issues,”says Dick Tucker,a social scientist at Pittsburgh's Carnegie Mellon University.“It's related to a worry about the changing demography （人口統(tǒng)計(jì)）of the US It's a worry about who will continue to have political and economic influence.”
In fact,the notion of protecting the language has been kicked around almost since the nation's founding. John Adams lobbied（游說）in 1780 for the creation of a national academy to correct and improve the English language.But his proposal died,since lawmakers saw it as a roy-alist（保皇主義者）attempt to define personal behavior.
Since then,the country hasn't had a national language,but the idea of recognizing the special status of English lived on.
The emotions surrounding language resurface（再次浮現(xiàn)）not because people feel comfortable with English .It is more about the discomfort many Americans feel with the new languages,says Walt Wolfram,a professor at North Carolina State University.
“Language is never about language,”he says.
According to the 2000 US Census Bureau report,of 209 million Americans over 18 years old, 172 million speak only English at home.About 37 million speak languages other than English. Among them,6 .5 million speak poor English and 3 .1 million don't speak English at all.
The phrase“kicked around”(paragraph 4)could be best replaced by______.
A: “invented”
B: “formed”
C: “shaped”
D: “discussed”
A Debate on the English Language
A measure declaring English the national language is under intense debate in the United States .The US Senate passed two declarations last week.One calls English the nation's official lan-guage and the other says it is the “common and unifying（統(tǒng)一的）”tongue. But Americans found themselves divided on the issue.
Since people worldwide know that most Americans speak only English,many can't understand
why the issue is so controversial（有爭議的）.
“The discussion is related to fears of immigration issues,”says Dick Tucker,a social scientist at Pittsburgh's Carnegie Mellon University.“It's related to a worry about the changing demography （人口統(tǒng)計(jì)）of the US It's a worry about who will continue to have political and economic influence.”
In fact,the notion of protecting the language has been kicked around almost since the nation's founding. John Adams lobbied（游說）in 1780 for the creation of a national academy to correct and improve the English language.But his proposal died,since lawmakers saw it as a roy-alist（保皇主義者）attempt to define personal behavior.
Since then,the country hasn't had a national language,but the idea of recognizing the special status of English lived on.
The emotions surrounding language resurface（再次浮現(xiàn)）not because people feel comfortable with English .It is more about the discomfort many Americans feel with the new languages,says Walt Wolfram,a professor at North Carolina State University.
“Language is never about language,”he says.
According to the 2000 US Census Bureau report,of 209 million Americans over 18 years old, 172 million speak only English at home.About 37 million speak languages other than English. Among them,6 .5 million speak poor English and 3 .1 million don't speak English at all.
The phrase“kicked around”(paragraph 4)could be best replaced by______.
A: “invented”
B: “formed”
C: “shaped”
D: “discussed”
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Helen and Martin
With a thoughtful sigh,Helen turned away from the window and walked back to her favourite armchair.______(1) her brother never arrive?For a brief moment,she wondered if she really cared that much.
Over the years Helen had given______(2) waiting for Martin to take an interest in her.Her feelings for him had gradually______(3) until now,as she sat waiting for him,she experienced no more than a sister's ______(4) to see what had ______(5) of her brother.
Almost without______(6) ,Martin had lost his job with a busy publishing company after spending the last eight years in New York as a key figure in the US office.Somehow the two of them hadn't______(7) to keep in touch and,left alone,Helen had slowly found her______(8) in her own judgment growing.______(9) the wishes of her parents,she had left university halfway______(10) her course and now,to the astonishment of the whole family,she was______(11) a fast-growing reputation in the pages of respected art magazines and was actually earning enough to live______(12) from her paintings.
Of course,she______(13) no pleasure in Martin's sudden misfortune,but she couldn't______(14) looking forward to her brother's arrival with______(15) satisfaction at what she had achieved.
14._________
A:help
B:miss
C:fail
D:drop
Helen and Martin
With a thoughtful sigh,Helen turned away from the window and walked back to her favourite armchair.______(1) her brother never arrive?For a brief moment,she wondered if she really cared that much.
Over the years Helen had given______(2) waiting for Martin to take an interest in her.Her feelings for him had gradually______(3) until now,as she sat waiting for him,she experienced no more than a sister's ______(4) to see what had ______(5) of her brother.
Almost without______(6) ,Martin had lost his job with a busy publishing company after spending the last eight years in New York as a key figure in the US office.Somehow the two of them hadn't______(7) to keep in touch and,left alone,Helen had slowly found her______(8) in her own judgment growing.______(9) the wishes of her parents,she had left university halfway______(10) her course and now,to the astonishment of the whole family,she was______(11) a fast-growing reputation in the pages of respected art magazines and was actually earning enough to live______(12) from her paintings.
Of course,she______(13) no pleasure in Martin's sudden misfortune,but she couldn't______(14) looking forward to her brother's arrival with______(15) satisfaction at what she had achieved.
14._________
A:help
B:miss
C:fail
D:drop
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Who Built Giza's Pyramids（金字塔）?
1 .For centuries,the pyramids of Giza have been timeless symbols of Egyptian culture.But who actually built them? For years, we did not know for sure.But archeologists（考古學(xué)家）recently discovered an ancient village near the pyramids.Close by,there was also a ceme-tery（墓地）where pyramid builders were buried.From studying these places, archeologists can now confirm that the pyramids were not built by slaves or foreigners.Ordinary Egyptians built them.
2 .It took about eighty years to build the pyramids.According to archeologists,about 20,000～30,000 people were involved in completing the task.The workers had different roles.Some dug up the rock,some moved it,and some shaped it into blocks.People also worked on different teams,each with its own name.On a wall in Khufu's Great Pyramid,for example,a group of workers wrote“Friends of Khufu.”Teams often competed to do a job faster.
3.Life for these workers was hard.“We can see that in their skeletons（骨架）,”says Azza Mohamed Sarry El-Din,a scientist studying bodies found in the cemetery.The bones show signs of arthritis（關(guān)節(jié)炎）,which developed from carrying heavy things for a long time.Archeologists have also found many female skeletons in the village and cemetery.The damage to their bones is similar to the men's.Their lives may have been even tougher:male workers lived to age 40～45,but women to only 30～35.However,workers usually had enough food,and they also had medical care if they got sick or hurt.
4 .The work was challenging,but laborers were proud of their work.“It's because they were not just building the tomb of their king,” says Egyptian archeologist Zahi Hawass.“They were building Egypt.It was a national project,and everyone was a participant.”
Paragraph 2______
A:Builders of the Pyramids
B:Egyptian Slaves
C:Pyramid Builders'Jobs
D:Pyramid Builders'Tough Lives
E:An Important National Project
F:Female Pyramid Builders:the Challenges
Who Built Giza's Pyramids（金字塔）?
1 .For centuries,the pyramids of Giza have been timeless symbols of Egyptian culture.But who actually built them? For years, we did not know for sure.But archeologists（考古學(xué)家）recently discovered an ancient village near the pyramids.Close by,there was also a ceme-tery（墓地）where pyramid builders were buried.From studying these places, archeologists can now confirm that the pyramids were not built by slaves or foreigners.Ordinary Egyptians built them.
2 .It took about eighty years to build the pyramids.According to archeologists,about 20,000～30,000 people were involved in completing the task.The workers had different roles.Some dug up the rock,some moved it,and some shaped it into blocks.People also worked on different teams,each with its own name.On a wall in Khufu's Great Pyramid,for example,a group of workers wrote“Friends of Khufu.”Teams often competed to do a job faster.
3.Life for these workers was hard.“We can see that in their skeletons（骨架）,”says Azza Mohamed Sarry El-Din,a scientist studying bodies found in the cemetery.The bones show signs of arthritis（關(guān)節(jié)炎）,which developed from carrying heavy things for a long time.Archeologists have also found many female skeletons in the village and cemetery.The damage to their bones is similar to the men's.Their lives may have been even tougher:male workers lived to age 40～45,but women to only 30～35.However,workers usually had enough food,and they also had medical care if they got sick or hurt.
4 .The work was challenging,but laborers were proud of their work.“It's because they were not just building the tomb of their king,” says Egyptian archeologist Zahi Hawass.“They were building Egypt.It was a national project,and everyone was a participant.”
Paragraph 2______
A:Builders of the Pyramids
B:Egyptian Slaves
C:Pyramid Builders'Jobs
D:Pyramid Builders'Tough Lives
E:An Important National Project
F:Female Pyramid Builders:the Challenges
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The Race Into Space
American millionaire Dennis Tito will always be famous.He was the first tourist in space."I spent sixty
years on Earth and eight days in space and from my viewpoint,it was two separate lives,"Tito explained.He
loxed his time in space."Being in space and looking back at the earth is one of the most rewarding experi-
ences a human being can have."
This kind of experience isn't cheap.It cost$20 million.However,Tito achieved his dream,so he was
happy."For me it was a life dream.It was a dream that began when I didn't have any money,"he
told reporters.
On 24th,April 2002,Mark Shuttleworth became the world's second space tourist.Shuttleworth is a South
African businessman.At the age of twenty-eight,he also paid $20 million for the eight-day trip.
Both Tito and Shuttleworth bought their tickets from a company called Space Adventures.The company
has around 100 people already on their waiting list for flights into space.The spaceship to take them doesn't
exist yet.
Many of the customers are people who like adventure.They are the kind of people who also want to
climb Mount Qomolangma.Other customers are people who love space.However,these people are worried.
Because it's so expensive,only very rich people can go into space.They want space travel to be available to
more people.
That day may soon be here.InterOrbital Systems(IOS)plans to send up to four tourists a week into
space.The tours will depart from an island in Tonga.The company promises a package that includes forty-five
days of astronaut training in Russia and California,seven days in space and a vacation in Tonga,for $2 million.
However,space flight is still very dangerous.Bill Readdy is NASA's deputy assistant administrator for
space flight.He says that the chances of dying are about 1 in 500.Because of this,it may take time before
space tourism really takes off.You might be able to go up,but will you come down?
Mark Shuttleworth is an engineer from the United States.
A:Right
B:Wrong
C:Not mentioned
The Race Into Space
American millionaire Dennis Tito will always be famous.He was the first tourist in space."I spent sixty
years on Earth and eight days in space and from my viewpoint,it was two separate lives,"Tito explained.He
loxed his time in space."Being in space and looking back at the earth is one of the most rewarding experi-
ences a human being can have."
This kind of experience isn't cheap.It cost$20 million.However,Tito achieved his dream,so he was
happy."For me it was a life dream.It was a dream that began when I didn't have any money,"he
told reporters.
On 24th,April 2002,Mark Shuttleworth became the world's second space tourist.Shuttleworth is a South
African businessman.At the age of twenty-eight,he also paid $20 million for the eight-day trip.
Both Tito and Shuttleworth bought their tickets from a company called Space Adventures.The company
has around 100 people already on their waiting list for flights into space.The spaceship to take them doesn't
exist yet.
Many of the customers are people who like adventure.They are the kind of people who also want to
climb Mount Qomolangma.Other customers are people who love space.However,these people are worried.
Because it's so expensive,only very rich people can go into space.They want space travel to be available to
more people.
That day may soon be here.InterOrbital Systems(IOS)plans to send up to four tourists a week into
space.The tours will depart from an island in Tonga.The company promises a package that includes forty-five
days of astronaut training in Russia and California,seven days in space and a vacation in Tonga,for $2 million.
However,space flight is still very dangerous.Bill Readdy is NASA's deputy assistant administrator for
space flight.He says that the chances of dying are about 1 in 500.Because of this,it may take time before
space tourism really takes off.You might be able to go up,but will you come down?
Mark Shuttleworth is an engineer from the United States.
A:Right
B:Wrong
C:Not mentioned