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2012ᐰὃᔠA⚪ᑖ⌱⚗1-15⚪⚪1ᑖᐳ15ᑖ☢!"#ᙳᨵ1ᡈ'(ᨵ)*+.-.ᜐ(+ᑖ01123ᨬ.56Ḅ⌱⚗.1Alltheflatsinthebuildinghadthesamelayout.A.colorB.arrangementC.sizeD.function2Theweatherwascrispandclearandyoucouldseethemountainsfiftymilesaway.A.freshB.hotC.heavyD.windy3Thewallsaremadeofhollowconcreteblocks.A.bigB.longC.newD.empty4Ouraimwastoupdateaserviceandwesucceeded.A.modernizeB.offerC.provideD.fund5Hercommentsaboutmenareutterlyridiculous.A.slightlyB.partlyC.completelyD.faintly6Everyweekthemagazinepresentstheprofileofawell-knownsportspersonal.A.successB.descriptionC.evidenceD.plan7HehasbeengrantedasyluminFrance.A.powerB.reliefC.protectionD.license8WhenIheardthenoiseinthenextroom,Icouldn'tresisthavingapeep.A.lookB.chanceC.visitD.try9Shemovesfromoneexoticlocationtoanother.A.familiarB.similarC.properD.unusual

110Wealmostranintoarolls-Roycethatpulledoutinfrontofuswithoutsignaling.A.overtookB.hitC.passedD.found11Hewaswearyoftheconstantbattlebetweenthem.A.fbndB.proudC.tiredD.afraid12Notingwouldinducemetovoteforhimagain.A.attractB.teachC.helpD.discourage13Heshiftedhispositionalittleinordertoalleviatethepaininhisleg.A.controlB.easeC.experienceD.suffer14ThephotographevokedstrongmemoriesofourholidaysinFrance.A.refreshedB.storedC.blockedD.erased15Newbornbabiescandiscriminatebetweenaman'sandwoman'svoices.A.treatB.expressC.analyzeD.distinguish2ᑖ▅:ᑨ<(1622⚪.⚪1ᑖᐳ7ᑖ)☢Ḅ'ᦻ@ᑡBC7!"-᪷E'ᦻḄᑁGH!"IBᑨ<᝞KL!MNḄOP0QR.-⌱SAT᝞KL!MNḄO┯VQR-⌱SBT᝞KL!ḄQRᦻ#WᨵMX-⌱SC.InSports,RedistheWinningColorWhenopponentsofagameareequallymatched,theteamdressedinredismorelikelytowin,accordingtoanewstudy.BritishanthropologistsRussellHillandRobertBartonoftheUniversityofDurhamreachedthatconclusionbystudyingtheoutcomesofone-on-oneboxing,taekwondo,Greco-Roman-wresting,andfreestyle-wrestlingmatchesatthe2(X)4SummerOlympicsinAthens,Greece.IneacheventOlympicstaffrandomlyassignedredorblueclothingorbodyprotectiontocompetitors.Whenotherwiseequallymatchedwiththeiropponentinfitnessandskill,athleteswearingredweremorelikelytowinthebout.

2"Wheretherewasalargepointdifference-presumablybecauseonecontestantwasfarsuperiortotheother-colorhadnoeffectontheoutcome/Bartonsaid."Wheretherewasasmallpointdifference,theeffectofcolorwassufficienttotipthebalance.'1Inequallymatchedbouts,thepreponderanceofredwinswasgreatenoughthatitcouldnotbeattributedtochance,theanthropologistssay.HillandBartonfoundsimilarresultsinareviewofthecolorswornattheEuro2004internationalsoccertournament.Theirreportwillbepublishedintomorrow'sissueofthejournalNature.JoannaSetchell,aprimateresearcherattheUniversityofCambridgeinEngland,hasfoundsimilarresultsinnature.HerworkwiththelargeAfricanmonkeysknownasmandrillsshowsthatredcolorationgivesmalesanadvantagewhenitcomestomating.Thefindingthatredalsohasanadvantageinhumansportingeventsdoesnotsurpriseher,addingthat"theideaofthestudyisveryclever.'*HillandBartongottheideafortheirstudyoutofamutualinterestintheevolutionofsexualsignalsinprimates—"redseemstobethecolor,acrossspecies,thatsignalsmaledominanceandtestosteronelevels,nBartonsaid.Forexample,studiesbySetchell,theCambridgeprimateresearcher,showthatdominantmalemandrillshaveincreasedredcolorationintheirfacesandrumps.Anotherstudybyotherscientistsshowsthatredplasticringsexperimentallyplacedonthelegsofmalezebrafinchesincreasethebirds*dominance.BartonsaidheandHillspeculatedsomespeculatedthat"theremightbeasimilareffectinhumans.Andifso,itcouldbeapparentinsportingcontests.'1Thepairsaytheirresultsindicatethatsexualselectionmayhaveinfluencedtheevolutionofhumans*responsetocolor.Setchell,theprimatologist,agrees."AsHillandBartonsay,humansreddenwhenweareangryandpalewhenwe'rescared.Theseareveryimportantsignalstootherindividuals,"shesaid.Theadvantageofredmaybeintuitivelyknown,judgingfromtheprevalenceofreduniformsinsports—"thoughitisclearlynotverywidelyappreciated,onaconsciouslevelatleast,"Bartonsaid.Headdsthatthefindingofred*sadvantagemighthaveimplicationsforregulationsthatgovernsportingattire.IntheOlympicmatcheshesurveyedforthenewstudy,forexample,itispossiblesomemedalwinnersmayhavereachedthepedestalwithanunintendedadvantage.'Thatistheimplication,thoughwecannotsaythatitmadethedifferenceinanyonespecificcase,"Bartonsaid.

3Meanwhile,Setchel1noted——tongue-in-cheek—thataredadvantagemaynotbelimitedtosports.nGoingbytherecent[U.S.]electionresults,redisindeedquitesuccessful/*shesaid.16.BothHillandBartonwantedtofindoutifcoloraffectstheoutcomeofsportsmatched.ARightBWrongCNotmentioned17.HillandBartonarebothinterestedinprimates.ARightBWrongCNotmentioned18.Malemandrillsuseyellowcolorationtoattractamate.ARightBWrongCNotmentioned19.Redisnotanadvantageforzebrafinches.ARightBWrongCNotmentioned20.Theredplasticringswereleftonthefinchespermanently.ARightBWrongCNotmentioned21.HillandBartonbelieveathletesinredaremorelikelytowin.ARightBWrongCNotmentioned22.Manyathletesopposethenewregulationsonsportsuniforms.ARightBWrongCNotmentionedYᑖᭆ[ᜧ2]^ᡂ!"23~30⚪⚪1ᑖᐳ8ᑖ☢Ḅ'ᦻ@ᨵ2⚗`ab123~26⚪⌕deᡠgḄ6⌱⚗#.ᢣ1iji⌱S1k᪗⚪;227-30⚪⌕deᡠgḄ6⌱⚗#.!"01-ᨬo⌱⚗஺HowtechnologypushesdownpricePriceshavefalleninthefoodbusinessbecauseofadvancesinfoodproductionanddistributiontechnology.Consumershavebenefitedgreatlyfromthoseadvances.Peoplewhopredictedthattheworldwouldrunoutoffoodwerewrong.Weareproducingmoreandmorefoodwithlessandlesscapital.Goodisthereforemoreplentifulandcheaperthanithaseverbeen.Spendingonfoodcomparedwithothergoodshasfallenformanyyears,andcontinuestodrop.

4Supermarketshavehelpedpushdownpricesmainlybecauseoftheirscale.Likeanybigbusiness,theycaninvestinITsystemsthatmakethemefficient.Andtheirsizeallowsthemtobuyinbulk.Assupermarketsgetbigger,thepricesgetlower.HugeretailcompaniessuchasWal-Marthavetremendouspowerandtheycanputpressureonproducerstocuttheirmargins.Asaresult,someproducershavehadtomakecuts.Inrecentyears,Unileverhascutitsworkforceby33,000to245,000anddroppedlotsofitsminorbrandsaspartofits“pathtogrowth^^strategy.Cadburyhasshutnearly20percentofits133factoriesandcut10percentofits55,000globalworkforce.Thesecutshelpkeepcostsdown,andthepriceoffoodstayslow.Doescheapfoodmakepeopleunhealthy?Cheapfoodmayencouragepeopletoeatmore.Goodcompaniescertainlythinkthatgivingpeoplemorefoodfortheirmoneymakesthembuymore.Givingpeoplebiggerportionsisaneasywayofmakingthemfeeltheyhavegotabetterdeal.Thatiswhyportionshavegotlargerandlarger.InAmerica,softdrinkscamein8oz(225g)cansinthepast,then12oz(350g),andnowcomein20oz(550g)cans.Ifacompanycansellyouan8ozportionfor$7,theycansellyoua12ozportionfor$8.Theonlyextracosttothecompanyisthefood,whichprobablycosts25cents.Nowcompaniesareunderpressuretostopsellingbiggerportionsforlessmoney.Butitishardtochangethetrend.23Paragraph124Paragraph225Paragraph326Paragraph4A.BiggersupermarketsofferlowerpricesB.ChainstoresprovidebetterserviceC.TechnologyhelpsreducefoodpricesD.HugeretailersforceproducerstocutcostsE.ConsumerslikesupermarketsF.Foodcomescheaperinlargerportions27.Bigsupermarketscanofferfoodatlowerpricesbecausetheycanbuyin_

528.Somefoodproducershavereduced__29.Besidescuttingitsworkforce,Unileveralsoabandonedits__30.Buyerslikebiggerportionbecausetheythinktheyhavegot__A.minorbrandsB.agoodbargingC.largequantitiesD.theirworkforceE.hugeportionsF.theirmoneyqᑖ▅:ᳮs(31L45⚪⚪3ᑖᐳ45ᑖ)☢ᨵ3t'ᦻt'ᦻ@ᨵ5⍝⚪஺-᪷E'ᦻᑁG.⚪011ᨬo⌱⚗஺,tGrossNationalHappinessInthelastcentury,newtechnologyimprovedthelivesofmanypeopleinmanycountries.However,onecountryresistedthesechanges.HighintheHimalayanmountainsofAsia,thekingdomofBhutanremainedseparate.ItspeopleandBuddhist(wᦟ)culturehadnotbeenaffectedforalmostathousandyears.Bhutan,however,wasapoorcountry.Peoplediedatayoungage.Mostofitspeoplecouldnotread,andtheydidnotknowmuchabouttheoutsideworld.Then,in1972,anewrulernamedKingJigmeSingyeWangchuckdecidedtohelpBhutantobecomemodem,butwithoutlosingitstraditions.KingWangchucklookedatothercountriesforideas.HesawthatmostcountriesmeasuredtheirprogressbytheirGrossNatonalProduct(GNP).TheGNPmeasuresproductsandmoney.Whenthenumberofproductssoldincreases,peoplesaythecountryismakingprogress.KingWangchuckhadadifferentideaforBhutan.Hewantedtomeasurehiscountry'sprogressbypeople'shappiness.Ifthepeople'shappinessincreased,thekingcouldsaythatBhutanwasmakingprogress.Todecideifpeoplewerehappier,hecreatedameasurecalledGrossNationalHappiness(GNH).GNHisbasedoncertainprinciplesthatcreatehappiness.Peoplearehappieriftheyhavehealthcare,education,andjobs.Theyarehappierwhentheyliveinahealthy,protectedenvironment.Theyarehappierwhentheycankeeptheirtraditionalcultureandcustoms.Finally,

6peoplearehappierwhentheyhaveagood,stablegovernment.NowthereissomeevidenceofincreasedGNHinBhutan.Peoplearehealthierandarelivinglonger.Morepeopleareeducatedandemployed.Twenty-fivepercentofthelandhasbecomenationalparks,andthecountryhasalmostnopollution.TheBhutanesecontinuetoweartheirtraditionalclothingandfollowtheirancientBuddhistcustoms.Bhutanhasalsobecomeademocracy.In2008,KingWangchuckgavehispowertohisson.Althoughthecountrystillhadaking,ithelditsfirstdemocraticelectionsthatyear.Bhutanhadpoliticalpartiesandpoliticalcandidatesforthefirsttime.Finally,Bhutanhasconnectedtotherestoftheworldthroughtelevisionandinternet.Bhutanisasymbolforsocialprogress.ManycountriesarenowinterestedinBhutan'sGNH.Thesecountriesareinvestigatingtheirownwaystomeasurehappiness.Theywanttocreatenewpoliciesthattakecareoftheirpeople,cultures,andland.BrazilmaybethenestcountrytousetheprinciplesofGNH.BrazilianleadersseetheprinciplesofGNHasasourceofinspiration.Brazilisalargecountrywithadiversepopulation.IfhappinessworksasameasureofprogressinBrazil,perhapstherestoftheworldwillfollow.31.WhowasJigmeSingyeWangchuck?A.Apresident.B.ABuddhistpriest.C.Aking.D.Ageneral.32.ApartfrommodernizingBhutan,whatelsedidWangchuckwanttodoforBhutan?A.Tomakeitspopulationgrow.B.Tokeepitseparatefromtheworld.C.Toencourageitspeopletogetrich.D.Tokeepitstraditionsandcustoms.33.AcountryshowsitsprogresswithGNPbyA.spendingmoremoney.B.spendinglessmoney.

7C.sellingmoreproducts.D.providingmorejobs.34.AccordingtoGNH,peoplearehappieriftheyA.havenewtechnology.B.haveagood,stablegovernment.C.canchangetheirreligion.D.havemoremoney.35.TodaymanycountriesareA.tryingtofindtheirownwaystomeasurehappiness.B.usingtheprinciplesofGNHtomeasuretheirprogress.C.workingtogethertodevelopacommonscaletomeasureGNH.D.takingbothBhutanandBrazilassymbolsforsocialprogress.ytGoingHerOwnWayWhenshewastwelve,Mariamadeherfirstimportantdecisionaboutthecourseofherlife.Shedecidedthatshewantedtocontinuehereducation,Mostgirlsfrommiddle-classfamilieschosetostayhomeafterprimaryschool,thoughsomeattendedprivateCatholic"finishing"schools.Theretheylearnedalittleaboutmusic,art,needlework,andhowtomakepoliteconversation.ThiswasnotthesortofeducationthatinterestedMaria-orhermother.Bythistime,shehadbeguntotakeherstudiesmoreseriously.Shereadconstantlyandbroughtherbookseverywhere.Onetimesheevenbroughthermathbooktothetheaterandtriedtostudyinthedark.Mariaknewthatshewantedtogoonlearninginaseriousway.Thatmeantattendingthepublichighschool,somethingthatveryfewgirlsdid.InItalyatthetime,thereweretwotypesofhighschools:the"classical”schoolsandthe“technical”schools.Intheclassicalschools,thestudentsfollowedaverytraditionalprogramofstudies,withcoursesinLatinandGreeklanguageandliterature,andItalianliteratureandhistory1.Thefewgirlswhocontinuedstudyingafterprimaryschoolusuallychosetheseschools.Maria,however,wantedtoattendatechnicalschool.Thetechnicalschoolsweremoremodemthantheclassicalschoolsandtheyofferedcoursesinmodernlanguages,mathematics,

8science,andaccounting2.Mostpeople—includingMaria'sfather—believedthatgirlswouldneverbeabletounderstandthesesubjects.Furthermore,theydidnotthinkitwasproperforgirlstostudythem.Mariadidnotcareifitwasproperornot.Mathandsciencewerethesubjectsthatinterestedhermost.Butbeforeshecouldsignupforthetechnicalschool,shehadtowinherfather'sapproval.Shefinallydid,withhermother'shelp,thoughformanyyearsafter,therewastensioninthefamily.Maria'sfathercontinuedtoopposeherplans,whilehermotherhelpedher.In1883,atagethirteen,Mariaenteredthe"RegiaScuolaTecnicaMichelangeloBuonarroti"inRome.Herexperienceatthisschoolisdifficultfbrustoimagine.Thoughthecoursesincludedmodemsubjects,theteachingmethodswereverytraditional.Learningconsistedofmemorizinglonglistsoffactsandrepeatingthembacktotheteacher.Studentswerenotsupposedtoaskquestionsorthinkforthemselvesinanyway.Teacherswereverydemanding,disciplineintheclassroomwasstrict,andpunishmentwasseverefbrthosewhofailedtoachieveorweredisobedient.36.Mariawantedtoattend.A)aprivate“finishing“schoolB)aschoolteachingLatinC)atechnicalhighschoolD)aschoolfbrartandmusic37.Inthosedays,mostItaliangirls.A)didnotgotoprimaryschoolB)wenttottfinishing^^schoolsC)didnotgotohighschoolD)wenttotechnicalschools38.Maria'sfatherprobably.A)hadamodemviewsaboutwomenB)hadatraditionalviewsaboutwomenC)wasinterestedinwomen'seducation

9D)thoughtLatinwaseasyforwomen39.HighschoolteachersinItalyInthosedayswere.A)flexibleB)intelligentC)kindD)strict40.Wecaninferfromthispassagethat.A)Maria'sparentslikedherpersonalityB)MariawasagirlofstrongwillC)MariamotherpaidforhereducationD)Mariagaveinunderherfather?spressureYtDNAtestingDNAtestingrevealsthegenesofeachindividualperson.Sincetheearlytwentiethcenturyscientistshaveknownthatallhumancharacteristicsarecontainedinaperson'sgenesandarepassedfromparentstochildren.Genesworkasachemicalinstructionmanualforeachpartandeachfunctionofthebody.TheirbasicchemicalelementiscalledDNA,acopyofwhichcanbefoundineverycell.TheexistenceofgenesandthechemicalstructureofDNAwereunderstoodbythemid-1900s,butscientistshaveonlyrecentlybeenabletoidentifyapersonfromjustadropofbloodorasinglehair.OneofthemostimportantusesofDNAtestingisincriminalinvestigation.TheveryfirstuseofDNAtestinginacriminalcasewasin1985inGreatBritain,whenamanconfessedtokillingayoungwomanintheEnglishcountryside.Becausepolicehadfoundsamplesofthekiller'sDNAatthesceneofthecrime,abiologistsuggestedthatitmightbepossibletocomparethatDNAtosomefromtheconfessor'sblood.Toeveryone'ssurprise,thetestsshowedthathewasnotthekiller.Norwasheguiltyofasimilarmurderthathadhappenedsometimeearlier.Atthatpointheadmittedthathehadconfessedtothecrimesoutoffearandpolicepressure.Thepolicethenasked5,000localmenforsamplesoftheirblood,andDNAtestingrevealedthatoneofthemwastherealmurderer,sothefirstmanwassetfree.In1992,twolawprofessors,PeterNeufeldandBarryScheck,decidedtouseDNAevidence

10tohelpsetfreesuchmistakenlyconvictedprisoners.Withthehelpoftheirstudents,theycreatedanot-for-profitorganizationcalledtheInnocenceProject.Mostoftheirclientsarepoormen,manyfromracialandethnicminorities.Infact,studieshaveshownthatU.S.judgesandjuriesareofteninfluencedbyracialandethnicbackground,andthatpeoplefromminoritygroupsaremorelikelytobeconvicted.Someofthesemenhadbeensentencedtodeath,aformofpunishmentusedinthirtyeightstatesoutoffifty(asof2006)஺Formostoftheseprisoners,theironlyhopewasanothertrialinwhichDNAtestingcouldbeusedtoprovetheirinnocence.Between1992and2006,theInnocenceProjecthelpedfree100men.Someoftheseprisonershadbeeninjailforten,twentyyearsormoreforcrimestheydidnotcommit.However,thegoaloftheInnocenceProjectisnotsimplytosetfreethosewhoarewrongfullyinjail.Theyalsohopetobringaboutrealchangesinthecriminaljusticesystem.Illinoisinthelate1990s,agroupofjournalismstudentsatNorthwesternUniversitywereabletobringaboutsuchachangeinthatstate.TheybeganinvestigatingsomeIllinoisprisonerswhoclaimedtobeinnocent.ThroughDNAtesting,thestudentswereabletoprovethatinfacttheprisonerswerenotguiltyofthecrimestheyhadbeenaccusedof.Thirteenofthesemenweresetfree,andin2000,GovernorRyanofIllinoisdecidedtostopcarryingoutdeathsentencesuntilfurtherstudycouldbemadeoftheprisoners*cases.TheuseofDNAincriminalcasesisstillbeingdebatedaroundtheworld.Somefearthatgovernmentswillonedaykeeprecordsofeveryone'sDNA,whichcouldputlimitsontheprivacyandfreedomofcitizens.OtherpeoplemistrustthescienceofDNAtestingandthinkthatlawyersuseittogettheirclientsfreewhetherornottheyareguilty.Butfbrthosewhoseinnocencehasbeenprovenandwhoarenowfreemen,DNAtestinghasmeantnothinglessthanareturntolife.AndwiththecarefuluseofDNAtesting,noinnocentpersonshouldeverbeconvictedagain.41.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.DNAtestinghaschangedtheAmericanlegalsystem.B.DNAtestinghashelpedinnocentmengofreeinIllinois.C.DNAtestinghasplayedakeyroleincriminalinvestigation.D.DNAtestingusesgeneticstoidentifyaperson.42.DNAtestingwasfirstusedinacriminalcasebyA.alawyerinNewYorkB.studentsinIllinoisC.doctorsintheUnitedStates

11D.policeinGreatBritain43.TheinnocenceprojectusesDNAtestingtoA.helpthepoliceputpeopleinprisonB.findoutwhichlawyerareincompetentC.provethatsuspectsareguiltyD.setfreeinnocentprisoner44.SomestudentsinNorthwesternUniversityA.provedsomeprisonerswerenotguiltyB.believedsomesuspectswerefromethnicgroupsC.toldthegovernorsofIllinoisnottofreetheprisonersD.showedDNAtestingwasnotalwaysreliable45.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardDNAtesting?A.NegativeB.PositiveC.SuspiciousD.Indifferent5ᑖ⊡ᐰ'ᦻ46~5஺⚪⚪2ᑖᐳ10ᑖ☢Ḅ'ᦻᨵ5ᜐ{|'ᦻ@ᨵ6!"ᐸ#5~'ᦻ-᪷E'ᦻᑁGᐸᑖᨵឮᦻ☢஺TheMysteriesofNazcaInthedesertofPeru,300kilometersfromLima,oneofthemostunusualartworksintheworldhasmystifiedpeoplefordecades.46Butfromhighabove,thesemarksarehugeimagesofbirds,fish,seashells,allbeautifullycarvedintotheearth.

12TheNazcalinesaresodifficulttoseefromthegroundthattheyweren'tdiscovereduntilthe1930s,whenpilotsspottedthemwhileflyingoverthearea.Inall,thereareabout70differenthumanandanimalfiguresontheplain,alongwith900triangles,circles,andlines.Researchershavefiguredoutthatthelinesareatleast1,500yearsold,buttheirpurposeisstillamystery.(47)However,itwouldprobablybeverytrickytolandaspaceshipinthemiddleofpicturesofdogsandmonkeys.Inthe1940s,anAmericanexplorernamedPaulKosoksuggestedthatthedrawingsareachronicle(t)ofthemovementofthestarsandplanets.(48)Later,anastronomertestedhistheorywithacomputer,buthecouldn'tfindanyrelationbetweenthelinesandmovementsinspace.Anotherexplanationisthatthelinesmayhavebeenmadeforreligiousreasons.BritishresearcherTonyMorrisoninvestigatedthecustomsofpeopleintheAndesMountainandlearnedthattheysometimespraybythesideoftheroad.It'spossiblethatinthepast,thelinesofNazcawerecreatedforasimilarpurpose.(49)Butthelocalpeoplehaveneverconstructedanythingthisbig.Recently,twootherscientists,DavidJohnsonandSteveMabee,havespeculatedthatlinescouldhavebeenrelatedtowater.Nazcaisoneofthedriestplacesintheworldandreceivesonly2cmofraineveryyear.WhileJohnsonwassearchingforancientwatersourcesinthearea,henoticedthatsomewaterwaysbuiltancientpeoplewereconnectedwiththelines.JohnsonbelievesthattheNazcalinesareagiantmapofundergroundwaterinthearea.(50)A.HecalledNazca“thelargestastronomybookintheworld”B.Seenfromtheground,itlookslikelinesscratchedintotheearth.C.Scholarsdifferininterpretingthepurposeofthedesigns.D.Otherscientistsarenowsearchingforevidencetoprovethis.E.ASwisswriternamedErichvonDanikenwrotethattheNazcalinesweredesignedasalandingplaceforUFOs.F.Thelargestpicturemayhavebeenthesitesforspecialceremonies.6ᑖ^{(52-65⚪⚪1ᑖᐳ15ᑖ)☢Ḅ'ᦻᨵ15ᜐ{|-᪷E'ᦻᑁG.ᜐ{|011ᨬo⌱⚗஺TheOldGate

13IntheMiddleAgesthevastmajorityofEuropeancitieshadwallsaroundthem.Thiswaspartlyfor51reasonsbutanotherfactorwastheneedtokeepoutanyoneregardedasundesirable,likepeoplewithcontagious52.TheOldCityofLondongateswereall53bytheendofthe18thcentury.ThelastofLondon'sgateswasremovedacenturyago,54byastrokeofluck,itwasneverdestroyed.Thisgateis,in55fact,notcalledagateatall;itsnameisTempleBar,anditmarkedthe56betweentheOldCityofLondonandWestminster.In1878theCouncilofLondontooktheBar57,numberedthestonesandputthegateinstorage58itsdesignwasunfashionableitwasexpensiveto59anditwasblockingthetraffic.TheTempleBarTrustwassetupinthe1970'swiththe60ofreturningthegatehome.Theaimofthetrustisthe61ofthenation'sarchitecturalheritage.Transportingthegatewill62physicallypullingitdown,stonebystone,removingandrebuildingitnearStPaul'sCathedral.Mostofthefacadeofthegatewillprobablybe63,thoughthereisagood64thatthebasicstructurewillbesound.Thehardest65ofall,however,willbetorecreatethestatuesofthemonarchsthatoncestoodontopofthegate.51.A.SensitiveB.DefensiveC.OffensiveD.primitive52.A.injuriesB.symptomsC.coldsD.Diseases53.A.DevotedB.demolishedC.declaredD.decreased54.A.ForB.OrC.ButD.nor55.A.RealB.UsualCActual.D.current56.A.bordersB.ParesC.LimitD.Lines57.A.AlongB.DownC.UpD.away58.A.becauseB.WhileC.WhereD.That59.A.maintainB.discoverC.RepairD.Fix60.A.OpinionB.ProjectC.designD.Intention61.A.conversionB.reservationC.preservationD.registration62.A.StopB.KeepC.continueD.Mean63.A.replacedB.storedC.exchangeD.recognized

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2214ThephotographevokedstrongmemoriesofourholidaysinFrance.A.refreshedB.storedC.blockedD.erased15Newbornbabiescandiscriminatebetweenaman'sandwoman'svoices.A.treatB.expressC.analyzeD.distinguish}2~ᑖ%▅ᑨ}1622⚪⚪1ᑖᐳ7ᑖ{☢Ḅᦻ"ᑡK57᪷ᦻḄᑁ\K%᝞D*Ḅ@¡⌱¢A£᝞D*Ḅ┯¥¡⌱¢B£᝞DḄ¡ᦻ)¦ᨵ*§⌱¢C஺Europa'swateryunderworldEuropa,oneofJupiter's63knownmoons,looksbrightandicyonthesurface.Butappearancescanbedeceiving:Mileswithinitscracked,frigidshell,Europaprobablyhidesgiantpoolsofliquidwater.Wherescientistsfindliquidwater,theyhopetofindlifeaswell.Sincewecan'tgodivingintoEuropa'sdepthsjustyet,scientistsinsteadhavetoinvestigatethemoon'ssurfaceforcluestowhatliesbeneath.Inanewstudy,scientistsinvestigatedonegroupofstrangeicepatternsonEuropaandconcludedthattheformationsmarkthetopofanundergroundpoolthatholdsasmuchwaterastheU.S.GreatLakes.PicturesofEuropa,whichisslightlysmallerthanEarth'smoon,clearlyshowatangled,icymishmashoflinesandcracksknownas“chaosterrains."ThesechaoticplacescovermorethanhalfofEuropa.Formorethan10years,scientistshavewonderedwhatcausestheformations.Thenewstudysuggeststhattheyarisefromthemixingofvastundergroundstoresofliquidwaterwithicymaterialnearthesurface.ForscientistswhosuspectthatEuropaalsomaybehidinglifebeneathitsicysurface,thenewsaboutthenewlakeisexciting.“Itwouldbegreatiftheselakesharboredlife,“BritneySchmidt,aplanetaryscientistwhoworkedonthestudy,toldScienceNews.uButeveniftheydidn't,theysaythatEuropaisdoingsomethinginterestingandactiverightnow.^^Schmidt,ascientistattheUniversityofTexasatAustin,andhercolleagueswantedtoknowhowchaosterrainsform.Sincetheycouldn'trockettoEuropatoseeforthemselves,theysearchedforsimilarformationshereonEarth.TheystudiedcollapsediceshelvesinAntarcticaandicycapsonvolcanoesinIceland.ThosefeaturesonEarthformedwhenliquidwatermixedwithice.ThescientistsnowsuspectsomethingsimilarmightbehappeningonEuropa:thataswater

23andiceofdifferenttemperaturesmingleandshift,thesurfacefractures.Thiswouldexplainthejumbledicesculptures.“FracturingcatastrophicallydisruptstheiceinthesamewaythatitcausesiceshelvestocollapseonEarth,“SchmidttoldScienceNews.SheandherteamfoundthattheprocesscouldbecausingchaosterrainstoformquicklyonEuropa.Thenewstudysuggeststhatonthismoon,elementssuchasoxygenfromthesurfaceblendwiththedeepbodiesofwater.Thatmixturemaycreateanenvironmentthatsupportslife.16.TheliquidwaterofanundergroundpoolofEuropaisestimatedxxxxxoftheUSGreatlakes.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmention17.ThestrangeicepatternsonEuropaareformedasaresultofaxxxxxundergroundwaterpool.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmention18.EuropaisthemostrecentlydiscoveredoneamongJupiter's63knownmoons.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmention19.ThesizeofEuropaisabitlargerthanthatofEarth'smoon.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmention20.SchmidtandhercolleaguesarethefirstgroupofscientiststocarryoutastudyonEuropa.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmention21.TheformationsonEuropa'ssurfaceareratheruniqueintheuniverse.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmention22.Theexistenceofliquidwaterisanecessityforalife-supportingenvironment.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmention}3~ᑖ%ᭆ©ᜧ«¬ᡂ}2330⚪⚪1ᑖᐳ8ᑖ{F☢Ḅᦻ"ᨵ2⚗®w¯°%1}2326⚪⌕²³ᡠ´Ḅ6⌱⚗)}25

24µµ⌱¢1ᨬ¶᪗⚪£2}2730⚪⌕²³ᡠ´Ḅ6⌱⚗)1ᨬ¶⌱⚗஺LearnaboutNobleGases¸ឋ¹º{1Haveyoueverriddenonaballoon?Manytouristspotsofferballoonridesinorderforpeopletoseethebeautyofaplacefromabove.Aballooncontainsanoblegascalledhelium»{.Formerly,balloonscontainedhydrogenbuthydrogenisveryflammableanddangerouswhenuncontrolled.Therefore,peopleshiftedtohelium,whichissafer.Heliumissafebecauseithasthepropertiesofthenoblegases.2Peopleoncebelievedthatnoblegasescouldn'tchemicallyreactatall.Forthisreason,theywerecalledinertgases¸ឋ¹º{.TheywerealsolistedunderGroup0intheoldperiodictablebecausescientistsbelievedthatthegaseshavezerovalence¼{electronsintheiroutershell.Thiswaslaterproventobeuntruewhensomenoblegascompoundswerediscovered.3Thegasesareelements,whichsharesimilarproperties.Thesepropertiesincludebeingmonoatomic,colorless,odorless,beingabletoconductelectricity,andhavinglowchemicalreactivity.NoblegasesincludeHelium,Neon,Argon,Krypton,XenonandRadon.TheseareallfoundinGroup18,intherightmostcolumnoftheperiodictable.Ifyoulookattheperiodictable,youwillnoticethattheseelementsaretheonlyones,whichdonothaveacharge.HeliumhasthelowestmolecularᑖḄ{weightwhileRadonistheheaviest.4Rememberthatchemicalreactionsoccurbecauseatomshavevalenceelectrons,whichareelectronsintheiroutershell.Whentheoutershellis“unfilled“ortherequirednumberofelectronsisnotyetcomplete,theatomismorereactive.Noblegaseshaveafulloutershell,meaningthattheyhavecompleteelectronsintheiroutershell.Thiscompletenumbervaries.Forinstance,theoutershellofHeliumhas2valenceelectronswhiletheoutershellofXenonhas8electrons.Nowadays,thereremainstobeafewnoblegasesbecauseofthelowchemicalreactivityofthesesaidgases.5becauseoftheirproperties,noblegaseshavemanyimportantapplications.Theyarewidelyusedinmedicineandindustries.Forinstance,liquidHeliumisusedforsuperconductingmagnets½º{.Thesemagnetsareveryimportantinphysicsandmedicine.Whenadoctorsuspectsthataperson'sbrainhasbeendamaged,hemightrequestforMagneticResonanceImagingMRI.MRIallowsthedoctorto“see"thebrain,withoutoperatingonthepatient.23.paragraph224.paragraph325.paragraph426.paragraph5

25A.Whatarenoblegases?B.whatistheperiodictable?C.Whatcausesthelowchemicalreactivityofnoblegases?D.Howwerenoblegasesunderstoodinthepast?E.Howwerenoblegasesdiscovered?F.Whataretheapplicationsofnoblegases?27.Noblegasesarenotverychemically_.28.AmongtheelementsofnoblegasesHeliumisthe_.29.Therequirednumberofelectronsinnoblegases'outershellis_.30.MRImaymakeoperatingonthepatient_.A.lightestB.reactiveC.important0.completeE.flammableF.unnecessary}4~ᑖ%▅ᳮ¾}31L45⚪⚪3ᑖᐳ45ᑖ{☢ᨵ3¿ᦻ¿ᦻ"ᨵ5⍝⚪஺᪷ᦻᑁ⚪1ᨬ¶⌱⚗஺}Á¿GrossNationalHappinessInthelastcentury,newtechnologyimprovedthelivesofmanypeopleinmanycountries.However,onecountryresistedthesechanges.HighintheHimalayanmountainsofAsia,thekingdomofBhutanremainedseparate.ItspeopleandBuddhistÂᦟ{culturehadnotbeenaffectedforalmostathousandyears.Bhutan,however,wasapoorcountry.Peoplediedatayoung

26age.Mostofitspeoplecouldnotread,andtheydidnotknowmuchabouttheoutsideworld.Then,in1972,anewrulernamedKingJigmeSingyeWangchuckdecidedtohelpBhutantobecomemodem,butwithoutlosingitstraditions.KingWangchucklookedatothercountriesforideas.HesawthatmostcountriesmeasuredtheirprogressbytheirGrossNatonalProduct(GNP).TheGNPmeasuresproductsandmoney.Whenthenumberofproductssoldincreases,peoplesaythecountryismakingprogress.KingWangchuckhadadifferentideaforBhutan.Hewantedtomeasurehiscountry'sprogressbypeople'shappiness.Ifthepeople'shappinessincreased,thekingcouldsaythatBhutanwasmakingprogress.Todecideifpeoplewerehappier,hecreatedameasurecalledGrossNationalHappiness(GNH).GNHisbasedoncertainprinciplesthatcreatehappiness.Peoplearehappieriftheyhavehealthcare,education,andjobs.Theyarehappierwhentheyliveinahealthy,protectedenvironment.Theyarehappierwhentheycankeeptheirtraditionalcultureandcustoms.Finally,peoplearehappierwhentheyhaveagood,stablegovernment.NowthereissomeevidenceofincreasedGNHinBhutan.Peoplearehealthierandarelivinglonger.Morepeopleareeducatedandemployed.Teenty-fivepercentofthelandhasbecomenationalparks,andthecountryhasalmostnopollution.TheBhutanesecontinuetoweartheirtraditionalclothingandfollowtheirancientBuddhistcustoms.Bhutanhasalsobecomeademocracy.In2008,KingWangchuckgavehispowertohisson.Althoughthecountrystillhadaking,ithelditsfirstdemocraticelectionsthatyear.Bhutanhadpoliticalpartiesandpoliticalcandidatesfbrthefirsttime.Finally,Bhutanhasconnectedtotherestoftheworldthroughtelevisionandinternet.Bhutanisasymbolforsocialprogress.ManycountriesarenowinterestedinBhutan'sGNH.Thesecountriesareinvestigatingtheirownwaystomeasurehappiness.Theywanttocreatenewpoliciesthattakecareoftheirpeople,cultures,andland.BrazilmaybethenestcountrytousetheprinciplesofGNH.BrazilianleadersseetheprinciplesofGNHasasourceofinspiration.Brazilisalargecountrywithadiversepopulation.IfhappinessworksasameasureofprogressinBrazil,perhapstherestoftheworldwillfollow.31.WhowasJigmeSingyeWangchuck?A.Apresident.B.ABuddhistpriest.C.Aking.D.Ageneral.

2732.ApartfrommodernizingBhutan,whatelsedidWangchuckwanttodoforBhutan?A.Tomakeitspopulationgrow.B.Tokeepitseparatefromtheworld.C.Toencourageitspeopletogetrich.D.Tokeepitstraditionsandcustoms.33.AcountryshowsitsprogresswithGNPbyA.spendingmoremoney.B.spendinglessmoney.C.sellingmoreproducts.D.providingmorejobs.34.AccordingtoGNH,peoplearehappieriftheyA.havenewtechnology.B.haveagood,stablegovernment.C.canchangetheirreligion.D.havemoremoney.35.TodaymanycountriesareA.tryingtofindtheirownwaystomeasurehappiness.B.usingtheprinciplesofGNHtomeasuretheirprogress.C.workingtogethertodevelopacommonscaletomeasureGNH.D.takingbothBhutanandBrazilassymbolsforsocialprogress.}Ä¿SmallButWiseOnDecember14,NASA1blastedasmallbutmightytelescopeintospace.ThetelescopeiscalledWISEandisaboutaswidearoundasatrashcan.Don'tletitssmallsizefool

28you:WISEhasapowerfuldigitalcamera,anditwillbetakingpicturesofsomethewildestobjects?intheknownuniverse,includingasteroids,faintstars,blazinggalaxies3andgiantcloudsofdustwhereplanetsandstarsarebom.'Tmveryexcitedbecausewe'regoingtobeseeingpartsoftheuniversethatwehaven'tseenbefore,“saidNedWright,ascientistwhodirectstheWISEproject.Sincearrivinginspace,theWISEtelescopehasbeencirclingtheEarth,heldbygravityinapolarorbit(thismeansitcrossesclosetothenorthandsouthpoleswitheachlap).Itscameraispointedoutward,awayfromtheEarth,andWISEwillsnapapictureofadifferentpartoftheskyevery11minutes.Aftersixmonthsitwillhavetakenpicturesacrosstheentiresky.ThepicturestakenbyWISEwon'tbelikeeverydaydigitalphotographs,however.WISEstandsfor”Wide-fieldInfraredSurveyExplorer."Asitsnamesuggests,theWISEcameratakespicturesoffeaturesthatgiveoffinfraredradiation6.Radiationisenergythattravelsasawave.Visiblelight,includingthefamiliarspectrumoflightthatbecomesvisibleinarainbow,isanexampleofradiation.Whenanordinarydigitalcameratakesapictureofatree,forexample,itreceivesthewavesofvisiblelightthatarereflectedoffthetree.Whenthesewavesenterthecamerathroughthelens,theyYeprocessedbythecamera,whichthenputstheimagetogether.Wavesofinfraredradiationarelongerthanwavesofvisiblelight,soordinarydigitalcamerasdon'tseethem,andneitherdotheeyesofhumanbeings.Althoughinvisibletotheeye,longerinfraredradiationcanbedetectedaswarmthbytheskin.That'sakeyideatowhyWISEwillbeabletoseethingsothertelescopescan't.Noteverythingintheuniverseshowsupinvisiblelight.Asteroids,forexample,aregiantrocksthatfloatthroughspacebuttheyabsorbmostofthelightthatreachesthem.Theydon'treflectlight,sothey'redifficulttosee.Buttheydogiveoffinfraredradiation,soaninfraredtelescopelikeWISEwillbeabletoproduceimagesofthem.DuringitsmissionWISEwilltakepicturesofhundredsofthousandsofasteroids.Browndwarfs8areanotherkindofdeep-spaceobjectthatwillshowupinWISE'spictures.Theseobjectsare''failed"stars-whichmeanstheyarenotmassiveenoughtojumpstart9thesamekindofreactionsthatpowerstarssuchasthesun.Instead,browndwarfssimplyshrinkandcooldown.They'resodimthatthey'realmostimpossibletoseewithvisiblelight,butintheinfraredspectrumtheyglow.36.WhatissospecialaboutWISE?AItisassmallasatrashcan.

29BItissmallinsizebutcarriesalargecamera.CItsdigitalcamerahelpastronomersseetheunknownspace.DNeverbeforehasatelescopecarriedadigitalcameraintospace.37.ThecameraonWISEAisequippedwithexpensivecomputers.Breflectslightvisibletothehumaneye.Cissimilartoanordinarydigitalcamera.Dproducesimagesofobjectsgivingoffinfraredradiation.38ItistruethatinfraredradiationAisnotdetectabletohumans஺Blooksbrighterthanvisiblelight.CisvisiblelightreflectedoffanobjectoDhavelongerwavesthanthoseofvisiblelighto39WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutasteroidsisNOTtrue?A.theWISEtelescopecancatchandtakepicturesofthem.BTheyfloatthroughspacegivingoffvisiblelight.CTheydonotreflectlightthatreachesthem஺DTheyareinvisibletoordinarycameraso40itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthatbrowndwarfsAgiveoffinfraredradiation.Barepowerstarslikethesun.Cbecomemassiveandactive.

30DareinvisibletotheWISEtelescope.}¿DownloadKnowledgeDirectlytoYourBrainForthefirsttime,researchershavebeenabletohackintotheprocessoflearninginthebrain,usinginducedbrainpatternstocreatealearnedbehavior.It'snotquiteasadvancedasaninstantkung-fudownload,andit'snotassleekὃÅḄascognitiveinceptionÆÇ{,butit'sstillanimportantfindingthatcouldleadtonewteachingandrehabilitationtechniques.Futuretherapiescoulddecodethebrainactivitypatternsofanathleteoramusician,andusethemasabenchmark᪗É{forteachinganotherpersonanewactivity,accordingtotheresearchers.ScientistsfromBostonUniversityBUandATRComputationalNeuroscienceLaboratoriesinKyotousedfunctionalmagneticresonanceimaging,orfMRI,tostudythelearningprocess.Theywereexaminingtheadultbrain'saptitudeforvisualperceptuallearning,orVPL,inwhichrepetitivetrainingimprovesaperson'sperformanceonaparticulartask.WhetheradultscandothisaswellasyoungpeoplehasbeenanongoingdebateinneuroscienceÊcËÌÍÎ.LedbyBUneuroscientistTakeoWatanabe,researchersusedamethodcalleddecodedfMRIneurofeedbacktostimulatethevisualcortexÏÐ{.Firsttheyshowedparticipantscirclesatdifferentorientations.ThentheyusedfMRItowatchtheparticipants,brainactivity.Theresearcherswerethenabletotraintheparticipantstorecreatethisvisualcortexactivity.ThevolunteerswereagainplacedinMRImachinesandaskedtovisualizeshapesofcertaincolors.Theparticipantswereaskedto“somehowregulateactivityintheposterior"~Ḅ{partofthebrain”tomakeasolidgreendiscaslargeastheycould.Theyweretoldtheywouldgetapaidbonusproportionaltothesizeofthisdisc,buttheyweren'ttoldanythingaboutwhatthediscmeant.Theresearcherswatchedtheparticipants1brainactivityandmonitoredtheactivationpatternsintheirvisualcortices.“Participantscanbetrainedtocontroltheoverallmeanactivationofanentirebrainregion,thestudyauthorswrite,<4ortheactivationinoneregionrelativetothatinanotherregion.Thisworkedevenwhentestsubjectswerenotawareofwhattheywerelearning,theresearcherssaid.“Themostsurprisingthinginthisstudyisthatmereinductionsofneuralactivationpatternscorrespondingtoaspecificvisualfeatureledtovisualperformanceimprovementonthevisualfeature,withoutpresentingthefeatureorsubjects'awarenessofwhatwastobelearned,,,Watanabesaidinastatement.Watanabeandcolleaguessaidthismethodcanbeapowerfultool.

31“Itcan'incept'apersontoacquirenewlearning,skills,ormemory,orpossiblytorestoreskillsorknowledgethathasbeendamagedthroughaccident,disease,oraging,withoutaperson'sawarenessofwhatislearnedormemorized,Mtheywrite.41.Whathaveresearchersbeenabletodowiththehelpofthestudy?A.Makeapersonknowhowtodosomethingwithoutlearning.B.Setupdifferentlearningpatternsfordifferentpeople.C.Discoveraperson\learningprocessinthebrain.D.Enablepeopletolearnkungfuinstantly.42.Whathelpsapersontodoaparticulartaskbetterinvisualperceptuallearning?A.TestingB.RepetitionC.EncouragementD.Self-assessment43.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueoftheexperimentparticipants?A.TheylearnedhowtocontrolMRLmachinesintheexperimentB.TheywerepaidtotakepartintheexperimentC.TheywerenotcooperativeintheexperimentD.Theywerenottoldwhattobelearnedintheexperiment44.ThefindingofthestudyismostsignificantinthatlearningA.isfulloffunB.isvisualizedC.happensunconsciouslyD.becomesunnecessary

3245.Whoaremostlikelytobenefitfromthestudy?A.SeniorpeopleB.TeenagersC.MusiciansD.Athletes}5~ᑖ%⊡ᐰᦻ(}46L50⚪⚪2ᑖᐳ10ᑖ)☢Ḅᦻᨵ5ᜐÔÕᦻ"ᨵ6ᐸ)5Ö×ᦻ᪷ᦻᑁØᐸᑖÙÚÛÜᨵiÝ7ឮaᦻÞÜß஺TheMysteriesofNazcaInthedesertofPeru,300kilometersfromLima,oneofthemostunusualartworksintheworldhasmystified(àá)peoplefordecades.(46)Butfromhighabove,thesemarksarehugeimagesofbirds,fish,seashells,allbeautifullycarvedintotheearth.TheNazcalinesaresodifficulttoseefromthegroundthattheyweren'tdiscovereduntilthe1930s,whenpilotsspottedthemwhileflyingoverthearea.Inall,thereareabout70differenthumanandanimalfiguresontheplain,alongwith900triangles,circles,andlines.Researchershavefiguredoutthatthelinesareatleast1,500yearsold,buttheirpurposeisstillamystery.(47)However,itwouldprobablybeverytrickytolandaspaceshipinthemiddleofpicturesofdogsandmonkeys.Inthe1940s,anAmericanexplorernamedPaulKosoksuggestedthatthedrawingsareachronicle(âã)ofthemovementofthestarsandplanets.(48)later,anastronomertestedhistheorywithacomputer,buthecouldn'tfindanyrelationbetweenthelinesandmovementsinspace.Anotherexplanationisthatthelinesmayhavebeenmadeforreligiousreasons.BritishresearcherTonyMorrisoninvestigatedthecustomsofpeopleintheAndesMountainandlearnedthattheysometimespraybythesideoftheroad.It'spossiblethatinthepast,thelinesofNazcawerecreatedforasimilarpurpose.(49)Butthelocalpeoplehaveneverconstructedanythingthisbig.Recently,twootherscientists,DavidJohnsonandSteveMabee,havespeculatedthatlinescouldhavebeenrelatedtowater.Nazcaisoneofthedriestplacesintheworldandreceivesonly2cmofraineveryyear.WhileJohnsonwassearchingfbrancientwatersourcesinthearea,he

33noticedthatsomewaterwaysbuiltancientpeoplewereconnectedwiththelines.JohnsonbelievesthattheNazcalinesareagiantmapofundergroundwaterinthearea.(50)A.HecalledNazca“thelargestastronomybookintheworld”B.Seenfromtheground,itlookslikelinesscratchedintotheearth.C.Scholarsdifferininterpretingthepurposeofthedesigns.D.Otherscientistsarenowsearchingforevidencetoprovethis.E.ASwisswriternamedErichvonDanikenwrotethattheNazcalinesweredesignedasalandingplaceforUFOs.F.Thelargestpicturemayhavebeenthesitesforspecialceremonies.}6~ᑖ%¬äEÔ(}51L65⚪⚪1ᑖᐳ15ᑖ)☢Ḅᦻᨵ15ᜐÔÕ᪷ᦻᑁᜐÔÕ1ᨬ¶⌱⚗஺SolarPowerwithoutSolarCellsAdramaticandsurprisingmagneticeffectoflightdiscoveredbyUniversityofMichigan1researcherscouldleadtosolarpowerwithouttraditionalsemiconductor-basedsolarcells.Theresearchersfoundawaytomakean"optical(ᐝḄ)(51)saidStephenRand,aprofessorinthedepartmentsofElectricalEngineeringandComputerScience,PhysicsandAppliedPhysics.Lighthaselectricandmagnetic(52).Untilnow,scientiststhoughttheofthemagneticfieldweresoweakthattheycouldbe(53).WhatRandandhiscolleaguesfoundisthatattherightintensity,whenlightistravelingthroughamaterialthatdoesnot(54)electricity,thelightfieldcangeneratemagneticeffectsthatare100milliontimesstrongerthanexpected,thesecircumstances,themagneticeffectsdevelopstrength(55)toastrongelectriceffect."Thiscouldleadtoanewkindofsolarcellwithoutsemiconductorsandwithoutabsorptiontoproducechargeseparation,"Randsaid."Insolarcells,the(56)goesintoamaterial,getsabsorbedandcreatesheat.Here,weexpecttohaveaverylowheatload.Insteadofthelightbeingabsorbed,energyisstoredinthemagneticmoment.Intensemagnetizationcanbeinducedbyintenselightandthenitisultimatelycapableofprovidingacapacitivepower(57)."Whatmakesthispossibleisapreviouslyundetectedbrandof"opticalrectification(æ@)“saysWilliamFisher,adoctoralstudentinappliedphysics.Intraditionalopticalrectification,light'selectricfieldcausesachargeseparation,orapulling(58)ofthepositiveandnegativechargesin

34amaterial.Thissetsupavoltage,similarto(59)inabattery.RandandFisherfoundthatundertherightcircumstancesandinrighttypesofmaterials,thelight'smagneticfieldcanalsocreateopticalrectification.Thelightmustbeshonethrougha(60)thatdoesnotelectricity,suchasglass.Anditmustbefocusedtoanintensityof10millionwattspersquarecentimeters.Sunlightisn'tthis(61)onitsown,butnewmaterialsarebeingsoughtthatwouldworkatlowerintensities,Fishersaid."Inourmostrecentpaper,weshowthatincoherent(çḄ)lightlikesunlightistheoreticallyalmost(62)effectiveinproducingchargeseparationaslaserlightis,"Fishersaid.Thisnew(63)couldmakesolarpowercheaper,theresearcherssay.Theypredictthatwithimprovedmaterialstheycouldachieve10percentefficiencyin13solarpowertouseableenergy.That'sequivalenttotoday'scommercial-gradesolarcells."Tomanufacture14solarcells,youhavetodo(64)semiconductorprocessing,"Fishersaid.HA11wewouldneedarelensestofocusthelightandafibertoguideit.Glassworksfor(65).It'salreadymadeinbulk,anditdoesn'trequireasmuchprocessing.Transparentceramics(◌éᩞᧇ)mightbeevenbetter."51AbatteryBdiscCinstrumentDfiber52AapplicationsBresourcesCdifferencesDcomponents53AconcernedBexpectedCignoredDnoticed54AproduceBuseCconductDconsume55AequivalentBreactiveCPreferableDdue56AelectricityBlightCchemicalDgas57AplantBsourceCequipmentDline58AupBdownCtogetherDapart59AthatBthisCthoseDthese60AdeviceBdetectorCmeterDmaterial61AbrightBintenseCfaintDvisible62AmoreBmuchCasDsuch

3563AtechnologyBskillCmiracleDprototype64AinteractiveBselectiveCextensiveDintensive65AallBbothCsomeDothers1B2A3D4A5C6B7C8A9D10B11C12A13B14A15D16A17B18C19B20C21B22A23E24A25C26F27B28A29D30F3IC32D33C34B35A36C37D38D39B40A41C42B43D44C45A46B47E48A49F50D51A52D53C54C55A56B57B58D59A60D61B62C63A64C65B2010nᐰpqrsᳮyzAu{ὃwì⚪§íᫀ}1~ᑖ%⌱⚗}115⚪⚪1ᑖᐳ15ᑖ{☢)ᙳᨵ1ᡈᑜᨵᜐᑜᑖ1ᨬḄ⌱⚗஺1.Ican'tputupwithmyneighbor'snoiseanylonger,it'Sdrivingmemad.A.tolerateB.generateC.reduce

36D.mensure2.Regularvisitsfromasocialworkercanbeofimmensevaluetooldpeoplelivingalone.A.equalB.immediateC.moderateD.great3.Hewasrathervagueaboutthereasonswhyheneverfinishedschool.A.brightB.unclearC.generalD.bad4.Iwanttoprovidemyboyswithadecenteducation.A.specialB.privateC.generalD.good5.Sleepstairscanpresentaparticularhazardtoolderpeople.A.pictureB.dangerC.evidenceD.case

376.Ourarrangementswerethrownintocompleteturmoil.A.doubtB.reliefC.failureD.confusion7.Patriciastaredattheothergirlswithresentment.A.loveB.suipriseC.angerD.doubt8.Yourdogneedsatleast20minutesofvigorousexerciseeveryday.A.energeticB.freeC.physicalD.regular9.Ienjoyedtheplay-ithadacleverplotandveryfunnydialogues.A.boringB.originalC.humorousD.long10.Lowertaxeswouldspurinvestmentandhelpeconomicgrowth.A.attract

38B.spendC.encourageD.require11.Hedemolishedmyargumentinminutes.A.supportedB.disprovedC.disputedD.accepted12.Thetwobankshaveannouncedplanstomergenextyear.A.closeB.sellC.breakD.combine13.Herfatherwasaquietmanwithgracefulmanners.A.politeB.usualC.badD.similar14.Theprojectrequiredtenyearsofdiligentresearch.A.hardworkingB.socialC.basic

39D.scientific15.Hewaskeptinappallingconditionsinprison.A.necessaryB.terribleC.criticalD.normal2ᑖ▅ᑨ1622⚪⚪1ᑖᐳ7ᑖ#$☢Ḅ&ᦻ(ᑡ*+7,-᪷/&ᦻḄᑁ12,-3*ᑨ᝞56,78Ḅ9:;<⌱=A>᝞56,78Ḅ9┯@;<⌱=B>᝞56,Ḅ;<ᦻABᨵ7C⌱=C஺CaliforniaGivesGreenLighttoSpaceSolarPowerEnergybeameddownfromspaceisonestepclosertoreality,nowthatCaliforniahasgiventhegreenlighttoanagreementthatwouldseethePacificGasandElectricCompanybuy200megawattᐚEofpowerbeameddownfromsolar-powersatellitesbeginningin2016.Butsomemajorchailengeswillhavetobeovercomedifthetechnologyistobeusedwidely.Astart-upcompanycalledSolarenisdesigningthesatellites,whichitsayswilluseradiowavestobeamenergydowntoareceivingstationonEarth.TheattractionofcollectingsolarpowerinspaceisthealmostuninterruptedsunshineavailableineosynchronousFᙢᳫIJḄorbil.Earth-basedsolarcells,bycontrast,canonlycollectsun.Lightduringdaytimeandwhenskiesareclear.Butspace-basedsolarpowermustgrappleKLMᨴO#withthehighcostperkilogramoflaunchingthingsintospace,saysRichardSchwartzofPurdueUniversityinWestLafayette,Indiana,"Ifyou'retalkingaboutitbeingeconomicallyviableorpoweroftheEarth,it'satoughgo."hesays.CalBoerman,Solaren'sdirectorofenergyservices,saysthecompanydesigneditssatelliteswithaviewtokeepinglaunchcostsdown."Weknewwehadtocomeupwithadifferent,revolu-tionarydesign,nhesays.Apatentthecompanyhaswondescribeswaystoreducethesystemweight,includingusinginflatableminorstofocussunlightonsolarcells,soasmallernumbercancollectthesameamountofenergy.

40ButusingminorsintroducesotherchaHenges,includingkeepingthesolarcellsfromoverhea-ting,saysSchwartz."YouhavetotakecareofheatdissipationᦣQ#becauseyou'renowconcen-tratingalotofenergyinoneplace,"hesays.Accordingtothecompany'spatent,Solaren'ssolarcellswillbeconnectedtoradiatorstohelpkeepthemcool.ThoughBoermansaysthecompanybelievesitcanmakespace-basedsolarpowerwork,itisnotexpectingtocrowdoutotherformsofrenewableenergy.LawsinCaliforniaandotherstatesrequireincreasinguseofrenewableenergyincomingyears,hepointsout."Tomeetthoseneeds,we'rego-ingtoneedalltypesofrenewableenergysources,“hesays.16.Solar-powersatelliteswilluseradiowavestobeamenergydownfromspace.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned17.Solarenisgoingtodesign200solar-powersatellites.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned18.Space-basedsolarcellscouldcollectsolarpoweronlywhenskiesareclear.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned19.Oneadvantageofspace-basedsolarpowersystemisthatitiseconomical.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned20.Inflatableminorsareusedtoreducethespace-basedsolarpowersystem.

41A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned21.Space-basedsolarpowerwillruleoutotherformsofrenewableenergysources.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned22.Manycountrieswillgrantpermissionfortheuseofspaced-basedsolarpowersoon.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned3ᑖᭆSᜧFUᡂ,-23L30⚪⚪1ᑖᐳ8ᑖ#$☢Ḅ&ᦻ(ᨵ2⚗WXYZ123L26⚪⌕\]ᡠ_Ḅ6⌱⚗A2-5``⌱=1ᨬa᪗⚪>227L30⚪⌕\]ᡠ_Ḅ6⌱⚗A,-1ᨬa⌱⚗஺NaturalGas1Naturalgasisproducedfromreservoirsdeepbeneaththeearth'ssurface.Itisafossilfuelcᱥefᧇ#meaningthatitisderivedfromorganicmaterialburiedintheearthmillionsofyearsago.Themaincomponentofnaturalgasismethaneᵬi#.2Thepopularityanduseofcleannaturalgashasincreaseddramaticallyoverthepast50yearsaspipelineinfrastructurekl*mn#hasbeeninstalledtodeliveritconvenientlyandeconomicallytomillionsofresidential,commercialandindustrialcustomersworldwide.Today,naturalgasserviceisavailableinall50statesintheU.S.,andistheleadingenergychoiceforfuelingAmericanhomesandidustriesoMorethan65millionAmericanhomesusenaturalgas.In

42fact,naturalgasisthemosteconomicalsourceforhomeenergyneeds,costingone-thirdasmuchaselectricity.Inaddi-tiontoheatinghomes,muchofthegasusedintheUnitedStatesisusedasarawmaterialtomanu-factureawidevarietyofproducts,frompaint,tofibersforclothing,toplasticsforheahhcare,con-putingandfurnishings.Naturalgasisalsousedinasignificantnumberofnewelectricity-generatingpowerplants.3Naturalgasisoneofthesafestandcleanestfuelsavailable.Itemitslesspollutionthanoth-erfossilfuelsources.Whennaturalgasisburned,itproducesmostlycarbondioxideopᓄr#andwatervapor-thesamesubstancesemittedwhenhumansexhale.Comparedwithsomeotherfos-silfuels,naturalgasemitstheleastamountofcarbondioxideintotheairwhencombustedfs#makingnaturalgasthecleanestburningfossilfuelofal1.4TheUnitedStatesconsumesaboutone-thirdoftheworld'snaturalgasoutput,makingitthelargestgas-consumingregionintheworld.TheU.S.DepartmentofEnergy*SEnergyInformationAd-ministrationforecaststhatnaturalgasdemandwillgrowbymorethan50percentby2025.5Therearehugereservesofnaturalgasbeneaththeearth'ssurface.ThelargestreservesofnaturalgascanbefoundinRussia,WestandNorthAfricaandtheMiddleEast.LNGtᓄᜩᯠw#hasbeenproduceddomesticallyandimportedintheUnitedStatesformorethanfourdecades.Today,theleadingimportesofLNGareJapanKorea,FranceandSpain.23.Paragraph2.24.Paragraph3.25.Paragraph4.26.Paragraph5.A.PopularityanduseofnaturalgasB.NaturalgasreservesandsupplyC.NaturalgaspricesD.CleanfuelofchoiceE.DisadvantagesofnaturalgasF.Naturalgasconsumption

4327.Naturalgasisstoreddeep28.Naturalgasisrecognizedasthemosteconomicalenergysource.29.Whenmanufacturingmanyproducts,peoplecommonlyusenaturalgas.30.Itisestimatedthatby2025thatnaturalgasdemandintheUnitedStateswillincrease.A.overthepast50yearsBbeneaththeearthsurfaceC.bymorethan50percentD.formorethanfourdecadesE.asarawmaterialF.forhomeenergyneeds4ᑖ▅ᳮy31L45⚪⚪3ᑖᐳ45ᑖ#$☢ᨵ3z&ᦻz&ᦻ(ᨵ5⍝⚪஺᪷/&ᦻᑁ1⚪1ᨬa⌱⚗஺|zHowtheFirstStarsintheUniverseCameintoExistenceHowthefirststarsformedfromthisdustandgashasbeenaburningquestionforyears,butastate-of-the-artcomputersimulationnowoffersthemostdetailedpictureyetofhowthesefirststarsintheuniversecameintoexistence,researcherssay.Thecompositionoftheearlyuniversewasquitedifferentfromthatoftoday,andthephysicsthatgovernedtheearlyuniversewerealsosomewhatsimpler.Dr.NaokiYoshidaandcolleaguesinJapanandtheU.S.incorporatedtheseconditionsoftheearlyuniverse,sometimesreferredtoasthe"cosmicdarkages,"tosimulatetheformationofanastronomicalobjectthatwouldeventuallyshineitslightintothisdarkness.Theresultisadetaileddescriptionoftheformationofaprotostar-theearlystageofamassiveprimordialstarofouruniverse,andtheresearchers'computersimulation,whichhasbeencalleda"cosmicRosettaStone,"setsthebarforfurtherinvestigationintothestarformation

44process.Thequestionofhowthefirststarsevolvedissoimportantbecausetheirformationsandeventualexplo-sionsprovidedtheseedsforsubsequentstarstocomeintobeing.Accordingtotheirsimulation,gravityactedonminutedensityvariationsinmatter,gases,andthemysterious"darkmatter'oftheuniverseaftertheBigBanginordertoformthisearlystageofastar-aprotostarwithamassofjustonepercentofoursun.Thesimulationrevealshowpre-stellargaseswouldhaveactuallyevolvedunderthesimplerphysicsoftheearlyuniversetoformthisprotostar.Dr.Yoshida*ssimulationalsoshowsthattheprotostarwouldlikelyevolveintoamassivestarcapableofsynthesizingheavyelements,notjustinlatergenerationsofstars,butsoonaftertheBigBang."Thisgenealpictureofstarformation,andtheabilitytocomparehowstellarobjectsformindifferenttimeperiodsandregionsoftheuniverse,willeventuallyallowinvestigationintotheoriginsoflifeandplanets,"saidLarsHemquist,aProfessorofAstronomyatHarvardUniversityandacoauthorofthislatestreport.'Theabundanceofelementsintheuniversehasincreasedasstarshaveaccumulated,"hesays,"andtheformationanddestructionofstarscontinuestospreadtheseele.mentsfurtheracrosstheuniverse.Sowhenyouthinkaboutit.al1oftheelementsinourbodiesoriginallyformedfromnuclearreactionsinthecentersofstars,longago.HTheirsimulationofthebirthofaprotostarintheearlyuniversesignifiesakeysteptowardtheambitiousgoalofpiecingtogethertheformationofanentireprimordialstarandofpredictingthemassandpropertiesofthesefirststarsoftheuniverse.Morepowerfulcomputers,morephysicaldata,andanevenlargerrangewillbeneededforfurthercalculationsandsimulations,buttheseresearchershopetoeventuallyextendthissimulationtothepointofnuclearreactionin.itiation-whenastellarob.jectbecomesatruestar."Dr.Yoshidahastakenthestudyofprimordialstarformationtoanewlevelwiththissimulation,butitstillgetsusonlytothehalfwaypointtowardsourfinalgoal.Itislikelayingthefoundationofaskyscraper,“saidVolkerBromm,AssistantProfessorofAstronomyattheUniversityofTex.as,Austinandtheauthorofacompanionarticle.HWemustcontinueourstudiesinthisareatoun-derstandhowtheinitiallytinyprotostargrows,layerbylayer,toeventuallyformamassivestar.Buthere,thephysicsbecomemuchmorecomplicatedandevenmorecomputationalresourcesareneeded.”31.Accordingtothefirsttwoparagraphs,theearlyuniverse.A.wasgovernedbysimplerphysicsB.gotfewerstarsshinninginitC.startedover13billionyearsago

45D.wascomposedinawaysimilartothatoftoday32.Whatcanthestate-of-the.artcomputersimulationtellusabout?A.HowtheBigBangoccurredabout13billionyearsago.B.Howncosmicdarkagesncameintoexistence.C.HowdustgrainsandgaseswereformedaftertheBigBang.D.HowthefirststarscanleintobeingaftertheBigBang.33.Whatdoesthe"astronomicalobject"inparagraph2referto?A.cosmicdarkages.B.dustgrainsandgases.C.aprotostar.D.theearlyuniverse.34.Accordingtoparagraph4,whatisNOTtrueaboutaprotostar?A.ItdevelopedintoamassivestarduringtheBigBang.B.Itevolvedfrompre-stellargases.C.Itwasabletointegrateheavyelementswhenevolvingintoamassivestar.D.Ithadamassofonepercentofthesun.35.Accordingtothelastparagraph,allofthefollowingaregoalsofthesimulationprojectEXCEPTA.toknowmoreaboutthemassandpropertiesofthefirststarsoftheuniverseB.tosimulatetheprocessofhowtheearlyuniversebeganC.toapplythesimulationtothestudyofnuclearreactioninitiationD.todiscoverthetruthabouttheformationofaprotostar

46ozTheIcemanOnaSeptember,dayin1991,twoGermanswereclimbingthemountainbetweenAustraandIta.ly.Highuponamountainpass,theyfoundthebodyofamanlyingontheice.Atthatheight10,499feet,or3,200meters,theiceisusuallypermanent,but1991hadbeenanespeciallywarmyear.Themountainicehadmeltedmorethaniustusualandsothebodyhadcometothesurface.Itwaslyingfacedownward.Theskeleton}~#wasinperfectconditionexceptawoundonthehead,remainsofsomeclothes.Thehandswerestillholdingthewoodenhandleofanaxandonthefeettherewereverysimpleleatherandclothboots.Nearbywasapairofglovesmadeoftreebark᪛#andaholderforarrows.Whowastheman?Howandwhenhadhedied?Everybodyhadadifferentanswertothesequestions.Somepeoplethoughtthatitwasfromthiscentury,perhapsthebodyofasoldierwhodiedinWorldWarLsinceseveralsoldiershadalreadybeenfoundinthisarea.ASwisswomanwhobelieveditmightbeherfather,whohaddiedinthosemountainstwentyyearsbeforeandwhosebodyhadneverbeenfound.Thescientistswhorushedtolookatthebodythoughtitwasprobablymucholder,maybeevenathousandyearsold.Withmodemdatingtechniques,thescientistssoonlearnedthattheicemanwasabout5,300yearsold.Borninabout3300B.C.,helivedduringtheBronzeAgeinEurope.Atfirstscientiststhoughthewasprobablyahunterwhohaddiedfromanaccidentinthehighmountains.Morerecentevidence,however,tellsadifferentstory.AnewkindofX-rayshowsanarrowheadstillstuckinhisshoulder.Itleftonlyatinyholeinhisskin,butitcausedinternaldamageandbleeding.Healmostcertainlydiedfromthiswound,andnotfromthewoundoilthebackofhishead.Thismeansthathewasprobablyinsomekindofbattle.Itmayhavebeenpartoialargewar,orhemayhavebeenfightiingbandits.Hemayevenhavebeenabandithimself.Bystudyinghisclothesandtools,scientistshavealreadylearnedagreatdealfromtheIcemanaboutthetimeshelivedin.wemayneverknowthefullstoryofhowhedied,buthehasgivenusimportantcluestothehistoryofthosedistanttimes.36.Thebodyoftheicemanwasfoundinthemountainsmainlybecause.A.hewaslyingontheiceB.twoGermanswereclimbingmountainsC.themeltedicemadehimvisibleD.hewasjustonamountainpass

4737.Whatcanbeinferredfromparagraph2?A.Theicemanwaskilledwhileworking.B.Theicemancouldhavediedfromthewoundinthehead.C.Theicemanlivedapoorlife.D.Theicemanwasstruckdeadfrombehind.38.AllthefollowingareassumptionsoncemadeabouticemanEXCEPT.A.hewasasoldierinWorldWarIB.hecamefromItalyC.hewasaSwisswoman'slong-lostfatherD.Hewasbornaboutathousandyearsago39.Thescientistsmadethedeductionthattheiceman.A.washitintheshoulderbyanarrowheadB.wasprobablyinsomekindofabattleC.hadgotawoundonthebackofhisheadD.hasatinyholeinhisskincausinghisdeath.40.Thewordnbanditsninparagraph4couldbebestreplacedby.A.robbersB.soldiersChuntersD.shootersz

48ScientistsMakeSweetDiscoveringGoodnewsforchocoholicsthetreatpreferredbymillionsallovertheworldisgoodforyou,accordingtoAmericanresearchersattheUniversityofCalifornia.Chocolatecontainssubstancescalledflavonoidsthatcanhelpmaintainahealthyheartandgoodcirculation.Theresearchershavediscoveredthatcocoaactslikeaspirinandthateatingabarofchocolatehasalsobeenshowntoreleaseendorphinsinthebodythesechemicalshelptoreducepainandstressandmakeyoufeelhappy.TheOlmecIndiansofMexicoandCentralAmericawerethefirsttogrowcocoabeans,inabout1500BC,andtheMayasweredrinkingunsweetenedcocahundredsofyearsbeforeitbecamefashionableinEurope.In1544,adelegationofMayannoblesvisitedPhilipofSpainandgavehimjarsofcocoaasagift.CocoasoonbecamefashionableinSpainandPortugal.TheSpanishwerethefirsttoaddsugartotheircocoadrink.Bythemiddleofthecentury,solidchocolatewasbecomingfamiliar.In1765,JamesBakerandJohnHananopenedthefirstchocolatemillintheUnitedStates,introducingchocolatetotheaveragecitizen.In1896,inSwitzerland,DanielPeterhadtheideaofaddingmilkinthechocolate-makingprocessandproducedthefirstmilkchocolate.Sincethen,chocolatehasgrownenormouslyinpopularity.Oneofthebiggestchocolate-eatingnationsisBritainwheretheaverageman,women,andchildeatsninekilosofchocolateayear.Infact,chocolateisthenumberonecomfortfoodandtherearemorechocoholicsinBritainthananywhereelseintheworld.Researcherswarnthatalthoughchocolateisgoodforyou,itshouldbeeateninsmallquantitiesandwithnoaddedmilk.41.Whyischocolategoodfbrheaaandcirculation?A.Itreducespainandstress.B.Itcontainssubstancescalledflavonoids.C.Itreleasesendorphinsinhumanbody.D.Itactslikeaspirintoprotectheart.42.WhencocoawasfirstintroducedtoEurope,itsoonbecamefashionable.A.asadrinkB.asagift

49C.asfoodD.asamedicine43.WhatdoesJamesBakersandJohnHanandoaboutchocolate?A.Theyproducethefirstmildchocolate.B.TheyintroducechocolatetoEurope.C.Theyaddsugartomakechocolatebars.D.Theymakechocolateaccessibletoaverageman.44.Whichisthefollowingstatementisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Chocolatecontainssubstancesthatmakepeoplefeelhappy.B.Chocolateisgoodforhealthifitiseatenwithaddedmilk.C.Eatingchocolateoccasionallycontributestoahealthydiet.D.Chocolateislovedbymillionsofpeopleworldwide.45.WhatiStheauthor'stoneabouteatingchocolates?A.ambiguousB.negativeC.positiveD.humorous5ᑖ⊡ᐰ&ᦻ46L50⚪⚪2ᑖᐳ10ᑖ#$☢Ḅ&ᦻᨵ5ᜐ&ᦻ(ᨵ6,-ᐸA5&ᦻ᪷/&ᦻᑁ1ᐸᑖᨵឮᦻ஺IJustKnowHowYouFeelDoyoufeelsad?Happy?Frustrated?Insouciant?Exonerated?Infuriated?Doyouthinkthatthewayyoudisplaytheseemotionsisunique?Well,thinkagain.EventheexpressionofthemostpersonalfeelingsCaBbedividedintogroups,classified,andperhaps,taught.Thisweekseesthe

50publicationofMindReading,aninteractiveDVD-romdisplayingeverypossiblehumanemotion.Itdemonstrates412distinctwaysinwhichwefeelthefirstvisualdictionaryofthehumanheart.TheattempttoclassifythehumanheartbeganwithDarwin.HisTheExpressionoftheEmotionsinManandAnimals,publishedin1872,dividedtheemotionsintosixtypes-anger,fear,sadness,disgust,surpriseandenjoyment.(46).Everyotherfeeling,ofwhichtheremaybethousands,wasthoughttoderivefromthissix-stronggroup.Morecomplexexpressionsofemotionwerelikelytobelearnedandthereforemorespecifictoeachculture.AnincredulousorindignantPacificislandermightnotbeabletoshowanEssexgirlexactlyhowshefelt.Butnowitisbelievedthat,whereasgesturesdonotcrossculturalboundarieswell,manymorefacialexpressionsthanDarwin'shalf-dozenaresharedworldwide,(47).TheMindReadingisasystematicrecordofeachoftheseexpressionsbeingactedout.TheprojectwasconceivedbyProfessorSimonBaron-CohenoftheautismresearchcentreinCambridgeasanaidforpeoplewithautism,whohavedifficultybothreadingandexpressingemotion.Butitquicklybecameapparentthatithadbroaderuses.Novelists,actorsandportraitpaintersallneedtodrawuponawiderangeofemotionalexpression,andteacherscoulduseitforclassesinpersonalandsocialdevelopment.Baron-Cohen'steamfirsthadtodecidewhatcountedasanemotion.(48).Usingthisdefinition,1,512emotiontermswereidentifiedandputtoapanelwhohadtodecideifeachrepre.sentedaseparateemotion,oriftheyweresynonyms.Thatlistwaswhittleddownto412,arrangedin24groups.from"afraid',to,,wanting".Oncetheemotionswereclassified,aDVDseemedthemostefficientwaytodisplaythem.InMindReading,eachexpressionsisactedout-sixtimes,bysixdifferentactors-inthreeseconds.(49).Theexplanationforthisissimplewemayfinditdifficulttodescribeemotionsusingwords,butweinstantlyrecognizeonewhenweseeitonsomeone'sface."Itwasreallyclearwhentheactorshadgotitright,"saysCathyCollis,whodirectedtheDVD.BUtthoughwefinditdifficulttodescribemanyemotions,weinstantlyrecognizeonewhenweseeone.HEvenwhentheactorswerestmgglingtogetanemotion,therewasasplitsecondwhenitwasabsolutelythere.Itwasreallyclearwhenthey'dgotit,࠷athyCollis,whodirectedtheDVD."Althoughtheactorsweregivensomedirection,theywerenottoldwhichfacialmuscletheyshouldmove."Sheadded(50)Forexample,whensomeonefeelscontempt,youcan'tsayforcertainthattheireyebrowsalwaysgodown.SomeonewhohastriedtoestablishsuchrulesistheAmericanProfessorPaul

51Ekman,whohasbuiltadatabaseofhowthefacemovesforeveryemotion.Thefacecanmake43distinctmusclemovementscalled"actionunits".Thesecanbecombinedintomorethan10.000visiblefacialshapes.Ekmanhaswrittenoutapaperoffacialmuscularmovementstorepresenteachemotion.A.WethoughtoftryingtodescribeeachemotionbutitwouldhavebeenalmostimpossibletomakeclearrulesforthisB.Theseparticularmusclesayedifficulttocontrol,andfewpeoplecandoit.C.Researchhasalsobeendonetofindoutwhichareasofthebrainreadtheemotionalexpressions.D.Theydecidedthatitwasamentalstatethatcouldbeprecededby'Tfbel”or”helooks"orushesounds”.E.Hesaidthattheexpressionofthesesfeelingsayeuniversalandrecognizablebyanyone,fromanyculture.F.Anyothermethodofshowingallthe412emotions,suchaswords,wouldhavebeenfarlessefiective.6ᑖU5165⚪⚪1ᑖᐳ15ᑖ#$☢Ḅ&ᦻᨵ15ᜐ᪷/&ᦻᑁ1ᜐ1ᨬa⌱⚗஺ObtainingDrinkingWaterfromAirHumidityNotaplanttobeseen,thedesertgroundistoodry.Buttheaircontainswater,andresearchscientistshavefounda(51)ofobtainingdrinkingwaterfromairhumidity.Thesystemisbasedcompletelyonrenewableenergyandisthereforeautonomous.Crackspermeatethedried-outdesertgroundandthelandscapebearstestimonytothelackofwater.Butevenhere,wheretherearenolakes,riversorgroundwater,considerablequantitiesofwaterarestoredintheair.IntheNegevdesertinIsrael,forexample,annualaveragerelativeairhu-midityis64percent-ineverycubicmeterofairthereaye11.5millilitersofwater.Germanresearchscientistshavefoundawayofconvertingthisairhumidityautonomouslyintodrinkablewater."Theprocesswehavedevelopedisbasedexclusivelyonrenewableenergysources(52)thermalsolarcollectorsandphotovoltaicceils,(53)makesthismethodcompletelyenergy-autonomous.Itwill(54)functioninregionswherethereisnoelectricalinfrastructure,"saysSiegfriedEgner,headoftheresearchteam.Theprincipleofthe(55)isasfollowshygroscopicbrine-salinesolutionwhichabsorbsmoisturerunsdownatower-shapedunitandabsorbswaterfromtheair.Itisthen

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6715Anyonewhowantstoapplyforaloanneedreadthefollowingspecifications.AexpressionsBwarningsCinstructionsDadvertisements2007%hᐰi&'᜜)k.ὃᔁ()Rᳮ,-A.V112ᑖ456⌱⚗R11-15⚪ST⚪1ᑖSᐳ15ᑖV☢TXEFᙳᨵ1X5ᡈJ)ᑜᨵm\]S^_Tᜐᑜ]2ᑖab1XAcᨬ_efḄ⌱⚗஺l.Thenewswillhorrifyeveryone.A.attractB.terrifyC.temptD.excite2.Thearticlesketchedthemajoreventsofthedecade.A.describedB.offeredC.outlinedD.presented3.1won'ttoleratethatkindofbehavior.A.bearB.acceptC.admitD.take4.Theirstyleofplayingfootballisutterlydifferent.A.barelyB.scarcelyC.hardlyD.totally5.Hersisterurgedhertoapplyforthejob.A.advisedB.causedC.forcedD.promised6.Evensensiblemendoabsurdthings.A.unusualB.ridiculousC.specialD.typical7.Shebumpedinotherboyfriendintownthismorning.A.walkedB.cameC.fledD.ran8.Thissortofthingisboundtohappen.

68A.sureB.quickC.fastD.swift9.Attheageof30,Herseysuddenlybecameacelebrity.A.bossB.managerC.starD.dictator10.Hecannotdiscriminatebetweenagoodideaandabadone.A.judgeB.assessC.distinguishD.recognize11.TheyareconcernedforthefateoftheforestandtheIndianswhodwellinit.A.liveB.sleepC.hideD.gather12.Theindexisthegovernment'schiefgaugeoffutureeconomicactivity.A.methodB.measureC.wayD.manner13.Thearchitectureisharmoniousandnobuildingisoversix-storeyhigh.A.old-fashionedB.traditionalC.conventionalD.balanced14.Thefoodisinadequatefortenpeople.A.demandedB.qualifiedC.insufficientD.required15.Sheperseveredinherideasdespiteobviousobjectionsraisedbyfriends.A.persistedB.insistedC.resistedD.suggested122ᑖ4▅;ᑨ=R116n22⚪S1⚪1ᑖSᐳ7ᑖV☢ḄJᦻoᑡ7XEFS^᪷rJᦻḄᑁstTXEFuᑨ=4᝞wExyḄz{a|}S^⌱~A᝞wExyḄz┯|}S^⌱~B᝞wEḄ|}ᦻᨵxS^⌱~C.WhenWeAreAsleepEveryonedreams,butsomepeopleneverrecalltheirdreams,ordosoveryrarely.OtherpeoplealwayswakeupwithvividrecollectionsUVoftheirdreams,thoughtheyforgetthemveryquickly.Inanaveragenightofeighthours'sleep,anaverageadultwilldreamforaroundonehundredminutes,probablyhavingthreetofivedreams,eachlastingfromtentothirtyminutes.Scientistscandetectwhensomeoneishavingadreambyusinganinstrumentwhich

69measurestheelectricalwavesinthebrain.Duringdreaming,thesewavesmovemorequickly.Breathingandpulseratealsoincrease,andtherearerapideyemovementsunderthelids,justasthoughthedreamerwerereallylookingatmovingobjects.ThesesignsofdreaminghavebeendetectedinallmammalsRᱥVstudied,includingdogs,monkeys,cats,andelephants,andalsosomebirdsandreptilesRᱥV.ThisperiodofsleepiscalledthenD"stateforaround50%oftheirsleeptheperiodreducestoaround25%bytheageof10.Dreamstaketheformofstories,buttheymaybestrangeandwithincidentsnotconnected,whichmakelittlesense.Dreamsareseldomwithoutpeopleinthemandtheyareusuallyaboutpeopleweknow.Oneestimatesaysthattwo-thirdsofthe"cast"ofourdreamdramasarefriendsandrelations.Visionseemsanessentialpartofdreams,exceptforpeopleblindfrombirth.Soundandtoucharesensesalsooftenaroused,butsmellandtastearenotfrequentlyinvolved.In''normal'1dreams,thedreamermaybetakingpart,orbeonlyanobserver.Butheorshecannotcontrolwhathappensinthedream.However,thedreamerdoeshavecontroloveronetypeofdream.Thistypeofdreamiscalleda"lucid"R⏨ḄVdream.Noteveryoneisaluciddreamer.Somepeopleareoccasionalluciddreamers.Otherscandreamlucidlymoreorlessallthetime.Inaluciddream,thedreamerknowsthatheisdreaming.16.Somepeopledreambutcannotremembertheirdreams.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned17.Inanaveragenight,malesdreamlongerthanfemales.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned18.Whenwedream,thereislessmovementofelectricalwavesinourbrains.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned19.Babiesdreamlessthanolderchildren.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned20.Mostdreamsinvolvethepeopleweplayedwithwhenwewereyoung.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned21.Werarelysmellthingsindreams.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

7022.InaluciddreamwecanuseMorsecodetocommunicatewithothers.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned132ᑖ4ᭆ?ᜧABCᡂEFR123~30⚪ST⚪1ᑖSᐳ8ᑖV☢ḄJᦻoᨵ2⚗4R1123n26⚪⌕ᡠḄ6X⌱⚗_12n5T⌱~1Xᨬ᪗⚪R2127n30⚪⌕ᡠḄ6X⌱⚗_TXEFab1Xᨬ⌱⚗஺MemoryTest1"Iamgoingtogiveyoufivetechniquesthatwillenableyoutorememberanythingyouneedtoknowatschool/*promisedlecturerlanRobinsontoahundredschoolchildren.Heslappedhishanddownonthetable."WhenI'vefinishedintwohours'time,yourworkwillbefarmoreeffectiveandproductive.Anyonenotinterested,leavenow.”Theentireroomsatstill.2RobinsoncallshimselftheMindMagicianRV.Hespecializesindoingmagictricksthatlooktotallyimpossible,andthenherevealsthattheyinvolvenothingmoremysteriousthangoodold-fashionedtrickeryRVhavealwaysbeeninterestedintricksinvolvingmemory-beingabletoreeloffRVtheorderofcardsinapack,thatsortofthing,1'heexplains.3Robinsonwasalreadylecturingtoschoolsonhismagictechniqueswhenitstruckhimthatstudentsmightfindmemorytechniquesevenmorevaluable.MItwasn'tdifficultareatomoveinto,asthestuffsallthereinbooks."Sohesummarizedeverythingtomakeatwo-hourlectureaboutfivetechniques.4*'Youwanttolearnalistofahundredthings?Athousand?Noproblem,"saysRobinson.Thescandalisthateverychildisnottaughtthetechniquesfromthebeginningoftheirschoollife.Theschoolchildrenwhowerewatchinghimthoughtitwasbrilliant.nIwishI'dbeentoldthisearlier,ncommentedMark,afterRobinsonhadshownthemhowtoconstruct"mentaljourneys'1.5Essentially,youvisualizeRVawalkdownastreet,oratriproundaroom,andpickthepointswhereyouwillputthethingsyouwanttoremember-thelamppost,thefruitbowl.Thenineachlocationyouputavisualrepresentationofyourlist-phrasalverbs,historicaldates,whatever-makingthemasstrangeaspossible.Itisthatsimple,anditworks.6Thereactionofschoolshasbeenuniformlyenthusiastic."ThepupilsbenefitedenormouslyfromIan'spresentation/*saysDrJohnston,headoftheschoolwhereRobinsonwasspeaking."Ideallyweshouldrunaregularclassinmemorytechniquessopupilscanpickitupgradually."

7123.Paragraph224.Paragraph325.Paragraph426.Paragraph5AGoodresultsBAnancientskillCGainingattentionDMemorytricksEAlectureonmemorytechniquesFWaystoimprovememory27.Thememorytechniquesusedarenomorecomplexthantheold.28.Robinsontaughtchildrentouse"mentaljourneys1'toimprove.29.Robinsontoldthepupilsthatallthememorytechniquescouldbefoundin.3O.Theschoolchildrengotalotfromthemagician's.AbooksBlectureCtricksDfactsEmemoryFlist142ᑖ4▅;ᳮGR131~45⚪ST⚪3ᑖSᐳ45ᑖV☢ᨵ3¡JᦻST¡Jᦻoᨵ5⍝⚪஺^᪷rJᦻᑁsS_T⚪ab1Xᨬ⌱⚗஺1¡TryingtoFindaFartherOneofthemoststrikingfindingsofarecentpollintheUKisthatofthepeopleinbterviewed,oneintwobelievesthatitisbecomingmoredifficulttomeetsomeonetostartafamilywith.Whyaremanyfindingitincreasinglydifficulttostartandsustainintimaterelationships?Doesmodernlifereallymakeithardertofallinlove?Orarewemakingitharderfbrourselves?Itiscertainlythecasetodaythatcontemporarycouplesbenefitindifferentwaysfromrelationships.Womennolongerrelyuponpartnersforeconomicsecurityorstatus.Amandoesn'texpecthisspousetobeinsolechargeofrunninghishouseholdandraisinghischildren.

72Butperhapstheknowledgethatwecanliveperfectlywellwithoutapartnershipmeansthatittakesmuchmoretopersuadepeopletoabandontheirindependence.Intheory,findingapartnershouldbemuchsimplerthesedays.Onlyafewgenerationsago,yourchoiceofsoulmateR£¤¥Vwasconstrainedbygeography,socialconventionandfamilytradition.Althoughitwasneverexplicit,manymarriageswereessentiallyarranged.Nowthosebarriershavebeenbrokendown.Youcanapproachabuilderorabrainsurgeoninanybarinanycityonanygivenevening.Whentheworldisyouroysterᱝ§VSyousurelyhaveabetterchanceoffindingapearl.Butitseemsthattheoldconventionshavebeenreplacedbyaneventighterconstraint4thetyrannyofchoice.Theexpectationsofpartnersareinflatedtoanunmanageabledegree4goodlooks,impressivesalary,kindtograndmother,andrightsocks.Thereisnoroomforerrorinthefirstimpression.Wethinkthatarelationshipcanbeperfect.Ifitisn't,itisdisposable.Weworktoprotectourselvesagainstfutureheartacheanddon'tputinthehardemotionallaborneededtobuildastrongrelationship.Ofcourse,thisiscomplicatedbyrealities.Thecostofhousingandchild-rearingcreatespressuretohaveastableincomeandcareerbeforealifepartnership.31.Whatdoestherecentpollshow?A.Itisgettingmoredifficultforawomantofindherhusband.B.Itisgettingincreasinglydifficulttostartafamilyl.C.Itisgettingmoredifficultforamantofindhiswife.D.Itisgettingincreasinglydifficulttodevelopanintimaterelationshipwithyourspouse.32.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutacontemporarymarriedcouple?A.Thewifedoesn'thavetoraisethechildrenallbyherself.B.Thehusbanddoesn'thavetosupportthefamilyallbyhimself.C.Thewifeisnolongertheonlypersontomanagethehousehold.D.Theywillreceivealargesumofmoneyfromthegovernment.33.WhichofthefollowingwasNOTaconstraintonone'schoiceofsoulmateintheolddays?A.Thehealthconditionofhisorhergrandmothe¨B.Thegeographicalenvironment.C.Thesocialconvention.D.Thefamilytradition.34.WhichofthefollowingisNOTexpectedofapartneraccordingtothispassage?

73A.Goodlooks.B.Animpressivecareer.C.Ahighsalary.D.Afinesenseofhumor.35.Theword"sustainnparagraph2couldbebestreplacedbyA.“reduce©B.“shake”.C."maintain0.D."weaken".1ª¡AVerySlowRideThesurfaceoftheearthmayseemverystabletoyou.Butyoumightbeamazedifyouknewsomeofthethingsthataregoingonunderthatsurface.TheearthhasanoutershellofrigidpiecescalledtectonicplatesRᙢ¬᪀⌼¯ᙽV஺Theplatesincludebothoceanflooranddryland.Somehavewholecontinentsontopofthem.Thecontinentsontopoftheplatesarejustgoingalongforaslowride,movingonlyaboutfourinchesperyear.Buteventhissmallmovementcausesthreetypesofbiginteractions.Onetypeisoceanridges.Theseridgesdevelopinplaceswheretwoplatesaremovingawayfromeachother.Astheplatesseparate,hotmagmaR±²Vflowsuptofillthespace.NewcrustRᙢ¬Vbuildsupontheplateboundariesandcausesoceanridges.Theseridgesformlongmountainranges,whichonlyriseabovetheoceansurfaceinafewplaces.Anothertypeofreaction-trenches-occursbetweentwoplatesthataremovingtowardeachother.Astheplatesmeet,onebendsdownwardandplungesunderneaththeother.Thisformsdeepoceantrenches.TheMarianasTrenchoffGuaminthewesternPacificOceanhasadepthofmorethan36,000feet.Thisisthelowestpointontheoceanfloor.Iftheleadingedgesofthetwocollidingplatescarrycontinents,thenthelayersofrockintheoverridingplatecrumpleR³´Vandfold.AplatethatcarriedwhatisnowIndiacollidedwiththesouthernedgeoftheplatethatcarriedEuropeandmostofAsia.ThiscausedtheHimalayas,theworld'shighestmountains.ThethirdreactionistransformfaultsRµᣚ=·V஺Thesefaultsoccurwheretwoplatesthataretravelinginoppositedirectionsslidepasteachother.Severeearthquakescanoccur.TheSanAndreasFaultinCaliforniaisagoodexampleofthistypeofmovement.36.Theword"stable"paragraph1meansA.naplaceforhorses".B.”calmandeasygoing".C."steadyorfirm".

74D.”acollectionofanimals',.37.Toexplaintheeffectoftrenches,thewritergivestheexampleofA.theseafloorintheAtlanticOcean.B.theHimalayanMountains.C.Europe.D.India.38.TheSanAndreasFaultisanexampleofA.asevereearthquake.B.aCaliforniarockformation.C.twoplatesmovingapart.D.twoplatesalidingpasteachother.39.Accordingtothepassage,theearthisA.alwayschanging.B.becomingsmaller.C.movingfaster.D.gettinghotter.4O.ThispassageismostlyaboutA.effectsofmovementsoftheearth'splates.B.differenttypesofcontinents.C.theMarianasTrench.D.transformfaults.1¸¡MobilePhones4AreTheyabouttoTransformOurLives?Welovethemsomuchthatsomeofussleepwiththemunderthepillow,yetweareincreasinglyconcernedthatwecannotescapetheirelectronicreach.Weusethemtoconveyourmostintimatesecrets,yetweworrythattheyareathreattoourprivacy.WerelyonthemmorethantheInternettocopewithmodernlife,yetmanyofusdon'tbelieveadvertisementssayingweneedmoreadvancedservices.Sweepingasidethedoubtsthatmanypeoplefeelaboutthebenefitsofnewthirdgenerationphonesandfearsoverthehealtheffectsofphonemastsᜩ]ºVSarecentreportclainsthatthelong-termeffectsofnewmobiletechnologieswillbeentirelypositivesolongasthepubliccanbeconvincedtomakeuseofthem.ResearchaboutusersofmobilephonesrevealsthatthemobilehasalreadymovedbeyondbeingamerepracticalcommunicationstooltobecomethebackboneR»¼Vofmodemsociallife,fromloveaffairstofriendshiptowork.Onefemaleteacher,32,toldtheresearchers4"Ilovemyphone.It!smyfriend."

75Thecloserelationshipbetweenuserandphoneismostpronouncedamongteenagers,thereportsays,whoregardtheirmobilesasanexpressionoftheiridentity.Thisispartlybecausemobilesareseenasbeingbeyondthecontrolofparents.Buttheresearcherssuggestthatanotherreasonmaybethatmobiles,especiallytaxtmessaging,areseenasawayofovercomingshyness."Textingisoftenusedforapologies,toexcuselatenessortocommunicateotherthingsthatmakeusuncomfortable,"thereportsays,Theimpactofphones,however,hasbeenlocalratherthanglobal,supportingexistingfriendshipsandnetworks,ratherthanopeninguserstoanewbroadercommunity.Eventhelanguageoftextinginoneareacanbeincomprehensibletoanybodyfromanotherarea.Amongthemostimportantbenefitsofusingmobilephones,thereportclaims,willbeavastlyimprovedmobileinfrastructure½Ạ#¿,providinggainsthroughouttheeconomy,andtheprovisionofamoresophisticatedlocation-basedservicesforusers.Thereportcallsongovernmenttoputmoreeffortintothedeliveryofservicesbybobilephone,withsuggestionsincludingpublictransportandtrafficinformationanddoctors*textmessagestoremindpatientsofappointments.*'Ilovethatidea,"oneusersaidinaninterview."ItwouldmeanIwouldn'thavetowriteahundredmessagestomyself."Therearemanyotherpossibilities.AtarecenttradefairinSweden,amobilenavigationproductwaslaunched.Whentheuserentersadestination,arouteisautomaticallydownloadedtotheirmobileandpresentedbyvoice,picturesandmapsastheydrive.Infuture,thesedeviceswillalsobeabletoplanaroundcongestionRÀÁᛋÃVandroadworksinrealtime.Thirdgenerationphoneswillalsoallowforremotemonitoringofpatientsbydoctors.InBritainscientistsaredevelopingaasthmaRÄᗞmanagementsolution,usingmobilestodetectearlysignsofanattack.41.Whatdoesthewritersuggestinthefirstparagraphaboutourattitudestomobilephones?A.Wecan'tlivewithoutthem.B.Weareworriedaboutusingthemsomuch.C.Wehavecontradictoryfeelingsaboutthem.D.Weneedthemmorethananythingelsetodealwithmodemlife.42.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Modemsociallifereliessignificantlyontheuseofmobilephones.B.Mobilephonesmakeromanticcommunicationmoredifficult.C.Mobilephonesencouragepeopletomakefriends.D.Mobilephonesenablepeopleofdifferentcountriestotalkwithouttranslation.43.TeenagershaveacloserelationshipwiththeirmobilephonespartlybecausetheyA.usetextmessagesmorethananyothergroup.B.aremorelikelytobelatethanolderpeople.C.tendtofeeluncomfortableinmanysituations.D.takemobilephonesasanindicationofindependencefromtheirparents.

7644.ItissuggestedthatmobilephonesshouldbeusedtoA.givetheaddressofthenearesthospital.B.showbusandtraintimetables.C.arrangedeliveryofmails.D.curediseases.45.ThenavigationproductlaunchedinSwedenishelpfultodriversbecauseitcanA.suggestthebestroutetogettoaplace.B.downloadmapsofthearea.C.tellthemwhichroadsarecongested.D.showthemhowtoavoidroadworks.152ᑖ4⊡ᐰJᦻ(146n50⚪ST⚪2ᑖSᐳ10ᑖ)☢ḄJᦻᨵ5ᜐNÈSJᦻoᨵ6XEFSᐸ5XÊËJᦻS^᪷rJᦻᑁsÌᐸᑖÍÎÏÐᨵÑÒSÓឮÕᦻÖÐ×஺AmericanDreamsThereisacommonresponsetoAmericaamongforeignwriters4theUSisalandofextremeswherethebestofthingsarejustaseasilyfoundastheworst.Thisisacliche(▰5ÙÚ஺Inthelandofblackandwhite,peopleshouldnotbetoosurprisedtofindsomeofthebiggestgapsbetweentherichandthepoorintheworld.ButtheAmericanDreamoffersawayouttoeveryone.(46)Noclasssystemorgovernmentstandsintheway.Sadly,thisoldargumentisnolongertrue.OverthepastfewdecadestherehasbeenafundamentalshiftinthestructureoftheAmericaneconomy.Thegapbetweentherichandthepoorhaswidenedandwidened.(47)Overthepast25yearsthemedianUSfamilyincomehasgoneup18percent.Forthetop1percent,however,ithasgoneup200percent.Twenty-fiveyearsagothetopfifthofAmericanshadanaverageincome6.7timesthatofthebottomfifth.(48)Inequalitieshavegrownworseindifferentregions.InCalifornia,incomesfbrlowerclassfamilieshavefallenby4percentsince1969.(49)ThishasledtoaneconomyhugelyinfavorofasmallgroupofveryrichAmericans.Thewealthiest1percentofhouseholdsnowcontrolathirdofthenationalwealth.Therearenow37millionAmericanslivinginpoverty.At12.7percentofthepopulation,itisthehighestpercentageinthedevelopedworld.YetthetaxburdenonAmerica'srichisfalling,notgrowing.(50)Therewasaneconomictheoryholdingthattherichspendingmorewouldbenefiteveryoneasawhole.But

77clearlythattheoryhasnotworkedinreality.ANobodyispoorintheUS.BThetop0.01percentofhouseholdshasseenitstaxbitefallbyafull25percentagepointssince1980.CForupperclassfamiliestheyhaverisen41percent.DNowitis9.8times.EAsitdoesso,thepossibilitytocrossthatgapgetssmallerandsmaller.FAllonehastodoistoworkhardandclimbtheladdertowardsthetop.162ᑖ4CLMN(151~65⚪ST⚪1ᑖSᐳ15ᑖ)☢ḄJᦻᨵ15ᜐNÈS^᪷rJᦻᑁs_TᜐNÈab1Xᨬ⌱⚗஺RobotsMayAllowSurgeryinSpaceSmallrobotsdesignedbyUniversityofNebraskaresearchersmayallowdoctorsonEarthtohelpperformsurgeryonpatientsinspace.Thetiny,wheeledrobots,(51)areabout3inchestallandaswideasalipstickcase,canbeslippedintosmallincisions(ᑗ)andcomputer-controlledbysurgeonsindifferentlocations.SomerobotsareequippedC52)camerasandlightsandcansendimagesbacktosurgeonsandothershavesurgicaltoolsattachedthatcanbe(53)remotely.nWethinkthisisgoingto(54)opensurgery,“DrDmitryOleynikovsaidatanewsconference.Oleynikovisa(55)incomputer-assistedsurgeryattheUniversityofNebraskaMedicalCenterinOmaha.OfficialshopethatNASAwillteach(56)tousetherobotssoonenoughsothatsurgeriescouldonedaybeperformedinspace.Onearth,thesurgeonscouldcontroltherobotsthemselves(57)otherlocations.Forexample,therobotscouldenablesurgeonsinotherplacesto(58)oninjuredsoldiersonthefrontline.Researchersplantoseekfederalregulatory(59)earlynestyear.Testsonanimalshavebeensuccessful,andtestsonhumansinEnglandwillbeginverysoon.Thecamera-carryingrobotscanprovide(60)ofaffectedareasandtheoneswithsurgicaltoolswillbeabletomaneuver(ÜÝ)insidethebodyinwayssurgeons'handscan't.Theviewsfromthecamera-carryingrobotsare(61)thanthenakedeye,becausethey(62)backcolorimagesthataremagnified(Îᜧ)஺Becauseseveralrobotscanbeinsertedthroughoneincision,theycouldreducetheamountand(63)ofcutsneededforsurgery,whichwoulddecreaserecoverytime.Thisisparticularly(64)tothosepatientswhohavebeendebilitated(Þßà)bylongillness.Eventually,Oleynikovsaid,thetinyrobotsmayenablesurgeonstoworkwithoutever

78(65)theirhandsinpatients*bodies."That'sthegoal,*'Oleynikovsaid."It'sgettingeasierandeasier.Wecandoevenmorewiththesedevices.°51.A.sinceB.whenC.whichD.as52.A.byB.withC.inD.on53.A.controlledB.developedC.repairedD.provided54.A.performB.undergoC.followD.replace55.A.reporterB.specialistC.designerD.director56.A.astronautsB.nursesC.teachersD.trainers57.A.byB.ofC.fromD.through58.A.takeB.putC.liveD.work59.A.approvalB.questionsC.treatmentD.license60.A.answersB.servicesC.viewsD.insights6LA.weakerB.strongerC.poorerD.better62.A.sendB.produceC.changeD.create63.A.measureB.sizeC.powerD.pressure64.A.relevantB.trueC.helpfulD.interesting65.A.touchingB.pressingC.holdingD.placing2007%h&'᜜)k.ὃ᪗áPᫀ()-ᳮ,-Aᔁ(A.)1.B2.C3.A4.D5.A6.B7.D8.A9.C10.C11.A12.B13.D14.C15.A16.A17.C18.B19.B20.C21.A22.C23.D24.E25.A26.F27.C28.E29.A30.B31.B32.D33.A34.D35.C36.C37.B38.D39.A40.A41.C42.A43.D44.B45.A46.F47.E48.D49.C50.B51.C52.B53.A54.D55.B56.A57.C58.D59.A60.C61.D62.A63.B64.C65.D

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