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2017ὃ⚪ᐰὃ⚪⚪19▅ᳮᡈ ᡈᏉ!"#1.12016$%ᓭ')*+▅,ᑡ.ᦻ01.ᦻ2ᔜ⚪ᡠ5ḄAஹBஹCஹD89⌱⚗0⌱<ᨬ>⌱⚗0?ᙠA⚪ᓱCDE⚗FGEachsummer,youhearnewsthatsomesportsplayersaresenttohospitalsbecauseitistoohot.Ourbodiescan'tbeoutsideinthesunforalongtime.Soinhotsummers,becarefulaboutplayingsportsoutside.Firstly,toplaysportssafelyinhotweather,youmustdrinkwater.Sportsdrinksaregreatforathletes,buttheyhavesomuchsugarthatthey'lldehydrateIῃK#youmore.However,drinkingafewbottlesofsportsdrinkswillbegoodforyou.Secondly,besuretotakeenoughbreakstoletyourbodyrest.Ifyourcoachdoesn'tletyoutakeenoughbreaksintheheat,don'twaituntilyoufeeluncomfortable.Justbehonestwithyourcoachwhenyouneedbreaks.Thirdly,whenyouhaveabreak,don'tsitinthesun.Withthesunbeatingdownonyou,you'llonlyheatupandsweat ᑈM#more.Takeaseatunderatree,orevenbetter,goindoorsforalittlewhile.Coolingyourselfdowncanhelpyoustayactivelonger.Fourthly,rememberthattheearlierinthedayyoustartyourexercise,thecooleritwillbe.Ifyoucanstartpracticebeforethesuncomesup,youhaveafewgoodhourstopractiseinthecoolhoursofthemorning.Also,theearlieryoupractise,theearlieryoucanfinishtheexercise.Ifyouneedmorepracticetime,comebacktothefieldlaterintheevening,whenthesunissetting.Lastbutnotleast,youshouldwatchwhatyoueat.Eatfbodwhichishighinwater,starchNO#andcarbonhydrate P"#0butbesuretogetagoodbalanceinyourdiet.Aslongasyoupayattentiontotheabove,playingsportssafelyintheheatisn'tadifficultthing.34.Howmanypiecesofadvicearementionedinthepassage?A.ThreeB.FourC.FiveD.Six35.FromParagraph5weknow.A.we'dbetterstartourexerciseearlyB.itisnotwisetohavepracticeafteraunsetC.wehavealongtimetopractiseaftersunriseD.itdoesn'tmatterwhetheryoupractiseearlyorlate
136.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Sportsdrinksaregoodforyouwithnoharm.B.Youneedtotellyourcoachwhenyoufeeltired.C.Sittingunderatreeisbetterthanstayingindoors.D.Eatinglotsofsugarisnecessaryforsportssafely.37.Thepassagemainlytellsusabout.A.eatinghabitsinhotsummersB.drinkingmorewaterintheheatC.sportssafelyinhotweatherD.takingexerciseindifferentperiods2.ூ2016R$ST▅,☢.ᦻ01ᔜ⚪ᡠ5ḄAஹBஹCஹD89⌱⚗⌱<ᨬ>⌱⚗Formanyyears,scientistshaveknownthatlaughingisgoodforthehealthofourmindsandbodies.Nowwearelearningthatit'snotjustlaughter.Havingfunandplayingarealsogoodforus!Researchershavefoundthatplayisgoodforpeopleofallages.Playactuallyleadstothegrowthofmorenerveconnectionsinthebrainandgivesusmorebrainpower.Playisnecessaryduringchildhood.Aschildrenplay,theylearnhowtomakefriendsandrelatetoothers.Theydeveloptheirimaginationsandbecomemorecreative.Kidscarrythesequalitieswiththemastheygrowolder.AmyWhitcombteachesmathsataschoolinSanFrancisco.Forseveralyears,shehasusedgamestoteachmaths.Inoneclass,studentsplayagamewithsmallbagsofcandytofigureonthowmanypiecesinthebagsarered.Whentheygetthecorrectanswer,theycaneatthecandy!Amysays,"Ifit'snotfun,they,renotgoingtowanttobethere.They'renotgoingtowanttolearn.”ThespiritofplayfulnesscontinuesthroughtheteenageyearsintoadulthoodᡂWX#.ThefamouscompanyGoogle,forexample,keepsalotoftoysandgamesatdifferentplacesintheirofficesandencouragespeopletousethem.Theirmottois“Workhard.Playhard.,,Theyknowthatpeopleoftengettheirbestideaswhentheyarejust“playingaround”andlettheirimaginationsgowild.Sonexttimeyouhavetosolveadifficultmathsproblemorcan'tthinkofatopicforanarticle,takeashortplaybreak.Doalittledance,orplayaquickgame.Thencomebacktoit.Maybeyou'Hbesurprisedatwhatyourbraincando.38.TheexampleofthecompanyGoogleisgiventoshowthat.A.playisalsofitforadultsB.everyonethereworkshardC.theyhavealotoftoysandgamesD.itisveryfamousintheworld
239.Theunderlinedexpression“figureout“inParagraph3probablymeans.A.lookafterB.solvetheproblemofC.drawapictureofD.playajokeon40.Accordingtothepassage,youneedtoplayifyou.A.wanttomakefriendswithothersB.havetodosomehomeworkC.failtothinkofatopicforanarticleD.findajobinabigcompany41.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.AmathslessonB.HowchildrengrowC.ThepowerofplayD.Workhard,playhard3.ூ2016Z[ᩭ]▅,ᑡ.ᦻ01^⚪ᡠ5ḄAஹBஹCஹD89⌱⚗0⌱<ᨬ>⌱⚗ItisreportedthatsomedevelopedcountrieshaveshippedbrokenpartsofcomputerstoChina.LastmonthHongKongofficersfound131,000kilogramsofbrokencomputers,TVsandphonessentfromJapan.Thingslikethesearecalledelectronicwaste,ore-waste.Dealingwiththemisnotaneasyjob.Everytimeanoldcomputerbreaksdown,itneedstobedealtwithsafely.Whatisworse,atpresent,brokencomputerpartsareusuallyburied.Itmaybehundredsofyearsbeforetheyarereallygoneintheearth.ManyplacesinChinaarepollutedbye-waste.GuiyuinGuangdongProvinceisoneofthem.Thistownisnamedas“thee-wastecapitaloftheworld”.Ithastodealwith1.5millionkilogramsofe-wasteeachyear,fromwhichitmakes75millionyuan.Butitcomesatacost.Manyofthepoisonsine-wastefindtheirwayintotheenvironment.Anenvironmentalgrouphasfoundtheair,theearthandtheriversinGuiyubadlypolluted.Luckily,theChinesegovernmentwantstochangethesituation.Thisyear,Chinapassedanewenvironmentalprotectionlaw.ComputercompanieslikeLenovoandDellwillbeaskedtotakebacktheiroldcomputers.Hopefully,theproblemwithe-wastewillbesolvedinthenearfuture.71.Thee-wastefoundinHongKonglastmonthwasfrom.A.FranceB.JapanC.GermanyD.Australia72.Theunderlinedword“buried"probablymeansinthepassage.A._`B.bC.cᦈD.ef73.ThetownofGuiyuinGuangdongProvince.A.isthee-capitaloftheworldB.hasseriouse-wastepollutionC.dealswiththee-wastesafelyD.spendsmuchmoneyone-waste
374.Thisyear,theChinesegovernment.A.closedsomecomputercompaniesB.askedpeopletohandinoldcomputersC.madeanewenvironmentalprotectionlawD.triedtochangepeople'slife75.Thepassageismainlyabout.A.thee-wasteprobleminChinaB.thecostofburninge-wasteC.thewaystodealwithe-wasteD.theneedtopassalawagainste-waste4.12016gᓭ⊝□▅,☢Ḅ.ᦻ0?᪷k.ᦻᑁmᑨoᦻ2pqḄrTsFᐳ5u⚪0v10ᑖ#Mostteensneedmorethan9hoursofsleepeachnight.Butabout1in4teenshastroubleinsleeping.Lackxy#ofsleepcanaffecteverythingfromourfeelingstohowwellwefocusontaskslikestudying.Itcanalsoinfluencesportsperformance,increaseourchancesofgettingsick,andmayberelatedtoweightgaininsomepeople.Howcanwegetthesleepweneed?Herearesomeideas:Beactiveduringtheday.Getatleast60minutesofexerciseaday.Physicalactivitycandecreasezy#stressandhelppeoplefeelmorerelaxed.Justdon'tworktooclosetobedtimebecauseexercisecanwakeyouupbeforeitslowsyoudown.Saygoodnighttoelectronics.Expertssuggestusingthebedroomforsleeponly.Atleastshuteverythingdownanhourormorebeforelightsout.Keepasleeproutine{|#.Goingtobedatthesametimeeverynighthelpsthebodyexpectsleep.Creatingasetbedtimeroutinecanimprovethisrelaxationeffect.Spendingtimewithapet,writingadiaryordoinganythingelsecanrelaxyou.Expectagoodnight'ssleep.Insteadofworryingthatyouwon'tsleep,remind }⏨yourselfthatyoucan.Say"Tonight,Iwillsleepwell"severaltimesduringtheday.Itcanalsohelptopracticebreathingexercisesorgentleexercisesbeforebed.Everyonehasasleeplessnightonceinawhile.Butifyouregularlyhavetroubleinsleepingandyouthinkit'saffectingyourmoodorperformance,talktoyourdoctor.46.Howmanyhoursofsleepdomostteensneedeachnight?47.Canphysicalactivityincreasestressordecreasestress?48.IfTomoftenhastroublesleepinganditaffectslikeperformance,whatshouldhedo?49.Doesmakingthelightonhelptohaveagoodsleep?50.Writedownatleastoneofyoursuggestionsaboutgettingthesleepweneed.5.12016$%{▅,ᑡ.ᦻ01.ᦻ2ᔜ⚪ᡠ5ḄAஹBஹCஹD89⌱⚗0⌱<ᨬ>⌱⚗EverylivingthingonEarthiseitheraplantorananimal,right?Wrong!Manyorganismsᨵ#inourworldareneither.Someofthemfloatthroughtheair,andsomeliehiddenintheground.Theydonotneedsunlighttosurvive,andiftheweatherbecomestoocold,theycanbecomeinactiveuntilconditionsimprove.Whatarethese?Theyarecalledfungi"#0andyouseethemalmosteveryday.Manykindsoffungiseem
4diswustine,suchasthegreenblackthingsthatappearonthefoodwhicharelefttoolongintherefrigerator.Butotherkindsarenotsobad.Forexample,theyeastthatisusedtomakebreadandmushrooms↣#arebothfungi.Whatmakesfungidifferentfromplantsandanimals?Ananimalcanmovearoundbyitself.Fungigetaroundtoo,buttheydon'thavefeet,wings,ortails.Theyhavetowaitforwindorsomeotheroutsideforcetomovethem.PlantsaredifferentfromfungibecausetheyhavechlorophylK#.Ithelpsthemmakefoodfromtheenergyinsunlight.Fungidonothavechlorophyll.Somefungiarebad,whileothersarenot.Somefungicausediseases,suchasathlete'sfoot,whichmakesfeetuncomfortable.Otherkindsoffungicanbeusedtomakemedicines,whichhavesavedmanylives.Fungicleanupmorethanwounds,though.Theyaretheworld'sfirstrecyclers.Withoutfungi,ourworldwouldbeamess.Sincefungicannotmaketheirownfoodasplantsdo,theymustgettheirfoodelsewhere.Manyfungigettheirfoodfromdeadplants.Theybreakthemdownandturnthemintosoil.Thefungigetameal,andtheworldgetsahousecleaning.23.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“disgusting“mostprobablymean?A.strongB.unpleasantC.activeD.small24.Accordingtothepassage,.A.fungicanmoveeverywherebythemselvesB.fungiareunabletosurviveincoldconditionsC.somefungicanmakefoodfromtheenergyinsunlight.D.somefungiareusefultohumansandtheenvironment25.Wherecanyoumostprobablyfindthispassage?A.Inasocialreport.B.Inabiologybook.C.Inageographymagazine.D.Inafarmingbook.6.12016$%▅,ᑡ.ᦻ01^⚪ᡠ5ḄAஹBஹCஹD89⌱⚗0⌱<ᨬ>⌱⚗Catsareanimalsthatliveonland.Theycanbedividedintotwogroups:bigcatsandsmallcats.Bigcatsarethelargeranimalspecies.Herearesomematerialsaboutbigcats.Tigersareoneofthelargestcats.TheyliveintheforestsandmarshareasofSouth-EastAsia,India,RussiaandSouthernChina.Tigersmostlylivealoneandmainlyhuntatnight.Youngtigersleavetheirmothersatabouttwoyearsofage.LionslivemostlyonthelargergrasslandofAfrica.Unliketigers,lionsarethemostsocialofthebigcats.Theyliveinfamilygroupsandhunttogether.Therecanbeupto35lionsinagroup.Theyusespeedandstrengthtocatchandkilltheirprey.
5LeopardslivemostlyintheforestontheedgesofplainsinAfricaandAsia.Newbornleopardsonlyopentheireyesafter10days.Theyspendmuchofthedayrestingintrees.Theydomostoftheirhuntingatnight.Theyeatalmostanyanimaltheycancatch.31.Whendotigersmainlyhunt?A.Inthemorning.B.Atnoon.C.Intheafternoon.D.Atnight.32.Lionslivemostlyin.A.AsiaB.RussiaC.AfricaD.India33.Whatdoleopardsoftendointhedaytime?A.Restintrees.B.Sleepincaves.C.Lookaftertheirbabies.D.Huntsmallanimals.7.ூ2016[ᓭ▅,☢.ᦻ0᪷kᑁm⌱ᨬ>AᫀTakingawayacity'srubbishisabigjob.Everydaytrackscomeintoacitytocollectit.Mostrubbishismadeupofthingswecan'teatoruse.Ifwekeptthesethingswewouldsoonhaveamountainofrubbish.Insomeciti.estherubbishiscollectedandtakenoutsideofcitytoadump.Oftenthecitydumpisplacedwherethegroundisloworthereisabighole.Thekitchenrubbishisbrokenintosmallpiecesandsentintothesewagesystem.Thesewagesystemtakesawaytheusedwaterfromtoilets,bathtubsandotherplaces.Tokeepmiceandfliesaway,someearthisusedtocoverthenewlydumpedrubbish.Later,grassmaybeplantedontherubbish-filledland.Finally,ahouseoraschoolmaybebuiltthere,andthenyou'dneverknowthatthishadoncebeenanoldrubbishdump.Inothercitiestherubbishisburntinspecialplaces.Thefireburnseverythingbutthemetal.Sometimesthemetalcanbeusedagaininfactorieswherethingsaremadeofmetal.Thefoodpartsofrubbishareputinspecialpileswheretheyslowlychangeintosomethingcalledhumus,whichlookslikeblackearth.Itisrichwiththekindsofthingsthatfeedplantsandhelpmakethemgrow.5LWhat'sthemainideaofthearticle?A.Toletusknowtakingawayrubbishisabigjob.B.Toexplaintheneedforrubbishcollection.C.Tointroducedifferentwaystotreatrubbish.D.Totellustotakeusefulthingsoutofrubbish.
652.Wecanusuallyreadthearticlein.A.asciencebookB.astorybookC.ahistorybookD.atourguide53.What'sthemeaningoftheword“sewage”inthearticle?A.ᔾB.C.ᐰD.54.Thefoodpartsofrubbishcanbeusedagain.A.tofeedpeopleB.tofeedplantsC.tobuildahouseD.forustoeat55.Howshouldwedowithausedmetalboxinthepassage?A.Bythrowingitaway.B.Byputtingitinearth.C.Byburningitoff.D.Byreusingandrecyclingit.8.12016G$▅ᳮHaveyoueverseenthemovie.BigHero6?Baymax ᜧ#isamaincharacterinthemovie.He'safriendlybigrobotthatlooksAfterpeople'shealth.IfthereisarobotlikeBaymaxinourreallife,peoplewillgetmorebenefits.Therobotwillbeespeciallyhelpfulincaringfortheold.Thehealthofoldpeopleneedsgreatermonitoringandcare;.ScientistsinAmericaarenowworkingtomakeBaymaxareally#-Actually.theyhavealreadyproducedsomehealthcarerobots.Theserobotsprovidebrainvideogamestoimprovepeople'smemory.Thegarnercanhelptheoldrememberthingsforlonger.Besides,theseprovidespecialappᵨ¡¢tohelptheoldmanagetheirhealthathome.Theappscanchecktheoldpeople'heartrate£᳛#andtellthemtotaketheirmedicineonlime.Theappscanalsorecordtheirdailyactivities.Suchcollectedinformationhelpsdoctorsdiscoverthecauseofanillnessfasterandmorecorrectly.Butthehealthcarerobotsare'tascleverasBaymaxyet.Nowadays,scientistsareworkingonimprovingthehealthcarerobots.TheyHopetherobotscanproduceelectricitybywalkingacrossthefloor.Iftheysucceed,batterieswillnotbeneeded.Theyalsohopetherobotscommunicatewithhumansin.thedailylifesotomakepeoplehappierandhealthier.Scientistsaretryingtorealizethesedreams.LikeBaymax,thesehealthcarerobotsmaysavepeople'slivesinthefuture.Wearelookingforwardtothem.⌱ᨬ>Aᫀ46.Theunderlinedword"monitoring**inthepassagemeans""inChinese.
7A.¥¦B§¨C.ᓻª47.Accordingtothepassage,BaymaxisA.afriendlysmallrobotthatlooksafterpeople'shealthB.ascleverasthehealthcarerobotsinreallifeC.amaincharacterinthemovieBigHero648.Inthepassage,thehealthcarerobotsthathavebeenproducedbyscientists.A.can'timprovepeople'smemoryB.cancommunicatewithhumaneinthedailylifeC.canhelptheoldmanagetheirhealthathome49.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Nowadaysthehealthcarerobotsranproductelectricitybywalkingacrossthefloor.B.Boththedoctorsandtheoldwhousethehealthcarerobotscangethelpfromthem.C.Thehealthearnrobotscanprovidevideogamestocheckaperson'sheartrate.50.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.It'smainlyaboutthemovieBigHero6.B.Il'smainlyaboutthehealthcarerobotsC.It'smainlyabouttheimportanceofhealth.9.12016R$«ᐶ▅,☢ᩞᧇ0ᯠ21ᔜ⚪ᡠ5Ḅ89⌱⚗⌱<9ᨬ>AᫀAnewcameramadebyacompanynamedNetatmohasfacialrecognitionsoftware°±ij²³#thatcantellparentsatworkthattheirchildrenhavereturnedfromschool,orthatapackagehasbeentakentotheirhome.Itcanalsotellthemifastrangerhasenteredtheirhome.JaninaMattauschisaproductmarketingmanagerforNetatmo."Thecommonsecurityᐰ#camerasatpresentarenotthatsmart.So,theycantellyouifsomethingismovingbuttheydon'tnecessarilyknowifit'sahumanbeingor,ah,ifit'syourkids-theydon'tknowthedifference,sotheywillwarnyouallthetime.”Whenfamilymembersenterahome,thenewcamera"recognizes11°±U#themandsendsinformationtotheowner'ssmartphone.Theownercanchoosetoseethevideothenorlater.Butifanunknownpersonentersahome,thecamerawillsendtheownerawarningthatwillcauseanalarmtosoundontheowner'ssmartphone.ThatiswhathappenedrecentlytoasmarthomecameraownernamedDarrmen.HelivesinParis.
8"OnaFridayIwasatwork,atendingabigmonthlymeetingwhenmyphonewarned.AtfirstItoldmyself'Oh,itmustbeamistake,maybeIhavetosetthesystemagain.'-butthenoticeonmyphonewastellingmethattherewasamovementinmyHatandalsoafacethatthesoftwaredidnotrecognize."Hewatchedthevideoandwasverysurprisedbywhathesaw.nIsawapersonIdidnotknowwithhisshoeson.Iwaswatchingitliveonvideo.SoIfelttotalyunbelievable,frozen.IaskedaworkmatetotakemebackhomeasfastaspossibleandIcalledthepoliceontheway."Withthehelpofthevideo,thepolicefoundtheintruder´ᐭὅ#laterthatday.38.ThenewcameramadebyNetatmocan.A.warnthestrangersB.recognizethecomersC.stopthevisitorsD.welcomethechildren39.Thefourthparagraphmainlytellsus.A.wherethenewcameraisplacedB.whatthenewcameralookslikeC.whenthenewcameraisusedD.howthenewcameraworks40.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatDamien.A.foundthewarningwasamistakeB.wastoobusytonoticethewarningC.feltshockedtoseeastrangerinhisflatD.caughttheintruderbyhimselfthatday41.Thewriterproves·¸#thenewcameraworkswellby.A.givinganexampleB.makingasurveyC.doinganexperimentD.havingaspeech10.12016¹ᓭ¸▅ᳮ61Friendsareimportantinourlife,becausenoonewantstobelonely.However,somepeoplehavedifficultyinmakingfriendsandtheyoftenfeellonely.62AccordingtonewstudyfromChicagoUniversity,thereasonisthatthiskindofpeoplehavebrainᾯ#differentfromcommonpeople.Andtheyoftenfeelunsafewhenfacingstranger.Doesthatmeantheyhavenowaytobecomehappyagain?63Scientistsofthisstudyhavethoughtupwaystohelpthesepeopledealwiththeirloneliness.Theyprovidedfourstepforgettingoutloneliness.
964"It'snotenoughforpeoplejusttogetintouchwithothersonline.That'sbecausemostpeopledon'tshowtheirtrueselvesthere,“saidDr.Cacioppo,oneofthisstudy'sscientists.Anotherstepistogetanactionplan.As^actionsspeaklouderthanwords",peopleneedtobeactivetocommunicatewithothers.Theyalsoneedtomeetpeoplewiththesameinterests.Also,theyshouldtrytoexpectthebestfromeachactivity.65Whoknowswhatgoodthingsarewaitingforus?᪷k.ᦻᑁm01.ᦻ2Ḅ⌱⚗⌱<¼½ᐭ¾ᜐḄᨬ>⌱⚗⌱⚗ᨵÀ⚗ÁÂÃ⌱⚗ᐳ5u⚪0^u⚪1.5ᑖ0Äᑖ7.5ᑖ#A.PeoplewhofeellonelyB.Thefirststepistoacceptsocialinvitationsevenifyoudon'twanttogo.C.afterall,"tomorrowisanotherday”.D.What'sthereasonbehindthat?E.Whydon'twelikethem?F.NewwaystodealwithIonelinessG.No,don'tworry.ILூ2015$%ÅὃIsyourTVconnectedtotheInternet?Whataboutyourchair,oryourfridge?Probablytheyarenot.Butinthefuture,mostthingsinyourhomemaybeconnected,thankstotheso-called“Internetofthings”.TheInternetofthingsmaybecomingsoonerthanyouthink.Earlierthisyear,ASamsungCEOspentalotoftimetalkingabouttheInternetthings.Hesaidthatfiveyearsfromnow,everySamsungproductwillbepartoftheInternetofthings,nomatterwhetherit'saremotecontrolorawashingmachine.So,howdohouseholdÆᵨḄ#objectsthatarepartoftheInternetofthingswork?Well,thinkofacommonchair.WhenconnectedtotheInternet,thechairwarmsupwhenitknowstheuserhasjustwalkedintotheroomandisfeelingcold.AnInternet-connectedcameracouldhelppeoplefeelsaferintheirhomes.Itcanknowpeople'sfacesandhasaninfraredsensorÇÉÊᘤ#,soevenifit'sdarkitcanseewhensomeonepassesbyandsendyouamessageonyoursmartphonetoletyouknowwho'sthere.Ifthepersonissomeoneyoudon'tknow,itcantellyouthat,too.ButaccordingtoMITTechnologyRoview,whethercompaniesareconnectingdogfoodbowlsorsecuritysystemstotheInternet,theremaybesomeproblems.Forexample,manyearlyconnected-homeobjectsdon'thavemuchbuilt-insecurity,whichmeanstheycouldbehackedÍGÎÏÐ#.Morever,itcouldbedifficulttogetthese
10newmachinestoworktogetherespeciallywhentheyaremadebydifferentcompanies.Tofightthis,manycompanieshavejoinedtheOpenInterconnectConsortium,whichhad45menbersbylate2014.So,picturethis:youenteryourhome.Thetemperaturechangestomakeyoufeelcomfortable.Yourfavoritemusicstartsplayingforyou.Doyouthinkthatthiswouldbeagoodthing?11mayhappensoonerthanyouthink.42.Whatdoesthearticlemainlytalkabout?A.AdvantagesoflivingwiththeInternetB.DisadvantagesoflivingwiththeInternetC.ThecomingInternetofthings”D.TheimpossibleInternetofthings”43.Whichofthefollowingcansupporttheidea“howwillhouseholdobjectsconnectedtotheInternetwork?”A.AwarmchairconnectedtotheInternetB.DogfoodbowlsconnectedtotheInternetC.AremotecomtrolmadebytheSamsungCompanyD.AnInternet-connectedcamerawithaninfraredsensor.44.Paragraph5ismainlyaboutA.thepossibleproblemsof9theInternetofthings^^B.theproblemswithearlyconnecten-homeobjectsC.howtogetdifferentnewmachinesworkingtogetherD.howtosolvethe“theInternetofthings^^problems45.Whichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribesthewriter'stoneÑ#inthearticle?A.DoubtfulB.HopefulC.HumorousD.Worried12.ூ2015ÒÓ¸ὃHaveyouseenAvatar BÔ,LÕ#ÖI/sapopular3Dmovie,andyoumayhavetowear3Dglassestoseeit.The3Dglassesmaketheimages×Ø#fromthemovielookasiftheywerecomingstraighttowardsyou.Moreandmore3Dmoviesarecomingtotheaters.Somesaythat3DTVsetswillcomeintoourhomesinthenearfuture.3DtechnologycanmakeTVandmoviesaremoreexciting.However,peoplewitheyeproblemsmaygetheadachesiftheyspendtoomuchtimewatching3Dmovies.Why?Whenwelookatanobjectᱥ#,eacheyeseesitatadifferentangleÚÛ#.Oureyessendthetwoimagestoourbrainᜧᾯ#0andthebrainputsthemtogether.3DtechnologyusestwofilmprojectorsᢗÝ#.Oneprojectsa
11left-eye-imageandtheotherprojectsaright-eye-image.3Dglassesallowustoseeadifferentimageineacheye.So,whenwearewatchinga3Dmovie,ourbraincan'tputtogethertheimagessenttooureyes.Thebrainneedstoworkharderat“reading“theimages.Thatmakesiteasierforpeoplewitheyeproblemstogetdizzyᜮ᧿Ḅ#orhaveheadaches.Afamouseyedoctorsaidifyoureyescan'tfocusàᯖ#onthesameobjectatonce,youwillhavetroublewatching3Dmovies.᪷k.ᦻᑁmâᡂ,ᑡã⚪51.Accordingtothepassage,Avatarisa.A.digitalcameraB.digitalTVsetC.3DmovieD.4Dmovie52.The3Dglassescanmaketheimagesfromthemovie.A.lookmorebeautifulthanusualB.lookasiftheywerecomingstraighttowardsyouC.lookasiftheywerefarawayfromyouD.lookmoreclearthanusual53.Peoplewillhaveintheirhomesinthenearfuture.A.3DcomputersB.3DphonesC.3DmoviesD.3DTVsets54.Whenwelookatanobject,.A.eacheyeseestheobjectatthesameangleB.ourbrainputsthetwodifferentpicturestogetherC.therewillbetwofilmprojectorsinoureyesD.ourbraincan'tputtogethertheimagessenttooureyes55.Ifyouwearapairof3Dglasses,.A.youwillseedifferentimagesinbotheyesB.yourbraincan'tworkatallC.theimagescanbeputtogethereasilybyyourbrainD.ourbraincanputtheimagestogether13.ூ2015ᑁℳå⎎ÂçὃWiththedevelopmentoftechnology,WiFiisbecomingmoreandmorepopularandimportantinpeople'sdailylife.Buthaveyoueverexperiencedit?JustimaginewhatlifewillbelikeifthereisnoInternet.Maybeyouwon'lbeabletotalkwithfriends,playvideogamesorsearchforinformationforyourhomeworkontheInternet.Butinfact,onlyonethirdoftheworld'spopulationareabletogetinformationontheInternet.Therestare
12toopoortobuyWiFiaccessIᵨᩗ#ortheyliveinremoteareas.Asaresult,theylivewithouttheInternet.GoogleandFacebook,twoworld-famoustechnologycompanies,havedecidedtodosomethingaboutit.Google'sProjectLoonwilltrytosendballoonswhichare15meterswideintoourEarth'sstratosphereéêë#in2015.Theballoonsaremadeofaspecialmaterialthatisthreetimesthickerthantheplasticbagweuseeveryday.EachballoonwillcarryaminicomputerandaWiFiradio.TheWiFiradiowillsendtheInternetovertheareasitisfloatingover.Thenpeoplecangetup-to-dateinformationonweatherornews.42.Theunderlinedword“remote”meansinthe.passage.A.crowdedB.farawayC.nearD.modem43.Twothirdsoftheworld'spopulationlivewithouttheInternetbecause.A.theyhavenomoneytobuyWiFiaccessB.theyliveinremoteareasC.theydon'tneedtheInternetD.theycan'taffordWiFiaccessortheyliveinremoteareas44.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Theballoonsare15meterslong.B.PeoplecandolotsofthingsontheInternet.C.TheWiFiradiocansendtheInternetwithoutanyhelp.D.Thematerialoftheballoonsisnotasthickasourusualplasticbag.45.Themainideaofthelastparagraphis.A.howtosendthe.InternetB.howtousetheInternetC.whattheballoonslooklikeD.howsoonpeoplewillgetWiFifromthesky14.ூ2015☘í[îὃ▅.ᦻ0᪷k.ᦻᑁm01ᡠ5⌱⚗⌱<¼½ᐭ¾ᜐḄᨬ>⌱⚗0ᯠ2âᡂ60⚪Inthenewcentury,<4smartclothes“areusednotonlyforcoveringyourbody,butformanyotherkindsofuses.56AGermanclothingmakerhasinventedthe“MP3bluejacket'*.ThiskindofjacketcanbeusedasbothanMP3playerandmobilephone.AnEnglishcompanyhasdevelopedaclothkeyboardthatcanbeputontoyourpants.57Ifitgetsdirty,thekeyboardcanbewashed.Asthetechnologyimproves,smartclotheswillgetmuchsmarter.Researchersaredevelopingclothesthatcanshowyourbodytemperatureandheatyouupbeforeyoufeelcold._58Theycantellthedoctorwhenyouareindanger.Thistechnologycanalsoprovideimportantinformationaboutyourjenvironment.59JacketswithGPScankeepyoufromgettinglost.Probablysmartclotheswillonedaybecommoninyourownhome.A.Shirtscanwarnyouofhighpollutionlevels.B.Somekindsofsmartclotheshavecomeintothemarket.
13C.Youcancontrolyourcomputerwithiteasilyanywhere.D.Othersmartclothesarespecialmedicalones.60.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.SmartClothesintheMarketB.SmartClothesinNewCenturyC.SmartClothesonyourStreetsD.SmartClotheswithKeyboard15.ூ2015ïðὃEveryonegetsangry.Manythingsmaymakeyouangry.Maybeyourteachergameyoutoomuchhomework.Ormaybeafriendborrowedyourfavoritevideogameandthenbrokeit.Youmaygetangrywhensomethingdoesn'tgoyourway.Maybeyouget.madatyourselfwhenyourteamlosesanimportantgame.Ormaybeyoubecomearoadrager(òô)whenadriveraccidentallycutsinfrontofyou.Thatmakesyouangry!Youneedtoknowwhattodowithyouranger.Herearesomethingsyoucandowhenyoufeelangry:♦Talktoafriendyoucantrust.♦Countto10.♦Getorgiveahug.♦Takesomeexercise.,ö÷ஹQ♦Drawapictureofyouranger.4E1°♦Playavideogame.♦Runaroundtheoutsideofthehousefivetimesasfastasyoucan.♦SingalongwiththeCDplayer.♦Pullweedsinthegarden.♦Thinkgoodthoughts(maybeaboutafunvacationoryourfavoritesport.)♦Takeabikeride,goskating,playbasketball-dosomethingactive!Nevergettingangryisimpossible.Butwhenyou'reangry,youcandosomethinganditcanmakethingsbetterorworse.Don'tletangerbethebossofyou.Takechargeofit!56.Inthepassage,thewritergivesuspiecesofadvice.A.tenB.elevenC.twelveD.thirteen57.Theunderlinedpart“whensomethingdoesn'tgoyourway”probablymeans.A.whenyougetlostB.whenyouareonawrongwayC.whenyoumeetwithsomethingdifficultD.whenthingsdon'tgoasyouimagine58.Ifyourunaroundtheoutsideofyourhousefivetimes,andyourhouse,isacircleof260meters,soyou'llrunA.1,300metersB.1,300kilometersC.1,360metersD.1,360kilometers59.Asfordoingwithanger,whichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A.Talktoafriendyoubelieve.B.Getahug.C.PullweedsinthegardenD.Haveafightwithafriend6O.Thepassageismainlyabout.A.howtodealwithyourangerB.lettingangerbethebossofyouC.drinkingmorewaterwhenyou'reangryD.doingsomethingactivewhenyou'reangry
1416.ூ20158øḝïὃCanplantseatpeople?Probablynot,buttherearemanyplantsthateatmeat.Someofthemarebig.Andthaycaneatsmallanimals.Onefamousmeat-eatingplantisVenusFlytrapᣓ∫#.Venusflytrapisaverystrangeplant.ItgrowsindrypartsoftheUnitedStates.Itsleavesarelikethepagesofabook.Theycanopenandcloseveryquickly.Insidetheleaves,therearethreesmallhairs.Ifaflytouchesoneofthehairs,theleafclosesquickly,sotheflycannotgetout.Inabouthalfanhour,theleafpressestheflyuntilitisdead.Then,theplantcoverstheflyandslowlyeatsit.Whydoplantsdothat?Mostplantsgetwhattheyneedfromthesun,theair,andtheground.Insomeplaces,thegroundisverypoor.Itdoesn'thavealltheseimportantthings,especiallynitrogený#.Animalmeathasalotofnitrogen,sosomeplantseatmeattogetwhattheyneed.Let*shopethatbiggerplantsdon'tgetthesameidea!56.Venusflytrapisakindof.A.plantB.animalC.foodD.meat57.Venusflytrapgrowsin.A.mostpartsoftheworldB.partsofAfricaC.drypartsoftheUnitedStatesD.wetpartsofEngland58.Fromthepassage,welearnthat.A.allplantscaneatpeopleB.allplantscaneatanimalsC.someplantscaneatpeopleD.someplantscaneatanimals59.TheunderlinedwordupressesnprobablymeansinChinese.A.ᢴB.ᐵ C.ᡭD.60.—Whydosomeplantseatanimalmeat?Because.A.plantsaredangeroustoanimalsB.animalsaredangeroustoplantsC.plantswanttogetwhattheyneedfromanimalmeatD.plantswanttoprotectthemselvesagainstanimals17.ூ2015ᵪὃIfyouliketocheckyoursmartphonefromtimetotime,youarenotalone.Infact,usingappsᵨ.hasnowbecomepartofeverydaylife.Changba
15Changba,whichhasbeendescribedas"thebestmobilekaraokeforsound",allowsyoutosingalongtoover2,000songs.YoucanalsoshareyourKTVrecordingswithfriendsonsocialmediasitessuchasWeibo,Wechat,Qzone,etc.Theappallowsuserstocreateaphotoshowtogowiththeirsongsandcommentonotherpeople'ssongs.Changbacanevenfilterthesound.Forexample,itcanmakecatnoisessoundlikeabeautifulchorusᔠᖛ.MomentCamMomentCambringsyousomeofthemostusefulfeaturesacameraappcanhave,suchasadjustingtheflashᐝ continuousshots,adjustingthetimer,andchoosingdifferentsizesforphoto-sharingsites.Butwhatsetstheappapartfromalltheothersisthechoiceofsimplemini-buttonsthatyouhardlynoticearethere.CarrotCarrot,ato-dolistapp,isataskmanagerwithapersonality,Whenyousucceedinfinishingyourtasks,forexample,Carrotpraisesyouwithamessagesuchas"Waytogo.Soonyou'llbecompletingotherpeople'sto-dolists”.Butifyoufailtoperformyourtasks,Carrotmightsay,'Tmangeredatyourbehavior.'1Anditmaychangeitsbackgroundfromwhitetoblacktoshowhowangryitis.So,ifyouneedanextrapushtofinishyourtasks,giveCarrotatry.᪷ ᦻᑁ"#$⚪ᡠ'ḄAஹBஹCஹD*+⌱⚗⌱.ᨬ01ᫀ10ᑖ63.Tonyisfondoftakingphotosonhissmartphone.Whichappmighthedownload?A.Carrot.B.Flash.C.Changba.D.MomentCam.64.ChangbaallowsuserstodothefollowingthingsEXCEPT.A.listingthetasksyouneedtofinishB.commentingonohterpeople'ssongsC.singingalongtoover2,000songsD.sharingyourKTVrecordingonWeChat65.Theunderlinedword“filter“probablymeans.A.ᑖ5B.6ᣚC.8⛲D.:;66.Carrotmaychangeitsbackgroundfromwhitetoblacktoshow,A.howsaditisB.howhappyitisC.howangryitisD.howlonelyitis67.Fromthepassage,wecaninfer<=thatA.ifsunpopulartouseappsinourdailylifeB.CarrotwillhelptomonitoryourtaskstodoC.ChangbahasgotbettersoundeffectsthankaraokeD.oldpeoplepreferacommoncameratoMomentCam18.ூ2015>?ᓅAὃTornadoesBᔁDareoneoftheworstweathereventsonearth.Eachyear,tornadoeskillmanypeople.Thestormsoftencarryhomes,carsandtreesfromoneplacetoanother.Andtheycanalsodestroyanythingwhenthey
16passby.AtornadocomesfromathunderstormEFintheskydowntotheground.Itisbigatthetopandsmallatthebottom.Atornadoappearswhenwindsindifferentdirectionsmeetinthecloudandbegintoturnincircles.Peoplecanseetornadoesalmosteverywhereintheworld.Butmosthappenfromlatewintertomiddlesummer.ThereisasecondhighseasoninNovember.Duringspring,warmairmovesnorthandmixeswiththecoldairleftfromwinter.InNovember,theoppositehappens.Coldairmovessouthandmixeswiththewarmairleftfromsummer.Tornadoesalwayscomesuddenly.Weatherscientistshavedonesomethingtopredict⚜Htornadoes.Butthestormsoftenmovetoofastforpeopletoprotectthemselves.Lastyear,tornadoeskilledmorethanonehundredpeopleinUnitedStates.Scientistssaythebestplacetobeinisasmallroom,withoutwindows,inthemiddlethelowestpartofabuildingwhentornadoescome.᪷ ᦻᑁ"#⌱Iᨬ01ᫀ67.IntheUnitedStates,mosttornadoeshappen.A.fromlatesummertomiddlesummerB.fromlateautumntomiddlewinterC.fromlateautumntomiddlespringD.fromlatewintertomiddlesummer68.AccordingtoParagraph4,tornadoesappearwhen.A.warmairandcoldairmixB.coldairandcoldairmixC.warmairandwarmairmixD.warmwaterandcoldwatermix69.What'stheChinesemeaningoftheunderlinedword“destroy”?A.JKB.LMC.NOD.PQ70.Fromthepassage,weknowthat.A.theUnitedStateshasveryfewtornadoes
17B.tornadoesareoneoftheworstweathereventsintheworldC.peopleshouldstayinbigroomswithwindowswhentornadoescomeD.morethanonethousandpeoplewerekilledbytornadoesintheUSAlastyear19.ூ2015>?RSὃWhenyouhearabouttreescutforpaper,youmightthinkofyourfavoritetreesinthebackyard,nearbyparksorwildforestsbeingcuttopieces.thegoodnewsisthatproductionanduseofpaperwillnotcauseforeststodisappear.Mosttreesusedforpapercomefromtimberlandsᙢ.Peopleplanttreeshereforuse.Itusuallytakes10to20yearsfortreestogrowbigenoughtobecutdown.Duringthattime,treesprovideahomeforanimalsandproduceoxygenVWfortheearth.Andafterpeoplecutdownthebigtrees,theyplantsmallonesagain.Often,atreeisnotcutdownformakingpaperatall.Peopleusethebigpartforbuildings.Paperisthenmadefromtheleftsmallpart.Wealsorecyclepaper-Peoplecollectusedpaperandturnitintonewproducts,likesboxes,newsprintandwritingpaper,inthefactory.Soit'simportantforustorecyclepaperandreduceXYtheamountᦪ[ofitinlandfillsᚗ]ᜐᳮ`.▅b ᦻ#᪷ ᦻᑁ"#$c☢ᔜf⚪ᡠ'ḄAஹBஹCஹD*+⌱⚗#⌱Iᨬ0⌱⚗gf⚪2ᑖ#ᐳ10ᑖ61.Treesforpapercomefrom.A.parksB.rainforestsC.timberlandsD.people'syard62.Theunderlinedphrase“thattime"refersᢣto.A.thatofplantingtreesB.thatoftreesgrowingupC.thatofproducingoxygenD.thatofcuttingdowntrees63.Peopleusethebigpartofatreefor.A.buildingsB.furnitureC.paperD.boxes64.Thelastparagraphistalkingabout.A.howtousepaperB.howtousetreesC.howtomakepaperD.howtorecyclepaper65.WhichofthefollowingisTURE?A.Useofpapermakesforestdisappear.
18B.Peoplecutdownbothsmallandbigtrees.C.Ittakes5yearsfortreestogrowbigenough.D.Peoplecancollectusedpapertomakeboxes.20.ூ2015jk⍳mὃThereislittlerainindesert.Becausedesertsaresodry,theyhaveno“quilt”tohelpstopthesoilfromgoingaway.Asaresult,theymaygetveryhotduringthedaywiththesunshining,butdon'tholdtheheatovernight.Manydesertscanquicklygetcoldoncethesungoesdown.Somedesertscanreachtemperaturesofover100degreesFduringthedayandthendropbelowfreezing(32degreesF)duringthenight.ThelargesthotanddrydesertintheworldistheSaharaDesertinNorthernAfrica.TheSaharaisasandydesertwithgreatsandhills.Itcoversover3millionsquaremilesofAfrica.OtherlargedesertsincludetheArabianDesertintheMiddleEast,theGobiDesertinNorthernChinaandMongolia,andKalahariDesertinAfrica.Animalsthatliveinthedesertarealsousedtoneedinglittlewater.Manygetallthewatertheyneedfromthefoodtheyeat.Otheranimalskeepwaterthattheycanuselater.Thecamelstoresupfatinitshumpwhileotheranimalskeepsomethingtheyneedintheirtails.Onlycertaintypesofplantscanliveintheterribleenvironmentofthedesert.Youwon'tseealotoftalltreesinthedesert.Mostplantshaveawaytokeepwaterintheirleaves,ortrunkssotheycanlivealongtimewithoutwater.Nowdesertscoveraround20%oftheworld'sland,buttheyaregrowing.Thisiscalleddesertificationandiscausedbydifferentreasonsincludinghumanactivities.TheSaharaDesertisgrowinglargerandlargereachyear.Whatshouldwedowithit?61.Howistheweatherduringthenightinthedesert?A.Hot.B.Cold.C.Cool.62.Wheredoesthecamelstoreupfat?A.Initshump.B.Initsstomach.C.Initstail63.Whywon'tweseealotoftalltreesinthedesert?A.Becauseoffewpeoplethere.B.Becauseofthesunshining.C.Becauseoftheterribleenvironment64.Howmuchofthelanddodesertscoverintheworld?A.Onefifth.B.Lessthan10%.C.Twofifths65.1stheSaharaDesertgrowingornot?A.Nobodyknowsit.B.Ifsgrowing.C.It'snotgrowing.21.ூ2015noᓭqὃLet'strydoingthefollowingexperiment.WhattodorUsestringtohangapapercliporothersmallobjectataboutchest(tu)level.
19Pickupastick,suchasabroomhandle.Takethreeorfourstepsawayfromthepaperclip.Nowcloseoneeyeandwalktowardthepaperclip.Trytotouchitwiththetipofthestick.Ifyoumiss,tryagain,stillkeepingoneeyeclosed.Nowtryitwithbotheyesopenandseeifit'seasierIodo.HowitworksrIntheexperiment,youhavetojudgehowfarawaythepaperclipis.Yourbrainhasseveralwaysofdoingthis.Onesimplewaydependsonhowmuchyoureyehastofocus wᯖitself.Usingonlyoneeye,mostpeoplewillfinditdifficulttotouchthepapercliponthefirsttry,butthebrainstillgetssomeinformationaboutdistance-thoughnotmuch.Yourbraincanjudgedistancemuchbetterwhenyoulookatsomethingwithbotheyes.Infact,yourbrainhasmorethanonewaytousebotheyesinjudgingdistance.Forexample,toseeanythingclearly,youhavetomakebothofyoureyespointattheobject.Whenyoulookatanearbyobject.,youreyesturninward.Youcanfeelthishappeningifyoulookatthetipofyourfingerandmoveyourfingertowardyournose.Yourbraingetsinformationfromtheeyesabouthowmuchtheyarepointingtowardeachother.Usingthatinformation,thebraincantellhowfarawayanyobjectis,whetheritisabasketballorapaperclip.38.Howmanymaterialsdoweneedatleasttodotheexperiment?A.TwoB.ThreeC.FourD.Five39.Thepassageismainlyaboutthatwitheyesourbraincanjudge.A.howbiganobjectisB.howhighanobjectisC.howfarawayanobjectisD.howmuchinformationanobjectis4O.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Ourbrainjudgesdistanceinonewaywhenweusebotheyes.B.Ourbraincannotjudgethedistanceofasmallobjectbutabigone.C.Howmuchoureyesfocushelpsourbrainjudgethesizeofanobject.D.Howmuchoureyesfocushelpsourbrainjudgethedistanceofanobject.41.Fromtheexperimentwecaninfer<=.A.withoneeyewecanseeanobjectasclearlyasweusetwoeyesB.oureyesturntowardstheinsidewhenwelookatanobjectverynearC.within3or4steps,theneareranobjectis,themoreclearlywecanseeitD.ourbraincanhardlygetanyinformationaboutdistancewhenweuseoneeye
2022.ூ2015noykὃWeusuallybelievewhatourbraintellsus,buttherearesomeamazingfactswhichshowthatthebraintricksus.Asaresult,wethinkwecanseesomethingthatisnotactuallythereorweignore z{thingsthatactuallyarethere.ScientistsDanielSimonsandChristopherChabrishaveresearchedthisphenomenon|}#whichtheycall“changeblindness”.Theirexperimentsshowhowwesometimesjustdonotseewhatisinfrontofoureyesbecause42.Hereisoneoftheirmostfamousexperiments.Inthisexperiment,theparticipants~ὅwereshownavideooftwogroupsofpeople onegroupinwhiteT-shirtsandonegroupinblackT-shirtswhopassedbasketballsaroundinahallway.Eachgrouphadthreemembers.SimonsandChabrisaskedtheparticipantstocounthowmanytimesthewhiteteampassedtheball.Whilethetwoteamswerepassingtheirballsaround,apersondressedupasabigbearwalkedthroughthegroupandstoppedtolookatthecamera.SimonsandChabrisfoundthatabouthalfoftheresearchparticipantsdidnotnoticethebigbear.23.ூ2015>?ὃ▅b ᦻ#᪷ ᦻᑁ"#$c☢ᔜf⚪ᡠ'Ḅ*+⌱⚗#⌱.ᨬ0⌱⚗gf⚪2ᑖOnebillionteenagersandyoungadultsaroundtheworldareinthefaceoflosingtheirhearingbylisteningtoloudmusic.ThisisaccordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization.Fewthingscanmakepeoplehappyandfullofenergylikegoodmusic.Manypeoplebelievelouderisbetterifyouarelisteningtorockandroll.Butifyoureallylistentothemusicloudly,evenreallygoodmusic,itcanhurtyourhearingbadly.Ifapersontakesasubwaytogofromoneplacetotheotherforhalfanhourinthemorningandahalfanhourintheevening,andeverydayhastoturnupthevolumeonhisaudiodevicebecausethereissomuchofnoiseofthetrainandeverythingaround,andislisteningtoforonehoureveryday,hishearingisgoingtobehurtseriouslyinafewyears,inacoupleofyearstime,forsure.Therecanbemanykindsofunsafelevelsofsound.Itdependsonhowloudthesoundisandhowlongyoulistentoit.Unsafecanmeannoiselevelsof85decibelsforeighthoursadayor100decibelsforjust15minutes.Therearesimplewaystoprotectpeoplefromunsafesoundlevels.Youngpeoplewhowearearplugsduringconcertscanenjoymusicat90decibelsasmuchastheycanat110decibels.Butearplugsmaynotlookverycool.Thefactthatearplugsmaylookun-coolmaybetruetoday,butifthereisnothingwrongwithyourhearinginthe
21futuremaybetrueandwearingearplugsmayactuallybecool.Anothercommonsuggestionistoturndownthevolumeonyourpersonalaudiodevices.TheWorldHealthOrganizationalsoadvisesyoungpeopletolimittheiruseofsuchdevicestolessthanonehouraday.Besides,theWorldHealthOrganizationremindspeopletousetechnology,suchassmartaudiodeviceskeeplisteninglevelssafe.66.Whatmusiccanmakepeoplehappyandfullofenergy?A.Sadmusic.B.BadmusicC.SoftmusicD.Goodmusic.67.Whatdoes“turnupthevolume“meaninChinese?A.[B.[C.ᐵᣵ[D.☟68.Thelevelsofsoundissafeornotdependson.A.whatkindofmusicisandwhereyoulistentoitB.howloudthesoundisandhowlongyoulistentoitC.howclearthesoundisandhowoftenyoulistentoitD.howmuchtheaudiodeviceisandhowlongyoukeepit69.Toprotectyourhearing,youcanenjoymusicat.A.65decibelsforlessthanonehouradayB.85decibelsforeighthoursadayC.100decibelsforjust15minutesD.110decibelsforjust20minutes7O.Thispassagementionswaystoprotectpeoplefromunsafesoundlevels.A.2B.3C.4D.524.ூ2014ὃSmartphone,poorsightLookaroundandyou'llseepeoplebusyontheirsmartphones.Smartphonesdomakeourliveseasier.Buthaveyoueverthoughtaboutwhattheymeantoyoueyes?Accordingtoastudy,halfofBritishpeopleownsmartphonesandtheyspendanaverageoftwohoursadayusingthem.Therehasbeena35%increaseinthenumberofpeopleintheUKwhosufferfromshortsightednesssincesmartphoneswereintroducedtherein1997.Staringatsmartphonesforlongtimegivesyoudryeyes.Whenlookingatsomethinginthedistance,youreyes
22automaticallyblinkacertainnumberoftimes.However,whenyoulookatthingsclosertoyourface,theblinkingslowsdown.Thisreducestheamountoftearsandcausesdiscomfortinyoureyes.Anotherbadhabitisusingsmartphonesindarkroomsbeforegoingtosleep.Ifyoulookatabrightscreenwhileyourpupilsbecomelarger,toomuchlightentersyoureyes.Thiscandoharmtotheeyesandcauseadiseasecalledglaucoma.Whileyou'reprobablynotgoingtostopusingtoyoursmartphone,thereareafewthingsyoucandotoprotectyoureyes.Holdyourphoneatleast30continuesawayfromyoureyeswhenusingit.Takeabreakeveryhourandtrythefollowing:lookatsomethingatleastfivemetersfromyouandthenfocusonthetipofyournose.Repeatthisseveraltimes.Itshouldreducethediscomfortinyoureyes.25.ூ2014ὃNorthAmericanbackbearsareshyanimals.Theyarefearfulbynature,andwillusuallyrunawayiftheyseeorhearpeople.Becauseofthis,itcanbedifficultforscientiststolearnabouttheseanimals.Inordertostudyblackbears,researchersfromNewJersey,USA,catchbearsandusedrugstohelpthemgotosleep.Researchersthenworkoutthesizeandtheweightofthebear,takebloodtotestfordiseases,removeatoothandtakeittothelabtofindoutitsage.Fromthesestudies,researcherswanttofindouthowmanybearsliveinNewJersey,howlongtheylive,andhowmanybabiestheyproduce.ButinMinnesota,USA,researchersstudybearsthatarecompletelyawake.Thebearsknowtheresearchers'voicesandtheyarenotafraidofdieresearchteam.Withthehelpofafewgrapestokeepthebearsbusy,researcherscantouchthemtochecktheirhearts,lookattheirteeth,anddootherjobs.Researcherscanalsowalkorsitwithbearsforhoursandmakevideostolearnabouttheireverydaylives.Inbothplaces,themainpurposeisthesame—tomakesurethereisahealthypopulationofblackbears.Buttheresearchmethodsandthekindsofinformationthatresearchers,areabletocollectarequitedifferent.l.Inthefirstparagraph,wecanlearnthatNorthAmericanblackbearsare.A.shyandfearfulanimalsB.notfoundtodayC.wellknowntoscientistsD.notafraidofpeople2.Theword"remove"inthesecondparagraphprobablymeansinChinese.A.cB.C.D.8⊡3.WhichofthefollowingmayNOTbeincludedintheNewJerseystudiesonbears?
23A.Theage.B.Thewayoftheircommunication.C.Theweight.D.Thenumberofbabiestheyproduce.4.IntheMinnesotastudies,researchers.A.cannevergetclosetothebearsB.studythebearswhiletheyareasleepC.usegrapestomakethebearsfullD.learnalotaboutthebears'everydaylives5.Whatdothetwostudieshaveincommon?A.Researchplaces.B.Themainpurpose.C.Researchmethods.D.Collectedinformation.26.ூ2014jkḕ?ᓭkὃManyofusdon'tpayattentiontotheimportanceofeyecare.It'ssaidthatifyoutakecareofyourbody,thenyoucanbehealthy.Thatiswhyoureyesshouldbegivenalotofcare.Naturaleyecareshouldbeputinanumberoneplace.Thereareseveralcausesleadingtopooreyesightlikenotenoughfood,geneandaging.Televisions,computersandreadingarealsothecausesofhavingpooreyesight.Ifyouhappentoworkinfrontofthecomputer,itisbesttotakearesteveryonceinawhile.Somethingdirtycancauserednessandtheywillmakeyoufeeluncomfortable.Itisbadforyoureyes,too.Ifthishappens,thebestwayistocleanyoureyesbyusingcoldwater.Youmustalsotryyourbesttoprotectyoureyesfromharmfulthing.Forexample,sunglassesarenotjustfashionbuttheycanalsoserveasagreatwaytoprotectyoureyesightfromUVrays.Eatinghealthyfoodswilldogoodtoyoureyesight.RememberthatvitaminsAஹCandEaregoodforeyes.Trytoeatfoodgroupsthathavethesevitamins.Andyoushoulddoeyeexercisesbecauseexerciseprotectsyoureyesight,too.Ifapersonexercisesregularlyᙢandeatstherightkindoffood,hiseyeswillstayingoodconditionforalongtime.Allabovearenaturalwaysofeyecarethathelpuskeephealthyeyes.Beinghappyallthetimecanbehelpfultoaperson'seyesight,too.Inaword,eyecareisveryimportant,nomatterhowoldapersonis.1.isthemostimportantwaytoprotectoureyes.A.NaturaleyecareB.TakingmedicineC.SeeingthedoctorD.Beinghappyallthetime
242.AllthefollowingcausescanleadtobadeyesightexceptA.ageB.heightC.readingD.computer3.Whatshouldyoudoifyouhavetoworkinfrontofthecomputer?A.Eathealthyfoods.B.Cleantheeyesbyusingcoldwater.C.Wearapairofsunglasses.D.Havearestafterworkingforawhile.4.Whatdotheunderwords“UVrays"mean?A.B.ᵯC.¡£D.¤¥¦5.Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.WaysofEyeCareB.WaysofEyeExercisesC.WayofBeingbeHappyD.WayofBeingHealthy27.ூ2014no§kὃA15-year-oldstudentwhoinventedaflashlight¨ᵯ©gettingpowerfromtheholder'sbodyheatisgoinghometodayfromCaliforniawithabigprizeandachancetodofurtherresearch.AnnMakosinskiwastheonlyCanadianamongthefourwinnersatGoogle'sinternationalsciencecompetition.Thousandsofyoungscientistsfromaroundtheworldtookpartinthecompetition.Winningthescienceandtechnologycompetitionwas"asurprise".Annsaid,"Ithinkitwillhaveagreatinfluenceonmyfuture.1'Annthankedherfamilyforencouragingherinterestinscienceandsaidthatherfirsttoywasaboxoftransistorsᨔ«¬.Ann'sprizeincludes$25,000anda"onceina-lifetimeexperience"fromGoogleforherHollowFlashlight,whichhasnomovingpartsorbatteries.Theideafortheinventioncamefromseeingunwantedbatteriesandherfriend'sexperience.WhenAnnvisitedafriendinthePhilippines,shesawthefriendcouldn'tstudywhenitbecamedarkbecausetherewasnoelectricityorlight.Shesawtheneedforaflashlightthathasnobatteries-HollowFlashlight.Inherproject,AnnwrotenImadetwoflashlightsthatdonotuseanybatteriesorharmfulmaterials.Theydonotcreateanynoiseandwillalwayswork.Theflashlightneedsatleasta5࠷temperaturedifferencebetweentheholder'sbodyandtheenvironmentaroundtoproducelight.1'
25AvideoofAnnexplaininghowshecreatedtheflashlighthasbeenwatchedmorethan1.4milliontimesontheInternet.ThoughAnnwassuccessful,shehasnotmadeadecisionabouthercareerpath.Annhopesthatshecanfindawaytojoinherloveoffilmandsciencetogether.Thefourwinnerswerechosenfrom15finalcompetitorsfromeightcountries.Thecompetitionattractedthousandsofstudentsin120countries.l.Inwhichpartofanewspapercanweprobablyreadthispassage?A.Travel.B.Culture.C.Technology.D.Advertisement.2.Thefirstparagraphiswrittentobea(n).A.introductionB.warningC.argumentD.discussion3.Paragraph6mainlytellsus.A.whatAnnsawinthePhilippinesB.whyAnninventedHollowFlashlightC.howAnn'sfamilyencouragedherinterestD.whatprizeAnngotforHollowFlashlight4.Accordingtothepassage,welearn.A.easytowintheinternationalsciencecompetitionB.HollowFlashlightissafe,noiselessandcansaveenergyC.AnnhasmadeadecisiontobeascientistinthefutureD.fewpeopleareinterestedinhowAnncreatedtheflashlight28.[2014®¯°±ὃBetterthinktwicebeforechoosingapasswordfore-mail,onlinebankorshopping.Simplepasswordsareeasytobestolen.Apasswordislikeakeytoyourhome.Ifsomeonestealsit,he'llgetchancestostealsomethingelse.Weusepasswordseverywhereinourlife.Wearesousedtopasswordsthatwedon'tpayanyattentiontothemuntilweloseorforgetone.Astudyof28,000passwordsrecentlystolenfromapopularwebsiteshowedthatpeopleoftendotheeasything.Itfoundthat16percenttookafirstnameasapassword.Another14percentusedtheeasiestkeyboardcombinationssuchas”12345678"orQWERTY.Fivepercentofthestolenpasswordswerenamesoftelevisionshowsorstarspopularwithyoungpeople.Threepercentofthepasswordsexpressedfeelingslike"Idon'lcare,““Whatever,“"Iloveyou,“ortheiropposite,4tIhateyou.”
26RobertGraham,whodidthestudy,advisespeopletochooseapasswordthatislongerthaneightcharacterswithonecapitalletterᜧᑏ´µandonesymbol.Ofcourse,safepasswordsdon'tmeanthosehardtoremember.Forgettingyourpasswordissometimesabigheadacheforyou.Maybe,theperfectpasswordiseasyforyouandhardforothers.1..Theunderlinedword''password"inParagraph1means.A.᪗·B.K᯿C.¹ṹD.»¼2.About40%passwordsareeasilystolenbecausetheusersare.A.busyB.lazyC.stupidD.careful3.Whichofthefollowingpasswordsisconsideredthesafest?A.ZXCVBN.B.password56.C.wy64#0Mv.D.Ihateyou.29.ூ2014ᜩ¾ὃIsthereintelligentᨵÀÁḄlifeonotherplanets?Foryears,scientistssaid"no.”or“wedon'tknow.^^Buttodaythisischanging.SethShostakandAlexandraBamettareastronomeisᜩᦻÂÃ.TheybelieveintelligentlifeexistsÄᙠsomewhereintheuniverse.TheyalsothinkwesillsooncontactthesebeingsÆÇᱥ.WhydoShostakandBarnettthinkintelligentlifeexistsonotherplanets?Thefirstreasonistime.Scientistsbelievetheuniverseisabout12billionyearsold."ThisislongenoughforotherplanetstohaveintelligentsayShostakandBarnett.Thesecondreasonissize—theuniverseishuge."ToolsliketheHubbleTelescopeÉÊËÌÍhaveshownthatthereareatleast100billiongalaxies,“saysShostak.4 27A.TheAgeandSizeofEarthB.OurGalaxy:TheMilkyWayC.WhyIntelligentLifeMightExistD.Earth:TheOnlyPlanetwithIntelligentLife3.Whywasithardtolookforsignsofintelligentlifeintheuniverseinthepast?A.Therewerenotanysmallerplanets.B.Therewerenotanypowerfultelescopes.C.Theastronomerswerenotinterestedinthem.D.TheMilkyWaydidn'texistatthattime,4.Whyhaven'tbeingsfromspacevisitedusyetaccordingtoShostak?A.They'reafraidofus.B.It'salongwayaway.C.Theydon'twanttoseeus.D.Theydon'tknowhowtouseradiosignals.5.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“lifeforms^^inthelastparagraphmean?A.MessagesB.ToolsC.IntelligentbeingsD.Radiosignals30.ூ2014ÑnÒkὃHowquicklycanyoucountfromonetoten?Doyouusetendifferentwordstodoit?CanyoudoitinEnglish,ordoyouhavetouseyourfirstlanguages?Doyoucountonyourfingers?Manypeoplethinkthatnumbersandmatharethesameallovertheworld.Butscientistshavediscoveredthatitisnottrue.Peopleindifferentpartsoftheworldusedifferentwaystocountontheirfingers.IntheUnitedStates,peoplethinkbegincountingwiththeirfirstfingers,whichtheyextendorstickout.TheythenextendtherestoftheirfingersandfinallythethumbÓᢣtocounttofive.Thentheyrepeatthiswiththeotherhandtogettoten.InChina,peoplecountbyusingdifferentfingerpositions.Inthisway,aChinesepersoncaneasilycounttotenononlyonehand.Besideswaysoffingercounting,scientistshavefoundthatculturesandlanguagesarealsodifferentwhenitcomestonumbers.Somelanguageshaveonlyafewwordsfornumbers,andothershavenowordsfornumbers.Agroupofscientistsstudiedaboriginal℉ḄpeopleinAustralia.Thesepeopledon'thavehandmovementstostandfornumbers.Theydon'tevenhavewordfornumbers.However,theyarestillabletounderstanddifferentideasaboutnumbers.Inasimilarstudy,researchersfromtheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologydiscoveredthatpeopleofthe 28Pirahatribeᒈ6ÖinnorthwesternBrazildon'thavewordsfornumberssuchas"one"or"three.".Theyarenotabletosay“fivetrees"or"tentrees"butcansay“sometrees,“"moretrees,"or“manytrees."ProfessorEdwardGibsonsaidthatmistpeoplebelievethateveryoneknowshowtocount,44buthereisagroupthatdoesnotcount.Theycouldlearn,butit'snotusefulintheirculture,sothey'veneverpickeditup.”Althoughallhumansareabletounderstandquantitiesᦪ[,notalllanguageshavenumbersandnotallpeopleusecounting.Numberwordsinacertainlanguagearearesultofpeopleneedingnumbersintheirdailylives.Nowweknowthatpeoplehavedifferentideasaboutnumbersandmath,too.l.Thewriterbeginswiththefourquestionsinorderto.A.makeasurveyB.interestreadersC.tellastoryD.solvemathproblems2.WhatdowelearnfromthedifferenceinfingercountingbetweentheU.S.andChina?A.PeoplefromChinacountmuchfasterthanpeoplefromtheU.S.B.PeoplefromChinaneedtwohandstocountfromonetoten.C.PeopleofdifferentculturesmayusedifferentwaysoffingercountingD.Peopleofdifferentculturesusethesamewayoffingercounting.3.WhichoffollowingistrueaboutaboriginalAustralians?A.TheyhaveonlyafewwordsfornumbersB.TheyhavehandmovementstostandfornumbersC.TheycanonlycounttofiveontheirfingersD.Theycanunderstanddifferentideasaboutnumbers4.ThestudyofthePirahatribeshows,thatA.peopleallovertheworldknowhowtocountB.PeopleofthetribehavewordsfornumberC.SomegroupsofpeoplearenotsmartenoughtocountD.Countingisnotusefulinthecultureofthetribe5.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.peoplefromdifferentcultureshavedifferentideasaboutnumbersandmathB.ChinesepeoplecancountmoreeasilyontheirfingersthanAmericansC.Insomeaboriginalculture,peopledon'tevenknowhowtocount 29D.Somelanguagesdon'thavenumberwordsbecausepeopledon'tneednumbers. 30
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