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第三部分 阅读理解 (共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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Passage 1[来源:学+科+网]
The information Highway is the road that links computer users to a large number of on-line services; the Web ,e-mail, and software, to mention just a few. Not long ago, the information Highway was a new road, with not many us ers. Now, everyone seems to want to take a drive, with over 30 million families connected worldwide. Not surprisingly, this well-traveled highway is starting to look like a well-traveled highway. Traffic jams can cause many serious problems, forcing the system to close down for repair. Naturally, accidents will happen on such a crowed road, and usually victims are some files, gone forever. Then, of course, there’s Mr. Cool, with his new broad-band connection, who speeds down the highway faster than most of us can go. But don’t trick yourself; he pays for that speeding.
Passage 2
Want to know more about global warming and how you can help prevent it? Doctor Herman Friedman, who is considered a leading expert on the subject, will speak at Grayson Hall next Friday. Friedman studied environmental science at three well-known universities around the world before becoming a professor in the subject. He has also traveled around the world observing environmental concerns. The gradual bleaching (变白) of the Grate Barrier Reef, which came in to the public eye in 2002,in his latest interest. Signed copies of his colorful book, which was published just last month, will be on sale after his talk.
56.The Information Highway
A. is free from traffic accidents
B. is crowded with car drivers
C. offers just a few on-line services[来源:学科网]
D. appeals to a large number of users
57.How does MR .Cool manage to travel the Information Highway so fast ?
A. By storing fewer files .
B. By repair the system.
C. By buying a better computer.
D. By using a broad-band connection.
58.What can be learned from Passenger 2 ?
A. There will be a book show at Crayson Hall
B. Friedman is now studying the Great Barrier Reef.
C. There will be a talk on global warming this week.
D. Friedman is a leading expert on computer science.
59.Passenger 2 is most probably
A. a poster about a lecture.
B. an ad for a new book.
C. a note to a doctor in a university.
D. an introduction to a professor .
60.From the text we know that windmills
A. were invented by European armies.
B. have a history of more than 2800 years.
C. used to supply power to radio in remote areas.
D. have rarely been used since electricity was discovered.
61.What was a new use for wind power in the late l9th century ?
A. Sailing a boat.
B. Producing electricity.
C. Grinding wheat into flour.
D. Pumping water from underground.
62.One of the reasons wind was rediscovered in the 1970 is that
A. wind power is cleaner.
B. it is one of the oldest power sources.
C. it was cheaper to creat energy from wind .
D. the supply of coal and gas failed to meet needs.[来源:学|科|网]
63.What would the author probably discuss in the paragraph that follows?
A. The advantage of wind power.
B. The design of wind power plants.
C. The worldwide movement to save energy.
D. The global trend towards producing power from wind.
C[来源:Zxxk.Com]
They are the sort of friends who are so close they trust each other with their lives. If one fails the other is there to catch him.
They are Wellman ,whose legs were permanently injured nine years ago in a rock-climbing accident. and Corbett, an experi enced rock climber ,Together ,they climed up Half Dome ,the famous 2,000-foot rock in the Yosemite National Park ,the medium of through the most different routes.( 路线 )
During the climb, Crorbett took the lead, hit in the metal spikes(尖状物)that guided the ropes and climbed up. Then, after Wellmanm pulled himself up the rope, Corbett went down to remove the spikers and climbed up again. This process was repeated time and again, inch by inch, for 13 days. Wellman’s job was not easy either. He got himself up the rope through upper body stength alone. In all, Wellman figured that he had done 5,000 pull-ups up the rope on the climb.
However, when the two men first met, they never talked about climbing . “he knew that was how I got injured.” Wellman said. Until one day Wellman decided that he wanted to climb again and they started training.
Their climb of half dome was not all smooth. At one point, pieces of rock gave way, and Corbett dropped down quickly. Wellman locked their rope in place. Stopping the fail at 20 feet. His quick action probably saved his friend’s life.
“your partner can save your life --- you can save your partner’s life,” Wellman said as the pair received congratulations from friends. ”there are real close ties.” |
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