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Coastal Cities at Risk
Coastal cities around the globe are sinking by up to several centimeters per year, on average, satellite observations reveal. The one-two punch (打击) of subsiding land and rising seas means that these coastal regions are at greater risk for flooding than previously thought, researchers reported in the April 16 Geophysical Research Letters.
Solar Energy Matters
More and more scientists and engineers are beginning to believe that solar energy will account for a significant part of the world's future power needs. ... What has changed the atmosphere(大气) lately is ... the possibility of putting together large-scale units, solar-energy “farms” that would compete with power stations in the megawatt(兆瓦) range and higher.
Tropical(热带的) forests help cool the average global temperature by more than 1 degree Celsius (摄氏度), a new study finds. The effect stems largely from forests' capacity to capture and store atmospheric carbon. But around one-third of that tropical cooling effect comes from several other processes, such as the release of water vapor(水蒸气) and aerosols(气溶胶), researchers reported March 24 in Frontiers in Forests and Global Change.
51. In which section of the newspaper can we read the news?
A. COASTAL CITY. B. GLOBAL SCIENCE.
C. SOLAR ENERGY. D. MORE TREES.
52. The underlined word in Paragraph 1 has the same meaning as “______”.
A. sometime before B. finally
C. lately D. at the same time
53. What can be inferred from the second piece of news?
A. Farms will be used for producing energy.
B. We will use up all the energy in the future.
C. Power stations will be taken place by solar energy.
D. Solar energy will play an important part in the future.
54. The best title for the third piece of news should be “______”.
A. No Vapor, No Trees
B. No Trees, No Carbon
C. More Trees, Better Atmosphere
D. Water Vapor and Aerosols, Bad Effects
55. What do all the pieces of news have in common?
A. They are future life.
B. They are about tourism.
C. They are about city development.
D. They are connected with environment.
B
I took my 9-year-old daughter, Susan and 5-year-old son, Robbie to the shopping center. As we got there, we saw a big sign that said, “Petting Zoo”. The kids jumped up and asked, “Daddy, can we go?”
Both my wife and I were out of work. However, I said “Sure”, giving them a quarter each. They went away, leaving only fifty cents left in my pocket.
The Petting Zoo is made up of a hundred of little baby animals of all kinds. Kids pay their money and stay in the enclosure(围场) pleased with the little animals while their parents are shopping.
A few minutes later, I saw Susan walking along behind me. I was surprised and asked what happened. She said sadly, “Well, Daddy, a ticket for Petting Zoo costs fifty cents. So I gave Robbie my quarter.” Then she said the most beautiful thing I ever heard. She repeated the family motto(座右铭), which is “Love is Action!”
I knew clearly no one loves little animals more than Susan. She had watched both my wife and me do and say “Love is Action!” for years, and now she had put it into her lifestyle. It had become part of her, because she knew the whole family motto. It's not only “Love is Action!”, it's “Love is SACRIFICIAL(牺牲的) Action!” Love always pays a price.
I was moved. We went back to the Petting Zoo. Susan stood with her hands and chin(下巴) resting on the fence and just watched Robbie go crazy petting and feeding the animals. I had fifty cents burning a hole in my pocket. I put my hand into my pocket and took out the money. Sure, I must do that!
56. From the reading, we can learn that ______.
A. the family lived a hard life B. Susan didn't like playing with pets
C. the writer was strict with Susan D. Susan fought with Robbie
57. The underlined part “the most beautiful thing” in Paragraph 4 refers to ______.
A. their relationship B. the family motto
C. the Petting Zoo D. the ticket for Petting Zoo
58. From the passage, we can see that Susan is very ______.
A. kind B. brave C. honest D. clever
59. We can infer from the reading that ______.
A. the writer would get angry with Robbie
B. the writer would take Susan home at once
C. the writer would take Susan to do shopping
D. Susan could join Robbie playing with animals
60. The best title for the passage can be “______”.
A. A Petting Zoo B. Try Your Best to Help Others
C. Love Is Sacrificial Action D. A Happy Family
C
Last week my youngest son and I visited my father at his new home in Tucson, Arizona. He moved there a few years ago, and I wanted to see his new place and meet his friends very much.
My earliest memories of my father are of a tall, handsome successful man devoted to his work and family, but uncomfortable with his children. As a child I loved him, but as a school girl and young adult I feared him and felt bitter about him. He seemed unhappy with me unless I got straight A's in my studies and unhappy with my boyfriends if their fathers were not as “successful” as he was. Whenever I went out with him on weekends, I used to try to think up things to say, feeling on guard against him.
On the first day of my visit, we went out with one of my father's friends for lunch at an outdoor cafe. We walked along that afternoon, did some shopping, ate on the street table, and laughed over my son's funny facial expressions. Gone was my father's critical air and strict rules. Who was this person I knew as my father, who seemed so friendly and interesting to be around? What had held him back before?
The next day, my dad pulled out his childhood pictures and told me quite a few stories about his own childhood. Although our times together became easier over the years, I never felt closer to him at that moment. After so many years, I'm at last seeing another side of my father. And in so doing, I'm pleased with my new friend. My dad, in his new home in Arizona, is back to me from where he was.
61. Why did the author feel bitter about her father when she was young?
A. He always asked her to do lots of work.
B. He expected too much of her.
C. He did not love his children.
D. He was too proud of himself.
62. When the author went out with her father on weekends in the past, we can infer that she would feel ______.
A. happy B. nervous C. tired D. bored
63. What does the author think of her father after her visit to Tucson?
A. More humorous. B. More talkative.
C. Friendly and easy-going. D. Strict and hard-working.
64. The underlined part “my new friend” in the last paragraph refers to “______”.
A. the author's son B. the author's father
C. the friend of the author's father D. the cafe owner
65. The best title for this reading can be “______”.
A. My Father's New Home B. The Visit to My Father's New Home
C. My Father's Life D. My Ideas About My Father
Coastal Cities at Risk
Coastal cities around the globe are sinking by up to several centimeters per year, on average, satellite observations reveal. The one-two punch (打击) of subsiding land and rising seas means that these coastal regions are at greater risk for flooding than previously thought, researchers reported in the April 16 Geophysical Research Letters.
Solar Energy Matters
More and more scientists and engineers are beginning to believe that solar energy will account for a significant part of the world's future power needs. ... What has changed the atmosphere(大气) lately is ... the possibility of putting together large-scale units, solar-energy “farms” that would compete with power stations in the megawatt(兆瓦) range and higher.
Tropical(热带的) forests help cool the average global temperature by more than 1 degree Celsius (摄氏度), a new study finds. The effect stems largely from forests' capacity to capture and store atmospheric carbon. But around one-third of that tropical cooling effect comes from several other processes, such as the release of water vapor(水蒸气) and aerosols(气溶胶), researchers reported March 24 in Frontiers in Forests and Global Change.
51. In which section of the newspaper can we read the news?
A. COASTAL CITY. B. GLOBAL SCIENCE.
C. SOLAR ENERGY. D. MORE TREES.
52. The underlined word in Paragraph 1 has the same meaning as “______”.
A. sometime before B. finally
C. lately D. at the same time
53. What can be inferred from the second piece of news?
A. Farms will be used for producing energy.
B. We will use up all the energy in the future.
C. Power stations will be taken place by solar energy.
D. Solar energy will play an important part in the future.
54. The best title for the third piece of news should be “______”.
A. No Vapor, No Trees
B. No Trees, No Carbon
C. More Trees, Better Atmosphere
D. Water Vapor and Aerosols, Bad Effects
55. What do all the pieces of news have in common?
A. They are future life.
B. They are about tourism.
C. They are about city development.
D. They are connected with environment.
B
I took my 9-year-old daughter, Susan and 5-year-old son, Robbie to the shopping center. As we got there, we saw a big sign that said, “Petting Zoo”. The kids jumped up and asked, “Daddy, can we go?”
Both my wife and I were out of work. However, I said “Sure”, giving them a quarter each. They went away, leaving only fifty cents left in my pocket.
The Petting Zoo is made up of a hundred of little baby animals of all kinds. Kids pay their money and stay in the enclosure(围场) pleased with the little animals while their parents are shopping.
A few minutes later, I saw Susan walking along behind me. I was surprised and asked what happened. She said sadly, “Well, Daddy, a ticket for Petting Zoo costs fifty cents. So I gave Robbie my quarter.” Then she said the most beautiful thing I ever heard. She repeated the family motto(座右铭), which is “Love is Action!”
I knew clearly no one loves little animals more than Susan. She had watched both my wife and me do and say “Love is Action!” for years, and now she had put it into her lifestyle. It had become part of her, because she knew the whole family motto. It's not only “Love is Action!”, it's “Love is SACRIFICIAL(牺牲的) Action!” Love always pays a price.
I was moved. We went back to the Petting Zoo. Susan stood with her hands and chin(下巴) resting on the fence and just watched Robbie go crazy petting and feeding the animals. I had fifty cents burning a hole in my pocket. I put my hand into my pocket and took out the money. Sure, I must do that!
56. From the reading, we can learn that ______.
A. the family lived a hard life B. Susan didn't like playing with pets
C. the writer was strict with Susan D. Susan fought with Robbie
57. The underlined part “the most beautiful thing” in Paragraph 4 refers to ______.
A. their relationship B. the family motto
C. the Petting Zoo D. the ticket for Petting Zoo
58. From the passage, we can see that Susan is very ______.
A. kind B. brave C. honest D. clever
59. We can infer from the reading that ______.
A. the writer would get angry with Robbie
B. the writer would take Susan home at once
C. the writer would take Susan to do shopping
D. Susan could join Robbie playing with animals
60. The best title for the passage can be “______”.
A. A Petting Zoo B. Try Your Best to Help Others
C. Love Is Sacrificial Action D. A Happy Family
C
Last week my youngest son and I visited my father at his new home in Tucson, Arizona. He moved there a few years ago, and I wanted to see his new place and meet his friends very much.
My earliest memories of my father are of a tall, handsome successful man devoted to his work and family, but uncomfortable with his children. As a child I loved him, but as a school girl and young adult I feared him and felt bitter about him. He seemed unhappy with me unless I got straight A's in my studies and unhappy with my boyfriends if their fathers were not as “successful” as he was. Whenever I went out with him on weekends, I used to try to think up things to say, feeling on guard against him.
On the first day of my visit, we went out with one of my father's friends for lunch at an outdoor cafe. We walked along that afternoon, did some shopping, ate on the street table, and laughed over my son's funny facial expressions. Gone was my father's critical air and strict rules. Who was this person I knew as my father, who seemed so friendly and interesting to be around? What had held him back before?
The next day, my dad pulled out his childhood pictures and told me quite a few stories about his own childhood. Although our times together became easier over the years, I never felt closer to him at that moment. After so many years, I'm at last seeing another side of my father. And in so doing, I'm pleased with my new friend. My dad, in his new home in Arizona, is back to me from where he was.
61. Why did the author feel bitter about her father when she was young?
A. He always asked her to do lots of work.
B. He expected too much of her.
C. He did not love his children.
D. He was too proud of himself.
62. When the author went out with her father on weekends in the past, we can infer that she would feel ______.
A. happy B. nervous C. tired D. bored
63. What does the author think of her father after her visit to Tucson?
A. More humorous. B. More talkative.
C. Friendly and easy-going. D. Strict and hard-working.
64. The underlined part “my new friend” in the last paragraph refers to “______”.
A. the author's son B. the author's father
C. the friend of the author's father D. the cafe owner
65. The best title for this reading can be “______”.
A. My Father's New Home B. The Visit to My Father's New Home
C. My Father's Life D. My Ideas About My Father
答案
51—55 BADCD 56—60 ABADC
61—65 BBCBD
61—65 BBCBD
