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PartIReadingComprehension(30%)
Directions:
Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet。
Passage1
QuestionsIto5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Spending50minuteswithacellphoneclosetoyourearisenoughto
changebraincellactivityinthepartofthebrainclosesttotheantenna(天线).
Butwhetherthatcausesanyharmisnotclear,scientistsattheNationalInstituteofHealthsaidataconferencelastmonth,addingthatthestudywillnotlikelysettleconcernsofalinkbetweencellphonesandbraincancer.
“Whatweshowedisglucose(葡萄糖)metabolism(代谢)(asignofbrainactivity)
increasesinthebraininpeoplewhowereexposedtoacellphoneintheareaclosesttotheantenna,”saidDr.NoraVolkowoftheNIH,whosestudywaspublishedintheJournaloftheAmericanMedicalAssociation.(76)Thestudywasmeanttoexaminehowthebrainreactstoelectromagneticfieldscausedbywirelessphonesignals。
Volkowsaidshewassurprisedthattheweakelectromagneticradiation(电磁辐射)fromcellphonescouldaffectbrainactivity,butshesaidthefindingsdo
notshedanylightonwhethercellphonescausecancer.“Thisstudydoesnotinanywayindicatethat.Whatthestudydoesistoshowthehumanbrainissensitivetoelectromagneticradiationfromcellphoneexposures。
”Useofthe
deviceshasincreaseddramaticallysincetheywereintroducedintheearly
1980s,withabout5billioncellphonesnowinuseworldwide。
Somestudieshavelinkedcellphoneexposuretoanincreasedriskofbraincancers,butalargestudybutheWorldHealthOrganizationdidnotofferaclearanswertothis.Volkow’steamstudied47peoplewhohadtheirbrainexaminedwhileacellphonewasturnedonfor50minutesandanotherwhilethephonewasturnedoff.Whiletherewasnocompletechangeinbrainmetabolism,theyfounda7percentincreaseinbrainmetabolismintheregionclosesttothecellphoneantennawhenthephonewason。
(77)Expertssaidtheresultswereinteresting,buturgedthattheybeunderstoodwithgreatcare.“Althoughthebiologicalsignificance,ifany,ofincreasedglucosemetabolismfromtoomuchcellphoneexposureisunknown,theresultsrequirefurtherinvestigation,”HenryLaioftheUniversityofWashingtonintheU.S.andDr.LennartHardellofUniversityHospitalinSweden,wroteinanarticleinJAMA.“Muchhastobedonetofurtherinvestigateandunderstandtheseeffects。
”Theywrote。
1.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?
A.Cellphoneuseisdangerous。
B.Cellphoneusecausescancer。
C.Thehumanbrainisanelectromagneticfield。
D.Thereareabout5billioncellphoneusersintheworldrightnow。
2.DoctorVolkowwasastonishedbecause。
A.herresearchhasshedlightonherunderstandingofcellphoneB.shefoundthatcellphoneexposureisharmfultohumanbrainC.shefoundthatusingacellphoneforabout50minutescould
influenceorchangebrainactivity
D.humanbrainisnotresponsivetoelectromagneticradiation
3.Accordingtothepassage,cellphoneswerelaunched。
A.inthelate1970sB.between1980and1985B.inthelate1980sD.intheearly1990s
4.Whatdoestheword“that”standforinthesecondparagraph?
A.Brainactivity。
B.Herresearchfindings。
C.Thefactthatcellphoneusemaycausecancer。
D.Herresearchprogress。
5.Whichofthefollowingisanappropriatetitleforthispassage?
A.CellPhoneRadiation:
IsItHarmful?
B.CellPhoneRadiati0n:
IsItUseful?
C.CellPhoneRadiation:
IsItHealthy?
D.CellPhoneRadiation:
IsItWeak?
Passage2
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Humanbeingshavealwayshadanabilitytoattendtoseveralthingsatonce.(78)Noriselectronicmultitaskingentirelynew:
We’vebeendrivingwhilelisteningtocarradiossincetheybecamepopularinthe1930s.butthereisnodoubtthatmultitaskinghasreachedakindofwarpspeedintheeraof
Web-enabledcomputers,whenithasbecomeroutinetoconductseveralIM(及
时通讯)conversations,watchTVandusethecomputerallatonce。
Butwhat’stheimpactofthismediaconsumption?
Andhowarethesemultitaskingdeviceschanginghowkidslearn,reasonandcommunicatewithoneanother?
Socialscientistsandeducatorsarejustbeginningtodealwiththesequestions,buttheresearchersalreadyhavesomestrongopinions。
(79)Althoughmultitaskingkidsmaybebetterpreparedinsomeways