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每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
WhereisitpossibletodrivefromRometoMoscow,Madrid,Paris,Vienna,andStockholmwithoutgoingtoEurope?
TheanswerisinthestateofMaine!
ThroughouttheUnitedStatestherearemanytownsandcitiesthathavebeennamedafternotonlyEuropeancitiesbutothercountriesaswell,suchasChina,Poland,Norway,Sweden,andDenmark.JusthowmanyNewWorldplacenamesarerecycledfromtheOldWorldnameshasneverbeentallied,butoneresearcherfoundforty-oneLondons,fifty-sixBerlins,twenty-fourDublins,thirty-twoAthenses,andtwenty-sevenMoscows,amongothers!
1.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.InthestateofMainetherearemanydifferentEuropeancities.
B.YoucandrivetomanyEuropeancitiesfromthestateofMaine.
C.AllthesettlersinthestateofMainecamefromEurope.
D.ThestateofMainehasmanycitiesnamedafterEuropeancities.
2.Theword“tallied”(Line4,Paragraph2)isclosestinmeaningto________.
A.builtB.believedC.addedD.visited
3.WhatmighthavemadetheofficialinWashingtonchangeMoscointoMoscow?
A.Moscowwasaworld-famouscityname.
B.HethoughtMoscosowouldpreferMoscow.
C.HebelievedMoscowwasafarbettername.
D.Hecouldn'
tspellverywellandmadeamistake.
4.Thebesttitleforthepassageis________.
A.TheStoryofMoscow,Kansas
B.AmericanCitiesandTheirNames
C.InterestingNames
D.OldWorldPlaceNamesinAmerica
B
Whatisthenatureofthescientificattitude,theattitudeofthemanorwomanwhostudiesandappliesphysics,biology,chemistry,geology,engineering,medicineoranyotherscience?
Weallknowthatscienceplaysanimportantroleinoursocieties.However,manypeoplebelievethatourprogressdependsontwodifferentaspectsofscience.Thefirstaspectistheapplicationofthemachines,productsandsystemsofknowledgethatscientistsandtechnologistsdevelop.
Thesecondistheapplicationofthespecialmethodsofthoughtandaction
thatscientistsuseintheirwork.
Whatarethesespecialmethodsofthinkingandacting?
Firstofall,itseemsthatasuccessfulscientistiscurious—hewantstofindouthowandwhytheuniverseworks.Heusuallypaysattentiontoproblemswhichhenoticeshavenosatisfyingexplanation,and
looksforrelationshipsevenifthedataavailableseemtobeunconnected.Moreover,
hethinkshecanimprovetheexistingconditionsandenjoystryingtosolvetheproblemswhichthisinvolves.
Heisagoodobserver,accurate,patientandobjective(客观的)andusesthefactsheobservestothefullest.Forexample,trainedobserversobtainaverylargeamountofinformationaboutastarmainlyfromtheaccurateanalysisofthesimplelinesthatappearinaspectrum(光谱).
Hedoesnotacceptstatementswhicharenotbasedonthemostcompleteevidenceavailable.Herejectsauthorityastheonlybasisfortruth.Scientistsalwayscheckstatementsandmakeexperimentscarefullyandobjectively.
Furthermore,
hedoesnotreadilyaccepthisownidea,sinceheknowsthatmanistheleastreliableofscientificinstrumentsandthatanumberoffactorstendtodisturbobjectiveinvestigation.
Lastly,
heisfullofimagination
sinceheoftenhastolookforrelationshipsindatawhicharenotonlycomplexbutalsofrequentlyincomplete.Furthermore,
heneedsimagination
ifhewantstoguesshowprocessesworkandhoweventstakeplace.
Theseseemtobesomeofthewaysinwhichasuccessfulscientistortechnologistthinksandacts.
5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutacuriousscientistisTRUE?
A.Hedoesn’tfindconfidenceandpleasureinwork.
B.Heisinterestedinproblemsthatareexplained.
C.Hemakeseffortstoinvestigatepotentialconnections.
D.Helooksfornewwaysofacting.
6.Whichwordcanbeusedtodescribethedatathatagoodscientistuses?
A.CompleteB.ObjectiveC.ComplicatedD.Accurate
7.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?
C
AyearagoAugust,DaveFusslosthisjobdrivingatruckforasmallcompanyinwestMichigan.Hiswife,Gerrie,wasstillworkinginthelocalschoolcafeteria,butworkforDavewasscarce,andthepriceofeverythingwasrising.TheFusseswereatriskofjoiningthemillionsofAmericanswhohavelosttheirhomesinrecentyears.ThenDaveandGerriereceivedatimelygift—$7,000,alegacy(遗产)fromtheirneighborsIshandArleneHatch,whodiedinanaccident.“Itreallymadeadifferencewhenweweregoingunderfinancially.”saysDave.
ButtheFussesweren’ttheonlyfolksinAltoandtheneighboringtownofLowelltoreceiveunexpectedlegacyfromtheHatches.DozensofotherfamiliesweretouchedbytheHatches’generosity.Insomecas