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1.Manhausen（Manshausen，Norway）

Adventure-seekingpeopleneedn’tlookfurtherthanManhausen,a55-acreislandescapeinNorway’sGrotoyastrait.Nottobemissed:

thesaltwaterhottuboverlookingtheseaandfamily-stylemealsenjoyedfiresideatthemainhouse.Thebabysittingservicealsoavailable.

Getmoreinformationhere.

2.CedarLakesEstate（PortJervis，NewYork）

Occupying500bucolicacres,thisturn-of-the-centurysummercampnowhousesahostofluxury,lodge-stylecabins.Bikethegrounds,paddlethelakes,swimintheoutdoorheatedpoolorheadtoanearbymountainforadayofskiing.Thenliedownwithagreatbookbeneathafurblanket,turnonyourfireplaceandgetyoursnuggleon.

3.SohoFarmhouse（Oxfordshire，England）

ThisOxfordshirecountrysidemembers-onlycluboffersupaBritishversionofhygge.Amongthesplendidproperty’scoziestofferings:

thecommunityfarmyardandtheStudioCabinguestroom,whichboastsviewsofthelake.

4.SaltHouseInn（Provincetown，Massachusetts）

Thischarmingcoastaltownnowboastsa19th-century-shingledcottageturnedhotel.Bookyourvisitduringthequiet,windsweptoff-season（JanuarythroughMarch）forsomesaltyfreshaironthebeach.

1.Ifyouaretakingababy,whichonemaysuityoubest?

A.Manhausen.B.CedarLakesEstate.

C.SohoFarmhouse

D.SaltHouseInn.

2.WhatisspecialaboutSohoFarmhouse?

A.Waterscenery.B.Limitedaccess.C.Outdooractivities.D.Family-stylemeals.

3.Whereisthistextmostprobablytakenfrom?

A.Amagazine.B.Abrochure.C.Atextbook.D.Awebsite.

B

ThesummerIturned16,myfathergavemeacar,whichpermittedHannahandmetodrivearoundTucsonwheneverwewantedto.

Hannahwasmybestfriend.“Hannah’samazing,"

mymotheralwayssaid.Andsureenough,thatsummershesignedwithamodelingagency.Shewasalreadydoingrunwaywork.

Oneday,HannahandIwenttothemovies.Onthewayhome,westoppedattheMcDonald'

sdrive-through,puttingthefriesontheseatbetweenustoshare."

Let’sridearoundawhile,"

Isaid.Itwasaclearnight,moonlightshoneoverthedesert.Takingaturntoofast,Ihitapatchofdirtandfishtailed.

Frenchfriesonthefloor.AnimpossibleamountofbloodonHannah’sface.Theytookusinseparateambulances.IntheER,myparentsspokequietly:

Bestplasticsurgeoninthecity.Endofhermodelingcareer.

We'

dbeenwearinglapbelts,butthecardidn’thaveshoulderharnesses.I’dcrackedmycheekbone;

Hannah'

sforeheadhadsplitwideopen.WhatwouldIsaytoher?

Whenhermother,Sharon,cameintomyhospitalroom,Istartedtocry,bracingmyselfforheranger.Shesatbesidemeandtookmyhand.“IalmostendedmybestfriendwhenIwasyourage,”shesaid,“Itotaledhercarandmine.”

“I'

msosorry,”Isaid.

“You’rebothalive,”shesaid,“Therestiswindowdressing.”Istartedtoprotest,andSharonstoppedme.“Iforgiveyou.Hannahwilltoo.”

Sharon’sforgivenessallowedHannahandmetostayfriendsthroughoutlife.IthinkofhergiftofforgivenesseverytimeIwanttoresentsomeoneforaperceivedwrong.AndwheneverIseeHannah,thescarsareasymbolofgraceforme.

4.Whatcausedthecaraccident?

A.Poorvisibility.B.Drivingtoofast.C.Hittingapatchofdirt.D.Notstayingfocused.

5.WhichwordcanbestdescribeHannah’smother?

A.Supportive.B.Generous.C.Optimistic.D.Helpful.

6.WhatresultdidtheaccidentcausetoHannahandtheauthor?

A.Itworsenedtheirfriendship.B.Itmadebothofthetwodisabled.

C.ItchangedHannah'

sworkingcareer.D.Itruinedtheauthor’sconfidenceindriving.

7.Whichisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.LuckySurvivalB.LifelongFriendship

C.MyBestFriendHannahD.LearningtoForgive

C

Theexpression“athirstforknowledge"

maysoonhaveanewmeaningformillionsofpeoplewhohavenowaytogetcleanwater.Researchershavedevelopedabookwithspeciallytreatedpagesthatcanturndirtywaterintocleananddrinkablewater.Theysaytheirinventioncouldimprovethelivesofmanyinthedevelopingworld.

About700millionpeoplearoundtheworldareatriskofdiseaseorevendeathbecausetheirdrinkingwaterisnotclean.Thewaterispollutedbyharmfulbacteria.

Thebookcontains25pages.Eachpageisaboutonemillimeterthick.Thepagescontainverysmallparticles（微粒）ofsilver.Thepagescanbeusedasfilters（过滤器）toremoveharmfulmicroorganisms（微生物）thatcanpollutedrinkingwater.Thefilterkillstheorganismsthatpassthroughit.

Picturesonthepagesshowthedangersofdirtywaterandhowtousethebookforthoseunabletoread.Thepagesaremadeoffilterpaper.Theyaredesignedtobetornfromthebook.Watercanbepouredthroughthepapertobecleaned.

Ms.Dankovich,theinventor,sayseachpagecantreatupto100litersofwater.SherecentlypresentedherinventionatthemeetingoftheAmericanChemicalSocietyinBoston,Massachusetts.Shewasaskedwhethershehadconsideredaddingclassicliteratureonthebook'

spages.

"

Theideaofclassictexts—that'

sofinterestmaybelater.Wehavediscussedalittlebitmoreexcitingtext.Butwereallyhaven'

thadthetimetogothroughthatpart,"

shesays.

TeriDankovichandanotherresearchertestedthedrinkablebookinBangladesh,GhanaandSouthAfrica.Thetestsprovedtobesuccessful.

WaterforLife,anon-governmentalorganization,hasprovidedfinancialsupportfortheproject.

8.Whatdowelearnaboutthebookfromthetext?

Ithaspageswithseveralfunctions.B.Itisaboutenvironmentprotection.

C.Itsellswellaroundtheworld.D.Itcantreatabout100litersofwater.

9.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"

thatpart"

inParagraph6referto?

A.Classictexts.B.Excitingdiscussion.

C.Inventionpresentation.D.Financialsupport.

10.Inwhichcountrydidnottheresearcherstestthedrinkablebook?

A.GhanaB.Bangladesh.

C.SouthAfrica.D.America.

11.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Researchershavefoundawaytosavethosebeingill.

B.Bookpagescouldprovidesafedrinkingwater.

C.Knowledgeisasimportantasdrinkablewater.

D.Millionsofpeopleareingreatneedofdrinkablewater.

D

Fancyatripdownawormhole?

Calculationssuggestthatthismightbepossible,becausetheseentrancesthroughspace-timecouldstickaroundforever.

Wormholesareessentiallyapairofconnectedblackholes.Twotypescouldtheoreticallyexist.Anon-traversablewormholeislikearoomwithtwodoorsthatcanbeusedonlyfromtheoutside—thedoorsareblackholesthroughwhichthingscanenter,butneverescape.“Thesearenotveryinteresting,asanyastronautwhoisbraveenoughtoventureinwon’tbeabletomakeitbacktotellthestory,”saysDiandianWangattheUniversityofCalifornia.

Traversable（能横过的）wormholesarealsopossible,butuntilnowwedidn’tknowwhethertheycouldexistforlongenoughforanythingtopassthroughthem.Forsuchawormholetoform,space-timeneedstonaturallychangeshape.Inclassicalphysics,thiscan’thappen.Buttherulesofquantummechanics（量子力学）allowspace-timetodosoforbriefperiods.

Wangworkedonascenario（设想）involvingstringtheory,inwhichthefundamentalingredientofrealityistinystrings.Ifoneofthesestringsbreaks,itcancreateatraversablewormholewithblackhole-likeentranceseitherendthatallowbothentryandexit.

Althoughresearchershadshownthatthiswasapossibilitybefore,itseemedthattheenergyinvolvedwouldalwaysbreakthewormhole.

Now,Wangandhisteamhavecalculatedthatthecurvatureofspace-timecouldcounteractthisacceleration,keepingthefakeblackholesstillandallowingthethroatofthewormholetoremainopen.Thisscenarioisextremelyunlikely,andbecomesevenmoreunlikely,thelongerthewormholeisandthelargertheblackholesare.Thankstoquantummechanics,though,theprobabilityofithappeningisn’tzero.Wang’steamalsocalculatedthat,onceatraversablewormholeexists,itcouldremainstableforatleastaslongastheuniversehasbeenaround.

“Theworkshowshowwormholescouldbecreatedfromscratch,”saysAronWallattheUniversityofCambridge.Buthepointsoutthattheycouldn’tbeusedtotimetravelormovefasterthanlight.

12.Whatarewormholesinthetext?

A.Realwormholesontheearth.B.Tunnelsthroughspaceandtime.

C.Roomswithtwodoors.D.Apairofstrings.

13.Whatdoes“this”refertoinParagraph5?

A.Thewormhole.B.Theblackhole.

C.Thescenario.D.Thecalculation.

14.WhichtheorysupportsWang’sscenario?

A.Stringtheory.B.Quantummechanics.

C.Classicalphysics.D.Modernresearch.

15.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.Wormholes:

ANewPossibilityforHumanBeing

B.ItIsPossibleforPeopletoGoBack

HowAmazingItIstoTravelinSpace

D.ANewSpace-timeStudyIsGoingon

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选项中有两项为多余选项。

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smostpopularinnortherncountrieslikeCanada.CurlimgisplayedintheUSAbyabout15.000people.___16___Scottishwinterswerelongandtherewereformsofcntertainment.SopeoplebeganmakingasportoutofslidingheavystonesonthefrozenlakesThegamespread,andinthe1700scurlingclubs