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阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
SimplyUnmissable:
MostBeautifulPlacesinSicily
Taormina
Ifyouwantatruetasteofpleasureandluxury,Taorminaistheperfectdestinationforit.You’llfindrowsofshopsandfirst-classrestaurantswithabackdropofsweepingviewsofMountEtna.Thewholetownfeelsmoremoderncomparedtothemedieval(中世纪的)windingroadsandbrokencastlesinthesurroundingcities,butTaorminahasbreathtakingruinstoseeaswell.TheGreektheaterruinsareamust-see,andthereisGreek-influencedarchitectureeverywhereyoulook.
Palermo
PalermoisSicily’scapitalcity,ahistoricallyimportanttradeportthatwastakenoverbymanyofthesurroundingcountriesthroughouthistory.YoucanlookforthesignsofSicily’spastconquerors(占领者)inthepresent-dayarchitecture.ThePalermoCathedral,withRomanesque,Baroque,GothicandModerninfluences,isagreatexampleofcompetingarchitecturalstyleswithinonebuilding.Ifyouarelookingforsomethingoutoftheordinary,headtotheCatacombsoftheCapuchins,where8000deadbodiesbetweenthe17thand19thcenturiesareondisplay.
MountEtna
AtriptoSicily’seastcoastwouldn’tbecompletewithoutavisittoMountEtna.Itlooksextremelyimpressivefromafar,butthereareplentyofwaystoenjoyEurope’slargestactivevolcanoup-closeaswell.Takeacable-cartothetop,explorethedramaticvalleysandbeamazedatthelava(熔岩)flows.Inthewinter,youcanalsoskidownwithaglassofEtnaRosso,awinethat’smadeinthisarea.Thegrapesaregrowninvolcanicsoil,resultinginbrightandredwines.
21.WhatcanyouprobablyfindinTaormina?
A.Brokencastles.B.Amazingruins.C.Activevolcanoes.D.Uniquewines.
22.WhyisPalermo’sarchitectureamixtureofvariousstyles?
A.BecausePalermoisthecapitalcityofSicily.
B.Becausetheauthoritieshaveapassionforvarieties.
C.Becauseitcopiesthoseofthesurroundingcountries.
D.BecausePalermousedtobeoccupiedbymanyothercountries.
23.WhichofthefollowingistypicalofMountEtna?
A.Coastandtheaters.B.Shopsandrestaurants.
C.Volcanoandwines.D.Deadbodiesandgrapes.
B
Itwasabout10:
15p.m.JaniceEspositogotoffthetrainattheBellport,NewYork,gotintohercarandbegandrivinghome.Shehadtraveledtheroutesomanytimesthatshealmostdroveautomatically:
aleftontoStationRoad,thenaleftonMontaukHighway,andthen-bang!
OutofnowhereacarcrashedintoEsposito’scar,pushingherbackwardsome100feetontotherailroadtracks.Injuredbutmostlyshockedbythecrashandbytheairbagsthatpoppedup,shegotstuckinthevehicle.
Asithappened,PeteDiPintowasgettingreadyforbedwhenheheardthecrashcomingfromnotfaroutsidehisbedroomwindow.DiPinto,avolunteerfirefighter,64,neverstoppedtothink.Hegrabbedaflashlightandrushedout.
Thefirstcarhecameupon,2,000feetfromhisfrontyard,wastheonethathadhitEsposito.OncemakingsurethedriverwasOK,helookedaroundandspottedEsposito’scarstraddling(跨坐)therailroadtracks.Andthenheheardabellsound,whichsignalledacomingtrain.
DiPintorushedtoEsposito’scarandhitonthedriver’ssidewindow.Shejustlookedathim."
Idon’tknowwhereIam,"
shesaid.
"
You’reontherailroadtracks,"
DiPintoyelled."
Wehavetogetyouoffrightnow!
Thetrainwastravelingataspeedof65milesperhourtowardthem.Thedriver’sdoorcouldn’tbeopenedduetothecrash,soDiPintorantothepassengerside.Hethrewopenthedoor,pushedasidetheairbags,seizedEsposito’sarms,andpulledhertowardhimacrossthepassengerseatuntilhefinallygotheroutandwalkedhertosafetyasquicklyashecould.
Withinseconds,thetraincrashedintothecar."
ItwaslikeaHollywoodmovie,"
DiPintotoldreportersthenextday.
Lastnight,"
saidGregMiglinoChiefoftheSouthCountyAmbulance,"
theheroarrivedinpajamas(睡衣),notinafiretruck."
24.WhatledtothehappeningofEsposito’saccident?
A.Thefastspeedofhercar.B.Acrashofanothercar.
C.Herabsenceofmindwhiledriving.D.Herunfamiliaritywiththeroadconditions.
25.Whywasthesituationsodangerous?
A.Espositowastobehitbythetrain.B.Thedriver’sdoorcouldn’tbeopened.
C.Thetwodriverswerebothbadlyinjured.D.ApassengerinEsposito’scarwasunconscious.
26.HowwasEspositosaved?
A.Thetrainwasmadetostop.B.Afiretruckwascalledforrescue.
C.ShewasoutofthecarwithDiPinto'
shelp.D.Somepassers-bycametoherassistance.
27.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?
A.Atraincrashedintoacar.
B.Afirefightermanagedtobecomeaheroovernight.
C.Awoman’scarbrokedownontherailroadtracks.
D.Afirefightersavedawomanfromafollowingaccident.
C
Scientistsareworkingtostopadeadlyvirusthatinfectspigs.ThisAfricanswineflu(猪流感)virusiscausinghugelossesforfarmersinChinaandotherAsiancountries.Manyfarmershavetriedtocontainitbydestroyinginfectedanimals.ButthespreadofthediseaseintoEastAsiahassteppedupthesearchforotherwaystodealwiththeproblem.
ThevirushadnotbeenconsideredamajorconcernforresearchersuntilitappearedinChinalastyear.Chinesefarmersraiseabouthalfoftheworld’spigs.SomeresearchersthinkthevirusmighthavecomefrominfectedanimalsinEasternEuropeorRussia.SincethenithasspreadtoChina,VietnamandotherAsiancountries.Millionsofpigshavebeendestroyed.
Althoughswinefludoesnotsickenpeople,itisveryinfectiousanddeadlytopigs.AsthedeadlyviruskillspigsacrossAsia,scientistsarespeedingupeffortstodevelopavaccine(疫苗)."
Today’ssituation,whereyouhavethisglobaldanger,putsalotmoreemphasisonit,"
saidDoctorLuisRodriguez,wholeadstheUnitedStatesgovernmentlaboratoryforforeignanimaldiseases.
Vaccinesareoftendevelopedbykillingavirusbeforeitisputintoananimal.Thedisabledvirusdoesnotmaketheanimalsick,butitactivatesthebody’snaturaldefensesagainstdisease.Theimmunesystemisthenabletoidentifythevirusandproduceantibodiesagainstit.However,thismethodisnoteffectivewithallvirusesincludingtheonethatcausesAfricanswineflu.Forswineflu,scientistshavebeenworkingonadifferentkindofvaccine.Itismadefromaweakenedvirus,notadeadone.Theproblemforresearchershasbeenhowtochangethevirussoitcanbesafelyused.
Vietnam’sgovernmentreportedafewweeksagothatitwastestingvaccines,butprovidedfewdetails.InChina,thegovernmentsaysscientistsareworkingonavaccinethatgeneticallychangesthevirus,whichissimilartoamethodbeingusedbyscientistsintheUS.
28.Whatcausedtheresearchers’deeperconcern?
A.Thevirus’appearanceinChina.B.Thedisease’sdamagetopeople’shealth.
C.Thedeathrateofpigsallovertheworld.D.Thefailureofvaccine’sdevelopment.
29.Whatdoes"
it"
refertoinparagraph3?
A.Developingavaccine.B.Curingtheinfectedpigs.
C.Findingtheoriginsofthevirus.D.Studyingtheharmfuleffectsonpeople.
30.WhatcanwelearnaboutthevaccinesforAfricanswineflue?
A.Theyaredevelopedfromadeadvirus.
B.Regulardevelopingmethodsapplytothem.
C.ChinaandtheU.S.havedifferentmethodsofdevelopingthem.
D.Thegeneticchangeofthevirusmaybeabreakthroughforthevaccines.
31.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.GovernmentPlacesMuchStressonVirusResearch
B.SwineFluLeadstotheDeathsofLotsofPigs
C.ScientistsHurrytoDevelopVaccineforSwineFlu
D.ResearchonAnimalDiseasesMakesGreatProgress
D
Abirdcalledhermitwarblerbreeds(繁殖)alongtheU.S.WestCoast.Theyallkindoflookthesameandtheyhaveacutelittleyellowheadandagraybody.Typically,birdssingthesameonesongwithinoneregionbecausethesongattractsmates.Anddifferentregionscanhaveslightlydifferentdialectsofthesong.Butrecentlybiologistsnoticedthattherearesomeplacesthatareexceptionstothisrule-insomeplaces,thereismorethanonesonginthesameplace.
Sowewerecuriouswhythatwouldbethecase."
BrettFurnas,abio-statisticianattheCaliforniaDepartmentofFishandWildlifesaid.
Toinvestigate,Furnasandhisteamrecordedlotsofhermitwarbler’ssongs.In10years,theywentto100differentlocationsthroughoutthestateandallthedifferentpotentialhabitatsofthespecies.Theresearchersanalyzedallthehermitwarblersongstheycollectedanddiscoveredthatthehermitwarblerdoesn’tjustbreaktheusualone-song-per-regionrule-theypositivelydemolishit,fortheresearchersfound,actually,anamazing35differentdialectsacrossthestate.
Butwhywouldthebirdrepeatedly"
alteritssong"
whenanychangescouldaffectitsabilitytoattractamate?
Basically,hermitwarblersareverysensitivetofireintheshortterm,sotheywillabandonanareatemporarily,evenifit’sjustalow-severityfirethatdoesn’tdestroythewholestand.Andthenotherhermitwarblerssingingdifferentdialectsmoveintothisarea.Andthentheyendup,maybeafewyearslater,withtwoormoredifferentdialectsinthesameplace.
Furnassaysthatsuchmusicaldiversitymightactuallyworkinthehermitwarblers’favor."
Theymayhavegreaterresiliency(恢复力)tothingslikeclimatechange.Sounderstandingthathelpsustoma