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oneticketandsitthroughtwomovies.Then,thetheaterwouldshowthesametwomoviesagain.Ifyouwantedto,youcouldsitthroughthemtwice.Mostpeopledidnotdothat,butthemanageratourtheater.Mr.Bellowdidnotmindifyoudid.
Thatparticularday,mybrotherandIsatthroughbothmoviestwice,tryingtoescapetheheat.Weboughtthreebagsofpopcornandthreesodaseach.Then,wesatandwatchedTheMusicManfollowedbyTheManWhoShot
LibertyValance.We’dalreadyseenthesecondmovieoncebefore.IthadbeenatthetheatersinceJanuary,becauseMr.BellowlovedanythingwithJohnWayneinit.
Weleftthetheateraround8,justbeforetheeveningshowsbegan.Butwereturnedthenextdayandsawthesametwomoviesagain,twicemore.Andwe
did
itthenextday
too.Finally,onthefourthday,theheatwavebroke.
Still,tothis
IcansinghalfthesongsinTheMusicManandrecitehalfofJohnWayneandJimmyStewart’sdialogue
from
TheManWhoShotLibertyValance!
ThosememoriesaresomeofthefewIhaveoftheheatwaveof1962.They’rereallymemoriesofthescreen,notmemoriesofmylife.
1.Inwhichyear
t
heauthorfirstliveinaplacewithanairconditioner?
A.1952
B.1972
C.1962
D.1982
2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“It”inParagraph3referto?
A.
TheManWhoShot
LibertyValance
B.Thetheater.
C.TheMusicMan
D.
Theheat
3.WhatdoweknowaboutMr.Bellow?
A.Helovedchildren
very
much.
B.Hewasamoviestar.
C.Hesoldairconditioners.
D.HewasafanofJohnWayne.
4.Why
theauthorand
his/herbrotherseethesamemoviesseveraltimes?
A.Thetwomovieswerereallywonderful.
B.Theywantedtoavoidtheheatoutside.
C.Themanagerofthetheaterwasfriendly.D.Theylikedthepopcornandthesodaatthetheater.
B
HaveyoueverdreamedofvisitingaplanetintheMilkWay?
Whilethetripsoundsexciting,itwouldtakeyearsandyearstoreachyourdestination.Sointhefuture,bedtimeforastronautsmay
bemorethanafewhoursofregularshut-eye.Theywouldhavetosleepforyears.
Europeanresearchersarenowconductinghibernationexperiments.Thestudy
may
helpthemunderstandwhetherhumanscouldeversleepthroughtheyearsitwouldtakeforaspace
flighttodistantplanets."
Iftherewasaneffectivetechnology,itcouldmakedeep-space
travel
areality,"
saidMarkAyreoftheEuropeanSpaceAgencylastmonth.
Whatseemslike
science
fictionisnotcompletelyunlikely.Researchershavebeenabletousechemicalstoputlivingcellsintoasleep-likestatewheretheydon'
tage.Theyhavenowmovedontosmall,non-hibernatingmammalslikerats.
Amajorchallengeisthefactthatcellscanbeverysimplesystems,whereasbodyorgansarefarmorecomplex.
"
It'
slikemoving
asimpleApple
computer
toasupercomputer,"
saidMarcoBiggiogera,ahibernationresearcheratItaly'
sUniversityofPavia.
Justlikebearsandfrogs,thehibernationofhumanbeingswouldcauseaperson'
smetabolism(新陈代谢)tolowersotheywouldneedlessenergy.
Medicalresearch,however,isjusthalfofaspaceflighthibernationsystem.
Thereisthechallengeofdesigningasuitableprotectiveshelter.Suchashelterwouldprovidetheproperenvironmentforhibernation,suchasthepropertemperature.Itwouldalsohavetomonitor(监控)lifefunctionsandservethephysiologicalneedsofthehibernator.
AccordingtoAyre,thesix-personHumanOuterPlanetsExplorationMissiontoJupiter'
smoon(木星的卫星)Callisto,couldbeanopportunitytousehumanhibernation.Themissionaimstosendsixhumansonafive-year
flight
toCallisto,wheretheywillspend30days,in2045.
5.Europeanresearchersareconductinghibernationexperimentsto________.
A.ensureastronautstogetacompletesleep
B.findthesecretofsomecreatures
C.makepreparationsforthejourneytoJupiter’s
moonCallisto
D.knowifmancansleepforyears
6.Thesentence
“Whatseemslike
fictionisnotcompletelyunlikely”
means______.
A.Sciencefictionispeople’simagination.
B.Sciencefictionisimaginative,butitcanberealized.
C.Thingsseemimpossible
cometrue.
D.Thingsdescribedin
fictionaresuretobecometrue.
7.Thepassageimpliesthat________.
A.puttinglivingcellsintoasleep-likestateisfulloffailure
B.Biggiogeraisconfidentwiththeexperiment
C.human’shibernationneedsnoenergy
D.medicalresearchisthekeytospace
hibernationsystem
8.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.SixhumanstoflytoCallisto
B.Humanhibernationimproves
health
C.Spacetravelattractspeople
D.Deepsleepfordeepspace
travel
C
ElizabethFreemanwasbornabout1742toAfricanAmericanparentswhowereslaves.Attheageofsixmonthsshewasacquired,alongwithhersister,byJohnAshley,aealthy
Massachusetts
slaveholders.Shebecameknownas“Mumbet”or“M
umBett.”
Fornearly
30yearsMumbetservedtheAshleyfamily.Oneday,Ashley’swifetriedtostrikeMumbet’ssisterwithaspade.Mumbetprotectedhersisterandtooktheblowinstead.Furious,sheleftthehouseandrefusedtocomeback.WhentheAshleystriedtomakeherreturn,Mumbetconsulteda
lawyer,TheodoreSedgewick.With
his
help,Mumbetsued(起诉)forherfreedom.
WhileservingtheAshleys,MumbethadlistenedtomanydiscussionsofthenewMassachusetts
constitution.Iftheconstitutionsaidthatallpeoplewerefreeandequal,thenshethoughtitshouldapplytoher.Eventually,Mumbetwonherfreedom----thefirstslavein
todosound
erthenewconstitution.
Strangelyenough,afterthetrial,theAshleysaskedMumbettocomebackandworkforthemasapaidemployee.ShedeclinedandinsteadwenttoworkforSegdewick.Mumbetdiedin1829,but
her
legacylivedoninher
manydescendants(后裔).Oneofhergreat-grandchildrenwasW.E.B.DuBois,oneofthefounderoftheNAACP,andanimportantwriterandspokespersonforAfricanAmericancivilrights.
Mumbet’stombstonestillstandsinthe
cemeterywhereshewasburied.Itreads,inpart:
“Shewasbornaslaveandremainedaslaveandremainedaslavefornearlythirtyyears.Shecouldneither
readnorwrite,yetinherownsphereshehadnosuperiororequal.”
9.WhatdoweknowaboutMumbetaccordingtoParagraph1?
A.Shewasbornaslave
B.Shewasaslaveholder
C.Shehadafamoussister
D.Shewasbornintoar
ichfamily
10.WhatdidMumbetlearn
discussionsaboutthenewconsititution?
A.Sheshouldalwaysobeyherowners’ordersB.Sheshouldbeasfreeandequalaswhites
C.Howtobeagoodservant
D.Howtoapplyforajob
11.What
Mumbetdoafterthetrial?
A.Shechosetoworkforalawyer
B.ShefoundtheNAACP
C.ShecontinuedtoservetheAshleys
D.Shewenttolivewith
hergrandchildren
12.Whatisthetestmainlyabout?
A.AstoryofafamouswriterandspokespersonB.Thefriendshipbetweena
lawyerandaslave
C.ThelifeofabraveAfricanAmerican
woman
D
Whatwillpoweryourhouseinthefuture?
Nuclear,wind,orsolarpower?
AccordingtoscientistsattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(MIT)intheUS,itmightbeleaves-butartificialones.
Naturalleavesareabletochangesunlightandwaterintoenergy.Itisknownas
photosynthesis
(光合作用).Nowresearchershavefoundawaytoimitatethisseeminglysimpleprocess.
TheartificialleafdevelopedbyDanielNoceraandhiscolleaguesatMITcanbeseenasaspecial
siliconchip
(硅片)with
catalysts
(催化剂).Similartonaturalleaves,itcansplitwaterintohydrogen
andoxygenwhenputintoabucketofwater.Thehydrogenandoxygengasesarethenstoredinafuel
cell
(电池),whichusesthosetwomaterialstoproduceelectricity,locatedeitherontopofahouseorbesidethehouse.
Thoughtheleafisonlyabouttheshapeofapokercard,scientistsclaimedthatitispromisingtobean
inexpensivesourceofelectricityindevelopingcountries."
OnecanimaginevillagesinIndiaandAfricanotlongfromnowpurchasinganaffordablebasicpowersystembasedonthistechnology,"
saidDoceraataconferenceoftheAmericanChemicalSociety.
Anartificialleafisnotanewidea.Thefirstartificialleafwasinventedin1997butwastooexpensive
andunstableforpracticaluse.Thenewleaf,bycontrast,ismadeofcheapmaterials,easytouseandhighlystable.Inlaboratorystudies,Nocerashowedthatanartificialleaf
prorotype(原型)couldoperate
continuouslyforatleast45hourswithoutadropinactivity.
ThewonderfulimprovementscomefromNocera'
srecentdiscoveryofseveralpowerfulnew,
inexpensivecatalysts.Thesecatalystsmaketheenergy
transformation
(转换)insidetheefficientwithwaterandsunlight.Rightnow,thenewleafisabout10timesmoreefficientatcarryingoutphotosynthesisthananaturalone.Besides,thedevicecanruninwhateverwaterisavailable;
thatis,it
doesn'
tneedpurewater.
Thisisimportantforsomecountriesthatdon'
thaveaccesstopurewater.
Withthegoalto