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Lang,45,wonOlympicgoldin1984.ShelatercoachedtheChinesewomentosilveratthe1996AtlantaOlympicsandthe1998WorldChampionships.
ShehasalsocoachedatNewMexicoUniversityintheUnitedStateswhereherdaughterwasbornandlives.
ThereactionintheChinesemediatoLang'
sjobofferwasswiftandstrong.ManysaythatifshetakesthejobitwouldbeadirectchallengetoChina'
sgoalofwinningthewomen'
svolleyballmedalattheBeijingGames.
AsanunusualplayerandaspiritualleaderofChinesevolleyball,LangPing'
sinfluenceoverChinafarexceeds(超越)thatofanordinaryplayer,”saystheChinaOlympicCommitteewebsite.
IfLangstandswiththeopponents(对手)duringwomen'
svolleyballmatches,youcanrestassuredthatthiswillbedifficulttoacceptforthenewChineseplayers,difficultforcoachChenZhonghe,whowasonceherassistant,anddifficultforallChinesewatchingontelevision,”thesitecontinued.(AGENCIESFeb9,2005)
56.Accordingtothispassage,LangPingis______atpresent.
A.avolleyballplayer
B.aclubcoach
C.anunusualplayer
D.anassistant
57.Formthetext,wecanlearn______.
A.LangPinghasacceptedtheoffer
B.ChenZhonghehasgotintotrouble
C.alloftheChinesemediasupportLangPing
D.LangPingisthinkingtheUSofferover
58.Accordingtothetext,ifLangPingstandswiththeopponentsduringwomen'
svolleyballmatches,whowillmostprobablyhavetrouble?
A.TheChineseaudience.
B.Ourwomen'
svolleyballteam.
C.Beijing2008Olympics. D.Chineseformerplayers.
59.Whenreportingthenews,theauthorseemedtobealittle______.
A.angry
B.surprised C.shocked D.worried
B
Whydomendieearlierthanwomen?
Thelatestresearchmakesitknownthatthereasoncouldbethatmen'
sheartsgointorapiddeclinewhentheyreachmiddleage.
Thelargeststudyoftheeffectsofageingonthehearthasfoundthatwomen'
s
longevity
maybelinkedtothefactthattheirheartsdonotlosetheirpumpingpowerwithage.
Wehavefoundthatthepowerofthemaleheartfallsby20--25percentbetween18and70yearsofage,”saidtheheadofthestudy,DavidGoldspinkofLiverpoolJohnMooresUniversityintheUK.
Withinthehearttherearemillionsofcellsthatenableittobeat.Betweentheageof20and70,one-thirdofthosecellsdieandarenotreplacedinmen,”saidGoldspink."
Thisispartoftheageingprocess."
Whatsurprisesscientistsisthatthefemaleheartseesverylittlelossofthesecells.A
healthy70-year-oldwoman'
sheartcouldperformalmostaswellasa20-year-oldone'
s.
"
Thisgenderdifferencemightjustexplainwhywomenlivelongerthanmen,”saidGoldspink.
Theystudiedmorethan250healthymenandwomenbetweentheagesof18and80,focusingonhealthypersonstoremovetheconfusinginfluenceofdisease.
Theteamhasyettofindwhyageingtakesagreaterlossonthemaleheart,saidGoldspink.
Thegoodnewsisthatmencanimprovethehealthoftheirheartwithregularexercise.Goldspinkstressedthatwomenalsoneedregularexercisetopreventtheirlegmusclesbecomingsmallerandweakerastheyage.
60.Theunderlinedword“longevity"
inthesecondparagraphprobablyrefersto______.
A.health
B.longlife C.ageing D.effect
61.Thetextmainlytalksabout______.
A.men'
sheartcells B.women'
sageingprocess、
C.thegenderdifference D.heartsandlonglife
62.Accordingtothetext,theUKscientistshaveknownthat
A.womenhavemorecellsthanmenwhentheyareborn
B.womencanreplacethecellsthatenablethehearttobeat
C.thefemaleheartlosesfewofthecellswithage
D.womenneverlosetheirpumpingpowerwithage
63.Ifyouwanttolivelonger,youshould
A.enableyourhearttobeatmuchfaster
B.findoutthereasonforageing
C.exerciseregularlytokeepyourhearthealthy
D.preventyourcellsfrombeinglost
64.Wecanknowfromthepassagethat
A.thereasonwhyageingtakesagreaterlossonthemalehearthasbeenfoundout
B.scientistsareonthewaytofindingoutwhythemaleheartlosesmoreofthecells
C.theteamhasdonesomethingtopreventthemalefromsufferingthegreaterloss
D.womenover70couldlosemoreheartcellsthanthoseattheageof20
C
Unlesswespendmoneytospotandpreventasteroids(小行星)now,onemightcrashintoEarthanddestroylifeasweknowit,saysomescientists.
Asteroidsarebiggerversionsofthemeteoroids(流星)thatraceacrossthenightsky.MostorbitthesunfarfromEarthanddon'
tthreatenus.Buttherearealsothousandsofasteroidswhoseorbitsputthemonacollision(碰撞)coursewithEarth.
Buy$50millionworthofnewtelescopesrightnow.Thenspend$10millionayearforthenext25yearstolocatemostthespacerocks.Bythetimewespotadestructiveone,thescientistssay,we'
llhaveawaytochangeitscourse.
Somescientistsfavourpushingasteroidsoffcoursewithnuclearweapons.Butthecostwouldn'
tbecheap.
Isitworthit?
Twothingsexpertsconsiderwhenjudginganyriskare:
(1)Howlikelytheeventis;
and
(2)Howbadtheresultsiftheeventoccurs.ExpertsthinkanasteroidbigenoughtodestroylotsoflifemightstrikeEarthonceevery500,000years.Soundsprettyrare--butifonedidfall,itwouldbetheendoftheworld."
Ifwedon'
ttakecareoftheseasteroids,they'
lltakecareofus.”Saysonescientist,"
It'
sthatsimple.”
Thecure,though,mightbeworsethanthedisease.DowereallywantfleetsofnuclearweaponssittingaroundonEarth?
”Theworldhaslesstofearfromtheterriblerocksthanfromagreatnuclearfleetsetagainstit,”saidaNewYorkTimesarticle.
65.Whatdoesthepassagesayaboutasteroidsandmeteoroids?
A.Theyareheavenlybodiesdifferentincomposition.
B.Theyareheavenlybodiessimilarinnature.
C.Therearemoreasteroidsthanmeteoroids.
D.Asteroidsaremoremysteriousthanmeteoroids.
66.WhatdoscientistsmainlytalkaboutthecollisionofanasteroidwithEarth?
A.Itisveryunlikelybutthedangerofitshappeningexists.
B.Suchacollisionmightoccuronceevery50thousandyears.
C.CollisionsofsmallerasteroidswithEarthoccurmoreoftenthanexpected.
D.It'
sstilltooearlytosaycertainlywhethersuchacollisionmightoccur.
67.Whatdopeoplethinkofthesuggestionofusingnuclearweaponstochangethecourseofasteroids?
A.Itsoundspracticalbutitmaynotsolvetheproblem.
B.Itmaycreatemoreproblemsthanitmightsolve.
C.ItisawasteofmoneybecauseacollisionofasteroidswithEarthisveryunlikely.
D.Furtherresearchshouldbedonebeforeitisproveduseful.
68.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat______.
A.whilepushingasteroidsoffcourse,nuclearweaponswoulddestroytheworld
B.asteroidsracingacrossthenightskyarelikelytohitEarthinthenearfuture
C.theworryaboutasteroidscanbelefttofuturegenerationssinceit'
sunlikelytohappennow
D.workablesolutionsstillhavetobefoundtopreventsuchacollisionofasteroidswithEarth
D
Whydopeoplepayascreamingsoldiertoorderthemtocrawlundercamouflage(伪装)nettingbeforedroppingtothegroundtodo15pushups?
It'
slikethebasictrainingthateverynewsoldierhates.Thesepeopleloveitsomuchthattheypayforit.Andthat'
sthewayitis:
threemorningsaweekatVeniceBeachwhentheseexercisefansgothrough。
military-styleobstaclecoursewithdifficulty.Thesearemiddle-classcitizenslookingforthemostpainfuldrills,notarmymenfightingforthehigherranks.Theyarriveinexpensivesportscars,nottroopcarriers.Theyarenotpreparingforbattlebutbuildinguphealth.
saroutinerunbyatoughsoldierwearingaseriouslook.Heandthreeotheruniformeddrillinstructorsshoutorders.Twodozenmenandwomenabsolutelyfollowthem.Theystrugglethroughsit-upsandathree-milerundownthebeachbeforestartingtheobstaclecourse.
ParticipantspayUS$75aweektodo;
whatmillionsofsoldiershaveexperiencedfornothing,butadown-and-dirtytrainingthatisfarfromfit-keepingexercisesinfitnessclub.
Membersdoregularhealthclubexercises,suchaskickboxing,strengthtrainingandstretching.Butthelong-distancebeachrunandtheobstaclecourseworkuptheirsweat.Thatsetsthisroutinedifferentfromtraditionalfitnessexercises.Alongwiththewall-climbingandlow-crawling,thecourserequiresjumpingoverobstacles,ropeclimbingandpull-ups.Sweatpoursdownthefaceofthetraineesandsandgetsstucktotheirhairastheyclimbovertheobstaclewall.Butallofthemarehappywhenthedailytrainingisover.Theypaytosweat.
69.Beforetheydopush-upsontheground,participants______.
A.areorderedbyasoldierwhopaytocrawlundercamouflagenetting
B.orderacryingofficertocrawlundercamouflagenetting
C.aregivenorderstocrawlundercamouflagenetting
D.areorderedtopayascreamingsoldiertocrawlundercamouflagenetting
70.Thesepeoplepaytosweatinorderto______.
A.getthemilitaryranks B.seek