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Iwouldliketosaytothedirector,BretChrysler,carryonmakingthiskindofprogramme.ToomuchTVthesedaysisquizshowsandso-called“realityprogrammes”.Iappreciatethehumanstorythatcanmakemelaughandcry.
Yoursfaithfully,
ChrisDaniels
1.WhatisChrisDaniels'
purposeofwritingthisletter?
A.TopersuadeBretChryslertoturnawayfromquizshows.
B.Toentertainotherreaderswitholdnewspictures.
C.Toexpresshisappreciationoftheprogramme.
D.Tohavehisstorytoldontheprogramme.
2.ChrisDanielstellsthestoryaboutthebusticketto______.
A.describehowpainfulhisearlyexperiencewas
B.drawadirectresponsefromAlisonBurnham
C.showhowtheprogrammemadehimthink
D.teachthereadersofTVWeeklyalesson
3.Accordingtothepassage,ChrisDanielshadtowalkhomebecause______.
A.hehadn'
tgotareturnticketB.hehadlosthisbusticket
C.hedidn'
tlikebigcrowdsD.hemissedthebushome
4.WhatdoesChrisDanielsnowthinkabouthisexperienceonthebus?
A.Heshouldhavetoldtheconductorthen.
B.Heshouldhavebeenwelltreated.
C.Heregretsgoingtoschoolalone.
D.Hewishesithadn'
thappened.
Passage2
Thesedayseveryoneisworriedaboutthesizeoftheircarbonfootprint.Inordertoreduceglobalwarming,weneedtomakeourcarbonfootprintssmaller.ButhowmuchCOareweresponsiblefor?
AnewbookbyMikeBerners-Lee（aleadingexpertincarbonfoot-printing）mightbeabletohelp.TheCarbonFootprintofEverythinglooksatthedifferentthingswedoandbuy,andcalculatestheamountofCO2theyproduce,includingtheingredients,theelectricity,theequipment,thetransportandthepackaging.Andit’sfrighteninghowmuchcarbondioxideeverythingproduces.
Butallofthiscanhelpusdecidewhichbeertodrink.FromBerners-Lee’scalculations,it’sclearthatapint（568ml）oflocally-brewed（酿制的）beerhasasmallercarbonfootprintthanabottleofimportedbeer.Thisisbecausetheimportedbeerhasbeentransportedfromfaraway,anditusesmorepackaging.Thelocalbeeronlyproduces300gofCO2-buttheimportedbeerproduces900g!
So,onepintoflocalbeerisbetterfortheenvironmentthanthreecansofcheapforeignbeerfromthesupermarket.
Berners-Leehasevencalculatedthecarbonfootprintofcyclingtowork.Nothingismoreenvironmentally-friendlythanridingabike,surely?
Well,itdependsonwhatyou’vehadtoeatbefore.Torideabikeweneedenergyandforenergyweneedfood.So,ifweeatabananaandthenrideakilometerandahalf,ourfootprintis65gofCO2.However,ifweeatbaconbeforethebikeride,it’s200g.Infact,bananasaregoodingeneralbecausetheydon’tneedpackaging.Theycanbetransportedbyboatandtheygrowinnaturalsunlight.
So,doesthismeanthatcyclingisbadfortheenvironment?
Absolutelynot.Ifyoucycle,youdontuseyourcar;
andthefewercarsontheroad,thefewertrafficjams.AndcarsintrafficjamsproducethreetimesmoreCO2thancarstravellingatspeed.Cyclingalsomakesyouhealthyandlesslikelytogotoahospital.Andhospitalshaveverybigcarbonfootprints!
So,maybeit’stimeforusalltostartmakingsomechanges.Passmeabananaandapintoflocalbeer,please.
1.Whichofthefollowingsproducesthesmallestcarbonfootprints?
A.Apintoflocalbeer.
B.Abottleofimportedbeer.
C.Abananabeforea1.5kmbikeride.
D.Baconbeforea1.5kmbikeride.
22.Accordingtothearticle,theauthorsuggestschoosingthelocalfoodbecauseitis________.
A.moretastyB.easiertobuy
C.betterpackagedD.moreenergy-saving
3.Thepurposeofwritingthisarticleisto________.
A.promoteanewbook
B.advertisetheimportedbeer
C.instructhowtomeasurethecarbonfootprint
D.encouragepeopletoreducetheproductionofCO2
Passage3
PeterSkyllberg,aSwedishman,wastrappedinhiscarfortwomonths,withtemperaturesreaching-30oC,withnofoodorwater,andyethesurvived.Thebestexplanationwasthathisvehiclecreatedan“igloo（snowhouse）effect”andprotectedhimfromtheextremelylowtemperaturesandthathisbodywouldhibernate（冬眠）duringthistime.
Canhumansgetintoalow-energyconsumptionstatelikeabearbyreservingenergy,andreducingbodytemperature?
Chinesescientistsarelookingforthekeytoregulatingbodytemperature.
Scientistshavefoundthehypothalamus（下丘脑）,anareainthecentrallowerpartofthebrain,isresponsibleforregulatingbodytemperature.WangHong,abrainscientistattheShenzhenInstitutesofAdvancedTechnologyoftheChineseAcademyofSciences,ledherteamtomarktheneurons（神经元）responsibleforregulatingbodytemperatureinmicebymeansofacutting-edgegeneticbiologytechnique.Intheexperiments,theyinjected（注射）drugintomicetomakethebodytemperaturesofthemicedroprom37Cto27intwohours.Theteamfoundthechangeinbodytemperaturecausednoharmtothehealthofthemice.“Wedon’tknowifwecandevelopadrugthatcancontrolhumanbodytemperature.Westillneedalotofstudy.“Wangsaid.
Chinesescientistsarenotaloneinsuchresearch.Body-coolingtechniquesarebeingusedinpioneeringhospitalsaroundtheworld.Dutchdoctorsarenowusinglowtemperaturesforpatientswhohavesufferedbraininjuriesinaccidents,AccordingtodoctorsworkinginFlorence,itmayevenhelptosavethebrainsofbabieswhoarebornsufferingfromsevereepilepticfits（癫痫病发作）.
1.WhydoestheauthormentionPeterSkyllberg?
A.Totellanamazingstory.B.Tointroducethetopic.
C.Toteachsurvivalskills.D.Toexplain“iglooeffect”.
2.WhatdidWangHong’steamfindintheexperiment?
A.Geneticbiologytechniquehelpedalot.
B.Adrugcouldcontrolhumanbodytemperature.
C.Themice’shealthwasn’tdamagedbythechangeofbodytemperature.
D.Hypothalamuswasresponsibleforregulatingbodytemperature.
3.Howcanbody-coolingtechniqueshelppeople?
A.Braininjuriesmaybetreatedproperly
B.Peopletrappedinsnowcansurvive.
C.Patientswithepilepticfitswillbecured.
D.Medicalaccidentscanbeavoided.
4.Thetextisprobablytakenfrom.
A.abiologytextbookB.asciencefiction
C.asurvivalbrochureD.amedicalmagazine
Passage4
Whenaspecialoccasionarrives,acolorfulgiftbagoraboxoftenfindsitswaytoadoorstep,anofficedeskoramailbox.Butonceinawhile,apresentarrivesatanunexpectedmomentasareminderthatsomeoneisthinkingaboutus.
WandaAndersonofRichland,US,rememberssuchagift.Therosebusheswerefinallyinfullbloomonthatdayinspring.SeeingrosesalwaysbringstomindWanda'
schildhoodmemories.Tothisyounggirl,thoseflowerswerealuxury."
Weneverhadmoneytobuyextrathings,soevenatiredrosewassomethingtocherish,"
Wandasaid.
Nowadays,tohaveabackyardfilledwithmanydifferentrosesispureenjoyment.Wandaespeciallylovestheveryfirstblooms.Herhusband,Dale,devotedlytendstherosesandknowsthislittlefactabouthiswife.So,onthisparticularmorning,hepickedtheveryfirstflowersofspring,freshfromthegarden.ButasDalecamebackintothehouse,hewasmetbyaneighborwhohadstoppedinforaquickvisit.Asthewomanturnedtogo,Dalegraciously（有风度地）handedtherosestoher.Andeventhoughtheirvisitorinsistedshedidn'
twanttotakethem,shewasrepeatedlyconvincedthattheflowerswereherstokeep."
ItoldherIwashappyforhertohavetheroses,butIreallywasn'
t,"
Wandasaid,recallingtheemotionsshewasfeelingrightthen.
Seeingherverypreciousfirstbloomsgooutofthedoorfilledherwithregret,andabitofselfishness.Throughouttherestofthemorning,Wandaarguedwithherself,knowinglogicallyitwas"
bettertogivethantoreceive."
Nevertheless,shewishedshecouldhavekepttherosesforherself.
Laterthatday,thecoupleheadedtothepostoffice,whereWandawaitedoutsideinthecar.Then,withoutwarning,anolderwomansuddenlyappearedatthecar'
sopenwindow,withabunchofmulticoloredrosesinherarms."
Theseareforyou,"
shesaid,givingtheflowerstoWanda."
They'
remyfirstbloomsthisspring."
Totallysurprisedandoverwhelmed（不知所措的）,Wandathankedthewomanandbentforamomenttoinhale（吸入）theroses'
richfragrance.Whenshelookedback,themysteriousvisitorwasgone.
Tothisday,that"
specialdelivery"
changedWanda.Now,herveryfirstbloomsalwaysgotosomeoneelse,asareminderthatsomeoneisthinkingofthem.
1.WhydoesWandaloverosessomuch？
______
A.Shethinksthattheystandforpurelove.
B.Shew
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