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A.∮9.80B.∮12.00C.∮14.20D.∮16.40

57.WhereisthenearstparkingplacetoShakespere’sBirthplace?

A.Behindtheexhibitionhall.

B.OppositetheVisitors’Centre.

C.AtWindsorStreet.

D.NeartheCoffeeHouse.

58.Awheelchairusermayneedhelptoenter_____________.

A.thehouseB.thegarden

C.theVisitors’CentreD.theexhibitionhall

（2010·

山东卷·

A）

ChristopherThomas,27,wasawriterbynightandateacherbydaywhenhenoticedhewasalwaystiredandwaslosingweightfast.Diagnosedwithdiabetes（糖尿病）,Thomaswouldneedtoinjecthimselfwithinsulin（胰岛素）threetimesadayfortherestofhislifeorrisknervedamage,blindness,andevendeath.Andifthatweren'

tbadenough,hehadnohealthinsurance.

Afteramonthoffeelingupset,Thomasdecidedhe'

dbetterfindawaytofightback.HeleftCanton,MichiganforNewYork,gotajobwaitingtables,nicknamedhimselftheDiabeticRockstar,andcreated,afreeonlinecommunityfordiabeticsandtheirlovedones—aplacewhereover1,100peoplesharepersonalstories,information,andresources.

JasonSwencki’sson,Kody,wasdiagnosedwithtypediabetesatsix.Fatherandsonvisittheonlinechildren'

sforums（论坛）togethermostevenings."

Kodygetssoexcited,writingtokidsfromallover,"

saysSwencki,oneofthesite'

svolunteers."

Theyknowwhathe'

sgoingthrough,sohedoesn'

tfeelalone."

Kodyisanythingbutalone:

DiabetesisnowtheseventhleadingcauseofdeathintheUnitedStates,with24milliondiagnosedcases.Andmorepeoplearebeingdiagnosedatyoungerages.

Thesedays,Thomas'

smainfocusishischarity（慈善机构）,FightIt,whichprovidesmedicinesandsuppliestopeople—225todate—whocan'

taffordadiabetic'

shugeexpenses.Fight-it.orghasraisedabout$23,000—inproductsandincash.InMay,ThomaswillholdthefirstannualDiabeticRockstarFestivalintheCaribbean.

Evenwithastaffof22volunteers,Thomasoftendevotesupto50hoursaweektohiscause,whilestilldoinghisfull-timejobwaitingtables."

Ofthediabetescharitiesoutthere,mostareputtingmoneyintofindingacure,"

saysBentleyGubar,oneofRockstar'

soriginalmembers."

ButChristopheristheonlypersonIknowsayingpeopleneedhelpnow."

56.WhichofthefollowingistrueofChristopherThomas?

A.Heneedstogotothedoctoreveryday.

B.Hestudiestheleadingcauseofdiabetes

C.Hehasapositiveattitudetothisdisease.

D.Heencouragesdiabeticsbywritingarticles.

57.Dwascreatedfor_________.

A.diabeticstocommunicateB.volunteerstofindjobs

C.childrentoamusethemselvesD.rockstarstoshareresources.

58.Accordingtothetext,Kody______.

A.feellonelybecauseofhisillness

B.benefitsfrom

C.helpscreatetheonlinekid’sforums

D.writeschildren’sstoriesonline

59.WhatcanwelearnaboutFightIt?

A.Ithelpsthediabeticsinfinancialdifficulties.

B.Itorganizespartiesforvolunteeronceayear.

C.Itofferslessexpensivemedicinetodiabetics.

D.Itownsawell-knownmedicalwebsite.

60.ThelastparagraphsuggeststhatThomas______.

A.worksfull-timeinadiabetescharity

B.employs22peopleforhiswebsite

C.helpsdiabeticsinhisownway

D.tiestofindacurefordiabetes

Batteriescanpoweranythingfromsmallsensorstolargesystems.Whilescientistsarefindingwaystomakethemsmallerbutevenmorepowerful,problemscanarisewhenthesebatteriesaremuchlargerandheavierthanthedevicesthemselves.UniversityofMissouri（MU）researchersaredevelopinganuclearenergysourcethatissmaller,lighterandmoreefficient.

“Toprovideenoughpower,weneedcertainmethodswithhighenergydensity（密度）”，saidJaeKwon,assistantprofessorofelectricalandcomputerengineeringatMU.“Theradioisotope（放射性同位素）batterycanprovidepowerdensitythatismuchhigherthanchemicalbatteries.”

Kwonandhisresearchteamhavebeenworkingonbuildingasmallnuclearbattery,presentlythesizeandthicknessofapenny,intendedtopowervariousmicro/nanoelectromechanicalsystems（M/NEMS）.Althoughnuclearbatteriescancauseconcerns,Kwonsaidtheyaresafe.

“Peopleheartheword‘nuclear’andthinkofsomethingverydangerous,”hesaid,“However,nuclearpowersourceshavealreadybeensafelypoweringavarietyofdevices,suchaspace-makers,spacesatellitesandunderwatersystems.”

Hisnewideaisnotonlyinthebattery’ssize,butalsoinitssemiconductor（半导体）.Kwon’sbatteryusesaliquidsemiconductorratherthanasolidsemiconductor.

“Thekeypartofusingaradioactivebatteryisthatwhenyouharvesttheenergy,partoftheradiationenergycandamagethelatticestructure（晶体结构）ofthesolidsemiconductor,”Kwonsaid,“Byusingaliquidsemiconductor,webelievewecanminimizethatproblem.”

TogetherwithJ.DavidRobertson,chemistryprofessorandassociatedirectoroftheMUResearchReactor,Kwonisworkingtobuildandtestthebattery.Inthefuture,theyhopetoincreasethebattery’spower,shrinkitssizeandtrywithvariousothermaterials.Kwonsaidthatbatterycouldbethinnerthanthethicknessofhumanhair.

71.WhichofthefollowingistrueofJaeKwon?

A.HeteacheschemistryatMU. 

B.Hedevelopedachemicalbattery.

C.Heisworkingonanuclearenergysource.

D.Hemadeabreakthroughincomputerengineering.

72.JaeKwongaveexamplesinParagraph4_________.

A.toshowchemicalbatteriesarewidelyapplied.

B.tointroducenuclearbatteriescanbesafelyused.

C.todescribeanuclear-poweredsystem.

D.tointroducevariousenergysources.

73.Liquidsemiconductorisusedto_________.

A.getridoftheradioactivewaste 

B.testthepowerofnuclearbatteries.

C.decreasethesizeofnuclearbatteries

D.reducethedamagetolatticestructure.

74.AccordingtoJaeKwon,hisnuclearbattery_______.

A.usesasolidsemiconductor 

B.willsoonreplacethepresentones.

C.couldbeextremelythin 

D.haspassedthefinaltest.

75.Thetextismostprobablya________.

A.sciencenewsreport 

B.bookreview 

C.newspaperad 

D.sciencefictionstory

Theelephantwaslyingheavilyonitsside,fastasleep.Afewdogsstartedbarkingatit.Theelephantwokeupinaterribleanger:

itchasedthedogsintothevillagewheretheyranforsafety.

Thatdidn'

tstoptheelephant.Itdestroyedadozenhousesandinjuredseveralpeople.Thevillagerswerescaredandangry.ThensomeonesuggestedcallingParbati,theelephantprincess.

ParbatiBarua'

sfatherwasahunteroftigersandanelephanttamer.HetaughtParbatitorideanelephantbeforeshecouldevenwalk.Healsotaughtherthedangerousartoftheelephantround-up--howtocatchwildelephants.

Parbatihasn'

talwayslivedinthejungle.Afterahappychildhoodhuntingwithherfather,shewassenttoboardingschoolinthecity.ButParbatinevergotusedtobeingthereandmanyyearslatershewentbacktoheroldlife."

Lifeinthecityistoodull.Catchingelephantsisanadventureandtheexcitementlastsfordaysafterthechase,"

shesays.

ButParbatidoesn'

tcatchelephantsjustforfun."

Mywork,"

shesays,"

istorescuemanfromtheelephants,andtokeeptheelephantssafefromman."

AndthisisexactlywhatParbatihasbeendoingformanyyears.Increasingly,theIndianelephantisangry:

formanyyears,illegalhuntershaveattackeditanditshomeinthejunglehasbeenreducedtosmallpiecesofland.Itisnowfightingback.Wheneverwildelephantsenterateagardenoravillage,Parbatiiscalledtoguidetheanimalsbacktothejunglebeforetheycankill.

Theworkofanelephanttameralsoinvolvesloveanddevotion.Agoodelephanttamerwillspendhoursadaysinginglovesongstoanewlycapturedelephant."

Eventuallytheygrowtolovetheirtamersandneverforgetthem.Theyarealsomoreloyalthanhumans,"

shesaid,assheclimbeduponeofherelephantsandsatonthegiant,happyanimal.Anelephantprincessindeed!

65.ForParbati,catchingelephantsismainlyto 

.

A.getlonglastingexcitement 

B.keepbothmanandelephantssafe

C.sendthembacktothejungle 

D.maketheangryelephantstame

66.BeforeParbatistudiedinaboardingschool, 

A.shespenthertimehuntingwithherfather

B.shelearnedhowtosinglovesongs

C.shehadalreadybeencalledanelephantprincess

D.shewastaughthowtohunttigers

67.Indianelephantsaregettingincreasinglyangryandtheyrevengebecause__________.

A.theyarecaughtandsentforheavywork 

B.illegalhunterscapturethem