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InFrederick,students’parentsarebuyingclassroomsuppliesandofferingtopayforgroceriesandutilitiestokeepfirst-yearteachersandprincipalsintheirjobs.

Some$36,000hasbeenraisedindonationsfromSafeway.AChevroletdealershipdonated$10,000andforgavethedistrict’s$10,750billforrentingthedrivereducatingcars.IBMcontributed4,500packsofpaper.

“Weemploythousandsofpeopleinthiscommunity,”saidMitchCarson,ahospitalchiefexecutive,whohelpedraisefunds.“Wehavechildrenintheschool,andweseehowtheycouldbeaffected.”

AtCreekHighSchool,threestudentsstartedawebsitethatdisplaysnewspaperarticles,districtinformationandanemailforum（论坛）。

“Rumorsaboutwhat’shappeningtothedistrictaremovingatlightningspeed,”saidastudent.“Wewantedtoknowthetruth,andspreadthataroundinstead.”

26.WhathashappenedtotheVrainSchoolDistrict?

A）Ahugefinancialproblemhasarisen.B）Manyschoolstherearemismanaged.

C）Lotsofteachersinthedistrictareplanningtoquit.

D）Manyadministrativepersonnelhavebeenlaidoff.

27.HowdidtheresidentsintheVrainSchoolDistrictrespondtothebudgetshortage?

A）Theyfeltsomewhathelplessaboutit.B）Theyaccusedthoseresponsibleforit.

C）Theypooledtheireffortstohelpsolveit.D）Theydemandedathoroughinvestigation.（C）

28.IntheviewofStateTreasurerMikeCoffman,theeducationalbudgetshortageis________.

A）unavoidableB）unthinkableC）insolvableD）irreversible（B）

29.WhydidCoffmanrequestaninvestigation?

A）Toseeiftherewasadeliberatecover-upoftheproblem.

B）Tofindouttheextentoftheconsequencesofthecase.

C）Tomakesurethattheschoolprincipalswereinnocent.

D）Tostopthevotersapprovingthe$212millionbondissue.（A）

30.Threehighschoolstudentsstartedawebsiteinorderto________.

A）attractgreaterpublicattentiontotheirneeds

B）appealtothepublicforcontributionsanddonations

C）exposeofficialswhoneglectedtheirdutiesD）keeppeopleproperlyinformedofthecrisis（D）

PassageTwo

Question57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Globalwarmingmayormaynotbethegreatenvironmentalcrisisofthe21stcentury,but-regardlessofwhetheritisorisn'

t-wewon'

tdomuchaboutit.Wewillargueoveritandmayeven,asanation,makesomefairlysolemn-soundingcommitmentstoavoidit.Butthemoredramaticandmeaningfulthesecommitmentsseem,thelesslikelytheyaretobeobserved.

AlGorecallsglobalwarmingan"

inconvenienttruth,"

asifmerelyrecognizingitcouldputusonapathtoasolution.Buttherealtruthisthatwedon'

tknowenoughtorelieveglobalwarming,and-withoutmajortechnologicalbreakthroughs-wecan'

tdomuchaboutit.

From2003to2050,theworld’spopulationisprojectedtogrowfrom 

6.4billionto9.1billion,a42%increase.Ifenergyuseperpersonand 

technologyremainthesame,totalenergyuseandgreenhousegas 

emissions（mainly,CO2）willbe42%higherin2050.Butthat'

stoo 

low,becausesocietiesthatgrowricherusemoreenergy.Weneedeconomic 

growthunlesswecondemntheworld'

spoortotheirpresentpovertyandfreezeeveryone'

slivingstandards.Withmodest 

growth,energyuseandgreenhouseemissionsmorethandoubleby2050.

Nogovernmentwilladoptrigidrestrictionsoneconomicgrowthand 

personalfreedom（limitsonelectricityusage,drivingandtravel）that 

mightcutbackglobalwarming.Still,politicianswanttoshowthey'

re 

"

doingsomething“ConsidertheKyotoProtocol（京都议定书）.Itallowed 

countriesthatjoinedtopunishthosethatdidn'

t.Butithasn'

t 

reducedCO2emissions（upabout25%since1990）,andmanysignatories（签字国）didn'

tadopttoughenoughpoliciestohittheir2008-2012 

targets.

Thepracticalconclusionisthatifglobalwarmingisapotential 

disaster,theonlysolutionisnewtechnology.Onlyanaggressiveresearchanddevelopmentprogrammightfindwaysofbreakingour 

dependenceonfossilfuelsordealingwithit.

Thetroublewiththeglobalwarmingdebateisthatithasbecomea 

moralproblemwhenit'

sreallyanengineeringone.Theinconvenient 

truthisthatifwedon'

tsolvetheengineeringproblem,we'

rehelpless.

57.Whatissaidaboutglobalwarminginthefirstparagraph?

A）Itmaynotproveanenvironmentalcrisisatall.

B）Itisanissuerequiringworldwidecommitments.

C）Seriousstepshavebeentakentoavoidorstopit.

D）Verylittlewillbedonetobringitundercontrol.

58.Accordingtotheauthor'

sunderstanding,whatisAlGore'

sviewonglobalwarming?

A）Itisarealitybothpeopleandpoliticiansareunawareof.

B）Itisaphenomenonthatcausesusmanyinconveniences.

C）Itisaproblemthatcanbesolvedonceitisrecognized.

D）Itisanareaweactuallyhavelittleknowledgeabout.

59.Greenhouseemissionswillmorethandoubleby2050becauseof___.

A）economicgrowthB）wastefuluseofenergy

C）thewideninggapbetweentherichandpoor

D）therapidadvancesofscienceandtechnology

60.Theauthorbelievesthat,sincethesigningoftheKyotoProtocol,____.

A）politicianshavestartedtodosomethingtobetterthesituation

B）fewnationshaveadoptedrealtoughmeasurestolimitenergyuse

C）reductionsinenergyconsumptionhavegreatlycutbackglobalwarming

D）internationalcooperationhascontributedtosolvingenvironmentalproblems

61.Whatisthemessagetheauthorintendstoconvey?

A）Globalwarmingismoreofamoralissuethanapracticalone.

B）Theultimatesolutiontoglobalwarmingliesinnewtechnology.

C）Thedebateoverglobalwarmingwillleadtotechnologicalbreakthroughs.

D）Peoplehavetogiveupcertainmaterialcomfortstostopglobalwarming.

PassageThree

Questions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Youneverseehim,butthey'

rewithyoueverytimeyoufly.Theyrecordwhereyouaregoing,howfastyou'

retravelingandwhethereverythingonyourairplaneisfunctioningnormally.Theirabilitytowithstandalmostanydisastermakesthemseemlikesomethingoutofacomicbook.They'

reknownastheblackbox.

Whenplanesfallfromthesky,asaYemeniairlinerdidonitswaytoComorosIslandsintheIndiaOceanJune30,2009,theblackboxisthebestbetforidentifyingwhatwentwrong.SowhenaFrenchsubmarine（潜水艇）detectedthedevice'

shomingsignalfivedayslater,thediscoverymarkedahugesteptowarddeterminingthecauseofatragedyinwhich152passengerswerekilled.

In1958,AustralianscientistDavidWarrendevelopedaflight-memoryrecorderthatwouldtrackbasicinformationlikealtitudeanddirection.Thatwasthefirstmodeforablackbox,whichbecamearequirementonallU.S.commercialflightsby1960.Earlymodelsoftenfailedtowithstandcrashes,however,soin1965thedevicewascompletelyredesignedandmovedtotherearoftheplane–thearealeastsubjecttoimpact–fromitsoriginalpositioninthelandingwells（起落架舱）.Thesameyear,theFederalAviationAuthorityrequiredthattheboxes,whichwereneveractuallyblack,bepaintedorangeoryellowtoaidvisibility.

Modernairplaneshavetwoblackboxes:

avoicerecorder,whichtrackspilots'

conversations,andaflight-datarecorder,whichmonitorsfuellevels,enginenoisesandotheroperatingfunctionsthathelpinvestigatorsreconstructtheaircraft'

sfinalmoments.Placedinaninsulated（隔绝的）caseandsurroundedbyaquarter-inch-thickpanelsofstainlesssteel,theboxescanwithstandmassiveforceandtemperaturesupto2,000℉.Whensubmerged,they'

realsoabletoemitsignalsfromdepthsof20,000ft.ExpertsbelievetheboxesfromAirFranceFlight447,whichcrashednearBrazilonJune1,2009,areinwaternearlythatdeep,butstatisticssaythey'

restilllikelytoturnup.Intheapproximately20deep-seacrashesoverthepast30years,onlyoneplane'

sblackboxeswereneverrecovered.

57.Whatdoestheauthorsayabouttheblackbox?

A）Itensuresthenormalfunctioningofanairplane.

B）Theideaforitsdesigncomesfromacomicbook.

C）Itsabilitytowardoffdisastersisincredible.

D）Itisanindispensabledeviceonanairplane.

58.WhatinformationcouldbefoundfromtheblackboxontheYemeniairliner?

A）Dataforanalyzingthecauseofthecrash.

B）Thetotalnumberofpassengersonboard.

C）Thesceneofthecrashandextentoft