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They'
rethebesttoysoutthere,"
saysHowieChosetatCarnegieMellonUniversityinPittsburgh.Chosetisaroboticist,apersonwhodesigns,buildsorprogramsrobots.
WhenChosetwasakid,hewasinterestedinanythingthatmoved-cars,trains,animals.HeputmotorsonTinkertoycarstomakethemmove.Later,inhighschool,hebuiltmobilerobotssimilartosmallcars.
Hopingtocontinueworkingonrobots,hestudiedcomputerscienceincollege.ButwhenhegottograduateschoolattheCaliforniaInstituteofTechnologyinPasadena,Choset'
slabmateswereworkingonsomethingevencoolerthanremotelycontrolledcars:
roboticsnakes.Somerobotscanmoveonlyforward,backward,leftandright.Butsnakescantwist(扭曲)inmanydirectionsandtraveloveralotofdifferenttypesofterrain(地形)."
Snakesarefarmoreinterestingthanthecars,"
Chosetconcluded.
AfterhestartedworkingatCarnegieMellon,Chosetandhiscolleaguestherebegandevelopingtheirownsnakerobots.Choset'
steamprogrammedrobotstoperformthesamemovementsasrealsnakes,suchasslidingandinchingforward.Therobotsalsomovedinwaysthatsnakesusuallydon'
t,suchasrolling.Choset'
ssnakerobotscouldcrawl(爬行)throughthegrass,swiminapondandevenclimbaflagpole.
ButChosetwonderedifhissnakesmightbeusefulformedicineaswell.Forsomeheartsurgeries,thedoctorhastoopenapatient'
schest,cuttingthroughthebreastbone.Recoveringfromthesesurgeriescanbeverypainful.Whatifthedoctorcouldperformtheoparationbyinsteadmakingasmallholeinthebodyandsendinginathinroboticsnake?
ChosetteamedupwithMarcoZenati,aheartsurgeonnowatHarvardMedicalSchool,toinvestigatetheidea.Zenatipracticedusingtherobotonaplasticmodelofthechestandthentestedtherobotinpigs.
AcompanycalledMedroboticsinBostonisnowadaptingthetechnologyforsurgeriesonpeople.
Evenafter15yearsofworkingwithhisteam'
screations,"
Istilldon'
tgetboredofwatchingthemotionofmyrobots,"
Chosetsays.
16.Chosetbegantobuildrobotsinhighschool.
A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned
17.Snakerobotscouldmoveinonlyfourdirections.
18.Chosetdidn'
tbegindevelopinghisownsnakerobotsuntilhestartedworkingatCarnegieMellon.
19.Choset'
ssnakerobotscouldmakemoremovementsthantheonesothersdeveloped.
20.Theapplicationofathinroboticsnakemakesheartsurgerieslesstime-consuming.
21.Zenatitestedtherobotonpeopleafterusingitinpigs.
22.TherobotictechnologyforsurgeriesonpeoplehasbroughtahandsomeprofittoMedrobotics.
第3部分:
概括大意与完成句子(第23~30题,每题1分,共8分)
下面的短文后有2项测试任务:
(1)第23~26题要求从所给的6个选项中为第2~5段每段选择1个最佳标题;
(2)第27~30题要求从所给的6个选项中为每个句子确定1个最佳选项。
Ecosystem
1Theword"
ecosystem"
isshortforecological(生态的)system.Anecosystemiswherelivingcreaturesexpandwithinagivenarea.Youcansaythatanecosystemisthenaturalenvironmentwherebiologicalorganisms(生物)suchasplants,animalsandhumansco-existinthisworld.Sonaturallythatincludesyouandme.Yes,weareallmembersofanecosystem!
2Therearedifferentkindsofecosystemsdependingonthetypeofsurfaceorenvironment.Mostarenaturallymadesuchastheoceanorlakeandthedesertorrainforest.Someareman-madeorartificialtoencourageco-habitation(兴居)betweenlivingandnon-livingthingsinamonitoredenvironment,suchasazooorgarden.
3Plantsmakeupthebiggestgroupofbiologicalcreatureswithinanecosystem,andthat'
sbecausetheyarethenaturalfoodproducersforeveryone.Plantsraisedintheearthneedairandcollectsunlighttohelpthemgrow.Whentheygrow,theplantsanditsfruitsorflowerseventuallybecomeasourceoffoodtoanimals,microorganisms(微生物)andevenhumans,ofcourse.Foodisthenconvertedtoenergyfortherestofustofunction,andthishappensinanever-endingcycleuntilthelivingcreaturesdieandbreakupbackintheearth.
4Ecosystemsarethebasisofsurvivalforalllivingthings.Wedependonplantsandanimalsforfood.Inorderforustoexist,weneedtogrowandcareaboutotherorganisms.Wealsoneedtocareforthenon-livingthingswithinourenvironmentlikeourairandwatersowecancontinuelivingasapopulation.Sinceplants,animalsandhumansareallofvariousspecies(物种),weallplayaroleinmaintainingtheecosystem.
5Topreserveourecosystems,weshouldstopusingtoomuchenergy,whichhappenswhenweconsumemorethanourshareofresources.Humansshouldnotdisturbthenaturalhabitat(栖息地)ofplantsandanimals,andallowthemtogrowhealthilyforthecycletocontinue.Toomanypeopleinahabitatcanmeandisplacement(搬迁):
imaginebeingthrownoutofyourhomebecausethereisnomorespaceforeveryone.Worse,overpopulationcanalsoruintheenvironmentandcausedestructionofexistingplantsandanimals.
23.Paragraph2_________
24.Paragraph3_________
25.Paragraph4_________
26.Paragraph5_________
A.Whatcanwedotohelpprotectecosystems?
B.Whataredifferenttypesofecosystems?
C.Whatisanecosystem?
D.Whatdestroysecosystems?
E.Howdoesanecosystemwork?
F.Whyareecosystemsimportant?
27.Inanecosystem,plants,animalsandhumanslivetogetherin_________.
28.Plantsareessentialinanecosystembecausetootherlivingcreaturestheyare_________.
29.Plants,animalsandhumansarealleffectivein_________.
30.Toprotectourecosystemsweshouldnotusemorethan_________.
A.ourshareofresources
B.abiologicalcreature
C.agivenarea
D.themaintenanceoftheecosystem
E.thesourceoffood
F.variousspecies
第4部分:
阅读理解(第31~45题,每题3分,共45分)
下面有3篇短文,每篇短文后有5道题。
请根据短文内容,为每题确定1个最佳选项。
第一篇
31.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?
A.Publiclandsareoneofthemainsourcesofrevenues.
B.Publiclandsshouldbedevelopedtoeaseenergyshortage.
C.Publiclandsplayanimportantroleinenergyproduction.
D.Publiclandsstorehugeenergyresourcesforfurtherdevelopment.
32.WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueofpubliclandsintheU.S.?
A.HalfofUSenergyisproducedthere.
B.Mostofcoalwasproducedfromtherein2000.
C.Mostenergyresourcesarereservedthere.
D.Themajorityofundiscoverednaturalgasisstoredthere.
33.Geothermalresources,windturbines,andhydropowerfacilitiesinParagraph4arecitedasexamplestoillustratethat
A.alternativeenergyproductionisnolessthanconventionalenergyproduction.
B.theyarethemosttypicalconventionalenergyresourcesfrompubliclands.
C.geothermalresourcesaremoreimportantthantheothertwo.
D.theamountofalternativeenergyproductionfrompubliclandsishuge.
34.ThereisamountingpressureonpubliclandstosatisfyUSenergydemandsbecause
A.manyAmericansareunhappywithenergydevelopmentinforeigncountries.
B.theU.S.isdemandingmoreandmoreenergy.
C.quiteafewpubliclandsarebannedforenergydevelopment.
D.manyAmericansthinkpubliclandsarebeingabused.
35.Publiclandscanbeusedforenergydevelopmentwhen
A.theygothroughthelanduseplanningprocess.
B.energydevelopmentrestrictionsareeffective.
C.federallandmanagersgrantpermissions.
D.thereisenoughfederalbudget.
第二篇
WhenOurEyesServeOurStomach
Allwehaveaclocklocatedinsideourbrains.Similartoyourbedsidealarmclock,yourinternalclock2runsona24-hourcycle.Thiscycle,calledacircadianrhythm,helpscontrolwhenyouwake,whenyoueatandwhenyousleep.
Somewherearoundpuberty,somethinghappensinthetimingofthebiologicalclock.Theclockpushesforward,soadolescentsandteenagersareunabletofallasleepasearlyastheyusedto.Whenyourmothertellsyouit'
stimeforbed,yourbodymaybepushingyoutostayup3forseveralhoursmore.AndthelightcomingfromyourcomputerscreenorTVcouldbepushingyoutostayupevenlater.
Thisshift4isnaturalforteenagers.Butstayingupverylateandsleepinglatecangetyourbody'
sclockoutofsyncwiththecycleoflightanddark5.Itcanalsomakeithardtogetoutofbedinthemorningandmaybringotherproblems,too.Teenagersareputinakindofagraycloud6whentheydon'
tgetenoughsleep,saysMaryCarskadon,asleepresearcheratBrownUniversityinProvidence,RI7.Itaffectstheirmoodandtheirabilitytothinkandlearn.
Butjustlikeyouralarmclock,yourinternalclockcanbereset.Infact,itautomaticallyresetsitselfeveryday.How?
Byusingthelightitgetsthroughyoureyes.
Scientistshaveknownforalongtimethatthelightofdayandthedarkofnightplayimportantrolesinsettingourinternalclocks.Foryears,researchersthoughtthatthesignalsthatsynchronizethebody'
sclock8werehandledthroughthesamepathwaysthatweusetosee.
Butrecentdiscoveriesshowthatthehumaneyehastwoseparatelight-sensingsystems.Onesystemallowsustosee.Thesecondsystemtellsourbodywhetherit'
sdayornight.
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