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Attheageof16,JuliaButterflyHillquitschoolandworkedatarestaurant.Formanyyears,shewasonlyinterestedinmakingmoneyandmaterialthings.Thenonedayshehadaseriouscaraccident,whichchangedherlife.Hillsaid:
“IrealizedIwantedtofindamorepowerfulpurposeforbeinghereonthisplanet.”
Assoonassherecovered(康复),HilltraveledtoCalifornia.Thereshesawancientredwoodtrees,whicharethelargesttreesinthewholeworld.Thewoodfromredwoodtrunksisveryhard.SothePacificLumberCompanycutdownmanyofthehugeredwoodstouseforconstruction.Therearenotmanyforestsofthesetreesleft.Manyenvironmentalactivistswanttoprotecttheremainingtrees.Theredwoodsareveryimportanttotheenvironment.
In1997HilllearnedagroupcalledEarthFirstwasworkingtoprotectaparticulargroupoftrees.Theydecidedtosendsomeoneupintoaredwoodtree,hopingthiswouldstopthecompanyfromcuttingthetreesdown.JuliaButterflyHillvolunteered.
Hilllivedinthetreeforovertwoyearswithoutevercomingdown.Herhomewasa6-by-8-foottreehouse,180feetup.Itisalwayscoldandwetinaredwoodtree.TherewereevenveryseriouswinterstormswhileHillwasinthetree.ThewindandcoldalmostknockedHilloutofthetree.Butshedidnotfall—shesurvived.
Finally,afteryearsofarguing,thecompanydecidedtoprotectLuna,thetreeHilllivedin.Theysignedanagreementtonevercutdownthishugeredwoodtreeorthetreesaroundit.WhenHillputherfeetontheearthagain,shebegantocry.ButfromthatmomentonHillhasn’tstoppedworkingtoprotecttheenvironment.
21.JuliaButterflyHilltraveledtoCalifornia_____.
A.tofindanewjob
B.tobuildatreehouse
C.withthehopeofjoiningEarthFirst
D.inexpectationofdoingsomethingmeaningful
22.Theredwoodtreeswerecutdownmainly_____.
A.becausetheymightfalloveratanytime
B.becausetheyhadgreateconomicvalue
C.toprotectothertreesintheforest
D.tomakespaceforconstructions
23.JuliaButterflyHill’slivingconditionsinthetreewere_____.
A.comfortable
B.cool
C.tough
D.satisfying
24.WhatcanwelearnaboutJuliaButterflyHillfromthetext?
A.Shehasasenseofsocialresponsibility.
B.Shefailedtoprotecttheredwoodtree.
C.Shebuiltanewhouseintheforest.
D.Sheisaself-centeredwoman.
B
Therearealotofproductsouttherethatmakeyourlifeeasier.Some,however,arealittlesillierthanothers—somuchthattheyseemlikejokeproducts.Hereareafewproductsthatsoundcrazy,butactuallyrule.
SleepPhones
It’shardtoimaginesomethingsillierthanamusic-playingheadbandyouwearwhileyousleep,buttheyexist—andarequitepopular.SleepPhoneswon’tgiveyouthehighestqualitysoundintheworld,butifyouprefertofallasleeptomusic,they’refarmorecomfortablethannormalheadphones.Whilethey’reabitexpensive,theymightbeperfectforyou.There’salsoawirelessversionifyouprefer.
OnionGoggles
Ifcuttingonionbringsonthewaterworksnomatterwhatyoutry,it’stimefordesperatemeasures.Wetestedabunchofmethodsforavoidingoniontears,andfoundthebestsolutionscamedowntocuttingtheonionunderavent(通风孔),orwearingthesestylishandawesomegoggles.
LockLaces(鞋带)
There’resomegreatwaystotieyourshoesbetter,butifyoulongforthelacelessshoesofyourchildhooddays,LockLacesareaprettygoodchoice.They’rebasicallyelastic(有弹性的)lacesthatremovetheneedtotieyourshoes.Sure,peoplewillmakefunofyou,butyoucanmakefunofthemaftertheytripovertheirownuntiedlaces.Oryoucanmakeyourownslip-onshoeswithelastictubing.
2D-Glasses
Hate3D-movies,buthavetogotoone?
Thedifferencebetween2D-glassesand3D-glassesliesintheirlenses(镜片).Eachlensof2D-glassesblocks(挡住)thesamepicture,soeacheyegetsthesamepicture,whileeachlensof3D-glassesblocksadifferentpicture,soeacheyegetsadifferentpicturewhichthebraininterpretsas3D.Nowyouhaveapairofglassesthatcansaveyoufromtheheadachecausedbywearing3D-glasseswhicharepopularinourmovietheaters.Youcanbuythemormakeapairforyourself.
25.WhatdoweknowaboutSleepPhones?
A.Therearetwoversions.
B.They’recomfortablebutunhealthy.
C.Theygiveyouthebestqualitysound.
D.They’recheaperthanotherheadphones.
26.Theunderlinedpart“bringsonthewaterworks”inthetextprobablymeans_____.
A.makesyoureyeswater
B.makesyourfingershurt
C.destroysyourwaterpipes
D.addstoyourwashingwork
27.WhatistheadvantageofLockLaces?
A.Theyarestrongandlasting.
B.Theyhelpyouwalkcomfortably.
C.Theyarestylishandeco-friendly.
D.Theysaveyoufromtyingyourshoes.
28.Comparedwith3D-glasses,2D-glasses_____.
A.arecheaperandthinner
B.won’tgiveyouaheadache
C.letyouseeadifferentpicture
D.aremorepopularinmovietheaters
C
Ateamledbyanurseryman(花圃工人)andhissonshasracedagainsttimefor20years,usingbranchesfromsomeoftheworld’sbiggestandmostlong-lastingtreestoproduceclonesthatcouldrestore(恢复)ancientforestsandhelpfightclimatechange.
Nowcomesthemostambitiousstepoftheproject:
gettingthenewtreesintotheground.PlantingsoftwodozenclonesfromCalifornia’shugecoastalredwoodswilltakeplaceMondayinsevennations:
Australia,NewZealand,GreatBritain,Ireland,Canada,GermanyandtheU.S.
Thelab-producedtreesaregeneticcopiesofthreehugetreesthatwerecutdowninnorthernCaliforniamorethanacenturyago.Remarkably,newbranchesstillgrowfromthestumps
(树桩),includingoneknownastheFieldbrookStump,whichmeasures35feetindiameter(直径).It’sbelievedtobeabout4,000yearsold.
“Weneedtoreforesttheplanet.Todothat,itjustmakessensetousethelargest,oldesttreesthateverlived,”saidDavidMilarch,co-founderofthenon-profitArchangelAncientTreeArchive.
MilarchandhissonsJaredandJake,whohaveafamily-ownednursery,becameconcernedabouttheconditionoftheworld’sforestsinthe1990s.TheybegantravelingacrosstheU.S.insearchof“champion”treesthathavelivedhundredsoreventhousandsofyears,believingthatbettergenesmakeitpossibleforthemtooutliveothersoftheirspecies.Scientificopinionvariesonwhetherthat’strue,withskepticssayingthesurvivorsmaysimplyhavebeenlucky.
TheArchangelteamsaysthey’vedevelopedseveralmethodsofproducinggeneticcopies.Theyfocusontoweringsequoiasandredwoods,consideringthembestsuitedtoabsorbgreatamountsofcarbondioxide(CO2),thegreenhousegasprimarilyresponsibleforclimatechange.
Thechallengeistofindplacestoputthetrees,peopletolookafterthemandmoneytocontinuetheproject,JaredMilarchsaid.Thegroupisfundedthroughdonationsanddoesn’tchargeforitsclones.
“AlotoftreeswillbeplantedbyalotofgroupsonArborDay,but90percentofthemwilldie,”DavidMilarchsaid.“Youcan’tplanttreesandwalkawayandexpectthemtotakecareofthemselves.”ThosereceivingArchangelredwoodshavepromisedtocareforthemproperly.
29.Accordingtothetext,theclones_____.
A.areratherexpensive
B.arebasedondeadancienttrees
C.havebeenexperimentedfor20years
D.havebeenwidelygrownacrosstheU.S.
30.Toreforesttheplanet,DavidMilarchchoosesthelargest,oldesttreesbecause_____.
A.theyareluckytreesB.theyhavebettergenes
C.theyareeasiertoplantD.theylookmorebeautiful
31.DavidMilarch’steambelievesthatgeneticcopiesfromsequoiasandredwoods_____.
A.cantakeinmoregreenhousegases
B.arehardtosurviveforalongtime
C.arelikelytocauseclimatechange
D.maybeathreattoexistingplants
32.WhatisstressedbyDavidMilarchinthelastparagraph?
A.Theneedoffinancialsupport.
B.Thedifficultyoffindingplaces.
C.Theimportanceofcaringfortrees.
D.Thechallengeofrunninghisgroup.
D
DuringtheMiddleAges,mostthingsthatpeopledidnotunderstandwereexplainedthroughreligion.TheCatholicChurchsoughttosilencethosewhotriedtounderstandandexplaintheworldinnaturalterms,andbanneddissection(解剖)ofhumans.
LeonardodaVinciwasoneofthefirstpeopleoftheRenaissancetousethemodernscientificmethod.Hecarefullyobservednature,conductedexperiments,andarrivedatconclusions.Hisresearchunavoidablybroughthimintoconflict(矛盾)withtheChurch.
Leonardospenthislifestudyingtheworldaroundhimandfilledmanynotebookswithdrawingsandideasinspiredbynature.Hestudiedhumananatomy(人体解剖学)bydissectingdeadbodies,madedetailednotes,anddrewlargenumbersofpicturestoexplain.
Hestudiedtheflightandanatomyofbirdsinordertodesignaflyingmachine.Hewasnotsuccessful,althoughhetriedoutseveralstrange-lookingmachines.
Asascientist,Leonardomadegreatcontributionsinthefieldsofanatomy,botanyandphysics.Leonardowasthefirstpersontonotethatthenumberofringsofatreewasthesameasitsage.Hewasalsothefirstpersontodescribethearrangementofleavesinplantsanddrawpartsofthebodyincross-section.
Leonardowasalsoagreatinventor.Hedidnotseeksimplytobetterunderstandtheworld.Hewantedtochangeitthroughtheinventionofnewandusef