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30P.M.SandersTheatre,Cambridge.$20,$30,and$37.

GalCostaWorldMusicpresentstheBostondebut（首演）ofBrazil’stropicalismosuperstar，backedbyDariCaymmiandhisQuintet.

8P.M.BerkleePerformanceCentre,Boston.$30,$35,and$40.

FRIDAY

HarvestBallGetouttheblacksuitorfancycocktaildressforanightofdancingtoMarkMorrisandtheCatunes.ThedanceisabenefitfortheDanaFarberCancerInstitute.

8P.M.BackBayHilton,Boston.

$40inadvance,$50atdoor.

NocheFlamencaSpain'

sflamboyantflamencodancecompanyreturnstoBoston.

8：

00P.M.

$20.$30,and$40.

SATURDAY

BerlinPhiharmonicOrchestraTheCelebritySeriesopensitsseasonwithanall-Beethovenprogram.

8P.M.SymphonyHall,Boston.

$45-$95.

MUSEUMS

GeometricAbstraction：

LatinAmericanArt60paintings,drawings,andsculptures，FoggArtMuseum,Cambridge.

SixthAnnualOutdoorSculptureExhibitionDeCordovaMuseum,Lincoln.

AStudioofHerOwn：

WomenArtistsinBoston1870-1940MuseumofFineArts,Boston.

OpeneverydayexceptMonday.

Admissionfree.

1．Wherewillyougoifyouwanttodance?

A．GypsyCaravan.B．NocheFlamenca.

C．HarvestBall.D．GalCosta.

2．WhatdoGypsyCaravanandNocheFlamencahaveincommon?

A．Theshowtime.B．Spanishdance.

C．Musicstyles.D．Theticketprices.

3．Youdon’thavetopayifyou.

A．gotoseeLatinAmericanpaintings

B．hearBerlinPhiharmonicOrchestra

C．watchtheperformancebytheBraziliansinger

D．learnfineartsfromthewomenartistsinBoston

Chessisoneoftheoldestboardgamesintheworld.AversionofthegamewasfirstplayedinIndiainthesixthcentury.Throughouttime,thegamehasbeenplayedbykings,knights,andgeneralswhowarnedtoprovetheirmilitaryskillsandpracticewarstrategies.

Today，thegameisplayedbymillionsofordinarypeopleaswell.Mostplayforfun,butthereareplayerswhocompeteseriouslyandhavegoneontogaintherankofgrandmaster-thehighestrankaplayercanachieve.

In1991,whenHungarianJuditPolgarachievetherankofgrandmaster,itcausedquiteanuproar（骚动）.Firstofall,Polgarisafemaleplayinginasporttraditionallydominatedbymen.Also,Polgarwasonly15yearsold,makinghertheyoungestinhistoryatthetime.In1993,shedefeatedformerworldchampionBorisSpasskyinBudapest,Hungary.In1998,shebecamethefirstwomaninhistorytowintheU.S,OpenChessChampionship,whichwasheldinKailua-Kona，Hawaii.

Likehertwooldersisters,Polgarwasstrictlytrainedtobeamasterchessplayerasayounggirl.Shewashomeschooledinallhersubjectsandplayedchessseveralhourseveryday.Attheageoffive,shewasbeatingherfatheratthegame.Ateightyearsold，shewascompetinginternationally.Attheageofnine，shecompetedinandwontheNewYorkOpenChesstournament，placingfirstamongunrankedplayers.TheyoungPolgarwasjustgettingstarted.

Knownforherfiercelycompetitivenatureandabilitytounderstandheropponentsstrategyearlyinagame,Polgarquicklywontherespectofbothfansandfellowchessplayers.Despiteherachievementsandcleartalent,sheoftenhadtroublegettingintotopcompetitivesituationsbecausemanyofthemdidn’tincludewomen.Polgarwantedtocompetewiththebest一tobeaworldchampionandnotjustafemalechampion.Forthisreason,sheabsolutelyrefusedtoplayinwomen-onlycompetitions.Herrefusalpavedthewayforthenextgenerationoffemalechessplayers.

4．WhatisthepurposeofParagraph1?

A．Tocallonpeopletoplaychess.B．Tointroducechessbriefly.

C．Toexplainhowtoplaychess.D．Toshowthepopularityofchess.

5．WhatmadePolgaramasterchessplayeratsuchanearlyage?

A．Herstrictchesstraining.B．Herinternationaltravel.

C．Hertwooldersisters'

help.D．Herbeinghomeschooled.

6．WhydidPolgarhavedifficultyenteringtopcompetitions?

A．Shelackedenoughconfidence.

B．Shewastooyoungtoentertournaments.

C．Therewerenotournamentsinhercountry.

D．Manyofthemdidnotadmitfemaleplayers.

7．WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribePolgar?

A．Proudbutwarm-hearted.B．Fiercebutconsiderate.

C．Seriousandcautious.D．Talentedandambitious.

MadagascarliesintheIndianOceanofftheeastcoastofAfrica.Theislandisperhapsbestknownastheuniquehomeofthelemur（狐猴）.Butthoselemursliveamongsomeofthemostrichandvariedflora（植物群）intheworld.AndsothreatenedisthatflorathatBritishandMalagasyscientistswereinvolvedinaprojecttocollectseedsfromtheislandtobestoredinaBritishseedbank.TheprojectisbeingdonebytheRoyalBotanicGardeninLondon.ThebotanistStewardCableisheadoftheconservationcenterthereandafrequentvisitoroftheisland.

ImeanMadagascariswellknownasoneofthetopbiodiversityhotspotsintheworld.Ithasperhaps13,000plantspecies.90%ofthoseareuniquetothecountry,i.e.foundnowhereelseintheworld.Butalsomanyspecies,manyofthosespeciesareonlyfoundinsmallareas.AndIwouldsaythatprobablyabout80%ofthepopulationaredependentonfarming.

Andalotoftheirfarmingisslashandburn，shiftingcultivation（耕作）wherefarmershavetomovetoanewpatchofforesteveryyear.Theycutitandtheyburnitandtheycangrowdryriceorcassavaforayearorsoortwoyearsatmost.Andthenutrientsaregoneandtheyhavetomovetoanewpatchofforest.Andforcenturiesthatwouldnothavebeenaproblemwiththelowpopulationandwithlongperiodsofnofarmingbutpeoplereturningafterthreeorfiveyearssomethinglikethat,thentheforestbecamegrassland.SowearelosingmanyofthosespeciesinMadagascar,thoseuniquespecies.

8．whichofthefollowingisthehabitatofthelemur?

A．MadagascarB．Britain

C．AnIndianisland.D．Thecoast

9．WhydoscientistscollectseedsfromMadagascar?

A．Thelemurwilldieoutwithoutthem.

B．ThefloraonMadagascarisingreatdanger.

C．Theislandwillsinktothebottomoftheocean.

D．TheBritishseedbankwantstomakemoneyfromthem.

10．Whatistheresultofthewaypeoplefarm?

A．Manyfarmershavelosttheirhomes.B．Thepopulationisbecomingsmaller.

C．Somerarespeciesaregone.D．Thecropsarepoorinnutrition.

11．Howdoestheauthorsound?

A．Hopeless.B．Enthusiastic.C．Optimistic.D．Worried.

ScientistswhostudytheSunwatchforsunspots—violentstormsthatcanaffectcommunications，navigationsystemsandevenelectricpowerstationsontheEarth.

SunspotsareaproductofhugeelectromagneticstormsontheSun.ScientistsontheEarthareabletoobservesunspotseightminutesaftertheyhappen.ThatishowlongittakesfortheSun’slighttoreachus.

Thefirstelectricallychargedparticles（颗粒）fromasunspotentertheEarth’satmosphereabout20to30minutesafterthestormhappens.Theseparticlescanharmhumanbeings.Sobeforetheyarrive,astronautsontheInternationalSpaceStationmoveintospecialareasdesignedtoprotectthemfromtheireffects.

Aboutadayortwolater,thebiggestpartofthestormarrives.Itiscalledacoronalmassejection.“Thatisbillionsoftonsofsolarmaterialthat'

sblownawayfromtheSun.It’stravelingmillionsofkilometersanhour,butthatisrelativelyslow.”saysAlexYoung,theAssociateDirectorforScienceatNASA'

sHeliophysicsScienceDivision.

SeveralciviliangovernmentagenciesandtheU.S.AirForcewatchweatherconditionsinspace24hoursaday.NASAdoessobecauseitmustprotectitsastronautsandtheelectronicdevicesonitsspacecraft.

Scientistsarealsotryingtounderstandwhythenumberofsunspotsrisesandfallsatalmostregularintervalsevery11years.Inotherwords,scientistscanalmostpredicttheamountofsolaractivity.Sometimestheintensity（强度）ishigher，sometimeslower，Forexample,thecurrentsolarcycle,asitiscalled,ismuchlowerthanthepreviousone.

SeveralsatelliteswatchtheSunandtheenvironmentbetweentheSunandthoEarth.PicturesandotherinformationfromthesatellitestellscientistswhatishappeningonandneartheSun.

AlexYoungsayswehaveonlybeenlookingattheSunwithpowerfulinstrumentsforabout30to40years.Thaiisaveryshorttimecomparedtoll\ofourbillionyearsthatthostarhasbeenshining.

12．WhydoastronautsonInternationalSpaceStationmoveintospecialarea?

A．Toavoidbeingharmed.B．Tochargethebattery.

C．TowatchtheSuncloselyD．Toprotectdevicesonthespacecraft.

13．Howlongdoesasolarcyclelast?

A．About8minutes.B．About20to30minutes

C．About11years.D．About30to40minutes

14．WhatenablesscientiststowatchtheSun?

A．Environmentalchanges.B．Goodweatherconditions

C．Advancedinstruments.D．Governmentagencies

15．Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A．Theroleofsatellites.B．findingsaboutsunpots

C．Observationofspace.D．Communicationontheearth.

二、七选五

Whenyou’reonajourneytoimprovehealthandfitness，surelyfollowingtheexerciseandnutritionadviceofahotmodelisthewaytogo,right?

Wrong!

16．Thefirststeptolongtermfitnesssuccessistobehonestwithyourself.

♦17．

Begintobecomeawareofthelanguageyouuse.Whenyousayyoudon'

thaveenoughtimetoexercise,checkinwithyourselftomakesureyou'

rebeinghonest.Couldyoubeusingyourtimebetter?

Doyoureallyhaveabsolutelynofreetimeatall?

♦Tootiredtoexercise?

Unlessyou’reaprofessionalathleteit’sunlikelythatyourbodyisevertoot