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B.decreased
C.changed
D.disappeared
正确答案:
A
答案解析:
本句后半部分说到,由于艾滋病的传播和抗药型结核病的出现,那么根据推理,结核病自然应该“增加”,而不可能“减少”或“消失”。
至于“变化”,不应该是结核病本身发生变化,而应该是发病率发生变化。
2、Animal'
s"
SixthSense"
AtsunamiwastriggeredbyanearthquakeintheIndianOceaninDecember,2004.ItkilledtensofthousandsofpeopleinAsiaandEastAfrica,Wildanimals,however,seemtohaveescapedthatterribletsunami.Thisphenomenonaddsweighttonotionsthattheypossessa"
sixthsense"
for______,expertssaid.
SriLankanWildlifeofficialshavesaidthegiantwavesthatkilledover24,000peoplealongtheIndianOceanisland'
scoastclearlymissedwildbeasts,withnodeadanimalsfound.
"
Noelephantsaredead,notevenadeadrabbit.Ithinkanimalscansensedisaster.Theyhaveasixthsense.Theyknowwhenthingsarehappening"
H.D.Ratnayake,deputydirectorofSriLanka'
sWildlifeDepartment,saidaboutonemonthafterthetsunamiattack.Thewaveswashedfloodwatersupto2milesinlandatYalaNationalParkintheravagedsoutheast,SriLanka'
sbiggestwildlifereserveandhometohundredsofwildelephantsandseveralleopards.
Therehasbeenalotofscientificevidenceaboutdogsbarkingorbirdsmigratingbeforevolcaniceruptionsorearthquakes.Butithasnotbeenproven,"
saidMatthewvanLierop,ananimalbehaviorassistantatJohannesburgZoo."
Therehavebeennospecialiststudiesbecauseyoucan'
treallytestitinalaborfieldsetting,"
hetoldReuters.Otherauthoritiesconcurredwiththisassessmetn.
Wildlifeseemtobeabletopickupcertainphenmenon,especiallybirds.Therearemanyreportsofbirdsdetectingimpendingdisasters,"
saidCliveWalker,whohaswrittenseveralbooksonAfricanwildlife.
Animalscertainlyrelyontheknownsensessuchassmellorhearingtoavoiddangersuchaspredators.Thenotionofananimal"
-orsomeothermythicalpower-isanenduringonewhichtheevidenceonSriLanka'
sravagedcoastislikelytoaddto.TheRomanssawowlsasomensofimpendingdisasterandmanyancientculturesviewedelephantsassacredanimalsendowedwithspecialpowersorattributes.
A.shelters
B.foods
C.disasters
D.water
C
上文说的是海啸是一种自然灾害,所以sixsense范围只能是diseases,不能是shelters,foods或water。
3、LightNight,DarkStars
Thousandsofpeoplearoundtheglobestepoutsidetogazeattheirnightsky.Onaclearnight,withnoclouds,moonlight,orartificiallightstoblocktheview,peoplecanseemorethan14,000starsinthesky,saysDennisWard,anastronomer(天文学家)withtheUniversityCorporationforAtmosphericResearch(UCAR)inBoulder,Colo.Butwhenpeoplearesurroundedbycitylights,hesays,they'
reluckytosee150stars.
Ifyou'
veeverdriventowardabigcityatnightandseenitsglowfromagreatdistance,you'
vewitnessedlightpollution.Itoccurswhenlightfromstreetlights,officebuildings,signs,andothersourcesstreamsintospaceandilluminates(照亮)thenightsky.Thishaze(朦胧)oflightmakesmanystarsinvisibletopeopleonEarth.Evenatnight,bigcitieslikeNewYorkglowfromlightpollution,makingstargazingdifficult.
Dustandparticlesofpollutionfactoriesandindustriesworsentheeffectsoflightpollution."
Ifonecityhasalotmorelightpollutionthananother,"
Wardsays,"
thatcitywillsuffertheeffectsoflightpollutiononamuchgreaterscale."
Hazyskiesalsomakeitfarmoredifficultforastronomerstodotheirjobs.
Citiesaregettinglarger.Suburbsaregrowinginoncedark,ruralareas.Lightfromallthisnewdevelopmentisincreasinglyobscuring(使变模糊)thefaint(微弱的)lightgiveoffbydistantstars.Andifscientistscan'
tlocatetheseobjects,theycan'
tlearnmoreaboutthem.
Lightpollutiondoesn'
tonlyaffectstarvisibility.Itcanharmwildlifetoo.It'
sclearthatartificiallightcanattractanimals,makingthemgooffcourse.There'
sincreasingevidence,forexample,thatmigrating(迁徙)birdsusesunsetsandsunrisestohelpfindtheirway,saysSydneyGauthreauxJr.,ascientistatClemsonUniversityinSouthCarolina,"
Whenlightoccursatnight,"
hesays,"
ithasaverydisruptive(破坏性的)influence."
Sometimesbirdsflyintolightedtowers,high-rises,andcablesfromradioandtelevisiontowers.Expertsestimatethatmillionsofbirdsdiethiswayeveryyear.
Onaclearnight,peoplecansee______.【单选题】
A.150stars
B.hundredsofstars
C.onethousandstars
D.morethan14,000stars
D
本题难度不大,答案依据比较明显,在文章第一段第二句,这句话主要谈到,在晴朗的夜晚人们能看到14,000多颗星星,回来看选项,D项符合原文句意,是答案。
4、OneGoodReasontoLetSmallpoxLive
It'
snowafairbetthatwewillneverseethetotalextinction(灭绝)ofthesmallpox(天花)virus.Whensmallpoxwascompletelygotridofintheworld,scientistswantedtodestroythekillervirusinthelasttwolabs,oneintheUSandoneinRussia.Theyasked:
Ifsmallpoxhastrulygonefromtheplanet,_____pointwasthereinkeepingthesereserves?
Inreality,ofcourse,itwasnaivetoimaginethateveryonewouldletgoofsuchapowerfulpotentialweapon.Undoubtedlyseveralnationsstillhaveafewvials(小药瓶).Andthelast"
official"
stocksofliveVirusbredmistrustoftheUSandRussia,fornoobviousgain.
NowAmericanresearchershavefoundananimalmodelofthehumandisease,openingthewayfortestsonnewtreatmentsandvaccines(疫苗).Soonceagainthere'
sagoodreasontothevirus,justinkeepthediseaseputsinareappearance.
HowdowecasewiththemistrustoftheUSandRussia?
deal.KeepthevirusSimpleinternationalsupportinawell-guardedUNlaboratorythat'
sopentoallcountries.TheUSwillobject,ofcourse,justasitwithamultilateral(多边的)approachtojustabouteverything.Butitdoesn'
tmeantheideaisrejects.Ifthevirusisuseful,thenlet'
swrongittheservantofallhumanitymakenotjustapartofit.
A.which
B.that
C.this
D.what
本题有一定难度,考查whatpoint的用法,干扰项有一定的干扰。
whatpoint,固定搭配,指“什么意义”,可引导问句,文章此处是说“科学家说如果天花真的在这个星球上消失了,保留这些储备病毒的还有什么意义?
”答案是D。
5、Aspecialeducation
VideodischoldsgreatpromiseofhelpingtomeettheneedsofAmericanschoolchildrenwhohaveproblemsseeing,hearing,speaking,orsocializing.Almostelevenpercentofthestudentsaged3-21inthiscountryhaveanimpairmentthataffectstheirabilitytobenefitfromaregulareducationprogram.Handicappedstudentsrequirespecialeducationbecausetheyareoftenmarkedlydifferentfrommostchildreninoneormoreofthefollowingways:
mentallyretarded(发展迟缓的)learning-disabled,emotionallydisturbed,deaf,visuallyhandicapped,physicallyhandicapped,orotherhealthimpairments.Theeducationofthesehandicappedchildrenisrewardingbutchallenging.
Aspecialeducationstudentusuallyneedsalongerperiodoftimetoacquireinformation.Repetitiveteachingtechniquesareoftenbeneficial,andindefatigable(孜孜不倦)consistencyonthepartoftheteacherisfrequentlynecessary.Interactivevideodisccoursewarehascharacteristicsthatcanbecapitalizedupontomeetthechallengesthatspecialeducationposes.Avideodiscprogramisinfinitelypatient.Repetitionofanyvideodisclessoncancontinueendlessly,anddesignerscanassureabsoluteconsistencywithinaprogram.Mostimportant,accordingtospecialeducatorWilliamHealeyoftheUniversityofArizona,isthatvideodisc"
addsanextradimensionofrealismforchildrenwhoneedgraphicrepresentations."
Healeyexplainedthatdeafandmentallyretardedchildrenespeciallyhavedifficultygraspingfigurativelanguageandhigher-orderlanguageconcepts.Hebelievesthatforspecialeducation,thepowerofvideodiscliesintheabilityofth