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Foverthepastcentury,butsomeofthecoldest,mostremotespotshavewarmedmuchmore.Theresultsaren'
tpretty.Iceis7__________,riversarerunningdry,andcoastsare8__________,threateningcommunities.
The9__________arehappeninglargelyoutofsight.Buttheyshouldn'
tbeoutofmind,becausetheyareomensofwhat'
sinstoreforthe10__________oftheplanet.
[A]remote
[B]techniques
[C]consisting
[D]rest
[E]willing
[F]climate
[G]skill
[H]appetite
[I]melting
[J]vanishing
[K]eroding
[L]temperature
[M]curiosity
[N]changes
[O]skillful
2.
AftertheviolentearthquakethatshookLosAngelesin1994,earthquakescientistshadgoodnewstoreport:
Thedamageanddeathtoll(死亡人数)couldhavebeenmuchworse.Morethan60peoplediedinthisearthquake.Bycomparison,andearthquakeofsimilar__1__thatshookAmericain1998claimed25,000victims.
Injuriesanddeathswere__2__lessinLosAngelesbecausethequakeoccurredat4:
31a.m.Onaholiday,whentrafficwaslightonthecity’shighway.Inaddition,__3__madetotheconstructioncodesinLosAngelesduringthelast20yearshavestrengthenedthecity’sbuildingsandhighways,makingthemmore__4__toquakes.
Inthepast,makingstructuresquake-resist-antmeantfirmyet__5__materials,suchassteelandwood,thatbendwithoutbreaking.Later,peopletriedtoliftabuildingoffitsfoundation,andinsertrubberandsteelbetweenthebuildinganditsfoundationto__6__theimpactofgroundvibrations.Themost__7__designsgivebuildingsbrainsaswellasconcreteandsteelsupports,calledsmartbuildings,thestructuresrespondlikelivingorganismstoanearthquake’svibrations.Whengroundshakesandthebuildingtipsforward,thecomputerwould__8__thebuildingtoshiftintheoppositedirection.Thenewdesignsshouldofferevengreater__9__tocitieswhereearthquakesofentakeplace.
Thenewsmartstructurescouldbevery__10__tobuild.However,theywouldsavemanylivesandwouldbelesslikelytobedamagedduringearthquakes.
[A]changes
[B]flexible
[C]decrease
[D]recent
[E]push
[F]reduce
[G]relatively
[H]safety
[I]resistant
[J]expensive
[K]force
[L]accordingly
[M]intensity
[N]security
[O]opposed
3.
Wisebuyingisapositivewayinwhichyoucanmakeyourmoneygofurther.Thewayyougoaboutpurchasinganarticleoraservicecanactually1__________youmoneyorcanaddtothecost.Takethe2__________exampleofahairdryer.Ifyouarebuyingahairdryer,youmightthinkthatyouaremakingthe3__________buyifyouchooseonewhoselookyoulikeandwhichisalsothecheapest4__________price.Butwhenyougetithomeyoumayfindthatittakestwiceaslongasamoreexpensive5__________todryyourhair.Thecostoftheelectricityplusthecostofyourtimecouldwellmakeyourhairdryerthemostexpensiveoneofall.
Sowhatprinciplesshouldyou6__________whenyougooutshopping?
Ifyoukeepyourhome,yourcaroranyvaluable7__________inexcellentcondition,you'
llbesavingmoneyinthelongrun.Beforeyoubuyanew8__________,talktosomeonewhoownsone.Ifyoucan,useitorborrowittocheckitsuitsyourparticularpurpose.Beforeyoubuyanexpensive9__________,oraservice,docheckthepriceandwhatisonoffer.Ifpossible,choose10__________threeitemsorthreeestimates.
[A]possession
[B]save
[C]best
[D]appliance
[E]material
[F]from
[G]simple
[H]with
[I]in
[J]element
[K]model
[L]item
[M]easy
[N]adopt
[O]reasonable
4.
WhatisitaboutAmericansandfood?
Welovetoeat,butwefeel1__________aboutitafterward.Wesaywewantonlythebest,butwestrangelyenjoyjunkfood.We’re2__________withhealthandweightlossbutfaceanunprecedentedepidemicofobesity(肥胖).Perhapsthe3__________tothisambivalence(矛盾情结)liesinourhistory.ThefirstEuropeanscametothiscontinentsearchingfornewspicesbutwentinvain.Thefirstcashcrop(经济作物)wasn’teatenbutsmoked.ThentherewasProhibition,intendedtoprohibitdrinkingbutactuallyencouragingmore4__________waysofdoingit.
Theimmigrantexperience,too,hasbeenoneofinharmony.DoasRomansdomeanseatingwhat“realAmericans”eat,butournation’sfoodhascometobe5__________byimports—pizza,say,orhotdogs.Andsomeofthecountry’smosttreasuredcookingcomesfrompeoplewhoarrivedhereinshackles.
Perhapsitshouldcomeasnosurprisethenthatfoodhasbeenamediumforthenation’sdefiningstruggles,whetherattheBostonTeaPartyorthesit-insatsouthernlunchcounters.Itisintegraltoourconceptsofhealthandevenmoralitywhetheronerefrainsfromalcoholforreligiousreasonsorevadesmeatforpolitical6__________
Butstrongopinionshavenotbrought7__________.Americansareambivalentaboutwhattheyputintheirmouths.Wehavebecome8__________ofourfoods,especiallyaswelearnmoreaboutwhattheycontain.
The9__________infoodisstillprosperousintheAmericanconsciousness.It’snocoincidence,then,thatthefirstThanksgivingholdstheAmericanimaginationinsuchbondage(束缚).It’swhatweeat—andhowwe10__________itwithfriends,family,andstrangers—thathelpdefineAmericaasacommunitytoday.
A.answer
B.result
C.share
D.guilty
E.constant
F.defined
G.vanish
H.adapted
I.creative
J.belief
K.suspicious
L.certainty
M.obsessed
N.identify
O.ideals
5.
Yearsago,doctorsoftensaidthatpainwasanormalpartoflife.Inparticular,whenolderpatients__47__ofpain,theyweretolditwasanaturalpartofagingandtheywouldhavetolearntolivewithit.
Timeshavechanged.Today,wetakepain__48__.Indeed,painisnowconsideredthefifthvitalsign,asimportantasbloodpressure,temperature,breathingrateandpulsein__49__aperson'
swell-being.Weknowthatchronic(慢性的)paincandisrupt(扰乱)aperson'
slife,causingproblemsthat__50__frommissedworktodepression.
That'
swhyagrowingnumberofhospitalsnowdependuponphysicianswho__51__inpainmedicine.Notonlydoweevaluatethecauseofthepain,whichcanhelpustreatthepainbetter,butwealsohelpprovidecomprehensivetherapyfordepressionandotherpsychologicalandsocial__52__relatedtochronicpain.Suchcomprehensivetherapyoften__53__theworkofsocialworkers,psychiatrists(心理医生)andpsychologists,aswellasspecialistsinpainmedicine.
Thismodern__54__forpainmanagementhasledtoawealthofinnovativetreatmentswhicharemoreeffectiveandwithfewersideeffectsthaneverbefore.Decadesago,therewereonlya__55__numberofdrugsavailable,andmanyofthemcaused__56__sideeffectsinolderpeople,includingdizzinessandfatigue.Thiscreatedadouble-edgedsword:
themedicationshelpedrelievethepainbutcausedotherproblemsthatcouldbeworsethanthepainitself.
注意:
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A)result
B)involves
C)significant
D)range
E)relieved
F)issues
G)seriously
H)magnificent
I)determining
J)limited
K)gravely
L)complained
M)respect
N)prompting
O)specialize
6.
Withtheworld'
spopulationestimatedtogrowfromsixtoninebillionby2050,researchers.businessesandgovernmentsarealreadydealingwiththeimpactthisincreasewillhaveoneverythingfromfoodandwatertoinfrastructure(基础设施)andjobs.Underlingallthis47willbethedemandforenergy,whichisexpectedtodoubleoverthenext40years.
Findingtheresourcestomeetthisdemandina48.sustainablewayisthecornerstone(基石)ofournation'
senergysecurity,andwillbeoneofthemajor49ofthe21stcentury.Alternativeformsofenergy-bio-fuels,windandsolar,tonameafeware50beingfundedanddeveloped,andwillplayagrowing51intheworld'
senergysupply.Butexpertssaythatevenwhen52,alternativeenergysourceswilllikelymeetonlyabout30%oftheworld'
senergyneedsby2050.
Forexample,evenwith53investments,suchasthe$93millionforwindenergydevelopment54intheAmericanRecoveryandReinvestmentAct,importantalternativeenergysourcessuchaswindandbio-fuels55onlyabout1%ofthemarkettoday.
Energyandsustainabilityexpertssaytheanswertoourfutureenergyneedswilllikelycomefromalotof56bothtraditionalandalternative.
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A)stableI)exa