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（1）

Formanyyearsscientistshavesaidthattheearthisgettingwarmer.Nowtheyhavefoundsomethingnew－hotcities!

InthesouthernUS,theyhavefoundthatcitiesbecomeveryhotinsummer.Forexample,thecityofAtlantainGeorgiahasrooftoptemperaturesofupto50degreeswhileitis27degreesinthestreets!

Atnight,theoutsidesofthebuildingstaysohotthattheheatofthecitycausesstormoverthecity.

Chinaalsohasthesamekindofproblems.Everyyearmorefarminglandisusedforfactoriesoroffices.Morehousingisneeded,too.Aspeoplebecomericher,theybuymorecars.Nowroadsareneededandnewcarparksarebuiltinthecitycenters.Thisallmakesthecityhotter.

Itisnoteasytochangethesituation.Cityplannerssaythatweshouldplantmoretreesinthemiddleofcities.Everynewstreetshouldhavetreesonbothsides,theysay.Treesmakethetemperatureslower,soweshouldhavemoretreesinourparksandsquares.Alsoweshouldpaintourroofswhite.Ifwedothis,theydonotbecomesohot.Everyroofinahotandsunnycountryshouldhavesolarroofpanels.Theelectricityfromthesecanbeusedtoruntheairconditionersinthebuilding.

Peoplecontinuetocutdownforestsaroundthecities.Thismakestheproblemworse.Citiesaregrowingfasterandfaster.Bytheyear2025,80％oftheworld’spopulationwillbelivingincities.Ifwegoonlikethis,therewillnotbeenoughfarmlandtofeedeveryoneintheworld.

1.Thebesttitleforthepassageis_______.

A.TheearthisgettingwarmerB.Morelandisneeded

C.CitiesarewarmerinwinterD.Scientistsareworriedaboutstorms

2.Whathavescientistsfound?

A.AtlantaisthehottesttownintheUSA.B.Buildingsbecomeveryhotinthesun.

C.Itisnotashotontheroofasinthestreet.D.Therearenotasmanystormsasbefore.

3.Whatcanwedotomakethecitiescooler?

A.MakemoreParks.B.Useairconditionersmore.

C.Painttheroofsofallthewhitebuildings.D.Plantmoretrees.

4.Whatmayhappeninfuture?

A.Mostpeoplewillmovetothevillages.B.Peoplewillplantmoretreesoutsidethecities.

C.Wewillnothaveenoughfood.D.Theproblemwillgetbetter,notworse

（2）

Whenmightyouneedtogiveblood（血）forapersonalitytest?

Theansweristhatyouneedtodosowhenyouaskforajob.

Somepeoplebelievethatyourbloodgrouphides（隐藏）nosecrets.Itshowsthe“realyou”.Andtheownersofcertainbloodgroupsmightbeparticularlygoodorbadatcertaintasks（任务）.Thisistheveryreasonsofwhyyoucouldbeaskedtoofferyourbloodgroupbeforebeinggivenajob.

ThenewideawascarriedoutfirstinJapanandnowithasbeenbroughtovertootherpartsoftheworld.OneimportantbusinesscompanyinJapanisquitespecialaboutthisneed:

“Forourofficemembers,wemusthave30percentofgroupAand15percentofAB,25percentofOand30percentofB”.

Doyouhappentoknowyourownbloodgroup?

ItseemsthatifyoubelongtobloodgroupO,youcangetthingsdoneandsellthegoodswell.BloodgroupAarethethinkers,whilebloodgroupBarehighlycreative.Andifyouhaveproblems,asktheABstosolvethem.SoifyouvisitedtheJapanesecompany,youwouldfindtheOtypesoutsellinggoodsandAtypeskeepingorderintheoffice.

1.Accordingtothepassage,__________.

A.fourtypesofthebloodwerediscoveredbyJapan

B.peopleofgoodbloodmightdotheirworkverywell

C.knowyourownbloodgroupandyoucouldgetagoodjob

D.moreandmorecountrieshaveacceptedthenewideaaboutbloodgroups

2.Creativepersons,goodsalesmen,thinkersandproblemsolversarethefourkindsofpersonsneededbytheJapanesecompany.Theproportionmentionedinthepassageis__________respectively.

A.30%,15%,25%and30%B.30%,30%,25%and15%

C.30%,25%,30%and15%D.25%,15%,30%and30%

3.PeoplebelongingtobloodgroupBmightbegoodat__________.

A.sportsandgamesB.smoothingawaydifficulties

C.doingofficeworkD.paintingandwriting

4.Thispassageseemstoleadyoutobelieve____________.

A.yourbloodgroupcouldaffectyourwork

B.bloodtypescanneverchangeyourlife

C.theideaaboutbloodgroupshaslittlescientificbasis

D.personalitytestsareexactlycorrect

5.Thispassageismainlyabout___________.

A.theoriginofbloodgroup

B.theeffectofthebloodgrouponpersonality

C.thesecretsofbloodgroups

D.thenewskillofhiringpeople

（3）

Whenyouwanttocallastoreoranofficethatyoudon’tcalloften,youmaylookthenumberupinatelephonebook.Youdial（拨）thenumber,andthenyouforgetit!

Yourshort-term（短期）memorylastabout30seconds.However,youdon’tneedtolookinthetelephonebookforyourbestfriend’snumberbecauseyoualreadyknowit.Thisinformationisinyourlong-termmemory.Yourlong-termmemoryhaseverythingthatyourememberthroughtheyears.

Whydoyouforgetthingssometimes?

Thereareseveralreasons.Animportantreasonforforgettingsomethingisthatyoudidn’tlearnitwellinthebeginning.Forexample,youmeetsomenewpeople,andsoonyouforgettheirnames.Youhearthenamesbutyoudon’tlearnthem,soyouforgetthem.

Youcanhelpyourselfrememberbetter.Moveinformationfromyourshort-termmemorytoyourlong-termmemory.Youcandothisifyoupractisethenewinformationformoretimes.

1.Whydoyouforgetthetelephonenumberthatyoudon’tcalloften?

A.Becausethetelephonenumberistoolong.

B.Becausethetelephonenumberisverystrange.

C.Becauseyoulookitupinthetelephonebook.

D.Becauseyouuseyourshort-termmemorytorememberit.

2.Whichiseasiertoforget?

A.Yourbestfriend’sname.B.Somethingthatyouunderstand.

C.Thenewinformationthatyouhavepractisedalot.

D.Somethingthatyoudidn’tlearnwellinthebeginning.

3.Howlongdoesaperson’sshort-termmemorylast?

A.Abouthalfasecond.B.Abouthalfaminute.

C.Abouthalfanhour.D.Abouthalfaday.

4.What’shelpfulforyoutorememberbetter?

A.Learnsomethingwellintheend.

B.Looksomethingupoften.

C.Useyourshort-termmemorytolearnthings.

D.Moveinformationfromyourshort-termmemorytoyourlong-termmemory.

5.Thewritermainlywantstotellussomeideasonhowto_______.

A.keepsomethinginmindlongB.learnaforeignlanguagewell

C.makeatelephonecallD.rememberaperson’sname

（4）

WhenCharlesStrattonwasfive,hestoppedgrowing.Hismothertookhimtoseethefamousshowman,P.T.Barnum.Mr.Barnumthoughtasmallpersonwouldbetheperfectadditiontohisshow.HehiredCharles’parentsalongwithhim,andtheytraveledtheworldtogether.

Hegavethetwo-foottallCharlesanewname,GeneralTomThumb.HetaughtTomhowtosing,dance,act,andtelljokes.WhenhefeltTomwasreadytoperformonstage,hemadeupads.Tostirupgreatinterest,hesaidthatTomwaselevenyearsoldandhadcomefromEngland.

Duringtheshow,Tomfoughtbattlespretendedlywithtallpeople.Healsodanceduponawoodenplateheldbyapersonwhowaseightfeettall.

Tom’sactwasverypopularandbroughtinalotofmoney.BythetimeTomwasanadult,hehadgrownveryrich.Hehadbecomeabillionaireattheageoftwenty-five.

FortunatelyforTom,Mr.Barnumaddedmorelittlepeopletohisshow,andTombecameluckyinloveaswell.OneofthelittlepeoplewasLaviniaWarren,aschoolteacher.Tomwasabletowinherlove,andtheymarried.

Theceremonyandreceptionwerethetalkofthetown.Theywereattendedbymanyrichandfamouspeopleandbyabouttwothousandguests.CrowdsfilledthestreetsofNewYorktohavealookattheirhoneymoon,justbeforethecouplewouldbegoingtoliveinTom’shouseinConnecticut.

Theirwedding,whichtookplaceduringtheCivilWar,providedawelcomeescapefromthesadproblemsofwar.Notwillingtoletthisbitofsunshinefade,communitiesthroughoutthecountrysponsored“TomThumb”weddings,smallboysandgirls,alldressedup,wentthroughmarriageceremonyforfun.

1.“talkofthetown”means________.

A.itwasinthenewspaper

B.peoplespreadrumorsaboutit

C.itwasthemostpopularthinghappening

D.itwasdiscussedinacitymeeting

2.WhatdoestheauthorthinkaboutTomThumb’swedding?

A.Peoplegaveittoomuchoftheirattention.

B.Ithelpedpeoplecheerupinadarktime.

C.Itwasfunnyandridiculous

D.TomandLaviniawerestupid.

3.WhichofthefollowingisthebestcluetothefactthatTomwassmart?

A.Hebecameabillionaireattwenty-five.

B.Helearnedhowtosing,dance,andactataveryyoungage.

C.HemetwithPresidentLincolnduringhishoneymoon.

D.Hemarriedaschoolteacher.

4.Tomewoulddanceonawoodenplateheldbyapersonwhowaseightfeettallbecause______.

A.thewoodenplatewouldmakeitsoundasifTomweretapdancing

B.itmadeTomefeeltaller

C.theeight-foot-tallmanwastheonlytallpersonTomtrusted

D.thedifferencebetweenthemwouldmakeTomlookevensmaller

5.Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?

A.Weddingsalwaysmakepeoplefeelfullofsunshine.

B.Peoplearealwaysdisappointedduringwartime.

C.Entertainmentcanserveanimportantpurpose.

D.Peopleshouldbemarriedwhentheyaresmallchildren.

（5）

PatBrownwenttoherbanktoaskforanATM（自动取款机）card.Itlookslikeacreditcard.Afewweekslater,thebankpostedheracardandafour-numberpersonalidentificationnumber（PIN）.HerPINis1234.

AsPatwasgettingreadyforbedonenight,sherememberedthatshehadonly$2inherbag.Thenextdayshehadtogive$10foralunchforaco-worker.Shedidn’twanttogetupearlytogotothebank.Soshehadtogotothebankthatnight.SheusedherATMcardtotake