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1、Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage. Electric cars are dirty. In fact, not only are they dirty, they might even be more dirty than their gasoline-powered cousins. People in California love to talk about “zero-emissions vehicles,” bu

2、t people in California seem to be clueless about where electricity comes from. Power plants most all use fire to make it. Aside from the few folks who have their roofs covered with solar cells, we get our electricity from generators. Generators are fueled by something usually coal, oil, but also by

3、heat generated in nuclear power plants. There are a few wind farms and geothermal（地热的） plants as well, but by far we get electricity mainly by burning something. In other words, those “zero-emissions” cars are likely coal-burning cars. Its just the coal is burned somewhere else so it looks clean. It

4、 is not. Its as if the California Greens are covering their eyes “If I cant see it, its not happening.” Gasoline is an incredibly efficient way to power a vehicle; a gallon of gas has a lot of energy in it. But when you take that gas (or another fuel) and first use it to make electricity, you waste

5、a nice part of that energy, mostly in the form of wasted heat at the generator, through the transmission lines, etc. A gallon of gas may propel your car 25 miles. But the electricity you get from that gallon of gas wont get you nearly as far so electric cars burn more fuel than gas-powered ones. If

6、our electricity came mostly from nukes（核能发电厂，核武器） , or geothermal, or hydro（水电）, or solar, or wind, then an electric car truly would be clean. But for political, technical, and economic reasons, we dont use much of those energy sources. In addition, electric cars batteries which are poisonous for a

7、long time will eventually end up in a landfill. And finally, when cars are the polluters, the pollution is spread across all the roads. When its a power plant, though, all the junk is in one place. Nature is very good at cleaning up when things are not too concentrated, but it takes a lot longer whe

8、n all the garbage is in one spot. 1. What does “clueless” mean in paragraph 2? A) The California Greens are covering their eyes. B) People in California love to talk about zero-emissions vehicles C) People in California love to have their roofs covered with solar cells D) People there have no idea t

9、hat so far electricity mainly comes from burning coal, oil, etc. 2. According to the passage, why the California Greens hold the idea “If I cant see it, its not happening.”? A) They do not know those clean cars are likely coal-burning cars. B) They do believe that the coal is burned somewhere else s

10、o it looks clean. C) They tend to hold that electricity is a nice part of energy. D) They tend to maintain that gasoline is a good way to run a vehicle. 3. The electricity we get from a gallon of gas may make our car run _. A) not less than 25 miles. B) more than 25 miles. C) no less than 25 miles.

11、D) not more than 25 miles. 4. Compared with cars using gas, electric cars _ A) do not burn fuel and more environmental. B) are toxic and it is difficult for nature to clean it up when their batteries are buried in one spot. C) are very good at cleaning up when things are not too concentrated D) are

12、poisonous for a long time and will eventually end up in a landfill. 5. It can be inferred from the passage that _. A) Being green is good and should be encouraged in communications B) Electric cars are not clean in that we get electricity mainly by burning something. C) Zero-emissions vehicles shoul

13、d be chosen to protect our environment. D) Electric cars are now the dominant vehicle compared with gasoline-powered cousins. Jamess first novels used conventional narrative techniques: explicit（明确的） Characterization, action which related events in distinctly phased （阶段的）sequences, settings firmly o

14、utlined and specifically described. But this method gradually gave way to a subtler, more deliberate（故意的；深思熟虑的；从容的 ）， more diffuse style of accumulation of minutely discriminated details whose total significance the reader can grasp only by constant attention and sensitive inference. His later novel

15、s play down scenes of abrupt and prominent action, and do not so much offer a succession of sharp shocks as slow piecemeal （零碎的）additions of perception. The curtain is not suddenly drawn back from shrouded（覆盖的） thinds, but is slowly moved away. Such a technoque is suited to Jamess essential subject,

16、 which is not human action itself but the states of mind which produce and are produced by human actions and interactions. James was less interested in what characters do, than in the moral and psychological antecedents（前期）, realizations, and consequences which attend their doings. This is why he mo

17、re often speaks of “cases” than of actions. His stories, therefore, grow more and more lengthy while the actions they relate grow simpler and less visible; not because they are crammed with adventitious（不定的，外来的） and secondary events, disgressive relief, or supernumerary（多余的，后备的） characters, as overs

18、tuffef novels of action are; but because he present in such exhaustive detail every nuance（细微差别） of his situation. Commonly the interest of a novel is in the variety and excitement of visible actions buiding up to a climatic event which will settle the outward destinies of characters with story-book

19、 promise of permanence. A James novel, however, possesses its characteristic interest in carring the reader through a rich anlysis of the mental adjustments of characters to the realities of their personal situations as they are slowly revealed to them through explration and chance discovery. 1. Jam

20、es was primarily interested in _. A. telling an exciting story B. capturing a setting C. analyzing the mental adjustments of his characters D. describing the behavior of Americans in Europe 2. Jamess later novels differ from his earlier works in that they_. A. show specifically described settings B.

21、 are full of actions C. are less lengthy D. analyze the states of mind of his characters 3. James later novels may be characterized as _. A. detective B. horror C. being dull D. psychological novels Making an inference In reading, one must make an inference so that he can reach a decision based on e

22、vidence he thinks to be true because writers sometimes do not have their ideas clearly stated. They expect the readers to draw inferences in order to get a clearer understanding of the ideas implied. Suggested meaning sometimes is part of the total meaning of a passage. If you miss the suggested mea

23、ning, you may miss the main point of what the writer is saying. If one woman asks another, “Where did you get that dress?” she may be suggesting that the dress is especially attractive. Inferences may be drawn by analyzing characters and their actions, and by determing the mood of the speaker. A fac

24、t can usually be found in the passage, but an inference is more of a feeling drawn from reasoning. Directions: Decide if the statement after each paragraph is a valid inference. If it is valid, writer T, if it is not, writer F.1. They were all shocked when Jones confessed to the theft. No one had qu

25、estioned his courage._2. The letter of the alphabet were nothing more to her than meaningless shapes. She did not know how to think._3. No fragments of pottery have been unearthed by archaeologists from the ruins of this city. Apparently the inhabitants did not know how to build homes._4. When peopl

26、e of early New England chose sleeping garments, the main consideration was warmth. People at that time had dfferent taste of beauty. _5. Every editor has to cope with a certain number of wound-up visitors. Ralph worked with his hat on. He wore his hat to give visitors the impression that he was abou

27、t to leave._ PassagesA. I saw by the clock of the city jail that it was past eleven, so I decided to go to the newspaper immediatly. Outside the editors door I stopped to make sure my pages were in the right order; I smoothed them out carefully, stuck them back in my pocket, and knocked. I could hea

28、r my heart thumping as I walked in.1) The teller of this story has just left the city jail._2) He has been carrying his papers in his pocket._3) We know that the storyteller is a newspaper writer by profession._4) We might infer that the storyteller is going to showing his papers to the editor._5) T

29、he meeting is important for the storyteller._ B. Mrs. Bennet rang the bell, and Miss Elizabeth was summoned to the library. “Come here, child,” cried her father as she appeared. “I understand that Mr. Collins has made you an offer of marriage. Is it true?” Elizabeth replied that it was. “Very well-a

30、nd this offer of marriage you have refused?” “I have, sir.” “Very well, we now come to the point. Your mother insists upon your accepting it. Is it not so, Mrs. Bennet?” “Yes, or I will never see her again.” “An unhappy choice is before you, Elizabeth. From this day you must be a stranger to one of

31、your parents. Your mother will never see you again if you do not marry Mr. Collins, and I will never see you again if you do.” 6) Mr. Bennet had been talking with Mrs. Bennet immediately before Elizabeth came in._ 7) The offer of marriage from Mr. Collins was a secret from Elizabeths parents._ 8) Mr

32、. Bennet approved of what Elizabeth had said to Mr. Collins._9) Mrs. Bennet was afraid Elithabeth would leave home if she got married._10) Mr. And Mrs. Bennet were both strong with their opinions about Elizabeths marriage._Passage 4Directions: Read the paragraphs carefully to look for the writers attitude-feelings or belie