1、每小题2.5分,满分25分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项涂黑。A Rubbish is a major kind of environmental pollution. Each person produces about two kilograms of rubbish in our homes a day. And this is only a small part of all the rubbish we produce. We also create waste in industry. Have you wondered w
2、hat happens to the rubbish? Most of it is buried in landfills or burned. Less than 25% of our waste is recycled. A landfill is carefully designed and it is built into or on top of the ground. Rubbish buried in landfills is cut off from the surrounding environment (groundwater, air, rain, etc,).One p
3、roblem with landfills is that they cover a lot of land space. If they are not well-built, there is a high risk of polluting the land and water. Some people also say that landfills remove materials for ever. As a result, the materials that can be reused are wasted.Burning rubbish in factories is anot
4、her way to cut out waste. Burning reduces 95% of the waste. And if poisonous materials are removed, and burning is completed at controlled temperatures, its possible to do so without causing too much pollution. Some factories could even produce electricity from the burning process.Not all of the rub
5、bish can be burned , so we have to separate it before we burn it. However, separation costs a lot of money. Another problem with burning rubbish is that what is left after burning is poisonous. How to safely deal with it is a continuing problem. Before the mid-20th century, landfills were the main w
6、ay to deal with waste. In the late 20th century, other ways like recycling have been introduced to help reduce global pollution.21. Paragraph 3 is mainly about _.A. the separation of rubbish B. the problem with landfillsC. the safety of landfills D. the problem with burning rubbish22. What is the ad
7、vantage of burning rubbish? A. Producing electricity. B. Reusing the materials buried in landfills. C. Reducing 59% of the waste. D. Recycling the poisonous materials in rubbish.23. What does “separate” mean? A. bury B. divide C. recycle D. classify24. Whats the best title for the passage? A. Recycl
8、ing Waste B. Cutting Out Waste C. Burning Waste D. Burning WasteBAs a professor of sports and exercise, in my research, I often deal with nervousness of sports people. Actually, most people experience nervousness at some time or another.If you are feeling anxious, my advice is to first find the caus
9、e or causes. Make a list of those things that are making you nervous and work out which ones you can do something about. Focus all of your efforts on managing the causes that you control.Most people cant tell the difference between controllable and uncontrollable causes. So things they cant control
10、become a big reason for nervousness. Dealing with this is very important if people want to keep a healthy mind.Simply try to accept the uncontrollable cause of nervousness. You might be worried about the weather on a big day, an accident or an attack on the train, or perhaps just things that other p
11、eople are doing at work. The results may be very important but there is still no use worrying because you cant control any of these things. Accept that you cant control everything. Once you understand this, it become easier not to worry.If a situation, such as swimming, is causing you to be anxious,
12、 try to face it as often as possible so that you can get used to it.It can often help to think about yourself doing the thing that makes younervous then close your eyes and imagine it going well. Imagine how the flight or job interview is going to happen so that you can get used to it. This will hel
13、p you understand that the thing you fear most is probably not going to happen.25. The first thing you should do to deal with your nervousness is_.A. find the cause or causes that make you nervous.B. focus all of your efforts on the causes you cant control.C. focus all of your efforts on managing the
14、 causes you can control.D. make a list of those things that cant control.26. The writer think you neednt worry about some causes of nervousness, because_.A. most are not important at allB. they cant controlled by peopleC. its better to deal with one cause at a timeD. they are not the real causes of
15、the problem27. The writer wrote the passage to_.A. attract more people to exercise.B. advise on how to deal with nervousness.C. help people remember their nervousness.D. explain the dangers of nervousness.CUS bees operation keeping groups have been attacked seriously by so called Colony (群体)Collapse
16、 DisorderAlmost 1/2 of their worker bees have vanished during the past seasonThis disorder has also been reported in Israel, Europe and South AmericaBees fly away from the hive and never returnSometimes they are found dead; other times they are never foundMany crops and trees depend on pollination b
17、y bees to help them grow A new report says a virus may be at least partly responsible for the disorder in honey bee colonies in the United StatesThis virus is called Israeli acute paralysis virusIt was first found in Israel in 2004lan Lipkin at Columbia University in New York and a team reported the
18、 new findings in Science MagazineDoctor Lipkin says the virus may not be the only causeHe says it may work with other causes to produce the collapse disorderThe team found the virus in colonies with the help of a map of honey bee genes that was published last yearThey examined thirty colonies affect
19、ed by the disorderThey found evidence of the virus in twenty-five of them, and in one healthy colonyThe next step is further testing of healthy hivesThe researchers suggested that the United States may have imported the disorder in bees from AustraliaThey say the bees may carry the virus but not be
20、affected The idea is that unlike many American bees, the ability of Australian bees to fight disease has not been hurt by the varroa miteThis insect attacks honey bees, which could make the disorder more likely to affect a hiveAustralian bee producers object to these suspicions And some researchers
21、suspect that bee production in the United States is down mainly because of the weatherHoney bees gather nectar from flowers and treesThe sweet liquid gives them food and material to make honeyBut cold weather this spring in the Midwest reduced the flow of nectar in many flowersMany bees may have sta
22、rvedDry weather in areas of the country could also be playing apart Wayne Esaias is a NASA space agency scientist who keeps bees in his free timeHe lives in central Maryland, where he has found that flowers are blooming a month earlier than they did in 1970, which may be partly responsible for the d
23、isorder. Wayne Esaias is organizing a group of beekeepers to document nectar flow around the country.28What is the authors attitude toward the cause of this disorder? ADoubtful. BNeutral. CSupportive. DNegative.29The researchers found the virus sharply by . Astudying the published Science Magazine B
24、researching the causes of bee death Cexamining some affected colony Dexploring a connected chart30From the passage we can infer that AAmerican bees are more likely to defend themselves against hurt from other insects than Australian ones BA collection of plants production in U.S ay be influenced by
25、the bee disorder CIsraeli acute paralysis virus should be responsible for the disorder DThe solution to the disorder will be found eventually第二节 (共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。Colours of peoples eyes The colored part of the eye is called the iris. 61 A few al
26、bino people have red or pink eyes, but these are very rare. Many people believe that blue eyes are more delicate than brown eyes. In fact they are just as tough as brown eyes, although they are more sensitive to light. 62 We only see part of the eyeball, although the whole eye is as big as a table t
27、ennis ball. Light enters the eye through the pupil and passes through the lens. The lens focuses the light onto the retina at the back of the eye. The retina sends the signal to the brain along the optic nerve. The image on the retina is actually upside-down, but the brain corrects it. As we get old
28、er our eyesight becomes worse. This happens because the lens isnt as flexible as when we are young and the eye muscles are weaker.Variety of messages conveyed through 63 We receive 80% of our information about the world through our eyes. We also send signals to other people with our eyes. Some eye s
29、ignals are unconscious. When we look at something nice, our pupils get bigger. But when we dont like something, they become smaller. We cry when we are unhappy and sometimes when we are very happy. But we can also control some eye signals. For example, we can wink at someone or raise an eyebrow. Sun
30、glasses make someone appear mysterious or dangerous, because they hide that eyes and so we cant see the signals.Ways to beautify eyes We find large eyes more attractive. Children have large eyes in proportion to their heads. Cartoon characters always have large eyes, too. We cant actually change our
31、 eyes, but we can make them look bigger with make-up. Eye make-up isnt new. Pictures in the Pyramids show that the ancient Egyptians both men and women-used it. False eyelashes can make eyelashes longer. 64 Glasses can also make eyes look bigger.Proper use of eye contact We do not normally look into
32、 someones eyes for long, especially when they are very close. Eye contact can be very threatening, so people only do it when they want to threaten someone. It is also very intimate. This is why lovers gaze into each others eyes. 65 A. Eye shadow on the eyelids can make the eyes look bigger and more dramaticB. Its also wh
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