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篇一：奎星教育高考英语模拟试卷及答案详细解析

奎星教育中心英语周考试卷

命题：

审题：

1/26/2016

本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分。考生作答时，将答案答在答题卡上，在本试卷上答题无效。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第 I 卷

第一部分： 听力（略）

第二部分： 阅读理解（共20小题;每小题2分，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

With eight bloodshot eyes fixed on a flying object, the pains of a two-year project were about to bear fruit.

It was Wang Hongyi‘s first test flight of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) （无人机）designed and assembled（组装）with his teammates from the Aero-Sport Club (航模队)at Shanghai Jiaotong University.

Wang is a senior mechanical engineering and automation major. He has been a plane model fan since childhood. As a freshman, he spent two nights building a model aircraft and took it to the sports field just for fun. Wu Junqi, the coach of Shanghai Jiaotong University‘s Aero-Sport Club, spotted Wang and told him his model was outdated.

―I was a little angry, so he took me to the lab,‖ says Wang. He was immediately drawn to the modern equipment and decided to join the club. As a technology fan, Wang spends most of his spare time in the lab. ―He loves what he‘s doing, so he can stand the loneliness of doing research that others seldom have the persistence to carry out,‖ says coach Wu.

When Wang and his teammates were building UAV, they lived together in the lab. ―We tried to spend as much time together as possible because there were thousands of problems that needed to be solved,‖ Wang says. They didn‘t even have time to celebrate when the first test flight of the UAV went well. ―We needed to list the problems that occurred during the flight and analyze them to find solutions,‖ he says.

―Our UAV isn‘t finished yet, but there are many design projects and people with

similar interests waiting for me,‖ Wang says. ―The UAV is just the beginning, not the end of my aircraft journey.‖

21. Why did Wang succeed in doing the research?

A. He majored in mechanical engineering and automation. B. He had a good coach and wonderful teammates. C. He loved what he did and would stick to it. D. He was highly thought of by Wu Junqi.

22. Which of the following words can best describe Wang Hongyi? A. Diligent and creative. B. Proud and quarrelsome. C. Outstanding and rude. D. Kind and talented. 23. What does the writer want to do by writing the passage? A. Encourage students to learn from Wang Hongyi. B. Tell readers about UAV development in China. C. Inform readers about Wang Hongyi and his UAV. D. Call on readers to do what interests them.

24. What message does Wang Hongyi‘s story convey to us? A. Nothing is difficult if you put your heart into it. B. Two heads are better than one. C. Interest is the best teacher. D. Actions speak louder than words.

B

Five years after a NASA satellite to track carbon dioxide fell into the ocean after taking off, the space agency is launching another almost exactly like it — this time on a different rocket.

The $468 million mission(任务) is designed to study the main driver of climate change resulting from smokestacks (烟囱). Some of the carbon dioxide is absorbed by trees and oceans, and the rest rises into the atmosphere, trapping the sun's heat and warming the planet. But natural and human activities that cause the changes are complicated. The Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2, or OCO-2 for short, will be able to take a detailed look at most of the Earth's surface to identify places responsible for producing or absorbing the greenhouse gas. "This will allow us to understand what processes are controlling how much carbon is absorbed in a given time and place," Anna Michalak, a scientist at the Carnegie Institution for Science, who is not part of the mission, said in an email. The mission, designed to last two years, could provide data that will help scientists make predictions about future carbon dioxide levels and their influence.

NASA suffered a major scientific and financial disaster in 2009 when a rocket carrying the original satellite fell into the waters off Antarctica minutes after rising from Vandenberg Air

Force Base along the central California coast. After the loss, engineers built a near-identical twin that was set to launch before dawn Tuesday. Instead of using the same rocket, the replacement will be flown on a Delta 2, a workhorse booster (主力助推器) that once faced a dark future.

25. What does the underlined word ―fluctuate‖ in Paragraph 2 mean?

A. Increase B. Vary C. Drop D. Improve 26. From the second paragraph we can know__________.

A. the natural activities causing the climate changes are simple B. Anna Michalak is a scientist who takes part in the task C. most of the carbon dioxide is absorbed by trees and oceans

D. OCO-2 will help scientists predict future CO2 levels in the atmosphere 27. What caused the failure to the first satellite launch?

A. Operation error. B. Bad weather. C. Poor preparation. D. Problems of the rocket.

28. What‘s the main idea of the text?

A. A NASA satellite to track carbon dioxide plunged into the ocean. B. CO2 levels are different in different regions.

C. NASA suffered a major scientific and financial disaster in 2009. D. NASA will give global warming satellite second try

C

Students are basing their research for business school on their network of contacts, skills and knowledge to acquire and the brand value associated to it. Here is the Top Four of Business School Worldwide.

Harvard Business School

Harvard holds the top spot for the past two years now. This private business school, located in Boston, is ranked as one of the most well-known schools offering the best full-time MBA program, doctoral programs, and other executive education programs. The establishment now counts 1,917 students in MBA and 100 in Ph.D.

INSEAD

With different campuses scattering in Europe, Singapore, Asia and the Middle East, INSEAD Business School remains one of the most recommended in terms of programs. It has reciprocal (相互的)agreements with Harvard Business School, Stanford Graduate School of Business and Kellogg School of Management. In the past five decades, INSEAD has become an internationally regarded institution.

HEC Paris

The Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales de Paris makes French and European pride. The private institution reaches the first position in Europe and France. It is considered as one of the most famous business schools in the world.

London Business School (LBS)

London Business School is located in London. Having motto to develop insights(洞察力) and leaders that have impact, this Public Business School promoted and is still continuing promoting legends in business world. An executive MBA degree and Executive Education programs has been launched in Dubai since 2006.

29. If a Singaporean business student doesn‘t want to leave his homeland, he‘ll choose__________.

A. Harvard Business School B. INSEAD

C. HEC Paris D. London Business School 30. Which of the flowing is true about INSEAD? A. It has campuses in Europe and Africa. B. It is a public school.

C. It has reciprocal agreements with LBS. D. In the past 50 years it has developed quickly. 31. If you are a student of LBS, you‘ll_________. A. learn business and improve your understanding B. read a lot of legendary stories in LBS C. get your MBA degree easily

D. have the most powerful influence in the world

D

Vacation is a time for refreshment. In work, we are often called to think. Sometimes, it‘s good to give our brains a rest. Without a break, we may not be able to perform up to our potential. This can be a problem, not only for the employee, but for the employer as well. ―The main benefit of vacation is for the worker to come back energized,‖ says Weaver. ―If they haven‘t had a break, then they‘re not coming back with new energy. They haven‘t had a chance to step back and get perspective（远景）, and come back with renewed enthusiasm.‖ Long working hours without a break, insecurity（不安）about one‘s job, and other work-related worries can lead to burnout and stress. Humans can usually adapt to pressure, but not for a limitless amount of time.

―It is a problem of relating good workers and having them loyal to the firm while they‘re ,‖ says David Maume, PhD, professor of sociology at the University of Cincinnati. He says burnout can also affect employees‘ productivity, creativity, and effectiveness.

In addition, high levels of stress are likely to be precursors (前兆) to depression, which can hit both the employer and employee‘s pocketbook. Even people who manager to remain productive at work can have problems. If they‘re always at work, then they‘re not with their family and friends. If they‘re working while on vacation, for the time that they‘re on the job, they‘re not really present.

An unbalanced emphasis on work can strain family and social life. When you come up for air, you may see that you‘re alone, or that your relationships have gone on without you. 32. What‘s the main benefit of a vacation? A. The manager can be more creative.

B. The worker can step back and get more excited C. The worker can come back with new energy. D. The worker can adapt to pressure much better.

33. The underlined word ―there‖ in the fourth paragraph probably refers to ________. A. the vacation

B. the home

C. the university

D. the company

34. When a worker is always at work, he is likely to get more and more__________ . A. absent-minded B. energetic

C. skillful

D. active 35. Which of the following is the best title of the text? A. How to spend the vacation effectively. B. Why the workers need a vacation. C. How to deal with the daily pressure. D. Why the workers need new energy.

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。选项中有两项为多余选项。

The revision period is, arguably, the most difficult part of any exam process. The exam itself –the culmination of the entire process should provide some comfort. A well-structured revision plan can help you revise well. Below are my top tips for creating a well-structured and comprehensive revision plan, which will provide the best chance of success in the summer.

It ought to go without saying that planning your revision timetable must be done before anything else, to ensure there is enough time for comprehensive coverage of all subjects. With most exams starting at the end of June, the revision plan should be in place by the end of March at least.

2. Continual assessment

In order to chart (跟踪记录) your development effectively, we recommend that our students attempt practice papers in each subject, marked according to the relevant mark scheme and curriculum.

3. Order your subjects strategically

Ordering your subjects in an effective manner can help to do this. For example, scheduling English revision to appear early in your revision plan may provide useful when revising essay-based subjects such as History, Religious Studies and Politics later on.

4. Each subject is different

Depending on your learning style, you may find one easier than the other. More unusual

A. Besides, your time allocation (分配) may be dependent on your own aptitude in that subject.

B. Make a detailed timetable

C. Pressure and nerves can undoubtedly make it an uncomfortable experience. D. Revision is a process of improvement. E. Plan early

F. Starting with a subject that appears early on in the exam schedule is a wise decision. G. The best revision plans have an element of strategy to their creation.

第三部分： 英语知识运用 (共两节，满分45分)

第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1. 5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、 B、C和D）中，选出可以填入的空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

A barking dog brought Jack out of his sleep. He lay in the prison cell and waited for Lily's , who was his daughter. When she was two, her mother left, that she did not want to be

Jack the cold sweat from his brow. Hatred out of the depth of his heart. His life downhill, too much drinking and gambling, too many . He was

doing time now in this prison.

Lily had lived out her days in a crippled children's home. Jack stared at the ceiling every detail of Lily's last visit. Her eyes flashed at him behind the screen that

第II卷

注意：将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。

them in the visiting room. Both dimples (酒窝) showed on her pale face when she of her body and made her look every inch of living Lily that she was.

Jack sat up, feeling at the memory of the lily his daughter had brought him. She the clay pot before she let go of it. Then she said, "Daddy, this is me. see this lily think of me, for I am your Lily!"

Lily soon had to wave goodbye, but the blooming lily (百合花) remained to his world of darkness. A thousand times a day Jack had the blossom, looking through eyes into the face of Lily, "Daddy, this is me." Tender care kept the plant alive. Jack the day when he would walk out of this prison as a man. He would take her face.

41. A. letter B. postcard

C. visit

D. call

42. A. stating

B. announcing C. deciding

D. requesting 43. A. tied down B. taken in

C. turned down

D. put off 44. A. scratched B. rubbed C. wiped

D. took 45. A. relieved B. occupied C. defeated D. overcame 46. A. returned

B. went C. changed

D. became 47. A. wars

B. quarrels C. battles

D. fights 48. A. assuming B. considering C. remembering D. imagining 49. A. blocked B. reflected C. blinded D. separated 50. A. smiled B. sang

C. spoke

D. cried 51. A. thinness

B. strength C. fatness D. thickness

52. A. happy B. embarrassed C. warm

D. excited 53. A. seized B. hugged C. carried D. caught 54. A. Next time B. The first time C. Once upon a time D. Every time 55. A. brighten B. break C. create D. polish 56. A. looked at B. glanced at C. stared at D. glared at 57. A. misty B. dark C. bright

D. narrow

58. A. designed

B. dreamed of C. thought of D. intended 59. A. strong B. free C. rich D. new 60. A. warmness

B. happiness C. light

D. color

第三部分：英语知识运用 (共两节，满分45分)

第二节（共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

The weather was terrible that night. The summer thunderstorm had knocked out the power. Luckily, there was enough candle light flickering(闪烁）on the kitchen table. With the candle light, I could see the card I was writing to my husband's (cousin) in Finland.

Dear Heli and Rislo,

You are on my mind tonight because we are using the candles you gave us when you visited , and your candles were just we needed. They have lit our dinnertime, the bedrooms and now I （sit）by one in the kitchen ...

What I didn't say to Heli and Risto is that we never burned the candles before because they, well, smell like a campfire. And so they stood in iron candlesticks until we needed them.

I'm so (thank) that we had candles on hand that dark night. And I'm equally as thankful that I had a beautiful card on hand, too, or I would let）the opportunity to keep in touch with faraway family escape. It would have turned into another one of those moments the thought of sending a card crossed my mind but never actually happened.

The candle burned slowly. After I finished my card to Finland, I enjoyed look）through the rest of my ??Someone Cares" greeting cards. The air was fresh and cool, and I had cards and enough light to write. I (find) a birthday card for my nephew's 10th birthday, a thinking-of-you card for my aunt, and a fun greeting card for an old friend and I began writing. Candles and cards were two things that made a thunderstorm perfect storm.

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 1．购买的时间；

2．发现的问题（印刷错误、缺页等）；

61．________ 62.________ 63.________ 64．_______ 65. __________

66.________ 67．_______ 68.________ 69.________ 70．__________

第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节 短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号∧，并在此符号下面写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线＼划掉。

修改：在错词下面划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2、只允许修改10处，多者从第11处不计分

The other day we held class meeting to discuss how family conditions influence high school students. Different student have different opinions about it. Some students put it that if a student live in bad conditions, he can‘t get what he wants to . Some argue that these who enjoy favorable family conditions can easily get convenience if necessarily. There is no doubt whether it is of great help to their study and future life. Besides, others hold the view that it is against the development of their ability to live independently.

I think high school students are no longer children. So they should learn to live by their own and get well preparing for their future life. Only in this way can they become useful to society and enjoy a colorful life in the future.

第二节 书面表达（满分25分）

假设你是中学生李华，上周你在国外某网络书店买了一本英文词典，收到后发现一些质量问题，请给书店经理用英语写一封电子邮件，说明情况和自己的要求。要点如下：

3．要求退款或换货。 注意：1．词数100左右；

2．信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 3．参考词汇：印刷错误 misprint (n.)

篇二：2014职称英语 理工类 完型填空字典版

篇三：2014职称英语 理工类 完型填空字典版01

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hot-water systems can harvest much more energy than a solar-electric system at a substantially lower __4_cost_. And it，s also a space problem：photovoltaic cells can take up all the space on the roof, leaving little room for thermal applications.

In a pair of studies, Joshua Pearce, an associate professor of materials science and engineering, has devised a __5_solution_ in the form of a better PVT made with a different kind of silicon. His research collaborators are Kunal Girotra from ThinSilicon in California and Michael Pathak and Stephen Harrison from Queen’s University, Canada."

Most solar panels are made with crystalline silicon，but you can also make solar cells out of amorphous silicon, __6_commonly_ known as thin-film silicon. They don’t create as much electricity, but they are lighter, flexible, and cheaper. And, because they __7 require__ much less silicon, they have a greener footprint. Unfortunately，thin-film silicon solar cells are __8 vulnerable__ to some bad-news physics in the form of the Staebler-Wronski effect.

―That means that their efficiency __9 drops__ when you expose them to light — pretty much the worst possible effect for a solar cell,‖ Pearce explains，which is one of the __10 reasons__ thin- film solar panels make up only a small fraction of the market.

However, Pearce and his team found a way to engineer around the Staebler-Wronski effect by incorporating thin-film silicon in a new __11_type_ of PVT. You don’t have to cool down thin-film silicon to make it work. In fact，Pearce’s group discovered that by heating it to solar-thermal operating temperatures，near the boiling __12 point__ of water, they could make thicker cells that largely __13 overcame__ the Staebler-Wronski effect. When they applied the thin-film silicon directly to a solar thermal energy __14 collector__ , they also found that by baking the cell once a day，they __15 boosted__ the solar cell’s electrical efficiency by over 10 percent.

第十四篇Sharks Perform a Service for Earth’s Waters It is hard to get people to think of sharks as anything but a deadly enemy1. They are thought to 1attack people frequently. But these fish2 perform a 2 valuable service for earth's waters and for human beings. Yet business and sport fishing3 are threatening their 3 existence Some sharks are at risk of disappearing from 4 Earth .

Warm weather may influence both fish and shark activity. Many fish swim near coastal areas 5 because of their warm waters. Experts say sharks may follow the fish into the same areas, 6 where people also swim. In fact, most sharks do not purposely charge at or bite humans. They are thought to mistake a person 7 for a sea animal, such as a seal or sea lion. That is why people should not swim in the ocean when the sun goes down or comes up. Those are the 8 times when sharks are looking for food. Experts also say that bright colors and shiny jewelry may cause sharks to attack.

A shark has an extremely good sense of smell4. It can find small amounts of substances in water, such as blood, body liquids and 9 chemicals produced by animals. These powerful 10 senses help sharks find their food. Sharks eat fish, any 11other sharks, and plants that live in the ocean.

Medical researchers want to learn more about the shark’s body defense, and immune 12 systems against disease. Researchers know that sharks 13 recover quickly from injuries. They study the shark in hopes of finding a way to fight human disease.

Sharks are important for the world’s 14 oceans . They eat injured and diseased fish. Their hunting activities mean that the numbers of other fish in ocean waters do not become too 15 great . This protects the plants and other forms of life that

exist in the oceans.

第十五篇“Liquefaction” Key to Much of Japanese Earthquake Damage

The massive subduction zone1 earthquake in Japan caused a significant level of soil

"liquefaction"2 that has surprised researchers with its 1 widespread severity, a new analysis shows.

"We've seen localized3 examples of soil liquefaction as extreme as this before, but the distance and 2 extent of damage in Japan were unusually severe," said Scott Ashford, a professor of geotechnical engineering4 at Oregon State University5. "Entire structures were tilted and sinking into the sediments," Ashford said. "The shifts in soil destroyed water, drain and gas pipelines6, crippling the utilities and infrastructure these communities need to 3 function . We saw some places that sank as much as four feet."

Some degree of soil liquefaction7 is common in almost any major earthquake. It's a phenomenon in which soils soaked with water, particularly recent sediments or sand, can lose much of their 4 strength and flow during an earthquake. This can allow structures to shift or sink or 5 collapse .

But most earthquakes are much 6 shorter than the recent event in Japan, Ashford said. The length of the Japanese earthquake, as much as five minutes, may force researchers to reconsider the extent of liquefaction damage possibly occurring in situations such as this8.

"With such a long-lasting earthquake, we saw 7 how structures that might have been okay after 30 seconds just continued to sink and tilt as the shaking continued for several more minutes," he said. "And it was clear that younger sediments, and especially areas built on 8 recently filled ground, are much more vulnerable."

The data provided by analyzing the Japanese earthquake, researchers said, should make it possible to improve the understanding of this soil 9 phenomenon and better prepare for it in the future. Ashford said it was critical for the team to collect the information quickly, 10 before damage was removed in the recovery efforts9.

"There's no doubt that we'll learn things from what happened in Japan10 that11 will help us to reduce risks in other similar 11 events ," Ashford said. "Future construction in some places may make more use of techniques known to reduce liquefaction, such as better compaction to make soils dense, or use of reinforcing stone columns."

Ashford pointed out that northern California have younger soils vulnerable to liquefaction ---on the coast, near river deposits or in areas with filled ground. The "young" sediments, in geologic terms, may be those 12 deposited within the past 10,000 years or more. In Oregon, for instance, that describes much of downtown Portland, the Portland International Airport and other cities.

Anything 13 near a river and old flood plains is a suspect12, and the Oregon Department of Transportation has already concluded that 1,100 bridges in the state are at risk from an earthquake. Fewer than 15 percent of them have been reinforced to 14 prevent collapse. Japan has suffered tremendous losses in the March 11 earthquake, but Japanese construction 15 standards helped prevent many buildings from collapse ---even as they tilted and sank into the ground.

篇四：2014职称英语(理工类)11篇完形填空

第一篇：Captain Cook Arrow Legend

It was a great legend while it lasted, but DNA testing has ____1____ ended a two-century_old story of the Hawaiian arrow carved from the bone of British explorer Captain James Cook ____2____ died in the Sandwich Islands1 in 1779.

“There is ____3____ Cook2 in the Australian Museum, museum collection manager Jude Philip said not long ago in announcing the DNA evidence that the arrow was not made of Cook?s bone. But that will not stop the museum from continuing to display the arrow in its ____4____, “Uncovered: Treasures of the Australian Museum,3” which ____5____ include a feather cape presented to Cook by Hawaiian King Kalani, opu, u in 1778.

Cook was one of Britain?s great explorers and is credited with ____6____ the “Great South Land,” ____7____ Australia, in 1770. He was clubbed to death in the Sandwich Islands, now Hawaii.

The legend of Cook?s arrow began in 1824 ____8____ Hawaiian King Kamehameha on his deathbed gave the arrow to William Adams, a London surgeon and relative of Cook?s wife, saying it was made of Cook?s bone after the fatal ____9____ with islanders.

In the 1890s the arrow was given to the Australian Museum and the legend continued ____10____ it came face-to-face with science.

DNA testing by laboratories in Australia and New Zealand revealed the arrow was not made of Cook?s bone but was more ____11____ made of animal bone, said Philp.

However, Cook?s fans ____12____ to give up hope that one Cook legend will prove true and that part of his remains will still be uncovered, as they say there is evidence not all of Cook?s body was ____13____ at sea in 1779. “On this occasion technology has won,4” said Cliff Thornton, president of the Captain Cook Society, in a ____14____ from Britain. “But I am ____15____ that one of these days ... one of the Cook legends will prove to be true and it will happen one day.”

第二篇：Avalanche and Its Safety

An avalanche is a sudden and rapid flow of snow, often mixed with air and water, down a mountainside. Avalanches are____1____ the biggest dangers in the mountains for both life and property.

All avalanches are caused by an over-burden of material, typically snowpack, that is too massive and unstable for the slope____2____ supports it. Determining the critical load, the amount of over-burden which is____3____ cause an avalanche, ____4____ acomplex task involving the evaluation of a number of factors.

Terrain slopes flatter than25degrees or steeper than60degrees typically have a low ____5____ of avalanche. Snow does not____6____ significantly on steep slopes; also, snow does not ____7____ easily on flat slopes. Human-triggered avalanches have the greatest incidence when the snow?s angle of rest1 is____8____ 35 and45 degrees; the critical angle, the angle at which the human incidence of avalanches is greatest, is38degrees. The rule of thumb2 is: A slope that is____9____ enough to hold snow but steep enough to ski has the potential to generate an avalanche, regardless of the angle. Additionally3, avalanche risk increases with ____10____;that is, the more a slope is disturbed by skiers, die more lijkely it is that an avalanche will occur.

Due to the complexity of the subject, winter travelling in the backcountry4 is never 100% safe. Good avalanche safety is a continuous____11____,, including route selection and examination of the snowpack, weather____12____ and human factors. Several well-known good habits can also____13____ the risk. If local authorities issue avalanche risk reports, they should be considered and all warnings should be paid ____14____ to. Never follow in the tracks of others without your own evaluations; snow conditions are almost certain to have changed since they were made. Observe the terrain and note obvious avalanche paths where plants are____15____ or damaged. Avoid traveling below others who might trigger an avalanche.

第四篇：Animal’s “Sixth Sense”

A tsunami was triggered by an earthquake in the Indian Ocean in December, 2004. It killed tens of thousands of people in Asia and East Africa. Wild animals,____1____, seem to have escaped that terrible tsunami. This phenomenon adds weight to notions that1 they possess a “sixth sense” for____2____, experts said.

Sri Lankan wildlife officials have said the giant waves that killed over 24,000 people along the Indian Ocean island?s coast clearly____3____ wild beasts, with no dead animals found.

“No elephants are dead, not____4____ a dead rabbit. I think animals can____5____ disaster. They have a sixth sense. They know when things are happening,” H. D. Ratnayake, deputy director of Sri Lanka?s Wildlife Department, said about one month after the tsunami attack. The____6____ washed floodwaters up to 2 miles inland at Yala National Park in the

ravaged southeast, Sri Lanka?s biggest wildlife____7____ and home to hundreds of wild elephants and several leopards. “There has been a lot of____8____ evidence about dogs barking or birds migrating before volcanic eruptions or earthquakes. But it has not been proven,” said Matthew van Lierop, an animal behavior____9____ at Johannesburg Zoo. “There have been no____10____ studies because you can?t really test it in a lab or field setting2，” he told Reuters. Other authorities concurred with this____11____ ·

“Wildlife seem to be able to pick up certain____12____ especially birds ... there are many reports of birds detecting impending disasters/? said Clive Walker, who has written several books on African wildlife.

Animals____13____ rely on the known senses such as smell or hearing to avoid danger such as predators.

The notion of an animal “sixth sense” — or____14____ other mythical power — is an enduring one3 which the evidence on Sri Larika?s ravaged coast is likely to add to.

The Romans saw owls____15____ omens of impending disaster and many ancient cultures viewed elephants as sacred animals endowed with special powers or attributes.

第五篇：Singing Alarms Could Save the Blind

If you cannot see, you may not be able to1 find your way out of a burning building — and that could be fatal. A company in Leeds could change all that2____1____ directional sound alarms capable of guiding you to the exit.

Sound Alert, a company____2____ the University of Leeds, is installing the alarms in a residential home for____3____ people in Sommerset and a resource centre for the blind in Cumbria.____4____ produce a wide range of frequencies that enable the brain to determine where the____5____ is coining from.

Deborah Withington of Sound Alert says that the alarms use most of the frequencies that can be____6____ by humans. “It is a burst of white noise____7____ people say sounds like static on the radio，” she says. “Its life-saving potential is great.” She conducted an experiment in which people were filmed by thermal-imaging cameras trying to find their way out of3 a large____8____ room. It____9____ them nearly four minutes to find the door____10____ a sound alarm, but only 15 seconds with one.

Withington studies how the brain____11____ sounds at the university. She says that the____12____ of a wide band of frequencies can be pinpointed more easily than the source of a narrow band. Alarms____13____ the same concept have already been installed on emergency vehicles.

The alarms will also include rising or falling frequencies to indicate whether people should go up____14____ down stairs. They were____15____ with the aid of a large grant from British Nuclear Fuels.

第六篇：Car Thieves Could Be Stopped Remotely

Speeding off1 in a stolen car, the thief thinks he has got a great catch2. But he is in a nasty3 surprise. The car is fitted with a remote immobilizer, and a radio signal from a control center miles away will ensure that once the thief switches the engine____1____ , he will not be able to start it again.

For now, such devices____2____ only available for fleets of trucks4 and specialist vehicles used on construction sites. But remote immobilization technology could soon start to trickle down to ordinary cars5，and____3____ be available to ordinary cars in the UK____4____ two months.

The idea goes like this. A control box fitted to the car incorporates6____5____ miniature cellphone, a microprocessor and memory, and a GPS7 satellite positioning receiver.____6____ the car is stolen, a coded cellphone signal will tell the unit to block the vehicle?s engine management system and prevent the engine____7____ restarted.

There are even plans for immobilizers____8____ shut down vehicles on the move8, though there are fears over the safety implications of such a system.

In the UK, an array of9 technical fixes10 is already making____9____ harder for car thieves. “The pattern of vehicles crime has changed,” says Martyn Randall of Thatcham, a security research organization based in Berkshire11 that is funded in part____10____ the motor insurance industry.

He says it would only take him a few minutes to____11____ a novice how to steal a car, using a bare minimum of tools12. But only if the car is more than 10 years old.

Modern cars are a far tougher proposition13, as their engine management computer will not____12____ them to start unless they receive a unique ID code beamed out14 by the iginition key. In the UK, technologies like this____13____ achieve a 31 per cent drop in vehicle-related crime15 since 1997.

But determined criminals are still managing to find other ways to steal cars. Often by getting hold of the owner?s keys in a

burglary. In 2000, 12 per cent of vehicles stolen in the UK were taken by using the owner?s keys, which doubles the previous year?s figure.

Remote-controlled immobilization system would____14____ a major new obstacle in the criminal?s way by making such thefts pointless. A group that includes Thatcham, the police, insurance companies and security technology firms have developed standards for a system that could go on the market sooner than the____15____ expects.

第七篇：An Intelligent Car

Driving needs sharp eyes, keen ears, quick brain, and coordination between hands and the brain. Many human drivers have all ____1____ and can control a fast-moving car. But how does an intelligent car control itself?

There is a virtual driver1 in the smart car. This virtual driver1 has “eyes”, “brains”, “hands” and “feet”, too. The minicameras ____2____ each side of the car are his “eyes”, which observe the road conditions ahead of it. They watch the ____3____ to the car?s left and right. There is also a highly ____4____ driving system in the car. It is the built-in computer, which is the virtual driver?s “brain”. His “brain” calculates the speeds of ____5____ moving cars near it and analyzes their positions. Basing on this information2, it chooses the right ____6____ for the intelligent car, and gives ____7____ to the “hands” and “feet” to act accordingly. In this way, the virtual driver controls his car.

What is the virsual driver?s best advantage3? He reacts ____8____. The minicameras are ____9____ images continuously to the “brain.” It ____10____ the processing of the images within 100 milliseconds. However. the world?s best driver ____11____ needs one second to react. ____12____, when he takes action, he needs one more second.

The virtual driver is really wonderful. He can reduce the accident ____13____ considerably on expressways. In this case, can we let him have the wheel4 at any time and in any place? Experts ____14____ that we cannot do that5 just yet6. His ability to recognize things is still ____15____. He can now only drive an intelligent car on expressways.

第九篇：Wonder Webs

Spider webs are more than homes, and they are ingenious traps. And the world?s best web spinner may be the Golden Orb Weaver spider. The female Orb Weaver spins a web of fibers thin enough to be invisible to insect prey, yet____1____ enough to snare a flying bird without breaking.

The secret of the web?s strength? A type of super-resilient____2____ called dragline. When the female spider is ready to____3____ the web?s spokes and frame, she uses her legs to draw the airy thread out through a hollow nozzle in her belly. Dragline is not sticky, so the spider can race back and forth along____4____ to spin the web?s trademark spiral.

Unlike some spiders that weave a new web every day, a Golden Orb Weaver____5____ her handiwork until it falls apart, sometimes not for two years1. The silky thread is five times stronger than steel by weight and absorbs the force of an impact three times better than Kevlar, a high- strength human-made____6____ used in bullet-proof vests. And thanks to its high tensile strength, or the ability to resist breaking under the pulling force called tension, a single strand can stretch up to 40 percent longer than its original____7____ and snap back as well as new. No human-made fiber even comes____8____. It is no____9____ manufacturers are clamoring for spider silk. In the consumer pipeline: high-performance fabrics for athletes and stockings that never run2. Think parachute cords and suspension bridge cables. A steady____10____ of spider silk would be worth billions of dollars — but how to produce it? Harvesting silk on spider farms does not____11____ because the territorial arthropods have a tendency to devour their neighbors.

Now, scientists at the biotechnology company Nexia are spinning artificial silk modeled after Golden Orb dragline. The____12____ step: extract silk-making genes from the spiders. Next, implant trie genes into goat egg cells. The nanny goats that grow from the eggs secrete dragline silk proteins in their____13____. “The young goats pass on the silk-making gene without____14____ help from us,” says Nexia president Jeffrey Turner. Nexia is still perfecting the spinning process，but they hope artificial spider silk will soon be snagging customers____15____ the real thing snags bugs.

第十篇：Chicken Soup for the Soul: Comfort Food Fights Loneliness

Mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese, may be bad for your arteries, ____1____ according to a study in Psychological Science, they?re good for your heart and____2____. “comfort food1 ” and how it makes people feel.

“For me____3____, food has always played a big role in my family”, says Jordan Troisi, a graduate student2 at the University of Buffalo3，and lead author4 on the study. The study came out of the research program of his co-author Shira Gabriel. It has____4____ non-human things that may affect human emotions. Some people reduce loneliness by bonding with their____5____ TV show, building virtual relationships with a pop song singer or looking at pictures of loved ones. Troisi and Gabriel wondered if comfort food could have the same effect____6____ making people think of their nearest and

dearest5.

In one experiment, in order to make____7____ feel lonely, the researchers had them write for six minutes about a fight with someone close to them. Others were given an emotionally neutral writing assignment. Then, some people in each____8____ wrote about the experience of eating a comfort food and others wrote about eating a new food. ____9____ the researchers had participants____10____ questions about their levels of loneliness6.

Writing about a fight with a close person made people feel lonely. But people who were generally____11____ in their relationships would feel less lonely by writing about a comfort food. “We have found that comfort foods are consistently associated with those close to us,” says Troisi. u Thinking about or consuming these foods later then serves as a reminder of those close others.” In ____12____ essays on comfort food, many people wrote about the____13____ of eating food with family and friends.

In another experiment,____14____ chicken soup in the lab made people think more about relationships, but only if7 they considered chicken soup to be a comfort food. This was a question they had been asked long before the experiment, along with many other questions, so they wouldn?t remember it.

Throughout everyone?s daily lives8 they experience stress, often associated with our ____15____ with others, “Troisi says. ??Comfort food can be an easy remedy for loneliness.

第十一篇：Climate Change Poses Major Risks for Unprepared Cities

A new examination of urban policies has been____1____ recently by Patricia Romero Lankao. She is a sociologist specializing in climate change and____2____ development. She warns that many of the world?s fast-growing urban areas, especially in developing countries, will likely1 suffer from the impacts of changing climate. Her work also concludes that most cities are failing to

____3____emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse____4____. These gases are known to affect the atmosphere. “Climate change is a deeply local issue and poses profound threats to the growing cities of the world,” says Romero Lankao. “But too few cities are developing effective strategies to____5____ their residents.”

Cities are____6____ sources of greenhouse gases. And urban populations are likely to2 be among those most severely affected by future climate change. Lankao?s findings3 highlight ways in which city-residents are particularly vulnerable, and suggest policy interventions that could offer immediate and longer-term____7____.

The locations and dense construction patterns of cities often place their populations at greater risk for natural disasters. Potential____8____ associated with climate include storm surges4 and prolonged hot weather. Storm surges can flood coastal areas and prolonged hot weather can heat ____9____ paved cities5 more than surrounding areas. The impacts of such natural events can be more serious in an urban environment For example, a prolonged heat wave can increase existing levels of air pollution, causing widespread health problems. Poorer neighborhoods that may ____10____ basic facilities such as drinking water or a dependable network of roads, are especially vulnerable to natural disasters. Many residents in poorer countries live in substandard housing ____11____ access to reliable drinking water, roads and basic services.

Local governments,____12____, should take measures to protect their residents. “Unfortunately, they tend to move towards rhetoric____13____ meaningful responses7,” Romero Lankao writes. “They don?t impose construction standards that could reduce heating and air conditioning needs. They don?t emphasize mass transit and reduce____14____ use. In fact, many local governments are taking a hands-off approach8.” Thus, she urges them to change their____15____ policies and to take strong steps to prevent the harmful effects of climate change on cities.

第十二篇：A Powerful Influence

There can be no doubt at all that the Internet has made a huge difference1 to our lives. Parents are worried that children spend too much time playing on the Internet, hardly (1) ______ doing anything else in their spare time. Naturally, parents are (2) ______ to find out why the Internet is so attractive, and they want to know if it can be (3) ______ for their children. Should parents worry if their children are spending that much time (4) ______ at their computers?

Obviously, if children are bent over their computers for hours2, (5) ______ in some game, instead of doing their homework, then something is wrong. Parents and children could decide how much use the child should (6) ______ of the Internet, and the child should give his or her (7) ______ that it won?t interfere with homework. If the child is not (8) ______ to this arrangement, the parent can take more drastic (9) ______ dealing with a child?s use of the Internet is not much different from (10) ______ any other sort of bargain about behaviour.

Any parent who is (11) ______ alarmed about a child?s behaviour should make an appointment to (12) ______ the matter

with a teacher. Spending time in front of the screen does not (13) ______ affect a child?s performance at school. Even if a child is (14) ______ crazy about using the Internet, he or she is probably just (15) ______ through a phase, and in a few months there will be something else to worry about!

第十四篇：Sharks Perform a Service for Earth's Waters

It is hard to get people to think of sharks as anything but a deadly enemy1: They are thought to____1____people frequently. But these fish2 perform a____2____service for earth's waters and for human beings. Yet business and sport fishing3 are threatening their____3____. Some sharks are at risk of disappearing from____4____.

Warm weather may influence both fish and shark activity. Many fish swim near coastal areas____5____their warm waters. Experts say sharks may follow the fish into the same areas,____6____people also swim. In fact, most sharks do not purposely charge at or bite humans. They are thought to mistake a person____7____a sea animal, such as a seal or sea lion. That is why people should not swim in the ocean when the sun goes down or comes up. Those are the____8____when sharks are looking for food. Experts also say that bright colors and shiny jewelry may cause sharks to attack.

A shark has an extremely good sense of smell4. It can find small amounts of substances in water, such as blood, body liquids and____9____produced by animals. These powerful ____10____help sharks find their food. Sharks eat fish, any____11____sharks, and plants that live in the ocean.

Medical researchers want to learn more about the shark's body defense and immune____12____against disease. Researchers know that sharks____13____quickly from injuries. They study the shark in hopes of finding a way to fight human disease.

Sharks are important for the world's____14____, They eat injured and diseased fish. Their hunting activities mean that the numbers of other fish in ocean waters do not become too____15____. This protects the plants and other forms of life that exist in the oceans.

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第一篇 Captain Cook Arrow Legend

It was a great legend while it lasted, but DNA testing has ended a two-century_old story of the Hawaiian arrow carved from the bone of British explorer Captain James Cook died in the Sandwich Islands1 in 1779.

“There is ____2 in the Australian Museum, museum collection manager Jude Philip said not long ago in announcing the DNA evidence that the arrow was not made of Cook?s bone. But that will not stop the museum from continuing to display the arrow in its “Uncovered: Treasures of the Australian Museum,3” which ____include a feather cape presented to Cook by Hawaiian King Kalani, opu, u in 1778.

Cook was one of Britain?s great explorers and is credited with ____the “Great South Land,” ____death in the Sandwich Islands, now Hawaii.

The legend of Cook?s arrow began in 1824 ____Hawaiian King Kamehameha on his deathbed gave the arrow to William Adams, a

London surgeon and relative of Cook?s wife, saying it was made of Cook?s In the 1890s the arrow was given to the Australian Museum and the DNA testing by laboratories in Australia and New Zealand revealed the arrow was not made of Cook?s bone but was more animal bone, said Philp.

However, Cook?s fans will prove true and that part of his remains will still be uncovered, as they say there is evidence not all of Cook?s body was 1779. “On this occasion technology has won,4” said Cliff Thornton, from Britain. “But prove to be true and it will happen one day.”

第二篇：Avalanche and Its Safety

An avalanche is a sudden and rapid flow of snow, often mixed with air and water, down a mountainside. Avalanches the biggest dangers in the mountains for both life and property.

All avalanches are caused by an over-burden of material, typically snowpack, that is too massive and unstable for the supports it. Determining the critical load, the amount of over-burden which cause an avalanche, task involving the evaluation of a number of factors.

Terrain slopes flatter than25degrees or steeper than60degrees typically have a low of avalanche. Snow does slopes. Human-triggered avalanches have the greatest incidence when the snow?s angle of rest1 35 and45 degrees; the critical angle, the angle at which the human incidence of avalanches is greatest, is38degrees. The rule of thumb2hold snow but steep enough to ski has the potential to generate an avalanche, regardless of the angle. Additionally3, avalanche risk increases lijkely it is that an avalanche will occur.

Due to the complexity of the subject, winter travelling in the backcountry4 including route selection and examination of the snowpack, can the risk. If local authorities issue avalanche risk reports, they should be considered and all warnings should be paid follow in the tracks of others without your own evaluations; snow conditions are almost certain to have changed since they were made. Observe the terrain and note obvious avalanche paths who might trigger an avalanche.

第三篇：Giant Structures

It is an impossible task to select the most amazing wonders of the modern constructions appear. Here are may have been surpassed by some more recent wonders. The Petronas Twin Towers1 The Petronas Towers were the tallest buildings in the world when they towers, like two thin pencils, dominate the city of Kuala Lumpur2

. At the 41st floor, the towers are linked by a bridge, symbolizing a gateway to the Constructed of high-strength concrete, the building provides around impressive building include double-decker lifts, and glass and steel sunshades.

The Millau Bridge3

The Millau Bridge was opened in 2004 in the Tarn Valley, in southern the time it was built, it was the world?s highest as one of the most amazingly beautiful bridges in the world. It was built congestion problems. The congestion was then caused by traffic passing from Paris to Barcelona in Spain. The bridge was Besides, it is guaranteed for 120 years!

The Itaipu Dam4

The Itaipu hydroelectric power plant is one of the largest constructions of its kind in the world. It consists of a series of dams across the River Parana5forms a natural border between Brazil6 and Paraguay7. Started in 1975 and taking 16 years to complete, the construction was carried out as a joint project between the two size. In 1995 it produced 78% of Paraguay?s and 25% of Brazil?ssteel used was equivalent to over 300 Eiffel Towers8amazing wonder of engineering.

第四篇：Animal’s “Sixth Sense”

A tsunami was triggered by an earthquake in the Indian Ocean in December, 2004. It killed tens of thousands of people in Asia and East Africa. Wild seem to have escaped that terrible tsunami. This phenomenon adds weight to notions that1 they possess a “sixth sense” forSri Lankan wildlife officials have said the giant waves that killed over 24,000 people along the Indian Ocean island?s coast clearwild beasts, with no dead animals found.

“No elephants are dead, notdead rabbit. I think animals are happening,” H. D. Ratnayake, deputy director of Sri Lanka?s Wildlife Department, said about one month after the tsunami attack. Park in the ravaged southeast, Sri Lanka?s biggest wildlifehome to hundreds of wild elephants and several leopards.

“There has been a lot ofmigrating before volcanic eruptions or earthquakes. But it has not been proven,” said Matthew van Lierop, an animal behaviorat Johannesburg Zoo.

“There have been noin a lab or field setting2，” he told Reuters. Other authorities concurred

“Wildlife seem to be able to pick up certainthere are many reports of birds detecting impending disasters/? said Clive Walker, who has written several books on African wildlife.

avoid danger such as predators.

The notion of an animal “sixth sense” —power — is an enduring one3 which the evidence on Sri Larika?s ravaged coast is likely to add to.

The Romans saw of impending disaster and many ancient cultures viewed elephants as sacred animals endowed with special powers or attributes.

第五篇：Singing Alarms Could Save the Blind

If you cannot see, you may not be able to1 find your way out of a burning building — and that could be fatal. A company in Leeds could change all that2exit.

a resource centre for the blind in a wide range of frequencies that enable the brain to determine where Deborah Withington of Sound Alert says that the alarms use most of the frequencies that can humans. “It is a burst of white ，” she says. “Its life-saving potential is great.”

She conducted an experiment in which people were filmed by thermal-imaging cameras trying to find their way out of3 a Withington studies how sounds at the university. She says that a wide band of frequencies can be

pinpointed more easily than the source of a narrow band. same concept have already been installed on emergency vehicles.

The alarms will also include rising or falling frequencies to indicate whether people should go down stairs. They

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