Global warming is the process of earth’s atmosphere heating up. Over the last 100 years, the average temperature of earth’s atmosphere has gone up 1 Fahrenheit. The weather has not changed exactly the same way in every area of the planet. But scientists think that the rise in average temperature is already affecting the earth’s climate.
Many scientists now believe that global warming is caused by cutting down trees, producing more trash, and polluting the environment which are some of the reasons why the temperature has gone up. Many scientists believe that the biggest causes of global warming are new human technologies that release greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.
The greenhouse effect is not new. Certain gases in the atmosphere, like carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide and methane, making it hard for heat energy to go into space. In the past, the climate didn’t change much because nature produced just the right amount of greenhouse gases to deal with it.
Today, most scientists are pretty sure that the rising temperature can’t be blamed on nature. Ever since the industrial revolution in the 1700s, humans have relied on machines for daily life. And many of those machines give off a lot of greenhouse gases. An increase in the release of greenhouse gases from human activities is throwing nature off balance.
The climate is a very complicated thing, but many scientists agree that the rising atmospheric temperature has already damaged the environment. Sheets of ice, called glaciers, are melting in Antarctica and other parts of the globe. As glaciers break off and melt into the oceans, they are adding warm water to the oceans and causing the sea level to rise.
Over the past 100 years, the sea level has risen 6-8 inches around the world. That means land along the coasts is beginning to disappear under water. Bigger and warmer oceans are also adding to other weather problems caused by pollution in the atmosphere. Some places have received more rain, others have had bigger storms and a few areas in the world have experienced unusual droughts.
小題1:What is mainly talked about in this passage?
A．The melting of glaciers.B．Global warming.
C．The world’s weather.D．The earth’s temperature.
小題2:What causes global warming according to scientists?
A．Human activities.B．The nature itself.
C．The earth’s atmosphere.D．New discoveries
小題3:How can greenhouse gases make the globe warm?
A．They keep heat in the atmosphere.
B．They let the heat go out into space.
C．They release heat into the air
D．They can make the other gases warm.
小題4:From the passage we can see that global warming will bring about _____.
A．the pollution in the atmosphereB．natural disasters
C．population pollutionD．the rise of glaciers

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:A
小題4:B
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Researchers have been studying this group of children for decades now. They observed the level of self-control the youngsters displayed. Parents, teachers, even the kids themselves, scored the youngsters on measures like “acting before thinking” and “Persistence in reaching goals.”
The study led  by Moffitt of Duke University and colleagues followed 1,000 children from birth to age 32 in Dunedin, New Zealand.
“The children who had the lowest self-control when they were age three to ten, later on had the most health problems in their 30s,” Moffitt said，“and they had the worst financial situation. They were more likely to have a criminal record and to be raising a child as a single parent on a very low income.” Moffitt explained that self-control problems were widely observed, and weren’t just a feature of a small group of misbehaving kids.
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小題1:From the first two paragraphs we learn that                      .
A．the research has been carried out for five years
B．self-control in kids tends to determine their future
C．self-control was assessed by children’s intelligence
D．children’s self-control is almost the same at early age
小題2:Children with low self-control are more likely to                        .
A．become wealthy in later lifeB．get good school performance
C．have better financial planningD．a(chǎn)dopt negative behaviors
小題3:According to Moffitt，                       .
A．only good genetic factors can shape their lives in the future
B．scientists know well why some children have better self-control
C．self-control in childhood has nothing to do with criminal activity
D．willpower as a child really influences people’s chances of adulthood
小題4:What can be inferred from the passage?
A．Self-control cannot be taught in schools.
B．The study is restricted within few participants.
C．It’s never too late to deal with self-control problems.
D．Good parenting can improve self-control and life success.
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A．Child’s self-control predicts future health and success
B．Kids are encouraged to take risks at an early age
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Most people think that the older you get, the harder it is to learn a new language. That is, they believe that children learn more easily and efficiently than adults. Thus, at some point in our lives, maybe around age 12 or 13, we lose the ability to learn languages well. Is this idea a fact or myth(懸念)？
Is it true that children learn a foreign language more efficiently than adults? On the contrary, research studies suggest that the opposite may be true. One report, on 2,000 Danish children studying Swedish, concluded that the teenagers learned more, in less time, than the younger children. Another report, on Americans learning Russian, showed a direct improvement of ability over the age range tested; that is, the ability to learn increased as the age increased, from childhood to adulthood.
There are several possible explanations for these findings. For one thing, adults know more about the world and therefore are able to understand meanings more easily than children. Moreover, adults can use logical(邏輯的) thinking to help themselves see patterns in the language. Finally, adults have more self-discipline (self-control) than children.
All in all, it seems that the common idea that children are better language learners than adults may not be a fact, but a myth.
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A．teenagers are more difficult to teach
B．Danish teenagers can learn Swedish faster than younger children
C．a(chǎn)dults are more logical than children
D．the ability to learn languages increases with age
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A．a(chǎn)t an early ageB．when they reach their twenties
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A．harderB．more efficientlyC．more slowly D．more carefully
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A．a(chǎn)dults have more self-discipline
B．a(chǎn)dults like to play more than children
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D．a(chǎn)dults accept new things more easily than children
小題5:The explanation for older student’s better achievement not mentioned in the above passage is that       .
A．a(chǎn)dults know more about the world.B．a(chǎn)dults can use logical thinking
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The experts agreed that the APEC technology exhibition and trade fair provided many chances for exchanges of innovative ideas and products.
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A．APECB．Chinese scientist
C．the APEC Center for Technology ForesightD．Nano-technology
小題2:The length of a nanometer equals to ______.
A．meterB．meterC．meterD．meter
小題3:We can imply from what David Minns said that _________.
A．Nano-technology could only be used to invent new objects.
B．Nano-technology could be widely used to produce or invent objects.
C．Nano-technology is a money-consuming technology.
D．Nano-technology can not be used to improve the service of Internet.
小題4:Compared to steel, carbon nano-tubes are ________.
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In one classic experiment, a French explorer named Michel Siffre lived in a cave for two months, cut off from the rhythms of night and day and man-made clocks．He appeared then, convinced that he had been isolated for only 25 days．Left to its own devices, the brain tends to shorten time．
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小題1:What can we infer from the first paragraph?
A．Scientists have agreed about how the brain records time．
B．Scientists all think that some cells record the intervals of time．
C．Scientists haven't agreed on how the brain records time．
D．Scientists all hold the theory that neural processes are an inside clock．
小題2:According．to Paragraph 3, if we have few things to do, the brain will____．
A．make the intervals of time long
B．make the intervals of time short
C．keep a state of rest
D．stop working
小題3:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．Michel Siffre didn' t think he had stayed in the cave for as long as two months．
B．Parents tend to think their own children grow faster than others．
C．Michel Diffre actually stayed in the cave for twenty-five days．
D．Children usually bring bad memories to their parents．
小題4:In which column of a newspaper can we find this passage?
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“At the beginning, it was believed that no one would relate to the robotic dog, because it was metal and not furry.” Beck says，“But it’s amazing how quickly we have given up that belief.”
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A．understand human-animal relationship
B．find the causes of old people’s loneliness
C．make lonely old people’s life better
D．promote the animal-assisted research
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A．note the activities of AIBOsB．record their feelings and activity
C．keep AIBOs at home for 12 weeksD．a(chǎn)nalyze the collected information
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Hi guys! I’m Lucy the ladybird and while I’m very much of a lady, I’m not actually a bird but a glowing red bettle(甲蟲)with decorative black spots.
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Oh! I almost forgot to tell you that although I am not a bird I do have wings and can fly for short distances. So if you pick me up and let me run up and down your hands and arms, then please don’t frighten me by screaming if I suddenly decide to take off!
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A．Heavy rains.B．Cold weather.
C．Air pollution.D．Aphids.
小題2: Which aspects about the ladybird are talked about in the passage?
a. its appearance               b. its influence on plantsw8G
c. its habitat                  d. its food
e. the origin of its name
A．a(chǎn); cB．a(chǎn); b; cC．a(chǎn); b; d; eD．a(chǎn); b; c; d
小題3:What do we know about the ladybird?
A．It belongs to the insect family.
B．It does harm to all growing plants.
C．It lives on the liquid of plants.
D．It can fly a long distance.
小題4: This passage is probably _______.
A．a(chǎn) self –introduction by a lady named Lucy
B．description of a ladybird’life
C．letter of praise for a gardener
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Photographs are everywhere. They decorate the walls of homes and are used in stores for sales of different goods. The news is filled with pictures of fires, floods, and special events. Photos record the beauties of nature. They can also bring things close that are far away. Through photos, people can see wild animals, cities in foreign lands, and even the stars in outer space. Photos also tell stories.
Reporting the news through photos is called photojournalism. At times photojournalists tell their stories through a single picture. At other times, they use a group of pictures to tell a story. Each picture is like a chapter in a book, which can do more than record the facts. It can also be a strong force for social change.
Jacob Riis was among the first photojournalists. He took pictures of parts of New York City where the poor lived. Riis believed that poverty caused crime, and he used photos to help him prove his point. A few years later, the photos of small children working in factories by Lewis Hine shocked the public. Hine’s pictures helped bring about laws to protect such children.
Hundreds of pictures may have to be taken in order to get one or two really good photos. It takes science to have the photo come out clearly and art to make a photo that has a good design and expresses feeling. Photojournalists make an actual record of what they see. A photo, however, can be both a work of art and an actual record. It can record an important event as a beautiful or exciting picture.
As historical and artistic documents(文獻(xiàn)), photos can become more important over time. Today photojournalists still have their pictures appear in newspapers and magazines. They also publish them in books and on the Internet.
小題1:The underlined word “They” in the first paragraph refers to        .
A．beautiesB．photosC．goodsD．events
小題2:The photos of the small children by Hine show us that photos          .
A．a(chǎn)re also works of artB．a(chǎn)re popular ways of reporting news
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A．News with pictures is encouraging.
B．Photos help people improve their life.
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D．People prefer reading news with pictures.
小題4:The text is mainly about      .
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We are all busy talking about and using the Internet, but how many of us know the history of the Internet?
Many people are surprised when they find that the Internet was set up in the 1960s. At that time, computers were large and expensive. Computer networks didn’t work well. If one computer in the network broke down, then the whole network stopped. So a new network system had to be set up. It should be good enough to be used by many different computers. If part of the network was not working, information could be sent through another part. In this way, computer network system would keep on working all the time.
At first the Internet was only used by the government, but in the early 1970s, universities, hospitals and banks were allowed to use it, too. However, computers were still very expensive and the Internet was difficult to use. By the start of the 1990s, computers had become cheaper and easier to use. Scientists had also developed software that made “surfing” the Internet more convenient.
Today it is easy to get on-line and it is said that millions of people use the Internet every day. Sending e-mail is more and more popular among students.
The Internet has now become one of the most important parts of people’s life.
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A．70B．10C．50D．20
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A．make computers cheaper.
B．make itself keep on working all the time.
C．break down the whole network.
D．make computers large and expensive.
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A．the government.B．scientistsC．hospitals and banks D．schools
小題4:Which of the following is TRUE?
A．In the 1960s, computer networks worked well.
B．In the early 1970s, the Internet was easy to use.
C．Sending e-mail is now more popular among students.
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