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　　Industrial pollution is not only a problem for the countries of Europe and North America but also an extremely serious problem in some developing countries．For these countries, economic growth is a very important aim．They want to introduce industries, and so they put few controls on the industries which cause pollution．

　　Cubatao, an industrial town of 85,000 people in Brazil, is an example of the connection between industrial development and pollution．In 1954, Cubatao had no industry．Today it has more than twenty large factories, which produce many pollutants．The people of the town are suffering from the poisonous matter in their environment and the bad effects can be clearly seen．Birth shortcomings are extremely common．Among children and adults, lung problems are sometimes twelve times more common in Cubatao than in other places．

　　It is true that Brazil, like many other countries, has laws against pollution, but these laws are not carried out strictly enough．It is cheaper for companies to take no notice of the laws and pay the fines than to buy the expensive equipment that will reduce the pollution．It is clear, therefore, that economic growth is more important to the government than to the health of the workers．However, the responsibility does not completely lie with the Brazilian government．The example of Cubatao shows that international companies are not acting in a responsible way either．A number of the factories in the town are owned by large companies from France, Italy, and the U．S．They are doing things in Brazil that they would not be able to do at home．If they caused the same amount of pollution at home, they would be severely punished or even put out of business．

(1)

What is the author's purpose in taking Cubatao as an example?

[　　]

A．

To show that industry can develop very fast in developing countries．

B．

To show that the pollution problem in Brazil is extremely serious．

C．

To show that industrial growth can cause pollution problems for developing countries．

D．

To show that pollution is killing many people and destroying the whole economy of Brazil．

(2)

Why do some foreign companies like to set up their plants in Brazil?

[　　]

A．

They will not be severely punished if they cause pollution in Brazil．

B．

The investment environment in Brazil is suitable for them．

C．

They can make much money because they do not have to pay Brazilian workers much．

D．

They can act in an irresponsible way in Brazil because there are no pollution laws there．

(3)

Why don't developing countries have strict pollution controls?

[　　]

A．

The new industries they want to introduce do not cause much pollution．

B．

Pollution is not a serious problem for developing countries．

C．

They don't realize the balance of nature will be destroyed by some pollutants．

D．

If they put stricter controls on industry, fewer companies would build new plants in developing countries．

(4)

How is the health of the population of Cubatao?

[　　]

A．

There are more heart diseases among people who live near chemical factories．

B．

More people suffer from lung diseases because of poisonous matter．

C．

Their health is affected by pollutants the same way as that of other Brazilians．

D．

Babies there are found not as bright as those who live in other places．

答案：1．C;2．A;3．D;4．B;
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科目：高中英語 來源：2009年高考英語(浙江卷) 題型：050

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　　Plants can’t communicate by moving or making sounds,as most animals do．Instead,plants produce volatile compounds,chernicals that easily chasse trom a liquid to a gas．A flower’s sweet smell,for example,comes from volatile compounas that the plant produces to attract insects such as bugs and bees．

　　Plants can also detect volatile compounds produced by other plants,A tree under attack by hungre insects ,for instance, may give off volatile compounds that let other trees know about the attack,In response,the other trees may send off chemicals to keep the bugs away- or even chemicals that attract the bugs'natural enemies．

　　Now scientists have created a quick way to understand what plants are saying：a chemical sensor(傳感器)called an electronise nose,The “e-nose” can tell compounds that crop plants make when they’re attacked．Seientists say the e-nose could help quickly detest whether plants are being eaten by insects,But today the only way to detect such insects is to visually inspect individual plants this is a challenging task for managers of greenhouses,enclosed gardens that can house thousands of plants．

　　The research team worked with an e-nose that recognizes volatile compounds．Inside the device,13 sensors chemically react with volatile compounds,Based on these interactions ,the e-nose gives off electronie signals that the scentists analyze using computer software．

　　To test the nose,the team presented it with healthy leaves from cueumber,pepper and tomato plants, all common greenhouse crops．Then the scientists colleced samples of air around damaged leaves from each type of crop．These plants had been chaged by insects, or by scientists who made holes in the leaves with a hole punch(打孔器)．

　　The e-nose,it turns out,could identify healthy cucumber,pepper and tomato plants based on the volatile compounds they produce,It could also identify tomato leaves that had been damaged．But even more impressive,the device could tell which type of damage－by insects or with a hole punch – had been done to the tomato leaves．

　　With some fine tuning,a device like the e-nose could one day be used in greehouses to quickly spot harmful bugs,the researchers say,A device like this could also be used to identify fruits thet are perfectly ripe and ready to pick and eat,says Natalia Dudareve,a biochemist at Purdue University in West lafayette,Ind,who studies smells of flowers and plants．Hopefully,scientists believe,the device could bring large benefits to greenhouse managers in the near future．

(1)

We learn from the text that plants communicate with each other by ________．

[　　]

A．

making some sounds

B．

waving their leaves

C．

producing some chemicals

D．

sending out electronic signals

(2)

What did the scientists do to find out if the e-nose worked?

[　　]

A．

They presented it with all common crops．

B．

They fixed 13 sensors inside the device．

C．

They collected different damaged leaves．

D．

They made tests on damaged and healthy leaves．

(3)

According to the writer,the most amazing thing about the e –nose is that it can ________．

[　　]

A．

pick out ripe fruits

B．

spot the insects quickly

C．

distiinguish different damages to the leaves

D．

recognize unhealthy tomato leaves

(4)

We can infer from the last paragraph that the e-nose ________．

[　　]

A．

is unable to tell the smell of flowers

B．

is not yet used in greehouses

C．

is designed by scientists at Purdue

D．

is helpful in killing harmful insects

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科目：高中英語 來源：福建省福州八縣(市)一中2011-2012學(xué)年高一上學(xué)期期中聯(lián)考英語試題 題型：050

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　　Going on a road trip? The St．Louis Arch, Statue of Liberty and Golden Gate Bridge are great tourist sites．But if you prefer offbeat destinations(目的地), check out the following roadside attractions．

　　World's Largest Ball of Paint

　　Alexandria, Ind．

　　In 1977, Michael Carmichael set out to create the biggest ball of paint anywhere．Starting with a baseball as center, he painted layer after layer of paint day after day, year after year．The ball weighs more than 1,300 pounds, with more than 20,000 coats of paint,” which is recognized by Guinness World Records．Visitors can paint the ball themselves and become part of history．

　　The Museum of Dirt

　　Boston, Mass．

　　The museum is the idea of Glenn Johnson．Labeled(貼有標(biāo)簽的)glass bottles contain such treasures as dirt from the Great Wall of China, as well as sand from a desert in Saudi Arabia and Omaha Beach in France．Best of all, the cost of seeing this museum is dirt cheap：It's free．

　　Mount Horeb Mustard Museum

　　Mount Horeb, Wis．

　　It's heaven for hotdog lovers! This museum claims to have the world's largest collection of prepared mustard(芥末)．Its more than 4,100 bottles of spices come from 60 nations, including Turkey and China．Visitors learn the history of mustard, from how it's made to how it's advertised and sold．The museum's creator, Barry Levenson, loves mustard so much that he even puts it on ice cream!

　　Paper House

　　Rockport, Mass．

　　Swedish immigrant(移民)Ellis Stenman was much ahead of his time in 1922, when he started to build a two-room house almost entirely out of newspaper．At the time, people didn't give much –if any--thought to recycling paper．The house is framed with wood, but the walls are made of 215 layers(層)of newspaper．

(1)

The underlined word “offbeat” in the first paragraph has the same meaning as ________．

[　　]

A．

great

B．

foreign

C．

unusual

D．

historical

(2)

If you want to add your own work to what you visit, you may choose ________．

[　　]

A．

World's Largest Ball of Paint

B．

The Museum of Dirt

C．

Mount Horeb Mustard Museum

D．

Paper House

(3)

Which of the following is true of Barry Levenson according to the text?

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A．

No spices but mustard can be found in his museum．

B．

He travels around the world to collect mustard．

C．

Mustard is advertised and sold in his museum．

D．

In a way, he shows much preference for mustard．

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