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     US researchers have found traces of an ancient lake on Mars recently, increasing hopes of
discovering evidence that billions of years ago the Red planet hosted life.
    The lake, which dates back some 3.4 billion years, appears to have covered as much as 80
square miles and was up to 1,500 feet deep, said the team from the University of Colorado.
    "This is the first clear evidence of shorelines on the surface of Mars,"said Boulder' s research
associate, Gaetano Di Achille, in a study published in the latest edition of Geophysical Research
Letters.
   "The identification of the shorelines and accompanying geological evidence allows us to calculate
the size and volume of the lake, which appears to have formed about 3.4 billion years ago."
   Analysis of the images has shown the water carved out the canyon (溪谷) in which it was found,
which then opened out into a valley depositing (使淤積) sediment (沉積) which formed a delta
(三角洲).
  "Finding shorelines is a great discovery to us," said assistant professor Brian Hynek, adding it
showed the lake existed at a time when Mars was thought to have been cold and dry.
    Scientists believe the oldest surfaces on Mars formed during the wet and warm era known as the
Noachan epoch, about 4.1 billion to 3.7 billion years ago.
The newly discovered lake is believed to date from the Hesperian era and postdates the end of the
warm and wet period on Mars by 300 million years, according to the study.
Scientists believe deltas next to the lake may well hold secrets about past life on Mars as such places
on Earth have become the natural deposits of organic carbon and other markers of life.

1.  The size of the lake found on Mars is ______.

A. 80 square miles
B. 1,500 square miles
C. 3.4 billion square miles  
D. 300 million square miles

2. When the lake existed, the weather on Mars was ____.

A. hot and wet
B. wet and warm
C. cold and dry
D. cold and wet

3.  Why do scientists think deltas near the lake may hold secrets about past life on Mars?

A. Because similar places on Earth have become natural deposits of markers of life.
B. Because someone has put secrets about past life on Mars there.
C. Because past life has been found in other deltas on Mars.
D. Because some people are said to have already seen life marks there.

4. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A. The Noachan epoch was a wet and warm era.
B. The lake might have existed 3.4 billion years.
C. The discovery can' t fully prove that the Mars once hosted life.
D. The lake traces prove that there exists life on Mars now.
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　　I never minded my curfew until my senior year of high school when many of my friends moved out of their parents' house and away to school．

　　I visited the ones who still lived close, but I had to head home when their fun was just starting．My curfew felt like a prison sentence．I began counting down the days until freedom．

　　My release came with college．With my parents a safe four-hour drive away, no one cared if I came crawling back to my dorm room at 1∶30 a. m. or 2∶30 a. m. or 6 a.m.．

　　Freshman year parties were the best．Every weekend, I and a group of friends went out to parties．I never mattered if we were invited．A bout 10 p.m., we met outside the residence halls, climbed up away from the dorms, moved quietly past the dark lecture halls, and ran down the town's main street into the student section．The freedom to stay out to 5 a.m. going from house party to the bars thrilled us．The following afternoon, we'd gather in the cafeteria and exchange war-stories from the night before reliving every detail．

　　By the spring, my circle of friends had fallen apart．I had a new off-campus friend．Other members had started quarrelling and moved to other friends．The parties weren't as exciting：the beer was warm and cheap, the music repetitive and the guests too familiar．The no curfew life became boring．

　　Years later as a senior, my roommates and I threw a party in our own messy apartment．A whole new class of uninvited freshmen came．As the party died down, some stayed in our living room among the empty beer bottles at 4 a.m.．

　　“Your party was so cool,” some 18-year-old art major told my roommates and I．“You guys are so cool,” “Yeah,” we said, tidying up the room．“We know．”

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In the US, the age-old struggle between kids and parents shows that ________．

[　　]

A．

parents often misunderstand their kids

B．

kids are often kept as prisoners at home

C．

parents often keep a tight rein on their kids

D．

kids are not willing to do any house work at home

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The writer began counting down the days for freedom because ________．

[　　]

A．

he was not treated well at home

B．

he wanted to have more free time activities

C．

his parents' house was in bad condition

D．

his friends forced him to live with them

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What did the writer often do after he became independent?

[　　]

A．

He went to visit his parents every weekend．

B．

He often invited his friends to have parties in his dorm．

C．

He found a job in a bar near his school as a story-teller．

D．

He would stay out late and played with friends wildly．

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What the writer said at last shows us that ________．

[　　]

A．

he was generous and kind to his friends

B．

he was skillful at entertaining his friends

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D．

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A car needs gas to run and your body also needs food to work for you. Eating the right kind of food is very important. It can help your body grow strong to take care of what you eat.

   There are four main food groups altogether. The dairy group has food like milk, cheese and sour milk. The other three groups are the meat and fish group, the fruit and vegetable group, and the bread and rice group. Each meal should have at least one food from all four main groups. With all these food together, you will be given enough energy during the day.

   It is easy to get into bad eating habits. You may eat your breakfast in a hurry to get to school on time. Or you may not have time for a good lunch. It may seem easy to finish your supper with fish and chips all the time. But you will find yourself tired in these days and you can not think quickly.

   Watching what you eat will help keep your body healthy and strong. It is also good to take some exercise. It will help you eat more if you take a walk or play games in the open air. Having a good eating habit with some exercise is the key to your health.

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C. Corn, fish, cream and pork.   

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閱讀下列短文，從每篇短文后所給各題的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

A lot of us lose life's tough battles by starting a frontal attack--when a touch of humor might well enable us to win. Consider the case of a young friend of mine, who was on his trapped way to work shortly after receiving an ultimatum(最后通牒) about the job. Although there was a good reason for Sam's being late--serious illness at home--he decided that this by-now-familiar excuse wouldn't work any longer. His supervisor was probably already pacing up and down preparing a dismissal speech.

Yes, the boss was, Sam entered the office at 9:35. The place was as quiet as a locker room; everyone was hard at work. Sam's supervisor came up to him. Suddenly, Sam forced a grin and stretched out his hand. "How do you do!" he said. "I'm Sam Maynard. I'm applying for a job, which, I understand, became available just 35 minutes ago. Does the early bird get the worm?"

The room exploded in laughter, except that the supervisor had to clamp off a smile and walked back to his office. Sam Maynard had saved his job--with the only tool that could win, a laugh.

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51. Why was Sam late for his job?

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C. Because he was busy applying for a new job.  D. Because he was caught in a traffic jam.

52. What is the main idea of this passage?

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C. Early bird can get the worm               D. Humor can solve racial discriminations

53. The phrase "clamp off" in Paragraph 3 means       .

A. try to hold back    B. pretend to set      C. send off         D. give out

54. Which of the following statements can we infer from the passage?

A. Many lose life's battles for they are always late.

B. Sam was supposed to come to his office at 8:30.

C. It wasn't the first time that Sam came late for his work.

D. Humor is the most effective way of solving problems.

 

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                               Sitting too much is now listed with smoking and junk food as a bad habit that increases your risk of heart disease.

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The Australian research has been backed up by US studies.

“To hold a body that weighs 77 kilograms upright takes a fair amount of energy from muscles,” said Professor Marc Hamilton from the University of Missouri. “There is a large amount of energy associated with standing every day that cannot be easily replaced by 30 to 60 minutes in the gym.”

56.The study shows that            .

A. exercising for 30 minutes in the gym is good after sitting too long

B. walking is the best physical activity after sitting too long

C. sitting too long in the office causes the waist to expand

D. having breaks from sitting is good for your health

57.What’s the aim of the Stand Up Australia project?

A. To develop and test strategies for reducing working time.

B. To study the reasons for the longer sitting time in the office.

C. To develop and test strategies for reducing sitting time at work.

D. To study the factors influencing productivity of workers.

58.The purpose of the last paragraph is to        .

A. provide a scientific basis for the benefits of standing up

B. compare the effect of standing with exercising in the gym

C. report the new research findings of Professor Marc Hamilton

D. figure out the amount of energy associated with daily standing

59.The health promotion focus used to be on         .

A. purposeful exercise                        B. running

C. lower intensity activities              D. long sitting

60.What’s the best title for the text?

 A. Exercise in the Gym Is Out                  B. Your Office Chair Is Killing You

 C. A Cause of Heart Disease          D. Good News for Workers

 

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