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请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Who cares if people think wrongly that the Internet has had more important influences than the washing machine? Why does it matter that people are more impressed by the most recent changes?

It would not matter if these misjudgments were just a matter of people's opinions. However, they have real impacts, as they result in misguided use of scarce resources.

The fascination with the ICT (Information and Communication Technology) revolution, represented by the Internet, has made some rich countries wrongly conclude that making things is so "yesterday" that they should try to live on ideas. This belief in "post-industrial society" has led those countries to neglect their manufacturing sector (制造业) with negative consequences for their economies.

Even more worryingly, the fascination with the Internet by people in rich countries has moved the international community to worry about the "digital divide" between the rich countries and the poor countries. This has led companies and individuals to donate money to developing countries to buy computer equipment and Internet facilities. The question, however, is whether this is what the developing countries need the most. Perhaps giving money for those less fashionable things such as digging wells, extending electricity networks and making more affordable washing machines would have improved people's lives more than giving every child a laptop computer or setting up Internet centres in rural villages, I am not saying that those things are necessarily more important, but many donators have rushed into fancy programmes without carefully assessing the relative long-term costs and benefits of alternative uses of their money.

In yet another example, a fascination with the new has led people to believe that the recent changes in the technologies of communications and transportation are so revolutionary that now we live in a "borderless world". As a result, in the last twenty years or so, many people have come to believe that whatever change is happening today is the result of great technological progress, going against which will be like trying to turn the clock back. Believing in such a world, many governments have put an end to some of the very necessary regulations on cross-border flows of capital, labour and goods, with poor results.

Understanding technological trends is very important for correctly designing economic policies, both at the national and the international levels, and for making the right career choices at the individual level. However, our fascination with the latest, and our under valuation of what has already become common, can, and has, led us in all sorts of wrong directions.

（1）Misjudgments on the influences of new technology can lead to ________.

A．	a lack of confidence in technology
B．	a slow progress in technology
C．	a conflict of public opinions
D．	a waste of limited resources

（2）The example in Paragraph 4 suggests that donators should ________.

A．	take people's essential needs into account
B．	make their programmes attractive to people
C．	ensure that each child gets financial support
D．	provide more affordable internet facilities

（3）What has led many governments to remove necessary regulations?

A．	Neglecting the impacts of technological advances.
B．	Believing that the world has become borderless.
C．	Ignoring the power of economic development.
D．	Over-emphasizing the role of international communication.

（4）What can we learn from the passage?

A．	People should be encouraged to make more donations.
B．	Traditional technology still has a place nowadays.
C．	Making right career choices is crucial to personal success.
D．	Economic policies should follow technological trends.

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请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

In the 1960s, while studying the volcanic history of Yellowstone National Park, Bob Christiansen became puzzled about something that, oddly, had not troubled anyone before: he couldn't find the park's volcano. It had been known for a long time that Yellowstone was volcanic in nature-that's what accounted for all its hot springs and other steamy features. But Christiansen couldn't find the Yellowstone volcano anywhere.

Most of us, when we talk about volcanoes, think of the classic cone (圆锥体) shapes of a Fuji or Kilimanjaro, which are created when erupting magma (岩浆) piles up. These can form remarkably quickly. In 1943, a Mexican farmer was surprised to see smoke rising from a small part of his land. In one week he was the confused owner of a cone five hundred feet high. Within two years it had topped out at almost fourteen hundred feet and was more than half a mile across. Altogether there are some ten thousand of these volcanoes on Earth, all but a few hundred of them extinct. There is, however, a second les known type of volcano that doesn't involve mountain building. These are volcanoes so explosive that they burst open in a single big crack, leaving behind a vast hole, the caldera. Yellowstone obviously was of this second type, but Christiansen couldn't find the caldera anywhere.

Just at this time NASA decided to test some new high-altitude cameras by taking photographs of Yellowstone. A thoughtful official passed on some of the copies to the park authorities on the assumption that they might make a nice blow-up for one of the visitors' centers. As soon as Christiansen saw the photos, he realized why he had failed to spot the caldera; almost the whole park-2.2 million acres-was caldera. The explosion had left a hole more than forty miles across-much too huge to be seen from anywhere at ground level. At some time in the past Yellowstone must have blown up with a violence far beyond the scale of anything known to humans.

（1）What puzzled Christiansen when he was studying Yellowstone?

A．	Its complicated geographical features.
B．	Its ever-lasting influence on tourism.
C．	The mysterious history of the park.
D．	The exact location of the volcano.

（2）What does the second-paragraph mainly talk about?

A．	The shapes of volcanoes.
B．	The impacts of volcanoes.
C．	The activities of volcanoes.
D．	The heights of volcanoes.

（3）What does the underlined word "blow-up" in the last paragraph most probably mean?

A．	Hot-air balloon.
B．	Digital camera.
C．	Big photograph.
D．	Bird's view.

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请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Whatever your age or interests, Buxton has something to see or do to make your visit truly memorable.

High energy

If you desire physical activities, you can choose activities from swimming to horse riding. Explore the heights with Go Ape, the high wire forest adventure course, or journey beneath the earth at Poole's Cavern. And don't forget: we are surrounded by a natural playground just perfect for walking, caving, climbing and cycling.

High minded

Buxton is justifiably proud of its cultural life and you'll find much to suit all tastes with art, music, opera and the performing arts at Buxton Opera House & Pavilion Arts Centre and Green Man Gallery. There are plenty of opportunities for the creative person to become involved, including workshops and events.

Keeping the kids happy

Children love the small train and playgrounds in the Pavilion Gardens and there's plenty more to explore at the Buxton Museum. There's a new indoor play centre, plus the special events and workshops, and others during school holiday periods

（1）If you want to take an undergounld journey, which place is the best choice?

A．	Pole's Caven.
B．	Pavilion Gardens.
C．	Buxton Museum.
D．	Green Man Gallery.

（2）Buxton Open House & Pavilion Arts Centre is special because it offers ________.

A．	rides in small trains
B．	courses in modcm arts
C．	artistic and cultural activities
D．	basic courses in horse riding

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请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Wildlife has been greatly threatened in the modem age. There are species (物种) that are 1 every day. The white-naped crane is a typical example. So scientists are trying their best to 2 the species from going out of existence.

Chris and Tim work at a zoo, helping endangered cranes with their 3 . Emma, a female crane, has been in their 4 since she arrived in 2004.

Born at an international crane foundation, Emma was 5 by human caretakers. This led to an unexpected 6 , though she had a wonderful time there. Emma had 7 taken herself as a crane and become deeply attached to humans. She 8 to live with male cranes, and even had a 9 for killing some of them, which made it 10 for her to become a mother.

11 , the two zookeepers didn't want to see the extinction (灭绝) of this precious species. With their patience and efforts, they successfully developed a 12 of artificial breeding (人工繁殖) and natural reproduction. This 13 Emma to give birth to five baby cranes.

The two keepers are proud of their productive work. But before they can be 14 , more efforts must be made, because the population of the crane in the wild is on the 15 , and many other species appear headed toward extinction. 16 , not everyone has realized that wildlife has thoughts, feelings, and most importantly, equal rights to survive.

How can we 17 the ever-widening gap that separates us from other animals? Chris and Tim offered us the 18 : human beings took it for granted that their 19 held all the solutions, but maybe their hearts can be a better 20 .

1.

A．

growing

B．

migrating

C．

competing

D．

disappearing

2.

A．

ban

B．

save

C．

split

D．

remove

3.

A．

abortion

B．

recreation

C．

reproduction

D．

administration

4.

A．

care

B．

eye

C．

mind

D．

story

5.

A．

found

B．

chosen

C．

raised

D．

seized

6.

A．

bonus

B．

consequence

C．

victory

D．

sacrifice

7.

A．

never

B．

always

C．

unluckily

D．

cheerfully

8.

A．

liked

B．

refused

C．

decided

D．

hesitated

9.

A．

gift

B．

skill

C．

concern

D．

reputation

10.

A．

illegal

B．

inspiring

C．

important

D．

impossible

11.

A．

Therefore

B．

Moreover

C．

However

D．

Instead

12.

A．

combination

B．

collection

C．

strategy

D．

system

13.

A．

forced

B．

forbade

C．

taught

D．

enabled

14.

A．

defeated

B．

grateful

C．

assured

D．

tolerant

15.

A．

it

B．

rise

C．

agenda

D．

decline

16.

A．

In contrast

B．

After all

C．

By the way

D．

On the contrary

17.

A．

leave

B．

bridge

C．

open

D．

identify

18.

A．

course

B．

excuse

C．

answer

D．

reward

19.

A．

brains

B．

behaviors

C．

services

D．

projects

20.

A．

guide

B．

treat

C．

example

D．

companion

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-Let's take a coffee break.

-________ We've been working for hours.

A．

Why bother?

B．

What for?

C．

You got me there.

D．

You said it.

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