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2022-2023年湖南省株洲市公共英语五级(笔试)测试卷(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________
一、1.ListeningComprehension(15题)1.听力原文:M:Cigarette?
W:No,thankyou.I'vegivenup,youknow.
M:Oh.
W:It'stendaysago.Haven'thadone.
M:Well.youdon'tmindifIhadone.
W:Well,allright,then…Ohmygoodness!That'saterriblecough.
M:No,no,it'snot.It'sonly…Ionlygetitfirstthinginthemorning.
W:That'sgoingtomakeyouveryunfit,youknow.
M:No,it'sallright.Itgoesinaminute.
W:Whydon'tyoutryandgiveup?
M:Oh,no.Ioughtto,butIcan't.Itrelaxesme,smoking.
W:Really?
M:Itdoes.
W:Well,haveyoueverthoughtofjustcuttingdown?
M:Oh,no,that'sallveywellbut…Iwouldn'tenjoyit.Idependabitonmysmoking.Imustsay.
W:Youshoulddoitgradually.Imean…well,ifyoutried…haveyouthoughtofjustgivinguponeday?
M:Yes,ohwell,yes,thatisquiteagoodidea.
W:Itis.
M:ButIthinkI'dlosecountorsomething.
W:Ohdear!Well,itmightbeallideaifyoustartedeatingsweets.
M:Ohno.Icouldn'tdothat.Icouldn'tpossibly…
W:Why?
M:Well.itmakesyoufat.
W:Well.doyouthinkthatmatters?Don'tyouthinkitisbettertobefatthantobeunhealthy?
M:No,Idon't.I'dratherbefat…Well,I'dratherbethinthanfat,certainly.
W:Ohdear.Well.Hey!I'vegotagoodidea!
M:What'sthat?
W:Whydon'tyougotoahypnotist?Mysisterdid!
M:Oh,look,youdon'tseemtorealizethatIlikesmoking.IfIgaveitup,ifIdidn'tsmokeatall,I'dprobablyendupattackingpeople!
W:Oh,don'tbesosilly!Ofcourseyouwouldn't!
Whendidthewomangiveupsmoking?
A.Tendaysago.
B.Justthismorning.
C.Aweekago.
D.Justyesterday.
2.听力原文:M:DidyouhearabouttheaircrashthatoccurredinSouthAmericarecently?Itwasquiteatragicaccident!
W:No,Ididn'tseeanythinginthenewsaboutit.Whathappened?
M:AforeignairlinerwasattemptingtolandatnightinamountainousareainArgentinaandflewintoahill!
W:Thatsoundsreallyterrible!Didanyonesurvive?
M:No,everyoneaboard,includingthecrew,waskilledinstantly.
W:Whatwerethecircumstances?Weretheybadweather,afire,orenginefailure?
M:Apparently,thereweresomelowcloudsinthearea,butmostlyitwasjustmiscommunicationbetweenthepilotsandtheairtrafficcontrollers.
W:Weren'ttheybothspeakinginEnglish,theofficialinternationalaviationlanguage?
M:Yestheywere,butthetransitionfrompoorqualityradioswasslightlydistortedandtheaccentsoftheSpanishspeakingcontrollerswassostrongthatthepilotsmisunderstoodavitalinstruction.
W:Howcouldamisunderstandinglikethatcausesuchaseriousaccident?
M:Thepilotsweretoldtodescendto22,000feet.Theinstructionactuallymeant22,000feet,buttheythoughttheyhearddescend2,000feet.That'sahugedifference.anditshouldhavebeenconfirmed.butitwasnot.Unfortunately,theterrainofthemountainsinNorweijaascendto2,000feet.
W:Sothepilotsdiddescendtothewrongaltitudethen,becausetheywerefollowingtheaircontroller'sinstructions.
M:Sadlyenough,yestheydid.Itwasareallybadmistake.Manypeoplediedasaresultofthesimplymisunderstanding.
W:Wow,that'sapowerfullessononhowimportantitcanbetoaccuratelycommunicatewitheachother.
Whatwasthecauseofthetragedy?
A.Badweather.
B.Humanerror.
C.Breakdownoftheengines.
D.Communicationssystemfailure.
3.MDistheabsoluteheadofthecompany.
A.TrueB.Fasle
4.HowhigharethemountainsinNorweija?
A.Twothousandfeet.
B.Twelvethousandfeet.
C.Twentythousandfeet.
D.Twenty-twothousandfeet.
5.Warmwatercan'tcoolus,butcoldwatercan.
A.TrueB.Fasle
6.Physicalexercisesandfreedomfromworrymightbethetwomostimportantsecretsoflongevity.
A.TrueB.Fasle
7.Whodonotprobablynoticethebeautyoftheoreticalphysics?
8.Whatdothestudyofscienceandthestudyofartrequire?
9.Bonecontainsnowater.
A.RightB.Wrong
10.HowmanypeopledependonlocalriceandfoodinSouthAsiacurrently?
A.Morethan150millionpeople.
B.Lessthan150millionpeople.
C.About100millionpeople.
D.About120millionpeople.
11.WhendidtheWomen'sMovementbeginintheU.S.A.?
12.Besidestheproblemofspeakingtoofast,whatelsewillmakelisteningmoredifficult?
13.Fatcellsblockbodyheatfromescapingquickly.
A.RightB.Wrong
14.Whataretheshoppinggoodsthatarebasicallyconsideredthesame?
A.Thosethatsatisfysimilarneedsoftheconsumer.
B.Thosethatconsumersdon'tcarewheretobuy.
C.Thosethatconsumersspendmuchtimelookingfor.
D.Thosethatcanbefoundeverywhere.
15.Whatarethestudentsdoingwhenthemanarrivesinclass?
A.Takinganexamination.
B.Drawinggraphs.
C.Givingpresentations.
D.Havingaclassofdiscussion.
二、2.UseofEnglish(10题)16.Themostobviouspurposeofadvertisingistoinform.theconsumerofavailableproductsorservices.Thesecond【C1】______istoselltheproduct.Thesecondpurposemightbemoreimportanttothemanufacturersthanthe【C2】______.Themanufacturersgobeyondonlytellingconsumersabouttheirproducts.Theyalsotrytopersuadecustomerstobuythe【C3】______bycreatingadesire【C4】______it.Becauseofadvertisement,consumersthinkthattheywantsomethingthattheydonotneed.Afterbuyingsomething,thepurchasercannotalwaysexplainwhyitwas【C5】______.
Even【C6】______thepurchaserprobablydoesnotknowwhyheorsheboughtsomething,themanufacturers【C7】______.Manufacturershaveanalyzedthebusinessof【C8】______andbuying.Theyknowallthedifferentmotivesthatinfluenceaconsumer'spurchase—somerationaland【C9】______emotional.Furthermore,they
takeadvantageofthis【C10】______.
Why【C11】______somanyproductsdisplayedatthecheckoutcountersingrocerystores?Thestoremanagementhassomegood【C12】______.Bythetimethecustomeris【C13】______topayforapurchase,heorshehasalreadymaderational.thought-outdecisions【C14】______whatheorsheneedsandwantstobuy.The【C15】______
feelsthatheorshehasdoneagoodjobofchoosingtheitems.Theshopperisespeciallyvulnerableatthispoint.The【C16】______ofcandy,chewinggum,andmagazinesareveryattractive.Theypersuadethepurchasertobuysomethingforemotional,not【C17】______motives.Forexample,thecustomerneitherneedsnorplanstobuycandy.butwhilethecustomerisstanding,waitingtopaymoney,heorshemaysuddenlydecidetobuy【C18】______
Thisisexactly【C19】______thestoreandthemanufacturerhopethatthecustomerwill【C20】______
Thecustomerfollowshisorherplan.
【C1】
17.
【C2】
18.(40)
19.
【C4】
20.(46)
21.
【C16】
22.
【C17】
23.
【C9】
24.
【C15】
25.Themostobviouspurposeofadvertisingistoinform.theconsumerofavailableproductsorservices.Thesecond【31】______istoselltheproduct.Thesecondpurposemightbemoreimportanttothemanufacturersthanthe【32】______.Themanufacturersgobeyondonlytellingconsumersabouttheirproducts.Theyalsotrytopersuadecustomerstobuythe【33】______bycreatingadesire【34】______it.Becauseofadvertisement,consumersthinkthattheywantsomethingthattheydonotneed.Afterbuyingsomething,thepurchasercannotalwaysexplainwhyitwas【35】______.
Even【36】______thepurchaserprobablydoesnotknowwhyheorsheboughtsomething,themanufacturers【37】______.Manufacturershaveanalyzedthebusinessof【38】______andbuying.Theyknowallthedifferentmotivesthatinfluenceaconsumer'spurchase—somerationaland【39】______emotional.Furthermore,theytakeadvantageofthis【40】______.
Why【41】______somanyproductsdisplayedatthecheckoutcountersingrocerystores?Thestoremanagementhassomegood【42】______.Bythetimethecustomeris【43】______topayforapurchase,heorshehasalreadymaderational,thought-outdecisions【44】______whatheorsheneedsandwantstobuy.The【45】______feelsthatheorshehasdoneagoodjobofchoosingtheitems.Theshopperisespeciallyvulnerableatthispoint.The【46】______ofcandy,chewinggum,andmagazinesareveryattractive.Theypersuadethepurchasertobuysomethingforemotional,not【47】______motives.Forexample,thecustomerneitherneedsnorplanstobuycandy,butwhilethecustomerisstanding,waitingtopaymoney,heorshemaysuddenlydecidetobuy【48】______.Thisisexactly【49】______thestoreandthemanufacturerhopethatthecustomerwill【50】______.Thecustomerfollowshisorherplan.
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三、3.ReadingComprehension(15题)26.(80)
27.PartC
Directions:Answerquestions71-80byreferringtothefollowinggames.
Note:AnswereachquestionbychoosingA,BorCandmarkitonANSWERSHEET1.Somechoicesmayberequiredmorethanonce.
A=BewitchedB=SavingPrivateRyanC=TeamAmerica:WorldPoliceD=GodfatherWhichmovie.
tellsthestoryaboutthelastgreatwar?71.______
illustrateshowviolencecandestroyahumansoul?72.______
describestheimageofAmericaasthedominatefigureintheworld?73.______
influencesmostmoviesconcerningthecriminalelementsnowadays?74.______
representsthetensionrelationbetweenAmericaandFrance?75.______
isconsideredasthetopfivemoviesallthetime?76.______
tellsthestoryaboutretrievingthelastoneoffourbrothersinthewar?77.______
describesthestoryofarealwitchwhowasaskedtoacttheroleofanimaginarywitchaccidentally?78.______
wassimplyregardedasamovieaboutgangstersonce?79.______
wasadaptedfromaclassicTVsituationcomedy?80.______
A
Bewitched
"Bewitched"isapainfullyembarrassingremakeoftheclassicTVsitcomthatranonABCfrom1964-1972.Theseries,abouta"mixed"marriagebetweenahigh-flyingsorceressandanearthboundmortal,boastssomeofthemostfamiliarandiconicimagesintelevisionhistory.
WriterNoraEphronhasover-thoughttheconcepttosuchanextentthatshehasmanagedtostripawaymostoftheelementsthatmadetheseriesworkinthefirstplace.Themovieisn'ttechnicallya"remake"of"Bewitched"sincethewitchplayedbyNicoleKidmanisn'ttheSamanthaStevensoftheseriesbutratherasinglewomannamedIsabelBigelowwhogetstoplaySamanthaStephensonTV.It'sallverychicandcomplicated,yousee,butthestorygoessomethinglikethis:tiredofthelifeofinstantgratificationthatwitchcraftsoeasilyaffordsher,Isabelhasdecidedtostrikeoutonherownasatotallyself-reliantmortal,movingintoatracthomeintheSanFernandoValleyandvowingtogetthroughtheremainderofherdayswithoutthebenefitofwitchcraft.Oneafternoonwhileatabookstore,sheisspottedbyoneJackWyatt,apompous,self-centeredmovieactorwhosecareerandpersonallifehavebothbeeninthetankoflateandwhoishopingtoatleastjumpstarttheformerbytakingontheroleofDarrinStevensinanewversionoftheoldseries.OneglimpseofIsabel'snose-twitchingabilityconvinceshimthatthisnon-actresswouldbeperfectforthepart,sowewindup,intruePirandellianfashion,withafictionalTVwitchbeingplayedbyanhonest-to-Godreallifewitch.
B
SavingPrivateRyan
WorldWarIIwasapivotaleventofthe20thcenturyandadefiningmomentforAmericaandtheworld.Itshiftedthebordersoftheglobe.Itforeverchangedthosewholivedthroughit,andshapedgenerationstocome.Ithasbeencalled"thelastgreatwar".
NothingcouldhavepreparedthesoldiersatOmahaBeachforthebattletheyareabouttowage.Filledwithhopeandresolve,noneofthemknowsiftheywillsurvivethesmallstripofbeachaheadofthem.AshiseyesscantheNormandycoast,CaptainJohnMiller(TOMHANKS)believesthatgettinghimselfandhismenpastthegauntletisthegreatestchallengehehasfacedinthewar.Buthismostdifficulttaskstillliesahead.
EvenasthealliedforcesbegintogetafootholdatOmaha,Millerisorderedtotakehissquadbehindenemylinesona
28.
Privacystandardsmadebyindividualstatesareineffectivebecause______.
A.thestandardsofdifferentstatescontradicteachother
B.onlinecommunicationisnotrestrictedtoanystate
C.thesestandardsignorethefederallawonthematter
D.thesestandardsareonlyapplicabletoregionalwebsites
29.(67)
30.PartC
Directions:Answerquestions71-80byreferringtothefollowinggames.
Note:AnswereachquestionbychoosingA,BorCandmarkitonANSWERSHEET1.Somechoicesmayberequiredmorethanonce.
A=TheImperialPalaceB=TheTempleofHeavenC=PotalaPalaceD=JokhangTempleWhichpalaceortemple...
isthespiritualcenterofTibet?71.______
iscircularinthenorthernpartwhilesquareinthesouthernpart?72.______
presentsthelargestandmostcompleteensembleoftraditionalarchitecture?73.______
coversabuildingspaceof90thousandsquaremeters?74.______
istheoldestoneamongthefourinthetext?75.______
canpresentthevisitorthesignificanceofHeavenKitchen?76.______
isacombinationofarchitecturalstylesfromHan,TibetanandNepalese?77.______
wasthereligiousandpoliticalcenterofoldTibet?78.______
isalongwithmanycomparativelysmallbuildingsoneitherside?79.______
presentsanedictsignedwiththeGreatFifth'shandprint?80.______
A
TheImperialPalace
Whatstrikesonefirstinabirds-eyeviewofBeijingproperisavasttractofgoldenroofsflashingbrilliantlyinthesunwithpurplewallsoccasionallyemergingamidthemandastretchofluxurianttreeleavesflankingoneachside.ThatistheformerImperialPalace,popularlyknownastheForbiddenCity,fromwhichtwenty-fouremperorsoftheMingandQingDynastiesruledChinaforsome500years—from1420to1911.TheMingEmperorYongLe,whousurpedthethronefromhisnephewandmadeBeijingthecapital,ordereditsconstruction,onwhichapproximately10,000artistsandamillionworkmentoiledfor14yearsfrom1406to1420.Atpresent,thePalaceisanelaboratemuseumthatpresentsthelargestandmostcompleteensembleoftraditionalarchitecturecomplexandmorethan900,000piecesofcourttreasuresinalldynastiesinChina.
LocatedinthecenterofBeijing,theentirepalacearea,rectangularinshapeand72hectaresinsize,issurroundedbywallstenmetershighandamoat52meterswide.Ateachcornerofthewallstandsawatchtowerwithadouble-eaveroofcoveredwithyellowglazedtiles.
Themainbuildings,thesixgreathalls,onefollowingtheother,aresetfacingsouthalongthecentralnorth-southaxisfromtheMeridianGate,thesouthentrance,toShenwumen,thegreatgatepiercinginthenorthwall.Oneithersideofthepalacearemanycomparativelysmallbuildings.SymmetricallyinthenortheasternsectionliethesixEasternPalacesandinthenorthwesternsectionthesixWesternPalaces.ThePalaceareaisdividedintotwoparts:theOuterCourtandtheInnerPalace.Theformerconsistsofthefirstthreemainhalls,wheretheemperorreceivedhiscourtiersandconductedgrandceremonies,whilethelatterwasthelivingquartersfortheimperialresidence.AttherearoftheInnerPalaceistheImperialGardenwheretheemperorandhisfamilysoughtrecreation.
B
TheTempleofHeaven
TheTempleofHeavenwasinitiallybuiltinYongleYear18oftheMingDynasty(in1420).Situatedinthesouthernpartofthecity,itcoversthetotalareaof273hectares.WiththeadditionsandrebuildingduringtheMing,QingandotherDynasties,thisgrandsetofstructureslookmagnificentandglorious;thedignifiedenvironmentappearssolemnandrespectful.ItistheplaceforbothMingandQingDynasty'sEmperorstoworshipHeavenandprayforgoodharve
31.(76)
32.ShortagesoffluvaccinearenothingnewinAmerica,butthisyear'sisawhopper.Untillastweek,itappearedthat100millionAmericanswouldhaveaccesstoflushotsthisfall.ThenBritishauthorities,concernedaboutquality-controlproblemsataproductionplantinLiverpool,barredallfurthershipmentsbytheChironCorp.Overnight,theU.S.vaccinesupplydwindledbynearlyhalfandfederalhealthofficialsfoundthemselvesmakinganunusualplea.Insteadofbeseechingusalltogetvaccinated,they'renowurgingmosthealthypeoplebetweentheagesof2and64notto."Thisreemphasizesthefragilityofourvaccinesupply,"saysDr.MartinMyersoftheNationalNetworkforImmunizationInformation,"andthelackofredundancyinoursystem."
Whyissuchabasichealthservicesoeasilyknockedout?Mainlybecauseprivatecompanieshavehadlittleincentivetopursueit.Tocreateasingledoseoffluvaccine,amanufacturerhastogrowlivevirusina2-week-oldfertilizedchickenegg,thencracktheegg,harvestthevirusandextracttheproteinsusedtoprovokeanimmunere-sponse.Profitmarginsarenarrow,demandisfickleand,becauseeachyear'sfluvirusisdifferent,anyleftovervaccinegoestowaste.Asaresult,theUnitedStatesnowhasonlytwomajorsuppliers(ChironandAventisPasteur)—andwhenoneofthemrunsintotrouble,thereisn'tmuchtheothercandoaboutit."Avaccinemakercan'tjustcallupandorder40millionmorefertilizedeggs,"saysManonCox,ofConnecticut-basedProteinSciencesCorp."There'sawholeindustrythat'sscheduledtoproduceacertainnumberofeggsatacertaintime."
Sleekertechnologiesarenowintheworks,andexpertsarehopingthatthisyear'sfiascowillspeedthepaceofinnovation.Themainchallengeistoshiftproductionfromeggsintocellcultures—amediumalreadyusedtomakemostothervaccines.Fluvaccinesareharderthanmosttoproducethisway,butseveralbiotechcompaniesarenowpursuingthisstrategy,andoneculture-basedproduct(SolvayPharmaceuticals'Invivac)hasbeenclearedformarketinginEurope.
ForAmericans,theimmediatechallengeistomakethemostofalimitedsupply.Thegovernmentestimatesthat95millionpeoplestillqualifyforshotsunderthevoluntaryrestrictionsannouncedlastweek.That'snearlytwicethenumberofdosesthatclinicswillhaveonhand,butonly60millionAmericansseekoutshotsinanormalyear.Infact,manyexpertsarehopingtheshortagewillserveasanawarenesscampaign—encouragingthepeoplewhoreallyneedaflushottogetone.
Shortagesoffluevaccineshowthat______.
A.Americareliestoomuchonforeignsuppliers
B.thedemandoffluevaccinesishighthisyear
C.qualityproblemisaseriousprobleminfluvaccineproduction
D.thesupplyoffluvaccinesisratherweakandAmericahasnoback-upmeasurestomakeitup
33.PartA
Directions:ReadthefollowingtextsandanswerthequestionswhichaccompanythembychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.
Inathree-monthperiodlastyear,twoBrooklyniteshadtobecutoutoftheirapartmentsandcarriedtohospitalonstretchersdesignedfortransportingsmallwhales.TheNationalAssociationtoAdvanceFatAcceptance(NAAFA)arguesmatitwasnottheircombined900kgbulkthatmadethemill.Obesity,accordingtoNAAFA,isnotbadforyou.And,evenifitwas,thereisnothingtobedoneaboutit,becausegenesdictateweight.Attemptingtoeatlessmerelyslowsmetabolism,havingpeopleaschubbyasever.
ThisisthefatlashmovementthatcausesAmerica'sslimmingindustrysomuchpain.InhisbookBinFatLies(Ballantine,1996),GlennGaessersaysthatnostudyyethasconvincinglyshownthatweightisanindependentcauseofhealthproblems.Fatnessdoesnotkillpeople;thingslikehypertension,coronaryheartdiseasesandcancerdo.MichaelFumento,authorofTheFatoftheLand(Viking,1997),ananti-fatlashdiatribe,comparesDrGaesser'slogicwithsayingthattheguillotinedidnotkillLouisXVI:Rather,itwastheseveringofhisvertebrae,thecuttingofallthebloodvesselsinbisneck,and...thetraumacausedbyhisheaddroppingseveralfeetintoawickerbasket.
Beingfatkillsinseveralways.Itmakespeoplefarmorelikelytosufferfromheartdiseaseorhighbloodpressure.Evenmoderateobesityincreasesthechanceofcontractingdiabetes.Being40%overweightmakespeople30%-50%morelikelytodieofcancer,accordingtotheAmericanCancerSociety.Extremefatnessmakespatientssomuchlesslikelytosurvivesurgerythatmanydoctorsrefusetooperateuntiltheyslim.
Theideathatbeingoverweightiscausedbyobesitygenesisnotwhollyfalse:researchershavefoundanumberofgenesthatappeartomakesomepeopleburnoffenergyataslowerrate.Butgenesarenotdestiny.Thedifferencebetweensomeonewithageneticpredispositiontogainweightandsomeonewithoutappearstoberoughly40calories—oraspoonfulofmayonnaise—aday.
Analternativefatlashargument,advancedinbookssuchas.DeanOnrush'sEatMore,WeightLess(HarperCollies,1993)andDateAtrens'sDon'tDiet(WilliamMorrow,1978),isthatfatnessisnotamatterofeatingtoomuch.TheynotethatasAmericans'weighthasballoonedoverthelastfewdecades,theirreportedcaloricintakehasplunged.Thissimplyexplainspeople'sownrecollectionofhowmuchtheyeatisextremelyunreliable.Andastheygrowfatter,peoplefeelguiltyandaremorelikelytofibabouthowmuchtheyeat.Allreputablestudiesshowthateatinglessandexercisingreduceweight.
Certainly,thebody'smetabolismslowsalittlewhenyouloseweight,becauseittakeslessenergytocarrylessbulkaround,andbecausedietingcanmakethebodyfearitisabouttostarve.Butasensiblelow-fatdietmakesweightlosspossible.Thefatlashmovementisdangerous,becauseshmmerswilloftenfindanyexcusetogiveup.Totellpeoplethatitishealthytobeobeseistoencouragethemtolivesickanddieyoung.
ThetwoBrooklynitesinthefirstparagraphwere______.
A.membersoftheNWA
B.typicalvictimsofoverweight
C.membersofthe"fatlash"movement
D.proofthatthefatlashmovementisgainingstrength
34.
Accordingtothepassage,theauthorfelt______togiveRaoulaholidaytip.
A.excitedB.delightedC.embarrassedD.forced
35.(72)
36.(75)
37.
Theword"fib"inthefourthsentenceofParagraph5,probablymeans______.
A.totellthetruth
B.toreduce
C.toincrease
D.totellasmalllie
38.Theideaofafishbeingabletoproduceelectricitystrongenoughtolightlampbulbs-oreventorunasmallelectricmotor—isalmostunbelievable,butseveralkindsoffishareabletodothis.Evenmorestrangely,thiscuriouspowerhasbeenacquiredindifferentwaysbyfishbelongingtoverydifferentfamilies.
Perhapsthemostknownaretheelectricrays,ortorpedoes,ofwhichseveralkindsliveinwarmseas.Theypossessoneachsideofthehead,behindtheeyes,alargeorganconsistingofanumberofhexagonal-shapedcellsratherlikeahoneycomb.Theceilsarefilledwithajelly-likesubstance,andcontainaseriesofflatelectricplates.Oneside,thenegativeside,ofeachplate,issuppliedwithveryfinenerves,connectedwithamainnervecomingfromaspecialpartofthebrain.Currentgetsthroughfromtheupper,positivesideoftheorgandownwardtothenegative,lowerside.Generallyitisnecessarytotouchthefishintwoplaces,completingthecircuit,inordertoreceiveashock.
Thestrengthofthisshockdependsonthesizeoffish,butnewly-bornonesonlyabout5centimetersacrosscanbemadetolightthebulbofapocketflashlightforafewmoments,whileafullygrowntorpedogivesashockcapableofknockingamandown,and,ifsuitablewiresareconnected,willoperateasmallelectricmotorforseveralminutes.
Anotherfamousexampleistheelectriceel.Thisfishgivesanevenmorepowerfulshock.Thesystemisdifferentfromthatofthetorpedointhattheelectricplatesrunlongitudinallyandaresuppliedwithnervesfromthespinalcord.Consequently,thecurrentpassesalongthefishfromheadtotail.Theelectricorgansofthesefisharereallyalteredmusclesandlikeallmusclesareapttotire,sotheyarenotabletogenerateelectricityforverylong.PeopleinsomepartsofSouthAmericawhovaluetheelectriceelasfood,takeadvantageofthisfactbydrivinghorsesintothewateragainstwhichthefishdischargetheirelectricity.Thehorsesarelessaffectedthanamanwouldbe,andwhentheelectriceelshaveexhaustedthemselves,theycanbecaughtwithoutdanger.
TheelectriccatfishoftheNileandofotherAfricanfreshwatershasadifferentsystemagainbywhichcurrentpassesoverthewholebodyfromthetailtothehead.Theshockgivenbythisarrangementisnotsostrongastheothertwo,butisnonethelessunpleasant.Theelectriccatfishisaslow,lazyfish,fondofgloomyplacesandgrowstoabout1metrelong;itiseatenbytheArabsinsomeareas.
Thepowerofproducingelectricitymayservethesefishbothfordefenceandattack.Ifalargeenemyattacks,theshockwilldriveitaway;butitappearsthatthecatfishandtheelectriceelusetheircurrentmostoftenagainstsmallerfish,stunningthemsothattheycaneasilybeoverpowered.
Whichofthefollowingcanproducethestrongestshock?
A.Theelectriceel.
B.Theelectriccatfish.
C.Thenewly-bornelectrictorpedoes.
D.Thefully-grownelectricray.
39.PartC
Directions:Answerquestions71-80byreferringtothefollowinggames.
Note:AnswereachquestionbychoosingA,BorCandmarkitonANSWERSHEET1.Somechoicesmayberequiredmorethanonce.
Whichschool...
isnotforboys?71.______
haswonthenationalaward?72.______
ownsmostfull-timefacultymemberswhoholdaPh.D.orterminaldegreeintheirfield?
73.______
hasagoodreputationforwhattheydoforsomespecialpersons?74.______
hasalimitintheageforthosewhowillliveoncampus?75.______
putemphasisondevelopingstudentsverbaltalents?76.______
doesnotofferanyscholarships?77.______
providesstudentswithvocationaltraining?78.______
combinesliberalartswithprofessionalstudiesandpromotesservicetoothers?79.______
appliesadvanceddevicestoteaching?80.______
A
EllesmereCollegeisoneofthefastest-growingindependentschoolsinthecountryoverthepasttwoyears,withpupils'numberrisingbyalmost20%.Thegrowthhasledtoa$1millioninvestmentprogramin1999andthebuildingofanewlowerschoolforboysandgirlsagedninetothirteen.Thenewlowerschoolwillbethelargestsinglebuildingprojectatthecollegesinceitsfoundationin1884.
Intheseniorschool,two-thirdsofthepupilsareboarders,andboardingisavailablefromtheageof11.Thesixthform.isstrongwithover120pupils;thereisanexceptionallywide-rangeofA-levelsubjectsonofferandtheCollegehaspioneeredtheuseofvideoconferencingtechnolog
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