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嘉兴英语教学网收集整理欢迎使用嘉兴英语教学网收集整理欢迎使用（一）AliaSabur,fromNY,US,hasclearlybeenaheadofthelearningcurvesinceanearlyage.Shefinishedelementaryschoolatfive,madethejumptocollegeat10,andbyage14,wasearningabachelorsdegreeofscienceinappliedmathematicsfromStonyBrookUniversitytheyoungestfemaleinUShistorytodoso.HereducationcontinuedatDrexelUniversity,wheresheearnedanMSandaPhDinmaterialsscienceandengineering.Withanunlimitedfutureaheadofher,Saburdirectedherfirstcareerchoicetoteaching.“Ireallyenjoyteaching,”saidSabur.“Itssomethingwhereyoucanmakeadifference.Itsnotjustwhatyoucando,butyoucanenablealotofotherpeopletomaketheirchanges.”Shewasthreedaysshortofher19thbirthdaywhenshewashiredasaprofessoratKonkukUniversityinSeoul,Korea.Thisdistinctionmadehertheyoungestcollegeprofessorinhistory,accordingtotheGuinnessBookofWorldRecords,beatingthepreviousrecordheldbyColinMaclaurin,astudentofphysicistIsaacNewton.Althoughshedoesntstartuntilnextmonth,SaburhastakenupteachingmathandphysicscoursesatSouthernUniversityinNewOrleans.Saburisoldenoughtoteach,butnottojoinherfellowprofessorsinabarafterwork.InKorea,wherethedrinkingageis20,shemighthavemoreluck.IntraditionalKoreanculture,childrenareconsideredtobeoneyearoldwhentheyareborn,andaddayeartotheirageeveryNewYearinsteadoftheiractualbirthday.Inadditiontoherunprecedented(空前的)academicachievements,SaburhasablackbeltintheKoreanmartialartoftaekwondo.Sheisalsoatalentedclarinet(竖笛)player,whoonceperformedwithmusicianslikeLangLangandSmashMouth.SoisthereanythingSaburcantdo?1.WhatisParagraph1mainlyabout?A.Saburschildhood.B.Saburseducation.C.Sabursachievementinscience.D.Sabursinterestinteaching.2.WhatcanbeinferredfromSaburswords?A.Shesambitioustomakeabigdifferencetotheworld.B.Sheseagertoshowhowspecialsheis.C.Shesreadytoshareherknowledge.D.Shewantstobelongremembered.3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“distinction”inParagraph2mean?嘉兴英语教学网收集整理欢迎使用嘉兴英语教学网收集整理欢迎使用A.Adifferencebetweensimilarthings.B.Astrangeman/woman.C.Afamousplace.D.Aspecialhonor.4.Bysaying“shemighthavemoreluck”inParagraph3,theauthormeans_.A.SaburmightbemorewelcomedinKoreaB.SaburmightmakemoreachievementsinKoreaC.SaburmightbepermittedtodrinkinbarsD.Saburmightbeoldenoughtobeafull-timeprofessor5.Fromthelastparagraphwecaninferthat_.A.thereisnothingSaburcannotdoB.wherethereisawillthereisawayC.SaburhasvariedinterestsD.Saburhasherownwaytorelax（二）ScienceDaily(Apr27,2008)DutchecologistRoxinaSolerandhercolleagueshavediscoveredthatsubterranean(地下的)andabovegroundherbivorous(食草的)insectscancommunicatewitheachotherbyusingplantsastelephones.Subterraneaninsectsissuechemicalwarningsignalsthroughtheleavesoftheplant.Thisway,abovegroundinsectsarewarnedthattheplantisalready“occupied”.Aboveground,leaf-eatinginsectspreferplantsthathavenotyetbeenoccupiedbysubterraneanroot-eatinginsects.Subterraneaninsectssendoutchemicalsignalsthroughtheleavesoftheplant,whichwarntheabovegroundinsectsabouttheirpresence.Thismessagingmakesitpossibleforspatially-separatedinsectstoavoideachother,sothattheydonotcompeteforthesameplant.Inrecentyearsithasbeendiscoveredthatdifferenttypesofabovegroundinsectsdevelopslowlyiftheyfeedonplantsthatalsohavesubterraneanresidentsandviceversa(反之亦然).Itseemsthatasystemhasdevelopedthroughnaturalselection,whichhelpsthesubterraneanandabovegroundinsectstonoticeeachother.Thisavoidsunnecessarycompetition.Throughthe“greentelephonelines”,subterraneaninsectscanalsocommunicatewithathirdparty,namelythenaturalenemyofcaterpillars(毛虫).Parasiticwasps(寄生的黄蜂)laytheireggsinsideabovegroundinsects.Thewaspsalsobenefitfromthesignalssentbytheleaves,asthesehelpthemfindmoreinsectsfortheireggs.嘉兴英语教学网收集整理欢迎使用嘉兴英语教学网收集整理欢迎使用Thecommunicationbetweensubterraneanandabovegroundinsectshasonlybeenstudiedinafewcases.Itisstillnotclearhowwidespreadthisphenomenonis.Butscientistsarelookingintoit.ThisresearchwascarriedoutattheNetherlandsInstituteforEcology(NIOO-KNAW)byRoxinaSoler,JeffreyHarvey,MartijnBezemer,WimvanderPuttenandLouiseVet.ThePhDproject,inwhichthisstudywascarriedout,wasfundedbytheFreeCompetitionofNWOEarthandLifeSciences.6.Afterfindingaplantoccupiedbysubterraneaninsects,abovegroundinsectsusually_.A.sendoutwarningsignalsB.choosetogiveuptheplantC.competefortheplantD.shareitwiththesubterraneaninsects7.Abovegroundinsectswilldevelopmorequicklyifthey_.A.feedonplantsoccupiedbysubterraneaninsectsB.feedonplantsnotoccupiedbysubterraneaninsectsC.becomeclevererthroughnaturalselectionD.competewithsubterraneaninsects8.Subterraneaninsectscommunicatewithathirdpartythrough_.A.caterpillarsB.parasiticwaspsC.waspseggsD.aplantsleaves9.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A.Otheranimalsmaycommunicateinthesameway.B.Therewillbefurtherresearchintothisphenomenon.C.PartofthestudyisaPhDproject.D.TheFreeCompletionofNWOEarthandLifeScienceshasthepatentfortheseresults.10.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.Insectsuseplantsasatelephone.B.Insectsliveinharmonywitheachother.C.Nospeciescanlivealone.D.Plantsandanimalshaveaneffectoneachother.【答案与解析】1.B。第一段主要概述了Sabur的受教育情况：明显快于一般的学习进程。2.C。从第二段中Sabur的话可以看出，她乐于向别人传授知识，以帮助他们进步。嘉兴英语教学网收集整理欢迎使用嘉兴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