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---Ithinkso.He_____foritmonths.A．ispreparingB．hasbeenpreparingC．waspreparingD．hadbeenpreparing2．--Catherine,Ihavecleanedtheroomforyou.---Thanks.You_______it.Icouldmanageitmyself.3．一WhichT—shirtdoyoulikebest?．Theyarebothoutoffashionandexpensive．4．—Whatdoyouwanttodonext?Wehavehalfanhouruntilthebasketballgame.—_____.Whateveryouwanttodoisfinewithme.B．GladtohearthatD．Itjustdepends5．—Whynottalkwithyourparentsaboutyourwillingnesstoattend2017PekingUniversitySummerCamp?—Itried____togetthemtolistentome.6．Notfarfromtheclubwasthereagarden,_____ownerseatedinitplayingbridgewithhischildreneveryafternoon.7．After_______hadhappenedhecouldnotcontinuetoworkthere.8．MeizhouIslandissuchabeautifulplaceofinterest______everyonelikestovisit.B．thatC．which_______hisoverseasstudy,hewaseventuallyemployedbyhisdreamcompany.10．Thisrestauranthasaninviting,homelikeatmosphere______manyothersareshortof.C．thatD．what11．Itisreportedthatthe______inLibyaishottingup.A．strengthB．violenceC．power12．Sarah______changehermind,eventhoughsheknewtheplanwashardtocarryout.13．Becauseoftheheavysnow,wehadtodelaythevisituntilthisweekendtotheartgallery____inthecenterofourcity14．Ifthenewsecuritysystem______intoeffect,suchaccidentswouldneverhavehappened.A．wouldbeputB．wereputC．shouldbeputD．hadbeenput15．—Mummy,lookatmygloves.Ineedanewpair.—________.Iboughtthemforyouonlyaweekago!16．—Howlongdoyouthinkitwillbe________theStockMarketreturnstonormal?17．TheU.S.officialsaidNorthKorea---andIran---shouldfollowinthestepsofLibya,whichlastDecembersaiditwouldwork__________toallowinternationalweaponsinspectorstodotheirwork.C．unfortunatelyD．uncomfortably18．Mary_______towritingclasseseverynightsinceJuneandthecoursewillendthisweek.20．Theinnerthoughtsofthetwoyoungpersonsarerevealedinthebook,______bothofthemfailtoexpress.ingeneticsandpsychology,humanintelligencehasremainedoneofthemostcontroversialareasofmodernscience，untilnow,thatis,forthediscoveryofagene(基因)linkedtointelligencehasmadetheexpertsthinkagain.RobertPlominoftheInstituteofPsychiatryinLondonandhiscolleaguesintheUShavebeenlookingintogeneticmake-up.Fromtheirresearch,theyhavediscoveredthataslightlydifferentgeneismorecommoninthosewithahighIQ.PlominanalyzedDNAfromtwogroupsof51childrenagedbetween6and15.WhathefoundwasthatthefirstgrouphadanIQof136,puttingtheminthetop5%ofthepopulation,whiletheothergrouphadanaverageIQof103.Ananalysisoftheirgenesshowedthat32%ofchildreninthehighergrouphadthegeneinquestion,whileonly16%inthesecondgroupdid.However,thereisalotmoreresearchtobedone,andPlominhimselfiscautiousatthisearlystage.Hesuggeststhatthereareprobablymanygenesthatcontributetointelligence,ratherthanjustone.SeveralstudieshaveshownastronglinkbetweenIQandcareersuccess,althoughsomepsychologistsremainunconvincedaboutthis.ProfessorMichaelRowe,whohaswrittenabookcalledGeniusExplained,isoneofthese."Thebeenputforwardrecently.Oneexampleistheideaofmultipleintelligences,whichwasdevelopedinthe1980sbyHarvardpsychologistHowardGardner.ThisoffersamuchbroaderviewthantheIQtheory,includingcreativityandcommunicationskillsasrelevantfactors(因素)inintelligence.TonyBuzan,brainexpertandauthorofMasteryourMemory,isenthusiasticaboutthisbelief,arguingthattruegeniuses(天才)doindeedappeartocombinehighlevelsofeachtypeofintelligence.HelistsAlexandertheGreat,PabloPicassoandAlbertEinsteinasexamples.Atthesametime,Buzanbelievesthateveryonecandeveloptheirintelligence,1、Whatisthetopicofthepassage?A．Therelationshipbetweengenesandintelligence.B．IQbenefitsalotfromhighintelligence.D．Whatmakesintelligence.2、WhydoestheauthorusedatainParagraph2?3、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．RobertPlominconfirmsgeneshavesomethingincommon.B．HowardGardnerthinksintelligenceincludesvariousfactors.C．MichaelRoweapprovesofastronglinkbetweenIQandcareer.D．TonyBuzanagreesgeniusesexercisebraintoimproveintelligence.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"This"inParagraph4referto?B．Theideaofmultipleintelligences.D．Alternativeviewshavebeenputforward.heaviestconsumersofoilareEurope,America,andJapan.Theproblemliesingettingtheoilfromthecountriesthatproduceittothecountriesthatconsumeit.Thisismainlydoneusingoiltankers.Usuallytheoilisshippedsafelyandwithnoproblems,butoccasionallythereisadisaster.Everyyearmillionsoftonsofoilarespilledintotheocean.Althoughthisisonlyasmallpercentageofthetotalamountshippedaroundtheworldeachyear,thisspilledoilcanhaveterribleeffectsonoceanlife,includingthecoastlineswheretheoilwashesupontoshore.OneoftheworstoilspillsinhistoryoccurredalongtheAlaskancoastlinein1989,whentheExxonValdeztankeroverworkanddrinkingalcohol,hadgonetotakearest.Hegavecontroloftheshiptoanothersailor,whowasunfamiliarwiththeroute.TheshipranontoBlighReef.Damagedbythereef,theshipleakedoiloutintotheocean.Morethan1,600kilometersofcoastlinewereaffectedbytheoilspill.Manybirdsandottersdiedasaresultoftheoilcoveringtheirskin,andmanyotherseacreaturesandtheanimalsthatfedonthemwerealsoseverelyaffected.1、WhichcountryisNOTamongthelargestconsumersofoil?2、Whatdoestheunderlined"them"referto?D．Thebirdsandtheotters.C．Theseacreatures.3、Whichofthefollowingstatementistrue?A．TheoilleakofAlaskaisbecausethecaptainwasunfamiliarwiththeroute.B．Manybirdsandottersdiedfromeatingthespilledoil.C．Alaskaspillwasthemostseriousspillofalltime.D．Althoughsomeoilleakisnotserious,itwillaffectoceanlife.Haveyoueverspentanafternooninthebackyard,maybegrillingorenjoyingabasketballgame,situation---aquietperiodjustbeforeagreatactivityorexcitement.Accordingtoourownexperience,weknowthereisactuallycalmbeforethestorm.Butwhatcausesthiscalm?Andisitalwayscalmbeforethestorm?Aperiodofcalmhappensinaparticularkindofstorm,thesimplestkindofstorm---asingle-cellthunderstorm.Inthistypeofthunderstorm,thereisusuallyonlyonemainstreamofcurrent,whichiswarm,dampairanddrawnfromplacesneartheground.Stormsneedwarmanddampairasfuel,sotheytypicallydrawthatairinfromsurroundingenvironment.Stormscandrawintheairthatfittheirneedfromalldirections—evenfromthedirectioninwhichthestormistraveling.Asthewarm,dampairispulledintoastormsystem,itleavesalow-pressurevacuum(真空)comingafter.Therisingairmeetsthecolddryairthathasalreadyexistedinthestormclouds,thusthetemperatureofthewarm,dampairdrops,andthewatervaporinitchangesintotinydropsthatareapreconditionofrain.Thesedropsaccumulateandbuildonlargerparticles(颗粒)likedust,untiltheygrowlargeenoughtoformraindrops.Thiswarm,dampairkeepsmovingupwards,butitbecomescooleranddrierduringitstripthroughcloud.Whenitreachesthetopofthecloud,theairissqueezedoutatthetop.Thisairissentrollingoutoverthebigthunderclouds.Fromthere,theairgoesdown.Warmanddryairisrelativelystable,andonceitcoversaregion,thatair,inturn,causesthecalmbeforeastorm.Mostthunderstorms,though,don'tstartwithcalm.That'sbecausemostareactuallygroupsofstormswithcomplexwindpatterns.There'ssomuchairmovingupanddownstormgroupsthatthecalmbeforethestormneverhappens.Instead,beforethestorm,itmightbereallywindy!1、Whichbestfitsthedescriptionofaparticularkindofstorm?A．Athunderstormwithasingleshape.B．Athunderstormwithoutstrongwinds.C．Astormwithairdrawnfromeverydirection.D．Astormfueledbymovingairfromtheground.A．Warmandwetair.C．Coldandwetair.B．Warmanddryair.D．Coldanddryair.3、Whichdoesthewritermostlikelyagreeto?A．Presenceofthecalmreliesonstableair.C．Thedriertheairis,thebiggerthestormwillbe.D．Stormhappenswithoutairmovingupanddown.4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Abriefintroductionofapeacefulstorm.B．Apersonalexperienceofaheavystorm.C．Anexplanationofthecalmbeforeastorm.D．Ananalysisofcausesandeffectsofastorm.Onacoolmorning,WilsonKasainewalksalongadirtpathinsouthernKenya.Actually,Kasaineistrackinglions.Particularly,heistrackingonelioncalledMarti.Trackinglionsonfootmaysounddangerous,butKasainehasbeendoingitformostofhislife.BorninatraditionalMaasaifamily,heunderstoodthebeautyandriskofthewildlife.Livingwithbiggameforceshimtodevelopagoodsenseofwhereanimalshavebeenandwheretheymightbegoing.Duringhis12-kilometerwalkstoandfromschool,helearnedhowtotellthepawprintsofalionfromthoseofotheranimals.Growingup,Kasaineknewthatimprovinghistrackingabilitieswouldhelphimavoidotherdangerousanimals.protectthem.Todayheleadsasmallgroupofwide-eyedtouristsoveraredsandypathinthereserve,searchingforthelionthathasleftuponithisunmistakableprints.rhinoceros,leopards,buffaloes,andlions.TheattractionoftheseanimalstopeopleallovertheworldmeansthattheThenumberoflionsfelltoo.In1998,thenationwashometoover15,000;onlyabout2,000remaintoday.Severalexpertshavepredictedtheycoulddisappearentirelyfromthecountryinthenexttwodecades.WildlifeprotectioneffortsinKenyamustbeatthesacrificeofotherthings.PeoplewereforcedtoleavetheirlandtraditionalMaasailifestyle.Buttheyaregladthattheirsacrificereallymakesadifference.1、WhatdidKasainelearnonhiswaytoschoolandbackhome?A．Thebeautyandriskofthewildlife.B．Themethodoftellingdifferentplants.C．Theskillsoftellingdifferentpawprints.D．ThelifestyleofatraditionalMaasaifamily.3、WhyisKenyamakingeffortstoprotectwildlife?B．Tooffermorejobstothelocalpeople.C．Toshowtheimportanceofthe"bigfive".D．Tosetagoodexampletoothercountries.4、Whatdoweknowfromthefifthparagraph?A．ThelionsinKenyaareindangerofdyingout.B．Thenumberofspeciesdeclinedseriouslyin2016.D．SpeciesinKenyadecreasedeveryyearintherecenttenyears.5、HowdoesKasainefeelabouthissacrifice?TheHongKong-Zhuhai-MacauBridge,theworld'slongestsea-basedproject,comprisesfourparts:a22.9-kilometersteelbridge,twoartificialislands,asubmergedseatunnelextendingfor6.7kilometers,aswellasleadingbridgesthatconnectthebridgetothecities.Forabridgeproject,designersprefertobuildallthestructureontheground,andonlychoosethetunnelwhenthereisnoalternative.However,fortheHZMB,themostpracticaldesignistointegratebridge,islandandtunneltoformacompletecross-seachannel.（河口）holdsaworld-levelshippingchannel.Smoothtrafficshouldbeguaranteed.AndthelocationisneartheHongKongInternationalAirport.Withabout2,000flightstakingoffandlandingattheairport,thebridgecannotbebuilttoohighforsafetyreasons/5saidMengFanchao,chiefdesigneroftheproject."ButyoucannotChineseengineersdeclaredatrailininstallingdeep-immersedtunneltubes.6tThereisnomodelforustorefertoasallthecasesareshallow-buriedtubes,9,saidMeng.theProjectManagementDepartment.''Everyonewasexhaustedwhenwemadeit."The6.7-kilometertunnelistheworld'slongestsubmergedseatunnel.Twoartificialislands,coveringanareaof200,000squaremeters,helpcreateasmoothtransitionbetweenbridgesectionsandtunnels.Differentfromtraditionalisland,theengineersput120steelcylinders（圆柱）witha22-meterdiameter（直径）intotheseabed,makeouttheshapeofanisland,andfilltheislandwithsoil.Itisaninnovativewaytheyadoptedtobuildtheartificialisland,makingitfirmer,moreefficientandfriendlytothemarineecology.TheHZMBprovidesafixedlinkbetweenthetwoChineseeconomiccentresHongKongandMacauandthemainlandofChinaatZhuhai.1、Whyisn'tthebridgebuilttoohigh?A．Thebridgehasn'tanysupport.C．Theengineerslackexperience.B．Itisn'tsafetobuildittoohigh.D．Theengineerswanttomakeitspecial.2、WhatcanweknowabouttheHZMBfromthetext?A．AllthestructureoftheHZMBisbuiltontheground.B．The6.7-kilometretunnelistheworld'slongesttunnel.C．TheHZMBisthefirsttoinstalldeep-immersedtunneltubes.D．Theinstallationofthefirsttunneltubefailedforthefirsttime.A．Todeclareatrailinbuildingasea-basedbridge.B．Topreventthepollutionfromaffectingthemarineecology.C．Toensuresmoothtrafficbetweenbridgesectionsandtunnels.D．Toguaranteethesafetyoftheshipsgoingthroughtheestuary.4、Whattypeofwritingisthistext?A．Anadvertisement.C．Anannouncement.Fromayoungage,myparentshavetaughtmetheimportanceofgivinggenerouslytothelessfortunate.,wheneverthereissomethingIcan,Igiveittosomeoneonthestreet.Ileftthehousetorunafewerrands(差事)，Icarriedwithmesomeoldclothes,somefoodandahandbagtohandovertosomeoneatthetrafficsignal,Isawagirloffiveorsixaskingformoney.IallthethingsIhad.AsIstartedhandingthemover,sheseemed.Shelookedupatmewithasweetsmileonherfaceandaskedwhatwasinthe.Itoldherthereweresomeclothesandfoodforher.shelookedupatmeandasked,"Canyougivemesomewater?"ItwasthenthatInoticedherlips.Itseemedasifshehadnothadadropofwaterallday.ImybottleofwaterthatIalwayscarriedwithmeandhelpedhertodrinkfromit.ShefinisheditquicklyandgavemeaheartwarmingsmileofIwasthankfulthatIcouldhavetomakebighersimplewish!Irealizedonceagainthatdaythatyoudon'tnecessarilyonceagainmybeliefinthetohelpsomeone.Thisexperience,waitingfortherightchance.C．turnedC．embarrassedC．appreciation27．15分）Manyyearsagoinasmallvillage,anoldmanwashiredtoclearthespringuponthemounta