北京市部分区2022-2023学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题解析汇编：阅读理解

PAGE2/2北京市部分区2022-2023学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题分类汇编阅读理解北京市东城区2022-2023学年高二上学期期末统一检测英语试卷第一节(共9小题;每小题2分，共18分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AAccommodationisavailableforAltUniversitystudentsinanumberofdorms(宿舍)forgirlsandboysasseparated.ThesedormsarelocatedinMatbeycampusandaredesignedtoprovideaclean,comfortable,secureandcivilizedenvironmentforthestudents.♦FEESTRUCTURERoomTypeAnnualRate(9months)PerSemesterDescriptionSingleRoom$3,750$1,875Frontview(14m2)SingleRoom$3,550$1,775Frontview(10m2)SingleRoom$3,450$1,725Backview(14m2)TripleRoom$2,250$1,125Backview(30m2)QuadrupleRoom$2,450$1,225Frontview(32m2)QuadrupleRoom$2,100$1,050Backview(30m2)Roomfeeincludesaccommodation,electricity,heatingandwater,WiFi,cleaningservicesandlaundry.Roomchargesandmealplansarefor9months(oneacademicyear)or1semesterduringthestudyperiodattheuniversity.Oncestudentsregisterforthedormormealplan,itcannotberefunded(退款)incaseofcancelingthestayorthemealservice.♦FACILITIESMealPlan:Studentscanchooseamealplanincludingthreecoursesinadayduringtheirstay.Foronesemesteritcosts$810,fortwosemesters$1620.CleaningService:Thecleaningofdormroomsandcommonspacesisprovidedbyprofessionalcleaners.Cooking:Residentscaneitherdineatthein-houserestaurantorcooktheirownmealsatthecommonkitchenarea.LeisureTimeActivitiesandRelaxation:Musicroomandgymareavailablefortheuseofstudents,freeofcharge.Safety:AltUniversityDormitoryoffersstudentsasafeaccommodationwithits24/7securityand24/7availablestaff.♦HOWTOAPPLY?Studentscanprefertostayatthedormitoryforthefirstsemesteronlyortwosemestersboth(thewholeacademicyear).Inordertomakearoomreservation,youshouldfillintheonlineapplicationform.Duetolimitedspace,applicationswillbeprocessedonafirst-comefirst-servedbasis.Overseasstudents,studentslivingindistanceinthecityandstudentswithhandicapwillbegivenpriorityovertheothers.25.XieLeiisgoingtospend$1,200〜$1,400onaccommodationforthefirstsemesterinAltUniversity,whatroomtypecansheapplyfor?A.QuadrupleRoomwithfrontview. B.QuadrupleRoomwithbackview.C.SingleRoomwithfrontview. D.TripleRoomwithbackview.26.Studentslivinginthedormcan________.A.usethegymatalowerpriceB.enjoyfreeheatingandwaterC.cookmealsinaparticularareaD.stopthemealplananytimeandgetthemoneyback27.Whatmayhelpastudentsuccessfullyapplyforadorm?A.Applyingforaccommodationforthewholeacademicyear.B.Sendingtheapplicationformasearlyaspossible.C.Applyingforadorminadistantcampus.D.Volunteeringforthedormcleaningjob.BSamanthaCristoforetti.2022/10/12…仰观宇宙之大，俯察品类之盛，所以游目骋怀，足以极视听之娱，信可乐也。Lookingup,Iseetheimmensityofthecosmos;bowingmyhead,Ilookatthemultitudeoftheworld.Thegazeflies,theheartexpands,thejoyofthesensescanreachitspeak,&indeed,thisistruehappiness.ESA及另外4人Besides‘‘wow”and“great”,whatelsewouldyousaywhenflyingovertheEarthinspace?SamanthaCristoforetti,anItalianfemaleastronaut,postedseverallinesofafamousancientChinesecompositiononTwitterduringhermissionattheInternationalSpaceStationtoshareherjoy.ShefirstwroteinChinese,andthenattachedanaccuratetranslationofthelinesinbothItalianandEnglishtohelpmorepeopleunderstand.ThetextshequotedisfromthePrefacetoPoemsComposedattheOrchidPavilion,aChinesecalligraphymasterpiecebyWangXizhioftheEasternJinDynasty.ShealsoattachedthreephotostakeninspaceofChina’sBohaiBayandtheday-nightviewofBeijing.ThebeautyofspaceandChineseliteratureresonatedonCristoforetti’sTwitteraccount.HerpostwentviralonTwitterwiththousandsofretweets,likesandrepliesinafewhours.“HerquotationofthelinesshowsthatsheobservedtheuniversewiththevisionofChinesecivilizationwhileobservingChinafromspace,”oneusercomments.“AEuropeanastronautinspacerecitesChineseancientpoetry,howromantic,”saysanother.CristoforettihasbeenhighlypraisedforherChineselanguageskills.TheItalianspeakshalfadozenlanguagesandhaspreviouslytakenpartinjointtrainingbetweentheEuropeanSpaceAgency(ESA)andtheChinaMannedSpaceAgency.ApartfromCristoforetti,MatthiasMaurer,aGermanastronautfromESAwhowenttoChinatogetherwithCristoforettiforthejointtraining,canalsospeakfluentChinese.SinceChinaandEuropehavehadfriendlycooperationinthefieldofmannedspaceflight,manyforeignastronautshaveshowngreatinterestinlearningChinese.ESADirectorGeneralJosefAschbacherispositiveabouttheunifyingspiritofspaceexploration.Hesaid,“Spaceisinternational.Thereisnowaytoputaboundaryinspace—becausethespacestationandthesatellitesflyaroundtheearth,crossboundaries,crosscultures,crossreligionsanddifferentdividesintermsofphilosophyandhistory.”WhiletheremaybemanyproblemsbetweennationshereonEarth,inspace,cooperationisstrong.28.WhatmadeCristoforettipostthemessageontheInternet?A.ThedesiretoshowoffherChinese.B.Theamazementattheviewofthespace.C.ThewishtoworkwithChineseastronauts.D.Thedutyofpopularizingspaceknowledge.29.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph3?A.CristoforettispreadChinesecivilizationonherTwitteraccount.B.Cristoforetti’ssuccessinlearningChineseencouragedothers.C.Cristoforetti’spostbecameahitontheInternet.D.Cristoforettiisageniusatlearninglanguages.30.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Spaceexplorationsettlesdifferencesbetweennations.B.ThelongingforsolvingproblemsonEarthisuniversal.C.Masteringmorethanonelanguageisatrendamongastronauts.D.Cooperationinthespacefieldbridgesthegapbetweencultures.CLightinghascomealongwaysinceTomEdisonlithisfirstincandescentbulb(白炽灯泡)inthe1880s.LEDbulbsarepoppingupeverywherenow,onplanes,carheadlights,inyourphone.AndengineersareexploringmorewaystouseLEDs—everythingfromwirelessdatastreamingtosecurecommunicationsystemsandin-flightnetworking.EngineerHaraldHaas,co-founderofpureLiFi,explainshowLEDscanbeusedtotransmitinformation,“LEDshavethepropertythatwecanchangethelightthatcomesoutofanLEDvery,veryquickly.Thatchangeinthebrightnessiswhatweexploitinordertoencodedataextremelyfast,sothatareceiverwillthenseethesechangesinthelightintensityinawayahumaneyewouldnotbeabletodetect.Thenwehavealgorithms(算法)torecoverthesechangesandgetbackthedatastream.”TherearemanyadvantagestousingLEDstotransmitinformation.Foronething,LEDscancommunicatemuchfasterthanWiFi.What’smore,thevisiblelightspectrum(频谱)isabouttenthousandtimeslargerthantheradiospectrum.Thiswouldallowcommunicationsystemstonotonlyuseaspectrumthat’salreadybeensetup,butvastamountoffreespectrum,whichisincars,inourLEDlightsathome,instreetlightsandsoon.“It’subiquitous.It’salreadythere,”Haassays.LiFiwouldalsobemoresecurethanWiFi.Becauselightcan’tgothroughwalls,peoplewouldnotbeabletologontoLiFinetworksinthesamewaythatthey’reabletologontoandeavesdropon(窃听)ongoingWiFicommunications.HaasarguesthatLiFiwouldalsobeavailableinplaceswherecommunicationistypicallydifficultwhenwecan’tuseradio.Oneinterestingapplicationcouldbetousecarheadlightstocommunicatewithotherdriversontheroad.“WecanusetheseLEDstotransmitdatafromcartocar.Normallyyouseethecarinfrontofyou,butifyouwereabletorelayhigh-definitionvideofrom,say,threecarsinfrontofyou,youcouldseeearlierwhat’shappening.Thisisawaywecanenhancesafetyonourroads,”Haassays.HaasandhiscoworkersforeseetheLEDlightindustrychangingrapidlyinthenearfuturetoincludeadditionalfeatures.“ThatiswhereLiFiplaysakeyrole.Fromhomesensingofinterior,you’dfindoutifpeoplehavefallendownandthewayyouwouldnavigate(导航)indoors.Somany,manymoreapplicationswouldbepossiblewithlight,”Haassays.31.WhatisessentialtoenableLEDstosendsignals?A.TheresearchworkbypureLiFi. B.QuicklychanginglightofLEDs.C.CommonuseofLEDsindailylife. D.Accurateanalysisoflightintensity.32.Whatdoesthesentence“It’subiquitous.”inParagraph3probablymean?A.LiFi’sspeedissuperfast. B.LEDlightsarefreetouse.C.LEDsarestableinquality. D.Availablespectrumiseverywhere.33.HaasmentionstheexamplesinthelasttwoparagraphsmainlytoindicateLiFi’s________.A.advantageinsecurity B.matureapplicationC.promisingprospect D.rapidupgrades北京市西城区2022-2023学年高二上学期期末英语试卷III.阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分，共30分)阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AYoursleeppositioncandeterminealotaboutyourhealth,andcanalsoaffectyourhealthindifferentways.It’sdifficulttocontrolwhatsleeppositionwenaturallyfallinto,asourbodywillsubconsciouslyfallintothemostcomfortableposition.However,somepositionsarebetterforyouthanothers,andsomecouldactuallyhinderyourhealthandwellbeing.IfyousleeponyoursideMorethan60percentofpeoplesleepontheirside.Thisismostlylikelybecauseitisoneofthemostcomfortablesleeppositions.Oftenourbodynaturallymovestothisposition,whichislinkedtowhenwewereinthefoetal(胎儿的)position.Sleepingonyoursideoffersanumberofbenefitstoyourbody,frompromotinghealthyspinealignment,whichcanhelptopreventbackpain,toreducingheartburnandsnoring.Sidesleepingwouldbeparticularlybeneficialforolderpeople,thosewhosnoreorhavesleepapnoea(呼吸暂停),thosewithbackpainandpregnantwomen.Thereareafewdrawbackstosleepingonyourside,however.Thosewithshoulderpainandthosewhoareworriedaboutwrinklesshouldrefrainfromsidesleeping.IfyousleeponyourbackLyingonyourbackisthesecondmostpopularsleeppositionandoffersjustasmanybenefitsassidesleeping.Whenyou’resleepingonyourback,yourweightisevenlydistributed,whichhelpspreventneckandbackpain.Backsleepingwouldalsobeadvisedforthosewhowanttokeeptheirskiningoodconditionandthosewhosufferfromneckandspinalpain.However,backsleepingistheworstpositionifyousnoreorsufferfromsleepapnoea.Ifyouareabacksleeper,ensureyouhaveasupportivepillow(枕头)whichfitsinthecurveofyourneckandsupportsyourheadandnaturalspinalcurve.IfyousleeponyourstomachSleepingonyourstomachistheleastcommonsleepposition.Therearemorenegativestothispositioncomparedtopositives.Thestomachofferstheleastamountofbacksupportandcanactuallyincreasepressureonthespinewhichmaycausepainonceyouwakeup.Furthermore,thosewhosleepontheirstomachwillhavetheirheadfacingoneside,whichmayalsocauseastiffneckuponwaking.Whichsleeppositionisrightforyou?Determiningtherightsleeppositionforyourselfispersonalpreference.Regardlessofwhichpositionyouchoose,makesurethatyouhaveafirmmattressandpillows.Thesewillsupportthespineandneck,whichisvitaltopreventanypainsinfuture.16.Accordingtothepassage,sleepingontheside________.A.isthemostcomfortablesleepposition B.maycurepeopleoftheirshoulderpainC.remindspeopleofthefoetalposition D.isgoodforthosewhosnore17.Thosewhowanttokeeptheirskiningoodconditionmayprefer________.A.sleepingontheirside B.sleepingontheirbackC.pressingtheirfaceintothepillow D.havingtheirheadfaceoneside18.Whatcanpeoplelearnfromthepassage?A.Howtojudgesleepquality. B.Howtoevaluateone’shealth.C.Howtodevelopgoodhabits. D.Howtochoosesleeppositions.BShannonSt.OngethoughtshecouldgethomefromworkbeforethestormhitPense,atowninSaskatchewan,Canada.“Yesterdaytheweathernetworkwaswarningofastorm.Expectedstarttimewasataround7pm,”shewroteonsocialmedia.“Igrabbedtakeoutforthekids,filledmygastank,replacedmybrokenphonechargerandthenhitthedirtroadsataround5:30toheadhomebeforethestormhit.”Shetookadirtroadbecauseshethoughtitwouldbebetterforthewinterdrivingconditions.“Justasthepavement(路面)turnedintogravel(石子路),thewindpickedupandvisibilitybecamereduced.Thewindwhipsthesnowfromtheopenfieldsacrosstheroadsandcreatessometimesdangerousconditions,”shesaid.“Ifoundmyselfdrivingwithmyheadoutofthedriver’swindow,watchingtheedgeofthegravelasmyguide,whileIcrawledforwardat15km/hr,notactuallylookingforwardattheroadahead.Ididthisforabout10km,untilIcouldnolongerseeandIhadtostop,rightwhereIwas—12kmfromhome.”Shepulledoverandcalled911.Theoperatorsuggestedshewaitthestormout,butthestormwasnotprojectedtoletupuntildawn.“WhatifIdidn’tmakeithomeatall?”shewondered.ShepostedherlocationonthePensecommunitywebpageinhopessomeonemightbeabletofindher.That’swhen80-year-oldAndreBouvierSr.gotacallaboutSt.Onge’surgentrequestforhelp.Helivedabouthalfamileawayfromwhereshewaspulledover.Histractorwouldnotstartsohedecidedtoheadoutonfootwithaflashlight.Tohissurprise,hefoundtwoothervehicleswithpeoplewhoalsoneededhelpstrandedtogetherwithSt.Onge.Heledallsevenstrandedpeoplebacktohishomeandwelcomedtheminfortheevening.“Thisfamilyfedusandgaveusawarmplacetorestoureyesforafewhours,”shesaid.“Whenweallwokeupat5am,hehadalreadyplowedthedrivewayforus,andataround5:30,weheadedtotown.Visibilitywasbetter,butstillvery,verypoor.”“Intheend,weallmadeithomesafelyandIhaveneverhuggedmykidstighter.”AsforBouvier,hedidn’twantmuchcreditforhisefforts.“Everybodywouldhavedonethesamething,”hesaid.“Youdon’tthinkaboutit.Youjustdoit.”19.Inspiteofthewarning,St.Ongestilltriedtodrivebackhomemainlybecauseshe________.A.didn’ttrusttheweatherforecastBwasfullypreparedforthestormC.hadthoughtshecouldgethomebeforethestormbeganD.tookthedirtroadthatshethoughtwouldbesafeenough20.What’sthemainfactorthatmadeitimpossibleforSt.Ongetogoondriving?A.Thewrongroad. B.Theemptygastank.C.Thepoorvisibility. D.Theseriousaccident.21.WhatdoweknowaboutAndreBouvierSr.?A.HereceivedacallforhelpfromShannonSt.Onge.B.Hewalked12kmtorescuethepeoplewhowerestuck.C.HedroveShannonSt.Ongetotownhimselfthenextmorning.D.HehadclearedthedrivewaybeforeShannonSt.Ongewokeup.22.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeAndreBouvierSr.?A.Warm-heartedandconsiderate. B.Responsibleandtalented.C.Strong-willedandambitious. D.Independentandmotivated.CAsdigitaldeviceshavetakenoversociety,“keyboardactivityisnowoftenrecommendedasareplacementforearlyhandwriting,”anewstudynotes.Theideaisthattypingmaybeeasierforyoungchildren.Thepotentialbenefitsofhandwritingforlearningandmemoryhavebeendebatedforsometime.Thenewstudysetouttoanswertwoquestions.Howdoeshandwritingcomparetousingakeyboardordrawingwhenitcomestolearningnewinformation?Andhowsimilararehandwritinganddrawing?Inall,12adultsand12seventh-graderstookpart.Researchersaskedeachofthemtowriteanddrawwithadigitalpen.Eachwasalsoaskedtotypeonakeyboard.Whileperformingthesetasks,eachvolunteerworeacapthatheldelectrodes(电极)nexttotheirhead.Itlookedsomewhatlikeahairnetfittedwith256sensors,whichrecordedthevolunteers’brainwaves,atypeofelectricalactivity,asEEGs.Theelectrodesnotedwhichpartsofthebrainturnedonduringeachtask.Andtheyshowedthatthebrainactivitywasaboutthesameinboththekidsandtheadults.Writingturnedonmemoryareasinthebrain.Typingdidn’t.Drawingimagesandwritingalsoturnedonpartsofthebraininvolvedwithlearning.Writingevenactivatedlanguageareas.Thissuggests,accordingtoVanderMeer,thenewstudy’sleader,thatwhenwewritebyhand,“webothlearnbetterandrememberbetter.”Herteamnowsuggests“thatchildren,fromanearlyage,mustbeexposedtohandwritinganddrawingactivitiesinschool.”Thesenewfindingsbackupotherstudiesshowingpotentialbenefitsofhandwriting,saysJoshuaWeiner,whowasnotinvolvedwiththenewstudy.Hisownstudentstypefasterthantheycanwrite,hefinds.Slowingdownseemstorequirethemto“thinkmore”whentakingnotes,hesays.Headdsthatthiscould“improvememoryandenhancelearning.”Weinerconcludesthat“writingmaybebeneficial”asitinvolvesmoreofa“brainresponse”.VanderMeerrecognizesthatlearningtowritebyhandisaslowerprocess.Sheisalsoawarethatitrequiresfinemotorskills.But,sheadds,“Ifwedon’tchallengeourbrain,itcan’treachitsfullpotential.”23.Acapwasusedintheexperimentto________.A.givethevolunteersinstructionsB.recordthevolunteers’everymoveC.helpthevolunteersbetterfocusonthetaskD.keeptrackofthevolunteers’brainactivity24WhatdoesParagraph3mainlytalkabout?A.Thetoolsinventedbytheresearchers. B.Thebackgroundoftheparticipants.C.Theprocessoftheexperiment. D.Theapplicationofthestudy.25.Whatdidtheresearchteamfind?A.Typingmadethebrainmoreactive.B.Writingturnedonmoreareasinthebrain.C.Drawingactivatedthearearelatedtomemory.D.Adultscoulddobetterthankidsintakingnotes.26.WhichofthefollowingwouldVanderMeerprobablyagreewith?A.Keyboardsshouldbeusedaslittleaspossible.B.Requirementsforhand-writtennoteswillbenefitkids.C.Theprocessofwritingslowsdownthebrainresponse.D.Typinggivesusachancetoimprovememoryandlearning.DYoumayhaveheardthathumansonlyuse10percentoftheirbrainpower,andthatifyoucouldunlocktherestofyourbrainpower,youcoulddosomuchmore.However,thereisapowerfulbodyofevidencedebunkingthe10percentmyth.Scientistshaveconsistentlyshownthathumansusetheirentirebrainthroughouteachday.Despitetheevidence,the10percentmythhasinspiredmanyreferencesintheculturalimagination.A2013studyshowedthatabout65percentofAmericansbelievedthemyth,anda1998studyshowedthatafullthirdofpsychologymajors,whofocusontheworkingsofthebrain,fellforit.Neuropsychologystudieshowtheanatomy(构造)ofthebrainaffectssomeone’sbehavior,emotion,andcognition.Overtheyears,brainscientistshaveshownthatdifferentpartsofthebrainareresponsibleforspecificfunctions.Contrarytothe10percentmyth,scientistshaveproventhateverypartofthebrainisintegralforourdailyfunctioning.Manybrainimagingstudiesthatmeasurebrainactivitywhenapersonisdoingaspecifictaskshowhowdifferentpartsofthebrainworktogether.Forexample,whileyouarereadingthistextonyoursmartphone,somepartsofyourbrain,includingthoseresponsibleforvision,readingcomprehension,andholdingyourphone,willbemoreactive.However,somebrainimagesunintentionallysupportthe10percentmyth,becausetheyoftenshowsmallbrightsplotches(斑点)onanotherwisegraybrain.Thismayimplythatonlythebrightspotshavebrainactivity,butthatisn’tthecase.Rather,coloredsplotchesrepresentbrainareasthataremoreactivewhensomeone’sdoingataskcomparedtowhenthey’renot.Thegrayspotsarestillactive,justtoalesserdegree.Amoredirectcountertothe10percentmythliesinindividualswhohavesufferedbraindamage.Ifthe10percentmythweretrue,damagetoperhaps90percentofthebrainwouldn’taffectdailyfunctioning.Yetstudiesshowthatdamagingevenaverysmallpartofthebrainmayhavedevastatingconsequences.Forexample,damagetoBroca’sareahindersproperformationofwordsandfluentspeech,thoughgenerallanguagecomprehensionremainsintact.Anotherlineofevidenceagainstthe10percentmythcomesfromevolution.Theadultbrainonlyconstitutes2percentofbodymass,yetitconsumesover20percentofthebody’senergy.Incomparison,theadultbrainsofmanyvertebratespecies—includingsomefish,reptiles,birds,andmammals—consume2to8percentoftheirbody’senergy.Thebrainhasbeenshapedbymillionsofyearsofnaturalselection,whichpassesdownfavorabletraitstoincreaselikelihoodofsurvival.Itisunlikelythatthebodywoulddedicatesomuchofitsenergytokeepanentirebrainfunctioningifitonlyuses10percentofthebrain.27.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“fellfor”inParagraph2probablymean?A.Believed. B.Proved. C.Developed. D.Discovered.28.WhatdoweknowaboutthebrainaccordingtoParagraphs3?A.Somepartsofitarecompletelyinactive.B.Somepartsofitusemoreenergythanothers.C.Somebraindamageswillnotaffectourdailylife.DSomepartsofitwillbemoreactivewhenperformingatask.29.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheauthor’sattitudetowardsthe10percentmyth?A.Objective. B.Doubtful.CUnconcerned. D.Supportive.30.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.WhatPercentageoftheHumanBrainIsUsed?B.HowCantheHumanBrainBeFullyDeveloped?C.HowCantheMythoftheHumanBrainBeSolved?D.WhatAretheFunctionsoftheDifferentPartsoftheHumanBrain?北京市通州区2022-2023学年高二上学期期末质量检测英语试题第一节(共9小题;每小题2分，共18分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AApprovedandProhibitedItemsThefollowingitemsareapprovedforuseinresidential(住宿的)rooms:hairdryers,personalcomputers,radios,televisionsandDVDplayers.Itemsthatarenotallowedinstudentroomsinclude:candles,ceilingfans,fireworks,waterbeds,sunlampsandwirelessrouters.PleasenotethatanyprohibiteditemswillbetakenawaybytheOfficeofResidenceLife.AccesstoResidentialRoomsStudentsareprovidedwithacombination(组合密码)fortheirroomdoorlocksuponcheck-in.Donotshareyourroomdoorlockcombinationwithanyone.TheOfficeofResidenceLifemaychangethedoorlockcombinationatanytimeattheexpenseoftheresidentifitisfoundthatthestudenthassharedthecombinationwithothers.Thefeeis$25tochangearoomcombination.CookingRulesStudentslivinginbuildingsthathavekitchensareonlypermittedtocookinthekitchen.Studentsmustcleanupaftercooking.Thisisnottheresponsibilityofhousekeepingstaff.Kitchensthatarenotkeptcleanmaybeclosedforuse.Withtheexceptionofusingamicrowaveoven(微波炉)toheatfood，studentsarenotpermittedtocookintheirrooms.QuietHoursResidentialbuildingsmustmaintainanatmospherethatsupportstheacademicmissionoftheUniversity.Minimumquiethoursinallcampusresidencesare11:00pmto8:00amSundaythroughThursday.QuiethoursonFridayandSaturdaynightsare1:00amto8:00am.Studentswhogoagainstquiethoursaresubjecttoafineof$25.1.Whichofthefollowingitemsareallowedinstudentrooms?A.Candlesandradios. B.Ceilingfansandwaterbeds.C.TVsandHairdryers. D.Personalcomputersandsunlamps.2.Whatdoweknowaboutthecookingrules?A.Ahousekeeperistocleanupthekitchen. B.Cookinginstudentroomsispermitted.C.Studentsaretoclosekitchendoorsaftercooking. D.Amicrowaveovencanbeused.3.Whencanstudentsenjoyapartyinresidences?A.00:30am,Saturday. B.11:30pm,Monday.C.7:00am,Sunday. D.7:30am,Thursday.BScientiststodayaremakinggreaterefforttostudyoceancurrents(洋流).Mostdoitusingsatellitesandotherhigh-techequipment.However,oceanexpertCurtisEbbesmeyerdoesitinaspecialway—studyingmovementsofrandomfloatinggarbage(垃圾).Ascientistwithmanyyears’experience,hestartedthistypeofresearchintheearly1990swhenheheardabouthundredsofathleticshoeswashingupontheshoresofthenorthwestcoastoftheUnitedStates.Thereweresomanyshoesthatpeopleweresettingupswapmeetstotryandmatchleftandrightshoestosellorwear.Ebbesmeyerfoundoutinhisresearchesthattheshoes—about60,000intotal—fellintotheoceaninashippingaccident.Hephonedtheshoecompanyandaskediftheywantedtheshoesback.Asexpected,thecompanytoldhimthattheydidn’t.Ebbesmeyerrealizedthiscouldbeagreatexperiment.Ifhelearnedwhenandwheretheshoeswentintothewaterandtrackedwheretheylanded,hecouldlearnalotaboutthepatternsofoceancurrents.ThePacificNorthwestisoneoftheworld’sbestareasforbeachcombing(海滩搜寻)becausewindsandcurrentsjoinhere,andasaresult,thereisagroupofseriousbeachcombersinthearea.Ebbesmeyergottoknowalotofthemandaskedfortheirhelpincollectinginformationaboutwheretheshoeslanded.Inayearhecollectedreliableinformationon1,600shoes.Withthisdata,heandacolleaguewereabletotestandimproveacomputerprogramdesignedtomodeloceancurrents,andpublishthefindingsoftheirstudy.Astheresultofhiswork,Ebbesmeyerhasbecomeknownasthescientisttocallwithquestionsaboutanyunusualobjectsfoundfloatingintheocean.Hehasevenstartedanassociationofbeachcombersandoceanexperts,with500subscribersfromWestAfricatoNewZealand.Theyhaverecordedalllostobjectsrangingfrompotatoestogolfgloves.4.Ebbesmeyerphonedtheshoecompanytofindout________.A.howmuchtheylostintheshippingaccident B.whetheritwasallrighttousetheirshoesCwhenandwheretheshoeswentmissing D.whatcausedtheshippingaccident5.HowdidEbbesmeyerprovehisassumption?A.Bysearchingthewebforoceancurrentsmodels. B.Bystudyingtheshoesfoundbybeachcomber.C.Byresearchingoceancurrentsdatainthelibrary. D.Bycollectinginformationfrombeachcombers.6.Whatisthepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthispassage?A.Togivetipsonhowtosearchforlostobjectsonthebeach.B.Toexplainauniquewayofstudyingoceancurrents.C.Tocallpeople’sattentiontooceanpollution.D.Towarnpeopleofshippingsafetyintheocean.CBrrriiinnng.Thealarmclockannouncesthestartofanotherbusyweekdayinthemorning.Youjumpoutofbed,rushintotheshower,intoyourclothesandoutthedoorwithhardlyamomenttothink.Astressful