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25秋-理工英语4-03试卷号：10861交际用语（单选题）1、-DoyouunderstandwhatprofessorLinsaidjustnow?-_________________答案：A、Moreorless.2、-Spacetravelmustbeveryexpensive.-_________________ThepriceofaseatontheVirgincraftisabout$255,000.答案：B、Ofcourse.3、-Excuseme,isthistherightdirectionfortheNationalArtsMuseum?-_________________答案：B、Youareintheoppositedirection.4、-Whatanawfulday!-_________________答案：A、Yes,theheatiskillingme.5、-Whenshallwemeetthisevening,at8:00orat8:30?-_________________答案：B、EithertimewillbeOK.词汇与结构（单选题）1、Whilereadinganarticle,weshould________ourattention_______themeaningofthewholearticleratherthanthatofthenewwords.答案：B、focus…on2、________language,mathsandhistory,thechildrenarealsotaughtmusicandart.答案：B、Inadditionto3、_______isknowntotheworld,HemingwayisagreatAmericanwriter.答案：B、As4、Neitheroftheyoungmenwhohadappliedforapositioninthecompany________.答案：A、wasaccepted5、It’srequiredthatthestudent________thetermpapertomorrow.答案：C、finish6、ItwaslastSunday________Imetyourelderbrotherattheschoolgate.答案：C、that7、Theoutputofourcompanythismonthis_______thatoflastmonth.答案：A、twiceasmuchas8、________twice,thepostmanrefusedtodeliverourlettersunlesswechainedourdogup.答案：C、Havingbeenbitten9、Withallthisworkonhand,he________tothecinemalastnight.答案：C、shouldn’thavegone10、Nowhereelseintheworld_________moreattractivescenerythaninSwitzerland.答案：C、canyoufind11、Youcanscheduleyourtaskstoimprove________.答案：A、efficiency12、Ahigh-qualitycompanymustpromoteoriginalityandencourage________.答案：B、innovation13、Neverloseyourconfidenceandcontinueto_________lifesinceitisfullofinfinitepossibilities.答案：C、explore14、Thefaintsoundis________undetectabletothehumanear.答案：B、virtually15、Thishas________theamountofsaltinfreshwaterusedoncoastalfarms.答案：C、increased阅读理解（单选题）1、Cantreestalk?Yes,butnotinwords.Scientistshavereasontobelievethattreesdocommunicate(交际)witheachother.Notlongago,researcherslearnedsomesurprisingthings.First,awillowtreeattackedinthewoodsbycaterpillars(毛虫)changedthechemistryofitsleavesandmadethemtastesoterriblethattheygottiredoftheleavesandstoppedeatingthem.Thenevenmoreastonishing,thetreesentoutaspecialsmell—asignal(信号)causingitsneighborstochangethechemistryoftheirownleavesandmakethemlesstasty.Communication,ofcourse,doesn’tneedtobeinwords.Wecantalktoeachotherbysmiling,raisingourshouldersandmovingourhands.Weknowthatbirdsandanimalsuseawholevocabularyofsongs,sounds,andmovements.Beesdancetheirsignals,flyingincertainpatternsthattellotherbeeswheretofindnectar(花蜜)forhoney.Sowhyshouldn’ttreeshavewaysofsendingmessage?1.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethatcaterpillarsdonotfeedonleavesthat______.答案：B、haveanunpleasanttaste2.Thewillowtreedescribedinthepassageprotecteditselfby______.答案：C、changingitsleafchemistry3.Accordingtothepassage,thewillowtreewasabletocommunicatewithothertreesby______.答案：B、givingoffaspecialsmell4.Accordingtothispassage,beescommunicateby______.答案：A、makingspecialmovements5.Theauthorbelievesthattheincidentdescribedinthepassage______.答案：C、seemscompletelyreasonable阅读理解（判断题）1、Mymotherfoughtbreastcancerforalmostadecadeanddiedat56.Mychildrenneverhavethechancetoknowherandexperiencehowlovingandgraciousshewas.Weoftenspeakof“Mommy’smommy”,andtheyaskedifthesamecouldhappentome.Ihavealwaystoldthemnottoworry,butthetruthisIcarrya“faulty”gene,BRCA1,whichsharplyincreasesmyriskofdevelopingbreastcancerandovariancancer.MydoctorsestimatedthatIhadan87percentriskofbreastcanceranda50percentriskofovariancancer.OnceIknewthatthiswasmyreality,IdecidedtobeproactiveandtominimizetheriskasmuchasIcould.MyownprocessbeganonFeb.

2withaprocedureknownasa“nippledelay”,whichrulesoutdiseaseinthebreastductsbehindthenippleanddrawsextrabloodflowtothearea.Thiscausessomepainandalotofbruises,butitincreasesthechanceofsavingthenipple.TwoweekslaterIhadthemajorsurgery,wherethebreasttissueisremovedandtemporaryfillersareputinplace.Theoperationtookeighthours.Nineweekslater,thefinalsurgeryiscompletedwiththereconstructionofthebreastswithanimplant.OnApril27,Ifinishedthethreemonthsofmedicalproceduresthatthemastectomiesinvolved.Iwantedtowritethistotellotherwomenthatthedecisiontohaveamastectomywasnoteasy.ButitisoneIamveryhappythatImade.Mychancesofdevelopingbreastcancerhavedroppedfrom87percenttounder5percent.Icantellmychildrenthattheydon’tneedtofeartheywilllosemetobreastcancer.ThecostoftestingforBRCA1andBRCA2,atmorethan$3,000intheUnitedStates,remainsanobstacleformanywomen.Lifecomeswithmanychallenges.Theonesthatshouldnotscareusaretheoneswecantakeonandtakecontrolof.1.Theauthorneverhadthechancetoknowhermotherandexperiencehowlovingandgraciousshewas.答案：B、×2.Theauthorcarriesa“faulty”gene,BRCA1,whichsharplyincreasesherriskofdevelopingbreastcancerandovariancancer.答案：A、√3.Theauthorsaiditisnoteasytohaveamastectomy,butitisaworthwhilechoice.答案：A、√4.Theauthorwillhavenochanceofdevelopingbreastcancerafterthemastectomy.答案：B、×5.ThecostoftestingforBRCA1andBRCA2isnotabigproblemformanywomen.答案：B、×翻译题（汉译英）1、建筑师们一直很乐观。答案：Thearchitectsremainoptimistic.2、王先生为他的车都买了雨衣。答案：Mr.

Wangboughtraincoatsforhisvehicles.翻译题（英译汉）1、ItissaidtobeadifferentproductfromGoogleGlassintermsoffunctionality.答案：据说在功能上是与谷歌眼镜不同的产品。2、everycoinhastwosides.答案：任何事物都有两面性。3、Itcanprintallkindsofdessertsandstarters.答案：它可以打印各种甜点和开胃菜。25秋-理工英语4-08试卷号：10861交际用语（单选题）1、-Doctor,I’vegotasorethroatandfever.I’mafraidI’vegotaflu.-Letmehavealook._________________答案：B、Takeiteasy,youjustgotacold.2、-TherearesomanysweatersthatIdon’tknowwhichtochoose.Canyourecommendone?-_________________答案：B、Theblacksweatersuitsyouwell.3、-Longtimenosee,Jeffery?Doyoustillrememberme?-_________________答案：B、Oh,it’syou,DoctorLin.Nicetomeetyou!4、-ThankyoueversomuchfortheHuaweiWatchyousentme.-_________________答案：A、I’mgladyoulikeit.5、-I’mleavingforTibetonbusinesstomorrow.-_________________答案：C、Haveapleasanttrip!词汇与结构（单选题）1、________Iknow,sheisakeenobserverofthenature.答案：C、Asfaras2、Hedidn’ttellme_______orgohome.答案：A、whethertowait3、Aworkingparty________tolookintotheproblem.答案：A、hasbeensetup4、Neverbeforethataccident________sogreatmyresponsibilitywas.答案：B、didIfeel5、It’srequiredthatthestudent________thetermpapertomorrow.答案：C、finish6、ForeignTrade________asaneffectivemeansbythegovernmenttostimulatenationaleconomy.答案：A、isregarded7、Maryis________tojointhearmy.答案：C、notoldenough8、Sincethebusisovercrowded,we________.答案：C、hadbetterwalkhome9、Youwillquicklygetusedto_______thisnewdigitalcamera.答案：A、using10、WhereareyougoingtohavetheiPadMini________?答案：C、repaired11、Arailwayticketshouldindicatetheplaceofdepartureaswellasthe_________ofthetrip.答案：A、destination12、Itisknowntoallthatalotofactorindustry________acceptedplasticsurgery.答案：B、celebrities13、Ican________himtoyouforthejob,forheisaverygoodsoftwareengineer.答案：B、recommend14、Heseems________tohandlethetoughproblems.答案：A、able15、Thisartistishighlyindividualisticandmaynot________everyone.答案：A、appealto阅读理解（单选题）1、Thefridgeisconsiderednecessary.Ithasbeensosincethe1960swhenpackagedfoodlistappearedwiththelabel:“Storeintherefrigerator.”InmyfridgelessFiftieschildhood,Iwasfedwellandhealthy.Themilkmancameeveryday,thegrocer,thebutcher(肉商),thebaker,andtheice-creammandeliveredtwoorthreetimeseachweek.TheSundaymeatwouldlastuntilWednesdayandsurplus(剩余的)breadandmilkbecameallkindsofcakes.Nothingwaswasted,andwewerenevertroubledbyrottenfood.Thirtyyearsonfooddeliverieshaveceased,freshvegetablesarealmostunobtainableinthecountry.Theinventionofthefridgecontributedcomparativelylittletotheartoffoodpreservation.Manywell-triedtechniquesalreadyexisted—naturalcooling,drying,smoking,salting,sugaring,bottling…Whatrefrigerationdidpromotewasmarketing—marketinghardwareandelectricity,marketingsoftdrinks,marketingdeadbodiesofanimalsaroundtheworldinsearchofagoodprice.Consequently,mostoftheworld’sfridgesaretobefound,notinthetropicswheretheymightproveuseful,butintherichcountrieswithmildtemperatureswheretheyareclimaticallyalmostunnecessary.Everywinter,millionsoffridgeshumawaycontinuously,andatvastexpense,busilymaintaininganartificially-cooledspaceinsideanartificially-heatedhouse—whileoutside,natureprovidesthedesiredtemperaturefreeofcharge.Thefridge’seffectupontheenvironmenthasbeenevident,whileitscontributiontohumanhappinesshasbeennotimportant.Ifyoudon’tbelieveme,tryityourself,investinafoodcabinetandturnoffyourfridgenextwinter.Youmaynoteatthehamburgers(汉堡包),butatleastyou’llgetridofthatterriblehum.1.Thestatement“Inmyfridgelessfiftieschildhood,Iwasfedwellandhealthily”suggeststhat______.答案：C、therewasnofridgeintheauthor’shomeinthe1950s.2.Whydoestheauthorsaythatnothingwaswastedbeforetheinventionoffridges?答案：C、Peoplehadeffectivewaystopreservetheirfood.3.Whobenefitedtheleastfromfridgesaccordingtotheauthor?答案：B、Consumers.4.Whichofthefollowinginparagraph5indicatesthefridge’snegativeeffectontheenvironment?答案：A、“Humawaycontinuously”.5.Whatistheauthor’soverallattitudetowardfridges?答案：B、Critical.阅读理解（判断题）1、Somethingelsecouldbecomingsoontoavehiclenearyou:moretechnology,thekindthatcouldhelpyourcartalktoothersaroundit.Unlikesomeproposedcarsofthefuture,itwouldnotactuallydothedrivingforyou.Butitcouldwarnyouaboutwhatotherdriversaredoing.TheU.S.governmentmayrequirethisfeatureinthefuture,butitwouldaddtothecostofthecar.Vehiclesofthefuturecouldbecarsthattalktothedriverandeachother.TheU.S.governmentwantsthemontheroadsoon,pushingfortechnologythatwouldwarndriversofdangercomingfromanydirection.It’scalledvehicle-to-vehicletechnology.Carswouldsendwirelessmessagestoeachotherwithinabout300yards,communicatinginformationlikespeed,directionandGPSpositiontentimespersecond.Whencarssharethisinformation,theycanaccountforallthevehiclesaroundthem,whichmeanstheyareabletoidentifypossiblecrashes.Thetechnologyseesaroundcorners,overhillsandthroughothervehicles.Forexample,mycarwilltellmethattherearefivecarsjustaheadofme,andIcanslowdownbeforehandwhilethevehicleaheadsendsmycaramessagegivingmeenoughtimetoreact.33,000Americansarekilledand2.3millioninjuredincarcrasheseveryyear.TheDepartmentofTransportation(DoT)predicts,talkingcarscouldpreventupto80percentofcrashesinvolvingsoberdrivers.FivemajorcarcompanieshavebeenworkingwithDoTondevelopingandtestingthetechnology.3,000carsarealreadyusingitaspartofagovernmentpilottest.TheU.S.governmenthopesyourcarwillbeabletocommunicatewithyousoon.WhileDoThopestomakethistechnologytherulesoon,itwillstillneedthepublictoweighinbeforeanythingisfinalized.Now,asforprivacy,thegovernmentsaysthatdatasentbetweencarsdoesn’trecordpersonalinformation,soyourprivacyshouldnotbecompromised.1.Accordingtothetext,thefuturevehiclescanletthedriversseetheareabehindthecar.答案：B、×2.Accordingtothetext,thefuturevehiclescantellyouaboutwhatotherdriversaredoing.答案：A、√3.Thegovernmentispushingfortechnologythatwouldwarndriversofdangercomingfromanydirection.答案：A、√4.Thegovernmentispushingfortechnologythatwouldnotincreasethecostofthecar.答案：B、×5.Thefuturecarswouldsendtextmessagestoeachotherwithinabout600yards.答案：B、×翻译题（汉译英）1、我偶尔会吃汉堡。答案：Ihaveahamburgerfromtimetotime.2、即使我们不能达成一致，我们也应该保持联系。答案：Evenifwecan’tagree,weshouldmaintainourcontact.翻译题（英译汉）1、Ifthatweretohappen,justcontactournearestagent.答案：假如真的发生了，请联系我们最近的服务点。2、By2050,theworld’spopulationisprojectedtoriseto9billion.答案：到2050年，预计世界人口数量将增至90亿。3、Itscapitalcityisgrowingquickly,butsoisthecity’scrimerate.答案：首都发展得很快，但是城市犯罪率增长得也很快。25秋-理工英语4-06试卷号：10861交际用语（单选题）1、-Whydidn’tyouinviteElisabethtojoinyournewprogram?-Youknowshe’s_________________答案：A、awetblanket.2、-Aren’tyoucrazyabouttennis?Whynotsignupforit?-_________________答案：A、Itsoundsattractive.3、-Terriblysorry,John.IthinkIwasabitrudetoyoujustnow.-_________________,butdon’tdothatagain!答案：B、Forgetit4、-MayIhaveabitmoreofthiswine?-_________________答案：B、Sure,letmepouritforyou.5、-Isupposeyouhavebeenbuyingnewyeargiftsforyourchildren.-_________________答案：A、It’sdifficulttochooseactually.词汇与结构（单选题）1、Timcan’t_______themathsproblemheisworkingat.答案：B、figureout2、Heusedtobeafraidofbiochemistrybuthehas__________thatnow.答案：B、gotover3、Whenhewentout,hewouldwearsunglasses________nobodywouldrecognizehim.答案：A、sothat4、________inhisposition,I’dhaveleftthereimmediately.答案：B、WereI5、Therewasaknockatthedoor.Itwasthesecondtimesomeone________methatevening.答案：C、hadinterrupted6、Doyouknowthestudent________Mrs.

Greenistalkingwith?答案：B、whom7、You________afraidofanydifficulties.Beboldandovercomethem.答案：B、neednotbe8、Theywantthemultimedialaboratory________assoonaspossible.答案：B、tobesetup9、________thefuture,wearefullofconfidence.答案：B、Lookinginto10、It’sverysmart________ofsuchaterrificidea.答案：B、ofyoutothink11、Thenewsystemoftaxationwilltake________nextyear.答案：A、effect12、Inthiscountrythedemonstratorsofferedlittleorno________tothepolice.答案：A、resistance13、Youshouldcatchupwithyourclassmates,________youwillfallbehind.答案：B、otherwise14、________morethanonehundredelementsareknown,onlytwenty-fiveofthemarecommonandimportant.答案：A、Although15、Nowadaysmanycompaniesare________fromashortageofskilledstaff.答案：A、suffering阅读理解（单选题）1、Here’sacrazyidea:Combinebioprintingandtissueengineeringto“print”animalproductsandtacklesomeoftheplanet’sbiggestproblems.Animalfarming,afterall,accountsforabouthalfofallhuman-causedgreenhousegases,takingplaceononethirdoftheavailable,non-frozenlandonEarth,alltofeedpeople’sappetitesfor300milliontonsofmeatayear.ModernMeadowisaMissouri-basedstartupthatengineerstissuestocreatelab-grownediblemeat,inaprocessthateliminatesmanyofthenegativeenvironmentaleffectsassociatedwithtraditionallivestockpractices.Thecompanyclaimsthatbycarefullylayeringmixturesofcellsofdifferenttypesinaspecificstructure,invitromeatproductionbecomesfeasible.It’ssetashort-termgoalofprintingasliverofmeataroundtwocentimetersbyonecentimeter,andlessthanhalfamillimeterthick,whichisedible.ThecompanyexplainsinasubmissiontotheUnitedStatesDepartmentofAgriculture:“Thetechnologyhasseveraladvantagesincomparisontoearlierattemptstoengineermeatinvitro.Thebio-inkparticlescanbereproduciblypreparedwithmixturesofcellsofdifferenttypes.Printingensuresconsistentshape,whilepost-printingstructureformationandmaturationinthebioreactorfacilitatesconditioning.”However,itadmitsthattheroadaheadisstrewnwithdifficulties.“Theconsumeracceptanceofsuchproductsmaynotbewithoutchallenges.Weexpectitwillfirstappealtoculinaryearly-adopterconsumersandthesegmentofthevegetariancommunitythatrejectsmeatforethicalreasons.Withreductioninprice,itcanreachthemasseswithreligiousrestrictionsonmeatconsumption(peoplerestrictedtoHindu,Kosher,Halaldiets)andfinallypopulationswithlimitedaccesstosafemeatproduction.”Whateverthefinaloutcome,lab-grownediblemeatisnolongerintherealmofsciencefiction.Itiscoming.1.WhichofthefollowingisNOTrelatedtoanimalfarming,accordingtothepassage?答案：C、Desertificationofland.2.WhydoesModernMeadowtrytoproducelab-grownediblemeat?答案：A、Togetridofsomenegativeenvironmentaleffectsassociatedwithanimalfarming.3.Whatmightbethebiggestchallengewhenthislab-grownmeatislaunchedtothemarket?答案：B、Consumeracceptanceofthisproduct.4.Whomightnotbethepotentialcustomersofthismeat?答案：C、Peoplewithplentyaccesstosafemeatproduction.5.Fromthispassage,wecanlearnthatlab-grownediblemeat_____.答案：B、issuretocomeanditwillsolvesomepracticalproblems阅读理解（判断题）1、Everytimeyougoonline,youleaveatrail.Thisisjustlikearealfootprint.Itrevealswhereyou’vebeen,howlongyoustayedandwhatyou’vebeendoingthere.Everytimeyouregisterforanonlineservice,sendanemail,downloadavideooruploadaphoto,theinformationcanbeaccessedandyourdigitalfootprintcanberevealed.Itisadvisabletobeawareofyourdigitalfootprintandtobecautiousandsensiblewhenyouareonline.Thefollowingaresometipsfortakingcareofyourdigitalfootprint:Don’tforgettologoffwhenyouleaveawebsite,especiallyifyouareusingasharedcomputer.Ifyoudon’t,someonecaneasilypretendtobeyou!Don’ttellanyoneyourpasswordsanddon’twritethemdowninanobviousplace.Makethemmorecomplexbyusingacombinationofletters,numbersandpunctuationmarks.Tellanadultifyoucomeacrossanythingonlinethatmakesyouupset,anxiousorconcerned.Therearewaystoreportinappropriateorabusivecontentandinmostcaseswebmanagersrespondrapidly.Rememberyourfavouritewebsitesbyusingthehistorybuttonandthebookmarkfunctiononyourcomputerormobiledevice.Thisisawaythatyourdigitalfootprintcanworkinyourfavour,butremembertoclearyourbrowserhistoryregularly.Protectyouridentityonline.Becarefulaboutwhoyousharepersonalinformationwithandalwaysthinktwicebeforesharingdetailslikeyouremail,homeaddress,schoolorphonenumberwithsomeone.Allkindsofpeopleareinterestedinyourdigitalfootprint.It’snowquitecommonforcolleges,universitiesandemployerstocheckouttheonlineprofilesofpossiblecandidatesaspartoftheirapplicationprocess.Therearecasesofpeoplehavingmissedoutonjobsandplacesincollegebecausetheirdigitalfootprintdidn’timpresstherecruiters.So,remember:keepsafe,don’tputtoomuchpersonalinformationonlineandalwaysthinkcarefullybeforeyoupostsomething.1.Itiseasyforotherstofindwhereyouhavebeen,thetimeyoustayed,andwhatyouhavedoneonline.答案：A、√2.Youneedn’ttobeworriedaboutyourdigitalfootprintandtobesensiblewhenyouareonline.答案：B、×3.Whenyouareusingasharedcomputer,don’tuseyourownaccounttologon.答案：B、×4.Passwordsshouldbemadecomplicatedbyusingacombinationofletters,numbersandpunctuationmarks.答案：A、√5.Accordingtothepassage,yourfutureemployerswillbeinterestedinyourdigitalfootprint.答案：A、√翻译题（汉译英）1、你可以浏览书架找书来读。答案：Youcanbrowsethebookshelvesforbookstoread.2、我希望很快能听到您的消息。答案：Ihopeweshallbehearingfromyouveryshortly.翻译题（英译汉）1、Theoperationtookeighthours.答案：这个手术用了8个小时。2、Ifthatweretohappen,justcontactournearestagent.答案：假如真的发生了，请联系我们最近的服务点。3、Chinesecompanieshavereleasedanumberofwearabledevicesoverthepastfewmonths.答案：在过去的几个月里，中国公司发布了许多可穿戴设备。25秋-理工英语4-05试卷号：10861交际用语（单选题）1、-MayIhaveabitmoreofthiswine?-_________________答案：B、Sure,letmepouritforyou.2、-Excuseme,isthistherightdirectionfortheNationalArtsMuseum?-_________________答案：B、Youareintheoppositedirection.3、-WhendoyoucelebrateChristmasinNewZealand?-_________________答案：B、Insummertime.4、-Whynotjoinusforanexcitingweekend?-_________________答案：B、I’llbegladto.5、-Hi!Haven’tseenyouforages.How’severything?-_________________答案：C、Whatapleasantsurprise!I’mfine.Andyou?词汇与结构（单选题）1、Timcan’t_______themathsproblemheisworkingat.答案：B、figureout2、Wehavegreatinterestinfolkmusic,so______Jack______Iaregoingtotheconcertthisevening.答案：C、both…and3、Becareful!______!答案：C、Herecomesthebus4、Michaelsaidthathe________Brusselsseveraltimes.答案：C、hadbeento5、Doyouknowthestudent________Mrs.

Greenistalkingwith?答案：B、whom6、________twice,thepostmanrefusedtodeliverourlettersunlesswechainedourdogup.答案：C、Havingbeenbitten7、OnNationalDay,everywhereyouseepeopleintheirholidaydresses,theirfaces______withsmiles.答案：C、shining8、Theywantthemultimedialaboratory________assoonaspossible.答案：B、tobesetup9、Lucy,Ineedtotellyou________.答案：B、somethingurgent10、Withallthisworkonhand,he________tothecinemalastnight.答案：C、shouldn’thavegone11、Pleasewritedownthe________abouttheconversationweheardtodaywithtimeorderandcause-effect.答案：A、summary12、Thenewsystemoftaxationwilltake________nextyear.答案：A、effect13、DoctorBlackisreputedtobethebestheart________inthecountry.答案：C、surgeon14、WehavemadegreatprogressinEnglishlearning.________,westillhavealong,longwaytogo.答案：C、However15、Youshouldcatchupwithyourclassmates,________youwillfallbehind.答案：B、otherwise阅读理解（单选题）1、Ifyouseeapersoncarelesslythrowingacigarettetotheground,whatareyoulikelytothink?Thatdepends.Ifyouhatepeoplethrowingthingsontheground,youmightthink,“Thatpersonshouldnotlitter.”Ifyouareasmoker,youmightthink,“Iwouldsurelikeacigaretterightnow.”Mostlikely,though,youarenotthinking,“Youknow,thatunusedcigarettebuttcouldbeusedtomakesomething,somethingamazing!”Thatis,unlessyouareacreativescientist.Ifyouare,youmayseeapossibilitywhereotherssimplyseetrash.ThatisjustwhathashappenedinSouthKorea.Thespiritofinventioncanhitatthestrangesttimesandinthemostunusualplaces.InSouthKorea,ithappenednearatrashcan.KimGil-PyoiswithSeoulNationalUniversity.Mr.

Kimsayshesawpeoplethrowingawaycigarettebutts.Andthatgothimthinking.Hebeganwonderingifsomethingusefulcouldbemadefromthem.Theresult?Mr.Kimandotherresearchersfoundawaytoturncigarettebuttsintothematerialsrequiredforhigh-performancebatteries.Weoftensay,“Oneperson’strashisanotherperson’streasure.”Andinthisexample,thisisunquestionablytrue.KimGil-Pyosaysheandhisfellowresearcherslookedcloselyatusedcigarettefilters.Thefilteristhepartofthecigarettethatsmokersputintotheirmouths.Mr.

Kimexplainsthatthefilterscanbemadeintoanothermaterial:carbon.Hesaysthefiltersarechangedthroughaone-stepburningprocess.Afterthis,hesays,theyareturnedintoanenergystoragematerial.Carbonhasmanyqualitiesthatseemtomakeittheperfectmaterial.Carboncaneasilycarryanelectricalcurrent.Italsostaysstable,unlikelytochange,foralongtime.Andcarbondoesnotcostalot.Allthesequalitiesmakeitthemostpopularmaterialformakingsuper-capacitors.Super-capacitorsaregoodatstoringenergy.Theyhavehigh-poweredmass.Theyrequireonlyashorttimeforre-charging.Andtheyhavealonglifecycle.Super-capacitorsareusedinproductssuchaslaptopcomputersandcellphones.Theyarealsousedinindustrialenergyconverters,likewindturbinemachines.Combiningcarbonandsuper-capacitorsseemslikeaperfectmarriage.Mr.

Kimsaysthatcigarettebuttscouldaffecttheeconomyinahugeway.Theycouldprovetobealow-costsourceofcarbonmaterial.Theyaresocheapthatsmokersthrowthemontheground,andyoudon’tgetmuchcheaperthanthat.1.What’speople’susualreactionwhentheyseeapersonthrowacigarettebutt?答案：A、Itvaries.2.Filterscanbemadeintoamaterialthat_______.答案：C、canholdelectricityenergywell3.Whatistherighttopicforthefourthparagraph?答案：C、Thefilterscanbemadeintocarbon.4.Super-capacitorsmadefromcarbon_______.答案：C、caneasilycarryanelectricalcurrent5.Thestorytellsthereadersthetruththat_______.答案：C、oneperson’strashisanotherperson’streasure阅读理解（判断题）1、AmoderateearthquakestruckpartsofsoutheastEnglandon28April2007,topplingchimneysfromhousesandrousingresidentsfromtheirbeds.SeveralthousandpeoplewereleftwithoutpowerinKentCounty.Onewomansufferedminorheadandneckinjuries.“Itfeltasifthewholehousewasbeingslidacrosslikeafun-fairride,”saidthewoman.TheBritishGeologicalSurveysaidthe4.3-magnitudequakestruckat8:19a.m.andwascenteredundertheEnglishChannel,about8.5milessouthofDoverandneartheentrancetotheChannelTunnel.Witnessessaidcracksappearedinwallsandchimneyscollapsedacrossthecounty.Residentssaidthetremorhadlastedforabout10to15seconds.“Iwaslyinginbedanditfeltasifsomeonehadjustgotupfrombednexttome,”saidHedrickvanEck,27,ofCanterburyabout60milessoutheastofLondon.“Ithenheardthesoundofcracking,anditwasgettingheavierandheavier.Itfeltasifsomeonewasattheendofmybedhoppingupanddown.”Therearethousandsofmoderatequakesonthisscalearoundtheworldeachyear,buttheyarerareinBritain.TheApril28quakewasthestrongestinBritainsince2002whena4.8-magnitudequakestruckthecentralEnglandcityofBirmingham.Thecountry’sstrongestearthquaketookplaceintheNorthSeain1931,measuring6.1ontheRichterscale.BritishGeologicalSurveyscientistRogerMussonsaidthequaketookplaceon28AprilinanareathathadseenseveralofthebiggestearthquakesevertostrikeBritain,includingonein1580thatcauseddamageinLondonandwasfeltinFrance.Mussonpredictedthatitwasonlyamatteroftimebeforeano