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(5)及答案阅读理解Why shouldmankind explorespace Whyshould money,„time andeffort be spent exploringandresearching somethingwith sofew apparentbenefits Whyshould resourcesbespenton spaceratherthan onconditions andpeople on Earth Theseare questionsthat,understandably,are veryoftenasked.Perhaps thebest answerlies in our geneticmakeup(基因构成)as human beings.What droveourancestors tomove from the treesinto theplains,and oninto allpossible areasand environmentsThewider thespread of a species,the betterits chanceof survival.Perhaps thebest reasonforexploring spaceis thisgenetic tendencyto expandwherever possible.Nearly everysuccessful civilizationhas explored,because bydoing so,any dangersin surroundingareascan beidentified andprepared for.Without knowledge,we maybe completelydestroyed bythedanger.With knowledge,we canlessen itseffects.Exploration alsoallows mineralsand otherpotential(潜在的)resources to be found.Evenif we have noimmediate needof them,they willperhaps beuseful later.Resources maybe more thanphysical possessions.Knowledge ortechniques have been acquiredthrough exploration.Thetechniques mayhave medicalapplications which can improve the lengthor qualityof ourlives.Wehave alreadybenefited fromother spin-offs includingimprovements inearthquake prediction,insatellites forweather forecastingand incommunications systems.Even non-stick pansand mirroredsunglassesare by-products(副产品)of technologicaldevelopments in the space.While manyresourcesare spenton whatseems asmall return,the explorationof spaceallows creative,braveand intelligentmembers of our speciesto focus on whatmay serveto saveus.While spacemay holdmany wonders andexplanations ofhow theuniverse wasformed orhow itworks,it alsoholds dangers.The dangerexists,but knowledgecan helphumanbeingto survive.Without theability toreach outacrossspace,the chanceto saveourselves might not exist.While Earthis theonly planetknown tosupport life,surely theadaptive ability of humanswouldallow us to liveon otherplanets.It is true that the lifestylewould bedifferent,but humanlifeand cultureshave adaptedin thepast andsurely couldin thefuture.
16.Why does the authormention thequestions in Paragraph1A.To expresshis doubts.B.To comparedifferent ideas„.C.To introducepoints fordiscussion.D.To describethe conditionsonEarth.
17.What isthe reasonfor exploringspace basedon Paragraph2A.Humans arenature-born todo so.B.Humans havethe tendencyto fight.C.Humans mayfind newsources offood.D.Humans dont liketo stayin the same place.
18.The underlinedword“spin-offs“inParagraph4probably refersto.A.survival chancesB.unexpected benefitsC.potential resourcesD.physical possessions
19.What makesit possiblefor humansto liveon otherplanetsA.The adaptiveabilityofhumans.B.Resources on the earth..C.Our geneticmakeup.D.By-products inspace exploration.
20.Which of the statementscan bestsum upthe passagenA.Space explorationhas createdmanywonders.B.Space explorationprovided thebest value„for money.C.Spacer explorationcan benefitscience andtechnology.D.Space explorationmay helpus avoidpotential problemsonEarth.【参考答案16—20]C AB ADAYou needtobeof acertain ageto understandwhy somany peoplein Hollywoodare caringabout thepossibleclosing downof Metro-Go1dwyn-Mayer(米高梅电影公司).For thepast40years,itsoutput has been good,but nowit isontheropes,with debtsof$
3.7billion andwill havetosell offits mostvaluable assets(资产).In itsgolden time,MGM stoodfor something.If WarnerBrothers meantsocial dramasand gangstermovies,and Disneymeant cartoonfilms,then MGMwas healthyfantasy.This businessmodel founditsmost gloriousexpression inits musicals(音乐剧)of thepost-war era.It alsofeatured suchmanyfamous starsas FredAstaire,Frank Sinatra,Gene Kellyand JudyGarland.But MGMhad alwaysput itshopes onthe qualityof starsit couldattract.From the time MGMbecamea companyin1924,the studioand hisassociate provedthemselves goodat creatingbig names.For35years,this workedwell enough,but thegrowing powerof televisiondisturbed Hollywood.MGM continuedto throwmoney intomaking gorgeous-looking musicals,but despitesome bigsuccessesaudiences graduallystarted todrift away.Throughout thesixties,MGMs declineset in.Thingswent frombad toworse.In1973,MGM stoppeddistributing itsown films.Since then,the Lion,s roarhasbeenreduced toa whimper(呜咽).How farMGM hasfallen canbe shownby itsrecent releases.This was a studiothat foryears offeredareliable supplyof first-class films.Yet lastyear itstotal outputwas three.To makeit worse,all wereco-produced withother studios.And thisyear Onlyone sofar,and maybethe last.What nowMGM willprobably besold,though recentbuyers havebeen cautiousabout aprice thoughttobe around$2billion.
1.MGM isbecoming thefocus inHollywood becauseit.A.has moresupporters B.has producedgood filmsC.might beclosed downD.has lostall itsassets
2.What canwe learnabout MGMfrom thetextA.It hasbeen soldout for around$2billion.B.The Internetwasafactor causingits decline.C.It onlyproduced threefilms byitself lastyear.D.It madea wrongdecision forits development.
3.What,sthemain ideaof thetextA.The pastglories of MGM.B.The musicalsmade byMGM.C.The declineofMGM.D.A historicaldecision byMGM.【参考答案】1—
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7、CDDAWhen Imet him,I hada lotof angerinside ofme.I velived mywhole lifein SpanishHarlem,but inmy neighborhood,there areshoot-ups allthetime.I knowkids whohavebeenshot orbeatenup.I havefriends whoended upin prison.I couldhave endedup thatway,too,but Mr.Clark wouldntlet thathappen.Mr.Clark workedlong hours,making sureI didmy work.My gradesrose.In fact,the scoresof ourwhole.class rose.One day,he tookour classto seeThe Phantom ofthe Opera,and itwas thefirsttime somekids hadever beenout ofHarlem.Before theshow,he treatedustodinner ata restaurantandtaught us not to talk with our mouths full.We didnot wantto lethim down.Mr.Clark wasselected asDisney s2000Teacher ofthe Year.He saidhe woulddraw threenam„esout ofa hat;those studentswould gowith himto LosAngeles toget theaward.But whenthe timecameto drawnames,Mr.Clark said,You reall going.”On graduationday,there werea lotoftears.We didnt wanthis classto end.In2001,he movedto Atlanta,but healways keptin touch.He startedgiving lecturesabout education,and wrotea bestsellingbook basedon hisclassroomrules,The Essential
55.In2003,Mr.Clark tooksome ofusona tripto SouthAfrica todeliver schoolsupplies andvisitthe orphanages(另IUL院).It wasthe mostamazing experienceof mylife.It„s nowmy dreamtoone daystart agroup ofwomen sclubs,helping peoplefrom allbackgrounds.
11.Without Mr.Clark,the writer.A.might havebeen putinto prisonB.might nothave wonthe prizeC.might havejoined awomen sclub D.mightnothave movedto Atlanta
12.The Essential55isA.a showB.a speechC.a classroomrule D.abook
13.How manystudents nameswere finallydrawn outofahat byMr.ClarkA.None B.Three C.Fifty-five D.All
14.What canwe learnin the passageA.It wasin Harlemthat wesaw ThePhantomoftheOperaforthefirst time.B.Mr.Clark taughtusnottotalkwithourmouthsfull,andwedid.C.Mr.Clark wasselected asDisney s2000Teacher ofthe Yearin LosAngeles.D.In2003,Mr.Clark movedto Atlanta,and healways keptin touchwith us.
15.In thepassage,the writerintends totell us thatA.Mr.Clark wentto SouthAfrica becausehe likedtravelingB.Mr.Clark helpedto setup agroup ofwomen sclubsC.a goodteacher canhelp raisehis or her studentsscores,D.a goodteacher hasa goodinfluenceon hisorherstudents【参考答案】H—
15.11-20ADABDCan peoplechange their skin color without sufferinglike pop king Michael Jackson Perhapsyes.Scientists havefound the gene thatdetermines skin color.The genecomes intwo versions,oneofwJiich isfound in99per centof Europeans.The otherisfound in93to100per centof Africans,researchers atPennsylvania StateUniversity reportinthe latestissue ofScience.Scientists havechanged thecolor ofa dark-striped zebrafish(斑马鱼)to uniformgold byinsertinga version ofthe pigment(色素)gene intoa youngfish.As withhumans,zebrafish skin color isdetermined by pigmentcells,which containmelanin(黑色素).The number,size anddarkness ofmelaninper pigmentcell determineskin color.It appearsthat,like thegolden zebrafish,light-skinned Europeansalso havea mutation(变异)in the gene formelanin production.This resultsin lesspigmented skin.However,Keith Cheng,leader ofthe researchteam,points outthatthemutation isdifferent inhumanand zebrafishgenes.Humans acquireddark skinin Africaabout
1.5million yearsago toprotect bodiesfrom ultra-violetrays ofthe sun(太阳光紫夕卜线),whichcancause skin cancer.But whenmodern humansleave Africato livein northernlatitudes,they needmore sunlighton theirskinto producevitamin D.So therelated genechanges,according toCheng.Asians havethesameversionofthegeneas Africans,so theyprobably acquiredtheir lightskinthrough theaction ofsome othergene thataffects skincolor,said Cheng.The newdiscovery couldlead to medicaltreatments forskincancer.It alsocould leadto research into ways to change skincolor withoutdamaging itlike chemicaltreatment didon MichaelJackson.
16.The passagemainly tellsusthat.A.people cannot changetheir skincolorwithoutany painB.the newdiscovery couldleadtoresearchintowaysto changeskincolor safelyC.popkingMichaelJacksonoften changedhis skincolor ashe likedD.scientists havefound outthat people s skincolor isdetermined bythegene
17.It canbeinferred fromthepassagethat.A.nowadays peoplewho wanttochangetheir skincolor haveto suffera lotfromthedamage causedbythe chemicaltreatmentB.Europeans andAfricans havethesamegeneC.the newdiscovery couldhelp tofind medicaltreatments forskin cancerD.there aretwo kindsof genes
18.Scientists havedone anexperiment ona dark-striped zebrafishin ordertoA.find thedifferent genesof humansB.provethehumans skincolor isdeterminedbythepigmentgeneC.find out thereason whythe Africansskincoloris darknD.find outthe waysof changingpeoplesskincolor
19.The reasonwhy Europeansare light-skinned isprobably thatA.they areborn light-skinned peopleB.light-skinned Europeanshave mutationinthegene formelanin productionC.they havefewer activitiesoutsideD.they paymuch attentionto protectingtheirskin
20.The writers attitudetowards thediscovery is.A.neutral(中立的)B.negative C.positive D.indifferent(冷漠)【参考答案】16—
20、DABBC。