With alarming regularity, we read about oil tankers having accidents near land and the terrible consequences of the oil spills(泄露) on people, nature, and the environment.

       Millions of dollars have been used in developing special chemicals to help dismiss the spills and to clean up the animals, beaches, and land spoiled by the oil. Unfortunately, when many of these chemicals are used, more damage is caused to the environment, especially to lives in the sea.

       Of all of today’s environmental disasters, an oil spill may actually be one of the least serious. Although oil is poisonous, it is a natural material. In the end, it breaks down naturally. There are, of course, long-term effects, but it is usually more serious in the short term.

       Nature by itself works better than chemical materials, but when there is a spill we demand that governments act immediately with as much hi-tech knowledge as possible. In 1967 the tanker Torrey Canyon sank off the Scilly Isles near the coast of England and spilled 120,000 tones of oil into the ocean. If you go there today, you will find it hard to see any sign that it ever happened.

       Governments seem to accept the risk of transporting millions of tons of oil by ship every day so that we can fill up our cars and drive around and cause even more environmental damage. Interestingly, the biggest companies in the world produce cars, and the next biggest supply the gasoline to make them run!

       We should be thinking more about reducing our dependency on oil. Governments should be encouraging research into new technologies, such as cars run by solar power(太阳能), electricity, hydrogen, and so on. Much of this research has, in the past, been held back by the oil, gas, and coal.

       If the world’s millions of cars were 10% more efficient(高效的) — and the industry could easily produce cars at least twice as efficient — we would need many fewer tankers crossing the oceans each year. If this happened, the risks of oil spills would be reduced, and the air we breathe would be cleaner and fresher, too.

What is the passage mainly talking about?

   A. Oil spills pollution.                                            B. What oil pollution is.

C. Oil tanker accidents.                                     D. How to reduce oil pollution.

How does the author support the idea that oil spills are not as serious as people believe?

A. By giving a description.                                    B. By making an argument.         

C. By giving an example.                                        D. By drawing a diagram.

What does the underlined word “risk” in Paragraph 5 refer to?

A. Transportation depending more on oil.      B. Poisonous oil breaking down naturally.

C. Millions of tons of oil spilling into the sea.   D. More environmental damage being caused.

Which suggestion is made for reducing oil tank accidents according to the passage?

A. We should build safer oil tankers in the near future.

B. We should develop new technologies to cut oil use.

C. Tankers should not be allowed to sail near the coastlines.

D. Countries should build more oil pipelines under the sea.

With alarming regularity, we read about oil tankers having accidents near land and the terrible consequences of the oil spills(泄露) on people, nature, and the environment.
Millions of dollars have been used in developing special chemicals to help dismiss the spills and to clean up the animals, beaches, and land spoiled by the oil.Unfortunately, when many of these chemicals are used, more damage is caused to the environment, especially to lives in the sea.
Of all of today’s environmental disasters, an oil spill may actually be one of the least serious.Although oil is poisonous, it is a natural material.In the end, it breaks down naturally.There are, of course, long-term effects, but it is usually more serious in the short term.
Nature by itself works better than chemical materials, but when there is a spill we demand that governments act immediately with as much hi-tech knowledge as possible.In 1967 the tanker Torrey Canyon sank off the Sicily Isles near the coast of England and spilled 120,000 tones of oil into the ocean.If you go there today, you will find it hard to see any sign that it ever happened.
Governments seem to accept the risk of transporting millions of tons of oil by ship every day so that we can fill up our cars and drive around and cause even more environmental damage.Interestingly, the biggest companies in the world produce cars, and the next biggest supply the gasoline to make them run!
We should be thinking more about reducing our dependency on oil.Governments should be encouraging research into new technologies, such as cars run by solar power(太阳能), electricity, hydrogen, and so on.Much of this research has, in the past, been held back by the oil, gas, and coal.
If the world’s millions of cars were 10% more efficient(高效的)— and the industry could easily produce cars at least twice as efficient — we would need many fewer tankers crossing the oceans each year.If this happened, the risks of oil spills would be reduced, and the air we breathe would be cleaner and fresher, too.
【小题1】What is the passage mainly talking about?

A.Oil tanker accidents.B.Oil spills pollution.
C.What oil pollution is.D.How to reduce oil pollution.
【小题2】How does the author support the idea that oil spills are not as serious as people believe?
A.By giving a description.B.By making an argument.
C.By giving an example.D.By drawing a diagram.
【小题3】What does the underlined word “risk” in Paragraph 5 refer to?
A.Transportation depending more on oil.
B.Poisonous oil breaking down naturally.
C.Millions of tons of oil spilling into the sea.
D.More environmental damage being caused.
【小题4】Which suggestion is made for reducing oil tank accidents according to the passage?
A.We should develop new technologies to cut oil use
B.Tankers should not be allowed to sail near the coastlines.
C.We should build safer oil tankers in the near future.
D.Countries should build more oil pipelines under the sea.


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Expert: Science Adviser - <>3/21/2011
QUESTION: Dear Marie,
Do you have some good suggestions of biology: plant, animal, human science experiments that would work well with teenagers? Scientific methods must go with the experiments. Thanks! <
Donna
ANSWER: Dear Donna,
Marie is not online and I’ll help you instead of him. There are a lot of little things that can be done, but do you mean lab experiment or statistical analysis, etc.? Let us know what can be suitable for you teens, and we will do our best to send you some experiments to do.
Best,
Gloria
Expert: Science Adviser - 3/23/2011
QUESTION: Dear Gloria,
I need lab experiments. The teenage students and I will use data from these experiments to make charts, graphs, tables, etc. and to provide claims and evidence to explain more about the results. Thank you very much.
Donna
ANSWER:
Hi there,
Your best and easiest way is to do some chemistry experiments. Those are very easy and most probably you can do it in the lab and have charts, etc. for you. I do not have any particular one at the top of my head because I do cancer research and it is a bit more difficult than research for teenagers. I think you can look through these and see if you find something useful for you. http://www.siraze.net/chemistry/sezennur/experiments.htm
If not, get back to me and Marie, and we’ll look more. The good thing about this site is that it has the procedures that you can follow.
Good luck,
Gloria
【小题1】How many Science Advisers are there working for this website?
A.Only one.B.At least two.C.About three.D.Over five.
【小题2】According to Donna, she and the teenage students need ___________.
A.experiments in the labB.statistical analysis
C.chemistry experimentsD.charts and evidence
【小题3】Who is this text for?
A.Teenagers.B.Teachers.C.Parents.D.Experts.
【小题4】According to Gloria, Donna and the teenage students should __________.
A.turn to others for helpB.do cancer researches
C.look through a websiteD.tell who will be helped

A Faithful Father

My husband ,kissed me  goodbye ,stroked, the baby’s  cheek and then rushed out of the door ,into his busy day. With the cold of the morning fading, I fed my baby and it fell fast asleep. Usually I would place it in bed and quickly have the house somewhat in 36______ ,

This morning ,however, I stayed seated ,just 37_____,with the baby in my arms ,The thoughts  ran into 38______ of the mornings with my husband, a father rushing out of the door to meet the obligations of life. It was only a small jump to thoughts of my own 39______

My mother passed away when I was ten, and as I looked 40 ______I could see how much of a family man my dad was. He went to work every morning and 41______ to his family every evening. He 42______ food, clothing, warmth ,and protection. He was a faithful father.

Setting the baby down ,I dialed the 43 ______ number. I had just realized the 44 ______ of the ordinary—the daily life going on around us that we often took for granted, and that it needed to be 45______

“Hi ,Dad. ” I said, 46______ back tears.

“Hey, Bud- How are you? ” 47______ was in his voice.:

“ Fine, Fm just calling to say. ,, thank you. ” I got it out before my throat 48______ too much for me to speak.

"What for?”

— For getting up and going to work every morning of ray life. Now that I have my' own 49______ and I see my husband doing the same ,I just wanted to thank you for being 50______ ”

There was 51______ for a moment as my dad composed himself ,and with a small . .52______ in his voice he said, “You’re welcome, Bud. ”

I don’t  remember much of the rest of the call, 53______ that moment of revelation (显露) about my father, I will never forget. There are those who are known for their heroic 54 ______,and also those who are known for their fortunes and fame ,but it is the 55 ______everyday fathers who are the true heroes. I’m thankful that my father was one of them.

1.                A.use            B.line            C.order    D.fashion

 

2.                A.thinking        B.dreaming       C.imagining D.praying

 

3.                A.conversations    B.struggles        C.incidents  D.memories

 

4.                A.baby           B.husband        C.mother   D.father

 

5.                A.out            B.away           C.back D.around

 

6.                A.moved         B.returned        C.escaped  D.walked

 

7.                A.provided       B.collected        C.sought   D.bought

 

8.                A.popular        B.relative         C.regular   D.familiar

 

9.                A.difference      B.significance      C.balance   D.absence

 

10.               A.recognized      B.arranged       C.reduced   D.achieved

 

11.               A.sending        B.pushing        C.holding    D.putting

 

12.               A.Sympathy       B.Stress          C.Doubt D.Concern

 

13.               A.cleared        B.hurt           C.ached D.tightened

 

14.               A.child           B.duty           C.plan  D.career

 

15.               A.inspiring        B.faithful         C.considerate    D.admirable

 

16.               A.peace          B.calm           C.silence    D.rest

 

17.               A.tremble        B.hesitation       C.passion    D.sigh

 

18.               A.and           B.but            C.or    D.nor

 

19.               A.ideas          B.deeds          C.remarks   D.words

 

20.               A.outstanding     B.patient         C.ordinary   D.honest

 

 

★The regular use of text messages and e-mails can lower the IQ more than twice as much as smoking marijuana(大麻). Psychologists say that sending/receiving messages or looking through the many menu options your mobile phone has, lowers a person’s IQ by almost 10 points. British researchers have named this situation “infomania”. Instead of fixed on what they are doing, people’s minds are constantly focused on reacting to the technology surrounding them. This means they don’t pay full attention to the work they are paid to do. The report also added that the brain can not do so many things at once. If you try to do too many things, mistakes begin to occur. And while modern technology can have huge benefits, too much use can be damaging not only to a person’s mind, but to their social life.

★The more televisions 4-year-old children watch, the more likely they are to become bullies later on in school, a newest U.S. study said. At the same time, children whose parents read to them, take them on outings and just generally pay attention to them are less likely to become bullies, said the  report from the University of Washington. Researchers also found gaps in learning and understanding such things as social skills early in life makes it more difficult for children to relate with other children. Watching violence on television leads to aggressive behavior.

★You could soon be able to add your favorite perfume to your e-mails. UK net provider Telewest Broadband is testing a system to let people send e-mails over the Internet with sweet smell. It has developed a kind of hi-tech air freshener that plugs into a PC and sprays a smell linked to the message. Telewest says it could be used by supermarkets to attract people with the smell of fresh bread or by holiday companies seeking to stir up images of sun-kissed beachers.

1..

 What does “infomania” refer to according to the first part of the text?

A. A situation in which a person uses his mobile phone too much.

B. A situation in which a person has his IQ lowered using his mobile phone.

C. A situation in which a person performs badly at work..

D. A situation in which a person lowers his IQ using his mobile phone improperly.

2..

 According to the second part of the text, _____ are less likely to become bullies.

   A. children whose parents care about them

   B. children whose parents give them more freedom

   C. children whose parents direct them over watching TV

   D. children whose parents stop them watching TV

3..

 The children who watch TV  frequently will not ______.

   A. be aggressive                 

B. be likely to become bullies

   C. have difficulty in communicating with other children

   D. understand socially skills as easily

4..

 The new system provided by Telewest Broadband can _____.

   A. be used as a kind of air freshener

B. make people have imagination of sun kissed beachers

C. make people smell fresh bread

D. make e-mails smelly over the Internet

 

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