题目内容

—What a pity! Their experiment is a failure.

—They ________ better under more favorable conditions.

A. should have doneB. could have done C. must have doneD. may have done

 

B

【解析】

试题分析: 句意:--真遗憾,他们的实验是一个失败.—在更加有利的条件下他们本应该做的更好。这里under more favorable conditions.是一个隐含的虚拟语气,相当于if they had been under more favorable conditions.说明是和过去相反的虚拟条件句,所以主句是could have done“过去本可以做的更好”,所以选B。

考点:考查含蓄的小虚拟条件句

 

练习册系列答案
相关题目

The mental aspect of athletics is underrated. The common expression, “athletics are 90 percent ____ and 10 percent physical,” is often used by coaches, and stresses that mindsets make a huge ____ in competitions.

“The physical aspect of the sport can only take you ____ ,” said Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast Shannon Miller during an interview with the Dana Foundation. “The mental aspect has to ____ , especially when you’re talking about the best of the best. In the Olympic games, everyone is talented. Everyone ____ hard. Everyone does the work. What ____ the gold medalists from the silver medalists is simply the mental game.”

Many athletes have used the technique of mental imagery, or ____ , to perform at their best. Research on the brain patterns of ____ found that the patterns activated when a weightlifter lifted heavy weights were activated ____ when they simply imagined lifting and some studies have suggested that mental ____ can be almost as effective as physical training. One study, published in the Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology in 1996, found that ____ weight lifting caused ____ changes in muscle activity.

“Mental imagery ____ many cognitive (认知的) processes in the brain: motor control, attention, perception, planning, and memory,” researcher Angie LeVan wrote in Psychology Today. “So the ____ is getting trained for actual performance during visualization. It’s been found that mental practices can enhance motivation, increase confidence, improve motor performance and ____ your brain for success.”

____ visualizing is more than just thinking about an upcoming event. ____ athletes use visualization, they truly feel the event taking place in their mind’s eye.

“During visualization, she incorporates (整合) all of her ____ into the experience,” sports psychologist Dr JoAnn Dahlkoetter wrote in a blog post on The Huffington Post ____ a speed skater she works with. “She feels her forefoot pushing off the track, she hears her skating splits, and she sees herself racing ahead of the competitors. She experiences all of the elements of her race ____ before executing (完成) her performance.”

1.A. lucky B. intelligent C. mental D. strategic

2.A. difference B. importance C. improvement D. challenge

3.A. so long B. so far C. so much D. so high

4.A. turn on B. show off C. take up D. set off

5.A. thinksB. moves C. runs D. trains

6.A. breaksB. pushes C. decidesD. distinguishes

7.A. activation B. visualization C. motivation D. perception

8.A. athletes B. gymnasts C. weightlifters D. skaters

9.A. regularly B. normally C. finally D. similarly

10.A. connection B. practice C. performances D. directions

11.A. imagining B. considering C. reviewing D. dreaming

12.A. few B. usual C. actual D. strange

13.A. impacts B. increases C. slows D. follows

14.A. brain B. body C. attention D. memory

15.A. help B. apply C. useD. prepare

16.A. Though B. But C. Thus D. Otherwise

17.A. Unless B. After C. When D. Until

18.A. observations B. spirit C. determination D. senses

19.A. to B. for C. about D. with

20.A. in surprise B. in detail C. on time D. for example

 

The evolution of the first animals may have oxygenated(供氧)Earth's oceans. New research

led by the University of Exeter challenges the long held belief that oxygenation of the atmosphere and oceans was a precondition for the evolution of complex life forms.

The study, published in the journal Nature Geoscience, builds on the recent work of scientists in Denmark who found that sponges(海绵动物)一the first animals to evolve一require only small amounts of oxygen.

Professor Tim Lenton of the University of Exeter, who led the new study, said: "We argue that the evolution of the first animals could have played a key role in the widespread oxygenation of the deep oceans. This in turn may have facilitated the evolution of more complex, mobile animals."

Critical to determining oxygen levels in the deep ocean is the balance of oxygen supply and demand. Demand for oxygen is created by the sinking of dead organic material into the deep ocean. The new study argues that the first animals reduced this supply of organic matter一both directly and indirectly.

Sponges feed by pumping water through their bodies, "digesting" the tiny particles of organic matter, and thus helping oxygenate the shelf seas that they live in. By oxygenating more of the bottom waters, the first animals actually increased the removal of the essential nutrient phosphorus(磷)in the ocean. This in turn reduced the productivity of the whole ocean ecosystem, lowering oxygen demand and thus oxygenating the deep ocean.

A more oxygen-rich ocean created ideal conditions for more complex mobile animals to evolve, because they have a higher requirement for oxygen. These included the first predatory(肉食的)animals with guts(内脏)that started to eat one another, marking the beginning of the type of food webs we are familiar with today.

Professor Simon Poulton of the University of Leeds, who is a co-author of the study, added: "This study provides a possible mechanism for ocean oxygenation without the requirement for a rise in atmospheric oxygen. It therefore questions whether the long-standing belief that there was a major rise in atmospheric oxygen at this time is correct. We simply don't know the answer to this at present, which is ultimately key to understanding how our planet evolved to its current habitable state. Geochemists need to come up with new ways to explain oxygen levels on the early Earth."

1.The underlined word "facilitated" in Para. 3 is closest in meaning to__.

A. prevented B. promoted C. interrupted D. witnessed

2.From paragraphs 4 to 6, we can infer that__.

A. phosphorus can keep the productivity of the ocean ecosystem

B. complex animals consume the same amount of oxygen as sponges

C. the sinking of dead organic material into the deep ocean produces oxygen

D. the existence of the first animals marks the beginning of modern food webs

3. From the last paragraph, we can learn Pro. Simon Poulton believes that__.

A. their study gives a new explanation for the high oxygen content in the air

B.oxygen increased greatly in the air as the first animals oxygenated the oceans

C. their study answers the question of how the earth evolved to the present state

D. ocean oxygenation does not necessarily require a rise in atmospheric oxygen

4.The main purpose of the passage is to__.

A. present the view that the first animals played an active role in oxygenating oceans

B. introduce two opposite opinions on how the first animals oxygenated oceans

C.analyze how atmospheric oxygen stepped up the evolution of oceanic animals

D. explain how oceanic oxygen determines the amount of atmospheric oxygen

 

Consumer electronics once again topped the list of the most wanted gifts this holiday season. “Seventy-six percent of consumers who plan to buy holiday gifts say that they will spend money buying at least one technology product; definitely a solid vote of confidence for technology.” Steve Koenig is with the Consumer Electronics Association. He says the group’s latest research also shows that Americans this year are spending more on technology products.

  “Here in 2012, $252 on average–the technology spend for consumers this year.” From tablet computers to smartphones, American shoppers have been lining up to get the newest and coolest electronic devices on the market. There are more choices today than ever before. “It’s kind of hard to make a decision.”

  Tablet computers are one of the best-selling products this year. Brian Tong is Senior Editor of CNET.com. The website reports on tech news and examines the latest electronic products. He says the Apple iPad Mini is one of the most popular tablets. Its starting price is $329. One of Apple’s biggest competitors is the Google Nexus 7. It starts at $199.

  “The hardware inside is more powerful than what’s in the iPad Mini, but also it offers you a lot of things like maps that work better than Apple’s maps.” Brian Tong says there is one reason why people may like the iPad Mini more than the Nexus 7. “If you just want to read books and surf the Internet, you don’t really need to get an iPad Mini, but if you want the largest group of apps that’s where the iPad and Apple’s ecosystem shines the most.”

  Elman Chacon is with the electronics store Best Buy. He says another hot product this season is smart cameras. They connect to the Internet through Wi-Fi. This makes it easy for users to email or upload photographs directly from the camera. “You can literally take a picture, upload it into your Facebook in a matter of seconds. These things are pretty cool because they do a lot of things.”

Streaming media boxes also connect to the Internet. People are able to watch web content such as movies and YouTube videos on their televisions. Another popular item is wireless speaker systems. The newest ones work with any device that has Bluetooth technology, including smartphones, laptops and tablets.

  With the growing popularity of Internet shopping, many consumers will visit a store first to look at a product, and then go online to find it at a lower price. Stores like Best Buy understand that and they want to stay competitive.

  “We have something called the perfect match promise which means if you buy a certain device and you find it cheaper within 30 days we’ll go ahead and price match that for you.” Elman Chacon said.

1.According to Brain Tong, ________.

A. the Apple’s iPad Mini is more suitable for enthusiastic readers

B. the hardware in iPad Mini is more advanced than that in Nexus 7

C. Nexus 7 has fewer apps than iPad Mini

D. iPad mini is more eco-friendly

2.If you’ve discovered that a certain device you bought at Best Buy is more expensive than one at another store, ________.

A. you are sure to get double the amount you paid

B. you can return the device and get your money back

C. the store will return the price differences

D. the store will lower the price within 30 days

3.Which of the following would be the best gift for a cab driver?

A. Smart cameras.B. Streaming media boxes.

C. Wireless speaker systems.D. Tablet computers.

 

违法和不良信息举报电话:027-86699610 举报邮箱:58377363@163.com

精英家教网