The technology is great. Without it we wouldn’t have been able to put a man on the moon, explore the ocean’s depths or eat microwave sausages. Computers have revolutionized our lives and they have the power to educate and pass on knowledge. But sometimes this power can create more problems than it solves.

  Every doctor has had to try their best to calm down patients who’ve come into their surgery waving an Internet print-out, convinced that they have some rare incurable disease, say, throat cancer. The truth is usually far more ordinary, though: they don’t have throat cancer, and it’s just that their throats are swollen. Being a graduate of the Internet “school” of medicine does not guarantee accurate self-health-checks.

  One day Mrs. Almond came to my hospital after feeling faint at work. While I took her blood sample and tried to find out what was wrong, she said calmly, “I know what’s wrong; I’ve got throat cancer. I know there’s nothing you doctors can do about it and I’ve just got to wait until the day comes.”

  As a matter of routine I ordered a chest X-ray. I looked at it and the blood results an hour later. Something wasn’t right. “Did your local doctor do an X-ray?” I asked. “Oh, I haven’t been to the doctor for years,” she replied. “I read about it on a website and the symptoms fitted, so I knew that’s what I had.”

  However, some of her symptoms, like the severe cough and weight loss, didn’t fit with it—but she’d just ignored this.

  I looked at the X-ray again, and more tests confirmed it wasn’t the cancer but tuberculosis (肺结核)—something that most certainly did need treating, and could be deadly. She was lucky we caught it when we did.

  Mrs. Almond went pale when I explained she would have to be on treatment for the next six months to ensure that she was fully recovered. It was certainly a lesson for her. “I’m so embarrassed,” she said, shaking her head, as I explained that all the people she had come into close contact with would have to be found out and tested.  She listed up to about 20, and then I went to my office to type up my notes. Unexpectedly, the computer was not working, so I had to wait until someone from the IT department came to fix it. Typical. Maybe I should have a microwave sausage while I waited?

  63. Mrs. Almond talked about her illness calmly because ______.

  A. she thought she knew it well

  B. she had purchased medicine online

  C. she graduated from a medical school

  D. she had been treated by local doctors

  64. It was lucky for Mrs. Almond ______.

  A. to have contacted many friends

  B. to have recovered in a short time

  C. to have her assumption confirmed

  D. to have her disease identified in time

  65. Mrs. Almond said “I’m so embarrassed” (Para. 7) because ______.

  A. she had distrusted her close friends

  B. she had caused unnecessary trouble

  C. she had to refuse the doctor’s advice

  D. she had to tell the truth to the doctor

  66. By mentioning the breakdown of the computer, the author probably wants to prove ______.

  A. it’s a must to take a break at work

  B. it’s vital to believe in IT professionals

  C. it’s unwise to simply rely on technology

  D. it’s a danger to work long hours on computers

  

Some wonderfully creative uses of X-rays have been in the world of art.But the most impressive one is to uncover what has been covered up.Details unfolded by an X-ray of a painting can ' t be seen any other way.For example, in the past, paintings were often repaired if small pieces of paint fell off the canvas (帆布). These repairs cannot be seen just by looking at the painting.It takes an X-ray to discover where the repairs have been made.
An X-ray of a painting is one of the best ways to tell if it was created by a famous painter or if it is a forgery(赝品).If there is a question as to whether an old master has painted a certain painting or not, X-rays are made and compared to those of paintings that are known to be original.If the brushstrokes (笔迹) , for example, are shown to be totally different than in other work done by a certain artist, then the painting is proved to be a fake copy.
Since modern paints are usually made from different materials than paints of hundreds of years ago, the image they leave on an X-ray film looks different.This is another way X-rays can be used to spot a forgery.A modem artist will try to make a forgery look hundreds of years old by painting dirty varnish on it or by using artificial means to get the varnish to look cracked.To the naked eye the forgery may look old, but when a careful study of the X-ray image is made, the deception is obvious.
It was common many years ago for an artist to finish a painting, decide it wasn't any good, and paint a completely different picture on top of it.Or artists would paint over others' work —it was their version of recycling.Taking an X-ray is the only way to find out if there is a picture underneath the picture you see with your eyes.Sometimes museums will be more interested in the painting beneath than the one on top, and will restore the older one by having the top layer painstakingly removed.
【小题1】What is the main purpose of the article?

A.To provide information to police who are looking for stolen art.
B.To persuade art dealers to check for fake copies before selling art.
C.To explain how modern technology can be applied in unique ways.
D.To help artists restore damaged artwork to its original appearance.
【小题2】According to the passage,X-rays are used to ______.
A.make repairs on paintings in the past
B.identify the authenticity of an artwork
C.change the materials of a forgery
D.remove the recyclable paints
【小题3】In Paragraph 3, the word "deception" probably means ______.
A.comparisonB.drawbackC.trickeryD.judgement
【小题4】Which is the best title for the passage?
A.X-ray Detectives
B.Creative Uses of Technology
C.Forgery Studies
D.X-ray Painting Techniques

We’ve heard about radiation from the damaged nuclear reactors in Japan reaching American shores. Experts say so far there is no reason to worry, and point out that we meet radiation every day. Where and how? NPR’s Renee Montagne posed that question to Peter Caracappa, a radiation safety officer and professor of nuclear engineering.

MONTAGNE: How many things emit radiation?

Dr CARACAPPA: Well, radiation and radioactive material is a part of nature. So everything that’s living has some amount of radiation coming from it—a very small amout. Plus there’s radiation in the ground and the air.

So the extremes are uranium in the soil to bananas?

Yes.

By the way, why do bananas have radiation?

Bananas have a lot of potassium(钾). And a small amount of potassium naturally is called potassium 40, which is radioactive

What’s the difference between radiation that’s harmful and not harmful?

Well, the term radiation can apply to a lot of different things. But the harmful radiation is ionizing(离子)radiation. It has enough energy that it can make chemical changes in material. We could get ionizing radiation from an X-ray, for example. It’s the kind of radiation that causes cancer.

The broader definition of radiation includes a lot of things that we call non-ionizing radiation. That includes everything like radio waves and visible light and your microwave.

So what then is the largest contributor of ionizing radiation?

For the natural sources of ionizing radiation, actually the biggest chunk of that tends to come from radon(氡), which is a radioactive material that is present in the air. It can become a concern when it builds up in low-lying areas of homes like basements.

Would it be fair to say that most people do not need to worry about the danger of being exposed to radiation?

I would say that the everyday exposure to radioation that we meet contributes an extremely tiny risk to our life or to our health compared to all of the other risks that we meet in our day-to-day life.

1.We can infer from the first paragraph that radiation is______.

A.rare

B.powerful

C.dangerous

D.common

2.The passage may be _______.

A.an interview

B.an argument

C.a talk show program

D.a science report

3.Whether radiation is harmful or not depends on______.

A.whether it has a small amount of potassium

B.whether it changes chemical in materials.

C.whether it has energy to change materials

D.whether it is visible in life

4.The purpose of writing this passage is to _______.

A.advise on how to protect us from radiation

B.analyze what causes radiation in daily life

C.warn people of the danger of radiation

D.expect people not to fear everyday radiation

 

I.词语识别(本题30小题,每小题0.5分,满分15分),

1) 下列有六组英语词组,请根据所给的英语单词或短语,选择其最合适的汉语解释,并将答案号码填涂在答题卡上。

Group 1

1.  negative       A.原则 

2.  reserve        B.巧合

3.  principle       C.消极的

4.  coincident      D.提倡

5.  advocate       E.保护区

                 F.积极的

Group 2

6.  drought       A.灭绝 

7.  threat         B.物种

8.  extinct        C.干旱

9.  species        D.威胁

10. habitat        E.栖息地

                 F.习惯

Group 3

11. considerate    A.  社区

12. conflict       B.  订阅

13. community    C.  冲突

14. adolescence    D. 体贴的

15. subscribe      E. 青少年时期

                 F. 考虑

Group 4

16. nutrition     A. 产生

17. evolution    B. 进程

18. fortnight     C.营养

19. possession   D.(生物)进化

20. come about   E.两周

               F. 所有物

Group 5

21. by and by    A. 为了…的利益

22. all in all      B. 转眼间

23. in a flash     C. 不久之后

24. for good      D. 总之

                E.永远

2 下列每小题A、B、C、D选项中,有其中一个选项的某个单词语法拼写不正确,或某个句子或短语的语法不正确,请将该项答案号码填涂在答题卡上。 

25.  A.an X-ray machine, an honest man, an 11-year-old school

     B.a university,a useful tool, an unexplored area

     C.an orange, an MP4 player, an one-legged table

     D.an uncle, a boxer, a European, a UFO 

26. A.healthier,friendlier,lonelier             

B.cleverer, narrower,heavier

C. sadder, redder, fitter, thinner         

D.bigger,hotter, more badly

27. A. They found him was knocked down. B.My dream has come true.

     C. He’s working there.            D.Mother cooked meals for them.

28. A.regretted, admitted, omitted   B. preferred, occurred, referred

C. writting, trapping, slipping   D.forgotten,fled,hidden

29. A. Never shall I forget it.              

B. Had I known it,I would have told you.

C..No sooner had he arrived than the bell rang.

D.Seldom does he comes here.

30. A. with our lessons over     

B.with his mother ill

C.with a strong wind blowing  

D.with her head bent

 

If your recurring(经常性的)dreams are worrying you,you can rest assured and needn’t worry.Psychologists say in the vast majority of these cases,this is just the mind’s way of dealing with stress and conflicts,problems and concerns.It’s a good thing.
They call be surprisingly vivid and real,or fragmented and weird.They can be comforting or frightening.Our dreams can tell us a lot about what we are really thinking.Dreams give us an x-ray of our unconsciousness(潜意识).They tell us,particularly when we are at life’s passages or turning points.
Lisa Oppenheim had the same dream whenever she was about to move to a new home or a new city.It’s always just a feeling of needing to stay safe.Experts say disturbing dreams often occur around major life events.For Lisa,it was moving.For others,it can be marriage or divorce,the death of a loved one or pressure at work.
Doctor Siegel has studied the meaning of dream for nearly 30 years.He believes stressful or upsetting dreams can be a sign of what’s buried deep inside our minds.
He said.“Dreams are important to survival.They are crucial to the balance of our psyche(心灵).They help us work out problems that we’re having every single day.They go to the cutting edge of what’s stressful,what’s bothering us and what we’re working out in our lives.Dreams can guide us and in order to find that guidance,to find that deep source of wisdom that’s in our dreams every night,we need to pay attention to our dreams.”
But many dreams are scary and horrible.How can we understand these nightmares? Doctor Siegel says they are reflecting especially intense emotion or unresolved conflict.The stronger the emotion in the dream,whether it’s pleasure or fear,the likelier the dream is to be important.
Knowing what your recurring dreams or nightmares mean can be liberating.Some nightmares can be a sign of serious psychological problems,such as post-dramatic stress disorder.If they are extremely disturbing or violent or the cause of severe anxiety,you should see a professional therapist(治疗专家).

  1. 1.

    By saying “Dreams give US an x-ray of our unconsciousness,”  the author means that dreams

    1. A.
      do harm to our mind
    2. B.
      show us our real mind
    3. C.
      solve our stress in mind
    4. D.
      give us a turning point in mind
  2. 2.

    People will have recurring dreams when they_______________.

    1. A.
      1ive with great pressure or have great events
    2. B.
      do the same things all their lives
    3. C.
      move to a new home or a new city
    4. D.
      are comforted or frightened
  3. 3.

    Which of the following is true according to Doctor Siegel?

    1. A.
      Dreams play a very important role in the world’s balance.
    2. B.
      Dreams help us find out the problems we need to solve.
    3. C.
      We should pay attention to every dream we have.
    4. D.
      Only the dreams with pleasure are important to us.
  4. 4.

    How should we deal with the recurring nightmares?

    1. A.
      We should remember them because they are important to us.
    2. B.
      We can ignore them since they are just reflecting our emotions.
    3. C.
      We need to take some sleeping pills to stop this serious problem.
    4. D.
      We should see a psychological doctor if they are seriously disturbing
  5. 5.

    The purpose of the passage is_________________.

    1. A.
      to introduce a variety of dreams
    2. B.
      to offer some advice on avoiding nightmares
    3. C.
      to compare recurring dreams with nightmares
    4. D.
      to ease our anxiety on recurring dreams

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