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  A single night of taking the drug Ecstasy(摇头丸)can cause serious brain damage and speed up the start of Parkinson's disease, scientists say.Just two or three Ecstasy tablets can permanently destroy brain cells that affect movement and reasoning, according to American research that links the drug to Parkinson's for the first time.

  A study by a team at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, involving squirrel monkeys and baboons(狒狒)found that both species suffered permanent damage to key cells, which are lost in Parkinson's, after receiving three low doses(剂量)of Ecstasy at three-hour periods.

  The study is particularly important because baboons are one of the best animal models for the human brain.George Ricaurte, who led the research, said that the widespread abuse of drug might have caused severe damage.“The most troubling result is that young adults using Ecstasy may be increasing their risk of developing Parkinsonism as they get older.”

  Alan Leshner, a former director of the US National Institute on Drug Abuse, said,“This study emphasizes the multi-aspect damage that Ecstasy causes to users.We've long known that repeated use damages brain cells.But this study shows that even very occasional use can have long-lasting effects on many different brain systems.It sends an important message to young people:don't experiment with your own brain.”

  Janet Betts, a mother whose teenage daughter Leah died after a single Ecstasy tablet in 1995, said,“This comes as no surprise.But people can't see the effects at first, and they say it won't happen to them.We'll see the symptoms later, just as we have with smoking.”

(1)

The article is intended to ________.

[  ]

A.

explain the bad effects of drugs on people's health

B.

warn young people of the risk of taking the drug Ecstasy

C.

persuade people out of such bad habits as smoking and using drugs

D.

tell us the links between the drug Ecstasy and Parkinson's disease

(2)

We know from the passage that a low dose of Ecstasy ________.

[  ]

A.

won't cause serious brain damage

B.

can permanently destroy one's brain cells

C.

will result in immediate symptoms

D.

may bring on Parkinson's at once

(3)

Why are squirrel monkeys and baboons involved in the experiments?

[  ]

A.

Because their brain is similar to human being's.

B.

Because these animals usually take drugs.

C.

Because these animals will soon get well after the experiment.

D.

Because there is a model in the animals' brains.

(4)

The underlined word“This”in the last paragraph probably means that ________.

[  ]

A.

Leah died after a single Ecstasy tablet in 1995

B.

taking drug has the same symptoms as smoking

C.

occasional use of the drug can have long-lasting effects on the brain systems

D.

people have long known that repeated use of the drug damages brain cells

答案:1.B;2.B;3.A;4.C;
解析:

(1)

  命题立意:考查学生的判断推理能力。

  试题解析:根据第3段最后一句话,第4段最后一句话,及最后一段,可以推断作者想提醒人们,尤其是年轻人要远离摇头丸。

(2)

  命题立意:考查考生对具体信息的理解能力。

  试题解析:由第1段第2句及第2段中的“…both species suffered permanent damage…after receiving three low doses of Ecstasy at three-hour periods”可知答案为B。

(3)

  命题立意:考查考生对具体信息的理解能力。

  试题解析:由第3段第1句中的because baboons are one of the best animal models for the human brain可知答案。

(4)

  命题立意:考查考生根据上下文推断词义的能力。

  试题解析:由整篇文章的主题(第1段),第4段中的“even very occasional use can have long-lasting effects on many different brain systems”及最后一段中的“But people can't see the effects at first, and they say…”可推测“This”指摇头丸对大脑造成的永久性伤害。

  语篇解读:本文是调查报告。研究表明,一粒小小的摇头丸在使你迷幻的同时也对你的脑细胞造成了永久性的损害。


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  New York , May 25?   Millions of volunteers (志愿者)joined in a long chain spreading 4 125 miles across the world's richest nation Sunday and burst into songs , reaching the highest development in the Hands Across America road to raise 50 million for the nation's homeless and hungry.

  

  The chain began with a 6-year-old homeless girl named Amy in New York's Buttery Park. It spread across 16 states and Washington, D.C. where it crossed the White House   to the Queen Mary's port in California. The last people in the line were Bill and Mary Jones and their five small children, who lived in a family shelter (收容所) for the homeless in Venice, California.

  

  The chain was not unbroken some gaps were planned for safety, others opened where there were not enough people to cover the ground. But along most of the route, the healthy joined the sick, beautiful film stars , homeless beggars , wealthy artists , poor children and President and Mrs Regan all took places in the long line.

  

  

1.What is the main idea of the passage?

  

[  ]

     

A.Millions of volunteers support the poor.

     

B.The longest line is waiting for support.

     

C.The homeless and poor need help.

     

D.The richest nation faces the problem.        

2.The underlined word “raise” in the first paragraph means _______.

  

[  ]

                          
  

A.try to lift

  

B.manage to collect

  

C.bring up

  

D.join up

        

3.From the article, we know that the volunteers were made up of ________.

  

[  ]

        

A.both the homeless and the poor

  

B.the government officials, including President Regan

  

C.people in every field

  

D.people of 16 states except Amy

        

4.What do you think of the people in the chain spreading 4 125 miles?

  

[  ]

                          
  

A.They were hand in hand.

  

B.They were in good order.

  

C.They were troublesome.

  

D.They were planned for safety.

        

5.Although the United States is a developed country, ________.

  

[  ]

        

A.there is still a rebellion sometimes.

  

B.there is still many people waiting for jobs

  

C.there are still some family shelters

           

D.there are still many social problems to be solved.

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  The famous director of a big and expensive movie planned to film a beautiful sunset over the ocean, so that the audience could see his hero and heroine in front of it at the end of the film as they said good-bye to each other forever. He sent his camera crew(摄制组)out one evening to film the sunset for him.

  The next morning he said to the men,“Have you provided me with that sunset?”

  “No, sir,”the men answered.

  The director was angry.“Why not?”he asked.

  “Well, sir.”one of the men answered, “we're on the east coast here, and the sun sets in the west. We can get you a sunrise over the sea, if necessary, but not a sunset.”

  “But I want a sunset!”the director shouted.“Go to the airport, take the next flight to the west coast, and get one.”

  But then a young secretary had an idea.“Why don't you photograph a sunrise,”she suggested,“and then play it backwards. It'll look like a sunset.”

  “That's a very good idea!”the director said. Then he turned to the camera crew and said,“Tomorrow morning I want you to get me a beautiful sunrise over the sea.”

  The camera crew went out early the next morning end filmed a bright sunrise over the beach in the middle of a beautiful bay (海湾). Then at nine o'clock they took it to the director.“Here it is, sir.”they said, and gave it to him. He was very pleased.

  They all went into the studio (摄影棚).“All right.”the director explained.“Now our hero and heroine are going to say good-bye. Run the film backwards so that we can see the‘sunset’behind them.”

  The“sunset”began, but after a quarter of a minute, the director suddenly put his face in his hands and shouted to the camera crew to stop.

  The birds in the film were flying backwards, and the waves on the sea were going away from the beach.

1.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

[  ]

A.The crew had to follow the secretary's advice.

B.If you want to see a sunrise, the east coast is the place to go to.

C.The camera crew wasn't able to film the scene the first day

D.The director ordered Ms crew to stop filming the“sunset”.

2.The director wanted to film a sunset over the ocean because ________.

[  ]

A.it went well with the separation of the hero and the heroine

B.when they arrived at the beach it was already in the evening

C.the ocean looked more beautiful at sunset

D.it was more moving than a sunrise

3.After the“sunset”began the director suddenly put his face in his hands ________.

[  ]

A.because he was moved to tears

B.as he saw everything in the film moving backwards

C.as the sunrise did not look as beautiful as he had imagined

D.because he was disappointed with the performance of the hero and heroine

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  New York , May 25?   Millions of volunteers (志愿者)joined in a long chain spreading 4 125 miles across the world's richest nation Sunday and burst into songs , reaching the highest development in the Hands Across America road to raise 50 million for the nation's homeless and hungry.

  

  The chain began with a 6-year-old homeless girl named Amy in New York's Buttery Park. It spread across 16 states and Washington, D.C. where it crossed the White House   to the Queen Mary's port in California. The last people in the line were Bill and Mary Jones and their five small children, who lived in a family shelter (收容所) for the homeless in Venice, California.

  

  The chain was not unbroken some gaps were planned for safety, others opened where there were not enough people to cover the ground. But along most of the route, the healthy joined the sick, beautiful film stars , homeless beggars , wealthy artists , poor children and President and Mrs Regan all took places in the long line.

  

  

1.What is the main idea of the passage?

  

[  ]

     

A.Millions of volunteers support the poor.

     

B.The longest line is waiting for support.

     

C.The homeless and poor need help.

     

D.The richest nation faces the problem.        

2.The underlined word “raise” in the first paragraph means _______.

  

[  ]

                          
  

A.try to lift

  

B.manage to collect

  

C.bring up

  

D.join up

        

3.From the article, we know that the volunteers were made up of ________.

  

[  ]

        

A.both the homeless and the poor

  

B.the government officials, including President Regan

  

C.people in every field

  

D.people of 16 states except Amy

        

4.What do you think of the people in the chain spreading 4 125 miles?

  

[  ]

                          
  

A.They were hand in hand.

  

B.They were in good order.

  

C.They were troublesome.

  

D.They were planned for safety.

        

5.Although the United States is a developed country, ________.

  

[  ]

        

A.there is still a rebellion sometimes.

  

B.there is still many people waiting for jobs

  

C.there are still some family shelters

           

D.there are still many social problems to be solved.

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ISC(HS)Reference No.S006864            New South Wales

Student Date of Birth:19/08/1988   Department of Education and Training

                     International Students Centre

Hong Xue              827-839 George Street PO Box 707

60 Waratah Street                Broadway NSW 21007

Croydon Park NSW 2133       Phone:(612)9217 4801 1300 302 456

                        Fax:(612)9212 6721

                 http://www.tafensw.edu.au/international/

WARNING LETTER

Dear Hong Xue,

  As you are aware, your student visa regulations set out a number of conditions applying to your visa.It has come to our attention that you are failing to meet the following conditions:You must maintain accommodation, support and general welfare arrangements that have been approved by your education provider if you:

  ●have not turned 18; and

  ●are not staying in Australia with:

  -a parent

  -a custodian(监护人); or

  -a relative who has been nominated(指定)by your parent or a custodian, is aged at least 21 and is of good character.

  Note:You must not change those arrangements without the written approval of your education provider.

  You must obey the following rules:

  1.During term time you must:

  a)remain in your homestay during the school term;

  b)come home every night; and

  c)inform your guardian at all times of your whereabouts.

  2.On weekends you must:

  a)have your guardian's permission to stay with friends; and

  b)inform your guardian of the name, address and phone numbers of people you are visiting.

  3.You must return your guardian's telephone calls.

  This will be your only warning.If you continue to breach(违反)your student visa regulations we will report you to the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs.Such action may lead to the cancellation(取消)of your student visa.Please contact me on(612)9217 4801 or fax(612)9212 6721 if you have questions about your enrolment.

                   Yours sincerely

                   Tracey Carlon

                   Student Advisor

                   International Students Centre

NSW Department of Education and Training

(1)

What's the purpose of writing this letter?

[  ]

A.

To remind the recipient of the conditions for applying for a student visa.

B.

To warn the recipient not to do anything against his student visa regulations again.

C.

To tell the recipient how to contact his student advisor.

D.

To inform the recipient of the student visa regulations.

(2)

What can be learned about the recipient from this letter?

[  ]

A.

He is under 18 and studies in Australia with his parents.

B.

He is required to come home every night according to the rules.

C.

He can stay with his friends on weekends if permitted.

D.

His student Visa has been cancelled.

(3)

To which address should the recipient reply if he feels like answering the letter?

[  ]

A.

Hong Xue at 60 Waratah Street, Croydon Park NSW 2133.

B.

Tracey Carlon at the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs.

C.

Hong Xue at NSW Department of Education and Training.

D.

Tracey Carlon at 827-839 George Street, PO Box 707, Broadway NSW 21007.

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  So far, scientists have named about 1.8 million living species(物种), and that’s just a small part of what probably exists on Earth.With so many plants, animals, fungi, and other organisms covering the planet, it can be tough to figure out what type of spider is crawling up your leg or what kind of bird just flew by.

  A soon-to-be-launched Website might help.An international team of researchers has announced the creation of a Web-based Encyclopedia of Life(EOL).The project aims to catalogue every species on Earth in a single, easy-to-use reference guide.

  To get the encyclopedia started, the creators will use information from scientific databases that already exist.And eventually, in special sections of the site, nonscientists with specialized knowledge will join.Gardeners, for example, will be able to record the dates that their flowers first bloom each year.Bird-watchers will be able to input which birds they’ve seen and where.The technology for this kind of tool has only recently become available.

  As the EOL develops, you might find it useful for school projects.The site will have special pages for kids who are studying ecosystems in their neighborhoods.To make sure the encyclopedia is accurate, scientists will review much of the information added to it.People who visit the site will be able to choose to skip pages that haven’t been reviewed.

  Another convenient characteristic of the EOL is that you’ll be able to pick the level of detail you see to match your interests, age, and current knowledge.If you wanted to learn about polar bears for a science class report, for example, you could use the“novice”setting to get basic information about the animals.On the“expert”setting, on the other hand.you could get much more detailed information about the history, literature, and exploration of polar bears.

  It now takes years for scientists to collect all the data they need to describe and analyze species.The creators of the Encyclopedia of Life hope that their new tool will speed that process.

  Keep an eye on www.eol.org.Pages will begin to go up sometime next year, and you might find them useful for your school reports.The EOL team might have the basics for all 1.8 million entries online as early as 2017.Someday, you might add your own notes.

(1)

What is implied in the last sentence of Paragraph 1?

[  ]

A.

No one can become an expert on spiders and birds.

B.

So many spiders have crawled up your leg

C.

There are far more than 1.8 million living species.

D.

Scientists have named a lot of living species

(2)

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

[  ]

A.

You can find information of all living species online in 2017.

B.

Nonscientists will be able to add their own notes to the website.

C.

The kids preparing school reports can not have access to the informat’0 n’

D.

You are not free to choose the amount of detailed information.

(3)

What does the underlined word“novice”probably mean in Paragraph 5?

[  ]

A.

Beginner.

B.

Specialist.

C.

Scientist.

D.

Pupil.

(4)

Who are the intended readers of this passage?

[  ]

A.

Students.

B.

Researchers.

C.

Bird watchers or Gardeners.

D.

People in general

(5)

What is the best title for the passage?

[  ]

A.

Exploring Polar Bears

B.

Visit Our Website Now

C.

How to Do School Projects

D.

E-book of Life.

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