Just seven years ago, the Jarvik-7 artificial heart was being cheered as the model of human creativeness．The sight of Barney Clark－alive and conscious after trading his diseased heart for a metal-and-plastic pump－convinced the press, the public and many doctors that the future had arrived．It hadn't．After monitoring production of the Jarvik-7, and reviewing its effects on the 150 or so patients(most of whom got the device as a temporary measure)the U．S．Food and Drug Administration concluded that the machine was doing more to endanger lives than to save them．Last week the agency cancelled its earlier approval, effectively banning(禁止)the device．
The recall may hurt Symbion Inc．, maker of the Jarvik-7, but it won't end the request for an artificial heart．One problem with the banned mode is that the tubes connecting it to an external power source created a passage for infection．Inventors are now working on new devices that would be fully placed, along with a tiny power pack, in the patient's chest．The first sample products aren't expected for another 10 or 20 years．But some people are already worrying that they'll work－and that America's overextended health-care programs will lose a precious ＄2.5 billion to ＄5 billion a year providing them for a relatively few dying patients．If such expenditures(开支)cut into funding for more basic care, the net effect could actually be a decline in the nation's health．
(1)
According to the passage, the Jarvik-7 artificial heart proved to be ________．
[ ]
A．
a technical failure
B．
a technical wonder
C．
a good life-saver
D．
an effective means to treat heart disease
(2)
From the passage we know that Symbion Inc．________．
[ ]
A．
has been banned by the government from producing artificial hearts
B．
will review the effects of artificial hearts before designing new models
C．
may continue to work on new models of reliable artificial hearts
D．
can make new models of artificial hearts available on the market in 10 to 20 years
(3)
The new models of artificial hearts are expected ________．
[ ]
A．
to have a working life of 10 or 20 years
B．
to be set fully in the patient's chest
C．
to be equipped with an external power source
D．
to create a new passage for infection
(4)
The word “them” in Line 7, Para．2 refers to ________．
[ ]
A．
doctors who treat heart diseases
B．
makers of artificial hearts
C．
America's health-care programs
D．
new models of artificial hearts
(5)
Some people feel that ________．
[ ]
A．
artificial hearts are seldom effective
B．
the country should not spend so much money on artificial hearts
C．
the country is not spending enough money on artificial hearts
D．
America's health-care programs are not doing enough for the nation's health
I began working in journalism when I was eight．It was my mother’s idea．She wanted me to“make something”of myself, and decided I had better start young if I was to have any chance of keeping up with the competition．
With my load of magazines I headed toward Belleville Avenue．The crowds were there．There were two gas stations on the corner of Belleville and Union．For several hours I made myself highly visible, making sure everyone could see me and the heavy black letters on the bag that said THE SATURDAY EVENING POST．When it was supper time, I walked back home．
“How many did you sell, my boy?”my mother asked．
“None．”
“Where did you go?”
“The corner of Belleville and Union Avenues．”
“What did you do?”
“Stood on the corner waiting for somebody to buy a Saturday Evening Post．”
“You just stood there?”
“Didn’t sell a single one．”
“My God, Russell!”
Uncle Allen put in,“Well, I’ve decided to take the Post．”I handed him a copy and he paid me a nickle(五分镍币)．It was the first nickle I earned．
Afterwards my mother taught me how to be a salesman．I would have to ring doorbells, address adults with self-confidence, and persuade them by saying that no one, no matter how poor, could afford to be without the Saturday Evening Post in the home．
One day, I told my mother I’d changed my mind．I didn’t want to make a success in the magazine business．
“If you think you can change your mind like this,”she replied,“you’ll become a good-for-nothing．”She insisted that, as soon as school was over, I should start ringing doorbells, selling magazines．Whenever I said no, she would scold me．
My mother and I had fought this battle almost as long as I could remember．My mother, dissatisfied with my father’s plain workman’s life, determined that I would not grow up like him and his people．But never did she expect that, forty years later, such a successful journalist as me would go back to her husband’s people for true life and love．
(1)
Why did the boy start his job young?
[ ]
A．
He wanted to be famous in the future．
B．
The job was quite easy for him．
C．
His mother had high hopes for him．
D．
The competition for the job was fierce．
(2)
From the dialogue between the boy and his mother, we learn that the mother was ________．
[ ]
A．
excited
B．
interested
C．
ashamed
D．
disappointed
(3)
What did the mother do when the boy wanted to give up?
[ ]
A．
She forced him to continue．
B．
She punished him．
C．
She gave him some money．
D．
She changed her plan．
(4)
What can we learn from the story?
[ ]
A．
The author wanted to be as plain as his father when he was young．
B．
The author was a success as a journalist．
C．
The author’s mother didn’t enjoy true life and love．
D．
The author’s mother hated her husband very much．
(5)
What is the text mainly about?
[ ]
A．
The early life of a journalist．
B．
The early success of a journalist．
C．
The happy childhood of the writer．
D．
The important role of the writer in his family．
阅渎理解
The weather is getting hotter．You are thirsty playing basketball or riding home from school．A cold drink may be just the thing．But be careful what you are drinking．Something that looks cool may not be good for your health．There are plenty of “energy drinks” on the market．Most of them have beautiful colors and cool names．The lists on them tell you they are helpful to your health．Sounds great!
But after a careful check you may find that most energy drinks have lots of caffeine in them．These drinks are especially aimed at young people, students, busy people and sports players．Makers sometimes say their drinks make you better at sports and can keep you awake．But be careful not to drink too much．
Caffeine makes your heart beat fast．Because of this, the International Olympic Committee(IOC)has limited(限制)its use．Caffeine in most energy drinks is at least as strong as that in a cup of coffee or tea．Possible health dangers have something to do with energy drinks．Just one box of energy drink can make you nervous, have difficulty sleeping and can even cause heart problems．Scientists say that teenagers should be discouraged from taking drinks with a lot of caffeine in them．
(1)
Many people like drinking energy drinks because of the following EXCEPT that ________．
[ ]
A．
they have beautiful colors and cool names
B．
they have lots of caffeine
C．
they can keep them awake and better at sports
D．
they are said to be helpful to health
(2)
The main reason for people not to drink too much energy drinks is that they may cause ________．
[ ]
A．
heart problems
B．
nervousness
C．
sleeping difficulty
D．
possible health dangers
(3)
The underlined word “discouraged” can be replaced(替换)with ________．
[ ]
A．
encouraged
B．
stopped
C．
helped
D．
disliked
(4)
From the passage we can know that ________．
[ ]
A．
advertisements are important in getting people to buy energy drinks
B．
energy drinks are helpful to teenagers’ study
C．
sports players need to drink a lot of energy drinks
D．
energy drinks are especially aimed at teenagers
(5)
Which of the following can be the best title(标题)of the passage? ________
[ ]
A．
What’s the Use of Energy Drinks?
B．
Who Can Drink Energy Drinks?
C．
What’s That in Energy Drinks?
D．
Why Can’t We Buy Energy Drinks?
阅渎理解
Ask someone what they have done to help the environment recently and they will almost certainly mention recycling．Recycling in the home is very important of course．However, being forced to recycle often means we already have more material than we need．We are dealing with the results of that over-consumption in the greenest way possible, but it would be far better if we did not need to bring so much material home in the first place．
The total amount of packaging increased by 12％ between 1999 and 2005．It now makes up a third of a typical household’s waste in the UK．In many supermarkets nowadays food items are packaged twice with plastic and cardboard．
Too much packaging is doing serious damage to the environment．The UK, for example, is running out of it for carrying this unnecessary waste．If such packaging is burnt, it gives off greenhouse gases which go on to cause the greenhouse effect．Recycling helps, but the process itself uses energy．The solution is not to produce such items in the first place．Food waste is a serious problem, too．Too many supermarkets encourage customers to buy more than they need．However, a few of them are coming round to the idea that this cannot continue, encouraging customers to reuse their plastic bags, for example．
But this is not just about supermarkets．It is about all of us．We have learned to associate packaging with quality．We have learned to think that something unpackaged is of poor quality．This is especially true of food．But is also applies to a wide range of consumer products, which often have far more packaging than necessary．
There are signs of hope．As more of us recycle, we are beginning to realise just how much unnecessary material are collecting．We need to face the wastefulness of our consumer culture, but we have a mountain to climb．
(1)
What does the underlined phrase “over-consumption” refer to?
[ ]
A．
Using too much packaging．
B．
Recycling too many wastes．
C．
Making more products than necessary．
D．
Having more material than is needed．
(2)
The author uses figures in Paragraph 2 to show ________．
[ ]
A．
the tendency of cutting household waste
B．
the increase of packaging recycling
C．
the rapid growth of super markets
D．
the fact of packaging overuse
(3)
According to the text, recycling ________．
[ ]
A．
helps control the greenhouse effect
B．
means burning packaging for energy
C．
is the solution to gas shortage
D．
leads to a waste of land
(4)
What can be inferred from Paragraph 4?
[ ]
A．
Unpackaged products are of bad quality．
B．
Supermarkets care more about packaging．
C．
It is improper to judge quality by packaging．
D．
Other products are better packaged than food．
(5)
What can we learn from the last paragraph?
[ ]
A．
Fighting wastefulness is difficult．
B．
Needless material is mostly recycled．
C．
People like collecting recyclable waste．
D．
The author is proud of their consumer culture．
阅渎理解
Rae Armantrout, who has been a poetry professor at the University of California San Diego(UCSD)for two decades, has won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize in the poetry category for her most recent book, “Versed”．
“I’m delighted and amazed at how much media recognition that the Pulitzer brings, as compared to even the National Book Critics Award, which I was also surprised and delighted to win,” said Armantrout．
“For a long time, my writing has been just below the media radar, and to have this kind of attention, suddenly, with my 10th book, is really surprising．”
Armantrout, a native Californian, received her bachelor’s degree at UC Berkeley, where she studied with noted poet Denise Levertov, and her master’s in creative writing from San Francisco State University．She is a founding member of Language Poets, a group in American poetry that analyzes the way language is used and raises questions to make the reader think．
In March, she won the National Book Critics Circle Award for “Versed．”
“This book has gotten more attention,” Armantrout said, “but I don’t feel as if it’s better．”
The first half of “Versed” focuses on the dark forces taking hold of the United States as it fought the war against Iraq．The second half looks at the dark forces casting a shadow over her own life after Armantrout was diagnosed with cancer in 2006．
Armantrout was shocked to learn she had won the Pulitzer but many of her colleagues were not．“Rae Armantrout is a unique voice in American poetry,” said Seth Lerer, head of Arts and Humanities at UCSD．
“Versed”, published by the Wesleyan University Press, did appear in a larger printing than her earlier works, which is about 2,700 copies．The new edition is scheduled to appear in May．
(1)
According to Rae Armantrout, ________．
[ ]
A．
her 10th book is much better
B．
her winning the Pulitzer is unexpected
C．
the media is surprised at her works
D．
she likes being recognized by her readers
(2)
Which of the following is true of Rae Armantrout?
[ ]
A．
She published a poetry textbook．
B．
She used to teach Denise Levertov．
C．
She started a poets’ group with others．
D．
She taught creative writing at UC Berkeley．
(3)
What can we learn about “Versed”?
[ ]
A．
It consists of three parts．
B．
It is mainly about the American army．
C．
It is a book published two decades ago．
D．
It partly concerns the poet’s own life．
(4)
Rae Armantrout’s colleagues think that she ________．
