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阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Yesterday I was shopping with my 5-year old daughter a group of punk rockers walked by with orange spiked hair and tattoos much of their bodies . At the sight of them , my daughter immediately asked me , “ Daddy , why are they like that ? ” Years ago I would have felt very with such young people . I would have given a judgmental explanation and passed along to her my . However , that day I said to my daughter , “ I’m not really sure , but it’s interesting how we all are , isn’t it ? ” She said , “ Yeah , I like my own hair . ”

Actually , I was pretending to be an anthropologist . Anthropology(人类学)is a science which deals with man and his social habits . I think of anthropology here as “ being interested , without , in the way other people choose to live and . ” – When you are curious about the way someone behaves or the way they feel about something , it’s that you will be annoyed .

When someone acts in a way that seems to you , rather than react in your usual way , such as “ I can’t believe they would do that , ” say something to yourself like “ I see , that must be the way they things in their world . Very interesting . ” In order for this to help you , you have to be genuine as I tried that day . I my perspective from the bottom of my heart . And that made me .

When you are interested in other perspectives , it doesn’t mean you’re them . I certainly wouldn’t choose a punk rock lifestyle or it to anyone else . At the same time , however , it’s really not my to judge it either . One of the most important rules of joyful living is that judging others takes a great deal of energy and you away from where you want to be .

1.A. While B. Until C. since D. when

2.A. Showing B. Covering C. Painting D. presenting

3.A. tried on B. taken up C. acted out D. dressed up

4.A. delighted B. interested C. bored D. obsessed

5.A. views B. questions C. advice D. plan

6.A.similar B. confident C. humorous D. different

7.A. And B. but C. So D. or

8.A. agreement B. judgment C. Improvement D. entertainment

9.A. Behave B. speak C. grow D. seek

10.A. natural B. certain C. obvious D. impossible

11.A.passive B. common C. conventional D. abnormal

12.A. just B. Also C. still D. never

13.A. make B. find C. See D. get

14.A. person B. way C. interest D. word

15.A. blocked B. changed C. enlarged D. raised

16.A. softer B. Higher C. narrower D. angrier

17.A. as B. for C. beside D. against

18.A. adapt B. connect C. fault D. decide

19.A. place B. attempt C. fault D. decision

20.A. gives B. Brings C. pulls D. puts

C

If asked if space exploration should continue,most Americans would give an immediate response either in favor of continuing or in favor of ending space exploration.A common response would be that space exploration is a waste of money.An average American,uneducated on the subject,might believe that the government is wasting billions of dollars on the research that has no merit.Someone strange to the subject might say that a space shuttle goes up once in a while and that is about all that happens.Research is ongoing and continues when there are no shuttles being launched.This also costs the government money.Does the extreme cost of space exploration make sense?

One argument is that the government is wasting money on the research not being used on Earth.Actually,the money goes to workers and scientists that support National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) missions (任务),and goes to major companies that play important roles in major sectors of the US economy.Boeing is a partner of NASA for aircraft,the same company that makes commercial aircraft for the airline industry.

Another benefit to continuing space exploration is the many spinoff (衍生的) technologies it provides.The artificial heart resulted from experiments on the space shuttle.The handheld Jaws of Life used to save victims from car accidents originated from the system used to separate the space shuttle from its booster rockets.Insulation in homes that keeps them warm and energy efficient is based on the technology used to insulate the space shuttle.

There are direct benefits to the economy provided by NASA missions as well as spinoff technologies.These advances are found in food,building materials,medical procedures and the vehicles we drive.While it can be proven that billions of dollars that could be used elsewhere is being spent on space exploration,the benefits it provides outweigh the terrible aspects.As a matter of fact,the money spent helps to improve the quality of our lives.

1.How is Paragraph 2 mainly developed?

A.By offering analyses.

B.By making comparisons.

C.By giving some examples.

D.By presenting research findings.

2.The function of Jaws of Life is to _____.

A.save people from traffic accidents

B.do experiments on the space shuttle

C.keep houses warm and energy efficient

D.separate the space shuttle from its booster rockets

3.In the author’s opinion,space exploration _____.

A.has changed our life completely

B.costs too much of our time

C.benefits us in many ways

D.has nothing to do with us

4.What would be the best title for the text?

A.Benefits of space exploration

B.Is space exploration worth the cost?

C.How to make space exploration affordable

D.Missions of the NASA space shuttle program

While drunken driving may be on the decline, traffic safety experts remain puzzled over how to deal with another alcohol related danger: drunken pedestrians(行人).

Pedestrians struck and killed by cars often are extremely drunk. In fact, they are intoxicated(喝醉的) more frequently and with higher blood alcohol levels than drunken drivers who are killed in accidents, various studies have shown. Forty percent of adult pedestrians involved in fatal crashes have a blood alcohol level of at least 0.10 which by law in most states signifies intoxication compared to only 25 percent of drivers in deadly accidents, according to recent federal data.

Some types of pedestrain accidents have been declining nationally, especially those involving children, but the number of adult pedestrians who are drunk when killed in traffic has remained relatively steady at 2500 a year. The total number of pedestrians killed annually in U.S. traffic accidents is at least 7000, or one of every seven highway accidents resulting in death.

“We’re dealing here, we think, with a very severe drinking problem that leads to a severe highway safety problem,” said Richard Blomberg, president of Dunlap and Associates Inc, in Norwalk, Coon.

Blomberg, whose consulting company found a very high rate of alcohol involvement in a controlled study of pedestrian accidents in New Orleans, was among several researchers who spoke on the topic at the annual meeting of the Research council’s Transportation Research Board(TRB) in Washington in January.

Pedestrian accidents have not received enough attention in the past, according to Kay Colpitts, who chairs the board’s committee on pedestrians. Few methods exist to monitor walking habits, she said, and researchers have been mystified(迷惑不解) about how to prevent disasters.

1.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A. Traffic Safety.

B. Drunken Drivers.

C. Drunken Pedestrian Accidents.

D. A Severe Highway Safety Problem.

2.Among the causes of walkers’ accidents, the most serious problem is ________.

A. long delays in traffic signals that may make people cross streets ignoring traffic rules

B. the alcohol level in their blood which is too high.

C. a lack of adult keeping eyes on many children involved in accidents

D. former drunken drivers whose licenses are not allowed to use for a time

3.According to recent federal data, drunken drivers with an over 0.10 blood alcohol level in deadly accidents ____.

A. are 15 percent less than drunken adult walkers with the same level

B. are 2500 a year in US traffic accidents

C. are at least 7000 in US traffic accidents

D. make up one seventh of highway accidents

4.According to the passage, what is Blomberg?

A. A researcher.

B. A specialist in traffic safety.

C. A clerk of a consulting company.

D. A government official

It is difficult for doctors to help a person with a damaged brain. Without enough blood, the brain lives for only three to five minutes. More often the doctors can' t fix the damage. Sometimes they are afraid to try something to help because it is dangerous to work on the brain. The doctors might make the person worse if he operates on the brain.

Dr. Robert White, a famous professor and doctor, thinks he knows a way to help. He thinks doctors should make the brain very cold. If it is very cold, the brain can live without blood for 30 minutes. This gives the doctor a longer time to do something for the brain.

Dr. White tried his idea on 13 monkeys. First he taught them to do different jobs, then he op­erated on them. He made the monkeys' blood go through a machine. The machine cooled the blood. Then the machine sent the blood back to the monkeys' brains. When the brain' s tempera­ture was 10°C, Dr. White stopped the blood to the brain. After 30 minutes he turned the blood back on. He warmed the blood again. After their operations the monkeys were like they had been before. They were healthy and busy. Each one could still do the jobs the doctor had taught them.

1.The biggest difficulty in operating on the damaged brain is that _______.

A. the time is too short for doctors

B. the patients are often too nervous

C. the damage is extremely hard to fix

D. the blood-cooling machine might break down

2.The brain operation was made possible mainly by _______.

A. taking the blood out of the brain

B. trying the operation on monkeys first

C. having the blood go through a machine

D. lowering the brain' s temperature

3.With Dr. White' s new idea, the operation on the damaged brain _______.

A. can last as long as 30 minutes

B. can keep the brain' s blood warm

C. can keep the patient' s brain healthy

D. can help monkeys do different jobs

4.What is the right order of the steps in the operation?

a. send the cooled blood back to the brain

b. stop the blood to the brain

c. have the blood cooled down

d. operate on the brain

A. a,b,c,d B. c,a,b,d

C. c, b, d, a D. b, c, d, a

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