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New York, 10 November 5：27pm, yesterday. Biggest power failure in the city's history.
*Thousands of people got stuck in lifts. Martin Saltzman spent three hours between the 21st and 22nd floors of the Empire State Building. "There were twelve of us. But no one panicked. We passed the time telling stories and playing word games. One man wanted to smoke but we didn't let him. Firemen finally got us out."
* "It was the best night we've ever had.," said Angela Carraro. who runs an ltalian restaurant on 42nd Street. "We had lots candles on the tables and the waiters were carrying candles on their trays. The place was full and all night, in fact, for after we had closed, we let the people stay on and spend the night here."
* The zoos had their problems like everyone else. Keepers worked through the night. They used blankets to keep flying squirrels and small monkeys warm. While zoos had problems keeping warm, supermarkets had problems keeping cool. "All of our ice cream and frozen foods melted," said the manger of a store in downtown Manhattan. "They were worth $50,0000."
* The big electric clock in the lobby（大厅） of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in downtown Manhattan started（滴答） again at 5：25 this morning. It was almost on time.
41．Throughout the period of darkness, Martin Saltzman and the eleven others were _________.
A．nervous B．excited C．calm D．frightened
42．In what way was the night of November 9 the best night for Angela Carraro ?
A．She had a taste of adventure.
B．Burning candles brightened the place.
C．Business was better than usual.
D．Many people stayed the night in her restaurant.
43．How long did the power failure last?
A．Nearly 12 hours. B．More than 12 hours.
C．Nearly 24 hours. D．More than 24 hours.
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多途选项。
Laser(激光)is short for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation．Laser light is different from daylight or electric lights．Industry put lasers to work almost immediately after they were invented in nineteen sixty． 1 ．
The first medical operation using a laser took place the year following its invention．Doctors Charles Campbell and Charles Koester used a laser to remove a tumor from a patient's eye at Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City． 2 ．
Lasers have made measurement an exact science．Astronomers have used lasers to measure the moon's distance from Earth． 3 ．For example, drawing a perfectly level straight line on a construction site is easy using a laser．
4 ．And the jewelry industry uses lasers to write on the surface of the world's hardest substance, diamonds．
Lasers are found in many products used almost everywhere．Over one hundred years ago, writers imagined that beams of light could be powerful weapons．Today, lasers guide missiles and bombs．American defense companies are working on giant laser guns recognizable to science fiction fans everywhere． 5 ．
Scientific American magazine says huge lasers turn only about twenty to thirty percent of the energy they use into a laser beam．The rest is lost as heat．
That has not stopped scientists from working to perfect powerful lasers that, one day, may be able to shoot missiles out of the sky．
A．But weapons were not the first to use it on the list．
B．All lasers have several things in common．
C．Mappers and builders use laser technology every day．
D．But there are technological difficulties．
E．Lasers have also changed the way we communicate．
F．Manufacturers have used lasers for years to cut and join metal parts．
G．Since then, doctors have used lasers to cut and remove tissue safely with little risk of infections．
There was a small boy living on a farm which seemed like so far away from everywhere. He needed to get up before sunrise every morning to start his everyday jobs and go out again later in the evening to do the same 36 .
During sunrise he would 37 a break and climb up the fence so that he could see the house with golden windows 38 the distance. He thought 39 great it would be to live there and his 40 would wander to imagine the modern equipment and electric devices that might 41 in the house. “If they could 42 the golden windows, they 43 have other nice things.” He then 44 himself, “Some day I will go there and see that wonderful place.”
Then one morning his father told him to stay at home and he would do the everyday jobs. 45 that this was his chance, he packed a sandwich and 46 the field towards the house with golden windows.
He walked and walked. As the afternoon went on, he began to realize how he misjudged the long 47 and something else was very wrong. As he 48 the house, he saw no golden windows but instead a place in bad 49 of a painting surrounded by a broken-down fence. He went to the tattered (破烂的) door and 50 . A small boy very 51 his age opened the door.
He asked him if he had seen the house with 52 windows. The boy said “Sure, I know” and 53 him to sit on the porch (门廊). As he sat there, he looked back from 54 he just came; the sunset 55 the windows of his house to gold there.
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Electric cars are dirty. In fact, not only are they dirty, they might even be more dirty than their gasoline-powered cousins.
People in California love to talk about “zero-emissions（排放）vehicles”, but people in California seem to be clueless about where electricity comes from. Power plants most all use fire to make it. Apart from the few people who have their roofs covered with solar cells, we get our electricity from generators（发电机）. Generators are fueled by something--usually coal, oil, but also by heat generated in nuclear power plants. There are a few wind farms and geothermal（地热） plants as well, but by far we get electricity mainly by burning something.
In other words, those "zero-emissions" cars are likely coal-burning cars. Because the coal is burned somewhere else, it looks clean. It is not true. It's as if the California Greens are covering their eyes—“If I can't see it, it's not happening.” Gasoline is an incredibly efficient way to power a vehicle; a gallon of gas has a lot of energy in it. But when you take that gas（or another fuel）and first use it to make electricity, you waste a nice part of that energy, mostly in the form of wasted heat--at the generator, through the transmission lines, etc.
A gallon of gas may drive your car 25 miles. But the electricity you get from that gallon of gas won't get you nearly as far -- so electric cars burn more fuel than gasoline-powered ones. If our electricity came mostly from wind or geothermal, or solar, then an electric car truly would be clean. But for political, technical, and economic reasons, we don't use much of those energy sources.
In addition, electric cars' batteries which are poisonous for a long time will eventually end up in a landfill. And finally, when cars are the polluters, the pollution is spread across all the roads. When it's a power plant, though，all the junk is in one place. Nature is very good at cleaning up when things are not too concentrated, but it takes a lot longer when all the garbage is in one spot.
1.What’s the main idea of the passages?
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A．Electric cars aren’t actually clean. |
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B．Electric cars are zero-emissions vehicles. |
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C．Zero-emissions vehicles are popular. |
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D．Gasoline-powered cars are more efficient. |
2.Which of the following words can replace “be clueless about” in Paragraph 2?
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A．Be familiar with． |
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B．Be curious about． |
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C．Fail to understand． |
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D．Show their interest in． |
3.The electricity we get from a gallon of gas may make our car run _________.
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A．at least 25 miles |
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B．more than 25 miles |
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C．as far as 25 miles |
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D．less than 25 miles |
4.In the author’s opinion, compared with cars using gas, electric cars are more __________.
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A．environmentally-friendly |
B．expensive |
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C．efficient |
D．harmful |
5.It can be inferred from the passage that __________.
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A．electric cars' batteries are poisonous for a long time |
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B．now electric cars are used more than their gasoline-powered cousins |
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C．zero-emissions vehicles should be chosen to protect our environment |
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D．electric cars are not clean in that we get electricity mainly by burning something |
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There was a small boy living on a farm which seemed like so far away from everywhere. He needed to get up before sunrise every morning to start his everyday jobs and go out again later in the evening to do the same 36 .
During sunrise he would 37 a break and climb up the fence so that he could see the house with golden windows 38 the distance. He thought 39 great it would be to live there and his 40 would wander to imagine the modern equipment and electric devices that might 41 in the house. “If they could 42 the golden windows, they 43 have other nice things.” He then 44 himself, “Some day I will go there and see that wonderful place.”
Then one morning his father told him to stay at home and he would do the everyday jobs. 45 that this was his chance, he packed a sandwich and 46 the field towards the house with golden windows.
He walked and walked. As the afternoon went on, he began to realize how he misjudged the long 47 and something else was very wrong. As he 48 the house, he saw no golden windows but instead a place in bad 49 of a painting surrounded by a broken-down fence. He went to the tattered (破烂的) door and 50 . A small boy very 51 his age opened the door.
He asked him if he had seen the house with 52 windows. The boy said “Sure, I know” and 53 him to sit on the porch (门廊). As he sat there, he looked back from 54 he just came; the sunset 55 the windows of his house to gold there.
1. A．homework B．classes C．cleaning D．ones
2. A．take B．give C．do D．start
3. A．from B．in C．over D．across
4. A．much B．even C．very D．how
5. A．feet B．eyes C．mind D．heart
6. A．sit B．exist C．stand D．disappear
7. A．change B．share C．provide D．afford
8. A．can’t B．must C．have to D．need to
9. A．promised B．supported C．pitied D．encouraged
10. A．Hearing B．Imaging C．Realizing D．Ignoring
11. A．crossed B．found C．planted D．chose
12. A．situation B．thought C．distance D．opinion
13. A．approached B．considered C．enjoyed D．noticed
14. A．case B．memory C．part D．need
15. A．listened B．knocked C．waited D．leaned
16. A．satisfied with B．familiar with C．fond of D．close to
17. A．worn B．golden C．favorite D．beautiful
18. A．invited B．persuaded C．helped D．managed
19. A．when B．why C．where D．what
20. A．made B．drove C．turned D．put
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