（北京市八一中学2010届高三月考）

It was raining．I went in to a cafe and asked for a coffee．  36  I was waiting for my drink，I realized that there were other people in the place，but I sensed   37 ．I saw their bodies，but I couldn't feel their souls   38   their souls belonged to the   39 ．

      I stood up and walked between the tables．When I came to the biggest computer, I saw a thin．small man   40  in front of it．”I'm Steve”，he finally answered after I asked him a couple of times what his name was．”I can。t talk with you I’m  41 ”，he said．He was chatting online with somebody-probably someone he didn't know-and， 42 he was playing a computer game—a

War game. I was   43 ．

      Why didn’t Steve want to talk with me? I tried   44  to speak to that computer geek(怪人)，

 45 not a word carne out of his mouth．I touched his shoulder but no reaction．I was  46．I put

my hand in front of the monitor, and he started to shout．”  47  !”

      I took a few steps back，wondering if all those people in the caf6 were looking at me．I  48 ，and saw nobody showed any interest．

     49 , I realized that the people there were having a nice conversation with their machines

not with people. They were more  50  having a relationship with the   51 ，particularly Steve．I

wouldn't want to  52  the future of human beings if they preferred sharing their lives with machines  53 with people．

      I was worried and I sank in my thoughts．I didn’t even  54  that the coffee was bad，  55

Steve didn’t notice there was a person next to him．

36．A．Before                   B．Since                   C．Although                D．While

37．A．pain                     B．fear                     C．sadness                  D．loneliness

38．A．because                 B．when                   C．until                D．unless

39．A．home                   B．Net                      C．Care                      D．world

40．A．sitting                   B．sleeping               C．laughing                 D．learning

41．A．busy                    B．thirsty                  C．tired                             D．sick

42．A．first of all               B．just then               C．at the same time      D．by that time

43．A．moved                  B．delighted              C．surprised                D．frightened

44．A．once                    B．again                   C．first                       D．even

45．A．but                      B．so                        C．if                           D．or

46．A．excited                  B．respected             C．afraid                     D．unhappy

47．A．Shut up                 B．Enjoy yourself        C．Leave me alone       D．Help me out

48．A．walked about          B．walked out             C．raised my hand       D．raised my head

49．A．In all                   B．Above all               C．From the non         D．At that moment

50．A．interested in           B．tired of                C．careful about         D．troubled by

51．A．soul                     B．shop                    C．geek                      D computer

52．A．tell                      B．plan                     C．imagine                  D．design

53．A．other than            B．instead of             C．except for              D．as well as

54．A．pretend                B．understand             C．insist                      D．realize

55．A．as if                    B．just as                  C．just after               D．even though

Dogs can know the meaning of a human perspective, say researchers.
Dogs are more capable of understanding situations from a human's point of view than has previously been recognized, according to researchers.
They found dogs were four times more likely to steal food they had been forbidden, when lights were turned off so humans in the room could not see.
This suggested the dogs were able to alter their behavior when they knew their owners' perspective had changed.
The study, published in Animal Cognition, conducted tests on eighty-four dogs.
The experiments had been trying to find whether dogs could make their behavior suitable to react to the changed circumstances of their human owners. It wanted to see if dogs had a "flexible understanding" that could show they understood the viewpoint of a human.
It found that when the lights were turned off, dogs in a room with their human owners were much more likely to disobey and steal forbidden food.
The study says it is "unlikely that the dogs simply forgot that the human was in the room" when there was no light. Instead it seems as though the dogs were able to differentiate between when the human was unable or able to see them.
Juliane Kaminski carried out the research into how dogs are influenced by human circumstances.
Dr Juliane Kaminski, from the University of Portsmouth's psychology department, said the study was "incredible because it implies dogs understand the human can't see them, meaning they might understand the human perspective".
Previous studies have suggested that although humans might think that they can recognize different expressions on their dogs' faces, this is often inaccurate and a projection of human emotions.
“Humans constantly attribute(归属) certain qualities and emotions to other living things. We know that our own dog is clever or sensitive, but that's us thinking, not them,” said Dr Kaminski.
“These results suggest humans might be right, where dogs are concerned, but we still can't be completely sure if the results mean dogs have a truly flexible understanding of the mind and others' minds. It has always been assumed only humans had this ability

1. 1.

   According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

   1. A.
      The researchers made the test on dogs in eighty-four countries
   2. B.
      Dogs always obey and don’t steal forbidden food
   3. C.
      Dogs may adapt their behavior in response to the changed circumstances
   4. D.
      The research is carried out to find out how dogs are influenced by light
2. 2.

   Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?

   1. A.
      Dogs---Our Loyal Companions Understand Us Most
   2. B.
      Dogs Are Our Best Friends
   3. C.
      Dogs Can Understand Us In a Way, Researchers Say
   4. D.
      Dogs Have Certain Qualities and Emotions of Human Beings, Researchers Say
3. 3.

   Where can we probably read this kind of articles?

   1. A.
      Textbooks
   2. B.
      Advertisements
   3. C.
      Instructions
   4. D.
      Magazines
4. 4.

   This passage can be classified as     

   1. A.
      an argumentative writing
   2. B.
      a feature story
   3. C.
      a dog show review
   4. D.
      a research result

Like distance runners on a measured course，all of us will move through time in a roughly predictable pattern．
In the first stage of our lives，we develop and grow, reaching toward the top of physical vitality(活力)．
After we grow up，however, the body begins a process of gradually wearing out．
A new awareness of physical fitness may help lengthen our years of health and vitality，yet nothing we do will work to stop the unavoidable force of aging．
Most of the changes of aging take place deep inside the body．The lungs become less able to take in oxygen．Powerful muscles gradually lose their strength．The heart loses power and pumps less blood．Bones grow easier to break．
Finally, we meet a stress，a stress that is greater than our physical resistance．Often，it is only a minor accident or chance infection(a disease caused by virus)，but this time，it brings life to an end．
In 1932，a classic experiment nearly doubled the lifetime of rats，simply by cutting back the calories in their diet The reason for the effect was then unknown．
Today, at the University of California at Berkley, Dr．Paul Seagle has also greatly lengthened the normal lifetime of rats．The result was achieved through a special protein limited diet，which had a great effect on the chemistry of the brain．Seagle showed that within the brain，specific chemicals control many of the signals that influence aging．By changing that chemical balance，the clock of aging can be reset．
For the first time, the mystery of why we age is being seriously challenged．Scientists in many fields are now making striking and far-reaching discoveries．
An average lifetime lasts 75 years，yet in each of us lies a potential for a longer life．If we could keep the vitality and resistance to disease that we have at age twenty, we would live for 800 years．

1. 1.

   What does the underlined word “it” refer to?

   1. A.
      Physical vitality．
   2. B.
      Stress．
   3. C.
      Aging．
   4. D.
      Physical resistance．
2. 2.

   Which of the following is not a change of aging?

   1. A.
      People gradually lose their muscle strength．
   2. B.
      Bones tend to break more easily．
   3. C.
      The heart loses power and pumps less blood．
   4. D.
      The lungs become unable to take in oxygen．
3. 3.

   The author believes the following except that     ．

   1. A.
      human's life pattern is predictable
   2. B.
      physical fitness can't stop the force of aging
   3. C.
      human's lifetime will last longer than 75 years
   4. D.
      all of the changes of aging take place deep inside the body
4. 4.

   How did Dr．Paul Seagle lengthen the lifetime of rats in his experiment?

   1. A.
      By keeping their physical fitness．
   2. B.
      By cutting the calories in their diet．
   3. C.
      By resetting their clock of aging．
   4. D.
      By limiting the protein in their diet．
5. 5.

   What is probably the best title for the article?

   1. A.
      Two Great Experiments
   2. B.
      The Mystery of Human Life
   3. C.
      The Breakthrough in the Study of Aging
   4. D.
      Ways to lengthen Human Life

Which is safer --- staying at home, traveling to work on public transport, or working at the office? Surprisingly, each of these carries the same risk, which is very low．However, what about flying compared to working in the chemical industry? Unfortunately, the former is 65 times riskier than the latter! In fact the accident rate of workers in the chemical industry is less than that of almost any of human activity, and almost as safe as staying at home．
The trouble with the chemical industry is that when things go wrong they often cause death to those living nearby．It is this that makes chemical accidents so newsworthy．Fortunately, they are extremely rare．The most famous ones happened at Texas City （1947）, Flixborough （1974）, Seveso （1976）, Pemex （1984） and Bhopal （1984）．
Some of these are always in the minds of the people even though the loss of life was small．No one died at Seveso, and only 28 workers at Flixborough．The worst accident of all was Bhopal, where up to 3,000 were killed．The Texas City explosion of fertilizer killed 552．The Pemex fire at a storage plant for natural gas in the suburbs of Mexico City took 542 lives, just a month before the unfortunate event at Bhopal．
Some experts have discussed these accidents and used each accident to illustrate a particular danger．Thus the Texas City was caused by tons of ammonium nitrate, which is safe unless stored in a great quantity．The Flixborough fireball was the fault of management, which took risks to keep production  going during essential repairs．The Seveso accident shows what happens if the local authorities lack knowledge of the danger on their doorstep．When the poisonous gas drifted over the town , local leaders were incapable of taking effective action．The Pemex fire was made worse by an overloaded site in an overcrowded suburb．The fire set off a chain reaction of exploding storage tanks．Yet, by a miracle, the two largest tanks did not explode．Had these caught fire, then 3,000 strong rescue team and fire fighters would all have died．

1. 1.

   Which of the following statements is TRUE?

   1. A.
      Working at the office is safer than staying at home．
   2. B.
      Travelling to work on public transport is safer than working at the office．
   3. C.
      Staying at home is safer than working in the chemical industry．
   4. D.
      Working in the chemical industry is safer than traveling by air．
2. 2.

   Chemical accidents are usually important enough to be reported as news because______.

   1. A.
      they are very rare
   2. B.
      they often cause loss of life
   3. C.
      they always occur in big cities
   4. D.
      they arouse the interest of all the readers
3. 3.

   According to the passage, the chemical accident that caused by the fault of management happened in______.

   1. A.
      Texas city
   2. B.
      Flixborough
   3. C.
      Seveso
   4. D.
      Mexico City
4. 4.

   From the passage we know that “ammonium nitrate” is a kind of______.

   1. A.
      natural gas, which can easily catch fire
   2. B.
      fertilizer, which can't be stored in a great quantity
   3. C.
      poisonous substance, which can't be used in overcrowded areas
   4. D.
      fuel, which is stored in large tanks
5. 5.

   From the discussion among some experts we may conclude that______.

   1. A.
      to avoid any accident we should not repair the facilities in chemical industry
   2. B.
      the local authorities should not be concerned with the production of the chemical industry
   3. C.
      all these accidents could have been avoided or controlled if effective measures had been taken
   4. D.
      natural gas stored in very large tanks is always safe