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A new study shows one of the largest glaciers(冰川) in Greenland is becoming smaller and speeding to the sea faster than scientists expected. If it continues, Greenland itself could become much smaller during this century and global seas could rise as much as 3 feet.
The rates of change that we’re noticing are much higher than expected. If these rates continue, it is not likely that Greenland could shrink by several tens of percent this century. However, it’s not known how quickly this coastal response of the Greenland ice sheet melting will have an effect on the vast inland ice.
Greenland is the world’s largest island, covering area more than three times the size of Texas. Some 81 percent of it is covered by ice, and there are many glaciers. Glaciers are like slow-moving rivers of ice. Where a glacier meets the sea, its weight keeps it firmly resting on the bottom. A glacier’s front is the point where the water is deep enough that the glacier floats.
Since the 1970s, the front of Helheim stayed in the same place. Then it began melting rapidly, moving back 4.5 miles from 2001 through this past summer. It has also grown thinner, from top to bottom, by more than 130 feet since 2001. And over these past years, its trip to the sea has sped up from about 70 feet per day to nearly 110.
The melting is driven by a warmer climate. Temperatures in Greenland have risen more than five degrees Fahrenheit(华氏温度) in the last ten years. Since most of Greenland’s ice is on land, seas will rise as the ice melts. If all Greenland’s ice sheet melted, oceans would be 15-20 feet higher. Nobody expects that to happen any time soon.
【小题1】What can we know about the glaciers according to the passage?

A.Glaciers only lie in Greenland.
B.Water in glaciers is more than sea water.
C.Glaciers sometimes float on the water.
D.Glaciers can increase the water level of lakes.
【小题2】According to the passage, we know that Greenland ___________.
A.belongs to Canada
B.is the largest island in North America
C.is all covered with glaciers
D.is sinking under the sea level
【小题3】Which of the following may be the result of the disappearing of Greenland glaciers?
A.The climate of the world will be warmer.
B.The glaciers in other areas will be bigger.
C.It will be easy for explorers to visit the island.
D.Some coastal cities may be under the sea.

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A new generation addiction is quickly spreading all over the world. Weboholism(醉心于网络), a twentieth century disease, affects people from different ages. They surf the net, use e-mail and speak in chat rooms. They spend many hours on the computer, and it becomes a compulsive habit. They cannot stop, and it affects their lives.
Ten years ago, no one thought that using computers could become compulsive(强迫性的)behavior that could affect the social and physical life of computer users. This obsessive behavior has affected teenagers and college students. They are likely to log on computers and spend long hours at different websites.
They become hooked on computers and gradually their social and school life is affected by this situation. They spend all free time surfing and don’t concentrate on homework, so this addiction influences their grades and success at schools. Because they can find everything on the websites, they hang out there. Moreover, this addiction to websites influences their social life.
They spend more time in front of computers than with their friends. The relation with their friends changes. The virtual(虚拟的)life becomes more important than their real life. They have a new language that they speak in the chat rooms and it causes cultural changes in society.
Because of the change in their behavior, they begin to isolate(孤立 themselves from the society and live with their virtual friends. They share their emotions and feelings with friends who they have never met in their life. Although they feel confident on the computer, they are not confident with real live friends they have known all their life. It is a problem for the future. This addictive behavior is beginning to affect the whole world.
【小题1】The main idea of the passage is about _______.

A.the cause of weboholismB.the advantage of weboholism
C.the popularity of weboholismD.the influence of weboholism
【小题2】The underlined work “obsessive” in the second paragraph most probably means “______”.
A.attractiveB.addictiveC.professionalD.potential
【小题3】We can infer from the passage that ________.
A.weboholism has the greatest effect on teenagers.
B.students can hardly balance real and virtual life.
C.people are addicted to games on the Internet.
D.virtual life is more vivid and attractive anyway.
【小题4】Which of the following is NOT true of weboholism?
A.It contributes to the development of the web.
B.The chat room language may change social culture.
C.The problem will be getting more and more serious later.
D.People addicted to the web often become inactive in real life.
【小题5】The author’s attitude towards weboholism is that of being ________.
A.optimisticB.positiveC.oppositiveD.acceptable

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A. “Better road design and training hold the key to cycle safety”, the new Transport Secretary said today as he pledged to restore Britain’s safety record. Patrick McLoughlin told Conservative Party Conference that while cycling was enjoying a post-Olympics boom, the number of casualties among cyclists was also rising. “But the number of accidents has gone up too. That means it needs better design and better education too.” Mr McLoughlin said in his first speech as Transport Secretary. 
B.  Cycling in the UK will become safer through “sheer weight of numbers,” the founder of one of the world’s leading cycle brands has said as he backed The Times’s Cyclesafe campaign. Simon Mottram, founder and chief executive of Rapha, has added his support to 40 cross-party MPs who have signed a letter urging David Cameron to use his speech at the Conservative Party Conference to promote measures to make the streets safer for cyclists.
C.  Commuters who cycle to work face an increased danger as the casualty toll during peak hours rose by 10 percent last year. The rate at which cyclists were killed or seriously injured rose sharply last year, official figures showed yesterday.
D.  In future decades, Londoners will look back on the way cyclists jostled with buses and lorries on major roads as an absurd anachronism. Some risks are unavoidable. But other risks survive only because we are too slow to embrace bold solutions. That is the message from designers who are proposing an ambitious plan to create cycle lanes suspended above London’s busiest streets. London is one of the most dangerous places in the world for cycling. “SkyCycle” would remedy that problem by attaching dedicated cycle paths to existing railway viaducts.
E.  Money should be apportioned from the funding for major transport projects, such as the new Forth Crossing, to create a pot of cash for cycling, campaigners have told MSPs. Cycle groups have given warning that not enough money is being put into routes and promotion. They want the Scottish government to take a percentage of the funding allocated to key national projects and create an “active transport” fund to be distributed gradually.
F.  We’d like you to tell us why you love cycling by sending a photo of yourself, a family member or friend with their bike and a note about why it is so brilliant. To take part, instagram your photo with the hashtag #ilovemybike or email it to us at ilovemybike@thetimes.co.uk. We’ll post the best pictures here ilovemybike.tumblr.com.
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【小题1】“Cycle lanes in the sky” answer to traffic danger
【小题2】More cyclists are seriously injured on Britain’s roads
【小题3】Share a picture of you and your bike and help us promote the fun and freedom of cycling
【小题4】“Weight of numbers” will bring safe cycling
【小题5】Transport Secretary calls for better road design and training to help cyclists

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A trip to Key West
As we cross the bridge to Key West, we can see many boats.___【小题1】____ Others belongs to people who have sailed their boats here from many different places.
In the city, the houses are almost all painted white.A few are pink or light blue.Many houses are very old and very small.Key West is a very old city._______【小题2】_______.
Many palm trees (棕榈树) grow here. Colorful flowers grow in front of many of the little houses. You can stay in a room in one of these houses for the night.You can smell the ocean on the soft warm wind that blows across the island.
We drive past several streets and then come to Whitehead Street. There is a monument there. The signs says this is the southernmost part of the United States.The sign says “ America Begins Here.” __【小题3】____ It is the second largest ocean.
After taking a few photographs of the sign, we turn the car around and follow Whitehead Street to number 1907.____【小题4】_____  For a few dollars, you can see the inside of the house.Hemingway had many cats when he lived here.He is gone, but the cats remain.Many are asleep on the beds or chairs.They are used to seeing people walking through the old house.
_____【小题5】____ There is a private museum here we want to visit.It is the Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Society Museum.The museum is named after treasure hunter Mel Fisher, who discovered an old sunken Spanish treasure ship near Key West more than twenty years ago.

A.Finally, we go back home.
B.Beyond the sign is the Atlantic Ocean.
C.Some are fishing boats you can use for the day.
D.After that, we travel a little way to Green Street.
E.Many of the buildings are more than 100 years old.
F.It is made of modern materials, i.e.steel and concrete.
G.This house belonged to the famous American writer Ernest Hemingway.

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A man was driving at 70 miles in a 40-mile-zone, when a police car came behind him with the light on.【小题1】  
As the policeman came to him, he said, "Hi, officer, I guess you caught me a little bit over the limit. I was in a rush to get home, to be with my wife and kids, you know my younger son wasn't feeling too well when I left home this morning."
The policeman said, "Well, I guess so,'' and started writing something in his notebook.【小题2】 . A few moments later, the policeman came to his window and handed him a paper, and returned to his car without saying a single word. The man started to wonder, how much this ticket was going to be as he began to look at the paper.     【小题3】    
"I had a daughter who was killed by a speeding car at the age of six, by a speeding driver like you. He got a fine, a few months in prison, and was free, free to hug two other daughters. 【小题4】   I have tried to forgive that man a thousand times, and I thought I had. Maybe I really did forgive him, but I have to do it again, even right now.  【小题5】   "
The man was very surprised and could not move for the next few minutes. When finally he did, he drove slowly, even a few miles under the speed limit, praying for forgiveness.

A.So pray for me and be careful when you drive again, my son is all I have left.
B.I only had one, and now I have to wait I go to heaven before I can hug her again.
C.As minutes went by, he could see from the side view mirror, the policeman was still writing.
D.He was surprised it was not a ticket but a receipt.
E.So pray for you, and be careful when you drive again, your daughter is all you have left.
F.Right away the man started thinking of excuse to give.
G.He was surprised it was not a ticket as he began to read.

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