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摘要： What was mentioned to cope with the situation? A.Some towns shut down. B.Some dams were open. C.People all left their homes. D.Some temporary houses were built. PART FOUR WRITING SECTION A Directions: Read the following passage. Complete the diagram by using the information from the passage. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. You want a smart phone. but just how smart do you want it? How about one that can read your mind? Well. that phone may well be on its way... Justin Rattner. chief researcher at Intel. says that technology has developed to the point that “context-aware computing . an idea that’s been around for twenty years. is becoming more of a reality. That could lead to a phone that acts as a mind reader in your pocket. But rather than simply collect secrets about you. the device could do things with that information. such as predict what you might do next and make suggestions. Rattner gave a few examples during his speech at Intel’s developer conference in San Francisco recently. Among them is a software that Intel worked on with Fodor’s Travel. a traveling website. It learns what types of foods you like to eat and what types of places you like to visit. based on searches you type into the phone or places you searched using GPS . The software makes similar recommendations when you visit a new city. Tech companies are already working to predict what people want. Search engine Google. movie-rental service Netflix. and online radio service Pandora try to guess what people want even before they know they want it. Putting those types of functions together with the other information that phones collect about people could pave the way for even more helpful mobile phones. Rattner said. A challenge is training computers to look at data from “hard sensors (which measure place. movement. temperature and the like) and combining those findings with data from “soft sensors (such as calendar appointments and Web browsing history). For example. your phone could tell that you have just left school and seem to be on your way home-a location it might know from your address book. It could then tell you the best route around traffic. Rattner added that researchers are even making steps toward the final goal-a computer understanding of thoughts. SECTION B Directions: Read the following passage. Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage. Scientists have discovered that living to the age of 100 may have nothing to do with the lifestyle you lead and everything to do with the type of genes you have. For the lucky carriers of “Methuselah genes. worries over smoking. eating unhealthily and not getting enough exercise may not be as necessary as to those of us without the special gene pattern. The “Methuselah genes could give extra protection against the diseases of old age such as cancer and heart disease. They could also protect people against the effects of the unhealthy lifestyles that we believe will lead us to an early death. scientists say. However. the genes are very rare. The genes include ADIPOQ. which is found in about 10 percent of young people but in nearly 30 percent of people living past 100. They also include the CETP and the ApoC3 genes. which are found in 10 percent of young people. but in about 20 percent of people over 100 years old. Some of those genes were discovered by a research group at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York. led by Professor Nir Barzilai. The team studied the genes of over 500 people over 100 years old. and their children. The studies show that tiny mutations in the make-up of some genes can greatly increase a person’s lifespan. Barzilai told a Royal Society conference that the discovery of such genes gave scientists clear targets for developing drugs that could prevent age-related diseases. allow people to live longer and stay healthy. David Gems. a researcher at University College London. believes that drugs to slow ageing will become widespread. “If we know which genes control longevity then we can... target them with drugs. That makes it possible to slow down ageing. he told The Times. “Much of the pain and suffering in the world are caused by ageing. If we can find a way to reduce that. then we are obliged to take it.

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CONCORD， N.H.—Torrential rain forced hundreds of people from their homes in parts of New England on Sunday， as water flowed over dams and washed out roads.

The governors of New Hampshire and Massachusetts declared states of emergency. Maine’s governor also declared a state of emergency for one county. “It’s a very serious situation，” said New Hampshire Governor John Lynch， adding that forecasters were predicting 12 to 15 inches of rain by the end of the storm in parts of southern New Hampshire. “It continues to change and the situation continues to worsen.”

In some towns， police and fire crews used boats to get people out of their homes and stranded cars after hundreds of roads were damaged. Others got around in kayaks(皮船). Some towns shut down， not letting anyone pass except emergency vehicles. “The town is cut right in half，” said Glenn Laramie， police chief in Andover， N.H.

A dam in Milton， N.H.， was in danger of failing， which could send a 10-foot wall of water downstream， the National Weather Service said in a bulletin. People downstream were being evacuated from the town.

In Massachusetts， cars were pulled from flooded streets in downtown Peabody， about 20 miles north of Boston， and about 300 people were evacuated from an apartment complex for seniors. Businesses stacked sandbags at their doors， trying to prevent damage from water that at one point rose to waist-deep.

Some parts of New Hampshire had seen 7 inches of rain by midday Sunday and forecasters said up to 5 more inches might come during the day. About 100 residents were evacuated from their homes in Wakefield， N.H.， because of concerns about two dams in the area.

Flooding in New Hampshire in October killed seven people， carried off homes and washed away miles of roads down to bedrock.

In Maine， flooding was reported on 60 roads in the southern part of the state， said governor’s spokeswoman Crystal Canney. More than 50 homes in Sanford and several in Kennebunk also were evacuated， state officials said.

Which is NOT true according to the article？

A. The situation in N. H. is very serious.

B. New England is a region of the U.S.

C.A state of emergency was declared in three whole states.

D. Seven people lost their lives in New Hampshire in October.

What is the main idea of the passage？

A. Two dams failed in New Hampshire.

B. Flood in New Hampshire.

C. State of emergency in New England.

D. Severe floods in three U.S. states.

In paragraph 4， the underlined word “evacuate” most probably means“　　　　”.

A. rescue B. trapped C. send away D. wash away

Which is NOT a part of New Hampshire？

A. Peabody B. Concord C .Milton D. Andover

What was mentioned to cope with the situation？

A. Some towns shut down. B. Some dams were open.

C. People all left their homes. D. Some temporary houses were built.

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CONCORD， N.H.—Torrential rain forced hundreds of people from their homes in parts of New England on Sunday， as water flowed over dams and washed out roads.

Flooding in New Hampshire in October killed seven people， carried off homes and washed away miles of roads down to bedrock.

1.Which is NOT true according to the article？

A. The situation in N. H. is very serious.

B. New England is a region of the U.S.

C.A state of emergency was declared in three whole states.

D. Seven people lost their lives in New Hampshire in October.

2.What is the main idea of the passage？

A. Two dams failed in New Hampshire.

B. Flood in New Hampshire.

C. State of emergency in New England.

D. Severe floods in three U.S. states.

3.In paragraph 4， the underlined word “evacuate” most probably means“　　　　”.

A. rescue B. trapped C. send away D. wash away

4.Which is NOT a part of New Hampshire？

A. Peabody B. Concord C .Milton D. Andover

5.What was mentioned to cope with the situation？

A. Some towns shut down. B. Some dams were open.

C. People all left their homes. D. Some temporary houses were built.

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CONCORD，N．H．—Torrential rain forced hundreds of people from their homes in parts of New England on Sunday, as water flowed over dams and washed out roads．The governors of New Hampshire and Massachusetts declared states of emergency．Maine’s governor also declared a state of emergency for one county．“It’s a very serious situation, ” said New Hampshire Governor John Lynch, adding that forecasters were predicting 12 to 15 inches of rain by the end of the storm in parts of southern New Hampshire．“It continues to change and the situation continues to worsen．”

In some towns, police and fire crews used boats to get people out of their homes and stranded cars after hundreds of roads were damaged．Others got around in kayaks（皮船）．Some towns shut down, not letting anyone pass except emergency vehicles．“The town is cut right in half,” said Glenn Laramie, police chief in Andover, N．H．A dam in Milton, N．H．, was in danger of failing, which could send a 10-foot wall of water downstream, the National Weather Service said in a bulletin．People downstream were being evacuated from the town．

In Massachusetts, cars were pulled from flooded streets in downtown Peabody, about 20 miles north of Boston, and about 300 people were evacuated from an apartment complex for seniors．Businesses stacked sandbags at their doors, trying to prevent damage from water that at one point rose to waist-deep．

Some parts of New Hampshire had seen 7 inches of rain by midday Sunday and forecasters said up to 5 more inches might come during the day．About 100 residents were evacuated from their homes in Wakefield, N．H．, because of concerns about two dams in the area．

Flooding in New Hampshire in October killed seven people, carried off homes and washed away miles of roads down to bedrock．

In Maine, flooding was reported on 60 roads in the southern part of the state, said governor’s spokeswoman Crystal Canney．More than 50 homes in Sanford and several in Kennebunk also were evacuated, state officials said．

1．Which is NOT true according to the article？

A．The situation in N．H．is very serious．

B．New England is a region of the U．S．

C．A state of emergency was declared in three whole states．

D．Seven people lost their lives in New Hampshire in October．

2．What is the main idea of the passage？

A．Two dams failed in New Hampshire．

B．Flood in New Hampshire．

C．State of emergency in New England．

D．Severe floods in three U．S．states．

3．In paragraph 4, the underlined word “evacuate” most probably means“_________”．

A．rescue B．rapped C．send away D．wash away

4．What was mentioned to cope with the situation？

A．Some towns shut down． B．Some dams were open．

C．People all left their homes． D．Some temporary houses were built．

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CONCORD， N.H.—Torrential rain forced hundreds of people from their homes in parts of New England on Sunday， as water flowed over dams and washed out roads.
The governors of New Hampshire and Massachusetts declared states of emergency. Maine’s governor also declared a state of emergency for one county. “It’s a very serious situation，” said New Hampshire Governor John Lynch， adding that forecasters were predicting 12 to 15 inches of rain by the end of the storm in parts of southern New Hampshire. “It continues to change and the situation continues to worsen.”
In some towns， police and fire crews used boats to get people out of their homes and stranded cars after hundreds of roads were damaged. Others got around in kayaks(皮船). Some towns shut down， not letting anyone pass except emergency vehicles. “The town is cut right in half，” said Glenn Laramie， police chief in Andover， N.H.
A dam in Milton， N.H.， was in danger of failing， which could send a 10-foot wall of water downstream， the National Weather Service said in a bulletin. People downstream were being evacuated from the town.
In Massachusetts， cars were pulled from flooded streets in downtown Peabody， about 20 miles north of Boston， and about 300 people were evacuated from an apartment complex for seniors. Businesses stacked sandbags at their doors， trying to prevent damage from water that at one point rose to waist-deep.
Some parts of New Hampshire had seen 7 inches of rain by midday Sunday and forecasters said up to 5 more inches might come during the day. About 100 residents were evacuated from their homes in Wakefield， N.H.， because of concerns about two dams in the area.
Flooding in New Hampshire in October killed seven people， carried off homes and washed away miles of roads down to bedrock.
In Maine， flooding was reported on 60 roads in the southern part of the state， said governor’s spokeswoman Crystal Canney. More than 50 homes in Sanford and several in Kennebunk also were evacuated， state officials said.
【小题1】Which is NOT true according to the article？