68. The passage is mainly about　　　　　 .

　 A. what your SQ is and in what way it can benefit our life

　 B. what your SQ is and in what way it can be improved

　 C. the relationship between your SQ and your life

　 D. advantages and disadvantages of SQ

55．What is the best title for the passage?

A．Exploring Polar Bears．　　　　　　　 　B．Visit Our Website Now．

C．How to Do School Projects．　　　　　 　　D．E-book of Life．

答案　 51.C　 52.B　 53.A　 54.A　 55.D

Passage 9

(哈师大附中2009年高三第四次模拟考试D篇)

Our spiritual intelligence quotient (精神智商)，or SQ, helps us understand ourselves, and live fuller, happier lives.

　 　Though we're all born with SQ, most of us don’t even realize that we have it. Fortunately, you don't have to sign up for classes to learn how to improve your SQ. Here are some simple steps that can lead you to this new level of understanding.

　　 Sit Quietly. The process of developing spiritual intelligence begins with solitude (独处) and silence. To tune in to your spirit, you have to turn down the volume (强度) in your busy, noisy, complicated life and force yourself to do nothing at all. Start small by creating islands for silence in your day. In the car, instead of listening to the music, use the time to think. At work, shut the door to your office between meetings, take a few breaths and let them out very, very slowly. Enjoy the stillness in your home after the kids are finally in bed.

　　 Step Outside.　 For many people, nature sets their spirit free. Go outside to watch a beautiful sunset. If you are walking with the dog, take the time to admire flower in bloom; follow the light of a bird and watch clouds float overhead.

　　 Ask Questions of Yourself. Ask open-ended questions, such as "What am I feeling? What are my choices? Where am I heading?"

　　 But don't expect an answer to arrive through some supernatural form of e-mail. "Rarely do I get an immediate answer to my question," says Reverend Joan Carter, a Presbyterian minister in Sausalito, California. “But later that day I suddenly find myself thinking about a problem in a perspective(角度) I never considered before.”

　　 Trust Your Spirit. While most of us rely on gut(本能的) feeling to realize danger, spiritual intelligence pushes us, not away from, but towards some action that will lead to a greater good.

54．Who are the intended readers of this passage?

A．Students．　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　B．Researchers．　

C．Bird watchers or Gardeners．　　　　　 　D．People in general．

53．What does the underlined word “novice” probably mean in Paragraph 5 ?

A．Beginner．　　　 B．Specialist．　　　 C．Scientist．　　　　 D．Pupil．

52．Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．You can find information of all living species online in 2017．

B．Nonscientists will be able to add their own notes to the website.

C．The kids preparing school reports can not have access to the informat’0 n’

D．You are not free to choose the amount of detailed information．

51．What is implied in the last sentence of Paragraph 1 ?

A．No one can become an expert on spiders and birds．　

B．So many spiders have crawled up your leg．

C．There are far more than 1.8 million living species．　

D．Scientists have named a lot of living species．

56．What unusual phenomenon worries the scientists?

　　　　 A．In summer the ice of the Arctic loses faster.

　　　　 B．The ice covering the Arctic shrinks even in winter.

　　　　 C．The ice of the Arctic increases less than in the past.

D．The changes in the Arctic are more serious.

答案　 53.D　 54.A　 55.D　 56.B

Passage 8

(广东省湛师附中2009届高三最后一模C篇)

So far, scientists have named about 1.8 million living species (物种)，and that’s just a small part of what probably exists on Earth．With so many plants，animals，fungi，and other organisms covering the planet，it can be tough to figure out what type of spider is crawling up your leg or what kind of bird just flew by．

A soon-to-be-launched Website might help．An international team of researchers has announced the creation of a Web - based Encyclopedia of Life (EOL)．The project aims to catalogue every species on Earth in a single，easy-to-use reference guide．

To get the encyclopedia started，the creators will use information from scientific databases that already exist．And eventually，in special sections of the site，nonscientists with specialized knowledge will join．Gardeners，for example，will be able to record the dates that their flowers first bloom each year．Bird-watchers will be able to input which birds they’ve seen and where．The technology for this kind of tool has only recently become available．

As the EOL develops, you might find it useful for school projects．The site will have special pages for kids who are studying ecosystems in their neighborhoods．To make sure the encyclopedia is accurate，scientists will review much of the information added to it．People who visit the site will be able to choose to skip pages that haven’t been reviewed．

Another convenient characteristic of the EOL is that you’11 be able to pick the level of detail you see to match your interests，age，and current knowledge. If you wanted to learn about polar bears for a science class report，for example，you could use the “novice” setting to get basic information about the animals．On the “expert” setting，on the other hand．you could get much more detailed information about the history，literature，and exploration of polar bears．

It now takes years for scientists to collect all the data they need to describe and analyze species．The creators of the Encyclopedia of Life hope that their new tool will speed that process．

Keep an eye on www.eol.org．Pages will begin to go up sometime next year，and you might find them useful for your school reports．The EOL team might have the basics for all 1.8 million entries online as early as 2017．Someday，you might add your own notes.

55．What is the main factor that has caused the changes of the poles?

　　　　 A．The increasing number of animals.　　　　 B．The development of the poles.

　　　　 C．The melting of the poles.　　　　　　　　 D．The rising temperature.

54．The goal of the International Polar Year is __________.

　　　　 A．to make it clear that the poles have much to do with a healthy earth

　　　　 B．to provide practical theory to further develop this distant area

　　　　 C．to call on as many scientists as possible to do research on the poles

　　　　 D．to discover more mysteries unknown to man

53．Which of the following might be the best tile of the passage?

　　　　 A．Earth’s Poles Interest Scientists　　　　　 B．The Animals of Earth’s Poles

　　　　 C．Earth’s Poles in Danger　　　　　　　　 D．The Discoveries of Earth’s Poles