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9．The Black Country is about 10miles from Birmingham．It's made up of four districts：Dudley，Walsall，Sandwell，and Wolvehampton．Historically，it was famous for industry，which explains （16）whythe area is called the Black Country．It got its name during the industrial revolution，（17）when factory pollution turned the local skies black and coal dust from the mines made the soil the same color．Dudley，which is （18）probably（probable） the heart of the Black Country，has a history （19）dating （ date） back over 1，000years，and its famous castle has been there （20）sinceabout the 8th century．
People from Black Country are very friendly． （21）Buttheir local dialect，which comes from the old"Middle English"，can be very difficult to understand．I still remember taking （22）a visiting friend from Canada to a local Black Country pub for lunch． （23）Beforethe waitress could even finish describing the menu，my friend looked at me with his eyebrows （24）raised（raise）．When I asked what he wanted to order，he just shook his head in disbelief and asked if the waitress whom I （25）had been speaking/was speaking/had spoken/spoke（speak） to just now was naturally speaking English．
分析 本文主要介绍黑区的组成部分，名称的由来以及难以听懂的语言．
解答 16．why 考查副词．此处表示该地区被称之为"黑区"这个名词的由来，表原因；explain后面为一个宾语从句，所以由why来引导；故答案为why．
17．when 考查关系副词．先行词theindustrialrevolution在定语从句中充当时间状语，故用关系副词引导非限制性定语从句．故答案为when
18．probably 考查句子的构成成分．此处应用副词形式probably．故答案为probably
19．dating 考查非谓语动词．动词date和逻辑主语ahistory之间为主谓关系，所以用dating作定语．故答案为dating
20．since 考查介词．根据and后的句意"自从约8世纪以来，著名的城堡就一直在那里了"，以及主句中的谓语动词是现在完成时可知，应填since．
21．But 考查连词．第三段第一句话提到人们很友好，紧接着提到他们来自古英语的方言很难懂，由此可知，这两句话之间是转折关系，故用but．
22．a 考查冠词．remember doing sth．意为"记得曾经做过的事"．句意：我仍然记得曾经来访的一个朋友…．此处强调一个；故答案为a．
23．Before 考查连词．引导一个时间状语从句，表示在服务员报完菜单之前的状况，所以用连词before引导．故答案为Before．
24．raised 考查非谓语动词．with的宾语hiseyebrows和raise之间是动宾关系，由此可知使用raised．
25．had been speaking/was speaking/had spoken/spoke 考查动词的时态．本句的时态较灵活，根据本句主从句的谓语动词的动作关系或时间状语可知可以使用过去时的各种相应时态．故答案为had been speaking/was speaking/had spoken/spoke．
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1．Could your cellphone give you cancer？Whether it could or not，some people are worrying about the possibility that phones，powerlines and wi-fi （路由器） could be responsible for a range of illnesses，from rashes to brain tumours．
For example，Camilla Rees，48，a former investment banker in the US，moved out of her apartment in San Francisco because of the radiation coming from next door．Rees told the Los Angeles Times that when her neighbors moved in and installed a wi-fi router she lost her ability to think clearly．"I would wake up dizzy in the morning．I'd fall to the floor．I had to leave to escape that nightmare，"she said．Since then，she's been on a campaign against low-level electromagnetic fields，or EMFs（低频电磁场）．
And she's not alone．Millions of people say they suffer from headaches，depression，nausea and rashes when they're too close to cellphones or other sources of EMFs．
Although the World Health Organization has officially declared that EMFs seem to pose little threat，governments are still concerned．In fact，last April，the European Parliament called for countries to take steps to reduce exposure to EMFs．The city of San Francisco and the state of Maine are currently considering requiring cancer-warning labels on cellphones．
If these fears are reasonable，then perhaps we should all be worried about the amount of time we spend talking on our phones or plugging into wi-fi hotpots．
Some say there is evidence to support the growing anxieties．David Carpenter，a professor of environmental health sciences at the University at Albany，in New York，thinks there's a greater than 95% chance that power lines can cause childhood leukemia．Also there's a greater than 90% chance that cellphones can cause brain tumours．
But others believe these concerns are unreasonable paranoia （猜疑）．Dr Martha Linet，the head of radiation epidemiology at the US National Cancer Institute，has looked at the same research as Carpenter but has reached a different conclusion．"I don't support warning labels for cellphones，"said Linet．"We don't have the evidence that there's much danger．"
Studies so far suggest a weak connection between EMFs and illness-so weak that it might not exist at all．A multinational investigation of cellphones and brain cancer，in 13countries outside the US，has been underway for several years．It's funded in part by the European Union，in part by a cellphone industry group．
According to Robert Park，a professor of physics at the University of Maryland in the US，the magnetic waves aren't nearly powerful enough to break apart DNA，which is how known threats，such as UV rays and X-rays，cause cancer．
Perhaps it's just psychological．Some experts find that the electro-sensitivity syndrome seems to be similar to chemical sensitivity syndrome，which is a condition that's considered to be psychological．
Whether EMFs are harmful or not，a break in the countryside，without the cellphone，would probably be good for all of us．
For example，Camilla Rees，48，a former investment banker in the US，moved out of her apartment in San Francisco because of the radiation coming from next door．Rees told the Los Angeles Times that when her neighbors moved in and installed a wi-fi router she lost her ability to think clearly．"I would wake up dizzy in the morning．I'd fall to the floor．I had to leave to escape that nightmare，"she said．Since then，she's been on a campaign against low-level electromagnetic fields，or EMFs（低频电磁场）．
And she's not alone．Millions of people say they suffer from headaches，depression，nausea and rashes when they're too close to cellphones or other sources of EMFs．
Although the World Health Organization has officially declared that EMFs seem to pose little threat，governments are still concerned．In fact，last April，the European Parliament called for countries to take steps to reduce exposure to EMFs．The city of San Francisco and the state of Maine are currently considering requiring cancer-warning labels on cellphones．
If these fears are reasonable，then perhaps we should all be worried about the amount of time we spend talking on our phones or plugging into wi-fi hotpots．
Some say there is evidence to support the growing anxieties．David Carpenter，a professor of environmental health sciences at the University at Albany，in New York，thinks there's a greater than 95% chance that power lines can cause childhood leukemia．Also there's a greater than 90% chance that cellphones can cause brain tumours．
But others believe these concerns are unreasonable paranoia （猜疑）．Dr Martha Linet，the head of radiation epidemiology at the US National Cancer Institute，has looked at the same research as Carpenter but has reached a different conclusion．"I don't support warning labels for cellphones，"said Linet．"We don't have the evidence that there's much danger．"
Studies so far suggest a weak connection between EMFs and illness-so weak that it might not exist at all．A multinational investigation of cellphones and brain cancer，in 13countries outside the US，has been underway for several years．It's funded in part by the European Union，in part by a cellphone industry group．
According to Robert Park，a professor of physics at the University of Maryland in the US，the magnetic waves aren't nearly powerful enough to break apart DNA，which is how known threats，such as UV rays and X-rays，cause cancer．
Perhaps it's just psychological．Some experts find that the electro-sensitivity syndrome seems to be similar to chemical sensitivity syndrome，which is a condition that's considered to be psychological．
Whether EMFs are harmful or not，a break in the countryside，without the cellphone，would probably be good for all of us．
| Title：Could cellphones give you cancer？ | |
| Key points | Supporting details |
| Cellphones are （71）dangerous to use | ●Some people think it （72）possible for cellphones to cause cancer． ●Camilla Rees got ill after his neighbor installed a wi-fi router． ●Millions of people have the （73）same problems as Camilla． ●Some evidence supports people's anxieties． |
| Cellphones are safe to use | ●Some believe that these concerns are just paranoia． ●So far，studies show that there isn't much （74）connection between EMFs and illness． ●Robert Park thinks that the magnetic waves aren't powerful enough to （75）destroy DNA． ●It's just for psychological （76）reasons that people feel ill when they use cellphones． |
| Attitudes and （77）suggestions | ●Some governments are （78）concerned about the safety of cellphones or EMFs． ●The author thinks that we should（79）reduce the chance of talking on the phone or spend more time in the（80）rural areas without cellphones． |
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| A． | While | B． | Since | C． | As | D． | When |