Alexander Bell travelled to Washington D．C．to visit Joseph Henry, one of the greatest scientists of the day．
Joseph Henry had never met the tall, thin, dark-haired young man who walked with a quick step into his office that March day in 1875．But he had heard of the Bell family and their successful teaching methods with the deaf．He was soon impressed(留下印象)by the carefulness of his young visitor who explained his theory of sending voices by electricity．When Bell had finished his explanation, Henry said, “You have the idea for a great invention．Work at it．”?
“But, sir, there are mechanical(机械的)difficulties to overcome(克服)that would require a knowledge of electricity and I don’t have it．”
“GET IT!” was the great scientist’s advice．“Without these two words of encouragement,”Bell said later,“I should never have invented the telephone．”
(1)
Alexander Bell travelled to Washington D．C．to ________．
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A．
see the deaf Joseph Henry
B．
look for a job in Joseph Henry’s office
C．
ask for Joseph Henry’s advice
D．
send voices by electricity
(2)
What did Joseph Henry think of Bell’s idea?He ________．
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A．
sang high praise for it
B．
paid no attention to what Bell had explained
C．
didn’t believe the young visitor
D．
thought it impossible to turn it into reality
(3)
The word “IT” in the sentence “GET IT!” refers to ________．
Jamie Oliver has been invited by Gordon Brown to prepare a banquet at No．10 for President Barack Obama and other leaders of the G20, offering a cut-price menu to reflect times when trade and industry are far from prosperous and the rate of employment is decreasing．
Downing Street sources say Oliver, the well-known chef, will cook using “honest high-street products” and avoid expensive or “fancy” ingredients(材料)．
The prime minister is trying to avoid a repeat of the embarrassment last year when he sat down to an 18-course banquet at a Japanese summit to discuss world food shortages．
Obama, President Nicolas Sarkozy of France, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany and other leaders will be served by apprentices(
学徒)from Fifteen, the London restaurant Oliver founded to help train young people in poverty in order to make a living by mastering a skill．
Brown wants the dinner to reflect the emphasis of the London summit, which he hopes will lead to an agreement to lift the world out of recession．“To be invited to cook for such an important group of people, who are trying to solve some of the world's major problems, is really a privilege,” said Oliver．
“I'm hoping the menu I'm working on will show British food and produce is some of the best in the world, but also show we have pioneered a high-quality apprentice scheme at Fifteen London that is giving young people a skill to be proud of．”
The chef has not yet finalized the menu, but is expected to draw inspiration from his latest book, Jamie's Ministry of Food, which has budget recipes for beef and ale stew(
啤酒炖菜)and “impressive” chocolate fudge cake．
(1)
The underlined word “recession” in Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to “________”．
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A．
business
B．
opposition
C．
discussion
D．
depression
(2)
What can we learn about Oliver from the text?
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A．
He is a well-known American cook．
B．
He is invited to attend the G20 summit．
C．
He has founded the Fifteen London．
D．
He is one of the apprentices serving leaders of the G20．
(3)
Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?
[ ]
A．
Oliver is honored to be invited to cook for the G20 leaders．
B．
Altogether three presidents are mentioned in the text．
C．
President Barack Obama offers the cut-price menu．
D．
The menu for the G20 dinner banquet has been decided．
(4)
What is the Fifteen London?
[ ]
A．
an apartment in London
B．
a luxurious restaurant in London
C．
a restaurant as well as a training center
D．
a famous avenue
阅读理解
Sometimes we cry because we are sad and sometimes because we are extremely happy．An irritant(刺激物), such as onion(洋葱)smell or grains of sand in the eye, can also make cry．In this case tears perform an obvious role in getting rid of substances that might harm the surface of the eye．
Dr．William Frey of the Dry Eye and Tear Research Center at St．Paul in Minnesota, USA, believes that tears from emotional causes may perform a similar role．He thinks that crying could get rid of emotional stress by washing away a chemical in the blood caused by strong emotions．To prove his theory, he hopes first to identify this chemical and then see if it is found in tears of sadness or happiness．
So far, Dr．Frey has failed to find out the difference between emotional tears and tears caused by an irritant in the eye．This may be because these substances themselves cause a degree of stress and emotion．What he has identified in all tears is a variety of biochemical(生化物)which are one of the causes of stress．A more detailed study may help us understand why sufferers from stress-related disorders cry less often than healthy people．Dr．Frey is also very interested to see if there ale any physiological(生理学的)explanations for why women, in general, cry five times more often than men, on average．
(1)
The main purpose of Dr．Frey’s study of tears is to ________．
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A．
show that there are two types of tears, caused by irritants and by emotions
B．
find out the cause of stress-related problems and emotional disorders
C．
explain why women cry more often than men
D．
prove that tears can remove a chemical in the blood caused by strong emotions
(2)
Which of the following is true according to the passage?
[ ]
A．
Tears fail to help get rid of emotional stress．
B．
Irritants in the eye result in tears without causing stress and emotion．
C．
Healthy people cry more often than those with stress-related problems．
D．
The biochemical identified by Dr．Frey has nothing to do with stress．
(3)
We can learn from the passage that ________．
[ ]
A．
crying does us more harm than good
B．
inner feelings don’t affect our bodies
C．
sorrow may cause some chemicals
D．
emotional tears ate different from realm caused by irritants in the eye
(4)
Dr．Frey believes that teats from emotional causes may play a role in getting rid of ________．
[ ]
A．
emotional stress by washing away a chemical in the blood
B．
onion smell or grains of sand
C．
sufferings from irritants
D．
substances that might not harm the surface of the eye
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