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20．The oldest and most common source（来源） of renewable energy known to man，biomass is one of the most important forms energy production in the United States and elsewhere．Since such a wide variety of biomass materials is everywhere----from trees and grasses to agricultural and city----life wastes----biomass promises to play a continuing role in providing power and heat for millions of people around the world．
According to the Union of Concerned Scientists（UCS），biomass is a kind of renewable energy source that produces no carbon dioxide（二氧化碳），because the energy it contains comes from the sun．When plant matter is burned，it gives off the sun's energy．In this way，biomass serves as a sort of natural battery（电池） for storing the sun's energy．As long as biomass is produced continuously----with only as much grown as is used---the"battery"lasts forever．
According to the Energy Information Administration，biomass has been one of the leading renewable energy sources in the United States for several years running through 2007，making up between 0.5and 0.9percent of the nation's total electricity supply．In 2008----although the numbers aren't all in yet----wind power probably took over first place because of the rapid development of wind farms across the country．
Producing power from biomass helps reduce some 11million tons of carbon dioxide each year．Some homeowners also try to make their own heat by using biomass materials．Such practice may save homeowner's money，but it also produces a lot of pollution．So，the best way is to encourage power plants to use it．

28．Why is biomass considered as"a sort of natural battery"？C
A．It burns merely plant matter．
B．It keeps producing electricity．
C．It stores the energy from the sun．
D．It produces zero carbon dioxide．
29．We learn from the text that in 2008A．
A．Wind power would be the leader of renewable energy．
B．there was a rapid growth of electricity production
C．biomass might become the main energy source
D.0.5～0.9of power supply came from biomass
30．Why does the author encourage power plants to use biomass？C
A．To prevent the waste of energy．
B．To increase production safety．
C．To reduce pollution．
D．To save money．
31．Where does the text probably come from？B
A．A research plan．
B．A science magazine
C．A book review．
D．A business report．

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A．improve your sleeping quality
C．listen to TV without disturbing others
B．change TV channels without difficulty
D．become interested in ballgame programs
34．What makes TV Ears different from other headsets？B
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C．Its headset volume is adjustable．
B．It has a new noise reduction ear tip．
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18．Life on earth depends on water，and there is no substitute for it．The current assumption is that our basic needs for water-whether for drinking，agriculture，industry or the raising of fish will always have to be met．Given that premise（前提），there are two basic routes we can go：more access to water or more engineering solutions （more dams，for instance）．
Looking at the engineering solution first，a lot of my research concentrates on what happens to wetlands when you build dams in river basins，particularly in Africa．The ecology of such areas is almost entirely driven by the seasonal regime of the river，or rather，the pulse of the water．And the fact is that if you build a dam，you generally spoil the downstream ecology．In the past，such problems have been hidden by a lack of information．But in the next century，governments will have no excuse for their ignorance．The engineers ability to control water flows has created new kinds of unpredictability．Dams in Africa have meant fewer fish，less grazing and less agriculture-none of which were expected．
The challenge for the next century is to find new means of controlling water．Although GM technology will allow us to breed better dry-land crops，there is no market stimulation for companies to develop crops suitable for the micro-climates of the Sahel and elsewhere in Africa．Who is going to pay for research on locally appropriate crops in the Third World？
This brings us to the key issue in any discussion of water：money．In the next century，just consider the problems of water supply in Mexico City or Delhi．If you're rich，you drink mineral water and may even have a swimming pool-yet millions in such cities can't get safe drinking water．People talk about the coming water crisis．I believe we have one now．It is a water crisis for the poor．
81．According to the passage，what are the two ways to solve the problem of water crisis？（no more than 8words）（2marks）More access to water or more engineering solutions．
82．What will happen when dams are built in river basins in Africa？（no more than 6words）（3marks）
The downstream ecology will be spoiled/destroyed．
83．Why are companies not willing to develop locally appropriate crops for Third World？（no more than 6words）（3marks）Because there is no market stimulation．
84．What is the tone of the passage？（no more than 1words）（2marks）worried/Concerned．．

17．（36）GWe achieve it actively by direct experience，by testing and proving an idea，or by reasoning．
We achieve knowledge passively by being told by someone else．Most of the learning that takes place in the classroom and the kind that happens when we watch TV or read newspapers or magazines is passive．Conditioned as we are to passive learning，it's not surprising that we depend on it in our everyday communication with friends and co-workers．（37）C It makes us tend to accept what we are told even when it is little more than hearsay and rumor．
Did you ever play the game Rumor？It begins when one person writes down a message but doesn't show it to anyone．Then the person whispers it，word for word，to another person．That person，in turn，whispers it to still another，and so on，through all the people playing the game．The last person writes down the message word for word as he or she hears it．Then the two written statements are compared．（38）A
（39）E The simple fact that people repeat a story in their own words changes the story．Then，too，most people listen imperfectly．And many enjoy adding their own creative touch to a story，trying to improve on it，stamping it with their own personal style．Yet those who hear it think they know．
（40）F A statement of opinion by one writer may be restated as a fact by another，who may in turn be quoted by yet another； and this process may continue，unless it occurs to someone to question the facts on which the original writer based his opinion or to challenge the interpretation he placed upon those facts．

A．Typically，the original message has changed．
B．Finally everybody gets the meaning．
C．Unfortunately，passive learning has a serious problem．
D．Knowledge is passed down from generation to generation．
E．That's what happens in daily life．
F．This process is also found among scholars and authors．
G．We can achieve knowledge either actively or passively．

16．That man is difficult _________．（　　）

	A．	dealing		B．	dealt with
	C．	to deal with		D．	to be dealt with

15．假设你是李华，你们班的英语老师要求每个同学在课堂上分享自己交友的经验．请你根据所给提示，用英语写一篇发言稿．
1．你是如何看待友谊的；
2．你是怎么选择朋友的；
3．你是如何维持与朋友之间的友谊的．
注意：1．词数100左右；2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯．

14．Kim Jones planned a birthday party for her boyfriend Sam Phillips last Thursday night after work．However，the evening turned out differently than either of them had expected．In the late afternoon a huge electricity blackout hit seven northeastern states and three provinces in Canada．Just after four o'clock，a time when millions of people leave their offices and head home，the electricity stopped，so elevators and the subway systems in large cities like New York and Toronto didn't work．Flights could not land or take off at major airports．As soon as most people found out about the blackout，they put their cell phones to good use and called their families to let them know where they were．
Kim works on the 70th floor of a business center in New York．She had just left her office and was trapped in an elevator on the 65th floor．At first she was worried．She called Sam and discovered what had happened．He told her not to give up hope．Then Sam remembered that his friend Joe also worked high in that building．Joe could take care of the situation．About five o'clock，Joe and some other workers figured out that they could get Kim out of the elevator through its roof．
Kim still ended up having to walk down to the street at eight o'clock，she found Sam waiting for her．A number of their friends were there too．As for the birthday party，it turned into a picnic by candlelight because the city went without electricity for several days．Sam said he'd never forget it．

65．Which service was still available when the electricity stopped？C
A．Lift． B．Airline． C．Mobile phone． D．The underground．
66．Where was Kim when the blackout broke out？B
A．On the 70th floor．
B．On her way to meet Sam．
C．In her office on the 65th floor．
D．In a business center in Canada．
67．Which of the following is true？B
A．The blackout lasted a whole night．
B．Sam's birthday party became a picnic．
C．Kim and Sam work in the same building．
D．Kim was rescued by some of her colleagues．
68．Which of the following best serves as the title for the passage？A
A．Unforgettable Birthday B．The Electricity Blackout
C．Kim and Sam's Romance D．A Picnic by Candlelight．

13．The increasing use of foreign words could lead to _________ the good qualities of traditional Chinese．（　　）

	A．	people forgetting		B．	people forgot
	C．	forgetting people		D．	people forget

12．What is it that made Obama happy？
__________ the US President．（　　）

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