阅读短文，根据所读内容在文后76～85的空格里填上适当的单词或短语，并将答案转写到答题卡上。

注意：每空不超过3个单词。

On average, Americans waste as much energy as two-thirds of the world’s population consumes. That’s largely the result of driving inefficient cars, using inefficient appliances, and living and working in poorly insulated buildings.

Then what can you do to improve the situation?

Buy energy-efficient products.―Buy new appliances or electronics of the highest energy-efficiency rating. New energy-efficient models may cost more initially, but have a lower operating cost over their lifetimes. The most energy-efficient models carry the Energy Star label, which identifies products that use 20―40 percent less energy than standard new products. According to the EPA, the typical American household can save about $400 per year in energy bills with products that carry the Energy Star.

Switch to compact fluorescent bulbs. ― Change the three bulbs you use most in your house to compact fluorescents. Each compact fluorescent bulb will keep half a ton of carbon dioxide out of the air over its lifetime. Moreover, compact fluorescent bulbs last ten times as long and can save $30 per year in electricity costs.

Set heating and cooling temperatures correctly. ― Check thermostats in your home to make sure they are set at a level that doesn’t waste energy. Get an electronic thermostat that will allow your furnace to heat the house to a lower temperature when you’re sleeping and return it to a more comfortable temperature before you wake up.

Turn off the lights. ―Turn off lights and other electrical appliances such as televisions and radios when you’re not using them. Install automatic timers for lights that people in your house frequently forget to turn off when leaving a room.

Title: 76. ______

       阅读短文,并简要回答文后的问题。注意：答题时不得超过规定的字数。

When scientists look up into the night sky, they see stars, planets and the moon.  There is also dark matter the material between the stars and planets. Scientists believe dark matter makes up much of the matter in our universe.  However they have not been able to explain where it is.  Although scientists have discovered signs of its gravity, no one has been able to see dark matter until now.    

Recently scientists discovered observable dead stars -- or dark matter -- at the edge of our own Milky Way galaxy. The experts announced their discovery in Science Magazine.  They said they found thirty-eight objects called “white dwarfs.”  Each white dwarf is a burned up, dying star like the sun. However, each one has shrunk to about the size of Earth.  These newly discovered white dwarfs are said to be about four-hundred-fifty light years from Earth.  A light year is the distance that light travels in one year. 

Ben Oppenheimer led the research team that discovered the white dwarfs.  He works at the University of California at Berkeley.  He says the team studied pictures of the white dwarfs taken during the past thirty years.  The movement of the objects suggests that they are in the so-called “halo” of the universe. This is a very large circle of stars and gas that surrounds our Milky Way galaxy. 

This is important because the halo is much larger than the Milky Way galaxy itself.  The researchers suggest that there are many white dwarf stars throughout this halo.  This discovery would explain much of the mass that cannot be found in our galaxy.   

Mister Oppenheimer says most of the white dwarfs may be about ten-thousand-million years old. Scientists believe the universe was born about thirteen-thousand-million years ago after a huge explosion of matter called the Big Bang.  

Scientists estimate that most of the dark matter in our universe is made up of unusual particles(粒子). Scientists have not been able to identify these particles. Some scientists say the discovery opens the way for more study of the unexplained matter.

73. Find in the passage a word closest in meaning to the underlined word “halo”.

74. According to the scientists’ research, how far are the “white dwarfs”probably from us? （回答词数不超过8个）

75. What research will scientists most probably do about the dark matter?（回答词数不超过10个）

America’s No.1 health problem? A report published by the American Institute of Stress claims the biggest threat to health today is neither cancer nor AIDS. The report says: “It has been estimated that 75―90 percent of all visits to primary care physicians are for stress related problems.”

It is no exaggeration to say that people today are being attacked by stress. According to the National Consumers League, “Work is the top source of stress for adults who have problems and stress in their lives (39%), followed by family (30%). Other sources include health (10%), concern about the economy (9%) and concern about international conflict and terrorism (4%).”

However, stress is hardly unique to the United States. A British survey in 2005 estimated that “over half a million individuals in Britain believed in 2004 that they were experiencing work-related stress at a level that was making them ill.” As a result of “work-related stress, depression or anxiety,” there are “an estimated thirteen and a half million reported lost working days per year in Britain.”

The picture is no less bleak(荒凉的) in mainland Europe. According to the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, “work-related stress has been shown to affect millions of European workers across all types of employment sectors.” One survey revealed that there are “about 41 million workers affected by work-related stress each year.”

What about Asia? A report issued by a conference held in Tokyo concluded: “Job stress is a common concern among many countries in the world, both developing and industrialized countries.” The report observed that “several countries in East Asia, including China and Korea, have rapidly industrialized and economically grown. These countries now have a lot of concerns on job stress and its harmful effects on workers’ health.”

69. The author quoted “America’s No.1 Health Problem.” (Para. 1) in order to ______.

A. talk about health problems in America

B. introduce the topic of stress

C. emphasize the stress in America

D. tell readers something about American Institute of Stress

70. Which of the followings is NOT true?

A. The threat of stress is bigger than cancer and AIDS.

B. Stress is always from working and living pressure.

C. Some of Americans care about international conflict and terrorism.

D. A lot of English people become ill as a result of stress. 

71. We can infer from the last paragraph that ______.

A. Asian people are more willing to develop their countries

B. the rapid economic development is the main reason for stress

C. some people in Asian countries have health problems from employment stress

D. Asian countries have a better situation of stress than Europe

72. What’s the best title for this passage?

A. America’s No.1 Health Problem         B. Attacked by Stress

C. How to Deal with Stress                      D. Working Stress around the World

Ladji Doucoure of France beat Olympic champion Liu Xiang of China in the final meters to claim the title of the men's 110 meters hurdles at the 10th world championships in Helsinki on Friday.

Doucoure, who led the world this season with 12.97 seconds, overtook the Chinese to win the race in 13.07 seconds. Liu was second in 13.08. Four-time world champion Allen Johnson of the United States took the third in 13.10.

The 22-year-old Doucoure said after the race, “I can not tell you just how long I have been dreaming of this. This victory is the result of a lot of hard work, and also a lot of support from people who have believed in me. I had a bad start, touched a few hurdles, but after the 4th hurdle I picked up my race and went straight to the finish line.”

Liu, who won the Olympic gold with a world record-tying time of 12.91 seconds, said: “I'm very satisfied with the second place. The result could have been worse. I felt quite well and did my best. I'm not tired, I had some clearance problems at the start, so I should practice that some more.

Finally, I didn't lose by much, only by a little bit, but I did think I could win it.”

Liu's coach Sun Haiping said on Friday he was content with Liu's performance.

“Liu Xiang was quite good during his reaction period, but he was a little bit slow in the middle and he finally caught up during the last two hurdles,” Sun told Xinhua.

Although satisfied with the silver medal and the clocking of 13.08 seconds, Sun said Liu might have added the world title to the Olympic championship if Liu had run the track neighboring his major rivals (对手) of Doucoure Ladji or Allen Johnson.

“If he had run next to Ladji Doucoure or Allen Johnson, Liu could have kept pace with them and then sprinted (疾跑) at the last stage. In this case, he could grab the gold,” said Sun, who has become a household name for coaching China's first men's Olympic champion in the track.

64. This passage probably appears ________.

A. in a story book                                B. in a text book                 

C. in a newspaper                                D. in a fashion magazine

65. The following statements about Doucoure are true EXCEPT ________.

A. He won the gold medal in the men’s 110m hurdles in Helsinki.

B. He led the world in men’s 110m hurdles with 12.97 seconds this season.

C. He did a lot of hard practice before the race in Helsinki.

D. He won the world champion title four times.

66. Which of the following can be used to replace the underlined phrase “picked up my race” in Paragraph 3?

A. gathered speed                                B. stood up

C. made up my mind                           D. became better in health

67. According to Sun Haiping, Liu Xiang might have won the gold if ________.

A.        he had done better during his reaction period

B.        he had run the track next to Ladji Doucoure or Allen Johnson

C.        he had practiced clearance more before that race

D.       he hadn’t touched a few hurdles in the race

68. What does this passage mainly tell us?

A.      France's Doucoure beat Liu Xiang in hurdles.

B.      Three top athletes in men’s 110m hurdles.

C.      Liu Xiang tries hard to win men’s 110m hurdles.

D.     It’s a pity that Liu Xiang took the second in Helsinki.

YOU CAN HELP!

Everyone was born with his own built-in burglar(窃贼) alarm. It’s called the sense of sight and sound. Unfortunately, many of us go around with the alarm switched off.

We don’t see the stranger wandering outside the house next door.

We don’t notice the sounds from the flat upstairs.

(Weren’t they supposed to be on holiday?)

The police can only do so much to prevent crime. There never can be enough of them to guard every home in every town. So they need your help in fighting with the burglars, and the car thieves.

Not, of course, by setting out to have a go every time you see something suspicious（可疑的）. It’ll always be the job of the police to arrest criminals. But by acting as a line of communication between them and your community. For example, you probably know far more about your immediate neighborhoods than the police ever could. A stranger in someone’s garden would probably be far more obvious to you than it would to even the local police, if, of course, you were on the look-out.

That’s the whole idea behind the Neighborhood Watch schemes, springing up around the country to create a spirit of watchfulness within a community, anything suspicious being reported to the police.

It’s early days yet, but results so far are very encouraging. The crime figures are already dropping in many of the areas running the scheme. And all due to people like you.

60. The underlined word “them” refers to ______.

A. criminals         B. the police         C. neighbours        D. strangers

61. The advertisement points out that many people ______.

A. are not ready to help the police    

B. are not as watchful as they could be

C. don’t look after their gardens well  

D. don’t tell their neighbors about their holidays

62. One of the ways we could help prevent crime is to ______.

A. turn on the alarm system in our home    

B. try to stop criminals from escaping

C. look out for people behaving suspiciously 

D. inform the police if we hear noises upstairs

63. The purpose of the advertisement is to _______ in their neighborhood.

A. ask people to join the police force    

B. advise people how to protect their homes

C. warn people about the increasing risk of crime

D. encourage people to be on watch for possible crime

We’ve all heard the phrase “love is patient”, but one couple in Michigan, took this phrase to a whole new level. On Monday, February 13, Willard Mason sat down to talk about his relationship with the love he lost more than 60 years ago. Good fortune and fate recently helped the couple reunite.

In 1941, Willard Mason and Llah Ost, both senior 2 students, became engaged to be married and began planning their lives together. But Willard moved away to work at Willow Run Bomber Plant, where he met and fell in love with a woman named Helvi. He broke off his long distance engagement to Llah and married Helvi in 1942. Llah later found love with someone else. Both had happy marriages and raised families.

Then, in 2003, Helvi died. A year later, Willard found himself back in his hometown, where by chance, he ran into Llah’s brother. He informed Willard of the death of Llah’s husband, and encouraged him to call her.

After that first phone call, the couple began dating. Willard made the drive from his home near Houghton Lake to Llah’s home in Adrian. On one such trip, he blacked out, and his car hit a tree. He was rushed to a hospital, where tests showed that he needed a new pacemaker(心律调整器). Willard moved closer to Adrian and asked Llah to move in with him. She gladly accepted.

“We get along perfectly,” Willard told AZ Central on Monday. “We’ve never had an argument, she’s a great cook, and she takes care of me.”

Although both Willard and Llah are saddened by the 62 years they spent without each other, neither seem to have any regrets. Willard told AZ Central, “You don’t know how our lives might have turned out if we’d gotten married in 1941, but now she has a wonderful family, and so do I.”

56. What does the writer probably mean by saying the phrase “love is patient”?

A. To win love needs a good-natured tolerance(宽容) of waiting. 

B. Love can make someone ill in hospital.

C. Love can also help one set a world record.

D. To win love needs a whole new level of cooking skill

57. What caused the failure of Willard and Llah’s engagement?

A. Their unhappy company with each other.

B. Llah’s new love with someone else. 

C. Their being far away from each other.     

D. Willard’s escape from his family.

58. After Willard’s wife died, he came back to his hometown _______ there.

A. in order to date with Llah                

B. and got informed of Llah’s husband’s death

C. to ask Llah to move in with him              

D. and was told that he needed a new pacemaker

59. Which of the following should be the best title for the passage?

A. A Car Accident Brought about Reunion    

B. Second Marriage and Second Happiness 

C. No Argument in a Reunited Family           

D. Reunited after 62 Years.

 A friend of mine named Paul received an automobile from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin(流浪儿) was walking around the

   36    new car,  37   it.

　"Is this your car, Mister?" he said.

　Paul nodded. "My brother gave it to me for Christmas." The boy was astounded(吃惊). "You

  38   your brother gave it to you and it didn't cost you anything? Goodness! I wish . . ." He hesitated.

　Of course Paul   39   what he was going to   40  . He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the boy said shocked Paul all the way  41   to his heels.

　"I wish," the boy went on, "That   42   could be a brother like that."

　Paul looked at the boy in   43  , then impulsively(有意地) he added, "Would you like to take a   44   in my car?" 

　"Oh yes, I'd love that."

　After a short ride, the boy   45   with his eyes aglow(发红的), said, "Mister, would you mind driving in front of   46  ?"

　Paul smiled a little. He thought the boy wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big automobile. But   47   Paul was wrong. "Will you stop   48   those two steps are?" the boy asked.

　He got out and   49   the steps. Then in a little while Paul heard him coming back slowly. He was   50   his little crippled(跛足的) brother. He sat him down on the bottom step, then sort of squeezed up against him and   51   the car.

　"  52   she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs.   53   I'm gonna give you one just like it . . . then you can see for   54   all the pretty things in the Christmas windows that I've been trying to tell you about."

　Paul got out and lifted the crippled boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began a memorable   55   ride.

That Christmas Eve, Paul learned what Jesus meant when he said: "It is more blessed to give . . . "

―Mary, ______ Mr. White wants to see you at the gate.

―That is out of _______ question. I’ve never known any Mr. White.

   A. 不填；不填    B. a；the    C. the；不填    D. the；a

--How much money do your parents give you each month, if I may ask?

--300 yuan.

--300 yuan? That's 100 yuan more than ______ I get from my parents!

A. what     B. that    C. which    D. those

Almost _____ you go on Earth, natural beauty catches your eye.

A. elsewhere   B. everywhere   C. somewhere   D. nowhere