高中英語閱讀-故事類

第一節(jié)故事類

Passage7

（10?北京C篇）

PacingandPausing

SaratriedtobefriendheroldfriendSteve'snewwife,butBettyneverseemedtohave

anythingtosay.WhileSarafeltBettydidn'tholdupherendoftheconversation,Bettycomplained

toStevethatSaranevergaveherachancetotalk.Theproblemhadtodowithexpectationsabout

pacingandpausing.

Conversationisaturn-takinggame.Whenourhabitsaresimilar,there'snoproblem.But

ifourhabitsaredifferent,youmaystarttotalkbeforeI'mfinishedorfailtotakeyourturnwhen

I'mfinished.That'swhatwashappeningwithBettyandSara.

ItmaynotbecoincidentalthatBetty,whoexpectedrelativelylongerpausesbetween

turns,isBritish,andSara,whoexpectedrelativelyshorterpauses,isAmerican.Bettyoftenfelt

interruptedbySara.ButBettyherselfbecameaninteiTupterandfoundherselfdoingmostofthe

talkingwhenshemetavisitorfromFinland.AndSarahadahardtimecuttinginonsomespeakers

fromLatinAmericaorIsrael.

Thegeneralphenomenon,then,isthatthesmallconversationtechniques,likepacingand

pausing,leadpeopletodrawconclusionsnotaboutconversationalstylebutaboutpersonalityand

abilities.Thesehabitualdifferencesareoftenthebasisfordangerousstereotyping（思維定式）.

Andthesesocialphenomenacanhaveverypersonalconsequences.Forexample,awomanfrom

thesouthwesternpartoftheUSwenttoliveinaneasterncitytotakeupajobinpersonnel.When

thePersonnelDepartmentgottogetherformeetings,shekeptsearchingfortherighttimetobreak

in-andneverfoundit.Althoughbackhomeshewasconsideredoutgoingandconfident,in

Washingtonshewasviewedasshyandretiring.Whenshewasevaluatedattheendoftheyear,

shewastoldtotakeatrainingcoursebecauseofherinabilitytospeakup.

That'swhyslightdifferencesinconversationalstyle—tinylittlethingslikemicroseconds

ofpause-canhaveagreateffectonone*slife.Theresultinthiscasewasajudgmentof

psychologicalproblemseveninthemindofthewomanherself,whoreallywonderedwhatwas

wrongwithherandregisteredforassertivenesstraining.

64.WhatdidSarathinkofBettywhentalkingwithher?

A.Bettywastalkative.

B.Bettywasaninterrupter.

C.Bettydidnottakeherturn.

D.BettypaidnoattentiontoSara.

65.Accordingtothepassage,whoarelikelytoexpecttheshortestpausesbetweenturns?

A.Americans.B.Israelis.C.TheBritish.D.TheFinns.

66.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_

A.communicationbreakdownresultsfromshortpausesandfastpacing

B.womenareunfavorablystereotypedineasterncitiesoftheUS

C.one'sinabilitytospeakupisculturallydeterminedsometimes

D.oneshouldreceivetrainingtobuildupone'sconfidence

67.Theunderlinedwordnassertivenessninthelastparagraphprobablymeans一

A.beingwillingtospeakone'smind

B.beingabletoincreaseone'spower

C.beingreadytomakeone*sownjudgment

D.beingquicktoexpressone'sideasconfidently

Passage8

（10?江西A篇）

Andyrodeslowlyonhiswaytoschool,day-dreamingaboutthefishingtripthathisfatherhad

promisedhim.Hewassobusydreamingaboutallthefishhewouldcatchthathewasunawareof

everythingelsearoundhim.

Herodealonguntilastrangesounddrewhimtothepresent.Hecametoastopandlooked

curiouslyuptotheheavens.Whathesawshockedandterrifiedhim.Ahugeswarmofbeesfilled

theskylikeablackcloudandthebuzzingmassseemedtobeheadingangrilytowardshim.

Withnotimetowaste,Andyspedoffintheoppositedirection,ridingfuriously—butwithout

knowinghowtoescapetheswam.Witharapidlybeatingheartandhislegspumpingfuriously,he

speddowntheroughroad.Asthebeescamecloser,hispanicincreased.Andyknewthathewas

sensitivetobeestings（螢）.Thelaststinghadlandedhiminhospital—andthatwasonlyonebee

sting!Hehadbeenforcedtostayinbedfortwowholedays.Suddenly,hisfather'swordscameto

him."Whenyouareinatightsituation,don'tpanic.Useyourbrainandthinkyourwayoutofil.”

Onanearbyhill,hecouldseesmokewavingslowlyskywardsfromthechimneyoftheNelson

familyhome.t4Beesdon'tlikesmoke,"hethought.''Theycouldn'tgetintothehouse.^^Andyraced

towardstheNelsonhouse,butthebeesweregainingground.Andyknewhecouldnotreachthe

houseintime.Heestimatedthatthebeeswouldcatchupwithhimsoon.

Suddenly,outofthecornerofhiseyes,hespottedasmalldamusedbyMr.Nelsontoirrigatehis

vegetablegarden.Offhisbikeandintothecoolwaterhelived,disappearingbelowthesurfaceand

awayfromthesavageinsects.Afterholdinghisbreathforaslongashecould,Andycameupfor

airandnoticedthebeeshadgone.Dragginghimselfoutofthedam,hestruggledupthehillyslope

andrangthedoorbell.Mrs.Nelsontookhiminsideandranghismother.

“You'llreallyneedthatfishingbreaktohelpyourecover,laughedhismotherwithrelief.44Thank

goodnessyoudidn'tpanic!”ButAndydidnothearher.Hewasdreamingonceagainofthefishhe

wouldcatchtomorrow.

本文講述了主人公Andy在上學(xué)途中遭遇蜂群攻擊，急中生智，躲入水中避險(xiǎn)成功的故事。

56.WhydidAndyfailtonoticetheswarmofbeesearlier?

A.Hewasridingtoschool.

B.Hewaslisteningtoastrangesound.

C.Hewasgoingfishingwithhisfather.

D.Hewaslostinthethoughtofthefishingtrip.

57.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedabouttheswarmofbeesinthepassage?

A.Theycrowdedlikeablackcloud.

B.TheyshockedandterrifiedAndy.

C.TheytriedtoattackAndyinamass.

D.TheymadeAndystayinhospitalfortwodays.

58.HowdidAndyavoidthebeesintheend?

A.HeaskedMr.Nelsonforhelp.

B.Hedidhimselfunderthewater.

C.HerushedintotheNelsonhouse.

D.Herodeoffintheoppositedirection.

59.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeAndy'sescapefromthebees?

A.Nopains,nogains.

B.Oncebitten,twiceshy.

C.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.

D.Intimeofdanger,one'smindworksfast.

Passage9

（10?遼寧D篇）

OnMay23,1989,StefaniaFollinicameoutfromacaveatCarlsbad,NewMexico.She

hadn'tseenthesunforeighteenandahalfweeks.Stefaniawasinaresearchprogram,andthe

scientistsintheprogramwerestudyingbodyrhythms（節(jié)奏）。InthisexperimentStefaniahad

spent130daysinacave,30feetindepth.

Duringhertimeinthecave,Stefaniahadbeencompletelyaloneexceptfortwowhitemice.

Herlivingplacehadbeenverycomfortable,buttherehadbeennothingtofellherthetime.She'd

hadnoclockorwatches,notelevisionorradio.Therehadbeennonaturallightandthe

temperaturehadalwaysbeenkeptat2TC.

Theresultswereveryinteresting.Stefaniahadbeeninthecaveforoverfourmonths,butshe

thoughtshehadbeenthereforonlytwo.Herbodyclockhadchanged.Shehadn'tkepttoa

24-hourday.Shehadstayedawakefor20-25hoursandthenhadsleptfor10hours.Shehadeaten

fewermealsandhadlost17Ibsinweightasaresult!Shehadalsobecomeratherdepressed（抑郁）.

Howhadshespenthertimeinthecave?Aspartoftheexperimentshe'ddonesomephysical

andmentaltests.She'drecordedherdailyactivitiesandtheresultsofthetestsonacomputer.This

computerhadbeenspeciallyprogrammedfortheproject.Whenevershewasfree,she'dplayed

cards,readbooksandlistenedtomusic.She'dalsolearnedFrenchfromtapes.

Theexperimentshowedthatourbodyclocksareaffectedbylightandtemperature,For

example,thepatternofdayandnightmakesuswakeupandgotosleep.However,Peopleare

affectedindifferentways.Somepeoplewakeupnaturallyat5:00am,butothersdon*tstartto

wakeuptill9:00or10;00am.Thisaffectsthewholedailyrhythm.Asaresult,theearlyrisersare

attheirbestinthelatemorning.Thelaterisers,ontheotherhand,aretiredduringthedayand

onlycometolifeintheafternoonorevening!

68.Stefaniastayedinthecaveforalongtimebecause.

A.shewasaskedtodoresearchonmiceB.shewantedtoexperienceloneliness

C.shewasthesubjectofastudyD.sheneededtorecordherlife

69.WhatisacauseforthechangeofStefania'sbodyclock?

A.Eatingfewermeals.B.Havingmorehoursofsleep

C.Lackingphysicalexercise.D.Gettingnonaturallight.

70.Wheredoesthetextprobablycomefrom?

A.Anovel.B.Anewsstory.C.Apetmagazine.D.Atravelguide

Passage10

（io?全國nA篇）

WhenIwassix,Dadbroughthomeadogoneday,whowascalled“Brownie”.My

brothersandIalllovedBrownieanddiddifferentthingswithher.Oreofuswouldwalkher,

anotherwouldfeedher,thentherewerebaths,playingcatchandmanyothergames,Brownie,

inreturn,lovedeachandeveryoneofus.Onethingthatmosttouchedmyheartwasthatshe

wouldgotowhoeverwassickandjustbewiththemwealwaysfeltbetterwhenshewas

around.

Oneday,asIwasgettingherfood,shechewedup（咬破）oneofDad'sshoes,whichhad

tobethrownawayintheend.IknewDadwouldbemadandIhadtoletherknowwhatshe

didwaswrong.WhenIlookedatherandsaid,“Badgirl,^^shelookeddownatthegroundand

thenwentandhid.Isawatearinhereyes.

Brownieturnedouttobemorethanjustourfamilypet,shewenteverywherewith

us.Peoplewouldstopandaskiftheycouldpether.Ofcourseshe'dletanyonepether.She

wasjustthemostlovabledog.Thereweremanytimeswhenwe'dbeoutwalkingandasmall

childwouldcomeoverandpullpmherhair,sheneverbarked（吠）ortriedtogetaway.Funny

thingisshewouldsmile.Thisfrightenedpeoplebecausetheythoughtshewasshowingher

teeth.Farfromthetruth,shelovelyeveryone.

NowmanyyearshavepassedsinceBrowniediedofoldage.Istillmissdayswhenshe

waswithus.

41.WhatwouldBrowniedowhensomeonewasillinthefamily?

A.Lookatthemsadly.B.Keepthemcompany.

C.Playgameswiththem.D.Touchthemgently.

42.WecaninferfromParagraph2thatBrownie.

A.worldeatanythingwhenhungryB.feltsorryforhermistake

C.lovedplayinghide-and-seekD.dislikedtheauthor'sdad

43.WhydoestheauthorsaythatBrowniewasmorethanjustafamilypet?

A.Shewastreatedasamemberofthefamily.

B.Sheplayedgameswithanyonesheliked.

C.Shewaslovedbyeverybodyshemet.

D.Shewenteverywherewiththefamily.

44.SomepeoplegotfrightenedbyBrowniewhenshe.

A.smiledB.barkedC.rushedtothemD.triedtobefunny

45.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesBrownie?

A.ShyB.PoliteC.BraveD.Caring

Passage11

（10-陜西B篇）

BraveFrenchmanFoundHalf-wayAroundtheWorld

（NEWYORK）AFrenchtouristhighlypraisedforrescuingatwo-year-oldgirlinManhattansaid

hedidn'tthinktwicebeforedivingintothefreezingEastRiver.

Tuesday'sDailyNewssaid29-yearwholeftthespotquicklyaftertherescuelastSaturday.

HeliftedthelittlegirloutofthewateraftershefelloffthebankattheSouthStreetSeaport

museum.Hehandedthegirltoherfather,DavidAnderson,whohaddiveinafterhim.

“Ididn'tthinkatall,“DurettoldtheDailyNews."Ithappenedveryfast.Ireactedveryfast.”

Duret,anengineeronvacation,waswalkingwithhisgirlfriendalongthepier（碼頭）whenhe

sawsomethingfallingintothewater.Hethoughtitwasadoll,butrealizeditwasachildwhen

heapproachedtheriver.Inaninstant,hetookoffhiscoatandjumpedintothewater.

Whenhereachedthegirl,sheappearedlifeless,hesaid.Fortunately,whenshewasoutof

thewater,sheopenedhereyes.

Andersonsaidhisdaughterslippedoffthebankwhenhewasadjustinghiscamera.An

ambulancecamelaterforher,saidDuret,whowashandeddryclothesfromcookers.Duretcaught

atrainwithhisgirlfriendshortlyafter.

TherescuehappenedonthedaybeforeheleftforFrance.Duretsaidhedidn'trealizehistale

ofheroismhewasleavingthenextmorning.

“Idon'treallythinkI'mahero,^^saidDuret."Anyonewoulddothesameting.”

50.WhywasDuretinNewYork?

A.TomeethisgirlfriendB.Toworkasanengineer

C.TospendhisholidayD.TovisittheAndersons.

51.WhatdidDuretdoshortlyaftertheambulancecame?

A.Hewasinterviewedbyanewspaper

B.Heaskedhisgirlfriendforhisdryclothes

C.Hewenttothehospitalintheambulance

D.Hedisappearedfromthespotquickly

52.WhodivideafterDuretintotherivertosavethelittlegirl?

A.DavidAndersonB.Apasser-byC.HisgirlfriendD.ataxidriver.

53.Whenwasduetmostprobablyfoundtobetheveryhero?

A.Thedaywhenhewasleavingforhome.

B.Acoupleofdaysafterthegirlwasrescued

C.ThefirstdaywhenhewasinNewYork

D.Thesamedaywhenhewasinterviewed.

Passage12

（10?陜西c篇）

The1900house

Thebowlerfamilywasoneofmorethan400familieswhoappliedto1900house,arealityTV

shoutwhichtookatypicalfamilybackahundredyearstosehowpeoplelivedinthedaysbefore

theinternet,computergamesandevenelectricity.

ThebowlerfamilyspentthreemonthsinaLondonhomewithoutatelephone,computers,TV,

orfastfood.Thebowlersworeclothesfrom1900,areonlyfoodavailableinEnglishatthatlime,

andcookedtheirmealsonasinglestove.Paulbowlerstillwenttoworkeverydayinathen

uniform.Thechildrenchangedtheirclothesonthewaytoandfromschoolandtheirclassmates

didn'tknowaboutthenunusualhomelife.Joycestayedathome,cookingandcleaninglikea

typicalhousewifeofthetime,thougheverythingtookthreetimesaslong.

SodoesJoycethinkthatpeople'sliveswerebetterintheolddays?

“Ithinkpeopleintheolddayshadjustadmanytroublesandworries,Joycesaid.

AndIdon'tthinktheirlifewasbetterorworse,therewerelotsofthingsbackthenthat

I'mhappyIdon'thavetodealwithnowadays,butontheotherhandlifewassimpler.”“Wehada

lotmoretimewithourfamily,anditwashardbeingnicetoeachotherallthetime,“

eleven-year-oldHilarysaid.

SowhatdidtheBowlerfamilymissmostaboutmodernlifewhilelivinginthe1900house?

Paul,39:“telephoneandahotshower”

Joyce,44:“aquickcupofteafromakettleyoucouldjustturnorT

Hilary,11rockCD”

Joseph,9:"hamburgerandcomputergames”

54.WhiletheBowlerfamilywaslivingin1900house,.

Athemotherspentmoretimeonhousework

Bthetwochildrenworethethenclothesforschool

Ctheypreparedtheirmealstogetheronastove

Dtheyatesimplefoodstheyhadneverseen

55.AccordingtoParagraph4,what'sJoyce'sopinionaboutlifein1900?

ATherewerefewerproblemsforthefamily

BLifewassimplerbutworsethanitisnow

CTherewerethingsshelikedanddisliked

DThefamilyhadmoretimetostaytogether

56.WhatwouldHilaryexpectmostfrommodemlifeinthethreemonths?

AToplaycomputergamesB.Tomakephonecalls

CTolistentomusicD.TochatontheInternet

第六節(jié)科普知識(shí)類

Passage7

（10?遼寧C篇）

ToomuchTV-watchingcanharmchildren'sabilitytolearnandevenreducetheirchancesof

gettingacollegedegree,newstudiessuggestinthelatestefforttoexaminetheeffectsoftelevision

onchildren.

Oneofthestudieslookedatnearly400northernCaliforniathird-graders.ThosewithTVsin

theirbedroomsscoredabouteightpointsloweronmathandlanguageartsteststhanchildren

withoutbedroomTVs.

Asecondstudy,lookingatnearly1000grown-upsinNewZealand,foundlowereducation

levelsamong26-year-oldswhohadwatchedlotsofTVduringchildhood.Buttheresultsdon't

provethatTVisthecauseanddon'trideoutthatalreadypoorlymotivatedyoungsters（年輕人）

maywatchlotsofTV.

TheirstudymeasuredtheTVhabitsof26-year-oldsbetweenages5and15.Thesewith

collegedegreeshadwatchanaverageoflessthantwohoursofTVperweeknightduring

childhood,comparedwithanaverageofmorethan21/2hoursforthosewhohadnoeducation

beyondhighschool.

IntheCaliforniastudy,childrenwithTVsintheirroomsbutnocomputerathomescoredthe

lowestwhilethosewithnobedroomTVbutwhohadhomecomputersscoredthehighest.

WhilethisstudydoesnotprovethatbedroomTVsetscausedthelowerscores,itaddsto

accumulatingfindingsthatchildrenshouldn'thaveTVsintheirbedrooms

64.AccordingtotheCaliforniastudy,thelow-scoringgroupmight.

A.havewatchedalotofTV

B.notbeinterestedtedinmath

C.beunabletogotocollege

D.havehadcomputersintheirbedrooms

65.Whatistheresearchers*understandingoftheNewZealandstudyresults?

A.Poorlymotivated26-year-oldswatchmoreTV.

B.HabitsofTVwatchingreducelearninginterest.

C.TVwatchingleadstolowereducationlevelsofthe15-year-olds.

D.TheconnectionbetweenTVandeducationlevelsisdifficulttoexplain

66.Whatcanwelearnfromthelasttwoparagraphs?

A.Moretimeshouldbespentoncomputers.

B.ChildrenshouldbeforbiddenfromwatchingTV.

C.'IVsetsshouldn'tbeallowedinchildren'sbedrooms,

D.Furtherstudiesonhigh-achievingstudentsshouldbedone

67.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthistext?

A.ComputersorTelevision

B.EffectsofTelevisiononChildren

C.StudiesonTVandCollegeEducation

D.TelevisionandChildren'sLearningHabits

Passage8

（10?山東D篇）

Batteriescanpoweranythingfromsmallsensorstolargesystems.While

scientistsarefindingwaystomakethemsmallerbutevenmorepowerful,problems

canarisewhenthesebatteriesaremuchlargerandheavierthanthedevices

themselves.UniversityofMissouri（MU）researchersaredevelopinganuclearenergy

sourcethatissmaller,lighterandmoreefficient.

“Toprovideenoughpower,weneedcertainmethodswithhighenergydensity（密

度）“，saidJaeKwon,assistantprofessorofelectricalandcomputerengineeringatMU.

“Theradioisotope（放射性同位素）batterycanprovidepowerdensitythatismuch

higherthanchemicalbatteries.”

Kwonandhisresearchteamhavebeenworkingonbuildingasmallnuclear

battery,presentlythesizeandthicknessofapenny,intendedtopowervariousmicro/

nanoelectromechanrealsystems（M/NEMS）.Althoughnuclearbatteriescancause

concerns,Kwonsaidtheyaresafe.

“Peopleheartheword'nuclear'andthinkofsomethingverydangerous,hesaid,

“However,nuclearpowersourceshavealreadybeensafelypoweringavarietyof

devices,suchaspace-makers,spacesatellitesandunderwatersystems.^^

Hisnewideaisnotonlyinthebattery?ssize,butalsoinitssemiconductor（半導(dǎo)

體）.Kwon'sbatteryusesaliquidsemiconductorratherthanasolidsemiconductor.

“Thekeypartofusingaradioactivebatteryisthatwhenyouharvesttheenergy,

partoftheradiationenergycandamagethelatticestructure（晶體結(jié)構(gòu)）ofthesolid

semiconductor,MKwonsaid,“Byusingaliquidsemiconductor,webelievewecan

minimizethatproblem.^^

TogetherwithJ.DavidRobertson,chemistryprofessorandassociatedirectorof

theMUResearchReactor,Kwonisworkingtobuildandtestthebattery.Inthefuture,

theyhopetoincreasethebattery'spower,shrinkitssizeandtrywithvariousother

materials.Kwonsaidthatbatterycouldbethinnerthanthethicknessofhumanhair.

71.WhichofthefollowingistrueofJaeKwon?

A.HeteacheschemistryatMU.

B.Hedevelopedachemicalbattery.

C.Heisworkingonanuclearenergysource.

D.Hemadeabreakthroughincomputerengineering.

72.JaeKwongaveexamplesinParagraph4.

A.toshowchemicalbatteriesarewidelyapplied.

B.tointroducenuclearbatteriescanbesafelyused.

C.todescribeanuclear-poweredsystem.

D.tointroducevariousenergysources.

73.Liquidsemiconductorisusedto.

A.getridoftheradioactivewaste

B.testthepowerofnuclearbatteries.

C.decreasethesizeofnuclearbatteries

D.reducethedamagetolatticestructure.

74.AccordingtoJaeKwon,hisnuclearbattery.

A.usesasolidsemiconductor

B.willsoonreplacethepresentones.

C.couldbeextremelythin

D.haspassedthefinaltest.

75.Thetextismostprobablya.

A.sciencenewsreportB.bookreview

C.newspaperadD.sciencefictionstory

Passage9

（10?上海c篇）

The2012LondonOlympicshadenoughproblemstoworryabout.Butonemorehas

justbeenadded-acommunicationsblackoutcausedbysolarstorms.

AfteraperiodofcalmwithintheSun,scientistshavedetectedthesignsof

afleshcycleofsunspotsthatcouldpeakin2012,justintimeforthearrivalof

theOlympictorchinLondon.

Nowscientistsbelievethatthispeakcouldresultinvastsolarexplosionsthat

couldthrowbillionsoftonsofchargedmattertowardstheEarth,causingstrong

solarstormsthatcouldjamthetelecommunicationssatellitesandinteractlinks

sendingfiveOlympicbroadcastfromLondon.

“TheSun'sactivityhasastronginfluenceontheEarth.TheOlympicscouldbe

inthemiddleofthenextsolarmaximumwhichcouldaffectthefunctionsof

communicationssatellites,〃saidProfessorRichardHarrison,headofspacephysics

attheRutherfordAppletonLaboratoryinOxfordshire.

Atthepeakofthecycle,violentoutburstscalledcoronalmassejections（日

冕物質(zhì)拋射）occurintheSun'satmosphere,throwingoutgreatquantitiesof

electrically-chargedmatter.〃Acoronalmassejectioncancarryabilliontonsof

solarmaterialintospaceatoveramillionkilometresperhour.Sucheventscan

exposeastronautstoadeadlyamount,candisablesatellites,causepowerfailures

onEarthanddisturbcommunications,"ProfessorHarrisonadded.Theriskisgreatest

duringasolarmaximumwhenthereisthegreatestnumberofsunspots.

NextweekinAmerica,NASAisscheduledtolaunchasatelliteformonitoring

solaractivitycalledtheSolarDynamicsObservatory（SDO）,whichwilltakeimages

oftheSunthatare10timesclearerthanthemostadvancedtelevisionsavailable.

TheRutherfordAppletonLaboratoryhelpedtomakethehigh-techcamerasthat

willcaptureimagesofthesolarflares（太陽耀斑）andexplosionsastheyoccur.

ProfessorRichardHoldaway,thelab'sdirector,saidthattheSDOshouldbe

abletoprovideearlywarningofasolarflareorexplosionbigenoughtoaffect

satellitecommunicationsonEarth〃Ifwehaveadvancewarning,we'llbeableto

reducethedamage.Whatyoudon,twantisthingsswitchingoffforaweekwithno

ideaofwhat'scausedtheproblem,〃hesaid.

72.Thephrase''communicationsblackout"inparagraph1mostprobablyrefersto

duringthe2012Olympics.

A.theextinguishingoftheOlympictorch

B.thecollapseofbroadcastingsystems

C.thetransportationbreakdowninLondon

D.thedestructionofweathersatellites

73.Whatcanbeinferredaboutthesolaractivitydescribedinthepassage?

A.ThemostfatalmatterfromthecoronafallsontoEarth.

B.Thesolarstormpeakoccursinthemiddleofeachcycle.

C.IttakesseveralsecondsforthechargedmattertoreachEarth.

D.Thenumberofsunspotsdeclinesaftercoronalmassejections.

74.Accordingtothepassage,NASAwilllaunchasatelliteto.

A.takeimagesofthesolarsystemB.provideearlywarningof

thunderstorms

C.keeptrackofsolaractivitiesD.improvethecommunicationson

Earth

75.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.SolarStorms:AnInvisibleKiller

B.SolarStorms:EarthEnvironmentinDanger

C.SolarStorms:ThreateningtheHumanRace

D.SolarStorms:HumanActivitiestoBeTroubled

Passage10

（10?四川B篇）

Boilerroomsareoftendirtyandsteamy,butthisoneiscleanandcool.FoxPointisavery

new47-unitlivingbuildinginSouthBronx,oneofthecity'spoorestareas.Two-thirdsofthe

peoplelivingthereareformerly（以前）homelesspeople,whoserentispaidbythegovernment.

Therestarelow-incomefamilies.Theboilerroomhasspecialequipment,whichproduces

energyforelectricityandheat.Itreusesheatthatwouldotherwisebelosttotheair,reducing

carbonemissions（碳排放）whilealsocuttingcosts.

FoxPointisoperatedbyPalladia,agroupthatspecializesinprovidinghousingandservices

toneedy,people.PalladiareceivedsupportfromEnterpriseCommunityPartners（ECP）,which

helpsbuildaffordablehousingbyprovidingsupporttohousingdevelopers.

ECPhascreatednationalstandardsforhealthy,environmentally（環(huán)境方面）cleverand

affordablehomeswhicharecalled,theGreenCommunitiesStandards.Thesestandardsinclude

waterkeeping,energysavingandtheuseofenvironmentallyfriendlybuildingmaterials.

Meetingthestandardsincreaseshousingconstructioncostsby2%,whichisrapidlypaidbackby

lowerrunningcosts.Eventhepositioningofawindowtogetmostdaylightcanhelpsaveenergy.

Michael.Bloomberg,NewYork*smayor,planstocreate165,000affordablehousingunits

for500,000NewYorkers.Almost80%ofNewYorkCity'sgreenhouse-gasemissionscomefrom

buildings,and40%ofthosearecaused,byhousing..