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1、Take one of the 120 entrances into the largest man-made underground network in the world.Montreals Underground City was first built in 1962.About 500,000 people a day use its 32 kilometers of shopping malls,apartment buildings,hotels,banks,offices,museums,and universities;there are also two train st

2、ations and a bus terminal（终点站）.Mammoth Cave National Park,Kentucky,AmericaPlace names such as Grand Avenue and Frozen Niagara give an idea of whats in the worlds longest underground cave system.The oldest part was formed 10 million years ago,9.5 million years before man made an appearance.Hannans No

3、rth Mine,Kalgoorlie,AustraliaGo down 30.5 meters in a cage elevator to tunnels dug during Australias 19th-century gold rush.Try your hand at panning for gold（淘金）.Kalgoorlie still produces 10 percent of the worlds gold.Wieliczka Salt Mine,Krakow,PolandIt all started when salt was just like todays oil

4、.Nine centuries of mining has produced miles of undergroud passages and huge caves to a depth of 134 meters.More than one million people a year visit the UNESCO-listed site, which includes lakes and statues made from salt,the worlds largest mining museum and concert halls.Berlin Nuclear Bunker（地堡）,G

5、ermanyTake a few minutes to adjust to the dim（昏暗的）light of this 1971 radiation-proof Cold War bunker.Feel the cold enter your bones in the deathly silence.The narrow beds for 3,562 people take up most of the space.The bunker could operate for 14 days after a nuclear attack.Its a frightening experien

6、ce.21.What do the above five attraction have in common?A.They are all man-made. B.They all lie underground.C.They are all radiation-proof. D.They all date back to the 19th century.22.In Wieliczka Salt Mine,visitors can_. .A.make salt statues B.enjoy the mountain sceneryC.learn about salt mining hist

7、ory D.experience mining salt themselves23.We can infer from the passage that_. A.Hannans North Mine is out of operationB.Berlin Nuclear Bunker is well-equipped nowC.Mammoth Cave National Park has the worlds oldest cave systemD.Underground City was built to make citizens life more convenient24.We can

8、 most probably read the passage in a _.A.news report B.history magazine C.travel guide D.research paperBIn China,there are usually two reasons why people receive messages from friends and relatives from whom they havent heard for a while.The first is about New Year greetings,which are always welcome

9、.The second reason is often less pleasant,however; people are increasingly contacting long lost friends,or even casual acquaintances,and urging them to cast online votes for their children or grandchildren in competitions.The practice,which has been growing rapidly,has now reached the point where pe

10、ople are becoming tired and may even feel annoyed.The results of a recent survey conducted by the Jinhua Evening News in East Chinas Zhejiang Province show that 94 percent of 384 interviewees were once asked by friends or relatives to cast votes online for their children.The contests range from the

11、“cutest baby” to dancing competitions,but in many is the people receiving the messages havent heard from the sender for a long time and have never met the child involved.Although the competitions may appear to be harmless fun,some education professionals are concerned that they could have a negative

12、 effect on children.Tang Sulan,a member of the CPPCCs National Committee （全国政协），proposed a ban on online competitions featuring children to prevent future psychological issues.She was also concerned that public disclosure of a childs personal information and publication of photos cause a potential r

13、isk to the childs safety.Li Hongyan,the mother of an l1-year-old girl and an 18-month-old boy in Beijing,said she has never urged others to vote for her children.Although on the surface the children are competing among themselves via their parents social networks,the competitions are also about pare

14、nts seeking a “sense of victory” for themselves,she said. “It feels as though parents are using their babies as tools to win glory for themselves,rather than truly respecting their kids dignity and nature.” However,despite her dislike of the contests,she has twice voted for the babies of close frien

15、ds because “it would be embarrassing to say no”.25.What is the best tide for the text?A.Receiving Messages: An Unhappy Experience B.TO Say No:An Embarrassing ExperienceC.A Dilemma:Vote or Not D.Childs Safety and Casting Votes on Line26.What does the underlined word “disclosure” in Paragraph 5 probab

16、ly mean?A.Exposure B.Concern. C.Reputation. D.Competition27.What can be inferred from Li Hongyans words?A.Her children dont want to join in those online competitions.B.She urges people to vote for the babies of her close friends.C.She agrees to bring the children to their parents social networksD.Sh

17、e opposes the idea of parents seeking votes for children.CWhen others get off the train to finally go home,Leonie Muller stays behind.Thats because she is already home: The train is her apartment,and she says she likes it that way.The German college student gave up her apartment in spring.“It all st

18、arted with an argument I had with my landlord,”Muller told The Washington Post via e-mail.“I immediately decided I didnt want to live there anymore and then I realized: Actually,I didnt want to live anywhere anymore.”Instead,she bought a subscription （会员费） that allows her to board every train in the

19、 country for free.Now, Muller washes her hair in the train bathroom and writes her college papers while traveling at a speed of up to 190 mph.She says that she enjoys the freedom since she gave up her apartment.“I really feel at home on trains.Its like being on vacation all the time,”Muller said.“I

20、want to inspire people to question their habits and the things they consider to be normal,” Muller told The Post.“There are always more opportunities than one thinks there are.The next adventure is waiting just around the corner-provided that you want to find it.”Muller frequently travels late at ni

21、ght,although she tries to sleep at the apartments of relatives or friends. Often, she is accommodated by her boyfriend,her mother or grandmother.“Normally,we would have to have a long-distance relationship,but living on a train enables me to see him all the time,” Muller told German TV station SWR r

22、egarding her boyfriend.“Most of my friends really like the idea,although some consider it to be quite adventurous. Others, however,have reacted more negatively.They feel offended by the fact that I question the ordinary way of life and living.”The only problem? “Possessing a headset that reduces mos

23、t surrounding noises is important,” she said.28.What do we know about the direct reason for Mullers choice to live on trains?A.She had an argument with her landlord. B.She wanted to visit more people on the way.C.She had to finish her graduate paper on the topic. D.She planned to act against traditi

24、on.29.According to Muller,which is one of the advantages of living on trains?A.She can have more holidays. B.She can escape from college life.C.She can possess a headset. D.She can see her boyfriend more often.30.What does Muller want to express in Paragraph 3?A.There are opportunities everywhere in

25、 life. B.The next adventure is coming soon.C.People need to make changes in their life. D.People need to follow in her footsteps to live on trains.31.What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 4 refer to?A.The ordinary way of life and living. B.The thought of living on a train.C.German TV stati

26、on SWR. D.A long-distance relationship.DThe 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics is shared by three scientists,the Royal Academy of Sciences announced in Stockholm on Tuesday.The Nobel Prize in Physics 2016 was divided,with one half awarded to David J.Thouless,the other half jointly to F.Duncan M.Haldane and

27、 J.Michael Kosterlitz “for theoretical discoveries of topological phase transitions and topological phases of matter.（物质拓扑相变和拓扑相）.”Haldane said he was “very surprised” at the news,adding that he was glad that their discoveries found something previously unnoticed by many,and that they revealed “more

28、 possibilities for looking for new materials.” He particularly pointed out that a lot of work was still ongoing.The years prize amount is 8 million Swedish krona （0.93 million US dollars）,and will be split properly between the three winners.The winners are given a sum of money when they receive thei

29、r prizes,in the form of a document confirming the amount awarded.The amount of prize money depends upon how much money the Nobel Foundation （基金会） can award each year.The purse has increased since the 1980s,when the prize money was 880,000 SEK per prize.In 2009, the monetary award was 10 million SEK

30、（US$1.4 million）.In June 2012,it was lowered to 8 million SEK.If there are two winners of a particular prize,the award money is divided equally between the winners.If there are three,the awarding committee can choose to divide the money equally,or award one-half to one winner and one-quarter to each

31、 of the others.It is common for winners to donate prize money to benefit scientific,cultural,or charitable causes.32.How much prize money does Thouless get?A.8 million Swedish krona. B.6 million Swedish krona.C.4 million Swedish krona. D.2 million Swedish krone.33.According to the passage,Haldane thought that his work_.A.was far from ending B.was based on many previous studiesC.had perfectly been completed D.had surprised the whole world34.The amount of prize money _.A.has been ever increasing s