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20.---Doyouthinkrobotswilltaketheplaceofhumanbeingsinthefarfuture?
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mafraidnot.
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21.Regularexercisecanhelppeople_________pressureandfatigue(疲劳).
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22.WhichofthefollowingisCORRECT?
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B.MumalwaystoldabedtimestoryandsangmetoasleepwhenIwassmall.
C.Janeputupherbestsmileandraisedtogreethercustomer.
D.Fannyisnotaguest.Sheissupposednottobehere.
23.Hedoubt_________hehadseenwastrue.
A.ifthatB.thatwhat
C.howthat
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24.It'
stoolatetoinviteTim._________,youknowhowhehatesparties.
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sevenworseC.BythewayD.Inotherwords
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thedessertwasdone.
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spreadedB.peeledoff;
spread
D.peeledoff;
spreaded
C.peeled;
28.WhichofthefollowingactivitiesisprobablyNOTarecreation?
A.makingpotteryB.goingonanouting
D.doinghouseholdchores
C.watchingthestagedrama
29.Whichofthefollowingsentencesiscorrect?
A.Heseemsnottocareaboutmoney.
B.Itseemslikethatsheisabrightgirl.
C.Cellphonesdonotseemtocausecancer.
D.Whydidtheyseemtohappyaftertheyhadafight?
30.Makesureyoudon'
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pageswill_________.
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comeapart
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curlup
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31.Somepeople_________theirjobsandbecomeverysuccessful._________,finding
asatisfactoryjobislikefindingtruelove.
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32.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisNOTcorrect?
A.Doyoufindithardtomouldagoodcharacter?
B.Shefoundoutlivingintthecityquiteexciting.
C.Wefounditabadideatotellhimthenewsrightaway.
D.IfindmyApplewatchismuchsmarterthananormalwatch.
33.Thatbusinessmancan_________artasahobby,forheisrichenoughto_________
paintingsandotherartworks.
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haveabigcollectionofB.choose;
havebigcollectionof
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collectalargeamountof
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Accordingtopopularfolklore,manyanimalsaresmarterthantheyappear.Dogsbark
beforeearthquakes;
cattlepredictrainfallbysittingontheground.Butcattlemayhave
anotherhiddentalentintellingwhichwayisnorth.
Smallanimalssuchasmoleratslivingundergroundareknownfortheuseofmagnetism
tonavigate.Dr.Begallandhercolleagueswantedtoknowwhetherlargermammalsalsohave
theabilitytoperceivemagneticfields.Theyinvestigatedthispossibilitybystudying
imagesofthousandsofcattlecapturedonGoogleEarth,awebsitethatstitchestogether
satellitephotographstoproduceanimageoftheEarth'
ssurface.
Grazinganimalsareknowntoorientthemselvesinawaythatminimizeswindchillfrom
thenorthandmaximizesthewarmthofthesunwhentheyarecold.Theresearcherstherefore
hadtostudyalotofcowsgrazinginlotsofdifferentplacesatdifferenttimesofday,
inordertoaverageoutthesefactorsandseewhethercattlecouldactlikecompassneedles.
Theresearchersconcludedthatcattledogenerallyorientthemselvesinanorth-south
direction.Thisnorth-southpreferencehasalsobeennotedinflies,termitesandhoneybees.
Butunfortunately,eventhehighresolutionofGoogleEarthisnotpowerfulenoughtotell
whichendofthecowisitshead,andwhichitstail.Theresearcherswerethereforeunable
toanswertheirresearchquestionsofwhethercattleprefertolooknorthorsouth,and
whetherthatdiffersinthenorthernandsouthernhemispheres.
46.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?
A.TheusefulnessofGoogleEarth.
B.Whethercattlearesuperiortootheranimals.
C.Animals'
sensitivitytonaturaldisasters.
D.Whethercattlebehavelikecompassneedles.
47.WhichofthefollowingfactorsmightaffectDr.Begall'
sresearchresult?
A.Rainfall.B.Earthquakes.
C.Location.
D.Cost.
48.WhatisthemajorfindingofDr.Begall'
sstudy?
A.Cattlepointnorth-south.
B.Magnetismcan'
tbestudiedscientifically.
C.Animalsprefertolooksouth.
D.GoogleEarthisareliableresearchtool
49.Whycouldn'
ttheresearchersgettheanswertotheirresearchquestions?
A.Manycattleintheirstudyweresittingontheground.
B.Thecattleconstantlychangedirectionstoavoidwindchill.
C.Thereismagneticdifferencebetweenthetwohemispheres.
D.Theycouldn'
ttellacow'
sheadfromitstailinthesatellitepictures.
(B)
Astronautsoftenwork16hoursadayonthespaceshuttleinordertocompleteallthe
projectssetoutforthemission.Fromspace,astronautsstudythegeography,pollution,
andweatherpatternsonEarth.Theytakemanyphotographstorecordtheirobservations.
Also,astronautsconductexperimentsontheshuttletolearnhowspaceconditions,such
asmicrogravity,affecthumans,animals,plants,andinsects.Besidesworking,regular
exerciseisessentialtokeeptheastronautshealthyinmicrogravity.
Astronautssometimesgooutsidetheshuttletowork.Theyareprotectedbyaspacesuit
fromtheradiationofthesun.Meanwhile,thespacesuitprovidesnecessaryoxygensupply
andkeepstheastronautsfromfeelingtheextremeheatorcoldoutsidetheshuttle.
Whenthemissionisover,thecrewmembersgetreadytoreturntoEarth.Theshuttle
doesnotuseitsenginesforalanding.Itglidesthroughtheatmosphere.Whentheshuttle
touchestheland,adragparachuteopenstosteadytheaircraft,getthespeedright,and
helpthebrakesonthelanding-gearwheelstobringittoacompletestop.
50.Thepassageismainlyabout_________.
A.howastronautsflythespaceshuttleB.howaspacemissioniscompleted
D.howfarastronautstravelinspace
C.howaspaceshuttleisconstructed
51.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?
A.Theastronautsneedaspacesuittoworkoutsidetheshuttle.
B.Theastronautskeepthemselveswarminaapacesuit.
C.Theastrona