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Inthe1920s,scientistsfoundacollectionofbonesnearbeijing,China.

Theybelievedthattheboneswerehumanandthattheywereabout500,000yearsold.

Theyalsobelievedtheboneswereimportantbecausetheywerefromalittle-knownstageintheevolutionofhumanbeings.

TheboneswereinBeijinguntil1941.

Then,becausetheJapanesearmywasadvancingtowardsthecity,thescientistsdecidedtosendthebonestotheUnitedStatesforsafety.Sincethennobodyheardanythingaboutthematall.

Dr.HarryL.Shapiro,ProfessorofAnthropologyatColumbiaUniversity,hasbeensearchingforthemeversince.HebeoievesthattheywerestolenbytheAmericanarmywhosejobwastotakethemtotheU.S.A.

Hecouldberight.Afterthewar,aChicagobusinessmanoffered$5,000toanybodywithinformationaboutthebones.Awomanphonedhimandtoldhimsheknewwheretheboneswere.

Hearrangedtomeetheronthe102ndflooroftheEmpireStateBuildinginNewYork.TheymetandshetoldhimthatherhusbandhadcomehomefromChindwithfossilsofaprehistoricman.Sheshowedhimaphotographofthem.Thenshewalkedawayandwasneverheardfromagain.

Afewyearslater,however,aSydneybusinessmanreportedthathehadthebonesandthathehadburiedtheminaforestinTasmania.Heofferedtosaywhereforalargesumofmoney.Thenhe,too,wasneverheardfromagain.

Someone,somewhere,hasthesebones,butnobodyseemstoknowwhoorwhere.

1、Howoldwerethebonesthoughttobe?

A.Fivethousandyearsold.

B.Fiftythousandyearsold.

C.Abouthalfamillionyearsold.

D.Amillionyearsold.

2、WhywerethebonessenttotheU.S.A.?

A.BecauseAmericanslikedcollectingoldthings.

B.BecausethebonesmightfallintothehandsofJapaneseinvaders.

C.Becaisetheycouldbesoldforaoltofmoney.

D.BecausetheChinesedidn’tneedthem.

3、WhathappenedtothewomananershemadecontactwiththeChicagobusinessman?

A．ShemadefriendSW“hhim．

B．Shegotalargesamofmoneyfrom

C．Shewasinvolvedinanaccident．

D．Shecompletelydisappeared．

Whathappenedafewyearslater?

A．ASydneybusinessmanOfferedalargeamountlofmoneytobuythebones．

B．Nobodyheardanythingmoreaboutthebones．

C．ASydneybusinessmanfoundthebonesinaforestinTasmania

D．AnAustraHanSaidtheboneswereburiedinTasmania．

Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.

A．thewomanwassuretoknowWheretheboneswere

B．theboneshavenotbeenreturnedtoChina

C．thebonesmusthavebeenintheAustraUanhandS

D．theSydneybusinessmanmusthaveto1dahe

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Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage：

Largeanimalsthatinhabitthedeserthaveevolvedanumberofadaptationsforreducingtheeffectsofextremeheat.Oneadaptationistobelightincolor,andtoreflectratherthanabsorbthesun’sray.Desertmammalsalsoadaptfromthenormalmammalianpracticeofmaintainingacomstantbodytemperature.Insteadoftryingtokeepdownthebodytemperaturedeepinsidethebody,whichwouldinvolvetheexpenditureofwaterandenetgy,desertmammalsallowtheirtemperaturetorisetowhatwouldnormallybefeverheight,andtemperaturetorisetowhatwouldnormallybefeverheight,andtemperatureashighas46degreesCelsiushasbeenmeasuredinGrant’sgazelles.Theoverheatedbodythencoolsdownduringthecolddesertnight,indeedthetemperaturemayfallunusuallylowbydawn,aslowas34degreesCelsiusinthecamel.Thisisanadvantagesincetheheatofthefirsthoursofdaylightisabsorbedinwarmingupthebody,andanexcessivebuildupofheatdoesnotbeginuntilwellintotheday.

Anotherstrategyoflargedesertanimalsistotoleratetheolssofbodywatertoapointthatwouldbefatalfornon-adaptedanimals.Thecamelcanloseupto30percentofitsbodyweightaswaterwithoutharmtoitself,whereashumanbeingsdieafterolsingonly12to13percentoftheirbodyweight.Anequallyimportantadaptatiomistheabilitytoreplenish（补充）thiswaterlossatonedrink.Desertanimalscandrinkprodigious（庞大的）volumesinashorttime,andcamelshavebeenknowntoimbibeover100litersinafewminutes.Averydehydrated（脱水的）person,ontheotherhand,can’tdrinkenoughwatertodehydrateatonedrink,becausethehumanstomachisnotsufficientlybigandbecauseatoorapiddilutionofthebodyfluidscausesdeathfromwaterintoxication.Thetoleranceofwaterlossisofobviousadvantageinthedesert,asanimalsdonothavetoremainnearawaterholebutcanobainfoodfrompasturesfarawaytofeedwhenextremelydehydrated.

6、whichisthemaintopicofthispassage?

A.Weathervariationindesert.

B.Adaptationsofdesertanimals.

C.Diseaseofdesertanimals.

D.Humanuseofdesertanimals.

7、Accordingtothepassage,whyislightcoloringanadvantagetolargedesertanimals?

A.Ithelpsthemhidefrompredators.

B.Itdoesnotabsorbsunlightasmuchasdarkcolors.

C.Ithelpsthemseetheiryoungatnight.

D.Itkeepsthemcoolatnight.

8、TheauthorusesGrant’sgazelleasanexampleof.

A.ananimalwithalowtemperature

B.ananimalthatismotaswelladaptedasthecamel

C.adesertanimalthatcanwithstandbodytemperature

D.adesertanimalwithaconstantbodytemperature

9、Whenistheinternaltemperatureofalargedesertanimallowest?

A.Justbeforesunrise.B.Inthemiddleoftheday.

C.Justaftersunset.D.Justafterdrinking.

10、Whatcauseswaterintoxication?

A.Drinkingpollutedwater.

B.Bacteriainwater.

C.lackofwater.

D.Drinkingtoomuchwaterveryquickly.

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Questionsllto15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

TodayI’llbetalkingabouttheinventionofthecameraandphotography.Thecameraisoftenthoughttobeamoderninvention,butasearlyas1727,aGermanphysicisydiscoveredthatlightdarkenssilversalt.Usedasacamera,abigboxwassetup,andasmallholewascotinonesidetoletthelightin;

hemadetemporarypicturesonthesalt.Silversaltisstillthebaseofthephotographicfimtoday.ThenaFrenchscientistmadethefirstpermanentpicturebyusingaspecialpieceofmetalwhichwascoveredwithsilversalt.Aphotographhemadein1829stillexists.

ThepainterDeGearimprovedtheprocessbycoveringthemetalalsowithplacingthecommonsaltwhichwecaneat.Thiswasin1839,theoficialdateofbeginningofphotographs.Buttheproblemwastheofficialdateofbeginningofphotographs.Buttheproblemwastheprintingofthephotographs.Anditwasn’tuntilotherscientistsdevelopedthekindofphotographicpaperwenowusethatgoodprintswerepossibleandphotographybecametrulytrulymodern.Inthe1870’s,MatthewBradeywasabletotakehisfamouspicturesinAmericanCivil.Inthe20’softhetwentiethcentury,GeorgesMannoftheUnitedStatessimplifiedfilmdeveloping,andDr.Edwardlaneinventedtheso-called“InstantCamera”whichusesself-developingfilm.Ifwesayphotographycameintoexistence，in1839,itfollowsthatittookmorethan100yearsforthecameratoreachitspresentconditionoftehnicalrefinement.

11、Whatdiscoverywasthebasisofphotography?

A.Lightdarkenssilversalt.

B.Lightdarkensnaturalsalt.

C.Lightdarkenssilver.

D.Lightdarkensself-developingfilm.

12、Howwasthefirstpermanentpicturemade?

A.Bymakinguseofspecialpaper.

B.Byaddingcommonsalttosilversalt.

C.Bygivingaslightcolourtothesilversalt.

D.Byusingaspecialpieceofmetal.

13、Whatdoesthespeakerregardastheofficialdateofbeginningofphotography?

A.1727.B.1826.C.1839.D.1870.

14、AccordingtothespeakerwhyisMatthewBradeyrememberedtoday?

A.Hewasasoldier.B.Hetookwarphotographs.

C.Hepaintedportraits.D.Hedesignedportablecamera.

15、WhatdidDoctorEdwardLaneinvent?

A.Acheapprocessofdevelopingfilmathome.

B.Anewkindoffilm.

C.Anautomaticprinter.

D.An“instantcamera”thatdevelopsitsownfilm.

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Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Drivingacarathighspeedalongahighwayseemstobefun.Youneedonlytofollowthebrighttrafficsignsthehighwaysanditwilltakeyoutowhereyouwish.

Buttoalondontaxidriver,drivingisnotaneasyjob.Ataxidrivrehastohavenotonlygooddrivingshillsbutalsoagoodknowledgeofthecityoflondon,fromthesmallestlanetothemostpopularbararound.Hehastobeattheserviceofallkindsofpassengersatalltimes.

AcertainLondontaxidrivertoldofhesjobasfollows.

Duringthenightitisquiteusualforhimtostoptwoorthreetimesforsomerefreshments.Hesaid.“IneverdrinkwhenI’mworking-Iwouldlosemylicense.”

Henormallygoeshomebetween2and3o’clockinthenight.Therearetimeshehastostaylongerandtrytomakemoreruns.Hesaid,“That’stheworstthingaboutworkingforyourself.Ifyoudon’tmakethemoney,nooneisgoingtogiveittoyou.”

Londontaxidriversnotonly“take”butalso“give”.Everysummerhundredsofchildrenfromlondonwillgoforadayatthesea-bytaxi!

Theirridesarepaidbythetaxidrivers,andthesefaresallgotothe“LondonTaxiFundforUnderprivilegedChildren”.Atthesea,theyaremetbythemayor,andalunchpartyisalsoheldinhonourofthetaxidriversandthechildren.Afterahappydayrunningaroundtheseabeachesandvusitingthemarket,thechildrengohomeagain-bytaxi,andfreeofcharge,ofcourse!

16、TobeaLondondriverisnoteasy