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Truetoitsname,Phoenixrosefromtheashesofpreviousmissions．ThelanderforPhoenixwasbuilttoflyaspartofthe2001MarsSurveyorprogram．Buttheprogrambrokedownafterthewell-knowndisappearanceoftheMarsPolarLanderin1999．ThePolarLanderlostcontactduringalandingattemptneartheplanet’ssouthpoleafteritsrocketengineshutoffprematurely,causingthespacecrafttofallabout130feettoalmostcertaindestruction．

ThePhoenixprobehadbeeninstorageataLockheedMartincleanroominDenverbeforeitwasreusedforitspresentmission．ItwillcarryscienceinstrumentsthatweredesignedfortheMarsSurveyorprogramincludinganimprovedpanoramiccameraandatrench-diggingroboticarm．PhoenixwillliftofffromtheKennedySpaceCenterinAugust2007andlandontheplanetninemonthslater．

41．Thepassagemainlytellsreadersthat_________．

A．cluesofwaterwillbefoundinPhoenix

B．PhoenixwillbesenttofindcluesofwateronMars

C．August2007willseePhoenixliftoff

D．theMarsScoutprogramwillbecarriedout

42．Accordingtothepassage,weknowPhoenixwilllandonMars_________．

A．inMay2008B．inAugust2007

C．inAugust2008D．inSeptember2008

43．AfterPhoenixlandsonMars,wecaninferitwillfirstly_________．

A．findsoilsamplesandsendthemtotheearth

B．lookfortheicylandtodigforthesoilsamples

C．takephotosandsendthemtotheearth

D．findtheremainsoftheMarsPolarLander

B

Someweight-losscamps,whicharerareinChinajustafewyearsago,havesproutedinBeijing,Qingdao,Shenzhen,andothercities．Todayabout15percentofadults,or200millionChinese,arereportedlyoverweight．Ofthese,90million—about7percent—areobese（极肥胖的）．

Expertssaytheobesityepidemicisspreadingtochildren,thoughmoreslowlythaninadults．Thetrend,theysay,willhaveahugeimpactonthehealthofChina’scitizensandeconomy．“We’reseeingaverylargeproportionofchildrenandadolescentswhoarequiteheavyandaren’tmovingmuch,”saidBarryPopkin,anutritionprofessor．Popkincarriesoutanongoinghealth-and-nutritionsurveyof16,000householdsinChina．Hesaysmorekidstodayareovereatingandputtingonweight“quitequickly”．InjusttenyearsChina’schildhoodobesityratehasdoubled,withthegreatestgainscominginurbanareas．“Inbigcitiesit’sabigproblem．”

Someexpertsblametheextrafatonarangeoffactors,manyofthemtiedtoChina’srapidlychangingeconomyandculture．ThedietsofChineseadultsandchildrenarefarhigherincalorie-ladenmeat,fish,eggs,dairyproducts,fat,andsugarsthaneverbefore．Inaddition,kids—especiallycitydwellers—aremoresedentarytodayandspendmoretimeindoorsinfrontofhomework,television,computergames,andtheInternet．

ShuwenNg,ahealtheconomist,saysthatkidsinChinanowhavepocketmoney,andtheyspendaportionofitonjunkfood．Ngaddsthatadvertisingandpeergroupsinfluencekids’foodchoices．Certainfoods,suchasnewcandiesorfastfood,haveattractivefeatures．

China’schildhoodobesityratestilllagsthatoftheUnitedStates,wheresome15percentofkidsaresaidtobeobese．Butthelong-termeffectsareequallyserious．

44．Accordingtothepassageweknow．

A．weight-losscampshavebeenverypopularinChinasixyearsago

B．about290millionChineseareoverweightinChinainall

C．inChinachildhoodobesityrateinruralareasislowerthanthatinmajorcities

D．America’schildhoodobesityrateislowerthanChina’s

45．Theunderlinedword“sedentary”inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans．．

A．attentiveB．earnestC．absentD．inactive

46．Accordingtothepassagewecaninferthat．

A．obesityexplosioninChinawillaffecttheUnitedStates

B．junkfoodcontributestochildhoodobesity

C．therearegreatdifferencesinkids’foodchoicesnow

D．citychildreneatmorethanruralchildren

47．What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?



A．ChineseChildhoodObesityExplosion

B．Weight-lossCampsinChina

C．ObesityExplosion’sImpactsonChineseEconomy

D．ObesityExplosioninChinaandAmerica

C

Lastyear,ItookasightseeingtriptoWashington,DC．Iheardavoicesay,“Canyouhelpme?

”WhenIturnedaround,Isawanelderlyblindwomanwithherhandextended．Immediately,Ipulledoutallofmychangeandplaceditonherhandwithoutevenlookingather．Buttheblindwomansmiledandsaid,“Idon’twantyourmoney．Ijustneedhelpfindingthepostoffice．”

Inaninstant,IrealizedwhatIhaddone．Iactedwithprejudice―IjudgedanotherpersonsimplyforwhatIassumedshehadtobe．IhatedwhatIsawinmyself．

ThethingIhadforgottenaboutmyselfisthatIamanimmigrant．IleftHondurasandarrivedintheUSattheageof15．Istartedmynewlifewithtwosuitcases，mybrotherandsister．Throughtheyears,Ihavebeenadoorkeeper,cashierandpizzadeliverydriveramongmanyotherhumble（卑微的）jobs,andeventuallyIbecameanetworkengineer．

Inmyownlife,Ihaveexperiencedprejudice．Irememberatime―attheageof17―whenIwasabusboy,Iheardafathertellhislittleboythatifhedidnotdowellinschool,hewouldenduplikeme．

Butnow,livinginmyAmericanmiddle-classlifestyle,itistooeasytoforgetmypast,toforgetwhoIam,whereIhavebeen,andtolosesightofwhereIwanttobegoing．Thatblindwomanonthestreetscuredmeofmyblindness．Sheremindedmeofmybeliefinhumility（谦虚）．Bytheway,Ihelpedthatladytothepostoffice．Ihopetothankherforthepricelesslesson．

48．Howdidthewritergivetheblindwomanmoney?

A．InamodestwayB．Inapoliteway

C．Inanimpatientway．D．Inapainfulway

49．Accordingtothetext,thewriter__________．

A．stilllivesapoorlifeB．wasbusywithhiswork

C．wasborninHondurasD．wasanativeofWashingtonD．C．

50．Accordingtothetext,theauthormostprobablyagreesthatoneshould__________．

A．benicetotheelderlyandthedisabled

B．trytoexperiencedifferentkindsofculture

C．treatothersequallywithloveandrespect

D．thinkaboutone’spastasoftenaspossible

51．Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthetext?

A．ApricelesslessonB．Anactofprejudice

C．AsightseeingtripD．Ahumblemoment

D

Thereisaboyinmygymclass（I’llcallhimBill）whohasunbearablyyellowteeththatalmostmakeeveryonefeelunpleasant．RecentlyanotherboytoldBillthatheshould“goAjax”histeeth．Billwascrushed．Hadtheotherboybeenthinking,hewouldhaverealizedthatthereisabetterwaytohandlesuchasituation．Hecouldhavedealtwithitwithtact．Hecouldhaveshowedthishurtfultruthinamorecareful,sensitiveway—that’s“tact”．

Ifapersonisn’tsensitivetoanother’sfeelings,thereisnowayheorshecanbetactful．Yesterday,my5-year-oldbrotherproudlyannouncedthathehadcleanedthescreenonourtelevisionset．Unfortunately,heusedfurniturepolish（亮光油）,whichproducedanoilyfilmonthetelevisionscreen．Mymothersmiledandthankedhimforhisefforts—andthenshowedhowtocleanthescreenproperly．Hersensitivityenablesmybrothertokeephisself-respect．Yet,sensitivityalonedoesnotmaketact．

“Tactfulness”alsorequires“truthfulness”．Doctors,forexamplemustbetruthful．Ifapatienthasjustbeendisabledinanaccident,atactfuldoctorwilltellthetruth—butexpressitwithsensitivity．Thedoctormaytrytogivethepatienthopebytellingthemcuringtechniquesunderstudyoraboutadvancedequipmentnowavailable．Doctorsmustusetactwithpatientsrelativesaswell．Insteadofbluntlysaying,“Yourhusbandisdisabled,”adoctormightsay,“I’msorry,butyourhusbandhaslostfeelinginhislegsand…”

Tactshouldnotbeconfusedwithtrickery．Trickeryoccurswhenanurseisabouttogiveapatientaninjectionandsays,“Thiswon’thurtabit．”Insteadoftrickery,thenursemightguaranteethepatientthatthediscomfortoftheinjectionisasmallthingcomparedtothebenefitsofit．Itwouldalsobethoughtfulforthenursetotellthepatientsaboutsomeofthesebenefits．

Tactisawonderfulskilltohave,andtactfulpeopleareusuallyadmiredandrespected．Withouttactoursocietywouldbecomeanintolerableplacetolivein．

52．Whentoldheshould“goAjax”histeeth,Billprobablyfelt________________．

A．surprisedB．cheated

C．regretfulD．painful

53．Accordingtotheauthor,hismotherspraiseforthebrotheris_______________．

A．bothsensitiveandtactfulB．sensitivebutnottactfulenough

C．truthfulbutnottactfulD．sensitivebuttrickish

54．Thefourthparagraphmainlytalksabout__________________．

A．howtocomfortthepatients

B．howtousetrickerycarefully

C．differencesbetweentrickeryandpromises

D．anotherfeatureoftact

55．Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthepassage?

（Thenumbersstandfortheparagraphs）

E

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