-What will people die of 100 years from now? If you think that is a simple question, you have not been paying attention to the revolution that is taking place in bio-technology(生物技术). With the help of new medicine, the human body will last a very long time. Death will come mainly from accidents, murder and war. Today’s leading killers, such as heart disease, cancer, and aging itself, will become distant memories.
In discussion of technological changes, the Internet gets most of the attention these days. But the change in medicine can be the real technological event of our times. How long can humans live, Human brains were known to decide the final death. Cells are the basic units of all living things, and until recently, scientists were sure that the life of cells could not go much beyond 120 years because the basic materials of cells, such as those of brain cells, would not last forever. But the upper limits will be broken by new medicine. Sometime between 2050 and 2100, medicine will have advanced to the point at which every 10 years or so, people will be able to take medicine repair their organs(器官). The medicine, made up of the basic building materials of life, will build new brain cells, heart cells, and so on—in much the same way our bodies make new skin cells to take the place of old ones.
It is exciting to imagine that the advance in technology may be changing the most basic condition of human existence, but many technical problems still must be cleared up on the way to this wonderful future.
小题1: According to the passage, human death is now mainly caused by __________.| A．diseases and aging | | B．accidents and war | | C．accidents and aging | | D．heart disease and war |
小题2: In the author’s opinion, today’s most important advance in technology lies in __________.| A．brain cell | B．the Internet | | C．medicine | D．human organ |
小题3:Humans may live longer in the future because _________.| A．heart disease will be far away from us | | B．human brains can decide the final death | | C．the basic materials of cells will last forever | | D．human organs can be repaired by new medicine |
小题4:How long can humans live in the future according to the passage?| A．Over 100 years. | | B．More than 120 years. | | C．About 150 years. | | D．The passage doesn"t tell us. |
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小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:D |
试题分析：
小题1:A 细节题。根据第一段最后一句Today’s leading killers, such as heart disease, cancer, and aging itself, will become distant memories.说明现在人们死亡的主要原因是疾病和衰老。故A正确。
小题2:C 细节题。根据第二段第二句But the change in medicine can be the real technological event of our times.说明C正确。
小题3:D 细节题。根据第二段倒数2,3,4行Sometime between 2050 and 2100, medicine will have advanced to the point at which every 10 years or so, people will be able to take medicine repair their organs(器官).说明D正确。
小题4:D 细节题。根据文章第二段提及人们可以用药物来替换修复细胞，故很难说人能活多久，文章也没有提及，故D正确。
点评：：文章讲述了现代药物技术的进步对人的寿命的影响。本文集中考查细节题，要求考生在阅读时，准确定位，合理推测，确定考点内容，准确判断。 |
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When we talk about a bad man, we like to call him a “wolf”. But is it really true that the wolf stands for devil and ugliness？
Have you read the book “The Wolf Totem” by a famous writer Jiang Rong, which tells the story of the relationship between wolves and human beings? Have you ever 41 the wolves" world? If you had, you would 42 the wolves. In the book, wolves are heroes on the large grassland. They know more about 43 than humans. They can attack lambs without disturbing their mothers. They also know how to 44 full use of the shape of land to 45 sheep. I believe that if wolves were humans, they would be 46 experts good at fighting.
The wolf is a kind of special creature that can deeply understand 47 .Each wolf serves its group with its heart and soul. A 48 wolf has little power, but a pack of wolves 49 nothing. All the wolves obey the rules. 50 they are defeated, they run away together. It is their teamwork 51 makes wolves powerful.
The wolves also have great self respect and won"t 52 to anyone. The writer, who wrote the book “The Wolf Totem”, 53 stole a one-month-old baby wolf and raised it very carefully. To his 54 , he found the little wolf still wanted to go back with 55 wolves. He bit through the iron chain that limited him. The wolf was 56 and he never gave in, fighting 57 his death. The little wolf died as a glorious fighter.
I was shocked by this kind of 58 wolves are one of the most respected creatures on the earth. I want everyone to look at wolves in a 59 way. They are our teachers. They show us how to survive and 60 in this not simple but dangerous world. Please honor the wolves, please honor all these heroes of nature!
| 小题1: | | A．thought about | B．walked into | C．talked about | D．cared for |
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| 小题2: | | A．hunt | B．admire | C．draw | D．watch |
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| 小题3: | | A．space | B．spot | C．food | D．survival |
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| 小题5: | | A．fight | B．avoid | C．trap | D．discover |
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| 小题6: | | A．special | B．imaginative | C．outstanding | D．creative |
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| 小题7: | | A．operation | B．teamwork | C．lifestyle | D．control |
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| 小题8: | | A．single | B．brave | C．lonely | D．fair |
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| 小题9: | | A．fight | B．struggle | C．fear | D．fail |
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| 小题10: | | A．As for | B．As though | C．Even so | D．Even if |
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| 小题12: | | A．turn in | B．give in | C．take in | D．break in |
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| 小题14: | | A．satisfaction | B．disappointment | C．pleasure | D．sorrow |
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| 小题15: | | A．rest | B．others | C．another | D．the other |
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| 小题16: | | A．proud | B．satisfied | C．willing | D．eager |
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| 小题17: | | A．until | B．although | C．before | D．unless |
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| 小题18: | | A．selflessness | B．self-confidence | C．self-respect | D．self-protection |
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| 小题19: | | A．curious | B．different | C．strange | D．humorous |
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| 小题20: | | A．walk | B．hand | C．get | D．succeed |
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Each child has his individual（个人的）pattern of social, as well as physical, development. Some of it depends on his home life and his relationships with the people who love him. Children in large families learn how to get along with others through normal brother- sister play and tussles （打斗）. An only child, on the other hand , may have to learn his lessons in social living through hard experiences on the playground or in the classroom. Twins who always have one another to lean on may be slow in responding to others because they do not need anyone else.
A child who is constantly scolded and made to feel he does everything wrong may have a difficult time developing socially. He may be so afraid of displeasing the adults around him that he keeps to himself （where he can’t get into trouble）or he may take the opposite route and go out of his way to create trouble. Like the deserted child, he too may return to infantile （幼稚的）pleasures, developing habits that will satisfy him, but create barriers（障碍）toward social contact.
小题1:Which of the following may have effect on children’s paten of social development?| A．Age. | B．Education | C．Home life. | D．Gender（性别） |
小题2:The passage implies that which of the following may have the earliest time learning to get along with others?| A．An only child | | B．A child from a large family | | C．Twins | | D．Children who are continually scolded |
小题3:Which of the following is implied by the passage?| A．Too much scolding of children may make their social development difficult. | | B．All children developed in the same ways. | | C．Children who are constantly scolded may learn to get along with others quickly. | | D．Deserted children often exhibit quicker social development. |
小题4:We can inferred from the passage that ________.| A．continual scolding is not harmful to the child. | | B．continual scolding holds back healthy social development. | | C．continual scolding has no effect on obeying orders. | | D．continual scolding has no effect on physical development |
小题5:Where does the passage say the only child learns his social lessons?| A．School and home | B．Home and playground | | C．Classroom and playground | D．All of the above |
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Whales live in the ocean, but they are not fish. They are warm-blooded mammals and must have air to breathe. The babies are born alive and drink milk from the mother"s body. It took millions of years for the whale to develop as it is today.
Every spring groups of whales swim hundreds of kilometers to warm places to bear their young. Each group goes to the same place every year. The mothers take very good care of their babies. The fully grown whales are very gentle and playful with each other, and with humans. They “talk” to each other with a high noise that sounds beautiful. This“talking” can be heard for more than 300 kilometers in open waters.
Yet humans kill over a hundred whales a day. They kill them to make whale oils and a lot of other things. Killing them is a modern business with modern machines and even harpoons( 鱼叉炮) that explode( 爆炸) inside the whales. A whale dies very slowly and in great pain. Some ships kill every whale they can find, even the mothers and babies. Then there are no young whales to grow up or to bear more young.
小题1:A commonly mistaken belief is that ____.| A．whales are mammals | | B．whales must have air to breathe | | C．whales" babies drink milk | | D．whales are fish |
小题2:In the passage “mammals” refer to ____.| A．the animals which live in water | | B．the animals which have wings and feathers | | C．the animals which are fed on their mothers" milk | | D．the things which live in earth and have no backbones |
小题3:Every spring each group of whales ____.| A．swim only a few kilometers | | B．return to the same place as they did before | | C．go to different places | | D．go to cold places to bear their young |
小题4:When whales talk, it sounds like ____.| A．talking | B．whispering | C．quarreling | D．singing |
小题5:Every year humans kill ____ all over the world.| A．nearly forty thousand whales | | B．less than four million | | C．about four thousand whales | | D．about fourteen thousand whales |
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Most people around the world are right-handed . This also seems to be true in history . In 1799 , scientists studied works of art made at different times from 1,500 B.C. to the 1950s . Most of the people shown in these works are right-handed , so the scientists guessed that right-handedness has always been common through history . Today , only about 10% to 15% of the world’s population is left-handed .
Why are there more right-handed people than left-handed ones ? Scientists now know that a person’s two hands each have their own jobs . For most people , the left hand is used to find things or hold things . The right hand is used to work with things. This is because of the different work of the two sides of the brain . The right side of the brain , which makes a person’s hands and eyes work together , controls the left person’s hands and eyes work together , controls the left hand . The left-side of the brain , which controls the right hand , is the centre for thinking and doing problems . These findings show that more artists should be left-handed , and studies have found that left-handedness is twice as common among artists as among people in other jobs .
No one really knows what makes a person become right-handed instead of left-handed . Scientists have found that almost 40% of the people become left-handed because their main brain is damaged when they are born . However , this doesn’t happen to everyone , so scientists guess there must be another reason why people become left-handed . One idea is that people usually get right-handed from their parents . If a person does not receive the gene（基因）for right-handedness , he / she may become either right-handed or left-handed according to the chance and the people they work or live with .
Though right-handedness is more common than left-handedness , people no longer think left-handed people are strange or unusual . A long time ago , left-handed children were made to use their right hands like other children , but today they don’t have to .
小题1: After studying works of art made at different times in history , the scientists found .
A. art began from 1, 500 B.C.
B. the works of are ended in the 1950s
C. most people shown in the works of art are right-handed
D. most people shown in the works of art are left-handed
小题2:How many people in the world are left-handed now ?| A．Less than one sixth . | B．More than a half . | | C．About 40% . | D．The passage doesn’t tell us . |
小题3:What is the left hand for most people used to do ?| A．It’s used to find or hold things . | | B．It’s used to work with things . | | C．It’s used to make a person’s eyes work together . | | D．It’s the centre for thinking and doing problems . |
小题4: According to the passage , which of the following is NOT true ?| A．No one really knows what makes a person become right-handed . | | B．Left-handedness is cleverer than right-handedness . | | C．Today children are not made to use their right hands only . | | D．Scientists think there must be some reason why people become left-handed . |
小题5: The best title for this passage is .| A．Scientist’s New Inventions | | B．Left-handed People | | C．Which Hand | | D．Different Brains , Different Hands |
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How to Be a Winner
Sir Steven Redgrave
Winner of 5 Olympic Gold Medals
“In 1997 I was found to have developed diabetes(糖尿病). Believing my career was over, I felt extremely low. Then one of the specialists said there was no reason why I should stop training and competing. That was it ---the encouragement I needed. I could still be a winner if I believed in myself. I am not saying that it isn’t difficult sometimes. But I wanted to prove to myself that I wasn"t finished yet. Nothing is to stand in my way.”
Karen Pickering
Swimming World Champion
“I swim 4 hours a day, 6 days a week. I manage that sort of workload by putting it on top of my diary. This is the key to success----you can’t follow a career in any field without being well-organized. List what you believe you can achieve. Trust yourself, write down your goals for the day, however small they are, and you’ll be a step closer to achieving them.”
Kirsten Best
Poet & Writer
“When things are getting hard, a voice inside my head tells me that I can’t achieve something. Then, there are other distractions, such as family or hobbies. The key is to concentrate. When I feel tense, it helps a lot to repeat words such as ‘calm’, ‘peace’ or ‘focus’, either out loud or silently in my mind. It makes me feel more in control and increases my confidence. This is a habit that can become second nature quite easily and is a powerful psychological tool”
小题1:What does Sir Steven Redgrave mainly talk about?| A．Difficulties influenced his career. | | B．Specialists offered him medical advice. | | C．Training helped him defeat his disease. | | D．He overcame the shadow of illness to win. |
小题2:What does Karen Pickering put on top of her diary?| A．Her training schedule. | B．Her daily happenings. | | C．Her achievements. | D．Her sports career. |
小题3:What does the underlined word “distractions” probably refer to？| A．Ways that help one to focus. | | B．Words that help one to feel less tense. | | C．Activities that turn one"s attention away. | | D．Habits that make it hard for one to relax. |
小题4:According to the passage ,what do the three people have in common?| A．Self-confidence. | B．Devotion. | C．Hard work. | D．Courage. |
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