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阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The evidence for harmony may not be obvious in some families. But it seems that four out of five young people now get on with their parents, which is the opposite of the popularly-held image (形象)of unhappy teenagers locked in their room after endless family quarrels.
An important new study into teenage attitudes surprisingly shows that their family life is more harmonious than it has ever been in the past. “We were surprised by just how positive today’s young people seem to be about their families,” said one member of the research team. “They’re expected to be rebellious(叛逆的)and selfish .but actually they have other things on their minds: they want a car and material goods, and they worry about whether school is serving them well. There’s more negotiation(商议)and discussion between parents and children, and children expect to take part in the family decision-making process. They don’t want to rock the boat.”
So it seems that this generation of parents is much more likely than parents of 30 years ago to treat their children as friends. “My parents are happy to discuss things with me and willing to listen to me," says 17-year-old Daniel Lazall. “I always tell them when I’m going out clubbing. As long as they know what I’m doing, they’re fine with it.” Susan Crome, who is now 21, agrees. “Looking back on the last 10 years, there was a lot of what you could call negotiation. For example, as long as I’d done all my homework, I could go out on a Saturday night. But I think my grandparents were a lot stricter with my parents than that.”
Maybe this positive view of family life should not be unexpected. It is possible that the idea of teenage rebellion is not rooted in real facts. A researcher comments, “Our surprise that teenagers say they get along well with their parents comes because of a brief period in our social history when teenagers were regarded as different beings. But that idea of rebelling and breaking away from their parents really only happened during that one time in the 1960s when everyone rebelled. The normal situation throughout history has been a smooth change from helping out with the family business to taking it over.”
41. What is the popular image of teenagers today?
A. They worry about school. B. They dislike living with their parents.
C, They have to be locked in to avoid troubles. D. They quarrel a lot with other family members.
42. The study shows that teenagers don’t want to__________ .
A. share family responsibility B. cause trouble in their families
C. go boating with their family D. make family decisions
43. Compared with parents of 30 years ago, today’s parents__________ .
A. go to clubs more often with their children B. are much stricter with their children
C. care less about their children’s life D. give their children more freedom
44. According to the author, teenage rebellion__________ .
A. may be a false belief B. is common nowadays
C. existed only in the 1960s D. resulted from changes in families
45. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Negotiation in family. B. Education in family.
C. Harmony in family. D.Teenage trouble in family.
Do you know of Guo Degang? In recent months he has become well known in China as a crosstalker.He has never performed on TV before, but attending his crosstalk performance is becoming increasingly fashionable in Beijing, especially for youth and school children.
Guo arrived in Beijing from Tianjin in 1995 and came across a teahouse where he found several young people performing crosstalk.Being a crosstalker himself, he couldn’t help taking to the stage.Gradually, more and more people came to the teahouse to see him perform.He soon found himself playing to audiences numbering more than 100 in a teahouse that could only contain 80.
As his popularity grew, Guo thought over the future of his art.“Traditional crosstalk is at least half an hour long, but performances are no longer than five minutes on TV, which kills much of the story.TV is part of the fast-food culture and crosstalk is a face-to-face art form — it needs interaction (交流), and is not suited to TV,” Guo said.He decided to bring it back to its roots: the teahouse and theater.
In 1996, Guo and some young crosstalk actors founded Deyun Crosstalk Association.Over the next ten years, the association organized countless performances in teahouses across Beijing.Despite their growing popularity, Guo ensured (确保) that ticket prices were kept low to make the art form accessible to everyone.Tickets to his performances are still 20 yuan today.And in keeping with technology and modern times, the association set up a BBS site on the Internet where fans could download recordings and discuss performances with actors.
He hopes that through their efforts, more young people will learn to appreciate crosstalk and perhaps train to be crosstalkers themselves.
41.Which of the following is the best title of the passage?
A.Guo Degang and his traditional crosstalk
B.A traditional art form—crosstalk
C.The development history of crosstalk
D.Deyun Crosstalk Association
42.From the passage, we can know the crosstalk originates(源于) from ________.
A.the TV show B.the teahouse and theater
C.the cinema D.the common people
43.According to the passage, Deyun Crosstalk Association set up a BBS site on the internet to ________.
A.let fans download recordings
B.have fans discuss performances with actors
C.keep up with modern technology
D.ask more people appreciate their favorite crosstalk
44.From the passage, we can know the following EXCEPT________.
A.the crosstalk is a face-to- face art which needs interaction
B.Guo was a crosstalker when he was in Tianjing
C.the performances of Guo are very popular
D.the tickets to Guo’s performances may rise in future
Scientists in Israel have discovered a new way to test for water pollution by "listening" to what the plants growing in water have to say.By shining a laser beam(激光束) on the tiny pieces of algae(海藻) floating in the water, the researchers said they hear sound waves that tell them the type and amount of pollution in the water.
"It is a red light, telling us that something is beginning to go wrong with the quality of water," said Zvy Dubinsky, an aquatic biologist at Israel's Bar Ilan University."Algae is the first thing to be affected by a change in water quality."
As water sources deteriorate worldwide, the testing of algae could be used to monitor water quality faster, more cheaply and more accurately than techniques now in use, Dubinsky said.The secret is to measure the rate of photosynthesis(光合作用) in the algae, meaning the plant's ability to transform light into energy.During photosynthesis, plants also release oxygen into the air.
Dubinsky's technique is easy to perform because of the over-abundance of algae in the planet's water.Most of the oxygen in the atmosphere comes from algae.A prototype tester shoots a laser beam at water samples to stimulate photosynthesis in the algae.But not all of the laser's heat is used.
Depending on the condition of the algae and the rate of photosynthesis, some of the heat is shot back into the water, creating sound waves, Dubinsky said.With a special underwater microphone, researchers are able to analyze the strength of the sound waves and determine the health of the algae and the condition of the surrounding water.
"Algae suffering from lead poisoning, like waste discharged from battery and paint manufacturing plants, will produce a different sound than those suffering from lack of iron or exposure to other toxins," said researcher Yulia Pinchasov.
72.To study water quality, scientists choose algae mainly because.
A.algae is most easily affected by pollution
B.most oxygen is produced by algae
C.the amount of algae is decreasing
D.algae is a kind of plant floating in the water
73.When Dubinsky studied water quality, he mainly focused on.
A.the amount of laser used by algae
B.the rate of photosynthesis in the algae
C.the condition of the algae
D.the heat of laser used by algae
74.After the study, scientists proved that.
A.the increase in population is caused by lack of water
B.global warming causes water resources to reduce worldwide
C.algae can show the type and amount of pollution in the water
D.algae is dying out in the ocean around the world
75.What would be the most suitable title for the passage?
A.Water pollution is reduced with the growth of algae
B.Pollution makes it hard for plants to make photosynthesis
C.Water pollution affects the growth of marine plants
D.Scientists listen to plants to find pollution
Who Is Kimberly Kirberger? Kimberly Kirberger is the president and founder of Inspiration and Motivation for Teens, Inc.(I.A.M.for Teens, Inc.) a corporation formed exclusively (专有地) to work for teens.It is her goal to see teens represented in a more positive light and it is her strong belief that teens deserve better and more positive treatment.
She spends her time reading the thousands of letters and stories sent to her by teen readers and traveling around the country speaking to high school students and parents of teens.She has appeared as a teen expert on many television and radio shows.
Kimberly says that the College Soul book has been an amazing journey.In getting close to and heating from so many teenagers she kept hearing about this very emotionally packed time that begins with application to college and extends through the four-year experience.It became clear to her that this was a time of life that was filled with many challenges and that college students could really benefit from a book like this.For her, it was simply a continuation of a commitment that she has made to teenagers to do what she can to inspire and motivate them while letting them know there are people who believe in them.
Kimberly is the co-author of the bestseller, Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul and the New York Times bestseller, Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul II, as well as Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul Journal.She is also the co-author of the forthcoming Chicken Soup for the Parent’s Soul and Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul III, and the author of Teen Love: On Relationships, a Book for Teenagers.
Kimberly started the Teen Letter Project with Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen and Health Communications, InC.The Project is responsible for answering the heartfelt letters received from teenagers and also reaching out to teens in trouble and encouraging them to seek professional help.
To book Kimberly for a speaking engagement or for further information on any of her projects, please contact:
I.A.M.for Teens, Inc.
P.O.Box 936, Palisades, CA 90272 phone: 310-573-3655
fax:.310-573-3657
e-mail for stories: stories @ teenagechickensoul.com
e-mail for letters: letters @ teenagechick
Web site: www.Teenagechickensoul.com
68.Kimberly Kirberger devotes herself to ________.
A.helping people in trouble B.writing books for children
C.the research of teen problems D.the healthy growth of teenagers
69.The third paragraph mainly tells us ________.
A.why Kimberly wrote the College Soul book
B.how Kimberly wrote the College Soul book
C.the College Soul book was a great success
D.college students benefit from the College Soul book
70.Which of the following was written alone by Kimberly Kirberger ?
A.Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul.
B.Chicken Soup for the Parent’s Soul.
C.Teen Love: On Relationship, a Book for Teenagers.
D.Chicken Soup for the Woman’s Soul.
71.What’s the purpose of the Teen Letter Project?
A.Helping problem teenagers. B.Collecting teenager problems.
C.Attracting the teenagers. D.Offering help to teenagers.
Submit your photos and videos to You Witness News to have them considered for use on Reuters.com, Yahoo!, and the Reuters professional picture service, used by thousands of news organizations worldwide.
When you send images to pics@ reuters.com, please provide the following so that we can review and post them:
·Your full name
·Your email address or phone number
·A brief description of the event you shot with the place and date that it occurred.
The next images shown across the world’s newspapers, television channels, and news sites could be yours.Share your take with the world.
What makes a good news photograph?
As you’re thinking about taking news photographs, think about what makes up a good picture.
Most importantly, it will be of interest to a wide audience.It may describe an event in the news: a train crash, a clash in the streets, crazily happy fans the moment the big game is won.
Uniqueness is eye-catching.A picture that no one else took has much more news value than one taken alongside a rank of other photographers.A good news picture will tell a story without words.It will have context by showing the surrounding scene, or show the emotion on the faces of the people in the picture.
Timeliness is critical.Whatever the content, a news picture can lose its value in a short space of time.News events move quickly, and the shot of a mini tornado you took last week may have been destined for the front page when you took it, but of no interest to a newspaper or a website a week later.
Control is important.Please remember, absolutely no photo is worth bothering others, putting yourself or others in danger, or getting in trouble with the law.
We’re looking forward to seeing your pictures.
64.The following are the features of a good news photograph except that.
A.it is unique B.it is timely
C.it respects others’ privacy and the law D.it can arouse specialists’ interest
65.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A.You Witness News is a popular column of a website.
B.The photos or videos you take are only shared by Yahoo! and Reuters.com.
C.Attach a brief description of yourself when submitting your photos and videos.
D.Any photo or video you take will be accepted by You Witness News.
66.The purpose of the passage is.
A.to teach you how to take photos
B.to tell people what makes a good news photo
C.to encourage you to share the take
D.to remind people not to disturb others while taking photos
67.Which of the following is a good news photograph?
A.A bird escapes from the cage.
B.A policeman is robbed in the street.
C.Two dogs fight in the park.
D.An old couple quarrel at home.
Animal Services
Town Lake Animal Center is the largest animal shelter in Central Texas, offering shelter to more than 23,000 animals each year and animal control services to all of Austin and Travis County.In the shelter, no animal will be turned away.
Hours of Operation
Shelter:
Monday-Friday, 11:30 a.m.to 7:00 p.m.
Saturday-Sunday, 11:30 a.m.to 5:00 p.m.
Closed City Holidays
Homeless or unwanted animals can be safely dropped off at the shelter.
Animal Protection and Control:
Monday ― Friday, 7:00 a.m.to 6:00 p.m.
Saturday ― Sunday, 7:00 a.m.to 5:00 p.m.
City Holidays, 7:00 a.m.to 3:00 p.m.
Officers on call overnight
Administrative Offices:
Monday ― Friday, 9:00 a.m.to 5:00 p.m.
Closed City Holidays
Location: 1156 W.Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78703
Mailing address: Town lake Animal Center, POBox 1088, Austin, TX 78767
What’s New
Animal Cruelty Prevention Classes
PURPOSE: To teach people how to recognize and report animal cruelty.
WHO: All citizens are encouraged to take this class.
CAUSE: Usually animal cruelty is in relation to(与……有关) family cruelty.People who hurt animals often move on to hurt human beings.If you’re able to recognize and report animal cruelty, you can help prevent cruelty from spreading throughout your area.
Programs
Town Lake Animal Center offers a number of animal-related services to Austin and Travis County, including Animal Protection & Control, a Pet Lost & Found, Pet Adoptions(领养) and Pet Registration(登记).
Because the shelter accepts all animals, and because there is a big problem of a large population of pets in our area, the shelter does carry out painless killing of animals that have no other choices for lifetime care.
60.According to the passage, Town Lake Animal Center.
A.is the largest animal shelter in the USA
B.kills or sells homeless animals
C.offers many services to animals
D.is a place that raises animals for food
61.If you meet a badly injured pet dog at night, you’d better.
A.send it to the shelter directly
B.call Administrative Offices immediately
C.send it to Animal Cruelty Prevention Classes
D.call Animal Protection and Control officers
62.Attending Animal Cruelty Prevention Classes can also help.
A.avoid family cruelty B.know more about the wildlife
C.stop any animal cruelty D.treat injured animals quickly
63.According to the passage, Town Lake Animal Center has the right to.
A.kill any animal in the area B.reduce animals’ population greatly
C.balance the number of animals D.stop animals’ life without pain