ItisSaturdayafternoon.Youandyo-优题课

第四节：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）
A
It was the perfect weather for leaf watching, and my housemate Julie and I meant to spend the weekend with our friends in the north Georgia mountains. "Don’t you want to come along? "Julie asked her 15-year-old son, Mark. "Enjoy the leaves by yourselves,” he told her. "I’ll be fine staying home by myself. "Julie and I drove there in my car after work on Friday. On Saturday morning we hiked along the mountainside and enjoyed the beautiful colors. All of a sudden, I had a terrible feeling. "Go home," a voice seemed to urge me. I couldn’t explain it, but I didn’t want to be here any more. I just wanted to go home. "Carol, calm down. You’re being silly, "Julie said. But the urge just got stronger. "I’ve got to leave," I said. "If you want to stay, you can get a ride back with everyone else tomorrow. "Julie stood up. "No, I’ll go with you, "she said. We almost didn’t talk during the two-hour trip back. I felt very guilty. Finally, we pulled in. The lights were on in the house, but something was strange. The windows seemed to be fogged up. Julie opened the door and smoke poured out. "Mark!" she shouted. "Mark!" We rushed inside and found him asleep on the sofa. Shaking him awake, Julie grabbed him. I grabbed the source of the smoke —a pillow too close to the fireplace. I then took it outside and threw water on it. Mark had built a fire to keep warm, and some embers (灰烬) had flown out. The whole house could have gone up if we hadn’t gotten there just then!
41. What do we know from the text?
A. Leaf watching was Mark’s hobby. B. Mark stayed home with his friends.
C. Carol went to work on Friday. D. Mark was Carol’s cousin.
42. The underlined phrase "pulled in" in the last paragraph probably means "_______".
A. started the car B. arrived home and stopped the car
C. moved away from the station D. came home late
43. While driving home Carol ________.
A. was very terrified B. drove at a great speed
C. knew she had made a mistake D. hardly said anything
44. Why did Carol want to go home?
A. She didn’t enjoy the leaves. B. She received her son’s telephone call.
C. She felt something urged her to go home. D. She followed Julie’s advice.

D

ENTRY-EXIT INSPECTION AND QUARANTINE
THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
HEALTH AND QUARANTINE DECLARATION FORM ON ENTRY
Name: Shirley_Booth Sex: Male √ Female
Birth Date: 1959_yy_02_mm Nationality（Region）: American
Time of Arrival: 17:20_hh_ Place of arrival: Shenzhen
From（Country/Region）: USA Passport No．: CA5728019
Vehicle/ Ship/Flight No．: Flight_UA_3625 Seat No．: 16E
Destination: Changsha,_Hunan
1．Please list the countries and cities（towns） that you have visited in the past 4 weeks:
New_York,_Paris,_Tokyo_and_Hong_Kong
2．The contact address and telephone number in the next 14 days:
Changsha_Friendship_Hotel
3．Please mark “√” before the items of following symptoms or illness if you have any now．
Fever Cough Other disease
Shortness of breath Difficulty breathing
4．Have you had close contact with any probable or suspected H1N1 case in the past 14 days? Yes √ No
5．Please mark “√”before the items of following articles if you bring any of them．
Animal Animal products Plant Plant products
√ Biological products Waste and used clothing Soil
I hereby declare that all the information given above is true and correct．
Date: April_16,_2009 Signature: Shirley_Booth
Note:
1． For the health of all, please give true and correct information;
2． You will be sued according to related laws if you give the false information;
3． No entry shall be allowed without the declaration;
4． Body temperature: 37°C

68．When does one need to fill in this form?
A．Permissions for a foreigner to take the Chinese nationality．
B．Entry to China from other countries or regions．
C．Exit to other countries or regions from China．
D．Anyone planning to take animals to China from other countries or regions．
69．The underlined word “sued” can be taken the place of by _____．
A．charged B．sentenced C．prevented D．analyzed
70．Which of the following statements is false according to the form?
A．It was not by ship that Shirley Booth came to China．
B．Shirley Booth went to at least three continents during March16-April 16, 2009．
C．Shirley Booth brought some biological products with her．
D．From the form we know Shirley Booth was not in good health．

C
A technique that controls immediate gas explosions by spraying them with large droplets of water is being tested by scientists at the University of Wales, United Kingdom．Instead of using the traditional fine water sprays when a gas leak is detected, the researchers have discovered that large droplets help to draw in some of the force of any explosion and provide a better way of controlling fire．
The research is based on studies made of the Piper Alpha oil rig （油井） explosion that occurred in the North Sea nine years ago killing 167 workers．The Welsh team found that by covering the gas-leak area with water droplets, the explosion and its effect can be greatly reduced．
Dr Gerand Thomas, a good lecturer in physics at the university’s Center for Explosion Studies, said that it was impossible to deal with gas explosions in the same way as fires because the whole event may only last a quarter of a second and normal water sprays do not have time to be effective．
Using the droplets of water to hold explosions resulted in the water being turned into a mist that allows some force of the explosion to be reduced．The mist slows down the combustion （燃烧） process and can stop a large amount of the gas igniting （点火,燃烧）, thus greatly reducing damage by limiting pressure development．With such a system, the operator has to decide at what point after a gas leak to activate the sprays．
The Center for Explosion Studies is the first of its kind in the UK and has been purposely-built for the study and implication of industrial explosions on land and sea．Research is developed to the causes of accidental explosions and they might be prevented．Full-sized imitative buildings can be built at the center where explosions and fires are created to test preventative equipment using sensors to monitor their efficiency．
Another area that the Welsh researchers have been looking at is how materials respond to explosions．The center also carries out research requested by individual customers．
64．Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A．Piper Alpha Oil Rig Explosion
B．Large Droplets of Water
C．A New Way of Controlling Gas Explosions
D．The center for Explosion Studies
65．The research finds that _____ in holding immediate explosion．
A．small water sprays are better than large droplets of water
B．small water sprays are not as good as large droplets of water
C．both small water sprays and large droplets of water are good
D．neither small water sprays nor large droplets of water is good
66．Dr Geraint Thomas implies that ______．
A．normal water sprays can put out fire effectively
B．gas explosions break out more quickly than fires
C．fires are easier to be held than explosions
D．gas explosions break out so quickly that there is no way to control it
67．Which of the following is not included in the research area of the Center for Explosion Studies?
A．To test the result of gas explosion．
B．To get some implications of industrial explosions on land and sea．
C．To find out how materials respond to explosions．
D．To find out when material respond to explosions．

B
New evidence shows that getting enough Vitamin D may be the most important thing you can do for your health．
You know the usual prescription for good health: a balanced diet with lots of fruits and vegetables, regular exercise, no smoking．Now add this: Spend a little more time in the sun．
Huh? That may sound like medical heresy （反面观点）．After all, we've been warned for decades about the dangers of the sun: wrinkles, age spots and the increasing threat of skin cancer．But new and impressive medical evidence suggests that sunlight is beneficial．The vitamin D it prompts our bodies to make may prevent cancer, protect against heart disease and ward off a long list of disorders such as multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes and gum disease．It is even showing promise as a treatment for heart disease and some cancers．
Long recognized as vitally important for bone building （it's needed for calcium absorption）, vitamin D has now achieved superstar status among nutrients．While all doctors may not agree, many experts are confident enough of its wide-ranging powers to urge that we get much more of it, from the sun and from supplements, as even the best diet in the world may not give us enough．
60．Which of the following is NOT the usual way of keeping healthy?
A．To do exercise now and then．
B．To eat plenty of fruits and vegetables．
C．To avoid staying in the sun for a long time．
D．To keep away from cigarettes．
61．What does the underlined word “prompts” in the third paragraph mean?
A．causes B．forces C．motivates D．encourages
62．According to the passage, vitamin D ________．
A．can be got by doing regular exercise
B．can be used to prevent some cancers
C．can be got from the sunlight
D．can be used to remove the wrinkles
63．The passage is most likely from a（an） ________．
A．advertisement B．news report C．magazine D．medical prescription

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，共40分）
第一节（共15题, 每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A,B,C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
What secret force drives us into the arms of one person, while pushing us away from another who might appear equally desirable to any fair observer? Of the many factors influencing our idea of the perfect mate, one of the most telling is our “lovemap” ---- a group of messages formed in our brains that describes our likes and dislikes．It shows our preferences in hair and eye color, in voice, smell, body build．It also records the kind of personality that attracts us, whether it’s the warm and friendly type or the strong silent type．In short, we fall for and go after those people who most clearly fit our lovemap．And this lovemap is determined in childhood．By age eight, the pattern for our ideal mate has already begun to float around in our brains．
The mother has special influence on her sons: she not only gives them clues to what they will find attractive in a mate, but also influences how they feel about women in general．So if she is warm and nice, her sons are going to think that’s the way women are．They will likely grow up warm and responsive lovers and also be helpful around the house．
Just as mothers influence their son’s general feelings toward women, fathers influence their daughter’s general feelings about men．If a father lavishes praise on his daughter and shows that she is a worthwhile person, she’ll feel very good about herself in relation to men．But if the father is cold, critical or absent, the daughter will tend to feel she’s not very lovable or attractive．
While the mother determines in large part what qualities attract us in a mate, it’s the father ----- the first male in our lives ----- who influences how we relate to the opposite sex．Fathers have a great effect on their children’s personalities and chances or marriage happiness．
56．What is the proper title for this passage?
A．Why we love who we loveB．What is a lovemap
C．Different influence from parents D．Ideal mate in the mind
57．A perfect mate is a person who ____．
A．is fair to everyone B．is the most desirable
C．fits one’s lovemap D．is perfect in everything
58．If the husband hardly does any housework, ____．
A．his mother must be warm B．his father must be critical
C．his mother must be cold D．his wife can’t be attractive
59．The passage leads to a belief that ____．
A．parents’ personalities decides the children’s lovemap
B．mothers have no influence on daughters’ marriage life
C．fathers care more about children’s marriage happiness
D．mothers influence children’s choices of perfect mates

A．show a disagreement of views	B．serve as a description of teenager trouble
C．serve as an introduction to the discussion
D．show the popularity of teenager problem