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I.廣告類

Passage1

Amongvariousprogrammes,TVtalkshowshavecoveredeveryinchofspaceondaytime

television.Andanyonewhowatchesthemregularlyknowsthateachoneisdifferentinstyle（風(fēng)格）.

Butnotwoshowsaremoreoppositeincontent,whileatthesametimestandingoutabovetherest,

thantheJerrySpringerandtheOprahWinfreyshows.

JerrySpringercouldeasilybeconsideredthekingof“rubbishtalk”.Thecontentsonhisshoware

assurprisingascanbe.Forexample,theshowtakestheever-commontalkshowtitlesoflove,

sex,cheating,andhate,toadifferentlevel.Clearly,theJerrySpringershowisaboutthedarkside

ofsociety,yetpeoplearewillingtoeatupthetroublesofotherpeople'slives.

LikeJerrySpringer,OprahWinfreytakesTVtalkshowtoitstop,butOprahgoesintheopposite

direction.Theshowismainlyabouttheimprovementofsocietyanddifferentquality（質(zhì)量）of

life.Contentsarefromteachingyourchildrenlessons,managingyourworkweek,togettingto

knowyourneighbors.

ComparedtoOprah,theJerrySpringershowlookslikepoisonouswastebeingpouredintosociety.

Jerryendseveryshowwitha“finalword”.Hemakesasmallspeechabouttheentireideaofthe

show.Hopefully,thisisthepartwheremostpeoplewilllearnsomethingveryvaluable.

Cleanasitis,theOprahshowisnotforeveryone.Theshow'smainviewersaremiddleclass

Americans.Mostofthesepeoplehavethetime,money,andabilitytodealwithlife'stougher

problems.JerrySpringer,ontheotherhand,hasmoreofaconnectionwiththeyoungadultsof

society.Theseare18-to-21-year-oldswhosemaintroublesinlifeincludelove,relationship,sex,

moneyanddrug.Theyaretheoneswhoseesomevalueandlessonstobelearnedthroughthe

show'sexploitation.

1ComparedwithotherTVtalkshows,boththeJerrySpringerandtheOprahWinfreyare----.

AmoreinterestingBunusuallypopular

CmoredetailedDmoreformal

2ThoughthesocialproblemsJerrySpringertalksaboutappearunpleasant,peoplewhowatch

theshows------Aremaininterestedinthem

Barereadytofaceuptothem

Cremaincoldtothem

Darewillingtogetawayfromthem3Whichofthefollowingislikelytobeatopicofthe

OprahWinfreyshow?

AAnewtypeofrobot.

BNationhatred.

CFamilyincomeplanning.DStreetaccident.

4Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatthetwotalkshows------------

Ahavebecometheonlyonesofitskind

Bexploittheweaknessesinhumannature

Cappearatdifferenttimesoftheday

DattractdifferentpeoplePassage2

Advertisinggivesusefulinformationaboutwhichproductstobuy.Butmodemadvertisingdoes

morethangivesnewsaboutproductsandservices.Today'sadvertisements,orads,trytoget

consumers（消費(fèi)者）tobuycertainbrands（品牌）.Writersofadvertisingaresoskillfulthattheycan

sometimespersuadeaconsumertowearacertainkindofclothing,eataspecialkindofcereal（麥

片）,orseeamovie.Consumersmightneverevenwantaproductiftheydidnotseeorhear

advertisementsforit.

Forexample,youprobablydonotneedthenewestcerealinthesupermarket.Thereareprobably

manycerealbrandsonyourkitchenshelves.Youmaynothavespaceonyourshelfforanother.But

ifyouseeadsaboutanewcerealthatisyourextratastyandhasafreeprieinthebox,youmay

wantit.Advertisingmustgetattention.Tobeeffective,itmustbeexciting,entertaining,orprovide

somepleasure.Thesecretofwritinggoodadvertisingcopyistoofferagoodideaaswellasa

product.Theideaiswhattheadisreallyselling.Oneexampleisanadthatsayseatingacertain

cerealwillmakeapersondowellinsports.Thatcerealbrandmaysellbetterifconsumersthinkit

offersstrengthandenergy.

1Whatisdiscussedinthispassage?

AThecontentofmodernadvertising.

BTheskillsofmodernadvertising.

CTheresultsofmodernadvertising.

DThewritingofmodernadvertising.2Accordingtothepassagesgoodadvertisement

should------------Abebothpersuasiveandeffective

Bgivepeopleusefulinformation

Cshowpeopleaproduct

Dshowpeopleanewideaofaproduct3Fromthepassage,wecaninferthat------------

Amodemadvertisinghaslesseffectoncustomers

Boncecustomersseeadsaboutanewcereal,theyaresuretobuyitCcerealcanmakepeople

strong

Dcerealisakindoffoodwhichispopularamongpeople

4Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

ACustomerscaneasilybepersuadedbyadvertisements.

BCustomersshouldbepersuadedbyadvertisements.

CIt*simpossibleforcustomerstobuyaproductwithoutadvertisements.DCustomersbuy

productsaccordingtotheirdemandsratherthantheadvertisements.

Passage3

Herearesomeadvertisementstakenfromanewspaper.

（1）

DearDrewCarter,

Yourfirstyearonthisearthhasbeenapleasurerideforallofus.Weloveyou!Love,Dadand

Momandmanyfriends.

（2）

Lawlis-Clarke

TheDoctorsVirgilandMaijorieLawlisarepleasedtoannouncetheengagement（訂婚）oftheir

daughterDianeSusantoMrRobertBrentClarke,sonofMrandMrsJamesClarkeof

Herford,Texas.

AspringweddingisplannedinHouston.

（3）

Isbell-Foss

MrandMrsDavisK.IsbellannouncethemarriageoftheirdaughterDangtoMrStanley

Foss,sonofMrsJohnSipeofAda,Minnesota.

TheweddingwillbeearlyAprilatAbidingLoveLutheranChurch.

（4）

StoryKurio

MissStephanieStoryandMrWarrenKurioweremarriedonFebruary5,athalfpastseveno*clock

intheeveningatHighlandParkPresbyterianChurchinDallas,Texas.Thebride（新娘）isthe

daughterofMrandMrsHerbertBruleStoryJrofDallas.Thegroom（新郎）isthesonofMrand

MrsGeraldStanleyKurioofAustin.

l.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthefirstadvertisement?

A.Happy1stBirthday

B.OneYearOld

C.OurOneYearOldSonD.WeLoveYou

2.LawlisandClarkearegoingtogetmaiTied---

A.whereClarke'sparentslive

B.againsttheirparents'will

C.toLawlis*sparents*joy

D.inachurch

3.Whogotorwillgetmarriedinspring?

A.NeitherLawlisandClarkenorIsbellandFoss.

B.EitherIsbellandFossorStoryandKurio.

C.NeitherLawlisandClarkenorStoryandKurio.

D.NotonlyLawlisandClarkebutalsoIsbellandFoss.

4.Whoarenowamarriedcouple?

A.DangIsbellandFoss.B.StoryandKurio.

C.Thetextdoesn'tsay.D.LawlisandClarke.

Passage4

Wefoundthatbaratlast.Ididn'thavetoaskagain,forthereitwasinbigredneonlettersoverthe

window—StarBar.Thereweresomeirontablesoutsidewithplasticchairsaroundthem.Afew

peoplesatlistlesslyaround,lookingataportabletelevisionsetthatsomeonehadbroughtoutof

thebar.Theywereallinthinsummerdressesorshortsleevedshirts;evenatthatlatehouritwas

stifling.Twothindogslayunderoneofthetableswiththeirtonguesout,andsomeofthewomen

werefanningthemselvesunenthusiastically（無精打彩的）withmagaines.

“He'snothere,'1Isaid,afteraquicklookaround.Thetelevisionwasblaringoutan

advertisementforadetergent（洗衣粉），andthepeoplesittingroundhadtheireyesgluedtothe

pictureofawomanproudlyshowinghowwhiteherhusband'sunderwearwasafterhavingbeen

washed.Theytooknonoticeofusatall.

“Well,whatdidyouexpect?"repliedFergus,yawning."It'sonlyhalfpastnine,andhesaidhe

wouldbehereatnine.YououghttoknowCraigbythistime.He'llturnupsometimeafterten."

l.Thewriterandhisfriend-----

A.hadneverbeentothatbarbefore

B.didnotknowiftheyhadcometotherightplace

C.askedsomebodythenameofthebar

D.hadlittledifficultyinfindingthebar

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“stifling”（paragraph1）probablymean?A.Disappearing

gradually.

B.Givingoutintotheair.

C.Hotandbreathless.

D.Pleasingandcomfortable.

3.Thepeopleoutsidethebar----------

A.wereveryinterestedinthetelevisionprogram

B.werechattingwithasaleswoman

C.hadnoparticularinterestinanything

D.wereveryuncomfortable

4.FerguswasnotsurprisedthatCraigwasnotthere,becauseheknewthat----------

A.Craigintendedtocomelater

B.theyhadmistakenthetime

C.Craighadbeendelayed

D.Craigwasalwayslate

Passage5

Doesyourcordlessphonecrackle（僻啪響）,fade,orgodeadwhenyoumoveonlyafewfeetfrom

thebase?Ifso,werecommendthatyoutryaTechtalkcordlessphone.

TechtalkcordlessphonesaretheonlyoneswiththepatentedCellular6technology.Theresultisa

phonewithexcellentclarity,range,andsecurity.

Clarity:It'sessentialthatyoucommunicateefficientlyandeffectively.Nostatic（靜電）,echo,or

cracklingwilleverinterfere（干擾）withyourconversationsonaTechtalkphone.

Range:Techtalkprovidesuptofourtimestherangeofanordinarycordlessphone.ltwillgo

anywhereyouneeditthroughoutyourhome,inyouryard,evenaroundtheblock.

Security:Somecordlessphonesallowothercordlessphoneuserstooverhear（偷聽）your

conversations.NotTechtalk.Weguarantee（保證）completeprivacywheneveryoutalktoyour

friends,family,orbusinessassociates.

YoudecideanordinarycordlessphoneorTechtalk?Visityourfavoriteelectronicsstorethis

monthandtakeaTechtalkhomefora30daytrial.Ifyoudon'tagreethatit'ssuperiortoallother

cordlessphones,returnitforafullrefund.

l.Thispassageis------

A.anewspaperarticle

B.anadvertisement

C.aletter

D.ascientificintroduction

2.WhatisTechtalk?

A.Akindofcordlessphones.

B.Acompanythatusedcordlessphones.

C.Anewtechnologythatreducesstatic.

D.AmobilephonewiththepatentedCellular6technology.

3.Thismonth,youcan---.

A.getareducedpriceonalechtalk

B.tryaTechtalkathome

C.getanycordlessphonewhichyoulike

□.exchangeaTechtalkphoneforanordinaryphone

4.Theword4trefund"inthelastparagraphmeans------

A.rediscovery

B.beingfreeofcharge

C.repaymentD.apersonwhowillpaybackyourmoney

Passage6

Readthefollowingadvertisementandanswerthequestionsbelowaccordingtothetable.

SECRETARYTV

Majornetworklookingforsecretary/gal/guy.Fridaytoworkonvarioustemporary

assignments.Work1,2,3,4,or5daysaweek.MrNewcomb889—0030

SECRETARYP/T.

steno,type,hrs,MonFri,10—1and/orMon.Wed&Fri:2:30—7.Tues:2:30—5.Midtown

office.355—5743aft7pm.

SECRETARYQUEENS

Goodskills,Generalinsuranceagency.RichmondHillarea.849—87603

SECRETARY

Smallmidtownlawfirm.Excelskills,nolegalexpreq*d.75520404,

SECRETARY

Fastmovingadagencyneedsbright,energetic,goodtypistforvariousresponsibilities.684——2500

（p/t=parttime;stenographer速記員;exp=experienced;req'd.required）

l.Ifyouwanttogetapositionofasecretaryasaparttimejob,pleasedialthenumber.----------

A.3555743B.8498760C.7552040D.6842500

2.1fyouwanttogetajobasasecretaryinthesmallmidtownlawfilm,------------A.youmust

haveverygoodskillsandlegalexperienced

B.itisnecessaryforyoutohavelegalexperienced

C.youmusthaveverygoodskills,butyoudon'thavetobeexperiencedinlaw

D.youmusthaveexcellentskillsorgoodexperiencedinlaw

3.Wecannotfindanyinformationabout------ineachunit'sadvertisementA.thetitleofposition

B.thewayofcontact（聯(lián)系）

C.salaryD.qualificationsofcandidales（應(yīng)聘者的資格）

II.科普類

Passage7

ScientistsIdentifySARSVirus

Scientistssaytheyhaveidentifiedthevirusthatcausesthemysterious,flulikeillnessSevereAcute

RespiratorySyndrome.

Scientistssaythecoronavirus（冠狀病毒）,nowidentifiedasthecauseofSARS,ispartofthesame

familyofvirusesthatcausesthecommoncold.Howevertheysayitispartofadistinctsubgroup

ofcoronavirusesthatdonothavethesamepropertiesastheordinarycold.

WorldHealthOrganiationvirologistKlausStohrsaidthatwiththeidentificatonofthiscorona

virus,itcouldnowbepossibletodevelopmorespecificdiagnostictestsforthedisease.

“Nowtheresearchcanbefocusedonthisvirus.Theresearchwillhlepustodevelopnewdrugs,w

hesaid."Nowwecanfocusononepathogenwhichhasbeensequenced,whichprovidesadditional

informationforthedevelopmentoftests.Now,onecanperhapsthinkaboutavaccine（疫苗）ifneed

be.Wearestill,Ithink,optimisticthatwecancontrolthediseasewiththemeasureswhichhave

beencarriedout.”

SARSisspreadbydropletsthroughclosepersonalcontact.Symptomsincludehighfever,adry

coughandshortnessofbreath.Aboutfourpercentofitsvictimsdie.Thescientistssaythisvirus

haslongexistedinnature,butithasneverbeenseeninhumansbefore.

TheysayanewgeneticsequencingoftheSARSvirusprovesconclusivelythatitcamefrom

animals.AscientistattheU.S.CenterforDiseaseControl,JamesLeDuc,saysthisisthefirst

experiencescientistshavewiththisvirus.Therefore,hesays,alotremainsunknown.

“Asyouknow,itiswhatwecallavirginsoiloutbreak,“MrLeDucsaid."Ilhasneveroccurredin

humansbefore.Howitwillprogress,nobodyreallyknows.But,itismostdifficulttocontrol

diseasesthatarespreadbydropletsinthispersontopersonspread.SoJthinkitwouldbe

premature（太早的）tosuggestweareneartheendofthisoutbreak.”

（Adaptedfromhttp://wwwEnglishABC.com）

l.Thepassagemainlytellsus------------.

A.peoplehavecontrolledthevirus

B.SARSvirushasbeenidentified

C.SARSvirusistoodifficultformantocontrol

D.everythingaboutSARS

2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthecoronavirusisNOTtrue?

A.IthasbeenidentifiedasthecauseofSARSandthecommoncold.

B.Itandtheviruscausingtheordinarycoldbelongtothesamefamily.

C.Itispartofadistinctsubgroupofcoronaviruses.

D.Ithasdifferentpropertiesfromtheordinarycold.

3.FromwhatKlausStohrsaid,itisknownthat----------.

A.theresearchhasalreadystoppedSARSfromspreading

B.avaccinehasbeendeveloped

C.wehavenohopetocontrolthetenibledisease

D.itispossibletodevelopmorespecificdiagnostictestsforthediseasEbecauseofthe

identificationofthecoronavirus

4.HowcanapersongetSARS?

A.BygivingaSARSpatientacall.

B.ByshakinghandswithaSARSpatient.

C.ByeatingthesamefoodasaSARSpatient.

D.ByseeingaphotoofaSARSpatient.

5.Fromthelasttwoparagraphsweknowthat----------.

A.thecoronaviruscamefromplantsinsteadofanimals

B.weonlyknowalittleaboutthecoronavirus

C.wecompletelyknowaboutSARS

D.weareneartheendofSARS

Passage8

ZHUHAI一Chinawillsoonputapersonintospaceandbecomethethirdnationintheworldto

havemannedspaceflight,atopChineseaerospace（航空航天）ofHcialsaidonNovember5.

Amannedlaunch（發(fā)射）wasnotfaroff,VicePresidentHuHongfuofChinaAerospaceScience

TechnologyCorp（CASTC）toldanewsconferenceatthethirdhuhaiAirShow."Itwillnotbelong

beforeChineseastronautscanridelocally一madespaceshipsintospace,nHusaid.Theofficialgave

notimetablebutsaiditwouldhappen“atbeginningofthe21stcentury'1.

TheformerSovietUnionandtheUnitedStateshavebeenputtingpeopleintoorbitsincetheearly

1960s,butothernationshavenotconsideredthechallengeworthfollowing.

Chinahasalreadybuiltandsentupitsownsatellitesforcommunicationsandweather

forecasting.Thenewcommunicationsatelliteswouldhelptoencouragethecountry'sbroadcasting

industry,Husaid.

Butthecompany,whichincludesover130aerospaceagencies,saidtheliftingabilityandsuccess

rateofChina'sspace-launcheswerealmostequalinqualitytothoseofothercountries.

Chinawouldgraduallyclosethedistancebetweenitscountry'sspaceindustryandthatofother

nations.HeaddedthattheywerewillingtosendupcommercialsatellitesforTaiwan.

OnChina'splantosendupmannedspaceflights,HusaidChinahadmadeimportantdevelopment

afterthesuccessfullaunchinNovemberlastyearofthecountry'sfirstexperimental

spaceship,Shenhou."Thewholeprojectisintheresearchstageandalotofworkneedstobe

doneJHusaid."Weneedtohavemoretestsoflheunmannedspaceship."

Chinalastyearannouncedafour_stepmannedspaceflightplanwiththeaimofsettingupa

spacestationservedbyaspaceshiptravellingbetweentwoplaces.

1Theunderlinedword“they"hereprobablyrefersto------.

AtheSovietUnionandtheUSABover130aerospaceagencies

CRussiaandChinaDRussiaandtheUSA

2Themainideaofthe7thparagraphis------

Awehaven'ttestedthemannedspaceship

Bbeforewesendamannedspaceship,weshouldcarryoutmanytests

Cthoughwetriedonce,weneedtodomoretestsoftheunmannedspaceship

Dsendingupamannedspaceshipcanshowacountry'sscientificlevel

3Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedworkuclose"?

AshutBdropCshortenDwiden

4Thewriterwrotethepassageto------

AtellusthepresentsituationofChina'saerospacetechnology

Breminduswhatweshoulddocomparedtoothercountries

CfindoutthereasonwhyChinafallsbehind

DtellusthatChinawillsendupitsmannedspaceshipsoon

Passage9

June26,2000-theHumanGenomeProject,agreat3billion,15yeartaskaimedatdrawing

thegeneticmapofhumans,isnowmorethan90percentcompletedThescientificand

medicalcommunitiesareveryexcitedaboutthechancesgeneticresearchprovidesforgettingrid

ofdiseasesandprolonginghumanlife.Butthosecommunitiesandpolicymakersalsoarecareful

aboutthescientificdoortheyareopeningastheprojectuncoversthemysteriesoflife.

Forthelastfewyears,thegeneticadvancesinfastdevelopingfieldofbiotechnology（生物學(xué)）have

providedmaterialforallkindsofwork,butthedevelopmentsofmodemscienceinunlockingthe

secretsofthehumangeneticcodehaveopenedaworldofpossibilitiesforhumanhealth,aswellas

forthepopularimaginationo

WhileEuropeanandJapaneseresearchersaremakingrapidprogressindecodinghumanDNA,the

leadingorganiationforgeneticresearchintheUS,whichbeganin1990,isutunlockingthecodeHof

thehumanbodytolearnhowtodefeatfataldiseases.Already,theHumanGenomeProjecthas

becomewidelyknownandpraisedforfindingthegenesconnectedwithterriblediseases,and

makingprogresstowardseparatingthegenesthatshowasignofbreastcancerorAIDS.

Oncethesegenesarefoundandstudied,researcherscandevelopnewwaystoattac

kinfections,andgeneticdiseases.Medicalcompaniesareveryinterestedinmappingthehuman

genome,astheyexpecttodeveloplotsofnewdrugsforthesediseases.

l.WhydidthescientistsworkhardatmappingtheHumanGenome?

A.Becauseitcandestroymanyillnesses.

B.Becauseitscompletioncanhelpthemgetridofmanydiseases.

C.Becauseitcanprovidealotofchancesofwork.

D.Becausetheywantedtobebetterknownthanothers.

2.Whichcountrystudiedthegenesmostrapidlyintheworld?

A.Japan.B.Germany.C.TheUnitedStatesD.Europeancountries.

3.Allofthefollowingstatesarecorrectexceptthat----------

A.ifthegenescanbefound,scientistscanstudymanynewwaystocureillnesses

B.theUSAbeganthegenesstudyearlyinthe19thcentury

C.manymedicalcompaniesshowgreatinterestindrawingthehumangenomemap

D.thescientistshavemadegreatprogressinconnectingthegeneswiththecancers

4.TheauthorsuggeststhattheHumanGenomeProjectcancause------

A.thepolicymakerstofeelveryworriedandcareful

B.thescientiststoworkharder

C.manypeopletofindworkeasily

D.alotofcompaniestoproducemanynewdrugs

5.Themainideaofthisarticleis------

A.thegreatHumanGenome

B.theGene*sdiscovery

C.unlockingtheGeneticCode

D.theGenesandtheScientists

Passage10

OlafStapledonwroteabookcalledFirstandLastMen,inwhichhelookedmillionsof

yearsahead.Hetoldofdifferentmenandofstrangecivilisations（文明），brokenupbylong”dark

ages”inbetween.Inhisview,whatiscalledthepresenttimeisnomorethanamomentinhuman

historyandwearejusttheFirstMen.In2,000millionyearsfromnowtherewillbetheEighteenth

orLastMen.However,mostofourideasaboutthefuturearereallyveryshortsighted.Perhaps

wecanseesomepossibilitiesforthenextfiftyyears.Butthenexthundred?Thenextthousand?

Thenextmillion?That'smuchmoredifficult.

Whenmenandwomenlivedbyhunting50,000yearsago,howcouldtheyevenbegintopicture

modernlife?Yettomenof50,000yearsfromnow,wemayseemasprimitive（原始的）inour

ideasastheStone

Agehuntersdotous.Perhapstheywillspendtheirdaysgollockingtomakenewspundels,or

strugglingwiththeirballalatorsthroughthecribeThesewords,whichIhavejustmadeup,haveto

standforthingsandideasthatwesimplycan'tthinkof.

Sowhybothereventotryimagininglifefarinthefuture?Herearetworeasons.First,unlesswe

rememberhowshortourownlivesarecomparedwiththewholehumanhistory,wearelikelyto

thinkourowninterestsaremuchmoreimportantthantheyreallyare.Ifwemaketheearthapoor

placetoliveonbecausewearecarelessorgreedy（貪婪）orquarrelsome,ourgrandchildrenwill

notbothertothinkofexcusesforus.

Second,bytryingtoescapefrompresentinterestsandimaginelifefarinthefuture,wemayarrive

atquitefreshideasthatwecanuseourselves.Forexample,ifweimaginethatinthefuturemen

maygiveupfarming,wecanthinkoftryingitnow.Sosetyourimaginationfreewhenyouthink

aboutthefuture.

1AparticularmentionmadeofStapledon*sbookintheopeningparagraph------Aserves

asadescriptionofhumanhistory

Bservesasanintroductiontothediscussion

Cshowsadisagreementofviews

Dshowsthepopularityofthebook

2Spundelsandballalatorsareusedinthetexttoreferto------AtoolsusedinfarmingB

ideasaboutmodernlife

CunknownthingsinthefutureDhuntingskillsintheStoneAge3Thetextdiscussesmen

andwomen50,000yearsagoand50,000yearsfromnowinordertoshowthat------------

Ahumanhistoryisextremelylong

Blifehaschangedagreatdeal

Citisuselesstoplanforthenext50years

Ditisdifficulttotellwhatwillhappeninthefuture

4Accordingtothewriterofthetext,imaginingthefuturewill------------

Aservetheinterestsofthepresentandfuturegenerations

Benableustobetterunderstandhumanhistory

Chelpustoimprovefarming

Dmakelifeworthliving

Passage11

NEWMEXICO—Makewayforthefinalhighriseproject:thespaceelevator（梯）.Longviewedas

sciencestoryuimagineering",researchersaregatheringstrengthintheirsearchofsomethingto

pushthisupliftingimaginationintoactuality.

Theelevatorwouldbeasmooth62,000milerideupalongcable.Payloads（貨物）canshakeup

theEarthtospacecable,experiencingnolargelaunchforces,slowlyclimbingfromone

atmospheretospace.

Sciencefictionwritershavebeenmentioningspaceelevatorsforyears.Somecallitauthought

experiment1',butotherspointoutthatspaceexplorationB.C.-“BeforeCable1'-willpale

comparedwithwhat'spossiblewithintentofifteenyears.

EardstoldSPACE,comthathe'sbeenwrappedupispaceelevatorworkforsomethree

years,supportedbyNIACprogram.<4Fmconvincedthatthespaceelevatorispracticalanddoable.'*

In15yearswecouldhaveadoencablesrunningattopspeedputting50tonsinspaceeveryday

forevenless,includinguppermiddleclassindividualswantingajoyride（觀光）intospace.

Foraspaceelevatortofunction,acablewithoneendattached（錨定）totheEarth'ssurface

stretchesupwards,reachingbeyondEarthorbit.Thecableremainsunmovingoverasingle

positiononEarth.Thiscable,onceinposition,canbeliftedfromEarthbymachines,rightinto

Earthorbit.Thehardestchallengehasbeenfindingasuperstrongcablematerial.uThat'swhat

haskeptthisideainsciencefictionfor40years/'Eardssaid."Buttherightcablestuffisno

longerthoughtofas'unoainium'（無法得到）Jhesaid.Theansweriscarbonnanotube

compositeribbon.（碳納米管合成纜繩）.

1Whatisthespaceelevatormentionedinthistext?

AItisameansofimaginarytransportationbywhichpeoplecouldreachspace.

BItisasmooth62,000-milecablewithwhichpeoplecarrygoodstospacenow.

CItisathoughtexperimentwhichscientistsarenowdoing.

DItissomethingthatpeoplearenowsearchingfor.

2Whatisthemeaningof“wrappedupin"asthewordsareusedinthetext?

AContained.BSurroundedby.CDeeplydevotedto.DCoveredwith.

3Themainpurposeofwritingthistextis------------

Atoannouncetherealiationofspaceelevator

Btointroducethefuturespaceelevator

Ctoattractmorepeopletogosightseeinginspace

Dtoshowthedifficultyinbuildingspaceelevator

Passage12

OpenYourEyesAndLet'sSeeWhoYouAre

Inventorshavedevelopedanewwaytoidentifypeople,usingamachinethatscanstheir

eyeballs.DevelopedbyIriScan,thisnewtechnologytakesadvantageofthefactthattheiris（虹

膜）ofeachperson'seyeisunique,andremainsunchangedthroughoutalifetime.

Theprocesswillreplaceanoldertechnologycalledretina（視網(wǎng)膜）identification,whichcompared

thepictureinthebackoftheeye.Usedtocontrolaccesstonuclearweapons,retinaidentification

hasnevercaughtonwiththepublicbecauseitrequirestheusertoputtheireyeballrightupagainst

alens.Irisscanning,ontheotherhand,worksfromadistance.

Theirisoftheeyeisphotographedfromuptoonemeteraway.Thepatternsoftheirisare

translatedintodigitalcode,andstoredinaPCdatabase,alongwithpersonalinformation.Glasses

andcontactlenses（隱形目艮鏡）donotinterferewiththescanningprocess,andittakesonlyabrief

moment.

Thenewtechnologywillbeusefulforbankingandpolicework,aswellasforthelntemet

economy.Beforelong,yourcomputermonitormaybeequippedwithanirisscannerthatcan

identifyyouwhenyoushoponline,thuspreventingfraud（欺詐）.

TherewillbenoIDcardstocarryinyourpocket,andnolongnumberstomemorie.Andeyeswill

beverydifficulttocounterfeit（偽造）

.DidyouloseyourIDcard?No,youdidn't.Ifsstillrightuptherebesideyournose.

l.Thebesttitleforthispassageis------.

A.ANewInventionB.EyeballIDC.IrisScanningD.GoneWithIDCards

2.WhichstatementisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Irisscanninghasbeenusedtocontrolnuclearweapons

B.Theirisoftheeyecanbephotographedfromuptoonemeterawaywithanirisscanner

C.Retinaidentificationhasneverbeenpopularbecausetheuserhastoputtheireyeballcloseto

al