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Foreigndriverswillhavetopayon-the-spotfinesofupto￡900forbreaking

thetrafficlawtobecarriedournextmonth.

Iftheydonothaveenoughcashoraworkingcreditcard,theirvehicleswill

clamped(扣留)untiltheypay—andtheywillfaceanadditionalfeeof￡80for

gettingbacktheirvehicles.

ThelawwillalsoapplytoBritishcitizens.Thefineswillbedescribedofficially

as"deposits^^whenthetrafficlawtakeseffect,becausethemoneywouldbe

returnedifthedriverwenttocourtandwasfoundnotguilty,Inpractice,veryfew

foreigndriversarelikelytoreturntoBritaintodealwiththeircases.

Foreigndriversarerarelychargedbecausepolicecannottakeactionagainstthem

iftheyfailtoappearincourt,Instead,officersoftenmerelygivewarnings.

Threemillionforeign-registeredvehiclesenterBritaineachyear.Polishvehicles

smakeup36percent,Frenchvehicles10percentandGermanvehicles9percent.

Foreignvehiclesare30percentmorelikelytobeinacrashthan

British-registeredvehicles.Thenumberofcrashescausedbyforeignvehiclerose

by47percentbetween2003and2008.Therewerealmost400deathsandserious

injuriesand3,000slightinjuriesformaccidentscausedbyforeignvehiclesin2008.

ThenewLawispartlyintendedtosettletheproblemofforeignlorrydivers

ignoringlimitstoweightandhoursatthewheel.ForeignLorriesarethreetimesmore

likelytobeinacrashthanBritishLorries.Recentspotchecksfoundthatthree

quartersofLorriesthatfailedsafetytestswereregisteredoverseas.

Thestandarddepositforacarelessdrivingoffence—suchasdrivingtoocloseto

thevehicleinfrontorreadingamapatthewheel-willbe￡300.Depositsfor

speedingoffencesandusingmobilephoneswillbe￡60.Foreigndriverswillnotget

pointsaspunishmentaddedtotheirlicenses,whileBritishdriverswill.

60.Thefirstparagraphservesasa(n)

A.explanationB.introductionC.commentD.background.

61.Theforeigndriverswhobreakthetrafficlawanddonotpayonthespotare

likelytobefinedupto.

A.￡60B.￡300C.￡900D.￡980

62.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.

A.manyforeigndrivershavebeenfinedbyBritishpolice

B.300,000GermanvehiclesenterBritaineveryyear

C.25percentofforeignvehiclesenteringBritainhavefailedsafetytests

D.Britishdriverswillbepunishedwithpointsandfinesforbreakingthetraffic

law

63.Thenewtrafficlawismainlyintendedto.

A.limitthenumberofforeignvehiclesenteringBritain

B.increasetheBritishgovernment'sadditionalincome

C.lowertherateoftrafficaccidentsandinjuries

D.getforeigndriverstoappearincount

翻譯句子：

1.眾所周知。中國是一個(gè)歷史悠久的國家。

2.家務(wù)事做完后他們坐在那兒和年長的人聊天。

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ThesurprisingexperimentIamabouttodescribeprovesthatairisallaroundyou

andthatitprovesdownuponyou.Airpressureisapowerfulforce.Whenyouswim

underwater,youcanfeelwaterpushingonyourbody.Theairallaroundyoudoesthe

same.However,yourbodyissousedtoitthatyoudonotnoticethis.Thepressureis

causedbyalayerofaircalledtheatmosphere.ThislayersurroundstheEarth,

extendingtoaboutfivekilometersabovetheEarth'ssurface.

Thefollowingexperimentisaneasyonethatyoucandoathome.Butmakesure

thatyouaresupervised,becauseyouwillneedtousematches.Nowfoethe

experiment!

Whatyouneed

?Ahard-boiledeggwithouttheshell

?Abottlewithaneckslightlysmallerthantheegg

?Apieceofpaper

?Amatch

Method

1)Checkthattheeggwillsitfirmlyontheneckofthebottle.

2)Tearthepaperintostripsandputthestripsintothebottle.

3)Lightthepaperbydroppingaburningmatchintothebottle.

4)Quicklysittheeggontheneckofthebottle.

Result

Astonishingly,theeggwillbesuckedintothebottle.Yourfriendswillbeamazed

whenyoushowthemtheexperiment.Butbecarefulwhenyouhandlematches.

Whyithappened

Asthepaperburns,itneedsoxygenandusesuptheoxygen(air)inthebottle.

Theeggactsasasealintheneckofthebottle,sonomoreaircangetinside.This

reducestheairpressureinsidethebottle.Theairpressuremustequalize,somoreair

fromoutsidemustenterthebottle.Theoutsideairpressesagainsttheeggandthenthe

eggispushedintothebottle!Thisprovesthatairisallaroundandthatitispressing

downonus.

60.Whyistheretheneedtotakecarewhenyouaredoingtheexperiment?

A.Thebottlecouldbreak.

B.Youneedtolightthepaperwithamatch.

C.Theeggneedstobeshelled.

D.Theegghastobeperfectlyplacedontheneckofthebottle.

61.Intheexperiment,theburninginsidethebottlecan__.

A.equalizetheairpressureinsideandoutside

B.makeasealintheneckofthebottle

C.finishuptheoxygeninsidethebottle

D.producemoreoxygeninsidethebottle

62.Howdidtheeggputintothebottle?

A.Theoxygeninsidethebottlesuckedtheeggin.

B.Itbecamesoftwithouttheshell.

C.Theneckofthebottlewaswideenough.

D.Theoutsideairpressureforceditintothebottle.

63.Theexperimentiscarriedouttoprove.

A.waterpushesonyourbodywhenyouswimunderwater.

B.theEarthissurroundedbyalayerofaircalledtheatmosphere.

C.thepressureofairaroundushasapowerfulforce.

D.theairpressureisnotequalizedaroundus.

翻譯句子：

1.我對(duì)你所取得的進(jìn)步感到吃驚。

2.我叫李華，18歲，性格外向，擅長英語。

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Anincreaseinstudentsapplyingtostudyatuniversityisbeingattributedto(歸

因于)theglobaleconomiccrisisawakeningapublicthirstforknowledgeabouthow

thefinancialsystemworks.

Applicationsfordegreecoursesbeginningthisautumnwereupby15%this

January,accordingtoUCAS,theUniversitiesandCollegesAdmissionsService.A

spokesmanfortheRoyalEconomicSocietysaidapplicationstodoeconomicsat

A-levelwerealsoup.

ProfessorJohnBeath,thepresidentofthesocietyandaleadinglectureratSt

AndrewsUniversity,saidhisfirst-yearlectures■一whichareopentostudentsfromall

departments--weredrawingcrowdsof400,ratherthantheusual250.

“Therearealargenumberofstudentswhoarenoteconomicsmajors,whowould

liketolearnsomethingaboutit.OneofthethingsIhavedonethisyearistorelate

myteachingtocontemporaryeventsinawaythatonehasn'ttraditionallydone,^^he

added.

Universityapplicationsrose7%lastyear.Buttherewererisesaboveaveragein

severalsubjects.Nursingsawa15%jump,withpeople'srenewedinterestincareers

inthepublicsector(nPfJ),whichareseenasmoresecureineconomiccrisis.

Arecentstudyshowedalmosttwothirdsofparentsbelievedschoolsshoulddo

moretoteachpupilsaboutfinancialmatters,andalmosthalfsaidtheirchildrenhad

askedthemwhatwasgoingon,althoughaminorityofparentsfelttheydidnot

understanditthemselveswellenoughtoexplain.

ZackHocking,theheadofchildtrustfunds,said,"it'spossiblethatonegood

thingtoarisefromthedownturnwillbeagenerationthat'sfinanciallywiserand

betterequippedtomanagetheirmoneythroughtimesofeconomicuncertainty.M

71.ProfessorJohnBeath'slecturesare.

A.giveninatraditionalwayB.connectedwiththepresentsituation

C.opentobothstudentsandtheirparentsD.warmlyreceivedbyeconomics

72.Careersinthepublicsectoraremoreattractivebecauseoftheir.

A.greaterstabilityB.higherpay

C.fewerapplicationsD.betterreputation

73.Intheopinionofmostparents,.

A.economicsshouldbethefocusofschoolteaching

B.morestudentsshouldbeadmittdedtouniversities

C.theteachingoffinancialmattersshouldbestrengthened.

D.childrenshouldsolvefinancialproblemsthemselves

74.AccordingtoHocking,theglobaleconomiccrisismightmaketheyoungsters

A.wiserinmoneymanagement

B.haveaccesstobetterequipment

C.confidentabouttheirfuturecareers

D.getjobsinChildTrustFunds

75.What'sthemainideaofthetext?

A.Universitieshavereceivedmoreapplications.

B.Economicsisattractinganincreasingnumbersofstudents

C.Collegestudentsbenefitalotfromeconomicuncertainty

D.Parentsareconcernedwithchildren9ssubjectselection.

翻譯句子：

1.早上我們騎自行車去山上種樹，一路上談笑風(fēng)生。

2.我希望今年的考試取得成功。

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Havingahusbandmeansanextrasevenhoursofhouseworkeachweekfor

women,accordingtoanewstudy.Formen,gettingmarriedsavesanhourof

houseworkaweek."It'sawell-knownpattern,“saidleadresearcherFrankStaffordat

UniversityofMichigan'sInstituteforSocialResearch."Menusuallyworkmore

outsidethehome,whilewomentakeonmoreofthehousework.^^

Hepointsoutthatdifferencesamonghouseholds（家庭）exist.Butingeneral,

marriagemeansmorehouseworkforwomenandlessformen."Andthesituationgets

worseforwomenwhentheyhavechildren,Staffordsaid.

Overall,timesarechangingintheAmericanhome.In1976,womenbusied

themselveswith26weeklyhoursofsweeping-and-dustingwork,comparedwith17

hoursin2005.Menaretakingonmorehousework,morethandoublingtheir

houseworkhoursfromsixin1976to13in2005.

Singlewomenintheir20sand30sdidtheleasthousework,about12weekly

hours,whilemarriedwomenintheir60sand70sdidthemost--about21hoursa

week.

Menshowedasomewhatdifferentpattern,witholdermenpickingupthebroom

moreoftenthanyoungermen.Singlemenworkedthehardestaroundthehouse,more

thanthatofallotheragegroupsofmarriedmen.

Havingchildrenincreaseshouseworkevenfurther.Withmorethanthreechildren,

forexample,wivestookonmoreoftheextrawork,clockingabout28hoursaweek

comparedwithhusbands910hours.

45.Accordingtothe"well-knownpattern“inParagraph1,amarried

man.

A.takesonheavierworkB.doesmorehousework

C.isthemainbreadwinnerD.isthemasterofthehouse

46.Howmanyhoursofhouseworkdidmendoeveryweekinthe1970s?

A.About28.B.About26.

C.About13.D.About6.

47.Whatkindofmanisdoingmosthouseworkaccordingtothetext?

A.Anunmarriedman.B.Anoldermarriedman.

C.Ayoungermarriedman.D.Amarriedmanwithchildren.

48.WhatcanweconcludefromStafford'sresearch?

A.Marriagegivesmenmorefreedom.

B.Marriagehaseffectsonjobchoices.

C.Houseworksharingchangesovertime.

D.Havingchildrenmeansdoubledhousework.

翻譯句子：

1.當(dāng)演講時(shí)，你不允許參閱筆記或念演講稿。

2.我認(rèn)為學(xué)會(huì)和諧相處是很有教育意義的。(instructive)

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AyearagoAugust,DaveFusslosthisjobdrivingatruckforasmallcompanyin

westMichigan.Hiswife,Gerrie,wasstillworkinginthelocalschoolcafeteria,but

workforDavewasscarce,andthepriceofeverythingwasrising.TheFusseswere

atriskofjoiningthemillionsofAmericanswhohavelosttheirhomesinrecentyears.

ThenDaveandGerriereceivedatimelygift------$7,000,alegacy(遺產(chǎn))fromtheir

neighborsIshandArleneHatch,whodiedinanaccident."Itreallymadea

differencewhenweweregoingunderfinancially.9,saysDave.

ButtheFussesweren'ttheonlyfolksinAltoandtheneighboringtownofLowell

toreceiveunexpectedlegacyfromtheHatches.Dozensofotherfamilieswere

touchedbytheHatches,generosity.Insomecases,itwasafewthousanddollars;in

other,itwasmorethan$100,000.

ItsurprisednearlyeveryonethattheHatcheshadsomuchmoney,morethan$3

million-theywereanelderlycouplewholivedinanoldhouseonwhatwasleftof

thefamilyfarm.

ChildrenoftheGreatDepression,IshandArlenewereknownfortheirhabitof

saving,Theythrivedon（喜歡）comparisonshoppingandwouldroutinelygofrom

storetostore,checkingpricesbeforemakinganewpurchase.

Throughtheyears,theHatchespaidforlocalchildrentoattendsummercamp

whentheirparentscouldn'taffordit."IshandArleneneveraskedifyouneeded

anything,saystheirfriendSandVanWeelden,"Theycouldseethingstheycoulddo

tomakeyouhappier,andtheywoulddothem.

EvenmoreextraordinarywasthattheHatcheshadtheirfarmlanddistributed.It

wastheHatches,wishthattheirlegacy------alegacyofkindnessasmuchasoneof

dollarsandcents------shouldenrichthewholecommunity（社區(qū)）andlastfor

generationtocome.

Neighborshelpingneighbors------thatwasIshandArleneHatch'sstory.

56.Accordinggothetext,theFusses.

A.wereemployedbyatruckcompany

B.wereinfinancialdifficulty

C.workedinaschoolcafeteria

Dlosttheirhome

57WhichofthefollowingistrueoftheHatches?

ATheyhadtheirchildrenduringtheGreatDepression

BTheyleftthefamilyfarmtoliveinanoldhouse

CTheygaveawaytheirpossessionstotheirneighbors

DTheyhelpedtheirneighborstofindjobs

58WhywouldtheHatchesroutinelygofromstoretostore?

ATheydecidedtoopenastoreBTheywantedtosavemoney

CTheycould'taffordexpensivethingsDTheywantedtobuygiftsforlocal

kids

59AccordingtoSandVanWeelden,theHatcheswere.

A.understandingB.optimisticC.childlikeD.curious

60Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

AThecommunityofAltowaspoor

BThesummercampwasattractivetotheparents

CSandyVanWeeldengotalegacyformtheHatches

DTheHatcheswouldliketheneighborstofollowtheirexample.

翻譯句子：

1.他剛做完作業(yè)媽媽就讓他練琴。

2.有志者事竟成。

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Sunday,October5

Clear,69°F

Mywife,Eleanor,andItookthetrainfromParistoStrasbourg,wherewewere

metbyourdriverandguide,andtheminibuswhichgoesalongwiththeboat.We

stoppedoffinBarnforanhourontheway.ThenweweretakentoNancywherethe

boatwaskept.

Aftertheotherpassengersarrived,wehadourfirstdinnerontheboat.After

dinnerwewalkedintodowntownNancy,avillagewithalargesquareandwooden

houses.

Monday,October5

Rainedlastnight,cloudyinthemorning,69°F

WespentabouttwohoursinNancy,thensailedontheCanaldelaMarneau

Rhine.Kindofalazyday.Eatingbreakfast,lunch,anddinner.Afterdinnerwe

watchedatapeonBaccarat,wherewewillvisittomorrow.

Itwaspleasanttositoutondeck（甲板）andwatchthescenerygobyatabout3

mph.

Tuesday,October7

Lightrain,64°F

ThismorningwedroveovertoBaccaratandtoureditsmuseumandthechurch,

whichhasthisunbelievablelampthatisgoingonaworldtourthenextday.Wedid

lostofshopping,thenwalkedacrossthebridgetoseeavery,verymodemCatholic

churchwithspecialBaccaratwindows.

WedrovetothetopoftheVbgesMountainsandstarteddowntheeasternside.

LaterwedrovetoSorrenbourgtoseethe13thcenturychurchattheCordeliers.It

containsthelargestwindowbyMarcChagall——24feetwideby40feethigh.

Wednesday,Ocrober8

Cloudy,65°F

TodaywesailedfromSchneckenbushtoSaverne.Wewentthoughtwocaves,an

extremelyunusualpartofthejourney.Thisriversceneryisverydifferent.Wewerein

amountainvalleywithgrasslandononesideandaforestbeginningtoshowsome

colorontheother.

Thursday,Ocrober9

Cloudy,66°F

Ourdependableminibuswaswaitingtoloadtheluggageandtakeustothehotel

whereeveryonewenttheirseparateways.Ourboatingdaysareoveruntilnexttime.

72.Wheredidtheauthorgetoffthetrain?

A.ParisB.StrasbourgC.NancyD.Bam

73.Onwhichdaysdidthetouristsspendmostoftheirtimeontheboat?

A.MondayandTuesdayB.TuesdayandWednesday

C.WednesdayandThursdayD.MondayandWednesday

74.Fromthetext,welearnthatBaccaratandSorrenbourgarethenames

of.

A.townsB.churchesC.museumsD.mountains

75.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthetour?

A.TiringB.ExpensiveC.EnjoyableD.Quick

翻譯句子：

1.當(dāng)面對(duì)困難的時(shí)候要保持冷靜。

2.然而，計(jì)劃進(jìn)展不如預(yù)期的順利。

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Whenpeoplehearapresidentspeak,theyseldomthinkaboutothershelpingto

shapethepresentation（報(bào)告）.Today,however,presidentsdependonwriterssuchas

J.TerryEdmondstohelpthemcommunicate（交流）effectively.Edmondsisthefirst

AfricanAmericanevertoworkasafull-timespeechwriterforaU.S.president;heis

alsothefirstAfricanAmericantoserveasdirectorofspeechwritingfortheWhite

House.Hisisanall-Americanstoryofsuccess.

EdmondsgrewupinBaltimore,Maryland;hisfatherdroveatruck,andhis

motherworkedasawaitress.Agreatreader,Edmondsshowedagiftforwritingathis

highSchool,BaltimoreCityCollege.Aftergraduatingin1967Edmondswentonto

MorganStateUniversity.

Edmondsbeganhiscareerinbusiness,withjobsinpublicrelationsand

communications.Hejoinedtheworldofpoliticsasnewssecretaryforhis

congressman（國會(huì)議員）fromBaltimore.DuringBillClinton'spresidency,he

wrotespeechesforHealthandHumanServicesSecretaryDonnaShalalaandworked

inanumberofjobsintheWhiteHouseandingovernmentaldepartments.President

Clintonthenappointed（任命）himtotheofficeofdirectorofspeechwriting.

Followingthe2000elections,EdmondsreturnedtoMorganStateUniversityasthe

school'sspecialassistanttothepresidentfor2001—2002.

45.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothetext?

A.Edmondsprovedhimselftobegoodatwritingathighschool.

B.EdmondsgraduatedfromMorganStateUniversityin1967

C.Edmondswasthefirstfull-timespeechwriter

D.EdmondsservedtheWhiteHouseafter2000.

46.Edmondsenteredtheworldofpoliticsfirstas.

A.newssecretaryforacongressman

B.aspeechwriterforPresidentClinton

C.newssecretaryintheWhiteHouse

D.aspeechwriterforSecretaryDonnaShalala

47.Thetextismostlikelytobefoundinabookabout.

A.popularscienceB.historicalevents

C.successfulpeopleD,politicalsystems

翻譯句子：

1.這種布摸起來很柔軟。

2.萬一明天下雨，足球賽將被取消。

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Weoncehadapostercompetitioninourfifthgradeartclass.

“Youcouldwinprizes,“ourteachertoldUSasshewrotetheposterinformation

ontheblackboard.Shepassedoutsheetsofconstructionpaperwhilecontinuing,t4The

firstprizeistendollars.Youjusthavetomakesurethatthewordsontheblackboard

appearsomewhereonyourposter.,,

Westudiedtheboardcritically.SomeofUSlookedwithoneeyeandheldup

certaincolorsagainsttheblackboard,rockingthesheetstotherightorleftwhilewe

conjuredupourdesigns.Otherstwistedtheirhairaroundtheirfingersorchewedtheir

eraserswhiledeepinthought.Wehadplansforthatten—dollargrandprize,eachand

everyoneofus.I'mgoingtospendmineoncandies,onehopefulwouldannounce,

whileanotherpracticedlookingserious,wiseandrich.

Everyoneintheclassmadeaposter.Someofususedpartsofthosefancypaper

napkinswhileothersusednothingbutcoloredconstructionpaper.SomeofUSused

bigdesigns,andsomeofuspreferredtogatherourarttidilydowninonecomerofour

posterandletthespacedrawtheviewer'sattentiontoit.Someofuswouldwander

pastthegoodstudents9desksandthenreturntoourownprojectswithagrowing

senseofhopelessness.Itwasyetanothergrown-uptrickofthesorttheyseemed

especiallyfondof,makingallofusbelievewehadafairchance,andthen

always-always—rewardingthesameoldwinners.

IbelieveIdrewasailboat,butIcan'tsaythatwithanycertainty.Imadeit.I

admiredit.IdeterminedittobetheverybestofallofthepostersIhadseen,andthen

Iturneditin.

Minutespassed.

Noonecamealongtogivemethegrandprize,andthensomeonedistractedme,

andIprobablyneverwouldhavethoughtaboutthatposteragain.

Iwasstillsittingatmydesk,thinking,Whatposter?Whentheteachergaveme

anenvelopewithaten-dollarbillinitandeveryoneintheclassapplaudedforme.

46.Whatwastheteacher'srequirementfortheposter?

A.Itmustappearintime.

B.Itmustbedoneinclass.

C.Itmustbedoneonaconstructionsheet.

D.Itmustincludethewordsontheblackboard.

47.Theunderlinedphraseinparagraph3mostprobablymeans.

A.formedanideaforB.madeanoutlinefor

C.madesomespaceforD.chosesomecolorsfor

48.Aftertheteacher'swords,allthestudentsintheclass.

A.lookedveryserious

B.thoughttheywouldberich

C.begantothinkabouttheirdesigns

D.begantoplaygames

49.Afterseeingthegoodstudents9designs,somestudents.

A.lovedtheirowndesignsmore

B.thoughttheyhadafairchance

C.puttheirowndesignsinacomer

D.thoughttheywouldnotwintheprize

50.Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthor.

A.enjoyedgrown-uptricksverymuch

B.lovedpostercompetitionsverymuch

C.feltsurprisedtowinthecompetition

D.becamewiseandrichafterthecompetition

翻譯句子：

1.他有兩個(gè)兒子，都指望不住。

2?我認(rèn)為提高人們的環(huán)保意識(shí)很重要。

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Peoplediettolookmoreattractive.Fishdiettoavoidbeingbeatenup,thrown

outoftheirsocialgroup,andgettingeatenasaresult.Thatisthefascinating

conclusionofthelatestresearchintofishbehaviorbyateamofAustralianscientists.

Theresearchteamhavediscoveredthatsubordinatefishvoluntarilydiettoavoid

challengingtheirlargercompetitors."Instudyinggobieswenoticedthatonlythe

largesttwoindividuals,amaleandfemale,hadbreeding（繁殖）rightswithinthe

group,“explainsMarianWong."Allothergroupmembersarenonbreedingfemales,

eachbeing5-10%smallerthanitsnextlargestcompetitor.Wewantedtofindouthow

theymaintainthisprecisesizeseparation/5

Thereasonforthesizedifferencewaseasytosee.Onceasubordinatefishgrows

towithin5-10%ofthesizeofitslargercompetitor,itcausesafightwhichusually

endsinthesmallergobybeingdrivenawayfromthegroup.Moreoftenthannot,the

evictedfishistheneatenup.

Itappearedthatthesmallerfishwerekeepingthemselvessmallinordertoavoid

challengingthebossfish.Whethertheydidsovoluntarily,byrestraininghowmuch

theyate,wasnotclear.Theresearchteamdecidedtodoanexperiment.Theytriedto

fattenupsomeofthesubordinategobiestoseewhathappened.Totheirsurprise,the

gobiessimplyrefusedtheextrafoodtheywereoffered,clearlypreferringtoremain

smallandavoidfights,overhavingafeast.

Thediscoverychallengesthetraditionalscientificviewofhowbossindividuals

keeptheirpositioninagroup.Previouslyitwasthoughtthatlargeindividualssimply

usedtheirweightandsizetothreatentheirsubordinatesandtakemoreofthefoodfor

themselves,sokeepingtheircompetitorssmall.

Whilethehabitsofgobiesmayseemalittlemysterious,Dr.Wongexplainsthat

understandingtherelationshipsbetweenbossandsubordinateanimalsisimportantto

understandinghowhierarchical（等級(jí)的）societiesremainstable.

Theresearchhasprovedthefactthatvoluntarydietingisahabitfarfrom

exclusivetohumans."Asyet,welackacompleteunderstandingofhowwidespread

thevoluntaryreductionoffoodintakeisinnature,“theresearcherscomment."Data

onhumandietingsuggeststhat,whilehumansgenerallydiettoimprovehealthor

increaseattractiveness,rarelydoesitimprovelong-termhealthandmalesregularly

preferfemalesthatarefatterthanthefemales'ownideal.

65.Whenagobygrowstowithin5-10%ofthesizeofitslargercompetitor,

it.

A.facesdangerB.hasbreedingrights

C.eatsitscompetitorD.leavesthegroupitself

66.Theunderlinedwords“theevictedfish”inParagraph3referto.

A.the