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  When you visit America, you will see the word Motel on signs and notice boards.It is made up of“motor”and“hotel”and it is really a hotel for people who arrive by car(how-ever, you don't need a car to stay at one).You have to pay when you arrive for your room, which usually has a bath.Meals are not provided, but there will certainly be a cafeteria(自助餐馆).Americans eat a lot of salads and sandwiches.Along the main roads there are a lot of motels.Each tries to offer more than next.Some provide television in every bedroom; others have swimming pools; and so on.Motels are especially useful when you are in the country, far from a town or city.You will also find them in the big National Parks.

  In these great National Parks, you may meet guests you don't expect to see.An American friend told me a little story.In the middle of a moonless night she heard strange noises outside her motel window in the Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming.Thinking it might be a thief, she jumped out of bed, opened the door and crept towards a dark shadow.As she got close, she saw the thief.She was dreadfully frightened:it wasn't a human thief-it was a big black bear.The bear was turning over some empty tins with its paw, looking for tasty bits of food.My friend decided to leave that particular thief alone!

  There are also, of course, places called“rooming houses”, where they receive lodgers(房客).You will see such signs as Tourists or Rooms Rent, and you could try one of these.A word of warning-looking for a room in New York during the tourist season is like looking for gold on the moon!

(1)

Which of the following is TRUE about motels?

[  ]

A.

You can only find motels in the big National Parks.

B.

They are free for people who arrive by car.

C.

If you want to stay at a motel, you must have a car.

D.

The word“motel”is formed by two words.

(2)

Which of the following is NOT provided by motels?

[  ]

A.

Baths.

B.

Swimming pools.

C.

TV.

D.

Meals.

(3)

The underlined word“crept”in the second paragraph probably means“________”.

[  ]

A.

moved slowly

B.

rushed out

C.

threw away

D.

ran fast

(4)

The second paragraph mainly tells us ________.

[  ]

A.

an interesting story

B.

the experience of the author's friend

C.

we may meet animals in the National Parks

D.

bears usually look for food at night

(5)

From the last paragraph, we can learn that in New York during the tourist season ________.

[  ]

A.

tourists can find gold there

B.

tourists can have a sweet dream there

C.

it is difficult to find a room there

D.

there is warning for tourists to New York

答案:1.D;2.D;3.A;4.C;5.C;
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How Long Can People Live?

  She took up skating at age 85, made her first movie appearance at age 114, and held a concert in the neighborhood on her 121st birthday.

  Whe n it comes to long life, Jeanne Calment is the world’s recordholder.She lived to the ripe old age of 122.So is 122 the upper limit to the human life span(寿命)?If scientists come up with some sort of pill or diet that would slow aging, could we possibly make it to 150-or beyond?

  Researchers don’t entirely agree on the answers.“Calment lived to 122, so it wouldn’t surprise me if someone alive today reaches 130 or 135,”says Jerry Shay at the University of Texas.

  Steve Austad at the University of Texas agrees.“People can live much longer than we think,”he says.“Experts used to say that humans couldn’t live past 110.When Calment blew past that age, they raised the number to 120.So why can’t we go higher?”

  The trouble with guessing how old people can live to be is that it’s all just guessing.“Anyone can make up a number,”says Rich Miller at the University of Michigan.“Usually the scientist who picks the highest number gets his name in Time magazine.”

  Won’t new anti-aging techniques keep us alive for centuries?Any cure, says Miller, for aging would probably keep most of us kicking until about 120.Researchers are working on treatments that lengthen the life span of mice by 50 percent at most.So, if the average human life span is about 80 years, says Miller,“adding another 50 percent would get you to 120.”

  So what can we conclude from this little disagreement among the researchers?That life span is flexible(有弹性的),but there is a limit, says George Martin of the University of Washington.“We can get flies to live 50 percent longer,”he says.“But a fly’s never going to live 150 years.”

  “Of course, if you became a new species(物种),one that ages at a slower speed, that would be a different story,”he adds.

  Does Martin really believe that humans could evolve(进化)their way to longer life?“It’s pretty cool to think about it,”he says with a smile.

(1)

What does the story of Jeanne Calment prove to us?

[  ]

A.

People can live to 122.

B.

Old people are creative.

C.

Women are sporty at 85.

D.

Women live longer than men.

(2)

According to Steve Austad at the University of Texas, ________.

[  ]

A.

the average human life span could be 110

B.

scientists cannot find ways to slow aging

C.

few people can expect to live to over 150

D.

researchers are not sure how long people can live

(3)

Who would agree that a scientist will become famous if he makes the wildest guess at longevity?

[  ]

A.

Jerry Shay.

B.

Steve Austad

C.

Rich Miller

D.

George Martin

(4)

What can we infer from the last three paragraphs?

[  ]

A.

Most of us could be good at sports even at 120.

B.

The average human life span cannot be doubled.

C.

Scientists believe mice are aging at a slower speed than before.

D.

New techniques could be used to change flies into a new species.

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