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    　　In 1952, on the island of Koshima(越谷，日本某地), scientists were providing monkeys with sweet potatoes dropped in the sand．The monkey liked the taste of the raw sweet potatoes, but they found the dirt unpleasant．An 18-month-old female named Imo found she could solve the problem by washing the potatoes in a nearby stream．She taught this trick to her mother．Her playmates also learned this new way and they taught their mothers too．This cultural innovation was gradually picked up by various monkeys before the eyes of the scientists．

    　　Between 1952 and 1958 all the young monkeys learned to wash the sandy sweet potatoes to make them more palatable(美味的)．Only the adults who imitated their children learned this social improvement．Other adults kept eating the dirty sweet potatoes．

    　　Let us suppose that when the sun rose one morning there were 99 monkeys on Koshima Island who had learned to wash their sweet potatoes．Let’s further suppose that later that morning, the hundredth monkey learned to wash potatoes．Then it happened．By that evening almost everyone in the tribe was washing sweet potatoes before eating them．The added energy of this hundredth monkey somehow created an ideological breakthrough!

    　　But notice：A most surprising thing observed by these scientists was that the habit of washing sweet potatoes then jumped over the sea colonies of monkeys on other islands and the mainland troop of monkeys at Takasakiyama(高岐山)began washing their sweet potatoes．Thus, when a certain critical(关键的)number achieves an awareness, this new awareness may be communicated from mind to mind．Although the exact number may vary, this Hundredth Monkey Phenomenon(现象)means that when only a limited number of people know of a new way, it may remain the conscious property(个人意识性属性)of those people．

    　　But there is a point at which if only one more person comes to a new awareness, a field(能量场)is strengthened so that this awareness is picked up by almost everyone!

    　　Your awareness is needed．You may be the “hundredth monkey”

    (1)

    The passage may be adapted from ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    a text book

    B．

    a newspaper

    C．

    an advertisement

    D．

    a scientific report

    (2)

    It was ________ that found the way to make potatoes clean by washing them．

    [　　]

    A．

    a young clever female monkey

    B．

    an old experienced monkey

    C．

    an 18-year-old mother monkey

    D．

    a monkey finding a potato in the river

    (3)

    The last sentence of Paragraph 1 “This cultural innovation was gradually picked up by various monkeys before the eyes of the scientists．” implies that ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    monkeys have learnt the new way unconsciously(下意识地)

    B．

    monkeys like picking up things on the ground

    C．

    it is very difficult for monkey to learn a new way

    D．

    monkeys learnt the new way from scientists

    (4)

    According to the writer, the hundredth monkey ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    is the last one to learn to wash potatoes

    B．

    is the most stupid in learning

    C．

    makes a great difference in spreading a new way

    D．

    plays a small part in the breakthrough

    (5)

    The write wrote the last paragraph ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    to draw a conclusion that one day monkeys will become human beings

    B．

    to predict that one day every reader can turn into the hundredth monkey

    C．

    to encourage people to learn more knowledge

    D．

    to emphasize the importance of each person’s contribution to spreading a new method

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    　　The Romans built great “aqueducts” to carry fresh water from the mountains to the cities. Many of these aqueducts are still standing today. The Romans also built great pipes under the ground to carry away the sewage (污水). In Rome, one of these sewage pipes is still used today; it is 2,000 years old. The Roman Emperors even set up a government health service. They built the first great public hospitals in Europe, and they paid doctors to look after poor people.

    　　When the Roman Empire fell to pieces, these civilized (文明的) methods of treatment disappeared from most of Europe, for more than a thousand years. People went back to the old ways. They lived in dirty conditions which helped to cause diseases; and they asked God to cure the diseases. They shut up mentally sick people in prisons. Or they burnt them alive because they were supposed to have magic (魔法的) powers.

    　　But the work of Greek and Roman doctors was not lost. Over a thousand years ago, the Arabs moved into many of the Mediterranean countries. They took big parts of the Roman lands. They translated the Greek and Roman medical books into Arabic. Arab doctors themselves made many new discoveries.

    　　When civilization at last came back to Europe, men once again translated the Greek and Roman works on medicine into Latin. Slowly, very slowly, European doctors discovered again the things that the Greeks and Romans had known, so long ago. Slowly, they began to make new discoveries. They found out more about the way the body works, the way our blood goes round our bodies, the way our nerves (神经) send messages from our brains to our muscles, the way these muscles move our bodies.

    (1) The word “aqueduct” means ________.

    [　　]

    A．something built to carry away the dirty water

    B．something that was built 2, 000 thousand years ago

    C．something like a pipe under the ground

    D．something built to supply clean water for the citizens

    (2) Which of the following is not true?

    [　　]

    A．A sewage pipe built 2,000 years ago is still being used in Rome.

    B．The first public hospitals in Europe were built by the Roman Emperors.

    C．The ancient Romans got their drinking water from aqueducts.

    D．Mentally sick people were shut up in prisons in the Roman Empire.

    (3) “People went back to the old ways”means ________.

    [　　]

    A．they burnt mentally sick people alive

    B．they asked God for help when they were ill

    C．they lived in dirty conditions again

    D．all of the above

    (4) From this passage we've learned that ________.

    [　　]

    A．the Arabs took big parts of the old Roman lands 2,000 years ago

    B．the Greeks discovered more about the way the human body works

    C．the Arabs helped to preserve the Roman medical works

    D．the Greeks made more discoveries than the Romans

    (5) Which of the following is the main idea of the passage?

    [　　]

    A．The rise and the fall of the Roman Empire.

    B．The Arabs defeated the Romans in many ways.

    C．The Romans and the Arabs did a great deal to improve healthy living conditions.

    D．The Romans made many great discoveries.

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    　　LEMOORE, Calif．(AP)－Fed up with students' racy moves, a principal at a California high school has taken the unusual step of cancelling the rest of this year's school dances．

    　　Principal Jim Bennett of Lemoore Union High School said he warned students at a winter formal dance last month to either quit dirty dancing or face the possibility of not dancing at all．

    　　But he said the students continued "freak(＝crazy)dancing", a form of sexually suggestive dancing．

    　　The ban on dances includes the school's Sadie Hawkins dance in February and the junior and senior proms(舞会)in the spring, but Bennett said they could be rescheduled if students modify their behavior．

    　　"It's really up to the kids at this point．They have to take some responsibility," Bennett said．Organizers of the Sadie Hawkins dance, a fund-raiser for the school's Future Farmers of America, are working with Bennett to come up with a series of regulations, which could allow that dance to go on．

    　　One idea is to let students sign a form stating that raunchy(猥亵的)dancing will get them kicked out．Students hope similar regulations could lead to the reinstatement of other dances, particularly the prom．

    　　"Some students save up all year to buy a dress or rent a tuxedo(晚礼服)and buy flowers for the prom,"said student body president Zohra Lakhani, a 17-year-old senior, "To crush everyone's dreams, it's not fair．"

    (1)

    The Principal puts a ban on all dances in the school because ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    the students are not working hard enough

    B．

    they are too noisy

    C．

    the dances were too raunchy to be clean and healthy

    D．

    the principal hates the modem students

    (2)

    What does the underlined word "ban " mean in the forth paragraph?

    [　　]

    A．

    保护。

    B．

    禁令。

    C．

    继续。

    D．

    规范。

    (3)

    From the last paragraph, Zohra Lakhani's opinion was that ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    he was strongly against the cancellation of all dances

    B．

    he supported the school

    C．

    he thought the students shouldn't have spent so much money on the prom

    D．

    he was in between the school and the students

    (4)

    According to the passage, which of the following statements could be NOT true?

    [　　]

    A．

    There would never be any dances in the school forever．

    B．

    At least two big dances were affected by the new rule．

    C．

    The principal had once warned the students of the possibility of the cancellation．

    D．

    The students would have to change their behavior before they could dance again．

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    Old-Fashioned Play－For Pay

    　　Kids!Come have a ball!Or 60,000 of them!There’s a new type of business franchise that is appearing in shopping malls and neighborhoods across America offering pay-per-use indoor playgrounds ,which feature toys ,games ,supervised fun and a workout that doesn’t break the family bank．

    　　As public playgrounds grow increasingly worn and dirty, the for-profit centers offer clean, safe supervised activity as well as a variety of challenging exercises to develop youngsters’ physical fitness, usually for a fee of around 5$ an hour．“Playgrounds are dirty ,not supervised,” says Dick Guggenheimer ,owner of the two-month-old Discovery Zone in Yonkers, N.Y., part of Kansas City-based chain, “We are indoors; we are padded(铺上软垫)；parents can feel their child is safe”．

    　　In order to satisfy the need of two-earner families ,the new franchise stayed open in the evenings ,long after traditional public playgrounds have grown dark and unusable．However these new playgrounds are not meant to be day-care centers．Parents are expected go stay and play with their kids rather than drop them off．But several also provide high-tech baby-sitting services．At some of the Discovery Zones, parents can register their children in special supervised programs, then leave them and slip away for a couple of hours to enjoy a movie or dinner．If there is a problem ,Mom and Dad are called．

    　　The most fun of all, though, is getting to do what parents used to do in the days before two-earner families and two-hour commutes; play with their kids．That ,at least ,is old-fashioned, even at per-hour rates．

    (1)

    What is this article mainly talking about?

    [　　]

    A．

    The fast development of Discovery Zone．

    B．

    The disadvantages of outdoor playgrounds．

    C．

    A new type of business franchise for kids．

    D．

    Children can play in the public playgrounds without parents’care．

    (2)

    According to the article, which of the following is true to the new playground?

    [　　]

    A．

    The cost is high for a family．

    B．

    It stayed open in the evening just as traditional playgrounds．

    C．

    It doesn’t allow parents to leave their kids．

    D．

    It’s a place where parents can play together with their kids．

    (3)

    What does the writer mean by saying “old-fashioned”?

    [　　]

    A．

    The so-called new playground is outdated．

    B．

    The new playground is also enjoyed by old people．

    C．

    The new playground is actually enjoyed by parents．

    D．

    The new playground offers a fashion which is poplar in the past．

    (4)

    What is the writer’s attitude toward the new playground?

    [　　]

    A．

    Agreeable

    B．

    Indifferent

    C．

    Objective

    D．

    Doubtful

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    　　The “aha moment”(顿悟时刻)for Arjun Nagendran came one recent afternoon while he was cleaning up the muddy paw prints, and his pet dog, Rocky, was tracking across the house “again”．

    　　“Why not make shoes for dogs? ” the 10-year-old boy thought．For most kids, the moment might have ended right here．But for Arjun and five of his classmates from Littleton School, an accidental idea proved talent when they won first place at the first-ever Student Inventors Day at the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City．The winning invention, “Green Paws”-an eco-friendly dog shoe made from bark, three leaves and recycled rubber-got the group a ＄1, 000 prize, two television appearances and a shot at being the next “As Seen on TV” hit product．

    　　More than 20 schools, most of them from New Jersey, gathered at the center to show their green inventions．Each team had 10 minutes to introduce their inventions to the judges．In the end, the chief judge Khubani announced that it was the Green Paws product that stood out, particularly because his company had been looking into the very idea of how to keep paws clean．

    　　Pet products are usually popular sellers, he said, noting that his company has marked four new pet inventions this year alone．And while his senior managers had put forward the idea of new paw wipes, they had never thought of pet shoes, he said．

    　　“We thought about cleaning pets’ paws, but we never thought about keeping them clean in the first place．” Khubani said after the event．“They actually have an idea that is marketable．” The company will begin conducting market research on Green Paws this week, he said．But Arjun and his team will have to put off another day before they receive congratulations from their classmates．

    (1)

    What is the direct reason for Arjun's inventing “Green Paws”?

    [　　]

    A．

    That his school inspired students to join in the invention competition

    B．

    That Khubani's company invited him and his classmates to invent it

    C．

    That his pet dog made the floor dirty with dirty paws

    D．

    That his parents encouraged him to be a great inventor

    (2)

    The underlined sentence in Paragraph2 may mean ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    not all children are talented because of IQ

    B．

    most children think twice before taking action

    C．

    most children end their fresh ideas with actions

    D．

    most children don't translate their ideas into action

    (3)

    What does the forth paragraph aim to tell us?

    [　　]

    A．

    To prove Arjun's idea is marketable．

    B．

    To praise Arjun's talent in invention．

    C．

    To complain his employees are not creative．

    D．

    To explain what is the “aha” moment．

    (4)

    Why will Khubani's company carry out market research on “Green Paws”?

    [　　]

    A．

    They plan to give Arjun and his classmates more prizes

    B．

    They hope to produce more “Paws” to make profits

    C．

    They hope to ensure the fairness of the competition

    D．

    They plan to find the carbon footprint of “Green Paws”

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