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[l]When you have a question about something, where do you go? For many people the answer is simple．They go online to a search engine like Google or Yahoo．But what about people in rural or underdeveloped areas who ___________________?

　 [2]A consultant in California, Rose Shuman, has found the answer．Her solution is Question Box．Question Box is a service that provides answers—free of charge—for people who cannot search the Internet directly．

　 [3]Question Box began two years ago in India．As Rose Shuman said: "You just push a button, a big green button, and that will connect you directly to our operators who are sitting in front of computers, and speak your language．And you can ask them any sort of question you want, and they'll look it up in English or in Hindi, or whatever the main language is, and translate the answer right back for you．"

　 [4]The service is currently offered in two villages．The latest version of the box uses mobile phone technology and solar panels in case the electrical power fails．Rose Shuman said the aim was to make the box as easy as possible for users．

　 [5]Question Box has expanded to Uganda where the Internet service has proved slow also ask about current events and many other subjects．It's believed that Question Box will play an important part in the development of undeveloped areas.

1. What's the main idea of this passage? （no more than 15 words

2. Please fill in the blank in Paragraph 1 with proper words. （no more than 8 words）

3．Which sentence in the passage is the closest in meaning with the following?

　 The newly-invented Question Box works with the help of mobile phone technology and the use of solar energy in case of electricity failure．

4. Sum up the three steps to get the information you need from Question Box．（no more than 10 words for each）

　 ①We　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 ________　 .

　 ②We　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 _________ .

　 ③The operators　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 .

5. Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5 into Chinese.

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　　Girls who get enough dairy products in their diets may weigh less than other teens with the same age, American new research suggests．

　　Girls who consumed more dairy products were found to have slimmer middles than girls of the same age and race who ate the same number of calories and got the same amount of exercise．Girls who drank more soda, but also ate the same total calories, tended to be heavier．

　　The newly reported study included 323 white and Asian girls between the ages of 9 and 14．

　　A number of studies, mostly in adults, have shown that calcium may be key in maintaining normal body weight and fat stores．One reason may be the nutrient's effects on hormones that help store calories as fat stores．In the new study, reported t in the Journal of Nutrition, calcium from dairy sources, but not non-dairy foods, was related to lower weight and less abdominal(腹部的)fat－the link was particularly strong among girls of Asian descent(血统), who made up 47 percent of the study group．This suggests that“the dairy ingredient of the calcium intake is the key factor,”write the study authors, led by Dr．Rachel Novotny of the University of Hawaii in Honolulu．It is possible, they explain, that other nutrients in milk play an important role in weight balance．

　　For reasons that are unclear, the effect on body fat was stronger for Asian girls than for white girls, according to Novotny and her colleagues．They speculate that ethnic differences in which dairy products are usually consumed, or in eating habits－having small amounts of dairy throughout the day, for instance, rather than a single large serving－may help explain the finding．

　　According to the researchers, soda may increase pounds by adding calories to kids' diets, or by replacing milk．Milk, they note, has a range of nutrients, including protein and fat, which means it is metabolized(使新陈代谢)relatively slowly．Soda contains only sugar, which is quickly metabolized, easily causing hunger．

1．What be the best title for the passage?(Please answer within 10 words．)

_____________________________________

2．According to the passage, dairy products can．(Please write within 10 words．)

_____________________________________

3．What does paragragh 4 mainly focus on?

(Please answer within 15 words．)

_____________________________________

4．Do you think it good for girls to lose weight? Why?

_____________________________________

5．Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese．

_____________________________________

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With a lot of difficult problems 　　　 , the newly elected president is having a hard time.

　 A. settled　　　　 B. settling　　　　 C. to settle　　　 D. to have settled

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　　US researchers have found traces of an ancient lake on Mars recently, increasing hopes of discovering evidence that billions of years ago the Red planet hosted life．

　　The lake, which dates back some 3.4 billion years, appears to have covered as much as 80 square miles and was up to 1,500 feet deep, said the team from the University of Colorado．

　　"This is the first clear evidence of shorelines on the surface of Mars," said Boulder's research associate, Gaetano Di Achille, in a study published in the latest edition of Geophysical Research Letters．

　　"The identification of the shorelines and accompanying geological evidence allows us to calculate the size and volume of the lake, which appears to have formed about 3.4 billion years ago．"

　　Analysis of the images has shown the water carved out the canyon(溪谷)in which it was found, which then opened out into a valley depositing(使淤积)sediment(沉积)which formed a delta(三角洲)．

　　"Finding shorelines is a great discovery to us," said assistant professor Brian Hynek, adding it showed the lake existed at a time when Mars was thought to have been cold and dry．

　　Scientists believe the oldest surfaces on Mars formed during the wet and warm era known as the Noachan epoch, about 4.1 billion to 3.7 billion years ago．

　　The newly discovered lake is believed to date from the Hesperian era and postdates the end of the warm and wet period on Mars by 300 million years, according to the study．

　　Scientists believe deltas next to the lake may well hold secrets about past life on Mars as such places on Earth have become the natural deposits of organic carbon and other markers of life．

(1)

The size of the lake found on Mars is ________．
[　　]
A．	80 square miles
B．	1,500 square miles
C．	3.4 billion square miles
D．	300 million square miles

(2)

When the lake existed, the weather on Mars was ________．
[　　]
A．	hot and wet
B．	wet and warm
C．	cold and dry
D．	cold and wet

(3)

Why do scientists think deltas near the lake may hold secrets about past life on Mars?________
[　　]
A．	Because similar places on Earth have become natural deposits of markers of life．
B．	Because someone has put secrets about past life on Mars there．
C．	Because past life has been found in other deltas on Mars．
D．	Because some people are said to have already seen life marks there．

(4)

How many researchers does the passage mention?________
[　　]
A．	Two．
B．	Three．
C．	Four．
D．	Five．

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　　US researchers have found traces of an ancient lake on Mars recently, increasing hopes of discovering evidence that billions of years ago the Red planet hosted life．

　　The lake, which dates back some 3.4 billion years, appears to have covered as much as 80 square miles and was up to 1,500 feet deep, said the team from the University of Colorado．

　　“This is the first clear evidence of shorelines on the surface of Mars,”said Boulder’ s research associate, Gaetano Di Achille, in a study published in the latest edition of Geophysical Research Letters．

　　“The identification of the shorelines and accompanying geological evidence allows us to calculate the size and volume of the lake, which appears to have formed about 3.4 billion years ago．”

　　Analysis of the images has shown the water carved out the canyon(溪谷)in which it was found, which then opened out into a valley depositing(使淤积)sediment(沉积)which formed a delta(三角洲)．

　　“Finding shorelines is a great discovery to us,” said assistant professor Brian Hynek, adding it showed the lake existed at a time when Mars was thought to have been cold and dry．

　　Scientists believe the oldest surfaces on Mars formed during the wet and warm era known as the Noachan epoch, about 4.1 billion to 3.7 billion years ago．

　　The newly discovered lake is believed to date from the Hesperian era and postdates the end of the warm and wet period on Mars by 300 million years, according to the study．

　　Scientists believe deltas next to the lake may well hold secrets about past life on Mars as such places on Earth have become the natural deposits of organic carbon and other markers of life．

(1)

The size of the lake found on Mars is _________．
[　　]
A．	80 square miles
B．	1,500 square miles
C．	3.4 billion square miles
D．	300 million square miles

(2)

When the lake existed, the weather on Mars was _________．
[　　]
A．	hot and wet
B．	wet and warm
C．	cold and dry
D．	cold and wet

(3)

Why do scientists think deltas near the lake may hold secrets about past life on Mars?
[　　]
A．	Because similar places on Earth have become natural deposits of markers of life．
B．	Because someone has put secrets about past life on Mars there．
C．	Because past life has been found in other deltas on Mars．
D．	Because some people are said to have already seen life marks there．

(4)

Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
[　　]
A．	The Noachan epoch was a wet and warm era．
B．	The lake might have existed 3.4 billion years．
C．	The discovery can’ t fully prove that the Mars once hosted life．
D．	The lake traces prove that there exists life on Mars now．

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