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    　　If you can read a clock, you can know the time of the day．But no one knows what time itself is．One way to think about time is to imagine a world without time．But there could be no movement, because time and movement cannot be separated．

    　　In early human history, the only changes that seemed to repeat themselves evenly were the movements of objects in the sky．The most easily seen result of these movements was the difference between light and darkness．The sun rises in the eastern sky, producing light．It moves across the sky and sinks in the west, causing darkness．The appearance and disappearance of the sun was even and unfailing．The periods of light and darkness it created were the first accepted periods of time．We have named each period of light and darkness one day．People saw the sun rise higher in the sky during the summer than in winter．They counted the days that passed from the sun’s highest position until it returned to that position．They counted 365 days．We now know that is the time Earth takes to move once around the sun．We call this period of time a year．

    　　They also developed a way to use the changing faces of the moon to tell time．The moon was “full” when its face was bright and round．The early humans counted the number of times the sun appeared between full moons．They learned that this number always remained the same---about 29 suns．We now know this period of time as one month．

    　　Early humans hunted animals and gathered wild plants．They moved in groups or tribes form place to place in search of good．Then, people learned to plant seeds and grow crops．As hunters, people did not need a way to measure time．As farmers, however, they had to plant crops in time to harvest them before winter．They had to know when the seasons would change．So, they developed calendars．

    　　No one knows when the first calendar was developed．But it seems possible that it was based on moons, or lunar months．

    (1)

    The underlined word “unfailing”(in para．2)is closest in meaning to “________”．

    [　　]

    A．

    reliable

    B．

    everlasting

    C．

    limited

    D．

    changing

    (2)

    Which of the following is NOT the method early people used to tell time?

    [　　]

    A．

    Sun position

    B．

    Sun lightness

    C．

    Moon shape

    D．

    Planting crops

    (3)

    Why did people invent the first calendar to measure time?

    [　　]

    A．

    Because early humans hunted animals and gathered wild plants．

    B．

    Because early farmers had to grow and harvest crops in time．

    C．

    Because early people had to search for food in groups．

    D．

    Because early humans moved in groups or tribes from place to place．

    (4)

    Which of the following is TRUE?

    [　　]

    A．

    Why early people developed calendars is not clear

    B．

    When the first calendar was developed remains unknown．

    C．

    What early people based the first calendar on is certain．

    D．

    How early people counted a day is still unknown．

    (5)

    It can be concluded from the text that ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    time and movement are loosely related even at present days

    B．

    the light and darkness differences of the sun were the only movements in sky

    C．

    the period of twenty-nine suns is called one month

    D．

    early humans first accepted periods of time created by the moon．

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    Say no to Western fast food

    　　With the appearance of fast food chains from the West such as McDonald’s, Kentucky Fried Chicken and Pizza Hut, the Chinese are being introduced to a diet that markedly increases the death rate from certain diseases in any population．

    　　The main killers in North America, the degenerative diseases such as heart attack and stroke as well as colon cancer, will become a way of death, not death, not life, in this country if the Chinese do not act quickly and compete with these health destroying food chains．

    　　Scientific studies from all over the world show that a diet high in animal foods such as pork, beef, including sugar, white flour, white noodles and even white rice, undermines one’s health．Deposits of animal fat cling to the walls of arteries, blocking the blood supply to various organs．

    　　This causes diseases in almost every organ, but in particular it damages two of the most vital ones, the heart and brain．

    　　Compare these problems with the excellent health one may enjoy if one consumes good Chinese food．The cook goes out every day, procures great-tasting, fresh vegetables, then cooks them for just a few minutes so that their nutritional value is preserved and afterwards serves them in a most artistic and elegant fashion．Please cling to your traditional ways of eating．They are far superior to those of the West．

    　　Certainly the fast food chains make lots of money, but who wants to fill the pockets of a foreign food chain that proceeds to ruin the health of the Chinese people?

    　　Another reason Western fast food restaurants make money is that the food they serve, which comes from assembly lines, will not attract bugs or spoil easily．

    　　How the Chinese could patronize these fast food places when Chinese cook such pleasant food, not just in this country but over the entire world, is beyond my comprehension．

    　　Western restaurants are clean and tastefully decorated．Moreover, these restaurants also do indeed have “good service and an inviting dining atmosphere”．However, Chinese food chains could do likewise if they would organize themselves as the Western chains do．

    　　These lessons in management and decoration are the only ones worth learning from the invasion of this country by the Western fast food chains．In other words only imitate the style of the restaurants, not the content of the food or the menus in any way, shape or form．

    　　Do not let the desire for money destroy the wonderful tradition that China has established in producing absolutely fantastically tasty as well as healthful food．

    (1)

    They are fast food chains from the West except ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    McDonald’s

    B．

    Kentucky Fried Chicken

    C．

    Pizza hut

    D．

    Chinese food

    (2)

    A diet high in animal foods and refined foods will cause diseases, in particular it damages ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    the heart and brain

    B．

    the walls of arteries

    C．

    all organs

    D．

    the blood

    (3)

    The reasons Western fast food restaurants make money are ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    assembly lines that will not attract bugs or spoil easily

    B．

    clean and tastefully decorated

    C．

    good service and an inviting dining atmosphere

    D．

    above of all

    (4)

    What will be worth learning from the Western fast food chains?

    [　　]

    A．

    The content of the food．

    B．

    The menus．

    C．

    The lessons in management and decoration．

    D．

    Shape or form of the food．

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    Mars is not, it seems, the dry old planet we once believed    （1）    ．Astronauts who are     （2）    to go there in the next decade may find plenty    （3）   water to slake （消除） their thirst．And with water present the    （4）    of finding some sort of life of Mars are    （5）    brighter．

           This is the view of forty geologists who have been analyzing    （6）    of pictures and other scientific    （7）    obtained by robot explorers in the sixties and seventies．

           To begin with, scientists thought the Red planet was as    （8）    as the Moon    （9）    dust storms swirling over vast sandy    （10）    ．But now the picture is very different    （11）    mountains and valleys carved by    （12）    glaciers and rivers rushing and rumbling deep underground．

           In a report on the analysis of the Martian pictures Dr．Michael Car of the U．S．Geological Survey comments: “I am convinced    （13）    lots of water on Mars．” Any surface water will be in the    （14）    of ice．But it could save explorers from    （15）    to take so much    （16）    with them．

           The report says    （17）   Mars probably had a warmer climate in ages    （18）    due to its axis （轴） having been more tilted （倾斜） towards the sun．

           （19）     signs of plant or animal life have been detected by instruments landed on Mars,    （20）    the landing vehicles have been sent there for a few years．

    1．A．it is    B．it     C．it to be    D．was

    2．A．expected  B．hoped      C．required         D．sent

    3．A．to      B．of    C．more       D．in

    4．A．chances    B．openings         C．occasions       D．possibility

    5．A．quite         B．very        C．much      D．more

    6．A．a few        B．many      C．thousand        D．thousands

    7．A．skills         B．news       C．intelligence     D．information

    8．A．peaceful    B．quiet       C．lifeless    D．dead

    9．A．of      B．with        C．for  D．through

    10．A．deserts    B．mountains       C．rivers      D．seas

    11．A．from       B．between         C．for  D．with

    12．A．energetic        B．great       C．heavy      D．powerful

    13．A．there’s    B．there’re  C．here’s     D．here’re

    14．A．appearance     B．way        C．form       D．shape

    15．A．have       B．having     C．carry      D．carrying

    16．A．water      B．ice  C．equipment      D．oxygen

    17．A．what       B．if     C．how        D．that

    18．A．pass        B．past        C．ago         D．before

    19．A．Not         B．No  C．Nor        D．Never

    20．A．probably         B．perhaps  C．supposed        D．although

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     (南昌市南昌二中高三冲刺模拟考试)

    Mars is not, it seems, the dry old planet we once believed    （36）    ．Astronauts who are     （37）    to go there in the next decade may find plenty    （38）   water to slake （消除） their thirst．And with water present the    （39）    of finding some sort of life of Mars are    （40）    brighter．

           This is the view of forty geologists who have been analyzing    （41）    of pictures and other scientific    （42）    obtained by robot explorers in the sixties and seventies．

           To begin with, scientists thought the Red planet was as    （43）    as the Moon    （44）    dust storms swirling over vast sandy    （45）    ．But now the picture is very different    （46）    mountains and valleys carved by    （47）    glaciers and rivers rushing and rumbling deep underground．

           In a report on the analysis of the Martian pictures Dr．Michael Car of the U．S．Geological Survey comments: “I am convinced    （48）    lots of water on Mars．” Any surface water will be in the    （49）    of ice．But it could save explorers from    （50）    to take so much    （51）    with them．

           The report says    （52）   Mars probably had a warmer climate in ages    （53）    due to its axis （轴） having been more tilted （倾斜） towards the sun．

           （54）     signs of plant or animal life have been detected by instruments landed on Mars,    （55）    the landing vehicles have been sent there for a few years．

    36．A．it is                   B．it                       C．it to be               D．was

    37．A．expected            B．hoped                C．required             D．sent

    38．A．to                      B．of                      C．more                 D．in

    39．A．chances             B．openings            C．occasions          D．possibility

    40．A．quite                  B．very                  C．much                D．more

    41．A．a few                B．many                 C．thousand            D．thousands

    42．A．skills                 B．news                 C．intelligence         D．information

    43．A．peaceful             B．quiet                  C．lifeless               D．dead

    44．A．of                     B．with                  C．for                    D．through

    45．A．deserts              B．mountains          C．rivers                D．seas

    46．A．from                 B．between             C．for                    D．with

    47．A．energetic            B．great                  C．heavy                D．powerful

    48．A．there’s               B．there’re              C．here’s                D．here’re

    49．A．appearance         B．way                   C．form                 D．shape

    50．A．have                  B．having               C．carry                 D．carrying

    51．A．water                B．ice                     C．equipment          D．oxygen

    52．A．what                 B．if                       C．how                  D．that

    53．A．pass                  B．past                   C．ago                   D．before

    54．A．Not                   B．No                    C．Nor                   D．Never

    55．A．probably            B．perhaps              C．supposed           D．although

      

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     (2009届南昌市南昌二中高三冲刺模拟考试)

    Mars is not, it seems, the dry old planet we once believed    （36）    ．Astronauts who are     （37）    to go there in the next decade may find plenty    （38）   water to slake （消除） their thirst．And with water present the    （39）    of finding some sort of life of Mars are    （40）    brighter．

           This is the view of forty geologists who have been analyzing    （41）    of pictures and other scientific    （42）    obtained by robot explorers in the sixties and seventies．

           To begin with, scientists thought the Red planet was as    （43）    as the Moon    （44）    dust storms swirling over vast sandy    （45）    ．But now the picture is very different    （46）    mountains and valleys carved by    （47）    glaciers and rivers rushing and rumbling deep underground．

           In a report on the analysis of the Martian pictures Dr．Michael Car of the U．S．Geological Survey comments: “I am convinced    （48）    lots of water on Mars．” Any surface water will be in the    （49）    of ice．But it could save explorers from    （50）    to take so much    （51）    with them．

           The report says    （52）   Mars probably had a warmer climate in ages    （53）    due to its axis （轴） having been more tilted （倾斜） towards the sun．

           （54）     signs of plant or animal life have been detected by instruments landed on Mars,    （55）    the landing vehicles have been sent there for a few years．

    36．A．it is                   B．it                       C．it to be               D．was

    37．A．expected            B．hoped                C．required             D．sent

    38．A．to                      B．of                      C．more                 D．in

    39．A．chances             B．openings            C．occasions          D．possibility

    40．A．quite                  B．very                  C．much                D．more

    41．A．a few                B．many                 C．thousand            D．thousands

    42．A．skills                 B．news                 C．intelligence         D．information

    43．A．peaceful             B．quiet                  C．lifeless               D．dead

    44．A．of                     B．with                  C．for                    D．through

    45．A．deserts              B．mountains          C．rivers                D．seas

    46．A．from                 B．between             C．for                    D．with

    47．A．energetic            B．great                  C．heavy                D．powerful

    48．A．there’s               B．there’re              C．here’s                D．here’re

    49．A．appearance         B．way                   C．form                 D．shape

    50．A．have                  B．having               C．carry                 D．carrying

    51．A．water                B．ice                     C．equipment          D．oxygen

    52．A．what                 B．if                       C．how                  D．that

    53．A．pass                  B．past                   C．ago                   D．before

    54．A．Not                   B．No                    C．Nor                   D．Never

    55．A．probably            B．perhaps              C．supposed           D．although

      

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