Imagine a mass of floating waste is two times the size of the state of Texas. Texas has a land area of more than 678 000 square kilometers. So it might be difficult to imagine anything twice as big.

　 All together, this mass of waste flowing in the North Pacific Ocean is known as the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch. It weighs about 3 500 000 tons. The waste includes bags，bottles and containers—plastic products of all kinds.

　 The eastern part of the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch is about l 600 kilometers west of California. The western part is west of the Hawaiian Islands and east of Japan. The area has been described as a kind of oceanic desert，with light winds and slow moving water currents. The water moves so slow that garbage from all over the world collects there.

　 In recent years，there have been growing concerns about the floating garbage and its effect on sea creatures and human health. Scientists say thousands of animals get trapped in the floating waste，resulting in death or injury. Even more die from a lack of food or water after swallowing pieces of plastic. The trash can also make animals feel full，lessening their desire to eat or drink.

　 The floating garbage also can have harmful effects on people. There is an increased threat of infection of disease from polluted waste，and from eating fish that swallowed waste. Divers can also get trapped in the plastic.

　 Its existence first gained public attention in l997. That was when racing boat captain and oceanographer Charles Moore and his crew sailed into the garbage while returning from a racing event. Five years earlier，another oceanographer learned of the trash after a shipment of rubber duckies got lost at sea. Many of those toys are now part of the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch.

　 In August，2009，a team from the University of California，San Diego became the

latest group to travel to it. They were shocked by the amount of waste they saw. They gathered hundreds of sea creatures and water samples to measure the garbage patch’s effect on ocean environment.

63. How did the writer introduce the topic of the passage?

　 A. By giving an example.　　　

B. By listing the facts.

　 C. By telling a story.　　　　　

D. By giving a comparison.

64. What do we know about the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch?

　 A. It is made up of various kinds of plastic products.

　 B. It is a solid mass of floating waste materials.

　 C. It lies l60 000 kilometers east of California.

　 D. It is described as a kind of oceanic desert.

65. Why do people pay attention to the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch?

　 A. Because it may prevent the flow of ocean water.

　 B. Because the polluted plastic articles will move up the food chain.

　 C. Because it may be from an island in the pacific.

　 D. Because ships may be trapped in the floating waste.

66. The purpose of writing this passage is to____________.

　 A. warn people of the danger to travel in the pacific

　 B. analyze what caused the waste patch in the pacific

　 C. give advice on how to recycle waste in the ocean

D. introduce the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch

The tea gardens in Sri Lanka are actually large estates(种植园). The best tea usually comes from plants grown on high grounds, the cool hilltops with rows and rows of tea plants. The plants are about one metre apart. The plant is often pruned so that it remains only 60 to 90 centimetres high. Pruning is important because it encourages the growth of tender hoots, or young leaves. It is from these shoots that the best in got.
Practically all the tea pickers are women. The estates like to employ women pickers because they are more careful. Their thin fingers can easily remove the twin leaves and new shoots from the plant, which are the parts used for processing(加工)tea. The pickers carry large baskets into which they throw their pickings. A skilled worker can harvest between 9 to 14 kilogrammes of tea leaves a day. Usually new shoots can be picked from the plants about every ten or fifteen days.
Processing tea shoots into the familiar dry tea leaves requires great care and skill. There are various methods of processing depending on the type of tea required. For black tea, the young green leaves are first spread out on shelves to dry. This process removes much of its water and the leaves become soft. After this, the leaves are passed through heavy rollers. This operation will press the leaves for juices which give the tea both its colour and taste. Then the leaves are spread out on floors and left to ferment(发酵)under wet conditions. Fermentation develops the rich taste of black tea. The fermented leaves are then dried with a hot­air blower until they become rolled­up black leaves. The final step is to sort and grade them before the black tea is ready for sale to countries all over the world.
【小题1】In the first paragraph, the word“pruning”means______.

A．regular cutting of the plants.	B．frequent watering
C．regular use of chemicals	D．growing the plants high in the mountain

【小题2】One of the reasons why women are employed to do the picking is that________.

A．they work harder than men do in picking

B．they can throw their picking more easily into the baskets

C．their fingers fit them better for the job

D．they can move easily find the twin leaves

【小题3】How many processing steps are mentioned in the last paragraph?

A．Three.

B．Four.

C．Five.

D．Six.

【小题4】What's the writer's purpose in writing the passage?

A．To introduce various methods of tea processing.

B．To persuade readers to buy tea from Sri Lanka.

C．To tell a story that had happened in the tea gardens.

D．To inform readers of tea growing, picking and processing.

Increasingly over the last few years, we have become familiar with the range of small electronic devices or  “smart” accessories （附件,饰品 ）．Pocket heart -rate monitors for joggers and electronic maps are just the first examples of many new products that promise to change our lives in all sorts of surprising ways．

       As a scientist at New York University．Rosalind Picard tries out different smart accessories before they go on the market．One of these was the so-called " frown （皱眉）headband"．Rosalind was shocked to realize just how often she frowned．Stuck in a traffic jam recently, Rosalind kept hearing the sounds of the tiny sensor inside the band worn around her forehead -each time she frowned in annoyance, the sensor gave out a signal．

       Another computer scientist , Stevcn Feiner, is working on a pair of glasses that will do more than help you to see ．Imagine you want to try a restaurant in a foreign city but you're not familiar with the dishes on the menu． If you are wearing a pair of Steven's glasses ．all you have to do is glance above the restaurant’s doorway and your glasses will immediately become windows to the Internet, offering you full details of the meals served inside．The glasses could also be used to help people make speeches, give chefs access to the latest recipes and even provide doctors with

patient information while they carry out operations．

       At the moment, Steven's invention looks more like a large ski mask than a pair of glasses．

       It's a headset connected to a hand-held computer and a Global Positioning  System  （ GPS ） receiver, which tracks the wearer's position．But he says that these head-worn displays will eventually get smaller and lighter as technology improves．

       And, of course, this new technology has a fashionable as well as a useful application．A chemical engineer named Roben Langer has invented a new microchip that, if put inside a ring, can give off different smells according to a person's mood．That, of course, may or may not appeal to you．And, in the end , it is  shoppers ．not scientists , who will determine which of these smart accessories will succeed as fashionable items and which are sure to join history's long list of crazy inventions．

       It is clear, however ,that as computers get smaller and cheaper．Lhcy will pop up in all sorts of easily-wearable accessories ．even in the buttons on your coat．What’s marc, this is something that's going to happen a lot sooner than we all expect．

1．When Rosalind wore the headband, she was surprised at                .

       A．how well the sensor worked                B．how she was affected by traffic

       C．how strong the signal was                 D．how uncomfortable it was

2． For people eating out, Steven’ s glasses can _

       A．give them a restaurant's location

       B．let them see a restaurant's environment

       C．inform them about a restaurant’s menu

       D．tell them about a restaurant's quality

3．What is the current problem with Steven's glasses?

       A．Limited function．                   B．Inconvenience．

       C．High cost．                        D．Poor Internet access．

4．In general, what does the writer think about smart accessories?

       A．They will soon be widely available．

       B．Much more research is needed into them．

       C．Only a few of them will appeal to shoppers．

       D．Most of them are considered to be crazy inventions．

5．What's the writer's purpose in writing this passage?

       A．To advertise some smart access ones．

       B．To tell interesting stories about smart accessories．

       C．To argue that smart accessories are fashionable．

       D．To introduce the idea of smart accessories．

Increasingly over the last few years, we have become familiar with the range of small electronic devices or “smart” accessories （附件,饰品 ）．Pocket heart -rate monitors for joggers and electronic maps are just the first examples of many new products that promise to change our lives in all sorts of surprising ways．

As a scientist at New York University．Rosalind Picard tries out different smart accessories before they go on the market．One of these was the so-called " frown（皱眉）headband"．Rosalind was shocked to realize just how often she frowned．Stuck in a traffic jam recently, Rosalind kept hearing the sounds of the tiny sensor inside the band worn around her forehead -each time she frowned in annoyance, the sensor gave out a signal．

Another computer scientist , Stevcn Feiner, is working on a pair of glasses that will do more than help you to see ．Imagine you want to try a restaurant in a foreign city but you're not familiar with the dishes on the menu． If you are wearing a pair of Steven's glasses ．all you have to do is glance above the restaurant’s doorway and your glasses will immediately become windows to the Internet, offering you full details of the meals served inside．The glasses could also be used to help people make speeches, give chefs access to the latest recipes and even provide doctors with patient information while they carry out operations．

　　　 At the moment, Steven's invention looks more like a large ski mask than a pair of glasses．It's a headset connected to a hand-held computer and a Global Positioning System （ GPS ） receiver, which tracks the wearer's position．But he says that these head-worn displays will eventually get smaller and lighter as technology improves．

And, of course, this new technology has a fashionable as well as a useful application．A chemical engineer named Roben Langer has invented a new microchip that, if put inside a ring, can give off different smells according to a person's mood．That, of course, may or may not appeal to you．And, in the end , it is shoppers ．not scientists , who will determine which of these smart accessories will succeed as fashionable items and which are sure to join history's long list of crazy inventions．

It is clear, however ,that as computers get smaller and cheaper．Lhcy will pop up in all sorts of easily-wearable accessories ．even in the buttons on your coat．What’s marc, this is something that's going to happen a lot sooner than we all expect．

56．When Rosalind wore the headband, she was surprised at　　　　　　 .

　　　 A．how well the sensor worked　 　　　　　　 B．how she was affected by traffic

　　　 C．how strong the signal was　　　 　　　　　　 D．how uncomfortable it was

57． For people eating out, Steven’ s glasses can 　　　　　　,

　　　 A．give them a restaurant's location

B．let them see a restaurant's environment

　　　 C．inform them about a restaurant’s menu

　　　 D．tell them about a restaurant's quality

58．What is the current problem with Steven's glasses?

　 A．Limited function． B．Inconvenience．

C．High cost．　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　 D．Poor Internet access．

59．In general, what does the writer think about smart accessories?

　　　 A．They will soon be widely available．

　　　 B．Much more research is needed into them．

　　　 C．Only a few of them will appeal to shoppers．

　　　 D．Most of them are considered to be crazy inventions．

60．What's the writer's purpose in writing this passage?

　　　 A．To advertise some smart access ones．

　　　 B．To tell interesting stories about smart accessories．

　　　 C．To argue that smart accessories are fashionable．

　　　 D．To introduce the idea of smart accessories．