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第四部分:閱讀理解(第31~45題,每題3分,共45分)
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第一篇
The Clock That www.haxgd.comeans you are more likely to www.haxgd.cominutes.
B.records the time when you fall into deep sleep.
C.communicates wirelessly with a computer
D.measures the electric activity of your brain.
33. What should the sleeper do to make the device work?
A.He should press the snooze button in time,
B.He should turn on the microprocessor in the clock.
C.He should set the latest time for waking up.
D.He should adjust his headband.
34. The idea of making such a clock was developed by a group of
A.students at Brown University.
B.teachers at Brown University.
C.sleep-deprived scientists.
D.former engineers at Axon Sleep Research Laboratories.
35. The word “prototype” (paragraph 5) means
A.“form”.
B.“model”.
C.“brand”.
D.“cycle”.
Living www.haxgd.come an avoidance, a lack of discipline. And once you start replacing real human contact with cyber-interaction (網上交流),coming back out of the cave can be quite difficult.
At times, I turn on the television and just leave it to chatter in the background, something that I’d never done previously. The voices of the programs soothe (安慰) me, but then I' m jarred (使感到不快)by the commercials. I find myself sucked in by soap operas, or compulsively (強制性地) needing to keep up with the latest news and the weather. “Dateline,”“Frontline,”“Nightline,” CNN, every possible angle of every story over and over and over, even when they are of no possible use to me. Work movers from foreground to background.
36. Compared with the clear words of her boyfriend on screen, his accent is
A.obscure.
B.distinct.
C.unreal.
D.misleading.
37. The passage implies that the writer and her boyfriend live in
A.England.
B.different countries.
C.the same city.
D.the same country.
38. Living alone in a house, the writer seems to
A.have totally forgotten her work.
B.be afraid of her neighbors.
C.get some comfort from TV programs.
D.have gone crazy.
39. We learn from the passage that the writer
A.is fed up with the Net opponents.
B.prefers people to the computer.
C.is addicted to the computer.
D.does not like human contact.
40. The phrase “coming back out of the cave” in the fifth paragraph means
A.“coming back home”.
B.“giving up the present job”.
C.“living a lnxurious life”.
D.“restoring real human contact”.
The Science of the Future Until recently, the "science of the future" www.haxgd.comistry enables us to produce marvelous synthetic(合成的)materials. Howww.haxgd.coman beings. These will not be rejected by the body, as is the case with organs from humans.
The application of biotechnology to energy production seems even more promising. In 1996 the famous science. fiction writer, Arthur C.Clarke, many of whose previous predictions have come true. said that we may soon be able to develop remarkably cheap and renewable sources of energy. Some of these power sources will be biological. Clarke and others have warned us repeatedly that sooner or later we will have to give up our dependence on non-renewable power sources. Coal, oil and gas are indeed convenient. However, using them also means .creating dangerously high levels of pollution. It will be impossible to meet the growing demand for energy without increasing that pollution to catastrophic(災難性的)levels unless we develop power sources that are both cheaper and cleaner.
It is attempting to think that biotechnology or some other “science of the future” can solve our problems. Before we surrender to that temptation we should remember nuclear power. Only a few generations ago it seemed to promise limitless, cheap and safe energy. Today those promises lie buried in a concrete grave in a place called Chernobyl, in the Ukraine. Biotechnology is unlikely, however, to break its promises in quite the same or such a dangerous way.
41. According to the passage, the science of the future is likely to be
A.electronics.
B.biotechnology.
C.genetic engineering.
D.nuclear technology.
42. Organic chemistry helps to produce materials that are
A.as good as wool.
B.as good as an insect’s body.
C.not as good as natural materials.
D.better than natural materials.
43. According to the passage, it may soon be possible
A.to make something as good as human skin.
B.to produce drugs without side effects.
C.to transplant human organs.
D.to make artificial hearts and eyes.
44. In 1996. Arthur C.Clarke predicted that
A.biological power sources would be put into use soon.
B.oil, gas and coal could be repeatedly used in the future.
C.dependence on non-renewable power sources would be reduced soon
D.the Chernobyl disaster would happen in two years.
45. What do we learn from the last paragraph?
A.Biotechnology can solve all our future energy problems.
B.Biological power is cheaper than nuclear power.
C.Biological power may not be as dangerous as nuclear power
D.Biological power will keep all its promises.