Mr. Brown first went to look at the underground-fire when he was seven. “Through the hole in the earth you could see the orange fire, but you had to look fast because it was so hot,” said Mr. Brown. In 1898,he saw the fire once more.
Now, we can only see the smoke. The fire Mr. Brown saw is not the underground-fire. In fact ,there are 260 coal fires in the world. They are harmful and dangerous. Then how to put them out?
Scientists have tried to set fire to underground coal to speed up the fires. In this way, the burning of underground coal would be soon finished.
小題1:Mr Brown said that we had to take a fast look at the fire because_________.
A．it was in the holeB．it was very hot
C．it was orange D．it was harmful
小題2:How many coal fires are there in the world?
A．There’s only oneB．It’s hard to say
C．There are 260D．The article doesn’t tell us
小題3:What’s one of the best ways to put out the underground fire?
A．To cover the holes with stonesB．To speed the fire
C．To see the fire burningD．To do some experiments
小題4:What is the best title for the article?
A．Watching the Underground-fire
B．A Way to Put out the Underground Coat Fires
C．The Burning Earth
D．Coal and Coal Fires

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:B
文章向我們說明了一種新型的撲滅地下煤炭火災(zāi)的方法—加快煤炭的燃燒。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段第2行you had to look fast because it was so hot。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第2段第2行,there are 260 coal fires in the world.。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章最后一段內(nèi)容。
小題4:主旨大意題。文章就是向我們解釋撲滅地下煤炭火災(zāi)的方法。
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C．what taking time off is like
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B．You’ll make full preparation for starting college.
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D．The way in which data are hacked and stolen.
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B．password security programs
C．illegal-user detection
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B．Because it’s too cold in deep ocean.
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D．Because it’s dangerous to observe the sea life.
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C．To draw governments’ attention to the construction of the ship.
D．To solve the global warming.
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A．you are travelling through timeB．you are thought to be out of date
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A．the businessman mastered the latest technology
B．mobile phones used to be quite big just years ago
C．the businessman was a very ridiculous person
D．the writer failed to follow modern technology
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A．time and eventsB．comparison and contrast
C．cause and effectD．examples and analysis
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A．The fast pace of change brings us no good.
B．We have to keep up with new technology.
C．Household items should be upgraded quickly.
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B．Because earthquakes take place without warning.
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A．we need to prepare some supplies only at home
B．a(chǎn) telephone is the most important prepared thing
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A．reading newspapers on a computer
B．making a space shuttle go into space and land on Earth again
C．creating cloned animals
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A．can work 24 hours a day
B．often ask for more pay
C．a(chǎn)re not clever enough
D．a(chǎn)re often late for work
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A．there will be no blind and deaf people by 2050
B．few diseases will attack people by 2050
C．devices are connected directly to the brain to help people hear
D．medical technology will be more effective by 2050
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A．The author does not support the use of cloning technology.
B．The author thinks human cloning is impossible.
C．The author does not really support the idea of human cloning.
D．The author is quite excited about human cloning.

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The researchers noted that the baby fish had a “relatively small mouth”, so rather than swallowing their brothers and sisters whole, they would bite pieces out of them. Despite this limitation, the fish caused plenty of deaths --- up to 12 per cent of the deaths that happened in the lab each day.
Those fish that grew fast enough to be able to chew on their fellows had an advantage. The extra food accelerated their growth and development. Tiger puffer fish are likely to be faster and swifter, so they can deal better with enemies.
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A．they are very difficult to catch
B．they can become larger to threaten enemies away
C．they kill their younger companions as they grow up
D．they are deadly poisonous
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A．can only grow to a weight of 0.1g
B．do not change their behavior as they grow up
C．like to find a safe place to hatch the next generation
D．begin to grow teeth when they reach the third level
小題3:Where does the poison in the puffer fish’s body come from?
A．Its inner organs.B．The air it breathes in.
C．The diet it eats.D．The bacteria around it.
小題4:Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A．Puffer fish can only produce poison when they face danger.
B．People like eating puffer fish even though they are poisonous.
C．The larvae are more aggressive than adult puffer fish.
D．Young puffer fish taste better than adult puffer fish.

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