While all my classmates seem to be crazy about a one-way ticket to Mars, I’d rather say Mars is totally unsuitable for human existence. People won’t have enough food supplies there, and the terrible environment would make it impossible for them to live a long life. Besides, the journey won’t be safe. Can anybody explain to me just why people would go to Mars, never to return?  Steve Minear, UK
Here are the things you can think of: the desire to explore a foreign and unique environment, the excitement of being the first humans to open up a new world, the expectation of fame and glory┅. For scientists there is another reason. Their observations and research will probably lead to great scientific achievements.  Donal Trollop, Canada
There are already too many people on the Earth. I think that something before the end of the century, there will be a human colony on Mars. It will happen when people finally realize that two-way trips to the red planet Mars are unnecessary. Most of the danger of space flight is in the launches and landings. Cutting the trip home would therefore reduce the danger of accidents, save a lot of money, and open the way to building an everlasting human settlement in another world. Enough supplies can be sent on ahead, and every two years more supplies and more people will be sent to the new colony. Mars has all the materials for a colony to produce or make everything it needs, and Mars is far more pleasant than the other planets in the outer space.   Paul Davies, USA
小題1:The main purpose of Steve Minear’s writing is_________.    .
A．to report his classmates’ discussionB．to invite an answer to his question
C．to explain the natural state of MarsD．to show his agreement on going to Mars
小題2:Which of the following best states Donal Trollop’s ideas?  
A．There is a plan to send humans to Mars
B．There are many reasons for going to Mars
C．Scientists become famous by doing research on Mars
D．It is possible to build an Earth-like environment on Mars
小題3: Paul Davies points out that______.  
A．humans need only a one- way ticket to Mars
B．two-way trips to mars will be made safe soon
C．It is easy to reduce the danger and cost of flights to Mars
D．It is cheap to build an everlasting human settlement on Mars
小題4:What does Paul Davies think of human existence on Mars? 
A．Humans will have to bring all they need from the earth
B．Humans will find Mars totally unsuitable for living
C．Humans can produce everything they need
D．Humans can live longer in the colony on Mars

小題1:B
小題1:B
小題1:A
小題1:C

小題1:根據(jù)Here are the things you can think of:及下文描述，可知本文的主要目的就是為了上文，他的問題Can anybody explain to me just why people would go to Mars, never to return? 找到一個答案，故選B。
小題1:根據(jù)短文第二段描述，可知人類要去火星有很多理由，故選B。
小題1:根據(jù)短文第三段It will happen when people finally realize that two-way trips to the red planet Mars are unnecessary.及上下文描述，可知保羅戴維斯指出人們只需要去火星的單程車票的原因，故選A。
小題1:根據(jù)最后一段Mars has all the materials for a colony to produce or make everything it needs,描述，可知選C。
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Henry showed no surprise. He took the gorilla to a table and handed him a menu. He treated him politely and pretended there was nothing at all strange about having a gorilla in his restaurant.
The gorilla looked through the menu and ordered a salad.
Henry served the gorilla his salad personally, knowing that his waiters and waitresses would be too frightened.
At last the gorilla finished his salad and asked for the bill.
Henry wrote out the bill and handed it to the big animal.
The gorilla studied it, shook his head sadly then gave Henry fifty dollars.
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“At fifty dollars for a salad,” the gorilla said, “I’m not surprised.”
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C．made historyD．caused accidents
小題2:One day when a gorilla came into the restaurant, Henry was_____.
A．very surprised by the gorillaB．not disturbed(煩憂) by the gorilla
C．very interested in the gorillaD．scared of the gorilla
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B．Another ice age will come soon.
C．People don’t care about the changing climate.
D．Scientists are not yet sure about the reason for the changing climate.
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A．MRI scans are applied to intelligence.
B．On the average， a bigger brain means higher IQ.
C．Dr McDaniel did well in his intelligence study.
D．Scientists are interested in Tiedmann’s idea.
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C．being hard working is more important than intelligence
D．brain size doesn’t necessarily decide the level of intelligence
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A．proves Tiedmann’s idea was completely true
B．shows women are smarter than men
C．involves many studies and a lot of people
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Pass on the praise. Praise others for their virtues and strengths. This practice will not decrease your confidence, but help increase it.
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B．to explain the secret of self-confidence
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A．the secret of self-confidence
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C．pretend to know everything
D．make your advantages more obvious
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A．in spaceB．in the atmosphere
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B．clouds form there
C．the weather forms there
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B．a(chǎn)fter they have compared new satellite pictures with earlier ones
C．before they received satellite pictures
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Boom boom!( I’m here, come to me!)
Krak krak!( Watch out, a leopard (豹)！)
Hok hok hok!( Hey, crowned eagle!)
Very good — you’ve already mastered half the basic vocabulary of the Campbell’s monkey, which lives in the forests of the Tai National Park in Ivory Coast. The adult males have six types of call, each with a specific meaning, but they can mix two or more calls together into a message with a different meaning.
Having spent months recording the monkeys’ calls in response to both natural and artificial stimuli (刺激物), a group led by Klaus Zuberbuhler of the University of St. Andrews in Scotland argues that the Campbell’s monkeys have a certain form of syntax(句法).
This is likely to be controversial because despite great effort to teach chimpanzees(大猩猩) language, they showed little or no ability to combine the sounds they learned into a sentence with a larger meaning. Syntax, basic to the structure of language, uniquely belongs to humans.
“Krak” is a call that warns of leopards in the neighborhood. The monkeys give it in response to real leopards and to leopard shouting broadcast by the researchers. The monkeys can vary the call by adding “-oo”: “Krak-oo” seems to be a general word for hunter, but one given in a special context – when monkeys hear but don’t see a hunter, or when they hear the alarm calls of another species.
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If Zuberbuhler is correct, the Campbell’s monkeys can both vary the meaning of specific calls by adding something and combine calls to make a different meaning.
小題1:What is the passage mainly about?
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C．The lifestyle of monkeys.D．The importance of language.
小題2:According to the passage, chimpanzees       .
A．don’t communicate by sounds
B．only understand simple sentences
C．fail to learn language from humans
D．a(chǎn)re not related to the Campbell’s monkeys
小題3:If the Campbell’s monkeys hear a lion’s shouting, they will call “  ”.
A．KrakB．BoomC．Boom boom krak-oo krak-oo krak-oo D．Krak-oo
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A．Zuberbuhler has spent years in the forests
B．the writer isn’t sure of Zuberbuhler’s opinions
C．the Campbell’s monkeys are cleverer than other animals
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You don’t have to be a farmer to raise rabbits. You can raise them in the city.
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Rabbits need a lot of fresh air and sunlight. Cover the sides of the rabbit house only to protect it from rain.
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A．to explain why rabbits are clean and quietB．to let people know more about rabbits
C．to tell readers how to raise rabbitsD．to introduce a small friendly animal pet
小題2:What is important if you raise rabbits?
A．Holes are needed for waste to drop through.
B．Each rabbit must be given a separate room.
C．Each room must have clean water every day.
D．Feeding containers are hung on the fence.
小題3:Why should the holes in the wire fence be about one centimeter square?
A．Because the holes let in sunlight.
B．Because rabbits like these holes.
C．Because rabbits get food from them.
D．Because waste of rabbits drops through the holes.
小題4:What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?
A．You don’t have to kill rabbits to make more money.
B．Rabbits cannot be sold to make money when they are alive.
C．Rabbits are more valuable when they are alive.
D．Rabbits have to be killed to be more valuable.

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