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We all accept that sports should stress skill over luck,and fairness over privilege(特权).

They should be accessible to many and fun to watch.In the end,a sport,s champion should re-

present shared values and served as a role model.

But with today,s advances in technology,the power of sports equipment makers offers great

opportunity for the athletes who have access to the latest technology.

In 2008,108 world records were broken in the sport of swimming.The average number of

world records set in swimming in all past Olympic years is about 22.The average number of

world records set in a non-Olympic year is about 5.Now there are no“old”world records.

Suit technology has been the most widely recognized difference.The sharkskin suit and the

“paper”suits were all made public by suit manufactures before the Olympic.

As records continue to be broken,the Internet message boards for the swimming community

have taken a darker view of suit technology.“Time is meaningless”is one quote.I tend to agree.Some of the times I see being posted today are simply legends(传奇).

Am I against suit technology?Not really.But 2008 marked an unbelievable change in the

sport of swimming.People are saying,“Bigger,faster,stronger at any cost!”,wanting no limits on technology,either suits or drugs.I am not one of those people.

I am a guy that recognized the sport of swimming being as simple as man vs.water.It used

to be the swimmer in the suit,not the suit on the swimmer.How times have changed.

53.According to the first paragraph,it is a common belief that________.

A.only a few people have chances to take part in sports

B.the latest suit technology should not be used in sports

C.sports should be interesting for people to watch

D.luck plays an important role in Olympic Games

54.It can be learned from the passage that_______.

A.the author is against the latest technology in sports

B.the athletes have become more skilled than before

C.some records are hard to break without technology

D.advanced suits and drugs can be used in Olympics

55.What does“Time is meaningless”mean in the swimming community?

A.Breaking records in swimming is too easy for most athelets.

B.It,s technology rather than skill that counts in some records.

C.Many athletes break records by luck and taking drugs.

D.Some rules aren,t obeyed when Olympic records are broken.

56.What,s the author,s opinion of the present sports?

A.Latest technology should be encouraged in compitition among athelets.

B.Time should be measured in a different way in modern Olympic Games.

C.All of the athletes should wear the same suits to ensure fairness.

D. Competition in skill should come first instead of that in equipment。

 

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C

With smart phones taking the world by Storm,a phone that Can only send and receive voice

calls and text messages may seem like a relic from a bygone age.Yet in East Africa,simple

phones like these are changing the face of the economy,thanks to the mobile money services that are spreading across the region.

Usilng the text-messaging function built into the GSM system(全球通)used by most cell

phone networks,these services allow people without a bank account or credit card to use their

phone as an electronic walletthat can be used to store.send or receive cash.

It works like this:you pay cash to your local agent who then tops up your mobile money

account using a secure form of text messaging.That money can be transferred(转账)to another

person by sending a message to their cell phone account.

For some the system is a lifeline.“If I didn,t have my mobile phone.1 would be very

poor,”says Neyasse Neemur,a mother of four children who lives in northern Kenya.“Now I

can sell fish.”

Neemur took up fishing in July last year,but making money from it was a little tricky,

especially as Turkana people do not usually eat fish.A truck from Ethiopia to Tanzania passes

through her village once a week,and she arranged to have the driver transport the fish several

hundred kilometres south to market in Kisumu.where relatives sell the fish.

“I get the money transfer immediately.”says Neemur.“Then I can pay for my children to go to school and for vegetables and beans,”she adds,“so I don’t need to eat fish.”

According to the Central Bank of Kenya,payments worth around l billion Kenyan shillings

($13 million)per day were transferred through Kenya,s mobile money systems in 2009,equalling

the country,s credit card transactions(业务).The bank expects mobile money transfers to overtake credit cards in 2010.

49.In Paragraph l,the author uses“simple phones”to________.

A.make a comparison    B.introduce a topic

C.describe a scene     D.offer an argument

50.What can we learn about the simple phones in East Africa?

A.They might help the local people apply for a bank account.

B.They will replace the banks completely in the near future.

C.They provide a safe means for the locals to do business.

D.They can do nothing except send and receive calls or messages.

51.The word“it”in the third paragraph refers to_______.

A.the GSM system    B.the mobile money service

C.the credit card service D.the cell phone networks

52.The story of Neyasse Neemur suggests that_______.

A.the mobile money service plays a key rote in the locals, life

B.Neemur uses her mobile phone to contact her customers

C。her relatives tricks Turkana people to eat the fish they sell

D.the Bank of Kenya helps her improve her living condition

 

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B

What weighs 3500 pounds(1600kg)and lived 60 million years ago?Are you thinking of

dinosaurs?Guess again!You don,t have to go to a museum to see these creatures.They are alive

and swimming in the warm coastal waters of Florida.

Manatees(海牛)have lived a peaceful existence in the warm waters  of  Florida  for  60

million years.However,they are now an endangered species.This means that if humans don,t do

something to save them,they will soon go the way of dinosaurs.

Humans have made life very difficult for manatees.One big danger that humans have

introduced is the speedboat.Because manatees are mammals.they need to come to the surface to breathe about every 5 to 6 minutes.This means that they are in constant danger of being caught in the propellers(螺旋桨)of speedboats.And boating aceidents are the greatest cause of death for them.

Manatees are in extra danger when they are in their sleeping or“torpor”state.They still

have to come to the surface for the air,but sometimes they are too sleepy to avoid the danger of approaching boats.

Another danger for manatees is the pollution that humans produce.Due to human pollution,

a deadly plant called red tide had increased greatly in the Gulf of Mexico.The plant,or algae,

t11riVes(繁茂)on pollution.It wiped out nearly 20 percent of the total manatee population on

earth.

Humans can help to save manatees。The government has established boating speed limits to

give the manatees.a chance to escape approaching speedlsoats.Everyone can help by cutting

down on waste and pollution to protect the waters for the manatees.

One famous singer,Jimmy Buffet,has helped save the manatees.He co-founded the Save the Manatee Club(SMC).SMC had begun an adoption(收养)program for the manatees.For a fee,sponsors(资助者)can name a manatee.Donations are used to help protect the manatees and their habitat.

45.The manatee is the kind of animal that___________.

A.1ikes living in the cold waters of Florida      B.will die out if not protected in time

C.call dive in the deep sea for hours             D.is the biggest living animal on earth

46.Why is it dangerous for manatees to be in a torpor state?

A.Because they come to the snlface to breathe,and that is when they are hunted.

B.Because they eat deadly algae,and this makes them too sick to avoid danger.

C.Because they live in groups and therefore they are easily hurt by passing boats.

D.Because they are sleepy when they surface,so they can,t avoid approaching boats.

47.The death of the manatees is largely due to__________.

A.human hunting                       B.human pollution

C.speedboat accidents                  D.deadly plants

48.To help protect manatees,people should_________.

A.never go speed boating in their living habitat

B.keep the waters of Florida free from pollution

C.have manatess named by sponsors without a fee

D.wake manatees up from their torpor state

 

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第二部分阅读理解(共25小题。第一节每小题2分,第二节每小题l分,i满分45分)

第一节阅凑下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在

答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

WASHINGTON(Reuters)-People who drink two or more sweetened soft drinks a week have a much higher risk of pancreatic cancer(胰腺癌),an unusual but deadly cancer,researchers reported on Monday.

People who drank mostly fruit juice instead of sodas did not have the same risk,the study

of 60,000 people in Singapore found.

Sugar may be to blame but people who drink sweetened sodas regularly often have other

poor health habits,said Mark Pereira of the University of Minnesota,who led the study.

“The high levels of sugar in soft drinks may be increasing the level of insulin(胰岛素)in The body,which we think contributes to pancreatic cancer cell growth,”Pereira said in a statement.

Writing in the joumal Cancer Epidemiology,Biomarkers & Prevention,Pereira and colleagues

said they followed 60,524 men and women in the Singapore Chinese Health Study for l4 years.

Over that time,140 of the volunteers developed pancreatic cancer.Those who drank two or

more sweetened soft drinks a week had an 87 percent higher risk of being among those who got

pancreatic cancer.

Pereira said he believed the fndings would apply elsewhere。

“Singapore is a wcahhy country with excellent heahhcare.Favorite pastimes(消遣)are

eating and shopping,so the findings should apply to other western countries,”he said.

But Susan Mayne of the Yale Cancer Center at Yale University in Connecticut was cautious.

“Although this study found a risk,the finding was based on a relatively small number of

cases and it remains unclear whether it is a causal(因果的)connection or not。”said Mayne.

who serves on the board of the journal,which is published by the American Association for

Cancer Research.

Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest forms of cancer,with 230,000 cases globally.In

the United States,37,680 people are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in a year and 34,290 die

of it.

4 1.According to the text,who is in control of the health study?

A.Mark Pereira.               B.Scientists from Singapore.

C.Researchers in Yale.         D.Susan Mayne.

42.We can infer from Pereira,s words that__.

A.the heahhcare in Singapore should be greatly improved

B.2 soft drinks a day are considered harmful to health

C.87 out of l40 volunteers developed pancreatic cancer

D.sugar might not be the only cause of pancreatic cancer

43.How does Susan seem to feel about the findings of the study?

A.Satisfied.     B.Doubtful.     C.Worried.   D.Hopeful.

44.The best title of the text might be________.

A.The Deadliest Forms of Cancer          B.Drink Fruit Juice Instead of Sodas

C.A Study in University of Minnesota      D.Sugary Soft Drinks Lead to Cancer

 

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第三节完形填空(共20小题;每小题l.5分,满分30分)

阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填人空白处

的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Not long before,my daughler,s shoes were scratched(划破)with a knife.She burst illto

tears。I took them to the shoemakel,s.

The young apprentice(学徒)glanced at the   21   and said,“Nothing I can do except

22   the upper.”

His master looked at them and said,“If you   23   me,1 will add more scratches on both the shoes.”

1 was  24  and asked why.

He explained,“As if the opening were made  25  for a special style.”

I didn’t fully understand him,  26  I deeided to leave thc shoes。

Two days later i dropped by from work to   27  the shoes.  I found more scratches on each

shoe;all the openings were patched(缝补)by soft red leather;the stitches(针脚)were twisted

with the appearance looking more  28 and interesting than ever.I couldn,t help praising the

master,s   29 .

Another time,my sister,s blouse was torn,leaving a large opening.My wife checked it

30  and then said,“Let me take it home and  31  it.”

Three days later,seeing it again,1 was greatly 32 :all the tom parts took on a look of

ice crystal(水晶);attached to it was a snowman made of flowery rags.I sighed with  33.

“It,s amazing!”

“1 was  34  by that shoemaker.Patches are supposed to be  35 .but a skilJful  craftsman(工匠)can make it take on a kind of  36 ,”replied my wife.

Her words inspired me more:perfection is impossible to achieve in   37   ;patches appear

in the  38   of injury,disability or disease.Since you c an,t change the existence of wound.you

should not 39  people,s sympathy by disclosing the wound,which is meaningless.Just sew the

40  by patches and produce a most beautifld flower on it,and that is the significance of life.

21.A.scar        B.opening           C.hole         D.mark

22. A.replace      B.remove       C.throw       D.tear

23. A.tell         B.show         C.agree      D.trust

24. A.delighted    B.confused     C.excited     D.astonistled

25.A.on purpose      B.by chance    C.in particular     D.in turn

26.A.so         B.and       C.as      D.but

27.A.bring      B.collect    C.see D.retum

28.A.ugly       B.strange     C.1ovely         D.familiar

29.A.skill    B.drill         C.performance       D.techniaue

30. A.anxiously    B.suddenly    C.carefully       D.delightly

31.A.wash    B.iron      C.save          D.mend

32.A.puzzled        B.disappointed    C. surprised D.touched

33.A.anger        B.regret    C.praise D.care

34.A.encouraged    B.inspired    C.moved      D.attracted

35.A.common       B.beautiful     C.ugly      D.rare

36.A.difference     B.perfection    C.newness    D.change

37.A.future        B.mind       C.1ife           D.place

38. A.form         B.name          C.shape           D.need

39.A.treat     B.accept     C.ignore      D.expect

40.A.wound     B.pain       C.injury      D.disability

 

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-I give up.It’s too hard.

-Really? I______you could make it through.

A.think

B.thought

C.have thought

D.am thinking

 

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