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An oasis (绿洲) is an island of life in an ocean of temperature extremes.Any oasis always contains one or more springs Oases make it possible to survive through the desert.In large deserts such as the Sahara.towns are located around sources of water such as oases and rivers.

What causes an oasis? An oasis is actually a spot in the desert where the altitude is low enough that the water table is fight below the surface,resulting in the presence of springs.Even in a desert, it rains occasionally,and this produces a water table just above the bedrock,usually several hundred feet below the surface.Sand is very porous (可渗透的),so most water runs right

through it and down to the bedrock.

Deserts consist of many millions of tons of sand.There is only one natural force capable of moving it in noticeable amounts:the wind.Although,in an average dust storm,ten cubic feet of air only holds about an ounce of sand,a cubic mile of air can move about 4,600 tons of it,leading to erosion (侵蚀).A severe storm is capable of moving as much as 100 million tons of sand and dust.

In certain areas where large quantities of sand are moved by storms,erosion digs all the way down to the water table,putting it just beneath the surface Seeds planted in the ground there are capable of extending roots into the moist land,producing an oasis.

Sometimes.the oasis produced by the wind can be very large when vast tracts of desert are wiped clean by storms.The great Kharga oasis in the Sahara,for example,is over 100 miles long and 12 to 50 miles in width. The oasis was produced when erosion caused the edges of the hollow places to sink down to the water table.    

63.What does “it” in Paragraph 4 refer to_______.

A.erosion        B.water table          C.sand                      D.storm

64.How many conditions of the oasis formation are mentioned in the passage without considering

The wind and seeds?

A.3                B.4                        C.5                           D.6

65.We can infer from the passage ________.

A.there is at least one spring on an oasis

B.the bedrock is usually just right below the surface

C.the great Kharga oasis is the biggest oasis in the world

D.the great Kharga oasis is at a low altitude

66.In the last paragraph,the author mentions the great Kharga oasis as an example to_______.

A.introduce the great oasis to the readers

B.tell how the oasis was produced by rain

C.show the oasis produced by the wind can be very large

D.tell it’s easy to form oases in the desert after storms

 

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13th CLIC/LISO annual conference set for California

Event

13th annual CLIC/LISO Conference

Dates

May  l7 to 19, 2007

Venue

Santa Barbra, California,US

Theme

Conference on Language,Interaction (相互作用) and Culture

Organizer

*The Australia Research Council (ARC);

*Language,Interaction and Social Organization (LISO) group;

*The Center for language,Interaction and Culture (CLIC).

Keynote and featured speakers

*Barbara Fox,professor of 1inguistics (语言学),University of Colorado,Boulder,US;

*Celia Kitzinger, professor of sociology,University of York,UK:

*Norma Mendoza-Denton,professor of anthropology (人类学),University of Arizona,US;

*Jason Raley,assistant professor of education,University of California,Santa Barbara, US

Topic areas

*Anthropological linguistics;

*Pragmatics;

*Conversation analysis;

*Discourse analysis

Participants

Language and culture researchers from institutions across US,Australia and many other countries.

Background information

The Language,Interaction. and Social Organization (LISO) group is composed of professors and researchers in the areas of linguistics,sociology,and education,etc.The Center for Language,Interaction,and Culture (CLIC) is made up of experts from anthropology,applied linguistics,education,psychology,and sociology. Their common purpose is to promote cross-disciplinary discussion of issues regarding language as a complex resource for thinking and acting in the world.

The Australian Research Council  (ARC) plays a key role in the Australian government’s investment in the future prosperity and well-being of the Australian community.

For further information,please visit http://www.hcsnet.edu.au/.

60.Who are likely to attend the conference?

A.Language researchers                       B.Language learners

C.Business men                                      D.Social volunteers

61.What topic will not probably be discussed in the conference?

A.Pragmatics study                             B.Discourse analysis

C.Economic development                       D.Language and culture

62.It is inferred from the passage that______.

A.1anguage is so difficult that learners should study sociology first

B.LISO aims to promote the prosperity and well-being of the world

C.the conference will be held in California of Australia

D.language has a close connection with sociology

 

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阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将其涂黑.

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It was close to dusk.We came to a large,bowl-shaped nest in which we saw the gray head of a very small sea turtle popping out about half an inch out of the sand.Then we heard a rustling in the bushes behind us.A flesh-eating bird came near.

Our young guide wanted us to be quiet and watch the bird moving towards the young turtle’s

head.

The bird got closer and closer to the opening and began pecking at the young turtle’s head, trying to pull it out of the sands.

The young life was in danger.We were worried about it.One of us asked the guide,“Aren’t

you going to do something?”

He put his finger to his lips and said,“This is the way nature works.”

But we didn’t agree with him and spoke with one voice asking him to do something.So he had to go and pull the young turtle out of his hole and put it on its way towards the sea.

What happened next,however,caught everyone by surprise Soon after the young turtle was set free,lots of baby turtles—having received a wrong signal that it was safe—went out of the nest and began moving towards the sea.

Our foolishness became clear.Not only had the baby turtles come out under the mistaken impression that it was safe to do so,but their mad dash was taking place too early.The still-clear

light of dusk allowed no hiding from meat—eating birds.Within a short period of time,dozens of

baby turtles had been eaten by those birds.Our young guide quickly took a baseball cap and filled it with baby turtles.Walking into the water.he set them free.Then he wildly waved his hat to frighten off those birds.

When it was over,the joyful cries of dozens of well—fed birds rifled the air.Two of the birds stood silently on the beach hoping to catch a final,struggling baby turtle.All that could be heard was the sound of the waves beating against the sands.

Heads down,we walked slowly along the beach in the dusk.

56.At first, the guide would not help the young turtle out of the nest because____.

A.he wouldn’t mind others’business

B.he thought the young turtle liked to dash into the sea

C.he wanted the young turtles to take their own course

D.he thought the young turtle should have come out earlier

57.In fact,the first baby turtle worked as_______.

A.a clever spy to attract the birds outside B.one to get information outside the nest

C.a leader to come out first                        D.a brave guard to fight against the birds

58.From the last sentence of the passage, we know that _______.

A.they were sad because the young turtles were foolish

B.they felt very tired with the still—clear light shining

C.they came to know that their rush to help did more harm than good

D.they regretted not killing the meat—eating birds

59.According to the passage,which of the following statements may be true?

A.The young turtles were doomed (注定) to be eaten by those birds.

B.All the young turtles are eaten by dozens of birds.

C.The young turtles shouldn’t come out of their nest before it was dark.

D.The young turtles gathered to frighten off the birds.

 

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阅读下面短文。掌握其大意,然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将其涂黑

I am a good mother to three children. I have tried never to let my profession   36  in the way of being a good parent.

I no longer consider myself the   37   of the universe.I show up.I listen.I try to laugh.I

am a good friend to my   38  .I have tried to make marriage vows (誓约)   39   what they

say.I am a good friend to my friends,and they   40   me.Without them,there would be nothing to say to you today.

So here’s what I wanted to tell you today:Get a   41  .A real life,not a desire of the next   42  ,the bigger paycheck,the larger house.

Get a life in which you are not   43  .Find people you love,and who love you.And remember that love is not   44  ,it is work.   45    the phone.Send an e-mail.Write a letter.And realize that life is the best thing and   46  yon have no business taking it for granted.

It is so easy to    47   our lives,oar days,our hours,and our minutes.It is so easy to exist   48  to live.I learned to live many years ago.Something really,really   49   happened to me,something that changed my life in ways that,if I had my choice,it would never have been changed at all.And what I learned from it is what,today,seems to be the hardest   50  of all.

I learned to love the   51  ,not the destination.I learned to look at all the good in the world and try to give some of it back because I believed in it.completely and totally.And I tried to do that.in part,by telling others what I had learned.

By telling them   52  :Read in the backyard with the sun on your face.Learn to be happy-

And think of life as a deadly   53  ,because if you do   54  it ought to be lived,you will live it with joy and   55  .

36.A.come           B.stand                  C.take                    D.block

37.A.body           B.star                    C.center                    D.planet

38.A.child           B.husband              C.mother                   D.friend

39.A.mean           B.express               C.concern                  D.convince

40.A.for              B.of                      C.with                   D.to

41.A.job              B.family                C.life                     D.home

42.A.promotion    B.success                C.baby                 D.accomplishment

43.A.busy            B.guilty                    C.immature            D.alone

44.A.game           B.fun                     C.enthusiasm          D.leisure

45.A.Pick up       B.Take up              C.Hold up              D.Get up

46.A.whether       B.what                   C./                                   D.that

47.A.waste                 B.spend                    C.kill                      D.pass

48.A.in favour of   B.instead of            C.in spite of           D.in honoue of

49.A.nice            B.fierce                        C.bad                    D.great

50.A.decision       B.method               C.1ife                    D.lesson

51.A.trip             B.journey               C.tour                    D.travel

52.A.this             B that                       C.it                       D.follows

53.A.routine        B.acquaintance       C.illness                 D.enemy

54.A.as if           B.how                   C.as                       D.than

55.A.delight        B.sorrow                C.anxiety               D.passion

 

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A.is World Expo 2010

B.World Expo 2010 is

C.has World Expo 2010 been

D.World Expo 2010 has been

 

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34.________spending our vacation in the city,why not try hiking in the courtry?

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B.In favour of

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