that their dreams had a clear connection. These people are probably linking to each other’s unconscious mind.
Telepathy & Relationships. The more people spend time together, the more likely they are to be able to link up to the other’s mind, specially when separated. There are two reasons for this. One is that they understand the other’s mind through time spent together; the other is that there is usually a strong desire to communicate. A mother will often sense that her child is in danger. This is due to the child’s eagerly wanting his or her mother, knowing that this the person who would always want to be there for them, and the mother’s deep desire to protect her child from harm. 56. Telepathy turns up when we ____.
A. sense a close friend in danger B. use the five senses together C. recall things from our memory D. think of a stranger 57. You’re better at sending than receiving Telepathy if you ____.
A. can feel your mom is in danger B. receive a friend’s call as you wish C. can tell who knocks at your door D. dream of a friend dreaming of you 58. Which is not the way to help people gain Telepathy?
A. Help them have a strong desire to communicate. B. Separate them all the time.
C. Help them link up their unconscious minds. D. Let them spend much time together.
B
① Brain-injured boy set for ￡1.75m payout A YOUNGSTER who was knocked off his tricycle by a taxi and left with a serious brain injury is set to be awarded ￡1.75 million. Fourteen-years old George Currie, from Dalkeith, was living in County Durham with his parents Allister and Paula at the time of the accident in September 1993. George, who was then three years old, was riding his small tricycle along the pavement when he lost control and swerved on to the road into the path of an on-coming taxi. The driver’s insurance company has now accepted responsibility for the accident and New Caslte Counrt is expected to rule on the payout on Monday. Top 10 Boating accidents reduce ② Florida counties with the Lee and Collier counties tied at No. 10 Most accidents in 2004; But because the counties remained in the top 1.Monroe (98) among Florida’s 67 counties, safety continues 2.Palm Beach (65) to be a concern, officials said. 3.Pienllas (64) 4.Broward (59) ③ Teens react to new law on driving permit 5.Miami-Dade (54) Lawmakers may hope to make teenage drivers drive more safely, 6.Okaloosa (34) but some local teens behind the wheel feel angry following the 7.Orange (24) passing of Senate Bill 36 last week. 8.Bay (22) SB 36 is a law that limits times new teen drivers can drive and the 9.Lee (21) number of passengers they can carry. 10.Collier (21) ④ Road accidents take costly toll Traffic accidents kill more than one million people each year, injure tens of millions more and cost developing countries twice as much as they receive in international aid, the leader of a research body said Wednesday. The figures have led experts to form an international road safety network to choose the most important research areas, inform policy makers and help develop ways to prevent accidents, particularly in poor nations. 第 6 页 （共12页）
59. What does Passage① tell us about the boy? A. He was injured in the head when he was 14. B. He has waited for the payout for a long time. C. He has lived the same place since the accident.
D. He was run over by a taxi when riding on the pavement.
60. What can we learn about Lee and Collier counties from Passage②?
A. They both became safe places. B. They won the same place in a race.
C. They had the same number of accidents. D. They joined hands in reducing accidents. 61. Which passage would give more information on the prevention of road accidents? A. ① B. ② C. ③ D. ④
C
In only two decades Asian Americans have become the fastest growing U. S. minority. As their children began moving up through the nation schools, it became clear that a new class of academic achievers was emerging. Their achievements are reflected in the nation’s best universities, where mathematics, science and engineering departments have taken on a decidedly Asian character. This special liking for mathematics and science is partly explained by the fact that Asian-American students who began their education abroad arrived in the U. S. with a solid grounding in mathematics but little or no knowledge of English. They are also influenced by the promise of a good job after college. Asians feel there will be less unfair treatment in areas like mathematics and science because they will be judged more objectively. And the return on the investment in education is more immediate in something like engineering than with an arts degree.
Most Asian-American students owe their success to the influence of parents who are determined that their children take full advantage of what the American educational system has to offer. An effective measure of parental attention is homework. Asian parents spend more time with their children than American parents do, and it helps. Many researchers also believe there is something in Asian culture that breeds success, such as ideals that stress family values and emphasize education.
Both explanations for academic success worry Asian Americans because of fears that they feed a typical racial image. Many can remember when Chinese, Japanese and Filipino immigrants were the victims of social isolation. Indeed, it was not until 1952 that laws were laid down giving all Asian immigrants the right to citizenship.
62.While making tremendous achievements at college, Asian-American students . A. feel they are mistreated because of limited knowledge of English B. are afraid that their academic successes bear a strong Asian character C. till worry about unfair treatment in society
D. generally feel it a shame to have to depend on their parents
63.What are the major factors that determine the success of Asian Americans? A. A solid foundation in basic mathematics and Asian culture. B. Hard work and intelligence.
C. Parents’ help and a limited knowledge of English. D. Asian culture and the American educational system.
64.Few Asian American students major in human sciences mainly because . A. their English is not good enough
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B. they are afraid they might meet with unfair judgment in these areas C. there is a wide difference between Asian and Western cultures D. hey know little about American culture and society
65.Why do “both explanations” (Para. 3) worry Asian Americans?
A. They are afraid that they will again be isolated from American society in general. B. People will think that Asian students rely on their parents for success. C. Asian Americans will be a threat to other minorities.
D. American academic achievements have taken on too strong an Asian character.
D
How to eat healthfully can be especially complex for working women who often have neither the desire nor the time to cook for themselves (or for anyone else). Registered dietitian(营养专家)Barhara Morrissey suggests that a few simple rules can help.
“Go for nutrient dense foods,” she suggests, “foods that contain a multiple of nutrients. For example, select whole wheat bread as a breakfast food, rather than coffee cake. Or drink orange juice rather than orange drink, which contains only a small percentage of real juice-the rest is largely colored sugar water. You just can’t compare the value of these foods, the nutrient dense ones are so superior, ”she emphasizes.
Morrissey believes that variety is not only the spice of life—it’s the foundation of a healthful diet. Diets which are based on one or two foods are not only virtually impossible to keep up the strength, they can be very harmful, she says, because nutrients aren’t supplied in sufficient amounts or balance.
According to Morrissey, trying to find a diet that can cure your illnesses, or make you superwoman is a fruitless search. As women, many of us are too concerned with staying thin, she says, and we believe that vitamins are some kind of magic cure to replace food.
“We need carbohydrates, protein and fat—they are like the wood in the fireplace. The vitamins and minerals are like the match, the spark, for the fuel,” she explains. “We need them all, but in a very different proportions. And if the fuel isn’t there, the spark is useless.” 66.From the paragraph we know that working women . A. think cooking is especially complicated
B. do not share the same views with registered dietitians C. are busy and not interested in cooking D. are likely to eat healthfully
67.Orange juice is different from orange drink in that . A. it contains only a small percentage of real juice
B. it is natural, nutritious and prepared from real oranges C. it is largely orange-colored sugar water D. it produces nothing but calories
68.In Paragraph 4, “a fruitless search” means . A. an effort with no results B. a search for a diet without fruits
C. a research on fruitless diet D. a diet serving as medicine
69.Many women take it for granted, according to passage that . A. a balanced diet can result in being fat
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B. staying thin and healthy are both possible C. lack of variety in diets leads to staying thin
D. vitamins are some kind of substitutions for food
70.By “if the fuel isn’t there, the spark is useless”, the author means . A. carbohydrates, protein and fat are enough to support a human life B. vitamins and minerals are virtually of no value
C. carbohydrates, protein and fat are as important as vitamins and minerals D. without carbohydrates, protein and fat, vitamins and minerals are of no use
E
Microwaves may be great at warming up food, but what about warming people?
Using microwaves to directly heat owners of a room would save much of the energy wasted by heating walls and furniture. And despite popular ideas about microwaves, this technique would be safe, according to Charles R. Burlier of the Microwave Research Center in Marlborough, New Hampshire. Low-power microwaves only penetrate (贯穿) the skin (low-power microwave penetration in a ham is about 0.2 inches, for example) and with no negative effects.
To test this idea, Buffler subjected himself to microwaves in a special room using a standard 500-watt, 2459 MHz magnetron (磁控管). He found that a person will start to feel warmth at about 20 milliwatts per square centimeter (mw. / sq. cm. ) ; a satisfactory feeling of warmth occurs between 35 and 50mw. / sq. cm. By comparison, a person standing in noonday summer sun feels the amount of 85 mw. / sq. cm. And a frozen meat pie in your microwave oven receives about 1000 mw. / sq. cm.
In houses of the future, each room could be provided with its own magnetron, says Buffler. When you stepped into the living room, for example, a motion detector would turn on the magnetron, filling the room with low-power microwaves. In the same way that a microwave oven heats up a hamburger, but not the plate it’s on, you would feel warmth from the microwaves without changing the temperature of your coffee table. (You could, however, make your favorite easy chair even more comfortable by treating it with a radiation-absorbing chemical. )
While it might be some time before homeowners are comfortable enough with the idea to set up whole-body microwave heaters in houses, Buffler says microwaves may attract livestock farmers. Lambs that are born outdoors in winter, for example, are frequently lost to cold. Microwaves could warm the lambs safely and quickly.
71. Which of the following can tell the main idea of the passage? A. A new heating system. B. A new microwave oven. C. A popular technique. D. The magnetron.
72. According to paragraph 2, which of the following does not describe the characteristics of a microwave heater?
A. It directly heats people in a room. B. It heats walls and furniture in a room. C. It is safe. D. It saves energy．
73. The test conducted by Buffler shows that when a person feels comfortable warmth, he receives
about______.
A. 20 mw. / sq. cm. B. 40 mw. / sq. cm.
C. 60 mw. / sq. cm. D. 85 mw. / sq. cm.
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74. According to paragraph 4, which of the following fills the room with low-power microwaves? A. The magnetron. B. The motion detector. C. The microwave oven. D. The radiation-absorbing chemical.
75. Which of the following statements about microwave heaters would Buffler most probably agree
with?
A. Microwave heaters will soon be widely used by homeowners. B. Microwave heaters sometimes make people feel uncomfortable.
C. Perhaps microwave heaters will be first used by livestock farmers, who wish to protect their
lambs in winter.
D. Microwave heaters cannot be accepted by the public because they are somewhat unsafe.
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Passage 4
It is December thirty-first,2004,the time when the old year dies and the New Year is born.
Many Americans have parties at home and invite all their friends .Many of these events are noisy。People shout and sing.They often blow on small noisemakers when the New Year arrives at midnight.They kiss their husband or wife or the person they are with.They dance to music.Other Americans spend a quiet evening at home .They drink Champagne at midnight to welcome the New Year.
Some people drink too much alcohol at New Year’s Eve celebrations .This can lead to tragic results if a person drinks too much and then drives a car. The National Safety Council says hundreds of people die in road accidents during the holiday.
In recent years ,the danger of accidents has resulted in a new tradition called the “designated driver” One person among a group of friends drinks little or no alcohol during New Year’s Eve celebrations. Then this designated driver can safely drive the other people home. Many American cities also offer free taxi service on New Year’s Eve to take people home safely.
Other Americans observe the coming of the New Year at events without alcohol .More than 220 American cities hold thesse First Night celebrations. Artists in Boston Massachusetts started the tradition of First Night celebrations. In 1976.They wanted to observe the coming of a New Year.But they did not want to hold noisy drinking parties. So they organized, music, art and other events to observe the holiday.
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