B. Participants have more than one option on Feb.5th than another night.
C. Workshops have nothing to do with the discussions held at SEB meetings. D. Faculty advisers can join the mixer without training experience.
72. You are a college student, interested in plants and good at taking TV pictures. Which of the
Evening Workshops is most suitable for you? A. Botanical Film Making. B. Collections for Botany. C. Student Network. D. Society for Economic Botany.
73. Which of the following is discouraged by Evening Workshops? A. To invite faculty advisers to discuss the management issues. B. To encourage student members of the SEB to meet one another. C. To expect experienced filmmakers to attend Botanical Film Making. D. To increase the quality of material recorded.
(C)
If you see a group of people dancing and singing on the street or in the railway station, you don‘t need to feel surprised. They are a flash mob. Don‘t be confused by their name. Actually, a flash mob, organized with the help of the Internet or other digital communications networks, is a group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place, do something unusual for a period of time, such as exchanging books, coming together to look at the sky, waving their hands and shouting something at the top of their lungs for 30 seconds, and then quickly disappear before the police can arrive.
Bill Wasik, senior editor of Harper‘s Magazine, organized the first flash mob in Manhattan in May 2003 and the first successful flash mob assembled on June 3, 2003 at Macy‘s department store involving 100 people gathering on Macy‘s Department Store. Following this, about 200 people flooded the lobby of the Hyatt hotel, applauding in one voice for fifteen seconds, and next participants pretending to be tourists on a bus trip invaded a shoe boutique in Soho. A later mob saw hundreds of people in Central Park making bird noises.
Wasik claimed that he created flash mobs as a social experiment designed to tease hipsters (追逐时尚的人), and highlight the cultural atmosphere of agreement and of being part of ―the next big thing‖.
Many Web logs, chat rooms and Web groups are devoted to the craze. Though flash mobs were originally regarded as pointless, the concept has already developed for the benefit of political and social events. Flash mobbing takes advantage of the efficiency of communicating information on Websites and by email, and protesters can similarly use the ―on and off‖ concept to be involved in political events. Such flash mob gatherings can sometimes shock or frighten people who are not aware of what is taking place. They also have enormous economic potential, such as using flash mobs to advertise a product.
The flash mob is now becoming more and more popular. People use it to do many things. For example, in 2009, hundreds of Michael Jackson‘s fans took part in a flash mob to remember him, gathering outside the railway station in Liverpool, singing and dancing Michael‘s famous song Beat It together. In another example, some people took part in a flash mob to warn people against negative words. Flash mobs give people from all walks of life an opportunity to come together to create a memory.
74. The purpose of flash mobs created by Wasik is to __________.
A. make flash mobs a social experiment with political, social and economic potential B. give people an opportunity to assemble and perform some distraction
C. make fun of hipsters and emphasize the cultural atmosphere of agreement and participation D. make communicating information efficient and help people create a memory
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75. People took part in the following activities of flash mobs except that __________. A. they pretended to take a bus trip and invaded a shoe shop in Soho B. they got together in central Park and played birdsong
C. they gathered upon the railway station in Liverpool, singing Beat It and dancing
76. Which of the following could most possibly be a flash mob according to the passage? A. Sixteen people get together quickly on the square and do jumping and singing and leave there suddenly.
B. A group of people are busy giving out leaflets of a limousine of a brand to those walking in front of them.
C. Some tourists plan for months and go mountaineering on the first day of Horse Year. D. Protesters from different factories sit for days in front of the city hall for low wage.
77. Which of the following might be the best title of the passage? A. Flash mob: the political potential
B. Flash mob: the pop culture D. Flash mob: the short-term memory
C. Flash mob: the source of information
D. they assembled in the department store and applauded together for 15 seconds
松江区
(A)
Want a glimpse of the future of health care? Take a look at the way the various networks of people involved in patient care are being connected to one another, and how this new connectivity is being exploited to deliver medicine to the patient – no matter where he or she may be.
Online doctors offering advice based on standardized symptoms are the most obvious examples. Increasingly, however, remote diagnosis (telemedicine) will be based on real physiological data from the actual patient. A group from the University of Kentucky has shown that by using an off-the-shelf (现成的) PDA (personal data assistance) such as a Palm Pilot plus a mobile phone, it is perfectly feasible to transmit a patient‘s vital signs over the telephone. With this kind of equipment in a first-aid kit (急救包), the cry asking whether there was a doctor in the house could well be a thing of the past.
Other medical technology groups are working on applying telemedicine to rural care. And at least one team wants to use telemedicine as a tool for disaster response – especially after earthquakes. Overall, the trend is towards providing global access to medical data and expertise. But there is one problem. Bandwidth (频带宽度) is the limiting factor for transmitting complex medical images around the world – CT scans being one of the biggest bandwidth consumers. Communications satellites may be able to cope with the short-term needs during disasters such as earthquakes, wars or famines. But medicine is looking towards both the second-generation Internet and third-generation mobile phones for the future of distributed medical intelligence.
Doctors have met to discuss computer-based tools for medical diagnosis, training and telemedicine. With the falling price of broadband communications, the new technologies should usher in (迎来) an era when telemedicine and the sharing of medical information, expert opinion and diagnosis are common.
66. The basis of remote diagnosis will be ____________. A. personal data assistance B. standardized symptoms of a patient
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C. real physiological data from a patient D. transmitted complex medical images
67. The sentence ―the cry asking whether there was a doctor in the house could well be a thing
of the past‖ means ____________.
A. patients used to cry and ask if there was a doctor in the house B. now people probably will not ask if there is a doctor in the house C. patients are now still asking if there is a doctor in the house
D. in the past people often cried and asked if there was a doctor in the house
68. The word ―problem‖ in the fourth paragraph refers to the fact that ____________. A. CT scans are one of the biggest bandwidth consumers
B. there are not enough mobile phones for distributing medical intelligence
C. communications satellites can only cope with the short-term needs during disasters D. bandwidth is not adequate to transmit complex medical images around the world 69. A proper title for the passage may be ____________. A. The Online Doctor Is in C. How to Make Remote Diagnosis
B. Improvement in Communication D. Application of Telemedicine (B) Air East Flight NO. Date Allowance From: Hong Kong AE172 20Dec 30kg To: Tokyo AE382 28Dec 30kg To: Hong Kong AE390
Ticket valid (有效的) for 1 year from date of issue. Conditions:
(1) The company will do its best to carry the passenger and luggage at the times advertised. Timetables may, however, change suddenly and flights be cancelled. (2) Passengers who arrive late and miss their flights will have to buy new tickets. (3) Any damage to luggage must be reported in writing within seven days. (4) If passengers carry more luggage than they are allowed, they must pay extra. (5) Passengers must have with them all the necessary official papers. (6) Passengers must pay their own airport tax.
(7) Passengers may carry a small bag with them on to the plane. It must not weigh more than 7kg. It must be put in an overhead locker or on the floor under the seat in front of the passenger. (8) Passengers may not carry any sharp objects on to the aeroplane.
(9) Dangerous objects may not be put in luggage. Acids, things which catch fire easily and poisons are not allowed.
(10) Passengers must do as the captain orders them. (11) No smoking is allowed anywhere on the aeroplane.
(12) Mobile phones and similar pieces of equipment must be switched off.
70. Which of these actions is not against the conditions? A. Forgetting your passport. C. Carrying a mobile phone.
B. Smoking in the toilets.
D. Having a pair of scissors in your hand luggage.
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71. According to the passage, which statement is NOT TRUE? A. You can change the dates of travel during a twelve-month period. B. The airline must accept responsibility if a flight does not happen. C. The cost of the ticket does not include airport tax. D. The captain has full authority on his plane.
72. How much luggage may the passenger take free of charge on this ticket? A. 30 kg. C. 60 kg.
B. 37 kg. D. 67 kg.
(C)
Scientists have long believed one way to stop the Earth‘s atmosphere from warming is by planting more trees. The idea is that more trees will take in or absorb some of the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide is a gas released by cars, factories and other human activities. The gas traps heat in the Earth‘s atmosphere, which warms the planet. However, two new studies have found that trees may not be as helpful in reducing carbon dioxide as thought.
The first study was done at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. Researchers pumped extra carbon dioxide into a test area where pine trees were growing. The trees grew thirty-four percent faster during the first three years. However, in time, the trees slowed to about their normal growth rate. The scientists say this is because trees need other nutrients, such as nitrogen.?
In the second study, researchers from Duke and Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine examined the soil around trees. They discovered that as the leaves broke down into the soil, all the carbon was not trapped in the soil. Much of it was released into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide.?
The findings of the two studies were published last month in Nature magazine. They suggest there is limited value in planting trees to reduce the carbon dioxide pollution in the atmosphere.?
Forest planting has been a part of negotiations on a world agreement to reduce greenhouse gases that scientists believe cause global warming. The United States, Canada, Japan and some other industrial countries have supported the idea. But this new research suggests the idea is not as effective as environmental activists had thought. Scientist Ram Oren of Duke University led the study on tree growth. He says that earlier estimates on the ability of forests to absorb carbon dioxide were overly hopeful.?
Some scientists not involved in the studies say the research provides some of the first evidence on how trees react to carbon dioxide. Other scientists say the research disputes a belief among some coal and power companies. The companies say that more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will not create harmful global warming. Instead, they say it will increase forests and other plants.
73. What is the purpose of this passage?
A. Introduce some new ideas about the relationship between trees and carbon dioxide.? B. Introduce recent condition of global industrial pollution.?
C. Call on people to plant more trees to reduce greenhouse gases.?
D. Point out that power companies should be responsible for the rising levels of carbon dioxide.? 74. Why did the researchers put trees in extra carbon dioxide in the first study?
A. To learn whether trees can still absorb carbon dioxide under extreme conditions.? B. To get more oxygen from these trees.
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C. To evaluate the maximum carbon dioxide that trees can absorb.? D. To see the effect of carbon dioxide on the growth rate of these trees.? 75. What happened to the leaves falling from the trees in the second study? A. They broke down and the main parts turned into oxygen.?
B. They broke down and the carbon content had mainly turned into carbon dioxide. C. They broke down and the carbon content was mainly absorbed in the soil.? D. They absorbed more carbon dioxide.?
76. Scientist Ram Oren thinks that common beliefs of the tree‘s ability to absorb carbon dioxide are ____________. A. appropriate A. question
B. pessimistic? B. support?
C. over-optimistic C. maintain
D. convincing D. accept
77. The word ―dispute‖ (Line 2, Para.6) probably refers to ____________.?
徐汇区
(A)
Dear Lee,
As I told you, I‘ll be gone until Wednesday morning. Thank you so much for taking on my ―children‖ while I‘m away. Like real children, they can be kind of irritating sometimes, but I‘m going to enjoy myself so much more knowing they‘re getting some kind human attention. Remember that Regina (the ―queen‖ in Latin, and she acts like one) is teething. If you don‘t watch her, she‘ll chew anything, including her sister, the cat. There are plenty of chew toys around the house. Whenever she starts gnawing on anything illegal, just divert her with one of those. She generally settles right down to a good hour-long chew. Then you‘ll see her wandering around whimpering with the remains of the toy in her mouth. She gets really frustrated because what she wants is to bury the thing. She‘ll try to dig a hole between the cushions of the couch. Finding that unsatisfactory, she‘ll wander some more, discontent, until you solve her problem for her. I usually show her the laundry basket, moving a few clothes so she can bury her toy beneath them. I do sound like a parent, don‘t I? You have to understand, my own son is practically grown up.
Regina‘s food is the Puppy Chow in the utility room, where the other pet food is stored. Give her a bowl once in the morning and once in the evening. No more than that, no matter how much she begs. Beagles(猎犬) are notorious overeaters, according to her breeder, and I don‘t want her to lose her girlish figure. She can share Rex (the King‘s) water, but be sure it‘s changed daily. She needs to go out several times a day, especially last thing at night and first thing in the morning. Let her stay out for about ten minutes each time, so she can do all her business. She also needs a walk in the afternoon, after which it‘s important to romp with her for awhile in the yard. The game she loves most is fetch, but be sure to make her drop the ball. She‘d rather play tug of war with it. Tell her, ―Sit!‖ Then, when she does, say, ―Drop it!‖ Be sure to tell her ―good girl,‖ and then throw the ball for her. I hope you‘ll enjoy these sessions as much as I do.
Now, for the other two, Rex and Paws… (letter continues)
66. The tone of this letter is best described as _____.
A. chatty and humorous B. logical and precise C. confident and trusting D. humble and preachy
67. The information in the note is sufficient to determine that there are three animals. They are
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