“I’d turn on the light, turn it off, turn it on,” said Becky. “My parents remember me running out the room saying ‘It works, it works! I’m writing in the dark!’ ”
She used an acrylic board and coated it with a specific amount of phosphorescent paint. She took a complicated idea and made it work rather simply. When the coated clipboard is exposed to light, it glows. The glowing board then illuminates or lights up the paper that has been placed on top. Two years after her initial inspiration, in 1974, Becky became the youngest female ever to receive a U.S. patent.
She didn’t actively market her Glo-sheet. She didn’t need to. The New York Times wrote an article about an incredible invention－patented by a twelve-year-old, and the inquiries and orders streamed in.
41. From Paragraph 1 , we can draw a conclusion that _________. A. it is illegal for one to drive under sixteen B. people enjoy privileges when over sixty-five C. one is never too old or too young to invent D. people hate the limitations that define our behavior 42. What caused Becky to invent Glo-sheet?
A. She was trying to do homework when it got dark. B. She was having trouble with math problems. C. She was trying to earn some money. D. She was working on a school project.
43. What is the meaning of the underlined words “phosphorescent paint” in paragraph 5? A. paint that acts as a glue C. paint that becomes hard
B. paint that covers a mark D. paint that glows in the dark
44. What does it mean that Beck “didn’t actively market her Glo-sheet” according to paragraph 8?
A. She kept the original one for her own use. B. Other people came to her for the Glo-sheet. C. Becky’s father tried to sell the Glo-sheet. D. She gave away patent to the government. 45. With which statement would Becky most likely agree?
A. Experience is needed to be a good inventor.
B. Only by inventing things can you know what people need. C. Always try to sell patent rights to large companies. D. You never know what you can do unless you try.
B
A recent study, published in last week’s Journal of the American Medical Association, offers a picture of how risky it is to get a lift from a teenage driver. Indeed, a 16-year-old driver with three or more passengers is three times as likely to have a fatal accident as a teenager driving alone. By contrast, the risk of death for drivers between 30 and 59 decreases with each additional passenger. w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.m
The authors also found that the death rates for teenage drivers increased dramatically after 10 p.m., and especially after midnight. With passengers in the car, the driver was even more likely to die in a late-night accident.
Robert Foss, a scientist at the University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center, says the higher death rates for teenage drivers have less to do with “really stupid behavior” than with just a lack of driving experience. “The basic issue”, he says, “is that adults who are responsible for issuing licenses fail to recognize how complex and skilled task the driving is.”
Both he and the author of the study believe that the way to mitigate (减轻) the problem is to have states institute so-called graduated licensing systems, in which getting a license is a multistage process. A graduated license requires that a teenager first prove himself capable of driving in the presence of an adult, followed by a period of driving with passenger restrictions, before graduating to full driving privileges.
Graduated licensing systems have reduced teenage driver crashes, according to recent studies. About half of the states now have some sort of graduated licensing system in place, but only 10 of
those states have restrictions on passengers. California is the strictest, with a novice (初学者) driver prohibited from carrying any passenger under 20 for the first six months. 46. Which of the following situations is most dangerous according to the passage?
A. Adults giving a lift to teenagers on the highway after 10 p.m.
B. A teenager driving after midnight with passengers in the car. C. Adults driving with three or more teenage passengers late at night. D. A teenager getting a lift from a stranger on the highway at midnight.
47. According to Robert Foss, the high death rate of teenage drivers is mainly due to _________. A. their lack of driving experience??? B. their frequent driving at night C. their improper way of driving??? D. their driving with passengers 48. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to Paragraph 3? A. Teenagers should spend more time learning to drive. B. Driving is a skill too complicated for teenagers to learn.
C. Restrictions should be imposed on teenagers applying to take driving lessons. D. The licensing authorities are partly responsible for teenagers' driving accidents. 49. A suggested measure to be taken to reduce teenagers' driving accidents is that _________. A. driving in the presence of an adult should be made a rule B. they should be prohibited from taking on passengers C. the licensing system should be greatly improved D. they should not be allowed to drive after 10 p.m.
50. The present situation in about half of the states is that the graduated licensing system _______.
A. is under discussion????? B. has been put into effect C. is about to be set up?????? D. has been perfected
C
Many people believe the glare from snow causes snow-blindness. Yet, dark glasses or not , they find themselves suffering from headaches and watering eyes, and even snow-blindness, when exposed to several hours of “snow light”. The United States Army has now determined that glare from snow does not cause snow-blindness in troops in a snow-covered country. Rather, a man's eyes frequently find nothing to focus on in a broad expanse of barren (少植被的) snow-covered terrain (地形). So his gaze continually shifts and jumps back and forth over the entire landscape in search of something to look at. Finding nothing, hour after hour, the eyes never stop searching and the eyeballs become sore and the eye muscles ache. Nature eases this irritation by producing more
fluid which covers the eyeball. The fluid covers the eyeball in increasing quantity until vision blurs (模糊), then is obscured (遮蔽), and the result is total, even though temporary, snow-blindness. w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.m
Experiments led the Army to a simple method of overcoming this problem. Scouts ahead of a main body of troops are trained to shake snow from evergreen bushes, creating a dotted line as they cross completely snow-covered landscape. Even the scouts themselves throw lightweight, dark colored objects ahead on which they too can focus. The men following can then see something. Their gaze is arrested. Their eyes focus on a bush and having found something to see, stop scouring the snow-blanketed landscape. By focusing their attention on one object at a time, the men can cross the snow without becoming hopelessly snow-blind or lost. In this way the problem of crossing a solid white terrain is overcome.
51. To prevent headaches, watering eyes and blindness caused by the glare from snow, dark
glasses are _________.
A. indispensable and essential B. useful
C. ineffective D. available
52. When the eyes are sore tears are produced to _________.
A. balance the pain C. clear the vision
B. treat snow-blindness D. loosen the muscles
53. Snow-blindness may be avoided by _________.
A. concentrating on the solid white terrain
B. searching for something to look at in snow-covered terrain C. providing the eyes with something to focus on D. covering the eyeballs with more fluid
54. The scouts shake snow from evergreen bushes in order to _________.
A. prevent the men behind losing their way B. beautify the landscape of the terrain C. warm themselves in the severe cold D. give the men behind something to see
55. A suitable title for this passage would be _________.
A. nature's cure for snow-blindness B. snow-blindness and how to overcome it C. soldiers marching in the snow D. snow vision and its effect on eyesight
第二节 信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
下面是一篇有关颜色偏好和性格的关系和如何根据员工性格而促进工作效率的方法。请阅读下列应用文和相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑 (若选择了E，涂AB；若选择了F，涂CD)。（共10分，每题2分）
首先，请阅读下列有关颜色偏好和性格的关系的应用文：
A. GOLD According to the True Colors system people who choose GOLD as their primary color like to fit in or belong. They tend to be reliable people who enjoy serving others. Things like tradition, home are very important to them. They need order and structure. They don’t like waste or change. w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.m
B. ORANGE People who choose ORANGE as their primary color need a lot of variety and freedom. They take pride in being highly skilled. They enjoy “hand-on” work and often are good in a crisis. They are risk takers and seek challenges.
C. YELLOW People who choose YELLOW as their primary color are curious about everything, they are confident and knowledgeable. They love sports very much and they work high efficiently.
D. GREEN People who choose GREEN as their primary color are competent and want to control the realities of life. They enjoy solving problems and developing systems .They love intelligence and logic. They are often critical of themselves and others.
E. BLUE People who choose BLUE as their primary color enjoy close relationships. Harmony and honesty are very important. These people are often very creative or they enjoy the creative work of others.
F. RED People who choose RED as their primary color are always full of vigor and they tend to be confident all the time. It seems that they are ready to do anything and they will be successful. And they have a strong desire of power.
请阅读以下根据员工性格而促进工作效率的方法的信息，然后匹配上面的信息。 61. Creating a warm and personal working atmosphere; establishing a peaceful workingenvironment and trying to avoid conflict; allowing them the freedom to express their felling;