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Astronauts’ meals have come a long way from the freeze-dried powders and semi-liquid pastes(膏状食品) of decades ago. Now US scientists want to grow vegetables in mini-greenhouses on the moon.
Scientists say they are looking forward to a time when residents of future lunar or even Martian outposts(前哨) will be able to dine on fresh vegetables. Paragon Space Development Corporation has announced what it called the first step toward growing flowers and eventually food on the moon.
Paragon, which has cooperated with NASA in previous experiments on the Space Shuttle and the Internaional Space Station, calls it s “Lunar Oasis(月球绿洲)”.
This is a sealed greenhouse that looks like a bell jar put in a 46 cm triangular aluminum frame. It is deisgned to safely land a laboratory plant on the lunar surface, and protect it while it grows.
The mini-greenhouse is to be launched into space by Odyssey Moon Lth, a participant in the Google Lunar X Prize. This competition offers $20 million to any entrant(参加者) who can launch, land and operate a rover(登月飞行器) on the lunar surface.
Paragon officials say future testing of the “Lunar Oasis” will be driven by Odyssey’s flight schedule, which will not happen until 2012 at the earlist. When it does lift off the greenhouse will contain the seeds of Brassica, a hardy plant related to Brussels sprouts(豆芽) and cabbage. Because Brassica goes from seed to flower in just 14 days. It can complete its life cycle in a single lunar night.
“Colonizing the Moon or Mars seems so far away, but it is important that we do this research now,” Paragon president Jane Poynter said. “It takes a long time to get a lot of research, and to get integrated, reliable efficient systems before colonists move in,” she said.
45. The triangular aluminum frame was designed to ___________. A. seal the seed in it
B. send the astronaut on the surface of the moon C. land the plant on the lunar surface D. produce electricity on the moon
46. We can infer from the passage that _____________.
A. one lunar day is equal to about 28 days on the earth
B. astronauts can eat fresh vegetables in the Internation Space Station
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C. one lunar day is shorter than ond day on the earth D. Lunar Oasis will probably be carried out in 2011 47. According to the passage, cabbage ________. A. can endure the difficult and rough condition B. is a favorite vegetable among the astronauts C. takes about a month to grow from seed to flower D. is a kind of organic food
48. Which of the following is TRUE about Odyssey Mood Ltd?
A. It has cooperated with NASA in previous experiments on the Internaional Space Station. B. It took part in the Google Lunar X Prize.
C. It offers $20 million to the winner of the prize. D. It designed Lunar Oasis.
C
The government’s stated aim was to provide for the arrvial of third generation(3G) with high-speed mobile services. Fast Internet access, games and multimedia content, front music videos to financial information, will all become available to Chinese users, promising a level of mobile-technology, use to rank alongside Japan or South Korea. Chinese market analysts saw the changes as a move to weaken China Mobile, which has profited from a 70% share of the market.
“I believe this restructuring will redce monopolistic(垄断) tendencies in the telecoms market,” said Wang Yiwen, general manager of Shanghai Deding Investments. “It means the government will introduce a good system to help China Telecom and China Unicom to compete with China Mobile.” The reforms should open the door to greater foreign investment by companies such as Vodafone, which owns 3.3% of China Mobile. The arrival of 3G in China could lead to billions of dollars in orders placed with global manufacturers as the Chinese operators invest in new network equipment.
“Handset demand will be very large,” said Tang Jie, analyst at Hongkou Securities in Shanghai. The makers already benefited from their Chinese operations including Nokia, Motorola, Siemens, Ericsson and Nortel.
“The investment in 3G will be the keystone of the new networks.” Said Fang Lu, a researcher at Shenyin &Wanguo Securities. “Once 3G licenses are issued to the three new groups there will be huge market demand.”
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49. In the 3G services, all of the following will be available to Chinese EXCEPT __________. A. fast Internet surfing B. Internet games
C. movies and plays D. vegetables and fruits 50. Why does the government introduce 3G technology?
A. To help China Mobile earn more money.
B. To help China Telecom and China Unicomcompete with China Mobile. C. To help China Telecom become the biggest mobile company. D. To help people choose suitable mobile network. 51. What can we learn from the third paragraph? A. people have no demand for 3G mobile phones.
B. There is a big market for more mobile phones in the 3G field. C. The mobile phones have no chance to invest in the 3G field. D. There is a big risk for mobile phone makers in the 3G field.
52. The underlined word “issued” in the last paragraph can be replaced by ______. A. given B. presented C. punished D. sent
D
“Cape No.7” is a 2008 Taiwanese romance comedic music-drama film written and directed by Wei Te-Sheng, his first full-length motion picture. Before its commercial release, the film was world premiered on June 20,2008 at the 2008 Taipei Film Festival as the opening film. The film later won 3 awards in this festival.
In the 1940s near the end of the Japanese occupation of Taiwan, an unnamed teacher falls in love with a Hengchun-native girl with the Japanese name Kojima Tomoko. After the Surrender of Japan, the teacher is forced to return home. On his trip home, he pens seven love letters to express his regret for leaving Kojima Tomoko.
More than 60 years after the teacher left Kojima Tomoko, Aga is introduced as a struggling young rock band singer who could not find success in Taipei. After returning to his hometown, Aga’s step father, the Twon Council Representative, arranged a postion for him as a postman. One day, Aga comes across an undeliverable-piece of mail; the granddaughter of the now deceased Japanese teacher has decided to mail the unsent, love letters to Taiwan-after discovering them. Aga unlawfully keeps and opens the package to discover its contents, but the old Japanese-style address Cape No 7 can no longer be found.
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Meantime a local resort hotel is organizing a beach concert featuring Japanese pop singer Kousuke Atari, but Aga’s step father insists that the opening band be composed of locals. Tomoko, a Mandarin-speaking Japanese fashion model dispatched to Hengchun, is assigned the difficult task of managing this hastily assembled band. After a frustrating trial period, Aga and Tomoko unexpectedly begin a relationship. With some assistance from hotel maid Mingchu, who is revealed to be Kojima Tomoko’s granddaughter. Tomoko helps Aga find the rightful recipient of the seven love letters. 53. What kind of film is “Cape No. 7”?
A. A tragedy. B. A comedy. C. An action film. D. A detective film. 54. Which of the following is the RIGHT order according to the passage? ①Aga has a job as a postman after returning to his hometown.
②Aga comes across an undeliverable piece of mail and unlawfully opens the package. ③Aga is a young rock band singer who is unsuccessful.
④Tomoko helps Aga find the rightful recipient of the seven love letters.
A. ①③②④ B. ①②③④ C. ④①②③ D. ③①②④ 55. Why does the local resort hotel organize a beach conert?
A. To enjoy themselves.
B. To celebrate Aga’s finding the mail’s master. C. To feature Japanese pop stager Kousuke Atari. D. To hold a wedding party.
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LOS ANGELES---With less than a week to go before Christmas, many people are still busy with their shopping. Being a last-minute shopper this year may be beneficial, however.
The economic crisis has led to a dismal holiday sales for retailers(零售商), even on the Internet. Encouraged by Cyber Monday deals, online merchants got off to a strong start this season, but sales have slowed down since then. Now, the deals are flowing again as retailers hope to seize the last-minute shoppers with attractive promotions such as free shipping(送货), financing options(选项) and markdowns(减价). Here’s a look at some of those great deals.
★Old Navy is offering online shoppers up to 60 percent off.
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★BlueNile.com is sending “Daily Gem” emails to customers during December, informing them of new specials each day.
★Shoe store Zappos.com, clothing retailer J. Crew and others are blasting emails to shoppers about free shipping.
★BlueFly.com, the designer-goods discounter(折扣), is cutting its fee for smooth shipping.
★Wal-Mart extended its final shipping deadline to Dec.22 and is offering standard shipping through Dec.20.
★Kohl’s is offering $ 10 for every $50 purchase, plus sale prices(廉价).
★Limited, Too is offering Buy One, Get One free, or essentially half off every item.
There are also websites for buyers to find the best deals online such as dealnews.com. some of the bargains you’ll find there include:
★Ralph Lauren offering 65 percent off plus an extra 30 percent off and free shipping; ★”Up to 60 percent off men’s and women’s clothing at Banana Republic;
★Mario Kart with Wheel for Wii for $37 plus$3 shipping at Blockbuster.com; and More than 500 items priced at $25 or less at the Circuit City Outlet Blowout Sale.
So don’t wait too much longer and happy hunting!
57. This article was most probably published in the newspaper on __________.
A. December 18 B. December 19 C. December 22 D. December 23 58. If you want to buy the cheapest goods, which website you should log in?
A. Old Navy. B. Kohl’s. C. Limited, Too. D. Ralph Lauren. 59. The underlined word “dismal” is the nearest in meaning to “__________”.
A. unpleasant B. cloudy C. happy D. promising 60. Actually, the article is mainly written to ____________. A. make known the terrrible result the economic crisis has caused B. introduce the benefits of online shopping
C. advertise and introduce some online shopping websites D. describe the busy situation of shopping before Christmas
第二节 根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项多余选项。（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）