科普知識(shí)類(lèi)

第一部分五年高考題薈萃

Passage1

（09?上海C篇）

“Getyourhandsoffme,Ihavebeenstolen,thelaptop,aportablecomputer,shouted.Thatis

anewsolutiontolaptopcomputertheft:aprogramthatletsownersgivetheirpropertyavoice

whenithasbeentaken.

Theprogramallowsuserstodisplayalertsonthemissingcomputer'sscreenandeventoseta

spokenmessage.Trackingsoftwareforstolenlaptopshasbeenonthemarketforsometime,but

thisisthoughttobethefirstthatallowsownerstogivethethiefapieceoftheirmind.

Ownersmustreporttheirlaptopmissingbyvisitingawebsite,whichsendsamessagetothe

model:aredandyellow“l(fā)ostorstolen^^signappearsonitsscreenwhenitisstarted.Underthe

latestversion（版本）ofthesoftware,userscanalsosendaspokenmessage.

Themessagecanbesettoreappearevery30seconds,nomatterhowmanytimesthethief

closesit."Onecustomersentamessagesaying/Youarebeingtracked.Iamrightatyourdoor',“

saidCarrieHafeman,chiefexecutiveofthecompanywhichproducestheprogram,Retriever.

Inthelatestversion,peoplecanaddaspokenmessage.Forexample,thelaptop'sspeakers

willsay:"Help,thislaptopisreportedlostorstolen.Ifyouarenotmyowner,reportmenow.”

TheRetrieversoftwarepackage,whichcosts$29.95buthasafreetrialperiod,hasthe

functionsofmanysecuritysoftwareprograms.Ownerscanremotelyswitchtoanalternative

passwordiftheyfearthatthethiefhasalsogotholdoftheaccessdetails.

Ifathiefaccessestheinternetwiththestolenlaptop,Retrieverwillcollectinformationonthe

internetserviceproviderinuse,sothatthepolicecanbealertedtoitslocation.

Thousandsoflaptopsarestoleneveryyearformhomesandoffices,butwiththeuseof

laptopsincreasing,thenumberstolenwhiletheirownersareoutandabouthasbeenrisingsharply.

Othersecuritysoftwareallowsuserstoerasedataremotelyorlockdownthecomputer.

72.Theexpression“togivethethiefapieceoftheirmind"canbeunderstoodas""

A.togivethethiefanalertmind

B.toexpresstheowners'angertothethief

C.toremindthethiefofthisconscience

D.tomakethethiefgiveuphismind

73.Differentfromothersecuritysoftware,Retrievercan.

A.recordthestealingprocessB.helprecognizethelostlaptop

C.lockdownthecomputerremotelyD.sendaspokenmessage

74.Onefunctionoftheprogramisthatitallowstheownertoatadistance.

A.changesomeaccessdetailsforswitchingonthelaptop

B.turnonthelaptopbyusingtheoriginalpassword

C.operatethelaptopbymeansofandalternativepassword

D.erasetheinformationkeptinthestolenlaptop

75.Whichofthefollowingcanbestsummarizethemainideaofthepassage?

A.WithnoRetriever,thousandsoflaptopsarestoleneveryyear.

B.Anewsoftwareprovidesameanstoreducelaptoptheft.

C.Retrieverhashelpedtofindthievesandlostcomputers.

D.Anewprogramoffersacommunicationplatfonnwiththethief.

答案72.B73.D74.A75.B

Passage2

（09?安徽C篇）

Sometimes,thesimplestideasarethebest.Forexample,toabsorbheatfromthesuntoheat

water,youneedlarge,flat,blacksurfaces.Onewaytodothatistobuildthosesurfacesspecially,

ontheroofsofbuildings.Butwhygotoallthattroublewhencitiesarerubofblacksurfaces

already,intheformofasphalt（柏油）roads?

Tenyearsago,thisthoughtcameintothemindofAriandeBondt,aDutchengineer.He

finallypersuadedhisbosstofollowitup.Theresultisthattheirbuildingisnowheatedinwinter

andcooledinsummerbyasystemthatreliesonthesurfaceoftheroadoutside.

Theheat-collectorisasystemofconnectedwaterpipes.Mostofthemranfromonesideof

thestreettotheother,justundertheasphaltroad.Some,however,divedeepintotheground.

Whenthestreetsurfacegetshotinsummer,waterpumpedthroughthepipespicksupthis

heatandtakesitundergroundthroughoneofthedivingpipes.Atadepthof100metresliesa

naturalaquifer（蓄水層）intowhichseveralheatexchangers（交換器）havebeenbuilt.The

hotwaterfromthestreetrunsthroughtheseexchangers,warningtheground-water,before

returningtothesurfacethroughanotherpipe.Theaquiferisthususedasaheatstore.

Inwinter,theworkingsystemischangedslightly.Waterispumpedthroughtheheat

exchangerstopickuptheheatstoredduringsummer.Thiswatergoesintothebuildingandisused

towarmtheplaceup.Afterperformingthattask,itispumpedundertheasphaltanditsremaining

heatkeepstheroadfreeofsnowandice.

64.Whichofthefollowingistnieaccordingtothefirsttwoparagraphs?

A.AriandeBondtgothisideafromhisboss.

B.Large,flat,blacksurfacesneedtobebuiltincities.

C.TheDutchengineer'ssystemhasbeenwidelyused.

D.Heatcanalsobecollectedfromasphaltroads.

65.Forwhatpurposearethedivingpipesused?

A.Toabsorbheatfromthesun.

B.Tostoreheatforfutureuse.

C.Toturnsolarenergyintoheatenergy.

D.Tocarryheatdownbelowthesurface.

66.Fromthelastparagraphwecanlearnthat_

A.somepipeshavetobere-arrangedinwinter

B.thesystemcandomorethanwarmingupthebuilding

C.theexchangerswillpickupheatfromthestreetsurface

答案64.D65.D66.B

Passage3

（09?安徽E篇）

Arainforestisanareacoveredbytalltreeswiththetotalhighrainfallspreadingquiteequally

throughtheyearandthetemperaturerarelydippingbelow16℃.Rainforestshaveagreateffecton

theworldenvironmentbecausetheycantakeinheatfromthesunandadjusttheclimate.Without

theforestcover,theseareaswouldreflectmoreheatintotheatmosphere,warmingtherestofthe

world.Losingtherainforestsmayalsoinfluencewindandrainfallpatterns,potentiallycausing

certainnaturaldisastersallovertheworld.

Inthepasthundredyears,humanshavebegundestroyingrainforestsinsearchofthreemajor

resourcesC資源）：landforcrops,woodforpaperandotherproducts,landforraisingfarmanimals.

Thisactionaffectstheenvironmentasawhole.Forexample,alotofcarbondioxide（二氧化碳）

intheaircomesfromburningtherainforests.Peopleobviouslyhaveaneedfbrtheresourceswe

gainfromcuttingtreesbutwewillsuffermuchmorethanwewillbenefit.

Therearetwomainreasonsfbrthis.Firstly,whenpeoplecutdowntrees,generallytheycan

onlyusethelandfbrayearortwo.Secondly,cuttinglargesectionsofrainforestsmayprovidea

goodsupplyofwoodrightnow,butinthelongrunitactuallyreducestheworld'swoodsupply.

Rainforestsareoftencalledtheworld'sdrugstore.Morethan25%ofthemedicinesweuse

todaycomefromplantsinrainforests.However,fewerthanl%ofrainforestplantshavebeen

examinedfbrtheirmedicalvalue.Itisextremelylikelythatourbestchancetocurediseaseslies

somewhereintheworld'sshrinkingrainforests.

72.Rainforestscanhelptoadjusttheclimatebecausethey.

A.reflectmoreheatintotheatmosphere

B.bringabouthighrainfallthroughouttheworld

C.rarelycausethetemperaturetodroplowerthan16℃

D.reducetheeffectofheatfromthesunontheearth

73.Whatdoestheword"this"underlinedinthethirdparagraphreferto?

A.Wewilllosemuchmorethanwecangain.

B.Humanshavebegundestroyingrainforests.

C.Peoplehaveastrongdesirefbrresources.

D.Muchcarbondioxidecomesfromburningrainforests.

74.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat

A.wecangetenoughresourceswithoutrainforests

B.thereisgreatmedicinepotentialinrainforests

C.wewillgrowfewerkindsofcropsinthegainedland

D.thelevelofannualrainfallaffectswindpatterns

75.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.HowtoSaveRainforests

B.HowtoProtectNature

C.RainforestsandtheEnvironment

D.RainforestsandMedicalDevelopment

答案72.D73.A74.B75.C

Passage4

（09?北京C篇）

HowRoomDesignsAffectOurWorkandFeelings

Architectshavelonghadthefeelingthattheplacesweliveincanaffectourthoughts,

feelingsandbehaviors,Butnowscientistsaregivingthisfeelingsanempirical（經(jīng)驗(yàn)的，實(shí)證的）

basis.Theyarediscoveringhowtodesignspacesthatpromotecreativity,keeppeoplefocused,and

leadtorelaxation.

Researchesshowthataspectsofthephysicalenvironmentcaninfluencecreativity.In2007,

JoanMeyers-LevyattheUniversityofMinnesota,reportedthattheheightofaroom'sceiling

affectshowpeopletothink.Herresearchindicatesthatthehighercallingsencouragepeopleto

thinkmorefreely,whichmayleadthemtomakemoreabstractconnections.Lowceilings,onthe

otherhand,mayinspireamoredetailedoutlook.

Inadditiontoceilingheight,theviewaffordedbyabuildingmayinfluenceanoccupants

abilitytoconcentrate.NancyWellsandhercolleaguesatCornellUniversityfoundintheirstudy

thatkidswhoexperiencedthegreatestincreaseingreennessasaresultofafamilymovemadethe

mostgainsonastandardtestofattention.

Usingnaturetoimprovefocusofattentionoughttopayoffacademically,anditseemsto,

accordingtoastudyledbyC.KennethTanner,headoftheSchoolDesign&PlanningLaboratory

atUniversityofGeorgia.Tannerandhisteamfoundthatstudentsinclassroomswithunblocked

viewsofatleast50feetoutsidethewindowhadhigherscoresontestsofvocabulary,language

artsandmathsthandidstudentswhoseclassroomsprimarilyoverlookedroadsandparkinglots.

Recentstudyonroomlightingdesignsuggeststhatdim（暗淡的）lighthelpspeopletoloosen

up.Ifthatistruegenerally,keepingthelightlowduringdinneroratpartiescouldincrease

relaxation.ResearchersofHarvardMedicalSchoolalsodiscoveredthatfurniturewithrounded

edgescouldhelpvisitorsrelax.

Sofarscientistshavefocusedmainlyonpublicbuildings.4tWehaveaverylimitednumberof

studies,sowerealmostlookingattheDroblcmthroughastraw（吸管）/'architectDavidAllison

says."Howdoyoutakeanswerstoveryspecificquestionsandmakebroad,generalizeduseof

them?Thauswhatwe'reallstrugglingwith."

64.WhatdoesJoanMeyers-Levyfocusoninherresearch?

A.Light

B.Ceilings

C.Windows

D.Furniture.

65.Thepassagetellsusthat___.

A.theshapeoffurnituremayaffectpeople'sfeelings

B.lowerceilingsmayhelpimprovestudents5creativity

C.childreninadimclassroommayimprovetheirgrades

D.Studentsinroomswithunblockedviewsmayfeelrelaxed

66.Theunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphprobablymeansthat.

A.theproblemisnotapproachedstepbystep

B.theresearchessofarhavefaultsinthemselves

C.theproblemistoodifficultforresearcherstodetect

D.researchinthisareaisnotenoughtomakegeneralizedpattens

67.Whichofthefollowingshowstheorganizationofthepassage?

CP:CentralPointP:pointSp:Sub一point（次要點(diǎn)）C:Conclusion

答案64.B65.A66.D67.C

Passage5

（09?湖北B篇）

Threeyearsago,fiveparrotsweresetfreeinawildplaceofArizona,thousandsofmiles

fromtheChannelIslandsinJerseyshertheyhadbeenlookedafterbyzookeepers.No

evolutionarystrategiesinformedthemhowtobehaveinthisnewLandscapeofmountainouspine

forestunoccupiedbytheirkingfor50years.Totheresearchers9surprise,theyfailedtomake

contactwithagroupofwildparrotsimportedfromMexicoandsetfreeatthesametime.Within

24hoursthereintroducingendedinfailure,andthepoorbirdswerebackincages,ontheirwayto

thesafetyoftheArizonareintroductionprogramme.

Eversincethen,theprogrammehasenjoyedgreatsuccess,mainlybecausethebirdsnow

beingsetfreeareMexicanbirdsillegallycaughtinthewild,confiscated（沒(méi)收）onarrivalnorth

oftheborder,andraisedbytheirparentsinthesafetyoftheprogramme.Theexperienceshows

howlittleweknowaboutthebehaviourandpsychology（，心理）ofparrots,asPeterBennett,a

birdresearcher,pointsout:"Reintroducingspeciesofhighintelligencelikeparrotsisalotmore

difficult.Peoplelikeparrots,alwaystreatingthemasnothingmorethanpersorvaluable

‘collectables'."

Nowthatmanyspeciesofparrotareinimmediatedangerofdyingout,biologistsareworking

togethertostudythenaturalhistoryandthebehaviourofthisfamilyofbirds.Lastyearwasan

importantturningpoint:conservationistsfoundedtheWorldParrotTrust,basedatHaylein

Cornwall,tosupportresearchintobothwildandcagedbirds.

Researchonparrotsisvitalfortworeasons.Forest,astheArizonaprogrammeshowed,when

reintroducingparrotstothewild,weneedtobeawareofwhatthebirdsmustknowiftheyareto

surviveintheirnaturalhome.Wealsoneedtolearnmoreabouttheneedsofparrotskeotaspets,

particularlyastheTrusfscampaigndoesnotattempttodiscouragethepractice,butratherurges

peoplewhobuyparrotsaspetstochoosebirdsraisedbyhumans.

55.Whatdoweknowabouttheareawherethefiveparrotswerereintroduced?

A.Itslandscapeisnewtoparrotsoftheirking.

B.Itusedtobehometoparrotsoftheirkind.

C.Itisclosetowheretheyhadbeenkept.

D.Pinetreeswereplantedtoattractbirds.

56.Thereintroducingexperiencethreeyearsagoshowsthatman-raisedparrots.

A.canfindtheirwaybackhomeinJersey

B.areunabletorecognizetheirparents

C.areunabletoadapttothewild

D.canproduceanewspecies

57.Whyareresearchesonparrotsimportantaccordingtothepassage?

A.TheTrustshowsgreatconcernfortheprogramme.

B.Weneedtoknowsmoreabouthowtopreserveparrots

C.Manypeopleareinterestedincollectingparrots.

D.Parrots,intelligencemaysomedaybenefitpeople.

58.Accordingtothepassage,peopleareadvised.

A.totreatwildandcagedparrotsequally

Btosetupcomfortablehomesforparrots

C.nottokeepwildparrotsaspets

D.nottoletmoreparrotsgotothewild

答案55.B56.C57.B58.C

Passage6

（09?四川E篇）

Alltoooften,achoicethatseemssustainable（可持續(xù)的）turnsoutoncloserexaminationtobe

problematic.Probablythebestexampleistherushtoproduceethanol（乙醇）forfuelfromcom.

Cornisarenewableresource-youcanharvestitandgrowmore,almostlimitlessly.Soreplacing

gaswithcomethanolseemslikeagreatidea.

Onemightgetabitmoreenergyoutoftheethanolthanthatusedtomakeit,whichcouldstill

makeethanolmoresustainablethangasgenerally,butthat'snottheendoftheproblem.Using

comtomakeethanolmeanslesscornislefttofeedanimalsandpeople,whichdrivesupthecost

offood.Thatresultleadstoturningthefallowland-including,insomecases,rainforestinplaces

suchasBrazil—intofarmland,whichinturngivesofflotsofcarbondioxide（CO2）intotheair.

Finally,overmanyyears,theenergybenefitfromburningethanolwouldmakeupfortheforest

loss.Butbythen,climatechangewouldhaveprogressedsofarthatitmightnothelp.

Youcannotreallydeclareanypractice“sustainable"untilyouhavedoneacompletelife-cycle

analysisofitsenvironmental（環(huán)境的）costs.Eventhen,technologyandpublickeepdeveloping,

andthatdevelopmentcanleadtounforeseenandundesiredresults.Theadmirablegoalofliving

sustainablyrequiresplentyofthoughtonanongoingbasis.

57.Whatmightdirectlycausethelossoftheforestaccordingtothetext?

A.Thegrowingdemandforenergytomakeethanol

B.Theincreasingcarbondioxideintheair

C.Thegreaterneedforfarmland

D.Thebigchangeinweather.

58.Theunderlinedword"it"inthesecondparagraphrefersto""

A.theenergybenefitB.theforestloss

C.climatechangeD.burningethanol

59.Theauthorthinksthatreplacinggaswithcomethanolis.

A.impracticalB.acceptableC.admirableD.useless

60.Whatdoestheauthormainlydiscussinthetext?

A.TechnologyB.Sustainability

C.EthanolenergyD.Environmentalprotection

答案57.C58.A59.A60.B

Passage7

（09?天津D篇）

Nexttimeacustomercomestoyouroffice,offerhimacupofcoffee.Andwhenyou'redoing

yourholidayshoppingonline,makesureyou'reholdingalargeglassoficedtea.Thephysical

sensation（感覺(jué)）ofwannthencouragesemotionalwarmth,whileacolddrinkinhandprevents

youfrommakingunwisedecisions—thosearethepracticallessonbeingdrawnfromrecent

researchbypsychologistJohnA.Bargh.

Psychologistshaveknownthatoneperson'sperception（感知）ofanother's"warmth”isa

powerfuldeterminerinsocialrelationships.Judgingsomeonetobeeither"warm"or"cold"isa

primaryconsideration,eventrumpingevidencethata“cold"personmaybemorecapable.Much

ofthisisrootedinveryearlychildhoodexperiences,Barghargues,whenbabies'conceptualsense

oftheworldaroundthemisshapedbyphysicalsensations,particularlywarmthandcoldness.

ClassicstudiesbyHarryHarlow,publishedin1958,showedmonkeyspreferredtostayclosetoa

cloth“mother“ratherthanonemadeofwire,evenwhenthewire“mother“carriedafoodbottle.

Harlow'sworkandlaterstudieshaveledpsychologiststostresstheneedfbrwarmphysical

contactfromcaregiverstohelpyoungchildrengrowintohealthyadultswithnormalsocialskills.

Feelingsof“warmth"and"coldness"insocialjudgmentsappeartobeuniversal.Althoughno

worldwidestudyhasbeendone,Barghsaysthatdescribingpeopleas"warm"or"cold"is

commontomanycultures,andstudieshavefoundthoseperceptionsinfluencejudgmentindozens

ofcountries.

Totesttherelationshipbetweenphysicalandpsychologicalwarmth,Barghconductedan

experimentwhichinvolved41collegestudents.Aresearchassistantwhowasunawareofthe

study'shypotheses（假設(shè)），handedthestudentseitherahotcupofcoffee,oracolddrink,tohold

whiletheresearcherfilledoutashortinfbnnationform:Thedrinkwasthenhandedback.After

that,thestudentswereaskedtoratethepersonalityof"PersonA“basedonaparticulardescription.

ThosewhohadbrieflyheldthewarmdrinkregardedPersonAaswarmerthanthosewhohadheld

theiceddrink.

“Wearegroundedinourphysicalexperiencesevenwhenwethinkabstractly,saysBargh.

51.AccordingtoParagraph1,aperson'semotionmaybeaffectedby.

A.thevisitorstohisoffice

B.thepsychologylessonshehas

C.hisphysicalfeelingofcoldness

D.thethingshehasboughtonline

52.TheauthormentionsHarlow'sexperimenttoshowthat.

A.adultsshoulddevelopsocialskills

B.babiesneedwarmphysicalcontact

C.caregiversshouldbehealthyadults

D.monkeyshavesocialrelationships

53.InBargh'sexperiment,thestudentswereaskedto.

A.evaluatesomeone'spersonality

B.writedowntheirhypotheses

C.filloutapersonalinformationfbnn

D.holdcoffeeandcolddrinkalternatively

54.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.

A.abstractthinkingdoesnotcomefromphysicalexperiences

B.feelingsofwarmthandcoldnessarestudiedworldwide

C.physicaltemperatureaffectshowweseeothers

D.capablepersonsareoftencoldtoothers

55.Whatwouldbethebesttitlefbrthepassage?

A.DrinkingforBetterSocialRelationships.

B.ExperimentsofPersonalityEvaluation.

C.DevelopingBetterDrinkingHabits.

D.PhysicalSensationsandEmotions.

答案51.C52.B53.A54.C55.D

Passage8

（09?浙江C篇）

Plantscan'tcommunicatebymovingormakingsounds,asmostanimalsdo.Instead,plants

Producevolatilecompounds,chemicalsthateasilychangefromaliquidtoagas.Aflower'ssweet

smell,fbrexample,comesfromvolatilecompoundsthattheplantproducestoattractinsectssuchas

Bugsandbees.

Plantscanalsodetectvolatilecompoundsproducedbyotherplants.Atreeunderattackby

Hungryinsets,fbrinstance,maygiveoffvolatilecompoundsthatletothertreesknowaboutthe

Attack.Inresponse,theothertreesmaysendoffchemicalstokeepthebugsaway——oreven

Chemicalsthatattractthebugs'naturalenemies.

Nowscientistshavecreatedaquickwaytounderstandwhatplantsaresaying:achemical

Sensor（傳感器）calledanelectronicnose.The"e-nose“cantellcompoundsthatcropplantsmake

Whenthey'reattackedScientistssaythee-nosecouldhelpquicklydetectwhetherplantsarebeing

Eatenbyinsects.Buttodaytheonlywaytodetectsuchinsectsistovisuallyinspectindividual

Plants.Thisisachallengingtaskformanagersofgreenhouses,enclosedgardensthancanhouse

Thousandsofplants.

Theresearchteamworkedwithane-nosethanrecognizesvolatilecompounds.Insidethe

device,13sensorschemicallyreactwithvolatilecompoundsBasedontheseinteractions,the

e-nosegivesoffelectronicsignalsthatthescientistsanalyzeusingcomputersoftware.

Totestthenose,theteampresenteditwithhealthyleavesfromcucumber,pepperandtomato

plants,allcommongreenhousecrops.Thenscientistscollectedsamplesofairarounddamaged

leavesfromeachtypeofcrop,Theseplantshadbeendamagedbyinsects,orbyscientistswhomade

holesintheleaveswithaholepunch（打孔器）.

Thee-nose,itturnsout,couldidentifyhealthycucumber,pepperandtomatoplantsbasedon

Thevolatilecompoundstheyproduce,Itcouldalsoidentifytomatoleavesthathadbeendamaged.

Butevenmoreimpressive,thedevicecouldtellwhichtypeofdamage——byinsectsorwithahole

Punch---hadbeendonetothetomatoleaves.

Withsomefine-tuning,adevicelikethee-nosecouldonedaybeusedingreenhousesto

quicklyspotharmfulbugs,theresearcherssay.Adevicelikethiscouldalsobeusedtoidentify

fruitsthatareperfectlyripeandreadytopickandeat,saysNataliaDudareva,abiochemistat

PurdueUniversityinWestLafayette,Ind.whostudiessmellsofflowersandplants.Hopefully,

scientistsbelieve,thedevicecouldbringlargebenefitstogreenhousemanagersinthenearfuture.

49.Welearnfromthetextthatplantscommunicatewitheachotherby.

A.makingsomesoundsB.wavingtheirleaves

C.producingsomechemicalsD.sendingoutelectronicsignals

50.Whatdidthescientistsdotofindoutifthee-noseworked?

A.Theypresenteditwithallcommoncrops.

B.Theyfixed13sensorsinsidethedevice.

C.Theycollecteddifferentdamagedleaves.

D.Theymadetestsondamagedandhealthyleaves.

51.Accordingtothewriter,themostamazingthingaboutthee-noseisthatitcan_.

A.pickoutripefruits

B.spottheinsectsquickly

C.distinguishdifferentdamagestotheleaves

D.recognizeunhealthytomatoleaves

52Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthatthee-nose.

A.isunabletotellthesmellofflowers

B.isnotyetusedingreenhouses

C.isdesignedbyscientistsatPurdue

D.ishelpfulinkillingharmfulinsects

答案49.C50.D51.C52.B

Passage9

（09?重慶C篇）

Sportscanhelpyoukeepfitandgetintouchwithnature.However,whetheryouareonthe

mountains,inthewaves,oronthegrassland,youshouldbeawarethatyoursportofchoicemight

havegreatinfluenceontheenvironment.

Somesportsareresource-hungry.Golf,asyoumayknow,eatsupnotonlylargeareasof

countryside,butalsotonsofwater.Besides,allsortsofchemicalsandhugeamountsofenergyare

usedtokeepitscourses（球場(chǎng)）ingoodcondition.Thiscausesmajorenvironmentaleffects.For

example,inthedryregionsofPortugalandSpain,golfisoftenheldresponsibleforseriouswater

shortageinsomelocalareas.

Therearemanyenvironment-friendlysports.Powerwalkingisoneofthemthatyoucould

takeuptoday.Youdon'tneedanyspecialequipmentexceptagoodpairofshoes;andyoudon't

havetoworryaboutresourcesandyourpurse.Simpleandfree,powerwalkingcanalsokeepyou

fit.Ifyouwalkregularly,itwillbegoodforyourheartandbones.Expertssaythat20minutesof

powerwalkingdailycanmakeyoufeellessanxious,sleepwellandhavebetterweightcontrol.

Whateversportyoutakeup,youcanmakeitgreenerbyusingenvironment-friendly

equipmentandbuyingproductsmadefromrecycledmaterials.Butthefinalgoalshouldbe“green

gyms".Theyarebetterreplacementsfortraditionalhealthclubsandmodemsportscenters.

Membersofgreengymsplaysportsoutdoors,inthecountrysideorotheropenspaces.Thereisno

specialrequirementforyoutostartyourmembership.Andbestofall,it'sfree.

64.Whichofthefollowingistheauthormostprobablyinfavorof?

A.Cyclingaroundalake.

B.Motorracinginthedesert.

C.Playingbasketballinagym.

D.Swimminginasportscenter.

65.Whatdoweknowaboutgolffromthepassage?

A.ItispopularinPortugalandSpain.

B.Itcauseswatershortagesaroundtheworld.

C.Itpollutestheearthwithchemicalsandwastes.

D.Itneedswaterandelectricitytokeepitscoursesgreen.

66.Theauthorusespowerwalkingasanexamplemainlybecause.

A.itisanoutdoorsport

B.itimprovesourhealth

C.itusesfewerresources

D.itisrecommendedbyexperts

67.Theauthorwritesthepassageto.

A.showusthefunctionofmajorsports

B.encourageustogoinforgreensports

C.discussthemajorinfluenceofpopularspor