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（1）

Theyearis2094.Ithasbeenannouncedthatacomet（彗星）isheadingtowardstheEarth.

Mostofitwillmissourplant,buttwopieceswillprobablyhitthesouthernhalfoftheEarth.

On17July,apiecefourkilometerswideenterstheEarth'satmosphere（大氣層）witha

massiveexplosion.Abouthalfofthepieceisdestroyed,buttheremainingparthitstheSouth

Atlanticat200timesthespeedofsound.Theseaboilsandahugeholeismadeintheseabed.

Hugewavesarecreatedandspreadoutwardsfromthehole.Thewallofwater,akilometerhigh,

rushestowardssouthernAfricaat800kilometersanhour.CitiesontheAfricancoastaretotally

destroyedandmillionsofpeoplearedrowned.

BeforethewavesreachSouthAmerica,thesecondpieceofthecometlandsinArgentina.

EarthquakesandvolcanoesarcsetoffintheAndesMountains.Theshockwavesmovenorthinto

CaliforniaandallaroundthePacificOcean.ThecitiesofLosAngeles,SanFranciscoandTokyo

arecompletelydestroyedbyearthquakes.Millionsofpeopleinthesouthernhalfoftheeartharc

alreadydead,butthenorthwon'tescapeforlong.Becauseoftheexplosions,thesunishiddenby

cloudsofdust,andtemperaturesaroundtheworldfalltoalmostzero.Cropsareruined.Thesun

won'tbeseenagainformanyyears.Warsbreakoutascountriesfightforfood.Ayearlater,no

morethan10millionremainalive.

Coulditreallyhappen?Infact,ithasalreadyhappenedmorethanonceinthehistoryofthe

Earth.ThedinosaurswereontheEarthforover160millionyears.Then65millionyearsagothey

suddenlydisappeared.ManyscientistsbelievethattheEarthwashitbyapieceofobjectinspace.

Thedinosaurscouldn'tlivethroughthecoldclimatethatfollowedandtheydiedout.Willwemeet

thesameend?

1.Whatismainlydescribedinthepassage?

A.Ahistoricdiscovery.B.Aneventofimagination.

C.Aresearchonspace.D.Ascientificadventure.

2.WhenthefirstpiecehitstheSouthAtlantic,itcauses.

AanearthquakeB.damagestocities

C.anEarthexplosionD.hugewaves

3.Whycan'lthenorthernhalfoftheearthescapeforlong?

A.Becausethelandiscoveredwithwater

B.Becausethelightandheatfromthesuncannotreachtheearth.

C.Becausepeopletherecannotliveatthetemperatureofzero.

D.Becausewarsbreakoutamongcountries.

4.Bygivingtheexampleofdinosaurs,theauthortriestoprove.

A.animalscouldnotliveinthecoldclimate

B.whathappened65millionyearsagowasaninventedstory

C.thehumanbeingswilldieoutin2094D.theEarthcouldbehitbyotherobjectsinspace

5.Wemayguessthatthewriteris.

A.worriedB.practicalC.ascientistD.fullofimagination

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（2）

8:30PM

Outlook

Outlookisbackwithanewseriesofreportstokeepyouuptodatewithallthat'snewinthe

worldofentertainment.Storiesgoallthewayfromthetechnicaltotheromantic,fromstageto

screen.Therewillbereportsofthestarsofthemoment,thestarsofthefutureandthestarsofthe

past.Thedirectorwithhisnewfilm,thedesignerwiththelatestfashion,andthemusicianwiththe

popularsongarcpartofthenewOutlook.TheprogramisintroducedbyFranLevine.

9:00PM

Discovery

Whena10-year-oldboygetsafirstclassdegreeinmathematicsoran8-year-oldboyplays

chesslikeafuturegrandmaster,theyareconsideredasgeniuses.Wheredoesthequalityofgenius

comefrom?Isitallinthegenes（基因）orcananychildbeturnedintoagenius?Andifparentsdo

haveachildwhomightbecomeageniusinthefuture,whatshouldtheydo?Inthis30-minutefilm,

BarryJohnson,theprofessoratSchoolofMedicine,NewYorkUniversity,willhelpyoudiscover

theanswer.

10:00PM

Science/Health

Isitpossibletobeathighbloodpressurewithoutdrugs?Theansweris"yes”,accordingto

theresearchersatJohnsHopkinsandthreeothermedicalcenters.Afterastudyof800persons

withhighbloodpressure,theyfoundthatafter6months,thosedevotedtoweightloss-exercise

andeatingalow-salt,low-fatfoodlostabout13poundsandbecamefltte匚Plus,35%ofthem

droppedintothe“normal“category（范疇）.Thisweek,DrAlanDuckworthwilltellyouhowthese

peoplereducetheirbloodpressuretoalevelsimilartowhat'sachievedwithhypertensiondrugs.

1.Themainpurposeofwritingthesethreetextsis.

A.toinvitepeopletoseefilmsB.toinvitepeopletojoinintopicdiscussions

C.toattractmorestudentstoattendlecturesD.toattractmorepeopletowatchTVprograms

2.FromOutlook,youcangetagreatdealofinformationabout.

A.storytellersB.famousstarsC.filmcompaniesD.musicfans

3.WhowillbemostprobablyinterestedinDiscovery?

A.Parentswhowanttosendtheirchildrentoaschoolofmedicine.

B.Childrenwhoaregoodatmathematics.

C.ParentswhowanttheirchildtobecomeanotherAlbertEinstein.

D.Childrenwhoareinterestedinplayingchess.

4.“JohnsHopkins”is.

A.afamousuniversityB.amedicalcenter

C.awell-knowndoctorD.adrugcompany

5.Accordingtothethirdtext,whichofthefollowinghasalmostthesameeffectashypertension

drugs?

A.Exerciseplusahealthydiet.B.Lossofthirteenpoundsinweight.

C.Sixmonthsofexercisewithoutdrugs.D.Low-saltandlow-fatfood.1-5DBCBA

(3)

Whenwewindedourwaythroughthefirstmajorrapidwithrocksperilouslycloseoneither

side,Ithoughtitwastimetogettoknowthecaptainwhoseboatwehadhired.

XiangKaenChangreetedmeinafriendlyfashionbutdidn'tlookupwhenIenteredhis

cabin.Infact,herarelytookhiseyesfromthewaterduringourconversation.Heexplainedthaton

astretchofriver,wheretherearenonavigationalaidsormarkersandwherethechannelscan

changeafterheavyrain,“Themostimportantthingistowatchthewaterandknowhowtoavoid

thesubmerged(underthesurfaceofthesea,etc.),rocksandsandbars(sandbankatthemouthofa

riverorharbour).Youmustreadthisriverallthetime.”

Itriedtolookforthechurnings(攪拌)anddipsinthewaterthatindicatedanobstaclejust

belowthesurface.YetheheadedforpartsoftheriverIwouldhaveavoided,andavoidedpartsI

wouldhavechosen.Itseemedliketerriblydifficultdetectivework.StillXianghadalotof

experienceonthispartoftheMekong.Hebeganhisapprenticeship(學(xué)徒)thirty-nineyearsago.

Whenhewasseventeen,heusedtohelploadandunloadcargo(goods),lookaftertheengineand

helpthecaptain.Gradually,hegottoknowtheriver.Hebecameacaptain1962.

'Tveonlyhadtwoaccidents,hesaid."Thefirstwasin1975whenIhitasandbar.Butwe

wereabletopushtheboatoffwithoutdamageorloss.Thesecondwasmoreserious.Ihitarock.

Welosttheboatbutmanagedtogetthepassengersandtheengineoff.”

Salvagingasmuchasyoucanisveryimportantwhenyoudon'thaveinsurance.Replacingariver

boatlikehiswouldbeexpensive-about$38,000includingtheJapaneseengine.Accidentsare

common.Wesawseveralwrecks(shipthathasbeendestroyedorbadlydamaged,esp.inastorm)

onourjourneytoLuangPrabang.

“Toavoiddisaster",Xiangsaid,“arivercaptainneededspiritualguidanceaswellashuman

skill."AframedcolourphotographofaBuddhist(佛)monkinsaffron(藏紅色)robes(長(zhǎng)袍)was

pinnedtoonewallofthecabin“thismonkisawiseandholyman,^^hesaid."Ihavevisitedhim

threetimesinhismonasteryinBurma.NowIthinkhehelpstoguidemeontherightcourse.,,On

theotherwallwassmallaltar(tableorraisedflat-toppedplatformonwhichofferingsaremadeto

agod)withjoss-sticks(thinstickthatbumsslowlyandproducesapleasantsmell,usedesp.in

religiousceremonies),ballsofstickyrice,andanumberofholyobjects."Theseareofferingsto

thespiritoftheboatandthespiritoftheriver,“Xiangsaid,"They,too,havehelpedmetoescapea

fatalaccident.^^

Akindofinsurance,Ithought,aswepassedharmlesslythroughanothersetofrapids.

1.Thecaptaintalkedtotheauthoraboutseveralthings.Thesewerehis.

A.knowledgeoftheriver;religiousbeliefs;accidents

B.accidents;knowledgeoftheriver;religiousbeliefs

C.religiousbeliefs;accidents;knowledgeoftheriver

D.knowledgeoftheriver;accidents;religiousbeliefs

2.Whenthecaptainsaidhehadto“readthisriverallthetime”,hemeantthathehadto.

A.studythemovementofthewaterB.takeadvicefromwisepeople

C.knowwheretheoldchannelswereD.followhismapsclosely

3.Thecaptain'sconfidenceinhisownskillsisbestshownbythefactthathe.

A.keepsasmallaltarB.dependsonnavigationalaids

C.ishappytotalkwhilenavigatingD.hasanexpensiveJapaneseengine

4.Thewordclosesinmeaningto"perilously“asitisusedinthepassageis

A.simplyB.happilyC.carelesslyD.dangerously

5.Thegroupofwordswhichbestreflectsthequalitiesofthecaptainis

A.religious;capable;friendlyB.friendly;nervous;thoughtful

C.religious;careless;insecureD.careless;thoughtful;capable

1-5DACDA

（4）

Itisnotalwayseasytounderstandinventionsandnewdevelopmentsinscience.To

understandfiberoptics（光纖）,however,youcantryanexperiment.

Putadroportwoofmileintotheglassofwater.Turnoffthelights.Shinethelightfromyour

flashlight（手電筒）throughthetopoftheglassatanangle（角度）ofabout45degrees.Puta

pieceofwhitepaperagainsttheglasswhenthebeam（光束）oflightisshining.Movethepaperso

youcanseewherethebeamiscomingoutoftheglass.Youshouldseeaspotoflight.Someofthe

lighthaspassedthroughthewaterandthroughtheglass.Youseeitonthepaper.Youalsosee

anotherbeamgoingdownintotheglass.Itisbeingreflecteddownintotheglass.

Nextmovetheflashlightsothatthebeamiscomingstraighterdown（30degrees）intothe

water.Youwillseethesamephenomenon:someofthelightisreflectedbackintotheglass.And

someescapesout.Nowmovethebeamoflightfromtheflashlightslowlyupuntilyoucannotsee

anylightescaping.Thispointiscalledthe“pointoftotalinternalreflection.^^Thewordinternal

means"inside,"Allthelightisstayinginsidetheglass.Thereisnobeamshowingabrightspoton

thewhitepaper.Allthelightenergyisinsidetheglass.

Theglassofmilkywaterislikeastrand（線）ofglass.Afiberoptictubeisabundleoflong

thinstrandsofglass,reallymanytubes.However,theprinciple（原理）isthesame:atacertain

angle,allthelightenergythatgoesintotheglassfibercomesouttheotherend.

Lightisenergy.Soundisenergy.Radiowavesandelectricityarebothenergy.Theycanallbe

changedintolight,andaslighttheycanalltravelalongaglassfiber.Lighttravelsattherateof

186,000milespersecond.Therefore,amessagecantravelthatfastinaglassfiber.Thisisthe

principle,orlawofnature,thatmakesfiberopticswork.

1.Whichfigureshowsthelaststepoftheexperiment?

2.Thepurposeoftheexperimentistotellus.

A.howfastlighttravelsB.howfiberopticsworks

C.howlighttravelsinaglassofwater

D.howfiberopticshelpsmankind

3.Intheexperiment,makesthebiggestdifference.

A.theangelatwhichtoshinethelightfromtheflashlight

B.theamountofwaterintheglassofmilk

C.thenumberofdropsofmilktopourintotheglassofwater

D.thesizeoftheholethroughwhichtoshinelightfromtheflashlight

4.Thelaststepistoprove.

A.nobeamisshownonthewhitepaper

B.nolightcanbenoticedinsidetheglass

C.noreflectioncanbeseen

D.noenergyiswasted

5.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitle?

A.ExperimentofLightTravelB.PrinciplesofFiberOptics

C.CommunicationonFiberOpticsD.TheoryofLightTravel

1-5DBADB

（5）

TheyoungmanarrivedontheMassachusettsbeachearlycarryingaradio,ashovel,anda

strangesetoftools:abricklayer'strowel,apaletteknife,spatulas,spoons,andaspraybottle.

Hewalkeddownnearthewater—thetidewasout—putdowntheradioandtunedittosoft

rock.Thenheshoveledwetsandintoapilenearlyfourfeethighandasmanyfeetacross.Thenhe

createdarectangular（長(zhǎng)方形的）shape.

Afterthat,hesettoworkwithpaletteknife,spatulas,andspoons.Heshapedagracefultower,

toppedwalls,fashionedbeautifulbaywindows,andcarvedoutbigfrontgate.

Themanknewhissand.Hesmoothlyfinishedsomesurfacesandembroidered（雕亥ij）artistic

designsonothers.Astheshapesbegantodry,hegentlykeptthemslightlywetwithwaterfrom

thespraybottle,incasetheymightbreakinthewind.

Allthistookhours.Peoplegathered.Atlasthestoodback,obviouslysatisfiedwithacastle

worthyoftheAustriancountrysideorDisneyland.

Thenhegatheredhistoolsandradioandmovedthemuptodriersand.Hehadknownfbra

whilewhatmanyintherapt（全神貫注的）crowdstilloverlooked:thetidewascomingin.Not

onlyhadhepracticedhisartwithconfidenceandstyle,hehaddonesoagainstapowerful,

immutable（不可抗拒的）deadline.

Asthecrowdlookedon,waterbegantolapatthebaseofthecastle.Inminutesitwas

surrounded.Thentherisingfloodbegantoeatintothebase,wallsfell,thetowerfell,andfinally

thegate'sarchfell.Moreminutespassed,andsmallwaveserasedbaywindowsandbattlements

一soonnomorethanasmallpartwasleft.

Manyinthecrowdlookedterriblysad;somevoicedfearsanddiscouragement.Butthe

sculptor（雕塑家）remainedcalm.Hehad,afterall,hadawonderfulday,makingbeautyoutof

nothing,andwatchingitreturntonothingastimeandtidemovedon.

1.Inthisselection,whydidthesculptorstartearlyintheday?

A.Heknewthetidewasoutonthisparticularmorning.

B.Itgavetimeforthecrowdtogather.

C.Heneededthesuntohelpdrythesand.

D.Itwaseasiertobeginwithonlyafewpeoplearound.

2.Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthatthesculptorwasanexpert?

A.Heattractedalargecrowd.

B.Hecreatedbeautifuldetails.

C.Hewasabletofinishhiswork.

D.Heshowedsatisfactiononhisface.

3.Inthisselection,whatdoestheincomingtidesignal?

A.Itistimetobeginworking.B.Itisthebusiesttimeoftheday.

C.Itistheendofaday'swork.D.Itistimeforlookers-ontoleave.

4.Howdidthelookers-onreactwhenthetidebegantocomein?

A.Theytriedtosavethesandcastle.

B.Theyweredisappointedtoseetheartruined.

C.Theywerenervousabouttheirownbelongings.

D.Theyhelpedtheartistfinishthecastle.

5.Thereadercantellthatthesculptor'srewardforhisworkis.

A.paymentforhisworkB.attentionfromthecrowd

C.fameasanartistD.personalsatisfaction

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InOctober,1961,atCrowleyFieldinCincinnati,Ohio,anold,deafgentlemannamed

WilliamE.HoystooduptothrowoutthefirstballoftheWorldSeries.MostpeopleatCrowley

FieldonthatdayprobablydidnotrememberHoybecausehehadretired(退休)fromprofessional

baseball58yearsearlier.However,hehadbeenanoutstandingplayerandthedeafcommunity

stilltalksabouthimandhisyearsinbaseball.WilliamE.HoywasborninHouckstown,Ohio,on

May23rd,1862.Hebecamedeafwhenhewastwoyearsold.HeattendedtheColumbusOhio

SchoolfortheDeaf.Aftergraduation,hestartedplayingsemi-probaseballwhileworkingasa

shoemaker.

Hoybeganplayingprofessionalbaseballin1886forOshkosh(Wisconsin)ofthe

NorthwesternLeague.In1888,hestartedasanoutfielderwiththeoldWashingtonSenators.His

smallstatureandspeedmadehimanoutstandingbaserunner.Hewasverygoodatstealingbases

duringhiscareer.Inthe1888majorleagueseason,hestole82bases.HewasalsotheSenators'

leadinghitterin1888.Hoythrewfight-handedandbattedleft-handed.OnJune19,1889,hethrew

outthreebattersattheplatefromhisoutfieldposition.

Thearmsignalsusedbyumpires(裁判)todaytoshowballsandstrikesbeganbecauseof

Hoy.Theumpireliftedhisrightarmtoshowthatthepitchwasastrike,andhisleftarmtosignal

thatitwasaball.

Formanyyears,peopletalkedaboutHoy'slastballgame.HewasplayingforLosAngelesof

thePacificCoastWinterLeague.ItwasamemorablegamebecauseHoymadeanunusualplay

whichwonthegame.Itwasaveryfoggynightand,therefore,veryhardtoseetheball.Inthe

ninthinning,withtwomenout,Hoymanagedtocatchaflyballtomakethethirdout.Los

Angelesdefeatedtheiroppositionandwonthepennant（錦旗）fortheyear.

HoymarriedAnnaMarieLowery.TheHoyshadmanyfriends.Sincetheycouldnotheara

doorbelloraknockonthedoor,Hoyputabaseballinagroove（槽）bythedoorbell.Thepulling

ofthebellknockedtheballontothefloor.Thevibrationsannouncedthevisitor.

Afterheretired,Hoystayedbusy.HeranadairyfannnearCincinnatifor20years.Healso

becameapublicspeakerandtraveledgivingspeeches.Untilafewyearsbeforehisdeath,hetook

4and10milewalksseveralmorningsaweek.OnDecember15,1961,WilliamHoydiedatthe

ageof99.

1.Hoyretiredfromprofessionalbaseballin.

A.1903B.1886C.1941D.1961

2.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat.

A.Hoy'swifewasalsodeaf

B.Hoydidbadlyinthe1888majorleagueseason

C.Hoyhadverybadeyesight

D.Hoystoppedtakingexerciseshortlybeforehedied

3.Theunderlinedword“vibrations“inPara.5probablyrefersto.

A.postmenB.menservants

C.doorbellsD.shakingmovementsoftheball

4.Whichisthecorrectorderoftheeventsaccordingtothepassage?

a.Hoyplayedprofessionalbaseball.

b.Hoyworkedasashoemaker.

c.Hoywenttoschool.

d.Hoybecamedeaf.

A.debaB.cdbaC.dcabD.bdca

5.Thepassagemainlytellsusabout.

A.therestofthelifeofadeafbaseballplayer

B.thedevelopmentoftheumpire'shandsignals

C.thegreateffectonbaseballbyadeafplayer

D.thegreatestAmericansportplayedbynearlyeveryone

1-5.AADAC

（7）

Agoodmodernnewspaperisanextraordinarypieceofreading.Itisremarkablefirstwhatit

contains:therangeofnewsfromlocalcrime（犯罪）tointernationalpolitics,fromsportsto

businesstofashiontoscience,andtherange（范圍）ofcommentandspecialfeatures（特寫）aswell,

fromeditorialpagetofeaturearticles,frominterviewstocriticismofbooks,art,theatre,and

music.Anewspaperisevenmoreremarkableforthewayonereadsitnevercompletely,never

straightthrough,butalwaysbyjumpingfromheretothere,inandout,glancingatonepiece,

readinganotherarticleallthewaythrough,readingjustafewparagraphsofthenext.

Agoodmodemnewspaperoffersavarietytoattractmanydifferentreaders,butfarmorethan

anyonereaderisinterestedin.whatbringsthisvarietytogetherinoneplaceisitstopicality（時(shí)事

性）,itsimmediaterelationtowhatishappeninginyourworldandyourlocalitynow.But

immediacyandthespeedofproductionthatgoeswithitmeanalsothatmuchofwhatappearsina

newspaperhasnomorethantransient（短暫的）value.Forallthesereasons,nottwopeoplereally

readthesamepaper:whateachpersondoesistoputtogether,outofthepagesofthatday*spaper,

hisownselectionandsequence（順序）,hisownnewspaper.Forallthesereasons,reading

newspapersefficientlywhichmeansgettingwhatyouwantfromthemwithoutmissingthingsyou

needbutwithoutwastingtime,demandsskillandseFawarcness（意識(shí)）asyoumodi?（改變）and

applythetechniquesofreading.

1.Amodemnewspaperisremarkableforallthefollowingexceptits.

A.widecoverageB.uniformstyleC.speedinreportingnewsD.popularity

2.Accordingtothepassage,thereasonwhynotwopeoplereallyreadthe"same"newspaperis

that.

A.Peoplescanforthenewstheyareinterestedin

B.differentpeoplepreferdifferentnewspapers

C.peoplearerarelyinterestedinthestonekindofnews

D.peoplehavedifferentviewsaboutwhatagoodnewspaperis

3.Itcanheconcludedfromthepassagethatnewspaperreaders.

A.applyreadingtechniquesskillfullyB.jumpfromonenewspapertoanother

C.appreciatethevarietyofanewspaperD.usuallyreadanewspaperselectively（有選擇性地）

4.Agoodnewspaperoffers“avariety^^toreadersbecause.

A.ittriestoservedifferentreadersB.ithastocoverthingsthathappeninacertainlocality

C.readersaredifficulttopleaseD.readersliketoreaddifferentnewspapers

5.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe.

A.TheImportanceofNewspaperTopicalityB.TheCharacteristicsofaGoodNewspaper

C.TheVarietyofaGoodNewspaperD.SomeSuggestionsonHowtoReadaNewspaper

1-5BADAB

（8）

Mostpeoplewhoworkwithcomputershaveheardofhowvirusescandamageordestroy

equipmentandfiles,butsomevirusescaninfectcellphones,too.Teenagersarethemost

vulnerable（易受攻擊的）becauseofthewaystheyusetheirphones.

“Myfriendhasajokeservice.Everyday,shegetsadifferentjoke/5saidNikiLamontagne,a

cellphoneuser.

“Insteadofjokes,Ireceivedmessageslike'Tellmeyourbirthday',"saidPresley

Underwood,a7th-grader.

Ifteenagersarenotdownloadingjokes,itwillbeasongorpicture,orthehottestnewgames.

That'showmostphonevirusesarespread.

“Itwillsay'Download',andifIclickonitanditwillcometomefiveminutes.Nothing

reallyhappens.ImeanIgettoplaythegameswithoutknowingthatImaygetviruses,“said

DariusAssin,ajuniorinahighschool.

Mostpeopledonoknowthatcellphonesarevulnerabletoviruses.KPRCLocalTwo

recentlytoldgovernmentsecurityleadersthatawavepfvirusesspreadingacrossAsiaandEurope

wasonitswaytocellphonesintheUS.Nowananti-virusfirmistrackingeightdifferentterrible

cellphonebugs.Somevirusesspreadthroughthelistofphonenumberswhichpeoplekeepin

theirphones.Houstoncomputersecurityfirmsarepreparingthemselvesfortheattack.

DanielAreemitofTimeerNetworkingsaidacellphoneuserwouldthinkthatheorshewas

justreceivingamessage.44Oh,thisisaverycoolpicture.Theyclickanddownloadit.Then,their

phonesgetinfected,Areemitsaid.

Somevirusescandrainacellphoneuser'sminutes,makelong-distancecallsattheuser's

expenseorstealpicturesande-mails.Butonevirus,calledtheCommwarrior,isspreadingthrough

thetextmessage,whichisawayofcommunicatingformanyteenagers.

ThesmarterphonesornewerphonesthatuseBluetoothtechnologyarethemostvulnerable.

ExpertssuggestturningoffBluetoothwhenifsnotinuse.Whenitcomestomaterialsfor

downloadingormessages,expertssayusersshouldtreatthemlikethoseontheirhomecomputers

一don'tclickonthemoranswerthemifunsure,evenifitlooksasiftheyaresentbyafriend.

1.Thecellphonevirusescan'tbespreadby.

A.sendingjokeservicesB.downloadingsongsorpictures

C.sendingtextmessagesD.answeringcertainmessages

2.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisthefact?

A.Everybodyknowsthatcellphonesarevulnerabletoviruses.

B.ThenewerBluetoothcellphonescankillthevirusesautomatically.

C.Thecellphoneswillnotgetinfectedifyouanswerafriend'smessage.

D.Thetextmessageisapopularwayofcommunicatingamongmanyteenagers.

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"bugs"inParagraph6mean?

A.Infectiousviruses.B.Programs.

C.Newgames.D.Virus-makers.

4.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.CellphoneAndComputerViruses.

B.ANewChallengetoCellphones.

C.CellphonesAreVulnerabletoViruses.

D.BluetoothCellphonesArcinDanger.

5.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Nowananti-virusfirmistrackingcellphonebugsandhaskilledthem.

B.Bluetoothtechnologyhasthewaytokilltheviruses.

C.Youngpeoplehaveopen-mindsfornewthings.

D.Virusestocellphonesarespreadingallovertheworld.

1-5DDACC

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Fora400-year-oldartform,operashadabadfame:overweightactressessingingthewords

whicharehardtounderstandinoneofthoseromancelanguagesyouweresupposedtolearnin

highschool.Andwithticketscostingasmuchas$145aperformance,operagoersalsohavea

certainappearanceinpeople'smind:rich,well-dressedandold.

Butnowoperacompaniesaroundthecountryarelooseningtheirtiesandkickingofftheir

shoesinanattempttobringtheoperatotheaudience.Itneedstokeepitalive,theyoungand

not-so-rich.

Operaproducershavefoundthattoattractthiscrowd,theyneedtomaketheoperacloserto

commonpeople.Thatmeansnoformalsuits,old-styledtheatreorband-breakingticketprices.

Andbecauseyoungpeopledon'torwon'tcometotheopera,companiesarebringingtheoperato

them,givingperformancesinsuchunusualplacesasparks,librariesandpublicschools.