It’s hard to track the blue whale, which has almost been killed off by commercial whaling. Attaching radio devices to it is difficult and visual sightings are too unreliable to give real insight into its behavior.
So biologists were delighted early this year when, with the help of the US Navy, they are able to track a particular blue whale for 43 days recording its sounds. This was possible because of the Navy’s former top secret system of underwater listening devices across the oceans.
Tracking whales is but one example of an exciting new world just opening to civilian scientists after the cold war as the Navy starts to share and partly uncover its global network of underwater listening system built over the decades to track the ships of potential enemies.
Earth scientists announced at a news conference recently that they had used the system for closely observing a deep-sea volcanic eruption for the first time and that they planned similar studies. Other scientists have proposed to use the network for tracking ocean currents and measuring changes in the ocean and global temperatures. Different layers of ocean water can act as channels for sounds focusing them in the same way a stethoscope(聽診器) does when it carries faint noises from a patient’s chest to a doctor’s ear. This focusing is the main reason that even relatively weak sounds in the ocean, especially low-frequency ones, can often travel thousands of miles.
1.The underwater listening system was originally designed _________________.
A. to trace and locate enemy ships
B. to observe deep sea volcanic eruptions
C. to study the movement of ocean currents
D. to replace the global radio communications network
2.The deep-sea listening system makes use of __________________.
A. the ability of sound to travel at high speed
B. the top-level technology of focusing sounds under water
C. the unique characteristic of layers of ocean water in carrying sound
D. low-frequency sounds traveling across different layers of water
3.What can we infer from the passage?
A. New radio devices are developed for tracking the blue whales.
B. Blue whales are no longer endangered with the new system.
C. Opinions differ on the use of military technology.
D. Military technology has great potential in civilian use.
4.What is the passage chiefly about?
A. An effort to protect an endangered marine species.
B. The civilian use of a military detection system.
C. The exposure of a US Navy top-secret weapon.
D. A new way to look into the behavior of blue whales.
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We have met the enemy and he is ours We bought him at a pet shop. When monkey-pox, a disease usually found in the African rain forest suddenly turns up in children in the American .Midwest it’s hard not to wonder of the disease that comes from foreign animals is homing in on human beings. “Most of the infections （感染）we think of as human infections started in other animals “ says Stephen Morse director of the Center for Public Health Preparedness at Columbia University.
It’s not just that we’re going to where the animals are; we’re also bringing them closer to us Popular foreign pets have brought a whole new disease to this country A strange illness killed Isaksen’s pets and she now thinks that keeping foreign pets is a bad idea “I don’t think it’s fair to have them as pets when we have such a limited knowledge of them “says Isaksen
“Laws allowing these animals to be brought in from deep forest areas without stricter control need changing “says Peter Schantz Monkey-pox may be the wake-up call. Researchers believe infected animals may infect their owners. We know very little about these new diseases A new bug（病毒）may be kind at first. But it may develop into something harmful（有害的）Monkey-pox doesn’t look a major infectious disease But is not impossible to pass the disease from person to person
64．We learn from Paragraph I that the pet sold at the shop may_______.
A．come from Columbia
B．prevent us from being infected
C．enjoy being with children
D．suffer from monkey-pox
65．Why did Isaksen advise people not to have foreign pets?
A．They attack human beings
B．We need to study native animals
C．They can’t live out of the rain forest
D．We do not know much about them yet
66．What does she phrase “the wake-up call” in paragraph 3 most probably mean?
A．a new disease
B．a clear warning
C．a dangerous animal
D．a morning call
67．The text suggests that in the future we .
A. may have to fight against more new diseases
B. may easily get infected by diseases from dogs
C. should not be allowed to have pets
D. should stop buying pests from Africa
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For more than six million American children, coming home after school means coming home to an empty house. Some deal with the situation by watching TV. Some may hide. But all of them have something in common. They spend part of each day alone. They are called latchkey children. They’re children who look after themselves while their parents work. And their bad condition has become a subject of concern.
Lynette Long was once the headmaster of an elementary school. She said, “We had a school rule against wearing jewelry. A lot of kids had chains around their necks with keys attached. I was constantly telling them to put them inside shirts. There were so many keys, it never came to my mind what they meant.” Slowly, she learned they were house keys.
She and her husband began talking to the children who had them. They learned of the impact(影響) working couples and single parents were having on their children. Fear is the biggest problem faced by children at home alone. One in each three latchkey children the Longs talked to reported being scared. Many had nightmares and were worried about their own safety.
The most common way latchkey children deal with their fears is by hiding. It might be in a shower stall, under a bed in a closet. The second is TV. They’ll often play it at high volume. It’s hard to get statistics on latchkey children, the Longs learned. Most parents are slow to admit they leave their children alone.
The main idea about “latchkey children” is that they _______.
A. are growing in numbers
B. are also found in middle-class neighborhoods
C. watch too much television during the day
D. suffer problems from being left alone
Which sentence in the second paragraph is the topic sentence?
A. We had a school rule against wearing jewelry.
B. A lot of kids had chains around their necks.
C. I was constantly telling them to put inside their shirts.
D. They were house keys.
The main feeling these children have when they are at home by themselves is _______.
A. tiredness B. freedom C. loneliness D. fear
We may draw a conclusion that _______.
A. latchkey children enjoy having such a large amount of time alone
B. latchkey children try to hide their feeling
C. latchkey children often watch TV with their parents
D. it’s difficult to find out how many latchkey children there are
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—Miss Wang，I feel very nervous with the competition approaching.
—________. As long as you can finish it，it is a victory.
A．Take your time B．Take it easy C．No problem D．It’s hard to say
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Honey(蜂蜜)from the African forest is not only a kind of natural sugar, it is also delicious. Most people, and many animals, like eating it. However, the only way for them to get that honey is to find a wild bees' nest(巢)and take the honey from it. Often, these nests are high up in trees, and it is difficult to find them. In parts of Africa, though, people and animals looking for honey have a strange and unexpected helper一a little bird called a honey guide.
The honey guide does not actually like honey, but it does like the wax (蜂蠟) in the beehives (蜂房). The little bird cannot reach this wax, which is deep inside the bees’ nest. So, when it finds a suitable nest, it looks for someone to help it. The honey guide gives a loud cry that attracts the attention of both passing animals and people. Once it has their attention, it flies through the forest, waiting from time to time for the curious animal or person as it leads them to the nest. When they finally arrive at the nest, the follower reaches in to get at the delicious honey as the bird patiently waits and watches. Some of the honey, and the wax, always falls to the ground, and this is when the honey guide takes its share.
Scientists do not know why the honey guide likes eating the wax, but it is very determined in its efforts to get it. The birds seem to be able to smell wax from a long distance away. They will quickly arrive whenever a beekeeper is taking honey from his beehives, and will even enter churches when beeswax candles are being lit.
1.Why is it difficult to find a wild bees' nest?
A．It's small in size. B．It's hard to recognize.
C．It's covered with wax. D．It's hidden in trees.
2.What do the words "the follower" in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A．A bee. B．A bird. C．A beekeeper. D．A honey seeker.
3.The honey guide is special in the way____________。
A．it gets its food B．it goes to church
C．it sings in the forest D．it reaches into bees' nests
4.What can be the best title for the text?
A．Wild Bees B．Wax and Honey
C．Honey-Lover's Helper D．Beekeeping in Africa
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Tara、Claudia、Monica、Terry 和Tony正在挑選自己所需要的網站。第56至60題是他們的個人情況介紹。閱讀下面六個網站的簡介(A、B、C、D、E、F)，選出符合各人需要的最佳選項，選項中有一項是多余選項。
56. Tara has got a new video camera and is crazy about it. Wherever she goes, she’d like to take it with her and record everything she finds interesting. She thinks it cool to share her life with others through the recordings.
57. As a newcomer to this city, Claudia wants to make new friends with people around her. She likes this city except for one thing, that is, she is not allowed to raise any pet due to the flat rules. That’s too much for an animal lover like her.
58. Monica is clever with her hands and likes making toys. She wants to find a way to show her work to others and share the pleasure with them. If possible, she’d like to make pocket money by selling the toys.
59. Terry worries about his phone bill every month. As he has lots of friends, making phone calls, sending and receiving messages are a necessary part of his life. Sometimes he has to say hello to each of his friends by mobile phone. It costs him lots of time and money.
60. In his spare time, Tony travels a lot. It’s hard for his friends to get in touch with him when he’s away. He’d like to find a way to share his travel experiences with his friends and let them know where he is.
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A. www.ddff.com
The site enables users to keep track of where their friends are and get informed of who is visiting their hometown. Users put in their travel plan and link to their friends. It allows them to see where everyone is.
B. www.euke.com
A New York-based Internet businessman once said it was “your place to buy and sell all things handmade”. You can sell everything made by yourself from clothes and furniture to music on Euke.com. The site was founded in 2005 and now has more than half a million users and 60,000 sellers.
C. www.momo.com
Created by a London games firm, Momo combines computer pet games with social communication and questions. Players keep “pets”, and look after them by answering regular questions. “Pets” can play with each other online, providing “pet owners” with chances to socialize. With its funny pictures and attractive qualities, Momo wants to become the next craze for young people.
D. www.png.canwest.com
The site provides a platform for companies and individuals that try to satisfy every need of today’s customers. The practice has moved from the office to the customer’s kitchen and beyond. And the services provided include everything from dog walking to laundry. Founded this year, the site already has more than 5,000 users.
E. www.cosm.com
Instead of marketing videos, Cosm centers on online video diaries. The site has not gone public yet, but has had positive reviews from testers. The website’s founder was once an Internet advisor to an international company.
F. www.ttter.com
Ttter enables you to text messages to large groups of people at a time, and for free. Sign up and send it a message, from a phone or the Internet, and it will be sent to receivers. The message is limited to just 140 characters. Set up in March, 2006, Ttter.com has already attracted over 500,000 users.
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