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They were arguing but _____ off when someone suddenly came into the room.
A.took
B.turned
C.broke
D.came
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__________(习惯了与大自然作斗争求生存的人们) were bewildered by politicians，bankers and businessmen．
听力原文：W: If I were you I'd live in the city instead of commuting to work by train.
M: But the country is so beautiful and pleasant in the spring and fall.
Q: What does the man suggest？
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A．She should live in the country.
B．She should live near the spring.
C．He prefers to live in the country.
D．He agrees with the woman.
summarize the main message of the excerpt, and then
comment on whether we should use animals for experimentation purpose or not
You should support yourself with information from the excerpt.
Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.
Historical Debate on Animal Experimentation
As the experimentation on animals increased, especially the practice of vivisection, so did criticism and controversy. In 1655, the advocate of Galenic physiology Edmund O'Meara said that "the miserable torture of vivisection places the body in an unnatural state." O'Meara and others argued that animal physiology could be affected by pain during vivisection, rendering results unreliable. There were also objections on an ethical basis, contending that the benefit to humans did not justify the harm to animals. Early objections to animal testing also came from another angle — many people believed that animals were inferior to humans and so different that results from animals could not be applied to humans.
On the other side of the debate, those in favor of animal testing held that experiments on animals were necessary to advance medical and biological knowledge. Claude Bernard — who is sometimes known as the " prince of vivisectors" and the father of physiology, and whose wife, Marie Frangoise Martin, founded the first anti-vivisection society in France in 1883 — famously wrote in 1865 that "the science of life is a superb and dazzlingly lighted hall which may be reached only by passing through a long and ghastly kitchen . Arguing that experiments on animals ...are entirely conclusive for the toxicology and hygiene of man ... the effects of these substances are the same on man as on animals, save for differences in degree, Bernard established animal experimentation as part of the standard scientific method.
听力原文： It seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains. But actually the umbrella was not invented as protection against rain, its first use was as a shade against the sun.
Nobody knows who first invented it, but the umbrella was used in very ancient times. Probably the first to use it were the Chinese, way back in the eleventh century B. C. We know that the umbrella was used in ancient Egypt and Babylon as a sun shade. And there was a strange thing connected with its use: It becomes a symbol of honor and authority. In the Far East in ancient times, the umbrella was allowed to be used only by royalty or by those in high office.
In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade. And the umbrella was in common use in ancient Greece. But it is believed that the first persons in Europe to use the umbrella as a protection against the rain were the ancient Romans.
During the Middle Age, the use of umbrella practically disappeared. Then it appeared again in Italy in the late sixteenth century. And again it was considered as a symbol of the power and authority. By 1680, the umbrella appeared in France, and later on in England.
By the eighteenth century, the umbrella was used against rain throughout most of Europe. Umbrellas have not changed much in style. during all the time, though they have become much lighter in weight. It wasn't until the twentieth century that women's umbrellas began to be made, in a whole variety of colors.
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A．In ancient China.
B．In ancient Egypt.
C．In ancient Greece.
D．In ancient Rome.
The European Union had approved a number of genetically
modified crops until 1998. But growing public concern over its S1.______
supposed environmental and health risks led several EU countries
to demand a moratorium(暂时禁止) on imports of any new GM
produce. By lately 1999 there were enough such countries to block S2.______
any new approvals of GM produce.
Last year, America filed a complaint at the WTO about the
moratorium, arguing that it was an illegal trade barrier because
there is scientific basis for it. As more studies have been completed S3.______
on the effects of GM crops, the green's case against them has S4.______
weakened.
Much evidence has emerged of health risks from eating them. S5.______
And, overall, the studies have shown that the environmental
effects of modifying crops are not always as serious as the greens S6.______
claim. Nevertheless, environmentalists continue to find fault with
such studies and argue which they are inconclusive. S7.______
While Americans seem happy enough to consume food made
from GM crops, opinion polls continue to show that European
consumers dislike the idea. Europeans seem to be taken the attitude S8.______
which, since there remains the slightest possibility of adverse
consequences and since it was still unclear how they, as consumers S9.______
benefit of GM crops, they would rather not run the risk. S10.______
【S1】
The European Union had approved a number of genetically
modified crops until late 1998. But growing public concern
over its supposed environmental and health risks led several 【M1】______
EU countries to demand a moratorium (暂时禁止) on imports
of any new GM produce. By late 1999 there were enough such
country to block any new approvals of GM produce. 【M2】______
Last year, America filed a complaint at the WTO about the
moratorium, arguing that it was an illegal trade barrier
because there was no scientific base for it. 【M3】______
As more studies have been completed on the effects
of GM crops, the greens' case for them has weakened. 【M4】______
Much evidence has emerged of health risks from eating 【M5】______
them. And, overall, the studies have shown that the
environmental effects on modified crops are, not always 【M6】______
as serious as the greens claim. Nevertheless, environmentalists
continue to find fault of such studies and argue that 【M7】______
they are inconclusive.
While Americans seem happy enough to consume food made
from GM crops, opinion polls continue to show that European
consumers dislike the idea. Europeans seem be taking the attitude 【M8】______
which, since there remains the slightest possibility of adverse 【M9】______
consequences and since it is clear how they, as consumers, benefit 【M10】______
from GM crops, they would rather not run the risk.
【M1】
So severe was the disruption (破坏) in New York State that its governor, George Pataki, declared a state of emergency. Confused workers spilled on to the streets, while thousands more were trapped for hours in lifts and hot, crowded subway trains. Lots of stranded (进退两难的) people ended up spending Thursday night on New York's streets. Thieves in Brooklyn in New York, and in Canada's capital, Ottawa, took advantage of the absence of streetlights and burglar alarms, and went on a looting spree (疯狂抢掠). Officials were taken aback by the speed at which the chaos unfolded. President George Bush described the incident as a "massive national problem" and promised a full investigation into what caused it.
That is still a matter of some debate. At first, naturally, there were fears of terrorist involvement, but this was quickly ruled out. However, officials were left arguing about what had actually happened. The office of Canada's prime minister, Jean Chretien, said that a severe accident at a nuclear-power plant in Pennsylvania may have been the cause. Earlier, American and Canadian officials had said a fire or perhaps lightning had hit a power plant near Niagara Falls in New York State.
1.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage？()
A、Many streetlights and burglar alarms were stolen during the blackout.
B、Some terrorists were involved in the incident.
C、President George Bush demanded a full investigation into the disruption in New York.
D、Officials were not sure what had caused the power failure.
2.Several cities were affected by the massive power failure on August 14th except().
A、Ottawa
B、Cleveland
C、Chicago
D、Brooklyn
3.The power failure on August 14th brought about big chaos except that().
A、thousands of people were trapped in lifts
B、many people had to stay on streets for Thursday night.
C、stores were robbed by the thieves.
D、a power plant near Niagara Falls was hit by a fire or lightning.
4.The word "outage" in Paragraph 1 can be best replaced by().
A、power shortcut
B、disruption
C、massive national problem
D、power failure
5.It can be inferred from the passage that().
A、France has a population of about 60 million
B、Only some large cities were affected by the power failure
C、Canada's prime minister knew what had caused the power failure
D、Water was spilt onto the streets by confused workers
It is no use arguing _______ the plan because it has been rejected.
A. with
B. against
C. for
D. on
听力原文： Reading to oneself is a modern activity which was almost unknown to the scholars of the classical and medieval worlds, while during the fifteenth century the term "reading" undoubtedly meant reading aloud. Only during the nineteenth century did silent reading become commonplace.
One should be careful, however, in assuming that silent reading came about simply because reading aloud is a distraction to others. Examination of factors related to the historical development of silent reading reveals that it became the usual mode of reading for most adult reading tasks mainly because the tasks themselves changed in character.
The 19th century saw a steady gradual increase in literacy, and thus in the number of readers. As readers increased, so the number of potential listeners decreased, and thus there was some reduction in the need to read aloud. As reading for the benefit of listeners grew less common, so came the flourishing of reading as a private activity in such public places as libraries, railway carriages and offices. There reading aloud would cause distraction to other readers.
Towards the end of 20th century there was still considerable argument over whether books should be used for information, and over whether the reading material such as newspapers was in some way mentally weakening. Indeed this argument remains with us still in education. However, whatever its virtues are, the old shared literacy culture had gone and was replaced by the mass media on the one hand and by books and magazines for a specialized readership on the other. The social, cultural, and technological changes in the century had greatly altered what the term "reading" implied.
26．Why was reading aloud commonplace before the 19th century？
27.What did the development of silent reading during the 19th century indicate？
28.What are educationalists still arguing about？
29.What is the speaker attempting to do？
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A．Silent reading had not been discovered.
B．Few people could read for themselves.
C．People relied on reading for entertainment.
D．There were few places available for private reading.
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A.By arguing with them.
B.By keeping silent.
C.By expressing his idea clearly.
D.By adopting his colleagues" idea.Section B
