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1、33. Experts Call for Local and Regional Control of Sites for Radioactive Waste1.Which of the following words can best substitute the word “withdrawal in the first paragraph? Canceling.2.According to Rodney Ewing and Frand von Hippel, where to locate nuclear facilities should be approved by local peo
2、ple and states.3.What is NOT true about the 1987 decision by Congress concerning siting of nuclear waste disposal? The decision by Congress was accepted by local communities.4.What does the author of the essay in the fourth paragraph want to say? Efforts should be made to develop nuclear disposal si
3、tes to suit the circumstances of the region.5.What is meant by regional approach as mentioned in the last paragraph? Waste disposal sites are located close to reactors and in places suitable for the regional circumstances.34Batteries built by viruses1）According to the first paragraph, people try to
4、stay away from viruses because they are causes of various diseases.2） What is Belchers team doing at present? It is making batteries with viruses.3） What expression below is opposite in meaning to the word shrink appearing in paragraph 5? Expand.4） Which of the following is true of Belchers battery
5、mentioned in paragraph 6? It is a metallic disk with viruses inside it.5） How tiny is one battery part? Its width is one tenth of a hair.38. Longer Lives for Wild Elephants1）According to the first two paragraphs, unlike other zoo animals, zoo elephants develop health problems.2） Which of the followi
6、ng about the international scientists research on the life spans of elephants is NOT true? (See paragraph 3)? They kept detailed records of all the elephants in their care.3）What do the scientist find in their research? Female zoo elephants die much earlier than their wild counterparts.4）What are th
7、e possible causes of stress and obesity Zoo-raised elephants generally suffer from? Both B and C.5）Which of the following does the author suggest in the last paragraph? It may not be a wise policy to keep elephants in the zoo.31.Hurricane Katrina1.What is the eye of a hurricane? A calm central regio
8、n of low pressure between 12 to 60 miles in diameter.2.Which of the following is NOT the “requirements” mentioned in the second paragraph? The tropical waters are warm and calm.3.Which of the following is the best explanation of the word “drive” in the third paragraph? To supply the motive force or
9、power and cause to function.4.What does the warm air mentioned in the fourth paragraph produce when it is rising from the sea surface? Low pressure.5.What is NOT true of Hurricane Katrina according to the last paragraph? The humanitarian crisis is as serious as that of the great depression.32.Mind-r
10、eading Machine1.What is responsible for processing the information sent by your eyes? Neurons in the brain.2.Which of the following statements is NOT meant by the writer? fMRI helps scientists to discover how the brain develops intelligently.3.Highlighting the areas of the brain at work means markin
11、g the parts of the brain that are processing information4.What did the researchers experiment on? Two volunteers.5.Which of the following can be the best replacement of the title? Your Thoughts Can Be Scanned.35.Putting Plants to work1.What does the writer say about plants concerning solar energy? P
12、lants have been using solar energy for billions of years.2.Why do some scientists study how plants convert sunlight carbon dioxide, and water into sugars and starches? Because they want green plants to become a new source of energy.3.According to the fifth paragraph, under what conditions are algae
13、able to use solar energy to make hydrogen? When there is no oxygen in the air.4.Researchers have met with difficulties when trying to make algae produce hydrogen efficiently. Which one of the following is one such difficulty？It is too slow for algae to produce hydrogen when the sulfate is removed.5.
14、What is NOT true of algae? They are cheap to eat.36. Listening Device Provides Landslide Early Warning1.What does Such natural disasters in the first paragraph refer to? Landslides.2.Which of the following statements is true of landslides? All of the above.3.Why do researchers develop a new device t
15、o monitor signs of landsides? Because the common methods .can cause false alarms.4.Which of the following statements is NOT true of the device, according to Paragraph 4? It is filled in with gravel.5.According to the context, what does the word positives in the fifth paragraph mean? Evidences.37.Don
16、t Drink Alone Gets New Meaning1.Researchers have found that the risk of cancer in the mouth and neck is higher with people Who drink alcohol outside of meals.2.Which of the following is NOT the conclusion made by the researchers about “drinking with meals”? It increases by 20 percent the possibility of cancer in all sites.3.Approximately how many drinks do the lowes
