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1、 课时规范训练(三十七).阅读理解AI am Peter Hodes，a volunteer stem cell courier.Since March 2012，Ive done 89 tripsof those,51 have been abroad.I have 42 hours to carry stem cells (干细胞) in my little box because Ive got two ice packs and thats how long they last.In all，from the time the stem cells are harvested from

2、 a donor (捐献者) to the time they can be implanted in the patient，weve got 72 hours at most.So I am always conscious of time.I had one trip last year where I was caught by a hurricane in America.I picked up the stem cells in Providence，Rhode Island，and was meant to fly to Washington then back to Londo

3、n.But when I arrived at the checkin desk at Providence，the lady on the desk said：“Well，Im really sorry，Ive got some bad news for youthere are no flights from Washington.” So I took my box and put it on the desk and I said：“In this box are some stem cells that are urgently needed for a patientplease，

4、please，youve got to get me back to the United Kingdom.”She just dropped everything.She arranged for a flight on a small plane to be held for me，rerouted(改道) me through Newark and got me back to the UK even earlier than originally scheduled.For this courier job，youre consciously aware that in that bo

5、x youve got something that is potentially going to save somebodys life. 1Which of the following can replace the underlined word “courier” in Paragraph 1?AproviderBdelivery manCcollector Dmedical doctor 2Why does Peter have to complete his trip within 42 hours?AHe cannot stay away from his job too lo

6、ng.BThe donor can only wait for that long.CThe operation needs that much time.DThe ice wont last any longer. 3Which flight did the woman put Peter on first?ATo London. BTo Newark.CTo Providence. DTo Washington. BFor foreigners, entering a public toilet in China can be a horrifying experience. In the

7、 1990s, a third of all complaints to tourism officials in Beijing concerned the design, and the bad smell of public toilets.China has battled smelly toilets for at least 2,000 years. In the Kingdom of Wei (220266 AD.), visitors to the palace bathrooms would find boxes to cover their nose and ward_of

8、f unpleasant smells. Both flushing (冲水) toilets and toilet paper were invented in China, however, only for the use of the emperor.Today Chinese scientists have claimed victory in their battle to improve public restrooms, introducing a bacterial spray that can almost get rid of all the bad smell. Fir

9、st, a set of six types of bacteria work to break down the smelly compounds and then a perfume made from orange skin lightly scents (使芳香) the air. The “smellfree toilet” study from the Chinese Academy of Science was declared the “ultimate” cure to an_“urgent”_national_issue.“Five scientists have work

10、ed on this from 2011 to the beginning of this year，” said Dr. Yan Zhiying, a bacteriologist with the academys Chengdu Institute of Biology, adding that they had spent &140,000 on the project.“Some local government officials here visited a sewage(污水) plant and saw that the treatment technology had co

11、me from Japan. They wanted a homegrown solution so they asked us to work on it，” he added.“We obtained bacteria from all types of waste from humans, pigs, chicken and ducks, and we tested our compounds one by one，” he said.“The smells coming out of public toilets, or trash cans, are made up of more

12、than 160 different compounds，”he explained, adding that their bacteria spray can change and absorb many of them.He boasted that the Chinese formula (配方), which costs only around 5 per liter, has no side effects and can be used to remove any bad smell.4The underlined words “ward off” in Paragraph 2 c

13、an be replaced by _.Akeep out Btake outCgive ont Dcome out5The underlined phrase “an urgent national issue” refers to _.Athe treatment of sewageBa horrifying experienceCthe bad smell of public toiletsDthe 160 smelly compounds6Which has not been mentioned as an advantage of the bacteria spray?ALow pr

14、ice. BNo side effects.CRemoving bad smells. DBeautiful design.7Which can we infer after the spray is used in toilets in China?APeople neednt use flushing toilets.BA perfume is given off in the air.CTourists complaints will be reduced.DBacteria break down smelly compounds. CEveryone looks forward to

15、progress, whether in ones personal life or in the general society. Progress indicates a persons ability to change the way he is living at the moment. Progress must lead to a better life and a better way of doing things. All these, however，remain true only in so far as people want to accept technolog

16、y and move forward by finding new and more efficient ways of doing things.However, at the back of the minds of many people，especially those who miss the “good old days”， efficiency comes with a price. When communication becomes more efficient, people are able to contact one another no matter where t

17、hey are and at whatever time they wish to. The click of a button allows people miles apart to talk or see each other without even leaving their homes.With the communication gadgets,_such as mobile phones and iPads, people often do not take the effort to visit one another personally. A personal visit

18、 carries with it the additional feature of having to be in the persons presence for as long as the visit lasts. We cannot unnecessarily excuse ourselves or turn the other person off.With efficiency also comes mass production. Such is the nature of factories and the success of industrialization today

19、. Factories have improved efficiency. Unskillful tasks are left to machines and products are better made and produced with greater accuracy than any human hand could ever have done. However, with the improvements in efficiency also comes the loss of the personal touch when making these products. For

20、 example, many handicrafts (手工艺品) are now produced in a factory.Although this means that supply is better able to increase demand, now that the supply is quick and efficient, the demand might fall because mass production lowers the quality of the handicraft and it is difficult to find unique designs

21、 on each item.Nevertheless, we must not commit the mistake of analyzing progress only from one point of view. In fact，progress has allowed tradition to keep up. It is only with progress and the invention of new technology that many old products can be brought back to their old state. New technology

22、is required for old products to stay old.It is peoples attitude towards progress that causes the type of influence that technology has on society.Technology is flexible. There is no fixed way of making use of it. Everything depends on peoples attitude. The worst effects of progress will fall on thos

23、e who are unable to rethink their attitudes and views of society. When we accept progress and adapt it to suit our needs, a new “past” is created.8The underlined word “gadgets” in Para. 2 is closest in meaning to “_”Atools BmessagesCbarriers Dskills9Compared with homemade handicrafts, machinemade pr

24、oducts _.Alack great accuracyBlack the personal touchCare of high valueDare quite welcome10What can be learned about technology from Paragraph 4?AIt can destroy old traditions.BIt can lead to social progress.CIt can be used to correct mistakes.DIt can be used to preserve old products.11What can be c

25、oncluded from the last paragraph?AProgress can suit the needs of daily life.BPeople review the past with great regret.CTechnology should be introduced in a fixed way.DPeoples attitude decides the use of technology. DI have two kids, a boy and a girl. I dont worry about my girl；Im sure shell be well

26、trained in mixed martial arts. I worry about my son. Im pretty sure hes going to be feminine(女性化的). Sorry to say that, but lets face it. No dad wants his son to go feminine.At the rate were moving in a couple of years you wont be able to tell the difference between boys and girls. Sound extreme? Thi

27、nk about this. In every movie where advanced timetraveling beings come to our planet theres one constant：You cant tell the male aliens from the female aliens!But thats the future. Kids today are soft and fat. People ask why. Is it junk food? No. Junk food has been around for fifty years. Is it video

28、 games? No. Video games have been around for thirty years.None of the kids playing them back in the day were terribly obese.Were all scratching our heads trying to figure out what weve introduced to society to ruin our kids. But its not anything weve added that has ruined our kids. Its stuff weve go

29、tten rid of.Take the gym rope for example. Remember that thing that stretched from the floor to the ceiling in your gym class that you could never climb？Most of the kids couldnt make it to the top. But that wasnt the point; the point was you had to try while some middleaged guy who couldnt make it u

30、p a flight of stairs shouted at you. We should have put our son on that rope, and given him a head start. But we didnt want to shame the boy, so we took it down.Taking down the rope would be a good idea if there were no ropes in life. But theyre everywhere. You just cant see them.Theyre in every goa

31、l unrealized and expectation not met. The point everyone missed about the rope is you werent supposed to make it to the top. It was there to create a fire that burned in the oversized belly of every kid.12What is the example of aliens used to show?AGirls are growing like boys.BBoys are going feminin

32、e.CThere are really timetraveling beings.DAlien movies are popular with children.13What causes kids today to be soft and fat?AJunk food.BVideo games.CStuff introduced to society.DThings removed from society.14How does the author find teenagers today?AThey have too much dignity.BThey are overprotecte

33、d.CThey are less independent.DThey are thought too highly of.15What does the rope probably symbolize?AGoals. BExpectations.CCompetition. DAssistance. .七选五Being energy and resource efficient and conscious of improving the health and wellbeing of the work environment will likewise reduce the costs of

34、running one business._1_Conserve your computers energy.For many people with desk jobs the computer is necessary to preserve things done._2_It is estimated that people waste over $1 billion on electricity every year just in computer use! To conserve energy from your computer use, turning off your com

35、puter when its not in use may be a good choice.3_It is already bad enough that you have to worry about air pollution every time you walk outside, but it is likewise a big priority when you work inside. So, open your windows to increase airflow. If you cant open windows, be sure to take outdoor break

36、s throughout the day. And dont smoke in or near the office.Green your desk, cubicle (小房间), office .4_Or, even better, buy plants for all of your neighbors. They will not only see this as one friendly gesture, but theyll likewise have cleaner air to breathe! Plants absorb indoor air pollution and inc

37、rease the flow of oxygen, therefore winning a green decoration to complement your desk!Recycle.There are many items in your office that you can recycle._5_You are capable of acquiring a few bins and posting recycling guidelines on them. Some of the items to be collected may include paper products，ca

38、rdboard boxes, plastic bags, etc.AMaintain healthy airflow.BYet this “efficiency” comes at a cost.CIts time to “go green” at work, and here is how.DLiterally earn a plant and place it on or near your desk.EIts natural to accept similar measures at work to save energy.FIf you do not have one recycling station at work, start one on your own!GSetting the computer to the sleep mode when youre away temporarily makes good sense.