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2001年广东省普通高等学校本科插班生考试英语试题PartI.ReadingComprehension(40%)PassageOneDidyouknowthattheemptyplasticsoftdrinkbottlesyouthrowawayeverydaycanbeturnedintocarpetorautomobileparts?Thatusedglassbottlesandaluminumcanscanbeturnedintonewones?Andthatyesterday’snewspapercanbeturnedintotomorrow’s?Itallhappensbecauseofrecycling.Thissimplewastewethrowawayisa“naturalresource”that,withrecycling,canbeusedtoproduceavarietyofmewproducts.Unfortunately,Americarecyclesonly10%ofitsrubbish,burns10%anddeposits(存放)80%inwastedisposalgrounds.Asaresult,ithastocopewithaserioussolidwasteproblem.Everyyear,Americansthrowawayabout160milliontonsofrubbish.Ofthattotal,plasticsmakeuplessthan8%,paperabout36%,andglassandmetalabout20%,allbyweight.Plasticsarenaturallylighter,butstill,whenpressedtogether,accountforonlyabout20%byvolume(体积).Asaresult,inthepast10yearstheUnitedStates’wastedisposalgroundshavedecreasedfromabout18,500to6,000.Infiveyears2,000morewillclose.Intheprocessoffindingsolutions,somepeoplehaveproposedtostopusingplastics.Unfortunately,stoppingusingplasticswoulddomuchharmandnogood.Wewouldloseallofthesafety,healthandconveniencefeaturesofplastics.Besides,packaging(包装)wouldstillbeneeded.A1987studyshowswhatwouldhappenifplasticswerenotused---theenergyneededtoproduceotherpackaging,itscost,andthevolumeofwastecollectedwouldallrisegreatly.SomeAmericansbelievepartoftheanswertoAmerica’swasteproblemliesinrecyclingeverythingfromglasstometalstopapertoplastic.Today,recyclingisontherise.Therearenowmorethan1,000wasterecyclingprogramsintheU.S.Manyarebeginningtorecycleplastics.Rightnow,almost200companiesarerecyclingmillionsofusedplasticcontainersintotoys,trafficsigns,wastebaskets,floormaterials,andparkbenches.Plasticsareamongtheeasiestmaterialstorecycle.Morethan150millionpoundsor20%ofallplasticsoftdrinkbottleswererecycledin1987.1.Whatcan’ttheplasticsoftdrinkbottlebeturnedinto?A.NewspapersB.AutomobilepartsC.ToysD.Trafficsigns2.OfalltherubbishintheU.S.,plasticsaccountfor____byweightand____byvolume.A.20%,20%B.8%,20%C.36%,8%D.20%,36%3.Onaverage,wasteplasticsare____otherwastes.A.asheavyindensityasB.heavierindensitythanC.lighterindensitythanD.thesamebyweightas4.Infiveyears,theU.S.willhaveonly____wastedisposalgrounds.A.2,000B.6,000C.4,000D.18,5005.Theauthorofthispassage____theproposalofstoppingusingplastics.A.saysnothingaboutB.issympatheticwithC.agreestoD.disagreestoPassageTwoSleepissomethingwegenerallyassociatewithlivingpersonsoranimals.Ofcourse,itistruethatalotofanimalssleep,butzoologistsarenotcertainthatprimitiveformsofanimals’life,likeworms,everreallysleep.Ontheotherhandanimalssuchasbearssleepfor4or5monthseveryyear.Theamountofsleephumanbeingsneedvarieswithpeopleofdifferentages,habitsandpossibleraces.Forexample,doctorsthinkthatpre-schoolchildrenneedbetween10and12hoursanight;schoolchildrenbetween9and11hours;andadultsbetween7and9hours.Therearerarecasesofoldpeoplewhoonlysleepbetween2and3hoursadayandcontinuetobeactiveandhealthy.Thesleeprequirementsofdifferentracesalsoappeartobedifferent.Japanesepeople,forexample,sleepfewerthanEuropeans.Itisnotknownforcertainiftheactivityofaman’smind(besidesdreaming)occurswhenheisasleep.However,itiscertainlytruethatsomepeoplecanwakeupatapre-determinedtime.Therearealsostoriesaboutsomemathsprofessorswhosolvedifficultproblemsduringsleep,becausetheirsubconsciousmindscontinueworkingontheproblem.6.Thepassageisabout______.A.howmanyhoursofsleepdifferentpeopleneedeverydayB.somekindsofdreamspeoplehaveC.howtomakeuseofman’ssubconsciousmindsD.sleepandtheactivityofaman’smindduringhissleep7.Accordingtotheauthor,______.A.anEnglishmanusuallysleepsmorethanaJapanesedoesB.everyyearbearssleep4or5monthsmorethanwormC.somewormssleepmorethanbabiesD.aJapaneseusuallysleepsmorethananEnglishman8.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothispassage?A.Veryfewoldmenneedonly3hours’sleepaday.B.Doctorstendtosleepmorethanschoolteachers.C.ManyhealthyJapaneseoldmensleeponly2-3hoursaday.D.Themoreastudentsleeps,thehealthierheis.9.Whenamanisasleep,hissubconsciousmind______.A.wakesupatonceB.beginstosolvedifficultproblemsC.maystillbeworkingD.stopsworking10.Theauthorbelievesthat______.A.theactivityofaman’smindoccurswhenheisasleepB.humanbeingscancontroltheamountofsleeptheyneedC.someprimitiveformsofanimallifealsosleepD.somepeoplecansolvesomeproblemsindreamsPassageThreeWhydon’tbirdsgetlostontheirlongflightsfromoneplacetoanother?Scientistshavepuzzledoverthisquestionformanyyears.Nowthey’rebeginningtofillintheblank.Notlongago,experimentsshowedthatbirdsrelyonthesuntoguidethemduringdaylighthours.Butwhataboutbirdsthatflybynight?Testswithartificialstarshaveprovedthatcertainnight-flyingbirdsareabletofollowthestarsintheirlong-distanceflights.Adovehadspentitslifetimeinacageandhadneverflownunderanaturalsky.Yetitshowedaninbornabilitytousethestarsforguidance.Thebird’scagewasplacedunderanartificialstar-filledsky.Thebirdtriedtoflyinthesamedirectionasthattakenbyhisoutdoorcousins.Andchangeinthepositionoftheartificialstarscausedachangeinthedirectionofhisflight.Butthestarsareapparentlytheirprincipalmeans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