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大家论坛club.topsage.com2007新增文章279第一部分词汇选项1.Ihavebeentryingtoquitsmoking.A)giveupB)pickupC)buildupD)takeup2.Reliefworkerswereshockedbywhattheysaw.A)movedB)touchedC)surprisedD)worried3.TheweatherisaconstantsubjectofconversationinBritain.A)questionB)problemC)issueD)topic4.ThisisnottypicalofEnglish,butisafeatureoftheChineselanguage.A)particularB)characteristicC)remarkableD)idiomatic5.Itisvirtuallyimpossibletopersuadehimtoapplyforthejob.A)simplyB)almostC)actuallyD)completely6Thenewswillhorrifyeveryone.A)attractB)terrifyC)temptD)excite7.Thearticlesketchedthemajoreventsofthedecade.A)describedB)offeredC)outlinedD)presented8.Iwon'ttoleratethatkindofbehavior.A)bearB)acceptC)admitD)take9.Theirstyleofplayingfootballisutterlydifferent.A)barelyB)scarcelyC)hardlyD)totally10.Hersisterurgehertoapplyforthejob.A)advisedB)causedC)forcedD)promised大家论坛club.topsage.com2007新增文章280第二部分阅读理解Passage1MotoringTechnology1.2millionroaddeathsworldwideoccureachyear,plusafurther50millioninjuries.Toreducecarcrashrate,muchresearchnowisfocusedonsafetyandnewfuels－thoughsomeelectricvehicleandbiofuelresearchaimsatgoingfaster.Travellingatspeedhasalwaysbeenrisky.Onecuttingedgeareaofresearchinmotoringsafetyistheuseofdigitalin-carassistants.Theycanensureyoudon’tmisscrucialroadsignsorfallasleep.Theuseofartificialintelligencesoftwareallowstheseassistantstomonitoryourdrivingandmakessureyourphoneorradiodoesn’tdistractyouatavitalmoment.Mostcrashesresultfromhumanandnotmechanicalfaults.Somesafetydevelopmentsaimtoimproveyourvision.Radarcanspotobstaclesinfog,whileothertechnology“seesthrough”high-sidedvehiclesblockingyourview.Andimprovementstoseatbelts,pedalcontrolsandtyresaremakingdrivingsmootherandsafer.Thecolourofacarhasbeenfoundtobelinkedwithsafety,ashave,lesssurprisingly,sizeandshape.Andalternativestofossil-fuelbasedpetrol,suchasplantoils,areahotareaofresearch.Fuelcellsbasedonhydrogenburncleanly,andarethesubjectofaseriousresearcheffort.Butwhateverisinthefueltank,youdon’twantathiefinthedrivingseatandtherehavebeenmanyinnovations,someusingsatellitetrackingandremotecommunications,tofightagainstcartheft.Thesecommunicationsystemscanalsocomeintoplayifyoucrash,automaticallycallingforhelp.Accidentscausemanytrafficjams,buttherearemoresubtleinterplaysbetweenvehiclesthatcancausejamsevenonaclearbutbusyroad.Suchjamscanbeanalysedusingstatisticaltools.Roboticdriverscouldbeprogrammedtomaketrafficflowsmoothlyandwillperhapsonedaybeeveryone’spersonalchauffeur,buttheirlatesteffortssuggestthatwon’tbesoon.练习：1.Whatareresearchersinterestedindoingastheroadaccidentsworldwideincreasetoashockingrate?A)Theyaredevelopingfasterelectricvehicles.B)Theyareanalyzingroaddeathsoccurringworldwideeveryyear.C)Theyfocustheirresearchonsafetyandnewfuels.D)Theyaredesigningfullyautomaticcars.2.Accordingtothesecondparagraph,mostroadaccidentshappenA)becausedriversfallasleep.大家论坛club.topsage.com2007新增文章281B)becausedriversmakemistakes.C)becauseofenginefailure.D)becauseofspeeding.3.WhichofthesafetydevelopmentsisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A)Radarsthatcanhelpdriverstoseeobstaclesinfog.B)Devicesthatcanhelpdriverstoseethroughbigvehicles.C)Improvementsinseatbelts,pedalcontrolsandtyres.D)Windscreensthatcanhelpdriverstoimprovetheirvision.4.WhatisNOTthepurposeofinnovationsthatusesatellitetrackingandremotecommunications?A)Topreventcarthievesfromgettingintoyourcar.B)Tocallforhelpwhenone’scarcrashes.C)Tocallforhelpwhenthecargetsjammedinthetraffic.D)Totrackthecardownwhenitisbeingstolen.5.Whatistrueofroboticdrivers?A)Itwilltakesometimebeforeroboticdriverscanbeputtopracticaluse.B)Roboticdriversarenotallowedtodriveonbusyroads.C)Roboticdriverscanneverreplacehumandrivers.D)Roboticdrivesaretooexpensivetouse.Passage2HurricaneKatrinaAhurricaneisafiercelypowerful,rotatingformoftropicalstormthatcanbe124to1,240milesindiameter.ThetermhurricaneisderivedfromHurican,thenameofanativeAmericanstormgod.Hurricanesaretypicalofacalmcentralregionoflowpressurebetween12to60milesindiameter,knownastheeye.Theyoccurintropicalregions.Overitslifetime,oneofthesestormscanreleaseasmuchenergyas10,000nuclearbombs.Theseedforhurricaneformationisaclusterofthunderstormsoverwarmtropicalwaters.Hurricanescanonlyformandbefedwhenthesea-surfacetemperatureexceeds27ºCandthesurroundingatmosphereiscalm.TheserequirementsaremetbetweenJuneandNovemberinthenorthernhemisphere.Undertheseconditions,largequantitiesofwaterevaporateandcondenseintocloudsandrain－releasingheatintheprocess.Itisthisheatenergy,combinedwiththerotationoftheEarth,thatdrivesahurricane.Whenthewarmcolumnofairfromtheseasurfacefirstbeginstorise,itcausesanareaoflowpressure.Thisinturncreateswindasairisdrawnintothearea.Thisspinningwinddragsupmoremoisture-ladenairfromtheseasurfaceinaprocessthatswellsthestorm.Coldairfallsbacktotheoceansurfacethroughtheeyeandontheoutsideofthestorm.Initially,whenwindspeedsreach23milesperhour,thesemild,wetandgreyweathersystemsareknownasdepressions.HurricaneKatrinaformedinthiswayoverthesouth-eastern大家论坛club.topsage.com2007新增文章282Bahamason23August2005.Katrinahashadadevastatingimpactonthe