Peter Skyllberg, a Swedish man, was trapped in his car for two months, with temperatures reaching -30oC, with no food or water, and yet he survived. The best explanation was that his vehicle created an “igloo (snow house) effect” and protected him from the extremely low temperatures and that his body would hibernate(冬眠) during this time.
Can humans get into a low-energy consumption state like a bear by reserving energy, and reducing body temperature? Chinese scientists are looking for the key to regulating body temperature.
Scientists have found the hypothalamus (下丘脑), an area in the central lower part of the brain, is responsible for regulating body temperature. Wang Hong, a brain scientist at the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, led her team to mark the neurons (神经元) responsible for regulating body temperature in mice by means of a cutting-edge genetic biology technique. In the experiments, they injected (注射) drug into mice to make the body temperatures of the mice drop rom 37C to 27 in two hours. The team found the change in body temperature caused no harm to the health of the mice. “We don’t know if we can develop a drug that can control human body temperature. We still need a lot of study.” Wang said.
Chinese scientists are not alone in such research. Body-cooling techniques are being used in pioneering hospitals around the world. Dutch doctors are now using low temperatures for patients who have suffered brain injuries in accidents, According to doctors working in Florence, it may even help to save the brains of babies who are born suffering from severe epileptic fits (癫痫病发作).
1.Why does the author mention Peter Skyllberg?
A. To tell an amazing story. B. To introduce the topic.
C. To teach survival skills. D. To explain “igloo effect”.
2.What did Wang Hong’s team find in the experiment?
A. Genetic biology technique helped a lot.
B. A drug could control human body temperature.
C. The mice’s health wasn’t damaged by the change of body temperature.
D. Hypothalamus was responsible for regulating body temperature.
3.How can body-cooling techniques help people?
A. Brain injuries may be treated properly
B. People trapped in snow can survive.
C. Patients with epileptic fits will be cured.
D. Medical accidents can be avoided.
4.The text is probably taken from .
A. a biology textbook B. a science fiction
C. a survival brochure D. a medical magazine
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Peter Skyllberg, a Swedish man, was trapped in his car for two months, with temperatures reaching -30oC, with no food or water, and yet he survived. The best explanation was that his vehicle created an “igloo (snow house) effect” and protected him from the extremely low temperatures and that his body would hibernate(冬眠) during this time.
Can humans get into a low-energy consumption state like a bear by reserving energy, and reducing body temperature? Chinese scientists are looking for the key to regulating body temperature.
Scientists have found the hypothalamus (下丘脑), an area in the central lower part of the brain, is responsible for regulating body temperature. Wang Hong, a brain scientist at the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, led her team to mark the neurons (神经元) responsible for regulating body temperature in mice by means of a cutting-edge genetic biology technique. In the experiments, they injected (注射) drug into mice to make the body temperatures of the mice drop rom 37C to 27 in two hours. The team found the change in body temperature caused no harm to the health of the mice. “We don’t know if we can develop a drug that can control human body temperature. We still need a lot of study.” Wang said.
Chinese scientists are not alone in such research. Body-cooling techniques are being used in pioneering hospitals around the world. Dutch doctors are now using low temperatures for patients who have suffered brain injuries in accidents, According to doctors working in Florence, it may even help to save the brains of babies who are born suffering from severe epileptic fits (癫痫病发作).
1.Why does the author mention Peter Skyllberg?
A. To tell an amazing story. B. To introduce the topic.
C. To teach survival skills. D. To explain “igloo effect”.
2.What did Wang Hong’s team find in the experiment?
A. Genetic biology technique helped a lot.
B. A drug could control human body temperature.
C. The mice’s health wasn’t damaged by the change of body temperature.
D. Hypothalamus was responsible for regulating body temperature.
3.How can body-cooling techniques help people?
A. Brain injuries may be treated properly
B. People trapped in snow can survive.
C. Patients with epileptic fits will be cured.
D. Medical accidents can be avoided.
4.The text is probably taken from .
A. a biology textbook B. a science fiction
C. a survival brochure D. a medical magazine
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A Swedish man was dug out alive after being snowed in his car on a forest track for two months with no food, police and local media reported on Saturday.
The 45-year-old from southern Sweden was found on Friday, February17, too weak to say more than a few words.
He was found not far from the city of Umea in the north of Sweden by snowmobilers who thought they had come across a ruined car until they dug their way to a window and saw movement inside.
The man, who was lying in the back seat in a sleeping bag, said he had been in the car since December 19.
“Just incredible that he’s alive considering that he had no food, but also since it’s been really cold for some time after Christmas.” a rescue team member told regional daily Vasterbottens- Kuriren, which broke the news.
Ebbe Nyberg, duty officer at the Umea police, said police saw no reason to doubt that the man had been stuck in the car for a very long time.
“We would not make up something like this. The rescue services were on site too and saw the same as us.” he told Vasterbottens-Kuriren.
Umea University Hospital, where the man is recovering after being rescued by police and a rescue team, said in a statement he was doing well considering the circumstances.
Doctors at the hospital said humans would normally be able to survive for about four weeks without food. Besides eating snow, the man probably survived by going into a dormant-like(休眠似的) state, physician Stefan Branth told Vasterbottens-Kuriren.
“A bit like a bear that hibernates. Humans can do that.” he said. “He probably had a body temperature of around 31 degrees which the body adjusted to. Due to the low temperature, not much energy was used up.”
“Why the man ended up under the snow in the forest remains unknown,” police said.
1.“Police saw no reason to doubt that the man had been stuck in the car for a very long time.”implies that .
A.police didn’t think it true
B.police were sure of the fact
C.police had some doubt on the fact
D.police had reasons to doubt the fact
2.The reason why the man could survive was most probably that .
A.he was only forty-five year old
B.he did not use any energy
C.he slept in the sleeping bag
D.he was in a dormant-like state
3.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
A.A Traffic Accident B.A Long Sleep in Winter
C.An Incredible Survival D.A Successful Rescue
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Mr. Peter Johnson, aged twenty-three, battled for half an hour to escape from his trapped car yesterday when it landed upside down in three feet of water. Mr. Johnson took the only escape route — through the boot (行李箱).
Mr. Johnson’s car had finished up in a ditch at Romney Marsin Kent after skidding on ice and hitting a bank. “Fortunately, the water began to come in only slowly,” Mr. Johnson said. “I couldn’t force the doors open because they were jammed against the walls of the ditch and dared not open the windows because I knew water would come flooding in.”
Mr. Johnson, a sweet salesman of Sitting Home Kent, first tried to attract the attention of other motorists by sounding the horn and hammering on the roof and boot. Then he began his struggle to escape.
Later he said, “It was really a half penny that saved my life. It was the only coin I had in my pocket and I used it to unscrew the back seat to get into the boot. I hammered desperately with a hammer trying to make someone hear, but no help came.”
It took ten minutes to unscrew the seat, and a further five minutes to clear the sweet samples from the boot. Then Mr. Johnson found a wrench and began to work on the boot lock. Fifteen minutes passed by. “It was the only chance I had. Finally it gave, but as soon as I moved the boot lid, the water and mud poured in. I forced the lid down into the mud and scrambled clear as the car filled up.”
His hands and arms cut and bruised (擦伤), Mr. Johnson got to Beckett Farm nearby, where he was looked after by the farmer’s wife, Mrs. Lucy Bates. Huddled in a blanket, he said, “That thirty minutes seemed like hours.” Only the tips of the car wheels were visible, police said last night. The vehicle had sunk into two feet of mud at the bottom of the ditch.
1. Which of the following objects is the most important to Mr. Johnson?
A.The hammer. | B.The coin. |
C.The screw. | D.The horn. |
2.Which statement is true according to the passage?
A.Mr. Johnson’s car stood on its boot as it fell down. |
B.Mr. Johnson could not escape from the door because it was full of sweet jam. |
C.Mr. Johnson’s car accident was partly due to the slippery road. |
D.Mr. Johnson struggled in the pouring mud as he unscrewed the back seat. |
3.“Finally it gave” (Paragraph 5) means that _________.
A.Luckily the door was torn away in the end |
B.At last the wrench went broken |
C.The lock came open after all his efforts |
D.The chance was lost at the last minute |
4.It may be inferred from the passage that _________.
A.the ditch was along a quiet country road |
B.the accident happened on a clear warm day |
C.the police helped Mr. Johnson get out of the ditch |
D.Mr. Johnson had a tender wife and was well attended |
5.What is the best title for this newspaper article?
A.The Story of Mr. Johnson, A Sweet Salesman |
B.Car Boot Can Serve As The Best Escape Route |
C.Driver Escapes Through Car Boot |
D.The Driver Survived A Terrible Car Accident |
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A Swedish man aws dug out alive after being snowed in car on a forest track for rwo months with no food, police and local media reported on Saturday, The 45-year-old from southern Sweden was found on Friday , Fedruary 17, Too weak to say more than a rew wouds, He was found not far from the city of UImea in the north of Sweden by snowmobilers who thought they had come across a ruined car until they dug their way to a window and wawmovement inside.
The man ,who was lying in the back seat in a sleeping bag ,said he had been in the car since December 19.
“Just incredible that he’s alive considering that he had no food,but also since it’s been ,really cold for some time after Christmas,” a rescue team member told regional daily Vasterbottens - Kuriren ,which broke the news.
Ebbe Nyberg, duty officer at the Umea police , said police waw no reason to doubt that the man had been stuck in the car for a very long time,“We sould not make up something like this, The rescue services were on site too and saw the same as us”,he told Vasterbottens-Kuriren.
Umea University Hospital ,where the man is recovering after being rescued by police and a rescue team , said in a statement he was doing well considering the circumstances.
Doctors at the hospital said humans would normally be able to survive for about four weeks without food ,Besides eating snow , the man probably survived by going into a dormant-like(休息似的)state ,physician Stefan Branth told Vasterbottens-Knriren ,“He probably had a body temperature of around 31 degrees which the body adjusted to ,Due to the low temperature ,not much energy was used up”
1.Who found the Swedish man in the snow?
A.Snowmobilers B.The police C.A rescue team D.Local people
2.“Police saw no reason to doubt that the man had been stuck in the car for a very long time”implies that________
A.police didn’t think it true
B.police were sure of the fact
C.police had some doubt on the fact
D.police had reasons to doubt the fact
3.The reason shy the man could survive was most probably that________
A.he was only forty –five –year old B.he did not use any energy
C.he slept in the sleeping bag D.he was in a dormant-like state
4.Which is the correct order of the following evernts?
a、The Swedish man was stuck in the snow
b、He was went to Umea University Hospital
c、He was found by snowmobilers
d、He was recovering after treatment
e、He stayed in his car for nearly two months
f、He was dug out by people
A.eackfb B.aecfbd C.afcebd D.ecfadb
5.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A.A Traffic Accident B.A long Sleep in Winter
C.An Incredible Survival D.A Successful Rescue
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When Peter __________ the car door, he found the key left in his car. So he had to call for help.
A.opened B.was opening C.was to open D.had opened
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The young man was driving his new car, bought only three days ago, in the__________of the airport, when an accident happened.
A.way | B.path | C.route | D.direction |
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My neighbor Peter Gate’s life was shadowed for years by the memory of his part in an outdoor adventure that resulted in the death of one of his classmates.He and his wife 21 after six years of marriage.Then the news about Peter changed.His wife Betty came back; he 22 a fine position in a company.
One day he told me what had changed his 23 : I used to think, ‘Nothing can undo what I have done.’ The thought of my guilt(罪恶感) would 24 me in the middle of a smile or a handshake.It put a wall between my wife and me.Then I had an 25 visit from the person I 26 most to see —the 27 of the college classmate who died.“Years ago”, she said, “I found it in my heart, through prayer(祈祷), to 28 you.Betty forgave you.So did your friends and employers.” She 29, and then said 30, “You are the one person who hasn’t forgiven Peter Gate.Who do you think you are to 31 the people of this town and God ?” “I 32 her eyes and found there a kind of permission to be the person I might have been _33__her son had lived.For the first time in my adult life I felt 34 to love and be loved.”
So, you see, it is only through forgiveness of our 35 that we gain the freedom to learn from experience.But forgiving our shortcomings doesn't mean 36 that they exist.37 , it means 38 them honestly, realistically.39 you forgive, you cannot love.And without 40, life has no meaning.Forgiveness is a good quality.
1.A.divided B.separated C.quarrelled D.left
2.A.lost B.kept C.earned D.discovered
3.A.marriage B.job C.family D.life
4.A.help B.stop C.protect D.attract
5.A.unexpected B.unwilling C.unfriendly D.unknown
6.A.hoped B.feared C.terrified D.wished
7.A.sister B.wife C.mother D.teacher
8.A.hate B.love C.forgive D.forget
9.A.stopped B.added C.continued D.paused
10.A.seriously B.sadly C.cheerfully D.nervously
11.A.get along with B.stand out against
C.keep in touch with D.live in harmony with
12.A.looked at B.looked for C.looked into D.looked after
13.A.if B.when C.unless D.after
14.A.worried B.worthy C.lonely D.curious
15.A.adventures B.friends C.mistakes D.classmates
16.A.ignoring B.admitting C.remembering D.finding
17.A.To begin with B.On the other hand
C.Above all D.On the contrary
18.A.facing B.recognizing C.returning D.forgetting
19.A.Although B.If C.Unless D.Because
20.A.forgiveness B.love C.freedom D.shortcomings
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He had to sell his luxury car, ________ his company was in debt.
A. before B. until
C. while D. for
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He had to sell his luxury car, ________ his company was in debt.
A. before B. until C. while D. for
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Goran Kropp was a Swedish adventurer and mountaineer. In 1972, at the age of six, with his father’s help, he_____ Galdhopiggen, the highest mountain in Northern Europe. twenty-three years later, he stood on the highest peak in the world, Qomolangma. His journey to the_____shows just how independent, persistent (坚持的), and determined this ____ man is.
____most people arrive at the foothills of Qomolangma by some sort of modern ____, Kropp bicycled 7,000 miles from his home in Sweden. Traveling by bike was not ____. He stopped many times to ____ his bike because rough roads caused mechanical problems for him. In addition, he was run after by dogs, stung by hornets(马蜂) and was caught in the rain several times before he ____ the base of the mountain.
Kropp_____ to climb Qomolangma the same way he traveled to the mountain: without the______of others and without modern conveniences. Unlike other ____ Kropp climbed the mountain without a guide or helper. He did not _____bottled oxygen to help him_____ at high altitudes, and he carried all of his _____himself in a pack that weighed about 140 pounds.
It took Kropp _____tries to reach the top of Qomolangma. The first time, he had to ____ only 350 feet from the top because the weather was too dangerous. Just a few days earlier, at that same level eight climbers had _____because of a sudden snowstorm in the mountain. He felt deep sorrow for them, but became more _____. The mountaineer waited out the storm, ____, and tried again a few days later. This time, he was _____. After he walked down the mountain, he got back on his bike and rode the 7,000 miles back to Sweden.
1.A. heard of B. dreamed of C. saw D. climbed
2.A. top B. country C. area D. valley
3.A. outstanding B. generous C. modest D. honest
4.A. Unless B. Once C. While D. Because
5.A. design B. vehicle C. theory D. material
6.A. boring B. easy C. tiring D. busy
7.A. lock B. ride C. repair D. find
8.A. left B. reached C. discovered D. toured
9.A. chose B. refused C. agreed D. hated
10.A. presence B. approval C. assistance D. knowledge
11.A. observers B. travelers C. mountaineers D. hikers
12.A. gather B. order C. share D. bring
13.A. breathe B. walk C. live D. stay
14.A. medicines B. food C. clothes D. equipment
15.A. two B. three C. many D. several
16.A. go on B. get up C. set out D. turn back
17.A. slipped B. wandered C. died D. injured
18.A. astonished B. determined C. satisfied D. discouraged
19.A. hid B. stopped C. survived D. rested
20.A. thoughtful B. successful C. doubtful D. meaningful
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