The new book ______ several stories, ______th...

The new book ______ several stories, ______the one about News Corp. phone hacking scandal.

A. contains; including                                       B. includes; containing

C. contains; containing                               D. includes; including

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It is described in her new book, one about sea life, ______this kind of fish lives in the deep sea.

A. which　　　　　　　　 B. that　　　　　　　　 C. what　　　　　　 D. who

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Many science fiction stories tell about explorers arriving in a new world. The explorers then use some kind of high-tech device to test for breathable air or signs of life. But here on Earth, science fiction is becoming reality through a new sampling technology called environmental DNA, or e-DNA for short. Scientists can use it to identify rare or invasive species, study bio-diversity or estimate fish populations with just a little air or water.

Ryan Kelly is an ecologist at the School of Marine and Environmental Affairs at the University of Washington in Seattle. He works in a laboratory there with other researchers. They study the genetic material released by living creatures. “Essentially we can take a sample of soil or air — and in our case — water, and we can sequence（to arrange the order of genes）the DNA out of it and tell you what is there.”

Ryan Kelly says he and his research team are studying water samples collected from Puget Sound. He says the cost of gene sequencing has “been reduced greatly in recent years.” That makes DNA testing more widely available.

Environmental DNA can be used in two ways. One is to identify the creatures that live in a certain place. The other is to confirm the presence or lack of a specific creature.

Caren Goldberg heads the new e-DNA lab at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington. She is one of the first biologists in the northwestern United States to take the technology from the testing phase to actually using it.

“It is extremely useful for species that are really hard to find. I have spent many hours looking for species that I was pretty sure were there — looking under rocks, looking in water, doing all kinds of surveys.”

Caren Goldberg sees e-DNA as a way to get answers more efficiently, safely and with less destruction compared to traditional survey techniques. Until recently, scientists depended on diving deep, netting or using an electric current to temporarily catch fish.

“We’re absolutely at this point where proof-of-concept has been established. I don't think everyone necessarily is ready for it yet, but I think the majority of people are.”

This newer way to identify what lives in the environment is becoming popular around the world. Animal experts in Vietnam are using the e-DNA to find the last, wild Yangtze giant softshell turtles. One researcher on the Caribbean island of Trinidad is using the sampling technology to find endangered golden tree-frogs. And in Madagascar, it is being used to identify amphibian diseases.

Ms. Goldberg has used e-DNA testing to confirm the local extinction, disappearance, of a leopard frog in the American state of Idaho. She has also been asked to document the spread of the New Zealand mud-snail in the state of Washington. The creature has been found in lakes and other waterways across the state.

Now, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management wants Caren Goldberg to look for the Columbia spotted frog in two other western states. The rare amphibian is a candidate for the federal government's threatened species list.

Scientists working with the technology say they do not expect robots to replace field biologists anytime soon. But the old-fashioned field work could soon be more targeted.

A related research goal is to show how long environmental DNA can last and how far it can travel in different environments.

1.Paragraph One is intended as _____ of the passage.

A. the main idea

B. the introduction of the topic

C. a supporting detail of the main idea

D. a contrast of the main idea

2.What has made E-DNA magic is that with E-DNA_____.

A. you are likely to find information about a species with a little air, water, or soil

B. some kind of high-tech device can be used to test for breathable air or signs of life

C. you are able to get answers more efficiently, safely though with more damage

D. the cost of gene sequencing has been reduced greatly in recent years.

3.So far, the technique of E-DNA has NOT helped scientists search for ______.

A. wild Yangtze giant soft-shell turtles

B. endangered golden tree-frogs

C. the local extinction of a leopard frog

D. the spread of the New Zealand mud-snail

4.Despites its advantage, we are still not sure of something about E-DNA. That is _____ .

A. the lasting time and the spreading area of E-DNA

B .the lasting time of E-DNA and too many species for E-DNA

C. too many candidates for E-DNA and the lasting time of E-DNA

D. robots and old-fashioned field work’s replacing E-DNA

5.The passage can be sorted as a(n) _____.

A. science fiction    B. experiment report

C. science report    D. bio-diversity discovery

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Her new book is about a murder mystery ________ on actual murders that took place in Florida several years ago.

A. having been based    B. to be based      C. based        D. having based

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You may have heard about the many benefits of yoga, but a recent New York Times story, has stirred up more than a little controversy in the yoga community.

"How Yoga Can Wreck Your Body," by science writer William J. Broad, quotes a long-time yoga teacher who "...has come to believe that 'the vast majority of people' should give up yoga altogether. It's simply too likely to cause harm." He goes on to describe a number of cases where people have been injured doing yoga, including himself.

The research in the article isn't groundbreaking: doing any form of exercise you could potentially hurt yourself. If you look at the injury rates of other physical activities, the number of injuries sustained from yoga would pale in comparison.

Practicing yoga is just like anything in life: You have to push yourself in order to grow. But you also have to know your limits and when you're breaking them. If you stick to your comfort zone, you'll never be able to increase your flexibility. If you push to the point where you're not only uncomfortable, but in real pain, you'll likely injure yourself.

The reasons that yoga causes "serious injury”, according to the Times story, range from students' physical weaknesses to inexperienced teachers pushing too hard to the growing number of inflexible "urbanites who sit in chairs all day" trying hard to twist themselves into difficult postures.

Yoga is called a "practice" for a reason. You don't have to be perfect. You don't have to tackle every pose. It doesn't matter if you can touch the floor with your palms during your first forward bend or your thousandth, or if you never get there.

We go to the mat to learn to better listen to what our bodies are telling us, and to better hear that quiet inner voice drowned out by the noise of our busy lives. It's a shame to discourage the majority of people from practicing yoga and missing out on all of the mind-body benefits that going to the mat has to offer.

1.The underlined word is best replaced by __.

A. Injure    B. Benefit    C. Push   D. Shape

2.What does author mainly want to tell us in the 3rd paragraph?

A. All physical activities are equally harmful.

B. Yoga causes much less injuries than other physical activities.

C. Similar researches have been done before.

D. Yoga, like any other form of exercise, can hurt people.

3.Which is not mentioned among the reasons for yoga being likely to cause injury?

A. Teachers lack the knowledge of students’ limits.

B. Modern lifestyle decreases our flexibility.

C. The body doesn’t tell when you are in real pain.

D. Students themselves might not be in good physical condition.

4.What is the author’s attitude towards practicing yoga?

A. It’s a shame not to practice yoga.

B. One should push the limits in order to be perfect.

C. The majority should give up yoga for it may cause harm.

D. One should enjoy the physical and mental benefit that yoga brings.

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_____ born in Chicago, the author was famous for his stories about New York.

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请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填1个单词。

The story of the emperor’s new clothes is one of Andersen's best-known fables. Conmen fool the monarch into believing they have made him a fabulous suit that the unworthy will be unable to see. Courtiers dare not say that the emperor is naked; it takes a child to point out the obvious.

The moral is that people are often too hidebound (迂腐的) by social convention o state their views. How many companies have ploughed ahead with expensive projects that were favoured by the chief executive, even when other managers have had doubts? In his new book Rebel ldeas: The Power of Diverse Thinking, Matthew Syed argues that the key to dealing with this problem is “cognitive diversity”, in other words, assembling a team of people with different perspectives and intellectual backgrounds. It is not just about selecting people for teams from both sexes and various ethnicities. Hire only Cambridge politics graduates or Harvard MBAS or Stanford software engineers and they will have studied under the same professors and absorbed similar world views regardless of their gender or skin colour.

There is another element to selecting a good team: ensuring that those viewpoints are heard and respected. That may not happen if those in charge are overbearing(专横的). A study of over 300 projects by the Rotterdam School of Management found that those led by junior managers were more likely to succeed than those led by senior managers maybe because other team members were less scared about pointing out potential dangers to someone lower down the pecking order(权势等级).

The ability to speak up within an organization, without fear of punishment, is known as “psychological safety”. Mr. Syed cites a study of teams at Google, which found that self-reported psychological safety was by far the most important factor behind successful teamwork at the technology giant.

One way to overcome shyness while brainstorming, for instance, is for everyone to write down their ideas but ensure their names are never known. That way opinions about thoughts are less closely tied to the seniority of the thinker and can be tested against each other with less fear or favour.

Increasing the number and range of ideas on offer may be the secret of success. As Mr. Syed writes, the willingness to share knowledge pays off in a world of complexity. Another advantage of diversity is that outsiders can spot profitable opportunities that insiders may miss. Immigrants account for 13% of the American population but 27. 5%of those who start a new business. By their nature, migrants have more get up and go than the average person otherwise they wouldn't move Some may start businesses because existing ones won't hire foreigners, but Mr. Syed is probably right that experiencing more than one culture is a competitive advantage.

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When we read books we seem to enter a new world. This new world can be similar to the one we are living in, or it can be very ___. Some stories are told ___they were true. Real people who live in a ___ world do real things; in other words, the stories are about people just like us doing what we do. Other stories, such as the Harry Potter books, are not ___. They are characters and creatures that are very different from us and do things that would be ___for us.

But there is more to books and writing than this. If we think about it, even realistic writing is only ___. How can we tell the difference between what is real and what is not real? For example, when we read about Harry Potter ,we ___ seem to learn something about the real world. And when　 Harry studies magic at　 Hogwarts,　 he also learns more about his real life than ___. Reading, like writing, is an action. It is a way of ___. When we read or write something ,we do much more than simple look at words on a page. We use our ___--which is real—and our imagination—which is real in a different way --- to make the words come to life in our minds.

Both realism and fantasy(幻想) ___the imagination and the “magic” of reading and writing to make us think. When we read ___realistic, we have to imagine that the people we are reading about are just like us, even though we ___ that we are real and they are ___. It sounds ___,but it works. When we read, we fill in missing information and ___ about the causes and effects of what a character does. We help the writer by ___ that what we read is like real life. In a way, we are writing the book, too.

Most of us probably don’t think about what is going on in our ___when we are reading. We pick up a book and lose ___in a good story, eager to find out what will happen next. Knowing how we feel ___ we read can help us become better readers, and it will help us discover more about the real magic of books.

1.A．possible　　　　 B．easy　　　　　　 C．new　　　　　　　　 D．different

2.A．that　　　　　　 B．What　　　　　　 C．whether　　　　　 D．as if

3.A．usual　　　　　　 B．normal　　　　　 C．certain　　　　　 D．common

4.A．realistic　　　 B．reasonable　　 C．moral　　　　　　 D．instructive

5.A．difficult　　　 B．impossible　　 C．important　　　　 D．necessary

6.A．thinkable　　　 B．designed　　　　 C．imagined　　　　 D．planned

7.A．do　　　　　　　　 B．make　　　　　　 C．have　　　　　　　 D．are

8.A．lessons　　　　 B．dreams　　　　　 C．experience　　　 D．magic

9.A．working　　　　 B．thinking　　　　 C．living　　　　　　 D．understanding

10.A．knowledge　　 B．skill　　　　　　 C．Words　　　　　　 D．grammar

11.A．make　　　　　　 B．get　　　　　　　 C．use　　　　　　　　 D．have

12.A．a newspaper　 B．something　　　 C．everything　　　 D．a story

13.A．find　　　　　　 B．learn　　　　　　 C．know　　　　　　　 D．hope

14.A．too　　　　　　 B．not　　　　　　　 C．all　　　　　　　　 D．so

15.A．dangerous　　 B．serious　　　　 C．strange　　　　　 D．terrible

16.A．talk　　　　　　 B．learn　　　　　　 C．read　　　　　　　 D．think

17.A．telling　　　　 B．pretending　　 C．promising　　　　 D．guessing

18.A．mind　　　　　　 B．life　　　　　　 C．world　　　　　　 D．society

19.A．heart　　　　　 B．time　　　　　　 C．money　　　　　　 D．ourselves

20.A．what　　　　　　 B．how　　　　　　　 C．when　　　　　　　 D．why

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When we read books we seem to enter a new world.  This new world can be similar to the one we are living in, or it can be very 1 .  Some stories are told 2 they were true.  Real people who live in a normal world do real things; in other words, the stories are about people just like us doing what we do.  Other stories, such as the Harry Potter books, are not 3 .  They are characters and creatures that are very different from us and do things that would be 4 for us.

But there is more to books and writing than this.  If we think about it, even realistic writing is only 5 .  How can we tell the difference between what is real and what is not real?  For example, when we read about Harry Potter, we do seem to learn something about the real world.  And when Harry studies magic at Hogwarts, he also learns more about his real life than 6 .  Reading, like writing, is an action.  It is a way of 7 .  When we read or write something, we do much more than simply look at words on a page.  We use our 8 --- which is real --- and our imagination ---which is real in a different way --- to make the words 9   in our minds.

Both realism and fantasy use the imagination and the “magic” of reading and writing to make us think.  When we read 10 realistic, we have to imagine that the people we are reading about are just like us, even though we know that we are real and they are not.  It sounds 11 , but it works.  When we read, we fill in missing information and 12 about the causes and effects of what a character does.  We help the writer by pretending that what we read is like real life.  In a way, we are writing the book, too.

Most of us probably don’t think about what is going on in our 13 when we are reading.  We 14   a book and lose ourselves in a good story, eager to find out what will happen next.  Knowing how we feel    15 we read can help us become better readers, and it will help us discover more about the real magic of books.

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When we read books we seem to enter a new world. This new world can be similar to the one we are living in, or it can be very　　　 . Some stories are told　　 they were true. Real people who live in a　　 world do real things; in other words, the stories are about people just like us doing what we do. Other stories, such as the Harry Potter books, are not　　 . They are characters and creatures that are very different from us and do things that would be　　 for us.

But there is more to books and writing than this. If we think about it, even realistic writing is only　　 . How can we tell the difference between what is real and what is not real? For example, when we read about Harry Potter ,we 　　 seem to learn something about the real world. And when　 Harry studies magic at　 Hogwarts,　 he also learns more about his real life than　　 . Reading, like writing, is an action. It is a way of　　 . When we read or write something ,we do much more than simple look at words on a page. We use our　　 --which is real—and our imagination—which is real in a different way --- to make the words come to life in our minds.

Both realism and fantasy(幻想)　　 the imagination and the “magic” of reading and writing to make us think. When we read　　 realistic, we have to imagine that the people we are reading about are just like us, even though we　　 that we are real and they are　　 . It sounds　　 ,but it works. When we read, we fill in missing information and　　 about the causes and effects of what a character does. We help the writer by　　 that what we read is like real life. In a way, we are writing the book, too.

Most of us probably don’t think about what is going on in our　　 when we are reading. We pick up a book and lose　　 in a good story, eager to find out what will happen next. Knowing how we feel　　 we read can help us become better readers, and it will help us discover more about the real magic of books.

1.A. possible　　 B. easy　　　　　　　 C. new　　　　　　　 D. different

2.A. that　　　　　 B. What　　　　　　 C. whether　　　　　 D. as if

3.A. usual　　　　 B. normal　　　　　 C.certain　　　　　　 D. common

4.A. realistic　　　 B. reasonable　　　 C. moral　　　　　　 D. instructive

5.A. difficult　　　 B. impossible　　　 C. important　　　　 D. necessary

6.A. thinkable　　 B. designed　　　　 C. imagined　　　　 D. planned

7.A. do　　　　　　 B. make　　　　　　 C. have　　　　　　　 D. are

8.A. lessons　　　　 B. dreams　　　　　 C. experience　　　　 D. magic

9.A. working　　　 B .thinking　　　　 C.living　　　　　　　 D. understanding

10.A. knowledge　　 B. skill　　　　　　 C. Words　　　　　　 D. grammar

11.A. make　　　　　 B. get　　　　　　　 C. use　　　　　　　　 D. have

12.A. a newspaper　 B.something　　　　 C. everything　　　　 D. a story

13.A. find　　　　　　 B. learn　　　　　　 C. know　　　　　　　 D. hope

14.A. too　　　　　　 B. not　　　　　　　 C. all　　　　　　　　 D. so

15.A. dangerous　　 B. serious　　　　 C. strange　　　　　　 D. terrible

16.A. talk　　　　　　 B. learn　　　　　　 C. read　　　　　　　　 D. think

17.A. telling　　　　 B. pretending　　 C. promising　　　　　 D. guessing

18.A. mind　　　　　 B. life　　　　　　 C. world　　　　　　　 D. society

19.A. heart　　　　 B.time　　　　　　 C. money　　　　　　 D. ourselves

20.A. what　　　　 B. how　　　　　　 C. when　　　　　 　 D. why

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