It is thought that a new system _____ the pla...

It is thought that a new system _____ the place of the old one in that company. But things are getting worse and worse.

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The Atlantic Ocean is one of the oceans that separate the Old World from the New. For centuries it kept the America from being discovered by the people of Europe.

　The Atlantic Ocean is only half as big as the pacific, but it is still very large. It is more than 4,000 miles (6,000 km) wide where Columbus crossed it. Even at its narrowest it is about 2,000 miles (3,200 km) wide.

　There is so much water in the Atlantic that it is hard to imagine how much there is. But suppose no more rain fell into and no more water was brought to it by rivers. It would take the ocean about 4,000 years to dry up. On the average the water is a little more than 2 miles (3.2 km) deep, but in some places it is much deeper. The deepest spot is near Puerto Rico. This "deep" measures 30,246 feet --- almost six miles (9.6 km).

　Several hundred miles eastward from Florida there is a part of the ocean called the Sargasso Sea. Here the water is quiet, for there is little wind. Today the Atlantic is a great highway. It is not, however, always a smooth and safe one. Storms sweep across it and pile up great waves. Icebergs float down from the Far North across the paths of ships. We now have such fast ways of travelling that this big ocean seems to have grown smaller. Columbus sailed for more than two months to cross it. A fast modern steamship can make the trip in less than four days. Airplanes fly from New York to London in only eight hours and from South America to Africa in four!

1. From the third paragraph, we can learn that ______ .

A. the Atlantic will dry up in 4,000 years' time

B. no river flows into the Atlantic ocean　　

C. it's hard to imagine how much water there is in the Atlantic ocean

D. the Ocean floor is rather flat

2.Suppose it's February 27th, 2000. You take a steamship to cross the Atlantic to North America, when will you probably get there?

A. On March 2nd　         B. On March 3rd 　　

C. On February 28th 　　  D. In eight hours' time

3. What can you learn from the last paragraph of the passage ?

A. The Atlantic has grown smaller than it used to be.

B. The Atlantic had grown wider than it used to be.

C. Fast ways of travelling make the ocean grow smaller.

D. Fast ways of travelling make the ocean seem to grow smaller.

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The Atlantic Ocean is one of the oceans that separate the Old World from the New．For centuries it kept the America from being discovered by the people of Europe．

　The Atlantic Ocean is only half as big as the pacific, but it is still very large．It is more than 4,000 miles （6,000 km） wide where Columbus crossed it．Even at its narrowest it is about 2,000 miles （3,200 km） wide．

　There is so much water in the Atlantic that it is hard to imagine how much there is．But suppose no more rain fell into and no more water was brought to it by rivers．It would take the ocean about 4,000 years to dry up．On the average the water is a little more than 2 miles （3．2 km） deep, but in some places it is much deeper．The deepest spot is near Puerto Rico．This "deep" measures 30,246 feet --- almost six miles （9．6 km）．

　Several hundred miles eastward from Florida there is a part of the ocean called the Sargasso Sea．Here the water is quiet, for there is little wind．Today the Atlantic is a great highway．It is not, however, always a smooth and safe one．Storms sweep across it and pile up great waves．Icebergs float down from the Far North across the paths of ships．We now have such fast ways of travelling that this big ocean seems to have grown smaller．Columbus sailed for more than two months to cross it．A fast modern steamship can make the trip in less than four days．Airplanes fly from New York to London in only eight hours and from South America to Africa in four!

1.From the third paragraph, we can learn that ______ ．

A．the Atlantic will dry up in 4,000 years' time

B．no river flows into the Atlantic ocean　　

C．it's hard to imagine how much water there is in the Atlantic ocean

D．the Ocean floor is rather flat

2.Suppose it's February 27th, 2000．You take a steamship to cross the Atlantic to North America, when will you probably get there?

A．On March 2nd　                          B．On March 3rd 　　

C．On February 28th 　　                  D．In eight hours' time

3.What can you learn from the last paragraph of the passage ?

A．The Atlantic has grown smaller than it used to be．

B．The Atlantic had grown wider than it used to be．

C．Fast ways of travelling make the ocean grow smaller．

D．Fast ways of travelling make the ocean seem to grow smaller．

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There is a new take on an old tale．It's the story of the three

little pigs and the big bad wolf that blew down a house made of

straw and one made of sticks．The only house left standing was

the one made of bricks．Now there is new evidence to suggest

that houses built with bales（捆）of straw can be very strong．

Pete Walker is a professor at the University of Bath in Britain．

He and a team of researchers there have built a house made out of straw bale and hemp（大麻） material．During the next twelve months the team will study die effectiveness of these materials in home building．Professor Walker says there are many good reasons for using straw．It's a relatively inexpensive renewable material that's quickly and easily available．Straw takes in carbon dioxide as it grows．So it can be seen as having no harmful effects the environment．And the straw bales walls are relatively thick and so all that straw provides very good thermal insulation．So we make buildings that require very little heating in winter or indeed very little cooling in summer．So they require very little additional energy．

David Lanfear owns an eco-friendly home building service in the United States called Bale on Bale Construction．He says he laughed when some friends first told him about houses built of straw．But after doing his own research, he learned that building with straw bales makes a lot of sense．He has now helped to build more than ten straw bale houses and says the building material is becoming more widely accepted．To build the houses, he fills a wood frame with tightly packed bales of straw．Next he coats the walls inside and out with layers of clay plaster．He says the common ideas about straw houses continue, including stories about the threat of fire．As a matter of fact, straw bale houses have done well when tested for fire resistance．And his builders use the same building methods as traditional builders to keep out rain．He says we use what we call good shoes and a good hat, and that would be a solid foundation and a really good roof．

68．According to the passage, Pete Walker ____．

A．is cooperating with David Lanfear in building houses

B．is pretty sure that straw is a good building material

C．is studying home building with his team at present

D．holds a different view of building materials from David Lanfear

69．If we live in houses built with bales of straw, we ____．

A．will be worried about the threat of fire

B．need to wear good shoes in severe weather

C．can reduce our household expense

D．should use a special method to keep out rain

70．In building straw houses, ____．

A．a solid foundation and a good roof are necessary

B．straw bales have to be tested for fire resistance

C．a wood frame of straw should be used as a good roof

D．builders should wear good shoes and a good hat

71．Which of the following is the best tide of the passage?

A．Houses Made of Straw

B．New Meaning Of an Old Tale

C．Pete Walker and David Lanfear

D．Solid Foundation and Good Roof

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The new system is better _________ it provides faster access to the Internet．

A．in that                B．in which             C．that                 D．where

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The new system is better _________ it provides faster access to the Internet.

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The author of the article believes that it is the test system, ______ teachers, that is responsible for the heavy burden of the middle school students nowadays.

A. other than     B. or rather   C. rather than      D. more than

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A major new development in system of work in Britain is taking place. Flexible working hours, or “Flextime”, are catching on fast, and trend is continuing. In 1973, over 500 organizations had adopted the idea, and by 1974, this number had risen to over 200,000.

Flexible working hours were invented in Germany in the late 1960’s, but reached Britain only in 1972. The system allows workers to start and finish work whenever they want, with only two requirements. These are, firstly, that all workers must present for certain “key” times in the day, and secondly, that all workers must work an agreed total number of hours per week.

The system had proved a total success wherever it has been tried. A survey of 700 workers on flexible hours showed three main advantages: a better balance between working and private life, avoidance of the need to travel during rush hours and the ability to finish a certain task before leaving.

From the employer’s point of view, the system tends to increase productivity, reduce labour turnover and give workers a greater sense of duty. At first, “Flexible” was mainly confined to white-collar workers, but it is now being applied to manual workers too.

1.According to “Flextime” system, workers need not _________.

A．work at the same time                    B．work all the weekdays

C．work hard                             D．ask for leave when being absent

2.“Key” time is a period when _________.

A．visitors come to the plants

B．all workers must be at work

C．employers go round in the workshop

D．rush hours are over

3.No matter where it is used, this system has proved _________.

A．entirely effective                       B．totally correct

C．a complete failure                       D．quite difficult

4.One of the great advantages of “Flextime” for workers is that they _________.

A．have a great sense of duty                B．can avoid busy traffic

C．can get higher pay                       D．can avoid working hard

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(2014·福建龙岩一中月考)The author of the article believes that it is the test system，________teachers，that is responsible for the heavy burden of the middle school students nowadays.

A．rather than　    B．or rather

C．other than　    D．more than

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It is the test system, _______ the teachers, that is to blame for the heavy burden of middle school students nowadays.

A. other than        B. or rather         C. rather than         D. more than

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