—Is that Dec.21,2012 is the end of the world ...

—Is that Dec．21,2012 is the end of the world true?

—Definitely not, but ______ must be paid to global climate change．

A．contact      B．care     C．attention        D．influence

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—Is that Dec.21,2012 is the end of the world true?

—Definitely not，but ________ must be paid to global climate change.

A．contact　 　　　　　　　　　 B．care　

C．attention　 　　　　　　　　　 D．influence

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The prediction from Maya worries residents _______ December 21, 2012 would be the end of the world.

A. if                 B. that                 C. whether          D. which

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The world is not coming to an end on December 21st, 2012, the US space agency announced to dispel （消除） widespread rumors fueled by the Internet and a new Hollywood movie．

The latest big screen 2012 was based on stories according to the Mayan calendar．It showed that by the end of 2012, a Planet X will collide （碰撞） with the earth．

Some websites accuse NASA of hiding the truth on the planet's existence, but the US space agency considered such stories as tricks．"There is no basis in fact for these claims," NASA said in its website．"If such a collision were real, scientists would have been tracking it for at least the last decade, and we would see it with our eyes now．Obviously, it doesn't exist and there will be no threat to the earth in 2012," it insisted．"After all, our planet has been getting along just well for more than four billion years," added NASA．

There is another planet, Eris, floating in space．But the small planet will remain safely fixed in the outer solar system and it can come no closer than four billion miles to the earth, according to NASA．

And even if the planets were to line up as some have forecast, the effect on our plant would be very little．"And while comets and asteroids （小行星） have always hit the earth, big hits are very rare," NASA noted．The last major collision was believed to be 65 million years ago, resulting the end of dinosaurs （恐龙）．

"We are sure that there are no threatening asteroids as large as the one that killed the dinosaurs," the space agency said．

1.．What played a key role in the spread of the rumors?

A．The Internet and the film 2012．

B．The Mayan calendar．

C．The US space agency．

D．The television screen．

2.．The underlined word "it" in Paragraph Three probably refers to ____________．

A．the collision                        B．the Planet X

C．the threat                           D．the NASA website

3.．We can conclude from the passage that ____________．

A．the film 2012 is well accepted in the science field

B．scientists have been tracking Planet X for over ten years

C．the earth will exist for more than four billion years

D．the rumors caused a panic among some people

4.．What do we know about Eris according to the passage?

A．It doesn't exist in the universe．

B．It won't threaten the earth．

C．It is too far to be seen．

D．It is similar to the earth.

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The world is not coming to an end on December 21st, 2012, the US space agency announced to dispel （消除）widespread rumors fueled by the Internet and a new Hollywood movie．

The latest big screen 2012 was based on stories according to the Mayan calendar．It showed that by the end of 2012, a Planet X will collide （碰撞） with the earth．

Some websites accuse NASA of hiding the truth on the planet's existence, but the US space agency considered such stories as tricks．"There is no basis in fact for these claims," NASA said in its website．"If such a collision were real, scientists would have been tracking it for at least the last decade, and we would see it with our eyes now．Obviously, it doesn't exist and there will be no threat to the earth in 2012," it insisted．"After all, our planet has been getting along just well for more than four billion years," added NASA．

There is another planet, Eris, floating in space．But the small planet will remain safely fixed in the outer solar system and it can come no closer than four billion miles to the earth, according to NASA．

And even if the planets were to line up as some have forecast, the effect on our plant would be very little．"And while comets and asteroids （小行星） have always hit the earth, big hits are very rare," NASA noted．The last major collision was believed to be 65 million years ago, resulting the end of dinosaurs （恐龙）．

"We are sure that there are no threatening asteroids as large as the one that killed the dinosaurs," the space agency said．

1.What played a key role in the spread of the rumors?

A．The Internet and the film 2012．             B．The Mayan calendar．

C．The US space agency．                    D．The television screen．

2.The underlined word "it" in Paragraph 3 probably refers to _________.

A．the collision       B．the threat        C．the Planet X     D．the NASA website

3.We can conclude from the passage that __________.

A．the film 2012 is well accepted in the science field

B．scientists have been tracking Planet X for over ten years

C．the earth will exist for more than four billion years

D．the rumors caused a panic among some people

4.What do we know about Eris according to the passage?

A．It doesn't exist in the universe．

B．It won't threaten the earth．

C．It is too far to be seen．

D．It is similar to the earth.

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The world is not coming to an end on December 21, 2012, the US space agency insisted Monday in a rare campaign to dispel widespread rumors fueled by the Internet and a new Hollywood movie．

The latest big screen offering from Sony Picture, 2012, arrives in theaters on Friday, with a 200-million-dollar production about the end of the world supposedly based on myths backed by the Mayan calendar．It is claimed that the end of time will come as a Planet X---or Nibiru---heads toward or collides with the Earth．

Some websites accuse NASA of hiding the truth on the planet’s existence, but the US space agency condemned such stories as an “Internet hoax”．“There is no factual basis for these claims,” NASA said in a question-and-anwser posting on this website．“If such a collision were real, astronomers would have been tracking it for at least the past decade, and it would be visible by now to the naked eye．Obviously, it does not exist．Credible scientists worldwide know of no threat associated with 2012,” it insisted．“After all, our planet has been getting along just well for more than four billion years,” added NASA．

There is another planet, Eris, floating in space．But the small planet similar to Pluto will remain safely fixed in the outer solar system and it can come no closer than four billion miles to the Earth, according to NASA．

Earlier theories set the disaster for May 2003, but when nothing happened the date was moved forward to the winter in 2012 to coincide with the end of a cycle of the ancient Mayan calendar．

NASA insisted the Mayan calendar in fact does not end on December 21, 2012, as another period begins immediately afterward．

And even if the planets were to line up as some have forecast, the effect on our planet would be “negligible（unimportant）”, NASA said．

“And while comets and asteroids （小行星） have always hit the Earth, big hits are very rare,” NASA noted．The last major impact was believed to be 65 million years ago, resulting in the end of dinosaurs．

“We have already determined that there are no threatening asteroids as large as the one that killed the dinosaurs,” the space agency said．

1.______ played a key role in the spread of the rumors．

A．A new book                       B．The Internet and a new Hollywood movie

C．NASA                             D．An Indian calendar

2.We can infer that ______．

A．people didn’t take the rumor seriously

B．Planet X --- or Nibiru does exist

C．astronomers have been tracking Planet X for over ten years

D．the rumor caused a panic among some people

3.NASA thinks that Eris ______．

A．might have a threat to the Earth B．doesn’t have any threat to the Earth

C．is too far away to be visible    D．is similar to our planet, where life might exist

4.Which of the following is the best title?

A．New Hollywood movie 2012

B．December 21, 2012, Not the end of the world

C．End of the ancient Mayan calendar

D．How rumors came into being

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The ______ among the world’s scientists is that the world is likely to warm up over the next few decades.

A. prejudice　 　　 B. reputation

C. discrimination　 D. consensus

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Dec.11 marked the 15th anniversary of China's entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO). On that day in 2001, China formally became a member of the WTO. Now the country has grown into the world’s second-largest economy and the largest trading country, while millions of Chinese have been lifted out of poverty. And 15 years on, it’s evident that being a WTO member has transformed the nation’s everyday lives for the better.

Imports are now a common sight in Chinese stores and supermarkets, while they were previously rarely seen on shelves. The Chinese now have access to many imports varying from luxury goods like high-end cars and famous brand watches, to daily necessities. China’s WTO membership has also made imports less expensive for the Chinese public.

For instance, since 2005, no tariffs (关税) have been imposed (施加) on Chinese imports of digital cameras and other devices.

Our education industry has also benefited from China’s WTO membership. Many top global universities have joined forces with Chinese ones to establish cooperative education institutions, bringing foreign teaching concepts to Chinese students. For example, New York University Shanghai was jointly founded by New York University and East China Normal University. In addition, an increasing number of Chinese students are furthering their studies abroad, while many foreign students are coming to China to carry out their higher education. According to the Ministry of Education, 523,700 students studied overseas last year, and the number is expected to keep growing this year.

China’s WTO entry has brought benefit not only to the country’s people, but also for the rest of the world.

1.One advantage of China’s WTO membership is that ________.

A. all the Chinese people are out of poverty

B. no tariffs will be charged for different kinds of imports

C. the Chinese can buy more foreign products at a lower price

D. it only brings benefits to Chinese agriculture and education

2.New York University Shanghai is an example of ________.

A. foreign-funded universities

B. educational reform

C. state-owned universities

D. international cooperation

3.What may be talked about in the following paragraph?

A. How China’s entry into the WTO has changed people’s lives.

B. What the Chinese have got from being a member of the WTO.

C. The efforts the Chinese government has made to fight against poverty.

D. The good effects on the other countries after China’s entering the WTO.

4.What is the text mainly about?

A. China’s entry into the WTO.　　 B. Benefits of China’s entering the WTO.

C. Trade and education in China.　　 D. The development of China’s economy.

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It’s true that quite a few most respected scientific authorities have confirmed that the world is becoming hotter and hotter. There’s also strong evidence that humans are contributing to the warming. Countless recent reports have proved the same thing. For instance, a 2010 summary about the climate science by the Royal Society noted that: The global warming over the last half - century has been caused mainly by human activity.”

You may not believe that humans could change the planet’s climate, but the basic science is well understood. Each year, billions of tons of greenhouse gases are released into the atmosphere because of human activity. As has been known for years, these gases hold heat that would otherwise escape to space, wrapping the planet in an invisible blanket.

Of course, the earth’s climate has always been changing due to “natural” factors such as volcanic eruption or changes in solar, or cycles concerning the Earth’s going around the sun. According to the scientific research, however, the warming observed by now matches the pattern of warming we would expect from a build - up of greenhouse gas in the atmosphere - not the warming we would expect from other possible causes.

Even if scientists did discover another reasonable explanation for the warming recorded so far, that would give birth to a difficult question. As Robert Henson puts it: “If some newly discovered factor is to blame for the climate change, then why aren’t carbon dioxide and the other greenhouse gases producing the warming that basic physics tells us they should be?”

The only way to prove with 100% certainty that humans are responsible for global warming would be to run an experiment with two identical Earths-one with human influence and one without. That obviously isn’t possible, and so most scientists are careful not to state human influence as an absolute certainty.

1.The text is developed by ________.

A. giving typical examples

B. following the order of space

C. comparing and finding differences

D. analyzing a theory and arguing it

2.Which of the following is not the cause of climate change?

A. volcanic eruption

B. floods arid droughts

C. changes in solar

D. cycles concerning the Earth’s going around the sun

3.The underline word ‘‘identical” in the last paragraph probably means ________.

A. exactly the same　　 B. totally different

C. extremely important　　 D. partly independent

4.Which of the following can be the best title?

A. Are Humans Definitely Causing Global Warming?

B. Are All the Scientists Really Scientific?

C. Where Is Global Warming Leading Us to?

D. What’s the Relation of Global Warming and Greenhouse Gases?

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At the end of every year, Time picks the best 25 inventions that are “making the world better and smarter”. Here we have picked three of this year’s inventions that could be a part of your life in the near future.

The levitating(悬浮的) lightbulb

This special lightbulb was invented by US artist and scientist Simon Morris. He got the idea of making a lightbulb float from hoverboards(悬浮滑板)，which he used to dream of having as a kid.

But the floating is not the most amazing part. The rejection force between the opposite ends of the magnets(磁铁)，which were put in the bottom of the bulb and in the wooden base, does the job. What’s new here is a technology called induction (电磁感应). It allows the lightbulb to get power from the base even they are not in contact.

Shoes that tie themselves

They’re not what you think-shoelaces that tie themselves in the way we tie them. Instead, the new shoes have small motors that control their laces. When you step in them, your feet will hit a sensor（传感器）in the shoes and the motor will automatically tighten the laces.

But the shoes weren’t just designed for lazy people’s needs. They could actually give athletes an advantage during competition. They are also useful for people who cannot move their arms or fingers easily.

The no-touch thermometer

Taking your body temperature usually means putting a thermometer (体温计) in your armpits (腋窝) and staying still for minutes. It may be easy for you, but it’s an impossible task for little kids.

Now, with the new thermometer, users can simply put it 2.5 centimeters from a patient’s forechead and press the button, and it can get the reading in two seconds.

1.The levitating lightbulb is special in that ________.

A. floating is the most amazing part of the levitating lightbulb

B. the inventor of the levitating lightbulb is more than a scientist

C. it makes use of the rejection force between opposite ends of magnets

D. induction allows the lightbulb to get power even when unconnected with the base

2.How is the no-touch thermometer different from other ones?

A. It makes it easier to take kid’s temperature.

B. You need wait two minutes for the reading.

C. You don’t need to press the button.

D. It should be put in one’s armpit.

3.In which part of a newspaper can you possibly read this text?

A. Education.　　 B. Sports.　　 C. Science.　　 D. Entertainment.

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