四 閱讀理解 （一）Ford abandons electric vehicles（福特放棄電動汽車） 1.What have the Ford motor company, General Moto

四 閱讀理解 （一）Ford abandons electric vehicles（福特放棄電動汽車） 1.What have the Ford motor company, General Motor's and Honda done concerning electric cars?

C They have given up producing electric cars.

2. According to Tim Holmes of Ford Europe, battery-powered cars

B will not be the main transportation vehicles in the future. 3.Which' auto `manufacturers are still producing electric vehicles?

A Toyota and Nissan.

4.According to the eighth paragraph, hybrid cars C run more miles than petrol driven cars.

5.Which of the following is true about the hope of car manufacturers according to the last paragraph?

D The legislation will allow more low-emission to be produced.

（二）World Crude Oil Production May Peak a Decade Earlier Than Some Predict（世界原油產(chǎn)量可能提前十年達到峰值）

1. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “Sparked ” Appearing in paragraph 2?” B stimulated

2.The term “a bell shaped curve” appearing in paragraph 2 indicates that global oil production will

D start to decline after global oil production peaks.

3.Which of the following is NOT true of the Hubbert model? D It provides a very realistic and accurate oil production. 4.What is the major achievement of the new study mentioned in the last paragraph?

A It predicts global oil production will peak in 2014. 5.Who develop the new version of the Hubbert model? B Kuwaiti scientists.

（三）Citizen scientists（公民科學(xué)家）

1. Ecologists turn to non-scientist citizens for help because they need them

C to collect data of the life cycle of living things. 2.What are citizen scientists asked to do?

B To send their research observations to a professional database.

3.In “All that's needed to become one ... (paragraph2)” , what does the word “one” stands for B a citizen scientist.

4.What is NOT true of Project BudBurst? A Only experts can participate in it.

5 .What is the final purpose of Project BudBurst?

D To investigate how plants and animals will respond as the climate changes.

（四）Motoring technology（汽車技術(shù)）

1.What are researchers interested in doing as the road accidents worldwide increase to a shocking rate?

C They focus their research on safety and new fuels. 2.According to the second paragraph, most road accidents happen

B because drivers make mistakes.

3.Which of the safety developments is NOT mentioned in the passage?

D Windscreens that can help drivers to improve their vision. 4.What is NOT the purpose of innovations that use satellite tracking and remote communications?

C To call for help when the car gets jammed in the traffic. 5.What is true of robotic drivers?

A It will take some time before robotic drivers can be put to practical use.

（五）Late-night drinking（在深夜飲咖啡） 1.The author mentions "pick-me-up" to indicate that C coffee is a stimulant.

2.Which of the following tells us how caffeine affects sleep? C Caffeine halves the body's levels of sleep hormone. 3.What does paragraph 3 mainly discuss?

A Different effects of caffeinated coffee and decaf on sleep.

4.What does the experiment mentioned in paragraph 4 prove? D Caffeine drinkers produce less sleep hormone.

5.The author of this passage probably agrees that B we should not drink coffee after supper. （六）Weaving with light（編織燈光）

1.To make a living, the Huichol create artwork and B sell it in cities far away from their villages. 2.Why can Portable Lights emit light? D All of the above.

3.What does Sheila Kennedy say about Portable Lights?

C Portable Lights can help poor people around the world to get light.

4.What is the most important part of the Portable Light technology? A HB LEDs

5.LEDs are different form light bulbs in that

C LEDs emit colored light while most light bulbs don’t. （七）Sugar power for cell phones（用糖為手機發(fā)電） 1. According to the first paragraph, when can we share our sweet drinks with our cell phones?

C When the technology of a new type of fuel cell is suitable for mass production.

2.What trouble did Minteer and Klotzbach have in their research?

A They had trouble keeping enzymes in fuel cells active. 3. According to Paragraph 5, electrons are released

C when the enzyme oxidizes the glucose from a sugary liquid that goes through a pocket.

4.What is exciting about the new fuel cells?

B Their limited power generation capacity is a good beginning. 5.According to the last paragraph, what is NOT true of the new fuel cells?

D It will take some time before the new fuel cells can be used in popular products.

（八）Eiffel is an eyeful（引人注目的埃菲爾鐵塔）

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1. Why does the author think the Eiffel Tower is transformed into symbol' of a world on the move?

B Tourists of all nationalities come- to, scribble on the cold iron of the tower.

2.What seems strange to the author?

A Visitors prefer wasting time scribbling to enjoying the view. 3.Which statement is NOT true of Hugues Richard? C He climbed 747 steps up ,the tower in 19 minutes and 4 seconds

4.What did the builder use the Eiffel Tower for? B Conducting research in various fields.

5.Which of the following is neatest in meaning to " (The Eiffel Tower is like) a blank canvas for visitors to make of it what they will" ?

C Visitors can imagine freely what the tower represents. （九）Egypt felled by famine（埃及飽受饑荒折磨） 1.Why does the author mention "pyramid builders"?

D Because even they were unable to rescue their civilisation. 2.Which of the following factors was ultimately responsible for the fall of the civilisation of ancient Egypt? A Change of climate.

3.Which of the following statements is true?

D The White Nile and the Blue Nile are branches of the River Nile.

4.According to Krom, Egypt's Old Kingdom fell A immediately after a period of drought.

5.The word “devastating ” in the last paragraph could be best replaced by B “damaging ”.

（十）Young female chimps outlearn their brothers（年輕雌猩猩學(xué)習(xí)優(yōu)于她們的弟兄）

1.Why do young female chimps learn faster than young male chimps at -fishing for termites?

B Because young female chimps begin to study their mothers earlier.

2.What are the tools with which chimps fish, for termites? B Vegetation.

3.Which of the following is .true about chimps fishing for termites according to paragraph 6?

C Females could get out more termites with every dip. 4.How did the researchers explain the fact that boy chimps spent more time on playing

D It will make them good fighters and hunters' in the future. 5.According to the last paragraph, which of the following is NOT true?

A Adult chimps hunt monkeys while young chimps fish for termites.

（十一）The net cost of making a name for yourself（網(wǎng)上申請個人域名的費用）

1.The domain name “. edu” is operated by B the company Network Solutions.

2.The .firm, .shop, .web, .arts, .rec, .info and .nom domains are NOT run by B the US government.

3.Global Names of Singapore is B a registrar.

4.How can a company. successfully register a name with the Internet?

A It must pay up to $10,000 or a nonrefundable deposit. 5.What is the meaning of the phrase "net cost" in the title? B The registration fee for a domain name on the Internet. （十二）Florida hit by cold air mass（佛羅里達遭受冷氣團襲擊）

1.Which of the following statements is not meant in the first two paragraphs?

B The temperature in the United States except the South dropped below the freezing mark.

2. According to the second paragraph, in which area( s) did.the temperature fall below zero?

B Parts of interior South Florida.

3.King's statement that "We brought shorts, T-shirt, and 1 had to go out and buy another coat.''shows that A he was caught by the sudden cold.

4.Governor Jeb issue the emergency order because he C wanted to encourage trucks to transport as much fruit to market as possible.

5.Which statement is NOT true according to the last paragraph?

D Florida Citrus Mutual sprayed trees with sprinklers for citrus growers..

（十三）Invisibility ring（隱形環(huán)）

1.Harry Potter is mentioned in the passage, because scientists C try to invent a device similar in idea to the invisible cloak he uses.

2.What is true of microwaves?

B Their wavelengths are longer than those of visible light. 3.What is NOT true of the invisibility device?

B Microwaves bounce off it when' they, strike it.'' 4.What does the word "coaster" mean in the passage?

A disk or plate placed under a drinking glass to protect a table top.

5.Harry Potter's invisibility cloak doesn't have any real

competition yet, because C the cloaking device works only for, microwaves.

（十四）Japanese car keeps match for drunk drivers（日本用來監(jiān)視醉酒司機的新型概念車）

1.Which of the following statements is NOT true of the Japanese concepts car?

C It has sensors locked up in the ignition system. 2.What has Volvo developed?

B A breathalyzer attached to a car's seat belt.

3.What is the. function of .the. camera. mentioned in Paragraph 4?

A It monitors the driver's eyes-to see ,if he needs a rest. 4.According to Doi,

D Nissan aims to improve the detection technology to reduce

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5.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in Paragraph 6? B The car will automatically keep to its lane.

（十五）Winged robot learns to fly（肋生雙翅機器人學(xué)飛行）

1.Which of the following is NOT true of what is mentioned about the winged robot in the second paragraph?

C The two professors of CUT programmed the data on' how the robot flapped its wings.

2.How did the robot behave at the beginning of the test? B It twitched but gradually gained height.

3.Which of the following is nearest to Peter, Bentley’s view on the winged robot?

A The winged robot- could never really fly

4.What measured how much lift the robot produced? B A movement detector.

5.What does “the process” appearing in the last paragraph refer to?

D All the above. （十六）Japanese drilling into core of earth（日本人的地心旅行）

1.According to the passage, Mount Unzen B erupted in 1991.

2.According to the passage, the study of the Mount Unzen volcano may benefit Japan in all the following aspects EXCEPT

D predicting volcano eruptions. 3.Why is- this research project so important to Japan? A Because Japan has many living volcanos. 4.The drilling site on Mount Unzen is C about half way up the mountain.

5.The title of this passage Japanese Drilling into Core of Earth actually means that' they

A drill a hole into the core of a volcano.

（十七）A sunshade for the planet（地球防曬霜）

1.According to the first two paragraphs, the author thinks that C despite the difficulty, scientists have some options to prevent global warming.

2.Scientists resist talking about their options because they don't want people to

C think the problem has been solved.

3.What does Stephen Schneider say about a heroin addict and methadone?

A Methadone is an effective way to treat a hard heroin addict. 4.What is Stephen Schneider's idea of preventing global warming?

C To apply sunscreen to the Earth:

5.What is NOT true of the effectiveness of "sunscreen" , according to the last paragraph?

D It decreases greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. （十八）Thirst for oil（石油匱乏）

1.”…will need to cure our addiction to oil.” Why does the author say so? D Oil supply is decreasing.

2.Which of the following statements is NOT meant by the author, according to the second paragraph?

C Coal is the most environmentally unfriendly fuel next-to oil. 3.Which country is the biggest consumer of petroleum? A The United States 4.What do 'experts say about: the earth's fuel reserves? B There will soon be an energy crisis.

5.What is NOT, the result of consuming fossil fuels according to the' last paragraph?

D The sea level will go up.

（十九）Prolonging human life（延長人類生命）

1.The writer believes that the population explosion results from C a decrease in death rates.

2.It can be inferred from the passage that in hunting and gathering cultures

B infants could be left dead in times of starvation.

3.According to the passage, which of the following statements about retired people in the United States is true? A Many of them have a very hard life.

4.In Paragraph 3, the phrase "this need" refers to D the need to take care of a sick and weak person.

5.Which of the following best describes the writer's attitude toward most of the nursing homes, and convalescent hospitals? D Critical.

（二十）Explorer of the extreme deep（深海探索器） l .What is Alvin?

C A submersible.

2.Which of the following statements is NOT a fact about Alvin?

A It can carry explorers as deep as 6,500 meters.

3.“... a world that is still full of mysteries” refers to C the ocean

4.In what aspects are the new HOV and Alvin similar? D Shape.

5.In what aspects are he new HOV and Alvin different. D Both A and B.

（二十一）Plant gas（植物，沼氣的又一來源） 1.What was scientists' 'understanding of methane? C It was produced in oxygen-free environments.

2.To test whether plants are a source of methane, the scientists created

B an environment with the same concentration of oxygen as the Earth has.

3.Which statement is true of the methane emissions of plants in the experiment?

D The higher the temperature, the greater the amount of methane emissions.

4.Which of the following about methane is Not mentioned in the passage? D Microbes in plants produce methane.

5.What is the beneficial point of some microbes lconsuming, plant-produced methane?

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C Less methane reaches the atmosphere （二十二）Snowflakes （雪花） 1.What does Professor Libbrecht believe to be true? A No two snowflakes' are exactly the same in shape. 2.What do the simplest snow crystals look like? D They are six-sided. 3.What are the factors that affect the shape and growth rate, of a snow crystal? A Humidity and temperature. 4.It can be felt from the description in the 2nd paragraph that the author A admires the beauty' of the snowflakes. 5.Libbrecht is not' able to C create snowflakes that are exactly alike. （二十三）Powering a city? It’s a breeze（風(fēng)力發(fā)電，輕而易舉） 1.What are the symbols of the Netherlands according to the first paragraph? B Wooden shoes and wooden windmills.. 2.Which statement best describes the urban turbine mentioned in the second paragraph? B It is a high-tech machine designed to generate energy for urban people. 3.The smallest models of an urban turbine C can be' carried up to the rooftop without a crane. 4.Netherlands leads in the urban turbine technology because D the' Netherlands is 'a small country with a large population. 5.According to the last paragraph, what are the advantages of wind power technology? D Both A and C. （二十四）Underground coal fires—a looming catastrophe（地下煤著火—即將來臨的災(zāi)難） l.According to the first paragraph, one of the warnings given by the scientists is that C poisonous elements released by the underground fires can pollute water sources. 2.According to the third paragraph, what will happen when the underground heat does not disappear? A Coal heats up on its own and catches ire and burns. 3.What did Stracher analyze in his article published in the International Journal of Coal Ecology? D Coal fires can have an impact on the environment. 4.Which of the following statements about Paul Van Dijk is NOT true? B He has detected and monitored underground fires in the Netherlands. 5.According to the fifth paragraph, what is the suggested method to control underground fires? D Cutting off the oxygen supply. （二十五）Eat to live（為生存而食） 1.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true? D We have to begin dieting since childhood. 2.Why does the author mention an elderly mouse in paragraph 2? B To illustrate the effect of meager food on mice 3.What can be inferred about completely normally fed mice mentioned' in the passage? D They are more likely to suffer from inflammation 4.According to the author, which of the following most interested the researchers? A The mice that started dieting in old age. 5.According to the, last two paragraphs, Spindler believes that C dieting is not a good method to give us health and long life. （二十六）Male and female pilots cause accidents differently （男女飛行員引起飛行事故的差異） 1.What is the research at Johns Hopkins University about? B Gender difference in relation to types of aircraft crashes 2.Which of the statements is NOT true according to the second paragraph? D Only mature pilots are studied to determine the gender differences in the reasons for aircraft crash. 3.How did the researchers carry out their study? A They studied the findings of several previous research projects. 4.What is the most common circumstance of crash with female pilots? B Loss of control on landing or takeoff and stalling. 5.In the comparison of female and male pilots D male pilots are found to make more errors in decision-making. （二十七）Driven to distraction（）分散注意力駕駛 1.Which statement is true of the description in the first two paragraphs? C Coyne is not really driving so it is impossible for him to have hit the woman. 2.What do researchers want to find out, according to the third and fourth paragraphs? D All of the above. 3.What are the preliminary results given in the fifth paragraph? C In challenging driving situations, drivers do not have any additional mental energy to deal with something else. 4.The sixth paragraph mainly state that the researchers D want to determine the best ways of giving navigational information system. 5.What kind of directions do men and women prefer? B Men prefer more general directions and women prefer route directions. （二十八）Sleep lets brain file memories（睡眠促使記憶歸檔存儲） 1.Which of the following statements-is nearest in meaning to the sentence “To sleep. Perchance to file”? A Does brain arrange memories in useful order during sleep? 2.What is the result' of the experiment with rats and mice carried 'out 'at Rutgers University? C Somatosensory neocortex and hippocampus work together in

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3.What is the relation of memory to glucose tolerance, as is indicated by a research mentioned in paragraph 4?

D The poorer the memory, the poorer glucose tolerance. 4.In what way is memory related to hippocampus shrinkage? B The more hippocampus shrinks, the poorer one's memory. 5.According to the last paragraph; what is the ultimate reason for going to the gym?

D To control glucose levels.

（二十九）Food fright（對食物的驚恐） 1.Paragraphs 1,2 & 3 try to give the idea that

A GM foods may bring about great benefits to humans. 2.Why is the case of the pollen-sprayed :milkweed cited in Paragraph 6?

C It is cited to show GM foods also have a dark side

3.What happens to those insects when not killed by the spray of insecticide?

B They may have a higher ability to adapt to the environment. 4.Which of the following statements concerning banning GM foods is true according to the pas-sage?

D The United States has not banned GM foods. 5.What is the writer's attitude to GM foods? A We cannot tell from the passage. （三十）Digital realm（數(shù)碼王國） 1.The techniques of voice recognition B are in its initial stage of development.

2.According to the second paragraph, when we reach the stage of artificial intelligence

A machines can be our agents as they understand our thoughts. 3.What's the best description of Gordon Moore's law as mentioned in the third paragraph?

A It motivates the development of the digital world. 4.What can people do in a future scene as described in the fourth paragraph? D All of the above.

5.Which of the following statements is true of a personalized market?

C In a personalized market, products are tailored to each consumer.

（三十一）Hurricane Katrina（卡特里娜颶風(fēng)） 1. What is the eye of a hurricane?

C A calm central region of low pressure between 12 to 60 miles in diameter.

2.Which of the following is NOT the “requirements ” mentioned in the second paragraph?

A The tropical waters are warm and calm.

3.Which of the following is the best explanation of the word “drive ” in the third paragraph?

C To supply the motive force or power and cause to function. 4.What does the warm air mentioned in the fourth paragraph produce when it is rising from the sea surface? B Low pressure

5.What is NOT true of Hurricane Katrina according to the last paragraph?

D The humanitarian crisis is as serious as that of the great depression

（三十二）Mind-reading Machine（讀心機）

1. What is responsible for processing the information sent by your eyes?

C Neurons in the brain.

2.Which of the following statements is NOT meant by the writer?

D fMRI helps scientists to discover how the brain develops intelligently.

3. “Highlighting the areas of the brain at work” means _____. A “marking the parts of the brain that are processing information ”

4.What did the researchers experiment on? B Two volunteers.

5.Which of the following can be the best replacement of the title?

B Your Thoughts can be Scanned （三十三）Experts call for local and regional control of sites for radioactive waste（專家呼吁局部和區(qū)域控制放射性廢物地點）

1.Which of the following words can best substitute the word “withdrawal ” in the first paragraph? B Canceling.

2.According to Rodney Ewing and Frand von Hippel, where to locate nuclear facilities

B should be approved by local people and states.

3.What is NOT true about the 1987 decision by Congress concerning siting of nuclear waste disposal?

D The decision by Congress was accepted by local communities.

4.What does the author of the essay in the fourth paragraph want to say?

C Efforts should be made to develop nuclear disposal sites to suit the circumstances of the region.

5.What is meant by “regional approach” as mentioned in the last paragraph?

A Waste disposal sites are located close to reactors and in places suitable for the regional circumstances.

（三十四）Batteries Built by Viruses（病毒電池） 1. According to the first paragraph, people try to

C stay away from viruses because they are causes of various diseases.

2.What is Belcher’s team doing at present? C It is making batteries with viruses.

3.What expression below is opposite in meaning to the word “shrink ” appearing in paragraph 5? D Expand.

4.Which of the following is true of Belcher’s battery mentioned in paragraph 6?

D It is a metallic disk with viruses inside it. 5.How tiny is one battery part?

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A Its width is one tenth of a hair.

（三十五）Putting plants to work（植物效能）

1. What does the writer say about plants concerning solar energy?

C Plants have been using solar energy for billions of years. 2.Why do some scientists study how plants convert sunlight carbon dioxide, and water into sugars and starches?

B Because they want green plants to become a new source of energy.

3.According to the fifth paragraph, under what conditions are algae able to use solar energy to make hydrogen? B When there is no oxygen in the air.

4.Researchers have met with difficulties when trying to make algae produce hydrogen efficiently. Which one of the following is one such difficulty?

D It is too slow for algae to produce hydrogen when the sulfate is removed.

5.What is NOT true of algae? C They are cheap to eat.

（三十六）Listening device provides landslide early warning （聽覺儀器提供早期山崩預(yù)警）

1. What does “such natural disasters” in the first paragraph refer to?

D Landslides

2.Which of the following statements is true of landslides? D All of above

3.Why do researchers develop a new device to monitor signs of landsides?

C Because the common methods can cause false alarms.

4.Which of the following statements is NOT true of the device, according to paragraph 4? A It is filled in with gravel.

5.According to the context, what does the word “positives ” in the fifth paragraph mean? B Evidences.

（三十七）“Don ’t Drink Alone” Gets New Meaning（“不要在就餐時間以外飲酒”有了新含義）

1.Researchers have found that the risk of cancer in the mouth and neck is higher with people

A who drink alcohol outside of meals.

2.Which of the following is NOT the conclusion made by the researchers about “drinking with meals”?

C It increases by 20 percent the possibility of cancer in all sites.

3.Approximately how many drinks do the lowest-intake group average per day? A 3 drinks.

4.Which cancer risk is the lowest among all the four kinds of cancer mentioned in the passage? B Laryngeal cancer.

5.According to the last paragraph, tissue’s lower exposure to alcohol

D reduces the risk of laryngeal cancer. （三十八）Longer lives for wild elephants（野生大象壽命更長）

1.According to the first two paragraphs, unlike other zoo animals, zoo elephants D develop health problems.

2.Which of the following about the international scientists’ research on the life spans of elephants is NOT true?(See paragraph 3)

B They kept detailed records of all the elephants in their care. 3.What do the scientist find in their research?

C female zoo elephants die much earlier than their wild counterparts.

4.What are the possible causes of stress and obesity Zoo-raised elephants generally suffer from? D Both B and C.

5.Which of the following does the author suggest in the last paragraph

A It may not be a wise policy to keep elephants in the zoo. （三十九）Clone farm（克隆農(nóng)場）

1.Which statement is the best description of the new era of factory farming according to the first paragraph? C Cloned chickens are bulk-produced every hour.

2.Which institution has offered $4.7 million to fund the research?

A The US’s National Institute of Science and Technology. 3.In the third paragraph, by saying “Producers would like the same meat quantity but to use reduced inputs to get there,” Mike Fitzgerald means that he wishes

D chickens ’ could grow to the same weight but with less feed. 4.Which of the following statements about Origen and Embrex is correct according to the fifth paragraph?

C Origen has joined hands with Embrex in producing cell-injecting machines.

5.The technology of freezing stem cells from different strains of chicken can do all the following EXCEPT that A farmers can order certain strains of chicken only.

（四十）Air pollution cloud measured on both sides of pacific （污染云團在太平洋兩岸均被測量）

1. The haze of pollution mentioned in the first paragraph is a cloud

D of desert dust and hydrocarbons.

2.One of the Price’s findings(Paragraph2) about the particles of the air is that

D their ability to reflect light is much stronger 3.What did Price not do during her research?

C She collected samples of pollutants on the Northwest coast for further tests.

4.According to the last paragraph, which of the following statements about the two research teams is true

A The two research teams whose findings Price correlates hers with are based in Asia.

5.According to the last paragraph, which of the following statements about the two research teams is true?

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C Pollutants coming from Europe are not the main source of pollution in North America.

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