Every means ________ to save the wounded man.

A.change

B.action

C.measure

D.advantage

ard to a good relaxation.Watching TV can meet our requirements by easing our minds and comforting our physical bodies because the pleasant music and pictures can keep us away from tension and fatigue.

Besides, watching TV is entertaining.There are so many kinds of entertainment, such as sports activities, performance, plays and movies in the world.Of course, it is impossible for us to be on every spot, even with the best means of transportation of our time.However, TV can bring them right in front of us and with them our life is full of joys.

Above all, watching TV is educational.Education TV service offers teaching programs on all subjects for people of different professions as well as for students, children an aged people.No doubt, it provides the widest education and has the largest audience.Everyone of us, more or less, is benefited from watching TV.In a word, TV has great influence on people’s life, word and study.

(1).Why does the author say watching TV is a

good relaxation？

A.Because watching TV can ease our minds

B.Because watching TV can comfort our physical bodies

C.Because watching TV can keep us away from tension and fatigue

D.All of the above

(2).Which kind of entertainment do we need to be

on the spot？

A.Sport activities

B.Performances

C.Watching TV

D.Plays

(3).Which of the following is not the advantage

of watching TV？

A.Watching TV can keep us away from the tension and fatigue.

B.Watching TV is a good kind of entertainment

C.Watching TV is educational.

D.Watching TDV allows us be on every spot with the best means of transportation.

(4).Why is watching TV educational？

A.Because TV programs are very interesting

B.Because TV can provide teaching programs

C.Because watching TV is a good relaxation

D.Because watching TV is entertaining

(5).Which advantage is the most important

according to the passage？

A.Watching TV is a good relaxation

B.Watching TV is entertaining

C.Watching TV is interesting and instructive

D.Watching TV is educational

business with no food industry experience. "We wanted to make the best gelato in the world and we didn't know how to make any gelato!" Fed recalls. That did not stop them though and the business has become more and more successful.

The word gelato means "frozen" originally. Since ancient Rome, people have been enjoying cold desserts. Many think gelato is just an Italian name for ice cream. But actually it is a different product. According to Fed and Guido, the difference between ice cream and gelato is the amount of fat in the product. In ice cream you have an average of 17-18% of fat, but with Italian gelato you have 10%.

It was Guido who first came up with the idea. He thought that if they got the best materials, they could make top quality gelato. Fed then put a business plan together and the two decided to go for it. The only rule they had when they started out was to stick to their guiding principle—to try to create the world's best gelato. Their efforts paid off. Sales of their gelato have doubled in Italy every year since 2008. It outpaced （超过）the growth of every other type of iced dessert by some way. The company grows from two employees in 2003 to nearly 700 employees today.

According to a market analysis, Italians' love for gelato will last for the next few years. These two will be happy to learn the news.

(1).

It can be learned from the first paragraph that Fed and Guido_____.

A、used to be wine makers

B、knew how to make gelato

C、had no experience in food industry

D、planned to create a new dessert

(2).

Paragraph 2 tells us that_____.

A、Fed and Guido invented gelato

B、Italians prefer gelato to ice cream

C、gelato is the world's best dessert

D、gelato has less fat than ice cream

(3).

The guiding principle Fed and Guido followed is_____.

A、using secret materials

B、sticking to their business plan

C、making top quality gelato

D、hiring the best employees

(4).

Since 2008, the sales of Fed and Guido’s gelato have_____.

A、remained the same

B、reached record high

C、grown as fast as other desserts

D、increased steadily

(5).

Which of the following is the best title for the text？

A、the World’s Best Gelato

B、Italians' Love for Gelato

C、The History of Gelato

D、Gelato Shops in Italy

re thunderstorms, and tornadoes begin quickly, strike suddenly, and disappear rapidly, destroying small regions while leaving neighboring areas untouched.Such event as a tornado struck the northeastern section of Edmonton, Alberta, in July 1987.Total damages from the tornado exceeded $250 million, the highest ever for any Canadian storm.

Conventional computer models of the atmosphere have limited value in predicting short lived local storms like the Edmonton tornado, because the available weather data are generally not detailed enough to allow computers to study carefully the subtle atmospheric changes that come before these storms.In most nations, for example, weather – balloon observations are taken just once every twelve hours at locations typically separated by hundreds of miles.With such limited data, conventional forecasting models do a much better job predicting general weather conditions over large regions than they do forecasting specific local events.

Until recently, the observation intensive approach needed for accurate, very short – range forecasts, or “Nowcasts,” was not feasible.The cost of equipping and operating many thousands of conventional weather stations was extremely high, and the difficulties involved in rapidly collecting and processing the raw weather data from such a network were hard to overcome.Fortunately, scientific and technological advances have overcome most of these problems.Radar systems, automated weather instruments, and satellites are all capable of making detailed, nearly continuous observation over large regions at a relatively low cost.Communications satellites can transmit data around the world cheaply and instantaneously, and modern computers can quickly compile and analyze this large volume of weather information.Meteorologists and computer scientists now work together to design computer programs and video equipment capable of transforming raw weather data into words, symbols, and vivid graphic displays that forecasters can interpret easily and quickly.As meteorologists have begun using these new technologies in weather forecasting offices, Nowcasting is becoming a reality.

11.The word “exceeded” in paragraph I most probably means ____________.

A.added up toB.were more than

C.were about D.were less than

12.Conventional computer models of the atmosphere fails to predict such a short – lived tornado because ______________.

A.the computer is not used to forecast specific local events

B.the computers are not advanced enough to predict it

C.the weather data people collect are often wrong

D.weather conditions in some small regions are not available

13.According to the passage, the word “Nowcast” (paragraph 3) means _______________.

A.a way of collecting raw weather data

B.a forecast which can predict the weather conditions in the small area in an accurate way

C.a network to collect instant weather data

D.a more advanced system of weather observation

14.According to the passage, ___________ is the key factor to making “Nowcasts” a reality.

A.scientific and technological advances such as radar, or satellites

B.computer scientist

C.meteorologists

D.advanced computer programs

15.According to the author, the passage mainly deals with ________________.

A.a tornado in Edmonton, Alberta

B.what’s a “Nowcast”

C.the disadvantage of conventional computer models of the weather forecast

D.a breakthrough in weather forecast

more than 400 of the nation's commercial airports be screened(扫描检查)for bombs and weapons.Sunday was expected to be the heaviest travel day since Jan. 1. Yet spot checks on Sunday at several of the nation's airports showed no major delays caused by the new security measures.At the international terminal for Northwest Airlines at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, passengers waited up to 30 minutes longer than usual. Their bags were sent through giant screening machines and workers tore open taped boxes and searched through their contents before closing them up again.Most travelers simply accepted stricter screening developed since the terrorist(恐怖分子)attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, before which only 5 percent of the roughly 2 million bags checked each day were screened for bombs.The U.S. government has put an additional 23,000 people into airports to carry out the new order.Sonny Salgatar, a 23-year-old college student flying home to San Diego from Chicago, was told by an airport officer after the first pass that one of his bags was "hot", meaning there was something he couldn't identify and he wanted to open the bag for an inspection.The "hot" item turned out to be Salgatar's clothing iron."Listen, anything they want to do for security is OK for me," Salgatar said.

1.The new measure was adopted to guard against ____.

A、terrorist attacks

B、luggage damage

C、flight delays

D、air crash

2.The word "hot" (Line 2, Para. 6) most probably means ____.

A、heated

B、popular

C、expensive

D、suspicious

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage ____

A、Major delays were caused after the security order went into effect.

B、Most passengers regard the new measure as necessary.

C、Passengers complain about longer delay at the airport.

D、There will be more and stricter security measures.

4.What was the attitude of Sonny Salgatar towards the security measure taken____

A、He was annoyed.

B、He had no objection.

C、He thought it useless.

D、He didn't worry about it.

5.The best title of the passage might be ____.

A、Fear of Terrorist Attacks

B、Latest Screening Technology

C、New Security Measures Adopted

D、Inspection of Bombs and Weapons

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B.esophagoplasty

C.esophagoscope

D.chondroplasty

A.by no means

B.in all means

C.by means

D.by all means

A.good

B.much

C.fascinating

D.every

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B.angiosclerosis

C.vasculopathy

D.vasography