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    Once in a blue moon there is one on New Year's Eve. Revelers ringing in 2010 will be treated to a so-called blue moon. According to popular definition, a blue moon is the second full moon in a month. But don't   1  it to be blue - the name has nothing to   2  the color of our closest celestial（天体） neighbor.
    A full moon   3  on December 2. It will appear again on Thursday in time for the New Year's countdown.
    "If you're in Times Square, you'll see the   4  moon right above you. It's going to be that brilliant," said Jack Horkheimer, director emeritus of the Miami Space Transit Planetarium and host of a weekly astronomy TV show.
    The New Year's Eve blue moon will be   5  in the United States, Canada, Europe, South America and Africa. For partygoers in Australia and Asia, the full moon does not show up  6  New Year's Day, making January a blue moon month for them.
    However, the Eastern Hemisphere can celebrate with a partial lunar eclipse（月蚀） on New Year's Eve when  7  of the moon enters the Earth's shadow. The   8  will not be visible in the Americas.
    A full moon occurs   9  29.5 days, and most years have 12.  10 , an extra full moon in a month - a blue moon - occurs every 2.5 years. The   11  time there was a lunar double take was in May 2007. New Year's Eve blue moons are rarer, occurring every 19 years. The last time was in 1990; the next one won't  12   again until 2028.
    Blue moons have no astronomical   13   , said Greg Laughlin, an astronomer at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
    "`Blue moon' is just a   14  in the same sense as a `hunter's moon' or a `harvest moon,'" Laughlin said in an e-mail.
    The popular definition of blue moon   15  after a writer for Sky & Telescope magazine in 1946 misunderstood the Maine Farmer's Calendar and marked a blue moon as the second full moon in a month. In fact, the calendar   16  a blue moon as the third full moon in a season with four full moons, not the usual three.
    Though Sky & Telescope corrected the  17  decades later, the definition caught on. For purists（语言纯正癖者）, however, this New Year's Eve full moon doesn't even qualify as a   18  moon. It's just the first full moon of the winter season.
    In a tongue-in-cheek essay   19  on the magazine's Web site this week, senior contributing editor Kelly Beatty wrote: "If skies are clear when I'm    20 celebrating, I'll take a peek（眯着眼睛看） at that brilliant orb（天体） as it rises over the Boston skyline to see if it's an icy shade of blue. Or maybe I'll just howl."
    (   ) 1. A. wish            B. wait                 C. hope             D. expect
    (   ) 2. A. deal with       B. do with          C. develop with     D. form into
    (   ) 3. A. occurred        B. came                 C. ran          D. went
    (   ) 4. A. full           B. half                 C. bright       D. part
    (   ) 5. A. out of sight        B. visible          C. big          D. clear
    (   ) 6. A. until           B. when                 C. before       D. since
    (   ) 7. A. part            B. all              C. any          D. none
    (   ) 8. A. moon            B. eclipse          C. sun          D. shadow
    (   ) 9. A. each            B. every                C. either           D. all
    (   ) 10. A. On the whole   B. Generally speaking   C. On average   D. In addition
    (   ) 11. A. last           B. next                 C. other            D. another
    (   ) 12. A. go             B. see              C. come             D. look
    (   ) 13. A. point          B. evident          C. theory       D. significance
    (   ) 14. A. name           B. object           C. phenomenon   D. tradition
    (   ) 15. A. created        B. came about       C. made             D. copied
    (   ) 16. A. named      B. called           C. introduced       D. defined
    (   ) 17. A. error          B. name                 C. reality      D. number
    (   ) 18. A. blue           B. red              C. yellow       D. grey
    (   ) 19. A. published      B. posted           C. printed      D. written
    (   ) 20. A. in             B. out              C. away             D. on

    1. D。2. B。3. A。4. A。5. B。6. A。7. A。8. B。9. B。10. C。11. A。12. C。13. D。14. A。15. B。16. D。17. A。18. A。19. B。20. B。
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    1. D 考查动词的含义辨析及在语言逻辑方面的准确应用。联系上下文的语境，及日常生活中的常识（月亮怎么着都不会是蓝的），我们容易推理出这一句的语境是：别期望月亮是蓝的，这个名字跟月球的颜色一点关系也没有。我们不难看出此处应该填上表示期望之意的动词，也即是D项，而其余ABC项依次分别所表达的意思是：但愿，等待，希望，具有很大的迷惑性的AC两项，其中A项的不符合此处的上下文之间语言逻辑，C项中的hope其后不跟复合宾语结构，故我们选择A项为最佳答案。
    2. B考查动词短语的含义辨析及在语言逻辑方面的准确应用。由上一题的分析我们不难看出此处应该填上表示和……有联系之意的动词词组， 而have nothing to do with……就是这样的意思，也即是B项，而其余ACD项依次分别所表达的意思是：处理，随着……发展，形成，这些词语所表示的意思都和这儿的语言逻辑不相契合，故我们选择B项为最佳答案。
    3. A 考查动词的含义辨析及准确应用。联系上下文的语境，及日常生活中的常识， 经过分析，语意是：12月2日发生圆月，此处应该填上表示出现、发生之意的动词，这四个词中只有A项有这样的意思。其余BCD项依次分别所表达的意思是：来，跑，去，很明显放在这儿都不能使句意通顺，故我们选择A项为最佳答案。 
    4. A 检测形容词的含义的准确记忆与理解。联系上下文的语境，我们容易推理出这一句的语境是：如果你在时间广场，你就会看见这轮圆月。此处应该填上表示圆的之意的词，也即是A项，而其余BCD项依次分别所表达的意思是：一半，明亮，部分，这些意思在这儿都不适用于此处的上下文之间语言逻辑，故A项为准确答案。 
    5. B 检测形容词的含义的准确记忆与理解。联系上下文的语境，及日常生活中的常识，经过分析，语意是：这轮新年前夕的圆月将会在美国，加拿大，欧洲，南美洲和非洲看得见。这四个词中只有B项有看得见这样的意思。而其余ACD项依次分别所表达的意思是：看不见，大的，清晰的，其中D项的迷惑性很大，而根据常识，月亮有时清晰可见，有时模模糊糊，这些意思在这儿都不符合此处的上下文之间语言逻辑，故B项为准确答案。
    6. A 检测连词的含义辨析及在语言逻辑方面的准确应用。经过分析，语意是：对于澳大利亚和亚洲的观看者来说，这轮圆月一直到新年那一天才能出现。我们容易推理出此处应该填上表示直到之意的连词，这四个词中只有A项（until）有这样的意思，而其余BCD三项依次分别所表达的意思是：当……的时候，在……之前，自从…….开始，它们都不和not搭配，也构不成直到…..才之意，这些词语所表示的意思都和这儿的语言逻辑不相契合，故我们选择A项为最佳答案。
    7. A检测名词的含义辨析及在语言逻辑方面的准确应用。联系上下文的语境，及日常生活中的常识，我们容易推理出这一句的语境是：然而东半球可能要在新年前夕当月球部分进入地球的影子是来庆祝月蚀。我们不难看出此处应该填上表示部分之意的名词，这四个词中只有A项有这样的意思。而其余BCD项依次分别所表达的意思是：所有的，任何的，没有，很明显放在这儿都不能使句意通顺，故A项最佳。
    8. B 联系上下文的语境，及日常生活中的常识，我们容易推理出这一句的语境是：月蚀在美洲看不到。这四个词中只有B项有月蚀之意，其余ACD项依次分别所表达的意思是：月球，太阳，影子，很明显放在这儿都不能使句意通顺，故B项最佳。
    9. B 检测形容词的含义的准确记忆与理解。由日常生活中的常识，我们不难看出此处应该填上表示每隔之意的形容词，这四个词中只有B项有这样的意思，而其余ACD项依次分别所表达的意思是：每一，两者中的任何一个，所有的，具有很大的迷惑性的是A项，但是它没有这样的用法，故B项为准确答案。
    10. C 检测插入语的含义辨析及在语言逻辑方面的准确应用。由日常生活中的常识，我们容易推理出这一句的语境是：平均来说，格外圆的月亮，也就是蓝月亮，每两年半发生一次。我们容易确定此处应该填上表示平均来说之意的词，也即是C项，而其余ABD项依次分别所表达的意思是：整体上看，大体上说，另外，这些词语所表示的意思都和这儿的语言逻辑不相契合，故我们选择C项为最佳答案。7. A 
    11. A 检测形容词的含义的准确记忆与理解。联系上下文的语境，经过简单计算，我们容易推理出这一句的语境是：上一次出现蓝月亮是在2007年5月。四个词中只有A项有紧接前面的，刚过去的，上一次之意，而其余BCD项依次分别所表达的意思是：下一个，别的，另一个，很明显放在这儿都不能使句意通顺，故D项最佳。
    12. C 考查动词短语的含义辨析及在语言逻辑方面的准确应用。联系上下文的语境，，经过简单计算，我们容易推理出这一句的语境是：下一次新年前夕蓝月亮直到2028年才会再出现一次。能表示这个意思的只有C项了，其余ABD三项依次分别所表达的意思是：去，看见，看，很清楚放句意不通顺，故C项最佳。
    13. D 检测名词的含义辨析及在语言逻辑方面的准确应用。联系上下文的语境，我们容易推理出这一句的语境是：蓝月亮现象本身并没有天文学方面的意义，而只是一个名字而已。此处应该填上表示意义，重要性之意的名词，也即是D项，而其余ABC项依次分别所表达的意思是：要点，证据，理论，这些词语所表示的意思都和这儿的语言逻辑不相契合，故我们选择D项为最佳答案。
    14. A 检测形容词的含义的准确记忆与理解。由上一题的分析我们不难看出此处应该填上表示名字之意的名词，而BCD项依次分别所表达的意思是：客体，现象，传统，很明显放在这儿都不能使句意通顺，故A项最佳。
    15. B 考查动词及其短语的含义辨析及在语言逻辑方面的准确应用。联系上下文的语意，我们容易推理出这一句的语境是：蓝月亮这个大家熟悉的定义在《Sky & Telescope》这家杂志的一位撰稿人弄错了《Maine Farmer's Calendar》这种日历而把一个月中的第二次圆月标注成蓝月亮。分析后我们不难看出此处应该填上表示出现产生之意的动词，这四个词中只有B项有这样的意思。而其余ACD项依次分别所表达的意思是：创造，制作，复制，这些意思在这儿都不符合此处的上下文之间语言逻辑，故B项为准确答案。
    16. D 考查动词短语的含义辨析及在语言逻辑方面的准确应用。由上一题的分析，我们容易推理出这一句的语境是：事实上，这种日历把一个季节中的第三次圆月定义为蓝月亮。所以，此处应该填上表示定义之意的动词，也即是D项，具有很大的迷惑性容易让人上当的是AB两项，但是它们通常直接跟名词作宾语补足语，不用中间加上as，C项的意思是介绍，很明显放在这儿不能使句意逻辑上合理通顺，故D项最佳。
    17. A 由上一题的分析，联系上下文的语境，我们容易推理出这一句的语境是：虽然这家杂志多年之后更正了这个错误，但是这个名称继续使用。不难断定此处应该填上表示错误之意的名词，也即是A项，而其余BCD项依次分别所表达的意思是：名称，现实，数字，这些词语所表示的意思都和这儿的语言逻辑不相契合，语意也不顺畅，故我们选择A项为最佳答案。
    18. A 检测形容词的含义的准确记忆与理解及联系上下文能力。经过分析，语意是：对于偏爱语言纯正的人来说，新年前夕的圆月不配蓝月亮这个名字，只是冬季的第一次圆月而已。再说全文都是在论述蓝月亮，我们容易推理出此处应该填上表示蓝之意的形容词，也即是A项，而其余BCD项依次分别所表达的意思是：红，黄，灰，很明显放在这儿都不合适，故D项最佳。
    19. B 考查动词短语的含义辨析及在语言逻辑方面的准确应用。经过分析，语意是：在一篇发布在这家杂志网站上的小笑话里，高级编辑Kelly Beatty写道：如果天空晴朗，当我出门庆祝的时候，我会眯着眼看看这个天体从波士顿的地平线升起，来弄清楚它是否蓝色的，或者我会大笑。因此，此处应该填上表示发布（在网上而不是杂志上）之意的动词，那就是B项posted，其余ABD项依次分别所表达的意思是：出版，印刷，写，这些意思在这儿都不符合此处的上下文之间语言逻辑，故B项为准确答案。
    20. B 检测副词的含义的准确记忆与理解。由上一题的分析我们不难看出此处应该填上表示在外面之意的副词，ACD项依次分别所表达的意思是：里面，远处，上面，很明显放在这儿都不合适，故B项最佳。

     

     
     
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    This finding suggests that taking steps to prevent northern forest fires to limit the release of greenhouse gases may warm the climate in northern regions. Usually large fires destroyed forests in these areas over the past decade. Scientists predict that with climate warming, fires may occur more frequently over the next several centuries as a result of a longer fire season. Sunlight taken in by the earth tends to cause warming, while heat mirrored back into space tends to cause cooling.
    This is the first study to analyze all aspects of how northern fires influence climate. Earlier studies by other scientists have suggested that fire in northern regions speed up climate warming because greenhouse gases from burning trees and plants are released into the atmosphere and thus trap heat.
    Scientists found that right after the fire, large amounts of greenhouse gases entered the atmosphere and caused warming. Ozone（臭氧） levels increased, and ash from the fire fell on far-off sea ice, darkening the surface and causing more radiation from the sun to be taken in. The following spring, however, the land within the area of the fire was brighter than before the fire, because fewer trees covered the ground. Snow on the ground mirrored more sunlight back into space, leading to cooling.
    “We need to find out all possible ways to reduce the growth of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.” Scientists tracked the change in the amount of radiation entering and leaving the climate system as a result of the fire, and found a measurement closely related to the global air temperature. Typically, fire in northern regions occurs in the same area every 80 to 150 years. Scientists, however, found that when fire occurs more frequently, more radiation is lost from the earth and cooling results. Specifically, they determined when fire returns 20 years earlier than predicted, 0.5 watts per square meter of area burned are soaked up by the earth from greenhouse gases, but 0.9 watts per square meter will be sent back into space. The net effect is cooling. Watts are used to measure the rate at which energy is gained or lost from the earth.
    小题1:According to the new findings, taking steps to prevent northern forest fires may __________.
    A．result in a warming climate
    B．cause the forest fires to occur more frequently
    C．lead to a longer fire season
    D．protect the forests and the environment there
    小题2:The following are all the immediate effects after a forest fire EXCEPT __________.
    A．large amounts of greenhouse gases enter the atmosphere
    B．the levels of ozone which is a type of oxygen increase
    C．snow on the ground mirrors more sunlight back into space
    D．ashes from the fire fall on the ice surface and take in more radiation from the sun
    小题3:Earlier studies about northern forest fires __________.
    A．analyze all aspects of how northern fires influence climate
    B．indicate that forest fires will pollute the atmosphere
    C．suggest that people should take measures to protect environment
    D．suggest that the fires will speed up climate warming
    小题4:The underlined phrase “soak up” in the last paragraph most probably means __________.
    A．releasedB．absorbedC．createdD．distributed
    小题5:From the passage we can draw a conclusion that forest fires in Alaska, Canada and Siberia may __________.
    A．warm the climate as the supposition goes
    B．allow more snow to reflect more sunlight into space and thus cool the climate
    C．destroy large areas of forests and pollute the far-off sea ice
    D．help to gain more energy rather than release more energy

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    科目：高中英语 来源：不详 题型：阅读理解


    DNA ( Deoxyribonucleic acid ) is one of the most important discoveries in science. DNA is the plan for the human being , as a blueprint is the plan for building. DNA makes a person look the way he does. A  person's  DNA. comes  from a mixing of his parents' DNA. That's why a child looks like his parents. But, besides controlling things such as height and hair color, DNA can also give people diseases , Scientists are now studying DNA to cure diseases.
    In the seventies, scientists developed a process called recombinant (重新组合) or RDNA. Although it sounds difficult to understand, RDNA simply means taking DNA from one animal or plant and putting it into another. By doing so, scientists can create new beings. In so doing, scientists can better understand DNA, especially what parts of DNA do . After they understand DNA, scientists can begin to cure diseases. Often, the new being created will itself be the cure.
    Besides curing diseases, RDNA research can also do other things. For example, scientists in Japan have already created “super-trees”. Trees help humans, because they take CO2, which poisons humans, from the air and turns it into oxygen, which lets humans breathe. “Super-trees” do this too, but do if much faster. As things such as cars and factories have already put much CO2 in the area, “super-trees” are badly needed.
    Unfortunately, there is serious danger in RDNA research. Scientists want to create animals to cure old diseases, but these new animals may also create new diseases. It will be a serious problem if the animals escape from the science laboratory and into nature. As these animals are not natural, they may let loose many new powerful diseases.
    As a result, RDNA research will create many solutions (解决方案), but it will also create many problems.
    67. From the passage, we can know that a boy looks like his parents because________
    A. he is son of his parents
    B. his parents' DNA decides his appearance
    C. he has received DNA from his father or his mother
    D. scientists have put some of his parents' DNA into him
    68. What does the underlined expression “let loose” probably mean?
    A. let... go free       B. get rid of        C. absorb          D. survive
    69. What is the best title for the passage?
    A.    The DNA Research in Japan 
    B. A New Way of DNA Research in Japan
    C. The Causes and Effects of DNA Research
    D. The Advantages And Disadvantages of RDNA
    70. The following statements are true about RDNA research EXCEPT_____.
    A. the research has been stopped because the created animals carry virus
    B. “super-trees” might be widely planted around the world
    C. scientists have not completely understood DNA
    D. RDNA research will benefit human beings a lot

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    科目：高中英语 来源：不详 题型：完形填空


    Many years ago my student asked me the question, "Mrs. Kindred, why do you teach?" Without taking time to reflect, I answered, "Because someday I might say something that might make a difference in someone's life." Even though I was sincere, that wasn't a very good answer and my student didn't let it slide.
    "Let me get this straight," he said, "You went to college for four years so you could come here every day because you have the hope that someday you might say something that will influence someone?" He shook his head as if I were crazy and walked away looking confused. I'm one of those people who look back and wish they had said something smart or witty, or swift.
    Even though that particular student might no longer wonder why I teach, there are days when I wonder. On those days, I remind myself of the real reasons I teach:
    It's in my blood. My mother was my most influential teacher, and she was a 6th grade reading teacher until her death in 1990. She instilled(逐渐灌输) in me a love of reading and the knowledge that education opens doors.
    Teaching is a way to make a difference. If you throw a stone in a pond the ripples go on and on until they reach the shore. You can't have ripples without a "stone." Good teachers throw stones that make a positive difference, and that's what I strive to do.
    I genuinely love teenagers. I want to share with others what I know and what I have learned through the years. Life is full of ups and downs, and if I can help students avoid some potholes on the road of life, I want to do so. If they'll allow me to celebrate their victories with them, I want to do too.
    Teaching isn't for everyone, but I know I made the right career choice.
    小题1:Why did the student continue to ask the question about the writer’s being a teacher?
    A．Because he thought her answer was unbelievable.
    B．Because the writer was insincere.
    C．Because the student was naughty.
    D．Because the answer was difficult to understand.
    小题2:What do you think of the writer?
    A．Stupid. B．Honest.C．Conservative.D．Polite.
    小题3:According to the text, which of the following is NOT true?
    A．The writer’s mother has the greatest influence on her.
    B．The writer’s answer made the student confused.
    C．In the writer’s opinion, some people in the world are unfit to teach.
    D．The writer annoyed the student who asked the question.
    小题4:We can infer from the text that _________.
    A．the writer was also a good teacher in school
    B．the writer often plays with her students beside a pond
    C．the writer devotes herself to teaching and her students
    D．the writer often accompanies the students on their way home
    小题5:What’s the main idea of the text?
    A．A student’s silly question.B．A good teacher who likes students.
    C．A confused student.D．The reason why I teach.

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    科目：高中英语 来源：不详 题型：阅读理解


    Before a new type airplane goes service, every part of it is tested again and again. But there are two tests that are more of into important than the others.
    The first is called the “tank test”. A modern airplane must fly very high in the sky. Air must be pumped into the plane so that the passengers can breathe. The metal structure of the plane has to be very strong for this reason. When the plane is filled with air, the air presses against the skin of the plane inside. The pressure(压力)on a small window is like a huge foot that is trying to get out. If a small part of the plane were to fail, the plane would explode in the sky. To test the structure of the plane, the plane is lowered into a huge tank or container of water. Then it is filled with air. The pressure inside the plane is greater than it ever will be when it is high up in the air. Finally, there is an explosion. This does not cause so much damage inside the water tank as it would anywhere else. Engineers can discover which part of the plane has broken. Then that part is made stronger.
    The most dangerous test happens when the new plane is going through test flights in the air. The test must find out exactly what happens when the engines(发动机) are all shut off at once. The plane begins to fall like a stone. It is the pilot’s job to find out how he can get control of the plane again. These two tests are examples of how planes are made safe before they ever carry passengers.
    小题1:By doing the “tank test”, the engineers can find out ____.
    A．the amount of air in the planeB．the strength of the plane structure
    C．the pressure inside and outside the planeD．the power of the airplane engines
    小题2:What will happen to the plane under the “tank test”?
    A．It will be brokenB．It will be made stronger.
    C．It will be filled with water.D．It will be tested by pilots.
    小题3:According to the text, why are test flights most dangerous?
    A．The plane may explode in the airB．The pilot may lose control of the plane.
    C．The engines may be damaged.D．Too much air may get into the plane.
    小题4:What might be the most suitable title for the text?
    A．Two Important Tests on AirplaneB．The Importance of Flying Safety
    C．The Danger of Testing AirplanesD．How Airplanes Are made and Tested

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    科目：高中英语 来源：不详 题型：阅读理解

    Pet owners are being encouraged to take their animals to work，a move scientists say can be good for productivity，workplace morale（士气），and the well-being (安宁, 幸福)of animals.
    A study found that 25% of Australian women would like to keep an office pet. Sue Chaseling of Pet care Information Service said the practice of keeping office pets was good both for the people and the pets.“On the pets’ side，they are not left on their own and won’t feel lonely and unhappy，”she said. A study of major US companies showed that 73% found office pets beneficial（有益的），while 27% experienced a drop in absenteeism（缺勤）.
    Xarni Riggs has two cats walking around her Global Hair Salon in Paddington.“My customers love them. They are their favorites，”she said.“They are not troublesome. They know when to go and have a sleep in the sun.”
    Little black BJ has spent nearly all his two years “working” at Punch Gallery in Balmain. Owner Iain Powell said he had had cats at the gallery for 15 years.“BJ often lies in the shop window and people walking past tap on the glass，”he said.
    Ms Chaseling said cats were popular in service industries because they enabled a point of conversation. But she said owners had to make sure both their co－workers and the cats were comfortable.
    小题1:The percentage of American companies that are in favor of keeping office pets is ________.
    A．73%B．27%C．25%D．15%
    小题2:We know from the text that “BJ” ________.
    A．works in the Global Hair SalonB．often greets the passers－by
    C．likes to sleep in the sunD．is a two－year－old cat
    小题3:The best title for this text would be ________.
    A．Pets Help Attract CustomersB．Your Favorite Office Pets
    C．Pets Join the WorkforceD．Busy Life for Pets

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