【单选题】 Chromosomes are regarded today as the major carriers of genetic material, （） of DNA and various types of protein.
A. consisting
B. as to consist
C. consist
D. which consisting
A. consisting
B. as to consist
C. consist
D. which consisting
【单选题】thE onE-FluiD thEory oF ElECtriCity wAs proposing By BEnjAmin FrAnklin, A mAn FAmous For his wiDE intErEsts AnD
grEAt AttAinmEnts.
【分析解答题】 most oF thE worlD’s EnErgy ----(inCluDing) winD (AnD) wAtEr powEr AnD (All) Fossil FuEls ---(ComE) inDirECtly From thE sun.
【单选题】 The first great collector of Canadian folk traditions was Marius Barbeau, who oversaw the preservation of thousands of texts in what is now the National Museum of Canad
A．Fearing that these traditions would disappear unless gathered and catalogued, Barbeau preserved the folklore and folk songs of cultures ranging from rural Quebec to the Tsimshian Indians of British Columbia. These folkways--songs, dialects, legends, tall tales, riddles, and children's rhymes--were all part of Canada's traditional rural experience. They provided evidence of the everyday life of the people that was far richer than that in most other historical texts.
4. Which sentence below best expresses the essential information in the highlighted sentence in the passageA. There is a lot of information in historical texts, but most of it does not deal with real life.B. Canada's folkways give us a much better description of daily life than most histories do.C. The texts collected by Barbeau reveal that some rural Canadians were richer than others.D. The Canadian people provided a lot of materials that illustrate their traditional values.
A．Fearing that these traditions would disappear unless gathered and catalogued, Barbeau preserved the folklore and folk songs of cultures ranging from rural Quebec to the Tsimshian Indians of British Columbia. These folkways--songs, dialects, legends, tall tales, riddles, and children's rhymes--were all part of Canada's traditional rural experience. They provided evidence of the everyday life of the people that was far richer than that in most other historical texts.
4. Which sentence below best expresses the essential information in the highlighted sentence in the passageA. There is a lot of information in historical texts, but most of it does not deal with real life.B. Canada's folkways give us a much better description of daily life than most histories do.C. The texts collected by Barbeau reveal that some rural Canadians were richer than others.D. The Canadian people provided a lot of materials that illustrate their traditional values.
【单选题】gADgEts with A sportingChAnCE
ConsumEr ElECtroniCs: nEw sports EquipmEnt, From tEnnis rACkEts to running shoEs, usEs proCEssing powEr to EnhAnCE pErFormAnCE. is thAt FAir why shoulD Aspiring AthlEtEs stAnD on thE siDElinEs whEn A spot oF ElECtroniC AssistAnCE CAn put thEm in thE miDDlE oF thE gAmE thAt is thE quEstion mAny sports-EquipmEnt mAkErs ArE Asking As thEy sEnsE An opportunity to Boost thEir sAlEs with high-tECh proDuCts. you CoulD CAll it thE rEvEngE oF thE nErDs: A nEw wAvE oF miCroChip-EquippED sporting gooDs promisEs to EnhAnCE thE pErFormAnCE oF noviCEs AnD non-sporting typEs AlikE--AnD CoulD EvEn mAkE DiFFiCult sports EAsiEr.
tAkE Cross-Country skiing. viCtor pEtrEnko, An EnginEEr AtDArtmouthCollEgE’s iCE rEsEArCh lAB in nEw hAmpshirE, hAs invEntED somE smArt ski-BrAkEs thAt, hE BEliEvEs, will inCrEAsE thE populArity oF Cross-Country skiing By mAking thE sport lEss ChAllEnging For BEginnErs. thE BrAkEs, CurrEntly BEing tEstED By A ski mAnuFACturEr in thEAlps, oFFEr thE nECEssAry FriCtion For A BiggEr "kiCk-oFF ForCE" AnD mAkE thE skis lEss likEly to sliDE BACkwArDs in thEir trACks. to mAkE this hAppEn, An ElECtriC CurrEnt From thE Bottom oF thE skis pulsEs through thE iCE, mElting A thin lAyEr oF snow thAt instAntly rEFrEEzEs AnD ACts As A sort oF gluE.
this is not thE only Form oF smArt ski to hit thE slopEs.AtomiC, A lEADing ski-mAkEr BAsED inAustriA, plAns to introDuCE A systEm lAtEr this yEAr thAt runs A DiAgnostiC sAFEty ChECk to EnsurE thAt thE ski BinDing is propErly ClosED, with thE rEsult BEing shown on A tiny Built-in liquiD-CrystAl DisplAy. mEAnwhilE, tEnnis EquipmEnt mAnuFACturErs ArE hoping thAt innovAtion will Bring nEw zip to thEir BusinEss As wEll. thEy CErtAinly nEED to Do somEthing: ACCorDing to sportsCAnlnFo, A mArkEt-rEsEArCh Firm BAsED in FloriDA, sAlEs oF tEnnis rACkEts inAmEriCA FEll 12.5% During thE First hAlF oF 2004 CompArED with thE First hAlF oF 2003.
with thE BAll ClEArly in thEir Court, rEsEArChErs At hEAD, A mAkEr oF sporting EquipmEnt, hAvE DEvisED A proDuCt thAt shoulD AppEAl to plAyErs suFFEring From tEnnis ElBow.A、Chip insiDE thE rACkEt Controls piEzo-ElECtriC FiBrEs, whiCh ConvErt mEChAniCAl EnErgy From thE BAll’s impACt into ElECtriCAl potEntiAl EnErgy. this EnErgy is thEn usED to gEnErAtE A CountEr-ForCE in thE piEzo-ElECtriC FiBrEs thAt CAusEs A DAmpEning EFFECt.All oF this, thE Firm sAys, trAnslAtEs into lEss strEss on thE ElBow. hEAD ClAims thAt rEsiDuAl viBrAtions in thE rACkEt ArE DAmpEnED twiCE As FAst As in ConvEntionAl rACkEts, rEDuCing thE shoCk ExpEriEnCED By thE plAyEr’s Arm By morE thAn 50%.
no DouBt purists will oBjECt thAt this is simply not CriCkEt. rulE-mAkErs in mAny sports ArE now BEing ForCED to ConsiDEr thE impliCAtions oF EquipmEnt thAt promisEs to AugmEnt AthlEtEs’ pErFormAnCE with ElECtroniC musClE. thE intErnAtionAl tEnnis FEDErAtion, thAt BoDy is rEsponsiBlE For sEtting thE rulEs oF thE gAmE, hAs spECiFiED in its most rECEnt guiDElinEs thAt "no EnErgy sourCE thAt in Any wAy ChAngEs or AFFECts thE plAying ChArACtEristiCs oF A rACkEt mAy BE Built into or AttAChED to A rACkEt".
yEt DEspitE suCh worDing, thE guiDElinE DoEs not ACtuAlly EliminAtE thE usE oF hEAD’s smArt rACkEts, BECAusE thErE is no ExtErnAl EnErgy sourCE--thE DAmping EFFECt rEliEs solEly on EnErgy From thE BAll’s impACt. though high-tECh EquipmEnt mAy CAusE ControvErsy on thE Court, tEnnis CluBs hAvE to ADhErE to thE guiDElinEs sEt For thE sport, ExplAins stuArt millEr, thE itF’s tEChniCAl mAnAgEr.AnD iF thE rulEs Allow sElF-gEnErAtED ForCEs to moDiFy A rACkEt’s rEsponsE, so BE it.
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DiFFErEnt sports hAvE EnCountErED DiFFErEnt tEChnologiEs, though thE FuturE will unDouBtEDly Bring morE ovErlAp.
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ConsumEr ElECtroniCs: nEw sports EquipmEnt, From tEnnis rACkEts to running shoEs, usEs proCEssing powEr to EnhAnCE pErFormAnCE. is thAt FAir why shoulD Aspiring AthlEtEs stAnD on thE siDElinEs whEn A spot oF ElECtroniC AssistAnCE CAn put thEm in thE miDDlE oF thE gAmE thAt is thE quEstion mAny sports-EquipmEnt mAkErs ArE Asking As thEy sEnsE An opportunity to Boost thEir sAlEs with high-tECh proDuCts. you CoulD CAll it thE rEvEngE oF thE nErDs: A nEw wAvE oF miCroChip-EquippED sporting gooDs promisEs to EnhAnCE thE pErFormAnCE oF noviCEs AnD non-sporting typEs AlikE--AnD CoulD EvEn mAkE DiFFiCult sports EAsiEr.
tAkE Cross-Country skiing. viCtor pEtrEnko, An EnginEEr AtDArtmouthCollEgE’s iCE rEsEArCh lAB in nEw hAmpshirE, hAs invEntED somE smArt ski-BrAkEs thAt, hE BEliEvEs, will inCrEAsE thE populArity oF Cross-Country skiing By mAking thE sport lEss ChAllEnging For BEginnErs. thE BrAkEs, CurrEntly BEing tEstED By A ski mAnuFACturEr in thEAlps, oFFEr thE nECEssAry FriCtion For A BiggEr "kiCk-oFF ForCE" AnD mAkE thE skis lEss likEly to sliDE BACkwArDs in thEir trACks. to mAkE this hAppEn, An ElECtriC CurrEnt From thE Bottom oF thE skis pulsEs through thE iCE, mElting A thin lAyEr oF snow thAt instAntly rEFrEEzEs AnD ACts As A sort oF gluE.
this is not thE only Form oF smArt ski to hit thE slopEs.AtomiC, A lEADing ski-mAkEr BAsED inAustriA, plAns to introDuCE A systEm lAtEr this yEAr thAt runs A DiAgnostiC sAFEty ChECk to EnsurE thAt thE ski BinDing is propErly ClosED, with thE rEsult BEing shown on A tiny Built-in liquiD-CrystAl DisplAy. mEAnwhilE, tEnnis EquipmEnt mAnuFACturErs ArE hoping thAt innovAtion will Bring nEw zip to thEir BusinEss As wEll. thEy CErtAinly nEED to Do somEthing: ACCorDing to sportsCAnlnFo, A mArkEt-rEsEArCh Firm BAsED in FloriDA, sAlEs oF tEnnis rACkEts inAmEriCA FEll 12.5% During thE First hAlF oF 2004 CompArED with thE First hAlF oF 2003.
with thE BAll ClEArly in thEir Court, rEsEArChErs At hEAD, A mAkEr oF sporting EquipmEnt, hAvE DEvisED A proDuCt thAt shoulD AppEAl to plAyErs suFFEring From tEnnis ElBow.A、Chip insiDE thE rACkEt Controls piEzo-ElECtriC FiBrEs, whiCh ConvErt mEChAniCAl EnErgy From thE BAll’s impACt into ElECtriCAl potEntiAl EnErgy. this EnErgy is thEn usED to gEnErAtE A CountEr-ForCE in thE piEzo-ElECtriC FiBrEs thAt CAusEs A DAmpEning EFFECt.All oF this, thE Firm sAys, trAnslAtEs into lEss strEss on thE ElBow. hEAD ClAims thAt rEsiDuAl viBrAtions in thE rACkEt ArE DAmpEnED twiCE As FAst As in ConvEntionAl rACkEts, rEDuCing thE shoCk ExpEriEnCED By thE plAyEr’s Arm By morE thAn 50%.
no DouBt purists will oBjECt thAt this is simply not CriCkEt. rulE-mAkErs in mAny sports ArE now BEing ForCED to ConsiDEr thE impliCAtions oF EquipmEnt thAt promisEs to AugmEnt AthlEtEs’ pErFormAnCE with ElECtroniC musClE. thE intErnAtionAl tEnnis FEDErAtion, thAt BoDy is rEsponsiBlE For sEtting thE rulEs oF thE gAmE, hAs spECiFiED in its most rECEnt guiDElinEs thAt "no EnErgy sourCE thAt in Any wAy ChAngEs or AFFECts thE plAying ChArACtEristiCs oF A rACkEt mAy BE Built into or AttAChED to A rACkEt".
yEt DEspitE suCh worDing, thE guiDElinE DoEs not ACtuAlly EliminAtE thE usE oF hEAD’s smArt rACkEts, BECAusE thErE is no ExtErnAl EnErgy sourCE--thE DAmping EFFECt rEliEs solEly on EnErgy From thE BAll’s impACt. though high-tECh EquipmEnt mAy CAusE ControvErsy on thE Court, tEnnis CluBs hAvE to ADhErE to thE guiDElinEs sEt For thE sport, ExplAins stuArt millEr, thE itF’s tEChniCAl mAnAgEr.AnD iF thE rulEs Allow sElF-gEnErAtED ForCEs to moDiFy A rACkEt’s rEsponsE, so BE it.
【单选题】 The color and pageantry, keen rivalry, and high level of competition both contribute to the great worldwide interest in the Olympic Games.
【单选题】 The word "prevailing" in line 19 is closest in meaning to
A．( essential
B．( dominant
C．( circular
D．( closest
A．( essential
B．( dominant
C．( circular
D．( closest
【单选题】 The author mentions all of the following as results of the shift to agricultural societies EXCEPT
A．an increase in invention and innovation
B．emergence of towns and cities
C．development of a system of trade
D．a decrease in warfare
A．an increase in invention and innovation
B．emergence of towns and cities
C．development of a system of trade
D．a decrease in warfare
【单选题】 Lightning (tends to) strike the nearest (good conductor), and hence often strikes (in same) place more (than once).
A．tends to
B．good conductor
C．in same
D．than once
A．tends to
B．good conductor
C．in same
D．than once
【分析解答题】"ExcusedAbsence"
Read a short passage and listen to a talk on the same topiC、
Reading Time:45 seconds
Policy forExcusedAbsence
You may request an excused absence once per semester without explanation. Just e-mail me and specify the date that you will be absent from class. If you plan to be absent on the day of a test or an exam, however, you must provide an explanation and make arrangements for a makeup test or exam. Please see me in my office for an excused absence from a test or exam. If you must be absent for more than one session, your grade may be affecteD、Your grade may be lowered one letter for each additional absence after the excused absence.
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Now listen to a student who is talking with friends about the policy.
Question
The student expresses his opinion of the professor’s policy for excused absences. Report his opinion and explain the reasons that he gives for having that opinion.
Preparation Time:30 seconds
Recording Time:60 seconds
Read a short passage and listen to a talk on the same topiC、
Reading Time:45 seconds
Policy forExcusedAbsence
You may request an excused absence once per semester without explanation. Just e-mail me and specify the date that you will be absent from class. If you plan to be absent on the day of a test or an exam, however, you must provide an explanation and make arrangements for a makeup test or exam. Please see me in my office for an excused absence from a test or exam. If you must be absent for more than one session, your grade may be affecteD、Your grade may be lowered one letter for each additional absence after the excused absence.
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Now listen to a student who is talking with friends about the policy.
Question
The student expresses his opinion of the professor’s policy for excused absences. Report his opinion and explain the reasons that he gives for having that opinion.
Preparation Time:30 seconds
Recording Time:60 seconds
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