1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。Swiss International Air lines（SWISS）will introduce daily non-stop flights between Beijing and ZurichThe new service to the financial center of Switzerland is expected to start on Dec12,2012，which marks an expansion of services for the Chinese market
2、In May 2008，SWISS already started direct flights to ShanghaiThe first flight to Europe has a special price of 2,680 yuan，which does not include taxes and fuel surcharges“I am delighted the airlines of Switzerland can contribute to growing economic ties between the two countries with new daily flight
3、s scheduled，”says SWISS CEO Harry Hohmeister“We are witnessing a growing demand for tourist travel in both directions”Apart from Shanghai and Hong Kong，Beijing will be the third Chinese destination for SWISSThe new route marks a return to Beijing for SWISS：the airlines previously flew to the Chinese
4、 capital as late as June 2003SWISS will initially operate its new daily non-stop Beijing-Zurich flights with an Airbus A340-300（219 seats）and Airbu: A330-300（236 seats）air-crafts The modem SWISS business class offers the most suitable comforts since the seats can be adjusted into a two-meter-long be
5、dSeating firmness and softness can be adjusted thanks to air cushionsWith the introduction of the new SWISS service from Beijing，the Lufthansa Group Airlines may attract more Chinese customers when traveling to EuropeSWISSLufthansa and Austrian Airlines already connect five Chinese cities with Europ
6、e and beyondThis airlines group is the leading European airlines network in the Chinese marketIn the summer of 2011，the Lufthansa Group operated 78 weekly flights from China including Hong Kong to EuropeSWISS is part of the Lufthansa Group as well as a member of the Star Alliance，the worlds biggest
7、airlines grouping1According to the passage，from Dec12,2012， Ait will only take us a day to fly from Beijing to Zurich Bwe can fly directly from Beijing to ZurichCthe first flight from Beijing to Europe will only cost you 2,680 yuanDthe direct flight to Shanghai started by SWISS will be canceled 2Why
8、 is the new flight added?ASWISS wants to offer good service to Chinese peopleBSWISS wants to contribute to growing economic ties between the two countriesCThere is a growing demand for tourist travel in both directionsDSWISS wants to create more opportunity for people to work3Whats special about the
9、 Airbus of the new flight?AThe Airbus can carry more passengers than other planesBThe seats in it can be adjusted into comfortable beds CIt offers all kinds of services for passengers to choose fromDIt has two kinds of air cushions on its seats4Whats the right relation between SWISS，Lufthansa and Au
10、strian Airlines?ASWISS is the customer of the Lufthansa Group AirlinesBAustrian Airlines is a part of SWISSCSWISS is part of the Lufthansa GroupDSWISS belongs to Austrian Airlines5What is the passage mainly about?ASWISS already started direct flights to Shanghai BSWISS adds direct flights from Beiji
11、ng to EuropeCBeijing will be the third Chinese destination for SWISSDSWISS is the worlds biggest airlines grouping【参考答案】15、BBCBPassage Eleven (The Affect of Electricity on Cancer) Can electricity cause cancer? In a society that literally runs on electric power, the very idea seems preposterous. But
12、for more than a decade, a growing band of scientists and journalists has pointed to studies that seem to link exposure to electromagnetic fields with increased risk of leukemia and other malignancies. The implications are unsettling, to say the least, since everyone comes into contact with such fiel
13、ds, which are generated by everything electrical, from power lines and antennas to personal computers and micro-wave ovens. Because evidence on the subject is inconclusive and often contradictory, it has been hard to decide whether concern about the health effects of electricity is legitimateor the
14、worst kind of paranoia. Now the alarmists have gained some qualified support from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. In the executive summary of a new scientific review, released in draft form late last week, the EPA has put forward what amounts to the most serious government warning to date.
15、 The agency tentatively concludes that scientific evidence “suggests a casual link” between extremely low-frequency electromagnetic fieldsthose having very longwave-lengthsand leukemia, lymphoma and brain cancer, While the report falls short of classifying ELF fields as probable carcinogens, it does
16、 identify the common 60-hertz magnetic field as “a possible, but not proven, cause of cancer in humans.” The report is no reason to panicor even to lost sleep. If there is a cancer risk, it is a small one. The evidence is still so controversial that the draft stirred a great deal of debate within th
17、e Bush Administration, and the EPA released it over strong objections from the Pentagon and the Whit House. But now no one can deny that the issue must be taken seriously and that much more research is needed.At the heart of the debate is a simple and well-understood physical phenomenon: When an ele
18、ctric current passes through a wire, tit generates an electromagnetic field that exerts forces on surrounding objects, For many years, scientists dismissed any suggestion that such forces might be harmful, primarily because they are so extraordinarily weak. The ELF magnetic field generated by a vide
19、o terminal measures only a few milligauss, or about one-hundredth the strength of the earths own magnetic field, The electric fields surrounding a power line can be as high as 10 kilovolts per meter, but the corresponding field induced in human cells will be only about 1 millivolt per meter. This is
20、 far less than the electric fields that the cells themselves generate.How could such minuscule forces pose a health danger? The consensus used to be that they could not, and for decades scientists concentrated on more powerful kinds of radiation, like X-rays, that pack sufficient wallop to knock ele
21、ctrons out of the molecules that make up the human body. Such “ionizing” radiations have been clearly linked to increased cancer risks and there are regulations to control emissions.But epidemiological studies, which find statistical associations between sets of data, do not prove cause and effect.
22、Though there is a body of laboratory work showing that exposure to ELF fields can have biological effects on animal tissues, a mechanism by which those effects could lead to cancerous growths has never been found.The Pentagon is for from persuaded. In a blistering 33-page critique of the EPA report,
23、 Air Force scientists charge its authors with having “biased the entire document” toward proving a link. “Our reviewers are convinced that there is no suggestion that (electromagnetic fields) present in the environment induce or promote cancer,” the Air Force concludes. “It is astonishing that the E
24、PA would lend its imprimatur on this report.” Then Pentagons concern is understandable. There is hardly a unit of the modern military that does not depend on the heavy use of some kind of electronic equipment, from huge ground-based radar towers to the defense systems built into every warship and pl
25、ane.1.The main idea of this passage is A. studies on the cause of cancer . controversial view-points in the cause of cancerC. the relationship between electricity and cancer.D. different ideas about the effect of electricity on caner.2.The view-point of the EPA is A. there is casual link between ele
26、ctricity and cancer. electricity really affects cancer.C. controversial.D.low frequency electromagnetic field is a possible cause of cancer3.Why did the Pentagon and Whit House object to the release of the report? BecauseA. it may stir a great deal of debate among the Bush Administration. every unit
27、 of the modern military has depended on the heavy use of some kind of electronic equipment.C. the Pentagons concern was understandable.D. they had different arguments.4.It can be inferred from physical phenomenonA. the force of the electromagnetic field is too weak to be harmful. the force of the el
28、ectromagnetic field is weaker than the electric field that the cells generate.C. electromagnetic field may affect health.D. only more powerful radiation can knock electron out of human body.5.What do you think ordinary citizens may do after reading the different arguments?A.They are indifferent. . T
29、hey are worried very much.C. The may exercise prudent avoidance. C. They are shocked.Vocabulary1. preposterous 反常的，十分荒谬的，乖戾的2. leukemia 白血病3. malignancy 恶性肿瘤4. legitimate 合法的，合理的5. paranoia 偏执狂，妄想狂。这里指：无根据的担心。6. lymphoma 淋巴瘤7. carcinogen 致癌物8. minuscule 很小的，很不重要9. consensus 舆论10. wallop 乱窜，猛冲，冲击力11.
30、 epidemiological 流行病学的12. blistering 罗嗦的，胡扯的13. critique 评论，批评14. imprimatur 出版许可（官方审查后的），批准难句译注1. Because evidence on the subject is inconclusive and often contradictory, it has been hard to decide whether concern about the health effects of electricity is legitimateor the worst kind of paranoia.参考
31、译文 由于这问题的证据还不是结论性的，而且常常是矛盾的，所以就难以断定有关电力对身体的影响的顾虑是合乎情理，还是毫无根据的怀疑。2. EPAU.S. Environmental Protection Agency 美国环境保护署3 While the report falls short (缺乏，不够) of classifying ELF fields as probable carcinogens, it does identify the common 60-hertz magnetic field as “a possible, but not proven, cause of can
32、cer in humans.”参考译文 虽然报告没有把极低频磁场归类为可能致癌物，但它确实指出通常60赫兹的磁场是“一种虽尚未证实，但可能导致人患癌症的因素。” 4 The evidence is still so controversial that the draft stirred a great deal of debate within the Bush Administration, and the EPA released it over strong objections from the Pentagon and the Whit House参考译文 证据争议性仍然很大，所以
33、报告草案在布什政府内引起巨大的争辩，而环保署无视无角大楼和白宫的强烈反对，公布了这份报告。5. This is far less than the electric fields that the cells themselves generate.参考译文 这远比细胞所产生的电磁场低的多。6. and for decades scientists concentrated on more powerful kinds of radiation, like X-rays, that pack sufficient wallop to knock electrons out of the mol
34、ecules that make up the human body.参考译文而且几十年来，科学家专注于更为强大的辐射类别，如光射线，其聚合的冲击力足以把电子从组成人体的分子中撞出来。7. But epidemiological studies, which find statistical associations between sets of data, do not prove cause and effect.参考译文 可是流行病学的研究发现，几组资料在数据方面有所关联，却没有证实其因果关系。8. a body of laboratory work 一批研究成果。9. In a bl
35、istering 33-page critique of the EPA report, Air Force scientists charge its authors with having “biased the entire document” toward proving a link.参考译文 在长达33页的对环保署文件的十分尖锐的批评中，空军方面的科学家指责，作者歪曲整个文件以证明癌症和电磁场之间的关联。10. It is astonishing that the EPA would lend its imprimatur on this report.参考译文 令人惊讶的是环保署
36、竟然批准许可这份报告的出笼。写作方法与文章大意文章以问答的方式，对比的写作方法，写出了围绕电力是否影响健康是否致癌因素的两种观点，及其观点的依据。一种是美国环境保护署为代表的：极低频磁场是一种可能但还未被证实的致癌因素，而且无视白宫和五角大楼反对，公布了这份报告。理由是科学证据提出了两者之间的关联偶然性。另一种以空军中科学家为主的观点：电磁场不会诱发或触发癌症，而且以歪曲整个文件来证明两者之关系，批评了环保署。其理由人人皆知。因军队中任一单位都有点从地面雷达到舰艇飞机防卫系统。答案祥解1. D 电力对癌症影响的不同观点。文章一开始就提出了“电会致癌吗？”这个问题。十多年来，一大批科学家和新闻界
37、人士都指出：研究结果似乎表示：接触电磁场可能会增加患白血病和其他恶性肿瘤的危险性。所以说到目前为止还难以确定电力对健康的影响究竟是理性的，还是杞人忧天。见难句注释1。第二段公布了环保署的报告，见难句注释3。第三段说明：即使有致癌危险也是极微的。但应予以认真对待，进行更多的研究。而第七段中空军方面的科学家还没有被说服（见难句注释9），明确提出，我们的评论员认为没有迹象说明环境中存在的电力会诱发或促发癌症。A. 对致癌因素的研究。 B. 致癌原因方面有争议的观点，这两项根本部队，和文内电力毫无关系。 C. 电力和癌症的关系，文中涉及的是电力究竟会不会致癌的两种观点，而不是两者之关系。2. A. 电
38、和致癌有一定难以确定的关系。答案在第二段第三句，环保署目前的结论是据科学证据指出极低频电磁场具有长波的电磁场和白血病，淋巴瘤及脑癌之间有着难以确定的联系，见难句注释3。A. 电确实致癌，不对。 C. 有争议的。说的不够清楚，争议什么。 D. 低频磁场是一个可能致癌因素。这只是论点的一面。3. B. 现代军事的任何部门都一直依赖于应用大量应用电子设备。五角大楼和白宫所以反对环保署公布报告之理由就在此。空军方面的专家所以说环保署方面的报告“歪曲了整个文件以证明两者之间的关系”也在此。见难句注释4。所以文内说“角大楼的关注是可以理解的。”A. 报告会在布什政府内引起大规模的辩论，这是结果。 C. 五
39、角大楼的关注是可以理解的，这不是原因。 D. 他们有不同的观点。4. A.磁场力太弱不会产生有害作用。答案在第四段第二，三句，当电流通过电缆，产生磁场，对周围物体产生（影响）力。许多年来，科学家把任何有关“这些力可能有害的想法”置于一边（不予考虑），主要是因为它们（所产生的力）非常弱。B. 磁场力比细胞产生的电磁场弱。只是明确指出的事实。 C. 磁场力对人的健康有害。不对。 D. 只有更强的辐射才能把人体中的电子击出来。不对。5. C. 他们会采取谨慎小心避开电器的途径。因为他们不可能象A项那样漠不关心。这种问题直接影响人的生命。B. 他们非常担忧。 D. 他们感到震惊，这两项都不可能，因为还
40、在争议中，唯一的途径是尽量避开和电器接触。【广东省深圳高级中学】CLast August, Joe and Mary Mahoney began looking at colleges for their 17-year-old daughter, Maureen. With a checklist of criteria in hand, the Dallas family looked around the country visiting half a dozen schools. They sought a university that offered the teenagers i
41、ntended major, one located near a large city, and a campus where their daughter would be safe. “The safety issue is a big one,” says Joe Mahoney, who quickly discovered he wasnt alone in his worries. On campus tours other parents voiced similar concerns, and the same question was always asked: what
42、about crime? But when college officials always gave the same answer-“Thats not a problem here,” Mahoney began to feel uneasy. “No crime whatsoever?” comments Mahoney today. “I just dont buy it. ” Nor should he: in 1999 the U. S. Department of Education had reports of nearly 400,000 serious crimes on
43、 or around our campuses. “Parents need to understand that times have changed since they went to college,” says David Nichols, author of Creating a Safe Campus. “Campus crime mirrors the rest of the nation. ” But getting accurate information isnt easy. Colleges must report crime statistics by law, bu
44、t some hold back for fear of bad publicity, leaving the honest ones looking dangerous. “The truth may not always be obvious,” warns S. Daniel Carter of Security on Campus, Inc, the nations leading campus safety watchdog group. To help concerned parents, Carter promised to visit campuses and talk to
45、experts around the country to find out major crime issues and effective solutions. 36. The Mahoneys visited quite a few colleges last August _. A. to express the opinions of many parentsB. to choose a right one for their daughter C. to check the cost of college educationD. to find a right one near a
46、 large city37. It is often difficult to get correct information on campus crime because some colleges _. A. receive too many visitorsB. mirror the rest of the nation C. hide the truth of campus crimeD. have too many watchdog groups38. The underlined word “buy” in the third paragraph means _. A. mind
47、 B. admitC. believe D. expect39. We learn from the text that “the honest ones” in the fourth paragraph most probably refers to colleges _. A. that are protected by campus securityB. that report campus crime by law C. that are free from campus crimeD. that enjoy very good publicity40. What is the text mainly about? A. Exact campus crime statistics.B. Crimes on or around campuses. C. Effective solutions to campus crime.D. Concerns about kids campus safety.【参考答案】3640 BCCBD - 9 - 版权所有高考资源网
