【正文】 1. Ford Abandons Electric Vehicles 1).What have the Ford motor pany, General Motor?s and Honda done concerning electric cars? They have given up producing electric cars. 2).According to Tim Holmes of Ford Europe, batterypowered cars Will not be the main transportation vehicles in the future. 3).Which auto manufacturers are still producing electric vehicles? Toyota and Nissan. 4).According to the eighth paragraph, hybrid cars 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? The legislation will allow more lowemission to produced. 3. Citizen Scientists turn to nonscientist citizens for help because they need them to collect data of the life cycle of living things. are citizen scientists asked to do? To send their research observations to a professional database. All that39。s needed to bee one ... (paragraph2), what does the word one stands for? a citizen scientist. is NOT true of Project BudBurst? Only experts can participate in it. is the final purpose of Project BudBurst? To investigate how plants and animals will respond as the climate changes. 4. Motoring Technology are researchers interested in doing as the road accidents worldwide increase to a shocking rate? They focus their research on safety and new fuels. to the second paragraph, most road accidents happen because drivers make mistakes. of the safety developments is NOT mentioned in the passage? Windscreens that can help drivers to improve their vision. is NOT the purpose of innovations that use satellite tracking and remote munications? To call for help when the car gets jammed in the traffic. is true of robotic drivers? It will take some time before robotic drivers can be put to practical use. 5. Latenight Drinking author mentions “pickmeup” to indicate that coffee is a stimulant. of the following tells us how caffeine affects sleep? Caffeine halves the body?s levels of sleep hormone. does paragraph 3 mainly discuss? Different effects of caffeinated coffee and decaf on sleep. does the experiment mentioned in paragraph 4 prove? Caffeine drinkers produce less sleep hormone. author of this passage probably agrees that. we should not drink coffee after supper. 7． Sugar Power for Cell Phones to the first paragraph, when can we share our sweet drinks with our cell phones? When the technology of a new type of fuel cell is suitable for mass production. trouble did Minteer and Klotz Bach have in their research? They had trouble keeping enzymes in fuel cells active. to Paragraph 5, electrons are released When the enzyme oxidizes the glucose from a sugary liquid that goes through a pocket. is exciting about the new fuel cells? Their limited power generation capacity is a good beginning. to the last paragraph, what is NOT true of the new fuel cells? It will take some time before the new fuel cells can be used in popular products. 8. Eiffel Is an Eyeful does the author think the Eiffel Tower is transformed into symbol of a world of the move? Tourists of all nationalities e to scribble on the cold iron of the tower. seems strange to the author? Visitors prefer wasting time scribbling to enjoying the view. statements is NOT true of Hugues Richard? He climbed 747 steps up the tower in 19 minutes and 4 seconds. did the builder use the Eiffel Tower for? Conducting research in various fields. of the following is nearest in meaning to “(The Eiffel Tower is like) a blank canvas for visitors to make of it what they will”? Visitors can imagine freely what the tower represents. Felled by Famine 1)Why does the author mention “pyramid builders”? Because even they were unable to rescue their civilization. 2)Which of the following factors was ultimately responsible for the fall of the civilization of ancient Egypt? Change of climate. 3. Which of the following statements is true? The White Nile and the Blue Nile are branches of the River Nile. to Krom, Egypt?s Old Kingdom fell immediately after a period of drought. word “devastating” in the last paragraph could be best replaced by damaging”. 10. Young Female Chimps Outlearn Their Brothers do young female chimps learn faster than young male chimps at fishing for termites? Because young female chimps begin to study their mothers earlier. are the tools with which chimps fish for termites. Vegetation. of the following is true about chimps fishing for termites according to paragraph 6? Females could get out more termites with every dip. did the researchers explain the fact that boy chimps spent more time on playing? It will make them good fighters and hunters in the future. to the last paragraph, which of the following is NOT true? Adult chimps hunt monkeys while young chimps fish for termites. 11. The Net Cost of Making a Name for Yourself domain name “.edu” is operated by the pany Nerwork Solutions. .firm, .shop, .web, .arts, .rec, .info and .nom domains are NOT run by the US government. Names of Singapore is a registrar. can a pany successfully register a name with the Inter? It must pay up to $10, 000 or a nonrefundable deposit. is the meaning of the phrases “ cost” in the title? The registration fee for a domain name on the Inter. 12. Florida Hit by Cold Air Mass of the following statements is not meant in the first two paragraphs? The temperature in the United States except the South dropped below the freezing mark. to the second parag