【正文】 e power from the door is then carried by wire to the LED inside the door handle. The door handle system, Michael and Simon say, might cost no more than about $13 (about 81 yuan) to build. 24. The ways diseases spread are mentioned at the beginning of the text to ________. A. demonstrate how most diseases are spread indirectly B. remind readers of the importance of cleaning their hands C. explain how to kill bacteria or viruses effectively D. help to describe a new invention that prevents diseases from spreading 25. Michael and Simon’s door handle __________. A. is too expensive for ordinary families B. is powered by the movement of its users C. works better at night than in the daytime D. is made of a metal that can take in UV light 26. The LED is placed inside the brackets to _______. A. supply enough power to the handle system B. produce titanium dioxide to kill bacteria C. provide UV light to help titanium dioxide work better D. direct the UV light in sunlight to the coated surface 27. What is the author’s attitude toward Michael and Simon’s door handle system? A. Cautious B. Critical C. Enthusiastic D. Disappointed C For as long as I can remember, I have had a friend through a friend of my mother’s. My mom and her mom met through a skiing group for people with disabilities. I am disabled, and her mother is disabled. We lived about 45 miles away from each other and so we didn’t grow up together, but we spent as much time together as possible. Often we spent the night at each other’s house and, of course, we went on ski trips together with our mothers. We even went to summer camps together. This was often a challenge, being that she was ablebodied and I was not.. A lot of times there were activities I just couldn’t keep up with, or sometimes wasn’t able to participate at all. A couple of summers, I also tried attending summer camps for kids with disabilities. While I had a disability, it was pretty mild pared to most of the kids at these types of camps. However, sometimes I was left terribly bored with not enough physical activity for me. One year, this friend of mine and I signed up to go to Girl Scout camp together. I don’t know who decided this, but someone decided to put me with the younger kids, thinking it would be much better for me. My friend stayed with me, We were both miserable, due to the fact that we were the only girls in our group that passed the highest levels of tests for things, and there weren’t enough counselors(管理員 ) to take us to do the activities we were qualified for. I will never fet what this friend did for me by sticking with(緊跟 ) me through the whole two weeks. She never plained! And, not only did she stick with me, she did everything she could to try and make it more fun, for both of us. of the following is the best title for the passage? true friend is one soul in two bodies. B. When a friend asks, there is no tomorrow C. Life without a friend is death without a witness. ready way to lose friend is to lend him money. the passage ,we can know that____________. A. the author’s friend was also handicapped(殘疾 ) B. the author’s mother worked in a skiing group. C. the author had a good time with her friend. D. the author was able to ski the way normal person does. does a summer camp together mean a challenge? A. Because the author couldn’t perform well. B. Because her friend disliked taking her. C. Because the author had trouble following others. D. Because her friend was a healthy person. third paragraph implies that____________. A. the author’s disability was more serious. B. the author is a determined person. C. all the disabled children liked the camps. D. the camps didn’t offer enough activities. D Picking a university is a tense period of asking yourself which institution is most relevant. That’s why university rankings play such a vital role in students searching for their next academic direction. Rankings are also an inescapable part of the reputation and brand image of universities. ― No university website is plete without the claim to be in the top 100 for something or other， ‖ reported the BBC. The reason is simple: rankings help them to attract students， staff and research investment. Currently there are numbers of university rankings， and each has its own list of criteria. But the main categories are the same: academic reputations， graduates’ performan