【正文】 ack to roughly 1850． Dr Schmittner takes a different approach． His data e from the peak of the most recent． ice age, between 19,000 and 23,000 years ago． His group is not the first to use such data （ ice cores, fossils, marine sediments and the like） to explore the climate39。s obsession （ 迷戀 ） with marbles started when lie was just 6． His obsession became so big we started calling him the Marble King, so when he wanted to set up a website it was the natural name for it, she told The Sun． I never thought it would bee so popular— we are struggling to cope with the number of orders at times． The 8yearold boy has his sights set on expanding his business and launching his own brand of marbles． Sometimes his ideas are so grand we have to scale them back a bit． But his dream is still to own Britain39。s time to leave． I look a few steps． Then the faces of the boys and girls came into view． I did not 43 a single one of them, and none of them knew me, either． I felt I was a stranger who had 44 his way． Then some boys began to glance at me in 45 _． The gate was now closed． Some of the children burst into 46 ． The bell rang． A lady came along and led us to a room． This is your new home, 39。s feet on Thanksgiving Day． A． if B． when C． which D． that 35． — Sorry, Betty． I39。t always e． A． It39。s dog． C． The woman39。s finger? A． Some water． B． Some ice． C． Some cream． 聽第 7 段材料，回答第 9 至 11 題。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題 5 秒鐘；聽完后，每小題將給出 5秒鐘的作答時間。 第一節(jié) （共 5 小題；每小題 1 分，滿分 5 分） 聽下面 5 段對話。考試時問 120 分鐘。每段對話僅讀一遍。 6． What are the speakers doing? A． Cooking． B． Working． C． Having dinner． 7． What has happened to the man39。s fully booked． B． Because it39。t give the man any examination． C． She will give the man a further examination tomorrow． 聽第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 題。 sits C． standing。s concert． — _ _ Who knows when he will be back here next time? A． It doesn39。 A Harii Jordean, 8, is the world39。s youngest CEO． B． Because it filled the gaps of marble business． C． Because Harli was fascinated with marble collection． D． Because his mother and brothers helped him a lot． 57． How many mass media are mentioned in the passage? A． One． B． Two． C． Three． D． Four． 58． Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined expression scale back? A． make smaller B． carry out C． turn down D． frighten away 59． What message do the last two paragraphs carry? A． Conflicts often occur between Harli Jordean and his family． B． Harli39。 and 2． 6℃． More importantly, these results suggest an upper limit for climate sensitivity of around 3． 2℃． Before you take a break and start to celebrate, though, it is worth bearing in mind that this is only one study, and, like all such, it has its shortings． And although the study39。 Eat more， Play more— Weight Less In the United States, 20 to 40 percent of the adult population have a weight problem． To many people, the cause seems obvious: we eat too much． But scientific evidence does little to support this idea． Several modern studies have shown that fatter people do not eat more on average than thinner people and that slim people are more active than fat people． I believe that this shows overweight people can bee relatively slim gradually via a progressive program of regular exercise． The key is regular, enjoyable activity． Use of energy （ calories） by the body falls into two categories． The first is energy used for essential bodily functions — digestion, heart beat, breathing — and BMR （ 新陳代謝 ）． In an averagesized adult, BMR requires about 1400 calories per day． The second category is energy used for physical activity — standing, walking and all other movements． Together with the BMR, it makes up total calorie use, which should be balanced by food intake for weight to remain stable． For years now, we have known that dieting— especially severe dieting （ 400 calories per day, for instance） — decreases BMR． This is tlie body39。 With the development of economy, people39。（至少兩點） 注意： 1 可參照圖表中文字及 F 面文章開頭所給提示，作必要的發(fā)揮想象。s sensitivity． 69． The consensus figure of climate39。s Science, by Andreas Schmittner of Oregon State University, suggests it is not． In Dr Schmittner39。 Harli and his mother, Tina, turned to the Inter to find replacements． Harli saw an empty space online: the marbles he wanted were hard to find． Within months, Harli had his own marbleselling website and orders started pouring in． Tina says her son39。Be a man, he said softly． Today you truly begin life． You will find me 42 for you when it39。t care what other people talk about． A． laughs B． laughed C． has been laughing D． has been laughed 34． A warm thought came to me ___ I might help wash my mom39。