【正文】 chers at five universities. They have been using conventional(傳統(tǒng)的 ) breeding methods to develop and test soybeans that can grow well under dry conditions. His research has taken him as far as China, where soybeans have been grown for thousands of years. Farmers in the United States, however, have grown soybeans for only about a century. Tommy Carter says the soybeans they grow are for the most part geically similar. More differences, or diversification(多樣化 ), could better protect crops against climate changes that can reduce production. Those changes include water shortages which could increase because of global warming. The Agriculture Department has a soybean germplasm(生殖質(zhì) ) collection, a collection of geic material passed from one generation to the next. They looked at ones from the ancestral home of soybeans, Asia. They searched for germplasms that could keep plants from weakening and wilting(枯萎 ) during hot, dry summers in the United States. Tommy Carter says they found only five. But these slowwilting lines, he says, produce four to eight bushels(蒲式耳 ,容量單位 ) more than normal soybeans under drought conditions. The yield depends on location and environment. Scientists are also working on other plants that either use less water or use it better, or both. For example, panies like Monsanto, DuPont and Syngenta have been developing corn with reduced water needs. Monsanto expects to be ready in a few years to market its first corn seeds geically engineered to resist drought. 111. Which sentence is NOT true about Tommy Carter39。s most famous scientist after Albert Einstein. He has spent his whole life studying the beginning and the end of the universe, including the Big Bang theory. The Big Bang theory explains the early development of the universe. According to the theory, about billion years ago everything was all squeezed together in a tiny, tight little ball, and then the ball exploded. The results of that explosion are what we call the universe. Hawking has always tried to make science more popular with people. His book, A Brief History of Time was published in 1988. In the book he shares his understanding of the universe in simple language. The book tries to explain many subjects about the universe to mon readers, including the Big Bang, black holes and light cones (光錐 ). Hawking39。t made 72. The doctor finally her of the bad injury. A. examined B. fixed C. treated D. cured 73. After pleting and signing it, please return the form to us in the envelope . A. providing B. provided C. having provided D. provide 74. You must follow the directions exactly, and if you should bee , you must take the time to go back again and read them over. A. confused B. to be confused C. to confuse D. confusing 75. Friends are like leaves, everywhere, but true friends are like diamonds, precious and rare. A. to find B. finding C. found D. being found 76. I got when I heard that he failed the exam. A. confuse B. confused C. confusing D. to confuse 77. She is very strict not only all of us, but all her own work. A. in。s repaired B. It has been repaired C. It39。 The instant , we all stood up to give our opinions. (put) 52. 雖然他對學(xué)生要求很嚴(yán)格，但深受學(xué)生們的歡迎。t found a job up to now. B. He has no ambition and feels down. C. He will accept his father39。 6. What is the attitude of the man towards the woman? A. Cold. B. Rude. C. Considerate. 7. How much is the calculator? A. 9 dollars. B. 19 dollars. C. 90 dollars. 聽第 7 段材料，回答第 9題。每段對話僅讀一遍。 1. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. At a restaurant. B. At the doctor39。 8. Where is the woman? A. In a hotel. B. In a pany. C. In a travel agency. 9. What are the two speakers talking about? A. The man39。s suggestion. 聽第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20題。（詞數(shù)不限） Though he is very strict his students,he is very them. 53. 指紋使嫌疑犯與犯罪聯(lián)系起來。s being repaired D. It had been repaired 64. I his answer, because I didn39。 with B. with。s achievements are even greater if you think about his disability. When he was 21, Hawking caught a bad illness that slowly stopped him from moving or talking. Now he sits on a wheelchair with a puter by his side. To municate, he moves two fingers to control the puter39。s opinion? A. China has a long history of planting soybeans. B. The germplasm would affect the production of soybeans. C. Growing crops with less water has nothing to do with global warming. D. In the United States, the soybeans are for the most part geically similar. 112. What is the difference of soybeans between Asia and America? A. The soybeans in America are bigger than those in Asia. B. The soybean production in America is higher than that in Asia. C. The soybeans need more water when they are planted in America. D. The soybeans from Asia can resist hotter and drier weather. 113. We can conclude from the last paragraph that . 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