【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 ain’s that runs from north to south, called the Southern Alps. That’s the area where most people go skiing, or do other adventure sports such as climbing or bungee jumping.69. According to the passage, which of the following is true?A. New Zealand is larger than Japan.B. New Zealand has the similar population of Britain.C. Japan is much more crowded that New Zealand.D. Britain is much smaller than New Zealand.70. The underlined word in the second paragraph probably means ____.A. 未接觸過的 B. 未損害的 C. 不發(fā)達的 D. 不可預測的71. In the south of the country, _________.A. the climate is pleasant B. there is a small area of desertC. there are fantastic beachesD. people can go skiing in winter72. From the third paragraph, we know that _____.A. New Zealand is made up of many small islandsB. there are many sailing boats in AucklandC. Wellington isn’t famous for its beautiful harborD. the population of its capital city is not as large as that of Auckland73. We can tell from the passage that _____________________.A. North Island is not mountainous at allB. New Zealand is wellknown not only for its lamb but also for its beautiful sceneryC. Norway doesn’t snow in winterD. people would not like to do adventure sports in New Zealand74. Four sentences are missing. What is the correct order?(1) There are a lot of sheep and cows.(2) They’re very, very beautiful, with los of lakes and fjods in the south.(3) New Zealand is divided into two main islands, North Island and South Island.(4) There are two official languages, English and Maori.A. (1)(3)(2)(4) B. (4)(1)(2)(3)C. (4)(1)(3)(2) D. (3)(1)(4)(2)Passage 3Do you have a mobile phone? Do you send text messages to your friends and family? Text messaging or ‘texting’ is being very popular. But, scientists have discovered that texting can give us problems with our hands. Be careful! Too much texting can cause swelling (腫脹) in our thumbs and wrists. Our thumbs are not made for pushing small buttons, over and over. Scientists call this problem RSI.We spoke to a doctor called Harriet Wilson, who treats many patients with RSI. She said we needed to see how much time we were spending in typing text messages. If we are spending more than 1015 minutes at once, we could have problems in the future.We also talked with Dr Harjeet Deepa, who treats RSI patients. He told us that the youngest patient she had treated was a fiveyearold girl. She wasn’t doing well at school, so her parents took her for treatment. It was found that she had such bad RSI in her hands, she couldn’t hold a pencil.As mobile phones develop, they are getting smaller with buttons closer together. Texting with a smaller phone is worse than using a larger phone with bigger buttons. Using a puter keyboard and playing video games can also cause the same problem. So, more and more people could find themselves with RSI.Many university students and teenagers have RSI, as they do not know the risks (冒險) of spending so much time using puters, video games and mobile phones. If we don’t do something about this, too many young people could grow up in terrible pain. 67. What causes the problem RSI?A) More people have mobile phones. B) Texting is being very popular.C) People type too many text messages. D) Our thumbs were made for pushing buttons.68. _______ were interviewed about the problem RSI in this passage. A) The writer and a little girl B) Harriet Wilson and Harjeet DeepaC) Three scientists D) Four doctors69. The underlined part “at once” in the third paragraph means “________”.A) right away B) at one time C) finally D) immediately70. The little girl who Dr. Harjeet Deepa treated couldn’t hold a pencil because ________.A) she didn’t go to school B) she was only five years oldC) she had no thumbs at all D) she suffered a lot from RSI71. You can probably read this passage in a ________.A) ic strip B) story bookC) science book D) detective story72. From the passage we know _________.A) it is better to use a larger phone with bigger buttons B) it is worse to spend less time typing the text messages C) using the puter keyboard will never cause the problem RSID) university students who have RSI know it’s dangerous to do too much texting.Passage 4 You have waited 40 minutes for the valuable 10 minutes’ break. But when the bell for the next class rings, you can not believe how quickly time has passed. If you have this experience, you will know how times flies when you are having fun and drags when you are bored. Now scientists have e up with a reason why this happens.They have found that the brain changes its way to work according to how we direct our attention to a task. When we are bored, we pay more attention to how time is passing. And this makes our brains think the clock is ticking more slowly.Recently some researchers who wanted to understand the conditions carried out an experiment. In the experiment, 12 volunteers watched a picture while researchers monitored（關(guān)注）their brain activities.The volunteers were told to first notice how long a picture appeared, then the color of the picture, and thirdly, study the both. The results showed that the brain was more active when the volunteers paid attention to more subjects.It is thought that if the brain is busy noticing many aspects（方面）of a task, it has to spread its resources, and pays less attention to the clock. Therefore, time seems to go quickly. If the brain is not so active, it spends its full energy on the passing of time. As a result, time seems to move slowly.Next time you feel bored in class, perhaps you should pay your attention to what the teacher is saying.74. One class lasts for ________ according to the passage.A. ten minutes B. twenty minutes C. thirty minutes D. fort