Passage 1

(湖北省新洲区实验高中2009届高三5月检测E篇)

When your pet meets your infant, it might not be love at first sniff.

Baby's Best Friend

When Jennifer Merritt brought her baby, Arielle, home from the hospital, her cherished dogs had very different reactions. Her boxer, Sonya, was immediately gentle and protective. But Tiger, the Pomeranian, was less welcoming: "If any diapers(尿布) or toys were on the floor, he peed on them!”says the Greenbrier, Arkansas, mom. Tiger isn't the first dog to feel jealous of a baby. In the eyes of a pet’s, there's a new star in town who's stealing his spotlight. Even the most gentle animal will probably act up if he doesn't get his usual attention. These simple steps will help your pet adjust -- and keep your baby safe.

Introduce Them with Care

Your newborn and pet's first encounter can set the tone for their relationship. To make it as smooth as possible, try this trick from Caryn Ruiz, of Raleigh, North Carolina: "Before we left the hospital, my husband took blankets home to our dog, Daisy, so she'd know our newborn Devon's smell." When you get home, have your husband carry the baby so you can greet your pet without worrying about her jumping on you. A cat will likely walk away at first, while a dog will probably want to investigate right away.

To introduce your baby, get down on your pet's level and let her have a hello sniff. Don't panic and pull your newborn away unless your pet is barking or hissing, because it'll send the message that the baby is a threat.

Learn the Safety Basics

No matter how smoothly the introduction goes, there are certain safety rules you should follow, says Bonnie Beaver, DVM, past president of the American Veterinary Medical Association. Number one: Never leave your baby alone with the pet. Even the gentlest animal can react unpredictably. Your baby's crying could frighten your cat, or your dog could suddenly become territorial. Consider setting up baby gates to limit your pet's access. To keep your cat from jumping into the bassinet(有蓬的摇篮), try putting mosquito netting over the top. Cats hate sticky paws, so keep the crib(有栏杆的摇篮) and changing table off-limits by lining the edges with sticky strips made for furniture (available in most pet stores). You can also train your dog to sleep in a crate.

77. What is the function of the story told at the beginning of the passage?

A. To introduce the terrible pets when a mother gets a baby home.

B. To illustrate the possible situation when pet meets the new baby.

C. To explain the pets reaction towards the new- born baby.

D. To prove how friendly a pet is when it meets the new- born baby.

63. What might be the most suitable title for the text?

A. Power of Tears　　　　　 　　　　　　　B. How to Keep Healthy

C. Why We Cry　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. A New Scientific Discovery

答案　 60.D　 61.D　 62.B　 63.A

62. According to the author, which of the following statements is true?

A. Crying is the best way to get help from others.

B. Fighting back tears may cause some health problems.

C. We will never know our deep feelings unless we cry.

D. We must cry if we want to reduce pressure.

60. Why didn't the author cry when her grandmother died?

A. Because her father did not --ant her to feel too sad.

B. Because she did not love her grandmother.

C. Because she was too shy to cry at that time.

D. Tie author doesn’t give the explanation.

61, It car. be inferred from the text that ______.

A. there are two ways to keep healthy

B. crying does more good to health than laughing

C. crying and laughing play the same roles

D. emotional health has a close relationship to physical health

75. What might be the most suitable title for the text?

　　 A. Buildings Are Becoming Smarter

　　 B. Buildings Are Getting More Sunlight

　　 C. Buildings Are Lacking in Much Energy

　　 D. Buildings Are Using Cheaper Materials　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

答案　 72.B　 73.A　 74.C　 75.A

Passage 84

(05·安徽B篇)

When I was small and my grandmother died, I couldn’t understand why I had no tears. But that night when my dad tried to cheer me up, my laugh turned into crying.

.　 So it came as no surprise to learn that researchers believe crying and laughing come from the same part of the brain. Just as laughing has many health advantages, scientists are discovering that so, too, does crying.

Whatever it takes for us to reduce pressure is important to our emotional (情感的) health, and crying seems to study found that 85 percent of women and 73 percent of men report feeling better after crying.

Besides, tears attract help from other people. Researchers agree that when we cry, people around us become kinder and friendly and they are more ready to provide support and comfort. Tears also enable us to understand our emotions better; sometimes we don't even know we' re very sad until we cry. We learn about our emotions through Crying, and then we can deal with them.

Just as crying can be healthy, not crying - holding back tears of anger, pain or suffering - can be bad for physical (身体的) health, Studies have shown that too much control of emotions can lead to high blood pressure, heart problems and some other illnesses. If you have a health problem, doctors will certainly not ask you to cry. But when you feel like crying, don't fight it. It's a natural　 - and healthy - emotional response (反应).

74. The underlined word "it' in the last paragraph refers to _____.

　　 A. a human being　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. smart wrap

　　 C. the sun's energy　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. a transmitter　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　

73. The elevators at Seven World Trade Center are special because they can ___

　　 A. send people to floors with fewer stops

　　 B. teach people how to use their ID cards

　　 C. make people stay very cool in summer

　　 D. help people go traveling in the building 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

72. __ will be developed and used in the construcction industry.

　　 A. "Green mops" that cool or heat buildings

　　 B. "Smart wrap" that catches the sun's energy

　　 C. Sunlight-measuring sensors that control lights

　　 D. Window coating that lets light in, but keeps heat out　　　 　　　　　　　　　　

75．Animals’ living on generation after generation depends on　　　　　 .

　　　 A．their natural action pattern with their own experience

　　　 B．the lessons they have learnt during their lifetime

　　　 C．their experience in particular environments

　　　 D．the knowledge passed on by their parents

答案　 72.A　 73.B　 74.C　 75.A

Passage 83

(05·湖南E篇)

At Dallm/Fort Worth Airport, the lights are controlled by sensors that measure sunlight. They dim immediately when it's sunny md brighten when a passing cloud blocks the sun.

　 A wall of windows at a University of Pennsylvania engineering budding has built-in blinds (百页窗) controlled by a computer program that follows the sun's path.

　 Buildings are getting smarter -- and the next generation of building materials

expected to do even more.

　 Windows could catch the sun's energy to heat water. Sensors that measure the carbon

dioxide breathed out by people in a mom could determine whether the air conditioning needs to be turned up.

　 Many new materials and technology have been designed in the last 15 years. They now being used in a wave of buildings designed to save as much energy as possible. They include old ideas, like "green roofs," where a belt of plants on a roof helps the building keep heat in winter and stay cool in summer, and new ideas, like special coating for windows that lets light in, but keeps heat out.

　 As technologies such as sensors become cheaper, their uses spread.

　 The elevators (电梯) at Seven World Trade Center, which is under construction in New York, use a system that groups people traveling to nearby floor into the same elevator, thus saving elevator stops. People who work in the building will enter it by swiping (刷) ID cards that will tell the elevators their floor; readouts will then tell them which elevator to use. The building also has windows with a coating that blocks heal while letting in light.

　 More new building materials and technology are in development. A Philadelphia building farm is now working on "smart wrap" that uses tiny solar collectors to catch the

sun's energy and transmitters (传感器) the width of a human hair to move it. They are expected to change the face of the construction industry in the next ten years or so.

74．When the environment doesn’t change much ,　　　　 .

　　　 A．animals cannot act in a right way

　　　 B．genetic learning is less important for animals

　　　 C．individual learning plays a less important role

　　　 D．animals cannot get over problems on their on their own