66.About the ant pedometer, we know that______.

　 A. the technique is a recent discovery　　　　

B. ants always walk along a straight path

　 C. ants often change their nest to keep the pedometer

　 D. the pedometer needs changing depending on new situations

65. Apart from counting their steps, how can ants find their way?

A. By smelling　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. By communicating　　　

C.By hearing　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. By recognising wind

64. What is the passage mainly about?　

A. Ants’ marching depends on counting their steps　　

B. Desert ants know how to look for food　　 　　 　　　

C. The secret for ants’ marching is known to all　　　

D. Ants know how far their food is

75. What can we infer from the passage?

　　 A. Relaxation is the key of holistic treatment.

　　 B. Holistic medicine needs to become more trustworthy.

　　 C. Holistic treatment is more beneficial than traditional treatments.

D. Holistic medicine will become the most welcome treatment soon.

答案　 71.D　 72.D　 73.C　 74.A　 75.B

Passage 27

(衡阳市八中2008届高三模拟试题C篇)

Desert ants on their expeditions for food use clues to lead themselves in the homeward direction, but with few landmarks in the poor land, scientists have wondered how the insects always take the most direct route and know exactly how far to march.

The new study shows that counting their steps is an important part of the scheme.

Over the years, scientists have proposed several theories for how ants find their way home. One is that they do it like honeybees and remember visual clues, but experiments showed ants can travel in the dark. Another theory is that because ants run at a steady pace, they could time how long it took them to get to and fro. Other studies have shown that once ants find a good source of food, they teach other ants how to find it.

The ant “pedometer” technique was first proposed in 1904, but it remained untested until now. Scientists trained desert ants to walk along a straight path from their nest entrance to a feeder 30 feet away. If the nest or feeder was moved, the ants would break from their straight path after reaching the expected spot and search for their goal.

Try that on stilts. They glued stilt-like extentions to the legs of some ants to lengthen stride. The researchers shortened other ants’ stride length by cutting off the ants’ feet and lower legs, reducing their legs to stumps.

The ants on stilts took the right number of steps, but because of their increased stride length, marched past their goal. Stump-legged ants, meanwhile, fell short of the goal. After getting used to their new legs, the ants were able to adjust their pedometer.

74. Which of the following titles best sums up the passage?

　　 A. Holistic Medicine　　　　　　　　　 B. Traditional Medicine Returns

　　 C. History of Medicine　　　　　　　　 D. Combination of Treatments Works

73. The principle of homeopathy is that ________.

　　 A. the large doses of medicine that will not be harmful will take better effect

　　 B. the disease will be cured sooner by taking larger doses of medicine

　　 C. a small thinner dose of medicine will be more effective

　　 D. the doses of medicine depend on how serious the illness is

72. Which of the following does NOT belong to holistic medicine?

　　 A. massage　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. meditation

　　 C. a balanced diet　　　　　　　　　　 D. a knee operation

71. Modern holistic medicine centers upon ________.

　　 A. curing a disease　　　　　　　　　　 B. herbal treatment

　　 C. continuous development　　　　　　 D. keeping patients healthy

70. According the passage, which of the following statements is correct ?

　　 A. Too much water intake is very necessary in a long run.

　　 B. Too much water intake can lower blood salt levels.

　　 C. Thirteen of the 488 runners had dangerously low blood salt levels.

　　 D. Runners should drina as much as they can to prevent dehydration.

答案　 68.C　 69.B　 70.B　

Passage 26

(河南省开封市2008届第四次模拟考试E篇)

The oldest forms of medicine are enjoying a comeback . Modern holistic medicine is an approach that treats the whole patient, not just the disease. It is a way to maintain good health rather than cure illness . The most important influences on today's holistic medicine are ancient Chinese medicine and Indian Ayurvedic medicine, both of which promoted whole body health.

　　 Holistic medicine usually combines diet ,physical exercise and meditation, together with other alternative techniques such as massage(按摩)and acupuncture(针灸). Herbal treatment, a practice of treating illness by using plants, is influenced by the writings of Culpeper as well as Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine. Homeopathy(顺势疗法)is one of the forms of holistic medicine which is widely practiced in Europe and the USA. Homeopathy began in Germany in the early 1800s, when Samuel Hahnemann described how very tiny doses(剂量)of a drug had an effect On his patients. According to Hahnemann, the more the drug was diluted(稀释), the stronger its effects . The substance selected would produce similar effects to the disease itself if given in large doses. In the UK homeopathy is regarded as a non-traditional but just about acceptable treatment.

　　 Meditation and contemplation have an important role in holistic medicine. They were brought to Europe by Indian teachers who combined Indian Ayurvedic medicine with Western beliefs. Transcendental meditation (超脱静坐)is one of the best known of these techniques. People repeat words inside their heads to reach a state of deep relaxation.

　　 The holistic movement has made many doctors look at the whole patient, not just the disease. Life-style, emotional problems and diet are just some of the factors that can affect a person's health. Holistic medicine emphasizes good diet, exercise and fresh air, all of which contribute to health . Some clinics now offer holistic medicine along with traditional treatments, so that their patients can choose a combination of treatments that suits them. One problem with holistic medicine is that it is difficult for people to be sure a doctor is reliable. To solve this, many countries want alternative doctors to form professional bodies.

69. What conclusion can we draw from the passage ?

　　 A. Taking much salt during a run can avoid swelling on the head.

B. Either too much or too little of water intake is harmful.

　　 C. A rich meal is helpful to our performance in a run .

　　 D. We should take enough salt during a run.