75. The passage mainly tells us about _________.

A. a new way to work on the computer

B. a new way in work and play games

C. a new way to search for life outside the earth

D. a new way to make life interesting and different

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第一节：短文改错：(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

My interest has been in books instead in food since I　　　　　　　　 1.

went to high school. In the past I was real interested　　　　　　　　 2.

in all kinds of food. In summer day I liked to buy ice cream　　　　　　 3.

and cold drink，while in winter I liked to buy sweets 　　　　　　　　　　 4.

and some another food. Whenever I went for a walk with my　　 5. _

parents I would ask them buy me something. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 6.

However，after I went to high school，I found I was putting　　 7.

onweight. So，I had to give up habit of eating my favorite foods. 8.

Now I like to spend money on all kinds of books，and my　　　　 9.

parents were always complaining that I am a money spender. 　 10.

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

A. extraterrestrial intelligence　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. human intelligence

C. the SETI project　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. metacomputing

73. When you are involved in the SETI project, you　 _______.

A. should analyse information from other computers

B. have to work in front of your computer

C. don’t have to connect your computer to the network

D. don’t have to sit in front of your computer

72. Which of the following shows the order in which the SETI network works?

A. Radio telescope →SETI website →Volunteers’ computer →SETI base

B. Radio telescope →SETI base →SETI website →Volunteers’ computer

C. SETI base →SETI website →Volunteers’ computers →Radio telescope

D. SETI base →Radio telescope →SETI website →Volunteers’ computers

71. According to the writer, metacomputing may be creating intelligence ______.

A. because of a network of many computers

B. because a computer works as the brain does

C. because human beings are intelligent

D. because of the number of computers

70. What’s the next probable plan of Viestures?

A. Stopping climbing and staying with his family.

B. Climbing to the top of the world's 14 tallest mountains again.

C. Climbing another one of the highest mountains.

D. Writing down the experiences about his adventure.

E

Sometimes life gets a little dull. What used to be fun and different becomes boring. That is the time to look for something new. It is the time for a big idea to get your mind off everyday life. So why not search for extraterrestrial(地球外的)intelligence? Or even better, why not get your computer to do it for you?

Over two million people have joined the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence( SETI )project. Based in California, the SETI project analyzes information taken from a giant radio telescope based in South America. Its task is to look for signals from outer space that might prove that life exists on other planets.

Processing this information is far too big a job for one computer. So the SETI project workers divide the work among volunteers who visit their website. Each computer gets some information to work out from the SETI network through the Internet. This process is often known as "metacomputing".

It is a wonderful thought. You are sleeping, eating a meal or going out with friends. All this time, your computer is searching the stars for signs that might show something is out there trying to get in touch. Volunteers are proud of being involved in the SETI project. It shows that they understand the potential of computing. They know that it is more than just a way of working or playing games.

Metacomputing may also be creating intelligence as well as looking for it. This idea is based on the theory that human intelligence is created by the way in which different parts in the brain communicate with each other. As the saying goes, "The whole is more than the sum of its parts.” People who join the SETI project sometimes wonder whether their computer will become part of a huge network that has learned to think for itself.

69. The author used Viesturs’ words in Paragraph 6 to support a view that ________.

A. mountain climbing is a dangerous sport

B. mountains should be regarded as living creatures

C. mountain climbing needs more skills than physical energy

D. those who like mountain climbing won't stop climbing

68. The underlined word "hooked" in Paragraph 4 can be replaced by ______.

A. interested　　　 　　　 B. discouraged　　　　 　　 C. frightened　　　 　　 D. upset

67. What record has Ed Viesturs set?

A. He has succeeded in climbing to the world's 14th higbest mountain.

B. He has been to the top of the world's 14 highest mountains.

C. He has become the first to climb to the height of 26,545feet.

D. He has become the first man to climb to the top of 14 highest mountains in the world.

66. What can be inferred from the passage?

A. The new holiday is usually celebrated on a fixed day.

B. Italian grandfathers enjoy reading poetry to children.

C. The couple tend to choose busy cities to promote the idea.

D. New Yorkers have a negative altitude towards slow living.

D

Ed Viesturs grew up in Rockford, Illinois, where the tallest thing on the horizon was the water tower. But on Thursday, Viesturs became the only American to climb to the top of the world's 14 highest mountains.

His last hike was up Mount Annapurna,in Asia’s snowcapped Himalayas. At 26,545 feet, its peak is the 10th highest in the world. It is the mountain that inspired him to start climbing. "It tends to be the trickiest, the most dangerous," said Viesturs. "There's no simple way to climb it. There are threatening avalanches(雪崩)and ice falls that protect the mountain. "

In high school, Viesturs read French climber Maurice Herzog's tale of climbing the icy Annapuma. Herzog's story was of frostbite(冻伤)and difficulty and near-death experiences. Viesturs was hooked right away.

Viesturs got his start on Washington's Mount Rainier in 1977, guiding hikes in the summer. Fifteen years ago, he set out to walk up to the world's highest peaks. Finally, he's done. The pioneering climber talks about mountains as if they were living creatures that should be treated with respect. "You have to use all of your senses, all of your abilities to see if the mountain will let you climb it," said Viesturs. "If we have the patience and the respect, and if we're here at the right time, under the right circumstances, they allow us to go up, and allow us to come down.”

What's next for a man who can’t stop climbing? "I'm going to hug my wife and kids and kind of kick back and enjoy the summer," says Viesturs. But for a man who’s climbed the world's 14 tallest mountains, he will probably soon set off on yet another adventure.