阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。

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   One night recently, I was driving down a two-lane highway at about 60 miles an hour. A car approached from the opposite direction at about the same speed. As we passed each other, I caught the other driver’s eye for only a second. I wondered whether he might be thinking, as I was, how dependent we were on each other at that moment. I was relying on him not to fall asleep, not to be put off by a phone conversation, not to cross over into my lane and bring my life to a sudden end. Though we had never spoken a word to each other, he relied on me in just the same way.

Multiplied a million times over, I believe that is the way the world works. At some level, we all depend upon one another. Sometimes that dependence requires us simply not to do something like crossing over the double yellow line. And sometimes it requires us to act cooperatively, with friends or even with strangers.

As technology shrinks our world, the need increases for cooperative action among nations. In 2003, doctors in five nations were quickly organized to identify the SARS virus, which saved thousands of lives. The threat of international terrorism has shown itself to be a similar problem, one requiring team action by police and intelligence forces across the world. We must recognize that our fates are not ours alone to control.

In my own life, I’ve put great stock in personal responsibility. But, as time has passed, I’ve also come to believe that there are moments when one must rely upon the good faith and judgment of others. so, while each of us faces the case of driving alone down a dark road, what we must learn is that the approaching light may not be a threat, but a shared moment of trust.

The author considers it very important ______.

A. to drive with a company              B. to have personal independence

C. to gain certain responsibility             D. to share trust and cooperation

The author said that they depended on each other in the same way because ______.

A. the approaching car was very dangerous

B. they both drove their car at a terrific speed

C. he might be killed out of the other’s careless driving

D. it was dark and the road was not wide enough

From the second paragraph, we know the author drew the important lesson from ______.

A. only one experience                   B. many similar experiences

C. a driver on a dark road               D. many friends and strangers

The need for cooperation increases because ______.

A. peoples’ fates can’t be controlled by themselves

B. certain viruses can spread in a quick way

C. terrorism can happen everywhere and every day

D. the world has become much more dangerous

We can infer from the last paragraph that the author has ______.

A. believed in one’s own personal responsibility

B. counted upon himself alone in everything

C. had no trust in others’ good faith and judgment

D. had accomplished a change on his viewpoint of life

   One night recently, I was driving down a two-lane highway at about 60 miles an hour. A car approached from the opposite direction at about the same speed. As we passed each other, I caught the other driver’s eye for only a second. I wondered whether he might be thinking, as I was, how dependent we were on each other at that moment. I was relying on him not to fall asleep, not to be distracted (分心) by a phone conversation, not to cross over into my lane and bring my life to a sudden end. Though we had never spoken a word to each other, he relied on me in just the same way.

Multiplied a million times over, I believe that is the way the world works. At some level, we all depend upon one another. Sometimes that dependence requires us simply not to do something like crossing over the double yellow line. And sometimes it requires us to act cooperatively, with friends or even with strangers.

As technology makes our world smaller and smaller, the need increases for cooperative action among nations. In 2003, doctors in five nations were quickly organized to identify the SARS virus, which saved thousands of lives. The threat of international terrorism has shown itself to be a similar problem, one requiring team action by police and intelligence forces across the world. We must recognize that our fates are not ours alone to control.

In my own life, I used to put great stock in personal responsibility. But, as time has passed, I’ve also come to believe that there are moments when one must rely upon the good faith and judgment of others. So, while each of us faces the case of driving alone down a dark road, what we must learn with experience is that the approaching light may not be a threat, but a shared moment of trust.

76. The author considers it very important ______.

A. to drive with a companion                         B. to have personal independence

C. to gain certain responsibility             D. to share trust and cooperation

77. The author said that they depended on each other in the same way because ______.

A. the approaching car was very dangerous

B. they both drove their car at a terrific speed

C. he might be killed out of the other’s careless driving

D. it was dark and the road was not wide enough

78. From the second paragraph, we know the author drew the important lesson from ______.

A. only one experience                                  B. many similar experiences

C. a driver on a dark road                                   D. many friends and strangers

79. The need for cooperation increases because ______.

A. people’s fates can’t be controlled by themselves

B. certain viruses can spread in a quick way

C. terrorism can happen everywhere and every day

D. the world has become much more dangerous

80. We can infer from the last paragraph that the author has ______.

A. believed in one’s own personal responsibility

B. counted upon himself alone in everything

C. had no trust in others’ good faith and judgment

D. had a change on his viewpoint of life

Xinhua News Agency－The International Conference on Power Engineering (ICOPE) 2013, organized by the Chinese Society of Power Engineering, School of Energy and Power Engineering, China-EU Institute for Clean and Renewable Energy, opened in Wuhan, on Oct 24. More than 300 energy experts, scholars and businessmen from countries and areas including the United States, Japan, the EU, Australia, South Africa, Thailand, Nigeria, Arab and China are attending the three-day academic conference on the world’s energy problems.

Professor Zheng Chuguang, from the School of Energy and Power Engineering at Huazhong University of Science and Technology, gave a speech on the development of oxygen fuel technology in China, and said that settling the problem of cost ranks highest.

George Saxon, vice-president of Conco Systems Inc, US, presented a report on the topic of Energy Engineer to Shape the Future. He said that the company’s research and innovation (创新) are of great significance for the future and already contribute to reducing costs and improving efficiency (效率).

Professor Didier Mayer from the Ecole des Mines de Paris, France, spoke about “Wind Energy R&D Line Based on the Global Renewable Energy Status”, and Professor Yasuo Koizumi of Shinshu University in Japan and Li Chun-Zhu of Curtin University of Technology in Australia also gave speeches at the conference.

The academic meetings are expected to cover topics from various fields. In addition, the participants will discuss the most advanced academic research around the world, the latest progress and development trends in the various fields. The conference has attracted 232 academic papers, with 176 papers from China, and 56 from abroad.

1.Who probably attended the meeting?

A. Students from high schools.                     B. Scholars from Canada.

C. Officials from governments.                            D. Experts from companies.

2. According to Professor Zheng, what matters most about energy problems?

A. Reducing cost.                                               B. Using wind energy.

C. Saving energy.                                                      D. Developing new fuels. 

3.Which of the following statements is true?

A. 300 participants are attending the two-day academic conference.

B. George Saxon supports the company’s research and innovation.

C. Didier Mayer gave a speech on oxygen fuel technology in China.

D. The conference has attracted 232 academic papers from abroad.

4.What is the purpose of the passage?

A. To discuss the world energy problems.

B. To introduce to readers some energy experts.

C. To introduce an international energy conference.

D. To show the world’s great concern about environment.

 

The World's Largest Insect .This giant insect can be used as a toy.

A child ties one end of a string to a stick and the other end around the "neck" of an insect. Holding the stick, the child lets the insect go. With a loud whirring sound, the insect takes off, pulling the string in a large curve over the child's head. The child laughs as the stick jumps around. The child is African, and the toy is the African Goliath beetle, the largest insect in the world.

The Goliath is a true insect because it has six legs and a body that is divided into three parts. Like all beetles, it has two pairs of wings. The front pair are thick and stiff and protect the back pair, which are soft. It is these soft back wings that make the beetle fly forward. They also cause the loud whirring sound the beetle makes when it flies. To steer, the beetle twists and turns its legs the same way you steer a bike by turning its front wheel.

African children often use the Goliath beetle as a toy. Although it is over 15 centimeters long, it is quite harmless.

1. The African Goliath beetle is _______. 

A. the world's largest insect

B. a toy used in many parts of the world

C. the only insect found in Africa

D. the world's smallest insect

2.What do African children often use the Goliath beetle as?

A. a tool.                  B. a toy.             C. harmfull insects.        D. Good animals.

3.We know the Goliath beetle is a true insect because it _______. 

A. makes a whirring sound when it flies                      B. has both soft and hard wings

C. has six legs and a body with three parts                    D. can fly

4.When flying, the Goliath steers by_______. 

A. turning its soft back wings

B. twisting and turning its hard front wings

C. twisting and turning its legs

D. twisting and turning its whole body

 

No one knows yet the accurate number of lives which have been lost in this terrible fire. But reports suggest that it is more than one hundred.

A wall of fire fifty feet high and at least one hundred and fifty miles wide is now racing towards the forests and rich farmlands of southern Victoria. Towns less than one hundred miles from Melbourne will be in danger unless the wind changes. People are rushing excitedly into the streets. The police have warned them not to see the fire but many people are doing so.

The cause of the fire is unknown. No rain has fallen in this part of Australia for three months, and the hot, north-west wind from the great central desert is blowing at more than thirty miles an hour.

The firefighters are traveling to the fire by road, rail and air. But it is not easy to get there. Flames and fallen trees have cut off or blocked roads and railway lines. The thick smoke often prevents them from finding the air strips (飞机跑道).

It is said that the fire has brought the greater danger to the country since the Second World War.

By the time the article is written, the fire       .

    A. has just broken out B. has been put out

    C. is spreading fiercely    D. is coming to an end

The writer writes this article mainly to tell people       .

    A. the fire is terrible and dangerous

    B. it is very easy to put out the fire

    C. less than one hundred people die of the fire

    D. to join in the fight against the fire

In the 4th paragraph, the writer suggests (暗示) that       .

    A. the fire would be controlled by the firefighters very soon

    B. it will be very difficult to put out the fire

    C. the government is paying great attention to the fire

    D. the fire has caused great losses and the airport was in danger

The underlined word “ accurate ” in the first sentence has the same meaning as        .

    A. recent   B. false    C. rough（大约的）  D. exact