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TheEarthcomprisesthreeprincipallayers:thedense,iron-richcore,themantlemadeofsilicate(硅酸盐)thataresemi—moltenatdepth,andthethin,solid-surfacecrustTherearetwokindsofcrust,aloweranddenseroceaniccrustandanupper,lightercontinentalcrustfoundoveronlyabout40percentoftheEarth',000millionyearsold,,solidpartofthemantle,totalingabout70to100kilometersinthickness,atpresentappeartoconsistofabout15rigidplates,7ofwhichareverylarge。Theseplatesmoveoverthesemi—moltenlowermantletoproduceallofthemajortopographical(地形学的),interconnectingboundariesofcontactoftheplates。
Therearethreemaintypesofzonesofcontact:spreadingcontactswhereplatesmoveapart,convergingcontactswhereplatesmovetowardseachother,andtransformcontactswhereplatesslidepasteachother。NewoceaniccrustisformedalongoneormoremarginsofeachplatebymaterialissuingfromdeeperlayersoftheEarth’scrust,forexample,byvolcaniceruptions(爆发)oflava(火山熔岩)atmid—,arift(裂缝)—,thecontinentalblocks,toolighttobedrawndown,continuetofloatandthereforebuckle(起褶皱)toformamountainchainalongthelengthofthemarginoftheplates.
练习题:
Choosecorrectanswerstothequestion:
’scrust______.

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B。isformedalongthemarginsoftheplates
C。consistsofsemi-moltenrocks

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B。thecrustsandthemantle
C。thecrustsandthetopandsolidpartofthemantle

3。Seriously-deformedzonesappear_______
A。wheneverthecrustsmoveovermantle

C。inthenarrowboundarieswheretwoplatesmeet

,theformationoftheAtlanticOceanistheexampleof_______.
A。spreadingcontacts
B。theinfluenceofvolcaniceruptions

D。transformcontacts
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A。anewspaperadvertisement

C。anexcerptfromatextbook

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AremarkablevarietyofinsectsliveinthisplanetMorespeciesofinsectsexistthanallotheranimalspeciestogether。Insectshavesurvivedonearthformorethan300millionyears,andmaypossesstheabilitytosurviveformillionsmore。
Insectscanbefoundalmosteverywhere—-onthehighestmountainsandonthebottomofrushingstreams,,jumpandsinginthetrees,,pollinating(授粉)ourcropsaswellasflowersinmeadows,forests,desertsandotherareas。Butlicksandsomeinsects,suchasmosquitoesandfleas,cantransmitdisease。
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Therearemanyreasonswhyinsectsaresosuccessfulatsurviving。Theiramazingabilitytoadaptpermitsthemtoliveinextremerangesoftemperaturesandenvironments。,ofnaturalandartificialfoods-paint,pepper,glue,books,grain,cotton,otherinsects,plantsandanimalsBecausetheyaresmalltheycanhideintinyspaces。
Astrong,hardbutflexibleshellcoverstheirsoftorgansandisresistanttochemicals,waterandphysicalimpact。,insectshaveanenormousreproductivecapacity:AnAfricanantqueencanlayasmanyas43,000eggsaday。
Anotherreasonfortheirsuccessisthestrategyofprotectivecolor。Aninsectmayberightbeforeoureyes,butnearlyinvisiblebecauseitiscleverlydisguisedlikeagreenleaf,lumpofbrownsoil,graylichen(青苔),aseedorsomeothernaturalobjectSomeinsectsusebright,boldcolorstosendwarningsignalsthattheytastebad,stingorarepoison。Othershavewingpatternsthatlookliketheeyesofahugepredator,bitter-tastinginsects;hungryenemiesarefooledintoavoidingthem.
练习题:
Choosecorrectanswerstothequestion:
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A。onthemountainswithlittleair
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B。inthecoldpolarareas

D。intheopenoceans

A。hidingintinyspaces



3。Someinsectsdisguiselikenaturalobjectssoasto______
A。frightenawaytheirenemies
B。avoidbeingdiscovered
C。sendwarningsignals
D。lookbitter—tasting
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A。canbefoundinanyextremeenvironments

C。canbefedonanynaturalorman-madefoods
D。areimportantforthegrowthofcropsandflowers


B。whyinsectscansurvivesosuccessfully


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Thefridgeisconsiderednecessary。Ithasbeensosincethe1960swhenpackagedfoodlistappearedwiththelabel:”Storeintherefrigerator。"
InmyfridgelessFiftieschildhood,1wasfedwellandhealthy。Themilkmancameeveryday,thegrocer,thebutcher(肉商),thebaker,andtheice-creammandeliveredtwoorthreetimeseachweek。TheSundaymeatwouldlastuntilWednesdayandsurplus(剩余的)breadandmilkbecameallkindsofcakes。Nothingwaswasted,andwewerenevertroubledbyrottenfood。Thirtyyearsonfooddeliverieshaveceased,freshvegetablesarealmostunobtainableinthecountry.
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-triedtechniquesalreadyexisted-—naturalcooling,drying,smoking,salting,sugaring,bottling。。。
Whatrefrigerationdidpromotewasmarketing—--marketinghardwareandelectricity,marketingsoftdrinks,marketingdeadbodiesofanimalsaroundtheworldinsearchofagoodprice.
Consequently,mostoftheworld'sfridgesaretobefound,notinthetropicswheretheymightproveuseful,butintherichcountrieswithmildtemperatureswheretheyareclimaticallyalmostunnecessary。Everywinter,millionsoffridgeshumawaycontinuously,andatvastexpense,busilymaintaininganartificially—cooledspaceinsideanartificially-heatedhouse-—whileoutside,natureprovidesthedesiredtemperaturefreeofcharge。
Thefridge’seffectupontheenvironmenthasbeenevident,whileitscontributiontohumanhappinesshasbeennotimportant。Ifyoudon'tbelieveme,tryityourself,investinafoodcabinetandmmoffyourfridgenextwinter。Youmaynoteatthehamburgers(汉堡包),butatleastyou’llgetridofthatterriblehum.
练习题:
Choosecorrectanswerstothequestion:
1。Thestatement"Inmyfridgelessfiftieschildhood,Iwasfedwellandhealthily."suggeststhat______。
A。theauthorwaswell-fedandhealthyevenwithoutafridgeinhisfifties。
B。theauthorwasnotaccustomedtofridgeseveninhisfifties.
C。therewasnofridgeintheauthor'shomeinthe1950s。
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D。Peoplehadeffectivewaystopreservetheirfood。
3。Whobenefitedtheleastfromfridgesaccordingtotheauthor?
A。Inventors。
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D。Travellingsalesmen。
4。Whichofthefollowingphrasesinthefifthparagraphindicatesthefridge'snegativeeffectontheenvironment?
A。“Humawaycontinuously”.
B。“Climaticallyalmostunnecessary".
C。“Artificially—cooledspace”。
D.“Withmildtemperatures”。
'soverallattitudetowardfridges?
A。Neutral。
B。Critical。
C。Objective.
D。Compromising.
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Moreover,insofarasanyinterpretationofitsauthorcanbemadefromthefiveorsixplaysattributedtohim,,formally,perhapsclericallyeducated,ashisLatinandmusic,,still,celebratedmainlyforhisquicksympathyfortheoppressedandforgottenman,hissharpeyeforcharacter,areadyearforcolloquialvernacularturnsofspeechandahumoralternatelyrudeandboisterous,coarseandhappy。Hencedespitehisconsciousartistryasmanifestinhisfeelingforintricatemetricalandstanzaforms,heislookeduponasakindofmedievalSteinbeck,indignantlyangryat,uncompromisinglyandevenbrutallyrealisticinpresentingtheplightoftheagriculturalpoor。
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Thustakingtheplayandtheauthortogether,“documentaries"giveninthethreesuccessivemonologuesofthethreeshepherds,criticsgoontoaffirmthattherealismisthenintensifiedintoaburlesquemock—treatmentoftheNativity。Finallyasasortofepilogueorafter-thoughtindeferencetotheBiblicaloriginsofthematerials,theplayslidesbackintoanatavisticmoodofearlyinnocentreverence。Actually,asweshallsee,thefinalsceneisnotonlytheculminatingscenebutperhapstheraisond’etreofintroductory“realism.”
Thereismuchonthesurfaceofthepresentplaytosupporttheconventionalviewofitsmoodofsecularrealism。Allthesame,the“realism”,,thatlifewasafterallapredominantlyreligiousone,atimewhichneverneglectedthebeliefthatmanwasarebelliousandsinfulcreatureinneedofredemption,Sodeeply(onecanhardlysay“naively”ofsosophisticatedawriter)andimplicitlyreligiousistheMasterthatheislessable(orlesswilling)topresentactualhistoryrealisticallythanistheauthoroftheBrome“AbrahamandIsaac”.HishistoricalsenseisevenlessrealisticthanthatofChaucerwhojustafewyearsbeforehaddoneforhisowntimecostumeromances,suchasTheKnight’sTale,TroilusandCressida,etc。MoreoverChaucerhadtheexcuseofhighlyromanticmaterialsfortakinglibertieswithhistory.
1。WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheWakefieldMasterisNOTTrue?
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[A]。HewasChaucer’scontemporary.
[B]。Heisrememberedastheauthoroffiveorsixrealisticplays。
[C]。HewritelikeJohnSteinbeck.
[D].HEwasanaccomplishedartist。
2。By“patristic”,theauthormeans
[A].realistic.[B]。patriotic
[C].superstitious.[C].pertainingtotheChristianFathers.
“secularizationofthemedievaldrama”referstothe
[A].introductionofmundanemattersinreligiousplays.
[B]。presentationoferuditematerial。
[C]。useofcontemporaryintroductionofreligiousthemesintheearlydays。
,wemayexpectthewriterofthispassageto
[A].justifyhiscomparisonwithSteinbeck。
[B].presentapointofviewwhichattackthethoughtofthesecondparagraph。
[C]。pointouttheanachronismsintheplay.
[D].discusstheworksofChaucer。
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Theearliestcontroversiesabouttherelationshipbetweenphotographyandartcenteredonwhetherphotograph’sfidelitytoappearancesanddependenceonamachineallowedittobeafineartasdistinctfrommerelyapracticalart。Throughoutthenineteenthcentury,,mechanicalcopyingofreality,photographersassertedthatitwasinsteadaprivilegedwayofseeing,arevoltagainstcommonplacevision,andnolessworthyanartthanpainting。
Ironically,nowthatphotographyissecurelyestablishedasafineart,,recording,impartiallyobserving,witnessingevents,exploringthemselves
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—anythingbutmakingworksofart。Theyarenolongerwillingtodebatewhetherphotographyisorisnotafineart,excepttoproclaimthattheirownworkisnotinvolvedwithart。ItshowstheextenttowhichtheysimplytakeforgrantedtheconceptofartimposedbythetriumphofModernism:thebettertheart,themoresubversiveitisofthetraditionalaimsof