turned into renewable energy.
As one of the best connected places in Europe, London tried to solve traffic jams by encouraging the use of public transport. For example, it had trains deliver half of the building materials, instead of cars, which greatly reduced carbon emissions（排放）.
The clean anti-doping result also added to the greenness of the Games. The International Olympics mittee (IOC) said that the devices used this time were the most accurate and advanced. Only one athlete tested positive for a banned drug on the day of peting, which is why the IOC President, Jacques Rogge, has praised anti-doping efforts at the London Games. 24. What did London do to make the Olympic Park green?
A. It recycled 2 million tons of polluted soil. B. It removed 99% of the debris from the city.
C. It built the Olympic Stadium mostly with recycled materials. D. It applied green building techniques to the construction.
25. What does the underlined word “minimized” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?
A. Increased greatly.
B. Reduced as much as possible. D. Took little notice of.
C. Made full use of. 26. What can we learn from the passage?
A. The London Olympics cost less than the other Olympics.
B. London has possessed the most advanced techniques to deal with waste. C. Public transport is made good use of during the London Olympics. D. London’s anti-doping result turned out to be far from satisfactory. 27. What can be concluded from the passage?
A. The green effort of London isn’t worthy of praise. B. The London Olympics was a success environmentally. C. London encouraged the use of private cars for free.
D. The IOC was unsatisfied with London’s anti-doping efforts.
C
A photo exhibition marking the 10th anniversary of the Wenchuan earthquake that killed more than 87,000 people was held on Thursday in the European Parliament building in Brussels.
The exhibition is mainly to thank the European Union (EU), its member states and people for their generous and timely help delivered to the disaster-hit areas ten years ago.
The vice-governor of Sichuan province, Yang Xingping, led a delegation（代表团）to Brussels
to thank for their assistance, including 85 million euros ($105 million), after the disaster, the 20th most damaging earthquake in recorded history.
“Forever, we will remember that the rescuer and medical staff from Europe had saved lives in ruins racing against time in those days,” said Yang at the opening ceremony of the exhibition.
The photos showed the Dutch relief team racing against time, French and Italian doctors saving lives and also a new-born baby, with the help of Chinese and German Red Cross staff.
“Presenting Wenchuan’s achievements is the best way to say thank you to those who have helped her, including the EU,” said Chinese Ambassador to the EU Zhang Ming.
Having stood the test of the disaster, Zhang said China-EU friendship has bee even stronger and is the most valuable thing to China. Zhang also said that despite the huge scale of the disaster, Chinese people stayed strong, united and determined, and the relief efforts finally succeeded with the kind support of the international munity.
“Ten years have passed, but we still remember those who extended helping hands to the Chinese people when we had a hard time,” said Zhang. “We will never forget those European relief and medical staff who worked day and night on the ground, side by side with their Chinese colleagues.” 28. What is the main purpose of the exhibition?
A. To show the damage caused to Wenchuan. B. To appreciate the timely help of the EU. C. To attract financial aid from the EU. D. To present Wenchuan’s achievements. 29. What do we know from the passage?
A. The exhibition was held on the anniversary of the Wenchuan earthquake. B. There had been 19 severe earthquakes before the Wenchuan earthquake. C. The EU sent rescue teams to Wenchuan as well as donating money. D. Some EU rescuers held a race petition in the ruins of Wenchuan. 30. What are the last two paragraphs mainly about?
A. The determination of the Chinese people. B. The sense of value of the Chinese people. C. The great relief efforts of the EU. D. The valuable China-EU friendship. 31. What is the best title for the passage?
A. Exhibition marks 10th anniversary of Wenchuan earthquake B. A killer earthquake struck Wenchuan, Sichuan province
C. Wenchuan made great achievements 10 years after the quake
D. People in Wenchuan have experienced a hard time since the earthquake
D
It’s been nearly half a century since humans left footprints on the moon and during that time, human space exploration has largely centered on manned low-Earth orbit missions and unmanned scientific exploration. But now, falling launch costs, improvements in technology and high levels of private funding are making space exploration another industry worth investing（投资）.
In the last fifteen years, the business of space exploration has changed a great deal, with private panies joining governments in creating and launching rockets and satellites. The ing of reusable rockets is significantly cutting the cost of sending satellites into space, and the potential for mass production of satellites could greatly reduce those costs further.
In fact, as data demand sharply increases — a trend driven particularly by autonomous vehicles — It’s expected that the per-megabyte（每兆字节）cost of wireless data will be less than 1% of today’s levels.
While reusable rockets will help drive those costs down, so too will the mass-production of satellites and the maturation of satellite technology. Currently, the cost to launch a satellite has declined to about $60 million from $200 million via the use of reusable rockets, with the potential to fall to as low as $5 million. And satellite mass production could decrease that cost from $5 million per satellite to $500,000.
The investment may result in plentiful and significant possibilities of a more accessible, less expensive reach into outer space, with potential opportunities in fields such as satellite broadband Internet, high-speed product delivery and perhaps even human space travel. 32. What has human space exploration focused on since the moon landing?
A. Leaving footprints on other planets. C. Unmanned scientific exploration. 33. What is the topic of Paragraphs 2-4?
A. The role of private panies.
B. The applications of space technology.
D. The decreasing cost of space industry.
B. Manned flight to deep space.
D. Investing in building rockets.
C. The benefit of reusable rockets.
34. How much does it cost to send up a satellite at present?
A. $200 million.
B. $60 million.
C. $5 million.
D. $500,000.
35. What can we infer from the passage?
A. The participation of private panies greatly promotes the space industry. B. The great data demand rapidly brings up the cost of wireless data. C. Reusable rockets make it possible for satellites to be mass produced. D. Human space travel will be realized with the private investment.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 How does the brain save new information? Think of the last time you looked up a number in the telephone book and dialed it. Could you remember that number five minutes later? Probably not! 36 .
When you study, you transfer new information into long-term memory. Every time we learn something new, the structure of the brain actually changes, as we build new connections to information that we already know. 37 , it’s easier to find it again.
Brain researchers have discovered four key points for effective study.
?Make an effort. The brain remembers better when we are interested in the subject, already know a little about it, and knows we will need the information in the future.
? 38 . Your brain can process only a limited amount of information at a time, so don’t try to remember every detail. When studying a textbook, look for titles, headings, and illustrations to show you the main ideas.
?Make the new brain connections stronger. 39 . This is the most powerful way to transfer information from short-term memory to long-term memory. Another method is drawing a picture of the information, to activate the visual part of the brain.
?Give the new material time to be remembered and understood. Your brain has to build new physical connections. 40 . And cramming（临时死记硬背）the night before a big test doesn’t help.
By understanding how the brain works, and following these four tips, you can make this your most successful academic year ever.
A. Read your textbook carefully
B. That’s because it’s in your short-term memory C. Because the brain has a very plicated structure D. Find the most important information and organize it E. When there are more connections to the new information
F. One technique is to recite the ideas out loud in your own words
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