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In no small measure, the epidemic of paranormal beliefs--beliefs beyond the range of scien

tific explanation--is due to the rapid emergence of the mass media on a global scale. These media have virtually replaced the schools, colleges and universities as the chief conveyors of information. The days of the lone scientist conducting research in the lab or of the isolated scholar writing a paper or book for a limited audience have been bypassed. Today new ideas are popularized--whether half or fully baked--and they are broadcast far and wide even if they have not been sufficiently tested. Apparently the chief interests of most media corporations are entertainment rather than information, profit rather than truth, selling products rather than contributing to the sum of human knowledge. Accordingly, paranormal ideas are pandered to a gullible public and the line between fiction and reality is blurred. The public is often confronted with sensational accounts of hidden realms, and pseudoscience is mistaken for genuine existence. Even reputable publishers prefer to publish books touting paranormal claims rather than dispassionate scientific critiques. Why is it that of the thousands of proastrology, pro-psychic, or pro-UFO books published, very few are sceptical7 "They don't sell," is the response of the hallelujah choir within the publishing industry--a sad commentary on our times.

The skeptics thus have a vital role to play: to educate the public about the nature of science and to attempt to persuade media producers and directors that they have some responsibility to develop an appreciation for scientific rationality. One of the roles of CSICOP is to challenge the views of pseudoscience pouring forth daily from the media. It is clear that we cannot operate within the cloistered confines of the academy, but need to enter into the public arena. In monitoring the media, we surely have not sought to center producers or publishers; we only wish for some balance on their part in presenting paranormal claims, and for some role for scepticism about theses claims. Largely because of the media, large sectors of public opinion simply assume that psychic powers are real, that it is possible to modify material objects merely by the mind, that psychics can help detectives solve mysteries, and that we can abandon the clinical tests of medical science and heal patients by miraculous means. The number of paranormal, occult, and sci-fi television programs is increasing. Our objection is that "docudramas" are not labelled as fictionalized accounts but touted as fact. In regard to the many talk shows that constantly deal with paranormal topics, the skeptical viewpoint is rarely heard; and when it is permitted to be expressed, it is usually sandbagged by the host or other guests.

It can be inferred from the text that most people who have no doubts about paranormal phenomena are probably ______.

A．ignorant of what life really is

B．enthusiastic about mass media

C．inclined to believe things readily

D．fond of psychic powers themselves

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A．imposing less or no tax on small firms.

B．improving the pension system.

C．making more investment in infrastructure.

D．expanding the stimulus plans.

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第3题

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Bacteria

Bacteria are extremely small living things. While we measure our own sizes in inches or centimeters, bacterial size is measured in microns. One micron is a thousand of a millimeter: a pinhead is about a millimeter across.

Rod-shaped bacteria are usually from two to four microns long, while rounded ones are generally one micron in diameter. Thus if you enlarged a rounded bacterium a thousand times, it would be just about the size of a pinhead. An adult human magnified by the same amount would be over a mile (1. 6 kilometers) tall. Even with an ordinary microscope, you must look closely to see bacteria. Using a magnification of 100 times, one finds that bacteria are barely visible as tiny rods or dots. One cannot make out anything of their structure. Using special stains, one can see that some bacteria have attached to them wavy-looking " hairs" called flagella. Others have only one flagellum. The flagella rotate, pushing the bacteria through the water. Many bacteria lack flagella and cannot move about by their own power, while others can glide along over surfaces by some little-understood mechanism.

From the bacterial point of view, the world is a very different place from what it is to humans. To a bacterium water is as thick as molasses is to us. Bacteria are so small that they are influenced by the movements of the chemical molecules around them. Bacteria under the microscope, even those with no flagella, often bounce about in the water. This is because they collide with the water molecules and are pushed this way and that. Molecules move so rapidly that within a tenth of a second the molecules around a bacterium have all been replaced by new ones; even bacteria without flagella are thus constantly exposed to a changing environment.

Bacteria are extremely small and its size is measured in microns.

A．Right

B．Wrong

C．Not mentioned

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听力原文： Governments throughout the world make public reports about the condition of thei
r economics. Most do this by measuring the value of their countries' yearly production of goods and services. Some countries including the Unites States have used a measure called the "gross national product" or GNP. It includes all goods and services produced by citizens of the country anywhere in the world. Recently the American Commerce Department began using a new method to measure production. The new method is known as the "gross domestic product" or GDP, It counts only goods and services that have been produced within the nation's borders. Earnings by foreign-owned companies operating in the United States are included in the GDP. But earnings of American companies operating in other countries are not. Economic experts generally approve of the change. They say the gross domestic product provides a truer measure of the economy. They also note that most other industrial countries use this method. Therefore, they say, it will be easier to study the economies of different countries. Some officials also say the new system will help them to make better economic policy decisions. They say it will provide them with a clear understanding of economic activity in the United States. The new measure, officials say, is less likely to be affected by sadden changes in foreign oil prices or in the value of the American dollar in other countries. Economic experts say the changes from GNP to GDP reduces the value of American production by at least 40,000 million dollars a year, but that is really a very small change in the American economy, less than one percent.

According to this passage, what is exactly GDP？

A．It's a new method to measure a country's production.

B．It's a way to study the economies of different countries.

C．It's a new system to help make economic decisions.

D．It's a means to understand a country's economic changes.

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听力原文：Watches, which ore really small clocks, were first made during the sixteenth cent
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Some modern watches can measure very small fractions of time. These watches ore useful in timing athletic events. When a button is pressed on these watches, a special second hand begins to move. This type of watch can also be used to count a patient's pulse. It would be difficult to imagine today's world without clocks and watches.

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A．Iron.

B．Copper.

C．Gold.

D．Lead.

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第6题

There are several explanations for why the circle is divided into 360 parts. Probably the
best explanation is connected with the Babylonians(巴比伦人).

Many, many centuries ago, large distances were measured in the Babylonian mile. The Babylonian mile equaled about seven of our miles. Because of its length, the time needed to travel the Babylonian mile became a measure of time. One day was said to be twelve Baby-Ionian time-miles.

About one thousand years before Christ, the Babylonians began keeping records of star movements. They needed a way to record how much time passed between the moment they first saw a star and then observed it again. They used the Babylonian time-mile as their measure of time.

In order to have small units of time, the Babylonians divided their time-mile into thirty parts. The Babylonians believed that each trip around the sky was a circle. One complete trip around the sky, they reasoned, took one day.

You already know that one day was the same as twelve Babylonian time-mile. Since each time-mile was divided into thirty parts, the circular trip around the sky was 12×30, or 360 parts long. That is how there came to be 360 4egrees in a circle.

The purpose of this passage is to explain ______.

A．how the Babylonians measured the time of star movements

B．why the circle is divided into 360 degrees

C．the Babylonian mile and the Babylonian time-mile

D．the Babylonians' ideas about the sky

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第7题

A new kind of radar has been developed for space-age travelers. A working laboratory model
of a new system of radar that makes use of a beam of light is said to be ten thousand times more accurate than the best comparable system of radar that uses microwaves. The model has shown that this radar system (known as laser-doppler radar) can measure with absolute precision speeds varying from spaceship orbital injection velocities (速度) of five miles per second down to virtual stops—speeds of less than one ten thousandth of an inch per second. According to the scientists who are developing this system, such fine measures of velocity are of prime importance in space missions. In a rendezvous (会合, 会合点) between two spaceships, or in a landing approach by a vehicle onto an orbiting space station, a bump could rip open a ships skin, or a nudge (轻触) could knock the station out of its orbit. The light-beam radar, which operates at a frequency of trillions of cycles per second, could easily detect and measure the movement of a vehicle edging up to a satellite space station even at a small fraction of an inch per second. A control system using so precise a signal as this would allow a huge vehicle to dock at a space station as lightly as a feather.

Laser-doppler radar makes use of______.

A．light

B．microwaves

C．sound waves

D．both A and B

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第8题

Section D听力原文：A researcher says lead in the environment could be a major cause of viol

Section D

听力原文： A researcher says lead in the environment could be a major cause of violence by young people. Doctor Herbert Needleman is a professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in Pennsylvania and he presented his findings at the yearly meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Doctor Needleman says the presence of lead in the brain changes the neurons that control actions and that can cause a person to act in antisocial and criminal ways.

In the 1970s, Doctor Needleman found lower scores on intelligence tests even in children who did not have such signs of lead poisoning. After that, lead was removed from gasoline and paint in the United States. Yet many homes still have old lead paint. Lead was also used in older water pipes. In fact, officials just announced stronger testing and reporting requirements as from next year for lead in American drinking water.

The newest research shows that even very small amounts of lead in bones can affect brain development. A simple blood test can measure lead except that an X-ray process is needed to measure levels in bone. In 2004, such tests were done on 190 young people who were in jail and the findings showed that their average levels were higher than normal. And, in 1998, three hundred children were studied and the test scores showed higher levels of aggression and learning problems in those with increased levels of lead. Yet these levels were still considered safe by the government.

A researcher says lead in the environment could be a major cause of violence by young people. Doctor Herbert Needleman is a【21】______ at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in Pennsylvania and he【22】______his findings at the yearly meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Doctor Needleman says the presence of lead in the 【23】______changes the neurons that control actions and that can cause a person to act in antisocial and【24】______ways.

In the 1970s, Doctor Needleman found lower scores on【25】______even in children who did not have such signs of lead poisoning. After that, lead was【26】______gasoline and paint in the United States. Yet many homes still have old lead paint. Lead was also used in older【27】______. In fact, officials just announced stronger testing and reporting requirements as from next year for lead in American drinking water.

The newest research shows that even very small amounts of lead in bones can affect brain development. A simple【28】______can measure lead except that an X-ray process is needed to measure levels in bone. In 2004, such tests were done on 190 young people who were【29】______and the findings showed that their average levels were higher than normal. And, in 1998, three hundred children were studied and the test scores showed higher levels of【30】______problems in those with increased levels of lead. Yet these levels were still considered safe by the government.

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第9题

根据以下材料，回答题Lakes， Too， Feel Global WarmingThere"s no doubt: In the last few decade

根据以下材料，回答题

Lakes， Too， Feel Global Warming

There"s no doubt: In the last few decades， the average temperature on Earth has been higher than it has been in hundreds of years. Around the world， people are starting to measure the effects of global warming—— and trying to figure out what to do about it.

Scientists recently used satellites to study the temperatures of lakes around the world， and they found that lakes are heating up. Between 1985 and 2009， satellites recorded the nighttime temperatures of the surfaces of 167 lakes. During those 24 years， the lakes got warmer——by an average of about 0.045 degree Celsius per year.

In some places， lakes have been warming by as much as 0.10 degree Celsius per year. At that rate， a lake may warm by a full degree Celsius in just 10 years. That difference may seem small——you might not even notice it in your bath. But in a lake， slightly warmer temperatures could mean more algae （水藻）， and algae can make the lake poisonous （有毒的） to fish.

The study shows that in some regions， lakes are warming faster than the air around them. This is important because scientists often use measurements of air temperature to study how Earth is warming. By using lake temperatures as well， scientists can get a better picture of global warming.

The scientists say data on lakes give scientists a new way to measure the impact of climate change around the world.

That"s going to be useful， since no country is too big or too small to ignore climate change.

Scientists aren"t the only ones concerned. Everyone who lives on Earth is going to be affected by the rapid warming of the planet. Many world leaders believe we might be able to do something about it， especially by reducing the amount of greenhouse （温室） gases we put into the air.

That"s why the United Nations started the Framework Convention on Climate Change， or UNFCCC. Every year the convention meets， and representatives from countries around the world gather to talk about climate change and discuss global solutions to the challenges of a warming world.

Scientists have been keeping records of lake temperatures for over 30 years. 查看材料

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Not mentioned

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第10题

回答下列各题 When mentioning Korea．people might come up witha string of things，such as kim
chi(泡菜)，cosmetics and beautiful girls．In fact，Korea is also famous for hand—madeclothes．In Korea，you Can get asuit that is well made to your measure within a couple of days but be carefulabout the size because Korean sizes are often a little small，especially to westerners．Even a “large” sizeT-shirt bought in Korea can be too small for an American! Korean clothes aremade of various kinds of silk and other materials．YouCan also buy hand—made traditional clothes in Korea． Those traditional Korean clothes have quite along history which Can be found in ancient wall paintings or on tombs．“Hanbok”(韩服)Can be the best representative of Korean culture．Today hanbok is still worn during formal occasions．Hanbok consists of two parts．“Jeogori”(赤古里)，me top part，isblouse—like and has long sleeves．For the bottom part，women wear “Chima”(高腰背心裙)，a kind of skirt，and men wear “Paji”(巴基)，bag—like trousers． White is the color for common people whileduring festivals or on Special days，upper classes will wear clothes in bright colorsto indicate their social status．Accessories likejewelry and head—dresses complete traditional Korean clothes．Traditional Korean clothes favor soft flowing lines to hide thebody’s shape representing the pursuit for beauty and elegance of Korean people．The de-signs of various forms of Hanbok represent the rich cultureof Korea． Which statement is trueabout the first paragraph？

A.It isvery difficult to get a hand-made suit in Korea．

B.Westernerscannot wear Korean clothes because they are often too large．

C.Youcan buy traditional Korean clothes and many other kinds of clothing in Korea．

D.A11Korean clothes are hand—made by Korean tailors．

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第11题

听力原文：Millions of people in North America buy lottery tickets. For a small amount of mo
ney——

usually from one to ten dollars—can win a million dollars or more if your ticket is the winning

ticket.

We often envy these winners. How happy we would be, we think, if we suddenly had more than a million dollars in our bank account! How different the rest of our life would be!

It would certainly be different, but a recent study of thirty of these instant millionaires reveals a number of negative factors.

One of' the first changes they become aware of is a loss of privacy. They are harassed by letters and phone calls from people they don't know asking for money. They may have to move to another town or province. Sometimes they are afraid other members of the family will be kidnapped. Faced with all this stress, many lottery winners experience long periods of depression.

Their working life also changes. At first, most winners, intend to keep on working at the same job. But few of them do. A few years after they became wealthy, only seven of our thirty millionaires were working. Sometimes their fellow workers criticize them for working while others are unemployed and looking for a job.

The study concluded that sudden wealth will bring same measure of misery and possibly physical and mental illness to all lottery winners. Yet in spite of these negative factors, not a single winner was prepared to give the money back. Money may not bring happiness, but it allows us to be miserable in comfort.

How much money do people usually spend buying one lottery ticket？

A．Ten dollars.

B．One dollars.

C．One hundred dollars.

D．From one to ten dollars.

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