Section Ⅱ Reading Comprehension Part A Directions: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (40 points) Text 1 More than two centuries after Benjamin Franklin used one to study lightning, a team of atmospheric scientists has found that kites are a potent research tool for studying air conditions at high altitudes. Ben Balsley and John Briks at the University of Colorado have developed a kite and instrument package to sample the atmosphere up to 3.5 kilometers high, for up to two days at a time. The kite is cheaper and more flexible than balloons and aircraft, the traditional vehicles for atmospheric research. Within two years the team expects to fly kites up to 10 kilometers high, and Briks hopes to use these to measure carbon dioxide and methane emissions over the Brazilian rainforest and the transport of air pollutants over the Atlantic Ocean. The kite is a 15-s
A. The TRAM can help maintain continuous measurements
B. The instruments on the TRAM can be used for many times
C. The TRAM weighs only 18 kilograms
D. The TRAM can be operated from the ground
Section Ⅱ Reading Comprehension Part A Directions: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (40 points) Text 1 More than two centuries after Benjamin Franklin used one to study lightning, a team of atmospheric scientists has found that kites are a potent research tool for studying air conditions at high altitudes. Ben Balsley and John Briks at the University of Colorado have developed a kite and instrument package to sample the atmosphere up to 3.5 kilometers high, for up to two days at a time. The kite is cheaper and more flexible than balloons and aircraft, the traditional vehicles for atmospheric research. Within two years the team expects to fly kites up to 10 kilometers high, and Briks hopes to use these to measure carbon dioxide and methane emissions over the Brazilian rainforest and the transport of air pollutants over the Atlantic Ocean. The kite is a 15-s
A. Kites have been found to be a useful tool in research on air conditions
B. Balloons and aircraft are traditional tools in research on air conditions
C. The kites are expected to fly higher and do more researches in the near future
Passage 1 One silly question I simply cannot tolerate is "How do you feel" Usually the question is asked of a man in action - a man walking along the street, or busily working at his desk. So what do you expect him to say He’ll probably say, "Fine, I’m an right. " But you have put a hug a his ear-maybe now he is not sure. If you are his good friend, you may have seen something on his face, or in his walk, that he over-looked that morning. It makes him worrying a little. He looks in a mirror to see if everythin A. show one’s consideration for others B. are a good way to make friends C. are proper to ask a man in action D. generally make one feel uneasy [单项选择]
Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension Directions: This part is to test your reading ability. There are 5 tasks for you to fulfill. You should read the reading materials carefully and do the tasks as you are instructed. Task 1 Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 36 through 40. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You should make the correct choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
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