填空题False Fear of Big Fish Many people believe sharks (鲨鱼) are dangerous and will always try to hurt or even kill humans. 1 A shark exhibition at the National Aquarium (水族馆) in Baltimore, US, proves this. Visitors can touch young sharks, see their eggs develop and watch a dozen different species swim smoothly around a huge tank. Most people fail to realize that shark attacks don"t happen very often. Humans are more likely to be killed by lightning than by a shark. 2 There, kids can learn, from an early age, not to fear sharks. "People fear what they don"t know," said Nancy Hotchkiss, an organizer of the exhibition. "Sharks have been around for 400 million years and play an important role in the ocean"s food chain. We want people to discover that sharks are amazing animals that need our respect and protection." 3 A study, published in January in the US magazine, Science , found that almost all recorded shark species have fallen by half in the past eight to 15 years. Thousands of sharks are hunted in Asia for special foods, such as shark fin (鱼翅) soup. And many others get caught in nets, while fishermen are hunting other fish. 4 "Some fishing methods are actually cleaning out the ocean for sharks," said Dave Schofield, the manager of the aquarium"s ocean health programme. 5 A. They can watch them develop inside their eggs and feel the skin of the older swimmers. B. A shocking 100 million sharks are killed every year around the world by humans. C. In fact, 94 per cent of the world"s 400 species are harmless to humans. D. It is a worrying situation and some areas have put measures in place to protect these special fish. E. And to make this point clear, the museum has set up a special touching pool for children. F. More than half of the sharks caught are smaller than 1 meter long.

填空题Semco At 21, Ricardo Semler became boss of his father's business in Brazil, Semco, which sold parts for ships. Semler Junior worked like a madman, from 7:30 am, until midnight every day. One afternoon, while touring a factory in New York, he collapsed. The doctor who treated him said, "There's nothing wrong with you. But if you continue like this, you'll find a new home in our hospital." Semler got the message. He changed the way he worked. In fact, he changed the ways his employees worked too. He let his workers take more responsibility so that they would be the ones worrying when things went wrong. He allowed them to set their own salaries, and he cut all the jobs he thought were unnecessary, like receptionists and secretaries. (46) . "Everyone at Semco, even top managers, meets guests in reception, does the photocopying, sends faxes, types letters and dials the phone." He completely reorganized the office: instead of walls, they have plants at Semco, so bosses can't shut themselves away from everyone else. (47) . As for uniforms, some people wear suits and others wear T-shirts. Semler says, "We have a sales manager named Rubin Agater who sits there reading the newspaper hour after hour. He doesn't even pretend to be busy. But when a Semco pump on the other side of the world fails, millions of gallons of oil are about to spill into the sea. Rubin springs into action. (48) . That's when he earns his salary. No one cares if he doesn't look busy the rest of the time." Semco has flexible working hours: the employees decide when they need to arrive at work. The employees also evaluate their bosses twice a year. (49) . It sounds perfect, but does it work? The answer is in the numbers: in the last six years, Semco's revenues have gone from $35 million to $212 million. The company has grown from eight hundred employees to 3,000. Why? Semler says it's because of "peer pressure". Peer pressure makes employees work hard for everyone else. (50) . In other words, Ricardo Semler treats his workers like adults and expects them to act like adults. And they do. A. This saved money and brought more equality to the company. B. He knows everything there is to know about our pumps and how to fix them. C. And the workers are free to decorate their workspace as they want. D. Most managers spend their time making it difficult for workers to work. E. If someone isn't doing his job well, the other workers will not allow the situation to continue. F. Also, Semco lets its workers use the company's machines for their own projects, and makes them take holidays for at least thirty days a year.

填空题 Sleeping Giant Right now, an eruption is brewing in Yellowstone National Park. Sometime during the next two hours, the park's most famous geyser, Old Faithful, will begin gurgling boiling water and steam. {{U}} {{U}} 1 {{/U}} {{/U}} Old Faithful is not only a spectacular sight; it's also a constant reminder that Yellowstone sits on one of the largest volcanoes in the world. If you've never heard of Yellowstone's volcano, you're not alone. {{U}} {{U}} 2 {{/U}} {{/U}}Yet it has erupted three times during the last 2 million years. And one of those eruptions spewed enough volcanic ash and other debris to blanket half the United States. Yellowstone's volcano is sometimes called a "supervolcano", or extremely large and explosive caldera volcano. {{U}} {{U}} 3 {{/U}} {{/U}}This supervolcano formed over a hot spot, an extremely hot area in Earth's mantle. John Valley, a volcano professor, said that as the crust moves across a hot spot, the hot spot melts a section of the plate moving over it, forming "one volcano after another." The Yellowstone hot spot melts thick continental crust, which may cause catastrophic eruptions. According to experts the eruptions that created each of the three calderas in and around Yellowstone National Park were larger than any other volcanic eruption in recorded history. The most recent eruption, which happened 640,000 years ago, produced at least 1,000 cubic kilometers of ash and debris, which blanketed most of the western half of the United States. {{U}} {{U}} 4 {{/U}} {{/U}} Geological evidence shows Yellowstone has blown its stack every 700,000 years or so. "If nature were truly that regular and reliable, we would be due for another eruption soon," said Valley. "However, these processes are subject to variability, so we don't really know when the next eruption will happen." {{U}} {{U}} 5 {{/U}} {{/U}}It is the volcanic energy that powers the geysers and hot springs, creates the mountains and canyons, and generates the unique ecosystems that support Yellowstone's diverse wildlife. A．Three calderas make up more than a third of Yellowstone National Park. B．The first Yellowstone eruption, 2 million years ago, released more than double that amount of ash and debris. C．The volcano is so inconspicuous (不显眼的) that few people know it exists. D．Then, an enormous fountain will shoot high into the air. E．While the active geological processes at Yellowstone do pose some risk to the public, they also make it a unique treasure. F．Yellowstone National Park attracts the interest of geologists the world over.

填空题A. Keeping Good Relations with Local Businessmen B. Service Provided by Local Newspapers C. Large Circulation of the National Newspapers D. Special Features of Local Newspapers E. Power of Local Newspapers F. Popularity of Local Newspapers

填空题Interpersonal relationships Since we are social beings, the quality of our lives depends in large measure on our interpersonal relationships. (46) . Social support consists of the exchange of resources among people based on their interpersonal ties. Those of us with strong support systems appear better able to cope with major life changes and daily hassles (困难). (47) . Studies over a range of illnesses, from depression to heart disease, reveal that the presence of social support helps people fend off (挡开) illness, and the absence of such support makes poor health more likely. (48) . First, friends, relatives, and co-workers may let us know that they value us. (49) . Second, other people often provide us with informational support. (50) . Third, we typically find social companionship supportive. Engaging in leisure-time activities with others helps us to meet our social needs while at the same time distracting us from our worries arid troubles. Finally, other people may give us instrumental support, financial aid, material resources, and needed services that reduces stress by helping us resolve and cope with our problems.A. People with strong social ties live longer and have better health than those without such tiesB. They help us to define and understand our problems and find solutions to themC. Our self-respect is strengthened when we feel accepted by others despite our faults and difficultiesD. Social support cushions (缓解) stress in a number of waysE. Helping a sick neighbor with some repair work is an example of social companionshipF. One strength of the human condition is our tendency to give and receive support from one another under stressful circumstances

填空题阅读下面的短文，文章中有5处空白，文章后面有6组文字，请根据文章的内容选择5组文字，将其分别放回文章原有位置，以恢复文章原貌。 {{B}}Time in the Animal World{{/B}} Rhythm controls everything in Nature. {{U}}(46) {{/U}} The sun provides a basic time rhythm for all living creatures including humans. Nearly all animals are influenced by sun cycles and have developed a biological clock in their bodies following these cycles. The moon also exerts its force and influence on the sea. Its gravitational attraction causes the rising of the tide. {{U}}(47) {{/U}} When the moon is behind the Earth, centrifugal force causes the second tide of the day. Animals living in tidal areas must have the instinct of predicting these changes, to avoid being stranded and dying of dehydration. Since the time of the dinosaurs, the king crab has been laying eggs at the seaside in a set way. To avoid predator fish, the eggs are always far from seawater and protected by sand. In the following two months, the eggs undergo dramatic changes related to the cycles of the moon. When the second spring tide comes, the young king crabs have matured. {{U}}(48) {{/U}} Most of the mammals, either the giant elephant or the small shrew, have the same average total number of heartbeats in their lifetime. Shrews live only for two and a half years, and spend their life at a high speed and high tempo. Animals like shrews with a pulse rate of 600 per minute have an average total of eight hundred million heartbeats throughout their life. The African elephant has a pulse rate of 25 beats per minute, and a life span of 60 years. The size of the body determines the speed of life. {{U}}(49) {{/U}} As we get older, our sense of time is being influenced by the physiological changes of our body. The elderly spend more time resting, and do few sports. {{U}}(50) {{/U}} For a child, a week is seen as a long time.A. For an adult, time goes fast year by year.B. It controls, for example, the flapping of birds' wings, the beating of the heart and the rising and setting of the sun.C. The larger the animal is, the longer its life span is and the slower its life tempo is.D. The tide goes out when the moon moves away and its attraction is weaker.E. We always tend to think all the animals have the same sense of time as human beings.F. The second spring tide takes them back to the sea.

填空题A the nucleus of a cell B cloned human beings C a human being in two years D a law to ban human cloning E a report on human cloning F heavy media coverage

填空题阅读下面的短文，文章中有5处空白，文章后有6组文字，请根据文章的内容选择5组文字，将其分别放回文章原有位置，以恢复文章原貌。 There are about 350 species of sharks. The largest sharks are the whale shark and the basking shark, which feed on plankton and small fish. The adult whale shark grows to about 13 meters long, while the basking shark extends a little over 8 meters.{{U}} (46) {{/U}}On the other hand, there are a number of them which have attacked and killed swimmers. These sharks include the great hammerhead, blue, whitetip, and, of course, the great white shark. {{U}} (47) {{/U}}The great white grows to between 5 and 8 meters long and can weigh more than 1300 kilograms. It can swim through the eater at speeds reaching 32 kilometers per hour. However, one of the fastest swimmers in the shark family is the blue shark, which can swim at a speed of nearly 752 kilometers per hour. {{U}} (48) {{/U}}They can grow as long as 5 centimeters, and they are very sharp. Unlike humans, who have two sets of teeth in their life time, some sharks can have as many as 5 or 6 sets. It is rare for a shark to have fewer than 4 sets. It is rare for a shark to have fewer than 4 sets. As the shark's teeth are worn out, they fall out and are replaced by the next row. {{U}} (49) {{/U}}In a lifetime some sharks can grow and lose between 10,000 and 30,000 teeth. Sea biologists have discovered that the shark has a remarkably large brain and a well-developed sensory system. The animal has an extraordinary sense of smell and excellent vision. {{U}} (50) {{/U}}Special sensory pits on the shark's nose and chin can detect weak electrical fields in the water that are produced by fish and other animals. Scientists have concluded that sharks associate food with electrical fields. Scientists also believe that sharks create their own electrical fields to aim them in knowing where to go in the sea. A. Must of the species are not particularly cruel. B. Sharks have lived on earth for more than 180 million years. C. The great white is the largest and cruelest of all animals known to attack humans. D. Some sharks can wear out a full set of teeth in less than 6 months. E. One of the most unusual aspects of the shark is its teeth. F. But sharks are also sensitive to electrical fields.

填空题You Need Courage! Shortly after I began a career in business, I learned that Carl Weatherup, president of PepsiCo (百事可乐公司), was speaking at the University of Colorado. I tracked down the person handling his schedule and managed to get myself an appointment. (46) . So there I was sitting outside the university’s auditorium, waiting for the president of PepsiCo. I could hear him talking to the students.., and talking, and talking. (47) He was now five minutes over, which dropped my time with him down to 10 minutes. Decision time. I wrote a note on the back of my business card, reminding him that he had a meeting. “You have a meeting with Jeff Hoye at 2:30 pm.” I took a deep breath, pushed open the doors of the auditorium and walked straight up the middle aisle (过道) toward him as he talked. Mr. Weatherup stopped. (48) Just before I reached the door, I heard him tell the group that be was running late. He thanked them for their attention, wished them luck and walked out to where I was now sitting, holding my breath. (49) He spent the next 30 minutes offering me his time, some wonderful stories that I still use, and an invitation to visit him and his group in New York. But what he gave me that I value the most was the encouragement to continue to do as I had done. (50) When things need to happen, you either have the nerve to act or you don’t.A. I began breathing again and we grabbed (霸占) an office right there at school and closed the door.B. As I sat listening to him, I knew that I could trust him, and that he deserved every bit of loyalty I could give to him.C. I became alarmed: his talk wasn’t ending when it should have.D. He said that it took nerve for me to interrupt him, and that nerve was the key to success in the business world.E. I was told, however, that he was on a tight schedule and only had 15 minutes available after his talk to the business class.F. I handed him the card then I turned and walked out the way I came.

填空题阅读下面的短文，文章中有5处空白，文章后有6组文字，请根据文章的内容选择5组文字，将其分别放回文章原有位置，以恢复文章原貌。 {{U}} (46) {{/U}}Picturephone service, which will become available commercially in the 1970s, will at first probably be used by large business corporations.{{U}} (47) {{/U}}It is already clear that "the next best thing to being there" is going to be a Picturephone call. {{U}} (48) {{/U}}This "new light", first produced by scientists in 1960, can beam continuously and with extraordinary intensity.{{U}} (49) {{/U}}In other words, they are thinking of using light for the same purpose radio waves are used—to transmit telephone calls, TV programs, and data messages from one point to another. With the expansion of Picturephone service and highspeed data communications between computers, present message-carrying capacities may soon become inadequate. As it turns out to be technically and economically' sound, the laser might prove to be a major breakthrough in telephone communications. Current research in telephone communications is so extensive and changes are coming about so rapidly that no one can predict with accuracy what the telephone of tomorrow will look like.{{U}} (50) {{/U}}。 A. But as Picturephone service becomes available, it will no doubt spread from the office to the home. B. Instead of using light to see by, telephone researchers are thinking of ways to use light to communicate by. C. For many people the most' exciting development in recent years is Picturephone service. D. One area that is being seriously considered is communications service "on the move". E. But there is at least one prediction that can be made with assurance: There will be more and more telephones in the future, and they will be better ones. F. Possibly the most significant research now being conducted is in the use of the laser beam in telephone communications.

填空题Almost Human? Scientists are racing to build the world"s first thinking robot. This is not science fiction: some say they will have made it by the year 2020. Carol Packer reports machines that walk, speak and feel are no longer science fiction. Kismet is the name of an android (机器人) which scientists have built at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Kismet is different from the traditional robot because it can show human emotions. Its eyes, ears and lips move to show when it feels happy, sad or bored. Kismet is one of the first of a new generation of androids—robots that look like human beings—which can imitate human feelings. Cog, another android invented by the MIT, imitates the action of a mother. However, scientists admit that so far Cog has the mental ability of a two-year-old. The optimists (乐观主义者) say that by the year 2020 we will have created humanoids (机器人) with brains similar to those of all adult human being. These robots will be designed to look like people to make them more attractive and easier to sell to the public. What kind of jobs will they do? In the future, robots like Robonaut, a humanoid invented by NASA, will be doing dangerous jobs, like repairing space stations. They will also be doing more and more of the household work for us. In Japan, scientists are designing androids that will entertain us by dancing and playing the piano. Some people worry about what the future holds. Will robots become monsters (怪物)? Will people themselves become increasingly like robots? Experts predict that more and more people wilt be wearing micro-computers, connected to the Internet, in the future. People will have micro-chips in various parts of their body, which will connect them to a wide variety of gadgets (小装置). Perhaps we should not exaggerate (夸大) the importance of technology, but one wonders whether, in years to come, we will still be falling in love, and whether we will still feel pain. Who knows?

填空题A over the past 50 years B beneath the earth surface C by more than 50 percent D for more than four decades E as a raw material F for families

填空题The discovery of the genetic code of chimps will be helpful to______

填空题 阅读下面的短文，文章中有5处空白，文章后面有6组文字，请根据文章的内容选择 5组文字，将其分别放回文章原有位置，以恢复文章原貌。 {{B}} Success Stories{{/B}} One of the most successful fashion companies in the world is Benetton. The Benetton family opened their first shop in Italy in 1968. {{U}}(46) {{/U}} Benetton followed four marketing principles in order to achieve their success. The first principle is Consumer Concept. To build a successful business, you have to develop products around things people value, especially quality. {{U}}(47) {{/U}} He created clothes to match people's wants: the style is casual; the colors and patterns are bold; and the quality is excellent. The System Link is another feature of good marketing. For Benetton, this means waiting to get information about what customers like and what they dislike before making the clothes. {{U}}(48) {{/U}}. The Information Link means making sure the company responds quickly to people's demands. {{U}}(49) {{/U}} This information is then sent to the main office in Italy. Benetton can use this information to identify popular products and to continue making them; it can also identify less popular products and stop making them. A final important marketing principle is the Retail Link. There are Benentton stores in countries around the world. All the stores have the same clothing, the same window displays, and the same approach to sales. {{U}}(50) {{/U}}. The things people like about Benetton stores are that the quality is always high and the prices are generally low. And that spells success.A. The founder of Benetton began by asking people what they wanted.B. There used to be a good reason for this.C. When something is sold at a Benetton store, the store records information about the type, size, and color of the item.D. Today, there are Benetton shops in major cities all over the world.E. This means that customers can go into any Benetton store in the world and be sure of what they are buying.F. In other words, Benetton's clothes are made to order.

填空题Earth Angels 1. Joying Brescia was 8 years old when she noticed that cigarette butts (烟头) were littering her hometown beach in Isle of Palms, South Carolina. When she learned that it takes five years for the remains of a cigarette to disintegrate, she decided to take action. Joying launched a "No Butts on the Beach" campaign. She raised money and awareness about the need to keep the beaches clean. With the help of others, Joying also bought or received donations of gallonsize plastic ice-cream buckets. The buckets were filled with sand, and placed at all public-access areas of the beach. The buckets allowed people to dispose of their cigarettes before hitting the beach. Two years later, Joying says the buckets are full and the beach in nearly free of cigarette debris (残片). 2. People who live in or visit Steamboat Springs, Colorado, have Carter Dunham to thank for a new state wildlife refuge that preserves 20 acres of marshland and many species of wildlife. Carter and other students wrote a management plan for the area around the Yampa River. The plan was part of a class project when Carter was a freshman at Steamboat Springs High School. Working with the Colorado Division of Wildlife, Carter and his classmates mapped the area and species of animals living there. They also made decisions about, among other things, where fences and parking areas should be built. 3. Barbara Brown and her friends collect oil. It started as a project for their 4H Club after one of the girls noticed her father using motor oil to kill weeds on their farm in Victoria, Texas. They did some research and discovered that oil can contaminate ground water—a real danger in rural areas, where people live off the water on their land. The girls researched ways to recycle oil and worked with a local oil-recycling company on the issue. Now, the "Don"t Be Crude" program runs oil-collection sites—tanks that hold up to 460 gallons—where people in the community can dispose of their oil. 4. Five years ago, 11-year-old Ryan Hreljac was a little boy with a big dream: for all the people in Africa to have clean drinking water. His dream began in the first grade when he learned that people were dying because they didn"t have clean water, and that as little as $70 could build a well. "We really take water for granted," says Ryan, of Kemptville, Ontario, in Canada. "In other countries, you have to plan for it." Ryan earned the first $70 by doing extra chores (零工), but with the help of others, he has since raised hundreds of thousands of dollars. His efforts led to the start of the Ryan"s Well Foundation, which raises money for clean water and health-related services for people in African countries and developing countries.

填空题A. speed up dehydrationB. flakesC. powderD. controlledE. increasedF. sun-dried

填空题 Conservation or Wasted Effort? The black robin(旅鸫) is one of the world's rarest birds. It is a small, wild bird, and it lives only on the island of Little Mangere, off the coast of New Zealand. In 1967 there were about fifty black robins there; in 1977 there were fewer than ten. {{U}} {{U}} 1 {{/U}} {{/U}} Energetic steps are being taken to preserve the black robin. {{U}} {{U}} 2 {{/U}} {{/U}}The idea is to buy another island nearby as a special home, a "reserve", for threatened wild life, including black robins. The organizers say that Little Mangere should then be restocked(重新准备) with the robin's food. Thousands of the required plants are at present being cultivated in New Zealand. Is all this concern a waste of human effort? {{U}} {{U}} 3 {{/U}} {{/U}}Are we losing our sense of what is reasonable and what is unreasonable? In the earth's long, long past hundreds of kinds of creatures have evolved, risen to a degree of success and died out. In the long, long future there will be many new and different forms of life. Those creatures that adapt themselves successfully to what the earth offers will survive for a long time. {{U}} {{U}} 4 {{/U}} {{/U}}This is nature's proven method of operation. The rule of selection—"the survival of the fittest"—is the one by which human beings have themselves arrived on the scene. We, being one of the most adaptable creatures the earth has yet produced, may last longer than most. {{U}} {{U}} 5 {{/U}} {{/U}}You may take it as another rule that when, at last, human beings show signs of dying out, no other creature will extend a paw(爪) to postpone our departure. On the contrary, we will be hurried out. Life seems to have grown too tough for black robins. A. Some creatures, certain small animals, insects and birds, will almost certainly outlast (比……长久)man, for they seem even more adaptable. B. Those that fail to meet the challenges will disappear early. C. Detailed studies are going on, and a public appeal for money has been made. D. Both represent orders in the classification of life. E. Is it any business of ours whether the black robin survives or dies out? F. These are the only black robins left in the world.

填空题Time in the Animal World Rhythm controls everything in Nature. (46) The sun provides a basic time rhythm for all living creatures including humans. Nearly all animals are influenced by sun cycles and have developed a biological clock in their bodies following these cycles. The moon also exerts its force and influence on the sea. Its gravitational attraction causes the rising of the tide. (47) When the moon is behind the Earth, centrifugal force causes the second tide of the day. Animals living in tidal areas must have the instinct of predicting these changes, to avoid being stranded and dying of dehydration. Since the time of the dinosaurs, the king crab has been laying eggs at the seaside in a set way. To avoid predator fish, the eggs are always far from seawater and protected by sand. In the following two months, the eggs undergo dramatic changes related to the cycles of the moon. When the second spring tide comes, the young king crabs have matured. (48) Most of the mammals, either the giant elephant or the small shrew, have the same average total number of heartbeats in their lifetime. Shrews live only for two and a half years, and spend their life at a high speed and high tempo. Animals like shrews with a pulse rate of 600 per minute have an average total of eight hundred million heartbeats throughout their life. The African elephant has a pulse rate of 25 beats per minute, and a life span of 60 years. The size of the body determines the speed of life. (49) As we get older, our sense of time is being influenced by the physiological changes of our body. The elderly spend more time resting, and do few sports. (50) For a child, a week is seen as a long time.A. For an adult, time goes fast year by year.B. It controls, for example, the flapping of birds' wings, the beating of the heart and the rising and setting of the sun.C. The larger the animal is, the longer its life span is and the slower its life tempo is.D. The tide goes out when the moon moves away and its attraction is weaker.E. We always tend to think all the animals have the same sense of time as human beings.F. The second spring tide takes them back to the sea.

填空题A Heroic Woman The whole of the United States cheered its latest hero, Ashley Smith, with the Federal Bureau of investigation saying it was planning to give a big reward to her for having a brave heart and wise mind. 1 She was moving into her apartment in Atlanta, Georgia early on the morning of March 12, when a man followed her to her door and put a gun to her side. "I started walking to my door, and I felt really, really afraid," she said in a TV interview last week. The man was Brian Nichols, 33. He was suspected of killing three people at an Atlanta courthouse (法院)on March 11 and later of killing a federal agent. 2 Nichols tied Smith up with tape, but released her after she repeatedly begged him not to take her life. "I told him if he hurt me, my little girl wouldn"t have a mummy", she said. In order to calm the man down, she read to him from "The Purpose-Driven Life", a best-selling religious book. He asked her to repeat a paragraph about "what you thought your purpose in life was, what talents were you given." 3 "I basically just talked to him and tried to gain his trust." Smith said. Smith said she asked Nichols why he chose her. He said he thought "I was an angel sent from God, and we were Christian sister and brother", she said," And that he was lost, and that God led him to me to tell him that he had hurt a lot of people." 4 She said Nichols was surprised when she made him breakfast and that the two of them watched television coverage(报道) of the police hunt for him. "I cannot believe that"s me." Nichols told the woman. Then, Nichols asked Smith what she thought he should do. She said, "I think you should turn yourself in. If you don"t, lots more people are going to get hurt." Eventually, he let her go. 5 A US $ 60,000 reward had been posted for Nichols" capture. Authorities said they did not yet know if Smith would be eligible (有资格的)for that money. A. The local police were searching for him. B. Smith is a 26-year-old single mother with a daughter. C. Smith tried very hard to kill Nichols. D. She even cooked breakfast for the man before he allowed her to leave. E. And the two of them discussed this topic. F. Then she called the police.

填空题Verne"s Accurate Preview of the Future Since the beginning of time, man has been interested in the moon. The Romans designed a special day to show admiration and respect to the moon. They called it "Moon-day", or "Monday", as we know it today. Later, the great mind of Leonardo da Vinci studied the moon and designed a machine to carry a human to the moon. Leonardo said that one day a great machine bird would take a person to the moon and bring great honour to the home where it was born. Four and a half centuries later, Leonardo"s idea was realized. Apollo Ⅱ took three Americans Collins, Aldrin, and Armstrong to the moon. The mission (任务) did fill the whole world with great surprise, as Leonardo had said it would. Numerous essays, articles, and books were written about man"s first moon mission. But perhaps the most interesting story was one written before the event over 100 years before. In 1865, French author Jules Verne wrote a story about the first journey to the moon. His story was very similar to the 1969 Apollo Ⅱ mission. Verne"s spacecraft also contained three men—two Americans and a Frenchman. The spacecraft was described as being almost the same size as Apollo Ⅱ. The launch (发射) site in Verne"s story was also in Florida. The spacecraft in Verne"s story was named the "Columbiad". The Apollo Ⅱ command ship was called "Columbia". His account of sending the spacecraft into the space could easily have been written about how Apollo 11 was sent into the space. Verne"s story was the same as the actual event in several other respects. The speed of Verne"s spacecraft was 36,000 feet per second; Apollo"s was 35, 533 feet per second. Verne"s spacecraft took 97 hours to reach the moon; Apollo"s time was 103 hours. Like Apollo"s spacemen, Verne"s spacemen took pictures of the moon"s surface, relaxed on their seats, cooked with gas, and experienced weightlessness. They too came down in the Pacific and were picked up by an American warship. What were the reasons for Jules Verne"s extreme accuracy in describing an event 100 years or more before it actually occurred? He based his writings on the laws of physics and astronomy (天文学). Nineteenth-century science and the vivid Verne"s imagination gave people an unbelievably accurate preview of one of the greatest events of the 20 th century.