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听力题 In 1946 there was a program in the Rio Grande valley to substitute the hybrid com, which is produced by mixing several types of corn, for the native corn. The native corn was of poor nutritional quality and gave a poor quantity of grain, while the hybrid corn was of excellent quality and gave about three times as large a crop as the native variety. In the first year, half of the 84 farmers in the village planted the hybrid corn and doubled the corn production. Three years later, however, only three farmers planted the hybrid corn. The others were planting the traditional variety. At the beginning of the project, the program leader studied the pattern of the natural relations of plants, animals, and people to each other and to their surroundings of the area and showed films demonstrating the superiority of the new corn. The farmers agreed that the hybrid corn had great advantages. The size of the corn confirmed these advantages. Why did they stop planting it? They complained that it wasn''t good for cooking and they didn''t like the flavor. In 1946 there was a program in the Rio Grande valley to substitute the hybrid com, which is produced by mixing several types of corn, for the native corn. The native corn was of poor nutritional quality and gave a poor quantity of grain, while the hybrid corn was of excellent quality and gave about three times as large a crop as the native variety. In the first year, half of the 84 farmers in the village planted the hybrid corn and doubled the corn production. Three years later, however, only three farmers planted the hybrid corn. The others were planting the traditional variety. At the beginning of the project, the program leader studied the pattern of the natural relations of plants, animals, and people to each other and to their surroundings of the area and showed films demonstrating the superiority of the new corn. The farmers agreed that the hybrid corn had great advantages. The size of the corn confirmed these advantages. Why did they stop planting it? They complained that it wasn''t good for cooking and they didn''t like the flavor.

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单选题Los Angeles--" Can you believe how cold it is.'?" giggled Pink at the E!/Environmental Media Association's post-Golden Globes fete (庆祝) on Monday night in Beverly Hills. "That's a good segue(延续), because we're here at this party to talk about the environment. I shouldn't be freezing, and if we have more parties like this, maybe I won't be." Pink was shivering in a short-sleeved golden micromini dress, but most female partygoers were more bundled up (穿暖) against the elements. Despite heat lamps that drew crowds, the party, which was held in a tent on the top of a parking lot next to the Beverly Hilton ( where the Golden Globes show had played out earlier), was so chilly you could actually see your breath. In fact, the temperature was in the thirties by the time KT Tunstall took the stage and rocked out with a set including her hit songs Suddenly I See and Black Horse and the Cherry Tree, helping get people's blood flowing as they danced--still wearing coats, however! The biggest winner to swoop through the ecologically decorated space was Sacha Baron Cohen, clutching his Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture --Musical or Comedy in one hand and his long-time girlfriend Isla Fisher (The Wedding Crasher) in the other. She looked ravishing (引人入胜的) in a vintage (古老的) navy blue Herve Leger strapless gown, but definitely seemed to be freezing, and they didn't stay long. So many parties (there were eight in all, all within walking distance of the ballroom where the awards were given out) for a winner to hit, and most were actually inside, warm and out of the elements. But despite the weather, the E!/EMA party drew a host of ecologically minded celebs (名流). Julia Louis-Dreyfus also wore a short gold cocktail dress, and used her very tall hubby Brad Hall to keep her warm; we hear she packed her little clutch with L'Oreal Paris' new HIP High Intensity Pigments lip glosses earlier in the evening, as the company handed out swag in their Ladies Lounge inside the Golden Globes. Militant greenie Daryl Hannah was one of the first celebs to stop in; she was very bundled up, as were Milla Jovovich and Amy Smart. Ivanka Trump and her brother Donald Junior made the scene, as did Alyssa Milano, Kerry Washington, Amber Valletta, Molly Sims, James Franco, Michelle Trachtenberg, Vanessa Minnillo ( no sign of Nick Lachey, however), and Bahar Soomekh. And the main topic of conversation among the huddled groups, shivering together in the record-breaking cold, global warming, A1 Gore, and "An Inconvenient Truth" , of course.

单选题 Long Conversation Two Questions 22-25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

单选题Passage TwoQuestions 29 to 31 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

单选题A．Sheeasilygetsembarrassedandnervousinclass.B．Shereceivedapoorgradeinthepresentation.C．Shehadnotcompletedherassignment.D．Shewasunabletoattendherpsychologyclass.

单选题Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.

单选题A strange thing about humans is their capacity for blind rage. Rage is presumably an emotion resulting from survival instinct, but the surprising thing about it is that we do not deploy it against other animals. If we encounter a dangerous wild animal--a poisonous snake or a wild cat--we do not fly into a temper. If we are unarmed, we show fear and attempt to back away; if we are suitably armed, we attack, but in a rational manner not in a rage. We reserve rage for our own species. ①It is hard to see any survival value in attacking one's own, but if we take account of the long competition which must have existed between our own subspecies and other like Neanderthal(穴居人的) man--indeed others still more remote from us than Neanderthal man--human rage becomes more comprehensible. In our everyday language and behavior there are many reminders of those early struggles. We are always using the words "us and them". "Our" side is perpetually Wing to do down the "other" side. In games we artificially create other subspecies we can attack. The opposition of "us" and "them" is the touchstone of the two-party system of "democratic" politics. ②Although there are no very serious consequences to many of these modern psychological representations of the "us and them" emotion, it is as well to remember that the original aim was not to beat the other subspecies in a game but to exterminate it. ③The readiness with which humans allow themselves to be regimented has permitted large armies to be formed, which taken together with the "us and them" blind rage, has led to destructive clashes within our subspecies itself. The First World War is an example in which Europe divided itself into two imaginary subspecies. And there is a similar extermination battle now in Northern Ireland. The idea that there is a religious basis for this clash is illusory, for not even the Pope has been able to control it. The clash is much more primitive than the Christian religion, much older in its emotional origin. The conflict in Ireland is unlikely to stop until a greater primitive fear is imposed from outside the community, or until the combatants become exhausted.

单选题Road courtesy is not only good manners, but good sense, too. It takes the most level-headed and good-tempered of drivers to resist the temptation to get their revenge when subjected to uncivilized behavior. On the other hand, a little courtesy goes a long way towards relieving the tensions and frustrations of motoring. A friendly nod or a wave of acknowledgement in response to an act of courtesy helps to create an atmosphere of good will and tolerance so necessary in modern traffic conditions. But such acknowledgements of courtesy are all too rare today. Many drivers nowadays don't even seem able to recognize courtesy when they see it. Contrary to general opinion, young drivers (especially sports-car owners, who take pride in their driving) have better manners than their seniors. But this attitude is short-lived in the world of modern driving where many drivers neither expect nor give any quarter. This may be a commendable trait on the battlefield but is out of place on the roads. Lorry drivers say they have almost abandoned the practice of signaling cars to overtake when the road is clear, because many of the cars took too long to pass. Their drivers couldn't be bothered to select a lower gear. Others, after overtaking, slowed down again and hogged (多占) the road. Again, a motoring magazine has recently drawn attention to the increasing number of drivers who never wait for gaps. "They manufacture them by force, using their direction indicators as a threat rather than a warning." Slanging-matches (互相谩骂)and even punch-ups are quite common. It can't be long before we hear of pistols and knives being used: we can then call our dual carriageways duel carriageways, and solve a spelling problem in the process. Driving is essentially a state of mind. However technically skilled a driver may be, he can't be an advanced motorist if he is always arrogant and aggressive. Ironically, misplaced courtesy can also be dangerous and selfish. Typical examples are the driver who brakes violently to allow a lone car to emerge from a side street at some hazard to following traffic, when a few seconds later the road would be clear anyway; or the man who waves a child across a pedestrian crossing into the path of oncoming vehicles that may be unable to stop in time. The same goes for encouraging old ladies to cross the road wherever and whenever they care to. It always amazes me that the highways are not littered with the corpses of these grannies.

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单选题What is the author's attitude toward "educational toys"?

单选题Passage TwoQuestions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.

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