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　　America is the land of the automobile. “This country has only 6 percent of the world's population out of 46 percent of the world's cars. Right now, there are 97 million privately owned cars consuming 75 billion gallons of gasoline and traveling an estimated 1,000 billion miles a year. The figures also affirm something we know every time we refill our gasoline tank. The automobile is a very thirty piece of technology. Of the total petroleum supply in the United States, 30 percent goes to quench that thirst. Every year for each passenger car, about 800 gal lons of gasoline are consumed.

　　Other aspects of our commitment to the automobile also bear mentioning here. It takes a great deal of energy to manufacture one automobile - about 150 million BTU's of energy. This is equivalent to 1,200 gallons of gasoline, enough to run a car for about 1,600 miles. We expend energy in the process of shipping cars from factories to showrooms, displaying them for sale and making replacement parts for repairs. One out of six jobs in the nation is associated with the automobile business. About two gallons of gasoline are consumed in the process of making every ten gallons that are pumped into an automobile's gas tank.

　　Building highways and parking lots has used up much of our land. It has been estimated that we have paved over 21,000 square miles of this country's surface, most of it to accommodate the automobile. The automobile is also the largest contributor to our nation's air pollution problem and a very serious one because most of its pollutants are emitted in our large metropolitan areas.

1．To make an automobile, we need ________.

[　　]

A．75 billion gallons of gasoline

B．150 million BTU's of energy

C．1,200 gallons of gasoline

D．800 gallons of petroleum

2．The underlined word “quench” in this passage means ________.

[　　]

A．stop
B．satisfy
C．reduce
D．cool

3．The main idea of this passage is ________.

[　　]

A．what the automobile costs and brings

B．how to make the automobile

C．the energy the automobile costs

D．the problem the automobile has brought

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科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：053

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　　In the 1940s, Pinehaven Park was one of Crafton City's loveliest recreation(娛樂)areas. Over 40 acres of woods and fields were open to the public. In the 1950s, part of the park was taken over by Crafton City's garbage. Fifteen acres were to be used for landfill disposal(理置). As time went on, more and more of the park was used for garage disposal and less for recreation. Two years ago, the park was closed to the public for good. Along with household garbage, industrial chemicals had for years been dumped (傾倒)in the Pinehaven landfill. These poisonous chemicals had begun to seep(滲)back up through the soil. All of Pinehaven Park had become dangerously polluted.

　　 Last year, the fish in the Crafton River began to die. After a series of investigations(研究), it became clear that the people of Crafton City were not to blame. 100～150 miles upstream, big paper mills were dumping industrial wastes into the river. Little by little, the level of poison in the river began to rise. Finally, it became so polluted that the fish themselves could no longer survive.

　　Downtown Crafton used to be a quiet area. Ten years of remarkable growth changed that in a big hurry. But with Crafton City's new prosperity(繁榮)came a new problem: air pollution. And it is a serious problem. Air pollution levels in Crafton are regularly reaching those of the nation's large industrial cities.

(1)Which of the following best states the central idea of the passage?

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A．Chemical dumping is a serious threat to Crafton City's soil.

B．The rapid growth of industry has brought air pollution to Crafton City.

C．The disposal of garbage can destroy recreation areas.

D．Industrial growth and progress have resulted in the pollution of Crafton City's water, air, and soil.

(2)According to the passage, what portion of the park had originally been marked for use as a garbage dump?

[　　]

A．Less than half　　　　 B．Exactly half

C．About one third　　　　D．Most of it

(3)As it is used in the passage, the phrase“for good”means ________.

[　　]

A．practically　　　　B．for ever

C．thoroughly　　　　D．a(chǎn)dvantageously

(4)According to the passage, one result of dumping industrial chemicals into the landfill was that ________.

[　　]

A．the land became unsafe for humans

B．the animals on the land died

C．the poisonous chemicals were washed into the nearby river

D．the smoke from the chemicals polluted the air surrounding the landfill

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科目：高中英語 來源：四川省綿陽中學(xué)2009－2010學(xué)年高一下學(xué)期入學(xué)考試英語試題 題型：050

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International Studies(BA 文學(xué)士)

　　Key features

　　●Recognizes the “global community”

　　●Has close connections with practical research

　　●Much of the teaching is done in small discussion groups

　　About the course

　　The course focuses on the complex(復(fù)雜的)relations between nation states．It will provide more opportunity to study specific issues such as relationship among countries in the European Union, third world debt, local and international disagreement, and the work of international bodies such as the United Nations, the European Union, NATO, and the World Bank．

　　The course applies theories to the working of the international system with close attention to particular countries．It provides students with a better knowledge of ways to solve international problems．

　　Related courses

　　BA(Hons)Community Management

　　BA(Hons)Public Policy and Management

　　Employment possibilities

　　International organizations

　　International business

Earth Science(BSc 理學(xué)士)

　　Key features

　　●Based on key courses and the latest research findings．

　　●Pays much attention to practical skills

　　●Offers chances for fieldwork

　　About the course

　　The demand and competition for natural resources is becoming an increasingly serious problem for the future of mankind．Graduates in Earth Science will play an important role in meeting this demand, and in how these natural resources will be used．

　　The course covers geography and geology(地質(zhì)學(xué))．You will carry out fieldwork in the UK and possibly abroad, and in your final year complete a research project in an area of interest to you．

　　Related courses

　　BSc(Hons)Geography

　　BSc(Hons)Geology

　　Employment possibilities

　　Mineral, oil, water or other related engineering industries

(1)

International Studies is a course in ________．

[　　]

A．

international politics

B．

international business

C．

international bodies

D．

international relations

(2)

After taking the course of International Studies, the students will ________．

[　　]

A．

become practical and open-minded

B．

have a greater ability to discuss theories

C．

know ways to settle problems between countries

D．

have good jobs in any international organization

(3)

Earth Science, as described in the second text, ________．

[　　]

A．

is attractive because of the chance for fieldwork

B．

pays more attention to theories than practical skills

C．

is built on important courses and the results of recent studies

D．

encourages students to play a role in using natural resources

(4)

The above two texts are most probably written for the students who ________．

[　　]

A．

are first year college students

B．

have not yet chosen their course

C．

want to study in the UK

D．

are interested in practical study abroad

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