专业好文档（一）Ford abandons electric vehicles（福特放弃电动汽车）1.What have the Ford motor company, General Motors and Honda done concerning electric cars?C They have given up producing electric cars.2. According to Tim Holmes of Ford Europe, battery-powered carsB will not be the main transportation vehicles in the future. 3.Which auto manufacturers are still producing electric vehicles? A Toyota and Nissan.4.According to the eighth paragraph, hybrid cars C run more miles than petrol driven cars. 5.Which of the following is true about the hope of car manufacturers according to the last paragraph? D The legislation will allow more low-emission to be produced.（二）World Crude Oil Production May Peak a Decade Earlier Than Some Predict（世界原油产量可能提前十年达到峰值）1. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “Sparked” Appearing in paragraph 2?”B stimulated2.The term “a bell shaped curve” appearing in paragraph 2 indicates that global oil production willD start to decline after global oil production peaks.3.Which of the following is NOT true of the Hubbert model?D It provides a very realistic and accurate oil production.4.What is the major achievement of the new study mentioned in the last paragraph?A It predicts global oil production will peak in 2014.5.Who develop the new version of the Hubbert model?B Kuwaiti scientists.（三）Citizen scientists（公民科学家）1. Ecologists turn to non-scientist citizens for help because they need themC to collect data of the life cycle of living things.2.What are citizen scientists asked to do? B To send their research observations to a professional database.3.In “All thats needed to become one . (paragraph2)” , what does the word “one” stands forB a citizen scientist.4.What is NOT true of Project BudBurst?A Only experts can participate in it.5 .What is the final purpose of Project BudBurst?D To investigate how plants and animals will respond as the climate changes.（四）Motoring technology（汽车技术）1.What are researchers interested in doing as the road accidents worldwide increase to a shocking rate? C They focus their research on safety and new fuels. 2.According to the second paragraph, most road accidents happen B because drivers make mistakes.3.Which of the safety developments is NOT mentioned in the passage?D Windscreens that can help drivers to improve their vision.4.What is NOT the purpose of innovations that use satellite tracking and remote communications?C To call for help when the car gets jammed in the traffic. 5.What is true of robotic drivers?A It will take some time before robotic drivers can be put to practical use. （五）Late-night drinking（在深夜饮咖啡）1.The author mentions pick-me-up to indicate that C coffee is a stimulant. 2.Which of the following tells us how caffeine affects sleep?C Caffeine halves the bodys levels of sleep hormone.3.What does paragraph 3 mainly discuss? A Different effects of caffeinated coffee and decaf on sleep. 4.What does the experiment mentioned in paragraph 4 prove? D Caffeine drinkers produce less sleep hormone.5.The author of this passage probably agrees that B we should not drink coffee after supper. （六）Making Light of Sleep（不要太在意睡眠）2012新增1 .The clock located inside our brains is similar to our bedside alarm clock becauseB it has a cycle of 24 hours.2. What is implied in the second paragraph?C Children before puberty tend to fall asleep earlier at night than adolescents.3. In the third paragraph the author wants to tell the reader thatB staying up late has a bad effect on teenagers ability to think and learn.4. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the fourth and fifth paragraphs?C Our internal clock as well as the alarm clock can be reset automatically.5. According to the last two paragraphs， what did the previous researchers think about the human eyes light-sensing system?B The human eye had one light-sensing system.（七）Sugar power for cell phones（用糖为手机发电）1. According to the first paragraph, when can we share our sweet drinks with our cell phones?C When the technology of a new type of fuel cell is suitable for mass production.2.What trouble did Minteer and Klotzbach have in their research? A They had trouble keeping enzymes in fuel cells active. 3. According to Paragraph 5, electrons are releasedC when the enzyme oxidizes the glucose from a sugary liquid that goes through a pocket.4.What is exciting about the new fuel cells?B Their limited power generation capacity is a good beginning. 5.According to the last paragraph, what is NOT true of the new fuel cells? D It will take some time before the new fuel cells can be used in popular products.（八）Eiffel is an eyeful（引人注目的埃菲尔铁塔）1. Why does the author think the Eiffel Tower is transformed into symbol of a world on the move?B Tourists of all nationalities come- to, scribble on t