北京师范大学网络教育———0492《大学英语三》阅读理解习题（24）
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答案：B
4. New York borough Bronx is not on anisland.
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答案：A
5. The printing industry and the clothingindustry are two of the main businesses of New York.
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答案：A
81. Mr. Simpson worked in a shop which sold cleanedand repaired hearing-aids（助听器）. One day an old gentleman entered and putone down in front of him without saying a word.
"What's the matter with it?" Mr.Simpson said. The man didn't answer. Of course Mr. Simpson thought the old manmust be deaf and that his hearing-aid must be faulty, so he said again, moreloudly, "What's wrong with your hearing-aid, sir?" Again the man saidnothing. So Mr. Simpson shouted his question again as loudly as he could.
The man then took a pen and a piece of paperand wrote: "It is not necessary to shout when you are speaking with me. Myears are as good as yours. The hearing-aid is my wife's, not mine. I've justhad a throat（咽喉） operation, and my problem is not that Ican't hear, but that I can't speak."
1. The old gentleman went to Mr. Simpson'sshop to buy a hearing-aid.
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答案：B
2. When the old didn't answer him, Mr.Simpson thought the old man was very strange.
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答案：B
3. The old gentleman's wife's hearing-aid wasfaulty.
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答案：A
4. The old man finally made himselfunderstood by writing on a piece of paper.
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答案：A
5. The old man could not answer Mr. Simpsonbecause he had just had a throat operation.
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答案：A
82. Do you forget to turn off the lights andheaters when you go out of a room? In 2040 it will not matter. They will turnthemselves off and on again when you return. A sensor will detect the presenceof a human and turn the systems on, and when the humans leave it will turn themoff again.
The sensors will work through the centralhome computer, and they will do much more than just turn the fires and lightson and off for you. They will detect faulty electrical appliances, isolate themso that they cannot harm anyone, and then warn you that they need repair. Theywill detect fire and if you are out of the house, the computer will call thefiremen. It will also call the police, should the sensors detect an intruder（非法闯入者）. You will open the door using your personalcard--the one you use for shopping--maybe using a number known only to you.
1. The author intends to tell the readersthat in year 2040 there will be no switches for lights and heaters.
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答案：B
2. According to the passage, people will savemuch trouble with the help of advanced technology.
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答案：A
3. According to the author, in 2040, newtechnology will free us from the keys we use today.
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答案：A
4. Thanks to computers, in 2040 people willbe controlled by computers.
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答案：B
5. The best title for the passage is"The Development of Science and Technology".
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答案：B
83. The undersea world is very beautiful. Nowmore and more people want to dive in the water to find the secrets there. Scuba（戴水肺）diving is a new sport today. It can take youinto a wonderful undersea world.
You will find many strange animals in thesea. Some are like a school bus. Many sea animals give out light in the darkand some have sharp teeth.
During the day, there is enough light. Here,under the sea, everything is blue and green. When fish swim nearby, you cancatch them with your hands. When you have bottles of air on your back, you canstay in deep water for a long time. However, you can't dive too deep. And youmust be very careful when you dive in deep water.
The deep sea is not an easy place to live in.It is cold, and it is dark, too. The deeper it is, the less sunlight there is.At about 3,000 feet, there is no light at all. It is very dark in the sea. Manyfishes have no eyes. Some have big eyes. A few have eyes on one side.
Besides the coldness and the darkness,deep-sea animals face a third danger - other animals.
Animals eat! They must find food to eat. Manyanimals eat plants. However, some animals eat meat. This means these seaanimals have two big jobs. They need to find animals as food, and they have totry not to become other animals' meal.
1. People want to dive in the sea because theywant to find the secrets of the undersea world.
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答案：A
2. In the daytime, when you dive in the sea,you can see everything green and blue.
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答案：A
3. Animals will meet four types of danger underthe deep sea.
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答案：B
4. When you do scuba diving, you can divefreely without any danger.
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答案：B
5. At the depth of 3,000 feet under the sea,all animals can find their way with the help of their eyes.
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答案：B
84. Can trees talk? Yes, but not in words.Scientists have reason to believe that trees do communicate with each other.Not long ago, researchers learned some surprising things. First a willow treeattacked in the woods by caterpillars (毛虫) changed the chemistry of its leaves andmade them taste so terrible that they got tired of the leaves and stoppedeating them. Then even more astonishing, the tree sent out a special smell--asignal causing its neighbors to change the chemistry of their own leaves andmake them less tasty.
Communication, of course, doesn't need to bein words. We can talk to each other by smiling, raising our shoulders andmoving our hands. We know that birds and animals use a whole vocabulary ofsongs, sounds, and movements. Bees dance their signals, flying in certainpatterns that tell other bees where to find nectar (花蜜) for honey. So why shouldn't trees have waysof sending message?
1. It's implied that caterpillars do not feedon leaves that have an unpleasant taste.
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答案：A
2. The willow tree described in the passageprotects itself by growing more branches.
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答案：B
3. The willow tree was able to communicatewith other trees by giving off a special smell.
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答案：A
