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During the 1980s, unemployment (失业人数) and underemployment (不充分就业) in some countries was so high as 90 per cent. Some countries did not 【B1】 enough food; basic needs in housing and clothing were not 【B2】 . Many of these countries looked 【B3】 the industrial processes of the developed nations for solution. 【B4】 , problems cannot always be solved by 【B5】 the industrialized nations. Industry in the developed nations is highly automated and very 【B6】 . It provides fewer jobs than labor-intensive industrial 【B7】 , and highly skilled workers are needed to 【B8】 and repair the equipment. These workers must be trained, 【B9】 many nations do not have the necessary training institutions. Thus, the 【B10】 of importing industry becomes higher. Students must be sent abroad to receive vocational and 【B11】 training. 【B12】 , just to begin training, the students must 【B13】 learn English, French, Germans, or Japanese. The students then spend many years abroad, and 【B14】 do not return home. All nations agree that science and technology should be shared. The point is: countries 【B15】 the industrial processes of the developed nations need to look carefully 【B16】 the costs, be cause ninny of these costs are 【B17】 Students from these nations should 【B18】 the problems of the industrialized countries closely. 【B19】 care, they will take home not the problems of science and technology, 【B20】 the benefits.

A.for

B.at

C.on

D.about

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参考答案:B

解析:语义衔接题。此题和69题一样,考查的是look动词短语和文章的语义衔接。第三段第一句是说“所有的国家都赞同科学和技术共享”;第二句的The point is 暗含转折的意义,也就是说,这些国家即使赞同科学和技术共享,但也不能完全照抄发达国家的模式,毕竟还有成本问题,那么应该予以仔细的考虑。look at含有“考虑”之意,因此选[B] at。

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Zhang Heng was a famous scientist in the history of China. His invention Hou Feng Seismometer was a great success and it helped us understand the world better.

(AD 78-139)

                      It was invented.
Zhang Heng was born in Nanyang in the eastern Han Dynasty. At that time, there were many earthquakes every year. People thought they were from ghosts. Zhang Heng, however, didn’t believe it. He tried to find ways to study earthquakes for many years and in 132 he invented the first seismometer in the world.
It was used.
But at first, people didn’t believe it and all laughed at him. In February, 138, Zhang heng’s seismometer told there was an earthquake in the west of Luoyang. After four days, three earthquakes really happened in Luoyang area. It was believed to be useful from then on. However, it was lost 1700 years ago.
It was reproduced.
Scientists have been trying to reproduce one like that. In 2012, the latest reproduced seismometer was successfully listed in Shanghai museum. It was reported to have been a little helpful during the earthquakes in Tangshan, Yunnan and Sichuan. It is hoped to be improved better soon and be able to predict coming earthquakes one day.
 
小题1:When was the first seismometer in the world invented?
A.In 78.B.In 132.C.In 138.D.In 139.
小题2: Where can we visit the latest reproduced seismometer?
A.In Henan.B.In Luoyang.C.In Shanghai. D.In Nanyang.
小题3: We probably read this passage from a (an) ______________.
A.advertisementB.story book
C.travel guidebookD.science magazine
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