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Edinburgh Mela

Time: 25th – 31st August 2008

Tel / Fax: 0131 557 1400

E-mail: info@edinburgh-mela.co.uk

Website: www.edinburgh-mela.co.uk

Each year Edinburgh Mela is Scotland’s biggest multicultural(多文化的)arts festival that celebrates in Scotland. Although Edinburgh Mela’s roots are in South Asian cultures, this is a festival for everybody. Music, colour, dance, art, fashion, food, children’s activities, the Mela bazaar(集市)and much more!

Edinburgh International Book Festival

Time: 9th – 25th August 2008

Tel: 0131 718 5666

Fax: 0131 226 5335

E-mail: admin@edbookfest.co.uk

Website: www.edbookfest.co.uk

Edinburgh International Book Festival is the world’s biggest book festival. We present different programs for both adults and children including discussions, lectures, debates and workshops, all in one of Edinburgh’s most beautiful spaces, Charlotte Square Gardens.

Edinburgh International Festival

Time: 8th – 31st August 2008

Tel: + 44 (0) 131 473 2000

Fax: +44 (0) 131 473 2002

E-mail: eif@eif.co.uk

Website: www.eif@eif.co.uk

Each year the Edinburgh International Festival stages one of the greatest celebrations of the arts, attracting audiences from around the world to the city’s exciting atmosphere. The festivities offer a special opportunity to experience the excitement of live performance by internationally well-known artists as well as the joy of discovering new and unfamiliar works.

Edinburgh International Science Festival

Time: 25th March-5th April 2008

Tel: 0131 558 7666                                

Fax: 0131 557 9177

E-mail: esf@scifest.demon.co.uk

Website: www.sciencefestival.co.uk

The UK’s largest Science Festival is back with one of the most exciting line-ups in the Festival’s 16-year history. The Science Festival is an unbelievable place for everyone, with events at all levels, all ages and all purses. On offer are 10 days of non-stop shows workshops, presentations, hands-on activities, exhibitions and tours designed to amuse and entertain. Call our ticket hotline on 0131 557 5588.

小题1:According to the passage, the four festivals         .

A.are all about arts

B.all happen in 2008 only

C.are all celebrated in Edinburgh

D.are all mainly for children小题2:What do we know about Edinburgh Mela?

A.It is deeply rooted in Edinburgh.

B.It is a place to buy and sell things.

C.It shows kinds of cultures in Scotland.

D.It offers a chance for you to buy books.小题3: How many ways are available for you to get the information about each festival?

A.Only one.

B.Two.

C.Three.

D.Four.小题4:If you want to book tickets to Edinburgh International Science Festival, you’d better dial       .

A.0131 557 5588

B.0131 558 7666

C.+ 44 (0) 131 473 2000

D.0131 557 1400

答案

小题1:C

小题2:C

小题3:D

小题4:A

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阅读下面的文字,然后回答问题。
包括一些海洋学科普作家在内的几乎每个人都认为,在大海深处的巨大压力之下,人体会被压扁。实际上,情况似乎并非如此。由于在很大程度上我们本身也是由水组成的,而水——用牛津大学弗朗西斯·阿什克罗夫特的话来说——“______”,因此人体仍会保持与周围的水一样的压力,不会被压死。麻烦的倒是体内的气体,尤其是肺内的气体。那里的气体确实会被压缩,但压缩到什么程度才会被致命,这还不知道。知道最近,人们还认为,要是潜到100米左右的深处,肺赃会内爆,胸壁会爆裂,他或她就会痛苦地死去,但裸潜者反复证明,情况恰好相反。据阿什克罗夫特所说,似乎“人可以比预想的更要像鲸和海豚”。
然而,许多别的方面可能出问题。在使用潜水衣——即用长管子连接水面的那种装备——的年代,潜水员有时候会经历一种可怕的现象,名叫“挤压”。这种情况发生在水面气泵失灵,造成潜水衣灾难性地失压的时候,倒霉的潜水员真的会被吸进面具和管子。等到被拖出水面,“衣服里剩下的几乎只有他的骨头和一点儿血肉模糊的东西”,生物学家J.B.S.霍尔丹在1947年写道,惟恐有人不信,他接着说,“这种事真的发生过”。
然而,在大海深处真正可怕的是得弯腰病(减压病)——倒不是因为这种病不舒服(虽然不舒服是肯定的),而是因为发生的可能性大得多。我们呼吸的空气里有80%是氮。要是将人体至于压力之下,那个氮会变成小气泡,在血液和组织里到处移动。要是压力变化太大——比如潜水员上升太快——体内的气泡就会泛起泡沫,犹如刚刚打开的香槟酒瓶那样,堵塞了细小的血管,造成细胞失氧,使病人痛得直不起腰。这就是“弯腰病”这个名字的由来。
自古以来,弯腰病一直是潜水采海绵人和潜水采集珍珠人的职业病,但是19世纪以前没有引起西方世界的重视;而且,还包括那些不湿身体(至少不会湿得很厉害,一般不会湿到脚踝以上)的人。他们是沉箱工人。沉箱是密封的干室,建在河床,用于建造桥墩。沉箱里充满了压缩空气;当工人们在人造压力的条件下工作很长时间走出来的时候,他们会经历轻微的症状,比如皮肤刺痛或发痒。但是,无法预料的是,少数人会持续关节痛,偶尔痛得倒在地上,有时候再也爬不起来。
(比尔·布莱森《孤独的行星》,选自《万物简史》,接力出版社,2005)

根据本文,下列属于造成“减压病”原因的是:

A.深水的高压使人的肌体无法忍受

B.深水中的高压使人的肺脏内爆,胸壁破裂

C.潜水员上升太快导致压力的突然变化

D.潜水员在深水中会经历可怕的“挤压”

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