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DC Hilton was one of the first Americans to find out that there was money to be made in the middle of the night.42 years ago he bought a small restaurant on US highway 69,in Oklahoma.His main customers were truck drivers and __61   salesmen who drank coffee and ate cheeseburgers when they stopped to__6their journey.

It was they who first tried to persuade Hilton to remain open all night.He thought about it for a while,and then suddenly made up his mind.He took the door key and threw it across the road.He hasn't closed the door__6.

Over the years his simple burger cafe has expanded into a 24-hour roadside empire,with a 100-seat restaurant,a petrol station,a mini shopping market,a car park__64  mobile homes(活动住房) and all night self-help laundry.

Hilton was a pioneer in a 24-hour__65 which has now caught  on around the world.Today not only restaurants but also banks,supermarkets,mail order firms,travel agencies and many other businesses are__6to be open all night. __67  is this really a good thing?

A lot of research has been done in America on the effect of 24-hour working, and

there is growing__6about the long-term dangers of a society that doesn't sleep.Americans are said to be sleeping 20% less than they did 100 years ago,and 55% claim to suffer at least occasionally from over-tiredness. __6of the worst man made disasters happened in the last few hours before dawn ,when even the most experienced night-worker has difficulty__70  awake.

61.A.travelling        B. walking          C. entering       D. coming

62.A.start             B. continue         C. break          D. enjoy

63.A.ever              B. since            C. later          D. then

64.A.on               B. at               C. of             D. for

65.A.working trend     B. touring business  C. banking service     D. delivering system

66.A.performing        B. pretending       C. beginning      D. hesitating

67.A.Thus              B. And           But            D. Furthermore

68.A.concern           B. understanding    C. interest       D. sense

69.A.Few               B. Several          C. None        D. All

70.A.preserving         B. becoming       C. maintaining    D. staying

答案

61--70   ACBDA    CCABD  

61.下文中的their journey对做出正确选择作了提示,说明他们在旅途中。答案为A。

62. break中断。根据上文中的stopped可确定答案。当那些卡车司机和商贩在旅途中停下来进行短暂的休息时,他们喝点咖啡,吃点cheeseburger(放有干酪的肉饼)。答案为C。

63.这个句子的谓语动词用了现在完成时,since从此以后,常与完成时连用。从此以后他再也没关过门;ever曾经,常用于肯定句中,否定句是:He has never closed the door;later后来,常与一般过去时连用。答案为B。

64. mobile houses是一种用汽车装载的活动住房。for“为了”。a car park for mobile house为装载着活动住房的汽车提供的停车场。答案为D。

65.a 24-hour working trend二十四小时工作的趋向。下文的内容告诉我们,二十四小时工作已成为全球的趋向。而且,根据DC Hilton工作的性质,容易排除B、C和D项。touring business旅游事业;banking service银行服务业;delivering system邮递系统。答案为A。 

66.上文说明24小时工作成为一种趋向,很多行业开始整夜开放。A项performing“表演”;B项pretending“假装”;D项hesitating“犹豫”,均不合题意。答案为C。

67.根据下一段的内容可判断出is this really a good thing?是对二十四小时工作提出的质疑,所以两句之间是转折关系,要用But填写。Furthermore“另外”。答案为C。 

68.be growing concern about对……关心不断增加。人们越来越多地对不睡觉对社会所造成的长远危险予以关注。B项understanding“理解”;C项interest“兴趣”;D项sense“意识”。答案为A。

69.several几个。意思是:最严重的人为灾难发生在黎明前。而few和none都表示否定,all表示全体,都与短文内容不符。答案为B。 

70.stay awake保持清醒的状态。preserve“保护,维护”,后常接名词;become表示由不清醒向清醒变化的过程;maintain作系动词的意思是“维持”。答案为D。

单项选择题
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The use of chemicals in almost all areas of life has become a commonplace phenomenon. There is growing evidence, however, that chemicals in the environment, including pesticides, may contribute to some illnesses. While studies are still being conducted, preliminary conclusions point to the verdict that such chemicals are indeed negatively impacting those humans to whom they are exposed.

Children are especially vulnerable to toxic substances. Pound for pound, they eat, drink and breathe more than adults, all of which exposes them more heavily to those chemicals to which most individuals encounter on a daily basis. Furthermore, their bodies are still in developing stages, exacerbating the negative effects of those chemicals, which negatively impact them.

Of 50 types of pesticides commonly used in American schools, a study conducted by the National Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides found that many caused negative reactions in laboratory animals. Such negative effects included kidney and liver damage, cancer, and neurological and reproductive problems.

These implications of these findings are far-reaching. Given the variety of harmful effects attributed to those pesticides tested, one must pause and consider whether it is wise to continue their use in the nation’s schools, where children will be constantly exposed to them. Activists have lobbied for the elimination of such use with a degree of success, and recent findings, if supported by further analysis and confirmation, may help further the cause. A long term solution or alternative, however, remains elusive.

In the short run, however, there may be some measures that can be taken to mitigate the harmful effects of dangerous pesticides. The American Medical Association’s Council on Scientific Affairs concluded in a 1997 report that given the "particular uncertainty.., regarding the long-term health effects of low-dose pesticide exposures," it is "prudent" for adults and children to limit their exposure and to "consider the use of the least toxic chemical pesticides or non-chemical alternatives. \

The main point of this text is that()

A. pesticides are dangerous and their uses need to be reevaluated

B. children suffer most from the effects of pesticides

C. schools are most responsible for pesticide-related illnesses

D. pesticides should be eliminated everywhere