A. createB. depressedC. eve ntuallyD. experie ncesE. explori ngF. exteriorG. habitatsH. inno vate I. inten tio nally 丄 inv estme ntK. reveali ng L. stretches M. strippedN. territory O. victim Ships are often sunk in order to create underwater reefs （暗礁） perfect forscuba diving （水肺式潜泳） and preserving marine __26__. Turkish authorities havejust sunk somethi ng a little differe nt tha n a ship, and it would n't no rmally ever touchwater, an Airbus A300. The hollowed-out A300 was __27__ of everythi ng pote ntiallyharmful to the environment and sunk off the Aegean coast today. Not only will thesunken plane __28__ the perfect skeleton for artificial reef growth, but authorities hopethis new un derwater attract ion will bring tourists to the area.The pla ne __29__ a total len gth of 54 meters, where experie need scuba diverswill __30__ be able to ven ture through the cab in and around the pla ne's __31__Aydin Municipality bought the plane from a private company for just under US $ 100,000, but they hope to see a return on that __32__ through the tourism industry.Tourism throughout Turkey is expected to fall this year as the country has been the__33__ of several deadly terrorist attacks. As far as sunken planes go, this AirbusA300 is the largest __34__ sunk aircraft ever.Tak ing a trip un derwater and __35__ the in side of a sunken A300 would bequite an adventure, and that is exactly what Turkish authorities are hoping thisattraction will make people think. Drawing in adventure seekersand experieneeddivers, this new artificial Airbus reef will be a scuba diver's paradise （天堂）.G. habitatsH. humble I. image A. acquiredD. deliberately B. adaptatio nsE. expressedC. brutal F. exte nds丄literally K. refi ned L. revolvesM. speculate N. structure O. thriveJust becausethey can't sing opera or ride a bicycle does n't mean that ani mals don't have culture. There's no better example of this than killer whales. As one of the most __26__ predators （食肉动物）,killer whales may not fit the __27__ of a cultured creature. However, these beasts of the sea do display a vast range of highly __28__ behaviors that appear to be driv ing their gen etic developme nt.The word "culture" comes from the Latin "colere," which __29__ means "to cultivate." In other words, it refers to anything that is __30__ or learnt, rather than instinctive or natural. Among human populations, culture not only affects the way we live, but also writes itself into our genes, affecting who we are. For instanee, having spe nt many gen erati ons hunting the fat marine mammals of the Arctic, the Eskimos of Gree nland have developed certa in gen etic __31__ that help them digest and utilize this fat- rich diet, thereby allowi ng them to __32__ in their cold climate.Like huma ns, killer whales have coloni zed a range of differe nt __33__ across the globe, occupy ing every ocea n bas in on the pla net with an empire that __34__ from pole to pole. As such, differe nt populati ons of killer whales have had to lear n differe nt hunting techniques in order to gain the upper hand over their local pre（猎物）.This, in turn, has a major effect on their diet, leading scientists to __35__ that the ability to learn population-specific hunting methods could be driving the animals, genetic developme nt.A. bidB. con trastC. deputyD. dominanceE. fleetsF. kn otsG. legislatio n H. migrated I. replace丄represe nt K. restrictive L. rewardThe center of American automobile innovation has in the past decade moved 2,000 milesaway. It has __26__ from Detroit to Silicon Valley, where self-driving vehicles are coming to life.In a __27__ to take production back to Detroit, Michigan lawmakers have introduced __28__ that could make their state the best place in the country, if not the world, to develop self-driv ing vehicles and put them on the road."Michigan's __29__ in auto research and development is under attack from several states and coun tries which desire to __30__ our leadership in tran sportati on. We can't let that happen," says Senator Mike Kowall, the lead __31__ of four bills rece ntly in troduced.If all four bills pass as written, they would __32__ a substantial update of Michigan's 2013 law that allowed the testing of self-driving vehicles in limited conditions. Manufacturers would havenearly total freedom to test their self-driving tech no logy on public roads. They would be allowed to send groups of self- driv ing cars on cross-state road trips, and eve n set up on-dema nd __33__ of self-driv ing cars, like the one General Motors and Lyft are building.Lawmakers in Michiga n clearly want to make the state ready for the commercial applicati on of self-driv ing tech no logy. In __34__ , California, home of Silico n Valley, rece ntly proposed far more __35__ rules that would require huma n drivers be ready to take the wheel, and bancommercial use of self-driv ing tech no logy. （四）A. climbedB. con sumeC. decadeD. determ ineE. effectiveF. harmfulG. outcomesH. passively I. previously L. surfi ng M. term N. terminals O. twistingIt ' our guilty pleasure: Watch ing TV is the most com mon everyday activity, after work and sleep, in many parts of the world. America ns view five hours of TV each day, and while we know that spending so much time sitting 36 can lead to obesity （肥胖症）and otherM. significant N. sponsor O. transmittedJ. resumeK. suffereddiseases,researchershave now qua ntified just how 37 being a couch potato can be.In an an alysis of data from eight large _38. published studies, a Harvard-led group reported in the Jour nal of the America n Medical Associati on that for every two hours per day spe nt cha nn el_39 , the risk of develop ing Type 2 diabetes（糖尿病）rose 20% over 8.5 years, the risk of heart disease in creased 15% over a 40 , and the odds of dying prematurely 41 13% duri ng a seve n-year follow-up. All of these 42 are lin ked to a lack of physical exercise. But compared with other sede ntary（久坐的）activities, like knitting, viewing TV may be especially_43 at promoting unhealthy habits. For one, the sheer nu mber of hours we pass watch ing TV dwarfs the time we spe nd on anything else. And other studies have found that watch ing ads for beer and popcor n may make you more likely to 44 them.Even so, the authors admit that they didn ' t compare different sedentary activities to 45 whether TV watch ing was lin ked to a greater risk of diabetes, heart disease or early death compared with, say, readi ng.（五）A. announcingB. ben eficialC. challengesD. commitme ntE. comp onentF. con testsG. critically H. develop I. distributing丄enhance K. en titled L. pote ntialM. properly N. qualified O. retainThe U.S. Department of Education is making efforts to ensure that all students have equal access to a quality education. Today it is __36 the launch of the Excellent Educators for All Initiative. The initiative will help states and school districts support great educators for the stude nts who n eed them most.“ All childre n are37 to a high-quality educati on regardless of their race, zip codeor family in come. It is 38 importa nt that we provide teachers and prin cipals the support they need to help students reach their full 39 , ” U.S. Secretary of Eduton“ Despite the excelle nt work and (gfepf our n ati on's teachers andArne Duncan said.principals, students in high-poverty, high-minority schools are unfairly treated across our country. We have to do better. Local leaders and educators will 41 their own creative soluti ons, but we must work together to 42 our focus on how to better recruit, support and 43 effective teachers and prin cipals for all stude nts, especially the kids who n eed them most.Today' s announ ceme nt is ano ther importa nt step forwaindimprovi ng access to quality educati on, a 44 of Preside nt Obama s/ear of acti on. Later today, Secretary Duncan will lead a roundtable discussion with principals and school teachers from across the country about the 45 of work ing in high-n eed schools and how to adapt promis ing practices for support ing great educators in these schools.（一）26-35: GMALC FJOIE （二）26-35: CIKJA BOGFM （三）26-35: HAGDI NJEBK （四）36-45: HFILC AGEBD （五）36-45: AKGLD HJOCE。