第二部分、阅读判断The Theory of EveryoneIf Stephen Hawking lives until the year 2017, he will have lived more than 50 years longer than hi s doctors expected. When he was a college student, doctors discovered that he had a rare disease . This disease causes a gradual disintegration(分解)of the nerve cells in the brain cells that regulate voluntary muscle activity. Death almost alway s occurs within two or three years.Today Stephen Hawking cannot walk or speak. He cannot move his arms or his head. He cannot t aste or smell anything. And yet this man is Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge University, a p osition held by the famous scientist Isaac Newton in 1669.Hawking is often described as the greatest scientist since Albert Einstein, but to the world outside science, he is also known as the man who made scientific theory understandable. His book, A Bri ef History of Time, has sold over eight million copies.He says that since he does not have to think about his body or do any of the things other men ha ve to worry about, such as washing the car or working in the yard, he can dedicate all of his time t o thinking. This puts him in the perfect position to find the answer to the question that he has de dicated his life to. His question is: Is there a complete theory of the universe and everything in it? Despite his tremendous physical disabilities, he has already made some very important discoverie s about the origin of the universe, how the universe holds together, and how it will probably end. He has also been able to explain the secrets of “black hole s” in space. Now he is looking for a set of rules that everything in our universe must obey. He calls it the Theory of Everything. He thinks that someone will have found the answer within the next 20 years.If Stephen Hawking is able to find his Theory of Everything, he will have given the world the oppo rtunity to understand things that will change the whole nature of science and probably also the w ay we live.16. Stephen Hawking will be 50 years old by 2017.A. RightB. WrongC. Not mentioned17. Stephen Hawking suffers from a rare brain disease.A. RightB. WrongC. Not mentioned18. Stephen Hawking is Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge University.A. RightB. WrongC. Not mentioned19. A Brief History of Time is very difficult for students to understand.A. RightB. WrongC. Not mentioned20. Stephen Hawking has much time to think because he doesn't have to work.A. RightB. WrongC. Not mentioned21. Stephen Hawking has spent around ten years explaining the secrets ofA. RightB. WrongC. Not mentioned22. The Theory of Everything is about the rules that everything in the universe follows.A. RightB. WrongC. Not mentioned第三部分、概括大意与完成句子Geothermal(地热) Energy1 Since heat naturally moves from hotter regions to cooler ones, the heat from the earth's c enter flows outwards towards the surface. In this way, it transfers to the next layer of rock. If the temperature is high enough, some of this rock melts and forms magma(岩浆)The magma ascends in its turn towards the earth's surface. It often remains well below the ea rth's surface, creating vast areas of hot rock. In such regions, there are deep cracks, which allow r ainwater to descend underground. Some of the heated rainwater travels back up to the earth's su rface where it will appear as a hot spring. However, if this ascending hot water reaches a layer of i mpermeable(不可渗透的)rock, it remains trapped, forming a geothermal reservoir. If geothermal reservoirs are close en ough to the surface, they can be reached by drilling wells. Hot water and steam shoot up the well s naturally, and can be used to produce electricity in geothermal power plants.2. A few geothermal power plants depend on dry-stem reservoirs which produce steam but l ittle or no water. In these cases, the steam is piped up directly to provide the power to spin a turb ine generator. The first geothermal power plant, constructed at Lardarello in Italy, was of this typ e, and is still producing electricity today.3. Most currently operating geothermal power plants ar e either "flash" steam plants or binary(双重的)plants. Flash plants produce mainly hot water ranging in temperature from 300° to 700°Fahr enheitThis water is passed through one or two separators where released from the pressure of th e underground reservoir, it "flashes" or boils into steam Again, the force of this steam provides th e energy to spin the turbine and produce electricity. The geothermal water and steam are then re injected directly back down into the earth to maintain the volume and pressure of the reservoir. Gradually they will be reheated and can then be used again.4. A reservoir with temperatures below 300° Fahrenheit is not hot enough to flash steam but it can still be used to generate electricity in binary fluid. The steam from this is used to power the turbines. As in the flash steam plant, the geothermal water is recycled back into the reservoir.23. Paragraph1_____24Paragraph2_____25Paragraph3_____26Paragraph4_____A. Dry steam plantsB. Binary plantsC. Origin of geothermal energyD. Generation of electricityE. Flash steam plantsF. Recyclable water and steam27. A geothermal reservoir is formed when hot water is trapped under _____.28. A dry-steam reservoir produces steam with _____.29. Flash plants produce hot water through _____.30. In a binary plant, the heat of the geothermal water can be converted into _____.A. the energy to turn a turbineB. impermeable rockC. one or two separatorsD. turbine operatorE. little or no waterF. hot springs第四部分：阅读理解（第30~45题，每题3分，共45分）下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题。