36、根據(jù)材料，回答36-41問題。

Students Learn Better with Touehsereen Desks

Observe the criticisms of nearly any major public education system in the world, and a fewof the many complaints are more or less universal. Technology moves faster than the educationsystem. Teachers must teach at the pace of the slowest student rather than the fastest. And--particularly in the United States--grade school children as a group don't care much for, or excelat, mathematics. So it' s heartening to learn that a new kind of "classroom of the future" showspromise at mitigating some of these problems, starting with that fundamental piece of classroom furniture: the desk.

AUK study involving roughly 400 students, mostly aged 8-10 years, and a new generationof multi-touch, multi-user, computerized desktop surfaces is showing that over the last threeyears the technology has appreciably boosted students' math skills compared to peers learning thesame material via the conventional paper-and-pencil method. How? Through collaboration,mostly, as well as by giving teachers better tools by which to micromanage individual studentswho need some extra instruction while allowing the rest of the class to continue moving forward.Science, Clay Dillow, classroom of the future, education, engineering, math,mathematics, Synergy Net Traditional instruction still shows respectable efficacy at increasingstudents fluency in mathematics, essentially through memorization and practice--dull, repetitivepractice. But the researchers have concluded that these new touch screen desks boost bothfluency and flexibility--the critical thinking skills that allow students to solve complex problemsnot simply through knowing formulas and devices, but by being able to figure out what there allproblem is and the most effective means of stripping it down and solving it.

One reason for this, the researchers say, is the multi-touch aspect of the technology.Students working in the next-gen classroom can work together at the same tabletop, each ofthem contributing and engaging with the problem as part of a group. Known as Synergy Net,the software uses computer vision systems that see in the infrared spectrum to distinguishbetween different touches on different parts of the surface, allowing students to access and usetools on the screen, move objects and visual aids around on their desktops, and otherwisephysically interact with the numbers and information on their screens. By using these screenscollaboratively, the researchers say, the students are to some extent teaching themselves as thosewith a stronger grasp on difficult concepts pull other students forward along with them.

Which of the following statements is NOT true of the public education system_________?

A．It does not,catch up with the development of technology.

B．Teachers pay more attention to fast learners than slow learners.

C．Some similar complaints about it are heard in different countries.

D．Many students are not good at learning mathematics.

37、 What has been found after the new tech is employed_________?

A．Teachers are able to give individualized attention to students in need.

B．Students become less active in learning mathematics.

C．Students show preference to the conventional paper-and-pencil method.

D．The gap between slow learners and fast learners gets more noticeable.

38、 What is the benefit student get from the new tech_________?

A．It makes them more fluent in public speech,

B．It offers them more flexibility in choosing courses.

C．It is effective in helping them solve physical problems.

D．It enables them to develop critical thinking ability.

39、 What happens when students are using the desktop of the new tech_________?

A．Every student has an individual tabletop.

B．Students use different tools to interact with each other.

C．The multi-touch function stimulates students.

D．The software installed automatically identifies different users.

40、How does the new tech work to improve student's mathematical learning_________?

A．It helps fast learners to learn faster.

B．It makes teacher's instruction unnecessary.

C．It enables them to work together.

D．It allows the whole class to learn at the same pace.

41、根據(jù)材料，回答41-46問題。

On the Trial of the Honey Badger

On a recent field trip to the Kalahari Desert, a team of researchers learn a lot more abouthoney badgers. The team employed a local wildlife expert Kitso Khama to help them locate andfollow the badgers across the desert. Their main aim was to study the badgers' movements andbehavior as discreetly (謹(jǐn)慎地) as possible without frightening them away or causing them tochange their natural behavior. They also planned to trap a few and study them close up beforereleasing them in view of the animal's reputation; this was something that even Khama wasreluctant to do.

"The problem with honey badgers is they are naturally curious animals, especially whenthey see something new," he says. "That, combined with their unpredictable nature, can be adangerous mixture. If they sense you have food, for example, they won't be shy about comingright up to you for something to eat. They're actually quite sociable creatures around humans,but as soon as they feel they might be in danger, they can become extremely vicious (兇惡的). Fortunately this is rare, but it does happen. "

The research confirmed many things that were already known. As expected, honey badgersate any creatures they could catch and kill. Even poisonous snakes, feared and avoided by mostother animals, were not safe from them. The researchers were surprised, however, by theanimal's fondness for local melons, probably because of their high water content. Preciouslyresearchers thought that the animal got all of its liquid requirements from its prey (獵物). Theteam also learnt that, contrary to previous research findings, the badgers occasionally formedloose family groups. They were also able to confirm certain results from previous research,including the fact that female badgers never socialized with each other.

Following some of the male badgers was a challenge, since they can cover large distancesin a short space of time. Some hunting territories cover more than 500 square kilometers.Although they seem happy to share these territories with other males, there are occasional fightsover an important food source, and male badgers can be as aggressive towards each other as theyare towards other species.

As the badgers became accustomed to the presence of people, it gave the team the chanceto get up close to them without being the subject of the animal's curiosity--or suddenaggression. The badgers' eating patterns, which had been disrupted, to normal. It also allowedthe team to observe more closely some of the other creatures that form working associations withthe honey badger, as these seemed to badgers' relaxed attitude when near humans.

Why did the wild life experts visit the Kalahari Desert________?

A．To find where honey badgers live.

B．To catch some honey badgers for food.

C．To find out why honey badgers have a bad reputation.

D．To observe how honey badgers behave.

42、 What does Kitso Khama say about honey badgers________?

A．They are always looking for food.

B．They do not enjoy human company.

C．It is common for them to attack people.

D．They show interest in things they are not familiar with.

43、 What did the team find out about honey badgers________?

A．There were some creatures they did not eat.

B．They were afraid of poisonous creatures.

C．Female badgers did not mix with male badgers.

D．They may get some of the water they needed from fruit.

44、 Which of the following is a typical feature of male badgers________?

A．They don't run very quickly.

B．They defend their territory from other badgers.

C．They hunt over a very large area.

D．They are more aggressive than females.

45、 What happened when honey badgers got used to humans around them________?

A．They lost interest in people.

B．They became less aggressive towards other creatures.

C．They started eating more.

D．Other animals started working with them.

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46、根據(jù)材料，回答46-51問題。

Toads are Arthritis and in Pain

Arthritis is an illness that can cause pain and swelling in your bones. Toads, a big problemin the north of Australia, are suffering from painful arthritis in their legs and backbone, a newstudy has shown. The toads that jump the fastest are more likely to be larger and to have longerlegs. (46) __________

The large yellow toads, native to South and Central America, were introduced into thenorth-eastern Australian state of Queensland in 1935 in an attempt to stop beetles and otherinsects from destroying sugarcane crops. Now up to 200 million of the poisonous toads exist inthe country, and they are rapidly spreading through the state of Northern Territory at a rate of upto 60 krn a year. The toads can now be found across more than one million square kilometers.(47) __________ A Venezuelan poison virus was tried in the 1990s but had to be abandoned after itwas found,to also kill native frog species.

The toads have severely affected ecosystems in Australia. Animals, and sometimes pets,that eat the toads die immediately from their poison, and the toads themselves eat anything theycan fit inside their mouth. (48) __________ A co-author of the new study, Rick Shine, a professor at the University of Sydney, saysthat little attention has been given to the problems that toads face. Rick and his colleaguesstudied nearly 500 toads from Queens/and and the Northern Territory and found that those in thelatter state were very different. They were active, sprinting down roads and breeding quickly.According to the results of the study, the fastest toads travel nearly one kilometer a night.(49) __________ But speed and strength come at a price--arthritis of the legs and backbone due toconstant pressure placed on them.

In laboratory tests, the researchers found that after about 15 minutes of hopping, arthritictoads would travel less distance with each hop (跳躍). (50) __________ These toads are soprogrammed to move, apparently, that even when in pain the toads travelled as fast and as far asthe healthy ones, continuing their relentless march across the landscape.

請?jiān)诘赺_(46)__處填上正確答案。

A．But this advantage also has a big drawback up to % of the biggest toads suffer from arthritis.

B．The task now facing the country is how to remove the toads.

C．But arthritis didn't slow down toads outside the laboratory.

D．Toads with longer legs move faster and travel longer distances while the others are being left behind.

E．Toads are not built to be road runners -- they are built to sit around ponds and wetareas.

F．Furthermore, they soon take over the natural habitats of Australia's native species.

47、 請?jiān)诘赺_(47)__處填上正確答案。

A．But this advantage also has a big drawback up to % of the biggest toads suffer from arthritis.

B．The task now facing the country is how to remove the toads.

C．But arthritis didn't slow down toads outside the laboratory.

D．Toads with longer legs move faster and travel longer distances while the others are being left behind.

E．Toads are not built to be road runners -- they are built to sit around ponds and wetareas.

F．Furthermore, they soon take over the natural habitats of Australia's native species.

48、 請?jiān)诘赺_(48)__處填上正確答案。

A．But this advantage also has a big drawback up to % of the biggest toads suffer from arthritis.

B．The task now facing the country is how to remove the toads.

C．But arthritis didn't slow down toads outside the laboratory.

D．Toads with longer legs move faster and travel longer distances while the others are being left behind.

E．Toads are not built to be road runners -- they are built to sit around ponds and wetareas.

F．Furthermore, they soon take over the natural habitats of Australia's native species.

49、 請?jiān)诘赺_(49)__處填上正確答案。

A．But this advantage also has a big drawback up to % of the biggest toads suffer from arthritis.

B．The task now facing the country is how to remove the toads.

C．But arthritis didn't slow down toads outside the laboratory.

D．Toads with longer legs move faster and travel longer distances while the others are being left behind.

E．Toads are not built to be road runners -- they are built to sit around ponds and wetareas.

F．Furthermore, they soon take over the natural habitats of Australia's native species.

50、 請?jiān)诘赺_(50)__處填上正確答案。

A．But this advantage also has a big drawback up to % of the biggest toads suffer from arthritis.

B．The task now facing the country is how to remove the toads.

C．But arthritis didn't slow down toads outside the laboratory.

D．Toads with longer legs move faster and travel longer distances while the others are being left behind.

E．Toads are not built to be road runners -- they are built to sit around ponds and wetareas.

F．Furthermore, they soon take over the natural habitats of Australia's native species.