41 Belle would be fed some fruit juice if she
A grasped the joystick.
B moved the joystick to the side of the light.
C sat quietly in a special chair.
D watched lights on a display panel.
42 The wires fixed under Belle's cap were connected to
A a plastic box next door.
B a computer at Cambridge University,
C a box of electronics in the booth.
D a box which, in turn, was linked to two computers
43 Which of the following is NOT true of the robot built by Srinivasan?
A It was directed by signals converted from the electrical activity in Belle's brain
B It converted the electrical patterns into instructions for the other robot.
C It was six hundred miles away from where Belle was.
D It could perform the same function as Belle did.
44 Which of the following statements indicates the success of the experiment?
A Belle responded to the robots successfully.
B Belle and the robots danced beautifully.
C Belle and the robots responded to the lights at the same time.
D The two robots moved the joysticks successively.
45 The short-term goal of the research is to help a person
A whose motor cortex is seriously damaged.
B who can operate a wheelchair but not a robotic limb.
C who has spinal cord injury but is able to move a wheelchair.
D who is unable to move but whose motor cortex is not damaged
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How Did She Conquer the Americans?
African-American talk show queen Oprah Winfrey is the world's most powerful celebrity, according to Forbes magazine. (46)
Winfrey, 51, draws 30 million viewers weekly in the United States. Her talk show reaches 112 countries. She earned US$225 million over the past 12 months to rank second in celebrity riches.
The annual Forbes list gives most weight to annual earnings. (47)
"After 21 years, her exciting chat show still rules the airwaves. It created new celebrities and hundreds of millions of dollars in profits," the magazine said.
Winfrey is most popular with her popular talk show "The Oprah Winfrey Show". She can always attract the superstars and let them open up to her intimate interviewing style.
Last month, American actor Tom Cruise, 42, surprised fans when he celebrated his new romance with 26-year-old actress Katie Holmes. He jumped up and down, shouting "I'm in love." Only a few years ago, Cruise and his ex-wife Nicole Kidman appeared separately on the same show telling the news of their divorce (48)
Winfrey's approach appears to be simple. She is in pursuit of self-improvement and self-empowerment (自强). This has proved to be just what people, especially women, want.
Winfrey often talks about her personal secrets on her show. That pulls in viewers. For example, she revealed that she had been sexually abused as a child, and has spoken freely of her struggle with her weight.
Winfrey was born to a poor family in Mississippi in 1954 (49) At the age of 19, she became the youngest person and the first African*American woman to anchor (主持) a news programme.
Her success has not just been on the screen. Her media group includes a women's TV network and websites for women.y
Winfrey's work has extended to social change. (50)
She testified before the US Senate to establish a national database of dangerous child abusers. President Bill Clinton later signed "Oprah Bill" into law.
A But it also looks at the celebrity's presence on the Internet and in the media
B In 1991, she did a lot of work for the National Child Protection Act.
C She was not a very successful woman
D She began broadcasting while still at high school
E It placed Winfrey at the top of its annual ranking of the 100 people last week.
F The couple had been tight-lipped about their break-up.
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Solar Storm
At the end of October 2003, a sudden solar storm hit the earth. A solar storm refers to the large amounts of charged particles released into space (51) the solar energy increases. The release of the energy (52) place along with the activity of the sunspots with a cycle of: 11 years. This time, the (53) of the storm exceeded expectations.
This (54) of intense solar storm was caused by the eruption of a solar flare (闪光) and the ejection (喷发) of the solar corona (日冠) on October 28, 2003. Large amounts of charged particles moved 150,000,000 kilometers through space toward the (55) in 19 hours. They could affect aircraft roaming (漫游) in space.
The high-energy particles will (56) some of the parts of an aircraft. They may also cause it to fail. High-energy particles can threaten the safety of an aircraft at a high orbit. If an aircraft orbits at a lower orbit, it is (57) because it is under the protection of the earth's magnetic field.
A solar storm not only affects aircraft but also is a (58) to the environment and humans. The aerosphere and magnetic field of the earth can (59) humans from ultraviolet radiation and X-rays. While most of the X-rays
are absorbed after they enter the aerosphere (大气层), still a few can (60) the ground.
The geomagnetic storm caused by this round of solar storm reaches its highest level on the two (61) of the earth, which affects electricity supply of North America. Overexposure to (62) threatens the health of passengers on planes flying over the Polar Regions. If we fly in the sky during such a solar storm, it (63) we receive ten times the X-ray radiation. It's really damaging.
Scientists say a solar eruption is like the sun sneezing, which will make the earth (64) a cold. Though this natural force is irresistible, scientists can still (65) its movement accurately by monitoring. Facing successive solar storms, humans can't drop their guard
51 A since B when C until D though
52 A finds B adjusts C holds D takes |
