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【2008江西卷阅读A篇】Whenhollowedoutandusedasadrinking-cup,theunicorn’shornwassaidtohavethepowertoofferprotectionagainstperson.Itwasbelievedthatnobodycouldbeharmed-bydrinkingthecontentsofaunicorn’shorn.RightupuntiltheFrenchRevolutionin1789,theFrenchcourtwassaidtohaveusedcupsmadeof“unicorn”horninordertoprotecttheking.Inaddition,thehornwassaidtohavemedicinalvalue,somuchsothatitcouldbesoldformorethantentimesthepriceofthesameweightofgold.What,then,was“unicorn”horn?Weknowattimestherhino(犀牛)wasconfusedwiththislegendarycreature.Adrinking-cupsupposedlymadeof“unicorn”hornwasdiscoveredtobemadeofthehornofarhino.58.Thelastparagraphismainlyabout____.A.thepropertiesoftheunicornhornB.theusersoftheunicornhornC.thepriceoftheunicornhornD.thecomparisonbetweentheunicornhornandtherhinohorn例2【2008福建卷阅读E篇】Anewstudyhasfoundnoevidencethatsunscreen,commonlyusedtoreducetheriskofskincancer,actuallyincreasetherisk.w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.mResearchersfromtheUniversityofIowabasedtheirfindingsonareviewof18earlierstudiesthatlookedattheassociationbetweensunscreenuseandmelanoma(黑素瘤).TheysaidthattheyfoundflawsinstudiesthathadreportedassociationsbetweensunscreenuseandhigherriskofmelanomaMosthealthexpertsbelievethatbyprotectingtheskinfromtheharmfuleffectsofthesun,sunscreenhelpspreventskincancer,whichisincreasinginincidence(发生率)fasterthananyothercancerintheUnitedStates.Butquestionshasbeenraisedaboutsunscreenandwhetheritmayhasoppositeeffect,perhapsbyallowingpeopletoremainexposedtothesunlongerwithoutburning.Theresearcherssaidthatamongtheproblemswithsomeearlierstudiesisthattheyoftenfailedtotakeintoaccountthatthosepeoplemostatriskforskincancer---peoplewithfairskinandfreckles(雀斑),forexample---aremorelikelytousesunscreen.Asaresult,itmayappearthatsunscreenusersgetcancermoreoften.Thestudies,whichgenerallyreliedonvolunteerstorecalltheirsunscreenuse,werealsounabletoprovehowwelltheproductshadbeenapplied,saidthenewstudy.75.Whichofthefollowingcanbethetitleforthispassage?A.SunscreentoPreventSkinCancerB.SunscreentoIncreaseSkinCancer【2008重庆卷阅读D篇】Seeingavolcanoerupt(喷发)isawonderfulexperience,andyoucanreallyfeelthebeatbyclimbingtothesummit(山顶)ofPacayaforaclose-upview.ThereareguidedtourseverydayupthishighlyactivevolcanofromAntigua.GivingtravelersachancetoseeMotherNatureathermostpowerful.PacayaisaneasydrivefromAntigua,abeautifulcitywithmanycolorfulhousesalongitsoldstreetsthatareturnedintoart-worksduringitsHolyWeekfestival.NomatterwhenyoucometoAntigua,youwon’tmissthePacaya-tourcompanies.ButclimbingPacayaisnoeasyjob:itis2560metreshigh,andreachingthesummittakestwotothreehoursofseeminglyone-step-forwardandtwo-step-backmovements.Asyouclimb,youhearthedullsoundsoferuptionshighabove.Steaming.Hotremainsfromrecenteruptionsbegintolinethepathasyouneartheactivesummit;theMcKenneyCone(火山锥).Justasthoughyouweregoingtowalkovertotheedgeofthecone,theroadturnstotheleftanduptotherelativesafetyoftheold,inactivesummit.Manytoursaretimedsothatyouarriveattheconeofthevolcanoinplentyoftimeforsunsetandthefullcontrastbetweentheeruptingredlava(熔岩)andthedarkeningsky.Onagooddaytheviewfromthesummitisextremelyexciting.Theactivemouthboils,sendingredlavaoveritssides,andonceinawhileshootshotstreamsupto100metresintotheair.Thereisastrongbadsmellintheairevenifyoutakecaretobeupwindofthecone.Aseveningturnsdeeperintothenight.theburninglavaquietlyfallsdowntaesideofthevolcano.Foryou,too,itistimetogetdown.69.Antiguaisacity.A.wherepeoplecanenjoyculturalfestivalsB.wherethedaringPacayatourstartsC.thatgivesaclose-upviewofParayaD.thatisfamousforitstourcompanies70.ClimbingtotheMcKenneyCone,peoplewill.A.walkdirectlytotheactivesummitB.hearthecontinuousloudnoisefromaboveC.makegreatereffortsthantoothersummitsD.seeapathlinedwithremainsofearliereruptions71.Manytoursaretimedforpeopleto.A.getdownthemountainintimewhennightfallsB.avoidthesmellfromtheupwinddirectionoftheconeC.enjoythefantasticeruptionagainstthedarkeningskyD.appreciatethesceneryofthe2560-metre-highmountain例2【2008山东卷阅读B篇】FederalregulatorsWednesdayapprovedaplantocreateanationwideemergencealert(警报)systemusingtextmessagesdeliveredtocellphones.（估计）morethan48billiontextmessagesaresenteachmonth.TheplancomesfromtheWarningAlertandResponseNetworkAct,a2006federallawthatrequiresimprovementstothenation'semergencyalertsystem.TheacttaskedtheFederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)withcomingupwithnewwaystoalertthepublicaboutemergencies.TheabilitytodeliveraccurateandtimelywarningsandalertsthroughcellphonesandothermobileservicesisanimportantnextstepinoureffortstohelpensurethattheAmericanpublichastheinformationtheyneedtotakeactiontoprotectthemselvesandtheirfamiliesbefore,andduring,disastersandotheremergencies,FCCChairmanKevinMartinsaidfollowingapprovaloftheplan.Participationinthealertsystembycarriers–