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高三英语限时阅读训练ALondon-LazystudentscannowgiveuponworkaltogetherastwoOxfordUniversitystudentshavemadescoresofA-gradeessays(论文)onthewebsiteforstudentstocopy.Theessaysareonthenewwebsite,“revise.it”Thewebsiteincludesan“EssayLab”designedtomakecheating(舞弊)aseffectiveandeffortlessaspossible.Itshomepageannouncestosurfers(网上冲浪者):“Therevise.itEssayLabisabankofhundredsofA-Levelessayscoveringpopulartopics.”“Nexttimeyouareaskedtowriteanessay,whynotseewhatwehaveonthesubject-ifyouareinalazystateofmindyoucanevenuseourguidetowritingtheessaysandthenjusthandthemin.”NickRoseandJordanMayo,both19andfirstfromManchester,spentmuchoftheirfirstyearasstudentsattheuniversitysettingupthewebsite.Thereisnochargefordownloadingtheessays.“Ihaveneverbeenverygoodatessaywriting,”Roseadmitted.“Wedon’tseeessaybankasacheatingway.It’sasurprisingvaluableresource.Youcanlearnalotbyreadingotherpeople’sworkonthesubject.”Amongothertips,thewebsitesuggestsinventingimportantspeechestogiveessaysextraweight:“Popularpeopletoquote(引用)areDouglassHurdorDisraeli.”Hurdwasaforeignsecretaryinthe1980sandDisraeliwasa19thcenturyprimeminister.Teachersareexpressingtheiropinionsbye-mailthattheyareangryaboutthewebsitethat“encouragesstudentstocheat”,butstudentsdisagree.AccordingtoRose:“Examsareafight.It’susagainstthem.”1.Itcanbeinferredfromthispassagethat______.A.studentswhovisitthewebsite“revise.it”arealllazyB.studentsinOxfordUniversityarealllazyC.websitesinOxfordUniversityareallsetupbystudentsD.websitescanprovidepeoplewithdifferentkindsofinformation2.NickRoseandJordanMayosetuptheirwebsiteforthepurposeof______.A.helpingstudentstocheatinexamsB.helpingstudentstoimprovetheirwritingC.makingmoneytopayfortheirschoolingD.makingtheirteacherfree3.WhatRosesaidatlastsuggeststhatinEngland______.A.itisdifficultforstudentstopasstheirexamsB.itisdifficultforteacherstofinishtheirteachingC.studentsarenotsatisfiedwiththeeducationsystemD.studentsaretoolazytolearnanythingBFishhaveears.Really.They’requitesmallandhavenoopeningtotheoutsideworldcarryingsoundthroughthebody.Forthepastsevenyears,SimonThorrold,auniversityprofessor,hasbeenexaminingfishears,smallroundearbonescalledotoliths.Asfishgrow,sodotheirotoliths.Eachday,theirotolithsgainaringofcalciumcarbonate(碳酸钙).Bylookingthroughamicroscope(显微镜)andcountingtheserings,Thorroldcandeterminetheexactageofayoungfish.Asafishgetsolder,itsotolithsnolongergetdailyrings.Instead,theygetyearlyrings,whichcanalsobecounted,givinginformationaboutthefish’sage,justlikethegrowthringsofatree.Ringcountingisnothingnewtofishscientists.ButThoroldhasturnedtoanewdirection.They’reexaminingthechemicalelements(元素)ofeachotolithring.Thedailyringgivesusthetime,butchemistrytellsusabouttheenvironmentinwhichthefishswamonanygivenday.Theseelementstellusaboutthechemistryofthewaterthatthefishwasin.Italsosayssomethingaboutwatertemperature,whichdetermineshowmuchoftheseelementswillgatherwithineachotolithring.Thorroldcantell,forexample,ifafishspenttimeintheopenoceanbeforeenteringthelesssaltywaterofcoastalareas.Hecanbasicallytellwherefisharespendingtheirtimeatanygivenstageofhistory.InthecaseoftheAtlanticcroaker,apopularsaltwaterfoodfish,Thorroldandhisassistanthavesuccessfullyfollowedthetravelingofyoungfishfrommid-oceantothecoast,ajourneyofmanyhundredsofmiles.Thisisimportanttomanagersinthefishindustry,whoknownearlynothingaboutthewhereaboutsoftheyoungfishformostfoodfishintheocean.Eagertolearnabouthistechnology,fishscientistsarenowlendingThorroldtheirears.4.Whatcanwelearnaboutfishearsfromthetext?A.Theyaresmallsoftrings.B.Theyarenotseenfromtheoutside.C.Theyareopeningonlyonfoodfish.D.Theyarenotusedtoreceivesound.5.Whydoesthewritercomparethefishtotrees?A.Treesgainagrowthringeachday.B.treesalsohaveotoliths.C.Theirgrowthringsareverysmall.D.Theybothhavegrowthrings.6.Whyisitimportanttostudythechemistryofotolithrings?A.Theelementsoftheotolithscantellthehistoryofthesea.B.Chemicalcontentsofotolithscantellhowfastfishcanswim.C.Wecanknowmoreaboutfishandtheirlivingenvironment.D.Scientistscanknowexactlyhowoldafishis.7.Howwouldyouunderstand“fishscientistsarenowlendingtheirears”?A.TheyareveryinterestedinThorrold’sresearchfingings.B.Theywanttoknowwheretheycanfindfish.C.Theylendtheirfishforchemicalstudies.D.TheywonderifThorroldcanfindgrowthringsfromtheirears.CMysonandIweretryingtosellthehousewehadrepairedbutinthebarn(谷仓)therewerebats(蝙蝠)andtheywouldnotleave.Thebarnwastheirhome.Theytoldussointheirownway.Theyhungthereinthebarnandseemeddeterminedtostayfortheseason.Don'tworryaboutit,Dad,Patricksaid.Theykeepdownthemosquitoes(蚊子).”Unfortunatelytheyalsokeptthebuyersaway.whenwehadaskedapersontosellthehouseforushehadrefusedtoshowitbecauseofthebats.Batsarepopular,Patrickcomfortedme.They'reecological(生态学的).Isn'tthereamachineyoucanbuythatproduceshigh-frequencysoundstokeepbatsaway?”Idon'tknow,”saidPatrick.ButIlikebats,andwhoeverbuysthishousewillprobablylikethemtoo.“Probably?”Ihatedthatword.Howmanybatsarethere,anyway?Icountedabout90lastnight,saidPatrick.Theyweredroppingoutfromundertheedgeoftheroof.Youmeantherearemore-outside?They'r