2014重庆六校三诊英语试题答案(3)

　　D．He thought tomatoes were easy to manage.
B
　　You may not pay much attention to your daily elevator ride. Many of us use a lift several times during the day without really thinking about it. But Lee Gray, PhD, of the University of North Carolina, US, has made it his business to examine this overlooked form of public transport. He is known as the “Elevator Guy”.
　　“The lift becomes this interesting social space where etiquette (礼仪) is sort of odd (奇怪的),” Gray told the BBC. “They (elevators) are socially very interesting but often very awkward places.”
　　We walk in and usually turn around to face the door. If someone else comes in, we may have to move. And here, according to Gray, lift users unthinkingly go through a set pattern of movements. He told the BBC what he had observed.
　　He explained that when you are the only one inside a lift, you can do whatever you want – it’s your own little box. If there are two of you, you go into different corners, standing diagonally (对角线地) across from each other to create distance. When a third person enters, you will unconsciously form a triangle. And when there is a fourth person it becomes a square, with someone in every corner. A fifth person is probably going to have to stand in the middle.
　　New entrants to the lift will need to size up the situation when the doors slide open and then act decisively. Once in, for most people the rule is simple – look down, or look at your phone.
　　Why are we so awkward in lifts?
　　“You don’t have enough space,” Professor Babette Renneberg, a clinical psychologist at the Free University of Berlin, told the BBC. “Usually when we meet other people we have about an arm’s length of distance between us. And that’s not possible in most elevators.”
　　In such a small, enclosed space it becomes very important to act in a way that cannot be construed (理解) as threatening or odd. “The easiest way to do this is to avoid eye contact,” she said.
40．The main purpose of the article is to _____.
　　A．remind us to enjoy ourselves in the elevator
　　B．tell us some unwritten rules of elevator etiquette
　　C．share an interesting but awkward elevator ride
　　D．analyze what makes people feel awkward in an elevator
41．According to Gray, when people enter an elevator, they usually _____.
　　A．turn around and greet one another
　　B．look around or examine their phone
　　C．make eye contact with those in the elevator
　　D．try to keep a distance from other people
42．Which of the following describes how people usually stand when there are at least two people in an elevator?  
 　　
43．The writer wrote the passage in a tone of ___________. 
　　A．disapproved        B．objective          C．negative       D．supportive  

C
　　A deal has been signed to turn by-products from a Scottish distillery（酿酒厂）into fuel for cars.
　　In what is declared to be a world first, the Tullibardine distillery in Perthshire has linked up with a spin-out company from Napier University in Edinburgh. They plan to use bacteria to feed on the "leftovers" from the whisky（威士忌酒）making process. This will produce butanol which can be used to fuel vehicles.
　　More than 90% of the stuff that comes out of a whisky distillery is not whisky. It is leftovers like draff and pot ales（酒糟）— both produced in the early stages of the process. They are high in sugar and are currently used for things like fertiliser and cattle feed. Napier University's Biofuel Research Centre (BfRC) has already shown that the right bacteria can feed on those by-products to produce butanol—a direct replacement for vehicle fuel. Now the spin-out company, Celtic Renewables, and independent whisky producer Tullibardine have signed an agreement. Together they will apply the process to thousands of tonnes of the distillery's leftovers.
　　Professor Martin Tangney, founder of Celtic Renewables, said "Our partnership with Tullibardine is an important step in the development of a business which combines two important Scottish industries — whisky and renewables. This project shows that creative use of existing technologies can utilise resources on our doorstep to benefit both the environment and the economy."
　　Douglas Ross, managing director of Tullibardine, which spends ￡250,000 disposing of its by-products every year, said "We are delighted to be partnering Celtic Renewables in this creative business, the obvious benefits of which are environmental. It takes a cost to us and turns it into something that has social as well as commercial value."
　　The project is being supported by a grant（拨款） from the Scottish government's Zero Waste Scotland initiative. Celtic Renewables said it eventually aimed to build a processing plant in Scotland, with the hope of building an industry that could be worth ￡60m a year.
44．According to the passage, what will be used to take the place of petrol?
　　A．whisky  B．whisky leftovers  C．butanol   D．draff and pot ales
45．How do people deal with whisky leftovers at present?
　　A．They throw them away.          B．They use them to feed people.
　　C．They use them to feed bacteria.    D．They use them for crops or cattle.
46．What does the underlined word “utilise” in the fourth paragraph probably mean?
　　A．Make use of. B．Get rid of.    C．Use up.    D．Find out.