2012年昆明一中二模高三第二次摸底测试英语试题答案(3)

Western time travel stoniest go back and forth. Yet they always ask us to look at our own world, our own time-and ourselves.
39．Eloi’s peaceful life is broken by         .
A．a British scientist B．the Morlocks C．a machine D．human beings
40．According to the passage, British may not have written          .
A．The Time Machine B．Doctor who
C．Thief D．Planet of the Apes
41．What do the authors of the western travel stories worry about?
A．Film development may come to an end. B．The earth will be damaged.
C．The human can’t control technology. D．Travelling is certainly in danger.
42．The passage is mainly about           .
A．going through time B．introducing famous stories
C．worrying about future D．advertising space travel
C
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43．European Bank wants some bankers, economists and lawyers to join and work in          .
A．South America and Asia B．North Europe and Afriea
C．the Middle East and North Africa D．Any place around the globe
44．The underlined part “if you have what it takes” means “          ”.
A．if you meet the requirements B．if you have some money we need
C．if you can take what we have D．if you have something similar to ours
45．If you want to work in Vienna, you may apply for the job related mainly to          .
A．conference management B．economics and law
C．development and investment D．drugs and crime
46．Both of the advertisements have the same requirement in       .
A．working experience B．scholar degree
C．age and marriage D．nationality
D
Parkinson’s is a disease of the central nervous system. It is a progressive disorder, meaning it gets worse over time. The disease affects a small area of cells in the middle of the brain. This area is called the substantial nigra(黑质). The cells slowly lose their ability to produce a chemical called dopamine（多巴胺）. The decrease in the amonnt of dopamine can result in one or more general signs of Parkinson’s disease. These include shaking of the hands, arms and lege. They also include difficulty moving or keeping balanced while waslking or standing. Also, there may be emotional changes, like feeling depressed or worried. The symptoms（症状）of Parkinson’s differ from person to person.  They also differ in their intensity（剧烈强度）.
The disease is named after James Parkinson. He was a British doctor who first described this condition in 1817. During the 1960s, researchers discovered changes in the brains of people with the disease These discoveries led to mediums to treat the effects of the disease. There is no cure for Parkinson’s and no way to prevent it. And doctors still are not sure what causes Parkinson’s. 高考网Www.gaoKw.CoM

The United States National Institute of Health says at least 500,000 people in the country are believed to have Parkinson’s disease. About 50,000 new eases are reported each year. That number is expected to grow as the average age of the population increases.
Parkinson’s appears most often in people over the age of fifty. Some researchers believe that almost every one would develop Parkinson’s eventually if they lived long enough. Most patients have what is called idiopathic Parkinson’s disease. Idiopathic（先天）means the cause is unknown. People who develop the disease often want to link it to something they can identify. This might be a medieval operation or extreme emotional tension.
Yet many doctors reject this idea of a direct link to Parkinson’s. They point to people who have similar experiences and do not develop the disease.
47．If anyone has got the disease, he may have some trouble in           . 高考网Www.gaoKw.CoM

A．common rolling B．physical actions
C．formal communicating D．daily eating
48．The disease, Parkinson usually takes place in         .
A．nerve system B．the bone
C．blood system D．the skin
49．From the passage, we could know that it is possible to develop Parkinson’s for           .
A．a teenager B．a young person
C．an aged person D．a kid
50．The passage tells us that the disease           .
A．usually has the similar symptom B．was first discovered by an Asian
C．is really easy to infect D．is really hard to cure at present
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