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40. Teaching Math, Teaching Anxiety.

1)..What is the result of the research at the University of Chicago, according to the first paragraph?.. Female

teachers' confidence in their math skills is related to girl's math skills..

2)..What is implied in the third paragraph ? ..A difficult subject like math may affect teachers' confidence in

teaching the subject..

3)..According to the experiment, those teachers were probably anxious about math when they felt..uneasy

reading the numbers of a sales receipt..

4)..The sixth paragraph tells us that the research findings..prove a strong link between female teachers' math

anxiety and their female students' math achievements..

5)..David Geary thinks that，..the research results need to be retested based on a larger sample..

39. Clone Farm.

1)..Which statement is the best description of the new era of factory farming according to the first

paragraph?.. Cloned chickens are bulk-produced with the same growth rate, weight and taste..

2).Which institution has offered $4.7 million to fund the research? ..The US’s National Institute of Science

and Technology..

3)..In the third paragraph, by saying “Producers would like the same meat quantity but to use reduced inputs

to get there.” Mike Fitzgerald means that he wishes.. chickens could grow to the same weight but with less feed. .

4)..Which of the following statements about Origen and Embrex is correct according to the fifth paragraph?..

Origen has joined hands with Embrex in producing cell-injecting machines. .

5)..The technology of freezing stem cells from different strains of chicken can do all the following EXCEPT

that.. farmers can order certain strains of chicken only..

37."Don't Drink Alone" Gets New Meaning.

1、..Researchers have found that the risk of cancer in the mouth and neck is higher with people..Who drink alcohol outside of meals..

2、..Which of the following is NOT the conclusion made by the researchers about “drinking with meals”?.. It increases by 20 percent the possibility of cancer in all sites..

3、..Approximately how many drinks do the lowest-intake group average per day? ..3 drinks..

4.、Which cancer risk is the lowest among all the four kinds of cancer mentioned in the passage?.. Laryngeal cancer..

5、.According to the last paragraph, tissue’s lower exposure to alcohol. .Reduces the risk of laryngeal cancer.. 36. Listening Device Provides Landslide Early Warning.

1、..What does "Such natural disasters" in the first paragraph refer to?.. Landslides..

2、..Which of the following statements is true of landslides?.. All of the above..

3.Why do researchers develop a new device to monitor signs of landsides?.. Because the common methods can cause false alarms..

4、..Which of the following statements is NOT true of the device, according to Paragraph 4? ..It is filled in with gravel..

5、.According to the context, what does the word "positives" in the fifth paragraph mean?.. Evidences..

35.Putting Plants to work..

1、..What does the writer say about plants concerning solar energy?.. Plants have been using solar energy for billions of years..

2、..Why do some scientists study how plants convert sunlight carbon dioxide, and water into sugars and starches?.. Because they want green plants to become a new source of energy..

3、..According to the fifth paragraph, under what conditions are algae able to use solar energy to make hydrogen? ..When there is no oxygen in the air..

4、..Researchers have met with difficulties when trying to make algae produce hydrogen efficiently. Which one of the following is one such difficulty？..It is too slow for algae to produce hydrogen when the sulfate is removed..

5、..What is NOT true of algae?.. They are cheap to eat..

34. Batteries Built by Viruses..

1）..According to the first paragraph, people try to.. stay away from viruses because they are causes of various diseases..