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If your classic polyglot is someone who studies languages full-time, then Matthew is quite different. His study doesn't keep him in an ivory tower; it connects him with people all over the world.

According to Matthew, the more languages you speak, the more points of view you have. He thinks each language has a certain way of seeing the world. If you speak one language, then you have a different way of analyzing and seeing the world than the speaker of another language does. Even if they're really closely-related languages such as Spanish and Portuguese, they are at the same time two different worlds¡ªtwo different attitudes.

He said, ¡°Therefore, having learned other languages and been surrounded by other languages, I couldn't possibly choose only one language because it would mean really giving up the possibility to be able to see the world in a different way. So the monolingual(ֻ˵һÖÖÓïÑÔµÄ) lifestyle, for me, is the saddest, the loneliest, and the most boring way of seeing the world. There are so many advantages of learning a language. I really can't think of any reason not to.¡±

59. According to the passage, a polyglot refers to ________. A. someone who studies the development of languages B. someone who keeps a record of minority languages C. someone who masters several languages D. someone who talks to foreigners fluently

60. What can be inferred from the underlined part in Paragraph 2? A. Matthew Youlden is very good at imitating others. B. Matthew Youlden looks like the natives in appearance. C. Matthew Youlden learns languages from native speakers. D. Matthew Youlden uses the languages as well as the natives. 61. Which of the following about Matthew Youlden is TRUE? A. He studies full-time to have a good command of languages. B. He believes different languages enrich man's world views. C. Traveling around the world is his best way of learning. D. He has a very special talent for language learning.

62. What's Matthew Youlden's attitude towards the monolingual lifestyle? A. Supportive. B. Doubtful. C. Objective. D. Negative.

C

For several years£¬the art trade in London has known about the possible existence of the\western cave\£¬dating from the 6th century BC£®It was said to have been discovered\Iran around 1992£®Out of between 200and 600pieces£¬only a few have so far\£®The Iranians were

very angry that they managed to seize only part of the collection and that the rest was taken abroad illegally£®But now they may worry less£®An academic paper has just produced convincing evidence that at least one piece is a fake£®

Fakes always exist in the world of antiquities£¬but what is astonishing is how widespread they are now£®A report from the Archaeological Institute of America concludes that no less than 80per cent of all \west African pieces on the market are fake£®How can this \£¿It is found that about 80per cent of the antiquities traded have no clear source£®In other words£¬it is not known where they were found and therefore£¬even if they are real£¬they can tell us little about ancient history£®

People in the trade say that the majority of these objects were found in\£®Shamefully£¬they know that this is not true£®They advance the fiction because it suits their commercial purposes£®The reality is that the objects come from robbery£¬not by local farmers\£®The\of the western cave\£®

Faking is big business£¬and is of such a standard that even the greatest scholars may be fooled some of the time£®The antiquities trade likes to play down not only the extent of robbery and faking£¬but also the overlap between the two£®These latest reports let the cat out of the bag£®But it is the overlap with robbed antiquities that is the most significant factor£¬which leads to the culture of forgery£®

Collectors of antiquities need to be aware that they not only aid the robbery of potentially invaluable sites£¬but put themselves at the mercy of fakers as well¡­£®

63£®What do we probably know about the\£¿ A£®It's slightly broken£® B£®It's totally real£® C£®It's partly fake£® D£®It's fairly new£®

64£®What astonishes the author£¿ A£®The huge number of fakes£® B£®The long history of fakes£® C£®The influence of fakes£®

D£®The origin of fakes£®

65£®According to the passage£¬\ £® A£®a belief in\B£®high faking standards

C£®antiquities without a clear source D£®close combination of robbery and faking

66£®Which is probably the last sentence of the passage£¿ A£®This is the main source for robbery£® B£®What shall be done to stop this trend£¿ C£®Are collectors of antiquities aware of it£¿ D£®They are being not just dishonest£¬but foolish£®

D

Small increases in temperature found to add power to storms in the Atlantic.

Hurricanes that form in the Atlantic Ocean are expected to gain considerable strength as the global temperature continues to rise, a new study has found.

Using modeling data focused on the conditions in which hurricanes form, a group of international researchers based at Beijing Normal University found that for every 1.8¡ãF ( 1¡æ )rise of the Earth's temperature, the number of hurricanes in the Atlantic that are as strong or stronger than Hurricane Katrina will increase two fold to sevenfold.

Hurricane strength is directly related to the heat of the water where the storm forms. More water vapor in the air from evaporating ocean water adds fuel to hurricanes that build strength and head toward land. Hurricane Katrina is widely considered the measure for a destructive storm, holding the maximum Category 5 designation for a full 24 hours in late August 2005. It lost strength as it passed over the Florida peninsula, but gained destructive power fight before colliding with New Orleans, killing more than 200 people and causing $ 80 billion in damage.

The study points to a gradual increase of Katrina-like events. The warming experienced over the 20th century doubled the number of such debilitating(½«ÈËÀà´Ý¿åµÄ)storms. But the ongoing warming of the

planet into the 21st century could increase the frequency of the worst kinds of storms by 700 percent, threatening coastlines along the Atlantic Ocean with multiple Category 5 storms every year.

\hurricane variability,\University of Copenhagen. The large impact of small sea-surface temperature increases was more than Girustead and his colleagues had anticipated. The entire study was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Global temperatures have steadily increased, making the past decade the warmest on record. Earlier this year, climate researchers reported that the Earth's temperatures have risen faster in the last century than at any point since the last ice age, 11,300 years ago. The primary cause, a caucus of scientists has said, is the rising emissions of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane.

Past hurricanes have supported the study's finding that global temperature rise is linked to more destructive storms. According to the National Center for Atmospheric Research, while the frequency of storms doesn't appear to have increased, the percentage of strong ones has risen sharply over the past few decades. The trend may be similar further back in time, but comprehensive hurricane data doesn't exist. 67. According to the team of international researchers based at Beijing Normal University, the rise of

the Earth's temperature is likely to cause A. the coming of ice age

C. more Katrina-like or worse hurricanes B. less intense hurricanes

D. more greenhouse gases in the atmosphere 68. The ocean water in the region where the storm forms A. is heating the hurricanes B. evaporates and becomes fuel C. heads toward land

D. turns into water vapor that makes hurricanes stronger

69. Which of the following statement is TRUE about Hurricane Katrina? A.It did not lose its strength as it moved.