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　　Einstein had a rich sense of humour, though his mind was always busy thinking about problems of nature and working out new theories. He would sometimes crack (談，講) a joke or two even when he might be speaking about some complicated (復(fù)雜的) theory of physics to a learned group of scientists. For example, he once gave a talk on his theory of time. He discussed dozens of different ideas about time. But after an hour or so he suddenly stopped, and with a look that seemed to say “I'm sorry”, he asked, “Does anyone know what time it is? I'm afraid, it's getting late.”

　　Another time towards the end of his life, when he was with a group of young students, mostly young men, he was asked to explain his law of relativity. He smiled, and then said, “When you sit with a nice girl for two hours, you think it's only a minute. But when you sit on a hot stove (爐子) for a minute, you think it's two hours. That is relativity.”

(1) This passage mainly tells us that Einstein ________.

[　　]

A．was always busy working out new theories

B．was always busy thinking about problems of nature

C．a(chǎn)lways gave lectures on his theories

D．was a man of humour

(2) Einstein would sometimes crack a joke or two to make ________.

[　　]

A．his students laugh
B．his talk interesting
C．use of the very situation
D．his talk longer

(3) Once Einstein discussed dozens of different ideas in his talk on his theory of ________.

[　　]

A．time
B．relativity
C．space
D．energy

(4) The example to explain the theory of relativity was given by Einstein when he was ________.

[　　]

A．a(chǎn) young man
B．with some scientists
C．near the end of his life
D．in his house

(5) Simply speaking, relativity means ________.

[　　]

A．one feels time is short when he sits with a nice girl

B．measures of motion, space and time are relative

C．one feels times is too long when he sits on a stove

D．the length of time is the same

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　　It has shined and steamed at the lowest point on Earth since the ancient time．Its silence and curing powers have attracted people from biblical(圣經(jīng)的)mystics to modern tourists．But the Dead Sea has been quietly dying for years．

　　And the two states next to its shrinking shoreline, Israel and Jordan, face serious economic and ecological challenges in considering how to save a unique natural wonder of the world．

　　They have begun to consider a“Red－Dead”solution－a canal to pump water from the Red Sea to the Dead Sea．But huge costs, and the risk both of damaging the Red's famous coral reefs and weakening the Dead's medicinal minerals, stand in the way．

　　Known as the Dead Sea because nothing can live in it, the world's saltiest body of water has fallen from 390 metres to 417 metres below sea level in the last 50 years．The drop has sped up to a metre a year recently, making a third of its ancient 950 square km size lost．Modern economics are to blame－taking too much Jordan River water that feeds the Dead Sea to rain－starved farmland．

　　Hotels and health spas(旅游勝地)built along the beach below desert cliffs, as well as sites holy to Jews, Christians and Muslims, are now a kilometre or more from the water's edge．Retired Swiss couple Jean and Esther Haensenberger have been spending their yearly“Kur”－a Central European tradition of taking medicinal baths to treat skin illness and stress－at Israel's flagship Dead Sea resort of Ein Gedi since the 1980s．At first, they could walk a few paces from the Ein Gedi Spa to the beach for a float in windless waters so floating that one can read a book while lying on one's back．Now visitors board a tractor－drawn trolley that takes them a kilometre to the water．

　　“It's over twice the distance out today．It's sad that another rare preserve of nature is disappearing．”said Jean Haensenberger as he and his wife rode to the shore,“If the sea keeps going down, will people like us keep coming?”

(1)

What's the risk the“Red－Dead”solution may have?

[　　]

A．

It may change the nature of the Dead Sea．

B．

It may destroy the famous coral．

C．

It may make the medicinal materials disappear．

D．

It may cost too much money．

(2)

The main problem the Dead Sea faces is ________．

[　　]

A．

it steams too fast

B．

it is getting smaller and smaller

C．

more and more visitors visit it

D．

it is getting dirtier and dirtier

(3)

One of the causes that makes the Dead Sea smaller is ________．

[　　]

A．

hotels built along the beach

B．

the growing tourism

C．

less and less rainfall

D．

too much water was taken to farmland

(4)

What disadvantage has the disappearing Dead Sea brought to the tourists?

[　　]

A．

Tourists won't come to the Dead Sea．

B．

Its nature is changing．

C．

Tourists have to go much farther to the water．

D．

The water in the Dead Sea is becoming saltier and saltier．

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