26、根据以下内容回答26-45题：
Last December's earthquakes in the Iranian city of Bam took a huge death toll—roughly 40，000 people--largely because of the collapse of thousands of mud—brick buildings．If a group of researchers in India are successful，the next earthquake might not be as destructive．British and Indian engineers are developing earthquake—proof housing using a cheap，universal material：bamboo．
Thev designed a model house built around waterproof bamboo-sheet roofing and bamboo-reinforced concrete walls．To test the structure，the engineers，sponsored by the U．K．Depart-ment of qnternational Development，took it to the Earthquake Engineering and Vibration Re-search Centre in Bangalore，which has a state．of-the-art earthquake simulator(模拟装置)．The researchers shook the house with five successive 30-second pulses，being equal to 7．8 on the Richter(里氏)scale．The simulation was more than 10 times as violent as the Bam earth-quake．yet the house emerged undamaged．“We didn’t even crack the paint，”says engineer Paul Follett．of Britain’s Timber Research and Development Association．
By some estimates，more than a binion people already live in bamboo structures．The innovation lies in developing ways to exploit bamboo’S spring．Easily pre-built，fire resistant，and far lighter than steel，bamboo．based structures could be assembled in three weeks and last 50 vears．At five dollars a square foot，they would last roughly half as much as brick-and-block constructions．Follett says the project will follow an“open source”model：“Whatever is developed is freely available for the common good．”
Thousands of people died in the Bam earthquake mainly because__________ ．
A．the earthquake occurred in the cold December
B．many mud．brick houses collapsed
C．the earthquake reached 7．8 0n the Richter scale
D．bamboo houses hadn’t been built yet


27、The phrase“a universal material”(Line 5，Paragraph l)refers to a material that can be found__________ ．
A．everywhere in Indial
B．in the universe
C．in a university
D．in a unique place


28、What was the result of the test?
A．The shake lasted 1 50 seconds．
B．The simulation was over 10 times as violent．
C．The paint was cracked．
D．The model remained undamaged．


29、The researchers have been working hard to
A．reduce the damage by earthquakes
B．explore the functions of bamboo
C．build bamboo houses for a billion people
D．design bamboo house models


30、Which of the following are the advantages of bamboos in building houses?
Ⅰ．Cheap to get．
Ⅱ．Light to carry．
Ⅲ．Easy to build．
A．Ⅰ．and Ⅱ．
B．Ⅱ．and Ⅲ．
C．Ⅰ．，Ⅱ．and Ⅲ．
D．Ⅰ．and Ⅲ．


31、根据以下内容回答31-50题:
Tracy McGrady is a real life superstar．He spent the summer traveling in Europe，working with Adidas on his latest basketball shoe and playing with Team U．S．A．in an Olympic qualif-ying game．He also spent countless hours in the gym．“l work on things every day in the off-season．”says McGrady，24，an All．Star guard with the National Basketball Association’s Orlando Magic．
Until McGrady was 17，few outside his tiny hometown knew of his skills．He was raised mostly by his grandmother in a rough part of town．Sports were his escapes．To gain more expo-sure for his basketball skills，McGrady transferred to play his senior season at Mount Zion Christian Academy in North Carolina．After leading the Mighty Warriors to a 26—2 record that season，McGrady was named Player of the Year by a national newspaper．
At 18．McGrady was starring for Toronto by the end of his new players’season．But he wanted to become one of the NBA’s elite(精英)，so he hired a trainer and began intense workouts．It’s not uncommon for McGrady，who signed with orlando in 2002，to shoot 200 jumpers after practice，grab a healthy bite to eat and go to work out with the Los Angeles Lakers’Shaquille o’Neal，who owns a home in orlando．
“He’s stayed at a high level．”orlando coach Doc Rivers says of McGrady．“A lot of young players can play a good 20．minutes，or have a great month．Tracy does it all season on both ends．”
To be that good takes a lot of work．To be better takes even more．McGrady is ready for the challenge，because he knows what he wants．“I don’t want to be one of those players that’s known for being a great player that never won a championship．”McGrady says．“l want a title．”
Which of the following teams has McGrady NOT so far played for?
A．Team U．S．A．
B．Los Angeles Lakers．
C．The Mighty Warriors．
D．Orlando Magic．


32、The sentence“1 work on things every day in the off-season”(Line 3，Paragraph l)implies that__________ ．
A．McGrady practices other things more often than he does with basketball
B．McGrady keeps on his skills training particularly hard in the off-season days
C．McGrady keeps on training with other exercises than with basketball
D．McGrady practices his skills every day including the off-season time


33、McGrady is different from other players mainly in．
A．his particular shooting skills in playing basketball
B．his trying to save every minute to work out with o’Neal
C．his persistence in constant hard training
D．his stronger desire for a title than other players


34、Mc Grady was honored Player of the Year by a national newspaper because__________ ．
A．he has stayed at a high level of training
B．he has created a record among the best players that season
C．he was well ready for the coming challenge
D．he is regarded as an All-Star guard with the NBA


35、The sentence“Sports were his escapes”(Line 2，Paragraph 2)can best mean that __________．
A．sporting activities were the means for him to get fullest happiness by
B．physical exercises were the only way to relieve him of his pains
C．he didn’t want to do more things than sportive activities
D．sports enabled him to Fun away from his hometown