高中教育高考英语2011年高考英语（湖北卷）

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• 41The city council of Edinburgh rejected the suggestion to open a huge landfill site near Portobello because_____．

  A.it came from a private company

  B.the council was not interested in it

  C.it was not supported by EU

  D.the local people were against it

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• 42What is the final decision of an Edinburgh and Midlothian councils、

  A.To open a new landfill nearby.

  B.To close the Powderhall landfill in 2015.

  C.To set up a plant for burning waste.

  D.To persuade people to deduce their waste．

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• 43What is the theme of Ridley’s most recent book、

  A.Weakness of human nature．

  B.Concern about climate change．

  C.Importance of practical thinking．

  D.Optimism about human progress．

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• 44How does Ridley look at shopping、

  A.It encourages the creation of things．

  B.It results in shortage of goods．

  C.It demands more fossil fuels．

  D.It causes a poverty problem．

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• 45The candle and lamp example is used to show that_____．

  A.oil lamps give off more light than candles

  B.shortening working time brings about a happier life．

  C.advanced technology helps to produce better candles．

  D.increased production rate leads to lower cost of goods．

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• 46What does the last sentence of the passage imply、

  A.Cutting carbon is necessary in spite of the huge cost．

  B.Overreaction to climate change may be dangerous．

  C.People’s health is closely related to climate change．

  D.Careless medical treatment may cause great pain．

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• 47What is predicted to happen in the U．S．、

  A.The expansion of cellphone companies．

  B.The boom of-pay-by-phone business．

  C.The disappearance of credit cards．

  D.The increase of Starbucks sales．

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• 48The NFC technology can be used to_____．

  A.ensure the safety of shoppers

  B.collect transaction fees easily

  C.make purchase faster and simpler

  D.improve the quality of cellphones

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• 49Three cellphone service providers form a joint venture to_____．

  A.strengthen their relationship

  B.get a share in the payments industry

  C.sell more cellphones

  D.test the NFC technology

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• 50According to the passage, what can users do if they lose their smart phones、

  A.Stop the functioning of their phones．

  B.Set up a password．

  C.Get all the money out of their phones．

  D.Cancel large purchases．

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