62．（8分）Microsoft just finished a three﹣month experiment operating an underwater data center．A server rack（服务器支架） with the power of about 300PCs was placed into a water﹣tight（防水） steel container and lowered into the ocean off the coast of central California．
The unusual experiment was launched because current data centers are unpleasantly inefficient．They're built where energy and land are cheap （not close to where people actually live）．And they waste so much energy cooling their massive computers．The ocean can solve those problems．The cold ocean floor sufficiently cools the computing components inside the pod．And since most people live near the ocean，placing data centers under water could potentially increase the speed at which customers could access the information stored in Microsoft's cloud．
The experiment was so successful that Microsoft operated the underwater data center for 75days longer than it had planned to．The next step is to get a larger pod，with about four times the computing power，under the ocean for testing．Unlike the first experiment，the next pod will also be equipped with turbines，which will transform the ocean's currents into electricity．It's not clear when，if ever，underwater data centers will become a possible product．"Our first experiment was like dipping our pinkie toe in the water，and now we're going for the big toe，"said Lee，corporate vice president of Microsoft Research．
Microsoft is still analyzing the environmental impacts of the study．Data centers are both hot and loud，which could have damaging effects on ocean life．Microsoft found that the noise its underwater data center produced was drowned out by nearby shrimp and crabs．The data centers are also built from recyclable materials，and Microsoft believes that the total carbon footprint of underwater data centers will be"dramatically lower"than current land﹣based centers．
Given the growth in the cloud，industry analysts believe that most of the world's data centers have yet to be built．But building a data center takes at least two years﹣an eternity in the fast﹣developing tech industry．As a result，Microsoft builds its data centers with the future in mind，installing far more computing power and space than it currently needs．
Lee believes that going under water can shift the building of data centers from construction projects to manufacturing jobs．"What if we could mass﹣produce these pods on an assembly line？"he thought．"We could deliver a data center，from conception to operation，in 90days．That's dramatically different than what's happening today．"
62．What is the advantage of an underwater data center？
A．It can be lowered to the ocean floor easily．
B．It can cool computing components automatically．
C．It can be built close to the place where people live．
D．It can make information easily accessible to people．
63．We can infer that the underwater data centers ．
A．cause little harm to the ocean life B．are more environmentally friendly
C．change the course of ocean currents D．are easy to build in large quantities
64．The underlined word"eternity"in Paragraph 5means" "．
A．an extremely long time B．an extended period
C．a seemingly short time D．a fruitful period
65．The passage tries to inform readers that ．
A．an experiment was made in operating a data center
B．Microsoft will mass﹣produce pods on an assemble line
C．Microsoft succeeded in putting a data center underwater
D．underwater data centers are more efficient than land﹣based ones．
66．（10分）My father's family is not a musical family．They are a family of words．My brother has my father's dark hair，his love of a good argument．I take after my mother．From her I inherited a curious nature，a sense of adventure，bright red hair．I did not，contrary to her hopes，inherit a talent for the piano．That fact was established beyond doubt after unsuccessful attempts to draw music from me．
The piano lessons began when I was four．My mother was convinced that I would be a child Mozart．She found the ideal teacher﹣Madame Oblenka，a strict Russian woman，whose pursed lips were enough to frighten a wild horse into submission．Madame Oblenka，who expected a little Mozart，was not very delighted to find a little girl banging her fists（拳头） on the keys．
I tried to please her．"Feel the music，"she urged．I"felt"it and winced（退避） my ears﹣for what is more unpleasant than a series of wrong notes played continuously？She"felt"my music，too，which is why she always left with an angrier expression than when she came．
Once，when I was ten，I managed to record one of my own rehearsals（练习）．In order to escape my practice sessions，I would close myself behind the door of the piano room，put on the tape recording，and read until the tape had finished．That method worked for a week，until my mother began to wonder why I always missed the same B﹣sharp．She knocked on the door，and，receiving no answer，came in to check on me and found that I had fallen asleep while the tape of my performance played on and on．
I was twelve when my parents finally acknowledged that my hidden talent was not about to emerge（显现） any time soon．My mother，refusing to admit defeat，told me to pick another instrument．"Choose anything you want，Honey，"she said，assuming that freedom of choice would inspire devotion．I thought long and hard and chose the drums．My parents，sensitive to noise，would be less than overjoyed by a daily bombardment of playing．I imagined my father in his study，cotton wads in his ears．
I worked my way through several other instruments before my mother hit on another idea．Maybe I wasn't meant to be an instrumentalist．Realizing that drama might be more suited to my talents，Mom took me to a drama teacher．However，he put me backstage，painting scenery．Once I recovered from my sense of injury，I realized the wisdom of his choice．I loved the active，practical backstage world，and I discovered that I had a knack for constructing and painting．I loved the challenge of taking our scanty（贫乏的） supplies and using them to make something beautiful．Imagining a scene and then seeing it emerge before me﹣this，to me，was close to magic．
I'm a sculptor now，and every day I experience afresh the joy of being fully absorbed in the act of artistic creation．It's a wonderful，blissful（乐而忘忧） feeling．I realize that my parents，in their misguided attempts to interest me in music，were trying to give me this feeling．And now I feel grateful．Perhaps they went about it in the wrong way，but their hearts were in the right place．
66．Madame Oblenka always felt angry because ．
A．the author was too young to play the piano well
B．the author often pointed out the wrong notes of her
C．the author kept banging on the keys unconsciously
D．the author's performance was far from satisfactory
67．Which of the following best reveals the author's attitude towards piano practice？
A．She tried to make the piano teacher pleased．
B．She recorded her performance for improvement．
C．She played the recording instead of practising．
D．She repeated the same mistake in practising．
68．Why did the author choose the drums as a musical instrument？
A．She was eager to free herself from piano lessons．
B．She was reluctant to play an instrument．
C．She was confident of handling them．
D．She was fond of beating drums．
69．The author's mother can be best described as ．
A．devoted and stubborn
B．encouraging and independent
C．helpful and considerate
D．hardworking and generous
70．We can learn from the passage ．
A．parents should encourage their children to create art
B．the ordinary backstage work can help one succeed
C．you can only get better at something if you practice
D．art should be treated as a joy rather than a burden．
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71．（10分）Social Networking and Its Effect
Social networking has become an unquestionable part of our everyday lives．Those who have a life on the Internet do not always realize that they are losing their connections with the real world．Nowadays，a reputation online is more important．Some are even finding a way to make a living online．Social media seems to have quite the impact，especially on teenagers．
Years ago，before social networking existed，friends would go out and have a good time，and popularity in high school would be something of importance to a lot of people．Today，popularity means having a lot of followers on Twitter or Tumblr．Tumblr has its own way of creating"celebrities"．Users are considered"Tumblr famous"if they have a high number of followers．Websites make us think that greatness is achieved just because thousands of strangers are familiar with your face．Popularity is not about having a lot of friends anymore； it is just about being known for absolutely nothing．
Social networking has its positives，considering it allows us to connect with friends and family in a matter of seconds．Although this is extremely useful，it is also destroying our ability to make real life conversations．People are attacked over the Internet，but do not say a word to each other in person．Social media is preventing us from standing up for ourselves the way we should be．Facebook limits our conversations that we have with people，which is why it is always better to strike up a conversation in person instead of through a computer screen．Social networking destroys the true meaning of human interaction．
Teens are finding new ways to make a living out of advertisements that they post on their social networking pages．Social networks allow them to make money without even getting up off the couch．Being out in the real world and working creates ways to communicate and is a crucial part of life，but that will be destroyed if young teens think it is okay to just make money through social media．Social networking makes things easier，but that does not always mean that it makes things better．
Social networking affects young lives and causes teens to grow up differently from how their older relatives have．They rely on their blogs and pages to communicate with people，keep up with the latest trends and enjoy their separate little world．Social media has ruined how life should be：fun，adventurous and exciting．Instead，it has turned most teenagers into anti﹣social couch potatoes．There needs to be a break from social networking so young people can once again live a real life in the real world．
Title：Social Networking and Its Effect
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