D.underwater data centers are more efficient than land﹣based ones.

【考点】新闻报道类阅读.

【分析】本文讲了微软刚刚完成了一个操作水下数据中心的服务器机架，这个水下数据中心可以更环保，使客户更方便的了解微软信息.但是目前在世界未推广出去，建设水下的数据中心还是一个很漫长的过程.

【解答】62.D.细节理解题.根据文章"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."可知，在水下的数据中心可能会增加客户可以访问存储在微软的云的信息的速度.即客户可以更方便的访问信息.故选D.

63.B.推理预测题.根据文章"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"可知，水的数据中心的噪音被附近的虾和螃蟹淹没，数据中心也从可回收的材料建造.可推测出，水的数据中心更环保.故选B.

64.A.词义猜测题.原句中"But building a data center takes at least two years﹣an eternity in the fast﹣developing tech industry"，意为建设水的数据中心需要两年的时间发展.可猜测"eternity"应是时间意义的词汇.又从"most of the world's data centers have yet to be built"可知，世界大多数数据中心没建成，本句又用"but"转折，可见是一段长时间的建设过程.故选A.

65.C.主旨大意题.本文讲了微软刚刚完成了一个操作水下数据中心的服务器机架，介绍了水下数据中心的操作和一些优势.故选C.

【点评】本文为新闻报道类阅读.新闻报道类在英语阅读理解中是一种特点十分鲜明的题材.因为文章往往呈现出"倒金字塔"的特征，此类题的英语阅读理解技巧是重点看导语.导语位于新闻报道的首段，高度概括新闻事实，通过它点出新闻的主题，其次寻找关键词，理解题意，做出解答.

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 yowant，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 becauseD.

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?C

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?B

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 asA.

A.devoted and stubborn

B.encouraging and independent

C.helpful and considerate

D.hardworking and generous

70.We can learn from the passageD.

A.parents should encourage their children to create art

B.the ordinary backstage work can help one succeed

C.yocan only get better at something if yopractice

D.art should be treated as a joy rather than a burden.