【題目】My best friend who saved the two drowning boys from the freezing river is a kind and brave person, _______ that is worth respecting for ever.
A. that B. one C. it D. what
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【題目】Every year seals would crowd ashore in Farne Island and give birth to their pups. Between early October and early December, 1,500 seal pups will be born. Almost half of them will not make it past the first three weeks of life.
“The pups have to stay out of the water for the first three weeks, when they have their white coat, which is not very waterproof,” explains the warden (監(jiān)察員),who spends nine months on the Island.
“But when you’re born in November on a rock in the North Sea, it’s a tough start to life,” he said. Storms often wash young pups into the water. And occasionally, young, inexperienced mothers abandon their pups and head out to sea.
“We lost 41% last year,” said David Steel, the National Trust’s head warden on the Farne Islands. “Mother Nature certainly keeps them in check.”
Despite the early challenges for every newborn seal, the population is healthily and slowly and steadily growing. There are almost 4,000 seals on a set of islands, which is named a Special Area of Conservation(SAC), meaning it is protected under EU regulations. This successful human safeguarding of the seals’ habitat is huge turnaround(轉(zhuǎn)機(jī)).
Just a few decades ago, the seal population was deliberately_____The animals used to be thought of as a threat to local fish stocks. During the late 1960s and 1970s, thousands of seals were shot in a cull(剔除)that aimed to protect the local fishing industry. According to the National Trust, between 1962 and 1983 approximately 2,000 adult females and 3,000 pups were shot.
But, as the fishing industry collapsed, it was gradually replaced by tourism. Today, several companies use fishing boats to take groups of people to visit the islands and admire the scenery, seabirds and, of course, the seals that make their homes in this bleakly beautiful place.
【1】In the first three weeks after they were born, almost half of the seal pups _______.
A. would be abandoned by their mothers
B. would be protected by the wardens
C. couldn’t live independently
D. would die mostly in the sea water.
【2】According to David Steel, death of so many pups________.
A. is a normal and natural phenomenon
B. is mainly caused by farmers’ killing
C. can be prevented efficiently by man
D. will be controlled by Mother Nature
【3】The underlined word “decimate” in Paragraph 6 is closest in meaning to ____.
A. increase B. kill C. reduce D. control
【4】What’s the best title for the passage?
A. The Beautiful Farne Island
B. A Tough Beginning
C. How to Protect Grey Seals
D. Tourism or Fishing Industry
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【題目】閱讀下面對話, 在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容(不多于2個單詞)或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。
W:Where are you going to spend your holiday this year, Bob?
M:We may go abroad ,__【1】_I'm not so sure.
W:What do you mean?
M:Well, my wife's talking about Egypt recently. She may want to go there. I'd like to go there,_【2】__.
W:Yes, it's an interesting country_【3】__(see).
M: But we can't make up__【4】_minds yet. You know, a roundtrip ticket to Egypt costs a lot.
W:But you may go by sea.
M:You're right. It's__【5】__(cheap), isn't it?
W:You may save at least half of the money if you go by ship.
M:But don't you think it would take__【6】__long time and…
W:But you can enjoy the scene of the sea and the__【7】_(rise) sun.
M:Yes, I'll tell my wife.
W:You'll definitely enjoy__【8】__, I'm sure.
M:Don't be so sure. We may not go__【9】__.
W:You always hesitate at everything.
M:It's not my fault, you know. My wife always worries too much.
W:Like what?
M:Well...Who is going to look after the house? Who is going to look after the garden? And who is going to look after the pets? We have these__【10】__(problem) every year. And in the end we stay at home and look after everything.
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【題目】The Gold Wax(蠟像) Museum is one of the Gold Coast's longest running attractions. It's a collection of famous figures. It's Australia's largest museum of its kind, featuring more than 110 life-size wax figures copies of British and Australian History.
The Wax Museum is visited by many thousands of people each year who are shocked at the amazing realism of the life-size figures in authentic costumes(真實的服裝). This is your invitation to wander through at your leisure and meet many important and famous people's figures on Queensland's Gold Coast.
Come face to face with such celebrities as Michael Jackson, President Obama, past President John F. Kennedy, King Hussein, members of the Royal Family, and many others whose lives have all left a great mark on our world. Information cards are located alongside each figure.
The Gold Coast Wax Museum contains figures which have been made by leading local and overseas sculptors (雕塑家) to international standards, equal in quality to the world's best, as seen in Europe, the United Kingdom, and U. S. A. The detail in the figures is amazing and includes hair applied one strand(一縷) at a time, requiring many working hours for one hand, and the eyes are so real that they seem to follow the viewer around.
Price
Child (1-3yrs) free
Child (4-12yrs) $ 22. 00
Adult $ 29. 00
Family (2 Adults + 1 Child) $68.00
Opening hours
Open 7 days a week, 10 a. m. to l0 p. m.
Closed at Christmas Day (25 Dec.) and Anzac Day (25 Apr.)
Location
Ferny Ave, Surfers Paradise ( Gold Coast ) QLD
How to get there
You can choose any of the Gold Coast airport transfers, car rentals, shuttles and private transfers to/from your hotel. Many coach operators also offer Gold Coast transfers to surrounding attractions, beaches, and the more distant destinations, throughout the day.
What to bring
Bring your sense of adventure and your camera and see something exciting and quite unique.
For further information, please click here to see more about the Gold Coast Wax Museum.
【1】If you visit the Gold Coast Wax Museum, you can___________.
A. talk with many members of the Royal Family face to face in the Museum
B. enjoy some world-class max-works in the Museum
C. meet many leading local and international sculptors in the Museum
D. come at any time of the year except at Christmas Day
【2】If a couple and their l0-year-old son visit the Gold Coast Wax Museum, they may pay__________.
A. $87 B. $80 C. $68 D. $58
【3】You will most probably find this passage ____________.
A. in a guidebook B. in a magazine
C. in a text book D. on a webpage
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【題目】假如你叫李平,你的美國筆友Tom來信詢問你暑假過的怎樣。請根據(jù)以下信息給他回信,說明你在假期中的活動和理由。
活動 | 理由 |
休息 | 學(xué)習(xí)緊張,缺少鍛煉和休息 |
看望鄉(xiāng)下的祖父母 | 幫助他們做點家務(wù),并給他們談了身邊的新鮮事 |
和朋友進(jìn)行短途旅游 | 欣賞大自然,呼吸新鮮空氣 |
注意:詞數(shù)100左右。
Dear Tom,
I'm more than glad to receive your letter. And it's a pleasure to tell you something about how I spent the Summer holiday.
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Ping
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【題目】根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。
【1】 A young shoemaker left his village to make an adventure. Along the way, he found some ants, who were very sad because a bear had destroyed their house. The shoemaker helped them rebuild it, and the ants offered to return the favor someday.
The shoemaker followed his way and found some bees with the same problem as the ants. And they were very anxious. 【2】 The bees promised to help him in the future.
Tired and hungry, the shoemaker went on his adventure. He learned that the king's daughter was in the castle of a witch. The young man decided to rescue her. But the witch locked him up in a stinking dungeon(惡臭的地牢) with a large bag of sand mixed with poppy(罌粟) seeds and told him that if he wasn't able to separate the two, she would cut off his head at dawn.
【3】 But his friends-the ants came, separated the seeds from sand easily and helped him pass the test. The witch was astonished very much. Then she took him to a room where there were thirteen maidens with their faces covered: 【4】
The young man became discouraged but he saw a bee flew in and landed on the sweetest one-the true princess. When the shoemaker uncovered her face, the witch was changed into a crow. 【5】
A .The shoemaker's adventure.
B. Helping others is helping you.
C. The young man also helped them.
D. The shoemaker went home happily.
E. The young man thought about his death.
F. The shoemaker had to discover which one was the princess.
G.The young people fell in love and lived surrounded by animals and poppies.
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【題目】12-year-old Robert Looks Twice appears to be the typical all-American boy. He is the quarterback of his school’s football team, student council president and one of the top students in his class.
But he hasn’t forgotten his Lakota Sioux root. Unlike most children on the reservation (居留地), he keeps his hair long, a symbol of strength, and he performs at powwows (祈禱儀式), traditionally known as wacipis, where he is a champion of the traditional Lakota dance. Robert was inspired to start dancing by his grandfather, John Tail, who had a small role in the famous film about Indian Amercans, Dances with Wolves. Six years ago, John passed away, and Robert wears little wolves on his clothes in his memory.
We are told that his last name, “ Looks Twice”, came about because his ancestors were cautious and always took a second look.
Robert lives in a trailer (拖車) with his grandmother, uncle and eight other cousins. When he gives us a tour, the trailer is falling apart. “ It is getting ready to cave in (坍塌),” says Robert about the kitchen floor. The family also put trash bags on the ceiling, because it’s leaking. “ When it rains it gets all my shirts wet,” he says of another leak in his bedroom. Often the electricity goes off and the family have to use the burners on the stove to heat the house.
This kind of poverty is typical of the reservation. The reservation is the third poorest county in America, and Robert’s community, Manderson, is known for its high crime rate. But despite all the temptations (誘惑) of drugs and alcohol around him, Robert remain focused on being the first person in his family to go to college and then a very big dream.
“ I want to be the first Native American President,” Robert said. “ I want to build better houses and clean up the reservation, because it’s bad. Get people off the drugs and alcohol and spend that money on their children. Build a better school and playground. Try to get a mall down here to help people get work.”
【1】What can we learn from Robert’s experience?
A. Everyone should persist in chasing their dreams.
B. The poor can get more help from others.
C. It is never too late to study.
D. It is necessary for everyone to go to college.
【2】Unlike Robert, what do most children on the reservation do?
A. They dance like their ancestors.
B. They don’t worship their grandfather.
C. They keep their hair short.
D. They have Lakota Sioux roots.
【3】What does Robert do, even though he is living in terrible conditions?
A. He helps people get off drugs and alcohol.
B. He helps people get work by getting a mall.
C. He keeps working toward his dream.
D. He is beginning to build a better house.
【4】Why is Robert said to be a typical American boy?
A. He like traveling.
B. He has a higher position in his family.
C. He wants to be the first Native American President.
D. He is excellent in all respects.
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【題目】Cotton farmers in some Indian villages are busily buying Coca-Cola and Pepsi, believing that the sugar in the fizzy(有 泡 沫 的 ) drinks kills pests.
Farmers say scientists advised them to mix pesticides with a sugary juice to control pests, and they found the mixture cheaper and more effective than pure chemicals— although soft drink makers and scientists dismissed the remarks. N. Hamunayya, who has become a famous person in his village in the southeastern state of Andhra Pradesh, said his crop survived an attack of pests which had resisted other pesticides. “We found that all the colas had uniform effect on pests. The pests became dead and fell to the ground, ”he said. He said the drinks had all the elements they needed : they were cheaper, sticky, fizzy, and attracted ants, which ate the young of the pests. But Thinupathi Reddy, assistant director of the Regional Agri-Research Station, Guntur, says tests had proved such results wrong. “We conducted some field trials on cotton crop at our research station. There was no obvious productivity or destruction of pests, ”he says.
Statements from Pepsi and Coca-Cola said there was “ no scientific basis” for this practice. But their dealers are enjoying increasing sales. Mantan Wall, who sells soft drinks in 17 villages in the region, said sales rose up, thanks to the farmers. “ For the 10 days between August and September I had successful business. Instead of just 30 cases( each containing a dozen one-litre bottles) of cola, I started selling almost 200 cases, ”he said. “ We expected the sales to drop after the news over pesticide residues(殘 留 ) in the cola drinks. Now I have to keep extra supply for the cotton farmers, ”he said.
In February, an Indian environment group made a report saying drinks made by Coca-Cola and Pepsi contained pesticides and called for tougher safety standards. The U. S firms strongly rejected the findings of the New Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment and said their products were safe.
【1】The writer’ s purpose of writing this passage is to .
A. tell an interesting incident
B. warn people that some drinks might be dangerous to health
C. suggest using Coca-Cola to kill pests.
D. announce a new discovery of Coca-Cola
【2】The drink makers would not accept the fact that their drinks could kill pests because .
A. they thought it went against science
B. they believed that the farmers didn’t tell the truth
C. they might fear that it could bring harm to their business
D. they insisted that no poison was left in their products
【3】The underlined part in Para. 3 “ this practice” probably refers to .
A. testing the mixture
B. selling more drinks in India
C. mixing the drinks with the pesticide
D. attracting ants to eat the young pests
【4】The drinks can kill pests because .
A. there is some pesticide left in them
B. they are sticky and fizzy
C. they have elements that kill pests
D. they made the pesticide more effective
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【題目】【原創(chuàng)】The United States is often referred to as a melting pot because its citizens come from every corner of the world with _____ cultures.
A.universal
B.major
C.diverse
D.unique
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