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     本文介紹了美國著名的生物學家Edward Wilson 的著作The Future of Life中的一些有關(guān)如何開發(fā)、利
用和保護自然資源的情況.
     Edward Wilson is America's, if not the world's, leading naturalist. In The Future of Life, he takes us on a
tour of the world's natural resources (資源). How are they used? What has been lost? What remains and is it
able to continue with the present speed of use? Wilson also points out the need to understand fully the
biodiversity (生物多樣性)of our earth.
     Wilson begins with an open letter to the pioneer in environment (環(huán)境) protection, Henry David Thoreau.
He compares today's Walden Pond with that of Thoreau's day. Wilson will use such comparisons for the rest
of the book. The problem is clear: man has done great damage to his home over the years. Van the earth, with
human help, be made to return to biodiversity levels that will be able to support us in the future?
     Biodiversity, Wilson argues, is the key to settling many problems the earth faces today. Even our agricultural
crops can gain advantages from it. A mere hundred species (物種) are the basis of our food supply, of which
but twenty carry the load. Wilson suggests changing this situation by looking into ten thousand species that
could be made use of, which will be a way to reduce the clearing of the natural homes of plants and animals to
enlarge farming areas.
     At the end of the book, Wilson discusses the importance of human values in considering the environment.
If you are to continue to live on the earth, you may well read and act on the ideas in this book.
1. We learn from the text that Wilson cares most about ______
A. the environment for plants
B. the biodiversity of our earth
C. the wastes of natural resources
D. the importance of human values
2. How many species are most important to our present food supply?
A. Twenty.
B. Eighty.
C. One hundred
D. Ten thousand.
3. Wilson suggests that one way to keep biodiversity is to _______.
A. learn how to farm scientifically
B. build homes for some dying species
C. make it clear what to eat
D. use more species for food .
4. We can infer that the text is _______
A. a description of natural resources
B. a research report
C. a book review
D. an introduction to a scientist
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科目：高中英語 來源：必修五學大課堂英語人教版 人教版 題型：050

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　　You got red with anger, green with envy, and white with fright．If you’re unhappy you’re blue, and if you’re a coward, you’re yellow．Whatever your feelings are you can find a color to describe them．

　　But colors not only describe feelings, they can also have a very strong effect upon us．Everybody has noticed how you feel colder in a blue room than a red room even though the rooms are at the same temperature．So colors can affect our moods．And it is also possible that our own choice of a favorite color can tell us something about ourselves．If green is your favorite color, you are strong-minded and determined．You do not wish to change, but you certainly wish to succeed and what’s more, you want other people to see you are successful．Red makes bulls charge and makes your blood pressure go up．You are fiercely competitive, very strong-minded and full of energy．If you choose blue, the color of calm seas and clear skies, you like peace and quiet and like to feel you belong to a group of trusted friends．Purple is a mixture of red and blue, and is a compromise between peaceful blue and aggressive red．You are romantic and tender and wish to charm and please others．

本文是說明文。文章說明了人們用顏色詞表達思想的情況。不管你的感覺如何，你都可以用顏色來表達自己的心情。顏色本身對我們的感覺也有影響，它可以影響我們的心情。人們可以從你對顏色的偏愛了解你, 因為你所喜愛的顏色表達了你的性格。

(1)

If you are overcome with fear, _________．

[　　]

A．

you are red

B．

you are yellow

C．

you are black

D．

you are green

(2)

According to the second paragraph, when you feel very hot, _________．

[　　]

A．

you’d better look at the sea or the blue sky

B．

you should not wear black dress

C．

you’d better drink some water

D．

you should not become angry

(3)

Which of the following is NOT true in the passage?

[　　]

A．

Colors can describe our feelings．

B．

Colors can affect our moods．

C．

People will surely know what you are going to do by the color you choose．

D．

People will probably know something about you by the color you choose．

(4)

If you are strong-minded, _________．

[　　]

A．

either green or red is your favorite color

B．

either green or blue is you favorite color

C．

both red and blue are you favorite color

D．

neither green nor blue is your favorite color

(5)

The title of the passage may probably be _________．

[　　]

A．

Your Favorite Colors

B．

Your Like and Dislike of Colors

C．

Colors and You

D．

Choose a Color for You

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科目：高中英語 來源：設(shè)計必修四英語北師版 北師版 題型：050

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　　A young girl and a man were recently found murdered in a parked car in a Boston suburb．The police found no sign in the car．Then they found a witness who had seen a car pass by the murdered couple’s car．His description placed the car as a 1950 or 1951 Chevrolet．

　　Ordinarily, searching through the files for owners of elderly Chevrolets would have been an impossible difficult task because there were two and a half million such cars．In this case, however, the police had a powerful tool－the computer．

　　The Boston Registry of Motor Vehicles programmed its computer to screen all 1950 and 1951 Chevrolets within a fifteen-mile radius(半徑)of the suburb－the area in which the police believed the murderer was most likely to be found．Within minutes, the computer uncovered one thousand of wanted cars．A few hours of hand screening turned up a 1950 Chevrolet owner who lived close to the scene of the crime(犯罪)and who had received many traffic tickets．He was among the first suspects(嫌疑犯)to be investigated, and signs connecting him with the murdered couple were found．He was arrested, and is now waiting for trial．

　　本文描述了一個借助于先進的電腦技術(shù)得以迅速破案的事情。一個女孩和一個男子被殺害于車中。警方了解到一輛1950年或1951年制造的Chevrolet牌的車似乎與這件事有牽連。于是借助電腦迅速確定了嫌疑車輛并將嫌疑犯迅速捉獲。

(1)

It can be learned from the text that ________．

[　　]

A．

the murderer’s car hit the couple’s car but did not stop

B．

the murderer was last found with the help of a Chevrolet owner

C．

the police would not have found the suspect so soon but for the witness

D．

searching through the file of Chevrolets owners was impossibly difficult

(2)

The underlined word “investigated” is closest in meaning to “________”．

[　　]

A．

questioned

B．

supposed

C．

determined

D．

discovered

(3)

Which of the following is true according to the passage?

[　　]

A．

The suspect had often broken the traffic rules before he was caught．

B．

One of the police officers saw what the suspect did to the couple．

C．

At least 1950 cars were searched in order to find the suspect．

D．

The description of the witness turned out to be a lie．

(4)

The best title for this passage would be ________．

[　　]

A．

Crime－A Problem in the West

B．

Chevrolet－A Type of an Old Car

C．

Police－A Force in Catching the Murderer

D．

Computer－A Help in Fighting against Crime

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　　Here in the Northeast Georgia mountains live an old man and his young grandson．A small sum of money given by the government is their only regular income．Man and boy walk up and down the highway daily collecting soft-drink bottles for resale．I stopped once, and tried to give the man a carton(硬紙盒)of empty bottles．Polite, but firmly, he refused my “charity”．

　　Exercising what I thought was the only reasonable matter．I was driving their part of road, throwing bottles out of the car window, when the flashing blue light of a Georgia(喬治亞州)State patrol(巡邏)car filled my mirror．I took my lecture on litter(在公共場所扔廢物)laws, and then told the officer about the man and the boy．We could see the old man from where we were stopped, bending over to pick up a bottle．The officer warned me again, and told me to move on．

　　As we both pulled onto the road, I looked in my mirror just in time to see two bottles sail out of the passenger window of the patrol car and land unbroken on the grass．

　　本文中的老人和他的孫子靠撿拾飲料瓶來維持生計。作者出于同情想把自己的一些空瓶子送給老人，但是遭到了老人的拒絕。

(1)

Why do the old man and his grandson collect soft-drink bottles?

[　　]

A．

They want to make the area clean and tidy．

B．

They want to recycle the soft-drink bottles．

C．

Local officials ask them to do so．

D．

Their income is not enough to support themselves．

(2)

The man’s refusal to take the box of empty bottles from the writer shows that ________．

[　　]

A．

he wanted to get too much

B．

poor as he was，he didn’t want to be pitied

C．

he was not really poor

D．

he collected the empty bottles only for fun

(3)

The author threw bottles out of the car window because he wanted to ________．

[　　]

A．

get rid of them

B．

attract the patrol car

C．

punish the man and the boy

D．

help the man and the boy

(4)

The officer stopped the writer and lectured him because ________．

[　　]

A．

he was driving too fast

B．

he was breaking the traffic laws

C．

he was breaking the litter laws

D．

he was hurting the man and the boy

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科目：高中英語 來源：設(shè)計必修四英語北師版 北師版 題型：050

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　　A new study suggests that very young children who watch a lot of television may have attention problems later in school．

　　Children with attention problems cannot sit still or control their actions．They talk too much, lose things, forget easily and are not able to finish tasks．

　　People with attention problems may suffer a condition known as Attention Deficit Disorder(A．D．D．)．Experts say the cause of A．D．D．involves chemicals in the brain．Teachers say many children in the United States are showing signs of disorder．Some education researchers have been saying for years that watching television at a very young age could change the normal development of the brain．For example, they say that children who watch a lot of television are not able to sit and read for an extended period of time．

　　The new study tested the idea that television watching by very young children is linked to attention problems by the age of seven．It involved more than 1300 children．There were two groups of children, ages one and three．Researchers at Children’s Hospital in Seattle, Washington reported the results in the publication Pediatrics(兒科)．They asked the parents how often the children watched television．The parents also described their children’s actions at the age of seven using a method that can tell if someone suffers Attention Deficit Disorder．

　　The children who watched a lot of television at an early age were most likely to have attention problems．Every hour of watching television increased the chances of having attention problems by about ten percent．

　　The researchers say that all the children with attention problems might not have A．D．D．But they still could face major learning problems in school．The findings support advice by a group of doctors that children under the age of two should not watch television．

　　One of the researchers says there are other reasons why children should not watch television．Earlier studies have linked it with children becoming too fat and too aggressive(好斗的)．Other experts say the new study is important, but more work needs to be done to confirm the findings and better explain the cause and effect．

　　本文描述的是兒童看電視對他們以后的一些消極的影響。孩子過早地看電視或者看電視過多都會導致孩子記憶力難以集中，多動，好斗，容易忘事等等。

(1)

The best title for the passage is ________．

[　　]

A．

TV and Attention Problems

B．

Attention and Learning

C．

Disadvantages of Watching TV

D．

Causes of Attention Deficit Disorder

(2)

Children with attention problems may ________．

[　　]

A．

control their actions

B．

sit and read quietly

C．

complete tasks easily

D．

talk a lot in class

(3)

Watching TV at an early age may cause all of the following problems EXCEPT ________．

[　　]

A．

gaining weight

B．

being too aggressive

C．

poor eyesight

D．

Attention Deficit Disorder

(4)

What can be inferred from the passage?

[　　]

A．

Experts should have further studies on the subject．

B．

Watching TV has no effect on children’s character．

C．

Learning problems are caused by watching too much TV．

D．

Attention problems are caused only by watching TV．

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