PLAYA GRANDE, COSTA RICA----This resort town was long known for Leatherback Sea Turtle（棱皮龜）National Park, nightly turtle beach tours and even a sea turtle museum. However, on a beach where dozens of turtles used to nest on a given night, scientists spied only 32 leatherbacks all of last year.
With leatherbacks threatened with extinction, Playa Grande’s turtle museum was abandoned （拋棄）three years ago and now sits among a sea of weeds. And the beachside ticket office for turtle tours was washed away by a high tide in September. “We do not promote that as a turtle tourism destination any more because we realize there are far too few turtles to please,” said Alvaro Fonseca, a park ranger.（管理員）
Even before scientists found temperatures going up over the past decade, sea turtles were threatened by beach development, drift net fishing and Costa Ricans’ interest in eating turtle eggs. But climate change may cause the most serious harm to an animal that has lived in the Pacific for 150 million years.
Sea turtles are sensitive to numerous effects of warming. They feed on reefs, which are dying in hotter seas. They lay eggs on beaches that are being covered by rising seas and more violent waves.
More uniquely（獨特地）, their gender is determined not by genes but by the egg’s temperature during development. Small rises in beach temperatures can result in all-female populations, obviously problematic for survival. If the sand around the eggs hits 30 degrees Celsius, the gender balance shifts to female; at about 32 degrees they are all female. Above 34, you get boiled eggs.
On some nesting beaches, scientists are artificially cooling nests with shade or irrigation and trying to protect broader areas of coastal property from development to ensure that turtles have a place to nest as the seas rise.
小題1:Why does the resort town stop promoting its turtle tourism?
A．It decides not to disturb the turtles’ normal life.
B．Tourists have lost interest in watching turtles.
C．There are only very few turtles now.D．The turtle museum was destroyed by a high tide.
小題2: Which of the following is the major factor in the turtles’ endangerment?
A．The locals’ eating habit.B．Drift net fishing.C．Beach development.D．Global warming.
小題3: The underlined word “gender” in Paragraph 5 means ____.
A．the sex of turtlesB．the habit of turtlesC．the weight of turtlesD．the kind of turtles
小題4: We learn from the last paragraph that scientists ____.
A．a(chǎn)re doing research on the sea riseB．a(chǎn)re moving turtles to new homes
C．a(chǎn)re protecting turtles’ nestsD．a(chǎn)re going rid of sea weeds
小題5: The passage intends to ____.
A．introduce a special kind of sea turtleB．explain the mystery of turtles’ eggs
C．show the dangers a certain kind of sea turtle is facing
D．a(chǎn)ttract more visitors to a sea turtle museum
小題1:D小題1:D小題1:B小題1:B小題1:A
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She said, "I was very nervous. But when I opened the hotel door and saw 20 armed policemen
 28   in the car park I was so glad they were there.”
The alarm had been raised because Vicki became suspicious of the guest who   29  in at 3 pm the day before New Year’s Eve with little luggage and   30  sunglasses and a hat pulled down over his   31 . She said, "He didn’t seem to want to talk too much and make any eye contact." Vicki, the only employee on duty, called her boss Margaret, 64, and husband Stan McKale, 65, who phoned the police at 11 pm.
Officers from Northumbria Police called Vicki at the hotel in Dunston, Gateshead, at about 11:30 pm to make sure that this was the   32  man. Then they kept in touch by phoning Vicki
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"It was about ten past two in the morning   34  the phone went again and a policeman said ‘Would you go and make yourself known to the armed officers outside?’. My heart missed a 35 ."
Vicki quietly showed eight armed officers   36  passages and staircases to the top floor room and   37  over the key.
"I realized that my bedroom window overlooks that part of the hotel, so I went to watch. I could not see into the man’s room,   38  I could see the passage. The police kept   39  at the man to come out with his hands showing. Then suddenly he   40   have come out because they shouted for him to lie down while he was handcuffed (帶上手銬)。
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A．toB．withC．inD．a(chǎn)t
小題2:A. charge           B. pay              C get                D. reward
小題3:
A．beginningB．interruptingC．pausingD．ending
小題4:
A．storiesB．experienceC．momentD．day
小題5:
A．secretlyB．happilyC．interestedlyD．unexpectedly
小題6:A. seconds          B minutes          C. hours             D. days
小題7:
A．burnB．destroyC．stepD．storm
小題8:
A．come upB．crowded upC．lined upD．taken up
小題9:
A．checkedB．signedC．orderedD．handed
小題10:
A．stealingB．gettingC．wearingD．moving
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A．chargedB．escapedC．wantedD．found
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A．eachB．otherC．everyD．a(chǎn)nother
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A．whenB．whileC．whichD．that
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A．knockB．hitC．beatD．slap
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A．a(chǎn)crossB．overC．intoD．through
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A．turnedB．handedC．stretchedD．reached
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A．a(chǎn)ndB．orC．thereforeD．but
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Online, it’s a different story．The most popular site is The Mail, which has 2．3 million "browsers" every day．And the next most popular site is The Guardian.
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A．Printed newspapers are disappearing．
B．The most popular newspapers has the most popular newspaper website as well．
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D．The free news on the Internet makes people unwilling to buy newspapers．
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A．People no longer believe what the Internet tells them．
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Iraq on Monday stopped shipments of crude oil to protest against the U.N. Security Council’s decision to extend the oil-for–food program by only a month , instead of the normal six-month renewal（延期）.
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OPEC wants the oil price to stay within a margin of 22 to 28 dollars and achieved that with cuts in January and March that reduced 2.5 million barrels per day off quotas .
(Reports from SOHU English News HOMEPAGE (CHINESE) June 6 ,2001)
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A  oil price is too low in the international market
B the U.N.Security Council has decided to shorten the time for the oil-for-food programme 
C many oil wells were destroyed during the war in the late 1980s
D it couldn’t get enough money to develop its economy
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D  oil is connected with people’s daily life
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B they can have a discussion about the effects of Iraq’s temporary oil stop
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Now, Anas hopes that Obama will win a second term in the White House. “The longer he's in office, the longer my fame will last,” he said.
小題1: What does the underlined part in Paragraph 4 mean?
A．Anas also thought he looked like Obama.
B．Anas was satisfied with his sister's comment.
C．Anas didn't think about the resemblance seriously.
D．Anas didn' t understand what his sister talked about.
小題2: Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．Obama has met Anas once in Indonesia.
B．Anas didn't become rich until he got to know Obama.
C．Obama studied in Indonesia when he was young.
D．Anas is a baritone but he can sound like a little boy.
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C．keeps in touch with ObamaD．wants to become a politician
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C．He wants to be famous for longer.D．He thinks Obama is a great politician.
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A．An Obama Lookalike Becomes Popular in Asia
B．Obama Visits His Old School in Indonesia
C．A Man Practices Obama’s Typical Actions
D．Obama’s Face and Smile to Be Seen on TV

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Many people say that they understand why parents would want their children to have phones, but they think schools should let the students know when they can use their mobile phones.
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A．because they are studentsB．when they are at school
C．because they are youngD．when they are free
小題2: We know from the passage that some children get mobile phones from ____________.
A．the makers and sellersB．some other strangers
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A．get in touch with their childrenB．leave their mobile phones
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“I got out of bed and went to the front window and could hear somebody was yelling(叫喊)，‘Fire!’” Curt Dworak said.When he realized what was happening, he threw on some clothes and ran to help. “I was just hoping Mary wasn't in there，but her car was in the driveway，so I just reacted,” he said, “I just broke the glass and then went in through the window.”
Dworak yelled for Mary but got no response. As he searched，the fire grew and debris(碎片) started falling around him. I didn't know what to do. I yelled for her a couple more times，and then I heard her. Disoriented(分不清方向的)and unable to move, Mary was sprawling(趴) on the floor in the back of her house，so Dworak picked her up and carried her to safety.
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Mary was up and talking before she was taken to the hospital to be checked out. Dworak escaped without a thin cut.
小題1:
As soon as Dworak realized there was a big fire，he        .
A．went to his front window and stood watching
B．put on his clothes quickly and rushed there
C．searched for Mary's crying in her room
D．put away his clothes and jumped off his house
小題2:
The sentence “ but her car was in the driveway” in Paragraph 3 implies(暗指) that
      .
A．Mary was just in the house.B．Mary's car was in Dworak's way.
C．Mary's car was broken.D．Mary's car was in good condition.
小題3:
The underlined Word “ hailed” in Paragraph 5 can be replaced by “         ”.
A．namedB．checkedC．praisedD．trained
小題4:
What can we learn from the passage?
A．It was Dworak who found the fire first.
B．Dworak was badly injured by the fire.
C．Mary lost consciousness in the flames.
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BEUING (Associated Press 美聯(lián)社) —China has a growing middle class, a tradition of expecting education and 21 million new babies every year. Selling educational toys should be easy.
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A US company, Baby Care, is trying to change that with a new way to sell toys in China.
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A．Educational toys and foreign toy markets.
B．Problems with China’s toy market and education.
C．Reasons for pushing sales of educational toys in China.
D．Baby population and various kinds of toys made in China.
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A．Club members buy Baby Care products for free child care advice.
B．Doctors in Beijing help in making Baby Care products.
C．Parents are encouraged to pay $ 18 for club activities.
D．Baby Care trains Chinese doctors at no extra cost.
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A．opening stores in Beijing hospitals
B．offering 18 month courses on child care
C．setting up children’s education centers
D．forming close relationships with parents
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A．Mother’s Club in China.B．Baby Care and Doctors.
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Japanese people,who never miss a chance to be photographed,were lining up to get their pictures on a postage stamp．Vanity（虛榮）stamps with personal photographs went on sale for the first time in Japan as part of an international postage stamp exhibition．The customer’s photo was taken with a digital camera and then printed on stamp sheets,a process that takes about five minutes．Sold in a sheet of 10 stamps for $8．80,little more than the cost of lunch in Tokyo,each stamp printed a different scene from a traditional painting along with the photo．
The stamps can be used normally to mail a letter,and postal officials hope they will help encourage interest in letter writing in the Internet age．“Certainly e-mail is a useful method of communication,but letters are fun in a different way,”said Hatsumi Shimizu an official in the Post Ministry．“We want to show young people that letters can be fun too．”[
While similar stamp sheets appeared in Australia in 1999 and are now sold in some nations and territories,Japan’s fondness for commemorative photos is likely to make them especially popular here．Indeed,officials had prepared 1 000 sheets but they were sold out in less than 30 minutes．Although the stamps are currently only available as a special service during the exhibition,postal officials said they may start selling them on a regular basis in the future．
小題1:The best title of this passage might be______．
A．Never Miss a Chance to be Photographed
B．Your Own Face on a Postage Stamp
C．First Japanese Postage Stamps with a Photo
D．Letters are as Fun as E-mails
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B．the cost of this service is very high
C．food in Tokyo is very dear
D．$8．80 is a very small amount of money
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A．to make the international postage stamp exhibition more interesting
B．to make more stamps for normal use
C．to draw interest in writing letters
D．to satisfy Japan’s fondness of commemorative photos
小題4:Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A．Japanese people like to take photos．
B．This kind of stamps must be used to mail letters．
C．Japanese people can get this kind of stamps easily after the stamp exhibition．
D．This service is more popular in Japan than in other places．

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