Animals and the places where they live are getting pushed aside as households(家庭)decrease in size and increase in number.
Smaller numbers of people per household on average use more energy and goods per person. Greater numbers of households require more natural resources for construction. The possible result of this double problems may be that there are not enough natural resources to meet consumers’ demand without endangering habitats important to biodiversity.
Personal freedom and social choice may come at a huge environmental cost. Direct costs include visible damage to animal habitats and plant life. Indirect costs include the release of more greenhouse gases.
The effects of such“personal freedom and social choice”have already surfaced in southwest China’s Wolong Nature Reserve. In Wolong, they found that a reduced average household size was directly tied to an increase in homes, and thus an increase in the amount of firewood used for cooking and heating. The rise in wood fuel use has led to the disappearance of forests and to the loss of habitats for giant pandas.
Curious about whether other parts of the world were experiencing a similar situation, they enlisted a team of researchers including Stanford’s Paul Ehrlich, well known for his population studies, to find out the household dynamics in 141 countries—between 1985 and 2000.Their study proved that the Wolong problem is part of a global trend.
In the 76 countries considered biodiversity“hotspots”,such as the United States, Brazil, Australia and Kenya ,the number of households grew yearly by 3.1%,while the population increased just 1.8%.Meanwhile,the number of people per home dropped from 4.7 to 4.0．The decrease in household size has resulted in 155 million additional households in hotspot countries, almost always limiting biodiversity.
In the 65 non-hot-spot countries—those without high-density areas of animals and plant species—similar results were found, though to a lesser degree. Even in countries experiencing population decrease, such as New Zealand, the number of households still increased because of a reduction in household size.
1．What is mainly discussed in the passage?
A．Reduction in household size and increase in household numbers is a danger to nature.
B．Reduced household size leads to an increase in household numbers.
C．Modern homes consume more natural resources.
D．How to meet consumers’ demand without endangering animals and their habitats.
2．It can be learned from the passage that China’s Wolong Nature Reserve________.
A．is a place where giant pandas and their habitats are not affected
B．is a place where animals and their habitats are seriously damaged
C．sets a good example of protecting animals
D．is facing the same threat as many other parts of the world
3．Which of the following is best supported by the last two paragraphs?
A．The threat to nature from reduction in household size is a worldwide problem.
B．Biodiversity is better kept in countries with smaller populations.
C．Biodiversity is better kept in hot-spot countries.
D．Both hot-spot countries and non-hot-spot countries face threat of the same percentage.
4．Which of the following can best describe the feeling of the author?
A．Disappointed． B．Hopeful. C．Worried． D．Angry.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is TEENSGIVING?
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When is TEENSGIVING in SPRING 2010?
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Where is TEENSGIVING?
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Who participates in TEENSGIVING?
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Do I get anything for participating in TEENSGIVING?
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This sounds awesome! How do I register for TEENSGIVING in SPRING 2010?
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**Teens can also contact their school’s Community Service Advisor
TEENSGIVING is sponsored by the 92nd Street Y.
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A. from time to time B. every year C. every two years D. twice a year
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An adult volunteer may get ______ for his time devoted to TEENSGIVING in SPRING 2010.
A. community service credit and a T-shirt
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C. a T-shirt, a light breakfast and a gift certificate
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C. encourage readers to ask more questions about TEENSGIVING
D. call on readers to participate in TEENSGIVING in SPRING 2010
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A．
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The blanket signal was visible from far away. An Indian held the corners of a blanket in his hands. Then he began to swing the blanket from side to side in front of him. An Indian could send many different signals with his blanket.
He could also send many signals with a mirror. He usually used the mirror to warn someone of danger. Or he attempted to get the attention of a person far away. But he also used it to send messages in code. Of course, mirrors could be used only when the sun was shining. At night, Indians used fire arrows for signaling.
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41． The whole text is mainly about _______.
A． different tribes have different languages
B． the Indians had many kinds of languages
C． how Indians communicated between different tribes
D． why the Indians used many languages
42． An Indian used a mirror to do all the followings EXCEPT _______.
A． send messages in code
B． get the attention of someone in the distance
C． warn someone of danger
D． to tell a friend from an enemy
43． Sign language is _______.
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Each Indian tribe had a different language. Many Indians never learned any language except their own. Do you know how Indians from different tribes talked to each other? They had two ways to talk without sound. One way was by sign language; the other way by signals.
Sign language is a way of talking by using signs. Indians used sign language when they met strangers. In this way, they could find out whether the stranger was a friend or an enemy. In the Indian sign language, signs were made with the hands. One sign meant “man”. Another meant “horse”. To tell the time of day when something happened, an Indian pointed to the sky. He showed where the sun had been at the time.
Indians usually used signals when they wanted to send messages to someone far away. To make signals, an Indian might use a pony. He might use a blanket. Or he might use smoke, a mirror or fire arrows.
To signal that he had seen many animals, an Indian rode his pony in a large circle. Sometimes the Indian gave a signal like this and then went away to hide. This meant that there was danger.
The blanket signal was visible from far away. An Indian held the corners of a blanket in his hands. Then he began to swing the blanket from side to side in front of him. An Indian could send many different signals with his blanket.
He could also send many signals with a mirror. He usually used the mirror to warn someone of danger. Or he attempted to get the attention of a person far away. But he also used it to send messages in code. Of course, mirrors could be used only when the sun was shining. At night, Indians used fire arrows for signaling.
An Indian also sent signals with smoke. He made a small fire of dry wood. Then he put grass or green branches on it. He held a blanket over the fire for a minute. When he removed the blanket from the fire, there was a cloud of smoke. The number of clouds of smoke told his message in code.
Now you can see that Indians didn’t need to learn each other’s language. They could talk to one another by using signals or sign language.
56. The whole text is mainly about _______.
A. different tribes have different languages
B. the Indians had many kinds of languages
C. how Indians communicated between different tribes
D. why the Indians used many languages
57. An Indian used a mirror to do all the followings EXCEPT _______.
A. send messages in code
B. get the attention of someone in the distance
C. warn someone of danger
D. to tell a friend from an enemy
58. Sign language is _______.
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B. a secret way of talking to some Indian tribes
C. a kind of gesture only for Indians
D. a way to express one’s ideas by making gestures
59. Indians didn’t need to learn each other’s language because _______.
A. they thought they could easily make themselves understood
B. they could use signals or sign language
C. different tribes lived far away and never met each other
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第二部分：閱讀理解（共25小題；第一節(jié)每小題2分，第二節(jié)每小題1分，滿分45分）
第一節(jié)：閱讀下列短文，從每小題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)A、B、C、D中，選出最
佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
A．
Each Indian tribe had a different language. Many Indians never learned any language except their own. Do you know how Indians from different tribes talked to each other? They had two ways to talk without sound． One way was by sign language; the other way by signals.
Sign language is a way of talking by using signs. Indians used sign language when they met strangers. In this way, they could find out whether the stranger was a friend or an enemy. In the Indian sign language, signs were made with the hands. One sign meant “man”. Another meant “horse”. To tell the time of day when something happened, an Indian pointed to the sky. He showed where the sun had been at the time.
Indians usually used signals when they wanted to send messages to someone far away. To make signals, an Indian might use a pony. He might use a blanket. Or he might use smoke, a mirror or fire arrows.
To signal that he had seen many animals, an Indian rode his pony in a large circle. Sometimes the Indian gave a signal like this and then went away to hide. This meant that there was danger.
The blanket signal was visible from far away. An Indian held the corners of a blanket in his hands. Then he began to swing the blanket from side to side in front of him. An Indian could send many different signals with his blanket.
He could also send many signals with a mirror. He usually used the mirror to warn someone of danger. Or he attempted to get the attention of a person far away. But he also used it to send messages in code. Of course, mirrors could be used only when the sun was shining. At night, Indians used fire arrows for signaling.
An Indian also sent signals with smoke. He made a small fire of dry wood． Then he put grass or green branches on it. He held a blanket over the fire for a minute. When he removed the blanket from the fire, there was a cloud of smoke. The number of clouds of smoke told his message in code.
Now you can see that Indians didn’t need to learn each other’s language. They could talk to one another by using signals or sign language.
41． The whole text is mainly about _______.
A． different tribes have different languages
B． the Indians had many kinds of languages
C． how Indians communicated between different tribes
D． why the Indians used many languages
42． An Indian used a mirror to do all the followings EXCEPT _______.
A． send messages in code
B． get the attention of someone in the distance
C． warn someone of danger
D． to tell a friend from an enemy
43． Sign language is _______.
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