In 1981, there were more than 1.3 million elephants in Africa. But in 1991, that

In 1981, there were more than 1.3 million elephants in Africa. But in 1991, that

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In 1981, there were more than 1.3 million elephants in Africa. But in 1991, that number was cut down to 600,000. African elephants are hunted for their valuable ivory tusks(象牙). More have been killed by poachers(偷猎者). Poachers are hunters who kill animals illegally. An adult(成年) elephant eats as much as 300 pounds a day. In their search for food, elephants often move great distances. When they cannot find the grasses they prefer, they may strip(剥光) the land of trees.
Today, the area in which elephants herds live is smaller than it used to be. Many areas in their path have been turned into farms. And some elephants have been killed by farmers for trampling(践踏)their crops.
What can we do here in our country about a threatened animal that lives so far away? Our government has passed a law to protect it. People cannot import or bring in items made from ivory or any part of the elephant’s body.
Most countries throughout the world have also stopped ivory imports. It is hoped that the ban(禁令) on the sale of ivory will help save the African elephant. But the world’s largest land animal needs other help. The countries where these animals live are often poor and unable to manage the herds. If the elephant is to survive, this animal is going to need our support for many years to come.
小题1:The number of the elephant in Africa in 1991 was      .
A.the same as that ten years agoB.more than that ten years ago
C.a little less than half of that in 1981D.a little more than half of that in 1981
小题2:African elephants have been killed mainly because _____.
A.they eat a lotB.they have beautiful tusks
C.poachers kill for funD.there are too many of them
小题3: The areas where African elephants live are much smaller today because ___.
A.they tend to live in herds
B.there are not so many of them today
C.many of these areas have been turned into farms
D.farmers have been killing them to save their crops
小题4:It is mentioned in the passage that our country has ____.
A.officially stopped ivory imports
B.banned the killing of elephants in Africa
C.threatened the elephants that live far away
D.helped the African countries where elephants live
小题5: Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A.Poachers have a license(执照) to hunt for animals.
B.Elephants do a lot of good for the farmers in Africa.
C.We live too far away to help to save the African elephants.
D.The African elephant needs the world’s support for its survival

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阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21~40各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选 出最佳选项。
Once upon a time there lived an old man in a nice cottage with a large garden. The old man was seen  21  his flowers all the time. They were so well-tended that every passer-by could not but  22  for a glance.
One day a young man went by the garden. He gazed at the splendid garden,  23  in admiration at the beauty of these sceneries. Then, suddenly he  24  the old gardener was blind. 25  , the young man asked, "Why are you busy tending these flowers every day which you can"t 26  in fact?" The old man smiled and answered that " I can tell you 27  reasons. First I was a  28  when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, although I can"t see these flowers, yet I can 29  them. Third,I can smell sweetness of them. As to the last one, that"s  30 .
"Me? But you don"t know me," responded the young man  31   .
"Yeah, it"s  32 that I don"t know you. But I know everyone knows flowers and would never 33  them down. I know the beauty of my garden will get many people into a good  34  . In the meantime, it also  35 a chance to me to have a word with you here and to enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us."
The old man"s 36 astonished me. The blind man grows flowers and 37  them as a link of minds so as to make  38 enjoy the sunshine in spring. Isn"t it one kind of happiness?
I believe every flower has  39 with which they can see the kindness of the man"s heart. The blind man grows flowers in his heart. Though  40 to see the beauty of blossoming, he surely can hear the voice of it, I suppose.
小题1:
A.lovingB.wateringC.tendingD.planting
小题2:
A.stopB.stayC.liveD.run
小题3:
A.keptB.droppedC.fallenD.lost
小题4:
A.realizedB.noticedC.feltD.thought
小题5:
A.ExcitedB.FrightenedC.ShockedD.Satisfied

小题6:
A.feelB.seeC.hearD.eat
小题7:
A.oneB.twoC.threeD.four
小题8:
A.gardenerB.teacherC.farmerD.painter
小题9:
A.tasteB.plantC.touchD.appreciate
小题10:
A.itB.meC.themD.you
小题11:
A.with pleasureB.in surpriseC.with hopeD.in anger
小题12:
A.trueB.possibleC.a pityD.a shame
小题13:
A.putB.turnC.getD.knock
小题14:
A.mindB.lifeC.futureD.mood
小题15:
A.introducesB.offersC.standsD.leaves
小题16:
A.wordsB.behaviorC.storyD.attitudes
小题17:
A.treatsB.actsC.worksD.serves
小题18:
A.anybodyB.somebodyC.everybodyD.nobody
小题19:
A.earsB.soulC.eyesD.heart
小题20:
A.refusingB.tryingC.pretendingD.failing

 
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Mr. Reese was born in a big city. His father had several companies and got a lot of money. He could give his son all the young man wanted. He was busy with his business and never asked him how he got along with his studies. So the boy spent most time in the restaurants or cinemas. Of course he was weak at his lessons and learned nothing at school. He made many friends but none of them was good and when they knew he came from a rich family, they began to teach him to gamble(赌博). Of course he lost much money.
  Now Mr. Reese was twenty and finished middle school. He could not do anything. But his father didn"t mind it until one day he found the young man had sold one of his companies. He became so angry that he made him leave his house. The young man couldn"t gamble any longer. His friends made him pay his debt. He had to ask his mother to help him and the woman often gave him some money. But one evening his father happened to find it. The old man stopped his wife from doing so. They began to fight in the room. The young man brought out a knife and killed his father. His mother helped him to run away, but soon after that he was caught and sentenced(判刑)to death.
  It was a cold and wet day. Suddenly it began to rain hard when Mr. Reese was being sent to the execution ground(刑场). Soon both he and the soldiers were wet through. He said angrily,“Bad luck! I shall be shot in such bad weather!”
  “Don"t complain(抱怨), brothers” said one of the soldiers. “You"re luckier than us all. We"ll have to go back to the city after that!”
小题1:Old Reese never wanted to know about his son"s studies because _________.
A.he was sure his son was good at his lessons
B.he spent all his energies on his business
C.he knew nothing about the education
D.his wife looked after their children
小题2:The bad young men taught Young Reese to gamble in order _________.
A.to play with him
B.to spend spare time
C.that the could get much money from him
D.that they could find jobs in his father"s companies
小题3:Old Reese became angry because _________.
A.him son had learned nothing at school
B.his son was weak at all his lessons
C.his son couldn"t do anything in the companies
D.his son had lost one of his companies
小题4:Mr. Reese complained _________.
A.he was sentenced to death
B.he would be shot
C.he went to the execution ground on foot
D.he would be shot in bad weather

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Feeling tired lately? Has the doctor said he can’t find anything wrong with you? Perhaps he sent you to a hospital, but all the advanced equipment there shows that there is nothing wrong.
Then consider this, you might be in a state of subhealth(亚健康).
Subhealth, also called the third state or grey state, is explained as an indefinate state between health and disease. According to an investigation by the National Health Organization, over 45 per cent of subhealthy people are middle-aged or elderly. The percentage is even higher among people who work in management position as well as students around exam.
Symptoms(症状)include a lack of energy, depression, slow reactions, insomnia(失眠),Worries and poor memory. Others symptoms include shortness of breath, sweating and aching in the waist and legs.
The key to preventing and recovering from subhealth, according to some medical experts, is to form good living habits, alternate work with rest, exercise regularly, and take part in open-air activities.
As for meals, people are advised to eat less salt and sugar. They should eat more fresh vegetables, fruits and fish, because they are rich in nutritional(营养的)elements—vitamins and tiny elements—that are important to the body.
Nutrition experts point out that it is not good to eat too much at one meal because it may cause unhealthy changes in the digestive tract. They also say that a balanced diet is very helpful in avoiding subhealth.
小题1:According to this passage, when you are in a state of subhealth, you should       .
A.stay home and keep silentB.go to see a doctor and buy some medicine.
C.have yourself examined in foreign countries
D.find out the reasons and relax yourself
小题2:Middle-aged people may feel subhealthy, because they       .
A.have used up their energyB.have lost their living hopes
C.have more pressure in life and workD.began to get older and older
小题3:As for food, experts suggest that we should        .
A.never eat meatB.have meals with less salt and sugar
C.eat lessD.have meals without salt or sugar
小题4:The underlined word “alternate” in this passage means        .
A.arrange by turnB.cause to take placeC.keep upD.take up

 
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The sun didn’t come out. The 15 – year – old girl Razeena said goodbye to her mother and left for school. She was thinking about the coming Christmas and   21  the holiday lights at the nearby senior citizens’ apartment   22  she noticed some smoke through the door.
The building is on fire ! She looked around wildly,  23   not a soul was in   24    .
Razeena   25  .“Fire ! ” she yelled, running into the hallway and striking on every door she saw, “Everybody get   26  !” The building had two floors, she pulled herself   27  ,where the thick   28  was hanging just a few feet   29  the floor. She could see pairs of slippered feet——but no one was moving. She   30  they couldn’t see where to go ! “Down here ! and follow me !” she yelled.   31  a sleeve over her mouth, she led the elderly residents (居民) down the stairs.
So she pounded up and down the stairs, weaving through the smoke and heat to   32  more people. “ Take my arm,” she told the extremely   33  residents. Her eyes burned and flames were hissing louder. Finally, she led the last person out.   34  stood on the side walk, dazed and crying. “Thank you so much,” they told her over and over, “ Without you, we never would have   35 .”
When Razeena walked home, shaking and   36  with dirt, mother cried, “ What happened?!”
“ There was a fire…so many people … I think I   37  them all.” She burst into tears, “ I   38  my uniform. I thought you might be mad! ” Mother   39  her head, tears in her eyes, “Oh honey, I’m so   40  of you,” she whispered.
小题1:
A.seeingB.admiringC.lightingD.noticing
小题2:
A.whenB.whileC.asD.for
小题3:
A.andB.soC.butD.however
小题4:
A.publicB.bedC.schoolD.sight
小题5:
A.panickedB.lookedC.delightedD.watched
小题6:
A.upB.downC.outD.in
小题7:
A.downstairsB.upstairsC.forwardD.back
小题8:
A.smokeB.fireC.flameD.dirt
小题9:
A.inB.onC.beyondD.above
小题10:
A.askedB.wonderedC.realizedD.cried
小题11:
A.FoldingB.HoldingC.CuttingD.Finding
小题12:
A.searchB.bringC.careD.fetch
小题13:
A.excitedB.movedC.frightenedD.surprised
小题14:
A.SheB.HeC.YouD.They
小题15:
A.carried outB.made it C.gone aheadD.set free
小题16:
A.coveredB.mixedC.connectedD.pleased
小题17:
A.savedB.satisfiedC.ledD.dismissed
小题18:
A.lostB.injuredC.ruinedD.tore
小题19:
A.droppedB.shookC.noddedD.bent
小题20:
A.thankfulB.tiredC.kindD.proud

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Some people bring out the best in you in a way that you might never have fully realized on your own.My mom was one of those people.
My father died when I was nine months old,making my mom a single mother at the age of eighteen.While I was growing up,we lived a very hard life.We had little money,but my mom gave me a lot of love.Each night,she sat me on her lap and spoke the words that would change my life,“Kemmons,you are certain to be a great man and you can do anything in life if you work hard enough to get it.”
At fourteen,I was hit by a car and the doctors said I would never walk again. Every day,my mother spoke to me in her gentle,loving voice,telling me that no matter what those doctors said. I could walk again if I wanted it badly enough.She drove that message so deep into my heart that I finally believed her.A year later,I returned to school--walking on my own.
When the Great Depression(大萧条)hit,my mom lost her job.Then I left school to support the both of us.At that moment,I was determined never to be poor again.
Over the years, I experienced various levels of business Success.But the real turning point occurred on a vocation I took with my wife and five kids in 1951.I was dissatisfied with the second-class hotels available for families and was angry that they charged an extra$2 for each child.That was too expensive for the average American family.I told my wife that I was going to open a motel(汽车旅馆)for families that would never charge extra for children.There were plenty of doubters at that time.
Not surprisingly,mom was one of my strongest supporters.She worked behind the desk and even designed the room style.As in any business,we experienced a lot of challenges.But with my mother’s words deeply rooted in my soul,I never doubted we could succeed.Fifteen years later,we had the largest hotel system in the world—Holiday Inn. In 1979,my company had 1759 inns in more than fifty countries with an income of $ 1 billion a year.
You may not have started out life in the best situations.But if you can find a task in life worth working for and believe in yourself,nothing can stop you.
小题1:What Kemmons" mom often told him during his childhood was         
A.caringB.movingC.encouragingD.interesting
小题2:What caused Kemmons to start a motel by himself?
A.His terrible experience in the hotel.
B.His previous business success of various levels.
C.His mom’s support.
D.His wife’s suggestion.
小题3:.Which of the following best describes Kemmoms’ mother?   、
A.Modest,helpful,and hard-working.
B.Loving,supportive,and strong-willed.
C.Careful,helpful,and beautiful.
D.Strict,sensitive and supportive.
小题4:Which of the following led to Kemmons’ success according to the passage?
A.Self-confidence,hard work,clear goals and a poor family.
B.Mom"s encouragement,clear goals,self-confidence,and hard work.
C.Clear goals,mom’s encouragement,a poor family,and higher education.
D.Mom"s encouragement,a poor family,higher education and opportunities.

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