Zoo elephants don’t live as long as those in the wild, according to a study sure

Zoo elephants don’t live as long as those in the wild, according to a study sure

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Zoo elephants don’t live as long as those in the wild, according to a study sure to cause debate about keeping the giant animals on display. Researchers compared the life spans of elephants in European zoos with those living in Amboseli National Park in Kenya and others working on a timber enterprise in Buma. Animals in the wild or in natural working conditions had life expectancies twice than or more of their relatives in zoos.
Animal care activists have urged in recent years to discourage keeping elephants in zoos, largely because of the lack of space and small numbers of animals that can be kept in a group.
The researchers found that the median life span for African elephants in European zoos was 16.9 years, compared with 56 years for elephants who died of natural causes in Kenya’s Amboseli Park. Adding in those elephants killed by people in Africa lowered the median life expectancy there to 35.9 years. For the more endangered Asian elephants, the median life span in European zoos was 18.9 years, compared with 41.7 years for those working in the Burma Timber Enterprise. Median means half died younger than that age and half lived longer.
There is some good news, though. The life expectancies of zoo elephants have improved in recent years, suggesting an improvement in their care and raising, but “Protecting elephants in Africa and Asia is far more successful than protecting them in Western zoos.”
There are about 1,200 elephants in zoos, half in Europe, researchers concentrated on female elephants, which make up 80 percent of the zoo population. One amazing thing was that Asian elephants born in zoos had shorter life spans that those brought to the zoos from the wild.
Zoos usually lack large areas that elephants are used to in the wild, and that zoo animals often are alone or with one or two other unrelated animals, while in the wild they tend to live in related groups of 8 to 12 animals. In Asian elephants, baby death rates are two to three times higher in zoos than in the Burmese logging camps, and then, in adulthood, zoo-born animals die young. People are not sure why.
小题1:What is argued about in this passage?
A.Zoo elephants don’t live as long as those in the wild.
B.Elephants should not be on display.
C.Asian elephants are in danger.
D.Asia is far more successful in protecting elephants in zoos.
小题2:What does the underlined word “median” mean according to the passage?
A.AverageB.Longest. C.Shortest.D.Ordinary.
小题3:Which of the following is Not the disadvantage of keeping elephants in zoos?
A.Limited number of relatives.B.Lack of space.
C.Shorter life expectancy.D.Less attention.
小题4:Who are expected to pay more attention to the issue addressed?
A.Zoologists.B.Animal care activists.
C.Zoo visitors.D.The public.

答案

小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:D
解析

试题分析:文章通过将野生大象和动物园饲养的大象对比,告诉读者:不应该将大象放在动物园中饲养,因为这样会影响它们的健康,缩短它们的寿命。
小题1:这是细节理解题。根据文章内容及第一段的第一句话(Zoo elephants don’t live as long as those in the wild, according to a study sure to cause debate about keeping the giant animals on display.)可知,人们对是否应该将大象关在动物园里展览产生了争论,故选B。
小题2:这是细节理解题。根据画线单词所在这一段的内容,尤其是该段的最后一句可知答案,故选A。
小题3:这是细节理解题。根据文章第二段提到了AB两项内容;由第三段内容可得出C项内容,故选D。
小题4:这是细节理解题。根据People are not sure why.故选D。
点评:英语议论文有其独特的框架结构,让读者迅速捕捉作者的观点和思路,值得考生模仿,在文章开头,1.通过主题句鲜明地提出观点或引出将要论述的内容,防止在论述的过程中跑题。常用的句式有:引出话题/过渡,提出观点,表达立场。2.多种形式展示论据。议论文在写作手法上以议论为主,如通过对比观点、阐明原因、列举例子等,但有时也要运用说明、叙述、描写等手法。议论中的说明常以议论的开展创造条件或是议论的补充;叙述和描写应是为论点提供依据的,因此,叙述应该是概括的,描写应该是简要的。常用的句式有:总述原因,分层论述,列举例子,引出经历,分析原因,讨论后果.3.总结升华,冲申观点。在段或文章的结尾,考生可以用不同的语言表达,重申主题或提出解决问题的建议,从而使文章结构严谨、主题鲜明。常用的句式有:
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South Asia heatwave kills nearly 100.
DHAKA - A heat wave sweeping India, Bangladesh(孟加拉国) and Nepal has killed nearly 100 people over the past two weeks, officials said on June 3, 2005.
A third of the people died in northern Bangladesh, mostly women and children from dehydration(脱水), heat stroke and diarrhoea(腹泻).
"We are getting reports of several deaths due to heat wave and related diseases almost every day," an official said, as temperatures touched 43degC .
The weather office in Dhaka said the hot weather will persist for another week until the monsoon(季风) rains which are normally due by the middle of June.
Severe heat conditions in the southern Indian have killed at least 55 people, officials in the two states said.
While temperatures have fallen from a high of 45degC in Andhra Pradesh to around 40degC, giving a respite to people, they are still on the rise in Orissa with Talcher town registering 48.5deg C, a weather official said.
At least five people have died in Nepal from extreme heat, the government said.
小题1:We can infer that the heatwave can cause ______.
A.heat stokeB.dehydrationC.diarrhoeaD.all above
小题2:When the monsoon rains come, the temperature will _______.
A.remain the same
B.go on to rise sharply
C.begin to drop obviously
D.rise a little
小题3:Which place is the hottest in the early June, 2005?
A.DhakaB.TalcherC.Andhra PradeshD.Nepal

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A man and his wife arrived in Boston by train.After getting off the train, they walked without an  36  into the outer office of Harvard’s president.So they were stopped by his secretary and kept   37 .For hours, the secretary took no notice of them,  38  that the couple would finally become disappointed and   39 .But they didn’t.The secretary finally decided to disturb the president, though  40 
A few minutes later, the president walked towards the couple with a  41  face.The lady told him, “We had a son that  42  Harvard for one year.He loved Harvard.He was  43  here.But about a year ago, he was accidentally killed.My husband and I would like to  44  a memorial(纪念物)to him, somewhere on campus.”
The president wasn’t moved .Instead, he was   45 .“Madam,” he said, “we can’t put up a statue for every person who studied at Harvard and died.If we did, this place would look like a   46 ,” “Oh, no,” the lady  47  quickly.“We don’t want to put up a statue.We would like to give a  48  to Harvard.” The president rolled his eyes and  49  at the couple and then exclaimed(喊道), ” A building! Do you have any  50  how much a building costs? We have spent over $7,500,000 on the campus building at Harvard.” For a moment the lady was silent.The president was  51 , because he could get rid of them now.Then the lady turned to her husband and said quietly, “Is that all it costs to start a  52 ? Why don’t we just start our own?” Her husband nodded. 53  their offer was turned down,Mr. and Mrs. Stanford traveled to California where they founded Stanford University  54  after them , a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer  55  about.
小题1:
A.appointmentB.decisionC.acquaintanceD.choice
小题2:
A.talkingB.standing C.sitting D.waiting
小题3:
A.hopingB.findingC.realizingD.imagining
小题4:A.go down     B.go out       C.go around      D go away
小题5:A.hopelessly  B.carefully    C unwillingly     D.unexpectedly
小题6:
A.coldB.funnyC.pleasantD.sad
小题7:
A.attendedB.studied C.visitedD.served
小题8:
A.cleverB.braveC.proudD.happy
小题9:
A.set aboutB.set down C.set up D.set off
小题10:
A.satisfiedB.shockedC.excitedD.ashamed
小题11:
A.parkB.cemeteryC.gardenD.museum
小题12:
A.expressedB.explainedC.refusedD.admitted
小题13:
A.buildingB.yardC.playgroundD.square
小题14:
A.laughedB.shoutedC.glancedD.called
小题15:
A.suggestionB.thoughtC.ideaD.opinion
小题16:
A.boredB.astonishedC.interestedD.pleased
小题17:
A.departmentB.clubC.business D.university
小题18:
A.OnceB.WhileC.SinceD.Though
小题19:
A.followed B.looked C.takenD.named
小题20:
A.caredB.knewC.heardD.talked

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For nearly 100 years, the heartbroken Little Mermaid has sat on a rock looking out over Copenhagen"s port but now the sculpture ,based on the famous fairytale, is heading back out to sea, set for China.
The small bronze statue inspired by the tale of author Hans Christian Andersen and unveiled in 1913, is a major tourist attraction in Copenhagen. But her life has not always been easy. She has been beheaded twice, had her arm cut off, was blown off her rock in 2003 and was dressed in a Muslim headscarf two years ago in a protest - but she never left her native country.
This week she was lifted from the harbor, boxed, and shipped to Shanghai where she is the star guest in the Danish Pavilion at EXPO 2010 which runs until October 31. Details over her trip were not revealed due to security issues.
"The Little Mermaid," published in 1837, is a sad story about a mermaid who falls in love with a prince and gives up her life in the sea and her tail for legs.
The fairytale has been adapted many times into stage shows and into a Disney movie.
Copenhagen mayor Frank Jensen said in a statement that the loan of The Little Mermaid was part of a cultural exchange between Denmark and China. "I am convinced that she will be an excellent ambassador of Denmark, particularly since the Chinese already are very fond of Hans Christian Andersen and his fairytales," he said in a statement.
Her departure from Copenhagen will not leave the harbor empty. Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has created a video installation(设备/装置)to be installed at her spot.
The Little Mermaid"s 165 cm (65 inches) tall sculpture, which sits on a granite block, was created in 1913 by Edvard Eriksen.
小题1:The following statements are true EXCEPT________________.
A.the statue of The Little Mermaid will be given to China as a gift
B.the statue of The Little Mermaid is a major tourist attraction in Copenhagen
C.The Little Mermaid is a famous fairytale written by Hans Christian Andersen
D.the story of The Little Mermaid was once adapted into a Disney movie
小题2:The underlined word “departure” here means_______________.
A.escapingB.retiringC.arrivingD.leaving
小题3:From the passage, we can infer that ________________.
A.Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has created another Little Mermaid instead
B.the Danish people don’t like the statue of The Little Mermaid
C.the statue of The Little Mermaid will return to Denmark in the future
D.Edvard Eriksen wrote the story of the Little Mermaid

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LONDON (AP) — England joins on Sunday the growing list of places that ban smoking in public buildings, taxis and other places including even Buckingham Palace with a tough law.
Pubs, clubs and restaurants will all be smoke-free. Taxi and delivery drivers have been warned that they too could be fined 50 pounds, or about $100, if caught lighting up inside work vehicles.
Experts say the bans have become an irreversible (不可逆转的) tread because of greatly rising health costs and public uneasiness over second-hand smoke. Some of the strictest smoking bans are in the United States, even though there is no federal anti-smoking policy. New York and Florida have strict bans, while California has certain outdoor smoking bans.
Spain, Italy, Iran, Norway, Sweden, Singapore, South Africa, Uruguay and new Zealand have passed legislation(立法) to restrict smoking. France banned smoking in many public places in February and plans to extend the ban to cafes and restaurants next year. Finland is introducing a ban in 2009.
Despite the spread of bans, the World Health Organization predicts a steady rise in tobacco sales. In its Tobacco Atlas, the WHO said that by 2030 there will be “at least another two billion smokers in the world” and an expected decrease in male smokers “will be offset by an increase in female smoking rates, especially in developing countries.”
In advance of the English ban, anti-smoking ads have coated bus stops and the British government has subsidized(资助) programs to help people quit. The rest of Britain—Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland —already have smoking bans in place.
小题1:The first two paragraphs mainly tell us_______
A.Buckingham Palace bans smoking
B.smoking ban comes into force in England
C.there’s no smoking in Buckingham Palace
D.smoking is against the law in England
小题2:Which of the following places may still be smoking areas in England?
A.Private housesB.Taxis.
C.Restaurants.D.London clubs
小题3:The underlined word “offset” in paragraph 5 probably means “________”.
A.decreasedB.raisedC.encouragedD.balanced
小题4:What do we know from the passage?
A.Smoking has strictly been forbidden in cafes in France.
B.There is an extremely strict smoking ban everywhere in America.
C.Smoking situation is still serious across the world.
D.Related ads didn’t appear in England until the English ban was lifted.(解除)

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Restaurants in Europe, the United States and Japan are testing technology to let diners order their food direct from a screen at their table instead of depending on a fellow human being to note their choice.
Besides cutting costs, companies that sell the “e-menus” argue the bytes-for-bites way has a new value that can attract younger customers, and various photographs of steaks and gooey desserts attract diners to order more. It also could extend the TV dinner. How about a computer game dinner?
“It"s about impulse-buying,” said Adi Chitayat, Conceptic’s CEO. “If a person starts looking at pictures of chocolate cake, the chances are he"ll order it.” Frame, a restaurant in Tel Aviv with the system, is said to have its sales on tables with the e-menu increased by about 11% . Customers often call ahead to reserve (预定)spots equipped with screens, manager Natalie Edry told Reporters.
At one of the e-menu tables, IT worker Gil Uriel and his young family were enthusiastic as they checked out pictures of the dishes on offer and squabbled(争吵)overdesserts. “It’s more visual,” says Uriel, as his children clicked away furiously on a games function between courses. “We can still choose, we can still argue —but it’s much easier when we can all see it.”
小题1:The following are the advantages of “restaurants with” EXCEPT that         .
A.eating in them is more comfortable
B.the restaurants can save a lot of money
C.they can attract more youngsters to the restaurants
D.customers can see the pictures of their ordered foods
小题2:The underlined word “impulse—buying” in the 3rd paragraph means     .
A.having no idea in buying things
B.being uninterested in buying things
C.having no patience in buying things
D.being encouraged in buying things
小题3:According to the last paragraph, we know that       .
A.customers feel little interest in the e-menus
B.e-menus only attract a small number of customers
C.it still takes time for e-menus to be widely accepted
D.restaurants of this kind are refused by customers
小题4:This passage might be taken from      .
A.a food guideB.a website
C.a traveling magazineD.classic advertisements

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