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| Have you ever heard of Florida pompano? It"s a flat, silvery fish and very delicious! In fact, people who know a lot about fish say it"s one of the best-tasting kinds of fish in the world to eat. Maybe that"s one reason why it costs so much to buy pompano (鲳参鱼) at the fish market or at a restaurant. Agricultural Research Service scientists in Florida are discovering many new and important secrets about this tasty fish. It lives in the warm waters off the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. The scientists are studying pompano. Because they want fish farmers to be able to grow them in big tanks, somewhat the same way trout and catfish are grown in big outdoor ponds. Raising pompano in big tanks inland could help everyone be sure that there will always be lots of wild pompano in the sea. People could buy them from the fish farm instead of mostly only being able to buy pompano caught from the sea. Sometimes, if a fish is too popular, a problem called "overfishing" can happen. The fish could become harder and harder to find in the ocean. The fish might even disappear completely. The trouble with pompano is that no one really knows very much about how to grow big, healthy pompano in big tanks at a fish farm. That"s why scientists are trying to learn as much as they can about pompano. Maybe someday soon it will be easy to buy and eat pompano raised at fish farms, instead of pompano fished from the sea. When that happens, you may remember this story about these scientists who helped find out how to raise delicious pompano in a new, Earth-friendly way. | |||
| 1. Pompano costs so much to buy maybe because______. | |||
| A. it remains a secret for the scientists. B. it cannot be raised in big tanks inland. C. it"s the best-tasting kinds of fish in the world. D. it lives warmly off the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. | |||
| 2. Paragraph 4 mainly tell us raising pompano at fish farms ______. | |||
| A. makes it easier to buy and eat the pompano B. prevents people catching pompano from the sea C. stops people buying pompano caught from the sea D. helps make sure wild pompano will remain in the sea | |||
| 3. The word "overfishing" in paragraph 5 means ______. | |||
| A. 过度捕捞 B. 太受欢迎 C. 完全消失 D. 难以搜寻 | |||
| 4. What"s the trouble of raising the big fish? | |||
| A. Scientists are still working on it. B. It"s almost a secret to farm the fish. C. it"s impossible to keep the fish healthy. D. no one knows the way of raising the fish. | |||
| 5. The best title of the passage may be ______. | |||
| A. Pompano: the tasty fish B. secrets of the big fish C. A challenge: growing the big fish D. the way of raising the big fish | |||
| However important we may regard school life to be, we can"t ignore the fact that children spend more time at home than in the classroom. Therefore the great influence of parents can"t be ignored or discounted by the teacher. They can become strong supports of the school or they can consciously or unconsciously prevent the school from accomplishing its aims. Administrators have been aware of the need to keep parents apprised of the newer methods used in schools. Many principals have conducted workshops explaining such matters as the reading readiness program and developmental math. Moreover, the classroom teacher can also play an important role in explaining to parents what they should do. The informal tea and the many interviews carried on during the year, as well as new ways of reporting pupils" progress, can significantly aid the interchanged of ideas between school and home. Suppose that a father has been drilling Junior in arithmetic processes night after night. In a friendly interview, the teacher can help the parent change his method. He might be persuaded to let Junior participate in discussing the family budget, buying the food, using a measuring cup at home, setting the clock, calculating mileage on a trip and engaging in scores of other activities that have a mathematical basis. If the father follows the advice, it is reasonable to assume that he will soon realize his son is making satisfactory progress in math and at the same time, enjoying the work. Too often, however, teachers" conferences with parents are devoted to unimportant accounts of children"s wrongdoing, complaints about laziness and poor work habits, and suggestions for punishments and rewards at home. What is needed is a more creative approach in which the teacher, as a professional advisor, plants ideas in parents" minds for the best use of the many hours that the child spends out of the classroom. In this way, the school and the home join forces in fostering the fullest development of youngsters" competence. | |||
| 1. The underlined phrase "keep parents apprised of" (Line 1, Para.2) probably means to let parents ____. | |||
| A. judge B. know C. design D. develop | |||
| 2. What is the purpose of the schools" informal tea and interviews? | |||
| A. To improve the relationship between teacher and parents. B. To explain to parents the change of the school curriculum. C. To report students’ misdoings and suggestions for punishments. D. To help develop good communication between school and home. | |||
| 3. Why does the author provide all example in Paragraph 4? | |||
| A. To help parents to know the importance of home activities. B. To show how the teacher can guide in home training. C. To prove parents all non professional advisors. D. To advice parents to teach kids math at home. | |||
| 4. From the passage we learn that the author _____. | |||
| A. thinks teachers should do better as professionals B. is worried about children’s performance at home C. is satisfied with the present state of school education D. believes time spent out of the classroom has been wasted | |||
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| New findings from Queen"s University biologists show that in the plant world, bigger isn"t necessarily better. "Until now most of the thinking has suggested that to be a good competitor in the forest, you have to be a big plant," says Queen"s Biology professor Lonnie Aarssen. "But our research shows it"s virtually the other way around." Previous studies showed that larger plant species monopolize(垄断) sunlight, water and Other resources, limiting the number of smaller plant species that can exist around them. But the research has proved that this is not generally the case in natural vegetation. In the Queen"s project, PhD student Laura Keating targeted the largest "host plants" of 16 woody plant species growing in the Okanogan Valley, British Columbia. The research team calculated the number and variety of plants that neighbored each large host plant. They then randomly selected plots without host plants and calculated the plant species there as well. The research showed that the massive trees have no effect on the number of species with which they coexist. Smaller plants have many advantages over their overbearing neighbors, Professor Aarssen notes. Larger species generate physical space niches(生态位)under their shelters where smaller species grow well. Smaller plants are much more effective than large trees at using available resources. They also produce seeds at a much younger age and higher rate than their bigger counterparts, and settle down much more quickly-thus competing with the newly-born plants of larger species. | |||
| 1. What"s the main idea of the text? | |||
| A. Smaller plants may have many advantages over their neighbors. B. In the plant world, the bigger is better than the smaller one. C. To be a good competitor in the forest, you have to be a small plant. D. Queen"s University"s students made a new research. | |||
| 2. The underlined word "this" in Para.3 refers to the view that ____. | |||
| A. large and small plants can grow together in harmony B. larger plant species limit their smaller neighbors" growth C. small plant species have their own advantages D. large and small plant species can never coexist. | |||
| 3. What does the underlined word coexist mean in paragraph 4? | |||
| A. cooperate together B. surround together C. evolve together D. live together | |||
| 4. Which is the CORRECT order in the Queen"s project? a. Randomly selected plots without host plants and-calculated the plant species. b. Calculated the number and variety of plants that neighbored each large host plant. c. Selected the largest individuals or "host plants" of 16 woody plant species. | |||
| A. a, b, c B. c, b, a C. b, c, a D. a, c, b | |||
| 5. What can we learn according to the text? | |||
| A. Larger plant species limit the number of smaller ones around them. B. Smaller plants can limit the number of plant species around them. C. Smaller plants produce seeds at a higher rate than their bigger counterparts. D. Larger trees are more effective than small plants at using available resources. | |||
| 信息匹配。 阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。 请阅读某书店各书架的相关信息： | |||
| A. Section One: Education- Has a huge range of textbooks and supplementary material covering all the major high school and university subjects. Buyers showing their student cards receive a 15% discount on all purchases from this section. B. Section Three: Humor Section -A great selection of joke books, funny stories and wonderful real life adventures that are sure to keep the reader laughing for days. C. Section Five: Biography -Find out about the lives of your favorite sports stars, singers, actors and other famous people from today and the past. Learn what they had to go through to become successful and the effect it had on their lives. D. Section Six: Do-It-Yourself Section -On these shelves customers can find the latest manuals on how to do everything from building a computer to constructing your own home. E. Section Two: Sports & Leisure Section -Stocks a large range of the latest books on your favorite sporting teams and events. Pick up the perfect Father"s Day present here. F. Section Four: Business & Finance -Students, business people or anyone interested in the world of commerce are certain to find the book they are after here. We have special subsection for international trade and e-commerce. 阅读下列关于各书籍的信息,匹配书籍与其所应放置的书架: 1. The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron- by Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind -As the title suggests the authors cover the rise of the American electricity company to become one of the 10 richest companies in the world and its spectacular fall into dishonour and bankruptcy. A perfect guide on what not to do in business. 2. The Delighted Eye -by Prof. John Nash -The 1994 Nobel Prize Winner for Economics, whose ideas have influenced a generation of the world"s greatest economic minds, tells his life story: growing up in a small town in America, becoming one of America"s most influential mathematicians and his battles with mental illness. 3. Ready Made- How to Make (Almost) Everything -by Shoshanna Berger and Grace Hawthorne-beautifully written with great factual information. The theme behind this book is re-use, re-claim, re-cycle and there are many detailed easy-to-do projects for the reader to try such as making a photo frame from a book cover or a pot for your plants from plastic shopping bags. 4. Mother Tongue: The English Language - by Bill Bryson - Bryson"s book is a journey through the history and different aspects of the English language, one that is both informative and hugely entertaining. As with most of Bryson"s books, fun comes before facts and readers will be left with a smile on their faces. 5. Into Thin Air - by John Krakauer - is a riveting first-hand account of a disastrous race to the top of Mount Everest. In March 1996, outside magazine sent veteran journalist and experienced climber John Krakauer to join the team led by the famous Everest guide Rob Hall. Despite the expertise of Hall and the other leaders, by the end of the race eight people were dead. |