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The Amazon rainforest covers 2.5 million square miles. It is the largest remaining tropical forest in the
world.It gets more than nine feet of rain each year.
The Amazon is in South America. Almost two-thirds of the rainforest is in Brazil but it also stretches
across parts of Guyana,Venezuela,Colombia,Suriname,French Guiana,Peru,Ecuador and Bolivia.
The first Europeans to discover the Amazon were Spanish,who found it while searching for gold and
silver tobring back to their king. The first people they met in the rainforest were female warriors,so
Francisco de Orellanamed the river after a Greek myth about women warriors called "Amazons".
Even if the Amazon makes up only two percent of the earth"s surface area,it is where more than half of
theworld"s plant and animal species are. The Amazon has 60,000 types of plants,1,000 species of birds
and 300 typesof other animals. Jaguars,piranhas and pink freshwater dolphins are just a few of the animals that live in the Amazon rainforest.
Because the Amazon is so large and____,it helps the world breathe a little easier by changing
carbondioxide into oxygen. The Amazon is also home to thousands of undiscovered plants and animals
that might be used
to cure diseases,like AIDS,one day. But uncontrolled development and forest fires are hurting the
Amazon. |
1. What is the best title of the sentence? (Please answer within 5 words.)
______________________________________________________________
2. Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?
Brazil has the largest part of rainforest in the world.
__________________________________________________________________________
3. Please fill in the blank with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (Please answer within
5words.)
_______________________________________________________________________________
4. Why do you think we should protect the Amazon? (Please answer within 30 words.)
_______________________________________________________________________________
5. Translate the underlined sentence in the fourth paragraph into Chinese.
_______________________________________________________________________________ |
答案
1. Welcome to the Amazon
2. Almost two-thirds of the rainforest is in BraziL
3. has so many plants
4. It has more than half of the world"s plant and animal species, so it"s very important for the world
environmentally.
5.虽然亚马逊 (流域)仅占地球面积的百分之二 ,它却是世 界上一半以上动植物物种的
所在之地. |
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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - One of the world"s most famous fossils (化石) - the 3.2 million-year-old
Lucy skeleton (骨骼) unearthed in Ethiopia in 1974 - will go on an exhibition tour abroad for the first time
in the United States, officials said Tuesday.
Even the Ethiopian public has only seen Lucy twice. The Lucy on exhibition at the Ethiopian National
Museum in the capital, Addis Ababa, is a replica while the real remains are usually locked in a secret
storeroom. A team from the Museum of National Science in Houston, Texas, spent four years discussing with the Ethiopians for the U.S. tour, which will start in Houston next September.
"Ethiopia"s rich culture of both the past and today, is one of the best kept secrets in the world," said
Joel Bartsch, director of the Houston museum.
The six-year tour will also go to Washington, New York, Denver and Chicago. Officials said six
other U.S. cities may be on the tour. But they said plans had not been worked out.
Travelling with Lucy will be 190 other fossils.
Lucy, her name taken from a Beatles song that played in a camp the night of her discovery, is part of
the skeleton of what was once a 3-foot-tall ape-man (猿人). |
| 1. The author writes this text mainly to ___ . |
A. introduce a few U.S. museums
B. describe some research work
C. discuss the value of an ape-man
D. report a coming event |
| 2. What does the words "a replica" in Paragraph 2 refer to? |
A. A painting of the skeleton.
B. A photograph of Lucy
C. A copy of the skeleton.
D. A written record of Lucy. |
| 3. How many cities has Lucy"s U.S. tour plan already included? |
A. Four.
B. Five.
C. Six.
D. Eleven. |
| 4. What was the skeleton named after? |
A. An ape-man.
B. A song.
C. A singer.
D. A camp. |
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I have been consistently opposed to feeding a baby regularly. As a doctor, mother and scientist in child development I believe there is nothing to recommend it, from the baby"s point of view.
Mothers, doctors and nurse alike have no idea of where a baby"s blood sugar level lies. All we know is
that a low level is harmful to brain development and makes a baby easily annoyed. In this state, the baby is difficult to calm down and sleep is impossible. The baby asks for attention by crying and searching for food with its mouth.
It is not just unkind but also dangerous to say a four-hourly feeding schedule will make a baby satisfied. The first of
the experts to advocate a strict clock-watching schedule was Dr Frederic Truby King, who was against
feeding in the
night. I"ve never heard anything so ridiculous. Baby feeding shouldn"t follow a timetable set by the mum.
What is important is feeding a baby in the best way, though it may cause some inconvenience in the first
few weeks.
Well, at last we have copper-bottomed research that supports demand feeding and points out the weaknesses of strictly timed feeding. The research finds out that babies who are fed on demand do better at
school at age 5, 7, 11 and 14, than babies fed according to the clock. By the age of 8, their IQ(智商)
scores are four to five percent higher than babies fed by a rigid timetable. This Research comes from
Oxford and Essex University using a sample(样本)of 10,419 children born in the early 1990s, taking
account of parental education, family income, a child"s sex and age, the mother"s health and feeling style.
These results don"t surprise me. Feeding according to schedule runs the risk of harming the rapidly growing brain by taking no account of sinking blood sugar levels.
I hope this research will put an end to advocating strictly timed baby feeding practices. |
| 1. According to Paragraph 2, one reason why a baby cries is that it feels______. |
A. sick
B. upset
C. sleepy
D. hungry |
| 2. What does the author think about Dr King? |
A. He is strict.
B. He is unkind.
C. He has the wrong idea.
D. He sets a timetable for mothers. |
| 3. The word "copper-bottomed" in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _____. |
A. basic
B. reliable
C. surprising
D. interesting |
| 4. What does the research tell us about feeding a baby on demand? |
A. The baby will sleep well.
B. The baby will have its brain harmed.
C. The baby will have a low blood sugar level.
D. The baby will grow to be wiser by the age of 8. |
| 5. The author supports deeding the baby______. |
A. in the night
B. every four hours
C. whenever it wants food
D. according to its blood sugar level |
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First aid is emergency care for a victim of sudden illness or injury until more skillful medical treatment
is available. First aid may save a life or improve certain important signs including pulse, temperature, an
unobstructed (未堵塞的) airway and breathing. In minor emergencies, first aid may prevent a victim"s
condition from worsening and provide relief from pain. First aid must be done as quickly as possible. In
the case of the badly injured, a few minutes car make the difference between complete recovery and loss
of life.
First-aid measures depend upon a victim"s needs and the provider"s level of knowledge and skill.
Knowing what not to do in an emergency is as important as knowing what to do. Improperly moving a person with a neck injury,for example,can lead to lifelong disabilify.
Despite the variety of possible injuries, several suggestions should be followed if first aid applies to all
emergencies. The first step is to call for professional medical help. The victim, if sensible, should be
reassured that medical aid has been requested, and asked for permission to provide any first aid. Next,
assess (评估) the scene, asking other people or the injured person"s family or friends about details of the
injury or illness, any care that may have already been given, and preexisting conditions such as high blood
pressure and heart trouble. The victim"s medical card should be checked that describes special medical
conditions. Unless the accident scene becomes unsafe or the victim may suffer further injury, do not move
the victim.
First aid requires rapid assessment of victims to determine whether life-threatening conditions exist.
One method to assess a victim"s condition is known as the ABC, which stands for:
A-Airway: ls it open and unobstructed?
B-Breathing: Is the person breathing? Look, listen, and feel for breathing.
C-Circulation (循环) : Is there a pulse? Is the person bleeding badly? Check skin color and
temperature for additional indications of circulation problems. |
| 1. It is very important in first aid to___. |
A. move the injured person from the scene of accident immediately
B. spend a few minutes making the difference between recovery and death
C. know what to do and what not to do according to the condition of the victim
D. make it clear what illness the victim has had |
| 2. Which of the following practices is NOT right in the first aid? |
A. Checking whether the victim is breathing.
B. Checking whether the victim is bleeding.
C. Telephoning a hospital at once.
D. Waiting for medical treatment before giving first aid. |
| 3. The underlined word"indications"in the last paragraph means _____. |
A. injures
B. signs
C. instruments
D. treatments |
| 4. This passage mainly tells us _______. |
A. basic knowledge about how to give first aid
B. the history and skills of first aid
C. some knowledge to help anyone who may be injured in an accident
D. that first aid is dangerous to those who do not know how to do it |
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Millions of aircraft take off around the world every year. The skies they fly in seem limitless-miles of
empty space. But,with the number of flights increasing each year,this emptiness no longer exists.
Researchers in the world of aviation(航空) are worried about the increasing pressure on pilots and
ground controllers. And increasing collisions ,occurring at or near an airport,have called attention to the
need for more aids(辅助设备) to aviation control.
People who travel the skies are not certain about air safety. A great deal of money is spent on new
and bigger aircraft and airports to deal with the vast increase in passengers travelling by air. Only a small
percentage of this money is spent on navigation(导航) and other aids. Actually,suitable electronic
equipment has long existed,and many companies market safety aids designed to make it safer for aircraft
to take off,fly any distance,and land,whatever the weather.
Yet,there are two problems to be solved. The first is to get govemments,airlines and airport officials to
agree to basic levels of safety aids. The second problem is to find a way of meeting these basic
requirements.
But no matter how well the equipment works,operators of the equipment still play an important role.
Communications between pilots and ground controllers are extremely important to air safety. It is worth
pointing out that the mishearing or misunderstanding of instructions in English and the use of another
language,in an intemational conversation,has led to two recent aircraft accidents. A new type of
instrument(仪器) called FLIGHTWATCH would help pilots prevent airport collisions. It would be
particularly helpful near airports. |
| 1. The increasing number of flights leads to the fact that______. |
A. flying is no longer limited in the sky
B. there is no empty space for aids to aviation control
C. piloting and controlling planes is getting more difficult
D. the pressure on the ground becomes greater |
| 2. There is uncertainty about air safety because _____. |
A. planes become bigger for the increasing number of passengers
B. money spent on electronic equipment is far from enough
C. suitable electronic equipment hasn"t been invented yet
D. it is dangerous for planes to take off or land |
| 3. The underlined word "collisions" probably means _________. |
A. accidents in which two planes hit each other
B. misunderstandings between pilots and ground controllers
C. quarrels among passengers
D. breakdowns of new types of instrument |
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People from East Asia tend to have more difficulty than those from Europe in distinguishing facial
expressions-and a new report published online in Current Biology explains why.
Rachael Jack,University of Glasgow researcher,said that rather than scanning evenly (均匀的)
across a face asWestemers do,Eastemers fix their attention on the eyes.
"We show that Eastemers and Westemers look at different face features to read facial expressions,
" Jack said." Westemers look at the eyes and the mouth in equal measure.whereas Easterners favor the
eyes and neglect(忽略) the mouth. "
According to Jack and her colleagues,the discovery shows that human communication of emotion is
more complex than previously believed. As a result,facial expressions that had been considered
universally recognizable cannot be used to reliably convey emotion in cross-cultural situations.
The researchers studied cultural differences in the recognition of facial expressions by recording the
eye movements of 13 Westem Caucasian and 13 East Asian people while they observed pictures of
expressive faces and put them into categories: happy,sad,surprised,fearful,disgusted,angry,or neutral.
They compared how accurately participants read those facial expressions using their particular eye
movement strategies.
It turned out that Eastemers focused much greater attention on the eyes and made significantly more
errors than Westerners did. "The cultural difference in eye movements that they show is probably a
reflection of cultural difference in facial expressions,"Jack said." Our data suggest that whereas
Westemers use the whole face to convey emotion, Eastemers use the eyes more and mouth less."
In short,the data show that facial expressions are not universal signals of human emotion. From
here on,examining how cultural factors have diversified these basic social skills will help our understanding of human emotion. Otherwise, when it comes to communicating emotions across cultures, Eastemers and Westemers will find themselves lost in trans- lation. |
| 1. The discovery shows that Westemers _______. |
A. pay equal attention to the eyes and the mouth
B. consider facial expressions universally reliable
C. observe the eyes and the mouth in different ways
D. have more difficulty in recognizing facial expressions |
| 2. What were the people asked to do in the study? |
A. To make a face at each other.
B. To get their faces impressive.
C. To classify some face pictures.
D. To observe the researchers" faces. |
| 3. What does the underlined word "they" in Paragraph 6 refer to? |
A. The participants in the study.
B. The researchers of the study.
C. The errors made"during the study.
D. The data collected from the study. |
| 4. In comparison with Westemers,Eastemers are likely to _______ |
A. do translation more successfully
B. study the mouth more frequently
C. examine the eyes more attentively
D. read facial expressions more correctly |
| 5. What can be the best title for the passage? |
A. The Eye as the Window to the Soul.
B. Cultural Differences in Reading Emotions.
C. Effective Methods to Develop Social Skills.
D. How to Increase Cross-cultural Understanding. |
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