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Not long ago the movie 2012 came into screen. The people were threatened by those scenes of destroying flood, severe earthquake, terrifying hurricane and constructions representing human civilization being destroyed and even swallowed by disaster. Luckily, they are just the director" s imagination, but the present situation is not heading a positive direction, either.
Take my own experience in Alaska as an example. Once I took a trip to the glacier. Along the way there stood signposts marking the snow lines of different years. They started from the foot of the mountain, but it was at the top when I finally saw melting glaciers(融化的冰川). My heart ached seeing the beautiful blue ice melting at every second.
Sad but true, they are the effects of global warming and the result of our human impact. Furthermore, each year the rising sea level will kill 56 million people, and that’s about the population of the entire Italy. According to studies, if the temperature keeps on rising like this, by the year 2050, some islands and coastal cities including New York, Shanghai, Tokyo and Sydney will be drowned in water.
Our fortune is in our own hands. It depends on us to shape our future, to reduce future human impact and find ways to form a peaceful relationship with our environment. Therefore, it"s time for actions to be taken right now. Contribute a little to energy saving by using more efficient light bulbs and less hot water. Let recycle become our habit by thinking twice before throwing something away. Let us take public transportation as our first choice when going to a certain place. It might cost more time for now, but it" s to the benefit of a permanent future. Take care of every tree and grass around us by watering them or simply just avoid destroying them.
In a word, small drops of water make a big ocean. The earth does not belong to us. On the contrary, we belong to the earth. Please bear in mind that the earth is our home. It is our responsibility to build a brighter and better future of our planet and prevent what happened in the movie 2012 from becoming reality.
小题1: Why does the author talk about the movie 2012 in the passage ?| A．To give example. | B．To lead into the topic. | | C．To make prediction. | D．To provide the evidence. |
小题2:How did the author feel when he took a trip to the glacier?| A．Worried. | B．Puzzled. | C．Scared. | D．Bored. |
小题3:It can be inferred from the third paragraph that________ .| A．56 million people in Italy have been killed owing to the rising sea level | | B．Some islands and coastal cities will be drowned in water by the year of 2050 | | C．Human being will be in danger if we don"t take actions to prevent the global warming | | D．It is certain that what happened in the movie 2012 will come into reality |
小题4:According to the passage, you are advised to ________.| A．drive our own private cars instead of taking buses to some place | | B．recycle everything that is used | | C．go to see the movie 2012 at once | | D．work together to take good care of our planet |
小题5: What does the author mean by saying "small drops of water make a big ocean"?| A．Think twice before taking action. | | B．It"s our duty to protect the ocean. | | C．Everyone together can make a difference. | | D．It"s important to save every drop of water. |
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答案
小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:D
小题5:A |
解析
试题分析：
小题1:B 推断题。文章以电影2012切入，作为引子，目的是开门见山，引出话题 。故B符合题意
小题2:A 推断题。根据第二段最后一句：My heart ached seeing the beautiful blue ice melting at every second. 可知：作者看到看到大片的美丽的蓝雪不停的融化感到很心痛，很担忧故A符合题意
小题3:C推断题。根据第三段It depends on us to shape our future, to reduce future human impact and find ways to form a peaceful relationship with our environment.可知:我们的未来掌握在我们的手中，人类是否想和我们的环境维持融洽的关系也取决于我们，换言之，如果我们不及时采取措施，人类的生存就会岌岌可危。故C符合题意
小题4:D细节题。根据最后一段It is our responsibility to build a brighter and better future of our planet and prevent what happened in the movie 2012 from becoming reality. 可知故D符合题意
小题5:A推断题。本意：滴水汇成大海引申义：防微杜渐，做事三思而后行 故A符合题意
点评：文章属于议论文题材。文章从影片2012谈起，主要讲述了2012可能会发生的许多大灾难如洪水，地震，龙卷风等。再介绍了作者自身的经历旨在号召我们要有环境保护意识，保护我们的地球母亲。议论文是一种剖析事物、论述事理、发表见解或提出主张的说理性文章。议论文的目的不仅是客观的解释事物，还力图说服读者相信并接受某一观点。 |
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When you get in your car, you reach for it. When you"re at work, you take a break to have a moment alone with it. When you get into a lift, you play with it.
Cigarette? Cup of coffee? No, it"s the third most addictive thing in modem life, the cell phone. And experts say it is becoming more difficult for many people to curb their longing to hug it more tightly than most of their personal relationships.
The costs are becoming more and more evident, and I don"t mean just the monthly bill. Dr. Chris Knippers, a counselor at the Betty ford Center in Southern California, reports that the overuse of cell phones has become a social problem not much different from other harmful addictions: a barrier to one-on-one personal contact, and an escape from reality. Sounds extreme, but we" ve all witnessed the evidence: The person at a restaurant who talks on the phone through an entire meal, ignoring his kids around the table; the woman who talks on the phone in the car, ignoring her husband; the teen who texts messages all the way home from school, avoiding contact with kids all around him. Jim Williams, an industrial sociologist based in Massachusetts, notes that cell - phone addiction is part of a set of symptoms in a widening gulf of personal separation. He points to a study by Duke University researchers that found one-quarter of Americans say they have no one to discuss their most important personal business with. Despite the growing use of phones, e - mail and instant messaging, in other words, Williams says studies show that we don"t have as many friends as our parents. " Just as more information has led to less wisdom, more acquaintances via the Internet and cell phones have produced fewer friends," he says.
If the cell phone has truly had these effects, it"s because it has become very widespread. Consider that in 1987, there were only l million cell phones in use. Today, something like 300 million Americans carry them. They far outnumber wired phones in the United States.
小题1: From the first two paragraphs, we can know________. | A．cell phones have become as addictive as cigarettes | | B．cell phone addiction is good for building personal relationships | | C．people are longing to have their own cell phones | | D．cell phones are the same as cigarettes |
小题2:Cell phone addiction has caused the following effects EXCEPT________ .| A．a barrier to personal contact | B．fewer friends | | C．an escape from reality | D．a serious illness |
小题3: The underlined word "curb" in Paragraph 2 means “________. ”| A．ignore | B．control | C．develop | D．rescue |
小题4:The example of a woman talking on the phone in the car supports the idea that________ .| A．women Use cell phones more often than men | | B．talking on the phone while driving is dangerous | | C．cell phones do not necessarily bring people together | | D．cell phones make one - on - one personal contact easy |
小题5:Which of the following is the best title for the passage?| A．Cell phones Are the New Cigarettes | | B．Cell phones Are Harmful to the Society | | C．The New Report about the Cell phone | | D．The Disadvantages of the Cell phone |
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Death Valley is a land of beautiful yet dangerous extremes. Death Valley can be dangerously cold during the winter months. Storms in the mountains can produce sudden flooding on the floor of the Valley.
The air temperature during the summer has been as high as fifty- seven degrees Celsius. The sun can heat the ground so that the temperature of the rocks and soil can be as high as seventy -four degrees Celsius.
Death Valley contains evidence of several ancient volcanoes that caused huge explosions. Evidence of one of these explosions is called Ubehebe Crater. The explosion left a huge hole in the ground almost a kilometer and a half wide. In many areas of Death Valley it is easy to see where the ground has been pushed up violently by movement deep in the Earth. This movement has created unusual and beautiful rock formations. Some are red. Others are dark brown, gray, yellow or black.
The area was named by a woman in 1849. Thousands of people from other parts of the ountry traveled to the gold mining areas in California. They were in a hurry to get there before other people did. One group trying to reach California decided to take a path called the Old Spanish Trail. By December they had reached Death Valley. They did not have to survive the terrible heat of summer, but there was still an extreme lack of water. There were few plants for their work animals to eat.
The people could not find a pass through the tall mountains to the west of the Valley, Slowly, they began co suffer from a lack of food. To survive, they killed their work animals for food and began to walk out of the Valley. As they left, one woman looked back and said, "Good -bye, death valley. ” The name has never been changed.
Almost everyone who visits Death Valley visits a huge house called Scotty" s Castle. The building design is Spanish, with high thick walls to provide protection from the fierce heat.
The castle is named for Walter Scott , called Scotty. by his friends. He was a gold miner. He told everyone that he built the house with money he made from his gold mine. Many people believed him. But it was not really the truth.
小题1: The first two paragraphs discuss Death Valley" s ________. | A．geography | B．climate | C．location | D．size |
小题2:The volcanoes mentioned in the third paragraph proved ________. | A．a valley that is formed by explosions | B．a place where volcanoes are still active | | C．a good example of the violence of nature | D．a symbol of rock formations in history |
小题3:The woman who named Death Valley intended to ________. | A．explore the mystery of the valley | B．find an area with plants for animals | | C．experience the terrible heat of summer | D．look for gold in California |
小题4:If the passage continues, it will be about ________.| A．the truth about Scotty"s Castle | B．why Spanish built the castle | | C．when the castle was built | D．where the castle lies in |
小题5:The main idea of the passage is about ________. | A．the interesting place in Death Valley | B．the facts about Death Valley | | C．the origin of Death Valley | D．the route to visit Death Valley |
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Pollution is reducing the fragrance（芬芳） of plants and thus preventing bees from pollinating(授粉) them—endangering one of the most essential cycles of nature, a new study suggests.
The potentially hugely significant research, funded by US National Science Foundation, has found that gases mainly formed from the emissions（排放） of cars prevent flowers from attracting bees and other insects to pollinate them. And the scientists who have conducted the study fear that insects’ abilities to drive away enemies and attract mates may also be disturbed.
Professor Jose Fuentes, who led the study, said, “Scent molecules(香味分子) produced by flowers in a less polluted environment could travel for roughly 1,000 to 1,200 meters. But today they may travel only 200 to 300 meters. This makes it increasingly difficult for bees and other insects to locate the flowers.”
The researchers, who worked on the molecules of snapdragons(金鱼草),found that the molecules are volatile(易挥发的) and quickly bond with pollutants, mainly formed from vehicle(车辆)emissions. This chemically changes the molecules so that they no longer smell like flowers. A harmful cycle is therefore set up where insects struggle to get enough food and the plants do not get pollinated enough to multiply.
Already bees, which pollinate most of the world’s crops, are in such a great decline that has never been known before in Britain and across much of the globe. At least a quarter of America’s 2.5 million honey bee colonies have been mysteriously wiped out by colony collapse disorder(CCD),where hives are found suddenly deserted.
The crisis(危机) has now spread to Europe. Politicians insist that CCD has not yet been found in Britain, but considering the present number of bees, the agriculture minister Lord Rooker has sent the warning, “The honey bee population could be wiped out in 10 years.”
Although the researchers are not certain whether this is the real cause of CCD, they say that pollution is making life more difficult for bees and other insects in many ways.
小题1: In what way does pollution prevent flowers from attracting bees?| A．By shortening the distance traveled by the scent molecules of flowers. | | B．By disturbing the bees’ ability to attract mates. | | C．By weakening the bees’ ability to fight against enemies. | | D．By stopping flowers from giving off fragrance. |
小题2: From the passage we can know that .| A．Europe is affected greatly by CCD | | B．CCD has destroyed most of the honey bee colonies in Europe | | C．no honey bees will be found all over the world in the near future | | D．European officials have paid much attention to CCD |
小题3: What would be the best title for the passage?| A．Traffic Pollution Puts Bees in Danger | | B．Traffic Pollution is to Blame for CCD | | C．Pollution Makes Flowers Lose Their Scent | | D．Pollution Causes the Decrease in Flowers |
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New research shows sheep are clever
People often make jokes about how dull sheep are, but new research shows they may be cleverer than we think. Researchers at the University of Cambridge discovered that Welsh mountain sheep have brainpower that equals rodents (啮齿动物). Tests found that the sheep can map the area they live in, and some may even be able to plan ahead.
Young fish prefer noisy neighbors
A new study has shown that young fish like to live on reefs with noisy neighbors! Researchers from the universities of Auckland and Bristol found that young fish looking for a home choose areas where other noisy fish live. The scientists produced all kinds of sounds which had been recorded in different natural environments. The young fish seemed to prefer the sounds of natural reefs, complete with noisy animals! The scientists compared the choice to a music fan wandering around at a music festival, choosing to set up a tent closest to the music they like best!
Butterflies are disappearing
A new study has shown that 17 species (物种) of butterfly found in Europe have dropped by 70% in the last 20 years. The information collected from 3,000 sites across 15 countries shows it may be caused by the loss (减少) of grasslands covered with flowers. You can encourage butterflies to come into your garden by planting flowers.
小题1:What is the passage mainly about? | A．Some new studies about animals. | | B．People’s wrong ideas about animals. | | C．Why the number of animals has dropped. | | D．The importance of protecting animals. |
小题2: According to the first paragraph, we may infer that sheep _____.| A．are less clever than rodents | B．can find their home | | C．can read maps | D．are good planners |
小题3: Which seems to have to do with the number of butterflies?| A．The species of grass in grasslands. | | B．The species of trees in grasslands. | | C．The number of flowers in grasslands. | | D．The number of animals in grasslands. |
小题4:In which part of a newspaper can we most probably read the passage? | A．Geography. | B．Culture. | C．Travel. | D．Nature. |
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Knowing the best way to study will help you to be a better student. By using your time properly, you can do your homework more quickly. Learning to study is not difficult.
The first thing to remember is that you must be willing to learn. It doesn’t mean that you must always like the subject. It does mean, however, that you must be willing to do whatever is necessary to learn. Try to understand why it is important and how it will help you now and later to do and learn other things. Knowing mathematics facts will be useful in your whole life. Knowing how to spell makes any kind of writing easier. Sometimes subject that you think is going to be uninteresting will be exciting when you begin to work at it and understand it more clearly. Learning things can be fun if you are willing to work with them.
Here’s some advice for you: have a certain time each day and a quiet place with good lighting for study, so that you can concentrate on your study without interruptions(中断); have everything ready before you sit down to study, a dictionary, paper, a pen and books; be sure you understand what you should learn before you start; read carefully and pay special attention to the most important things; when memorizing, first find out the main parts and then recite the whole thing; check your homework after you finish it; never forget the importance of review and preview.
小题1:The main purpose of the article is______| A．to prove that learning is not difficult | | B．to make the readers be interested in study | | C．to tell the importance of self teaching | | D．to tell the students how to study well |
小题2: We learn things because______| A．our parents want us to learn | | B．every student learns at school | | C．we may use these things in the future | | D．we like the subjects |
小题3:Which of the following is NOT the advice given in the article?| A．To put a pen, paper and books beside you before study. | | B．To study at any possible time and place. | | C．To review and preview. | | D．To pay attention to the most important things. |
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