CALCUTTA, India Mar 24, 2006 (AP) — One of the world’s oldest creatures, a giant
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CALCUTTA, India Mar 24, 2006 (AP) — One of the world’s oldest creatures, a giant tortoise believed to have been about 250 years old, has died in the Calcutta zoo where it spent more than half its long life.
Addwaita, which means “the one and only” in the local Bengali language, was one of four Aldabra tortoises brought to India by British sailors in the 18th century. Zoo officials say he was a gift for Lord Robert Clive of the East India Company, who was instrumental in establishing British colonial① rule in India, before he returned to England in 1767. Long after the other three tortoises died, Addwaita continued to thrive②, living in Clive’s garden before being moved to the zoo in 1875.
“According to records in the zoo, the age of the giant tortoise, Addwaita, who died on Wednesday, would be about 250 years,” said zoo director Subir Chowdhury. That would have made him much older than the world’s oldest documented③ living animal: Harriet, a 176-year-old Galapagos tortoise who lives at the Australia Zoo north of Brisbane, according to the zoo’s Web site. She was taken from the island of Isla Santa Cruz by Charles Darwin in the 19th century.
Aldabra tortoises come from the Aldabra atoll④in the Seychelle islands in the Indian Ocean, and often live to more than 100 years of age. Males can weigh up to 550 pounds. Addwaita, the zoo’s biggest attraction, had been unwell for the last few days, said local Forest Minister Jogesh Burman.
“We were keeping a watch on him. When the zoo keepers went to his enclosure on Wednesday they found him dead,” Burman said.
Notes:
① colonial adj. 殖民的
② thrive v. 茁壮成长
③ documented adj. 备有证明文件的
④ atoll n. 环礁
Choose the best answers according to the above:
小题1:According to the passage, Addwaita ________.| A．was sent to India as a gift by British government | | B．was sent to India by British sailors in 1767 | | C．lived together with three other Aldabra tortoises in India | | D．belonged to Lord Robert Clive for some time |
小题2: By now, the oldest animal in the world is about at ________.| A．176 years old | B．100 years old | C．250 years old | D．200 years old |
小题3: In the last few days before Addwaita died, he ________.| A．had been sent to hospital for treatment | | B．had been playing with travelers | | C．had been found not better than before | | D．had stayed in his enclosure for days |
小题4:What would be the best title for the passage?| A．An Old Aldabra Tortoise Died in India | | B．A Remarkable Life: Tortoise Dies at 250 | | C．A Special Kind of Tortoise — Addwaita | | D．The Oldest Animal Aldabra Tortoise Died |
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答案
小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:B |
解析
小题1:细节理解题。由文章的第二段可知，Addwaita在1767后的某段时间属于Lord Robert Clive。
小题2:数字计算题。由文章的第三段可知。目前时间是上最新的活着的动物，应该是Harriet, a 176-year-old Galapagos tortoise。而不是现年250多岁的乌龟。
小题3:细节理解题。由文章的第四段的“Addwaita, the zoo’s biggest attraction, had been unwell for the last few days”可知。
小题4:主旨概括题。本文第一段就是主题段落，讲述年龄最大的乌龟已经死去，这正是这篇文章所要表达的主要信息，因此答案选B。 |
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There are little cars that may some day take the place of today’s automobiles(汽车). If everyone drives such a little car in the future, there will be less pollution in the air, there will be more parking space in cities, and the streets will be less crowded. The space now for one car of the usual size can hold at least three such little cars.
The little cars will cost much less to own and to drive. Driving will be safer, too, as these little cars can go only 65 kilometers an hour.
The cars of the future will be fine for going around the city, but they will not be useful for going far away. If the car is powered by electricity, it will have two batteries—one battery for the motor and the other for the horn (喇叭), signals (信号灯), etc. Little cars which are powered by gas will go 45 kilometers before needing to stop for more gas.
If big cars are still used along with the small ones, two sets of roads will be needed to set up in the future. Some roads will be used for the big, fast cars, and other roads will be needed for the small, slower ones.
1. What’s the advantage (优势) of the small cars?
A. There won’t be so much pollution and the small cars won’t be so expensive as the big ones.
B. It will be safer to drive these small cars.
C. There will be more space for cars to park.
D. All of the above.
2. Two sets of roads are necessary in the future in order to .
A. prevent car accidents
B. make the city more beautiful
C. let small cars run fast
D. limit the speed of the cars
3. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. A car of the usual size now is three times as big as the small car.
B. The small car with a speed of 65 kilometers an hour is much more useless than a car of the usual size.
C. the little car will be safer but cost more.
D. The little car will need more gas.
4. The best title for this passage should be .
A. Big Cars and Small Cars
B. How to Drive Small Cars
C. Cars for Tomorrow
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And you"ve got a sense of humor about short forms like SOHF(="sense" of humor failure) to describe Internet newcomers who don"t understand you.
Across the globe, every night teenagers and their elders are “talking” online—many of them are talking at the same time.
It"s fast: try talking to six people at once. It"s brief: three or four words per exchange. It takes wit, concentration, and quick fingers.
And it requires tremendous linguistic economy. There"s neither time nor space for explanations. Why consume precious key-strokes telling six friends you have to leave for a moment to take care of your little brother when BRB(="be" right back) will do? Want to enter a conversation? Just type PMFJI(="pardon" me for jumping in). Interested in whom you"re talking to? Type A/S/L, the nearly universal request to know your pal"s age, sex and location. You may get 15/M/NY as a response from your pal.
If something makes you laugh, say you"re OTF(="on" the floor),or LOL(="laughing" out loud),or combine the two into ROTFL(="rolling" on the floor laughing).
And when it"s time to get back to work or go to bed, you type GTG(="got" to go) or TTYL(talk to you later).
People want to write as fast as possible, and they want to get their ideas across as quickly as they can. Capital letters are left in the dust, except when expressing emotion, as it takes more time to hold down the “shift” key and capitals. Punctuation is going, too.
小题1:In order to talk to several people at the same time on the Internet_______.| A．you have to speak fast and fluently | | B．you have to express your ideas in a brief way | | C．you should speak with wit and humor | | D．one should pay much attention to the accuracy of the words |
小题2:If you get 17/F/NY as an answer to your A/S/L, it means_______.| A．the person on the other end is 17 from New York and he is fine | | B．you are talking to a girl who is 17 and lives in New York | | C．you are talking to 17 girls who are from New York | | D．the person who are talking to you is a 1.7-foot tall New York girl |
小题3:To save time on the Internet_______.| A．some people leave their letters in the dustbin | | B．some people never use “shift” in their writing | | C．many people leave the capital and punctuation | | D．people seldom use capital letters or punctuation |
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Without proper planning, tourism can cause problems. For example, too many tourists can crowd public places that are also enjoyed by the inhabitants of a country. If tourists create too much traffic, the inhabitants become annoyed and unhappy. They begin to dislike tourists and to treat them impolitely. They forget how much tourism can help the country’s economy. It is important to think about the people of a destination country and how tourism affects them. Tourism should help a country, keep the customs and beauty that attract tourists. Tourism should also advance the wealth and happiness of local inhabitants.
Too much tourism can be a problem. If tourism grows too quickly, people must leave other jobs to work in the tourism industry. This means that other parts of the country’s economy can suffer.
On the other hand, if there is not enough tourism, people can lose jobs. Businesses can also lose money. It costs a great deal of money to build large hotels, airports, air terminals, first- class roads, and other support facilities（配套设施）needed by tourist attractions. For example, a major international class tourism hotel can cost as much as 50 thousand dollars per room to build. If this room is not used most of the time, the owners of the hotel lose money.
Building a hotel is just a beginning. There must be many support facilities as well, including roads to get to the hotel, electricity, sewers to handle waste, and water. All of these support facilities cost money. If they are not used because there are not enough tourists , jobs and money are lost.
小题1:Which of the following do you think has been discussed in the part before this selection？| A．It is extremely important to develop tourism. | | B．Building roads and hotels is essential. | | C．Support facilities are highly necessary. | | D．Planning is of great importance to tourism. |
小题2:The underlined word“ inhabitants” （in Paragraph 1 ） probably means________.| A．tourists | B．passengers | | C．population | D．citizens |
小题3:Too much tourism can cause all these problems EXCEPT ________ .| A．a bad effect on other industries | | B．a change of tourists’ customs | | C．over - crowdedness of places of interest | | D．pressure on traffic |
小题4:It can be inferred from the text that ________ .| A．the author doesn’t like tourism developing so fast | | B．local people will benefit from tourist attraction | | C．other parts of a country’s economy won’t benefit from tourism much | | D．we can"t build too many support facilities |
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Shopping is not as simple as you may think! There are all sorts of tricks at play each time we reach out for that particular brand(品牌) of product on the shelf.
Coloring, for example, varies according to what the producers are trying to sell. Health foods are packaged(包装)in green, yellow or brown because we think of these as healthy colors. Ice cream packets are often blue and expensive goods, like chocolates, are gold or silver.
When some kind of pain killer was brought out recently, researchers found that the colors turned the customers off because they made the product look weak and ineffective. Eventually, it came on the market in a dark blue and white package because we think of it as safe, and white as calm.
The size of a product can attract a shopper. But quite often a bottle doesn’t contain as much as it appears to.
It is believed that the better-known companies spend, on average, 70 percent of the total cost of the product itself on packaging!
The most successful producers know that it’s not enough to have a good product. The founder of Pears soap, who for 25 years has used pretty little girls to promote(推销) their goods, came to the conclusion: “Any fool can make soap, but it takes a genius(天才)to sell it.”
小题1:Which of the following may trick a shopper into buying a product according to the text?| A．The cost of its package. | | B．The price of the product. | | C．The color of its package. | | D．The brand name of the product. |
小题2: The underlined part “the colors turned the customers off”(in Para.3) means that the colors ____.| A．attracted the customers strongly | | B．had weak effects on the customers | | C．tricked the customers into shopping | | D．caused the customers to lose interest |
小题3: Which of the following is the key to the success in product sales?| A．The way to promote goods. | | B．The discovery of a genius. | | C．The team to produce a good product. | | D．The brand name used by successful producers. |
小题4:Which of the following would be the best title for this text?| A．Choice of Good Products | | B．Disadvantages of Products | | C．Effect of Packaging on Shopping | | D．Brand Name and Shopping Tricks |
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After years of hearing drivers complain about scratches on their cars, Japan’s Nissan Motor Company has officially announced the next big thing— a paint that not only resists scratches and scrapes, but actually repairs itself within a few days.
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The automaker admits its results vary depending on the temperature and the depth of the damage, but adds this is the only paint like it in the world, and tests prove it works.
Minor scratches, the most common type, are said to slowly fade over about a week. And once they’re gone, there is no trace that they were ever there.
The special paint is said to last for at least three years after it is first applied, but there is no word yet on whether more can be added after that period.
Nissan claims car washes are the worst offenders for this type of damage, accounting for at least 80 percent of all incidents.
But the complete auto-healing won’t come without scratching your wallet. The vehicle maker notes the special paint adds about $100 US to the price of a car.
It plans to use its new chemical mixture only on its X-Trail SUVs in Japan for now, as it looks for a more widespread presentation. And while plans to offer the feature overseas haven’t been made yet, if it’s a hit there, you can be almost sure market forces will drive it to these shores, as well.
小题1:From the article, we can find that _________.| A．the paint has already been used on cars by now | | B．it beats other products of its kind in its lengthy effect | | C．car damage is mainly caused by scratches and scrapes | | D．marketing this paint in Europe is not under way |
小题2:The paint used on cars can _________.| A．last 3 years before it is reapplied again | | B．fade only in a few days | | C．help to protect minor paint damage | | D．reduce car scrape incidents to 20 percent |
小题3:What does the underlined part refer to?| A．certain models of Nissan | B．name for one kind of paint | | C．somewhere in Japan | D．a word standing for a car-dealer store |
小题4:What can be inferred from the article?| A．The paint was developed by Nissan Motor Company. | | B．The paint might work better in summer than in winter. | | C．The mark on the car could disappear as soon as the pain is applied. | | D．The paint is very popular in Japan. |
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