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(1)一、阅读理解
ATheShanghaiinvestigativeteamoftheNationalBureauofStatistics(国家统计局)recentlycarriedoutasurveyon1,237marriedpeopleaged20—49whichshowedthat58.3percentoftherespondents(回答者)wouldbehappytohavemorethantwochildrenifconditionspermit.
Specifically,55.6percentoftherespondentssaiditwouldbebesttohavetwochildren,while2.7percentwantthreeormore.About40percentoftherespondentssaidtheywouldhavejustonechildwhile1.7percentdonotplantohaveanychildren.
Thereportfoundoutthatpeoplewhowanttohavemorethantwochildrenarethosewithahighereducationalbackground.About60.6percentoftherespondentswithabachelor'sdegree(学士学位)orabovesaidthattheidealnumberofchildrenismorethantwo,5.1percentagepointshigherthanthatoftherespondentswithahighschooleducationorbelow.Inaddition,respondentswithhigherincomeswerefoundtobemorewillingtohavemorechildren.
Forfamiliesplanningtohavetwoormorechildren,82.1percentoftherespondentsthinkthatraisingmorethanonechildwouldhaveapositiveimpactontheirchildren'sgrowthandfamilyhappiness,aswellastheiroldagecare,while44.4percentoftheserespondentswanttohavebothagirlandaboy.
Thesurveynotedthat72.4percentoftherespondentshaveonechildwhile17.2percenthavetwoormorechildren.
Thesurveyalsostatedthatcostandtimearethemainfactorsbehinddecidingwhethertohavemorethantwochildren.Withregardtopolicies,oneoftheissuestherespondentscareaboutmostiswhethertheycangetsomemoneyfromthegovernmentforraisingmorechildren.
ThesurveyhasbeenrecordedintheShanghaiAlmanac2020(《上海年鉴(2020)》).1.Amongtherespondentswantingmorethantwochildren,thosewithahighschooleducationorbelowaccountfor_____.
A.58.3percent B.1.7percent
C.60.6percent D.55.5percent
2.Accordingtothesurvey,thefollowingareconsideredasthebenefitsofraisingmorethanonechildexceptthat_____.
A.itisgoodforthechildren'sgrowth
B.itbringsmorehappinesstothefamily
C.parentswillhavemorehelperswhentheygetold
D.itcauseshighercostsforthefamily
3.What'sthepurposeofthispassage?
A.Toexplain. B.Topersuade.
C.Toinform. D.Toentertain.B
"Dad,"Isaidoneday,"let'stakeatrip.Whydon'tyouflyoutandmeetme?"
Myfatherhadjustretiredafter27yearsasamanagerforIBM.Hisjobfilledhisday,histhoughtandhislife.Whilehewokeupandtookawarmshower,IscreamedunderafreezingwaterfallinPeru.WhilehetiedatieandputonthesameSwisswatch,IrowedaboatacrossLakeoftheOzarks.
Myfathersawmedriftingaimlessly,nothingtoshowformy33yearsbutapassportfulloffunnystamps.Hewantedmetosettledown,butnowIwanthimtofindanadventure.
Heagreedtotravelwithmethroughsomenationalparks.WemetfourweekslaterinRapidCity.
"Whatisourfirststop?"askedmyfather.
"Whattimeisit?"
"Stilldon'thaveawatch?"
LessthananhourawaywasMountRushmore.AshestaredupatthefourPresidentscarvedingranite(花岗岩),hismouthandeyesopenedslowly,likethoseofalittleboy.
"Unbelievable,"hesaid,"howwasthisdone?"
AfilmintheinformationcentreshowedsculptorGutzonBorglumdevoted14yearstothissculptureandthenleftthefinaltouchestohisson.
WestaredupandIasked
"WouldIeverdevotemylifetoanything?"
Nodirections,nogoals.I
alwaysusedtohearthosewordsinmyfather'svoice.NowIheartheminmyown.
ThenextdaywewereatYellowstoneNationalPark,wherewehadapicnic.
"Didyouevertravelwithyourdad?"Iasked.
"Onlyonce,"hesaid."Ineverspokemuchwithmyfather.Welovedeachother—butneversaidit.Whateverhecouldgiveme,hegave."
Thelastsentence—it'sprobablythesamethingI'dsayaboutmyfather—iswhatI'dwantmychildtosayaboutme.
InGlacierNationalPark,myfathersaid,"I'veneverseenwatersoblue."Ihave,inseveralplacesoftheworld.Icankeeptravelling,Irealize—andmaybearegularjobwon'tbeasdullasIfeared.
Weeksafterourtrip,Icalledmyfather.
"Thephotosfromthetriparewonderful,"hesaid."Wehavegottotakeanothertriplikethatsometime."
ItoldhimIhaddecidedtosettledown,andI'mwearingawatch.1.WhatcanwelearnaboutthefatherfromParagraph2andParagraph3?
A.Hefollowedthefashion. B.Hegotboredwithhisjob.
C.Hewasunhappywiththeauthor'slifestyle. D.Helikedtheauthor'scollectionofstamps.
2.Whatcanbeknownabouttheauthorfromtheunderlinedparagraph?
A.Hewantshischildrentolearnfromtheirgrandfather.
B.Hecomestounderstandwhatparentallovemeans.
C.Helearnshowtocommunicatewithhisfather.
D.Hehopestogivewhateverhecantohisfather.
3.Whatcouldbeinferredabouttheauthorandhisfatherfromtheendofthestory?
A.Thecallsolvedtheirdisagreements. B.TheSwisswatchhasdrawnthemcloser.
C.Theydecidedtolearnphotographytogether. D.Theybegantochangetheirattitudestolife.
4.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.LoveNature,LoveLife B.ASonLostinAdventure
C.AJourneywithDad D.TheArtofTravelC
Thearts,especiallymusic,shouldbepartofeveryschool'slessonsateverygradelevel.Studentswouldbemuchsmarteriftheyhadsomemusicalexperience.Theycouldimprovetheirclassroomskills,likepayingattentionandfollowingdirections.Peopledevelopalltheseskillswhentheylearnmusic.Makingmusicalsoletschildrenusetheirimagination.Itprovidesstudentswithachancetotryouttheirownideas.
Musicnotonlymakeschildrenbetterstudents,butalsogivesthemsomethingpositivetodo.Inamusicprogramme,childrencanbepartofabandinsteadofjoiningagang(团伙).Parentscanenjoylisteningtotheirchildren'smusicinsteadofseeingthemgluedtoacomputerorTVscreen.Inaschoolband,studentsgettobepartofateam.Theycangetalongwellwitholdfriendsandmakenewfriendsthroughmusic.
Musicbuildsself-confidence,too.Itgiveschildrenasenseofachievementandsuccess.Makingmusicissomethingforthemtobeproudof,anditletskidspractiseperforminginfrontofaudience.Musicgiveschildrenanopportunityforself-expression,andthathelpsdeveloptheirself-confidence.
Onceagain,musicisimportantbecauseitcanmakechildrenbetterstudents,givethemsomethingpositivetodo,andbuildtheircharacter.Thatiswhymusicshouldbeofferedineverysinglegradeineveryschool.1.Accordingtothepassage,musiccouldmakestudentssmarterby_____.
A.improvingtheirclassroomskillsandpayingattention
B.improvingtheirclassroomskillsandimagination
C.improvingtheirattentionandimagination
D.lettingthemmakemusicandtryouttheirownideas
2.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"gluedto"inthesecondparagraphmean?
A.Unwillingtoturnon. B.Alwayslooking.
C.Unwillingtoleave. D.Alwaysplaying.
3.Thethirdparagraphmainlytellsusthatmusiccould_____.
A.makechildrenexpressthemselves B.bringchildrensuccess
C.givechildrensomethingtobeproudof D.developchildren'sself-confidence
4.What'sthebesttitleofthispassage?
A.MusicIsaMustasaCourseatSchool
B.MusicBuildsChildren'sSelf-Confidence
C.MusicMakesStudentsMuchSmarter
D.LearningMusicandMakingMusicBuildChildren'sCharacterD
Sometimesyoujustwantahugfromyourgrandma.AlittlegirlfromRiverside,California,wantedtohughergrandparents,butcouldn'tbecauseofCOVID-19,whichhadforcedthefamilymemberstokeeptheirdistancefromeachother.
Gettingcreative,10-year-oldPaigecreateda"hugcurtain"usingashowercurtain,plasticbags,disposable(一次性的)platesandahotgluegun.OnFacebook,theproudmomLindsayOkray,whoworksasanurse,praisedPaige'sidea,whichwasthensetupoutsidethegrandparents'frontdoorathome."Paigesawavideoofsomeonewhomadethistypeof'blanket'tohughisfamily.SheputtogetheralistandshedesigneditsoshecouldhugNanaandGrandad.Thisgirlissoamazing,andweweresohappytobeabletohugthem!"LindsaywroteonFacebook,alongwithphotosandthevideoofthegirlusingthe"hugcurtain".
Inthephotosandthevideoofthecurtain,thegrandparentsareseentakingturnsingivingPaigebighugs."ItmightbewetfromtheLysol(来苏儿)wipe,"Lindsaycanbeheardoff-camerasaying,oncethegrandparentsopenthedoor."OhmyGod,Iloveyou,"Grandmasaid,whileexcitedlyembracing(拥抱)hergranddaughter."Howcoolthisis!"sheadded.ThoseonFacebookwereequallypleasedwiththecreationandpraisedPaige'sdesign."Sweetie,youareawonderfulandsmartgranddaughter,"onepersoncommented."Socute,"anotherwrote."Sogreat!''onepersoncommented,whileanothersimplywrote,"Awesome!"
Thoughthe"hugcurtain"isasweetgesture,makesureyoucontinuetoprotectyourselfandothersfromCOVID-19bywashingyourhands,wearingafacemaskoutside,andmaintainingsafesocialdistanceof6feetfromothers.1.WhydidPaigecreatethe"hugcurtain"?
A.Tomakeuseofextraplasticbags. B.Togivehergrandparentshugs.
C.TopostphotosandvideosonFacebook. D.Toshowhercreativetalent.
2.WhatisTRUEaboutthe"hugcurtain"?
A.ItwasfirstlycreatedbyPaige. B.ItwasmadebyPaige'smother.
C.Itwassupposedtobeworn. D.Itwaspartlymadeofplasticbags.
3.WhatistheattitudeofpeopleonFacebooktowardthe"hugcurtain"?
A.Positive. B.Worried. C.Unconcerned. D.Annoyed.
4.Whatisthepurposeofthelastparagraph?
A.Praisethe"hugcurtain"onemoretime.
B.Remindpeopletotakeprotectivemeasures.
C.Showpeoplehowtoprotectthemselves.
D.TellpeoplehowtofightagainstCOVID-19.二、根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项为多余选项。Wherewouldyoumostliketogoonvacation?Paris?London?TheAmazonRainforest?Eachofthesedestinations(目的地)isattractive.①_________
Asanewword,staycationreferstopeoplestayingathomeduringtheirvacation,andgoingsightseeingaroundtheirhometown.
Staycationshavebecomereallypopularrecently,asawayofhavinganenjoyablevacationwithoutspendingtoomuchmoney.Thereareshortcomingstoeverypositivething,however.
②_________
Youalsomightpreventyourselffromenjoyingthingstothefullest,astheatmospheremightbethesameasanyothertime.
③_________
Itmeansyouwon'tbeavailableforworkorotheractivities.Whatcanyoudotomakeyourstaycationfun?Gotoanearbytown,ortoafancyhotelinyourhometownandstayovernight.Treatyourselftoroomserviceandanyotherfunthingsthehotelhastooffer.
④_________
Youwouldhavedoneitonavacation,right?Treatyourselftothis,atleastforoneday!
Throwasmallparty.Thinkaboutthemoneyyouaresavingbynotgoingaway.Youwillstillsavemoney,buthavemorefun,andyouwillhelpotherpeopletohavefun,too!
Goshopping!Windowshopping,orthesuperfuntype,whereyoubuythings!Youwouldhaveboughtsouvenirsifyouhadgoneonavacation,sotreatyourselfduringyourstaycation!
Themostimportantthingtorememberistodothingsthatmakeyouandyourfamilyexcited!⑤_________A.
Eatoutforeverymeal!B.
Goonadaytriptoanearbytown,ortoabeach.C.
Butwhynotremainathomeandenjoyastaycation?D.
Ifyouareonastaycation,youmightgetcallsfromwork.E.
Mostofthetimeitinvolvesdiningoutmorefrequentlythanusual.F.
Makesureyouallhavefun,andwhenitisover,youfeelrefreshed.G.
Thetrickistomakesureyourfriendsandco-workersknowyouaxeonastaycation.三、阅读下面的短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
MyparentsleftforourhometownonThursdayandwewenttoseethemoff.Myfather,whoretired(退休)lastmonth,hadnevertravelledbyairbefore,soIjusttookthis
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tomakehisexperiencewonderful.Althoughtheytoldmetheypreferredtotravelbytrain,Igotthem
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tickets.
ThemomentI
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theticketstohim,hewassurprisedtoseethatIhadbookedtwoplaneticketsforthem.Hewasvery
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,waitingforthetravel.HewasenjoyinghimselfandIwasalsofilledwith
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,watchinghimexperienceallthesethings.
Astheywereabouttoleave,myfather
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tomewithtearsinhiseyesandthankedme.IknewhewasthankfulnotbecauseIhaddonesomethinggreat,butbecauseofthe
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thatthismeantagreatdealtohim.Thinkingaboutthewholeincident(事件),IrealizedIhaddonewhatmyfatherhad
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.
We,aschildren,
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ourparentsforfoods,dresses,toys,outings,etc.Whethertheycan
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themornot,ourparentssatisfyalmostallourneed.
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,whenitcomestoourchildren,regardlessoftheamountofmoney,wewillmakesurethatwegivethemthebest.
Butwesometimesforgetthatourparentshave
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alottomakeushappy,soitisourresponsibilitytomakesuretheycanexperienceallthatthey
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toseewhentheywereyoung.
Justaswetakecareofourchildren,the
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careandattentionneedtobegiventoourparents.Idoappreciatehowmuchtheyhavesacrificed(牺牲)forme.However,thatdoesn'tmeantheyhavetogiveupeverythingandkeepsacrificingeverythingfortheirgrandchildren.
Theyhavetheirown
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anddreams,too.1.A.chance
B.holiday
C.challenge
D.advantage
2.A.bus
B.air
C.train
D.film
3.A.sent
B.posted
C.handed
D.threw
4.A.excited
B.calm
C.nervous
D.tired
5.A.anger
B.wonder
C.happiness
D.fear
6.A.listened
B.walked
C.explained
D.replied
7.A.wonder
B.promise
C.suggestion
D.fact
8.A.lookedforwardto
B.lookeddownonC.lookedoutfor
D.lookedbackon
9.A.wait
B.ask
C.search
D.thank
10.A.reach
B.catch
C.have
D.afford
11.A.Strangely
B.Luckily
C.Similarly
D.Finally
12.A.left
B.found
C.done
D.planned
13.A.failed
B.used
C.managed
D.disliked
14.A.active
B.helpful
C.same
D.hopeful
15.A.beliefs
B.strengths
C.requirements
D.wishes四、阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Asastudent,youmayhavemanydreams.Thesedreamscanbeverybig,suchas①________(win)theNoblePrize;theycanalsobesmall,suchasbecomingoneofthebest②________(student)inyourclass.
Onceyoufindadream,whatdoyoudowithit?Haveyouevertriedtomakeyourdreamcometrue?AndrewMatthems,③________Australianwriter,tellsusthatmakingyourdreamscometrueislife's④________(big)challenge.Youmaythinkyou'renotverygood⑤________someschoolsubjects,andit's⑥________(possible)foryoutobesuccessful.Infact,everyonecanrealizehisdream.Thefirstthingyoumustdoistoremember⑦________yourdreamis.Keeptelling⑧________(you)whatyouwanteveryday.Therewillbedifficultiesontheroadtoyourdream,butthelargestdifficulty⑨________(come)fromyourself.Youneedtodecidetodowhatisthemostimportant.Whenyougetclosertoyourdream,itmaychangealittle.Thisisgoodasyouhavethechancetolearnsomethingmore⑩________(use).五、假定你是李华,请写一篇周记,记述你爸爸出差时,你照顾生病的妈妈的过程。写作词数80左右。主要内容包括:
1.爸爸告诉我们他将出差五天;
2.妈妈生病,我精心照顾;
3.爸爸回来后表扬我,我很开心。(2)一、阅读理解
ATheFennecfoxisalsoknownasthedesertfoxsinceitsurvivesintheSaharaDesert(撒哈拉沙漠).Itisthesmallestofthespeciesoffoxes,
andquiteafewpeoplewishtoraiseitasapetbecauseofitsappearance.However,thisisveryrare,asitneedsspecialcareandattention.Let'stakealookatthebasicinformationontheFennecfox,includingitsphysicalappearance,naturalhabitatanddiet.
PhysicalAppearance
TheFennecfoxisthesmallesttypeoffox,withabodylengthofabout9.5—16inches,and6-inch-longears.Itweighsonlyaroundonekilogram.Ithasacream-coloredfurrybodywithablack-tippedtail.
Theirearsarethelargestamongallfoxesrelativetothebodysize,whichnotonlyprovidethemwithgreathearing,butalsoradiatetheextremedesertheatandthushelptokeepthebodycool.Moreover,inordertowalkonthehotsand,aFennecfox'sfeetarecoveredwiththickfur.Besidesthat,thefeetalsohelpindigging,asthisanimallivesundertheground.
HabitatandLifestyle
ThehabitatofthisanimalismainlyintheSaharaDesert,andalsoinotherpartsofNorthAfrica.TheFennecfoxisusuallyactiveduringthenight.Thischaracterhelpsitdealsuccessfullywiththeextremeheatinthedesert.
Asanextremelysocialanimal,itoftenlivesingroupsoftenandeachgrouphasitsownland.Thisanimalis,however,aggressivetoo,readytoattack,especiallyinthemating(交配)season,whentheyallcompetewitheachotherforamate.
Diet
TheFennecfoxisanomnivore(杂食动物).Whileitcansurviveonplants,italsoneedsotheritemssuchasinsects,rabbits,birdsandeggs.Gettingusedtolivinginthedesertallowsittosurviveforlongperiodswithoutanywater.Theytakeinwaterwheneatingfood,andtheywilldrinkwaterifavailable.1.ThereasonwhyquiteafewpeoplewishtoraisetheFennecfoxisthatit_____.
A.hassmallbodysize B.hasgreathearing
C.getsactiveatnight D.hasspecialappearance
2.Theunderlinedword"radiate"(paragraph3)isclosestinmeaningto"_____".
A.release B.measure C.survive D.seek
3.WhatcanweinferabouttheFennecfox?
A.It'sthesmallestanimalinthedesert. B.It'snoteasytoraiseitasapet.
C.Itcansurvivewithoutanywater. D.Itseldomattacksothers.BSnowleopards(雪豹)aresohardtophotographthatscientistsaren'tevensurehowmanyoftheseendangeredanimalsstillliveinthewild.
TheSnowLeopardConservancy(SLC)setup20camerasinRussiain2010tolearnmoreaboutthebigcats.Afterafullsixmonths,theyhadexactlyzeropicture!That'swhentheorganizationunderstoodtheyneededhelp.Andtheonlypeoplewhocouldhelptheminfindingtheleopardsweretheverypeoplefromwhomtheywantedtoprotecttheanimals—localhunters(猎人).
HuntingsnowleopardsisagainstthelawinRussia,butintheterribleclimateofSiberia,thefewpeoplelivingtherehadtoturntopoaching(盗猎)tofeedtheirfamilies.
In2013,RussiannaturalistSergeiSpitsynapproachedMergenMarkov,alocalhunter,andtoldhimhisproject.Markovagreedtosetupthecamerawhereheknewhewouldfindleopards,anditworked.
Markov,onceapoacher,worksfulltimefortheconservationistsnowandhas10camerasmonitoringleopards."Ivisiteachcameraonceamonth.IhaveknownthiswholeregionsinceIwasachild,"hesaidproudly.
TheWorldWildlifeFund(WWF)beganworkingwithotherlocalvillagersin2015.Thevillagewouldbepaid40,000rublesattheendoftheyeariftheimageofasnowleopardiscaught.TheWWFalsorentshorsesfromthevillagerssothattheydonotneedtomakemoneybypoachinganymore."Todaytherearefarfewerleopardpoachersbutleopardsstillgetcaughtintrapssetforotheranimals,soIhavetostaywatchful,"saidMarkov.
Changinggunsforcamerashasmadeabigdifferenceinthelivesoftheseformerpoachers,thevillage,andtheRussiansnowleopards.Thenumberofsnowleopardshasbeenrisingandtheirpopulationisexpectedtorecovertonormallevelswithin10years.1.Whywasnopictureofsnowleopardstakeninsixmonths?
A.SLC's20camerasfailedtoworkproperly.
B.Thenumberofsnowleopardsinthewildwastoosmall.
C.Thelocalpoachersdestroyedthesecamerasonpurpose.
D.Theresearchersknewlittleabouttheanimal'slivinghabits.
2.WhatdidSergeiSpitsynpersuadeMarkovtodo?
A.Findthepoachers. B.Repaircamerasintheforest.
C.Catchmoreleopards. D.WorkfortheSLC.
3.WhydidtheWWFbeginworkingwithlocalvillagers?
A.Togetsomepicturesofsnowleopards.
B.Tohelpvillagersmakealiving.
C.Topreventvillagersfromhuntinganimals.
D.Torenttheirhorsesatalowprice.
4.HowcanwedescribetheWWF'scooperationwiththevillagers?
A.Practicemakesperfect. B.Curiositykillsthecat.
C.Killtwobirdswithonestone. D.Oldhabitsdiehard.CNewresearchsuggeststhathumanbeingsmayhavebeenpartlyresponsibleforthedisappearanceofcavebearstensofthousandsofyearsago.Theplant-lovinganimalsoncelivedacrossEurope.SomeexpertsbelievedthatthecoolingclimateduringtheEarth'sIceAgewastoblamefortheirextinction.
Scientistsreportedlastweektheyhadstudiedgenetic(基因的)datafrom59cavebears.Theirboneswererecoveredfromsevencountries:France,Germany,Italy,Poland,Serbia,SpainandSwitzerland.Fromthegeneticinformation,thescientistsnotedadecreaseinthecavebearpopulationbeginningabout50,000yearsago.ThatisaroundthetimeofthearrivalofHomosapiens,ormodemhumans,inEasternEurope.Theresearcherssaidtheyobservedasharpdropinthebear'snumbersabout40,000
yearsago.ThatcoincidedwiththespreadofHomosapiensthroughoutEurope.
Theanimalsdisappearedabout20,000yearsago.ThecavebearlivedintheIceAgeatthesametimeasothernowextinctcreatures.Thebearwasasbigasamodempolarbear,butateonlyplants.Itappearsofteninprehistoric(史前的)cavepaintings.
Therehasbeenascientificdebateaboutwhatledtotheextinctionofthecavebear.Somescientistsbelievethattheclimatechangegreatlyreducedtheplantstheyneeded,whileothershaveblamedhumanactivities,includinghuntingandtakingupthecaveswherethebearsgavebirthandsleptduringwinter.Thebear'spopulationremainedlargelyunchangedforlongperiodsbeforeclimatecooling,includingduringtwonoticeablycoldperiodsandothercoolingevents.
HomosapiensappearedinAfricamorethan300,000
yearsagoandlatermovedtootherareas.ThestudyofferednewevidencethatthearrivalofHomosapiensledtoruinformanykindsofanimalsacrossEurasia,theAmericasandAustralia.1.Howdidscientistsresearchoncavebears?
A.Bystudyingthebonesfoundinsomecountries.
B.Byobservingthepaintingsonthecavewalls.
C.Bybeingtoldfromgenerationtogeneration.
D.Bymakingresearchonthepolarbears.
2.Whendidthecavebeardieout?
A.About50,000yearsago. B.About40,000yearsago.
C.About20,000yearsago. D.Morethan300,000yearsago.
3.Whatcanwelearnaccordingtothefourthparagraph?
A.Suddenchangeofclimatemadecavebearsdieout.
B.Cavebearscouldn'tadapttocoldenvironmentasquicklyaspossible.
C.Thelossofcavebears'habitats(栖息地)causeddamagetotheirexistence.
D.Coldperiodswereverycommonthousandsofyearsago.
4.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.Humansperhapsarepartlytoblameforcavebears'disappearance
B.HomosapienshuntingkindsofanimalsacrossEurasia
C.Adebateoverwhycavebearssuddenlydisappeared
D.ScientistsstudiedbonesdiscoveredinsevencountriesD
Animalsarenaturalresourcesthatpeoplehavewastedallthroughourhistory.
Animalshavebeenkilledfortheirfurandfeathers,forfood,forsport,orsimplybecausetheywereintheway.Thousandsofkindsofanimalshavedisappearedfromtheworldforever.
Hundredsmoreareonthedangerlisttoday.About170kindsintheUnitedStatesaloneareconsideredindanger.Whyshouldpeoplecare?Becauseweneedanimals.Andbecauseoncetheyaregone,therewillneverbeanymore.
Animalsaremorethanjustbeautifulandinteresting.Theyaremorethanjustasourceoffood.Everyanimalhasitsplaceinthebalanceofnature.Destroyingonekindofanimalcancreatemanyproblems.Forexample,whenfarmerskilledlargenumbersofhawks(鹰),thecornandgraintheystoredwouldbedestroyedbyratsandmice.Why?Becausehawkseatratsandmice.Withnohawkstokeepdowntheirnumbers,theratsandmicemultiply(繁殖)quickly.
Luckily,somepeopleareworkingtohelpsavetheanimals.Somegroupsraisemoneytoletpeopleknowabouttheproblem.Andtheytrytogetthegovernmentstopasslawstoprotectanimalsindanger.
Quiteafewcountrieshavepassedlaws.Theselawsforbidthekillingofanyanimalonthedangerlist.Slowly,thenumberofsomeanimalsindangerisgrowing.1.Whydopeoplekillanimals?
A.Theykillanimalstoraisemoney. B.Animalsdestroytheirnaturalresources.
C.Animalscreatemanyproblems. D.Theykillanimalsforsomethingtheyneed.
2.Whathashappenedtotheanimalsontheearth?
A.Millionsofkindsofanimalshavedisappearedforever.
B.Manykindsofanimalshavediedout.
C.About170kindsofanimalshavedisappearedforever.
D.Allkindsofanimalsareindanger.
3.Whyareanimalsimportanttous?
A.Theygiveusasourceoffood. B.Theyarebeautifulandlovely.
C.Theykeepthebalanceofnature. D.Theygiveusalotofpleasure.
4.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?
A.Everypersonwillknowtheimportanceofprotectingwildanimals.
B.Animalsindangerwillnotbekilledanymore.
C.Thenumberofsomeanimalsindangerwillincrease.
D.Animalsindangerwillbekeptawayfrompeople.二、根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项为多余选项。IsFreshAirReallyGoodforYou?
Weallgrewuphearingpeopletellusto"gooutandgetsomefreshair."
①_____Accordingtorecentstudies,theanswerisabigYES,iftheairqualityinyourcampingareaisgood.
②_____
Iftheairyou'rebreathingisclean—whichitwouldbeifyou'reawayfromthesmogofcities—thentheairisfilledwithlife-giving,energizingoxygen.Ifyouexerciseoutofdoors,yourbodywilllearntobreathemoredeeply,allowingevenmoreoxygentogettoyourmuscles(肌肉)andyourbrain.
Recently,peoplehavebegunstudyingtheconnectionbetweenthenaturalworldandhealing(治愈).
③_____Intheseplacespatientscangotobenearnatureduringtheirrecovery.Itturnsoutthatjustlookingatgreen,growingthingscanreducestress,lowerbloodpressure,andputpeopleintoabettermood(情绪).Greeneryisgoodforus.Hospitalpatientswhoseefreebranchesouttheirwindowarelikelytorecoveratafasterratethanpatientswhoseebuildingsorsky
instead.④_____Itgivesusagreatfeelingofpeace.
⑤_____
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