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（2023•广东深圳•校考三模）Researchshowsthatmillionsofadultshaveverypoormathematical（有关数学

的）skills.Thiscausesthemtobeunabletocarryoutmanyofthebasicnumerical（数字的）tasksineveryday

lifethatmanyofusdonaturally.Thesetasksincludeunderstandingtraveltimetablesandhouseholdbillsandeven

checkingourchangeinshops.Andpoornumericalskillsnotonlycausepersonaldisadvantages,butcanalsocausea

numberofothersocialandpersonalillnesses.

Whileadults5abilitytoreadandwritehasbeenimproving,adults'mathematicalskillshaveatthesametime

beengettingworse.Thefactofthematteristhatmanypeoplewhoaregoodatreadingandwritingsimplydon'tlike

mathsanddon'tseeanypointinit.Whafsmore,mathsisn'tcool.IfsOKtosay'Tmnotgoodatmaths",butifs

notOKtosay"Ican'tread”.Tomanypeople,mathsissimplyaboringschoolsubjectforwhichthereisnoneedto

makemuchofaneffortbecausetheywon'tneeditoncetheyleaveschool.

Unluckily,theproblemseemstobepasseddowntothechildren.Parentswhotelltheirchildrentheywerenot

goodatmathsatschoolarelikelytofindthesameattitude（态度）amongtheirownchildren.Andtheywillbe

unabletohelptheirchildrenwiththeirmathshomework.Eventoday,withinterestingandnewpracticalmethods,

mathsisstilloneofthosesubjectsthatmanykidshate.

Perhapsit'sthewayit'staughtinschools,orthewayteachersaretrainedtoteachit.Thereissurelyaneedto

presentmathsasawayofsolvingpracticalproblemsandworkingwithothersinaninterestingway.It'snecessaryto

makepeopleseethepracticalusesofmathsineverydaylife,insteadoftreatingitasawasteoftimeandsomething

onehastodountiltheendofschool.

1.Howdoesthewriterintroducethetopic?

A.Bylistingsomestudies.B.Byaskingsomequestions.

C.Bysharinghisexperience.D.Byshowingresearchresults.

2.Whyaremanypeoplepooratmaths?

A.Theythinkmathsisuseless.B.Theyfindmathstoodifficult.

C.Theyhavefewmathsclasses.D.Theyneveruseitintheirlife.

3.Whatdoesthethirdparagraphmainlytalkabout?

A.Reasonsforbeingpooratmaths.B.Relationsbetweenparentsandkids.

C.Awaytoimprovemathematicalskills.D.Theeffectofpoormathematicalskills.

4.What'sthewriter'spurposeinwritingthelastparagraph?

A.Toshowwaysoftrainingteachers.B.Toexplainhowtoteachmathscarefully.

C.Toaskpeopletospendmoretimeonmaths.D.Toshowthenecessityofchangingthesituation.

5.Whafsthewriter'sattitudetowardsdealingwithpoormathematicalskills?

A.Worried.B.Supportive.C.Careless.D.Doubtful.

（2023•广东深圳•校考三模）Howdoyoueatyourfood?Somepeopleuseforksandknives.Someusetheir

hands.Andsome,liketheChinese,usechopsticks.

Chopsticks,orkuaiziinChinese,areapairofthinsticksusuallymadeofwoodorbamboo.Foralongtime,the

Chinesehavebeenusingthesetoolsfortheireverydaymeals.Holdingthepairofsticksbetweenthefingersofone

hand,theycanpickupanypieceoffood.Thefoodcanbebig,oritcanbeverysmall.Itcanbesquare-shaped,orit

canberound.Nomatterwhatthefoodislike,thereisnoproblem!

Chopstickswereinventedover3,000yearsagoinChinaandhadacommonbeginningbybeingusedascooking

tools.Itisthoughtthatthefirstchopstickswereusedtopickoutfoodfromacookingpot.Butascreativecooking

toolsdeveloped,chopsticksweremainlyusedtohavemeals.

Usingchopstickscreatesamoredemanding（要求高的）eatingexperience.Youcannotgetasmuchfoodinyour

mouthatonetimeasusingaforkorspoon.Sinceittakeslongertoeat,peoplemayeatless.Withchopsticksyoucan

eatasmuchasyoulikeanytime,anywhere.Whennoforkorspoonisavailableandeatingwithyourfingersisn't

possible,findanytwoobjectslikesticks,placethembetweenyourfingersandstarteating.

Therearesomerulesandmannerstofollowwhenyouareusingchopsticks.Avoidstickingtheendsofchopsticks

intoabowloffood.Placingchopsticksintoyourfoodmakesitlooklikeanofferingtothedead.Chopsticksarenot

musicalinstruments.Usingyourchopsticksasdrumsticksatthetablewillgetyouaseriouslookfromyourhost.

Avoidusingyourchopstickstopointatpeople.Usewordstogetyourpointacrossratherthanyourchopsticks.

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inParagraph2referto?

A.Thefood.B.Theproblem.C.AncientChina.D.Onehand.

7.Whatmightbepeople'spurposeininventingchopsticksaccordingtoParagraph3?

A.Toshowthewisdomofpeople.B.Tomakecookingmoreinteresting.

C.Toavoidgettinghurtwhencooking.D.Toeatmorequicklyandmorepolitely.

8.Whatistheadvantageofeatingwithchopsticks?

A.Itisvaluable.B.Itisconvenient.C.Itcostslessmoney.D.Itmakespeoplerelaxed.

9.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Thehistoryofchopsticks.B.Differentusesofchopsticks.

C.Tablemannersaroundtheworld.D.Mannersofusingchopsticks.

10.Whomaybeinterestedinthepassage?

A.Someonewhousuallytravels.B.Someonewhoenjoysadventures.

C.Someonewholikesplayingthedrums.D.SomeonewholovesChineseculture.

（2023•广东深圳•深圳市南山外国语学校校考三模）Technologyandsustainability（可持续性）aretwo

drivingforcesintheworldtoday.Fortheagriculturedepartment,sustainableagriculturetechnologymustbethenew

trend,andfarmersshouldfollowit.Thefollowingsustainableagriculturetechnologiesarenecessary.

Smartirrigation

Cropsneedwaterthafsneedlesstosay.However,howtheygetwaterisanotherstory.Withsmartirrigation

technology,watercanbeputtogooduse.Newirrigationsystemswithsmarttechnologycanreportsoilmoisture（湿

度）andtemperatureinrealtime.Thesenewtechnologieshelpfarmersproperlytakecareofcropsinamoreefficient

way.Forexample,mostcropshavespecificrequirementsfortemperatureandmoisture.Thenewirrigationsystems

canshowfarmerswhethertheyneedtomakechangesfortheircrops'growingenvironments.Inthisway,theymay

helpreducethewasteofwater.

Drones

Drones'abilitiesgetthemaplaceonthislist.Theycandoalotandmostimportantly,theycanmaketheboring

andtiringfarmworkmucheasier.Thesedeviceshavehighdefinitioncamerasthattakepicturesandvideos.Through

wirelesscontrol,justathomefarmerscanflythedronesoverthefieldsandcheckoncrops.Ifoneareaofcropsisn't

doingwell,farmerscanquicklyrecordthedetailsandthenspraychemicalswiththehelpofthedrones.

Dataandsoftware

Dataisrichinthistech-drivenworld.Farminganddataworkingtogethercangreatlychangethewayfarmers

plant,harvestandwater.Ascomputersgatherinformation,theyreportitallbacktoacentralsystem.Sowhenfarmers

learninwhichareacrophealthneedstoimprove,theycanusewaterandfertilizer（月巴料）moreefficiently,causing

lesswaste.

Thethreetechnologiesarehelpfulforfarmerstosavecosts,laborandenergy.Andtheycancontributetothe

finalgoalofagriculturalsustainability——thatistoimprovetheenvironment.Asthesenewtechnologiescontinueto

develop,wearesuretohaveacleanerenvironment.Sustainableagriculturaltechnologyisthefuture-anditwill

changethegame.

11.Accordingtothepassage,smartirrigationcan.

A.makefulluseofeverydropofrainB.decidecrops9growingenvironment

C.helpfarmerswaterthecropswhennecessary.D.supportthegrowthandharvestofcropsefficiently

12.From"Drones"pan,wecanlearnthat.

A.dronescanhelpprovidewaterandfertilizer

B.droneshelpfarmworkinamoreefficientway

C.farmerscanfinintheirdronestocheckoncrops

D.farmerscanrecordthedetailsabouttheirdrones

13.Whatisthefinalgoalofagriculturalsustainability?

A.Tohelpushaveabetterenvironment.B.Tomakefarmersworkmoreefficiently.

C.Toraisetheproductionofcropsquickly.D.Toreducefarmers9boringandtiringwork.

14.Thepassageismainlyto.

A.thinkhighlyoftheagriculturedepartment.

B.makesustainableagriculturetechnologiesbetter

C.changefarmers9misunderstandingofagriculturetechnologies

D.stresstheimportanceofsustainabletechnologiesinagriculture

15.Whatisthestructure(结构)ofthepassage?(P-Paragraph)

A.二

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C.D.

P4P5

（2023•广东深圳•深圳市南山外国语学校校考三模）Youchangeintoyourpajamas,turnoffthelights,and

gotyourselfreadytosleep.Howdoyouprefertosleep,onthebackoronyourside?Herearesomeinteresting

sleepingpositions.

Starfish

VUMLIjlI

Starfishiswhenyoulieonyourbackandsleepwithyourarmsliftedup

nearyourhead.Accordingtostudies,only5%ofpeoplesleeplikethis.Itoften

causeslowerhackpain.Youcanplaceapillow（枕头）underyourkneesifyou

havelowerbackpain.Youwillfeelmorecomfortablethisway.

SoldierPosition

Thissleepingpositioniskindofstrange,butverycommon.Ifswhenyou

sleeponyourbackwithyourarmsdownandveryclosetoyourbody.Studies

haveshownthatpeoplewhosleeplikethismaybequieter.Itisactuallyagood

isleepingposition,asithelpskeepyourspine（脊柱）inastraightline.

SleepingonYourBelly

Doyouliketosleeponyourbelly,butexperienceproblemsoftentimes?

Thepositionmightnothelpyou.Itcanmakeyourneckuncomfortable.Butif

thisishowyouliketosleep,youmightconsiderusingaverysoftcoolingpillow

tokeepyourneckcomfortable.

Freefall

Ifthissleepingpositionisnotfamiliartoyou,youshouldknowthatatleast

7%oftheworld'spopulationsleepthatway.Inthisposition,youhaveyour

handsonoraroundyourpillow,withyourheadturnedtooneside.Butitmay

createatwist（扭伤）intheneck.Somestudiessuggestthatgenerallyyou'rea

Isocialpersonifyouliketosleepinthisposition.

16.Whichsleepingpositionoftencauseslowerbackpain?

A.Starfish.B.SoldierPosition.C.SleepingonYourBelly.D.Freefall.

17.Sleepinginthesoldierpositionhelps.

A.youfallasleepquicklyB.youbreatheeasily

C.keepyourspineinastraightlineD.treatthepaininyourneck

18.IfTomlikestosleepinthefreefallposition,hemightbe.

A.socialB.quietC.honestD.careful

19.Howmanytypesofsleepingpositionsarementionedinthepassage?

A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.

20.Wherecanyouprobablyfindthepassage?

A.InNationalGeography.B.InScience.C.InEnglishLearning.D.InBusiness.

（2023•广东深圳•深圳中学校考三模）Bydrawingpatternsonthesurfaceofacupoftea,Chabaixi,anancient

ChineseteatrickshowninarecentTVdrama,hasgoneviralforitissimilartomodernlatteart（咖啡拉花艺术）.

However,tenyearsago,thisspecialtechniquewasclosetodisappearingcompletely.ZhangZhifeng,apractitioner

ofChabaixi,foundscenesofChabaixiinthedramaarousedgreatinterestamongordinarypeople,sohestartedtotry

hisbesttorecoverit.

Chabaixicancreateendlesspatternssuchasbamboosandmountainsorevencalligraphy.Thereareoveradozen

stepsfromgrinding（碾碎）teaforfinepowdertopouringboiledwater,stirringthemixtureforthickfroth（泡沫）

andfinallydrawingthepatterns.Itisdifferentfrommakinglattebecausepeopleuseclearwaterastheobjecttoput

intothecupinsteadofmilk.Butwhenthewatertouchesthesurfaceofwhipped（搅打起泡沫的）tea,itturnsinto

awhitecoloranddisappearsin20minutes.Theprocessbeforethedrawingisknownasthetea-makingtechnique,

diancha,thequalityofwhichisimportanttowhetherpatternscanbesuccessfullyproducedlater.

Chabaixiisoneofthecountlessformsoftea-makingtechniquesinChina.TheimportanceofChabaixiisthat

notonlyisthistechniquespecialintheworld,butalsogivesusawindowintopeople'slifestyleintheSongDynasty,

aperiodoftimewhenrelaxationactivitiesinsomewaysarelikewhatwehavenow.^^Zhangsaid.

“ThistechniqueiskeytotheteacultureoftheSongDynastyanditwouldbeashametoletitdisappear.This

techniquemustbepassedontothenextgenerationssotheycanunderstanditshistory."Zhangsaid.

21.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“goneviraF,inparagraph1probablymean?

A.receivedgoodprotectionB.becomepopularquickly

C.startedtodisappearD.hadagoodtaste

22.WhatdoweknowaboutChabaixi?

A.Itispaintedwithwhippedmilk.B.Itdevelopsbasedonlatteart.

C.Itmainlydescribesbeautifulscenery.D.Itincludescomplicatedtea-makingskills

23.WhenwasthemostpopulartimeforChabaixi?

A.TheSongDynasty.B.TheTangDynasty.

C.Intheyear2017.D.Nearly30yearsago.

24.Whatisthethirdparagraphmainlyabout?

A.ThebeginningofChabaixi.B.ThespecialqualityofChabaixi.

C.TheimportanceofChabaixi.D.ThedevelopmentofChabaixi.

25.WhatistrueaboutZhangZhifeng?

A.HeteachespeopletheteacultureoftheSongDynasty.

B.HemakesthebestChabaixiinthewholenation.

C.HeencouragespeopletopassonthetechniqueofChabaixi.

D.HewantstodevelopChabaixithroughmedia.

（2023•广东深圳•深圳中学校考三模）AyellowChineseruraldogandaPersiancatlaiddownonthefloor,

staringateachotherfacetoface,duringapetwalkshowinNantouAncientTownonSaturday."Dousha（thedog）

hadalotoffimtoday.^^saidTuding,theownerofthe1.5-year-oldruraldog."Thisplaceisamazing!”Saturday's

eventwasheldtomarkthecity'sfifthLoveYourPetDogDay,whichfellonMonday.Petownersarenowencouraged

totaketheirpetstoNantouAncientTown,asthesiteisholdingamonth-longeventcalled"Hithere,friends^^with

thepurposeofbuildingapet-friendlycommunityandincreasethepublicconcernforanimalwelfare（福禾！J）.Atotal

of16storesandinstitutionshavejoinedintheevent,whichwillendonJune18,towelcomelittleanimalsinside.

“Pet-friendly“hasnowbecomeahotterminShenzhen,whichisbecomingoneofthemostlivablecitiesfor

dogs.Petownerslongformoreopenspacesandeventsfortheirfurryfriends.

“Apet-friendlyspaceissomewherethathumansandpetscancoexist,saidJiaHai,theownerofapoodle（贵

妇犬）Qiyue,whorunsacaffe."Ialwaysremindmycustomersthere?sadoghere,andwouldtakeQiyueawaytoa

separateareaifthecustomerswereuncomfortablewithdogsJJiasaid.

Shenzhenhasalreadybeendog-friendlyinmanyways.Ithadhad540petclinicsbytheendoflastyear,

providingvaccination（疫苗接种）,microchipping（微型芯片跟踪）,registration（登记）andmedicalcarefor

alldogs.Moreandmorepet-friendlybars,restaurantsandcafesarewelcomingpets.Varioussportingeventsforpets

andpetindustryexhibitionshavealsobeenorganized.

26.Whydidthewritermentionadogandacatinthefirstparagraph?

A.Todescribethemaincharactersinthestory.

B.Togiveanexampleofpeople'sconcernaboutpets.

C.Tointroducethemaintopicofthearticle.

D.TotellreadersaboutthelatestnewsinShenzhen.

27.WhichofthefollowingistrueabouttheeventsinNantouAncientTown?

A.LoveYourPetDogDaywilllastfor30days.

B."Hithere,friends^^probablybeganonMay19th.

C.16storesandinstitutionsonlywelcomedogsandcatsinside.

D.Thepurposeoftheeventsistobuildmorepetshops.

28.Theunderlinedword“coexist“inParagraph3probablymeans"

A.livetogetherpeacefullyB.playgameshappily

C.worktogethercarefullyD.keepcompanyquietly

29.PetsinShenzhencandothefollowingthingsinpetclinicsexcept.

A.gettingvaccinatedB.receivingamicrochip

C.beingcaredD.beingtrained

30.Inwhichcolumnofanewspapercanwereadthispassage?

A.TopNewsB.BusinessPageC.CityLifeD.NatureWorld

（2023•广东深圳•校考三模）Thetop-sellingalbum（唱片），SongsoftheHumpbackWhale,wasmadepublic

in1970.Thiscollectionofnaturerecordingschangedthewaymanypeoplethoughtaboutwhales,andithelpedsave

thousandsofwhales5lives.

ThealbummightneverhavebeenmadewithoutasoundengineernamedFrankWatlington.Inthe1960s,

Watlingtonwasmakingunderwaterrecordingswhenhenoticedsomestrange,deepsounds.Herealizedtheywere

comingfromwhales.WatlingtonplayedtherecordingsforapairofscientistsnamedRogerPayneandKatyPayne.

Whentheylistened,theyfellinlovewiththesebeautifulvoicesatonce.

KatyPaynestudiedmusicaswellasanimals,andshewasgreatlysurprisedbyhowthewhalescommunicated

usingsoundslikeanoperasinger.Shealsonoticedanotherinterestingfact:thesoundshadclearpatterns.According

toscientists,ananimalsoundwitharepeatingpatterniscalledasong.Somescientistsevencomparedthesesinging

animalstomusicians.

ThePaynesthoughtthatotherpeopleshouldalsohearthebeautyofthewhales'songs.SoRogermadethe

recordingsintoanalbum.Thetimewhenthealbumcameout,whaleswereoftencaught,killedandtradedformoney.

Somekindswereevenindangerofdyingout.Mostpeoplehadneverthoughtthatwhalescouldcommunicatethrough

songs.Butafterhearingthealbum,theybegantothinkdifferently.

Thealbumledpeopletotakeactiontosavewhales.Musiciansbeganusingwhalesongsintheirmusic,and

whaleswereincludedinmoviesandtelevisionshows.In1982,abantostopdeep-seawhalingwasmade.Beforeit,

inthe1950sand1960s,morethanfiftythousandwhalesperyearwerekilled.Afterit,thenumberwentdownbelow

twothousand.

Itmightseemimpossiblethatjustonealbumcouldhelpsavethelivesofsomanywhales.Butthisalbumtold

peoplesecretsaboutwhalesthathadlongbeenhiddenunderthesea.Itallowedwhalestofinallysharetheirsongs

withthehumanworld.

31.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?

A.Tointroducehowfamousthealbumwas.

B.Totellhowagoodalbumwasmade.

C.Toshowthatwhalesarebornsingers.

D.Tocallonpeopletosavewhales.

32.Whofirstfoundthespecialvoicesofthewhales?

A.Asongrecorder.B.Asoundengineer.

C.Ananimalscientist.D.Anoperasinger.

33.WhatfactaboutthewhalessurprisedKatyPayne?

A.Theycouldsingoperas.

B.Theycouldrepeatinterestingsounds.

C.Theycouldexchangeinformationwithotherwhalesthroughcertainsounds.

D.Theycouldcommunicatethroughdifferentsoundpatterns.

34.RogerandKatyPaynemadethisalbumto.

A.makeotherpeoplethinkdeeply

B.savethewhales

C.makewhales9songsheardbymorepeople

D.helpmusicianslearnhowtosing

35.Whichisoneofthevaluesofthealbum?

A.Itsuccessfullystoppeddeep-seawhaling.

B.Ithelpedpeopleunderstandwhalesbetter.

C.Itmadesomemusicandmoviestarspopular.

D.Ithelpedwhalesbecomemorepopularwithmoviedirectors.

（2023•广东深圳•校考三模）TheWorldEarthDayisonApril22nd.HereatGreenpeace,weknowhowmuch

youwanttomakeapositivedifferencetoyourworld.So,readontofindouthowtoprotectourearth.

http:〃/Haveagreener,healthier,andmorepeacefulplanet.

Saveenergyandwater!OBeforeleavinghome,

Beapioneer!OShareyourknowledgewithothersand

makesuretoturnofftheelectricity.Takegreat

helpthembecomeeco-heroestoo.Ittakeslotsofpeople

efforttodevelopwindpowerandsoon.

workingtogethertomakechangeshappen.Soshare,share,

OIfyoucan,trybicycling,walking,orusing

share.

publictransportationtogetoutinsteadofusingthe

OVolunteerwithmorefriends.Writetosomecompanies

car.

tostopthemworkingtogetherwithpeoplewhoareharmful

ODon'tletwaterrunwhilebrushingyourteeth

totheforest.

andtakeshortshowersoffourminutesorless.

Reduce,reuse,andrecycle!OBeforeyouthrowBefriendlytowildlife!OMakeyourgardenwildlife-

somethingaway,stopandthinkaboutwhatelseitfriendly.Youcouldbuildabeehotel,providesomefood,or

couldbeusedfor.evencreateapool.

OIfyoudon'twanttokeepsomethings,trytoOIfyouownacatthatgoesoutdoors,putabellaroundits

findoutwhoelseneedsthem.Ourgoalistokeepnecksothatlittlewildlifecanhearitcomingandrunaway

usablethingsoutoflandfills.quickly.

36.WhatcanweknowaboutGreenpeace?

A.GreenpeaceisagreatAPPtoofferpeoplegreenerandhealthierfood.

B.Greenpeaceisausefulbooktoteachpeoplehowtoprotecttheearth.

C.Greenpeaceprovidespeoplewithwaysofenvironmentalprotectiononline.

D.Greenpeaceisanenvironmentally-friendlycity.

37.WhatdoesGreenpeacecallonpeopletodo?

A.Usewindpowerinsteadofelectricity.

B.Worktogethertoprotecttheecosystem.

C.Putsomethingtheydon'tneedinthelandfills.

D.Stopcompaniesdoingharmfulthingstotheforest.

38.Whydowehavetoputabellaroundthecafsneckwhenitgoesoutdoors?

A.Becauseitcanmakeotherlittleanimalsafraidofthecat.

B.Becauseitcanremindlittlewildlifetokeepawayfromthecat.

C.Becauseitcanhelpthecattobefriendlytootherlittlewildlife.

D.Becauseitcanhelpthecathearotherwildlifemoreclearly.

39.Whichofthefollowingquestionsisansweredinthepassage?

A.HowcanwefindmoreinformationaboutGreenpeace?

B.Howmanyminutesshouldwespendbrushingtheteeth?

C.Howcanweavoidbuildingthehotelsandpoolsintheforest?

D.Howcanbicyclingorwalkinghelpimprovethehealth?

40.WhichofthefollowingcanbethepropersloganforGreenpeace?

A.Notrade,nokilling.B.Wastingfoodisthecrime.

C.Positivechangethroughaction.D.Protectingthewildanimals.

（2023•广东深圳•校考三模）Everysummer,aboutthreebillionbirdsmigrate（迁徙）fromNorthAfricato

EuropeandAsia.Inwinter,theyreturntoAfrica.Astheytravelfromoneplacetoanother,theyusethesun,stars,

smellsandlandforms（地形）tofindtheway.

Themigrationislonganddifficult,andsomeoftheanimalsdieduringeachtrip.However,itisnotthistwice-

a-yearjourneythatposesthegreatestriskfortheseanimals.Themaindangertothebirdscomesfromhuntersall

overtheMediterranean（地中海地区），millionsofmigratorybirdsarekilledeveryyear.Asaresult,thebird

populationisfalling.

IncountriesalongtheMediterranean,manymigratorybirdsareillegally（三日法地）trappedorkilled.Besides

traps,huntersalsouseelectroniccallstocatchbirds.Theymakebirdsoundstoattracttherealbirds.Somehunters

alsousenetstocatchbirdsastheyflyclosetothesea."Therearenobirds,“saidonelocalman."Wewalkforhours

withoutseeingany.Ifsreallyscary.^^

Birdsareindanger,andmanycountriesareworkingtosolvethisproblem.IntheEuropeanUnion,hunting

migratorybirdsisillegalinsomecountries,whileinothers,itisstrictlycontrolled-thebirdscanonlybehuntedat

acertaintimeofyear.Whafsmore,manynature-protectiongroupsaremakingsurethatlawsareobeyed.Thishas

beensuccessfulinmanyplaces.Forexample,Sicily,anislandofItaly,wasonceaplacewhereillegalbirdhunting

wascommon.Today,ithasmostlyeliminated（7肖除）birdhunting,andasaresult,bird-watchingisbecomingpopular

there.

WildlifeorganizationsaroundtheMediterraneanarehelpingtobringaboutchange."'Huntingbans（禁令）are

working/5saidMartinSchneider-Jacoby,abirdscientist."Butthereisstillmoretodo.Wehopetostophuntingand

protectbirds5livingareasallovertheMediterranean.Ifthiscanbedone,thenumberofbirdswillincrease.There?s

alongwaytogo,butthereishope.^^

41.Theunderlinedword"poses“probablymeans""inParagraph2.

A.connectsB.comparesC.causesD.cures

42.Whatarementionedastoolsfortrappingandkillingbirds?

①Traps.②Guns.③Nets.©Electroniccalls.

A.①②③B.①③④C.①②④D.②③④

43.WhatchangehastakenplaceinSicily?

A.BirdhuntingishardlyseeninSicily.

B.SomerarebirdscanbeseeninSicily.

C.Hunterstrytoattractmorebirdstothearea.

D.Theweatherhasbecomemorepleasantinthearea.

44.WhichofthefollowingwouldMartinSchneider-Jacobyprobablyagreewiththemost?

A.Thereneedtobemorelawstoprotectbabybirds.

B.It'spossiblethatthebirdpopulationmaycontinuetofall.

C.Morecountriesneedtostophuntingtoincreasethebirdpopulation.

D.T