Some of Man"s closest relatives in the animal kingdom are under serious threat because of human activity, according to a recently published report.
Almost one in three of all apes and monkeys are now considered to be in danger of dying out and disappearing from our planet, if action is not taken soon.
The report, which was produced for the World Conservation Union (WCU), shows that 114 of the world"s 394 kinds could be lost forever, and the main reason they are threatened is the continuing loss of forests where most of these animals live. In addition, illegal wildlife trade, climate change and commercial（商业的）hunting for meat are also endangering them.
What"s more, the problem is getting worse. The number of species on the organization’s Red List has increased by 3 to 25 since 2005.
Russell Mittermeier, the main researcher of the WCU report, said, "You could fit(安置) all the surviving members of these 25 species in a single football stadium. So the problem is obviously urgent."
The scientists, who drew up the Red List, believe that the situation is now so bad that if action is not taken immediately, it will result in primate(灵长目动物) species dying out - something which has not happened in over a century.
The loss of habitat caused by the clearing of forests for wood, farmland and fuel continues to be the main reason for the decreasing number of primates, according to the report, and the problem was most severe in Asia.
The loss of forest trees is also responsible for 20 percent of all greenhouse gases - more than all the cars, trucks, trains and airplanes in the world combined.
小题1:What is the main subject of the report discussed in the text?| A．Climate change. | B．Loss of animal habitat. | | C．Animal protection. | D．Endangered animals |
小题2:How many animals were on the Red List in 2005?小题3:The spokesman refers to "a football stadium" in paragraph 5 to stress that ______.| A．the animals enjoy playing sports | | B．these animals should be placed there for protection | | C．there are not many of these animals left | | D．the report was announced there |
小题4:What is the main cause of the greenhouse gas problem according to the text?| A．Airplanes. | B．Loss of trees. | | C．Factory pollution. | D．Road vehicles. |
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小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:C
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试题分析：文章介绍了世界上濒危动物的现状，分析了原因主要是人为的砍伐树木造成的。
小题1:主旨题：文章的第一段的主题句：Some of Man"s closest relatives in the animal kingdom are under serious threat because of human activity, according to a recently published report.可知是说一些濒危动物。选D。
小题2:细节题：从第四段的句子：What"s more, the problem is getting worse. The number of species on the organization’s Red List has increased by 3 to 25 since 2005.可知2005年有25-3=22种动物被列在红名单上面。选A。
小题3:推理题：从第五段的句子："You could fit(安置) all the surviving members of these 25 species in a single football stadium. So the problem is obviously urgent."可知剩下的物种不多了。选C
小题4:细节题：从文章最后一段的句子：The loss of forest trees is also responsible for 20 percent of all greenhouse gases - more than all the cars, trucks, trains and airplanes in the world combined.可知树的损失是温室气体最大的原因。选B。
点评：环保类短文会有一些专业术语，但并不影响做题，同时本文出现的一些数据也很有用，在解答这类问题时要求学生抓住题干文字信息，采用针对性方法进行阅读，答案在文章中可以直接找到。 |
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New York City schoolchildren can’t use cellphones at school because of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s ban on cellphones in schools. Many parents are opposed to Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s ban on cellphones in schools by e-mail messages.
There was a 13-year-old student who was shot with a gun after school, unable to call his mother for help. There was a high school student robbed three times last year, twice in her school building. There was a girl who got a piece of glass placed in her eye during school and was saved from a possible cornea transplant (角膜移植) only because, having disobeyed the cellphone ban, she was able to call her mother and get an operation on time.
The ban has been on for years, but it set off a widespread parental outcry only in April, after some headmasters sent home letters reminding parents that cellphones are not allowed to be brought into school.
Mr Bloomberg has defended the ban, saying that cellphones are bad and often used to cheat or call in friends for fights. If something is important, he says, parents can call schools directly.
On the other hand, many of the e-mail messages from parents described the ban as “cruel and heartless”, “absurdly(荒谬地) wrong-headed”, “anti-parent”, “ridiculous”.
“We respect the fears that parents have,” David Cantor, a spokesman for Schools Minister Joel I. Klein said, “but after all the fact is that having phones in schools always leads to more problems.”
小题1:A 13-year-old student was shot with a gun after school, unable to call his mother for help, because ____.| A．his mother had no cellphone | | B．his mother wasn’t at home | | C．he didn’t take a cellphone with him | | D．he was too frightened to call |
小题2:From the fifth paragraph we can see many parents _________ the ban.| A．agreed to | B．thought highly of | | C．supported | D．were opposed to |
小题3:According to what the spokesman said, the school might _______.| A．call off the ban | | B．continue the ban | | C．thank the parents | | D．allow some students to use cellphones at school |
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In 1990 a report was published about what the earth might be like 20 years from then on. The report was a result of a three-year 36 .
According to the report, the picture of the earth in the year 2010 is not a 37 one. The world will be more 38 because the population will continue to grow . The population could be 39 6 300 million, almost 2 115 million more than in 1985 .More people would move into cities, especially cities in 40 countries . Cities like Cairo and Jakarta probably would 41 have 15 million by then .
Food production will 42 , but not enough to feed all the people . Farmers will grow 90% more food than they did in 1985, 43 most of the increase would be in countries that
44 produce enough food for their people . Little increase is 45 in South Asia, Africa and the Middle East . Poor farming ways are 46 large areas of crop land, changing farms into deserts . More farmland is 47 as cities become larger and more houses are built . 48 will get worse as industrial countries burn more coal and oil .Many of the world’s 49 could disappear as more and more trees are cut down . Energy will continue to be a serious problem . The experts say their picture of the earth for the year 2010 50 . They only carried out the situation that 51 today . By changing the situation, by 52 the problems, the picture can be changed . There is 53 time for the nations of the world to work 54 a plan of action . But they warned that 55 too long to make decisions would greatly reduce the chances of success .
| 小题1: | | A．learning | B．project | C．notice | D．study |
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| 小题2: | | A．pleased | B．pleasant | C．safe | D．blue |
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| 小题3: | | A．dangerous | B．beautiful | C．crowded | D．terrible |
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| 小题4: | | A．no more than | B．as many as | C．as much as | D．as large as |
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| 小题5: | | A．developing | B．developed | C．big | D．mountainous |
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| 小题6: | | A．none | B．each | C．all | D．neither |
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| 小题7: | | A．insist | B．reduce | C．increase | D．continue |
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| 小题9: | | A．already | B．hardly | C．partly | D．never |
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| 小题10: | | A．wanted | B．lacked | C．founded | D．expected |
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| 小题11: | | A．destroying | B．protecting | C．disturbing | D．interrupting |
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| 小题12: | | A．saved | B．lost | C．discovered | D．used |
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| 小题13: | | A．Air pollution | B．Water pollution | C．Some diseases | D．All farmland |
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| 小题14: | | A．Animals | B．plants | C．forests | D．people |
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| 小题15: | | A．must be true | B．will come true | C．can’t be true | D．may be wrong |
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小题16:A. happens B develops C .exists D. appears
| 小题17: | | A．settling | B．working at | C．answering | D．dealing |
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| 小题18: | | A．no | B．still | C．less | D．plenty of |
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| 小题20: | | A．working | B．suggesting | C．spending | D．waiting |
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We are all called upon to make a speech at some point in life, but most of us don’t do a very good job. 1
So, you have to give a speech and you are terrified. You get nervous, you forget what you want to say, you stumble over words, you talk too long, and you bore your audience. Later you think, “Thank Goodness, it’s over. I’m just not good at public speaking. I hope I never have to do that again.”
Cheer up! 2 Here are some simple steps to take the pain out of speech making. Ask yourself the purpose of your speech. What is the occasion? Why are you speaking? Then, gather as many facts as you can on your subject. Spend plenty of your time doing your research. Then spend plenty of your time organizing your material so that your speech is clear and easy to follow. Use as many examples as possible, and use pictures, charts, and graphs if they help you make your points more clearly. 3 Don’t talk over their heads, and don’t talk down to them. Treat your audience with respect. They will appreciate your thoughtfulness.
Just remember: Be prepared. Know your subject, your audience, and the occasion. Be brief. 4 And be yourself. Let your personality come through so that you make person-to-person contact with your audience.
If you follow these simple steps, you will see that you don’t have to be afraid of public speaking. In fact, you may find the experience so enjoyable that you volunteer to make more speeches! You’re not convinced yet? 5 | A．It doesn’t to be that bad. | | B．Take several deep breaths before your speech. | | C．This article gives some advice on how to give good speech. | | D．Say what you have to say and then stop. |
E. Don’t say what you aren’t familiar with.
F. Never forget your audience.
G. Give it a try and see what happens. |
The world itself is becoming much smaller by using modern traffic and modern communication means. Life today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago, but it has brought new problems. One of the biggest problems is pollution. To pollute means to make things dirty. Pollution comes in many ways. We see it, smell it, drink it and even hear it. Man has been polluting the earth. The more people, the more pollution.
Many years ago, the problem was not so serious because there were not so many people. When the land was used up or the river was dirty in one place, man moved to another place. But this is no longer true. Man is now slowly polluting the whole world. Air pollution is still the most serious. It’s bad for all living things in the world, but it is not the only one kind of pollution. Water pollution kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us angry more easily. Many countries are making rules to fight pollution. They stop people from burning coal in houses and factories in the city, and from putting dirty smoke into the air. Pollution by SO2 is now the most dangerous kind of air pollution. It is caused by heavy traffic. We are sure that if there are fewer people driving, there will be less air pollution.
The earth is our home. We must take care of it. That means keeping the land, water and air clean. And we must take care of the rise in pollution at the same time.
小题1:_______, our world is becoming much smaller. | A．Because of the rise in pollution | | B．Thanks to science development | | C．Because the earth is being polluted day and night | | D．Because the earth is blown away by the wind every year |
小题2:Hundreds of years ago, life was __________ it is today. | A．much easier than | B．as easy as | | C．much harder than | D．as hard as |
小题3: Pollution comes in many ways. We can even hear it. Here “it” means _______. | A．rubbish(垃圾) | B．noise pollution | | C．air pollution | D．water pollution |
小题4:Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution because _______. | A．it makes much noise | | B．it makes us angry more easily | | C．it makes our rivers and lakes dirty | | D．it’s bad for all living things in the world |
小题5:Which of the following is NOT true? | A．Many countries are making rules to fight pollution. | | B．The pollution of the earth grows as fast as the world population does. | | C．The problem of pollution is not so serious because there are not so many people living on the earth. | | D．If people could go to work by bus or bike instead of car or motorbike, it would be helpful in fighting against the problem of SO2. |
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Bushwick is a tough place to grow up. This part of Brooklyn, in New York City, has a lot of crime. More than half of its 100,000 residents rely on aid from the government. Only 50% of students at Bushwick High School graduate in four years.
Some people might say, “We should help these poor kids who have so many challenges.” But Malaak Compton-Rock looks at the teens in Bushwick and says, “ Go to help kids who have even bigger challenges than you do.” She believes that once young people see the power they have to make things better, they can handle their own problems more easily. So her service group, the Angel Rock Project, took 30 Bushwick kids to Soweto, in South Africa, to help poor families there. Soweto is a township outside the city of Johannesburg. The effort, called Journey for Change, aims to show that any kid can change the world.
“Kids in Bushwick face pressure to drop out of school or become involved in gangs and drugs.” Says Compton-Rock. “We want them to live a life of purpose and service.”
In Soweto, many parents have died of AIDS, a deadly disease. When that happens, a grandparent or a child must lead the family. The Bushwick volunteers helped such families. They tended vegetable gardens, cared for babies and bought groceries.
“The saddest thing was when we visited an orphanage (孤儿院) and I helped a little boy who had been abandoned because he had HIV, the virus that causes AIDS,” says Queen Clyde, 12. “It‘s been good to be on this trip. But what’s also important is what we do when it’s finished. That’s what counts.” “ I never appreciated what I had until I saw some people who had nothing,” says Sadara Lewis, 12 “It’s really changed my attitude. I want to make a difference.”
The trip was two weeks long. But the kids, aged 12 to 15, will spend all year speaking about their experience, fund-raising and more.
小题1:What’s the main idea of the first paragraph?| A．Bushwick is the poorest place in New York City. | | B．Bushwick still needs more care from the government. | | C．It is children who suffer most in New York City. | | D．Children in Bushwick are living in a bad situation. |
小题2:In Compton-Rock’s opinion, the Bushwick kids __________.| A．have few challenges | | B．should be kept out of schools | | C．can learn to deal with their own problems by helping others | | D．are living much better than people in Africa |
小题3:Compared to Bushwick kids, some children in Soweto __________.| A．may have bigger challenges | | B．receive no care from the government | | C．are much more independent | | D．are able to lead the family |
小题4:According to the passage, “Journey for Change” can be best seen as the saying “________”.| A．God helps those who help themselves | | B．saying and doing are two things | | C．one stone kills two birds | | D．a friend in need is a friend indeed |
小题5:From the passage we know that __________.| A．there are few students in Bushwick High School | | B．the trip to Soweto will have a long influence in spite of its short time. | | C．most children are suffering from AIDS in Soweto | | D．kids with HIV will be abandoned in Soweto |
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