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longtime answer-the tropics - may be wrong.
True, more different types of animals exist there than in places farther from the equator.
New research suggests that is because tropical species do not die out as readily. Cooler regions
have a higher turnover rate, with more species developing but also more becoming extinct.
By analyzing the DNA of 618 mammal and bird species that lived in the past several million years,
they were able to determine that new species develop more readily farther away from the tropics.
"It would take one species in the tropics 3 to 4 million years to evolve into two distinct species,
whereas at 60 degrees latitude, it could take as little as 1 million years," weir said.
"In other words, there"s a higher turnover of species in places like Canada, making it a hotbed of
speciation, not the amazon," said Schluter.
That, however, is balanced by a higher extinction rate in colder climates, so the tropics still have
more diversity.
It also raises the question of whether a more variable climate causes more rapid evolution.
The next step is to look at changes in behavior and body form, comparing tropical and temperate
areas.
Kenneth E. Filchak said, "scientists and naturalists have been wondering about patterns of diversity
for well over a century. But these questions still hold a central place in science."
He said the new report was "interesting and significant", for its look at the process of evolution and
patterns of diversity. One is left with the question of why.
Weir said the got interested in the topic while studying the effects of ice sheets on evolution. They
found that new species developed more rapidly in areas that had been covered with ice sheets than in
regions that did not have ice cover. That caused them to widen the research to cover a larger area.
1. What did the subject discuss in the text?
A. Species evaluate quickly in a variable climate.
B. Species develop more in tropics than in temperate area.
C. Species develop more quickly in cooler areas.
D. Species have become extinct in cold climate.
2. Why do species develop slowly in tropics?
A. Because tropical species need more time to become different species.
B. Because tropical species have a long life.
C. Because tropical species in pattern of diversity are different.
D. Because tropical provide warm climate for species.
3. The researchers still need to study ______.
A. how different climates affect species growth
B. what kind of climate makes species develop quickly
C. what are the effects of ice sheets on ecosystem
D. if species in tropics and cooler areas change in behavior and body form
4. What makes less diversity in colder climates?
A. The process of evolution.
B. The ice sheets.
C. A higher extinction rate.
D. The cold climate.
5. This text is most probably taken from a ______.
A. research paper
B. newspaper report
C. class presentation
D. geography textbook
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试题【阅读理解 Do more species develop in warm, tropical climates or cooler, temperate】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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and so on. After that are pieces of related information (A--F) . Now decide which piece of information
would be most suitable for the thought and idea mentioned in questions1-5 and mark your answer letter (A-F) on your answer sheet. There is one extra paragraph which you do not need to use.
______1. How I was struck by the clear water and fresh air in my childhood! But everything has
changed, that is, the clear water and fresh air are nowhere to be found again as they were. Above all, a
great deal of waste hardly rots away.
______2. More and more people are beginning to have a good knowledge of the importance of a
safer and cleaner environment, which in turn forces the business to be cleaned up.
______3. Organic products are getting more and more popular among people, but we should know the
fact that organic products might also have something to do with pesticides.
______4. I`m very much fond of growing some vegetables of my own in my small garden, for many
vegetables on sale in markets are actually becoming more and more dangerous as a result of widespread
pesticides.
______5. Nowadays it is very convenient for consumers to find and buy green food in supermarkets
as they are clearly marked.
A. "Organic produce is always better, "Gold said. "The food is free of pesticides(农药) ,and you are
generally supporting family farms instead of large farms. And more often than not it is locally grown and
seasonal, so it is tastier." Gold is one of a growing number of shoppers buying into the organic trend, and
supermarkets across Britain are counting on more like him as they grow their organic food business.
B. Market research shows that Gold and others who buy organic food can generally give clear
reasons for their preferences - but their knowledge of organic food is far from complete. For example,
small amounts of pesticides can be used on organic products. And about three quarters of organic food
in Britain is not local but imported to meet growing demand. "The demand for organic food is increasing
by about one third every year, so it is a very fast-growing market, "said Sue Flock, a specialist in this line
of business.
C. Many cities around the world today are heavily polluted. Careless methods of production and lack
of consumer demand for environment-friendly products have contributed to the pollution problem. One
result is that millions of tons of glass, paper, plastic, and metal containers are produced, and these are
difficult to get rid of.
D. However, today, more and more consumers are choosing "green" and demanding that the products they buy should be safe for the environment. Before they buy a product, they ask questions like these:
"Will this shampoo damage the environment?" "Can this metal container be reused or can it only be used
once?"
E. Only a few years ago, it was impossible to find green products in supermarkets, but now there are
hundreds. Some supermarket products carry labels(标签) to show that the product is green. Some
companies have made the manufacturing(制造) of clean and safe products their main selling point and
emphasize it in their advertising.
F. The concern for a safer and cleaner environment is making companies rethink how they do business. No longer will the public accept the old attitude of "Buy it, use it, throw it away, and forget it." The public
pressure is on, and gradually business is cleaning up its act.
agree that boys and girls should have __2__ rights. But in almost every society in the __3__, girls are
treated less well than boys. __4__, people paid little attention to differences __5__ boys and girls and the
ways in _6__ they were treated. However, recent research __7__ that girls receive less attention than
boys in matter __8__ as schooling, health, jobs and earnings. __9__ girls were valued and treated as well
as boys, there would be _10__ another 100 million women in the world.
In___11_ countries of the world, girls live with families __12__ whom they work as servants. They
_13___ twelve hours a day, often receive no__14__, have no bedroom of their own and are not __15__
to run away. Why doe this happen? The __16__ is that poor families who live in the country __17__ not
be able to have enough food for all their children. So girls are ___18___ to families in towns to work
__19__ servants. In Haiti there are 109,000 children, __20__ girls, aged 5-18 who live with rich families
and work for nothing.
| ( )1. A. None ( )2. A. different ( )3. A. world ( )4. A. In fact ( )5. A. both ( )6. A. how ( )7. A. thinks ( )8. A. just ( )9. A. If ( )10. A. at last ( )11. A. no ( )12. A. with ( )13. A. work ( )14. A. help ( )15. A. advised ( )16. A. reason ( )17. A. can ( )18. A. fed ( )19. A. on ( )20. A. sent | B. Few B. safe B. family B. In all B. between B. what B. imagines B. such B. Even if B. at most B. any B. for B. live B. hope B. forbidden B. fact B. may B. devoted B. as B. seldom | C. Most C. fair C. town C. In the end C. from C. which C. improves C. the same C. Unless C. at least C. all C. by C. spend C. attention C. able C. question C. must C. sent C. with C. hardly | D. Every one D. equal D. country D. In the past D. about D. those D. proves D. so D. When D. at once D. many D. from D. need D. money D. free D. problem D. should D. fit D. for D. surely |
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| People travel for a lot of reasons. Some travelers go to see places of a long history. Others are looking for cultures, or just want to have their pictures taken in front of famous places. Most European travelers are looking for a sunny beach to lie on. Northern Europeans like to pay a lot of money for the sun because they have so little of it. People of cities like London, Copenhagen and Amsterdam spend much of their winter in the dark because the days are so short, and much of the rest of the year in the rain. This is the reason why the sea attracts them. Every summer many people travel to Mediterranean resorts(度假胜地) and beaches for their vacation. They all come for the same reason: the sun. The large crowds mean lots of money for the countries along the sea. Italy"s hotels are all booked without a break every summer, and also French beaches, Spain"s coastline. The Mediterranean is becoming one of the most polluted seas on earth. But people do not mind much. They don"t go there for clean water and they allow traffic jams and seem to like crowded beaches. No matter how dirty the water is, the coastline still looks beautiful. If the sun shines, it is much better than sitting in the cold rain in those big cities. | |||
| 1.The writer suggests Europeans travel mostly for the reason that _____. | |||
| A. they take interest in different cultural and social customs B. they prefer to take pictures before famous places C. they wish to be away from cold, dark and rainy days D. they want to see places of interest | |||
| 2. In the second paragraph, the underlined word "attract" most probably means _____. | |||
| A. upset B. concern C. trouble D. interest | |||
| 3. The country to which lots of foreigners travel can _____ . | |||
| A. get a lot of moneyB. have more sunshine C. have more beachesD. have dirty water | |||
| 4. Which of the following might damage travelers" fun at the beaches? | |||
| A. Crowded beaches B. Rainy weather C. Traffic jams D. Polluted water | |||
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| Harvard University named historian Drew Gilpin Faust as its first female president on Sunday, ending a lengthy and secretive search to find a successor(接任者)to Lawrence Summers . The seven-member Harvard Corporation elected Faust, a noted scholar on History of the American South and dean of Harvard"s Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, as the university"s 28th president. "This is a great day, and a historic day for Harvard." James R. Houghton, chairman of the presidential search committee, said in a statement. "Drew Faust is an inspiring and accomplished leader, a superb scholar, a dedicated(献身的) teacher, and a wonderful human being." Her selection is noteworthy given the heated debates over Summers" comments that genetic differences between the sexes might help explain the lack of women in top science jobs. Faust has been dean of Radcliffe since 2001, two years after the former women"s college was combined into the university as a research center with a mission to study gender issues(性别问题). Some professors have quietly groused that the 371-year-old university is appointing a fifth president who is not a scientist. No scientist has had the top job since James Bryant Conant retired in 1953; its last four have come from the fields of classics, law, literature and economics. Faust is the first Harvard president who did not receive a degree from the university since Charles Chauncy, a graduate of Cambridge University, who died in office in 1762. She attended the University of Pennsylvania. "Teaching staff turned to her constantly," said Sheldon Hackney, a former president of the University of Pennsylvania and historian who worked closely with Faust. "She"s very clear. She has a sense of humor, but she"s very strong-minded. You come to trust in her because she"s so solid." 1. Which might be the best title for the passage? A. Harvard named its 1st female president. B. History of Harvard University changed. C. Debates on female equality ended. D. Drew Gilpin Faust, a famous woman historian. 2. Lawrence Summers held the view that ________. A. women cannot achieve as much as men in management B. women cannot hold important positions in society C. women can match men in science jobs D. few women make top scientists owing to genes 3. The underlined word "groused" in the 6th paragraph means ________. A. approved B. commented C. complained D. indicated 4. This passage probably appears in a ________. A. biography B. personal letter C. research paper D. newspaper | |||
| 任务型阅读 阅读下列材料,从所给的六个选项(A、B、C、D、E和F)中选出符合各小题要求的最佳选项，选项中有一项为多余选项。 Directions: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need. 1._____ The colored part of the eye is called the iris. There are three basic eye colours ─ brown, blue and green. A few albino people have red or pink eyes, but these are very rare. Many people believe that blue eyes are more delicate than brown eyes. In fact they are just as tough as brown eyes, although they are more sensitive to light. 2.______ We only see part of the eyeball, although the whole eye is as big as a table tennis ball. Light enters the eye through the pupil and passes through the lens. The lens focuses the light onto the retina at the back of the eye. The retina sends the signal to the brain along the optic nerve. The image on the retina is actually upside-down, but the brain corrects it. As we get older our eyesight becomes worse. This happens because the lens isn"t as flexible as when we are young and the eye muscles are weaker. 3._____ Our eyes are the most important of our five senses. We receive 80% of our information about the world through our eyes. We also send signals to other people with our eyes. Some eye signals are unconscious. When we look at something nice, our pupils get bigger. But when we don"t like something, they become smaller. We cry when we are unhappy and sometimes when we are very happy. But we can also control some eye signals. For example, we can wink at someone or raise an eyebrow. Sunglasses make someone appear mysterious or dangerous, because they hide that eyes and so we can"t see the signals. 4._____ We find large eyes more attractive. Children have large eyes in proportion to their heads. Cartoon characters always have large eyes, too. We can"t actually change our eyes, but we can make them look bigger with make-up. Eye make-up isn"t new. Pictures in the Pyramids show that the ancient Egyptians both men and women-used it. False eyelashes can make eyelashes longer. Eye shadow on the eyelids can make the eyes look bigger and more dramatic．Glasses can also make eyes look bigger. 5. _______ We do not normally look into someone"s eyes for long, especially when they are very close. Eye contact can be very threatening, so people only do it when they want to threaten someone. It is also very intimate. This is why lovers gaze into each other"s eyes. It"s also why people don"t look at each other in lifts. A. Ways to beautify eyes B. Proper use of eye contact C. Techniques of sending eye signals D. Colours of people"s eyes E. Functions of different parts of the eye F. Variety of messages conveyed through |