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阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
A
Youneverforgetyourfirstwhale.Theimpactitmakesuponyouishugeandlifeisneverquitethesameagain.Myfirstwhalewasa40ftgrey,offthecoastofCaliforniain1979,andI’vebeenawhaleaddicteversince.NowIhavetogowhalewatchingregularlyjusttosurvivenormaldailylife.
ImaybecrazybutIamcertainlynotalone.Theworldisfilledwithwhalewatchers:
sinceitsbeginningsinthemid-fifties,whalewatchinghasgrowndramaticallyandnowmorethan13millionpeoplejoinorganizedwhalewatchingtripseveryyear.
Asafaithfulwhalewatcher,allyourholidayscenteronwhales.Theonlybooksyoureadareonesaboutwhales;
youwearwhaleT-shirts,andeverytimeyoumeetyourfriendsyoutalkaboutwhales.
Sowhatisitabouttheselarger-than-lifeanimalsthatmakesthemsospecial?
Theirenormoussizeisonepossibleexplanation:
imaginesittinginasmallboatnexttoabluewhalealmostaslongasaBoeing737.Thefactthatweknowsolittleaboutthemisanotherpossibility:
moderntechnologyhastakenustothemoonandbeyond,yetweareonlyjustbeginningtounderstandtheseextraordinaryformsofintelligentlifeonourownplanet.
Planningandpatiencearejusttwoessentialrequirementsforsuccessfulwhalewatching.Planningisneededbecausetherearecertainwhalehotspots—whereyouhavethebestchanceofseeingthem—andbecausethelargerspeciestendtobeontheirwayfromfeedingareastobreedinggrounds,sorarelydotheystayinoneplaceformorethanafewmonthsatatime.
Patienceisnecessarybecause,evenunderthebestconditions,whalescanbetrickytofind.However,mostcommercialwhalewatchingtripshaveasurprisinglyhighsuccessratebecausetheytendtoconcentrateonwell-knownwhalepopulationsatpeak(最高的)seasons.
1.Whatistheimpactoftheauthor’sfirstwhaleinhislife?
A.Hehasbeencrazyeversince.B.Hecan’thaveanormaldailylife.
C.Hehasfalleninlovewithwhalewatching.D.Hehasorganizedwatchingtripseveryyear.
2.Whatwillafaithfulwhalewatcherdousually?
A.Takepartinwhaleforums.B.Wearonlywhale-themedclothes.
C.Joinanorganizationforwhalewatchingeverymonth.D.Paymuchattentiontowhalesintheholidays.
3.Whyispatiencenecessaryinwhalewatching?
A.Becauseitisverydifficulttofindthesecleverwhales.
B.Becausewhalesareontheirwaytobreedinggrounds.
C.Becausethewatchingconditionsarenotalwaysgood.
D.BecausetheyhaveenormoussizeasbigasaBoeingplane.
4.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?
A.TipsonWhaleWatching
B.MemoriesofWhaleWatching
C.WhalesAreIntelligentAnimals
D.EssentialRequirementsforWhaleWatching
B
DEARAMY:
Werecentlyhadtoputourcatdown.Itcameoutoftheblue.Wehadnoideathathehadhealthproblems,andwewokeupearlyonemorningtothecatcryingoutpainfully.Weimmediatelyrushedhimtothevet’swherethevetsaidthatatbesttreatmentmightlengthenhislifebytwotothreemonths.Wedidnotwanttoseehimsuffer,sowechosetokillthecatinapainlessway.
Iamhavingaroughtime!
IcrywhenIamalone.IcrywhenIseepetcommercialsontelevision.Iputawayeverythingthatremindsmeofthecat.Butthelastsightofseeingthecatinpainplaysoverandoverinmyhead.Mykidsseemalrightwithwhathashappened,butwhyamIstruggling?
Ithasonlybeenoneweeksincehispassing,soIhopethingswillgetbetter.Doyouhaveanysuggestions?
Yours,
Sad
DEARSAD:
Thereisnolossquitelikethelossofapet;
theseanimalskeepuscompanythroughimportantlifepassagesandarebelovedwitnessestoourhumanlives.
Iunderstandyourinstincttoputawayallofyourcat’sthings,butitmayhelpyounowtomemorializeyourpetbyusingthesethings.Eachfamilymembercanwritedownfavoritethingsabouthimormemoriesofhim;
readtheirmemoriesaloudandputthepapersinsidehisbowl.Theideaistoreplacethosepainfullastmemorieswithmuchmorelivelymemoriestakingplaceoverthemostoftheanimal’slife.
Timewillthendoitsjob,whichistoaffectyourfeelings.Andthen,whenyou’reready,Ihopeyouwilladoptanotheranimalandgiveittheopportunitytoshareyourlife.
Amy\
5.Whichofthefollowingmadetheauthor’sfamilychoosetokillthecatinapainlessway?
A.Thecathadchangeditscolor.
B.Thevethimselfhadnowaytosaveitslife.
C.Thefamilywouldn’tseeitsufferinitslaterlife.
D.Thecatsufferedsomuchthatitcoulddieatanytime.
6.Theauthorcriedwhenseeingpetcommercialsontelevisionbecause.
A.shewasaloneathome
B.shethoughtofherlovelycat
C.shedidn’tliketoseethethi