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AbouthalfwayhomeIstartedtofeelasmallmovementinmyhands.Iwasquitestartled.EvidentlythehummingbirdwasNOTdead.Thewarmthfrommyhandswasreviving(使恢复)thebird.WhenwegothomeDadopeneddoorformeandIsteppedoutofthecar.Islowlyandcautiouslyopenedmyhand.Thehummingbirdflewawaytoanearbycornfieldandwetsthrilledtobeonhiswaysouthagain.
Oneofthemostamazingthingsabouthummingbirdmigrationisthat,aftersuchalongjourney,somanyofthemfindtheirwaybacktomeexactsamelocationeveryspring.SomaybehewasoneofthehummingbirdsIsawagainthenextyearsippingnectar(花蜜)fromthefeederhangingonourbackporch.
1.Wheredohummingbirdsspendtheirsummer?
A.InNorthAmerica.B.InCentralAmerica.C.InMexico.D.InSouthAmerica.
2.Whathappenedtothehummingbirdtheauthorpickeduponhiswayhome?
A.Itwasalmostfrozentodeath.B.Itwaskilledbumpingintothewindow.
C.Itwashurtandthenfellintohibernation.D.Itwaslostonitswayofmigration.
3.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenhefeltthebirdmoveinhishand?
A.Surprised.B.Please.C.Terrified.D.Puzzled.
4.Theauthor'
spurposeinwritingthepassageistotellus______.
A.someknowledgeabouthummingbirdsB.hisexperienceinsavingahummingbird
C.toprotectwildlifeasmuchaswecanD.hummingbirdscanrememberthepersonwhosavethem
B
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Modemzoosaredifferentfromthosebuiltfiftyyearsago.Atthattimezooswereplaceswherepeoplecouldgotoseeanimalsfrommanypartsoftheworld.Theanimalslivedincageswithironbars(栅栏).Althoughthezookeeperstookgoodcareofthem,manyoftheanimalsdidnotfeelcomfortable,andtheyoftenfellill.
Inmodernzoos,peoplecanseeanimalsinmorenaturalconditions.Theanimalsaregivenmorefreedominlargerplacessothattheycanliveastheywouldinnature.Eventheappearanceofzooshaschanged.Treesandgrassgrowincages,andwaterflowsthroughtheplacestheanimalslivein.Therearefewbars;
instead,thereisoftenadeepditch(沟),filledwithwater,whichsurroundsaspacewhereseveralsortsofanimalslivetogetherastheywouldnaturally.InanAmericanzoo,thevisitorscanwalkthroughaspecialhugecagethatisfilledwithtrees,somesmallanimalsandmanybirds,andlargeenoughforthebirdstolivenaturally.InazooinNewYork,withtheuseofspecialnights,peoplecanobservecertainanimalsthatareactiveonlyatnight,whenmostzoosaredosed.Somezooshavespecialplacesforvisitorstowatchanimalsthatliveinthedesertorunderwater.
Modernzoosnotonlyshowanimalstovisitors,butalsokeepandsaverareanimals.Forthisreason,fiftyyearsfromnow,thegrandchildrenoftoday'
svisitorswillstillbeabletoenjoywatchingtheseanimals.
9.Inmodernzoos______.
AdifferentkindsofanimalsarekeptseparatelyB.animalsarenolongertakengoodcareof
C.animalshavemorefreedomD.visitorscanwalkwherevertheylike
10.Inamodemzoo______feelcomfortable.
A.theanimals,notthevisitorsB.thevisitors,nottheanimals
C.neithervisitorsnoranimalsD.bothvisitorsandanimals
11.Insomezoospeoplecan______.
A.walkthroughspecialhugecagestowatchallsortsofanimals
B.seeanimalswhichliveinspecialconditions
C.duringthedayobserveanimalsthatareactiveatnight
D.watchallrareanimalsthatmaynotbeseeninthefuture
12.Themainideaofthepassageisthat______.
A.zoosarenowplaceswhereanimalscanlivenaturally
B.zoosareplaceswherepeoplecanseeanimalsfromallovertheworld
C.thereshouldbeoldandmodernzoosalike
D.rareanimalsmaysoondieout
D
Nowadayspeoplearefacinglotsofthreats(威胁)allovertheworld.
Aseriousthreattofarmersinmanypartsoftheworldiserosion(侵蚀).Erosionhappensifalargeareaoflandisclearedoftreesandisthenbadlytreatedbythefarmers.Therainandwindsmaygraduallywashaway,orblowawaymuchofthetopsoil.Whenthishappens,cropsofwheatandcornbecomeweakerandweakeruntilnothinggrowswell.Iferosioncontinues,itwillturngoodlandintoadesert.
Inthepast,whenerosionappeared,farmerssometimesmovedtoanewplacetofarm.Sometimestheycouldnotmove,butcontinuedtotrytogrowfoodintheunhealthysoil.Thiscausedthemtosinkintopoverty.Soonsomepeoplerealizedthattherewaslittlerich,fertilesoilintheworld.Thegovernmentbegantotrytostoperosion.
OneofthefirstexperimentstostoperosionbeganintheUnitedStatesin1933.TheexperimentwascarriedoutintheareaoftheTennesseeRiver.Floodandbadfarminginthisareahadruinedthelandthathadoncebeenrich.Asaresult,mostofthepeoplelivingaroundtheTennesseeRiverwereverypoor.
Thegovernmentbuiltbigdamsacrosstheriverandstoredthewaterforuseduringthedryseason,whentherewasnorain.Thegovernmentworkersalsohelpedthefarmersfertilizetheirsoilandtolearnnewfarmingmethodswhichcouldstoperosion.
Inthebeginning,thefarmerswerenotinterested.Butsoon,goodhealthycropsbegantoappearonthelandwherenewmethodswereused.Tenyearsafterthatthecropswereextremelygood.Thegreatsuccessofthisexperimentledtosimilarprojectsinotherpartsoftheworld.
Withthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology,peoplearetryingtogetridofallthethreatstheyarefacing.However,it'
snotaneasyjob,becauseatthesametimepeoplearepollutingtheirhomeland.
13.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueabouttheTennesseeRiverarea?
A.Itwasanareaseriouslyaffectedbyerosion.B.Itusedtobeapoorandinfertileland.
C.Itoftensufferedfromfloods.D.Ithasbecomeamodelforotherpartsoftheworldtofollow.
14.Inthethirdparagraph“tosinkintopoverty”means_________.
A.tobecomeverypoorB.tolosetopsoilinerosion
C.tobecomeweakerandweakeruntilnothinggrowswellD.toreturnintoadesert
15.Themainpurposeofthispassageistotellpeople________.
A.somethingcanbedonetopreventerosionB.theimportanceofusingnewfarmingmethods
C.theseriousresultoferosionD.howerosionhappens
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