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salsoatimetocheckmarineprotectionefforts.
Aroundtheworld,peoplearepayingmoreandmoreattention,andtheBlueMindSymposiumisjustoneofanumberofrecentconferencesthathavebroughtleadingthinkersinoceanprotectiontogethertoshareideas.The3rdannualBlueVisionSummitexploredopportunitiesforeverydayactiononoceanprotection,andthe2ndInternationalMarineConservationCongressfocusedonworldwideadvancesinadoptingmarineprotectedareas.
Rightnow,justover1%ofouroceansareprotected.Thatmeansmanyoftheimportantnurseriesforoceanwildlifehavetheriskofbeingdamagedbyavarietyofpressures,fromclimatechangetohabitatdestruction.
Aroundtheworld,therehavebeenmajoradvancesinoceanprotection,fromthe3,800squaremilemarinereservecreatedinCostaRicatoChina'
sfirstsevenoceanparks.And,closertohome,networksofmarineprotectedareasareinplaceandbeingmonitoredalonghalfourcoast.That'
scauseforcelebration,andforhope.
21.TheBlueMindSymposium________.
A.ismainlyattendedbyscientistsstudyingmarinelife
B.isheldeveryyeartocelebrateWorldOceansDay
C.wantstofindouthowhumansinfluenceoceans
D.aimstofindouthowtomanageoceansproperly
22.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.
A.moreandmorepeoplearerealizingtheimportanceofoceanprotection
B.mostoceansareunderpeople'
sprotection
C.moreinternationalmeetingsareneededtodiscusstheimportanceofoceans
D.mostpeopleareunawareofthedisadvantagesofoceanexploration
23.Whatismainlydiscussedinthelastparagraph?
A.Suggestionsonoceanprotection.B.Effortspeoplehavemadetoprotectoceans.
C.Reasonsforprotectingoceans.D.Benefitsofoceanprotection.
24.Whatdoesthewriterthinkofthepresentsituationofoceanprotection?
A.Itisdisappointing.B.Itisnotscientific.
C.Itishopeful.D.Itisgettingtheoppositeeffects.
B
Scientiststodayaremakinggreaterefforttostudyoceancurrents(洋流).Mostdoitusingsatellitesandotherhightechequipment.However,oceanexpertCurtisEbbesmeyerdoesitinaspecialway—bystudyingmovementsofrandomfloatinggarbage.Ascientistwithmanyyears'
experience,hestartedthistypeofresearchintheearly1990swhenheheardabouthundredsofathleticshoeswashingupontheshoresofthenorthwestcoastoftheUnitedStates.Thereweresomanyshoesthatpeopleweresettingupswap_meetstotryandmatchleftandrightshoestosellorwear.
Ebbesmeyerfoundoutinhisresearchesthattheshoes—about60,000intotal—fellintotheoceaninashippingaccident.Hephonedtheshoecompanyandaskediftheywantedtheshoesback.Asexpected,thecompanytoldhimthattheydidn'
t.Ebbesmeyerrealizedthiscouldbeagreatexperiment.Ifhelearnedwhenandwheretheshoeswentintothewaterandtrackedwheretheylanded,hecouldlearnalotaboutthepatternsofoceancurrents.
ThePacificNorthwestisoneoftheworld'
sbestareasforbeachcombing(海滩搜寻)becausewindsandcurrentsjoinhere,andasaresult,thereisagroupofseriousbeachcombersinthearea.Ebbesmeyergottoknowalotofthemandaskedfortheirhelpincollectinginformationaboutwheretheshoeslanded.Inayearhecollectedreliableinformationon1,600shoes.Withthisdata,heandacolleaguewereabletotestandimproveacomputerprogramdesignedtomodeloceancurrents,andpublishthefindingsoftheirstudy.
Astheresultofhiswork,Ebbesmeyerhasbecomeknownasthescientisttocallwithquestionsaboutanyunusualobjectsfoundfloatingintheocean.Hehasevenstartedanassociationofbeachcombersandoceanexperts,with500subscribersfromWestAfricatoNewZealand.Theyhaverecordedalllostobjectsrangingfrompotatoestogolfgloves.
25.TheunderlinedphraseswapmeetsinParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto________.
A.fittingrooms B.tradingfairsC.businesstalksD.groupmeetings
26.Ebbesmeyerphonedtheshoecompanytofindout________.
A.whatcausedtheshippingaccident
B.whenandwheretheshoeswentmissing
C.whetheritwasallrighttousetheirshoes
D.howmuchtheylostintheshippingaccident
27.HowdidEbbesmeyerprovehisassumption?
A.Bycollectinginformationfrombeachcombers.
B.Bystudyingtheshoesfoundbybeachcombers.
C.BysearchingtheWebforoceancurrentsmodels.
D.Byresearchingoceancurrentsdatainthelibrary.
28.Whatisthepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthispassage?
A.Tocallpeople'
sattentiontooceanpollution.
B.Towarnpeopleofshippingsafetyintheocean.
C.Toexplainauniquewayofstudyingoceancurrents.
D.Togivetipsonhowtosearchforlostobjectsonthebeach.
C
Lobsters(龙虾)canbefoundthroughouttheworld'
soceans,withtheexceptionofthenorthandsouthpolarregions.Differenttypesoflobsterchoosedifferentareastolive.Manylobstersliveinshallowwaterinthecoastalareasaroundislands.Onegroupoflobsters,calleddeepsealobsters,livesinthecold,deepsea.
Whenitcomestopredators(捕食者),humanshavetobeplacedfirstonthelistthankstoamultibilliondollarfishingindustry.Intheoceanslobstersfacethreatsfromarangeoffishandseamammals.
AtlanticCod
AtlanticcodarefoundthroughouttheAtlanticOceanatdepthsofbetween200and440feet.Smallcodareprimarilybottomfeeders.Fullygrowncodwilleatprettymuchanythingtheycanswallowwholeincludinglobsters.
SummerFlounder
Thesummerflounderisaflatfish.Whatisuniqueaboutthefishisthatbothitseyesareononesideofitsbody.TheystayclosetotheseabedsintheAtlanticwatersoffthecoastofNorthAmerica.Theyareeffectivepredatorsthatsearchforfoodontheseafloor.Theflounderhassharpteethcapableofcrushing(粉碎)smalllobsters.
HarborSeals
FoundinArcticandsubarcticwatersinboththePacificandAtlanticoceans,theharborsealsrestonsandybeachesandtaketothewatertohunt.Sealshaveavarieddiet,eatingarangeoffish.Theyalsoeatlobsters.
Wolffish
ThewolffishisfoundincoastalwatersonbothsidesoftheNorthAtlantic.Ithasalargemouthwithsharpandlongteeth.Theseteetharespecificallyforeatinghardshelledanimals.Lobstersareeasypreyforthefish.
29.Thefirstparagraphismainlyabout________.
A.thetypesoflobsterB.thehabitatsoflobsters
C.thefeaturesoflobstersD.thelivinghabitsoflobsters
30.Whatisunusualaboutthesummerflounder?
A.Itislargeandround.B.Itlivesontheseafloor.
C.Itisabletocrushanylobstereasily.D.Ithasbotheyesononesideofitsbody.
31.Whatisthemainthreattolobsters?
A.Thewolffish.B.Theharborseal.C.Humanbeings.D.TheAtlanticcod.
32.Accordingtothetext,________caneathardshelledanimalseasily.
A.theAtlanticcodB.thesummerflounderC.theharborsealsD.thewolffish
D
“Liveuptownbutworkdowntown”hasbeenapopularlifestylechoiceformanyyoungBeijingers.However,arecentsurveyshowsthatsomeofthemhavemovedorareplanningtomovebacktothecity'
sdowntownarea.Whataretheirreasons?
MrTianhasrecentlybeenbusydecoratinghisnewlyboughtsecondhandapartmentindowntownBeijing'
sDongzhimenarea.Threeyearsago,heboughtaflatinsuburbanTongzhouthatcosthim7,000yuanpersquaremeter.Tiantalksabouthisreasonsformovingbackintothecity.“MyworkplaceisneartheChinaInternationalExhibitionCenter.IttookmeovertwohourscommutingfromTongzhoutomyworkplace,andIfindthedailycommutingwastedtoomuchofmytimeandenergy.”
Butifhelivesdowntown,itwillsavehimmuchoftheenergyandmoneythatwasspentondailytravel,sothathecanspendmoretimewithhisfriends.Thatiswhytwoofhisfriendswhoboughthomesinthecity'
soutskirts(郊区)areconsideringmoving,too.
Actually,MrTianandhisfriendsarenotexceptional.Arecentsurveyshowsthat40percentofBeijingerswhoownahomeinthesuburbsareplanningtomovebackintothecity.XuYi,aconsultantfromaRealEstate,analyzestheirmentality.“Somepeoplebuyhomesbackinthecityfortheirchildren'
seducation.Asmostgoodschoolsarelocateddowntown,it'
llbeeasierforparentstodropoffandpickuptheirkidsiftheylivenearby.Othersmovebacksothattheiragingparentswillhaveeasieraccesstogoodhospitals.”
Nowastheirincomeisincreasing,theyarecapableofbuyingahomeinthedowntownarea.Andsecondhandhousingisusuallywhatmostofthesebuyersarelookingfor.Comparedtobrandnewrealestateproperties,secondhandhousinggenerallyoccupiesbetterlocationsandlowprice.Accordingtothelatestindustryreport,30percentofsecondhandhouseslocatedclosetoBeijing'
ssecondandthirdringroadsarebeingpurchasedbysuburbanhomeowners.
33.Thebesttitleforthispassageshouldbe“______”.
A.HousingConditionsinBeijingB.LiveDowntownandWorkDowntown
C.LiveUptownb