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Yearsagotherewasagroupofkidswhowouldhangaroundatsomelocalponds(池塘)inthewoodsneartheirhousesinWarwick,RhodeIsland.Insummertheycaughtfrogsandfish.Whenwinterarrivedtheycouldn’twaittogoskating.Timepassed,andthepondsbecametheonlyopenspaceforthekidstoenjoythemselvesinthatneighborhood.
Onedayathirteen-year-oldboyfromthisgroupofkidsreadinthelocalnewspaperthatadeveloperwantedtofillinthepondsandbuildoverahundredsmallhousescalledapartments.Sotheboywentdoortodoorandgatheredmorethantwohundredsignaturestostopthedevelopment.Agroupofcitizensmetanddecidedtosupporthim.
Atthemeetingofthetownplanningorganization,theboywasquitenervousatfirstandspokeverysoftly.Butwhenhesawthefacesofhisfriendsandneighborsinthecrowdandthoughtaboutwhatwashappeningtotheirfavoriteponds,hisvoicegrewlouder.Hetoldthetownofficialsthattheyshouldspeakforthecitizens.Healsoinsistedthattheyshouldleaveenoughspaceforchildren.Afewdayslater,thedeveloperstoppedhisplan.
Nineyearslater,whenthatteenwasaseniorincollege,hewasinformedthatthedeveloperwasbackwithhisproposaltobuildapartments.Nowtwenty-twoyearsold,hewasstudyingwetlandsecology.Heagainappearedbeforethetownplanningorganization.Thistimeasanexpert,heusedenvironmentalprotectionlawstoexplainrestrictionsondevelopmentinandaroundwetlandsandtheknowledgeofwetlandsecologytohelptoimprovethedevelopment.Finallysomeapartmentswerebuilt,butlessthanhalfthenumberthedeveloperwanted.Thepondswherethosekidsusedtohangaroundwereprotectedbyapieceofnaturalland,andarestilltheretoday.
1.Thekidslikedto___________atthelocalpondsinwinter.
A.makeasnowmanB.throwsnowballs
C.goskatingD.goskiing
2.Theboythoughtthatthetownofficialsshouldbe___________forthecitizens.
A.responsibleB.modestC.anxiousD.thankful
3.Whichstatementistrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.Theapartmentswerebuiltasthedeveloperhadplanned.
B.Thegrown-upboyhelpedtoprotectthewetlandsasanexpert.
C.Thedeveloperstoppedtheboy’splanatthemeetingyearsago.
D.Thepondswerefilledinandsomeapartmentswerebuiltonthem.
4.Theunderlinedword“restrictions”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans________.
A.rulesB.plansC.advantagesD.limitations
B
Adesertisabeautifullandofsilenceandspace.Thesunshines,thewindblows,andtimeandspaceseemendless.Nothingissoft.Thesandandrocksarehard,andmanyoftheplantsevenhavehardneedlesinsteadofleaves.
Thesizeandlocationoftheworld'
sdesertsarealwayschanging.Overmillionsofyears,asclimateschangeandmountainsrise,newdryandwetareasdevelop.Butwithinthelast100years,desertshavebeengrowingatafrighteningspeed.Thisispartlybecauseofnaturalchanges,butthegreatestmakersarehumans.
Humanscanmakedeserts,buthumanscanalsopreventtheirgrowth.MauritaniaisplantingasimilarwallaroundNouakchott,thecapital.Iranputsathincoveringofoilonsandyareasandplantstrees.Theoilkeepsthewaterandsmalltreesintheland,andmenonmotorcycleskeepthesheepandgoatsaway.TheUSSRandIndiaarebuildinglongcanalstobringwatertodesertareas.
5.Inthispassage,theunderlinedword“needles”refersto________.
A.small,thinpiecesofsteel
B.long,thinpiecesofbranches
C.thin,hard,pointedleaf
D.small,thinpiecesofsticks
6.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?
A.Thegreatestdesertmakersarehumanbeings.
B.Therearen'
tanylivingthingsinthedeserts.
C.Desertshavebeenchangingquickly.
D.Thesizeofthedesertsisalwaysgrowing.
7.Peopleinsomecountriesarefightingabattleagainst________.
A.thegrowthofdeserts
B.desertclimate
C.naturalchanges
D.thedisappearanceofdesert
8.Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellus?
A.Desertsarelandsofhardness,silenceandspace.
B.Thedesertsoftheworldarechangingfromtimetotime.
C.Manistotakemeasurestocontrolthegrowthofdeserts.
D.Desertshavegrownatafastpaceinthepast10years.
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ThroughoutJuly1945,theJapanesemainland,fromTokyoonHonshunorthwardtothecoastofHokkaido,werebombedasifaninvasionwereabouttotakeplace.Infact,somethingfarmorethreateningwasathand,astheAmericansweretellingStalinatPotsdam.(伯茨坦)
In1939physicistsintheUnitedStateshadlearnedofexperimentsinGermanyshowingthepossibilityofatomicpowerandunderstoodthecomingdamageofanatomicbomb.OnAugust2,1939,AlbertEinsteinwarnedPresidentRooseveltofthedangerofNaziGermany’sadvancesindevelopmentoftheatomicbomb.Eventually,theU.S.OfficeofScientificResearchDevelopmentwascreatedinJune1941andgivencombinedresponsibilitywiththeWarDepartmentintheManhattanProjecttodevelopanuclearbomb.Afterfouryearsofresearchanddevelopmentefforts,anatomicdevicewassetoffonJuly16,1945,inadesertareaatAlamogordo,NewMexico,producinganexplosivepowerequaltothatofmorethan15,000tonsofTNT.Thus,theatomicbombwasborn.Truman,thenewU.S.president,believedthatthisterribleobjectmightbeusedtodefeatJapaninawaylesscostlyofU.S.livesthananordinaryinvasionoftheJapanesehomeland.Japan’sunsatisfactoryreplytotheAllies’PotsdamDeclarationdecidedthematter.
OnAugust6,1945,anatomicbomb,carriedfromTinianIslandintheMarianainaspeciallyequippedB-29wasdroppedonHiroshima,atthesouthernendofHonshu.Thecombinedheatandexplosiondestroyedeverythingintheexplosion’simmediateneighbourhood,producedfiresthatburnedoutalmost4.4squaremilescompletely,andkilledbetween70,000and80,000people,inadditiontoinjuringmorethan70,000others.AsecondbombdroppedonNagasakionAugust9,killedbetween35,000and40,000people,injuredalikenumberandruined1.8squaremiles.
9.What
is
the
main
idea
of
passage?
A.AnatomicbombwasdroppedonHiroshimaandNagasaki.
B.Afterresearchanddevelopmentefforts,anatomicbombwasborn.
C.Aninvasionwasabouttotakeplacewiththeuseoftheatomicbomb.
D.ThebirthanduseoftheatomicbombendedtheSecondWorldWar.
10.AlbertEinsteinwarnedRooseveltof_________.
A.NaziGermany’successinmakinganatomicbomb
B.thepossibilityofatomicpowerfromNaziGermany
C.Japan’sunsatisfactoryreplytotheAllies’PotsdamDeclaration
D.destructionofeverythingfromtheexplosionoftheatomicbomb
11.WhatmadetheU.S.decidetodroptheatomicbombsoverJapan?
A.Truman’sbecomingthepresidentoftheUnitedStates.
B.Thegreatdestructionpoweroftheatomicbomb.
C.Reducingthecostofitslives.
D.NotbeingcontentwithJapan’sreply.
12.How
many
people
were
killed
bythe
two
bombs
dropped
in
Japan?
A.Between
105,000
and
120,000
people.
B.Between
35,000
40,000
C.Between
70,000
80,000
D.Between
140,000
150,000
D
Asafariparkisaparkinwhichwildanimalsarekept.TheyaremainlylocatedineastorcentralAfrica.Theyoftenoccupyaverywildarea,withmountainsandrivers.Tovisittheparkandlookattheanimals,peoplehavetodrivearoundinacarforafewofhoursbecausetheparkishuge.
InsouthAfricathereisasafaripark,whichcontainsallsortsofwildanimalslikelions,elephants,rhinoceroses,zebras,wildpigs,deerandgiraffes.
Thereisawildroadleadingthroughthepark,butnobodyispermittedtowalkontheroad.Anyonetravelingintheparkhastogoinacarbecausewildanimalsmayfiercelyattackpeople.FromthecarhemayseealmosteverytypesofAfricanwildlife.Someofthesearegettingrarebecausepeoplekillthemforvariousreasons.Forexample,rhinocerosesarekilledfortheirhorns,whichareusedintraditionalChinesemedicinesforcoldsandheadaches.Perhapstheywillbeseenonlyinmuseumsandbooksoneday.
Travelsmaypurchasefoodfortheanimals.Theycanfeedthemwhentheytourthepark.Ofcourse,theyshouldnotfeedtheminaclosedistancebecausethewildanimalsmayattackpeople.Inaddition,theyshouldonlygiveproperfoodtotheanimals.
Atravelermaycarryagunwithhiminhisjourney.Thegunisgiventohimbythegovernment.However,itisnotusedforhunting.Infact,aseal(封条)isfixedtoit.Thetravelermayfireatawildbeasttodefendhimselfincaseheisattacked.However,hehastoprovetothegovernmentthathehasbeenattackedandthathehasnotfiredataharmlessanimal.
13.Whentravelersfeedtheanimals,theyshould_________.
A.givenutritiousfoodB.stayawayfromtheanimals
C.standcloseD.usetools
14.Thegovernmentknowswhetherthegunisfiredbythetravelerornotby___________.
A.checkingthesealB.huntingtheanimals
C.followingthetravelerD.observingthetraveler
15.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?
A.ProtectingWildAnimalsB.TravelinginSouthAfrica
C.ASafariParkinSouthAfricaD.WildAnimalsinSouthAfrica
第二节(共5小题;
每小题2分,满分10分)
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TheiPodGeneration
Todayitiscommontoseepeoplewhowalkaboutwithcoloredwireshangingfromtheirearswherevertheygo.Theymoveaboutintheirpersonalbubbles,sometimesunawareofwhat’shappeningaroundthem.Theywalkaroundintheirownspaces,withtheirpersonal“digital(数码的)noisereductionsystems”16Soareyouoneofthe