《80天攻克雅思阅读》修订版前10天练习.docx

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《80天攻克雅思阅读》修订版前10天练习

Day1

Warm-UpExercise:

IncreasingReadingSpeed

Directions:

Dothewordrecognitiondrillsbelow.Notethewordsontheleftthenunderlinethemeverytimetheyappearinthesameformonthelinetotheright.Noregression,novocalization.Trytofinishin15secondsorless.

StartingTime:

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1.disappeardisapprovedisappeardisasterdisappointdisagree

2.creaturecreativecreationcreaturestructurepleasure

3.scientistscientistsciencescientistsocialistscientific

4.populationpopularpopulatepopularlypopulationpopulous

5.throughoutthoroughthoughtfulthroughthought-outthroughout

6.fountainfoundationfounderfountainfoundlingfounded

7.AmericanAmericanAfghanAntarcticAmericanArctic

8.especiallyespeciallyspeciallyspecificspeciesspecial

9.governmentgovernorgoverninggovernessgovernmentmovement

10.breedingbreadlinebreedingbreakingbreezingbreathing

FinishingTime:

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Error:

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CantheGiantPandaBeSaved?

SupposeeverypersononEarthateonlyonekindoffood.Andoneyearthatfooddisappeared.Ifthathappened,allhumanswouldsoondisappeartoo.

Fortunately,humansdon’tfacethatproblem.However，anothercreaturemay.Theanimalisthegiantpanda,oneoftheworld’smostbelovedanimals.

Dr.ThomasSoderstrom,aSmithsonianbotanist,hasdiscoveredthatthebambooplantsthegiantpandaseataredying.Asaresult,manyofthepandasarealsodyingofstarvation.ScientistsoftheWorldWildlifeFundestimatethatsofarmorethan140giantpandashavedied.Thisfiguremaybealmostone-quarteroftheworld’sgiantpandapopulation.Between400and1,000giantpandasarebelievedtoexist.

GiantpandaswereoncemorecommonthroughoutmanypartsofAsia.NowtheyarelimitedtosmallpocketsinthreemountainousprovincesofChina.

WhyIsBambooDying?

Inthewild，thegiantpandaeatsonlytwokindsofbambooplants.Oneistheumbrellabamboo;theotheristhefountainbamboo.Bothkindshavealifecyclethatlasts100years.Duringthisperiod，ayoungplantsproutsfromaseedandmaturesintoalargeplantwithmanyspear-shapedleaves.Initshundredthyearthebambooplantflowers,formsseeds,anddies.

LastyeartheumbrellaandthefountainbamboosthatgrowinChinabecame100yearsold.Theplantsgrewfromseedsformedinthelate1870’s.Nowalmostallofthesebambooplantsaredead.Theseedsthatformedbeforetheplantsdiedhavefallentotheground.Youngshootsnowgrowfromtheseeds.However,itwillbemanymonthsbeforetheshootsarelargeenoughtobeusedforfoodbythepandas.Meanwhilethelargeblackandwhiteanimalscontinuetodie.

SavingthePandas

Canthewildpandasbesaved?

Tofindout,agroupofAmericanscientistswenttoChinatostudythehabitat.TheywereledbyDr.GeorgeB.SchalleroftheNewYorkZoologicalSociety.ThestudiestookplaceinSichuanProvinceincentralChina.Thescientistsespeciallywantedtofindoutmoreabouttheanimals’diets.Theywantedtoseewhetherthepandasareabletochangetootherfoodswhilethetwokindsofbambooarematuring.

TheChinesegovernmentrecognizestheworldwideconcernaboutthegiantpandasandhasalsotakenstepstosavetheanimals.Largeareasofthegiantpandas’habitathavebeensetasideaswildlifepreserves.There,thepandascanliveunmolested.Atthesametime,Chinesescientistsaretryingtoincreasethenumberofgiantpandasbyraisingsomeoftheanimalsinzoos.Thefirstbabypandaresultingfromthiszoo-breedingprogramwasborninthePekingzoointhefallof1978.

Meanwhile,therestoftheworldanxiouslywonders:

whatwillbethefateofoneoftheearth’smostinterestingandgentlecreatures?

Time:

__________498words=__________wpm

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Ⅰ.READINGCOMPREHENSION

Selecttheanswerwhichismostaccurateaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassage.

1.__________areparticularaboutwhattheyeat.

A.WildcreaturesB.GiantpandasC.WildanimalsD.Humans

2.Manygiantpandasaredyingofstarvationbecausethebambooplants__________.

A.aredyingB.havediedC.areextinctD.areveryold

3.Giantpandascouldbefoundthroughoutmanypartsof__________inthepast.

A.ChinaB.IndiaC.AfricaD.Asia

4.Thelifecycleof__________lasts100years.

A.allbambooplantsB.somebambooplants

C.theumbrellaandfountainbamboosD.onlytheumbrellabamboos

5.Itwilltake__________untilbambooshootsarelargeenoughtobeusedasfoodbythePandas.

A.100yearsB.monthsC.morethanoneyearD.afewweeks

6.__________scientistsledbyDr.GeorgeSchallerweresenttoChinatostudypanda’slifehabitsinordertosavethem.

A.AfricanB.AsianC.AmericanD.Thewholeworld’s

7.Giantpandasarestrictlypreservedinthelargeareasof__________.

A.SichuanB.CentralChina

C.SouthwestChinaD.thepandas’habitat

8.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat__________.

A.thegiantpandacansurviveowingtomodernscienceandtechnology

B.thegiantpandacanliveanywhereiftherearebambooshoots

C.theworld’smost-lovedanimal，thegiantpandawouldbeextinctifwedidn’ttakemeasurestosaveit

D.thelifecycleofthegiantpandaisabout100years

Ⅱ.CONTEXTUALREFERENCE

Lookingupunfamiliarwordsinadictionaryistime-consumingandshouldonlybedoneasalastresort.Figureoutmeaningsofthewordsinitalicsusingonlythecontextgivenandwordbuildingskills.

1.Someanimalsdonoteatduringthewinterandonlycomeoutinspring;wecallthemhibernatinganimals.

2.Dr.Earlestartedherprofessionalcareerasabotanist—apersonwhospecializesinplants.Intimeshebecameinterestedinplantsthatgrowintheocean—especiallyalgue.

3.Cows,sheep,elephants,andrabbitsaremammals.Codfishandbluebirdsarenot.

4.Pumasarelarge,cat-likeanimalswhicharefoundinAmerica.

5.Theexplorersdecidedthatthiswasafossilofanextinctanimal.Anextinctanimalisonethatoncelivedbutdoesnotexistnow.

6.Biologicalcontrolisanewwayoffightinginsects.Biologicalisthestudyofplantsandanimals.Itis,then,easytoguessthatinbiologicalcontrolofinsectpests,plantsandanimalsplayaleadingpart.

Ⅲ.CLOZE

Completethefollowingpassagebyfillingintheblankswithappropriatewords.

TheNationalZooinWashingtonnowhasthreegiantpandas:

twoofitsown,andoneonloanfromtheLondonZoo.TheLondonPandaisamalenamedJiajia.HewassenttoWashingtonlastweekinthehopethathewillmatewiththefemalepandanamedLingling.

LinglingandWashington’smale1Xingxing，havehadtrouble2tomate.Zookeepersthinkthat3andJiajiawillbe4successful.

Jiajiawillbekept5，inaroom6himselfforawhile.Thisistoprotecthim7becomingsick8fromspreading9totheotherpandas，10，visitorstotheNationalZoocan11watchhim12alargewindow.

Giantpandashave13exchangedformatingafewtimes14.Inthelate1960’s，forexample,a15pandafromtheLondonZoowas16totheMoscowZoo.Their

___17attemptfailed.Thefemalewas18sentfromMoscow19____London，buttheattempt20again.

OnlyonegiantpandahasbeenbornincaptivityoutsideChina.ItwasbornlastsummerinthezooinMexicoCity.However，themotherpandaaccidentallysatonherbabyandcrusheditninedaysafteritwasborn.

Day2

TimedReading

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ChineseGiantPandasAbroad

Jiajia,thepanda,arrivedintheUnitedStateslastweekfromtheLondonZoo.HewassentoverinthehopethathewouldmatewithLingling，oneofthetwogiantpandasattheNationalZooinWashington.ItwassnowingwhenJiajia’splanelandedinNewYorkCity.Observerssaythiswasagoodsignforsuccess,becausepandascomefromasnowymountainareaofChina,andzookeepersreportedlysaythereisa75percentchancethatJiajiaandLinglingwillhaveababy.

Linglingalreadyhasamate.HisnameisXingxing.BothcametoWashingtonasagiftfromthePeople’sRepublicofChinain1972.Xingxinghasbeenoldenoughtomatefor5years,butheandLinglinghaveneverbeenabletocompletetheact.

Atfirst,zookeepersbelievedthatthemalewasjusttooyoungtoknowwhattodo.Afterwaitingunsuccessfullyforseveralyears,howevertheydecidedtostepinandhelp.

Lastyear,zookeeperscollectedsomeofXingxing’sreproductivesperm.TheyputitintoLing-lingwithaneedle.Buttheartificialinseminationdidnotwork.ThisyeartheyhaveborrowedJiajiafromtheLondonZoo.Theybelievethisothermalepandamayhavemoreluck.

BritainreceivedJiajiafromChinain1974.Heisnoweight-and-a-halfyearsold.Hisnamemeans“mostexcellent”and“verybest.”JiajiahasamatenamedJingjing.LikethepandasinWashington,London’spandashavenevermated,butitisnotbecausetheydonotlikeeachother.ThefemaleinLondonhashadstomachproblems,andzookeeperssaysheisnotstrongenoughyettobecomepregnant.ThisiswhyJiajiawasfreetovisitWashingtonthisyear.

Femalepandascanbecomepregnantonlyonceayear.Theycanhaveone,twoorsometimeseventhreebabies.Itisoftendifficulttotellifapandaispregnant,becausebabypandasaresosmall.Afemalemayshownosignsofthisconditionuntilshortlybeforeherbabyisborn.

Thefertileperiodforfemalepandaslastsabout5days.ForLinglingthistimeisexpectedtobebetweenthemiddleofAprilandthefirstofMay.Tomakesure,themalepandafromLondonwillremaininWashingtonuntilalmostJune.Hewillgohomethene