1、s also a time to check marine protection efforts.Around the world, people are paying more and more attention, and the Blue Mind Symposium is just one of a number of recent conferences that have brought leading thinkers in ocean protection together to share ideas. The 3rd annual Blue Vision Summit ex
2、plored opportunities for everyday action on ocean protection, and the 2nd International Marine Conservation Congress focused on worldwide advances in adopting marine protected areas.Right now, just over 1% of our oceans are protected. That means many of the important nurseries for ocean wildlife hav
3、e the risk of being damaged by a variety of pressures, from climate change to habitat destruction.Around the world, there have been major advances in ocean protection, from the 3,800squaremile marine reserve created in Costa Rica to Chinas first seven ocean parks. And, closer to home, networks of ma
4、rine protected areas are in place and being monitored along half our coast. Thats cause for celebration, and for hope.21The Blue Mind Symposium _Ais mainly attended by scientists studying marine lifeBis held every year to celebrate World Oceans DayCwants to find out how humans influence oceansDaims
5、to find out how to manage oceans properly22We can learn from the passage that _Amore and more people are realizing the importance of ocean protectionBmost oceans are under peoples protectionCmore international meetings are needed to discuss the importance of oceansDmost people are unaware of the dis
6、advantages of ocean exploration23What is mainly discussed in the last paragraph?ASuggestions on ocean protection.BEfforts people have made to protect oceans.CReasons for protecting oceans.DBenefits of ocean protection.24What does the writer think of the present situation of ocean protection?AIt is d
7、isappointing.BIt is not scientific.CIt is hopeful.DIt is getting the opposite effects.BScientists today are making greater effort to study ocean currents (洋流). Most do it using satellites and other hightech equipment. However, ocean expert Curtis Ebbesmeyer does it in a special way by studying movem
8、ents of random floating garbage. A scientist with many years experience, he started this type of research in the early 1990s when he heard about hundreds of athletic shoes washing up on the shores of the northwest coast of the United States. There were so many shoes that people were setting up swap_
9、meets to try and match left and right shoes to sell or wear. Ebbesmeyer found out in his researches that the shoes about 60,000 in total fell into the ocean in a shipping accident. He phoned the shoe company and asked if they wanted the shoes back. As expected, the company told him that they didnt.
10、Ebbesmeyer realized this could be a great experiment. If he learned when and where the shoes went into the water and tracked where they landed, he could learn a lot about the patterns of ocean currents. The Pacific Northwest is one of the worlds best areas for beachcombing (海滩搜寻) because winds and c
11、urrents join here, and as a result, there is a group of serious beachcombers in the area. Ebbesmeyer got to know a lot of them and asked for their help in collecting information about where the shoes landed. In a year he collected reliable information on 1,600 shoes. With this data, he and a colleag
12、ue were able to test and improve a computer program designed to model ocean currents, and publish the findings of their study. As the result of his work, Ebbesmeyer has become known as the scientist to call with questions about any unusual objects found floating in the ocean. He has even started an
13、association of beachcombers and ocean experts, with 500 subscribers from West Africa to New Zealand. They have recorded all lost objects ranging from potatoes to golf gloves.25The underlined phrase swap meets in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to_.Afitting roomsBtrading fairsCbusiness talks Dgroup
14、 meetings26Ebbesmeyer phoned the shoe company to find out _.Awhat caused the shipping accidentBwhen and where the shoes went missingCwhether it was all right to use their shoesDhow much they lost in the shipping accident27How did Ebbesmeyer prove his assumption?ABy collecting information from beachc
15、ombers.BBy studying the shoes found by beachcombers.CBy searching the Web for ocean currents models.DBy researching ocean currents data in the library.28What is the purpose of the author in writing this passage?ATo call peoples attention to ocean pollution.BTo warn people of shipping safety in the o
16、cean.CTo explain a unique way of studying ocean currents.DTo give tips on how to search for lost objects on the beach.CLobsters (龙虾) can be found throughout the worlds oceans, with the exception of the north and south polar regions. Different types of lobster choose different areas to live. Many lob
17、sters live in shallow water in the coastal areas around islands. One group of lobsters, called deepsea lobsters, lives in the cold, deep sea.When it comes to predators (捕食者), humans have to be placed first on the list thanks to a multibillion dollar fishing industry. In the oceans lobsters face thre
18、ats from a range of fish and sea mammals.Atlantic CodAtlantic cod are found throughout the Atlantic Ocean at depths of between 200 and 440 feet. Small cod are primarily bottom feeders. Fullygrown cod will eat pretty much anything they can swallow whole including lobsters.Summer FlounderThe summer fl
19、ounder is a flat fish. What is unique about the fish is that both its eyes are on one side of its body. They stay close to the sea beds in the Atlantic waters off the coast of North America. They are effective predators that search for food on the sea floor. The flounder has sharp teeth capable of c
20、rushing (粉碎) small lobsters.Harbor SealsFound in Arctic and subarctic waters in both the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, the harbor seals rest on sandy beaches and take to the water to hunt. Seals have a varied diet, eating a range of fish. They also eat lobsters.WolffishThe wolffish is found in coasta
21、l waters on both sides of the North Atlantic. It has a large mouth with sharp and long teeth. These teeth are specifically for eating hardshelled animals. Lobsters are easy prey for the fish.29The first paragraph is mainly about _Athe types of lobsterBthe habitats of lobstersCthe features of lobster
22、sDthe living habits of lobsters30What is unusual about the summer flounder?AIt is large and round.BIt lives on the sea floor.CIt is able to crush any lobster easily.DIt has both eyes on one side of its body.31What is the main threat to lobsters?AThe wolffish. BThe harbor seal.CHuman beings. DThe Atl
23、antic cod.32According to the text, _ can eat hardshelled animals easily.Athe Atlantic cod Bthe summer flounderCthe harbor seals Dthe wolffishD“Live uptown but work downtown” has been a popular lifestyle choice for many young Beijingers. However, a recent survey shows that some of them have moved or
24、are planning to move back to the citys downtown area. What are their reasons?Mr Tian has recently been busy decorating his newlybought secondhand apartment in downtown Beijings Dongzhimen area. Three years ago, he bought a flat in suburban Tongzhou that cost him 7,000 yuan per square meter. Tian tal
25、ks about his reasons for moving back into the city. “My workplace is near the China International Exhibition Center. It took me over two hours commuting from Tongzhou to my workplace, and I find the daily commuting wasted too much of my time and energy.”But if he lives downtown, it will save him muc
26、h of the energy and money that was spent on daily travel, so that he can spend more time with his friends. That is why two of his friends who bought homes in the citys outskirts (郊区) are considering moving, too.Actually, Mr Tian and his friends are not exceptional. A recent survey shows that 40 perc
27、ent of Beijingers who own a home in the suburbs are planning to move back into the city. Xu Yi, a consultant from a Real Estate, analyzes their mentality. “Some people buy homes back in the city for their childrens education. As most good schools are located downtown, itll be easier for parents to d
28、rop off and pick up their kids if they live nearby. Others move back so that their aging parents will have easier access to good hospitals.”Now as their income is increasing, they are capable of buying a home in the downtown area. And secondhand housing is usually what most of these buyers are looki
29、ng for. Compared to brandnew real estate properties, secondhand housing generally occupies better locations and low price. According to the latest industry report, 30 percent of secondhand houses located close to Beijings second and third ring roads are being purchased by suburban homeowners.33The best title for this passage should be “_”AHousing Conditions in BeijingBLive Downtown and Work DowntownCLive Uptown b
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