____ St Paul’s Cathedral built after the terrible fire of London in 1666. It looked splendid when first _____!
A.There followed; built
B.There following ; built
C.There followed; building
D.There following ; building
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____ St Paul’s Cathedral built after the terrible fire of London in 1666. It looked splendid when first _____!
A.There followed; built
B.There following ; built
C.There followed; building
D.There following ; building
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1.The boy was______ (指控) of stealing money so he was very ashamed.
2.St Paul’s Cathedral has made many good ______ (印象) on the tourists.
3.Facing the challenge of cholera, John Snow still held an ______(乐观的) view of defeating it.
4.______ (引导)by the sun, they managed to walk out of the thick forest.
5.It is difficult to draw a ______ (结论) without enough evidence.
6.They must use research to______ (告知) themselves of the missing parts of the story.
7.I believe that each of us can______ (贡献)to the future of the world.
8.Often the illness or ______ (伤害) is not serious, but there are other times when giving first aid quickly can save lives.
9.As for______ (方便) , the museum has more advantages over the gallery.
10.We should______ (挤出) the water out and place cloths on the burned area.
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What would you think if someone suggested knocking down St Paul’s Cathedral to widen the road? Or pulling down Big Ben to make way for a car park? It would be ridiculous, right? But when it comes to devastation (毁灭) of the natural world, we aren’t so easily shocked. But we should be…or we’ll be in a lot of trouble.
Nature is shrinking by the day. Ancient forests are destroyed. Wetlands are becoming dry. Woodland is disappearing, and all in the name of progress. This is bad in itself, but it’s devastating for biodiversity.
Biodiversity refers to the variety of plants, animals and other living things that are all interconnected. The ecological services provided by biodiversity are vital to everyday life. The air we breathe is a product of photosynthesis (光合作用) by green plants. Insects, worms and bacteria break down waste and make soils rich. And tiny organisms clean the water in rivers and sea. In fact, all life on the earth exists thanks to the benefits of biodiversity. More than 90 percent of the calories consumed by people worldwide are produced from 80 plant species. And 30 percent of medicines are developed from plants and animals. Maintaining a wide diversity of species in each ecosystem is necessary to preserve all living things.
The loss of biodiversity could be devastating. “It is wrong to think that biodiversity can be reduced indefinitely without threatening humans,” said Harvard University biologist Edward O. Wilson, known as the “father of biodiversity”. He warned, “We are about to reach a critical point beyond which biodiversity loss will become irreversible (不可挽回的).”
But what can we do? The present problem is that the concept of biodiversity is so vague (含糊的). People might care about giant pandas, but it is much harder to excite them about the fate of tiny sea creatures which are being boiled to death in the cooling systems of power stations along coastlines. The Guardian newspaper is trying to help. It has launched the Biodiversity 100 campaign to try to convince governments around the world to take action to deal with the widespread concerns about biodiversity. This includes persuading the UK government to create a series of marine reserves to reserve the decrease in the sea-life caused by industrial fishing, stopping fishing sharks by the Japanese fishermen and banning the killing of dingoes (wild dogs) in Australia, among many other things.
There is a lot to do. And we’d better act quickly if we don’t want to end up with a planet that can’t sustain life!
1.The writer thinks it ________ to pull down Big Ben to make way for a car park.
A.unreasonable B.necessary C.difficult D.reasonable
2.The underlined sentence “Nature is shrinking by the day.” means that ________.
A.nature is badly polluted by humans
B.species are becoming fewer and fewer day by day
C.rainforests are being cut down every day
D.nature is full of mysteries
3.Edward O. Wilson thinks that ________.
A.it doesn’t matter to reduce biodiversity
B.people have done enough to preserve biodiversity
C.the situation of biodiversity is very serious
D.biodiversity loss has become irreversible
4.When it comes to biodiversity, the present problem is that ________.
A.people might not clearly know what is biodiversity and what should be protected
B.people are not aware that giant pandas are endangered
C.people don’t realize that biodiversity is vital to everyday life
D.people hunt sea creatures for food
5.What does the underlined word “It” in paragraph 5 refer to?
A.The UK government. B.The concept of biodiversity.
C.The action to deal with the problem. D.The Guardian newspaper.
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St. Paul's Cathedral Ludgate Hill, EC4 Underground: St. Paul's; Bus: 6, 8, 11, 15, 22, 25 Open: Daily 8:00-19:00 (17:00 from Oct. to Mar.) Entrance free Designed by the great architect, Sir Christopher Wren, St. Paul's Cathedral was built following the Great Fire of London of 1666, which destroyed the gothic cathedral on the site at that time. It is an inescapable attraction for all travellers to this great city and the most recognisable gothic cathedral in England. Its choir(唱诗班) is internationally famous. Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer were married here in 1981. | |
Buckingham Palace South end of the Mall (SW1) Underground: St. James's Park, Victoria, Hyde Park Corner, Green Park; Bus: 2, 11, 14, 16, 19, 22, 24, 29, 30, 38, 52, 73, 74, 137 Buckingham Palace is Queen Elisabeth II's official residence(住所), and has been the official residence of Britain's monarch(君主) since 1837. The State Rooms at Buckingham Palace have been opening to the public for the Annual Summer Opening, in August and September, since 1993. The Queen is not at Buckingham Palace when it is open to the public; she goes to one of her country residences. The State Rooms are extremely grand. You can see many of the treasures of the Royal Collection: paintings by Rembrandt, Rubens and Canaletto; and beautiful examples of English and French furniture. | |
The Tower of London Tower Hill, EC3 Underground: Tower Hill; Bus: 42, 78 Open: Mon.-Sat. 9:00-18:00; Sun. 8:00-19:00 Parts of the Tower of London are over nine centuries old, as building began under William the Conqueror in 1078. Famous as a prison in the distant past, the Tower has also been a royal residence, a zoo and an observatory(瞭望台). It is now a museum and many thousands of people visit it every year in particular to see the Crown Jewels. Only by going inside can you experience nearly a thousand years of history and hear the myths and legends that make it “a day out to die for”. | |
Westminster Abbey Broad Sanctuary, SW1 Underground: Westminster, St James's Park; Bus: 3, 11, 12, 24, 29, 39, 53, 59, 76, 77, 88, 109, 155, 168, 170, 172, 184, 503 Open: Daily 8:00-18:00 (Mar.-Dec., Tuesday till 20:00) Entrance free Located next to the Houses of Parliament in the heart of London, Westminster Abbey is a gothic church and place of worship. The building of the present Abbey was started by King Henry III in 1245. The oldest parts of the building date back to 1050. Westminster Abbey has hosted many royal weddings including the wedding of The Queen and Prince Philip in 1947 and the wedding of Prince William and Kate in 2011. It is a traditional place of coronation(加冕礼) and burial for English monarchs—38 monarchs have been crowned at the Abbey. There are many tombs there, including those of Queen Elizabeth I, “Bloody” Queen Mary, naturalist Charles Darwin, many poets and writers. |
1.You can see the inside of all the buildings all the year around except ________.
A. St. Paul's Cathedral B. the Tower of London
C. Westminster Abbey D. Buckingham Palace
2.The two places you can visit by getting off at the same underground station are ________.
A. Buckingham Palace and Westminster Abbey
B. Buckingham Palace and St. Paul's Cathedral
C. Westminster Abbey and the Tower of London
D. the Tower of London and St. Paul's Cathedral
3.Where is the text most probably taken from?
A. A history book about London.
B. A guidebook for visitors to London.
C. A book about London's development.
D. A book about London's churches.
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What would you think if someone suggested knocking down St Paul’s cathedral to widen the road,or pulling down Big Ben to make way for a car park? It’d be ridiculous,right? But when it comes to devastation(毁灭)of the natural world,we aren’t so easily shocked.But we should be...or we’ll be in a lot of trouble!
Nature is shrinking by the day.Ancient forests are destroyed.Wetlands are becoming dry.Woodland is disappearing,all in the name of progress.This is bad in itself,but it’s devastating for biodiversity.
Biodiversity refers to the variety of plants,animals and other living things which are all inter-connected.The ecological services provided by biodiversity are vital to everyday life.The air we breathe is a product of photosynthesis(光合作用)by green plants.In fact,all life on earth exists thanks to the benefit of biodiversity.More than 90 percent of the calories consumed by people worldwide are produced from 80 plant species.And 30 percent of medicines are developed from plants and animals.Maintaining a wide diversity of species in each ecosystem is necessary to preserve all living things.
The loss of biodiversity could be devastating.“It is wrong to think that biodiversity can be reduced indefinitely without threatening humans,” said Harvard University biologist Edward O Wilson,known as “the father of biodiversity”.He warned,“We are about to reach a critical point beyond which biodiversity loss will be unavoidable.”
But what can we do? The problem is that the concept of biodiversity is so vague.People might care about giant pandas,but it is much harder to excite them about the fate of tiny sea creatures which are being boiled to death in the cooling systems of power stations along coastlines.The Guardian newspaper is trying to help.It has started the Biodiversity 100 campaign to try to convince governments around the world to take action to deal with the widespread concerns about biodiversity.This includes persuading the UK government to create a series of marine reserves to change the decrease in the sea-life caused by industrial fishing,stopping fishing sharks by the Japanese fishermen and banning the killing of dingoes in Australia,among many other things.
There is a lot to do.And we’d better act quickly if we don’t want to end up with a planet that can’t support life!
1.What does the author think of pulling down Big Ben to make way for a car park?
A.Unreasonable. B.Necessary.
C.Difficult. D.Urgent.
2.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean?
A.Nature is badly polluted by humans.
B.Species are becoming fewer and fewer day by day.
C.Rainforests are being cut down every day.
D.Nature is full of mysteries to humans.
3.Edward O Wilson believes that .
A.it doesn’t matter to decrease the biodiversity
B.people have done enough to preserve biodiversity
C.the situation of biodiversity is very serious
D.biodiversity loss has been unavoidable
4.What can we infer from the passage?
A.Plenty of marine reserves have been set up in the world.
B.Fishing sharks is illegal around the world.
C.It’s harmful to catch tiny organisms in the river.
D.The Guardian newspaper has done a lot for biodiversity.
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单词拼写(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
1.The child was r_______ from the fire, but died soon after for terrible burns.
2.She i________ the key into the lock and opened the door.
3.Lasers can be used to p_______ operations nowadays.
4.He is a responsible person and can be t_________ to carry out the plan.
5.He gave me the f______ of my life when I saw him hanging out of the window
6.We would like a room ___________ (俯瞰)the park if possible.
7.Another source of income is from _________ (自愿的)contributions of the people.
8.He reported the _______(丢失) of his jewellery to the police.
9.She is still ________(犹豫) about sending her son abroad.
10.Edward can’t be here today, but he has sent his ________. (歉意)
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“Fire! Fire!” What terrible words to hear when one wakes up in a strange house in the middle of the night! It was a large, old, wooden house and my room was on the top floor. I jumped out of bed, opened the door and stepped outside the house. There was full of thick smoke.
I began to run, but as I was still only half-awake, instead of going towards the stairs I went in the opposite direction. The smoke grew thicker and I could see fire all around. The floor became hot under my bare feet. I found an open door and ran into a room to get to the window. But before I could reach it, one of my feet caught in something soft and I fell down. The thing I had fallen over felt like a bundle of clothes, and I picked it up to protect my face from the smoke and heat. Just then the floor gave way under me and I crashed to the floor below with pieces of burning wood all around me.
I saw a doorway in fire, then I put the bundle over my face and ran. My feet burned me terrible, but I got through. As I reached the cold air outside, my bundle of clothes gave a thin cry, I nearly dropped it in my surprise. Then I was in a crowd gathered in the street. A woman in a night-dress and a borrowed man’s coat screamed as she saw me and came running madly.
She was the Mayor’s wife, and I had saved her baby.
1. When the fire arose in the middle of the night, the author was _______.
A.at home B.sleeping C.sitting in bed D.both A and B
2. The author saved the baby _____.
A.because he was very brave.
B.because he liked the baby very much.
C.but he just happened to save it.
D.because it was the Mayor’s baby.
3.He ran in the wrong direction because he _______.
A.was a stranger there B.could see nothing
C.was not completely awake D.Both A and C
4. He put the bundle over his face and ran in order to ______.
A.save the baby B.call for help
C.protect his face D.run quickly
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At the age of eight, Glenn Cunningham was severely injured in a fire. He had major burns over the lower half of his body and was taken to a nearby county hospital.
From his bed, the semi-conscious(半昏迷的)little boy heard the doctor talking to his mother. The doctor told his mother that her son would surely die—which was for the best, really—for the terrible fire had destroyed the lower half of his body.
But somehow, to the amazement of the physician, he did survive. The mother was told that her son was bound to spend a lifetime in a wheelchair.
But this brave little boy was determined that he would walk and even run. But unfortunately, from the waist down, Glenn had no motor ability. His thin, scarred legs just hung there, all but lifeless. Yet his courage that he would walk was as strong as ever.
One sunny day his mother wheeled him out into the yard to get some fresh air. This day, instead of sitting there, he threw himself from the chair. Glenn worked his way to the fence, dragging his legs behind him. Then, step by step, he began dragging himself along the fence, determined that he would walk. He started to do this every day until eventually Glenn did develop the ability first to stand up , then to walk with help, then to walk by himself—and then amazingly—to run. Glenn began to run to school. He ran everywhere as fast as he could. Later in college, Glenn joined the track team where he received the nickname(绰号)the “Kansas Flyer”.
1938 witnessed this young man’s another amazing achievement. This young man, who was not expected to survive, who would surely never walk, who could never hope to run, ran the mile in 4 minutes and 4.4 seconds, the world’s fastest indoor mile! His persistence paid off.
1.What did the doctor think of Glenn’s injury?
A.It would take a long time for him to fully recover.
B.It would cost lots of money to cure him.
C.He would be semi-conscious.
D.He had little chance of surviving.
2.Why did Glenn receive the nickname the “ Kansas Flyer”?
A.Because he looked like the “ Kansas Flyer”.
B.Because he once acted as the “ Kansas Flyer”.
C.Because he could run very fast.
D.Because he joined the track team.
3.What achievement did Glenn make in 1938?
A.He survived. B.He developed the ability to walk.
C.He began to run to school. D.He set a world record.
4.What is the best title for the passage?
A.The power of determination. B.The dream for championship.
C.The key to high performance. D.The mistake of a doctor.
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No one knows yet the accurate number of lives which have been lost in this terrible fire .But reports suggest that it is more than one hundred .
A wall of flames fifty feet high and at least one hundred and fifty miles wide is now racing towards the forests and rich farmlands of southern Victoria . Towns less than one hundred miles from Melbourne will be in danger unless the wind changes . People are rushing excitedly into the streets . The police have warned them not to see the fire but many people are doing so .
The cause of the fire is unknown . No rain has fallen in this part of Australia for three months , and the hot , north-west wind from the great central desert is blowing at more than thirty miles an hour .
The firefighters are travelling to the fire by road , rail and air . But it is not easy to get there . Flames and fallen trees have cut off or blocked roads and railway lines . The thick smoke often prevents them from finding the air strips (飞机跑道).
It is said that the fire has brought the greater danger to the country since the Second World War .
1.By the time the article was written , the fire ________ .
A.had just broken out B.had been put out
C.was spreading violently D.was coming to an end
2.The writer wrote this article mainly to tell people ________ .
A.the fire was terrible and dangerous
B.it was impossible to put out the fire
C.more than one hundred people died of the fire
D.to join in the fight against the fire
3.In the 4th paragraph , the writer suggested that ________ .
A.the fire would soon be controlled by the firefighters
B.it would be very difficult to put out the fire
C.the government was paying great attention to the fire
D.the fire had caused great losses and the airport was in ganger
4.The underlined word “ accurate” in the first sentence has the same meaning as ________ .
A.recent B.whole C.rough D.exact
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Villagers ________ of the danger soon after the big earthquake in Japan,or more people would have lost their lives in the tsunami.
A.were warned B.had been warned C.have been warned D.are warned
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