阅读理解。What's life like on a deserted island? S...

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What's life like on a deserted island? Senator Jeff Flake of Arizona decided to find out.

The adventurous senator took a vacation from Capitol Hill and went on a four­day Robinson Crusoe style holiday with his two teenage sons to a remote, deserted island in the North Pacific Ocean.

The senator and his sons, 15­year­old Tanner and 13­year­old Dallin, traveled 5,200 miles from Phoenix, Arizona to the island of Biggarenn. They didn't carry any food or water.

The island is part of the Marshall Islands. It offered no basic supplies, so the Flakes had to catch and cook their own food and purify their water. Their diet was made up of coconuts, crabs and fish. They caught the crab and fish themselves and cooked the food over an open fire started with a magnifying glass (放大镜)．

The Flakes brought along a lobster trap (龙虾夹) in the hope of having some delicious treats, but lost it within the first few hours after it was attacked by a shark. They also carried two pumps to remove salt from ocean water. It took them hours each night to pump for just a few gallons of fresh water.

One of the most memorable moments of the trip, the father said, was when he and his 15­year­old son were almost caught by sharks after spearing (用叉叉起) a fish in the ocean.

Still, it was quite an enjoyable holiday for them. “For a dad it was a wonderful thing. No video games around, no television, no disturbance, no texting，” Flake recalled.

1.Why did the Flakes go to the island of Biggarenn?

A．To meet Robinson Crusoe.

B．To spear the shark for food.

C．To spend a special vacation.

D．To swim in the North Pacific Ocean.

2.What can we learn from the text?

A．The Flakes could easily find a fire on the island.

B．The Flakes caught lobsters for food on the island.

C．The Flakes found basic things that they needed on the island.

D．The Flakes took much trouble to get drinkable water on the island.

3.According to the text, the Flakes' holiday is ________.

A．adventurous but interesting

B．exciting but painful

C．meaningless but enjoyable

D．boring but memorable

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Below is a discussion on a website.

1.Who would miss his or her family most?

A. Jaime         B. Jayne       C. Miko        D. Paola.

2.Which of the following people would feel most uncomfortable without the news media?

A. Steve.         B. Jaime       C. Roger.       D. Tomas

3.How many of them mentioned that they would miss food or drink?

A. One           B. Two        C. Three        D. Four

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Below is a discussion on a website.

1.Who would miss his or her family most?

A. Jaime       B. Jayne      C. Miko          D. Paola.

2.Which of the following people would feel most uncomfortable without the news media?

A. Steve.    B. Jaime     C. Roger.      D. Tomas

3.How many of them mentioned that they would miss food or drink?

A. One      B. Two      C. Three       D. Four

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There was once a man who met with a shipwreck(船只失事) and landed on a deserted island.Every day he prayed，____ someone could pass and rescue him，but to his ____，no one ever came.

Months went by and this man learned to ___ food and firewood from the island and stored them in a hut(棚屋)　 that he constructed，which helped him ____ on the deserted island.One day when he ____ his hut after hunting for food，____，he saw his hut was on fire，along with everything else he had!

All of his ____ were going up in smoke！The only thing ____ was the clothes on his back.At first he was ___，frozen there and then he was filled with ____！He threw a fist into the air and began yelling, “How unfair！How could this ____ to me？I’ve been praying every day for months but now everything that I have is on fire！”

Later the man grew so ____ that he fell on his hands and knees weeping heavily when he happened to look up and ____ a ship coming in his direction.The man was ____.As they were heading back to civilization，the man asked the captain, “How were you able to ____ me？” The captain ____，“We were voyaging across the ocean when a cloud of ____ going up caught our attention.We ____ to go check it out and that’s when we found you！”

In life we will always be ___ with challenges，problems，and disasters.Always keep in mind that a disaster can sometimes be good ____ in disguise(掩盖)．

1.A.realizing　                             B．imagining

C．hoping　                             D．doubting

2.A.excitement　                             B．disappointment

C．amazement　                         D．embarrassment

3.A.collect　                             B．receive

C．order　                             D．share

4.A.survive　                             B．suffer

C．adapt                              D．develop

5.A.visited　                             B．put up

C．returned to　                         D．passed

6.A.naturally　                             B．unexpectedly

C．instead　                             D．anyway

7.A.preparations　                         B．preferences

C．feelings　                             D．possessions

8.A.left　                                 B．valued

C．lost　                             D．moved

9.A.touched　                             B．shocked

C．bored　                             D．confused

10.A.anger                                  B．pain

C．fear　                             D．shame

11.A.open                                  B．object

C．happen　                             D．appeal

12.A.unreasonable　                         B．tired

C．weak　                             D．desperate

13.A.spotted　                             B．sought

C．caught　                             D．searched

14.A.rescued　                             B．protected

C．rewarded　                         D．welcomed

15.A.trust　                 B．keep　         C．seize　         D．find

16.A.declared　                             B．explained

C．analysed　                         D．added

17.A.light　             B．smoke　         C．water　         D．sound

18.A.forgot　                         B．continued

C．pretended　                     D．decided

19.A.supplied　                         B．satisfied

C．faced　                         D．equipped

20.A.experience　                     B．luck

C．information　                     D．progress

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I don’t imagine Russ and his poor dog had a good time on the deserted island, _____?

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Life in the summertime is often full of pests. Like most Long Island homeowners, I want to ensure my suburban life with pest-free living. So it was with wide-eyed wonder that I greeted the smiling exterminator (灭虫者) who rang my bell.

“We’ll be serving your neighbors, Mike and Sarah (I’m not familiar with either one by name),” he waved in the other direction. “Since we’ll have a team here tomorrow, we’re offering a discount.” He came out with numbers beginning from $299 then in seconds to $89.

“You’ve probably been seeing the ant hills around.” he moved toward my front walkway and lawn. “And have you seen the bees that dig nests in the ground?” he continued with his head shaking up and down pushing me to do the same.

“What we do is spray three feet out from your foundation and three feet up.” As he was talking, and without breaking eye contact, he opened his iPad cover and began operating at the screen to show me frightening images. “It also kills other pests, like spiders. It is the best pesticide (杀虫剂),” he said, pausing for effect.

He then went into soft talk to close the deal, correctly foreseeing that I would be concerned about safety and the environmental impact on my vegetable garden, plants and our little patch of planet here on Long Island. “The products are environmentally responsible, safe with children and pets,” he said.

I’m unkind when it comes to unwanted visitors entering on my out-of-doors moments. Any insect found in my house or on my deck is bound to be poisoned or pancaked.

Unfortunately for the exterminator, just as I was considering making an appointment, Billy, my fearless husband, pulled into our driveway, which made me ask for a business card out of politeness instead.

1.How did the author feel at the sight of the exterminator?

A. Frightened.　　 B. Disappointed.

C. Puzzled.　　 D. Surprised.

2.What did the exterminator offer the author if she accepted his service?

A. A discount.　　 B. A group rate.

C. An iPad for free.　　 D. A free pesticide.

3.Why was the author worried about the pesticide?

A. It might cause frightening images.

B. It might harm her family and surroundings.

C. It might be too expensive for her to afford.

D. It might have no effect on unwanted visitors.

4.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A. Billy saw his neighbors cheated by the exterminator.

B. The author is sure to phone the salesman later.

C. The author had planned to buy the pesticide before Billy appeared.

D. Billy made up his mind to purchase the pesticide.

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C

An oasis (绿洲) is an island of life in an ocean of temperature extremes．Any oasis always contains one or more springs Oases make it possible to survive through the desert．In large deserts such as the Sahara．towns are located around sources of water such as oases and rivers．

What causes an oasis? An oasis is actually a spot in the desert where the altitude is low enough that the water table is fight below the surface，resulting in the presence of springs．Even in a desert, it rains occasionally，and this produces a water table just above the bedrock，usually several hundred feet below the surface．Sand is very porous (可渗透的)，so most water runs right

through it and down to the bedrock．

Deserts consist of many millions of tons of sand．There is only one natural force capable of moving it in noticeable amounts：the wind．Although，in an average dust storm，ten cubic feet of air only holds about an ounce of sand，a cubic mile of air can move about 4,600 tons of it，leading to erosion (侵蚀)．A severe storm is capable of moving as much as 100 million tons of sand and dust．

In certain areas where large quantities of sand are moved by storms，erosion digs all the way down to the water table，putting it just beneath the surface Seeds planted in the ground there are capable of extending roots into the moist land，producing an oasis．

Sometimes．the oasis produced by the wind can be very large when vast tracts of desert are wiped clean by storms．The great Kharga oasis in the Sahara，for example，is over 100 miles long and 12 to 50 miles in width. The oasis was produced when erosion caused the edges of the hollow places to sink down to the water table.

63．What does “it” in Paragraph 4 refer to_______．

A．erosion        B．water table          C．sand                      D．storm

64．How many conditions of the oasis formation are mentioned in the passage without considering

The wind and seeds?

A．3                B．4                        C．5                           D．6

65．We can infer from the passage ________．

A．there is at least one spring on an oasis

B．the bedrock is usually just right below the surface

C．the great Kharga oasis is the biggest oasis in the world

D．the great Kharga oasis is at a low altitude

66．In the last paragraph，the author mentions the great Kharga oasis as an example to_______．

A．introduce the great oasis to the readers

B．tell how the oasis was produced by rain

C．show the oasis produced by the wind can be very large

D．tell it’s easy to form oases in the desert after storms

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She looked at the map，_____ her memory of the life on the island．

A．relaxing　　　　　　　　　　　 B．relieving

C．reminding　　　　　　　　　　 D．refreshing

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On the island of New Zealand, there is a grasshopper-like species of insect that is found nowhere else on earth. New Zealanders have given it the nickname weta, which is a native Maori word meaning “god of bad looks”. It’s easy to see why anyone would call this insect a bad-looking bug. Most people feel disgusted at the sight of these bulky(笨重的)，slow-moving creatures.

Wetas are natural creatures; they come out of their caves and holes only after dark. A gaint weta can grow to over three inches long and weigh as much as 1.5 ounces. Giant wetas can hop up to two feet at a time. Some of them live in trees, and others live in caves. They are very long-lived for insects, and some adult wetas can live as long as two years. Just like their cousins grasshoppers and crickets, wetas are able to “sing” by rubbing their leg parts together, or against their lower bodies.

Most people probably don’t feel sympathy for these endangered creatures, but they do need protecting. The slow and clumsy wetas have been around on the island since the times of the dinosaurs, and have evolved and survived in an environment where they had no enemies until rats came to the island with European immigrants. Since rats love to hunt and eat wetas, the rat population on the island has grown into a real problem for many of the native species that are unaccustomed to its presence, and poses a serious threat to the native weta population.

1..According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?

The weta is a newly discovered insect species.

The Maoris nicknamed themselves “Wetas”.

The Europeans brought wetas to New Zealand.

Wetas are unpleasant to the eye.

2..The strange thing about wetas is that they can produce pleasant sounds by ________.

A. rubbing their body parts

B. moving slowly on the ground

C. hopping up to two feel at a time

D. coming out only at night

3.Which of the following descriptions of wetas is accurate?

A. They are quick in movement.

B. They are decreasing in number.

C. They are very active in the daytime.

D. They have a short lifespan for insects.

4.The underlined word “its” in the last paragraph is the closest in meaning to “_________”.

A. The dinosaur’s　 B. The weta’s　　　 C. The island’s　　　 D. The rat’s

5.From which of the following is the passage LEAST likely to be taken?

A. A science magazine.　　　　　　 B. A travel guide.　　

C. A business journal.　　　　 　　 D. biology textbook.

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On the island of New Zealand, there is a grasshopper-like species of insect that is found nowhere else on earth. New Zealanders have given it the nickname weta, which is a native Maori word meaning “god of bad looks”. It’s easy to see why anyone would call this insect a bad-looking bug. Most people feel disgusted at the sight of these bulky(笨重的)，slow-moving creatures.

Wetas are natural creatures; they come out of their caves and holes only after dark. A giant weta can grow to over three inches long and weigh as much as 1.5 ounces. Giant wetas can hop up to two feet at a time. Some of them live in trees, and others live in caves. They are very long-lived for insects, and some adult wetas can live as long as two years. Just like their cousins grasshoppers and crickets, wetas are able to “sing” by rubbing their leg parts together, or against their lower bodies.

Most people probably don’t feel sympathy for these endangered creatures, but they do need protecting. The slow and clumsy wetas have been around on the island since the times of the dinosaurs, and have evolved and survived in an environment where they had no enemies until rats came to the island with European immigrants. Since rats love to hunt and eat wetas, the rat population on the island has grown into a real problem for many of the native species that are unaccustomed to its presence, and poses a serious threat to the native weta population.

1..According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?

The weta is a newly discovered insect species.

The Maoris nicknamed themselves “Wetas”.

The Europeans brought wetas to New Zealand.

Wetas are unpleasant to the eye.

2..The strange thing about wetas is that they can produce pleasant sounds by ________.

A. rubbing their body parts

B. moving slowly on the ground

C. hopping up to two feel at a time

D. coming out only at night

3.Which of the following descriptions of wetas is accurate?

A. They are quick in movement.

B. They are decreasing in number.

C. They are very active in the daytime.

D. They have a short lifespan for insects.

4.The underlined word “its” in the last paragraph is the closest in meaning to “_________”.

A. The dinosaur’s　 　　　　 B. The weta’s

C. The island’s　　 　　　 D. The rat’s

5.From which of the following is the passage LEAST likely to be taken?

A. A science magazine.　　　　　　 B. A travel guide.　　

C. A business journal.　　　　　　 D. biology textbook.

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