In the past hundred years, the world’s attitu...

In the past hundred years, the world’s attitude toward whales has changed a lot. The animals are no longer seen as frightening creatures and worldwide protection efforts have reduced whale hunting. Through careful observation, scientists have shown that whales are generally peaceful, playful creatures, and that they have a high level of intelligence.

But even now, some behaviour of whales is still a mystery. A lot of information gathered by whale researchers has raised new puzzles about the animals. Whales’ communication is particularly difficult to understand. Male humpbacks (also known as bulls) give off a sequence (一连串) of low moans（呻吟）, high screams and clicking noises. These noises are sometimes combined in songs that last as long as 30 minutes. And in a particular region, every male will sing the same song, making small changes every once in a while so that it evolves (逐渐形成) into a completely different song over time.

This behavior seems to be related to reproduction. During the mating (交配) season, a male humpback starts the long song sequence, stopping only to join a passing female whale (also known as a cow). Eventually, the bull and the cow may dive deep into the ocean, probably to mate. Male humpbacks’ songs are similar to what birds display to attract mates (配偶), except that the sound carries over many miles, attracting some other male humpbacks in the area. It’s very odd that a male would call his own competition to him, unless he actually wanted to test his strength against others. Some whale researchers believe that the songs are actually acoustic (听觉的) contests of strength.

1.What can we infer from the first paragraph?

A. We used to have wrong ideas about whales.

B. Whales are in danger of dying out today.

C. Whales have always been considered as fierce creatures.

D. Whales are only protected in some parts of the world.

2.We can learn from the second paragraph that 　　　　 .

A. male whales and female whales both sing songs

B. people can’t fully understand whales’ communication

C. people only understand the songs of male whales

D. the songs of male whales never change

3.The last paragraph suggests that male humpbacks sing songs most probably to 　　　　 .

A. find their own family members

B. work together with others to hunt

C. compete against other male humpbacks

D. frighten away other male humpbacks

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From July to October every year, about a quarter of the world’s blue whales feed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. But the whales currently face a major threat in their favorite feeding area. Ships carrying cargo (货物）sail in the same area at the same time. All too often, the whales’ paths and the ships’ travel lines overlap (重叠), and a ship will hit a whale.

According to a new study, these ship strikes have become a serious threat to the overall population of the world’s blue whales. Only about 10,000 of the creatures still exist worldwide. Blue whales are the largest known animals ever to live on Earth. Even so, if hit by a container ship, a blue whale will likely die from its injuries.

In 2007 alone, large ships killed five blue whales in the waters off San Francisco and Los Angeles, California. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) says that because there are so few whales already, losing three to five from the California whale population every year is a significant loss. “The estimated population of blue whales in this part of the Pacific is 2,500”, says Sean Hastings, a NOAA analyst. “So every whale counts toward this species moving off the endangered-species list.”

Now, marine scientists must figure out how to protect the whales from the giant container ships. One very simple program is already under way in the Santa Barbara Channel, a waterway that separates mainland California from the nearby Channel Islands.

The Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary has asked large container ships passing through the area to voluntarily slow down. Sailing slower will allow the ships‟ crew (船员）more time to change course before hitting a whale.

Several of the world’s largest shipping lines are set to participate in the new program. For every ship that passes through the Santa Barbara Channel at or below the reduced speed of 12 knots (海里/小时）, the company that owns the ship will be paid $2,500.

1.From Paragraph 1, we can know that_____.

A. people intend to illegally hunt blue whales for money

B. large ships often carrying goods may pollute the sea

C. the container ships may hit the blue whales frequently

D. there is fewer fish in blue whales‟ favorite feeding area

2.Why is the death of several whales regarded as significant loss to the world's blue whales?

A. Because the number of the blue whales is so small.

B. Because other blue whales will be scared away.

C. Because blue whales are the largest animals in the world.

D. Because many blue whales get killed throughout the year.

3.According to Sean Hastings, it’s inferred that 　　　　　　 .

A. the number of the blue whales is decreasing sharply.

B. the blue whales are still on the endangered-species list.

C. most of the world’s blue whales live in the Pacific Ocean.

D. blue whales are often disturbed by other endangered creatures.

4.What are the last three paragraphs mainly about?

A. The basic responsibility of a sailor.

B. Measures to protect the blue whales.

C. The world’s largest shipping lines.

D. Ways to slow down the speed of the ships.

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In the past hundred years, there have been frequent natural

disasters, _____ as floods, droughts, earthquakes. The disasters                1.________

have killed m_____ of people, destroyed countless homes, and           2.________

wiped out numerous ______ (piece) of land.                              3.________

Now more and more people become a_____ that those disasters           4.________

have much to do ______ what we have done to the earth. We have cut     5.________

down many trees in the forests, and have badly ______ (pollute)             6.________

the environment. As a ______, climates have become worse and worse.    7.________

The earth is our home-planet. It’s urgent for us to stop _____ (damage)        8.________

it, and to do our best to p____ it and make it a lovely place suitable to live      9.________

in, for we have n____ to go and survive except where we are now.            10.________

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Every year there are hundreds of earthquakes in different parts of the world. In Sept.1923, Tokyo and Yokohama were both destroyed by an earthquake and the fires that followed it. They had to be completely rebuilt. One of the most serious earthquakes was in China’s Shanxi Province in 1556. It killed almost one million people.

We measure an earthquake’s strength on the Richter scale. The Richter scale was introduced in 1935 in Southern California in the USA. It measures earthquakes on a scale of one to ten. Any earthquake measuring five or more is usually serious.

The earth’s crust (地壳) is made up of layers of rock called plates. As these plates move, they sometimes crash against each other, causing the crust to quake. In cities such as Tokyo, where small quakes happen quite often, many modern buildings are designed to be flexible so when the earth moves, they move with it.

Earthquakes can also break up gas or oil pipes. This can cause fires to break out, which can do as much damage as the earthquake itself.

Another effect of earthquakes is tsunamis (海啸). These are huge waves created by earthquakes beneath the sea. They can be many meters high and cause great damage to coastal towns and cities.

China, Japan, Russia and the USA have the highest occurrence (发生) of earthquakes in the world.

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In the past few years, so many areas throughout the world have been hit by such destructive earthquakes, snowstorms and tsunamis ________ we have never experienced before, ________ makes us worried a lot about nature disasters.

A. that; that     B. as; which      C. which; it     D. when; as

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Rare species in the world, ______ by hundreds every year, must be jointly preserved by all countries, or humans will encounter ecological disaster in the near future.

A. disappeared     B. disappearing     C. disappear     D.having disappeared

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This year some twenty-three hundred teenagers from all over the world will spend about ten months in US homes through an exchange program. They will attend US schools ,meet US teenagers, and form impressions of the real American teenagers . American teenagers will go to other countries to learn new languages and gain a new understanding of the rest of the world.

Fred, nineteen, spent last year in Germany with George's family . In turn, George's son, Mike, spent a year in Fred's home in America.

Fred, knew little German when he arrived, but after two month's study, the language began to come to him . School was completely different from what he had expected -much harder. They took fourteen subjects instead of the six that are usual in the United States.

"Back home ,you pick up some friends in a car and go out and have a good time ,In Germany ,you walk ,but you soon learn to like it."

At the same time ,in America ,Mike ,a friendly German boy ,was also forming his idea ."I suppose I should criticize American schools ,"he says ."It is far too easy by our level .But I have to say that I like it very much .In Germany we do nothing but study . Here we take part in many outside activities. I think that maybe your schools are better in training for citizens .There ought to be some middle ground between the two."

1.The whole exchange program is mainly to ­_________

A．help teenagers in other countries know the real America

B．send students in America to travel in Germany

C．let students learn something about other countries

D．have teenagers learn new languages

2.What did Fred and Mike agree on?

A．America has better traffic.

B．German schools were harder than American schools.

C．Americans and Germans were both friendly

D．There were more cars on the streets in America.

3.What is particular in American schools ?

A．There is some middle ground between the two teaching buildings.

B．There are a lot of after-school activities.

C．Students usually take 14 subjects in all.

D．Students go outside to enjoy themselves in a car

4.What did Mike think after experiencing the American school life?

A．A better education should include something good from both America and Germany.

B．German schools trained students to be better citizens

C．American schools were not as good as German schools.

D．The easy life in the American school was more helpful to students.

5.The underlined word “criticize” in the last paragraph can be replaced by"_________"

A．praise            B．regret            C．ignore            D．accuse

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Rare species in the world, ______ by hundreds every year, must be jointly preserved by all countries, or humans will encounter ecological disaster in the near future.

A. disappeared     B. disappearing     C. disappear         D.having disappeared

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We often think of future．We often wonder what the world would be like in a hundred years' time.

Think of space, perhaps a permanent(永久的) station on the moon will have been set up．Perhaps people will be able to visit the moon as tourists．Cheap rockets for space travel will have been developed, permitting long journeys throughout the solar system(太阳系)．When that time comes, people will be taking holidays in space and visiting other planets．Great progress will have been discovered for the most terrible of all diseases—cancer．Pollution is a problem we must solve．In a hundred years' time it will have been controlled.

All the world will have been developed—even Antarctica．There will be large cities in Antarctica．We already have supersonic(超音速的) flight, but in a hundred years' time we will have supersonic land travel as well.

We will have used up most of earth's land to build our cities, so floating cities will have been built．The Japanese already have plans for cities of this kind．And there will be cities under the sea．The first of these will have been completed.

1.We will have developed __________ in a hundred years' time, permitting long journeys all over the solar system.

2.Man will also have supersonic land travel ____________．

3.The last paragraph mainly talks about _____________.

4.The best title for the passage is ______________.

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We often think of future. We often wonder what the world would be like in a hundred years’time.

Think of space，perhaps a permanent(永久的) station on the moon will have been set up. Perhaps people will be able to visit the moon as tourists. Cheap rockets for space travel will have been developed，permitting long journeys throughout the solar system(太阳系). When that time comes，people will be taking holidays in space and visiting other planets. Great progress will have been made in medicine，too. Perhaps a cure will have been discovered for the most terrible of all diseases—cancer. Pollution is a problem we must solve. In a hundred years’time it will have been controlled.

All the world will have been developed — even Antarctica. There will be large cities in Antarctica. We already have supersonic(超音速的) flight，but in a hundred years’time we will have supersonic land travel as well.

We will have used up most of earth’s land to build our cities， so floating cities will have been built. The Japanese already have plans for cities of this kind. And there will be cities under the sea. The first of these will have been completed.

1.We will have developed ______ in a hundred years’time，permitting long journeys all over the solar system.

A. cheap rockets for space travel　　　 B. a plane

C. a spaceship　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　 D. a satellite

2.Man will also have supersonic land travel ______.

A. in a year　　　　　　　　　　 　 B. about half a century later

C. in the year 2050　　　　　　　 D. about a century later

3.The last paragraph mainly talks about ______.

A. we’ll make good use of space on the earth

B. cities under the sea

C. Japan will first build floating cities

D. earth’s land is in danger

4. The best title for the passage is ______.

A. Travel in the Future　　　　　　　　 B. Future Life

C. Where to Live in the Future　　　　 D. Space Travel

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