．Sheep on a remote Scottish island are gradua...

．Sheep on a remote Scottish island are gradually shrinking _______ global warming, according to a study published in the journal Science.

A. on account of          B. by means of              C. in case of                   D. in spite of

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The Shiants, remote, cliff-edged islands off the coast of Scotland are home to 350,000 seabirds. This is the starting point for National Geographic contributor Adam Nicolson’s new book, The Seabirds Cry. Celebrating 10 species in detail, he describes the unbelievable recovery of seabirds and the many adaptations that have enabled them to survive and navigate the oceans, while sounding a loud call for their conservation among severely falling numbers.

Speaking from his home in Sussex, England, Nicolson explains why guillemot (海雀) colonies are information exchange centers: how new research is showing that those long-distance travelers. The shearwaters, "smell" their way across the globe; and what we can do to support seabird populations.

National Geographic has just kicked off Year of the Bird with a cover story by Jonathan Franzen titled "Why Birds Matter ". The beginning of Year of the Bird is beneficial to birds. Nicolson said, "Ill ask you the same question-why? For me, these seabirds are symbols of uniqueness. There is so much on the land where the rest of the living world seems to be controlled by us, but when you go to seabird colonies, there is this pumping, loud and raging uniqueness. It's a glance of the untouched world. ”

“The reason why it's untouched is that, until recently, we have not controlled the oceans that the seabirds depend on. More of them have survived in greater numbers than most other creatures in the developed world, where huge amounts of the animal kingdom have been removed by us. And so one reason these birds matter is that they are symbols of what the world might be if we hadn't done so much damage to it. "He added.

“Seabirds also tend to disappear; they’re not reliably of our world, due to their migration and habits of life. Very deep in our consciousness is a sense that they are ambassadors from another world. And witnessing and feeling that is, I think, one of the great enlargers of life.” Nicolson explained.

1.What is the book The Seabirds Cry mainly about?

A. Seabirds on an island.　　 B. The extinction of seabirds.

C. The importance of seabird.　　 D. Seabirds in the author's hometown.

2.What can we learn from Nicolson’s speech?

A. The wisdom of seabirds.　　 B. Ways to protect seabird.

C. Migration routes of seabirds.　　 D. The harder situation of seabirds.

3.What does the underlined phrase "kicked off" in paragraph 3 mean?

A. Watched out for　　 B. Cut across

C. Expressed　　 D. Started

4.Which is a lucky thing for seabirds in Nicolson’s view?

A. The sea is too large to be polluted.

B. The sea isn't entirely governed by humans.

C. The seabirds are able to fit the environment.

D. The seabirds are living in the developed world.

高三英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

If steel is heavier than water, why are ships able to　 on the sea?

A. float　　　　　　 　　 　 B. drown

C. shrink　　　　　　 　　 D. split

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

If steel is heavier than water, why are ships able to 　　　　 on the sea?

A. float　　　　　　　 B. drown　　　　　　　 C. shrink　　　　　　 D. split

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

With advances in transportation and information technology, even the most remote places on Earth are within reach of the traveler. In fact, tourism is now the world’s largest industry, with nature tourism growing the fastest. 1. In response to this increasing appreciation of nature experiences, a new form of travel has arisen called ecotourism.

2. The Nature Conservancy adopts the concept explained by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN): Environmentally responsible travel to natural areas, in order to enjoy and appreciate nature that promotes conservation, has a low visitor influence and provides for beneficially active socio-economic involvement of local people.

Increased tourism to sensitive natural areas without appropriate planning and management can threaten (威胁) the whole of ecosystems and local cultures.3. Likewise, local communities and can be harmed in numerous ways by crowded foreign visitors and wealth.

4. Ecotourism can provide much-needed reveriues (收益) for the protecting of national parks and other natural areas, which might not be available from other sources.

Additionally, ecotourism can provide a practical economic development alternative for local communities with few other income-generating options. Besides, ecotourism can increase the level of education and activism (积极) among travelers.5.

A. What is ecotourism?

B. The growth of the ecotourism income is also beneficial to the local people.

C. And it makes them more enthusiastic and effective spokesmen for conservation.

D. But most of the tourism in natural areas nowadays is not ecotourism at all.

E. However, this same growth does good to both conservation and local communities.

F. People want to experience nature, but should try not to affect the natural environment.

G. The increase of visitors to ecologically sensitive areas can lead to much environmental damage.

高三英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析

New Yorkers are gradually getting used to more bicyclers on those hot blue City Bikes．But what about local bike shops? Is City Bike rolling up riders at their expense? At Gotham Bikes in Tribeca，manager W．Ben said the shop has seen an increase in its overall sales due to the bike-share program．“It’s getting more people on the road，”he said．James Ryan，an employee at Danny’s Cycles，said City Bike is a good option for people to ease in a city famous for its traffic jams．“They can try out a bike without buying one．”he said．

Rentals are not a big part of the business at either Gotham Bikes or Danny’s Cycles．But for Frank’s Bike Shop，a small business on Christopher St．，the bike—share program has been bad news．Owner Frank Arroyo said his rental business has decreased by 90％ since City Bike was rolled out last month．Arroyo’s main rental customers are European tourists，who have since been drawn away by City Bikes．

However，Ben said the bike—share is good for bike sales at his shop．“People have used the bike—share and realized how great it is to bike in the city，then decide that they want something Dicer for themselves，”he noted．Andrew Crooks，owner of NYC Velo，at 64 Second Ave．，said at first he Was concerned about bike—share，though，he admitted，“I was happy to see people on bikes．It seemed like a great idea，but one that would be difficult to implement(实施)．”Crooks said he worried about inexperienced riders’ lack of awareness of biking rules and strong negative reaction from non—cyclists．However，he said．it’s still too early to tell if his business has been impacted．While it’s possible that bike—share will cause a drop in business，Crooks thought that the idea was a positive step forward for New York City．

1.What happened to Gotham Bikes as a result of the bike—share program?

A．It found its bike sales unaffected．

B．It shifted its business to rentals．

C．It saw its bike sales on the rise．

D．It rented more bikes to tourists．

2.What is the author’s chief concern about the increasing use of City Bikes?

A．How non—cyclists respond to the program．

B．How local bike shops owners oppose the program．

C．How it affects local bike businesses．

D．How the safety of bike riders can be ensured．

3.Why is the bike—share program bad news for Frank’s Bike Shop?

A．It is hard to implement the bike—share program．

B．Its customers have been drawn away by City Bikes．

C．Its bike prices have to be lowered again and again．

D．It has to compete with the city’s bike rental shops．

4.What is the attitude of most bike shop owners towards City Bike?

A．Negative．　　 B．Doubtful．

B．Indifferent． D．Positive．

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Focus on what you are supposed to do every day and you __________ gradual progress.

A．make B．will make C．made D．would make

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Rabbit Island is a tiny and remote island off northern Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula. Its _______ nature is the perfect destination for artists to come and _______ their creativity. New Yorker Rob Gorski _______ the island in 2010, who wanted to protect its natural state. He also saw a(n) _______ to create a setting where artists could get close to _______ and create their great works.

Gorski set up the Rabbit Island Foundation, whose main goal is to host artistic _______ during the summer while also teaching and _______ conservation.

Artists, with the _______ that the island should largely remain untouched, are _______ to a two-week period of reflective engagement in a wilderness unlike anywhere else in the world. They ________ a “leave no trace” policy. Small solar panels are used to generate electricity and buildings are simple with nothing ________ left in place. “Rabbit Island exists to encourage the community to ________ the most fundamental part of our age — the environment and the human relationship to it. We challenge artists to take ________ and create bold works challenging the assumptions of the landscape created by previous ________, said Gorski.

Most artists say they have a better understanding and ________ of nature after the experience, which, in turn, gives them many creative inspirations.

1.A.undesired B.undeveloped C.unnamed D.unknown

2.A.display B.assess C.sharpen D.inspire

3.A.purchased B.developed C.ignored D.occupied

4.A.sign B.possibility C.opportunity D.invitation

5.A.heaven B.people C.life D.nature

6.A.parties B.programs C.games D.shows

7.A.opposing B.raising C.recording D.advocating

8.A.hobby B.topic C.belief D.plan

9.A.invited B.exposed C.addicted D.related

10.A.organize B.draw C.follow D.imagine

11.A.permanent B.popular C.available D.portable

12.A.put on B.focus on C.turn on D.agree on

13.A.risks B.turns C.duties D.notes

14.A.groups B.races C.fans D.generations

15.A.description B.communication C.appreciation D.recreation

高三英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析

A strange army of giants stands around the edges of a remote island in the Pacific Ocean. Or at least that's how it might appear. The figures lining Easter Island are actually huge stones carved to look like hulking(笨重的) human figures. The statues have “guarded” these coasts for centuries. But not even the islanders are sure how they got there. Join scientific detectives as they investigate this historical mystery.

The Mystery

Nearly a thousand giant stone figures stand side by side on Easter Island, now a part of Chile. Called moai (MOH-eye) by the locals, the statues can weigh more than 80 tons—about as much as ten whales—and some stand as tall as a three-story building.

Scientists think islanders began creating the moai some 800 years ago to honor their ancestors. In land, scientists found a volcanic crater and dug out ancient tools there used to carve figures from the volcanic rock. But the crater(火山口) is far from where most of the statues now stand. And scientists know the people didn't have wheels or animals to move the rock giants.

So how did the stone figures travel as far as 11 miles from the crater to the island's coasts? Some ideas are pretty wild—people have suggested that the moai walked by themselves, or even that space aliens beamed down to lend a hand. Scientists struggled to Easter Island to find out the truth.

The Detectives

"Heave-ho!" cry a group of scientists as they pull on ropes tied to a huge statue. The investigators are seeking clues about the moai in one of Easter Island's green valleys. Wondering if the islanders could have transported the statues upright with just rope and muscle power, they wrapped three strong ropes around the forehead of a ten-foot-tall moai copy. With several people pulling each rope, they're able to rock the 10,000-pound figure side to side, moving it forward with every tug(拖拽). "The statue's shape makes this movement fairly easy," team leader Carl Lipo says.

In the past, researchers have tried other moving methods. One group tied rope to the top and base of an actual moai and attempted to drag it forward with twisting motions. Another team laid a real 13-foot moai onto a giant log and pulled the log forward. All the experiments shared one result: The investigators got serious pain!

The Evidence

Although various scientific sleuths (侦查) found ways to move the moai, researchers still don't agree on what really happened. Some of these techniques might have only worked over short distances and on flat land. Others would have damaged the moai.

Many people think the statues were laid horizontally on wooden sleds which were dragged with rope across log tracks. "This would have been the safest way to move the moai," archaeologist Jo Anne Van Tilburg says. "It explains why hardly any are damaged."

But the truth may never be revealed.(Experts are pretty sure, though, that aliens weren't involved.)After all, the islanders stopped making the statues at least 300 years ago, later hundreds of islanders left the island or caught deadly diseases brought by explorers. Many of the moai's secrets disappeared with them. Today the only remaining witnesses to the events are the moai themselves. And the lips of these stone-faced giants are sealed.

1.How many possible ways of moving the rock giants are mentioned in the passage?

A. Three.            B. Four.            C. Five.            D. Six.

2.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A.The moai was created by the islanders 800 years ago to wish for good luck.

B.Some of the rock giants were damaged while being moved to where they are now.

C.All the witnesses to the secrets of the moai were infected with deadly diseases and died.

D.The statues were made of volcanic rocks with some handmade tools by the locals.

3.The underlined word "horizontally" in the last but one paragraph probably means ________.

A. temporarily on the ground

B. parallel to the ground

C. steadily on the ground

D. vertical to the ground

4.What is the best title of this passage?

A.Investigation Under Way.

B.Mystery of the Stone Giants.

C.Ways of Moving the Stone Giants.

D.The Unrevealed Truth.

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

The couple are spending their holiday on _____is described as one of the most beautiful islands.

A．that              B．what             C．which            D．where

高三英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析