The exhibition _____ such endangered animals as the giant panda and the Siberian tiger and describes the work being done to protect them.
A. exploits B. features
C. demonstrates D. inspects
高三英语单项填空中等难度题
The exhibition _____ such endangered animals as the giant panda and the Siberian tiger and describes the work being done to protect them.
A. exploits B. features
C. demonstrates D. inspects
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The exhibition _____ such endangered animals as the giant panda and the Siberian tiger and describes the work being done to protect them.
A. exploits B. features
C. demonstrates D. inspects
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If you exhibit positive characteristics such as honesty and helpfulness, the chances are that you will be thought as a good-looking person, for a new study has found that the perception (认知) of physical attractiveness is influenced by a person's personality.
The study, which was led by Gary W.Lewandowski, has found that people who exhibit negative characteristics, such as unfairness and rudeness, appear to be less physically attractive to observers.In the study, the participants viewed photographs of opposite-sex individuals and rated them for attractiveness before and after being provided with information about their personalities.
After personality information was received, participants also rated the probability of each individual' s becoming a friend and a dating partner.Information on personality was found to significantly change the probability, showing that cognitive (认知的) processes modify (修改) judgments of attractiveness.
"Thinking a person as having a desirable personality makes the person more suitable in general as a close relationship partner of any kind," said Lewandowski.
The findings show that a positive personality leads to greater expectation of becoming friends, which leads to greater expectation of becoming romantic partners and, finally, to being viewed as more physically attractive.The findings remained consistent regardless of how "attractive" the individual was formerly thought to be or of the participants' current relationship status.
"This research provides a positive outcome by reminding people that personality goes a long way toward determining your attractiveness; it can even change people's impressions of how good-looking you are," said Lewandowski.
1.In the study the participants were required to _____.
A.try to make friends with each other
B.try to prove positive characters make people more attractive
C.exhibit negative characters such as unfairness and rudeness
D.rate one's attractiveness by photos before and after knowing her or his personality
2.Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage?
A.The research reminds people to pay more attention to the personality.
B.Personality can change people's impressions of one's appearance.
C.The judgment of one's attractiveness always stays unchanged.
D.Positive personality may lead to more friends.
3.The passage is written in a(n) _____ tone.
A.subjective B.objective C.skeptical D.negative
4.Who are the intended readers of this passage?
A.People with positive characteristics.
B.Good-looking people.
C.People with negative characteristics.
D.General people.
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
If you exhibit positive characteristics such as honesty and helpfulness, the chances are that you will be thought as a good-looking person, for a new study has found that the perception (认知) of physical attractiveness is influenced by a person's personality.
The study, which was led by Gary W.Lewandowski, has found that people who exhibit negative characteristics, such as unfairness and rudeness, appear to be less physically attractive to observers.In the study, the participants viewed photographs of opposite-sex individuals and rated them for attractiveness before and after being provided with information about their personalities.
After personality information was received, participants also rated the probability of each individual' s becoming a friend and a dating partner.Information on personality was found to significantly change the probability, showing that cognitive (认知的) processes modify (修改) judgments of attractiveness.
"Thinking a person as having a desirable personality makes the person more suitable in general as a close relationship partner of any kind," said Lewandowski.
The findings show that a positive personality leads to greater expectation of becoming friends, which leads to greater expectation of becoming romantic partners and, finally, to being viewed as more physically attractive.The findings remained consistent regardless of how "attractive" the individual was formerly thought to be or of the participants' current relationship status.
"This research provides a positive outcome by reminding people that personality goes a long way toward determining your attractiveness; it can even change people's impressions of how good-looking you are," said Lewandowski.
1.In the study the participants were required to _____.
A.try to make friends with each other
B.try to prove positive characters make people more attractive
C.exhibit negative characters such as unfairness and rudeness
D.rate one's attractiveness by photos before and after knowing her or his personality
2.What's the CORRECT order of how cognitive processes modify judgments of attractiveness?
a.find a person with a positive personality
b.view the person more physically attractive
c.want to make friends with the person
d.want to be his/ her romantic partner
A.a→c→d→b B.d→c→b→a C.c→b→a→d D.a→d→c→b
3.Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage?
A.The research reminds people to pay more attention to the personality.
B.Personality can change people's impressions of one's appearance.
C.The judgment of one's attractiveness always stays unchanged.
D.Positive personality may lead to more friends.
4.The passage is written in a(n) _____ tone.
A.subjective B.objective C.sceptical D.negative
5.Who are the intended readers of this passage?
A.People with positive characteristics.
B.Good-looking people.
C.People with negative characteristics.
D.General people.
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Birds are the only animals with feathers, although some other animals, such as insects and bats, also have wings.Nearly all birds can fly, and even flightless birds, such as ostriches (鸵鸟), penguins, evolved from flying ancestors.
Birds are found worldwide in many habitats.They can fly over some of the highest mountains on earth as well as both of the earth’s poles, dive through water to depths of more than 250m, and occupy habitats with the most extreme climates on the planet, including arctic tundra (冻土地带) and the Sahara Desert.Certain kinds of seabirds are commonly seen over the open ocean thousands of kilometers from the nearest land, but all birds must come ashore to raise their young.
Highly developed animals, birds are sensitive and responsive, colorful and graceful, with habits that excite interest and inquiry.People have long been fascinated by birds, in part because birds are found in the same habitats in which humans live.And like people, most species of birds are active during daylight hours.Humans find inspiration in birds’ capacity for flight and in their musical calls.Humans also find birds useful---their flesh and eggs for food, their feathers for warmth, and their companionship.Perhaps a key basis for our friendliness with birds is the similarity of our sensory worlds: Both birds and humans rely more heavily on hearing and color vision than on smell.Birds are useful indicators of the quality of the environment, because the health of bird populations mirrors the health of our environment.The rapid decline in birds populations and the accelerating extinction rates of birds in the world’s forests, grassland, wetlands, and islands are therefore reasons for great concern.
1.Which of the following would be the best title of the text?
A.Animals with Feathers and Wings
Our friendliness with birds
C.An introduction to Birds
D.Bird’s life
2.What does the second paragraph mainly tell us ?
A.Bird’s friendship Bird’s habitats
C.Bird’s raising D.Bird’s environment
3.Which of following is NOT true according to the passage ?
A.Bird’s flying abilities and musical calls inspire humans greatly.
Birds live in the same surroundings in which humans live.
C.Both birds and humans rely more heavily on hearing and smell than on color vision.
D.Bird’s flesh and eggs for food, bird’s feathers for warmth, and their companionship are useful to us.
4.From the text it may imply but NOT state that __________.
A.the environment is being damaged seriously
if you want to raise birds, you should pay attention to environment
C.the environment affects the human beings
D.bird populations decrease rapidly
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
The government has made laws to protect animals,so the number of the endangered animals ________ in recent years.
A.had grown B.grew
C.has grown D.is growing
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Panda is one of remaining endangered animals in the world.
A.The; The B.A; a C.The; a D.不填;the
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Golden lion tamarins (GLT) are among the most endangered animals on earth. They have fur which ranges in color from reddish orange to golden brown. They are the smallest monkeys in the world,and they weigh only half a kilogram. They move quickly through the forest. Each group of these delightful creatures needs a living space of about two square kilometres of thick forest. They are named after lions because of the ring of fur around their faces. Their only natural habitat(栖息地)is the Atlantic forest in Brazil.
Sadly,it is unusual to see a GLT nowadays,and there are very few of them left because they are hunted for the pet trade. In addition,the rapid expansion in the human population has resulted in the need for more land to grow crops,leaving them homeless.
GLTs live in close family groups. In the1970s,the Brazilian scientist,Eduardo Figueiro, realized what was happening to this rare animal,and began trying to save them,which has been supported by the government. He said,“It's so important to protect the animal,who evolved more than 20 million years ago. The worst problem is that the monkeys cannot travel without tree cover. It is trees that connect these groups. In this way,the monkeys can meet and socialize with each other. " Meanwhile , special patrols(巡逻) have been organized by government in the reserves to prevent hunting and forest fires.
As a result of these actions,the number of GLTs has grown to about 1500. There are also another 450 living in zoos throughout the world. Here they can be seen living in happy and close family groups,with the male gently taking much of the responsibility for the young.
1.The main idea of Paragraph 1 is GLTs' .
A. main characteristics B. present situations
C. value D. habitat
2.According to Figueiro,to save GLTs the most important thing is to .
A. prevent forest fires B. keep as many trees as possible
C. educate people to stop hunting them D. make them live in close family groups
3.What can be inferred from the text
A. GLTs are dying out nowadays.
B. Some GLTs feed on tree leaves.
C. Some GLTs are living in the Atlantic forest.
D. Brazil has been taking active actions to save GLTs.
4.We can conclude from the text that zoos
A. keep GLTs to separate them from each other
B. have taken a key role in the pet trade of GLTs
C. are helping raise GLTs to increase their population
D. catch GLTs and kill them cruelly to get their fur
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Over the past century, an alarming number of animals have become endangered or even extinct. Below are some animals whose numbers have been rapidly dropping in recent years.
Panda Bear
One of the biggest reasons contributing to the decline in the panda species is the destruction of its natural habitat. Farmers in China have gradually been claiming more and more of the land. As a result, pandas are forced to move away to places where it is hard to find bamboo for food.
Green Turtle
The green sea turtle species has survived for several millions of years, so you might wonder why it’s only becoming endangered now. A major cause is the change in climate and temperature, which both affect the hatching rates of turtle eggs. Climate changes also cause violent weather and rising water levels to flood areas where turtles usually go to lay their eggs. Apart from this, oil spills and other poisonous pollution, as well as increased fishing activities can cause sickness, or even death to the green turtles.
Cheetah
Cheetahs are famous for being the fastest animal on land but even they can’t run from some of the larger threats that have harmed them. Like the panda bears, cheetahs have gradually been losing their natural homes due to humans claiming land and developing in those areas. To make matters even worse, smaller animals move away when these areas are occupied, which means that the cheetah has less food! Don’t forget that other large animals, such as lions, are also fighting for any food that they can find, so occasionally young cheetahs end up as prey too.
Indian Elephant
Elephants are extremely intelligent animals and also the largest mammals that live on land. Sadly, in Asia many elephants were killed so that people could remove their tusks to use as decorative objects. While this practice has been banned now, some people still illegally continue. Forests in India have also been steadily destroyed and elephants are sometimes killed when they end up on human territory.
1.Humans’ increasing demand for land doesn’t affect the number of ________.
A. Indian elephants B. cheetahs
C. panda bears D. green turtles
2.We can save the largest mammals living on land by ________.
A. planting more bamboos
B. helping them find mates
C. stopping hunting them
D. preventing poisonous pollution
3.The living conditions of the fastest animal on land become worse because ________.
A. forests have been destroyed
B. they are threatened by humans and larger animals
C. people are fond of hunting wild animals
D. no law bans people from removing their tusks
高三英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
After many years on the endangered list of animals, Japan’s Amami Black rabbit can finally breathe a sigh of relief — That’s because this year, the rare animal is no longer in danger of dying out!
The effort to save the dark-furred rabbit, often called “a living fossil”, began in 1921, when the Japanese government promoted it to the status of “natural monument”. This meant that it could not be hunted down for food. However, when that did not work, it got yet another promotion to “special natural monument”, which meant that the rabbit could not be trapped or hunted.
While that helped, it was not enough — By 2004 with only 2,000-5,000 specimen (样本) left in the wild, the Amami rabbit was officially declared endangered! The reason for the serious population decrease was due to loss of habitat caused by forest clearing for home and agriculture use and the introduction of a new species not native to the island — the Mongoose. Brought in to get rid of the snake population, the Mongoose instead seemed to prefer the black rabbit. In 2005, the government carried out a strict mongoose capture (捕获) order and slowly but surely, the rabbit started to come back.
This rabbit live in a rather unusual lifestyle. Its ideal habitat is a forest that features both trees and large grasses — the former to find acorns (橡树子) to feed on and the latter, to hide its babies. That's because to protect them from being eaten by their enemies, the Amami rabbit buries them deep into the ground among the grasses and covers them up with dirt during the day. Then, in the middle of the night, still keeping a vigilant eye out for their enemies, it digs them out from their hiding place and feeds them. No wonder the animal is sometimes called “midnight rabbit”.
Though many measures have been taken to stop this furry animal from being wiped out from the world, there are many more that are still in danger. We surely hope that officials in other parts of the world try their best to save the endangered species.
1.The status of “natural monument” means ________.
A. you can’t kill them
B. you can’t capture them
C. you can’t catch them for food
D. you can’t trap or hunt them
2.Why was the rabbit still in danger after it was promoted to “special natural monument”?
A. Because it was always eaten by snakes.
B. Because people still wanted to capture it for food.
C. Because the rabbit lives in a rather unusual lifestyle.
D. Because of loss of habitat and a new species.
3.In Amami rabbit’s ideal habitat, large grasses are used ________.
A. to feed on
B. to protect its babies
C. to hide themselves
D. to give birth to babies
4.The underlined word “vigilant” in the fourth paragraph can be replaced by ________.
A. watchful B. uninterested C. fearful D. shiny
5.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A. Many officials don’t pay attention to the black Amami rabbit.
B. The black Amami rabbit was no longer endangered.
C. Saving the black Amami rabbit still has a long way to go.
D. The measures taken to protect the black Amami rabbit were useless.
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