The Galapagos Islands are in the Pacific Ocean, off the western coast of South America They are a rocky, lonely spot, but they are also one of the most unusual places in the world. One reason is that they are the home of some of the last giant tortoises(乌龟)left on earth.
Weighing hundreds of pounds, these tortoises go slowly around the rocks and sand of the islands. Strangely, each of these islands has its own particular kinds of tortoises. There are seven different kinds of tortoises on the eight islands, and each kind is slightly different from the other.
Hundreds of years ago, thousands of tortoises were around these islands. However, all that changed when people started landing there. When people first arrived in 1535, crews would seize as many tortoises as they could. They would roll the tortoises onto their backs when they were brought onto the ships. The tortoises were completely helpless once on their backs, so they could only lie there until used for soups and stews. Almost 100,000 tortoises were carried off in this way.
The tortoises faced other problems, too. Soon after the first ships, settlers arrived, bringing pigs, goats, donkeys, dogs and cats. A11 0f these animals ruined life for the tortoises. Donkeys and goats ate all the plants that the tortoises usually fed on, while the pigs, dogs and cats ate thousands of baby tortoises each year. Within a few years, it was hard to find any tortoise eggs-or even any baby tortoises.
Finally, in the 1950s, scientists decided that something must be done. The first part of their plan was to remove as many cats, dogs and other animals as they could from the islands. Next, they tried to make sure that more baby tortoises would be born; This slow, hard work continues today, and, thanks to it, the number of tortoises is now increasing every year. Perhaps these wonderful animals will not disappear after all
1.What can we learn from Paragraph i?
A. The Galapagos Islands are the biggest islands in the Pacific Ocean
B. The giant tortoises have all left the Galapagos Islands already.
C. The giant tortoises made the Galapagos Islands unusual places.
D .People have built many homes for the giant tortoises on the islands.
2.What is special about the tortoises according to Paragraph 2?
A. They weigh hundreds of pounds.
B. They move around very slowly.
C. There are different kinds of tortoises.
D. They are larger than the ones in other places.
3.What happened first?
A. Sailors took tortoises aboard the ships.
B. Scientists decided to take measures to protect the tortoises.
C. Pigs, dogs and cats ate many baby tortoises.
D. Settlers brought other as to the islands.
4. What happened soon after people brought animals to the islands?
A. Tortoise eggs were kept in safe containers.
B. The animals ate the tortoises' food and eggs.
C. The tortoises continued to wander freely.
D. The tortoises fought against the other animals.
5. What's the result of the scientists' effort?
A. The tortoises began to disappear gradually.
B. The number of tortoises began to decrease
C. Scientists took away other animals off the islands.
D. There are more and more giant tortoises on the islands.
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The Galapagos Islands are in the Pacific Ocean, off the western coast of South America They are a rocky, lonely spot, but they are also one of the most unusual places in the world. One reason is that they are the home of some of the last giant tortoises(乌龟)left on earth.
Weighing hundreds of pounds, these tortoises go slowly around the rocks and sand of the islands. Strangely, each of these islands has its own particular kinds of tortoises. There are seven different kinds of tortoises on the eight islands, and each kind is slightly different from the other.
Hundreds of years ago, thousands of tortoises were around these islands. However, all that changed when people started landing there. When people first arrived in 1535, crews would seize as many tortoises as they could. They would roll the tortoises onto their backs when they were brought onto the ships. The tortoises were completely helpless once on their backs, so they could only lie there until used for soups and stews. Almost 100,000 tortoises were carried off in this way.
The tortoises faced other problems, too. Soon after the first ships, settlers arrived, bringing pigs, goats, donkeys, dogs and cats. A11 0f these animals ruined life for the tortoises. Donkeys and goats ate all the plants that the tortoises usually fed on, while the pigs, dogs and cats ate thousands of baby tortoises each year. Within a few years, it was hard to find any tortoise eggs-or even any baby tortoises.
Finally, in the 1950s, scientists decided that something must be done. The first part of their plan was to remove as many cats, dogs and other animals as they could from the islands. Next, they tried to make sure that more baby tortoises would be born; This slow, hard work continues today, and, thanks to it, the number of tortoises is now increasing every year. Perhaps these wonderful animals will not disappear after all
1.What can we learn from Paragraph i?
A. The Galapagos Islands are the biggest islands in the Pacific Ocean
B. The giant tortoises have all left the Galapagos Islands already.
C. The giant tortoises made the Galapagos Islands unusual places.
D .People have built many homes for the giant tortoises on the islands.
2.What is special about the tortoises according to Paragraph 2?
A. They weigh hundreds of pounds.
B. They move around very slowly.
C. There are different kinds of tortoises.
D. They are larger than the ones in other places.
3.What happened first?
A. Sailors took tortoises aboard the ships.
B. Scientists decided to take measures to protect the tortoises.
C. Pigs, dogs and cats ate many baby tortoises.
D. Settlers brought other as to the islands.
4. What happened soon after people brought animals to the islands?
A. Tortoise eggs were kept in safe containers.
B. The animals ate the tortoises' food and eggs.
C. The tortoises continued to wander freely.
D. The tortoises fought against the other animals.
5. What's the result of the scientists' effort?
A. The tortoises began to disappear gradually.
B. The number of tortoises began to decrease
C. Scientists took away other animals off the islands.
D. There are more and more giant tortoises on the islands.
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Eleven leatherback turtles (棱皮龟) are swimming across the Pacific Ocean to the Galapagos Islands in a "race". It will be reported online to attract people’s attention to the situation of the endangered (濒危的) animals.
People have put small tracking devices (跟踪装备) on the turtles so that they can monitor their journeys as they head south from their birthplace to their feeding grounds near the Galapagos, about 1,500 km away.
People can choose a turtle online and track it at http://www.greatturtlerace.com. The turtle that travels furthest in two weeks’swimming will be the winner.
There is no prize for the winner of the "race". Rather, they just want to help people take notice of the dangers facing the animal that has lived in the oceans for 100 million years.
Scientists say 95 percent of the turtles in the Pacific Ocean have disappeared in the last 20 years, because of human activities like fishing, stealing their eggs and building near their homes.
Thousands of leatherback turtles lived at Playa Grande 10 years ago, but the number has dropped below 100 in the last 5 years.
The leatherback turtle "race" will not be broadcast on TV at the same time because the turtles leave Costa Rica at different times. Instead, a group will provide a day-to-day showing of the first 14 days of their journeys at the same time as if they were racing.
The activity will collect money to protect Playa Grande.
1.Why will the website report the "race"?
A. To let people know about a turtle’s habitat.
B. To tell people how to find turtles in the ocean.
C. To let people know the winner of the "race".
D. To attract people’s attention to the endangered species.
2.According to the passage, Playa Grande is ___.
A. the end of the "race"
B. one of the places where the turtles live
C. the starting place of the "race"
D. a place the turtles will have to pass in the race
3.What can we know from the passage?
A. The purpose of the "race" is to teach people more about turtles.
B. The "race" will be tracked by people in the ocean.
C. You can choose more than one turtle at http://www.greatturtlerace.com.
D. Most of the turtles in the Pacific Ocean have disappeared.
4.What is the best title for the passage?
A. Endangered Turtles "Race" Across the Pacific
B. Endangered Turtles Are Moving to Their Homes
C. Leatherback Turtles’Homes Are Being Lost
D. Endangered Turtles "Race" Against Humans
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Shanghai lies _____ the west of the Pacific Ocean, where you can’t find many islands ____ the coast.
A.on, off | B.to, along | C.in, off | D.on, along |
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Qingdao lies_____ the west of the Pacific Ocean, where we can not find many islands _____ the coast.
A. on; off B. to; along C. on; along D. in; off
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Located in the Indian Ocean, the Maldives (马尔代夫) are among the most beautiful islands in the world, with sandy white beaches, clear water, and amazing coral reefs (珊瑚礁). The country depends on tourism, fishing, and shipping. But the rising sea level and the carbon pollution causing warming oceans are threatening (威胁) their existence.
The Maldives have asked for international help. They are a tiny country. The World Bank, the United States, the European Union, and many other groups have offered money to develop safeguards against climate change.
To protect the islands, the Maldives have built sea walls and increased the elevation (海拔) of important buildings and services such as the two interactional airports, which lie just 165 feet from the coastline.
They're also building up islands such as the Hulhumale, The new island is surrounded by nine-foot sea walls. More than 40,000 people live there. The plan is to house 240, 000, providing new opportunities for jobs. The goal is an excellent planned community with sustainable housing and buildings sensitive to the environment and needs of the people.
The government will move people living on smaller, lower-lying islands to the new built-up islands. The new islands offer free houses, new schools, health hospitals, fresh water, and waste treatment. Depending on tourism, the country hopes to build 50 more tourist islands.
"Climate change is happening, but we are not leaving the Maldives to the sea," said Environment Minister Thoriq Ibrahim. The Maldives will protect their islands, people and tourism with new islands and ongoing island development against rising sea level.
1.What makes it difficult for the Maldives to exist?
A.Their tourism, fishing and shipping,
B.Their rising sea level and carbon pollution.
C.Their sandy white beaches and coral reefs.
D.Their distant islands and warning oceans,
2.Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A.The Maldives are a small country.
B.Many groups have helped the Maldives.
C.240,000 people live on the Hulhumale now.
D.The Hulhumale is surrounded by 9-foot sea walls.
3.Which of the following will Thoriq Ibrahim agree with?
A.The Maldives will be protected
B.The Maldivians will leave all the islands.
C.The Maldives should give up tourism,
D.The Maldives will sink to the sea.
4.Which of the following is the best title for this passage?
A.The Maldives and their tourism.
B.The Maldives and their rising sea level
C.The Maldives and their climate change.
D.The Maldives and their fight against rising sea level.
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There are many islands ________ the southeast coast of China.
A. to B. on C. in D. off
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Scientists around the world have been studying the warming of waters in the Pacific Ocean known as El Nino(厄尔尼诺). The appearance of El Nino is known to affect the weather around the world. Scientists still do not completely understand it. Yet they now find they can use it to tell about the future in different areas of the world.
One example is the work of two scientists at Columbia University in New York, Mark Cane and Gordon Eshel. A scientist of Zimbabwe, Roger Buckland worked with them. They have found that when El Nino appears, Zimbabwe has little or no rain. This means corn crops in Zimbabwe are poor. The last El Nino was in 1991 to 1993. That was when southeastern Africa suffered a serious lack of rain.
The scientists wrote about their recent work in the publication Nature. Their computer program can tell when an El Nino will develop up to a year before it does. They suggest that this could provide an effective early warning system for southern Africa, and could prevent many people from starving.
1.El Nino is known as ___.
A. the changing of the weather in southern Africa
B. the warming of waters in the Pacific Ocean
C. the weather which brings drought(旱灾) to Africa
D. the weather phenomenon (现象)that brings heavy rains to Africa
2.Scientists study El Nino in order that ___.
A. they can provide a kind of early warning to the place that will suffer from drought
B. they can tell why Zimbabwe has little or no rain
C. they can do some research work in this field.
D. they can put all this information into their computers.
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Nature is the name of the article written recently by the scientists.
B. Three scientists from the USA work on this subject.
C. Southern Africa suffered a serious drought and many people died from hunger.
D. El Nino has something to do with Zimbabwe’s poor crops.
4.What’s the best title for this passage?
A. Appearance of El Nino is Predictable(可预测的) B. Drought in Zimbabwe
C. Early Warning System D. Weather in Africa
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Sitting on the peaceful coast of Galapagos Islands. Ecuador, watching the sun move quietly into the sea, you shouldn't forget that Charles Darwin (1809-1882) arrived here in 1835. He stayed on the islands for five weeks, observing various animals. This finally inspired his famous work, On the Origin of Species. You can certainly follow Darwin's footsteps and enjoy a trip from four to seven days to the islands. The islands are certainly a paradise (天堂) for wildlife, as there are no natural killers on the islands and the number of boats and visitors is under government control. Though you cannot walk freely as Darwin did about 200 years ago, each day is as impressive as it could be. The most well-known animal of the Galapagos is the giant tortoise(巨型海龟), which can be seen moving slowly around the highlands of Sanra Cruz, the second largest island in the archipelago(群岛). Some of these creatures are so old that they might have been seen in their youth by Darwin himself. Despite strict control over activities and timing, your stay on the Galapagos will be remembered as a chain of incomparable pictures diving with sea lions that swim and play within inches of you; feeling small sharks touch your feet as you swim; and, most magically, seeing a whale and her baby surface with a great breath of air.
Travelling between the islands and observing the wildlife that so inspired Darwin, you will feel as though you are getting a special view of an untouched world. At night you will sleep on board the ship, leaving the wildlife in complete occupation of the islands, which are as undisturbed now as they have been since the beginning of time.
1.What do we know about Darwin's visit to the islands?
A. He completed his famous book on the islands
B. He studied different creatures on the islands
C. He was touched by the geography of the islands
D. He was attracted by well-known animals of the islands
2.Which of the following plays a role in making the islands "a paradise for wildlife"?
A. Animals on the islands feed on grass.
B. Local government forbids killing wildlife.
C. Tourists are not allowed to touch the animals.
D. People cannot visit the islands as they wish.
3.Your stay on the islands will be most impressive mainly because of_________.
A. a closer view of animals
B. Darwin's inspiring trip
C. The beautiful sea views
D. various daring activities
4.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. A Unique Attraction for Wildlife Lovers
B. Calapagos as a Paradise for Adventures
C. Charles Darwin as a Symbol of Galapagos
D. A Successful Example of Wildlife Protection
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Guam is a beautiful, small island in the Pacific Ocean. You’ll find happy songbirds, clear blue water, and leafy forest there. But the small island has a big problem: snakes. There are about 2 million brown tree snakes living in Guam.
The snakes likely arrived in the 1940s. They probably slipped(滑行) unseen onto ships and planes heading to Guam. Once there, the snakes laid eggs. Snake families grew. The snakes have no natural enemies to eat them on Guam. Soon, the island was covered with these snakes.
The brown tree snake has had a devastating effect. The snakes eat birds. There used to be 12 kinds of birds on the island. But these snakes have killed off nine kinds of the birds. The snakes can grow to be 10 feet long. They often bite humans. They climb onto power lines and make the electricity go out. This causes millions of dollars in damage.
Scientists have tried many different ways to control the number of snakes. They have used snake traps and snake-sniffing dogs. Nothing seemed to work. Nothing, that is, until they found a surprising secret weapon: killer mice.
Scientists found out that there is one easy way to kill brown tree snakes. They could give them a medicine called Tylenol. People take Tylenol for headaches and other pains. Even a little bit of Tylenol can kill a brown tree snake.
But how would scientists get the tree snakes to eat Tylenol? They came up with a plan. First, the experts put the medicine into dead mice. Then they attached each mouse to a mini paper parachute(降落伞). Planes dropped the mice over Guam. The parachutes got caught in the trees. The mice became dinner for the snakes that live there.
Has it worked? So far, research shows that there are fewer snakes because of the mice. The worry is that it may be too late to clear the snakes, but Mr. Vice from Guam’s Department of Agriculture says this should not stop the islanders from trying. “Our long-term goal is to kill the snake off completely,” he says.
1.What can we learn about the brown tree snakes?
A. They were shipped to Guam on purpose.
B. They were not native to Guam.
C. They were at risk in the 1940s.
D. They grew very slowly.
2.What does the underlined word “devastating” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. Magical.
B. Interesting.
C. Short-term.
D. Damaging.
3.What was a more workable way to kill the brown tree snakes?
A. Using snake traps.
B. Putting Tylenol in the trees.
C. Bringing in their enemies.
D. Letting them eat Tylenol carried by mice.
4.What does Mr. Vice think of solving this snake problem?
A. He is proud of it.
B. He is hopeful of it.
C. He is doubtful about it.
D. He is unconcerned about it.
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There are lots of islands the coast of Canada, and Shanghai is a famous harbor the east coast.
A. off, on B. on, on C. on, off D. off, off
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