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The Ethiopian wolf is one of the world's most endangered members of the wolf and dog family. Fewer than 500 survive, living in six small highland areas of Ethiopia. Like other wolves, they form groups that protect their homes and raise their young. That is where the similarity to other wolves ends. Most wolf species work together to hunt. Ethiopian wolves split up in the morning, and each wolf heads out on its own in search of small animals.
The wolves seem to have a special love for the African giant mole-rat. This animal lives only in the Bale Mountains. Most mole-rats feed on roots underground, but the giant mole-rat also searches for food aboveground.
Ethiopia has a rapidly growing human population, and land for farming is short. People are moving into the highlands, driving out wolves and other animals. The wolves face other threats, too. Domestic dogs carry rabies (狂犬病) and other diseases. In some years, these diseases have killed more than three quarters of the wolves in the Bale Mountains. Wolves also have been hit by cars and shot by people.
Since 1995, the Ethiopian Wolf Conservation Programme (EWCP) has worked with local people to learn about and protect the wolves. One of its most important projects has been to vaccinate (接种疫苗) wolves and thousands of domestic dogs against rabies. Another project has been to build stoves (炉子) that burn less fuel. Many people who live near the wolves collect firewood for cooking and heating. When using better stoves, the people collect less firewood — and protect the wolves' habitats.
The work is paying off. Wolf populations have recovered from recent disease outbreaks. To make sure the wolves keep doing well, EWCP has trained people to educate local people about the wolf and how to protect it.
Thanks to the hard work of scientists and local people, the Ethiopian wolf and other Ethiopian animals face a brighter future here in Africa.
1.Different from other wolf species, Ethiopian wolves _____.
A. hunt alone
B. share food together
C. raise their babies alone
D. form groups in the morning
2.What's the purpose of EWCP?
A. To provide food for the wolves.
B. To search for new wolf species.
C. To build more living places for wolves.
D. To prevent the wolves from getting diseases.
3.In the author's eyes, EWCP is _____.
A. hopeless B. helpful
C. interesting D. dangerous
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Beer is one of the world’s most popular drinks. One of beer’s most important ingredients（成分）is water. Beer makers say you need up to five liters（升）of water to make one liter of beer. If water becomes limited, then, will people have to stop making beer? Beer makers have already thought of that possibility. So, in some cities, people are testing out beers made from collected and filtered rainwater.
They are also collecting rainwater and water from the beer-making process for use inside the beer factory. Sierra Nevada is a well-known beer factory in California. It uses rainwater for cleaning and washing toilets. Beer makers understand the importance of saving water. If there is no water, there is no beer.
That is why Stone Beer Company, near San Diego, California, worked with a local water treatment program to make beer. The program is called Pure Water San Diego. It wants to provide one-third of the city’s water by 2035.
Working with Pure Water, the beer factory used purified water that came from wastewater. Wastewater is water that has already been used for showers, washing dishes or toilets.
Stone is a large beer factory. It has customers across the U.S. and Europe. Some of their beers are among the best in the United States. So it was a big deal when Stone released a special beer called Full Circle Pale Ale in March. Many websites and newspapers wrote about the beer. They reported that it was made from “toilet water.” Local television stations recorded people's reactions as they tasted the beer.
Stone later wrote a blog post saying it was not happy with all of the news coverage-especially reports that centered on the idea of “toilet water.” But it was happy that the experiment was a success.
The beer was only made for a special event. Stone Beer is not permitted to sell in stores or at the restaurants.
1.Why do some beer makers use rainwater to make beer?
A. To try new sources of water.
B. To make special taste for beer.
C. To reduce the cost of production.
D. To give up pure water in production.
2.What did Stone Beer Company want Pure Water San Diego to do?
A. Help it to develop new kind of beer.
B. Supply the majority of water to the city.
C. Make waste water clean enough to make beer.
D. Deal with its waste water from the beer production process..
3.What do we know about the special beer?
A. It was welcomed by the public.
B. Few people dared to taste it.
C. It will be sold in large quantities.
D. It received great attention from the media.
4.What did Stone Beer Company think of the reports about the beer?
A. They are satisfying. B. They are disappointing.
C. They are surprising. D. They are beneficial.
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In Rio , one of the points of attraction is doubtlessly the most famous beach in the world, the Copacabana. When the weather is right the Copa becomes a stage on which everyone can play a part. Rio’s beaches, however, are bad news for swimmers. The surf is so striking. Often careless or over-courageous tourists must be pulled out of the water by a rescue(救援) team. In peak season during January and February, the helicopters of the governmental rescue organization, fly life-saving tasks from sunrise to sunset. Doctors also need to be on board when the control room reports an emergency(突发事件). The doctors and rescuers will do their best with the equipment available on board. If the patient shows no signs of recovery, the rescue team decides to fly him to hospital.
In Rio, lifesaving is a man’s job. The four-meter-high watchtowers are always manned. Alarm at tower number 5, a woman has swum too far out to sea and can’t make it back to the beach by herself. One minute later the rescue team has reached the Copacabana. From a height of ten meters above the water, Luis Carlos jumps into the sea close to the helpless swimmer. His workmates on board must keep an eye on him so that they can tell the pilot in which position to keep the helicopter. Another man is in the water now to help calm the woman down and get her ready to be airlifted. The pilot must slowly control the helicopter sideways and aim carefully. Once the net is full, the helicopter slowly flies to the beach.
The air rescue team is back on duty again. In the course of the day, there are eight more emergencies. The daily record at the end of the day reads, “nothing unusual happens.”
1.Which kind of person is more likely to have an accident in Copacabana?
A. a man who can’t swim
B. a man who has nothing to worry about
C. a man who fears the sea
D. a man who was a doctor
2.When the rescuer jumps into the sea to help the swimmer in danger, the helicopter will ______
A. fly to them as close as possible
B. fly over them and wait for orders
C. fly slowly to the beach
D. fly to the hospital
3.What can we infer from the text?
A. The Copacabana is a bad place for swimmers.
B. After the rescuers pick up the patient, they will send them to hospital.
C. If there is no accident, the rescue team will record “nothing unusual happens ”.
D. The helicopters of the rescue organization will fly tasks day and night.
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This is the SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, I'm Barbara Klein.
Animal experts say one of the world's most beautiful and rare kinds of big cat is close to disappearing from the wild. A study earlier this year found that about thirty Amur leopards (豹) still live free. The cats are also called Far Eastern leopards.
Recently, their number has been reduced by one, Some person shot a female Amur, then beat her to death. The animal's body was discovered last month in the Barsovy National Wildlife Refuge in eastern Russia.
An official of the World Wildlife Fund, Darron, said this was the third such killing in the area in the past fives years. Mr, Collins said the death of even one adult female is a huge loss for the endangered cat, He noted that the killing reduces the possibility for cubs (幼兽) or young.
It is not clear how many Amur leopards still live free. One population count was performed in February and March. Wildlife expert Dmitry Pikuuov led this study. It found evidence of seven to nine males. The study identified three to seven females without cubs, Four leopards were identified as females with cubs. In all, five or six cubs were recorded, Six to eight animals could not be identified.
Most of the land where the Amur leopard once lived was in China.New roads and climate change there threatened the animals. So did hunters who kill big cats for their body parts.
Mr. Pikuuov says adult Amurs need about five hundred square kilometers with good forests to survive. He said they also need a large and continuing supply of animals like deer for food. He believes the answer to saving the Amur leopard is for governments to provide protected spaces for wildlife.
1.This passage is probably from .
A.a magazine B.a newspaper report
C.a TV report D.a film
2.Why is the killing of an adult female a huge loss?
A.It could lead to the death of an adult male.
B.It means it can not give birth to the young any more.
C.11 is worth more money than a male.
D.There is only one adult female in the world.
3.The number of the Amur leopards in China is becoming smaller because of all the following EXCEPT .
A.new roads B.climate change
C.human hunting D.rare diseases
4.According to the experts the Amur leopards .
A.are living on plants B.are living in the zoo
C.are well protected by people D.are endangered
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This is the SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, I’m Barbara Klein.
Animal experts say one of the world’s most beautiful and rare kinds of big cat is close to disappearing from the wild. A study earlier this year found that about thirty Amur leopards(豹) still live free. The cats are also called Far Eastern leopards.
Recently, their numbers have been reduced by one. Some person shot a female Amur, then beat her to death. The animal’s body was discovered last month in the Barsovy National Wildlife Refuge in eastern Russia.
An official of the World Wildlife Fund, Darron, said this was the third such killing in the area in the past fives years. Mr. Collins said the death of even one adult female is a huge loss for the endangered cat. He noted that the killing reduces the possibility for cubs(幼兽) or young.
It is not clear how many Amur leopards still live free. One population count was performed in February and March. Wildlife expert Dmitry Pikuuov led this study. It found evidence of seven to nine males. The study identified(确定) three to seven females without cubs. Four leopards were identified as females with cubs. In all, five or six cubs were recorded. Six to eight animals could not be identified.
Most of the land where the Amur leopard once lived was in China. New roads and climate change there threatened(威胁) the animals. So did hunters who kill big cats for their body parts.
Mr. Pikuuov says adult Amurs need about five hundred square kilometers with good forests to survive. He said they also need a large and continuing supply of animals like deer for food. He believes the answer to saving the Amur leopard is for governments to provide protected spaces for wildlife.
1.This passage is probably from____________.
A．a magazine B．a newspaper report C．a TV report D．a film
2.Why is the killing of an adult female a huge loss?
A．It could lead to the death of an adult male.
B．It means it can not give birth to the young any more.
C．It is worth more money than a male.
D．There is only one adult female in the world.
3.The number of the Amur leopards in China is becoming smaller because of all the following EXCEPT
A．new roads B．climate change C．human hunting D．rare diseases
4.According to the experts the Amur leopards ____________.
A．are living on plants B．are living in the zoo
C．are well protected by people D．are endangered
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It just may be the world’s most costly vacuum cleaner (吸尘器). The price of CleanSpace One is eleven million dollars. But yet, it has a big job to do. Recently, researchers in Switzerland said they planned to build this new cleaning machine.
CleanSpace One will not be for use in homes or businesses. It will be shot into space to help remove thousands of pieces of
space junk floating around up there.Last year, we reported on the problem of space junk. Over time, many unused spacecraft have hit each other far above the Earth. Big pieces break into thousands of small pieces. Sometimes they fall back into the atmosphere (大气层) and burn
up. But when they do not, it creates big problems.Scientists fear that if something is not done to remove these objects, it may soon become too dangerous to send people and machines into space. There is a large chance that they might hit some of this junk. So that is why the Swiss researchers are developing the new machine.
CleanSpace One is not really a vacuum cleaner. It will not be used to take away space junk. But scientists plan to move it close to an old satellite that is no longer being used. Then a claw-like instrument will catch the satellite, and force it back through the atmosphere. There, the satellite will be destroyed by the heat of friction (摩擦) with the air.
Researchers say that all they need to do is slow down the speed of some of these unwanted objects. Once they begin to move more slowly, they will fall back to the Earth. There is little chance that they will fall through the atmosphere and harm the people or things below.
1.Space junk is created when ____________.
A. unused spacecraft hit each other
B. people in space throw away rubbish
C. a new spaceship is sent up
D. an old spaceship creates friction with the air
2.What’s the danger of space junk?
A. It will pollute space. B. It will hurt people on the Earth.
C. It will hit a spaceship. D. It will burn in the atmosphere.
3.Unwanted objects will fall back to the Earth when _______ .
A. they are made to move slowly B. they meet other objects in space
C. they are not used for years D. they are near the atmosphere
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Mexico City is truly one of the most amazing cities in the world with a mixture of both the old and new world. From the moment your plane starts to land in this vast city, you know that your trip will be quite an adventure.
Once in your taxi and the moment you leave the airport, you are amazed at the large amount of slow traffic. The volume of the traffic can be stressful to some.
The "Paseo de la Reforma (改革大道)", running southwest across the city, is one of the major tourist and business areas in Mexico City with many high quality hotels only walking distance from great restaurants and other tourist attractions. The only problem you will have is trying to see all of these sites during your vacation time.
One of the most popular attractions in this area is the National Museum of Anthropology along the northwest part of the street. There are thousands of artifacts on display showing the history of the area and numerous items found from the many Aztec sites in the area. Walking southwest from the museum, you will soon reach the Mexico City Zoo, which is a great place to spend an afternoon.
Across the street from the museum is the Chapultepec Castle, once an important site in the Mexican-American war. It's also a good idea to take the train up the hill to where the castle is located as the hill is steep (陡峭的). It's important to keep in mind that Mexico City is over 7,000 feet above sea level and some feel it difficult to breathe when walking.
You can take a taxi to the Coyoacan market during the evening on a weekend. It's a great place to get some cheap souvenirs to bring back home and to enjoy some traditional Mexican cuisine. However, you must be careful where you eat and that the meat is well cooked.
55．The tourists in Mexico City may not be satisfied with______.
A．the high speed of the traffic B．the heavy traffic of the city
C．the polluted air in the city D．their safety in the city
56．From the third paragraph, we can learn that______.
A．the number of the city attractions can't meet the needs of the tourists
B．it is convenient for tourists to visit the city from where they stay
C．tourists have problems when visiting the sites in Mexico City
D．tourists often have their three meals in the high quality hotels
57．Which of the following shows the correct positions of the following places?
P = Paseo de la Reforma M = the National Museum of Anthropology
C = the Chapultepec Castle Z = the Mexico City Zoo
58．Which of the following attractions may interest those who want to study the military (of the army) history of Mexico City?
A．The National Museum of Anthropology. B．The Coyoacan market.
C．The Chapultepec Castle. D．The Aztec sites.
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Mexico City is truly one of the most amazing cities in the world with a mixture of both the old and new world. From the moment your plane starts to land in this vast city, you know that your trip will be quite an adventure.
Once in your taxi and the moment you leave the airport, you are amazed at the large amount of slow traffic. The volume of the traffic can be stressful to some.
The "Paseo de la Reforma (改革大道)", running southwest across the city, is one of the major tourist and business areas in Mexico City with many high quality hotels only walking distance from great restaurants and other tourist attractions. The only problem you will have is trying to see all of these sites during your vacation time.
One of the most popular attractions in this area is the National Museum of Anthropology along the northwest part of the street. There are thousands of artifacts on display showing the history of the area and numerous items found from the many Aztec sites in the area. Walking southwest from the museum, you will soon reach the Mexico City Zoo, which is a great place to spend an afternoon.
Across the street from the museum is the Chapultepec Castle, once an important site in the Mexican-American war. It's also a good idea to take the train up the hill to where the castle is located as the hill is steep (陡峭的). It's important to keep in mind that Mexico City is over 7,000 feet above sea level and some feel it difficult to breathe when walking.
You can take a taxi to the Coyoacan market during the evening on a weekend. It's a great place to get some cheap souvenirs （纪念品）to bring back home and to enjoy some traditional Mexican cuisine. However, you must be careful where you eat and that the meat is well cooked.
1. The tourists in Mexico City may not be satisfied with______.
A. the high speed of the traffic B. the heavy traffic of the city
C. the polluted air in the city D. their safety in the city
2. Which of the following shows the correct positions of the following places?
P = Paseo de la Reforma M = the National Museum of Anthropology
C = the Chapultepec Castle Z = the Mexico City Zoo
3.Which of the following attractions may interest those who want to study the military (of the army) history of Mexico City?
A. The National Museum of Anthropology. B. The Coyoacan market.
C. The Chapultepec Castle. D. The Aztec sites.
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One of the most recent social changes taking place in the world is social networking. Social networking has been in existence for at least 150 years, and probably longer than that. In the times before the invention of the computer and the World Wide Web (WWW), social networking was done in person. People who had similar likes and interests would gather together to share experiences, make new friends, and improve their businesses.
On the Internet, social networking websites made their first appearances during the late 1990s. The first major social networking website in the United States was MySpace. MySpace allowed its users to exchange messages, share pictures, and make new friends in a way that was never thought of in the past. With MySpace, people who did not go out much could reach out to others from their own homes.
In 2004, Facebook was created. It was first a website created for use by Harvard University’s students and teachers, but it soon expanded to include just about everyone. It is now larger than some of the largest companies in the world. It is a website that is changing all the time. Facebook has completely changed the way people stay connected with each other and the rest of the world. The way it works is simple. Users can set up a new account (账户) easily. All a new user needs is an email address to start. Once a person has created an account and his friend also has his own Facebook page, he can invite his friend by sending a request out to him. Once you get started, making new friends will come easily.
1.What can we learn about social networking?
A. It is not a new development.
B. It made World Wide Web famous.
C. It appeared because of the computers.
D. It helped people develop new interests.
2.What can we learn from Paragraph 2?
A. MySpace is less famous than Facebook.
B. MySpace greatly changed people’s lives.
C. MySpace led to the appearance of Facebook.
D. MySpace was improved by Harvard University’s students.
3.What do new users of Facebook need to create an account?
A. An email address.
B. His friend’s help.
C. High-speed network.
D. His friend’s Facebook page.
4.What does the passage mainly tell us?
A. The way to be a Facebook user.
B. The importance of social networking.
C. Two important social networking websites.
D. The differences between MySpace and Facebook.
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The Louvre Museum is one of the largest, oldest, most important and famous museum in the world. It is famous for holding several of the world’s most valuable works of art. Its collections’ number is over 380,000 objects, though not one of the world’s largest collections, arguably one of the finest. The art treasures of the Louvre Museum cover 5,000 years and are displayed in over 10 kilometers of galleries. The oldest artifact in the museum is 9,000 years old. Mona Lisa(1503-1506), painted by the Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci. The artist’s use of very deep space in the background with a half-length portrait is typical of Renaissance painting style. This painting hangs in the Louvre, Paris. It is one of the most famous collections in the Louvre.
On November 8th, 1793, the Louvre was opened as a public museum.
It is open from 9 am to 6 pm all days except Tuesdays. The entrance fee is 7.5 before 3 pm. It is free under 18 years old. The Louvre Museum in Paris had a record number of visitors in 2005. About 7.3 million people visited the art museum in 2005.
1. After reading the first paragraph, we can come to the conclusion that ____.
A．The Louvre Museum is the only largest, oldest, most important and famous museum in the world
B．The Louvre Museum has the world’s largest collections
C．The oldest artifact is over 9,000 years old
D．The Louvre Museum is priceless
2.Which of the following statements is true?
A．Mona Lisa is typical of Renaissance painting.
B．Mona Lisa is painted by a Canadian.
C．Light space in the background is used in Mona Lisa.
D．All the above.
3. Which of the following statements leads us to the conclusion that The Louvre Museum is popular?
A．The art treasures of the Louvre Museum cover 5,000 years.
B．It is famous for holding several of the world’s most valuable works of art.
C．The Louvre Museum in Paris had a record number of visitors in 2005.
D．The entrance fee is 7.5 before 3 pm.
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space junk floating around up there.
up. But when they do not, it creates big problems.