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Many of the Earth's creatures die because of humans' choices. These choices have nothing to do with food or shelter or anything else that helps humans survive. What kills millions of animals all over the world is that humans want to make money by doing so.
People use parts of animals for everything from hats to handbags, from jewelry to ashtrays and to make powders that supposedly improve a person's life. Deciding that a species is endangered and protecting it by law are not always enough. People who kill wildlife illegally rarely get caught.
During the late 1980s, saving elephants became a popular cause. Wildlife protection groups made sure everyone saw pictures or films of elephants with their faces cut off for their ivory. These groups also proved that certain populations of elephants were decreasing. As a result, most people stopped buying objects made of ivory. Laws against poaching (偷猎) were made stronger. Many countries made importing ivory illegal. Killing elephants for their Ivory became more risky and less profitable (有利可图的).
However, concern for certain species will become weak after a while. In the late 1970s, people protested (抗议) against the killing of seal babies. Everyone was shocked to see young seals being killed in their icy habitat. The cruel activity stopped. But ten years later, the number of seal babies killed was higher than ever.
Other animal protection movements have come and gone, such as saving the whales and protecting dolphins. The whale population appears to have increased for now. And the laws are finally changed in America to protect the dolphins that swim with tuna fish in parts of the Pacific Ocean.
In the years to come, people's attention will probably turn to some other endangered species. Plenty of them urgently need attention. During this time, will the elephants be forgotten?
1.What leads to the disappearance of millions of wild animals?
A.The growing human population.
B.Humans’ hope for making a fortune.
C.Humans’ too much need for wild food.
D.Not having enough laws on wildlife protection..
2.What can you infer from the text about what happened in the late 1980s?
A.Wildlife protection groups did make great efforts.
B.Importing ivory in all countries is illegal.
C.Those who killed elephants all got caught.
D.Hunting was completely not allowed.
3.Why are seal babies mentioned in Paragraph 4?
A.To show the effort to protect seal babies.
B.To show an increasing number of seal babies.
C.To show the decrease of worry about certain species.
D.To show people’s protest against the killing of seal babies.
4.What does the author mean by using the underlined sentence?
A.Humans should choose some rare animals to protect.
B.Attention must be paid to saving some endangered wildlife.
C.Success has been achieved in quite a few cases of wildlife protection.
D.Concern and movements for animal protection should be always kept.
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With the living environment becoming worse and worse, many of the earth's species are ______.
A.dying back B.dying away C.dying down D.dying out
高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，在对应位置上写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空只写一词）
1.Things fall to the ground because of the earth’s ________(万有引力).
2.Two children ________ (溺死) after falling into the water.
3.The ________ (场景) of this play is set in Ireland.
4.Each of us has our strengths and ________ (弱点).
5.He ________ (道歉) publicly the day before yesterday.
6.Today’s festivals have many _______ (起源)， some religious, some seasonal, and some for special people or events.
7.Easter is an important religious and social festival for ______ (基督徒) around the world.
8.What will happen to you if you don’t eat a _______ (平衡的) diet?
9.The fact is that I earned my passage by working as an unpaid hand, which ________ for (导致)my appearance.
10.They laid eggs too and _______ (存在) on the earth for more than 140 million years.
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The Harp Seal is one of nature’s most beautiful and appealing (吸引人的) creatures. Many years ago it was hunted for its fur. Hunting Harp Seals is now illegal.
The seals spend the summer months migrating (迁徙) in large groups. Harp Seals close their nostrils (鼻孔) and earholes when diving in water, but have to surface frequently to breathe. Their favourite place to rest is on the top of icebergs.
The female Harp Seal gives birth in February or March and feeds her pups for 14-18 days. Baby Harp Seals begin to lose their white fur at around six to eight weeks of age. As an adult, the Harp Seal has brown skin. At birth, Harp Seals weigh 12kg but can weigh up to 130kg as adults. Harp Seals eat small fish, shrimps and krill. However, they are able to switch from one food to another depending on what they can get as food. Males have a lifespan of 29 years while females usually live for longer than 30 years.
Since the Canadian Government introduced laws to protect the seal pups from hunters, their numbers have increased to more than one million. Now every year, thousands of tourists flock to the pack ice to witness the wonderful sight of new pups born in spring.
1.What is the passage mainly about?
A. Hunting Harp Seals is illegal.
B. Protecting Harp Seals.
C. Harp Seals.
D. Lifespan of Harp Seals.
2.An adult Harp Seal could be described as being ___________.
A. brown in colour and weighing 12kg
B. brown in colour and weighing 130kg
C. white in colour and weighing 12kg
D. white in colour and weighing 130kg
3.According to the passage which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Adult Harp Seals only eat shrimp.
B. Adult Harp Seals eat different food at different times.
C. Adult Harp Seals prefer to eat krill.
D. Adult Harp Seals catch small fish to feed their young.
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I eager to go to college because I know there is so many to learn about the world
and about human beings. Knowledge is source of pleasure for me. I want to study at a
college for fun to knowledge; I know college education can prepares me better for my
future. Better education mean, more often then not, better jobs, better opportunities and
better choices. I want to go to college because I know that our parents and other people
care for me will be happy with that. Unless I can study at a nice university, I will make
them happy. I’d like not let them down. That’s why I must go to college.
高一英语短文改错中等难度题查看答案及解析
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Many people in Haiti died from the earthquake becau
se they didn’t have_______ to immediate rescue.A. access B. approach
C. admission D. attention
高一英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
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Many people in Haiti died from the earthquake because they didn't have_______ to immediate rescue.
A. access B. approach
C. admission D. attention
高一英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
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Traveling abroad during the vacation is the top choice of many Chinese people. But do we have good manners abroad?
On Feb 25, a report said that a Chinese mother let her child pee (小便) in front of a shop in Tokyo. A journalist came to the mother. Instead of saying sorry, the woman said that her child had peed inside a plastic bag and had not made the floor dirty.
This case has caused a big discussion about Chinese people' s traveling manners again.
In recent years, improper behavior has become a real embarrassment for China as overseas tourism increases. With the improvement of living standards, more and more Chinese are traveling abroad. But there are still a number of Chinese lacking in (缺乏) a sense of public manners. For this situation, the Chinese government has suggested proper manners. The National Tourism Administration has made a list of tourists' worst behaviors, including littering, line-jumping, taking off shoes and socks in public, speaking loudly and smoking in non-smoking areas.
We are going to improve the inner being of every Chinese citizen. “Traveling manners are a turning point.” said an official. And changes have begun to appear. Most people minded their behaviors during this Spring Festival holiday, according to the National Tourism Administration. They kept their voice down, waited in line and respected local rules.
1.Did the mother say sorry for her child's behavior?
2.What is the big discussion about?
3.Why did Chinese government suggest proper manners?
4.How many tourists' worst behaviors are listed to the Tourism Administration?
5.What should we do to improve our manners while traveling?
高一英语阅读表达简单题查看答案及解析
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Many students believe the choice of their courses and universities should ______ their own interests.
A．be based on B．based on C．be basing on D．base on
高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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Many students believe the choice of their courses and universities should _______their own interest.
A. be based on B. base on C. basing on D. base at
高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
se they didn’t have_______ to immediate rescue.