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12、 on, Lan guell was added to the list of real-life heroes cha nging the world.Where was the first sound actually from?4. B. A car crash.A. A house on fire.C. The bedroom window. D. The basement.What do we know about Quin ti n Thomps on?5. A. He saved his car from fire. B. He was successfully rescued.

13、D. He was capable of helping himself out.C. He remained calm all the time.Which of the following best explains empathy” underlined in the last paragraph?6. A. Honesty. B. Wisdom. C. Sympathy. D. Responsibility.7. Which words can best describe Damian Languell?A. Daring and generous. B. Caring and gra

14、teful.D. Ambitious and reliable.C. Courageous and noble.BBCC【答案】 三 are an integral part of sea life and sustain it by providing Coral reef(s 珊 瑚礁)as nutrients organisms. They also supply and recycle various shelter and habitat towell as enable a growing fish population, along with other species, for

15、 a healthy and climate average in water temperatures due to diverse ecosystem. However, the rise u (白化現(xiàn) bleaching coral resulted change has in more frequent and longtime eve nts that damage their health, caus ing fish and other sea species to aba nc”r象) them.In order to restore this delicate ecosyst

16、em, scientists from the UK and Australia involved using loudspeakers underwater near damaged coral conducted a study that reefs to make them sound healthy and attract fish, potentially kick-starting the natural recovery process of coral reefs and their dependent life forms. The location for this eas

17、t the in the Coral Sea, found alongside Barrier experiment was the Great Reef coast of Queensland, Australia. The site is noted to have the largest coral reef system in the world.-the crackle of snapping shrimp “Healthy coral reefs are remarkably noisy placeswhen sounds on fish. whoops the and grunt

18、s of Young fish concentrate these anda stuSteve settle”, place for they're looking a to said Simpson, dy and co-author professor at the University of Exeter, UK.By using loudspeakers to copy such sounds, parts of dead coral reefs were found were fish, compared to places where no sounds twice to

19、attract as many healthy function as coral reefs to fplayed“. These returning fish, are crucial or natural help could to kick-start ecosystems. Boosting fish populations in this way recovery processes, preventing the damage we're seeing on many coral reefs around the world,” said lead author, Tim

20、 Gordon.What causes the phenomenon of coral bleaching? 8.B. Noise pollution. Diverse species. A.D. Climbing temperatures. Fishing industry.B. What approach is introduced to recover the coral reefs? 9. Removing damaged coral reefs. A.B. Using loudspeakers to keep fish away. B. Building new homes for

21、sea species. C.Playing certain sounds to appeal to fish. D.Why are Steve Simpson's words quoted?10.To provide some findings of the study. A.To show the progress of the experiment.B. To explain reasons for the new approach. C.To give another solution to the problem. D.What can we infer from the l

22、ast paragraph?11.The attempts are in vain. A. Natural recovery is impossible. B. Initial success has been achieved. C.The coral reefs have returned to normal.D.【答案】DDCC四As we reflect on the evolution of fitness over the centuries, and the emergence of a well- organized and growingitness” market and

23、industry, it is well to ask ourselves: what have we lost, and what have we gained?Obviously, much good has come out of these recent developments: there's widespread awareness of the importance of regular exercise, nearly every community has a gym or fitness club where people can go or pay to wor

24、k out, and we understand more about how the human body works. Yet despite the many health and fitness methods, programs, and resources, the general population has never been so and out-of-shape. A recent World Health Organization（久坐的）physically sedentary in the U. S. dropped for the first time （壽命）

25、report indicates that life expectancy since 1993. The health of modem people is declining, despite highly advanced medical technologies and the booming health and fitness industry.as People are simply not that be? A large part of it is motivation. How could motivated to move their body and get healt

26、hy as they were in the past. We live in a society where the inability to operate one's body in a practical and effective manner is no longer an embarrassing condition. The fitness industry, no matter how good each new program claims to be, has failed to get the majority of people to value, pract

27、ice, and enjoy physical exercise.more even from dilemma to come expect So, should we the answer to this the will equipment? Or programs varied, or more technologically advanced and solution come from a different mindset, a simpler approach and practice, and overall a new culture?What does the author

28、 tell us about fitness industry in paragraph 2?12.It provides better technology. A.It is supported by most people. B.It brings about positive effects. C.It costs people too much money.D.What is the main reason why people fail to do physical exercise?13. A. Not enough equipment. B. Lack of inner driv

29、e.D. Embarrassing living conditions.C. Misguided instructions.14. What does the author seem to agree with?B. Rely on standard practice. A. Change attitudes to fitness.D. Turn to more advanced programs. C. Seek more potential customers.15. What is the best title for the text?B. Misunderstanding about

30、 fitnessA. Lost in fitnessC. Evolution of fitness D. Importance of fitness11-15 CBAA 【答案】五Sweetest Day in America is always the third Saturday in October. This holiday is much more important in some regions than in others （Detroit, Cleveland and Buffalo being the biggest Sweetest Day cities）. It is

31、a holiday that is gaining in popularity every year throughout the country.Sweetest Day is celebrated on the third Saturday in October as a day to make someone happy. It is an occasion which offers all of us an opportunity to remember not only the sick, aged, and orphaned, but also friends, relatives

32、 and associates whose helpfulness and kindness we have enjoyed.Over 60 years ago, a man in Cleveland, believing that the city's orphans and shut-ins (臥病在床的人 ) too often felt forgotten and neglected, thought of the idea of showing them that they were remembered. He did this through the distributi

33、on of small gifts. With the help of his friends and neighbors, he distributed these small remembrances on a Saturday in October. During the years that followed, other Clevelanders began to participate in the celebration ceremony, which came to be called “Sweetest Day”. In time, the Sweetest Day idea

34、 of spreading cheer to the underprivileged was broadened to include everyone, and became an occasion for remembering others with a kind act or a small remembrance. And soon the idea spread to other cities all over the country.Sweetest Day is not based on any single group's religious affection or

35、 on a family relationship. It is a reminder that a thoughtful word or deed enriches life and gives it meaning. Because for many people remembering takes the form of gift-giving, Sweetest Day offers us the opportunity to show others that we care, in a practical way.16. We can learn from the first par

36、agraph that Sweetest Day is .A sometimes the third Saturday in October hardly celebrated in DetroitBC of equal importance in every part of the USAD getting increasingly popular in the USA17. Sweetest Day was intended to remember .A the young and disabled Bfriends and relatives C orphans and shut-ins

37、 D the sick and aged18. We can infer from the passage that the birthplace of Sweetest Day is .A Detroit BClevelandCBuffalo WashingtonD DCB【答案】 六 Mandara seemed to know something big was about to happen. So she let out adaughter Kibibi and climbed up into a tree. She her 2-year-old yell, caught hold

38、of lives at the National Zoo in Washington D.C.big the witnesses said she seemed to sense And on Tuesday, August 23rd, was before any humans knew what that earthquake shook much of the East Coast going on. And she's not the only one. In the moments before the quake, an orangutan ) let out a loud

39、 call and then climbed to the top of her shelter.(猩猩 Brandie Smith, the zookeeper. from their normal call”, said“ It's very different like animals of Madagascar) will sound an alarm if they see or“ The lemurs (monkey hear something highly unusual”. But you can't see or hear an earthquake 15

40、minutes before it happens, can you?if you're an animal.Maybe you canhearing”, said Brandie Smith.“Animals can hear above and below our range of environment, sensitive abilities. They're more to the special“That's part of their which is how they survive.”it before quake seemed the Primate

41、s weren't only animals that to sense the） ran 蜥蜴 happened. One of the elephants made a warning sound and a huge lizard （and birds） kind flamingoes cover. quickly for The （a of gathered the before quake stayed together until the shaking stopped.So what kind of vibrations （震動(dòng)） were the animals pic

42、king up in the moments before the quake? Scientist Susan Hough said earthquakes produce two types of waves a weak“P” wave and then a much stronge“r S” wave. The“P” stands for“ primary”. And the “ S” stands for “ secondary”. She thinks the “P” wave might bewhat sets the animals off.Not all the animal

43、s behaved unusually before the quake. For example, Smith said the zoo's giant pandas didn't jump up until the shaking actually began. But many of the other animals seemed to know something was coming before it happened“. I'm not surprised at all,” Smith said.19. Why did Mandara act stran

44、gely one day?A. Because it sensed something unusual would happen.B. Because its daughter Kibibi was injured.C. Because it heard an orangutan let out a loud callD. Because an earthquake had happened.20. According to Brandie Smith,.A. many animals hearing is sharpB. earthquakes produce two types of wa

45、vesC. primates usually gather together before a quakeD. humans can also develop the ability to sense a quake21. Which animal seems unable to sense quake?A. A giant panda.B. A flamingo. C. A lemur. D. A lizard.22. What is the best title for the passage?A. How animals survive a quakeB. How animals dif

46、fer from humansC. How animals behave before a quakeD. How animals protect their young in a quake【答案】 AAAC七A British-designed electronic newspaper which is made of plastic and no larger tha n a table mat墊子）is to en ter the market n ext year. The new n ewspaper was con ceived想出） by Cambridge Un iversi

47、ty scie ntists. They came up with the idea of replacing silicon chips（硅片）with plastic ones. It is being developed by PlasticLogic, a company based in Dresden, Germany.It looks just like a table mat, and is as light as a magazine. But you can download hundreds of newspapers at the touch of a button,

48、and read them quite safely, the BBC reported on its website.The plastic paper is produced in a safe clean room at the Plastic Logic factory, which opened last month as the world's first plastic-electronics factory. Every part of the product, from the screen to the electronics, is made of plastic

49、. And it is described by engineer Dean Baker as op quality. Baker says the plastic newspaper could help solve the problem of waste material associated with traditional newspapers.There's a huge amount of waste. We have paper distributed分發(fā)）all over the country each day and then thrown into the bi

50、n. This doesn't need to happen anymore. All of the copies could be made electronically and stored on a single e-reader with the appearance of paper. he says.People can expect to see the plastic newspaper next year, the BBC says.23. According to the first paragraph, the electronic newspaper .A. i

51、s made of silicon chipsB. is smaller than a table matC. was developed by a company in EnglandD. was designed by more than one person24. What's special about the electronic newspaper compared with traditional ones?A. It looks like a table matB. It's as light as a magazine.C. People can downlo

52、ad and read lots of newspapers on itD. People can receive the BBC report at the touch of a button.25. What can we learn about the electronic newspaper from the last two paragraphs? A. It will produce a huge amount of plastic waste.B. It will be harder to distribute than before.C. It will have no vis

53、ual （視覺(jué)的） appearance.D. It will save a huge amount of paper.26. What's people's attitude towards the electronic newspaper according to the BBC?A. Hopeful.B. Doubtful. C. Disappointed.D.Worried【答案】 DCDA八 Sometimes people come into your life and you know at once that they were sure to be there. They serve some sort of on purpose, teach you a lesson or help find out who you are or who y