The massive magnitude（震级） 8.8 earthquake that struck the west coast of Chile moved the entire city of Concepcion at least 10 feet to the west, and moved other parts of South America as far apart as the Falkland Islands and Fortaleza, Brazil.
These measurements, produced from data gathered by researchers from four universities and several agencies, paint a much clearer picture of the power behind this earthquake, believed to be the fifth-most-powerful since instruments have been available to measure earthquake.
Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina moved about 1 inch to the west. And Chile's capital, Santiago, moved about 11 inches to the west-southwest. The cities of Valparaiso and Mendoza, Argentina, northeast of Concepcion, also moved.
The quake's epicenter (震中) was in a region of South America that's part of the so-called “ring of fire,” an area of major seismic（地震的） stresses which encircles（环绕，包围） the Pacific Ocean. All along this line, the plates on which the continents move press against each other.
Mike Bevis, professor of earth sciences at Ohio State, has led a project since 1993 that has been measuring crustal（地壳的）movement in the Central and Southern Andes. The effort is called the Central and Southern Andes GPS Project, or CAP.
Ben Brooks, an associate researcher with the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology at the University of Hawaii, said that the event, offers a unique opportunity to better understand the seismic processes that control earthquakes.
“We now have modern, precise instruments to evaluate this event, and because the site borders a continent, we will be able to get evidences of the changes it caused.” said Brooks.
What is the main idea of the passage?
A．The earthquake in Chile was dangerous. B．Earthquake often happen in Chile C．The earthquake in Chile moved cities. D．The earthquake in Chile had been predicted.
A．Concepcion B．Buenos Aires C．Santiago D．Valparaiso
A．the fire and the earthquake B．the beautiful places around the ocean C．the plate on which South America lies D．the area around the Pacific Ocean
A．It is under the leadership of Mike Bevis. B．It observes earthquakes worldwide. C．It is designed to watch climate changes. D．It mainly studies the Pacific Ocean.
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Most people think of birds as feathered animals that fly. Scientists, 36 , do not define (给…下定义) birds as animals that fly, because some birds do not. Of the 10,000 or so species of birds, 46 cannot 37 . Flight plays a key role in 38 for most birds. It allows them to find food over a 39 area and to get away from enemies. Ancestors of flightless birds may have 40 their ability to fly because they had no regular predators (捕食者) or did not need to fly to find food. Rather than fly, some of these birds developed other 41 to catch food and avoid enemies. Two examples of 42 birds are penguins and ostriches.
43 birds that fly, penguins do not have wide wings or large feathers. In order to catch the fish they feed on, penguins use their powerful wings to swim 44 . And when they swim, they look as if they are flying through the water. The 45 of penguins’ bodies makes it possible for them to dive deep underwater, 46 their thick feathers protect them from the cold.
Ostriches are known for their long legs, long necks, and large size. To 47 themselves, they stay in groups and use their excellent sight and hearing to 48 enemies. As soon as 49 approaches, they can run at a speed of more than 65 kilometers per hour to 50 . In addition to using their strong legs to run, they can kick powerfully.
Not all flightless birds have been 51 in protecting themselves. Flightless birds on some islands had no enemies until people 52 . These birds were hunted and easily caught by people and the animals 53 by people. Human land development has 54 the habitats of some birds. A number of flightless birds 55 because they were unable to adapt to new conditions and new enemies.
A．thus B．however C．therefore D．otherwise
A．stand B．fly C．hear D．sing
A．growth B．communication C．health D．survival
A．wide B．familiar C．crowded D．special
A．developed B．improved C．lost D．proved
A．parts B．habits C．ways D．tools
A．wild B．interesting C．rare D．flightless
A．Instead of B．Because of C．Besides D．Unlike
A．quickly B．carefully C．differently D．gradually
A．shape B．color C．bone D．skin
A．if B．and C．but D．so
A．help B．feed C．protect D．hide
A．kill B．notice C．confuse D．frighten
A．dawn B．darkness C．danger D．food
A．look B．escape C．move D．fight
A．successful B．natural C．unusual D．positive
A．realized B．acted C．stopped D．arrived
A．brought B．found C．bought D．hunted
A．provided B．formed C．destroyed D．controlled
A．flew away B．watched out C．gave away D．died out
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In the past, man didn’t have to think about the protection of his environment. There were few people on the earth, and natural resources seemed to be 1 .
Today things are 2 , and the world has become too 3 . We’re using up our natural resources too quickly, and at the same time we are 4 our environment with dangerous chemicals. If we continue to do this, human life on the earth 5 survive.
Everyone 6 today that if too many fish are taken from the sea, there will soon be none left. Yet, with modern fishing 7, more and more fish are caught. We know that if too many trees are cut down, 8 will disappear and nothing will grow on the land. Yet, we 9 to use bigger and more powerful machines to 10 more and more trees.
We know that if rivers are polluted with waste products from factories, we’ll die. 11 , in most countries wastes are 12 put into rivers or into the sea, and there are 13 laws to stop this.
We know, too, that if the 14 of the world continues to rise at the present rate, in a few years there will not be enough 15 . What can we do to solve these problems?
If we eat more vegetables and less 16 there will be more food available for every one. Land that is used to grow crops 17 five times more people than land where animals are kept.
Our natural resources will 18 longer if we learn to recycle them.
The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth 19 .
Finally, if we educate people to think about the problems, we shall have a better and cleaner 20 in the future.
A．beautiful B．unlimited C．rare D．valuable
A．common B．the same C．changeable D．different
A．crowded B．small C．dirty D．busy
A．protecting B．saving C．polluting D．fighting
A．may not B．will not C．shall not D．could not
A．wonders B．realizes C．considers D．discovers
A．poles B．boats C．methods D．ideas
A．mountains B．seas C．trees D．forests
A．continue B．have C．ought D．go on
A．cut away B．cut off C．cut up D．cut down
A．Thus B．However C．Generally speaking D．Therefore
A．still B．even C．also D．certainly
A．too many B．a few C．some D．few
A．production B．pollution C．population D．revolution
A．houses B．vegetables C．food D．lives
A．fruit B．meat C．fish D．grain
A．feeds B．increases C．supplies D．helps
A．use B．stay C．keep D．last
A．control B．born C．place D．reward
A．star B．sea C．planet D．forest
Many of the world’s pollution problems have been caused by the crowding of large groups of people into the cities. Supply for the needs of the people leads to further 1 by industry. If the rapid increase of world 2 continues at the present rate, there may be much greater 3 to human beings. Some scientists 4 of the increase in numbers of people as “population pollution（人口公害）”.
About 2, 000 years ago, the world population was about 250 million. It 5 a billion in 1850. By 1930 the population was two billion. It is now six billion. It is 6 to double by the year 2020. If the population 7 to grow at the same rate, there will be 25 billion people in the 8 a hundred years from now.
Man has been 9 the earth’s resources more and more 10 over the past years. Some of them are almost gone. Now many people believe that man’s 11 problem is how to control the 12 of the population. The material supplies in the world will be far from enough to 13 the human population if the present rate of increase continues. There is already over-crowding（过分拥挤）in many cities and 14 in some countries. Many people believe that human survival（生存） in the future 15 on the answer to the question.
A．progress B．pollution C．education D．production
A．agriculture B．industry C．environment D．population
A．danger B．harm C．benefit D．hardship
A．dream B．approve C．rid D．speak
A．got B．took C．brought D．reached
A．suggested B．hoped C．expected D．said
A．continues B．fails C．tries D．means
A．world B．country C．star D．end
A．discovering B．using C．digging D．destroying
A．seriously B．dangerously C．rapidly D．steadily
A．greatest B．easiest C．lightest D．simplest
A．existence B．start C．growth D．birth
A．increase B．decrease C．report D．support
A．discussion B．starvation C．construction D．argument
A．depends B．agrees C．saves D．passes
In 1990 a report was published about what the earth might be like 20 years from then on. The report was a result of a three-year 36 .
According to the report, the picture of the earth in the year 2010 is not a 37 one. The world will be more 38 because the population will continue to grow . The population could be 39 6 300 million, almost 2 115 million more than in 1985 .More people would move into cities, especially cities in 40 countries . Cities like Cairo and Jakarta probably would 41 have 15 million by then .
Food production will 42 , but not enough to feed all the people . Farmers will grow 90% more food than they did in 1985, 43 most of the increase would be in countries that
44 produce enough food for their people . Little increase is 45 in South Asia, Africa and the Middle East . Poor farming ways are 46 large areas of crop land, changing farms into deserts . More farmland is 47 as cities become larger and more houses are built . 48 will get worse as industrial countries burn more coal and oil .Many of the world’s 49 could disappear as more and more trees are cut down . Energy will continue to be a serious problem . The experts say their picture of the earth for the year 2010 50 . They only carried out the situation that 51 today . By changing the situation, by 52 the problems, the picture can be changed . There is 53 time for the nations of the world to work 54 a plan of action . But they warned that 55 too long to make decisions would greatly reduce the chances of success .
A．learning B．project C．notice D．study
A．pleased B．pleasant C．safe D．blue
A．dangerous B．beautiful C．crowded D．terrible
A．no more than B．as many as C．as much as D．as large as
A．developing B．developed C．big D．mountainous
A．none B．each C．all D．neither
A．insist B．reduce C．increase D．continue
A．so B．but C．or D．however
A．already B．hardly C．partly D．never
A．wanted B．lacked C．founded D．expected
A．destroying B．protecting C．disturbing D．interrupting
A．saved B．lost C．discovered D．used
A．Air pollution B．Water pollution C．Some diseases D．All farmland
A．Animals B．plants C．forests D．people
A．must be true B．will come true C．can’t be true D．may be wrong
A．settling B．working at C．answering D．dealing
A．no B．still C．less D．plenty of
A．about B．in C．out D．for
A．working B．suggesting C．spending D．waiting
The Internet has _______(16) effects on our lives.
The first is its value for people who are looking for information. When people are _____________(17)information ,from weather forecasts to __________(18)research, the Internet is now the first place that many people ___________(19).With the ___________(20) of a button or the click of a mouse , a student can _______________(21)knowledge from the information held in the largest libraries and museums in the world .
Another truly wonderful __________(22)of the Internet is the way people use it to build social ties. One of the greatest ________(23)of Internet friendships is that they are ________________(24)common interests, rather than appearance, age or popularity. Young people from different _________(25)and different countries can form lifelong friendships.
The Internet also has its negative effects on our lives.
The ___________(26) is that it is difficult to _________(27) whether the information is true and accurate. The __________(28) of false information on the Internet becomes more of a problem every day . This is very __________(29)because people can write anything they want,and we cannot always tell if the information is true or not .
Another disadvantage of the Internet is that it is affecting people’s ________(30)lives. As the Internet has gained ________(31),there has been a change in the way people spend their time. Now ,________(32)spending time together in the evenings, some families spend their time ______(33)because one or more members are using the computer. ________(34) some young people spend so much time ______(35)computer games and using the Internet that they have become addicted to computer games.
A．negative B．positive C．creative D．aggressive
A．in need of B．in face of C．in charge of D．in honour of
A．scientific B．biological C．academic D．techonological
A．turn to B．point to C．refer to D．leader to
A．catch B．order C．give D．touch
A．acquire B．have C．require D．win
A．field B．area C．aspect D．way
A．interest B．benefits C．profits D．kinds
A．concentrated on B．devoted to C．abandoned to D．based on
A．backgrounds B．families C．societies D．groups
A．advantages B． disadvantages C．shortages D．shortcomings
A．guess B．judge C． suppose D．think
A．amount B．quantities C． numbers D．total
A．handsome B．troublesome C．quarrelsome D．fearsome
A．private B．public C．state D．personal
A．permission B．defence C．popularity D．occupation
A．rather than B．instead of C．in exchange for D．in spite of
A．aside B．apart C．alone D．abroad
A．In fact B．In case C．In turn D．In all
A．play B．playing C．to play D．played
A farmer found a wounded eagle (鹰) in his field. He was so 26 that he took it home and cleaned its wounds. After that he placed it 27 in the yard, in the hope that it 28 recover soon.
Strangely enough, the eagle soon got used to the 29 of all the chickens in the yard. It learned to 30 from side to side like chickens, and eat happily from a trough (食槽). For many years, the eagle 31 his new life on the farm.
Then one day, one of the farmer’s friends pointed to the playing 32 and asked, “ 33 is that eagle acting like a chicken?” The farmer told him what had 34 , and the friend felt quite 35 .
“I can’t believe that!” said the friend. “It should fly in the 36 , not live here!” He picked up the eagle, and 37 it into the air. The eagle was 38 , and cried loudly. Then it just fell down on the ground.
That night, the friend could 39 sleep as he remembered the chicken-like eagle. The next morning, he headed back to the farm for another 40 . This time he carried the eagle to the 41 of a nearby mountain.
When he stood at the highest place of the mountain, he looked into its eyes and shouted, “Don’t you 42 ? You weren’t made to live like a chicken!” As he 43 the eagle up, he made sure it was facing into the bright 44 of the rising sun. Then he 45 tossed (抛) the bird into the sky. This time the eagle opened his wings, and disappeared into the clouds.
A．polite B．brave C．kind D．proud
A．forward B．outside C．inside D．backward
A．would B．should C．must D．need
A．food B．sounds C．water D．habits
A．walk B．sleep C．talk D．drink
A．wasted B．forgot C．lost D．enjoyed
A．chicken B．eagle C．farmer D．plane
A．When B．How C．Why D．What
A．suffered B．experienced C．happened D．found
A．pleased B．surprised C．worried D．satisfied
A．sky B．sea C．land D．lake
A．pulled B．moved C．took D．threw
A．afraid B．interested C．excited D．angry
A．hardly B．exactly C．actually D．finally
A．drink B．meeting C．rest D．try
A．top B．foot C．center D．side
A．believe B．cry C．understand D．work
A．held B．put C．filled D．tied
A．sight B．light C．space D．shape
A．easily B．softly C．quickly D．powerfully
It is interesting how NASA(美国航空航天管理局)chose their astronauts for landing them on the moon. They chose men 26 the age of twenty and thirty-five. There were about fifty of them, Many were 27 air pilots. 28 were scientists with two or three degrees. NASA telephoned each man they were going to choose; told him the plans and the 29 they might get in. They then asked him if he was willing to be trained as an astronaut. “How could any man 30 such an exciting job?” One of them said, “Dangerous? Of course. It’s dangerous 31 most exciting”
The health and physical condition of 32 was, of course, very necessary. 33 those in very good health and physical condition were chosen.
While being trained to be astronauts. They went through many 34 . They studied the star and the moon, and they also studied geology, the science of rocks. This was necessary 35 astronauts would have to look for rocks on the moon. They would try to find rocks which might help to tell the 36 of the moon. They were all 37 to fly in helicopters （直升飞机）。These helicopters landed 38 down to give them some experience of the way the spaceship would 39 land on the moon , They were also taught the 40 facts about the conditions in space. They learnt all the technical details of the spaceships and rockets. They visited the scientists and engineers who 41 them. They visited the factories where they were 42. They learnt how every 43 of a space-ship and its instruments work. They also learnt every detail of ground-control 44 .
In a word, to be chosen as an astronaut. One must be in good health, 45 in science and good at piloting.
A．at B．between C．of D．on
A．experienced B．old C．trained D．young
A．None B．Few C．Others D．They
A．dangers B．sadness C．hardship D．troubles
A．accept B．receive C．offer D．refuse
A．but B．if C．though D．however
A．the scientists B．men C．pilots D．Young people
A．As B．Only C．If D．Or
A．jobs B．places C．courses D．ways
A．for B．because C．since D．So that
A．story B．Background C．Age D．name
A．shown B．trained C．told D．let
A．straight B．straightly C．indirectly D．directly
A．possibly B．likely C．actually D．really
A．not known B．well-known C．unknown D．known
A．drew B．produced C．designed D．made
A．repaired B．built C．developed D．fixed
A．part B．movement C．machine D．body
A．house B．stop C．system D．station
A．well-done B．well-fed C．well- kept D．well-informed
The heaviest snow in a hundred years hit the south of China. It snowed __36___for half a month. Many people were __37___in railway stations, bus stations and airports. People did everything they could to fight the __38___; nobody was killed from cold and _39____. Gradually ,the trapped people all went back home_40___. While fighting the snow, people ___41__their animal friends until a moving story of a swallow(燕子) couple appeared on the Internet.
The couple hadn’t eaten anything for several days __42___the snow. They tried to fly into people’s home to warm themselves, but every house was ___43___tightly(紧紧地). They got to a side of a balcony ( 阳台 ) where wind couldn’t reach. They jumped and flapped (拍打) their wings(翅膀) to _44___the attention of the people inside the house, who were __45____their own things. The wife’s body was __46___. She couldn’t move any longer. The husband came near and __47__her with his wings. The husband lost his heat soon because of his opened wings.
The next morning, the housemaster went to the balcony to __48__ his flowers and saw a dead swallow outside. __49__ it, he found they were two embracing（拥抱） together. Thinking of the __50___the snow had brought to people, he was moved to tears . He took them in for giving them some _51___they couldn’t feel any longer. He found a small box, __52__it with some hay （干草）and lay the couple in . He _53__them in the garden of the community(社区).
In my hometown in the countryside, a swallow family live in the roof of my house . They __54__every spring to have babies. Then in autumn, when babies have __55___, they fly to the south, I wonder if they will come back this spring as they did.
A．beautifully B．directly C．gently D．continuously
A．forbidden B．rescued C．trapped D．covered
A．disaster B．war C．campaign D．disease
A．anger B．heat C．hunger D．poverty
A．sadly B．safely C．nervously D．curiously
A．treasured B．invited C．accepted D．forgot
A．because of B．in case of C．in spite of D．instead of
A．controlled B．fixed C．, stretched D．closed
A．admit B．attract C．turn D．escape
A．busy with B．born with C．good for D．famous for
A．burnt B．watched C．frozen D．found
A．supplied B．wrapped C．folded D．sorted
A．buy B．send C．sell D．check
A．Feeding B．Leaving C．Touching D．Greeting
A．hardship B．childhood C．cooperation D．lesson
A．clothes B．warmness C．flowers D．tension
A．made B．played C．associated D．filled
A．buried B．showed C．fastened D．enjoyed
A．put away B．come back C．fly away D．hold back
A．dropped out B．died out C．grown up D．stood up
Don’t shoot butterflies with guns.
Can you 36 someone running after a butterfly with a gun in his hands? Won’t such stupidity make you burst out laughing? But wait. Stop and consider how often you might have done something 37 .
A hen, Henny-Penny, lived in a forest with many other animals and birds. One fine, sunny morning, she was busy looking for 38 in the ground. Suddenly she let out a frightened cackle (咯咯叫) with wings flapping 39 . A dry leaf had fallen down on her, and she went 40 at whoever she met, “Run, run for your lives; the sky is falling.” The other creatures stopped whatever they were doing. Some ran behind Henny-Penny, screaming warnings with her, while others 41 the unfounded story that the sky was falling.
We all have 42 people like this hen. The rest of us are like the other foolish creatures who didn’t stop to verify (证实) the 43 for themselves. They shoot butterflies with guns. They just will not think for themselves. Why don’t people think for themselves? Often because of laziness, or because they don’t want to be 44 for their way of thinking.
Walking through life 45 is more dangerous than crossing a busy road with eyes closed. Our thoughts should lead us towards the light of wisdom and sense. Our thinking should be high, 46 us to the ranks of the sensible. We have been blessed with reasoning, sensitive minds. Let us make use of them and be 47 of our own minds. Don’t let your mind be enslaved by someone else. Stop, think and then go ahead.
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A．suggest B．imagine C．recall D．prevent
A．different B．extraordinary C．unusual D．similar
A．trees B．worms C．nests D．leaves
A．in delight B．in cheer C．in fear D．in amazement
A．screaming B．staring C．praising D．criticizing
A．recite B．edit C．spread D．print
A．come across B．searched for C．looked after D．cared about
A．impact B．process C．advantage D．truth
A．desperate B．good C．regretful D．responsible
A．speechlessly B．hopelessly C．mindlessly D．homelessly
A．declining B．raising C．wiping D．smoothing
A．masters B．slaves C．authors D．employees
In the past, man did not have to think about the protection of his environment. There were few people on the earth, and natural resources seemed to be____36____ .
Today things are___37_____, the world has become too___38____ . We are using up our natural resources too quickly, and at the same time we are___39____ our environment with dangerous chemicals. If we continue to do this, human life on the earth ___40____survive.
Everyone___41_____ today that if too many fish are taken from the sea, there will soon be none left. Yet, with modern fishing__42_____ , more and more fish are caught. We know that if too many trees are cut down, ___43____will disappear and nothing will grow on the land. Yet, we ___44_____to use bigger and more powerful machines to __45____more and more trees.
We realize that if rivers are polluted with waste products from factories, we will die.___46_____, in most countries wastes are ___47______put into rivers or into the sea, and there are _48_____laws to stop this.
We know, too, that if the___49____ of the world continues to rise at the present rate, in a few years, there will not be enough___50_____. What can we do to solve these problems ?
It we eat more vegetables and less___51____, there will be more food available for everyone. Land that is used to grow crops __52_____five times more people than land where animals are kept.
Our natural resources will _53_____longer if we learn to recycle them. The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth__54_______ .
Finally, if we educate people to think about the problems, we shall have a better and clearer ___55____in the future.
A．beautiful B．unlimited C．rare D．valuable
A．common B．the same C．changeable D．different
A．crowded B．small C．dirty D．busy
A．protecting B．saving C．polluting D．fighting
A．may not B．will not C．shall not D．could not
A．wonders B．realizes C．consider D．discovers
A．poles B．boats C．methods D．ideas
A．mountains B．the sea C．trees D．forests
A．continue B．have C．ought D．will go on
A．grow B．plant C．save D．cut down
A．Thus B．However C．Generally speaking D．Therefore
A．still B．even C．also D．certainly
A．too many B．a few C．some D．few
A．production B．pollution C．population D．revolution
A．houses B．vegetables C．food D．lives
A．fruit B．meat C．fish D．grain
A．feeds B．increases C．supplies D．helps
A．use B．stay C．keep D．last
A．control B．born C．plan D．reward
A．nature B．sea C．planet D．Forest
When we talk about a bad man, we like to call him a “wolf”. But is it really true that the wolf stands for devil and ugliness？
Have you read the book “The Wolf Totem” by a famous writer Jiang Rong, which tells the story of the relationship between wolves and human beings? Have you ever 41 the wolves' world? If you had, you would 42 the wolves. In the book, wolves are heroes on the large grassland. They know more about 43 than humans. They can attack lambs without disturbing their mothers. They also know how to 44 full use of the shape of land to 45 sheep. I believe that if wolves were humans, they would be 46 experts good at fighting.
The wolf is a kind of special creature that can deeply understand 47 .Each wolf serves its group with its heart and soul. A 48 wolf has little power, but a pack of wolves 49 nothing. All the wolves obey the rules. 50 they are defeated, they run away together. It is their teamwork 51 makes wolves powerful.
The wolves also have great self respect and won't 52 to anyone. The writer, who wrote the book “The Wolf Totem”, 53 stole a one-month-old baby wolf and raised it very carefully. To his 54 , he found the little wolf still wanted to go back with 55 wolves. He bit through the iron chain that limited him. The wolf was 56 and he never gave in, fighting 57 his death. The little wolf died as a glorious fighter.
I was shocked by this kind of 58 wolves are one of the most respected creatures on the earth. I want everyone to look at wolves in a 59 way. They are our teachers. They show us how to survive and 60 in this not simple but dangerous world. Please honor the wolves, please honor all these heroes of nature!
A．thought about B．walked into C．talked about D．cared for
A．hunt B．admire C．draw D．watch
A．space B．spot C．food D．survival
A．get B．take C．have D．make
A．fight B．avoid C．trap D．discover
A．special B．imaginative C．outstanding D．creative
A．operation B．teamwork C．lifestyle D．control
A．single B．brave C．lonely D．fair
A．fight B．struggle C．fear D．fail
A．As for B．As though C．Even so D．Even if
A．what B．he C．that D．one
A．turn in B．give in C．take in D．break in
A．once B．just C．soon D．only
A．satisfaction B．disappointment C．pleasure D．sorrow
A．rest B．others C．another D．the other
A．proud B．satisfied C．willing D．eager
A．until B．although C．before D．unless
A．selflessness B．self-confidence C．self-respect D．self-protection
A．curious B．different C．strange D．humorous
A．walk B．hand C．get D．succeed
Sea turtles are found in all warm waters throughout the world. Sea turtles are the___36____ of the turtles. The largest kind of sea turtle can grow as long as eight feet and ___37___ 1,500 pounds. Even the smallest kind, Kemp’s-Ridley, can ___38___ to 28 inches long and weigh almost 100 pounds. Many other turtles are small enough to___39___ in your hand. It is difficult to find population numbers for sea turtles because they do not___40____ shore once they hatch and reach the ocean, which makes it hard to ___41___ them. Sea turtles___42___ in the water because they are safer there. They cannot___43___ their heads and feet into their shells like other turtles can. Sea turtles cannot hide inside their shells __44___ other animals that want to eat them. They need to move quickly to stay safe.
When the weather ___45___ warm, sea turtles leave the ocean to___46___ their eggs on the beach. This is the only time they will ever leave the water. Most___47____ turtles spend part of the time in water___48___ part of the time on land. It is easy to understand___49____ sea turtles stay in the water. Their___50___ to swim is greater than their ability to walk. Their heavy bodies and unusual feet make it hard for them to ___51___ on land. They are better___52___ for life in the water. They are well suited for life in the sea because of__53___ their bodies are made.
The way their feet are made helps sea turtles swim very quickly. Their feet look like long __54___. When they swim, they flap their feet like a bird flaps its wings. This ___55___ way of swimming benefits sea turtles. It allows them to escape from their enemies.
A． dwarfs B． giants C． mammals D． ancestors
A． measure B． weigh C． sell D． sound
A． grow up B． bring up C． take up D． go up
A． suit B． fit C． match D． seize
A． go to B． turn to C． back to D． return to
A．keep up with B． keep track of C． keep in touchwith D． keep to
A． swim B． hide C． sleep D． stay
A． push B． draw C． drag D． pull
A． away B． from C． for D． to
A． becomes B． turns C． changes D． leads
A． lay B． lie C． laid D． lain
A． the other B． another C． other D． others’
A． but B． and C． or D． so
A． when B． where C． why D． as
A． technique B． talent C． ability D． opportunity
A． walk B． travel C． wander D． play
A． adopted B． adapted C． adequate D． admitted
A． the way B． the manner C． the method D． the shape
A． paddles B． sticks C． wings D． tails
A． abnormal B． unusual C． ordinary D． unbelievable
Tom grows the nicest vegetables and fruits and the most beautiful flowers in the village. Plants grow in Tom’s garden all through the __1__ and they are much __2__.
Tom cuts some flowers for his sitting room table, eats some fruits and vegetables, but he __3__ most of them in the market. His vegetables, fruit and flowers are so __4__ and beautiful that they sold much more __5__ in the market than those of other villagers.
How does Tom grow these beautiful things? He is so __6__ that he just sits under his orange tree with his radio.
He __7__ the music all day.
That is quite true. Tom __8__ things in spring, summer, autumn and winter. After that he sits with his radio. And everything __9__. It is the music that does the work. Tom knows more clearly that music makes the biggest vegetables and the most beautiful flowers. Plants love __10__ as much as people.
A．week B．month C．season D．year
A．better B．worse C．less D．later
A．buys B．sells C．borrows D．lends
A．dear B．bad C．big D．small
A．politely B．quickly C．slowly D．carefully
A．angry B．busy C．tired D．lazy
A．listens to B．hears C．watches D．speaks
A．fills B．plants C．throws D．makes
A．does B．moves C．grows D．plays
A．work B．rain C．stories D．music
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When I was a boy, every holiday that I had seemed wonderful. My 1 took me by train or by car to a hotel by the 2 . All day, I seem to remember, I 3 on the sands with strange 4 children. We made houses and gardens, and 5 the tide (潮汐) destroy (破坏, 毁坏) them. When the tide went out, we 6 over the rocks and looked down at the fish in the rock-pools.
In those days the 7 seemed to shine always brightly 8 the water was always warm. Sometimes we left the beach and walked in the country, 9 ruined (毁灭的) houses and dark woods and climbing trees. There were 10 in one’s pockets or good places where one could 11 ice-creams. Each day seemed a life-time.
Although I am now thirty-five years old, my idea of a good 12 is much the same as it was. I 13 like the sun and warm sand and the sound of _14 beating the rocks. I no longer wish to 15 any sand house or sand garden, and I dislike sweets. 16 , I love the sea and often feel sand running through my fingers.
Sometimes I 17 what my ideal (理想的) holiday will be like when I am 18 . All I want to do then, perhaps, will be to lie in bed, reading books about 19 who make houses and gardens with sands, who watch the incoming tide, who make 20 sick on too many ices...
A．teacher B．parents C．nurse D．doctor
A．sea B．lake C．mountain D．forest
A．played B．slept C．sat D．stood
A．moved B．excited C．worried D．nervous
A．made B．brought C．watched D．heard
A．rolled B．jumped C．turned D．climbed
A．light B．sun C．moon D．lamp
A．and B．yet C．but D．or
A．exploring B．examining C．repairing D．measuring
A．sweets B．sand C．ice-creams D．money
A．make B．sell C．buy D．offer
A．house B．holiday C．garden D．tide
A．hardly B．almost C．still D．perhaps
A．waves B．water C．hands D．birds
A．destroy B．fix C．use D．build
A．But B．However C．Or D．Yet
A．wonder B．feel C．understand D．believe
A．strong B．weak C．young D．old
A．children B．boys C．girls D．grown-ups
A．herself B．himself C．itself D．themselves
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