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Arthur Bonnet works with the Palos Verdes blue butterfly, once thought to have died out. Today the butterfly is coming back thanks to him. But years ago if you"d told him this was what he"d be doing someday, he would have laughed, "You"re crazy." As a boy, he used to be a little tough guy on the streets". At age thirteen, he was caught by police stealing. At eighteen, he landed in prison for shooting a man.
"I knew it had hurt my mom," Bonner said after he got out of prison. "So I told myself I would not put my mom through that pain again."
One day he met Professor Mattoni, who was working to rebuild the habitat for an endangered butterfly called E1 Segundo blue.
"I saw the sign "Butterfly Habitat" and asked, "How can you have a habitat when the butterflies can just fly away?"" Bonner recalls. "Dr. Mattoni laughed and handed me a magnifying glass (放大镜) , "Look at the leaves. " I could see all these caterpillars (蝴蝶的幼虫) on the plant. Dr Mattoni explained, "Without the plant, there are no butterflies. ""
Weeks later, Bonner received a call from Dr. Mattoni, who told him there was a butterfly that needed help. That was how he met the Palos Verdes blue. Since then he"s been working for four years to help bring the butterfly back. He grows astragals, the only plant the butterfly eats. He collects butterflies and brings them into a lab to lay eggs. Then he puts new butterflies into the habitat.
The butterfly"s population, once almost zero, is now up to 900. For their work, Bonner and Dr. Mattoni received lots of awards. But for Bonnet, he earned something more: he turned his life around.
For six years now Bonnet has kept his promise to stay out of prison. While he’s bringing back the Palos Verdes blue, the butterfly has helped bring him back, too.
小题1:When he was young, Arthur Bonner
A.broke the law and ended up in prison |
B.was fond of shooting and hurt his morn |
C.often offered necessary help to other people |
D.often caught butterflies and took them home |
A.found the butterfly had died out |
B.won many prizes from his professor |
C.met Dr. Mattoni, a professor of biology |
D.collected butterflies and put them into a lab |
A.made Bonner famous | B.changed Bonner"s life |
C.brought Bonner wealth | D.enriched Bonner"s knowledge |
A.A Promise to Morn | B.A Man Saved by Butterflies |
C.A Story of Butterflies | D.A Job Offered by Dr. Mattoni |
答案
小题1:A
小题1:C
小题1:B
小题1:B
解析
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试题【If you were to walk up to Arthur Bonnet and say, "Hey, Butterfly Man," his face 】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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A few days later Dr. Turner went to Thorby, and arrived at Dr.Johnson"s home early in the afternoon. Though old and a little deaf, Dr.Johnson still had a good brain. He kept talking to the visitor about the town and its people. When they turned to the question of partnership,it was already seven in the evening. Dr. Johnson invited Dr . Turner to have dinner with him in a restaurant before catching the train back to London. Dr . Turner noticed that Dr. Johnson was fond of good food and expensive wines . They had an excellent meal. When the bill was brought, Dr. Johnson felt in his pocket." Oh, dear," he said. "I"ve forgotten my money." "That"s all right,"Dr. Turner said."I"ll pay the bill."As he did so,he began to wonder whether Dr. Johnson was worthy of trust.
小题1: Dr. Turner decided to leave his present job because .
A.he had never been trusted |
B.it demanded too great skills |
C.he believed it offered little hope for his future |
D.he thought the hospital would like him to leave |
A.things of no interest to Dr. Johnson |
B.things of no importance to Dr. Turner |
C.health matters |
D.food and drink |
A.Dr. Johnson did notlike Dr. Turner |
B.the two doctors would become friends |
C.the two doctors would not work together |
D.Dr. Turner decided to stay at his present job |
A.caught the train back to London | B.felt in his pocket |
C.paid the bill | D.said those words |
The Depression, therefore, didn’t make much change in their lives. But it did bring an unending flow of men out of work, drifting from job to job, to the farm. The first to show up at the door of the kitchen was a man in rags. He took off his hat and quietly explained that he hadn’t eaten for a while. Grandpa stood watching him a bit , then said , “There’s a stack of firewood against the fence behind the barn (谷仓). I’ve been needing to get it moved to the other side of the fence . You have just about enough time to finish the job before lunch .”
Grandma said a surprising thing happened. The man got a shine in his eyes and he hurried to the barn at once. She set another place at the table and made an apple pie. During lunch, the stranger didn’t say much, but when he left, his shoulders had straightened. “Nothing ruins a man like losing his self-respect,” Grandpa later told me.
Soon after, another man showed up asking for a meal. This one was dressed in a suit and carried a small old suitcase. Grandpa came out when he heard voices. He looked at the man and then offered a handshake.” There is a stack of firewood along the fence down behind the barn I’ve been meaning to get it moved. It’d sure be a help to me . And we’d be pleased to have you stay for lunch.” The fellow set his suitcase aside and neatly laid his coat on top. Then he set off to work.
Grandma says she doesn’t remember how many strangers they shared a meal with during those Depression days-or how many times that stack of wood got moved.
小题1:When he was asked to move a stack of firewood, the first man who asked for a meal got a shine in his eyes for he was glad that .
A.he had found a good job |
B.he would have something to eat |
C.he would no longer suffer from the Depression |
D.he would get what he wanted without losing his self-respect |
A.he didn’t want them to have a meal free of charge |
B.he had been needing to get it moved |
C.he wanted to help them in his own way |
D.he wanted to show them his kindness and respect |
A.kind | B.thoughtful | C.wealthy | D.sympathetic |
A.The Depression B.The Pleasure of Helping Others
C.No Pains , No GainsD.Work-A Part of Living
Wilson begins with an open letter to the pioneer in environment protection, Henry David Thoreau. He compares today’s Walden Pond with that of Thoreau’s day. Wilson will use such comparisons for the rest of the book. The problem is clear: man has done great damage to his home over the years. Can the earth, with human help, be made to return to biodiversity levels that will be able to support us in the future?
Biodiversity, Wilson argues, is the key to settling many problems the earth faces today. Even our agricultural crops can gain advantages from it. A mere hundred species are the basis of our food supply, of which but twenty carry the load. Wilson suggests changing this situation by looking into ten thousand species that could be made use of, which will be a way to reduce the clearing of the natural homes of plants and animals to enlarge farming areas.
At the end of the book, Wilson discusses the importance of human values in considering the environment. If you are to continue to live on the earth, you may well read and act on the ideas in this book.
小题1:We learn form the text that Wilson cares most about ______.
A.the environment for plants | B.the biodiversity of our earth |
C.the wastes of natural resources | D.the importance of human values |
A.Twenty. | B.Eighty. | C.One hundred. | D.Ten thousand. |
A.learn how to farm scientifically | B.build homes for some dying species |
C.make it clear what to eat | D.use more species for food |
A.a description of natural resources | B.a research report |
C.a book review | D.an introduction to a scientist |
小题1:In the writer’s opinion, London taxi drivers are _____________.
A.unfriendly | B.talkative | C.helpful | D.strange enough |
A.is the driver of the taxi | B.often travels by taxi |
C.is a foreigner visiting London | D.lives in London |
A.Conductor | B.Stranger | C.Taxi driver | D.author |
A.he began to like the woman and her dog at the first sight |
B.the woman had not paid him |
C.he wanted to know what would happen when the police came |
D.he was trying to go on talking with her |
小题1:The author quoted(引述) “he who dies rich, dies disgraced” in the passage to show______.
A.He felt strongly that the wealthy should use their fortunes for the benefit of society. |
B.He opposed charity. |
C.The wealthy die from their fortunes |
D.The wealthy die from not contributing to society. |
A.his policy of expanding. |
B.his ability to sell the product |
C.his ability to produce the product |
D.his hard work |
A.the Carnegie Institute of Washington. |
B.the Carnegie Institute of Pittsburgh. |
C.the steel industry. |
D.the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. |
A.Few Americans have touched Andrew Carnegie’s generosity. |
B.Many Americans have touched Andrew Carnegie’s generosity. |
C.we all enjoy Andrew Carnegie’s generosity today. |
D.Many Americans were given Andrew Carnegie’s generosity. |
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