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Eleven leatherback turtles(凌皮龟) are swimming across the Pacific Ocean to the Galapagos Islands in a "race" that will be tracked online to draw attention to the serious situation of the endangered creatures.
The turtles have been attached with satellite communication devices that give their positions, as they head South from their nesting sites on Costa Rica" s Playa Grande beach to their feeding grounds near the Galapagos, about 1,500km away.
Online participants can choose a turtle and track its course at http://www.great turtlerace.com. The winner will be the one that travels furthest in two weeks of swimming.
There is no prize for the winner of the race, aimed at highlighting the dangers to a creature that has graced (美化) the oceans for 100 million years.
Environmentalists say 95 percent of leatherbacks in the Pacific Ocean have vanished in the last 20 years due to human activity like fishing, poaching(偷猎) of their eggs and building near their nests.
Thousands of leatherbacks nested at Playa Grande 10 years ago, but the number has dropped to below 100 in the last 5 years.
The leatherback race will not be live because the turtles left Costa Rica at different times. Instead, environmentalist group Conservation International will provide a day-to-day showing of the first 14 days of their journeys simultaneously as if they were racing.
The event will raise funds to protect Playa Grande. It is being organized by groups such as Conservation International and Costa Rica" s Environment Ministry.
68. Why satellite communication devices were attached to the turtles?
A. To prevent them from losing. B. To live broadcast the race.
C. To communicate with the turtles. D. To make sure of the turtles" position.
69. You can watch the race by _________.
A. going to the Pacific Ocean B. tracking its course online
C. watching the program through TV D. fixing some communication devices to the turtles
70. From the passage we know _________.
A. the turtles will swim 14 days from their nesting sites to their feeding ground
B. there are only eleven turtles left in the Pacific Ocean
C. money will be raised to protect the endangered turtles
D. Playa Grande is an organization by Environmentalists
71. The purpose for the text is to _________.
A. throw people"s attention to the endangered ocean animals
B. accuse humans of what they have done to the ocean animals
C. warn people of the dangers to ocean creatures
D. tell people that the ocean won"t be lively without turtles
答案
小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:A
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试题【Eleven leatherback turtles(凌皮龟) are swimming across the Pacific Ocean to the Gal】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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第三节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分,满分30分）
Last night I wrote an article for the school newspaper that described how I feel right now in honest terms. I emailed it to our wonderful 41 , and after she 42 it, she asked a very good question: "Do you want the 43 school body, including our senior class and the teaching 44 to read this?"
That question pretty much 45 my thoughts. I"m not a very 46 person; I tend to let only a few friends know 47 what" s going on in my life. I suppose that"s 48 my personality says the opposite to itself, because I"m also an honest person.
Being honest is 49 .It involves taking risks—huge risks—and putting 50 on the edge. 51 to someone can be the hardest thing for you in the world and either lead to the hurt of feelings or 52 friendships. During the course of my life, I" ve experienced 53 .
In positive ways, being honest can be a 54 .Pretending is not only difficult, 55 it" s very tiring. Last year, 56 I discovered that I could be open with two people whom I was already good friends with, the load on my shoulders felt much 57 .Telling someone your 58 feelings is scary; trusting someone 59 your heart and soul is hard. Of course, putting one"s feelings into 60 for the general population to read is also rather frightening.
41. A. editor B. coach C. e-pal D. supervisor
42. A. deleted B. read C. forwarded D. reserved
43. A. entire B. junior C. main D. key
44. A. member B. clerk C. staff D. fellow
45. A. agreed B. controlled C. supported D. matched
46. A. easygoing B. shy C. optimistic D. open
47. A. exactly B. rarely C. roughly D. usually
48. A. how B. what C. where D. when
49. A. exciting B. simple C. boring D. difficult
50. A. everybody B. yourself C. somebody D. myself
51. A. Showing off B. Opening up C. Getting down D. Looking up
52. A. unreliable B. weaker C. permanent D. stronger
53. A. either B. neither C. both D. nothing
54. A. burden B. dream C. goal D. release
55. A. but B. while C. also D. meanwhile
56. A. in which B. when C. during which D. which
57. A. heavier B. unpredictable C. lighter D. unbearable
58. A. miserable B. secret C. strong D. joyful
59. A. by B. via C. with D. beyond
60. A. reality B. use C. practice D. print
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分,满分40分）
I have recently been diagnosed with an addiction-to coffee. And I am not alone. This is a problem among Americans of all ages. The coffee shop has become a social feature in our culture. Its appealing smell, cozy and inviting atmosphere are difficult to resist, especially if you struggle with an addiction like alcohol.
But, when you look past the leather couches and coffees named after European cities, all you"ll find is coffee, milk, and a little sugar. Anyone can buy a Coffeemaker and a container of Coffee Mate and try to create the same drink as a coffee shop does. The only difference between your homemade coffee and coffee shops is that they put it in a cute cup and throw on some whipped (泡沫状的) cream to convince us that we are treating ourselves to a worthy relief from the fast pace of everyday life. And we believe them, silly for the idea that drinking their coffee improves our quality of life.
So, next time this "white chocolate" begins echoing in your mind, you"ll have to make a decision: Will you continue to be one of the millions of brainwashed Americans who live for their next trip to a coffee shop, or will you just walk away and ignore it? My advice is -- dare to resist and just say no.
61. The major features of a coffee shop are the following EXCEPT its _______.
A. attractive smell B. comfortable surrounding
C. pleasant atmosphere D. alcohol-like addiction
62. The coffee from coffee shops differs from homemade coffee mainly because it _______.
A. is mixed with whipped cream B. is usually served in a cute cup
C. offers a feeling of precious relief D. can improve the quality of life
63. "White chocolate" in the last paragraph probably means _______.
A. coffee with cream B. chocolate with coffee
C. brainwashed Americans D. addiction to shop coffee
64. The author"s attitude towards "white chocolate" is _______.
A. positive B. uncaring C. negative D. optimistic
第二节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，
选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
As a saying goes, every bean has its black .It is impossible to make no mistakes all one’s life. My grandpa Nybakken, a carpenter，is no _36_．Several decades ago he made a mistake -a(n) perfect mistake, _37_．
On a cold Saturday, Mother"s father was building some wooden cases for the clothes his _38_ was sending to an orphanage（孤儿院）in Africa. On his way home, he _39_ into his shirt pocket to find his glasses, but they were gone. He remembered putting them there that morning, so he drove back to the church. His _40_ proved fruitless.
When he _41_ replayed his earlier actions, he realized what happened．The glasses had slipped out of his pocket unnoticed and fallen into one of the cases, which he had nailed shut. His brand new glasses, having _42_ him $20 that very morning, were heading for Africa! He had to drive home _43_.
Several months later, the director of the orphanage came to give a report on Sunday night at my grandfather"s church, _44_ Grandpa and his family also attended.
“But most of all,” he said，“I must thank you for the _45_ you sent last year. You see, the bandits(土匪）had just _46_ through the orphanage, destroying everything, including my glasses. I was desperate.”
“_47_ I had the money, there was simply no way of _48_ those glasses. _49_ not being able to see well, I experienced headaches every day. Then your cases arrived. When my staff _50_ the covers, they found a pair of glasses lying on top.”
Then, still gripped（吸引注意）with the _51_ of it all, he continued, “ When I tried _52_ the glasses, it was as though they had been made just for me! I want to thank you for being a part of that!”
The people listened，_53_ for the miraculous glasses. But the director surely must have _54 their church with another, they thought. There were no glasses on their _55_ of items to be sent overseas.
But sitting quietly in the back, with tears streaming down his face, an ordinary carpenter realized the Master Carpenter had used him in an extraordinary way.
36. A. expectation B．success C. comment D. exception
37. A. though B. although C. as D. so
38. A. factory B. church C. family D. country
39. A. turned B. reached C. filled D. put
40. A. research B. look C. search D. clothes
41. A. mentally B. physically C. anxiously D. directly
42. A. charged B. spent C. paid D. cost
43. A. disappointed B. pleased C. nonstop D. quick
44. A. which B. what C. where D. when
45. A. cases B. clothes C. glasses D. Wishes
46. A. cut B. swept C. pulled D. broken
47. A. Unless B. As long as C. Until D. Even though
48. A. replacing B. finding C. wearing D. changing
49. A. Except for B. Along with C. Rather than D. As for
50. A. nailed B. burnt C. removed D. took
51. A. preparation B. pleasure C. satisfaction D. wonder
52. A. out B. over C. for D. on
53. A. pity B. happy C. curious D. eager
54. A. confused B. associated C. combined D. compared
55. A. cases B. order C. list D. orphanage
第三部分阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
On some level, I always knew that I wanted to be a doctor--at least from the age of eight or ten years old, anyway.
Although my father wasn’t a doctor, he made his own brand of “house calls. I followed him as he brought a plate of my mother’s home cooking to an elderly man named Frank on all major holidays and when Frank was sick. As far as I know, their only connection was that Frank was an occasional customer at Dad’s small gas station. Frank’s home was a two-room house on the rough side of town with an old front porch(门廊) where you could fall if you weren’t careful. Frank had no relatives and as far as I could tell, no other visitors either. Through his attitude of caring, my father was teaching me to be a doctor, although neither of us knew it at the time.
When I was 13, my father developed lung cancer. He brought home a diagram the doctor had drawn showing where his cancer was and told me that he was going to die. He asked me to take care of my mother when he was gone. I was an only child. He said he loved me on the night when he died.
When you’re 13 and your father dies, you have some choices to make. You can use the situation as an excuse for letting your actions and grades go down, or you can honor his memory and try to do something positive with yourself. I focused my energy on my schoolwork and my goal of becoming a doctor.
56. What was the father’s“own brand of ‘house calls’”?
A. His treatment for Frank’s serious illness. B. Being kind to Frank.
C. His attitude towards the author. D. His wish that his son would be a doctor.
57. The author did something to realize his dream to be a doctor when ________.
A. Father helped Frank regularly
B. Father developed lung cancer
C. Father asked him / her to take care of Mother
D. Father died
58. What influence did his father’s death have on the author?
A. The author began to think seriously about his career.
B. The author was too sorrowful to go on studying.
C. The author used the situation as an excuse to quit school.
D. The author worked harder to achieve his goal of becoming a doctor.
59. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Father taught the author how to be a doctor by making house calls on Frank.
B. In return for Father"s help, Frank usually came up at his gas station.
C. The author had no sisters or brothers.
D. The author was deeply influenced by Father"s doctor who treated his cancer.
60. What"s the best title for the passage?
A. What Made Father Respectable B. What Led Me to Be a Doctor
C. How to Help Strangers D. How to Deal with Death
One of the founding fathers of the internet has predicted the end of traditional television. Vint Serf, who helped to build the internet while working as a researcher in America, said that television was approaching its “iPod moment.”
In the same way that people now download their favorite music onto their iPods, he said that viewers would soon be downloading most of their favorite programmers onto their computers. “85 percent of all video we watch is pre-recorded, so you can set your system to download it at any time,”said Mr. Cerf, who is now the vice-president of Goggle.
“You’re still going to need live television for certain things--like news, sporting events and emergencies--but increasingly it will be almost like iPod, where you download content to look at later.”
Although television-on-demand has not yet become a main activity in the UK, the BBC, 1TV and Channel 4 have all invested a lot of money in technology which Mr. Cerf think will enable viewers to watch their favorite shows on their computers.
However, some critics(批评家)have warned that the Internet will collapse(崩溃)if millions of people try to download programmers at the same time.
Over the next four years, scientists think the number of videos watched over the Internet will double, with people moving from short chips to hour-long programmes.
Broadband companies claim that the service will cause“traffic jams”,which will cost millions of pounds to solve. Mr. Cerf dismissed these warnings, saying that critics had predicted 20 years ago that the net would collapse when people all around the world started to use it at the same time, “We’re far from exhausting (用尽)the capacity,” he said.“I want every one of the six billion people in the planet to be able to connect to the Internet.”
61.Vint Cerf is all the following EXCEPT that ___________.
A. a researcher in the United States
B. the vice-president of Goggle
C. one of the founders of the Internet
D. a manager of a broadband company
62. Which of the following is NOT something Vint Cerf has predicted?
A. Traditional television will soon have its iPod moment.
B. The number of videos watched over the Internet will double.
C. Viewers will be able to download TV programmers onto their iPods.
D. Viewers will be able to watch their favorite TV shows on the Internet.
63. According to the passage, people can always do all the following EXCEPT ____________.
A. watch short clips over the Internet
B. download live TV over the Internet
C. download per-recorded videos over the Internet
D. listen to their favorite music on their computers
64. Some critics are now predicting __________.
A. the Internet will collapse if millions of people use it at the same time
B. people all over the world will be able to connect to the Internet
C. the Internet will crash if too many people download TV programmes at the same time
D. the videos people watch over the Internet
65. This passage mainly tells us __________.
A. a Goggle expert is predicting the end of traditional television
B. the Internet will never be used to download people"s favourite shows
C. the Internet will become more popular
D. something about Vint Cerf
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