By the time Robert Porter Allen was born in 1905, the whooping crane(鸣鹤)was already in trouble. The beautiful bird was once commonly found across North America. By 1941, the whooping crane population had dwindled to the double digits. The tallest species in North America were critically endangered.
In the 1940s, the remaining cranes migrate(迁徙) every year from the Gulf Coast of Texas to somewhere in the north of Canada to breed(繁殖). The conservation community didn’t know where the birds went. The wetlands where they used to spend winters were growing rarer and rarer as they tiny, non-migrating group of whooping cranes was alive in Louisiana in 1941, but the group had disappeared by the time Allen started his research.
In 1942, Allen undertook the whooping crane project Over the next three years, he did almost constant field work that took him from Texas up the cranes' migration route to Nebraska, and on into Saskatchewan in search of the nesting ground of the birds.
Studying the bird in its breeding habitat and seeing how many birds were born would allow conservationists to understand how to help the birds on their journey. But finding the whooping crane 's nesting site meant difficult and fruitless air searches over northern Canada.
In 1952, Allen wrote a report on the whooping crane. The report was a warning call to the conservation community: only 33 migratory "whoopers" remained, and their nesting site still hadn’t been found. Two years later, the whooping cranes breeding grounds in Canada's Wood Buffalo National Park were finally found, and Allen headed north to study them firsthand, an "incredibly difficult journey, "in Sprunt’s words, Allen’s work laid the groundwork for conservationists to save the birds.
Their efforts paid off as the numbers reached 57 by 1970 and 214 by 2005.Today, the whooping crane is still listed as endangered, but there are roughly 600 birds alive.
1.What is the passage mainly about?
A. It is a story about Allen’s searching for a lost bird.
B. It is a story about the cranes ,Long migration flight
C. It is a story about the crane surviving the winters.
D. It is a story about conserving the whooping crane
2.What does the underlined word “dwindled” mean in the first paragraph?
A. Increased B. Reduced C. Stayed D. Limited
3.According to the Passage, which of the following is mainly responsible for what happened to the remaining whooping cranes？
A. Habitat loss B. Illegal hunting. C. Natural disaster. D. Deadly diseases.
4.Which of the following events took place in 1954?
A. The non-migrating group of whooping cranes disappeared
B. Robert Potter Allen undertook the whooping crane project.
C. The whooping cranes breeding grounds were discovered
D. Robert Porter Allen wrote a report on the whooping crane.
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1.A Games volunteer will be required to work for at least__________.
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听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1.How long will the Forbidden City be lit up for this years Lantern Festival?
A. For 2 nights B. For 19 hours. C. For 20 minutes
2.How much should a night tour participant pay for the ticket booked online?
A. 40 yuan. B. Not mentioned C. Free of charge.
3.According to the recording, which of the following is true?
A. It is the 94th time for the museum to celebrate the Lantern Festival.
B. Shan Jixiang is one of the gatekeepers of the Palace Museum.
C. Special lighting technology was used to avoid the possibility of fires
4.What can probably become another new occasion for the night tour?
A. Christmas Eve. B. Dragon Boat Festival. C. Valentines Day
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.What has the woman been thinking about recently?
A. Which job offer she should accept
B. What major she should choose.
C. What she would like to work as
2.What does the woman say about being a flight attendant?
A. Boring B. Dangerous. C. Poorly -paid.
3.What does the man think the woman is good at?
A. Interpreting. B. Organizing meetings. C. Dealing with money.
4.What does the woman want to be?
A. A doctor B. An interpreter. C. A businesswoman.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.What is the survey about?
A. Holiday destinations. B. Travel experiences C. Booking platforms
2.When did the man arrive in Lhasa?
A. At 4: 00 am. B. At 5: 00 pm C. At 7: 00 am.
3.What was the man content with about the hotel?
A. The room B. The food. C. The location.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.What has changed for the better about the woman’s job
A. She gets salary raises B. She gets off work earlier C. She has more chances of travel
2.What is the woman ready for?
A. Attending to her mother. B. Taking more courses C. Getting a higher position
