According to a national study, in the summer of 2013, the long-term(长期的) warm weather in the UK has made the number of butterflies increase.
Around 46,000 volunteers(志愿者) took part in the year’s Big Butterfly Count(统计), and they found 830,000 butterflies. Volunteers were asked to make a record. They would record how many times they found one of 21 different kinds of butterflies.
Later, the scientists used the records to find out how many butterflies of different kinds were found across the country. Then, they compared the results to the year before. They found that there was a rise in the number of 15 kinds of butterflies, and some of them went up by 50% compared to recent years. They said the increase in butterfly numbers was a result of warm weather.
However, scientists also said that the number of butterflies was in decline(下降) as a whole, and that we might not see_______the next year.
Richard Fox, who works for Butterfly Conservation, said, “UK butterflies are in long-term decline. Studies have been done since the 1970s. They show that UK butterflies have declined in type and number.”
He added, “We musthaltthe long-term decline of these beautiful creatures(生物). The only way is by stopping the damage that has been done to the butterflies’ habitats(栖息地) across the UK.”
1.The volunteers were asked to ______.
A.study 830,000 butterflies
B.help scientists take notes
C.record the number of each kind of butterfly
D.find how many kinds of butterflies there are
2.What can we learn from the study?
A.There were 20 kinds of UK butterflies.
B.50% more UK butterflies were found in 2013.
C.The number of 15 kinds of UK butterflies increased.
D.There was a long-term increase in UK butterfly number.
3.What does the underlined part “the same result” in Paragraph 4 mean?
A.The weather is cold. B.The weather is warm.
C.UK butterfly numbers decline. D.UK butterfly numbers increase.
4.The underlined word “halt” in the last paragraph means “_________”.
A.stop B.study C.make D.plan
5.What would be the best headline of the passage?
A.Different kinds of butterflies in the UK.
B.Big Butterfly Count in the UK in 2013.
C.UK Scientists made butterfly numbers increase.
D.Warm weather made UK butterfly numbers increase.
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案
Red Star Theatre |
Mengxin Shopping Centre |
Blue Sky Cinema |
International Picnic |
1.Hao Shuai, who wants to relax with 80 yuan on July 29, can .
A.buy clothes on sale
B.watch the 3D movie
C.enjoy the concert
D.have the international picnic
2.We can buy clothes in Mengxin Shopping Centre from October 1 to October 7.
A.old B.popular
C.expensive D.cheap
3.If you are a fan of Jay Chou, you can go to his concert in
A.Red Star Theatre
B.Mengxin Shopping Centre
C.Blue Sky Cinema
D.the People’s Park
4.Who directed the movie Transformers 3?
A.Michael Bay. B.Josh Duhamel.
C.Shia LaBeouf. D.Rosie Huntington-Whiteley.
5.You can enjoy delicious food from all over the world at .
A.8.00 am on Sunday B.9.00 am on Saturday
C.4.00 pm on Saturday D.5.00 pm on Sunday
Many years ago, there lived a very rich man who wanted to do something for the people of his town. But first he wanted to _______ whether they were good enough to get his help. So he placed a very large stone in the center of the main _______ into town. Then he hid behind a tree and waited.
Soon an old man came along _______ his cow. “Who put this stone in the center of the road?” said the old man, _______ he did not try to move the stone away. Instead, he passed around the stone and continued on his way. Another man came along and did the same _______; then another came, and another. All of them complained about the stone in the center of the road, but _______ of them tried to move it away.
Late in the afternoon, a young man came along. He _______ the stone and said, “It will be very dark at night. Some people will come along _______ in the dark and will fall against the stone.”
The young man then began to _______ the stone. He pulled with all his strength to move it to one side. But imagine his surprise when he found a bag full of ________ and this message under the stone: “This money is for the thoughtful person who takes this stone away from the road. Thank you.”
1.A.work out B.find out C.look out D.hang out
2.A.road B.tree C.city D.theater
3.A.for B.of C.about D.with
4.A.and B.so C.but D.or
5.A.thing B.way C.seat D.service
6.A.some B.none C.all D.everybody
7.A.knew B.choose C.saw D.gave
8.A.last B.lately C.later D.lastly
9.A.move B.act C.throw D.play
10.A.stones B.menus C.prizes D.money
Your homework is all right, ________, you can do it better, in my opinion.
A.but B.besides C.while D.however
A: Why did you go back to the shop?
B: I left my friends ________ there.
A.to wait B.waiting C.wait D.waited
The picture I took in Dalian ________ me of the time when I stayed there.
A.remembers B.tells C.says D.reminds
