Going to the beach is many American’s favorite activity. They went swimming in the ocean without giving a thought to what was underwater. But those days are long gone. In the summer of 1988, many of the beaches had to be closed because garbage（废料）from hospitals was found in the water. The garbage included glass bottles with samples of blood, and people were afraid they might get AIDS from the blood. At some beaches, sewage（下水道）was found in the water. Americans were shocked by this state of affairs. People didn’t think of the underwater garbage because it was out of sight.
Some of the most polluted waters still look beautiful. San Francisco Bay is a good example of a beautiful bay that’s full of chemicals. Scientists discovered pollution in some lakes and rivers when they found fish with rotting skin. People are told not to eat too much fish because of pollution. Most American cities put their garbage in the ground. But New York and a few other cities put their garbage in the ocean. Boston Harbor is so polluted that scientists say it won’t recover until the next century. The government has ordered the city to build a sewage treatment plant, Cleaning up oceans won’t be easy, but people can no longer ignore（忽视）this challenge.
1.The main idea of the article is that _____.
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A．ocean waters around America have become polluted. |
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B．Americans are bringing too much garbage to the beach. |
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C．beaches were closed because Americans were shocked. |
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D．going to the beach is many American’s favorite activity. |
2.The oceans are polluted by _____.
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A．swimmers, AIDS patients and fish. |
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B．Boston, San Francisco and New York only. |
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C．garbage, sewage and medical waste and so on. |
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D．swimmers and fishes |
3.Many polluted waters are beautiful because _____.
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A．chemicals can be beautiful. |
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B．they have been cleaned up. |
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C．pollution is underwater or hard to see. |
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D．there are still many fish in them |
4.More people can go to the beaches near Boston if _____.
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A．the city puts its garbage in the ground |
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B．a sewage plant is built |
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C．they don’t eat too much fish |
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D．they stop polluting the water |
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
As soon as I learned to say the word “beauty”, I set out to look for it. Before I could find it, I asked my mother what a beauty was like. She said that a beauty is 36 who has large bright eyes and fine skin.
When I was in Grade Four, I 37 such a girl. I sat right in front of her and 38 her to see if she was a real beauty. She 39 a beauty in my eyes until the day she 40 with me. She demanded that I 41 her pencil box which I 42 knocked on to the floor. I 43 . Suddenly she flew at me and threw me onto the ground and we rolled about 44 each other.
During the years that followed, I came across 45 explanations given to me by different people. Some said a girl with a thin figure(体形) is a beauty, 46 that a girl with a gentle voice is beautiful, 47 said it is a girl with hair that is like a waterfall. I 48 give these a second thought.
I searched for a beauty 49 had told me before, but it was useless. Then I met an old man. He told me that a beauty is a girl who might not be quite 50 with natural beauty. However, she becomes a beauty 51 experiencing hardship. After a 10-year hunt for a beauty, I found her. She became my 52 . She was not very pretty but she was 53 . She was born in a 54 family and had to take care of herself from young. When we married, I really got the idea about a beauty. She was the one the 55 old man had described to me.
36.A. your classmate B. a girl C. an experienced girl D. an ugly girl
37. A. liked B. was tired of C. was against D. found
38. A. stared at B. scolded C. beat D. laughed at
39. A. wasn’t B. pretended to be C. treated himself D. was
40. A. quarreled B. talked C. played D. studied
41. A. steal B. rob her of C. like D. pick up
42. A. by chance B. by no means C. by herself D. by the way
43. A. agreed B. refused C. was happy D. did so
44. A. talking with B. helping C. hitting D. leaving
45. A. the same B. different C. the opposite D. some correct
46.A. but B. or C. as D. so
47. A. Everyone B. The others C. Nobody D. Others
48. A. did B. must C. didn’t D. should
49. A. an old man B. some people C. nobody D. my mother
50. A. lucky B. sad C. willing D. happy
51.A. after B. without C. liking D. against
52. A. friend B. teacher C. classmate D. girlfriend
53.A. ugly B. beautiful C. lovely D. kind
54.A. rich B. farmer’s C. happy D. poor
55.A. foolish B. kind-hearted C. wise D. honest
—Why did Sarah cry just now?
— She wanted a toy, _____ I can’t afford.
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A．it |
B．one |
C．that |
D．what |
You’d better keep ______ when I take photos for you.
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A．silent |
B．calm |
C．still |
D．mild |
I can’t afford _______ car.
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A．that expensive |
B．a such expensive |
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C．a so expensive |
D．that expensive a |
He is known _____ a scientist and famous _____ his research on rice.
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A．for; as |
B．for; for |
C．as; for |
D．as; as |
