Animals are being killed by hunters in America in a cruel way, says an animal protection organization. There are about 1,000 hunting farms across America whose owners offer hunters an opportunity to kill animals that are kept in fenced areas.
Russian boar, zebra, deer, antelope and many other species are raised just to be killed. Farm owners charge hunters thousands of dollars for animals that they kill, many of which are close to extinction (灭绝).
The Humane Society of the United States says this type of hunting should be stopped because it is not fair to the animals. Many owners raise their animals. Others buy from animal dealers or from zoos and circuses that no longer want them. This means that the animals are not afraid of humans and they are easy to be shot by hunters.
Owners of small ranches (牧场) keep their animals in fenced areas so that the hunters can get close to the animals before shooting at them. On large farms hunters are taken to areas where the animals are fed sometime of the day. This also makes it easy to kill the animals.
The hunters want to keep the heads and chests of the animals they kill to hang as trophies (战利品) on their walls. This means that the animals are usually shot in parts of the body. That means they will suffer a slow and painful death.
The hunting is allowed across most of America but some parts of the country have stopped or restricted it. The Humane Society of the United States hopes that it won’t be too long before the rest parts of the country also give up this cruel sport.
1.What can be the best title for the passage?
|
A．Fenced Animals Are in Danger |
|
B．Animals Are Easy to Kill |
|
C．Hunters Pay to Kill Fenced Animals |
|
D．Animal Hunting Should Be Banned |
2.One of the main reasons why these animals are easy to be shot is that _______.
|
A．they don’t run very fast |
|
B．they are not afraid of humans |
|
C．they don’t know how to escape |
|
D．the hunters are good at shooting |
3.What can we learn from the passage?
|
A．Many animals can run away when hunters want to shoot them. |
|
B．It is very cruel to kill the animals in the way mentioned in the passage. |
|
C．The Humane Society of the United States considers this kind of hunting as a good sport. |
|
D．The animals are usually hung on the walls after being shot. |
4.It can be inferred from the passage that _______.
|
A．no measures have been taken to prevent this kind of hunting |
|
B．the animals usually get really hungry before dying |
|
C．in most parts of America this kind of hunting has been stopped |
|
D．people who do this kind of hunting are probably very rich |
Almost every girl wants to be healthy and beautiful. They try every means to make themselves look smarter. “What are the best ways?” Many girls may have this question in mind.
Here is some advice that is very important for girls to follow.
Keep fit. Check with your doctor for your proper weight range and work to get and stay within it. Exercise, eat properly, and drink plenty of water to achieve that weight and be as healthy as you can be. As long as you’re in your healthy range, you’ll look great.
Mind your style, from top to bottom. There are two things that can make or break your look: your hair and your shoes. Look through hair magazines and talk with your hairstylist about what will look good with your face structure. Always keep your hair clean and styled. Wear clean, feminine shoes. That doesn’t mean you always have to wear high heels. Make sure you can walk comfortably in them.
Be fashionable. Learn about your body type, height, skin and preferences. Discover yourself, and fashion will come to you. You don’t have to wear designer clothes, especially if you can’t afford them. You can look through fashion magazines, pick your favourites and then find the similar ones that you can afford.
Smile, and do it like you mean it. Smile, be merry and people will notice that. It will help you in many ways.
Be nice to others. Looking pretty doesn’t give you the right to look down on others or treat them badly. Only having good appearance doesn’t mean you are beautiful.
However, in order to get slim and beautiful, some girls can easily be absorbed in losing weight, resulting in eating disorders. Keep in mind that being healthy is more important than being thin. So try to eat healthy food, take regular exercise and keep a good mood.
1.What does the passage mainly talk about?
|
A．How to choose clothes and shoes. |
|
B．What is the real beauty for girls. |
|
C．What are the ways to keep fit for girls. |
|
D．How to be a healthy and beautiful girl. |
2.The passage suggests that girls _______ to be fashionable.
|
A．wear designer clothes that can make them more modern |
|
B．wear clothes according to their body shape and preferences |
|
C．wear the clothes that other beautiful girls like to wear |
|
D．wear the clothes that are recommended in the fashion magazines |
3.Which way is NOT recommended in the passage for the girls?
|
A．Eating little to get slim. |
|
B．Making efforts to stay fit. |
|
C．Paying attention to the style. |
|
D．Being happy and warm-hearted. |
4.What can we learn from the passage?
|
A．Girls should follow hairstylists’ advice to change their hairstyles every day. |
|
B．Girls should wear high heels though they might be uncomfortable. |
|
C．Trying to be healthy is more important than trying to be thin. |
|
D．Having a good hairstyle is more important than wearing fashionable shoes. |
My Uncle Dave posed an interesting question to my wife and me when he came to visit us the other day. He asked: “What do you think the world will be like in 50 or 100 years, in terms of technology and society and so on?”
He says he asks many of the people he meets this question to see what their thoughts are. His point is that no one really knows. I mean, in 1945, could people have even imagined surfing the net or sending e-mails as we do? No way. And the pace of technological innovation(创新) is incredible (难以置信的). We’re on a more different curve than we used to be.
One thing I’m looking forward to is real software agents. There is so much information out there, but I want something that can help me find what I really want. For instance, in about ten years, I think, there will be no longer recorded music, and there will be some big databases from which you can download music onto your hard drive or whatever. At that point, there will be so much music to choose from and you’ll be able to sample things before you buy them. But the question will be how I find what I’m looking for and how I do find the music that might interest me. Or more generally, how do I find information that I want without spending all the time myself surfing the net? How do I find people who are like-minded (具有相似目的), with whom I might really want to communicate? I want to find those people but it’s hard to do. In the future I think that one will be able to build a community of like-minded people who live all over the globe. It’s going to be very interesting, I think.
1.No one really knows what the future will be like because _____.
|
A．there is too much information for us to choose from |
|
B．technological development is too fast |
|
C．people live in different countries |
|
D．no one is intelligent enough to answer such a question |
2.The function of the first paragraph is to _____.
|
A．explain the question given in this paragraph |
|
B．put forward the topic in this passage |
|
C．show Dave is a foolish man to ask such a question |
|
D．describe a picture about what the future will be like |
3.The writer is looking forward to some real software agents so as to _____.
|
A．earn a lot of money |
|
B．communicate with some like-minded people |
|
C．help find the correct information needed |
|
D．spare some time for surfing the Internet |
4.The best title of this passage should be _____.
|
A．What the Future Will Be Like |
|
B．Listen to Music Through the Internet |
|
C．Music and Software Development |
|
D．How to Live a Happy Life in the Future |
Butch O’Hare was a fighter pilot. One day his entire squadron（中队）was sent on a mission. In the air after taking off, he realized that someone had 36 to fill up the tank. He would not have enough 37 to complete his flight and get back to his ship. His flight 38 told him to return to the carrier (航空母舰).
As he was returning to the mother 39 , he saw something that turned his blood 40 . A squadron of Japanese planes was speeding their way toward the 41 fleet（舰队）.The fleet was defenseless. He couldn’t 42 his squadron and brings them back in time to save the fleet. Nor could he 43 the fleet of the coming danger.
There was only one thing to do. He 44 force the Japanese away from the fleet. Laying aside all the thoughts of personal 45 , he dove his plane into the formation of Japanese 46 . His plane fired hard as he charged in, attacking one 47 enemy plane and then another. Butch fired at as many planes as possible until all his ammunition（弹药） 48 . Bravely he continued the fighting. He dove at the planes, 49 to hit the enemy planes in hopes of 50 as many enemy planes as possible. 51, the angry Japanese squadron flew away in another 52 . With a great weight taken off his 53 Butch O’Hare and his damaged fighter came back to the carrier.
The film from the camera on his plane told the 54 . It showed Butch’s daring action to 55 his fleet. He had in fact destroyed five enemy aircraft. He became an American hero.
|
1. |
|
|
2. |
|
|
3. |
|
|
4. |
|
|
5. |
|
|
6. |
|
|
7. |
|
|
8. |
|
|
9. |
|
|
10. |
|
|
11. |
|
|
12. |
|
|
13. |
|
|
14. |
|
|
15. |
|
|
16. |
|
|
17. |
|
|
18. |
|
|
19. |
|
|
20. |
|
— I hope you won’t mind my pointing out your mistake.
— _______.
|
A．Of course |
B．Yes, I don’t |
C．You’re welcome |
D．Certainly not |
— Has he finished his report yet?
— I’m not sure. He _______ the report these days.
|
A．has been writing |
B．is writing |
C．wrote |
D．has written |
