Professor Williams keeps telling his students that the future _____ to the well-educated.
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A．belongs |
B．is belonged |
C．is belonging |
D．will be belonged |
You’ve failed to do what you _____ to and I’m afraid the teacher will blame you.
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A．will expect |
B．will be expected |
C．expected |
D．were expected |
It is reported that the police will soon _____ the case of the two missing children.
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A．look upon |
B．look after |
C．look into |
D．look out |
In ____ most countries, a university degree can give you _____ flying start in life.
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A．the; a. |
B．the;./ |
C．/;/. |
D．/;a |
Rhinos(犀牛) are big and can be dangerous. They are also shy and seldom seen. Once there were hundreds of rhino species, but today there are only five. One ancient rhino called Indricotherium was the largest land mammal that ever lived. It was 5m high at the shoulders, and 8.5m long— twice the size of today’s biggest elephant! The living rhinos are still big, averaging 2-3m long and weighing up to 3,600kg.
To see all five species of living rhino you would need to do a bit of exploring. First you might visit Africa for a look at the white rhino and the black rhino. They live in Africa’s dry woodlands and grasslands. Then you could head to India and Nepal for a look at the Indian rhino. It lives in the high grasslands near rivers, where you have to ride an elephant to find one. Finally you might travel to the rainforests on the islands of Indonesia to see the Sumatran and Javan rhinos. These are the smallest and rarest rhinos in the world and extremely difficult to find.
Most rhinos are gentle and timid (胆小的).They have a bad reputation for being very aggressive, but that may be partly because they get frightened easily. Also, they have poor eyesight. They rely on their strong sense of smell to tell them a stranger is approaching, but if the wind is blowing the wrong way, they may not know someone is there until it’s too late.
Rhinos can be found only in their habitats, which is why habitat destruction has caused rhino populations to decline. As they disappear from certain places, their absence leads to many changes to the landscape. For example, black rhinos in Africa only eat shrubs (灌木) and small trees, pruning (修剪) the plants and limiting their growth. Many other species benefit from this, and as rhinos disappear, so do many other animals sharing their habitat. Bushes and trees take over the land and force species like the antelope to leave in search of food. In a short time the whole habitat has changed.
1. From the text we learn that ______.
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A．rhinos are all big and dangerous |
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B．rhino numbers have declined greatly |
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C．rhinos are twice as large as elephants |
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D．Indricotherium is the world’s biggest living animal now |
2. The white rhino can be found in______.
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A．Indonesia’s island |
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B．Nepal’s high grasslands |
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C．Africa’s dry woodlands and grasslands |
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D．India’s high grasslands near rivers |
3. What can we conclude from Paragraph 2?
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A．Most rhinos live alone. |
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B．Rhinos are disappearing from their habitats. |
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C．The five rhino species are all different in colour. |
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D．Rhinos’ habitat ranges from rainforests to grasslands. |
4. The underlined word “aggressive” in Paragraph 3 can be replaced by_____.
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A．energetic |
B．attractive |
C．useless |
D．fierce |
5. The example of the black rhinos in the last paragraph is mainly to show that_____.
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A．rhinos only eat plants |
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B．all rhinos are endangered |
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C．all the habitat of rhinos has been damaged |
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D．the disappearance of rhinos has led to habitat change |
Sea lions and seals may swim in cold ocean water, but even they get chilly sometimes. Seeing an injured seal wrapped in a blanket at a marine(海的) mammal center gave Haley Humes and Hayley Jeffries an idea for a special Girl Scout project. They decided to make blankets to keep injured animals warm. They would give these blankets to the Pacific Marine Mammal Center in Laguna Beach, California.
“We knew we wanted to help animals,” Haley said. “We went to the center to ask questions about what they needed. They don’t have a heated floor, and all the babies crowded together to stay warm.”
Friends since kindergarten, Haley and Hayley made 12 blankets to keep the Marine Mammal Center’s seals and sea lions warm. Using fun images like Winnie-the-Pooh, the girls took two hours to make each blanket. The first sea lion to test out a blanket looked pretty in pink.
“It was a sick baby and really liked it,” Haley said. “It curled up in it right away.”
“The blankets are beautiful and the animals love them!” said the Mammal Center’s Michele Hunter. “It’s nice to see children taking pride in their work and doing something to help animals.”
During the project, the girls took dozens of pictures for the PowerPoint presentations they gave to Girl Scout leaders. Those presentations helped Haley and Hayley raise $250 to buy additional supplies the center needed.
This was the first project the girls ever worked on and took months to plan and carry out.
“I learned that in order to make something happen, you have to take it slowly and step by step,” Hayley said. Just as important, the girls discovered that two people really can make a difference. “Knowing you’re making a difference……with these animals is amazing,” Haley said. “It was like the animals became my new friends.”
The Pacific Marine Mammal Center cares for sea lions and seals, as well as for other marine mammals. Since opening in 1971,the center has saved more than 5,000 injured marine mammals.
1. What does the underlined word“ chilly” in Paragraph 1 mean?
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A．Sick. |
B．Cold. |
C．Afraid. |
D．Bored. |
2. When Haley and Hayley saw an injured seal wrapped in a blanket, they_____.
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A．decided to help animals |
B．asked Girl Scout for help |
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C．went to the animal center to work. |
D．called on others to protect animals |
3. What can we learn about Haley and Hayley from the text?
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A．They raised $2,500 for the Mammal Center. |
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B．They made 120 blankets by themselves. |
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C．It took them an hour to make a blanket. |
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D．They felt great about what they did. |
4. Which of the following words can best describe the work of Haley and Hayley?
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A．Difficult. |
B．Successful. |
C．Experimental. |
D．Dangerous. |
5. According to the text, the Mammal Center_____.
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A．has a history of about 40 years |
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B．has an advanced heating system |
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C．has saved ten thousand animals so far |
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D．protects both land and marine mammals |
