1.根据汉语提示完成句子(共5小题; 每空1分,满分10分)
像以往一样， 他找到了一个切实可行的办法。
_______ _______，he had a practical solution.
2.现代研究人员强调社会群体活动在这方面的价值。
Modern researchers _______ the _______ of group social activities in this respect.
3.大多数医生和科学家一致认为，我们的身体和心理健康是密切相关的。
Most doctors and scientists agree that our physical health is closely ______ ______ our psychological well being.
4.高顿个头不高，当谈到观看他所喜欢的游行、庆祝仪式时，这无疑是个不足。
Galton was not tall, and this was a drawback _____ it ______ to watching processions and ceremonies, which he loved.
5.保存在硬驱里的图像永远不会像传统照片那样损坏。
The images stored in a hard drive will never_____ ______ like traditional photos.
As human populations grow, animal habitats often begin to 1. . The good news is 2. in many places around the world, areas are now being 3. 4. just for animal use. These wildlife 5. allow animals live in their natural or wild habitats.
B
Every living thing in nature 6. to survive. Most plants are threatened by animals and people, as 7. as by other plants, and may have to live in difficult conditions. Plants survive by adapting 8. life in different environments, and by 9. successfully with 10. living things.
找出下列单词的正确英文释义(共10小题; 每空1分,满分10分)
1.captivity | A. disadvantage |
2.artifical | B. turn around on an axis or centre |
3.revolve | C. the state of being kept as a prisoner |
4.reduce(to) | D. made by humans, produced rather than natural |
5.boost | E. raise or lift by pushing up from behind or below |
6.trap | F. support (sb.) by giving money or other help |
7.adjust to | G. unwilling |
8.reluctant | H. change something into a simpler form |
9.drawback | I. change to suit new conditions |
10.sponsor | J. catch in a trap |
1.We may live to see the___________ (灭绝) of pandas if we don’t take steps to save them.
2.The opening ceremony of Beijing Olympic Games in 2008___________（使惊奇）the world.
3.The people in the study lost an___________ (平均) of six pounds in six months.
4.The store sells good-quality food at ___________ (不太贵的，公道的) prices.
5.Most characters in the movie are___________ (虚构的).
6.It’s hard to keep t___________ of elephants that roam through thick jungles over great distances.
7.More listening and speaking are v_________ to English study.
8.He was finally r___________ from prison and would lead a free life.
9.The small village is s___________ by many tall trees, so there are many tall trees around it.
10.Galton would arrive on the s___________ with a large wooden brick, lower it to the ground and stand on it.
Over the next 20 years, we are going to send more and better robots to Mars. Those robots will send back better pictures, maps, samples, and weather reports. There is a limit to what robots can tell us, though, so eventually we will have to send people to study the planet.
Before people can visit Mars, we need to invent a spaceship that can take us there. Mars is very far away. Depending on where Mars and Earth are in their orbits around the sun, it could take between six months to a year to get there.
The moon is much closer, and we were there, 25 years ago. Over the next 10 years, we are going to work on building a new spacecraft that can go to the moon. Using this craft, we will practice the skills we need to go to Mars.
Once we return to the moon, we are going to build a station so that people can live and work on the moon for months at a time. This is important so that we have a place to start from when we want to visit Mars, but it is also important because it gives us practice （实际经历）with living away from Earth.
By the time you are old enough to be an astronaut, we will have people spending months on the moon. By the time you are old enough to be a commander of a space mission, we will be taking trips to Mars. By the time your kids are old enough to be astronauts, we may have people living on Mars. Wouldn’t it be cool to get a postcard from someone who was building a house on Mars? Wouldn’t it be cooler if it was you who sent the postcard?
1.We eventually have to send people on Mars because_________.
A. robots could not send back pictures
B. robots can’t tell us all we want to know
C. robots are controlled by us humans
D. robots are no longer of any use to us
2.A space station on the moon is important because_________.
A. it gives us experience with living on other planets
B. people can plant crops in it
C. the new spacecraft can only land in it
D. it is a place for astronauts to have fun
3.The author of the passage_________.
A. thinks that trips to the moon are impossible
B. encourages all kids to become astronauts
C. hopes to receive a postcard from the moon
D. thinks people’s dream of living on Mars may come true
I was working as an intern(实习生) at my University’s Museum of Natural history when I was an undergraduate in college. One day while working at the cash register in the gift shop, I saw an elderly couple come in with a little girl in a wheelchair.
As I looked closer at this girl, I saw that she was kind of perched(位于高处) on her chair. I then realized that she had no arms or legs, just a head, neck and upper body. She was wearing a little white dress with red dots.
As the couple wheeled her up to me I was looking down at the register. I turned my head toward the girl and gave her a wink(眨眼), As I took the money from her grandparents, I looked back at the girl, who was giving me a nicest, largest smile I had ever seen. All of a sudden her handicap was gone and all I saw was this beautiful girl, whose smile just melted me and almost instantly gave me a completely new sense of what life is all about. She took me away from a poor, unhappy college student and brought me into her world; a world of smiles, love and warmth.
That was 10 years ago. I’m a successful business person now and whenever I get down and think about the troubles of the world, I think about that little girl and the unforgettable lesson about life that she taught me.
1.In the writer’s opinion, the little girl_________.
A. had no influence on his life
B. sponsored him to do his business
C. had a cheerful spirit
D. told everyone how to live a good life
2.What do we know about the writer?
A. He ran a gift shop in the university
B. He looked down upon the girl because she had no arms and legs
C. He just graduated from university
D. He is successful in his business
3.The underlined word “handicap” in Paragraph 3 probably means_________.
A. disappointment B. appearance
C. disability D. impression
