Global warming could make humans shorter. Scientists claim to have found evidence that it caused the world's first horses 1. （shrink） nearly 50 million years ago. In fact,a team from the universities of Florida and Nebreaks says 2. has found a link between the Earth heating up and the size of mammals-homes，during the last time the world heated up. The scientists used fossils to follow the evolution of homes from their earliest 3. （appear) 56 million years ago. As temperatures went up．their size went 4. . The scientists say that the current warming could have the same effect 5. mammals and could even make humans 6. （small）．“Horses started out small，about the size of a small dog. What's 7. （surprise）is that after they first appeared，they then became even smaller and then dramatically increased in size, and that8.（exact）corresponds to the global warming event, followed by cooling.”"It had been known that mammals 9. small during the last warm time， 10. we hadn't realized that temperature specifically was driving the evolution of body size”Dr. Bloch said in the "Science”journal.
阅读下面短文．从短文后各题所给的四个选项( A, B, C和D)中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Falling off a box car and landing on my head，I lost my sight when I was four years old . Now I am thirty two. I can remember the brightness of sunshine. It would be wonderful to see again, a tragedy can do strange things to people.
It to me that I might not have come to love life as I do now if I hadn't been blind. My parents and my teacher saw something me,and they made me want to against blindness.
The hardest I had to learn was to believe in myself. If I hadn't been able to do that, I would have down and become a chair rocker for the rest of my life. When I say in myself I am not talking about the kind of self-confidence that me down an unfamiliar staircase alone. But I mean something bigger than that: an assurance that I am real positive person imperfections.
It took me years to obtain this . It had to start with the . Once a man gave me an indoor . “I can’t use this.” I said. “Take it with you,” he me, “and roll it around.” The stuck in my head. “Roll it around!” By rolling the ball I could hear where it went. This gave me an idea how to achieve a goal I had thought . At the School for the Blind I a new kind of baseball called ground ball.
All my life I have set a series of goals and then tried to reach them, one at a time. I had to learn my . I would fail sometimes anyway but on the average I made .
1.A. randomly B. abruptly C. roughly D. completely
2.A. so B.but C. thus D. and
3.A. occurred B. refereed C. brought D. turned
4.A. of B. for C. to D. in
5.A.get B．fight C. find D. drop
6.A. method B. experience C. lesson D. manner
7.A. broken B. put C. settled D. lay
8.A．courage B. ambition C. belief D. power
9.A．Only B. simply C. fairly D. slightly
10.A. stop. B. helps C. finds D. given
11.A. despite B．except C. unless D. unlike
12.A. description B. existence C. intelligence D. recognition
13.A. accident B. incident C. trouble D. event
14.A. chair B. baseball C.game D. design
15.A. urged B. blamed C. greeted D. teased
16.A. goals B. words C. baseballs D. ideas
17.A. valuable B. reasonable C. impossible D. unbearable.
18.A．discovered B. equipped C. formed D. invented
19.A．limitations B. advantages. C. puzzles D. personalities
20.A. sense B. progress C. mistakes D. friends
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Learning English can be a difficult task. While many people learn English in the classroom, the vast majority of English learning takes place outside of it.
1. ，it is important to know how it is used in everyday life. One of the best things you can do is to read. First ask yourself what you enjoy reading in your native language. If the subject matter. is interesting to you, you will he more likely to keep going.
Read a variety of different media in English, from magazines to novels. 2. ,New York Times is going to take a more formal approach to the English language than somebody's personal blog .Consider your English level when selecting reading material. 3. , but do not frustrate yourself needlessly by selecting a complex text . You can choose to be a side-by-side reader, with the English text on one page and its translation on the other page，if you have only been studying English for a couple of years.
4. So do not look up every word you don't know as you read. It will only slow things down and make the reading process much less fun. Instead，rely on what you have already known. When you come across a difficult word or phrase，use context clues to guess at its meaning. Write down or underline any words or phrases you cannot figure out. When you have finished reading, go to your list of new words. Now you can get your dictionary and look them up one by one ． 5. .You will be more likely m keep reading the interesting subject.
A. Challenge yourself
B. To better understand a language
C. When you want to learn English, try New York Times
D. Turn them into flash cards, keep them in mind and use them
E. Putting a dictionary at hand is a good way of learning English
F. Your reading goal is to briefly understand what the piece is saying
G. English usage will very depending on the content and the audience
Imagine being given the opportunity to wake up to lions, eat your meals with monkeys, and even share your bath with bears, all from the comfort of a unique new lodging experience.
The Jamala Wildlife Lodge opened its doors in January 2015，which was set up in an effort to educate visitors about aiding the survival of many of the world's endangered species.
“It’s great for the animals; they're going to get more space. It's great for the viewing public; they're going to get more things to see. It will be great for tourism and just for the local community," Said Richard Tindale，the owner and operator.
Spreading across three locations in the National Zoo，the 18 rooms, which range from giraffe tree houses to jungle bungalows, offer a fantastic experience with wildlife
The Giraffe Treehouse
The Giraffe Treehouse is set among the giraffe enclosures(), and the Jungle Bungalows are luxurious individual suites which are next to either lion, cheetah(), brown bear, or Malaysian sun bear enclosures.
The Ushaka House
Housing up to 26 people, the Ushaka House is built around the monkey enclosure and has a built-in aquarium which offers private views of some of the zoo’s sharks.
The Burley Griffin House
Only meters from the edge of Lake Burley Griffin, the indoor and outdoor entertaining areas have splendid views across the lake to Black Mountain.
The Shark House
The shark House has its own little jetty() and it comes out over the shark tank here and so the people who stay in the room will be able to go to their bedroom and pat the shark.
Location
Located in the heart of Australia’s political capital, the Jamala Wildlife Lodge at the National Zoo and Aquarium is just ten minutes from Canberra’s central Business District.
1. What can't be seen at the Jamala Wildlife Lodge?
A. Sharks. B. Lions.
C. Monkeys. D. Polar bean,.
2.Which of the following is TRUE about the Iamala Wildlife Lodge?
A. The Jamala Wildlife Lodge has altogether 26 houses.
B. The Jamala Wildlife Lodge has a very long history.
C. The Jamala Wildlife Lodge is outside the National Zoo.
D. The Jamala Wildlife Lodge lies in the heart of Canberra.
3. If a tourist wants to visit Lake Burley Griffin, he'd better choose_________．
A. The Giraffe Treehouse B. The Ushaka House
C. The Burley Griffin House D. The Shark House
4.The purpose of writing the passage is to_________．
A. attracs more tourists to visit the. National Zoo.
B. introduce the Jamala Wildlife Lodge in Australia
C. raise people's awareness of protecting animals
D. offer visitors an opportunity to play with sharks
Chinese tourists prefer hotels and restaurants that offer free Wi-Fi when traveling abroad. Most Chinese tourists instantly update their social networks using their mobile phones. They send photos and short videos to friends and family when traveling abroad.
About 10 percent of outbound（出境的）Chinese tourists get expensive marring charges（漫游费）by using 3G-powered smart phones. About 90 percent of Chinese travelers consider Wi-Fi indispensable when traveling abroad They often use phone apps to create travel routes and book hotels, which requires large data flows that can be expensive without Wi-Fi
But free Wi-Fi is not always available, even in regions with advanced telecnrnmunications，such as the United States and Europe. Portable Wi-Fi costs 15 -50 yuan a day，depending on the country. Ifs cheaper in South Korea,Japan and Thailand. The Wi-Fi services increase rapidly thanks to reasonable pricing and smooth surfing
Thus, a growing number of travel agencies begin to offer increasingly diverse Wi-Fi services. A travel website Ctrip leases Wi-Fi transmitters that offer unlimited data for about 20 yuan a day on average in more than 100 countries. It plans to make mobile Wi-Fi an important part of its business model. Another travel website Tumiu also launched a Wi-Fi phone service in 2013. More than 100, 000 people used the service in 2014.
More than 100 million Chinese went abroad last year, and the 10 percent who used Wi-Fi services spent an average of 150 youn, and it’s expected to grow largely. But the business may become out of date in five to eight years, for more locations am offering free Wi-Fi. 1n the meantime, it is reported that more for-profit models should be introduced and offer more services for outbound travelers in the future
1.Why do Chinese travelers prefer hotels and restaurants with free Wi-Fi when traveling abroad?
A. They want to have their phones updated.
B. They are fond of using phone apps to create their travel routes.
C. They prefer to experience the Wi-Fi service in different countries
D. They'd like to share what they have seen with their friends and family
2.What does the underlined word "indispensable" mean in Paragraph 2?
A. Necessary. B. Useless.
C. Expensive. D. Amazing.
3. What can be inferred from the passage？
A. Travel websites will stop offering free Wi-Fi services to travelers.
B. Travel website Tuniu intended to compete with Ctrip and launched its Wi-Fi phone service
C. The portable Wi-Fi costs less when traveling in some Asian countries than in European countries
D. The demand for Wi-Fi transmitters is growing in pace with 3G-smartphones.
4.What will be the future of the Wi-Fi service offered by some travel agencies?
A. It will be useless when for-profit models me introduced
B. It will be used by more then 100 million Chinese next year
C. It will grow in the future but will be outdated in a couple of years
D. It will offer more non-profit services for outbound travelers.
BEIJING -Starting today，all indoor public places and many outdoor public places in Beijing are required to be 100-percent smoke-free, including primary and middle schools，seating areas of sports stadiums and hospitals that treat women or children.
Those who break the law will face fines of up to 200 yuan( $32)，and owners of the establishment will be fined up to 10,000 yuan. The Beijing government is training several thousand inspectors to be responsible for inspecting and issuing fines，and thousands of community volunteers will also come to help. But it would he difficult to carry out the law in some areas where smoking is common，such as nightclubs
"Relying on punishment to control smoking is not enough. We hope that more cookers are willing to quit not because of strict rules, but because of their awareness of the harm caused by smoking”said Wang Benjin, deputy director of the Beijing Health Inspection Bureau.
China has more than 300 million smokers,and more than I million people die each year due to smoking-related diseases. Beijing is home to about 4. 2 million smokers, accounting for 23. 4 percent of people. They smoke an average of 14.6 cigarettes per day, according to a survey conducted by the Beijing Center for Disease Control last year.
Just ahead of the regulation taking effect，Beijing MTR Corporation（地铁公司）put up tobacco control posters on all trains on Subway Line 4 as part of the smoke-free campaign by the WHO
“Beijing was honored with the World No Tohacco Day Award for its leadership in adopting a tough new tobacco control law. The award is a wonderful gift to people of Beijing and a wonderful gift to children of Beijing on International Children's Day-the gift of air free from secondhand smoke，“said Shin Young-soo, regional director for the WHO.
1.If a person smokes in a nightclub, the owner and the person will face fines of up to_______
A. 200 yuan B. 10, 000 yuan
C. $32 D. 10, 200 yuan
2.What does the underlined word "They" in Paragraph 4 refer to?
A. Smokers in China.
B. Smokers in Beijing.
C. Smokers in nightclubs.
D. Smokers who died of smoking-related diseases
3.Which is NOT the benefit of the new tobacco control law?
A. Giving smokers in Beijing a 1esson
B. Limiting the number of smokers in Beijing.
C. Protecting people from breathing secondhand smoke
D. Getting wonderful gifts on International Children's Day.
4. We can probably read this passage in__________
A. a textbook B．a newspaper
C. a travel magazine D. a personal journal
