In the middle of the 20th century people were worried about whales.The number of whales killed worldwide came up to 66,000 per year.However,people weren't worried about the whale as an endangered animal.Instead,they were worried about the whale industry,which would disappear if there were no whales.In 1946,the International Whaling Commission was established.It limited the whale hunting for every country and controlled the whale industry.But the commission recognized that the limitation wasn't enough.They set a worldwide law against hunting whales with only two exceptions: the hunt for scientific research and "aboriginal whaling".Aboriginal whaling allows some countries to hunt a limited number of whales because it is a part of their culture.Some countries like Japan and Norway don't care about the law;they make excuses to hunt whales and sell the products.They only care about the money.
Many fishermen complain that dolphins,also a kind of whale,steal their fish.Therefore,they kill thousands of them.In fact,this is not the truth.In reality there are so many fishermen who steal the fish from each other.Some whale hunters say that they catch the animals for scientists.They have to research what whales are eating.For that, they kill them and look into their stomach.The truth is that they only want to sell the meat.Today scientists want to observe live whales for their research.
Many whale families are not protected and thousands of them are killed.Nobody knows if all whale families would survive,even if humans end all whale hunting today.The pollution of the oceans increases fast and the poison gets into the bodies of the animals.Many of them get sick and die.The human being has killed 90%-95% of many whale families.Others are already extinct.
Today some international organizations try to protect whales.They make reports to explain how important and endangered whales are.Now people are becoming more interested in whales and a complete new industry has developed,whale watching,which you may want to learn about.
1.The text is mainly about .
A. whale industry B. whale research
C. whale product D. whale protection
2.In the middle of the 20th century,what people really worried was that .
A. more whales would be killed worldwide per year
B. the whale would become an endangered animal
C. the whale industry would disappear
D. the law against hunting whales would come into effect
3.Why does Aboriginal whaling allow some countries to hunt a limited number of whales?
A. Because there are many whales in their countries.
B. Because hunting whales is a part of their culture.
C. Because they only care about money.
D. Because they live on hunting whales.
4.Why do many fishermen complain about dolphins?
A. Because dolphins steal their fish.
B. Because they want to make an excuse for killing dolphins.
C. Because there are so few dolphins for them to hunt.
D. Because people have misunderstood their purpose of hunting dolphins.
假设你是李华，你的一个英语笔友，加拿大的中学生Peter来信询问你正在阅读什么英语报刊，恰好这学期你订阅了《英语周报》（English Weekly）。请就以下信息用英语写一封回信，向他介绍相关情况。
1. 《英语周报》历史悠久，于1983年4月在中国山西省创刊；
2. 该报与教材联系紧密，使用方便，很受广大师生欢迎；
3. 内容丰富：开辟有电影评论、名人轶事、运动娱乐等专栏。
4. 因为它，你对英语更感兴趣了，也取得了很大进步。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 参考词汇：专栏：column 教材: textbook
Dear Peter,
I’m very glad to hear from you.
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下面短文中有10处语法错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧）,并在其下面写上该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从11处起）不计分。
David, a little boy living next door by me, liked fast food very much. His parents was so busy that they had a little time to cook for him at home. So they often took him out eat fast food. That was because David became overweight. My mother had always told his parents that too much fast food was harmful, and they ignored my mother’s suggestion. Recently, the doctor warned him never to eat fast food any more after the poor boy has a physical examination. His parents came to realize what terrible a mistake we had made. Now David’s mother often comes to ask my mother for some advices on how to make healthy food.
1.He is ______(争论) with his friend about that problem.
2.______(occasion) ,she had to take sleeping pills.
3.The business company ______(found) in 1724.
4.The football team received a lot of letters of c______ after they won the gold medal。
5.If you love someone, you will like all that ______(属于)him.
marry to come out in total
take place concentrate on put off
51. The dictionary was printed and it 1. last Sunday.
52. As a student, you must 2.your study .
53. The girl got 3. a doctor under her mother’s will.
54. How many teachers are there 4. in your school?.
55. The story 5. in the early 1800s in China.
I’m1.(honour) that you would ask me 2. advice．As you know，our band was formed in3.very unusual way．4., we 5.( learn )a lot from the band since then． First，you will need to agree on what kind of music you want to write and play．You had better play one kind of music if you want to become famous．Next，you will need6. come ) up with a name for your band—something 7.is different．Then，make a special time for practice 8. stick to it．You will also want to give several9.(performance )for friends and families to get their ideas on your 10.(music) ability. Above all，just have fun!
