题目内容
Save the Wild Tiger
When people think of tigers, they think: strong and dangerous.
But now, the big animal is calling for our help.
There were once eight kinds of 46 in the world, but three died out during the 20th century. In the last 70 years, the 47 of Siberian tigers (东北虎) has gone from as many as 300 to 48 22 somewhere. The Siberian tiger has been 49 dying out completely. If the government doesn't make any efforts, it'squite 50 that there will be no more Siberian tigers in China in ten to twenty years.
In order to double the number of wild tigers in the 51 ten years, the World Wildlife Fund (世界自然基金会) has started a program recently. It 52 save wild tigers and put an end to tiger hunting and killing. China, together with twelve other 53 , has joined in.
Wild animals, such as red deer and wild pigs, are the main 54 of the tigers. The hunting of these animals is the greatest threat (威胁) to tigers. So the most important thing is 55 the animals that tigers eat. To protect the wild tigers, we need to call on more people to stop eating and hunting wild animals.
46. A. pigs B. tigers C. deer
47. A. name B. kind C. number
48. A. less than B. more than C. bigger than
49. A. in need of B. in danger of C. in front of
50. A. possible B. impossible C. necessary
51. A. last B. next C. past
52. A. aims to B. used to C. refuses to
53. A. cities B. provinces C. countries
54. A. friends B. food C. members
55. A. to sell B. to kill C. to save
46 -50 BCABA 51 -55 BACBC
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Most American students have said goodbye to fancy(高级的) fruits these days. In school canteens across the country, cheaper fruits like apples and oranges have taken their places.
“People are afraid to spend now,” said Linda Morrow, who owns a shoe and handbag store. “They don’t know what the future will bring.”
During the financial crisis(金融危机), several of the country’s biggest banks have been forced to sell or close. This has made lots of Americans afraid to buy expensive goods.
Samira Marino, a restaurant owner in Miami, has found everyone is ordering water instead of juice and more people are sharing meals. In more than two dozen interviews with The Associated Press across the country last month, Americans talked about their concerns, from worries about small businesses to doubts about simply making ends meet.
The crisis began last year. Experts think it was because US banks lend money too easily. Last year a lot of people and companies, who borrowed money, have found themselves unable to pay it back. This left the banks, as well as the people who put their money in the banks, without money. Since the banks borrowed money between themselves and even across borders(国界), the whole world was in trouble.
This month the US government agreed on a $700 billion plan to try to save the financial market. But no one is sure whether it will help or not. President George W. Bush has warned it will take some time.
Last week top finance officials from 20 countries promised to work together to find a way out of the money trouble.
【小题1】Why are people in the US afraid to spend?
A.Because they think it’s unnecessary. |
B.Because they don’t have the habit of spending money. |
C.Because they worry about their future. |
D.Because they don’t have enough money. |
A.tells what it is like in a crisis |
B.explains why there is a crisis |
C.warns people of the danger of the crisis |
D.asks people not to borrow money from banks |
A.satisfied | B.doubtful | C.hopeless | D.angry |
A.Ways to make ends meet |
B.The money problem facing the world |
C.Healthy fancy fruits |
D.The art of borrowing |