【题目】Many animal and plant species have become extinct and many more are in critical danger. Finding ways to protect the earths wildlife and protect the natural world they inhabit is now more important than ever.

Now many animals remain threatened with extinction as a result of human activity.

The dodo is a classic example of how humans caused damage to the earths wildlife. The flightless dodo was native to the Island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. It lived off fallen fruit from the islands trees and lived safely until humans arrived in 1505. The easily controlled bird became a source of food for sailors and was attacked by animals introduced to the island by humans such as pigs and monkeys. The population of dodos rapidly decreased and the last one was killed in 1681.

The rhino(犀牛) horn is a highly prized item for Asian medicine. This has led to the animal being hunted in its natural habitat. Once widespread in Africa, Europe and Asia, most rhinos now live in protected natural parks and reserves. Their numbers have rapidly decreased in the last 50 years, and the animal remains constantly threatened by hunters.

The last 100years has seen a 95% reduction in the numbers of remaining tigers to between 5,000 and 7,000 and the Bali, Javan, and Daspian tigers are already extinct. The South China tiger is close to disappearing, with only 20 to 30 still alive. Like the rhino horn, tigers bones and organs are sought after for traditional Chinese medicine. These items are traded illegally along with tiger skins.

The World Wildlife Fund is actively involved in many areas of the world fighting to protect the natural habitats of endangered animals from further damage and curb the activities of hunters. Our own efforts at home and in the workplace can also make a difference. By reducing waste and pollution, saving water, wood, and energy, and reusing and recycling whenever possible, we can reduce the possibility of even more animals being lost, never to return.

【1】The purpose of this passage is to ___.

A. call on us to protect the earths wildlife

B. let us know about the animal world

C. tell us many animals are in great danger

D. tell us why many animals are becoming extinct

【2】The common reason why many animals are facing extinction is that ___ .

A. they are too easily controlled by humans

B. they can be made into highly prized medicine

C. they can provide people with delicious meal

D. humans kill them for their own interests

【3】Which of the following statements about the dodo is TRUE according to the passage?

A. It was native to the Island of Mauritius and could fly very well.

B. It struggled to survive until human arrived in 1505.

C. Its population decreased only because pigs and monkeys were introduced.

D. It was possible for humans to find a dodo before 1681.

【4】The underlined word curb in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to ___.

A. improve

B./span> limit

C. cancel

D. criticize

【题目】I recently returned from a trip to Walt Disney World where my wife and I celebrated our 40th wedding anniversary. While traveling ____ at 35,000 feet I could not help but be grateful to the people who ____ to the incredible flying machine. Looking out of the ____ , I could see a wide expanse of both earth and sky where limits were not seen in direction or space.

Rivers, valleys, mountains, and colors entered my mind ____ I sat and gazed at a scene that most passengers missed as they either slept or ____ what was beside them. What if they ____ being unaware of the world around them? What if they began to gather with focused intent to make a better world, to change the air, and to find ____ among nations? I saw out of my window nothing that ____ conflict or strife(斗争). ____ I saw was a world, a beautiful blue and white world, which surpassed the beauty of my wildest ____.

I ____ the plane and saw few people take the time to look and see that wonder. Some were reading worrisome news while ____ tended to their children. The stewardess(空中小姐) went about her duties in a(n) ____ kind of way. “What would you like to drink?” “What kind of snack would you like?” was her world.

What if we ____ just one minute to focus on the __ of this world and its people? What if we began to remove the walls that separate us __ each other and the outside world? What if peace was the focus of our __ for just that small amount of time? Would our world change? I feel the __ are found in the questions themselves. Why not begin to use focused intent to change, and __ the world of our dreams? It will __ only a few minutes each day. What a difference that would make!

【1】A. over B. back C. through D. abroad

【2】A. referred B. pointed C. used D. contributed

【3】A. door B. window C. seat D. glass

【4】A. before B. since C. as D. though

【5】A. ignored B. appreciated C. valued D. realised

【6】A. refused B. continued C. stopped D. risked

【7】A. conflict B. fault C. peace D. wonder

【8】A. read B. suggested C. said D. created

【9】A. How B. What C. Which D. That

【10】A. imagination B. expression C. mind D. confusion

【11】A. took up B. turned up C. went though D. looked around

【12】A. another B. others C. the other D. the others

【13】A. different B. automatic C. common D. unusual

【14】A. set aside B. set off C. set about D. take off

【15】A. kindness B. wildness C. beauty D. politeness

【16】A. off B. between C. with D. from

【17】A. desire B. thought C. attention D. dream

【18】A. answers B. problems C. ways D. changes

【19】A. increase B. improve C. renew D. control

【20】A. cost B. spend C. kill D. take

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