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Oscar-winning director Ang Lee' s new epic "Life of Pi" reveals the relationship between a teenage Indian boy and a Bengal tiger. But in reality, the predators(食肉动物)are under increasing threat from humans. Animal rights group PETA is hoping to use the popularity of the film to focus people's attention on the real life of Bengal tigers.
With the rising demand for tiger parts from East Asia, illegal hunting remains a tremendous danger for the remaining cat population. Back in 1947, there were 40,000 tigers in India, but the number is experiencing a sharp decline t0 1,706 despite campaigns to protect the animal.
Rising man-animal conflict is also one of the leading causes of decline in tiger numbers. In one of numerous reported attacks on the endangered big cats, villagers near The Bangladesh-India border, armed with sticks and boat oars, set upon the animal suspected to have attacked a local fisherman and beat it to death earlier this month. So far this year, 58 tiger deaths have been reported in the country.
"The first instinct when a tiger is spotted is to just kill it,"grieved Gurmeet Sapal, a wildlife filmmaker. "The feeling of fear and revenge is so strong that it shuts out any other emotion. What we don' t realize is that the tiger never attacks humans until it is forced to. "'
India has been struggling to stop the tiger's decline in the face of the loss of habitat as well that encourages the animals to leave the forest for food. " The tiger's rapidly exhausted prey base causes the predator to go al! out to get its food. Consequently, livestock and human beings become easy prey, which leads inevitably to conflict," says a wildlife conservationist.
Filmmaker Sapal says it is only normal for people to think of the tiger as a dangerous animal, but its image as a human killer bears some injustice. "Tigers never kill for sport nor store meat. They kill their prey only in case of hunger. "

  1. 1.

    How can PETA take advantage over the hot movie “ Life of Pi ”?

    1. A.
      PETA can count on the movie to promote people' s awareness of tiger' s life
    2. B.
      PETA can make enough money by encourage people to watch the movie
    3. C.
      The movie demonstrates that humans and tigers can live in harmony
    4. D.
      The movie offers a wonderful opportunity for movie to act in
  2. 2.

    Why did the villagers beat the tiger to death?

    1. A.
      Because it was a human killer and attempted to attack people
    2. B.
      Because it was suspected to be a threat to local people' s lives
    3. C.
      Because local people just followed their instinct to kill it
    4. D.
      Because people wanted to carry out their revenge for it
  3. 3.

    According to the article, when will tigers attack and kill people?

    1. A.
      When they are annoyed by people
    2. B.
      When they have conflict with people
    3. C.
      When they are driven to act in the movie
    4. D.
      When they are hungry or attacked
  4. 4.

    What contributes to the facts that livestock and human beings become easy target of tigers?

    1. A.
      It is easier for tigers to hunt human beings than other animal for food
    2. B.
      Tigers are losing their habitat and forced to go out of the woods
    3. C.
      People hold a strong belief that tigers are a born threat to their lives
    4. D.
      Tigers can't be treated equally as other animal in the forest
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试题分析：本文叙述了孟加拉虎减少的原因，是由于人们的猎杀或者破坏了它们的生存的栖息地，文中提到老虎从不主动攻击人，只有当它们感到饥饿或遭到攻击时，才袭击人或牲畜。
1.A 推理判断题。根据第一段中“Animal rights group PETA is hoping to use the popularity of the film to focus people's attention on the real life of Bengal tigers. 动物权益保护组织希望利用电影的流行使人们注意力聚焦于真正的孟加拉虎的生活”可以推出正确答案A项：动物权益保护组织依靠电影来提升人们对真正的孟加拉虎的生活的意识性。
2.B细节理解题。根据第三段中“set upon the animal suspected to have attacked a local fisherman and beat it to death earlier this month.因为怀疑老虎攻击了渔民而把老虎给打死了”可以得到正确答案B项。
3.D根据最后一句话“Tigers never kill for sport nor store meat. They kill their prey only in case of hunger. 老虎从来不杀人，只有饿的时候或遭到袭击时才把人当成它们的猎物” 可以得到正确答案D项。
4.B推理判断题。根据倒数第二段的叙述我们知道“因为老虎的栖息地遭到了破坏，它们不得不走出森林去觅食，所以牲畜和人类成了它们的猎物，这样不可避免地导致了冲突”，由此我们可以推断出：老虎渐渐失去栖息地而被迫外出觅食是导致牲畜和人类成了老虎攻击的靶子的原因。故答案B正确。
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In the near future, people in some parts of the world will watch a new kind of television. It is called the high definition television or the HD-TV. The main difference between an HD-TV and a normal television is the picture. It is more clear and detailed. This is because the HD-TV has many more points and lines that make a television image. Every color television picture contains thousands of red, green and blue points. They all come together as an image in the eye of the person watching. The points are organized in lines that go across the television screen. There are more than five hundred lines in a normal television. The HD-TV has two times as many. To get this clear picture, you must have a big screen. Experts say people using a small screen will see little difference.
The HD-TV also has clear sound. It is like the sound on a CD. All these improvements make an HD-TV very costly. One kind in Japan now sells for more than twenty thousand dollars .A major problem with the HD-TV is its broadcast signal（传播信号.The signal is bigger than normal because it carries more electronic information

  1. 1.

    What is the main difference between an HD-TV and a normal television?  It is ______.

    1. A.
      the picture
    2. B.
      the shape
    3. C.
      the voice
    4. D.
      the weight
  2. 2.

    What is a color TV image?

    1. A.
      It is made up of thousands of red, green, and blue points
    2. B.
      Points are organized in lines that go across the TV screen
    3. C.
      It is a black and white picture
    4. D.
      Both A and B
  3. 3.

    How many lines does an HD-TV have?

    1. A.
      Over 250
    2. B.
      More than 500
    3. C.
      More than 1,000
    4. D.
      About 250
  4. 4.

    What should you do if you want to get a clear and detailed picture from an HD-TV?

    1. A.
      You must have the bigger signal for the HD-TV
    2. B.
      You have to get a big screen
    3. C.
      You should have a compact disc player
    4. D.
      Both A and B

A newspaper reporter’s job can be very interesting. He meets all types of people and lives quite a busy life. He is on the rush for news all the time, then after several years he may get a desk job, and life becomes a bit more settled. Let’s look at his work a little more closely. In a day he may have to interview the prime minister of a foreign country, and the next day he may be writing about a football match. Sometimes he may be so busy that he has hardly any time to sleep. And at other times he may go on for days looking out for news materials yet return empty-handed.
　　In the beginning, a reporter has to cover a very wide field. After the early years he becomes more specialized in his work. For example, he may finally be asked to write only on court cases or politics or sports. Some reporters may become so specialized that they are asked only to write on a special thing: horse racing, for example. In most newspaper houses there is at least one special racing correspondent. Some newspapers have book reviews. Their job is delightful. They read the latest book and then write reviews on the ones they like. Then there are those who write on films, so they get to see them even before they are shown in the cinema. How lucky, you would say!
　　A reporter’s job can also be very dangerous. A number of them have died rushing from one assignment to another, and if there is a flood or a riot(暴乱) they may get hurt or even be killed. Three years ago there was a reporter whose camera was smashed by a group of men, because they were angry with him for taking their picture. Dangerous or not, one thing is certain, and that is, their job is never dull!

  1. 1.

    What does the underlined phrase “on the rush” mean in the passage?

    1. A.
      on the beach
    2. B.
      on the spot
    3. C.
      in a hurry
    4. D.
      in no time
  2. 2.

    Reporters who write on films are said to be lucky because they _____

    1. A.
      can see more film stars
    2. B.
      can see the films before most people see them in the cinema
    3. C.
      can pay less than other people
    4. D.
      can write anything they like
  3. 3.

    A reporter’s work becomes dangerous when _____

    1. A.
      there is an interview with the prime minister
    2. B.
      there is a football match
    3. C.
      he is seeing a horror film
    4. D.
      there is a flood or a riot
  4. 4.

    From the passage we can infer that, to be a good reporter, he must be all of the following except _____

    1. A.
      brave
    2. B.
      quick in mind
    3. C.
      strong
    4. D.
      well-informed

If you want to get the most out of the study of a language, you must also read for pleasure: novels, plays, travel books, and so on. And in reading books of this kind the important thing is to get on with the reading; to try to grasp（理解） what the writer is going to tell you in the book as a whole. This is impossible if you stop and think over the meaning of every single word which happens to be unfamiliar. You can not enjoy a story if you stop half a dozen times on every page in order to look up words in the dictionary. You may even prevent yourself from understanding the story as a whole by doing this.
When you are reading books of this kind, therefore, you will usually have to depend mainly on the context (上下文) to help you. If you meet an unfamiliar word, do not let it take too much of your attention from the main idea of the story. In all probability you will meet the same word again a few pages later on in a slightly different context, and each time you see it that your understanding of it will become more exact

  1. 1.

    The phrase “to get on with reading” in the first passage has the same meaning as “_________”

    1. A.
      to try to grasp the meaning of every sentence in the book
    2. B.
      to try to catch the meaning of every word in the book
    3. C.
      to try to understand all the writer is going to tell you
    4. D.
      to try to understand the main idea of the book
  2. 2.

    When you meet new words in reading such kinds of books, you’d better _________

    1. A.
      stop and look them up in a dictionary
    2. B.
      stop and think them over
    3. C.
      try to guess their meanings from the context
    4. D.
      have none of them
  3. 3.

    From the passage the best way to read novels, plays and travel books is         

    1. A.
      to read very slowly
    2. B.
      to read quickly and not too carefully
    3. C.
      to read very carefully
    4. D.
      to read very seriously
  4. 4.

    What is the passage’s main idea?

    1. A.
      You can learn a lot from the study of a language
    2. B.
      Guess words’ meanings according to context
    3. C.
      Reading for pleasure is important
    4. D.
      Reading skills for books like novels, plays and so on

When George was thirty-five, he bought a small plane and learned to fly it.  He soon became very good and made his plane do all kinds of tricks (特技).
George had a friend, whose name was Mark. One day George offered to take Mark up in his plane.
Mark thought, “ I’ve traveled in a big plane several times, but I’ve never been in a small one, so I’ll go. ”
They went up, and George flew around for half an hour and did all kinds of tricks in the air.
When they came down again,  Mark was glad to be back safely, and he said to his friend in a
shaking voice, “Well , George,  thank you very much for those two trips in your plane.”
George was very surprised and said, “ Two trips? ”
“ Yes, my first and my last. ” answered Mark

  1. 1.

    Which of the following statements is false?

    1. A.
      George learned to fly a plane very quickly
    2. B.
      It took George a short time to learn to fly a plane
    3. C.
      George had some difficulty learning to fly a plane
    4. D.
      Mark decided to fly in George’s small plane
  2. 2.

    When George did some tricks with his small plane, Mark was _____

    1. A.
      unhappy
    2. B.
      excited
    3. C.
      frightened
    4. D.
      surprised
  3. 3.

    Mark went up in George’s plane _____

    1. A.
      twice
    2. B.
      only once
    3. C.
      several times
    4. D.
      once or twice

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Looking at the piece of paper, he found that there were not any words on it!

  1. 1.

    The little dog went to the butcher’s ________ altogether during the two days

    1. A.
      three times
    2. B.
      four times
    3. C.
      five times
    4. D.
      six times
  2. 2.

    The butcher did not give any meat to the dog __________

    1. A.
      before he felt sure that the words were really written by Mrs. Smith on Monday
    2. B.
      when he found that the words on the paper were not clear
    3. C.
      because he had sold out all the meat in his shop
    4. D.
      until he was paid enough by Mrs. Smith
  3. 3.

    From the story, we can know that the dog was very ___________

    1. A.
      honest
    2. B.
      kind
    3. C.
      clever
    4. D.
      foolish
  4. 4.

    At the end of the story, you’ll find that __________

    1. A.
      the dog was clever enough to write on the paper
    2. B.
      the dog dared not go to the butcher’s any more
    3. C.
      the butcher was told not to give any meat to the dog
    4. D.
      the butcher found himself cheated by the dog

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  1. 1.

    Which of the following can prove the book The Words to Say it is very successful ?

    1. A.
      It is the first book about psychoanalysis
    2. B.
      It has a successful beginning and ending
    3. C.
      It has translated into 18 languages
    4. D.
      It remains the complete book about personal experiences
  2. 2.

    From the third part we can learn that ______about Jade Wilson’s mother, Jojo.

    1. A.
      She didn’t care about Jade
    2. B.
      She gave it up because of lack of interest in her career
    3. C.
      She wouldn’t like Jade to be what she was
    4. D.
      She was willing to accept Jade’s boy friend first
  3. 3.

    The sentence “there is hell to pay” in the third part probably means ______.

    1. A.
      there are a lot of ghosts
    2. B.
      there is a lot of trouble
    3. C.
      the price has to be paid
    4. D.
      it cost too much to do something
  4. 4.

    Which book do you buy if you want to read about women’s rights?

    1. A.
      Women, Race & Class
    2. B.
      Jade
    3. C.
      The Words to Say it
    4. D.
      Marie Cardinal
  5. 5.

    What is it that makes the book The Words to Say it different from two other books in writing style?

    1. A.
      It is an autobiographical novel
    2. B.
      Its contents and writer
    3. C.
      Its translations
    4. D.
      The leading character in the book

WASHINGTON---Think you’re savvy about food safety? That you wash your hands well, scrub away germs, cook your meat properly?
Guess again.
Scientists put cameras in the kitchens of 100 families in Logan, Utah. What was caught on tape in this middle-class, well-educated college town suggests why food poisoning hits so many Americans.
People skipped soap when hand-washing. Used the same towel to wipe up raw meat juice as to dry their hands. Made a salad without washing the lettuce. Undercooked the meat loaf. One even tasted the marinade in which bacteria-ridden raw fish had soaked.
Not to mention the mom who handled raw chicken and then fixed her infant a bottle without washing her hands.
Or another mom who merely rinsed(冲洗) her baby’s juice bottle after it fell into raw eggs---no soap against the salmonella(沙门氏菌) that can lurk(潜伏) in eggs.
“Shocking,” was Utah State University nutritionist Janet Anderson’s reaction.
Specialists call this typical of the average U.S. household: Everybody commits at least some safety sins(罪恶) when they are hurried, distracted by fussy children or ringing phones, simply not thinking about germs. Even Anderson made changes in her kitchen after watching the tapes.
The Food and Drug Administration funded Anderson’s $50,000 study to detect how cooks slip up. The goal is to improve consumers’ knowledge of how to protect themselves from the food poisoning that strikes 76 million Americans each year.
“One of the great barriers in getting people to change is they think they’re doing such a good job already,” said FDA consumer research chief Alan Levy.
Surveys show most Americans blame restaurants for food-borne illnesses. Asked if they follow basic bacteria-fighting tips---listed on the Internet at www.fightbac.org---most insist they’re careful in their kitchens.
Levy says most food poisonings probably occur at home. The videotapes suggest why. People have no idea that they’re messing up, Anderson said. “You just go in the kitchen, and it’s something you don’t think about.”
She described preliminary(初步的) study results at a food meeting last week. Having promised the families anonymity, she didn’t show the tapes.
For $50 and free groceries, families agreed to be filmed. Their kitchens looked clean and presumably(perhaps) they were on their best behavior, but they didn’t know it was a safety study. Hoping to see real-life hygiene, scientists called the experiment “market research” on how people cooked a special recipe.
Scientists bought ingredients for a salad plus either Mexican meat loaf, marinaded halibut or herb-breaded chicken breasts with mustard sauce---recipes designed to catch safety slip-ups.
Cameras started rolling as the cooks put away the groceries.
There was mistake No. 1: Only a quarter stored raw meat and seafood on the refrigerator’s bottom shelf so other foods don’t get contaminated(污染) by dripping juices.
Mistake No. 2: Before starting to cook, only 45 percent washed their hands. Of those, 16 percent didn’t use soap. You’re supposed to wash hands often while cooking, especially after handling raw meat. But on average, each cook skipped seven times that Anderson said they should have washed. Only a third consistently used soap---many just rinsed and wiped their hands on a dish towel. That dish towel became Anderson’s nightmare. Using paper towels to clean up raw meat juice is safest. But dozens wiped the countertop(台面板) with that cloth dish towel---further spreading germs the next time they dried their hands.
Thirty percent didn’t wash the lettuce; others placed salad ingredients on meat-contaminated counters.
Scientists checked the finished meal with thermometers, and Anderson found “alarming” results: 35 percent who made the meat loaf undercooked it, 42 percent undercooked the chicken and 17 percent undercooked the fish.
Must you use a thermometer? Anderson says just because the meat isn’t pink doesn’t always mean it got hot enough to kill bacteria.
Anderson’s study found gaps in food-safety campaigns. FDA’s “Fight Bac” antibacterial program doesn’t stress washing vegetables. Levy calls those dirty dish towels troubling; expect more advice stressing paper towels.
Anderson’s main message: “If people would simply wash their hands and clean food surfaces after handling raw meat, so many of the errors would be taken care of.”

  1. 1.

    Where did this article most likely come from?

    1. A.
      The Internet
    2. B.
      A newspaper
    3. C.
      A Textbook
    4. D.
      A brochure
  2. 2.

    What is the purpose of Paragraphs 4 through 6?

    1. A.
      To present the author’s opinion about the study
    2. B.
      To explain how the study was conducted
    3. C.
      To state the reason for the food safety study
    4. D.
      To describe things observed in the study
  3. 3.

    What prevents many Americans practicing better food safety in their kitchen?

    1. A.
      They don’t trust the Food and Drug Administration
    2. B.
      They’ve followed basic bacteria-fighting tips on the Internet
    3. C.
      They think they are being careful enough already
    4. D.
      They believe they are well-informed and well-educated enough
  4. 4.

    Which of the following would prevent most cases of food poisoning in the home?

    1. A.
      Washing hands and cleaning surfaces after handling raw meat
    2. B.
      Strictly following recipes and cooking meat long enough
    3. C.
      Storing raw meat on the bottom shelf in the refrigerator
    4. D.
      Using paper towels t clean up raw meat juice
  5. 5.

    What is the main purpose of this article?

    1. A.
      To discourage people from cooking so much meat at home
    2. B.
      To criticize the families who participated in the study
    3. C.
      To introduce the Food and Drug Administration’s food safety campaigns
    4. D.
      To report the results of a study about the causes of food poisoning

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It has been a persistent concern in recent years, but the spiking pollution levels in January are sparking a public outcry.
Emissions from coal-fired electricity plants and busy factories are part of the problem that officials hope to get control over through carbon trading platforms. Seven cities are expected to open carbon markets later this year, including Tianjin.
“The government has decided to start with programs because the carbon trading is something new to China,” said David Tang, secretary of the board of the Tianjin Carbon Exchange. “So we want to have a number of programs to explore the use of the market.” said Tang.
China wants to launch a national carbon trading program by 2016. If it is successful, analysts say, the program would be one of the largest in the world and would help the country meet its target of cutting carbon dioxide emissions by 45 percent within seven years.
The platforms allow companies to earn credits for lowering greenhouse gas emissions, which can then be traded. If it works, it would encourage for-profit businesses to invest in green technology.
As public concern builds pressure for the government to find a solution, Wu Changhua, greater China director of the Climate Group, says there is a broad shift under way in how Chinese weigh their quality of life.
China has long put economic growth ahead of environmental concerns, making it the world’s biggest polluter. Carbon trading supporters hope that the markets could be one way to curb pollution and keep the economy growing

  1. 1.

    Which of the following is TRUE about carbon trading platforms?

    1. A.
      They are used to trade various resources
    2. B.
      They caused the choking smog in China
    3. C.
      They have been in existence for many years in China
    4. D.
      The choking smog may promote their development
  2. 2.

    The underlined word in Paragraph 1 means “ ______”

    1. A.
      to make blanket
    2. B.
      to cover something
    3. C.
      to make something empty
    4. D.
      to be like a blanket
  3. 3.

    Tang’s attitude towards carbon markets is ______

    1. A.
      unknown
    2. B.
      indifferent
    3. C.
      optimistic
    4. D.
      pessimistic
  4. 4.

    What can we infer from the passage?

    1. A.
      China will have built a national carbon trading program by 2016
    2. B.
      Chinese have lived a life of high quality in all aspects
    3. C.
      The markets could slow the development of economy
    4. D.
      Standards of life will be changed in China
  5. 5.

    What's the main idea of this passage?

    1. A.
      The choking smoke in China
    2. B.
      The urge for carbon trading platforms
    3. C.
      Greenhouse gases
    4. D.
      The world’s biggest polluter

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