Modern man has cleared the forests for farmland and for wood, and has also carelessly burned them. More than that, though, he has also interfered(干预) with the invisible bonds between the living things in the forests. There are many examples of this kind of destruction. The harmfulness of man’s interference can be seen in what happened many years ago in the forest of the Kaibab plateau (凯亚巴布高原) of northern Arizona. Man tried to improve on the natural web of forest life and destroyed it instead.

The Kaibab had a storybook forest of large-sized pine, Douglas fir, white fir, blue and Engelmann spruce. In 1882 a visitor noted, "We, who have wandered through its forests and parks, have come to regard it as the most enchanting(迷人的)region it has ever been our privilege to visit. "This was also the living place of the Rocky Mountain mule deer. Indians hunted there every autumn to gather meat and skins. The forest also had mountain lions, timber wolves and bobcats that kept the deer from multiplying too rapidly.

Then, in 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt made the Kaibab a national game preserve. Deer hunting was forbidden. Government hunters started killing off the deer’s enemies. In 25 years’ time, 6,250 mountain lions, wolves and bobcats were killed. Before the program, there were about 4,000 deer in the Kaibab, by 1924, there were about 100,000.

The deer ate every leaf and twig they could reach. But there was not nearly enough food. Hunting of deer was permitted again. This caused a slight decrease in the deer herd,but a far greater loss resulted from starvation and disease. Some 60 percent of the deer herd died in two winters. By 1930 the herd had dropped to 20,000 animals. By 1942 it was down to 8,000.

1. The destruction of the environment of the Kaibab resulted from ________ .

A. turning the forest into cultivated land

B. interfering with natural cycle of forest life

C. forest fires caused by man’s carelessness

D. cutting the trees for building materials

2. "Engelmann spruce"(Para. 2)is most likely the name of ________ .

A. a tree B. an animal

C. a mountain D. a game

3. The number of the deer in the Kaibab had increased enormously in

________ years’ time.

A.25 B.6 C.18 D.12

4.Years later, large numbers of deer in the Kaibab died mainly because of

_______.

A. the cold

B. the organized kill

C. the shortage of food

D. the poor management

I was very disappointed not to be able to go to the concert last Friday. The advertisement in the paper said you could buy tickets at the theatre box any day between 10:00 and 4:00. Since I work from 9:00 to 5:30, the only time I could go to the theatre was during my 45-minute lunch break. Unfortunately, the theatre is on the other side of the town, and the bus service between my office and the theatre is not good. But if you are lucky, you can make the round trip in 45 minutes. Last Monday, I stood at the bus stop for 15 minutes. By the time I saw one come, there was not enough time left to make the trip. So I gave up and went back to the office. The same thing happened on Tuesday, and again next day. On Thursday, my luck changed. I got on a bus right away and arrived at the theatre in 20 minutes. When I got there, however, I found a long line at the box office, and I heard one man say he had been waiting for over an hour. Realizing I would not have enough time to wait in line, I caught the next bus and headed back. By Friday I realized my only hope was to make the trip by taxi. It was expensive, but it would be worth it to hear the concert. The trip by taxi only took 10 minutes, but felt like an hour to me. When I got to the theatre, I was relieved to see that nobody was waiting in line. The reason, however, I quickly discovered, was that they had already sold all the tickets.

1. The man learned from _______ that there would be a concert on Friday.

A. the bus stop B. the theatre box

C. one man in line D. the newspaper

2. He tried to go to the theatre every day but managed to get there only _______.

A. once B. three times

C. twice D. four times

3.One day the man took _______ to get to the theatre by bus.

A. forty-five minutes B. twenty minutes

C. fifteen minutes D. ten minutes

4. The underlined word “relieved” may best be replaced by _______.

A. pleased B. surprised

C. puzzled D. sorry

请认真阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Ever since I moved to Beijing in August, people have been telling me about the Fragrant Hills—________ the autumn views they offer.

So last Sunday I ________ two poor, simple laowai. We looked forward with childish ________ to golden leaves and the pleasant ________ of the pines in the crisp October air. After an hour-long subway and taxi ride, we found ourselves on a vast ring road interchange, boiling with traffic and people coming from all ________. It seemed that all China had decided to ________ to the Fragrant Hills that day.

The words “Fragrant Hills” paint a picture of natural ________ and harmony—not rows of shops and ________ vendors (小贩) screaming at you to buy their goods.

After half an hour of ________ through the sea of bodies, we made it into the park. All pretences (假装) of polite “Britishness” were washed away as we ________ moved people aside with two hands—the only way of making progress. A couple of times, we attempted a bit of walking ________ the path, only to be stung (刺) by poison ivy. We sadly returned to the ________. Then suddenly, just past a temple, we caught sight of a dirt track. The people ________. We were the only ones there. There were ________ golden leaves and peaceful pine forests. After that we, extremely ________, collapsed (倒) onto rocks and brought out our lunchboxes.

________ the time came when we had to grit (咬紧) our teeth and throw ourselves ________ again. It took another half hour of fruitless ________ before we could collapse into a taxi. At about 7 pm, I finally arrived at my ________ station, home sweet home, exhausted and aching. I had found my Fragrant Hills, my oasis (愉快之处) of ________, my harmony—in Chaoyang district.

1.A. particularlyB. obviouslyC. mysteriouslyD. absolutely

2.A. cheered upB. brought upC. gathered upD. woke up

3.A. travelB. excitementC. interestD. expectation

4.A. feelingB. smellC. outlinesD. branches

5.A. schoolsB. townsC. countriesD. directions

6.A. comeB. adaptC. contributeD. stick

7.A. phenomenaB. forcesC. stateD. beauty

8.A. noisyB. greedyC. ordinaryD. kind

9.A. wanderingB. joggingC. swimmingD. struggling

10.A. angrilyB. arbitrarily

C. physicallyD. unconsciously

11.A. throughB. offC. acrossD. on

12.A. roadB. crowdC. entranceD. park

13.A. waitedB. regrettedC. complainedD. disappeared

14.A. unexpectedB. unknownC. ourD. their

15.A. tiredB. amazedC. excitedD. bored

16.A. AndB. ForC. SoD. But

17.A. uphillB. awayC. insideD. together

18.A. standingB. yellingC. wavingD. praying

19.A. televisionB. gasC. subwayD. irrigation

20.A. calmB. decorationC. ambitionD. agency

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