题目内容
The terrible accident almost_____ the driver his life.
A. valued B. counted C. took D. cost
D
解析：考查动词词义用法辨析。Value“珍惜”； count “数、依靠” ； take “取；拿” ；cost “使损失”， 句意为：那次严重的事故差点使司机丧生。
Far from the land of Antarctica (南极洲), a huge shelf of ice meets the ocean. At the underside of the shelf there lives a small fish, the Antarctic cod.
For forty years scientists have been curious about that fish. How does it live where most fish would freeze to death? It must have some secret. The Antarctic is not a comfortable place to work and research has been slow. Now it seems we have an answer. Research was begun by cutting holes in the ice and catching the fish. Scientists studied the fish’s blood and measured its freezing point. The fish were taken from seawater that had a temperature of -1.88°C and many tiny pieces of ice floating in it. The blood of the fish did not begin to freeze until its temperature was lowered to -2.05°C. That small difference is enough for the fish to live at the freezing temperature of the ice-salt mixture.
The scientists’ next research job was clear: Find out what in the fish’s blood kept it from freezing. Their search led to some really strange thing made up of a protein (蛋白质) never before seen in the blood of a fish. When it was removed, the blood froze at seawater temperature. When it was put back, the blood again had its antifreeze quality and a lowered freezing point.
Study showed that it is an unusual kind of protein. It has many small sugar molecules held in special positions within each big protein molecule. Because of its sugar content, it is called a glycoprotein. So it has come to be called the antifreeze fish glycoprotein, or AFGP.
【小题1】 What is the text mainly about?
| A．The terrible conditions in the Antarctic. | B．A special fish living in freezing waters. |
| C．The ice shelf around Antarctica. | D．Protection of the Antarctic cod. |
A. The seawater has a temperature of -1.88°C. B. it loves to live in the ice-salt mixture
C. A special protein keeps it from freezing.
D. Its blood has a temperature lower than -2.05°C.
【小题3】What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 5 refer to?
| A．A type of ice-salt mixture. | B．A newly found protein. |
| C．Fish blood. | D．Sugar molecule. |
| A．sugar | B．ice | C．blood | D．molecule |
Crossing Texas and Mexico, the Big Bend region is high in biodiversity(生物的多样性). It’s a place so untamed that if something doesn’t bite, stick, or sting, it’s probably a rock.
You know you have arrived in the heart of the Chihuahuan Desert when it feels as if you have fallen off the edge of the earth and into the rabbit hole. Nothing is as it appears. Moths (蛀虫) are the size of birds. Are those twin pillars (柱) of black rock (a landmark known as Mule Ear Peaks) ten miles (16 kilometers) away or fifty (80 kilometers)? Visibility (能见度) reaches more than a hundred miles on a clear day, and since there are few roads or buildings to use as milestones, distance is difficult to judge.
This is a place where water runs uphill, where rainbows have to wait for rain. The line between myth (虚构的故事) and reality is unclear. Stare long enough at the Chisos Mountains or the Sierra del Carmen, the two mountain ranges, known as sky islands, which lie on the land, and they rise and float above the plain.
The vast Chihuahuan Desert is a land of no people. There is always the chance you’ll die of thirst. The “You Can Die”possibilities are endless, and keep some visitors — 350,000 a year to Big Bend National Park, built in 1944 — from coming back. Those who do return are left to think of the remarkable courage of the brave few who have managed to survive in this terrible environment.
【小题1】The underlined word“untamed”in Paragraph 1 means“________”.
| A．untouched | B．wild | C．unchanged | D．fresh |
| A．They were put so far away. |
| B．They lie across the Chihuahuan Desert. |
| C．It is difficult to judge the distance, with few milestones. |
| D．One lies in the Chisos Mountains, the other in the Sierra del Carmen. |
| A．350,000 years. | B．350 years. | C．66 years. | D．44 years. |
| A．The natural wonders of the Chihuahuan Desert. |
| B．Everything you see is not what it seems in the Chihuahuan Desert. |
| C．The terrible environment of deserts in Texas and Mexico. |
| D．A special place where none who go can return. |
| A．There are all kinds of living things in the Chihuahuan Desert. |
| B．No people live in the Big Bend region. |
| C．Nothing is as it appears in the Big Bend region. |
| D．Traveling in the Big Bend region is dangerous. |
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以下是几则急救课程的信息：
| Course Name | Course Format | School /Trainer | Training Centers | Course Aim |
| A. CPR First Aid | Classroom | Lewis College of Business | Detroit, United States | To prepare students to triage and handle a variety of emergencies from minor ones to the most serious beginning with techniques needed to chart what occurred. |
| B. First Aid in the workplace | E-learning | Digital Think | San Francisco U.S.A | To empower you with the knowledge and skills necessary to provide basic first aid care in both emergency and non-emergency medical situations in the workplace |
| C. STCW95 Basic Safety | Blended | Flagship Superyacht Academy | Portsmouth U.K | A 5-day course essential for basic fire fighting training |
| D. Emergency Life Support and Basic First Aid for speakers of other languages | Classroom | City Lit | London, United Kingdom | To recognize and deal with a number of life-threatening first aid incidents and offer support in developing the use of the English language |
| E. Activity First Aid | On-site | City Lit | London, U. K. | To deal with a whole range of injuries. Leads to a practical examination. This course continues from the basic first aid course and will deal with further type. |
| F. First Aid Intensive Lifesaver & LS Plus | Classroom | City Lit | London U.K. | Starting with important basic first aid skills, such as resuscitation and dealing with unconscious occurrences. |
【小题1】 John, whose house caught fire one night and was destroyed, was lucky enough to survive after months of treatment in the hospital. He became a homeless orphan and he could never forget the terrible disaster. He wants to learn the first aid so that his misfortune won’t happen to others.
【小题2】 Jane works in a large international company, which is on the top floor in a skyscraper in New York. She thinks it’s not so easy for them to get to safety if emergency happens while working.
【小题3】 Zhang Ying, a Chinese girl who is studying in London, is curious about learning some basic first aid skills and improving her English.
【小题4】 Li Jian is a student of senior Ⅱ and has experienced some accidents. He wants to learn how to deal with not only the simple injuries but also serious ones. He doesn’t want to just sit in the classroom, listening and watching.
【小题5】 Wang Yang’s mother is weak in health and often gets tired easily. She even loses her consciousness from time to time. Wang Yang is so worried about her that she wants to learn some first aid to help her mother in case of such situations.
