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With more forests _______, a huge quantity of good earth _______ every year.

A. being destroyed; is being washed away B. are being destroyed; is being washed away

C. being destroyed; are being washed away D. destroyed; are being washed away

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“Stop that man!” Vernon shouted. “He has a bomb!” Everywhere, passengers were ____ their feet and screaming. Guerrero stopped with his ____ to the toilets. “___ away from me!” he shouted.

“Guerrero, listen to me!” Vernon ____ him over the heads of the others. There was a silence as Guerrero ____ back at him.

“We know who you are,” Vernon went on. “And we know ____ you' re trying to do. We know all about the insurance and the bomb. That ____ that the insurance is no ___. Do you understand? It's worth nothing. If you die you'll die for nothing and your family will get nothing. ___ than that, they'll be blamed and made to ____ . Think of that, Guerrero.”

Guerrero hesitated. Vernon kept talking and hoped that Guerrero would ___ him.

A man came out of one of the ____ behind Guerrero. At the ____ of the door opening, he ___.

“Get the guy with the case! He's got a bomb. ” Somebody shouted.

Guerrero ____ past the man and ran into the toilet. He had not really understood ____ that had happened in the last few minutes, but he understood that, ___ so many things in his life, his great plan had ___. His life had been a failure, and now his ____ would be a failure too.

As he pulled the string(导火索), he wondered ____whether the bomb would be another failure. In the last second of his life he learned that it was not.

1.A. running over B. jumping over C. running to D. jumping to

2.A. back B. body C. side D. face

3.A. Walk B. Take C. Stay D. Put

4.A. cried out B. called to C. shouted at D. spoke against

5.A. stared B. fought C. talked D. hit

6.A. that B. what C. how D. when

7.A. tells B. explains C. means D. expresses

8.A. harm B. good C. value D. profit

9.A. Sooner B. Better C. Rather D. Worse

10.A. suffer B. worry C. argue D. fight

11.A. hear B. listen to C. see D. look at

12.A. toilets B. kitchens C. seats D. passages

13.A. movement B. sight C. sign D. sound

14.A. hid B. fell C. turned D. rolled

15.A. pushed B. walked C. rushed D. hurried

16.A. everything B. anything C. nothing D. something

17.A. unless B. after C. like D. as

18.A. lost B. broken C. failed D. removed

19.A. power B. life C. plan D. death

20.A. proudly B. bitterly C. excitedly D. curiously

Urban swans might be born with a daredevil gene that makes them less fearful of humans, compared with their rural colleagues.

A study has found swans living in cities tend to be bolder and it is at least partly determined by a gene called DRD4. Birds with this gene could therefore be better adapted to settling in more populated areas, while more timid（胆怯的）swans would escape to less inhabited regions.

It could help to explain why swans in public parks and on urban rivers have a reputation for being so aggressive towards humans - they are simply not afraid of us.

Biologists from some universities in Australia, tracked and collected blood samples from black swans living in two wetlands near cities. One group of swans lived in a recreational urban park, while the other occupied a waste-water processing site out of town. The two areas were less than 20 miles apart. Later, from 2011 through 2013, the researchers started systematically scaring the swans at both sites. The researchers approached the birds and calculated how close they could get before they flew away. As expected, they noticed that while rural swans started flying away if a human was closer than 119 meters, the scientists could come as close to urban swans as 39 meters before taking off.

Analyses of the blood samples, in fact, showed that 83 per cent of the less cautious swans presented the same genetic DRD4 variation（变异)while rural swans have different genetic makeups resulting in more wariness(谨慎，小心）.

The researchers conclude that swans with the bold variation of the gene might choose to live in urban environments, as they tend to be less bothered by human presence.

1.The underlined word in paragraph 1 means__________.

A. timid B. cautious

C. bold D. stubborn

2.What’s the difference between rural swans and urban ones？

A. The rural swans carry more DRD4.

B. The urban swans are more friendly.

C. The urban swans are less scared of people.

D. The rural swans are aggressive towards humans.

3.What does DRD4 refer to ?

A. a kind of blood. B. a kind of food.

C. a kind of genetic variation. D. a kind of swan.

4.What does the 4th paragraph mainly talk about?

A. The living habit of swans.

B. The living environment of swans.

C. The contribution of the biologists.

D. The process and result of the research.

Many of us remember being in awe(敬畏) when we saw cloned dinosaurs running wild in the film Jurassic Park. And the idea of using technology to revive(恢复) extinct species has long fascinated not only writers and directors, but scientists as well.

According to The Telegraph, woolly mammoths(长毛猛犸象), which featured in the popular Ice Age animated movie series, “may walk the earth once more” now that scientists have taken another step toward realizing a long-held dream—recreating their DNA.

Mammoths became extinct around 10,000 years ago. However, since the discovery of near-perfect preserved remains in Arctic permafrost(北极冻土带) in May 2013, a variety of research studies have been carried out since.

Geneticists from Harvard University analyzed DNA from the remains, looking for genes which separated mammoths from elephants, such as hairiness and ear size. They then used the results to reproduce exact copies of 14 mammoth genes. “It is the first time that mammoth genes have been alive—although so far it has only been done in the lab,” George Church, lead researcher of the project, told the Sunday Times.

Church then used a new technique which allows scientists to edit DNA carefully, replacing sections of elephant DNA with the mammoth genes. So “we now have functioning elephant cells with mammoth DNA in them,” he said.

However, Church ruled out the possibility of bringing the mammoths back to life via cloning from frozen remains. He said he “preferred to focus on rebuilding the full mammoth genome(基因组) by analyzing DNA from preserved remains and putting it into the cells of its closest living relative – the Asian elephant,” reported The Telegraph.

Church argued that the return of the woolly mammoth—or rather, the return of something very similar—could help bring back fragile(脆弱的) ecosystems. However, some scientists believe that bringing back the mammoth would be unethical.

Professor Alex Greenwood, an expert on ancient DNA, said: “We may face the extinction of African and Asian elephants. Why bring back another elephant from extinction when we cannot even keep the ones that are not extinct around?” he told the Sunday Times. “What is the message? We can be as irresponsible with the environment as we want. Then we’ll just clone things back?”

“Money would be better spent focusing on conserving what we do have than spending it on an animal that has been extinct for thousands of years,” he said.

1.We can learn from the article that ______.

A. cloned mammoths followed cloned dinosaurs to get revived

B. the technology to revive mammoth genes is already mature

C. George Church and his colleagues tried to reproduce mammoth DNA

D. Church and his team managed to list all the genes that separate mammoths from elephants

2.According to Church, what is the significance of his study?

A. It could help prevent the extinction of the Asian elephant.

B. It could help people better tell elephant DNA from mammoth genes.

C. It could help bring back some extinct species and save fragile ecosystems.

D. It could help bring mammoths back to life via cloning from frozen remains.

3.The underlined word “unethical” in Paragraph 7 is closest in meaning to ______.

A. unacceptable B. misled

C. impractical D. illegal

4.According to the article, Professor Alex Greenwood believes that _______.

A. there is no need to worry about the extinction of African and Asian elephants at present

B. it’s necessary to bring back species that are beneficial to human beings from extinction

C. the return of the woolly mammoth would help to balance ecosystems

D. it’s more important to protect present species than to bring back extinct ones

Located between the 16th and the 18th floor, ______ I call my “home” is more like a “bird’s nest”.

A. which B. that

C. what D. where

The company has produced a new type of computer. You will probably see the product _______ wherever you go.

A. to advertise B. to be advertised

C. advertising D. advertised

下面短文有10处语言错误，请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（＾）.并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉，

修改：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词.

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分

Two years before, I traveled to Brazil and 1 rented for a car. Unfortunate, I had an accident and hit another car, and I needed to stay in a hospital for at least two week. I called my parents, so 1 did not tell them what had happened. I knew that they will be worried about myself because I was so farther away, and that my mother would not sleep if she knew. Therefore, I told them interested stories and how I was enjoying Brazil. As a result, nobody knew truth. I still think that it was the right thing to do.

Sometimes life trips you up，but knowing how to approach failure can be the first step to success. When author J. K. Bowling addressed the graduating class at Harvard last June，she didn't focus on success. Instead，she spoke about failure. She related a story about a young woman who gave up her dream of writing novels to study something more practical. However，she ended up as an unemployed single mom. But during this hard time，she realized she still had a wonderful daughter，an old typewriter，and an idea that would become the foundation for rebuilding her life.“Perhaps you've heard of Harry Pottery You might never fail on the scale I did，” Bowling told the audience.“But it is impossible to live without failing at something，unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all. You will never truly know yourself , or the strength of your relationships，until both have been tested by hardships. Such knowledge is a true gift， for it is painfully won，and it has been worth more to me than any qualification I ever earned.”

Lots of Americans are tasting failure for the first time now and immediately trying to spit it out. Whether it's unemployment, or the evaporation(消失)of hard-earned savings, the have-it- all generation suddenly lose everything they own. But in the bitterness that accompanies hardships are lessons worth savoring-and，if you look hard enough，sweet opportunity.

Next，you'll learn how the brain responds to failure and how it can be reprogrammed for success using some simple tricks. You'll also find advice from a successful entrepreneur(企业家)who claims that times like these are actually among the best for launching dreams. But most valuable，you'll meet some ordinary people who were in some tough situations. A few cheered up; others got depressed. But even though their stories are quite different，the outcomes are the same. They all bounced back. And you can too.

As Bowling herself would admit, it doesn't take a wizard(奇才)to do it.

1.We learn from Paragraph 2 that .

A. college students have never suffered a defeat

B. it is normal for you to fail at something in life

C. if you are very cautious，you can enjoy your life

D. you need a daughter and a typewriter to succeed

2.Which of the following statements would J. K. Bowling agree toy

A. The knowledge we accumulate is a true gift for us.

B. Our experience is more valuable than qualifications.

C. We can understand ourselves better in time of danger.

D. Our bitter experience helps us to realize our strength.

3.The underlined word “savoring" in Paragraph 3 probably means .

A. learning B. enjoying

C. experiencing D. absorbing

4.What did some ordinary people do in some tough situations according to the text

A. They remained in high spirits. B. They took their fate lying down.

C. They decided to give up and quit. D. They insisted until succeeded.

Recently, my family and I visited Kaikoura, a coastal town in New Zealand. The first evening it seemed a  ____ place, but the next day I remembered what I'd ____ about it in a magazine. It was often ____ to see dolphins (海豚) and whales there!

My family and I ____  on a grey, windy morning on a small boat. _____, the sky turned blue ten minutes later. Soon we  ____ the place where we were supposed to go swimming. To my ____, this was more than 40 km from land. I was quite ____ by this time, and wondered why we came all the way out there, when ____ someone shouted “Dolphins!”

All I could ____ were fins (鱼鳍) everywhere — there were about one hundred dolphins, all ____ towards our boat! Many of them were jumping around in the water  __  they were asking us to come and play. I ____ my snorkel (潜水通气管) and jumped into the sea. Then I tried to make ____ in the water to attract them. What made me ____ was that they heard me and came to swim around me. Amazingly, a dolphin kept following me, but then changed his ____ and swam in another direction. It really made me realize how ____ these animals are.

About an hour later, it was time for us to get back onto the ____. I really enjoyed myself, but I was a little cold and ____ to leave the water. I noticed that everyone on board was smiling and I realized what a very ____ moment we'd had.

1.A. busy B. boring C. safe D. great

2.A. read B. sung C. taught D. drawn

3.A. impolite B. terrible C. difficult D. possible

4.A. gave up B. turned back C. set off D. dressed up

5.A. Besides B. However C. On the whole D. In other words

6.A. reached B. left C. crossed D. missed

7.A. joy B. regret C. shame D. surprise

8.A. shy B. wet C. cold D. hungry

9.A. secretly B. suddenly C. certainly D. naturally

10.A. see B. hear C. smell D. touch

11.A. waving B. climbing C. looking D. swimming[

12.A. even if B. so that C. as if D. now that

13.A. sold B. put on C. lost D. picked off

14.A. sounds B. faces C. decisions D. promises

15.A. angry B. relaxed C. worried D. excited

16.A. life B. food C. mind D. habit

17.A. lazy B. dangerous C. powerful D. intelligent

18.A. bus B. boat C. train D. truck

19.A. decided B. forgot C. disagreed D. failed

20.A. bad B. strange C. special D. quiet

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