Forest guards in western India are using cell phones with ringtones of cows mooing, goats bleating and roosters crowing to attract leopards that have wandered into human settlements, officials said on Monday.
The wild cats in the state of Gujarat often get into villages near forests in search of food, say officials, adding that this results in attacks on people. But rather than use methods such as live bait(诱惑物) like goats tied to trees to lure the leopards, which then fall into large pits dug by guards, officials say they have found a safer method to trap the cats.
“The moos of a cow, bleating of a goat from the phone has proved effective to trap leopards,” said D. Vasani, a senior forest official in Gujarat. “This trick works.” Vasani said forest guards have downloaded the sounds of over a dozen animals as ringtones on their mobiles which they attach to speakers and fix behind a cage. They then play the ringtone continuously for up to two hours until the curious leopard appears and moves into the cage looking for its easy meal.
At least five leopards have so far been lured from villages since the new ringtone method was introduced three months ago. The cats have all been released back into forest areas.
Wildlife activists welcomed the new initiative saying that previous methods of trapping the cats using pits often resulted in the animals getting injured.
【小题1】What can be the best title of the passage?

A.Cell Phones to Hunt Animals
B.Practical Uses of Cell Phones
C.Wildlife and New Technology
D.Phone Ringtones to Catch Leopards
【小题2】Forest guards in India try to catch leopards mainly because ______.
A.leopards attack villagers
B.they want leopard fur
C.leopards attack animals
D.they have new ringtones
【小题3】What will be needed to trap the leopards using the new method?
① cell phones   ②animals    ③ sounds of animals   ④ cages    ⑤large pits
A.①②③④B.①③④C.①④⑤D.②③⑤

Rabbits are easy to raise. The long-eared animals are clean and quiet. They do not need a lot of room. And you do not have to spend a lot of money to feed them.   1. 

One male and two females will produce in a year as many as fifty more rabbits. That is enough to provide a good supply of meat for a family. 2. 

Rabbit houses are easy to make with wood and wire fencing material. They do not have to be very big. But each rabbit must have its own little room in the house. This is very important. Each room should be about 75 centimeters wide, 60 centimeters high and one meter deep. Fencing is used for the sides and floor of the rabbit house. The holes in the wire fencing should be about one centimeter square.   3.  This keeps the rabbit house clean and dry. Rabbits need a lot of fresh air and sunlight. Cover the sides of the rabbit house only to protect it from rain.

 4.   Feeding containers hung on the outside of the house let the rabbits eat whenever they want. They simply pull the grass and leaves through the holes in the wire fence.

Each room should have fresh water. The water containers should be heavy so the rabbits cannot turn them over.    5.  

One month after mating, female rabbits give birth to about eight babies. In two months, a baby rabbit should weigh about two kilograms. This is big enough to make a meal for a small family.

A.Rabbits eat mostly grass and leaves.

B.Rabbits are also valuable for their fur.

C.Or you can tie the containers to the wire.

D.Rabbit meat is high in protein and low in fat.

E. Many people enjoy keeping rabbits as friendly pets.

F. Wastes from the animals will drop through the holes.

G. With rabbits, you get a big return from a small investment.

 

Forest guards in western India are using cell phones with ringtones(手机铃声)of cows mooing, goats bleating and roosters crowing to attract leopards (豹)that have wandered into human settlements, officials said on Monday.

The wild cats in the state of Gujarat often get into villages near forests in search of food, say officials, adding that this results in attacks on people. But rather than use methods such as live bait(活诱饵)like goats tied to trees to lure (引诱) the leopards, which then fall into large pits dug by guards, officials say they have found a safer method to trap the cats.

“The moos of a cow, and bleating of a goat from the phone have proved effective to trap leopards,” said D. Vasani, a senior forest official in Gujarat. “This trick works.” Vasani said forest guards have downloaded the sounds of over a dozen animals as ringtones on their mobiles which they attach to speakers and fix behind a cage. They then play the ringtone continuously for up to two hours until the curious leopard appears and moves into the cage looking for its easy meal.

At least five leopards have so far been lured from villages since the new ringtone method was introduced three months ago. The cats have all been released (释放)back into forest areas.

Wildlife activists welcomed the new initiative (新方案) saying that previous methods of trapping the cats using pits often resulted in the animals getting injured.

1.What can be the best title of the passage?

A.Cell Phones to Hunt Animals               B.Practical Uses of Cell Phones

C.Wildlife And New Technology              D.Phone Ringtones to Catch Leopards

2.Forest guards in India try to catch leopards mainly because _______.

A.leopards attack villagers                  B.they want leopard fur

C.leopards attack animals                   D.they have new ringtones

3.According to the wildlife activists, the new method is _______.

A.appreciated because it benefits leopards     B.not good because it may injure animals

C.effective because ringtones work           D.not safer than the former one

4.We can learn from the passage except that _______.

A.forest guards don’t mean to hurt the leopards

B.forest guards no longer use pits to trap leopards

C.forest guards used goats to attract leopards

D.recorded animal sound are used to lure leopards

5.What will be needed to trap the leopards using the new method?

a. cell phones  b. animals  c. sounds of animals  d. cages  e. large pits

A.abcd             B.bce              C.ade              D.acd

 

第二节:完型填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项。

The earliest men did not have much time for art; they faced many dangers, and hunting for food took  36  almost all their time . But after many thousands of years,  37 perhaps a million years or more, they became very good hunters, and   38  gave them a little free time which they could use for other things. A few of them began to paint on the walls of the caves    39  they lived. Many early artists painted animals  40  they were the most important things in their lives. Animals supplied   41  to keep them living, and skins to keep them    42 .

Like painters today, the  43  artists possibly painted for many   44 , Perhaps they wanted to give their cave a little brightness and color; perhaps they had a few special ideas which they could express most easily in a   45  and perhaps they   46  wanted to spend a little time in a pleasant way. Many of them  47  magic(巫术),and they often drew animals which they caught. They  48  that by drawing these things, they would make them really   49 .

In many parts of the world , people have   50  cave paintings. The earliest paintings  51  we know about are in Europe. Because of the  52  weather, the earliest men in Europe used the caves for  53 ; in many warmer parts of the world, this was not necessary. We know a lot about the  54  of the Eurpopean paintings, and we believe that the earliest  55  were painted about thirty thousand years ago.

36.A.away         B.back            C.out        D.up

37.A.even         B.though             C.and       D.or

38.A.which          B.this              C.what      D.who

39.A.which          B.that              C.where       D.when

40.A.although      B.because            C.if          D.as if

41.A.air           B.fur               C.food      D.water

42.A.comfortable     B.warm                  C.beautiful   D.healthy

43.A.super         B.early             C.clever       D.talented

44.A.people         B.places              C.animals     D.reasons

45.A.painting       B.word             C.smile      D.wall

46.A.often         B.quite             C.just       D.even

47.A.believed in       B.took advantage of  C.tried out   D.begged for

48.A.knew         B.hoped              C.understood D.realized

49.A.disappear     B.appear             C.miss      D.find

50.A.searched      B.looked for         C.discovered       D.known

51.A.which          B.that              C.when      D.as

52.A.sunny          B.warm                  C.cool      D.cold

53.A.home              B.house              C.shelter      D.building

54.A.names         B.dates             C.places       D.shows

55.A.that          B.one              C.it          D.ones

 

 

Academy Awards  The Academy Awards are the most prominent film award in the United States.The Awards are granted by the Academy of Motin Picture Arts and Sciences.Academy Awards are nicknamed “Oscars”, which is also the nickname of the statuette(小雕像).The name is said to have been born when Margaret Herrick saw the statuette on a table and said: It looks just like my uncle Oscar!”

Berlin Film Festival  One of the “A” festivals in Europe.The Berlin International Film Festival, also called the “Berlinale”, is held annually in February and started 1951 after an initiative of the American, who occupied part of the city after World WarⅡ.The jury(专家评奖团)always placed special emphasis on representing films from all over the world, from the former Eastern Bloc(集团)Countries as well as from western countries.The awards are called Golden and Silver Bears(as the Bear is the symbol of Berlin).  

Venice Film Festival   The Venice Film Festival takes place every year in late August / early September on the Lido in the historic Palazzo del Cinema, in Venice, Italy, its main award is the “ Leone d’Oro” (Golden Lion).Recently, a new award has been added, the San Marco Award for the best film.

Cannes Film Festival   The Cannes Film Festival is a famous international film festival.It has been held annually in Cannes, in the south of France, since 1946 with a few exceptions.Given massive media exposure, the Festival is attended by many movie stars and is a popular venue for movie producers to launch their new films and attempt to sell their works to the distributors who come from all over the globe.

The most famous award given out at Cannes is the “Palme d’Or” (Golden Palm) for the best film; this is sometimes shared by multiple films in one year.

81. Which Award doesn’t take place in Europe?

A.Golden Lion  B.Golden Palm   C.Academy Awards    D.San Marco Award  Z#xx#k.Com]

82. Which of the following statements about “Oscars” is Not true?

A.It’s the nickname of Academy Awards         

B.It’s also the nickname of the statuette.

C.It got its name because Margaret said the statuette looked like his uncle.

D.It’s an award in South America.

83. Which Award has the shortest history?

A.Golden Lion  B.Golden Palm  C.Academy Awards  D.San Marco Award

84. Why is the Award for Berlin Film Festival called “Golden and Silver Bear”?

A.It looks like a bear                      B.It is made up of bear fur

C.The bear is the symbol of Berlin           D.Bear is rare in Berlin

85. Which of the following best states the main idea of the passage?

A.An introduction of famous film festivals and film awards

B.An advertisement for films and TV programmes.

C.Funny stories about the nicknames of famous film awards.

D.A guide of how to spend famous film festivals

 

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