Which of the following is the best title for the passage? A. Nature Balance Itself B. Floods and Ea——青夏教育精英家教网—

摘要： Which of the following is the best title for the passage? A. Nature Balance Itself B. Floods and Earthquakes C. American Settlers D. Humans--a Disaster to Nature Paragraph 3 At this time the state of South Carolina was having hard times. Year after year the soil had been planted to the same crop. It was farmed by uneducated and careless slaves, and the planters knew little about soil conservation. Because the soil was beginning to wear out, crops were smaller. The younger people were not satisfied to raise cotton on the poor soil of the old South. Many of them moved westward and started cotton plantations in Alabama and Mississippi. What was more, so much cotton had been shipped to factories in England and New England that they had as much cotton as they could use. This brought the price of cotton down. More and more slaves were needed to work on the new and large plantations, and higher and higher prices were demanded for them. Planters found their expenses rising and their incomes from the sale of cotton reduced. Hard times had come to South Carolina. 3. The subject of this passage is . A. economic difficulties of South Carolina B. that the planters knew nothing about farming C. that the soil in South Carolina was not good D. the causes of hard times in South Carolina 4. Which of the following sentences can summarize the main idea of the passage? A. Hard times had come to South Carolina. B. Planters found their expenses rising and their incomes from the sale of cotton reduced. C. The soil was farmed by uneducated and careless slaves. D. More and more slaves were needed to work on the new and large plantations. Paragraph 4 When a piece of paper burns, it is completely changed. The ash that is left behind does not look like the original piece of paper. When dull-red rust appears on a piece of tinware , it is quite different from the gleaming tin. The tarnish that forms on silverware is a new substance unlike the silver itself. Animal tissue is unlike the vegetable substance from which it is made. A change in which the original substance is turned into a different substance is called a chemical change. 5. The author writes this passage to tell us . A. how paper burns B. that dull-red on tinware is unlike tin itself C. that animal tissue is different from plant's D. what a chemical change is Correct answers: 1-5 DDAAD Paragraph 1 One of the most important weapons used during the Second World War was not a weapon used against people, but rather a drug used against disease. The wartime use of penicillin saved thousands of lives. In the First World War, for example, pneumonia was responsible for eighteen percent of all the deaths in the United States army. In the Second World War, the rate went down to less than one percent. In addition, penicillin was instrumental in keeping wounds from getting infected and in helping to speed the healing process of those wounds that did become infected. 1. which of the following would be the best title for the passage? A. A Dangerous Weapon B. Guns in the Second World War C. A Terrible Pneumonia D. An Important Drug Paragraph 2 Mr. Brown, a shopkeeper, was going to count the day' s cash takings. There was more than £300 in notes. He was about to put them in a bag. He heard a sound. A door at the back of the room was opening. A voice shouted "Don't shout. Don't look round. I have a gun." Mr. Brown stood still. The voice went on, "Drop that bag and the notes. Go and stand in the corner beside the safe. Keep quite still. Remember, I have a gun." Mr. Brown was frightened. He obeyed all the robber' s orders. The robber picked up the notes and was about to go out by the door at the back of the room. It was a quarter past six. John Taylor arrived outside that very same back door. He raised his hand and was about to knock. At that very moment the robber opened the door. He was frightened to see John there. He lost his head. He became panic-stricken. He tried to push his way past John. But John was suspicious. He blocked the robber' s way. There was a fight. Mr. Brown heard the fight. He forgot his fear, turned round and rushed from his corner. He threw both his arms round the robber. This pinned the robber' s arms to his sides so he could not use his gun. At the same moment John struck the robber hard in the stomach and knocked all the breath out of his body. The robber fell to the ground in a pile. He still held the notes but his gun fell on the floor and John quickly picked it up. All was now over. Soon the police arrived 2. The main idea of this passage is . A. a robber robbed a shop B. Mr. Brown and Mr. Taylor fought against a robber C. None but the brave can win victory D. John Taylor was a brave man Paragraph 3 Sometimes people call each other "scared-cat", but have you ever thought about this expression? When a cat is frightened, its heart starts beating faster, its muscles get tense, and there are changes in the chemicals in its bloodstream. Although the cat doesn't realize this, its body is getting ready for action. If the danger continues, the animal will do one of two things. It will defend itself, or it will run away as fast as it can. Something like this also happens to people. When we are excited, angry, scared, or aroused by other emotions , our bodies go through many physical changes. Our hearts beat faster, and our muscles get tense. All of these changes make us more alert and ready to react. We, too, get ready to defend ourselves or run. Human beings, however, have a problem that animals never face. If we give way to our feelings and let them take over, we can get into trouble. Have you ever said something in anger-or hit somebody-and regretted it later? Have you ever shouted at a teacher, told somebody you were lonely, or said you were in love, and then wished later you had kept your mouth shut? It isn't always wise to express your feelings freely. Does this mean that it's smarter always to hide our feelings? No! If you keep feelings of anger, sadness, and bitterness hidden away or bottled up inside, your body stays tense. Physical illness can develop, and you can feel churned up inside. It can actually be bad for your health. (It isn't good to keep pleasant feelings inside either; all feelings need to be expressed.) Feeling that you keep all bottled up inside, don't just go away. It's as if bought some bananas and stuck them in a cupboard. You might not be able to see them, but before long you'd smell them, if you opened the cupboard, chances are you'd see little fruit flies hovering all over them. They'd be rotten. You can try to treat emotions as if they were bananas in the cupboard. You can hide them and you can pretend they don't exist, but they'll still be around. And at last you'll have to deal with them, just like those bananas.

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For the Inuit the problem is urgent. They live in unsteady balance with one of the toughest environments on earth. Climate change, whatever its causes, is a direct danger to their way of life. Nobody knows the Arctic as well as the locals, which is why they are not content simply to stand back and let outsider experts tell them what’s happening. In Canada, where the Inuit people are trying hard to guard their hard-won autonomy in the country’s newest land, Nunavut, they believe their best hope of survival in this changing environment lies in combining their ancestral knowledge with the best of modern science. This is challenge in itself.

The Canadian Arctic is a vast , treeless polar desert that’s covered with snow for most of the year. Adventure into this area and you get some idea of the hardships facing anyone who calls this home. Farming is out of the question and nature offers few pickings. Humans first settled in the Arctic a mere 4,500 years ago, surviving by taking advantage of sea fish. The environment tested them to the limits: sometimes the settlers were successful, sometimes they failed and disappeared. But around a thousand years ago, one group appeared that was uniquely well adapted to deal with the Arctic environment. These Thule people moved in from Alaska, bringing dogs, iron tools and the like. They are the ancestors of today’s Inuit people.

72．Which of the following is not likely to be the effect of climate change?

A．Shorter and shorter summertime.

B．Ice-free summer around the Arctic.

C．Higher sea levels.

D．More cloudy skies.

73．The Inuit people believe the solution to the climate change problem is _____.

A．to change their way of life

B．to use their ancestral knowledge

C．to make the best of modem science

D．to use their ancestral knowledge and modern science

74．It can be concluded from the last paragraph that__________

A．the first settlers in the Arctic survived by taking advantage of sea fish

B．it’s hard to farm in the Arctic due to the climate change

C．the ancestors of Inuit people stood out among the settlers

D．the Thule people from Alaska invented iron tools

75．Which of the following is the best title of this passage?

A．Climate change and the Inuit

B．Climate change around the Arctic

C．Global warming around the world

D．The Inuit and their ancestors around the world

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　　It is only during the last few years that man has generally realized that in the world of nature a balance exists(存在) between all forms of life. No living thing can exist by itself; it is part of a system in which all forms of life are joined together. If we change one part of the nature order, this will in turn almost certainly bring about changes in some other part.

　　The cutting down of forests reduces the supply of oxygen. The killing of weeds and insects by chemicals leads to the widespread poisoning(中毒) of animals and birds. The throwing of waste products into the ocean hurts life in the sea, while waste gases change the chemical balance of atmosphere and shut out some of the sun's necessary life giving rays.

　　And so we could go on, adding more examples, until in despair(绝望) we might feel like giving up the struggle to control and keep within limits these harmful human activities. Man is very clever at changing the world around him to satisfy his immediate need, but he is not so clever at looking far ahead, or at thinking about what the future results of his action might be. Man may well destroy himself in his attempt to be too ambitious(野心).

1．The examples given in the second paragraph are evidences(证据) that ________.

[　　]

A．it is during the last few years that man has generally known the balance of nature

B．there are some living things which can exist by themselves without change

C．all forms of life belong to a system in which all the parts can be changed for another

D．we cannot change one form of life without destroying the balance of nature

2．The last paragraph suggests that, in man's attempt to increase immediate benefits, ________.

[　　]

A．man often fails to think about his future results of his action

B．man is always too ambitious to planning distant future

C．man often feels that he will have to give up in despair

D．man is always anxious to control and keep his activities within limits

3．Which of the following statements is TRUE?

[　　]

A．Cutting down woods does little harm to human beings.

B．Man has to pay much attention to the future results of his present action.

C．Oxygen comes from forests.

D．This passage tells us to try our best to get as much as possible immediately.

4．Which of the following is the best title of this passage?

[　　]

A．The Secret of Nature

B．The Balance of Nature

C．The Order of Nature

D．The Change of Nature

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     Unusual incidents are being reported across the Arctic. Inuit (因纽特人) families going off on
snowmobiles to prepare their summer hunting camps have found themselves cut off from home by a sea
of mud. There are also reports of sea ice breaking up earlier than usual, carrying seals beyond the reach
of hunters. Climate change may still be a rather abstract idea to most of us, but in the Arctic it is already
having great effects-if summertime ice continues to shrink at its present rate, the Arctic Ocean could soon
become almost ice-free m summer. The knock-on effects are likely to include more warming, cloudier
skies, and higher sea levels. Scientists are increasingly eager to find out what's going on in the Arctic.
     For the Inuit the problem is urgent. They live in unsteady balance with one of the toughest environments
on earth. Climate change, whatever its causes, is a direct danger to their way of life. Nobody knows the
Arctic as well as the locals, which is why they are not content simply to stand back and let outsider experts
tell them what's happening. In Canada, where the Inuit people are trying hard to guard their hard-won
autonomy in the country's newest land, Nunavut, they believe their best hope of survival in this changing
environment lies in combining their ancestral knowledge with the best of modern science. This is challenge
in itself.
     The Canadian Arctic is a vast, treeless polar desert that's covered with snow for most of the year.
Adventure into this area and you get some idea of the hardships facing anyone who calls-this home. Farming
is out of the question and nature offers few pickings. Humans first settled in the Arctic a mere 4,500 years
ago, surviving by taking advantage of sea fish. The environment tested them to the limits: sometimes the
settlers were successful, sometimes they failed and disappeared. But around a thousand years ago, one group
appeared that was uniquely well adapted to deal with the Arctic environment. These Thule people moved in
from Alaska, bringing dogs, iron tools and the like. They are the ancestors of today's Inuit people.

1. Which of the following is not likely to be the effect of climate change?

[ ]

A. Shorter and shorter summertime.
B. Ice-free summer around the Arctic.
C. Higher sea levels.
D. More cloudy skies.

2. The Inuit people believe the solution to the climate change problem is _____.

[ ]

A. to change their way of life
B. to use their ancestral knowledge
C. to make the best of modern science
D. to use their ancestral knowledge and modern science

3. It can be concluded from the last paragraph that _____.

[ ]

A. the first settlers in the Arctic survived by taking advantage of sea fish
B. it's hard to farm in the Arctic due to the climate change
C. the ancestors of Inuit people stood out among the settlers
D. the Thule people from Alaska invented iron tools

4. Which of the following is the best title of this passage?

[ ]

A. Climate change and the Inuit
B. Climate change around the Arctic
C. Global warming around the world
D. The Inuit and their ancestors around the world

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1.Which of the following is not likely to be the effect of climate change?

A．Shorter and shorter summertime.

B．Ice-free summer around the Arctic.

C．Higher sea levels.

D．More cloudy skies.

2.The Inuit people believe the solution to the climate change problem is .

A．to change their way of life

B．to use their ancestral knowledge

C．to make the best of modem science

D．to use their ancestral knowledge and modern science

3.It can be concluded from the last paragraph that .

A．the first settlers in the Arctic survived by taking advantage of sea fish

B．it’s hard to farm in the Arctic due to the climate change

C．the ancestors of Inuit people stood out among the settlers

D．the Thule people from Alaska invented iron tools

4.Which of the following is the best title of this passage?

A．Climate change and the Inuit

B．Climate change around the Arctic

C．Global warming around the world

D．The Inuit and their ancestors around the world

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