It’s always great to hear news about wildlife returning to where they once lived. For the first time in 8 years the small blue --- British’s smallest butterfly--- has been seen back at a nature reserve in Hertfordshire.
This nature reserve has had a lot of work done recently in order to help butterflies. Management of the land has included bringing in sheep to keep the grass under control in a more natural way and planting wild flowers for butterfly species. The nature reserve is home to a number of butterfly species. In fact the way that this reserve has been managed means that it is probably the best reserve in Hertfordshire to see butterflies with at least 25 species now living in the area.
There are a number of threats to British butterflies and the greatest threat is the loss of their habitat. Changing farming practice has affected British native butterfly species greatly with many more now being at risk. Butterflies are such an excellent species that they can clearly tell the situation of local environment because they are easily influenced by environmental changes, A wide species of butterflies will generally mean a healthy environment.
The type of land management at the nature reserve in Hertfordshire offers a hope for many species of butterfly to live as usual. Butterflies need all the help they can get at the moment. Although the number of butterflies is beginning to increase, many are still at risk.
【小题1】What has the nature reserve done to help butterflies return ?
a. changing the reserve place     b. bringing in sheep
c. planting wild flowers         d. changing farming practice

It is often said that man has become the enemy of our planet. This is no exaggeration(夸张), for reports show that man’s greed has done much to destroy the earth. Man, in his greedy desire for financial growth, has polluted the air, land and water, and has robbed our valuable natural resources. Man’s industrial plants pour out poisonous waste that pollutes the sea and puts life in the sea under the threat of dying out; at the same time, they release alarming amounts of carbon dioxide, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and other pollutants. Small wonder that the air now is much warmer and more impure than ever before.

Of course, this is not just because of man’s greed—it is man’s pressing need as well. For instance, in developing countries, huge financial foreign debts have forced governments to approve the cutting of forests for agriculture or ranching. As a result, forests are cut down just to meet man’s immediate needs.

Perhaps unknowingly，man has changed the make-up of the earth's atmosphere. Scientific studies have shown that CFCs used in refrigerators and industrial cleaners are fast destroying the ozone layer—a protective layer in the atmosphere that protects us against the harmful effects of the sun’s ultraviolet (紫外线)rays. In fact, documented reports have shown a terrible fact that there are “holes” in the ozone layer over the Antarctic. And they appear to be expanding.

Faced with these environmental problems, world leaders have shown deep concern. The UN Environmental Programme (UNEP) has arranged international agreements like the Vienna convention of 1985 and the Montreal Protocol of 1989 to preserve the ozone layer by controlling the production, use and trade of destructive chemicals.

There may be some doubt as to how effectual these agreements may be, given that some countries still maintain an “I-don’t-care” attitude. Their attitude is probably due to their failure to grasp the importance of the problem. Then, there is no doubt that environmental education on an international scale（规模）is greatly needed, so that all countries, great and small—the “haves” and the “have nots”—may realize their responsibilities for our planet.

In the meantime, the UNEP seems to have taken steps in the right direction, and it is hoped that in the not so distant future, all nations of the world will join hands in saving mother earth.

1.Which of the following is a reason for the cutting and burning of forests?

It is often said that man has become the enemy of our planet. This is no exaggeration(夸张), for reports show that man’s greed has done much to destroy the earth. Man, in his greedy desire for financial growth, has polluted the air, land and water, and has robbed our valuable natural resources. Man’s industrial plants pour out poisonous waste that pollutes the sea and puts life in the sea under the threat of dying out; at the same time, they release alarming amounts of carbon dioxide, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and other pollutants. Small wonder that the air now is much warmer and more impure than ever before.

Of course, this is not just because of man’s greed—it is man’s pressing need as well. For instance, in developing countries, huge financial foreign debts have forced governments to approve the cutting of forests for agriculture or ranching. As a result, forests are cut down just to meet man’s immediate needs.

Perhaps unknowingly，man has changed the make-up of the earth's atmosphere. Scientific studies have shown that CFCs used in refrigerators and industrial cleaners are fast destroying the ozone layer—a protective layer in the atmosphere that protects us against the harmful effects of the sun’s ultraviolet (紫外线)rays. In fact, documented reports have shown a terrible fact that there are “holes” in the ozone layer over the Antarctic. And they appear to be expanding.

Faced with these environmental problems, world leaders have shown deep concern. The UN Environmental Programme (UNEP) has arranged international agreements like the Vienna convention of 1985 and the Montreal Protocol of 1989 to preserve the ozone layer by controlling the production, use and trade of destructive chemicals.

There may be some doubt as to how effectual these agreements may be, given that some countries still maintain an “I-don’t-care” attitude. Their attitude is probably due to their failure to grasp the importance of the problem. Then, there is no doubt that environmental education on an international scale（规模）is greatly needed, so that all countries, great and small—the “haves” and the “have nots”—may realize their responsibilities for our planet.

In the meantime, the UNEP seems to have taken steps in the right direction, and it is hoped that in the not so distant future, all nations of the world will join hands in saving mother earth.

1.Which of the following is a reason for the cutting and burning of forests?

It’s always great to hear news about wildlife returning to where they once lived. For the first time in 8 years the small blue --- British’s smallest butterfly--- has been seen back at a nature reserve in Hertfordshire.

  This nature reserve has had a lot of work done recently in order to help butterflies. Management of the land has included bringing in sheep to keep the grass under control in a more natural way and planting wild flowers for butterfly species. The nature reserve is home to a number of butterfly species. In fact the way that this reserve has been managed means that it is probably the best reserve in Hertfordshire to see butterflies with at least 25 species now living in the area.

There are a number of threats to British butterflies and the greatest threat is the loss of their habitat. Changing farming practice has affected British native butterfly species greatly with many more now being at risk. Butterflies are such an excellent species that they can clearly tell the situation of local environment because they are easily influenced by environmental changes, A wide species of butterflies will generally mean a healthy environment.

The type of land management at the nature reserve in Hertfordshire offers a hope for many species of butterfly to live as usual. Butterflies need all the help they can get at the moment. Although the number of butterflies is beginning to increase, many are still at risk.

1.What has the nature reserve done to help butterflies return ?

a. changing the reserve place     b. bringing in sheep

c. planting wild flowers         d. changing farming practice

A. a.b        B. c,d         C. a,d     D .b,c

2.Why did the butterflies fly away eight years ago？

A. The weather is changing            B. The flowers have died out

C. Their habitat has been lost.          D. The environment has changed

3.What can we infer from the passage?

A. The environment has changed healthier a lot than before.

B. All the butterflies have returned to the reserve.

C. There is no threat to the British butterflies.

D. Over 25 species is living in the reserve now.

4.What does the underlined sentence mean?

A. The butterflies changed as the environment changed.

B. Butterflies are very beautiful.

C. Butterflies are sensitive to the environment the live.

D. Butterflies can tell us what is happening.

It is commonly believed that school is where people go to get education.  21 , it has been said that today children  22  their education to go to school. The   23 between schooling and education suggested by this is important.

Education is   24 , compared with schooling. Education has no  25  . It can take place  26 , whether in the shower or on the bus, whether in a kitchen or on a tractor. It includes both the  27  learning that takes place in schools and the whole universe of learning out of class.

  28  the experience of schooling can be known in advance, education quite often produces  29  . A chance talk with a   30   may lead to a person to discover how  31  he knows of another country. People obtain education from  32 on. Education,  33  ,is a very  34  and unlimited term. It is lifelong experience that starts long  35  the start of school, and one that should be a necessary part of one’s entire life.

Schooling, on the other hand, is a   36  experience, whose style changes  37  from one way to the next. Throughout a country, children arrive at school at the same time, take  38 seats, use similar textbooks, do homework ,and    39  ,and so on. Schooling has usually been  40  by the edges of the subjects being taught.

1... A. Then              B. However        C. Thus          D. Therefore

2.. A. understand         B. need           C. enjoy         D. interrupt

3.. A. difference         B. importance     C. use           D. problem

4.. A. unexpected         B. endless         C. countless    D. simple

5.. A. answers            B. ways           C. edges         D. meanings

6.. A. anywhere       B. anywhere else       C. some where       D. somewhere else

7...A. part-time            B. public            C. standard        D. strict

8.. A. If                 B. Because       C. So            D. Though

9... A. pride           B. surprises            C．knowledge       D. progress

10... A. neighbor         B. friend        C. foreigner      D. teacher

11.. A. wonderfully       B. well          C. greatly        D. little

12... A. babies           B. grown-ups      C. women         D. men33. A. still B. next C. then D. yet

13... A. long             B. broad          C. narrow        D. short

14... A. that             B. when           C. after         D. before

15... A. basic            B. strict         C. final         D. irregular

16... A. unusually        B. differently    C. little        D. frequently

17..A. large              B. new            C. fixed         D. small

18.. A .take exams        B. hold exams     C. mark papers   D. read papers

19.. A. changed           B. limited        C. chosen        D. controlled