题目内容
Rising energy costs and goods prices and the falling dollar are cutting into what foreign manufacturer called the “China price”――a 40 to 50 percent cost advantage once _____ by Chinese producers.
A. offered B. offering
C. being offered D. having been offered
It was a Sunday and the heavy storm had lasted all night. The morning after the storm, though, was beautiful: blue skies, warm air and a calm, inviting sea touching the shore gently.
My father realized it was a good day for fishing and invited my sister and me to go with him. I was only 14 and fishing had never been my thing, but I decided to go all the same. I’m so glad I did.
On the road to the harbour we could see the terrible destruction on the coast, but the harbour itself was in fairly good shape. After all, it was protected by the arms of a bay that had only one tiny channel to the sea. As we got on board, we noticed two big humps(脊背) in the distance.
On approaching them, we saw it was a mother whale with her baby. We couldn’t believe it ——there aren’t any whales along the coast here. The storm must have driven them across the ocean into the bay, in which the still water was so badly polluted that nothing could survive.
The little baby whale——actually as big as our boat——was obviously stuck and could not move. The mother dived under the water and came up suddenly, making big whirlpools(漩涡) and waves. ”She’s trying to help her baby, but on the wrong side, ”my father said. At this point, my father moved our boat in a semicircle to the other side and, heading the boat towards the baby whale, pushed it gently. With our several gentle pushes the big hump turned over and disappeared under water. Then it swam up right beside its mum. They struggled in their desperate attempts to escape but missed the exit and started heading in the wrong direction. We hurried up to the whales and tried to lead them towards the bay channel. Slowly, they let us lead them, some-times rising from the water right beside us to breathe——and to give us a trusting look with those huge eyes. Once they hit their first part of clean water flowing straight from the sea, the mum gave us a wave with her tail and off they swam into the distance.
In the excitement it had felt like only a few minutes, but we had been with those wonderful animals for almost an hour and a half. That was the simple and lasting beauty of the day, Nearly four decades later, I still look back fondly to that golden day at sea.
1.The author says “I’m so glad I did ” (in Para. 2)because ______.
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A.he witnessed the whole process of fishing |
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B.he enjoyed the beauty of the calm sea |
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C.he experienced the rescue of the whales |
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D.he spent the weekend with his family |
2.The harbour survived the storm owing to____________.
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A.the shape of the harbour |
B.the arms of the bay |
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C.the still water in the channel |
D.the long coast line |
3.The mother whale failed to help her baby because__________.
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A.she had stayed in the polluted water for too long |
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B.the whirlpools she had made were not big enough |
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C.she had no other whales around to turn to for help |
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D.the waves pushed her baby in the wrong direction |
4.what is the theme of the story?
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A.Saving lives brings people a sense of happiness |
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B.Fishing provides excitement for children |
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C.It’s necessary to live in harmony with animals |
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D.It’s vital to protect the environment |
第三部分:写作(共两节,满分35分)
第一节任务型阅读(共10小题;每小题1分)
阅读下列短文,根据所读的内容在文章后的表格中填入恰当的单词。注意表格中的每个空格只填1个单词。
Global warming is one of the major environmental problems we are facing today. Scientists think a further rise in the carbon dioxide levels will make this situation worse. The greenhouse effect causes the earth’s heat to be trapped in the atmosphere, which results in the increase in temperature. This in turn has an effect on various plants and animals. Global warming makes it difficult for some of them to survive.
Ozone depletion(臭氧耗损) means a drop in the quantity of the ozone in the earth’s stratosphere (平流层). The ozone hole in the Antarctic is mainly due to the release of CFCs ( a type of gas). Because of ozone depletion, humans are facing various problems such as the harmful effects of UV rays.
Water pollution is caused when wastes are thrown into water. What’s more, many harmful chemicals are also put into water, which causes the deaths of many wild animals and endangers the health of humans.
The increasing population is causing a loss of natural resources. This is related to various human activities. For example, overfishing has caused many kinds of fishes to die out. Forests are being cleared to meet the rising demand for paper, wood, even for land. Mining(采矿) has led to a further drop in mineral resources. If we used up all the resources, how could our children survive on this planet?
These are some of the current environmental problems we are facing today. Only with an effort from each person, can we hope to save our planet from being destroyed.
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Environmental problem |
Cause |
Damage |
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Global (76)_____- |
Increasing carbon dioxide levels |
Making it difficult for various plants and animals to (77) ______ |
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(78)______ depletion |
Releasing CFCs |
Various problems such as the harmful effects of UV rays |
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Water (79) _____ |
·Throwing (80)_____ into water ·Adding harmful (81) _____into water |
Endangering wild animals’ lives Endangering humans’ (82) ______ |
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The loss of natural(83)____ |
·Increasing (84) _____ ·Various human activi- ties such as (85)_____, cutting down forests and mining |
Endangering the next generation |