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Dr． Sylvia Earle wants you to stop eating fish． It's not because fish are endangered, though wild fish stocks in many oceans are very low． It's not because they're bad for you, though fish in many areas are exposed to poisonous substances in the water． It’s because they're smart．

"Fish are sensitive, they have personalities," says the marine biologist． For Earle, eating a fish would be like eating a dog or a cat． "I would never eat anyone I know personally．"

There's a lot more to fish than meets the eye: they talk to each other, they like to be touched, and they engage in behavior that can seem very human． They can remember things and learn from experience． Earle and a growing number of animal rights activists see these as strong arguments against eating fish altogether．

The activists also point out that fish feel pain and fish suffer horribly on their way from the sea to the supermarket． "While it may seem conspicuous that fish are able to feel pain, like every other animal, some people think of fish as swimming vegetables," says Dr． Lynne Sneddon． "Really, it's kind of a moral question． Is the enjoyment you get from fishing （or eating fish） more important than the pain of the fish?"

Fishermen and （fried） fish lovers are skeptical． "I've never seen a smart fish," says Marie Swaringen as she finishes off a plate of fish at a Seattle seafood restaurant． "If they were very smart, they wouldn't get caught．"

"For years, everyone's been telling us to eat fish because it's so good for us," says another diner． "Now I've got to feel guilty while I'm eating my fish? What are they going to think of next? Don't eat salad because cucumbers have feelings?"

1.According to Dr． Sylvia Earle, he would stop eating fish as a result of the following reasons EXCEPT ___________ ．

A．Fish are sensitive and have personalities

B．He knows fish very well

C．Fish are dangerous to eat because the water is polluted

D．Fish are clever

2.Dr.Lynne Sneddon describes the behavior of eating fish in a（n） _______ tone．

A．opposed B．optimistic

C．indifferent D．supportive

3.Which word below can take the place of the underlined word “conspicuous” in Paragraph 4?

A．obvious B．easy

C．impossible D．necessary

4.It can be inferred from the last paragraph that _____________ ．

A．Human beings should stop eating fish

B．We would feel guilty if we continued eating fish

C．People eat fish because fish are delicious

D．Cucumber is a kind of vegetable or fruit

5.What was the author’s purpose when writing this passage?

A．To advise people to stop eating fish．

B．To introduce a topic of whether people should eat fish．

C．To advise people not to stop eating fish．

D．To tell us that fish will feel pain when caught and transported．

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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

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，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

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。

Good morning, everyone. It is real a good chance to have met all of you here. We have spent several precious weekend together in the English. Club. Although we have been members for a short period of time, but we have made great progresses. That is because we are both very active and the activities are not only enjoyable and also helpful. Besides, the foreign teachers here work hard and try his best to make the activities lively and interested. I am very pleased to say that all of us greatly improved our spoken English so far. I am looking forward to see all of you again in the near future!

Thank you

【2016高考训练题】阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。

Wonderful places can he visited at a low price. You call visit the following places with hotel rates and services that are down the average.

SOUTH AFRICA

Nelson Mandela’s hotel rate is 8 percent down compared to the previous years. You can enjoy safari（狩猎旅行）or just hang out with the free-walking penguins on Boulders Beach, Cape Town. Let’s take the case of Kruger National Park. The entrance fee is 20 USD（14.51 EUR）. In the Park, you will discover wild animals of Africa such as buffalo, weaver, elephant shrew, leopard tortoise, ant lion, and rhino beetle. They are gathered in one place just to make visitor’s pleasures. And this is mostly the case in all sites and attractions in South Africa. In Johannesburg holiday makers are free to pay a visit at the Nelson Mandela Museum.

VENIC （favorite destination and yet low-cost）

Although Venice is known as one of the most beautiful cities in the world, hotel rates and services are low-cost compared to other destinations. With Venetian atmosphere, you can buy commodities（商品）of world-famous brands easily. One night 3-Stars hotel only costs around 14 Euros or 19. 3 USD ill minimum

ATLANTIC CANADA

Seafood and a rich history await holidaymakers at affordable prices. Special deals and discounts can be seen in almost all hotels in Atlantic Canada. With 48.24 USD （35 Euros）, you can spend one night in Country Hearth Inn Atlantic City. Of course, with more than that, all attractions, services and commodities are available. You can also buy a ticket at 10 OUSD to enter the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic and its wharves（码头）.

1.Where can you see a variety of wild animals?

A. In the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic.

B. In Kruger National Park.

C. In the Piazza San Marco.

D. At the Nelson Mandela Museum.

2.A young lady interested in fashion may visit _______.

A. Venice B. South Africa

C. Johannesburg D. the Atlantic Canada

3.What do these places of interest - have in common?

A. They can provide unique animals to visitors.

B. They are all places with a rich history and seafood.

C. Visitors can enjoy water sports of all kinds.

D. They are all interesting places with low hotel rates.

4.What type of writing is this text?

A. All announcement. B. A holiday review.

C. A travel advertisement. D. A science report

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Hello Kitty，one of the most famous imaginary1. (character)in the world，greets us everywhere．Since she was born，she 2. (gain)impressive popularity—she is3. international fashion queen．

2014 was the character's 40th birthday．Fans from around the world gathered 4. (cheerful)to celebrate their love of Hello Kitty．

Hello Kitty was 5. (design)as a character to attract pre-teenage girls．The designers could not 6. (dream)that she would become such a 7. (globe)star as she is today·

Helen McCarthy，an author and expert on Japanese cartoons，explained 8. the character is so popular．“Because Hello Kitty is all about happiness and friendship and fun．

Women and girls all over the world are happy9. (buy)into the image of the trusting，loving childhood represented by Hello Kitty．”

And the imaginary character does not only appeal10. females．There are also Hello Kitty products for boys and men，such as neckties and golf bags．

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为了减少食物浪费 ，中国最近开展了“光盘行动”。假如你是某校的学生李华，请以“Against Food Waste”为问题，写一篇120字左右短文，拟发表在学校网站英文版上。内容包括如下 ：

1．就餐浪费现象描述：据报道，每年全国在餐馆被倒掉的食物估计可养活2亿人

2．就餐浪费的原因

3．提出你的倡议

注意：陈述要点，可适当发挥，不要简单翻译。

Shanghai authorities have guaranteed the quality of the city’s drinking water _____ more than 7500 rotting pigs ______ floating on the Huangpu River in the past week．

A．despite of, being founded

B．in spite of, being found

C．despite, being founded

D．though, being found

“To meet people’s desire for _____ happy life is our mission,” Xi Jingping said to the press after he was elected ____general secretary and chairman．

A．a; a B．the; the C．a; \ D．\; the

Knots are the kind of stuff that even myths are made of.In the Greek legend of the Gordian knot, for example, Alexander the Great used his sword to slice through a knot that had failed all previous attempts to unite it. Knots, enjoy a long history of tales and fanciful names such as “Englishman’s tie, ” “and “cat’s paw. ” Knots became the subject of serious scientific investigation when in the 1860s the English physicist William Thomson (known today as Lord Kelvin) proposed that atoms were in fact knotted tubes of ether（醚）. In order to be able to develop the equivalent of a periodic table of the elements, Thomson had to be able to classify knots — find out which different knots were possible. This sparked a great interest in the mathematical theory of knots.

A mathematical knot looks very much like a familiar knot in a string, only with the string’s ends joined. In Thomson’s theory, knots could, in principle at least, model atoms of increasing complexity, such as the hydrogen, carbon, and oxygen atoms, respectively. For knots to be truly useful in a mathematical theory, however, mathematicians searched for some precise way of proving that what appeared to be different knots were really different — the couldn’t be transformed one into the other by some simple manipulation（操作）. Towards the end of the nineteenth century, the Scottish mathematician Peter Guthrie Tait and the University of Nebraska professor Charles Newton Little published complete tables of knots with up to ten crossings. Unfortunately, by the time that this heroic effort was completed, Kelvin’s theory had already been totally discarded as a model for atomic structure. Nevertheless, even without any other application in sight, the mathematical interest in knot theory continued at that point for its own sake. In fact, mathematical became even more fascinated by knots. The only difference was that, as the British mathematician Sir Michael Atiyah has put it, “the study of knots became a special branch of pure mathematics. ”

Two major breakthroughs in knot theory occurred in 1928 and in 1984. In 1928, the American mathematician James Waddell Alexander discovered an algebraic expression that uses the arrangement of crossings to label the knot. For example, t2-t+1 or t2-3t+1, or else. Decades of work in the theory of knots finally produced the second breakthrough in 1984. The New Zealander-American mathematician Vaughan Jones noticed an unexpected relation between knots and another abstract branch of mathematics, which led to the discovery of a more sensitive invariant known as the Jones polynomial.

1.What is surprising about knots?

A. They originated from ancient Greek legend.

B. The study of knots is a branch of mathematics.

C. Knots led to the discovery of atom structure.

D. Alexander the Great made knots well known.

2.What does the underlined word “that” in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A. No other application found except tables of knots.

B. The study of knots meeting a seemingly dead end.

C. Few scientist showing interest in knots.

D. The publication of complete tables of knots.

3.According to the passage, ______ shows the most updated study about knots.

A. t2-t+1 B. t2-3t+1

C. Alexander polynomial D. Jones polynomial

4.Which one would be the best title for this passage?

A. Mathematicians VS Physicians

B. To be or Knot to be

C. Knot or Atom

D. Knot VS Mathematics

Experts suggest that parents should let their child do tasks that he is physically and mentally capable of doing by himself, ______ will help to build a self-confident kid.

A. that B. who C. which D. what

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