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　　Snake dishes have become popular in recent years. Snake meat in various flavours is often seen in restaurant ads. It seems that eating snake is now in vogue （盛行）, and if you haven't eaten snake yet, you are considered “out of date”. But I wonder whether all of the trends are worth following.

　　Some people may defend themselves by saying that snake meat is nutritious （有营养的）. But these people don't realize that mice and worms often comprise a snake's diet, therefore, there are many parasites （寄生虫） found inside snakes. Thus they may do harm to our health. Apart from this, I'm sorry to see that more and more snakes are being killed by man's cruel knife.

　　According to the English newspaper Shanghai Star, about 1,000 tons of snakes are eaten every year in China. In Shenzhen of Guangdong Province, sometimes as many as 10 tons of snakes are served on dinner tables in a single day.

　　These figures alert us that if we still turn blind eyes to this continuous movements against snakes, a vicious cycle （恶性循环） will be created. If more snakes are eaten by people, the number of snakes will drop, which will make an increase in mice and worms population, which will result in a decrease of crop output. This will make more people hungry.

　　Who will see such tragedy happen?

　　So let's start not to eat snakes any more because “to protect the snake is to protect our selves”.

(1) This passage tries to advise people ________.

[　　]

A．to keep ourselves healthy

B．to protect snakes and not to eat them

C．to protect mice and worms

D．not to eat mice and worms

(2) The parasites in the snake come from ________.

[　　]

A．its diet
B．mice
C．worms
D．snake meat

(3) What will happen if we continue eating snakes?

[　　]

A．More snakes will be eaten.

B．A vicious cycle will be created.

C．More people will turn blind eyes to it.

D．Mice will damage the crops.

(4) The vicious cycle may be like this: ________.

[　　]

A．more snakes → more mice and worms → less crop output

B．less snakes → more mice and worms → more crop output

C．less snakes → more mice and worms → less crop output

D．more snakes → less mice and worms → more crop output

(5) The best title of this passage is ________.

[　　]

A．Snake Meat in Various Flavours

B．Protect the Snake Is to Protect Ourselves

C．Eating Snakes in Vogue

D．Let's Not Eat Snakes Any More

答案：B;A;B;C;D
解析：

1、主题概括类型

2、第二段可以表明

3、第四段可以表明

4、第四段可以表明

5、主题概括类


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　　Percy's mysterious(神秘的) disappearance upset every body a great deal. Percy is a performer in a night-club and just before he was due to appear on the stage, it was discovered that he was not in his usual place. There was certainly good cause to worry because Percy is a dangerous snake and he is over six feet long.

　　The search for Percy lasted several days and a great number of people joined in. As Percy could not possibly have gone out into the streets, he must still be hiding somewhere in the club. The searchers found that some of the boards in Percy's room had rotted and there was a gap(间隙) in the floor. It seemed likely that Percy had slipped under the floor and then crept behind a wall where there was a nice warm central heating unit.

　　The manager of the club suggested that Percy might have found some mice behind the wall and eaten them. Since then he had probably curled round the warm pipes and gone to sleep. As a snake that has had a satisfying meal can sleep for several days continuously, a determined effort had to be made to get him out. The hot water was therefore turned off immediately and the temperature in the room fell to a few degrees above zero. But Percy, who has the reputation(名誉) of being a lazy creature, made no attempt to come out. The manager then tried something else. He placed a dish full of tasty delicacies(精美食品) near the broken floor-boards. Again Percy failed to appear. With the hot water turned off, it was decided that Percy must be freezing by now, so an electric fire was put into his room to encourage him to come in and warm himself. To help him make up his mind even more quickly, cold air was blown under the floor-boards. Even these measures did not succeed, so there was only one thing left to do. The next morning, the whole wall was carefully knocked down brick by brick so as not to frighten Percy with too much noise. The hot water pipes were gradually laid bare, but, to their astonishment, the searchers found no sign of Percy anywhere.

1．Why did Percy's mysterious disappearance upset everybody a great deal?

[　　]

A．He was an actor on the stage.

B．He was a dangerous snake.

C．He was only six feet long.

D．He was a performer in a night-club.

2．People think he must still be hiding somewhere in the club because _____.

[　　]

A．he could not possibly have gone out into the street

B．he was a night-club performer

C．there was a gap in the floor

D．Percy liked to stay under the floor

3．The hot water was turned off to _____.

[　　]

A．cool the snake

B．force Percy out

C．let Percy have a reputation

D．let Percy enjoy the meal

4．Cold air was blown under the floor-boards to help Percy to make up his mind to _____.

[　　]

A．stay　　　　B．sleep

C．eat　　　　 D．come out

5．The sentence“The hot water pipes were gradually laid bare”means“_____”.

[　　]

A．everything around the hot water pipes were taken away

B．the hot water pipes were barely put down

C．the hot water pipes were broken down

D．the water in the hot water pipes was let out

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　　New Year’s Eve in the United Kingdom usually consists of decide which parties to attend and how much alcohol to drink before and after the countdown to midnight．But in a country that won’t celebrate its lunar New Year for six more weeks, I wondered what to expect as the 2001 calendar year came to a close earlier this week．

　　To my surprise, it wasn’t much different form home．Many young Chinese appear just as determined to usher in(迎接)the New Year with music and dancing．

　　Because I wanted a New Year with Chinese characteristics, I feasted on snake with a group of Westerners at a neighbourhood restaurant in Beijing．

　　Although I wasn’t so keen on the slimy snake skin dish we accidentally ordered, I actually quite liked the rest of the snake．Perhaps my New Year’s resolution(决定)should be to try new things more often．

　　At a Western pub near Sanlitun afterwards, I was surprised to see many Chinese faces in the crowd．As the countdown to 2002 began, the champagne flowed, joining Westerners and Chinese together in celebration．

　　The many cultural differences between Britain and China no longer mattered at that moment．Revelers wished both friends and strangers all the best for 2002．

　　Just as the Chinese attended the Western New Year with us, I hope we can partake in(参与)their festivities next month to welcome the year of the horse．

(1)

The writer is ________．

[　　]

A．

a Chinese

B．

a British

C．

an American

D．

a heavy drinker

(2)

When the writer says “it wasn’t much different from home”, he means ________．

[　　]

A．

Chinese young people would like to sing and dance to welcome the New Year like Westerners

B．

Chinese young people are prepared to drink alcohol like Westerners

C．

Chinese young people will have six more weeks to celebrate the New Year like Westerners

D．

Chinese young people would like to try new things like Westerners

(3)

Which of the following statements is true?

[　　]

A．

The writer had dinner with his Chinese friends in Beijing．

B．

The writer liked the whole snake dish very much．

C．

The writer had a good time only with his friends in a pub．

D．

The writer would like to experience new things later．

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　　The following is a true story．It happened in the northern end of Queensland, Australia, where all kinds of animals live in the forest．

　　Lisa, a 33-year-old woman, went to prepare lunch in the kitchen, leaving Barney, her three-year-old son, playing by himself in the back garden．

　　Suddenly, a sharp cry of Barney came in to them other's ears, and Lisa rushed in to the backyard in a hurry and found a big snake entwining(缠绕)the little child with its terrible body and trying to eat the boy as its delicious dish!It was a boa(蟒)!Lisa was terrified and quite angry．She made up her mind to save her son from the snake's mouth．It was fearless(not afraid)mother love that made Lisa forget what she faced．She took up an old hoe(锄)from the ground and beat the boa with all her might．

　　One…two…With the hoe, Lisa beat the snake repeatedly, but useless．The little boy's voice and breath were getting weaker and weaker．Lisa's heart was broken and she got nearly mad．

　　Suddenly Lisa put away the hoe and threw herself to the boa, opened her mouth and bit(咬)into the boa's back as if trying to eat a rare steak(牛排)．Lisa was really mad!

　　Blood was spurting(喷射)out of the boa's body and covered most of Lisa's body．The boa was so badly wounded that it let go of Barney and moved back into the forest hurriedly．It had never known how a woman had such terrible sharp teeth!On halfway home, the boa died．

　　It was fearless mother's love that saved the little boy．

(1)

When she came into the back garden, Lisa found ________．

[　　]

A．

a boa eating her son

B．

her son was playing with a big snake

C．

her son in danger of losing his life

D．

Barney was fighting with a boa

(2)

The best title(标题)of this passage is ________

[　　]

A．

Mother and Boa

B．

Fearless Mother Love

C．

A Boe and A Boy

D．

Saving A Boy from A Boa

(3)

Liza failed in fighting against the boa at first just because ________．

[　　]

A．

she was worried

B．

the boa was so strong

C．

the hoe was not sharp enough and the boa's body was too hard

D．

she was afraid that what she did would hurt her son

(4)

Lisa bit the snake because ________．

[　　]

A．

she was mad

B．

she thought her teeth much sharper than the hoe

C．

her son was entwined by the boa

D．

she hadn't got any other way to deal with the snake

阅读短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。

　　The question has puzzled scientists since the SARS virus first appeared and spread around the world：Where did it come from?

　　Now, the first clue has appeared．Researchers in Hong Kong and Shenzhen have proved the probable culprit(凶犯)－－ the palm civet, a small cat - like animal that is treated as a tasty dish in some parts of China．

　　After investigating many civets and other animals, scientists from the University of Hong Kong and Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, made a discovery．Four of the palm civets tested were carrying the coronavirus(冠状病毒)that causes SARS．

　　The study provides the first suggestion that the SARS virus exists outside humans．However, many important questions remain．The possibility of animal - to - animal transmission(传播)has to be investigated．For example, the presence of the virus could result from eating of an infected animal．

　　Yuen Kwok - Yung, a microbiologist at the university, said the virus may have jumped into humans as people raised, killed and cooked the wild animals．

　　The civet is one of the main parts in the usual wildlife dish “dragon - tiger - phoenix soup”, for which wealthy Chinese in Guangdong Province will pay large sums．The soup includes pieces of civet cat and snake．

　　Hong Kong virologist Malik Peiris, who heads the team that first found the SARS coronavirus, said that if the food was properly cooked, the virus should be killed．

　　However, he said, it obviously came from the wild animal, and someone could come into contact with it while the live animal was being handled(买卖)．

　　The findings, announced Friday, caused Chinese officials to ban the sale of the animals to try to stop the spread of the disease and prevent new outbreaks, World Health Organization officials said．

　　News from the WHO website says that it is too early to know how much wild animals cause the transmission of SARS．

(1)

Scientists have been puzzled since SARS first appeared and spread because ________．

[　　]

A．

SARS virus existed outside humans

B．

SARS virus came from a cat - like animal

C．

they didn’t know where SARS virus came from

D．

they didn’t know how to control SARS virus

(2)

In order to prevent the spread of the disease, Chinese officials ________．

[　　]

A．

encourage people to carry on the sale of wild animals

B．

ask people to protect wild animals

C．

forbid people to sell and buy wild animals

D．

ask people to eat wild animals so that they can be more healthy

(3)

Who was the first to find the clue that shows where the SARS virus comes from?

[　　]

A．

World Health Organization officials

B．

Researchers in Hong Kong and Shenzhen

C．

Chinese officials

D．

Wealthy Chinese in Guangdong Province

(4)

The passage as a whole is about that ________．

[　　]

A．

Chinese officials try their best to ban the sale of the animals

B．

it is very certain that wild animals are the source of the SARS virus

C．

SARS virus appeared and spread around the world

D．

scientists have found the probable source of the SARS virus

The following is a true story. It happened in the northern end of Queensland, Australia, where all kinds of animals live in the forest.

Lisa, a 33-year-old woman, went to prepare lunch in the kitchen, leaving Barney, her three-year-old son, playing by himself in the back garden.

Suddenly, a sharp cry of Barney came into the mother’s ears, and Lisa rushed into the backyard in a hurry and found a big snake entwining the little child with its terrible body and trying to eat the boy as its delicious dish! It was a boa(蟒)! Lisa was terrified and quite angry. She made up her mind to save her son from the snake’s mouth. It was fearless mother love that made Lisa forget what she faced. She took up an old hoe from the ground and beat the boa with all her might. One...two... With the hoe, Lisa beat the snake repeatedly, but useless. The little boy’s voice and breath were getting weaker and weaker. Lisa’s heart was broken and she got nearly mad.

Suddenly Lisa put away the hoe and threw herself to the boa, opening her mouth and bit into the boa’s back as if trying to eat a rare steak(牛排). Lisa was really mad!

Blood was spurting(喷射) out of the boa’s body and covered most of Lisa’s body. The boa was so badly wounded that it let go of(松开) Barney and moved back into the forest hurriedly. It had never known how a man had such terrible sharp teeth! On halfway home, the boa died.

　　 It was fearless mother love that saved the little boy.

When she rushed into the back garden, Lisa found______

A. a boa eating her son

B. her son was playing with a big snake

C. her son in danger of losing his life

D. her son was fighting with a boa

Lisa failed in fighting against the boa at first just because ______.

A. she was bitten by the boa

B. the boa was too strong

C. the hoe was too sharp

D. she was afraid that she would hurt her son

Lisa bit the snake because ______.

A. she was mad

B. she thought her teeth were much sharper than the boa

C. her son was entwined by the boa

D. she hadn’t got any other way to fight with the snake

What does the underlined word “entwining” probably mean?

A. Biting.                   

B. Twisting or winding sth. around.  

C. Eating.                   

D. Being closely connected with  

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