第二部分:阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)

第一节(共15题;每小题2分,满分30分)

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

If you are looking for a new pet, don’t even think about Komodo dragons, which are the largest lizards and can grow to be 10 feet long and weigh more than 300 pounds. Komodo dragons run fast and eat almost any kind of meat, including dead or live animals, other Komodo dragons and people. “These things are powerful killing machines,” says Bryan Fry, a biologist.

      If those reasons aren’t good enough, consider the bite of a Komodo dragon. According to a new study, it may kill prey like snakes by injecting venom. This chemical, according to Fry and his team of scientists at the University of Melbourne in Australia, can cause shock in the unlucky victim. A person or animal goes into shock when the body can’t offer enough blood to organs to keep functioning. As a result, the body starts to shut down.

      Scientists have only recently begun to understand why a Komodo dragon is so deadly. Some people used to believe that a Komodo dragon’s bite contained bacteria from the mouth that would cause a severe infection in the victim’s blood. The infection would finally kill the animal. Fry says that after being bitten by a Komodo dragon, animal usually die quickly.

      After more studies, Fry and his team found that Komodo dragon venom contained some of the same ingredients as snake venom. These ingredients thin the blood and cause blood vessels to become larger. To test the venom, the scientists injected rats with it and observed that the rats became still.

      Fry’s work shows that Komodo dragons kill their prey with venom, and not by bacteria — and gives us another reason why we should avoid coming across them. That is easy to do, since they live on a few islands in the tropical country of Indonesia.

41. From the passage we can learn that ______.

   A. Komodo dragons live on a few islands of India

   B. a Komodo dragon weighs more than 300 kilograms

   C. a Komodo dragon is more than eleven feet long

   D. nobody dares to keep a Komodo dragon as a pet

42. The underlined word “venom” in Paragraph 2 probably means ______.

   A. the chemical that does no harm  

  B. a kind of way that kills its enemy

   C. a kind of poisonous liquid of some animals 

  D. the gas which could cause death

43. Why does a victim get into shock after being injected?

   A. He or it is too afraid to move about.

   B. His or its organs can’t get enough blood.

   C. His or its body was hurt and shuts down.

   D. He or it is bitten and loses much blood.

44. Komodo dragons can’t easily hurt us because ______.

   A. they are afraid of human beings

   B. the venom in them is not so powerful

   C. our blood can make them close to us

   D. they only inhabit a few islands in Indonesia

第二节 (共5小题,每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)

根据短文内容,从下框的A ~ F选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。

A. Review regularly

B. Make good use of class time

C. Find a good place to study

D. Plan your time carefully

E. Scan before you read

F. Take notes in class

How to become a better student 

Maybe you are an average(普通的;平常的)student with an average intellect. You probably think you will never be a top student. This is not necessarily so. Anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to be. The following suggestions may be helpful to you.

 56.

When you plan your week, you should make a list of things that you have to do. Be sure to set aside enough time to complete the work that you are normally assigned each week. Of course, studying shouldn’t occupy all of your free time. Don’t forget to set aside enough time for entertainment, hobbies and relaxation.

57.

Look around the house for a good study area. Keep this space, which may be a desk or simply a corner of your room, free of everything, but study materials. No radio or television. When you sit to work, concentrate/focus on the subject.

58.

This means looking a passage over quickly but thoroughly before you begin to read it more carefully. Scanning a passage lets you preview the material and get a general idea of the content. Scanning will help you double your reading speed and improve your comprehension.

59.

Take advantage of class time to listen to everything the teacher says. Real listening in class means less work later. Taking notes will help you remember what the teacher says.

60.

When you get home from school, go over your notes. Review the important points that your teacher mentions and you will remember them longer.

Develop a good attitude about tests. The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject. Tests do more than just provide grades; they let you know what you need to study more, and they help to make your new knowledge permanent(长久的;永久的).

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