1. The word “satiated” in paragraph 2 can best be replaced by “_______”.

A. affected　　 B. shared　　

　C. satisfied　　 D. narrowed

4.Which is the best title for the passage?

　 A.Mountain Lions in Unlikely Places

　 B.Measures Taken to Avoid Lions

　 C.Number of Sightings Going Up

　 D.Mountain Lions Moving West

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Equipped only with a pair of binoculars (双筒望远镜) and ready to spend long hours waiting in all weathers for a precious glance of a rare bullfinch(红腹灰雀). Britain’s birdwatchers had long been supposed to be lovers of a minority sport. But new figures show birdwatching is fast becoming a popular pastime, with almost three million of us absorbed in our fluttering feathered friends.

Devoted birdwatchers, those prepared to travel thousands of miles for a sighting of a rare Siberian bird, are fast being joined by a new breed of follower whose interest is satiated by watching a few finches (雀科鸣鸟) on a Sunday walk or putting up a bird-box in the back garden.

　“Almost three million UK birdwatchers is certainly possible if you include everyone with only a casual interest,” Stephen Moss said in his newly published book-A Bird in the Bush: a Social History of Birdwatching-which records the pursuit from the rich Victorian Englishman’s love of shooting rare birds to the less offensive observational tendencies of birdwatchers today.

Television wildlife programmes have helped to fuel the new trend. Last summer, BBC 2’s Britain Goes Wild was a surprise success. It pulled in three million viewers and led to bird-houses selling out across the UK as 45,000 people promised to put up a box.

Birdwatchers’ networking system first came to the attention of the nation in 1989, when a birdwatcher caught sight of the first Vermivora chrysoptera-a golden-winged songbird from North America-to be seen in Britain. He put a message out on the network service Birdline, and the next day 3,000 birdwatchers proved the full pull of a truly rare bird as they visited the Tesco car park in Kent, where it had settled. Today, birdwatchers can log on to www.birdline.co.uk or have news of the latest sightings texted to their phones.

　“Multimillion-pound spending on binoculars, bird food and boxes point to the increasing numbers of birdwatchers,” said David Cromack, the editor of Bird Watching magazine, “The number of people involved is so big that they have great potential to influence government decisions affecting the environment.”

3.To avoid attracting mountain lions,people are advised　　 .

　 A.to build more roads for the lions to move safely

　 B.to keep a close watch on their farm animals

　 C.not to stay outdoors

　 D.not to raise pets

2.According to the passage,it is clear that　　 .

　 A.the reported sightings of mountain lions have not been proved

　 B.people walking in the country may come across a lion

　 C.fences have been built to protect the lions

　 D.mountain lions prefer populated areas

1.Mountain lions are moving probably because　　 .

　 A.the suburbs of big cities are peaceful and quiet

　 B.more roads are being built into the mountains

　 C.the number of the lions increases in the west

　 D.young lions are seeking new partners

4.What Schipper said showed that she______.

A.was no longer Gould’s friend

B.had learned a lot from Gould

C.was not interested in Gould’s stories

62.The underlined word“it”in the fifth paragraph probably refers to______.

A.the Olympics　　　　 B.the youth camp

C.the friendship　　　　D.the Australian team

3.Gould won her three Olympic golds when she was______.

A.15　　　　B.17　　　　C.22　　　　　D.30

2.Gould and Schipper are going to______.

A.talk about sport and life

B.go back to elite competition

C.set a qualifying time and win gold

D.take part in the same sports event

1.What is the passage mainly about?

A.Stories happening in swimming competitions.

B.Two women swimmers winning Olympic golds.

C.Lessons learned from international swimming championships.

D.Friendship and competition between two swimmers.