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(50)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ATrip1BlackBearCountTherehavebeenfiresinthisareainthelastfewyearsandtheOfficeoftheNationalParkisnotsurehowmanyblackbearsarestillliving.Somebearshavebeenseensincethefires,andtheOfficehasaskedforyoungpeopletohelpcountthem.Theentiretripwilllastthreehours.Bookingsnecessary.Cost:FreeWhen:May8Trip2GarlandValleyBringyourdrinkandlunchforthiswalkinabeautifulareaoftheBlueMountains.GarlandValleyisclosetothetownofGarlandbutispartoftheNationalPark.Manywildanimalsliveinthisarea,includingmanyrarebirds.Thisisagreatwalkforbird-lovers.Thetriplastsfourhours.Bookingsnecessary.Cost:$15When:May8,May15Trip3FlashlightAdventurePutonyourwarmclothes,bringaflashlightandapairofglasses,andcomeforanightwalkalongtheDungogValley.Aguidewillleadthetour.Manyoftheanimalsyouwillseeonthistripcanonlybeseenatnight.Theguidewilltellyouaboutthelivesoftheanimalsyousee.Numbersarestrictlylimitedonnighttrips,sobesuretobookearly.Thiswalklaststwoandahalfhours.Cost:$12When:May8,May15,May22Equipmenttobeneeded:•Pleasebringenoughwaterandfoodforallwalks.•Weargoodwalkingshoes—nohighheels.•Wearahatfordaywalks.•Dresswarmlyfornightwalks.•Childrenmustbewithanadult.•Makesureyourflashlightworkswellandbringextrabatteriesfornightwalks.•Followallinstructionsfromguidesduringthewalks.Themountainsareadangerousplace.Bookings:
1.WherearethesetripsA.Inalargecity.B.Inaparkinthemountains.C.Inaspecialkindofzoo.D.Inthreedifferentcountries.
2.OnwhichtripmightyouseeanimalsthatsleepduringthedayA.BlackBearCountB.GarlandValleyC.FlashlightAdventureD.Noneofthetrips.
3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTnecessaryforthethreetripsA.Goodwalkingshoes.B.Apairofglasses.C.FoodandwaterD.Asleeping-bag
4.WhatisthebesttitleforthepassageA.AdventureTravelinAmericaB.HuntingaroundtheGreatMountainsC.InterestingTripsintheEastoftheUSAD.DiscoveryTripsintheBlueMountainsBAn oldproblem isgetting newattention in the UnitedStates—bullying.Recent casesincluded thetragiccase ofa fifteen-year-old girlwhose familymoved fromIreland.She hangedherself inMassachusettsin Januaryfollowing monthsof bullying.Her parentscriticized herschool forfailing toprotecther.Officialshavebroughtcriminalchargesagainstseveralteenagers.1Judy Kuczynskiis presidentof ananti-bullying groupcalled BullyPolice USA.Her daughterTina wasthevictimof severebullying startingin middleschool inthe stateof Minnesota.She said,Our daughterwas a veryoutgoing child.She wasa bubblypersonality,very involvedin allkinds ofthings,had lotsoffriends.And overa periodof timeher gradesfell completely.She startedhaving healthissues.Shecouldnt sleep.She wasnteating.She hadterrible stomachpains.She startedclenching herjaw andgrindingher teethat night.Didnt want to goto school.Bullying isdefined asnegative behaviorrepeatedover timeagainst thesame person.It caninvolve physicalviolence.Or itcan beverbal—forexample,insults orthreats.Spreading liesabout someoneor excludinga personfrom agroup isknownas socialor relationalbullying.And nowthere iscyber bullying,which usesthe Internet,e-mail ortextmessages.It haseasy appealfor thebully becauseit doesnot involveface-to-face contactand itcan bedoneatanytime.The firstserious researchstudies intobullying weredone inNorway inthe late1970s.The latestgovernmentstudy inthe UnitedStates wasreleased lastyear.It foundthat aboutone-third ofstudentsagetwelvetoeighteenwerebulliedatschool.Susan Sweateris apsychologist atthe Universityof Nebraska-Lincoln andco-director of the BullyingResearchNetwork.She saysschools shouldtreat bullyingasamental healthproblem toget bullies andvictimsthehelptheyneed.Shesaysbullyingisconnectedtodepression,anxietyandanti-socialbehavior,andbulliesareoftenvictimsthemselves.
5.FromthecaseofTina,wecanknowthat.A.bullyingisrareB.victimssufferedalotC.schoolsaretoblameD.personalitiesarerelatedWhichofthefollowingisNOTbullyingA.To beatsomeone repeatedly.B.To callsomeone nicknames whichare annoyingC.To isolatesomeonefromfriends.D.Torefusetohelpsomeoneinneed.
6.WhyiscyberbullyingappealingtothebullyA.Becauseitcaninvolvemorepeople.B.Becauseitcancreateworseeffects.C.Becauseitismoreconvenient.D.Becauseitcanavoidcheating.
7.AccordingtoSusanSweater,.A.bulliesareanti-socialB.bulliesshouldgivevictimshelpC.students arenot equallytreated D.bullies themselvesalso needhelpWhich ofthe followingcanbethebesttitleofthetextA.Bullying—an IrishGirl CommittedSuicide B.15-Year-Old IrishGirl CommittedSuicide C.Cyberbullying-TakingOffinSchoolsD.HowtoFindBullyingamongTeensCThe canetoad(癞蛤蟆)was introducedto northernQueensland70years agoto controlsugarcanebeetles(甘蔗害虫).ButthetoadsfailedinthatdutyandspreadacrossQueenslandandintoneighboringnorthernareas.NowitcalmlyinvadesthestatesofWesternAustraliaandNewSouthWales(NSW).NSWwildlifeexpertsfeartheamphibians-whichhavepoisonousbacksthatkillhungrypredators(食肉动物)-willhaveaterribleeffectonnativeanimals.Those fearsmaybe aboutto berealized.Australias CommonwealthScience andIndustry ResearchOrganizationCSIRO,predictsthatariseinaveragetemperatureswillmakeNSWanideallivingplaceforthecanetoads.TonyRobinson,headOfCSIRO,said,“Climatechange isincreasingtheamountofsuitableliving placeforthe cane toads.With climatechange,the cane toads mightgo downas faras Sydneyand someareas ofWesternAustralia/Robinson alsonoted,“More southerlycities,such asMelbourne andAdelaide,wouldlikelyremaintoocoldanddrytoeversuitthetoads,butPerthcouldexpectcanetoadsinfiveyearstime.Sydneycouldseetheirarrivalinthenext20years.”ThecanetoadsalreadycoveratleasthalfofQueenslandandmostofthenortherncountry.Anewviruswastriedinthe1990sbutwasgivenupa代eritwasfoundtoalsokillnativefrogs.Scientistsbelieveanationalapproachisneeded.The mainthreat thetoads causeto speciessuch asdingoes,and crocodilesis thepoison containedintheir bodies.Thepoison spraysoutwhen thetoadsare threatenedor handledroughlyand it ismade upof14differentchemicals.Canetoadsalsocompete,andusuallywinthehuntforfoodandlivingspace.
8.WhichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassageA.Poison ToadsIs CoveringAustraliaB.Ways toKeep theToads underControlC.The MainThreat theCaneToadsCauseD.ClimateFavorstheSpreadofCaneToads
11.Itcanbelearntfromthepassagethat.A.the canetoads arestrong enoughto killdingoes oreven crocodilesthecanetoadswere takentoAustralia70yearsagotokillpestsB.thecanetoadsmovewestward andnorthwardbecausethereisplentyoffoodwith14differentkindsof poisonsin itsbody,a canetoad usuallywins thehunt forfood
12.The underlinedwords“theamphibians*inthesecondparagraphreferto.A.hungry predatorsB.sugarcane beetlesC.thecanetoadsD.dingoesAccording tothe passage,the canetoadistheleastlikelytolivein.A.QueenslandB.PerthC.SydneyD.MelbourneDAmerican cities are similarto othercities aroundthe world:American citiesare changing,just asAmerican society ischanging.After WorldWar Two,the populationof mostlarge Americancitiesdecreased;however,the populationin manySun Beltcities increase.Los Angelesand Houstonare citieswherepopulation shifts转移to andfrom thecity reflectthe changingvalues ofAmericansociety.Inthe late1940sandearly1950s,city residentsbecame wealthier.They movedout oftheir apartmentsinthecitytobuytheirownhomes.Theyboughthousesinthesuburbs.Now thingsare changing.The childrenofthepeople wholeft thecities inthe1950sarenowadults.Many,unlike theirparents,wanttoliveinthecities.TheycontinuetomovetoSunBeltcitiesandolder onesofthe Northeastand Midwest.Many youngprofessionals aremoving backinto thecity.Theyprefer thecity tothe suburbsbecause theirjobs arethere;or theyjust enjoythe excitementandpossibilitiesthatthecityoffers.This populationshift isbringing problemsas wellas benefits.Countless poorpeople mustleavetheir apartmentsinthecity becausethe ownerswant tosell thebuildings ormake apartmentsfor saleinsteadofforrent.Inthe1950s,manypoor peopledidnothaveenoughmoneytomovetothesuburbs;nowmanyofthesesamepeopledonothaveenoughmoneytostayinthecities.Only afew yearsago,people thoughtthat theolder Americancities weredying.Some cityresidentsnow seea bright,new future.Others seeonly problemsand conflicts.One thingis sure:manydyingcitiesarealiveagain.
13.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofcitiesallovertheworldA.Theyarealive.B.Theyarehopeless.C.Theyaresimilar.D.Theyaredifferent.
14.WhydidAmericancityresidentswanttoliveinthesuburbsafterWorldWarTwoA.BecauseolderAmericancitiesweredying.B.Becausetheywerericherandneededmorespace.C.Becausecitiescontainedtheworstpartsofsociety.D.Becausetheycouldhardlyaffordtoliveinthecity.
15.Accordingtothethirdparagraph,agreatmanypoorpeopleinAmericancities.A.arefacedwithhousingproblemsB.areforcedtomovetothesuburbsC.wanttosell theirbuildingsD.need moremoney fordaily expensesWecan concludefrom thetextthat.A.AmericancitiesarechangingfortheworsepeoplehavedifferentviewsonAmericancitiesB.manypeoplearenowmovingfromAmericancitiesC.thepopulationisdecreasinginolderAmericancitiesEIndividuals should pay fortheir higher education.A universityeducation isof hugeand directbenefittotheindividual.Graduatesearn morethan non-graduates.Meanwhile,social mobilityisever moredependent onhavinga degree.However,only somepeople haveit.So theindividual,not thetaxpayers,should payfor it.There arepressing callson theresources ofthe government.Using taxpayers*money tohelp asmallnumberofpeopletoearnhighincomesinthefutureisnotoneofthem.Full governmentfunding isnot verygood foruniversities.Adam Smithworked ina Scottishuniversitywhose teacherslived offstudent fees.He knewand lookeddown upon18th centuryOxford,where the academics livedcomfortably offthe incomereceived fromthe government.Guaranteedsalaries,Smith argued,were theenemy ofhard work;and whentheacademicswere lazyandincompetent,thestudentsweresimilarlylazy.If studentshaveto payfortheir education,they notonly workharder,but alsodemand morefromtheir teachers.And theirteachers haveto keepthem satisfied.If thatmeans takingteaching seriously,andgivinglesstimetotheirownresearchinterests,thatissurelysomethingtocelebrate.Many peoplebelieve thathighereducationshould befree becauseitisgood forthe economy.Many graduatesclearly docontribute tonational wealth,but sodo allthe businessesthat investandcreate jobs.If youbelieve thatthe governmentshouldpayfor highereducation becausegraduates areeconomicallyproductive,youshould alsobelieve thatthegovernmentshould paypartofbusinesscosts.Anyonepromisingtocreatejobsshouldreceiveagiftofcapitalfromthegovernmenttoinvest.Therefore,itistheindividual,notthegovernment,whoshouldpayfortheiruniversityeducation.
16.TheunderlinedwordtheminParagraph2refersto.A.taxpayers B.pressing callsC.college graduatesD.government resourcesTheauthor thinksthatwithfullgovernmentfunding.A.teachersarelesssatisfiedB.studentsaremoredemandingC.studentswillbecomemorecompetentD.teacherswillspendlesstimeonteaching
17.TheauthormentionsbusinessesinParagraph5inorderto.A.argueagainstfreeuniversityeducationB.callonthemtofinancestudentsstudiesC.encouragegraduatestogointobusinessD.showtheircontributiontohighereducation1-4BCDD5—9BDCDA10-13ABCD14-17CBAB18-20BDA。