第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A strong wind was blowing hard, thunder was rumbling (雷声隆隆地响) , and lightning flashed across the dark sky. Rain was 36 down; it looked as if heaven had been broken open.
Gleams of light appeared from windows of 37 houses, shining like jewels in all the dark.
A 38 woman dressed in rags and trembling with cold was 39 on a lonely road, while the merciless rain was 40 her without pause.
She knocked at a door, and a 41 answered it. She begged him to let her stay a while 42 . The boy then let her into the sitting room and 43 her sitting by the fire.
The woman 44 old and tired under the bright electric light. 45 she was only in her early thirties. She sat 46 for a moment, and then her eyes began to look about the 47 . When her wandering eyes rested on the picture of a young man, she 48 up, looking thunderstruck.
Just then, the boy came with his 49 . The man at once recognized the woman as his 50 They had 51 touch with each other during the war, and he thought he had lost her forever.
52 words needed to be spoken. They ran into each other's arms 53 the boy stared at them, puzzled.
The storm was over and the sky cleared. Feeling very 54 , the couple stood face to face with their child between them, watching the rain as it gradually 55 .
36. A. pouring B. falling C. dropping D. flooding
37. A. poor B. black C. faraway D. nearby
38. A. rich B. beautiful C. poor D. ugly
39. A. crying B. wandering C. struggling D. wondering
40. A. striking B. hitting C. flowing D. beating
41. A. boy B. girl C. woman D. man
42. A. out B. near C. outside D. inside
43. A. made B. left C. asked D. told
44. A. became B. showed C. appeared D. sounded
45. A. so B. and C. however D. though
46. A. straight B. thirsty C. hungry D. still
47. A. room B. house C. picture D. fire
4g. A. picked B. stood C. came D. looked
49. A. father B. mother C. friend D. brother
50. A. wife B. sister C. mother D. girlfriend
51. A. kept B. got C. made D. lost
52. A. Much B. Many C. No D. Not
53. A. as B. while . C. when D. since
54. A. disappointed B. sorry C. happy D. sad
55. A. began B. stopped C. ended D. went
第三部分:阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下面的短文,从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
LONDON ( Reuters)-- Ecotourism ( 生态旅游) is causing a lot of damage to wildlife and may be endangering the survival(生存) of the very animals people are flocking to see, according to researchers.
Biologists and conservationists ( 自然环境保护论者) are worried because polar bears, dolphins, penguins and other creatures are getting stressed and losing weight and some are dying.
"Evidence is growing that many animals do not react well to tourists in their backyard,” New Scientist magazine said.
The immediate effects researchers have noticed are changes in behavior, heart rates, or stress hormone levels but they fear it could get much worse and over the long term "could endanger the survival of the very wildlife they want to see".
Although money produced through ecotourism, which has been growing at about 10--30 percent a year, has major benefits for poor countries and people living in rural areas, the Swiss-based World Conservation Union and some governments fear not all projects are audited (审计) and based on environmentally friendly policies, according to the magazine,
"The transmission(传播) of disease to wildlife, or small changes to wildlife health through disturbance of daily life or increased stress levels, while not obvious to the casual observer, may translate to lower survival and breeding ,"said Philip Seddon, of the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand.
Scientists have noticed that bottleneck dolphins along the northeastern coast of New Zealand become nervously excited when tourist boats arrive. Similar changes in behavior have been observed in polar bears and yellow-eyed penguins in areas visited by ecotourists are producing smaller babies.
Conservationists are now calling for more research into the effect of ecotourism on animals and say the industry must be developed carefully. They also want studies done before new ecotourism projects are started.
“The animals’ welfare should be very important because without them there will be no ecotourism,”said Rochelle Constantine of the University of Auckland in New Zealand.
56. What's the text mainly about?
A. Many animals are dying because of lack of money.
B. There will be no ecotourism without animals.
C. Ecotourism could endanger the survival of the wildlife people want to see.
D. More research should be done on ecotourism.
57. We may learn from the text that __
A. ecotourism must be developed properly
B. polar bears are losing weight without enough food
C. all the poor countries have stopped ecotourism
D. money produced through ecotourism should be spent on wildlife
58. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the text?
A. Many animals do not react well in their backyard..
B. Polar bears in areas visited by ecotourists are producing smaller babies.
C. Ecotourism has been growing at about 10--30 percent a year.
D. Studies should be done before new ecotourism projects are started.
59. What Rochelle Constantine said in the last paragraph implies that __
A. if people want to get high income, they must develop ecotourism
B. animals have rights to live their own life
C. animals are people’s good friends
D. people should take good care of wildlile
B
Bird flu(禽流感) has puzzled scientists by striking millions of chickens in several Asian countries within a very short period of time, with the worst hit areas in Thailand, China and Viet Nam and by February 10,2004 at least 13 people were reported to have died.
The following is a chronology of the most recent bird flu outbreak in Asia, which also suffered outbreaks in 1997 and 1998:
Dec. 15, 2003 -- South Korea confirms a highly contagious ( 传染的 ) type of bird flu on a chicken farm near the capital, Seoul, and begins a mass killing of poultry.(家禽) when the virus rapidly spreads across the country.
Dec. 31, 2003 -- Taiwan reports its first case of the virus. It later destroys thousands of chickens suffering from a milder form of bird flu.
Jan. 8, 2004 -- Viet Nam confirms that bird flu has been found on many of its poultry farms.
Jan. 11, 2004 -- Japan says 6,000 chickens have died of bird flu on a farm, and says it is the first time the disease has been confirmed in the country.
Jan. 13, 2004 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) confirms that the deaths of three people in Viet Nam are linked to bird flu.
Jan. 23, 2004 -- Cambodia confirms an outbreak of bird flu on a farm on the outskirts of Phnom Penh.
Jan. 25, 2004 -- Indonesia discovers an outbreak of bird flu among chickens but has no evidence that the disease has spread to humans. Pakistan says 2 million chickens have died of a mild form of bird flu.
Jan. 26, 2004 -- Thailand confirms the death of a six-year-old boy, its first human death from bird flu.
Jan. 27, 2004 -- The bird flu virus kills ducks in southern parts of China, which begins a killing of 14,000 brids to stop the spread. The agriculture ministry in Laos confirms bird flu in the area around Vientiane(万象).
Jan. 30, 2004 -- China says tests confirm the H5NI virus in Hubei and Hunan provinces as well as the southern region of Guangxi.
Feb. 1, 2004-- China's state television reports five more areas with suspected( 可疑的) cases of bird flu in poultry. The WHO says two sisters have died in Viet Nam after contracting bird flu and they may have caught the virus from their brother, who had also died.
Feb. 2, 2004 -- An 18-year-ohl person dies of bird flu in Ho Chi Minh City, bringing to nine fatalities( 死亡事件) in Viet Nam. A Thai woman dies of bird flu, taking that country's toll from the virus to three. The total number of fatalities stands at 12.