Sea turtles have been on Earth for millions of years, but they may soon die out. The main   to them is people who kill them for food, according to Dr. Wallace J. Nichols of the University of California.
But the latest news may   2  turtle hunting: Dr. Nichols has found that sea turtles   3   a lot of pollution from the ocean. This pollution is unhealthy for both turtles and humans. It can cause __4__ damage to their bodies and lead to death. Research shows that many people get sick and even die from eating sea turtle meat. 
In the US, most people have never eaten turtle. This is because turtles are   5  by the United States law, which makes it   6  to harm or kill these amazing animals. “But many people in other countries still eat them,” explains Nichols. “Our first   7  was to save turtles; now we must save   8  too.”
Davis said he also wants to send out a bigger   9   that we should protect the oceans. “The health of the ocean, animals in the ocean, and our own health are all  10 . A clean ocean is really good for us too because of the food we eat from there.”
小題1:
A.doubtB.streamC.dangerD.worry
小題2:
A.a(chǎn)ccelerateB.slowC.improveD.change
小題3:
A.causeB.expandC.a(chǎn)bsorbD.reduce
小題4:
A.a(chǎn)ccidentalB.occasionalC.unknownD.serious
小題5:
A.qualifiedB.protectedC.restrictedD.produced
小題6:
A.impossibleB.difficultC.illegalD.a(chǎn)bnormal
小題7:
A.goalB.impressionC.difficultyD.cost
小題8:
A.EarthB.oceanC.peopleD.a(chǎn)nimals
小題9:
A.a(chǎn)dvertisementB.messageC.signD.problem
小題10:
A.concernedB.disturbedC.developedD.connected

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:D
小題5:B
小題6:C
小題7:A
小題8:C
小題9:B
小題10:D

試題分析:本文告訴人們由于人類捕食海龜導(dǎo)致海龜面臨滅絕的危險(xiǎn),不過(guò)由于海水受到污染,捕食海龜會(huì)導(dǎo)致疾病,所以海龜 數(shù)量減少的速度也許會(huì)有所減緩,這說(shuō)明保護(hù)海洋環(huán)境非常重要。
小題1:考查名詞:A. doubt懷疑B. stream小河,小溪,C. danger危險(xiǎn)D. worry 擔(dān)心,前面講到海龜很快會(huì)滅絕,接著解釋海龜面臨的主 要 “危險(xiǎn)”是人類的捕殺。選 C。
小題2:考查動(dòng)詞:A.accelerate加快,B. slow放慢,C.improve改善D.change改變,最近的研究會(huì)使對(duì)海龜?shù)牟稓⒎怕_xB
小題3:考查動(dòng)詞:A. cause導(dǎo)致,B. expand擴(kuò)大C.a(chǎn)bsorb吸收,D. reduce減少,通過(guò)上下文可知:海龜吸入大量的污染物,這些污 染物對(duì)動(dòng)物和人類都會(huì)帶來(lái)嚴(yán)重?fù)p害,人類會(huì)減少捕殺海龜,這將 “減慢”海龜滅絕的速度。選 C。
小題4:考查形容詞:A. accidental偶然的,B. occasional偶然的C.unknown不為人知的,D.serious嚴(yán)肅的,嚴(yán)重的,對(duì)它們的身體造成嚴(yán)重的損壞,并導(dǎo)致死亡。答案:D
小題5:考查動(dòng)詞:A. qualified合格B. protected保護(hù)C. restricted限制D. produced制作,海龜在美國(guó)是受保護(hù)的,答案:B
小題6:考查形容詞:A. impossible不可能,B.difficult困難的,C.illegal違法的,D. abnormal不正常的,在美國(guó)人們不吃海龜,因?yàn)楹}斒艿?“保護(hù)”,傷 害、捕殺海龜都是 “違法的”。 選 C。
小題7:考查名詞:A. goal目標(biāo),B. impression印象,C.difficulty困難,D. cost成本,我們最初的 “目標(biāo)”是保護(hù)海龜,答案:A
小題8:考查名詞:A. Earth地球,B. ocean海洋,C. people人D. animals動(dòng)物,而現(xiàn)在變成要保護(hù)人類了,即人類要健康,就不能捕食海龜。選 C。
小題9:考查名詞:A. advertisement廣告B. message信息,C.sign標(biāo)志,D. problem問(wèn)題,Davis說(shuō)他想傳遞一個(gè)更大的訊息,我們也要保護(hù)地球。答案:B
小題10:考查形容詞:A.concerned關(guān)心的,B. disturbed打擾的,C.developed發(fā)達(dá)的,D. connected有聯(lián)系的,海洋、海生動(dòng)物、人類都是緊密相連,息息相關(guān)的。選D。
點(diǎn)評(píng):本文告訴人們由于人類捕食海龜導(dǎo)致海龜面臨滅 絕的危險(xiǎn)。本文主要是測(cè)試學(xué)生綜合運(yùn)用語(yǔ)言的能力,即從語(yǔ)篇的角度綜合測(cè)試閱讀理解能力、詞匯的掌握和對(duì)英語(yǔ)習(xí)慣用語(yǔ)的熟悉程度、以及語(yǔ)法規(guī)則的靈活運(yùn)用?忌鲱}時(shí)必須時(shí)刻從上下文考慮,不應(yīng)該只看到所添的詞在短語(yǔ)或句子內(nèi)是否可行。因此,在做題時(shí)最好將全文通讀一下,了解了全文的意思以后再作答。
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小題1:How many aspects show that whales are mammals?
A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.
小題2:We can infer from the second paragraph that ____.
A.whales can breathe in the water
B.if a whale sleeps too long, it will get drowned
C.in order to breathe, whales never sleep
D.whales give birth to the young on the land
小題3: How do whales communicate with each other?
A.By body language.B.By speaking languages.
C.By making song-like sounds.D.By giving off a smell.
小題4:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Whales are cold-blooded mammals like fishes.
B.Whales are hunted for food by people.
C.Whales are very harmful to human beings.
D.Whales are in danger because of being killed by people.

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