Sharks have been swimming in the ocean for millions of years. They were on Earth even before dinosaurs! At the top of the world’s ocean’s food chain, sharks help keep the population of other ocean animals in balance. A large drop in the number of sharks can cause serious problems for all ocean animals. Saving sharks makes sense!

Many people are afraid of sharks. But most sharks are harmless. Only a small percentage of sharks are known to attack humans. It adapt(適應(yīng)) well to new habitats and eat whatever is available. However, today, sharks are in trouble. Nearly one-third of the 400 shark species are in danger of extinction, largely due to over-fishing. Each year, tens of millions of sharks are caught and killed just for their fins(鰭). The fins are used to make shark fin soup.

Humane Society International (HSI) joined with the Jane Goodall Institute’s Roots and Shoots program and Beijing Zoo to protect sharks. An exhibit at the zoo, “the Price Behind the Taste-----Protect Sharks. Don’t Eat Shark Fins”, was designed to tell people that shark finning is cruel and unnecessary. It’s hoped that the activity will help put an end to the practice.

Shark fin soup is also eaten in the United States. In fact, the numbers of some shark species in US waters have dropped 90 percent in the last 30 years. To slow the fall, laws against the sale of shark fins have been passed in several states, including Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, and California.

1.What does the first paragraph mainly tell us?

A. Ocean animals are at the top of the food chain.

B. Sharks play an important role in the ocean

C. Sharks are an old species in the ocean.

D. Sharks are being caught and killed.

2.According to paragraph 2, sharks are in trouble because ______.

A. they often attack humans.

B. their food is being polluted.

C. they are being caught for food.

D. their habitat is being destroyed.

3.The underlined part “the practice” in Paragraph 3 refers to _______.

A. shark finning B. shark protection

C. the program of HIS D. the exhibit at Beijing Zoo

4.What do we know from the text?

A. There are 400 shark species in the United States.

B. It’s illegal to eat shark fin soup in the United States.

C. Most sharks are not interested in a human for dinner.

D. Sharks are very particular about their habitats and food

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1.Which hotel gives a price promise?

A. Baymont Inn Ft . Lauderdale．

B. Beach Plaza Hotel．

C. Baymont Inn Hotel．

D. Fort Lauderdale Plaza Hotel．

2.In which hotel parking is the cheapest?

A. Baymont Inn Ft . Lauderdale．

B. Beach Plaza Hotel．

C. Baymont Inn Hotel．

D. Fort Lauderdale Plaza Hotel．

3.If you ______ , you will probably go to Beach Plaza Hotel．

A. enjoy seeing films without leaving your hotel room

B. are fond of swimming in heated water

C. want to eat food cooked by yourself in the hotel

D. are a cigarette smoker

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the ads?

A. All of the three hotels provide television with cable．

B. You can keep your money in the room safe in Fort Lauderdale Plaza Hotel．

C. In Beach Plaza Hotel a 24-hour maid is available．

D. While staying in Fort Lauderdale Plaza Hotel, you can surf the Internet．

Well-known as gourmets（美食家），the French spend more time sleeping and eating than anyone else among the world's rich nations，according to a study published on Monday.

The average French person sleeps almost 9 hours every night，more than an hour longer than Japanese and Korean，who sleep the least in a survey of 18 members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development （OECD）. Despite their siesta（午睡）habit，Spanish rank only third after Americans, who sleep more than 8.5 hours. And while more and more French people prefer fast-food chains these days or wolf down a sandwich at their desk, they still spend more than two hour’s a day eating.

That means their meals are twice as long as those of the average Mexican, who spends just an hour a day on food，the OECD’s “Society at a Glance” report on work, health and leisure(休閑) in Asia, Europe and North and South America found. The Japanese manage to spend close to 2 hours a day eating and drinking, placing them third behind New Zealanders．

Despite the limited time, Americans spend eating each day---about an hour and a quarter---U.S．obesity(肥胖) rates are the highest in the 30 members of OECD. The Japanese like to spend their rare free time watching TV or listening to the radio. This takes up 47 percent of leisure time in Japan. Norwegians spend the most time at leisure，just over a quarter of their day，while at the low end，Mexicans spend just 16 percent of their time having fun．

The OECD has 30 members. The survey covers only the countries for which proper figures were available.

1.As to eating time，the CORRECT order is______.

A. The French > New Zealanders> Japanese> Mexicans

B. Mexicans> The Japanese > New Zealanders > The French

C. The French > The Japanese > New Zealanders > Mexicans

D. New Zealanders > The Japanese >Mexicans> The French

2.In the 30 members of OECD，U.S ranks first at______

A. sleeping time B. leisure

C. eating time D. obesity-rates

3.The main purpose of the text is______．

A. to show which country spends the least time on sleeping

B. to tell us the French is leisure-loving gourmets

C. to show a survey about the time of leisure，sleeping，eating in some countries

D. to make a comparison to find out the best living styles of OECD countries

4.How does the author develop the whole text ?

A. By analysing cause and effect.

B. By making comparisons.

C. By making predictions.

D. By following the time order.

（This selection was originally published in 1992. Pluto （冥王星） is no longer classified as a planet.）

Pluto is in many ways the strangest of the planets. It is small and has a large moon（called Charon）. Its orbit（軌道） is unusual, which may cause it to have seasons in the sense that when it is close to the sun, the liquid （液體）methane（甲烷）on its surface boils to form a kind of atmospheric haze（煙霧）. When the planet moves farther away from the sun, it starts to snow solid（固體） methane.

Pluto is not dark. Despite its great distance from the sun, the surface of Pluto is probably as bright as a moonlit night on Earth. The reason is all that methane, which is as white as newly fallen snow.

The discovery of Pluto was more accident than design. The American astronomer Percival Lowell had predicted the existence of a ninth planet（he called it Planet X）based on what he took to be irregularities in the orbit of Neptune. Today astronomers argue that these "irregularities" weren't real, but the result of instrumental error. Nevertheless, Lowell produced predictions about where Planet X ought to be（although, to be honest, the predictions changed occasionally when he redid the calculations）.In any case, in 1930 Clyde Tombaugh, doing a systemic sky survey that would have found the planet no matter where it was, discovered the planet we now call Pluto. By coincidence, its position was pretty close to where Lowell's last prediction said it should be. Was it just luck? We'll never know．

1.On Pluto's surface, liquid methane boils to form an atmospheric haze, which would be most similar to ____.

A. light B. darkness

C. liquid D. steam（水蒸氣）

2.What effect is produced by including the question "Was it just luck?" at the end of the text?

A. The question encourages the reader to think about why Pluto is a strange planet．

B. The question encourages the reader to think about how planets are discovered．

C .The question suggests that all discoveries are luck, not just design．

D. The question suggests that other planets were found in different ways．

3.What contributes to the brightness of Pluto?

A. Methane on its surface. B. Its great distance from the sun.

C. Light from its moon, Charon. D. Its closeness to the sun.

4.The text mainly wants to ____．

A. give a brief introduction of Pluto

B. talk about the discovery of Pluto

C. prove the exact position of Pluto

D. describe the strangeness of Pluto

1.White has always been a s_________of purity in western cultures.

2.He made every e_________to prevent his son from playing computer games.

3.After g____________from college , she went to a small village.

4.Don’t t_______ that machine! It’s very dangerous.

5.For his whole life ,he was waiting for o___________.

6.He successfully _____________(完成) his task and went home.

7.My brother is _____________(考慮)changing his job.

8.He owed his success to being __________（自信）.

9.Nobody is_____________（完美的）

10.I picked some flowers to ___________(裝飾)my room.

假如一家英語報(bào)社在征集有關(guān)未來生活變化的文章，現(xiàn)請(qǐng)你以“What Will Our Life Be in the Future?” 為標(biāo)題用英語寫一篇短文，詞數(shù)不少于100，內(nèi)容包括：

生活：足不出戶就可購物、讀書、就醫(yī)等；

旅游：去月球、火星（Mars）等觀光；

環(huán)境：利用太陽能，一個(gè)整潔的世界；

健康：鍛煉身體，克服一切疾病。

注意：（1）標(biāo)題已為你寫好（不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)）；

（2）為使文章連貫，可適當(dāng)增減內(nèi)容。

What Will Our Life Be in the Future?

Shortly after suffering from a massive earthquake and to ruins, the city took on a new look.

A. reducing B. reduced C. being reduced D. having reduced

Let us hope we can settle the matter without _____ more trouble.

A. any B. a little C. some D. little

Nine thousand guests took part in the outdoor ceremony, that impressed so many people at the White House．

A．that B．this C．it D．one

Young people should learn how to_____some money for the future.

A.hand out B.make up C.put away D.get in