Can we give a hand to those endangered animals? Yes, we may only do a little bit, but together our small actions add up to a lot. 1. Protect wildlife habitat.
Perhaps the greatest threat that faces many species is the widespread destruction of habitat. Cutting down forests, farming, and development all result in loss of wildlife habitat. In areas where rare species live, habitat destruction can quickly force a species to extinction. By protecting habitat, entire communities of animals can be protected together naturally. Parks and reserves are now all too often the only habitats that are left untouched by habitat destruction. 2. Reduce the threat of invasive (入侵的) species.
The spread of non-native species has greatly reduced native populations around the world. Invasive species compete with native species for resources (资源) and habitat. They can even prey on native species directly, forcing native species towards extinction. 3. Place decals (贴花纸) on windows.
It is reported that as many as one billion birds in the United States die each year because of collisions (碰撞) with windows. You can help reduce the number of collisions simply by placing decals on the windows in your home and office.
4. Slow down when driving.
Many native animals have to live in developed areas and this means
they must move in human-living areas. One of the biggest obstacles (障
碍) to them is that created by roads. Roads divide habitat and present a constant risk to any animal attempting to cross from one side to the
other. So when you’re out and about, slow down and keep an eye out for wildlife.
67. What would be the best title for this passage? A. How animals go to extinction
B. The importance of protecting wildlife C. What to do to help save wildlife D. How to protect wildlife habitat
68. By writing the underlined sentence, the writer means that _____.
A. more parks and reserves should be built
B. we should have more habitats free of destruction
C. there is a need for improvement in parks and re-serves D. parks and reserves are good examples of protecting wildlife 69. People are advised to put decals on windows to _____.
A. decorate the houses and beautify the environment B. protect the windows from birds hitting C. attract more birds to make homes nearby D. avoid birds hitting the windows by mistake
70. The underlined phrase “prey on” in the passage means _____.
A. drive away B. live with C. kill for food D. fight with
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When Flora Kahlo's paintings were on show in London, a poet described
her paintings as \"a ribbon (丝带) around a bomb\". Such comments seem to suggest Kahlo had a big influence on the art world of her Lime. Sadly, she is actually a much bigger name today than she was during her time. Born in 1907 in a village near Mexico City, Kahlo suffered from
polio(小儿麻痹症 )at the age of seven. Her spine(脊柱) became bent as she grew older. Then, in 1925, her back was broken in several places in a school-bus accident. Throughout the rest of her life, the artist had
many operations, but nothing was able to cure the terrible pain in her back. However, the accident had an unexpected side effect. While lying in her bed recovering, Kahlo taught herself to paint.
In 1929, she got married to Diego Rivera, another famous Mexican
artist. Rivera's strong influences on Kahlo's style can be seen in her early works, but her later works from the 1940s, known today as her best works, show less influence from her husband.
Unfortunately, her works did not attract much attention in the 1930s and 1940s, even in her home country. Her first one-woman show in Mexico was not held until 1953. For more than a decade after her death in 1954, Kahlo's works remained largely unnoticed by the world, but in the 1970s her works began to gain international fame at last.
55. What does the phrase “a much bigger name” in Paragraph 1 most probably mean？
A. a far better artist B a much more famous person
C. a much stronger person D. a far more gifted artist 56. The terrible pain Kahlo suffered was caused by ______. A. back injuries B. her bent spine C. polio D. the operations she had
57. Kahlo's style had become increasingly independent since the _________. A. 1930s B. 1970s C. 1950s D. 1940s
58. What is author's attitude toward Kahlo? A. Devotion B. Encouragement C. Ironic D. Sympathy 参考答案55-58 BADD
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1.The viewers who watch it five times a week learn more than those who watch it occasionally _______________ viewers learn more than occasional ones.
2.The marriage lasted until 1990. Their marriage ___________ up in 1990.
3.They should concentrate on improving their skills.
They should focus on the ____________ of their skills. 4.As China’s economy continues to steam ahead, once popular forms of entertainment appeal to be losing their appeal.
With China’s _______ development, some forms of entertainment no longer appeal to people
5. They are far better than those of the West. They are ____________ to those of the West. 【参考答案】
1.Regular 2. broke 3. improvement 4. economic 5. superior *************************************************************结束 任务型阅读(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填人一个最恰当的单词。
注意：每个空格只填1个单词。请将答案写在答题卡相应题号的横线上。
The USA is the first country where Mother’s Day appeared．
On May 9th，1906，an American Anne Jevis’s mother died．Ann was in deep sorrow．In order to memorize her mother．she put forward a proposal to fix a day as Mother’s Day．On May 7th，l914 the congress of the USA passed a law．making the second Sunday of May“Mother’s Day”．
Today millions of American observe Mother’s Day in some way．They buy more thanl50，000，000 Mother’s Day greeting cards．Companies produce more than 1000 different kinds．Most of the cards show pictures of
flowers，hearts or other things that people feel are linked to being a
mother．They have messages that express a person’s love for his or her mother．Some are humorous．And some have no words．People can express
their own feelings for their mother． Many people give flowers for Mother’s Day．It is one of the busiest days of the year for the flower industry．Many people have written songs about mothers and Mother’s Day．
Mother’s Day is a time for young children to do special things for their mothers．Some would make a special gift or draw a special picture．One family activity on Mother’s Day is to have the children cook the early morning meal．Then they serve the food to their mother while she is still in bed．Or they might clean the house so she does not have to do it Fathers might take care of the children that day so the mothers can rest．or take a walk，or read a book．Many mothers feel that this free time on their special day is a very good Mother’s Day gift．
Some families will get together for a meal a local eating place．This means that mother’s do not have to cook on their special day．Coming out to dinner has become a tradition on Mother’s Day. As a result，restaurants are extremely crowded that day．It has become one of the
busiest days of the year for the restaurant industry in the United Stales． Now Mother’s Day has been an international festival and more than 40 countries have accepted this festival.
参考答案 任务型阅读
76．Mother’s 77．second 78．Origin 79．love 80．Songs 81．Cook 82．Clean 83．fathers 84．crowded 85．40
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请认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。
There was once a man in South America who had a parrot, a pet bird that could imitate human speech. The parrot was matchless. There was no other bird like him in the whole world. He could learn to say any word except one. He could not say the name of his native town, Catarlo . The man did everything he could to teach the parrot to say Catarlo , but he never succeeded .
At first , he was very gentle with the bird , but gradually he lost his temper , “You stupid bird ！Why can’t you learn to say that one word ;Say Catarlo ,or I’ll kill you！”But the parrot could not say it . Many times the man shouted ,“Say Catarlo, Or I’ll kill you！”But the bird would never repeat the name . Finally the man gave up , he picked up the parrot and threw it into the chicken house ,You are even more stupid than the chickens .”In the chicken house , there were four chickens waiting to be killed for Sunday’s dinner . The next morning, when he
went out to the chicken house, the man opened the door and was shocked by what he saw. He could not believe his eyes and ears. On the floor laid three dead chickens. The parrot was shouting at the fourth ,“Say Catarlo, or I’ll kill you.”
The man had a（1）___________ that could The man finally threw it into the chicken （2）______ Human speech and was（3）______ （6）______ The man tried to teach it to say（4）______ Four chickens were waiting to be （7）______ for Sunday’s （8）______ . He finally lost his（5）______. Three（9）______ laid dead on the floor and the parrot was （10）______ . 1. ______ 2. ______ 3. ______ 4. ______ 5.______ 6. ______ 7. ______ 8. ______ 9. ______ 10. ______ 参考答案：
1. parrot 2. imitate 3.matchless 4.Catarlo 5 temper. 6. house 7.killed 8.dinner 9.chicken 10.shouting ****************************************************结束 任务型阅读（2）及答案 ﹙一﹚
No one knows who made the first ice cream. Some people think water ices and milk ices may have been made by the Chinese between three thousand and a thousand years ago. In that timt, the dish reached India. The Indians, in turn, many have passed on the secret to the Arabs and Persians.
Marco Polo, an Italian who traveled widely in the thirteenth century,
noted that he found the Chinese had long been making ices out of fruit in this century has it been made with so many different tastes. People juices and milk. From the fourteenth century on, ices became popular first in Venice and then throughout Italy.
At first ice cream was a luxury﹙奢侈品﹚ in France. Only rich people had the money to buy it. Then , in 1660, a young man from Sicily, Francisco today can select from more than 240 flavors.
In Asia The ﹙1﹚ of Ice Cream ·Perhaps first in China at﹙2﹚ a thousand years ago ·Then﹙3﹚ to the Indians, the Arabs and the Persians In ﹙4﹚ ·First popular in Venice and then all ﹙5﹚ Italy Procopio, arrived in Paris. He opened a shop that sold ice cream at prices people could afford. Then his ice cream became so popular that other shops were opened.
About 1640, King Charles introduced ice cream to England and soon ice cream quickly became popular in England too.
Americans now eat more ice cream than any people in the world. But they are not the only ones who are fond of it. Greeks are also fond of ice cream. In the large cities of Germany there are many small shops that sell only ice cream. Ice cream shops are not as common as in England, although large London stores do have soda fountains﹙﹚.
Ice cream sodas first became popular sometime in the 1880s in the United States. In fact they soon became too popular to suit some of the good people of Evanston, Illinois. They thought it was not proper to drink soda on Sunday. A city law was passed to stop the ice cream soda on Sundays. To keep within the law, it is said that one man served ice cream with syrup﹙糖水﹚ .
Throughout its long history, ice cream has been a favorite dish, But only
·Popular in France due to a young man from Sicily, Francisco Procopio who opened a shop selling ice cream affordable to common people ·﹙6﹚ in many small shops in the large cities of Germany ·Not as many ice cream shops in England In the · Americans eat the largest ﹙8﹚ of ice cream in the world ﹙7﹚ ·Ice cream soda was not allowed to be . ﹙9﹚ on Sundays in Evanston, Illinois Conclusion Ice cream is of different tastes and people have more ﹙10﹚nowadays ﹙出处：2012质量调研篇高考全真模拟试卷八﹚ 参考答案：
1. 根据第一段句意和文章的最后一段中的Throughout its long history 可知History
2.根据第二段第二句话可知 least ，at least至少 3, 根据第四段填introduced
4. 根据文章中出现的国家的名字，他们都属于欧洲国家，所以Europe 5.根据第二段最后一句话中的throughout Italy.可知填over ／ around 6根据第五段的句意填. Available ，something be available to somebody 某事被某人获得或使用 7.由第五段可知 USA
8.由第五段第一句话Americans now eat more ice cream than any people in
the world.转换而来amount ／ quantity 9.由第六段最后一句话可知 served
10.由最后一段的俄最后一句话 People today can select from more than 240 flavors.中的select转换而来，所以填choices
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