Eleven leatherback turtles(凌皮龜) are swimming across the Pacific Ocean to the Galapagos Islands in a "race" that will be tracked online to draw attention to the serious situation of the endangered creatures.
The turtles have been attached with satellite communication devices that give their positions, as they head South from their nesting sites on Costa Rica' s Playa Grande beach to their feeding grounds near the Galapagos, about 1,500km away.
Online participants can choose a turtle and track its course at http://www.great turtlerace.com. The winner will be the one that travels furthest in two weeks of swimming.
There is no prize for the winner of the race, aimed at highlighting the dangers to a creature that has graced (美化) the oceans for 100 million years.
Environmentalists say 95 percent of leatherbacks in the Pacific Ocean have vanished in the last 20 years due to human activity like fishing, poaching(偷獵) of their eggs and building near their nests.
Thousands of leatherbacks nested at Playa Grande 10 years ago, but the number has dropped to below 100 in the last 5 years.
The leatherback race will not be live because the turtles left Costa Rica at different times. Instead, environmentalist group Conservation International will provide a day-to-day showing of the first 14 days of their journeys simultaneously as if they were racing.
The event will raise funds to protect Playa Grande. It is being organized by groups such as Conservation International and Costa Rica' s Environment Ministry.

  1. 1.

    Why satellite communication devices were attached to the turtles?

    1. A.
      To prevent them from losing.                       
    2. B.
      To live broadcast the race.
    3. C.
      To communicate with the turtles.                  
    4. D.
      To make sure of the turtles' position.
  2. 2.

    You can watch the race by _________.

    1. A.
      going to the Pacific Ocean                           
    2. B.
      tracking its course online
    3. C.
      watching the program through TV                
    4. D.
      fixing some communication devices to the turtles
  3. 3.

    From the passage we know _________.

    1. A.
      the turtles will swim 14 days from their nesting sites to their feeding ground
    2. B.
      there are only eleven turtles left in the Pacific Ocean
    3. C.
      money will be raised to protect the endangered turtles
    4. D.
      Playa Grande is an organization by Environmentalists
  4. 4.

    The purpose for the text is to _________.

    1. A.
      throw people's attention to the endangered ocean animals
    2. B.
      accuse humans of what they have done to the ocean animals
    3. C.
      warn people of the dangers to ocean creatures
    4. D.
      tell people that the ocean won't be lively without turtles
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    If you are free in October, you can go to _____.

    1. A.
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    2. B.
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    1. A.
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    3. C.
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    4. D.
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    How does the author think of the procession of Santas?

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    The passage is probably written for _____.

    1. A.
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    2. B.
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    3. C.
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Can feeling of nostalgia (懷舊) be good for you? or is it unhealthy to have a strong love for the past?
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  1. 1.

    According to the passage, feelings of nostalgia _____.

    1. A.
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    2. B.
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    3. C.
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    4. D.
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    The reason for grown persons to think back to their past is that _____.

    1. A.
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    2. B.
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    3. C.
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    4. D.
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    Which of the following is not talked about in the passage?

    1. A.
      Too much nostalgia is harmful.
    2. B.
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    3. C.
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    4. D.
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    According to Kaplan's idea, _____.

    1. A.
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    2. B.
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    3. C.
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    4. D.
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    1. A.
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    2. B.
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    3. C.
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    4. D.
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Transportation and communication networks bring people together．Yet sometimes people themselves create barriers(障礙)to transportation and communication．
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    1. A.
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    1. A.
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    4. D.
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  4. 4.

    We may learn from the passage that_______

    1. A.
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    2. B.
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    3. C.
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    4. D.
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  1. 1.

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    4. D.
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  2. 2.

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    1. A.
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    3. C.
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    4. D.
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    1. A.
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    2. B.
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    4. D.
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  4. 4.

    The best title of this passage might be       .

    1. A.
      How to Learn a Foreign Language
    2. B.
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    3. C.
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  1. 1.

    The underlined word “queer ” means ___________.

    1. A.
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    2. B.
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    3. C.
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    4. D.
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  2. 2.

    According to the text, when do the Americans stop rushing about ?

    1. A.
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    2. B.
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    3. C.
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    4. D.
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    The Americans know the places of battles and monuments ___________.

    1. A.
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    2. B.
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    3. C.
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    4. D.
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    Why does the writer write this passage?

    1. A.
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    2. B.
      To prove the Americans to be a queer nation
    3. C.
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    4. D.
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The Chinese-born American architect Ieoh Ming Pei is one of the most creative architects of our times. He has incorporated both eastern and western ideas into his designs.
Ieoh Ming Pei was born in Guangzhou, China on April 26, 1917. His father was a famous banker. In 1935, at the age of 17, he came to the United States to study architecture at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 1942, he entered the Harvard Graduate School of Design.
In 1964, Jacqueline Kennedy selected Pei to design the Kennedy library. After that he became well-known all of the world. People named it one of the Ten Best Buildings in the United States. In 1968, Pei started work on the East Wing of the National Gallery of Art, in Washington D.C.. Over one million people visited the building during its first 50 days in existence.
Following the East Wing project Pei's fame has continued to grow widely. In 1983, French President commissioned(委任) Pei to help make the Louvre more modern. Ten years later, the completion of Pei’s glass pyramid at the Louvre created a new historic landmark for Paris. Pei described it as, "the greatest challenge and greatest accomplishment of my career." At Fragrant Hill, a 300-room hotel in the Chinese capital, Pei has attempted to bring to his native China his often-quoted "third way of making buildings." Avoiding both a complete copying of traditional Chinese motifs(特色) as well as the modernism of the West, Pei has managed, at Fragrant Hill, to make one of his most eloquent(有說(shuō)服力的) statements.
Pei has designed nearly 50 projects in the United States and abroad. About half of these projects have won major awards. Pei has been awarded the highest honors from nations over the world. In 1990, Pei was awarded the Medal of Freedom by President George Bush for his contributions to world peace and service to the US government.
56. Which is the right order of the events of Ieoh Ming Pei?
Pei started work on the East Wing of the National Gallery of Art, in Washington DC.
Ieoh Ming Pei entered the Harvard Graduate School of Design.
The completion of Pei’s glass pyramid at the Louvre created a new historic landmark for Paris.
Ieoh Ming Pei was selected to design the Kennedy library.
Ieoh Ming Pei was born in Guangzhou.
Pei was awarded the Medal of Freedom by President George Bush.
Ieoh Ming Pei came to Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
French President commissioned Pei to help make the Louvre more modern.
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  1. 1.

    The underlined word “incorporate” can be replaced by __________.

    1. A.
      divide
    2. B.
      combine
    3. C.
      separate
    4. D.
      part
  2. 2.

    It was ____________ that Ieoh Ming Pei became world-famous.

    1. A.
      after the completion of Pei’s glass pyramid at the Louvre
    2. B.
      after he designed East Wing of the National Gallery of Art, in Washington DC
    3. C.
      after he designed the Kennedy library
    4. D.
      after he designed the Fragrant Hill
  3. 3.

    __________ is an excellent building that shows both the traditional Chinese motifs and the modernism of the West.

    1. A.
      Fragrant Hill
    2. B.
      Pei’s glass pyramid at the Louvre
    3. C.
      The East Wing of the National Gallery of Art
    4. D.
      Kennedy library
  4. 4.

    We can infer that about _________of Ieoh Ming Pei’s projects have won major awards.

    1. A.
      50
    2. B.
      15
    3. C.
      25
    4. D.
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