1、【
单选题
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The author’s attitude towards the use of natural resources is ________.
[4分]
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positive
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uninterested
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optimistic
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critical
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2、【
单选题
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What is the main idea of the passage?
[4分]
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Water cycle.
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Water vapour.
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How rain forms.
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Water,vapour,rain.
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3、【
单选题
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In his book, The Skeptical Environmentalist, what is Lomborg’s main argument?
[4分]
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Our planet is in bad shape.
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The world’s environment is improving.
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The total amount of forests in the world is not declining.
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Conservation efforts have been successful.
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4、【
单选题
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The Channel Tunnel, links ________ with ________.
[4分]
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London; Paris
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Cheriton; Sangatte
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Lille; Brussels
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Dover; Kent
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5、【
单选题
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Choose the best title for this passage.
[4分]
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Wind,water,fire and ice
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Volcano’s beauty and danger
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The power of nature
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Natural force shapes beautiful land of America
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6、【
单选题
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When did the US set up a naval base at Pearl Harbor?
[4分]
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In 1893.
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In 1897.
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In 1900.
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In 1959.
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7、【
单选题
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After the eruption of the volcano,what made the sky turn dark?
[4分]
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The smoke.
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The earth.
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The fog.
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The ash.
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8、【
单选题
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What is Lomborg’s main accusation of environmentalists?
[4分]
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They scared people into making donations.
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They overturned our basic assumptions about the world’s environment.
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They changed their behavior toward the environment.
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They only told people bad news about the environment.
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9、【
单选题
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According to the author, the greatest mistake of our forefathers was that ________.
[4分]
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they had no idea about scientific forestry
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they had little or no sense of environmental protection
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they were not aware of the significance of nature study
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they had no idea of how to make good use of raw materials
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10、【
单选题
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The Eurotunnel shuttle is intended to carry ________.
[4分]
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passengers
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drivers and their vehicles
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goods
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staff members of the Chunnel
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11、【
单选题
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What does the underlined word “ousted” in Paragraph 5 mean?
[4分]
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Forced out.
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Picked out.
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Elected.
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Became.
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12、【
单选题
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How many ways of the water returning to the air are discussed in the text?
[4分]
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Two.
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Three.
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Four.
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Five.
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13、【
单选题
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The underlined word “it” means________.
[4分]
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the body of old Harry
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the location (=place) of Harry’s home
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the opening on top of Mt St Helens
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the place where Harry probably died
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14、【
单选题
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Whether water vapour can be seen or not depends on ________.
[4分]
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how much water is evaporated
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how good your eyes are
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in which way water is evaporated
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climate or weather
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15、【
单选题
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Which of the following is the correct order in the history of Hawaii?
a.It was ruled by a Polynesian king.
b. It became an American territory.
c. The Republic of Hawaii was founded.
d. It was under the rule of the British.
e. It became independent in 1843.
f. It joined the United States.
[4分]
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a, b, d, c, e, f
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a, e, d, c, b, f
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a, d, e, c, b, f
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a, e, c, d, b, f
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16、【
单选题
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The underlined word “depleting” in Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to “________”.
[4分]
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reducing
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limiting
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expanding
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accelerating
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17、【
单选题
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To avoid repeating the mistakes of our forefathers, the author suggests that ________.
[4分]
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we plant more trees
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natural science be taught to everybody
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environmental education be given to everybody
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we return to nature
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18、【
单选题
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The text can most probably be ________.
[4分]
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found in a guidebook
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read in a magazine
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broadcast on a train
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heard in a railway station
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19、【
单选题
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According to the passage, which of the following statements indicates positive aspects of the environment?
[4分]
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The total area of forests in the world has increased significantly.
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The effects of global warming are not as bad as first expected.
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It appears that the bald eagle will now survive.
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In the last 50 years the number of whales has increased.
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20、【
单选题
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How can you understand the underlined sentence in the last paragraph?
[4分]
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Our living space on the earth is getting smaller and smaller.
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Our living space should be measured in cubic volume.
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We need to take some measures to protect space.
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We must preserve good living conditions for both birds and animals.
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21、【
单选题
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From the passage we get to know________.
[4分]
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there is more water vapour in the air in the tropics than in cold polar regions
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there is more water vapour in the air in cold polar regions than in the tropics
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it gets more rain in the tropics than in cold polar regions because there is less vapour
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the amount of water vapour in the air depends on how often it rains
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22、【
单选题
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We can infer from this article that________.
[4分]
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Washington and Oregon are neighboring states
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Colorado River runs through Yosemite Valley
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the eruption of Mt St Helens also caused trouble with the Yellowstone Park
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scientists never knew Mt St Helens was active
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