Although many butterflies remain to be decreasing in the long run, last year three quarters of endangered species saw an increase in number, including some rare species.
Experts said the improvement in the butterflies’ fortunes was likely to be the result of effective action on protection, such as leaving open wetland in woods where flowers can grow, and better weather in 2010 after three damaging wet summers.
Dr Tom Brereton said butterflies are extremely sensitive to changes in the weather. Last year saw a warm summer for successful feeding, which helped a number of butterflies in some way.
He even said climate change could be benefiting some butterfly species but many other butterfly species suffer from it. For example, the mountain ringlet suffers as it needs cold climates. And at the same time, the change is too rapid for most to get used to.
In the long run butterfly numbers have continued to drop, with three quarters of the nearly 60 species found in Britain seeing numbers fall in recent decades and nearly half of them seriously threatened.
The Lulworth skipper, one of the UK’s rarest butterflies, had its worst year since 1976, and there are people worrying that changing the environment to benefit other species may be harming this kind of butterfly. Wild flowers have been grown in some places to help other butterflies but the Lulworth skipper needs long grass and wild areas. Meadow browns, the country’s most common species, also had the worst year on record. Some other kinds of butterflies also had a bad year.
However, in the short term many butterflies saw an increase in number in 2010 compared to 2009 levels.
…
小題1:Which was a reason for the increase in the number of the butterflies last year?
A．The protection of humans.B．A wet summer.
C．Changes in the butterflies’ habits.D．The decrease in wetland in woods.
小題2:We can learn from Dr Tom Brereton’s words that       .
A．the mountain ringlet can quickly adapt to climate change
B．butterflies can help slow down climate change
C．climate change can be both beneficial and harmful to butterflies
D．other kinds of animals also suffer from climate change
小題3:What is most likely to be discussed in the following paragraph?
A．Why some butterflies decreased in number in 2010.
B．How to protect butterflies in the coming winter.
C．Effects of climate change on butterflies.
D．Examples of butterflies that have increased in number.
小題4:What is the passage mainly about?
A．Some butterflies in Britain have had a good year.
B．Butterflies in Britain have different habits.
C．Butterflies are well protected in Britain.
D．Butterflies are disappearing from Britain.

小題1:A
小題1:C
小題1:D
小題1:A
略
練習(xí)冊系列答案
相關(guān)習(xí)題

科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

A recent online poll (民意調(diào)查) asked kids what they hated most about school. “Classes are boring” came in first. “Too much homework” was a close second. Since all activities remain interesting for only so long, too much homework can lead to ennui. So, why are some kids getting homework overload? Teachers give two reasons. First, they say, the government now requires schools to meet higher-than-ever achievement goals for students. If students don’ t succeed, the school faces punishment. Second, many parents want their children to be able to get into the best colleges and universities. These parents believe homework is a way to ensure that students are learning as much as possible.
People who favor homework argue that it can have many beneficial effects. They claim it can help students develop good study habits. Homework can help students recognize that learning can occur at home as well as at school. It can help develop their independent learning and responsible character traits(性格特征).
But studies show that middle school students doing 60 to 90 minutes of homework a night are doing just as well in school as those doing more than 90 minutes. And homework can have negative effects. Homework can deny students access to leisure(休閑) activities that also teach important skills. For example, sports teams teach cooperation and leadership, in addition to helping kids stay physically active. Another problem with too much homework is that parents can get too involved. They can put too much pressure on their kids.
So what should be done? Good homework assignments in the proper amount will have positive effects. Too much homework, however, will have negative effects. The bottom line: Students in grades three through six should do no more than 30 to 60 minutes of homework each night.
小題1:The underline word “ennui” in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by “______” .
A．relaxationB．fancyC．boredomD．intelligence
小題2: According to Paragraph 1, the kids are given much homework because ________.
A．schools are evaluated in terms of students’ achievement.
B．the government doesn’t take the problem seriously
C．it is a good way to improve the students’ ability
D．time will be made full use of in this way
小題3:Those who are in favor of homework think that _______.
A．homework helps students to succeed
B．it’s good for kids to help each other in learning
C．parents are a great help when kids do homework at home
D．homework helps children to learn independently
小題4: Which of the following is NOT a negative effect of too much homework?
A．Kids have little time to do leisure activities.
B．There is a lack of sleeping time.
C．The chances of learning other skills are lost.
D．Kids are under pressure from their parents.
小題5: The author’s purpose in writing the passage is _______.
A．to criticize the school teachers
B．to attract public attention to kids’ study
C．to offer more help to today’s kids
D．to call for proper amounts of homework

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

The UK has a well­respected higher education system and some of the top universities and research institutions in the world. But to those who are new to it all， sometimes it can be confusing.
October is usually the busiest month in the college calendar. Universities have something called Freshers’ Week for their newcomers. It’s a great opportunity to make new friends， join lots of clubs and settle into university life.
However， having just left the comfort of home and all your friends behind， the prospect(前景) of meeting lots of strangers in big halls can be nerve­wracking(令人頭痛的). Where do you start？ Who should you make friends with？ Which clubs should you join？
Luckily， there will be thousands of others in the same boat as you worrying about starting their university social life on the right foot. So just take it all in slowly. Don’t rush into anything that you’ll regret for the next three years.
Here are some top advice from past students on how to survive Freshers’ Week：
●Learn rules. Make sure you know British social manners. Have a few wine glasses and snacks handy for your housemates and friends.
●Be kind. Sometimes cups of tea or even slices of toast can give you a head start in making friends.
●Be sociable. The more active you are， the more likely you’ll be to meet new people than if you’re someone who never leaves their room.
●Bring a doorstop. Keep your door open when you’re in and that sends positive messages to your neighbors that you’re friendly.
So with a bit of clever planning and effort， Freshers’ Week can give you a great start to your university life and soon you’ll be passing on your experience to next year’s new recruits.
小題1:Which of the following statements is FALSE according to the passage？
A．October is generally the busiest month for universities.
B．It’s a good idea to put a doorstop in your suitcase.
C．A bit of planning can make Freshers’ Week easier.
D．The first week of your every year at university is called Freshers’ Week.
小題2:The underlined word “recruits” in the last paragraph refers to 　　　　.
A．coursesB．freshersC．neighborsD．challenges
小題3:We can infer from the 4th paragraph that 　　　　.
A．the newcomers usually miss the days living at home
B．most of the students in the UK spend three years in universities
C．many freshers are worried about how to fit university life
D．a(chǎn)ll the new students will make new friends and join certain clubs
小題4:Why does the author suggest having wine glasses and snacks handy？
A．To pass the busy university life.
B．To help make friends with other freshers.
C．To show yourself a drinker as others.
D．To pass the time in a happy way.
小題5:The main purpose of the passage is to 　　　　.
A．tell the newcomers how to make a new start in universities
B．introduce something about higher education system of the UK
C．discuss something about the Freshers’ Week in the UK
D．a(chǎn)dvise the freshmen how to behave well in universities

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

When Xia Min started drinking alcohol with her classmates at a friend’s birthday, she didn’t realize what would happen to her. She drank a lot and fell into a coma (昏迷). The 15year-old girl from Chongqing never recovered.
Xia’s death is warning to other students. A new rule went into effect on January 1, 2006. Teens are not allowed to buy or drink alcohol. Shops are not allowed to sell it to them.
A 1999 Chinese law forbade (禁止) shops to sell alcohol to youths under 18. But it is not taken seriously by shopkeepers because it doesn’t have specific rules. People hope the new rule will work.
“I tasted alcohol when having the dinner of the last New Year’s Eve,” said Lian Yuqi, a 16-year-old girl in Xiamen. She believes that the new rule will stop teens from drinking and help them grow in a healthy way.
“Although it may be a little disappointing not to have beer at parties, I think we can have soft drinks instead,” she said.
小題1:Xia Min died from alcohol at the age of ______.
A．15B．16C．17D．18
小題2: The underlined word “it” means ________.
A．a(chǎn) warning singB．a(chǎn) shopkeeper
C．the new rule D．a(chǎn) 1999 Chinese law
小題3:We can know that ________.
A．it is against the new rule for youths under 18 to drink alcohol
B．shops can sell alcohol to a 16 years old youth.
C．without an ID card, young people can’t buy alcohol
D．it seems that the young girl, Liang Yuqi, likes to drink alcohol
小題4:According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A．The new rule has worked very well.
B．Shopkeepers can sell alcohol to teens above 18.
C．China’s legal drinking age is clearly under18.
D．Many teens drink alcohol to show they’ve grown up.
小題5:This passage is mainly about _______.
A．the harm of drinking alcohol
B．the legal age for drinking alcohol
C．a(chǎn) new rule to stop teens drinking
D．student’s ideas about drinking alcohol

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Recently there was a major discovery in the scientific research—the mapping of all DNA in a human gene（基因）is complete. Couple of years ago, this seems an impossible task for scientist to accomplish. All this progress in science leads us to believe that the day, when the human being will be cloned, is not far away. Human cloning has always been a topic of argument，in terms of morality or religion.
Taking a look at why cloning might be beneficial, among many cases, it is arguable that parents who are known to be at risk of passing a genetic limitation to a child could make use of cloning. If the clone was free of genetic limitations. Then the other clone would be as well. The latter could foe inserted in the woman and allowed to ripen to term. Moreover，cloning would enable women, who can’t get pregnant, to have children of their own.
Cloning humans would also mean that organs could be cloned, so it would be a source of perfect transfer organs. This, surely would be greatly beneficial to millions of unfortunate people around the world that are expected to lose their lives due to failure of single(or more) organ(s）.It is also arguable that a ban on cloning may be unlawful and would rob people of the right to reproduce and limit the freedom of scientists.
Arguments against cloning are also on a perfectly practical side. Primarily, I believe that cloning would step in the normal “cycle”of life. There would be a large number of same genes., which reduce the chances of improvement，and, in turn, development-the fundamental reason how living things naturally adapt to the ever-changing environment. Life processes failing to do so might result in untimely disappearance. Furthermore, cloning would make the uniqueness that each one of us possesses disappea. Thus, leading to creation of genetically engineered groups of people for specific purposes and, chances are, that those individuals would be regarded as “objects” rather than people in the society.
Scientists haven’t 100 percent. guaranteed that the first cloned will be normal. Thus this could result in introduction of additional limitations in the human “gene-pool”.
Regarding such arguable topics in “black or white” approach seems very innocent to me personally. We should rather try to look at all “shades: of it. I believe that cloning is only legal if its purpose is for cloning organs, not humans. Then we could regard this as for “saving life” instead of “creating life”. I believe cloning humans is morally and socially unacceptable.
小題1:Which of the following is true according to the passage？
A．Genetic limitation will be beneficial for some women
B．A large number of genes will prevent us from developing
C．Prohibition of cloning might limit the freedom of scientists
D．First cloned humans might be normal according to scientists
小題2:What’s the author’s opinion on cloning?
A．Cloning should be entirely banned
B．Cloning should be used in creating life
C．Cloning will take away the right to reproduce
D．Cloning is acceptable if it is used for cloning organs
小題3:Where can you read this article?
A．In a story book.B．In a magazine.C．In a science fictionD．In a brochure
小題4:   Which of the following shows the structure of the passage

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Teaching children to read well from the start is the most important task of elementary schools．But relying on educators to approach this task correctly can be a great mistake．Many schools continue to employ instructional methods that have been proven ineffective．The staying power of the “l(fā)ook-say” or “whole-word” method of teaching beginning reading is perhaps the most flagrant example of this failure to instruct effectively．
The whole-word approach to reading stresses the meaning of words over the meaning of letters, thinking over decoding, developing a sight vocabulary of familiar words over developing the ability to unlock the pronunciation of unfamiliar words．It fits in with the self-directed, “l(fā)earning how to learn” activities recommended by advocates of “open” classrooms and with the concept that children have to be developmentally ready to begin reading．Before 1963, no major publisher put out anything but these “Run-Spot-Run” readers．
However, in 1955, Rudolf Flesch touched off what has been called “the great debate”  in beginning reading．In his best-seller Why Johnny Can’t Read, Flesch indicted（控訴）the nation’s public schools for miseducating students by using the look-say method．He said – and more scholarly studies by Jeane Chall and Rovert Dykstra later confirmed – that another approach to beginning reading, founded on phonics, is far superior．
Systematic phonics first teaches children to associate letters and letter combinations with sounds; it then teaches them how to blend these sounds together to make words．Rather than building up a relatively limited vocabulary of memorized words, it imparts a code by which the pronunciations of the vast majority of the most common words in the English language can be learned．Phonics does not devalue the importance of thinking about the meaning of words and sentences; it simply recognizes that decoding is the logical and necessary first step．
小題1:The author indicts the look-say reading approach because ________．
A．it overlooks decoding
B．Rudolf Flesch agrees with him
C．he says it is boring
D．many schools continue to use this method
小題2:One major difference between the look-say method of learning reading and the phonics method is _________．
A．look-say is simpler
B．Phonics takes longer to learn
C．look-say is easier to teach
D．phonics gives readers access to far more words
小題3:The phrase “touch-off”（Para 3, Line 1） most probably means _________．
A．talk about shortlyB．start or cause
C．compare withD．oppose

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Disposing of the garbage we produce every day is a major problem in cities around the world. In the United States, over 160 million tons of garbage is produced every year. Ten percent is recycled, ten percent is burned, and the rest is put in landfills. But finding land for new landfills is becoming more difficult.
A city that has solved this problem in an unusual way is Machida in Tokyo. They have developed a totally new way of dealing with garbage. The key to the operation is that people should work together. Families must divide their garbage into six groups:
1. garbage that can be easily burned, such as kitchen and garden trash
2. garbage that doesn’t burn easily, such as plastic tools and plastic toys
3. products that are poisonous or that cause pollution, such as batteries
4. bottles and glass containers that can be recycled
5. metal containers that can be recycled
6. large items, such as furniture and bicycles
    The items in Groups 1 to 5 are collected on different days. Large items are only collected upon request. Then the garbage is taken to a centre that looks like a clean new office building or hospital. Inside the centre, special equipment is used to sort and deal with garbage. Almost everything can be reused: garden or kitchen trash becomes fertilizer; garbage that can burn is burned to produce electricity; metal containers and bottles are recycled; and old furniture, clothing, and other useful items are cleaned, repaired, and resold cheaply or given away. The work provides employment for the disabled and gives them a chance to learn new skills.
Nowadays, officials from cities around the world visit Machida to see whether they can use some of these ideas and techniques to solve their own garbage problems.
小題1: Each year people in the U.S.A. have to find places to put in _______ million tons of garbage.
A.160           B.128               C.16                    D.32
小題2:George’s family has the following garbage: wooden chairs, empty tins and branches. Into which group should he put the garbage?
A．Group 6, Group 5, Group 1.B．Group 1, Group 3, Group 2.
C．Group 6, Group 5, Group 2. D．Group 6, Group 4, Group 1.
小題3: From the text we know that ________ .
A．those who are working at the garbage disposal centre are disabled persons.
B．without people’s cooperation, the garbage disposal project would be a failure.
C．the items in Group1 and Group6 are not collected on the same day.
D．the garage is taken to a clean new office building for disposal.

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Why should I teach my children history? That sounds like a stupid question to even ask．But，as I hear different home schooling teachers discuss history，I get the idea that there may be different reasons for teaching history．Let me briefly explain the three good reasons for studying history and two bad reasons for studying history．
The major reason I see for studying history is that we can learn from the past．I believe that the world would be a much better place if more people understood the successes and failures of the past and the things that made these successes and failures．However，as the unfortunately(不幸地)true statement goes ‘‘the one thing we seem to learn from history is that we don't seem to
learn from history”，perhaps at least in teaching history, to my children I can do a small part in changing this．
A second major reason for studying history is that it is hard to understand the current(目前的)political climate in the absence of an understanding of its historical context(背景)．We can not
even understand why we are and where we are without history，much less try to figure out where we are going or how we should get where we want to be．
I teach my children history，for one more reason．I bought a set of historical audio tapes for our children．My seven-year-old son listened to them over and over．It was my hope that he would
become inspired by the accomplishments(成就)of people like the Wright brothers to accomplish things by himself．I think that it is good that we celebrate the accomplishments of people like Martin Luther King Jr. By doing so，young people are called on to stand for the principles that he stood for and accomplish what he didn’t accomplish．I also think that by studying people like Adolph Hitler，people can learn to stand against the things that he stood for．
小題1:What message can we get from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 ?
A．Many people aren’t clever enough to learn well from the past．
B．Many people fail to make good use of history and make the same mistakes．
C．Many people feel it hard to understand history．
D．Many people have no interest in studying history．
小題2:In Paragraph 3，the author shows that history is useful because
A．it makes the current political situation go smoothly
B．it helps us realize the importance of historical events
C．it helps us understand why things are the way they are
D．it helps people accept the present situation where they live
小題3:Some historical figures are mentioned in the last paragraph to show____．
A．people can be inspired to do good and also learn to fight against evil
B．people may also learn from bad historical figures
C．more celebrations should be held to honor their achievements
D．today’s people can also achieve what they achieved
小題4:What would be talked about in the following paragraph?
A．How to teach history effectively．
B．Some negative reasons for studying history．
C．How to get more people to study history．
D．Some bad historical figures．

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

IS IT TIME TO GET － MP3
Your computer has been playing music for years, one CD at a time．Now hundreds of songs can be stored in your PC if they’re in the MP3 format．
What is it?
MP3 compresses (壓縮) music into small computer—friendly files．You access MP3 music several ways: Tunes can be downloaded from websites that have converted (轉(zhuǎn)變) vast music libraries into MP3．Or you can prerecorded CDs into your PC and convert songs in minutes into MP3．Once MP3 music is on your PC’s hard drive, you can play it through your computer’s speakers, “burn” it onto blank CDs or swap (交換) MP3 files with friends using e—mail．
How much?
Software needed to play and convert MP3 music is often free．It is preinstalled (預(yù)先安裝)on most new computers or can be downloaded from many websites, including MP3, com．Some MP3 sites are free．Just type at around $50 and can hold hundreds of songs．A blank CD on which you can record music costs about a dollar．
Advantages
MP3 turns your home PC into a jukebox (自動唱機)．Tiny MP3 players are the size of a deck of cards, making it easy to take hundreds of songs with you．
Disadvantages
You may find that music at many sites is limited．And some only allow you to listen rather than download offerings．Others let you download music that then can’t be copied to MP3 players．And a growing number of new CDs make it impossible to copy songs to a computer．
小題1:How can you get Mp3 music?
A．By turning your home PC into jukebox．
B．By taking you own music or songs with you．
C．By copying songs to a PC through the speakers．
D．By downloading from websites which have converted music libraries．
小題2:Which is NOT true according to the passage?
A．Software needed to play and convert MP3 music is often free of charge．
B．MP3 music can be “burned” onto bland CDs or swapped with friends by e-mail．
C．MP3 music can be taken along while traveling．
D．A greater number of new CDs make it possible to copy songs to a computer．
小題3:How much will you pay for a MP3 player?
A．Free of chargeB．Free downloading
C．At least fifty dollarsD．About a dollar
小題4:What is the closest meaning of the underlined word “burn”?
A．CopyB．PlayC．StoreD．Change

查看答案和解析>>

同步練習(xí)冊答案