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閱讀理解

SYINEY:AStheysatsharingsweetsbesideaswimmingpoolin1999,ShaneGouldand

JessicahSchipperweresimplygeningalongwell,chattingaboutspon,lifeand"anything"

elsethatcameup”.

YetinSydneynextmonth,theywillmeetagainbythepool,andfbrashorttimethe

friendswillraceagainsteachotherin（he50-meterbunerfly（蝶泳）intheAustralian

championshipsa

HomebushBay.

Gould,now147year-oldmotheroffour,hasannouncedshewillbemakingareturnto

elitecompctition（頂級(jí)賽事）toswimtheoneevent,havingsetaqualifying（合格的）time

of30.32secondsinwinninggoldatlastyear'sUnitedStatesMasterschampionships,hcHer

comebackcomes32yearsaftershewonthreegoldsattheMunichOlympics.

Schipper,nowa17-year-oldfromBrisbanewithabrightfutureofgoingtoAthensfbr

herfirstOlympics,yesterdayrecalled（回憶）hertimewithGouldfiveyearsago.

"IwasatanationalyouthcameontheGoldCoastandShanehadcomealongtotalkto

usandwatchustrain."Schipperexplained.Itseemedasifwehadlongbeengoodfriends.I

don'tknowwhy.Wejuststartedtalkingandjtwentfromthere."

Shehadalottosharewithallofusatthatcamp.Shetoldusstoriesaboutwhatitwas

likeatbigmeetsliketheOlympicsandwhatit'sliketobeonanAustralianteam,Ilwasreally

interesting."

Nexttime,thingswillbemoreserious.Iwillstillbeswimminginthe50mbutterflyat

thenationals,sothereisachancethatIcouldactuallybecompetingagainstShaneGould,”

saidSchipper,whoburstontothesceneatlastyear'snationalchampionshipswithsecond

placesinthe100mand200mbutterfly.

1.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Storieshappeninginswimmingcompetitions.

B.TwowomenswimmerswinningOlympicgolds.

C.Lessonslearnedfrominternationalswimmingchampionships.

D.Friendshipandcompetitionbetweentwoswimmers.

2.GouldandSchipperaregoingto?

A.talkaboutsportandlife

B.gobacktoelitecompetition

C.setaqualifyingtimeandwingold

D.takepartinthesamesport.

3.GouldwonherthreeOlympicgoldswhenshewas?

A.15.B.17.C.22.D.30.

4.Theunderlinedword"it"inthefifthparagraphprobablyrefersto?

A.TheOlympicsB.Theyouthcamp

C.ThefriendshipD.TheAustralianteam

5.閱讀理解

Ontheeveofourdaughters'weddings,IgavebothofthemwhatIconsideredtobe

excellentmaritaladvice:neverleaveyourhusbandunsupervised（無人監(jiān)督的）with

pruningshears（修枝剪）.

IfonlyIhadtakenmyownadvice.Irecentlyletmyguarddown.Thirty-someyears

ofmarriagecandothattoawoman.Giveamanpruningshearsandelectrictrimmers（電動(dòng)

修剪器）andhewillgivenewmeaningto"armedanddangerous."

Onedayearlierthisyear,myhusbandsaidthatthecrabappletreewasdead.

"Whydoyouthinkitisdead?"Iasked.

"Lookatit.There'snotaleafonit."

"There'snolaleafonaiiylliing.Il'sMarch,"Isaid.

"Itlookedsicklastfallandwiththisbitterwinter\vchad.I'mconvincedit'sdead."

Thetruthishe'sneverlikedthecrabapple.Sure,ithasbeautifulbloomsinthespring,

butthenitgetsadisease,theleavescurl,anditdropsthoselittleapples（hatsitonthe

driveway.

Eachpassingweekhepronouncedthetreedead.EventuallyIbegantobelievehim.

Ihoughheagreeditwouldbearegrettableloss,therewasatwinkleinhiseye.Hearmed

himselfacoupleofweeksagoandbegantrimming.Abranchhere,abranchthere,asmall

limb,thenalargelimb.Iwatchedandthendecidedtocheckthewoodonsomeofthe

branchesclosertothetrunk.Ibrokeoneoffandsawgreen.

Thecrabapplewasnotdead.Itjusthadn*thadtimetoleafout.Thetreewasnow

fallingtooneside,butitwasnotdead.Iwouldhavetoldhimso,buthehadmovedontoa

maple.Oncethemanstarts,hecan'tstop.Onetrimleadstoanother.

"Please,stop!'*Icalled.

Hesmiledandnodded,buthecouldn'thearbecausehehadstartedthehedge(樹籬)

trimmersandwasgettingreadytofixalineofhedges.

Zip(颼颼聲),zip,zip.

"Whatdoyouthink?"heshouted.

"It'ssupposedtobeaprivacyhedge;nowallthatwillheprivateareourankles."

Hestartedthe(rirrimersagain.

"Stop!"Icalled,"Comeback!"

"Why?Hheshouted.

"You'reintheneighbor'syard."

(1)Bysaying"IfonlyIhadtakenmyownadvice.0theauthormeansthat.

A.shedidn'tfollowherownadviceaboutpruningshears

B.shefeelsregretfulabouthermarriageaftermanyyears

C.sheshouldn'thavekeptaclosewatchonherhusband

D.sheshouldn'thavegiventhatmaritaladvicetoherdaughters

(2)Wecanlearnfromthearticlethattheauthor'shusband.

A.hasagreattalentforgardening

B.nearlyruinedtheirneighbor'sgarden

C.mistooktheircrabappletreeforamapletree

D.hadneverusedpruningshearsbefore

(3)Whatdoesthearticlemainlytalkabout?

A.Whytheauthor'shusbandinsistedontrimmingtheircrabappletree.

B.Whytheauthor'shusbandshouldn'thavebeenallowedtotrimtheircrabappletree.

C.Howtheauthorhassurvivedher"thirty-some"yearsofmarriage.

D.Howtheauthor'shusbandkilledtheircrabappletree.

(4)Whatisthetoneofthearticle?

A.Anxious.B.Critical.C.Serious.

D.Humorous.

6.閱讀理解

WhenIrecentlyrevealedtomyfriends,colleagues,andfamilymembersthatIwould

bemovingmyfamilytoIsrael,thereactionswerenumerousandvaried.Somepeoplesaidit

wasanexpectedthingwhileothersasked:Whynow?Whatwillyoudo?

Forme,makingthemovetoIsraelisthefulfillmentofadreamthathaslastedformy

47yearsoflife.IhavealwaysknownthatIsraelismyhome.OvertheyearsIsraelhasbeenin

myheart,butIhavefoundanumberofreasonstoputoffmakingitmypermanentresidence:

kids,theeconomy,education...younameanexcuse,andatsomepointIhaveprobablyused

it.

Truthfully,IbelievethatIwasalwaysjustalittlebitscared.AndofcourseIstillam,

withthefearfactorthatisreportedbythepresssiirroundingtheIsraelimilitaryandeconomy.

However,ithascometothepointwhenIhaverealizedthatforover2000yearswehave

longedforthisland,andthatfor47yearsIhavedeniedtheopportunitytomakeitmyhome.I

amfinallyreadytofullygraspthisopportunity.

Overtheyears,IhavealwayslovedvisitingIsrael.Ihavetraveledtherewithmy

family,andenjoyedintroducingthousandsoftravelerstoihecountry.Ihavecometoloveall

ofthesethingsaboutIsraelasatouristbecauseIgettolovemyhome.Andasfaraswaiting

forthe"perfect“conditionunderwhichtomakealipah,Ibelievethetimeisnow!

IhavebeenaskedmanytimesifIamnervousaboutmovingtoIsrael.BeforeI

answer,IruiiiumburthatwchaveovcicomctheGreeks,dieRomans,lliuRussiankillings.

HitlerandtheHolocaust(大屠殺)，andthearmiesofsevencountries.

HowcanInotfeelconfidentthatI,andmyfamily,willovercomeanydifficulties

thatmaycomeourway?Iamnotworrying,complaining,crying,orfearingasIprepareto

makealiyah.IamproudandexcitedtosaythatIamfulHllinga47-year-olddream:Iam

goinghome.

(1)Whatdoestheauthorwanttosayinthepassage7

A.Hisdreamistocometrueafter47years.

B.ItisadilemmaforhimtoreturntoIsrael.

C.Hedidn'tliveahappylifeinIsrael.

D.Itisalatesttrendtofulfilleveryone'sdrcam.

(2)Theauthordidn'treturntoIsraelbeforebecause.

A.hischildrenmainlyheldhimbackB.hefailedtogetdetermined

C.hedidn'tsaveenoughmoneyD.hehopedtofinishhiseducation

(3)Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“makealiyah“meaninthepassage?

A.ToreturntoIsrael.B.lbmakeadecision.

C.Tolivehappily.D.Tocatchachance.

(4)Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A.theauthorwillbehappytomeethisrelativesinIsrael

B.Israelisafamiliarwordbutastrangeplacefortheauthor

C.theIsraelisufferedalotinthehistory

D.Israelisstillaplacebetweenwarsandchaos

7.閱讀理解

Theoddnessoflifeinspaceneverquitegoesaway.Herearcsomeexamples.

Firstconsidersomethingassimpleassleep.Itspositionpresentsitsownchallenges.

Themainquestioniswhetheryouwantyourarmsinsideoroutsidethesleepingbag.Ifyou

leaveyourarmsout,theyfloatfreeinzerogravity,oftengivingasleepingastronautthelook

ofafunnyballed(芭蕾)dancer.'Tmaninsideguy,“MikeHopkinssays,whoreturnedfrom

asix-monthtourontheInternationalSpaceStation.t4Iliketobewrappedup.”

Onthestation,theordinarybecomesstrange.TheexercisebikefortheAmerican

aslronaulsliasnohandlebars.Ilalsoliasnoseal.Willinogravity,it'sjustaseasytopedal

violently.Youcanwatchamoviewhileyoupedalbyfloatingamicrocomputeranywhereyou

want.Butstationresidentshavetobecarefulaboutstayinginoneplacetoolong.Without

gravitytohelpcirculateair,thecarbondioxideyouexhale(呼氣)hasatendencytoforman

invisible(隱形的)cloudaroundyouhead.Youcanendupwithwhatastronautscalla

carbon-dioxideheadache.

LeroyChiao,54,anAmericanretiredastronautaftertourflights,describeswhathappens

evenbeforeyoufloatoutofyourseat,"Yoiirinnerearthinksyour'refalling.Meanwhileyour

eyesaretellingyouyou'restandingstraight.Thatcanbeannoying—that'swhysomepeople

feelsick."Withinacoupledays—trulyterribledaysforsome——astronauts'brainslearnto

ignorethepanickysignalsfromtheinnerear,andspacesicknessdisappears.

Spacetravelcanbesodelightfulbutatthesametimeinvisiblydangerous.Forinstance,

astronautslosebonemass.That'swhyexerciseisconsideredsovitalthatNational

AeronauticsandSpaceAdministration(NASA)putsitrightontheworkdayschedule.The

focusonfitnessisasmuchaboutscienceandthefutureasitisaboutkeepinganyindividual

astronautsreturnhome,and,moreimportantly,howtomaintainstrengthandfitnessforthe

twoandahalfyearsormorethatitwouldtaketomakearound-triptoMars.

(1)Whatisthemajorchallengetoastronautswhentheysleepinspace?

A.Decidingonapropersleepposition

B.Choosingacomfortablesleepingbag

C.Seekingawaytofallasleepquickly

D.Findingarighttimetogotosleep.

(2)Theastronautswillsufferfromacarbon-dioxideheadachewhen.

A.theycirclearoundontheirbikes

B.theyusemicrocomputerswithoutastop

C.theyexerciseinoneplaceforalongtime

D.(heywatchamoviewhilepedaling

(3)Someastronautsfeelsickonthestationduringthefirstfewdaysbecause.

A.theirsensesstopworking

B.theyhavetostandupstraight

C.theyfloatoutofllicirsealsuncxpuulcdly

D.whethertheyarcabletogobacktothestation

(4)OneoftheNASA'smajorconcernsaboutastronautsis.

A.howmuchexercisetheydoonthestation

B.howtheycanremainhealthyforlonginspace

C.whethertheycanrecoverafterreturninghome

D.whethertheyareabletogobacktothestation

8.閱讀理解

Ireallylovethissaying,4tLoveisendlessandunlimited.Forme,there'sastory

behindit.WhenIusedtohandoutchocolateswithbeautifulpaperbags,myfriendsalways

toldme,“Youarcwastingtimeandmoney.Nooneherebelievesinnamelessgifts."Tobe

honest,Ihavenoticedthatpeopleheredodonate(捐贈(zèng))intemples.Theygivefoodtothe

poor,andprovideclothesandotherthingsfbrwhoeverisinneed.

Ithinkmaybe1amtheonewhostartstothinkofthedogsinourneighborhood.When

Imovedintothisnewcommunity,Inoticedthatthereweretwostreetdogs.Theywere

woundedandhomeless,andeveryoneusedtostayawayfromthemandhitthemwhenthey

cameanycloser.Theywerebecomingthinnerandthinnerandtheywoulddidofhunger

soonerorlater.

Butmyhabitoflovingdogshaschangedallthesethings.Ibegantowalkcloseto

themandgivethemfoodregularly.WhenItouchedtheirheadsandgavelovetothem,1could

seetearsin(heireyes.Myfriendsnoticed,andnowevenkidsandeldersinthecommunity

providethemwithfoodandalsolovethem.IamreallygladtoseethatIsavedtheirlives.

WhatIstartedwillleadtobeautifulmemorieswiththem.Theyenjoyplayingwithme

andtheyevenhaveaparticularposewhentheysecme.Iseeasparkleintheireyesanda

smileontheirfaces.Theyarepricelessforme.

(1)Whydidtheauthor'sfriendsdiscouragehimtohandoutchocolates?

A.Becausepeopledidn'tneedgifts.

B.Becauseitcostloomuchmoney.

C.Becausepeopledidn'ttruststrangers.

D.Becausedogscouldnoteatchocolates.

(2)Whatdidpeoplethinkofllicdogsinthecoinniunilyalfirst?

A.Lovely.B.Frightening.C.Exciting.

D.Unpleasant.

(3)Howdidpeoplereacttotheauthor'skindnessto(hedogs?

A.Theylaughedalhim.

B.Theypraisedhimforthat.

C.Theybegantocaretorthedogs.

D.Theyofferedhimfoodforthedogs.

(4)Howdoestheauthorsoundwhentellingthestory?

A.Pitiful.B.Sad.C.Honest.D.Proud.

答案解析部分

【答案】1.D

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.【答案】(1)A

(2)B

(3)B

(4)D

6.【答案】(1)A

(2)B

(3)A

(4)C

7.【答案】(1)A

(2)C

⑶D

(4)B

8.【答案】(1)C

(2)D

(3)C

(4)D

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1.閱讀理解

Occasionslikeanniversaries,weddingsandreunionscallforspecialeventvenues(場

地).Thefollowingplacesmayhaveawayout.There'snoneedtospendmoneycreating

atmosphereatspecialeventvenues.It'sbuiltrightin!

HardRockCafeAnchorage

415E.STREET,ANCHORAGE,ALASKA99501

Events,likegreatmusicarebornofinspiration.Featuringa13,600-square-foot

facilitythatwillscat275guestswithprivateeventspace,wcprideourselvesondeliveringan

exceptionalexperiencewitharockandrolltwistforeachofourguests.

BusinessExpoCenter

1960S.ANAHEIMWAY,ANAHEIM,CALIFORNIA92805

TheBusinessExpoCenterisOrangeCounty'spremiereventvenueinAnaheim,

California.Ourflexible36,000-square-footexpocenterishometospaceforconferences,

tradeshowsandcelebrations.Weprideourselvesonprovidingamemorableexperiencev/ith

excellentflexibility,services,andcostsavings.Wcwon'tchargecustomersforon-sitcparking

andprovidehigh-speedWi-Fi.

AutomobileDrivingMuseum

610LAIRPORTSTREET,ELSEGUNDO,CALIFORNIA90245

CentrallylocatedintheSouthBaybeachcommunityofElSegundo,California,the

ADMoffersawonderfulvenueforprivatepartiesandcoiporateevents.Convenientlylocated

5minutessouthofLAX,rightoffthe405and105Freeways,the610Lairportspacehasa

vintagefeelsurroundedbyourprimaryautomobilecollection.Wcofferseveraldifferent

venuesinsideandoutsideourfacilityfbrdiverseevents.Tobetterourservice,reservations

areneeded.

YamashiroHollywood

1999N.SYCAMOREAVE.,LOSANGELES,CALIFORNIA9(X)68

YamashiroHollywoodisarestaurantandtherefore,allfoodandbeveragesmustbe

handledinhouse.However,guestsarcallowedlobringinuulsidvwineandcliaiiipagnufora

corkagefee.

(1)WhatcanyoudoinBusinessExpoCenter?

A.Enjoyfreeparking.B.Bringinoutsidewine.

C.Experiencearockandrolltwist.D.Seesomeautomobilecollections.

(2)Whichvenuedoyouneedtobookinadvance?

A.BusinessExpoCenter.B.YamashiroHollywood.

C.HardRockCafeAnchorage.D.AutomobileDrivingMuseum.

（3）Whatdothefourvenueshaveincommon?

A.Theyofferoptionalplaces.

B.Theyarcopentospecialevents.

C.Theyarelocatedinthesamestate.

D.Theyenjoyconvenienttransportation.

閱讀理解

ThunderstormsoftenshowupuninvitedtoCarnival（狂歡inBrazil.Thisyear's

attempttoinfluencetheskiestookpkiceinSaoPablobyaparty'sofficialsponsor,Skoal,a

Brazilianbeerbrand."Thefunstopswhenitrains,"saysPedroAdamy,Skoal'smarketing

director.Sodobeersales.

AnairplanepaintedwithSkoal'slogosprayed（噴灑）waterdropletsintocloudstomake

rainfallbeforethecloudsreachedthecity.According（oitsYouTubevideothathasbeen

viewed12milliontimes,itisa"missionworthyofsciencefiction".

Whetherit'sscienceorfictionisupfordebate.Theuseofcloud-seedingtoincrease

rainfalldatesbacktothe1940s.ButtheUnitedStatesgovernmentstoppedfundingitinthe

1980sduetoalackofscientificproofoftheeffectivenessofintentionalweatherchange",

accordingtotheNationalResearchCouncil.AnewpaperbasedonexperimentsinIdaho

foundthatseedingcloudswithsilveriodideincreasedsnowfallonthreeoccasions,butthe

authorssaythatmoreresearchisneededtofindoutifitcanreliablypromoteprecipitation（降

水），PabloTartar,aBrazilianphysicist,saysflatlythatcloud-seedingis"useless".

Still,governmentsandfirmsinmanycountriesusethetechnology.SaoPablo'swater

companyhassignedmilliondollarcontractswithModClimatobringrain,mostrecently

duringadiouglilin2014-15.Allhougliuloud-scudingnuniiallyusesauliuiniualsuchassilver

iodidetoprovideasurfacearoundwhichwateroricedropletsform,ModCIimasaysithas

inventedan"experimental'methodthatuseswateralone.

Carnival-goerscheeredwhen（hefirsttwodayswerecloudybutdry.ManysharedSkol's

video.Butataround5pmonFebruary24th,theskydarkenedandrainpoureddown.

CelebrantsatoneblockpartylefttheSkolstandsandrushedtobuyumbrellasandplasticrain

capes.

2.WhydidSkolsupportcloud-seeding?

A.Toincreaserainfall.

B.Topromoteitsbeersales.

C.Toprovideevidenceforaresearch.

D.TohighlightthethemeoftheCarnival.

3.WhichisArtaxo'sattitudetowardcloud-seeding?

A.Objective.B.Doubtful.C.Conservative.

D.Negative.

4.WhywastheUSgovernmentnolongerinfavorofcloud-seeding?

A.Itsoutcomecouldn'tbeproved.

B.Itworkedinlimitedsituations.

C.Itneededmorefieldresearches.

D.Itusedanun-ecofriendlychemical.

5.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?

A.Couldrainruinfun?

B.Howdowechangeweather?

C.Couldwerelyonintentionalrain?

D.Howdoweavoidcloudseedingpollution?

6.閱讀理解。

Onceaboycametoaskafishermanhowtobecomecleverer,becausehismother

alwayscalledhim“foolishboy”.

"That'seasy,“answeredthefisherman.knowonewaytomakeyoubecome

cleverer.M

“Really?”

“Ofcourse.Itissaidafishheadisgoodforbrain.Ifyoucatone,you'llbecome

clevererindeed.Payonlythreepoundsfbronefishhead."Theboypaidhimthreepoundsand

thefishermancutoffafishheadandhandedittohim.

Arawfishheadisnotgood—notevenfbrahungryboytoeatbuttheboyateitupin

twogulps.

“Doyoufeelanything?”askedthefisherman.

“NotinmyheadJsaidtheboy.

Theboylayonthegroundandthought.t4Onewholefishcostsonlytwopounds.I

havepaidhimthreepoundsforthefishhead.Whycouldn'tIhavethewholefishforsoup,a

headfbrbrainandonepoundleftovcr?MHejumpedupandshoutedatthefisherman.uYou

thief!Youarefoolingme!”Thefishermanlaughed,saying,uThefishheadworksnow,you

see.”

(1)Theboyateuptherawfishheadonlyintwogulps,becausehe.

A.enjoyeditB.wantedtotasteit

C.tookitasagoodmedicineD.wasafoolishboy

(2)Theboycametothefishermaninorderto.

A.buyafishheadB.ask由efishermanaquestion

C.buyawholefishD.AandC

(3)Theboypaidthreepounds.Heshouldhavehad.

A.awholefish

B.afishheadandonepoundback

C.awholefishandonepoundback

D.awholefish,afishheadandonepoundhack

(4)helpedtheboybecomecleverer.

A.AgoodmealB.Therawfishhead

C.NothingD.Whathadhappened

7.閱讀理解

Turtleshaveaproblem.Theyaredelicious,andsoaretheireggs.Thathasledtoheavy

huntinginthepast.Thesedays,though,thesevenspeciesofmarineturtlesareprotectedin

mostuouiitrius.Ifturtlesoupislegallyonthemenu,itssourcewillbuafreshwaterspecies.

Butthatdocsnotstoptheeggsofmarineturtlesfrombeingpoached.Suchpoachingisoften

ignoredbylocalpolice.Buteveniftheauthoritiesdowishtoclampdownonit,arrestingthe

smallfrywhodigtheeggsuponbeacheswhereturtlesnestwouldnotdealwiththeproblem.

ThatrequiresHndingthetrade'sorganizers.Andthiscanbehard.

Toassisttheprocess,KimWilliams-GuillenofPasoPacifico,anAmericanconservation

charity,andHelenPhcaseyoftheUniversityofKent,inEritain,haveconicupwitha

practicaldevice.Itisaglobal-positioning-systemtransmitterplacedinaplasticshellmadeby

3Dprinting.Theresultlookslikeaturtle'seggandweighsaboutthesame.Dugupand

carriedawayhypoachers,itcanleadthepolicetothosepoachers'basesofoperation.

AstheyreportthisweekinCurrentBiology,Dr.Williams-GuillenandDr.Pheaseyhave

nowtestedtheirinventioninCostaRica,aplacewhereturtle-eggpoachingiscommon.They

settheprintertomimictheeggsoftwospecies,thegreenandtheoliveridley,whichfrequent

thatcountry'scoastlines,andplacedadecoyeggintoeachof101turtlenestsonfourbeaches

wherepoachingisaproblem.Thedecoyswerecontrolledtoremaininactiveuntiltheirshells

wereexposedtotheair.Atthatmoment—presumedtosignalthearrivalofpoachers—the

"egg"inquestionstartsbroadcastingitslocationonceanhour.

Inall,25ofthedecoyswerepoached.Theytolddifferentstories.Sometravelledjusta

fewkilometres,withoneendingupatabar2kmawayfromthenestitwastakenfrom,where

itssignalabruptlyended.Otherswentquiteadistance.One,forexample,wascarried137kHi

inland,toasupermarketloadingbay,beforetransmittingitsfinalsignalfromaresidential

propertynearby.

GiventhesuccessoftheirprojectDr.Williams-GuillenandDr.Pheaseyproposethat

theideashouldbeusedmorewidelyforturtles.Theyalsosuggestthatsimilardecoysmight

helpprotecttheeggsofotherendangeredreptilesandbirdsthatarecollectedandtraded

illegally.

(1)Whatproblemarsturtlesfacing?

A.Theireggsarebeinglegallyhunted.

B.Theirhabitatisbeingdestroyed.

C.Theyareindangerofextinction.

D.Theyarcheavilyliunlcdforfood.

(2)Whatdowcknowaboutthetransmitter?

A.Itisproducedthrough3Dprintingtechnology.

B.1(hasthesameshapeandweightasaturtle'segg's.

C.Itcanoffertimelyinformationofpoachers'location.

D.It'sapositioningdeviceattachedtotheturtles'eggs.

(3)Whatisparagraph3mainlyabout?

A.Theeffectsofthedecoyeggs.B.Thefeaturesofthedecoyeggs.

C.Theinventionofthedecoyeggs.D.Theexperimentonthedecoyeggs.

（4）Whatcanweinferfromparagraph4?

A.Thedecoyswereeasytoidentify.

B.Thedecoysonlyworkedinalimiteddistance.

C.Thedecoyshelpedpolicefindthetrade'sorganizers.

D.Thedecoysturnedouttobeeffectiveintheexperiment.

8.閱讀理解

Ifyoudon'thaveacollegedegree,you'reatgreaterriskofdevelopingmemory

problemsorevenAlzhcimsr's（老年癡呆）.Educationplaysakeyroleinlifelongmemory

performanceandriskformentaldisorder,andit'swelldocumentedthatthosewithacollege

degreepossessacognitive（認(rèn)知的）advantageovertheirlesseducatedcounterpartsin

middleandoldage.

Now,alargenationalstudyfromBrandeisUniversitypublishedin（heAmerican

Jouma）ofGeriatricPsychiatryshowsthatthosewithlessschoolingcansignificantlymakeup

forpoorereducationbyfrequentlyengaginginmentalexercisessuchaswordgames,puzzles,

reading,andlectures.

“Thelifelongbenefitsofhighereducationformemoryinlaterlifearequite

impressive,butwedonotclearlyunderstandhowandwhytheseeffectslastsolong,”said

leadauthorMargieLachman,apsychologist.Shesuggestedthathighereducationmay

encouragelifelonginterestincognitiveefforts,whilethosewithlesseducationmaynot

engageasfrequentlyinmentalexercisesthathelpkeepthememoryagile（敏捷地）.

Buteducationearlyinadulthooddoesnotappeartobetheonlyroutetomaintain

youriiiuinory.Thestudyfoundthatiiilullculualaclivilicsuiidurlakunregularlymadea

difference.uAmongindividualswithloweducation,thosewhoareengagedinreading,

writing,attendinglectures,doingwordgamesorpuzzlesonceaweekormorehadmemory

scoressimilarlopeoplewithmoreeducation,saidLachman.

Thestudy,calledMidlifeintheUnitedStates,assessed3,343menandwomenbetween

theagesof32and84withameanageof56years.Almost40percentoftheparticipantshad

atleasta4-yearcollegedegree.Theresearchersevaluatedhowtheparticipantsperformedin

twocognitiveareas,verbalmemoryandexecutivefunction—brainprocessesinvolvedin

planning,abstractthinkingandcognitiveflexibility.Participantsweregivenabatteryoftests,

includingtestsofverbalfluency,wordrecall,andbackwardcounting.

Asexpected,thosewithhighereducationsaidtheyengagedincognitiveactivities

moreoftenandalsodidbetteronthememorytests,butsomewithlowereducationalsodid

well,explainedLachman.

“Thefindingsarepromisingbecausetheysuggest(heremaybewaystolevel(he

playingHeldforthosewithlowereducationalachievement,andprotectthoseatgreatestrisk

formemorydeclines,“saidLachman."A