仔细阅读下列短文, 根据题目, 选出最佳选项. More than 50,000,000 people live in the rainforests of the world and most of them do not hurt the forests they live in. They eat the fruits that grow on the forest trees, but they do not cut them down. They kill some animals to eat, but they do not destroy them. When we cut down the rainforests, we destroy these forest people, too. In 1900, there were 1,000,000 forest people in the Amazon forest. In 1980, there were only 200,000. The Yanomami live along the rivers of the rainforest in the north of Brazil(巴西). They have lived in the rainforest for about 10,000 years and they use more than 2,000 different plants for food and for medicine. But in 1988, someone found gold in their forest, and suddenly 45,000 people came to the forest and began looking for gold. They cut down the forest to make roads. They made more than a hundred airports. The Yanomami people lost land and food. Many died because new diseases(疾病) came to the forest with the strangers. The Yanomami people tried to save their forest, because it was their home. But the people who wanted gold were stronger. Many forest people try to save their forests. Chico Mendes was famous in Brazil because he wanted to keep the forest for his people. "I want the Amazon forest to help all of us梖orest people, Brazil, and all the Earth," he said. A few months later, in December 1988, people who wanted to cut down the forest killed Chico Mendes. In Borneo, people were cutting down the forest of the Penan people to sell the wood. The Penan people tried to save their rainforest. They made blockades(障碍) across the roads into the forest. In 1987, they dosed fifteen roads for eight months. No one cut down any trees during that time. In Panama, the Kuna people saved their forest. They made a forest park which tourists pay to visit. The Gavioes people of Brazil use the forest, but they protect it as well. They find and sell the Brazil nuts(坚果) which grow on the forest trees.

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仔细阅读下列短文, 根据题目, 选出最佳选项. British newspapers are much smaller than they used to be and their readers are often in a hurry. So newspapermen write as few words as possible. They tell their readers at once what happened, where, when and how it happened, and so on. Readers want to know the whole thing as fully and accurately(正确地) as possible. Readers are also interested in the people who have seen the accident(事故, 意外). So a newspaperman always likes to get some information(信息, 资料) from someone who was there. The information can be given in the person's own words. To use fewer words, the newspaperman must choose those words carefully. So, every one must be useful. Instead of "he called out in a loud voice", he writes "he shouted".

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仔细阅读下列短文, 根据题目, 选出最佳选项. Father came to Jack's bed and sat down beside him. "What kind of a day did you have " asked father. "It was a bad day for me, " Jack answered. "I had a fight with Tom. The teacher sent a note home about me. And I talked back to Mother. " "Yes, part of the day was bad, " Mr. Brown said. "But tell me about the best thing today. " Jack smiled. "After school I went fishing alone, " he said. "I didn't think I would have any pleasure. But I did. I caught a fish! " "I'm glad you had a good time, " Mr. Brown said. "Think about it until you go to sleep. Now I'm going to turn off the light. Happy dreams(梦). " Every night, Jack answers the same question. "What was the best thing that happened to you today " Every night, Jack thinks about that best thing. Of course he has many happy dreams. Sometimes he has to think hard to find the best thing. Sometimes it is a very small thing. But he always finds one good thing to think about. This is a good way Jack's father has taught him to end his day.

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仔细阅读下列短文, 根据题目, 选出最佳选项. Dear Sir, Thirty years ago, I walked into your bakery and asked for some loaves(条;块)of bread to sell. At the time I was twelve years old. A young lady was working that day. She gave me five loaves and wished me good luck. I took the loaves and went out to sell them. It took me all day, but I sold them all. At the end of the day, I had some money. I was the happiest boy in the world as I walked home that evening. The next day, I went to a bicycle shop. I paid a deposit(订金)on a new bicycle. And then I started my next job－as a newspaper delivery(递送)boy. Soon I could pay the rest of the money for the bicycle and the bike was mine. I was so proud! Today, I still work in the delivery business. I have a lot of trucks to send goods(货物)all over the country. I live in a beautiful house, but I don't ride a bicycle these days桰 drive a large and nice car. I do not know who that young lady was. But because she gave me the start, I have become a successful(成功)man I'd like to show my thanks to her.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Yours,　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　George Jenkins

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仔细阅读下列短文, 根据题目, 选出最佳选项. From the world's heaviest apple, the oldest lady to the world's smallest dog, these are all part of a group of the world's strangest people and things. And they are all in the Guinness Book of Records(《吉尼斯纪录》). The book is going to celebrate its birthday this August. It began exactly half a century ago. And it's always one of the best selling books in the world. People now can break over 1,000 records every week! Why do so many people want to break the records Do they want their names in the book or meet more people around the world "It gives people a chance to show they're the best in the world. " said one of the record keepers Stewart Newport. The book was started by Hugh Beaver from Britain. In 1951, he went shooting birds and talked with his friends about the fastest bird in Europe. Three years later, they were still talking about it. So Beaver believed that people must have different ideas. So, he decided to start a book to record the world's truly greatest people and things it! The newest book came out last Tuesday. This book has a lot of interesting records. Here are two: ●A British dog, Whitney, is the world's smallest dog. It's only 76 mm tall. ●An American woman Lee Redmond has the longest fingernails(指甲). They grew as long as 600 mm! She made the record in 1971.

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仔细阅读下列短文, 根据题目, 选出最佳选项. Strange things happen when you travel, because the earth is divided into twenty-four zones(分......区). The time difference between two zones is one hour. You can have days with more than twenty-four hours and days with fewer than twenty-four hours. You can have weeks with more than seven days and weeks with fewer than seven days. If you make a five-day trip(旅行) across the Atlantic Ocean(大西洋), your ship comes into a different time zone every day. As you come into each zone, the time changes one hour. If you travel west, you set your watch back. If you travel east, you set it ahead(向前). Each day of your trip has either twenty-five or twenty-three hours. If you make a trip by ship across the Pacific Ocean(太平洋), you cross the International Date Line(国际日期变更线). This is the point where a new day begins when you cross the line, you change one full day. If you travel east, today becomes yesterday, if you travel west, it is tomorrow.

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仔细阅读下列短文, 根据题目, 选出最佳选项. What do you want to be when you are older Students have different views(观点) on what their dream job could be. But whatever they want to be when they are older, students at Nanjing No. 4 Middle School have to be ladies and gentlemen now. This month, the school started a programme to turn girls into ladies and boys into gentlemen. The words "ladies" and "gentlemen" mean men and women who are polite to other people. In the past, it also meant a person who came from a good family. So, can a school turn 3,000 boys and girls into ladies and gentlemen Mr. Wang, a teacher at the school, wants his students to learn how to behave(表现) well. "We want our students to be kind, polite and graceful(优雅的)," he said. One important part of the school's programmes is polite language. "Language is the first step to be a polite person. Ladies and gentlemen never say dirty words, " said Wang. A study of 100 students at the school found that half of them sometimes used dirty words. Also, all students must wear uniforms. The school chooses two well-behaved students in each class to set a good example. "We also plan to have lessons in manners(礼仪) next term," said Wang. Most students say they want to be ladies and gentlemen. "A gentleman should be kind and polite," said a Junior 2 student at the school. Another Junior 2 student thinks she is just like a lady. "It's important for a girl to smile at people and say 'Thank you' with all her heart," she said.

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仔细阅读下列短文, 根据题目, 选出最佳选项. What do you think Americans in the early twentieth century(1900－1925)did on weekends What do they do on weekends now　　　　　　 THEN Once upon a time, people spent lots of time at home on weekends. Then, new inventions changed the weekend.　　People used electric(电动的) streetcars to travel in cities. On weekends, they rode the streetcars to parks. Young people liked roller coasters(过山车).　　The first films lasted only one minute. Soon, however, films got longer. In the 1920s, movie theatres(影剧院) sold millions of tickets each week! In 1927, films finally had sound. Sometimes, people stayed home instead, and listened to another new invention－the radio.　　People in cities worked indoors during the week, so they wanted to be outdoors on weekends. Bicycling became a popular activity.　　　　　　 NOW With more time, money, and inventions people have many more choices(选择).　　They can visit huge parks like Disney World and ride modern roller coasters that go higher and faster that ever before.　　They can choose from lots of different films at a multiplex(a building with many movie theaters)or watch a video at home.　　Many people jog(慢跑), bicycle, work out at the gym(体育馆), or play sports. Others turn on their TV and watch sports.

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仔细阅读下列短文, 根据题目, 选出最佳选项. Many places in the world need more fresh(淡的) water. Every country is trying to find ways to turn salt water into fresh water. Why aren't there many factories like the Symi factory In some places, the sun is not hot enough. Or it does not shine every day. In such places, other ways of heating(加热) sea water can be used. These ways cost more money, but they work faster than the sun. By boiling(煮沸) sea water with high heat, a lot of fresh water can be made quickly. But heating is not the only way to get fresh water from salt water. Other ways are tried. One way is freezing(冷冻). The fresh part of salt water freezes first. To get fresh water, the bits of ice are taken out. Which way is the best The one that gives the most water with the least money. It may be a different way for each place. Symi's way seems very good for small, hot places. It does not make very much water at a time. But the factory is easy to build and costs little. That is why people in many dry places talk about Symi!

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仔细阅读下列短文, 根据题目, 选出最佳选项. Snake dishes have become popular in recent years. Snake meat is often seen in restaurants. It seems that eating snake is now in fashion, and if you haven't eaten snake yet, you're considered(被认为) out of date. But I wonder whether all of the trends(趋势) are worth following. Some people may defend(辩解) themselves by saying that eating snake is good for their health. But these people don't find out that mice and worms(小虫) are often in snakes' bodies, therefore, there are many parasites(寄生虫) found inside snakes. They may be bad for our health. Besides this, we're sorry to see that more snakes are being killed by a butcher's knife. According to the English newspaper, "Shanghai Star", about 1,000 tons of snakes are eaten every year in China. In Shenzhen of Guangdong Province, sometimes as many as 10 tons of snakes are served on dinner tables in a single day. If we still turn a blind eye to this, there will be a vicious circle(恶性循环): if more snakes are eaten by people, the number of snakes will drop, but the number of mice will go up, which will result in a decrease(减少) of crop output(产量). This will make more people hungry. Who wants to see such a thing happen So let's not eat snakes any more. To protect snakes is to protect ourselves.

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