The salmon(大麻哈鱼) is a very strange fish.　 It is born in a river.　 But the young salmon takes 2 years to swim down the rivers towards the Pacific Ocean.　 For another 2 years it lives in the sea and becomes full grown.　 Then it returns to the river where it was born.

　　A grown-up　 salmon weighs about 25 pounds and is nearly three feet long.　 The female salmon will not lay the eggs(产卵) in the Pacific Ocean.　 When it is almost time to lay them, both male and female salmon begin a great journey. 　Each salmon is heading for the river where it was born.　 A salmon may be a thousand miles from where its life began, yet it is able to return to that place.

　　As the salmon swim, larger fish attack(袭击) them.　 The salmon are food for some other fish.　Some are caught by fishermen.　 The salmon that are left keep swimming.

　　After they enter the rivers, they head upstream(向上游).　 If rocks and waterfalls(瀑布) are in their way, the salmon leap(跳) over them.　 A salmon can leap up a fall as high as ten feet.　 It leaps by swimming at full speed under water, then rising to the surface.　 Almost the whole body of a salmon is made of muscle(肌肉).　 It is these powerful muscles that make the salmon fit for fast swimming, turning quickly, and leaping high out of the water.

　　Some reach their river in summer, others in the early autumn.　 They have come hundreds, even thousands of miles and it has taken them weeks and months.

　　 49. The young salmon was born _____ and grows up _____.

　　  A. in a river...in the river　  B. in a river...in the sea

　　  C. in a sea...in the sea　  D. in a sea...in the river

　　50. _____, both male and female salmon will return to where they were born.

　　  A. When it is almost time for a female salmon to lay eggs

　　  B. After the female salmon has laid the eggs

　　  C. When they weigh 25 pounds and are nearly three feet long

　　  D. After they have lived in the Pacific Ocean for 4 years

　　51. On their way back to the birth place, _____ salmon are eaten by larger fish and _____ caught by fishermen.

　　  A. most...the others　  B. some...the others

　　  C. most...the rest  D. some...others

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　　Chinese children will be able to get a taste of adult working life in a theme park planned for Hang-zhou city,East China's Zhejiang Province.The Kids City,the first of its kind in China,will allow children aged five to ten to try out jobs of their choice after it opens in October 2008.

　　Located in eastern Hangzhou,the indoor entertainment and educaion park,similar to "Kidzania" in Mexico and Japan,offers more than 50 professions,including pilot,doctor,police officer and lawyer,according to Hangzhou Youth Activity Center(HYAC),the organizer of the park,The park will be a 7:10 scale (比例尺) city with streets,hospitals,museums,supermarkets, schools,airport and other facilities.Construction has begun on the indoor section.

　　Inside the 7,000-square-meter city,every kid would get a bank account holding special money that they can only spend in the park.They could earn more money by working in different booths or workshops.One job would take about half an half an hour and the whole tour would usually last five to six hours."The interactive(交互式) experience will help kids to learn about the adult life,which is good for their future career planning.They will have a lot of fun here,"said Huang Jianming,chief of HYAC.Parents are not allowed to enter the city,but they can take pictures from outside the huge glass house.

　　The ticket price has not been decided yet.But HYACsaid it might be lower than Kidzania Tokyo's and around several hundren yuan.With the majority of investment(投资) coming from the government,the project also needs financial support from companies and organizations,according to HYAC.

　　The world's first Kidzania was opened in Mexico City in 1999.It has turned out to be a huge success receiving about 800,000 visitors every year.In 2006,Kidzania opened its Tokyopark in Japan,which also became an attraction to kids."We are confident that the Chinese version(版本) wll be very successful."said Huang.

　　60.The theme park is aimed at letting the kids_______.

　　　A.work with adults B.experience adult careers

　　　C.imitate adults looking after a family D.watch adults work

　　61.The Kids City will________.

　　　A.be more than half the size of Hangzhou City

　　　B.consist of two parts,one larger than the other

　　　C.contain buildings smaller than those we use

　　　D.have lower buildings than Kidzania Tokyo's

　　62.A visitor to the Kids City ______.

　　　A.has nothing in his bank unless he's worked

　　　B.always leaves his tour with much money in his bank

　　　C.learns to earn money as well as to use it

　　　D.can try out all the professions on one tour

　　63.How many of such theme parks are open to visitors at present in the world?

　　　A.Only one B.Two C.Three D.None

 

The primate brain is larger than 　　 of other animals.

A.those　　　　　B.what　　　　　C.this　　　　　D.that

 ____his great love for the works of J. K. Rowling, he has a broad range of interest in other English writers as well. 　　

A. In addition    　　B. As a consequence of      　C. Except for        　D. Apart from

 

Most of us spend our lives seeking the natural world. To this end, we walk the dog, play golf, go fishing, sit in the garden, drink outside rather than inside the pub, have a picnic, live in the suburbs, go to the seaside, buy a weekend place in the country. The most popular free time activity in Britain is going for a walk. And when joggers (慢跑者) jog, they don’t run the streets. Every one of them automatically heads to the park or the river. It is my firm belief that not only do we all need nature, but we all seek nature, whether we know we are doing so or not.

But despite this, our children are growing up nature-deprived (丧失). I spent my boyhood climbing trees. These days, children are robbed of these ancient freedoms, due to problems like crime, traffic, the loss of the open spaces and strange new ideas about what is best for children, that is to say, things that can be bought, rather than things that can be found.

The truth is to be found elsewhere. A study in the US: families had moved to better housing and the children were assessed for ADHD (多动症). Those whose housing had more natural views showed an improvement of 19%; those who had the same improvement in material surroundings but no nice view improved just 4%.

A study in Sweden indicated that kindergarten children who could play in a natural environment had less illness and greater physical ability than children used only to a normal playground. A US study suggested that when a school gave children access to a natural environment, the entire school would do better in studies.

Another study found that children play differently in a natural environment. In playgrounds, children create a hierarchy (等级) based on physical abilities, with the tough ones taking the lead. But when a grassy area was planted with bushes, the children got much more into fantasy play, and the social hierarchy was now based on imagination and creativity.

Most bullying (恃强凌弱) is found in schools where there is a tarmac (柏油碎石) playground; the least bullying is in a natural area that the children are encouraged to explore. This reminds me unpleasantly of Sunnyhill School, with its hard tarmac, where I used to hang about in corners dreaming about wildlife.

But children are frequently discouraged from involvement with natural spaces, for health and safety reasons, for fear that they might get dirty or that they might cause damage. So, instead, the damage is done to the children themselves: not to their bodies but to their souls.

One of the great problems of modern childhood is ADHD, now increasingly and expensively treated with drugs. Yet one study after another indicates that contact with nature gives huge benefits to ADHD children. However, we spend money on drugs rather than on green places.

The life of old people is much better when they have access to nature. The most important for the growing population of old people is in quality rather than quantity of years. And study after study finds that a garden is the single most important thing in finding that quality.

In wider and more difficult areas of life, there is evidence to indicate that natural surroundings improve all kinds of things. Even problems with crime and aggressive behaviour are reduced when there is contact with the natural world.

Dr William Bird, researcher from the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, states in his study, “A natural environment can reduce violent behaviour because its process helps reduce anger and behavior that people might regret later.” Wild places need encouraging for this reason, no matter how small their contribution.

We tend to think human beings are doing nature some kind of favor when we are protecting nature. The error here is far too deep: not only do humans need nature for themselves, but the very idea that humanity and the natural world are separable things is damaging.

Human beings are a species of animals. For seven million years we lived on the planet as part of nature. So we miss the natural world and long for contact with non-human life. Anyone who has patted a dog, stroked a cat, sat under a tree with a glass of beer, given or received a bunch of flowers or chosen to walk through the park on a nice day, understands that.

We need the wild world. It is necessary to our well-being, our health, our happiness. Without other living things around us we are less than human.

1.What is the author’s firm belief?

　　A. People seek nature in different ways.

　　B. People should spend most of their lives in the wild.

　　C. People have quite different ideas of nature.

　　D. People must make more efforts to study nature.

2.What does the author say people prefer for their children nowadays?

　　A. Personal freedom.　　            B. Things that are natural.

　　C. Urban surroundings.　　          D. Things that are purchased.

3.What does a study in Sweden show?

　　A. The natural environment can help children learn better.

　　B. More access to nature makes children less likely to fall ill.

　　C. A good playground helps kids develop their physical abilities.

　　D. Natural views can prevent children from developing ADHD.

4.Children who have chances to explore natural areas ________.

　  A. tend to develop a strong love for science　    

B. are more likely to dream about wildlife

　  C. tend to be physically tougher in adulthood　   

D. are less likely to be involved in bullying

5.What does the author suggest we do to help children with ADHD?

　　A. Find more effective drugs for them.　　   

B. Provide more green spaces for them.

　　C. Place them under more personal care.　　

D. Engage them in more meaningful activities

6. In what way do elderly people benefit from their contact with nature?

　　A. They look on life optimistically.　　    B. They enjoy a life of better quality.

C. They are able to live longer.            D. They become good-humored