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The famous American gorilla(大猩猩) expert Diane Fossey had a completely new way to study gorillas — she pretended to be one of them. She copied their actions and way of life — eating plants and getting down on her hands and knees to walk the way a gorilla does. It was a new relationship.

Diane Fossey was murdered in Rwanda in 1985 and her story was made into the popular film Gorillas in the Mist. It was a long way from King Kong, which is about a gorilla as a monster (a frightening animal), and helped to show a new idea: the real monster is man, while the gorilla is to be admired.

Today there are thought to be around 48,000 lowland gorillas and maybe 400—450 mountain gorillas in the wild. From the Congo in West Africa, to Rwanda and Uganda further east, they are endangered by hunting and by the cutting down of their forest homes.

Some time ago, I found in my letterbox a little magazine from the World Wide Fund for Nature. It had two photos side by side. One was of a young gorilla. “This is a species of mammal(哺乳类动物),” said the words below it. “It is being destroyed by man. We must save it for our own good.” The other photo showed a human baby. The words also read, “This is a species of mammal,” but then went on: “It is the most destructive(破坏性的) on earth. We must retrain it for its own good.”

56.　 The text mainly talks about _____.

A. Diane Fossey　　　　　　 B. the gorillas in Rwanda

C. the protection of the gorillas　　 D. the film Gorillas in the Mist

57.　 We can learn from the text that _____.

A.　 Gorillas in the mist was based Fossey’s experiences

B.　 Lowland gorillas live longer than mountain gorillas

C. King Kong showed us that a gorilla is admirable

D. Diane Fossey was murdered by a gorilla

58.　 What message can we get from the two photos in the magazine?

A.　 Gorillas are man’s close friends.　

B.　 Both man and the gorilla need to be saved.

C.　 Young gorillas are as lovely as human babies.

D.　 Man should live peacefully with the gorilla.

You are at the beach swimming with some friends. Everyone is having a good time. All of a sudden, you see some of your friends dragging(拉) a man out of water. His heart is still beating, but he is not breathing. What should you do? What must you do in order to save his life?

In such a case, artificial respiration(人工呼吸) is necessary. An effective way of saving a person is mouth-to-mouth breathing. Knowing how to do mouth-to-mouth quickly and properly is not only important but also necessary to save a life.

First, lay the person on his back. Check inside the mouth for any foreign object. Second, by putting one hand on the forehead and one hand under the neck, push the head back. Third, press up on the angle of the jaw(颚) just below the ears. This will move the tongue out of the throat. Fourth, pinch(挟) the nostrils(鼻孔) closed and then place your mouth over the person's mouth. Fifth, blow your air into his mouth. His chest should rise. Sixth, remove your mouth to let the person breathe out. Repeat this twelve to fourteen times per minute.

1.A good title for this passage would be__________.

A.　The Danger of Swimming

B.　What Happened on the Beach

C.　How to Learn Swimming

D.　One Way to Save a Life

2.An important part of artificial respiration is__________.

A.　acting rapidly

B.　knowing how to swim

C.　cleaning your own mouth

D.　putting one hand on the forehead

3.In one minute you should breathe about___________times.

A.　twenty　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.　sixteen

C.　thirteen　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.　eleven

B

　 In 1943, during the Second World War the body of an English man, William Martin, was discovered off the Spanish coast. The papers he has been carrying were returned to England, where they were carefully examined. They had clearly been changed and that was exactly what the British had hoped would happen, for Martin was a trick designed to fool the Germans.

　 Martin did not exist. The body was that of a sailor who looked as though he had died when his boat sank, but in fact he had been ill and died. Leaving the boat to go down, his parents allowed the dead body to be put into the sea near Spain. It was hoped that the Germans would find it and read the fake(假的)papers he carried.

　　The papers said that the British would attack the island of Sardinia, when in fact they planned to attack the island of Sicity. The trick was successful. When the British landed on Sicity, most of the heavy German guns had been moved to defend(保卫) Sardinia.

65._______ put the papers on the dead man.

　　A. The British    B. German spies　C. Spanish soldiers   D. William Martin

66. When the Germans found William Martin they probably thought he _________.

　　A. was a British spy with important information about the war

　　B. was killed by the British soldiers

　　C. died of an illness

　　D. had the fake papers of the British Army

67. When the British found out the papers were changed they concluded _________.

　　A. Martin did exist                      B. Martin was a German spy

　　C. the Germans had read the papers        D. They should attack Sardinia

68. Which of the order is right according to this passage? __________.

　　a. The Germans found the dead at sea.

　　b. The British decided to use the dead body to fool the Germans.

　　c. The British planned to attack Sicily.

　　d. The papers on Martin was brought to London to be examined.

　　e. The Germans found the fake papers on the dead body.

　　f. The Germans decided to defend Sardinia.

　　g. The Germans believed the papers.

　　A. c.b.a.e.g.f.d.  B.c.a.b.d.g.f.e.    C. a.c.b.g.f.e.d.    D.b.c.a.g.e.f.d.

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The Pentagon

五角大楼

    美国号称世界头号军事大国，其武力干涉几乎渗透到全球，有人开玩笑说：“只要五角大楼打个喷嚏，整个地球都会震动。”五角大楼是什么? 让我们揭开它神秘的面纱，好好地认识一下这座建筑的运作职能吧。

    The Pentagon，or the headquarters of the US Department of Defense，is one of the largest office buildings in the world，taking up a total land of 583 acres．The five-sided structure itself occupies an area of 29 acres．Each of its five outside wails is 921 feet long．It has three times the floor space as the Empire State Building or half again as much space as either of the New York's World Trade Center towers．

    Working inside this huge building are over 25 000 employees，one half of them being civilians and the other half members of the U．S． armed forces．During the last year of the Second World War there were 37 000 people，both military and civilian，working inside the Pentagon．In the Korean and Vietnam War periods，31 000．The employees are scattered among hundreds of offices that occupy a floor space of 3705793 square feet．

While inside the building they tell time by 4 200 clocks，drink from 685 water fountains，utilize 280 rest rooms，consume 30 000 cups of coffee，6 000 tins of milk and 5 000 bottles of soft drinks of various kinds every day，with a total staff of 600 persons preparing and serving food and drinks to the Pentagon employees，daily．

    Notes

    Pentagon n．五边形；五角大楼　　  civilian n．平民

    military n．军人　　　　　　　　  scatter v．分散

    utilize v．利用；应用　　　　　　 consume v．消耗

    Comprehension question

The building is called “the Pentagon ”because________．

A．it is the largest building in the world

B．it lies in the U．S．A．

C．it has five sides

  D．it is a secret place