甘肃省张掖中学2014届高三上学期第二次模拟考试英语试题答案(4)

Do not sit home this year when vacation time rolls around. Go beyond your normal routine and try something new. If you usually spend your vacation sunbathing on a beach, try hiking, instead, through the mountains. Look around you, think beyond your comfort zone and head out on an adventure vacation.
60. For a quiet traveler, he is most likely to choose ______.
A. backpacking across a country          B. wine tasting in a bar
C. hiking to some mountains             D. white water rafting
61. To have an adventure travel, the most important is ______.
A. whether you enjoy yourself           B. whether you try something dangerous
C. where you go for the traveling         D. what you do in the traveling
62. From the passage, we can make a conclusion that ______.
A. adventure travel always includes something dangerous
B. adventure travel will cost you a large sum of money
C. anything that goes beyond the normal is adventure travel
D. adventure travelers like to do things to the limits of their body
63. The best title for the passage may be “______”.
A. Tips on adventure travel              B. Who is interested in adventure travel
C. What is adventure travel              D. Popular places for adventure travel
                                C
Can we give a hand to those endangered animals? Yes, we may only do a little bit, but together our small actions add up to a lot.
1. Protect wildlife habitat.
Perhaps the greatest threat that faces many species is the widespread destruction of habitat. Cutting down forests, farming, and development all result in loss of wildlife habitat. In areas where rare species live, habitat destruction can quickly force a species to extinction. By protecting habitat, entire communities of animals can be protected together naturally. Parks and reserves are now all too often the only habitats that are left untouched by habitat destruction.
2. Reduce the threat of invasive (入侵的) species.
The spread of non-native species has greatly reduced native populations around the world. Invasive species compete with native species for resources (资源) and habitat. They can even prey on native species directly, forcing native species towards extinction.
3. Place decals (贴花纸) on windows.
It is reported that as many as one billion birds in the United States die each year because of collisions (碰撞) with windows. You can help reduce the number of collisions simply by placing decals on the windows in your home and office.
4. Slow down when driving.
Many native animals have to live in developed areas and this means they must move in human-living areas. One of the biggest obstacles (障碍) to them is that created by roads. Roads divide habitat and present a constant risk to any animal attempting to cross from one side to the other. So when you’re out and about, slow down and keep an eye out for wildlife.
64. What would be the best title for this passage?
A. How animals go to extinction      B. The importance of protecting wildlife
C. What to do to help save wildlife    D. How to protect wildlife habitat
65. By writing the underlined sentence, the writer means that _____.
A. more parks and reserves should be built
B. we should have more habitats free of destruction
C. there is a need for improvement in parks and re-serves
D. parks and reserves are good examples of protecting wildlife
66. People are advised to put decals on windows to _____.
A. decorate the houses and beautify the environment
B. protect the windows from birds hitting
C. attract more birds to make homes nearby
D. avoid birds hitting the windows by mistake
67. The underlined phrase “prey on” in the passage means _____.
A. drive away   B. live with    C. kill for food   D. fight with
                               D
Looking back on my childhood, I believe that naturalists are born and not made. Although we were all brought up in the same way, my brothers and my sisters soon gave up their flowers and insects. Unlike them, I had no ear for music and languages. I was not an early reader and I could not do mental arithmetic (算术).
Before World War I we spent our summer holidays in Hungary. I have only the dim(暗淡的) memory of the house we lived in, of my room and my toys. Nor do I recall clearly the large family of grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins who gathered next door. But I do have a crystal(水晶)clear memory of the dogs, farm animals, local birds, and above all, insects.
I am a naturalist, nor a scientist. I have a strong love for the natural world and my enthusiasm (热情) has led me into varied investigations (调查). I love discussing my favorite topics and enjoy burning the midnight oil reading about other people’s observations and discoveries. Then something brings these observations together in my mind. This has resulted in my publishing 300 papers and books.
But curiosity(好奇心), a keen (敏锐的)eye, a good memory and enjoyment of the animal and plant world do not make a scientist. A scientist, up to a point, can be made. A naturalist is born. If you can combine the two, you get the best of both worlds.
68.The first paragraph tells us the writer .