四川双流中学2016届3月月考英语试题及答案(3)
The big question is: if it is really true that happier kids end up being wealthier kids，is it necessary for parents to get their kids to do the homework? The fact is that no homework will make kids happy but surely hurt their grades. Studies do show，after all，that more education leads to betterpaid jobs，which may give us a deep thought.
“These findings show that the teenagers’ happiness is important to their future success，” one of the report’s authors writes. “But what is the most important is that we should find a way to help children gain more satisfaction from doing schoolwork.”
28. What conclusion can the researchers draw from the recent study?
A．Happy teenagers grow up to be wealthier.
B．Money can make people become happier.
C．Wealth has nothing to do with happiness at all.
D．Schoolwork can help teens achieve success.
29. The main reason why happier people have more chances to succeed is that __.
A．they are easy to communicate with others
B．they are good at doing their schoolwork
C．they are hopeful and optimistic about their life
D．they eat much more fruit and vegetables a day
30. The underlined word “gloomy” in Paragraph 3 probably means “________”．
A．upset B．glorious C．happy D．wealthy
31. What can be the best title for the text?
A．The way to educate kids.
B．The source of happiness.
C．How to achieve your goal.
D．The secret of being wealthier.
D
Equipped only with a pair of binoculars (双筒望远镜)and ready to spend long hours waiting in all weathers for a precious glance of a rare bullfinch (红腹灰雀), Britain’s birdwatchers had long been supposed to be lovers of a minority sport. But new figures show birdwatching is fast becoming a popular pastime, with almost three million of us absorbed in our fluttering feathered friends.
Devoted birdwatchers, those prepared to travel thousands of miles for a sighting of a rare Siberian bird, are fast being joined by a new breed of follower whose interest is satiated by watching a few finches (雀科鸣鸟) on a Sunday walk or putting up a bird-box in the back garden.
“Almost three million UK birdwatchers is certainly possible if you include everyone with only a casual interest,” Stephen Moss said in his newly published book -- A Bird in the Bush: a Social History of Bird watching -- which records the pursuit from the rich Victorian Englishman’s love of shooting rare birds to the less offensive observational tendencies of birdwatchers today.
Television wildlife programmes have helped to fuel the new trend. Last summer, BBC 2’s Britain Goes Wild was a surprise success. It pulled in three million viewers and led to bird-houses selling out across the UK as 45,000 people promised to put up a box.
Birdwatchers’ networking system first came to the attention of the nation in l989, when a birdwatcher caught sight of the first Vermivora chrysoptera — a golden-winged songbird from North America — to be seen in Britain. He put a message out on the network service Birdline, and the next day 3,000 birdwatchers proved the full pull of a truly rare bird as they visited the Tesco car park in Kent, where it had settled. Today, birdwatchers can log on to www.birdline.co.uk or have news of the latest sightings texted to their phones.
“Multimillion-pound spending on binoculars, bird food and boxes point to the increasing numbers of birdwatchers,” said David Cromack, the editor of Bird Watching magazine. “The number of people involved is so big that they have great potential to influence government decisions affecting the environment.”
32. The word “satiated” in paragraph 2 can best be replaced by “____”.
A. affected B. shared C. satisfied D. narrowed
33. What happened after the message of seeing a Vermivora chrysoptera was put on the network?
A. Birdwatchers helped the rare bird settle in Kent.
B. Large numbers of birdwatchers went to view the bird.
C. Many birdwatchers logged on to the website for details.
D. Birdwatchers showed their determination to protect the rare bird.
34. Which of the following CANNOT be true according to the passage?
A. Television wildlife programmes started the popular pastime of birdwatching.
B. The network service has contributed to the rapid development of birdwatching.
C. Birdwatching in Britain was long considered a sport with a small group of followers.
D. The current situation of birdwatching may promote the protection of the environment.
35. The passage mainly tells us about ____ in UK.
A. the history of birdwatching
B. a growing passion for birdwatching
C. the impact of media on birdwatching
D. birdwatching as a popular expensive sport
