----Travelling helps us understand life better.
---- ___________.
A.Actually | B.Exactly | C.Gradually | D.Especially |
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Climate change will force exhausted birds migrating to Europe from Africa to travel further, with possibly disastrous consequences, according to a study.
The annual voyage of some species, which fly north in search of food and suitable habitats, could increase by as much as 400 kilometers (250miles), the research found. “Marathon migrations for some birds are set to become even longer,” said Stephen Willis, a professor at Durham University in Britain and the main architect of the study. “This is bad news for birds like the Whitethroat, a common farmland bird. The added distance is a considerable threat. As temperatures rise and habitats change, birds will face their biggest challenge since the Pleistocene era (更新世:始于距今180万年), which ended 11,000 years ago,” he said in a statement.
Some 500 million birds migrate each year from Africa, some weighing as little as nine grams (three-tenths of an ounce). To complete a voyage that can be thousands of kilometers long, birds have to fatten themselves up to twice their normal weight. Some even shrink their internal organs (收缩内脏) to become more fuel efficient, so any additional distance may be dangerous.
The study finds that from 2071 to 2100, nine out of 17 species examined are going to face longer migrations, particularly birds that cross the Sahara Desert. Some birds traverse the Sahara and the Mediterranean Sea in a one go, while others have a break in northern Africa before crossing. Many fly at night, when temperatures are cooler.
A few—such as the Blackcap—have started to adapt by spending winters in Britain, but such behaviour remains exceptional, the study said. The study forecasts that the migration distance of the Orphean Warbler will jump from 2,700 kilometers (1,700 miles) to between 3,050 and 3,350 kilometers (1,900 and 2,100miles), with even longer increases for the Subalpine and Barred Warblers.
6. What does travelling extra distance mean for some migrating birds?
A. Better living conditions. B. Better physical health.
C. Stronger ability to fly. D. Bigger threat to life.
7. To complete the marathon migrations, some birds have to do the following except________.
A. have a break in Sahara
B. put on more weight
C. reduce the size of internal organs
D. fly at night to avoid the heat
8. What does the underlined word “traverse”in the fourth paragraph mean?
A. Examine. B. Face. C. Cross. D. Challenge.
9. What can we infer from the text?
A. Birds have to migrate from Africa to Europe in winter.
B. Global warming is bad for all birds worldwide.
C. Birds that are of small size don't need to migrate.
D. Some birds have to migrate unless they adapt to climate change.
10. What's the BEST title of the text?
A. Climate change leads to disastrous consequence
B. The annual voyage of some species
C. How birds migrate for longer distances
D. Climate change pushes birds to migrate farther
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I hate all this travel; I want to get married and _________.
A.settle down | B.settle on | C.settle upon | D.settle for |
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The use students ________of the chance to travel and see new things really _______.
A.take, works | B.make, counts | C.get, affects | D.give, pays |
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科目:高中英语 来源:2012-2013学年江西省赣州市会昌中学高二下学期第二次月考英语卷(带解析) 题型:完型填空
The Spring Festival marks the first day of a new year, so the first meal is rather important. People from the North and the South have different 36 about the foods they eat on this 37 day. In Northern China, people 38 eat Jiaozi. The word Jiaozi in Chinese means the 39 and the beginning of time. According to historical 40 , in the past people from the North and the South both ate Jiaozi on Chinese New Year’s Day. Perhaps 41 the areas in Southern China 42 more rice than those in Northern China, southern people slowly 43 to eat many other kinds of food on New Year’s Day. 44 , the most common foods for the first 45 are noodles, New Year Cake and Tangyuan. The noodle 46 long life. The New Year Cake is called Niangao in Chinese, which 47 the hope of improvement in 48 year after year. Tangyuan is a symbol of 49 according to the Chinese.
To 50 a New Year visit to relatives and friends is an important activity during the Spring Festival. People also send cards to 51 a New Year’s greeting. What children love most is to set off firecrackers. 52 , as the pace of life is becoming faster and faster, people have 53 new ways to celebrate the Chinese traditional New Year. For example, many people no longer send out greeting cards. 54 , they use short messages or emails. Also to travel during the New Year holidays has come into 55 .
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What do Chinese college graduates have in common with ants? The recent 16 Ant Tribes about the life of some young people 17 flock (群集) to Beijing after 18 university,describes the graduates,like ants,as smart but 19 as individuals,drawing strength from living together in communities.
The book,which is based 20 two years of interviews with about 600 low-income college graduates in Beijing, 21 in mid-September,about a month ahead of an announcement by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security that 74% of the 6.11 million new graduates from universities and colleges had been 22 by Sept.1.
The book’s chief editor,Lian Sir,tells that piece of statistic says23 about the real situation for many of these graduates.“I am always 24 how many of these employed college graduates are leading a happy life,” Lian said.“I hope this book could offer a window on these graduates,whose stories are __25 known.”
The setting of the book is several so-called “settlement villages for college students” in the outskirts (市郊) of Beijing,where a large 26 of college graduates 27 .Most of these graduates work for 28 or medium-sized businesses, 29 less than 2,000 Yuan a month.They live together because it’s 30: The rent in these communities is only around 350 Yuan a month.Many of them travel several hours a day for short-term jobs or job interviews.
Tangjialing,a small 31 20 kilometers from Tian’anmen Square,has around 3,000 32 villagers,but has become a 33 for more than 50,000 migrants (移民),most of whom 34 from universities or colleges all over the country.Lian describes the students’ 35 as five or six-storey buildings built by local farmers with 12 rooms on each floor and two or three people crammed (挤) together in each room of about 10 square meters.Up to 70 or 80 people share the same toilet and kitchen.
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