精英家教网 > 高中英语 > 题目详情

    Eating kangaroos instead of cattle and sheep has been given a scientific stamp of approval by

the government’s top climate change adviser.

The belch(嗳气) of millions of farm animals is a major contributor to Australia’s greenhouse

gas emissions(排放), notes professor Ross Garnaut in a major report to the government on global warming.

Kangaroos, on the other hand, breathe out little amounts of methane(甲烷) gas.

If farmers were included in a system requiring industry to buy permits for the gas they

produce, the cost of meat would rise and could lead to a change in eating habits, says Garnaut.

“For most of Australia’s human history---around 60,000 years –the kangaroo was the main

source of meat,” he says.

“It could again become important. However, there are some barriers to this change, including livestock and farm management issues, consumer resistance and the gradual nature of change in food tastes.”

Garnaut cites a study looking at the potential for kangaroos to replace sheep and cattle for

meat production in Australia’s rangelands, where kangaroos are already harvested.

The study concludes that by 2020, beef cattle and sheep numbers could be reduced by seven

million and 36 million respectively, allowing for an increase in kangaroo numbers from 34 million now to 240 million by 2020.

This would be more than enough to replace the lost lamb and beef production, and kangaroo

meat would become more profitable than cattle and sheep as the price of emissions permits increased.

Garnaut’s report says livestock, mainly cattle and sheep, are responsible for some 67% of

agricultural greenhouse gas emissions.

Despite being the national animal and appearing on the Australian coat of arms, kangaroos are

slaughtered in the wild each year to control their numbers and much of the meat is used for pet food.

The idea of farming them for human consumption is controversial, but many Australians

already eat kangaroo meat.

55.Which of the following statements is true about kangaroos?

       A.Kangaroos have appeared on a scientific stamp.

       B.Kangaroos breathe out air containing little methane gas.

       C.Kangaroos are the main source of meat for Australians.

       D.Kangaroos are protected in a way because they are national animals.

56.All the following are factors that prevent kangaroos from being the main source of meat for Australian except ________.

       A.Whether the price of the kangaroo meat is acceptable

       B.Whether consumers like the new idea.

       C.How the farms are run.         

       D.Whether consumers become used to eating the meat

57.The underlined word “controversial” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to ______.

       A.acceptable          B.positive        C.negative        D.arguable

58.What’s the main idea of the passage?

       A.Kangaroos may replace other animals in Australia in the near future.

       B.People aren’t willing to eat kangaroo meat.

       C.People are called on to eat kangaroo meat to reduce global warming.

       D.Kangaroos pollute the environment less than other animals.

【小题1】B

【小题2】A

【小题3】D

【小题4】C

练习册系列答案
相关习题

科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解

C

 “She was born for the camera,” said a photographer who shot Liu Yifei’s picture when she was only eight.

Over the past year, Liu, an 18-year-old Chinese American, has shot to fame while playing Wang Yuyan in Jin Yong's "Eightfold Path of the Heavenly Dragon"(《天龙八部》). Millions of teenagers have been drawn in by her light smile and beautiful long hair. Many magazines have described her as one of the most charming young actresses of 2004. People say that Liu will be even bigger this year.

"She is so beautiful on TV. She has the special character to give flesh and blood to the fairy-like and beautiful Wang Yuyan," said Yang Mingwei, a Senior 2 boy and Liu’s fan from Wuyi High School in Fujian.

Currently Liu is filming the TV series "The Return of the Condor Heroes"(《神雕侠侣》), another Jin Yong novel. In the show to be aired this year, Liu plays the Little Dragon Girl.

Liu is now a grade three student at the Beijing Film Academy, the star factory of China. But some people say that her success is only down to her beauty. When she returned to China with her mother at the age of 14, she did originally work as a model. It was when a director saw her picture on an advertisement board on the street that her opportunity to work in TV arose.

"A pretty face does not last forever. To be a good actress you must work hard and have a professional attitude," Liu said. Every day she spends hours practising all the kungfu kicks and punches for the show.

"There have been times during filming when I have remained hanging in the air on wires for half a day as the director keeps trying to get the perfect take," said Liu recently.

66. In the first paragraph, the photographer commented on Liu’s       .

A. beauty          B. talent as an actress

C. promising future          D. special character

67. What does the underlined word “aired” probably mean?

A. Flown          B. Broadcast       C. Published       D. Recorded

68. From Yang Mingwei, we learned that he meant LiuYifei      .

A. worked hard when playing Wang Yuyan  B. is more beautiful than WangYuyan

C. did a good job in playing WangYuyan  D. was very lucky to play WangYuyan

69. Which of the following about Liu Yifei is true according to the passage?

A. She thinks her beauty contributes to her success.

B. She has become a citizen of the US.

C. She graduated from the Beijing Film Academy months ago.

D. She failed to improve her English when studying in America.

70. In which part of a newspaper can you read the above passage?

A. National news.    B. Business.    C. Advertisement.  D. Famous people.

查看答案和解析>>

科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解

Preparing for the Next Job Market

The latest spike in the unemployment rate is being felt across the board ?in 98 percent of metropolitan areas, in high-wage and low-wage jobs, among young and old, women and men, but especially men.

This landscape means that young Americans who are trying to plan their futures right now have some hard choices.Do they go to college and take on debt without hope of getting a job? And what about high school students? Do they have any chance of securing a job without a college degree? Perhaps the education system needs to react to this rapidly moving economic crisis.

In our current economic collapse, the connection between education and employment could not be more different than it was during the Depression.Education must now hold center stage, not because of an enemy abroad but because of the global economy.The jobs of the future will demand levels of education, particularly skills in mathematics, technology and science, which exceed those now taught in high school.

A healthy society should strive for full employment.In our times, that goal cannot be realized, or even approximated by creating jobs for the unskilled.The long-term prospect for economic recovery depends on the extent to which we improve our educational system.And this is where America is now at its weakest.

Our high schools produce graduates who do not write well enough, have limited reasoning skills and are unable to use the tools of mathematics.Their command of science is far inferior to that of their counterparts in other nations.And all too many young people drop out.We may still have the best university system, but it benefits only a minority.

We will need more engineers, scientists and service providers, particularly in the health professions, with a quality of education that cannot be obtained in the current system.Radical change, not reform, is called for.

What should be done? First, high school should be cut short and end when students are 16.Second, a new generation of two-year college programs tied to a wide range of specific skills that the economy needs should be created.Third, access to four-year colleges should be expanded, giving more Americans the chance to acquire the deep learning that makes breakthroughs in technology possible.Fourth, we need to recruit more public school teachers and train them better, particularly in physics, chemistry, biology and mathematics, so that our children can be prepared to compete.

68.Nowadays, students graduating from high school____.

       A.write well enough

       B.have limitless reasoning skills

       C.can't use the tools of mathematics

       D.command science as much as their counterparts in other nations

69.What should we do to improve the quality of education?

       A.Students shouldn't study in high school until 16.

       B.We should create a new generation of two-year college programs tied to a wide range of specific skills the economy needs.

       C.We should limit access to four-year colleges.

       D.We ought to recruit more private school teachers and train them better.

70.What does the word "collapse" in the third paragraph mean?

       A.success              B.failure         C.development  D.booming

71.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

       A.Young Americans planning their futures have difficult choices.

       B.Education must hold center stage due to the global economy.

       C.The best university system benefits a majority.

       D.A health society should struggle for full employment.

查看答案和解析>>

科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解

第三节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)

I grew up in a small town in Kentucky.My father raised chickens and ran a construction company.I was barely 10 years old  41  my dad gave me the responsibility of  42  the chickens and cleaning up the henhouse. He  43  it was important for me to have those jobs to learn  44  .Then,when I was 22, I found another  45  in Natchbill at a country music club called the Natchbill Palace. I washed dishes and  46  from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and then went on stage and  47  until 2:00 in the morning. It wasn't long  48  I became known as a singing cook. I had been turned down so many times by  49   companies that it was hard not to be  50  .One night, my manager and a woman executive (董事) from a  51  named Warner Brothers Records came to my performance. When the  52  was over, we sat down and talked. After they left, I  53  to myself that it was one more  54  . A few weeks later, however, my  55  received a phone call--Warner Brothers wanted to   56  me to a record deal. Soon after, I released my first record in June 1986. It sold over 2 million copies. My best  57  had gone into every job I ever held. It was the  58  of responsibility that made me feel like a man. Knowing that I had done my best filled me with  59  , I still feel that way today,  60  I have become a well-known singer.

41.A.until       B.while   C.though D.when

42.A.feeding   B.watching     C.selling  D.counting

43.A.promised       B.believed      C.suggested    D.guessed

44.A.skills      B.knowledge   C.hardship      D.responsibility

45.A.chance    B.job      C.position       D.time

46.A.cooked   B.waited  C.served  D.helped

47.A.danced   B.played  C.sang     D.talked

48.A.that B.after    C.before  D.since

49.A.record    B.film     C.restaurant    D.food

50.A.excited   B.surprised     C.discouraged D.interested

51.A.college   B.company     C.association   D.club

52.A.song       B.play     C.meeting       D.show

53.A.pointed   B.led       C.said     D.turned

54.A.success   B.failure  C.try       D.deal

55.A.manager B.mother C.friend  D.company

56.A.offer      B.give     C.lead     D.sign

57.A.wishes    B.efforts  C.results  D.gains

58.A.power    B.duty     C.sense    D.use

59.A.pride      B.hope    C.ease     D.care

60.A.in case    B.now that      C.as if     D.even though

查看答案和解析>>

科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:

You should keep an eye ______ him, for I have lost faith ______ him.

A. in; on                                        B. on; in        

C. at; at                                             D. for; for

查看答案和解析>>

科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:

 What you need most is to_______ what you have learned to your work.

A. adjust      B. adapt           C. apply        D. attach

查看答案和解析>>

科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:

How_________I help them to understand when they won’t listen to me?

       A.can   B.would       C.may  D.must

查看答案和解析>>

科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:

--Lucy doesn’t mind lending you her dictionary.

  ---She_____. I’ve already borrowed one.

  A can’t   B mustn’t   C needn’t   D shouldn’t

查看答案和解析>>

科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:

       for the bad weather, I would have gone for a spring outing with my classmates yesterday.

   A. If it is not           B. Were it not               C. Had it not been         D. If it wasn’t

查看答案和解析>>

同步练习册答案