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Which of the following shows the correct relationship of the three places? (M=Mon Repos Conservation Park; Q=Queensland; B=Bundaberg) 答案 60.D 61.B 62.D 63.C Passage 31 (山东诸城等四县市2008年高考适应性训练B篇) Whether the eyes are “the windows of the soul is debatable,that they are intensely important in interpersonal communication is a fact．During the first two months of a baby's life.the stimulus that produces a smile is a pair of eyes．The eyes need not be real:a mask with two dots will produce a smile．Significantly.a real human face with eyes coveted will not motivate a smile. nor will the sight of only one eye when the face is presented in profile．This attraction to eyes as opposed to the nose or mouth continues as the baby matures．In one study.when American four-year-olds were asked to draw people.75 percent of them drew people with mouths.but 99 percent of them drew people with eyes．In Japan.however.where babies ale carried on their mother's back.they do not acquire as much attachment to eyes as they do in other cultures．As a result.Japanese adults make little use of the face either to encodeor decodemeaning．In fact.Argyle reveals that the “proper place to focus one's gaze during a conversation in Japan is on the neck of one's conversation partner． The role of eye contact in a conversational exchange between two Americans is well defined: speakers make contact with the eyes of their listener for about one second.then glance away as they talk,in a few moments they re-establish eye contact with the listener or reassure themselves that their audience is still attentive.then shift their gaze away once more．Listeners.meanwhile.keep their eyes on the face of the speaker.allowing themselves to glance away only briefly．It is important that they be looking at the speaker at the precise moment when the speaker reestablishes eye contact, if they are not looking.the speaker assumes that they are disinterested and either will pause until eye contact is resumed or will stop the conversation．Just how critical this eye contacting is to the maintenanceof conversational flow becomes clear when two speakers are wearing dark glasses:there may be a sort of traffic jam of words caused by interruption.false starts.and unpredictable pauses．【查看更多】

It’s not all kangaroos down there

　　People just naturally associate kangaroo, koala and fine beaches with Australia．Yes, you can find many fine sand beaches, white or brown, to enjoy the sunshine and seaside breeze．However, in Queensland, the eastern state of Australia, a night beach tour at this time of year may bring you a more exciting sight of the miracle of life：You can watch hatching baby turtles making their first steps in a natural environment．

　　On Mon Repos beach, about 14 kilometres east of the city of Bundaberg in Queensland, Australia, lies Mon Repos Conservation Park．

　　By day, Mon Repos beach is a sweeping bay of brown sand, a quiet spot for people to sunbathe, surf and fish．

　　By night, it’s home to the largest concentration of endangered marine turtles on the eastern Australian mainland．And the miracle of egglaying and hatching occurs from around mid October to the end of April every year．

　　In order not to disturb the turtles, tourists have to follow the instruction of the guides．

　　But this may make the tour more like an adventure：Tourist are usually told to huddle close together, hold hands and walk close to the shoreline in the dark．

　　At the start of the season(October and November), tourists can view turtles laying their eggs．Nature turtles first use all four flippers to dig a body pit in the sand and then lay eggs in it．It’s not uncommon for a turtle to lay more than 100 eggs at a time．And her mission isn’t done until she uses her flippers to flick sand and cover the nest．

　　If you go there at the end of the season(March to April), you can see groups of hatchlings walk down to the water．It is an astonishing sight as the small creatures, barely two minutes old, race instinctively to the sea．

　　If they survive, the same hatchings will return in 50 years' time to lay eggs on the very beach where they first emerged(出现)．

(1)

The first paragraph is intended to ________．
[　　]
A．	recommend the readers to have a holiday in Australia
B．	give the readers an idea of the different sceneries of Australia
C．	show that Australia has a variety of animals
D．	draw the readers’ attention to the topic of this article

(2)

Which of the following is Not true according to the passage?
[　　]
A．	A turtle can usually lay 100 eggs at a time．
B．	It’s quite dangerous for the tourists to watch the turtles at night by the seashore．
C．	Turtles usually lay eggs when they are 50 years of age．
D．	If you go to the beach in October, you can see turtles lay eggs．

(3)

Which of the following shows the correct relationship of the three places? (M＝Mon Repos Conservation Park; Q＝Queensland; B＝Bundaberg)
[　　]
A．
B．
C．
D．

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It’s not all kangaroos down there

People just naturally associate kangaroo, koala and fine beaches with Australia. Yes, you can find many fine sand beaches, white or brown, to enjoy the sunshine and seaside breeze. However, in Queensland, the eastern state of Australia, a night beach tour at this time of the year may bring you a more exciting sight of the miracle of life: You can watch hatching baby turtles making their first steps in a natural environment.

On Mon Repos beach, about 14 kilometres east of city of Bundaberg in Queensland, Australia, lies Mon Repos Conservation Park.

By day, Mon Repos beach is a sweeping bay of brown sand, a quiet spot for people to sunbathe, surf and fish.

By night, it’s home to the largest concentration of endangered marine turtles on the eastern Australian mainland. And the miracle of egg laying and hatching happens from around mid-October to the end of April every year.

In order not to disturb the turtles, tourists have to follow the instruction of the guides.

But this may make the tour more like an adventure: Tourist are usually told to huddle (蜷缩) close together, hold hands and walk close to the shoreline in the dark.

At the start of the season (October and November), tourists can view turtle laying their eggs. Turtles first use all four flippers (鳍状肢) to dig a body pit (坑) in the sand and then lay eggs in it. It’s not uncommon for a turtle to lay more than 100 eggs at a time. And her mission isn’t done until she uses her flippers to flick sand and cover the nest.

If you go there at the end of the season (March to April), you can see groups of hatchings walk down to the water. It is an astonishing sight as the small creatures，barely two minutes old, race instinctively to the sea,

If they survive, the same hatchings will return in 50 years’ time to lay eggs on the very beach where they first emerged(出现).

60. The first paragraph is intended to ________.

A. recommend the readers to have a holiday in Australia

B. give the readers an idea of the different sceneries of Australia

C. show that Australia has a variety of animals.

D. draw the readers’ attention to the topic of this article.

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

A. turtle can usually lay 100 eggs at a time.

B. It’s quite dangerous for the tourist to watch the turtles at night by the seashore.

C. Turtles usually lay eggs when they are 50 years of age.

D. If you go to the beach in October, you can see turtles lay eggs.

62. The underlined word in the passage probably refers to ______.

A. the process of hatching

B. the mother turtles

C. the end of hatching

D. newly-born turtles

63. Which of the following shows the correct relationship of the three places? (M=Mon Repos Conservation Park; Q=Queensland; B=Bundaberg)

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(辽宁省沈阳二中2008届第四次模拟考试B篇)

It’s not all kangaroos down there