Though much effort and many resources have been spent on protecting the endangered giant panda, research by an international team of scientists shows that much suitable panda habitat is outside the nature reserves and areas where the panda is reported to live.

       “This research can help the Chinese government and international nongovernmental organizations develop full strategic(战略上的) plans for more effective conservation of the panda,” said Jianguo “Jack” Liu, MSU University Distinguished Professor of fisheries and wildlife.

       “Overall, about 40 percent of the suitable habitat for pandas is inside the nature reserves,” said Andres Vina, a specialist. “But we have also identified potentially suitable habitat outside the reserves.”

       The giant panda is the rarest member of the bear family. Pandas once ranged throughout most of China, northern Vietnam and northern Myanmar. Today, fewer than 1,600 giant pandas live in the wild in three Chinese provinces; Gansu, Shanxi and Sichuan. Human actions—including logging(伐木), residential development and the expansion of farming—are considered the main reasons for the dramatic decrease of the giant panda’s habitat.

       The research team developed habitat models using geographical and environmental information gathered by satellites overlaid with information on panda occurrence. After analyzing six mountain regions in the three provinces where pandas are known to live, the scientists developed a habitat suitability index(索引) for the entire 48,328 square-mile area. The range-wide habitat analysis model gives the government and other agencies a new tool as they develop conservation strategies not only for pandas but also for many other endangered species.

       “The Chinese government plans to add about 69,500 square miles of land to the country’s nature reserve system between 2010 and 2020,” said Zhiyun Ouyang, director of the Lab of Urban and Regional Erology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing. “So opportunities exist to create new reserves, to expand existing reserves and to create pathways that increase the connectivity among the reserves. On the basis of our results, we suggest some new areas be included in China’s nature reserve system.”

66．Which of the following is NOT true?

       A．China has made lots of efforts to protect the giant panda.

       B．Pandas live better only outside the nature reserves.

       C．More plans should be created to protect the giant pandas.

       D．Liu Jianguo is a professor who devotes himself to fisheries and wildlife.

67．According to the passage, the giant pandas               .

       A．have the same living habit as bears

       B．are only suitable to live in Gansu, Shanxi and Sichuan

       C．will all be protected in the nature reserves

       D．are endangered mainly due to the damage to their habitat

68．The purpose of developing habitat models is              .

       A．to know where pandas actually live in China

       B．to build a larger nature reserve for the pandas

       C．to develop conservation strategies for endangered species

       D．to give governments a warning

69．The underlined word “overlaid” in the fifth paragraph probably means “        ”.

       A．covered                  B．connected               C．coped                     D．varied

70．What can we learn from the last paragraph?

       A．Zhiyun Ouyang hopes more areas will become nature reserves in China.

       B．China has about 69,500 square miles of nature reserves now.

       C．The existing reserves will remain the same.

       D．The existing reserves shouldn’t be expanded.

As we all know, there is a statue of Confucius in our school, ________ great thinker in   _________ history of China.

1. A.
   a; /
2. B.
   the; the
3. C.
   a; the
4. D.
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I am Sergey Brin! I was born in Moscow. In 1979,when I was 5, my family immigrated to California, USA . I remember that on my 9^th birthday, I got my first computer “Commodore 64”.

Later I graduated with honors in the University of Maryland in Mathematics and IT. The main field of my science research was the technologies used to collect data from unsystematic sources as well as large quantities of texts and science data. I was the author of dozens of articles in leading American academic magazines.

The greatest event in my life happened when in 1998 I was preparing for the defense(论文答辩) of my Doctor’s degree in the Stanford University. There the fate made me meet Larry Page—a young computer genius. Larry belonged to the intellectual society. I and Larry quickly became friends when we were working together.

We were searching day and night on the Internet. We were finding a lot of information but with the feeling we still couldn’t find enough of what we were looking for . Naturally the idea for a search engine that would allow specific information to be found in the endless pool of data was born like it came to us. It wasn’t our plans but we gave up the education at the university. You know the next part ,maybe—we managed to turn an ordinary garage in Peplo Park, California , the USA into our first office, in which Google was born. With excitement we typed the name of the thing which we created with love on September 14^th,1998—www.Google.com. Now after those years we bought this garage. As a symbol it will always remind us that everything is possible.

Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

   A. The Birth of Google            B. The Founder of Google

   C. The Importance of Cooperation   D. The Great Contribution to the Internet

From the passage we know that Larry Page________.

A. was born from a rich merchant family        

B. was once a student in the Stanford University

C. published some academic articles when young

D. was Brin’s important partner in starting Google

Why did they found Google ?

A. Because they loved working with the Internet so much.

B. Because they wanted to make a lot of money through the Internet

C. Because they hoped to make it easy to find specific information online

D. Because they believed everything is possible.  

Which is the right order of what happened ?

   a. My family moved from Russia to the USA

   b. I met Larry Page

   c. I was given a computer as a present on my 9^th birthday.

   d. google was born in an ordinary garage in California.

   e. I graduated from the university in Mathematics and IT.

   A. a-c-e-b-d       B. c-a-b-e-d      C. a-c-b-d-e     D. c-b-a-e-d

Mr. Black, there’s a man in _______ meeting room who says he has _______ news for you.

1. A.
   the; /
2. B.
   the; the
3. C.
   a; /
4. D.
   a; the

________ large number of people think ________ truth has been hidden on purpose.

1. A.
   A; /
2. B.
   The; /
3. C.
   A; the
4. D.
   The; the