综合填空
阅读下面短文,在空白处根据所给首字母填入一个单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Many have heard of shark fin (鲨鱼鳍) soup. This famous and expensive dish is really popular in southern China. B__1__ do you realize that you're killing a whole shark each time you enjoy a bowl of shark fin soup? When people catch sharks, they cut off their fins and throw the sharks back into the ocean. This is not only cruel (残忍的), but also 2 (harm) to the environment. W 3 a fin, a shark can't swim any longer and slowly dies. Sharks are at t 4 top of the food chain (链) in the ocean's ecosystem (生态系统). If 5 (they) numbers drop too low, it will bring danger to all ocean life. Many believe that sharks can never be endangered because they are the 6 (strong) in their food chain. But in fact, around 70 million sharks 7 (catch) and traded in this industry (行业) every year. The numbers of some kinds of sharks 8 (fall) by over 90 percent in the last 20 to 30 years.Environmental protection groups around the world are teaching the public about "finning". They have even asked governments 9 (develop) laws to stop the sale of shark fins. So far, no scientific 10 (study) have shown that shark fins are good for health, so why eat them? Help save the sharks!
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8. have fallen
9. to develop10. studies
四、阅读理解
What do you usually do while waiting for someone? The descriptions below may say something about you.
A. You walk around, rubbing your hands.
B. You stand still, looking at your watch.
C. You cross your arms, looking impatient.
D. You stand staring into the distance, thinking.
Analysis
If your answer is “A”: You are short-tempered. You are energetic but sometimes careless. You make friends with all your heart. But sometimes you may hurt others because of your quick tongue.
If your answer is “B”: You are patient and very strict (严格的) with yourself. You work hard. When your friends have trouble, you will try your best to help them.
If your answer is “C”: You are strong-minded. You stick to your own views; but are also good with people. You can make others agree with you.
If your answer is “D”: You have great patience. You're very nice to others. However, you may be too nice.
This quiz is just for fun. Don't take it seriously.
( )1. What does the underlined part “quick tongue” mean?
A. 冷言冷语 B. 孤芳自赏 C. 心直口快 D. 出言无状
( )2. Which one will help friends out of trouble?
A. The person who chooses “A”. B. The person who chooses “B”.
C. The person who chooses “C”. D. The person who chooses “D”.
( )3. If Nick stands staring into the distance, thinking, he is ______.
A. energetic but careless B. patient and strict
C. strong-minded but impatient D. patient and nice
( )4. After reading the passage, we can know it is ______.
A. a report B. a quiz C. an ad D. a notice
答案:1. C 解析:quick tongue意为“心直口快”,符合“有时会因为心直口快伤害别人”的描述,故选C。
2. B 解析:根据“If your answer is ‘B’: When your friends have trouble, you will try your best to help them.”可知,选B的人会帮助朋友,故选B。
3. D 解析:根据“If your answer is ‘D’: You have great patience. You're very nice to others.”可知,Nick属于D类,耐心且友善,故选D。
4. B 解析:文章开头提到“This quiz is just for fun.”,说明这是一个测试,故选B。