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1、 课时规范训练(十七).阅读理解ARecordings of angry bees are enough to send big, tough African elephants running away, a new study says.Beehives(蜂窝)either recorded or realmay even prevent elephants from damaging farmers crops.In 2002, scientist Lucy King and her team found that elephants avoid certain trees with b

2、ees living in them. Today, Lucy wants to see if African honeybees might discourage elephants from eating crops. But before she asked farmers to go to the trouble of setting up beehives on their farms, she needed to find out if the bees would scare elephants away.Lucy found a wild beehive inside a tr

3、ee in northern Kenya and set up a recorder. Then she threw a stone into the beehive, which burst into life. Lucy and her assistant hid in their car until the angry bees had calmed down. Next, Lucy searched out elephant families in Samburu National Reserve in northern Kenya and put a speaker in a tre

4、e close to each family.From a distance, Lucy switched on the prerecorded sound of angry bees while at the same time recording the elephants with a video camera. Half the elephant groups left the area within ten seconds. Out of a total of 17 groups, only one group ignored the sound of the angry bees.

5、 Lucy reported that all the young elephants immediately ran to their mothers to hide under them. When Lucy played the sound of a waterfall (瀑布) instead of the angry bees to many of the same elephant families，the animals were undisturbed. Even after four minutes，most of the groups stayed in one place

6、.Lucy is now studying whether the elephants will continue to avoid the sound of angry bees after hearing it several times. She hasnt tested enough groups yet to know, but her initial (最初的) results were promising enough to begin trials with farmers. She has now begun placing speakers in the fields to

7、 see if elephants are frightened away.1We know from the passage that elephants may be frightened of _.Aloud noises Bsome cropsCvideo cameras Dangry bees2Why did Lucy throw a stone into a wild beehive?ATo record the sound of bees.BTo make a video of elephants.CTo see if elephants would run away.DTo f

8、ind out more about the behavior of bees.3As mentioned in the passage, Lucy _.Aworks by herself in AfricaBneeds to test more elephant groupsChas stopped elephants eating cropsDhas got farmers to set up beehives on their farms4Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?AYoung elephants ig

9、nore African honeybees.BWaterfalls can make elephants stay in one place.CElephants do not go near trees with bees living in them.DFarmers do not allow Lucy to conduct tests in their fields. BOrganic farming is a bigpicture exercise. Its not only targeted at this seasons results, but considers future

10、 generations. In the long run it makes better economic sense as well. But its main goal is to contribute to a healthier world.Studies conducted all over the world have shown the effects that conventional chemical farming has on the environment. Certainly, chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and herbic

11、ides increase the quantity of a farms production. They help produce more grains and vegetables. But at what cost？A Swiss study showed that organic farming produces an average of 20% less than conventional methods. But the organically grown food contained 50% less fertilizer and 97 % less pesticides.

12、Though only a part of the amount of pesticides a farm uses actually does the job of killing bugs, all of it remains active in the soil for months or even years after application.Perhaps worse, each generation of pests is growing increasingly immune (免疫的)to the chemicals used. Its not even all about

13、the food and the soil. The pesticides used in conventional agriculture are finally spilling their chemical residues (化学残留) into the waterways. It affects wildlife, soil and ecosystems as a whole. According to a Worldwatch paper，Deep Trouble: The Hidden Threat of Groundwater Pollution, poisonous chem

14、icals are polluting groundwater on every inhabited continent, endangering the worlds most valuable supplies of freshwater.Perhaps not so intuitive, organic farming affects the air.“Organic agriculture can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by effectively locking more carbon into the soil rather than re

15、leasing it into the atmosphere，” found “Farming Systems Trial，” a 15year study. Organic agriculture even uses 50% less energy than conventional farming.How does organic farming deal with pests? Organic farmers intentionally build up populations of beneficial insects, such as ladybugs(瓢虫), that eat o

16、ther pests and control the growth of insects. Wildflowers create green belts that control the spread of weeds and themselves encourage the beneficial insects.Farmers have to stick to strict standards and practices to earn the label “organic.” Looking forward, by promoting biological diversity and ma

17、intaining soil fertility, organic farming creates a natural balance that helps to get high quality food in healthy quantities year after year.5Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?AThe best ways to set up organic farmingBWhy organic farming benefits the environmentCThe histor

18、y and development of organic farmingDHow to deal with pests and chemical residues6It can be known from the passage that _.Aapplicating pesticides will increase the number of pestsBorganic farming produces more greenhouse gas emissionsCconventional farming is better than organic farmingDthe organical

19、ly grown food does good to peoples health7By writing Paragraph 3, the author mainly wants to tell us _.Athe immune function of pestsBthe effect of chemical residuesCthe great harm of pesticidesDthe benefit of conventional agriculture COnce there was a young farmer who had an appointment with his lov

20、er to meet under a big tree. He was shorttempered and came very early. It was a fine spring day with flowers in full bloom (盛开), but he wasnt in the mood to enjoy it.Suddenly an angel turned up before him.“You get impatient, dont you？” said the angel.“If you dont want to wait, just turn the button t

21、o the right. You can jump over any life period if you want to.”The young fellow was so happy that he turned the button lightly. How amazing! His lover appeared before him immediately, staring at him with love. How wonderful it would be if the wedding ceremony were held now! He, again, turned the but

22、ton. A grand wedding appeared in front of him；the band was playing cheerful music；he lost himself in it deeply. Unknowingly, the desires in his heart appeared endlessly: I also want a big house. He turned the button: I also want a crowd of lovely children.Instantly a group of lovely kids were playin

23、g joyfully in the large living room. Again, he jumped at turning the button to the right more than half.How time flew! Before he saw the blooming flowers in the garden, everything had been covered in a deep snow. Looking at himself again, he had already become so old, his hair and beard totally whit

24、e.He was filled with regrets: Id rather spend my life step by step than go in such a hurry. Better let me wait patiently！The button moved to the left with a rush. Once again, he was waiting for his lover under that big tree. His restlessness disappeared completely.8The angel gave the farmer a magic

25、button in order to _.Amake an appointment with himBshorten his future timeChelp him enjoy beautiful flowersDchange his temper9Which of the following things didnt the farmer enjoy after using the button?AA satisfying wedding.BA happy family.CSplendid music.DBlooming flowers.10What does the underlined

26、 word “restlessness” in the last paragraph mean?AEagerness. BHopelessness.CImpatience. DAmazement.11What can we learn from the story?ALife cant skip forward.BLovers had better wait.CPeople should live a realistic life.DRegrets may exist if life is not fun. D“Here! This way！”“That way！”School childre

27、n are walking in a corn field maze. The corn is cut into tricky passageways that make it difficult to find a way out.“No！”The children are from Yorktown Elementary School in Bowie, Maryland. They have traveled to Montpelier Farms in Prince Georges County in Maryland.Debbie Pierson is the students te

28、acher.“We go on these kind of field trips so that the children will have a handson experience of what its like to be on a farm.We come about once a year. Lots of fun，yes. The kids enjoy it. This was her favorite part, was choosing the pumpkin.”When Mike Dunn opened the family farm to agritourists in

29、 2008 he had only a corn maze, a pumpkin field and hay wagon rides. But he says so many people visited that he soon increased the number of activities.He says he hopes he will someday make a larger profit from visitors than from farming.“Our agritourism revenue might be 30 percent of our entire farm

30、 income.Wed like to grow it to maybe one day be 60 percent.”In Loudon County, Virginia, there are farms where grapes are grown for use in making wine. Many of the farms let people visit, and drink the wine that is made there. Bill Hatch owns the Zephaniah Farm Vineyard. He holds wine tastings in his

31、 home.“Were doubling the number of visitors to our farm every year.We have an average of 250 people on a weekend.”As more people visit farms, more farmers are adding activities in which visitors can take part.Malcolm Baldwin owns Vineyard in Loudon County. Six years ago, he began letting people be m

32、arried at his farm. They can also sleep at the farm overnight. Mr Baldwin says the money he makes from these activities let him keep his small farm operating.“But without the animals, and without the vines，the wedding business wouldnt be as profitable because people like to see the vines. They like

33、to see the animals, and without which I dont think this would be a popular place.”12What are some school children doing?AThey are losing their way on a journey.BThey are judging the direction of a corn field.CThey are choosing a road to a family farm.DThey are finding a way out of the corn field maz

34、e.13According to the text, Mike hoped to _.Amake more money from visitors than from farmingBincrease his entire farm income by 10% in totalCchange all his farms for agritourismDadd a number of activities to his farm tourism14In the opinion of Debbie, the field trips make students _.Aturn to modern f

35、armers in the futureBexperience the life of farmersCfind their favorite job on a farmDfind a lot of fun planting pumpkins15At Bills grape farm, visitors can _.Ahold a marriage ceremonyBhave a rest all nightCtaste the wine on the sceneDhunt for animals at night .七选五History is a record of what has hap

36、pened in the past._1_ The really fascinating thing is that much of history has been repeated time and again. It allows us to learn from the past，both the mistakes and the successes.One of the benefits of history is reading how other people have overcome tremendous challenges in their life. These cha

37、llenges，although particular to a person，or to a certain time in the past，or occurring in a different country or culture，all convey the same thing. _2_3_ He encountered many failures while on the road to finally inventing the light bulb. He could be held out as an example of a person who never gave u

38、p. _4_ However，he did not let those failures stop him. He had a dream and he just kept trying different things until he did reach success.Or，consider the story of Abraham Lincoln who managed to become the President of the United States even though he suffered many setbacks and personal losses. Most

39、of us only realize his success. _5_ His life was not easy. His story motivates us to keep moving forward no matter what obstacles we have in life.AHistory has a lot of influence on us.BTake for example the story of Thomas Edison.CHistory has some very unique qualities.DI am sure he was discouraged by his many failures.EThey convey wisdom in their short stories of perseverance.FFew of us knew about the many challenges he had to overcome.GOnly those with courage to face challenges can realize their dreams.