Unnoticed and unappreciated for five decades，a large female turtle （龟）with a stained（彩色的），leathery（粗而硬的） shell is now a precious commodity（物品）in Changsha’s old zoo．She is fed on a special diet of raw meat．Her small pool has been covered with glass which can defend it from bullets．A special camera monitors her movements．A guard is posted at night．
The purpose is simple：the turtle must not die．
Earlier this year，scientists concluded that she was the planet’s last known female Yangtze giant soft shell turtle．She is about 80 years old and weighs almost 90 pounds．
As it happens，the planet also has only one known male．He lives at a zoo the city of Suzhou．He is 100 years old and weighs about 200 pounds．They are the last hope of saving a species believed to be the largest freshwater turtles in the world．
“It’s a very dangerous situation,” said Peter Pritchard, a famous turtle expert in the United States，who has helped try to save the species．、
For many Chinese people，the turtle is the symbol of health and long life，but the last two Yangtze giant soft-shell creatures show the threatened state of wildlife and biodiversity（生物多样性）in China．Pollution, hunting and over development are destroying natural habitats，and also endangering the plant and the animal population．
China contains some of the world’s richest treasures of biodiversity, yet the latest major survey of plants and animals shows a discouraging picture．Nearly 40 percent of all mammal species in China are now endangered, Scientists say．For plants，the situation is worse；70 percent of all nonflowering plant species and 86 percent of flowering species are considered threatened．
1.Why is the turtle in Changsha specially cared?
A．She has been unnoticed and unappreiated five decades．
B．She can be sold at a high price．
C．She is the planet’s last known female Yangtze giant soft-shell turtle．
D．She is old and heavy．
2.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?
A．The turtle in Changsha is precious because it is the symbol of health and long life．
B．Peter Pritchard believes the female turtle is the largest freshwater turtle in the world．
C．The female turtle is in a dangerous situation where she may be killed．
D．The female turtle in Changsha and the male turtle in Suzhou are the last hope of saving the largest freshwater turtle species in the world．
3.According to the text ________in China．
A．there are the richest species of living things
B．wild plants and animals are becoming fewer
C．turtles are specially protected
D．the situation of plants is better than that of mammal species
4.The last paragraph proves the threatened state of wildlife and biodiversity in China by__________ ．
A．facts and numbers B．Peter Pritchard’S words
C．teaching theory D．telling a story
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（Ａ．Ｂ．Ｃ．Ｄ）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
There is a wonderful fable about a young girl who had no family and no one to love her．One day, feeling sad and 1, she was walking through a meadow （草地） when she noticed a small 2caught in a thorn （荆棘）bush．The more the butterfly 3to free itself, the deeper the thorns cut into its body．The young girl carefully released the butterfly 4the thorns． 5flying away , the little butterfly changed into a beautiful fairy ．The young girl rubbed （搓） her eyes in 6．
“For your wonderful kindness,” the good fairy said to the girl, “I will grant（准予，实现） you any word you 7like．”
The little girl thought 8and then replied, “I want to be happy!”
The fairy said, “Very well,” and leaned toward her and 9in her ear．Then the good fairy suddenly disappeared．
As the little girl 10, there was no one in the land as 11as she．Everyone asked her the 12of her happiness．She would only smile and answer, “The reason for my happiness is 13I listened to a good fairy when I was a little girl．”
When she was very old and on her deathbed, the 14all came together around her, being 15that the fabulous （传说的） secret of happiness would 16her．“Tell us, please,” they begged．“Tell us what the good fairy said．”
The lovely old woman 17smiled and said, “She told me that everyone, 18old or young, rich or poor they seemed, had 19of me．”
Happiness is the most precious thing in the world, which can be obtained in different ways．And happiness is also the simplest thing if you just do what you should do．It’s 20that if you love and help others you’ll get it．
1.A．alone B．lonely C．hopeless D．helpful
2.A．bird B．ant C．worm D．butterfly
3.A．struggled B．stuck C．struck D．stretched
4.A．of B．from C．away D．off
5.A．In spite of B．In place of C．Instead of D．In short of
6.A．disbelieve B．disbelief C．belief D．believe
7.A．had B．will C．would D．should
8.A．for a moment B．in a moment C．at the moment D．over the moment
9.A．said B．told C．whispered D．talked
10.A．turned up B．brought up C．came up D．grew up
11.A．rich B．beautiful C．happy D．elegant
12.A．key B．secret C．resource D．way
13.A．that B．because C．why D．for
14.A．families B．friends C．neighbors D．guests
15.A．afraid B．frightened C．concerning D．glad
16.A．die off B．die out C．die away D．die with
17.A．simply B．justly C．rightly D．quitely
18.A．how B．however C．whenever D．when
19.A．need B．request C．require D．demand
20.A．sure B．certain C．possible D．impossible
--She looks very happy．She ________have passed the exam．
--I guess so．It’s not difficult after all．
A．should B．must C．could D．might
Progress _________ so far very good and he is sure that his new book will be finished on time．
A．was B．had been C．has been D．will be
_______ the meeting himself gave them a great deal of encouragement．
A．The president will attend B．The president to attend
C．The president attended D．The president's attending
Of the two boys, the one reading a book is ___________．
A．the tallest B．tall C．the taller D．taller
