Sea turtles have been on Earth for millions of years, but they may soon die out. The main 1 to them is people who kill them for food, according to Dr. Wallace J. Nichols of the University of California.
But the latest news may 2 turtle hunting: Dr. Nichols has found that sea turtles 3 a lot of pollution from the ocean. This pollution is unhealthy for both turtles and humans. It can cause __4__ damage to their bodies and lead to death. Research shows that many people get sick and even die from eating sea turtle meat.
In the US, most people have never eaten turtle. This is because turtles are 5 by the United States law, which makes it 6 to harm or kill these amazing animals. “But many people in other countries still eat them,” explains Nichols. “Our first 7 was to save turtles; now we must save 8 too.”
Davis said he also wants to send out a bigger 9 that we should protect the oceans. “The health of the ocean, animals in the ocean, and our own health are all 10 . A clean ocean is really good for us too because of the food we eat from there.”
1.A. doubt B. stream C. danger D. worry
2.A. accelerate B. slow C. improve D. change
3.A. cause B. expand C. absorb D. reduce
4.A. accidental B. occasional C. unknown D. serious
5.A. qualified B. protected C. restricted D. produced
6.A. impossible B. difficult C. illegal D. abnormal
7.A. goal B. impression C. difficulty D. cost
8.A. Earth B. ocean C. people D. animals
9.A. advertisement B. message C. sign D. problem
10.A. concerned B. disturbed C. developed D. connected
—Would you like me to help you with the maths problem?
—___________ It’s a most difficult one.
A.With pleasure. B.Why not?
C.That’s all right. D.It’s my pleasure.
We were going out for a walk ________ it began to rain.
A. while B. before C. as D. when
I want to buy that kind of cloth because I _____ the cloth _____ well.
A．have been told; washes B．have told; washes
C．was told; washed D．have been told; is washed
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假设你是高中生李越，发现校园中存在的高中生普遍不愿意参加体育活动（physical exercise）的现象。他们认为学习紧张，进行体育活动会浪费时间，影响学习。但是，作为校学生会的体育部长，你对此有不同的想法。决定在校英语报上，就此话题，结合自己的经历，写一篇100-120个词的短文，向大家宣传体育锻炼的好处。短文中应包括以下内容：
1. 指出他们观点的不对之处；
2. 告知体育锻炼的好处；
3. 结合自身经验，提出建议。
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Bassanio fell in love1. Portia, but he couldn’t ask her to marry him 2. he was poor. He had to borrow some money3. ______ his friend Antonio, a merchant of Venice. Antonio had no money then. He went to Shylock, a cruel and4.______ (greed) money-lender. Shylock agreed to lend him the money on condition that he would cut a pound of his flesh5.______ he couldn’t repay him within three months.
Unfortunately Antonio’s ships were lost6. sea. 7.______ (know) that Antonio probably had to die, Portia asked Bassanio to go to see his friend at once. She dressed herself 8. as a lawyer and turned up at the court. She let Shylock cut just9.______ one pound of flesh off Antonio, no more, no less, no drop of blood, otherwise he10. ______ lose all his money. Her clever idea saved Antonio and made Shylock give half of his money to Venice.
