Money plays ________ important role in the material world. But expecting ________ money to give happiness may be missing the meaning of life.
A. a; the B. an; / C. a; / D. the; the
假设你是我校高一学生李华，从网络新闻得知有人大肆捕杀东北虎，感到十分气愤。请根据以下内容，给中国日报（China Daily）报社编辑写一封信，就此事发表你的观点并对保护东北虎提出你的建议。
注意：1. 词数:100-120词左右(开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数)。
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
3. 参考词汇：东北虎Siberian tiger
Dear Editor,
I’ve just learnt the news online about _________________________________________
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
根据所学单词完成下列空格（共10小题，每小题0.5分，共5分）
1.Two-thirds of the people _______（幸存）the earthquake.
2.We d_______ the Christmas tree with glass balls.
3.We found further scientific _______（证据）for the theory.
4.When he heard the good news, he b_______ into laughter.
5.She was _______（接纳）as a member of the club.
6.The red lamp is often used as a danger s_______.
7.We greatly ________（感激）your timely help.
8.You will have to work hard if you are to s________.
9.How can the athletes enjoy _______（竞争）in the Winter Olympics?
10.The products are nice. In a________, the price is low.
根据课文内容填写恰当的单词
Since the 1970s many new 1..________ have been found for me. I have become very important in communication, 2..________ and trade. I have also been put into robots and used to make mobile phones as well as help with 3..________ operations. I have even been put into space rockets and sent to 4.._______ the Moon and Mars. Anyhow, my 5..________ is to provide humans with a life of high 6..________.
To be 7.._______, a lot of people 8.._______ great importance to becoming rich and 9..________. But just how do people 10..________ a band?
Rock and roll music developed in the United States in the early nineteen-fifties. It was based on the music called rhythm and blues that was performed by African American musicians.
Early rock and roll singers developed their own kinds of music. Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, the Beach Boys, and Bob Dylan were the most popular rock and roll musicians in the early 1960’s. All were American. Then, in 1964, a new rock and roll group from England invaded America: the Beatles.
Some people say the Beatles’ music shook America like an earthquake. The Beatles changed rock and roll forever. Their early songs were influenced by American rock and roll musicians, including Chuck Berry. But the Beatles looked different and sounded different from any musical group before them.
The Beatles released their first album in the United States in 1964, when all of the top five records in America were by the Beatles. In 1967, they released an album called “Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.” It was one of the first “concept” albums. That is, all the songs were linked by a common story or idea.
The popularity of the Beatles led the way for more rock and roll bands from England to become popular in America. The Rolling Stones was the most important of these bands. The Rolling Stones is one of the few groups from the 1960’s that is still performing and recording today. In 1965, the group recorded one of its most famous songs, “Satisfaction”.
The musical instrument most linked to rock and roll is the guitar. Experts say Jimi Hendrix was one of the most influential guitar players in rock and roll during the late 1960’s. His “Purple Haze” was liked by many people.
By the 1970’s, rock and roll music became known as rock music. It expanded into many new forms. For example, there was country rock, hard rock, acid rock, and heavy metal rock. Punk rock, jazz rock, and glitter rock.
In the middle 1970’s, experts say rock music regained some of the energy of early rock and roll. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band became popular with their album “Born to Run”. Springsteen’s music was like the lively rock and roll music of the early nineteen-sixties. Many of his songs were about social issues. He sang about the effects of unemployment and the war in Vietnam.
1.The main topic of this passage is _______.
A. the history of American music
B. the famous rock and roll groups
C. the new forms of rock and roll music
D. the development of rock and roll music
2.Which of the following matches is NOT true?
A. the Beatles — Chuck Berry
B. the Rolling Stones — Satisfaction
C. Jimi Hendrix — Purple Haze
D. Bruce Springsteen — Born to Run
3.Whose songs were mainly about social problems like unemployment and war?
A. Elvis Presley’s. B. Bob Dylan’s.
C. Jimi Hendrix’s. D. Springsteen’s.
4.From the passage, we can know that _______.
A. one of the Rolling Stones’ albums was called “concept”
B. rock and roll music had many different forms at the beginning
C. rock and roll music probably came from African American music
D. the Beatles and the Rolling Stones became popular at the same time
Zoos have been around for centuries — and they’ve changed a lot over the years. In the Middle Ages, wealthy people kept animals in their gardens. Public animal parks appeared in European cities in the late 1700s and early 1800s. The Philadelphia Zoo, the first in the United States, opened in 1874.
Until a few decades (十年) ago, most zoos were organized by creatures — monkeys in one area, cats in another, birds somewhere else, just like museum collections. In recent years, zoos have instead begun grouping animals that would normally interact (互相作用) in the wild. Moreover, instead of closing animals behind bars, designers are creating landscapes like the environments in which these creatures would naturally be found. Nearby signs provide information about the animals and their habitats in parts of the world where they normally live.
The Denver Zoo’s new Predator Ridge exhibit, for example, aims to teach visitors about Africa. Eight acres of land provide homes for 14 animal species, including lions, porcupines, cranes, and wild dogs. Plants from the region grow alongside African-like landform. Ten-foot-tall mounds (土墩) give lions a place from which to survey their surroundings, just as they would do in the wild.
Landscape design makes visitors to the Denver Zoo’s Predator Ridge exhibit feel like they’re really in Africa.
Animals in Predator Ridge can’t actually be mixed with one another, for safety reasons. But hidden deep channels and other smart features allow visitors to see all the animals at once. Different species can see each other too.
1.What is the passage mainly about?
A. Protection of zoo animals.
B. Changes of zoos over the time.
C. The safety problem of zoos.
D. The living habits of zoo animals.
2.In the Denver Zoo ten-foot-tall mounds are built to _____.
A. protect the safety of visitors
B. separate lions from other animals
C. create a natural environment for lions
D. offer visitors a better view of lions
3.The underlined part “the region” in Paragraph 3 probably refers to _____.
A. Africa B. the Predator Ridge exhibit
C. the Denver Zoo D. the ten-foot-tall mounds
4.We can learn from the passage that _____.
A. the earliest zoos were probably rich people’s gardens
B. the Philadelphia Zoo is the first zoo in the world
C. the new Predator Ridge exhibit is held in Africa
D. more animals will be kept in zoos in the future
