The green turtle is listed as endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. Under the U．S. Endangered Species Act of 1973, the green turtle was listed as threatened except for the breeding populations in Florida and on the Pacific coast of Mexico, where it is listed as endangered.
Green turtles continue to be caught for money by humans, and the destruction and loss of nesting and foraging(覓食)sites is a serious problem. Humans have already caused the decrease of large green turtle populations, including those that once nested in Bermuda and Cayman Islands. The situation of green turtle populations is difficult to determine because of our lack of knowledge about their life cycles. The number of nests in Florida appears to be increasing, but we don’t know whether this is due to an increase in the number of nests or because we have started to monitor(監(jiān)控)nesting beaches more closely.
The green turtle is the largest hard­shelled sea turtle. Adults of this species commonly reach 100 cm in length and 150 kg in mass. The average size of a female nesting in Florida is 101.5 cm straight in length, with an average body mass of 136 kg.
Growth rates of green turtles have not been measured under natural conditions. Green turtles grow slowly.
In the southern Bahamas, green turtles grow from 30 to 75 cm in 17 years, and according to Bjorndal and Bolten, growth rates decrease with increasing length. Growth rates measured in green turtles from Florida and Puerto Rico fall within the range of growth rates measured in the southern Bahamas. Based on growth rate studies of wild green turtles, the researchers Balazs, Frazer and Ehrhart estimate the age of sexual maturity(成熟)can range anywhere from 20 to 50 years.
小題1:The main idea of the passage is to tell us________.
A．something about an endangered animal
B．how green turtles got extinct
C．how heavy a green turtle is
D．how long a green turtle can live
小題2:Which of the following is NOT a reason why green turtles are endangered?
A．Humans catch them to get profit.
B．They lose their nests.
C．They have fewer places to find food.
D．People like to keep them as pets.
小題3:According to the passage, the green turtle________.
A．can reach 100 cm in length in 17 years
B．lives in the sea and grows very slowly
C．lives only in Florida and on the Pacific coast of Mexico
D．can grow from 30 to 75 cm in 17 years in southern Florida
小題4:Why is it hard for us to know the number of green turtles?
A．Because it is difficult for us to be close to them.
B．Because we have limited knowledge about them.
C．Because we haven’t measured their growth rates.
D．Because they grow too slowly.
小題1:A
小題2:D
小題3:B
小題4:B

小題1:A  主旨大意題。根據(jù)短文第一段的內(nèi)容可知，本文的大意是給我們講述了關(guān)于瀕危動物的情況。故選A.
小題2:D  根據(jù)短文第二段提到的“Green turtles continue to be caught for money by humans, and the destruction and loss of nesting and foraging(覓食)sites is a serious problem.”可知不是造成綠海龜瀕危的原因是D.
小題3:B  仔細(xì)分析此題的選項以及短文后兩段可知，只有選項B才是最佳答案。
小題4:B  根據(jù)短文第二段提到的“The situation of green turtle populations is difficult to determine because of our lack of knowledge about their life cycles.”可知此題應(yīng)選B.
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What is needed is a more creative way in which the teacher, as an adviser, plants ideas in parents’ minds to make sure that the child spends the many hours out of the classroom learning something useful.
In this way the school and the home join forces in educating children.
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B．parents should help their children to do their homework
C．there’re many ways in which the mathematics program can be carried out at home
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C．Parent-teacher talk. D．Dinner or party.
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C．teachers should often make home visits to parents
D．headmasters do more than teachers in this area
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B．written reports to the parents from the teachers
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When the six very best students from different cities in Guangdong Province all together chose universities in Hong Kong ; when the very best students of Beijing picked up HK University while giving up the nearby Peking or Tsinghua University ; when the highest enrollment(錄取) rate of Hong Kong Science and Industry University reached 48:1, it’s the high time to ask where the real education heaven for students in China is.
Years ago, the answer certainly would be “Peking or Tsinghua University”. But now no one could give the exact answer without hesitation . The only sure thing is that HK universities have gradually showed an unusual attraction to a great many mainland students.
There’s no doubt to call this HK craze (狂熱), which is even out of the expectation of those HK universities themselves.
How can HK universities shake the steady foundations of Peking and Tsinghua University and attract so many mainland students?
First, Hong Kong universities offer large-amount scholarship, especially for the top students who can receive the scholarship as much as 400,000 HK dollars. Since higher education has become a kind of heavy burden of many families, it’s easy to understand why the reaction to the generous offering of HK universities is great.
Second, most HK universities receive professors and students from all over the world and carry out bilingual (雙語) education. This kind of excellent language atmosphere is another attraction for mainland students.
Furthermore, university students in Hong Kong have a better chance to study abroad as exchange students.
Can mainland top universities like Peking or Tsinghua University be calm as before when facing the unexpected competition from HK? Will they take relevant measures to win back the top students who once help them set the worldwide reputation? Time will explain it .
The fierce competition brought by HK universities can be a good thing for an entire improvement of education in China. After the awakening and action-taking of mainland universities , they can perform better together with HK universities.
At least, it reminded the mainland universities the tuition fees (學(xué)費(fèi)) are among students’ top concern when they are choosing universities . It’s time to move.
小題1:What is the passage mainly talking about?
A．Some thoughts brought by the enrollment of HK universities.
B．Higher education in Hong Kong.
C．The competition between HK University and Beijing University.
D．The fall of mainland universities.
小題2:Top students from mainland apply for HK universities because________.
A．many students now would love to study abroad to get a better experience
B．they concern only about the tuition fees when choosing universities
C．HK Universities offer higher scholarship, better environment and more opportunities for their further study
D．Beijing University has lost its worldwide reputation
小題3:   From the passage we can see HK universities________.
A．didn’t mean to enroll top students from mainland
B．didn’t expect their enrollment of mainland students would be so popular
C．have strict enrollment rules and only 1 out of 48 students can get the chance to study there
D．a(chǎn)re proud of their teaching staff and facilities.
小題4:What does the author mean by saying “It’s time to move .” in the last paragraph ?
A．Mainland universities should take measures as soon as possible to attract students.
B．The opportunities come for top students to study abroad .
C．Mainland universities should make full preparations to enroll Hong Kong students .
D．Top students should be offered further education free of charge .

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