CALCUTTA, India Mar 24, 2006 (AP) — One of the world’s oldest creatures, a giant tortoise believed to have been about 250 years old, has died in the Calcutta zoo where it spent more than half its long life.
Addwaita, which means “the one and only” in the local Bengali language, was one of four Aldabra tortoises brought to India by British sailors in the 18th century. Zoo officials say he was a gift for Lord Robert Clive of the East India Company, who was instrumental in establishing British colonial① rule in India, before he returned to England in 1767. Long after the other three tortoises died, Addwaita continued to thrive②, living in Clive’s garden before being moved to the zoo in 1875.
“According to records in the zoo, the age of the giant tortoise, Addwaita, who died on Wednesday, would be about 250 years,” said zoo director Subir Chowdhury. That would have made him much older than the world’s oldest documented③ living animal: Harriet, a 176-year-old Galapagos tortoise who lives at the Australia Zoo north of Brisbane, according to the zoo’s Web site. She was taken from the island of Isla Santa Cruz by Charles Darwin in the 19th century.
Aldabra tortoises come from the Aldabra atoll④in the Seychelle islands in the Indian Ocean, and often live to more than 100 years of age. Males can weigh up to 550 pounds. Addwaita, the zoo’s biggest attraction, had been unwell for the last few days, said local Forest Minister Jogesh Burman.
“We were keeping a watch on him. When the zoo keepers went to his enclosure on Wednesday they found him dead,” Burman said.
Notes:
①    colonial  adj. 殖民的
②    thrive  v. 茁壯成長
③    documented  adj. 備有證明文件的
④    atoll  n. 環(huán)礁
Choose the best answers according to the above:
小題1:According to the passage, Addwaita ________.
A．was sent to India as a gift by British government
B．was sent to India by British sailors in 1767
C．lived together with three other Aldabra tortoises in India
D．belonged to Lord Robert Clive for some time
小題2: By now, the oldest animal in the world is about at ________.
A．176 years oldB．100 years oldC．250 years oldD．200 years old
小題3: In the last few days before Addwaita died, he ________.
A．had been sent to hospital for treatment
B．had been playing with travelers
C．had been found not better than before
D．had stayed in his enclosure for days
小題4:What would be the best title for the passage?
A．An Old Aldabra Tortoise Died in India
B．A Remarkable Life: Tortoise Dies at 250
C．A Special Kind of Tortoise — Addwaita
D．The Oldest Animal Aldabra Tortoise Died

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:B

小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由文章的第二段可知，Addwaita在1767后的某段時間屬于Lord Robert Clive。
小題2:數(shù)字計算題。由文章的第三段可知。目前時間是上最新的活著的動物，應(yīng)該是Harriet, a 176-year-old Galapagos tortoise。而不是現(xiàn)年250多歲的烏龜。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由文章的第四段的“Addwaita, the zoo’s biggest attraction, had been unwell for the last few days”可知。
小題4:主旨概括題。本文第一段就是主題段落，講述年齡最大的烏龜已經(jīng)死去，這正是這篇文章所要表達(dá)的主要信息，因此答案選B。
練習(xí)冊系列答案
相關(guān)習(xí)題

科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

The home of the future won’t be completely different and we will be living in houses and flats just as we do today. But people will want to shape their homes to match their dreams. No two homes will be the same. People will be able to buy “house kits” containing a basic house structure, with movable walls, doors and windows. They will put together the different parts to create the home they want.
Many jobs that we do today will disappear, others will still exist but will change and new jobs will be created. Skilled workers such as builders, gardeners and electricians won’t disappear because machines can’t replace them. Teachers will still exist because students need human contact. But they will be using modern technology in class more and students will be working more from home. The medical technology revolution and space travel will create new jobs which we can only imagine today.
Space holidays will develop in the future, but these holidays won’t be for everyone because they won’t be cheap. Short space trips will develop first, then space hotels will orbit the earth where it will be possible to have a longer vacation. By the end of the next century, there will be holiday centres on the moon with leisure facilities for families.
Paper won’t exist in the future. Instead, there will be e-paper which people will be able to use over and over again. This will develop in order to save natural resources. E-newspapers and e-magazines will replace traditional newspapers and magazines and we will download information and news articles from the Internet every day onto our reuseable paper.
The laws of physics tell us that the earth is going to disappear some time in the future. This isn’t going to happen tomorrow but scientists predict that it will happen in five billion years when our sun explodes（爆炸）.We will have to explore the universe and find another home. At some point in the distant future, either we stay on the earth and die with it, or we leave and move to another planet. There won’t be any other choice.
60．Homes of the future will ________.
A．be completely different from those of today.
B．be very similar to our homes
C．a(chǎn)ll be different form one another                 
D．be movable as you want
61．Space trips and staying in space hotels will _________.
A．become a very common way to spend a holiday
B．be the cheapest holiday option for families
C．a(chǎn)ttract a lot of people
D．still only be for very rich people
62．E-paper will replace traditional paper because _________.
A．we will use it again  B．it won’t waste natural resource
C．it will be cheaper to produce   D．it will be convenient to carry
63．We will have move to another planet ________.
A．if we want to save the human race  B．when the sun explodes
C．when the earth disappears       D．when the earth is too crowded to fill people on

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

語法填空（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）
閱讀下面短文，按照句子結(jié)構(gòu)的語法性和上下文連貫的要求，在空格處填入一個適當(dāng)?shù)脑~或使用括號中詞語的正確形式填空，并將答案填寫在答題卡標(biāo)號為31 ~ 40的相應(yīng)位置上。
How should one invest (投資) a sum of money in these days of inflation (通貨膨脹)?   31   (leave) in a bank it’ll hardly keep its value, however high the interest rate. Only a brave man,  32  a very rich one, dares to buy and sell on the Stock (股票) Market. Today it seems that one of the best ways   33  (protect) your savings and even increase your wealth is to buy beautiful objects   34  the past. Here I am going to offer some advice on collecting antique clocks,   35  I personally consider are among the most interesting of antiques.
I sometimes wonder   36  a being from another planet report back about our way of life. “The planet Earth   37   (rule) by a mysterious creature that sits or stands in a room and makes a strange ticking sound. It has a face  38  twelve black marks and two hands. Men can do nothing without its permission, and it  39  (fast) its young around people’s wrists so that everywhere men go  40  are still under control. This creature is the real master of Earth and men are its slaves.”

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

In the last century there were not 　1　 big towns in the U.S.　2　 there are today.Most towns in the country were small.And in these small towns,the general store was 　3　 people 　4  the things they couldn't made or grow at home.
  5  the store sold   6  a good deal about life in the United States at that time.People bought tools that they needed on their farms.They bought salt,sugar,coffee and   7  that their farms didn't produce.They bought articles of   8  that they could not make themselves,and cloth or other materials that the  9  would make into dresses for themselves,shirts for the men and clothes for their children.
Life in the   10  century America was   11 .One proves that most people were satisfied with what they had   12  still they looked forward   13  courage to whatever the future would   14  them.It would be interesting to know   15  they would feel about life in the world today.  16  to them that life is too complex,or would they be glad to see that life is   17  in the past?
Nobody will   18  know the   19  people at that time would enjoy life today or not.Perhaps man is always the same of his kind.They did take things for granted,and also they did try to make life more comfortable.We have to admit that it is the same   20  people at present.
1.A.many                     B.so many             C.so much             D.a lot of
2.A.where             B.like                    C.what                  D.as
3.A.where             B.for                     C.in which             D.that
4.A.made                     B.bought               C.sold               D.paid for
5.A.That                B.No matter           C.Which            D.What
6.A.says                B.talks                  C.refers             D.tells
7.A.other things     B.another food    C.other foods         D.foods and drinks
8.A.clothes            B.clothing             C.dresses               D.suits
9.A.farmers           B.men                   C.women               D.children
10.A.eighteenth      B.nineteenth          C.twentieth            D.next
11.A.easy                     B.simple                C.interesting      D.tiresome
12.A.and which      B.and yet               C.and that              D.but what
13.A.in                 B.to                      C.of                  D.with
14.A.bring             B.take                   C.happen to           D.serve
15.A.what             B.whether              C.that                   D.how
16.A.Did it appear  B.Would it seem  C.What did it seem  D.What appeared
17.A.still what it used to be        B.better than what it was
C.much more easier than          D.no more than it was
18.A.never            B.always           C.once              D.ever
19.A.truth that              B.fact whether   C.idea how            D.information of
20.A.as                 B.for                     C.with               D.like

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

After years of hearing drivers complain about scratches on their cars, Japan’s Nissan Motor Company has officially announced the next big thing— a paint that not only resists scratches and scrapes, but actually repairs itself within a few days.
The new material, developed by Nippon Paint Company, contains an elastic rubbery-like resin (彈性樹脂) that is able to heal minor marks caused by car wash equipment, parking lot encounters, road debris (石頭碎片) or even on-purpose destruction.
The automaker admits its results vary depending on the temperature and the depth of the damage, but adds this is the only paint like it in the world, and tests prove it works.
Minor scratches, the most common type, are said to slowly fade over about a week. And once they’re gone, there is no trace that they were ever there.
The special paint is said to last for at least three years after it is first applied, but there is no word yet on whether more can be added after that period.
Nissan claims car washes are the worst offenders for this type of damage, accounting for at least 80 percent of all incidents.
But the complete auto-healing won’t come without scratching your wallet. The vehicle maker notes the special paint adds about $100 US to the price of a car.
It plans to use its new chemical mixture only on its X-Trail SUVs in Japan for now, as it looks for a more widespread presentation. And while plans to offer the feature overseas haven’t been made yet, if it’s a hit there, you can be almost sure market forces will drive it to these shores, as well.
小題1:From the article, we can find that _________.
A．the paint has already been used on cars by now
B．it beats other products of its kind in its lengthy effect
C．car damage is mainly caused by scratches and scrapes
D．marketing this paint in Europe is not under way
小題2:The paint used on cars can _________.
A．last 3 years before it is reapplied again
B．fade only in a few days
C．help to protect minor paint damage
D．reduce car scrape incidents to 20 percent
小題3:What does the underlined part refer to?
A．certain models of NissanB．name for one kind of paint
C．somewhere in JapanD．a(chǎn) word standing for a car-dealer store
小題4:What can be inferred from the article?
A．The paint was developed by Nissan Motor Company.
B．The paint might work better in summer than in winter.
C．The mark on the car could disappear as soon as the pain is applied.
D．The paint is very popular in Japan.

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

People do not analyze every problem they meet. Sometimes they try to remember a solution, from the last time they had a   1   problem. They often accept the opinions or ideas of other people. Other times they begin to act without   2   , they try to find a solution by trial or error.  3   , when all of these methods   4  , the person with a problem has to start analyzing. There are six   5   in analyzing a problem.
6   the person must recognize that these is a problem. For example, Sam's bicycle is broken, and he cannot ride it to class as he usually does. Sam must   7   that there is a problem with the bicycle.
Next, the person must find the problem. Before Sam can repair his bicycle, he must know why it does not work. For example, he must   8   the parts that are wrong.
Now the person must look for   9   that will make the problem clearer and lead to  10 solutions. For example, suppose Sam decides that his bicycle does not work because there is something wrong with the brakes.   11  , he can look in his bicycle repair book and read about brakes, talk to his friends at the bike shop, or look at his brakes carefully.  
After   12   the problem, the person should have  13   suggestions for a possible solution. Take Sam as an example   14  , his suggestions might be: tighten or loosen the brakes; buy new brakes and change old ones.
In the end, one  15   seems to be the solution to the problem. Sometimes the   16  idea comes quite   17   because the thinker suddenly sees something new or sees something in a different way. Sam, for example, suddenly sees there is a piece of chewing gum (口香糖) stuck to a brake. He  18   hits on the solution to his problem: he must   19   the brake.
Finally the solution is   20 . Sam does it and finds his bicycle works perfectly. In short he has solved the problem.
1. A. serious     B. usual   C. similar      D. common
2. A. Besides B. Instead      C. Otherwise D. However
4. A. fail        B. work C. change      D. develop
5. A. ways     B. conditions C. stages        D. orders
6. A. First      B. Usually     C. In general D. Most importantly
7. A. explain B. prove        C. show D. see
8. A. checkable      B. determine C. correct      D. recover
9. A. answers        B. skills C. explanation       D. information
10. A. possible      B. exact C. real    D. special
11. A. In other words      B. Once in a while C. First of all        D. At this time
12. A. discussing   B. settling down       C. comparing with       D. studying
13. A. extra    B. enough      C. several      D. countless
14. A. secondly     B. again C. also    D. alone
15. A. suggestion   B. conclusion  C. decision     D. discovery
16. A. next     B. clear C. final   D. new
17. A. unexpectedly      B. late    C. clearly       D. often
18. A. fortunately B. easily        C. clearly       D. immediately
19. A. clean   B. separate     C. loosen D. remove
20. A. recorded         B. completed    C. tested   D. accepted

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

Back in my country, when I was a child, I used to go to “market day” with my mother. One day each week, farmers used to ___1___ their fruit and vegetables into the city. They ___2___ one street to all cars, and the farmers set up tables for their ___3___. This outdoor market was a great place to ___4___. Everything was fresher than produce in grocery stores because the farmers brought it in ___5___ after the harvest. My mother and I always got there early in the morning to get the ___6___ produce.
The outdoor market was a wonderful adventure for a small child, ___7___ was like a festival — full of colors and ___8___. There are red tomatoes, yellow lemons, green lettuce, peppers, grapes, onions. The farmers did their own ___9___. They all shouted loudly for ___10___ to buy their produce. “Come and buy my beautiful oranges! They’re juicy and delicious and full of vitamins to ___11___ your children healthy and strong!”
Everyone used to ___12___ with the farmers over the ___13___ of their produce. It was like a wonderful drama in a theatre; the buyers and sellers were the “___14___” in this drama. My mother was an ___15___ at this. First, she picked the freshest, most attractive tomatoes, for example. Then she asked the price. The seller told her.
“What?” she said. She looked very surprised. “ So ___16___?”
The seller looked terribly ___17___. “My dear lady!” he replied. “I’m a poor, ___18___ farmer. These are the cheapest tomatoes on the market!”
They always argued for several minutes before agreeing ___19___ a price. My mother took her tomatoes and left. Both buyer and seller were ___20___. The drama was over.
1. A. carry      B. take　　　 C. bring         D. fetch
2. A. opened　       B. closed　　 C. started　　 D. stopped
3. A. produce　     B. goods　　　     C. food　　   D. product
4. A. buy B. sell　　　　     C. bargain　　      D. shop
5. A. hurriedly       B. immediately      C. directly      D. straightly
6. A. best　　 B. finest　　  C. freshest      D. cheapest
7. A. who　    B. that　　　　     C. which　　 D. what
8. A. voices    B. noises　　 C. sounds　    D. accent
9. A. shopping       B. business　　     C. shouting　　     D. advertising
10. A. customers    B. producers　       C. themselves　     D. sellers
11. A. keep　　     B. let      C. except D. make
12. A. argue    B. talk　　　 C. discuss　　       D. speak
13. A. order    B. price　　　      C. quality　    D. form
14. A. viewers B. listeners　  C. actors  D. directors
15. A. actress　      B. inventor　  C. advancer　 D. expert
16. A. wonderful    B. exciting　　      C. cheap　　　     D. expensive
17. A. injured　     B. hurt　　    C. damaged　 D. wounded
18. A. excellent      B. fair　　　 C. honest　　 D. easy
19. A. with     B. to　　　    C. in　　　　       D. on
20. A. disappointed B. encouraged C. satisfied     D. tired

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

閱讀理解: 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。
It was the summer of 1965. DeLuca, then 17, visited Peter Buck, a family friend. Buck asked DeLuca about his plans for the future. “I’m going to college, but I need a way to pay for it,” DeLuca recalls saying. “Buck said, ‘You should open a sandwich shop.’”
That afternoon, they agreed to be partners. And they set a goal: to open 32 stores in ten years. After doing some research, Buck wrote a check for $1000. DeLuca rented a storefront (店面) in Connecticut, and when they couldn’t cover their start-up costs, Buck kicked in another $1000.
But business didn’t go smoothly as they expected. DeLuca says, “After six months, we were doing poorly, but we didn’t know how badly, because we didn’t have any financial controls.” All he and Buck knew was that their sales were lower than their costs.
DeLuca was managing the store and going to the University of Bridgeport at the same time. Buck was working at his day job as a nuclear physicist in New York. They’d meet Monday evenings and brainstorm ideas for keeping the business running. “We convinced ourselves to open a second store. We figured we could tell the public, ‘We are so successful, we are opening a second store.’” And they did—in the spring of 1966. Still, it was a lot of learning by trial and error.
But the partners’ learn-as-you-go approach turned out to be their greatest strength. Every Friday, DeLuca would drive around and hand-deliver the checks to pay their suppliers. “It probably took me two and a half hours and it wasn’t necessary, but as a result, the suppliers got to know me very well, and the personal relationships established really helped out,” DeLuca says.
And having a goal was also important. “There are so many problems that can get you down. You just have to keep working toward your goal,” DeLuca adds.
DeLuca ended up founding Subway Sandwich, the multimillion-dollar restaurant chain.
1. DeLuca opened the first sandwich shop in order to ____.
A. support his family
B. pay for his college education
C. help his partner expand business
D. do some research
2. Which of the following is true of Buck?
A. He put money into the sandwich business.
B. He was a professor of business administration.
C. He was studying at the University of Bridgeport.
D. He rented a storefront for DeLuca.
3. What can we learn about their first shop?
A. It stood at an unfavorable palce.
B. It lowered the prices to promote sales.
C. It made no profits due to poor management
D. It lacked control over the quality of sandwiches
4. They decided to open a second store because they ___.
A. had enough money to do it.
B. had succeeded in their business
C. wished to meet the increasing demand of customers
D. wanted to make believe that they were successful
5. What contribute most to their success according to the author?
A. Learning by trial and error.
B. Making friends with suppliers.
C. Finding a good partner.
D. Opening chain stores.

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Do you love holidays but hate the increase weight that follows? You are not alone.
But every day I went to see the doctor, I had to wait about 50 minutes. He would see two or three patients at the same time, and often stop treating one so as to see another. Yet he charged me $115 each time .The final examination report consisted of ten lines, and it cost me $215.
With proper planning, though, it is possible to control your weight. The idea is to enjoy the holidays but not to eat too much. You don't have to turn away from the foods that you enjoy. The following suggestions may be of some help to you.
Do not miss meals. Before yon leave home for a feast(宴會),have a small, low-fat snack(小吃). This may help to keep you from getting too excited before delicious foods. Begin with clear soup and fruit or vegetables. A large glass of water before you eat may help you feel full. Use a small plate; a large plate will encourage you to have more than enough.
Better not have high-fat foods. Dishes that look oily or creamy have much fat in them.
Choose lean meat(瘦肉 ).Fill your plate with salad and green vegetables.
If you have a sweet tooth, try mints (薄荷) and fruits. They don’t have fat content as cream and chocolate.
Don’t let exercise take a break during the holidays. A 20-minute walk after a meal can help burn off excess(過多的) calories.
小題1:Holidays are happy days with pleasure but they may ______
A．bring weight problems
B．bring you much trouble in your life
C．make you worried about your foods
D．make you hate delicious foods
小題2:In order to really enjoy your holidays without putting on weight, you'd better__
A．drink much water and have vegetables only
B．not eat the food in high fat
C．not accept invitations to feasts
D．turn away from delicious foods
小題3:According to the passage, ___ is a necessary part to stop you from putting on weight.
A．VegetablesB．WaterC．calories of energyD．physical exercise
小題4:Many people can't help putting on weight after the holidays because they _______ .
A．can't control themselves
B．go to too many feasts
C．enjoy delicious foods
D．can't help turning away from the foods

查看答案和解析>>

同步練習(xí)冊答案