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請(qǐng)根據(jù)以下的任務(wù)說(shuō)明和寫(xiě)作要求，寫(xiě)一篇150詞左右的短文

The dodo(渡渡鳥(niǎo)) was a kind of pigeon which only lived on the little island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. There were no dangerous animals on Mauritius, so the dodo had stopped being able to fly. It simply walked around the forest for food and lived a safe and easy life.

This all changed in the 16^th century when Portuguese(葡萄牙的) sailors first arrived on the island. The birds were so trusting and slow that the sailors called them “dodo”, which means “a stupid person” in Portuguese. Thousands were killed and eaten, and soon the dodo became an important source of food for all passing ships. Very quickly, the number of dodos started to fall.

By 1681, only 200 years after people first set foot on Mauritius, the last dodo had died. The greed and selfishness of people had destroyed their peaceful lifestyle. The bird which was given the name “stupid”, is now a symbol for the stupidity of human beings.

[寫(xiě)作內(nèi)容]

    1、概括短文的內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)，該部分的字?jǐn)?shù)大約30。

2、就“是否應(yīng)該保護(hù)野生動(dòng)物”發(fā)表你的看法，明確表明反對(duì)屠殺野生動(dòng)物。至少包括以下的內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)，該部分的詞數(shù)大約120：

1）介紹野生動(dòng)物被大肆捕殺現(xiàn)象并分析原因。

2）提出你的建議。

寫(xiě)作要求：

你可以使用實(shí)例或其它論述方法支持你的論點(diǎn)，也可以參照閱讀材料的內(nèi)容，但不要抄襲閱讀材料的句子。

請(qǐng)根據(jù)以下資料說(shuō)明，使用5個(gè)規(guī)范句子描述全部所給信息內(nèi)容。

要求：1、標(biāo)題：It’s harmful to Civilization

     2、必須使用5個(gè)句子介紹全部所給內(nèi)容。

     3、將五個(gè)句子組織成連貫的短文。

When TV news programs report wars or disasters, the editors rarely use the most horrifying pictures of dead or wounded victims because they don’t want to upset their viewers. Even so, viewers are usually warned in advance that they may find some of these scenes disturbing, so they can look away if they choose. But the men and women whose job is to record those scenes－the TV cameramen－h(huán)ave no such choice. It is their duty to witness the horrors of the world and record them, no matter how terrible and unpleasant they may be. Consequently, it is one of the most dangerous, exposed and emotionally taxing jobs the world has to offer.

Today, the demand for their work is rising. The explosion of satellite broadcasting and 24-hour news in recent years has created an almost insatiable (貪得無(wú)厭的) demand for TV information. But major broadcasters and the TV news agencies―such as Reuters and WTN－h(huán)ave never had enough staff to meet the worldwide demand for up-to-date pictures, so increasingly they turn to “freelance” TV cameramen.

These freelance cameramen are independent operators tied to no particular organization. They will work for any company which hires them, be it for just a few hours or for several weeks in a war zone. But if the freelance cameraman is injured in the course of the job, the TV company is not responsible for him. The freelancer must survive on his own.

TV will always need hard, vivid moving pictures which are fresh, but these companies feel uncomfortable with large numbers of employees on their books, explains Nick Growing, once foreign editor for Britain Channel 4 News and now a BBC news presenter.

By hiring freelancers, they can buy in the skills they need only when they need them. It also enables them to contract out the risk, he says.

56. TV news agencies turn to freelance cameramen in order to           .

  A. save expense and avoid risks

  B. buy pictures which are the most stimulating to the senses

  C. look for pictures that are of fine qualities

  D. get first-hand information and pictures

57. The freelance cameramen             .

  A. have better skills than other cameramen

  B. are tied to many TV news agencies

  C. have to take tremendous risks in the course of work

  D. need to contract out risks of work for TV companies

58. It is implied in the passage that          .

  A. TV cameramen have to witness disasters and killing whether they like them or not

  B. TV cameramen are a special group of people who enjoy horrifying pictures

  C. TV cameramen should be given grater choice of work

  D. the development of TV resulted in the growing demand for TV cameramen’s work

59. According to this passage, some major broadcasters and TV news agencies            .

  A. have employed enough cameramen

  B. are not willing to employ many cameramen

  C. are very mean to freelancers

  C. are responsible for the freelancer if he is injured

60. The author of this passage shows his           the freelance cameramen.

A study of older men in The Netherlands, known for its delicious chocolate, showed those who ate the same amount of one-third of a chocolate bar every day had lower blood pressure and a reduced risk of death.

The researchers say, however, it’s too early to conclude that it was the chocolate that led to better health. The men who ate more cocoa products could have eaten other food that made them healthier. Experts also point out that eating too much chocolate can make you fat ― a risk for both heart disease and high blood pressure.

“It’s why too early to make recommendations about whether people should eat more cocoa or chocolate,” said Brian Buijsse, an expert for nutrition at Wageningen University in The Netherlands, who co-authored the study.

Still, the Dutch Study, supported by grants (撥款) from the Netherlands Prevention Foundation, appears to be the largest so far to document a health effect for cocoa beans. And it confirms findings of smaller, shorter-term studies that also linked chocolate with lower blood pressure.

Researchers examined the eating habits of 470 healthy men who were not taking blood pressure medicine. The men who ate the most products made from cocoa beans ― including cocoa drinks, chocolate bars and chocolate pudding ― had lower blood pressure and a 50 percent lower risk of death.

“This is a very important article providing epidemiological support for what many researchers have been observing is experimental models,” said Cesar Fraga of the University of California Davis, who does similar research but was not involved in the new study.

Could the study results apply to women?

“Our study consisted of elderly inch,” Buijsse said. “If you look at the other studies, you will see the same effects in men and women, younger people and older people. The findings may be generalizable to women, but you never know.”

51. We can learn from the text that          .

  A. researchers have concluded that eating chocolate can lead to better health

  B. It’s too early to say eating too much chocolate makes you gain weight

  C. People in the Netherlands are least likely to suffer from high blood pressure

  D. there had been other similar studies before the Dutch study

52. Which of the following might NOT be considered a product made from cocoa beans?

  A. Chocolate bars             B. Coffee drink

  C. Chocolate pudding        D. Cocoa drink

53. We can infer from the last paragraph that          .

  A. It has been concluded that the findings are generalizable to women

  B. It needs confirming whether women can share the same effects

  C. The study results cannot apply to women

  D. The findings are applicable to both men and women

54. Which of the following has the similar meaning to the underlined word “generalizable?”

  A. useful       B. popular       C. attractive        D. important

55. What is the main purpose of the text?

  A. To encourage us to eat as much chocolate as possible.

  B. To prove to us that eating chocolate can reduce blood pressure.

  C. To inform us of a study about the health benefits of chocolate.

A few years ago I had an expensive bottle of  wine   36  (wrap) with a piece of red and green silk, and left   37   in our post-box as a Christmas gift for our letter carrier, Larry. The bottle was gone the next day,   38   to my surprise and disappointment, Larry never thanked me   39   the present. I soon brushed it off,   40  (know) Larry’s route (路線) was long and he would receive too   41   presents to have sent thank-you notes.

That spring   42   we were planning a party, I told my husband that I would go out to buy some wine. He opened   43   closet door and showed me a bottle with a piece of red and green silk, just the same   44   the one I had presented to Larry. “  45   don’t you use this? ” he asked. “Larry left it in our post-box for Christmas.”

One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods from door to door found that he only had one dime left. He was hungry so he decided to   21   for a meal at the next house.

However, he lost his nerve   22   a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked, “How much do I owe you?”

“You don’t owe me anything,” she   23  . “Mother has taught me never to accept pay for a   24 .” He said, “Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart.” As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger   25  , but it also increased his faith in God and human race. He was about to give up and quit before this point.

Years later the young woman became critically ill. The local doctors were baffled. They finally sent her to the big city, where specialists can be called   26   to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly, now   27  , was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light   28   his eyes. Immediately, he rose and went down through the hospital hall into her room.

Dressed in his doctor’s gown he went in to see her. He   29   her at once. He went back to the consultation room and determined to do his best to save her life. From that day on, he gave   30   attention to her case.

After a long   31   the battle was won. Dr. Kelly   32   the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval. He looked at it and then wrote something on the side. The bill was sent to her room. She was afraid to open it because she was   33   that it would take the rest of her life to pay it off. Finally she looked, and the note on the side of the bill caught her   34  . She read these words…

“Paid in full with a glass of milk.”

(Signed) Dr. Howard Kelly

Tears of joy flooded her eyes as she   35   silently. “Thank you, God. Your love has spread trough human hearts and hands.”