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OntheislandofNewZealand,thereisagrasshopper-likespeciesofinsectthatisfoundnowhereelseonearth.NewZealandershavegivenitthenicknameweta,whichisanativeMaori1wordmeaning“godofbadlooks.”It’seasytoseewhyanyonewouldcallthisinsectabad-lookingbug.Mostpeoplefeeldisgustedatthesightofthesebulky,slow-movingcreatures.
Wetasarenocturnalcreatures;theycomeoutoftheircavesandholesonlyafterdark.Agiantwetacangrowtooverthreeincheslongandweighasmuchas1.5ounces.Giantwetascanhopuptotwofeetatatime.Someofthemliveintrees,andothersliveincaves.Theyareverylong-livedforinsects,andsomeadultwetascanliveaslongastwoyears.Justliketheircousinsgrasshoppersandcrickets,wetasareableto“sing”byrubbingtheirlegpartstogether,oragainsttheirlowerbodies.
Mostpeopleprobablydon’tfeelsympathyfortheseendangeredcreatures,buttheydoneedprotecting.Theslowandclumsywetashavebeenaroundontheislandsincethetimesofthedinosaurs,andhaveevolvedandsurvivedinanenvironmentwheretheyhadnoenemiesuntilratscametotheislandwithEuropeanimmigrants.Sinceratslovetohuntandeatwetas,theratpopulationontheislandhasgrownintoarealproblemformanyofthenativespeciesthatareunaccustomedtoitspresence,andposesaseriousthreattothenativewetapopulation.
1.
FromwhichofthefollowingisthepassageLEASTlikelytobetaken?
(A)Asciencemagazine.
(B)Atravelguide.
(C)Abiologytextbook.
(D)Abusinessjournal.
2.
Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?
(A)Wetasareunpleasanttotheeye.
(B)Thewetaisanewlydiscoveredinsectspecies.
(C)TheMaorisnicknamedthemselves“Wetas.”
(D)TheEuropeansbroughtwetastoNewZealand.
3.
Whichofthefollowingdescriptionsofwetasisaccurate?
(A)Theyarequickinmovement.
(B)Theyareveryactiveinthedaytime.
(C)Theyaredecreasinginnumber.
(D)Theyhaveashortlifespanforinsects.
4.
Whichofthefollowingisthemostappropriateinterpretationof“its”inthelastparagraph?
(A)Therat’s.
(B)Theweta’s.
(C)Theisland’s.
(D)Thedinosaur’s.
WordBank
1.
grasshopper
n.
蝗蟲;蚱蜢
2.
Maori
n.
毛利人 ,毛利語
3.
insect
n.
昆蟲
4.
bulky
adj.
塊頭大的
5.
nocturnal
adj.
夜行的
6.
ounce
n.
盎司
7.
endanger
v.
瀕臨絕種
8.
evolve
v.
進化、演化
9.
survive
v.
生存
10.
immigrant
n.
外來移民;外僑
11.
beunaccustomedto+N
Adj.
不習慣
12.
poseaseriousthreatto
Phr.
造成威脅
ThehighschoolpromisthefirstformalsocialeventformostAmericanteenagers.IthasalsobeenariteofpassageforyoungAmericansfornearlyacentury.Theword“prom”wasfirstusedinthe1890s,referringtoformaldancesinwhichtheguestsofapartywoulddisplaytheirfashionsanddancingskillsduringtheevening’sgrandmarch.IntheUnitedStates,parentsandeducatorshavecometoregardthepromasanimportantlessoninsocialskills.Therefore,promshavebeenheldeveryyearinhighschoolsforstudentstolearnpropersocialbehavior.
Thefirsthighschoolpromswereheldinthe1920sinAmerica.Bythe1930s,promswerecommonacrossthecountry.FormanyolderAmericans,thepromwasamodest,home-grownaffairintheschoolgymnasium.Prom-goerswerewelldressedbutnotfancilydressedupfortheoccasion:
boysworejacketsandtiesandgirlstheirSundaydresses.Couplesdancedtomusicprovidedbyalocalamateurbandorarecordplayer.Afterthe1960s,andespeciallysincethe1980s,thehighschoolprominmanyareashasbecomeaseriousexerciseinexcessiveconsumption,withboysrentingexpensivetuxedosandgirlswearingdesignergowns.Stretchlimousineswerehiredtodrivetheprom-goerstoexpensiverestaurantsordiscosforanall-nightextravaganza.
Whethersimpleorlavish,promshavealwaysbeenmoreorlesstraumaticeventsforadolescentswhoworryaboutself-imageandfittinginwiththeirpeers.Promnightcanbeadreadfulexperienceforsociallyawkwardteensorforthosewhodonotsecuredates.Sincethe1990s,alternativepromshavebeenorganizedinsomeareastomeettheneedsofparticularstudents.Forexample,promsorganizedbyandforhomelessyouthwerereported.Therewerealso“couple-free”promstowhichallstudentsarewelcome.
1.
InwhatwayarehighschoolpromssignificanttoAmericanteenagers?
(A)
Theyarepartofthegraduationceremony.
(B)
Theyareoccasionsforteenstoshowofftheirlimousines.
(C)
(D)
Theyareimportanteventsforteenagerstolearnsocialskills.
Theyareformaleventsinwhichteenssharetheirtraumaticexperiences.
2.
Whatisthemainideaofthethirdparagraph?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Propersocialbehaviormustbeobservedbyprom-goers.
Promsheldinearliertimesgavelesspressuretoteenagers.
Promsareregardedasimportantbecauseeveryonedressesupfortheoccasion.
Thepromhaschangedfromamodesteventtoaglamorouspartyovertheyears.
3.
Accordingtothepassage,whatgaverisetoalternativeproms?
Notallstudentsbehavedwellattheproms.
Promsweretooseriousforyoungprom-goers.
Teenagerswantedtoattendpromswiththeirdates.
Studentswithspecialneedsdidnotenjoyconventionalproms.
4.
Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Unconventionalpromshavebeenorganizedsincethe1960s.
Inthe1980s,promswereheldinlocalchurchesforteenagerstoattend.
PromshavebecomeasignificanteventinAmericanhighschoolssincethe1930s.
Inthe1890s,highschoolpromswereall-nightsocialeventsforsomeAmericanfamilies.
Nobudgetforyourvacation?
Tryhomeexchanges-swappinghouseswithstrangers.Agreetouseeachother’scars,andyoucansavebucksoncarrentals,too.
Homeexchangesarenotnew.Atleastonegroup,Intervac,hasbeenfacilitatingsuchanarrangementsince1953.Buttradingonlineisgainingpopularitythesedays,withseveralsitesinoperation,includingHomeExchanges.Foundedin1992,withsome28,000listings,thiscompanybillsitselfastheworld’slargesthomeexchangeclub,reportingthatmembershiphasincreased30%thisyear.
TheannualfeeisusuallylessthanUS$100.Memberscanaccessthousandsoflistingsforapartments,villas,suburbanhomesandfarmsaroundtheworld.Initialcontactismadeviae-mail,withsubsequentcommunicationusuallybyphone.Beforeamatchismade,potentialswapperstendtodiscussalot.
However,theconceptmaysoundriskytosomepeople.Whatabouttheft?
Damage?
Thesearereasonablecausesforconcern,butequallyunlikely.Asoneswapperputsit,“Nobodyisgoingtoflyacrosstheoceanordrive600milestocomestealyourTV.Besides,atthesametimethey’restayinginyourhome,youarestayingintheirhome.”
Exchangesitesrecommendthatswappersdiscusssuchmattersaheadoftime.Theymayfilloutanagreementspellingoutwhoshoulderswhichresponsibilitiesifaproblemarises.Itdoesnotmatteriftheagreementwouldholdupincourt,butitdoesgivetheexchangersalittlesatisfaction.
Generally,thebiggestcomplaintamonghomeexchangershastodowithdifferentstandardsofcleanliness.Swappersaresupposedtomakesuretheirhomeisinorderbeforetheydepart,butoneperson’sideaof“clean”maybemoreforgivingthananother’s.Someownerssayiftheycomebacktoaless-than-sparklingkitchen,itmaybeinconvenientbutwouldnotsourthemonfutureexchanges.
1.
Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?
(A)(B)(C)
(D)
Howtoexchangehomes.
Howhomeexchangeisbecomingpopular.
Thebiggesthomeexchangeagency.
AcontrastbetweenIntervacandHomeExchange.
2.
Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningto“bills”inthesecondparagraph?
(A)
(C)
Advertises
replaces
(B)dedicates
(D)participates
3.
Howdohomeexchangersnormallybegintheircommunication?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Byphone
Bye-mail
Viaamatchmaker
Viaaface-to-facemeeting.
4.
Whatisrecommendedinthepassagetodealwiththeftanddamageconcerns?
(A)Onecanfilealawsuitincourt.
(B)Bothpartiescantradeonline.
(C)Bothpartiescansignanagreementbeforehand.
(D)Onecandamagethehomeoftheotherpartyinreturn.
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BekojiisasmalltownoffarmersandherdersintheEthiopianhighlands.There,timealmoststandsstill,andhorse-drawncartsoutnumbermotorvehicles.Yet,ithasconsistentlyyieldedmanyoftheworld’sbestdistancerunners.
It’stempting,whenbreathingthethinairofBekoji,tofocusonthespecialconditionsoftheplace.Thetownsitsonthesideofavolcanonearly10,000feetabovesealevel,makingdailylifeakindofhigh-altitudetraining.Childreninthisregionoftenstartrunningatanearlyage,coveringgreatdistancestofetchwaterandfirewoodortoreachthenearestschool.Addedtothisearlytrainingisaphysicaltrait
sharedbypeoplethere-disproportionatelylonglegs,whichisadvantageousfordistancerunners.AstrongdesireburnsinsideBekoji’syoungrunners.TakethecaseofMillionAbate.Forcedtoquitschoolinfifthgradeafterhisfatherdied,Abateworkedasashoe-shineboyforyears.HesawahopeinrunningandjoinedSantayehuEshetu’strainingprogram.This18-year-oldsprintedtothefinishofa12-milerunwithhisbarefeetbleeding.ThecoachtookoffhisownNikesandhandedthemtohim.TohelpAbatecontinuerunning,thecoacharrangedamoteljobforhim,whichpays$9amonth.
MostfamiliesinBekojilivefromhandtomouth,anddistancerunningofferstheyoungergenerationawayout.Bekoji’slegendDerartuTulu,whowonthe10,000-meterOlympicgoldmedalsin1992and2000,isanati
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