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- A.chronological order
- B.spatial order
- C.flashbacks
- D.general-specific pattern
- A.Beethoven’s Life Story
- B.Beethoven’s Fateful Hearing Loss
- C.The Music of Beethoven
- D.Beethoven’s Courageous Triumph Over Tragedy
- A.in his prime time
- B.shortly before his death
- C.when he noticed a humming in his ears
- D.when he became completely deaf
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Passage Five
- Although Beethoven could sit down and make up music easily, his really great compositions did not come easily at all.They cost him a great deal of hard work.We know how often he rewrote and corrected his work because his notebooks are still kept in museum
- He went away to the country, to a place called Heiligenstadt, and from there he wrote a long farewell letter to his brothers. In this he told them how depressed and lonely his deafness had made him. “It was impossible for me to ask men to speak louder or
- In fact, Beethoven did something braver than dying. He gathered his courage and went on writing music, though he could hear what he wrote only more and more faintly. He wrote his best music, the music we remember him for, after he became deaf. Instead of
- In those years when he went completely deaf he wrote more gloriously than ever. He could “hear” his music with his mind, if not with his ears. His friends had to write down what they wanted to say to him. He was lonely and often unhappy, but in spite of t
- A.placidly
- B.courageously
- C.despairingly
- D.gracefully
- A.weakness
- B.strength
- C.deafness
- D.disorder
- A.We know embarrassingly less about birds than we assume.
- B.The closer we communicate with animals，the better we understand them.
- C.Not all jackdaws are good at attending to human gaze.
- D.We may have underestimated jackdaws’ mental abilities.
- A.To suggest that they are much better at interpreting gaze alternation.
- B.To illustrate how unique jackdaws are in being able to notice gaze orientation.
- C.To make clear that they rely on other means in determining people’s intention.
- D.To show that they communicate more frequently with humans than jackdaws.
- A.like humans，they also use eyes to communicate
- B.they are far more intelligent than other birds
- C.they are mostly hand-raised by humans
- D.their eyes also have a dark pupil
- A.alternating one’s gaze to another direction
- B.pointing to where the food is hidden
- C.keeping a long gaze at one direction
- D.directing one’s eyes towards the food
- According to the report, when does a hand-raised jackdaw hesitate to take a preferred food?
- A.When the feeder is looking away from the food.
- B.When the feeder is unfamiliar to the bird.
- C.When the. feeder holds the food in his hand.
- D.When the feeder is looking at the food.
- A.being caught by him
- B.getting him annoyed
- C.meeting him accidentally
- D.seeing him as scheduled
- A.He wanted to fill out an application for a life insurance policy.
- B.He had decided to buy a life insurance policy.
- C.He wanted to explore the possibilities of buying a life insurance policy.
- D.He took great interest in the insurance company.
- A.he was satisfied with his explanation
- B.he could pay the insurance premium immediately
- C.he could recommend other people to buy a life insurance
- D.he could go to the doctor’s for a physical check-up
- A.She is dishonest.
- B.She is experienced.
- C.She is sophisticated.
- D.She is sympathetic.
- A.lasting
- B.tolerating
- C.strengthening
- D.deteriorating
- A.the establishment of the Earth Day can do little to save our planet
- B.the importance of protecting our environment and the ecosystem
- C.John McConnell’s proposal played an important role in saving our planet
- D.the issues of concern of Earth Day have expanded greatly into all aspects of air, water, soil, and noise pollution
- A.reflect public concern for industrial pollution at the time
- B.call for legislation on environment
- C.achieve a sustainable and enduring ecosystem
- D.raise the public awareness of nature and the ecosystem
- A.deforestation and desertization
- B.air pollution and water pollution
- C.agricultural waste and pesticide use
- D.industrial pollution and its effect
- A.take care of the wild areas
- B.kill predators for money
- C.preserve wild animals
- D.protect the habitat of the wildlife
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“Animals that kill other game for food are called predators.”(Para.3)The word “game” means ______.
- A.animals that kill predators for food
- B.animals that feed on carrion
- C.animals that are hunted for food
- D.animals that appear on the endangered species list
- A.kills other animals for food
- B.faces extinction thus needs protection
- C.is dangerous to human beings
- D.lives in places of danger
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Passage One
- Animal life first appeared on the earth about 400 million years ago. Through the passing millennia, thousands of animal species have come and gone. Until recently, this process was gradual, the result of changes in climate, in habitat, or in the genes of
- Animals that kill other game for food are called predators. The predators include the wolf, mountain lion, fox, bobcat, and bear. Attack against these animals began with the arrival of the first European settlers, who wished to protect their livestock. Ev
- A.Europe
- B.Australia
- C.North America
- D.South America
- A.industrialization and urbanization.
- B.changes in climate，habitat，or the genes
- C.rapid increase in man’s population
- D.the use of pesticides
