The big lake was (contaminated) with waste waters from nearby factories.A.widenedB.black
The big lake was (contaminated) with waste waters from nearby factories.
A.widened
B.blackened
C.polluted
D.mixed
The big lake was (contaminated) with waste waters from nearby factories.
A.widened
B.blackened
C.polluted
D.mixed
How to find the shortest way to the Great Lake is a big ______.
A.matter
B.thing
C.problem
A.filled with, divided
B.covered with, separated
C.packed with, spread
D.dotted with, scattered
A.stared
B.scorned
C.skimmed
D.scanned
Part of the lake has been polluted. You can see the water is covered with______ oil.
A.a coat of
B.a story of
C.a film of
D.a pad of
Passage Five
The Northern Pike is a very bad fish. It is a big, hungry fish, and swallows little fish such as trout and perch. Many Northern Pikes live in Lake Davis. They are killing all the smaller fish in the lake. The Northern Pike are a serious threat to the lake because they eat all the smaller fish. Soon, all other species of fish in the lake will be killed off. This is not healthy for the environment.
Experts are afraid that the Northern Pike will swim out of Lake Davis through many smaller rivers that feed into the lake. They could spread all over the country and damage many other water environments. If that happens, it would be too late to stop the Northern Pike.
For ten years, officials have been trying to remove the Northern Pike from Lake Davis. They haw. tried using nets, explosives and poisons. However, the Northern Pike population is still doing well in Lake Davis. Many people do not like the idea of using poison to kill the fish. They worry that the poi- sons are bad for humans who use the water. No trace of the poisons has ever been found in local wells, however.
Scientists are going to try the poison again. This time, they will drain the lake before they add the poison to the water. A public hearing will be held to talk about the problem.
52. Why are some people against the use of poisons to kill Northern Pike?
A. Fishermen will be poisoned too.
B. The poisons are expensive.
C. They think that wells will be polluted.
D. The lake will become unsafe.
第一节 短文理解1
根据短文内容,判断文后给出的陈述是否正确。认为正确的,选[A](True);认为错误的,选[B](False)。
Look at this man. What is he doing? He's carrying a very big box. The box is full of big apples, lie wants to put it on the back of his bike and lake it home. Can he do that? No, I don't think so. Wiry not? Because the box is too full and too heavy. Look! What's wrong? He drops the box. Poor man!
The man is carrying a box full of big apples.
A.True.
B.False.
What can his pension enough to pay for?
A.One big apartment.
B.A two-room apartment.
C.One cockroach-infested room.
D.His well-being life.
Chicago: Some Big Places to See in the "City of the Big Shoulders"
Early last century, the poet Carl Sandburg described Chicago, Illinois, as the "City of the Big Shoulders." That still seems right. Chicago does a lot of things in a big way.
For example, the city is a big transportation center in the Midwest for trains, trucks, ships and planes.
Manufacturing is one of the biggest industries in Chicago.
And Chicago has one of America's busiest ports. The city stretches for about 40 kilometers along the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. The Saint Lawrence Seaway opened in 1959. It connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.
Big Things in Chicago
Chicago is big on music. Visitors can find all kinds, from classical to hip-hop. Some of the best places for jazz and blues are along Rush Street.
There are lots of things to see and hear in Chicago.
At the Art Institute of Chicago, people can see fine Asian art and much more.
At the Museum of Science and Industry, visitors crowd a working coal mine and a World War Two submarine(潜水艇).
At the Adler Planetarium, people see stars and learn about space. And at the Shedd Aquarium, they see colorful fish and learn about life under the sea.
Not surprisingly Chicago has a lot of big buildings. The two tallest are the Sears Tower and the John Hancock Building.
Many people take architectural tours around Chicago. There are many interesting landmarks and building designs to see.
The Wrigley Building, near the Chicago River, opened in the early 1920s. This office building is hard to miss. It is bright white.
Downtown Chicago, the business center, is known as the Loop. There are many offices and stores. The Loop includes the financial district around LaSalle Street. The financial district is home to the Chicago Board of Trade, the Chicago Stock Exchange and many banks.
Another big thing to see, and feel, is the weather. After all, another name for Chicago is the "Windy City." People turn their shoulders to the strong winds off Lake Michigan. In winter, Chicago gets a lot of snow; in summer, the weather is hot and sticky.
Almost 3 million people live in Chicago. Chicago is America's third largest city, after New York and Los Angeles. More than 9 million people live in surrounding communities.
Over the years many immigrants have settled in Chicago. Many of its people have ethnic roots in Poland, Germany, Ireland and Italy. More recent immigrants have come from all over the world.
Today just under half the population of the city of Chicago is non-Hispanic(非西班牙裔的)white. The city has large black and Hispanic populations. 4 percent of the people are Asian.
Millennium Park
When people in Chicago want to be outdoors, one place to go is Millennium Park. In this City of Big Shoulders, almost everything about Millennium Park is big. It covers 10 hectares(公顷). It took almost 9 years to finish.
Millennium Park is on Michigan Avenue near Lake Michigan. It officially opened in 2004. It cost 475 million dollars.
Millennium Park has gardens and places for music, dance and ice skating. It also has one of the largest outdoor statues in the world. Anish Kapoor of Britain created this work of public art. It weighs 110 tons.
A huge rounded form. of shiny steel captures a looking-glass image of the Chicago skyline and the clouds above. The statue is called "Cloud Gate."
The Spanish artist Jaume Plensa designed the Crown Fountain in Millennium Park. The fountain is surely one of the most unusual in the world.
The artist set a pool of water between two tall glass towers. Video images appear on the towers. The images are a series of pictures of nature and people's face
A.Y
B.N
C.NG
Shorty, a man of forty, had gone into town. He had said he would be back before two. He had told Walt to watch the boats and the shop. There were no people around. They had all gone out on the lake to fish.
So Walt went to work on one of the boats. From there he could hear the telephone if it rang. And he could watch the door.
It was a little after two when the stranger came. Walt saw him stop by the shop. The stranger looked in for a minute. Then he went down to the boats. He was a big man in a coat.
Walt called to him, "Do you want something, sir?"
The stranger looked at Walt and said, "No, thanks." Then the stranger moved slowly away. As he went on, he looked at the boats one by one.
Walt sat there with his eyes on the back of the stranger's coat. He thought, "I can smell something as I smell that storm. I hope Shorty comes back soon."
The story happened ______.
A.on the lake at night
B.by the lake in the afternoon
C.along the river in spring
D.near the river in summer
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