New York times, Nov, 24,2011-It is not just any bug, but the native nine-spotted ladybug. And its reappearance is something of a relief, because it is the official New York State insect, even though the last recorded sighting of it in New York was 29 years ago.
Its absence had not gone completely unnoticed. There was a moment in 2006 when the State Assembly, realizing that the state insect had left the state, tried to replace it with a different species of ladybug, an attempt that fortunately gave in to law.
And now—after all these years—the state insect has been found. Like so many other New Yorkers, it was seen summering in Amagansett. Peter Priolo, a volunteer participant in an effort called the Lost Ladybug Project, found the ladybug on July 30 in a patch of sunflowers during a group search he had organized.
“I didn’t realize it was a nine-spotted when I found it,” Mr. Priolo said. He was on his way to do an end-of-the-day ladybug record, so, he said, “I put it in my jar and hurried back to meet with everybody.”
If the ladybugs are making a comeback, it is only beginning. The lost Ladybug Project started surveys in 2000. As of 2006, only five nene-spotted ladybugs had been found in North America in the previous 10 years, none of them in the East. Then one lone ladybug was found in Arlington, Va. None had been found in the East since, and only 90 have been reported in North America.
After scientists at Cornell confirmed Mr. Priolo’s find, they went to the Amagansett farm in mid-August to lead a search that turned up about 20 more of the bugs. An area between rows of carrots and beans turned out to be a hot spot. “We found a lot of them on cosmos and zinnias,” said Dr. Losey said, an insect expert. The farm is part of the 10,000-acre Peconic Land Trust in Amagansett, and it is organic. For ladybugs, Dr. Losey said, “you couldn’t design a better place.”
Dr. Losey wants to find out if it makes sense to reintroduce this strain of the ladybug in other areas. And he expects volunteers to be back out in the field when ladybug season starts again in the spring. Now, he said, “we need to find out more places where there are just as many.”
49．The last time the New Yorkers saw their state insect in .
A．2000 B．2006 C．1998 D．1982
50．The New Yorkers are so delighted to see the insect because .
A．it has some bright spots on its back
B．it is the official insect of the city
C．it had been out of sight for quite some time
D．it is a new species unknown to New York
51．What does the second paragraph of the passage imply?
A．It’s against the law to bring new insects to New York.
B．The State Assembly don’t like to live with Ladybugs.
C．The absence of the state insect had never been known.
D．The state insect had to leave because of a new species.
52．From the last two paragraphs we know that .
A．only some insect experts are really interested in ladybugs
B．Dr Losey is quite confident about the future of the insect
C．most ladybugs have m moved to live in the down area
D．more vegetables will be grown to welcome the state insect
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With his game-winning three-pointer at the buzzer, Jeremy Lin (林書豪) finished the New York Knicks' dramatic reversed(扭轉) victory to defeat the Toronto Rapters.
The Knicks have won six games in a row, and Jeremy Lin has put up impressive numbers during the continuous period of competitions. Although the season is still young, the Knicks have reversed course in just one week from the NBA's most disappointing team to a playoff (季后賽) contestant. Lin, not team's high-paid stars, has saved the Knicks season and likely coach D'Antoni's job.
After nearly 15 years of disappointing, sometimes unsuccessful seasons, Madison Square Garden is alive again, and New York City can't stop talking about the Knicks. To put things into perspective（角度）, consider this: Just several years back, Knicks fans protested nightly outside of the Garden calling for the team's ownership to fire their resented coach Isiah Thomas.
Now, Madison Square Garden Co. shares are at a record high, the Knicks' average household television rating is up 70 percent since Lin joined the starting lineup (首發陣容), and jersey sales are increasing very quickly. I watched the Knicks-Lakers game at a bar in Harlem, and have not felt that kind of energy from fans since the great playoff between the Knicks and Miami Heat in the late 1990s.
Beyond the Knicks, Lin may be saving the NBA as well. Just a few months back, the NBA took a massive credibility（威信）hit during a multi-month lockout（停工）, where the owners did not allow the players to go back to play until they accept the new salary levels. As a consequence, the season did not even begin until Christmas Day. Over the past few years, LeBron James' (勒布朗﹒詹姆斯) relatively long and unpleasant free-agent (自由職業球員) events, combined with poor play around the league, have angered fans and damaged the league's brand.
Lin is leading a one-week NBA basketball revival. His legendary story has inspired Asian-Americans, increased NBA sales in China, and turned the basketball world upside down.
1.The passage is mainly about______
A. why the New Yorkers thought well of Jeremy Lin
B. why Jeremy Lin became a member of the Knicks
C. how the Knicks defeated its opponents in a great playoff
D. how Jeremy Lin saved the Knicks, probably including the NBA
2.According to the passage, Jeremy Lin's excellent performance saved the following except___
A. The NBA
B. Coach Isiah Thomas
C. The Knicks
D. Madison Square Garden Co.’s shares
3.The underlined word “young” in Paragraph 2 probably means "______"
A. not old yet. B. not completely grown.
C. in the development D. in the early stage
4.The NBA suffered the credibility crisis months ago because____
A. The NBA delayed the season because of players’ wage disagreements
B. the NBA was disappointed at James’ free-agent event.
C. The NBA canceled the basketball match for the coming Christmas
D. James had a bad performance in the basketball court
5.Which one of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. These Knicks’ stars who were paid well saved the Knicks season
B. The Knicks didn’t satisfy its fans for nearly 15 years until this season
C. The fans objected to dismissing Coach Isiah Thomas outside the Garden
D. The owners and the players didn’t agree on raising the TV ratings
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科目：高中英語 來源：2015屆新疆兵團農二師華山中學高一上期期中考試英語卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解
In a great many cities, hundreds of people ride bikes to work every day. In New York, some bike riders have even formed a group called Bike for a Better City . They declare that if more people rode bikes to work, there would be fewer automobiles in the downtown part of the city and so less dirty air from car engines.
For several years this group has been trying to get the city government to help bike riders. For example , they want the city to draw special lanes( 車道) for bikes on some of the main streets, because when bike riders must use the same lanes as cars there are accidents. Bike for a Better City feels that if there were special lanes, more people would use bikes.
But no bike lanes have been drawn. Not everyone thinks it is a good idea- they say it will slow traffic. Some store owners on the main streets don’t like the idea- they say that if there is less traffic, they will have less business.
The city government has not yet decided what to do. It wants to keep everyone happy. On weekends, Central Park, the largest place of open ground in New York, is closed to cars, and the roads may be used by bike only.
But Bike for a Better City says that this is not enough and keeps fighting to get bike lanes down-town.
1.In New York, a group of bike riders_________.
A．are keeping practicing for health
B．have no cars of their own
C．are complaining (埋怨) there are not enough buses
D．are trying to settle the problem of air pollution
2.The bike riders suggest that____________.
A．bikes should be used instead of cars.
B．bike lanes should be drawn
C．fewer buses or cars should be used
D．the number of special lanes should be decreased
3.The advantage of the special lanes is that________.
A．they will make cars and buses run slowly
B．they will make it easier for bike riders to go to parks
C．they will make the city more beautiful
D．they will prevent accidents
4.The government has not decided whether special lanes should be drawn_______.
A．so that everyone is disappointed
B．because there are different opinions
C．because most people travel by train
D．because Bike for a Better City is not strong enough
5.Cars are not permitted to enter Central Park on weekends_________.
A．so that Bike for a Better City is pleased
B．so that everyone is happy
C．and bike lanes are drawn
D．but Bike for a Better City is still not satisfied
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科目：高中英語 來源：2015屆廣東揭陽第三中學高一下期第三次階段考試英語卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解
“Lizzie, there’s a letter for you!” Emily called up the stairs to her sister. Elizabeth looked down. “Is it from Harvard? They refused my application once.” Emily answered, “No, it’s from Yale.” Quickly, Elizabeth walked downstairs. She took the letter and opened it. “Rejected again,” Elizabeth said unhappily. “Who says women can’t be doctors?”
“They are fools not to accept you. You can’t let them stop you, Lizzie,” Emily said.
“I won’t. I’ll apply to (申請) Geneva Medical College,” Elizabeth told her sister. As it turned out, the professors at Geneva Medical College were not fools. They allowed Elizabeth Blackwell to study medicine.
In 1848, a year before Elizabeth would graduate, a typhoid epidemic (傷寒流行病) broke out in New York. Elizabeth wrote to Emily. “There’s an outbreak (爆發) of typhoid, and I am going to help. It is dangerous, so if I should not survive, please do me the honor of studying medicine yourself.”
Emily replied, “Encouraged by your dream and success, I have decided to study in medical school, as well.”
Having survived the disease, Elizabeth tried to set up a private medical practice. “I graduated first in my class but no one believes a woman can be a good doctor,” she said to Emily one day. “All I hear is that doctors should be men, while women should stay home to cook and clean.”
Emily said worriedly, “I will graduate in June with my medical degree. What shall we do?” Elizabeth thought for a while and replied, “There’s a big house in the poor part of our town. We can practice medicine there for people who couldn’t afford care.”
Soon with the help of some friends, Elizabeth and Emily bought the house and opened a hospital for poor women and children. “We’ll have an all-women staff (員工),” Elizabeth said. “And later, we’ll add a medical college for women!” Emily added. At last, Elizabeth realized her dream of being a doctor.
1.The underlined word “Rejected” in the first paragraph can be best replaced by _____.
A．Refused B．Praised C．Changed D．Accepted
2. Hearing Elizabeth’s words about the letter from Yale, Emily felt _____.
A．excited B．calm C．satisfied D．angry
3. In 1848, Elizabeth wrote to Emily to _____.
A．persuade Emily to come to help the sick B．ask Emily to study medicine if she died
C．warn Emily the danger of typhoid epidemic D．tell Emily she would graduate from college
4.We can learn from the text that Elizabeth _____.
A．received strong support from her sister B．refused to go to study at Yale University
C．founded a medical college after graduation D．was finally accepted by Harvard after her efforts
5.Which of the following can best be used to describe Elizabeth?
A．Humorous. B．Honest. C．Determined. D．Careful.
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科目：高中英語 來源：2015屆廣東省高一上學期期末考試英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解
Not long ago the movie 2012 came into screen．The people were threatened by those scenes of destroying flood, severe earthquake, terrifying hurricane and constructions representing human civilization being destroyed and even swallowed by disaster．Luckily, they are just the director' s imagination, but the present situation is not heading a positive direction, either．
Take my own experience in Alaska as an example．Once I took a trip to the glacier．Along the way there stood signposts marking the snow lines of different years．They started from the foot of the mountain, but it was at the top that I finally saw melting glaciers（融化的冰川）．My heart ached seeing the beautiful blue ice melting at every second．
Sad but true, they are the effects of global warming and the result of our human impact．Furthermore, each year the rising sea level will kill 56 million people, and that' s about the population of the entire Italy．According to studies, if the temperature keeps on rising like this, by the year 2050, some islands and coastal cities including New York, Shanghai, Tokyo and Sydney will be drowned in water．
Our fortune is in our own hands．It depends on us to shape our future, to reduce future human impact and find ways to form a peaceful relationship with our environment. Therefore, it's time for actions to be taken right now．Contribute a little to energy saving by using more efficient light bulbs and less hot water．Let recycle become our habit by thinking twice before throwing something away．Let us take public transportation as our first choice when going to a certain place．It might cost more time for now, but it' s to the benefit of a permanent future．Take care of every tree and grass around us by watering them or simply just avoid destroying them．
In a word, small drops of water make a big ocean． The earth does not belong to us．On the contrary, we belong to the earth． Please bear in mind that the earth is our home．It is our responsibility to build a brighter and better future of our planet and prevent what happened in the movie 2012 from becoming reality．
1.Why does the author talk about the movie 2012 in the passage ? __________.
A．To give example． B．To lead into the topic．
C．To make prediction． D．To provide the evidence．
2.How did the author feel when he took a trip to the glacier? ____________.
A．Worried． B．Puzzled． C．Scared． D．Bored．
3.It can be inferred from the third paragraph that .
A．56 million people in Italy have been killed owing to the rising sea level
B．Some islands and coastal cities will be drowned in water by the year of 2050
C．Human beings will be in danger if we don't take actions to prevent the global warming
D．It is certain that what happened in the movie 2012 will come into reality
4.According to the passage, you are advised to .
A．drive our own private cars instead of taking buses to some place
B．recycle everything that is used
C．go to see the movie 2012 at once
D．work together to take good care of our planet
5.What does the author mean by saying "small drops of water make a big ocean"?
A．Think twice before taking action.
B．It's our duty to protect the ocean．
C．Everyone together can make a difference．
D．It's important to save every drop of water．
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科目：高中英語 來源：2014屆廣東東莞第七高級中學高二下學期期中考試英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解
Science can't explain the power of pets, but many studies have shown that the company of pets can help lower blood pressure and raise chances of recovering from a heart attack, reduce loneliness and spread all-round good cheer.
Any owner will tell you how much joy a pet brings. For some, an animal provides more comfort than a husband/wife. A 2002 study by Karen Allen of the State University of New York measured stress(緊張) levels and blood pressure in people—half of them pet owners—while they performed 5 minutes of mental arithmetic(心算) or held a hand in ice water. Subjects completed the tasks alone, with a husband/wife, a close friend or with a pet. People with pets did it best. Those tested with their animal friends had smaller change in blood pressure and returned most quick to base line heart rates. With pets in the room, people also made fewer math mistakes than when doing in front of other companions. It seems people feel more relaxed around pets, says Allen, who thinks it may be because pets don't judge
A study reported last fall suggests that having a pet dog not only raises your spirits but may also have an effect on your eating habits. Researchers at Northwestern Memorial Hospital spent a year studying 36 fat people and their equally fat dogs on diet-and-exercise programs; a separate group of 56 people without pets were put on a diet program. On average, people lost about 11 pounds, or 5% of their body weight. Dog owners didn't lose any more weight than those without dogs but, say researchers, got more exercise overall—mostly with their dogs—and found it worth doing.
1.The underlined word “subjects” refers to ______.
A．what students learned at school
B．people that were studied
C．those who had pets with them
D．those people without pets
2.A person with heart disease has a better chance of getting well if _______.
A．he has a pet companion
B．he has less stress of work
C．he often does mental arithmetic
D．he is taken care of by his family
3.Why did the people do better with pets around when facing stressful tasks?
A．They have lower blood pressure.
B．They become more patient.
C．They are less nervous.
D．They are in higher spirits.
4.The research mentioned in the last paragraph reports that ________.
A．people with dogs did more exercise
B．dogs lost the same weight as people did
C．dogs liked exercise much more than people did
D．people without dogs found the program unhelpful
5.What does the text mainly discuss?
A．What pets bring to their owners.
B．How pets help people calm down.
C．People's opinions of keeping pets.
D．Pet's value in medical research.
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