Several different bison species have lived on the North American continent since the Ice Age; today only two exist. The wood bison is the larger of the two, and is now found mostly in western Canada. Better known in the United States is the Plains bison, or buffalo. At one time, herds of these animals could be sighed almost everywhere from the Appalachian Mountains in the East to the Rocky Mountains in the West.
The author implies that several types of bison______.
A. live outside the United Stated and Canada B. are well adapted to swampy terrain C. existed before the Ice Age D. have been killed or have died out
Just as crying can be healthy, not crying—holding back tears of anger, pain or suffering—can be bad for physical(身体的) health. Studies have shown that too much control of emotions can lead to high blood pressure, heart problems and some other illnesses. If you have a health problem, doctors will certainly not ask you to cry. But when you feel like crying, don’t fight it. It’s a natural—and healthy—emotional response(反应).
According to the author, which of the following statements is true? A. Crying is the best way to get help from others. B. Fighting back tears may cause some health problems. C. We will never know our deep feelings unless we cry. D. We must cry if we want to reduce pressure.
Britain almost more than any other country in the world must face the problem of building upwards, that is to say, of accommodating a considerable proportion of its population in high blocks of flats. It is said that the Englishman objects to this type of existence, but if the case is such, he does in fact differ from the inhabitants of most countries of the world today. We can infer from the passage that _______.
A. English people, like most people in other countries, dislike living in flats. B. People in most countries are not opposed to living in flats C. People in Britain are forced to move into high blocks of flats D. Modern flats fail to provide the necessary facilities for living.
A young man from a village married a young woman from a nearby village. The family kept an elephant, in which the young woman took a great interest. Every day she fed it with fruit.
Three months later the woman went back to her parents' home, having quarreled with her husband. Soon the elephant refused to eat or work. It appeared to be ill and heart-broken. One day the animal disappeared.
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It went to the woman's home. On seeing her, the elephant waved its trunk and touched her. She
was so moved by it that she returned to her husband's home. The writer wrote the story in order to________. A. show that elephants are very clever
B. tell how a woman trained a wild animal
C. show that women care more for animals than men do
D. tell how an animal reunited a husband and wife
The fridge is considered a necessity. It has been so since the 1960s. In my fridgeless childhood, I was fed well and healthily. The milkman came daily; the grocer and the ice-cream man delivered twice a week. The Sunday meat would last until Wednesday. Nothing was wasted, and we were never troubled by rotten food. Thirty years on, food deliveries have ceased, fresh vegetables are almost unobtainable in the country.
The fridge contributed comparatively little to food preservation. A vast way of well-tried techniques already existed----natural cooling, drying, smoking, salting…. . What is the author’s overall attitude toward fridges?
A. Neutral B. Critical C. Objective D. Compromising
One of the most authoritative voices speaking to us today is, of course, the voice of the advertisers. It shouts at us from the television screen and the radio loudspeakers; waves to us from every page of the newspaper; signals to us from the roadside bill-boards all day and flashes to us in colored lights all night.
The author appears ___ modern advertising.
A.to like B. to be indifferent to C. to dislike D. to know how to deal with
Why do people take part in such activities as bungee jumping? Some psychologists（心理学家）suggest that it is because life in modern societies has become safe and boring. Not very long ago, people's lives were constantly in danger. They had to go out and hunt for food.
Nowadays, according to many people, life offers little excitement. They live and work in safe conditions; they buy food in shops; and there are doctors and hospitals to look after them if they become ill.
The writer has a ____ attitude towards dangerous sports.
A. positive（肯定的） B. negative（否定的） C. neutral （中立的） D. nervous
Michael Fish may soon be replaced as a weather forecaster by something truly fishier---the shark. Research by a British biology student suggests that sharks could be used to predict storms……
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She is due to complete her study and graduate later this year. She says she will look for a job which will give her the chance to enrich her experience of shark research. The passage is most probably taken from _____.
A. a short-story collection B. a popular science magazine C. a research paper D. a personal diary
Do you always understand the directions on a bottle of medicine? Do you know what is meant by “Take only as directed?” Read the following directions and see if you understand them.
To reduce pain, take two tablets(药片) with water, followed by one tablet every eight hours, as required. For night-time and early morning relief (缓解疼痛) take two tablets at bedtime. Do not take more than six tablets in twenty-four hours.
For children six to twelve years old, give half the amount (量). For children under six years old, ask your doctor’s advice.
Reduce the amount if you suffer from restlessness or sleeplessness after taking the medicine. This text is most probably taken from a ______. （2分钟）
A. textbook B. newsreel C. doctor’s notebook D. bottle of medicine
When early humans hunted and gathered food, they were not in control of their environment. When humans learned to make fire, however, they became capable of altering their environment. To provide themselves with fuel they stripped bark from trees, causing the trees to die. Clearings were burned in forests to provide a grazing area for the wild animals that humans fed upon. This development led to farming and the domestication of animals. Fire also provided the means for cooking plants which had previously been inedible. Only when the process of meeting the basic need for food reached a certain level was it possible for humans to follow other pursuits such as the founding of cities.
The paragraph following this passage would most likely be about ____________. A. fire B. hunting C. farming D. urbanization
A well-known old man was being interviewed and was asked if it was correct that he had just celebrated his ninety-ninth birthday. “That's right,”said the old man. “Ninety-nine years old, and I haven't an enemy in the world. They're all dead.”
“Well, sir,” said the interviewer,“I hope very much to have the honour of interviewing you on your hundredth birthday.”
The old man looked at the young man closely, and said,“I can't see why you shouldn't. You look fit and healthy to me!”
What kind of man would you say the old man was?
A. He was ill. B. He was unconscious.
C. He was very proud and sure of his health. D. He was very polite to young people.
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