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Being surrounded by sharks may sound like a bad thing，but scientists say sharks are actually a good sign of ocean health.__1__ knowing that，Enric Sala，a marine ecologist and National Geographic Fellow，was a little __2__ when he first dived at Kingman Reef，the heart of a massive，newly __3__ area south of Hawaii now called the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument.
“The __4__ time I jumped in the water，as soon as the bubbles __5__，my heartbeat doubled—there were a dozen sharks swimming around us and so __6__ corals on the bottom that there was not even __7__ for sand between them，” says Sala.
Sala led a series of __8__ to the region's coral reefs over the past several years，__9__ part of his work at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla，Calif. His team's __10__ about sharks and corals there helped __11__ the U．S. government to set up the new monument，where fishing for sharks or anything else is now __12__.Groups around the world are working to __13__ other huge protected ocean areas in hopes of __14__ some of the planet's most incredible and important spots.
President George W．Bush set up another new marine __15__，or protected area，__16__ the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument just before he __17__ office in January. The reserve __18__ waters around several groups of islands near Kingman Reef，__19__ is 1,000 miles south of Hawaii，and it covers 86,888 square miles. That's bigger than the size of Virginia and Tennessee __20__.
Note：
marine ecologist海洋生态学家
1．A. Ever B．Even C．Without D．Instead of
2．A. excited B．happy C．nervous D．sad
3．A. protected B．built C．surrounded D．founded
4．A. last B．early C．first D．good
5．A. gathered B．appeared C．passed D．cleared
6．A. many B．few C．large D．frightening
7．A. water B．light C．space D．sight
8．A. dives B．expeditions C．experiments D．discoveries
9．A. as B．with C．like D．under
10．A. findings B．information C．research D．cares
11．A. force B．inspire C．beg D．allow
12．A. permitted B．limited C．forbidden D．measured
13．A. set out B．start out C．set off D．set up
14．A. making B．saving C．building D．seeing
15．A. reserve B．spot C．area D．space
16．A. called B．named C．told D．given
17．A. took B．left C．controlled D．lost
18．A. excludes B．covers C．includes D．makes
19．A. it B．which C．where D．that
20．A. separated B．combined C．divided D．connected
【语篇解读】 科学家们对海洋生物的发现促成美国建立了海洋生物保护区。保护区发挥了极大的作用，不仅有利于科学家的研究，更重要的是保护了一些稀有的种类，其他一些国家也纷纷效仿。
1. 答案 B [联系下文“my heartbeat doubled”可知，“即使”知道鲨鱼是海洋健康的标志，Enric Sala也是有些紧张的。]
2. 答案 C [联系到鲨鱼是凶猛的动物，在鲨鱼附近也是有些紧张的。A有一定的干扰性，excited的意思是“兴奋的”，不符合面临凶猛动物时的心情。]
3. 答案 A [联系下文可知，“the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument”是一个保护区。]
4. 答案 C [联系下文的“my heartbeat doubled”可知，这是Sala第一次到洋底时的情况。]
5. 答案 D [联系下文的“there were a dozen sharks swimming around us...”可知，这是气泡散尽后看到的景象，因此用cleared。]
6. 答案 A [联系下文的“there was not even __7__ for sand between them”可知，珊瑚很多。]
7. 答案 C [因为鲨鱼和珊瑚很多，几乎没有容纳沙子的空间。]
8. 答案 B [联系空后的“to the region's coral reefs”可知，他领导了几次去珊瑚礁的远征。]
9. 答案 A [这些远征作为他工作的一部分。]
10. 答案 A [联系空后的“about sharks and corals”可知，他们对鲨鱼和珊瑚有了一些发现。C有一定的干扰性，research意为“研究”。]
11. 答案 B [在那里的发现敦促政府建立保护区。]
12. 答案 C [因为这里是保护区，因此捕杀鲨鱼和其他动物是禁止的。]
13. 答案 D [联系空后的“huge protected ocean areas”可知，是建立保护区。set out意为“开始，着手”；start out意为“开始”；sef off意为“出发”。]
14. 答案 B [建立保护区是希望挽救一些重要的地方。]
15. 答案 A [联系空后的“or protected area”可得答案。]
16. 答案 A [“the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument”是保护区的名字，因此用called。]
17. 答案 B [布什总统在一月份离开白宫前建立了这个保护区。联系空前的“before”和空后的“in January”可得答案。]
18. 答案 C [联系空后的“waters around several groups of islands”可知，保护区包含几个岛的水域。]
19. 答案 B [which引导了非限定性定语从句，并在从句中作主语。]
20. 答案 B [联系空前的“bigger than the size”可知，这个保护区比Virginia和Tennessee两个加起来还要大。]
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阅读理解
More Chinese are seeking out the surgeon’s knife to improve their 100ks.Yet the tragic death of the former Super Girl Wang Bei has made people aware of the risks of cosmetic surgery(整容手术)，which is becoming increasingly popular. Wang Bei，24，is said to have gone under the knife in Wuhan，to jump-start her stage-show career. It seems that the ambitious singer has finally achieved the fame and influence after her death.
For years Miss Lu expected a plastic surgery to make her jaw fashionable narrow and her
face smaller. She finally decided against it after hearing of the death of Wang Bei. "Wang Bei’s
death rang the warning bell for me，"Miss Lu said in her blog." It was frightening and I gave
up the plan. "
A common thread of online discussion is why someone considered beautiful was so dissatisfied with her looks. Some netizens(网民)said Wang was a victim of society’s impractical standard of beauty：double eyelids，and the pointed chin typical of Western actresses. Others said her death indicated the limits to which people would go to achieve fame and fortune.
Last year 15 billion yuan was spent on cosmetic surgery and the figure is expected to rise 20％ annually. The International Society of Plastic Surgery ranks China first in Asia in terms of the number of cosmetic surgeries in 2009.Worldwide，China is third，after Brazil，while the United Stares is first.
Nowadays，people are living longer and better. But the effect of aging off their appearance affects their mood and confidence. Many older women want to look young and beautiful Young people，on the other hand，see cosmetic surgery as the key to wealth and love. "They want to improve their appearance to find better opportunities at work and in marriage，"says a famous plastic surgeon. "We’re living in a highly competitive society. People regard appearance as a weapon in life battle. Those who are young and naturally good-looking tell me，‘I don’t care how much I spend. Just make me look more beautiful.’ "
Advice from a surgeon and psychologist：
1.Choose regular，qualified hospitals with a good reputation.
2.Try to find an expert surgeon who will not suggest several operations over time.
3.Don’t expect too much from changing your appearance. Safety should be the first.
4.Have a realistic understanding of the risks of the surgery (death，injury and failure)and make a balanced decision.
(1)What’s the influence of Wang Bei’s death on the public?
A. People will feel alarmed at cosmetic surgery.
B. Young people will have no interest in beauty.
C. Doctors will be afraid to perform operations.
D. No one will dream of becoming a Super Girl.
(2)It is mentioned in the passage that________.
A. Miss Lu’s face is narrow and small
B. Wang Bei is a victim of the Internet
C. all Westerners have the pointed chin
D. the US ranks first in cosmetic surgery
(3)What’s the main idea of the 5th paragraph?
A. People are living 1onger and better nowadays.
B. People are living in a highly competitive society.
C. Social competition leads females to seek beauty.
D. Cosmetic surgery is the key to wealth and love.
(4)According to a surgeon and psychologist,it is better to________.
A. change your appearance sooner
B. make a reasonable decision
C. do several operations over time
D. try some different hospitals
单选题
高考预练
从A、B、C、D中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。（20分）
1. Readers can _______ quite well without knowing the exact meaning of each word.
A. get over B. get in C. get along D. get through
2. - Do you think it's going to rain over weekend?
- _______ .
A. I don't believe B. I don't believe it C. I believe not so D. I believe not
3. _______ we can't get seems better than _______ we have.
A. What; what B. What; that C. That; that D. That; what
4. - Nancy is not coming tonight.
- But she _______ !
A. promises B. promised C. will promise D. had promised
5. Cleaning women in big cities usually get _______ by the hour.
A. pay B. paying C. paid D. to pay
6. -Why haven't you bought any butter?
- I _______ to but I forgot about it.
A. liked B. wished C. meant D. expected
7. _______ is known to everybody, the moon travels round the earth once every month.
A. It B As C. That D. What
8. I read about it in some book or other, does it matter _______ it was?
A. where B. what C. how D. which
9. -I'm sorry I stepped outside for a smoke. I was very tired.
-There's no _______ for this while you are on duty.
A. reason B. excuse C. cause D. explanation
10. It's not rare that in _______ people in _______ are going to university for further education.
A. 90s; the fifties
B. the 90s; fifties
C. 90s; their fifties
D. the 90s; their fifties
11. -How many people voted for him?
-About 80 percent of those _______ .
A. people present
B. present people
C. people presented
D. presented people
12. -How can I learn English well?
-I think reading more is the best way _______ your English.
A. improving B. to improve C. of improving D. both B and C
13. Broadly speaking, I would agree with Shirley, though not _______ .
A. entirely B. extensively C. widely D. thoroughly
14. I wonder how he _______ that to his father.
A. dares say B. dared say C. dare say D. dare to say
15. -Can I use your bike?
-I'm sorry, because I'll have to _______ .
A. get it to repair
B. have it to be repaired
C. get it repaired
D. have it repair
16. Please think of a situation _______ the word can be used.
A. when B. that C. where D. on which
17. The question of drug-taking is to _______ at the next conference.
A. come true B. come across C. come to D. come up
18. -How did the accident happen?
-I was walking along the sideway. A car gave off _______ light. I can't see the way clearly.
A. far too much
B. far much too
C. much too far
D. too far much
19. I came here for nothing else but to see you _______ .
A. purpose B. in purpose C. on purpose D. to the purpose
20. Hearing what she said, he was so excited that he couldn't _______ down.
A. calm B. turn C. put D. quiet
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