1 . The beauty, majesty, and timelessness of a primary rainforest are indescribable. It is impossible to
Rainforests have
The scale of human
In 1950, about 15 percent of the Earth’s land surface was covered by rainforest. Today, more than half has already gone up in
Massive
A.maintain | B.capture | C.claim | D.prove |
A.changed | B.evolved | C.expanded | D.existed |
A.energizing | B.healing | C.isolating | D.breathing |
A.contributed | B.stored | C.reduced | D.affected |
A.However | B.Furthermore | C.Therefore | D.Otherwise |
A.active | B.sensitive | C.interdependent | D.delicate |
A.restore | B.support | C.revive | D.last |
A.pressure | B.power | C.concern | D.strength |
A.existence | B.ecosystem | C.planet | D.survival |
A.unfortunately | B.consequently | C.naturally | D.similarly |
A.store | B.food | C.smoke | D.wealth |
A.subject | B.down | C.apart | D.victim |
A.trend | B.practice | C.increase | D.attitude |
A.protection | B.industrialization | C.modernization | D.deforestation |
A.appearance | B.explosion | C.loss | D.increase |
2 . Antarctica is the continent which is the most southern area of land on the Earth and is mostly
The Station
But the people here
There aren’t
Most of the people here are
A.filled | B.full | C.discovered | D.covered |
A.warm | B.coldest | C.cool | D.hottest |
A.travel | B.settle | C.work | D.live |
A.called | B.builds | C.known | D.lived |
A.exists | B.built | C.has | D.lies |
A.where | B.that | C.who | D.how |
A.other | B.another | C.the another | D.the other |
A.printers | B.icons | C.mice | D.computers |
A.don’t | B.mustn’t | C.shouldn’t | D.needn’t |
A.go | B.walk | C.travel | D.run |
A.with | B.in | C.on | D.at |
A.some | B.any | C.many | D.much |
A.plants | B.life | C.animals | D.things |
A.teachers | B.scientists | C.doctors | D.workers |
A.flows | B.melts | C.freezes | D.moves |
A.show | B.tell | C.suggest | D.say |
A.in | B.with | C.over | D.on |
A.pleasant | B.easy | C.hard | D.comfortable |
A.boating | B.swimming | C.fishing | D.washing |
A.study | B.life | C.visit | D.climate |
3 . My husband and I just spent a week in Paris. Our aim was to see if we could live, in some way, like real Parisians. So the first thing we did was
The place wasn’t
Parisians are different from you and me. They never look lazy or untidy. As someone once
In France,
A.rent | B.purchase | C.let | D.visit |
A.shape | B.length | C.price | D.size |
A.slightly | B.entirely | C.absolutely | D.extremely |
A.regular | B.popular | C.normal | D.famed |
A.wooden | B.huge | C.comfortable | D.strange |
A.community | B.neighborhood | C.apartment | D.building |
A.thought | B.noted | C.discussed | D.debated |
A.confidence | B.weight | C.reputation | D.trouble |
A.explode | B.settle | C.jog | D.expand |
A.pack up | B.pass on | C.pick up | D.deal with |
A.quality | B.style | C.choice | D.location |
A.disturbed | B.surrounded | C.interrupted | D.crowded |
A.rest | B.work | C.relax | D.leave |
A.struck | B.ruined | C.expected | D.appreciated |
A.increasing | B.adding | C.limiting | D.reducing |
4 . Ask people to name the world's tallest peak and anybody with sound general knowledge will name Mount Qomolangma. But quiz them on its exact
In 1975, Chinese surveyors
In 2005, a Chinese team scaled Qomolangma and found that it was not as high as that, as they
In a nutshell, measuring the Qomolangma's height is a tall order,
Besides, the condition of snow and other natural materials at the top is an indicator of upcoming climate change on the Tibet-Qinghai Plateau. That's
A.location | B.appearance | C.area | D.height |
A.determined | B.assumed | C.estimated | D.admitted |
A.condition | B.technology | C.society | D.economy |
A.employed | B.expected | C.approached | D.inspired |
A.weapons | B.vehicles | C.instruments | D.packages |
A.changed | B.calculated | C.extended | D.expanded |
A.glorious | B.easy | C.admirable | D.tough |
A.colder | B.hotter | C.higher | D.lower |
A.snows | B.rains | C.winds | D.snowflakes |
A.cope with | B.fight for | C.take on | D.carry out |
A.wasting | B.spending | C.overcoming | D.involving |
A.effort | B.loss | C.harvest | D.achievement |
A.channel | B.window | C.solution | D.entrance |
A.measure | B.foresee | C.indicate | D.expose |
A.where | B.how | C.why | D.whether |
5 . Every year about 40,000 people attempt to climb Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa. They
Hearing these stories, I’m
However, I soon
The best of a Kilimanjaro
Does Kilimanjaro
A.keep | B.mix | C.connect | D.bring |
A.stories | B.buildings | C.crowds | D.reporters |
A.position | B.age | C.face | D.name |
A.silent | B.skeptical | C.serious | D.crazy |
A.discover | B.argue | C.decide | D.advocate |
A.equipment | B.grass | C.camps | D.stones |
A.remote | B.quiet | C.tall | D.clean |
A.new | B.special | C.significant | D.necessary |
A.paying off | B.spreading out | C.blowing up | D.fading away |
A.atmosphere | B.experience | C.experiment | D.sight |
A.studied | B.observed | C.explored | D.regarded |
A.view | B.quality | C.reason | D.purpose |
A.scientists | B.climbers | C.locals | D.officials |
A.holding on to | B.going back to | C.living up to | D.giving way to |
A.changes | B.clears | C.improves | D.permits |
A.match | B.imagine | C.count | D.add |
A.village | B.desert | C.road | D.lake |
A.Obviously | B.Easily | C.Consequently | D.Finally |
A.permanent | B.little | C.fresh | D.artificial |
A.enjoy | B.deserve | C.save | D.acquire |
The cultures of the East and the West really distinguish from each other a lot. This is because the culture systems are two separate systems
The origin of the eastern culture is mainly from two countries: China and India. Both of the two cultures are gestated(孕育)by
When the two mother rivers gave birth to the eastern culture, another famous culture was
At the same time, the
Other factors like human race difference
A.above all | B.on the whole | C.in all | D.in no case |
A.mountains | B.plains | C.lakes | D.rivers |
A.or | B.for | C.while | D.when |
A.developed | B.improved | C.created | D.protected |
A.suddenly | B.quietly | C.gradually | D.naturally |
A.mixed | B.changed | C.made | D.forced |
A.expanded | B.interrupted | C.ended | D.shaped |
A.comes | B.belongs | C.brings | D.adds |
A.brought up | B.carried out | C.given out | D.picked up |
A.result | B.sign | C.base | D.content |
A.Through | B.Except | C.With | D.Like |
A.affected | B.spread | C.crossed | D.formed |
A.joined up | B.settled down | C.broke down | D.went up |
A.come | B.suffer | C.result | D.differ |
A.distinction | B.contact | C.appearance | D.feature |
A.properly | B.hardly | C.simply | D.mostly |
A.last | B.count | C.reduce | D.change |
A.in terms of | B.due to | C.as to | D.in case of |
A.transform | B.display | C.communicate | D.distinguish |
A.Therefore | B.Meanwhile | C.Furthermore | D.However |