小学、初中、高中各种试卷真题知识归纳文案合同PPT等免费下载www.doc985.com小学、初中、高中各种试卷真题知识归纳文案合同PPT等免费下载www.doc985.com必修第二册UNIT4INFORMATIONTECHNOLOGY(二)Ⅰ.阅读理解AThefirsttimeatortoisewalkedthroughmyhutatMiddleCamponAldabraAtoll,Iwasamazed.Igrabbedmycameraandcarefullypositionedmyselftotakethiswildlifeencounter.Thesecondtime:samething.Thethirdtime:Ipickedupmyphoneandtookasnapshot.Bythefourthorfifthtime,Ididn’tevenlookwhenIfeltsomethingbumpintome.Iknewwhatitwas.IwastheretoshootastoryaboutislandrestorationintheSeychelles,farofftheeastcoastofAfricaintheIndianOcean.Untilroughlythemiddleofthepastcentury,thesmallislandnationshowedsignsofrealenvironmentalkilling—localvegetation(植被)clearedtomakewayforcoconutplantations,foreignratsandmicerunninguncontrolled,nativeseaturtlesandgianttortoisesbeingexploited.Biodiversityseemeddestroyed.Butthenthecountryexperiencedashiftinconservationawareness—andthegiantAldabratortoisesareamongitsmostvisiblesigns.EverymorningwhenIwokeupandwalkedoutsidethehut,IhadtoremindmyselfthatIhadn’ttraveledbackintime.IcouldseeflightlessAldabrarails,coconutcrabsthesizeofdinnerplates,andgianttortoises—roughlyfourfeetlongandweighingupto550pounds—justwanderingaround.Thenumberofsharksinthebaywascrazy.Frigatebirdsandboobies(鲣鸟)nestedinthemangroves(akindoftree).Whenweleftourhutdoorsopen,whichweoftendidtoletinair,thetortoiseswouldwalkrightthrough.Inthelateafternoonorearlyevening,wheneverthey’dfinishedeating,thetortoiseswoulddropthemselvesdownandfallasleepwiththeirheadsoutstretched.Thatmadenight-timetripstotheouthousedangerous.Togetthere,we’dhavetogo200feetintothemangroves,negotiatingwhatIcalledthetortoiseslalomtrail.Itwasatrackwithoutapattern,becauseofcoursetheypickeddifferentplacestosleepeverynight.Avoidingthemwasimportant:Fallingheadfirstoveratortoiseontothesharpcoralrockcouldleadtoseriousinjuryonanislandfarfrommedicalfacilities.NothingwaseasyonAldabra,andmuchofitwasinsanelydifficult.Yetlivingamongthetortoisesinthisprimordialplace,inoneofthelastspotswherereptilesstillrule,wasoneofthehappiesttimesofmylife.1.Howdidtheauthorfeelabouthisfinalmeetingwiththetortoiseinhisroom?小学、初中、高中各种试卷真题知识归纳文案合同PPT等免费下载www.doc985.com小学、初中、高中各种试卷真题知识归纳文案合同PPT等免费下载www.doc985.comA.Calm.B.Excited.C.Concerned.D.Disturbed.2.Whatmadethewildlifeontheislandsufferduringthelastcentury?A.Introducingforeignspecies.B.Killingtoomanyratsandmice.C.Plantinglotsofcoconuttrees.D.Repairingthebuildingontheisland.3.Whatdoestheauthorintendtodoinparagraph3?A.Tostresstheimportanceoftheirwork.B.Tointroducehowlargethetortoisesare.C.Topresenthisdailyroutineontheisland.D.Toshowhowthewildlifeisdiverseontheisland.4.Whatmightbethesuitabletitleforthispassage?A.IslandFillswithCuriousTouristsB.AldabraCallsforWildlifeProtectionC.TortoisesRuleonThisIsolatedIslandAgainD.EffortsAreMadetoProtecttheEnvironmentB(★)(2023·浙江1月,C)Amachinecannownotonlybeatyouatchess,itcanalsooutperformyouindebate.Lastweek,inapublicdebateinSanFrancisco,asoftwareprogramcalledProjectDebaterbeatitshumanopponents,includingNoaOvadia,Israel’sformernationaldebatingchampion.Brilliantthoughitis,ProjectDebaterhassomeweaknesses.Ittakessentencesfromitslibraryofdocumentsandprebuiltargumentsandstringsthemtogether.Th...