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California Condor's Shocking Recovery
California condors are North America's largest birds，with wing-length of up to 3 meters.In the 1980s，electrical lines and lead poisoning （鉛中毒）nearly drove them to dying out.Now，electric shock training and medical treatment are helping to rescue these big birds.
   In the late 1980s，the last few condors were taken from the wild to be bred（繁殖）.Since 1992，there have been multiple reintroductions to the wild，and there are now more than 150 flying over California and nearby Arizona，Utah and Baja in Mexico.
   Electrical lines have been killing them off. "As they go in to rest for the night，they just don't see the power lines，" says Bruce Rideout of San Diego Zoo.Their wings can bridge the gap between lines，resulting in electrocution （電死）if they touch two lines at once.
   So scientists have come up with a shocking idea.Tall poles，placed in large training areas，teach the birds to stay clear of electrical lines by giving them a painful but undeadly electric shock.Before the training was introduced，66% of set-free birds died of electrocution.This has now dropped to 18%.
   Lead poisoning has proved more difficult to deal with.When condors eat dead bodies of other animals containing lead，they absorb large quantities of lead.This affects their nervous systems and ability to produce baby birds，and can lead to kidney（腎）failure and death.So condors with high levels of lead are sent to Los Angeles Zoo，where they are treated with calcium EDTA，a chemical that removes lead from the blood over several days.This work is starting to pay off.The annual death rate for adult condors has dropped from 38% in 2000 to 5.4% in 2019.
   Rideout's team thinks that the California condors' average survival time in the wild is now just under eight years. "Although these measures are not effective forever，they are vital for now，" he says. "They are truly good birds that are worth every effort we put into recovering them."

（1）California condors attract researchers' interest because they
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D
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A．a(chǎn)re active at night
B．had to be bred in the wild
C．a(chǎn)re found only in California
D．a(chǎn)lmost died out in the 1980s
（2）Researchers have found electrical lines are
B
B
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A．blocking condors' journey home
B．big killers of California condors
C．rest places for condors at night
D．used to keep condors away
（3）According to Paragraph 5，lead poisoning
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D
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A．makes condors too nervous to fly
B．has little effect on condors' kidneys
C．can hardly be gotten rid of from condors' blood
D．makes it difficult for condors to produce baby birds

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【答案】D；B；D

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（1）In the second paragraph the underlined phrase "kick off" most probably means "

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A．jump over
B．start
C．talk about
D．finish
（2）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？

A．All students feel excited about a new term.
B．All teachers let students pick their seats.
C．New school worries do not last very long.
D．Being hard-working helps make new friends.
（3）If students have any questions，it's suggested that they should

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A．turn to their teachers
B．write them down
C．a(chǎn)sk their parents
D．help with each other
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   "People need to relax for a bit to get back their attention，" Coker said on the university's website. "Having a short break，such as a quick surfing of the Internet，helps the mind to rest itself，leading to a higher total Internet attention for a day's work，and as a result，increases productivity（生產(chǎn)效率），" he said.
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（1）What does the University of Melbourne study mainly show？

A．People who surf the Internet are good employees.
B．Not everyone surfs the Internet for fun during office hours.
C．Surfing the Internet for fun during office hours increases productivity.
D．The Internet is becoming more and more important in people's life.
（2）According to Paragraph 3，Brent Coker would most probably agree that

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A．the longer a person's mind rests ，the better attention he will have
B．surfing the Internet is the best way to increase productivity
C．workers should have a long break during office hours
D．Workers should let their minds rest now and then
（3）Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as one of the most popular surfing activities？

A．Watching videos.
B．Reading online news.
C．Reading online novels.
D．Playing online games.
（4）What can we infer form the last paragraph？

A．Spending too much time surfing the Internet reduces productivity.
B．Those who never surf the Internet have the lowest productivity.
C．Most people don't surf the Internet in moderation during office hours.
D．People should spend as little time as possible surfing the Internet.
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3．The term "graffiti" is an Italian word meaning scratching or scribbling（亂涂）．It entered the English language in the 1850s，specifically to describe the casual wall writing that experts found in Pompeii and the Roman tombs．Originally a term used only in ancient scribbling，the word has undergone considerable expansion of meaning in the past 75 years so that it now refers to any written message on a wall．Graffiti are characterized by their casualness；if they were more formal，they would be known as inscriptions（銘文）．
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（1）According to the first paragraph，graffiti

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A．is another name for "inscription"
B．got its name from the English language
C．was born in the 1850s
D．Mainly refers to casual writing or pictures on walls
（2）What can be inferred from the second paragraph？

A．Graffiti has a long history．
B．Graffiti is an attractive form of art．
C．Graffiti made the ancient city Pompeii famous．
D．Graffiti was ancient Egyptian's main way of communication．
（3）What does the third and fourth paragraphs mainly tell us？

A．Graffiti's great value．
B．Graffiti's features．
C．Graffiti's way of expression．
D．Graffiti's connection with people's daily life．
（4）The graffiti relating to the gladiatorial contests is mentioned in the passage to prove that

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A．graffiti can show people's customs
B．graffiti can provide valuable historical evidence
C．graffiti was mainly used to record important events
D．graffiti can provide more detailed information than formal writing
（5）The underlined sentence in the last paragraph implies that

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A．the presence of graffiti makes the world closely connected
B．the concept of "the global village" is famous worldwide
C．graffiti ha become very popular all over the world
D．people like using toilet walls to share their graffiti
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