第 1 页 共 14 页 期中英语试卷 期中英语试卷 题号 IIIIIIIVVVIVII总分 得分 一 阅读理解 本大题共 8 小题 共 16 0 分 A Inspiring young minds TOKNOW Magazine is a big hit in the world of children s publishing bringing a unique combination of challenging ideas and good fun to young fans every month What is so special about TOKNOW Magazine Well it has no ads or promotions inside instead it is jam packed with serious ideas TOKNOW makes complex ideas attractive and accessible to children who can become involved in advanced concepts and even philosophy 哲学 and they will soon discover that TOKNOW feels more like a club than just a magazine What s inside Every month the magazine introduces a fresh new topic with articles experiments and creative things to make the magazine also explores philosophy and wellbeing to make sure young readers have a balanced take on life Sounds too good to be true Take a look online evidence shows that thousands of teachers and parents know a good thing when they see it and recommend TOKNOW to their friends Happy Birthday All Year What could be more fun than a gift that keeps coming through the letterbox every month The first magazine with your gift message will arrive in time for the special day SUBSCRIBE NOW Annual Subscription Europe 55 Rest of World 65 Annual Subscription with Gift Pack Includes a Mammoth Map a Passport Puzzle Booklet and Subscription Europe 60 Rest of World 70 Refund Policy the subscription can be cancelled within 28 days and you can get your money back 1 Why is TOKNOW a special magazine A It entertains young parents B It provides serious advertisements C It publishes popular science fictions D It combines fun with complex concepts 2 What does TOKNOW offer its readers A Online courses B Articles on new topics C Lectures on a balanced life D Reports on scientific discoveries 3 How much should you pay if you make a 12 mouth subscription to TOKNOW with gift pack from China A 55 B 60 C 65 D 70 4 Subscribers of TOKNOW would get 第 2 页 共 14 页 A free birthday presents B full refund within 28 days C membership of the TOKNOW club D chances to meet the experts in person B After years of heated debate gray wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park Fourteen wolves were caught in Canada and transported to the park By last year the Yellowstone wolf population had grown to more than 170 wolves Gray wolves once were seen here and there in the Yellowstone area and much of the continental United States but they were gradually displaced by human development By the 1920s wolves had practically disappeared from the Yellowstone area They went farther north into the deep forests of Canada where there were fewer humans around The disappearance of the wolves had many unexpected results Deer and elk populations major food sources 来源 for the wolf grew rapidly These animals consumed large amounts of vegetation 植被 which reduced plant diversity in the park In the absence of wolves coyote populations also grew quickly The coyotes killed a large percentage of the park s red foxes and completely drove away the park s beavers As early as 1966 biologists asked the government to consider reintroducing wolves to Yellowstone Park They hoped that wolves would be able to control the elk and coyote problems Many farmers opposed the plan because they feared that wolves would kill their farm animals or pets The government spent nearly 30 years coming up with a plan to reintroduce the wolves The U S Fish and Wildlife Service carefully monitors and manages the wolf packs in Yellowstone Today the debate continues over how well the gray wolf is fitting in at Yellowstone Elk deer and coyote populations are down while beavers and red foxes have made a comeback The Yellowstone wolf project has been a valuable experiment to help biologists decide whether to reintroduce wolves to other parts of the country as well 5 What is the text mainly about A Wildlife research in the United States B Plant diversity in the Yellowstone area C The conflict between farmers and gray wolves D The reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone Park 6 What does the underlined word displaced in paragraph 2 mean A Tested B Separated C Forced out D Tracked down 7 What did the disappearance of gray wolves bring about A Damage to local ecology B A decline in the park s income C Preservation of vegetation D An increase in the variety of animals 8 What is the author s attitude towards the Yellowstone wolf project A Doubtful B Positive C Disapproving D Uncaring 二 阅读七选五 本大题共 5 小题 共 10 0 分 Do you ever feel like you ve got a great idea one that makes you feel incredibly inspired and want to change the world 1 We ve all been there And we ll all be there again and again throughout life So take a deep breath and try these techniques 第 3 页 共 14 页 1 Start small So often we feel the need to take great leaps and bounds Every day needs to be filled with productivity But we reach a point where we get overwhelmed by all the things we have to do Break it down 2 Take a baby step Once you get goi