Animals that couldn't          themselves to the changed environment perished and those that could
survived.   
[     ]
A. change    
B. adapt      
C. adjusted        
D. match
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Nothing says love like a dozen long – stemmed roses on Valentine’s Day. More than a million roses will be sold during this festival for lovers, the biggest day of the year for the nation’s rose industry. It’s going to remain the most popular flower because love never goes out of style.

Yes, a rose is a rose is a rose. But selling them is no longer a beautiful experience for traditional flower shops. Supermarkets now offer convenience to the busy and discount rose shops help those hopelessly in love save money. Roses only is a good example of a discount rose retailer that was transformed from a traditional shop to answer the challenge in the’ 90s.

Inside this store on Sixth Avenue near 40 th Street, contemporary white furniture and wall – to – wall mirrors give it an expensive look. Customers move about freely among the counters, looking eagerly at the roses in more than 50 colors from shelf to shelf. Some customers say it’s the high quality of the roses that attracts them there. “I spent $ 20 but the flowers looked like I paid 60 or 70 dollars,” says one customer.

Studies show more people are buying roses in ones, two and threes these days. In fact, more than half of all roses are sold in bunches of fewer than a dozen. But Roses Only's low prices encourage people to spend. Even on Valentine's Day, when the price of a dozen roses and delivery can soar as high as $150, 12 of Roses Only's most expensive flowers sell for just $35. The company's key to success is to hold prices down by controlling every link in the rose chain. It grows its own roses in the sunshine of the Andes Mountains. In addition, the company also sells other items such as ballons and stuffed animals.    

       While discount rose retailers are witnessing their business bloom, U.S. rose growers aren’t able to compete with the fierce foreign competition. More than 57% of roses sold in the USA are grown in other countries. The biggest foreign producers are Colombia and Ecuador, which accounted for almost 90% of the total imported last year. The trend has hurt domestic rose growers such as Johnson Flowers of California, considered to be this country's leading producer.

Now, instead of fighting overseas rivals, the Johnsons are trying to work with them. "We have a few big fighting overseas rivals, the Johnsons are trying to work with them. “We may also widen our business to include the service area and be a representative for overseas flower producers.”

       As a result of severe competition, those in the rose business long for the good old days, whereas ordinary people benefit from the low price.

60．What is the central theme of this text?

A．The US rose business is going from bad to worse in spite of the efforts made.

B．The rose will remain the most popular flower as love never goes out of date.

C．The rose business is trying to meet the challenges in the market to succeed.

D．The rose industry plays an important role in American economy.

61．How does Roses Only obtain success in the discount rose retailing field?

       A．By setting up more chain stores across the country.

B．By selling roses in supermarkets.

C．By selling high quality roses at a low price.

D．By selling roses by the dozen.

        
            
          
                     
      

			
      

			
      
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      For hundreds of years, artists have used cartoons to criticize bad rulers or landowners. As early as the 19 th century, people produced and read books of drawings. In many ways, they were similar to modern comics（漫畫）. They contained stories of naughty children and playful animals. The owl and the elephant were usually wise animals, ready to give advice. The lion and tiger were brave. The fox and wolf were cunning, greedy and dangerous.
        
          A century ago, an American newspaper published the first-color comic strip. It was so popular that sales of the newspaper, Morning Journal, increased quickly. Since then, newspapers throughout the world have included comic strips.
        
          In modern time, comics are popular in China, Japan, the USA and almost everywhere. Not even video games or CD-ROMs have reduced their popularity. Names such as Snoopy, Woodstock and Garfield are well known in dozens of countries. The Peanuts comic strip appears in over 2,000 newspapers and in more than 25 languages.
        
          Perhaps one day, you may like to create your own comic strip and become a millionaire. First, you must think of a good plot. It should be funny, exciting or interesting in some way. It should have plenty of action. Moreover, the language must be realistic and simple. The words should suit the characters in your story.
        
          Furthermore, the characters in your story must be clear to readers. They should be obviously good or bad. In many comic strips—especially those showing crime of adventure—there should also be a hero or heroine. This will attract the reader to keep on reading the story.  
          
      1. Which of the following is NOT the name of a cartoon character?
        
        A. Snoopy             B. Garfield         C. Peanuts        D. Woodstock
        
      2. We can know from the first paraphaph that rulers ________.
        
        A. asked the artists to draw cartoons           B. probably did not like cartoons about them.
        
      C. often drew cartoons many years ago.        D. used cartoons to give people advice.
        
      3. According to the passage, what makes a popular and successful comic strip?
        
       A. Good plot         B. suitable language      C. clear characters      D. All of above
        
      4. The underlined word “plot” is similar in meaning to ______.
        
       A. places              B. stories            C. events               D. characters
      

			
      

			
      
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      For hundreds of years, artists have used cartoons to criticize bad rulers or landowners. As early as the 19 th century, people produced and read books of drawings. In many ways, they were similar to modern comics（漫畫）. They contained stories of naughty children and playful animals. The owl and the elephant were usually wise animals, ready to give advice. The lion and tiger were brave. The fox and wolf were cunning, greedy and dangerous.
        
          A century ago, an American newspaper published the first-color comic strip. It was so popular that sales of the newspaper, Morning Journal, increased quickly. Since then, newspapers throughout the world have included comic strips.
        
          In modern time, comics are popular in China, Japan, the USA and almost everywhere. Not even video games or CD-ROMs have reduced their popularity. Names such as Snoopy, Woodstock and Garfield are well known in dozens of countries. The Peanuts comic strip appears in over 2,000 newspapers and in more than 25 languages.
        
          Perhaps one day, you may like to create your own comic strip and become a millionaire. First, you must think of a good plot. It should be funny, exciting or interesting in some way. It should have plenty of action. Moreover, the language must be realistic and simple. The words should suit the characters in your story.
        
          Furthermore, the characters in your story must be clear to readers. They should be obviously good or bad. In many comic strips—especially those showing crime of adventure—there should also be a hero or heroine. This will attract the reader to keep on reading the story.  
          
      1. Which of the following is NOT the name of a cartoon character?
        
        A. Snoopy             B. Garfield         C. Peanuts        D. Woodstock
        
      2. We can know from the first paraphaph that rulers ________.
        
        A. asked the artists to draw cartoons           B. probably did not like cartoons about them.
        
      C. often drew cartoons many years ago.        D. used cartoons to give people advice.
        
      3. According to the passage, what makes a popular and successful comic strip?
        
       A. Good plot         B. suitable language      C. clear characters      D. All of above
        
      4. The underlined word “plot” is similar in meaning to ______.
        
       A. places              B. stories            C. events               D. characters
      

			
      

			
      
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				來源：江蘇省徐州市2010屆高三下學(xué)期第三次調(diào)研考試（英語）
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      Nothing says love like a dozen long – stemmed roses on Valentine’s Day. More than a million roses will be sold during this festival for lovers, the biggest day of the year for the nation’s rose industry. It’s going to remain the most popular flower because love never goes out of style.
      Yes, a rose is a rose is a rose. But selling them is no longer a beautiful experience for traditional flower shops. Supermarkets now offer convenience to the busy and discount rose shops help those hopelessly in love save money. Roses only is a good example of a discount rose retailer that was transformed from a traditional shop to answer the challenge in the’ 90s.
      Inside this store on Sixth Avenue near 40 th Street, contemporary white furniture and wall – to – wall mirrors give it an expensive look. Customers move about freely among the counters, looking eagerly at the roses in more than 50 colors from shelf to shelf. Some customers say it’s the high quality of the roses that attracts them there. “I spent $ 20 but the flowers looked like I paid 60 or 70 dollars,” says one customer.
      Studies show more people are buying roses in ones, two and threes these days. In fact, more than half of all roses are sold in bunches of fewer than a dozen. But Roses Only's low prices encourage people to spend. Even on Valentine's Day, when the price of a dozen roses and delivery can soar as high as $150, 12 of Roses Only's most expensive flowers sell for just $35. The company's key to success is to hold prices down by controlling every link in the rose chain. It grows its own roses in the sunshine of the Andes Mountains. In addition, the company also sells other items such as ballons and stuffed animals.    
       While discount rose retailers are witnessing their business bloom, U.S. rose growers aren’t able to compete with the fierce foreign competition. More than 57% of roses sold in the USA are grown in other countries. The biggest foreign producers are Colombia and Ecuador, which accounted for almost 90% of the total imported last year. The trend has hurt domestic rose growers such as Johnson Flowers of California, considered to be this country's leading producer. 
      Now, instead of fighting overseas rivals, the Johnsons are trying to work with them. "We have a few big fighting overseas rivals, the Johnsons are trying to work with them. “We may also widen our business to include the service area and be a representative for overseas flower producers.” 
       As a result of severe competition, those in the rose business long for the good old days, whereas ordinary people benefit from the low price.
      60．What is the central theme of this text?
       A．The   US rose business is going from bad to worse in spite of the efforts made.
      B．The rose will remain the most popular flower as love never goes out of date.
      C．The rose business is trying to meet the challenges in the market to succeed.
      D．The rose industry plays an important role in American economy.
      61．How does Roses Only obtain success in the discount rose retailing field?
       A．By setting up more chain stores across the country.
      B．By selling roses in supermarkets.
      C．By selling high quality roses at a low price.
      D．By selling roses by the dozen.

       
      62．Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?
      (①to ⑦ represent paragraphs 1 to 7)
      63．After reading the passage, we learn all of the following EXCEPT________.
       A．Selling roses is no longer as easy for traditional flower shops as it was.
      B．Almost 90% of roses sold in US are imported from  Colombia and Ecuador.
      C．US rose growers are faced with intense foreign competition.
      D．the Johnsons are trying to co-operate with foreign competitors instead of fighting them.
      

			
      

			
      
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				來源：重慶市2010屆高三下學(xué)期第二次質(zhì)量檢測試題（英語）
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      I am trying to muster(鼓起)the courage to toss away my
mobile phone to enjoy a more peaceful and ring –free life．
      


      Can you imagine not having your mobile
phone? In our high-tech, in-a-hurry age, a cell-free life is a hard concept to
swallow． Our mobile
phones can now access the Internet, and many people feel the need to express
their every thought on their blog pages． If I gave up my cellphone, people would think I was mad．
      


      I wish I had the strength to toss away my technology
． I have an office
phone, a home phone, e-mail and if people want to contact me． they can． If I’m out, people can leave a
message． Do they
really need to find me 24/7 ? However, I’m a bit like Frodo in the movie Lord
of the Rings． The
power of the ring is too strong and I can’t let it go．
      


      Mobile phones have become necessary tools
in our busy life．
For most people , they hold all contacts and many of us don't write up address
books any more． The
latest phones carry our music, pictures, movies and everything else． We feel lost without this
device and when we do misplace it , we feel cut off from our fellow,
      


      “Where have you been?” said a friend, who
saw me a week after I lost my cell, “I tried calling you , but you disappeared． You disappeared off the face
of the Earth�！� See,
when you don’t have a mobile phone, you don’t exist．
      


      I’m not really going to toss my mobile
phone away, in fact． We humans are such social animals and mobile phones serve us well． So in 2009, I’ve dicided not
to serve my mobile phone． Like all machine, I can always turn it off．
      


      1．What does the underslined phrase“toss away”mean?
      


      A．give away      B．get
away     C．break away      D．throw away
      


      2．The writer mentions Frodo
to         
      


      A．show it is difficult to get rid of the mobile phone
      


      B．show how much he likes Frodo
      


      C．suggest a cell-free life is what he wants
      


      D．introduce a film character to us 
      


      3．What do we know about mobile phones in the 4 th paragraph?
      


      A．Mobile phones can do anything for us ．
      


      B．Mobile phones have become very important in our life
      


      C．We could not live without mobile phones
      


      D．We would be cut off by our fellow without mobile phones
      


      4．What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
      


      A．The writer is not really going to toss his mobile phone away．
      


      B．When you don't have a mobile phone, you don’t exist．
      


      C．The writer decides not to serve his mobile phone
      


      D．We humans can control ourselves and machines will．
      


       
      


       
      

			
      

			
      
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