1、2010年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（江苏卷）英语 其他 第四部分：任务型阅读 (共 10小题；每小题 1分，满分 10分 ) 请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。 注意：请将答案：写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。每个空格只填 1个单词。 For more than twenty years scientists have been seeking to understand the mystery of thesixth senseof direction By trying out ideas and solving problems one by
2、 one，they are now getting closer to one answer One funny idea is that animals might have a built-in compass(指南针 ) Our earth itself is a big magnet(磁体 ) So a little magnetic needle that swings freely lines itself with the big earth magnet to point north and south When people discovere d that idea abo
3、ut athousand years ago and invented the compass， it allowed sailors to navigate (航海 )on oceanvoyages, even under cloudy skies. Actuallly the idea of the living compass came just from observing animals in nature Many birds migrate twice a year between their summer homes and winter homes Some of them
4、fly for thousands of kilometers and mostly at night Experiments have shown that some birds can recognize star patterns But they can keep on course even under cloudy skies How can they do that A common bird that does not migrate but is great at finding its way home is the homing pigeon Not all pigeon
5、s can find their way home Those that can are very good at it， and they have been widely studied One interesting experiment was to attach little magnets to the birds heads to block their magnetic sensejust as a loud radio can keep you from hearing a call to dinner On sunny days, that did not fool the
6、 pigeons Evidently they can use the sun to tell which way they are going But on cloudy days， the pigeons with magnets could not find their way It was as if the magnets had blocked their magnetic sense Similar experiments with the same kind of results were done with honeybees These insects also seem
7、to have a special sense ot direction In spite of the experiments， the idea of an animal compass seemed pretty extraordinary How would an animal get the magnetic stuff for a compass. An answer came from an unexpected source A scientist was studying bacteria that live in the mud of ponds and marshes H
8、e found accidentally little rod-like bacteria that all swam together in one directionnorth Further study showed that each little bacterium had a chain of dense particles inside，which proved magnetic The bacteria had made themselves into little magnets that could line up with the earths magnet The bi
9、g news was that a living thing， even a simple bacterium， can make magnetite That led to a search to see whether animals might have it. By using a special instrument called magnetometer， scientists were able to find magnetite in bees and birds， and even in fish In each animal， except for the bee the
10、magnetic stuff was always in or closer to the brain Thus the idea of a builtin animal compass began to seem reaso nable The Magnetic Sense The Living Compass Passage outline Supporting details The existence of the earth magnet and the invention of the navigating compass Our earth is a big magnet and
11、 a little freely (71) magnetic needle lines itself with the earth magnet to point north and south. (72) on the idea above, the navigating compass was invented. The possibility of birds built-in compasses One piece of evidence is the (73) of many birds between their summer homes and winter homes. Bir
12、ds can recognize star patterns on clear nights and keep on course (74) under cloudy skies The (75) on pigeons and bees built-in compasses Little magnets were tied to the pigeons heads to (76) their magnetic sense. The pigeons magnetic sense seemed to be affected on (77) days. Similar things with the
13、 same results were done with bees. The (78) of the magnetic stuff for the animal compass Little rod-like bacteria were found by chance to swim together in the direction of (79) . Some animals had a chain of dense magnetic particles in or close to the (80) inside their bodies. 答案： 71. swinging 72 .Ba
14、sed 73. migration 74 .even 75. experiments tests study research 76. block 77. cloudy 78. discovery 79. north 80 .brain(s) 单项选择 * So far we have done a lot to build a low-carbon economy, but it is_ ideal. We have to work still harder. A next to B far from C out of D due to 答案： B -I prefer shutting my
15、self in and listening to music all day on Sundays. -Thats_I dont agree .You should have a more active life. A where B how C when D what 答案： A 阅读理解 It is reported that conservation groups in North America have been arguing about the benefits and dangers of wolves. Some groups believe wolves should be
16、 killed. Other people believe wolves Must be protected so that they will not disappear from the wilderndss(荒野 ) For Killing Wolves In Alaska， the wolf almost disappeared a few years ago， because hunters were killing hundreds 0f them forsport .However 1aws were established to protect the wolves from
17、sportsmen and people who catch the animals for their fur So the woIf population has greatly increased. Now there are so many wolves that they are destro ying their own food supply A wolf naturally eats animals in the deer family. People in the wilderness also hunt deer for food Many of the animals h
18、ave been destroyed by the very cold winters recently and by changes in the wilderness plant life When the deer cant find enough food， they die If the wolves continue to kill large numbers of deer， their prey(猎物 )will disappear some day And the wolves will too So we must change the cycle of life in t
19、he wilderness to balance the ecology If we killed more wolves， we would save them and their prey from dying out Wed also save some farm animals In another northern state， wolves attack cows and chickens for food Farmers want the government to send biologists to study the problem They believe it nece
20、ssary to kill wolves in some areas and to protect them in places where there is a small woIf population Against Killing Wolves If you had lived long ago， you would have heard many different stories about the dangerous wolf According to most stories， hungry wolves often kill people for food Even toda
21、y， the stories of the“big bad woIf will not disappear But the fact is wolves are afraid of people and they seldom travel in areas where there is a human smell When wolves eat other animals， they usually kill the very young or the sick and injured .The strongest survive .No kind of animal would have
22、survived through the centuries if the weak members had lived And has always been a law of nature Although some people say it is good sense to kill wolves， we say it is nonsense!Researchers have found wolves and their prey living in balance The wolves keep the deer population from becoming too large,
23、and that keeps a balance in the wilderness plant life The real problem is that the areas where wolves can live are being used bv people Even if wilderness land is not used directly for human needs the wolves cant always find enough food .So they travel to the nearest source,which is often a farm The
24、n there is danger The“big bad wolf”has arrived! And everyone knows what happens next 1 According to the passage， some people in North America favor killing wolves for all the following reasons EXCET that_ A there are too many wolves B they kill large numbers deer C they attack cows and chickens for
25、food D they destroy the wilderness plant life 2 Some people are against killing wolves because_ A wolves help to keep the ecological balance in the wildemess B there is too small a wolf population in the wilderness C there are too many deer in the wilderness D wolves are afraid of people and never a
26、ttack people 3 According to those against killing wolves， when wolves eat other animals，_ A they never eat strong and healthy ones B they always go against the law of nature C they might help this kind of animals survive in nature D they disturb the ecological balance in the wilderness 4 The last se
27、ntence“And everyone knows what happens next”implies that in such cases_ A farm animals will be in danger and have to be shipped away B woIves will kill people and people will in turn kill them C wolves wilI find enough food sources on famls D people will leave the areas where wolves can live 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 C 【小题 4】 B
