D.Thefutureofcountrymusic.
C
SomeunwelcomevisitorsfromNorthAmericahavebeenturningupinthewatersoffthecoastofGreatBritain. NorthAmericanlobsters(
龙
虾)havebeenfoundintheNorthSea(betweenGreatBritainandNorthwestEurope),farfromtheirownhabitat.ThelobstersusuallylivealongtheeasterncoastofCanadaandtheUnitedStates.
Itisimpossiblethatthelobsterscouldhavemadethe5,600-kilometrejourneyontheirown.TheywereprobablybroughttoBritainandthengotawayfromcontainers.Someofthelobstersthatwerecaughthadelasticbands(
松
紧
带)holdingtheirlegsshut,likelobstersthatarekeptincontainersinstoresorrestaurants. Manymayhavebeen“setfree”fromsomeshipspassingthroughthearea.Sometimespassengersorderalivelobsterfromatankinthediningroomandthenaskthewaitertothrowitoverboardinsteadofcookingit.
Accordingtoofficialrecords,26NorthAmericanlobstershavebeencaughtinwatersoffGreatBritainsince1988.However,itisbelievedmanymorehavebeenfoundbutnotreported. ItisagainstthelawtoletNorthAmericanlobsterscomeintoBritishwaters.IftheysettledowninEuropeanwaters,itwouldbebadforthelocallobsters.Thetwoliveinthesameplaceandeatthesamefood.ButNorthAmericanlobstersarelarger,strongerandmoreaggressive(的)thanEuropeanlobsters,andtheyproduceyoungmorequickly.
好
斗
Asaresult,theycouldtakefoodandspaceawayfromthelocallobsters,andfromothertypesofshellfishthatliveinthesamearea.Theselobstersmayalsocarrydiseasesthatcouldharmthelocallobsters.
29.Thoseunwelcomelobsters_____. A.couldtravel5,600kmadayontheirown B.usedtoliveinwatersoffGreatBritain C.wouldsoondisappearinBritishwaters D.mighthaveescapedonthewaytoBritain 30.WhatcanwelearnaboutEuropeanlobsters? A.Theyaregrowingtoofasttobekeptundercontrol. B.Shellfishoftentakeawaytheirfoodandspace. C.TheyareeasilyharmedbyNorthAmericanlobsters. D.Peoplebecomeilleasilyiftheyeattheselobsters.
31.Theauthor'spurposeofwritingthetextismostlikelyto_____. A.discussB.report C.advertiseD.introduce
D
Mostbuildingsarebuilttostandupstraight,buttheselookasiftheymightfallover!
ThechurchtowerofSuurhusen
Builtin1450,the27-metre-highchurchtowerliesinSuurhusen,Germany.Itwasbuiltinwetlandonfoundationsofoaktreetrunks(
树
干
).Whenthelandwasdrained(
排
水)later,thewoodbrokedown,causingonesideofthetowertobealittlelowerthantheother.In1975,thetowerbecamearealhazardandpeoplewerenotallowedtoenteruntilthefoundationsweremadestrongagain.Thelean(倾斜)ofthetowerisnowaboutfivedegrees. TheLeaningTowerofPisa
Theworkofbuildingthetowerbeganin1173,andwasfinallycompletedin1372.Infact,itbegantoleanafterjustacoupleoffloorswerebuilt.Andthisconditioncontinuedinthecenturiesafteritscompletion.Thetowerwasfinallyclosedtothepublicin1990afterpeoplefailedtostabilize(
使
稳
固)itsfoundations.In2001,itwasreopenedafterengineersremovedsoilfromunderneathitsraisedside.Nowitleansjustanangleof3.97degrees. CapitalGateofAbuDhabi
Completedin2011,theCapitalGatetowerinAbuDhabiwasdesignedtoleaneighteendegrees.ThebuildingstandsnexttotheAbuDhabiNationalExhibitionCentreandcontains,amongotherthings,afinehotelwithwonderfulviewsoftheharbour.AlsoknownastheleaningtowerofAbuDhabi,thetowerisoneofthetallestbuildingsinthecity. BigBenofLondon
Thebuildingleans0.26degreestothenorthwest.Thiswasmainlycausedbytheengineeringprojects(
项
目)thathavebeencarriedoutinthegroundbelowitsincethelate1800s.Thetower,whichhasbeencontinuouslyopensinceitwascompletedin1858,hasnowhereneartheleanoftheTowerofPisaandisstillcompletelysafetoenter.
32.Theunderlinedword“hazard”inParagraph2probablymeans“_____”.
A.dangerB.church C.castleD.treasure
33.WhatcanwelearnabouttheLeaningTowerofPisa? A.Itdidn'tleanuntiltenyearsafteritscompletion. B.Ittookalmosttwohundredyearstocomplete. C.Itwasbuiltonfoundationsofoaktreetrunks. D.Ithasbeenopensinceitwascompleted.
34.Whichofthefollowingtowersleansthemostaccordingtothetext? A.ThechurchtowerofSuurhusen. B.TheLeaningTowerofPisa. C.CapitalGateofAbuDhabi. D.BigBenofLondon.
35.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext? A.Thehistoryoftowers B.Theartofbuildingatower C.Theleaningtowersoftheworld D.TopfourtallesttowersinEurope
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