As discovered by expedition scientists, Antarctica has not always been so cold as it is today, so has the Arctic.

• A、True
  
  

• B、False 
  
  

• C、Not Given
  
  

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English and English Community

There is no denying that English is a useful language. The people who speak English today make up the ___31___speech community in the world with the exception of speakers of Chinese. Originally they were small tribes of people from northern Europe who ___32___ in England. Their languages became more and more__33___ to each other. Finally, the language had enough uniformity to be used by all speakers in England. The people were united into a speech community through their shared language.

Speech community is similar to other kinds of ___34___. The people who make up the community share common language. Often they live side by side, as they do in a neighborhood, a village, or a city.

More often they form a whole country. National boundaries. however, are not always the same as the boundaries of a speech community. A speech community is any group of people who ___35___ the same language no matter where they happen to live.

We may say that anyone who speaks English   36   to the English speech community. For convenience, we may classify the speakers into two groups:one in which the speakers use English as their native language, the other in which the speakers learn English as a second language for the ___37___ of education, commerce, and so on.

English serves as an alternative language in several areas of public activity for most nations in the world which employ it as an   38   second language. English has been adopted as the language of air traffic, commerce, as well as international diplomacy. Moreover, English is the___39___ of the majority of published materials in the world so that education has come to rely ___40___on an under- standing of English.

A. international	B. native	C. speak
D. belongs	E. purpose	F. language
G. communities	H. settled	I. similar
J. same	K. heavily	L. largest

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The Disappearing Honeybee

Do you run away when you hear a bee buzzing?Many people do. A bee sting hurts and some people are allergic to bee venom (蜂毒) . But did you know that bees are very important to humans?Honeybees do more than just make honey. They fly around and pollinate (傳授花粉) flowers,  plants, and trees.   26   One third of America's food supply is pollinated by the honeybee.

Have you seen or heard a honeybee lately?Bees are mysteriously disappearing in many parts of the world. Most people don't know about this problem. It is called Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) . Some North American beekeepers lost 80%of their hives (蜂巢) from 2006—2008. ___27___

The disappearance of the honeybee is a serious problem. Can you imagine never eating another blueberry?What about almonds and cherries?Without honeybees food prices will skyrocket (猛漲) . ___28___

This problem affects other foods besides fresh produce. Imagine losing your favorite ice cream! Haagen Daaz is a famous ice cream company. Many of their flavors rely on the hard working honey bee. ___29___ They also created a website called help the honeybee. com.

Donating money to research is the most important thing humans can do to save the honeybees. Scientists need money to investigate the causes of Colony Collapse Disorder. Some scientists blame CCD on climate change. Others think pesticides (殺蟲(chóng)劑) are killing the bees.___30___ Beekeepers transport their hives from place to place in order to pollinate plants year round.

Not everyone has money to donate regularly. There are other ways to help the honeybee. Spread the word, by telling your friends and family about the problem. Tell your teacher about the disappearing bees too. Maybe your class can write a letter to the government.

 

A. In 2008 Haagen Daaz began raising money for CCD.

B. It is hard to pin down what has been causing honeybees to vanish.

C. The poorest people always suffer the worst when there is a lack of food.

D. Our fruits, nuts, and vegetables rely on these pollinators.

E. Commercial bee migration may also cause CCD.

F. Bees in Italy and Australia are disappearing too.