IV.阅读理解(共30分,每小题2分) 根据短文内容要求完成任务。

Passage 1阅读短文，回答问题。

A seabird named Lydia recently made a 26-day nonstop(不间断的)journey of about 2,500 miles，just to search for food for her baby.She is fitted with a satellite tracking device(卫星跟踪仪).Her trip started on Oct. 18 from Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean.The trip is known as the longest nonstop journey by one of these endangered seabirds.

Before that，this kind of birds was known only to fly a few hundred miles from where they live，staying away for just a few days at a time.They usually fly over the sea.The Scientists feel it strange that Lydia made such a long，nonstop Journey and flew overland.So the above facts raise some serious questions about efforts to stop the decline(减少)of the birds.The number of the birds，has fallen by lo percent over the past 20 years.

Besides，the scientists are surprised that she was away from her baby for such a long time.They wonder why she needed to go that far.Maybe it shows that fish resources(资源)around Christmas Island are not large enough now.That might explain the slow decline of the bird--sea pollution is serious.

86.Why did Lydia make such a long and nonstop journey?

87.How far does this kind o f birds usually fly at a time?

88.What do you know about the number of this kind of seabirds?

89.What do the scientists think Lydia's long journey may show?

90.What can we learn from Lydia's journey?

Passage2 阅读短文内容，填写表格，每空一词。

A taboo(忌讳，禁忌) is a social action that is not allowed. Every culture in the world has its own taboos. The breaking of a taboo sometimes makes people feel uncomfortable. I learned this through my own experience.

Last weekend, Wang Lin and I showed two foreigners around our city. Mr Singh was from India and Mr. White from USA. When I held out my left hand to shake hands with him, Mr. Singh seemed to be unhappy. Mr. White, however, was quite casual. He said hello to me with a big smile and a wave of his hand.

In the evening, we stopped at a restaurant for dinner. I noticed that Mr. Singh didn’t touch the beef and Mr. White seemed not to like chickens’ claws. During the meal, Wang Lin said sorry to Mr. Singh and co ntinued to explain that we didn’t know it was a taboo in India to shake one’s left hand. Mr. Singh explained that since oxen are sacred(神圣的) in India, people don’t eat beef there. Mr. White joined in and said that it was not usual in the states for people to eat chickens’ claws. He went on to say that Americans don’ t usually get into each other’ s personal space. Marriage, job and age are their taboos. Isn’ t it a good lesson to remember?

Main idea  The taboo in every country are   91._____

Facts

In India   Indians don’t eat 92.____ because they think oxen are scared.

In the USA

Although it’s not a taboo, Americans 93.____ eat chicken’s claws.

Americans don’t usually get into each other’s personal space. For example, they usually don’t ask someone else’s marriage, job or 94._____

Conclusion

If you attention to taboos, you can get on 95._____ with the people with different culture