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Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each question.
Very few people in the modern world obtain their food supply by hunting and gathering in the natural environment surrounding their homes. This method of harvesting from nature's provision is the oldest known subsistence strategy, and has been practised for at least the last two million years. It was, indeed, the only way to obtain food until rudimentary farming and the domestication of animals were introduced about 10,000 years ago.
Because hunter-gatherers have fared poorly in comparison with their agricultural cousins, their numbers have dwindled, and they have been forced to live in marginal environments such as deserts, forests, or arctic wastelands. In higher latitudes, the shorter growing season has restricted the availability of plant life. Such conditions have caused a greater dependence on hunting and along the coasts and waterways, on fishing. The abundance of vegetation in the lower latitudes of the tropics, on the other hand, has provided a greater opportunity for gathering a variety of plants. In short, the environmental differences have restricted the diet and have limited possibilities for the development of subsistence societies. Contemporary hunter-gatherers may help us understand our prehistoric ancestors. We know from observation of modern hunter-gatherers in both Africa and Alaska that a society based on hunting and gathering must be very mobile. While the entire community camps in a central location, a smaller party harvests the food within a reasonable distance from the camp. When the food in the area is exhausted, the community moves on to exploit another site. We also notice a seasonal migration pattern evolving for most hunter-gatherers, along with a strict division of labour between the sexes. These patterns of behaviour may be similar to those practised by mankind during the Paleolithic Period.
1. With which of the following topics is the passage primarily concerned?
A. The Paleolithic period
B. Subsistence farming
C.Hunter-gatherers
D. Marginal environments
2. Which is the oldest subsistence strategy?
A. Migrating
B. Domesticating animals
C. Farming
D. Hunting and gathering
3. When was hunting and gathering introduced?
A. 1,000,000 years ago
B. 2,000,000 years ago
C. 10,000 years ago
D. 2,000 years ago
4. What conditions exist in lower latitudes?
A. Greater dependence on hunting.
B. More coasts and waterways for fishing.
C. A shorter growing season.
D. A large variety of plant life.
5. How can we know more about the hunter-gatherers of prehistoric times?
A. By studying the remains of their camp sites.
B. By studying similar contemporary societies.
C. By studying the prehistoric environment.
D. By practising hunting and gathering.
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How did the name" Eskimo" come about? Well, Eskimos live in The North Pole, where is very cold all year round. Durin winter, they get their food mainly by hunting and fishing. However, in the winter it is very hard to get fuel to build a fire, so the Eskimos do not always cook the animals they catch, Therefore, people call them "the people who eat raw meat" or "Eskimos". The Eskimos hunt with harpoons and spears. They eat meat of the animals and used the fur and skins for warm clothing.
1. In The North Pole it is very cold...................
a. in winter
b. in spring
c. in autumn
d. from January to December
2. In winter the Eskimos.............................
a. eat the food which they already got in summer
b. buy food in the market nearby
c.go fishing and hunting in order to get food
d. sleep and do not need food
3. It is very difficult for the Eskimos...........................
a. to build a fire to cook in winter
b. to get petrol or diesel oil for their cars in winter
c. to build their houses in winter
d. to harvest their crops in winter
4. They are call "Eskimos" because............................
a. they live around the North Pole
b. they go hunting and fishing for food in winter
c. they always eat uncooked meat
d. they sleep at day and go hunting at night
5. The Eskimos do not get............................... from animals
a. skins
b. spears
c. fur
d. meat
Fill one suitable word in each space of the following passage
About two hunderd years ago man lived in great harmony with his environment......(1)while........industry was not much developed. Today the situation is quite different.People all over the world are worried about......(2)what......is happening to the enviroment, because od modern industry and the need for more and more energy. Newspaper and magazines write about water pollution, air pollution and land pollution.
Why is.......(3)there......so much discussion about pollution ? After all, people have been .......(4)polluting....... the world around them for thousands of years. But in the past, there were not many people and lots of room in the world so they could move to another place when their sattlements became ......(5)dirty.....
Now, however, many parts os the world are crowded, people live in big cities and much of our waste, especially waste from factories, electric power stations, the chemical industry and heavy industry is very dangerous. Much of this dangerous waste goes into the air and is carried by the ......(6)....... for great distance.
The earth is our home. We must take care of it, for ourselves and for the........(7)next...... generations. This means keeping our environment clean. Ecologists, the scientists who study the relation between living ......(8)objects.....and the environment point out the importance of this task. However, each of us must do everythingpossible to keep the land, air and water clean.
Hunting is a very old activity. Hundreds of years ago, kings and their families hunted deer. In the 1800s, fox-hunting became more popular. The hunters used groups of dogs to chase the foxes while they followed on horses. They wore special clothes for hunting: bright jackets-usually red – black boots and black hats. This tradition continued through the 1800s and 1900s, especially in rural areas. However, many people in the UK were unhappy about the tradition of fox-hunting. It was especially unpopular among people who lived in cities. They thought it was a cruel andout-dated activity and argued that it is wrong to kill animals for fun. On September 15th, 2004, the government 2 made a new law to ban hunting with dogs. The traditional fox hunts had to stop. They were now illegal.
17. What is the writer’s main idea in writing the text?
A. The history of deer–hunting.
B. How to sit on horses.
C. The special clothes for hunters.
D. The fox–hunting activity in the past and its change.
18. The word "out-dated" in bold in line 4 refers to:
A. up to date B. out of date C. out of order D. up date
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Do you think the animals can understand each other? The answer is yes. They can communicate to each other by signs and sounds. For example, dogs communicate in many ways. They not only bark, even they howl, growl, snarl, and whine. They lift a paw, or bare their teeth. Other dogs can understand what these sounds and actions mean_.
Animals communicate with each other not only with sounds and movements but with smell. Most animals that live in herds depend on smell to keep together. And, of course, we know how dogs recognize each other by smell.
Apes are supposed to be among the most intelligent of animals, yet, they really have no better “language” than other animals. They make many sounds and expressions of the mouth to communicate their feelings of anger or hunger or joy, but they have nothing like the words of human speech.
By the way, unlike human beings who have to learn how to talk, apes and other animals know their “language” by instinct. They will make the right kind of cries and sounds and expression even if they have never seen another animal like themselves before.
Birds, however, learn their way of singing, at least in part. That is why a sparrow brought up among canaries will try to sing like one. It has been learning the wrong “language”!
1. With which of the following topics is the passage primarily concerned?
A. The Paleolithic period B. Subsistence farming
C. Hunter-gatherers D. Marginal environment
2. Which is the oldest subsistence strategy?
A. Migrating B. Domesticating animals
C. Farming D. Hunting and gathering
3. The word “rudimentary” is closet in meaning to ……………. .
A. Rough B. preliminary C. ancient D. backward
4. The phrase “in short” can be replaced by ……………….. .
A. In demand B. in want C. shortly D. to cut a long story short
5. The word “abundance” is closet in meaning to ……………… .
A. plenty B. amount C. density D. majority
6. The word “mobile” in the passage can be replaced by …………….. .
A. transportable B. carried C. movable D. portable
7. When was hunting and gathering introduced?
A. 1,000,000 years ago B. 2,000,000 years ago
C. 10,000 years ago D. 2,000 years ago
8. What conditions exits in the lower latitude?
A. Greater dependence on hunting B. More coast and waterways for fishing
C. A shorter growing season D. A large variety of plant life
9. How can we know more about the hunter-gathers of prehistoric time?
A. By studying the remains of their camp sites B. By studying similar contemporary societies
C. By studying the prehistoric environment D. By practicing hunting and gathering
10. Which of the following is not mentioned in the above passage?
A. More and more people in the modern time live on the food they gather in the natural environment
around their homes.
B. The more vegetable in the lower latitude in the tropics there is, the greater opportunity for gathering
plants there are
C. Because of the shorter growing season in higher latitude, the availability of plants is limited.
D. The environmental differences result in restricted diet.