棕榈树
A.在1994~1998年期间,随着棕榈果产量的增加,棕榈果的价格在不断下降
B.1998年秋季,亚洲的棕榈树林区开始出现象鼻虫的天敌赤蜂
C.在亚洲,象鼻虫的数量在1998年比1994年增加了一倍
D.果实产量连年不断上升会导致孕育果实的雌花无法从树木中吸取必要的养分
B:休憩棕榈树崇山峻岭责无旁待
C:尺牍孤零零锱铢必校拔木转石
D:疏朗霎时间夙兴夜寐情随事迁
棕榈岛是波斯湾畔的独特风景,下列对其描述正确的是哪一项?()
A、因大量种植棕榈树而闻名的小岛
B、因出产棕榈油闻名的小岛
C、形似棕榈叶的人工岛
D、位于阿联酋首都阿布扎比海滨
B:ù)龇牙咧嘴(liě)
C:ào)腼腆(miǎn)棕榈树(lǘ)扛鼎之作(gāng)
D:ǎo)
B:ì)汗涔涔(cén)载歌载舞(zài)白璧微暇(xiá)
C:ái)
D:熟稔(rěn)削铅笔(xuē)盛筵难再(yán)萍水相逢(píng)
B:惩罚chéng埋怨mán档案袋dàng锲而不舍qiè
C:半晌shǎng冗长rǒng棕榈树lǚ繁文缛节rù
D:撇下piē啮齿niè倔脾气juè痛入骨髓suí
A.三坊七巷的历史
B.三坊七巷的走向
C.三坊七巷的建筑
D.三坊七巷的格局
B:那不过是一种傻气的心理;可是一个女人也许会因为这种莫名其妙的疑虑而惶惑。
C:唉,奥斯里克,正像一只自投罗网的山鹬,我用诡计害人,反而害了自己,这也是我应得的报应。
D:你倘然爱我,请你暂时牺牲一下天堂上的幸福,留在这一个冷酷的人间,替我传述我的故事吧。
有“明清古建筑博物馆”之称的三坊七巷街区,有人将其比喻为鱼骨与鱼刺,有人则形容为菩提树叶,或直呼为“非”字形。笔者觉得,它倒更像一片优美的棕榈树枝叶,南后街似叶片的主脉,向西伸出的三条支脉为三坊,向东生出的七条细脉是七巷。由北向南的三坊依次为衣锦坊、光禄坊、文儒坊,七巷的顺序依次为杨桥巷、郎官巷、塔巷、黄巷、安民巷、官巷和吉庇巷。对这段文字的内容概括最恰当的一项是:
A.三坊七巷的历史
B.三坊七巷的走向
C.三坊七巷的建筑
D.三坊七巷的格局
B:掩映变换飘浮麇集
C:遮掩变幻飘浮麇集
D:掩蔽变换漂浮云集
A.事物发展的方向是前进的、上升的;道路是曲折的、迂回的
B.自然界的物质性要求人们在改造自然的过程中应尊重自然,与自然和谐相处
C.规律具有客观性,违背规律就会受到规律的惩罚
D.实践是检验真理的唯一标准,应坚持实践的观点
E.一切事物都存在两个方面,应坚持用一分为二的观点和全面的观点看问题
A.事物发展的方向是前进的、上升的,道路是曲折的、迂回的
B.自然界的物质性要求人们在改造自然的过程中应尊重自然,与自然和谐相处
C.规律具有客观性,违背规律就会受到规律的惩罚
D.实践是检验认识真理性的唯一标准,应坚持实践的观点
E.一切事物都存在两个方面,应坚持用一分为二的观点和全面的观点看问题
There are at least 8 million unique species of life on the planet, if net far more, and you could be forgiven for believing that all of them can be found in Andasibe. Walking through this rain forest in Madagascar is like stepping into the library of life. Sunlight seeps through the silky fringes of the Ravenea louvelii, an endangered palm (棕榈树) found, like so much else on this African island, nowhere else.
Madagascar which separated from India 80 million to 100 million years ago before eventually settling off the southeastern coast of Africa, is in many ways an Earth apart. All that time in geographic isolation made Madagascar a Darwinian playground, its animals and plants evolving into forms utterly original. Some 90% of the island's plants and about 70% of its animals arc endemic, meaning that they arc found only in Madagascar. But what makes life on the island unique also makes it uniquely vuhnerable, which means if we lose these animals on Madagascar, they're gone forever.
That loss seems likelier than ever because the animals are under threat as never before. Once lushly forested, Madagascar has seen more than 80% of its original vegetation cut down or burned since humans arrived at least 1500 years ago, fragmenting habitats and leaving animals effectively homeless. Unchecked hunting wiped out a number of large species, and today mining, logging and energy exploration threaten those that remain. It has an area the size of New Jersey in Madagascar that is still under forest, and all this incredible diversity is crammed into it.
Madagascar is a conservation hot spot a term for a region that is very biodiverse and particularly threatened--and while that makes the island special, it is hardly alone. Conservationists estimate that extinctions worldwide are occurring at a pace that is up to 1 000 times as great as history's background rate before human beings began scattering. Worse, that die-off could be accelerating.
Price of Extinction
There have been five extinction waves in the planet's history—including the Permian (二叠纪的) extinction 250 million years ago, when an estimated 70% of all terrestrial animals and 96 % of all marine creatures vanished, and, most recently, the Cretaceous (白垩纪的) event 65 million ),ears ago, which ended the reign of the dinosaurs. Though scientists have directly assessed the viability of fewer than 3% of the world's described species, the sample polling of animal populations so far suggests that we may have entered what will be the planet's sixth great extinction wave. And this time the cause isn't an unsteady planet or volcanoes. It's us.
Through our growing numbers, our thirst for natural resources and, most of all, climate change-- which, by one reckoning, could help carry off 20% to 30% of all species before the end of the century-- we're shaping an Earth that will be biologically exhausted. A 2008 assessment by the: International Union for Conservation of Nature found that nearly 1 in 4 mammals worldwide were at risk for extinction, including endangered species. Over fishing and acidification of the oceans are threatening marine species as diverse as the corals.
Scary for conservationists, yes. but the question arises: Why should it matter to the rest of us? After all, nearly all the species that were ever alive in the past are gone today. Evolution demands extinction. When we're using the term extinction to talk about the fate of the US auto industry, does it really matter if we lose species like the Yangtze River dolphin and the golden toad, all of which have effectively disappeared in recent years? What docs the loss of a few species among millions matter?
For one thing, we're animals too, dependent on this planet like every other form. of life. The more species living in an ecosystem, the healthier and more productive it is, which matters for us--a recent study by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) e
A.At least 8 million unique species of life.
B.More than 8 million unique species of life.
C.A library of life
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初冬
初冬是蛮不讲理的,她拉着风婆婆闯了过来,有恃无恐地把太阳公公驱逐到远方。太阳公公叹着气走开了,但他还是不忍撇下大地孩子置之不理,而是尽力将他仅有的丝丝缕缕余热毫无保留地奉献给他们。叶子在冬姑娘的讥笑中难过地脱下心爱的绿装,换上褶皱的黄褂子;小草在冬姑娘的羞辱之下含泪扔掉穿了一年的舞裙,只剩下枯瘦的躯干。他们不再欢舞了,只瑟瑟地颤抖着。校园中的几棵梧桐树上只有黄叶摇曳在枝头,无情的冬姑娘扯下它们美丽的衣裳,它们只好枯秃地站在那里。在这初冬时节,似乎各种叶子都在挣扎,路上的风萧萧而带着寒意。 难道所有的草木都屈服在冬姑娘脚下吗?不!你看,那根根青竹,挺直了腰杆,准备接受严冬的洗礼;那株株松柏并非一蹶不振,它们无所畏惧地屹立着,连冬姑娘也无可奈何地溜走了。再看那些棕榈树,它们依然青翠如故,并且都披上蓑衣,犹如勇猛的战士已穿上铠甲,拿起武器严阵以待,准备与寒冬来一次较量。 初冬又是可爱秀美的。冬姑娘唤醒梦中的腊梅花,它们伸了伸懒腰,迎着寒风,绽放纤柔芳香的花朵,展开微笑的脸庞。枫树的枝头间尚有最后一批红叶,隐在松柏之中,片片青绿,更有点点红褐色点缀其间。青绿与红褐,这对并不和谐的色调,描绘出一幅绚丽多姿、别具一格的初冬的画卷。这幅独一无二的画卷,本身就是初冬的一首最贴切、最完善的赞美诗。 初冬就似一个冰清玉洁的女孩,超凡脱俗;她又似一个刁蛮成性的小丫头,是那么任性、无理。她虽然如此不可捉摸,但还是惹人喜爱,人们在一年四季中,也不愿缺少她的存在。1.给下列画线字注音。有恃无恐() 丝丝缕缕() 褶皱() 摇曳()2.写出下列词语的近义词。驱逐——() 奉献——() 讥笑——() 摇曳——()3.根据解释,写出文中出现的成语。①因为有依仗就无所顾忌。()②另有一种独特的风格。()③形容人的品质高尚纯洁。()4.文章采用了哪些修辞方法?_________________________5.文章第一段主要围绕着初冬的()特点展开的。
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A.蛮不讲理B.树木开始枯萎C.冬的残酷6.初冬的可爱秀美之处在哪里?文章写了哪些景物?_________________________
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两个阿拉伯人在沙漠里结伴同行,一个阿拉伯人在沙漠里失去了骑骆驼的同伴,他找了一整天也没有找到。晚上遇到了一个贝都印人,阿拉伯人开始打听失踪的同伴和他的骆驼。
“你的同伴不仅是胖子而且还是跛予吗?贝都印人问。
“是啊。他在哪里?”希望涌上了阿拉伯人的心头,阿拉伯人急忙问下去。
“我不知道他在哪里。但是你告诉我,他手里是不是拿一根棍子?他的骆驼只有一只眼,驮着枣子,是吗?”
那个人更高兴了,急忙回答说:“对,对!这是我的同伴和他的骆驼。你是什么时候看见的?他往哪个方向走了?”
贝都印人回答说:“我没看见他。从昨天起,除了你,我一个人也没看见过。”
“你怎么嘲笑我?!”阿拉伯人很生气,打断了对方的话,说,“你刚才详细说出了我同伴和骆驼的样子,现在说没有见到过,这不是在欺骗我吗?”
“我没骗你,我确实没看见过他。”贝都印人平静地重复说,“不过,我还是知道,他在这棵棕桐树下休息了许多时间,然后向叙利亚方向走去了。这一切事情发生在3个小时前。”
“你既然没看见他,那么这一切又是怎么知道的呢?”阿拉伯人惊讶地张大了嘴巴。
“我确实没看见过他。”贝都印人说,“我是从他的脚印里看出来的。”
他拉了阿拉伯人的手,走到沙漠上,指着脚印说:“你看,这是人的脚印,这是骆驼的脚掌印子,这是棍子的印子。你看人的脚印:左脚印要比右脚印大和深,这不是明明白白说明,走过这里的人是个跛予吗?现在再比一比他和我的脚印,你会发现,那个人的脚印比我的深,这不是表明他比我胖?”
阿拉伯人很是惊奇,说:“这一切都很对。那么,请你告诉我,你是怎么知道骆驼只有一只眼的?要知道,它的眼睛又不接触地面。”
“道理也是一样的,”贝都印人笑着说,“它的眼睛是没有触到地面,但是它还是留下了痕迹。你看,骆驼都吃它身体右边的草,这就说明,骆驼只有一只眼,它只看到路的这一边而看不到那一边。”
阿拉伯人更加奇怪了,问:“那么驮在背上的枣子留下了什么痕迹呢?”
贝都印人朝前走了20步,说:“你看,这些蚂蚁都聚在一起,难道你没有看清它们都在吸枣汁吗?”
阿拉伯人沉默了好久,然后问:“那么时间呢?你怎么确定他在3个小时以前离开这里的呢?”
贝都印人又笑了起来,解释说:“你看棕榈树的影子,在这样的大热天,你总不舍认为一个人不要凉快而坐在太阳光下吧?所以,可以肯定,你的同伴是在树阴下休息的。可以推算得出:阴影从他躺下的地方移动到现在我们看到的地方,需要3个小时左右。”
结合材料回答问题:
(1)贝都印人让阿拉伯人吃惊的回答所反映的哲学原理是什么?
(2)怎样才能做到像贝都印人那样去认识问题?