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填空题In order to survive, a language needs to be spoken by more than 100 people.

填空题The Birds of the Galápagos 2009 was the bicentennial of the birth of Charles Darwin (1809-1882), most famous for his book On the Origin of Species: by Means of Natural Selection or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life (1859). Many of his ideas came from his voyage on HMS Beagle (1831-1836), and in particular his month-long stay in 1835 on the intriguing Archipiélago de Colón, better known as the Galápagos Islands, 972 km (604 miles) west of Ecuador. The strange variety of creatures on these islands fascinated Darwin, including the giant tortoises from which they derive their name (Spanish galápago, 'saddle'—after the shells of saddlebacked Galápagos tortoises). But the creatures that allegedly provided inspiration for Darwin's evolutionary ideas, and alleged disproof of creation, were the varieties of birds. The birds on the Galápagos Islands show an amazing adaptation to their environment, and provide excellent examples of the ability of animals to adapt to changing conditions. For example, the blue-footed, red-footed, and masked boobies show the variety of behaviours and appearances that can develop within the same kind. Boobies The name 'booby' is likely a corruption of the Spanish bobo (clown or dunce), since it has an unusual dance and also their naive landing on boats meant they could be captured easily. Boobies have forward-pointing eyes that give them stereoscopic vision (depth perception), and catch fish by spectacular plunge-diving from high in the air, hitting the water at 100 km/h (60 mph). It is easy to tell males and females apart by their sounds: males make a hoarse whistle while females croak. They incubate their eggs by warming them with their feet, which have an increased blood supply, and the chicks keep warm by standing on their parents' feet for the first month. There are three varieties on the Galápagos: the blue-footed, red-footed, and masked boobies. They are all members of the same family, and are not only different in appearance but also in behaviours. The blue-footed and red-footed boobies mate throughout the year, while the masked boobies have an annual mating cycle that differs from island to island. All catch fish in a similar manner, but in different areas—the blue-footed booby does its fishing close to shore, while the masked booby goes slightly farther out, and the red-footed booby fishes at the farthest distances from shore. They also have different nesting environments. The blue- footed booby nests on the rocks close to shore, the masked booby nests on high cliffs, and the red-footed booby nests in trees. Because of their different nesting and fishing sites, there is very little competition between the three species. The bright foot colours are caused by both pigment (yellow carotenoids, like those that cause the orange of carrots) and structure (collagen fibres just beneath the skin). The different appearances are nothing more than varieties originally within a kind. They likely act as mate recognition signals, to attract mates of similar behaviours. Also, male foot brightness changes quickly with the state of his health, a helpful indicator to females seeking a mate. An evolutionary propagandist book from the U.S. National Academy of Sciences is typical: 'Darwin could not see how these observations could be explained by the prevailing view of his time: that each species had been independently created, with the species that were best suited to each location on the earth being created at each particular site.' However, this was not the biblical view; rather, it is a view akin to the progressive creationist view of the likes of Hugh Ross. This was the result of a prior capitulation to millions of years, which was due to a priori rejection of the biblical Flood. According to the biblical model, the Flood destroyed the whole earth, which was repopulated from animals dispersing from the Ark in the mountains of Ararat. So biblical creationists would expect animals on the Galápagos Islands to have arrived from mainland South America, and expect island creatures to be varieties of the mainland creatures. Biblical creationists would also predict rapid formation of new varieties and even species. This is derived from the fact that many modem varieties of land vertebrates must have come from comparatively few animals that disembarked from the Ark only 4,500 years ago. In contrast, Darwin thought that such a process would take a very long time. But an 18-year study by zoologist Peter Grant indicated that variation was rapid enough for a new species to arise in only 200 years, which is inadvertent support for the biblical creation model. And sometimes variation seems to be cyclic—while a drought resulted in a slight increase in beak size, the change was reversed when the rains returned. So it fits with built-in adaptability to various climatic conditions rather than Darwinian evolution. Thus compromise with millions of years was not only an appeasement that allowed Darwin to make further inroads into biblical authority, it also hindered the development of coherent models. —Creation

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填空题The noise levels at the site can reach A 45 decibels. B 55 decibels. C 67 decibels. D 70 decibels.

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填空题Questions 1-7 Reading passage 1 has twelve paragraphs, A-L. Which paragraph contains the following information ? Write the correct letter, A-L, in boxes 1-7 on your answer sheet.

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填空题Professional women can achieve a balance between life and work.

填空题Rebecca decided to become an illustrator because it A afforded her greater objectivity as an artist. B offered her greater freedom of expression. C allowed her to get her work published.

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填空题The rates at which the use of renewable fuels is growing faster than the use of nonrenewable ones in the world.