【正文】 ureaucracy has been erected to protect their prime nesting on the Atlantic coastlines. With all that attention paid to them, you’d think these creatures would at least have the gratitude not to go extinct. But Nature is indifferent to human notions of fairness, and a report by the Fish and Wildlife Service showed a worrisome drop in the populations of several species of North Atlantic turtles, notably loggerheads, which can grow to as much as 400 pounds. The South Florida nesting population, the largest, has declined by 50% in the last decade, according to Elizabeth Griffin, a marine biologist with the environmental group Oceana. The figures prompted Oceana to petition the government to upgrade the level of protection for the North Atlantic loggerheads from “threatened” to “endangered”—meaning they are in danger of disappearing without additional help. Which raises the obvious question: what else do these turtles want from us, anyway? It turns out, according to Griffin, that while we have done a good job of protecting the turtles for the weeks they spend on land (as egglaying females, as eggs and as hatchlings), we have neglected the years spend in the ocean. “The threat is from mercial fishing,” says Griffin. Trawlers (which drag large nets through the water and along the ocean floor) and longline fishers (which can deploy thousands of hooks on lines that can stretch for miles) take a heavy toll on turtles. Of course, like every other environmental issue today, this is playing out against the background of global warming and human interference with natural ecosystems. The narrow strips of beach on which the turtles lay their eggs are being squeezed on one side by development and on the other by the threat of rising sea levels as the oceans warm. Ultimately we must get a handle on those issues as well, or a creature that outlived the dinosaurs (恐龍) will meet its end at the hands of humans, leaving our descendants to wonder how creature so ugly could have won so much affection.注意：此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答。中國(guó)2010年銀行校園招聘筆試試卷（A) 考試形式：閉卷 考試時(shí)間：90分鐘 （14：0015：30）PartⅠ (10minutes)1. Executives of the pany enjoyed an___B_____lifestyle of free gifts ， fine wines and high salaries. 　　A exquisite 　　B estravagant 　　C exotic 　　D eccentric2. If you want to get into that tunnel，you first have to ____B__away all the rocks. 　　A haul 　　B repel 　　C dispose 　　D snatch3. Some crops are relatively high yielders and couble be planted in preference to others to ___A___the food supply. 　　A enhanse 　　B curb 　　C disrupt　 　　D heighten4. Astronomers at the universities of California discovered on of the most distant_____C__ . 　　A paradoxes 　　B paradises 　　C galaxies 　　D shuttles5. Many great scientists___D___their success to hard work. 　　A portray 　　B ascribe 　　C impart 　　D acknowledge　　　 is generally known that New York is a city for and a center for __D____odd bits of information. A） veterans 　　B） pedestrians 　　C） victims 　　D） eccentrics7. High grades are supposed to __A____ academic ability， but John｀s actual　performance did not confirm this. 　　A） certify 　　B） classify 　　C） clarify 　　D） notify8. In spite of the ___B___ ， it seemed that many of the invited guests would still show up. 　　A） deviation 　　B） controversy 　　C） distinction 　　D） parison9. The relatives of those killed in the crash got together to seek ___C___ . 　　A） premium 　　B） repayment 　　C） pensation 　　D） refund10. At first everything went well with the project but recently we have had a number of ___D___ with the machinery. 　　A） disturbances 　　B） outputs 　　C） setbacks 　　D） distortions sign set up by the road ___A__ drivers to a sharp turn.　　　　 　　A） alerts 　　　　 　　B） refreshes　　 　　C） pleads　　 　　D） diverts12. The doctors don｀t ___C__ that the patient will live much longer. 　　A） monitor 　　B） manifest 　　C） articulate 　　D） anticipate13. Call your doctor for advice if the __C___ persist for more than a few days. A） responses 　　B） signals 　　C） symptoms 　　D） reflections14. We find it impossible to __C___ with the latest safety regulations. 　　A） accord 　　B） unify 　　C） obey 　　D） ply15. Professor Smith and Professor Brown will ___A__ in presenting the series of lectures on American literature. 　　A） alter 　　B） alternate 　　C） substitute 　　D） exchange a（n）___D___attitude towards people with different ideas is an indication that one has been well educated. 　 　　A） analytical 　　B） bearable 　　C） elastic 　　D） tolerant form of government in the world is___A___。52. We can learn from the first paragraph that ____B____.A) human activities have changed the way turtles surviveB) efforts have been made to protect turtles from dying outC) government bureaucracy has contributed to turtles’ extinctionD) marine biologists are looking for the secret of turtles’ reproduction53. What does the author mean by “Nature is indifferent to human notions of fairness” (Line 1, Para. 2)?DA) Nature is quite fair regarding the survival of turtles.B) Turtles are by nature indifferent to human activities.C) The course of nature will not be changed by human interference.D) The turtle population has decreased in spite of human protection.54. What constitutes a major threat to the survival of turtles according to Elizabeth Griffin?BA) Their inadequate food supply.B) Unregulated mercial fishing.C) Their lower reproductively ability.D) Contamination of sea water55. How does global warming affect the survival of turtles?D A) It threatens the sandy beaches on which they lay eggs.B) The changing climate makes it difficult for their eggs to hatch.C) The rising sea leve