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giraffe subspecies will be remended for endangered listings next year or the year after.” He hopes that the world will finally start to take notice of how endangered these beloved animals have bee. saying “It’s a silent extinction”, Hennessy tells us that ______.A. giraffes are unpopular in AfricaB. the giraffe is always silent in daily lifeC. the ecology of Africa needs more attentionD. the extinction occurs without enough attention has caused the high price of giraffe meat in Tanzania?A. The country’s custom. B. The illegal international trade.C. The cost of hunting a giraffe. D. The idea that it’s a cure for AIDS. misconception in Para. 3 can be corrected by ______.A. preventing illegal hunting in AfricaB. rewriting kids’ books about giraffesC. providing reliable data about giraffesD. spreading scientific knowledge of AIDS final purpose of Hennessy’s great effort is to ______.A. collect more information about giraffesB. raise public awareness of protecting giraffesC. prove giraffes will disappear in the next few yearsD. work with the International Union for Conservation of NatureDA bargain is something offered at a low and advantageous price. A more recent definition is: a bargain is a dirty trick to force money out of the pockets of silly and innocent people.The cost of producing a new ~ for example ~ toothpaste would make 80p the proper price for it, so we will market it at 163。. It is not a bad toothpaste, and as people like to try new things it will sell well to start with。 but the attraction ofnoveltysoon fades, so sales will fall. When that happens we will reduce the price to 163。. And we will turn it into a bargain by printing 5p OFF all over it.Sometimes it is not 5p OFF but 1p OFF. What breathtaking rudeness to advertise 1p OFF your soap or washing powder or whatever! Even the poorest old~age pensioner ought to regard this as an insult(侮辱), but he doesn’t. A bargain must not be missed. People say one has to have washing powder (or whatever) and one might as well buy it a penny cheaper.The real danger starts when unnecessary things bee ‘bargains’. Many people just cannot resist bargains. Provided they think they are getting a bargain they will buy clothes they will never wear or furniture they have no space for. Once I heard of a man who bought an electric saw as a bargain and cut off two of his fingers the next day. But he had no regrets: the saw had been truly cheap.Quite a few people actually believe that they make money on such bargains. A lady once told me: “I’ve had a lucky day today. I bought a dress for 163。120, reduced from 163。400。 and I bought a beautiful Persian carpet for 163。600, reduced from 163。900.” It will never occur to her that she has actually wasted 163。720. She feels as though she had made 163。580. She also feels, I am sure, that if she had more time for shopping, she could make a living out of it.Some people buy in large quantities because it is cheaper. Once a couple bought enough sugar for their lifetime and the lifetime of their children and grandchildren. They thought it a bargain not to be missed. When the sugar arrived they didn’t know where to store it – until they realized that their toilet was a very spacious one. So that was where they piled up their sugar. Not only did their guests feel rather strange whenever they were offered sugar to put into their coffee, but the toilet became extremely sticky.To offer bargains is a mercial trick to make the poor poorer. When greedy fools fall for this trick, it serves them right. word best describes the language style of the passage?A. Polite. B. Foolish. C. Humorous. D. Serious. does the underlined word “novelty” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?A. Good quality. B. Low price.C. Newness. D. Curiosity. does the author feel about 1p OFF a product?A. It’s a gift for poor people.B. It’s an offense to shoppers.C. It’s a bargain worth trying.D. It’s a real reduction in price. statement will the author probably agree with?A. Bargains are things people don’t really need.B. Bargains are often real cheap products.C. Bargains help people make a living.D. Bargains play tricks on people.第二節(jié)(共5小題;每小題2分,滿分10分) 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項,并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Living abroad will make you a different person and it will change you forever in a good way. I lived abroad for more than four years. 36. Here are the most important four reasons why you should study abroad and make the most of your stay abroad.Improve your job chances. 37. HR managers value international experience highly, as candidates with experiences of