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Ⅱ. Reading comprehension.
New laws are helping to protect sea turtles in Mexico. Thousands of female sea turtles crawl out of the water on La Escobilla Beach in Mexico. Each one digs a nest in the sand to lay its eggs. Then it covers the eggs with sand and returns to the ocean. In 45 days, the babies hatch and crawl into the water.
These types of sea turtles are called olive ridleys. Around the world, the number of sea turtles is decreasing. But the number of olive ridleys on La Escobilla Beach has gone up. Why? The turtles can thank a program in Mexico. Sea turtles are in danger of disappearing. Some have been hurt by pollution. Others have been caught in fishing nets by hunters.
In 1990, Mexico passed a law to stop sea turtle hunting. Soldiers watch the beaches to protect sea turtles. People are taught how to help save sea turtles. Now there are about one million olive ridley nests at La Escobilla Beach. That’s four times as many as there were in 1990.
1. Female sea turtles crawl out of the water to .
A. look for food
B. lay eggs in the sand
C. sleep for a while
D. play with other turtles
2. What is this article mostly about?
A. Going to La Escobilla Beach.
B. Making jewelry from turtle shells.
C. How turtles are hurt by pollution.
D. Protecting sea turtles in Mexico.
3. In the first paragraph, the underlined word “hatch” means .
A. make a secret plan
B. an opening in a floor or roof
C. come out of an egg
D. a trapdoor over an opening
4. Which of the following is TRUE about the passage?
A. The sea turtles on all beaches around the world are becoming fewer.
B. There are 500,000 olive ridley nests at La Escobilla Beach in 1990.
C. Because of pollution, sea turtles died out.
D. Sea turtles always cover their eggs with sand.

1. B
2. D
3. C
4. D

1. 第一题题目问雌海龟爬出水面是为了做什么，根据第一段“Each one digs a nest in the sand to lay its eggs.”可知是为了在沙子里产卵，A选项寻找食物，C选项睡一会儿，D选项和其他海龟玩耍均不符合文意。
2. 第二题题目问这篇文章主要是关于什么的，文章主要讲述了墨西哥通过法律和一系列措施来保护海龟，A选项去La Escobilla海滩，B选项用龟壳制作珠宝，C选项海龟如何受到污染的伤害都不是文章主要内容，D选项在墨西哥保护海龟符合。
3. 第三题题目问第一段中划线单词“hatch”是什么意思，根据前文提到海龟在沙子里产卵，45天后，小海龟破壳而出进入水中，A选项制定秘密计划，B选项地板或屋顶上的开口，D选项开口上的活门都不符合，C选项从蛋中出来符合。
4. 第四题题目问关于这篇文章以下哪个是正确的，A选项世界上所有海滩上的海龟都在减少，与文中“But the number of olive ridleys on La Escobilla Beach has gone up.”不符；B选项1990年La Escobilla海滩有50万个橄榄骑龟巢，根据“That’s four times as many as there were in 1990.”可知1990年是25万个左右；C选项因为污染，海龟灭绝了不符合文意；D选项海龟总是用沙子盖住它们的蛋，根据“Then it covers the eggs with sand and returns to the ocean.”可知正确。


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Ⅱ. 阅读理解。
新法律正在助力保护墨西哥的海龟。成千上万只雌性海龟从墨西哥的埃斯科比利亚海滩的海水中爬出。每只海龟都会在沙中挖一个巢穴来产卵。然后它用沙子覆盖住卵，再回到大海里。45天后，小海龟破壳而出，爬进水里。
这类海龟被称为丽龟（榄蠵龟）。在全球范围内，海龟的数量正在减少。但埃斯科比利亚海滩上的丽龟数量却有所增加。这是为什么呢？这些海龟要感谢墨西哥的一个项目。海龟面临着灭绝的危险。一些海龟受到了污染的伤害，另一些则被猎人的渔网捕获。
1990年，墨西哥通过了一项法律来禁止捕猎海龟。士兵们在海滩上巡逻以保护海龟。人们也被教导如何帮助拯救海龟。现在，埃斯科比利亚海滩上大约有100万个丽龟巢穴，这是1990年巢穴数量的四倍。
1. 雌性海龟爬出水面是为了______。
A. 寻找食物
B. 在沙里产卵
C. 睡一会儿
D. 和其他海龟玩耍
2. 这篇文章主要讲的是什么？
A. 前往埃斯科比利亚海滩。
B. 用海龟壳制作珠宝。
C. 海龟是如何受到污染伤害的。
D. 保护墨西哥的海龟。
3. 在第一段中，划线单词“hatch”的意思是______。
A. 制定秘密计划
B. 地板或屋顶上的开口
C. 从蛋里出来
D. 开口上方的活板门
4. 关于这篇文章，下列哪项是正确的？
A. 世界上所有海滩上的海龟都越来越少。
B. 1990年埃斯科比利亚海滩上有50万个丽龟巢穴。
C. 由于污染，海龟灭绝了。
D. 海龟总是用沙子覆盖它们的卵。