flying tortoises阅读答案
2023-2024学年广东省湛江市高三上学期10月调研测试英语试卷及答案
2024 届湛江市普通高中毕业班调研测试英语注意事项：1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上。
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第二部分阅读(共两节，满分50分)第一节 (共15 小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
AIf you are looking for something to kill time, these events may be your choices.Susan at TangoSusan learned keyboard, guitar and dance from an early age and never stopped practicing singing. Since graduating with a degree in journalism, her work experience in the documentary industry has given her a unique perspective on the art of music. She sings English, Portuguese, Spanish, French and other multilingual songs, the pursuit of authentic musical expression. She won't let you down.Morandi Prints Authentic ExhibitionIt will be held at the Raffles City Beijing for two months. This exhibition will feature Italy. There are 80 prints by the famous artist Morandi. This exhibition presents the excellent works of international art masters in a fashionable and trendy way of exhibiting, bringing fashionable visual impact and a comfortable and relaxing viewing experience to the visitors.Roundabout Book FairAll books at Roundabout Book Fair are donated. Thank all the volunteers for sorting and pricing the books. Bring your unwanted books with you on the day to donate if you would like to help. You may see them in the next book fair. And the proceeds will help the children with blood diseases.Walking LineEGG Gallery is proud to announce that during this year's Beijing Gallery Week, it will present artist Zhu Lan's solo exhibition “Walking Line”. This exhibition will introduce her new works in recent years. When looking at Zhu Lan's works, aside from the fascination of the paintings themselves, the viewers are able to feel the process of creation. These are pictures that run through the artist's life: every hour, every minute, slowly moving as the ink and lines stretch out.21. Which event offers you the chance to enjoy music?A. Susan at Tango.B. Walking Line.C. Roundab out Book Fair.D. Morandi Prints Authentic Exhibition.22. What is Roundabout Book Fair?A. An art exhibition.B. A book reading activity.C. A fair of donated books.D. A concert of foreign singers.23. What can we know about Zhu Lan in Walking Line?A. Her love for reading.B. Her life experiences.C. Her creation in music.D. Her future expectations.BFrom releasing my talented and amazing conservation friends, hundreds of harmless Zebra Sharks, into the Pacific Ocean to racing against the fastest two-legged animal in the world, the ostrich, there was no shortage of extraordinary photography opportunities and plenty of laughs along the way.In the past, I've focused on the outcomes, but this year I want to focus a little bit on the people who made it all happen. This time of year is not only about celebrating success, but saying thanks to all of those who helped make these episodes possible. When something looks easy, it usually means there are a bunch of talented people behind the scenes making it happen.Although our shows feature me and my photography, the episodes were produced by my company. Every shoot had at least one camera operator and an all-round field operation person. Otherwise, I'd have been bumbled(笨手笨脚)around, trying to film myself while also taking photos. Dante Fernandes has been in the field with me for six years, putting up with every possible weather situation and countless seasickness situations than you can imagine.Depending on the shoot, we were also supported by a lot of other people, such as drone(无人机)pilot, Daina Buchner, who flew drones to capture beautiful shots for the Shark Week episode, and the people who were on camera with me, like Mermaid Linden. I was so lucky to have so many biologists, field guides, camera operators and sound operators. The entire team at Discovery helped me a lot, especially our executive producer Christina Bavetta, who watched every single rough shot and helped us be even better at what we did with her incredible insights and production notes.So as you watch the show this year, don't just enjoy the beauty and humor of these adventures, but also give a thought to all the people behind the scenes who made it happen.24. What is the author?A. A host.B. A guide.C. A biologist.D. A photographer.25. Why did the author write the text?A. To attract more audiences.B. To recall the process of work.C. To thank the people involved.D. To show how to make the episodes.26. Which of the following can best describe the author's work?A. Relaxing.B. Challenging. C、Well-paid. D. Regular.27. How did Christina Bavetta help the author?A. By offering some useful advice.B. By teaching how to write notes.C. By flying drones to take pictures.D. By telling stories on camera.CDespite Ecoador's tough protection, there have been many giant tortoises(陆龟)killed recently, probably for their meat for financial gains made by wildlife hunters.For a century, Ecuador's beautiful and endangered giant tortoises have been protected. Hunting the tortoise is illegal under Ecuador's laws. These species, living on the Galápagos Islands, are one of the largest living reptiles(爬行动物) with the longest life span of all vertebrates. The oldest tortoise on record was 175 years old.“This isn’t a solitary incident,” the Galápagos Conservancy, a US-based conservation organization said. “In September 2021, the remains of 15 other endangered giant tortoises were found on Isabela. The reptiles had likely been hunted for consumption.”The islands are located around 600 miles off the shore of Ecuador's coast, in the Pacific Ocean. The archipelago(群岛) is considered one of the world's best places to see wildlife, and it is home to animal and plant species that are found nowhere else in the world.Their famously fearless wildlife is believed to have been a source of inspiration for Darwin’s theory of evolution, following his visit to the islands in 1835. The islands were actually discovered by accident in 1535 when a Spanish ship was blown off course while sailing from Panama to Peru. Ironically enough, the ship's captain was unimpressed by the islands, writing to the king that they were “worthless”. That view, of course, changed over time. Now about 25,000 people live in the four inhabited islands of Santa Cruz, Isabela. San Cristóbal, and Floreana.There were once at least 250,000 giant tortoises on the islands; there are fewer than15,000 in the wild today—and two subspecies are already extinct. “Evidence from the 2021investigation showed that the reptiles bad likely been hunted for consumption,” Galápagos Conservancy continued. “Many are worried the population will continue to decrease if serious action isn't taken soon. We must safeguard giant tortoises and the ecosystems they depend on.”28. What made Ecuador's giant tortoises endangered according to the text?A. Illegal hunting.B. Natural disasters.C. Environmental pollution.D. The decrease in shelters.29. What does the underlined word “solitary” in paragraph 3 mean?A. Serious.B. Demanding.C. Single.D. Disturbing.30. What did the wildlife on the Galápagos Islands contribute to?A. Darwin's theory of evolution.B. People living on the archipelago.C. The sailing from Panama to Peru.D. The discovery of the archipelago.31. What does the author want to express in the last paragraph?A. The way to safeguard the tortoises.B. The further research on the tortoises.C. The long history of the tortoises.D. The urgency of protecting the tortoises.DRaising livestock(牲畜)is a big part of the carbon emission from agriculture. But it is hard to change people's habits and get them to give up their hamburgers, especially since more than one-third of Americans eat fast food every day. We previously called for carbon labels on everything from buildings to burgers. Now, a new study from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that labels on fast food affected people's choices.The study said shifting current dietary patterns to more sustainable diets with less red meat could reduce food-related greenhouse gas emissions by 55% and have health benefits.The 5,000 participants in the study were shown fake menus. One group got menus with high climate impact labels on red meat items and another had low climate impact labels on fish or plant-based burgers. Both menus were effective in reducing the orders for red meat。
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IELTS reading passage - Flying TortoisesFlying tortoisesAn airborne reintroduction program has supported conservationists to take important measures to save the endangered Galapagos tortoise.Spiny cacti forests cover the most uneven volcanic plains that divide the interior of Isabella's Galapagos Island from the Pacific Ocean. With its five different volcanoes, the island and lunar landscape are similar. Only the dense vegetation in the skirt of the peak-covered peak of the Sierra Negra rests from the barren landscape below.This unfriendly environment is house to the huge Galapagos tortoise. About five million years after the birth of the Galapagos, the islands were occupied by one or more turtles off the mainland of South America. As these ancestral turtles settled on separate islands, distinct peoples developed at least 14 different subspecies to suit their unique environments. Island life agreed with them. In the absence of important predators, they grew into the biggest and longest turtles on the planet, weighing more than 400 kilograms, sometimes 1.8 meters long, and living for more than a century.Before humans arrived, the archipelago had millions of turtles. From the 17th century, pirates took some for food, but with the arrival of whale ships in the 1790s, this exploitation increased exponentially. The turtles, which are relatively unmoving and capable of surviving for months without food or water, were transported on these ships to serve as food items during lengthy sea journeys. Sometimes, their bodies were processed into top-quality oil.In total, 200,000 animals were taken from the archipelago before the 20th century. This recorded exploitation then intensified when immigrants arrived on the islands. They hunted turtles and killed their habitat to empty the land for agriculture. They also introduced alien species that could hunt or lay eggs and hurt or kill their habitat, ranging from livestock, pigs, goats, rats, and dogs to plants and ants.Today, only 11 of the actual subspecies survive, many of which are highly endangered. In 1989, work started on a turtle breeding center outside the city of Puerto Villamil in Isabela, dedicated to saving the island's turtle population. The center's captive breeding program proved to be very successful, and it finally had to deal with a large population issue.The issue was also stressful. Captive turtles cannot be reintroduced into the wild until they are at least five years old and weigh at least 4.5 kilograms, at which time their size and weight and the toughened shells are capable of saving them frompredators. But if people wait too long after that, the turtles will ultimately become too big to carry.For many years, on long, treacherous walks on narrow paths, turtles were carried in small numbers, carried on the backs of males. But in November 2010, Godfrey Merlin, an environmentalist and liaison officer for Galapagos National Park, and the visiting private motorboat captain and helicopter pilot assembled around a table in a small cafe on the island of Santa Cruz in Puerto Ayora to perform a more ambitious reintroduction. The purpose was to transport the 300turtles from the breeding center to different places near the Sierra Negra by helicopter.This remarkable action was made by the owners of the 67-meter White Cloud boat, who used the helicopter and its professional pilot and boat, as well as the logistics help of its captain and crew, for free to Galapagos National Park. First, an air ambulance, the boat's helicopter has a rear dual door and a big interior space very appropriate for cargo, so a custom crate is created to hold 33 turtles with a total weight of 150 kilograms. With this weight, fuel, pilot, and four crew, the helicopter's full payload was approaching, and there were times when it was undoubtedly on the border of the helicopter's capacities. For three days, a team of volunteers from the breeding center worked 24 hours a day to prepare young turtles for transport. At the same time, park keepers landed prematurely in remote locations and removed landing sites with dense brush, cacti, and volcanic rocks.Once they are released, the young turtles quickly spread to their ancestral territory, exploring their new environment and eating the plants. Finally, a small tortoise saw a full-grown giant who had been cutting down a tree for a hundred years around the island. The two stood side by side, a strong sign of the regeneration of an ancient race.Flying tortoises IELTS reading questionsQuestion (1-4)Choose the correct letter,A - D.1.Most uneven volcanic plains that separate the interior of Isabella's Galapagos Island from theA. South AmericaB. Sierra NegraC.Santa CruzD. Pacific Ocean2. T o suit their unique environments.distinct peoples developed at leastA. 12 different subspeciesB. 14 different subspeciesC. 12 similar subspeciesD. 14 similar subspecies3. The archipelago had millions of turtles, beforeA. humans arrivedB. turtles cameC. the arrival of speciesD. subspecies arrived4. The bodies of turtles were sometimes processed intoA. medicineB. alcoholC. high quality oilD. caffeineQuestion (5 - 9)Complete the notes below.Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage for each answer.●Before the 5 ___________ century, 200,000 animals were taken from the 6_____________●Immigrants hunted turtles and killed their habitat to empty the land for 7___________●In 8 ____________, work started on a turtle breeding center.●Ultimately, the turtle breeding center had to deal with a 9_________________ issue.Question (10 - 13)Complete the sentences below.Write ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer.10. Captive turtles above ______________ and at least five years old only can be reintroduced into the wild.11. A custom box is made to hold ___________ with a total weight of 150 kilograms.12. A team of volunteers from the breeding center worked ____________ a day to prepare young turtles for transport.13. A small tortoise saw a full-grown giant who had been cutting down a tree for a_______________ around the island.。
伊索寓言英语试题及答案
伊索寓言英语试题及答案一、选择题1. In "The Tortoise and the Hare," which animal won the race?A. The TortoiseB. The HareC. The FoxD. The Rabbit2. What is the moral of "The Fox and the Grapes"?A. Hard work pays off.B. It's easy to despise what you can't have.C. Honesty is the best policy.D. Actions speak louder than words.3. In "The North Wind and the Sun," who won the contest to make the traveler take off his cloak?A. The North WindB. The SunC. The travelerD. None of the above二、填空题4. In the fable "The Boy Who Cried Wolf," the boy repeatedly lied about seeing a _______.5. "The Ant and the Grasshopper" teaches us the importance of _______.三、简答题6. What is the main theme of "The Lion and the Mouse"?7. Explain the moral of "The Farmer and His Sons."四、阅读理解Read the following passage and answer the questions.The Farmer and the ViperA farmer found a snake in his field. The snake was cold and almost dead. The farmer took pity on it and put it into his bosom to warm it up. The snake soon recovered and bit the farmer, inflicting a fatal wound. "Oh," cried the farmer with his last breath, "I am rightly served for putting my faith in a wicked animal."8. What did the farmer find in his field?9. How did the farmer try to help the snake?10. What was the consequence of the farmer's action?五、作文题11. Write a short essay on "The moral of 'The Crow and the Pitcher'" in about 200 words.答案：一、选择题1. A2. B3. B二、填空题4. wolf5. planning ahead三、简答题6. The main theme of "The Lion and the Mouse" is that eventhe small and weak can be of great help to the powerful and mighty.7. The moral of "The Farmer and His Sons" is that unity is strength, and division leads to weakness.四、阅读理解8. The farmer found a snake.9. The farmer put the snake into his bosom to warm it up.10. The snake bit the farmer, which resulted in a fatal wound.五、作文题[Answer will vary based on individual interpretation andwriting skills]。
中考英语初中英语英语任务型阅读(一)解题方法和技巧及练习题
中考英语初中英语英语任务型阅读(一)解题方法和技巧及练习题一、英语任务型阅读1．阅读下面短文，请从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并回答问题。
COnce upon a time，there was a king who had gone to visit neighboring kingdoms．He was gifted a pair of baby parrots by the king of the last kingdom where he was visiting．They were the most beautiful birds that he had ever seen．so，after returning to his kingdom，he called for a bird trainer and asked him to train parrots．The king also set up a place in the palace garden for the parrots．He often looked at them from his palace window．As time passed，one day the trainer came to the palace and told the king that though one of the parrots was flying high in the sky，the other one was not moving from its branch since the day it had arrived．When hearing this,the king summoned the best trainer from all his land and the nearby kingdoms．They came quickly and tried their best, but none of them could make the parrot fly!He even asked his courtiers to try to find a good way to make the parrot fly but they all failed．The parrot was not moving from his branch at all．Finally，after trying everything，the king thought to himself："Perhaps I need someone who may be more familiar with natural habitat．"He asked his courtier to get a farmer from the countryside and take him to the parrot to see if he could understand the problem with the parrot．The next morning，the king was surprised to see the parrot flying high above the palace gardens．He asked his servant to call that farmer to meet him．The servant quickly went and found the farmer．The farmer came and stood before the king．The king asked him，"How did you make the parrot fly?" With his hands folded with respect，the farmer said to the king，"It was very easy．I just cut the branch where the bird was sitting．"（1）Why did the king like the parrots so much?A. Because they could talk to him．B. Because he had never seen such beautiful birds．C. Because they could fly high and sing．D. Because they were the gifts from another kingdom．（2）What does the underlined word "summon" probably mean in the passage?A. Ask for．B. Speak to．C. Pay a visit to．D. Be angry with （3）Who could make the parrot fly?A. The king．B. The trainer．C. The farmer．D. The courtiers．（4）Why could the parrot fly high after the branch was cut?What can we learn from it?________【答案】（1）B（2）A（3）C（4）Because the parrot had no branch to sit on,it had to fly . When one method doesn't work,we should change the other.【解析】【分析】这篇短文给我们讲述了英国国王在访问邻国的时候，收到了一对小鹦鹉。
flying tortoises概括
flying tortoises概括
"Flying Tortoises" 是一篇关于加拉帕戈斯象龟（Galapagos tortoise）的文章，它描述了这些独特的生物在加拉帕戈斯群岛上的生活和进化。
加拉帕戈斯象龟是地球上体型最大、寿命最长的乌龟，而加拉帕戈斯群岛是一个不适宜人类居住的环境，却成为了这些巨大乌龟的家园。
文章中提到了这些乌龟的起源和适应环境的过程，以及它们面临的威胁和保护措施。
因此，"Flying Tortoises" 这个标题中的"flying" 并不是指乌龟本身能够飞翔，而是用来形容这些巨大的乌龟在加拉帕戈斯群岛上空飞翔的情景，以突出它们的独特性和生存挑战。
2024 年湖北省武汉市中考英语模拟试卷(含答案,无听力)
2024 年湖北省武汉市中考英语模拟试卷注意事项：1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。
2．选择题必须使用2B 铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5 毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。
3．请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。
4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。
Ⅰ. 单项选择1、— Is there anything to drink in the fridge? — No, there is left.A ．allB ．bothC ．neitherD ．none2、wonderful speech Emma Watson has given at the US conference!A ．WhatB ．HowC ．What aD ．How a3、Sun Li is a kind girl. She often the people in trouble.A ．will helpB ．helpsC ．is helpingD ．has helped4、The train in an hour. I must go to the train station right now.A ．leftB ．leaveC ．will leaveD ．has left5、—I can’topen the window. —Well , let me have a(an) .A ．handB ．openC ．goD ．kick6、I'm surprised that Jenny is 42. I thought she was , for she seems to be in her thirties.A ．youngerB ．olderC ．youngD ．old7、-Dear writer, how soon will you come out your new book? We're looking forward to reading it.- a month.A ．InB ．OnC ．AtD ．For8、I don't understand. Why did he leave his job in Beijing to farming?A ．take upB ．set upC ．turn upD ．look up9、Sorry I’m late. The first underground started moving I could get on it.A ．whileB ．beforeC ．as soon asD ．after10、There are about 30 who teach in our school.A ．manB ．menC ．man’sD ．men’sⅡ. 完形填空11、阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16～25 各题所给的A、B、C 和 D 项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
八年级英语上册Units1、2测试卷有答案
八年级英语上册Units 1、2测试卷有答案学生多做一些英语测试卷，有利于让学生了解自己的知识、能力水平。
小编为大家推荐了相关试卷，希望可以帮助到大家!八年级英语Units 1、2测试卷Ⅰ.单项选择( )1. —How was ________ dinner at Mike’s house?—It was great. Mile’s mum is ________ wonderful cook. (2011滨州)A. a; theB. the; aC. the; theD. a; an答案：B解析：考查冠词的用法。
定冠词the用在名词前表特指，不定冠词用在名词前表一类。
问句是指麦克家的晚餐，故是特指;答语是说麦克的妈妈是一个极好的厨师，是泛指。
a用于辅音音素开头的词前，故选B。
( )2. —I’m sorry to have kept you ________.—It doesn’t matter. I’ve just come.A. waitB. waitedC. waitingD. to wait答案：C解析：考查固定搭配。
keep sb. doing ...让某人一直做……。
故选C。
( )3. Milk is good ________ our ________.A. to; healthyB. to; healthC. for; healthyD. for; health答案：D解析：考查固定短语。
be good for 对……有好处;health名词，前可用形容词性代词修饰。
故选D。
( )4. —________ students in your class are from Beijing?—Only one.A. How oftenB. How manyC. How muchD. How far答案：B解析：考查疑问副词。
答句：只有一个。
判断询问：多少?how many与how much都意为“多少”;students为可数名词复数形式。
新概念四年级上册英语阅读理解专项真题
新概念四年级上册英语阅读理解专项真题班级：_____________ 姓名：_____________【阅读理解】1. 阅读理解。
On Christmas Eve—the night before Christmas Day—children are very happy. They put their stockings at the end of their beds before they go to bed. They want Father Christmas to give them some presents.Mr. Green tells his children that Father Christmas is a very kind man, He comes on Christmas Eve. He lands on the roof of each house and comes down the chimney into the fireplace and brings them a lot of presents.On Christmas Day the children wake up very early. Theycan''t wait to open the presents in their stockings. Then they wake up their parents and say, “Merry Christmas!”Do you know what Christmas means? Christmas Day is the birthday of Jesus Christ. When Christ was born, many people gave him presents. So today, people still do the same thing to each other.( )（1）Christmas Eve is .A. the night before December 24B. the night after December 25C. the night of December 25D. the night of December 24( )（2）Father Christmas often puts thepresents .A. into children''s hatB. into children''s stockingsC. under children''s bedsD. into children''s shoes( )（3）Father Christmas comes into the house through the .A. windowB. front doorC. chimneyD. back door( )（4）On the morning of Christmas Day，children wake up their parents very early and say .A. “Good morning!”B. “Happy New Year!''C. “Best wishes for you!”D. “Merry Christmas!”2. 阅读短文，判断对错。
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flying tortoises阅读答案
剑桥雅思12 Test7 Passage1阅读答案解析第1题答案：
对应原文：A段：This inhospitable environment is home to the giant Galapagos tortoise ...As these ancestral tortoises settled on the individual islands ...they grew to become the largest and longest-living tortoises on the planet
答案解析：A段按照时间顺序，介绍了加拉帕戈斯象龟在岛屿上出现和繁殖的过程。
所有选项中只有V能够对这一内容进行概括，由此确定答案。
第2题答案：iiii
对应原文：B段：From the 17th century onwards，pirates took a few on board for food，but the arrival of whaling ships in the 1790s saw this exploitation grow exponentially ... This historical exploitation was then exacerbated when settlers came to the islands.
答案解析：B段介绍了加拉帕戈斯象龟的悲惨遭遇。
先是被海盗和捕鲸船作为食物储备，后来又受到前来定居的人类的侵害。
iii选项-象龟人口的不利发展很好的概括了这一内容，由此确定答案。
第3题答案：viii
对应原文：C段：In 1989，work began on a tortoise-breeding centre just outside the town of Puerto Villamil on Isabela，dedicated to protecting the island' s tortoise populations.
答案解析：这一段的内容比较简短，介绍了面对如此平龄的形式，人们建立了加拉帕戈斯象龟人工繁殖中心，即保护项目的开始，由此确定答案为viii。
第4题答案：i
对应原文：D段：Captive-bred tortoises can' t be reintroduced into the wild until they' re at least five years old and weigh at least 4.5 kilograms
答案解析：这一段描述了放归象龟时间节点的重要性，太早或者太晚都不行，由此确定选项为正确答案。
第5题答案：iv
对应原文：E段：But in November 2010，the environmentalist and Galapagos National Park liaison officer Godfrey Merlin，a visiting private motor yacht captain and a helicopter pilotgathered around a table in a small cafe in Puerto Ayora on the island of Santa Cruz to work out more ambitious reintroduction.
答案解析：这一段的内容可以概括为两点，过去故归象龟的困难，和三个人相聚后产生的更为宏大的想法。
选项中只有M能对应后者，由此确定答案。
第6题答案：vi
对应原文：F段：the owners of the 67-metre yacht White Cloud ... a custom crate was designed to hold up to 33 tortoises …a group of volunteers from the breeding centre ... park wardens, dropped off ahead of time in remote locations, cleared landing sites
答案解析：F段介绍了为了保证这一计划能够成功，各方面所做的努力，包括文章来自老烤鸭雅思游艇的所有者，特殊的集装箱设计，繁殖中心的志愿者，公园的管理人员等。
只有vi选项能够与此对应，由此确定答案。
第7题答案：ii
对应原文：G段：Eventually，one tiny tortoise came across a fully grown giant who had been lumbering around the island for around a hundred years.
答案解析：G段主要介绍故归成功之后的事情，一只幼年象龟与一只老年象龟相遇，十分具有代表意义。
il选项很好的概括了这一点，由此确定答案。
第8题答案：pirates
对应原文：B段：From the 17th century onwards，pirates took a few on board for food
答案解析：根据17th century定位到B段的这句话，题干中间的是被…所使用。
这句话里填上去合适的只有pirates，由此确定答案。
第9题答案：food 对应原文：B段：in the 1790s…Relatively immobile andcapable of surviving for months without food or water，the tortoises were taken on board these ships to act as food supplies during long ocean passages.
答案解析：顺着上一题往下，题干中问的是象龟被当作什么。
1790s这句话中并没有合适的、能往上填的内容，因此继续往下。
发现act as与kept for对应，由此锁定food supplies。
又因为空上只能填一个单词，抛弃supplies，锁定food。
第10题答案：oil
对应原文：B段：Sometimes，their bodies were processed into high-grade oil.
答案解析：顺着上一题往下，原文中提到的象龟的另一种用途是被制成高端油脂，由此确定oil为答案。
第11题答案：settlers
对应原文：B段：This historical exploitation was then exacerbated when settlers came to the islands. They hunted the tortoises and destroyed their habitat to clear land for agriculture.
答案解析：根据hunted锁定they，阅读上一句话发现they指代的是settlers，由此确定答案。
第12题答案：species
对应原文：B段：They also introduced alien species
答案解析：顺着上一题往下，题干中not native与alien同义替换，由此确定答案为species。
第13题答案：eggs
对应原文：that either prey on the eggs and young tortoises or damage or destroy their habitat. 答案解析：题干中baby tortoises对应原文中的young tortoises，根据并列关系确定答案为egg。