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Many marine animals， including penguins and marine iguanas， have evolved ways to get rid of excess salt by using special salt-expelling glands around their tongue. However， the sea snake’s salt glands cannot handle the massive amounts of salt that would enter their bodies if they actually drank seawater. This poses a serious problem when it comes to getting enough water to drink. If seawater is not an option， how does this animal survive in the ocean?
An international team of researchers focused on a population of yellow-bellied sea snakes living near Costa Rica， where rain often does not fall for up to seven months out of the year. Because yellow-bellied sea snakes usually spend all of their time far from land， rain is the animals’ only source of fresh water. When it rains， a thin layer of fresh water forms on top of the ocean， providing the snakes with a fleeting opportunity to lap up that precious resource. But during the dry season when there is no rain， snakes presumably have nothing to drink. Thus， the team became interested in testing whether sea snakes became dehydrated at sea.
The researchers collected more than 500 yellow-bellied sea snakes and weighed them. They found that during the dry season about half of the snakes accepted fresh water offered to them， while nearly none did during the wet season. A snake’s likelihood to drink also correlated with its body condition， with more withered snakes being more likely to drink， and to drink more. Finally， as predicted， snakes captured during the dry season contained significantly less body water than those scooped up in the rainy season. Thus， it seems the snake is able to endure certain degrees of dehydration in between rains. Scientists believe that dehydration at sea may explain the declining populations of sea snakes in some parts of the world.
53. What is the purpose of the study described in this passage?
(A) To test if sea snakes lose body water at sea.
(B) To see whether sea snakes drink water offered to them.
(C) To find out if sea snakes are greatly reduced in population.
(D) To prove that sea snakes drink only water coming from rivers.
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54. Which of the following is true about sea snakes?
(A) Their salt glands can remove the salt in the seawater.
(B) They can drink seawater when it mixes with rainwater.
(C) The ocean is like a desert to them since they don’t drink seawater.
(D) They usually live near the coastal area where there is more fresh water.
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55. Which of the following is one of the findings of the study?
(A) If a sea snake was dried and weak， it drank more fresh water.
(B) If captured in the wet season， sea snakes drank a lot of fresh water.
(C) Most of the sea snakes had lost a lot of body water when captured.
(D) Dehydration is not a problem among sea snakes since they live at sea.
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56. What can be inferred from the study?
(A) Sea snakes can easily survive long years of drought.
(B) Evolution will very likely enable sea snakes to drink seawater.
(C) Sea snakes will be the last creature affected by global warming.
(D) The sea snakes’ population distribution is closely related to rainfall.
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**Who Should Take Responsibility for Maintaining a Clean Home?**
In my opinion, keeping the home tidy and comfortable should be a shared responsibility among all family members. No single person—whether parents or children—should bear the entire burden alone. When everyone contributes, it not only lightens the workload but also teaches cooperation, respect, and life skills. Children who participate in housework from a young age grow up more responsible and empathetic. Moreover, a clean and organized home benefits everyone, so it’s only fair that everyone plays a part.
In my family, we divide chores according to our schedules and abilities. My father usually handles heavier tasks like taking out the trash and fixing things, while my mother manages cooking and laundry. As a teenager, I’m in charge of washing dishes, sweeping the floor, and tidying my room. Every weekend, we clean the living room together. At first, I saw housework as boring and time-consuming, but over time, I’ve come to appreciate it. Doing chores gives me a sense of pride and belonging—it reminds me that I’m an important part of the family. Now, I don’t wait to be asked; I just do what needs to be done. 報錯
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For more than two hundred years， the White House has stood as a symbol of the United States Presidency， the U.S. government， and the American people. In 1790， President George Washington declared that the federal government would reside in a district “not exceeding ten miles square … on the river Potomac.”” As preparations began， a competition was held to find a builder of the “”President’s House.”” Nine proposals were submitted， and the Irish-born architect James Hoban won the gold medal for his practical and handsome design. Construction began when the first cornerstone was laid in October of 1792. Although President Washington oversaw the construction of the house， he never lived in it. It was not until 1800， when the White House was nearly completed， that its first residents， President John Adams and his wife Abigail， moved in.
American presidents can express their individual style in how they decorate the house and in how they receive the public. Thomas Jefferson held the first inaugural open house in 1805; many of those who attended the swearing-in ceremony at the U.S. Capitol simply followed him home. President Jefferson also opened the house for public tours， and it has remained open， except during wartime， ever since. In addition， Jefferson welcomed visitors to annual receptions on New Year’s Day and on the Fourth of July. Abraham Lincoln did the same， but then the inaugural crowds became far too large for the White House to accommodate comfortably， and this also created a security issue. It was not until Grover Cleveland’s first presidency that some effective crowd control measures were implemented to address the problem caused by this practice.
At various times in history， the White House has been known as the “”President’s Palace，”” the “”President’s House，”” and the “”Executive Mansion.”” President Theodore Roosevelt officially gave the White House its current name in 1901.
41. What is this passage mainly about?
(A) The design of the White House.
(B) The location of the White House.
(C) The importance of the White House.
(D) The history of the White House.”
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42. What does “this practice”” refer to in the second paragraph?
(A) Holding an inaugural open house.
(B) Accommodating the crowds comfortably.
(C) Decorating the White House.
(D) Joining in the swearing-in ceremony.”
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44. According to the passage， which of the following is NOT true about the White House?
(A) The White House has had several names.
(B) The designer of the White House was an American president.
(C) People were not allowed to visit the White House during wartime.
(D) The White House is located in a district not larger than ten miles square.
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West Nile is a tropical disease that begins in birds， which pass it on to mosquitoes that then go on to infect human beings with a bite. Most people who contract West Nile do not experience any symptoms at all， but， if they do， symptoms typically develop between 3 to 14 days after a mosquito bite. About 1 in 5 persons suffers fever， headaches， and body aches， usually lasting a week or so. A far less lucky 1 in 150 experiences high fever， tremors， paralysis， and coma. Some—especially the elderly and those with weak immune systems—die.
That is what made the major outbreaks of West Nile in the U.S. in the summer of 2012 so scary. The situation was particularly bad in Dallas， Texas， where the West Nile virus killed 10 people and sickened more than 200. The city declared a state of emergency and began aerial spraying of a pesticide to kill the mosquitoes， even though residents argued that the pesticide could be more dangerous than the disease.
Why was the summer of 2012 so hospitable to the West Nile virus and the mosquitoes that carry it? Blame the weather. An extremely mild winter allowed more mosquitoes than usual to survive， while the unusually high temperatures in that scorching summer further increased their number by speeding up their life cycle. The economic crisis may have also played a role: Homeowners who were not able to pay their bank loans were forced to abandon their properties， sometimes leaving behind swimming pools that made excellent mosquito breeding grounds.
The severity of tropical diseases is also a matter of whether governments are capable—and willing—to defend their populations against infections. Dallas County was not doing some of the key things to slow the spread of West Nile， such as testing dead birds and setting mosquito traps to test for the presence of the disease. Tropical infections are thus as much related to government inaction as they are to climate.
45. What is this passage mainly about?
(A) West Nile and methods to fight it.
(B) West Nile and governmental efficiency.
(C) West Nile and the conditions its virus thrives in.
(D) West Nile and its relation to tropical diseases.
