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the rest of their lives， The younger they learn how computers think， how to coax the machine into producing what they want –the earlier they learn that they have the power to do that –the better。
21.Cortina holds that early exposure to computer science makes it easier to _______
A。 complete future job training
B。 remodel the way of thinking
C。 formulate logical hypotheses
D。 perfect artwork production
22.In delivering lessons for high - schoolers ， Flatiron has considered their________
A。 experience
B。 interest
C。 career prospects
D。 academic backgrounds
23.Deborah Seehorn believes that the skills learned at Flatiron will ________
A 。 help students learn other computer languages
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B 。have to be upgraded when new technologies come
C 。need improving when students look for jobs
D。 enable students to make big quick money
24.According to the last paragraph， Flatiron students are expected to ______
A。 bring forth innovative computer technologies
B。 stay longer in the information technology industry
C。 become better prepared for the digitalized world
D。 compete with a future army of programmers
25.The word “coax”（Line4，Para.6） is closest in meaning to ________
A。 persuade
B。 frighten
C。 misguide
D。 challenge
Text 2
Biologists estimate that as many as 2 million lesser prairie chickens---a kind of bird living on stretching grasslands—once lent red to the often grey landscape of
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the midwestern and southwestern United States。 But just some 22，000 birds remain today， occupying about 16% of the species ‘historic range。
The crash was a major reason the U.S。 Fish and Wildlife Service （USFWS）decided to formally list the bird as threatened 。“The lesser prairie chicken is in a desperate situation ，”said USFWS Director Daniel Ashe。 Some environmentalists， however， were disappointed。 They had pushed the agency to designate the bird as “endangered，” a status that gives federal officials greater regulatory power to crack down on threats 。But Ashe and others argued that the” threatened” tag gave the federal government flexibility to try out new， potentially less
confrontational conservations approaches。 In particular， they called for forging closer collaborations with western state governments， which are often uneasy with federal action。 and with the private landowners who control an estimated 95% of the prairie chicken‘s habitat。
Under the plan， for example， the agency said it would not prosecute landowner or businesses that unintentionally kill， harm， or disturb the bird， as long as they had signed a range—wide management plan to restore prairie chicken habitat。 Negotiated by USFWS and the states， the plan requires individuals and businesses that damage habitat as part of their operations to pay into a fund to replace every acre destroyed with 2 new acres of suitable habitat 。The fund will also be used to compensate landowners who set aside habitat ， USFWS also set an interim goal of restoring prairie chicken populations to an annual average of 67，
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000 birds over the next 10 years 。And it gives the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies （WAFWA）， a coalition of state agencies， the job of monitoring progress。 Overall， the idea is to let “states” remain in the driver ‘s seat for managing the species，” Ashe said。
Not everyone buys the win-win rhetoric。 Some Congress members are trying to block the plan， and at least a dozen industry groups， four states， and three environmental groups are challenging it in federal court。 Not surprisingly， doesn’t go far enough。 “The federal government is giving responsibility for managing the bird to the same industries that are pushing it to extinction， ” says biologist Jay Lininger。
26.The major reason for listing the lesser prairie as threatened is____。
[A]its drastically decreased population
[B]the underestimate of the grassland acreage
[C]a desperate appeal from some biologists
[D]the insistence of private landowners
27.The “threatened” tag disappointed some environmentalists in that it_____。
[A]was a give-in to governmental pressure
[B]would involve fewer agencies in action
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[C]granted less federal regulatory power
[D]went against conservation policies
28.It can be learned from Paragraph3 that unintentional harm-doers will not be prosecuted if they_____。
[A]agree to pay a sum for compensation
[B]volunteer to set up an equally big habitat
[C]offer to support the WAFWA monitoring job
[D]promise to raise funds for USFWS operations
29.According to Ashe， the leading role in managing the species in______。
[A]the federal government
[B]the wildlife agencies
[C]the landowners
[D]the states
30.Jay Lininger would most likely support_______。
[A]industry groups
[B]the win-win rhetoric
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2016考研英语二真题及答案解析
