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高考真题二次开发利用
话题词汇
precious adj.珍贵的
natural adj.自然的
resource n.资源
ever-increasing adj.日益增长的
population n.人口
destruction n.破坏
migratory adj.迁徙的
ensure v.确保
survival n.存活
available adj.可获得的
generation n.代
vital adj.至关重要的;生死攸关的
annually adv.每年
ambitious adj.有雄心的;野心勃勃的
set foot upon 踏上
at the hands of sb 出自某人之手;某人导致
a handful of 少数(人或物)
take firm action 采取坚决行动
appoint sb as 任命某人为……
go directly into 直接投入到
1.Millions of acres of wetlands were dried to feed and house the ever-increasing populations,greatly reducing waterfowl habitat (栖息地).
常用意义:n.房子
语境意义:vt. 给……提供住处
由and连接两个并列成分以及and前面的feed可知,house在此不是名词“房子”之意,而应该是一个动词。根据句子关键词the ever-increasing populations可知,此处表示“为不断增长的人口提供住处”,故可判断house在此语境中的意义为“给……提供住处”。
2.In 1934,with the passage of the Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act (Act),an increasingly concerned nation took firm action to stop the destruction of migratory (迁徙的) waterfowl and the wetlands so vital to their survival.
常用意义:n.通道;章节;段落
语境意义:n.(法案等的) 通过
根据句子关键词“the Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act (Act)”可知,此处表示“随着候鸟捕猎印花法案……”,故可判断passage在此语境中的意义为“通过”。
1.不幸的是,这些随之而来的探险家和定居者只花了几十年的时间就毁掉了这些资源的很大一部分。
Unfortunately,it took the explorers and the settlers who followed only a few decades to decimate a large part of these resources.
2.自1934年以来,超过5亿美元已投入该基金会,购买了500多万英亩的栖息地。
Since 1934,better than half a billion dollars has gone into that Fund to purchase more than 5 million acres of habitat.
3.难怪美国联邦鸭票计划被称为有史以来最成功的保护计划之一。
Little wonder the Federal Duck Stamp Program has been called one of the most successful conservation programs ever initiated.
Ⅰ.单句语法填空
1.The company decided to appoint the young man manager of the company.
2.He’s a very (ambition) tennis player and he wants to play at the highest level.
3.Make sure that all gas fires and central heating boilers are serviced (annual).
4.Rapid development of the economy will speed up environmental (destruct).
5.The company cannot accept liability for any damage caused by (nature) disasters.
答案:1.as 2