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七年级(下)
Units 5 ~8
一、完形第一节(2023贵阳乌当区模拟)】
conditions in a place over a long period of time (30
A.in B.and C.a D.but
years or more).
E.another F.poor
G.danger
Scientists at the National Weather Service have
been keeping track of weather in the United States
Chinese pangolins live
since 1891.But trees can keep a much longer
in the south of Yangtze
Chinese pangolin
record of Earth's climate.In fact,trees can live for
River.
The
long-tailed
hundreds -and sometimes even thousands of
animals spend most of the daytime sleeping.They
years.
have 1.
eyesight(视力)so they have to
One way that scientists use trees to learn about
use their noses to find insects for food at night.
past climate is by studying a tree's rings.If you've
They spend a lot of time digging the earth for food
ever seen a tree stump(树桩),you probably
2.
they help protect trees in the forests.
noticed that the top of the stump had some rings.
But now experts say that Chinese pangolins are
These rings can tell us how old the tree is,and
in great 3.
They can no longer play an
what the weather was like during each year of the
important role in the wild.Beijing Neies reported tree's life.The light-colored rings represent wood
that there wouldn't be more baby pangolins in the that grew in the spring and early summer,while the
wild.The population of pangolins would be smaller
dark rings represent wood that grew in the late
and smaller.According to 4.
national
summer and fall.One light ring and one dark ring
wildlife survey,there were about 60,000 Chinese
represents one year of the tree's life.
pangolins 5.
the 1990s.Since then,this
Because trees are sensitive to local climate
number has fallen by 90 percent.One of the main conditions,such as rain and temperature,they give
reasons is the worse pollution,and 6.
scientists some information about that area's local
reason is that many people kill them for their meat.
climate in the past.For example,tree rings usually
It's believed by some that their meat is good for grow