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Ⅰ.阅读理解
话题:南极冰块,地下储存
Where do you keep ice? In the freezer, of course.That's what scientists might have thought when they were looking for a safe place to store ice from mountain glaciers from around the world.They've decided to store ice in Antarctica because global warming is causing some of the glaciers in places like the Alps to melt.
Jerome Chappellaz of the French National Centre for Scientific Research is involved in creating an ice vault (地下室) there.He says: “We are probably the only scientific community whose sample is in danger of disappearing from the face of the planet.If you work on rocks or on tree rings, the raw material is still here and will be for many centuries.”
And why do scientists need to study ice from the Alps, for example? Ice formed on the top of a mountain is made of snow accumulated over thousands of years.Trapped air bubbles (气泡) contain samples of the atmosphere that existed when that ice was formed.Ice is a record of climate.By examining ice, we know carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is higher now than in the last three million years.Researchers use this kind of data to build computer models and try to predict what might happen in the future.
The ice vault will be housed in a snow cave at the Concordia Research Station, which is operated by scientists from France and Italy.The ice samples will be sealed in bags and placed 10 meters below the surface, at a constant temperature of -50 ℃.This will put the scientists' minds at rest.Losing the ice samples would be a disaster, and nobody wants to see a mine of scientific knowledge lost forever in a giant pool.
1.What makes Antarctica a safe place to store ice?
A.Its large mountains.
B.Its function as a freezer.
C.The abundant ice samples there.
D.The absence of global warming.
2.Jerome compares ice with rocks and tree rings to state that ________.
A.it's necessary to store ice
B.it's more valuable to study ice
C.ice disappears very quickly
D.ice should be stored at home
3.What is the researchers' purpose of studying ice?
A.To learn about climate.
B.To learn about the Alps.
C.To trap air bubbles.
D.To reduce carbon dioxide.
4.What do scientists think of storing ice in Antarctica?
A.They consider it an easy job.
B.They're not optimistic about it.
C.They think it will cause disasters.
D.They think it's a reliable way.
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇说明文。科学家想方设法保存地球上存在的冰块,并计划在南极洲建立一个地下室储存冰块。文章介绍了科学家要储存冰块的原因和目的。
1.B [推理判断题。根据第一段“Where do you keep ice? In the freezer, of course.That's what scientists might have thought when they were looking for a safe place to store ice from mountain glaciers from around the world.They've decided to store ice in Antarctica because global warming is causing some of the glaciers in places like the Alps to melt.(你把冰放在哪里?当然是在冷柜里。当科学家们在寻找一个安全的地方来储存来自世界各地的高山冰川的冰时,他们可能会这么想。他们决定在南极洲储存冰,因为全球变暖导致阿尔卑斯山等地的一些冰川融化。)”可推知,南极洲作为冰柜的功能使它成为一个储存冰的安全地方。]
2.A [推理判断题。根据第三段中的“Trapped air bubbles (气泡) contain samples of the atmosphere that existed when that ice was formed.Ice is a record of climate.By examining ice, we know carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is higher now than in the last three million years.Researchers use this kind of data to build computer models and try to predict what might happen in the future.(被困住的气泡中含有冰形成时存在的大气样本。冰是气候的记录。通过对冰的研究,我们知道现在大气中的二氧化碳含量比过去300万年要高。研究人员利用这类数据建立计算机模型,并试图预测未来可能发生的事情。)”可知,研究冰块,我们可以了解很多过去的事情,并预测未来的事情。由此推知,杰罗姆将冰与岩石和树木年轮进行比较,说明储存冰是必要的。]
3.A [推理判断题。根据第三段中的“Trapped air bubbles (气泡) contain samples of the atmosphere that existed when that ice was formed.Ice is a record of climate.By examining ice, we know carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is higher now than in the last three million years.(被困住的气泡中含有冰形成时存在的大气样本。冰是气候的记录。通过对冰的研究,我们知道现在大气中的二氧化碳含量比过去300万年要高。)”可推知,研究人员研究冰的目的是了解气候。]
4.D [推理判断题。根据第二段中的“Jerome Chappellaz of the French National Centre for Scientific Research is involved in creating an ice vault (地下室) there.(法国国家科学研究中心的杰罗姆·查佩拉兹参与了在那里建造冰窖的工作。)”可知,科学家正在考虑在南极洲建立一个地下室来储存冰块。由此推知,科学家们认为在南极洲储存冰是一种可靠的方法。]
Ⅱ.七选五
话题:社交媒体,自我控制
The case for and against social media
Is social media harmful to teenagers? __1__ Social media sites have been blamed for most of the world's social problems from feeling disconnected and lonely to having difficulty forming meaningful relationships. Yet, many of us feel a need to use social media because it offers something we cannot find elsewhere, despite knowing the downsides. __2__
An argument for social media claims it can strengthen social bonds by facilitating relationships with people in different geographical areas. For example, social media has helped old school friends to get back in touch after many years without contact. __3__ These are real benefits of using social media.
__4__ The argument used by many people is that interactions on social media are no substitute for facetoface communication. When you are out with friends how many times do they check their phones, for example, __5__ Research highlights it is far more satisfying to physically laugh out loud in real life rather than to replace the act with a typed representation of laughter such as “haha” or “LOL”.
Ideally, we should have enough selfcontrol to be able to limit our use of social media, enjoying the benefits it can bring.
A.The disadvantages of social media.
B.In my opinion, the disadvantages of social media outweigh the benefits.
C.it is all too easy to become absorbed in this online life rather than communicate in real life.
D.People secure jobs now through social media or research information for their studies.
E.This is the question we are going to examine.
F.We will look at the arguments for and against using social media before answering the question.
G.we aim to control our use of social media.
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇议论文。主要讨论了社交媒体对青少年的利弊。一方面,社交媒体能够加强不同地域人们之间的联系,带来实际好处;另一方面,社交媒体的互动无法替代面对面的沟通,而且过度使用社交媒体可能导致沟通不畅和缺乏真实情感交流。因此,我们需要有足够的自我控制力来限制社交媒体的使用,享受其带来的好处。
1.E [上文“Is social media harmful to teenagers?(社交媒体对青少年有害吗?)”提出问题,E项“This is the question we are going to examine.(这就是我们要研究的问题。)”给出解决问题的办法,句中“the question”指代上文的问题,上下文语意连贯。]
2.F [上文“Social media sites have been blamed for most of the world's social problems from feeling disconnected and lonely to having difficulty forming meaningful relationships. Yet, many of us feel a need to use social media because it offers something we cannot find elsewhere, despite knowing the downsides.(社交媒体网站被认为是世界上大多数社会问题的罪魁祸首,从感觉疏远和孤独到难以建立有意义的人际关系。然而,我们中的许多人觉得有必要使用社交媒体,因为它提供了我们在其他地方找不到的东西,尽管知道它的缺点。)”提出人们对社交媒体的两种不同态度:反对和支持,但并未得出结论。F项“We will look at the arguments for and against using social media before answering the question.(在回答这个问题之前,我们将看看支持和反对使用社交媒体的观点。)”承接上文,引出下文的对支持者和反对者的观点的进一步阐述,上下文语意连贯。]
3.D [设空句上文“For example, social media has helped old school friends to get back in touch after many years without contact.(例如,社交媒体帮助多年没有联系的老同学重新取得联系。)”只列举了社交媒体的一项好处,结合指代关系和下文“These are real benefits of using social media.(这些都是使用社交媒体的真正好处。)”中“These”可推知,设空句中会提出社交媒体的其它好处,即D项“People secure jobs now through social media or research information for their studies(现在,人们通过社交媒体或研究信息来获得工作。)”,上下文语意连贯。]
4.B [第二段中说明了社交媒体带来的好处,是支持者的观点。根据下文“The argument used by many people is that interactions on social media are no substitute for facetoface communication.(许多人的观点是,社交媒体上的互动不能代替面对面的交流。)”可知,第三段是反对者的观点,讲的是社交媒体的缺点。B项“In my opinion, the disadvantages of social media outweigh the benefits.(在我看来,社交媒体的缺点大于优点。)”是段首主题句。]
5.C [根据上文“The argument used by many people is that interactions on social media are no substitute for facetoface communication.(许多人的观点是,社交媒体上的互动不能代替面对面的交流。)”和第4题的结论可知,本段介绍的是社交媒体的缺点。C项“It is all too easy to become absorbed in this online life rather than communicate in real life.(人们很容易沉迷于网络生活,而不是在现实生活中进行交流。)”列举了其缺点之一,与本段主题一致。]
Ⅲ.语法填空
话题:白色污染,影响西藏
Traditionally, livestreamers(主播)sell delicious snacks or local goodies.But a recent livestream event in Tibet autonomous region did something different.Waste plastic bottles,1.________ are regarded as a great damage to the local environment, were sold for 0.5 yuan each, with the 2.________ (intend)of raising people's awareness of Tibet's pollution issue.
According to the Sohu website, in 2019, about 40 million tourists visited Tibet, which 3.________ consequence left about 360 million plastic bottles 4.________ (abandon)in branches, on cliffs and in rivers.The white pollution causes serious threat to the delicate ecosystem 5.________ the death of local animals, such as yaks.
Over the past few years, more than 5,000 volunteers of different ages and from all walks of life 6.________________ (participate)in the antiwhite pollution campaign.They carry out over 2,000 cleanups to collect 200, 000 bottles left by tourists each year.Then the bottles 7.__________ (sort)by color and shipped inland 8._________ (make)raw materials.Roughly, each bottle costs about 0.5 yuan.
The livestream has successfully involved more people in the antiwhite pollution campaign.People can scan QR code and donate money to encourage more people to collect bottles.It's really a meaningful event and helps to make 9.________ possible for us human beings to coexist with nature 10.________________ (harmonious).
[语篇解读] 这是一篇新闻报道。白色污染给西藏的生态环境带来严重威胁,为了提高人们的环保意识,一些主播直播卖废塑料瓶,这一活动让更多的人参与到了这场反白色污染运动。
1.which [考查定语从句关系词。句意:被认为对当地环境造成极大破坏的废塑料瓶,以售价0.5元出售,目的是提高人们对西藏污染问题的认识。分析句子结构可知,设空处引导非限制性定语从句,先行词为Waste plastic bottles,指物,在从句中作主语,因而用关系代词which引导。故填which。]
2.intention [考查名词。句意:被认为对当地环境造成极大破坏的废塑料瓶,以售价0.5元出售,目的是提高人们对西藏污染问题的认识。分析句子结构可知,设空处需填入名词作宾语,with the intention of表示“为了;怀着……的意图”,符合句意。故填intention。]
3.in [考查介词。句意:根据搜狐网站的数据,2019年,约有4 000万游客到访了西藏,导致约3.6亿个塑料瓶被遗弃在树林、山崖和河流中。短语in consequence表示“导致……结果”,符合句意,设空处缺少介词in。故填in。]
4.abandoned [考查非谓语动词。句意:根据搜狐网站的数据,2019年,约有4 000万游客到访了西藏,导致约3.6亿个塑料瓶被遗弃在树林、山崖和河流中。本句中使用了leave+宾语+宾补的结构,abandon与bottles之间是被动关系,因而用过去分词形式。故填abandoned。]
5.and [考查连词。句意:白色污染对脆弱的生态系统造成严重威胁,并导致牦牛等本地动物的死亡。分析句子结构可知,句中的“the delicate ecosystem”与“the death of local animals”是并列成分,因而需用连词and连接。故填and。]
6.have participated [考查时态。句意:在过去的几年里,来自各行各业的5 000多名不同年龄段的志愿者参加了反白色污染运动。分析句子结构可知,设空处缺少句子的谓语,主语为volunteers,根据“Over the past few years”可知,本句时态为现在完成时。故填have participated。]
7.are sorted [考查语态和时态。句意:然后这些瓶子按颜色分类,运到内陆制造原材料。分析句子结构可知,设空处缺少句子的谓语,动词sort与主语bottles之间是动宾关系,因此需用被动语态,根据上下文可知时态为一般现在时,主语为复数。故填are sorted。]
8.to make [考查非谓语动词。句意:然后这些瓶子按颜色分类,运到内陆制造原材料。分析句子结构可知,设空处需填入不定式作目的状语。故填to make。]
9.it [考查it用法。句意:这确实是一件有意义的事情,有助于人类与自然的和谐共处。本句中的“to coexist”为make的真正宾语,设空处需填入it作形式宾语。故填it。]
10.harmoniously [考查副词。句意:这确实是一件有意义的事情,有助于人类与自然的和谐共处。设空处修饰动词coexist,需用副词形式。故填harmoniously。]
[日积月累] 阅读理解
1.store v.储存 2.tree rings 树木年轮 3.accumulate v.积累 4.house v.收藏;安置 5.giant adj巨大的
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