Unit6 Earth First阅读完形训练- 2024-2025学年高一英语专项提高训练必刷好题（外研版2019必修第二册)

Unit6 Earth First 阅读完形训练 - 2024-2025学年高一英语专项提高训练必刷好题 （外研版2019必修第二册） 一、阅读理解 Passage1. Do you take your own shopping bag with you when you go shopping? Most people don’t. It’s easier to just ask for a plastic bag when you’re checking out. But the truth is that most of these bags will end up in the ocean, killing wildlife and even ending up in the seafood that we eat. Plastic pollution has become a major problem around the world. China creates about 59 million tons of plastic waste each year, while the US creates about 37 million tons, according to a 2018 scientific report. But two sisters from Bali are doing their part to stop this from happening. They started a global campaign called Bye Bye Plastic Bags (BBPB) . Its members encourage people to use fewer plastic bags. They also advise local leaders in their area to ban the bags. Melati Wijsen, 17, and her sister Isabel, 15, started BBPB in 2013 after learning about great leaders like Nelson Mandela and Lady Diana in school. They asked themselves, “What can we do as children living in Bali, now, to make a difference?” The Wijsen sisters have spoken to 20,000 young people about the dangers of plastic. They also created two educational booklets for primary schools in Indonesia. They are crazy about their work, especially when it comes to protecting Bali. Their hard work pushed officials in Bali to make the island refuse plastic bags by 2018. The sisters have no plans to stop any time soon. Though they know there will be difficulties along the way, they think their hard work will pay off. “Were not telling you it’s going to be easy. We’re telling you it’ going to be worth it,” Isabel said. 1．What does the first paragraph talk about? A．How to go shopping. B．The bad condition of the ocean. C．The dangers of plastic bags. D．Why people use plastic bags. 2．The Wijsen sisters started BBPB because ______ . A．they want to make more money B．they want people to use fewer plastic bags C．they want people to pick up the plastic bags in the ocean D．they want to encourage local leaders to produce better plastic bags 3．What did the sisters Melati Wijsen and Isabel do to protect Bali? ① They put up lots of notices of saving sea animals. ② They gave speeches about the dangers of plastic pollution. ③ They provided free paper bags for shoppers. ④ They made educational booklets for students. A．②④ B．①② C．②③ D．③④ 4．The sisters Melati Wijsen and Isabel think “______ ” about their campaign. A．it hasn’t been planned very well B．it isn’t easy for them to control C．it is going to be easier in the future D．It is difficult to do but meaningful 【答案】1．C 2．B 3．A 4．D 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。本文介绍塑料污染成全球难题，巴厘岛的Wijsen姐妹发起BBPB运动，鼓励少用塑料袋，虽困难但努力推动，为解决塑料污染问题做贡献。 1．主旨大意题。根据第一段“But the truth is that most of these bags will end up in the ocean, killing wildlife and even ending up in the seafood that we eat.(但事实是，这些袋子中的大多数最终会流入海洋，杀死野生动物，甚至最终出现在我们食用的海鲜中。)”可知，第一段主要讲述了塑料袋的危害。故选C项。 2．细节理解题。根据第三段“They started a global campaign called Bye Bye Plastic Bags (BBPB) . Its members encourage people to use fewer plastic bags.(她们发起了一项名为‘再见，塑料袋’（BBPB）的全球运动。其成员鼓励人们少用塑料袋。)”可知，Wijsen姐妹发起BBPB是因为她们希望人们少用塑料袋。故选B项。 3．细节理解题。根据第五段“The Wijsen sisters have spoken to 20,000 young people about the dangers of plastic. They also created two educational booklets for primary schools in Indonesia.(Wijsen姐妹已经向2万名年轻人讲述了塑料的危害。她们还为印度尼西亚的小学制作了两本教育手册。)”可知，姐妹俩为保护巴厘岛做了讲述塑料危害的演讲和为学生制作教育手册这两件事。故选A项。 4．推理判断题。根据最后一段“Though they know there will be difficulties along the way, they think their hard work will pay off. ‘We’re not telling you it’s going to be easy. We’re telling you it’s going to be worth it,’ Isabel said.(尽管她们知道一路上会有困难，但她们认为自己的努力会有回报。‘我们不是在告诉你这会很容易。我们是在告诉你这将是值得的，’伊莎贝尔说。)”可知，姐妹俩认为她们的活动虽然做起来困难，但却是有意义的。故选D项。 Passage2. A groundbreaking nine-year study found that elephants approaching small farms in Kenya avoid beehive fences (蜂巢围栏) with live honey bees up to 86% of the time during crop seasons. This natural fence has helped reduce human-elephant conflict (冲突) for local farmers while also enabling them to make money by selling honey. The study was carried out by Save the Elephants (STE) along with the Wildlife Research and Training Institute (WRTI) and the University of Oxford, highlighting how bees can be used as a natural tool to protect both crops and wildlife. Kenya’s growing human population has led to conflicts between farmers and elephants. To address this, the Kenya Wildlife Service has worked with STE to protect both wildlife and farmers. One solution is the use of beehive fences, which were introduced in 2007. These fences have beehives placed between posts, using bees to create a natural barrier. Elephants, afraid of bee stings, avoid these areas, while farmers benefit from honey production. The study tracked 26 farms protected by beehive fences in two villages near Tsavo East National Park, and studied nearly 4,000 reports of elephant approaches. Elephants roam freely in and out of the park throughout the year as they look for mates, food and water, but can be attracted by the smell and richness of agricultural crops. During the crop-growing seasons, 3,027 elephants approached the farms and the beehive fences successfully deterred (阻止) an annual average of 86.3% of elephants from damaging crops. Across all seasons and the entire study period, including a drought, the fences deterred an annual average of 76% of elephants. However, challenges such as the drought badly affected honey production. “Kenya is facing increasing challenges with human-elephant conflict,” said Dr. Patrick Omondi, Director of WRTI. “We need more research and support for nature-based solutions to help our communities live better alongside wildlife.” 1．Why were beehive fences set in Kenya? A．To prevent the locals stealing foods. B．To encourage the villagers to eat honey. C．To keep elephants away from farms. D．To call on people to protect honeybees. 2．What does the underlined word “roam” in paragraph 4 mean? A．Walk around. B．Make progress. C．Cheer up. D．Calm down. 3．What is required to solve the problem facing Kenya according to Omondi? A．Supplies of large amounts of quality honey. B．Preventive measures to save elephants in danger. C．Public support for the change in traditional farming. D．Long-term answers to human-wildlife living in peace. 4．Which can be a suitable title for the text? A．Kenya’s Rapid Human Population Growth B．Kenya’s Sweet Solution to Wildlife Conflict C．Environmentally Friendly Farming Practices D．Nature-based Methods for Raising Honeybees 【答案】1．C 2．A 3．D 4．B 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要讲述了一项为期九年的开创性研究发现，在肯尼亚，蜂巢围栏能有效减少当地农民与大象之间的冲突，同时让农民通过出售蜂蜜获得额外收入。 1．细节理解题。根据第一段及第三段中“These fences have beehives placed between posts, using bees to create a natural barrier. Elephants, afraid of bee stings, avoid these areas, while farmers benefit from honey production. (这些围栏的柱子间放置有蜂箱，利用蜜蜂形成一道天然屏障。大象害怕被蜜蜂蜇咬，会避开这些区域，而农民则可从蜂蜜生产中获益。)”可知，建立蜂巢围栏是为了不让大象靠近农场。故选C。 2．词句猜测题。根据第四段中“Elephants roam freely in and out of the park throughout the year as they look for mates, food and water, but can be attracted by the smell and richness of agricultural crops. (大象全年在公园内外自由地roam，它们四处寻找配偶、食物和水源，但可能会被农作物的气味和丰盛所吸引)”可推知，大象全年在公园内外寻找伴侣、食物和水，即四处走动，故画线词意思是“四处走动”。A. Walk around四处走走；B. Make progress取得进步；C. Cheer up振作起来；D. Calm down冷静下来，平静下来。故选A。 3．推理判断题。根据最后一段中““Kenya is facing increasing challenges with human-elephant conflict,” said Dr. Patrick Omondi, Director of WRTI. “We need more research and support for nature-based solutions to help our communities live better alongside wildlife.” (“肯尼亚在人象冲突方面正面临日益严峻的挑战，”野生动物研究与培训研究所 (WRTI) 主任帕特里克·奥蒙迪博士说道，“我们需要针对基于自然的解决方案开展更多研究并给予更多支持，以帮助我们的社区与野生动物更好地共存。”)”可推断，Omondi认为要解决人类与野生动物之间的冲突，需要建立人与动物和谐相处的长效机制。故选D。 4．主旨大意题。通读全文，结合第一段中“This natural fence has helped reduce human-elephant conflict (冲突) for local farmers while also enabling them to make money by selling honey. (这种自然围栏有助于减少当地农民面临的人象冲突，同时也使他们能够通过销售蜂蜜赚钱)”可知，文章主要介绍了肯尼亚采用蜂巢围栏这一甜蜜的解决方案来有效减少大象对农作物的破坏，同时促进当地蜂蜜产业的发展，故B选项“肯尼亚解决野生动物冲突的甜蜜方案”最符合文章标题。故选B。 Passage3. The male western tanager (唐纳雀)looks like a little flame, while females are less showy, a dusty yellow. In the spring, they prepare to move thousands of miles to the Mountain West of Central America, flying through grasslands, deserts, and occasionally, suburban yards. To fuel them on their lengthy journey, western tanagers fill up on insects and berries. But as global climate change causes spring to start earlier, birds such as western tanagers are arriving at their destination after what’s known as“green-up”, when flowers begin blooming and insects emerge. According to a study published in early March in the journal PNAS, this kind of timing mismatch between migrants (迁移动物) and their food sources, which is happening across North America, could have serious consequences for migratory birds' survival. “In discussing climate change, we often focus on warming,” says Scott Loss, a co-author of the study. “But the length and timing of seasons — like when winter ends and spring begins — are some of the most dramatic effects of climate change.” Loss and his colleagues used satellite imagery from 2002 to 2021 to calculate the average start of spring green-up along the typical migration routes of 150 North American bird species, then compared that timing with the current green-up. They found that spring is indeed beginning earlier along birds’ migration routes. “By contrary, previous studies have mainly focused on songbirds in Eastern North America,” says Morgan Tingley, an ornithologist at UCLA, “but this new investigation shows that bird species in the West and at different levels of the food web might be just as vulnerable (脆弱的).” “Part of it is knowing which species are vulnerable to various threats,” Loss says. “This adds to the knowledge about vulnerability of a wide range of bird species.” And he hopes that the information will serve to highlight the urgent need to lower greenhouse-gas emissions as fast as possible. “It’s really important, if we can’t address climate change immediately, to try to stop habitat loss as much as we can.” 1．What may cause a direct threat to western tanagers' survival? A．Global warming. B．The duration of changing seasons. C．Loss of habitats due to human activities. D．Decreased access to foods during migration. 2．What is unique about the new study on birds like western tanagers? A．It covers a wider geographic range. B．It reveals the decline in bird populations. C．It centers on the adaptation of bird species. D．It ensures the existence of a timing mismatch. 3．What does Loss suggest we do to safeguard migratory birds? A．Reduce the effects of climate change. B．Preserve ecosystems for bird species. C．Address emissions and habitat loss. D．Expand researches on threats to birds. 4．Where is the text most likely from? A．A bird-watching guidebook. B．A scientific magazine. C．A website about climate change. D．A magazine about travel. 【答案】1．D 2．A 3．C 4．B 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了气候变化对候鸟生存的影响及保护措施。 1．推理判断题。根据第二段中“According to a study published in early March in the journal PNAS, this kind of timing mismatch between migrants (迁移动物) and their food sources, which is happening across North America, could have serious consequences for migratory birds’ survival.(根据三月初发表在《美国国家科学院院刊》（PNAS）上的一项研究，这种发生在北美洲的迁移动物与其食物来源之间的时间错配，可能会对候鸟的生存造成严重后果)”可知，候鸟和食物来源之间的时间不匹配，这对候鸟的生存可能产生严重后果。由此可推知，迁徙过程中食物获取减少可能对西部唐纳雀的生存构成直接威胁。故选D。 2．推理判断题。根据第三段中““By contrary, previous studies have mainly focused on songbirds in Eastern North America,” says Morgan Tingley, an ornithologist at UCLA, “but this new investigation shows that bird species in the West and at different levels of the food web might be just as vulnerable (脆弱的).”(“与此相反，之前的研究主要集中在北美东部的鸣禽上，”加州大学洛杉矶分校的鸟类学家摩根·廷利说，“但这项新的调查表明，西部的鸟类以及食物网中不同层次的鸟类可能同样脆弱。”)”可知，以往的研究主要集中在北美东部的鸣禽上，而这项新的研究显示了西部鸟类和食物网中不同层次的鸟类可能同样脆弱。由此可推知，这项新研究的独特之处在于它覆盖了更广泛的地理范围。故选A。 3．细节理解题。根据最后一段中“And he hopes that the information will serve to highlight the urgent need to lower greenhouse-gas emissions as fast as possible. “It’s really important, if we can’t address climate change immediately, to try to stop habitat loss as much as we can.”(他希望这些信息能够强调尽快减少温室气体排放的紧迫性。“如果我们不能立即应对气候变化，那么尽量减少栖息地的丧失是非常重要的。”)”可知，作者期望能够尽快减少温室气体的排放，尽可能地阻止栖息地的丧失。故选C。 4．推理判断题。通读全文，尤其是由第二段中的“To fuel them on their lengthy journey, western tanagers fill up on insects and berries. But as global climate change causes spring to start earlier, birds such as western tanagers are arriving at their destination after what's known as“green-up”, when flowers begin blooming and insects emerge. According to a study published in early March in the journal PNAS, this kind of timing mismatch between migrants (迁移动物) and their food sources, which is happening across North America, could have serious consequences for migratory birds’ survival.(为了在漫长的旅途中补充能量，西部唐纳雀以昆虫和浆果为食。然而，随着全球气候变化导致春季提前，像西部唐纳雀这样的鸟类在到达目的地时，已经错过了所谓的“绿潮期”，即花朵开始绽放和昆虫出现的时期。根据3月初发表在《美国国家科学院院刊》（PNAS）上的一项研究，这种迁移动物与其食物来源之间的时间错配现象正在整个北美地区发生，可能会对候鸟的生存产生严重后果)”可知，本文介绍的是Scott Loss关于鸟类迁移的一项科学研究，且引用了《美国科学院院刊》的话，所以最可能来源于科研杂志。故选B。 Passage4. When the hip hop artist and music producer DJ Spooky first visited Antarctica in 2007, he was astonished by how fast everything there is changing. Melt water can be heard flowing at the edges of formerly solid glaciers; the waters echo (回响) with roar of icebergs as they melt. Antarctica’s ice sheet took millions of years to create. Now it is disappearing at speeds visible on human time scales. His multimedia work Terra Nova: Sinfonia Antarctica includes videos and sounds he recorded from the ice and ocean, accompanied by musical strings that seem to alternate (交替) between sadness and sharp urgency. He brings what he calls an “emotional, kind of immersive (沉浸式的) quality” to the experience. Icebergs have also cast their spell on Catherine Walker, a scientist. She too has sailed among Antarctic icebergs and been astonished by their impressive beauty and fragility (脆弱). To study changes in Antarctica, Walker primarily works with numbers: the physics of how icebergs are created and destroyed. But she is also fascinated by their stories. Icebergs can be huge — as big as Rhode Island — and seem to have lives of their own. “This is not an interesting story to tell in a research paper,” Walker admits, but it motivates her work, “I want to see what happens and help tell its story as the climate changes.” In the late 19th century, the great writer Herman Melville recorded this moment of transition in his poem The Berg. It tells the story of a brave ship that crashes into an iceberg. The terrible crash sinks the ship but hardly budges the iceberg. In that age, icebergs truly seemed immovable and unchangeable. Both Spooky and Walker say the Antarctic icebergs they’ve seen up close are as impressive and frightening as in Melville’s day. As Melville writes, even the “hard berg” is “bound for death.” In 1888, climate change and global warming were still ideas far in the future, yet already Melville had an eye on how the tables might turn. 1．How does the author start the text? A．By describing a personal experience. B．By explain the process of ice melting. C．By introducing an expedition to Antarctica. D．By showing the natural beauty of Antarctica. 2．What is reflected in Spooky’s work of Terra Nova: Sinfonia Antarctica? A．The story of fragile icebergs. B．The loud roar of the vast ocean. C．The urgent need to protect Antarctica. D．The possible cause of climate changes. 3．What does the underlined word “budges” in Paragraph 4 mean? A．Destroys completely. B．Threatens directly. C．Approaches slowly. D．Moves slightly. 4．Why is Melville’s ship mentioned in the last two paragraphs? A．To tell readers an adventurous story. B．To educate people about dangers of icebergs. C．To recommend a poem “The Berg” to readers. D．To warn us of climate change and global warming. 【答案】1．A 2．C 3．D 4．D 【导语】这是一篇说明文。本文主要通过一位艺术家和一位科学家的视角，介绍了南极冰川化的现状，呼吁人们保护冰川。 1．推理判断题。根据第一段“When the hip hop artist and music producer DJ Spooky first visited Antarctica in 2007, he was astonished by how fast everything there is changing. Melt water can be heard flowing at the edges of formerly solid glaciers; the waters echo (回响) with roar of icebergs as they melt. Antarctica’s ice sheet took millions of years to create. Now it is disappearing at speeds visible on human time scales.(当嘻哈艺术家兼音乐制作人DJ Spooky于2007年第一次访问南极洲时，他对那里的一切变化之快感到惊讶。可以听到融化的水在原来的固体冰川的边缘流动；冰山融化时，水面上回荡着冰山的轰鸣声。南极洲的冰盖花了数百万年才形成。现在，它正在以人类时间尺度上可见的速度消失)”可知，作者通过描述个人经历开始文章。故选A。 2．细节理解题。根据第二段“His multimedia work Terra Nova: Sinfonia Antarctica includes videos and sounds he recorded from the ice and ocean, accompanied by musical strings that seem to alternate (交替) between sadness and sharp urgency. He brings what he calls an “emotional, kind of immersive (沉浸式的) quality” to the experience.(他的多媒体作品《Terra Nova: Sinfonia Antarctica》包含了他从冰和海洋中录制的视频和声音，伴随着似乎在悲伤和尖锐紧急之间交替的弦乐。他给这种体验带来了一种他所谓的“情感上的、身临其境的感觉”)”可知，幽灵的作品《Terra Nova: sinonia Antarctica》反映了保护南极洲的迫切需要。故选C。 3．词句猜测题。根据画线词上文“It tells the story of a brave ship that crashes into an iceberg.(它讲述了一艘勇敢的船撞上冰山的故事)”以及后文“In that age, icebergs truly seemed immovable and unchangeable.(在那个年代，冰山似乎真的是不可移动、不可改变的)”可知，这艘船撞上了冰川，并且沉没了；再根据画线词后面的内容可知，在那个年代，冰川似乎真的是不可移动、不可改变的。故画线词意为“轻微移动”。故选D。 4．推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“In the late 19th century, the great writer Herman Melville recorded this moment of transition in his poem The Berg. It tells the story of a brave ship that crashes into an iceberg. The terrible crash sinks the ship but hardly budges the iceberg. In that age, icebergs truly seemed immovable and unchangeable.(在19世纪晚期，伟大的作家赫尔曼·梅尔维尔在他的诗《冰山》中记录了这一转变的时刻。它讲述了一艘勇敢的船撞上冰山的故事。可怕的撞击使船沉没，但冰山几乎没有移动。在那个年代，冰山似乎真的是不可移动、不可改变的)”以及最后一段“Both Spooky and Walker say the Antarctic icebergs they’ve seen up close are as impressive and frightening as in Melville’s day. As Melville writes, even the “hard berg” is “bound for death.” In 1888, climate change and global warming were still ideas far in the future, yet already Melville had an eye on how the tables might turn.(斯普奇和沃克都说，他们近距离看到的南极冰山和梅尔维尔时代一样令人印象深刻，令人恐惧。正如梅尔维尔所写，即使是“硬堡”也“注定要死亡”。在1888年，气候变化和全球变暖仍然是遥远未来的想法，但梅尔维尔已经注意到了形势的变化)”可知，在最后两段提到了梅尔维尔的船是为了警告我们气候变化和全球变暖。故选D。 Passage5. Over the past few centuries, we have dug, chopped, burned, drilled, pumped, stripped, forged, flared, lit, launched, driven, and flown our way to adding 2.4 trillion metric tons of carbon dioxide to Earth’s atmosphere. On a lonely, lunar-like valley 20 miles outside of Reykjavík, Iceland, Edda Aradóttir is on a mission to put it back where it came from. In sending CO2 deep beneath the surface of the planet, she’s aiming to reverse one of the most consequential acts (有重要意义的行为) of human history: the unearthing of massive amounts of subterranean (地下) carbon as fossil fuels, the lifeblood of modern civilization but now its bane as well. She doesn’t have much time. Nor do the rest of us. The extreme weather and record-hot temperatures from climate change are already here — and virtually certain to get worse. Scientists and entrepreneurs like Aradóttir are embarking on (着手) ambitious — and sometimes controversial — projects to remove carbon dioxide from ambient air and lock it away. In Arizona, an engineering professor shows me his “mechanical tree,” a single one of which may someday be able to do the work of a thousand regular trees in capturing and storing CO2. In Australia, a leading oceanographer tells me that seaweed is salvation, if only we’d help it grow in giant aqua-gardens of kelp and wakame that could harbor billions of tons of carbon dioxide. Atop a university building in Zürich, an Uruguayan inventor with a gleam in his eye presents me with a small vial of fuel made from nothing but sunlight and air. What these efforts have in common is that they are geared in the long run to drag downward a number that climate experts agree holds the key to the health of the planet. That number is the atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide. Today this critical number stands at some 420 parts per million, rising roughly 50 percent since 1850. Carbon-capture proponents say that their work — to capture the main driver of climate change, radically scaled up in coming decades — will help bring this number down. 1．What is the main idea of the first and second paragraph? A．Too much carbon contributes to climate change. B．Increasing carbon due to human activities urges action. C．For hundreds of year humans have increased too much carbon. D．Scientists should put carbon back to where it is from. 2．What does the underlined phrase “one of the most consequential acts” in paragraph 2 refer to? A．What boosts civilization also opens Pandora’s box. B．Human civilization leads to extremely unstable climate. C．There is less time for us to protect our environment. D．Modern civilization depends too much on fossil fuels. 3．Why does the author mention some scientists and entrepreneurs in paragraph 3? A．To show their ambitions of reusing carbon. B．To suggest the possibility of controlling carbon. C．To offer practical ways of emitting carbon. D．To display a new evidence in scientific researches. 4．What is the best title for the text? A．Another Possible Weapon to Fight Climate Change B．Industrial Revolutions Spelling Disaster for Human C．Extreme Climate Change Waiting to Be Urgently Eased D．New Measures to Reduce Greenhouse-gas Emissions 【答案】1．B 2．A 3．B 4．A 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了科学家构想的通过移除和控制空气中二氧化碳来对抗气候变化。 1．主旨大意题。根据第一段中“Over the past few centuries, we have dug, chopped, burned, drilled, pumped, stripped, forged, flared, lit, launched, driven, and flown our way to adding 2.4 trillion metric tons of carbon dioxide to Earth’s atmosphere.(在过去的几个世纪里，我们通过挖掘、切割、燃烧、钻探、抽水、剥离、锻造、燃烧、点燃、发射、驾驶和飞行等方式，向地球大气中排放了2.4万亿公吨的二氧化碳。)”和第二段中“She doesn’t have much time. Nor do the rest of us. The extreme weather and record-hot temperatures from climate change are already here — and virtually certain to get worse.(她时间不多了。我们其他人也没有。气候变化带来的极端天气和创纪录的高温已经到来，而且几乎肯定会变得更糟。)”可知，人类活动导致的碳排放增加促使人们尽快采取行动。故选B。 2．词句猜测题。根据第二段中“the unearthing of massive amounts of subterranean (地下) carbon as fossil fuels, the lifeblood of modern civilization but now its bane as well(挖掘大量地下碳作为化石燃料，这是现代文明的命脉，但现在也是它的祸根)”可知， one of the most consequential acts (有重要意义的行为)是指化石燃料一方面驱动了现代科技文明的发展而另一方面又招致灾祸，打开了潘多拉魔盒（隐喻为灾难之源），故选A。 3．推理判断题。根据第三段中“Scientists and entrepreneurs like Aradóttir are embarking on ( 着手 ) ambitious — and sometimes controversial — projects to remove carbon dioxide from ambient air and lock it away. (像Aradóttir这样的科学家和企业家正在着手进行雄心勃勃的项目，这些项目有时会引起争议，目的是从环境空气中去除二氧化碳并将其封存。)”等内容可知，作者提到这些科学家和企业家的大胆假设和实验是为了表明控制碳的可能性。故选B。 4．主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了人类活动导致二氧化碳增加，从而造成气候变化，科学家和企业家们正在着手进行雄心勃勃的项目来消除空气中的二氧化碳，对抗气候变化。A项“对抗气候变化的另一种可能武器”体现了本文的中心，适合用作标题。故选A。 Passage6. Zoos divide opinion: there are those who think it is cruel to keep animals locked up while others believe zoos are essential for the survival of endangered species. To argue that zoos imprison animals is to misunderstand what zoos are about. Without zoos many of the creatures we love and admire would no longer exist. Every single day, over one hundred animal species vanish. Scientists predict that as early as 2050 one quarter of the Earth’s species will become extinct. Some animals are in danger because they are hunted. Alarmingly, the population of tigers has already fallen by ninety-five percent. Other species are in danger because of a lack of food. For example, there are fewer than 1300 giant pandas left in the wild. Zoos have special breeding programmes to help those animals at risk. These breeding programmes are proving extremely successful. As Irene Shapiro from Zoo and Wildlife Support says, “the Puerto Rican Parrot has grown in numbers from just thirteen to about eighty-five and the Golden Lion Tamarin Monkey, which has almost ceased (停止) to exist twenty years ago, has been reintroduced back into the wild.” Unfortunately, not everyone understands this important role zoos play. For example, Brian Featherstone from the Anti-Zoo Forum says, “I can’t believe we take animals from the wild and put them in cages for the entertainment of the public! We should view them on film or TV in their natural environment.” However, this misses the point. A zoo does more than display animals to the public. It ensures their survival. Without zoos you would not be able to see many of these animals on TV or anywhere else! 1．What’s the writer’s attitude towards zoos? A．He shows no opinion either for or against them. B．He thinks that they are unnecessary and cruel. C．He believes they play an important environmental role. D．He expresses a desire that more of them be built. 2．The underlined word “vanish” in Paragraph 2 most probably means _______. A．remain B．disappear C．become rarer D．get killed 3．According to the passage the world’s tiger population _______. A．will rise by 5% next year B．is relatively stable C．is 95% smaller than in the past D．has fallen to 95% 4．According to the writer, the most important function of the zoo is to _______. A．make a lot of money B．entertain visitors C．ensure animals’ survival D．educate the public 【答案】1．C 2．B 3．C 4．C 【导语】本文是一篇议论文。文章讨论了动物园的争议性，支持者认为动物园对濒危物种的保护至关重要，而反对者则认为动物园囚禁动物是残忍的。作者通过列举事实和数据，强调了动物园在保护濒危物种方面的重要作用。 1．推理判断题。根据全文内容，尤其是第二段中的内容“Without zoos many of the creatures we love and admire would no longer exist. (如果没有动物园，许多我们喜爱和欣赏的生物将不复存在)”以及第四段中提到的动物园成功保护濒危物种的例子“Zoos have special breeding programmes to help those animals at risk. These breeding programmes are proving extremely successful. As Irene Shapiro from Zoo and Wildlife Support says, “the Puerto Rican Parrot has grown in numbers from just thirteen to about eighty-five and the Golden Lion Tamarin Monkey, which has almost ceased (停止) to exist twenty years ago, has been reintroduced back into the wild.”(动物园有特殊的繁殖计划来帮助那些处于危险中的动物。事实证明，这些繁殖计划非常成功。正如动物园和野生动物保护组织的艾琳·夏皮罗所说，“波多黎各鹦鹉的数量已经从13只增长到85只左右，而20年前几乎灭绝的金狮狨猴已经被重新引入野外。”)”可以看出，作者认为动物园在环境保护中扮演着重要角色。故选C项。 2．词句猜测题。根据划线单词的下一句“Scientists predict that as early as 2050 one quarter of the Earth’s species will become extinct.(科学家预测，到2050年，地球上四分之一的物种将灭绝)”可知，科学家预测，到2050年，地球上四分之一的物种可能会灭绝。划线单词所在的句子指的是“每一天，超过一百种动物消失”，所以vanish的意义为“消失；灭绝”，与disappear意义一致。故选B项。 3．细节理解题。根据原文第三段中的内容“Alarmingly, the population of tigers has already fallen by ninety-five percent. (令人震惊的是，老虎的数量已经下降了95%)”可知，老虎的数量比过去减少了95%。故选C项。 4．细节理解题。根据原文最后一段中的句子“A zoo does more than display animals to the public. It ensures their survival.(动物园不仅仅是向公众展示动物，它还确保了它们的生存)”可知，动物园最重要的功能是确保动物的生存。故选C项。 Passage7. As I got my first close-up look at a bird, I knew bird watching was going to help me manage my pain. I was born with Kippel-Trenaunay syndrome (KTS), a rare vascular disorder (血管疾病). During my childhood, I spent a lot of time in the hospital. As an adult, I always had doctors’ appointments lined up. Then, things got really bad in 2020. I was working in advertising at the time, filled with tight deadlines. My body broke down from stress, making basic tasks impossible. So, I slowed down and took up activities that required presence: yoga, meditation and journaling. When my pain was finally under control, my husband and I planned a trip to La Antigua, Guatemala. Knut, the co-owner of Cayaya Birding Guatemala, drove us to Finca el Pilar, a nature reserve. In the dark forest, strange bird calls filled the air. Knut played an owl call from a speaker, hoping to attract one. Just as dawn (黎明) broke and I lost interest, a real bird call sounded. Our owl friend landed in a nearby tree. Knut shone a flashlight. Through the binoculars (双筒望远镜), I saw every feather clearly. I whispered, “Thanks, owl; thanks, universe.” After a few minutes, the bird disappeared silently. More than 60 different species later, our two-day journey was over, and Knut invited us to his place to go over “the checklist”. Checklists are huge in the birding community. Birders have lists for everything: sightings, sounds and possible encounters. I hate to admit it, but I couldn’t wait to start box-checking. The trip was a huge success, which let my stress fly away. Birdwatching keeps reminding me that if I slow down and pay attention, what I’m looking for is usually right in front of me. 1．Why did the author start birdwatching? A．To follow her doctor’s suggestion. B．To explore nature with her husband. C．To escape her advertising job forever. D．To relieve pressure and physical pain. 2．How did the author feel when she saw the owl? A．Anxious. B．Grateful. C．Depressed. D．Calm. 3．What is “the checklist” used for in paragraph 5? A．Tracking bird observations. B．Scheduling daily activities. C．Organizing future travels. D．Recording medical conditions. 4．What lesson did the author learn from birdwatching? A．The necessity of keeping journals. B．The joy of travelling with partners. C．The value of being patient and attentive. D．The significance of rushing through life. 【答案】1．D 2．B 3．A 4．C 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者通过观鸟来缓解身体疼痛和压力的经历。 1．细节理解题。根据第一段“As I got my first close-up look at a bird, I knew bird watching was going to help me manage my pain.(当我第一次近距离看到一只鸟时，我知道观鸟将帮助我控制我的疼痛。)”可知，作者开始观鸟是为了缓解压力和身体疼痛。故选D。 2．推理判断题。根据第四段“I whispered, ‘Thanks, owl; thanks, universe’.(我低声说，‘谢谢，猫头鹰；谢谢，宇宙’。)”可知，当作者看到猫头鹰时，她是非常感激的。故选B。 3．细节理解题。根据第五段“Checklists are huge in the birding community. Birders have lists for everything: sightings, sounds and possible encounters.(在观鸟界，清单非常重要。观鸟者有各种清单：目击、声音和可能的遭遇。)”可知，“the checklist”是用来追踪观鸟观察的。故选A。 4．推理判断题。根据最后一段“Birdwatching keeps reminding me that if I slow down and pay attention, what I’m looking for is usually right in front of me.(观鸟不断提醒我，如果我放慢脚步，集中注意力，我要找的东西通常就在我眼前。)”可知，作者从观鸟中学到了耐心和专注的价值。故选C。 Passage8. Male mosquitoes may be nearly as blood-thirsty as females under certain conditions, new research suggests. Male mosquitoes, which are normally disinterested in blood, will take blood meals when they are dehydrated (脱水), the scientist Jason Rasgon of Penn State and his colleagues report in a paper. The finding overturns the idea that only female mosquitoes bite, drink blood and spread diseases. Males may not be totally harmless. A student in Rasgon’s lab noticed that male mosquitoes would sometimes feed on blood in a tray covered by a thin artificial membrane (人工膜) when researchers took away water. Rasgon wanted to know if thirsty males would try to get blood from a person, so he stuck his hand in cages containing male mosquitoes. Hydrated males mostly ignored him, but dehydrated males would land and examine his skin. One even bit him but hardly got into the first layer of the skin. “I was shocked,” says Rasgon. Male mosquitoes’ long, tubelike mouth parts aren’t able to bite skin deeply enough to draw blood. But a wound caused by Rasgon’s cat allowed him to test whether males could get blood another way. Sure enough, a dehydrated male mosquito drank blood from the open wound. In another experiment, male mosquitoes that were genetically engineered to be unable to sense wetness didn’t take blood meals more often when lacking water. Those findings suggest that males may go for blood to satisfy their thirst. One earlier research paper showed that blood was harmful to male mosquitoes. Scientists thought all male mosquitoes didn’t have the ability to break down blood. But in Rasgon’s experiment, male mosquitoes fed only blood lived as long as those that didn’t get blood, and even a little bit longer. 1．What is discovered in Rasgon’s research according to Paragraph 1? A．That female mosquitoes may be harmful. B．That only female mosquitoes drink blood. C．That male mosquitoes may bite and drink blood. D．That male mosquitoes are disinterested in blood. 2．How did Rasgon carry out his research? A．By taking away water. B．By experimenting on himself. C．By placing his cat in the cage. D．By creating a thin artificial membrane. 3．What didn’t Rasgon expect in his research? A．Male mosquitoes would be able to bite deeply into human skin. B．Male mosquitoes would try to drink human blood when dehydrated. C．Female mosquitoes would become interested in blood when hydrated. D．Female mosquitoes would prefer water over blood meals when dehydrated. 4．What did one earlier research paper show? A．Blood would bring harm to male mosquitoes. B．Blood would make mosquitoes more harmful. C．Male mosquitoes were able to break down blood. D．Male mosquitoes fed blood would live as long or longer. 【答案】1．C 2．B 3．B 4．A 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。Jason Rasgon和他的同事研究发现，通常对血液不感兴趣的雄性蚊子在脱水时会吸食血液。 1．细节理解题。根据第一段“Male mosquitoes may be nearly as blood-thirsty as females under certain conditions, new research suggests. Male mosquitoes, which are normally disinterested in blood, will take blood meals when they are dehydrated (脱水), the scientist Jason Rasgon of Penn State and his colleagues report in a paper. The finding overturns the idea that only female mosquitoes bite, drink blood and spread diseases. Males may not be totally harmless.(新的研究表明，在某些条件下，雄性蚊子可能和雌性蚊子一样嗜血。宾夕法尼亚州立大学的科学家Jason Rasgon和他的同事在一篇论文中报告说，通常对血液不感兴趣的雄性蚊子在脱水时会吸食血液。这一发现推翻了只有雌蚊叮咬、吸血和传播疾病的观点。雄性可能不是完全无害的。)”可知，Rasgon的研究发现雄蚊也可能咬人吸血。故选C项。 2．细节理解题。根据第二段“A student in Rasgon’s lab noticed that male mosquitoes would sometimes feed on blood in a tray covered by a thin artificial membrane (人工膜) when researchers took away water. Rasgon wanted to know if thirsty males would try to get blood from a person, so he stuck his hand in cages containing male mosquitoes. Hydrated males mostly ignored him, but dehydrated males would land and examine his skin. One even bit him but hardly got into the first layer of the skin. “I was shocked,” says Rasgon.(Rasgon实验室的一名学生注意到，当研究人员取走水时，雄性蚊子有时会以用人造薄膜覆盖的托盘里的血液为食。Rasgon想知道口渴的雄蚊是否会试图从人身上吸血，所以他把手伸进装有雄蚊的笼子里。水分充足的雄性大多不理会他，但脱水的雄性会降落并检查他的皮肤。有一只甚至咬了他一口，但几乎没有咬到他的第一层皮肤。‘我很震惊，’Rasgon说。)”可知，Rasgon是通过在自己身上做实验进行他的研究的。故选B项。 3．推理判断题。根据第二段中“A student in Rasgon’s lab noticed that male mosquitoes would sometimes feed on blood in a tray covered by a thin artificial membrane (人工膜) when researchers took away water. Rasgon wanted to know if thirsty males would try to get blood from a person, so he stuck his hand in cages containing male mosquitoes. Hydrated males mostly ignored him, but dehydrated males would land and examine his skin. One even bit him but hardly got into the first layer of the skin. “I was shocked,” says Rasgon.(Rasgon实验室的一名学生注意到，当研究人员取走水时，雄性蚊子有时会以用人造薄膜覆盖的托盘里的血液为食。Rasgon想知道口渴的雄蚊是否会试图从人身上吸血，所以他把手伸进装有雄蚊的笼子里。水分充足的雄性大多不理会他，但脱水的雄性会降落并检查他的皮肤。有一只甚至咬了他一口，但几乎没有咬到他的第一层皮肤。‘我很震惊，’Rasgon说。)”可知，Rasgon在研究中没有预料到的是雄性蚊子在脱水时会尝试喝人血。故选B项。 4．细节理解题。根据最后一段的句子“One earlier research paper showed that blood was harmful to male mosquitoes.(早些时候的一篇研究论文表明，血液对雄性蚊子有害。)”可知，早期的一篇研究论文表明血液会给雄蚊带来伤害。故选A项。 Passage9. When it comes to clever dogs, it’s hard to imagine a faster, sharper or braver dog than Bear. This little wonder has made himself quite famous for his special ability to smell out injured and homeless koalas (考拉) in places that just went through forest fires. What he wasn’t expecting was becoming an international superstar, attracting thousands of followers on social media (媒体) and even catching the attention of Hollywood stars Tom Hanks and Leonardo DiCaprio! “We had special fireproof (防火的) shoes made for him to protect his feet from being hurt,” explains proud owner and wildlife campaigner Tyson Mayr, 34, who teamed up with Bear after looking for a way to help animals influenced by the forest fires. “Bear’s so strong, but the moment he gets up close and personal with a little one he’s saved, he gets quite sad.” Tyson reached out to the International Fund for Animal Welfare, which directed him to the Detection Dogs for Conservation program at the University of the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, where Bear was in training. “I’ll never forget meeting Bear for the first time there, looking into those beautiful blue eyes. Even today I tear up because he is the real deal,” says Tyson, adding that Bear was forced to leave his first owners because of his obsessive-compulsive disorder (强迫症). “Firsthand, I quickly saw just how much of an influence he was having. He runs for 10 km without even a drink stop, and can save up to 50 koalas in a day.” “The koalas know he’s out there to save them,” adds Tyson. “I think they’d agree with the rest of us that dogs really do make life so much better!” 1．What is Bear good at? A．Playing with koalas. B．Putting out forest fires. C．Looking for injured koalas. D．Smelling out his followers. 2．What do we know about Tom Hanks and Leonardo DiCaprio? A．They are Tyson’s good friends. B．They have an influence on Bear. C．They are interested in Bear’s stories. D．They are famous Hollywood directors. 3．Where did Tyson first meet Bear? A．In the forest. B．In a university. C．On social media. D．In a Hollywood movie. 4．What may koalas agree with according to Tyson? A．Dogs make a difference in our life. B．Dogs can make friends very easily. C．Dogs usually don't drink much. D．Dogs are good to their owners. 【答案1．C 2．C 3．B 4．A 【导语】这是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了一只名为 Bear的小狗，它具有特殊的能力，能够嗅出在森林火灾中受伤和无家可归的考拉，它因此成名并吸引了众多关注，文章还介绍了它的主人Tyson与它的相遇以及它的一些特点。 1．细节理解题。根据文章第二段“This little wonder has made himself quite famous for his special ability to smell out injured and homeless koalas (考拉) in places that just went through forest fires.(这只小奇才以它特殊的能力闻名，它能嗅出在刚经历过森林火灾的地方受伤和无家可归的考拉。)”可知，Bear善于寻找受伤的考拉。故选C项。 2．推理判断题。根据文章第二段“What he wasn’t expecting was becoming an international superstar, attracting thousands of followers on social media (媒体) and even catching the attention of Hollywood stars Tom Hanks and Leonardo DiCaprio!(他没有预料到的是成为国际巨星，吸引了成千上万的社交媒体关注者，甚至引起了好莱坞明星Tom Hanks和Leonardo DiCaprio的注意!)”可知，他没有预料到引起了好莱坞明星Tom Hanks和Leonardo DiCaprio的注意，可以推断Tom Hanks和Leonardo DiCaprio对Bear的故事感兴趣。故选C项。 3．细节理解题。根据文章倒数第四段“Tyson reached out to the International Fund for Animal Welfare, which directed him to the Detection Dogs for Conservation program at the University of the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, where Bear was in training.(Tyson联系了国际动物福利基金，该基金指引他前往昆士兰州阳光海岸大学的检测犬保护项目，Bear就是在那里接受训练的)”可知，Tyson在国际动物福利基金的帮助下，在昆士兰州阳光海岸大学见到了Bear，所以Tyson第一次见到Bear是在一所大学里。故选B项。 4．推理判断题。根据文章最后一段““The koalas know he’s out there to save them,” adds Tyson. “I think they’d agree with the rest of us that dogs really do make life so much better!”(考拉知道Bear在外面是为了救它们，”Tyson补充说，“我认为它们会同意我们其他人的看法，那就是狗真的能让生活变得更好！”)”可知，Tyson认为考拉可能会同意狗在我们的生活中确实有所不同，带来了积极的影响。故选A项。 Passage10. Greta Thunberg was born on January 3, 2003, in Stockholm, Sweden. Her parents provided her with an artistic and creative environment when she was young. At the age of 8, Greta first learned about climate change during a school lesson. The knowledge of the coming environmental crisis (危机) deeply troubled her, and she couldn’t understand why so little was being done to handle it. In 2018, Thunberg began a school strike outside the Swedish parliament. For almost three weeks before the Swedish election in September, she sat alone or with a few supporters, handing out informational flyers and demanding stronger measures on climate change from the government. Her actions quickly gained attention, and students around the world began to follow her lead, organizing their own climate strikes. Her one-person protest (抗议) finally grew into a global movement known as “Fridays for Future”. In December 2018, Greta gave a speech at the United Nations Climate Change Conference(COP24), where she called on world leaders to take immediate action. But it was her speech at the 2019 United Nations Climate Action Summit in New York that truly made headlines. Her passionate request for action on climate change was heard by millions around the world. Greta has received many honors and awards, including being named one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People. However, she has also faced serious criticism and personal attacks. Even so, Thunberg remains undaunted. She continues to be a leading voice in the fight against climate change. Her courage and determination have inspired millions of people around the world to take action to protect the planet. 1．What led Greta to pay attention to climate change? A．A crisis she faced. B．The support of her school. C．A class she attended. D．The advice from her parents. 2．What can be learned from the second paragraph? A．Greta didn’t want to go to school. B．Greta achieved success through great efforts. C．Greta was lonely because few people supported her. D．Greta led a global movement known as “Fridays for Future”. 3．What does the underlined word “undaunted” in paragraph 4 mean? A．Determined. B．Inspired. C．Addicted. D．Absorbed. 4．What is the best title of the text? A．Climate Crisis around the World. B．Greta: A Voice for Climate Change. C．The United Nations Climate Change Conferences. D．Greta: An Influential Woman for Personal Growth. 【答案】1．C 2．B 3．A 4．B 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了8岁女孩Greta Thunberg关注气候变化，并且勇敢为气候变化发声，采取行动，被《时代》杂志评为100位最具影响力人物之一。 1．细节理解题。根据第一段“At the age of 8, Greta first learned about climate change during a school lesson. The knowledge of the coming environmental crisis (危机) deeply troubled her, and she couldn’t understand why so little was being done to handle it.(8岁时，Greta在学校的一堂课上第一次了解了气候变化。即将到来的环境危机深深困扰着她，她不明白为什么没有采取什么措施来应对)”可知，上过的课促使格蕾塔关注气候变化。故选C。 2．细节理解题。根据第二段“In 2018, Thunberg began a school strike outside the Swedish parliament. For almost three weeks before the Swedish election in September, she sat alone or with a few supporters, handing out informational flyers and demanding stronger measures on climate change from the government. Her actions quickly gained attention, and students around the world began to follow her lead, organizing their own climate strikes. Her one-person protest (抗议) finally grew into a global movement known as “Fridays for Future”.( 2018年，Thunberg在瑞典议会外发起了一场学校罢工。在今年9月瑞典大选前的近三周时间里，她独自或与一些支持者坐在一起，分发传单，要求政府在气候变化问题上采取更强有力的措施。她的行动很快引起了人们的注意，世界各地的学生开始跟随她的领导，组织他们自己的气候罢工。她的一人抗议活动最终发展成为一场名为“周五为未来”的全球运动)”可知，Greta通过努力取得了成功。故选B。 3．词句猜测题。根据划线词上文“However, she has also faced serious criticism and personal attacks. Even so, Thunberg remains(然而，她也面临着严重的批评和人身攻击。即便如此，桑伯格依然……)”以及后文“She continues to be a leading voice in the fight against climate change.(她仍然是对抗气候变化的主要声音)”可知，Greta Thunberg很坚定，遭受批评和人身攻击她仍然是对抗气候变化的主要声音。故划线词意思是“坚定的”。故选A。 4．主旨大意题。根据最后一段“Greta has received many honors and awards, including being named one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People. However, she has also faced serious criticism and personal attacks. Even so, Thunberg remains undaunted. She continues to be a leading voice in the fight against climate change. Her courage and determination have inspired millions of people around the world to take action to protect the planet.(Greta获得了许多荣誉和奖项，包括被《时代》杂志评为100位最具影响力人物之一。然而，她也面临着严重的批评和人身攻击。即便如此，桑伯格依然毫不气馁。她仍然是对抗气候变化的主要声音。她的勇气和决心激励了全世界数百万人采取行动保护地球)”结合文章主要讲述了8岁女孩Greta Thunberg关注气候变化，并且勇敢为气候变化发声，采取行动，被《时代》杂志评为100位最具影响力人物之一。可知，B选项“格蕾塔：气候变化之声”最符合文章标题。故选B。 二、完形填空 Passage1.Adams has had many identities: refugee (难民), journalist, mining consultant and now defender of wildlife. As a child, he was an animal lover. He was 1 by animals living in the forests outside his hometown of Bukavu — but his path to conservation was 2 . In the mid-1990s, civil war sent him to South Africa, where he struggled to 3 as a refugee and taught himself English in public libraries. After many efforts, he 4 jobs in journalism and then mining. One day, while 5 to a gold mine in northeastern Congo, Adams looked down on the bare trees near Garamba National Park. He saw the wounds and damage of mining operations (挖矿开采) left on the forest. He began to think about the beauty of his countries’ wild places and the struggle to 6 them. So in 2013, he 7 Conserve Congo, a non-profit organization, to take his wildlife mission one step further. With a team of volunteers including police officers, politicians and students, Adams even slipped into trafficking (非法交易) networks and set organized traps to give the destroyers a heavy 8 . Adams attaches importance to 9 the hearts and minds of the police officers he works with. “They need to understand the reason behind what we do. We have to 10 them into nature lovers. They can only protect what they know and love,” he 11 . It also 12 with multiple national parks, helping to prevent illegal hunting, training volunteers to monitor the parks, and buying uniforms and other supplies for workers. 13 , the non-profit organization has worked on more than six thousand illegal 14 , rescued hundreds of animals from chimps to parrots, and 15 tons of ivory and animal fur. 1．A．shocked B．fascinated C．frightened D．annoyed 2．A．smooth B．straight C．tough D．broad 3．A．hide B．survive C．arrive D．work 4．A．landed B．quit C．offered D．kept 5．A．biking B．riding C．driving D．flying 6．A．destroy B．explore C．preserve D．appreciate 7．A．set up B．made up C．took up D．put up 8．A．blow B．burden C．kill D．task. 9．A．watching over B．turning over C．winning over D．running over 10．A．persuade B．inform C．force D．turn 11．A．talks B．explains C．adds D．whispers 12．A．partners B．competes C．fights D．shares 13．A．At the moment B．In the past C．In an instant D．Up to now 14．A．stages B．factors C．cases D．occasions 15．A．produced B．burnt C．removed D．recovered 【答案】1．B 2．C 3．B 4．A 5．D 6．C 7．A 8．A 9．C 10．D 11．B 12．A 13．D 14．C 15．D 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了Adams致力于保护野生动物，创立非营利组织Conserve Congo，并与团队合作打击非法交易，保护野生动物的事迹。 1．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他被家乡布卡武郊外森林里生活的动物所吸引，但他的保护之路却很艰难。A. shocked震惊的；B. fascinated着迷的，极感兴趣的；C. frightened害怕的；D. annoyed恼怒的。根据前文“As a child, he was an animal lover.”可知，Adams小时候是个动物爱好者，所以他被家乡布卡武郊外森林里生活的动物所吸引，为之着迷。故选B。 2．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他被家乡布卡武郊外森林里生活的动物所吸引，但他的保护之路却很艰难。A. smooth顺利的；B. straight直的；C. tough艰难的；D. broad宽阔的。根据后文“In the mid-1990s, civil war sent him to South Africa, where he struggled to ___3___”可知，他的保护之路很艰难。故选C。 3．考查动词词义辨析。句意：20世纪90年代中期，内战迫使他前往南非，在那里，他作为难民努力生存下来，并在公共图书馆自学英语。A. hide隐藏；B. survive活下来，幸存；C. arrive到达；D. work工作。根据“as a refugee”可知，作为难民，他努力生存下来。故选B。 4．考查动词词义辨析。句意：经过多次努力，他终于在新闻业和采矿业找到了工作。A. landed成功得到（工作）；B. quit放弃；C. offered提供；D. kept保持。根据空前“After many efforts”以及空后“jobs in journalism and then mining”可知，他最终在新闻业和采矿业找到了工作，此处填land，意为“得到（工作）”。故选A。 5．考查动词词义辨析。句意：有一天，当Adams飞往刚果东北部的一个金矿时，他俯瞰加兰巴国家公园附近的光秃秃的树木。A. biking骑自行车；B. riding骑（马、摩托车、自行车等）；C. driving驾驶；D. flying（乘飞行器或航天器）航行，飞行。根据“to a gold mine in northeastern Congo”及后文“looked down on the bare trees”可知，他俯瞰光秃秃的树木，由此推测是他乘坐飞机飞往刚果东北部的一个金矿，所以是。故选D。 6．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他开始思考他国家野生之地的美丽，以及保护它们的斗争。A. destroy破坏；B. explore探索；C. preserve保护；D. appreciate欣赏。根据后文“So in 2013, he ___7___ Conserve Congo, a non-profit organization, to take his wildlife mission one step further.”可知，他开始思考保护野生之地。故选C。 7．考查动词短语辨析。句意：因此，在2013年，他成立了Conserve Congo，一个非营利组织，将他的野生动物保护使命更进一步。A. set up建立；B. made up编造；C. took up开始从事；D. put up张贴。根据“Conserve Congo, a non-profit organization, to take his wildlife mission one step further”可知，他成立了一个非营利组织。故选A。 8．考查名词词义辨析。句意：Adams甚至潜入贩毒网络，并有组织地设下陷阱，给破坏者以沉重打击。A. blow打击；B. burden负担；C. kill杀死；D. task任务。根据上文“to take his wildlife mission one step further.”以及空前“Adams even slipped into trafficking (非法交易) networks and set organized traps”可知，他潜入非法交易网络，并有组织地设下陷阱，给破坏者以沉重打击。故选A。 9．考查动词短语辨析。句意：Adams重视赢得与他合作的警察的心。A. watching over看守；B. turning over翻转；C. winning over赢得……的支持，把……争取过来；D. running over碾过。根据后文“They need to understand the reason behind what we do.”可知，Adams重视赢得与他合作的警察的心，让他们理解他们所做的背后的原因。故选C。 10．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们必须把他们变成自然爱好者。A. persuade说服；B. inform通知；C. force强迫；D. turn转变。根据“into nature lovers”以及下文“They can only protect what they know and love”可知，此处指把他们变成自然爱好者，turn…into…表示“把……变成……”符合语境。故选D。 11．考查动词词义辨析。句意：“他们只能保护他们知道和热爱的东西，”他解释道。A. talks谈论，交谈；B. explains解释；C. adds添加；D. whispers低语。根据“They can only protect what they know and love,”以及上文“Adams attaches importance to ___9___ the hearts and minds of the police officers he works with.”可知，这是Adams解释自己重视赢得与他合作的警察的心的原因。故选B。 12．考查动词词义辨析。句意：它还与多个国家公园合作，帮助防止非法狩猎，培训志愿者监测公园，并为工作人员购买制服和其他用品。A. partners合作，与……做搭档；B. competes竞争；C. fights打架；D. shares分享。根据“with multiple national parks, helping to prevent illegal hunting, training volunteers to monitor the parks, and buying uniforms and other supplies for workers.”可知，Adams的组织与多个国家公园合作，帮助防止非法狩猎、培训志愿者监督公园、为工作人员购买制服和其他用品。故选A。 13．考查介词短语辨析。句意：到目前为止，这个非营利组织已经处理了六千多起非法案件，从黑猩猩到鹦鹉，拯救了数百只动物，并回收了数吨象牙和动物皮毛。A. At the moment此刻；B. In the past在过去；C. In an instant立刻，马上；D. Up to now到目前为止。根据“the non-profit organization has worked on more than six thousand illegal ___14___”可知，此处指到目前为止，这个非营利组织已经处理了六千多起非法案件。故选D。 14．考查名词词义辨析。句意：到目前为止，这个非营利组织已经处理了六千多起非法案件，从黑猩猩到鹦鹉，拯救了数百只动物，并找回了数吨象牙和动物皮毛。A. stages阶段；B. factors因素；C. cases案件；D. occasions场合。根据“illegal”及上文提到的打击非法交易可知，此处指处理了六千多起非法案件。故选C。 15．考查动词词义辨析。句意：到目前为止，这个非营利组织已经处理了六千多起非法案件，从黑猩猩到鹦鹉，拯救了数百只动物，并找回了数吨象牙和动物皮毛。A. produced生产；B. burnt燃烧；C. removed移除；D. recovered重新获得，找回。根据“rescued hundreds of animals from chimps to parrots”以及“tons of ivory and animal fur”可知，此处指在处理的这些非法案件中找回了数吨象牙和动物皮毛。故选D。 Passage2.In this age of environmental crises, perhaps it comes no surprise that Stella Bowles found one in her own backyard. What is unique is her 1 to do something about it. The 100-kilometre LaHave River passes through Stella’s community of Upper LaHave. Back in 2015, the pretty waterway was considered by many locals 2 to swim in, but Stella wanted to know why. Then the 11-year-old was 3 to learn what was causing the pollution: human waste being cast 4 into the water by hundreds of her neighbors. “I was 5 ,” Stella says, when she found out 600 homes were using straight-pipes to pump waste from toilet to river without any filtration (过滤). She decided to 6 the problem for her Grade 6 science project. With the help of a retired local physician, Stella learned how to 7 the water in the LaHave. Unfortunately, her results showed contamination (污染) way above Health Canada guidelines. However, locals were boating on the river without knowing they were facing the potential danger of infection. Stella began to raise the 8 of the LaHave’s contamination problem. Soon she was making local headlines and trying to convince 9 . Finally, in spring 2017, all levels of governments 10 to remove all straight-pipes in Nova Scotia by 2023. The LaHave still isn’t safe for 11 , but it should be safe for the sixth graders of Upper LaHave’s future. Stella, now 14, continues to press for more rigid rules to protect the river and this year travelled around her province to teach other kids how to test their local waterways and 12 better care. In August, thanks to her excellent work, Stella 13 an International Eco-Hero Award, which 14 the efforts of environmental youth activists. “I never thought I’d be where I am today because of a science 15 ,” says Stella, who is considering a career in environmental law. 1．A．determination B．investigation C．strategy D．donation 2．A．perfect B．unfit C．uncomfortable D．adaptable 3．A．frightened B．inspired C．upset D．relieved 4．A．suddenly B．carefully C．quickly D．directly 5．A．confident B．curious C．excited D．sick 6．A．look out B．look for C．look into D．look on 7．A．test B．preserve C．prevent D．observe 8．A．doubts B．awareness C．fears D．pressure 9．A．physicians B．physicists C．philosophers D．politicians 10．A．resisted B．agreed C．pretended D．promoted 11．A．rowing B．playing C．swimming D．fishing 12．A．call for B．long for C．pay for D．stand for 13．A．earned B．delivered C．deserved D．presented 14．A．demands B．recognizes C．identifies D．assesses 15．A．process B．product C．project D．progress 【答案】1．A 2．B 3．C 4．D 5．D 6．C 7．A 8．B 9．D 10．B 11．C 12．A 13．A 14．B 15．C 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。在这个环境危机的时代，Stella Bowles发现了自己身边的拉哈德河被污染，然后她想尽办法去检测水质，并呼吁政府官员等协同保护水源。 1．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她的独特之处在于她要为此做点什么的决心。A. determination决心；B. investigation调查；C. strategy策略；D. donation捐赠。通过下文的描述可知，面对拉哈德河被污染的现象，Stella检测水质、呼吁大家提高污染意识、还呼吁政府官员一起解决这个问题，由此可知，她是下定决心要做出点事情。故选A。 2．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：早在2015年，许多当地人认为这条美丽的水道不适合游泳，但Stella想知道原因。A. perfect完美的；B. unfit不适合的；C. uncomfortable不舒服的；D. adaptable能适应的。根据下文“what was causing the pollution”可知，拉哈德河被污染，是不适合游泳的。故选B。 3．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：后来，这个11岁的女孩得知造成污染的原因后感到很沮丧：她的数百名邻居将人类粪便直接排入水中。A. frightened害怕的；B. inspired受到鼓舞的；C. upset难过的，沮丧的；D. relieved感到宽慰的。由“to learn what was causing the pollution”可推知，Stella知道原因后应很是沮丧。故选C。 4．考查副词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. suddenly突然；B. carefully仔细地；C. quickly快速地；D. directly直接。由下段中的“she found out 600 homes were using straight-pipes to pump waste from toilet to river without any filtration (过滤).(她发现有600个家庭使用直管将粪便从厕所泵到河里而不进行任何过滤）”可知，附近的人直接把粪便排到河里。故选D。 5．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当Stella发现有600个家庭使用直管将粪便从厕所泵到河里而不进行任何过滤时，她说：“我感到恶心。”A. confident自信的；B. curious好奇的；C. excited兴奋的，激动的；D. sick生病的，恶心的。根据常识，人们直接把粪便排入河流中，给人的第一感觉就是很恶心。故选D。 6．考查动词短语辨析。句意：她决定在她的六年级科学项目中研究一下这个问题。A. look out当心；B. look for寻找；C. look into调查；D. look on旁观。这一段最后几句与下面两个段落都讲述了Stella针对这个问题做的一步步努力，所以可知她决定调查这个问题。故选C。 7．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在当地一位退休医生的帮助下，Stella学会了如何测试拉哈德河的水。A. test测试；B. preserve保护；C. prevent防止，阻止；D. observe观察。由下句中的“her results showed…(她的结果显示……)”可知，她是对水质做了检测，下文“teach other kids how to test their local waterways”也提到她教其他孩子如何检测水质。故选A。 8．考查名词词义辨析。句意：Stella开始提高人们对拉哈德污染问题的认识。A. doubts怀疑；B. awareness认识，意识；C. fears恐惧；D. pressure压力。上文“However, locals were boating on the river without knowing they were facing the potential danger of infection.(然而，当地人在河上划船，却不知道自己面临着感染的潜在危险)”提到当地人不知道自己面临着危险，由下句中“Soon she was making local headlines(很快，她上了当地头条)”可知，她在试图提高人们的对污染的认识。故选B。 9．考查名词词义辨析。句意：很快，她就登上了当地的头条新闻，并试图说服政界人士。A. physicians内科医生；B. physicists物理学家；C. philosophers哲学家；D. politicians政客，政治家。根据下文“all levels of governments”可知，她还试图说服政界人士。故选D。 10．考查动词词义辨析。句意：最终，在2017年春季，各级政府同意在2023年之前拆除新斯科舍省的所有直管。A. resisted抵制；B. agreed同意；C. pretended假装；D. promoted促进，推动。上文“trying to convince ___9___”描述了她作出的努力，此处应是描述努力的结果，各级政府同意在2023年之前拆除新斯科舍省的所有直管。故选B。 11．考查动词词义辨析。句意：拉哈德河仍然不适合游泳，但是它对于拉哈德未来的六年级学生应该是安全的。A. rowing划船；B. playing玩耍；C. swimming游泳；D. fishing钓鱼。此处呼应上文“the pretty waterway was considered by many locals ___2___ to swim in”，指拉哈德河仍然不适合游泳。故选C。 12．考查动词短语辨析。句意：现年14岁的Stella继续要求制定更严格的规则来保护河流，今年她走遍了她所在的省份，教其他孩子如何测试当地的水道，并呼吁更好的保护。A. call for呼吁；B. long for渴望；C. pay for支付；D. stand for代表。根据“teach other kids how to test their local waterways”可知，她教其他孩子如何测试当地的水道，并呼吁更好的保护。故选A。 13．考查动词词义辨析。句意：8月，由于她出色的工作，Stella继获得了国际生态英雄奖，这是对环保青年活动家努力的认可。A. earned获得，赢得；B. delivered递送；C. deserved应得；D. presented提出，展现。根据“an International Eco-Hero Award”可知，此处指获奖。故选A。 14．考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. demands需要；B. recognizes承认，认可；C. identifies识别，确认；D. assesses评估。根据语境以及空后“the efforts of environmental youth activists”可知，她获奖了，该奖项是对环保青年活动人士的努力的一种认可，故选B。 15．考查名词词义辨析。句意：“我从没想过我会因为一个科学项目而取得今天的成就，”Stella说，她正在考虑从事环境法方面的职业。A. process过程；B. product产品；C. project项目；D. progress进步。此处呼应第三段中“her Grade 6 science project”，指科学项目，故选C。 Passage3.For dog owners, I believe that owning a dog makes it easier to make friends. 1 , we have something in common. It’s through walking my puppy (小狗) on the beach that I 2 my best friend Natalie McGee. “Do you mind if I let my dog 3 with your dog?” I asked. “Of course not,” she replied. Then, we 4 a lot and have been good friends ever since. Now we meet up for dog play dates where she is often “killing herself laughing” because my dog is so 5 , while hers is quiet. We 6 have “non-puppy” evenings. We meet up for drinks or for dinner. There’s now a 7 . When I meet someone on a dog walk I 8 , I will add them to the group. I think having a dog seems to give people a reason to 9 you, which is really sweet. 10 if you can touch someone’s dog can be a great icebreaker. I also suggest puppy 11 as a good way to make friends. Dog owners are usually going through 12 problems. For example, your puppy is making a 13 at home just like others’. Then you can ask your classmates and teacher for some 14 . Now I have weekly meetups with my friends from the group to 15 dogs and have a drink together. 1．A．After all B．In contrast C．By the way D．In other words 2．A．called B．recognized C．met D．understood 3．A．deal B．play C．compete D．fight 4．A．cared B．chatted C．changed D．worried 5．A．lazy B．clever C．healthy D．lively 6．A．still B．yet C．also D．just 7．A．group B．club C．project D．list 8．A．make fun of B．give way to C．get along with D．catch up with 9．A．admire B．support C．respect D．approach 10．A．Asking B．Telling C．Imagining D．Wondering 11．A．parties B．displays C．meetings D．classes 12．A．unique B．similar C．simple D．real 13．A．decision B．difference C．mess D．comparison 14．A．food B．advice C．money D．information 15．A．talk about B．look for C．check on D．adapt to 【答案】1．A 2．C 3．B 4．B 5．D 6．C 7．A 8．C 9．D 10．A 11．D 12．B 13．C 14．B 15．A 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述养狗便于交友，作者通过狗结识朋友并组织活动。 1．考查介词短语辨析。句意：毕竟，我们有共同之处。A. After all毕竟；B. In contrast相反地；C. By the way顺便说一下；D. In other words换句话说。根据上文“For dog owners, I believe that owning a dog makes it easier to make friends.(对于养狗的人来说，我相信养狗更容易交朋友)”以及下文“we have something in common”可知，作者认为养狗更容易交朋友是因为毕竟他们都共同之处。故选A。 2．考查动词词义辨析。句意：正是在沙滩上遛小狗的时候，我遇到了我最好的朋友Natalie McGee。A. called称呼；B. recognized认可；C. met遇见；D. understood理解。根据下文“my best friend Natalie McGee”指作者在遛狗的时候遇到了自己的好朋友。故选C。 3．考查动词词义辨析。句意：“你介意我让我的狗和你的狗玩吗？”我问。A. deal交易；B. play玩耍；C. compete比赛；D. fight战斗。根据下文“we meet up for dog play dates”可知，两人是因为狗狗玩耍认识的，故选B。 4．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后，我们聊了很多，从那以后一直是好朋友。A. cared关心；B. chatted聊天；C. changed改变；D. worried担心。根据下文“a lot and have been good friends ever since”可知，成为朋友是因为两人聊了很多，逐渐成为了朋友。故选B。 5．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：现在我们约狗一起玩，她经常“笑得前仰后合”，因为我的狗很活泼，而她的狗很安静。A. lazy懒惰的；B. clever聪明的；C. healthy健康的；D. lively活泼的。根据上文“she is often ‘killing herself laughing’”以及下文“while hers is quiet”可知，我的狗和她的狗形成对比，lively(活泼的)与quiet(安静的)形成对比，我的狗很活泼才会让她笑，故选D。 6．考查副词词义辨析。句意：我们也有“无狗”之夜。A. still仍然；B. yet然而；C. also也；D. just只是。根据下文“have “non-puppy” evenings”以及上文“Now we meet up for dog play dates”可知，他们也有不带狗聚会的夜晚，故选C。 7．考查名词词义辨析。句意：现在是一个群体。A. group群体；B. club俱乐部；C. project项目；D. list清单。根据下文“I will add them to the group.”可知，养狗的人逐渐成了一个群体，故选A。 8．考查动词短语辨析。句意：当我在遛狗时遇到和我相处得来的人，我会把他们加到这个群体中。A. make fun of取笑；B. give way to让位于；C. get along with相处融洽；D. catch up with赶上。根据下文“I will add them to the group.”可知，能加入这个群体的是作者相处融洽的人，故选C。 9．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我认为养狗似乎给了人们一个接近你的理由，这真的很美好。A. admire欣赏；B. support支持；C. respect尊重；D. approach靠近。根据下文“if you can touch someone’s dog can be a great icebreaker”可知，养狗似乎给了人们接近彼此的理由，故选D。 10．考查动词词义辨析。句意：询问是否可以抚摸别人的狗可能是一个很好的破冰方式。A. Asking询问；B. Telling告诉；C. Imagining想象；D. Wondering想知道。根据下文“if you can touch someone’s dog”可知，这里指询问是否可以摸狗，故选A。 11．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我还建议把参加小狗课程作为一个交朋友的好方法。A. parties聚会；B. displays展览；C. meetings会议；D. classes班级。根据下文“your classmates and teacher”可知，这里说的是参加小狗课程。故选D。 12．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：养狗的人通常也会遇到类似的问题。A. unique独特的；B. similar相似的；C. simple简单的；D. real真的。根据下文“just like others’”提到你的小狗和别人的小狗一样在家里捣乱，所以指遇到相似的问题。故选B。 13．考查名词词义辨析。句意：例如，你的小狗和别人的小狗一样在家里弄得一团糟。A. decision决定；B. difference差异；C. mess杂乱；D. comparison对比。根据上文“problems”可知，此处是针对狗导致的问题进行举例，“make a mess”是固定短语，意为“弄得一团糟”，符合小狗在家里捣乱的语境。故选C。 14．考查名词词义辨析。句意：然后你可以向你的同学和老师寻求一些建议。A. food食物；B. advice建议；C. money金钱；D. information信息。根据上文“you can ask your classmates and teacher for some”可知养狗遇到问题，所以是向同学老师寻求建议。故选B。 15．考查动词短语辨析。句意：现在我每周都和群体里的朋友聚在一起讨论狗，一起喝一杯。A. talk about谈论；B. look for寻找；C. check on检查；D. adapt to适应。根据下文“dogs”以及上文“I have weekly meetups with my friends from the group”可知，群体里都是养狗的人，所以聚在一起讨论狗，故选A。 Passage4.A Chinese student studying in the UK sent an email to her professor. To her 1 , she received an unexpected reply. “Thank you for your email. I have left to realize my dream of knitting (编织) sweaters for penguins in Antarctica (南极洲). I will be out of 2 endlessly until my penguin friends are happy.” Most people may think this excuse for giving up a job is 3 , but in fact, the kind act of knitting sweaters for penguins is a real program. In the late 1990s, a major oil spill (溢出) 4 near Phillip Island in Australia. Later, though the oil-affected penguins were 5 , there was a noticeable drop in its number and decline in the health of baby penguins in the following reproducing 6 . Actually the penguins had already suffered body damage from the oil before the rescue workers cleaned them. Besides, the oil damaged their weak feathers, 7 which they would be left in cold in winter. And the oil-affected feathers make it difficult for the penguins to swim or hunt for food. 8 , the Penguin Foundation and Phillip Island Nature Parks called on knitting-lovers worldwide to knit sweaters for the penguins. These sweaters are given to penguins in need of cleaning to provide warmth and prevent them 9 the oil. The penguin sweaters program has been 10 for over 20 years. In the last major oil spill near Phillip Island in 2001, more than 420 little penguins were 11 saved with the help of penguin sweaters and were sent back into the 12 . Up to now 13 knitters from across the globe have sent over 200,000 little penguin sweaters! However, The Penguin Foundation explains that knitted sweaters are only 14 placed on the penguins, acting as a protection to prevent them from 15 their oily feathers with their mouths. When the penguins’ feathers return to normal, the sweaters won’t be used any more. 1．A．joy B．surprise C．fright D．annoyance 2．A．office B．order C．control D．style 3．A．terrible B．necessary C．impossible D．humorous 4．A．quit B．ended C．happened D．existed 5．A．damaged B．rescued C．exchanged D．limited 6．A．area B．site C．center D．season 7．A．without B．in C．through D．over 8．A．However B．Therefore C．Otherwise D．Still 9．A．taking off B．taking down C．taking in D．taking back 10．A．running B．moving C．trying D．starting 11．A．secretly B．reasonably C．personally D．successfully 12．A．park B．wild C．shelter D．reserve 13．A．admirable B．expert C．average D．confident 14．A．calmly B．equally C．momentarily D．obviously 15．A．feeding B．contacting C．hiding D．reaching 【答案】1．B 2．A 3．D 4．C 5．B 6．D 7．A 8．B 9．C 10．A 11．D 12．B 13．A 14．C 15．D 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了为企鹅编织毛衣的爱心项目和其背后的故事。 1．考查名词词义辨析。句意：令她吃惊的是，她收到了一个出乎意料的答复。A. joy欢乐；B. surprise惊奇；C. fright恐惧；D. annoyance恼怒。根据后文“she received an unexpected reply”可知，令这名中国留学生吃惊的是，她收到了一个出乎意料的答复。故选B项。 2．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我将一直离开办公室，直到我的企鹅朋友们开心为止。A. office办公室；B. order命令；C. control控制；D. style风格。根据前文“I have left to realize my dream of knitting (编织) sweaters for penguins in Antarctica (南极洲).”可知，教授说去为企鹅织毛衣，所以此处表达他会离开工作岗位一段时间，直到企鹅的情况让他觉得满意。故选A项。 3．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：大多数人可能认为这种放弃工作的借口是幽默的，但事实上，为企鹅编织毛衣的这种行为是一个真实的项目。A. terrible糟糕的；B. necessary必须的；C. impossible不可能的；D. humorous幽默的。根据后文“but in fact, the kind act of knitting sweaters for penguins is a real program.”可知，前后文为转折关系，所以大多数人可能认为这个放弃工作的借口很幽默，但实际上是一个真实的项目。故选D项。 4．考查动词词义辨析。句意：20 世纪 90 年代末，澳大利亚菲利普岛附近发生了一起重大的石油泄漏事件。A. quit放弃；B. ended结束；C. happened发生；D. existed存在。根据前文“a major oil spill (溢出)”可知，澳大利亚菲利普岛附近发生了一起重大石油泄漏事件。故选C项。 5．考查动词词义辨析。句意：后来，虽然受石油影响的企鹅获救了，但在接下来的繁殖季节，企鹅宝宝的数量和健康状况都明显下降。A. damaged损坏；B. rescued拯救；C. exchanged交换；D. limited限制。根据前文“though the oil-affected penguins were”可知，受石油影响的企鹅获救了。故选B项。 6．考查名词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. area地区；B. site地点；C. center中心；D. season季节。根据前文“there was a noticeable drop in its number and decline in the health of baby penguins in the following reproducing”可知，在接下来的繁殖季节，企鹅宝宝的数量和健康状况都明显下降。故选D项。 7．考查介词词义辨析。句意：此外，石油损坏了它们脆弱的羽毛，没有这些羽毛，它们在冬天会受冻。A. without没有；B. in在……里面；C. through通过；D. over在……之上。根据前文“the oil damaged their weak feathers”和后文“which they would be left in cold in winter”可知，石油破坏了它们的羽毛，所以这里指的是没有这些羽毛。故选A项。 8．考查副词词义辨析。句意：因此，企鹅基金会和菲利普岛自然公园呼吁全球的编织爱好者为企鹅织毛衣。A. However然而；B. Therefore因此；C. Otherwise否则；D. Still仍然。根据前文“And the oil-affected feathers make it difficult for the penguins to swim or hunt for food.”和后文“the Penguin Foundation and Phillip Island Nature Parks called on knitting-lovers worldwide to knit sweaters for the penguins.”可知，石油破坏了它们的羽毛，使它们难以游泳或觅食，所以这里表示因果关系，因此企鹅基金会和菲利普岛自然公园呼吁为企鹅编织毛衣。故选B项。 9．考查动词短语辨析。句意：这些毛衣被送给需要清洗的企鹅，为它们提供温暖，防止它们沾染(吸收)石油。A. taking off起飞；B. taking down拆除；C. taking in吸收；D. taking back收回。根据前文“These sweaters are given to penguins in need of cleaning to provide warmth and prevent them”和后文“the oil”可知，这些毛衣是送给企鹅的，既能保暖，又能防止它们沾染(吸收)油污。故选C项。 10．考查动词词义辨析。句意：企鹅毛衣项目已经运行了20多年。A. running运行；B. moving移动；C. trying尝试；D. starting开始。根据前文“The penguin sweaters program has been”和后文“Up to now ____13____ knitters from across the globe have sent over 200,000 little penguin sweaters!”可知，企鹅毛衣项目已经运行了20多年。故选A项。 11．考查副词词义辨析。句意：：在2001年菲利普岛附近最近一次重大石油泄漏事件中，在企鹅毛衣的帮助下，420多只小企鹅被成功营救，并被送回野外。A. secretly秘密地；B. reasonably合理地；C. personally个人地；D. successfully成功地。根据后文“saved with the help of penguin sweaters and were sent back into the ____12____”可知，在企鹅毛衣的帮助下，420多只小企鹅被成功地营救。故选D项。 12．考查名词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. park公园；B. wild野外；C. shelter避难所；D. reserve保护区。根据前文“more than 420 little penguins were ____11____ saved with the help of penguin sweaters and were sent back into the”可知，在企鹅毛衣的帮助下，小企鹅被成功地营救，企鹅原本生活在野外，营救后应送回野外。故选B项。 13．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：到目前为止，来自全球令人钦佩的编织者已经寄来了超过20万件小企鹅毛衣！A. admirable令人钦佩的；B. expert专家的；C. average平均；D. confident自信的。根据后文“knitters from across the globe have sent over 200,000 little penguin sweaters”可知，这些编织者为拯救企鹅织毛衣，这种行为令人钦佩。故选A项。 14．考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，企鹅基金会解释说，针织毛衣只是暂时披在企鹅身上，作为一种保护，防止它们用嘴碰到沾满油污的羽毛。A. calmly冷静地；B. equally平等地；C. momentarily短暂地；D. obviously显然地。根据后文“When the penguins’ feathers return to normal, the sweaters won’t be used any more.”可知，当企鹅羽毛恢复正常，毛衣就不再使用，说明是暂时穿。故选C项。 15．考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. feeding喂养；B. contacting联系；C. hiding隐藏；D. reaching到达，能伸到。根据后文“their oily feathers with their mouths”可知，毛衣作为保护，防止它们用嘴接触到沾满油污的羽毛。故选D项。 ( 1 )原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ Unit6 Earth First 阅读完形训练 - 2024-2025学年高一英语专项提高训练必刷好题 （外研版2019必修第二册） 一、阅读理解 Passage1. Do you take your own shopping bag with you when you go shopping? Most people don’t. It’s easier to just ask for a plastic bag when you’re checking out. But the truth is that most of these bags will end up in the ocean, killing wildlife and even ending up in the seafood that we eat. Plastic pollution has become a major problem around the world. China creates about 59 million tons of plastic waste each year, while the US creates about 37 million tons, according to a 2018 scientific report. But two sisters from Bali are doing their part to stop this from happening. They started a global campaign called Bye Bye Plastic Bags (BBPB) . Its members encourage people to use fewer plastic bags. They also advise local leaders in their area to ban the bags. Melati Wijsen, 17, and her sister Isabel, 15, started BBPB in 2013 after learning about great leaders like Nelson Mandela and Lady Diana in school. They asked themselves, “What can we do as children living in Bali, now, to make a difference?” The Wijsen sisters have spoken to 20,000 young people about the dangers of plastic. They also created two educational booklets for primary schools in Indonesia. They are crazy about their work, especially when it comes to protecting Bali. Their hard work pushed officials in Bali to make the island refuse plastic bags by 2018. The sisters have no plans to stop any time soon. Though they know there will be difficulties along the way, they think their hard work will pay off. “Were not telling you it’s going to be easy. We’re telling you it’ going to be worth it,” Isabel said. 1．What does the first paragraph talk about? A．How to go shopping. B．The bad condition of the ocean. C．The dangers of plastic bags. D．Why people use plastic bags. 2．The Wijsen sisters started BBPB because ______ . A．they want to make more money B．they want people to use fewer plastic bags C．they want people to pick up the plastic bags in the ocean D．they want to encourage local leaders to produce better plastic bags 3．What did the sisters Melati Wijsen and Isabel do to protect Bali? ① They put up lots of notices of saving sea animals. ② They gave speeches about the dangers of plastic pollution. ③ They provided free paper bags for shoppers. ④ They made educational booklets for students. A．②④ B．①② C．②③ D．③④ 4．The sisters Melati Wijsen and Isabel think “______ ” about their campaign. A．it hasn’t been planned very well B．it isn’t easy for them to control C．it is going to be easier in the future D．It is difficult to do but meaningful Passage2. A groundbreaking nine-year study found that elephants approaching small farms in Kenya avoid beehive fences (蜂巢围栏) with live honey bees up to 86% of the time during crop seasons. This natural fence has helped reduce human-elephant conflict (冲突) for local farmers while also enabling them to make money by selling honey. The study was carried out by Save the Elephants (STE) along with the Wildlife Research and Training Institute (WRTI) and the University of Oxford, highlighting how bees can be used as a natural tool to protect both crops and wildlife. Kenya’s growing human population has led to conflicts between farmers and elephants. To address this, the Kenya Wildlife Service has worked with STE to protect both wildlife and farmers. One solution is the use of beehive fences, which were introduced in 2007. These fences have beehives placed between posts, using bees to create a natural barrier. Elephants, afraid of bee stings, avoid these areas, while farmers benefit from honey production. The study tracked 26 farms protected by beehive fences in two villages near Tsavo East National Park, and studied nearly 4,000 reports of elephant approaches. Elephants roam freely in and out of the park throughout the year as they look for mates, food and water, but can be attracted by the smell and richness of agricultural crops. During the crop-growing seasons, 3,027 elephants approached the farms and the beehive fences successfully deterred (阻止) an annual average of 86.3% of elephants from damaging crops. Across all seasons and the entire study period, including a drought, the fences deterred an annual average of 76% of elephants. However, challenges such as the drought badly affected honey production. “Kenya is facing increasing challenges with human-elephant conflict,” said Dr. Patrick Omondi, Director of WRTI. “We need more research and support for nature-based solutions to help our communities live better alongside wildlife.” 1．Why were beehive fences set in Kenya? A．To prevent the locals stealing foods. B．To encourage the villagers to eat honey. C．To keep elephants away from farms. D．To call on people to protect honeybees. 2．What does the underlined word “roam” in paragraph 4 mean? A．Walk around. B．Make progress. C．Cheer up. D．Calm down. 3．What is required to solve the problem facing Kenya according to Omondi? A．Supplies of large amounts of quality honey. B．Preventive measures to save elephants in danger. C．Public support for the change in traditional farming. D．Long-term answers to human-wildlife living in peace. 4．Which can be a suitable title for the text? A．Kenya’s Rapid Human Population Growth B．Kenya’s Sweet Solution to Wildlife Conflict C．Environmentally Friendly Farming Practices D．Nature-based Methods for Raising Honeybees Passage3. The male western tanager (唐纳雀)looks like a little flame, while females are less showy, a dusty yellow. In the spring, they prepare to move thousands of miles to the Mountain West of Central America, flying through grasslands, deserts, and occasionally, suburban yards. To fuel them on their lengthy journey, western tanagers fill up on insects and berries. But as global climate change causes spring to start earlier, birds such as western tanagers are arriving at their destination after what’s known as“green-up”, when flowers begin blooming and insects emerge. According to a study published in early March in the journal PNAS, this kind of timing mismatch between migrants (迁移动物) and their food sources, which is happening across North America, could have serious consequences for migratory birds' survival. “In discussing climate change, we often focus on warming,” says Scott Loss, a co-author of the study. “But the length and timing of seasons — like when winter ends and spring begins — are some of the most dramatic effects of climate change.” Loss and his colleagues used satellite imagery from 2002 to 2021 to calculate the average start of spring green-up along the typical migration routes of 150 North American bird species, then compared that timing with the current green-up. They found that spring is indeed beginning earlier along birds’ migration routes. “By contrary, previous studies have mainly focused on songbirds in Eastern North America,” says Morgan Tingley, an ornithologist at UCLA, “but this new investigation shows that bird species in the West and at different levels of the food web might be just as vulnerable (脆弱的).” “Part of it is knowing which species are vulnerable to various threats,” Loss says. “This adds to the knowledge about vulnerability of a wide range of bird species.” And he hopes that the information will serve to highlight the urgent need to lower greenhouse-gas emissions as fast as possible. “It’s really important, if we can’t address climate change immediately, to try to stop habitat loss as much as we can.” 1．What may cause a direct threat to western tanagers' survival? A．Global warming. B．The duration of changing seasons. C．Loss of habitats due to human activities. D．Decreased access to foods during migration. 2．What is unique about the new study on birds like western tanagers? A．It covers a wider geographic range. B．It reveals the decline in bird populations. C．It centers on the adaptation of bird species. D．It ensures the existence of a timing mismatch. 3．What does Loss suggest we do to safeguard migratory birds? A．Reduce the effects of climate change. B．Preserve ecosystems for bird species. C．Address emissions and habitat loss. D．Expand researches on threats to birds. 4．Where is the text most likely from? A．A bird-watching guidebook. B．A scientific magazine. C．A website about climate change. D．A magazine about travel. Passage4. When the hip hop artist and music producer DJ Spooky first visited Antarctica in 2007, he was astonished by how fast everything there is changing. Melt water can be heard flowing at the edges of formerly solid glaciers; the waters echo (回响) with roar of icebergs as they melt. Antarctica’s ice sheet took millions of years to create. Now it is disappearing at speeds visible on human time scales. His multimedia work Terra Nova: Sinfonia Antarctica includes videos and sounds he recorded from the ice and ocean, accompanied by musical strings that seem to alternate (交替) between sadness and sharp urgency. He brings what he calls an “emotional, kind of immersive (沉浸式的) quality” to the experience. Icebergs have also cast their spell on Catherine Walker, a scientist. She too has sailed among Antarctic icebergs and been astonished by their impressive beauty and fragility (脆弱). To study changes in Antarctica, Walker primarily works with numbers: the physics of how icebergs are created and destroyed. But she is also fascinated by their stories. Icebergs can be huge — as big as Rhode Island — and seem to have lives of their own. “This is not an interesting story to tell in a research paper,” Walker admits, but it motivates her work, “I want to see what happens and help tell its story as the climate changes.” In the late 19th century, the great writer Herman Melville recorded this moment of transition in his poem The Berg. It tells the story of a brave ship that crashes into an iceberg. The terrible crash sinks the ship but hardly budges the iceberg. In that age, icebergs truly seemed immovable and unchangeable. Both Spooky and Walker say the Antarctic icebergs they’ve seen up close are as impressive and frightening as in Melville’s day. As Melville writes, even the “hard berg” is “bound for death.” In 1888, climate change and global warming were still ideas far in the future, yet already Melville had an eye on how the tables might turn. 1．How does the author start the text? A．By describing a personal experience. B．By explain the process of ice melting. C．By introducing an expedition to Antarctica. D．By showing the natural beauty of Antarctica. 2．What is reflected in Spooky’s work of Terra Nova: Sinfonia Antarctica? A．The story of fragile icebergs. B．The loud roar of the vast ocean. C．The urgent need to protect Antarctica. D．The possible cause of climate changes. 3．What does the underlined word “budges” in Paragraph 4 mean? A．Destroys completely. B．Threatens directly. C．Approaches slowly. D．Moves slightly. 4．Why is Melville’s ship mentioned in the last two paragraphs? A．To tell readers an adventurous story. B．To educate people about dangers of icebergs. C．To recommend a poem “The Berg” to readers. D．To warn us of climate change and global warming. Passage5. Over the past few centuries, we have dug, chopped, burned, drilled, pumped, stripped, forged, flared, lit, launched, driven, and flown our way to adding 2.4 trillion metric tons of carbon dioxide to Earth’s atmosphere. On a lonely, lunar-like valley 20 miles outside of Reykjavík, Iceland, Edda Aradóttir is on a mission to put it back where it came from. In sending CO2 deep beneath the surface of the planet, she’s aiming to reverse one of the most consequential acts (有重要意义的行为) of human history: the unearthing of massive amounts of subterranean (地下) carbon as fossil fuels, the lifeblood of modern civilization but now its bane as well. She doesn’t have much time. Nor do the rest of us. The extreme weather and record-hot temperatures from climate change are already here — and virtually certain to get worse. Scientists and entrepreneurs like Aradóttir are embarking on (着手) ambitious — and sometimes controversial — projects to remove carbon dioxide from ambient air and lock it away. In Arizona, an engineering professor shows me his “mechanical tree,” a single one of which may someday be able to do the work of a thousand regular trees in capturing and storing CO2. In Australia, a leading oceanographer tells me that seaweed is salvation, if only we’d help it grow in giant aqua-gardens of kelp and wakame that could harbor billions of tons of carbon dioxide. Atop a university building in Zürich, an Uruguayan inventor with a gleam in his eye presents me with a small vial of fuel made from nothing but sunlight and air. What these efforts have in common is that they are geared in the long run to drag downward a number that climate experts agree holds the key to the health of the planet. That number is the atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide. Today this critical number stands at some 420 parts per million, rising roughly 50 percent since 1850. Carbon-capture proponents say that their work — to capture the main driver of climate change, radically scaled up in coming decades — will help bring this number down. 1．What is the main idea of the first and second paragraph? A．Too much carbon contributes to climate change. B．Increasing carbon due to human activities urges action. C．For hundreds of year humans have increased too much carbon. D．Scientists should put carbon back to where it is from. 2．What does the underlined phrase “one of the most consequential acts” in paragraph 2 refer to? A．What boosts civilization also opens Pandora’s box. B．Human civilization leads to extremely unstable climate. C．There is less time for us to protect our environment. D．Modern civilization depends too much on fossil fuels. 3．Why does the author mention some scientists and entrepreneurs in paragraph 3? A．To show their ambitions of reusing carbon. B．To suggest the possibility of controlling carbon. C．To offer practical ways of emitting carbon. D．To display a new evidence in scientific researches. 4．What is the best title for the text? A．Another Possible Weapon to Fight Climate Change B．Industrial Revolutions Spelling Disaster for Human C．Extreme Climate Change Waiting to Be Urgently Eased D．New Measures to Reduce Greenhouse-gas Emissions Passage6. Zoos divide opinion: there are those who think it is cruel to keep animals locked up while others believe zoos are essential for the survival of endangered species. To argue that zoos imprison animals is to misunderstand what zoos are about. Without zoos many of the creatures we love and admire would no longer exist. Every single day, over one hundred animal species vanish. Scientists predict that as early as 2050 one quarter of the Earth’s species will become extinct. Some animals are in danger because they are hunted. Alarmingly, the population of tigers has already fallen by ninety-five percent. Other species are in danger because of a lack of food. For example, there are fewer than 1300 giant pandas left in the wild. Zoos have special breeding programmes to help those animals at risk. These breeding programmes are proving extremely successful. As Irene Shapiro from Zoo and Wildlife Support says, “the Puerto Rican Parrot has grown in numbers from just thirteen to about eighty-five and the Golden Lion Tamarin Monkey, which has almost ceased (停止) to exist twenty years ago, has been reintroduced back into the wild.” Unfortunately, not everyone understands this important role zoos play. For example, Brian Featherstone from the Anti-Zoo Forum says, “I can’t believe we take animals from the wild and put them in cages for the entertainment of the public! We should view them on film or TV in their natural environment.” However, this misses the point. A zoo does more than display animals to the public. It ensures their survival. Without zoos you would not be able to see many of these animals on TV or anywhere else! 1．What’s the writer’s attitude towards zoos? A．He shows no opinion either for or against them. B．He thinks that they are unnecessary and cruel. C．He believes they play an important environmental role. D．He expresses a desire that more of them be built. 2．The underlined word “vanish” in Paragraph 2 most probably means _______. A．remain B．disappear C．become rarer D．get killed 3．According to the passage the world’s tiger population _______. A．will rise by 5% next year B．is relatively stable C．is 95% smaller than in the past D．has fallen to 95% 4．According to the writer, the most important function of the zoo is to _______. A．make a lot of money B．entertain visitors C．ensure animals’ survival D．educate the public Passage7. As I got my first close-up look at a bird, I knew bird watching was going to help me manage my pain. I was born with Kippel-Trenaunay syndrome (KTS), a rare vascular disorder (血管疾病). During my childhood, I spent a lot of time in the hospital. As an adult, I always had doctors’ appointments lined up. Then, things got really bad in 2020. I was working in advertising at the time, filled with tight deadlines. My body broke down from stress, making basic tasks impossible. So, I slowed down and took up activities that required presence: yoga, meditation and journaling. When my pain was finally under control, my husband and I planned a trip to La Antigua, Guatemala. Knut, the co-owner of Cayaya Birding Guatemala, drove us to Finca el Pilar, a nature reserve. In the dark forest, strange bird calls filled the air. Knut played an owl call from a speaker, hoping to attract one. Just as dawn (黎明) broke and I lost interest, a real bird call sounded. Our owl friend landed in a nearby tree. Knut shone a flashlight. Through the binoculars (双筒望远镜), I saw every feather clearly. I whispered, “Thanks, owl; thanks, universe.” After a few minutes, the bird disappeared silently. More than 60 different species later, our two-day journey was over, and Knut invited us to his place to go over “the checklist”. Checklists are huge in the birding community. Birders have lists for everything: sightings, sounds and possible encounters. I hate to admit it, but I couldn’t wait to start box-checking. The trip was a huge success, which let my stress fly away. Birdwatching keeps reminding me that if I slow down and pay attention, what I’m looking for is usually right in front of me. 1．Why did the author start birdwatching? A．To follow her doctor’s suggestion. B．To explore nature with her husband. C．To escape her advertising job forever. D．To relieve pressure and physical pain. 2．How did the author feel when she saw the owl? A．Anxious. B．Grateful. C．Depressed. D．Calm. 3．What is “the checklist” used for in paragraph 5? A．Tracking bird observations. B．Scheduling daily activities. C．Organizing future travels. D．Recording medical conditions. 4．What lesson did the author learn from birdwatching? A．The necessity of keeping journals. B．The joy of travelling with partners. C．The value of being patient and attentive. D．The significance of rushing through life. Passage8. Male mosquitoes may be nearly as blood-thirsty as females under certain conditions, new research suggests. Male mosquitoes, which are normally disinterested in blood, will take blood meals when they are dehydrated (脱水), the scientist Jason Rasgon of Penn State and his colleagues report in a paper. The finding overturns the idea that only female mosquitoes bite, drink blood and spread diseases. Males may not be totally harmless. A student in Rasgon’s lab noticed that male mosquitoes would sometimes feed on blood in a tray covered by a thin artificial membrane (人工膜) when researchers took away water. Rasgon wanted to know if thirsty males would try to get blood from a person, so he stuck his hand in cages containing male mosquitoes. Hydrated males mostly ignored him, but dehydrated males would land and examine his skin. One even bit him but hardly got into the first layer of the skin. “I was shocked,” says Rasgon. Male mosquitoes’ long, tubelike mouth parts aren’t able to bite skin deeply enough to draw blood. But a wound caused by Rasgon’s cat allowed him to test whether males could get blood another way. Sure enough, a dehydrated male mosquito drank blood from the open wound. In another experiment, male mosquitoes that were genetically engineered to be unable to sense wetness didn’t take blood meals more often when lacking water. Those findings suggest that males may go for blood to satisfy their thirst. One earlier research paper showed that blood was harmful to male mosquitoes. Scientists thought all male mosquitoes didn’t have the ability to break down blood. But in Rasgon’s experiment, male mosquitoes fed only blood lived as long as those that didn’t get blood, and even a little bit longer. 1．What is discovered in Rasgon’s research according to Paragraph 1? A．That female mosquitoes may be harmful. B．That only female mosquitoes drink blood. C．That male mosquitoes may bite and drink blood. D．That male mosquitoes are disinterested in blood. 2．How did Rasgon carry out his research? A．By taking away water. B．By experimenting on himself. C．By placing his cat in the cage. D．By creating a thin artificial membrane. 3．What didn’t Rasgon expect in his research? A．Male mosquitoes would be able to bite deeply into human skin. B．Male mosquitoes would try to drink human blood when dehydrated. C．Female mosquitoes would become interested in blood when hydrated. D．Female mosquitoes would prefer water over blood meals when dehydrated. 4．What did one earlier research paper show? A．Blood would bring harm to male mosquitoes. B．Blood would make mosquitoes more harmful. C．Male mosquitoes were able to break down blood. D．Male mosquitoes fed blood would live as long or longer. Passage9. When it comes to clever dogs, it’s hard to imagine a faster, sharper or braver dog than Bear. This little wonder has made himself quite famous for his special ability to smell out injured and homeless koalas (考拉) in places that just went through forest fires. What he wasn’t expecting was becoming an international superstar, attracting thousands of followers on social media (媒体) and even catching the attention of Hollywood stars Tom Hanks and Leonardo DiCaprio! “We had special fireproof (防火的) shoes made for him to protect his feet from being hurt,” explains proud owner and wildlife campaigner Tyson Mayr, 34, who teamed up with Bear after looking for a way to help animals influenced by the forest fires. “Bear’s so strong, but the moment he gets up close and personal with a little one he’s saved, he gets quite sad.” Tyson reached out to the International Fund for Animal Welfare, which directed him to the Detection Dogs for Conservation program at the University of the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, where Bear was in training. “I’ll never forget meeting Bear for the first time there, looking into those beautiful blue eyes. Even today I tear up because he is the real deal,” says Tyson, adding that Bear was forced to leave his first owners because of his obsessive-compulsive disorder (强迫症). “Firsthand, I quickly saw just how much of an influence he was having. He runs for 10 km without even a drink stop, and can save up to 50 koalas in a day.” “The koalas know he’s out there to save them,” adds Tyson. “I think they’d agree with the rest of us that dogs really do make life so much better!” 1．What is Bear good at? A．Playing with koalas. B．Putting out forest fires. C．Looking for injured koalas. D．Smelling out his followers. 2．What do we know about Tom Hanks and Leonardo DiCaprio? A．They are Tyson’s good friends. B．They have an influence on Bear. C．They are interested in Bear’s stories. D．They are famous Hollywood directors. 3．Where did Tyson first meet Bear? A．In the forest. B．In a university. C．On social media. D．In a Hollywood movie. 4．What may koalas agree with according to Tyson? A．Dogs make a difference in our life. B．Dogs can make friends very easily. C．Dogs usually don't drink much. D．Dogs are good to their owners. Passage10. Greta Thunberg was born on January 3, 2003, in Stockholm, Sweden. Her parents provided her with an artistic and creative environment when she was young. At the age of 8, Greta first learned about climate change during a school lesson. The knowledge of the coming environmental crisis (危机) deeply troubled her, and she couldn’t understand why so little was being done to handle it. In 2018, Thunberg began a school strike outside the Swedish parliament. For almost three weeks before the Swedish election in September, she sat alone or with a few supporters, handing out informational flyers and demanding stronger measures on climate change from the government. Her actions quickly gained attention, and students around the world began to follow her lead, organizing their own climate strikes. Her one-person protest (抗议) finally grew into a global movement known as “Fridays for Future”. In December 2018, Greta gave a speech at the United Nations Climate Change Conference(COP24), where she called on world leaders to take immediate action. But it was her speech at the 2019 United Nations Climate Action Summit in New York that truly made headlines. Her passionate request for action on climate change was heard by millions around the world. Greta has received many honors and awards, including being named one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People. However, she has also faced serious criticism and personal attacks. Even so, Thunberg remains undaunted. She continues to be a leading voice in the fight against climate change. Her courage and determination have inspired millions of people around the world to take action to protect the planet. 1．What led Greta to pay attention to climate change? A．A crisis she faced. B．The support of her school. C．A class she attended. D．The advice from her parents. 2．What can be learned from the second paragraph? A．Greta didn’t want to go to school. B．Greta achieved success through great efforts. C．Greta was lonely because few people supported her. D．Greta led a global movement known as “Fridays for Future”. 3．What does the underlined word “undaunted” in paragraph 4 mean? A．Determined. B．Inspired. C．Addicted. D．Absorbed. 4．What is the best title of the text? A．Climate Crisis around the World. B．Greta: A Voice for Climate Change. C．The United Nations Climate Change Conferences. D．Greta: An Influential Woman for Personal Growth. 二、完形填空 Passage1.Adams has had many identities: refugee (难民), journalist, mining consultant and now defender of wildlife. As a child, he was an animal lover. He was 1 by animals living in the forests outside his hometown of Bukavu — but his path to conservation was 2 . In the mid-1990s, civil war sent him to South Africa, where he struggled to 3 as a refugee and taught himself English in public libraries. After many efforts, he 4 jobs in journalism and then mining. One day, while 5 to a gold mine in northeastern Congo, Adams looked down on the bare trees near Garamba National Park. He saw the wounds and damage of mining operations (挖矿开采) left on the forest. He began to think about the beauty of his countries’ wild places and the struggle to 6 them. So in 2013, he 7 Conserve Congo, a non-profit organization, to take his wildlife mission one step further. With a team of volunteers including police officers, politicians and students, Adams even slipped into trafficking (非法交易) networks and set organized traps to give the destroyers a heavy 8 . Adams attaches importance to 9 the hearts and minds of the police officers he works with. “They need to understand the reason behind what we do. We have to 10 them into nature lovers. They can only protect what they know and love,” he 11 . It also 12 with multiple national parks, helping to prevent illegal hunting, training volunteers to monitor the parks, and buying uniforms and other supplies for workers. 13 , the non-profit organization has worked on more than six thousand illegal 14 , rescued hundreds of animals from chimps to parrots, and 15 tons of ivory and animal fur. 1．A．shocked B．fascinated C．frightened D．annoyed 2．A．smooth B．straight C．tough D．broad 3．A．hide B．survive C．arrive D．work 4．A．landed B．quit C．offered D．kept 5．A．biking B．riding C．driving D．flying 6．A．destroy B．explore C．preserve D．appreciate 7．A．set up B．made up C．took up D．put up 8．A．blow B．burden C．kill D．task. 9．A．watching over B．turning over C．winning over D．running over 10．A．persuade B．inform C．force D．turn 11．A．talks B．explains C．adds D．whispers 12．A．partners B．competes C．fights D．shares 13．A．At the moment B．In the past C．In an instant D．Up to now 14．A．stages B．factors C．cases D．occasions 15．A．produced B．burnt C．removed D．recovered Passage2.In this age of environmental crises, perhaps it comes no surprise that Stella Bowles found one in her own backyard. What is unique is her 1 to do something about it. The 100-kilometre LaHave River passes through Stella’s community of Upper LaHave. Back in 2015, the pretty waterway was considered by many locals 2 to swim in, but Stella wanted to know why. Then the 11-year-old was 3 to learn what was causing the pollution: human waste being cast 4 into the water by hundreds of her neighbors. “I was 5 ,” Stella says, when she found out 600 homes were using straight-pipes to pump waste from toilet to river without any filtration (过滤). She decided to 6 the problem for her Grade 6 science project. With the help of a retired local physician, Stella learned how to 7 the water in the LaHave. Unfortunately, her results showed contamination (污染) way above Health Canada guidelines. However, locals were boating on the river without knowing they were facing the potential danger of infection. Stella began to raise the 8 of the LaHave’s contamination problem. Soon she was making local headlines and trying to convince 9 . Finally, in spring 2017, all levels of governments 10 to remove all straight-pipes in Nova Scotia by 2023. The LaHave still isn’t safe for 11 , but it should be safe for the sixth graders of Upper LaHave’s future. Stella, now 14, continues to press for more rigid rules to protect the river and this year travelled around her province to teach other kids how to test their local waterways and 12 better care. In August, thanks to her excellent work, Stella 13 an International Eco-Hero Award, which 14 the efforts of environmental youth activists. “I never thought I’d be where I am today because of a science 15 ,” says Stella, who is considering a career in environmental law. 1．A．determination B．investigation C．strategy D．donation 2．A．perfect B．unfit C．uncomfortable D．adaptable 3．A．frightened B．inspired C．upset D．relieved 4．A．suddenly B．carefully C．quickly D．directly 5．A．confident B．curious C．excited D．sick 6．A．look out B．look for C．look into D．look on 7．A．test B．preserve C．prevent D．observe 8．A．doubts B．awareness C．fears D．pressure 9．A．physicians B．physicists C．philosophers D．politicians 10．A．resisted B．agreed C．pretended D．promoted 11．A．rowing B．playing C．swimming D．fishing 12．A．call for B．long for C．pay for D．stand for 13．A．earned B．delivered C．deserved D．presented 14．A．demands B．recognizes C．identifies D．assesses 15．A．process B．product C．project D．progress Passage3.For dog owners, I believe that owning a dog makes it easier to make friends. 1 , we have something in common. It’s through walking my puppy (小狗) on the beach that I 2 my best friend Natalie McGee. “Do you mind if I let my dog 3 with your dog?” I asked. “Of course not,” she replied. Then, we 4 a lot and have been good friends ever since. Now we meet up for dog play dates where she is often “killing herself laughing” because my dog is so 5 , while hers is quiet. We 6 have “non-puppy” evenings. We meet up for drinks or for dinner. There’s now a 7 . When I meet someone on a dog walk I 8 , I will add them to the group. I think having a dog seems to give people a reason to 9 you, which is really sweet. 10 if you can touch someone’s dog can be a great icebreaker. I also suggest puppy 11 as a good way to make friends. Dog owners are usually going through 12 problems. For example, your puppy is making a 13 at home just like others’. Then you can ask your classmates and teacher for some 14 . Now I have weekly meetups with my friends from the group to 15 dogs and have a drink together. 1．A．After all B．In contrast C．By the way D．In other words 2．A．called B．recognized C．met D．understood 3．A．deal B．play C．compete D．fight 4．A．cared B．chatted C．changed D．worried 5．A．lazy B．clever C．healthy D．lively 6．A．still B．yet C．also D．just 7．A．group B．club C．project D．list 8．A．make fun of B．give way to C．get along with D．catch up with 9．A．admire B．support C．respect D．approach 10．A．Asking B．Telling C．Imagining D．Wondering 11．A．parties B．displays C．meetings D．classes 12．A．unique B．similar C．simple D．real 13．A．decision B．difference C．mess D．comparison 14．A．food B．advice C．money D．information 15．A．talk about B．look for C．check on D．adapt to Passage4.A Chinese student studying in the UK sent an email to her professor. To her 1 , she received an unexpected reply. “Thank you for your email. I have left to realize my dream of knitting (编织) sweaters for penguins in Antarctica (南极洲). I will be out of 2 endlessly until my penguin friends are happy.” Most people may think this excuse for giving up a job is 3 , but in fact, the kind act of knitting sweaters for penguins is a real program. In the late 1990s, a major oil spill (溢出) 4 near Phillip Island in Australia. Later, though the oil-affected penguins were 5 , there was a noticeable drop in its number and decline in the health of baby penguins in the following reproducing 6 . Actually the penguins had already suffered body damage from the oil before the rescue workers cleaned them. Besides, the oil damaged their weak feathers, 7 which they would be left in cold in winter. And the oil-affected feathers make it difficult for the penguins to swim or hunt for food. 8 , the Penguin Foundation and Phillip Island Nature Parks called on knitting-lovers worldwide to knit sweaters for the penguins. These sweaters are given to penguins in need of cleaning to provide warmth and prevent them 9 the oil. The penguin sweaters program has been 10 for over 20 years. In the last major oil spill near Phillip Island in 2001, more than 420 little penguins were 11 saved with the help of penguin sweaters and were sent back into the 12 . Up to now 13 knitters from across the globe have sent over 200,000 little penguin sweaters! However, The Penguin Foundation explains that knitted sweaters are only 14 placed on the penguins, acting as a protection to prevent them from 15 their oily feathers with their mouths. 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