内容正文:
Which words hest deserihe Billy Barr?
周未检测B卷
A.Crazy andl amhitious
B.Loney and outdsted,
C.Gemrours and devoted.
.'sI国nt and optimistie
(建议周时:50分钟)
California has lst half its hig trees since the 190s,according to n study to he published Tuesday
【.阅法
nnd climmte change seems to be a majur factor(送素,
The mumber nf trees larger than two feet acrosn hae declind hy 50 percent om more thm 46.00
Billy Barr,71.paused outside his muumtainside eahin to measure the water pereentage in anw,
sre milen nf (alifornis forests,the new study find.No ares was pared ar unffeeted,from the
This year.it contnined ahout 10 percent."Another yenr of high figure."Barr sighed Things were
loggy northern eutst 1o the Sterm Nevods Mountains to the San Gahriels above Los Angeles.In the
quite different five years.when thw nmber had heen arond 6 percemt."Naw the here hs
Serm high coumntry,the number af big trees bas fallen by more than 55 pereentin garts of southern
goren werter for sure.We understand that weather is weather,and it changes all the time.Hut all
of a sudden.the last five years have all presented high figures."snid Barr."5o thnt's when thins
Califarnin the declioe was nearly 75 percent.
ed our attentinn,.“
Many factors contributed to the decline.d Patrick Mclntyre.an coolgis who was the lend
Harr arrived in Gothie in 1972 as a student helping on a water chemistry project.He stayed untal
anthor of the study.Woodeutters targeted hig treek.Housing development pushed into the woods.
the end af the yosr.thm eame permanently sh following ummer.In the mountains.he folt
Aggreive widfre cnntrol hs lef Cifornis forests croded withtr that enmpte with lig
relaxed-even though home was a mining hut with a lamp and a sleeping bag.He'd alwuys liked
treex for fesourrer(置原),
numberms as n kid.he counted gas stations on family trips.That's what inspired his records.nnt
But in comparing a study of Califoris fogests done in the 1920s and 1930s with another one
ome grand sientifie amhitinn.Over time,Harr foumd he liked comparing ooe ymnr to others.
berween 2001 and 2010.Melntyre and his collengues documented n widesprend deatb of big trees that
C reoent aftemoo.Barr sat nt his computer,skimming through decndes of numbers In the
was evident even in wildlands peocted frum wnodcuting or devdopment.
numbers be pointed out patturns Nearly half the record lw temperatur came in his firt deeade
The lons of hig tromn was geatest i nran wherepees ba suferdthe greatet water shortage.
bere,andl more than balf the reeord highs ocrurred i the past ane."Back in the 70s,there were
The researchers figurd out water stres witha computer moded that calculated w much water
winters when we had over 100 days in n row when it didn't get sbove freexing.Last winter,the most
trees were getting in compartson with how much they netded,taking into nrount such thengs as
was nine,"Barr warried."There's e treml there.I rrally think we're in a loul of truubde.And we
don't bave much time for this.
minfall,ar temperture-dampness of soil.and the timing of snowmelt).
After filling 10 motehooks.with his roeurt.Harr mw organies shem in Excel and puhlishes
Since the 1930s.Melntyre seid.the biggest foctors driving up water stress in the state have been
them on his website.Resenrchers regularty ask him foe data.he said.and he was always pleused tu
rising temperatures.which cause trees to lose more water to the air.and.earlier snowmelt.which
share.Harr is witnessing know fall here foe the 50th yenr straighl."I just want tu keep it going.It is
reduces the watr supply availalle to tr daring the dry
nteresting一ts,【ihk.And it'helpful.”
5.What is the scond pragraph minly abour?
L.According tu Barr.why should water percentage in snuw be paid attention to?
A.The serousness of big-tree loss in Californin.
A,上inee4dy4心nt thisye
且It variex frum6petn10
B.The inereasig varety of Californis big trees.
C.It is changeable bike weather.
D.It has been increasingly high for years.
C.The distrihution of big trees in Caldlomis forests.
2.What made Barr choose to stny in mountrins?
D.The influenoe of farming un hig trees in California.
A.The serse of relaxation.
B The botedom from city.life.
6,Which of the following ix woll-intentimed but may he had for bug trees?
C.The paassion for comfort.
D.The commitment to scientific amhition.
3.Whnt can be mnferred from Parngruph 3?
A.Fcolngital stocirs of forestx
且nning woodeutting,
A.There is no burry at all for people to address this issue.
C.Limiting housing development.
D.Fire control messures.
B.More days above frerzin have come in the Inet decade,
7.Whnt is o mngor eause of the water shortuage necording to Melntyre?
C.People are prepared to fare temperature trouble nowadays.
A.Inndeguate snowmelt.
B.A lomger dry sexson.
D.100 days of continuous kw sempermtre is common now.
C.A warmer climmte.
D.Dampness of the air.
)
净
8,Whnt can be a suitahle title for the text?
压,法后续写
A.Califomia's Forems:Where Have All the Big Trees Gone?
阅读下面材料,靓据其内容和乐龄段落开头请婆写两段,使之构成一首完整的愆文。
B.Cutting of Big Trees to Be Probibited in California Soou
In cmity lecated at a suurh of wtrr.a disheartening iu had been trombling
C.Why Are the Bg Trees Imaportant to Califoria Forests?
the neighhorbood for years.The once pleasam surroundings were ruined by piles of waste thut
eemed tn mulliply with ench paxsing day.Reridents were growimt tired nf the warwening
D.Patrick Melntyre,tirow More Big Trees in California
eviroement.leoding mang to abeedon their homes in search uf deaner neighlochoods.It was in this
Ⅱ,无形璃空
terrihk siluntinn tht two yamng studems,Emms and Mis,docidd to take mnltere iean their own hikl
I'vx boen wurriod nbout climate cnnge my whole ile In my childbood I 1 thal,by the time 1
Emma and Mia were classmates nnd best friends frum Phillips Exeter Acndemy.both
devdoped ino an.adult.someune else wuuld honv 2 it.But nu nne did.In my 20m-I realized that.as
paxoonse about environmemal preservation and deeply oerd ahous the pollution ci their
a 3 this was my jol I sought nut roles in 4 the public to reduce rarbon emissions (
community was facing.Witessing more and more neighbors'leaving.they knew they couldn't
and grew increasingly 5 with Ausiralinn leoders wbo denied elimate change.Tben I hnd a hoby.
stand hy any longer.Determieed to hring shout n chsnge,they undertook n missinn that would soon
This 6 me.Those future generations who had me now had a foce.I couldn't just
ratch the artention of the emtire commumity.
appeal.1 needed to take 8 acticn.I began to aet in 2018.serting out to 9 my carbon
Ther journey bogun with thorongh research and plannieg.The two girls searhed earefully on
the Internet for infnrmation an envircemental initiatives and ennnected with local eovironmentnlists.
footprint,6.31 compured tu 17.7t for the nverage Australian.I had 34 lifestyle 10 to see and
T'hey orgnnizrd meetings with residents to uederstand the issues al hand,colleeting data on the typex
choun what workod.Along the way.I 11 the min sourres of my carhm inntprint:flights for
of wnste-the sources.and the areas most nffected.Armed with this knowledge.Emma and Min
holidays.pet food.tmansport,unneceary things I bought...I eventully mnaged to reduce my
warked out a comprehemsive plan and amnounced it to ask for opinions frum the rexiduts.
emissions by 50%.
Sarprisingly it as stly supported.
My own footprint started out at n12 levd teomse I citen rode and lought semmdhand thing
Their sirategy ws rwofold.Firs.they initiated u waste dassificntion and reeyding peogram.
'e found compromis(折中)oee weekable than slonlutisn.Never baldoy moin?I3bgs平oo
They distributed reegcling bin)to ery houbold and edocsted the community about the
banl.Now.we lly leso fur a bolidaya 14.we spend munt of our bdlidays or wdnds at the 1
impartanee of responsible waste management.Soon.the streets began tu show signs uf
imprnvement as the volame of grhage insppropriatey thrown away decread gradually.
bench My surodul effort sherws simle changes eun mlo a let dlfirr.
The secood part of their plan was moee ambitious.Emms and Mia gathered volunteers frm
1.A.declared
且,kmbted
C.acknnwledgid
D.nexumed
thvir school and the meighborhood to iake jart in a maive clean-up campnign.Armed with glove
2.A.defeated
B.recavened
C.fixed
λpreserv
d tmsh(hegs.they beon systematically clennng the waste from the streets,parks,and even the
3.A.om=音p
B.passer-by
C.parent
D.leoder
local bofos of water.Their firm coemmittem aml hard wark inepiral cehers to jcin the rause,
4.A.turing to
B.relying on
C.picking on
D.appealing to
注意:
5.A.impatient
且.disappointed
C.popular
D.famibsar
1,续可可数应为10左右:
6.A.tranxfutmrd
且guided
C.teminded
D.shocked
2.请找如下将式作容,
7.A.disturbed
且.cunceroed
C.cnmvinen
D.xupported
Half a yur lufer,the changes wery riguifirunt.
8.A.urermt
且.direct
C.casmal
久flexil
9.A.cut
B.leave
C.document
D.remoe
10.A.events
且choices
C.experiments
D.lessons
11.A.shared
B.identified
C.announeed
D.explained
EMwnz and Mo rerertvd recognition aud hmurs for thrir uurk.
12.A.normal
且.riig
C.safer
D.lower
13.A.Imagine
且ank
C.Quir
D.DJislake
14,A,utharwi起
且,h:=
《C,furthermon
D.instonudl
15.A.local
B.heautiful
D.clean
59hold an activity themed“Wiping away the tears of the earth”on&.A解析:标题归纳题。本文是一篇调查报告,第一段就点出
World Earth Day.
主题:California has lost half its big trees since the 1930s。后
As citizens of the earth,all of us should be actively
面具体分析了加利福尼亚州大树的现状、造成大树减少的原
involved.Firstly,we can distribute posters with slogans to
因等,故A项作为标题最合适。
passers-by to attract their attention.Secondly,playing videos
Ⅱ.完形填空
about natural disasters is a good way to make people realize the
[语篇解读]本文是一篇记叙文。“我”一直担心气候变化,并在
importance of protecting the environment.
成年后开始付诸行动,在进行了许多次生活方式实验后,“我”找
Many hands make light work.Join us and take action!
到了一种折中的既能兼顾自己的生活又能为减少碳排放微贡献
The Student Union
的生活方式。
周末检测B卷
l,D解析:根据下文“by the time I developed into an adult,
someone else would have'”可知,此处是指“我”“认为”等长大
I,阅读
了会有人解决“气候变化”这个问题。
A
2.C解析:根据前文“'ve been worried about climate change
[语篇解读]本文是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了71岁的Bily
my whole life.”(“我”一生都在担心气候变化)可知,“我”希望
Barr常年测量山中的气温和雪中水分的含量数据,他喜欢将某
长大后会有人“解决”气候变化的问题。
一年与其他年份进行比较。他发现在过去的十年里,零度以上
3.A解析:根据上文“nmy20s”可知,此时“我”是一个“成年
的日子越来越多。
人”
l.D解析:细节理解题。根据第一段中“This year,it contained
4.D解析:根据下文“to reduce carbon emissions(排放)”和“1
about 10 percent.'Another year of high figure,'Barr sighed.
couldn't just appeal,”可知,此处是指“呼呼”公众减少碳排放。
Things were quite different five years ago,when the number
5.B解析:根据下文“with Australian leaders who denied
had been around 6 percent.'Now the snow here has gotten
climate change'”可知,“我”对否认气候变化的澳大利亚领导人
wetter for sure.We understand that weather is weather,and
越来越“失望”。
it changes all the time.But all of a sudden,the last five years
6.A解析:根据后文“I couldn't just appeal..”可知,此处是指有
have all presented high figures,'said Barr,.”可知,关注雪中的
了宝宝后“我”发生了“改变”。
水分百分比是因为多年来一直越来越高。
7.B解析,根据上文“Those future generations'”可知,此处是指
2.A解析:细节理解题。根据第二段中“In the mountains,he
由于担心气候变化,“我”很“担心”未来的几代人。
felt relaxed-even though home was a mining hut with a lamp
8.B解析:根据上文“I couldn't just appeal..”和后文“I began to
and a sleeping bag.”可知,Bar选择留在山里是因为放松的
act in2018”可知,“我”认为自己不能只是呼牙,而是需要采取
感觉。
“直接”行动。
3.B解析:推理判断题。根据第三段中“Nearly half the record
9.A解析:句意:从2018年开始“我”采取直接行动,“减少”碳
low temperatures came in his first decade here,and more than
足迹。故选A。
half the record highs occurred in the past one.'Back in the
10.C解析:根据下文“to see and choose what worked”可知,为
70s,there were winters when we had over 100 days in a row
了减少碳足迹,“我”做了34个生活方式“实验”。
when it didn't get above freezing.Last winter,the most was
1l.B解析:根据下文“flights for holidays,pet food,transport,
nine,’Barr worried.”可推知,在过去的十年里,零度以上的日
unnecessary things I bought'”可知,此处是指“我"“发现”了自
子越来越多。
已磯足迹的主要来源。
4.C解析:推理判断题。根据最后一段中“Researchers
l2.D解析:根据下文“because I often rode and bought
regularly ask him for data,he said,and he was always
secondhand things'”可知,此处是指碳足迹“比较低”。
pleased to share.Barr is witnessing snow fall here for the
13.C解析:根据前文“Never holiday again?”可知,此处是指为
50th year straight.'I just want to keep it going.It is
了减少碳足迹,“我”考虑是否“放弃”养宠物。
interesting-it is,I think..And it's helpful.’”可推知,Billy
14.D解析:根据上文“we fly less for a holiday”可知,为了减少
BarT慷概且具有幸献精神。
碳足迹,不坐飞机去太远的地方度假,“反而是”在当地度假。
B
l5.A解析:根据上文“we fly less for a holiday'”可知,为了减少
[语篇解读]本文是一篇议论文。文章围绕加利福尼亚的大树从
碳足迹,不坐飞机去太远的地方度假,反而是“在当地”度假。
20世纪30年代以来大量减少这一现象,探讨出这一现象的
Ⅲ.读后续写
原因。
One possible version:
5.A解析:主旨大意题。第二段中通过列举一系列数字表明,
Half a year later,the changes were significant.
加利福尼亚州的大树减少的严重性。
Gradually,the neighborhood regained its charm.The air grew
6.D解析:推理判断题。文章第三段提到了造成加利福尼亚州
cleaner,many kinds of birds were increasingly making their
的大树减少的三个因素:woodcutters,housing development与
nests here again and the sound of laughter returned as children
aggressive wildfire control。前两个因素直接与大树的减少有
played in the park once littered with waste.Emma and Mia's
关,如果能控制住,大树就不会减少:而第三个因素一控制
great efforts had not only cleaned up the environment but also
野火的措施使得加利福尼亚州的森林里满是跟大树争夺资源
promoted the community spirit.News of the remarkable
的小树,初衷是为了控刺野火,这是好的,实则对大树不利。
transformation quickly spread beyond the community.Those
7,C解析:细节理解题。根据文章最后一段中的“the bigg心st
who had left the community in earlier years began to return.
factors driving up water stress in the state have been rising
Emma and Mia received recognition and honors for their
temperatures'”可知,水资源不足的主要原因就是气温升高,即
work.The local community was full of praise for their efforts
更加温援的气候。
and gave them gift packs in appreciation of what they had done.
·15·
Besides,awards from environmental organizations and praise
theory and another similar number of hours on practical
from government officials poured in.But they knew that their
lessons with a guide.Children of his age were not even allowed
work was far from finished.They would use their newfound
to div吧.”可知,每次潜水前都有导师指导并训练他,在他那个
prominence to advocate for sustainable practices,hosting
年龄的孩子甚至不被允许去潜水。由此可推断,他有一些
workshops and seminars on environmental protection,inspire the
特权。
community to continue their eco-friendly efforts and encourage
7,A解析:细节理解题。根据第三段中“Dangerous areas did
local businesses to adopt green initiatives to make their
not prevent him from continuing his search.Sometimes,he was
neighborhood more enjoyable.
limited to a cage underwater but that did not bother him."
UNIT 4 ADVERSITY AND COURAGE
知,让他待在笼子里应该是为了保护他。
Ⅱ,七选五
课时练(l)Reading and Thinking
[语篇解读]本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了克服逆境的方法
策略。
[基础巩固练]
l.D解析:前文“Look to hardships you've overcome for
I.单词拼写
motivation.You've overcome hardships before and you can do
1.vigour 2.qualified 3.aboard 4.assigns 5.envied
it again.Think about a specific struggle in the past.How did
6.sank 7.abandon 8.decent 9.selfish 10.perseverance
you do it?What got you through it?”讲述从经历过的困难中
Ⅱ.单句语法填空
寻找动力,想想自已是怎么克服困难的,因此推断D项“用你
1.qualified 2.about 3.to 4.drinking 5.belonging
过去的经历来增强你内心的力量。”符合语境,past
6.belongs 7.going 8.that 9.so 10.worse
experiences与本段主旨一致。
Ⅲ.完成句子
2.F解析:空处为段落标题,后文“Sure,it might seem difficult
1.has turned down 2.with great enthusiasm
to find something funny in a difficult situation.But laughing
3.abandoned studying abroad 4.It happened that
can help you cope with stress and train your brain to be more
5.What great progress
positive.All of the benefits of having a good sense of humor
[能力提升练】
can help you overcome adversity."讲述在困难的情况下,寻找
L阅读理解
快乐的事情,笑可以让大脑更积极,良好的幽歌感可以糟助你
A
克服逆境,因此推断F项“在困难的情况下找到幽歌会让困难
[语篇解读]本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲了患有多发性骨髓
对你的压力更小,”为段落标题。
瘤的杰夫,把疾病当作命运的一部分,乐观地面对生活并对杭疾
3.A解析:前文“Use adversity to learn and improve yourself.
病的故事。
It's often through difficult times that we learn the most..”讲述
l.C解析:细节理解题。根据第二段“‘I wondered why me,as
逆境会让我们学到更多从而提高自己,后文“If you're dealing
a young guy?Jeff says.But his relative youth and good
with a problem that's a result of a mistake you made,think
health has put him in a position to fight the disease in his
about how you can avoid making the same mistake again.Use
way.”可知,杰夫与该病一直做斗争。
failure as a chance to look at your planning,preparation,and
2.D解析:细节理解题。根据第三段中“in January Jeff and his
execution(执行).”讲述如何从错误中学习,因此推断A项
wife Ramona will join a team climbing to the top of Mount
“逆境可以是最好的老师,”符合语境,承上启下。
Kilimanjaro to raise awareness and funds for the Multiple
4,G解析:前文“Your friends can give you a boost when you're
Myeloma Research Foundation.r可知,杰夫和他的妻子攀登
struggling.”说明本段讲述朋友的帮助可以有助于你通过逆
乞力马扎罗山的目的是为了提高对多发性骨髓海研究基金会
境,因此推新G项“他们会在你身边,帮助你成长,支持你。”符
的认识并为该基金会筹集资金。
合语境,乎应标题。
3.B解析:观点态度题。根据全文内容,尤其是倒数第二段
"Jeff is certain that his passion for hiking and adventure will
5.B解析:前文“Commit to finding a way to push through a
take him to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro and that his story
crisis.When you're faced with a problem,refuse to give in or
will inspire those with multiple myeloma to keep sight of who
accept defeat.Instead,approach the problem with
they are beyond their diagnosis.”可知,杰夫对自己疾病的态
determination and devote yourself to overcoming it..”讲迷要务
度是乐观的。
力找到办法解决问题,不要屈服和接受失败,因此推断B项
4A解析:标题归纳题。阅读全文,根据文章内容可知,本文主
“在逆境中勇往直前,永不放弃。”符合语境,总结前文。
要讲迷了患有多发性骨酸抽这一特殊疾病的杰夫,把疾病当
课时练(2)L,earning About Language
作命运的一部分,乐观地面对生活对抗疾病的故事。A项“意
志坚强”可以作为本文的最佳标题。
[基础巩固练]
B
I,单句语法填空
[语篇解读]本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲递了一位名叫
1.have been studying 2.has been working/has worked
Lay的海底探险家准备带他的女儿去海底探险,并由此回忆起
3.have been coming 4.has been shouldering
了他自己的第一次探险以及后来探险的经历。
5.have been painting 6.has been going 7.have been looking
5,D解析:细节理解题。根据第一段中“but this time,it was
8.has been writing 9.have been considering
different.He decided to take his daughter along with him."
10.has been sleeping
知,这一次的不同之处在于他的女儿将与他一起潜水。
Ⅱ,语法填空
6.A解析:推理判新题。根据第二段最后两句“Larry would
1.have been hearing 2.has been making 3.is moving
never have been able to go down without at least five hours of
4.have been flying 5.have been given 6.have been using
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