内容正文:
想需要决心,一心一意、勇气和承诺。D选项“Above all,2.D推理判断题。根据第四段“The act currently protects
we must feel motivated to fulfill our dreams and remain
more than 2,300 species.These include more than 900
motivated(最重要的是,我们必须有动力去实现我们的梦
plants and upwards of 160 marine species.(该法案目前保
想,并保持动力)”强调了实现梦想在需要决心、一心一
护了2300多个物种。其中包括900多种植物和超过160
意、勇气和承诺的基础上,保持动力的重要性。故选D。
种海洋生物)”可知,《濒危物种法》在物种保护方面贡献
2.G根据后文"Motivational speakers outline their recipes
很大。故选D项。
for success.(励志演说家概迷了他们的成功秘决)”"可知,
3.A词句猜测题。根据画线词后“For instance,.being
如何获得激励可以从励志演说家身上获得答案。G选项
listed under the act makes it illegal to use,kill or catch
"A whole industry has grown up dedicated to motivating
any of these organisms.It also bans the import of any
people(一个致力于激励人们的行业已经发展起来)"说明
endangered foreign animals.as well as any meat or
一个致力于激励人们的行业即“励志演说家“已经发展起
products made from them.(例如,根据该法案,使用、杀害
来,能够让人们获得动力,该选项引起下文,符合语境。
或捕捉这些生物是违法的。它还禁止进口任何濒危的外
故选G。
国动物,以及由它们制成的任何肉类或产品)”可推断,画
3.A根据后文的“A long-term goal will be the ultimate
线词所在句的句意为“这可能意味着描述恢复其柄息地
dream-let's say.setting up a new business.Short-term
的方法,或确定阻止对一个物种的威胁的方法”。因此推
and medium-term goals will be the stages on the road to
测画线词的意思与SOp的意思最接近。故选A项。
the final goal.(长期目标将是终极梦想一比方说,创立
一家新公司。短期和中期目标将是通往最终目标的道路
4.A主旨大意题。根据最后一段“The ESA has written
上的阶段)”可知,此处强调实现梦想过程中设定目标的
plenty of success stories over the past half-century.So
重要性。A选项“The first step to achieving a dream is to
far,the act has helped keep 99 percent of species under
turn it into a series of goals(实现梦想的第一步是把它变
its protection from extinction.(在过去的半个世纪中,濒
成一系列的目标)”与下文呼应,强调实现梦想第一步要
危物种法案(ESA)已经写下了许多成功的故事。到目
设定一系列的目标,符合语境。故选A。
前为止,该法案已经帮助在其保护下的物种中99%免于
4.C根揚后文“Their attitude is going to be optimistic and
灭绝)”及全文可知,本文的主要内容是:由于《濒危物种
confident,and you can draw on that yourself..(他们的态
法》的颁布,很多濒临灭绝的物种得到了保护,它们的数
度是乐观和自信的,你可以利用这一点)”强调他人乐观
量也在不断恢复。故A项“《濒危物种法》摇救了很多物
和自信的态度能够影响到你。C选项“You can keep
种”最适合作本文的标题。故选A项。
yourself motivated by mixing with other motivated people
Ⅱ.[参考范文]
(你可以道过与其他有动力的人交往来保持自己的动
Donald took charge of the situation,directing Richie
力)”指出与其他有动力的人交往来保持自己的动力,这
to get paintbrushes and white paper.Donald took the
些有动力的人的积极态度能够让你乐观和自信,与下文
brush and carefully drove the baby mantises onto the white
形成呼应。故选C。
paper.They were so small that he could injure their legs or
5.F根据前文“We must not see failures as a bad thing.
body parts.The baby mantises were so small that some of
(我们不能把失败看作一件坏事)”可知,此处强调实现梦
the students brought a magnifying glass to help.With the
想过程中失败的重要意义。F选项“They enable us to
concerted efforts of everyone,the baby mantises finally
avoid the mistake happening another time(它们使我们能
returned safely to the box.
够避免错误再次发生)”中的they指代前文的[ailures,与
After the successful rescue,Mrs.Beecher asked the
前文呼应,指出失败的意义在于能够让我们避免错误再
次发生,符合语境。故选F。
class to write about this special experience.Richie no longer
laughed at Donald,and no longer called him "Donnie the
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Dung Beetle",and deeply admired Donald's calmly handling
I,[语篇解读]本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了《
the unexpected things.Donald's profound knowledge left a
危物种法》拯救了很多物种。
deep impression on everyone.From this incident,everyone
L.B细节理解题。根据第二段“The few remaining wild
realized the importance of patience,calmness,carefulness
condors were brought into zoos in the early 1980s as part
and being knowledgeable.
of a captive breeding program.Gradually.a small
group of the birds reproduced,and eventually many of
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the condors were released back into the wild.(20 80
I·A.[语篇解读]这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了讲
年代初,作为围养计划的一部分,剩下的少数野生秃鹰被
笑话的人和欣赏笑话的人的共同之处是需要聪明才智,一
带进了动物国。渐渐地,一小群秃鹰繁殖了,最终许多壳
项新的研究对此进行了进一步研究,并试图找到创造幽默
鹰被释放回野外)”可知,动物国当时圈养秃鹰是为了恢
和欣赏幽默之间的其它联系。文章解释了研究开晨的过程
复其数量。故选B项。
以及研究的发现。
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「,阅读理解主题语境:人与自然
题裁:说明文
话题:《濒危物种法》拯救了很多物种
While growing up in California in the
1973.The act currently protects more than
1980s,Winifred Frick never saw a condor(
2,300 species.These include more than 900
in the wild.The population of North
plants and at least 160 marine species.
America's largest bird,Gymnogyps californianus,
"When it comes to preventing plants and
had declined to nearly zero by 1987 because so
animals from going extinct,the ESA is one of
many were shot,poisoned or captured.
the most powerful laws we have,"says
The few remaining wild condors were
Frick."The ESA is about protecting wildlife
brought into zoos in the early 1980s as part of
for our future generations.
a captive breeding(圈养)program.Gradually,
If a species is thought to be threatened or
a small group of the birds reproduced,and
endangered with going extinct,it goes
eventually many of the condors were released
through a strict process to determine whether
back into the wild.
it should be added to the endangered species
Today,Frick,a conservation biologist,
list.Once a species makes the list,government
and her 14-year-old son can admire condors
agencies create a plan to help it recover.This
flying in the sky while hiking along the Pacific
might mean describing ways to restore its
coast.Nearly 350 of the species,whose wings
habitat or identifying ways to halt threats to a
can span nearly 3 meters,once again fly over
species.For instance,being listed under the
parts of California and Arizona.
act makes it illegal to use,kill or catch any of
The condors'happy ending is thanks in
these organisms.It also bans the import of
large part to the U.S.Endangered Species
any endangered foreign animals,as well as
Act,or ESA,enacted on December 28,
any meat or products made from them.
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The ESA has written plenty of success
B.Many species are faced with extinction.
stories over the past half-century.So far,the
C.The ESA has been recognized by the
act has helped keep 99 percent of species
public.
under its protection from extinction.
D.The ESA contributes a lot to species
1.Why did the zoos keep wild condors captive
protection.
in the 1980s?
3.What does the underlined word“halt”in
A.To relocate their natural habitat.
paragraph 6 probably mean?
B.To restore the condor population.
A.Stop.
B.Track.
C.To make way for hiking activities.
C.Transform.
D.Replace.
D.To honor a conservation biologist.
4.What's the best title for the text?
2.What are the figures in paragraph 4
A.The ESA Has Saved Many Species
intended to tell us?
B.Quantities of Species Are Dying Out
A.The survival rate of the condors is
C.The ESA Shares the Story of Condors
high.
D.Wild Animals Are in Need of Protection
Ⅱ.读后续写主题语境:人与自然题裁:记叙文
话题:班级宠物
阅读下面材料根据其内容和所给段落开
One day,Richie made fun of Donald,
头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。
pointing towards a container under the
They called him "Donnie the Dung
window where a small brown ball hung from a
Beetle".Donald didn't mind the comparison,
branch.Donald tried to explain that it was an
as he knew that African dung beetles(粪金
egg case of a praying mantis(螳螂),and the
)were known for moving things a thousand
exciting part would be when the eggs
times their own body weight.However,his
hatched.But Richie didn't understand,and
classmates in Mrs.Beecher's third-grade class
neither did most of the other kids.Donald had
probably didn't know this fact.Nobody knew
brought the egg case from his backyard and
insects like Donald did,and he figured that
was excited when Mrs.Beecher agreed to
being compared to a dung beetle was not a
make it their class project.He thought having
praise.
an insect as a class pet might finally give him
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something to talk about with the other kids.
注意:1.续写词数应为150左右;
But after two months of staring at a lifeless
2.请按如下格式在相应位置作答。
brown ball,Donald began to lose hope.
Donald took charge of the situation,
During science class one day,Mrs.
directing Richie to get paintbrushes and white
Beecher announced they would start by
paper.
writing in their journals.As Donald opened
his journal,a left over particle from his lunch
rolled across the page.When he went to brush
it off,he realized it wasn't a particle at all-
it was a tiny praying mantis,barely the size of
a grain of rice!Donald bounced out of his
seat,crying out that the eggs were hatching.
After the successful rescue,Mrs.Beecher
Suddenly,chaos erupted in the
asked the class to write about this special
classroom as more baby mantises started
experience.
appearing everywhere.Kids were jumping out
of their seats,screaming and waving their
arms.Mrs.Beecher quickly took charge,
asking why the lid of the container was off.
Richie,who was supposed to check on the
container that day,had forgotten to put the
lid back on.
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