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Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
(2020·黑龙江大庆实验中学开学考)The microplastic(微型塑料)problem in the oceans has made its way to sea turtles in a big way. A new study has found microplastics in the stomach of every single turtle they tested — a total of 102 sea turtles.
The researchers tested more than 100 sea turtles from seven species and three different oceans, and they were looking for manmade things shorter than 5mm in length. The most common things the team found were fibers, which most likely came from clothing and fishing equipment.
“The influence of these particles(颗粒) on turtles is unknown,” said Emily Duncan. “Their small size means they can pass through the stomach without causing a problem, as is frequently reported with larger plastic pieces.”
The researchers found more than 800 manmade particles in the turtles, but since they only tested part of the stomach, they believe the total number of particles could be 20 times larger. They don't know how the turtles take in the particles, but they think the sources are polluted seawater and polluted plants.
Professor Brendan Godley said that eating microplastics isn't the biggest problem to sea turtles at the moment, but it is a clear sign that we need to do a better job governing global waste.
This turtle study shows that we need to reduce the amount of plastic waste, so we can remain clean and healthy oceans for future generations.
[语篇解读] 这是一篇说明文。研究人员通过测试来自不同海域的海龟,发现海龟的胃里有微型塑料颗粒。相关学者认为海龟体内的这些颗粒可能更多,颗粒主要来自被污染的海水和植物。文章号召人们控制对海洋的污染。
1.What does the underlined part in Paragraph 1 probably mean?
A.Has gone into.
B.Has made great effect on.
C.Has been walking to.
D.Has tried to escape from.
解析:B [词义猜测题。根据下文中的“A new study has found microplastics in the stomach of every single turtle they tested—a total of 102 sea turtles”可知,一项新的研究发现,他们检测的总共102只海龟里,每只海龟的胃里都有微型塑料。由此可知,海洋中的微型塑料问题已经在很大程度上影响到了海龟。故画线短语意思为“产生影响”。]
2.How did the researchers find out the microplastic problem?
A.By giving examples.
B.By comparing sea life.
C.By studying different sea animals.
D.By testing turtles from different seas.
解析:D [细节理解题。根据第二段中的“The researchers tested more than...manmade things shorter than 5mm in length”可知,研究人员测试了100多只海龟,他们正在寻找长度小于5毫米的人造物体。由此可知,研究人员通过测试来自不同海域的海龟发现了微型塑料问题。故选D。]
3.What can be inferred from Emily?
A.Larger plastic pieces cause trouble to sea turtles.
B.Eating microplastics is the biggest danger to sea turtles.
C.Scientists know clearly how sea turtles eat plastic pieces.
D.The number of particles inside sea turtles is much higher.
解析:A [推理判断题。根据第三段的内容可知,由于体积较小,这些颗粒对海龟的影响尚不清楚,相对于经常被报道的较大的塑料来说,它们可以顺利地通过胃,而不产生任何问题。由此可推知,大的塑料会对海龟造成问题。故选A。]
4.What is the purpose of the text?
A.To call on people to stop killing sea animals.
B.To call on people to find out more plastic waste.
C.To call on people to control pollution to oceans.
D.To call on people to carry out further research.
解析:C [推理判断题。根据最后一段的内容可知,这项研究表明,我们需要减少塑料垃圾的数量,这样才能将清洁、健康的海洋留给后代。由此可推知,这篇文章的目的是号召人们控制对海洋的污染。故选C。]
B
It seems we can't get off the planet fast enough.Two thirds of NASA's money is spent on manned space exploration. We've seen all we can see on Earth, right? Wrong. The final place is here, under the surface of the sea.
When we are heading down into the ocean, human limits are quickly reached. At a depth of 200 metres, the water is as black as a moonless night. Most nuclear submarines (核潜艇) would implode(内爆) before they reach 1 km down. At a depth of 3 km—still less than the average depth of the ocean—there's a good chance that you'll discover a new species. The deepestdiving whales go no further. At the very bottom, about 11 km down, lies the Challenger Deep, the deepest part of the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean. Twelve humans have walked on the Moon, but only three have seen the Challenger Deep with their own eyes.
Yet things live down there. Big things. A very loud sound was once heard and scientists suggested that it was produced by an animal bigger than a blue whale, the largest creature known on the planet.
In the late 1990s, a deepwater submarine was dropped in the Southern Ocean, and passing 4,000 metres, it discovered something huge passing under it. Surprised? Don't be. The ocean covers 71% of the planet's surface and we've studied less than 5% of it.We know more about the dark side of the Moon than about the bottom of the sea.
One reason that we explore space is to find evidence of other life forms. The search for life outside of Earth is important, but robots can look under the dry rock on Mars better than humans. They're absolutely important for doing ocean research too, but they can't look under the sea. The cost of exploration is rising, but the results would benefit all of us.
Perhaps now it's time to begin a new period of sea exploration. Manned exploration of space is science fiction. The adventure in the deep sea is a science fact.
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇说明文。地球表面71%的面积是海洋,而我们已探索的区域却不足其5%,比起对太空的探索,或许探索深海更具现实意义。
5.What do the examples in Paragraph 2 suggest?
A.Sea exploration is no easy task.
B.Nuclear submarines need to be improved.
C.The ocean is far deeper than people expected.
D.The conditions under the sea are similar to those on the Moon.
解析:A [细节理解题。由第二段中的Twelve humans have walked on the Moon,but only three have seen the Challenger Deep with their own eyes.可知,已有12个人在月球上行走过,但是目睹过马里亚纳海沟的最深处,即挑战者深渊的却只有3个人。可见比起探索太空,人类对于深海的探索更为艰难。故选A项。]
6.What do we know about the Challenger Deep?
A.Blue whales live there.
B.No one has ever been there.
C.People are terrified at the sight of it.
D.It is the deepest known location in the ocean.
解析:D [细节理解题。由第二段中的At the very bottom,about 11km down,lies the Challenger Deep,the deepest part of the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean.可知,挑战者深渊位于海底大概11千米的位置,是马里亚纳海沟最深的部分,即已知的海洋最深处。故选D项。]
7.What does the author think of the discovery in the Southern Ocean?
A.It's surprising. B.It's no wonder.
C.It's worrying. D.It's no success.
解析:B [细节理解题。由第四段中的it discovered something huge passing under it和Surprised? Don't be.The ocean covers 71% of the planet's surface and we've studied less than 5% of it.We know more about the dark side of the Moon than about the bottom of the sea.可知,对于在南冰洋的发现,作者认为不足为奇,因为地球表面71%的面积被海洋覆盖,人类已探索的区域却不到5%。故选B项。]
8.What does the author want to tell us?
A.Space exploration is of little value.
B.We spend too much money on space travel.
C.Humans' success lies in how much they explore the sea.
D.The ocean is the place where we should make our efforts.
解析:D [推理判断题。由倒数第二段中的The search for life outside of Earth is important...but they can't look under the sea. The cost of exploration is rising,but the results would benefit all of us.和最后一段可知,探索海底对人类的实际意义重大,所以作者要告诉我们海洋是我们应该努力探究的地方。故选D项。]
Ⅱ.阅读填句
Interpersonal communication skills are those which you need every day, in your life—whether in your personal or professional life. They are some of the most important skills as a large percentage of your personal life involves interacting with people. 1 Here are some tips to help you be an excellent interpersonal communicator:
2 As the saying goes, “First impression is the last impression.” Hence you should be careful when it comes to body language. It is said that typical communication consists of more than 50% nonverbal communication, which includes body language. So if your body language is sending negative signals to the other person, the communication will probably break down in the process.
Think before you speak. 3 That means you should try to pay attention to the feelings of the other person in order to show that you care about the conversation between the two of you.
Listen well. The ability to listen to what a person is saying is a skill and you should pay attention to that while communicating with others. If you have good listening skills you will be able to understand that person's words more clearly and react in a positive manner. 4
Be open to receiving feedback(反馈). Sometimes it is good to step back to receive feedback. 5 You should be able to open up to feedback from the other person and give honest feedback whenever you feel it is needed.
A.Show positive body language.
B.Communicate with others kindly.
C.You should always be confident of what you are speaking.
D.Communication is a twoway process and should remain like that.
E.Interpersonal skills also play an important part in your career development.
F.You should consider how your words affect the person before making any comments.
G.It will also send a signal to the other person that you care about what he or she has to say.
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇说明文。人际交流技巧不仅在生活中很重要,在职业发展中也很重要,文章介绍了一些人际交流技巧。
1.解析:E [第一段首句说明无论是在个人生活还是职业生活中都需要人际交流技巧。第二句讲其在个人生活中很重要,最后一句引起下文对于交流技巧的介绍,由此推断设空处应讲人际交流技巧在职业生活中的作用。首句中的whether in your personal or professional life和第二句中的your personal life为关键词,E项中的career development与之呼应。故选E项。]
2.解析:A [从第二段中的关键信息body language,nonverbal communication和negative signals可以概括出本段的主旨,即在交际中要展示积极的肢体语言。故选A项。]
3.解析:F [第三段主旨为“说话前要三思”,结合设空处下一句中的 you should try to pay attention to the feelings of the other person 可知,此处讲的是要关注听者的感受。F项中的consider how your words affect the person与之表达的主旨一致。故选F项。]
4.解析:G [第四段主旨为“认真倾听”。G项中的you care about what he or she has to say与主旨句Listen well.相呼应。故选G项。]
5.解析:D [第五段主旨是“乐于接受反馈”,结合空前的Sometimes it is good to step back to receive feedback.(有时后退一步接受反馈是好的)可知,人际交流是一个双向的过程,不仅要表达自己的想法,也要接受别人给出的反馈。故选D项。]
Ⅲ.语法填空
3D printing and virtual reality are cool, but when are we going to be able to clone ourselves? It'd be fantastic for 1 (we) to send our clone off to school or work and sit back and do 2 we really want to do. There have been important advances in cloning in the last several decades, leading to the 3 (success) cloning of various animals. So far, however, there 4 (be) no human clones.
In large part, cloning has been 5 victim of pop culture to the degree that the general public has grand notions of what it will be like. There is no 6 (possible) of cloning a grown version of ourselves in a matter of hours or days (like you see in the movies).
7 (general), we already have the tools to make human cloning happen today; we just have some moral problems 8 (overcome) before the world won't raise major alarms at scientists cloning someone. That leaves the questions 9 us then, the general public: Do you think human cloning is okay? Would you clone a lost loved one to bring them back, or if you found yourself unable to have kids, would you clone yourself? These are the questions we must answer first before we succeed in 10 (create) human clones.
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇说明文,介绍了克隆人类所面临的问题。
1.us [句意为:如果我们能把克隆人送去上学或工作,然后坐下来做我们真正想做的事情,那就太棒了。设空处作介词for 的宾语,应用代词的宾格,故填us。]
2.what [ we really want to do 在此处为宾语从句,从句中缺少do的宾语,表示“……的东西”,应填what。]
3.successful [句意为:在过去的几十年里,克隆技术取得了重大进展,使各种动物被成功克隆。修饰名词cloning 用形容词,故填successful。]
4.have been [句意为:然而,到目前为止,还没有克隆人。时间状语So far 表明此处应用现在完成时,根据clones 可知,there be 句型中的be 用复数,故填have been。]
5.a [此处泛指“一个受害者”,victim 是发音以辅音音素开头的可数名词,故填a。]
6.possibility [句意为:在几小时或几天内克隆出一个成熟的自己(就像你在电影中看到的那样)是不可能的。设空处在句中作表语,由no 和of...可知,此处应用名词形式,故填possibility。]
7.Generally [设空处修饰整个句子,应用副词,故填Generally。]
8.to overcome [句意为:一般来说,我们现在已经有了使克隆人成为现实的工具;在世界未对科学家克隆人类发出重大警告之前,我们只需要克服一些道德问题。have sth. to do 意为“有一些事情要做”,不定式作宾补,表示将来的情况,故填to overcome。]
9.to [句意为:那么这就把问题留给了我们,普通大众,你认为克隆人是可以的吗?leave sth. to sb. 表示“把某事/物留给某人”,故填to。]
10.creating [句意为:这些都是我们在成功克隆人类之前必须首先回答的问题。设空处作介词in的宾语,应用动名词,故填creating。]
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