2021届高三英语新高考模拟试题05

2021届高三英语新高考模拟试题05

（建议用时：100分钟）

第一部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

SallyTamisinterviewingAmyBaines,aworkingmomwhousestheInternetatworktowatch

herthree-year-oldsonwhileheisathisdaycare.

Sally:HowdoyougettoseeHarryduringtheday?

Amy:Thedaycarecenterhasavideocamerathatisconnectedtoaspecialwebsite.WhenI

wanttoseehim,Icancallupthewebsiteonmycomputerandseethecenteronmyscreen.

Sally:Howdoesthatmakeyoufeel?

Amy:Wonderful.Forexample,whenIdroppedHarryoffatthecenteryesterday,hestartedto

cry.Ifeltbad,butIneededtogettowork.Thenatwork,Iwassoworried.Ikeptthinkingabout

Harry.SoIwenttothewebsite.IcouldseeHarryplayingagame,ashappyashecouldbe.Itmade

mefeelbetter.Whatarelief!Icouldgoonwithmywork.

Sally:Dothedaycareworkerslikeit?

Amy:Atfirst,theyfeltself-conscious（难为情的）.Butnow,theydon'tseemtonotice.The

activityinthedaycarecentergoesonasusual.

Sally:Isthisagoodsystemforthedaycarecentertohave?

Amy:Ithinkso.It'sgoodbecauseIcanfindoutwhetherthecenterisdoinggoodworkwith

Harry.Icanseewhetherheishappyandgettingenoughattentionfromtheteachers.

Sally:Arethereanyotherbenefitstothissystem?

Amy:Yes.Myparents,wholive2,000milesaway,canseetheirfirstgrandchildlearningtodo

allofthoseactivities:readingandwritingforthefirsttime.Onetime,Harrywrote,"Hi.Grandpa.M

andheldituptothescreen.Myfatherwassohappy.WiththeInternet,ifsasthoughwewere

livinginthesamehouse.

1.WhatcanwelearnaboutAmy?

A.SheisaddictedtotheInternet.

B.Sheworksatadaycarecenter.

C.Shelivesseparatelyfromherson.

D.Sheisbusywithherworkandfamily.

2.Howdodaycareworkersreacttothevideosystemnow?

A.Theyfeeluneasyaboutit.

B.Theyhavegotusedtoit.

C.Theycarefullyavoidit.

D.Theyoftenturnitoff.

3.WhatdoAmyandherparentsthinkofthevideosystem?

A.Itisconvenient.B.Itneedsimprovement.

C.Itmakesthemnervous.D.Itdisturbstheirprivacy.

B

ChildrenfromfourBuckinghamshireprimaryschoolsvisitedEpilepsySocietytoplanta

hedge（树篱）aspartofaPlant-for-the-Planetproject.Thechildrenfromtheseschoolswereplanting

ahedgeinthegardenoftheQueenElizabethHouseatthecharityinChalfontStPeter.

Plant-for-the-Planetgiveschildrenacrosstheglobetheopportunitytolearnaboutthethreatsof

globalwarmingtotheenvironment,andthenputtheirnewknowledgeintopracticeastheyplant

newtrees.

ThedaywasorganisedbyBobSherrenwhoshowedthechildrenhowtoplantthe

planet-friendlylineoftreesinprotectivechambers。防护室）toshieldthemfromhungrywildlifeas

theysettleintheirroots.Bobsaid,“Thedayreallywasthat'ThinkingGlobally,ActingLocally9

wasputintoaction.Thechildrenlearnedabouttheimportanceofplantingtreesasawayofhelping

tobringaboutclimatejusticeformanylivinginpoorernationsandofcourseenjoyedplantingthe

treestoo."Theeventualhedge,whichwillgrowtofullsizeovertenyearsbehindtheQueen

ElizabethHouse,ismadeupoftreessuchasoaks,silverbirchesandsoon.

Bobadded,"ThechildrenwerealsoabletohelppeoplelivingatEpilepsySocietybecausethey

willgainsomewell-neededprivacyfromthehedgeintime.Thenaturalwildlifebenefitstoofrom

thefruitsandnutsthatahedgemadefromnativespeciescanprovideaswellasthepossibilityfor

anynumberofnestingsites.^^

EmmaDarlington,EpilepsySociety'svolunteerofficer,said,“Ithinkit'ssoimportantto

encouragetheyoungergenerationthatthefutureisintheirhandsandthattheycanmakea

difference,whetheritisthroughtakingpartinprojectslikethisorspreadingawareness.Wehope

theylearnalittlebitabouttheworkwedoatEpilepsySocietytoo—thetreestheyplantedwillbe

enjoyedbyeveryonehereforyearstocome.^^

4.WhatisthepurposeofthePlant-for-the-Planetproject?

A.Tohelpchildrenlearnmoreaboutsociety.

B.Toofferchildrencolourfulafter-schoolactivities.

C.Toraisechildren'sawarenessofglobalwarming.

D.Toteachchildrenhowtoprotectnaturalwildlife.

5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“shield“inParagraph2probablymean?

A.Separate.B.Take.C.Get.D.Protect.

6.HowdidBobSherrenfeelafterorganisingthisactivity?

A.Tired.B.Proud.C.Discouraged.D.Peaceful.

7.WhatcanwelearnfromEmmaDarlington'swordsinthelastparagraph?

A.Shehopestopopularizevolunteeringwork.

B.Shetriestodrivethechildrentostudyhard.

C.Sheexpectsthechildrentotakepositiveaction.

D.Shebelievestheyoungergenerationarepromising.

【语篇解读】来自Buckinghamshire四所小学的学生参加Plant-for-the-Planet项目的种树活动，

为遏制全球变暖贡献自己的力量。

C

Sheleadsashortlife,butaveryrichone.Shewearsmanybeautifulandexpensivedressesand

wonderfulfurs,andsheisseeninthebeststores.Shehaspeopletodressherandkeepherface

pretty.Still,eventhoughshehasthousandsofadmirers,sherarelysmiles.Althoughsheisbeautiful,

sherarelymeetsmenofherownkind.Sheis,asyoumighthaveguessed,themannequin（人体模特）

wholooksdreamyfromthewindowsofstores.

Someofthepeoplewhodesignwindowdisplaysthinkofmannequinsonlyasobjectstowork

with,butmostofthepeoplewhomakeuseofthefigurescallthembyname.Althoughamannequin

hasanumbergiventoitbytheproducer,itisveryoftenknownbythenameofthewomanwho

modeledforit.

Whatthestoreslookfbrthesedaysisinteresting,ratherthanperfectfaces.LikeSaraKapp's,

forexample.Sheisaprofessionalmodelwhoselookalike,producedbytheAdelRootstein

company,isnowpopular.Sara9slongnoseandhergreeneyesmakeherfaceunusualratherthan

beautiful.

Asfashionschange,notonlyaretherechangesinfaces,butchangesinposestoo.Thefigures

havebecomemorerealistic.Untilafewyearsago,mannequinsweremadewithouttoes.Butnow

thatopenshoeshavebecomepopular,toesarenecessary."Whentrouserswereverypopular,

mannequinsstooddifferently,“saysCandyPratts,whodirectswindowdesignersat

Bloomingdale's,alargeNewYorkstore."Nowtheystandinamorerelaxedwaythatisbetterfbr

dresses.^^

Eventhoughamannequingetsexcellentcare,herlifeinagoodstoreisnotlikelytobemore

thantwoyears.Bloomingdale^has160mannequinsinuse,andCandyPrattssaysherdepartment

buyssomenewoneseverytwomonths.Andthat,sheadds,iswhyifsbestnottogetusedtoany

particularmannequin."WhenIgetafavorite,Ihatetoseehergo.”

8.Howdomostwindowdisplaydesignersrefertoamannequin?

A.Byitssex.

B.Byitsnumber.

C.Bythenameofitsdesigner.

D.Bythenameofthemodelitwasbasedon.

9.Whatkindofmannequinsdostoreslookfornowadays?

A.Fashionable.B.Economic.

C.Beautiful.D.Special.

10.What'sthemainideaofParagraph4?

A.Mannequinsstandinvariousposes.

B.Mannequinsfollowthechangeinfashion.

C.Mannequinsaremadetolooklikerealpersons.

D.Mannequinsaredesignedtobeusefulratherthanattractive.

11.WhatdoesCandyPrattssuggestby“WhenIgetafavorite,Ihatetoseehergo.”?

A.Takemannequinsseriously.

B.Neverfocusononemannequin.

C.Don'tbuytoomanymannequins.

D.Growadeeprelationshipwithmannequins.

D

The1993movieJurassicParkwasn'tthefirstfilmtoshowdinosaursinthemodemworld.But

itdidagoodjobofbringingtheideaofcloningdinosaursintopopularculture.Itrepresented

dinosaurcloninginawaythatmadesensetoalotofpeople,anditwasasuccessfulfilm,making

morethan$900millionworldwide.

JurassicParkbuiltontheideaofgettingDNAfrommosquitoeskeptinamber.Whilethis

mightseempossibleatfirstsight,it'shighlyunlikelythatscientistscouldfindusabledinosaur

DNAinmosquitofossils.Scientistswouldneedaveryspecificsample—afemalemosquitothat

hadtakenlotsofdinosaurbloodimmediatelybeforebeingtrappedinamber.Sincefbssilizationin

amberisarelativelyrareevent,thechancesofthishappeningareprettysmall.

Thelackofpossiblesamplesisn'ttheonlyproblem.Mostinsectfossilsfoundinamberarealso

tooyoungtocontaindinosaurblood-dinosaursweregonebythetimetheinsectsbecametrapped.

Manyinsectswentbadfromtheinsideoutaftertheyweretrapped,leavingnothinginsidefor

scientiststotrytofind.Finally,thesamplewouldhavetobeverydry,sinceDNAcanbreakdown

quicklyinthepresenceofwater.

Butifresearchersdidfindaperfectlykeptmosquitowithabodyfullofdinosaurblood,

bringingbackitsDNAwouldstillbedifficult.ThebloodwiththedinosaurDNAwouldbe

surroundedbythebodyofaninsect,whichhasitsownDNA.TherecouldalsobeDNAfromother

cellstrappedintheamber.Then,ofcourse,there'stheDNAinthelaboratoryitself-andinthe

bodyofthescientist.

12.WhyisthefilmJurassicParkmentionedatthebeginning?

A.Toleadinthetopicofcloningdinosaurs.

B.Toencouragescientiststoclonedinosaurs.

C.Togiveasimpleintroductiontodinosaurs.

D.Tostressthepossibilityofcloningdinosaurs.

13.Thekeytocloningdinosaursistogain_.

A.insectfossilsB.dinosaurDNA

C.dinosaurbloodD.mosquitoesinamber

14.Whatistheauthor'sopiniononcloningdinosaurs?

A.Itisastepawayfromsuccess.

B.Itwillbeafruitlessattempt.

C.Itrequiresfurtherresearch.

D.Itlackscreativework.

15.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthepassage?

A.WhyWasJurassicParkSuccessful?

B.ReasonsforDinosaurs9Dyingout

C.CanScientistsCloneDinosaurs?

D.WaysofCloningDinosaurs

第二节（共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选

项。

Whenyouwereachildyouhadapuremind,whichwasfreefromworriesandanxieties.As

timepassed,youwereinfluencedbyseveralcrises16.Belowaresometechniqueswhichcan

helpyoukeepapeacefulmind:

Mindyourownbusiness.

Focusingonthingswhicharenotrelatedtoyouoftenresultsinnegativity17.Sonexttime

anunnecessarythoughtcomestoyourmind,thinkaboutwhetherthisisreallysomethingyou

shouldbeworriedabout.Ifitisn't,avoiditrightawayandfbcusonsomethingpositive.

18.

Stayawayfromnegativepeople.Whensomeoneisnegative,hespreadsnegativityandyouget

affected.Alwaysstayingwithsuchpeoplewillhavelong-terminfluenceonyourcharacter.Sothink

aboutyourcompany.

Don'tthinkaboutotherstoomuch.

Rememberthegreatsaying:19;Averagemindsdiscussevents;Highermindsdiscussideas

andgreatmindsactinsilent.Don'tallowyourbraintocompareyourselftoothers.Don'tbejealous.

Thisharmsyoursoulandtakesawayyourmentalpeace.

Ignoreyourthoughtsaboutbeingunlucky.

Badluckhappenstoeveryone.Time,whethergoodorbad,passesquickly.20.Believein

thepowerofnow.Believeinyourskills.Workhardandyouwillgetwhatyoufeelyou'reworthy

of.

Withthesesuggestions,Ibelieveyoucanbringmajorchangesinyourlifestyleandattainback

yourmentalpeace.

A.Smallmindsdiscusspeople

B.Itwilldisturbyourmentalpeace

C.Surroundyourselfwithpositivepeople

D.Bringpositiveenergywithyouwhereveryougo

E.Itishardtokeepyourmindawayfrombadthings

F.Developthepowerofnotlookingbackintoyourpast

G.Nowyourpuremindbecomesimpurewhenyouarestressful

第二部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Dopeoplemakecampfiresanymore?Fmacampfiregirlatheart.Itallbeganwitha21in

aparkinNewYorkCity.WhenIwasalittleskirt-wearingfive-year-old,myfamily22in

NewYorkforasummer.MyfatherandIwouldgooutearlytowalkthedog.

Onemorning,asmyfatherthrewsticksfbrthedog,Istarted23sticksofmyown.Always

readytoplayandteach,mydadshowedmehowto24acampfire.Hetookmysticksand

helpedme25manydifferenttwigs（小树枝）.Hestartedwithatepeeshape（圆锥帐篷形）,

26placingsticksontopoftheothers.Hewarnedmenottopackthestickstootightlytogether,

sotheaircould27andfeedthefire.WhileIworkedonthe"A"structureoftepeeandothers,

thesoundsofthecitydiedaway.

Severalyearslater,atsummercamp,wehada（n）28:whocouldmakeacampfirethe

fastest?MylessonsintheparkinNewYorkCitywere29.IusedthecaA,9structureandblew

gently,givingtheflame30airtogrowandlightthelargersticks.

WhenIgrewup,Istilltookspecial31inbuildingcampfires.ThenIwouldgetitburning,

makingasmallfireto32.DadandIatelotsof33overourfires-potatoesand

just-caughtfish.

Thethicklyleafedtreesoftheparkgavewaytopines,butthekinship(血缘关系)Iexperienced

withmydadremainedthe34.1washiscampfiregirl,sharinghisloveoftheoutdoorsandhis

skillwitha(n)35.Wewerebuildingsomethingtowarmusthenandnow.

21A.picnicB.partyC.showD.walk

22.A.exploredB.livedC.performedD.hid

23.A.runningafterB.checkingwithC.handingoverD.pickingup

24.A.buildB.findC.useD.design

25.A.replaceB.borrowC.collectD.count

26.A.strictlyB.correctlyC.carefullyD.nervously

27.A.flowB.goC.riseD.remain

28.A.taskB.interviewC.celebrationD.competition

29.A.hardB.helpfulC.interestingD.expensive

30.A.noB.onlyC.anyD.enough

31.A.pleasureB.practiceC.prideD.part

32.A.lightB.observeC.cookD.share

33.A.mealsB.fruitsC.meatD.bread

34.A.firstB.bestC.sameD.biggest

35.A.experimentB.fireC.tripD.holiday

第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Mostofusmightthinkthattheworld'soldestcolourisblackordarkgrey.However,36.

一(scientist)havediscoveredthatbrightpinkistheoldest37.(know)colour.

Researcherslookedat1.1-billion-year-oldrocksdeepbeneaththeSaharaDesert.38.

(make)powderfromtherocks,theyfoundabrightpinkcolour.DrNurGueneli39.came

fromtheAustralianNationalUniversityledtheresearch.Shesaidthecolourwasproducedby

ancientorganisms(有机体)thatlivedinoldoceansthataresooldandnolongerexist.Atthattime,

tinyorganismswere40.largestlifeformsontheearth.

DrGuenelisaidherfirst41.(react)wascompleteamazement.Shesaidherteam

thoughttherockpowdermightturnblackintheirexperiments.Instead,itturnedpink.Another

researchersaid,“DrGuenelicamerunningintomyofficeandsaid,"Lookatthis,'andsheshowed

thisbrightpinkmaterial.'Itturnedout42.(be)arealcolour,1.1billionyearsolD.The

rockscouldcontainothercolours,fromabloodred43.adeeppurple.Gueneli44.

(explain)howimportantherfindwas.Shesaid,"Imagineyoucouldfindafossilized

dinosaurskinthatstillhasitsoriginalcolour一greenorblue.Thatis45.(exact)thetype

ofdiscoverythatwe'vemade.”

第三部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

假定你是李华，你的英国笔友David下周三将来你所在的城市旅游，但你有事无法去机场接

他。请你给他发一封电子邮件，要点如下：

1.表示歉意并说明理由；

2.安排他人接机。

注意：

1.词数80左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

DearDavid,

IamveryhappytoknowthatyouarecomingtovisitmycitynextWednesday.

I'mexpectingyourarrivalandhopeyouwillenjoyyourstayheresincerely.

Yours,

LiHua

第二节（满分25分）

阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

EmilyWhitecametotheworld17yearsago,withsomanybirthproblemsinherbody.Someof

herorgans,bonesandmuscleswereoutofshape.Nooneexpectedhertosurvivelong.Shedid

makeitbutwithherstrangebodyfigure,everyonecouldrecognizeher,evenfromadistance.

Inherhometown,ayearlyoutdoorperformancewasheldintheschoolauditorium（礼堂）.Ithad

beenperformedforsomanyyearsandactuallyhadbecomeoneofthemostimportanteventsofthe

Christmasseasonformanyofthetown'speople.

Manypeopletriedouteachyearforit,butsomanywereturnedaway.Itcanonlyincludethe

mostexcellentpeopleinthefield.

Emilyhadabeautifulsingingvoice.LastyearshewenttoMrs.Owens一hermusicteacherto

asktojoinintheperformance.Withoutlettinghersing,Mrs.OwenstookaglanceatEmily'sbody

andsaid,“Child,youarejustnotsuitable.Everyonewouldstareatyouandthatwouldmakeyou

uncomfortable.Itwouldmakethemuncomfortable,too.^^

Withoutsingingasinglenote,Emilywassentbackthroughthedoorofthechoralroom.Hurt

andupset,shedecidednevertotryoutagain.ButMrsOwensthenretired.

Thisyear,therecameanewmusicteacher,MrButler.HeheardaboutEmilyandsuggestedthat

shehaveatry.

Emilydidn'twanttoberejectedagain,soshehesitatedaboutit.AsEmilystruggled,thedoor

waspushedopenandMrButlercalled,"'Emily,you'renext."Kindofnervousasshewas,Emilydid

asMrButlertoldherto.MrButlersatbythepianotoaccompanyEmilyonthepiano.WhenEmily

finishedhertestingperformance,shethankedMrButlerandknewtheresultwouldbepostedonthe

doorofthechoralroomthenextday.

Emilycouldn'tsleepthatnight.Shetossedandturnedinbedonethousandtimes.Shewas

sufferingfromthefeelingsthatshedidn'tfitandthegreatneedtobeaccepted.Bythenextmorning,

herstomachwaseveninpainduetostress.

注意:1.续写词数应为150左右；

2.请按如下格式在相应位置作答。

Emilyhurriedtothechoralroomandanxiouslyglancedatthelistonthedoor.

Finally,thedayofperformancecame.

【解析版】

2021届高三英语新高考模拟试题05

（建议用时：100分钟）

第一部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

SallyTamisinterviewingAmyBaines,aworkingmomwhousestheInternetatworktowatch

herthree-year-oldsonwhileheisathisdaycare.

Sally:HowdoyougettoseeHarryduringtheday?

Amy:Thedaycarecenterhasavideocamerathatisconnectedtoaspecialwebsite.WhenI

wanttoseehim,Icancallupthewebsiteonmycomputerandseethecenteronmyscreen.

Sally:Howdoesthatmakeyoufeel?

Amy:Wonderful.Forexample,whenIdroppedHarryoffatthecenteryesterday,hestartedto

cry.Ifeltbad,butIneededtogettowork.Thenatwork,Iwassoworried.Ikeptthinkingabout

Harry.SoIwenttothewebsite.IcouldseeHarryplayingagame,ashappyashecouldbe.Itmade

mefeelbetter.Whatarelief!Icouldgoonwithmywork.

Sally:Dothedaycareworkerslikeit?

Amy:Atfirst,theyfeltself-conscious（难为情的）.Butnow,theydon'tseemtonotice.The

activityinthedaycarecentergoesonasusual.

Sally:Isthisagoodsystemforthedaycarecentertohave?

Amy:Ithinkso.IfsgoodbecauseIcanfindoutwhetherthecenterisdoinggoodworkwith

Harry.Icanseewhetherheishappyandgettingenoughattentionfromtheteachers.

Sally:Arethereanyotherbenefitstothissystem?

Amy:Yes.Myparents,wholive2,000milesaway,canseetheirfirstgrandchildlearningtodo

allofthoseactivities:readingandwritingforthefirsttime.Onetime,Harrywrote,"Hi.Grandpa.M

andheldituptothescreen.Myfatherwassohappy.WiththeInternet,it'sasthoughwewere

livinginthesamehouse.

1.WhatcanwelearnaboutAmy?

A.SheisaddictedtotheInternet.

B.Sheworksatadaycarecenter.

C.Shelivesseparatelyfromherson.

D.Sheisbusywithherworkandfamily.

2.Howdodaycareworkersreacttothevideosystemnow?

A.Theyfeeluneasyaboutit.

B.Theyhavegotusedtoit.

C.Theycarefullyavoidit.

D.Theyoftenturnitoff.

3.WhatdoAmyandherparentsthinkofthevideosystem?

A.Itisconvenient.

B.Itneedsimprovement.

C.Itmakesthemnervous.

D.Itdisturbstheirprivacy.

【语篇解读】本文为SallyTam与AmyBaines之间的访谈录。

【答案与解析】

1.D推断题。根据第1段中的aworkingmomwhousestheInternetatworktowatchher

three-year-oldsonwhileheisathisdaycare可知，AmyBaines忙于家庭和工作。

2.B细节题。根据第7段中的“Butnow,theydon'tseemtonotice.“可知，托儿中心的护工已经

习惯了摄像机的存在。

3.A推断题。根据Amy所说的“Wonderful."和"It'sgoodbecauseIcanfindoutwhetherthe

centerisdoinggoodworkwithHarry.”以及最后一段中的"WiththeInternet,it9sasthoughwe

werelivinginthesamehouse.”可知,Amy和她的父母认为托儿所的摄像系统很方便。

B

ChildrenfromfourBuckinghamshireprimaryschoolsvisitedEpilepsySocietytoplanta

hedge（树篱）aspartofaPlant-fbr-the-Planetproject.Thechildrenfromtheseschoolswereplanting

ahedgeinthegardenoftheQueenElizabethHouseatthecharityinChalfontStPeter.

Plant-for-the-Planetgiveschildrenacrosstheglobetheopportunitytolearnaboutthethreatsof

globalwanningtotheenvironment,andthenputtheirnewknowledgeintopracticeastheyplant

newtrees.

ThedaywasorganisedbyBobSherrenwhoshowedthechildrenhowtoplantthe

planet-friendlylineoftreesinprotectivechambers（防护室）toshieldthemfromhungrywildlifeas

theysettleintheirroots.Bobsaid,“Thedayreallywasthat'ThinkingGlobally,ActingLocally'

wasputintoaction.Thechildrenlearnedabouttheimportanceofplantingtreesasawayofhelping

tobringaboutclimatejusticeformanylivinginpoorernationsandofcourseenjoyedplantingthe

treestoo."Theeventualhedge,whichwillgrowtofullsizeovertenyearsbehindtheQueen

ElizabethHouse,ismadeupoftreessuchasoaks,silverbirchesandsoon.

Bobadded,"ThechildrenwerealsoabletohelppeoplelivingatEpilepsySocietybecausethey

willgainsomewell-neededprivacyfromthehedgeintime.Thenaturalwildlifebenefitstoofrom

thefruitsandnutsthatahedgemadefromnativespeciescanprovideaswellasthepossibilityfor

anynumberofnestingsites.”

EmmaDarlington,EpilepsySociety'svolunteerofficer,said,“Ithinkit'ssoimportantto

encouragetheyoungergenerationthatthefutureisintheirhandsandthattheycanmakea

difference,whetheritisthroughtakingpartinprojectslikethisorspreadingawareness.Wehope

theylearnalittlebitabouttheworkwedoatEpilepsySocietytoo——thetreestheyplantedwillbe

enjoyedbyeveryonehereforyearstocome.^^

4.WhatisthepurposeofthePlant-for-the-Planetproject?

A.Tohelpchildrenlearnmoreaboutsociety.

B.Toofferchildrencolourfulafter-schoolactivities.

C.Toraisechildren'sawarenessofglobalwarming.

D.Toteachchildrenhowtoprotectnaturalwildlife.

5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“shield“inParagraph2probablymean?

A.Separate.B.Take.C.Get.D.Protect.

6.HowdidBobSherrenfeelafterorganisingthisactivity?

A.Tired.B.Proud.C.Discouraged.D.Peaceful.

7.WhatcanwelearnfromEmmaDarlington'swordsinthelastparagraph?

A.Shehopestopopularizevolunteeringwork.

B.Shetriestodrivethechildrentostudyhard.

C.Sheexpectsthechildrentotakepositiveaction.

D.Shebelievestheyoungergenerationarepromising.

【语篇解读】来自Buckinghamshire四所小学的学生参加Plant-for-the-Planet项目的种树活动，

为遏制全球变暖贡献自己的力量。

【答案与解析】

4.C细节题。根据第1段中的Plant-for-the-Planetgiveschildrenacrosstheglobetheopportunity

tolearnaboutthethreatsofglobalwarmingtotheenvironment可知，该项目的目的是提升孩子

们对全球变暖的认识。

5.D词义推断题。根据第2段中的planttheplanet-friendlylineoftreesinprotectivechambers

可知，将树种在防护室的目的是保护树免遭饥饿的动物破坏。

6.B推断题。根据第2段中的Bobsaid,"Thedayreallywas...enjoyedplantingthetreestoo."可

知,Bob为组织这次活动而感到自豪。

7.C推断题。根据最后一段中的“Ithinkit'ssoimportantto...spreadingawareness.”可知，她期

望孩子们能有所作为并能积极参与到应对全球变暖的行动中。

C

Sheleadsashortlife,butaveryrichone.Shewearsmanybeautifulandexpensivedressesand

wonderfulfurs,andsheisseeninthebeststores.Shehaspeopletodressherandkeepherface

pretty.Still,eventhoughshehasthousandsofadmirers,sherarelysmiles.Althoughsheisbeautiful,

sherarelymeetsmenofherownkind.Sheis,asyoumighthaveguessed,themannequin（人体模特）

wholooksdreamyfromthewindowsofstores.

Someofthepeoplewhodesignwindowdisplaysthinkofmannequinsonlyasobjectstowork

with,butmostofthepeoplewhomakeuseofthefigurescallthembyname.Althoughamannequin

hasanumbergiventoitbytheproducer,itisveryoftenknownbythenameofthewomanwho

modeledforit.

Whatthestoreslookfbrthesedaysisinteresting,ratherthanperfectfaces.LikeSaraKapp's,

forexample.Sheisaprofessionalmodelwhoselookalike,producedbytheAdelRootstein

company,isnowpopular.Sara'slongnoseandhergreeneyesmakeherfaceunusualratherthan

beautiful.

Asfashionschange,notonlyaretherechangesinfaces,butchangesinposestoo.Thefigures

havebecomemorerealistic.Untilafewyearsago,mannequinsweremadewithouttoes.Butnow

thatopenshoeshavebecomepopular,toesarenecessary."Whentrouserswereverypopular,

mannequinsstooddifferently,“saysCandyPratts,whodirectswindowdesignersat

Bloomingdale^,alargeNewYorkstore."Nowtheystandinamorerelaxedwaythatisbetterfbr

dresses/9

Eventhoughamannequingetsexcellentcare,herlifeinagoodstoreisnotlikelytobemore

thantwoyears.Bloomingdale'shas160mannequinsinuse,andCandyPrattssaysherdepartment

buyssomenewoneseverytwomonths.Andthat,sheadds,iswhyit'sbestnottogetusedtoany

particularmannequin.atWhenIgetafavorite,Ihatetoseehergo.”

8.Howdomostwindowdisplaydesignersrefertoamannequin?

A.Byitssex.

B.Byitsnumber.

C.Bythenameofitsdesigner.

D.Bythenameofthemodelitwasbasedon.

9.Whatkindofmanneq