2021人教版高中英语高考真题（十三）【含解析】

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1、Knownas“wolfgirl”atherWestWarwick,R.I.school,AlyssaGraysonhasspent

muchofheryounglifeteachingotherstoprotectandrespectanimals.Afterstarting

awolfclubinthesecondgrade,Alyssalearnedallshecouldaboutherfavorite

animals.Today,shegivespresentationsaboutprotectingwolvesatlibrariesand

schools一she'sevenspokenatauniversity.Infact,she，sbecomesuchawolfexpert

thatshewasappointedasthefirstjunioradvisortotheNationalWolfwatcher

Coalition.

Whenshe，snotteachingothersaboutwolves,Alyssacanbefoundvolunteeringather

localanimalshelter,takingcareofdogsandcats.She，salsotrainedasacitizen

scientistforFrogWatchUSA.Inshort,AlyssaGraysonprovesthatyouarenevertoo

youngtomakeadifferenceforanimals.

Whenaskedhowshegotinterestedinsavingwolves,Alyssasays,'Tvelovedwolves

sinceIsawtheminamoviewhenIwas2or3yearsold.ThenonedayIsawacommercial

aboutwolfhunting.Iaskedmymotherwhypeopledothis,andshetoldmebecause

peopledon，tlikewolves.IdecidedfromthenonthatIwantedtosavewolves.”

Today,wolvesarehunted,trapped,orpoisoned.Hunterschasewolvesformilesin

anairplaneuntilthewolvesaretooexhaustedtorunanymore.Thentheyshootthem.

Theanimaldoesn'thaveachancetoescape.Animalsarealsotrappedfortheirfur.

Theyarelefttosufferinatrapwithnofood,water,orshelter.Alyssathinksthe

furlooksbetterontheanimalinthewild,whereit'smeanttobe,thanonahuman.

Alyssabelieveswolvesareimportanttoourworlds.Shesays,“Wolvesareanapex

predator,whichmeanstheyareatthetopofthefoodchain.Removingthemfromthe

ecosystemisabigmistake.Theecosystemislikeachainofdominoes（多米诺骨

牌）一withtheapexpredatorastheoneinfront.Ifyouweretoknockdownthatdomino,

therestofthechainwouldgodowntoo.”

Peopleusuallythinkof"theBigBadWolfwhentheyhearaboutwolves.However,

Alyssasays,aIftheywouldbasetheirthoughtsonfacts,notfairytales,wewouldn，t

havepeoplewantingtokillwolves.”

篇章导读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章主要讲述了阿莉莎在二年级发起一个狼俱乐部之后,

开始知道她最喜欢的动物是狼。她呼吁人们客观地对待并保护这种动物，不要因为童话故事

而对它存在偏见。

1.Alyssaisknownas“wolfgirl“atherschoolbecause.

A.shekeepswolvesaspets

B.shewasraisedbywolves

C.shedoesalottoprotectwolves

D.shestartedawolfclubatherschool

2.Accordingtothefirsttwoparagraphs,Alyssa.

A.gainedknowledgeaboutwolvesatlibraries

B.caresaboutotheranimalsbesideswolves

C.startedtogivepresentationssincethesecondgrade

D.isthefirstjuniorcitizenscientistforFrogWatchUSA

3.Paragraph4ismainlyabout.

A.whywolvesarekilled

B.whywolvesaretrapped

C.thetoolsusedtohuntwolves

D.howwolvesaretreated

4.FromthelastparagraphwecaninferthatAlyssa.

A.doesn，tneedfairytales

B.doesn'tbelieveinfairytales

C.encouragespeopletofindoutthefactsaboutwolves

D.believesthatmorepeoplewillworktosavewolves

2、DrivethroughanysuburbintheUStoday,andit'shardtomisstherecycling

binsthathavebecomecompanionstoAmerica，strashcans.Recyclinghasbecomecommon,

aspeoplerecognizetheneedtocarefortheenvironment.Yetmostpeople'srecycling

consciousnessextendsonlyasfaraspaper,bottles,andcans.Peopleseldomfind

themselvesfacingthegrowingproblemofewaste.

Ewasterapidlyincreasesasthetechnofashionablefrequentlyupgradetothemost

advanceddevices,andthemajorityofthemendupinlandfills（垃圾填埋地）.Some

peoplewhotracksuchwastesaythatusersthrowawaynearly2milliontonsofTVs,

VCRs,computers,cellphones,andotherelectronicseveryyear.Unlesswecanfind

asafereplacement,thisewastemaygetintothegroundandpoisonthewaterwith

dangeroustoxins（毒素），suchaslead,mercury,andarsenic.Burningthewastealso

dangerouslyconlamina心theair.

However,ewasteoftencontainsreusablesilver,gold,andotherelectricalmaterials.

Recyclingthesematerialsreducesenvironmentalproblemsbyreducingbothlandfill

wasteandtheneedtolookforsuchmetals,whichcandestroyecosystems.

Agrowingnumberofstateshaveadoptedlawstobandumpingewaste.Still,lessthan

aquarterofthiswastewillreachlawfulrecyclingprograms.Somecompanies

advertisingsafedisposalinfactmerelyshipthewastetosomedevelopingcountries,

whereitstillendsupinlandfills.Theseorganizationspreventprogressbyunsafely

disposingofwasteinanoutofsight,outofmindlocation.

However,thesmallbutgrowingnumberofcitiesandcorporationsthatdohandlee-

wasteresponsiblyrepresentsprogresstowardmakingtheworldacleaner,betterplace

forusall.

篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。随着技术的不断更新，人们日益关注垃圾的回收再利用，回

收普通垃圾已经成为世人的习惯。然而，合理回收电子废弃物是环保领域的重要任务和课题。

5.Whatcanweinferfromthefirstparagraph?

A.ManyAmericansnowhaveaccesstorecyclingbins.

B.EwastecannotbeputintotrashcansintheUS.

C.MostAmericanshaverealizedthedangersofewaste.

D.MostofAmerica'strashcansaremadeofrecycledmaterial.

6.Whatcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“contaminates”inParagraph2?

A.Pollutes.B.Heats.

C.Absorbs.D.Reduces.

7.Howdoestheauthorfeelaboutburyingewasteinlandfills?

A.It，simportant.B.It'sunsafe.

C.It，sacceptable.D.It'suncommon.

8.What，stheauthor，spurposeinwritingthistext?

A.Totellushowtorecycleewaste.

B.Totalkaboutthefutureofewaste.

C.Todiscussifit'snecessarytorecycleewaste.

D.Toencourageustodealwithewasteproperly.

3、About5,000childrendieeachdaybecauseofpreventablediseasessuchas

choleraanddysentery（痢疾），whichspreadwhenpeopleuseuncleanwaterfordrinking

orcooking.Alackofwaterforpersonalhealthleadstothespreadoftotally

preventablediseasesliketrachoma,whichhasblindedsomesixmillionpeople.

Watertroublesalsotrapmanylowincomefamiliesinacycleofpovertyand

pooreducationandthepoorestsuffermostfromlackofaccesstowater.Peoplewho

spendmuchoftheirtimeonillhealth,caringforsickchildren,orcollectingwater

atadistanceaveraging3.75milesadaydon，thaveeducationalandeconomicchances

tobettertheirlives.

Agricultureiscalledthelion，sshareofcleanwaterworldwide,usingsome70percent,

andindustrialuseneedsanother22percent.Waterareashavenopoliticalborders

andnationsdon，talwaysworktogethertosharecommonresources,sowatercanbe

afrequentsourceofinternationalproblemsaswell.

Daybydaydemandkeepsgrowing,furtherdrainingwatersources,fromgreatriversto

groundwater."We'regoingdeeperintodebtonourgroundwateruse,“Postelsaid,

“andthathasgreateffectsonglobalwatersafety.Therateofgroundwateruse

hasdoubledsince1960.

SomeofEarth'sgroundwaterisfossilwatercreatedwhenEarth'sclimatewasfar

different.Todaysuchwaterisaslimitedaspetrol."Butwe'repumpingmuchof

themoutfasterthanever,“Postelexplained."Man'sgrowingthirstalso

causesamajorproblemaboutwaterandourecosystems.Andthatalsocreatesacost

tous,tooursonsandtoourgrandsons,notjusttonature.”

篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。水是生命之源，与人类的健康、农业等息息相关，然而在很

多地区，水资源短缺已成了一个相当严峻的挑战。

9.Whatdoestheauthormainlydiscussinthepassage?

A.Watershortagehasbeenamostseriouschallenge.

B.Somanychildrendieofpollutedwatereveryday.

C.Diseasesshouldbeproperlycontrolledandtreated.

D.Wastingwaterleadstotheunrestoftheworld.

10.Whyisagriculturecalledthelion，sshareofcleanwater?

Becauseagricultureismuchstrongerthanindustry.

Becausemorepeopleliveontheagriculturalproduce.

Becauseagricultureusesabouttwothirdsofcleanwater.

Becausenationsdon，talwaysworktogethertosavewater.

11.AccordingtowhatPostelsaidwecanknow.

A.groundwaterisrichforustouse

B.thereisnoneedtodigdeepforgroundwater

C.weareusingournextgenerations，water

D.weshoulduseriverwaterinsteadofgroundwater

12.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Weshouldn，tusewaterfromrivers.

B.Weshouldprotectourecosystems.

C.Watershouldbedistributedequally.

D.Lawsshouldbepassedforgroundwater.

4、Collegestudentsmayfindagreenercampuswhentheyreturntoclassesthisfall.

Someschoolsarerepairingolderbuildingsandconstructingnewonesthatarebetter

fortheenvironment.Otherstepsincludeaddingwindandsolarenergysystemsand

plantingvegetablegardens.

GeorgeWashingtonUniversity（GW）isaprivateschoolwith200,000students.The

universityhastwogardenswherestudentsvolunteertheirtime.

OverthelasttenyearsGWhasdevelopedprojectsinthreemainareas一climate,water

andecosystems.Theyhavebeguntocreateprojectsonthegroundtoaddressclimate

change.Theyareplanningonbecomingcarbonneutral（平衡的）and,infact,reducing

thefootprintbyfortypercentby2025,fromcreatingsolarhotwatersystemsonour

rooftopstomakingourbuildingsmuchmoreenergyefficient.Theschoolalsooffers

140differentclassesinsustainability（可持续性发展）andtheenvironment.

MarkOrlouskisaid,“Weseenumberslikelessthan20%ofschoolhavingagreen

buildingpolicyfiveyearsagoandnowupwardsof80%ofschoolshavingapolicy,

whichstatesthattheirnewbuildingswillbebuiltinagreenfashion.”

GWislocatedintheFoggyBottomneighborhoodofWashington.Someneighborssaythat

whileGWislayingtobefriendliertotheenvironment,itcouldalsobeabetter

friendtotheneighborhood.Theschoolhasexpandedquicklyandtherehavebeen

tensionsbetweenstudentsandlocalresidents.

篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了乔治华盛顿大学的绿色校园系列环保政策及

计划。

13.Thegreenercampusprojectaimsmajorlyat.

A.welcomingstudentsinthenewterm

B.repairingandconstructingbuildings

C.addingwindandsolarenergysystems

D.makingschoolsenvironmentallyfriendly

14.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“thefootprintinParagraph3referto?

A.Theclimatechange.

B.Thequantityofwater.

C.Theproductionofcarbon.

D.Themainareasoftheproject.

15.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph5?

A.Greeneffortshavealreadybroughtinbenefits.

B.Highschoolstudentspreferchoosingagreenercollege.

C.Greenbuildingpoliciesattractmorehighschoolstudents.

D.Collegesaremakingeffortstomeettheneedsofstudents.

16.WhichoneoftheproblemsisGWnowfacing?

A.Ithasn'tbeensofriendlytoitsneighbors.

B.Therehavebeennogreenbuildingpolicies.

C.Rainwatercollectingcoststoomuchmoney.

D.Thestudentsaremakingtoomanyefforts.

5、（2018•浙江高考）StevenSteinlikestofollowgarbagetrucks.Hisstrangehabit

makessensewhenyouconsiderthathe'sanenvironmentalscientistwhostudieshow

toreducelitter,includingthingsthatfalloffgarbagetrucksastheydrivedown

theroad.WhatisevenmoreinterestingisthatoneofStein，sjobsisdefendingan

industrybehindtheplasticshoppingbag.

Americansusemorethan100billionthinfilmplasticbagseveryyear.Somanyend

upintreebranchesoralonghighwaysthatagrowingnumberofcitiesdonotallow

thematcheckouts（4攵车艮台）.Thebagsareprohibitedinsome90citiesinCalifornia,

includingLosAngeles.Eyeingtheseheadwinds,plasticbagmakersarehiring

scientistslikeSteintomakethecasethattheirproductsarenotasbadforthe

planetasmostpeopleassume.

Amongthebagmakers'arguments:manycitieswithbansstillallowshoppersto

purchasepaperbags,whichareeasilyrecycledbutrequiremoreenergytoproduce

andtransport.Andwhileplasticbagsmaybeuglytolookat,theyrepresentasmall

percentageofallgarbageonthegroundtoday.

Theindustryhasalsotakenaimattheproductthathasappearedasitsreplacement:

reusableshoppingbags.Thestrongerareusablebagis,thelongeritslifeandthe

moreplasticbaguseitcancelsout.However,longerlastingreusablebagsoften

requiremoreenergytomake.Onestudyfoundthatacottonbagmustbeusedatleast

131timestobebetterfortheplanetthanplastic.

Environmentalistsdon，tdispute（质疑）thesepoints.Theyhopepaperbagswillbe

bannedsomedaytooandwantshopperstousethesamereusablebagsforyears.

篇章导读：本文是一篇议论文。文章主要探讨了人们该用塑料袋还是环保袋或者两者都不使

用，并分析了其原因。

1.WhathasStevenSteinbeenhiredtodo?

A.Helpincreasegrocerysales.

B.Recyclethewastematerial.

C.Stopthingsfallingofftrucks.

D.Arguefortheuseofplasticbags.

2.Whatdoestheword“headwinds“inParagraph2referto?

A.Bansonplasticbags.

B.Effectsofcitydevelopment.

C.Headachescausedbygarbage.

D.Plasticbagshungintrees.

3.Whatisadisadvantageofreusablebagsaccordingtoplasticbagmakers?

A.Theyarequiteexpensive.

B.Replacingthemcanbedifficult.

C.Theyarelessstrongthanplasticbags.

D.Producingthemrequiresmoreenergy.

4.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.Plastic,PaperorNeither

B.Industry,PollutionandEnvironment

C.RecycleorThrowAway

D.GarbageCollectionandWasteControl

6^（2019•浙江高考）Californiahaslosthalfitsbigtreessincethe1930s,according

toastudytobepublishedTuesdayandclimatechangeseemstobeamajorfactor（因

素）.

Thenumberoftreeslargerthantwofeetacrosshasdeclinedby50percentonmore

than46,000squaremilesofCaliforniaforests,thenewstudyfinds.Noareawasspared

orunaffected,fromthefoggynortherncoasttotheSierraNevadaMountainstothe

SanGabrielsaboveLosAngeles.IntheSierrahighcountry,thenumberofbigtrees

hasfallenbymorethan55percent;inpartsofsouthernCaliforniathedeclinewas

nearly75percent.

Manyfactorscontributedtothedecline,saidPatrickMcIntyre,anecologistwhowas

theleadauthorofthestudy.Woodcutterstargetedbigtrees.Housingdevelopment

pushedintothewoods.AggressivewildfirecontrolhasleftCaliforniaforests

crowdedwithsmalltreesthatcompetewithbigtreesforresources（资源）.

ButincomparingastudyofCaliforniaforestsdoneinthe1920sand1930swithanother

onebetween2001and2010,McIntyreandhiscolleaguesdocumentedawidespreaddeath

ofbigtreesthatwasevidenteveninwildlandsprotectedfromwoodcuttingor

development.

Thelossofbigtreeswasgreatestinareaswheretreeshadsufferedthegreatest

watershortage.Theresearchersfiguredoutwaterstresswithacomputermodelthat

calculatedhowmuchwatertreesweregettingincomparisonwithhowmuchtheyneeded,

takingintoaccountsuchthingsasrainfall,airtemperature,dampnessofsoil,and

thetimingofsnowmelt（融雪）.

Sincethe1930s,McIntyresaid,thebiggestfactorsdrivingupwaterstressinthe

statehavebeenrisingtemperatures,whichcausetreestolosemorewatertotheair,

andearliersnowmelt,whichreducesthewatersupplyavailabletotreesduringthe

dryseason.

篇章导读：本文是一篇调查报告。调查表明，加利福尼亚州的大树变少了，而气候变化是其

中的一个主要因素。

5.Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?

A.TheseriousnessofbigtreelossinCalifornia.

B.TheincreasingvarietyofCaliforniabigtrees.

C.ThedistributionofbigtreesinCaliforniaforests.

D.TheinfluenceoffarmingonbigtreesinCalifornia.

6.Whichofthefollowingiswellintentionedbutmaybebadforbigtrees?

A.Ecologicalstudiesofforests.

B.Banningwoodcutting.

C.Limitinghousingdevelopment.

D.Firecontrolmeasures.

7.WhatisamajorcauseofthewatershortageaccordingtoMcIntyre?

A.Inadequatesnowmelt.B.Alongerdryseason.

C.Awarmerclimate.D.Dampnessoftheair.

8.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.California，sForests：WhereHaveAlltheBigTreesGone?

B.CuttingofBigTreestoBeProhibitedinCaliforniaSoon

C.WhyAretheBigTreesImportanttoCaliforniaForests?

D.PatrickMcIntyre：GrowMoreBigTreesinCalifornia

7、（2020•甘肃省会宁一中高三第一次月考）Petrolanddiesel（柴油）carsmaystill

dominateourroads,buttheirdaysarenumbered.Arecentuniversitystudyfoundthat

currentelectriccarscouldbeusedfor87percentofdailycarjourneysintheUS.

Thatfigurecouldriseto98percentby2020.

Onehurdletothewidespreadadoptionofelectriccarshasbeenurange

anxiety“一drivers，concernsaboutrunningoutofjuiceonajourney.Whilepetrol

stationsareconvenientlylocatedacrossnationalroadsystems,thenecessarynetwork

ofelectricchargingstationsisstillbeingdeveloped.Thatsaid,chargingpoints

arebecomingincreasinglycommonthroughouttheUSA.

Attitudestowardselectricvehicleshavechangedquiteconsiderablyoverthelast

fewyears.Notthatlongago,electriccarsweremetwithdistrust,andtheirlarge

pricetags（标签）drovecustomersaway.Thankstoimprovementsinbatterycapacity,

rechargingtimes,performanceandprice,thecurrentgenerationofelectriccarsis

startingtopersuadecritics.Plugincarswillsoongiveinternalcombustion（燃

料）enginemodelsarunfortheirmoney.

Aswellasadvancementsontheroad,electricvehiclesaretakingtotheseasand

skies.Electricboatsareamongtheoldestmethodsofelectrictravel,havingenjoyed

severaldecadesofpopularityfromthelate19thtotheearly20thcenturybefore

petrolpoweredoutboardmotorstookover.Now,theglobaldriveforrenewableenergy

sourcesisbringingelectricboatsback.Stepstowardselectricairtravelarealso

beingmade,withAirbusandNASAamongtheorganizationsdevelopingandtesting

batterypoweredplanes.Theexperimentscouldsoonmakecommercialelectricflight

areality.

Electricvehiclesdonotproduceanyemissions.WeretheUStoactonthestudy's

findingsandreplace87percentofitscarswithelectricvehicles,itwouldreduce

thenationaldemandforpetrolby61percent.However,becauseoftheproduction

processesandthegenerationofelectricityrequiredtochargethesevehicles,they

cannotclaimtobecompletelyemissionfree.Evenso,asmanycountriescontinueto

increasetheiruseofrenewableenergysources,electricvehicleswillbecomeeven

cleaner.

篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了汽油和柴油汽车很快会被电动车辆所替代以及电

动交通工具在未来的发展。

9.Whichisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.MyDreamCar

B.HistoryofElectricCars

C.ProblemswithPetrolCars

D.DrivingintotheFuture

10.AsusedinParagraph2,theunderlinedword“hurdle”means"”.

A.aimB.barrier

C.consequenceD.step

11.Inthepast,whydidmanypeoplerefusetobuytheelectriccars?

A.Theywereexpensive.

B.Theywereverypoorlymade.

C.Theywerenotwidelypromoted.

D.Theycouldn，ttravelatahighspeed.

12.WhatisthefunctionofParagraph4?

A.Tointroducethehistoryofelectrictravel.

B.Toexplainwhytheworldneedsmoreelectriccars.

C.Toshowwhymorepeoplehaveinterestinelectriccars.

D.Todescribedifferentwayselectricvehiclescanbeused.

8、（2018•全国卷I）Wemaythinkwe'reaculturethatgetsridofourworntechnology

atthefirstsightofsomethingshinyandnew,butanewstudyshowsthatwekeep

usingourolddevices（装置）wellaftertheygooutofstyle.That'sbadnewsfor

theenvironment一andourwallets—astheseoutdateddevicesconsumemuchmoreenergy

thantheneweronesthatdothesamethings.

Tofigureouthowmuchpowerthesedevicesareusing,CallieBabbittandhercolleagues

attheRochesterInstituteofTechnologyinNewYorktrackedtheenvironmentalcosts

foreachproductthroughoutitslife一fromwhenitsmineralsareminedtowhenwe

stopusingthedevice.Thismethodprovidedareadoutforhowhomeenergyusehas

evolvedsincetheearly1990s.Devicesweregroupedbygeneration.Desktopcomputers,

basicmobilephones,andboxsetTVsdefined1992.Digitalcamerasarrivedonthescene

in1997.AndMP3players,smartphones,andLCDTVsenteredhomesin2002,before

tabletsandereadersshowedupin2007.

Asweaccumulatedmoredevices,however,wedidn，tthrowoutouroldones."The

livingroomtelevisionisreplacedandgetsplantedinthekids，room,andsuddenly

oneday,youhaveaTVineveryroomofthehouse,“saidoneresearcher.Theaverage

numberofelectronicdevicesrosefromfourperhouseholdin1992to13in2007.We're

notjustkeepingtheseolddevices一wecontinuetousethem.Accordingtotheanalysis

ofBabbitt，steam,olddesktopmonitorsandboxTVswithcathoderaytubesarethe

worstdeviceswiththeirenergyconsumptionandcontributiontogreenhousegas

emissions（排放）morethandoublingduringthe1992to2007window.

Sowhat'sthesolution（解决方案）？Theteam'sdataonlywentupto2007,butthe

researchersalsoexploredwhatwouldhappenifconsumersreplacedoldproductswith

newelectronicsthatservemorethanonefunction,suchasatabletforwordprocessing

andTVviewing.Theyfoundthatmoreondemandentertainmentviewingontabletsinstead

ofTVsanddesktopcomputerscouldcutenergyconsumptionby44%.

篇章导读：本文是一篇议论文。文章讲述了新旧电子设备的差别，旧电子设备耗能高，不环

保，所以作者主张使用新电子设备。

13.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofnewdevices?

A.Theyareenvironmentfriendly.

B.Theyarenobetterthantheold.

C.Theycostmoretouseathome.

D.Theygooutofstylequickly.

14.WhydidBabbitt，steamconducttheresearch?

A.Toreducethecostofminerals.

B.Totestthelifecycleofaproduct.

C.Toupdateconsumersonnewtechnology.

D.Tofindoutelectricityconsumptionofthedevices.

15.Whichofthefollowingusestheleastenergy?

A.TheboxsetTV.B.Thetablet.

C.TheLCDTV.D.Thedesktopcomputer.

16.Whatdoesthetextsuggestpeopledoaboutoldelectronicdevices?

A.Stopusingthem.B.Takethemapart.

C.Upgradethem.D.Recyclethem.

9、（2020•陕西省部分学校第一学期摸底检测）Abiologistoncecriticizedforstealing

eggsfromthenestsoftherarestbirdintheworldhasbeenawardedthe“Nobel

Prize、”ofconservationafterhismethodssavedninespeciesfromextinction.

ProfessorCarlJoneswonthe2016IndianapolisPrize一thehighestaccoladeinthe

fieldofanimalconservation一forhis40yearsofworkinMauritius,wherehesaved

anendangeredkestrel（红隼）frombecomingthenextGreatAuk.

Whenthe65—year-oldfirsttravelledtotheeastAfricanislandinthe1970s,he

wastoldtoclosedownaprojecttosavetheMauritiuskestrel.Atthetimethere

werejustfourleftinthewild,makingittherarestbirdonEarth.However,hestayed,

usingthetechniquesofcaptivebreeding（人工繁殖），whichinvolved

snatchingeggsfromthebirds，nestsandhatchingthemunderincubators（孵化器），

promptingthemotherstolayanothersetofeggsinthewild.

Adecadelater,thenumberofMauritiuskestrelshadsoaredtoover300andtoday

therearearound400inthewild.Thebiologisthasalsomadeanefforttobringother

rarespeciesbackfromtheedgeofextinction,includingthepinkpigeon,echo

parakeetandRodrigueswarbler.

ProfJoneswasawardedthe$250,000prizeataceremonyinLondon.

“Asayoungmaninmy20s,Icertainlydidn，tenjoythestressandthetensionof

thecriticismIreceived.\"Reflectingonthestartofhiscareer,hesaidthe

Mauritiuskestrelprojecthadbeenseenasa“deadloss\"atthetime.Inthe

1970stherewasfierceoppositiontothecaptivebreedingtechniques,withcritics

arguingthattheyweretooriskyandtooktheemphasisoffbreedinginthewild.

ProfJoneshasdevotedhiswholelifetohiswork,onlybecomingafatherforthe

firsttimeat53.Hesaidreceivingtheprizewasparticularlyimportantto

him,becauseitprovedthathisworktosavebirdswasright.

篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。卡尔•琼斯教授曾因偷稀缺鸟类的蛋而被指责，然而，他后

来在保护动物领域被授予“诺贝尔奖”，他用自己的方法挽救了九种濒危物种。

17.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“accolade、”meaninParagraph2?

A.Return.B.Level.

C.Honor.D.Research.

18.Accordingtothepassage,GreatAukis.

A.anendangeredbirdB.anextinctbird

C.apopularbirdD.afiercebird

19.WhatcanweknowfromthefiguresinParagraph4?

A.Takingeggsfromthenestshasworkedwell.

B.Thewildenvironmentforkestrelshaschangedalot.

C.Thekestrelhasadaptedtothelifeinthewild.

D.It'sdifficulttoprotectkestrel.

20.ProfJones，ideaoftakingeggsfromthebirds'nests.

A.wasprovedofnouse

B.waswidelyaccepted

C.waspromot