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LONDON（Reuters）—Quietplease—Britain9sQueenElizabethispreparingtohave

herswanscounted.

BuckinghamPalacehasannouncedthattheannualSwanUpping,atraditiondating

backtothe12thcenturywhichinvolvesacensusoftheswanpopulationontheRiver

Thames,willbeconductedbytheQueen9sofficialSwanMarkerfromJuly2024.

“WiththeassistanceoftheQueen'sSwanWarden,ProfessorChristopherPerrinsof

theUniversityofOxford,theswansandyoungcygnets（小天鹅）arealsoassessedforany

signsofinjuryordisease9"BuckinghamPalacesaidinannouncingthecount.

TheprocessinvolvestheSwanMarker,DavidBarber,rowinguptheThamesforfive

dayswiththeSwanWardenintraditionalskiffswhilewearingspecialscarletuniformsand

counting,weighingandmeasuringswansandcygnets.

Itmayseemeccentric,butitisveryimportanttotheQueen,Accordingtocustom,

Britain9ssovereignownsallunmarked,muteswansinopenwater,buttheQueennow

exercisestherightonlyonstretchesoftheThamesanditsnearbytributaries.

Inmedievaltimes,theSwanMarkerwouldnotonlytraveluptherivercountingthe

swans,butwouldcatchasmanyaspossibleastheyweresoughtafterforbanquetsand

feasts.

Thisyear,theSwanMarkerandtheSwanWardenareparticularlykeentodiscover

howmuchdamageisbeingcausedtoswansandcygnetsbyattacksfromdogsandfrom

discardedfishingtackle（渔具）.

ItisalsoanimportantyearbecauseQueenElizabethhasdecidedtojoinherteamof

SwanUppersforpartofthecensus.Shewillfollowthemuptheriverandvisitalocalschool

projectonthewholesubjectofswans,cygnetsandtheThames.

“EducationandconservationareessentialtotheroleofSwanUppingandthe

involvementofschoolchildrenisalwaysarewardingexperience,“BuckinghamPalacesaid.

［语篇解读］泰晤士河上每年都要举行一个重要的活动：数天鹅。英国皇室的这一传统

已经延续了好几个世纪。

1.Inmedievaltimes,・

A.swanswerebetterprotectedthannow

B.alotofswanswerekilledbydogs

C.swanswereadeliciousdishonroyalbanquets

D.commonpeoplecouldcatchtheswans

［解析］细节理解题。从文章倒数第四段可知，在中世纪天鹅被捉住，然后成为皇家宴

会上的美味。

［答案］C

2.Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheprocessofcountingtheswans・

A.remainsalmostunchangedinthepastyears

B.involvesalotofroyalmembers

C.sometimeslastslongerthanbefore

D.isalwaysguardedbyspecialsoldiers

［解析］推理判断题。从文章第四段对数天鹅过程的描述以及参与清点的官员的穿着打

扮可知，其过程几乎没有变化，因为这是一项传统活动。

［答案］A

3.Thisyear,theSwanMarkerandtheSwanWardenmainlywanttofindout.

A.theexactnumberofswansandcygnets

B.howalocalschoolprojectisgoingon

C.howmuchdamagetheswansandcygnetssuffer

D.howeducationandconservationarecarriedoutalongtheThames

［解析］细节理解题。从文章倒数第三段内容可知答案为C。

［答案］C

4.Whichofthefollowingisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Britain9sQueenisconcernedaboutswans.

B.Britain9sQueenordersacountofswans.

C.AnoldtraditioninBuckinghamPalace.

D.QueenElizabethwillcountswansherself.

［解析］主旨大意题。文章第一段是本文的主题段，英国女王下令清点泰晤士河上的天

鹅的数量。

［答案］B

5.Theunderlinedword“tributaries”canbebestreplacedby.

A.districtsB.banks

C.treesD.branches

［解析］词义理解题。根据语境和常识可知，此处是指在泰晤士河及其支流上生活的天

鹅。故答案为D。

［答案］D

［长难句解读］Inmedievaltimes,theSwanMarkerwouldnotonlytraveluptheriver

countingtheswans,butwouldcatchasmanyaspossibleastheyweresoughtafterfor

banquetsandfeasts.在中世纪，负责清点天鹅的人不仅沿河清点天鹅的数量，还会尽可能多

地捕捉一些，因为天鹅当时是宴会桌上的美餐。

本句是一个并列句，notonly...but（also）...引导并列句，后面的as引导原因状语从句。

B

Happinessiscontagious,researchersreportedonThursday.

Peoplewiththemostsocialconnections—spouses,friends,neighborsandrelatives—

werealsothehappiest,thedatashowed."Eachadditionalhappypersonmakesyou

happier,”Christakissaid.

“ImaginethatIamconnectedtoyouandyouareconnectedtoothersandothersare

connectedtostillothers.Itisthisfabricofhumanity,likeanAmericanpatchquilt.”

Eachpersonsitsonadifferentcoloredpatch.^Imaginethatthesepatchesarehappy

andunhappypatches.Yourhappinessdependsonwhatisgoingoninthepatcharound

you,“Christakissaid.

“Itisnotjusthappypeopleconnectingwithhappypeople,whichtheydo.Aboveand

beyond,thereisthiscontagiousprocessgoingon.”

Andhappinessismorecontagiousthanunhappiness,theydiscovered.

“Ifasocialcontactishappy,itincreasesthelikelihoodthatyouarehappyby15

percent,"Fowlersaid.“Afriendofafriend,orthefriendofaspouseorasibling（兄弟姐妹）,

iftheyarehappy,increasesyourchancesby10percent,“headded.

Ahappythirddegreefriend—thefriendofafriendofafriend—increasesa

person'schancesofbeinghappyby6percent.

“Buteveryextraunhappyfriendincreasesthelikelihoodthatyou'llbeunhappyby7

percent,“Fowlersaid.

Thefindingisinterestinganditisuseful,too,Fowlersaid.

“Amongotherbenefits,happinesshasbeenshowntohaveanimportanteffecton

reducedmortality（死亡率）,painreduction,andimprovedcardiac。心脏的）function.So

betterunderstandingofhowhappinessspreadscanhelpuslearnhowtopromoteahealthier

society,“hesaid.

Thestudyalsofitsinwithotherdatasuggestedin1984thathaving$5,000extra

increasedaperson'schancesofbecominghappierbyabout2percent.

“Ahappyfriendisworthabout$20,000,“Christakissaid.

［语篇解读］美国科学家的一项最新研究成果表明，快乐感可以互相传递。这项研究成

果为我们构建更为健康、和谐的社会提供了依据和方法。

1.Accordingtotheresearch,yourhappiness・

A.hasnothingtodowithyourworkmatesorschoolmates

B.hassomethingtodowithanyonewhohasacloserelationshipwithyou

C.dependsonthosewhoareinfavourofyouorareagainstyou

D.haslittletodowithwhatsocialconnectionsyouhave

l解析］推理判断题。根据第二段、第三段内容可知，快乐感会不断传递和扩散，你的

配偶、朋友、邻居、亲戚等的快乐指数会直接影响你的快乐程度，故选B。

［答案］B

2.Theunderlinedword“contagious”inthefirstparagraphmeans.

A.infectiousB.beautiful

C.effectiveD.prior

［解析］词义猜测题。第一句是全文的主题句。由文章第二、三、四段可知，快乐感可

以在人们之间传播，故contagious的意思是“有感染力的，有传染性的”。

［答案］A

3.Itcanbeinferredthat.

A.happinessspreadsasfastandwidelyasunhappiness

B.unhappinessspreadsfasterandmorewidelythanhappiness

C.happinessspreadsfasterandmorewidelythanunhappiness

D.thespreadofunhappinesshasnotbeenstudiedbyresearchers

［解析］推理判断题。根据第六段“Andhappinessismorecontagiousthanunhappiness,

theydiscovered.M一句可推知选Co

［答案］C

4.Whichofthefollowingwillincreaseyourchancesofbecominghappiermost?

A.Beinginapartywithahappyatmosphere.

B.Ahappyexperienceofyourbrotheroryourparents.

C.Ahappytriptoaforeigncountryofyourfriends.

D.Happinessofyourfriend'sfriend.

［解析］事实细节题。根据第七、第八段讲述的别人的快乐感对你的影响几率可知，排

在最前的是“Ifasocialcontactishappy”，故选A。

［答案］A

5.WhatdoesChristakismeanbysaying"Ahappyfriendisworthabout$20,000”？

A.Ahappyfriendcanhelpyoubringinawealthof$20,000.

B.Ahappyfriendisawealthwhichisworthabout$20,000.

C.Ahappyfriendincreasesyourchancesofbeinghappyby2%.

D.Ahappyfriendincreasesyourchancesofbeinghappyby8%.

［解析］句意理解题。结合上一段中的“thathaving$5,000extraincreasedaperson's

chancesofbecominghappierbyabout2percent”可知，一个快乐的朋友带给你的快乐相当

于大约$20,000带给你的快乐，也就是$5,000的四倍，即一个快乐的朋友给你带来快乐的几

率为8%,故选D。

［答案］D

［长难句解读］Thestudyalsofitsinwithotherdatasuggestedin1984thathaving

$5,000extraincreasedaperson'schancesofbecominghappierbyabout2percent.

该句为主从复合句，主句为Thestudyalsofitsinwithotherdata,suggestedin1984为

过去分词作定语修饰data,后面that引导的是同位语从句，说明data的内容。该从句的主

语为having$5,000extra,aperson'schances为宾语，ofbecominghappier为定语修饰

chances,byabout2percent为程度状语。

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TheParthenoninAthensisabuildingwithalongandcomplexhistory.Builtnearly

2,500yearsagoasatemplecelebratingtheGreekgoddessAthena,itwasforthousandsof

yearsthechurchoftheVirginMaryoftheAthenians,thenamosque（清真寺），andfinallya

ruin.Thebuildingwaschangedandthesculpturesmuchdamagedoverthecenturies.By

1800onlyabouthalfoftheoriginalsculpturaldecorationremained.

Between1801and1805,LordElgin,theBritishambassadortotheOttomanEmpire,

whichcontrolledAthens,actingwiththefullknowledgeandpermissionoftheOttoman

authoritiestremovedabouthalfoftheremainingsculpturesfromthefallenruinsandfrom

thebuildingitself.LordElginlovedGreekhistoryandtransportedthesculpturesbackto

Britain.ThearrivalofthesculpturesinLondonhadahugeeffectontheEuropeanpublic,

greatlyincreasinginterestinancientGreekcultureandinfluencingcontemporaryartistic

trends.ThesesculptureswereacquiredfromLordElginbytheBritishMuseumin1816and

sincethentheyhaveallbeenondisplaytothepublic,freeofcharge.

Sincetheearly1980s,however,theGreekgovernmenthasarguedforthepermanent

removaltoAthensofalltheParthenonsculpturesintheBritishMuseum.Theyhavealso

challengedtheBritishMuseumBoardofTrustees9legaltitletothesculptures.

TheBritishMuseum,however,insiststhatitexiststotellthestoryofcultural

achievementthroughouttheworld,fromthedawnofhumanhistoryovertwomillionyears

agountilthepresentday.Themuseumconsidersitselfanimportantresourcefortheworld:

thebreadthanddepthofitscollectionallowstheworldpublictoreexaminecultural

identitiesandexplorethecomplexnetworkofinterconnectedworldcultures.

Italsosaysthat,withinthecontextofthisunparalleledcollection,theParthenon

sculpturesareanimportantrepresentationofancientAtheniancivilization.Eachyear

millionsofvisitorsadmiretheartistryofthesculpturesandgaininsightsonhowancient

Greeceinfluenced—andwasinfluencedby—theothercivilizationsthatitencountered.

1.FormostofitshistorypeoplewenttotheParthenonto・

A.admirethegoddessAthena

B.praytotheirgod

C.searchforsculptures

D.learnaboutitscomplexhistory

［答案］B

2.Theunderlineduif9(inParagraph4)refersto"

A.theBritishMuseum

B.theGreekgovernment

C.theParthenon

D.theBritishMuseumBoardofTrustees

［答案］A

3.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.ThesculpturesintroducedancientGreekculturetothewest.

B.AncientGreekculturehasgreatlyinfluencedworldculture.

C.TheBritishMuseumhasmademuchmoneyfromtheParthenonsculptures.

D.TheBritishMuseumistheplacemostcapableofpreservingthesesculptures.

［答案］B

4.WhatcanwelearnaboutLordElginfromthepassage?

A.HeisgreatlyadmiredinGreece.

B.HeworkedfortheOttomanEmpire.

C.HesavedtheParthenonsculpturesfrombeingdestroyed.

D.HehadadeepinterestinGreekculture.

［答案］D

5.Theauthor'smainintentioninwritingthispassageistotell・

A.thehistoryoftheParthenonanditssculptures

B.whatpeoplecanseeintheBritishMuseum

C.whytheBritishMuseumrefusestoreturnthesculptures

D.theinfluenceofGreeceonBritishculture

［答案］c

4)

IfyoutraveltoanewexhibitattheSanFranciscoConservatoryofFlowers,youwill

havechancestoseesomemeat-eatingplants.Takebladderworts,akindofsuchplant,for

example.Theyappearsosmallandgrowinaquietpond.Butthesearethefastest-known

killersoftheplantkingdom,abletocaptureasmallinsectin1/50ofasecondusingatrap

door!

Oncethetrapdoorclosesonthevictim,theenzymes（酶）similartothoseinthehuman

stomachslowlydigesttheinsect.Whendinnerisover,theplantopensthetrapdoorandis

readytotrapagain.

Meat-eatingplantsgrowmostlyinwetareaswithsoilthatdoesn9toffermuchfood

value.Insuchconditions,theseamazingplantshavedevelopedinsecttrapstogettheir

nutritionalneedsoverthousandsofyears.NorthAmericahasmoresuchplantsthanany

othercontinent.

Generallyspeaking,thetrapsmayhaveattractiveappearancetofooltheeye,like

pitcherplants,whichgettheirnamebecausetheylooklikebeautifulpitchers（acontainer

likeabottle）fullofnectar（花蜜）.

TheAsianpitcherplant,forexample,hasbrightcolorsandanattractivehalf-closedlid.

Curiousinsectsaretemptedtocomecloseandtakeasip,andthenslidedowntheslippery

（光滑的）slopetotheirdeaths.

Hair-likegrowthsalongthepitcherwallsensurethatnothingcabescape,andthe

digestiveenzymescangettowork.Atinyinsectcanbedigestedinafewhours,butafly

takesacoupleofdays.

Someofthesepitchersarelargeenoughtoholdtwogallons.Meateatingplantsonly

eatpeopleinsciencefictionmovies,butsometimesabirdorothersmallanimalswill

discoverthatapitcherplantisn91agoodplacetogetadrink.

［语篇解读］本文是一篇说明文，介绍了一些特别的植物——靠捕食动物获得生长所需

养分的“食肉植物”。

1.Fromthefirstparagraph,wecanknowthatbladderwortscan・

A.capture50smallinsectsinasecond

B.captureaninsectintheshortesttime

C.befoundfloatingonaquietlake

D.digestaninsectin1/50ofasecond

［解析］细节理解题。第一段指出,bladderworts能在1/50秒的时间内捕获一只小昆虫,

是植物中已知的捕获动物速度最快的，因此选B。

［答案］B

2.Ifthetrapdoorofameateatingplantisclosed,theplant・

A.isfoolinginsectsintotakingasip

B.isproducingnectar

C.istemptinginsectstocomedose

D.isenjoyingadinner

［解析］细节判断题。第二段说，一旦“陷阱门”将猎物关起来，类似于人胃里的那些消

化酶就开始慢慢地消化它了，由此判断D正确。

［答案］D

3.Meateatingplantscangrowinwetandpoorsoilbecausethey.

A.cangetnutritionfromanimals

B.don'tneedmuchfoodvalue

C.canmakethemostofsuchconditions

D.havedevelopeddigestiveenzymes

［解析］推理判断题。这些植物生长在潮湿贫瘠的土壤中，为获得生长所需的养分，在

数千年的进化中，它们演化出了捕获昆虫的“陷阱”，由此推出它们主要从动物中获取养分,

而不是从土壤中获取养分。

［答案］A

4.WhichofthefollowingisthepictureoftheAsianpitcherplant?

［解析］推理判断题。根据第四、五、六段可知亚洲捕虫草主要有这些特征：状如水瓶,

颜色鲜亮，有半掩的盖子，综合此三项可知，只有A项最合适。

［答案］A

5.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.SouthAsiahasthemostmeateatingplants.

B.Someofthemeateatingplantscaneveneatahuman.

C.Hairlikegrowthsintheplantshelptrapinsects.

D.Thetrapsoftheseplantshaveadullcolor.

［解析］细节理解题。依据文章第三段最后一句可知，北美洲的食肉植物最多，故A

错。从最后一段中的第二句可知，食肉植物是不吃人的，所以B项错。从文章倒数第二段

可知，这些须状的东西可以防止小昆虫逃跑，故C项正确。从文章第四段可知，食肉植物

为了吸引昆虫一般有漂亮的外形，故D项错。

［答案］C

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Afteryearsofresearchandtesting,thehybridcarwasdevelopedandputonthe

market.Ifsaninterestingandexcitingnewimprovementintoday'sworldaswelookfor

betterwaystoprotectthequalityoftheairwebreatheandconserveournaturalresources.

Thequalityofourairisaffectedbymanydifferentthings.Butoneofthelargest

sourcesofairpollutionistheburningoffossilfuelssuchascoalandgasolinewhichisused

topoweracar'sengine.TheEPAhassetnationalstandardstohelpcontrolthelevelof

harmfulpollutantssentoffintotheair,andtheautomobileindustryhasactedbyproducing

ahybridcarthatuseslessgasandthereforecauseslesspollution.

Ahybridcarisacombinationofaregularcarthatrunsongasolineandanelectriccar

thatisbatterypowered.Somepeopletendtothinkthatsincethehybridcarispartially

electric,youhavetoplugitintochargeit.Butthat'snothowitworks.The144volt

batterypackisactuallyrechargedthroughtheenergythatisproducedwhenthecar's

brakesareused.Thisisreferredtoas^regenerativebraking”,becauseitgenerates

electricity.

Althoughthehybridcarstillrunsongasolinemostofthetime,thishelpsituselessgas

thanaregularcar.Whenthedriverstopsatatrafficlight,theengineautomaticallyshutsoff

tosavefuel.Then,assoonasthedriverputsthecaringearandtouchesthegaspedal,the

enginestartsbackup.

Haveyoueverriddeninacarwithsomeonewhoranoutofgas?Thatprobably

wouldn5thappenifyouwereridinginahybridcar.Itflashesawarningonitscomputer

screenthatsays,“Iamlowongas”.Whenitcompletelyrunsout,thewarningreads9"YOU

ARENOWOUTOFGAS!”Thentheelectricpowersupplykicksintoletthedrivertravel

afewmoremilestoagasstation.

［语篇解读］本文主要介绍了一种新型汽车hybridcars的优点和生产这种汽车的原因。

1.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thehybridcarwillbeputonthemarket.

B.Hybridcarsrunfasterthanregularcars.

C.Whenthehybridcarstopsatatrafficlight,thedriverwillgetawarning.

D.Theburningoffossilfuelsisoneofthelargestsourcesofairpollution.

［解析］细节判断题。根据第二段的“Butoneofthelargestsourcesofairpollutionisthe

burningoffossilfuelssuchascoalandgasolinewhichisusedtopoweracar'sengine.“可知

答案。

［答案］D

2.Accordingtothepassage,theword"hybrid”refersto.

A.ahightechdiscovery

B.energysaving

C.anewinvention

D.acombinationoftwothings

［解析］词义猜测题。由文章的第三段的第一句"Ahybridcarisacombinationofa

regularcarthatrunsongasolineandanelectriccarthatisbatterypowered.“可知答案。

［答案］D

3.^Regenerativebreaking99Isanimportantprocessofthehybridcarbecause・

A.itallowsthecartocometoaquickstop

B.itgivesthedriverasmootherride

C.itproducesenergytochargethebattery

D.itcancontrolthespeedofthecar

［解析］细节理解题。由文章的第三段的“The144voltbatterypackis...becauseit

generateselectricity.”可知答案。

［答案］C

4.WhichofthefollowingisrightabouttheEPA?

A.Theydesignedhybridcars.

B.Theyoutlawed（宣布..为不合法）theburningoffossilfuels.

C.Theysetimportantguidelinesthathelpcontrolpollution.

D.Theirmainpurposeistoprotectendangeredplantsandanimals.

［解析］细节理解题。由文章的第二段的第三句可知答案。

［答案］C

5.Whichofthefollowingisthereasonfordevelopinghybridcars?

A.Theyuselessgasthanregularcars.

B.They'resafertodrivethanmostcars.

C.They'remoremodernthanothercars.

D.Theycostlessthanregularcars.

［解析］细节理解题。由第四段的第一句"Althoughthehybridcarstillrunsongasoline

mostofthetime,thishelpsituselessgasthanaregularcar.”可知答案。

［答案］A

Bananasareoneoftheworld9smostimportantfoodcrops.Theyarealsooneofthe

mostvaluableexports.Bananasdonotgrowfromseeds.Instead,theygrowfromexisting

plants.Bananasarethreatenedbydiseasebecausealltheplantsonafarmarecopiesofeach

other.Theyallsharethesamegeneticweaknesses.Forexample,theCavendishbananais

mostpopularinNorthAmericanandEuropeanmarkets.However,somekindsoffungus

organismseasilyinfecttheCavendish.BlackSigatokadiseaseaffectstheleavesofCavendish

bananaplants.Thediseaseiscontrolledonlargefarmsbyputtingchemicalsontheplant9s

leaves.Farmersputanti-fungalchemicalsontheircropsuptoonceaweek.

Anotherfungaldiseaseismoreserious.Panamadiseaseattackstherootsofthebanana

plant.Thereisnochemicaltreatmentforthisdisease.Infectedplantsmustbedestroyed.

PanamadiseasehasaffectedcropsinSoutheastAsia,AustraliaandSouthAfrica.Thereis

concernthatitmayspreadtobananasgrownintheAmericas.Thiscouldthreatenan

importantexportproductforCentralandSouthAmerica.

TheInternationalNetworkfortheImprovementofBananaandPlantainsupports

researchonbananas.ThegrouphasheadquartersinFranceandotherofficesinthemajor

banana-growingareasoftheworld.Thegroupsaysthatmoreresearchmustbedoneto

developimprovedkindsofbananas.Thegroupsaysthatfungaldiseasesmainlyaffectonly

onekindofbanana.Infact,therearefivehundreddifferentkindsofbananas.Foodand

AgricultureOrganizationoftheUnitedNationshassaidthattheCavendishbanana

representsonly10%ofworldproduction.

TheU.N.agencysaysfarmersshouldgrowdifferentkindsofbananas.Thisprotects

againstdiseasesthataffectonlyonekind.Expertswarnthatdiseasemaycausethe

Cavendishbananatodisappear.Thishappenedearliertoanotherpopularbananabecause

ofitsgeneticweaknessagainstdisease.

［语篇解读］香蕉由于遗传性的抗病弱点，在不久的将来有的品种可能会消失。文章列

举了两种威胁Cavendish香蕉的真菌病，国际组织建议农民种植更多种类的香蕉。

1.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytellus?

A.Bananasaretheworld5smostimportantfoodcrops.

B.Therisktoapopularbananashowsneedtogrowotherkinds.

C.Therearefivehundreddifferentkindsofbananas.

D.Howtogrowbananasindifferentcountries.

I解析］主旨大意题。根据全文内容和结构判断，文章主要介绍威胁Cavendish香蕉的

真菌类疾病，进而显示出种植其他种类香蕉的必要性。故答案为B。

［答案］B

2.Bananasarethreatenedbydiseasebecause,

A.theygrowfromseeds

B.theyareoneofthemostvaluableexports

C.theonlywaytopreventitistoputchemicalsontheirleaves

D.theyhavegeneticweaknessesagainstdisease

［解析］细节理解题。根据第一段内容可知，香蕉易受病害威胁是因为其遗传上的抗病

弱点。后文也有叙述。

［答案］D

3.Panamadisease,

A.doesn'tbelongtofungaldisease

B.affectstheleavesofbananaplants

C.destroysbananasmoreseriouslythanBlackSigatokadisease

D.hasspreadtobananasallovertheworld

［解析］细节判断题。根据第二段前两句可知A项错误；根据第二段第二句可知这种疾

病威胁香蕉作物的根部，B项错误；根据第二段后三句可知，这种香蕉疾病已影响到东南

亚、澳大利亚和南非，有可能传播到美洲，D项错误。由文章前两段分别对两种真菌病的

描述可知，C项正确。

［答案］C

4.WecaninferfromParagraph3that.

A.thecenterofthegroupisintheUS

B.theCavendishbananacoversonlyasmallpartoftheyieldofbananas

C.thekeytosolvingthediseaseistoresearchallkindsofbananas

D.eachfungaldiseaseaffectsfivehundreddifferentkindsofbananas

［解析］推理判断题。根据第三段中“ThegrouphasheadquartersinFrance”可知其中

心位于法国，A项错误；根据第三段第三句可知，应对这种疾病的办法是培育改良品种，

而不是调查所有的品种，C项错误；根据第三段第四句可知D项错误。由第三段最后一句

可判断B项正确。

［答案］B

5.Accordingtothepassage,whichinformationisright?

A.TheCavendishbananacanmainlybeimportedfromNorthAmericaandEurope.

B.PanamadiseaseaffectstheleavesofCavendishbananaplants.

C.TheCavendishbananawon'tdieoutinthefuture.

D.TheCavendishbananamakesuponlyonetenthofworldproduction.

［解析］细节认定题。根据第一段中“theCavendishbananaismostpopularinNorth

AmericanandEuropeanmarkets”可知这种香蕉在北美和欧洲市场最受欢迎，而不是从这两

个地区进口，A项错误；根据第二段第二句可知B项错误；根据文章最后一段第三句可知

C项错误；根据第三段最后一句可以判断D项正确。

［答案］D

［长难句解读］Thishappenedearliertoanotherpopularbananabecauseofitsgenetic

weaknessagainstdisease,由于天生的抗病弱点，另一种受欢迎的香蕉早些时候灭绝了。

becauseof引导原因状语。注意this指代的是上一句所说的情况。

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“CanIseemybaby?”thehappynewmotherasked.Whenthebundlewasinherarms

andshemovedthefoldofclothtolookuponhistinyface,shegasped.Thedoctorturned

quicklyandlookedoutofthetallhospitalwindow.Thebabyhadbeenbornwithoutears.

Timeprovedthatthebaby'shearingwasperfect.Itwasonlyhisappearancethatwas

imperfect.Whenherushedhomefromschoolonedayandthrewhimselfintohismother's

arms,shesighed,knowingthathislifewastobemisfortunate.Hecriedoutthetragedy,UA

boy,abigboy...calledmeafreak（怪人）.”

Hegrewup,handsome.Afavouritewithhisfellowstudents,hemighthavebeenclass

president,butforthat.Hedevelopedagift,atalentforliteratureandmusic.uButyoumight

communicatewithotheryoungpeople,"hismotherblamedhim,butfeltakindnessinher

heart.

Twoyearswentby.Oneday,hisfathersaidtotheson,"You'regoingtothehospital,

son.MotherandIhavesomeonewhowilldonatetheearsyouneed.Butifsasecret?9The

operationwasabrilliantsuccess,andanewpersonemerged.

Laterhemarriedandenteredthediplomaticservice.Oneday,heaskedhisfather,

“Whogavemetheears?Whogavemesomuch?Icouldneverdoenoughforhimorher.”“I

donotbelieveyoucould,“saidthefather,“buttheagreementwasthatyouarenotto

know...notyet.”

Theyearskepttheirsecret,butthedaydidcome.Hestoodwithhisfatheroverhis

mother'scasket.Slowly,tenderly,thefatherstretchedforthahandandraisedthethick,

reddishbrownhairtorevealthemotherhadnoouterears.

“Mothersaidshewasgladsheneverletherhairbecut,“hisfatherwhisperedgently,

"andnobodyeverthoughtMotherlessbeautiful,didthey?”

［语篇解读］本文讲述了一个感人的故事。儿子天生没有耳朵，母亲将自己的耳朵捐献

给了儿子。母亲去世后，父亲才将这个秘密告诉儿子。

1.WhydidMothergaspwhenshesawhernewbornbaby?

A.Becausehersonhadatinyface.

B.Becauseshesawhersoncrying.

C.Becausehersonwasbornimperfect.

D.Becausehersonwasinherarms.

［解析］细节理解题。由第一段最后一句话"Thebabyhadbeenbornwithoutears.”可知

答案。

［答案］C