新教材2021-2022学年外研版高中英语必修第一册Unit6 At one with nature课时检测及单元检测

Unit6Atonewithnature

Startingout&Understandingideas................................................................................1

2、Usinglanguage..................................................................................................................9

3、Developingideas.............................................................................................................17

4>Writingasummary........................................................................................................24

单元质量检测...........................................................30

1、Startingout&Understandingideas

I.阅读理解

A

Acampaign（活动）isbeinglaunchedtoencouragechildrentosurrender30

minutesofscreentimeadaytoheadforthegreatoutdoors.

TheWildNetwork一acollaboration（合作）ofnearly2,000organisations一is

attemptingtoattractyoungstersawayfromthetelevisionandcomputerscreenand

tofields,woodsandparks.MembersofthenetworkincludetheNationalTrust,the

RoyalSocietyfortheProtectionofBirds（RSPB）,PlayEnglandandtheNational

HealthService（NHS）sustainabledevelopmentunit.OrganiserssayitistheUK，s

biggestevercampaigntoreconnectchildrenwithnatureandoutdoorplay,andclaim

itcouldhelpimprovefitness,mentalalertness（札L敏）andgeneralwell-being.

Adocumentaryfilm,ProjectWildThing,whichforecastthelaunchatmorethan

50cinemasacrosstheUKalsolookedattheincreasinglyfragilelinkbetween

childrenandnature.

AndySimpson,chairmanoftheWildNetwork,said,“Thetragictruthisthat

kidshavelosttouchwithnatureandtheoutdoorsinjustonegeneration.Timespent

outdoorsisdown,roaming（漫步）rangeshavefallenlargely,activitylevelsare

decliningandtheabilitytoidentifycommonspecieshasbeenlost.n

Suggestionsofhowtogetmoretimeinnatureincludecollectingconkers（七叶树

果）,campingorsnailracing,andobservingautumncoloursontrees.

Thenetworkalsoaimstomakesuggestionstopoliticiansonhowgovernmentcan

domoretogetchildrenmuddyandbright-eyed.

Thisisnotthefirsttimethemessageof"lessscreen,moreplay“hasbeen

broughtup.Childreninthe1980swererequestedtodothesamebytheBBCTV

seriesWhyDontYou,whichsomewhatconfusinglycalledonitsviewersto"switch

offyourTVsetandgotodosomethinglessboringinstead79

语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一项让孩子远离电视和电脑屏幕，去

亲近大自然的活动。

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“surrender“inParagraph1probablymean?

A.Giveup.B.Getaround.

C.Takeup.D.Runaway.

解析：选A词义猜测题。由第二段中的attractyoungstersawayfromthe

televisionandcomputerscreen可知，画线词所在句意为正在开展的这项活动是为

了鼓励孩子们每天放弃30分钟屏幕时间去户外。由此可知此处是“放弃”的意

思。故选A项。

2.ForwhatpurposeistheWildNetworkorganised?

A.Tomakechildrenreadmorebooks.

B.Tohelpchildrentellthenaturalworld.

C.Toencouragechildrentotakepartinoutdooractivities.

D.Togetchildrenoutoftoomuchhomeworkfromschool.

解析：选C细节理解题。由第二段的第一句TheWildNetwork—a

collaboration（合作）ofnearly2,000organisations——isattemptingtoattract

youngstersawayfromthetelevisionandcomputerscreenandtofields,woodsand

parks.和最后一句可知，组织WildNetwork的目的是鼓励孩子们到户外去，亲近

大自然。故选C项。

3.“Lessscreen,moreplay“wasfirstputforwardby.

A.WildNetworkB.theBBC

C.theNationalTrustD.PlayEngland

解析：选B细节理解题。由最后一段内容可知，这个想法最开始是在20

世纪80年代由BBC提出的。故选B项。

4.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Thegovernmentwillplayanimportantrole.

B.Childrenhavealreadybeenclosetonature.

C.Politicianshavecontrolledthecampaign.

D.TVviewerswillturnawayfromtelevision.

解析：选A推理判断题。根据倒数第二段的内容可知，该组织还旨在针对

政府应该如何做才能让孩子们去户外玩耍而给从政者提建议。由此可知，政府在

这件事上也将起到重要的作用。故选A项。

B

AlongthecoastofCornwall,theUK,bythewhitebeachesnearStAustell,a

superherostandstalLWhatisthissuperhero"sweaponofchoice?Shehastwo,

actually:inonehand,alargerecyclingbag,andintheother,aheavy-dutylitter

picker.

MeetPatSmith,the71-year-oldeco-warrior（环境卫士）alsoknownas"Action

Granny”.Patsetherselfatasktocleartheplasticfrom52beachesinCornwalland

Devon.TheformerteacherjumpedintoactionafterwatchingafilmcalledAPlastic

Ocean,whichdescribedtherangeofplasticpollutiondamagingtheworld'soceans

andkillingsealife.

“Itwasreallylife-changingforme,"saysPat.uUntilthatpoint,Ihadn，t

realizedtherewasaproblemwithplasticintheocean.Iwenthomefromthetheater

andwasreallybothered.Wehavebeenconsumingsomuchplasticthatwearecausing

anoceancrisis.Isaidtomyself'I'vegottodosomethingaboutit.’"

FromJanuary1untilDecember31,2018,Patcleanedonebeacheveryweek.Yet

evenwiththeyearoverandhertaskcompleted,shehasn，tstopped.Patisalsopicking

uplitter—andsoareherchildrenintheplayground,“Mydaughter-in-lawsaidlast

weekthatshehadorganizedalifter-pickingactivityintheplaygroundwithother

children.Thatjustshowsyouthatwhenpeopleareexposedtowhatyoudo,theyare

verylikelytofollowinyourfootsteps.”

JoiningPattodayisMarta,aresearchfellowattheBasqueCenterforclimate

Change,whohastravelledfromSpaintoCornwalltoshowsupportforPat's

action.ShealsoexplainedherintentionofcooperationtoPat.Asanenvironmentalist

herselfMartaknowshowimportantitistoworkhandinhand,andshewouldliketo

showhersincerity.

语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一位退休教师有感于电影介绍的塑料

污染危害而决定清理塑料垃圾的故事。

5.Howdoestheauthorstartthetext?

A-Byraisingaquestion.

B,Bygivingadefinition.

C.Bydescribingasituation.

D.Byintroducingafamiliarfilm.

解析：选C推理判断题。根据第一段第一句AlongthecoastofCornwall,the

UK,bythewhitebeachesnearStAustell,asuperherostandstall.可知，本文是以介绍

地理位置和环境特点开始的。故选C。

6.WhatmadePatdecidetocleanbeachplastic?

A.Hertitleasasuperhero.

B.Herusingtoomuchplastic.

C.Herpreviousjobasateacher.

D.HerwatchingAPlasticOcean,

解析：选D细节理解题。根据第二段中的Theformerteacherjumpedinto

actionafterwatchingafilmcalledAPlasticOcean,whichdescribedtherangeof

plasticpollutiondamagingtheworld，soceansandkillingsealife.可次口，Pat是通过观

看电影《塑料海洋》后，才决定采取行动清理海滩塑料袋的。故选D。

7.WhydidMartagotoCornwall?

A.ToaskforsupportfromPat.

B•ToadvocatePatandworktogetherwithher.

C.Toraisepeople，sawarenessofclimatechange.

D.Toshowtheimportanceofprotectingtheenvironment.

解析：选B细节理解题。根据最后一段中的JoiningPattodayisMarta,a

researchfellowattheBasqueCenterforclimateChange,whohastravelledfrom

SpaintoCornwalltoshowsupportforPat'saction.Shealsoexplainedherintentionof

cooperationtoPat.可知，Marta来到Cornwall的目的是支持Pat的行动并愿意和

她一起工作。故选B。

8.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.ARetiredTeacher'sWaronPlasticWaste

B.TheCooperationBetweenPatandMarta

C.AConsiderateGrannyandNationalSuperhero

D.ANElderlyGranny'sStudyonClimateChange

解析：选A标题归纳题。通读全文可知，本文讲述了一位退休教师有感于

电影介绍的塑料污染问题而决定清理海滩塑料垃圾的故事。因此A项能够概括

本文主旨，适合作文章标题。故选A。

C

Lastnight，smeteor（流星）showerleftmanypeopleinthecommunity

dissatisfiedanddemandinganswers.AccordingtoGabeRothsclild,EmeraldValley's

mayor,peoplegatheredinthesuburbsofthecity,carryingheavytelescopes,

expectingtowatchthebrightlyburningmeteorspassingthroughthesky.Whatthey

foundinsteadwasaskysobrightenedbythecity'slightsthatitdarkenedthelightof

themeteorspassingoverhead.

“Myfamilywassofrustrated,"admittedtownresidentDuaneCosby,“We

wantedtomakethisanunforgettablefamilyouting,butitturnedouttobeahuge

disappointment.^^

Astronomers—scientistswhostudystarsandplanets—havebeencomplaining

aboutthisproblemfordecades.Theysaythatlightpollutionpreventsthemfrom

seeingobjectsintheskythattheycouldseequiteeasilyinthepast.Theycallon

peopleandthegovernmenttotakemeasurestofightagainstit.

Thereisyetapopulationbesidesprofessionalandamateurstarobserversthat

suffersevenmorefromlightpollution.Thispopulationconsistsofbirds,bats,frogs,

snakes,etc.Forexample,outdoorlightingseverelyaffectsmigratingbirds.According

totheInternationalDark-SkyAssociation/4100millionbirdsayearthroughoutNorth

Americadieincrasheswithlightedbuildingsandtowers.”

Countlessmoreanimalscasualtiesresultfromtheuseofartificiallighting.Clearly,

peopleenjoythebenefitsoflightingtheirevenings,butsomescientiststhinkitcanbe

harmfulforhumans,too.Theyworrythatexposuretolightwhilesleepingcanincrease

person5schancesofgettingcancer.

EmeraldValleyisonlyonecommunitythatisbecomingawareofthenegative

effectsofhighpollution.Foryears,Flagstaff,Arizona,hasenforcedlighting

regulationsinitscityinordertoassistastronomersattheLowellObservatory.Simi1ar

effortshavebeenmadeworldwide,andamovementisunderwaytoremindustoturn

offlightswhenwearenotusingthem,sothatothercreaturescansharethenight.

语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章从城市的光线太强影响人们看流星雨这件事，

谈到光污染给动物及人类带来的危害，并在最后呼吁人们注重环保，以实际行动

减少光污染。

9.Ithappenedlastnightthat.

A.themeteorsflewpastbeforebeingnoticed

B.thecity，slightsaffectedthemeteorwatching

C.thecitylightshowattractedmanypeople

D.themeteorwatchingendedupasasocialouting

解析：选B细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句Whattheyfoundinsteadwasa

skysobrightenedbythecity，slightsthatitdarkenedthelightofthemeteorspassing

overhead.可知，昨晚发生的事情是，城市的灯光照得天空如此明亮以至影响了流

星观测。故选B。

10.Whatdotheastronomerscomplainabout?

A.Lightpollutionhasremainedunsolvedforyears.

B.Theirobservationequipmentisinpoorrepair.

C.Meteorshowersoccurlessoftenthanbefore.

D.Theireyesightisfailingduetoartificiallighting.

解析：选A细节理解题。根据第三段中的Astronomers一scientistswhostudy

starsandplanets—havebeencomplainingaboutthisproblemfordecades.Theysay

thatlightpollutionpreventsthemfromseeingobjectsintheskythattheycouldsee

quiteeasilyinthepast.可知，天文学家们抱怨光污染问题多年来一直没有得到解

决。故选A。

11.LightingregulationsinFlagstaff,Arizonaareputintoeffectto.

A.createanidealobservationcondition

B.lessenthechanceofgettingcancer

C.ensurecitizensagoodsleepatnight

D.enableallcreaturestoliveinharmony

解析：选A细节理解题。根据最后一段第二句Foryears,Flagstaff,Arizona,

hasenforcedlightingregulationsinitscityinordertoassistastronomersattheLowell

Observatory•可知，亚利桑那州的Flagstaff市实施了照明规定是为了帮助Lowell

观测站的天文学家创造更好的观测环境。故选A。

12.Whatmessagedoestheauthormostwanttogiveus?

A.Savingwildlifeissavingourselves.

B.Greateffortsshouldbemadetosaveenergy.

C.Newequipmentshouldbeintroducedforspacestudy.

D.Humanactivitiesshouldbeenvironmentallyfriendly.

解析：选D推理判断题。文章主要讲述的是光污染给人类以及动物所造成

的不良影响。因此，作者最想传达给我们的信息是：人类活动应该是环保的。故

选D。

II.阅读七选五

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。

EnjoyableFamilyPicnics

Goingforapicnicisgreatatanyage.Itcaneitherbeasimplelunchintheparkor

afamilybarbecueatthebeach.Whetherwithlittlekidsorjustasaromanticafternoon

date,picnicscanbefunandrelaxing.Justremembertoprepare.

Checktheweatherforecast.1Picnicsarenevermuchfunwhenitgetstoo

hotorstartstorain.Ifitislikelytorain,butyoustillmakeupyourmindtogo,think

aboutbringingumbrellas.

Pickalocationsuitableforyourfamily，sneeds.Differentlocationsarefor

differenttypesofpicnics.2Chooseonewithaplaygroundforthem,andperhaps

somebathroomsnearby.Doyouwantaquietafternoontoread,oraparkwithabig

fieldtoplayfootballon?

3Foodisthemostimportantpartofapicnic,sodon'tforgetit!Remember

tobringanyutensils（器皿）youmightneed,aswellasnapkinsandagarbagebagto

cleanupafterwards.Bringsomebooks,ballsoranythingelsethatcouldbefun.Finally,

don，tforgetyourcamera.

Otherideas.Ifitgetshotintheafternoon,whynottryamorningpicnictoenjoy

thesongsofbirdsinthefreshmorningair?4Itcanbefuntohaveapicnicin

yourbackyard.Ifyou'regoingonahike,packalunchandturnitintoapicnic.But

remembertobringextrawater!

Remembertoprepare,andyou'llsoonbeenjoyingpicnicswhereveryouare.But

keepinmindthatnoteveiythingalwaysgoesasplanned.5

A.Whattobring.

B.Doyouhavelittlekids?

C.Anotherideaistostayathome.

D.Noteverybodylikeseatingoutside.

E.Justlearntolaughandenjoyitanyway.

F.Itmayseemobviousbutit，softenforgotten.

G.Doyouneedbigtreestokeeptheheatoffonasunnyday?

语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了去野餐前的注意事项。

1.选F根据上句Checktheweatherforecast（查看天气预报）可知，F项（这似

乎很明显，但常常被遗忘）符合语境,F项中的It及but后的it指代该空的前一句，

故选F项。

2.选B才艮据后句Chooseonewithaplaygroundforthem,andperhapssome

bathroomsnearby.中的them可推知，该空需要提到一个表示人的名词复数，再结

合语境，B选项（你有小孩吗？）符合语境，故选B项。

3.选A该段缺少主题句，根据下文内容及关键词bring可知，A项（该带

什么东西）符合语境，故选A项。

4.选C根据后句Itcanbefuntohaveapicnicinyourbackyard（在你的后院

野餐会很有趣）可推知，C项（另一个办法是待在家里）符合语境，故选C项。

5.选E才艮据上句Butkeepinmindthatnoteverythingalwaysgoesas

planned（但要记住，并非所有事情都能按计划进行）可推知，下文要继续说明无法

按计划行事时应怎么做，所以E项（总之，笑对一切，尽情享受吧）符合语境，故

选E项。

2、Usinglanguage

I.阅读理解

A

AstudyhasfoundthatwarmerwatersoffNorthAmerica5sWestCoastcaused

manykindsofsealifetomovefarthernorththaneverbefore.

ThestudywasaprojectofscientistsfromtheUniversityofCalifornia,Davis.The

scientistsexaminedwatersoffthecoastofNorthernCaliforniaintheeasternPacific

Ocean.Theresearcherssaytheyrecognizedalocalof67species（物种）between2014

and2016,duringwhatwasdescribedasa“marineheatwave”.Marineheatwaveswere

explainedinthestudyas“aperiodofextremeseasurfacetemperatureslastingfor

daystomonths^^.The2014—2016heatwaveisthoughttobethelargestever

recorded.ThewarmwaterlatermovedsouthwardtowardCalifornia.

ThewarmerwaterswerepartlyaproductofElNinoconditionsduringthesame

period,researchersnoted.ElNinodevelopswhenwindsoffthecoastofSouth

Americaweaken.ThisenablesthewarmwaterinthewesternPacifictomove

eastward.ElNinooftencausesoceantemperaturesintheareatorisebetween2to4

degreesCelsius,thestudyfound.

Theresearchersreportedthat37ofthe67speciestheystudiedhadneverbefore

beenobservedsofarnorthasCalifornia.Thesecreaturesarenativetoanarea

hundredsofkilometerstothesouth,mainlyaroundBajaCaliforniainMexico.Afew

wereevenfoundnorthofCalifornia,offthestateofOregon.Thenorthwardtravelof

somanydifferentseacreatureswasconsidered“unprecedented”（史无前例的）bythe

researchers.Amongthespeciesfoundinthestudywereameat-eatingseaslugthat

huntsotherseaslugs,aseasnail"butterfly“andapurple-linedjellyfish.Another

unexpectedvisitorwasthepelagicredcrab,whichresearcherssaidhadonlybeen

foundinareasoffthecoastofMexico.

Scientistsinvolvedinthestudybelievethefindingscanprovidevaluable

informationforknowingfuturesealifereactionstowarmingoceans.

语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了海洋热浪致美国大量海洋生物异

常北迁。

1.Whatisamarineheatwaveaccordingtothepassage?

A.Anoceanwiththeroughsurface.

B,Awavewithlowtemperatures.

C.Aperiodofwarmeroceansurfacewater.

D.Aspecieslivinginextremeweather.

解析：选C细节理解题。由第二段中的Marineheatwaveswereexplainedin

thestudyas"aperiodofextremeseasurfacetemperatureslastingfordaysto

months”.可知，海洋热浪是一个海洋表层水变暖的时期。

2.WhatcontributestoElNinoconditions?

A・Warmerwaters.

B.WeakenedwindsoffSouthAmerica.

C.Thecolderseasurface.

D.Speciesmovingnorthward.

解析：选B细节理解题。由第三段中的ElNinodevelopswhenwindsoffthe

coastofSouthAmericaweaken.可知，南美洲减弱的风促使了厄尔尼诺现象的产

生。

3.Whydoestheauthormentionthemeat-eatingseasluginParagraph4?

A.Topointoutthatoceanenvironmentbecomesworse.

B.Tosuggestthatseacreaturesneedseparatelivingspace.

C.Toprovethatmanykindsofsealifecanadapttowarmerwaters.

D.ToevidencethatoceantemperaturesalongCaliforniaarehigherthanbefore.

解析：选D推理判断题。由第四段内容可知，所有研究的67个物种中，

有37个在加利福尼亚州北部从未被观察，这是因为加利福尼亚州沿岸的海洋温

度比以前高。作者在第四段中提到了食肉海姑蛤就是为了证明加利福尼亚州沿岸

的海洋温度比以前高了。

4.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Theheatwavesdisturbthelifeofmanyseacreatures.

B•Theincreasedtemperaturebenefitsmanyseacreatures.

C.Sealifereactionscanbevaluabletopredictfutureheatwaves.

D.Theheatwavescausemanyunexpectedvisitorstomovesouthward.

解析：选A推理判断题。通读全文尤其是第一段内容可知，海洋热浪导致

美国大量海洋生物异常北迁，这是一种被迫性地迁移。根据海洋生物的被迫迁移

可以判断出，热浪扰乱了许多海洋生物的生活。

B

Plasticsremainoneofthemost-usedmaterialsformakingmanythings.Things

madeofplasticscanbeverystrongandlastalongtime.Plasticsarealsomuchlighter

thanmetalandcaneasilybeformedintodifferentshapes.Plasticscantakehundreds

ofyearstobreakdownontheirown.Andveryfewkindsarehighlyrecyclable.

AteamofresearchersworkingattheUSDepartmentofEnergysaysithas

createdakindofplasticthatcouldleadtoproductsthatare100percentrecyclable.lt

recentlyreportedthediscoveryinastudyinthejournalNatureChemistry.

Theresearcherssaythenewmaterialisaplasticpolymer（聚合体）called

polydiketoenamine,orPDK.Theteamreportsthematerialcanbebrokendownin

partsatthemolecular（分子的）level.ltcanthenbebuiltupagaintoformplasticsof

differentshapes,texturesandcolors.Theresearcherssaythisprocesscanberepeated

overandoveragain一withouttheplasticmateriallosinganyperformanceorquality.

“Mostplasticswerenevermadetoberecycled,“leadresearcherPeter

Christensensaidinastatement."Butwehavediscoveredanewwaytoassemble

plasticsthattakesrecyclingintoconsiderationfromamolecularperspective."

Manyplasticshavedifferentchemicalsaddedtothemtomakethemmoreuseful

andpowerful.Theproblemisthatthesechemicalsattachtothemonomers（单体），

whichremaininplasticsevenafterthematerialgetsprocessedatarecycling

plant.Theresearchteamreportedthat,withthenewlydiscoveredPDKmaterial,the

monomerscouldberecoveredandseparatedfromanychemicaladditives.

Next,theresearchersplantodevelopPDKplastics“withawiderangeofthermal

andmechanicalproperties^.Theseplasticscouldbeusedformanykindsofcloth,as

wellasthingssuchas3Dprintedmaterialsandfbams.Inaddition,theteamistrying

toincludeplant-basedmaterialsintheprocess.

语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一个研究团队正在研究一种新型

的塑料，这种塑料更容易降解，更耐用且可以循环利用。

5.Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Plasticsareneverhighlyrecyclable.

B.Plasticsarewidelyusedinourlives.

C.Plasticshavebothadvantagesanddisadvantages.

D.Plasticstakehundredsofyearstobreakdown.

解析：选C段落大意题。根据文章第一段的Thingsmadeofplasticscanbe

verystrongandlastalongtime...Andveryfewkindsarehighlyrecyclable.可次口,塑

料结实耐用，更易成型；需要上百年才能降解，且几乎不能循环利用；所以本段

既讲了塑料的优点也讲了缺点。故选C。

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"It"inParagraph3referto?

A.Thenewmaterial.

B.Theresearchteam.

C.Themolecularlevel.

D.Theproducingprocess.

解析：选A词义猜测题。根据前句Theteamreportsthematerialcanbebroken

downinpartsatthemolecular（分子的）level.和画线词后面的canthenbebuiltup

againtoformplasticsofdifferentshapes,texturesandcolors可知，it才旨代的是前文

提到的新材料，尤其从canbe和canthenbe这两个并列句可以推出前后讲的是

同物。故选A。

7.Whydomanyplasticshavedifferentchemicalsaddedtothem?

A.Tomakethemeasytobreakdown.

B.Tomakethemeasytogetprocessed.

C.Tomakeitpossiblefbrthemtoberecycled.

D.Tomakethemstrongerandmorewidelyused.

解析：选D细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段的Manyplasticshavedifferent

chemicalsaddedtothemtomakethemmoreusefulandpowerful.可次口，力口入其它化

学物质的目的是让塑料更有用，更耐用。故选D。

8.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.PDKplasticswillbesoonputtogooduse.

B.PDKplasticsmayhaveapromisingprospect.

C.TheresearchersarebusydevelopingPDKplastics.

D.Plant-basedmaterialshavebeenusedinthenewplastics.

解析:选B推理判断题。根据文章最后一段的Theseplasticscouldbeusedfor

manykindsofcloth,aswellasthingssuchas3Dprintedmaterialsandfbams.可知，

这种新型塑料在将来可以被用在很多领域，例如布料，3D打印和泡沫。故选B。

H.完形填空

MolaigrewupinatinyvillageinIndia.Thevillagelaynearsomewetlandswhich

becamehissecond1.Helearnedthevalueandbeautyof2therefroma

veryyoungage.

Whenhewas16,Molaibegantonoticesomething3happeningaroundhis

home.Afloodhadhittheareaearlierthatyearandthe4itcausedhaddriven

awayanumberofbirds.5>thenumberofsnakeshaddeclinedaswell.He_6

thatitwasbecausethereweren'tenoughtreestoprotectthemfromthe7.The

solution,ofcourse,wastoplanttreessotheanimalscouldseek8duringthe

daytime.Heturnedtothe9departmentforhelpbutwastoldthatnothingwould

growthere.However,Molaiwentlookingonhisownand10anearbyisland

wherehebegantoplanttrees.

11youngplantsinthedryseasonwas12foraloneboy.Molaibuiltat

the13ofeachsapling（幼树）abambooplatform,whereheplacedearthenpots

withsmallholesto14rainwater.Thewaterwouldthendrip（滴落）ontheplants

below.

Molai15toplanttreesforthenext37years.Hiseffortshaveresultedin

1,360acresofnaturally-grownlandthathasbecomehometomanyplantsand

animals.

语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一个印度男孩几十年如一日在所在的

村庄周边的荒岛上植树造林，最后把荒岛变成了多种动植物生长的家园的故事。

1.A.dreamB.job

C.homeD.choice

解析：选C根据第一句可知小村庄是他的家，那么后文提到的wetlands就

是他的第二个家了。故选C。

2.A.natureB.youth

C.cultureD.knowledge

解析：选A根据下文他植树造林保护动植物可推知，他深知自然的价值。

故选A。

3.A.preciousB.interesting

C.disturbingD.awkward

解析：选C根据下一句“洪水侵袭了这一地区，迫使很多鸟类离开，蛇的

数量也在减少”可知，不好的事情发生了。disturbing“令人不安的”，符合语境。

故选C。

4.A.wasteB.tension

C.painD.damage

解析：选D分析句子结构可知itcaused为定语从句且it指的是flood。结

合句意可知，此处是指洪水带来的损害导致鸟类离开此地，causedamage造成损

害，为习惯搭配。故选D。

5.A.BesidesB.However

C.ThereforeD.Otherwise

解析:选A由前一句“鸟类飞走了”和后一句“蛇的数量也减少了”可知,

两句都是洪水的危害。however和otherwise表示转折关系，therefore表示因果关

系，besides表示递进关系。故选A。

6.A.agreedB.realized

C.rememberedD.predicted

解析：选B结合空后宾语从句的内容可知，这是他分析后得出的结论。故

选B。

7.A.noiseB.heat

C.diseaseD.dust

解析：选B结合本句中的weren'tenoughtrees和下一句中的duringthe

daytime可推知，树木用来遮荫，保护这些动物免受太阳照射的热量。故选B。

8.A.directionsB.partners

C.helpD.shelter

解析：选D根据常识可知，树木在炽热的阳光下可以为动物提供遮蔽。故

选D。

9.A.laborB.police

C.forestD.finance

解析：选C根据上下文可知，要解决问题就得种树，他自然会向林业相关

部门寻求帮助。故选C。

10.A.rebuiltB.discovered

C.leftD.managed

解析：选B根据空后的内容anearbyisland可知，他找到一个小岛。故选B。

11.A.DecoratingB.Observing

C.WateringD.Guarding

解析：选C结合下文的内容可知，本段讲的是树木的灌溉问题。故选C。

12.A.toughB.illegal

C.fantasticD.beneficial

解析：选A结合句意“在干旱季节给树苗浇水对于一个男孩来说是

很……”和下文他所做的努力可知应该是很“困难的”。故选A。

13.A.backB.top

C.footD.side

解析：选B结合下一句中的ontheplantsbelow可推知，在树的上方他建了

一个小装置。故选B。

14.A.cooldownB.keepoff

C.purifyD.collect

解析：选D结合下一句“雨水会从上方的装置中滴下去给树浇水”可知，

这种装置是为了收集雨水。故选D。

15.A.returnedB.learned

C.failedD.continued

解析：选D根据时间状语forthenext37years可知，他继续做这样的事情

很长时间，故选D。

III.语法填空

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。

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yourownfood.Anyopenspace2(use)togrowfruitandvegetables.Thereare

apples,pears,peaches,strawberries,cabbagesandcarrots,hereandthere.Everyone

canpickthem3free.Eightyearsago,awomannamedPaminTodmordendug

upherrosegarden.Sheplantedvegetables,knockeddownthegardenwallsandputup

asign4(say),“Helpyourself?”Today,Pamhas5(complete)

changedthetown.Anewtownhasbeenbom,6iscalled"IncredibleEdible

Todmorden".Pamexplainedwhyshethoughttheideawaspopular."It'spossible

andpositive.Manypeopleknowwehavetochange,7howwedothatisa

question.Sooneday,shega