2021-2022学年新疆乌鲁木齐四中高二（下）期末英语试卷

2021-2022学年新疆乌鲁木齐四中高二（下）期末英语试卷

第一节：阅读理解（共4小题；每小题6分，满分30分）

1.（6分）Shoppingisoneofthebestwaystorelaxafterastressfulweek.Nothingismore

satisfyingthanfindingaperfectitem--andwhenI*mboredwithshoppingforclothesI

moveontomake-upandshoes.Inevershopinsales--thereasontheitemshaven11sold

atfullpriceisusuallybecausetheyarebadlymadeorhoniblecolours.

--Blanca

Ihateshoppinganditboresmeenormously.Ireallycannotunderstandsuchauseless

andexpensivehabit.IonlyshopforclotheswhenIcan*tgetoutofitandwhenIdo,Imake

sureIbuygoodqualityandasmuchasIcanafford,toputoffhavingtogoagainforaslongas

possible.IhavefriendswhowillspendaWholedaygoingfromshoptoshoptryingonlotsof

differentclothesandnotbuyinganything.That'sreallystupid.

--Pam

Ican*tseethepointinspendingalotofmoneyonclothes,whentheyaresomuch

cheaperabroad.IdomostofmyshoppingwhenIgoonholiday,andgetgreatclothesforhalf

theprice.Ilovefindingbargains!!alsobuyalotinsales.Theclothesmaybeoutoffashiona

bit,butthey'regoodquality,andifyouwaitlongenough,theycomebackintofashion!

--Meghan

Ipersonallystillspendhalfofmywageonclothes.Iusuallyonlyeverwearsomething

threetimesbeforeIthrowitinthebackofmywardrobe（衣橱）.1neverwearapartydress

morethanonce.IfIlostmyjobandcouldn'taffordtobuylotsofclothes,Iwouldneverbeable

togooutofthehouseagain.

--Shelly

（1）WhatdoesPamfocusonwhenshoppingfbrclothes?

A.Price.

B.Brand.

C.Pattern.

D.Quality.

（2）Whoisabargainhunter?

A.Blanca.

B.Pam.

C.Meghan.

D.Shelly.

(3)WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeShelly?

A.Shehasnotasteforclothes.

B.Sheisaddictedtoshopping.

C.Sheisalwaysleadingthefashion.

D.Shegoesshoppingonlywhennecessary.

2.(8分)Attheageof16,JuliaButterflyHillquitschoolandworkedatarestaurant.Formany

years,shewasonlyinterestedinmakingmoneyandmaterialthings.Thenonedayshehada

seriouscaraccident,whichchangedherlife.Hillsaid："IrealizedIwantedtofindamore

powerfulpurposeforbeinghereonthisplanet.11

Assoonassherecovered,HilltraveledtoCalifornia.Thereshesawancientredwood

trees,whicharethelargesttreesinthewholeworld.Thewoodfromredwoodtrunksisvery

hard.SothePacificLumberCompanycutdownmanyofthehugeredwoodstousefor

construction.Therearenotmanyforestsofthesetreesleft.Manyenvironmentalactivistswant

toprotecttheremainingtrees.Theredwoodsareveryimportanttotheenvironment.

In1997HilllearnedagroupcalledEarthFirstwasworkingtoprotectaparticulargroup

oftrees.Theydecidedtosendsomeoneupintoaredwoodtree,hopingthiswouldstopthe

companyfromcuttingthetreesdown.JuliaButterflyHillvolunteered.

Hilllivedinthetreeforovertwoyearswithoutevercomingdown.Herhomewasa6-by

-8-foottreehouse,180feetup.ltisalwayscoldandwetinaredwoodtree.Therewereeven

veryseriouswinterstormswhileHillwasinthetree.ThewindandcoldalmostknockedHill

outofthetree.Butshedidnotfall—shesurvived.

Finally,afteryearsofarguing,thecompanydecidedtoprotectLuna,thetreeHilllived

in.Theysignedanagreementtonevercutdownthishugeredwoodtreeorthetreesaround

it.WhenHillputherfeetontheearthagain,shebegantocry.ButfromthatmomentonHill

hasn'tstoppedworkingtoprotecttheenvironment.

(1)JuliaButterflyHilltraveledtoCalifornia.

A.tofindanewjob

B.tobuildatreehouse

C.withthehopeofjoiningEarthFirst

D.inexpectationofdoingsomethingmeaningful

(2)Theredwoodtreeswerecutdownmainly.

A.becausetheymightfalloveratanytime

B.becausetheyhadgreateconomicvalue

C.toprotectothertreesintheforest

D.tomakespaceforconstructions

(3)JuliaButterflyHill'slivingconditionsinthetreewere.

A.comfortable

B.cool

C.tough

□.satisfying

(4)WhatcanwelearnaboutJuliaButterflyHillfromthetext?

A.Shehasasenseofsocialresponsibility.

B.Shefailedtoprotecttheredwoodtree.

C.Shebuiltanewhouseintheforest.

D.Sheisaself-centeredwoman.

3.(8分)TheBritishGovernmenthasdecidedtospend£1.5milliontranslatingthecomplete

worksofShakespeareintoChinese.TheprojectwillbedeliveredbytheRoyalShakespeare

Company,whohasalsoreceivedgovernmentfundingforatourofChina.

TheplaysandpoetryofWilliamShakespearearearguablyEngland'sgreatestcultural

treasure.Everyschoolchildstudieshiswork,andheisconsideredtobethegreatestEnglishman

toeveruseapen.Untilthe20thcenturythough,Shakespearewasalmostunknownin

China.ThenewtranslationsandaccompanyingtourwillbringShakespearetoawideraudience

inChina.What,though,dothosefromthelandofShakespeare'sbirthfeelabouttheir

governmentsponsoringthisproject?

Onlyaveryfewwereangryaboutthisuseoftaxpayers'money,withmostexpressing

pridethat"their1*23playwrightwastobepresentedagainintheworld'smostspoken

language.However,therearesomehugechallengesinvolvedintranslatingShakespeareinto

Chinese.

ThefirsttranslationsofShakespeareintoChinesewerebyLinShu（1852-1924）.They

werenotdirecttranslations,buttakenfromachildren'sbookofprose（散文）adaptationsof

Shakespeare'sstories.ThefirstChineseencounters（相遇）withShakespeareweretherefore

notwiththeverse（韵文）ofhisplaysbutthestoriesandcharactersinasimplifiedformat.

TheinfluenceofShakespeare'sstorylineshasdefinitelybeengreaterthanthatofhis

language.Shakespeare'slanguagedoesnoteasilysubmittotranslation.Manyofthewords,

figuresofspeechandreferencesaretooarchaic（古体的）tobeunderstoodevenbynative

Englishspeakers.MuchofShakespeareiswritteninverselimitedbyrhythmandrhyme.Thisis

particularlydifficultwhentranslatingintoChinese.

Besides,Shakespeare's"HistoryPlays"presentadifferentchallengetotheChinese

translator.Asdramatizationsofrealhistoricalevents,theseplaysrequirethetranslatortohavea

thoroughknowledgeofBritishhistory.Meanwhile,Shakespeare'scomedicmomentsareoften

basedonpuns（双关语）.Thesearereallydifficulttotranslatedirectly.

（1）WhatcanwelearnaboutthecompleteworksofShakespeare?

A.TheymainlyfocusonBritishhistory.

B.Theyareworthabout£1.5million.

C.Theywillallbeadaptedforplays.

D.Theywillbesharedmorewidely.

（2）HowdomostpeoplefromShakespeare'shomelandfeelaboutthegovernment's

decision?

A.Upset.

B.Worried.

C.Uncaring.

D.Favorable.

（3）WhatwerethefirstChinesetranslationsofShakespearebasedon?

A.Originalplays.

B.Incompleteeditions.

C.Simplifiedstories.

D.Orallytoldstories.

（4）ThelasttwoparagraphsmainlytellustranslatingShakespeareintoChinese.

A.isnoeasytask

B.isawasteoftime

C.isveryinteresting

D.isusefulforEnglishlearners

4.（8分）ModernEuropeanscamefromthreemajorgroupsofancienthumans,nottwoaswas

thoughtbefore,accordingtoastudypublishedonWednesday.

Untilnow,itwaswidelybelievedthatEuropeansevolved（进化）fromtwoprehistoric

groups.OnewasearlyfarmerswhomovedintoEuropefromtheMiddleEastabout7,500years

ago.Theotherwaslocalhunter-gathererswhohadlivedinEuropeformorethan40,000

years.

ButanewstudyinthejournalNaturesaystherewasathirdgroupinthemix：peoplefrom

northernEurasia.Theylivedintoday'sRussiaandnorthernAsia.Thefindingmeansthat

northernEurasianscontributedtothehumangenes（基因）bothinEuropeandNorth

America.

TheirinfluenceontheAmericashasbeenprovedbypreviousstudieswhichshowedthat

theyreachedmodern-dayAlaskaintheUSmorethan15,000yearsago.Theycrossedan"ice

bridge"thatconnectedislandsintheBeringStrait,anarrowpassageofwaterbetweenAsiaand

NorthAmerica,atthetime.

Researcherscollectedgeneticinformationinnineancienthumans'bones.Theremains

werefoundinSweden,LuxembourgandGermany.Theywereonefarmerfromabout7,000

yearsagoandeighthunter-gathererswholivedabout8,000yearsago,beforethecomingof

agriculture.

Theresearcherscomparedtheinformationwiththegenepoolof2,345present-day

peoplelivingallovertheworld.TheyfoundalmostallEuropeanshaveancestryfromallthree

ofthoseancientgroups.

TheancientnorthernEurasianscontributedupto20%ofthegeneticsofEuropeans,

althoughthiswasthesmallestpercentageamongthethreeancestralgroups.

PeopleinnorthernEurope,especiallytheBalticstates,havethehighestpercentageof

westernEuropeanhunter-gathererancestry.Upto50%oftheDNAofLithuaniansof

northeastEuropecomesfromthisgroup.

SouthernEuropeanshadmoreoftheirgeneticancestryfromtheancientfarmers.Upto

90%oftheDNAofSardiniansofItalycanbetracedbackto(追溯到)theseearlyEuropean

immigrants

Lookingahead,theresearchersplantofindoutwhentheancientnorthernEurasians

arrivedinEurope.

(1)AncientpeoplefromnorthernEurasia.

A.broughtagricultureintoEurope

B.reachedEuropeabout7,000yearsago

C.werehunter-gatherersinnorthernAsia

D.werealsoancestorsofmodemEuropeans

(2)WhendidnorthernEurasiansarriveinAmerica?

A.About7,500yearsago.

B.About8,000yearsago.

C.Morethan15,000yearsago.

D.Morethan40,()00yearsago.

(3)Howdidtheresearchersconductthestudy?

A.Byanalysinggenes.

B.Byvisitingancientsites.

C.Bydoingmedicalexperiments.

D.Bycomparingstudiesindifferentperiods.

(4)Whatdo"theseearlyEuropeanimmigrants"referto?

A.Hunter-gatherersinwesternEurope.

B.Hunter-gatherersinnorthernEurope.

C.AncientfannersfromtheMiddleEast.

D.AncientfarmersfromnorthernEurasia.

第二节(共I小题；每小题10分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后选项中选出能填

入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

5.(10分)

Howtoovercomechallengesinyourlife

Weallfacetoughanddifficultchallengesinlife.Toovercomechallengesyouneedtohave

thatnneverquit"attitudeinlife.Ifyoudevelopit,you'llovercomequiteabit.

Motivateyourself.Say"YES,ICAN."Thechallengeshouldbringoutthebestofyouin

thissituation.Slowitdown,andthinkthatprocessthrough.(1)Ifyoudevelopthat

mindset(心态)，you'llgetitdone.

(2)Remaincalmwhenyou'refacingserioustroublesandproblemsinlife.You

havetorecollectyourself,andcalmdown.Youcan'tsolveproblemswhenyou're

panicking.Takeadeepbreath,relax,andslowitdown.Thinkthingsthroughcalmly.

Letfailureandfearfuelyouinapositiveway.Everyonefailsattimes.Ifyoufailthefirst,

second,orthirdtime,don'tgiveup.(3)Learnwhatmadeyoufailatovercoming

thesechallenges.

Simplifythechallengeyou'refacing.Makethechallengeeasierthanitis.(4)As

yougetthrougheachstep,youdevelopmoreconfidenceandyoubelieveyoucangetitdone,

andthenyouwill.

Staypositiveandconfident.(5)Ybuhavetofindoutallthewaysyoucanuseto

overcomeit,andputthemtofullusewithallyoureffort.It*sourownmentalstabilitythat'sthe

difficultpart.Whenyoudoitmentally,you'llactuallybeabletodoit.

A.Staycalmandcoolheaded.

B.Thinkthebest,notdieworst.

C.Startbybreakingitdownintosteps.

D.Toovercomeachallenge,youhavetobelieveyoucanreallydoit.

E.Mostpeoplewillavoidanychallenge,becausethey'rescaredoffailing.

F.Developthatconfidenceinsayingthere'snowayyou'regoingtofailatthis.

G.Pickyourselfup,andlearnfromwhyyou'vefailed,andmoveoninapositivedirection.

第三节：完形填空(共1小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题

所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

6.(30分)Severalyearsago,Idecidedtochangemyjobandattendedaninterview.Duringthe

interview,theinterviewercoveredthe(1)questionsaboutmyworkhistory,

educationandgoals,Then,heasked,nWhateventoraccomplishmentinyourlifehasmade

youthe(2)?”

Ipausedforamoment,andtoldhimmyproudestmomentwasn'tanythingIdid,(3)

somethingmydaughterdidtenyearsbefore.ThenItoldhimthestoryofJulie's(4).

Manyyearsearlier,mybrother(5)fromSt.Louis,tellingme.thatmymom

wouldn'treceiveherbenefitsseveralmonths.(6)shewouldhavetoliveoffher

smallsavings.

Atthesuppertablethatevening；ItoldmyhusbandIwasgoingtosendMomsome

(7).Ourconversationwascutshortbyaphonecall.Aneighbor(8)Julieto

babysit.

Atfourteen,Juliewasalwayslookingforwaysto(9)spendingmoney.The

followingmorning,she(10)meanenvelope.

WhenIlookedatthe(11)andsawitwasformymom,Igaveherabighug.Itold

herhowproudIwasofherfortakingthetimeto(12)hergrandma.Shesmiled.

Aweeklater,mybrothercalledagain,thankingfbrthecheckandtellingmehowMom

criedwhenmeshegotJulie's(13)HetoldmeJuliehad(14)hergrandma

thefivedollarsshehadearnedbabysitting.Inherletter,shetoldGrandmato(15)it

onwhateversheneeded

Icontinued.UIknowthatisn*treallyajob(16),butthat1swhatmademetheproudest

inmylife.'1

Aweeklater,Iwasgiventhejob.Mybosstoldmeafterhearingaboutmystory,he(17)

Iwasthetypeofemployeehewantedto(18)inhisorganization.

Thistime*Iwastherecipient(接受者)ofJulie*sgift.Onceagain,hersimpleactof

(19)givenfromtheheartsomanyyearsbeforehad(20).

(1)A.challengingB.awkwardC.difficult0.expected

(2)A.proudestB.strongestC.happiestD.luckiest

(3)A.andB.norC.butD.even

(4)A.wishB.giftC.braveryD.secret

(5)A.calledB.traveledC.droveD.shouted

(6)A.HoweverB.OtherwiseC.Still0.Therefore

(7)A.necessitiesB.foodC.money0.presents

(8)A.wantedB.allowedC.advised0.encouraged

(9)A.borrowB.saveC.investD.earn

(10)A.boughtB.handedC.spared0.returned

(11)A.addressB.stampC.title0.message

(12)A.visitB.writeC.thankD.miss

(13)A.pictureB.storyC.letterD.card

(14)A.awardedB.broughtC.lentD.sent

(15)A.changeB.putC.spendD.waste

(16)A.opportunityB.accomplishmentC.application0.interview

(17)A.decidedB.promisedC.admittedD.agreed

(18)A.playB.followC.competeD.work

(19)A.patienceB.obedienceC.loveD.gratitude

(20)A.comeoutB.paidoffC.madesenseD.workedout

第n卷第一节(共1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。

7.(15分)The"Pygmalioneffect'1isatheorysayingthatpeoplewillactorbehave(1)

thewaythatothersexpectthemto.TheeffecthasitsoriginsinaclassicGreekstory：

Pygmalion,a(n)(2)(talent)sculptor,createdastatueofabeautifulwoman

andfellinlovewithit.HeaskedthegoddessVenustogivelifetothestatue,andhiswishwas

granted.(3)(create)accordingtoPygmalionsideaofaperfectwoman,thestatue

fulfilledhisexpectationswhenshe(4)(bring)tolife.Hemarriedherandtheyhad

ahappylifetogether.

EnglishplaywrightGeorgeBernardShawexpandedonthisideainhispopularplay

Pygmalion,(5)servedastheinspirationforthebetterknownMyFairLady.Inthese

dramas,aprofessortransformsalower-classflowergirlintoanupper-classladyby(6)

(believe)inherandexpectingthebestofher.

Sofar,manystudies(7)(conduct)onthePygmalioneffectinthe

classroom.Teachersaregiveninformation(8)certainstudentsaremorelikelyto

succeedthanothermembersoftheclass.Theyoftenfindthatthosestudentsdoperform(9)

(well),eveniftheyarenotadvantaged.That'sbecausetheteachers*words,bodylanguageand

toneofvoiceconveypositiveexpectationstothosestudents.That(10)(actual)

encouragesthem.

第二节：短文改错(共1小题；每小题10分，满分1(1分)

8.(10分)假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。

文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或

修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(八)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：

1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

Nowadays,afterclassactivitiesarebecomingincreasinglypopularlyinseniorhigh

school.Wealsohavemanykindofafterclassactivitiesinourschool,suchasEnglishComer,

SunshineRadioStation,HappyReadingClubandsoon.I'mmostinterestedEnglishCorner,

becauseitcannotonlyhelpmemakesomenewfriendsbutalsoimprovingmyspoken

English.Beside,I'mamemberofSunshineRadioStation.OnMondaymornings,everystudent

areabletoenjoymysweetvoicealloverourschool.HereIcanhaveaunforgettableexperience

andIhopemydreamofbeahostmaycometrueoneday.Theseaflerclassactivitiesmakeme

becomemoreconfidenceandenrichmyschoollifeaswellas.

第三节：书面表达（满分25分）

9.（25分）最近你班就高三学生是否应该组织集体春游进行了讨论。以下是讨论的情况。

请你用英语写一篇短文，反映讨论结果并谈谈自己的看法，然后发表在你校英语论坛上。

赞成（62%）的理由反对（38%）的理由

1.亲近大自然，拓宽视野；1.占用宝贵的学习时间；

2.增强沟通、合作能力；2.安全很难保证。

3.结交新朋友。

注意：词数100左右（开头已给出，但不计入总词数）。

Recently,ourclasshashadadiscussionaboutwhetherSeniorThreestudentsshouldgo

onagroupspringouting.

Yours,

LiHu

2021-2022学年新疆乌鲁木齐四中高二（下）期末英语试卷

参考答案与试题解析

第一节：阅读理解（共4小题；每小题6分，满分30分）

1.（6分）Shoppingisoneofthebestwaystorelaxafterastressfulweek.Nothingismore

satisfyingthanfindingaperfectitem--andwhenI*mboredwithshoppingfbrclothesI

moveontomake-upandshoes.Inevershopinsales--thereasontheitemshaven'tsold

atfullpriceisusuallybecausetheyarebadlymadeorhorriblecolours.

--Blanca

Ihateshoppinganditboresmeenormously.Ireallycannotunderstandsuchauseless

andexpensivehabit.IonlyshopforclotheswhenIcan'tgetoutofitandwhenIdo,Imake

sureIbuygoodqualityandasmuchasIcanafford,toputoffhavingtogoagainforaslongas

possible.IhavefriendswhowillspendaWholedaygoingfromshoptoshoptryingonlotsof

differentclothesandnotbuyinganything.Thafsreallystupid.

--Pam

Ican'tseethepointinspendingalotofmoneyonclothes,whentheyaresomuch

cheaperabroad.IdomostofmyshoppingwhenIgoonholiday,andgetgreatclothesforhalf

theprice.Ilovefindingbargains!!alsobuyalotinsales.Theclothesmaybeoutoffashiona

bit,butthey'regoodquality,andifyouwaitlongenough,theycomebackintofashion!

--Meghan

Ipersonallystillspendhalfofmywageonclothes.Iusuallyonlyeverwearsomething

threetimesbeforeIthrowitinthebackofmywardrobe（衣橱）.1neverwearapartydress

morethanonce.IfIlostmyjobandcouldn'taffordtobuylotsofclothes,Iwouldneverbeable

togooutofthehouseagain.

--Shelly

（1）WhatdoesPamfocusonwhenshoppingfbrclothes?D

A.Price.

B.Brand.

C.Pattern.

0.Quality.

（2）Whoisabargainhunter?C

A.Blanca.

B.Pam.

C.Meghan.

D.Shelly.

（3）WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeShelly?B

A.Shehasnotasteforclothes.

B.Sheisaddictedtoshopping.

C.Sheisalwaysleadingthefashion.

D.Shegoesshoppingonlywhennecessary.

【分析】这是一篇议论文。Blanca,Pam,Meghan,Shelly表达了自己对买衣服不同的看

法。

【解答】I.D.细节理解题。由第二段中的ImakesureIbuygoodqualityandasmuchasIcan

afford.（我要确保我买的东西质量好，而且尽可能多。）可知，Pam在买衣服时，注重的

是衣服的质量。故选D。

2.C.细节理解题。由第三段中的Ilovefindingbargains!!alsobuyalotinsales.（我喜欢找便

宜货！我在促销时也买了很多东西。）可知，Meghan喜欢寻找便宜的衣服，她经常买促

销的衣服。故选C。

3.B.推理判断题。由最后一段Ipersonallystillspendhalfofmywageonclothes.Iusually

onlyeverwearsomethingthreetimesbeforeIthrowitinthebackofmywardrobe.1never

wearapartydressmorethanonce.（我个人仍将工资的一半花在衣服上。我通常只穿三次

就把它扔进衣柜的后面。我参加聚会时穿的衣服从来没有重复过。）可知Shelly对购买衣

服非常的上瘾。故选Be

【点评】阅读理解题测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力，要求考生根据文章所述事

件的逻辑关系，对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断；或根据作者所阐述的观点理论，

对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释。考生首先要仔细阅读短文，完整了解信息，准确

把握作者观点。

2.（8分）Attheageof16,JuliaButterflyHillquitschoolandworkedatarestaurant.Formany

years,shewasonlyinterestedinmakingmoneyandmaterialthings.Thenonedayshehada

seriouscaraccident,whichchangedherlife.Hillsaid：”IrealizedIwantedtofindamore

powerfulpurposeforbeinghereonthisplanet."

Assoonassherecovered,HilltraveledtoCalifornia.Thereshesawancientredwood

trees,whicharethelargesttreesinthewholeworld.Thewoodfromredwoodtrunksisvery

hard.SothePacificLumberCompanycutdownmanyofthehugeredwoodstousefor

construction.Therearenotmanyforestsofthesetreesleft.Manyenvironmentalactivistswant

toprotecttheremainingtrees.Theredwoodsareveryimportanttotheenvironment.

In1997HilllearnedagroupcalledEarthFirstwasworkingtoprotectaparticulargroup

oftrees.Theydecidedtosendsomeoneupintoaredwoodtree,hopingthiswouldstopthe

companyfromcuttingthetreesdown.JuliaButterflyHillvolunteered.

Hilllivedinthetreeforovertwoyearswithoutevercomingdown.Herhomewasa6-by

-8-foottreehouse,180feetup.ltisalwayscoldandwetinaredwoodtree.Therewereeven

veryseriouswinterstormswhileHillwasinthetree.ThewindandcoldalmostknockedHill

outofthetree.Butshedidnotfall-shesurvived.

Finally,afteryearsofarguing,thecompanydecidedtoprotectLuna,thetreeHilllived

in.Theysignedanagreementtonevercutdownthishugeredwoodtreeorthetreesaround

it.WhenHillputherfeetontheearthagain,shebegantocry.ButfromthatmomentonHill

hasn'tstoppedworkingtoprotecttheenvironment.

(1)JuliaButterflyHilltraveledtoCaliforniaD.

A.tofindanewjob

B.tobuildatreehouse

C.withthehopeofjoiningEarthFirst

D.inexpectationofdoingsomethingmeaningful

(2)TheredwoodtreeswerecutdownmainlyB.

A.becausetheymightfalloveratanytime

B.becausetheyhadgreateconomicvalue

C.toprotectothertreesintheforest

D.tomakespaceforconstructions

(3)JuliaButterflyHill'slivingconditionsinthetreewereC.

A.comfortable

B.cool

C.tough

0.satisfying

（4）WhatcanwelearnaboutJuliaButterflyHillfromthetext?A

A.Shehasasenseofsocialresponsibility.

B.Shefailedtoprotecttheredwoodtree.

C.Shebuiltanewhouseintheforest.

D.Sheisaself-centeredwoman.

【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了JuliaButterflyHill作为志愿者住在树房子里保

护红木的故事，告诉我们她是一个有社会责任感的人。

［解答］（1）D.细节理解题。根据第一段中的Thenonedayshehadaseriouscaraccident,

whichchangedherlife.Hillsaid："IrealizedIwantedtofindamorepowerfulpurposefor

beinghereonthisplanet."（然后有一天她发生了一场严重的车祸，这改变了她的生活。希

尔说：“我意识到我想要找到一个更强大的目标来生活在这个星球上。”）以及第三段In

1997HilllearnedagroupcalledEarthFirstwasworkingtoprotectaparticulargroupof

trees.Theydecidedtosendsomeoneupintoaredwoodtree,hopingthiswouldstopthe

companyfromcuttingthetreesdown.JuliaButterflyHillvolunteered.（1997年，希尔得知一

个名为“地球第一”的组织正在努力保护一组特殊的树木。他们决定派人爬上一棵红杉，

希望这样可以阻止公司砍伐树木。希尔主动请缨。）可知，JuliaButterflyHill去加利福尼

亚是去保护红木，做有意义的事。故选D。

（2）B.细节理解题。根据第二段中的Thewoodfromredwoodtrunksisveryhard.Sothe

PacificLumberCompanycutdownmanyofthehugeredwoodstouseforconstruction.（红杉

树干上的木头很硬。因此，太平洋木材公司砍伐了许多巨大的红杉用于建筑。）可知，红

木被用于建筑，因为它有很高的经济价值，故选B。

（3）C.推理判断题。根据第四段中的Itisalwayscoldandwetinaredwoodtree.Therewere

evenveryseriouswinterstormswhileHillwasinthetree.Thewindandcoldalmostknocked

Hilloutofihetree.（红杉树上总是又冷又湿。当希尔在树上的时候，甚至有非常严重的冬

季风暴。风和寒冷几乎把希尔从树上刮下来。）可知，在树房子里生活非常艰苦，又湿又

冷又有风雨。结合选项A.comfortable舒适的；B.cool凉爽的；C.tough艰苦的；D.satisfying

令人满意的。故选C。

（4）A.推理判断题。根据第三段中的JuliaButterflyHillvolunteered.（希尔主动请缨。）

和第四段中的Butshedidnotfall—shesurvived.（但她没有摔倒，她活了下来。）及最

后一句Butfromtha