北师大版选择性必修第一册Unit3 Conservation课时练习题

Unit3Conservation

SectionITopicTalk&Lessonl.......................................................................................-1-

SectionIILESSON2&LESSON3....................................................................................-8-

SectionIIIReading&Writing.........................................................................................-12-

SectionITopicTalk&Lessonl

I.单词拼写

1.Theyhavedriventherhinototheedgeofextinction（灭绝）.

2.Plastic（塑料制的）flowershavealwaysbeenaparticularhateofmine.

3.PackicearoundIcelandwasbecomingathreat（威胁'）tonavigation.

4.Thelawwouldencouragecompaniestoswitch（转换）fromcoaltocleanerfuels.

5.Peopleareadvisedtosorttheirrubbishtomakeiteasierforthewastetobe

recycled（再利用）.

6.Troopsweresenttotheislandstorestore。恢复）orderlastNovember.

7.Changesinfarmingmethodshavebadlyaffected（影响）employmentinthearea.

8.Thetalkwasbothinformative（知识性强的）andentertaining.

9.Themoneycouldbebetterspentonmoreurgent（紧迫的）cases.

10.Weshouldn'tblame（责，怪）ourselvesforwhathappened.

II.阅读理解

A

Mostpeoplecan'twaitforspringtoarrive.ltmeansflowersandwarmerweather,

allwelcomechangesfromthedarkwinterdays.Nowweknowthatspringisarriving

soonerintheNorthernHemisphere（北半球）thanitwasinthepast,thankstoastudy

publishedinScientificReports.

Forexample,LosAngelesmayexperiencespringonlyadayearlierthanitdid10

yearsago,butfurthernorth,inSeattleorChicago,springwillarrivefourdaysearlier.If

youlivedintheArctic,springcouldarrive16daysearlierthanitusedto.

Todeterminehowspringtimeisstartingearlier,researcherslookedattemperature

recordsand743earlierstudiesover86years.Thesestudieswereaboutvarious

biologicalindicatorsofspring,includingbirdsmigrating,plantsfloweringand

amphibians（两栖动物）soundingtheirmatingcalls.Researchersthenstudiedthesedata

toseeiftheywereoccurringearlier.Theresultshowedthatnotonlyisspringmaking

itselfknownsoonerbutit'swarmer,too.

Beforeyougooutinahappyspringtimehike,springarrivingsoonerisn'tso

good.Thelivelihoodofmigratorybirds,forinstance,maybeconcerned.

“Thefoodthatbirdsrelyonwhentheymovetothenorthmightnotbereliableif

thebeginningofspringatthesehigherlatitudes（纬度）isexpandedbyfuture

warming."saidEricPost.HeisafellowoftheJohnMuirInstituteandapolarecologist.

AnimalsrelyingonArcticseaice,likepolarbears,probablyaren'tcrazyabout

thingswarmingupsooner,either,becauseitimpactsontheirabilitytohuntSpring's

earlyarrivalcouldcausedisorderinthedelicatebalanceofvariousecosystems——notto

mentionhowsoonyoullneedtobuyallergymedicine.

【语篇解读】文章作者就科学新发现——春天比过去来的早，进行阐述。

说明了这个气候新发现对人类和动物的影响。

1.WelearnfromthestudypublishedinScientificReportsthat.

A.springcomesearliestinLosAngeles

B.LosAngelesisfurthernorththanSeattle

C-springcomes12daysearlierinArcticthaninChicago

D-thefurthernorthaplacelies,thesoonerspringcomesthanbefore

D［推理判断题。根据文章第一段中的“Nowweknowthatspringisarriving

soonerintheNorthernHemisphere^匕半球）thanitwasinthepast,thankstoastudy

publishedinScientificReports."和第二段"Forexample,LosAngelesmayexperience

springonlyadayearlierthanitdid10yearsago,butfurthernorth,inSeattleor

Chicago,springwillarrivefourdaysearlier.IfyoulivedintheArctic,springcould

arrive16daysearlierthanitusedto.”可知，住着越往北的地方，春天来得越早。故

选D项。］

2.Researchersmadethediscoverymainlyby.

A.comparingrelateddataavailable

B-conductingresearchandtest

C-calculatingtheexactlengthofeachspring

D.observinganimaFsbehaviorallyearround

A［细节理解题。根据文章第三段“Todeterminehowspringtimeisstarting

earlier,researcherslookedattemperaturerecordsand743earlierstudiesover86

years.Thesestudieswereaboutvariousbiologicalindicatorsofspring,includingbirds

migrating,plantsfloweringandamphibians（两栖动物）soundingtheirmating

calls.Researchersthenstudiedthesedatatoseeiftheywereoccurringearlier.Theresult

showedthatnotonlyisspringmakingitselfknownsoonerbutit'swarmer,too.“可知，

通过查阅气温记录和86年来的743项早期研究后，研究者做出了相应的发现。故

选A项。］

3.Whatdothelasttwoparagraphsfocuson?

A.Concernsoverspring'searlyarrival.

B-Springtimeemergenceofcreatures.

C.Earlyspringtime'simpactsonhumans.

D.Disorderinthebalanceofecosystems.

A［主旨大意题。根据文章倒数第二段提到“Thefoodthatbirdsrelyonwhen

theymovetothenorthmightnotbereliableifthebeginningofspringatthesehigher

latitudes（纬度）isexpandedbyfuturewarming.”和最后一段提到uAnimalsrelying

onArcticseaice,likepolarbears,probablyaren'tcrazyaboutthingswarmingup

sooner,either,becauseitimpactsontheirabilitytohunt.Spring'searlyarrivalcould

causedisorderinthedelicatebalanceofvariousecosystems一nottomentionhowsoon

youllneedtobuyallergymedicine??可知，最后两段提到了春天提前到来对动物和

人类的不良影响。由此可知，最后两段的重点是对春天提前到来的担忧。故选A

项。］

4.Inwhichsectionofamagazinecanwereadthistext?

A.MedicalReport.B.SurvivalStories.

C-ScientificDiscoveries.D.NaturalEnvironment.

C［推理判断题。根据文章第一段中的“Nowweknowthatspringisarriving

soonerintheNorthernHemisphereG匕半球）thanitwasinthepast,thankstoastudy

publishedinScientificReports.可知，本篇文章主要是研究气候变化的新发现。因

此本篇文章应来自杂志的“科学发现”专栏。故选C项。］

B

Throughouthistory,humanityhasexistedside-by-sidewithvirusesand

bacteria.Fromthebubonicplaguetosmallpox,humanityhasevolvedtoresistthese

bacteriaandviruses.However,therearenownewwaysforthemtoinfectus.

Climatechangeismeltingpermafrost（冻土）areasthathavebeenfrozenfor

thousandsofyears.Asthepermafrostmelts,sotootheancientbacteriaandvirusesthat

havebeenfrozen.Theseancientbacteriaandviruses,whichpreviouslylayinactivein

theice,mayspringbacktolifeastheearth'sclimatewarms.

InAugust2016,a12-year-oldboyintheArcticCirclediedandatleasttwenty

peopletherewerehospitalizedafterhavingbeeninfectedbyanthrax（炭疽）.

Expertsstudiedandconcludedthatover75yearsago,areindeerinfectedwith

anthraxdiedanditsbodywasfrozenandtrappedunderalayerofpermafrost.ltstayed

there,withthediseaseinactive,untilaheatwaveinthesummerof2O16.Theheatwave

meltedthepermafrostandexposedthereindeerbody,whichthenreleasedtheinfectious

pathogen（病原体）intothenearbywaterandsoil,andthenintothefoodsupply.More

than2,000reindeerfeedingnearthebodybecameinfected,whichthenledtoasmall

numberofhumancases.

Whileyoumaythinktheincidentisisolatedtothatarea,thefactthatlong-inactive

virusesandbacteriamightwakeupsoonduetoclimatechangewillaffectus

all.Pathogenicvirusesmightbepreservedinoldpermafrostlayers,includingsomethat

havecausedglobalepidemicsinthepast.

Withclimatechange,whoknowswhatdeadlyvirusesandbacteriahiddenbeneath

permafrostareasarethreateningus.Perhapsitistimeforeveryonetodotheirpartto

stopglobalwarming.

【语篇解读】本文讲述了由于全球变暖导致的疫情蔓延，从而呼吁阻止全

球变暖。

5.Whatdoestheunderlined"newways“referto?

A.Ancientbacteriaandvirusescamebacktolife.

B-Bacteriaandviruseshaveevolvedintonewtypes.

C・Bacteriaandvirusesbecomemoreresistanttomedicine.

D-Ancientbacteriaandvirusesremainactiveinfrozenpermafrost.

A［词义猜测题。根据第二段中的"Theseancientbacteriaandviruses,which

previouslylayinactiveintheice,mayspringbacktolifeastheearth'sclimatewarms.”

可知，现在之前被冰封的古细菌和病菌，随着地球气候的变暖会再度活过来，所

以newways是指古细菌和病菌复活，故选A。］

6.Whichistherightorderofthecaseofanthraxin2016?

①A12-year-oldboydiedandmanyotherswereinfected.

②Over2,000reindeerfeedingnearthebodybecameinfected.

③Thebacteriawentintothenearbywater,soil,andthenfoodsupply.

④Thepermafrostmeltedandthebacteriainthedeadreindeerwokeup.

A.④③②①B.④②③①

C.①②④③D.①③④②

A［细节理解题。根据第四段中的uExpertsstudiedandconcludedthatover75

yearsago,areindeerinfectedwithanthraxdiedanditsbodywasfrozenandtrapped

underalayerofpermafrost.ltstayedthere,withthediseaseinactive,untilaheatwavein

thesummerof2016.”可知，七十五年前一头鹿感染了炭疽，鹿死了，身体被冰封，

病毒休眠，直到2016年的夏季酷热期苏醒。根据"Theheatwavemeltedthe

permafrostandexposedthereindeerbody,whichthenreleasedtheinfectious

pathogen（病原体）intothenearbywaterandsoil,andthenintothefoodsupply.More

than2,000reindeerfeedingnearthebodybecameinfected,whichthenledtoasmall

numberofhumancases.??可知，这些苏醒的病原体进入到附近的水、土地然后进入

食物中，感染了超过2000头鹿，然后感染了人类，根据第三段中的“InAugust

2016,a12-year-oldboyintheArcticCirclediedandatleasttwentypeopletherewere

hospitalizedafterhavingbeeninfectedbyanthrax（炭疽）.”可知，在2016年^个十

二岁的男孩感染炭疽并死去，并感染了其他人。所以顺序为④③②①，故选A。］

7.Whydoesthewriterwritethistext?

A.Tointroduceanancientvirus,anthrax.

B•Tocallonpeopletostopglobalwarming.

C.Toencouragepeopletostudyancientviruses.

D.Towarnofthedangerofmeltingpermafrost.

B［推理判断题。根据最后一^殳中的"Perhapsitistimeforeveryonetodotheir

parttostopglobalwarming.”作者认为是时候大家一起来阻止全球变暖了，可推断，

作者写此文的目的是号召人们阻止全球变暖。故选B。］

8.Inwhichsectioncanwemostpossiblyreadthistextonawebsite?

A.Geography.B.Environment.

C.Education.D.Medicine.

B［推理判断题。本文主要是讲全球变暖导致疫情的蔓延，所以属于环境类，

故选B。］

III.阅读七选五

Youngstersusuallybenefitfromhavingarelationshipwithsomeoneolderand

wisertomentor（指导）them.Thementormightbeateacher,familymemberormore

experiencedpeer.However,noteveryoneissuitabletobeaninfluential,positiverole

model.1Herearesomecommoncharacteristicsofgoodrolemodels.

Theyareconfident.Mostpeopleadmirethosewhohavemuchconfidencein

themselves.2Sotheyareabletoacknowledgetheirskillsandachievements

withoutbecomingarrogant（自大的）.JustasChildDevelopmentSpecialistDr.Robyn

Silvermansuggests,healthyself-confidenceshowsasprideinwhoyouareandwhat

you'velearnedthroughoutyourlife.

3Rolemodelsshowtheircommitmenttoadesiredgoalbytheiractionsand

arewillingtoinvestthenecessarytimeandefforttoachievesuccess.Theydon'tgiveup

easilyandcontinuetryingwhenfacedwithchallenges.Theirdeterminationtosucceed

encouragesyoungsterstofollowthroughandreachthegoalstheysetforthemselves.

Theyarerespectful.4Youngpeopleappreciatebeingtreatedwithrespectand

admirethosewhotreatthemandothersthatway.Rolemodelswhoshowselflessness

andanequal,non-prejudicedviewofthosedifferentfromthemearntheadmirationof

others.

Theyareoptimisticandcreative.Rolemodelsinspireotherswithapositiveoutlook

onlife.Forexample,acommunityleaderfacedwithafinancialsetback（挫折）might

welcometheopportunitytoorganizeafund-raisingprojectthatpullseveryonetogether

inaconstructivemanner.5

A.Theyarehard-working.

B.Theyareknowledgeable.

C.Rolemodelsshowrespectforothers.

D.Picksomeonehavingthesamehobbiesandsimilarqualitiesasyou.

E.Goodrolemodelshaveahealthyappreciationoftheiraccomplishments.

F.Effectiverolemodelspossessdesirablecharacteristicsthatmakethemeasyto

lookupto.

G.Rolemodelstendtoseethebrightsideindifficultsituationsandcanfind

creativesolutions.

【语篇解读】文章介绍一些好的榜样的共同特征。

1.F［根据上文提示“然而，并不是每个人都适合成为有影响力的正面榜

样。”再根据下文提示“以下是一些好的榜样的共同特征。”承接上下文，F项切

题。故选F。］

2.E［根据上文提示“他们有信心。大多数人都钦佩那些对自己有信心的

人。”再根据下文提示“因此，他们能够承认自己的技能和成就，而不会变得傲慢。”

承接上下文，E项切题。故选E。］

3.A［根据下文提示''榜样通过行动表明他们对期望目标的承诺，并愿意投

入必栗的时间和精力来取得成功。"承接下文，A项Theyarehard-working.切题。

故选A。］

4.C［根据本段首句“他们是有礼貌的。”再根据下文提示“年轻人喜欢被

尊重并欣赏那些尊重自己和他人的人。"承接上下文，C项Rolemodelsshowrespect

forothers.切题。故选C。］

5.G［根据上文提示“例如，一个面临财务挫折的社区领导人可能会欢迎组

织一个筹款项目的机会，以建设性的方式把大家团结在一起。”承接上文，G项

切题。故选G。］

SectionIILesson2&Lesson3

I.单句语法填空

1.Aftertheearthquake,thepeoplesetaboutrebuilding(rebuild)theirhomes.

2.Theareaiswellsuited(suit)toroadcyclingaswellasoff-roadriding.

3.Muchofthecrimeinthisareaisrelatedtodrugabuse.

4.Studentswereangryatbeingtreatedlikechildren.

5.Onthevoyage,theenjoyabletoybroughtmejoyandannoyance(annoy).

6.Ican'timaginesittingintraffic,gettingstressed(stress)out.

7.Somehospitalpatientsexperiencehighlevelsofanxiety(anxious).

8.Advancedstudentsneedtobeawareoftheimportanceofcollection.

9.Withthedevelopmentofitseconomy,Tianjinhaschangedfchange)beyond

recognitioninthelastfewyears.

10.Helayonthebed，staringattheroof,exhausted(exhaust).

II.完形填空

Growingroots

WhenIwasgrowingup,IhadanoldneighbornamedDr.Gibbs.Hedidn'tlooklike

anydoctorI'd]known.WhenDr.Gibbswasn't2lives,hewasplanting

trees.

Thegooddoctorhadsome3theoriesonplantingtrees.Hebelievedin"No

pains,nogains”.Henever4hisnewtrees,whichwas5manypeople.He

thoughtthatwateringplantsspoiled(宠坏)them,andthatifyouwantstrongtrees,you

havetomakethings6forthem.He,talkedabouthowwateringtrees__7

shallowroots,andhowtreesthatweren'twateredhadtogrowdeeprootsin8of

water.Icametounderstandthathemeantdeeprootsweretobe9・Thelackof

waterseemedto10thetreesinwayscomfortandeasenevercould.

Iusedto11formysonsthattheirliveswillbeeasy.But12I'vebeen

thinkingthatit'stimeto13myprayer.Iknowmychildrenaregoingtomeet14

andI'mprayingtheywillbestrong.Theprayerforcomfortisseldommet.Whatweneed

todoistoprayfordeeproots?sowhenthewindsblow,theywon'tbe15away.

【语篇解读】本文通过对吉布斯医生植树之道的描写，告诉了我们一个做

人的道理，要想面对人生的风风雨雨，我们必须有一个坚强的基础。

1.A.evenB.ever

C.neverD.hardly

B［结合本句含义可知，是和我认识的所有人作比较后，得出他与任何人都

不一样。选项B符合题意。故选B项。］

2.A.valuingB-making

C.enjoyingD.saving

D［结合前一句，Gibbs是医生，所以，救死扶伤是其工作。故选D项。］

3.A.excitingB.dull

C.interestingD.terrible

C［结合下文“Hethoughtthatwateringplantsspoiled（宠坏）them”可知，他

认为给树浇水会宠坏树，所以，这些理论是有趣的。故选C项。］

4.A.wateredB.raised

C.lovedD.sheltered

A［结合下句"Hethoughtthatwateringplantsspoiled（宠坏）them”可以推

知，他种树时从来不浇水。故选A项。］

5.A.againstB.beyond

C.withinD.from

B［固定搭配bebeyondsb.使人无法想象（或理解、做等），结合上句，他种树

不浇水，这件事是很多人想不到的，故选B项。］

6.A.harmfulB.favorable

C.toughD.wonderful

C［结合下一句“He,talkedabouthowwateringtreesshallowroots,

andhowtreesthatweren'twateredhadtogrowdeeprootsinofwater.“可知，

浇灌的树长着浅浅的根，而没有浇水的树长出深深的根来寻找水源。所以，想要

让树强壮，必须使它们经历磨难。故选C项。］

7.A.madeforB.headfor

C-allowforD.carefor

A［根据句意，浇灌过的树根生的浅，也就是说有利于生浅根。故选A项。］

8.A.chargeB.favor

C.honorD.search

D［根据常识可知，不浇水的树会向有水的地方生根，这样树就会长得结实。

故选D项。］

9.A.treasuredB.challenged

C-respectedD.liked

A［根据下一句"Thelackofwaterseemedtothetreesinwayscomfort

andeasenevercould.”可知，缺水似乎给树木带来了舒适和安逸永远无法比拟的好

处。足以说明根对树的意义。故选A项。］

10.A.harmB.raise

C.benefitD.hurt

C［结合上文“He,talkedabouthowwateringtreesshallowroots,and

howtreesthatweren'twateredhadtogrowdeeprootsinofwater.”讲至I浇灌

的树长着浅浅的根，而没有浇水的树长出深深的根来寻找水源。可知，缺水给树

带来了好处就是根扎的深。故选C项。］

11.A.prayB.apply

C.standD.call

A［结合下句"ButI'vebeenthinkingthatit'stimetomy

prayer."可知，我必须要改变我的祈祷文了。所以此处指的是我祈祷孩子的生活能

够轻松。故选A项。］

12.A.perfectlyB.formally

C.obviouslyD.lately

D［结合前一句用到的usedto…“过去常常……”，对比可知，此处指的是现

在，故选D项。］

13.A.attendB.say

C.changeD.keep

C［结合下文“Theprayerforcomfortisseldommet.”祈求安慰的人很少得至I满

足。可以得出，祈祷孩子的生活能够轻松是不能得到的，所以此处应该是改变我

的祈祷文了。故选C项。］

14.A.hardshipsB.worries

C.bossesD.jobs

A［结合本句后半句，我祈祷他们坚强，可知此处他们会遇到困难。故选A

项。］

15.A.givenB.sent

C.brokenD.swept

D［结合语境，当风吹过时，扎根深的树不会被风吹走。故选D项。］

in.语法填空

Ifyoucomeacrossan85-year-oldwomanwalkingslowlywithawalkerinthe

Children'sHospitalofSoochowUniversity,don'ttakeherasapatient.Instead,sheisa

doctor1.stillinsistsworkinginthehospital.

ShengJinyun,bornin1935,afamousexpertinpediatricasthma(儿科哮喘),2.

(treat)about30,000childrensufferingasthmasofar.Sheisknown

3."themostbeautifulgrandmadoctor??byothers.Currently,shestillsees40

4.(patient)everyday.Shenghasalwaysstucktoherpostthoughshehadtwo

bones5.(break)inafallamonthago.Sonowshecanonlywalkwith

6.helpofawalker.Othersdon'tunderstandher.Intheireyes,she7.

(expect)toliveapeacefullifeinthisoldage.Butshewantstocuremorechildren.

OneofSheng'smost8.(impress)experienceshappenedinher50s.She

saw146patientsfrom7：45amto9：45pmthatday,9.(eat)nothingexcept

somemilk.Thoughawardedthe"lifelong10.(achieve)physicianin

pediatrics^atthe24thCongressofChinesePediatricSocietyinthisOctober,Sheng

seemsnotproudatall.Shesaiditwashergoaltobeadiligentpersonandagooddoctor.

【语篇解读】文章介绍著名儿科专家ShengJinyuno

1.who/that［考查定语从句。此处doctor是先行词，指人，在后面的定语从

句中作主语。故填who/that。］

2.hastreated［考查现在完成时态。句意：1935年出生的盛锦云，是著名的

小儿哮喘专家，迄今已治疗了约3万名哮喘患儿。此处ShengJinyun是句子主语，

单数第三人称，再根据sofar,可知句子用现在完成时态。故填hastreated。］

3.as［考查固定词组。句意：她被别人称为“最美丽的奶奶医生”。固定词

组：beknownas"作为...而闻名“，符合句意。故填as。］

4.patients［考查名词复数。句意：目前，她每天还要看40个病人。此处

patient的意思是“病人”，可数名词，再根据前面的数字，可知此处用名词复数，

故填patients。］

5.broken［考查过去分词作宾语补足语。句意：尽管一个月前她摔断了两根

骨头，但她一直坚守岗位。固定结构：have+宾语+宾语补足语。此处bones和

break之间是被动关系，是过去分词作宾语补足语。故填broken。］

6.the［考查冠词。withthehelpof"在....的帮助下”。故填the。］

7.isexpected［考查一般现在时态的被动语态。句意：在他们眼里，她在这

个年纪应该过着平静的生活。句子主语she是单数第三人称形式，和expect之间

是一种被动关系，且这里在讲述一个客观事实，所以句子用一般现在时态的被动

语态。beexpectedtodosth.“期待做某事”。故填isexpected。］

8.impressive［考查形容词。句意：Sheng最令人难忘的经历之一发生在她

50多岁的时候。此处experiences是名词，由形容词修饰，故填impressive。］

9.eating［考查现在分词作伴随状语。句意：那天从早上7:45到晚上9:

45,她看了146个病人，除了牛奶什么都不吃。此处句子主语She和eat之间是主

动关系，是现在分词作状语。故填eating。］

10.achievement［考查名词。此处lifelong是形容词，意思是“终身的”，

修饰名词，故填achievement。］

SectionIIIReading&Writing

I.阅读理解

A

AcompanyinSanFrancisco,California,hasfoundawaytoturnusedplastic

bottlesintowomen'sshoes.

Everyday,millionsofAmericansdrinkwaterandotherliquidsfromplastic

bottles.Morethan60millionofthemarethrownawayeachday.Manyoftheplastic

bottlesendupinlandfillsorareburnedwithotherwasteproducts.

ASanFranciscostart-upcompanycalledRothy's,however,turnsthisplasticwaste

intoenvironmentallyfriendlyshoes.RothMartinisthecompany'sco-founder.He

explainshowtheyturnplasticintosoftmaterialforwomen'sfeet.Theytaketheplastic,

cleanit,andbreakitdownintosmallpieces.Thentheypressthemthroughadevicethat

makessoftfibers.Thosefibersarethencombinedtogether.Thisisdonebya3D

machine.ltisdesignedtoreducewastewhilemakingtheshoes.Theknittedstuffandthe

innerpartoftheshoearethenattachedtotheshoe'souterpart,calledthesole（鞋

底）.Thisoutersoleisalsomadefromenvironmentallyfriendlymaterial:responsibly

sourcedno-carbonrubber.

Rothy'sshoesaresoldonline.Theyareflatshoes,witheitheraroundedorpointed

toe.Theycomeindifferentcolorsanddesigns.Theycosteither$125or$145perpair,

dependingonthedesign.AfterAmericanactressGwynethPaltrowdiscoveredthemlast

year,thedemandfortheshoesgrew.Martinsaysthereisnoshortageofmaterialtofill

thatdemand."We'renotgoingtorunoutofwaterbottlesanytimesoon.Sowehavea

limitlesssupplyofmaterial,andIthinkthatisagoodsignforourfuture."Whenthe

environmentallyfriendlyshoeswearout,customerscanreturnthematnocosttoa

companythatusestherecycledmaterialstomakeotherproducts.

Fornow,theshoesareonlyavailabletobeshippedintheUnitedStates.However,

thecompanysaysitwilladdinternationalshippinginthenearfuture.

【语篇解读】文章介绍一种回收塑料垃圾的新方法。

1.Howareusedplasticbottlesusuallydealtwith?

A.Theyareburiedorburned.

B-Theyareusedtomakeshoes.

C・Theyarechangedintosoftmaterials.

D-Theyarereturnedtofactoriesforreuse.

A［细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句"Manyoftheplasticbottlesendupin

landfillsorareburnedwithotherwasteproducts.“可知，废弃塑料瓶的处理方法是被

埋葬或焚烧。故选A。］

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“knitted“inthethirdparagraphmean?

A.Attached.B.Fixed.

C.Combined.D.Repaired.

C［词义猜测题。根据第三段中“Thosefibersarethencombinedtogether.”和

“Thisisdonebya3Dmachine.ltisdesignedtoreducewastewhilemakingtheshoes.”

以及“Theknittedstuffandtheinnerpartoftheshoearethenattachedtotheshoe's

outerpart,calledthesole（鞋底）."由此推出划线词的意思是“结合的o故选Co］

3.WhichofthefollowingdirectlyhelpedtoincreasethesalesofRothy*sshoes?

A.Thedesignandcolor.

B-Thereasonableprice.

C・Thecompany'sadvertisement.

D.ThestarpowerofGwynethPaltrow.

D［细节理解题。根据第四段中“AfterAmericanactressGwynethPaltrow

discoveredthemlastyear,thedemandfortheshoesgrew.”美国女演员Gwyneth

Paltrow发现了这种鞋后，对这种鞋的需求增加了。可知选D。］

4.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?

A.Toadvertiseanewkindofshoes.

B.Todescribetheprocessofmakingshoes.

C・Tointroduceanewwayofrecyclingplasticwaste.

D.Tostresstheimportanceofenvironmentalprotection.

C［目的意图题。根据第一段“AcompanyinSanFrancisco,California,has

foundawaytoturnusedplasticbottlesintowomen'sshoes.”可知本文是为了介绍一

种回收塑料垃圾的新方法。故选C。］

B

Howcouldwepossiblythinkthatkeepinganimalsincagesinunnatural

environments——mostlyforentertainmentpurposes——isfairandrespectful?

Zooofficialssaytheyareconcernedaboutanimals.However,mostzoosremain

“collections“ofinteresting“things“ratherthanprotectivehabitats.Zoosteach

peoplethatitisacceptabletokeepanimalsbored,lonely,andfarfromtheirnatural

homes.

Zoosclaimtoeducatepeopleandsaveendangeredspecies,butvisitorsleavezoos

withouthavinglearnedanythingmeaningfulabouttheanimals*naturalbehaviour,

intelligence,orbeauty.Zooskeepanimalsinsmallspacesorcages,andmostsignsonly

mentionthespecies*name,diet,andthenaturalrange.Theanimals*normalbehaviouris

seldomnoticedbecausezoosdon'tusuallytakecareoftheanimals*naturalneeds.

Theanimalsarekepttogetherinsmallspaces，withnoprivacyandlittle

opportunityformentalandphysicalexercise.Thisresultsinunusualandself-destructive

behaviourcalledzoochosis.Aworldwidestudyofzoosfoundthatzoochosisiscommon

amonganimalskeptinsmallspacesorcages.Anotherstudyshowedthatelephants

spend22percentoftheirtimemakingrepeatedheadmovementsorbitingcagebars,

andbearsspend30percentoftheirtimewalkingbackandforth,asignofunhappiness

andpain.

Furthermore,mostanimalsinzoosarenotendangered.Captivebreeding（圈养繁殖）

ofendangeredbigcats,Asianelephants,andotherspecieshasnotresultedintheirbeing

sentbacktothewild.Zoostalkalotabouttheircaptivebreedingprogrammesbecause

theydonotwantpeopletoworryaboutaspeciesdyingout.Infact,babyanimalsalso

attractalotofpayingcustomers.Haven'tweseenenoughcompetitionstonamebaby

animals?

Actually,wewillsaveendangeredspeciesonlyifwesavetheirhabitatsandputan

endtothereasonswhypeoplekillthem.Insteadofsupportingzoos,weshouldsupport

groupsthatworktoprotectanimals*naturalhabitats.

【语篇解读】本文介绍了动物园的一些错误做法，指出了不应该把动物圈

养在动物园里，而应当通过保护动物的自然生存环境和停止杀害来保护濒危动物。

5.Howwouldtheauthordescribetheanimals*lifeinzoos?

A.Dangerous.B.Unhappy.

C.Natural.D.Easy.

B［细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Zoosteachpeoplethatitisacceptableto

keepanimalsbored,lonely,andfarfromtheirnaturalhomes.”和第四段最后一^中

的”...andbearsspend30percentoftheirtimewalkingbackandforth,asignof

unhappinessandpain.??可知，动物们被关在动物园里是不开心的。故选B。］

6.