2021年高中英语 Unit 6 Nurturing nature测评 外研版选修性必修第一册

第六单元测评

（时间：120分钟满分：150分）

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

W:Goodmorning,MrSmith!

M:Goodmorning,Lucy.Howisyourgraduationprojectgoing?

W:Itgoeswell.Bytheway,mycousinisthinkingaboutapplyingtothiscollege.She

hasafewquestions.Wouldyoumindtellingherabouttheprocess,please?

l.What'stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Teacherandstudent.

B.Bossandsecretary.

C.Interviewerandinterviewee.

W:We*regoingtobelate!WeJ11nevermakeittherewithallthiseveningtraffic.

M:It,s7:15now.Anyway,thepartywillstartinforty-fiveminutes.Rushhouris

almostover.Wewillgettotherestaurantby7:45.

2.Whenwillthepartystart?

A.7:15.B.7:45.C.8:00.

W:Comeon,youjustsitaroundallday!Whydon'tyoudosomething?

M:Whatdoyousuggest?

W:Maybejoiningaclubisgoodforyou.Look,herearesomeinterestingones.Thefilm

club,thetravelclubandthesportsclub.

M:Well,IthinkI'11jointhetravelclubsoIcanvisitdifferentplaces.

3.Whichclubwillthemanjoin?

A.Thefilmclub.

B.Thetravelclub.

C.Thesportsclub.

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W:Sam,Iheardthatyouturneddownthejobofferedbythetravelagency.

M:Yes.Theworkingconditionsarecomfortable,andthehoursareconvenient.ButifI

hadacceptedit,Iwouldn'tbeabletomakeendsmeet.

4.Whydidthemanturndowntheoffer?

A.Thelongworkinghours.

B.Thelowsalary.

C.Thebadworkingconditions.

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M:Meg!HiIWhatacoincidence!Ihaven,tseenyouinages!Whatareyoudoinghere?

W:Ijustgotanewjobinthecity,soI'mshoppingforsomeclothes.Hey,whatdoyou

thinkofthisshirt?

M:Hmmm…Youalwaysdidhavegoodtaste!

5.Wherearethetwospeakers?

A.Ataclothesshop.

B.Inarestaurant.

C.Intheoffice.

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第二节（共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选

出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给

出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

M:Hello?Hi,Stephanie,howarethingsattheoffice?

W:Hi,Luke!Howareyou?Canyoupleasestopandpickupextrapaperforthecomputer

printer?

M:Whatdidyousay?Canyourepeatthat,please?Didyousaytopickupinkforthe

printer?Sorry,thephoneiscuttingout.

W:Canyouhearmenow?No,Ineedmorecomputerpaper.Listen,V11textyouexactly

whatIneed.Thanks,Luke.Talktoyoulater.

M:Thanks,Stephanie.Sorry,myphonehasreallybadreceptionhere.

6.Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantodo?

A.Pickupthepaperonthefloor.

B.Buysomepaperfortheprinter.

C.Buysomeinkfortheprinter.

7.Whatwillthewomandototelltheman?

A.Sendanemail.

B.Makeacall.

C.Textamessage.

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听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

W:CanIseeyourdriver'slicenseplease?

M:Ah,yeah.Ithinkit'sinmypocket.No.Maybemywallet.Uh.Yeahhere.

W:Doyouknowhowfastyouweredriving?

M:No,sorry.It'sarentalcar.I*mnotusedtoit.Ihadoneortwodrinks.Ifmokay

todrive,though.Iknowmylimit.

W:Youhaven'tbeenherelong?Itseemsyouareunawareofourzerotolerancefor

drunkdriving.InChinayoucannotoperateavehicleafterconsuminganyalcohol.

M:Oh,Ididn'tknowthat.

W:Youwerealsogoingoverthespeedlimit.Ifmgoingtohavetoaskyoutostepout

ofyourvehicleandgetintomycar.

8.Whyisthemanstopped?

A.Hewasspeeding.

B.Hestoleacar.

C.Hehasnodriver*slicense.

HUA

9.Whatwillthemando?

A.Hewillbesenttohishomebythepolice.

B.Hewi11betakentothepolicestation.

C.Hewilldrivehiscaraway.

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听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

M:Hi,Samantha.Doyouhaveaminute?

W:Hi,Richard.Comein,please.

M:I'vebeentryingtogetholdofyouallafternoon.

W:Iwasattheweeklymanagers'meeting.Howarethingsgoing?

M:Oh,splendid.Ihavesomenews.

W:Goodnews?

M:Wonderfulnews...tome,anyway!I,vebeenofferedajobforthreeyearsasan

assistanttoProf.HayesfromBirminghamUniversity.11joinhiminMexicoCity.What

doyouthinkaboutthat?

W:Wonderful,Richard!Justwhatyou'vealwayswanted,isn*tit?Doesitmeanthat

you'11leavesoon?

M:Nextweek.ButbeforeIgo,I*dliketoinviteyououtfordinner—justtothankyou

forallthehelpyougavemeduringmythree-monthresearchworkhere.Wouldtomorrow

eveningbeagoodtimeforyou?WecangototheShanghaiRestaurantinChinatown.

W:Finewithme.

10.WhatdoesRicharddo?

A.He'sanewsman.

B.He'samanager.

C.He'saresearcher.

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11.WhereisRichardgoingnextweek?

A.Birmingham.

B.MexicoCity.

C.Shanghai.

12.Whatwillthespeakersdotomorrow?

A.Eatouttogether.

B.Visitauniversity.

C.SeeProfessorHayes.

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听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

M:Goodafternoon.HowcanIhelpyou?

W:Hello…Erm…yes.I'vejustmissedmytraintoManchester!

M:Ahyes.Thatwasat4:20.

W:Whattime'sthenextone?

M:Letmesee.ThenexttraintoManchesterleavesat5:15fromPlatformTwo.Andit

getsthereat6:30.

W:5:15…sothat'saquarterpastfive…Platform2.CanIusethesameticket?

M:Justamoment,please.CanIseeyourticket?Ah,sorry,no...Youcan,tusethisticket

or.the5:15train.Becausethisticketcanbeusedontrainsbefore5:00andafter

7:00o'clock.Duringrushhourticketsaremoreexpensive.

W:Oh...doIhavetobuyanotherticket?

M:Yes,well,Icanchangeyouroldticketforanewticket.Yourticketcost£7.50and

thenewticketis£11.00.Soyoujustpaythedifference,whichis£3.50.

W:Ah,OK,erm...Whichplatformisitfrom?

M:Platform2.Justoverthere,ontheotherside.

W:0K,thanks.Bye.

13.Whatproblemhasthewomanhad?

A.She'sjustlostherticket.

B.She'stakenthewrongtrain.

C.She'sjustmissedhertrain.

14.Whichtraincanthewomantake?

A.The4:20train.

B.The5:15train.

C.The6:30train.

15.Whatdoesthewomandotogetthenexttrain?

A.Changeforanewticketandpayanextra£3.50.

B.Buyanewticketandpayanextra£11.

C.Waitforthetrainafter7o'clock.

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16.Howlongdoesittakethewomantotakethetrain?

A.45minutes.

B.75minutes.

C.90minutes.

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听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

Goodevening,andwelcometotheBritishCouncil.MynameisJohnParkerandI'vebeen

askedtotalktoyoubrieflyaboutcertainaspectsoflifeintheUKbeforeyou

actuallygothere.SoVmgoingtotalkfirstaboutthebestwaysofmakingsocial

contactsthere.Nowyoumightbewonderingwhyitshouldbenecessary.Afterall,we

meetpeopleallthetime.Butwhenyou*relivinginaforeigncountryitcanbemore

difficult,notjustbecauseofthelanguage,butbecausecustomsmaybedifferent.If

you'regoingtoworkintheUKyouwillprobablybelivinginaprivatehouse,soit

wonrtbequitesoeasytomeetpeople.Buttherearestillthingsthatyoucandoto

helpyourself.Firstofall,youcangetinvolvedinactivitiesinyourlocal

community,joinagroupofsomekind.Forexample,you*11probablyfindthatthereare

theatregroupswhomightbelookingforactors,setdesignersandsoon.Orifyoulike

theideaoffindingoutaboutlocalhistorythere'11beagroupforthattoo.These

arejustexamples.Andthebestplacestogetinformationaboutthingslikethisare

eitherthetownhallorthepubliclibrary.LibrariesintheUKperformquiteabroad

rangeoffunctionsnowadays-they'renotjustconfinedtolendingbooks,although

that*stheirmainroleofcourse.

17.Whattopicdoesthespeakertalkabout?

A.Thebestwaysofmakingsocialcontacts.

B.Thebestwaysoffindingaprivatehouse.

C.ThebestwaysofpracticingEnglish.

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18.Whatmakesocialcontactinaforeigncountrydifficult?

A.Thelanguageandthegroupactivities.

B.Thecustomsandgroupactivities.

C.The1anguageandcustoms.

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19.WhatcanpeopledotohelpthemselvesintheUK?

A.WorkintheUKandliveinaprivatehouse.

B.Takepartinactivitiesinthelocalcommunity.

C.Borrowsomebooksfromthelibrary.

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20.Wherecanpeoplefindinformationaboutcommunityactivities?

A.Inthenoticeboardinthelocalcommunity.

B.Inprivatehousesandthepubliclibrary.

C.Inthetownhallorthepubliclibrary.

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第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

Eventhoughthesemonumentsareextremelywellknown,theyholdsecretsthatnot

manypeopleareawareof.

EmpireStateBuilding

Onthe103rdflooroftheEmpireStateBuildinginNewYork,thereisasecret

observationdeckthatnotalotofpeopleknowabout.Toaccessthebalcony,youhave

totakeaseriesofelevatorsandthenaverysteep,narrowstaircase.Theobservation

deckisn'topentothepublic,butmanycelebritieshavebeenphotographedthere.

EiffelTower

ThereisasecretapartmentandofficeattheverytopoftheEiffelTowerthat

hasjustrecentlybecomeopentothepublic.In1889,GustaveEiffel,theengineerof

thisfamousParislandmark,builthimselfaprivateapartmentandoffice.Ithasbeen

restoredandhaswaxmodelsofGustave,hisdaughter,andAmericaninventorThomas

Edisonondisplay.

StatueofLiberty

ThereisactuallyaroominthetorchoftheStatueofLibertythatshowcases

breathtakingviewsofthecity.Peopleusedtobeabletovisitthatroomuntil1916

whenGermanagentsblewupanearbywharf（码头）.Theexplosionsentbrokenpiecesinto

theraisedarmofLadyLiberty,makingthestaircaseuptothehiddenroomunsafe.

Disneyland

HardcoreDisneyfansmightthinktheyknowallofthesecretsofthepark,a

famousUSlandmark,butmanyhavenJtheardofClub33.Thisexclusiverestaurantis

hiddenbehindanunmarkeddoorinDisneyland'sNewOrleansSquare.Ifyouwantto

dinehereonyournexttriptoDisneyland,don*tgetyourhopesup.Itcosts$25,000

tc<jointheclub,plusanannualfeeof$12,000.

【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文＜文章主要介绍了和几个世界著名的景点有关却少为人知的

秘密,帮助人们更为全面地了解这些地方及其相关背景知识。

21.Whatdothemonumentshaveincommon?

A.TheyareallinEurope.

B.Theyallhaveskyscrapers.

C.Theyareallthebest-known.

D.Theyallhidelittle-knownsecrets.

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丽细节理解题。根据文章第一句可知，这些纪念碑都有自己鲜为人知的秘密。

22.Whichofthefourhastheeasiestaccess?

A.Disneyland.

B.EiffelTower.

C.StatueofLiberty.

D.EmpireStateBuilding.

画推理判断题。根据四个部分描述可知,帝国大汉未曾开放过;埃菲尔铁塔是最近才对公众开放

的；自由女神像从1916年之后不再对公众开放,而迪斯尼乐园一直都是开放的。

23.Whichcanbeusedtoreplacetheunderlinedworduexclusiveinthelast

paragraph?

A.Attractive.B.Expensive.

C.Wonderful.D.Beautiful.

丽词义猜测题。根据最后一部分可知,要想在迪斯尼乐园的高级餐厅吃饭,需要先交给俱乐部2.5

万美元,外加1.2万美元的年费,所以在此吃饭消费很高。

B

Whenshefirststartedlearningabouttheclimatechangefromoneofher

elders,FawnSharpwasinvitedonahelicopterflightovertheOlympicMountainsto

surveytheMountAndersonglacier.Buttheglacierwasgone,meltedbythewarming

climate.Sharphadadeepsenseoflosswhenshediscoveredtheglacierwasn'tthere

anymore.

Lossisagrowingissueforpeopleworkingandlivingonthefrontlinesof

climatechange.AndthatgaveJenniferWrenAtkinson,aful1-timelectureratthe

UniversityofWashingtonBothell,US,anideaforaclass.

Thisterm,shetaughtstudentsontheBothellcampusabouttheemotionalburdens

ofenvironmentalstudies.SheusedtheexperiencesofNativeAmericantribes（部

落），scientistsandactivists,andaskedher24studentstofacetherealitythatthere

isnoeasyfix-that“thisissuchanintractableproblemthatthey'regoingtobe

dealingwithitfortherestoftheirlives”.

StudentCodyDillonusedtobeaclimatescienceskeptic（怀疑论者）.Thenhedid

hisownreadingandresearch,andchangedhismind.

Dillonwasn'tgoingintoenvironmentalwork-hewasacomputer-science

major.Yet,thepotentialforaworldwideenvironmentalcatastropheseemedsorealto

himfiveyearsagothathequithisjobandbecameafull-timevolunteerforan

environmentalgroupthatworkedonrestoration（恢复）projects.

Sixmonthsintothework,hedecidedthatAtkinson,sclasswasjustwhathewas

lookingfor-aplacewherehecoulddiscusshisconcernsaboutachangingclimate.

Atkinsonsaidshehopedtheclasshelpedherstudentspreparethemselvesforthe

amountofenvironmentallossthatwillhappenovertheirlifetimes.

“Wearealreadychangingtheplanet-somanyspeciesaregoingtobe

lost,displacedormassivelyimpacted,“shesaid."Thefutureisn'tgoingtobewhat

theyimagined.

【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文,一次搭乘直升机飞行的经历使FawnSharp认识到了冰川融

化的严重性，于是JenniferWrenAtkinson给学生开设了课程，教学生如何面对气候变化，她的课

程让很多学生关注环境问题。

24.WhydidtheauthormentionthecaseofFawnSharp?

A.TolayabasisforFawnSharpJsfurtherresearch.

B.ToproveFawnSharp'sworkissimilartoAtkinson*s.

C.Toleadintotheissueoflosscausedbyclimatechange.

D.Toshowscientists'concernabouttheMountAndersonglacier.

丽|推理判断题。通读第一段可知,FawnSharp在一次直升机飞行中意识到气候变化导致了冰川融

化。由此可推知,作者在第一段中提及FawnSharp的例子是为了引出下文气候变化导致环境问题

的话题，故选C项。

25.What,sthemainpurposeofAtkinson,sclass?

A.Toexplorehowdifferentpeopledealwithclimatechange.

B.Togetstudentsmoreconcernedabouttheenvironmentalissue.

C.TofindsolutionstotheenvironmentalissueofOlympicMountains.

D.Toteachstudentshowtoconductresearchaboutenvironment.

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丽|推理判断题。根据第三段内容可知,她给学生讲环境研究的情感压力，她让她的24个学生面对

没有简单的解决方法这一事实。由此可知,Atkinson的课程目的是让学生们更加关注环境问题,故

选B项。

26.WhichofthefollowingwordsbestexplainsMintractableMunderlinedinParagraph

3?

A.Simple.B.Difficult.

C.Common.D.Interesting.

丽词义猜测题。根据上文可知,Atkinson用美洲土著部落、科学家以及积极分子们的经历让她的

24个学生面对没有简单的解决方法这个事实,结合该句句意可知,这是一个如此困难的问题以至于

学生们将用他们的余生来解决它,故选B项。

27.HowdidAtkinson,sclassinfluenceDillon?

A.Itmadehimworkasapart-timevolunteerforrestorationprojects.

B.Itmadehimrealizeaplanet-wideclimatedisasterwouldhappen.

C.Itencouragedhimtobemoreinvolvedinenvironmentalprotection.

D.11discouragedhimtoworkonrestorationprojectsfortheenvironment.

答案|c

解析推理判断题。根据倒数第三段的"Sixmonthsintothework...discusshisconcerns

aboutachangingclimate.w可知,Dillon在环保组织做了六个月志愿者之后，他认为在

Atkinson的课堂上他可以讨论他对气候变化的担忧。由此可推知,Atkinson的课程鼓励Dillon参

与环境保护，故选C项。

C

WorldEnvironmentDayiscelebratedannuallyonJune5thandwascreatedto

inspirepeoplearoundtheglobetotakeanactivepartinenvironmentalprotection

ar.dlearnmoreaboutwayswecanhelptoguaranteethefutureofourplanetissafe.

TheveryfirstWorldEnvironmentDaytookplacein1974,establishedbytheUnited

NationsGeneralAssemblyonthefirstdayoftheStockholmConferenceontheHuman

Environmentthattookplacein1972.EachyeartheUnitedNationspicksathemeanda

hostcitywhereanyonewhoisconcernedabouttheenvironmentcantalkabout

environmentaltopicswithothers,followedbydifferentkindsofexhibitstopromote

ervironmentalawareness.Environmentalists,academicsandscientistscometogetherto

bringnewideasonthetableconcerningtheenvironment.

The2018WorldEnvironmentDaywashostedbyIndia,andthethemewasBeatPlastic

Pollution.Iturgedpeopletoexploreandchoosesupportablealternativeslikepaper

orclothbagstoreducetheproductionanduseofdisposableplastic,whichmadeup10%

ofallofthewaste.EventhoughtheUnitedNationspicksaspecifichostcityevery

year,peoplearoundtheworldstillcelebrateWorldEnvironmentDayintheirhometowns

withparades（游行），concerts,cleaningup,treeplantingandallkindsofgreenactions

tc<worktowardshavingabeautifulplanetandbattlingpollution.

WorldEnvironmentDayisnotapublicholiday,soyouwon'tbegettingtheday

offworkorschool,butifyouwanttocelebrate,whynotbringittotheattentionof

yourparents,friends,colleaguesorclassmates?WorldEnvironmentDayisallabout

workingtogethertotakeactionfortheplanet,sotrytogeteveryoneyouknow

interestedinhelpingdosomething.Thingsassmallasmakingsurepeoplehaveaway

torecyclecanmakeadifference.Youcouldalsotrybeautifyingyourneighbourhoodby

plantinggardens,learnaboutgreenfoods,raisemoneyforalocalwildlife

conservationgrouporsimplylearnabouttheeffectsofdifferentproductsonthe

earth.

【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文,文章主要介绍了世界环境日的由来和发展状况，呼吁全员行

动起来帮助保护地球。

28.WhyisWorldEnvironmentDaysetup?

A.Tomakepeopleknowmoreaboutnature.

B.Toaskpeopletohelptoprotecttheglobe.

C.Towarnpeopleofthedangerofairpollution.

D.Toencouragepeopletoplantheearth'sfuture.

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丽细节理解题。根据第一段内容可知，世界环境U的目的是鼓励世界各电的人们积极参与环境保

拧,并学会用更多的方法来帮助确保我们的地球将来是安全的，故选B项。

29.WhatdopeopledoonWorldEnvironmentDay?

A.Decideahostcity.

B.Holdathemeparty.

C.Discussenvironmentalideas.

D.Showsomeplasticproducts.

画细节理解题。根据第二段中最后两句内容可知，人们在这一天主要是讨论环境问题，故选C项。

30.Whichofthefollowingwordsisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword

“disposable"inParagraph3?

A.High-cost.

B.Poorquality.

C.Second-hand.

D.Single-use.

IfgD

|解析|词义猜测题。根据第三段中的"BeatPlasticPollution”，结合后面的句子“Iturged

peopletoexploreandchoosesupportablealternativeslikepaperorclothbags”和

“whichmadeup10%ofallofthewasten可知，disposableplastic造成了大量资源浪费，所

以“一次性的”符合语境,故选D项。

31.What'sthemainideaofthelastparagraph?

A.Everybitofeffortcounts.

B.Doingisbetterthansaying.

C.Manyhandsmakelightwork.

D.Nothingisimpossibletoawillingheart.

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而段落大意题。通读最后一段的内容可知,该段主要是讲每个人都可以从身边小事做起,积极行

动起来保护地球,每个人的微小努力都很重要,故选A项。

D

PopulationdataforEuropeanmountainbirdshavebeenforthefirsttimecombined

ir.arecentstudy,withworryingresults:theabundanceofmountain-specialistbirds

hasdeclinedbyasmuchas10%inthe2000s.

Ecologicalcommunitiesinmountainareasincludespeciesnotfoundinanyother

habitats.Thesespeciesarealsoverysusceptibletoclimatechange,asglobalwarming

isreducingtheirliveablehabitats.Inprinciple,speciesmayrelocatefurtherupthe

mountains,butclosertothetoptheirhabitatinevitablyshrinks.

Accordingtothenewarticle,theabundanceofEuropeanmountainbirdshasinfact

declinedinlinewithclimatechangeprojections.

Therecentlyreleasedstudyexaminedthepopulationtrendsof44birdspeciesin

the2000sinthemountainandfellregionsofFennoscandia,GreatBritain,theAlpsand

theIberianPeninsula.Adeclinewasseenin14oftheobservedspecies,whileeightof

themsawsignificantincrease.

“Onaverage,populationdeclineamongthespeciesstudiedwas7%overthe13-year

researchperiod,makingthesituationofmountainbirdsdistinctlyworsecompared

to,forexample,Europeanforestbirds,whosenumbersdidnotchangeduringthesame

period,wexplainsAleksiLehikoinen,anAcademyofFinlandresearchfellowatthe

FinnishMuseumofNaturalHistoryLuomus(partoftheUniversityofHelsinki),who

headedthestudy.

Thesituationisdirestforspeciesthatonlyinhabitmountainregionsandare

ur.abletoliveinotherEuropeanenvironments.Forthesespecies,knownasmountain

specialists,thenumbersdwindledbyasmuchas10%duringthemonitoringperiod.

【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文,本文介绍了生活在欧洲的山鸟的生存状况。这些山鸟对气

候变化非常敏感，而日趋严重的温室效应破坏了它们原本的栖息地,而它们却又无法在更高的地方

生存,所以数量越来越少。

32.WhatcanwegetfromthepassageaboutEuropeanmountainbirds?

A.Theyarenewlyfoundspecies.

B.Theycanbefoundatanyplaceoftheworld.

C.Thenumberofthebirdshasdecreasedgreatly.

D.Thenumberofthebirdshasincreasedgreatly.

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丽细节理解题。根据第一段内容可知，这个令人担忧的结果就是山鸟的数量下降了。

33.Whydidtheliveablehabitatsofthespeciesreduce?

A.Airpollutions.

B.Globalwarming.

C.Humanactivities.

D.Competitionwithotherspecies.

答案|B

丽细节理解题。根据第二段第二句内容可知，温室效应破坏了山鸟的栖息环境。

34.WhichoneisTRUEaccordingtoarecentlyreleasedstudy?

A.All44birdspeciesdecreased.

B.Only8ofthespeciesdeclined.

C.14oftheobservedspeciesdeclined.

D.Therewasnochangeinthenumberofthebirdspecies,

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画细节理解题。根据第四段第二句内容可知，在可观察的鸟当中有14种鸟的数量下降了。

35.Whatdoestheword“direst“meaninthelastparagraph?

A.Serious.B.Useful.

C.Suitable.D.Waterless.

解析|词义猜测题。根据第五段第一句和第六段第二句可知，这种mountain-specialistbirds减少

的比率要比一般鸟高,也就是情况更严重。

第二节（共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

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。

HowtoGrowOrganicTomatoesinaContainer

Anyonewhohasseentomatoesgrowinginagardenknowsthattheytendtobehuge

plants.36Sothefirstthingtodowhenconsideringgrowingtomatoesinapotis

tofindasuitablevariety.

Afteryoufindtheperfectplant,itistimetoplantit.Ingeneral,plasticor

fiberglasspotsarebestforgrowingtomatoes.Theydon'tdryoutquickly.While

tomatoesloveheat,theydon'tlikebeingdry.37Besides,tomatoesneedtogrowin

areasonablylargepot.Apotmustbe8inchesdeep.That,stheabsoluteminimum.A

12-or16-inchpotisevenbetter.

Anygoodqualityorganicpottingsoilworksfortomatoes.Don*tusesoildug

directlyfromthegarden.38Compost-basedsoil,whetherpurchasedormixedfrom

yourspecialrecipe,isnice.Whenplantingthetomato,putsomesoilinthebottomof

thepotandsettheplantin.Afteryouhavetheplantsetattheproperlevel,fillin

arounditwithsoil.Thesoilshouldgouptoaboutaninchbelowtherimofthepot

toallowroomforwatering.

39Thebestwaytotellwhentowateristostickyourfingerintothesoil-

ifthefirsttwoinchesaredry,it'stimetowater.

Thetrickiestthingaboutgrowingtomatoesinapotisthattheyareheavy

feeders.Everytimeyouwater,youwashnutrientsoutofthesoil.Sofertilize（施肥）

regularly.Onceamonthisgood.Buteveryotherweek,applyingthefertilizerathalf­

strengthisbetter.40

A.Itistooheavyforcontainergardens.

B.That'swhyclaypotsarepopular.

C.Instead,usewhateversoilyoucanget.

D.Anddrysoilcanreducefruitproduction.

E.Thisprovidesconstantnutrientsforthetomatoplants.

F.Theyrequirepeople'smuchworktostaymanageable.

G.Tomatoesdon'tlikebeingdry,sowaterthemregularly.

|答案|36-40FDAGE

第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Whatdoyoudowithawitheredorchid（兰花）？41you,reanexpert,youmayfind

thattheynever42foryouagain.

Everythinghasalifecycleandorchidsdon,t43forever.Ican't44

throwingoutorchids.Ihavetriedmybest,butin45.Aftersomuch46and

error,Iwasalmost47thattheyhavedied.48,mywifehadotherideas.

Someoftheplantsweremovedtoatableinthelivingroom,andotherswere49

or.thekitchenwindow.

Actually,everythinghasitsownlifecycle.Sure,youcan50hope.Itwaseasy

tobelievethatthoseorchidswouldneverfloweragainthatis,untilmywifedecided

tocometotheir51

Mywifekeptmovingtheplantsaroundthehouselookingfortherightlight._

52_,theorchidsstayedalive.Tinynewstems（茎）growfromtheoldonesayear

later.Andnow,nearlyallofthemareflowering.

Yes,youcan53everythingyouthinkisimportant—yourbeauty,yourwealth,even

yourfamily-butaslongasyouarealive,youcanfindnewlifewithinsomethingyou

thoughtwasnevergoingtobloom1开花）again.Neverlose54onfindingnew

life,evenifthechanceis55.

【语篇解读】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章主要讲述了作者发现兰花凋零后，依然舍不得把花

扔掉，于是想尽各种办法去拯救兰花,作者借此劝告人们不要轻易放弃希望。

41.A.BecauseB.Although

C.Unles