大学生英语竞赛C类（阅读理解）模拟试卷1（共80题）

大学生英语竞赛C类（阅读理解）模拟试卷1（共6套）（共80题）大学生英语竞赛C类（阅读理解）模拟试卷第1套一、第一部分(本题共10题，每题1.0分，共10分。)Nowadays,studyingabroadispopularinChinawithmanyrichparents.TheywouldrathersendtheirchildrenabroadtoreceiveeducationthanletthembeeducatedinChina.Aseverycoinhastwosides,studyingabroadisnotanexception.Thereareadvantagesforpeopletoattendschoolsabroad.Inthefirstplace,hecanusetheforeignlanguageinhisdailylifesothathisabilityinthesecondlanguagemaybegreatlyimproved,asitisobviousthatthereisnobetterchancetoimprovethesecondlanguagethanlivinginthecountrywhereitisspoken.Whilestudyinginaforeigncountry,hewillmostlikelymeetmanyothersfromoverseasanditispossibletomakefriendsfromallovertheworld.Thisisnotonlyexcitingonthesociallevel,butcouldleadtoimportantoverseascontactsinhiscareeraswell.Hecangetfamiliarwiththelatestknowledgeinscienceandmakeuseofthefirst-ratefacilitiesavailable.Inthisway,thereiseverychancethatheisabletowidenhishorizonandbroadenhismind.Ofcourse,attendingschoolsabroadmaybringaboutaseriesofproblems.Themostseriousproblemislanguagebarrier.Mostofthestudentswhogoabroaddon'thaveenoughskillsinthelanguagespokenthere.Asaresult,onarrivingthere,theywillfinditdifficulttounderstandwhattheteacherssay.Besides,forlackofknowledgeofthecustomsofthelocalpeople,theymayconstantlyrunintotroubleindealingwithvarioussituations.Inconclusion,givenanopportunitytoattendaschoolabroad,onemustconsiderbothsidesofthefactorscarefullybeforemakinguphismind.1、标准答案：secondlanguage知识点解析：根据表格左列Advantages（优点）可定位至第二段（Thereareadvantagesfor…）。根据文中第二段第三句话“…hisabilityinthesecondlanguagemaybegreatlyimproved.”可知，第二语言（secondlanguage）得到提高，故本空填“secondlanguage”。2、标准答案：broadenmind知识点解析：该空缺处在左列,属于Advantages（优点）的陈述，所以可定位至第二段。根据文中第二段最后一句话“Inthisway,thereiseverychancethatheisabletowidenhishorizonandbroadenhismind.”可知，第三个优点是可以拓宽视野和开阔思路，可用原词组broadenmind直接填空，故本空填“broadenmind”。3、标准答案：skills知识点解析：根据右列Disadvantages（缺点）可定位至第三段。根据文中第三段第三句“Mostofthestudentswhogoabroaddon’thaveenoughskillsinthelanguagespokenthere.”可知,大部分出国的学生没有足够的语言技能，故本空填“skills”。4、标准答案：understanding知识点解析：该空缺处是Disadvantages（缺点）的陈述，可定位至第三段。根据文中第三段倒数第二句“Asaresult,onarrivingthere，theywillfinditdifficulttounderstandwhattheteacherssay.”可知他们发现理解老师的话很困难。由于空缺处前为havedifficultyin（doing）,所以空缺处应填动名词形式，故本空填“understanding”。5、标准答案：Lackknowledge知识点解析：该空缺处是Disadvantages（缺点）的陈述,根据文中第三段最后一句“Besides，forlackofknowledgeofthecustomsofthelocalpeople,theymay…”可知，陈述的最后一个缺点是缺乏当地人的习俗知识。Lackof中名词lack须转换成动词lack,与上一行中的短语Havedifficultyindoing中的动词Have保持同一词性，而且第一个单词首字母要大写,故本空填“Lackknowledge”。Thetermcultureshockwasintroducedforthefirsttimein1958todescribetheanxietyproducedwhenapersonmovestoacompletelynewenvironment.Wecandescribecultureshockasthephysicalandemotionaldiscomfortapersonsufferswhencraningtoliveinaplacedifferentfromtheplaceoforigin.Often,thewaythatwelivedbeforeisnotacceptedorconsideredasnormalinthenewplace.Everythingisdifferent,forexample,notspeakingthelanguage,notknowinghowtousebankingmachines,notknowinghowtousethetelephone,andsoforth.Cultureshockhasfourstages.Inthefirststage,thenewarrivalmayfeelveryhappyaboutallofthenewexperiences.Thistimeiscalledhoneymoonstage,aseverythingisnewandexciting.Afterward,thesecondstagepresentsitself,calledemptinessstage.Apersonmayencountersomedifficultiesindailylife.Forexample,communicationdifficultiesmayoccur,suchasnotbeingunderstood.Inthisstage,theremaybefeelingofimpatience,anger,andsadness.Thethirdstageischaracterizedbygainingsomeunderstandingofthenewculture,whichiscalledrecoverystage.Anewfeelingofpleasureandsenseofhumormaybeexperienced.Apersonmaystarttofeelapsychologicalbalance.Theindividualismorefamiliarwiththeenvironment.Inthefourthstage,thepersonhasbeenlivinginthenewhomeforseveralmonths.Hewillstarttofeelmorerelaxed.Itiscalledacceptancestage.Althoughapersoncanexperiencerealpainfromcultureshock,itisalsoanopportunityforgrowingandlearningnewperspectives.Cultureshockcanhelppeopledevelopabetterunderstandingofthemselvesandstimulatepersonalcreativity.6、标准答案：Definition知识点解析：根据文中第一段第二句“Wecandescribecultureshockasthephysicalandemotionaldiscomfortapersonsufferswhencraningtoliveinaplacedifferentfromtheplaceoforigin.”可知，文化冲击可以被描述为一个人在移居到异地后所经历的身体和心理上的不适,这是对文化冲击的定义,故本空应填definition,并注意首字母大写。7、标准答案：physicalandemotional知识点解析：由discomfortapersonsuffers和liveinaplacedifferentfromtheplaceoforigin可定位至文章第一段第二句“Wecandescribecultureshockasthephysicalandemotionaldiscomfortapersonsufferswhencraningtoliveinaplacedifferentfromtheplaceoforigin”,即“文化冲击可以被描述为一个人在移居到异地后所经历的身体和心理上的不适”,故本空应填physicalandemotional。8、标准答案：difficulties知识点解析：根据Emptinessstage可定位至文章第三段,再根据indailylife可直接定位至本段第二句“Apersonmayencountersomedifficultiesindailylife”即“一个人也许会在日常生活中遇到困难。”因此本空应填difficulties。9、标准答案：Recoverystage知识点解析：根据文章第四段第一句“Thethirdstageischaracterizedbygainingsomeunderstandingofthenewculture，whichiscalledrecoverystage.”即“文化冲击的第三个阶段以获得一些对新文化的理解为标志,这一阶段被称作恢复期。”因此本空应填recoverystage,为了前后一致,注意首字母大写。10、标准答案：relaxed知识点解析：Acceptancestage和inthenewplace可定位至文章第五段“Inthefourthstage,thepersonhasbeenlivinginthenewhomeforseveralmonths.Hewillstarttofeelmorerelaxed.”即“第四个阶段是已经在新环境中待了好几个月之后，人们开始感到轻松一些。”因此本空应填relaxed。大学生英语竞赛C类（阅读理解）模拟试卷第2套一、第三部分(本题共10题，每题1.0分，共10分。)Theconceptofinformationsuperhighwayhasbeenaroundformorethanadecade,butuntil1993itwasmerelyatechnologicalimagination.Todayinformationsuperhighwayhasbecomeaneverydaytopicandismakingitsentryintoourlives.Informationsuperhighwayisanunprecedentednationwide,orworldwide,electroniccommunicationsnetworkthatconnectseveryonetoeveryoneelse,andprovidesjustaboutanysortofelectroniccommunicationimaginable.HookupyourcomputertotheInternetandyouareonyourinformationsuperhighway.Thepurposeofinformationsuperhighwayistoprovideremoteelectronicbanking,schooling,shopping,taxpaying,gameplaying,videoconferencing,movieordering,medicaldiagnosing,etc.Informationsuperhighwaywillmakemanythingsyoudoeasierandmoreconvenient.Forexample,insteadofcallingyourfriendsonebyonetotellthemthepartyiscanceled,you'11simplysendasinglee-mailmessagetoeveryoneatonce.Andifyouliveinaruralareafarfromamajorhospital,telemedicinemayallowaspecialistinLondontodiagnoseyouwithoutyourhavingtotravelfartherthantoyourlocalphysician'sclinic.Informationsuperhighwaymayalsopulltogethernewspaperandmagazinearticlesfromaroundtheworldonaparticulartopicofyourowninterests.Ifyouliketoshopwithsomeonewholivesinanothercity,youmaycallhimandthendosomeshoppingtogetherforanhourortwo.Whetheryoulikeitornot,informationsuperhighwaywillchangethewaywelive.1、Whattimehastheimaginationofinformationsuperhighwaybecometrue?标准答案：After1993知识点解析：题意:信息高速公路的想法在什么时候成为现实?根据文中第一段第一句话“Theconceptofinformationsuperhighwayhasbeenaroundformorethanadecade,butuntil1993itwasmerelyatechnologicalimagination.”可知,信息高速公路的概念已经提出十多年了,但直到1993年,它仍然只是一个科学幻想。因此信息高速公路的想法是在1993年之后实现的,故答案为“After1993.（在1993年之后）”2、AccordingtoPara.2,whatistheinformationsuperhighway?标准答案：Infact,itisawayofelectroniccommunication知识点解析：题意:根据第二段,什么是信息高速公路?根据文中第二段第一句话“Informationsuperhighwayisanunprecedentednationwide,orworldwide，electroniccommunicationsnetworkthatconnectseveryonetoeveryoneelse,andprovidesjustaboutanysortofelectroniccommunicationimaginable.”可知，信息高速公路是一种前所未有的全国性电子通讯网络，也是一种遍及全球的电子通讯网络,把我们互相联系起来，向我们提供几乎任何一种您所能想到的电子通讯手段。因此信息高速公路是电子通讯的一种方式,故可总结出答案为“Infact,itisawayofelectroniccommunication.（实际上，它是一种电子通讯方式。）”3、Inorderto"run"onthesuperhighwayofinformation,whatdoyouneedtodofirst?标准答案：BuyacomputerandhookituptotheInternet知识点解析：题意:要想在信息高速公路上“奔跑”,你首先需要做什么?根据文中第二段第二句话“HookupyourcomputertotheInternetandyouareonyourinformationsuperhighway.”可知,把电脑和互联网连接后才能在信息高速公路上。因此,电脑和与互联网连接是在信息高速公路上“奔跑”的两个条件,缺一不可,故答案为“BuyacomputerandhookituptotheInternet.（买一台电脑并且连接互联网。）”4、Whatarethetypicalfeaturesofinformationsuperhighway?标准答案：Makingthingswedoeasierandmoreconvenient知识点解析：题意:信息高速公路的典型特征是什么?根据文中第二段第四句话“Informationsuperhighway，willmakemanythingsyoudoeasierandmoreconvenient.”可知信息高速公路会使许多你做的事情变得更加简单和方便，故答案为“Makingthingswedoeasierandmoreconvenient.（使我们所做的事情变得更加简单和方便。）”5、Whatdoesthephrase"dosomeshopping"inthelastsentenceofPara.2properlymeans?标准答案：Itprobablymeansbuyingthingsfromshopsbyusingacomputerathome知识点解析：题意：第二段最后一句话中的短语“dosomeshopping”的含义可能是什么？文中第二段最后一句话“Ifyouliketoshopwithsomeonewholivesinanothercity,youmaycallhimandthendosomeshoppingtogetherforanhourortwo.”意为“如果你想和住在另一个城市的人一起购物，你也许可以呼叫他，然后在一两个小时后一起dosomeshopping（购物）”。由于你想要一起购物的对象住在另一个城市，所以这里的dosomeshopping指的是在家用电脑上网购物,故答案为“Itprobablymeansbuyingthingsfromshopsbyusingacomputerathome.（它的意思可能是在家用电脑从商店里买东西。）”。HighDropoutRateinUSManyyoungpeopleintheUnitedStatesneverfinishhighschool.Exactlyhowmanydropoutsisanotherissue.Recentstudiesofdropoutrateshavehadconflictingresults.Foronething,schoolsdefineandmeasuretheirdropoutratesdifferently.Someresearcherssayaboutfifteentotwentyparentsofpublicschoolstudentsdonotcompletetheireducation.Butmanyotherexpertsandpolicymakersbelievethatforthepasttwentyyears,thedropoutratehasbeenaroundthirtypercent.ForLatinoandblackstudents,thenumbersareevenhigher.Researcherssayalmosthalfofthemleaveschool.Atthesametime,almosthalfthestatesletstudentsleaveschoolbeforetheageofeighteenwithoutinformingtheirparents.Findingagoodjobwithoutahighschooleducationismoreandmoredifficult.ANortheasternUniversitystudyin2002foundthatalmosthalfofalldropoutsagedsixteentotwenty-fourdidnothaveajob.Thelackofhighschooleducationcanalsoleadtootherproblems.Anestimatedtwo-thirdsofprisonersintheUnitedStatesdroppedoutofhighschool.Recentstudieshaveshownthatthemajorityofstudentswhodropoutdonotdoitbecausetheyarefailing.Manyareboredwiththeirclassesorfeeldisconnectedfromtheirschoolandteachers.Somestudentsfeelthateducatorsplacelowexpectationsonthem.Teenpregnanciesalsoaddtothedropoutproblem.Duringthepasttwentyyears,therehavebeeneffortstoincreasegraduationratethrougheducationreforms.Somecommunitiesareworkingondropoutpreventionprograms.Theseincludealternativehighschoolstomeetspecialneeds.Someprograms,forexample,providefreetransportationandchildcaretohelpyoungmothersandfathersfinishschool.Yetspecialprogramscancostalot,andmanyschoolsystemshavelimitedbudgets.Federalspendingonsecond-chanceprogramstohelpstudentsfinishschoolhasdecreasedfrom1970s.ThiswasshowninareportlastyearfromtheEducationalTestingService.Expertssuggest"earlywarningsystems"tohelpidentifyyoungschoolchildrenatriskofdroppingoutofhighschool.Theysayschoolsalsoneedtogetparentsmoreinvolved,especiallyiftheirchildrenaremissingschooloften.6、Whatistheresearchers’estimatedpercentageofschooldropoutsamongLatinoandblackstudents?标准答案：Almostfiftypercent知识点解析：题意:研究者预计拉丁美洲人和黑人的辍学率是多少?根据文中第二段最后两句“ForLatinoandblackstudents，thenumbersareevenhigher.Researcherssayalmosthalfofthemleaveschool.”可知，对拉丁美洲人和黑人来说，人数更多。研究者说他们将近一半的人离开了学校。因此答案为“Almostiftypercent.”7、Whateffortshavebeenmadetoincreasegraduationrates?标准答案：Educationreformsanddropoutpreventionprograms知识点解析：题意:为提高毕业率都做了哪些努力?根据文中第七段“Duringthepasttwentyyears,therehavebeeneffortstoincreasegraduationratethrougheducationreforms.Somecommunitiesareworkingondropoutpreventionprograms.Theseincludealternativehighschoolstomeetspecialneeds.”可知，过去的20年里,（某些团体）通过努力改革教育来提高毕业率。一些团体正在致力于预防辍学计划。其中包括满足特殊需要的替代性高中。因此可以总结出本题答案为“educationreformsanddropoutpreventionprograms.”即“教育改革和防止学生辍学项目。”8、Whathasbeendonetohelpyoungparentscompletetheireducation?标准答案：Providingfreetransportationandchildcare知识点解析：题意:为帮助年轻的父母完成学业，我们做了什么?根据文中第八段第一句“Someprograms,forexample，providefreetransportationandchildcaretohelpyoungmothersandfathersfinishschool.Yetspecialprogramscancostalot,andmanyschoolsystemshavelimitedbudgets.”可知，有些项目提供免费交通和照顾儿童的服务，以帮助年轻的母亲和父亲完成学业。然而,特殊项目的成本很高，许多学校系统的预算有限。因此答案为providingfreetransportationandchildcare.9、Whomadeareportaboutthedecrease,ofFederalspendingonsecond-chanceprogramstohelpstudentsfinishschool?标准答案：TheEducationalTestingService知识点解析：题意:谁针对联邦旨在帮助学生完成学业的“第二次机会”项目上的支出作出报告?根据文中倒数第二段“Federalspendingonsecond-chanceprogramstohelpstudentsfinishschoolhasdecreasedfrom1970s.ThiswasshowninareportlastyearfromtheEducationalTestingService.”可知,联邦政府在帮助学生完成学业的“第二次机会”计划上的支出比上世纪70年代有所减少,这一点在去年教育考试服务中心的一份报告中有所体现。因此答案为“TheEducationalTestingService.”10、Whatdoexpertssuggestsettinguptohelppreventstudentsfromdroppingoutofschool?标准答案：Earlywarningsystem知识点解析：题意:专家建议建立什么以帮助学生不辍学?根据文中最后一段“Expertssuggest“earlywarmingsystems”tohelpidentifyyoungschoolchildrenatriskofdroppingoutofhighschool.Theysayschoolsalsoneedtogetparentsmoreinvolved,especiallyiftheirchildrenaremissingschooloften.”可知，专家建议建立“早期预警系统”，帮助确定有可能辍学的学龄儿童。他们说，学校还需要让家长更多地参与进来,尤其是如果他们的孩子经常缺课的话。因此答案为“Earlywarningsystem.”大学生英语竞赛C类（阅读理解）模拟试卷第3套一、第一部分(本题共16题，每题1.0分，共16分。)1、Thefirststageiscalledthe"sensorimotor"stageandlastsfromage0toage2."Sensorimotor"meansthebabyisinaworldofsenses（seeing,hearing,etc.）andmovements.Babiesfirstdevelopimportantmovements,likedrinkingtheirmothers’milk.Thisactinvolvesboththesenseoftasteandsomemovements.Later,babiesusetheirsenseandmovementstolearnaboutobjects.Forexample,ababyrecognizesthatthechairitsawandtouchedthedaybeforeisthesamechairitisseeingandtouchingtoday.Fromage2to7,thechildinthestageknownasthe"preoperational"stage.Theword"preoperational"canbeunderstoodtomeansomethinglike"beforeoneisabletothinkintherightway."Researcherscalledit"preoperational"becausetheyfeltthatthechildwasbeginningtounderstandmanythingsbutstillmademanymistakes.Childreninthisstagecanuselanguageandcansolvesomeproblems,buttheyallmakethesamekindsofmistakes.Forexample,ifyoupourwaterfromatall,skinnyglasstoashort,fatglass,adultsknowthattheamountofwateristhesame.Butachildinthisstagethinksthatthereismorewaterinthefirstglassbecauseitistaller.标准答案：sensesandmovements知识点解析：文段的结构非常清晰,一个年龄阶段为一个自然段。根据Sensorimotor和0-2,可定位至选文的第一段。由第一段的第三句和第四句“Babiesfirstdevelopimportantmovements,likedrinkingtheirmothers’milk.Thisactinvolvesboththesenseoftasteandsomemovements.即“婴儿首先会发展重要的行为,比如喝母乳。这一行为包括味觉和一些动作。”由此可知,在0-2岁的阶段,婴儿会首先发展感觉和动作，故本空填“sensesandmovements”。2、Notalllearningteams,however,areequallyeffective.Sometimesgroupworkfailstoreachitsfullpotentialbecauseinsufficientthoughtwasgiventohowteamsshouldbeformedorhowtheyshouldfunction.Herearesomesuggestionsasstrategiesformaximizingthepowerofpeercollaboration.First,informingteams,lookforfellowstudentswhoaremotivatedandattentivetoclass.Remembertoincludeteammatesfrombothgendersaswellasstudentswithdifferentpersonalitycharacteristics.Thenkeepyourgroupsizesmallasthreetosixclassmatesbecausesmallergroupsallowformoreface-to-faceinteractionandlessopportunityforanyoneindividualtoshirkhisorherresponsibility.Also,itisnecessarytoholdindividualteammembersaccountableforcontributingtothelearningoftheirteammates.ResearchonstudygroupsatHarvardUniversityindicatesthattheyareeffectiveonlyifeachmemberhasdonetherequiredcourseworkinadvanceofthegroupmeeting.标准答案：thegroupsize知识点解析：根据表格第一行，可首先看到重点词Strategies,可定位至文章第三句话“Herearesomesuggestionsasstrategiesformaximizingthepowerofpeercollaboration.”由第六句话中“keepyourgroupsizesmallasthreetosixclassmates”可知,组员三到六人合适，即组的大小应受到限制。句子中可找到“组的大小”的相应表达“groupsize”,故本空填“thegroupsize”。3、Researchhasshownthatcollegestudentscanlearnasmuch,ormore,frompeersastheydofrominstructorsandtextbooks.Whenstudentsworkeffectivelyinasupportivegroup,theexperiencecanbeaverypowerfulwaytoimproveacademicachievementandsatisfactionwiththelearningexperience.RecentinterviewswithcollegestudentsatHarvardUniversityrevealedthatnearlyeveryseniorwhohadbeenpartofastudygroupconsideredthisexperiencecrucialtohisorheracademicprogressandsuccess.Thelistbelowdescribesseveralimportantactivitiesthatyouandyourstudygrouporlearningteamcancollaborateon:1.Teamupwithotherstudentsimmediatelyafterclasstoshareandcomparenotes.Oneofyourteammatesmayhavepickedupsomethingyoumissedorviceversa.2.Aftercompletingeachweek’sreadings,teamupwithotherstudentstocompareyourhighlightingandmarginnotes.Seeifyouallagreeonwhattheauthor’8majorpointswereandwhatinformationinthechapteryoushouldstudyforexams.3.Studiesshowthatmanystudentsareunfamiliarwithlibraryresearchandsometimesexperience"libraryanxiety".Forminglibraryresearchteamsisaneffectivewaytodevelopasocialsupportgroupforreducingthisfearandforlocatingandsharinginformation.4.Havingyourteamvisittheinstructorduringofficehourstoseekadditionalassistanceinpreparingforexamsisaneffectiveteamlearningstrategyforseveralreasons.Ifyouareshyorunassertive,itmaybeeasiertoseeaninstructorinthecompanyofotherstudents.Yourteamvisitalsosendsamessagetotheinstructorthatyouareseriousaboutlearning.5.Afterreceivingtestresults,themembersofalearningteamcanreviewtheirindividualteststogethertohelponeanotheridentifythesourcesoftheirmistakesandtoidentifyany"model"answersthatreceivedmaximumcredit.Youcanusethisinformationtoimproveyourperformanceonsubsequenttestsorassignments.Notalllearningteams,however,areequallyeffective…标准答案：Doinglibraryresearch知识点解析：根据表格第一行重点词Activities,可快速定位到文章第二段的最后一句话“Thelistbelowdescribesseveralimportantactivitiesthatyouandyourstudygrouporlearningteamcancollaborateon”,意为“下面列举了一些学习小组可以合作进行的一些重要活动”。出题顺序和结构与文中第三段至第七段对应。第三项活动应和文章中第五段对应。第五段段意为:调查表明许多学生对图书馆调查不熟悉,有时候会经历“图书馆焦虑”。组建图书馆调查小队可以有效地发展社会支持小组,从而可以减少这种恐惧并有利于获取和分享信息。根据段意,可知第五段是围绕做图书馆调查开展的,因此第三项活动为做图书馆调查。参赛者还应注意①、②、④和⑤使用的是Sharing,Comparing,Meeing和Reviewing,均为动名词形式且首字母大写，空缺处也应该保持形式一致，故本空填“Doinglibraryresearch”。4、Recognizingtheenormouscontributionthatplantsmaketosuccessfulremedies,theTrusthasprovided9.2millionpoundstowardsthebuildingitselfwhichwillbeknownastheWelcomeTrustMillenniumBuilding.Muchoftheremainingcostwillbesoughtfrominternationalfundingagencies.Whydoweneedtoconserveplants?Withinfiftyyears,onequarteroftheworld’splantscouldbecondemnedtoextinction.Shouldthishappen,manythousandsofanimalswilldisappearaswell,butperhapsmostimportantly,thehumancostwillbehuge.Aswellasprovidingstaplefoodcrops,plantsarethesourceofagreatmanymedicines,andformtheprincipalsupplyoffuelandbuildingmaterialsinmanypartsoftheworld.Theyalsoprotectthesoilandhelptoregulatetheclimate.However,plantsareoftenlostbeforeweknowanythingabouttheirpotentialbenefitsforsociety.Whydoweneedseedbanks?Wewouldalwayslikeplantsandtheirhabitatstobeconservedinthewild.Sadly,pressuresontheenvironmentaresogreatthatitisnotalwayspossibletodothis.Becausewecan’talwaysguaranteethesafetyofaplantinitsnaturalenvironment,bankingseedsprovidesaneffectiveformofinsurance.Seedbanksareaveryefficientandcost-effectivemeansofconservingplantspeciesbecauseseedsoccupyverylittlespaceandrequirelittleattention.Manythousandsofseedsforeachspeciesarestoredinaseedbank.Eachseedrepresentsapotentialnewplant.Life’sstrengthisinitsdiversity,sothegreatervarietyofseedswestoreforeachspecies,themorewecanguaranteethatspecies’safefuture.AimsoftheMillenniumSeedBankTheprojectaimstocollectandconserveseedsfromtheentireUKnativeseed-bearingflorabytheyear2000.Throughinternationalcollaborationtheaimistobank24,000species,principallyfromtheworld’sdrylands,by2010.标准答案：Environmentprotection知识点解析：根据表格中空缺处前的信息“ReasonbehindPlantsConservation”，即“植物保护的原因”，可定位至文中的小标题“Whydoweneedtoconserveplants?”。由小标题下段落可知，植物保护是为了防止植物物种灭亡引发的多重灾难。该段还提到了植被对自然和人类社会的诸多益处。总体来说，可以总结为环境保护，故本空填Environmentprotection。5、Lookatanatlas.Howaremountainsshown?Wherearethehighestmountains?Afewmountainsstandalone,suchasMountEgmontinNewZealand,andMountKenyainAfrica.Mostmountainsarefoundinlongchainscalledmountainranges.ThePennines,theCambrianMountains,theAlps,theAndesandRockiesareexamplesofmountainranges.ThehighestmountainrangeontheEarthistheHimalayasinAsia.Inordertounderstandhowmountainsareformed,weneedtoknowwhattheinsideoftheEarthislike.TheEarthismadeupoflayersofrock.Theoutsidelayerofrock,theoneweliveon,iscalledtheEarth’scrust.Beneaththecrustisalayercalledthemantle.Nearthetopofthemantle,someoftherockshavemeltedandarealiquid,likestickytar.Becausealltherocksarounditpressonthemantle,themoltenrocktriestoforceitswayout.Ifthemoltenrockdoesfindaweakspot,itburststhroughtheEarth’scrust,formingavolcano.Somemountainsweremadebyvolcanoes.TheEarth’scrustismadeupoflargepieces,calledplates,whichfittogetherlikethepiecesofajigsawpuzzle.Someoftheplatescarrycontinents,otherscarryoceans.Theplatesmoveslowly,floatingonthemoltenrocksofthemantlebelow.Astheplatesmove,theypushagainsteachother,slowlypushinguptherocksinfoldstoformmountains.IndiausedtobealongwayfromAsia,butgraduallytheplatewithIndiaonitmovedclosertotheplatebearingAsia.TherooksintheseabetweenIndiaandAsiawerepushedupinfoldsthatnowformtheHimalayanmountainrange.ThatiswhyitissometimespossibletofindseashellsnearthetopsoftheHimalayas.Manyothermountainranges,includingtheAlps,RockiesandPennines,aresimilargreatfoldsofrock.Whilesomeplatesarepushingtogether,othersaremovingfurtherapart.EuropeandNorthAmericaareslowlymovingfurtherapart.EachyeartheAtlanticOceanisafewcentimetreswider.Astherocksmove,theyoftencrackorbreak.Thesebreaksarecalledfaults.Sometimes,greatblocksofrocksarepushedupbetweentwofaults.Theseblocksmaybesolargeandhighthattheyformmountains.SomeofthehighlandareasofEastAfricaareblockmountains,soaretheVosgesmountainsinFranceandtheSierraNevadamountainsinthewesternUnitedStates.Blockmountainsoftenhaveflattops.Aflat-toppedhighlandiscalledaplateau.标准答案：themantle知识点解析：由空缺处前信息“Thelayerunderthecrust”可以定位到文章第二段第四句Beneaththecrustisalayercalledthemantle.”因此本空填themantle。6、Theexhibition,entitled"WesternLandscapePaintingsfromthe16thCenturytothe19thCentury,"introducedtoHongKongforthefirsttimeacollectionofartworkfromthefamousLouvreMuseumofParis.SomeofthegreatestmasterpiecesofWesternartfromthetimeoftheRenaissanceupthroughthe19thcenturywereondisplay.Theexhibitwasevenmoremeaningfulbecauseitshowcasedatotalof70piecesbyfamousartistssuchasDelacroix,Corot,Goya,WatteauandMilletamongothers.Thethemeoftheexhibitis"SympathyBetweenNatureandHumans"andthe70piecesofarthighlightedthisspecialrelationshipovera400-yearperiod.Naturehaslongbeenstimulusofartists,depictingnaturebegantoemergeinthe17thcentury.Bythe19thcentury,thesepaintingshadbecomemoredetailedandeventuallyledtothebirthofimpressionism.Oneofthebest-knownpaintersofthesedetailedlandscapeswasJeanBaptisteCamilleCorot.Doneinthemid-19thcentury,Corot’sworksshowthedetailedneo-classicaltraditionsofthepastaswellasthemorecreativehintsofimpressionism.HisTivoliLesJardinsdelavillad’Este,whichwasseenattheexhibit,isamysticalrepresentationofthefamousItaliangardenscreatedthroughprecisebutpoeticbrushstrokes.Themanyportraitsondisplaycontinuedtheexhibit’stheme.Thesedetailedpaintingsofhumansareaccentedbyequallybeautifulbackgroundscenery.ThetechniqueshowsastyleuniquetothisperiodofWesternart.Forexample,theportraitofDianaBathingbyFrancoisBoucher,showshowthebackgroundsceneryisjustasimportantasthemodel.BoucherslavishbrushstrokesandrichcolorscreatealuxuriousbackdropforDiana.ThepaintinggivesaglimpseintotheRococotaste,whichwascharacterizedbytheelegance,graceandplayfulnessoftheearly18thcentury.Inadditiontotheexhibition,theHongKongHeritageMuseumconductededucationalsessionsforchildren.TohelpthestudentsgainabetterunderstandingofWesternart,theprogramsintroducedsomeoftheGreekandRomanmythologyusedbymanyartistsandgavebackgroundinformationaboutthepaintingsondisplay.Adultscouldalsolearnabouttheexhibitindetailthroughaseparateeducationalprogram.标准答案：beautifulbackgroundscenery知识点解析：由空缺处前信息“Detailedpaintingsofhumanswithequallyaccented”可定位至文章第四段第二句“Thesedetailedpaintingsofhumansareaccentedbyequallybeautifulbackgroundscenery.”由此可知,除了人物细节刻画之外,作为背景的美丽风景同样也受到了重视，故本空填beautifulbackgroundscenery.Americansenjoymanyactivities.Whentheyareathometheyenjoyreading,watchingtelevision,creatingartobjects,playingcomputergamesandsoon.Themostpopularactivity,however,isdoneoutside.Forthepast15years,gardeninghasbeenthemostpopularoutdooractivityinAmerica.Anewstudysaysmorethan78millionAmericansaregardeners.Thisismorethan40percento