1、Using language.阅读理解AHave you ever heard of agritourism where you can experience the farm life？If not, Dr.Cindy AyersElliott will tell you the real story of Foot Print Farms.The original concept of building Foot Print Farms was simple.When AyersElliott returned to her hometown after graduation, she d
2、idnt have to look any further than her states alarming health statistics to find a mission.Everywhere she turned, there were reports of high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity and heart disease.“The problem was already identified，”explains AyersElliott.“Too many Mississippians were seriously unhealth
3、y and it didnt take research to see that.And many of the states greatest health challenges could directly result from poor diet.”These days, Foot Print Farms, which started with a few raised beds of herbs and vegetables, is making fresh, naturally grown food.“When speaking of the key to my success,
4、the coop model works because we share the work and rewards，”notes AyersElliott.“A perfect example is the Wingfield High School football team.To earn the money for equipment and other items, players committed to working five hours a week on the farm, and by the end of the summer they produced 1,000 m
5、elons and the profits from their sales helped to buy weights，Tshirts, sweat suits and pregame meals.But the lessons they learned about the rewards of hard work and working together to accomplish something were even more valuable products of their efforts.”“Its a model that can easily be learned in o
6、ther places and Im looking forward to seeing some of our current partners do just that to take what they have learned here and spin it off in other communities.”AyersElliott remarks.She is now looking forward to developing an agritourism area to the farm, where visitors can experience the farm life,
7、 learn new skills and take with them seeds of inspiration they can sow in their own communities when they return home.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一个农业旅游基地Foot Print Farms建立的原因及其发展情况。1What made AyersElliott set up Foot Print Farms?AThe problems faced by local farmers.BHer further research into heart disease
8、.CThe failure of her career after graduation.DThe health state of people in her hometown.解析：选D细节理解题。根据第二段内容可知，AyersElliott毕业后回到家乡，看到到处有高血压、糖尿病、肥胖症和心脏病的报道，而且很多人身体严重不健康，并且人们的很多健康挑战都来源于不良饮食，因此她决定建立Foot Print Farms。2Why does the author take the football team as an example?ATo advocate the concept of ind
9、ependence.BTo stress the importance of teamwork.CTo support the idea of coop model.DTo explore the key to success.解析：选C推理判断题。文章第三段第二句AyersElliott谈到了其成功的关键在于合作社模式，他们共同工作，共享回报；紧接着举Wingfield High School football team的例子正是为了支持这一观点。3What is AyersElliotts attitude towards the future of Foot Print Farms?AO
10、ptimistic.BSkeptical.CCautious. DAmbiguous.解析：选A观点态度题。根据最后一段中的Im looking forward to .and spin it off in other communities和She is now looking forward to .they can sow in their own communities when they return home.可知，AyersElliott对Foot Print Farms的发展充满期待。由此可推知，她对Foot Print Farms的未来持乐观的态度。4What is the
11、main idea of the text?ANaturally grown food benefits peoples health.BFoot Print Farms is making a difference in Mississippi.CAyersElliott encourages people to experience the farm life.DAgritourism is becoming increasingly popular in America.解析：选B主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了Foot Print Farms的情况生产新鲜、自然生长的食物，采用
12、合作社模式，这对改善密西西比人的饮食有很大作用。BAround 45% of plastic waste is recycled annually in the UK and plastic waste is on the increase.However, one of the problems with present plastic recycling methods is that you end up with a lowerquality plastic with worse properties (特性) than the original.This means that pla
13、stic drink bottles cannot simply be recycled into new drink bottles continuously, but instead are used for other lowergrade products like park benches.Now, British scientists have developed a new method of chemical recycling.They use lower temperatures and more environmentally friendly chemicals tha
14、n previous methods to turn plastics back into their constituent chemical molecules (分子)In this way, they can be used to make new plastics of the same quality as the original.“Most plastics are now recycled using mechanical methods，where they are transformed into liquids before being made into someth
15、ing new，” said a professor named Matthew Jones.“The problem is melting plastic changes its properties and reduces the quality.Our method of chemical recycling overcomes this problem.Then plastics can be used all over again without losing any properties.”The researchers are recycling some kinds of pl
16、astics，including plantbased PLA, a plastic used for food packaging and PET, which is used for drink bottles.So far, the technology has only been demonstrated in a small range.However, scientists are now working to produce larger quantities of chemicals.“There is no single solution to the problem of
17、plastic waste the approach has to be a combination of reducing，reusing and recycling.Our method of chemical recycling could allow carbon to be recycled endlessly rather than digging more up from the ground in the form of fossil fuels, or letting it into the atmosphere as a greenhouse gas，” said Dr.P
18、aul McKeown from the University of Bath.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章分析了目前的塑料废物回收利用方法存在的问题，并介绍了一种科学家新开发的可以维持塑料原有特性的回收利用方法。5What is the problem with the present plastic recycling?AThe quality of recycled plastics declines.BPlastic drink bottles cannot be recycled.CThe amount of plastic waste is increasing.DRecycl
19、ed lowergrade products sell badly.解析：选A细节理解题。根据第一段第二句可知，目前的塑料回收利用方法存在的一个问题是，最终得到了特性比原来差的质量较低的塑料。6How do scientists recycle plastic waste with the new method?ABy transforming it into fuels.BBy heating it into the liquid state.CBy keeping its original properties.DBy changing its molecule structure.解析：
20、选C细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句可知，科学家开发的新的回收利用塑料废物的方法维持了塑料原有的特性。7What can we learn from what Dr.Paul McKeown said?AFossil fuels are endless resources.BThe plastic waste problem has no solution.CRecycled carbon leads to greenhouse gases.DThe chemical recycling is environmentally friendly.解析：选D推理判断题。根据第五段中的Our meth
21、od of chemical recycling . as a greenhouse gas可知，他认为化学回收利用的方法可以让碳无休止地循环利用，而不是以化石燃料的形式从地下挖掘出更多的碳，或者让碳作为温室气体进入大气。由此可知，他认为化学回收利用的方法是环保的。8In which part of the website can we find the text?ABusiness.BTechnology & Science.CLifestyle.DArt & Culture.解析：选B文章出处题。本文分析了目前的塑料废物回收利用方法存在的问题，并介绍了一种科学家新开发的可以维持塑料原有特性
22、的回收利用方法。由此可知，本文可能出自网站的科学与技术版块。.完形填空It was a hot spring day.The temperatures 1 more like July than May.I headed into the store to buy my son a shirt.The air conditioning there was a welcome 2 from the heat outside.After I made my 3 ， I walked back out into the heat.I got in my car but had to wait to
23、4 because of all the cars lined up at the red stop light.I looked out of my car window and saw something on the pavement.A single butterfly was 5 flapping its wings but not getting off the 6 .It was right in front of a trucks tire too.Without thinking I got out of my car, held my 7 up so the truck d
24、river wouldnt move forward, and 8 down to look at the butterfly.One of its legs was 9 in what looked like spilt soda.I reached down and 10 as I could cupped the butterfly in my hands.I lifted its leg up and suddenly it was 11 .I opened my hands and up it flew towards the shining sun.My own heart fel
25、t 12 as I watched it.Now a lot of people might wonder why I would step out into 13 like that to rescue a single butterfly.All I can say is that my heart was 14 me at that moment.And 15 I was done I felt more like my true self than I had all day.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者在拥挤的车流里救了一只被苏打水粘住腿的蝴蝶的故事。1A.feltBs
26、tayedCtouched Dmeasured解析：选A根据下文more like July than May可知，五月的天气热得让人感觉像是到了七月。2A.recovery BreliefCreflection Dselection解析：选B根据常识可知，天气很热，商店里的空调使外面的炎热得到了缓解。3A.decision BarrangementCpurchase Dcomment解析：选C根据上文I headed into the store to buy my son a shirt.可知，作者买完东西后从商店里出来了。4A.check in Bback offCspeed up Dp
27、ull out解析：选D根据下文because of all the cars lined up at the red stop light可知，因为所有的车都在排着队等红灯，所以作者不得不等着驶离路边。5A.madly BquietlyChappily Dhopefully解析：选A根据下文One of its legs was 9 in what looked like spilt soda.可知，蝴蝶的腿被粘住。由此可知，此时它在疯狂地扇动翅膀想要飞起来。6A.car BcageCnest Dground解析：选D根据上一句中的on the pavement和下一句It was righ
28、t in front of a trucks tire too.可知，蝴蝶就在轮胎前面，所以它没有飞离地面。7A.eyes BlegChand Dhead解析：选C根据空后的so the truck driver wouldnt move forward可知，作者举手示意卡车司机不要往前开了。8A.went BcalmedCslowed Dbent解析：选D根据上一句It was right in front of a trucks tire too.可知，蝴蝶在轮胎前面，所以作者得弯下腰去查看。9A.lost BstuckCburied Druined解析：选B根据上文可知，蝴蝶飞不起来；再
29、结合此处in what looked like spilt soda可知，蝴蝶被苏打水粘住了。10A.angrily BgentlyCanxiously Drapidly解析：选B根据语境可知，作者轻轻地把蝴蝶捧在手里。11A.free BdeadCviolent Dquiet解析：选A根据空前的I lifted its leg up可知，作者把蝴蝶被苏打水粘住的腿抬了起来，它突然就自由了。12A.cooler BheavierClighter Dsadder解析：选C根据上一句I opened my hands and up it flew towards the shining sun.可
30、知，作者看着蝴蝶从自己的手中飞走，自己的内心也感到愉快。13A.danger BtrafficCpanic Demergency解析：选B根据第二段中的I got in my car but had to wait to 4 because of all the cars lined up at the red stop light.可知，作者在拥挤的车流中救了那只蝴蝶。14A.guiding BprotectingCcontrolling Dpersuading解析：选A根据第二段内容可知，作者救蝴蝶的行为完全是自发的，因此作者认为那一刻自己是受到心的指引去救那只蝴蝶的。15A.if Bun
31、tilCwhen Dwhere解析：选C作者在拥挤的车流里救了一只被苏打水粘住腿的蝴蝶，结合语境可知，当作者做完这件事的时候，自己感觉比这天其他时候都更像真实的自己。.语法填空The giant panda, also 1 (know) as panda bear or simply panda, is a bear native 2 south central China.In the past many years, the giant panda 3 (drive) out of the lowland areas where it once lived as a result of f
32、arming，deforestation and other 4 (develop)Wild population estimates vary：one estimate shows that there are about 1,590 individuals 5 (live) in the wild, while a 2006 study estimated that this figure could be as high as 2,000 to 3,000.Some reports also show that 6 number of giant pandas in the wild i
33、s on the rise.The West first learned of the giant panda on 11 March 1869, 7 the French missionary (传教士) Armand David received a panda skin from a hunter.In 1936, Ruth Harkness became the first Westerner to bring a live giant panda named Su Lin to the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago.To protect the pandas,
34、in 2012, Earthwatch Institute, a global nonprofit organization that teams volunteers with scientists to conduct important 8 (science) research, launched a program called “On the Trail of Giant Panda”This program, based in the Wolong National Nature Reserve, allows 9 (volunteer) to work up close with
35、 pandas cared for in captivity (圈养), and help them 10 (gradual) adapt to life in the wild.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了大熊猫的现状以及西方人对大熊猫的了解和对大熊猫的保护项目。1known本句的谓语是is，此处应用非谓语动词；因为The giant panda和know之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，此处应用过去分词作定语修饰The giant panda。故填known。2tobe native to是固定短语，意为“原产于”。故填to。3has been driven根据时间状语In the pas
36、t many years可知，此处应用现在完成时；drive在此处意为“驱逐，赶走”，panda和drive之间是被动关系，应用被动语态。故填has been driven。4development此处形容词other应该修饰名词。development在此处意为“开发”，是不可数名词。故填development。5living本句的谓语是are，此处应用非谓语动词；因为individuals和live之间是逻辑上的主谓关系，此处应用现在分词作后置定语修饰individuals。故填living。6the此处指野生大熊猫的数量在增加。the number of 是固定短语，意为“的数量”。故填the。7when分析句子结构可知，空处引导非限制性定语从句，先行词是11 March 1869，指时间，关系词在从句中作时间状语，应用when引导该从句。故填when。8scientific此处应用形容词修饰名词research。故填scientific。9volunteersvolunteer意为“志愿者”，是可数名词。On the Trail of Giant Panda这个项目有不止一个志愿者，所以此处应用名词复数。故填volunteers。10gradually此处应用副词修饰动词短语adapt to。故填gradually。
