1、Period Writing.阅读理解ABornonMay27，1907inSpringdale, Pennsylvania, RachelCarsonbecameanavidexploreraswellasreader, andtookaninterestinwritingstories.Byage10, shehadpublishedherfirststoryinSt.Nicholas.Shewouldoftenreadthismagazine, aswellasmanyothersthatconcernedthenaturalworld.In1925, shefinishedatthet
2、opofherclassinhighschoolinaclassof45students.CarsonwouldgoontoattendthePennsylvaniaCollegeforWomen, whichisknownasChathamUniversitynow.Thisiswhereshewouldenduppursuingthesciences.ShewouldeventuallyattendJohnsHopkinsUniversityin1929, continuingherstudiesinzoologyandgenetics.CarsoncompletedherMastersi
3、nzoologyinJuneof1932, andwenttoworkatalocalradiostation.HereshewouldwriteeducationalbroadcastsforaweeklyradioshowcalledRomanceUndertheWaters.ThisledhertoherjobattheUS.BureauofFisheries, andshebecamejustthesecondwomantobeemployedbythebureau.In1951, CarsonhadherbookTheSeaAroundUspublished, whichexplai
4、nsthecomplexityoftheoceantononscientists.Carsonwrotethebookwithpoetryandscience, andsheintendedtosparkinherreadersasenseofthefragilityoftheworldsecosystem.TheSeaAroundUsmadeCarsonthevoiceofpublicscienceinAmerica, aninternationallyrecognisedauthorityontheoceans, andestablishedherreputationasanaturewr
5、iterofthefirstrank.In1962, CarsonbecamewellknownwhenhermostfamousbookSilentSpringwaspublished.Thisbookdescribedthenegativeeffectsofpesticidesontheenvironment.Herconcernwithpesticidesdatedbacktothe1940s, butnoonewouldtakeherseriouslyuntilthisbookwasfinallypublished.OnApril14, 1964, Carsonpassedawaydu
6、etoaheartattackbutherworktowardspreservingtheenvironmenthascontinuedtothisday.SilentSpringwasevenrepublishedin1994withanintroductionfromthenvicepresidentAIGore.(A)1WhatdoweknowaboutCarsonsearlylife?AShewasagreatfanofSt.Nicholas.BSheworkedataradiostation.CShepursuedthesciencesinhighschool.DShemovedto
7、Springdaleattheageof10.(C)2Accordingtothepassage, TheSeaAroundUs_AisasciencebookforprofessionalsBwaspublishedafterCarsonpassedawayCaimedtoraisepublicenvironmentalawarenessDhasmadeCarsonafictionwriterofinternationalsignificance(D)3WhatmightbeAIGoresattitudetowardSilentSpring?ACritical.BAmbiguous.CSke
8、ptical.DApproving.答案及解析：【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了一位著名的科学家兼作家RachelCarson的有关情况。1A细节理解题。根据文章第一段“Byage10, shehadpublishedherfirststoryinSt.Nicholas.Shewouldoftenreadthismagazine, aswellasmanyothersthatconcernedthenaturalworld.(到了10岁，她在St.Nicholas发表了她的第一篇小说。她经常读这本杂志，以及许多其他有关自然世界的杂志)”可知，RachelCarson从小就喜欢看St.N
9、icholas这本杂志，是其忠实的读者。故选A。2C推理判断题。根据第四段“Carsonwrotethebookwithpoetryandscience, andsheintendedtosparkinherreadersasenseofthefragilityoftheworldsecosystem.(RachelCarson用诗歌和科学来写这本书，她想激发读者对世界生态系统脆弱性的认识)”可知，RachelCarson写这本书目的是提高人们对环保的意识。故选C。3D推理判断题。根据文章最后一句“SilentSpringwasevenrepublishedin1994withanintrod
10、uctionfromthenvicepresidentAIGore.(寂静的春天在1994年再版时，甚至是由当时任副总统AIGore写的介绍)”可推知，副总统AIGore对寂静的春天这本书的态度是非常认可和支持的。故选D。BGuanmei, a65yearoldwomanoftheDongethnicgroup, istheinheritoroftheGrandSongofDong(侗族大歌), anationalintangibleculturalheritageinChina.HerhometownZaidaiVillageinGuizhou, southwesternChina, ish
11、ometotheGrandSongoftheDongethnicgroup.TheGrandSongofDongdatesfrommorethan2，500yearsago.ThewayDongsingersusetheirvocalcords(声带) isdifferentfromhowformallytrainedsingersdo.Itisafolkchoruswithmultiparts, noconductor, andnoaccompaniment.Organicallygrowingfromtheirnaturalsurroundings, itisrecognisedinter
12、nationallyas“the Sound of Nature”BeforetheDongpeoplehadawritingsystemin1958, theDongculture, theirhistoryandstorieswereallrecordedbymeansofsongs.AsaDongsayinggoes, “Rice feeds the body and songs enrich the soul”.TheDongpeoplesingrightfromtheirchildhood.Whilenotsinging, theyallworkintheirricefield.Gu
13、anmeihasbeensingingtheGrandSongofDongallherlife, makingherafamoussingingteacherinherhometownandnearbyareas.“Thesongsareourmeansofpassingonwisdom, knowledgeandlifeexperiencestoothers.Iwillnotexistinthisworld100yearslater, butGrandSongofDongwill.Imhonouredtodothisjob，”Guanmeisaid.Kindhearted, Guanmeih
14、asbeenvolunteeringtoteachtheGrandSongofDongtotheDongchildrenforover30years.Nowshehasmorethan300students.Guanmeiispleasedtoseethevillagechildrencometoherhousewillinglywhentheyhavefreetime.“Nowadays, moreandmoreyoungpeopleleavethevillageandsettleincities.Decadeslater, theDongchildrenoutofthevillagemig
15、htknownothingaboutGrandSongofDong.Weshoulddosomethingjustnow.Itsourmission.Whatisoncelostmightbelostforever，”addedGuanmei.(D)4WhatmakestheGrandSongofDongknownas“the Sound of Nature”？ATheoutstandingconductor.BThespecialmusicalinstrument.CTheattractivenaturalenvironment.DTheinspirationfromnature.(C)5W
16、hatcanweknowabouttheDongethnicculture?ATheDongsingersareprofessionals.BTheDongculturebefore1958hasbeenlargelylost.CSingingisofvitalimportancetotheDongpeople.DTheyhaveawrittenlanguagewithahistoryofover2，500years.(A)6HowdoesGuanmeifeelaboutthefutureofGrandSongofDong?AConcerned.BSympathetic.COptimistic
17、.DSatisfied.(C)7Whatstheauthorsmainpurposeinwritingthepassage?ATocallonyoungpeopletoreturntotheDongvillage.BToguidetheDongchildrentolearntheGrandSongofDong.CToshowawomanseffortstokeeptheDongculturealive.DToinstructpeopletoappreciatetheGrandSongofDong.答案及解析：【语篇解读】文章介绍了关梅为保持侗族文化的活力所做的努力。4D细节理解题。由第二段中“
18、ThewayDongsingersusetheirvocalcords(声带) isdifferentfromhowformallytrainedsingersdo.Itisafolkchoruswithmultiparts, noconductor, andnoaccompaniment.Organicallygrowingfromtheirnaturalsurroundings, itisrecognizedinternationallyastheSoundofNature”可知，侗族大歌是从自然环境中所得到的灵感，所以被称为“自然之声”，故选D。5C细节理解题。由第三段第一句可知，歌曲在
19、侗族的文化中意义重大。选项C与文章内容相符，故选C。6A推理判断题。由最后一段中“Decadeslater, theDongchildrenoutofthevillagemightknownothingaboutGrandSongofDong.Weshoulddosomethingjustnow.Itsourmission.Whatisoncelostmightbelostforever，addedGuanmei.”可推知，对于侗族大歌的未来，关梅是担忧的。选项A符合题意，故选A。7C推理判断题。由第一段“Guanmei, a65yearoldwomanoftheDongethnicgroup
20、, istheinheritoroftheGrandSongofDong(侗族大歌), anationalintangibleculturalheritageinChina.”，第四段中“Guanmei has been singing the Grand Song of Dong all her life, making her a famous singing teacher in her hometown and nearby areas.”和第五段“Kindhearted, GuanmeihasbeenvolunteeringtoteachtheGrandSongofDongtothe
21、Dongchildrenforover30years.”可知，本篇文章主要介绍了为了侗族大歌能够得到传承，关梅所做的努力，故选C。.语法填空阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。The2020NobelPrizeforChemistry1_was_awarded_ (award)toEmmanuelleCharpentierandJenniferA.DoudnaonOctober7, 2020.Thetwofemalescientistswontheprize2_for_thedevelopmentofamethodofgenome(基因组) editing.
22、Geneeditinghasawide3_application_ (apply) acrosstheworld.Itcan4_directly_ (direct) changetheDNAofalifeformandhasthepotentialofleadingto5_beneficial_(benefit) results.OneofthemostconvenientmethodsofgeneeditingiscalledCRISPR/Cas9, 6_which_wasdiscoveredbythetwoNobelwinners.Themethodenablesscientiststoc
23、utasequenceofDNAintotwopieces, 7_allowing_ (allow) natureto“repair”it.Duringtherepairprocess, errorswillbeintroducedtocreateadifferentsequenceofDNA, thusresultinginan8_edited_ (edit) gene.Insimplewords, CRISPR/Cas9isthe“scissors”ofgenes.ThegreatnessofCRISPR/Cas9liesinextremeaccuracy.Italsoenableshum
24、anstobreed(培育) moreplantvarietiesanddevelopbettertreatmentforcancer.Inthefuture, thediscovery9_will_be_expected_ (expect) tohavearevolutionaryimpactonthelifescienceandmakethedreamofcuringsomediseasescometrue.TherewasnotraditionalNobelAwardingCeremonyinStockholmduetotheCOVID19, 10_and_anonlineversion
25、washeldinstead.答案及解析：【语篇解读】2020年诺贝尔化学奖被授予了埃玛纽埃勒沙尔庞捷和詹尼佛A杜德娜，两人开发了一种基因组编辑法。1wasawarded考查动词时态、语态和主谓一致。根据时间状语October7, 2020可知，时态用一般过去时。动词award意为“把(某物)授予(某人)”，和主语The2020NobelPrizeforChemistry构成被动关系，故用被动语态，主语为表示单数意义的The2020NobelPrizeforChemistry，故填wasawarded。2for考查介词。此处是指因为某事而获奖，表示“因为”，应用介词for。3applicati
26、on考查名词。根据空前的冠词a和形容词wide可知，此处需用名词作has的宾语，apply的名词形式为application，故填application。4directly考查副词。修饰动词change，应用副词。故填directly。5beneficial考查形容词。修饰名词results作定语，应用形容词，beneficial意为“有益的”。故填beneficial。6which考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知，所填词引导非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词CRISPR/Cas9，且在从句中作主语，应用关系代词which。7allowing考查非谓语动词。动词allow和谓语动词enables之间没
27、有连词，应用非谓语动词形式，动词allow和主句构成主动关系，应用现在分词形式作结果状语。8edited考查非谓语动词。动词edit意为“编辑”，和逻辑主语gene构成被动关系，且此处动作已完成，应用过去分词作定语。故填edited。9willbeexpected考查动词时态及语态。根据时间状语Inthefuture可知，应用一般将来时。动词expect和主语thediscovery构成被动关系。10and考查连词。前句“TherewasnotraditionalNobelAwardingCeremonyinStockholmduetotheCOVID19”和后句“an online vers
28、ion was held instead”构成顺承关系，应用并列连词and。.写作你校英语报拟开展“我最敬佩的先锋”征文活动。请从下面四幅图中任选一位，根据内容提示写一篇英语短文。YuanLongpingLangPingJackMaTuYouyouFatherofHybridRiceCoachofChinawomensvolleyballteamChinesebusinessmagnate(巨头)Chemistdiscoveringartemisinintotreatmalaria内容提示：1最敬佩的人物及理由；2该人物对你的影响。注意：1词数80左右；2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。One
29、possibleversion: ThePioneerIAdmireMostIthinkanadmirablereformpioneershouldnotonlymakegreatachievementshimself, butalsomakeanimpactonthelivesofothersandevenmakecontributionstothewholemankind.TuYouyouissuchapersonwhoIadmiremost.TuYouyouwasadmittedintoPekingUniversityMedicalSchoolin1951, majoringinmaki
30、ngmedicine.Aftergraduation, shehasbeenworkinginChinaAcademyofTraditionalChineseMedicine.In1971, shesucceededindiscoveringanddevelopingartemisininoutofaChineseherbtocurethosepatientsofmalariaacrosstheglobe, forwhichshewonmanybigawards.Toourexcitementanddelight, shewasawardedtheNobelPrizeforPhysiologyorMedicinein2015.Althoughshehasgainedsuchgreatachievements, Turemainsmodestandprudent.Weshouldlearnfromheranddevoteourselvestoscientificresearch.
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