1、Unit 2 Natural disasters单元综合检测(二).阅读理解(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。AHaving lived in California until 1970，my family has felt a number of earthquakes.We have been fortunate，however，to have suffered no bodily harm or property damage.There is a website that lists all Californ
2、ia earthquakes recorded from 1769 to the present.The site lists the dates and times as well as the magnitude(震级)and the exact location of any quake that measured more than 6.0.There are only a few quakes that stand out in my memory and，luckily，none is shown in the website.So，my personal experience w
3、ith earthquakes might be considered insignificant.There are three earthquakes that are difficult to forget.The first one was in 1955 and our oldest daughter was walking with me in our backyard in Redwood City in California.As the shaking became stronger I held her to me with one arm as I held on to
4、one of our fruit trees with the other.All three of us (my daughter，I and the tree)shook for two or three minutes that to us felt like hours.The second one was in 1963.Our entire family was visiting Disneyland in Southern California.The earth started to shake just as we were beginning to walk from ou
5、r hotel toward the famous landmarkMy third experience with an earthquake was a lonely one in California.It was in my sixties and I was alone in an old church.As the building started to shake，I quickly headed for the door to go outside.I remember I said a little prayersomething like，“Help me get out
6、of here in time，Dear Heavenly Father”Minutes later，I was safe outside.【语篇解读】本文为记叙文，作者回忆了自己经历的三次地震。1The author writes the passage mainly to tell us about_Aa new film about an earthquakeBhow to survive an earthquakeChis three earthquake experiencesDhow to save children in an earthquakeC写作意图题。作者主要是向读者介
7、绍了自己经历的三次地震。2The earthquakes the author has experienced_Aall caused bodily harmBare all recorded in a websiteCall measured more than 6.0Dall happened in CaliforniaD细节理解题。根据第三段的“The first one was in 1955.in California.”和第四段第二句以及第五段的“My third experience with an earthquake was a lonely one in Californi
8、a.”可知答案。3When the first earthquake happened，the author_Awas staying with his daughterBwas planting fruit treesCheld on to a tree for hoursDwas in a hotelA细节理解题。根据第三段的“All three of us (my daughter，I and the tree)shook for two or three minutes”可知作者和他的女儿共同经历了这场地震。4What does the underlined part “the fam
9、ous landmark” refer to?AA church.BDisneyland.CA building destroyed by an earthquake.DThe place where the author was born.B推理判断题。根据“Our entire family was visiting Disneyland”可知答案。BThe United States has more tornadoes(龙卷风)than any other country in the world.In a normal year there are 800 to 1，000 torn
10、adoes.Most happen in the middle part of the country.Tornadoes form when warm and cool air meet.In the Midwest，the warm air from the Gulf of Mexico often meets the cold air from Canada.The usual tornado season is March through May.Tornadoes form most often in the afternoon and early evening.There is
11、often no warning of a tornado.People who live in the Midwest know the signs(征兆)of tornado activity.The sky becomes dark，often a greenish color.Dark clouds appear in the sky and there is often large hail(冰雹).Suddenly，there is a loud sound，like a train or a jet plane.Sometimes，two，three，five，ten or mo
12、re tornadoes can form over a large area.This type of tornado activity hit Oklahoma and Kansas in May 1999.The day was stormy，with heavy thunderstorms in the afternoon.As the storms continued，tornadoes began to form.Dozens of tornadoes hit towns and neighborhoods in Oklahoma，then in Kansas.Some staye
13、d on the ground for several hours，destroying everything they touched.The tornadoes killed 43 people and injured 600 others.They destroyed thousands of homes and businesses.In some areas，not one home stood.In other areas，the tornadoes destroyed every home on the left side of the street，but didnt touc
14、h any homes on the right side.The tornadoes lifted people and cars into the air and then threw them back down to earth.So it is important to know where to hide and how to protect yourself in the face of a tornado.【语篇解读】本文是说明文。文章主要就发生在美国的龙卷风进行了简单的介绍。5What can we learn about tornadoes in America?AThey
15、 may appear in groups.BThey usually happen in the summer.CThere are more tornadoes in the Eastern states.DThere are more than 1，000 tornadoes every year.A细节理解题。由第二段中的“Sometimes，two，three，five，ten or more tornadoes can form over a large area.”可知，这些龙卷风有可能会成群出现，故选A项。6The tornadoes that hit Oklahoma and
16、 Kansas in May 1999_Atook place at the same timeBwere the biggest in historyCcame and went quicklyDbrought death and destructionD细节理解题。由末段中的“destroying everything.600 others”等可知，D项正确。7What will the author most probably talk about next?ATornados dangers and warning signs.BHow to stay safe during a to
17、rnado.CDifferent kinds of tornadoes.DHow a tornado forms.B推理判断题。由末段中最后的“it is important to know where to hide and how to protect yourself in the face of a tornado”可知，作者接下来很可能谈论在龙卷风来临时如何保护自己，故选B项。CI grew up in a middleclass household in Australia.In terms of safety and standard of living，a comfortabl
18、e lifestyle is all I ever knew，and as a result，I was not aware just how lucky I was.It was a Monday，and a teacher told us about an oversea mission trip to Cambodia.I had never been overseas before，and I knew absolutely nothing about Cambodia，but something inside of me knew I needed to go on this tri
19、p.I spent the next few months working on $7.25 hourly wage at an awful fast food chain，saving every penny I earned.Just days before the trip was set to depart，I managed to hit my target.I will never forget the moment I nervously stepped off the plane in Cambodia.I vividly recall the sight of malnour
20、ished (营养不良)children begging for money tearing at my heart.I saw what true poverty looked like as we went to hand food packages out at a massive garbage dump in the city，home to thousands of families，many of whom were forced to seek for food among the rubbish.On the following days，I played with chil
21、dren who，despite living in hard conditions，were overflowing with joy and happiness.I met families who，despite having nothing，were some of the kindest people Id ever met.For the first time，my eyes were opened to the reality that happiness is not defined by money.People here were rich in relationships
22、 and community，and shared with each other the little that they had.Through the trip，I began to see the value of learning from people of other races，cultures and religions.I finally saw that there was a much bigger world outside of my little one，and experienced firsthand the beauty of human diversity
23、.【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。作者在澳大利亚的一个中产阶级家庭长大，过着安逸舒适的生活，而作者不知道这是多么幸运。直到有一天作者的柬埔寨之旅，让她看到了什么是真正的贫穷，也意识到了什么才是真正的幸福。作者从这次旅行中得到的最大好处是“她了解了外面的世界。”8How did the author react when hearing about the overseas mission trip?AShe considered it a little bit risky.BShe really looked forward to taking it.CShe hesitated in the
24、first place.DShe imagined a lot about Cambodia.B推理判断题。根据第二段中“I had never been overseas before，and I knew absolutely nothing about Cambodia，but something inside of me knew I needed to go on this trip.(我从来没有去过国外，我知道关于柬埔寨，但内心深处我知道我需要踏上这次旅行。)”可知，当作者听说这次海外宣教之旅时，她真的很期待接受它。故选B。9How did the author feel when
25、 she saw the children at first?AUpset.BBored.CMoved. DInspired.A推理判断题。根据第四段“I will never forget the moment I nervously stepped off the plane in Cambodia.I vividly recall the sight of malnourished (营养不良)children begging for money tearing at my heart.I saw what true poverty looked like as we went to h
26、and food packages out at a massive garbage dump in the city，home to thousands of families，many of whom were forced to seek for food among the rubbish.(我永远不会忘记在柬埔寨紧张地走下飞机的那一刻。我清楚地记得营养不良的孩子乞讨的情景，那情景令我伤心欲绝。我看到了什么是真正的贫穷，当我们在一个巨大的垃圾场去分发食品时，成千上万的家庭，其中许多人被迫寻求食物垃圾。)”可知，作者最初看到孩子们时心烦意乱。故选A。10What did the auth
27、or think of the locals after getting along with them? AThey considered wealth very important.BThey were poor but had their simple pleasure.CThey struggled very hard to become rich.DThey were really bad at building relationships.B推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中“For the first time，my eyes were opened to the reality th
28、at happiness is not defined by money.People here were rich in relationships and community，and shared with each other the little that they had.(第一次，我意识到幸福不是钱。这里的人们关系很融洽，彼此分享着他们仅有的那点东西。”可知，与当地人相处之后，作者认为他们很穷，但他们有自己的快乐。)”故选B。11What was the biggest benefit the author got from the trip?AShe got some work
29、experience.BShe learnt to be independent.CShe made friends with some locals.DShe learned about the outside world.D推理判断题。根据最后一段“Through the trip，I began to see the value of learning from people of other races，cultures and religions.I finally saw that there was a much bigger world outside of my little
30、 one，and experienced firsthand the beauty of human diversity.(通过这次旅行，我开始看到学习其他种族的人的价值，文化和宗教。我终于发现我的外面有一个更大的世界，和经验丰富的第一手人类多样性的美丽。”可知，作者从这次旅行中得到的最大好处是“她了解了外面的世界。)”故选D。DDo you want to live another 100 years or more？Some experts say that scientific advances will one day enable humans to last tens of yea
31、rs beyond what is now seen as the natural limit of the human life span.“I think we are knocking at the door of immortality(永生)，”said Michael Zey，a Montclair State University business professor and author of two books on the future.“I think by 2075 we will see it and thats a conservative estimate(保守的
32、估计).”At the conference in San Francisco，Donald Louria，a professor at New Jersey Medical School in Newark said advances in using genes as well as nano technology(纳米技术)make it likely that humans will live in the future beyond what has been possible in the past.“There is a great push so that people can
33、 live from 120 to 180 years，” he said.“Some have suggested that there is no limit and that people could live to 200 or 300 or 500 years.”However，many scientists who specialize in aging are doubtful about it and say the human body is just not designed to last past about 120 years.Even with healthier
34、lifestyles and less diseases，they say failure of the brain and organs will finally lead all humans to death.Scientists also differ on what kind of life the super aged might live.“It remains to be seen if you pass 120，you know；could you be healthy enough to have good quality of life？” said Leonard Po
35、on，director of the University of Georgia Gerontology Centre.“At present people who could get to that point are not in good health at all.”【语篇解读】这是一篇议论文。文章围绕着“人类寿命能否延长”这一主题，给出了一些科学家和专业人士的正反两种观点。12By saying “we are knocking at the door of immortality”，what does Michael Zey mean?A.They believe that the
36、re is no limit of living.BThey are sure to find the truth about long living.CThey have got some ideas about living forever.DThey are able to make people live past the present life span.C推理判断题。根据第二段引述Michael Zey的话“I think by 2075 we will see it and thats a conservative estimate”并结合第一段内容可知，他要表达的就是科技发展
37、有望使人们延长寿命，与C选项“他们关于永生有了一些想法”符合文意。故选C项。13What is Donald Lourias attitude towards long living?APeople can live from 120 to 180 years.BIt is still doubtful how long humans can live.CThe human body is designed to last past about 120 years.DIt is possible for humans to live longer in the future.D推理判断题。根据
38、第三段中“Donald Louria，a professor at New Jersey Medical School in Newark said advances in using genes as well as nano technology(纳米技术)make it likely that humans will live in the future beyond what has been possible in the past.”可知，Donald Louria认为相关技术的发展会使人类寿命延长变为可能，与D选项说法相符。故选D项。14What does the underli
39、ned word“it”in Paragraph 4 refers to?AA great push.BThe idea of living from 200 to 300 years.CThe idea of living beyond the present life span.DThe conservative estimate.C词义猜测题。根据第四段画线词所在句“However，many scientists who specialize in aging are doubtful about it and say the human body is just not designe
40、d to last past about 120 years.”可知，这里表达的就是很多科学家认为人类的身体根本不能支持活过120年，其实就是对以Donald Louria为代表的认为人类可以突破自身寿命的自然极限的科学家们的这一观点表示怀疑。故选C项。15What would be the best title for this text?ALiving Longer or NotBScience，Technology and Long LivingCHealthy Lifestyle and Long LivingDNo Limit for Human LifeA标题归纳题。文章的结构是比
41、较清晰的，围绕着“人类的寿命延长”这一主题，先抛出一方的观点和见解，再给出反对方的观点和见解，诸如However、doubtful、also differ on这些词语都表现出了文章的结构特点，A选项“能否活得更久”符合文章主题，也明确地对应了行文特点，适合作为标题。故选A项。.阅读七选五 (共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。Making the Most of Life ExperiencesIf you ask anyone what the purpose of life is，youll like
42、ly receive wildly different responses.The answer to this question is deeply personal because different things are important to us throughout the course of our lives._16_Finding ways to make the most of our experiences is a challenge we face every day.Here are some ways to make your experiences meani
43、ngful.Follow your dreams.The number one way to live a life free of regret is to follow your dreams.Passion will die without actions supporting them._17_Every day take an action，no matter how small，to achieve your goals.Each day is a step forward and none of it is wasted.Make lots of mistakes._18_ Ma
44、ny of my strongest memories come from the times Ive failed，and those lessons have stayed with me.Failure is beneficial to us.And time allows me to see the value of even the most painful situation._19_Difficult and painful experiences shape our character but can also weigh us down.These prevent us fr
45、om moving forward.So much of our progress in life relies on willpower and a healthy emotional stale.If youre under stress，your body and mind both require time to recover._20_For me，life is about experiences.We all have to dream，work hard，and fail before we can achieve success.Maybe well discover alo
46、ng the way that the journey is more important than the destination .ATake care of yourself.BImprove your personality.CMaking mistakes is the surest path to grow as a person.DIts best to rest，recover，and slowly build back up your strength.EYet one thing stays with us no matter where we go: our experi
47、ences.FThough we try our best to make fewer mistakes，it is impossible to avoid them.GThough we cant choose the outcome of our actions，we can choose to keep pursuing(追求).【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章针对如何使你的经历更有意义这一问题给出了一些方法。16E根据空后“Finding ways to make the most of our experiences is a challenge we face every day
48、.Here are some ways to make your experiences meaningful.”可知这里需要引出全文的主题。然而有一件事情，无论我们去哪里，它都会同我们在一起，那就是我们的经历。故选E。17G 根据空前“The number one way to live a life free of regret is to follow your dreams.Passion will die without actions supporting them.”和空后“Every day make an action，no matter how small，to achie
49、ve your goals.Each day is a step forward and none of it is wasted.”可知，这里意思是尽管我们不能选择我们行为的结果，但是我们可以选择一直追求，故选G。18C根据C项“Making mistakes is the surest path to grow as a person.”这里提到了错误使人成长的问题，可知，许多我最强烈的记忆都是来自失败，犯错是一个人成长的必经之路。故选C。19A考查本段小标题。根据空后“Difficult and painful experiences shape our character but ca
50、n also weigh us down.These prevent us from moving forward.So much of our progress in life relies on willpower and a healthy emotional stale.If youre under stress，your body and mind both require time to recover.”可知，压力会耗费精力和体力，这一自然段主要介绍了照顾好自己这一问题。故选A。20D根据空前“If youre under stress，your body and mind bo
51、th require time to recover.”可知最好休息一下，然后重建你的力量，故选D。.完形填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。It seemed like any other day when fitness instructor Chantelle Lister set off to work at 7 am.It was the school holidays，so her daughters Loren and Mollie，17 and 6，and 11yearold son
52、Charlie were still _21_ in bed.But within an hour，the family home in Kettering，England，went up in flames.The _22_ started downstairs，and deadly smoke started _23_ the second floor，where the children were sleeping._24_，the familys beloved dog，Bailey，rushed to their rescue.Although the thick smoke _25
53、_ to climb the staircase，the 4yearold dog made his way _26_ and kept barking outside Lorens door until she woke up.Loren opened the _27_ to thick black smoke covering the stairs and the sound of smashing (粉碎)glass.Struggling to _28_，the teenager ran into the other bedroom and managed to get the _29_
54、 children out through a window and onto the roof.After successfully raising the _30_，Bailey ran back downstairs to try to get out.Unfortunately，he was trapped in the _31_ house.“The firemen pulled Bailey out and tried to _32_ him，but he was dead，”Chantelle said.“They put a blanket over him and I kep
55、t _33_，That could have been one of my children.Bailey was such a character and so _34_The children wouldnt be here without him.Hes my hero and Ill be _35_ to him forever.”【语篇解读】这是一篇记叙文。一户人家发生了火灾，当时父母去上班了，孩子们正在熟睡，家里的狗弄醒了Loren。最后，在Loren的努力下，三个孩子都得救了，而狗却被困在燃烧的家里烧死了。21A.sleepyBasleepCawake DsilentB考查形容词
56、词义辨析。句意：那是学校的假期，因此她的女儿Loren 和 Mollie，一个17岁，一个6岁，和11岁的儿子Charlie依然在床上睡着。根据下文的“where the children were sleeping”可知孩子们还在床上睡着，故选B项。22A.light BsmokeCfire DnoiseC考查名词词义辨析。句意：火是从楼下开始的，令人窒息的烟开始弥漫二楼，那是孩子们正在睡觉的地方。根据上文的“But within an hour，the family home in Kettering，England，went up in flames.”可知发生了火灾，故选C项。23A.
57、filling BflowingCleaving DescapingA考查动词词义辨析。句意见上题。根据上文的“The _ started downstairs”可知，此处是指楼下的烟窜到二楼来，开始填满整个楼层，故选A项。24A.Finally BThankfullyCNaturally DObviouslyB考查副词词义辨析。句意：令人感激的是，这家人的爱犬Bailey冲去救他们。根据下文的“the 4yearold dog made his way _ and kept barking outside Lorens door”可知，他们的爱犬冒着浓烟去救他们，这是令人感激的(thank
58、fully)事情，故选B项。25A.started BfailedChappened DstoppedA考查动词词义辨析。句意：尽管浓烟开始往楼上窜，这条四岁的狗成功地上了楼，在Loren的房门外面一直叫，直到她醒来。根据上文的“and deadly smoke started _ the second floor”可知此处用“开始”符合语境，started是原词复现，故选A项。26A.out BthroughCupstairs DdownstairsC考查副词词义辨析。句意见上题。根据上文的“and deadly smoke started _ the second floor，where
59、the children were sleeping.”可知Loren住在二楼，故此处用“楼上”符合语境，故选C项。27A.eyes BmouthCdoor DwindowC考查名词词义辨析。句意：Loren打开门，看到浓黑的烟盖住了楼梯，听到玻璃粉碎的声音。根据下文的“to thick black smoke covering the stairs”可知这是Loren打开房门看到的景象，且上文的outside Lorens door也有暗示，door是原词复现，故选C项。28A.breathe BwalkCspeak DstandA考查动词词义辨析。句意：艰难地呼吸，这个少年跑到了另一个卧室
60、，让恐惧的孩子通过窗户出去，然后上了屋顶。根据上文的“thick black smoke covering the stairs”可知，呼吸会很困难，故选A项。29A.angry BcuriousCterrified DconfusedC考查形容词词义辨析。根据常识可知，小孩遇到火灾会感到恐惧、害怕，故选C项。30A.alarm BvoiceCsound DchildA考查名词词义辨析。句意：在成功引起警觉后，Bailey下楼努力想要出去。结合上下文可知，此处是指Bailey通过叫声把熟睡的主人叫醒，让他们警觉，故选A项。31A.shining BexplodingCbroken Dburni
61、ngD考查形容词词义辨析。根据上文内容可知，家里发生了火灾，故此处用“燃烧的”符合语境，故选D项。32A.save BprotectCmove DcomfortA考查动词词义辨析。句意：Chantelle说：“消防员把Bailey拉出来，尽力救它，但是它已经死了。”根据下文的“but he was dead”可知此处是指消防员想要救这条狗，但是已经来不及了，故选A项。33A.apologizing BthinkingCexplaining DexpectingB考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们给它盖了一个毯子，而我一直在想“那本可能是我的一个孩子”，Bailey就是这样的一条狗，如此忠诚。如果没有
62、它，孩子们就不会安全地在这里。它是我的英雄，我会永远感激它。根据下文的“That could have been one of my children.”可知这是Chantelle心里想的，故选B项。34A.interesting BlovingCstrange DcuteB考查形容词词义辨析。句意见上题。根据上文内容可知，Bailey冒火救主人，由此推测它是一条对主人忠诚的狗，故选B项。35A.loyal BconvenientCavailable DgratefulD考查形容词词义辨析。 结合上下文可知，此处是指Chantelle会永远感激Bailey，因为它救了他的孩子们，故选D项。.语
63、法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。More and more South Korean parents are turning to “Uncle Service” providers to make sure their children dont have to put up 36._ bullying (欺凌)in school.Though such services are 37._(obvious)very expensive，it is more effective to deal with the m
64、atter，38._ makes the business more and more popular.39._ is reported that the rented strong uncles can not only protect children from bullies，but can also gather evidence of bullying 40._ (make)an official complaint with the school.Most companies offer different packages (套餐)to meet customers 41._ (
65、need)and business is reported booming.Some parents think it can solve the problem without 42._(have)to wait for a long investigation.Others hold the opposite view，thinking it another form of 43._(violent).Some experts claim that parents taking matters into their own hands isnt 44._ effective way and
66、 the school bullying needs to 45._ (deal)with by improving the system.【语篇解读】本文是一篇议论文。文章讲述了在韩国出现了一种保护未成年人不受校园欺凌称为“Uncle Service”的服务。陈述了不同人对此的不同看法。36with考查固定短语。句意：越来越多的韩国父母求助于Uncle Service，以确保他们的孩子不必忍受在学校受欺凌。put up with意为“忍受，忍耐”。是固定短语。故填with。37obviously考查副词。句意：尽管这样的服务显然非常昂贵。分析句子，根据词性之间的相互修饰。obvious(明显
67、的)改为副词，修饰后面的副词very。故填obviously。38which考查定语从句。句意：处理问题更加有效，使业务越来越受欢迎。分析句子，空格所填词充当了主语，故该空需填引导词。另外，空格前有逗号，且先行词指代前句的“处理问题更加有效”这件事。在非限制性定语从句中，先行词指代某件事。故填which。39It考查it作形式主语。句意：据报道，租来的强壮叔叔不仅可以保护孩子免受欺凌，还可以收集欺凌的证据，向学校提出正式投诉。分析句子，itbedonethat 是固定搭配，是形式主语的结构。故填It。40to make考查非谓语动词。句意：还可以收集欺凌的证据，向学校提出正式投诉。分析句子，除
68、了提示词外已有动词can gather，所以动词make 需要用非谓语动词。根据句意，此处需用to do 表示目的。故填to make。41needs考查名词复数。句意：大多数公司提供不同的套餐，以满足客户的需要。分析句子，customers(顾客的)可以修饰名词构成所属关系。此处的need作为名词意为“需求”，要用名词的复数形式。故填needs。42having考查非谓语动词。句意：一些家长认为不用等待很长时间的调查就能解决问题。分析句子， without 为介词，后面加v.ing的形式。故填having。43violence考查名词。句意：另一些人持相反的观点，认为这是暴力的另一种形式。分
69、析句子，依据所属关系，of 前后都用名词表示所属关系。故需将violent改为名词和form构成所属关系。故填violence。44an考查冠词。句意：一些专家认为，父母自己解决问题不是一个有效的方法。分析句子，空格后的way意为“方法，方式”是可数名词，要体现名词的单复数。此处需要体现单数，又因way被effective修饰，effective以元音音素开头。故填an。45be dealt考查语态。句意：学校欺凌问题需要通过改进制度来解决。分析句子，空格前的the school bullying是主语，谓语needs后需要用 to be done表示被动。故填 be dealt。.写作 (共
70、两节，满分40分)第一节应用文写作(满分15分)近百年来，有很多自然灾害，比如洪水、干旱、泥石流、海啸、飓风、地震等。请根据下列要求写一篇短文，呼吁人们保护地球。1自然灾害带来的危害；2自然灾害的原因；3应采取措施保护地球。注意：词数80左右。_【参考范文】In the past hundred years，there have been many natural disasters such as floods，droughts，landslides，tornadoes，tsunamis，and earthquakes etc.Millions of people suffered from
71、 the disasters which caused many deaths，destroyed many homes and wiped up many pieces of land.Now，more and more people become aware that those disasters have much to do with what we have done to the earth.We have cut down too many trees in the forests.Weve badly polluted the environment.The earth is
72、 our only home planet.It is time for us to stop damaging it and to do our best to protect it and make it suitable to live in.第二节读后续写(满分25分)阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。The Make up GuyDave was a makeup (化妆)artist who regularly held makeup artistry classes at the local community college.He was
73、 wellknown as an excellent trainer and enjoyed great popularity.Usually，the majority of his students were middleaged housewives，who wanted to finetune their makeup skills so as to make themselves more attractive.But this time，it was beyond him that his class was attended by a man as well.The new stu
74、dent was a gentleman in his best years with a seemingly boundless interest in makeup artistry.He was keen to learn as much as he possibly could and asked questions whenever and wherever possible.He was so absorbed in learning that he wouldnt stop until he was satisfied with the result of his work.Un
75、derstandably，the man was the number one subject of conversation when the other women were alone.Speculations (猜测)quickly started to spread.Why did he learn makeup? Was he to seek for a woman to be his life partner? How about my neighbors youngest daughter? Why on earth would he attend such a woman c
76、lass? Who could it be?Doubts like this came crowding in.The community college was placed in a remote rural area，which was why the other participants were quite doubtful of the mans intentions.Throughout the lessons，ignoring the curious women around him，the man carefully listened and wrote everything
77、 down he learned，leaving the women more and more curious and puzzled.When the day and class were slowly coming to an end，the gossiping women simply could not hide their curiosity any longer，for they knew it was time to remove their doubts，otherwiseFinally，one of them couldnt resist her curiosity，so
78、she picked up the courage and asked him why he was so interested in makeup artistry.What followed was a dead silence.After what seemed a century，he slowly opened his mouth and here came the most inspiring beautiful reply.注意：1续写词数应为150左右；2请按如下格式作答。Paragraph 1：He said his beloved wife partially lost h
79、er eyesight because of diabetes (糖尿病)and she was no longer able to apply her makeup._Paragraph 2：So he decided to take the course to surprise his wife._【参考范文】Paragraph 1：He said his beloved wife partially lost her eyesight because of diabetes(糖尿病)and she was no longer able to apply her makeup.Fearin
80、g being laughed at，she locked herself in her room，abandoning herself to great grief.She was absolutely beautiful even without makeup.But what upset her was that she simply felt not comfortable leaving the home without makeup.Sensing her loneliness in a colorlessworld，I was also at a loss as to what
81、to do.Once informed of this class，I determined to learn makeup without hesitation，hoping to make a difference.Paragraph 2：So he decided to take the course to surprise his wife. Without a pause，he shared his story.He mastered a wide range of practical skills，allowing him to help her take on a new loo
82、k.Surely，being enveloped by an atmosphere of love，his beloved wife at present was deeply affected.“I not only want to learn how to apply her makeup，I want her to wear the most beautiful makeup so her inner beauty also shines on the outside.” he announced.“It is her smile that touches most my heart，not the makeup.”
