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一、阅读理解AAntarcticDesert:LargestDesertOnEarthSaidtobethelargestdesertintheworldthisvastfreezingexpanseofAntarcticaisonlyhometosmallgroupsofscientificresearchers.Size:
13.8millionsquarekilometers.Howtogetthere:FlytoArgentina.AlternativelyflytoinChileandboardanexpeditionship.ArcticDesert:ATerrestrial(陆生的)Eco-region-ThislargecolddesertoccupiespartsofCanadaDenmarkNorwayRussiaSwedenandtheUnitedStates.Itisknownforitshighwindsandsub-zerotemperaturesandcontainsglacierssnowandbarerock.Size:161400squarekilometersHowtoreachthisdesert:FlytoSvalbardinNorway.NoregularboatorferryservicetoSvalbard.TheSaharaDesert:TheLargestHotDesertPresentingthebeautyofNorthernAfricatheSaharaDesertisthelargesthotdesertonearth.Itcovers13countriesandisfamousforbeingextremelyhotduringthedayandfreezingatnight.Size:9200000squarekilometersHowtogetthere:TakeabushelicopterorcartoMarrakech.Usuallytravelerschoosetogobycarwithaprivatedriver.GobiDesert:LargestDinosaurFossilReservoirSetinthedryshadowoftheHimalayastheGobiDesertliesinnorth-westernChinaandsouthernMongolia.ItishometovariousfamouscitiesoftheoldSilkRoadaswellasmanyimportantfossils.Itisknownasthelargestdinosaurfossilreservoirintheworld.Size:1295000squarekilometersHowtogetthere:FlytoDalanzadgadinMongolia.Thenbookacarrentalfortheentiretyofyourtripintothedesert.HowcanvisitorsgototheArcticDesertA.Bybus.B.Byplane.C.Byboat.D.Bycar.WhatcanvisitorsdoinSarahDesertA.Experienceextremelycoldweather.B.Visitsomescientistsandresearchers.C.AdmirethebeautyofNorthernAfrica.D.EnjoythesceneryontheoldSilkRoad.WhereshouldvisitorsgoiftheywanttoseefossilsofdinosaursA.Marrakech.B.Svalbard.C.Argentina.D.Mongolia.BIfyouwanttodisturbthecarindustryyoudbetterhaveafewbilliondollars:Mom-and-popcarmakersareunlikelytobeatthebiggestcarcompanies.Butinagriculturesmallfarmerscangetthebestofthemajorplayers.Byconnectingdirectlywithcustomersandbyrespondingquicklytochangesinthemarketsaswellasintheecosystems(生态系统)smallfarmerscankeeponestepaheadofthebigguys.Astheco-founderoftheNationalYoungFarmersCoalition(NYFC美国青年农会)andafamilyfarmermyself.Ihaveafront-rowseattotheinnovationsamongsmallfarmersthataretransformingtheindustry.ForexampletaketheQuickCutGreensHarvesteratooldevelopedjustacoupleofyearsagobyayoungfarmerJonathanDysingerinTennesseewithasmallloanfromalocalSlowMoneygroup.Itenablessmall-scalefarmerstoharvest175poundsofgreenvegetablesperhour-ahugeimprovementoverharvestingjustafewdozenpoundsbyhand-suddenlymakingitpossibleforthelittleguystocompetewithlargefarmsofCalifornia.BeforethetoolcameoutsmallfarmerscouldnttouchthepriceperpoundofferedbyCaliforniafarms.Butnowwiththecombinationofabetterpricepointandagenerallyfresherproducttheycanstayinbusiness.Thesustainablesuccessofsmallfarmersthoughwon*thappenwithoutfundamentalchangestotheindustry.Onecrucialfactorissecureaccesstoland.Competitionfrominvestorsdevelopersandestablishedlargefarmersmakesowningone*sownlandunattainableformanynewfarmers.From2004to2013agriculturallandvaluesdoubledandtheycontinuetoriseinmanyregions.Anotherchallengeformorethanamillionofthemostqualifiedfarmworkersandmanagersisanon-existentpathtocitizenship—thegreatestbarriertobuildingafarmoftheirown.Withfarmersovertheageof65outnumbering(多于)farmersyoungerthan35bysixtooneandwithtwo-thirdsofthenationsfarmlandinneedofanewfarmerwemustclearthepathfortalentedpeoplewillingtogrowthenationsfood.Therearesolutionsthatcouldlightapathtowardamoresustainableandfairfarmeconomybutfarmerscantclumsilyputthemtogetherbeforeus.WeattheNYFCneedbroadsupportasweurgeCongresstoincreasefarmlandconservationaswepushforimmigrationreformandasweseekpoliciesthatwillensurethesuccessofadiverseandambitiousnextgenerationoffarmsfromallbackgrounds.WithanewfarmbilltobedebatedinCongressconsumersmusttakeastandwithyoungfarmers.Theauthormentionscarindustryatthebeginningofthepassagetointroduce.A.theprogressmadeincarindustryaspecialfeatureofagricultureatrendofdevelopmentinagriculturetheimportanceofinvestingincarindustryWhatdoestheauthorwanttoillustratewiththeexampleinparagraph2Loanstosmalllocalfarmersarenecessary.Technologyisvitalforagriculturaldevelopment.CompetitionbetweensmallandbigfarmsisfierceSmallfarmersmaygainsomeadvantagesoverbigones.WhatisthedifficultyforthosenewfamersTogainmorefinancialaid.Tohiregoodfarmmanagers.Tohavefarmersoftheirown.Towinoldfarmerssupport.WhatshouldfarmersdoforamoresustainableandfairfarmeconomySeeksupportbeyondNYFC.Expandfarmlandconservation.BecomemembersofNYFC.Investmoretoimprovetechnology.CLanguageshavebeencomingandgoingforthousandsofyearsbutinrecenttimestherehasbeenlesscomingandalotmoregoing.Whentheworldwasstillpopulatedbyhunter-gathererssmalltightlyknit(联系)groupsdevelopedtheirownpatternsofspeechindependentofeachother.Somelanguageexpertsbelievethat10000yearsagowhentheworldhadjustfivetotenmillionpeopletheyspokeperhaps12000languagesbetweenthem.Soonafterwardsmanyofthosepeoplestartedsettlingdowntobecomefarmersandtheirlanguagestoobecamemoresettledandfewerinnumber.Inrecentcenturiestradeindustrializationthedevelopmentofthenation-stateandthespreadofuniversalcompulsoryeducationespeciallyglobalisationandbettercommunicationsinthepastfewdecadesallhavecausedmanylanguagestodisappearanddominantlanguagessuchasEnglishSpanishandChineseareincreasinglytakingover.Atpresenttheworldhasabout6800languages.Thedistributionoftheselanguagesishugelyuneven.Thegeneralruleisthatmildzoneshaverelativelyfewlanguages.Oftenspokenbymanypeoplewhilehotwetzoneshavelotsoftenspokenbysmallnumbers.Europehasonlyaround200Languages:theAmericasabout1000Africa2400;andAsiaandthePacificperhaps3200ofwhichPapuaNewGuineaaloneaccountsforwellover
800.Themediannumber中位数ofspeakersisamere6000whichmeansthathalftheworldslanguagesarespokenbyfewerpeoplethanthat.Alreadywellover400ofthetotalof6800languagesareclosetoextinction消亡withonlyafewelderlyspeakersleft.PickatrandomBusuuinCamerooneightremainingspeakersChiapanecoinMexicol
50.LipanApacheintheUnitedStatestwoorthreeorWadjiguinAustraliaonewithaquestion-mark:noneoftheseseemstohavemuchchanceofsurvival.Whatcanweinferaboutlanguagesinhunter-gatherertimesA.Theydevelopedveryfast.B.Theywerelargeinnumber.C.Theyhadsimilarpatters.D.Theywerecloselyconnected.Whichofthefollowingbestexplainsdominantunderlinedinparagraph2A.Complex.B.Advanced.C.Powerful.D.Modern.Howmanylanguagesarespokenbylessthan6000peopleatpresentA.About
6800.B.About
3400.C.About
2400.D.About
1200.WhatisthemainideaofthetextNewlanguageswillbecreated.Peopleslifestylesarereflectedinlanguages.Humandevelopmentresultsinfewerlanguages.Geographydetermineslanguageevolution.
二、七选五阅读HowtoreadmoreandlearnmoreThesedaysmoreandmoreChinesepeopleenjoysendingandreceivingmessagesonthephone.Itcanhelpthemtogetthelatestnewsandcommunicatewithfriends.ButIthinkIshouldreadmorebooksbesidesthetextbooksthemorethebetter.Itcanbroadenmymindandimprovemylanguageskills.12Herearesometipsforyou.Clearyourpurposeforreading.13Mostpeoplereadfortwomainreasonspleasureorknowledge.Clearingaboutyourreadingpurposecannotonlyhelpyouchoosethebooksyoureallyneedtoreadbutalsoremindyouwhyreadingthebookisimportanttoyousoyouwillkeepreadingandcompletethebookfaster.14Nomatterwhatyouarereadingitisimportanttoenjoywhatyouread.Yourfriendsmayintroduceyouthebookstheylovebutthosebooksmightnotnecessarilybetheonesyouenjoy.Giveupbooksthatyoudontenjoy.Youmayhavechosenbooksthatyouareinterestedinandtheyarerightpurpose.Butwhileyouarereadingthemtheremaystillbesomebooksthatyoudontenjoyreading.Wheneveryourealizethatyouarentenjoyingthebookyouarereadinggiveitup.15Setareadinggoal.ItisinterestingthatIreadthebooksborrowedfromlibrariesfasterthanthoseIbought.ThereasonisthebooksIboughtdonthaveaduedate!Idontneedtoreturnthosebooks.16Beforeyoureadeachbookaskyourselfwhattimeyouneedtocompletethisbookby.Readonlywhatyouareinterestedin.Readthebooksborrowedfromothers.Rememberreadingshouldn^beaburden负担.Ofcourseitalsocanhelpmetogetgoodgrades.Weneedtogetthelatestnewsandcommunicatewithfriends.Beforeyoustartreadingaskyourselfwhyyouarereadingthisbook.Havingareadinggoalhelpsyouworkouthowmuchreadingyouneedtodoinaweekorevenaday.
三、语法填空阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式ScientistsinJapanhavedevelopedelectricchopsticks17aredesignedtohelppeoplecutdownonsalt.18humanbodiesneedsaltmanypeopleeatfartoomuchofitwhichisunhealthy.Thespecialchopsticksuseatinybitofelectricitytomakefoodseem19saltythanitis.KirinaJapanesecompanythat20sellfoodsanddrinksworkedwithresearchersatMiyashitaLaboratorytodevelopthechopsticks.Thechopstickshaveabatterypackthatcanbewornonthewrist.Whenthetipsofthechopsticks21putinthemouthaverylightelectriccurrent电流-toosmalltobefeltasashock-changesthewaythetonguetastescertainchemicals.Experimentsshowedthat22thechopsticksfoodcouldhaveupto30%lesssaltandstilltastejustassalty.SofarKirinhasntmadeplanstosellthechopsticksbutitislookinginto23waythetechnologycouldbeusedwithothereatingtoolsincludingspoons.Theelectricchopsticksmayhaveparticularrelevance相关性inJapanwherethe24traditiondietpreferssaltytastes.TheaverageJapaneseadultusesabout10gramsofsaltperdaydoublethestandardsuggestedbytheWorldHealthOrganization.Toomuchsaltintakeisrelatedtoincreasedchanceofhighbloodpressurestrokeandotherdiseases.25preventthesediseasesweneedtoreducethesaltwetake“saidKirinMiyashitaandKirinareimproving26theychopstickdesignandtheyhopetocommercialize商业化themasearlyasnextyear.
四、应用文写作
27.假定你是李华你市最近天气变化大,许多市民都因此患了感冒请你用英语给在你市留学的美国朋友Susan写封信,提醒他采取措施,预防感冒内容包括
1、关注天气变化,及时加衣物;
2、适当运动,注意饮食;
3、避免与感冒患者接触注意
1、总词数100左右;
2、可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯参考答案
1.B;
2.C;
3.D
4.B;
5.D;
6.C;
7.A
8.B;
9.C;
10.B;
11.C
12.D;
13.F;
14.A;
15.C;
16.G
17.thatl
8.Though
19.saltier
20.sells
21.areput
22.with
23.ways
24.traditional
25.Toprevent
26.theirDearSusanImwritingtoinformyouthespreadofabadcoldinourcityasaresultofthechangeableweather.Lotsofpeopleareinhospitalbecauseofit.HerearesometipsIwanttoofferyou.Firstofallyoudbetterknowaboutthechangeofweatherandputonmoreclothesaccordingtotheweather.Secondlyexerciseisagoodwaytokeepyoufarawayfromcold.Moreovereatinghealthyfoodisnecessaryforyoutokeepyourselfingoodcondition.Lastbutnotleastyoushouldkeepafardistancewiththepatientswhoaresufferingfromcold.hopemysuggestionwillbehelpfultoyou.YoursLiHua。