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(十五)I.依据提示写出单词的正确形式Ithinkthere9sanelectrical(与电有关的)fault.Ourcountrymadeamitment(承诺)topayD|S50000totheRedCross.Youngpeoplehavemadeagreatcontribution(奉献)toChinaseconomicdevelopment.Thegroupdoesnotadvocate(支持)theuseofviolence..Whateverourcircumstances(》犬况)wegenerallystillhavedreamshopesanddesires.Inmanyplacesswimmingisdangerousbecauseofpollution(pollute).NowadaysEQandPQaswellasIQareattachedimportancetoinchildrensgrowth(grow)..Hewascasually(casual)dressedinjeansandaT-shirt.IncollegeIhadbeentaughtthatasuccessfuleducator(educate)shouldignorebadbehavior.TheChinesenationhasreachedapointwhereitsveryexistence(exist)isatstake.IL选词填空onthewholeputupwithaslongasandsoononbehalfofmakeadifferenceIthinkthataslongasoneputseffortintostudyhewillmakeprogress.Wehavetoputupwithherbadtemper.Thenaturalsourcesontheeartharerunningoutandweshouldsavewaterelectricityandsoon.Onthewholehewasgenerousandhonestbutsometimeshewasmean..Pleaseallowmetoexpressourwarmweletoyouonbehalfofourpany.YoursupportwillcertainlymakeadifferencetoourprojectwhichmustbepletedbeforenextFriday.m.完成句子
1.Aslongashehadtime(只要他有时间),hewoulddrivehiswifetowork.Onaverage(平均起来),Americanfirmsremainthemostproductiveintheworld.ThedictionarydidnttelltheFrenchmanhowtopronouncetheword(怎样读那个词).so(假如是这样),IbelieveIhavesolvedyourproblem.Underthecircumstances(在这种状况卜)hefeltunabletoacceptthejob.IV.完形填空AccesstoelectricityhasalwaysbeenlimitedforpeoplelivinginNuevoSaposoaaremotevillageinPeru.HoweverthingswentfrombadtoworseinMarch2015]aflooddamagedthepowerstationinthearea.Thevillagerswere2toturntokerosene(煤油)lampswhicharenotonlyexpensivebutalso3becauseofthepoisonousmattertheygiveoff.4theresearchersandstudentsattheUniversidaddeIngenienayTecnologiaUTECinLimaPeruheardabouttheir§situationandcameupwithacreativesolution.They§alampthatcanbepoweredbyplantsandsoilbothofwhichcanbefound]intheAmazonianrainforestswherethevillageislocated.CalledPlantalamparasthe8drawsenergyfromaplantgrowinginawoodenboxandusesitto9anLEDbulb.Whilethatmaysoundplicatedandevenimpossibleitisquite10Thewasteproducedbyplantsundergoesoxidization氧化作用inthesoilwhichproduceselectrons电子.TheUTECteamplacedelectrodes电极insidethesoilto11theenergyandstoreitinthelampsbatteriesfor12use.TheresearcherssayasinglechargecanlightanLEDbulbfortwohours——enough13forpeopletogettheireveningchoresdone.Theuniversity14tensuchlampstoNuevoSaposoainOctober
2015.Sofartheyhavebeenahuge15!ElmerRamirezUTECsprofessorbelievestheplantpoweredlampscouldalsohelpimprovethelivesofthousandsofother16rainforestmunities42%ofwhichhavenoaccessto
17.Thisisnotthe18timethestudentsandprofessorsofUTEChaveeupwithan19solutiontoaproblem.In2014todealwithPerussevere20pollutiontheycreatedalargeadvertisingboardthatcouldbeusedasanairpurifier净化器aswell!语篇解读:本文是说明文秘鲁UTEC高校的师生为了解决偏远乡村用电难的问题创造了一种利用植物和土壤供电的灯B.thoughC.unlessD.until解析选A依据本句中的“frombadtoworse”可知,在洪水毁了当地的发电站“后afterNuevoSaposoa村用电难的问题更加严峻B.taughtC.askedD.forced解析选D没有电,村民们“被迫forced〃使用煤油灯B.inconvenientC.strangeD.dangerous解析选D依据本空后的“thepoisonousmatter”可知,使用煤油灯很“危急dangerousB.SuddenlyC.CertainlyD.Usually解析选A依据下文内容可知,“幸运的是Fortunately”UTEC高校的师生们想出了一个好办法关心村民B・embarrassingC.badD.unstable解析选C依据上文内容可知,NuevoSaposoa村的村民无电可用,状况很“糟糕badoB.designedC.discoveredD.repaired解析选B依据本空后的“alampthatcanbepoweredbyplantsandsoil”可知,他们“设计出designed”一种利用植物和土壤供电的灯detailB.intimeC.inharmonyD.inabundance解析选D只有制作新型灯的材料简单获得,这项创造才有可能得到广泛使用故此处inabundance大量她符合语境B.lampC.rainforestD.soil解析选B依据本空前的Called和本空后的“drawsenergy”可知,这种“灯lamp”名叫Plantalamparas从植物中猎取电能upB.makeupC.giveupD.useup解析:选A本空前的it指代本句中的energy表示这种灯利用从植物中获得的电能“点亮lightup〃LED灯泡B.straightforwardC.well-knownD.labor-saving解析选B本句开头的While表示比照或相反的状况,因此这里指尽管从植物中猎取电能听上去很简单,甚至不行能,但其实并“不难straightforward”B.saveC.produceD.direct解析选C依据本空前的“placedelectrodes电极insidethesoil”可知,UTEC高校的团队把电极放进土壤就是为了“发produce电B.freeC.regularD.later解析选D依据本句中的store可知,把电能存进电池里是为了“以后的later〃使用B.spaceC.timeD.brightness解析选C依据本空前的“twohours”可知,两个小时的“时间time”足够人们完成夜间琐事了soldlentD.returned解析:选A依据上文内容可知,UTEC高校的师生创造这种新型灯就是为了关心NuevoSaposoa村的村民,所以他们完成创造后给该村“分发了distributed”十个这种灯B.challengeC.changeD.surprise解析选A依据下句中的“couldalsohelp…〃可知,这些灯很“胜利success”所以UTEC高校的教授认为它们也可以被推广到其他地方B.smallelectricitytechnologyD.entertainment解析选B依据上文内容可知,UTEC高校的师生为了解决偏远乡村NuevoSaposoa村用电难的问题才创造了这种灯,因此这里指将这种灯推广到其他用“电electricity〃难的“偏远的remote”乡村B.firstC.accurateD.normal解析选B解析见下题B.simpleC.temporaryD.immediate解析选A依据下句内容可知,这不是UTEC高校的师生“第一次first”想出这么“聪慧的clever”点子B.waterC.airD.vehicle解析选C依据本句中的“anairpurifier净化器〃可知,这个也可以充当空气净化器的广告牌是用来应对秘鲁严峻的“空气air〃污染的V.阅读理解ATheArcticregioniswarmerthanitusedtobeanditcontinuestogetwarmer.ScientistsfirststartedtoseechangesintheArcticclimateinthe1970sand1980s.Andoverthepast30yearsithaswarmedmorethananyotherregionontheearth.MostscientistsagreethatArcticweatherandclimatearechangingbecauseofhuman-causedclimatechange.Arcticwarmingiscausingchangestoseaicesnowcoverandtheextentofpermafrost(永久冻地)intheArctic.Inthefirsthalfof2010airtemperaturesintheArcticwere4°Celsiuswarmerthanthe1968to1996referenceperiod.Satellitedatashowthatoverthepast30yearsArcticseaicecoverhasdeclinedby30percent.SatellitedataalsoshowthatsnowcoveroverlandintheArctichasdecreasedandglaciers(冰川)inGreenlandandnorthernCanadaaredecreasing.InadditionfrozengroundintheArctichasstartedtomelt(溶化).ChangesintheArcticclimateareimportantbecausetheArcticactsasarefrigeratorfortherestoftheworld.TheArcticregiongivesoffmoreheattospacethanitabsorbsfromoutsidewhichhelpscooltheplanet.SochangesintheArcticclimatecouldaffecttheclimateintherestoftheworld.PredictingtheArcticclimateisdifficult.SomeofthechangesintheArcticcouldalsohavepositivefeedbackeffectsoreffectsthatreducetheamountofwarming.ForexampleifwarmtemperaturesmaketheArcticgrowingseasonlongermoreplantscansurviveandtakeupmorecarbonfromtheair.ScientistsarestudyingthemanyfactorsthatinfluenceArcticclimatetohelpfigureouthowfeedbacksworkandwhatwillhappeninthefuture.ResearchersarealsoinvestigatinghowthechangesintheArcticclimatewillaffectclimateinotherpartsoftheworld.Scientistsstudydatacollectedbysatellitesandatgroundstations.语篇解读:本文主要介绍北极变暖的根本状况及其造成的影响tothefirstparagraphchangesintheArcticclimate.startedtohappeninthe1970sBmaketheregionthehottestresultfromhuman-causedclimatechangehavecauseddamagetohumanlife解析选C细节理解题依据第一段中的“MostscientistsagreethatArcticweatherandclimatearechangingbecauseofhuman-causedclimatechange.〃可推断北极变暖是由人类引起的气候变化造成的,应选C项Thesecondparagraphisintendedtointroduce.A・processesofArcticwarmingB・effectsofArcticwarminglandandglaciersoftheArcticregiontheworseningenvironmentoftheArctic解析选B段落大意题由于北极变暖,北极地区诸多的事物正在发生变化,由此可推断此段旨在介绍北极变暖的影响,应选B项TheArcticregionplaysarolein.preventingtheglobalpollutionmanagingtheglobaltemperaturereducingtheamountofglobalwarmingpreventingariseinthesealevels解析选B推理推断题依据第三段中的“…theArcticactsasarefrigeratorfortherestoftheworld...SochangesintheArcticclimatecouldaffecttheclimateintherestoftheworld.〃可推断北极有助于调整全球气温,应选B项WhatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphA.Arcticwarminghasbeenbroughtundercontrol.B・Arcticwarminghasbeeaglobalissue.Arcticwarmingisgettingworseandworse.Arcticwarminghasattractedscientists9attention.解析选D推理推断题最终一段说到科学家正在讨论造成北极变暖的诸多因素,由此可推断,北极变暖已经受到科学家们的广泛关注,应选D项BFourCoolestUndergroundHouseWestartedofflivingincavesandseemtohaveebacktothesamepoint.Thisisbecausewefinallyrealizedthatitisactuallyaveryeco-friendlywaytolive.Howeverbuildingahouseundergroundisnotaneasytask.Thefollowingundergroundhomesaresoincrediblethatthey911makeyouwanttobuildyourownundergroundhouse!FlowerPetals(花瓣)LocatedinBoltontheUKthishousebelongstoBritishfootballstarGaryNeville.Itishiddenunderthegroundexceptforthepetal-shapedopeningsdesignedtoallowthelighttoenterandlightuptheentirehouse.Itcoversabout8000squarefootandwasdesignedbyMakeArchitectstokeepenergyconsumptiontoaminimum.SwissMountainUndergroundHouseThisuniquehousehasbeendesignedbythearchitectsofSeArchNetherlandsandChristianMuller.ItislocatedintheSwissvillageofVaisandishiddenonallsidessaveforone.Thismagnificentstructurehasbeenplannedinsuchawaythatitpletelyeliminatestheneedofcoolinginsummersandheatinginwinters.TheCaveHouseCarvedoutofamountainthishouseislocatedinFestusMissouri.Ithasbeenusedformanydifferentpurposesovertime.This15000squarefootresidencewasoriginallyusedasaminefordecades.Itwasalsousedasconcertvenueandarollerskatingrink.Thecavehouseneedsnoairconditioningforcoolingandheatingthehouseduetoitsintelligentdesign.StoneDesertHomeTheStoneDesertHomeisbuiltinsuchawaythatitlooksmorelikeahalfburiedruinthanamodernhome.DesignedbyDecathiseco-friendlyhouseisbuiltbetweentheslopesoftwohillsidesnexttoeachotherandbarelyrisesabovethedesertlevelsurroundingit.Asthehouseishalf-hiddenintheearthitmakesuseofnaturallightandheataswellascoolingcrosswinds.语篇解读这是一篇应用文文章主要介绍了世界上奇怪的地下房屋——它们的特点就是节能环保.ItcanbelearnedthatFlowerPetals.cannotbeseenfromtheearthatallisinthepossessionofMakeArchitectswasprobablydesignedbyapanyhasanobviouspetal-shapedfloor解析选C细节理解题依据FlowerPetals(花瓣)局部中的“Itcoversabout8000squarefootandwasdesignedbyMakeArchitects”可知这个建筑是由MakeArchitects设计的,MakeArchitects明显不是个人名,很可能是一家公司Theunderlinedword“eliminatesinthepassagemeans.A.removesB.adjustsC.controlsD.demonstrates解析选A词义猜想题依据画线词前的“…ishiddenonallsidessaveforone可知,这座房子是三面环山,只有出口这一面朝外,因此它给仆人供应冬暖夏凉的环境,再结合文章开头的“环保住宅〃可知该词在本句中的意思是“排解,免除〃paredwithStoneDesertHometheCaveHouse.haslessnaturallightinthedayB・showsmoreintelligentdesignwasonceusedinmanyways.hasanownerwithrichexperience解析选C细节理解题依据文章第四段中的“This15000squarefootresidencewasoriginallyusedasaminefordecades.Itwasalsousedasconcertvenueandarollerskatingrink”可知,theCaveHouse曾经用途很广泛WhatcanweinferfromthepassageA.Theauthorisadvertisingfortheabovehouses.B・Thefutureofresidencewillgounderground.Thehousesmentionedarealleco-friendly.Allofthefourhousesuseonlynaturallight.解析选C推理推断题作者在文中介绍的四座房子的共性是节能环保。