2021屆高三英語新高考模擬試題05

2021屆高三英語新高考模擬試題05

（建議用時(shí)：100分鐘）

第一部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題;每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

A

SallyTamisinterviewingAmyBaines,aworkingmomwhousestheInternetatworktowatch

herthree-year-oldsonwhileheisathisdaycare.

Sally:HowdoyougettoseeHarryduringtheday?

Amy:Thedaycarecenterhasavideocamerathatisconnectedtoaspecialwebsite.WhenI

wanttoseehim,Icancallupthewebsiteonmycomputerandseethecenteronmyscreen.

Sally:Howdoesthatmakeyoufeel?

Amy:Wonderful.Forexample,whenIdroppedHarryoffatthecenteryesterday,hestartedto

cry.Ifeltbad,butIneededtogettowork.Thenatwork,Iwassoworried.Ikeptthinkingabout

Harry.SoIwenttothewebsite.IcouldseeHarryplayingagame,ashappyashecouldbe.Itmade

mefeelbetter.Whatarelief!Icouldgoonwithmywork.

Sally:Dothedaycareworkerslikeit?

Amy:Atfirst,theyfeltself-conscious（難為情的）.Butnow,theydon'tseemtonotice.The

activityinthedaycarecentergoesonasusual.

Sally:Isthisagoodsystemforthedaycarecentertohave?

Amy:Ithinkso.It'sgoodbecauseIcanfindoutwhetherthecenterisdoinggoodworkwith

Harry.Icanseewhetherheishappyandgettingenoughattentionfromtheteachers.

Sally:Arethereanyotherbenefitstothissystem?

Amy:Yes.Myparents,wholive2,000milesaway,canseetheirfirstgrandchildlearningtodo

allofthoseactivities:readingandwritingforthefirsttime.Onetime,Harrywrote,"Hi.Grandpa.M

andheldituptothescreen.Myfatherwassohappy.WiththeInternet,ifsasthoughwewere

livinginthesamehouse.

1.WhatcanwelearnaboutAmy?

A.SheisaddictedtotheInternet.

B.Sheworksatadaycarecenter.

C.Shelivesseparatelyfromherson.

D.Sheisbusywithherworkandfamily.

2.Howdodaycareworkersreacttothevideosystemnow?

A.Theyfeeluneasyaboutit.

B.Theyhavegotusedtoit.

C.Theycarefullyavoidit.

D.Theyoftenturnitoff.

3.WhatdoAmyandherparentsthinkofthevideosystem?

A.Itisconvenient.B.Itneedsimprovement.

C.Itmakesthemnervous.D.Itdisturbstheirprivacy.

B

ChildrenfromfourBuckinghamshireprimaryschoolsvisitedEpilepsySocietytoplanta

hedge（樹籬）aspartofaPlant-for-the-Planetproject.Thechildrenfromtheseschoolswereplanting

ahedgeinthegardenoftheQueenElizabethHouseatthecharityinChalfontStPeter.

Plant-for-the-Planetgiveschildrenacrosstheglobetheopportunitytolearnaboutthethreatsof

globalwarmingtotheenvironment,andthenputtheirnewknowledgeintopracticeastheyplant

newtrees.

ThedaywasorganisedbyBobSherrenwhoshowedthechildrenhowtoplantthe

planet-friendlylineoftreesinprotectivechambers。防護(hù)室）toshieldthemfromhungrywildlifeas

theysettleintheirroots.Bobsaid,“Thedayreallywasthat'ThinkingGlobally,ActingLocally9

wasputintoaction.Thechildrenlearnedabouttheimportanceofplantingtreesasawayofhelping

tobringaboutclimatejusticeformanylivinginpoorernationsandofcourseenjoyedplantingthe

treestoo."Theeventualhedge,whichwillgrowtofullsizeovertenyearsbehindtheQueen

ElizabethHouse,ismadeupoftreessuchasoaks,silverbirchesandsoon.

Bobadded,"ThechildrenwerealsoabletohelppeoplelivingatEpilepsySocietybecausethey

willgainsomewell-neededprivacyfromthehedgeintime.Thenaturalwildlifebenefitstoofrom

thefruitsandnutsthatahedgemadefromnativespeciescanprovideaswellasthepossibilityfor

anynumberofnestingsites.^^

EmmaDarlington,EpilepsySociety'svolunteerofficer,said,“Ithinkit'ssoimportantto

encouragetheyoungergenerationthatthefutureisintheirhandsandthattheycanmakea

difference,whetheritisthroughtakingpartinprojectslikethisorspreadingawareness.Wehope

theylearnalittlebitabouttheworkwedoatEpilepsySocietytoo—thetreestheyplantedwillbe

enjoyedbyeveryonehereforyearstocome.^^

4.WhatisthepurposeofthePlant-for-the-Planetproject?

A.Tohelpchildrenlearnmoreaboutsociety.

B.Toofferchildrencolourfulafter-schoolactivities.

C.Toraisechildren'sawarenessofglobalwarming.

D.Toteachchildrenhowtoprotectnaturalwildlife.

5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“shield“inParagraph2probablymean?

A.Separate.B.Take.C.Get.D.Protect.

6.HowdidBobSherrenfeelafterorganisingthisactivity?

A.Tired.B.Proud.C.Discouraged.D.Peaceful.

7.WhatcanwelearnfromEmmaDarlington'swordsinthelastparagraph?

A.Shehopestopopularizevolunteeringwork.

B.Shetriestodrivethechildrentostudyhard.

C.Sheexpectsthechildrentotakepositiveaction.

D.Shebelievestheyoungergenerationarepromising.

【語篇解讀】來自Buckinghamshire四所小學(xué)的學(xué)生參加Plant-for-the-Planet項(xiàng)目的種樹活動(dòng)，

為遏制全球變暖貢獻(xiàn)自己的力量。

C

Sheleadsashortlife,butaveryrichone.Shewearsmanybeautifulandexpensivedressesand

wonderfulfurs,andsheisseeninthebeststores.Shehaspeopletodressherandkeepherface

pretty.Still,eventhoughshehasthousandsofadmirers,sherarelysmiles.Althoughsheisbeautiful,

sherarelymeetsmenofherownkind.Sheis,asyoumighthaveguessed,themannequin（人體模特）

wholooksdreamyfromthewindowsofstores.

Someofthepeoplewhodesignwindowdisplaysthinkofmannequinsonlyasobjectstowork

with,butmostofthepeoplewhomakeuseofthefigurescallthembyname.Althoughamannequin

hasanumbergiventoitbytheproducer,itisveryoftenknownbythenameofthewomanwho

modeledforit.

Whatthestoreslookfbrthesedaysisinteresting,ratherthanperfectfaces.LikeSaraKapp's,

forexample.Sheisaprofessionalmodelwhoselookalike,producedbytheAdelRootstein

company,isnowpopular.Sara9slongnoseandhergreeneyesmakeherfaceunusualratherthan

beautiful.

Asfashionschange,notonlyaretherechangesinfaces,butchangesinposestoo.Thefigures

havebecomemorerealistic.Untilafewyearsago,mannequinsweremadewithouttoes.Butnow

thatopenshoeshavebecomepopular,toesarenecessary."Whentrouserswereverypopular,

mannequinsstooddifferently,“saysCandyPratts,whodirectswindowdesignersat

Bloomingdale's,alargeNewYorkstore."Nowtheystandinamorerelaxedwaythatisbetterfbr

dresses.^^

Eventhoughamannequingetsexcellentcare,herlifeinagoodstoreisnotlikelytobemore

thantwoyears.Bloomingdale^has160mannequinsinuse,andCandyPrattssaysherdepartment

buyssomenewoneseverytwomonths.Andthat,sheadds,iswhyifsbestnottogetusedtoany

particularmannequin."WhenIgetafavorite,Ihatetoseehergo.”

8.Howdomostwindowdisplaydesignersrefertoamannequin?

A.Byitssex.

B.Byitsnumber.

C.Bythenameofitsdesigner.

D.Bythenameofthemodelitwasbasedon.

9.Whatkindofmannequinsdostoreslookfornowadays?

A.Fashionable.B.Economic.

C.Beautiful.D.Special.

10.What'sthemainideaofParagraph4?

A.Mannequinsstandinvariousposes.

B.Mannequinsfollowthechangeinfashion.

C.Mannequinsaremadetolooklikerealpersons.

D.Mannequinsaredesignedtobeusefulratherthanattractive.

11.WhatdoesCandyPrattssuggestby“WhenIgetafavorite,Ihatetoseehergo.”?

A.Takemannequinsseriously.

B.Neverfocusononemannequin.

C.Don'tbuytoomanymannequins.

D.Growadeeprelationshipwithmannequins.

D

The1993movieJurassicParkwasn'tthefirstfilmtoshowdinosaursinthemodemworld.But

itdidagoodjobofbringingtheideaofcloningdinosaursintopopularculture.Itrepresented

dinosaurcloninginawaythatmadesensetoalotofpeople,anditwasasuccessfulfilm,making

morethan$900millionworldwide.

JurassicParkbuiltontheideaofgettingDNAfrommosquitoeskeptinamber.Whilethis

mightseempossibleatfirstsight,it'shighlyunlikelythatscientistscouldfindusabledinosaur

DNAinmosquitofossils.Scientistswouldneedaveryspecificsample—afemalemosquitothat

hadtakenlotsofdinosaurbloodimmediatelybeforebeingtrappedinamber.Sincefbssilizationin

amberisarelativelyrareevent,thechancesofthishappeningareprettysmall.

Thelackofpossiblesamplesisn'ttheonlyproblem.Mostinsectfossilsfoundinamberarealso

tooyoungtocontaindinosaurblood-dinosaursweregonebythetimetheinsectsbecametrapped.

Manyinsectswentbadfromtheinsideoutaftertheyweretrapped,leavingnothinginsidefor

scientiststotrytofind.Finally,thesamplewouldhavetobeverydry,sinceDNAcanbreakdown

quicklyinthepresenceofwater.

Butifresearchersdidfindaperfectlykeptmosquitowithabodyfullofdinosaurblood,

bringingbackitsDNAwouldstillbedifficult.ThebloodwiththedinosaurDNAwouldbe

surroundedbythebodyofaninsect,whichhasitsownDNA.TherecouldalsobeDNAfromother

cellstrappedintheamber.Then,ofcourse,there'stheDNAinthelaboratoryitself-andinthe

bodyofthescientist.

12.WhyisthefilmJurassicParkmentionedatthebeginning?

A.Toleadinthetopicofcloningdinosaurs.

B.Toencouragescientiststoclonedinosaurs.

C.Togiveasimpleintroductiontodinosaurs.

D.Tostressthepossibilityofcloningdinosaurs.

13.Thekeytocloningdinosaursistogain_.

A.insectfossilsB.dinosaurDNA

C.dinosaurbloodD.mosquitoesinamber

14.Whatistheauthor'sopiniononcloningdinosaurs?

A.Itisastepawayfromsuccess.

B.Itwillbeafruitlessattempt.

C.Itrequiresfurtherresearch.

D.Itlackscreativework.

15.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthepassage?

A.WhyWasJurassicParkSuccessful?

B.ReasonsforDinosaurs9Dyingout

C.CanScientistsCloneDinosaurs?

D.WaysofCloningDinosaurs

第二節(jié)（共5小題;每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選

項(xiàng)。

Whenyouwereachildyouhadapuremind,whichwasfreefromworriesandanxieties.As

timepassed,youwereinfluencedbyseveralcrises16.Belowaresometechniqueswhichcan

helpyoukeepapeacefulmind:

Mindyourownbusiness.

Focusingonthingswhicharenotrelatedtoyouoftenresultsinnegativity17.Sonexttime

anunnecessarythoughtcomestoyourmind,thinkaboutwhetherthisisreallysomethingyou

shouldbeworriedabout.Ifitisn't,avoiditrightawayandfbcusonsomethingpositive.

18.

Stayawayfromnegativepeople.Whensomeoneisnegative,hespreadsnegativityandyouget

affected.Alwaysstayingwithsuchpeoplewillhavelong-terminfluenceonyourcharacter.Sothink

aboutyourcompany.

Don'tthinkaboutotherstoomuch.

Rememberthegreatsaying:19;Averagemindsdiscussevents;Highermindsdiscussideas

andgreatmindsactinsilent.Don'tallowyourbraintocompareyourselftoothers.Don'tbejealous.

Thisharmsyoursoulandtakesawayyourmentalpeace.

Ignoreyourthoughtsaboutbeingunlucky.

Badluckhappenstoeveryone.Time,whethergoodorbad,passesquickly.20.Believein

thepowerofnow.Believeinyourskills.Workhardandyouwillgetwhatyoufeelyou'reworthy

of.

Withthesesuggestions,Ibelieveyoucanbringmajorchangesinyourlifestyleandattainback

yourmentalpeace.

A.Smallmindsdiscusspeople

B.Itwilldisturbyourmentalpeace

C.Surroundyourselfwithpositivepeople

D.Bringpositiveenergywithyouwhereveryougo

E.Itishardtokeepyourmindawayfrombadthings

F.Developthepowerofnotlookingbackintoyourpast

G.Nowyourpuremindbecomesimpurewhenyouarestressful

第二部分語言運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題;每小題1分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。

Dopeoplemakecampfiresanymore?Fmacampfiregirlatheart.Itallbeganwitha21in

aparkinNewYorkCity.WhenIwasalittleskirt-wearingfive-year-old,myfamily22in

NewYorkforasummer.MyfatherandIwouldgooutearlytowalkthedog.

Onemorning,asmyfatherthrewsticksfbrthedog,Istarted23sticksofmyown.Always

readytoplayandteach,mydadshowedmehowto24acampfire.Hetookmysticksand

helpedme25manydifferenttwigs（小樹枝）.Hestartedwithatepeeshape（圓錐帳篷形）,

26placingsticksontopoftheothers.Hewarnedmenottopackthestickstootightlytogether,

sotheaircould27andfeedthefire.WhileIworkedonthe"A"structureoftepeeandothers,

thesoundsofthecitydiedaway.

Severalyearslater,atsummercamp,wehada（n）28:whocouldmakeacampfirethe

fastest?MylessonsintheparkinNewYorkCitywere29.IusedthecaA,9structureandblew

gently,givingtheflame30airtogrowandlightthelargersticks.

WhenIgrewup,Istilltookspecial31inbuildingcampfires.ThenIwouldgetitburning,

makingasmallfireto32.DadandIatelotsof33overourfires-potatoesand

just-caughtfish.

Thethicklyleafedtreesoftheparkgavewaytopines,butthekinship(血緣關(guān)系)Iexperienced

withmydadremainedthe34.1washiscampfiregirl,sharinghisloveoftheoutdoorsandhis

skillwitha(n)35.Wewerebuildingsomethingtowarmusthenandnow.

21A.picnicB.partyC.showD.walk

22.A.exploredB.livedC.performedD.hid

23.A.runningafterB.checkingwithC.handingoverD.pickingup

24.A.buildB.findC.useD.design

25.A.replaceB.borrowC.collectD.count

26.A.strictlyB.correctlyC.carefullyD.nervously

27.A.flowB.goC.riseD.remain

28.A.taskB.interviewC.celebrationD.competition

29.A.hardB.helpfulC.interestingD.expensive

30.A.noB.onlyC.anyD.enough

31.A.pleasureB.practiceC.prideD.part

32.A.lightB.observeC.cookD.share

33.A.mealsB.fruitsC.meatD.bread

34.A.firstB.bestC.sameD.biggest

35.A.experimentB.fireC.tripD.holiday

第二節(jié)(共10小題;每小題1.5分,滿分15分)

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

Mostofusmightthinkthattheworld'soldestcolourisblackordarkgrey.However,36.

一(scientist)havediscoveredthatbrightpinkistheoldest37.(know)colour.

Researcherslookedat1.1-billion-year-oldrocksdeepbeneaththeSaharaDesert.38.

(make)powderfromtherocks,theyfoundabrightpinkcolour.DrNurGueneli39.came

fromtheAustralianNationalUniversityledtheresearch.Shesaidthecolourwasproducedby

ancientorganisms(有機(jī)體)thatlivedinoldoceansthataresooldandnolongerexist.Atthattime,

tinyorganismswere40.largestlifeformsontheearth.

DrGuenelisaidherfirst41.(react)wascompleteamazement.Shesaidherteam

thoughttherockpowdermightturnblackintheirexperiments.Instead,itturnedpink.Another

researchersaid,“DrGuenelicamerunningintomyofficeandsaid,"Lookatthis,'andsheshowed

thisbrightpinkmaterial.'Itturnedout42.(be)arealcolour,1.1billionyearsolD.The

rockscouldcontainothercolours,fromabloodred43.adeeppurple.Gueneli44.

(explain)howimportantherfindwas.Shesaid,"Imagineyoucouldfindafossilized

dinosaurskinthatstillhasitsoriginalcolour一greenorblue.Thatis45.(exact)thetype

ofdiscoverythatwe'vemade.”

第三部分寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)

第一節(jié)(滿分15分)

假定你是李華，你的英國筆友David下周三將來你所在的城市旅游，但你有事無法去機(jī)場接

他。請(qǐng)你給他發(fā)一封電子郵件，要點(diǎn)如下：

1.表示歉意并說明理由；

2.安排他人接機(jī)。

注意：

1.詞數(shù)80左右；

2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；

3.開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。

DearDavid,

IamveryhappytoknowthatyouarecomingtovisitmycitynextWednesday.

I'mexpectingyourarrivalandhopeyouwillenjoyyourstayheresincerely.

Yours,

LiHua

第二節(jié)（滿分25分）

閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。

EmilyWhitecametotheworld17yearsago,withsomanybirthproblemsinherbody.Someof

herorgans,bonesandmuscleswereoutofshape.Nooneexpectedhertosurvivelong.Shedid

makeitbutwithherstrangebodyfigure,everyonecouldrecognizeher,evenfromadistance.

Inherhometown,ayearlyoutdoorperformancewasheldintheschoolauditorium（禮堂）.Ithad

beenperformedforsomanyyearsandactuallyhadbecomeoneofthemostimportanteventsofthe

Christmasseasonformanyofthetown'speople.

Manypeopletriedouteachyearforit,butsomanywereturnedaway.Itcanonlyincludethe

mostexcellentpeopleinthefield.

Emilyhadabeautifulsingingvoice.LastyearshewenttoMrs.Owens一hermusicteacherto

asktojoinintheperformance.Withoutlettinghersing,Mrs.OwenstookaglanceatEmily'sbody

andsaid,“Child,youarejustnotsuitable.Everyonewouldstareatyouandthatwouldmakeyou

uncomfortable.Itwouldmakethemuncomfortable,too.^^

Withoutsingingasinglenote,Emilywassentbackthroughthedoorofthechoralroom.Hurt

andupset,shedecidednevertotryoutagain.ButMrsOwensthenretired.

Thisyear,therecameanewmusicteacher,MrButler.HeheardaboutEmilyandsuggestedthat

shehaveatry.

Emilydidn'twanttoberejectedagain,soshehesitatedaboutit.AsEmilystruggled,thedoor

waspushedopenandMrButlercalled,"'Emily,you'renext."Kindofnervousasshewas,Emilydid

asMrButlertoldherto.MrButlersatbythepianotoaccompanyEmilyonthepiano.WhenEmily

finishedhertestingperformance,shethankedMrButlerandknewtheresultwouldbepostedonthe

doorofthechoralroomthenextday.

Emilycouldn'tsleepthatnight.Shetossedandturnedinbedonethousandtimes.Shewas

sufferingfromthefeelingsthatshedidn'tfitandthegreatneedtobeaccepted.Bythenextmorning,

herstomachwaseveninpainduetostress.

注意:1.續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右；

2.請(qǐng)按如下格式在相應(yīng)位置作答。

Emilyhurriedtothechoralroomandanxiouslyglancedatthelistonthedoor.

Finally,thedayofperformancecame.

【解析版】

2021屆高三英語新高考模擬試題05

（建議用時(shí)：100分鐘）

第一部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題;每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

A

SallyTamisinterviewingAmyBaines,aworkingmomwhousestheInternetatworktowatch

herthree-year-oldsonwhileheisathisdaycare.

Sally:HowdoyougettoseeHarryduringtheday?

Amy:Thedaycarecenterhasavideocamerathatisconnectedtoaspecialwebsite.WhenI

wanttoseehim,Icancallupthewebsiteonmycomputerandseethecenteronmyscreen.

Sally:Howdoesthatmakeyoufeel?

Amy:Wonderful.Forexample,whenIdroppedHarryoffatthecenteryesterday,hestartedto

cry.Ifeltbad,butIneededtogettowork.Thenatwork,Iwassoworried.Ikeptthinkingabout

Harry.SoIwenttothewebsite.IcouldseeHarryplayingagame,ashappyashecouldbe.Itmade

mefeelbetter.Whatarelief!Icouldgoonwithmywork.

Sally:Dothedaycareworkerslikeit?

Amy:Atfirst,theyfeltself-conscious（難為情的）.Butnow,theydon'tseemtonotice.The

activityinthedaycarecentergoesonasusual.

Sally:Isthisagoodsystemforthedaycarecentertohave?

Amy:Ithinkso.IfsgoodbecauseIcanfindoutwhetherthecenterisdoinggoodworkwith

Harry.Icanseewhetherheishappyandgettingenoughattentionfromtheteachers.

Sally:Arethereanyotherbenefitstothissystem?

Amy:Yes.Myparents,wholive2,000milesaway,canseetheirfirstgrandchildlearningtodo

allofthoseactivities:readingandwritingforthefirsttime.Onetime,Harrywrote,"Hi.Grandpa.M

andheldituptothescreen.Myfatherwassohappy.WiththeInternet,it'sasthoughwewere

livinginthesamehouse.

1.WhatcanwelearnaboutAmy?

A.SheisaddictedtotheInternet.

B.Sheworksatadaycarecenter.

C.Shelivesseparatelyfromherson.

D.Sheisbusywithherworkandfamily.

2.Howdodaycareworkersreacttothevideosystemnow?

A.Theyfeeluneasyaboutit.

B.Theyhavegotusedtoit.

C.Theycarefullyavoidit.

D.Theyoftenturnitoff.

3.WhatdoAmyandherparentsthinkofthevideosystem?

A.Itisconvenient.

B.Itneedsimprovement.

C.Itmakesthemnervous.

D.Itdisturbstheirprivacy.

【語篇解讀】本文為SallyTam與AmyBaines之間的訪談錄。

【答案與解析】

1.D推斷題。根據(jù)第1段中的aworkingmomwhousestheInternetatworktowatchher

three-year-oldsonwhileheisathisdaycare可知，AmyBaines忙于家庭和工作。

2.B細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第7段中的“Butnow,theydon'tseemtonotice.“可知，托兒中心的護(hù)工已經(jīng)

習(xí)慣了攝像機(jī)的存在。

3.A推斷題。根據(jù)Amy所說的“Wonderful."和"It'sgoodbecauseIcanfindoutwhetherthe

centerisdoinggoodworkwithHarry.”以及最后一段中的"WiththeInternet,it9sasthoughwe

werelivinginthesamehouse.”可知,Amy和她的父母認(rèn)為托兒所的攝像系統(tǒng)很方便。

B

ChildrenfromfourBuckinghamshireprimaryschoolsvisitedEpilepsySocietytoplanta

hedge（樹籬）aspartofaPlant-fbr-the-Planetproject.Thechildrenfromtheseschoolswereplanting

ahedgeinthegardenoftheQueenElizabethHouseatthecharityinChalfontStPeter.

Plant-for-the-Planetgiveschildrenacrosstheglobetheopportunitytolearnaboutthethreatsof

globalwanningtotheenvironment,andthenputtheirnewknowledgeintopracticeastheyplant

newtrees.

ThedaywasorganisedbyBobSherrenwhoshowedthechildrenhowtoplantthe

planet-friendlylineoftreesinprotectivechambers（防護(hù)室）toshieldthemfromhungrywildlifeas

theysettleintheirroots.Bobsaid,“Thedayreallywasthat'ThinkingGlobally,ActingLocally'

wasputintoaction.Thechildrenlearnedabouttheimportanceofplantingtreesasawayofhelping

tobringaboutclimatejusticeformanylivinginpoorernationsandofcourseenjoyedplantingthe

treestoo."Theeventualhedge,whichwillgrowtofullsizeovertenyearsbehindtheQueen

ElizabethHouse,ismadeupoftreessuchasoaks,silverbirchesandsoon.

Bobadded,"ThechildrenwerealsoabletohelppeoplelivingatEpilepsySocietybecausethey

willgainsomewell-neededprivacyfromthehedgeintime.Thenaturalwildlifebenefitstoofrom

thefruitsandnutsthatahedgemadefromnativespeciescanprovideaswellasthepossibilityfor

anynumberofnestingsites.”

EmmaDarlington,EpilepsySociety'svolunteerofficer,said,“Ithinkit'ssoimportantto

encouragetheyoungergenerationthatthefutureisintheirhandsandthattheycanmakea

difference,whetheritisthroughtakingpartinprojectslikethisorspreadingawareness.Wehope

theylearnalittlebitabouttheworkwedoatEpilepsySocietytoo——thetreestheyplantedwillbe

enjoyedbyeveryonehereforyearstocome.^^

4.WhatisthepurposeofthePlant-for-the-Planetproject?

A.Tohelpchildrenlearnmoreaboutsociety.

B.Toofferchildrencolourfulafter-schoolactivities.

C.Toraisechildren'sawarenessofglobalwarming.

D.Toteachchildrenhowtoprotectnaturalwildlife.

5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“shield“inParagraph2probablymean?

A.Separate.B.Take.C.Get.D.Protect.

6.HowdidBobSherrenfeelafterorganisingthisactivity?

A.Tired.B.Proud.C.Discouraged.D.Peaceful.

7.WhatcanwelearnfromEmmaDarlington'swordsinthelastparagraph?

A.Shehopestopopularizevolunteeringwork.

B.Shetriestodrivethechildrentostudyhard.

C.Sheexpectsthechildrentotakepositiveaction.

D.Shebelievestheyoungergenerationarepromising.

【語篇解讀】來自Buckinghamshire四所小學(xué)的學(xué)生參加Plant-for-the-Planet項(xiàng)目的種樹活動(dòng)，

為遏制全球變暖貢獻(xiàn)自己的力量。

【答案與解析】

4.C細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第1段中的Plant-for-the-Planetgiveschildrenacrosstheglobetheopportunity

tolearnaboutthethreatsofglobalwarmingtotheenvironment可知，該項(xiàng)目的目的是提升孩子

們對(duì)全球變暖的認(rèn)識(shí)。

5.D詞義推斷題。根據(jù)第2段中的planttheplanet-friendlylineoftreesinprotectivechambers

可知，將樹種在防護(hù)室的目的是保護(hù)樹免遭饑餓的動(dòng)物破壞。

6.B推斷題。根據(jù)第2段中的Bobsaid,"Thedayreallywas...enjoyedplantingthetreestoo."可

知,Bob為組織這次活動(dòng)而感到自豪。

7.C推斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Ithinkit'ssoimportantto...spreadingawareness.”可知，她期

望孩子們能有所作為并能積極參與到應(yīng)對(duì)全球變暖的行動(dòng)中。

C

Sheleadsashortlife,butaveryrichone.Shewearsmanybeautifulandexpensivedressesand

wonderfulfurs,andsheisseeninthebeststores.Shehaspeopletodressherandkeepherface

pretty.Still,eventhoughshehasthousandsofadmirers,sherarelysmiles.Althoughsheisbeautiful,

sherarelymeetsmenofherownkind.Sheis,asyoumighthaveguessed,themannequin（人體模特）

wholooksdreamyfromthewindowsofstores.

Someofthepeoplewhodesignwindowdisplaysthinkofmannequinsonlyasobjectstowork

with,butmostofthepeoplewhomakeuseofthefigurescallthembyname.Althoughamannequin

hasanumbergiventoitbytheproducer,itisveryoftenknownbythenameofthewomanwho

modeledforit.

Whatthestoreslookfbrthesedaysisinteresting,ratherthanperfectfaces.LikeSaraKapp's,

forexample.Sheisaprofessionalmodelwhoselookalike,producedbytheAdelRootstein

company,isnowpopular.Sara'slongnoseandhergreeneyesmakeherfaceunusualratherthan

beautiful.

Asfashionschange,notonlyaretherechangesinfaces,butchangesinposestoo.Thefigures

havebecomemorerealistic.Untilafewyearsago,mannequinsweremadewithouttoes.Butnow

thatopenshoeshavebecomepopular,toesarenecessary."Whentrouserswereverypopular,

mannequinsstooddifferently,“saysCandyPratts,whodirectswindowdesignersat

Bloomingdale^,alargeNewYorkstore."Nowtheystandinamorerelaxedwaythatisbetterfbr

dresses/9

Eventhoughamannequingetsexcellentcare,herlifeinagoodstoreisnotlikelytobemore

thantwoyears.Bloomingdale'shas160mannequinsinuse,andCandyPrattssaysherdepartment

buyssomenewoneseverytwomonths.Andthat,sheadds,iswhyit'sbestnottogetusedtoany

particularmannequin.atWhenIgetafavorite,Ihatetoseehergo.”

8.Howdomostwindowdisplaydesignersrefertoamannequin?

A.Byitssex.

B.Byitsnumber.

C.Bythenameofitsdesigner.

D.Bythenameofthemodelitwasbasedon.

9.Whatkindofmanneq