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LONDON（Reuters）—Quietplease—Britain9sQueenElizabethispreparingtohave

herswanscounted.

BuckinghamPalacehasannouncedthattheannualSwanUpping,atraditiondating

backtothe12thcenturywhichinvolvesacensusoftheswanpopulationontheRiver

Thames,willbeconductedbytheQueen9sofficialSwanMarkerfromJuly2024.

“WiththeassistanceoftheQueen'sSwanWarden,ProfessorChristopherPerrinsof

theUniversityofOxford,theswansandyoungcygnets（小天鵝）arealsoassessedforany

signsofinjuryordisease9"BuckinghamPalacesaidinannouncingthecount.

TheprocessinvolvestheSwanMarker,DavidBarber,rowinguptheThamesforfive

dayswiththeSwanWardenintraditionalskiffswhilewearingspecialscarletuniformsand

counting,weighingandmeasuringswansandcygnets.

Itmayseemeccentric,butitisveryimportanttotheQueen,Accordingtocustom,

Britain9ssovereignownsallunmarked,muteswansinopenwater,buttheQueennow

exercisestherightonlyonstretchesoftheThamesanditsnearbytributaries.

Inmedievaltimes,theSwanMarkerwouldnotonlytraveluptherivercountingthe

swans,butwouldcatchasmanyaspossibleastheyweresoughtafterforbanquetsand

feasts.

Thisyear,theSwanMarkerandtheSwanWardenareparticularlykeentodiscover

howmuchdamageisbeingcausedtoswansandcygnetsbyattacksfromdogsandfrom

discardedfishingtackle（漁具）.

ItisalsoanimportantyearbecauseQueenElizabethhasdecidedtojoinherteamof

SwanUppersforpartofthecensus.Shewillfollowthemuptheriverandvisitalocalschool

projectonthewholesubjectofswans,cygnetsandtheThames.

“EducationandconservationareessentialtotheroleofSwanUppingandthe

involvementofschoolchildrenisalwaysarewardingexperience,“BuckinghamPalacesaid.

［語(yǔ)篇解讀］泰晤士河上每年都要舉行一個(gè)重要的活動(dòng)：數(shù)天鵝。英國(guó)皇室的這一傳統(tǒng)

已經(jīng)延續(xù)了好幾個(gè)世紀(jì)。

1.Inmedievaltimes,?

A.swanswerebetterprotectedthannow

B.alotofswanswerekilledbydogs

C.swanswereadeliciousdishonroyalbanquets

D.commonpeoplecouldcatchtheswans

［解析］細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從文章倒數(shù)第四段可知，在中世紀(jì)天鵝被捉住，然后成為皇家宴

會(huì)上的美味。

［答案］C

2.Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheprocessofcountingtheswans?

A.remainsalmostunchangedinthepastyears

B.involvesalotofroyalmembers

C.sometimeslastslongerthanbefore

D.isalwaysguardedbyspecialsoldiers

［解析］推理判斷題。從文章第四段對(duì)數(shù)天鵝過(guò)程的描述以及參與清點(diǎn)的官員的穿著打

扮可知，其過(guò)程幾乎沒(méi)有變化，因?yàn)檫@是一項(xiàng)傳統(tǒng)活動(dòng)。

［答案］A

3.Thisyear,theSwanMarkerandtheSwanWardenmainlywanttofindout.

A.theexactnumberofswansandcygnets

B.howalocalschoolprojectisgoingon

C.howmuchdamagetheswansandcygnetssuffer

D.howeducationandconservationarecarriedoutalongtheThames

［解析］細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從文章倒數(shù)第三段內(nèi)容可知答案為C。

［答案］C

4.Whichofthefollowingisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Britain9sQueenisconcernedaboutswans.

B.Britain9sQueenordersacountofswans.

C.AnoldtraditioninBuckinghamPalace.

D.QueenElizabethwillcountswansherself.

［解析］主旨大意題。文章第一段是本文的主題段，英國(guó)女王下令清點(diǎn)泰晤士河上的天

鵝的數(shù)量。

［答案］B

5.Theunderlinedword“tributaries”canbebestreplacedby.

A.districtsB.banks

C.treesD.branches

［解析］詞義理解題。根據(jù)語(yǔ)境和常識(shí)可知，此處是指在泰晤士河及其支流上生活的天

鵝。故答案為D。

［答案］D

［長(zhǎng)難句解讀］Inmedievaltimes,theSwanMarkerwouldnotonlytraveluptheriver

countingtheswans,butwouldcatchasmanyaspossibleastheyweresoughtafterfor

banquetsandfeasts.在中世紀(jì)，負(fù)責(zé)清點(diǎn)天鵝的人不僅沿河清點(diǎn)天鵝的數(shù)量，還會(huì)盡可能多

地捕捉一些，因?yàn)樘禊Z當(dāng)時(shí)是宴會(huì)桌上的美餐。

本句是一個(gè)并列句，notonly...but（also）...引導(dǎo)并列句，后面的as引導(dǎo)原因狀語(yǔ)從句。

B

Happinessiscontagious,researchersreportedonThursday.

Peoplewiththemostsocialconnections—spouses,friends,neighborsandrelatives—

werealsothehappiest,thedatashowed."Eachadditionalhappypersonmakesyou

happier,”Christakissaid.

“ImaginethatIamconnectedtoyouandyouareconnectedtoothersandothersare

connectedtostillothers.Itisthisfabricofhumanity,likeanAmericanpatchquilt.”

Eachpersonsitsonadifferentcoloredpatch.^Imaginethatthesepatchesarehappy

andunhappypatches.Yourhappinessdependsonwhatisgoingoninthepatcharound

you,“Christakissaid.

“Itisnotjusthappypeopleconnectingwithhappypeople,whichtheydo.Aboveand

beyond,thereisthiscontagiousprocessgoingon.”

Andhappinessismorecontagiousthanunhappiness,theydiscovered.

“Ifasocialcontactishappy,itincreasesthelikelihoodthatyouarehappyby15

percent,"Fowlersaid.“Afriendofafriend,orthefriendofaspouseorasibling（兄弟姐妹）,

iftheyarehappy,increasesyourchancesby10percent,“headded.

Ahappythirddegreefriend—thefriendofafriendofafriend—increasesa

person'schancesofbeinghappyby6percent.

“Buteveryextraunhappyfriendincreasesthelikelihoodthatyou'llbeunhappyby7

percent,“Fowlersaid.

Thefindingisinterestinganditisuseful,too,Fowlersaid.

“Amongotherbenefits,happinesshasbeenshowntohaveanimportanteffecton

reducedmortality（死亡率）,painreduction,andimprovedcardiac。心臟的）function.So

betterunderstandingofhowhappinessspreadscanhelpuslearnhowtopromoteahealthier

society,“hesaid.

Thestudyalsofitsinwithotherdatasuggestedin1984thathaving$5,000extra

increasedaperson'schancesofbecominghappierbyabout2percent.

“Ahappyfriendisworthabout$20,000,“Christakissaid.

［語(yǔ)篇解讀］美國(guó)科學(xué)家的一項(xiàng)最新研究成果表明，快樂(lè)感可以互相傳遞。這項(xiàng)研究成

果為我們構(gòu)建更為健康、和諧的社會(huì)提供了依據(jù)和方法。

1.Accordingtotheresearch,yourhappiness?

A.hasnothingtodowithyourworkmatesorschoolmates

B.hassomethingtodowithanyonewhohasacloserelationshipwithyou

C.dependsonthosewhoareinfavourofyouorareagainstyou

D.haslittletodowithwhatsocialconnectionsyouhave

l解析］推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段、第三段內(nèi)容可知，快樂(lè)感會(huì)不斷傳遞和擴(kuò)散，你的

配偶、朋友、鄰居、親戚等的快樂(lè)指數(shù)會(huì)直接影響你的快樂(lè)程度，故選B。

［答案］B

2.Theunderlinedword“contagious”inthefirstparagraphmeans.

A.infectiousB.beautiful

C.effectiveD.prior

［解析］詞義猜測(cè)題。第一句是全文的主題句。由文章第二、三、四段可知，快樂(lè)感可

以在人們之間傳播，故contagious的意思是“有感染力的，有傳染性的”。

［答案］A

3.Itcanbeinferredthat.

A.happinessspreadsasfastandwidelyasunhappiness

B.unhappinessspreadsfasterandmorewidelythanhappiness

C.happinessspreadsfasterandmorewidelythanunhappiness

D.thespreadofunhappinesshasnotbeenstudiedbyresearchers

［解析］推理判斷題。根據(jù)第六段“Andhappinessismorecontagiousthanunhappiness,

theydiscovered.M一句可推知選Co

［答案］C

4.Whichofthefollowingwillincreaseyourchancesofbecominghappiermost?

A.Beinginapartywithahappyatmosphere.

B.Ahappyexperienceofyourbrotheroryourparents.

C.Ahappytriptoaforeigncountryofyourfriends.

D.Happinessofyourfriend'sfriend.

［解析］事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第七、第八段講述的別人的快樂(lè)感對(duì)你的影響幾率可知，排

在最前的是“Ifasocialcontactishappy”，故選A。

［答案］A

5.WhatdoesChristakismeanbysaying"Ahappyfriendisworthabout$20,000”？

A.Ahappyfriendcanhelpyoubringinawealthof$20,000.

B.Ahappyfriendisawealthwhichisworthabout$20,000.

C.Ahappyfriendincreasesyourchancesofbeinghappyby2%.

D.Ahappyfriendincreasesyourchancesofbeinghappyby8%.

［解析］句意理解題。結(jié)合上一段中的“thathaving$5,000extraincreasedaperson's

chancesofbecominghappierbyabout2percent”可知，一個(gè)快樂(lè)的朋友帶給你的快樂(lè)相當(dāng)

于大約$20,000帶給你的快樂(lè)，也就是$5,000的四倍，即一個(gè)快樂(lè)的朋友給你帶來(lái)快樂(lè)的幾

率為8%,故選D。

［答案］D

［長(zhǎng)難句解讀］Thestudyalsofitsinwithotherdatasuggestedin1984thathaving

$5,000extraincreasedaperson'schancesofbecominghappierbyabout2percent.

該句為主從復(fù)合句，主句為Thestudyalsofitsinwithotherdata,suggestedin1984為

過(guò)去分詞作定語(yǔ)修飾data,后面that引導(dǎo)的是同位語(yǔ)從句，說(shuō)明data的內(nèi)容。該從句的主

語(yǔ)為having$5,000extra,aperson'schances為賓語(yǔ)，ofbecominghappier為定語(yǔ)修飾

chances,byabout2percent為程度狀語(yǔ)。

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TheParthenoninAthensisabuildingwithalongandcomplexhistory.Builtnearly

2,500yearsagoasatemplecelebratingtheGreekgoddessAthena,itwasforthousandsof

yearsthechurchoftheVirginMaryoftheAthenians,thenamosque（清真寺），andfinallya

ruin.Thebuildingwaschangedandthesculpturesmuchdamagedoverthecenturies.By

1800onlyabouthalfoftheoriginalsculpturaldecorationremained.

Between1801and1805,LordElgin,theBritishambassadortotheOttomanEmpire,

whichcontrolledAthens,actingwiththefullknowledgeandpermissionoftheOttoman

authoritiestremovedabouthalfoftheremainingsculpturesfromthefallenruinsandfrom

thebuildingitself.LordElginlovedGreekhistoryandtransportedthesculpturesbackto

Britain.ThearrivalofthesculpturesinLondonhadahugeeffectontheEuropeanpublic,

greatlyincreasinginterestinancientGreekcultureandinfluencingcontemporaryartistic

trends.ThesesculptureswereacquiredfromLordElginbytheBritishMuseumin1816and

sincethentheyhaveallbeenondisplaytothepublic,freeofcharge.

Sincetheearly1980s,however,theGreekgovernmenthasarguedforthepermanent

removaltoAthensofalltheParthenonsculpturesintheBritishMuseum.Theyhavealso

challengedtheBritishMuseumBoardofTrustees9legaltitletothesculptures.

TheBritishMuseum,however,insiststhatitexiststotellthestoryofcultural

achievementthroughouttheworld,fromthedawnofhumanhistoryovertwomillionyears

agountilthepresentday.Themuseumconsidersitselfanimportantresourcefortheworld:

thebreadthanddepthofitscollectionallowstheworldpublictoreexaminecultural

identitiesandexplorethecomplexnetworkofinterconnectedworldcultures.

Italsosaysthat,withinthecontextofthisunparalleledcollection,theParthenon

sculpturesareanimportantrepresentationofancientAtheniancivilization.Eachyear

millionsofvisitorsadmiretheartistryofthesculpturesandgaininsightsonhowancient

Greeceinfluenced—andwasinfluencedby—theothercivilizationsthatitencountered.

1.FormostofitshistorypeoplewenttotheParthenonto?

A.admirethegoddessAthena

B.praytotheirgod

C.searchforsculptures

D.learnaboutitscomplexhistory

［答案］B

2.Theunderlineduif9(inParagraph4)refersto"

A.theBritishMuseum

B.theGreekgovernment

C.theParthenon

D.theBritishMuseumBoardofTrustees

［答案］A

3.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.ThesculpturesintroducedancientGreekculturetothewest.

B.AncientGreekculturehasgreatlyinfluencedworldculture.

C.TheBritishMuseumhasmademuchmoneyfromtheParthenonsculptures.

D.TheBritishMuseumistheplacemostcapableofpreservingthesesculptures.

［答案］B

4.WhatcanwelearnaboutLordElginfromthepassage?

A.HeisgreatlyadmiredinGreece.

B.HeworkedfortheOttomanEmpire.

C.HesavedtheParthenonsculpturesfrombeingdestroyed.

D.HehadadeepinterestinGreekculture.

［答案］D

5.Theauthor'smainintentioninwritingthispassageistotell?

A.thehistoryoftheParthenonanditssculptures

B.whatpeoplecanseeintheBritishMuseum

C.whytheBritishMuseumrefusestoreturnthesculptures

D.theinfluenceofGreeceonBritishculture

［答案］c

4)

IfyoutraveltoanewexhibitattheSanFranciscoConservatoryofFlowers,youwill

havechancestoseesomemeat-eatingplants.Takebladderworts,akindofsuchplant,for

example.Theyappearsosmallandgrowinaquietpond.Butthesearethefastest-known

killersoftheplantkingdom,abletocaptureasmallinsectin1/50ofasecondusingatrap

door!

Oncethetrapdoorclosesonthevictim,theenzymes（酶）similartothoseinthehuman

stomachslowlydigesttheinsect.Whendinnerisover,theplantopensthetrapdoorandis

readytotrapagain.

Meat-eatingplantsgrowmostlyinwetareaswithsoilthatdoesn9toffermuchfood

value.Insuchconditions,theseamazingplantshavedevelopedinsecttrapstogettheir

nutritionalneedsoverthousandsofyears.NorthAmericahasmoresuchplantsthanany

othercontinent.

Generallyspeaking,thetrapsmayhaveattractiveappearancetofooltheeye,like

pitcherplants,whichgettheirnamebecausetheylooklikebeautifulpitchers（acontainer

likeabottle）fullofnectar（花蜜）.

TheAsianpitcherplant,forexample,hasbrightcolorsandanattractivehalf-closedlid.

Curiousinsectsaretemptedtocomecloseandtakeasip,andthenslidedowntheslippery

（光滑的）slopetotheirdeaths.

Hair-likegrowthsalongthepitcherwallsensurethatnothingcabescape,andthe

digestiveenzymescangettowork.Atinyinsectcanbedigestedinafewhours,butafly

takesacoupleofdays.

Someofthesepitchersarelargeenoughtoholdtwogallons.Meateatingplantsonly

eatpeopleinsciencefictionmovies,butsometimesabirdorothersmallanimalswill

discoverthatapitcherplantisn91agoodplacetogetadrink.

［語(yǔ)篇解讀］本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，介紹了一些特別的植物——靠捕食動(dòng)物獲得生長(zhǎng)所需

養(yǎng)分的“食肉植物”。

1.Fromthefirstparagraph,wecanknowthatbladderwortscan?

A.capture50smallinsectsinasecond

B.captureaninsectintheshortesttime

C.befoundfloatingonaquietlake

D.digestaninsectin1/50ofasecond

［解析］細(xì)節(jié)理解題。第一段指出,bladderworts能在1/50秒的時(shí)間內(nèi)捕獲一只小昆蟲(chóng),

是植物中已知的捕獲動(dòng)物速度最快的，因此選B。

［答案］B

2.Ifthetrapdoorofameateatingplantisclosed,theplant?

A.isfoolinginsectsintotakingasip

B.isproducingnectar

C.istemptinginsectstocomedose

D.isenjoyingadinner

［解析］細(xì)節(jié)判斷題。第二段說(shuō)，一旦“陷阱門”將獵物關(guān)起來(lái)，類似于人胃里的那些消

化酶就開(kāi)始慢慢地消化它了，由此判斷D正確。

［答案］D

3.Meateatingplantscangrowinwetandpoorsoilbecausethey.

A.cangetnutritionfromanimals

B.don'tneedmuchfoodvalue

C.canmakethemostofsuchconditions

D.havedevelopeddigestiveenzymes

［解析］推理判斷題。這些植物生長(zhǎng)在潮濕貧瘠的土壤中，為獲得生長(zhǎng)所需的養(yǎng)分，在

數(shù)千年的進(jìn)化中，它們演化出了捕獲昆蟲(chóng)的“陷阱”，由此推出它們主要從動(dòng)物中獲取養(yǎng)分,

而不是從土壤中獲取養(yǎng)分。

［答案］A

4.WhichofthefollowingisthepictureoftheAsianpitcherplant?

［解析］推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四、五、六段可知亞洲捕蟲(chóng)草主要有這些特征：狀如水瓶,

顏色鮮亮，有半掩的蓋子，綜合此三項(xiàng)可知，只有A項(xiàng)最合適。

［答案］A

5.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.SouthAsiahasthemostmeateatingplants.

B.Someofthemeateatingplantscaneveneatahuman.

C.Hairlikegrowthsintheplantshelptrapinsects.

D.Thetrapsoftheseplantshaveadullcolor.

［解析］細(xì)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)文章第三段最后一句可知，北美洲的食肉植物最多，故A

錯(cuò)。從最后一段中的第二句可知，食肉植物是不吃人的，所以B項(xiàng)錯(cuò)。從文章倒數(shù)第二段

可知，這些須狀的東西可以防止小昆蟲(chóng)逃跑，故C項(xiàng)正確。從文章第四段可知，食肉植物

為了吸引昆蟲(chóng)一般有漂亮的外形，故D項(xiàng)錯(cuò)。

［答案］C

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Afteryearsofresearchandtesting,thehybridcarwasdevelopedandputonthe

market.Ifsaninterestingandexcitingnewimprovementintoday'sworldaswelookfor

betterwaystoprotectthequalityoftheairwebreatheandconserveournaturalresources.

Thequalityofourairisaffectedbymanydifferentthings.Butoneofthelargest

sourcesofairpollutionistheburningoffossilfuelssuchascoalandgasolinewhichisused

topoweracar'sengine.TheEPAhassetnationalstandardstohelpcontrolthelevelof

harmfulpollutantssentoffintotheair,andtheautomobileindustryhasactedbyproducing

ahybridcarthatuseslessgasandthereforecauseslesspollution.

Ahybridcarisacombinationofaregularcarthatrunsongasolineandanelectriccar

thatisbatterypowered.Somepeopletendtothinkthatsincethehybridcarispartially

electric,youhavetoplugitintochargeit.Butthat'snothowitworks.The144volt

batterypackisactuallyrechargedthroughtheenergythatisproducedwhenthecar's

brakesareused.Thisisreferredtoas^regenerativebraking”,becauseitgenerates

electricity.

Althoughthehybridcarstillrunsongasolinemostofthetime,thishelpsituselessgas

thanaregularcar.Whenthedriverstopsatatrafficlight,theengineautomaticallyshutsoff

tosavefuel.Then,assoonasthedriverputsthecaringearandtouchesthegaspedal,the

enginestartsbackup.

Haveyoueverriddeninacarwithsomeonewhoranoutofgas?Thatprobably

wouldn5thappenifyouwereridinginahybridcar.Itflashesawarningonitscomputer

screenthatsays,“Iamlowongas”.Whenitcompletelyrunsout,thewarningreads9"YOU

ARENOWOUTOFGAS!”Thentheelectricpowersupplykicksintoletthedrivertravel

afewmoremilestoagasstation.

［語(yǔ)篇解讀］本文主要介紹了一種新型汽車hybridcars的優(yōu)點(diǎn)和生產(chǎn)這種汽車的原因。

1.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thehybridcarwillbeputonthemarket.

B.Hybridcarsrunfasterthanregularcars.

C.Whenthehybridcarstopsatatrafficlight,thedriverwillgetawarning.

D.Theburningoffossilfuelsisoneofthelargestsourcesofairpollution.

［解析］細(xì)節(jié)判斷題。根據(jù)第二段的“Butoneofthelargestsourcesofairpollutionisthe

burningoffossilfuelssuchascoalandgasolinewhichisusedtopoweracar'sengine.“可知

答案。

［答案］D

2.Accordingtothepassage,theword"hybrid”refersto.

A.ahightechdiscovery

B.energysaving

C.anewinvention

D.acombinationoftwothings

［解析］詞義猜測(cè)題。由文章的第三段的第一句"Ahybridcarisacombinationofa

regularcarthatrunsongasolineandanelectriccarthatisbatterypowered.“可知答案。

［答案］D

3.^Regenerativebreaking99Isanimportantprocessofthehybridcarbecause?

A.itallowsthecartocometoaquickstop

B.itgivesthedriverasmootherride

C.itproducesenergytochargethebattery

D.itcancontrolthespeedofthecar

［解析］細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由文章的第三段的“The144voltbatterypackis...becauseit

generateselectricity.”可知答案。

［答案］C

4.WhichofthefollowingisrightabouttheEPA?

A.Theydesignedhybridcars.

B.Theyoutlawed（宣布..為不合法）theburningoffossilfuels.

C.Theysetimportantguidelinesthathelpcontrolpollution.

D.Theirmainpurposeistoprotectendangeredplantsandanimals.

［解析］細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由文章的第二段的第三句可知答案。

［答案］C

5.Whichofthefollowingisthereasonfordevelopinghybridcars?

A.Theyuselessgasthanregularcars.

B.They'resafertodrivethanmostcars.

C.They'remoremodernthanothercars.

D.Theycostlessthanregularcars.

［解析］細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第四段的第一句"Althoughthehybridcarstillrunsongasoline

mostofthetime,thishelpsituselessgasthanaregularcar.”可知答案。

［答案］A

Bananasareoneoftheworld9smostimportantfoodcrops.Theyarealsooneofthe

mostvaluableexports.Bananasdonotgrowfromseeds.Instead,theygrowfromexisting

plants.Bananasarethreatenedbydiseasebecausealltheplantsonafarmarecopiesofeach

other.Theyallsharethesamegeneticweaknesses.Forexample,theCavendishbananais

mostpopularinNorthAmericanandEuropeanmarkets.However,somekindsoffungus

organismseasilyinfecttheCavendish.BlackSigatokadiseaseaffectstheleavesofCavendish

bananaplants.Thediseaseiscontrolledonlargefarmsbyputtingchemicalsontheplant9s

leaves.Farmersputanti-fungalchemicalsontheircropsuptoonceaweek.

Anotherfungaldiseaseismoreserious.Panamadiseaseattackstherootsofthebanana

plant.Thereisnochemicaltreatmentforthisdisease.Infectedplantsmustbedestroyed.

PanamadiseasehasaffectedcropsinSoutheastAsia,AustraliaandSouthAfrica.Thereis

concernthatitmayspreadtobananasgrownintheAmericas.Thiscouldthreatenan

importantexportproductforCentralandSouthAmerica.

TheInternationalNetworkfortheImprovementofBananaandPlantainsupports

researchonbananas.ThegrouphasheadquartersinFranceandotherofficesinthemajor

banana-growingareasoftheworld.Thegroupsaysthatmoreresearchmustbedoneto

developimprovedkindsofbananas.Thegroupsaysthatfungaldiseasesmainlyaffectonly

onekindofbanana.Infact,therearefivehundreddifferentkindsofbananas.Foodand

AgricultureOrganizationoftheUnitedNationshassaidthattheCavendishbanana

representsonly10%ofworldproduction.

TheU.N.agencysaysfarmersshouldgrowdifferentkindsofbananas.Thisprotects

againstdiseasesthataffectonlyonekind.Expertswarnthatdiseasemaycausethe

Cavendishbananatodisappear.Thishappenedearliertoanotherpopularbananabecause

ofitsgeneticweaknessagainstdisease.

［語(yǔ)篇解讀］香蕉由于遺傳性的抗病弱點(diǎn)，在不久的將來(lái)有的品種可能會(huì)消失。文章列

舉了兩種威脅Cavendish香蕉的真菌病，國(guó)際組織建議農(nóng)民種植更多種類的香蕉。

1.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytellus?

A.Bananasaretheworld5smostimportantfoodcrops.

B.Therisktoapopularbananashowsneedtogrowotherkinds.

C.Therearefivehundreddifferentkindsofbananas.

D.Howtogrowbananasindifferentcountries.

I解析］主旨大意題。根據(jù)全文內(nèi)容和結(jié)構(gòu)判斷，文章主要介紹威脅Cavendish香蕉的

真菌類疾病，進(jìn)而顯示出種植其他種類香蕉的必要性。故答案為B。

［答案］B

2.Bananasarethreatenedbydiseasebecause,

A.theygrowfromseeds

B.theyareoneofthemostvaluableexports

C.theonlywaytopreventitistoputchemicalsontheirleaves

D.theyhavegeneticweaknessesagainstdisease

［解析］細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段內(nèi)容可知，香蕉易受病害威脅是因?yàn)槠溥z傳上的抗病

弱點(diǎn)。后文也有敘述。

［答案］D

3.Panamadisease,

A.doesn'tbelongtofungaldisease

B.affectstheleavesofbananaplants

C.destroysbananasmoreseriouslythanBlackSigatokadisease

D.hasspreadtobananasallovertheworld

［解析］細(xì)節(jié)判斷題。根據(jù)第二段前兩句可知A項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤；根據(jù)第二段第二句可知這種疾

病威脅香蕉作物的根部，B項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤；根據(jù)第二段后三句可知，這種香蕉疾病已影響到東南

亞、澳大利亞和南非，有可能傳播到美洲，D項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤。由文章前兩段分別對(duì)兩種真菌病的

描述可知，C項(xiàng)正確。

［答案］C

4.WecaninferfromParagraph3that.

A.thecenterofthegroupisintheUS

B.theCavendishbananacoversonlyasmallpartoftheyieldofbananas

C.thekeytosolvingthediseaseistoresearchallkindsofbananas

D.eachfungaldiseaseaffectsfivehundreddifferentkindsofbananas

［解析］推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段中“ThegrouphasheadquartersinFrance”可知其中

心位于法國(guó)，A項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤；根據(jù)第三段第三句可知，應(yīng)對(duì)這種疾病的辦法是培育改良品種，

而不是調(diào)查所有的品種，C項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤；根據(jù)第三段第四句可知D項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤。由第三段最后一句

可判斷B項(xiàng)正確。

［答案］B

5.Accordingtothepassage,whichinformationisright?

A.TheCavendishbananacanmainlybeimportedfromNorthAmericaandEurope.

B.PanamadiseaseaffectstheleavesofCavendishbananaplants.

C.TheCavendishbananawon'tdieoutinthefuture.

D.TheCavendishbananamakesuponlyonetenthofworldproduction.

［解析］細(xì)節(jié)認(rèn)定題。根據(jù)第一段中“theCavendishbananaismostpopularinNorth

AmericanandEuropeanmarkets”可知這種香蕉在北美和歐洲市場(chǎng)最受歡迎，而不是從這兩

個(gè)地區(qū)進(jìn)口，A項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤；根據(jù)第二段第二句可知B項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤；根據(jù)文章最后一段第三句可知

C項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤；根據(jù)第三段最后一句可以判斷D項(xiàng)正確。

［答案］D

［長(zhǎng)難句解讀］Thishappenedearliertoanotherpopularbananabecauseofitsgenetic

weaknessagainstdisease,由于天生的抗病弱點(diǎn)，另一種受歡迎的香蕉早些時(shí)候滅絕了。

becauseof引導(dǎo)原因狀語(yǔ)。注意this指代的是上一句所說(shuō)的情況。

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“CanIseemybaby?”thehappynewmotherasked.Whenthebundlewasinherarms

andshemovedthefoldofclothtolookuponhistinyface,shegasped.Thedoctorturned

quicklyandlookedoutofthetallhospitalwindow.Thebabyhadbeenbornwithoutears.

Timeprovedthatthebaby'shearingwasperfect.Itwasonlyhisappearancethatwas

imperfect.Whenherushedhomefromschoolonedayandthrewhimselfintohismother's

arms,shesighed,knowingthathislifewastobemisfortunate.Hecriedoutthetragedy,UA

boy,abigboy...calledmeafreak（怪人）.”

Hegrewup,handsome.Afavouritewithhisfellowstudents,hemighthavebeenclass

president,butforthat.Hedevelopedagift,atalentforliteratureandmusic.uButyoumight

communicatewithotheryoungpeople,"hismotherblamedhim,butfeltakindnessinher

heart.

Twoyearswentby.Oneday,hisfathersaidtotheson,"You'regoingtothehospital,

son.MotherandIhavesomeonewhowilldonatetheearsyouneed.Butifsasecret?9The

operationwasabrilliantsuccess,andanewpersonemerged.

Laterhemarriedandenteredthediplomaticservice.Oneday,heaskedhisfather,

“Whogavemetheears?Whogavemesomuch?Icouldneverdoenoughforhimorher.”“I

donotbelieveyoucould,“saidthefather,“buttheagreementwasthatyouarenotto

know...notyet.”

Theyearskepttheirsecret,butthedaydidcome.Hestoodwithhisfatheroverhis

mother'scasket.Slowly,tenderly,thefatherstretchedforthahandandraisedthethick,

reddishbrownhairtorevealthemotherhadnoouterears.

“Mothersaidshewasgladsheneverletherhairbecut,“hisfatherwhisperedgently,

"andnobodyeverthoughtMotherlessbeautiful,didthey?”

［語(yǔ)篇解讀］本文講述了一個(gè)感人的故事。兒子天生沒(méi)有耳朵，母親將自己的耳朵捐獻(xiàn)

給了兒子。母親去世后，父親才將這個(gè)秘密告訴兒子。

1.WhydidMothergaspwhenshesawhernewbornbaby?

A.Becausehersonhadatinyface.

B.Becauseshesawhersoncrying.

C.Becausehersonwasbornimperfect.

D.Becausehersonwasinherarms.

［解析］細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第一段最后一句話"Thebabyhadbeenbornwithoutears.”可知

答案。

［答案］C