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1、1专题十五 生态环保类阅读+社会文化类阅读+语篇填空+短文改错.阅读理解A(2018四川绵阳三模)On a cool morning,Wilson Kasaine heads out along a dirt path in southern Kenya.His calmness makes it easy to forget that hes tracking one of the most dangerous animals in the world.Kasaine is tracking lionsespecially one lion called Marti,who is the r

2、eal-life Lion King of Selenkay Conservancy.Tracking lions on foot may sound like a death wish,but Kasaine has been doing it for most of his life.Born into a traditional Maasai family he quickly grew to understand the beauty and danger of wildlife.Living with big wild animals forces him to develop a

3、good sense of where they have been and where they may be going.During his 12-kilometer walks to and from school,he learned how to tell the paw prints (爪印)of a lion from those of other animals.Growing up,Kasaine knew that improving his tracking abilities would help him avoid surprise meetings with da

4、ngerous animals.For many Maasai,tracking is mainly a matter of self-protection.But Kasaine is tracking lions to meet them and to protect them.He leads a small group of wide-eyed tourists over the red sandy path,searching for the lion that has left upon it his prints.Each year,thousands of tourists c

5、rowd Kenyas national parks to try to have a look at the “big five”:elephants,rhinoceros,leopards,buffaloes and lions.The international draw of these animals matters a lot because the nations economy is tied to the protection of its wildlife.If Kenyas wildlife disappears,so does its second-largest so

6、urce of income.2Wildlife protection efforts in Kenya meant marking off land exclusively(专门地)for animals.But it also meant that the people who had originally lived in the area were forced to leave their land and into smaller surrounding areas.They are also finding it increasingly hard to keep a tradi

7、tional Maasai lifestyle.But people are glad that it really makes a difference to wildlife protection.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。这篇文章通过讲述 Kasaine通过狮子的脚印追踪狮子、保护狮子的故事,说明了肯尼亚从它的野生动植物保护中受益很多。即使人们离开他们最初的家,人们也非常高兴,并且支持野生动植物保护。1.How did Kasaine track lions?A.By working together with tourists.B.By running after them all

8、 the time.C.By going to school every day.D.By studying their paw prints.答案 D解析 推理判断题。由第二段中的“During his 12-kilometer walks to and from school,he learned how to tell the paw prints(爪印) of a lion from those of other animals.”可推知 Kasaine通过研究狮子的脚印追踪狮子,选 D项。2.What can we learn from Paragraph 4?A.Maasai pe

9、ople are born animal lovers.B.Tourism is a big threat to Kenyas wildlife.C.Kenya benefits a lot from its wildlife protection.D.Small animals are not included in their protection policy.答案 C解析 细节理解题。由第四段中的“The international draw of these animals matters a lot because the nations economy is tied to th

10、e protection of its wildlife.If Kenyas wildlife disappears,so does its second-largest source of income.”可知肯尼亚从它的野生动植物保护中受益很多,选 C项。3.What does the underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refer to?A.Kenyas economic development.B.Peoples leaving their original homes.C.Kenyas second-largest income so

11、urce.D.Kenyan peoples traditional Maasai lifestyle.答案 B解析 推理判断题。由最后一段中的“But it also meant that the people who had originally lived in the area were forced to leave their land and into smaller surrounding areas.”可推知“it”指的是人们离开他们最初的家,选 B项。4.What is the best title for the text?3A.Wildlife Protection in

12、 KenyaB.Meeting a Dangerous AnimalC.Wilson Kasaines Wise ChoiceD.Learning to Live With Lions答案 A解析 主旨大意题。这篇文章通过讲述 Kasaine通过狮子的脚印追踪狮子、保护狮子的故事说明了肯尼亚从它的野生动植物保护中受益很多。即使人们离开他们最初的家,人们也非常高兴,并且支持野生动植物保护,选 A项。B(2018山东潍坊二模)In the basement of a landmark 27-story tower in Stockholm,Petterson is hoping to sow th

13、e seeds of an indoor urban farming revolution.He is the chief executive of Plantagon,a new urban farming factory set to kick off operations in the basement of an office block in the Swedish capital.He is by no means the first enthusiast for indoor farming,which has become increasingly fashionable in

14、 recent years.Claims for the practice of growing food in basements range from feeding people in desert environments to transforming the negative environmental effects of monoculture farming.Plantagons early promises reflect this new optimism.Petterson calls the farms approach “agritechture”:the comb

15、ination of agriculture,technology and architecture hoping to revolutionize how we live and eat.The term may be new,but the concept isnt.Indoor farming is made possible by agricultural technologies such as hydroponics(growing plants without soil) and aeroponics(in which plants are grown in air over c

16、ontainers).Food can be produced without direct sunlight or soil. Plantagon plans to grow high-value foods in a pumice-like material rather than soil.Water for the plants is measured precisely.It will also dehumidify(除湿) the air and reuse any extra water to ensure zero waste.Compared with conventiona

17、l agriculture,it will need much less water to produce the same amount of crops.Energy is also a key issue for indoor urban farms,which have to create artificial sunlight.Although advances in the efficiency of LED lights have helped bring down energy consumption in recent years,plants use only about

18、1 percent of the artificial light produced.This leads to a great waste of energy,most of which disappears as heat.The basement farm will capture around 70 percent of this wasted heat and pipe it into the heating system of the office block above.Oxygen produced by the plants will be sent to office wo

19、rkers via the buildings air conditioners.4【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。作者通过讲述瑞典斯德哥尔摩的 Plantagon总裁 Petterson如何在摩天大楼地下室中进行都市室内农业革命的事例,介绍了室内农业在世界范围内的普及并分析了室内农业在环保节能方面的积极作用。5.What does Plantagon plan to do in the basement?A.Grow crops. B.Do operations.C.Open a seed company. D.Give lectures about farming.答案 A解析 细节理解题。

20、根据第一段中的“.Petterson is hoping to sow the seeds of an indoor urban farming revolution.”可知,而 Petterson是 Plantagon公司的总裁,而他打算在地下室中种植农作物。6.What does the underlined phrase“The term”in Paragraph 4 refer to?A.Aeroponics. B.Hydroponics.C.Monoculture. D.Agritechture.答案 D解析 词义猜测题。该词在段首,它指代的应该是上一段中的内容。上一段中主要介绍了名

21、词“agritechture”的含义。7.What do indoor farms do with energy waste?A.Produce oxygen. B.Run air conditioners.C.Heat offices. D.Create artificial sunlight.答案 C解析 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“The basement farm will capture around 70 percent of this wasted heat and pipe it into the heating system of the office block abov

22、e.”可知,地下室的农业设施会把这些浪费了的热量输入到上面办公楼的供暖系统中。8.What is the text mainly about?A.A farming revolution.B.Pettersons achievement.C.A water-saving farming project.D.An environment-friendly system.答案 A解析 主旨大意题。整篇文章作者的写作脉络是:Petterson 的室内农业革命的事例室内农业方式普及Petterson 公司室内农业的独特方式室内农业方式的可能性Petterson 公司的打算室内农业的环保和节能。贯穿于文

23、脉中的三个关键词:indoor farming revolution。所以 A项最符合这三个关键词表达的意义。C(2018黑龙江齐齐哈尔一模)83-year-old Antonio Vicente has spent the last four decades of his life fighting against the trend.As Brazilian landowners cut down rainforests to make room for 5profitable plantations(种植园) and cattle grounds,he struggled to brin

24、g the jungles of his childhood back to life.“When I was a child,the peasants cut down the trees to make grasslands and charcoal,and the water dried up and did not come back,” he told the reporters.“I thought:Water is valuable,no one makes water and the population will not stop growing.What is going

25、to happen?We are going to run out of water.”With only some donkeys and a small team of hired workers,Antonio Vicente set about bringing back the forest to his land.What started out as a weekend hobby soon became a permanent way of life,and Antonio recalls often spending whole days and nights in his

26、young jungle,surrounded by rats and foxes,and eating banana sandwiches for breakfast,lunch and dinner.Over the last 40 years,he has planted an estimated 50,000 trees on his 31-hectare land,which now makes up a small but unique area of rainforest,and a haven for wildlife.As the forest grew,the water

27、returned,and Antonio says that there are now over 20 water sources on his land that were no longer there when he bought it.Then the animals started making a home there.Today,the forest is alive with the sounds of birds and insects living there,and more species are settling in every year.“There are t

28、oucans(巨嘴鸟),all kinds of birds,squirrels,lizards,and even the boars are returning,”83-year-old Vicente says.“If you ask me who my family are,I would say all these right here,each one of these that I planted from a seed.”【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。本文叙述的是 83岁的 Antonio Vicente花了 40年的时间抗击干旱的故事。9.What do we learn ab

29、out the Brazilian peasants?A.They wasted much water on farming.B.They focused on short-term profits.C.They cared much about the environment.D.They relied heavily on rainforests for a living.答案 B解析 推理判断题。根据第二段可知 Brazilian的农民关注的是短期的利益。故选 B项。10.What used to be young Antonios biggest concern?A.Overpopul

30、ation. B.Polluted water.C.Loss of grasslands. D.Water shortage.答案 D解析 推理判断题。根据第三段第一、二句“Antonio Vicente set about bringing back the forest to his land.What started out as a weekend hobby soon became a permanent way of life.”可知年轻的 Antonio最大的关注是水的短缺。故选 D项。11.What does the underlined word“haven” in Para

31、graph 3 probably mean?A.Trap. B.Disaster.6C.Shelter. D.Balance.答案 C解析 词义猜测题。根据第三段最后一句“Over the last 40 years,he has planted an estimated 50,000 trees on his 31-hectare land,which now makes up a small but unique area of rainforest,and a haven for wildlife.”在最近 40年,他在 31公顷土地上种植了大约50,000棵树,构成了目前虽小但独特的野

32、生动物的热带雨林天堂。由此推知画线词的意思是“避难所”,故选 C项。12.In the last paragraph,Antonio mainly expresses his . A.affection for his forest B.thanks for his familyC.deep love for rare birds D.pride as a successful farmer答案 A解析 推理判断题。根据最后一段“There are toucans(巨嘴鸟),all kinds of birds,squirrels,lizards,and even the boars are

33、returning,83-year-old Vicente says.If you ask me who my family are,I would say all these right here,each one of these that I planted from a seed.”可推知 Antonio主要在表达他对森林的喜爱。故选 A项。D(2018安徽六校教育研究第二次联考)Ask people in the UK what the words“Sunday roast” mean to them,and theyll probably take you back to thei

34、r grandmothers dining roomsmaybe with a few stories of “the greatest puddings” and “the best-ever steak”.But now the traditional Sunday roast seems to have been left back in the old days.According to the Daily Mail,just one in 50 British families sits down to this weekly meal together.There are many

35、 reasons why the roast is becoming less popular.In the busy modern world,where breakfast is a slice of toast eaten on the way to work or school and lunch is a quick sandwich in front of the computer screen,people just dont seem to have the time or patience to make a roast.And Sunday was once a day w

36、hen people could easily go to the kitchen to cook.Nowadays,people are often out shopping or at the cinema until its far too late to start thinking about heating the oven(烤箱) up.However,a recent article from The Telegraph warned against being carried away by our tight schedules.It would be a shame to

37、 let this fine old tradition disappear.The Guardian further explained that the eating of the big meal is only the half of it.The Sunday roast also makes for relaxed morning activities in the kitchen,and the table becomes the perfect place to share good food and chat with family and friends.“For busy

38、 moms and dads,even if you can manage to turn off your mobile phone 7and the TV only once a week and turn the Sunday roast into a real family event,children can have fun cooking the food and clearing up together.”【语篇解读】忙碌的生活方式导致传统的英国每周一次的家庭“周日烤肉”活动已经成为过去时。现在,只有五十分之一的英国家庭仍然保持这个传统。13.Which of the foll

39、owing is most probably the best title of this passage?A.SundayBest Time for FamilyB.Sunday Roast Dying OutC.Its the Perfect Time for UsD.Lets Sit Down Together答案 B解析 主旨大意题。第一段中的“But now the traditional Sunday roast seems to have been left back in the old days.According to the Daily Mail,just one in

40、50 British families sits down to this weekly meal together.”告诉人们:传统的英国每周一次的家庭“周日烤肉”活动已经成为过去时。现在,只有五十分之一的英国家庭仍然保持这个传统。下文具体介绍了导致这种现象的原因。故 B项适合做该文标题。14.Why do people pay less attention to Sunday roast?A.They have a busy lifestyle.B.They have no interest in cooking.C.They dont think it worthwhile.D.They

41、 are living in the modern society.答案 A解析 细节理解题。由第二段“There are many reasons why the roast is becoming less popular.In the busy modern world.people just dont seem to have the time or patience to make a roast”可知,在这个忙碌的现代世界里,人们似乎没有时间和耐心烤肉了。故可知,忙碌的生活方式是导致周末烤肉大餐正在逐渐消失的原因。A 项正确。15.What does the underlined

42、word“it” in the last paragraph refer to?A.A recent article. B.A traditional kitchen.C.The fine old tradition. D.Sunday morning activities.答案 C解析 词义猜测题。由第五段中的“ The Guardian further explained that the eating of the big meal is only the half of it.The Sunday roast also makes for relaxed morning activit

43、ies in the kitchen,and the table becomes the perfect place to share good food and chat with family and friends.”可知,周日烤肉有助于人们在厨房里放松,餐桌成为了亲朋好友分享美食以及聊天的好地方。由此可知,吃大餐只是周日烤肉的一部分,周日烤肉还可以让人们放松、交流等。故 it指的是周日烤肉这个老传统。C 项正确。16.How does the author feel towards Sunday roasts dying out?A.Doubtful. B.Positive.C.Sor

44、ry. D.Uncertain.8答案 C解析 观点态度题。由文章对周日烤肉传统的介绍,尤其是最后一段的叙述可知,该传统活动是一项有利于家人交流共处的好机会。所以,对于这项传统的逐渐消失,作者深表遗憾。故 C项正确。.语篇填空(2018山东泰安二模)China has once again proved its 1. (able) to change the world with the“new four great inventions”:high-speed railways,electronic payments,shared bicycles and online shopping.T

45、heyre related to Chinas high-tech innovation(创新),2. has improved the quality of peoples lives,according to a survey 3. (make) by the Belt and Road Research Institute of Beijing Foreign Studies University.“My wallet is no longer in use.I can buy and eat whatever I want simply with a fingertip on my p

46、hone,”said 4. university student,adding that “even pancake sellers are using mobile payment”.The bikes 5. (them)are not new,but the operating model of bike-sharing 6. (base) on satellite navigation system,mobile payment,big data and other high technologies.China has entered a new innovative era,than

47、ks to the large amounts of capital China has invested in 7. (encourage) innovation,said Bernhard Schwartlander,WHO Representative in China.8. is increasingly clear that China is innovating and no longer copying western ideas.This is 9. (especial)true in mobile,where China is leading in many ways suc

48、h as the social messaging app WeChat,she said.This is partly because China skipped over the PC era and went directly to mobile.China has the 10. (large) mobile use in the world.答案与解析【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。本文主要讲了中国正用“新的四大发明”来改变世界。1.ability 考查名词。作 proved的宾语,用名词,所以填 ability。2.which 考查非限制性定语从句。“ 2 has improved

49、the quality of peoples lives”,作定语,修饰 Chinas high-tech innovation(创新),且有逗号隔开,所以“ 2 has improved the quality of peoples lives”是一个非限制性定语从句,关系词在从句中作主语,指物,所以用 which。 3.made 考查非谓语动词。make 与其逻辑主语 a survey之间是被动关系,所以用过去分词作定语,填 made。4.a 考查冠词。泛指“一位大学生”,且 university的首字母发音是辅音,所以填不定冠词 a。5.themselves 考查反身代词。句意:自行车它们本身不是全新的事物。表示“它们本身”,填themselves。96.is based 考查时态和语态。表示主语现在的状态,用一般现在时,且 the operating model of bike-sharing与 base on之间是被动关系,用被动语态,所以填 is based。7.encouraging 考查固定用法。介词 in之后用 v-ing形式作宾语,所以填 encouraging。8.It 考查形式主语。“that China is innovating and no longer