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2021年高考英语的阅读理解专项训练及答案一、高考英语阅读理解专项训练1．阅读理解Smart Kids Festival EventsSmart Kids is a collection of one hundred events scheduled in October. This year, it is experimenting with Pay What You Decide (PWYD). That is, you can decide to pay what you want to or can afford, after you have attended an event. You can pre-book events without paying for a ticket in advance. Here are some of the director's picks.Walk on the Wild SideNot ticketed, FreeJoin storyteller Sarah Law to hear science stories about animals. Along the way you'll meet all sorts of beautiful creatures and discover life cycles and food chains. Best suited to children aged 5-9. Children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult.Introduction to WavesPre-book, PWYDSubjects range from sound waves to gravity waves, and from waves of light to crashing waves on the ocean. Mike Goldsmith explores the fundamental features shared by all waves in the natural world.Science in the FieldNot ticketed, FreeThis storytelling night features a scientist sharing his favourite memories of gathering first-hand data on various field trips. Come along for inspiring and informative stories straight from the scientist's mouth. Join Mark Samuels to find out more in this fun-filled workshop.Festival DinnerPre-book, £25 per personWhether you want to explore more about food, or just fancy a talk over a meal, join us to mark the first science festival in London. Which foods should you eat to trick your brain into thinking that you are full? Find out more from Tom Crawford.（1）In which event can you decide the payment?A. Walk on the Wild SideB. Introduction to WavesC. Science in the FieldD. Festival Dinner（2）Who will talk about experiences of collecting direct data?A.Sarah Law.B.Mike Goldsmith.C.Mark Samuels.D.Tom Crawford.（3）What do the four events have in common?A.Family-based.B.Science-themed.C.Picked by children.D.Filled with adventures.【答案】（1）B（2）C（3）B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇应用文，介绍了Smart Kids收集的在十月份举行的四项以科学会主题的活动，以及各个活动的内容和特色。

英语科普环保类阅读试题答案及解析1. February 16, 2014（VOA）JAKARTA — The United States and China say they recognize the need for "urgent action" to address the twin challenges of climate change and the air pollution caused by burning fossil fuels. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called for greater political will to address a warming planet.China is the leading producer of greenhouse gases and joins the United States as the largest consumers of energy. So U.S. officials say the world's two biggest economies agreeing to limit emissions and promote energy efficiency in buildings and industry "sends a strong message to the world" that this is an issue that needs to be addressed now.Following that agreement with Chinese leaders, Secretary Kerry told an audience in Indonesia that Washington hopes this "unique partnership" with Beijing will help set an example for global leadership and global seriousness on climate change.Kerry Warns About Global Climate Change"Together we account for roughly 40 percent of the world’s emissions. But this is not just about China and the United States," Kerry said. "It is about every country on Earth doing whatever it can to pursue cleaner and healthier energy sources.Kerry said scientific evidence compels the world to act."It is not a lack of ability that is the problem," Kerry said. "It is a lack of political resolve that is standing in our way.The European Union is calling for a 40 percent cut in carbon emissions by 2030. European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso says that target is ambitious and affordable."It shows that we are beyond debate where we either have to be green or a defender of industry," Barroso said. "We believe these two issues are not contradictory, but can perfectly go together if handled smartly.Some European parliamentarians and some environmentalists believe the carbon reduction goals do not do enough to encourage cleaner energy. Jason Anderson heads European climate and energy policy for the World Wildlife Fund."We want to make sure that they do not put the brakes on the energy transition that we are seeing now," Anderson said. "Their ambitions for renewable energy would actually slow down the pace of change, which it is completely senseless as it is one of those areas of the economy that is growing right now.Kerry's climate speech was the first in a series of events meant to focus on cutting carbon emissions before talks in Paris next year on coming up with a successor to the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, which was never ratified by the United States. （）419【1】European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso believes that________.A．The European Union accounts for 40 percent of the world’s emissions.B．we either have to be green or a defender of industry.C．we have to be green and a defender of industry if handled smartly.D．the carbon reduction goals do not do enough to encourage cleaner energy.【答案】C【解析】考查细节理解。

3D printing reveals the power of shark skinBy Jonathan Webb Science reporter, BBC NewsThe printed replica included tough "denticles" embedded in a smooth, flexible membraneContinue reading the main storyScientists have used a 3D-printed model of shark skin to show howtooth-like scales help the predators to cruise efficiently.Viewed up close, a shark's skin bristles with tiny teeth or "denticles"which aid swimming.Engineers have tried to mimic the roughness of shark skin whendesigning swim suits and even racing cars.But the denticles have never been so well reproduced before, says areport in the Journal of Experimental Biology.Perhaps counter-intuitively, creating turbulence near the edge of amoving object can reduce drag. In this way, the denticles act like thedimples on a golf ball. Now, researchers have also seen them alterspecific currents that help propel the shark through water.George Lauder and his colleagues took a detailed scan of a tiny square of skin from a mako shark, and built a 3D model of a single denticle just 0.15mm long.The challenge was then to manufacture a synthetic skin, with thousands of these denticles embedded in a smooth, flexible membrane."It took us about a year," said Prof Lauder, of Harvard University.First the team made a detailed 3D model of a single denticle3D printing builds up new objects layer-by-layer, following acomputer-generated design. To print the shark skin, the scientists had to use two different materials for the hard, tooth-like structures and for the flexible base - much like the different coloured inks used to print a picture.The particular shape of the denticles also posed difficulties: "Because they're overhung, the 3D printers have to print a supporting material, which you then have to remove," Prof Lauder told the BBC. "It took a while to work out all the tricks."The artificial skin has impressed Oliver Crimmen, a fish expert at the Natural History Museum who has previously advised Speedo on swim suit design."I used to think, how on earth would you mimic that complex structure accurately?" he said. "3D printing is it - what a marvellous application for it."Because the resolution of even the latest 3D printers is limited, the artificial denticles are about 10 times larger than the real ones seen on the skin of a mako shark.Nonetheless, when the team stuck the new artificial skin onto a small, flexible paddle and studied it in a water tank, they were able to see the benefit sharks glean from their unusual scales.A paddle with the new, toothy skin delivered a boost of up to 6.6% in swimming speed, compared to one coated with the smooth membrane alone. The artificial denticles also allowed the paddle to travel the same simulated distance while using 5.9% less energy."That's a huge effect, when factored over the entire lifetime of an animal that is constantly swimming," said Prof Lauder.Sharks' specialised skin appears to help most when they are cruising, rather than accelerating to catch preyMr Crimmen agrees. "If you think about it, sharks, which don't have a swim bladder... are on the go most of their lives. Swimming's hard work, especially if you're of any size."Interestingly, the advantages were most obvious at relatively slow speeds, when the shark is cruising rather than pouncing. "It's during the steady, long-distance migrations that you'd really begin to see the benefits," Prof Lauder explained.Using a specialised technique to photograph the flow of water, the team also found that the "leading edge vortex", a small whirlpool of low pressure generated by the paddle's movement, was stronger with the denticles than without.Prof Lauder believes this change in water flow could be crucial. "It can help suck the fish forward," he said. "One of the things that our flow visualisation has suggested is that the structure of the skin may actuallyincrease the thrust - the engine of propulsion - rather than just reducing the drag."When attached to a paddle and studied in a water tank, the artificial skin strengthened the "leading edge vortex" created by a swimming motion. Video courtesy of L. Wen, J. Weaver, G. LauderResearchers have studied the fluid dynamics of moulds and real samples of shark skin before. Prof Lauder is especially pleased with this new, 3D-printed model because it moves and bends, just like sharks. "You have a rigid scale structure embedded into a flexible membrane, that can then swim."Don't expect to be pulling on a denticle-laden swim suit any time soon, however. Transferring this type of design to a textile might take decades, Prof Lauder said. "But if you could do it, you would see a dramatic effect on swimming performance!"The idea of copying design elements from biological systems is known as biomimetics.3D printing technology has made such mimicry a lot easier and, importantly, it allows the designs to be tweaked. For example, Prof Lauder and his team have already begun to play with the spacing, arrangement and shape of the denticles. "I want to know what causes this effect," he said.Aside from that curiosity, Prof Lauder enjoys learning from nature. "It pays us to understand how the natural world works," he told BBC News. "Millions of years of evolution give us solutions to problems that we may not have thought of."3D打印解密鲨鱼皮的作用BBC新闻乔纳森·韦伯报导被打印出的仿制品上有一层坚韧的“齿”，它们嵌入光滑的，柔韧的细胞膜表面。

高考英语外刊阅读专项专题05养成良好的答题习惯，是决定高考英语成败的决定性因素之一。

做题前，要认真阅读题目要求、题干和选项，并对答案内容作出合理预测;答题时，切忌跟着感觉走，最好按照题目序号来做，不会的或存在疑问的，要做好标记，要善于发现，找到题目的题眼所在，规范答题，书写工整;答题完毕时，要认真检查，查漏补缺，纠正错误。

【原文·外刊阅读】Newborn great white shark possibly seen in the wild for the first time（文章来源：New Scientist新科学家）A newborn great white shark may have been spotted in the wild for the first time. Although great whites are found in seas and oceans around the world, very little is known about where and how they give birth.Wildlife film-maker Carlos Gauna and Phillip Sternes from the University of California, Riverside, were filming with a drone off Santa Barbara on California’s coast when they saw a 1.5-metre-long, entirely white shark. This caught their eye, not just because it was much smaller than adult great white sharks that are up to three times longer, but because these sharks are normally grey on top, despite their name, and white underneath.The pair had previously seen large, possibly pregnant great whites in the area sink into the depths for long periods, and they noticed that this young shark was shedding something from its skin as it swam. They realised that it was probably a pup born nearby still shedding its embryonic layer – something has never been observed before. Gauna hopes that the sighting will tell us more about the life cycle of the great white. It is generally believed that they give birth in deeper water, but this observation calls that into question.“Because most of the scientific community believed filming a newborn so close to shore wasn’t likely, I didn’t expect to find anything. But as I always tell people, if you don’t look, you will never know,” says Gauna. “Thepiece of the puzzle this footage provides does have the potential to change the direction of where we should be looking.”“Capturing the actual birth is the holy grail of shark science. What I filmed is simply a clue that gets us closer to it,” he says. “Because of the limitations of filming underwater [and] the unpredictability of the event, it’s a tall order to capture the actual birth.”Charles Underwood at Birkbeck, University of London, says only three or four great white sharks under a year old have previously been found in the wild – they are few enough that researchers have nicknamed them all.“Weirdly, we know very, very little about them. As soon as something goes into deep water, we really know nothing,” says Underwood. “They’re elusive, relative to our abilities to look through the sea.”Gauna and Sternes say one sighting isn’t enough to put an end to the mystery, and more work needs to be done to determine if their sighting was typical. But if we discover that coastal waters are important for the life cycle of great whites, politicians should move to protect these areas to ensure the sharks’ safety, they say.【原创·阅读理解】1.What caught the attention of the wildlife film-makers off the coast of Santa Barbara?A. A large, grey great white shark.B. A 1.5-meter-long entirely white shark.C. Adult great white sharks shedding skin.D. Pregnant great whites in deep waters.2.What did the wildlife film-makers observe about the young shark in the water?A. It was much larger than adult great white sharks.B. It had a different color pattern than adult great whites.C. It was giving birth to pups.D. It was shedding something from its skin.3.What does the wildlife film-maker, Carlos Gauna, hope to learn from the sighting of the young shark?A. The exact location of great white shark births.B. The size of adult great white sharks.C. The depth at which great whites give birth.D. The color patterns of newborn great white sharks.4.What challenges are mentioned in capturing the actual birth of great white sharks?A. The unpredictability of underwater events.B. The limitations of shark science.C. The elusiveness of young great white sharks.D. The deep waters where great whites give birth.【原文·外刊阅读】WATER BATTERIES（文章来源：Science）The machines that turn Tennessee’s Raccoon Mountain into one of the world’s largest energy storage devices—in effect, a battery that can power a medium-size city—are hidden in a cathedral-size cavern deep inside the mountain. But what enables the mountain to store all that energy is plain in an aerial photo. The summit plateau is occupied by a large lake that hangs high above the Tennessee River, so close it looks like it might fall in.Almost half a century ago, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TV A), the region’s federally owned electric utility, built the lake and blasted out the cavern as well as a 329-meter-tall shaft that links the two. “It was quite an effort to drill down into this mountain, because of the amount of rock that’s here,” senior manager Holli Hess says dryly. The cavern holds a candy-colored powerhouse, filled with cherry-red electrical ducts and vents and beams in a pale grape. Four giant cylinders, painted bright green and yellow, are the key machines: Each one houses a turbine that becomes a pump when it spins the other way, and a generator that is also an electric motor.At night, when demand for electricity is low but TVA’s nuclear reactors are still humming, TVA banks the excess, storing it as gravitational potential energy in the summit lake. The pumps draw water from the Tennessee and shoot it straight up the 10-meter-wide shaft at a rate that would fill an Olympic pool in less than 6 seconds. During the day, when demand for electricity peaks, water drains back down the shaft and spins the turbines, generating 1700 megawatts of electricity—the output of a large power plant, enough to power 1 million homes. The lake stores enough water and thus enough energy to do that for 20 hours.Pumped storage hydropower, as this technology is called, is not new. Some 40 U.S. plants and hundreds around the world are in operation. Most, like Raccoon Mountain, have been pumping for decades.But the climate crisis is sparking a fresh surge of interest. Shifting the electric grid away from coal and gas will require not only a lot more solar panels and wind turbines, but also a lot more capacity to store theirintermittent output—to keep electricity reliable when the Sun doesn’t shine and winds are calm. Giant versions of the lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles are also being deployed on the grid, but they’re too expensive to do the job alone. Dozens of new technologies, including different battery designs, are at various points on the road from lab bench to commercialization.Pumped storage, however, has already arrived; it supplies more than 90% of existing grid storage. China, the world leader in renewable energy, also leads in pumped storage, with 66 new plants under construction, according to Global Energy Monitor. When the giant Fengning plant near Beijing switches on its final two turbines this year, it will become the world’s largest, both in terms of power, with 12 turbines that can generate 3600 megawatts, and energy storage, with nearly 40,000 megawatt-hours in its upper reservoir.【原创·阅读理解】1.What is the primary purpose of the machines hidden in Raccoon Mountain?A. To generate electricity.B. To extract minerals.C. To pump water into the lake.D. To create a large cavern.2.What is the function of the large lake on the summit plateau of Raccoon Mountain?A. To provide water for the Tennessee River.B. To cool the machinery inside the mountain.C. To serve as an Olympic-size swimming pool.D. To store gravitational potential energy.3.What sets pumped storage hydropower apart from giant lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles for grid storage?A. Pumped storage is more expensive.B. Pumped storage uses turbines and generators.C. Lithium-ion batteries are not suitable for grid storage.D. Lithium-ion batteries are more environmentally friendly.4.What is the main purpose of the pumps mentioned in the article in relation to Raccoon Mountain's energy storage process?A. To drain water from the Tennessee River.B. To fill the lake with water during the day.C. To generate electricity during the night.D. To propel water up the shaft for energy storage.【拓展阅读】The AI weather forecaster arrivesFor nearly as long as the modern computer has existed, it has been used to forecast the weather. First deployed during World War II to simulate nuclear weapons and artillery trajectories, nascent computers were soon adopted by meteorologists to simulate the future state of the atmosphere, creating the modern discipline of numerical weather prediction. And although that discipline has grown ever more sophisticated and now produces reliable forecasts several weeks in advance, its approach has remained the same: using massive amounts of computing power to solve the fluid dynamics equations governing the atmosphere.Over the past year, artificial intelligence (AI) has begun to change that. Tech companies including Google, Huawei, and Nvidia have trained AI models to predict the weather up to 10 days in advance, with an accuracy rivaling or even topping traditional models—and with far less computational overhead. Rather than solving equations, these “deep learning” models predict the near future based on patterns learned through training on 40 years of past weather, as captured by observations fed through the numerical model of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), the world’s top forecaster. Once trained, the models can spit out a forecast on a desktop in 1 minute rather than taking 2 hours to run on a supercomputer. But as with most AI, no one truly knows what patterns they’re learning.ECMWF has already begun to produce its own AI forecast, and other weather agencies are scrambling to catch up. The new models aren’t perfect. They struggle to predict certain essential features—hurricane intensity, for example. But researchers expect AI forecasters will only improve as they begin to learn from direct weather observations collected by sensors, not just data already passed through existing models. And their speed will likely allow forecasters to run them many times over, capturing the full spread of uncertainty that results from butterfly effects in the atmosphere.No one expects traditional numerical weather prediction to disappear; climate models, for example, rely on the same equation-solving paradigm. AI may struggle to take over these forecasts because its models simulate changes in a future that may not resemble the training data of the past.But in the long term, the output of supercomputer-driven climate models could itself become training data for a climate forecasting AI—which might ultimately outstrip its mentors.参考译文：AI天气预报员登场几乎与现代计算机诞生同时，它就被用于天气预报。

中文科技论文(5篇)中文科技论文(5篇)中文科技论文范文第1篇[关键词]科技类文章；事实细节；推断推想我们英语教学最重要的目的之一就是培育同学的阅读水平。

因此，英语试题中占分最多的就是阅读题，而其中有一个题材就是科普类文章，这种文章是同学们最头痛的。

经过多年的教学积攒的阅历，我想在这篇论文中谈一下我对于这种题材的应对方法。

科普类文章主要是介绍国内外最新的科技动态以及和日常生活亲密相关的科技学问，属于说明文范畴。

这种文章具有以下特点：1、科技词汇多，而词汇的意义比较单一、稳定而且不带感彩。

文章中不常常消失排比比方等修辞方法。

2、句子结构简单，语法分析困难。

通常会使用长句子来严密地表达自己的思想或描述某个新技术。

3、常使用被动语态。

综合这些特点，都使得这种科普类文章对于高中生来说有些难以理解，然而这种题型也是有章可循的。

下面的文章中我想来谈一下对于这种文章的分析结构。

一、科技论文文章结构科技日新月异，因此这类文章也比比皆是，然而，正是由于这种文章的严谨性，我们可以把握它们的规律。

首先，我想先庖丁解牛，分析这种文章的结构。

简洁介绍一下我所列的这个结构图：首先文章会提一下我们的技术现状，尤其是现在科技到达了一种瓶颈期，这就召唤了新科技、新技术的到来。

在介绍了新科技的目的、创造家、新技术材料和工作原理等之后，再对新科技进行评价，在这一段落中，肯定要留意新科技是否已经生产出来还是处于试验室理论阶段；最终，就是对于这种技术的前景的展望。

二、阅读过程留意事项1、看清以下词：designer， architect， inventor， scientist， researcher，create 阅读时，留意这些细节，看清毕竟是谁提出这种理论，而又是谁创造的这种产品的。

2、同学们最担忧遇到生单词，而实际上，有许多单词是不影响阅读的，比如大写字母多为专出名称、人名、地名，不影响理解。

比如说，Indian inventor Santosh Pradhan，Mumbai， the largest city in IndiaYanko DesignThe International Space Station （国际空间站）3、用定语从句来介绍新技术、新创造。

八年级（上）词形填空、重点句型操练Unit 11. –How often _________he __________?--He __________twice a week. (exercise)2. Maria______________(hard) ever eats junk food. She__________(have) a__________(health) lifestyle.3. My mother goes tothe shop_______________(one )a week. She playssports ___________(two)a day. She goes to themovies three___________(time) amonth.4. Tim likes doing some________________(surf). He is a very good______________(surf).5. ______(do) moreexercise can help keepin good _______(health).It _____(mean) it canhelp you stay_________(health).6. There are a few___________________(differ ent) between________________(they). 7. They are______________(difference) from each other.8. The girl has a lot of coffee every day. She has an ___________________(healt h) lifestyle.9. They ___________(keep) ___________(work) the whole day yesterday.10. Youmust-___________(look) after________________(you) ,boy s.11. Can you do_____________(good) work with_____________(little) money?12. Here ___________(be ) the results ofthe_____________(students) activity survey.13. My good lifestyle___________(help)__________(I)___________(g et) better grades.14. Good food and exercise __________(help )me to study better.15. How ___________(more) hours do you___________(usual) sleep every night?Unit 21.-- What’s the matter with __________(she)?--She______________(have) a bad ______________(stomach).2. Look! The baby has only three ___________(tooth).3. Her father has a___________(tooth). He should see a dentist.4. People who are too___________(stress) out must eat some yin food like tofu.5. The old man______(be) ill twodays ago, but we_______(know)_______(he) ______(ill)this morning._____________(luck),he has nothing muchwrong.6. Mid—Autumn Day is a_______________（tradition）festival in China.7. At the moment______________(China)medicine is very popular in __________(west) countries.8. Chinese doctors___________(相信) they need a ___________(balance) of yin and yang _________(be) healthy.9. My brother has a________________(balance) lifestyle.10. Don’t be___________(anger) any more.11. Everyone__________(get) angry___________________(some time). Don’t worry.12. Be quiet, everybody! I have something______________(important) to tell you.13. It’simportant_____________(eat)a balanced diet.14. Now let me__________(tell) you the______________(important) about it.15. I study late every night, sometimes until 2 am, but I_______________(not think) I’m_____________(improve).16.I amsorry______________(hear) that you’re ill. But I_____________(hear)you fought withsomeone yesterdayafternoon.17. Don’t worry about it. We still have _____________(few) vegetables at home.18. Hurry up(快点)! There’s ___________(a little) time left.Unit 31. –What _________you_________(do) for vacation? --I _________(go)_______________(camp) in the countryside.--How long _________you__________(stay) there?---About three days.2. He’s___________(plan)to go bike ____________(ride) with his best friend.3. --What’s she doing for vacation?--She________________(go) ______________(hike).4. _______________are you staying? I’m staying_________ four________(week).5.He __________(think) about ___________(go) to Greece or Spain, but decided ____ Canada.6. This time I want todo_____________________________(不同的事).7. I just finished__________(make) my last movie.8. Iwant___________(ask)you about places_______________(visit) in China.9. What should__________(tour) take with them?10. My sister_________(send) me a lot of beautiful______________(postcard) last week.11. They __________(leave) Panzhihua for Shanghai two days ago. They__________(come) back in five days.12. Mike ___________(ride) his bicycle to schoolyesterday, but Tom__________(run) .13. I’m sorryI_____________(forget)___________(bring) my homework here.14. I remember_______________(close) the door, why is it open at the moment?!15. He______________(not be) at school last night. Unit 41.-- How_________he__________(get) to school?---He __________(take) the subway.2. –How far is it from her home to school? --It’s ten_______________(minute) walk.3. There are five__________(hundred) students in our school.4. There are_____________(hundred) of books in his study.5. The writer finished his__________(forty) novel.6. Lucy ___________(have)a __________(quickly) breakfast and then hurried to school.7. Before he went to bed, Hector __________(take) a shower.8. -- How long ________- it __________(take) him to go to work from his house?---It __________(take) 25 minutes by bus.9. In China, it_____________(depend) on where you are.10. That must__________(be) more fun than ___________(take) a bus.11 In Japan, the three most popular ways of________(get) to school______(be) bus, train. bike.12. A number of children__________(plant) trees over there.13 The number of the children ___________(be) over 300.14 When it__________(rain),I take a taxi.15.He usually goes to work on ________(feet), but this morning he _______(get) a__________(ride).Unit 51.—Canyou______________(come)to my party on Wednesday?---Sorry, I have_____________(go) to the doctor.2. –Can she go to the movies? ---No,she-_________(not can). She’s_________(play) soccer.3. She can’t come to your party, she_____________(have) tennis __________(train) with the school team.4. Thanks a lot for your_________(invite). Thank youfor ___________(invite) me to your party.5. She’s______________________(ba bysit) her little sister, she can’t come.6. There____________________(be) a baseball match tomorrow afternoon in our school.7. I’ll ask my_____________(America) friends to come to my birthday party next week.8. We are going to learn some new___________(subject),such asphysics,___________(chemi st).9. He has_______________(something) to do. He is free.10. I don’t know_____________(who) you’ll go to the movie with this evening.Unit6 and Review of Units1----61. I’m__________________(outing) than my sister.2. He has_____________(short) hair than Sam. And he’s___________(calm) than Sam.3. Pedro is___________(funny) than Paul.4. Tom is___________________(athlet ic) than Sam.5. My twin sister and I___________(all) have black eyes and black hair.6. My hair is longerthan_______________(she).7. Which is_____________(big), the sun or the moon？8. Which is_______________(heavy), Maria, Rose or Linda?9. He always___________(beat) me_____________(in/at) tennis.10. I don’t think________________(different) are important in a______________(friend). 11. Two years ago,I___________(be) a primary school student.12. Damao is________________(old) of the twin brothers.13._______________________（care）we are in the exams, _________________(few) mistakes we’ll make.14.—I don’t think this s tory isas________________( intere sting) as Father told me.---I think so. That oneis_______________________ ___(interesting), isn’t it？15. It’s______________(more) more difficult than you said.16. He is very funny and he often makesus_______________(laugh).17. That boy is so_____________(care) that all his teachers are angry with him.18. Thomas was______________(interest) in science when he was very ___________(young).19. Some friends have different views and_____________(interest). 20. -- What___________this word_____________(mean)?---It __________(mean) quickly.21. What’sthe______________(mean) of the word?22. There are lots of___________(man) over there. Oh, they areall__________(man) teachers in our school.23. This is the_______________(begin) of the Garden tour.24.Heoften__________(swim) inthe _______________(swim) pool. Yesterday he___________(swim) here with some of his friends. They __________(be) very_____________(exciting). 25. You can call Helen for somemore______________(inform ation).26. Don’t swim there alone. It’s ______________-(safe).27. It’s very____________(crowd), because there are so many__________________(passe nger).28. There are some___________(woman)__________________(play) beach volleyball.29.He didn’t go climbing with his classmates, because of his___________(ill).30.(1) --Would you like___________(other) one? --No, thanks.(2) Many people are onthe beach. Some areswimming in the sea.Some are playing beachvolleyball._____________(other)are ___________(lie) onthe beach, enjoying thesunshine.(3) Sandy is taller than the __________(other) girls in her class.(4) I have two pens. One is old,___________________(other) is new.(5) She is better at English than_____________________(oth er) student in the class. （6）We must help each____________(other).Unit 71. Please turn__________(on ) the lights. It’s bright (明亮) enough. And we can see clearly.2. The girl_____________(cut) up the banana now. Be careful.Don’t __________(cut) yourself.3. Could you please tell me how__________________(m ake) an apple milk shake?4. We need two___________(cup)of__________________-(yogur t).5. ___________(final) put the milk shake into the cup anddrink______________(it\the m).6.It’s much too___________ (salt). Maybe someone___________(put) toomuch_________(salt).7. F__________,p__________ some bananas, and c__________ them up.N___________, put the banana and ice creami__________ the blender, and p__________ some yogurt into the b__________.T_________, t________ on the blender for about twom__________. F__________, pour the milk s__________into the cup andd_____________ it. It must be very d__________.Unit 81. –How __________(be) your school trip? --It was great.2.-- __________you__________(go ) to the zoo on your last school trip?--No, I ___________(go) to the aquarium.--___________(be) there ___________(some\ any) sharks?--No, there________________(not be). But there were_____________(some\ any) seals.3. --_________ Laura_________(buy) a souvenir on the last school trip?--No, she_______________(do not). Her friend Grace___________ (buy) one. 4. There were many_____________(act) at the aquarium.5. Did you have fun_____________(camp)?6. However, no one came to the ___________(sell).7. He _________ (sell) his old umbrella for five dollars.8. ___________(luck), we___________(bring) our umbrellas and raincoats, so we didn’t get wet.9. Maria _________(win) first prize in____________(yesterday)___________(sing) competition.10. I _________-(eat) a bowl of _____________(noodle)for lunch. It was terrible.11. We ___________(see) a movie about __________(live) in the future yesterday.12. Every year many___________(visit) come___________(visit) the Great Wall.13. Manuel___________(sleep) late this morning, and he was late for school.14. Her uncle_____________(drive) his own car to Shanghai last week.15.Let’s go for a_____________(drive), shall we?16. It _____________(sound) really boring____________(stay) at home. Unit 91.-- When__________(be) you __________(bear)?--I was born _______(in\ on) March 3rd, 1989.2. Deng Yaping is a great Chinese ping-pong___________(play).3. Charles Smith has the world recordfor____________(hiccup). He ____________(hiccup) for 69 years and 5 months.4. You are never too young ____________(start) doing things.5. Tiger Woods------ the great ___________(golf) , started ___________(golf) when he was ten months old.6. Ronaldo, the great_________(Brazil)soccer player,_________(play) forhis ________(nation)team when he wasseventeen.7. He remembers the time he went to his first movie. It was a comedy_________(call) Mr. Bean.8. Shirley Temple___________(become) a movie star when she was three years.9. I learned to swim when I _________(be) six years. 10. She is afamous___________(violin), and he is an excellent______________-(piano). 11.Her sister is a wonderful ____________(art), and his brother is a verygood___________(science).12 Their grandmother is a prettygood___________(music).13. She started ice___________(skate) when she was four years old.14. She is a kind and___________(love) grandma. She has a ___________(love) granddaughter.15. When he was a small boy, he __________(can) hum songs and difficult pieces of music.16. I’ll ca ll you when he___________(come) back. 17. Is the old man still_______________-(live)?18. There are no____________(live) things if there is no the sun.19. That’s an_____________(usually) person, he can do lots of difficult things.20. Li Yundi is awell-__________(know) pianist all over the world. 21. He became a_______________(champion ship) in the last singing_____________(championshi p).22. My sister____________(not be) able to swim at the age of 11.23. He is the first Chinese man who won the prize in the ________________(70 years) history of the competition. Unit 101.-- What are you___________(go) to be when you __________(grow) up? --I’m going __________(be) a__________________(profes sion) basketball player.2. Mike is going to be a computer________________ (program) when he___________(grow) up.3. To become a professional basketball player ,her brother is goingto practice___________(play) basketball every day.4. She is going to take___________(act) lessons because hewants___________(be) an actor.5. He is going to bean___________(engine), and he wants to study math__________(real) hard.6. There are lots of art_____________(exhibition) there.7. I’m going to study____________(France) at the same time.8. Some parents want to study the subjects their children learn at school. They want toc______________better with their kids.9. Some ___________(read) are going to eat more_______________(vegetable) .10. Three students______________(make) their New Year’sr________________ yesterday.11. They __________(build)a bridge over the river two years ago. Andthey______________（build）another one next year.12. Look! That’s our new teaching______________(build). It’s great.13. She wants to find a job as a l_____________ teacher in China.14. _____________(lady) and gentlemen! Please keep quiet.15. Every year a lot of_____________-(foreign) come to China.Unit 111.- Could youplease_______________-(fol d) the clothes on thebed? –Sure.2. --Could you please clean the _________(live) room? ---Of course.3. Could youplease______________-(not talk) anymore?。

2023年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语领航卷（三）(3)一、听力选择题1. What do we know about the boy?A．He never prefers eating at table.B．He doesn’t like his mom’s cooking.C．He had some cookies before dinner.2.A．He regretted not having prepared sufficiently.B．He isn’t aware of the topics of the speaking test.C．He has prepared everything for the oral exam.D．He discussed the prepared topics in the oral exam.3. What’s the man’s opinion about the woman’s job?A．It offers a high pay.B．It serves few customers.C．It changes very fast.4. What will the speakers do next?A．Check the map.B．Leave the restaurant.C．Park the car.5. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A．Colleagues.B．Strangers.C．Classmates.二、听力选择题6. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1. What is the relationship between the speakers?A．Housemates.B．Colleagues.C．Classmates.2. When will the party begin?A．About 10:00 p. m.B．About 8:00 p. m.C．About 6:00 p. m.3. What does the man advise Amy to bring?A．iPod.B．Beer.C．Juice.7. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

But some divers have no extra protection when they watch sharks. A few swim in waters containing food. People drop it in the water to bring fish close to them.Reports say Markus Groh was in the water with food when he was bitten. His death is the first deadly attack during shark feeding recorded by the International Shark Attack File. But the group has reported many injuries in the sport.VOICE ONE:Many shark divers say it is exciting to swim near the animals. They are likely to dismiss any danger. Those who like shark diving say it increases people's interest in sharks.Such persons say it helps the public understand how important the animals are to the environment. They say it makes people want to protect sharks at a time when some kinds of shark are dying out.Some ocean experts criticize shark diving that involves feeding the animals. They say the fish can become aggressive after having contact with the people feeding them. They say feeding sharks is bad for both animals and human beings. The American state of Florida seemingly agrees. Florida banned the feeding of all sea life, including sharks, in two thousand one.VOICE TWO:Several companies offer diving trips near the Bahamas Islands. That is where Markus Groh died. Jim Abernethy's Scuba Adventures organized the diving trip taken by the Austrian man. The company has provided passenger boat trips for divers in the Bahamas for several years.Last year, the Bahamas Diving Association criticized such trips. The group wrote to Mister Abernethy's company and others like it. The Association asked that they stop taking people to shark dives without protective cages. It also proposed an end to cageless dives in open waters with possibly dangerous sharks. (MUSIC)VOICE ONE:Markus Groh's death brought criticism of this kind of shark diving. But a group called Shark Savers has praised Jim Abernethy and his company.The group says Mister Abernethy is an ambassador of protection of sharks in the Bahamas. Shark Savers says he brings public attention to sharks' importance in the environment. It says Mister Abernethy's work helps warn people of the danger that some sharks could disappear from Earth.Shark Savers operates a Web site called . It has asked people to add their names in support of cageless shark diving in the Bahamas. The Web site also contains a list of supporters of shark diving in general.VOICE TWO:But an activist organization opposes the feeding of sharks. The Marine Safety Group led the movement for the Florida ban on feeding sharks and other water creatures.The head of the group, Bob Dimond, says sharks normally do not want to be with people. But their excellent sense of smell leads them to food. The smell also causes more sharks than normal to enter the same waters. Mister Dimond says the presence of many sharks increases risk to humans.He adds that shark feeders do not face the most danger from the animals.Instead, people who come near a shark later face the greater threat. By then, he says the fish has linked people with food.VOICE ONE:George Burgess heads the International Shark Attack File and the Florida Museum of Natural History at the University of Florida. He also opposes the feeding of sharks. He supports watching them doing normal activities in their natural surroundings.Professor Burgess notes that hundreds of millions ofpeople use the world's oceans. He says this has causedshark attacks to increase during the past century. Still,the Shark Attack File reported only one deadly sharkattack last year. The victim was skin-diving off Tonga.Professor Burgess says the total number of shark attackdeaths through two thousand seven was the lowest in twenty years. He says people have more to fear from some snakes, insects and lightning than from sharks.Taken together, shark attacks are far from the mostdangerous threats to humans.VOICE TWO:The International Shark Attack File describes shark attacks as either provoked or unprovoked. An unprovoked attack means the person is alive when bitten. The person is in the shark's environment. Also, the person must not have interfered with the shark. Professor Burgess says the death of Markus Groh will surely berecorded as provoked.A Florida beach closed in 2005 after a boy wasattacked by a sharkSurprisingly, the International Shark Attack File has records of attacks back to the sixteenth century. How does the group know about attacks hundreds of years ago? With some difficulty, says the professor. His volunteer team of researchers investigates reports. They study old newspapers, books and historic documents. He also says the media provide stories about shark bites. And people who have observed attacks communicate with his team.(MUSIC)VOICE ONE:Many people think of sharks as a deadly enemy. But these fish help the environment. They perform activities that help people. They eat injured and diseased fish. Their hunting means that the many other fish in ocean waters do not become too great. This protects other creatures and plants in the oceans. Sharks also may someday be valuable for treatment of human diseases.During a recent year, business and sport fishing killed an estimated one million or more sharks. Most sharks reproduce only every two years and give birth to fewer than ten young. For this reason, over-fishing of sharks is a danger to the future of the animal.Julia Baum of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography worries that some sharks may disappear from Earth. She has noted major decreases in sharks in the northwest Atlantic Ocean.VOICE TWO:Miz Baum and scientist Ransom Meyers carried out studies for Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada. Their work showed special danger to large coastal sharks. Populations of tiger, scalloped hammerhead, bull and dusky sharks all had dropped by ninety five percent over five years. The two researchers placed most blame on intensive fishing. This overfishing included catching sharks by mistake.Some scientists say about half of the thousands of sharks caught each year were not the target of the fishing. But no one really knows whether these sharks would survive if they returned to the water.VOICE ONE:People hunt sharks for sport, food, medicine and shark skin. Collectors pay thousands of dollars for the jawbones of a shark. Shark liver oil is a popular source of Vitamin A. Sharkskin can be used like the skin of other animals.Some people enjoy a soup made from shark meat. The popularity of the soup has grown greatly over the years. Today, fishing companies can earn a lot of moneyfor even one kilogram of shark fins. Some restaurants serve shark fin soup for one hundred dollars a bowl.Finning, as it is called, means cutting the fins off a live shark. Some areas ban finning. But illegal shark-fishing is big business.Fishermen often cut off the shark's fins and throw the animal back into the water. The shark is left to bleed to death to save space on the boat.In two thousand four, sixty-three nations approved laws to protect sharks. Some rules are effective near land. But, as George Burgess notes, laws are difficult to enforce on the international waters of the high seas.(MUSIC)VOICE TWO:This program was written by Jerilyn Watson. Our producer was Mario Ritter. I'm Shirley Griffith.VOICE ONE:And I'm Barbara Klein. Internet users can read our reports at . Join us again next week for SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English.。

新视野大学英语（第三版）视听说教程1Unit 1Sharing1.2（1）busy（2）friends（3）university（4）social life1.3a-c-e-d-b-f1.4（1）danced（2）view of（3）fun（4）drink（5）west（6）delicious meal（7）house（8）TVListening2.1（1）1962（2）4th（3）1990（4）19962.2（1）teacher（2）cleaned houses （3）lost（4）visited（5）work（6）his wife（7）in his own words Viewinga-c-h-f-d-e-g-b2.2（1）home（2）country（3）relatives（4）foreigner（5）speak（6）passed on（7）heat（8）sea（9）happinessRole-playing2.2（1）It was great（2）He's a football player （3）It was really beautiful1 3 5 7 10Presenting1.1（1）a small town （2）1993（3）2008（4）2003（5）seven1.21 4 5 7 8 9 10 Conversations一BABDD二DBCD三DDBA Passage 2（1）programmes（2）very（3）decisions （4）doing laundry （5）Obviously （6）choices （7）ruining （8）get used to （9）opportunities （10）step backNews report一BC二DCUnit testPart ICADDAPart IICDABCPart IIICBABDPart IV（1）achievements（2）specialised（3）vast（4）professional（5）educated（6）was familiar（7）extensively（8）elegantly（9）a great deal（10）BesidesUnit 2Sharing1.2（1）a month （2）Not very often （3）once or twice （4）a week（5）every month （6）every fortnight1.3（1）romantic （2）great（3）recommend （4）action（5）collection （6）real life（7）scenes（8）fantastic1.4c-d-a-bListening2.1C2.2（1）blonde（2）blue（3）dark（4）masculine2.32.4（1）tall（2）masculine face（3）black hair（4）dark brown （5）red hair（6）grey（7）slim（8）blonde hair （9）lovelyViewing2.12.2（1）garden（2）baby and wife （3）traditional values （4）likes（5）being togetherRole-playing2.1（1）feel like（2）What do you recommend （3）how about（4）What's it about（5）Who's in it（6）Do you think（7）Why don't we2.2Presenting（1）a free concert （2）evening （3）City Park （4）boyfriend （5）a picnic （6）stage（7）lay（8）fantastic1.2BABABA Conversations一DBCAD二DCBC三ABAC Passage 2（1）comic（2）traffic（3）constantly （4）available （5）took part in （6）attracted （7）audience （8）free of charge （9）put forward （10）embraceNews report一AC二CDUnit testPart IDACBAPart IIACACDPart IIICAADDPart IV（1）too much（2）warning（3）affected by（4）back（5）drive people to suicide （6）pointed out（7）recent（8）commit（9）prevention（10）it's timeUnit 3Sharing1.2（1）living（2）much（3）interesting places （4）something （5）experience （6）feel about1.3a-d-b-g-h-f-e-c1.4（1）exciting（2）amazing concert （3）incredible（4）the theatre （5）the best place （6）different（7）compared to （8）play football （9）interesting things （10）the best thing （11）tickets（12）cultureListening2.1a-d-h-e-b-g-c-f 2.2（1）Australia （2）outback （3）go further （4）frightened （5）Don't move （6）the dogs （7）frighteningViewing2.12.2（1）biggest island （2）nervous（3）women（4）1500（5）money（6）overwhelmedRole-playing2.1（1）It's（2）there（3）leave a message （4）call（5）speak（6）moment（7）ring（8）number （9）this （10）picking upPresenting1.11.2Conversations一CCBDA二BCAD三CABCPassage 2（1）mountainous （2）frightened（3）took place（4）vanish（5）occurred（6）massive（7）caught（8）keep us away from （9）grateful（10）in advanceNews report一CA二DCUnit testPart ICBAADPart IICADBAPart IIIABCDDPart IV（1）apply for（2）commitment （3）opportunity（4）restaurant（5）developed（6）working practices （7）attending（8）add（9）personal qualities （10）a positive additionUnit 4Sharing1.21.3（1）fresh air（2）avoid holes（3）think about（4）dream（5）looking out（6）an accident1.4c-e-f-d-a-b1.5c-a-b-d-f-eListening2.2（1）1962（2）1948（3）leave（4）public transport （5）in and drove（6）private（7）build（8）good condition （9）engineering problem （10）too heavy（11）strong（12）difficult to fly（13）traffic problemsViewing2.1AAABA2.22.3（1）airport managers（2）relax（3）pass the time （4）midnight （5）their flight （6）three hundred （7）319（8）500Role-playing2.1（1）tied up（2）customer （3）20（4）coffee（5）delayed （6）cow（7）stations2.22.3Presenting2.1（1）a vegetarian meal （2）meat（3）his order（4）business class （5）cold（6）the person in charge 2.2ABBBAABAConversations一CBDDA三CADA Passage 2（1）Gradually （2）enabled （3）vehicles （4）dates back to （5）As a result （6）thoroughly （7）capacity （8）turn（9）automobiles （10）thanks toNews report一 D D二 D B CUnit testPart IBBDADPart IICDACPart IIICBDACPart IV（1）motor （2）sufferer （3）range from （4）results from （5）relies on （6）confused （7）still（8）folk（9）avoid （10）wingUnit 5Sharing1.21.3Answers：1 4 5 7 101.4（1）relaxing（2）fantastic（3）lovely（4）Amazing（5）thoroughly enjoyed （6）Lovely（7）fantastic Listening2.2（1）comfortable（2）Plane（3）faster（4）In a hotel（5）comfortable（6）In an apartment （7）expensive（8）sightseeing（9）sightseeing （10）interesting （11）In summer （12）better（13）hot weather （14）In spring （15）crowded （16）a restaurant （17）quieter （18）a restaurant （19）quieter （20）A monthViewing2.1c-a-f-d-e-b2.2（1）widest （2）cuts through （3）football（4）his career（5）famous（6）1800s（7）apparently（8）80（9）fantastic meat （10）vegetables （11）family and friends （12）wonderful momentsRole-playing2.12 4 5 82.2（1）Could I have（2）can we have（3）that（4）French（5）I'd like（6）The sameConversations一ADACC二DCDC三DBACPassage 2（1）celebrate （2）provide us with （3）sticking to （4）challenges （5）anticipating （6）portions （7）stuff（8）take hold of （9）effective （10）strategiesNews report一 B D二 A DUnit testPart ICCDAAPart IIBBBDPart IIIBCABDPart IV（1）hang（2）remains（3）symbol（4）performed（5）held on（6）represent（7）sweets（8）the holiday season（9）appeared to（10）spread toUnit 6Sharing1.2（1）exercise（2）full-time（3）running1.31 51.4Answers：c-e-f-a-d-g-b（1）a sweet tooth （2）sweet（3）coffee（4）chocolate（5）Eating late（6）regularly（7）too much（8）fast food（9）far too many （10）cakeListening2.1（1）eating problems （2）replace normal （3）food pills（4）taste different （5）its flavor（6）become common2Viewing2.1 CACDD2.2Role-playingd-b-f-e-a-c2.3（1）tea and coffee （2）one small cup （3）painkillers（4）three times a day （5）Foot pain（6）worry about Presenting（1）feel relaxed （2）much exercise （3）sporting hero （4）walk a day1.21 2 4 6Conversations一CBDBD二CBAA三BDBAPassage 2（1）pressures （2）disappear （3）compromise （4）alcohol（5）intense（6）interferes with （7）undermine （8）pay attention to （9）suffers from （10）competitiveNews report一DD二CAUnit testPart IAACDBPart IIACBBAPart IIICCDDDPart IV（1）perfectly （2）sewing（3）distant（4）suffer from （5）at arm's length （6）cloudy（7）judging（8）slightly（9）background （10）eye viewsUnit 7Sharing1.21.3Answers： b-f-a-d-e-c1.3（1）Snakes （2）the end （3）hate（4）scared of （5）afraid of （6）horses （7）frighten （8）scares （9）memories （10）sharks （11）unknownListening2.1（1）three（2）water （3）animals （4）the weather.Viewing2.1CCAA2.2（1）beautiful （2）magical （3）lovely （4）fantastic （5）happy （6）astonishingRole-playing2.1BAA2.2e-a-c-b-d-f-g2.3BAAABBPresenting1.1（1）Fish River Canyon （2）amazingly quiet1.212358 Conversations一CABDD二DCDA三CCACPassage 2（1）participated in （2）access to（3）tremendous（4）currently（5）incredible（6）accompany（7）remarkable（8）amazing（9）catching a glimpse of （10）looking forward toNews report一BB二CAUnit testPart IDCBBDPart IIABDDPart IIICBADCPart IV（1）dial（2）keeper（3）smart（4）figure out （5）chemically （6）rank high on （7）intelligence （8）recognize （9）descriptive （10）make decisionsUnit 8Sharing1.2d-c-a-e-b-f1.3BBABBA1.4Listening2.1（1）food（2）rubber（3）1891（4）concentrate （5）the mobile phone （6）1973（7）countries（8）light（9）2001（10 5002.21 4 5 6 7Viewing2.1（1）early 30s（2）6 billion（3）computer science students （4）tour guide（5）in the group（6）searching the Internet （7）2000（8）successful business（9）fastest growing（10）most profitable2.2Role-playing2.1CBABC2.2Presenting（1）footballers （2）fire fighters （3）doctors（4）teachers1.2b-e-c-d-a-f Conversations一BDCBD二BCAD三CDBDPassage 2（1）evidence（2）enhance（3）interviewed （4）rated（5）took into account （6）forecast（7）emerged（8）was related to（9）adapt themselves to （10）originalNews report一ACA二DCDUnit testPart ICDABCPart IICCBDAPart IIICBDACPart IV（1）accessible（2）opens a checking account。

2020年12月英语四级试题及答案四级听力：News report 1A poisonous fish which has a sting strong enough to kill a human is invading the Mediterranean, warned scientists. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (UICN) has raised concerns after the poisonous fish was spotted in the waters around Turkey, Cyprus and the eastern Mediterranean. Native to the South Pacific and Indian Ocean, the potentially deadly fish has poisonous hooks and a painful sting capable of killing people. Although fatalities are rare, the stings can cause extreme pain and stop people breathing. The fish, often known as Devil Firefish, is a highly invasive species. And environmentalists fear its arrival could endanger other types of marine life. After being spotted in the Mediterranean, a marine scientist says, “The fish is spreading, and that’s a cause for concern.”Q1: What is reported in the news?Q2: What is the environmentalists’ concern of the spread of Devil Firefish in the Mediterranean?四级听力：News report 2【Q3】Almost half the centre of Paris will be accessible only by foot or bicycle this Sunday to mark World Car-Free Day. 【Q4】This is inresponse to rising air pollution that made Paris the most polluted city in the world for a brief time. Mayor Anne Hidalgo promoted the first World Car Free Day last year. Hidalgo also has supported a Paris Breathes Day. On the first Sunday of every month, Paris clears traffic from eight lanes of the main road. About 400 miles of streets will beclosed to cars. It is expected to bring significant reduction in pollution levels. “Last year’s car-free day showed a 40% drop in pollution levels in some parts of the city, according to an independent air pollution monitor”, reports the Guardian, “and some levels dropped by 50% in the city centre.”Q3: What will happen on World Car Free Day in Paris?Q4: What motivated the mayor of Paris to promote the first World Car Free Day in her city?四级听力：News report 3A Philippine fisherman was feeling down on his luck when a house fire forced him to clear out his possessions and change locations. Then, a good luck charm that he had kept under his bed changed his life.The unidentified man had fished out a giant pearl from the ocean when his anchor got stuck on the rock while sailing off a coastal island in the Philippines ten years ago.When he was forced to sell it, the shocked tourist agent at Puerto Princesca told him that the 77-pound giant pearl that he had kept hidden in his rundown wooden house was the biggest pearl in the world, which was valued at £76 million.The pearl of Allah, which is currently on display in a New York museum, only weighs 14 pounds. That is five times smaller than the pearl that the fisherman just handed in.The monstrous pearl, measured at 1 foot wide and 2.2 feet long, is going to be verified by local experts and international authorities before hopefully going on display to attract more tourists in the little town.Q5: What happened to the Philippine fisherman one day?Q6: What was the fisherman forced to do?Q7: What did the fisherman learn from the tourist agent?四级-Conversation 1WOMAN: Mr. Smith, It’s a pleasure meeting you!Man: Nice to meet you, too. What can I do for you?WOMAN: Well, I’m here to show you what our firm can do foryou. Astro Consultants has branches in over fifty countries, offering different business services. We’re a global company with 75 years of history. And our clients include some of the world’s largest companies.MAN: Thank you, Mrs. Houston. I know Astro Consultants is a famous company. But you said you would show me what you could do for me. Well. What exactly can your firm do for my company?WOMAN: We advise businesses on all matters, from market analysis to legal issues. Anything a business like yours could meet. Our firm offers expert advice. Could I ask you, Mr. Smith, to tell me a little about your company and the challenges you face? That way, I could better respond as to how we can help you.Man: OK, sure. This is a family business started by my grandfather in 1950. We employ just over 100 people. We manufacture an export stone for buildings and other constructions. Our clients usually want a special kind of stone cut in a special design. And that’s what we do in our factory. Our main challenge is that our national currency is rising, and we’re losing competitive advantages to st one produces in India. WOMAN: I see. That’s very interesting. I will suggest that you let us first conduct a financial analysis of your company, together with the analysis of your competitors in India. That way, we could offer the best advice on different ways forward for you.Question 8-11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.Q8: What do we learn about the woman’s company?Q9: What does the man say about his own company?Q10: What is the main problem with the man’s company?Q11: What does the woman suggest doing to help the man’s company?四级-Conversation 2Woman: Wow, congratulations, Simon! The place looks absolutely amazing!Man: Really? You think so?W: Of course. I love it. It looks like you had a professional interior designer. But yo u didn’t, did you?M: No. I did it all by myself with a little help from my brother, Greg. He’s actually in the construction business, which was really helpful.W: Honestly, I’m impressed! I know I can probably repaint the walls in my house over a weekend or something, but not a full renovation. Where did you get your ideas? I wouldn’t know where to start.M: Well, for a while now, I’ve been regularly buying home design magazines. Every now and then, I’d saved the pictures I liked. Believe it or not, I have a full notebook of magazine pages. Since by overall style was quite minimal, I thought and hoped a whole renovation wouldn’t be too difficult. And sure enough, with Greg’s help, it was very achievable.W: Wasn’t it expensive? I have imagined a project lik e this could be. M: Actually, it was surprisingly affordable. I managed to sell a lot of my old furniture and put that extra money towards the new material. Greg was also able to get some discount materials from a recent project he was working on as well.W: Great! If you don’t mind, I’d like to pick your brain a bit more. Johansson and I are thinking of renovating our sitting room, not the whole house, not yet anyway. And we’d love to get some inspiration from your experience. Are you free to come over for a coffee early next week?Q12: What do we learn about the woman from the conversation?Q13: Where did the man get his ideas for the project?Q14: What did the man say about the project he recently completed? Q15: Why does the woman invite the man to her house next week?四级-Section CPassage 1Removing foreign objects from ears and noses costs England almost £3m a year, a study suggests.[Q16] Children were responsible for the vast majority of cases - 95% of objects removed from noses and 85% from ears. Every year, an average of 1,218 nose and 2,479 ear removals took place between 2010 and 2016. According to England's Hospital Episode Statistics, children aged one to four were the most likely to need help from doctors for a foreign object in their nose. Five to nine year olds come to the hospital with something in their ear the most. Jewelry items accounted for up to 40% of cases in both the ears and noses of children. Paper and plastic toys were the items removed next most from noses. Cotton buds and pencils were also found in ears.[Q17]According to the study, the occurrence of foreign objects in children is generally attributed to curiosity. Children have an impulse to explore their noses and ears. This results in the accidental entry of foreign objects. [Q18] Any ear, nose and throat surgeon has many weird stories about wonderful objects found in the noses and ears of children and adults. Batteries can pose a particular danger. In all cases, prevention is better than cure. This is why many toys contain warnings about small parts. Recognizing problems early and seeking medical attention is important.Q16: What does England spend an annual £3m on?Q17: What do we learn from England's Hospital Episode Statistics?Q18: What is generally believed to account for children putting things in their ears or noses?Section CPassage 2Good morning, I’d like to talk to you about my charity ReBicycle. But before that, let me introduce someone. This is Leila Rahimi.She was so scared when she first moved to New Zealand that she struggled to leave the house and would spend days working up the courage to walk to the supermarket for basic supplies.After a few months of being quite down and unhappy, she was invited to join a local bike club. At this time, ReBicycle got involved and gave Leila a second-hand bicycle.[Q19] In weeks, her depression had begun to ease as she cycled. The bicycle totally changed her life, giving her hope and a true feeling of freedom.To date, ReBicycle has donated more than 200 bikes to those in need, and is now expanding bike-riding lessons as demand soars.[Q20]With a bike, you can travel farther but for almost no cost. The three hours a day that used to spend on walking to and from English language lessons has been reduced to just one hour. Our bike-riding lessons are so successful that we are urgently looking for more volunteers. Learning to ride a bike is almost always more difficult as an adult, and this can take days and weeks, rather than hours. So, if any of you have some free time during the weekend, please come join us at ReBicycle and make a difference in someone’s life.Q19: What did ReBicycle do to help Leila Rahimi?Q20: What is ReBicycle doing to help those in need?Q21: What do we learn from the passage about the ReBicycle?Passage 3Thanks to the International Space Station we know quite a bit about the effects of low gravity on the human body, but NASA scientists want to learn more. To that end, they have been studying how other species deal with low gravity, specifically focusing on miceThe results are both interesting and humorous.The scientists first send some mice in a specially designed cage to the International Space Station. The cage allowed them to study the behavior of the mice remotely from Earth via video. As you noticed in the video, the mice definitely seem uncomfortable at the beginning of the experiment. They move around clumsily, drifting within the small confines of the cage and do their best to figure out which way is up, but without success. (23) However, it’s not long before the mice begin to catch on. They adapt remarkably well to their new environment and even using the lack of gravity to their advantage as they push themselves around the cage.That’s when thin gs really get wild. The 11th day of the experiment shows the mice are not just dealing with the gravity change but actually seem to be enjoying it. (24) Several of the mice are observed running around the cage walls.The scientists wanted to see whether the mice would continue doing the same kinds of activities they were observed doing on Earth. The study showed that the mice kept much of their routines intact, including cleaning themselves and eating when hungry. (25)Q22: What do Nasa scientists want to learn about?Q23 : What does the passage say about the mice at the beginning of the experiment?Q24: What was observed about the mice on the 11th day of the experiment?Q25: What did the scientists find about the mice from theexperiment?答案新闻1.A. A deadly fish has been spotted in the Mediterranean waters.2.C. It could pose a threat to other marine species.3.B. About half of its city center will be closed to ears.4.A. The rising air pollution in Paris.5.B. His house was burnt down in a fire.6.D. Sell the pearl he had kept for years.7.C. His monstrous pearl was extremely valuable.长对话8.A. It boasts a fairly long history.9.C. It is a family business.10. D. Loss of competitive edge.11. A. Conducting a financial analysis for it.12. D. She is really impressed by the man’s house.13. B. From home design magazines.14. C. The cost was affordable.15. B. She wants him to share his renovation experience with her.短文16. D. Removing objects from patients' noses and ears.17. C. Five- to nine-year-olds are the most likely to put things in theirears.18. D. They are curious about these body parts.19. B. It gave her a used bicycle.20. A. Expanding bike-riding lessons.21. B. It is a charity organization.22. D How animals deal with lack of gravity23. A. They were not used to the low-gravity environment.24. C. They already felt at home in the new environment.25. B. They behaved as if they were on Earth.听力解析本次听力考试文章来源于每日邮报，卫报，Good News Network，BBC 官网等报纸或网站。

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第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．The steamboat was fully furnished with life preservers. The passengers might be saved __________ accidents.A．in spite of B．instead ofC．in case of D．in place of2．Recently some hospitals in China have adopted ______ they call a robot-doctor, ______ will be used to operate on patients with more accuracy.A．what; that B．that; whichC．what; which D．which; what3．He was greatly shocked at Donald Trump’s taking office. Never did he expect that the voters _______ be so unreasonable.A．should B．couldC．would D．might4．more about the place where you live,and you will shoulder more responsibility to protect itA．Learning B．To learn C．Learn D．Learned5．----Can I park my car here?----Sure not, we don’t allow here.A．to parking B．park C．to park D．parking6．My new job _______ my travel ling all over the country, which means I won’t be able to spend much time with my family.A．takes B．promises C．involves D．causes7．I got more _____ about him from reading his books than from talking to him.A．insights B．memoriesC．resources D．experiences8．What surprised us most is that he doesn’t know ________ the differences between the two books lie.A．that B．what C．which D．where9．Don't you think _______of great importance that we should keep fit by taking exercise regularly?A．this B．that C．which D．it10．Raising the incomes of the poor is likely to be ineffective in a wealthy society, ________ accompanied by other measures.A．once B．when C．if D．unless11．I ______ football since I left university.A．didn’t play B．don’t playC．won’t play D．haven’t played12．James Smith and his girlfriend went to Chenyi Square to celebrate the New Year, never _________.A．returned B．to returnC．returning D．having returned13．—Kevin, time for the next destination!—No hurry! Another 15 minutes and we _____ all the exhibition rooms of the museum.A．am exploring B．have exploredC．will explore D．will have explored14．— Hi! John, would you like to play football with us?— Oh，I can’t. I ___ my lesson all the morning and still need half an hour.A．am reviewing B．have been reviewingC．have reviewed D．reviewed15．— Y ou should have helped your mom wash the dishes．—I meant ．But she is always telling me to study．A．to do B．to C．doing so D．doing16．Peter has previous experience, ______ I think he’s the right person for the job.A．or B．butC．for D．so17．In that remote area, the trees _____ by the volunteers are growing well.A．planted B．planting C．being planted D．to plant18．It was the belief ________ he could find his “root” in Africa ________ made Al ex decide to go to Gambia. A．that; where B．where; thatC．that; that D．how; which19．He felt ________ of cheating in the exam, deciding never to do such things again.A．shame B．ashamedC．sorry D．shameful20．—Do you know Linda was fired for her casual attitude towards the job?—No wonder she _________ when I tried to amuse her this morning.A．was tickled pink B．pulled my legC．gave me the cold shoulder D．saw the handwriting on the wall第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Unit 5 Do you want to watch a game showIt is true that most students like to watch TV . But most parents don’t 1 theirchildren to do it. In their opinion, students should read books, and only reading is 2 . As a student, you 3 be one of them who like watching TV . What kind of TVshow do you likeIn fact. students often have a 4 about TV shows before or after class. Li Ming,a sports lover thinks it helpful to watch sports shows. He likes the famous basketballstar Kobe Bryant best. Every time Bryant's team wins, he will tell others the exciting5 in the class. But most girls in the class can’t6 it. Girls only love soap operas.They would like to 7 together and talk about the story that 8 in the soap operas. Simon, one of the boys who take an interest in animals, doesn’t like soap operas at all. He believes that watching a soap opera is so 9 because it lasts too long. He thinks he really has no time to follow the story. Many boys like him would like to enjoy those cartoons The 10 why they like cartoon movies best is: They are always so funny.（）1. A. see B. expect C. believe D. take（）2. A interesting B. difficult C. educational D. boring（）3. A. need B may C. can D. would（） B. visit C. discussion D. look（）news B. day C. sport D. game（）6. A. stand B. think C. find D. watch（）. play B. sit C. study D. work（）8. A. happens B. lives C. writes D. tells（）9. A. exciting B. necessary C. meaningless D. relaxing（）. story B opera C. culture D. reason阅读理解A 体裁：记叙文词数：332 难度：★☆☆建议用时：5分钟正确率：__/5Little Tom likes cartoons very much. When the cartoonsbegin on TV, he does nothing until①they' re over Sometimes he’drather②wait for a long time and go to bed late. In the morninghis mother has to wake him up, or he’ll be late for school.Yesterday Tom heard there would be an interesting cartoon. This morning, as soon as he got up, he turned on the television, but he didn't find the program on it He had to have breakfast and then went to school. After school he ran home while his mother was cooking supper in the kitchen. He hurried to the sitting room and turned on the television again, but he still couldn't find the cartoon. He rushed③into the kitchen and asked his mother for help .“It's only five now, "said his mother. "Your program will be after supper.”"Well, lets have supper right now! "Tom said.（）spends much time .A. playing footballB. watching football matches on TVC. doing his homeworkD. watching cartoons on TV（）2. Tom goes to bed late sometimes, so .A. his mother has to wake him upB. he goes to school by busC. he can wake up by himself in the morningD. he has to go to school without breakfast（）3. so he turned on the television after getting up this morning.A. Tom thought he had some time leftB. Tom didn’t know when the cartoon would beginC. Tom wanted to know the important newsD. Tom hoped to watch a TV play（）4. Tom was afraid ,so he ran home.A. to miss the interesting cartoonB. to miss the last busC. he would be hungryD. he had little time to finish his homework（）5. Tom thought .A. supper should be readyB. his mother's watch was slowC. the cartoon would begin as soon as he finished supperD. his mother cooked supper too late【考纲词汇积累】①until /ənˈtɪl/conj.直到……为止②rather/ˈrɑːðə(r)/adv.宁愿③rush/rʌʃ/v.冲；快跑阅读理解B 体裁：说明文词数：283 难度：★☆☆建议用时：6分钟正确率：__/5What are your plans for this weekend Maybe you havedownloaded(下载)all your favorite TV series①to yourmobile phone, and you are planning to spend your time on binge-watching-watch the whole TV series one after another.You probably think that you have spent your school days studying, so why not havea good relaxation for a whole weekendWell, according to researchers, binge-watching may be harmful to②you. A far as you ever experienced③, spending hours watching TV in the evenings and on weekends could turn you into an unhealthy couch potato. Studies have shown that troubles couldbe caused in your body such as feeling tired and getting fat.Also, there could be other problems. Some people may think that watching TV makes their life colorful, but it is likely④to make them feel even lonelier⑤.So please don't watch a TV play in a binge-watching way.（）underlined phrase "spend your time on binge-watching "means“ ”.A. watch a T play after tiring workB. watch a TV play several episodes at a timeC. watch a TV play while workingD. watch a TV play without having dinner（）2. What does the writer think of the habit of binge-watchingA. HarmfulB. BoringC. ComfortableD. Healthy（）3. What trouble can binge-watching bringA. Eating.B. Sleeping.C. StudyingD. Health（）4. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUEA. Binge-watching makes you feel lonely.B. Watching TV for long makes you know more.C. Sleeping for long makes you feel lonelyD. Watching TV is good for your feelings.（）5. The passage mainly tells usA. how to download TV seriesB. how to enjoy a Tv playC why binge-watching is a bad habitD. why binge-watching is important【考纲词汇积累】①series/ˈsɪəriːz /n.连续剧②be harmful to对…有害③experience/ɪkˈspɪəriəns/v.体验④likely /ˈlaɪkli/adj.可能的⑤lonely /ˈləʊnli /adj.孤独的【好句美文采撷】You probably think that you have spent your school days studying，so why not have a goodrelaxation for a whole weekend你也许会认为上学日都在学习，所以为什么整个周末不好好放松一下呢阅读理解C 体裁：说明文词数：292 难度：★★☆建议用时：6分钟正确率：__/5 Many boys and girls love to watch TV. They spend many hoursa day in front of the TV set. There are many types①of TVprograms, such as sitcoms, soap operas movies, sports shows,fashion②shows, etc. A child can learn both bad things and goodthings from them. Some programs help children to understand thenews all over the world, and some show them the people and places of other countries.With television a child doesn't have to go to the zoo to see animals or to the ocean③to see sharks. Boys and girls can see a play, listen to a concert or watch a game at home.But some programs show crime and other things which are not educational for children. So parents sometimes should help them to find other interesting things to do.They should tell them it is fun to watch some TV programs, but it is also fun to read books, to play games or to visit friends（）1. Many children spend many hours .A. watching TVB. playing computer gamesC. studyingD. helping their parents（）2. On television children can seeA.koalasB. games C action movies D. all the above（）the passage the word “crime” means “ ”in Chinese.A.犯罪B.旅游C.动画D.体育（）sometimes help their children to find other things to do when there is for childrenanime B. a bad programC. a game uninteresting movie（）of the following is NOT true according to the passageA. Children can only learn good things from sitcoms.B. Children can understand the news all over the world by watching TV.C. Children can see many animals on TV.D. Children can’t spend too much time on TV.【考纲词汇积累】①type /taɪp/n.种类②fashion/ˈfæʃn/n.时尚；时装业③ocean/ˈəʊʃn/n.海洋【好句美文采撷】Some programs help children to understand the news all over the world，and some showthem the people and places of other countries.一些节目帮助孩子们了解世界各地的新闻，一些节目向他们展示其他国家的人文地理。

英语海洋科学英语40题1. Which of the following is a marine mammal?A. SharkB. DolphinC. OctopusD. Jellyfish答案：B。

本题考查海洋生物的分类。

选项A“Shark”（鲨鱼）是鱼类；选项C“Octopus”（章鱼）是软体动物；选项D“Jellyfish”（水母）是腔肠动物。

而选项B“Dolphin” 海豚）是海洋哺乳动物。

2. The color of a blue whale is mainly _____.A. black and whiteB. blue and greenC. red and yellowD. pink and purple答案：A。

关于蓝鲸的颜色，主要是黑色和白色。

选项B“blue and green” 蓝色和绿色）、选项C“red and yellow” 红色和黄色）、选项D“pink and purple” 粉色和紫色）都不符合蓝鲸的实际颜色特征。

3. Which of the following sea creatures has a shell?A. StarfishB. CrabC. SealD. Whale答案：B。

本题考查有壳的海洋生物。

选项A“Starfish” 海星）没有壳；选项C“Seal”（ 海豹）是哺乳动物，没有壳；选项D“Whale” 鲸鱼）也是哺乳动物，没有壳。

而选项B“Crab” 螃蟹）有壳。

4. What is the main food of a sea turtle?A. GrassB. FishC. InsectsD. Fruits答案：B。

海龟主要以鱼为食。

选项A“Grass”（ 草）、选项C“Insects” 昆虫）、选项D“Fruits” 水果）都不是海龟的主要食物。

5. Which of the following is a fish?A. PenguinB. LobsterC. SalmonD. Seahorse答案：C。

关于海洋保护俱乐部志愿者招募的英语作文全文共3篇示例，供读者参考篇1Call for Ocean Guardians! Join the Ocean Defenders ClubHi friends! My name is Jamie and I'm the president of the Ocean Defenders Club at Oceanview Elementary School. I'm here to tell you all about our awesome club and why you should join us in protecting the amazing ocean creatures and their homes.Do you love learning about sharks, whales, dolphins, and all the other cool animals living in the ocean? Do you wish there was a way you could help keep their environment clean and healthy? Well, that's exactly what we do in the Ocean Defenders Club!We are a group of kids who really care about the ocean and want to do our part to keep it safe. The ocean is so important - it produces over half of the world's oxygen and is home to most of the life on Earth. But sadly, the oceans are facing a lot of threats from plastic pollution, oil spills, overfishing, and other human activities. Marine life is struggling because of all this.That's why we started this club - to be ocean heroes and speak up for all the amazing sea creatures that can't speak forthemselves. We learn about the problems facing the ocean, then take action by organizing fun events and activities to raise awareness and make a difference.Some of the awesome things we've done already include beach clean-ups, recycling drives, saving pennies to adopt a dolphin, and making educational posters about ocean pollution to hang up around school. It feels so good to do something to protect our oceans instead of just sitting back.But we need more Ocean Defenders to really make a big impact! That's why I'm inviting all of you ocean-lovers to join our club. You don't have to be an expert on ocean life or anything. You just need to care about this important cause and be willing to learn and get involved.As a member, you'll get to go on exciting field trips to places like the aquarium and marine science center. You'll meet cool guest speakers like marine biologists and conservationists doing amazing work. And you'll have a blast working with your friends to dream up creative ways to raise awareness and funds for ocean protection.One of my favorite parts of the club is when we get to make and sell creative ocean-themed crafts and artwork at our school fair. Last year, my friend Ella made these adorable stuffed animalsea turtles and they sold out in 10 minutes! The money we raised went to an organization helping protect real sea turtle habitats. How awesome is that?I'll never forget the field trip we took to Clean Beach Initiative headquarters either. We got to watch an actual sea turtle rehab and release back into the ocean! Seeing that turtle slowly make its way across the sand and into the waves after recovering from injuries was the most amazing thing. I felt so proud knowing I was part of a club trying to make the world safer for animals like that.If you join, you'll get to experience incredible moments like that too! You'll learn so much about why our oceans matter and how we can all be environmental superheroes in our own way. We'll have a ton of fun working together to make the world better for marine creatures.You don't have to be at the top of your class or have a bunch of extracurricular activities already to join. The Ocean Defenders Club is for any kid who gets excited about ocean life and wants to make a difference, no matter how big or small. Every contribution counts when it comes to protecting something as important as the oceans!Plus, you'll make new friends who share your passion for this cause. We're like one big ocean-loving family supporting each other's ideas and efforts. Whether you're a kid who can spend hours watching nature documentaries or you just think whales are really cool, you'll fit right in.So what do you say? Are you ready to Answer the Call of the Ocean and join me and the other Defenders? We meet every Wednesday after school to plan our next big project. Just bring your creativity, enthusiasm, and a desire to be an ocean hero!I can't wait to welcome new members and continue learning and doing amazing things together to keep our oceans healthy for generations to come. The voices of us kids may be little, but united we can truly make big waves of change. Grab your adult and sign up to be an Ocean Defender today!See you at the next meeting! Thor the Hammerhead Shark and Dori the Dolphin are waiting...篇2My Ocean Adventure ClubHi friends! My name is Sam and I'm here to tell you all about my super cool Ocean Adventure Club. We do lots of fun activities to learn about the ocean and how to protect it. I really hopeyou'll join because the more people we have, the more we can do to help keep the oceans healthy!Last year, my teacher Ms. Jenkins taught us about the oceans and how important they are for all life on Earth. Did you know that oceans produce over half of the world's oxygen? Or that the majority of the oxygen in the atmosphere originally came from tiny ocean plants called phytoplankton? Mind-blowing, right?We also learned that oceans help regulate temperatures and weather patterns across the globe. And most importantly, oceans are home to an incredible variety of amazing animals and plants. From tiny shrimp to whale sharks the size of school buses, the diversity of ocean life is just astounding.But Ms. Jenkins told us that the oceans are in trouble from things like pollution, overfishing, climate change, and habitat destruction. Plastic waste is a huge problem, with millions of tons of plastic trash ending up in the water each year and hurting marine animals. Rising ocean temperatures due to climate change are causing coral reefs to die off at scary rates. And there are plenty of other threats too, like chemical runoff, oil spills, noise pollution, and more.When I learned about all the dangers facing our oceans, I knew I had to do something to help. I just couldn't sit back anddo nothing! So that's why I started the Ocean Adventure Club at my school. Our mission is to learn as much as we can about the oceans, share that knowledge with others, and take action to protect this vital resource.At our club meetings, we have lots of fun activities planned to learn about the wonders of the ocean world. We read books and watch videos about all the incredible animals like whales, sharks, dolphins, and so many others. We learn about amazing underwater habitats like coral reefs, kelp forests, and deep sea hydrothermal vents.Sometimes we even get to do super cool science experiments! Like making a model of the ocean currents using plastic bottles and coloring. Or testing what materials biodegrade and which ones don't to understand the plastic problem better. One time we even built our own mini ocean ecosystem in a fish tank! We put in fish, plants, rocks, and let the nitrogen cycle run its course. It was so neat to see it all come together.But it's not just about learning - we also focus a lot on how we can take action and make a difference. One of our biggest projects was organizing a beach cleanup at the local state park. We spread out along the shoreline and picked up every piece oftrash we could find. It was hard work, but so satisfying to see how much cleaner the beach looked when we were done!We also did a lot of advocacy work to raise awareness about ocean conservation in our community. We made posters and put them up around school. We wrote letters to our political representatives about why protecting the oceans is so important. And we even created a social media campaign to educate others with cool facts and calls to action. It was awesome to feel like we were playing a role in creating positive change.Another big focus is reducing our own plastic waste and environmental impact. We had a zero-waste workshop where we learned tips like using reusable bottles and bags, composting food scraps, and more. We even did a plastic audit of the school cafeteria and worked with the administration to start a recycling program. It's so gratifying to take real, tangible steps to be part of the solution.Protecting the oceans is such an important cause that impacts every person on the planet. I really hope you'll join our amazing club so we can do even more! Just imagine how much of a difference we can make by working together. More hands to pick up trash, more voices to raise awareness, more creativity tocome up with new solutions - the possibilities are endless when we all work as a team.We're going to keep learning and taking action to fight problems like pollution, overfishing, habitat loss, and climate change's impact on the oceans. I can't wait to have more friends join our club so we can dream up all sorts of new projects and initiatives. The future of the oceans is in our hands - we have to protect this incredible resource for ourselves and generations to come.What's really cool is that by joining the club, you're not just helping the oceans. You're helping preserve a vast underwater world full of beauty and fascinating creatures. You're fighting to make sure future kids can enjoy seeing whales breach and colorful coral and all the other natural wonders, just like we do now. You're giving the planet a gift that will keep on giving for ages.So what do you think? Will you join me on this important mission to be ocean guardians? We need all the help we can get to tackle such massive environmental problems. Just one person can make a difference - but when we unite together, there's no limit to what we can achieve. The oceans are counting on kids like us to speak up for them and be their champions.I really hope I convinced you to sign up and be part of the coolest club around! We're going to have so much fun learning about the ocean worlds, getting our hands dirty with projects and activities, and working hard to create a better future for our blue planet. Join the Ocean Adventure Club today and let's make some waves together - for the oceans!篇3My Ocean Friends ClubHello everyone! My name is Emily and I'm a 4th grader at Seaside Elementary School. I love the ocean more than anything in the whole world! That's why a few months ago, I started an ocean conservation club at my school called "My Ocean Friends Club."In my club, we learn all about why the ocean is so important and what we can do to protect it. We talk about how the oceans produce over half of the world's oxygen and absorb a huge amount of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. The oceans help regulate the climate and weather patterns for the entire planet!We also learn about the incredible animals that live in the ocean, like whales, sharks, dolphins, sea turtles, octopuses, andthousands of species of beautiful fish. The oceans are home to most of the life on Earth. Isn't that amazing?Unfortunately, the oceans are in trouble because of things like plastic pollution, oil spills, overfishing, and climate change. Plastic pollution is one of the biggest problems - it's estimated that over 8 million tons of plastic ends up in the ocean every year! This plastic can harm or kill marine animals that mistake it for food.Climate change is causing ocean temperatures and acidity levels to rise, which bleaches coral reefs and makes it harder for shelled animals to survive. Overfishing is depleting fish populations faster than they can replenish. And oil spills poison large areas, smothering and killing ocean life.That's why I started this club - because I want to help protect the beautiful ocean and all its incredible creatures! At our club meetings, we talk about ways we can reduce our plastic use, pick up litter from beaches, support ocean-friendly businesses, and raise money for ocean conservation organizations.We've done some really fun activities so far, like:• Picking up over 200 pounds of trash from our local beach• Hosting a bake sale to raise money for a dolphin rescue organization• Making reusable tote bags out of old t-shirts to replace plastic bags• Learning how to properly recycle different types of plastic• Watching nature documentaries about ocean animalsOur club has already grown to over 30 members who are really passionate about saving the oceans. But we need more ocean heroes to join us! That's why I'm inviting all kids who love the ocean to become members of My Ocean Friends Club.If you join, you'll get to hang out with other kids who care about the environment. You'll learn so much about marine biology, sustainability, and how to truly make a difference. We're going to go on fun field trips to aquariums, beach cleanups, and special events. And you'll get to be part of super important projects to help protect ocean life.Grown-ups are always talking about how kids like us are the future. Well, I think it's our responsibility to protect the future of the oceans and all the amazing animals that live there. The oceans produce over half of the oxygen we breathe - without healthy oceans, life on Earth wouldn't exist!Plus, the ocean is just such an awesome, fascinating, beautiful place. Who doesn't love swimming in the waves, finding colorful seashells, watching a dolphin leap out of the water, or just relaxing on the warm sand as the sun sets over the sparkling blue ocean? We have to take care of our incredible oceans so we can keep enjoying them for many years to come.So what are you waiting for? If you want to learn about ocean life, help save marine animals, and make a real difference for the environment, come join My Ocean Friends Club! You can sign up by speaking to me or Ms. Johnson, our club supervisor. Let's work together to keep our oceans healthy and beautiful. The marine creatures are counting on us ocean heroes!。

第13周周末自我提升拓展（Practice makes perfect!）一、语法选择1篇How to practice spoken English?The first and the most important things is to believe yourself. You should always ___1___ full of confidence, or you will never be able to ___2___ your English. You should never lose heart and never ___3___ up.Maybe you are afraid of ___4___ face. But ther e’s really no need to worry ___5___anything. We are students, and we ___6___. We should practice a lot. If your pronunciation and intonation are not as good ___7___the native pe ople, it’s no problem, ___8___we are Chinese, and we don’t have chance to live in foreign countries and ___9__with the people there all the time. So ___10___be shy or afraid! Just have a try.1.A. is B. be C. are D. am2.A. improve B. improved C. improving D. have improved3.A. give B. gives C. gave D. giving4.A. lose B. lost C. loses D. losing5.A. for B. to C. about D. /6.A. learned B. had learned C. were learned D. are learning7.A. as B. with C. like D. and8.A. because B. because of C. so D. but9.A. to talk B. talking C. talked D. talk10.A. don’t B. not C. no D. do二、BBC News任务型阅读1篇Whale sharks: Atomic tests solve age puzzle ofworld's largest fish鲸鲨：原子能试验解开世界上最大鱼类的年龄之谜Stretching up to 60 feet in lengthand weighing around 20 tons（吨）,the slow-moving whale shark is very popular withdivers. But despite their docile nature, scientists still lack basic information, such as how long the whale sharks actually live.To solve the problem, researchers turned to data from the dozens of atomic bomb tests carried out in the 1950s and 60s. These explosions produced huge amounts of an isotope called Carbon-14.As scientists know how long the element takes to decay, they can work out the whale shark’s age, depending on how much Carbon-14 is contained in their bones. One whale shark was 50 years old at time of death. Some can live to be 150.参考词汇(上面的黑体单词)：stretching 长度（可达）……weighing 有……重slow-moving 行动缓慢的docile 性情温顺、温和的turned to 求助于isotope 同位素element 元素decay 衰变课外小知识补充：冷战期间进行的原子弹试验数据帮助科学家们准确地测定了世界上最大鱼类的年龄。

房山区2021 - 2022学年度第二学期期中学业水平调研高一英语本试卷共11页，共100分。

考试时长90分钟。

考生务必将答案答在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。

考试结束后，将答题卡交回，试卷自行保存。

第一部分知识运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节完形填空(共10小题;每小题1. 5 分，共15分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑Being blind is tough under any circumstances. But things were even ___1___ for Srikanth Bolla who was born in a small village near Hyderbad, India, where the common belief was that kids with disabilities were “useless”. Fortunately, Srikanth’s parents loved their son and refused to ___2___ social pressure. ___3___, they encouraged the blind boy to dream big. Srikanth was not ___4___. He is the founder and CEO of a successful company now.Of course, getting here was not easy. As a young boy, Srikanth was enrolled in a ___5___ school. Unfortunately, the students and teachers didn’t approve of his disability. So his family decided to send him to a special school for the disabled in Hyderabad and he became the top of his class. But Srikanth was refused to study ___6___ . Srikanth took his plea (诉求) to the court and became the first blind student in the country to be allowed to study science.But despite his good ___7___ in the national board exams, Srikanth was not allowed to take the entrance exams. So he decided to ___8___ for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge and succeeded.After graduating from MIT, Srikanth returned to India and devoted his life to helping the country’s ___9___ community. In 2012, he established Bollant Industries. Not surprisingly, most of the company’s employees are physically challenged.Srikanth owes his success to his parents. Despite being poor and uneducated, they encouraged Srikanth to___10___ his dreams and taught him that true happiness comes from being compassionate towards others and giving them the opportunity to excel (胜过平时).1. A. stricter B. easier C. harder D. clearer2. A. put up with B. hang on to C. look forward to D. give in to3. A. Eventually B. Strangely C. Unluckily D. Instead4. A. touching B. disappointing C. amazing D. frightening5. A. special B. large C. regular D. technical6. A. science B. law C. business D. art7. A. looks B. grades C. voices D. skills8. A. hope B. search C. allow D. apply9. A. injured B. separated C. disabled D. divided10. A. pursue B. create C. improve D. change【1~10题答案】【答案】1. C 2. D 3. D 4. B 5. C 6. A 7. B 8. D 9. C 10. A【解析】【导语】这是一篇记叙文。