人教版高中英语选修9阶段综合测评4

Book 9 Unit 4 综合检测题第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

21. In the botanical garden we can find a(n) _______ of plants that range from tall trees to small flowers.A. speciesB. groupsC. amountD. variety22. This is a very special flower and it can _______ a strong sweet perfume at night.A. give inB. give upC. give outD. give out23. If you _______ a mistake in reviewing the report, please bring it to my attention.A. come alongB. come acrossC. come around toD. come about24. In dealing with public relations, we should make every effort to prevent the _______ in personality.A. contactB. contrastC. connectionD. conflict25. It was __________ back home after he finished the report.A. not until midnight did he goB. until midnight that he didn’t goC. not until midnight that he wentD. until midnight when he didn’t went26. They are so close friends and their friendship ________ college days.A. dates back toB. dates backC. dates toD. dates back from27.—Can you give me some advice about the design?—I think it should _______ to all ages and social groups.A. appearB. appealC. suitD. fit28. The government not only ________ the refugees（难民）houses to live in, but also _______ them with food and clothes.A. offered; offeredB. provided; providedC. provided; offeredD. offered; provided29. The teacher ______ several times, but he still didn’t understand it.A. explained John the sentenceB. explained the sentence for JohnC. explained to John the sentenceD. explained about the sentence toJohn30. ______, he would come in late and then say he was sorry.A. eventuallyB. typicallyC. particularlyD. especially31. There was a nice little present for everyone, with a suitable poem _______ to it.A. attachedB. attackedC. attractedD. attributed32.—Please ______ your passport.—I’m sorry, but I _______ in my home.A. show me; left itB. show to me; left itC. show me; forgot itD. show to me; forgot it33. According to recent reports, one of the rare animals, ____ crocodile, is in ____ danger of dying out.A. a; theB. 不填; aC. 不填; theD. the; 不填34. --- Did you have any difficulty catching yesterday’s lecture?--- No. The professor spoke very clearly to make his speech easy ____.A. understoodB. understandC. understandingD. to understand35. --- Why did Miss Li leave the job?--- She ____ for higher wages, but was turned down in the end.A. broke offB. gave awayC. held outD. picked up36. --- Is Alice playing both basketball and tennis for your school?--- She ____. But now she has given up playing basketball.A. isB. hasC. wasD. had37. All the children on the playground stared up into the sky until the noise of the plane ____.A. gave upB. took offC. went outD. died away38. ____ in the care of his grandmother, Ted grew to be a boy with very good manners.A. LeavingB. To be leftC. To leaveD. Left39. --- Do you think living in the country has advantages?--- ____.A. Yes, perfectlyB. Yes, it isC. Well, that dependsD. Nothing at all40. ____ surprises us mo st is that she doesn’t even know ____ the difference between the two lies.A. What; whereB. What; whichC. What; whatD. That; where第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和D）中选出最佳选项。

高中英语学习材料（灿若寒星*制作整理）14-15学年新课标高三上学期9册Unit4测试(湖北)Class: Name: Marks: 满分（120）第一部分词汇知识运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节多项选择(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)1. For a time Nick felt like he was a ________ to his family and the sooner he went, the better it would be for everyone.A. servantB. burdenC. centerD. status2. An athlete needs good ________ to be able to run for a long time without getting tired.A. patienceB. responsibilityC. consciousnessD. endurance3. People are becoming very aware of the danger of secondhand smoke. As a result, a law has been passed to ________ smoking in public.A. hateB. prohibitC. denyD. forget4. In spite of failure of his early experiments, the scientist ________ with his research and finally succeeded.A. previewedB. preservedC. promotedD. persevered5. Some people think that being able to speak more than one foreign language can help them ________ and get ahead.A. block outB. stand outC. speak outD. live out6. According to the latest research, getting enough sleep is ________ to maintaining good health and reducing stress.A. essentialB. explicitC. specialD. loyal7. Faced with a different culture, we should be ________ enough to absorb its essence and resist its dark side.A. cunningB. oddC. sensibleD. sensitive8. In the UK, it’s important to be ________ for business meetings, but nobody expects you to be on time for a social event.A. punctualB. premierC. hastyD. changeable9. We encourage our pupils to use the digital library, and we teach them the skills they need in order to do it ________.A. evidentlyB. respectfullyC. efficientlyD. cosily10. They walked a couple of blocks，looking ________ for the missing boy. No good news came.A. in peaceB. in returnC. in vainD. in force第二节完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)Think half!Most of us were brought up to finish what was on our plates at dinner before dessert, or finish our homework so we could go to bed. 11, nobody likes any job half way done. So when we begin to think about painting a room or cleaning out a closet, we 12to think in terms of the finished product. Nothing 13with that, of course!The fact, 14, is that in today’s world sometimes getting 15an d finishing can’t happen in the same Saturday afternoon. Actually a lot of people do have trouble 16things at a time and then find themselves 17by a lot of unfinished stuff.And nobody likes a job done half way, as we 18.Think half! Yes, I know I just said nobody likes a job half finished, 19this concept can work in a positive way as well as a(n) 20one. For example, instead of eating a whole sandwich at lunch, 21 eating just half of it. Fewer 22, same satisfactio n. If you’ve got a(n) 23you’d love to work on but just don’t have the 24, try half — offer to co-work. Half the work, same achievement. Instead of 25 the whole closet on one Saturday, go just for the shoes, or just one side, or just the shirts. Instead of the whole room, just half a 26. Next week, the other half of the wall. Half the headaches, same result, just a little further down the road.Think half! The key to 27with this technique is that it doesn’t become a start-stop technique. 28it to help you feel like you finished what you started out to do and see the 29, and that will give you the motivation to do it 30next time.11. A. Strangely B. Eventually C. Certainly D. Fortunately12. A. tend B. agree C. begin D. promise13. A. familiar B. wrong C. special D. useful14. A. indeed B. therefore C. instead D. however15. A. delayed B. returned C. started D. stored16. A. finishing B. knowing C. holding D. enjoying17. A. embarrassed B. encouraged C. caught D. surrounded18. A. expected B. remembered C. learned D. said19. A. before B. because C. but D. though20. A. easy B. narrow C. similar D. negative21. A. try B. advise C. discuss D. imagine22. A. differences B. calories C. numbers D. coins23. A. message B. task C. invitation D. ticket24. A. skill B. interest C. time D. chance25. A. giving away B. looking after C. moving on D. cleaning out26. A. wall B. face C. company D. car27. A. health B. success C. patience D. peace28. A. Call B. Show C. Use D. Send28. A. progress B. information C. safety D. friendship30. A. casually B. totally C. curiously D. alone第二部分阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

高中英语学习材料madeofjingetieji单元综合测评（四）(时间：100分钟；满分：120分)Ⅰ.阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)APlants are flowering faster than scientists predicted(预测)in reaction to climate change, which could have long damaging effects on food chains and ecosystems.Global warming is having a great effect on hundreds of plant and animal species around the world, changing some living patterns, scientists say.Increased carbon dioxide (CO2)in the air from burning coal and oil can have an effect on how plants produce oxygen, while higher temperatures and changeable rainfall patterns can change their patterns of growth.“Predicting species' reaction to climate change is a major challenge in ecology，”said the researchers of several U．S. universities. They said plants had been the key object of study because their reaction to climate change could have an effect on food chains and ecosystem services.The study, published on the Nature website, uses the findings from plant life cycle studies and experiments across four continents and 1，634 species. It found that some experiments had underestimated(低估) the speed of flowering by 8.5 times and leafing by 4 times.“Across all species, the experiments under­predicted the speed of the advance －for both leafing and flowering－that results from temperature increases，”the study said.The design of future experiments may need to be improved to better predict how plants will react to climate change, it said.Plants are necessary for life on the Earth. They are the base of the food chain, using photosynthesis (光合作用)to produce sugar from carbon dioxide and water. They let out oxygen which is needed by nearly every organism on the planet.Scientists believe the world's average temperature has risen by about 0.8℃since 1900, and nearly 0.2℃ every ten years since 1979.So far, efforts to cut emissions(排放)of planet-warming greenhouse gases are not seen as enough to prevent the Earth heating up beyond 2℃this century－a point scientists say will bring the danger of a changeable climate in which weather extremes are common, leading to drought, floods, crop failures and rising sea levels.【语篇解读】本文为科普类文章。

阶段质量检测(四)Unit 4Exploring plantsA卷学业水平达标【说明】本试卷满分120分，考试时间100分钟Ⅰ.阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)AAlong the river banks of the Amazon and the Orinoco there lives a bird that swims before it can fly, flies like a fat chicken, eats green leaves, has the stomach of a cow and has claws (爪) on its wings when young. They build their homes about 4.6 m above the river, an important feature (特征) for the safety of the young. It is called the hoatzin.In appearance, the birds of both sexes look very much alike with brown on the back and cream and red on the underside. The head is small, with a large set of feathers on the top, bright red eyes, and blue skin. Its nearest relatives are the common birds, cuckoos. Its most striking feature, though, is only found in the young.Baby hoatzins have a claw on the leading edge of each wing and another at the end of each wing tip. Using these four claws, together with the beak(喙), they can climb about in the bushes, looking very much like primitive birds must have done. When the young hoatzins have learned to fly, they lose their claws.During the drier months between December and March hoatzins fly about the forest in groups of 20 to 30 birds, but in April, when the rainy season begins, they collect together in smaller living units of two to seven birds for producing purposes.When danger comes in the form of a snake or a monkey, the young hoatzins — maybe three in one family —jump over the side and into the river. They swim about under the water until it is safe to return and then, using their claws, lift themselves up through the branches and get back home. When they have learned to fly they lose their claws and escape enemies not by swimming but by flying off, in a slow and heavy way, to a neighboring tree.A．Hoatzins in dry and rainy seasons.B．The relatives and enemies of hoatzins.C．Primitive birds and hoatzins of the Amazon.D．The appearance and living habits of hoatzins.解析：选D主旨大意题。

人教版高中英语选修九参考答案及解析4第四周情感情绪与人际交往周一1. A 解析:根据“because of my anxiety to get home”和后文作者和司机聊天可以判断, 他坐在了公共汽车的前面。

2. D 解析:句意:坐在那里让我感到很突出, 好像一个闪亮的硬币在一大堆枯燥的一分硬币里。

根据“a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies. ”选D项。

stand out“突出”。

3. B 解析:根据后文倒数第二段首句“Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t only a bus driver. ”可知。

4. C 解析:根据“tries to break the uncomfortable atmosphere”可知。

strike the match 意为“划燃了火柴”, 在这里引申为:开始了谈话。

5. A 解析:根据“tried to mind my manners”可知选A。

6. A 解析:根据“but usually I am too busy thinking about my day. ”可知, 作者通常忙于考虑自己的生活, 但那天不一样, 与后文形成转折关系。

7. B 解析:句意:她漫不经心地说:“我父亲病了。

”根据no one判断。

8. A 解析:句意:她眼圈红了, 强忍着泪水, 哽咽着说。

9. D 解析:句意:她低垂着双眼继续说。

根据后面所说的话, 这位司机很是悲伤, 根据常识判断。

10. C 解析:根据前段司机所说的话以及“My heart ached for her”, 作者应很是震惊。

11. B 解析:根据后文“when her father died”可知, 亲人去世, 应该很是悲痛。

12. C 解析:根据上文所提到的作者的母亲的经历, 可以说失去亲人很是痛苦, 到目前依然没有走出这种痛苦。

13. C 解析:句意:我不希望任何人有和她同样的不幸遭遇。

新人教版高中英语测试卷选修九Unit 4《Exploring plants》单元测试2笔试部分：I. 单项选择1.—What's your ________ on the problem?—I stand by him.A. attitudeB. situationC. conditionD. position2. Experts decided that it was continual _______ among city-states that caused the eventual decline of Greek civilization. A. association B. barriers C. conflicts D. endeavor3. China's film industry is experiencing a ______ talent shortage, including post-production technicians and theater managers. A. fierce B. severe C. special D. nervous4. The truth is that ______ helping the situation, you've just made it worse. I have no comments.A. far fromB. out ofC. due toD. next to5. Since it is a vast project and costs a large sum of money, we decide to bid for the contract _______ another company.A. in association withB. in appreciation ofC. in comparison withD. in respect of6. In one after another race, Bolt's talents ________ in comparison with other running athletes. A．stand out B．make out C．break out D．set out7. The pop star has been knocking some sense into her assistant not to _______ to the public anything about her private life other than work.A. give awayB. give offC. give outD. give up8. You refuse to hang out with someone unless they make ________ plans for what to do or they merely hope for company.A. delicateB. individualC. exoticD. specific9. It was _______of Chinese pride that they bought the ground station from us so that they were not operating an American ground station. A. ripe B. dull C. typical D. distant 10. “If you stand on your tip toes and _______ your heels up and down again it will stretch out the tendon s making it easier to walk without heels, ”he saidA. swoopB. lowerC. anchorD. restrictII 完形填空Once there was a group of men—a young hot-blooded man and a big number of old folks,doing a timber(木料)job in a jungle.This young man was very 1 .He always continued to work through his break time and2 that those old folks were wasting time,having to break several times a day to drink and chat.As time went by,this young man noticed that3 he worked through break time and hardly took a rest,those old folks were chopping the same4 of trees as he did and sometimes did more.It was as if they worked through the break time as he did.So he5 to work harder the next day.Unfortunately the6 were even worse.One day,one of the old folks 7 him for a drink during their break time.That young man refused and said that he had no 8 time!Then the old man smiled and said,“It is just a waste of effort to 9 chopping trees without re sharpening your axe(斧子).Sooner or later you will10 orbe so tired as you have spent too much energy.”Suddenly the young man 11 that actually during break times while those old folks were having a chat,they were 12 resharpening their axes at the same time!And that,s how they could 13 faster than him,yet spending less time!What we need is efficiency by making use of our skill and ability14 .Only then can we have more time to do other things.Otherwise we will always keep saying...I have no15 !1.A.weak B.cleverC.hard workingD.good looking2.A.admired plainedC.remindedD.predicted3.A.even though B.only ifC.becauseD.unless4.A.weight B.heightC.amountD.price5.A.failed B.pretendedC.agreedD.decided6.A.marks B.resultsC.effectsD.conditions7.A.invited B.blamedC.thankedD.forgave8.A.wrong B.valuableC.extraD.exact9.A.mind B.avoidC.practiceD.keep10.A.speed up B.give upC.watch outD.turn out11.A.warned B.expectedC.realizedD.announced12.A.also B.hardlyC.seldomD.never13.A.talk B.chopC.walkD.climb14.A.quickly B.curiouslyC.seriouslyD.intelligently15.A.time B.toolC.jobD.patienceIII 阅读理解AI was in a rush as always, but this time it was for an important date I just couldn' t be late for! I found myself at a checkout counter behind an elderly woman seemingly in no hurry as she paid for her groceries. A PhD student with not a lot of money, I had hurried into the store to pick up some flowers. I was in a huge rush, thinking of my upcoming evening. I did not want to be late for this date.We were in Boston, a place not always known for small conversation between strangers. The woman stopped unloading her basket and looked up at me. She smiled. It was a nice smile —warm and reassuring —and I returned her_gift_by smiling back.“Must be a special lady, whoever it is that will be getting those beautiful flowers，”she said. “Yes, she' s special，”I said, and then to my embarrassment, the words kept coming out. “It' s only our second date，but somehow I am just having the feeling she's‘the one' ，”Jokingly, I added, “The only problem is that I can' t figure out why she' d want to date a guy like me.”“Well, I think she's very lucky to have a boyfriend who brings her such lovely flowers and who is obviously in love with her，”the woman said. “My husband used to bring me flowers every week —even when times were tough and we didn' t have much money. Those were incredible days; he was very romantic and —of course —I miss him since he' s passed away.”I paid for my flowers as she was gathering up her groceries. There was no doubt in my mind as I walked up to her. I touched her on the shoulder and said, “You were right, you know. These flowers are indeed for a very special lady.”I handed her the flowers and thanked her for such a nice conversation.It took her a moment to realize that I was giving her the flowers I had just purchased.“You have a wonderful evening，”I said. I left her with a big smile and my heart warmed as I saw her smelling the beautiful flowers.I remember being slightly late for my date that night and telling my girlfriend the above story. A couple of years later，when I finally worked up the courage to ask her to marry me，she told me that this story had helped to seal it for her —that was the night that I won her heart.[语篇解读]作者赶着去和女朋友约会，在他买花的途中，偶遇一个”微笑”的老妇人，他们进行了一次”真诚”的谈话……1．Why was the writer in a hurry that day?A. He was to meet his girlfriend.B. He had to go back to school soon.C. He was delayed by an elderly lady.D. He had to pick up some groceries.2．What does the underlined phrase“her gift”(Paragraph 2) refer to?A. Her words.B. Her smile.C. Her flowers.D. Her politeness.3．Why did the writer give his flowers to the elderly lady?A. She told him a nice story.B. She allowed him to pay first.C. She gave him encouragement.D. She liked flowers very much.4．What is the message conveyed in the story?A. Flowers are important for a date.B. Small talk is helpful.C. Love and kindness are rewarding.D. Elderly people deserve respecting.BWe already know the fastest, least expensive way to slow climate change: Use less energy. With a little effort, and not much money, most of us could reduce our energy diets by 25 percent or more —doing the Earth a favor while also helping our wallets.Not long ago, my wife, PJ, and I tried a new diet —not to lose a little weight but to answer an annoying question about climate change. Scientists have reported recently that the world is heating up even faster than predicted only a few years ago，and that the consequences could be severe if we don' t keep reducing emissions (排放) of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases that are trapping heat in our atmosphere.We decided to try an experiment.For one month we recorded our personal emissions of CO2. We wanted to see how much we could cut back, so we went on a strict diet. The average US household(家庭) produces about 150 pounds of CO2 a day by doing common place things like turning on air conditioning or driving cars. That' s more than twice the European average and almost five times the global average, mostly because Americans drive more and have bigger houses. But how much should we try to reduce?For an answer, I checked with Tim Flannery, author of The Weather Makers: How Man Is Changing the Climate and What It Means for Life on Earth.in his book, he had challenged readers to make deep cuts in personal emissions to keep the world from reaching extremely important tipping_points，such as the melting (融化) of the ice sheets in Greenland or West Antarctica. “To stay below that point, we need to reduce CO2 emissions by 80 percent，”he said.Good advice, I thought.I' d opened our bedroom windows to let in the wind. We' d gotten so used to keeping our air conditioning going around the clock.I' d almost forgotten the windows even opened.We should not let this happen again. It' s time for us to change our habits if necessary.[语篇解读]我们已经知道，减缓气候变化最快、最经济的办法就是少用能源。

B卷能力素养提升【说明】本试卷满分120分，考试时间100分钟Ⅰ.阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)ARaised by a single mother in Hartford, Fred Wright struggledwith behavioral problems and was forced to move from one schoolto another. He even reached a point where he felt like he hadnothing to live for.“I was walking around with a lot on my shoulders，” he said.“I couldn’t handle it. I didn’t care about life anymore.” But all that started to change when Wright met Patricia Kelly.“I was seven when I met Mrs Kelly.I wasn’t used to strictness. I wasn’t used to hearing the word ’no’，”said Wright, now 17.Kelly, a former soldier and an equestrian (骑手), took Wright under her wing and helped him find hope in an unlikely place — on a horse.“Wright was like a round peg that everybody kept trying to squeeze into a square hole，” Kelly said.“He was hurting. He needed a place where he could express himself. The riding field became that place for him.”For the last 30 years, Kelly has helped children stay on the right track through her non­profit, Ebony Horsewomen. The program offers horseback riding lessons and teaches animal science to more than 300 young people a year. By exposing those children to horsemanship, Kelly aims to give them an alternative to the streets and an opportunity to turn their lives around.“We use horses as a hook to create pride, esteem and healing，” said Kelly, 66.“They learn that they have ability. They just have to unlock it.”“When you teach a child to ride a horse, they learn they are the center of their environment，” said Kelly.“Once t hey make that connection, they can change what happens in school, at home and in the community.”语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。

单元综合测评（四）(时间：100分钟；满分：120分)Ⅰ.阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)APlants are flowering faster than scientists predicted(预测)in reaction to climate change, which could have long damaging effects on food chains and ecosystems.Global warming is having a great effect on hundreds of plant and animal species around the world, changing some living patterns, scientists say.Increased carbon dioxide (CO2)in the air from burning coal and oil can have an effect on how plants produce oxygen, while higher temperatures and changeable rainfall patterns can change their patterns of growth.“Predicting species' reaction to climate change is a major challenge in ecology，”said the researchers of several U．S. universities. They said plants had been the key object of study because their reaction to climate change could have an effect on food chains and ecosystem services.The study, published on the Nature website, uses the findings from plant life cycle studies and experiments across four continents and 1，634 species. It found that some experiments had underestimated(低估) the speed of flowering by 8.5 times and leafing by 4 times.“Across all species, the experiments under­predicted the speed of the advance －for both leafing and flowering－that results from temperature increases，”the study said.The design of future experiments may need to be improved to better predict how plants will react to climate change, it said.Plants are necessary for life on the Earth. They are the base of the food chain, using photosynthesis (光合作用)to produce sugar from carbon dioxide and water. They let out oxygen which is needed by nearly every organism on the planet.Scientists believe the world's average temperature has risen by about 0.8℃since 1900, and nearly 0.2℃ every ten years since 1979.So far, efforts to cut emissions(排放)of planet-warming greenhouse gases are not seen as enough to prevent the Earth heating up beyond 2℃this century－a pointscientists say will bring the danger of a changeable climate in which weather extremes are common, leading to drought, floods, crop failures and rising sea levels.【语篇解读】本文为科普类文章。

英语选修九第四---第五单元综合测试第一部分：听力略第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

21. —Oh, must you leave? Having dinner with you was such ______ fun.—Thanks, anyway. I have to make ______ early start tomorrow morning.A. 不填; anB. a; anC. 不填; theD. the; an22. —Can I help you, sir?—These shoes are too ______ and I need a bigger pair.A. looseB. delicateC. exoticD. tight23. Experts at the conference agreed that such a product with environmentallyfriendly technology is ______.A. worth being promotedB. worthy promotingC. worthy of promotingD. worthy of being promoted24.The Prime Minister criticized some celebrities for their ______ attitudetowards drugs and accused them of thinking they were “above the law”.A. informalB. casualC. positiveD. immoral25. The stars are so hot that they ______ great light and heat — more thanthe hottest, brightest fire you can imagine.A. give awayB. give inC. give upD. give off26. China Mobile, which has cut its charges in recent years, is desperateto find new income sources ______ its traditional services.A. includingB. other thanC. beyondD. rather than27. —I heard that Mr. Smith has become a triathlete.—Oh, really? He has become ______ he wanted to be.A. whoB. whichC. whatD. that28. Environmental experts point out that ______ some serious problems suchas global warming, but it also could threaten human life.A. not only does increasing pollution causeB. not only causes increasing pollutionC. not only increasing pollution causesD. not only increasing pollution does cause29. When ______ comes to research into heart disease and its effects on thebody, we do not have adequate substitutes for the use of animals.A． it B. this C. that D. which30. —Will you please make yourself ______ to us, please?—I’m the honorary chairman of the committee.A. knowB. to knowC. knowingD. known31. Long skirts have been ______ for a long time in the West, but they are coming back this year.A. out of orderB. out of fashionC. out of controlD. out of place32. —I would like to speak to Mr. Martin.—There’s nobody here by that name.—Sorry, I ______ the wrong number.A. should have dialedB. must dialC. could have dialedD. must have dialed33. Many manufacturers were accused of concentrating too heavily on costreduction, often at the ______ of the quality of their products.A. expenseB. exposureC. expansionD. expectation34. —You can’t finish the book in less than an hour, I suppose?—______.A. Yes, I’m sure I canB. No, hardlyC. Sorry, I can’tD. I don’t think I can35. Born and ______ in Central China’s Hubei Province, Wang Luoyong learnedPeking Opera at the age of 11 in Hubei Experimental Peking Opera School.A. raisingB. risenC. raisedD. being raised第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

2020年精编人教版英语资料A卷学业水平达标【说明】本试卷满分120分，考试时间100分钟Ⅰ.阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)AAlong the river banks of the Amazon and the Orinoco there lives a bird that swims before it can fly, flies like a fat chicken, eats green leaves, has the stomach of a cow and has claws (爪) on its wings when young. They build their homes about 4.6 m above the river, an important feature (特征) for the safety of the young. It is called the hoatzin.In appearance, the birds of both sexes look very much alike with brown on the back and cream and red on the underside. The head is small, with a large set of feathers on the top, bright red eyes, and blue skin. Its nearest relatives are the common birds, cuckoos. Its most striking feature, though, is only found in the young.Baby hoatzins have a claw on the leading edge of each wing and another at the end of each wing tip. Using these four claws, together with the beak(喙), they can climb about in the bushes, looking very much like primitive birds must have done. When the young hoatzins have learned to fly, they lose their claws.During the drier months between December and March hoatzins fly about the forest in groups of 20 to 30 birds, but in April, when the rainy season begins, they collect together in smaller living units of two to seven birds for producing purposes.When danger comes in the form of a snake or a monkey, the young hoatzins —maybe three in one family — jump over the side and into the river. They swim about under the water until it is safe to return and then, using their claws, lift themselves up through the branches and get back home. When they have learned to fly they lose their claws and escape enemies not by swimming but by flying off, in a slow and heavy way, to a neighboring tree.长大后爪子消失，能用爪子和喙攀登树木，与成鸟一样也会游泳。