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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。
A
Climatechangeisdifficulttohandle,butthisdoesn’tmeanpeoplearejustsittingonthesidelineswaitingfortheunavoidable.Everyonecanjoininfightingclimatechange.Herearesomecitizen-scienceprojectsinwhichyoucantakepart.
MeadoWatch
Thisproject,outoftheUniversityofWashington,islookingathowclimatechangeisaffectingwildflowersonMountRainier.Volunteerscollectdataalonghikingtrackswhenwildflowersbud,flower,fruitandproduceseeds.TheprojectisalsocollectingphotosofwildflowersfromacrossMountRainierNationalPark.
GreatBackyardBirdCount
ForfourdayseveryFebruary,volunteersaroundtheworldcountbirdsin15minutes.Theseobservationscanbemadeanywhere,includingyourownbackyard.Thecountsprovidescientistswithdataonwherebirdsarefoundandhowmanythereare.Thecounthasbeengoingonforover20years.
WaterMonitoringinMinnesota
Residents(居民)ofMinnesotacansignuptobeavolunteermonitoringwaterfortheMinnesotaPollutionControlAgency.Volunteersarearrangedtoalakeorstream.Twiceamonthduringthesummer,theytakemeasurementsofwaterclarity(透明度).Thosedataletthegovernmentseewhetherwaterclarityhasbeenchangingovertimeaswellasassessthehealthofthosewaterways.
Redmap
GrettaPeelisanoceanecologistattheUniversityofTasmaniainHobart,Australia.Shestudieswhereseaspeciesaremovinginresponsetoclimatechange.ShesetsupaprogramcalledRedmap.Itaskspeopletoreport“uncommon”seaspeciesthey’veseeninAustralianwaters.“Wewanttohaveanearlyindication(迹象)ofwhatspeciesweremovingwheretheylive,”sheexplains.
1.Whichprojectshouldbemostappealingtopeopleinterestedinwildflowers?
A.Redmap.B.MeadoWatch.
C.GreatBackyardBirdCount.D.WaterMonitoringinMinnesota.
2.WhatdoweknowaboutGreatBackyardBirdCount?
A.Itismainlyintendedforbirdscientists.
B.ItmustbecarriedouteverydayinFebruary.
C.Itmustbeconductedincertainappointedplaces.
D.Ithasbeeninexistenceformorethantwodecades.
3.Whatdothefourprojectsfocuson?
A.Savingseaspecies.B.Fightingclimatechange.
C.Protectingwaterresources.D.Exploringcausesofclimateproblems.
B
GerardoIxcoyisa27-year-oldteacherinGuatemala.Heteachesintheareawherehavingelectricityissomethingofaluxury(奢侈品)andstudentshavenoaccesstomobileappsorcomputers,whichbecameaproblemwhenGuatemalangovernmenthadtochoosedistanceeducationforstudentsathomebecauseof
COVID-19inmid-March.
GerardoIxcoyfeltthathehadtoteachthosechildrenlivingfarfromthedigitalworld.Afterall,educationisauniversalrightandGerardoIxcoythoughtthosechildrenshouldn’tbeexcludedfromhavingtheeducationtheyneeded.Therehadtobeanalternativetodistanceeducation.Butwhatwasthesolution?
Gerardoboughthimselfasecondhandtricycle(三轮车)withhissavings.Oncehehadthetricycle,thenextstepwastochangeitintoaclassroomonwheels.Heputaroofwithasolarpanel(太阳能电池板)onit,alongwithascreentoavoidthespreadofCOVID-19.Hefixedawhiteboardonitsohecouldexplaintothestudentsthebasicsofprimaryeducation:
math,thelocallanguageandtheuniversalnationallanguage—Spanish.
Thepurposeofthesolarpanelistoprovideconstantpowerforasmallloudspeakersohecanteachfromadistance.It’samatterofrespectingthehealthydistancerequiredtobesafefromthevirus.He,theteacher,staysoutside,andthestudentparticipatesfromhisorherhouse.
Withthatenthusiasmforeducation,hetriestovisithisstudentsatleasttwiceaweek,ridinghisclassroom-cycle.Thechildrenheservessaythat,althoughhevisitsthemforonlyafewhoursaweek,theylookforwardtoit.Theyappreciatehisvisitbecausetheyknowhehaslimitedtimehecandevotetothem.Theymusttakeadvantageofittolearn.
4.WhathappenedtoGerardoIxcoy’sstudentsbecauseofCOVID-19?
A.Theyhadtostopalltheclasses.B.Theychosetohaveclassesingroups.
C.Theycontinuedtohaveclassesonline.D.Theystartedtolearnaboutcomputers.
5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“excluded”inParagraph2mean?
A.Harmed.B.Rejected.C.Blamed.D.Guaranteed.
6.WheredidGerardoIxcoyteachhisstudents?
A.Inhisownhouse.B.Inhisstudent’shouse.
C.Ontheschoolplayground.D.Outsidehisstudent’shouse.
7.WhatcanwelearnfromGerardoIxcoy’sstory?
A.Timeismoney.B.Hardworkpaysoff.
C.Lovebreaksdownbarriers.D.Educationisthekeytosuccess.
C
Thisisanunusualtimeforallofus.Itisparticularlydifficultforteens,whothrivewhentheyfeelconnectedtotheirpeersandhaveasenseofbelonging.