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1、文章讲述了作者小时候由于父母忙于工作，奶奶每天来照顾她的经历。在这个过程中，奶奶教会了她烘烤和烹饪，她对此也是乐此不疲。文中字里行间充满了对奶奶的怀念。1The passage is mainly developed by _.Aanalyzing causesBmaking comparisonsCexamining differencesDfollowing the time order解析：选D推理判断题。根据文章每一段的关键词：“（1）when I was a little girl; （2）When I got older and started going to school; （

2、3）As I got older; （4）my parents decided that I could take care of myself”可知，文章主要是以时间顺序为线索来写的。故选D项。2While helping her grandmother bake, the author _.Aturned out to be a troublemakerBfound it interesting and appealingChoped to make a living by bakingDregretted missing the game shows选B细节理解题。根据文章第二段最后一句

3、中的“Watching her in the kitchen was amazing .”及第三段最后一句中的“I had found complete pleasure .”可知，在帮助奶奶烘烤的过程中，作者觉得很有趣、很有吸引力。3What does the underlined word “thorny” in Paragraph 4 most probably mean?ABasic. BCommon.CDifficult. DSpecial.选C词义猜测题。根据画线词后的“I would call my grandmother for advice”可知，只有碰到难题才会征求建议，由

4、此可以断定，thorny意思是“困难的”，与difficult意义相近。故选C项。basic意为“基础的”；common意为“常见的；普遍的”；special意为“特殊的；特别的”。4Whats the authors purpose in writing this passage?ATo remember her grandmother.BTo show her good baking skills.CTo talk about her happy family life.DTo describe her childhood memories.选A写作目的题。文章从作者小时候与奶奶相处开始叙

5、述，一直到奶奶去世，一直在回忆与奶奶相处的快乐时光，在最后一段再次提出，现在仍然天天想念奶奶。由此可知，作者写这篇文章的目的就是为了怀念奶奶。故选A项。BThere are around 6,000 living languages in the world and at least half of these are in danger. In every part of the world, languages are disappearing. In fact, one scientist has said that languages are in more danger of ext

6、inction than birds or mammals. Professor Steve Sutherland of the University of East Anglia says that in the past 500 years 4.5 percent of languages have died out compared with 1.3 percent of birds, and 1.9 percent of mammals.Languages come and go, and thousands have done exactly that without leaving

7、 any trace （痕迹）. Only a very few Basque, Greek and Latin among them have lasted more than 2,000 years. But it seems that the pace of their disappearance is becoming quicker.The Ethnologue, a database of all the languages spoken in the world, states that 417 languages are spoken by so few people that

8、 they are in the final stages of becoming extinct. If very few people speak a language, it will probably die out.Languages may be lost through migration （迁移）, as people move from small towns to city centers, or when environments are destroyed by the search for oil or wood. Natural disasters can also

9、 devastate populations, and along with them, their language. Governments also play a role in the extinction of languages. The need to establish “official languages”， for a country to educate its children and carry out its business, had a disastrous effect on many small languages.What is lost if a la

10、nguage is lost? Some people argue that languages die as the human race develops. Obviously there could be great benefits if everyone in the world spoke the same language some industries already reflect this, with English essential for pilots and air traffic controllers. But there are more important

11、things than convenience. As languages are lost, whole ways of life and knowledge may be lost along with them.To put it simply, language expresses something about identity, about our place in the world. Ani Rauhihi, a Maori teacher in New Zealands North Island, sums it up：“If you grow up speaking our

12、 language, you wont know who you are.”本文是说明文。文章主要介绍了语言不断消失的现象以及导致语言消失的原因。1The figures mentioned in the first paragraph suggest that _.Amost languages have died out completelyBlanguages are in great danger of extinctionCanimals are disappearing faster than languagesDlanguages are disappearing slower

13、than before选B推理判断题。第一段罗列的数字就是为了说明科学家Steve Sutherland的观点：“languages are in more danger of extinction than birds or mammals”，即语言比鸟类和哺乳动物消失的速度快。2The underlined word “devastate” in Paragraph 4 can best be replaced by “_”Aincrease BcontrolCdestroy Dimprove由第四段中的“Languages may be lost through migration （迁

14、移）”和“Governments also play a role in the extinction of languages.”可知，本段主要讲述了导致语言消失的原因，故由此推断，devastate意为“毁坏”。3If a language is lost, _.Athere will be great troubleBthere is no need to worry about itCits culture and knowledge will also be lostDpeople will be able to communicate with others convenientl

15、y选C细节理解题。由倒数第二段中的“As languages are lost, whole ways of life and knowledge may be lost along with them.”可知，随着语言的消失，与之相应的生活方式和知识也会消失。4What can we infer from the last paragraph?ALanguages reflect our identity.BPeople will speak the same language one day.CFewer people will remember their own languages.D

16、Ani Rauhihi cares less about languages dying out.选A推理判断题。由最后一段中的“language expresses something about identity, about our place in the world”以及Ani Rauhihi说的话可知，我们的语言反映了我们的身份和在世界上的位置。CMadagascar, an island nation off the southeastern coast of Africa, is home to some of the most unusual animals in the w

17、orld. But many of these species may be in danger. Bushes and lowlying plants have started to take up too much space on the forest floor, providing fuel for wildfires. So scientists are considering using giant tortoises to help prevent the forest fires and thereby help the native wildlife in Madagasc

18、ar.Why? Long ago, giant tortoises lived all over Madagascar. They ate up many plants that grew on the forest floor. They also spread the seeds of native trees keeping the ecosystem in check. But when humans settled on the island over 2,000 years ago, hunting caused the giant tortoises native to the

19、island to become extinct.Now, scientists plan to ship 300 close relatives of the extinct Madagascaran tortoises to the island. They hope that these tortoises will spread the seeds of native plants and chow_down_on the extra bushes just like their relatives did long ago.To find the relatives, scienti

20、sts studied the fossils （化石） of Madagascars extinct giant tortoises. They discovered that they were actually very similar to another group of giant tortoises that live on the Aldabra Atoll, a group of islands in the Indian Ocean. When the tortoises first arrive in Madagascar, they will live in an ar

21、ea closed off from the rest of the wildlife. There, researchers will watch the tortoises every move to see how they will react to the native plants. If all goes well, the tortoises will be released （放出） into the wild.Similar practice has been successful in other places. Take the island of Rodrigues,

22、 located east of Madagascar, for example. Seven years ago, tortoises were brought there. Now they are spreading seeds and keeping the bushes from taking over. If the same thing works in Madagascar, the giant tortoises may be used to help out other forests around the world.非洲岛国马达加斯加为防止森林火灾和保持生态平衡，考虑引

23、进一种巨型龟。1The underlined phrase “chow down on” is the closest in meaning to “_”Awalk around Beat upCgo through Dlive with选B词义猜测题。根据第三段第二句中“just like their relatives did long ago”和第二段中的“They ate up many plants that grew on the forest floor.”可推知，“chow down on”在句中意为“吃掉”。2How will researchers deal with th

24、e tortoises to be introduced to Madagascar?AThey will do an experiment with them.BThey will always keep them off the wildlife.CThey will make them adapt to native plants gradually.DThey will compare them with the extinct tortoises in Madagascar.选A细节理解题。根据第四段内容可知，在引进新的乌龟品种时，科学家们先要将它们关在一个特定的区域，观察它们是否适

25、应当地的植物，如果一切顺利的话，再考虑将它们放到自然界中。也就是说，要先做一个实验，观察它们的反应。3By mentioning the island of Rodrigues, the author tries to show _.Athe importance of the forestsBtortoises are widely spread all over the worldCit used to have the same problem as MadagascarDthe giant tortoises can bring hope to Madagascar选D写作意图题。结合

26、最后一段信息可推断出，作者介绍在罗得里格斯岛上成功引进乌龟的例子，是想说明乌龟有望改善马达加斯加的环境。4What is the best title for the text?ATortoises come to the rescue!BMadagascars native tortoises brought to life!CTroubles caused by too many bushesDThe relationship between tortoises and forests选A标题归纳题。第一段最后一句为本文主旨句。全文主要介绍岛国马达加斯加为防止森林火灾和保持生态平衡，考虑引进一种巨型龟。come to the rescue前来营救。DFor many people who live in cities