1、阅读下列四篇短文,从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。The Goldman Environmental Foundation recently recognized a group of individuals (个体) for their efforts to protect the environment. Each year, the American-based group honors environmental activists from six different areas. The first three winners of the 2022 Gol
2、dman Prize are from Kenya, the Philippines and China. The Goldman Environmental Foundation says Ikal Angelei is a hero to those who live around Lake Turkana. The Kenyan woman received the award because of her efforts to stop a dam project on a river in Ethiopia. Critics say the dam will harm the lak
3、e and restrict (限制) the flow of water for people who live nearby. The Philippine island of Mindoro is home to those who depend on the areas natural resources for food and jobs. Edwin Gariguez became concerned when a European company announced plans to mine for nickel (镍) on the island. The Roman Cat
4、holic minister said waste materials from the mining project would pollute the water and destroy the forests. So he started a campaign to stop the project. In China, Ma June is working with businesses to clean up their pollution. He formed a group that collects information about pollution, and publis
5、hes it on the Internet. The Goldman Prize was also awarded to activists from Argentina, Russia and the United States. Sofia Gatica of Argentina is from a town where farmers commonly use pesticide (杀虫剂) products to protect soybean crops from insects. The town also has a high rate of cancer. Sofia Gat
6、ica believed that pesticide use was responsible for the death of her baby. She worked with other mothers to get government officials to ban the use of chemicals near populated areas. Evgenia Chirikova objects to the plans to build a road through a protected forest just outside Moscow. She has demand
7、ed that Russian officials redirect the road away from the forest. She and her followers have been arrested for their activities. However, their campaign has gained widespread public support. The sixth winner is American Caroline Cannona community leader in Point Hope, Alaska. Miz Cannon is fighting
8、to keep Arctic waters safe from oil and gas exploration. 1. We can know from the passage that _. A. the dam project has been preventedB. the first three activists are all from Asia C. a European company is going to dig for nickelD. Ma June is trying to stop oil and gas exploration2. From the 7th par
9、agraph, we can know that _. A. pesticide use accounts for a high-rate of cancerB. Sofia managed to ban the use of chemicalsC. the farmers mainly live on unpolluted products D. the death of the baby was due to delayed treatment3. What do we know about Evgenia Chirikova?A. She plans to build a road to
10、 protect the forest. B. She is in charge of a project far away from the road. C. She persuaded the government to set her followers free. D. Her environmental action has been widely acknowledged. 4. What would be the best title for the passage? A. Six Advanced Individuals for Hard WorkB. Efforts to C
11、reate a Clean and Beautiful WorldC. Six Environmental Activists Win Goldman PrizeD. The Goldman Environmental Foundation Prize【参考答案】14、CADC 阅读理解。Plants are very important living things. Life could not go on if there were no plants. This is because plants can make food from air, water and sunlight. A
12、nimals and man cannot make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals get their food by eating plants and other animals. Therefore animals and man need plants in order to live. This is why we find that there are so many plants around us.If you look carefully at the plants around you, you will find t
13、hat there are two kinds of plants: flowering plants and non-flowering plants.Flowering plants can make seeds. The seeds are protected by the fruits. Some fruits have one seed, some have two, three or four, and some have many seeds. But a few fruits have no seeds at all. An example of a fruit without
14、 seeds is the banana fruit.Most non-flowering plants do not grow from seeds. They grow from spores(胚芽). Spores are very small. Some spores are so small and light that they can float in the air. We may say that spores are quite the same as seeds. When these spores are all on wet and shady places, the
15、y usually grow into new plants.6. The main idea of the first paragraph is that _.A. we can not live without water B. plants cannot grow without airC. there are many plants in the world D. plants are important for life7. Plants can make food from_.A. flower, water and air B. water, sunlight and airC.
16、 air, water and soil D. air, sun and light8. What can we infer(推断) from the passage ?A. Of all living things animals are most important B. Spores are seeds C. All fruits of flowering plants have seeds D. Without plants, man will die out 9. This passage may be taken from_.A. a medicine book B. a nove
17、l C. a science magazine D. an experiment report10. The underlined word “protected” in the third paragraph can be replaced by _. A. damaged B. polluted C. guarded D. prevented【参考答案】610、DBDCC 阅读理解。Canada is a very large country. It is the second largest country in the world .By contrast it has a very
18、small population. There are only about 29 million people there. Most Canadians are of British or French origin, and French is an official language of Canada as well as English .About 45%of the people are of British origin, that is, they or their parents or grandparents, etc, come from British. Nearl
19、y 30%are of French origin. Most of the FrenchCanadians live in province of Quebec. Over the years, people have come to live in Canada from many countries in the world .They are from many countries in the world .They are from most European countries and also from China, besides other Asian countries.
20、 However, Canada was not an empty country when the Europeans began to arrive. Canadian Indians lived along the coast, by the rivers and lakes and in forests. Today, there are only about 350,000 Indians in the whole country, with their own languages. In the far north live the Inuit There are only 27,
21、000 Canadian-Inuit. Their life is hard in such a difficult climate.11. About _ live in Quebec. A. 30% of the French-anadiansB. 8,700,000 French-anadiansC. 29,000,000 peopleD. 45% of the Canadians12. The official languages of Canada are _. A. English and ChineseB. French and English C. Indian and Fre
22、nchD. Chinese and Inuit 13. The word “origin” in the passage means _.A. 血统B.后裔C. 先驱D. 猿人 14. About 23% of people came from _. A. ChinaB. EnglandC. FranceD. some other countries except France and Britain 15. Which of the following is true according to this passage? A. There are 27,000 Canadian-Indian
23、s in Canada. B. More than 13 million people have come from Britain and France recent years. C. There are 30% of the population whose parents or grandparents come from France. D. There are no people when the Europeans began to arrive in Canada. 【参考答案】1115、BBADC 【2021界虹口区质量监控测试题】Section BDirections: C
24、omplete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. based B. schedule C. individual D. determined E. achieving F. ambitious G. success H. studying I. marvel J. smarterThe Secret of SuccessThe secret of succes
25、s is that there is no secret. Some people succeed because they are just _41_ than other people. Some people succeed because they just work harder than other people. And some people succeed because they are just plain lucky.Ma Donghan is a student at Tsinghua University who is _42_ to be successful a
26、nd shes not going to leave it to luck. Ma is obviously smart because shes a student at the best university in China, but her plan for success is _43_ on the old fashion value of hard work. You can see that by the weekly schedule shes set up for herself which was recently posted online. Every hour of
27、 every day is accounted for. There is her classroom _44_, of course, but then blocks of time are set aside for _45_ each subject and also for a few activities like playing sports. There are no hours set aside for just relaxing and there are only five hours allotted (支配) each night for sleeping. She
28、has set a very _46_, almost punishing schedule for herself, but it seems to be working.Other students _47_ at Mas diligence and discipline but doubt that they could achieve the same level of success. Perhaps not, but Ma is obviously a unique and special _48_. She has set high goals, made a plan to a
29、chieve those goals, and worked hard to keep to her plan. This is what other students can learn from Ma.In school, as in life, _49_ is never guaranteed and not everyone will find him or herself at the top of the pyramid. The important thing to remember is that having a plan and working hard to stay w
30、ith the plan will bring you a level of success that just being smart and lucky cannot. 【参考答案】41-49: J D A B H FICG【2021上海市崇明县一模】Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. matche
31、sB. accurateC. emotionsD. informsE. difficultiesF. interestedG. promisesH. applicationsI. negativeJ. monitorsGoing on a date can be a fearful experience for most of us. But now a pair of “social X-Ray” glasses 41 to tell you exactly what the other person is thinkingand when you should stop talking.T
32、he glasses have a camera the size of a grain of rice which is put into the glasses frame and connected with a wire to a small computer which can be attached to the users body. The camera _42 the other persons facial expressions and 43 them up with 24 known features which convey 44 . How long and how
33、 often 24 “feature points” appear on the subjects face are then analyzed by software developed by a team of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). This data is then compared with a bank of expressions and the computer tells the wearer through an earpiece(耳机) and lights on the glasses what thei
34、r date is thinking. In a traffic light-style system, a red light means 45 , yellow means they are a little 46 and green means your date is happy.The glasses are currently under development by researchers at MITs Media Lab. They say that wearing them during a conversation with another person is like
35、having an “extra sense”.The glasses were developed for people suffering from autism(自闭症) who have genuine 47_ interacting with others, but now the team behind it has seen wider 48 .So far the glasses are still a work in progress and have been 49 just 64 percent of the time, a figure which is expected to improve with further tests.【参考答案】41.G 42. J 43. A 44. C 45. I 46. F 47. E 48. H 49. B