2020~2021学年外研版（2019）必修二 Unit 6 Earth first单元综合水平测试（含答案）
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Unit 6-Earth first单元综合水平测试
时间：100分钟 满分：120分
选择题部分
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Herman Melvile, the writer of the famous whale story Moby Dick, once wrote that humpback whales were “the most light hearted of all the whales.” Known to be intelligent animals and can be seen working together to hunt schools of small fish, humpbacks are a favorite of whale watchers everywhere. And, if you listen closely, you might even hear one singing.
Marine (海洋) biologist Jim Darling has studied the songs of humpback whales for more than 25 years. While recording whale songs on a boat near Hawaii, he invited author Douglas Chadwick to experience diving with a humpback. In the water, Chadwick heard the whale's songs in a way he never heard them before. “Suddenly, I no longer heard the whale's voice in my ears，” he said. “I felt it inside my head and bones.” When swimming with the whale, Chadwick could see that the whale was aware of him, but not alarmed by his presence. Up in the boat, Darling recorded the whale's song, which can be long and complex, sometimes lasting for 30 minutes or more. Actually, they are perhaps the longest songs sung by any animal.
Darling says that only male humpbacks sing, but for unknown reasons, it was previously thought that they sang to attract females, but scientists showed this was incorrect when they played recordings of whale songs in the ocean and the female whales did not respond. Another idea is that male humpbacks compete with each other using songs, just as other male animals on land do using their horns or sharp teeth.
Researchers have also found that humpback whale songs are different in different parts of the world, perhaps like whale national songs. They may also be like hit tunes on the radio, changing over time — from one year to the next, or even over a single breeding season when they produce young.
Another member of the research team, photographer Flip Nicklin, recalls a special moment he had while interacting with a humpback. While he was snorkeling(潜水) some distance from the huge animal, it approached him until it was just a few metres away. It then gently carried Nicklin towards its eye with a flipper (鳍肢), as if examine him. Obviously, the urge to understand a different species goes both ways.
1．What is this passage mainly about
A．How to record the humpbacks in the ocean.
B．How humpbacks communicate with people.
C．Humpback songs and what they might mean.
D．the career of a man who is interested in humpbacks.
2．When the scientists played songs in the ocean, ________.
A．the songs attracted fish
B．no female whales came
C．male whales became angry
D．male and female whales came together
3．What is NOT true about humpback whales
A．Their songs are short and simple.
B．Only male humpback whales sing.
C．Humpback whales are very friendly.
D．They are popular with whale watchers.
4．What do Chadwick and Nicklin have in common
A．They were afraid of whales.
B．They swam with the whales.
C．Their jobs are to take photos of the whales.
D．They are marine biologists studying whales.
B
Most of us have been in this situation: You're on your way to your friend's house, then you suddenly ask yourself, “Did I remember to turn the lights off？” For those with smart homes, however, this wouldn't be a problem.
Over the last few years, smart home technology has become more popular. Thanks to user friendly products like intelligent lighting and heating controllers, people can control nearly every electrical item in their homes from anywhere in the world.
While smart homes aren't new, companies like Philips and Xiaomi have finally brought automation to everyday people with affordable products like artificial intelligence (AI) speakers and sensors. “The obvious message is that you can stop wasting energy，” Tom Kerber, director of research for U．S. based digital company Parks Associates, told The Guardian.
And the technology also has more meaningful uses. In Norway, for example, one company is using smart technology to make life easier for its elderly customers. Abilia's system allows carers to check up on patients through a tablet on a wall inside their home. The device sends patients reminders about tasks, such as when they need to take medications (药). It can even tell carers if there's any unusual activity in the home that could be life threatening.
“This kind of system allows people to take care of themselves, which is the most important thing，” Abilia's vice president, Oystein Johnsen, told the BBC. “It also saves the government money. In Norway, it costs 1 million kroner (about 0.8 million yuan) per year to have someone in a care home. This system costs 15,000 kroner a year.”
So, for those who have already “gone smart”， will it ever be possible to go back to do things in the old fashioned way “I think it would be difficult. When we go to a friend's house or on vacation we find ourselves expecting the house to do things for us that we should do，” Poulson, a senior program manager from Seattle, U．S., explained.
5．What are the first and second paragraphs used for
A．Introducing the topic.
B．Describing the situation.
C．Advertising smart homes.
D．Putting forward the author's opinion.
6．What do Philips and Xiaomi have in common
A．They are all designing smart homes.
B．They are all U．S. based digital companies.
C．They've all made inexpensive AI products for ordinary people.
D．They've all received affordable products automatically.
7．What does Abilia's system allow users to do in Norway
A．To switch off lights through a tablet.
B．To buy user friendly products.
C．To control heating and cooling systems.
D．To take care of themselves.
8．What's Poulson's attitude to smart home technology
A．Cautious. B．Favorable.
C．Indifferent. D．Disapproving.
C
German artist HA Schult is an unusual artist who uses trash (废物) to make sculptures.“We are living in the time of garbage，” says Schult.“I created a thousand sculptures of garbage.They are a mirror of ourselves.” Here, Schult was talking about his 1,000 trash sculptures in the form of humans.He first exhibited them in 1996 in the western German state of North Rhine－Westphalia.
“They are social sculptures，” he explains.“They are not only sculptures for the eyes.They are sculptures to spread the idea that we live in a time of garbage.” So far, Schult's social sculptures have been on show in Paris, in Moscow's Red Square, on the Great Wall of China, and in the desert next to the Pyramids of Giza near Cairo.
HA Schult's work is unforgettable.Although his work has had a big influence on the art world, Schult remains modest about his creations: “Artists have to learn every time.We are not important.All that counts is the time in which we are living.”
Trash art has been around for years.But it seems that only the popular artists are regarded as true artists when working with trash.Why can't common people be considered artists when they use the same things and change them into some form of personal art Maybe it's because we all have our own preset ideas of what art is and isn't, or whom artists are or should be.
You can be an artist like Schult if you try.Look at used metal cans.What might be done with them Imagine them in any number of new uses, or imagine them simply as an art form.What about boxes or clothing Boxes can usually serve as new storage containers and houses for pets.And clothing？Imagine taking old clothes and turning them into hats or hanging organizers.
9．HA Schult's artistic works also get the message across that an artist must ________.
A．be socially responsible
B．be as modest as possible
C．make garbage recyclable
D．take diverse artistic forms
10．According to the last 2 paragraphs, the author probably agrees that ________.
A．it takes talent to be a trash artist
B．preset ideas are important to artists
C．trash art can't be seen as a real art form
D．average people can also make trash artists
11．What do we know about Schult's sculptures
A．They served as garbage containers.
B．They reflected environmental issues.
C．They were first shown in Paris, France.
D．They were to raise economic awareness.
D
As far back as the age of dinosaurs millions of years ago, turtles wandered around the Earth. Even nowadays it is generally assumed that turtles are the world's steadiest creature.
However, a new research shows 61 percent of the 356 species of turtles are already threatened or no longer exist. The destruction of their homes, disease, climate change and other reasons have caused their population to drop sharply. In a new study published in the journal BioScience, a team of scientists from various institutions claim that turtles are one of the most threatened among the major vertebrate (脊椎动物) groups.
This could, the authors say, have serious consequences for the ecology. Turtles contribute to the health of many environments, including desert, wetland, freshwater and marine ecosystems, and the decline may lead to bad effects on other species, including humans, they explain. Whit Gibbons, senior author and professor at the University of Georgia's Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, says in a statement that the intention of the study is to inform people about the vital ecological roles of turtles.
One of the important qualities of turtles is how diverse they are when it comes to food. This allows them to have a major impact on food webs of their homes all over the world. In some areas, the density (密度) of the turtle population makes them an important part of the ecosystem. With their gathering, other species that feed on them and their eggs are sure to have a large pool of food.
For plants, turtles are also extremely important as they distribute the seeds of many plant species. When they eat, some seeds are not destroyed by the digestive process and instead make their way out of the animals' body. Some turtles are the main dispersal (传播) agents of certain plants and their seeds.
These are only a few yet very vital roles that turtles play in the ecological landscape. Unfortunately, many species are in serious decline and in danger of disappearing completely.
12．How might the disappearance of turtles influence certain plants
A．Speed up these plants' disappearing.
B．Put an end to these plants' seed spreading.
C．Allow more seeds to grow into plants.
D．Give these plants no chance of survival.
13．Which of the following shows the structure of the text
I：Introduction P：Point Sp：Sub point(次要点) C：Conclusion
14．What can be a suitable title for the text
A．Turtles Are Sure to Stop Existing
B．The Ecology Will Change with Turtles
C．Decline of Turtles Threatens the World
D．Turtles' Dying Out Worldwide Matters a Lot
15．What does the new study aim to do
A．To save the grand vertebrate groups on earth.
B．To warn people of turtles' terrible situation.
C．To make the importance of turtles' roles known.
D．To claim turtles may be related to dinosaurs.
第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Imagine looking out of your window and seeing a whale swim by.That's the sight that surprises New York City residents recently.In the past years, humpback whales have been spotted in the two rivers surrounding the island of Manhattan, the Hudson River and the East River.__1__
Experts say that river clean up efforts have improved water quality and led to an increase in the number of fish there.Fish are on the humpback's menu.__2__ The sighting is also an encouraging sign that conservation efforts are helping humpback whales come back.In 1973，the species was listed as the endangered.Now scientists say humpback whales are making a comeback.
By the middle of the 20th century, hunting whales for profit had nearly wiped out many whale species.In 1973, the U．S. set up the Endangered Species Act.People were no longer allowed to hunt them in the U．S. waters.In 1982, the international whaling is illegal worldwide.__3__Last September，it was announced that nine groups of humpback whales are no longer endangered.Four groups are still endangered and a fifth is threatened.
__4__The number of them is growing particularly faster in the Southern Hemisphere like Tasman Sea and Coral Sea.And the number of humpback whales in Hawaii has made an amazing recovery.In 1966, there were fewer than 1,500 humpbacks there.Today there are about 10,000.But humpbacks in other parts of the world are still struggling.
__5__“We still have a lot of work to do，”says Angela Somma, head of NOAAS Fisheries' endangered Species division. But with the right protection, the number of humpback whales should continue to grow.
A．Those efforts to save whales are paying off.
B．People are frightened when seeing whales in the river.
C．Last year, one even swam past where the mayor lives.
D．Today there are about 100,000 humpback whales worldwide.
E．The extra food in the rivers is mainly what's attracting the whales.
F．Scientists have carried out further research on the number of the whales.
G．Scientists say that the focus needs to be on the whales that are still struggling.
第三部分 语言运用(共三节，满分40分)
第一节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I've been into environment friendly things for ages, which started when I was 13 and my favorite teen magazine __1__ in the mail with a “Save the Earth, Girl！” cover. I remember it __2__！ It was filled with all sorts of easy __3__ to go green.
Among many of the __4__ I learned that day: turning off the water while you brush your teeth __5__ 200 gallons of water every year — per person! I started doing that __6__. I mean, it is kind of a big deal considering Earth doesn't have an unlimited __7__ of fresh water.
My parents were also __8__ for recycling and reusing, so we became the ones who __9__ rejected containers and used them for __10__， and the ones who carried our own bags to the grocery store and our own __11__ to the coffee shop. I knew it was the right thing to do for the environment.
Later, I tried to let my __12__ flag fly! I either called out to whoever littered in public or collected magazines from my friends to __13__. Then the strangest thing happened: people started __14__ me. One by one, my friends began to turn off the lights, buy recycled notebooks, and __15__ paper back into the printer to make use of the other __16__. It's not that they were so __17__ about the environment, but they were drawn to my confidence.
I'm wild about environmental protection and would stand __18__， saying, “Yeah, this is what I'm into.” __19__ others don't share your enthusiasm, they will envy your confidence and want to be like you, and that means __20__ your example.
1．A.existed B．arrived
C．returned D．printed
2．A.carefully B．correctly
C．clearly D．occasionally
3．A.tips B．questions
C．jobs D．decisions
4．A.reasons B．debates
C．lessons D．facts
5．A.weighs B．stores
C．saves D．totals
6．A.at times B．right away
C．after all D．at last
7．A.amount B．control
C．use D．flow
8．A.famous B．sorry
C．eager D．suitable
9．A.washed out B．took away
C．gave out D．threw away
10．A.collection B．show
C．storage D．decoration
11．A.drinks B．books
C．coins D．cups
12．A.noble B．high
C．ambitious D．green
13．A.recycle B．process
C．resell D．donate
14．A.serving B．copying
C．observing D．reminding
15．A.pay B．take
C．feed D．turn
16．A.sheet B．part
C．version D．side
17．A.curious B．concerned
C．optimistic D．serious
18．A.proudly B．politely
C．calmly D．patiently
19．A.Now that B．Even if
C．Unless D．Before
20．A.setting B．making
C．giving D．following
非选择题部分
第二节 语篇语法填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Blue whales are not fish! They are marine mammals. This means they are warm blooded and the females produce milk __1__ (feed) their babies.
__2__ (have) the honour of being the world's largest animal, adult blue whales can grow to 30 metres long, with the female usually a little longer than the male, __3__ (weigh) about 170 tons. These sea creatures have some huge body __4__ (part). Their hearts, for example, are about 1.5 metres long, 1.2 metres wide and 1.5 metres tall. Their tongues weigh about 2.7 tons — the weight of a small elephant. Not __5__ (surprising), blue whales have large appetites. __6__ is usual for a blue whale to eat fish in large quantities — around 40 million in a day.
In the past, blue whales were hunted __7__ their meat and their oil. Whaling was a primary industry in Australia in the nineteenth and early __8__ (twenty) centuries but whaling in Australia __9__ (limit) in 1987. Today, most countries strongly disapprove of whaling, including the very country — Australia __10__ now supports an anti whaling policy.
第四部分 写作(满分40分)
第一节 应用文写作（15分）
假定你是校英语俱乐部的负责人李华，俱乐部将开展以“保护环境，人人有责”为主题的系列活动。请你写一封倡议信呼吁成员行动起来，内容包括：
1．环保的重要性；
2．发出倡议。
注意：词数80左右。
第二节 故事续写（25分）
阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。
Once when I was young and had a loose tooth, I asked my father, a_dentist,_to look at it.
“It needs to be pulled，” he told me. I frowned, afraid of the pain of that experience. My dad sent me for some tissues and I imagined them soaking up liters of blood from my mouth. I closed my eyes and strengthened myself. I was still waiting for him to pull when I heard my father say, “I'm done.”
I opened my eyes and saw my tooth in his tissue covered_hand. I hadn't felt anything, and there was just a bit of blood on the tissues. I thought my father was a magician.
The next day at school I bragged to a friend about my_father's_wonderful_skill. When I explained that the process didn't hurt, my friend called me a liar. He said that when his tooth was pulled, it had hurt a lot. I talked to my father about this and there was not a single mystery left after my father's explanation: my tooth had been ready to be removed, while my friend's had not.
“I'm going to be a dentist，” I declared. I wanted to follow in the professional footsteps of my father, my uncle and grandmother. My father supported my ambition,_honoring my interest in his profession even when I was young. He always encouraged me, saying，“To_achieve_your_goal,_you should always be devoting hard_work_and_effort to it.”
I didn't need to visit my father's office as a child because I had few cavities. As I entered the elementary school and began eating more candy, however, I visited more often. I didn't mind, though. I was the only kid I knew who was excited about going to the dentist. After my father worked on my teeth, he let me hang around. And I was amazed as he operated complicated machines, leaning over patients'_mouths with a tiny mirror strapped to his head.
注意：1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2．至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；
3．续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
4．续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
Paragraph 1：
Once, when my dad was pulling my mother's teeth, he even let me clear her mouth.
Paragraph 2：
Years later, the dream of a child has not declined but actually grown firmer.
参考答案：
【阅读理解】
A:1-4CBAB
B:5-8ACDB
C:9-11ADB
D:12-15ABDC
【七选五】
1-5CEADG
【完形填空】
1-5BCADC 6-10BACAC 11-15DDABC 16-20DBABD
【语法填空】
1．to feed
2．Having
3．weighing
4．parts
5．surprisingly
6．It
7．for
8．twentieth
9．was limited
10．that
【写作】
【应用文】
Dear friends，
As we all know, nature provides us with abundant resources, which are essential to our everyday living. If the environment is worsening, our life will also be threatened, so it's urgent that we make joint efforts to protect the environment.
It's widely acknowledged that human activities have caused global warming to a large extent. Therefore, it's time that we took effective measures to save energy. Biking or taking a bus to and from school is a better choice than using private cars. It's wise to turn off electrical appliances when we don't use them. Besides, we can appeal to people around us to do something for our environment.
Let's work together and take action now! Everyone's effort counts.
【读后续写】
Paragraph 1：
Once, when my dad was pulling my mother's teeth, he even let me clear her mouth. Afraid to meet the challenge at first, I managed to start with my father's encouragement. After all, it was the first time I had seen the inside of a human mouth. Staring and fascinated at the structure of my mom's teeth,_I dreamt that one day I would take up my intentional career as a_dentist. Having cleared her mouth with alcohol and tissues,_I got a clear image of the teeth from my mother and praise for good work from my father.
Paragraph 2：
Years later, the dream of a child has not declined but actually grown firmer. As time passed, I realized that hard_work_and_effort were necessary to be a dentist, which made my ambition even stronger. As the first step in preparation for my promising career as a dentist, the first business of all is that I should struggle to be qualified to study in a medical school. To achieve my goal, I should devote my time and energy without any hesitation to learning and practice following my father.
时间：100分钟 满分：120分
选择题部分
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Herman Melvile, the writer of the famous whale story Moby Dick, once wrote that humpback whales were “the most light hearted of all the whales.” Known to be intelligent animals and can be seen working together to hunt schools of small fish, humpbacks are a favorite of whale watchers everywhere. And, if you listen closely, you might even hear one singing.
Marine (海洋) biologist Jim Darling has studied the songs of humpback whales for more than 25 years. While recording whale songs on a boat near Hawaii, he invited author Douglas Chadwick to experience diving with a humpback. In the water, Chadwick heard the whale's songs in a way he never heard them before. “Suddenly, I no longer heard the whale's voice in my ears，” he said. “I felt it inside my head and bones.” When swimming with the whale, Chadwick could see that the whale was aware of him, but not alarmed by his presence. Up in the boat, Darling recorded the whale's song, which can be long and complex, sometimes lasting for 30 minutes or more. Actually, they are perhaps the longest songs sung by any animal.
Darling says that only male humpbacks sing, but for unknown reasons, it was previously thought that they sang to attract females, but scientists showed this was incorrect when they played recordings of whale songs in the ocean and the female whales did not respond. Another idea is that male humpbacks compete with each other using songs, just as other male animals on land do using their horns or sharp teeth.
Researchers have also found that humpback whale songs are different in different parts of the world, perhaps like whale national songs. They may also be like hit tunes on the radio, changing over time — from one year to the next, or even over a single breeding season when they produce young.
Another member of the research team, photographer Flip Nicklin, recalls a special moment he had while interacting with a humpback. While he was snorkeling(潜水) some distance from the huge animal, it approached him until it was just a few metres away. It then gently carried Nicklin towards its eye with a flipper (鳍肢), as if examine him. Obviously, the urge to understand a different species goes both ways.
1．What is this passage mainly about
A．How to record the humpbacks in the ocean.
B．How humpbacks communicate with people.
C．Humpback songs and what they might mean.
D．the career of a man who is interested in humpbacks.
2．When the scientists played songs in the ocean, ________.
A．the songs attracted fish
B．no female whales came
C．male whales became angry
D．male and female whales came together
3．What is NOT true about humpback whales
A．Their songs are short and simple.
B．Only male humpback whales sing.
C．Humpback whales are very friendly.
D．They are popular with whale watchers.
4．What do Chadwick and Nicklin have in common
A．They were afraid of whales.
B．They swam with the whales.
C．Their jobs are to take photos of the whales.
D．They are marine biologists studying whales.
B
Most of us have been in this situation: You're on your way to your friend's house, then you suddenly ask yourself, “Did I remember to turn the lights off？” For those with smart homes, however, this wouldn't be a problem.
Over the last few years, smart home technology has become more popular. Thanks to user friendly products like intelligent lighting and heating controllers, people can control nearly every electrical item in their homes from anywhere in the world.
While smart homes aren't new, companies like Philips and Xiaomi have finally brought automation to everyday people with affordable products like artificial intelligence (AI) speakers and sensors. “The obvious message is that you can stop wasting energy，” Tom Kerber, director of research for U．S. based digital company Parks Associates, told The Guardian.
And the technology also has more meaningful uses. In Norway, for example, one company is using smart technology to make life easier for its elderly customers. Abilia's system allows carers to check up on patients through a tablet on a wall inside their home. The device sends patients reminders about tasks, such as when they need to take medications (药). It can even tell carers if there's any unusual activity in the home that could be life threatening.
“This kind of system allows people to take care of themselves, which is the most important thing，” Abilia's vice president, Oystein Johnsen, told the BBC. “It also saves the government money. In Norway, it costs 1 million kroner (about 0.8 million yuan) per year to have someone in a care home. This system costs 15,000 kroner a year.”
So, for those who have already “gone smart”， will it ever be possible to go back to do things in the old fashioned way “I think it would be difficult. When we go to a friend's house or on vacation we find ourselves expecting the house to do things for us that we should do，” Poulson, a senior program manager from Seattle, U．S., explained.
5．What are the first and second paragraphs used for
A．Introducing the topic.
B．Describing the situation.
C．Advertising smart homes.
D．Putting forward the author's opinion.
6．What do Philips and Xiaomi have in common
A．They are all designing smart homes.
B．They are all U．S. based digital companies.
C．They've all made inexpensive AI products for ordinary people.
D．They've all received affordable products automatically.
7．What does Abilia's system allow users to do in Norway
A．To switch off lights through a tablet.
B．To buy user friendly products.
C．To control heating and cooling systems.
D．To take care of themselves.
8．What's Poulson's attitude to smart home technology
A．Cautious. B．Favorable.
C．Indifferent. D．Disapproving.
C
German artist HA Schult is an unusual artist who uses trash (废物) to make sculptures.“We are living in the time of garbage，” says Schult.“I created a thousand sculptures of garbage.They are a mirror of ourselves.” Here, Schult was talking about his 1,000 trash sculptures in the form of humans.He first exhibited them in 1996 in the western German state of North Rhine－Westphalia.
“They are social sculptures，” he explains.“They are not only sculptures for the eyes.They are sculptures to spread the idea that we live in a time of garbage.” So far, Schult's social sculptures have been on show in Paris, in Moscow's Red Square, on the Great Wall of China, and in the desert next to the Pyramids of Giza near Cairo.
HA Schult's work is unforgettable.Although his work has had a big influence on the art world, Schult remains modest about his creations: “Artists have to learn every time.We are not important.All that counts is the time in which we are living.”
Trash art has been around for years.But it seems that only the popular artists are regarded as true artists when working with trash.Why can't common people be considered artists when they use the same things and change them into some form of personal art Maybe it's because we all have our own preset ideas of what art is and isn't, or whom artists are or should be.
You can be an artist like Schult if you try.Look at used metal cans.What might be done with them Imagine them in any number of new uses, or imagine them simply as an art form.What about boxes or clothing Boxes can usually serve as new storage containers and houses for pets.And clothing？Imagine taking old clothes and turning them into hats or hanging organizers.
9．HA Schult's artistic works also get the message across that an artist must ________.
A．be socially responsible
B．be as modest as possible
C．make garbage recyclable
D．take diverse artistic forms
10．According to the last 2 paragraphs, the author probably agrees that ________.
A．it takes talent to be a trash artist
B．preset ideas are important to artists
C．trash art can't be seen as a real art form
D．average people can also make trash artists
11．What do we know about Schult's sculptures
A．They served as garbage containers.
B．They reflected environmental issues.
C．They were first shown in Paris, France.
D．They were to raise economic awareness.
D
As far back as the age of dinosaurs millions of years ago, turtles wandered around the Earth. Even nowadays it is generally assumed that turtles are the world's steadiest creature.
However, a new research shows 61 percent of the 356 species of turtles are already threatened or no longer exist. The destruction of their homes, disease, climate change and other reasons have caused their population to drop sharply. In a new study published in the journal BioScience, a team of scientists from various institutions claim that turtles are one of the most threatened among the major vertebrate (脊椎动物) groups.
This could, the authors say, have serious consequences for the ecology. Turtles contribute to the health of many environments, including desert, wetland, freshwater and marine ecosystems, and the decline may lead to bad effects on other species, including humans, they explain. Whit Gibbons, senior author and professor at the University of Georgia's Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, says in a statement that the intention of the study is to inform people about the vital ecological roles of turtles.
One of the important qualities of turtles is how diverse they are when it comes to food. This allows them to have a major impact on food webs of their homes all over the world. In some areas, the density (密度) of the turtle population makes them an important part of the ecosystem. With their gathering, other species that feed on them and their eggs are sure to have a large pool of food.
For plants, turtles are also extremely important as they distribute the seeds of many plant species. When they eat, some seeds are not destroyed by the digestive process and instead make their way out of the animals' body. Some turtles are the main dispersal (传播) agents of certain plants and their seeds.
These are only a few yet very vital roles that turtles play in the ecological landscape. Unfortunately, many species are in serious decline and in danger of disappearing completely.
12．How might the disappearance of turtles influence certain plants
A．Speed up these plants' disappearing.
B．Put an end to these plants' seed spreading.
C．Allow more seeds to grow into plants.
D．Give these plants no chance of survival.
13．Which of the following shows the structure of the text
I：Introduction P：Point Sp：Sub point(次要点) C：Conclusion
14．What can be a suitable title for the text
A．Turtles Are Sure to Stop Existing
B．The Ecology Will Change with Turtles
C．Decline of Turtles Threatens the World
D．Turtles' Dying Out Worldwide Matters a Lot
15．What does the new study aim to do
A．To save the grand vertebrate groups on earth.
B．To warn people of turtles' terrible situation.
C．To make the importance of turtles' roles known.
D．To claim turtles may be related to dinosaurs.
第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Imagine looking out of your window and seeing a whale swim by.That's the sight that surprises New York City residents recently.In the past years, humpback whales have been spotted in the two rivers surrounding the island of Manhattan, the Hudson River and the East River.__1__
Experts say that river clean up efforts have improved water quality and led to an increase in the number of fish there.Fish are on the humpback's menu.__2__ The sighting is also an encouraging sign that conservation efforts are helping humpback whales come back.In 1973，the species was listed as the endangered.Now scientists say humpback whales are making a comeback.
By the middle of the 20th century, hunting whales for profit had nearly wiped out many whale species.In 1973, the U．S. set up the Endangered Species Act.People were no longer allowed to hunt them in the U．S. waters.In 1982, the international whaling is illegal worldwide.__3__Last September，it was announced that nine groups of humpback whales are no longer endangered.Four groups are still endangered and a fifth is threatened.
__4__The number of them is growing particularly faster in the Southern Hemisphere like Tasman Sea and Coral Sea.And the number of humpback whales in Hawaii has made an amazing recovery.In 1966, there were fewer than 1,500 humpbacks there.Today there are about 10,000.But humpbacks in other parts of the world are still struggling.
__5__“We still have a lot of work to do，”says Angela Somma, head of NOAAS Fisheries' endangered Species division. But with the right protection, the number of humpback whales should continue to grow.
A．Those efforts to save whales are paying off.
B．People are frightened when seeing whales in the river.
C．Last year, one even swam past where the mayor lives.
D．Today there are about 100,000 humpback whales worldwide.
E．The extra food in the rivers is mainly what's attracting the whales.
F．Scientists have carried out further research on the number of the whales.
G．Scientists say that the focus needs to be on the whales that are still struggling.
第三部分 语言运用(共三节，满分40分)
第一节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I've been into environment friendly things for ages, which started when I was 13 and my favorite teen magazine __1__ in the mail with a “Save the Earth, Girl！” cover. I remember it __2__！ It was filled with all sorts of easy __3__ to go green.
Among many of the __4__ I learned that day: turning off the water while you brush your teeth __5__ 200 gallons of water every year — per person! I started doing that __6__. I mean, it is kind of a big deal considering Earth doesn't have an unlimited __7__ of fresh water.
My parents were also __8__ for recycling and reusing, so we became the ones who __9__ rejected containers and used them for __10__， and the ones who carried our own bags to the grocery store and our own __11__ to the coffee shop. I knew it was the right thing to do for the environment.
Later, I tried to let my __12__ flag fly! I either called out to whoever littered in public or collected magazines from my friends to __13__. Then the strangest thing happened: people started __14__ me. One by one, my friends began to turn off the lights, buy recycled notebooks, and __15__ paper back into the printer to make use of the other __16__. It's not that they were so __17__ about the environment, but they were drawn to my confidence.
I'm wild about environmental protection and would stand __18__， saying, “Yeah, this is what I'm into.” __19__ others don't share your enthusiasm, they will envy your confidence and want to be like you, and that means __20__ your example.
1．A.existed B．arrived
C．returned D．printed
2．A.carefully B．correctly
C．clearly D．occasionally
3．A.tips B．questions
C．jobs D．decisions
4．A.reasons B．debates
C．lessons D．facts
5．A.weighs B．stores
C．saves D．totals
6．A.at times B．right away
C．after all D．at last
7．A.amount B．control
C．use D．flow
8．A.famous B．sorry
C．eager D．suitable
9．A.washed out B．took away
C．gave out D．threw away
10．A.collection B．show
C．storage D．decoration
11．A.drinks B．books
C．coins D．cups
12．A.noble B．high
C．ambitious D．green
13．A.recycle B．process
C．resell D．donate
14．A.serving B．copying
C．observing D．reminding
15．A.pay B．take
C．feed D．turn
16．A.sheet B．part
C．version D．side
17．A.curious B．concerned
C．optimistic D．serious
18．A.proudly B．politely
C．calmly D．patiently
19．A.Now that B．Even if
C．Unless D．Before
20．A.setting B．making
C．giving D．following
非选择题部分
第二节 语篇语法填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Blue whales are not fish! They are marine mammals. This means they are warm blooded and the females produce milk __1__ (feed) their babies.
__2__ (have) the honour of being the world's largest animal, adult blue whales can grow to 30 metres long, with the female usually a little longer than the male, __3__ (weigh) about 170 tons. These sea creatures have some huge body __4__ (part). Their hearts, for example, are about 1.5 metres long, 1.2 metres wide and 1.5 metres tall. Their tongues weigh about 2.7 tons — the weight of a small elephant. Not __5__ (surprising), blue whales have large appetites. __6__ is usual for a blue whale to eat fish in large quantities — around 40 million in a day.
In the past, blue whales were hunted __7__ their meat and their oil. Whaling was a primary industry in Australia in the nineteenth and early __8__ (twenty) centuries but whaling in Australia __9__ (limit) in 1987. Today, most countries strongly disapprove of whaling, including the very country — Australia __10__ now supports an anti whaling policy.
第四部分 写作(满分40分)
第一节 应用文写作（15分）
假定你是校英语俱乐部的负责人李华，俱乐部将开展以“保护环境，人人有责”为主题的系列活动。请你写一封倡议信呼吁成员行动起来，内容包括：
1．环保的重要性；
2．发出倡议。
注意：词数80左右。
第二节 故事续写（25分）
阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。
Once when I was young and had a loose tooth, I asked my father, a_dentist,_to look at it.
“It needs to be pulled，” he told me. I frowned, afraid of the pain of that experience. My dad sent me for some tissues and I imagined them soaking up liters of blood from my mouth. I closed my eyes and strengthened myself. I was still waiting for him to pull when I heard my father say, “I'm done.”
I opened my eyes and saw my tooth in his tissue covered_hand. I hadn't felt anything, and there was just a bit of blood on the tissues. I thought my father was a magician.
The next day at school I bragged to a friend about my_father's_wonderful_skill. When I explained that the process didn't hurt, my friend called me a liar. He said that when his tooth was pulled, it had hurt a lot. I talked to my father about this and there was not a single mystery left after my father's explanation: my tooth had been ready to be removed, while my friend's had not.
“I'm going to be a dentist，” I declared. I wanted to follow in the professional footsteps of my father, my uncle and grandmother. My father supported my ambition,_honoring my interest in his profession even when I was young. He always encouraged me, saying，“To_achieve_your_goal,_you should always be devoting hard_work_and_effort to it.”
I didn't need to visit my father's office as a child because I had few cavities. As I entered the elementary school and began eating more candy, however, I visited more often. I didn't mind, though. I was the only kid I knew who was excited about going to the dentist. After my father worked on my teeth, he let me hang around. And I was amazed as he operated complicated machines, leaning over patients'_mouths with a tiny mirror strapped to his head.
注意：1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2．至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；
3．续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
4．续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
Paragraph 1：
Once, when my dad was pulling my mother's teeth, he even let me clear her mouth.
Paragraph 2：
Years later, the dream of a child has not declined but actually grown firmer.
参考答案：
【阅读理解】
A:1-4CBAB
B:5-8ACDB
C:9-11ADB
D:12-15ABDC
【七选五】
1-5CEADG
【完形填空】
1-5BCADC 6-10BACAC 11-15DDABC 16-20DBABD
【语法填空】
1．to feed
2．Having
3．weighing
4．parts
5．surprisingly
6．It
7．for
8．twentieth
9．was limited
10．that
【写作】
【应用文】
Dear friends，
As we all know, nature provides us with abundant resources, which are essential to our everyday living. If the environment is worsening, our life will also be threatened, so it's urgent that we make joint efforts to protect the environment.
It's widely acknowledged that human activities have caused global warming to a large extent. Therefore, it's time that we took effective measures to save energy. Biking or taking a bus to and from school is a better choice than using private cars. It's wise to turn off electrical appliances when we don't use them. Besides, we can appeal to people around us to do something for our environment.
Let's work together and take action now! Everyone's effort counts.
【读后续写】
Paragraph 1：
Once, when my dad was pulling my mother's teeth, he even let me clear her mouth. Afraid to meet the challenge at first, I managed to start with my father's encouragement. After all, it was the first time I had seen the inside of a human mouth. Staring and fascinated at the structure of my mom's teeth,_I dreamt that one day I would take up my intentional career as a_dentist. Having cleared her mouth with alcohol and tissues,_I got a clear image of the teeth from my mother and praise for good work from my father.
Paragraph 2：
Years later, the dream of a child has not declined but actually grown firmer. As time passed, I realized that hard_work_and_effort were necessary to be a dentist, which made my ambition even stronger. As the first step in preparation for my promising career as a dentist, the first business of all is that I should struggle to be qualified to study in a medical school. To achieve my goal, I should devote my time and energy without any hesitation to learning and practice following my father.