Units 1-3
I. 根据所给单词的首字母或括号内的提示完成下列短文(每空一词)。
A
Paintings, photos and 1. ________ (海报) created by children aged 6-14 have been shown at
an exhibition (展览会) 2. ________ (激励) people to protect wildlife.
The exhibition “Save Wildlife — Save Our Lives” was part of a campaign (活动), in which
40 students joined field trips and training at the rescue (救助) center of Cuc Phuong National Park
to 3. _______ _______ (照管) wild animals and run projects to make people 4. _______ _______
(意识到) the importance of protecting wildlife.
Tran Phuong Oanh, one of the children who 5. ________ ________ ________ (参加) the
campaign, said the exhibition will spread the message of protecting wild animals and stopping
6. ________ (非法的) wild animal trade.
“These animals play an important role in keeping natural 7. b________,” said Oanh.
“Many animals are 8. ________ ________ ( 灭 亡 ) and nature has been damaged. The
bushfires in Australia caused a serious and immediate threat of 9. ________ (extinct) to the koala
population. It's time to protect nature, and protect ourselves,” she said.
The exhibition also showed entries (参赛作品) to the “Better Life for Bears” letter-writing
competition held last year. The organizing board received more than 97,000 letters from 910
schools 10. t________ the nation.
The letters were sent to bear farmers to 11. ________ ________ ________ ________ (激发
他们的情感), so that they would stop bear farming and give their bears to rescue centers instead.
The letters used many different ways to convey their message, such as one letter supposedly
from a daughter of a bear farmer and another letter presented as a powerful impeachment (控告)
note sent by a bear to 12. ________ (hunt).
Viewers of the exhibition had a chance to join in games and different activities.
B
Thanks to the Internet, we are all connected, and we have 1. a________ to many free
resources (资源) and information. Generally, college students make up a large part of Internet
users. They are online most of the time, or they rely on various 2. ________ (apply) on the web
for their studies. Here, you can learn more about great ways you can use your Internet connection
to have more fun in your spare time and 3. ________ ________ (取得进步) in your life.
Play games
You will no longer feel bored 4. ________ ________ (既然) you can find thousands of free
games online. You can have fun on the move on your smartphone by 5. ________ (下载) super
fun games. Besides, you can choose brain-training apps if you 6. i________ to train your focus
and memory.
Improve your knowledge
You can take online classes and increase your knowledge on many different topics. On the
other hand, if you have a difficult time learning a new subject, it is 7. ________ (方便的) for you
to take an online course to improve your skills.
Learn a foreign language
Learning foreign languages is so much easier when you can look up a word 8. ________ (立
刻), instead of looking for its meaning in an old dictionary. In addition to the online courses, you
can also talk to a native speaker online. You will practice speaking, listening, and writing when
you 9. c________ with native speakers 10. ________ ________ ________ ________ (在世界各
地).
Join an internship (实习) program
If you have more free time, you can also 11. ________ (尝试) an online internship program
while you study. You will 12. b________ a lot from it, including building professional
connections and increasing your experience.
II. 选用方框内合适的内容并用其正确形式填空(每项限用一次)。
threaten, preserve, fund, professional, adapt to, concerned about
UNESCO is 1. ________ the loss of life and property (财产) in a number of historic centers
in Yemen caused by extreme weather conditions in the country.
The resulting damage is endangering the lives of the residents in these areas. The weather
conditions also 2. ________ the survival of Yemen's cultural heritage.
UNESCO hopes that residents in these historic centers can continue to live and 3. ________
their heritage as they have done for centuries. Along with its international partners, UNESCO has
also been mobilizing (调动) resources and 4. ________ to protect Yemen's cultural heritage by
carrying out a number of projects.
The Yemeni historic centers are benefitting from an ongoing cash-for-work project
5. ________ by the European Union and the Social Fund for Development. The three-year project
is continually 6. ________ the changing needs of the targeted cities.
III. 选用括号内合适的内容完成下列短文。
A
Last year, a group 1. ________ (that, where) works to protect sea animals rescued two
belugas (白鲸). They have now been moved into a protected ocean area off the coast of Iceland.
SEA LIFE Trust is a group working to protect the world's oceans and the animals
2. ________ (that, when) live in them. One of SEA LIFE Trust's biggest projects is creating an
open water beluga reserve — a protected part of the ocean 3. ________ (which, where) the
animals are safe from boats, illegal fishing, and other threats.
The two belugas, 4. ________ (which, whose) names are Little Grey and Little White, have
had a busy life since they were taken from the ocean in 2011 5. ________ (that, when) they
became part of a research program. Then they were bought by an aquarium (水族馆), 6. ________
(which, where) they were trained to perform for visitors. In 2012, the aquarium was bought by a
company called Merlin Entertainments. The new owners didn't want to keep the belugas and
began working with SEA LIFE Trust to move them to Iceland.
B
Cloud technology 1. ________ (has used, has been used) to help businesses in the areas of
databases, networking, robotics and many others. These days, it 2. ________ (was applied, is
being applied) in a new area — saving wildlife.
Since 2005, the health of orangutan (猩猩) populations in the Indonesian forest 3. ________
(has been assessed, has assessed) by WWF-Indonesia.
Traditionally, the assessment process includes experts and local community volunteers going
into the field daily to find the orangutans, photograph them, download images to local computers
at the base camp before the data 4. ________ (is studied, will be studied) in the city.
This process takes a lot of time and is also error-prone (容易出错的). However, with the help
of cloud technology, things 5. ________ (have made, have been made) easier.
“With the help of cloud technology, we can now automatically (自动地) collect images from
mobile phones and cameras that 6. ________ (have set, have been set) up near our base camp. The
images are then uploaded to cloud storage where they are studied,” said Aria Nagasastra,
WWF-Indonesia's finance and technology director.
Protection work is often a race with time. At present, a project 7. ________ (has been
planned, is being planned) to apply similar methods to help other endangered species including
tiger, sea turtles and elephants.
IV. 阅读下面短文,在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
With so much urban (城市的) development 1. ________ (take) place in China, the protection
of historical and cultural relics is becoming a challenge for communities looking to develop and
keep 2. ________ (they) cultural identity. Professor Fang Xu from UNSW Art & Design is
familiar 3. ________ urban renewal (改造) projects in China, now working on the Zen Street
renewal project in Wenzhou in Zhejiang province.
“Zen Street used to be the gathering place for all sorts of 4. ________ (tradition) cultural
institutes for many generations and an important part of the cultural identity of the old city. 5.
________ (unlucky), during the last 60 years, almost all of the old buildings have been pulled
down,” explains Professor Fang Xu.
The Zen Street project, 6. ________ hasn't been completed, has already attracted media
attention from surrounding regions. There are also 7. ________ (plan) to renew Park Street in
Wenzhou, and Professor Fang Xu has been invited as chief advisor.
“The development of new urban forms and the protection of historical and cultural relics
have always been issues of great 8. ________ (difficult) for many developing countries. Buildings
in many old cities have been pulled down 9. ________ (build) new ones. My aim is to protect old
buildings as pure historical sites 10. ________ then search for ways to make old buildings exist in
harmony with new urban lifestyles,” says Professor Fang Xu.
答案
I.
A
1. posters 2. inspiring
3. watch over 4. aware of
5. took part in 6. illegal
7. balance 8. dying out
9. extinction 10. throughout
11. stir up their emotions 12. hunters
B
1. access 2. applications
3. make progress 4. now that
5. downloading 6. intend
7. convenient 8. immediately
9. chat 10. all over the world
11. attempt 12. benefit
II.
1. concerned about 2. threaten
3. preserve 4. professionals
5. funded 6. adapting to
III.
A
1. that 2. that
3. where 4. whose
5. when 6. where
B
1. has been used 2. is being applied
3. has been assessed 4. is studied
5. have been made 6. have been set
7. is being planned
IV.
1. taking 2. their
3. with 4. traditional
5. Unluckily 6. which
7. plans 8. difficulty
9. to build 10. and