人教版（2019）选择性必修第三册单元测试 Unit 3 Environmental Protection 基础夯实（含答案无听力）
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Unit 3 Environmental Protection 基础夯实——2022-2023学年高二英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第三册单元测试
第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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
Five years ago, my wife said she'd found us a tiny but adorable house. It was close to the historic Abbot Kinney. However, there was a bus depot (公共汽车停车场) across the street. Hundreds of buses noisily parked there every night and noisily left every morning. It was awful.
But I was determined to make the best of it. "It is noisy, but it offers us a good way to think about what is required to make a city work," I kept telling our 6-year-old daughter.
Then one morning, I woke up to find that the buses were gone! I allowed myself to get excited. My daughter, however, was unhappy. It took me a minute to understand: she had got used to the idea of us having a role in city life.
Shortly afterwards, a homeless encampment (临时营地) was built there. Then I found out what was planned for the bus depot—a place to deal with the homeless.
When I told my daughter about the "bridge housing", a big smile spread across her face. Her first reaction wasn't fear or selfishness. She understood instantly how special it was that the bus depot would become a place for people who needed just that to live.
What story about city life could I tell her then I tried to keep fruit in the car so that at traffic lights, we could hand out a banana or an apple. When a woman put up a tent on the sidewalk in front of our stairs, I filled all her water bottles.
Now we have a couple hundred new neighbours, and I'll be telling anyone who will listen what an honour it is to live among the homeless. Without my daughter, I might not have come to the same conclusion.
1.What was the drawback of the author's new house at the beginning
A.It was too small for family use. B.There was too much noise around.
C.It was too close to a tourist attraction. D.There were too many neighbours around.
2.Why was the author's daughter unhappy when she found the buses were gone
A.She thought she lost the role in city life. B.She didn't like the idea of "bridge housing".
C.She had been used to the presence of buses. D.She couldn't go out of town without the buses.
3.What was the author's purpose of keeping fruit in his car
A.To meet his family's needs, B.To make his daughter happy.
C.To help the homeless when possible. D.To thank those who had helped him.
B
The Blue Planet Ⅱ's latest episode focuses on how the plastic is having a destructive effect on the ocean and slowly poisoning our sea creatures. Researchers recently also found that sea creatures living in the deepest place on Earth, the Mariana Trench, have plastics in their stomachs. Indeed, oceans are drowned in plastics.
Though it seems that the world couldn't possibly function without plastics, plastics are a remarkably recent invention. The first plastic bags were introduced in the 1950s, the same decade when plastic packaging began gaining popularity in the United States. This growth has happened so fast that science is still catching up with the change. Plastics pollution research, for instance, is still a very early science.
We put all these plastics into the environment, but we still don't really know what the outcomes are going to be. What we do know, though, is disturbing. The ocean plastic is estimated to kill millions of marine animals every year. Nearly 700 species, including endangered ones, are known to have been affected by it. One in three leatherback turtles, which often mistake plastic bags for jellyfish, have been found with plastics in their bellies. Ninety percent of seabirds are now eating plastics on a regular basis. By 2050, that figure is expected to rise to 100 percent.
And it's not just wildlife that is threatened by the plastics in our seas. Humans are consuming plastics through the seafood we eat. I could understand why some people see the ocean plastic as a disaster, worth being mentioned in the same breath as climate change. But the ocean plastic is not as complicated as climate change. There are no ocean trash deniers(否认者), at least so far. To do something about it, we don't have to remake our planet energy system.
This is not a problem where we don't know what the solution is. We know how to pick up garbage. Anyone can do it. We know how to deal with it. We know how to recycle. We can all start by thinking twice before we use single-use plastic products. Things may seem ordinary, like using a reusable bottle or a reusable bag, but when taken collectively, these choices really do make a difference.
1. Why is plastic pollution research still a very early science
A. The plastics pollution research is too difficult.
B. Plastics have produced less pollution than coal.
C. Plastics have gained popularity too fast for science to catch up with.
D. The world couldn't possibly function without plastics.
2. How did the author support his opinion in Paragraph 3
A. By citing quotes from leading experts.
B. By making a comparison and contrast.
C. By listing examples from his own experience.
D. By presenting solid statistics.
3. What does the author intend to tell us in the last paragraph
A. We reap what we sow. B. The shortest answer is doing.
C. All things are difficult before they are easy. D. Actions speak louder than words.
4. What is the main idea of the passage
A. The oceans become choked with plastics.
B. The ocean plastic is a global issue.
C. The Blue Planet Ⅱ Has left viewers heartbroken.
D. Plastics gain popularity all over the world.
C
When the natural climate changes due to global warming, it can surely affect seals. The majority of them live in the Antarctic region so as the ice is melting, their natural habitat can be seriously affected. These changes don't take place overnight. They can be the result of many years of additional temperatures in the area. The seals then have to find ways to adapt.
Seals depend on the cool air currents to bring plenty of food for them. When the temperatures get higher, there is less and less food and the seal population starts to shrink. Mothers aren't healthy enough to feed their babies. Many of them end up abandoned as the mothers have to leave to find their own source of food.
The fact that their desire to produce young can be changed by the warmer temperatures is frightening too. It is also believed that the warmer temperatures can allow different diseases and viruses to attack the seals. This is a huge concern as they can rapidly wipe out huge numbers of seals out there.
However, these changes in climate and temperature aren't all bad for other species of seals. Scientists have found that those living in warmer climates are producing more young due to the changes. Research also shows that the females are moving further to find food and water. When they are out of the reach of the governing males, they are more willing to accept the moves of other males in the group.
This is good news too because it means that there will be more selection in the gene pool(基因库) for future generations. It can help the seals as a species adapt to change in their natural environment more easily.
The climate change problem for seals is directly linked to humans. When we take action to change what we let out into the environment, we will make positive changes for the seals. However, it is going to take a very long time to reverse(彻底改变) the effects of what has already been done.
1. What does the author regard climate changes for seals as
A. A double-edged sword.
B. An unavoidable disaster for existence.
C. A mirror of evolution.
D. A requirement for more choices in the gene pool.
2. What is the second paragraph mainly about
A. How global warming affects the seals. B. What seals feed their babies with.
C. Why the seal population grows. D. Where the seals find their food.
3. What will happen to the seals in warmer climates
A. Their number will be on the increase.
B. The female seals will be in the lead.
C. Their genes will change a great deal.
D. The females will keep away from the males.
4. Which of the following can be the best title for the text
A. The Importance of Protecting Seals B. Seals' Adaptation to Climate Change
C. How Climate Change Affects Seals D. Why Are Seals Becoming Less and Less
D
Chocolate could soon be a thing of the past after scientists' warning that the cacao plant, from which chocolate is made, could be extinct within 32 years.
Over half of the world's chocolate comes from just two countries in West Africa—C te d'Ivoire and Ghana—where the temperature, rain, and humidity provide the perfect conditions for cacao to grow. But rising temperatures over the next three decades caused by climate change are expected to result in a loss of water from the ground, which scientists say could upset this balance.
According to the related data, a temperature rise of just 2.1 ℃ could spell an end for the chocolate industry worldwide by 2050. Farmers in the region are already considering moving cacao production areas thousands of feet uphill into mountainous areas—many of which are currently preserved for wildlife. But a move of this scale could destroy the ecosystems that are already under threat from illegal farming and deforestation.
One of the problems, according to Doug Hawkins, is that cacao farming methods have not changed for hundreds of years. "Unlike other tree crops that have benefited from the development of modern, high yielding strains and crop management techniques to realize their genetic potential, more than 90% of the global cacao crop is produced by small farms with unimproved planting materials," he said. "It means that we could be facing a chocolate decrease of 100,000 tons a year in the next few years."
Now scientists at the University of California, Berkeley have teamed up with American candy company Mars to keep chocolate on the menu. Using the controversial (有争议的) gene-editing technology known as CRISPR they are trying to develop a type of cacao plant capable of surviving in dryer, warmer climates. If the team's work on the cacao plant is successful, it could remove the need for farmers in West Africa to relocate to higher ground, and perhaps even allow cacao to be grown elsewhere in the world.
1.What do we know about chocolate from the text
A. Chocolate will disappear from the menu 30 years later.
B. Chocolate is mainly produced by African countries.
C. Chocolate will not be produced by 2050 because of climate change.
D. A new type of chocolate will be produced with the help of CRISPR.
2.What is the reason for the probable extinction of the cacao plant
A. The damaged ecosystems.
B. Water shortage caused by climate change.
C. The threat from illegal farming and deforestation.
D. The changeable farming method.
3.What is the writer's attitude to the application of CRISPR to develop a new type of cacao plant
A. Objective. B. Unconcerned. C. Supportive. D. Negative.
4.Where does the passage probably come from
A.A poster. B.A leaflet. C. An advertisement. D.A magazine.
第二节 （共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。Ups for Teaching Students with an Emotional Disturbance
Emotional disturbances refer to a variety of disorders and conditions, such as anxiety disorders, conduct disorders, mood disorders, and eating disorders. Teaching in a classroom with one or more students with an emotional disturbance can feel stressful. However, there are strategies that teachers can employ to help reduce their frustration and increase their students' success.
Know Your Students
Not all students with an emotional disturbance will demonstrate the same behaviour. Understanding your student's specific disorder and how it affects him will better enable you to provide the proper supports. ①________
Communicate with Parents
②________ Parents can help you understand the specific of how your student is affected by his emotional disturbance. Frequent communication with parents will also help you stay aware of what's going on at home that could be affecting your student in the classroom.
③________
While clear and concise classroom rules benefit all students, they are especially useful for students with an emotional disturbance. State the classroom rules in a positive manner. Review the rules periodically and keep them posted in the classroom where students will be sure to see them every day.
Maintain a Routine
Besides classroom rules, posting a classroom schedule will help maintain structure and organisation in the classroom. ④________ But knowing what's coming and when it is coming will help them move from one activity to another without incident. Knowing the classroom schedule helps students prepare and will reduce instance of confusion among your students.
⑤________ This will help reduce your frustration, and students with an emotional disturbance will be given more opportunities to succeed.
A. Create Clear Classroom Rules
B. Get Along Well with Your Students
C. It's important to stick to the schedule.
D. Nobody knows your student better than his parents.
E. Some students with an emotional disturbance may struggle with change.
F. Following these tips will help you create meaningful relationships with your students.
G. Knowing your students personally will also help you to create a more effective educational environment.
第二部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。
My mom is an awesome human being just like all other moms. She knowingly and unknowingly 1 me a whole lot of things about the world. The incident which I'm going to share today determined the way I 2 everybody.
I was four years old. One fine afternoon, my mom and I were staying outdoors, she reading and I watching a line of 3 . I was never a naughty kid; in fact I was known for keeping quiet even when things were not going my way. So I don't remember why I did this but I disrupted(使中断)the lines of ants and I liked it when they looked so 4 . I even went ahead and stepped on a couple of them! My mom saw this and she wasn't 5 with me but she said something I still 6 today. She said, "You should never be 7 to anybody however little they are. Everybody is different and we shouldn't treat them 8 ."
I got upset when I heard this because I thought I had 9 my mom. Also my little heart started 10 the family of ants I had killed. It has been more than 25 years now and I've 11 so many things that have happened in my life; however, I still do my best to be kind to everybody.
We should teach our young kids to never be mean to anybody. It makes a 12 when people praise other people for their efforts and when instead of being envious, we're proud of people achieving their goals however 13 they may be. When you're kind to other people, it's a 14 that goes on. It's the kind of 15 reaction that uplifts the whole world one heart at a time. I believe in the magic of kindness!
1.A.offered B.left C.promised D.taught
2.A.respect B.treat C.question D.doubt
3.A.trees B.kids C.ants D.cars
4.A.troubled B.excited C.ugly D.scary
5.A.patient B.familiar C.annoyed D.honest
6.A.live by B.disagree with C.get across D.look for
7.A.familiar B.cruel C.similar D.cool
8.A.seriously B.hopelessly C.directly D.unfairly
9.A.disappointed B.convinced C.comforted D.terrified
10.A.believing in B.seeking for C.laughing at D.thinking about
11.A.accepted B.repeated C.forgotten D.discovered
12.A.decision B.difference C.deal D.living
13.A.rare B.ambitious C.tiny D.significant
14.A.debate B.process C.match D.circle
15.A.direct B.immediate C.chain D.first
第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
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。
As one of the most well-known tourist ①____(attraction) in China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, the beautiful Li River was polluted. Water in the river suffered ②____ (great) as tourists threw rubbish into the river. Besides, people on the boats ③____ (pour) the oil from the kitchens into the water. Also chemicals used ④____ (increase) crop production resulted ⑤____ poor water quality, causing a decrease in the number of fish species. Luckily, local officials were concerned ⑥____ the issue and began to take steps to address it. By ⑦____ (construct) waste water treatment facilities and closing or moving polluting enterprises, ⑧____ water quality was improved. Not only were new rules introduced to preserve the river, but the local authorities also used the media to spread environmental ⑨____ (aware) and encourage greater use of clean energy. With these measures, China's waterways are heading towards a clean and ⑩____ (sustain) future.
第三部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 （满分15分）
假定你是李华,你将代表学校参加国际高中生环境保护论坛。请你根据以下要点写一篇发言稿。内容包括:
1.环境保护的紧迫性;
2.如何开展环境保护;
3.呼吁大家积极参与。
注意:
1.词数80左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
参考词汇:论坛forum
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
第二节 （满分25分）
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写词数应为150左右。
The Girl and the Puma
This is a legend told and retold among the people of Argentina.
About five hundred years ago when the Spanish entered South America, native American tribes often fought back against the invaders. One way the tribes could put pressure on the Spanish was to surround their settlements. This is what happened in the early 1500's when Maldonado, a Spanish girl, was 15 years old.
Hostile native Americans of the Querandí tribe had encircled the Spanish settlement where Maldonado lived. Before long, their food supplies were depleted(耗尽). The people faced starvation. They begged their captain to allow them to take their chances and leave the settlement in search of food—but the captain would not allow.
Hungry, Maldonado escaped from the settlement and fled into the jungle. As night fell, she heard the alarm calls of wild animals. Where could she safely sleep for the night But there was one call that drew her closer. It was a cry of pain. She followed the sound to a cave where she found a puma(美洲狮) that had just given birth.
Maldonado helped the mother puma clean the cubs. Later, she watched the babies while the mother went out to hunt. And so days went by.
One day, while Maldonado was gathering food and the mother puma was inside the cave with her cubs, the girl was surprised by Querandí warriors. They captured her and brought her to their village. Fearing the worst, Maldonado braced herself for death she felt was certain to come.
But the Querandís were kind to the girl. They taught her tasks to help in their village, and she gladly took part.
One day, a band of Spaniards(西班牙人) attacked the Querandí village. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
He commanded that she should be tied to a tree and left there for wild animals to eat. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
答案以及解析
第一部分 阅读理解
第一节
A
答案：1-3.BAC
解析：1.细节理解题。根据第一段最后两句Hundreds of buses noisily parked there every night and noisily left every morning. It was awful.可知,作者的新房子对面有公共汽车停车场,每天有数百辆公交车驶入驶出,所以很吵。故选B项。
2.细节理解题。根据第三段中的My daughter, however, was unhappy. It took me a minute to understand: she had got used to the idea of us having a role in city life.可知,作者的女儿已经习惯了自己在城市生活中的角色。当没有公共汽车驶入驶出了,女儿觉得自己失去了这种在城市中的角色。故选A项。
3.推理判断题。根据第六段中的I tried to keep fruit in the car so that at traffic lights, we could hand out a banana or an apple.可知,作者在车上放着水果是为了等交通灯时可以把水果分发出去,根据上下文可知,水果是给那些无家可归的人准备的。故选C项。
B
答案：1-4 CDBA
解析：1.细节理解题。根据第二段的内容可知，第一批塑料袋出现在20世纪50年代，同一时期，塑料包装开始流行起来。塑料的发展如此之快，以至于科学研究仍在努力追赶塑料发展的速度。由此可知，对塑料污染问题的研究才开展不久，是因为塑料发展速度太快,使得科学研究没能及时跟上，故C项正确。
2.细节理解题。根据第三段中的"kill millions of marine animals" "Nearly 700 species" "One in three leatherback turtles" "Ninety percent of seabirds"等可知，作者通过列数据来支撑自己的观点，故选择D项。
3.推理判断题。根据文章最后一段尤其是最后一句的内容可知，作者号召我们从一些日常小事做起，这些行动都会有很大的影响。所以B项（最直接的答案就是行动起来）是正确的。
4.主旨大意题。本文介绍了塑料在给人们的生活带来便利的同时，也造成了严重的污染，给海洋以及海洋生物造成了灾难性的影响，同时也对人体造成很大的危害。故A项"海洋被塑料塞满了"形象地概括了文章的主旨。
C
答案：1-4 AAAC
解析：1.推理判断题。文章第一段至第三段介绍了气候变暖对南极地区海豹的负面影响，第四、五段介绍了气候变暖对其他海豹种类的正面影响。由此可知，在作者看来，气候变暖对海豹有利有弊，是把双刃剑。
2.根据第二段的第二句“When the temperatures get higher, there is less and less food and the seal population starts to shrink.”可知，本段主要介绍了温度上升对海豹的影响。
3.细节理解题。根据第四段中的“...those living in warmer climates are producing more young due to the changes.”可知，生活在更温暖地区的海豹会因为天气变暖而繁殖更多的幼崽。换言之，它们的数量会增加。
4.主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了气候变暖导致自然气候变化，进而影响南极地区海豹的生活，但也会使其更容易适应自然环境的变化，因此C项“气候变化如何影响海豹”可概括本文的主旨。
D
答案：1-4 BBCD
解析：1. 细节理解题。根据第二段中的Over half of the world's chocolate comes from just two countries in West Africa-----C te d'Ivoire and Ghana-----where the temperature, rain, and humidity provide the perfect conditions for cacao to grow.可知，世界上一半以上的巧克力来自西非的科特迪瓦和加纳这两个国家，因此巧克力主要由非洲国家生产。故选B项。
2. 推理判断题。根据第二段中的But rising temperatures over the next three decades caused by climate change are expected to result in a loss of water from the ground, which scientists say could upset this balance.可知，未来30年，预计气候变化造成的气温上升将导致地面失水，这可能会破坏可可树生长环境的平衡。再结合第三段中的According to the related data, a temperature rise of just 2.1 ℃ could spell an end for the chocolate industry worldwide by 2050.可知，可可树很可能灭绝的原因是气候变化引起的缺水。故选B项。
3. 推理判断题。根据文章最后一句If the team's work on the cacao plant is successful, it could remove the need for farmers in West Africa to relocate to higher ground, and perhaps even allow cacao to be grown elsewhere in the world. 可知，如果该项目取得成功，西非农民就不用搬迁到高地了，甚至可能允许可可树在世界其他地方种植。由此看出，作者支持该项目，且对该项目抱有很大希望。故选C项。
4. 推理判断题。根据文章的内容和文体形式综合分析，本文与科学研究和环境有关，由此判断这篇文章很有可能来自一本杂志。故选D项。
第二节
答案：GDAEF
解析：本文对教师就如何管理那些有情绪困扰的学生给出了一些有效方法。
①根据本段的小标题Know Your Students可知,本段主要讲要了解学生,G项中的Knowing your students personally和设空前一句中的Understanding your student's specific disorder相呼应,都是在说要了解学生的个性特点。
②根据本段的小标题Communicate with Parents以及标题下的内容可知本段主要讲的是和学生父母的交流,父母在师生中间起重要作用,因为没有人能比父母更了解学生,故D项正确。
③根据该标题下的内容可知,本段主要介绍的是与classroom rules相关的内容,A项中的Classroom Rules与之相呼应,故选A项。
④根据设空后的incident和instance of confusion可知,有情绪问题的学生面对变化会容易出问题,很难适应新变化,与E项中的struggle with change相符合,故选E项。
⑤本段总结全文,F项符合语境。
第二部分 语言知识运用
第一节
答案：(1)-(5)DBCAC;(6)-(10)ABDAD;(11)-(15)CBCDC
解析：(1).根据最后一段开头的 We should teach our young kids to never be mean to anybody可以推断出,此处指的是我小的时候妈妈教我做人的道理。故选D。
(2).根据语境以及第二段中的 Everybody is different and we shouldn't treat them_______ 可知,妈妈在教给他做人的道理。
(3).根据下文 So I don' t remember why I did this but I disrupted the lines of ants可知,作者在观察蚂蚁。故选C。
(4).根据本句中… I did this but I disrupted the lines of ants...可以推断出蚂蚁看起来很混乱。故选A。
(5).根据本句连词but后的 she said something I still... today以及妈妈给我讲的道理可以推断出,此处意为妈妈没有对我发火。故选C。 annoyed恼怒的。
(6).由第三段中的 has been more than 25 years now and I've ______ … I still do my best to be kind to everybody.可知,妈妈说的话成了作者的人生信条。故选A. live by按照(某信念或原则)生活。
(7).结合第三段中的 I still do my best to be kind to everybody和最后一段的第一句可知,此处应为与kind对立的词。故选B。
(8).由前面的 however little they are以及 Everybody is different可以推断出妈妈在教我公平待人。故选D。
(9).根据上文妈妈对作者说的话以及本句 I got upset when I heard this because...所提供的语境可以推断出,作者觉得自己让妈妈失望了。故选A。
(10).此处语境为妈妈的话引起了作者对待人接物的思考,也让他思考了他对蚂蚁的所作所为。故选D。
(11).25年来生活当中发生了很多事,好多都忘了,但是作者依然对人善良。故答案选C。
(12).由空后内容可知这样做会对周围的世界产生影响。故选B。 make a difference有影响。
(13).由第二段中妈妈说的 You should never be _______ to anybody however little they are.中 however little与本空所在句作者个人认识的对应关系可知,此处应该选C。
(14).此处意为对别人善良,别人也会将善良继续传递下去,自己也会被善待。
(15).结合语境可以推断出,此处意为善良会引发连锁反应。故答案选C。 chain reaction连锁反应。
第二节
答案： attractions; greatly; poured; to increase; in; about; constructing; the; awareness; sustainable
解析：①根据上文中的one of可知，所填的是名词的复数形式。
②所填的词修饰动词，所以用副词形式。
③此处讲述的是过去发生的动作，所以用一般过去时。
④此处作目的状语，所以用动词不定式。
⑤result in导致，是固定搭配。
⑥be concerned about关心……
⑦by是介词，后接动词时要用-ing形式。
⑧此处特指漓江的水，所以填the。
⑨空格前environmental为形容词，故此处填名词awareness。
⑩由其后的名词future可知此处应填形容词sustainable，意为“可持续的”。
第三部分 写作
第一节
答案：
Good morning, everyone!
I'm Li Hua, and very glad to be here to attend the international senior high students' environment protection forum to share my opinion on behalf of our school.
Nowadays, all kinds of pollution can be seen everywhere, which are threatening our health. Even worse, some rare animals and plants are on the verge of extinction due to severe destruction of the environment.
So it's time for us to take action! Many ways are available for us to adopt, such as saving every drop of water, taking a bus or public transportation instead of driving private cars, recycling plastic bags, refusing to use disposable chopsticks and so on.
Do your part and it can make a big difference!
第二节
答案：
One day, a band of Spaniards attacked the Querandí village. When they finally entered the village, they were surprised that the missing girl Maldonado, a Spanish girl who escaped from their settlement, had been living with the local tribes. Though she seemed to live happily here, she was forced to return home. The Spanish captain was angry that she had fled into the jungle without his permission.
He commanded that she should be tied to a tree and left there for wild animals to eat. As night fell, Maldonado heard the calls of wild animals, which came out to hunt for food. Feeling the worst, Maldonado stood there alone. Then the mother puma appeared, brought her food to eat and remained there to protect her. After several days, sad villagers came to the place where Maldonado had been tied to a tree. Much to their surprise, they found her alive. Nobody knew why.
第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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
Five years ago, my wife said she'd found us a tiny but adorable house. It was close to the historic Abbot Kinney. However, there was a bus depot (公共汽车停车场) across the street. Hundreds of buses noisily parked there every night and noisily left every morning. It was awful.
But I was determined to make the best of it. "It is noisy, but it offers us a good way to think about what is required to make a city work," I kept telling our 6-year-old daughter.
Then one morning, I woke up to find that the buses were gone! I allowed myself to get excited. My daughter, however, was unhappy. It took me a minute to understand: she had got used to the idea of us having a role in city life.
Shortly afterwards, a homeless encampment (临时营地) was built there. Then I found out what was planned for the bus depot—a place to deal with the homeless.
When I told my daughter about the "bridge housing", a big smile spread across her face. Her first reaction wasn't fear or selfishness. She understood instantly how special it was that the bus depot would become a place for people who needed just that to live.
What story about city life could I tell her then I tried to keep fruit in the car so that at traffic lights, we could hand out a banana or an apple. When a woman put up a tent on the sidewalk in front of our stairs, I filled all her water bottles.
Now we have a couple hundred new neighbours, and I'll be telling anyone who will listen what an honour it is to live among the homeless. Without my daughter, I might not have come to the same conclusion.
1.What was the drawback of the author's new house at the beginning
A.It was too small for family use. B.There was too much noise around.
C.It was too close to a tourist attraction. D.There were too many neighbours around.
2.Why was the author's daughter unhappy when she found the buses were gone
A.She thought she lost the role in city life. B.She didn't like the idea of "bridge housing".
C.She had been used to the presence of buses. D.She couldn't go out of town without the buses.
3.What was the author's purpose of keeping fruit in his car
A.To meet his family's needs, B.To make his daughter happy.
C.To help the homeless when possible. D.To thank those who had helped him.
B
The Blue Planet Ⅱ's latest episode focuses on how the plastic is having a destructive effect on the ocean and slowly poisoning our sea creatures. Researchers recently also found that sea creatures living in the deepest place on Earth, the Mariana Trench, have plastics in their stomachs. Indeed, oceans are drowned in plastics.
Though it seems that the world couldn't possibly function without plastics, plastics are a remarkably recent invention. The first plastic bags were introduced in the 1950s, the same decade when plastic packaging began gaining popularity in the United States. This growth has happened so fast that science is still catching up with the change. Plastics pollution research, for instance, is still a very early science.
We put all these plastics into the environment, but we still don't really know what the outcomes are going to be. What we do know, though, is disturbing. The ocean plastic is estimated to kill millions of marine animals every year. Nearly 700 species, including endangered ones, are known to have been affected by it. One in three leatherback turtles, which often mistake plastic bags for jellyfish, have been found with plastics in their bellies. Ninety percent of seabirds are now eating plastics on a regular basis. By 2050, that figure is expected to rise to 100 percent.
And it's not just wildlife that is threatened by the plastics in our seas. Humans are consuming plastics through the seafood we eat. I could understand why some people see the ocean plastic as a disaster, worth being mentioned in the same breath as climate change. But the ocean plastic is not as complicated as climate change. There are no ocean trash deniers(否认者), at least so far. To do something about it, we don't have to remake our planet energy system.
This is not a problem where we don't know what the solution is. We know how to pick up garbage. Anyone can do it. We know how to deal with it. We know how to recycle. We can all start by thinking twice before we use single-use plastic products. Things may seem ordinary, like using a reusable bottle or a reusable bag, but when taken collectively, these choices really do make a difference.
1. Why is plastic pollution research still a very early science
A. The plastics pollution research is too difficult.
B. Plastics have produced less pollution than coal.
C. Plastics have gained popularity too fast for science to catch up with.
D. The world couldn't possibly function without plastics.
2. How did the author support his opinion in Paragraph 3
A. By citing quotes from leading experts.
B. By making a comparison and contrast.
C. By listing examples from his own experience.
D. By presenting solid statistics.
3. What does the author intend to tell us in the last paragraph
A. We reap what we sow. B. The shortest answer is doing.
C. All things are difficult before they are easy. D. Actions speak louder than words.
4. What is the main idea of the passage
A. The oceans become choked with plastics.
B. The ocean plastic is a global issue.
C. The Blue Planet Ⅱ Has left viewers heartbroken.
D. Plastics gain popularity all over the world.
C
When the natural climate changes due to global warming, it can surely affect seals. The majority of them live in the Antarctic region so as the ice is melting, their natural habitat can be seriously affected. These changes don't take place overnight. They can be the result of many years of additional temperatures in the area. The seals then have to find ways to adapt.
Seals depend on the cool air currents to bring plenty of food for them. When the temperatures get higher, there is less and less food and the seal population starts to shrink. Mothers aren't healthy enough to feed their babies. Many of them end up abandoned as the mothers have to leave to find their own source of food.
The fact that their desire to produce young can be changed by the warmer temperatures is frightening too. It is also believed that the warmer temperatures can allow different diseases and viruses to attack the seals. This is a huge concern as they can rapidly wipe out huge numbers of seals out there.
However, these changes in climate and temperature aren't all bad for other species of seals. Scientists have found that those living in warmer climates are producing more young due to the changes. Research also shows that the females are moving further to find food and water. When they are out of the reach of the governing males, they are more willing to accept the moves of other males in the group.
This is good news too because it means that there will be more selection in the gene pool(基因库) for future generations. It can help the seals as a species adapt to change in their natural environment more easily.
The climate change problem for seals is directly linked to humans. When we take action to change what we let out into the environment, we will make positive changes for the seals. However, it is going to take a very long time to reverse(彻底改变) the effects of what has already been done.
1. What does the author regard climate changes for seals as
A. A double-edged sword.
B. An unavoidable disaster for existence.
C. A mirror of evolution.
D. A requirement for more choices in the gene pool.
2. What is the second paragraph mainly about
A. How global warming affects the seals. B. What seals feed their babies with.
C. Why the seal population grows. D. Where the seals find their food.
3. What will happen to the seals in warmer climates
A. Their number will be on the increase.
B. The female seals will be in the lead.
C. Their genes will change a great deal.
D. The females will keep away from the males.
4. Which of the following can be the best title for the text
A. The Importance of Protecting Seals B. Seals' Adaptation to Climate Change
C. How Climate Change Affects Seals D. Why Are Seals Becoming Less and Less
D
Chocolate could soon be a thing of the past after scientists' warning that the cacao plant, from which chocolate is made, could be extinct within 32 years.
Over half of the world's chocolate comes from just two countries in West Africa—C te d'Ivoire and Ghana—where the temperature, rain, and humidity provide the perfect conditions for cacao to grow. But rising temperatures over the next three decades caused by climate change are expected to result in a loss of water from the ground, which scientists say could upset this balance.
According to the related data, a temperature rise of just 2.1 ℃ could spell an end for the chocolate industry worldwide by 2050. Farmers in the region are already considering moving cacao production areas thousands of feet uphill into mountainous areas—many of which are currently preserved for wildlife. But a move of this scale could destroy the ecosystems that are already under threat from illegal farming and deforestation.
One of the problems, according to Doug Hawkins, is that cacao farming methods have not changed for hundreds of years. "Unlike other tree crops that have benefited from the development of modern, high yielding strains and crop management techniques to realize their genetic potential, more than 90% of the global cacao crop is produced by small farms with unimproved planting materials," he said. "It means that we could be facing a chocolate decrease of 100,000 tons a year in the next few years."
Now scientists at the University of California, Berkeley have teamed up with American candy company Mars to keep chocolate on the menu. Using the controversial (有争议的) gene-editing technology known as CRISPR they are trying to develop a type of cacao plant capable of surviving in dryer, warmer climates. If the team's work on the cacao plant is successful, it could remove the need for farmers in West Africa to relocate to higher ground, and perhaps even allow cacao to be grown elsewhere in the world.
1.What do we know about chocolate from the text
A. Chocolate will disappear from the menu 30 years later.
B. Chocolate is mainly produced by African countries.
C. Chocolate will not be produced by 2050 because of climate change.
D. A new type of chocolate will be produced with the help of CRISPR.
2.What is the reason for the probable extinction of the cacao plant
A. The damaged ecosystems.
B. Water shortage caused by climate change.
C. The threat from illegal farming and deforestation.
D. The changeable farming method.
3.What is the writer's attitude to the application of CRISPR to develop a new type of cacao plant
A. Objective. B. Unconcerned. C. Supportive. D. Negative.
4.Where does the passage probably come from
A.A poster. B.A leaflet. C. An advertisement. D.A magazine.
第二节 （共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。Ups for Teaching Students with an Emotional Disturbance
Emotional disturbances refer to a variety of disorders and conditions, such as anxiety disorders, conduct disorders, mood disorders, and eating disorders. Teaching in a classroom with one or more students with an emotional disturbance can feel stressful. However, there are strategies that teachers can employ to help reduce their frustration and increase their students' success.
Know Your Students
Not all students with an emotional disturbance will demonstrate the same behaviour. Understanding your student's specific disorder and how it affects him will better enable you to provide the proper supports. ①________
Communicate with Parents
②________ Parents can help you understand the specific of how your student is affected by his emotional disturbance. Frequent communication with parents will also help you stay aware of what's going on at home that could be affecting your student in the classroom.
③________
While clear and concise classroom rules benefit all students, they are especially useful for students with an emotional disturbance. State the classroom rules in a positive manner. Review the rules periodically and keep them posted in the classroom where students will be sure to see them every day.
Maintain a Routine
Besides classroom rules, posting a classroom schedule will help maintain structure and organisation in the classroom. ④________ But knowing what's coming and when it is coming will help them move from one activity to another without incident. Knowing the classroom schedule helps students prepare and will reduce instance of confusion among your students.
⑤________ This will help reduce your frustration, and students with an emotional disturbance will be given more opportunities to succeed.
A. Create Clear Classroom Rules
B. Get Along Well with Your Students
C. It's important to stick to the schedule.
D. Nobody knows your student better than his parents.
E. Some students with an emotional disturbance may struggle with change.
F. Following these tips will help you create meaningful relationships with your students.
G. Knowing your students personally will also help you to create a more effective educational environment.
第二部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。
My mom is an awesome human being just like all other moms. She knowingly and unknowingly 1 me a whole lot of things about the world. The incident which I'm going to share today determined the way I 2 everybody.
I was four years old. One fine afternoon, my mom and I were staying outdoors, she reading and I watching a line of 3 . I was never a naughty kid; in fact I was known for keeping quiet even when things were not going my way. So I don't remember why I did this but I disrupted(使中断)the lines of ants and I liked it when they looked so 4 . I even went ahead and stepped on a couple of them! My mom saw this and she wasn't 5 with me but she said something I still 6 today. She said, "You should never be 7 to anybody however little they are. Everybody is different and we shouldn't treat them 8 ."
I got upset when I heard this because I thought I had 9 my mom. Also my little heart started 10 the family of ants I had killed. It has been more than 25 years now and I've 11 so many things that have happened in my life; however, I still do my best to be kind to everybody.
We should teach our young kids to never be mean to anybody. It makes a 12 when people praise other people for their efforts and when instead of being envious, we're proud of people achieving their goals however 13 they may be. When you're kind to other people, it's a 14 that goes on. It's the kind of 15 reaction that uplifts the whole world one heart at a time. I believe in the magic of kindness!
1.A.offered B.left C.promised D.taught
2.A.respect B.treat C.question D.doubt
3.A.trees B.kids C.ants D.cars
4.A.troubled B.excited C.ugly D.scary
5.A.patient B.familiar C.annoyed D.honest
6.A.live by B.disagree with C.get across D.look for
7.A.familiar B.cruel C.similar D.cool
8.A.seriously B.hopelessly C.directly D.unfairly
9.A.disappointed B.convinced C.comforted D.terrified
10.A.believing in B.seeking for C.laughing at D.thinking about
11.A.accepted B.repeated C.forgotten D.discovered
12.A.decision B.difference C.deal D.living
13.A.rare B.ambitious C.tiny D.significant
14.A.debate B.process C.match D.circle
15.A.direct B.immediate C.chain D.first
第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
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。
As one of the most well-known tourist ①____(attraction) in China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, the beautiful Li River was polluted. Water in the river suffered ②____ (great) as tourists threw rubbish into the river. Besides, people on the boats ③____ (pour) the oil from the kitchens into the water. Also chemicals used ④____ (increase) crop production resulted ⑤____ poor water quality, causing a decrease in the number of fish species. Luckily, local officials were concerned ⑥____ the issue and began to take steps to address it. By ⑦____ (construct) waste water treatment facilities and closing or moving polluting enterprises, ⑧____ water quality was improved. Not only were new rules introduced to preserve the river, but the local authorities also used the media to spread environmental ⑨____ (aware) and encourage greater use of clean energy. With these measures, China's waterways are heading towards a clean and ⑩____ (sustain) future.
第三部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 （满分15分）
假定你是李华,你将代表学校参加国际高中生环境保护论坛。请你根据以下要点写一篇发言稿。内容包括:
1.环境保护的紧迫性;
2.如何开展环境保护;
3.呼吁大家积极参与。
注意:
1.词数80左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
参考词汇:论坛forum
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第二节 （满分25分）
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写词数应为150左右。
The Girl and the Puma
This is a legend told and retold among the people of Argentina.
About five hundred years ago when the Spanish entered South America, native American tribes often fought back against the invaders. One way the tribes could put pressure on the Spanish was to surround their settlements. This is what happened in the early 1500's when Maldonado, a Spanish girl, was 15 years old.
Hostile native Americans of the Querandí tribe had encircled the Spanish settlement where Maldonado lived. Before long, their food supplies were depleted(耗尽). The people faced starvation. They begged their captain to allow them to take their chances and leave the settlement in search of food—but the captain would not allow.
Hungry, Maldonado escaped from the settlement and fled into the jungle. As night fell, she heard the alarm calls of wild animals. Where could she safely sleep for the night But there was one call that drew her closer. It was a cry of pain. She followed the sound to a cave where she found a puma(美洲狮) that had just given birth.
Maldonado helped the mother puma clean the cubs. Later, she watched the babies while the mother went out to hunt. And so days went by.
One day, while Maldonado was gathering food and the mother puma was inside the cave with her cubs, the girl was surprised by Querandí warriors. They captured her and brought her to their village. Fearing the worst, Maldonado braced herself for death she felt was certain to come.
But the Querandís were kind to the girl. They taught her tasks to help in their village, and she gladly took part.
One day, a band of Spaniards(西班牙人) attacked the Querandí village. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
He commanded that she should be tied to a tree and left there for wild animals to eat. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
答案以及解析
第一部分 阅读理解
第一节
A
答案：1-3.BAC
解析：1.细节理解题。根据第一段最后两句Hundreds of buses noisily parked there every night and noisily left every morning. It was awful.可知,作者的新房子对面有公共汽车停车场,每天有数百辆公交车驶入驶出,所以很吵。故选B项。
2.细节理解题。根据第三段中的My daughter, however, was unhappy. It took me a minute to understand: she had got used to the idea of us having a role in city life.可知,作者的女儿已经习惯了自己在城市生活中的角色。当没有公共汽车驶入驶出了,女儿觉得自己失去了这种在城市中的角色。故选A项。
3.推理判断题。根据第六段中的I tried to keep fruit in the car so that at traffic lights, we could hand out a banana or an apple.可知,作者在车上放着水果是为了等交通灯时可以把水果分发出去,根据上下文可知,水果是给那些无家可归的人准备的。故选C项。
B
答案：1-4 CDBA
解析：1.细节理解题。根据第二段的内容可知，第一批塑料袋出现在20世纪50年代，同一时期，塑料包装开始流行起来。塑料的发展如此之快，以至于科学研究仍在努力追赶塑料发展的速度。由此可知，对塑料污染问题的研究才开展不久，是因为塑料发展速度太快,使得科学研究没能及时跟上，故C项正确。
2.细节理解题。根据第三段中的"kill millions of marine animals" "Nearly 700 species" "One in three leatherback turtles" "Ninety percent of seabirds"等可知，作者通过列数据来支撑自己的观点，故选择D项。
3.推理判断题。根据文章最后一段尤其是最后一句的内容可知，作者号召我们从一些日常小事做起，这些行动都会有很大的影响。所以B项（最直接的答案就是行动起来）是正确的。
4.主旨大意题。本文介绍了塑料在给人们的生活带来便利的同时，也造成了严重的污染，给海洋以及海洋生物造成了灾难性的影响，同时也对人体造成很大的危害。故A项"海洋被塑料塞满了"形象地概括了文章的主旨。
C
答案：1-4 AAAC
解析：1.推理判断题。文章第一段至第三段介绍了气候变暖对南极地区海豹的负面影响，第四、五段介绍了气候变暖对其他海豹种类的正面影响。由此可知，在作者看来，气候变暖对海豹有利有弊，是把双刃剑。
2.根据第二段的第二句“When the temperatures get higher, there is less and less food and the seal population starts to shrink.”可知，本段主要介绍了温度上升对海豹的影响。
3.细节理解题。根据第四段中的“...those living in warmer climates are producing more young due to the changes.”可知，生活在更温暖地区的海豹会因为天气变暖而繁殖更多的幼崽。换言之，它们的数量会增加。
4.主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了气候变暖导致自然气候变化，进而影响南极地区海豹的生活，但也会使其更容易适应自然环境的变化，因此C项“气候变化如何影响海豹”可概括本文的主旨。
D
答案：1-4 BBCD
解析：1. 细节理解题。根据第二段中的Over half of the world's chocolate comes from just two countries in West Africa-----C te d'Ivoire and Ghana-----where the temperature, rain, and humidity provide the perfect conditions for cacao to grow.可知，世界上一半以上的巧克力来自西非的科特迪瓦和加纳这两个国家，因此巧克力主要由非洲国家生产。故选B项。
2. 推理判断题。根据第二段中的But rising temperatures over the next three decades caused by climate change are expected to result in a loss of water from the ground, which scientists say could upset this balance.可知，未来30年，预计气候变化造成的气温上升将导致地面失水，这可能会破坏可可树生长环境的平衡。再结合第三段中的According to the related data, a temperature rise of just 2.1 ℃ could spell an end for the chocolate industry worldwide by 2050.可知，可可树很可能灭绝的原因是气候变化引起的缺水。故选B项。
3. 推理判断题。根据文章最后一句If the team's work on the cacao plant is successful, it could remove the need for farmers in West Africa to relocate to higher ground, and perhaps even allow cacao to be grown elsewhere in the world. 可知，如果该项目取得成功，西非农民就不用搬迁到高地了，甚至可能允许可可树在世界其他地方种植。由此看出，作者支持该项目，且对该项目抱有很大希望。故选C项。
4. 推理判断题。根据文章的内容和文体形式综合分析，本文与科学研究和环境有关，由此判断这篇文章很有可能来自一本杂志。故选D项。
第二节
答案：GDAEF
解析：本文对教师就如何管理那些有情绪困扰的学生给出了一些有效方法。
①根据本段的小标题Know Your Students可知,本段主要讲要了解学生,G项中的Knowing your students personally和设空前一句中的Understanding your student's specific disorder相呼应,都是在说要了解学生的个性特点。
②根据本段的小标题Communicate with Parents以及标题下的内容可知本段主要讲的是和学生父母的交流,父母在师生中间起重要作用,因为没有人能比父母更了解学生,故D项正确。
③根据该标题下的内容可知,本段主要介绍的是与classroom rules相关的内容,A项中的Classroom Rules与之相呼应,故选A项。
④根据设空后的incident和instance of confusion可知,有情绪问题的学生面对变化会容易出问题,很难适应新变化,与E项中的struggle with change相符合,故选E项。
⑤本段总结全文,F项符合语境。
第二部分 语言知识运用
第一节
答案：(1)-(5)DBCAC;(6)-(10)ABDAD;(11)-(15)CBCDC
解析：(1).根据最后一段开头的 We should teach our young kids to never be mean to anybody可以推断出,此处指的是我小的时候妈妈教我做人的道理。故选D。
(2).根据语境以及第二段中的 Everybody is different and we shouldn't treat them_______ 可知,妈妈在教给他做人的道理。
(3).根据下文 So I don' t remember why I did this but I disrupted the lines of ants可知,作者在观察蚂蚁。故选C。
(4).根据本句中… I did this but I disrupted the lines of ants...可以推断出蚂蚁看起来很混乱。故选A。
(5).根据本句连词but后的 she said something I still... today以及妈妈给我讲的道理可以推断出,此处意为妈妈没有对我发火。故选C。 annoyed恼怒的。
(6).由第三段中的 has been more than 25 years now and I've ______ … I still do my best to be kind to everybody.可知,妈妈说的话成了作者的人生信条。故选A. live by按照(某信念或原则)生活。
(7).结合第三段中的 I still do my best to be kind to everybody和最后一段的第一句可知,此处应为与kind对立的词。故选B。
(8).由前面的 however little they are以及 Everybody is different可以推断出妈妈在教我公平待人。故选D。
(9).根据上文妈妈对作者说的话以及本句 I got upset when I heard this because...所提供的语境可以推断出,作者觉得自己让妈妈失望了。故选A。
(10).此处语境为妈妈的话引起了作者对待人接物的思考,也让他思考了他对蚂蚁的所作所为。故选D。
(11).25年来生活当中发生了很多事,好多都忘了,但是作者依然对人善良。故答案选C。
(12).由空后内容可知这样做会对周围的世界产生影响。故选B。 make a difference有影响。
(13).由第二段中妈妈说的 You should never be _______ to anybody however little they are.中 however little与本空所在句作者个人认识的对应关系可知,此处应该选C。
(14).此处意为对别人善良,别人也会将善良继续传递下去,自己也会被善待。
(15).结合语境可以推断出,此处意为善良会引发连锁反应。故答案选C。 chain reaction连锁反应。
第二节
答案： attractions; greatly; poured; to increase; in; about; constructing; the; awareness; sustainable
解析：①根据上文中的one of可知，所填的是名词的复数形式。
②所填的词修饰动词，所以用副词形式。
③此处讲述的是过去发生的动作，所以用一般过去时。
④此处作目的状语，所以用动词不定式。
⑤result in导致，是固定搭配。
⑥be concerned about关心……
⑦by是介词，后接动词时要用-ing形式。
⑧此处特指漓江的水，所以填the。
⑨空格前environmental为形容词，故此处填名词awareness。
⑩由其后的名词future可知此处应填形容词sustainable，意为“可持续的”。
第三部分 写作
第一节
答案：
Good morning, everyone!
I'm Li Hua, and very glad to be here to attend the international senior high students' environment protection forum to share my opinion on behalf of our school.
Nowadays, all kinds of pollution can be seen everywhere, which are threatening our health. Even worse, some rare animals and plants are on the verge of extinction due to severe destruction of the environment.
So it's time for us to take action! Many ways are available for us to adopt, such as saving every drop of water, taking a bus or public transportation instead of driving private cars, recycling plastic bags, refusing to use disposable chopsticks and so on.
Do your part and it can make a big difference!
第二节
答案：
One day, a band of Spaniards attacked the Querandí village. When they finally entered the village, they were surprised that the missing girl Maldonado, a Spanish girl who escaped from their settlement, had been living with the local tribes. Though she seemed to live happily here, she was forced to return home. The Spanish captain was angry that she had fled into the jungle without his permission.
He commanded that she should be tied to a tree and left there for wild animals to eat. As night fell, Maldonado heard the calls of wild animals, which came out to hunt for food. Feeling the worst, Maldonado stood there alone. Then the mother puma appeared, brought her food to eat and remained there to protect her. After several days, sad villagers came to the place where Maldonado had been tied to a tree. Much to their surprise, they found her alive. Nobody knew why.