外研版（2019）选择性必修第一册Unit5 Revealing nature单元综合能力测评（含答案）
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Unit5 Revealing nature单元综合能力测评
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
Fikiri Kiponda’s path from an accountant to a marine (海洋的) conservationist was sparked by a chance encounter.After securing his dream job,Kiponda decided he wanted more.He wasn’t quite sure what he was looking for until he ran across some turtle hatchlings.
He didn’t know it was turtle.Fortunately enough he got the right person to ask and he got motivated.That person was Nkindi,a staff member at the Watamu Conservation project who later invited him to volunteer on the project.He later left his accounting job and fully devoted himself into the world of sea turtles.Now,he runs and spends his time nursing critically endangered sea turtles back to health.
Sea turtles have been around for nearly 110 million years and are now considered highly endangered.Their preservation rests on activities of conservationists such as Kiponda as these turtles face numerous threats and signs of their extinction in the next 50 years.
Local fishermen traditionally catch them to supplement their own low catch rates and sell them for their oil.As changes are made to accommodate more hotels for tourists,there is less available beach land for turtle nesting.
Kiponda’s passion has now spread to his community,changing their attitude towards sea life preservation with his “by-catch release programme”.
Through this program,fishermen are now paid for returning turtles accidentally caught in their fishing nets.The healthy ones are tagged and released into the marine park while he takes care of sick and injured turtles back to health.
Before the launch of pioneering spirit like this,turtles caught by fishermen were used for their meat and their oil extracted (提炼) for its medicinal properties.
“Releasing the turtle back into the ocean is a very good feeling,like,you feel like you’ve done something concrete and I guess everybody would love to do that...so I guess it’s unique work.”
1.What was Fikiri Kiponda’s dream job according to the text
A.An accountant.
B.A marine conservationist.
C.A guide to the Watamu Conservation project.
D.An advocate for turtles.
2.What may be the main threat to the turtles
A.The rising sea level.
B.Being caught by tourists.
C.Over development in the tourism.
D.The reduction in their nesting place.
3.Which of the following words can best describe Fikiri Kiponda
A.Energetic but conservative.
B.Enthusiastic and caring.
C.Arbitrary but considerate.
D.Ambitious and knowledgeable.
4.Which of the following can be the best title for the text
A.The Man Saving Endangered Sea Turtles
B.A Unique Job of Protecting Sea Turtles
C.A Pioneer Project Protecting Sea Animals
D.The Current Situation Faced by Sea Turtles
B
Plants cannot run or hide,so they need other strategies to avoid being eaten.Some curl up their leaves,others produce chemicals to make themselves taste bad if they sense animals drooling on them,chewing them up or laying eggs on them—all signals of an attack.New research now shows that some flora can feel a plant-eating animal well before it launches an attack,letting a plant prepare a preemptive (先发制人的) defense that even works against other pest species.
When ecologist John Orrock of the University of Wisconsin-Madison sprayed snail slime—a liquid the animals release as they slide along—onto soil,nearby tomato plants appeared to notice.They increased their levels of an enzyme (酶),which is known to prevent plant-eating animals.“None of the plants were ever actually attacked,” Orrock says.“We just gave them cues that suggested an attack was coming,and that was enough to cause big changes in their chemistry.”
Initially Orrock found this defense worked against snails;in the latest study,his team measured the slimy warning’s impact on another potential threat.The investigators found that hungry caterpillars (毛虫),which usually eat tomato leaves greedily,had no appetite for them after the plants were exposed to snail slime and activated their chemical resistance.This nonspecific defense may be a strategy that benefits the plants by further improving their overall possibilities of survival,says Orrock.
The finding that a snail’s approach can cause a plant response that affects a different animal made Richard Karban curious,a plant communication expert.“It is significant that the plants are responding before being damaged and that these cues are having such far-ranging effects,” Karban says.The research was comprehensive,he adds,but he wonders how the tomato plants felt chemicals in snail slime that never actually touched them.
“That’s the million-dollar question,” Orrock says.He hopes future research will make out the mechanisms that enable plants to sense these relatively distant cues.
5.John Orrock sprayed a liquid onto soil near tomato plants to .
A.make them grow better
B.give them a warning
C.keep plant-eating animals away
D.inform plant-eating animals of danger
6.Why is the example of caterpillars mentioned in Paragraph 3
A.To introduce another animal.
B.To confirm the result of the study.
C.To appeal to people to protect animals.
D.To analyze different resistance chemicals.
7.What does Richard Karban really want to know
A.How tomato plants become aware of danger.
B.What the chemicals in the snail slime are.
C.Whether the research is of practical value.
D.What the finding of the research is.
8.What can be a suitable title for the text
A.Watchful Plants
B.Greedy Animals
C.A Snail’s Approach
D.A Defense Attack
C
Young trees don’t just grow;they develop a personality and learn more about their environment and how they should best behave in it.They also help each other out whenever there’s trouble.
Personality,just as among people,varies among trees.Some are anxious,some bold.On the author’s land,there are three oak trees growing close together.One of the oak trees always starts to shed its leaves two weeks earlier than the others.Since they all experience the same temperature,the same soil and the same length of day,such variables can’t be the explanation.So what’s happening Well,this tree is simply more careful than the others.Whoever holds on to their leaves longer can do more photosynthesis(光合作用) and store more nutrients.However,the longer a tree keeps its leaves,the higher the risk of injury.
Not only do trees make their own decisions,they also learn from their mistakes.A tree,for example,keeping its leaves too long during one year will never make this mistake again.This leads to several other conclusions:trees must notice the temperature and the length of the day and be able to save their experiences somewhere.Obviously,trees don’t have brains,but it is thought that in the sensitive tips of their roots they keep track of information and experiences.
But trees aren’t only clever when it comes to caring for themselves.They also support each other whenever there’s trouble by giving warnings and even taking care of sick and weak conspecifics with nutrients.For example,one time the author found a very old tree stump.Its insides had rotted a long time ago to topsoil.But the wood on the outside of the stump was still living.How was this possible Well,the stump was nourished by its neighbors with nutrients from the root system,and had been for at least 400 years!
Why do trees do such a thing It’s simple:it’s better together.Trees need the forest;it protects them from storms,provides the right microclimate and warns them of attacks.
9.According to the text,which of the following best describes general features of trees
A.Anxious and bold.
B.Smart and adventurous.
C.Helpful and well-behaved.
D.Adaptable and supportive.
10.What does the underlined phrase “do such a thing” mean
A.Give warnings.
B.Offer assistance.
C.Depend on others.
D.Provide nutrients.
11.Where does this text most probably come from
A.A public lecture.
B.A science book.
C.An experiment report.
D.A travel journal.
D
Food storing is common in members of the crow (乌鸦) family.A new study tested the birds outside this naturally occurring behaviour,which may have evolved (进化) specifically because it gives crows a survival advantage.Some crow species are known to naturally use tools to recover food.So the researchers tested whether the birds could store and recover a tool so they could get it at their food after a gap of 17 hours— something we wouldn’t expect them to do naturally.But they were able to instantly select the tool out of a number of unnecessary items.
In another experiment,the researchers taught crows to select a token (礼品券) from a number of items so that they could then exchange for food.Again,the birds then showed that they could plan for the future using this new behaviour.This is different from all of the previous studies in future planning,which have focused on naturally occurring behaviour.
These studies have shown that animals can plan for the future—but they left an important question open for debate.Are animals only able to plan to use abilities that have evolved to give them a specific advantage,or can they flexibly and intelligently apply planning behaviour across various actions Most critics would say the former,as the animals were tested in naturally occurring behaviours.
But the new research provides the first evidence that animal species can plan for the future using behaviour that doesn’t typically occur in nature.This supports the view that at least some cognitive abilities in animals don’t evolve just in response to specific problems.Instead,it suggests that animals can apply these behaviours flexibly across problems in a similar way to humans.We need to investigate how flexible behaviour evolved.Then we might be able to see how the crows’ ability to plan for the future fits in with their broader cognitive powers.
12.What are crows trained by scientists to do when given a token
A.Reject it casually.
B.Exchange it for food.
C.Save it as their food.
D.Build a nest with it.
13.What do scientists think of the studies that animals can plan for the future
A.They are controversial.
B.They are disappointing.
C.They are contradictory.
D.They are convincing.
14.What can be inferred about cognitive abilities in animals
A.They develop only with age.
B.It is unclear how they’ve evolved now.
C.No animals but crows benefit from them.
D.Planning for the future helps their evolution.
15.What’s the new finding about some crows according to Paragraph 1
A.They can store food.
B.They can use tools to recover food.
C.They can store and recover tools.
D.They can select and store food.
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。
Ways to Get Your Kids into Nature
Being in nature for kids has tremendous health benefits.There are many ways you can incorporate nature into your children’s lives,even if you live in the city.
Inspire curiosity by being curious yourself.A parent’s excitement can be spread to the children,and when you show respect for nature,your children follow suit. 1 .“I don’t know! Let’s find out together.” is a wonderful way to get the ball rolling.Be open to a mutual adventure and allow your curious inner child to come out while you explore nature with your children.
2 .If you have to carpool (拼车) in the morning,turn off the devices instead and encourage your children to look out of the window.The early morning fall skies are beautiful with colour and migrating birds.After all,even views of nature from the car window are calming and beneficial.
Stop thinking about nature time as leisure time.Time in nature is an essential investment in your children’s health and well-being.If you view nature time as essential to good health,you will be more likely to engage in it. 3 ,nurturing creativity and wonder is part of your responsibility as parents.
Look at the stars.Visit your local observatory,and then drive out of the city some morning or evening for your own stargazing (天体观察) with a blanket and telescope.Observing the stars offers a deeper and wider understanding of the universe. 4 .
Plant a small garden. 5 .Bean and pea plants grow quickly and can be eaten when mature,so teach your children about food and the wonder of growth.
A.Limit electronic devices while driving
B.Encourage questions you don’t know the answers to
C.If you want to raise your healthy and well-balanced children
D.If you have the space,help your children plant a few vegetables
E.It will teach teamwork,pride in the community,and family togetherness
F.If your child is interested,encourage him to get involved in the community
G.Allow yourself to think about it,and talk to your children about that wonder
第三部分 语言运用(共三节，满分40分)
第一节 完形填空(共15小题；每小题2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。
Wildlife has been greatly threatened in the modern age.There are species(物种) that are 1 every day.The white-naped crane is a typical example.So scientists are trying their best to 2 the species from going out of existence.
Chris and Tim work at a zoo,helping endangered cranes with their 3 .Emma,a female crane,has been in their 4 since she arrived in 2004.
Born at an international crane foundation,Emma was 5 by human caretakers.This led to an unexpected consequence,though she had a wonderful time there.Emma had 6 taken herself as a crane and become deeply attached to humans.She refused to live with male cranes,and even had a 7 for killing some of them,which made it impossible for her to become a mother.
8 ,the two zookeepers didn’t want to see the extinction(灭绝) of this precious species.With their patience and efforts,they successfully developed a 9 of artificial breeding(人工繁殖) and natural reproduction.This 10 Emma to give birth to five baby cranes.
The two keepers are proud of their productive work.But before they can be 11 ,more efforts must be made,because the population of the crane in the wild is on the 12 ,and many other species appear headed toward extinction. 13 ,not everyone has realized that wildlife has thoughts,feelings,and most importantly,equal rights to survive.
How can we bridge the ever-widening gap that separates us from other animals Chris and Tim offered us the 14 : human beings took it for granted that their brains held all the solutions,but maybe their hearts can be a better 15 .
1.A.growing B.migrating
C.competing D.disappearing
2.A.ban B.save
C.split D.remove
3.A.abortion B.recreation
C.reproduction D.administration
4.A.care B.eye
C.mind D.story
5.A.found B.chosen
C.raised D.seized
6.A.never B.always
C.unluckily D.cheerfully
7.A.gift B.skill
C.concern D.reputation
8.A.Therefore B.Moreover
C.However D.Instead
9.A.combination B.collection
C.strategy D.system
10.A.forced B.forbade
C.taught D.enabled
11.A.defeated B.grateful
C.assured D.tolerant
12.A.list B.rise
C.agenda D.decline
13.A.In contrast B.After all
C.By the way D.On the contrary
14.A.course B.excuse
C.answer D.reward
15.A.guide B.treat
C.example D.companion
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。
Joris Hutchison,10 years old,of Seattle,has worked hard all year to save cheetahs (猎豹) from the very real threat of extinction.He has raised more than $14,000 to purchase GPS devices,1. follow and protect the animals.He earns money by selling lemonade,flowers and T-shirts,and by 2. (organize) skating parties and a garage sale.What moved the public 3. (be) that Joris donated all that he raised to a wildlife conservation organization and shelter in Namibia where he and his mother have volunteered for 4. past three summers.
As the group’s 5. (young) of all the volunteers,Joris prepares food,cleans enclosures (围场),and creates improvement 6. (item) for the cheetahs that live there,all of whom 7. (injure) or raised by human beings in the past.The shelter protects cheetahs in the wild by convincing farmers not 8. (shoot) the animals and instead,to allow the ones accused 9. killing farm animals to be fixed with GPS devices.“I’ve learned that everyone can make a 10. (different),even if you’re just a kid!” Joris told Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes.“You just have to start somewhere.”
第四部分 写作(满分40分)
第一节 应用文写作（15分）
假设你是李华,与留学生朋友Bob约好一起去书店,因故不能赴约。请给他写一封邮件,内容包括:
1.表示歉意;
2.说明原因;
3.另约时间。
注意:
1.词数80左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
第二节 故事续写（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。
Jack,a clerk at the local bank,was wandering alone on the street.It was a cold,silent winter night.His mind was on his wife Linda,who had been injured in a car accident two months ago and was now lying in the hospital bed,waiting for more money for her operation.Jack had sold everything he had,and he had tried his best to borrow money from all the people and banks he could.But the real world was cruel.
A large amount of money was still needed.To Jack,it would mean a great deal of suffering to see his wife die without any help.“I have only one option left,”Jack said to himself.Then he went to the bank,his workplace,again.For several days,he observed the bank and planned a theft.
The next day,he went to work as usual.Everything seemed normal:he joked with his workmates and helped his clients as he always did.But no one noticed that he had brought a bigger suitcase to work,instead of the small one he always carried.At 5:00 pm,the bank closed,and the clerks and the guards had all gone home.However,at that moment,Jack was in the bathroom,and the guards didn’t notice him,of course.When the noises coming from the street were replaced by silence and everything turned dark,Jack came out from the bathroom.He first cut the lines of the alarms and monitors with tools from his new suitcase.
He was all too familiar with the equipment since he had been working there for 8 years and had been studying the security system for the past 30 days.Using a special key and some other tools,he then easily opened the doors of the safes.The bank’s security system wasn’t very good,which allowed Jack to take a lot of money.Several minutes later,Jack left the bank with a heavy bag filled with money.
注意:续写词数应为150左右。
After Jack had gone from the bank for a while,the alarms began to ring.
But the most unlucky man was the manager of the bank,an old man.
参考答案：
【阅读理解】
A
1-4ADBA
B
5-8BBAA
C
9-11DBB
D
12-15BABC
【七选五】
1~5 BACGD
【完形填空】
1-5DBCAC 6-10ADCAD 11-15CDBCA
【语篇语法填空】
1.which
2.organizing
3.was
4.the
5.youngest
6.items
7.were injured
8.to shoot
9.of
10.difference
【应用文】
Dear Bob,
I’m sorry to say that I cannot go to the bookstore with you on Friday afternoon.I have just found that I have to attend an important class meeting that afternoon.I hope the change will not cause you too much trouble.
Shall we go on Saturday morning We can set out early so that we’ll have more time to read and select books.If it’s convenient for you,let’s meet at 8:30 outside the school gate.If not,let me know what time suits you best.I should be available any time after school next week.
Once again,I am really sorry for any inconvenience caused.
Yours,
Li Hua
【文章续写】
After Jack had gone from the bank for a while,the alarms began to ring.The police arrived at the bank very quickly,only to find no one there.The next day was a really special day for the town,which was filled with newspapers and TV reporters covering the strange theft.The clerks at the bank were busy discussing the case,of course,including Jack.The police could only promise to catch the thieves as soon as possible,even though no clues had been found yet.
But the most unlucky man was the manager of the bank,an old man.He seemed to be the only person to blame and was removed from his position.At last,with enough money for her operation,Jack’s wife was saved.However,Jack felt guilty about the manager of the bank.He could not forget what he had done to the old man.His guilt deepened as time went by.Finally,he turned himself in to the police and accepted his punishment.
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
Fikiri Kiponda’s path from an accountant to a marine (海洋的) conservationist was sparked by a chance encounter.After securing his dream job,Kiponda decided he wanted more.He wasn’t quite sure what he was looking for until he ran across some turtle hatchlings.
He didn’t know it was turtle.Fortunately enough he got the right person to ask and he got motivated.That person was Nkindi,a staff member at the Watamu Conservation project who later invited him to volunteer on the project.He later left his accounting job and fully devoted himself into the world of sea turtles.Now,he runs and spends his time nursing critically endangered sea turtles back to health.
Sea turtles have been around for nearly 110 million years and are now considered highly endangered.Their preservation rests on activities of conservationists such as Kiponda as these turtles face numerous threats and signs of their extinction in the next 50 years.
Local fishermen traditionally catch them to supplement their own low catch rates and sell them for their oil.As changes are made to accommodate more hotels for tourists,there is less available beach land for turtle nesting.
Kiponda’s passion has now spread to his community,changing their attitude towards sea life preservation with his “by-catch release programme”.
Through this program,fishermen are now paid for returning turtles accidentally caught in their fishing nets.The healthy ones are tagged and released into the marine park while he takes care of sick and injured turtles back to health.
Before the launch of pioneering spirit like this,turtles caught by fishermen were used for their meat and their oil extracted (提炼) for its medicinal properties.
“Releasing the turtle back into the ocean is a very good feeling,like,you feel like you’ve done something concrete and I guess everybody would love to do that...so I guess it’s unique work.”
1.What was Fikiri Kiponda’s dream job according to the text
A.An accountant.
B.A marine conservationist.
C.A guide to the Watamu Conservation project.
D.An advocate for turtles.
2.What may be the main threat to the turtles
A.The rising sea level.
B.Being caught by tourists.
C.Over development in the tourism.
D.The reduction in their nesting place.
3.Which of the following words can best describe Fikiri Kiponda
A.Energetic but conservative.
B.Enthusiastic and caring.
C.Arbitrary but considerate.
D.Ambitious and knowledgeable.
4.Which of the following can be the best title for the text
A.The Man Saving Endangered Sea Turtles
B.A Unique Job of Protecting Sea Turtles
C.A Pioneer Project Protecting Sea Animals
D.The Current Situation Faced by Sea Turtles
B
Plants cannot run or hide,so they need other strategies to avoid being eaten.Some curl up their leaves,others produce chemicals to make themselves taste bad if they sense animals drooling on them,chewing them up or laying eggs on them—all signals of an attack.New research now shows that some flora can feel a plant-eating animal well before it launches an attack,letting a plant prepare a preemptive (先发制人的) defense that even works against other pest species.
When ecologist John Orrock of the University of Wisconsin-Madison sprayed snail slime—a liquid the animals release as they slide along—onto soil,nearby tomato plants appeared to notice.They increased their levels of an enzyme (酶),which is known to prevent plant-eating animals.“None of the plants were ever actually attacked,” Orrock says.“We just gave them cues that suggested an attack was coming,and that was enough to cause big changes in their chemistry.”
Initially Orrock found this defense worked against snails;in the latest study,his team measured the slimy warning’s impact on another potential threat.The investigators found that hungry caterpillars (毛虫),which usually eat tomato leaves greedily,had no appetite for them after the plants were exposed to snail slime and activated their chemical resistance.This nonspecific defense may be a strategy that benefits the plants by further improving their overall possibilities of survival,says Orrock.
The finding that a snail’s approach can cause a plant response that affects a different animal made Richard Karban curious,a plant communication expert.“It is significant that the plants are responding before being damaged and that these cues are having such far-ranging effects,” Karban says.The research was comprehensive,he adds,but he wonders how the tomato plants felt chemicals in snail slime that never actually touched them.
“That’s the million-dollar question,” Orrock says.He hopes future research will make out the mechanisms that enable plants to sense these relatively distant cues.
5.John Orrock sprayed a liquid onto soil near tomato plants to .
A.make them grow better
B.give them a warning
C.keep plant-eating animals away
D.inform plant-eating animals of danger
6.Why is the example of caterpillars mentioned in Paragraph 3
A.To introduce another animal.
B.To confirm the result of the study.
C.To appeal to people to protect animals.
D.To analyze different resistance chemicals.
7.What does Richard Karban really want to know
A.How tomato plants become aware of danger.
B.What the chemicals in the snail slime are.
C.Whether the research is of practical value.
D.What the finding of the research is.
8.What can be a suitable title for the text
A.Watchful Plants
B.Greedy Animals
C.A Snail’s Approach
D.A Defense Attack
C
Young trees don’t just grow;they develop a personality and learn more about their environment and how they should best behave in it.They also help each other out whenever there’s trouble.
Personality,just as among people,varies among trees.Some are anxious,some bold.On the author’s land,there are three oak trees growing close together.One of the oak trees always starts to shed its leaves two weeks earlier than the others.Since they all experience the same temperature,the same soil and the same length of day,such variables can’t be the explanation.So what’s happening Well,this tree is simply more careful than the others.Whoever holds on to their leaves longer can do more photosynthesis(光合作用) and store more nutrients.However,the longer a tree keeps its leaves,the higher the risk of injury.
Not only do trees make their own decisions,they also learn from their mistakes.A tree,for example,keeping its leaves too long during one year will never make this mistake again.This leads to several other conclusions:trees must notice the temperature and the length of the day and be able to save their experiences somewhere.Obviously,trees don’t have brains,but it is thought that in the sensitive tips of their roots they keep track of information and experiences.
But trees aren’t only clever when it comes to caring for themselves.They also support each other whenever there’s trouble by giving warnings and even taking care of sick and weak conspecifics with nutrients.For example,one time the author found a very old tree stump.Its insides had rotted a long time ago to topsoil.But the wood on the outside of the stump was still living.How was this possible Well,the stump was nourished by its neighbors with nutrients from the root system,and had been for at least 400 years!
Why do trees do such a thing It’s simple:it’s better together.Trees need the forest;it protects them from storms,provides the right microclimate and warns them of attacks.
9.According to the text,which of the following best describes general features of trees
A.Anxious and bold.
B.Smart and adventurous.
C.Helpful and well-behaved.
D.Adaptable and supportive.
10.What does the underlined phrase “do such a thing” mean
A.Give warnings.
B.Offer assistance.
C.Depend on others.
D.Provide nutrients.
11.Where does this text most probably come from
A.A public lecture.
B.A science book.
C.An experiment report.
D.A travel journal.
D
Food storing is common in members of the crow (乌鸦) family.A new study tested the birds outside this naturally occurring behaviour,which may have evolved (进化) specifically because it gives crows a survival advantage.Some crow species are known to naturally use tools to recover food.So the researchers tested whether the birds could store and recover a tool so they could get it at their food after a gap of 17 hours— something we wouldn’t expect them to do naturally.But they were able to instantly select the tool out of a number of unnecessary items.
In another experiment,the researchers taught crows to select a token (礼品券) from a number of items so that they could then exchange for food.Again,the birds then showed that they could plan for the future using this new behaviour.This is different from all of the previous studies in future planning,which have focused on naturally occurring behaviour.
These studies have shown that animals can plan for the future—but they left an important question open for debate.Are animals only able to plan to use abilities that have evolved to give them a specific advantage,or can they flexibly and intelligently apply planning behaviour across various actions Most critics would say the former,as the animals were tested in naturally occurring behaviours.
But the new research provides the first evidence that animal species can plan for the future using behaviour that doesn’t typically occur in nature.This supports the view that at least some cognitive abilities in animals don’t evolve just in response to specific problems.Instead,it suggests that animals can apply these behaviours flexibly across problems in a similar way to humans.We need to investigate how flexible behaviour evolved.Then we might be able to see how the crows’ ability to plan for the future fits in with their broader cognitive powers.
12.What are crows trained by scientists to do when given a token
A.Reject it casually.
B.Exchange it for food.
C.Save it as their food.
D.Build a nest with it.
13.What do scientists think of the studies that animals can plan for the future
A.They are controversial.
B.They are disappointing.
C.They are contradictory.
D.They are convincing.
14.What can be inferred about cognitive abilities in animals
A.They develop only with age.
B.It is unclear how they’ve evolved now.
C.No animals but crows benefit from them.
D.Planning for the future helps their evolution.
15.What’s the new finding about some crows according to Paragraph 1
A.They can store food.
B.They can use tools to recover food.
C.They can store and recover tools.
D.They can select and store food.
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。
Ways to Get Your Kids into Nature
Being in nature for kids has tremendous health benefits.There are many ways you can incorporate nature into your children’s lives,even if you live in the city.
Inspire curiosity by being curious yourself.A parent’s excitement can be spread to the children,and when you show respect for nature,your children follow suit. 1 .“I don’t know! Let’s find out together.” is a wonderful way to get the ball rolling.Be open to a mutual adventure and allow your curious inner child to come out while you explore nature with your children.
2 .If you have to carpool (拼车) in the morning,turn off the devices instead and encourage your children to look out of the window.The early morning fall skies are beautiful with colour and migrating birds.After all,even views of nature from the car window are calming and beneficial.
Stop thinking about nature time as leisure time.Time in nature is an essential investment in your children’s health and well-being.If you view nature time as essential to good health,you will be more likely to engage in it. 3 ,nurturing creativity and wonder is part of your responsibility as parents.
Look at the stars.Visit your local observatory,and then drive out of the city some morning or evening for your own stargazing (天体观察) with a blanket and telescope.Observing the stars offers a deeper and wider understanding of the universe. 4 .
Plant a small garden. 5 .Bean and pea plants grow quickly and can be eaten when mature,so teach your children about food and the wonder of growth.
A.Limit electronic devices while driving
B.Encourage questions you don’t know the answers to
C.If you want to raise your healthy and well-balanced children
D.If you have the space,help your children plant a few vegetables
E.It will teach teamwork,pride in the community,and family togetherness
F.If your child is interested,encourage him to get involved in the community
G.Allow yourself to think about it,and talk to your children about that wonder
第三部分 语言运用(共三节，满分40分)
第一节 完形填空(共15小题；每小题2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。
Wildlife has been greatly threatened in the modern age.There are species(物种) that are 1 every day.The white-naped crane is a typical example.So scientists are trying their best to 2 the species from going out of existence.
Chris and Tim work at a zoo,helping endangered cranes with their 3 .Emma,a female crane,has been in their 4 since she arrived in 2004.
Born at an international crane foundation,Emma was 5 by human caretakers.This led to an unexpected consequence,though she had a wonderful time there.Emma had 6 taken herself as a crane and become deeply attached to humans.She refused to live with male cranes,and even had a 7 for killing some of them,which made it impossible for her to become a mother.
8 ,the two zookeepers didn’t want to see the extinction(灭绝) of this precious species.With their patience and efforts,they successfully developed a 9 of artificial breeding(人工繁殖) and natural reproduction.This 10 Emma to give birth to five baby cranes.
The two keepers are proud of their productive work.But before they can be 11 ,more efforts must be made,because the population of the crane in the wild is on the 12 ,and many other species appear headed toward extinction. 13 ,not everyone has realized that wildlife has thoughts,feelings,and most importantly,equal rights to survive.
How can we bridge the ever-widening gap that separates us from other animals Chris and Tim offered us the 14 : human beings took it for granted that their brains held all the solutions,but maybe their hearts can be a better 15 .
1.A.growing B.migrating
C.competing D.disappearing
2.A.ban B.save
C.split D.remove
3.A.abortion B.recreation
C.reproduction D.administration
4.A.care B.eye
C.mind D.story
5.A.found B.chosen
C.raised D.seized
6.A.never B.always
C.unluckily D.cheerfully
7.A.gift B.skill
C.concern D.reputation
8.A.Therefore B.Moreover
C.However D.Instead
9.A.combination B.collection
C.strategy D.system
10.A.forced B.forbade
C.taught D.enabled
11.A.defeated B.grateful
C.assured D.tolerant
12.A.list B.rise
C.agenda D.decline
13.A.In contrast B.After all
C.By the way D.On the contrary
14.A.course B.excuse
C.answer D.reward
15.A.guide B.treat
C.example D.companion
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。
Joris Hutchison,10 years old,of Seattle,has worked hard all year to save cheetahs (猎豹) from the very real threat of extinction.He has raised more than $14,000 to purchase GPS devices,1. follow and protect the animals.He earns money by selling lemonade,flowers and T-shirts,and by 2. (organize) skating parties and a garage sale.What moved the public 3. (be) that Joris donated all that he raised to a wildlife conservation organization and shelter in Namibia where he and his mother have volunteered for 4. past three summers.
As the group’s 5. (young) of all the volunteers,Joris prepares food,cleans enclosures (围场),and creates improvement 6. (item) for the cheetahs that live there,all of whom 7. (injure) or raised by human beings in the past.The shelter protects cheetahs in the wild by convincing farmers not 8. (shoot) the animals and instead,to allow the ones accused 9. killing farm animals to be fixed with GPS devices.“I’ve learned that everyone can make a 10. (different),even if you’re just a kid!” Joris told Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes.“You just have to start somewhere.”
第四部分 写作(满分40分)
第一节 应用文写作（15分）
假设你是李华,与留学生朋友Bob约好一起去书店,因故不能赴约。请给他写一封邮件,内容包括:
1.表示歉意;
2.说明原因;
3.另约时间。
注意:
1.词数80左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
第二节 故事续写（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。
Jack,a clerk at the local bank,was wandering alone on the street.It was a cold,silent winter night.His mind was on his wife Linda,who had been injured in a car accident two months ago and was now lying in the hospital bed,waiting for more money for her operation.Jack had sold everything he had,and he had tried his best to borrow money from all the people and banks he could.But the real world was cruel.
A large amount of money was still needed.To Jack,it would mean a great deal of suffering to see his wife die without any help.“I have only one option left,”Jack said to himself.Then he went to the bank,his workplace,again.For several days,he observed the bank and planned a theft.
The next day,he went to work as usual.Everything seemed normal:he joked with his workmates and helped his clients as he always did.But no one noticed that he had brought a bigger suitcase to work,instead of the small one he always carried.At 5:00 pm,the bank closed,and the clerks and the guards had all gone home.However,at that moment,Jack was in the bathroom,and the guards didn’t notice him,of course.When the noises coming from the street were replaced by silence and everything turned dark,Jack came out from the bathroom.He first cut the lines of the alarms and monitors with tools from his new suitcase.
He was all too familiar with the equipment since he had been working there for 8 years and had been studying the security system for the past 30 days.Using a special key and some other tools,he then easily opened the doors of the safes.The bank’s security system wasn’t very good,which allowed Jack to take a lot of money.Several minutes later,Jack left the bank with a heavy bag filled with money.
注意:续写词数应为150左右。
After Jack had gone from the bank for a while,the alarms began to ring.
But the most unlucky man was the manager of the bank,an old man.
参考答案：
【阅读理解】
A
1-4ADBA
B
5-8BBAA
C
9-11DBB
D
12-15BABC
【七选五】
1~5 BACGD
【完形填空】
1-5DBCAC 6-10ADCAD 11-15CDBCA
【语篇语法填空】
1.which
2.organizing
3.was
4.the
5.youngest
6.items
7.were injured
8.to shoot
9.of
10.difference
【应用文】
Dear Bob,
I’m sorry to say that I cannot go to the bookstore with you on Friday afternoon.I have just found that I have to attend an important class meeting that afternoon.I hope the change will not cause you too much trouble.
Shall we go on Saturday morning We can set out early so that we’ll have more time to read and select books.If it’s convenient for you,let’s meet at 8:30 outside the school gate.If not,let me know what time suits you best.I should be available any time after school next week.
Once again,I am really sorry for any inconvenience caused.
Yours,
Li Hua
【文章续写】
After Jack had gone from the bank for a while,the alarms began to ring.The police arrived at the bank very quickly,only to find no one there.The next day was a really special day for the town,which was filled with newspapers and TV reporters covering the strange theft.The clerks at the bank were busy discussing the case,of course,including Jack.The police could only promise to catch the thieves as soon as possible,even though no clues had been found yet.
But the most unlucky man was the manager of the bank,an old man.He seemed to be the only person to blame and was removed from his position.At last,with enough money for her operation,Jack’s wife was saved.However,Jack felt guilty about the manager of the bank.He could not forget what he had done to the old man.His guilt deepened as time went by.Finally,he turned himself in to the police and accepted his punishment.