题目内容
7.Yacouba Sawadogo is an African farmer who has been travelling across the deserts for the last 30years,using ancient farming techniques to fight the threatening deserts.His story dates back to the 1980s when Africa suffered one of the worst droughts in its history.During that period,rainfall reduced by as much as 80%,killing almost all the plants.Most local people moved away to different places,but Yacouba stayed back.Instead of giving in to the violence of nature,he decided to take control and change the face of the land completely.
Unable to read and write,and with no access to modern techniques and tools,he started to employ an old African farming practice called"Zai".The practice involves planting seeds in small holes filled with eco-friendly manure(肥料).The holes fill up with and keep the water that falls during the rainy season.This provides moisture(水分)and nutrients for the growing plants during the dry periods.Also,the manure attracts ants,which help break up the soil further and increase its ability to take in water.
Within two decades of starting his revolutionary work,a forested area of about fifty acres came up on the land of the African desert.Yacouba featured in a documentary titled"The Man Who Stopped the Desert"through which he became known to the rest of the world.To the great joy and relief of Yacouba,what the documentary focused on was put into the re-establishment of local forests and a training program for the farmers who wanted to 1earn Yacouba's technique.Today,"Zai"is being widely practiced in the region.
5.What does the text mainly talk about?D
A.A training program for African farmers.
B.A documentary about an influential African farmer.
C.The serious situation of environment destruction in Africa.
D.An African farmer fighting deserts with old farming methods.
6.What can we learn from the last paragraph?B
A.Yacouba advertised his farming practice through the media.
B.Yacouba's efforts have made a great difference.
C.Rebuilding forests is no tough job at a11.
D.Deserts no longer threaten Africa.
7.Which word can best describe Yacouba?A
A.Determined. B.Knowledgeable. C.Curious. D.Creative.
分析 本文讲述的是一位非洲农民用旧耕作方法与沙漠作战并最后经过努力产生重大影响的故事.
解答 5.D 主旨大意题.根据文章第一段Yacouba Sawadogo is an African farmer who has been travelling across the deserts for the last 30 years,using ancient farming techniques to fight the threatening deserts.一位非洲农民用旧耕作方法与沙漠作战.故选D.
6.B 推理判断题.通过最后一段,特别是To the great joy and relief of Yacouba,what the documentary focused on was put into the re-establishment of local forests and a training program for the farmers who wanted to 1earn Yacouba's technique.Today,"Zai"is being widely practiced in the region.使Yacouba高兴的是他的耕作技能得到推广,今天"Zai"正在这个地区被广泛地实践.可知Yacouba的努力产生了重大影响.故选B.
7.A 推理判断题.根据文章第一段Yacouba Sawadogo is an African farmer who has been travelling across the deserts for the last 30 years,using ancient farming techniques to fight the threatening deserts.一位非洲农民用旧耕作方法与沙漠作战.从文章得知他的努力最后产生了重大影响,可知对他的最好的描述词应该是"坚定,有决心的",故选A.
点评 本文的阅读理主要测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力,要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系,对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断;或根据作者所阐述的观点理论,对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释.考生首先要仔细阅读短文,完整了解信息,准确把握作者观点.
A. | cloud | B. | sound | C. | trouble | D. | mouth |
"If you express gratitude in a diary,it makes you happier,but if you (43)A it with the person who helped you,it has the (44)D to bring you two closer together,"says researcher Jeff Tsang.
Lawyer John Kralik experienced this personally.He'd been feeling depressed and (45)Aabout his life:He'd been divorced and wasn't (46)C with his children.He felt tired from the(47)Dhours he devoted to work.At a/an (48)B low point,he remembered his grandfather telling him about the importance of (49)C.He decided to write 365thank-you notes over 365days,hoping for a/an (50)A change.
Immediately,he noticed his (51)B begin to improve."The first effects are that you realise that your life is much better than you thought and you become more positive,"Kralik says of his(52)Dacts of expressing thanks.
(53)B by Kralik's experience,I decided to try the (54)A myself.I chose someone from my past whom I'd (55)D thanked before:my wonderful high-school English teacher.I wasn't sure if I'd be able to (56)C him,but eventually I found where he lived.
In my letter,I thanked him for the (57)D and support that he'd given me years earlier.I may never hear from him (58)C,but that isn't the (59)B.The letter helped me (60)A my life,and I've been happy now for months.
41.A.time | B.thoughts | C.effects | D.relationship |
42.A.education | B.happiness | C.income | D.health |
43.A.share | B.complete | C.compare | D.leave |
44.A.method | B.desire | C.energy | D.potential |
45.A.discouraged | B.dishonest | C.impatient | D.surprised |
46.A.bored | B.strict | C.close | D.honest |
47.A.limited | B.valuable | C.delightful | D.long |
48.A.importantly | B.particularly | C.physically | D.exactly |
49.A.forgiveness | B.achievement | C.gratefulness | D.patience |
50.A.positive | B.unexpected | C.possible | D.instant |
51.A.wealth | B.attitude | C.position | D.competence |
52.A.generous | B.strange | C.brave | D.simple |
53.A.Struck | B.Inspired | C.Shocked | D.Invited |
54.A.idea | B.belief | C.letter | D.test |
55.A.nearly | B.frequently | C.already | D.never |
56.A.remember | B.recognise | C.locate | D.reward |
57.A.degree | B.money | C.gift | D.guidance |
58.A.in advance | B.in public | C.in return | D.in person |
59.A.case | B.point | C.fact | D.solution |
60.A.appreciate | B.understand | C.face | D.review |
-Me?Oh,sorry,but I've got an injury in my leg.( )
A. | shall | B. | would | C. | should | D. | must |
A.permits B.booked C.online D.complaints E.ban F.really G.increased H.wave I.available J.probably K.unfamiliar |
Taxi booking apps have been available for more than a year,but in the past couple of months,their appeal has (47)Gbecause of subsidies(补贴)offered by the two major players in the business,Kuaidi Dache and Di di Dache.Drivers receive 10yuan for the first ten fares they accept using a taxi app and customers receive a 13yuan rebate(退款优惠)for using an app.The apps put extra money into the drivers'pockets and they offer a savings to customers.Everybody wins,right?
Well,not everybody.The shanghai government has received hundreds of (48)D from non-app users who have been left waiting on the curb during the cold,wet Shanghai spring.Many of the complaints are from older people who are (49)K with new technology like smart phones and they have suffered long waits for taxis after shopping at the market or visiting the doctor.
The city's response has been to (50)Ethe use taxi apps during the morning and evening rush hours,they argue that,taxis are a public service and should be (51)I to everyone,smart phone or no smart phone.Drivers who ignore the ban will be fined two hundred yuan and their work (52)J will be suspended for 15days.It's not certain how effective the ban will be since it will be hard to enforce,but the city fell it had to do something
The taxi app flap is really the result of competition between China's Internet giants Alibaba and Tencent.Both want more people to use their (53)Cpayment platforms and they are behind the subsidies that Kuaidi Dache and Didi Dache are offering.It's a strategy that is costing Alibaba and Tencent hundreds of million of yuan and it will be hard to maintain.So the taxi app flap will (54)F disappear when the money runs out.In the meantime,it seems people will just have to get used to all those empty taxis passing them by.