题目内容
6.Edward Wilson is America's,if not the world's,leading naturalist.In The Future of Life,he takes us on a tour of the world's natural resources(资源).How are they used?What has been lost?What remains and is it able to continue with the present speed of use?Wilson also points out the need to understand fully the biodiversity(生物多样性)of our earth.Wilson begins with an open letter to the pioneer in environment (环境) protection,Hnry David Thoreau.He compares today's Walden Pond with that of Thoreau's day.Wilson will use such comparisons for the rest of the book.The problem is clear:man has done great damage to his home over the years.Van the earth,with human help,be made to return to biodiversity levels that will be able to support us in the future?
Biodiversity,Wilson argues,is the key to settling many problems the earth faces today.Even our agricultural crops can gain advantages from it.A mere hundred species(物种) are the basis of our fod supply,of which but twenty carry the load.Wilson suggests changing this situation by looking into ten thousand species that could be made use of,which will be a way to reduce the clearing of the natural hoes of,plants and animals to enlarge farming areas.
At the end of the book,Wilson discusses the importance of human values in considering the environment.If you are to continue to live on the earth,you may well read and act on the ideas in this book.
33.We learn form the text that Wilson cares most aboutB
A.the environment for plants
B.the biodiversity of our earth
C.the wastes of natural resources
D.the importance of human values
34.How many species are most important to our present food supply?A
A.Twenty.B.Eighty.C.One hundred.D.Ten thousand.
35.Wilson suggests that one way to keep biodiversity is toD.
A.learn how to farm scientifically
B.build homes for some dying species
C.make it clear what to eat
D.use more species for food.
分析 本文介绍了美国著名的生物学家Edward Wilson 的著作 The Future of Life 中的一些有关如何开发、利用和保护自然资源的情况.
解答 BAD
33 B 推理判断题..文章第一段Edward Wilson的书 The Future of Life 不仅让我们对资源的来龙去脉有一个很好地了解,而且指出"我们有必要对地球的生物多样性有一个充分的了解."第三段的语句 Biodiversity,Wilson argues,is the key to settling many problems the earth faces today.也说明了Biodiversity是解决地球面临许多问题的关键.故选B项.
34 A 细节理解题.从文章第三段的语句A mere hundred species(物种) are the basis of our food supply,of which but twenty carry the load. 对我们的事物供给的物种最重要的有20种.故选A.
35 D 细节理解题.从文章第三段的语句Wilson suggests changing this situation by looking into ten thousand species that could be made use of,which will be a way to reduce the clearing of the natural homes of plants and animals to enlarge farming areas.可知Wilson建议保持地球生物多样性的方法之一就是寻求更多的可以食用的物种.故选D.
点评 一、速读全文,了解大意知主题.
阅读能力一般指阅读速度和理解能力两个方面.阅读速度是阅读最基本的能力.考生必须在十分有限的时间内运用略读、扫读、跳读等技巧快速阅读,搜寻关键词、主题句,捕捉时空、顺序、情节、人物、观点,并且理清文章脉络,把握语篇实质.
二、看题干,带着问题读文章.
首先要掌握问题的类型,客观信息题可以从文章中直接找到答案;而主观判断题考查的是对文章的感情基调等,这类题必须经过对作者的态度、意图以及对整篇文章进行深一层的推理等.其次,了解试题题干以及各个选项所包含的信息,然后有针对性地对文章进行扫读,对有关信息进行快速定位.此法加强了阅读的针对性,提高了做题的准确率.
三、逻辑推理,做好深层理解题.
在实际阅读中,有时作者并未把意图说出来,阅读者要根据字面意思,通过语篇逻辑关系,研究细节的暗示,推敲作者的态度,理解文章的寓义.要求读者对文字的表面信息进行分析、挖掘和逻辑推理,不能就事论事,以偏概全.推理题在提问中常用的词有:infer,imply,suggest,indicate等.
四、猜词悟义,扫除阅读拦路虎.
猜词是应用英语的重要能力.它不但需要准确无误地理解上下文,而且要有较大的泛读量,掌握或认识较多的课外词汇.我们要学会"顺藤摸瓜",通过构词,语法,定义,同位,对比,因果,常识,上下文等线索确定词义.
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A. | make way for | B. | take place of | ||
C. | pay attention to | D. | keep pace with |
A. | came across | B. | came up | C. | came about | D. | came into being |
I had a philosophy(哲学)professor,whose untidy appearance was highlighted(突出)by a (41)Bport coat and poor-fitting thick glasses,which often (42)Con the tip of his nose.Every now and then,as most philosophy professors do,he would go off on one of those hard-to-understand"what's the meaning of(43)A"discussions.Many of those discussions went(44)D,but there were a few that really hit home(切中要害).This was one of them.
"(45)B to the following questions by a (46)A of hands,"my professor instructed.
"How many of you can tell me something about your parents?"Everyone's (47)B.
"How many of you can tell me something about your grandparents?"About three-fourths put up their hands.
"How many of you can tell me something about your (48)C?"Two out of sixty students raised their hands.
"Look around the room,"he said,"In just two short generations(49)D any of us even know (50)Dour own great-grandparents were.Oh sure,maybe we have an old photograph in a musty(发霉的)cigar box.(51)A maybe we know the classic family(52)B about how one of them walked five miles to school barefoot.But how many of us (53)D know who they were,what they thought,what they took pride in,what they were afraid of,or what they dreamed about?Think about that.Within three generations our ancestors are all but forgotten.Will this (54)A to you?"
"Here's a better question.Look (55)B three generations.You are long (56)C.Instead of you sitting in this room,now it's your great-grandchildren.What will they have to say (57)D you?Will they know about you?Or will you be (58)A,too?"
"Is your life going to be a (59)C or an example?What legacy will you leave?The (60)D is yours.Class dismissed."
Nobody rose from their seats for five minutes.
41.A.well-designed | B.well-worn | C.well-ironed | D.well-cut |
42.A.ran | B.stood | C.rested | D.lay |
43.A.life | B.family | C.work | D.study |
44.A.somewhere | B.anywhere | C.everywhere | D.nowhere |
45.A.Answer | B.Respond | C.Contribute | D.Relate |
46.A.show | B.clap | C.touch | D.rub |
47.A.went down | B.went up | C.went around | D.went forward |
48.A.great-grandchildren | B.legacy | C.great-grandparents | D.family-tree |
49.A.almost | B.nearly | C.no | D.hardly |
50.A.how | B.where | C.which | D.who |
51.A.Or | B.And | C.But | D.So |
52.A.history | B.story | C.tree | D.song |
53.A.simply | B.roughly | C.generally | D.really |
54.A.happen | B.belong | C.refer | D.pass |
55.A.back | B.ahead | C.for | D.around |
56.A.ready | B.alive | C.gone | D.left |
57.A.to | B.for | C.behind | D.about |
58.A.forgotten | B.remembered | C.respected | D.scolded |
59.A.learning | B.meaning | C.warning | D.turning |
60.A.way | B.reason | C.explanation | D.choice |