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【题目】 Reintroducing beaver(海狸) to Britain could help clean up rivers, prevent flooding 水灾 and minimise soil loss, said an expert .

The results from a test area in Devon showed muddy water was three times cleaner when it left from where the beavers were living .Richard Brazie,a professor at the University of Exeter said, . "when the beavers dam(筑坝) our streams they keep soil in the headwaters.then the soil wouldn't block up rivers downstream and pollute our drinking and bathing waters. If we bring beavers back it can help to solve Britain’s problem of soil loss and pollution of waterways.

Prof Brazier's claims were disputed by the National Farmers' Union (NFU), which warned that the reintroduction of beavers to Scotland had damaged fields and forests . Spokesman Mark Pope said:"The effect the beavers have had on farmland, riverbanks and flood defenses in Scotland are still unknown. We wait for the results of the Devon test .　　Prof Brazier, insisted the animals could even play a useful role in preventing flooding. He told BBC News:" The public is now paying people to build leaky有漏洞的 dams to keep storm waters in the uplands. But the beavers do it free when building their own homes."

However, Professor Jane Rickson, a soil specialist from Cranfield University, Bedfordshire, joined the NFU in sounding a note of warning. “ in some places in the UK people were worrying soil loss,” she said “Beavers may in fact reduce the river channel and remove plants, it might cause greater erosion(侵蚀) of bank and increase, rather than decrease in the risk of flooding “. And she said beaver dams should be "leaky" to avoid build-ups of huge amount of waters.

【1】How do Beavers help to clean up rivers,prevent flooding and minimize soil loss.

A. by cleaning the areas which muddy water flows through

B. By protecting the forests and fields

C. By building dams in their own way

D. by building leaky dams for free

【2】The word”disputed” probably means_____

A. admiredB. praisedC. acceptedD. disagreed

【3】What can we learn from the passage?

A. Beavers have a good infulence on farmland,riverbanks and flood defenses

B. Mark pope was doubtful about Prof Brazier’s opinions

C. Leaky dams can’t keep any soil in the headwaters.

D. Beavers have been introduced to all parts of Britain

【4】Jane Rickson thought____

A. Beaver dams were not leaky at allB. Beavers would protect the rivers and plants

C. Beavers could not decrease the risk of floodingD. People didn’t have to worry about soil loss with Beavers’ help

【5】In which section of a website can we most probably find this passage?

A. EnvironmentB. educationC. technologyD. culture

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】B

【4】C

【5】A

【解析】

本文主要谈论把海狸重新引入英国有助于清理河流，防止洪水灾害，减少土壤流失的问题。但是，这一说法受到不同专家质疑。

【1】题意：海狸是如何帮助清理河流，防止洪水和减少土壤流失的？考查细节理解。A. by cleaning the areas which muddy water flows through通过清洁泥水流过的区域；B. By protecting the forests and fields通过保护森林和田地；C. By building dams in their own way以自己的方式修建水坝；D. by building leaky dams for free 免费修建渗漏坝。根据第2段第3句when the beavers dam(筑坝) our streams they keep soil in the headwaters.（当海狸筑坝时，我们的溪流会在源头保持土壤。）可知“海狸以自己的方式修建水坝，防止洪水和减少土壤流失”；故选C。

【2】题意：“disputed”这个词可能的意思是______________。考查词义猜测。A. admired钦佩，羡慕；B. praised赞扬；C. accepted接受；D. disagreed不同意。根据上文If we bring beavers back it can help to solve Britain’s problem of soil loss and pollution of waterways.（如果我们把海狸带回来，它可以帮助解决英国的土壤流失和水道污染问题。）可知下文which warned that the reintroduction of beavers to Scotland had damaged fields and forests .（它警告说，海狸重返苏格兰已经破坏了土地和森林。）可知Prof Brazier's claims were disputed by the National Farmers' Union (NFU)句意：布拉泽教授的说法受到全国农民联盟（NFU）的争议。故“disputed”这个词可能的意思是disagreed；选D。

【3】题意：我们能从这篇文章中了解到什么？考查细节理解。A. Beavers have a good infulence on farmland,riverbanks and flood defenses海狸对农田、河岸和防洪有很好的影响；B. Mark pope was doubtful about Prof Brazier’s opinions马克·波普对布雷泽教授的观点表示怀疑；C. Leaky dams can’t keep any soil in the headwaters. 渗漏的水坝无法保持水源中的任何土壤；D. Beavers have been introduced to all parts of Britain海狸已被引进到英国各地。 根据本文第三段第2句Spokesman Mark Pope said:"The effect the beavers have had on farmland, riverbanks and flood defenses in Scotland are still unknown. We wait for the results of the Devon test .”（发言人马克波普说：“海狸对苏格兰农田、河岸和防洪系统的影响还不清楚。我们等待德文测试的结果。）可知“马克·波普对布雷泽教授的观点表示怀疑；”故选B。

【4】题意：简·里克森认为____________。考查细节理解。A. Beaver dams were not leaky at all海狸水坝完全没有渗漏；B. Beavers would protect the rivers and plants海狸会保护河流和植物；

C. Beavers could not decrease the risk of flooding海狸不能降低洪水的风险；D. People didn’t have to worry about soil loss with Beavers’ help在海狸的帮助下，人们不必担心土壤流失。根据第4段中“Beavers may in fact reduce the river channel and remove plants, it might cause greater erosion(侵蚀) of bank and increase, rather than decrease in the risk of flooding （实际上，海狸可能会缩小河道并移走植物，它可能会造成河岸更大的侵蚀并增加，而不是减少洪水的风险。）可知“简·里克森认为海狸不能降低洪水的风险”；故选C。

【5】题意：我们最有可能在网站的哪个部分找到这篇文章？考查主旨理解。A. Environment环境； B. education教育；C. technology技术；D. culture文化。本文主要谈论把海狸重新引入英国有助于清理河流，防止洪水灾害，减少土壤流失的问题。但是，这一说法受到不同专家质疑。根据本文主要内容，可知本文关于环境的，所以选A。

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