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【题目】 Cities are home to skyscrapers (摩天大楼) and other buildings, and there were not many open spaces within them. Without many spaces for _______ and gardens, city planners often find it difficult to add green to the city. One way to _______ this problem is to grow plants on unused areas like walls and rooftops (屋顶). It’s a good idea, and now rooftop gardens and green walls can be _______ in cities around the world.

There are many _______ of having green spaces in cities. Adding green to rooftops or walls can create a(n) _______ environment, for example, turning a cement (水泥) wall into a colourful _______. The CaixaForum art gallery (画廊) in Madrid, Spain, is a famous example. One of the walls is covered _______ 15000 plants. In other cities, green walls are being used more practically (实用地), for example, to cover up old houses and empty buildings.

Using plants to cover walls and rooftops can also cut power costs _______ they can keep buildings cool in summer and also help them stay _______ in winter. They ________ provide green spaces for birds. About 12% of roofs are green in Germany already, and Tokyo requires at least 20% of the new roofs to be green.

1A.parksB.museumsC.cinemasD.factories

2A.forgetB.makeC.protectD.solve

3A.boughtB.seenC.readD.thrown

4A.problemsB.mistakesC.advantagesD.troubles

5A.terribleB.boringC.noisyD.enjoyable

6A.bridgeB.gardenC.lakeD.hospital

7A.withB.toC.offD.on

8A.orB.butC.becauseD.although

9A.coldB.warmC.dryD.wet

10A.neverB.hardlyC.veryD.also

【答案】

1A

2D

3B

4C

5D

6B

7A

8C

9B

10D

【解析】

本文主要讲述了针对一些城市缺少绿化空间的现状,而采取的一个新的、受欢迎的绿化措施 ——“屋顶花园和绿色墙壁”。同时文章也介绍了“屋顶花园和绿色墙壁”的作用。

1句意:没有许多修建公园和花园的地方,城市规划者常常发现很难给城市增加绿色。

考查名词辨析。parks公园;museums博物馆;cinemas电影院;factories工厂。根据“city planners often find it difficult to add green to the city.”城市规划者常常发现很难给城市增加绿色。可知,前文是说没有修建公园和花园的地方。此处的parks与后面的gardens相对应。故选A

2句意:解决这个问题的一个方法是在墙壁和屋顶等闲置的地方种植植物。

考查动词辨析。forget忘记;make制造;protect保护;solve解决。根据“to grow plants on unused areas like walls and rooftops (屋顶).”在墙壁和屋顶等闲置的地方种植植物。可知,这是解决这个问题的一个方法。故选D

3句意:这是一个好主意,现在世界各地的城市都可以看到屋顶花园和绿色墙壁。

考查动词辨析。bought买;seen看见;read阅读;thrown扔。根据“rooftop gardens and green walls”屋顶花园和绿色墙壁,可知,这些都是在各地的城市里能看见的。故选B

4句意:城市拥有绿地有很多优点。

考查名词辨析。problems问题;mistakes错误;advantages优点;troubles问题。根据下文的例子(for example)可知,下文从两个方面说明了城市绿色空间的“好处,优点”:美化环境和遮盖建筑工地与空置建筑。故选C

5句意:在屋顶或墙壁上加上绿色可以创造一个愉快的环境。

考查形容词辨析。terrible可怕的;boring没趣的;noisy吵闹的;enjoyable令人愉快的。根据“for example, turning a cement (水泥) wall into a colourful 6 .”例如,把一堵水泥墙变成一个五颜六色的花园。可知,这样的环境是令人愉悦的。故选D

6句意:例如,把一堵水泥墙变成一个五颜六色的花园。

考查名词辨析。bridge桥;garden花园;lake湖;hospital医院。根据“Adding green to rooftops or walls”在屋顶或墙壁上添加绿色。可知,这样做就把一堵水泥墙变成一个五颜六色的花园了。故选B

7句意:其中一面墙上覆盖着15000株植物。

考查介词。with用;to向,朝;off离开;on在……上。此处是be covered with:被……覆盖。故选A

8句意:使用植物覆盖墙壁和屋顶也可以降低电力成本,因为它们可以在夏季保持建筑物的凉爽,也有助于在冬季保持温暖。

考查连词。or或者;but但是;because因为;although尽管。后文的句子“they can keep buildings cool in summer and also help them stay 9 in winter.”是前文“cut power costs”的原因。因此用because引导。故选C

9句意:使用植物覆盖墙壁和屋顶也可以降低电力成本,因为它们可以在夏季保持建筑物的凉爽,也有助于在冬季保持温暖。

考查形容词辨析。cold冷的;warm温暖的;dry干的;wet湿的。根据“they can keep buildings cool in summer”它们可以在夏季保持建筑物的凉爽。可知,此处应该是在冬季保持建筑物的温暖。故选B

10句意:它们也为鸟类提供了绿色空间。

考查副词。never从不;hardly几乎不;very非常;also也。根据“They 10 provide green spaces for birds.”它们 ______ 为鸟类提供了绿色空间。可知,应该选择also也。符合语境。故选D

本题的第9小题是考查形容词辨析的。如果不结合语境,本题的四个选项都可以。但是要结合语境。根据“they can keep buildings cool in summer”它们可以在夏季保持建筑物的凉爽。可知,此处应该是在冬季保持建筑物的温暖。此题的coolwarm形成对比。故选B

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【题目】 On July 20, 1969, the Apollo-11 landed on the moon and US astronaut Neil Armstrong set foot on it. He made history in space. But the public knew little about him. This year, the new movie First Man gives us a new look at this hero. It shows how Armstrong and his NASA workmates risked their lives to do the great job.

Armstrong was a quiet man in real life. Viewers can see this in the movie as well. He was very good at his job as an engineer and pilot in his early years. In 1962, he became a NASA astronaut. The movie carefully describes the ups and downs of the Apollo 11 mission(任务), such as public pressure due to the high cost of the mission. You can even see how they found a way to connect a lunar spacecraft with its mothership in space.

The movie also tells some unknown stories about Armstrong. His daughter Karen died at 2 from cancer. That was shortly after he became an astronaut. This made a big difference to him, although he tried to make himself look okay. Most of his closest friends didn’t even know about it. In spite of his sadness, Armstrong threw himself into his work. He moved his family to Houston where he joined NASA. If you want to know what the real Armstrong was like, this movie won’t let you down.

1When did First Man came out?

A.In 1962.B.On July 20, 1969.

C.In Armstrong’s early yearsD.Nearly 50 years after the moon landing.

2Which one is the right order of Armstrong’s life experience?

a. Neil Armstrong’s daughter Karen died.

b. Neil Armstrong worded as an engineer.

c. Neil Armstrong moved his family to Houston.

d. Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon.

e. Neil Armstrong became a NASA astronaut.

A.a-b-c-d-eB.b-a-c-e-dC.a-c-b-e-dD.b-e-a-c-d

3What does the sentence “In spite of his sadness, Armstrong threw himself into his work. ” mean?

A.Although Armstrong was sad, he still worked hard.

B.Because Armstrong was sad, he stopped his job.

C.He lost his favorite job so he felt very sad.

D.He worked so hard that he could not be sad.

4What was Armstrong like in real life?

A.Silent in real life.B.Very smart at work.C.Very strong in mind.D.Serious with others.

5What does the passage mainly tell us?

A.How the movie story in First Man came true at last.

B.The movie First Man gives us a new look at this hero.

C.When Armstrong became the first man.

D.How Armstrong and his NASA workmates did the great job.

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