高考英语外刊阅读语法填空December 9

高中英语外刊阅读语法填空December91Storingseedsforthefuture“1_____theworldendsoneday,thesecollectionswillbringhopeofanewbeginningtolifeonEarth,”saidLiPei,astaffmemberattheGermplasmBankofWildSpecies,orGBOWS(中国西南野生物种资源库),inYunnanprovince.

2_____(found)in2007,GBOWSisaresearchandpreservationfacilityforrareand3_____(endanger)plantsandanimals.Itisthe4______(large)inAsiaintermsofspecies.

AccordingtoChinaDaily,GBOWShaspreserved85,046seed

accessions

from10,601speciesand60,262biosamplesof2,203wildanimalspeciesanddomesticanimal

breeds.

“Thenumberofseed

accessions

5_____(be)closetothatoftheworld’sbiggestseedbank–theMillenniumSeedBank(千年种子库)intheUnitedKingdom,”Lisaid.

Withtwoinfiveplantspeciesatriskofextinction,shesaiditisaraceagainsttime6_____(protect)thenation’sincredibleplantlife.

Sohowdoesthebankwork?Scientistscollectendangeredandusefulwildspeciesandsendthemtotheseedbank.Forfuturestudy,collectorshavetorecorddetailsoftheplant,7_____(include)whereitwasfound,itssizeandthenumberofindividualplantsinthehabitat.

OncetheseedsarriveatGBOWS,they’redriedandpreservedinaroomwith15percent

humidity.Next,they’recleanedandseparatedfrom

debris(垃圾).Afterthat,X-raysconfirmthattheseedsareundamagedandnoinsectsarehiddeninside.Theseedsarethenfrozen,storedinglassbottlesandplacedinhuge

freezers

at-20Cforlong-termstorage.Each

container

hasa

barcode

thatcan8_____(scan)

toenablescientiststoviewinformationabouttheseedsinside.

ThebankinYunnanworkswithinternationalpartnersoncollecting

backup

specimens,exchangesandresearch.Itholds2,176setsofseedsfrom45countriesandregions,witheachset9______(contain)thousandsofindividualseeds.

“AsChinahasrichanduniquebiologicalresources,weaimto10_____(far)enhanceourcollectionsandconductdeeperresearch,inexpectationofcontributingmoretobiodiversityconservation,notonlyinChinabuttheworld,”LiPeisaid.

keys:1If2Founded3endangered4largest5is6toprotect7including8bescanned9containing10further2Shootingstars年度天文摄影师大赛，福建高中生夺青年组冠军Whenyoulookatallthesparklingstarsinthenightsky,doyouwanttoknow1_____theuniversereallylookslike?2______(inspire)bythesimplebeautyofspace,many

astronomy

photographers

indulge

in3_____(shoot)

highdefinition

picturesofstars,

galaxies

andgasclouds.WangZhipu,a16-year-oldboyfromNo1MiddleSchoolofYongtai,Fujianprovince,isoneofthem.

Whilestandingonhisbalcony,Wangobserves4_____(vary)planetsthousandsoflight-yearsawaywithanastronomicaltelescopeandtakespicturesofthem.Hethencreatesa

composite

imageofplanetsinthesolarsystem,framedbythesunandmoon.Hispicture,FamilyPhotooftheSolarSystem,helpedhimtakehomethetopprizeintheYoungCompetitioncategoryatthe

Astronomy

PhotographeroftheYearcompetition,theworld’s5_____(big)astrophotographycompetitionorganizedbytheRoyalObservatoryGreenwich.

“Allfamiliesare

unconventional,soIadoredthisfresh,gentlyplayfulconceptaroundthesolarsystem,”saidthecompetitionjudgeSuePrichardwhiletalkingaboutWang’spicture.“Ameaningful,

6_____(technical)accomplished

workfromarisingstarofastronomicalphotography.”

SinceJunior2,Wang7_____(like)totakedifferentpicturesofthemoon,

Saturn

(土星)and

Jupiter（木星）,amongothers,8_____(improve)hisshootingskills.“Thenoneday,anideastruckme:Whydon’tIputthoseplanetstogetherandletthemreunite?”saidWang.“That’sthebeginningofmystory.”

Ithasn’tbeeneasytakingpicturesofouterspace.Forabouthalfayear,Wanghadto

calculate

thebesttimetoshootplanetswhenthey’reoppositethesuninEarth’sskytogetthebrightestimages.What’smore,hestillneededtowaitforclearweathertoseebetter.Forexample,

Mercury(水星)

isoftencitedasthemostdifficultofthefivebrightestplanetstosee9_____thenakedeye.Becauseit’stheplanetclosesttothesun,itnevergoestoofarfromthesun’s

vicinity(周围地区)

inthesky.Tocaptureaclearpictureofit,Wangtriedtoshootitthreetimesintheearlymorningbutfailed.Atsunset,heshot10,000framesofvideoandselectedseveralthousandbetterframesto

overlay,further

refine

themandformamoresatisfactorypicture.

Fromshootingtoprocessingphotos,Wanglearnedphotographyallby10_____(he).Hereads

astronomy

books,joinsastrophotographyclubs,learnsdifferentphotoprocessingsoftwareandexchangesideaswithhisclassmates.Togettheidealshot,Wangoftengetsupearlybeforegoingtoschoolandgoestobedearlytosaveenergy.

“It’sapitythatthelightpollutionmakesitnearlyimpossibletoseestarsinthenightsky,”saidWang.“Ihopemypicturescancallonmorepeopletoprotectourenvironmentandtheinfiniteuniverse.”

keys:1what2Inspired3shooting4various5biggest6technically7hasliked8toimprove9with10himself3Freshfashionfad国潮：从何而起，何以为潮?Ifyoulookaroundyourcity,youmightspotgirls1_____(wear)hanfuinsubwaysorpeoplewearingT-shirtswithChinesecharactersonthestreets.AnewtrendistakingholdinChina–guochao,or“China-chic”.(国潮)

Accordingtoa2_____(recent)publishedreport,searches3_____(relate)toguochaoonDianping,alifestyleinformationplatform,haverisenby170percentfromthesameperiodlastyear,andreviewshaverisenbynearly40percent.China-chicishappening,butwhatisit?

ThetermcharacterizestheriseofChina’snativefashiontrends.Ithasexpandedthe

concept

of“MadeinChina”,4_____hasbeenrecognizedastherepresentationofChinesecultureand

aesthetics

offeredbyhomegrownChinesebrands,accordingtoCGTN(中国国际电视台).

China-chiccameintothespotlightin2018.Beforethat,big-nameforeigncompaniesdominatedtheworldmarket.5_____(win)marketshare,manyChinesebrandsfollowedinthefootstepsoftheseWesternbrands.Butthatyear,ChinesesportswearbrandLi-Ningchangedthingsup.Duringthe2018NewYorkFashionWeek,Li-NingintroduceditsTaoism-inspiredWuDaocollection.Thecollectionnotonlyhadatrendylook,butalsoincludedelementsof6______(tradition)Chineseculture.Itimmediatelygrabbedattentionathomeandabroad.Asaresult,thecompanyrecorded20percent

revenue

(收入)growthin2018,7_____(mark)thefirsttimethebrand’s

revenue

hadhitthe10-billion-yuanmarksinceitsfounding.

Thetrendto

embrace

domesticbrandshassincespreadrapidlytovarious

sectors

andproducts,fromfoodanddrinks8_____