【解析】河南省周口市川汇区恒大中学2023-2024学年高二上学期开学考试英语试卷

第第页【解析】河南省周口市川汇区恒大中学2023-2024学年高二上学期开学考试英语试卷河南省周口市川汇区恒大中学2023-2024学年高二上学期开学考试英语试卷

一、阅读理解，阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、CD四个选项中选出最佳选项。(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)

1．（2023高三上·临沂期末）阅读理解

ConsideringthatSundarbansNationalParkissituatedinthe

tropics,September

toMarchistheidealtimetocomehere.April,MayandJunearetoohotwhileJulyand

Augustoftenbringheavyseasonwindsthatlimittravelanddon'tmakefora

verypleasantsightseeingexperience.Youcanreallyenjoydoinglotsof

charmingthingsintheSundarbansduringSeptembertoMarch.

Takearivertour

MosttouristswhoexploretheSundarbansarriveinKhulna

Cityfirst.From

there,you

canjoinaboattourthattravelssouthalongtheGangesRiverthroughmilesof

preservedforestallthewaytoKotka,wherethereisabeautifulbeachalong

theBayofBengal.

Visitabirdhabitat

Thisbirdhabitatisanestingplacefordozensoftropical

birdsfoundintheSundarbans.Thebestwaytoobservethesebirdsis

climbinguptheSajnekhaliWatchtower.Ifyou'relucky,you'11alsocatchthefamedBengal

Tigermakingitsroundsthroughtheswampyjungle.

VisittheMangrove(红树林)InterpretationCentre

Ifyouwishtospendsometimeindoorsoutofthesweaty

heat,go

totheMangroveInterpretationCentre.Thisplaceisveryeducationalwith

manyposters,maps

andexhibitsshowingthewildlifeandvarietiesofmangroveplantsfoundwithin

thepark.You'll

alsogettoseecrocodilesinasmallpool.

Takeatouroflocalvillages

Experiencevillagelifethathaslargelyremainedunchanged

forcenturies.In

thisvasttropicalregion,therearevillagesmadeupofvarious

ethnicgroupswhorelyonfishing,farmingandworkinginthelocal

throughgrowingtouristindustryfortheirlivelihoods.TheSundarbansisaUNESCOworld

heritagesitewhereyoucanvisitvillagesandtalktolocals,

whowillgladlyshare

theirculturewithyou.

（1）WhichmonthissuitableforavisittoSundarbansNationalPark

A．December.B．August.C．June.D．May.

（2）WhatcanvisitorsdointheMangroveInterpretationCentre

A．Seesomeplantsandanimals.

B．Putuppostersaboutwildlife.

C．Feedcrocodilesinasmallriver.

D．Observebirdsbyclimbingupthetrees.

（3）Whatistheauthor'smainpurposeinwritingthetext

A．Toadvertisesomenaturalanimalhabitats.

B．ToadvocatetheprotectionofforestsinKhulnaCity.

C．Tointroduceseveralcharmingvillagesinthevasttropicalregion.

D．ToshowvisitorssomethingattractivetodointheSundarbans.

【答案】（1）A

（2）A

（3）D

【知识点】细节理解题；时文广告类

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇应用文，介绍了参观孙德尔本斯国家公园的理想时间以及公园内有趣的活动。

（1）考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“SeptembertoMarchistheidealtimetocomehere.”可知，9月到3月是去孙德尔本斯国家公园的理想时间，12月更好在这个时间范围内，故选A。

（2）考查细节理解。根据第四段中的“Thisplaceisveryeducationalwithmanyposters，mapsandexhibitsshowingthewildlifeandvarietiesofmangroveplantsfoundwithinthepark.You'llalsogettoseecrocodilesinasmallpool.”可知，红树林讲解中心有很多展示了公园内各种野生动植物的海报和展品，你还可以看到鳄鱼，由此可知，游客在这里可以看到一些动物和植物，故选A。

（3）考查意图。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了参观孙德尔本斯国家公园的理想时间以及公园内有趣的活动，由此可知，写这篇文章的目的就是向游客介绍一些在孙德尔本斯国家公园可以做的有吸引力的事情，故选D。

【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解和写作意图两个题型的考查，是一篇介绍类阅读，考生需要准确掌握细节信息，根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行推理，归纳，从而选出正确答案。

阅读理解

MsYutingZhouisanearly-careerenvironmentaladvisorworkingonindustrialwastewaterpollutionmanagement,Inherwork,she'slearningaboutanimportanttypeofenvironmentalpollution,andfindingwaystohelpcompaniesmanagewaterresourcesbetter.

WhenweaskedYutinghowoldshewaswhenshegotinterestedinenvironmentalproblems,weweresurprisedbyherresponse."Imusthavebeenaboutsixyearsold.IusedtowatchanAmericanTVseriesaboutanenvironmentalistSuperheronamedCaptainPlanet."

Thereisoneseriouspollutioneventsomewhereintheworld.TheconcernaboutenvironmentalissuesdeeplyinfluencedYuting.Buthowdoesonepreparetobea"Superwoman"ForYuting,itcamedowntoareflectiononwhatshemightbegoodat—inhercase,theScience,Technology,Engineering,andMathematics(STEM)subjects-andmakingconsideredchoicesinhereducation.

Shebegantostudyenvironmentalengineering,andfoundapassionforthesubject."Duringmygraduatestudies."Iresearcheddifferentkindsofhealtheffects.

Whileshedevelopedvaluableskillsthatwouldhelpherinhercareer,shealsolearntmoreaboutherselfandherroleintheworld."Ilearntthatsciencerequiresascientificproofthroughrepeatedandsometimeslongprocesses.AlthoughIcompletedandpublishedmyresearchinatopacademicjournal,IrealizedthatI'mnotfitforlaboratorywork.Ineededmoreinteractionwithpeople,andtosolvereal-lifeproblems."

Withinthreedaysofgraduating,YutingwasonaplaneheadingtoKenya.ShewasexcitedaboutworkingfortheUnitedNationsbecausetherewerepeoplefromvariousindustriesandbackgroundsgatheringtoimprovetheenvironmentandcreateamoresustainable(可持续的)future—alotlikethesettingofCaprainPlanetwhichbroughtlighttoherinthefirstplace.

2．WhatfirstexposedYutingtoenvironmentalproblems

A．AnAmericanTVseries.B．Afamousenvironmentalexpert.

C．Afamousandpopularhero.D．Aseriouspollutionevent.

3．WhatdidYutingconsiderwhenshefacedtheenvironmentalissues

A．Howshecouldmakeuseofhertalent.

B．Whatorganizationsheshouldjoin.

C．Howshecouldbecomeasuperwoman.

D．Whatshewouldfocusonstudying.

4．WhatdidYutingthinkreallyhelphertodealwithenvironmentalproblems

A．Publishinglotsofpapersaboutthem.

B．Conductingmanyresearchesonthem.

C．Carryingonmanyarelatedexperiment.

D．Reachingouttoasmanypeopleaspossible.

5．WhatdidYutingbenefitfromworkingintheUN

A．Shemetwithpeoplefromallwalksoflife.

B．Sheknewthekeytosuccess.

C．Shechangedherattitudetolife.

D．Shelearnedhowtochatwithothers.

【答案】2．A

3．D

4．D

5．A

【知识点】细节理解题；人物传记类；记叙文

阅读理解

Severalyearsago,JasonBox,ascientistfromOhio,flew31giantrollsofwhiteplastictoaglacier(冰川)inGreenland.Heandhisteamspreadthemacross10,000feetofice,andthenleft.Hisideawasthatthewhiteblanketwouldreflectbacktheraysofthesun,keepingtheicecoolbelow.Whenhecamebacktochecktheresults,hefounditworked.Exposedicehadmeltedfasterthancoveredice.Hehadnotonlysavedtwofeetofglacierinashorttime.Nocoalplants(煤炭工厂)wereshutdown,nojobswerelost,andnobodywastaxedorfired.Justthesortoffixwe'relookingfor.

"Thankyou,butnothankyou."saysRalphKing,aclimatescientist.HetoldGreyChilds,authorandcommentator,thatpeoplethinktechnologycansavetheplanet,"butthereareotherthingsweneedtodealwith,likeconsumption(消费).Theyburned$50,000justforthehelicoptertobringtheplastictotheglacier."Thisexperimentgivespeoplefalsehopethatclimatechangecanbefixed(解决，处理)withoutchanginghumanbehavior..Itcan't.Technologywon'tgiveusafreeride(搭便车).

Individualsrespondtoclimatechangedifferently.ClimatologistKellySmithishardlyaloneinherpredictionthatsomedaysoonwewon'tbeclimatevictims;wewillbeclimatechoosers.Morescientistsagreewithherthatifthehumanracesurvives,theengineerswillgetsmarter,thetoolswillgetbetter,andonedaywewillcontroltheclimate.Butwhatthen"Justthementionofuscontrollingtheclimatesentasmallshiver(颤抖)downmyback",GreyChildswrites,"Somethingsoundswrongaboutit."

MeIlikeitbetterwhentheearthtakescareofitself.Iguessonedaywewillhavetoruntheplace,butforthemoment,sittingatmydesk.lookingoutatthetreesbendingwildlyandthewindhowling.I'mhappynottobeincharge.

6．WhatdoesRalphKingthinkofJasonBox'sexperiment

A．It'sapossiblesolutiontoclimatechange.

B．It'samisleadingattempttofixtheclimate.

C．It'sasuccessfulexperimentonsavingtheglacier.

D．Itarousespeople'sattentiontotheproblemofglobalwarming.

7．WhichstatementwouldKellySmithmostprobablyagreewith

A．Thefightagainstclimatechangewillnotsucceed.

B．Humanswillsucceedincontrollingclimateinthefuture.

C．Technologyisnotthefinalsolution,letaloneitshighcost.

D．Jason'sexperimentplaysasignificantroleinfixingclimatechange.

8．WhatisGreyChilds'sattitudetohuman'scontrollingtheclimate

A．Supportive.B．Tolerant(容忍的).

C．Sceptical(怀疑的).D．Unclear.

9．Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext

A．Shouldwefixtheclimatewithtechnology

B．Isclimatechangeathreateningproblem

C．Whyistheearthclimategettingworse

D．Whatifalltheglaciersdisappeared

【答案】6．B

7．B

8．C

9．A

【知识点】推理判断题；细节理解题；说明文；科普类；文章大意

阅读理解

Haveyoubeenexercisingandeatingclean,butwhenyousteponthescale,itsaysyou'vegainedafewpounds"That'snormal,anditdoesn'tmeanthatyourworkoutsarenoteffective,"saysJeffreyA.Dolgan,anexercisephysiologistinMiamiBeach,Florida.

"Aperson'sscalemassisacombinationofmuscle,fat,bone,blood,andeventheairthatwecarryinourlungs,"hesays."Immediatelyafteraworkoutroutine,thepercentageofmassineachbodypartcanshiftasmuchas15percent."Soifyou'regainingweightwhileworkingoutandeatinghealthy,it'sprobablynotthetypeofweightgainthatyouthinkitis.

Thescalecan'ttellyouhowmuchofyourbodyweightismuscleorfat,whichmeansifyourgoalistoimproveyourfitnesslevel,thescaleisnotthebesttoolformeasuringimprovements.Whenyoustarttochangeyourbodycompositionwithyourworkouts—bybuildingmoremusclemassanddecreasingyourbodyfat—yourscaleweightmayincrease,whileyourbodyfatpercentagemaydecrease.Thesechangeshappenoverweeksandmonths(nothoursordays)sothescaleisuselesswhentrackingthem.

Youmayarguethatyouweighafewpoundslessafterahighintensity(强度)trainingclass.Don'tgettooexcited—it'sjustwaterlossduetosweat.Watermakesupapproximately65to90percentofaperson'sweight,andvariationinwatercontentofthehumanbodycanmovethescalebytenpoundsormorefromdaytoday.

SoignorethescaleandpaymoreattentiontoobjectivemeasurementtoolslikebodyLhscomposition.Keepinmindthatifyou'reexercisingbutgainingweight,youmayactuallylookslimmer.

10．WhatcanweknowfromDolgan'swords

A．Yourweightchangeslittleduringaday.

B．Yourscalemassisaffectedbymanyfactors.

C．Yourworkoutisnoteffectiveifyougainweight.

D．Yourweightisdeterminedonlybymuscleandfat.

11．Whatwillmostprobablyhappenafteryouexerciseandeathealthyfor3months

A．Youwillweighless.

B．Yourmusclemasswilldecrease.

C．Yourbodyfatwillincrease.

D．Yourbodycompositionwillchange.

12．Howmuchwatermayamanweighing150poundshaveinhisbody

A．30pounds.B．60pounds.C．100pounds.D．140pounds.

13．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage

A．Whydowegainweight

B．Howtoworkouteffectively

C．Whatisthecompositionofourbody

D．Whydoesmyworkoutcauseweightgain

【答案】10．B

11．D

12．C

13．D

【知识点】细节理解题；数字计算题；说明文；医疗保健类；文章大意

二、任务型阅读(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)

根据下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Whereverwego,wearesurroundedbyhistory.Acrosstheglobe,culturalheritage(遗产)ispasseddownthroughthegenerations.Yet,wefightanever-endingandveryexpensivewartopreserveitforthefuture.Andtoday,itisunderattackasneverbefore.Technologyisoftenseenassomethingthatdestroysthepast.14．.

Creatingcopiesvia2Dimagesisextremelylaboriousandtime-consuming.AItechnologiesarebeingusedtodoalltherequiredsourcing,allowinglotsofimagestobecross-referencedandstoredinhours.15．.AIwillalsomaketherestorationandpreservationofexistingculturalheritagefareasierandisvastlysuperiortopreviousmethods.

Airbornetechnology(机载技术)isbeingincreasinglyusedinthefighttopreserveourculturalheritage.16．

LiDAR(LightDetectionandRanging)hasalreadybeenusedtorevealover60,000MayanstructuresthatwerelyingundiscoveredinthejunglesofGuatemala,withoutneedingasinglebootontheground.Drones(无人机)arealsobeingusedtodocumentandmonitorhugeareasandremovetheneedforallthatcostlymanpower.

Humaninteractionwiththemostimportantsitesandarchitectureisdoingagreatdealofharm.VirtualReality(VR)technologywillplayaleadingroleinpreservingourculturalheritageinthecomingyears.17．,VRtechnologywillgraduallybecomethewaythatpeopleexperiencethem.We'llalleventuallybeabletowalkthroughplaces,lookat(andtouch!)artifactsandworksofartwithouteverseeingthemwithourowneyes.

18．.Effortsinresearch,datasharingandprojectworkwillneedtobepooledinternationally.Usingthetechnicalexpertiseofspecialistorganizationswillbecomeevermoreimportanttothesustainablepromotingandpreservingoftheculturalheritageofcountriesallacrosstheworld.

A.Itisbeingusedtosaveandfindit

B.Technologyhasshapedconflictinseveralways

C.Butitisnowthemostessentialweaponinthebattle

D.Ourculturalheritagewillbeprotectedviatechnology

E.Thiswillenableevenbetterandmoreaccuratecopiestobecreated

F.Asmoreculturalheritagesitesandobjectsaredigitallymappedandrecorded

G.Whenitmeasuresdistancesbyhittingatargetandanalyzingthereflectedlight

【答案】14．C；15．E；16．A；17．F；18．D

【知识点】说明文；七选五；科普类

三、完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分，满满分15分)

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

IfellinlovewithYosemiteNationalParkthefirsttimeIsawit,whenIwas13.Myparentstookusthereforcamping.Onthewayout,IaskedthemtowaitwhileIranuptoE1Capitan,ahugerockof3,300feetstraightup.Itouchedthatgiantrockandknew19．Iwantedtoclimbit.Thathasbeenmylife'spassioneversince—20．therocksandmountainsofYosemite.I'velongmadeYosemitemy21．.

About15yearsagoIstartedseeingalotof22．,liketoiletpaper,beercans,andemptyboxes,aroundthearea.It's23．mewhyvisitorsstartedrespectingtheplace24．andtreatedsuchabeautifulhome-likeplacethisway.

Itried25．trash(垃圾)myself,butthejobwastoobig.Iwouldspendanhourortwoonthejob,onlytofindtheareatrashedalloveragainweekslater.Finally,Igotso26．itthatIdecidedsomethinghadtochange.

Asarock-climbingguide,Iknew27．aboutorganizinganybigevent.Butin2023,togetherwithsomeclimbers,Isetadateforacleanup.Onthatday,morethan300peopleshowedup.Overthreedayswecollectedabout6,000poundsoftrash.Itwasamazinghowmuchwewereableto28．.Icouldn'tbelievethe29．wemade—theparklookedclean!

Eachyearvolunteerscomeforthecleanupfromeverywhere.In2023alone,2,945peoplepickedup42,330poundsoftrashand30．132milesofroadway.

Ioftenhearpeople31．abouttheirsurroundings.Ifyouareoneofthem,Iwouldsaytheonlywaytochangethingsisbydoingratherthancomplaining.Weneedtoteachby32．.Youcan'tblameothers33．youstartwithyourself.

19．A．immediatelyB．finallyC．graduallyD．recently

20．A．imaginingB．paintingC．describingD．climbing

21．A．gardeB．homeC．laD．palace

22．A．materialB．resourceC．wasteD．goods

23．A．beyondB．againstC．overD．within

24．A．moreB．mostC．leD．least

25．A．throwingawayB．pickingu

C．breakingdowD．diggingout

26．A．satisfiedwithB．delightedi

C．tiredofD．usedto

27．A．somethingB．anythingC．everythingD．nothing

28．A．demandB．receiveC．accomplishD．overcome

29．A．plaB．visitC．contactD．difference

30．A．crossedB．measuredC．coveredD．designed

31．A．talkB．complaiC．argueD．quarrel

32．A．methodB．explanatioC．exampleD．research

33．A．althoughB．ifC．wheD．unless

【答案】19．A；20．D；21．B；22．C；23．A；24．C；25．B；26．C；27．D；28．C；29．D；30．C；31．B；32．C；33．D

【知识点】故事阅读类；记叙文

四、语法填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分满分15分)

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个这适当的单词或括号内单词的正确式。

OnaweekendinearlyOctober,HuWenjueandagroupofchildrengatheredinawetlandpark.Hupointedatawildbirdandspokeinalowvoicewhilethechildrenwerelistening34．(careful).

HuisapioneerinnatureeducationinHefei,AnhuiProvince.He35．(found)anorganizationfiveyearsagotoofferseveralnature-based36．(program)forchildrenunder12yearsold.Throughvariousoutdooractivities,suchas37．(identify)plantsandexploringforests,natureeducationaims38．(teach)participants,mostlyurbanresidents,howtoappreciate,respectandliveinharmony39．nature.

"Respectingthelawsofnatureandcoexistingwithnatureharmoniously,wecouldchangeourlifestyleforthebetteranditisavirtuouscycle(良性循环),"Husaid.Hehopestoseemorepeopleprotectnature40．promotegreendevelopmentandecologicalcivilizationinChina.

Inrecentyears,greatdevelopment41．(see)innatureeducationinChina,42．isnourished(滋养)bythecountry'srichnaturalresourcessuchasnaturereserves,forestparks,wetlandparksandgeologicalparks.

"Natureisgeneroustousif43．(give)moreeffectiveprotection,anddon'tforgetthatweallbelongtonature,"Husaid.

【答案】34．carefully；35．founded；36．programs；37．identifying；38．toteach；39．with；40．and；41．hasbeenseen；42．which；43．given

【知识点】新闻报道类

五、写作(共两节，满分40分)

44．假如你是李津，请按如下提示给外国留学生Jeff写一封信，邀请他参加你们学校为留学生举办的晚会。内容如下：1.晚会时间：本周六晚上7：30到9点之间；2.晚会地点：音乐厅；3.晚会节目：自拟（至少3条）；4.晚会的意义：了解更多关于中国的风俗、文化；增进彼此的了解等等。

注意：1.写作词数100词左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。4.参考词汇：theinternationalstudents留学生an(the)eveningparty晚会

theconcerthall音乐厅

DearJeff,

I'mgladtotellyouthat

Yourssincerely,

LiJin

【答案】Onepossibleversion:

【知识点】提纲作文；文字式应用文；半开放性作文

45．阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Formyfifth-gradesciencefairproject,Igotsixchickeneggsinanincubator(孵化器).

"ButIdon'tknowanythingabouthatchinganegg."

Mrs.Brubecksmiled."Youdon'thavetobeanimmediateexpertateverything,Juli.Theideahereistolearnsomethingnew."

"Butwhatiftheydie"

"Thentheydie.Documentyourworkscientificallyandyou'llstillgetanA."ShepulledTheBeginner'sGuidetoRaisingChickensfromherbookshelfandsaid,"Readthebookandsetyourselfuptonight."

ThatnightIcamehome,moreworriedthanever.I'dreadthebook.Ihadtoturntheeggsthreetimesadayandregulatethetemperatureandhumidity(湿度).Butasidefromthat,whatwastheretodo

Myfathercamewithacardboardtubeandaflashlight.Hetapedthetwotogethersothatthelightbeamwasforcedstraightoutthetube."Iwillshowyouhowtocandletheeggs,"hesaid,thenswitchedoffthelightandheldanegguptothecardboardtube."Thelightletsyouseethroughtheshellsoyoucanwatchtheembryo(胚胎)develop.Look,seethedarkspothere"

"Isthatanembryo"

"That'sit!"

Suddenlyitfeltreal.Theeggswerealive!Surelytheyhadtolive!

Forthenextthreeweeks,Iwascompletelyconsumedwiththegrowingofchicks.IlabeledtheeggsA,B,C,D,EandF,butbeforelongtheyhadnames,too:Abby,Bonnie,Clyde,Dexter,EuniceandFlorence.EverydayIweighedthem,candledthem,turnedthem.Idrewdiagramsofvariousstagesofanembryo'sdevelopment.Idocumentedthedailychangesandweightlossofeachegg.Ontheoutsidetheeggswereboring,butIknewwhatwashappeninginside!

注意：1.写作词数应为150左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

ThenonemorningIwascandlingBonniewhenInoticedagentlepeck(啄).

ThedaycamewhenIwassupposedtohandinmysciencefairproject.

【答案】Onepossibleversion:

【知识点】文字式记叙文；开放性作文；读后续写

1/1河南省周口市川汇区恒大中学2023-2024学年高二上学期开学考试英语试卷

一、阅读理解，阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、CD四个选项中选出最佳选项。(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)

1．（2023高三上·临沂期末）阅读理解

ConsideringthatSundarbansNationalParkissituatedinthe

tropics,September

toMarchistheidealtimetocomehere.April,MayandJunearetoohotwhileJulyand

Augustoftenbringheavyseasonwindsthatlimittravelanddon'tmakefora

verypleasantsightseeingexperience.Youcanreallyenjoydoinglotsof

charmingthingsintheSundarbansduringSeptembertoMarch.

Takearivertour

MosttouristswhoexploretheSundarbansarriveinKhulna

Cityfirst.From

there,you

canjoinaboattourthattravelssouthalongtheGangesRiverthroughmilesof

preservedforestallthewaytoKotka,wherethereisabeautifulbeachalong

theBayofBengal.

Visitabirdhabitat

Thisbirdhabitatisanestingplacefordozensoftropical

birdsfoundintheSundarbans.Thebestwaytoobservethesebirdsis

climbinguptheSajnekhaliWatchtower.Ifyou'relucky,you'11alsocatchthefamedBengal

Tigermakingitsroundsthroughtheswampyjungle.

VisittheMangrove(红树林)InterpretationCentre

Ifyouwishtospendsometimeindoorsoutofthesweaty

heat,go

totheMangroveInterpretationCentre.Thisplaceisveryeducationalwith

manyposters,maps

andexhibitsshowingthewildlifeandvarietiesofmangroveplantsfoundwithin

thepark.You'll

alsogettoseecrocodilesinasmallpool.

Takeatouroflocalvillages

Experiencevillagelifethathaslargelyremainedunchanged

forcenturies.In

thisvasttropicalregion,therearevillagesmadeupofvarious

ethnicgroupswhorelyonfishing,farmingandworkinginthelocal

throughgrowingtouristindustryfortheirlivelihoods.TheSundarbansisaUNESCOworld

heritagesitewhereyoucanvisitvillagesandtalktolocals,

whowillgladlyshare

theirculturewithyou.

（1）WhichmonthissuitableforavisittoSundarbansNationalPark

A．December.B．August.C．June.D．May.

（2）WhatcanvisitorsdointheMangroveInterpretationCentre

A．Seesomeplantsandanimals.

B．Putuppostersaboutwildlife.

C．Feedcrocodilesinasmallriver.

D．Observebirdsbyclimbingupthetrees.

（3）Whatistheauthor'smainpurposeinwritingthetext

A．Toadvertisesomenaturalanimalhabitats.

B．ToadvocatetheprotectionofforestsinKhulnaCity.

C．Tointroduceseveralcharmingvillagesinthevasttropicalregion.

D．ToshowvisitorssomethingattractivetodointheSundarbans.

阅读理解

MsYutingZhouisanearly-careerenvironmentaladvisorworkingonindustrialwastewaterpollutionmanagement,Inherwork,she'slearningaboutanimportanttypeofenvironmentalpollution,andfindingwaystohelpcompaniesmanagewaterresourcesbetter.

WhenweaskedYutinghowoldshewaswhenshegotinterestedinenvironmentalproblems,weweresurprisedbyherresponse."Imusthavebeenaboutsixyearsold.IusedtowatchanAmericanTVseriesaboutanenvironmentalistSuperheronamedCaptainPlanet."

Thereisoneseriouspollutioneventsomewhereintheworld.TheconcernaboutenvironmentalissuesdeeplyinfluencedYuting.Buthowdoesonepreparetobea"Superwoman"ForYuting,itcamedowntoareflectiononwhatshemightbegoodat—inhercase,theScience,Technology,Engineering,andMathematics(STEM)subjects-andmakingconsideredchoicesinhereducation.

Shebegantostudyenvironmentalengineering,andfoundapassionforthesubject."Duringmygraduatestudies."Iresearcheddifferentkindsofhealtheffects.

Whileshedevelopedvaluableskillsthatwouldhelpherinhercareer,shealsolearntmoreaboutherselfandherroleintheworld."Ilearntthatsciencerequiresascientificproofthroughrepeatedandsometimeslongprocesses.AlthoughIcompletedandpublishedmyresearchinatopacademicjournal,IrealizedthatI'mnotfitforlaboratorywork.Ineededmoreinteractionwithpeople,andtosolvereal-lifeproblems."

Withinthreedaysofgraduating,YutingwasonaplaneheadingtoKenya.ShewasexcitedaboutworkingfortheUnitedNationsbecausetherewerepeoplefromvariousindustriesandbackgroundsgatheringtoimprovetheenvironmentandcreateamoresustainable(可持续的)future—alotlikethesettingofCaprainPlanetwhichbroughtlighttoherinthefirstplace.

2．WhatfirstexposedYutingtoenvironmentalproblems

A．AnAmericanTVseries.B．Afamousenvironmentalexpert.

C．Afamousandpopularhero.D．Aseriouspollutionevent.

3．WhatdidYutingconsiderwhenshefacedtheenvironmentalissues

A．Howshecouldmakeuseofhertalent.

B．Whatorganizationsheshouldjoin.

C．Howshecouldbecomeasuperwoman.

D．Whatshewouldfocusonstudying.

4．WhatdidYutingthinkreallyhelphertodealwithenvironmentalproblems

A．Publishinglotsofpapersaboutthem.

B．Conductingmanyresearchesonthem.

C．Carryingonmanyarelatedexperiment.

D．Reachingouttoasmanypeopleaspossible.

5．WhatdidYutingbenefitfromworkingintheUN

A．Shemetwithpeoplefromallwalksoflife.

B．Sheknewthekeytosuccess.

C．Shechangedherattitudetolife.

D．Shelearnedhowtochatwithothers.

阅读理解

Severalyearsago,JasonBox,ascientistfromOhio,flew31giantrollsofwhiteplastictoaglacier(冰川)inGreenland.Heandhisteamspreadthemacross10,000feetofice,andthenleft.Hisideawasthatthewhiteblanketwouldreflectbacktheraysofthesun,keepingtheicecoolbelow.Whenhecamebacktochecktheresults,hefounditworked.Exposedicehadmeltedfasterthancoveredice.Hehadnotonlysavedtwofeetofglacierinashorttime.Nocoalplants(煤炭工厂)wereshutdown,nojobswerelost,andnobodywastaxedorfired.Justthesortoffixwe'relookingfor.

"Thankyou,butnothankyou."saysRalphKing,aclimatescientist.HetoldGreyChilds,authorandcommentator,thatpeoplethinktechnologycansavetheplanet,"butthereareotherthingsweneedtodealwith,likeconsumption(消费).Theyburned$50,000justforthehelicoptertobringtheplastictotheglacier."Thisexperimentgivespeoplefalsehopethatclimatechangecanbefixed(解决，处理)withoutchanginghumanbehavior..Itcan't.Technologywon'tgiveusafreeride(搭便车).

Individualsrespondtoclimatechangedifferently.ClimatologistKellySmithishardlyaloneinherpredictionthatsomedaysoonwewon'tbeclimatevictims;wewillbeclimatechoosers.Morescientistsagreewithherthatifthehumanracesurvives,theengineerswillgetsmarter,thetoolswillgetbetter,andonedaywewillcontroltheclimate.Butwhatthen"Justthementionofuscontrollingtheclimatesentasmallshiver(颤抖)downmyback",GreyChildswrites,"Somethingsoundswrongaboutit."

MeIlikeitbetterwhentheearthtakescareofitself.Iguessonedaywewillhavetoruntheplace,butforthemoment,sittingatmydesk.lookingoutatthetreesbendingwildlyandthewindhowling.I'mhappynottobeincharge.

6．WhatdoesRalphKingthinkofJasonBox'sexperiment

A．It'sapossiblesolutiontoclimatechan