外研版高中英语必修一《阅读理解》专项练习题(含答案)

外研版高中英语必修一《阅读理解》专项练习题（含答案）

Grahamandhisfriendspreferredtoshootupintheirarms,necksandlegs.Adealeronce

saidGrahamwasthetypewhowouldneverbeabletoturnbackandthatheexpectedhimtodie

fromthedrug.Wendyfearedthesame,butdidn'tknowhowtosaveherson.uOnce,afterhe'd

disappearedfbrmorethanamonth,Ifoundhimatafriend'shousewithabunchofotherusers；*she

said,“Igotdownonmyhandsandknees,begginghimtocomehome.Hedid,butthenextmorning

hewasgone.Idon'tknowwhatmadehimdoit,butIdrove2()milestothenearesttrainstation.

GrahamwasheadedfbrSeattle,hispocketsfullofdrugs.IfIhadn'tgottenthereintime,Iwould

neverhaveseenhimaliveagain.”

Theturningpointcamein2007,afterGrahamwasarrestedyetagainforpossession.Wendy

gotacallfromtheMontanaDrugsProject,whichworkswithlocallawenforcement(强制执彳丁)

tokeeptrackofyouth-relatedcrimessoitcanhelpfamiliesintrouble.Followingacounselor's

advice,Wendyhiredtwomentocometoherhomeinthemiddleofthenight,tieGrahamandtake

himtoatreatmentprograminThompsonFalls,Montana.washighwhentheycameandreally

angrywithmymom,^^hesaid,“Butifshehadn'tdonethat,drugswouldhavekilledme."Aftersix

monthsoftreatment,Graham,now19,camebacktoKalispell,wherehe'sgrownclosetoWendy

onceagain.stillhavethedesireseverydayandattendsupportmeetingseverynight,“hesaid,

“Butliftisworthlivingagain.Mymomthinksthat'samiracle.Iguesssheisright.**

1.Theunderlinedphrase“shootup"inparagraph1probablymeans.

A.increaseveryquicklyandsuddenly

B.putillegaldrugsintothebodybyusinganeedle

C.killorinjuresomeonebyusingagun

D.trytoachieveaparticularaim

2.WhentheIwomencametotheirhomeinthemiddleofthenight,Graham.

A.hadjusttakendrugsandwasinthestateofexcitement.

B.wassleepinginahighbedabovetheground.

C.hadjusttakendrugsandwasinthestateofsuffering.

D.wasquarrellingwithhismother.

3.Whatconclusior.canbedrawnfromtheendofthepassage?

A.Grahamisstillusingdrugsnow.

B.Grahamhaleshismotherverymuch.

C.Grahamthinkshecan'tbesaved.

D.Grahamhascomeoffdrugsnow.

Thefutureofpinnipeds（鳍足动物）looksmuchbrightertodaythanitoncedid.Atonetime,

about100yearsago,itseemedcertainthatmanypinnipedsintheworldwouldbedestroyedby

humanhunters.Today,itappearsthatmostspecies（物种）ofpinnipedsareoutofdanger.

Huntingwasnotcontrolledduringthe18thand19thcenturies,becauselittlewasknown

aboutthelivesofpinnipeds.Whalesandpinnipedswerehuntedfortheoilfromtheirbodyfat.

Thisoilwasusedinlampsbeforeelectriclightswereinvented.Millionsofsealsandother

pinnipedswereusedtoprovideoilforthelampsoftheworld.Asaresult,thenumbersofmany

pinnipedspeciesfellrapidly.

Severalthingshappenedthathelpedtosavepinnipeds.First,speciesthatwerehuntedto

nearextinction（灭绝）wereleftalonebecausetheirnumberswere（oolowand（hecostofhunting

themwentupgreatly.Atthesametime,electriclightswereinventedandthemarketforsealoil

becamesmaller.Finally,governmentsaroundtheworldmadelawstoprotectpinnipeds.

Asaresultofallthesethings,thenumbersofmostpinnipedspecieshavegrowninrecent

years.Withsomespecies,suchasNorthernfurseals,theremaybeasmanyanimalsalivetodayas

therewerebeforeallthehuntingbegan.

However,oilisstilladangertopinnipedsandallseaanimals.Butthistimeit,snot

becausetheyarehuntedfbrtheiroil.Theoilthatpulsthemindangerisfromoilspills（泄露）in

llicsea.TheoilcoversllicirfurandreducesLhcirbodyiciiipcralurcs.Oilalsoslickstollicfuuds

theycat.Thismoderndangertopinnipedsandtheirenvironmentisonewemustworktoprevent.

4.Duringthe18thand19thcentuiy,.

A.peoplehadrealizedtheimportanceofpinnipeds

B.pinnipedswerehuntedfbrtheirmeat

C.pinnipedshadabetterlifethantoday

D.manyfamilieswereusinglamps

5.WhatdoesParagraph3mainlytalkabout?

A.Howelectriclightswereinvented.

B.Whenpeoplebegantoprotectpinnipeds.

C.Whatgovernmentsaroundtheworldhavedonetosavepinnipeds.

D.Whythenumbersofsomepinnipedshaveincreased.

6.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A.themarketforsealoilisgrowing

B.Northernfiirsealsaren'tinmuchdangernow

C.oilspillsarethebiggestproblemforpinnipeds

D.stricterlawsneedtobemadetoprotectpinnipeds

7.Inwhichpartofamagazinecanwemostprobablyreadthispassage?

A.Wildlife.B.Lifestyle.

C.Tourism.D.Environment.

Whenwewanttotellotherpeoplewhatwethink,wecandoitwith(hehelpofwords.

Wecanalsodoitinmanyotherways,too.Sometimeswemoveourheadsupanddownwhenwe

wanttosay“yes”,andweshakeourheadswhenwewanttosayunoSomepeoplecan'thearor

speak.Theytalkwiththehelpofgestures(•手势).Peoplefromothercountriesoftenhavetodoit

iftheydon'tknowyourlanguage.

Hereisastory.AnAmericanwasoncehavinghisholidayinItaly,buthecouldnotspeak

Italian.Onedayhewenttoarestaurantandsatdownatatable.Whenthewaitercame,(heAmerican

openedhismouth,puthisfingersinitandtookthemoutagain.Inthiswayhewantedtosay“Bring

mesomethingtoeat”.Thewaitersoonbroughthimacupoftea.TheAmericanshookhisheadand

lliuwaiterundcrsloodihalIK:didn'twaullea.Sohelooki(awayandbroughthimaglassofmilk.

TheAmericanshookhisheadagain.Hewasveryhungrynowandlookedsad.Hewasjustgoingto

leavetherestaurantwhenanothermancamein.Whenthismansawthewaiter,heputhishandson

hisstomach(H).Inafewminutestherewasalargeplateofbreadandmeatonthetabicinfrontof

him.

8.Sometimespeoplemovetheirheadswhen:heywanttosay"yes”.

A.rightandlellB.lastandslow

C.hardandeasyD.upanddown

9.Ifpeoplewantiosay,theymayshaketheirheads.

A.“no”B.“yes”

C."words"D.“OK”

10.Ifyoucant,youmaytalkwiththehelpofgestures.

A.writeandreadB.sayorsing

C.hearandspeakD.goorcome

Asia'smountainglaciers。水"I)willloseatleastathirdoftheirmassthroughglobal

warmingbythecentury'send,withseriousconsequencesfbrmillionsofpeoplewhorelyonthem

forfreshwater,researchershavesaid.ThehighmountainsofAsiaconsistofageographicalregion

surroundingtheTibetanPlateau,holdingthebiggeststoreoffrozenwateroutsidethepoles.Itfeeds

manyoftheworld'sgreatrivers,includingtheGanges,theIndusandtheYarlungZangboRiver,on

whichhundredsofmillionsofpeopledepend.

Nearly200nationsadoptedtheParisAgreementin2015,whichsetsthegoaloflimiting

warmingtoalevelof“wellbelow”2℃,while“pursuingeflforts”toachievealowerceilingof

l.5℃.Earth'ssurfacehasalreadywarmedbyabout1℃,accordingtoscientists.

TheAsianhighmountains,thenewstudysaid,werealreadywanningmorerapidlythanthe

globalaverage.Aglobaltemperatureriseof1.5℃wouldmeananaverageincreaseintheregionof

about2.l℃,withdifferencesbetweenmountainranges-allofwhichwillwarmbymorethan

1.5℃.TheHinduKushmountainrangewouldwarmbyabout2.3℃andtheeasternHimalaya

Mountainsby1.9℃,thestudyforecast.

“Eveniftemperaturesstabilizeattheircurrentlevel,(glacier)masslosswillcontinuefor

decadeslocuincjihcresearchersadded.^Forthehighiiiounlainglacierslosurvive,itisvitalLo

reducetheglobaltemperatureincreasetothelowestpossiblelevel.”

AstudyinJulyinthejournalNatureClimateChangesaidtherewasonlya5%chanceof

holdingglobalwanningunder2℃.For1.5℃,thechancev/asaboutI%.Oncurrenttrends,some

expertsprojectEarthisontracktowarmbyabout3℃.

11.WhatisstressedaboutAsia'smountainglaciersinthefirstparagraph?

A.1hereasonlorilsmelting.

B.Itsimportance.

C.Itsgeographicalcondition.

D.Theconsequencescausedbyitsdecrease.

12.Whatdoweknowaboutthetemperatureontheearth'ssurface?

A.Itkeepsupitsnormallevel.

B.IthasrisentoomuchsincetheParisAgreementwasmade.

C.ItisfarbelowthelevelthattheParisAgreementdemands.

D.Itisnearthelov/erceilingthattheParisAgreementdemands.

13.Howmayweguaranteetheseglaciers,continuedexistence,accordingtoresearchers?

A.Holdglobalwarmingunder2℃.

B.Trylosavewaterasmuchaswecan.

C.Keepglobaltemperatureincreasetoaminimum.

D.Maketheglobaltemperaturestableatitscurrentlevel.

14.Howdocstheauthordevelopthepassage?

A.Givingexamples.B.Describing.

C.Presentingdata.D.Comparing.

Thepoaching,orillegalkilling,ofrhinos（犀牛）inSouthAfricaisgrowingworseeach

year.Thegovernmentrecentlyreportedthatarecordnumberofrhinoswerepoachedin2014,a

yearwhichhadmorerhinokillingsinSouthAfricathaneverbefore.

TheWorldWildlifeFund,orWWF,saysabout20,000rhinosliveinSouthAfrica.That

ismorethan80percentoftherhinosintheworld.EdnaMolewa,SouthAfrica'senvironmental

issuesminister,says,“During2014,wearesadlosay（his,1,215rhinoswerekilled.Thisis

aiibcinlliciiumbciufpuaulicdiliinusfium1004in2013andindeedvciywoiiyiiig.”

Theanimalsarehuntedfortheirhorns（犀牛角）.ManypeopleinAsiabelievethehornhas

curingpower,whichdrivespoachers,atallcosts,madformorehorns.Butthereisnoscientific

evidenceforthisbelief.Thehornismadeofkeratin.Thatisthesamethingashumanhair,

fingernailsandtoenails.

Ms.Molevvasaid386suspectedpoacherswerearrestedlastyear,anincreasefrom（he

yearbefore.Butrhinoprotectionworkerssaypoachersoftengounpunishedafterarrest.South

Africa'slegalsystemisineffective.Ms.MolewasaidmoreneedstobedoneandSouthAfricais

takingstrongmeasurestoprotectrhinos.Theeffortsincludemovingsomeoftheanimalstosecret

placesinneighboringcountries."Nowapproximately100rhinoshavebeenmovedtoneighboring

statesintheSADCregionduring2014and200morerhinoswillbemovedthisycaf'Molcwa

said.

JoShaw,therhinoprogrammanagerattheWWF,said,"we'retalkingaboutalossofa

hundredrhinosamonth.Ormorethanthreeaday.Wcreallyneedtoseeeffectiveactionnotjust

atanationallevelbutinternationally."Shesaysofficialsshouldfindthecriminalgroups

responsibleforthepoachingandpunishthem.GovernmentofficialsaretomeetinBotswanain

MarchattheInter-governmentalConferenceonIllegalWildlifeTrade.

15.Whatdoweknowaboutrhinos?

A.HalfoftherhinosliveinSouthAfrica.

B.Lessthan1,0C0rhinoswerekilledin2013.

C.Thekillingreachedthehighestpointin2014.

D.Thereareonly20,000rhinosleftintheworld.

16.Whatisthemainreasonforpeopletohuntrhinos?

A.Togetmorekeratin.

B.Toprotectthefarmland.

C.Tousethemtordecoration.

D.Tomakemoneyfromhorns.

17.JoShawthinksthat.

A.manycriminalgroupsarewellorganized

B.newlawsareneededtopunishthekillers

C.rhinoprotectionneedsinternationalcooperation

D.conferencesaboutprotectingrhinosaretobeheldeveryyear

18.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?

A.Rhinoprotectionhasalongwaytogo.

B.Noonewouldliketobuyhornsinthefuture.

C.Theillegalkillingofrhinoswillsoondisappear.

D.RhinoslivinginSouthAfricawillmovetoothercountries.

AtypicalschooldayintheUKstartsaround8:30am.Thisisoftenevenearlier

elsewhereintheworld,withstudentssittingdowntotheirfirstlessonat7:30amintheUS.The

averageteenagerideallyneedseighttoninehours'sleepeachnight,butinrealityalotofteenagers

struggletogetthismuch.Alotoftheproblemshappenbecauseoursleeppatternsarenotfixed,and

theychangeaswegrow.

Soalaterschoolstarttimecouldhelptosolvethisproblem,byensuringtogettheireight

plushoursofsleepandreactproperlytotheirbody'snaturalrhythms(规律).Therehasbeena

generalchangeoverthepast25yearstoshortentheschoolday,Thisisnotatthecostofteaching

time(whichhasremainedconstant)butatthecostofnaturalbreaks,whichhasledtoreducedlunch

timeandlessonbreaks.

Laterstarttimescouldhelpteens,gradesandhealth.Thisismainlybecauseitmakesthe

managementofchildreneasier.Managinghundredsofchildren“playing“requireseffectivestaffing.

Andthereisalwaysthefearthatbehaviorworsensduringbreaks.Sothetheorygoesthathaving

theminclassandstrictlymanagedmustbebelter.

Butthismeansthatstudentsbarelyhaveenoughtimetoabsorbwhattheyweredoingin

mathsbeforesuddenlytheyareforcedtostudyancienthistory.Andteachingstaffalsomove

llnouglifromoneclassluauollicr,withhardlyarestortimelorefocus.

Clearlyrethinkingtheschooldaycouldbenefiteveryoneincluded.Anyway,itcouldalso

leadtobetterachievementinteenagersandlessofastruggleforparentsinthemornings.For

teachers,ilcouldalsomeanalessstressfuldayallaroundandwhatcouldbebelterthanthat?

19.AtwhattimedothestudentsstarttheirfirstlessonintheUS?

A.7:00B.7:30

C.8:U0D.

20.Howdoschoolsoftenshortentheschoolday?

A.Theyreducechildren'slunchtimeandlessonbreaks.

B.Theyreducetheteachingtime.

C.Theyproperlyadjustchildreifnaturalrhythms.

D.Theyincreasemoreholidays.

21.What'sthepurposeoftheshortlessonbreaksaccordingtothetext?

A.rIbmakechildrenbehavebetterinclass.

B.Tomakechildrenquicklytakeinwhattheylearned.

C.Toreducechildren'sexcitement.

D.Tomanagechildrenmoreeasily.

22.Whatcanweleamaboutlaterschoolstarttimefromthetext?

A.Itwilladdtotheteacher'spressure.

B.Ithasalwaysbeentherefor25years.

C.Parentsmaysupportit.

D.Itbenefitsthestudentsonly.

InAlaska,theUS,thegrizzlybearsarenotalonebecauseofTimothyTreadwell.

Everyoneknowsthatgrizzlybearscanbeverydangeroustopeople.However,peoplecanbe

periloustogrizzlybears,too,becausetheirfurandfoodarcbeneficialforsomepeople.Infact,half

ofthegrizzlybearsdiebeforetheyarefiveyearsold,eventhoughtheycanliveforabout30years.

Grizzlybearshibernateeverywinter.Theysleepforseveralmonths.Duringthisperiod,they

don'twakeuporeatanything.Whentheywakeupinthespring,thegrizzliesareindanger.But

Timothycanprotectthem.Hesleepsinatentnearthebearsandbathesinariverwiththem.People

dunothurlthebearswhenTiinuthyiswithihcin.

TimothywenttoAlaskaforthefirsttimeabout17yearsago.Hewasattractedbythebeauty

ofthelandandtheprettinessoftheanimals.Whenhelearnedthatpeoplekillmanygrizzlybears

everyyear,Timothydeterminedtoprotect(hegrizzlybearsandtokeep(hebearssafefromdanger,

soheliveswiththebearsfbrfourtofivemonthseveryyear.Atthebeginning,Timothy'sparents

didn'tagree,butlater,theyfirmlysupportedhimtodoso,becausetheyalsowantedtoprotectbears

ashim.

Timothyhaslivedwiththegrizzlieseveryspringfbrabout17years.Somebearsarenowhis

friends.Hegavethemnames.HisfriendBooblesometimesgiveshimfishwhichhelikes.Hisfriend

Lazysleepsnearhistenteverynight.Everywinter,whenthebearshibernate,Timothyreturnstohis

homeinCalifornia.ThenheteacheschildrenandadultsabouthisfriendsinAlaska.

23.What'sthepossiblemeaningoftheunderlinedv/ord^perilous^inthefirstparagraph?

A.PowerfulB.DangerousC.GenerousD.Friendly

24.HowdocsTimothyprotectgrizzlybears?

A.Timothyliveswithbearsfbrfourtofivemonthseveryyeartoprotectthem.

B.Timothyprotectsthebearseveryyearwith(hehelpofhisfriendsinAlaska.

C.Timothy'sparentshelphimtoprotectthebearstogether.

D.Timothysetupsometentsforthebearstoescapefromdanger.

25.Fromthepassage,weknowthat.

A.Peopledon'thurtthebearsbecausetheyareafraidofTimothy'sgun.

B.TimothywenttoAlaskatoenjoythebeautyoftheland.

C.Timothylivesinpeaceandharmonywiththedangerousbears.

D.BoobleenjoyseatingfishandsleepingnearTimothy'stent.

26.Thebesttitleofthepassageis.

A.TheGrizzlyBearB.ManandAnimals

C.ExperienceinAlaskaD.TheBearMan

Ifanoisyneighborisblastingmusicatallhoursofthedayandnight,drowningout

yourphoneconversationsandinterruptingyoursleep,youcancallthepolice.Butwhatisawhaleto

do?

Naturalnoisefromwaves,wind,rainandevenearthquakesiscommoninoceans.

Unfortunately,man-madenoisefromoilandgasdrilling,sonar,andshipsisalsopresent.

LowfrequencynoisehasdoubledofftheCaliforniacoasteverydecadesince(henineteen

sixties.Themainreasonsareships'propellersTheynotonlygeneratecontinuous

lowfrequencysound,somepropellerscavitate（形成气穴）,whichmeanstheycreateairbubbles

thatcollapse,creatingloudpoppingsounds.

Whalesuselowfrequencycallstocommunicateacrossthousandsofmilesofocean.

Theyarcthreatenedbynoisepollutionbecauseitcanpreventthemfromcontactingeachotherand

fromlocatingtheirfoods.Endangeredhumpbackandrightwhales,whichusefibrousbaleen

tostrainibodfromthewater,arethemostatrisk.

ScientistsstudyingrightwhalesoffCanada'seastcoasthavediscoveredthatwhalesare

sendingloudercallsthroughthewatertomakethemselvesheard.Becausetheyinvestmoreenergy

inmakingcalls,theyhavelessenergyavailableforfindingfoodandmating.Otherscientists

measuringwhalecallsagainstbackgroundnoisepollutionhavediscoveredthatrightwhaleshave

lostabouteightypercentoftheirnormalcommunicationarea.Thiscouldseriouslyaffectsurvival

ofthisalreadythreatenedspecies.

Scientistsdon'thavebadgesandguns,buttheyaretryingtocorrectthenoisepollution

problem.Bytrackingshipsandmarinemammalsandunderstandinghownoisetravels,theyare

creatingsoundmaps.Theyhopetogetshippinglanesmovedsothatthenoisepollutionships

createwillnotoverlapwithareasmostimportanttothewhales.

27.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A.Whalesareindangerbecauseofthenoise.

B.Noisepollutionisaffectingwhales.

C.Naturalnoiseisgoodforwhales.

D.Howtoprotectwhalesendangered.

28.ThefollowingstatementsaretrueEXCEPT.

A.Youcancallllicpuliucifyuuaicdisluibcdbyanuisyncigliboi.

B.LowfrequencynoisehasdoubledofftheCanadiancoasteverydecadesincethe1960s.

C.Noisepollutioncanpreventwhalesfromcontactingeachotherandfromlocatingprey.

D.Endangeredhunpbackandrightwhalesarcthemostatrisk.

29.Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthat.

A.someareasiinportanltowhalesareoverlappedwiththeshiplanes

B.scientistsarecreatingthesoundmapsbytrackingshipsandmarinemammals

C.ifscientistshaveguns,theycancorrectthenoisepollution

D.scientistshaveworkedoutaplantoprotect(hewhales

30.Accordingtoscientists,.

A.rightwhalesofftheCaliforniancoasthavebeenindangerbecauseofthelossofthe

energy

B.rightwhalescannotfindfoodandmatefortheylosealotoflivingarea

C.therearcabout20%ofthenormalcommunicationareasstillavailablefortheright

whales

D.therightwhalesalwaysinvestmostoftheirenergyformakingcalls

Childrenarcourfuture,andit'suptoustoarmthemwiththetoolstosucceed.Sadly,

today'schildrenarebeingarmedwithmoredangeroustoolslikeweapons(武器).drugsandgangs.

Oncearelativelypeacefulenvironment,manyschoolyardsoftodayarebecomingunsafeforboth

studentsandteachers.

Homeschoolsareavailabletogiveyouchoices.Homeschoolingprovidestop-quality

education,flexibility,andfreedomtocreateyourownschedule.AtHeritageHomeSchoolwe

believethechoiceshouldbeyours.

Thanksinparttomoderntechnology,homeschoolinginformationisbecomingreadily

availableacrossournation.ArecentstudybytheITBS(IowaTestsofBasicSkills)andTAP(Tests

ofAchievementandProficiency)showsusthatstudentsofhomeschoolsdoparticularlywellwhen

comparedwiththenationwideaverage.Ineverysubjectateverygradelevel,studentsofhorns

schoolingscoredobviouslyhigherthanthoseinpublicandprivateschools.

Ifyou'renewtohomeschooling,youmaybeaskingyourself,uWillhomeschoolsreally

workformychildren?”

Fact:Anationwidestudyusingarandom(任意)selectionof1.516familiesfoundstudentsof

homeschoolingtobescoring,onaverage,atorabovethe80thpercentileinallareason

standardizedachievementtest.

Note:Thenationalaverageonstandardizedachievementtestsisthe50lhpercentile.

Collectively,thestaffatHeritageHomeSchoolbrings65yearsofexperienceinhome

schoolingcurriculum.We'veplacedstudentsinthetop2%ofthenationinmathandmanyare

successfullymovingontocollege.

Onestudyfoundthatofthehomeschooledadults,0%wereunemployed.0%wereon

welfareand94%saidhomeeducationpreparedthemtobeindependentpersons.

Formorehomeschoolinginformation,callustodaytollfreeat(877)532-7665.

31.Wecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphthat.

A.manyschoolsarmedtheirstudentswithweapons

B.violenceandcrimeexistinmanyschoolyards

C.studentsuseweaponstodefendtheirschoolyards

D.weaponsaremoredangerousthandrugs

32.AllofthefollowingaretrueofhomeschoolsEXCEPTthat.

A.studentsarefreetochoosetheircourses

B.studentsdowellinimportantnationaltests

C.theyhelpstudentsfindjobs

D.theyhelpstudentstobeindependent

33.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?

A.Togiveinformationaboutdifferentschools.

B.Tocomparehomeschoolswithotherschools.

C.Tosuggestanewmethodofschooleducation.

D.Topersuadepeopletochoosehomeschools.

34.Theadvertisementismainlyaimedat.

A.studentsB.parentsC.teachersD.adults

HowareyouandyourfamilygoingtocelebrateEarthDay?It'sagreatdaytoget

outsideandrideabike,butLhcrcarcotherwaysyoucouldspendtheday.Herearclourbooks.You

canlearnmoreabouttheearthandtheanimalsthatmaketheworldaspecialplacetolivein.

TheBusyBeaver,byNicholasOldland

Beaverisvery,verybusy,andhedoesn'talwaysthinkcarefully.Asaresult,hemakesamess

oftheforestandendsupinhospital.Finally,herealizeshowcarelesshe'sbeenanddecidestomake

thingsrightwhenhereturnstotheforest.

LessonsfromMotherEarth,byElaineMcleod

Five-year-oldTessisvisitinghergrandmotherand,forthefirsttime,shevisitsthegarden.

Alongtheway,Tess'sgrandmothertellshertherulesof（hegarden,"Youmustalwaystakegood

careofourgarden.Neverthrowrubbisharound.Thereisplentyforeveryonetoshareifwedon't

destroythesoil.*'Thestoryisbeautifullytoldasacaringconversationbetweenachildandher

grandmother.

LuzSeestheLight,byClaudiaDavila

WhenLuz'scommunity（社区）experiencesaseriesofblack-outs（停电）,shequicklycomes

（ounderstand（heneedtosaveenergyandfindotherwaysofdoingthings.Withthehelpofher

friendsandneighbors,shecreatesacommunitygardenandparkthateveryonecanuse.Thebook

attractsmanyyoungreaders.

TheLorax,byDrSeuss

AyoungboylearnsoftheroleoftheLoraxasprotec:oi"（保护者）ofthetrees,andhowhis

homebecamepolluted.Thebookcontainsmemorableforestryconservation（森林保护）.

35.WccanlearnfromthepassagethatBeaver.

A.alwaysplansthingscarefully

B.neverlakescareoftheforest

C.decidestoleavetheforestforever

D.getshurtbecauseofhiscarelessness

36.Whichofthefollowingbooksfocusontheprotectionofforest?

A.TheBusyBeaverandTheLorax.

B.LuzSeestheLightandTheLorax.

C.TheBusyBeaverandLessonsfromMotherEarth.

D.LessonsfromMotherEarthandLuzSees（heLight.

37.Whatisllicwiilci'spuipuscinvviiling（liispassage?

A.ToprovidesomeactivitiestoEarthDay.

B.Tooffersomebookstoyoungchildren.

C.Totellreadershowtowritechildren'sbooks.

D.Toteachreadershowtoprotectourenvironment

Asbusinessesandgovernmentshavestruggledtounderstandtheso-called

millennials—bornbetweenroughly1980and2000—onefrequentconclusionhasbeenthatthey

haveauniqueloveofcities.Adeep-seatedpreferencefornightlifeandsubways,thethinkinggoes,

hasdriventherevitalizationofurbancoresacrosstheU.S.overthelastdccadc-plus.

Butthere'smountingevidencethatmillennials,loveofcitieswasapassingfling（放纵）.

Millennialsdon'tlovecitiesanymorethanpreviousgenerations.

Thelatestargumentco