1、unit 22 environmental protection.閱讀理解(共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分)atrees are useful to man in three important ways: they give him wood and other useful things, they give him cool places, and they help to stop drought and flood.unluckily, in many parts of the world, man has not found that the third of these po

2、ints is the most important.man wants to make money from trees, so he has cut them down in large numbers, only to find that without them he has lost the best friends he had.and also, he is usually too careless to plant and look after new trees.so the forests slowly disappear.this does not only mean t

3、hat man will have fewer trees.the results are even worse: for where there are trees, their roots break up soilmake the rain inand also bind(凝固) the soil, thus stopping it from being washed away easily; but where there are no trees, the rain falls on hard ground and flows away, causing floods and car

4、rying away the rich top­soil.when all the topsoil is gone, nothing is left but useless desert.【語(yǔ)篇解讀】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文。文章告訴我們樹(shù)木對(duì)人類有三種重要的用處，人類卻不合理的對(duì)待樹(shù)木以至于森林慢慢減少并且給人類帶來(lái)洪澇干旱等災(zāi)害，同時(shí)文章也暗示我們要保護(hù)森林使其免遭大量的砍伐。1the most important points of trees to man is_.athey help him to make moneybthey give him cool cthey give h

5、im wood and other thingsdthey help him to stop drought and floods【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一段和第二段第一句unluckily, in many parts of the world, man has not found that the third of these points is the most important.可知樹(shù)木對(duì)人類最重要的一點(diǎn)是他們能幫助人類阻止干旱和洪水。故選d。【答案】d2in many places forests slowly disappear because _.amany trees

6、have been cut down by man bnew trees are not well looked after cman has not paid enough attention to planting treesdall the above【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段man wants to make money from trees, so he has cut them down in large numbers, only to find that without them he has lost the best friends he had.and also, h

7、e is usually too careless to plant and look after new trees.so the forests slowly disappear.描述可知選項(xiàng)a、b、c都是人為的造成許多地方森林慢慢消失的原因。故選d。【答案】d3land becomes desert after all trees are cut down because_.aroots of trees break up the soil bthere are too many rainfallscstrong winds bring a lot of sanddthere are n

8、o longer trees to keep the rain and protect the topsoil【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章最后一段描述可知當(dāng)所有的樹(shù)木被砍伐后陸地就會(huì)變成荒漠是因?yàn)樵僖矝](méi)有樹(shù)木保留住雨水和保護(hù)表層土壤。故選d。【答案】d4which title best fits the passage?atrees and manbthe function of tree woodchow do people do with trees?dthe usage of tree roots【解析】標(biāo)題歸納題。文章第一段講樹(shù)木對(duì)人類的用處，下面幾段又講人類是怎么不合理的對(duì)待樹(shù)木的。

9、所以本文最好的題目是樹(shù)木和人類。故選a。【答案】abthere have always been a lot of commonly believed but false ideas about being fat and doing exercise.some people believe that they can't help putting on weight as they get older, while others hold that if they stop exercising, their muscles will turn into fat.here are s

10、ome more myths：i'll never lose weighti come from a fat familywrong! while we can't change the body type we are born with, we can't blame our genes for making us fat.there's plenty of evidence that fatness runs in families, and the main reason is that they share the same habits of eat

11、ing too much and exercise too little.i am fat because i burn calories slowlywrong! fatness is not caused by a slow metabolism(新陳代謝)if fact, although fat people consume more energy that slim people, they also fail to realize how much they eat! keeping a diary can help you work out your daily food int

12、ake more accurately.exercise is boringwrong! anything will become boring if you do it repetitively.the key is to develop a balanced and varied program that's fun as well as progressive.if you enjoy a sunday walk, take a different route.if you do yoga, try a taichi class.if you like swimming, set

13、 yourself a distance or time challenge.no pain, no gainwrong! exercise is not meant to hurt.indeed, pain is your body telling you something's wrong, and continuing to exercise could lead to serious injury.you may experience mild discomfort as you begin to exercise regularly, but this your body a

14、dapting to the positive changes in your lifestyle and the aches should disappear relatively quickly.if you don't, rest and seek medical advice.【語(yǔ)篇解讀】本文旨在澄清人們關(guān)于肥胖和運(yùn)動(dòng)的幾個(gè)認(rèn)識(shí)上的誤區(qū)。作者告訴我們：“肥胖與遺傳無(wú)關(guān)；肥胖不是因?yàn)樾玛惔x緩慢；運(yùn)動(dòng)可以是有趣的；運(yùn)動(dòng)不以疼痛為代價(jià)”。5what does the author think about being fat?ait is the family genes that

15、make people fat.bpeople are fat because they consume too little energy.ca diary of exercise can prevent people from becoming fat.dit is the consequence of people's unbalanced lifestyle.【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段的句子“and the main reason is that they share the same habits of eating too much and exercise too l

16、ittle”可知，人們肥胖的主要原因是生活方式的不平衡，表現(xiàn)為吃得太多而運(yùn)動(dòng)太少。故選d。【答案】d6according to the author, how can we make exercise more interesting?aby taking varied exercise.bby choosing simple exercise.cby doing regular exercise.dby sticking to outdoor exercise.【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段的句子“the key is to develop a balanced and varied pro

17、gram that's fun as well as progressive.”可知，多樣化的運(yùn)動(dòng)可使運(yùn)動(dòng)變得有趣。故選a。【答案】a7what is the author's opinion about “no pain, no gain” in exercising?akeeping fit is essentially a painful experience.bexercise should be stopped if continuous pain is felt.cpain in exercise is a precondition for reaching you

18、r goal.dgetting used to pain leads to positive changes in your body.【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段的句子“exercise is not meant to hurt.indeed, pain is your body telling you something's wrong, and continuing to exercise could lead to serious injury.”作者認(rèn)為運(yùn)動(dòng)只會(huì)帶來(lái)輕微的“不適”，“疼痛”是生病的征兆，繼續(xù)運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)造成嚴(yán)重?fù)p傷。故疼痛持續(xù)，應(yīng)停止運(yùn)動(dòng)。故選b。【答案】b8w

19、hat is the purpose of the passage?ato declare the importance of keeping fit.bto clarify some misconceptions about fatness and exercise.cto confirm what has long been believed about keeping fit.dto explain some medical facts about being fat and doing exercise.【解析】寫作意圖題。根據(jù)第一段的句子“there have always been

20、 a lot of commonly believed but false ideas about being fat and doing exercise.”可知，作者寫本文是為了指出人們關(guān)于肥胖和運(yùn)動(dòng)的認(rèn)識(shí)誤區(qū)。故選b。【答案】bcwhen paul was a boy growing up in utah, he happened to live near a copper smelter (煉銅廠), and the chemicals that poured out had made a wasteland out of what used to be a beautiful for

21、est.one day a young visitor looked at this wasteland and called it an awful area.paul knocked him down.from then on, something happened inside him.years later paul was back in the area, and he went to the smelter office.he asked if they had any plans or if they would let him try to bring the trees b

22、ack.the answer from that big industry was “no”paul then went to college to study the science of plants.unfortunately, his teachers said there weren't any birds or squirrels to spread the seeds.it would be a waste of his life to try to do it.everyone knew that, he was told.even if he was knowledg

23、eable as he had expected, he wouldn't get his idea accepted.paul later got married but his dream would not die.and then one night he did what he could with what he had.as samuel johnson wrote, “it is common to overlook what is near by keeping the eye fixed on something remote.attainable good is

24、often ignored by minds busied in wide ranges.” under the cover of darkness, he went secretly into the wasteland and started planting.and every week, he made his secret journey into the wasteland and planted trees and grass.for fifteen years he did this against the_plain_common_sense.slowly rabbits a

25、ppeared.later, as there was legal pressure to clean up the environment, the company actually hired paul to do what he was already doing.now the place is fourteen thousand acres of trees and grass and bushes, and paul has received almost every environmental award utah has.it took him until his hair t

26、urned white, but he managed to keep that impossible vow (誓言) he made to himself as a child.【語(yǔ)篇解讀】本文主要講述的就是paul用自己的毅力實(shí)現(xiàn)了自己的理想，讓一塊污染之地成為了綠洲。 9when paul was a boy, _.ahe had decided never to leave his hometownbthe economy of utah depended wholly on the copper smelterche hit a young visitor because of h

27、is comments on the wastelanddhe stopped the copper smelter polluting the area【解析】綜合判斷題。 根據(jù)第一、二段可知，paul小時(shí)候住在煉銅廠附近，深受其害(動(dòng)物沒(méi)了，樹(shù)木少了)，從小就立志改變這種狀況，所以他幾年后就到工廠去，詢問(wèn)工廠是否制定計(jì)劃植樹(shù)或讓他植樹(shù)，但工廠拒絕了。這就說(shuō)明當(dāng)時(shí)還沒(méi)有環(huán)境保護(hù)法。d選項(xiàng)的時(shí)態(tài)錯(cuò)誤。【答案】c10paul went to college to study the science of plants, because _.ahe wanted to find out the b

28、est way to save the area himselfbhe was interested in planting trees since he was youngche wanted to get more knowledgeable people to help himdhe thought his knowledge would make his advice more convincing【解析】推理判斷題。 從第二段中paul 沒(méi)有說(shuō)服工廠植樹(shù)，樹(shù)立環(huán)保意識(shí)可知，他認(rèn)為知識(shí)會(huì)使他的建議更有說(shuō)服力，故選d項(xiàng)。【答案】d11what does the underlined ph

29、rase “the plain common sense” probably mean? ait was impossible for trees to grow on the wasteland.bhis normal work and life would be greatly affected.cno one would like to join him in the efforts.dhe had to keep everything he did secret.【解析】詞義猜測(cè)題。 從短語(yǔ)的上下文可知paul每天秘密地去那片荒地植樹(shù)。這么做是明知道荒地上種不了樹(shù)，還這么做。【答案】a

30、12the company hired paul to plant trees and grass because_.athey realized the importance of environmentalprotectionbwhat paul was doing moved themcpaul persuaded them to help himdthey had legal pressure【解析】細(xì)節(jié)推斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段最后一句later, as there was legal pressure to clean up the environment, the company a

31、ctually hired paul to do what he was already doing.可知由于法律上的壓力，故選d項(xiàng)。【答案】dda chinese actor's divorce from his wife, over her alleged extramarital affair, has social media buzzing, with posts about the subject gaining over five billion views.wang baoqiang announced online on sunday that he was divo

32、rcing his wife, ma rong, and sacking his agent, song zhe. he alleged that his marriage broke down after his wife had an affair with his agent, and that she had also transferred the couple's joint assets. ma has hit back at wang, accusing him of abandoning their family.the topic has sparked a deb

33、ate about relationships and divorce. it seems wang's situation has struck a chord with manywhich could explain the number of views, which are high even by chinese standards.the divorce quickly became a top trending topic in china. according to micro blog sina weibo, posts with the hashtag “wang

34、baoqiang divorce” have been viewed over five billion times. chinese netizens seem to have rallied around wang, with topics like “wang don't cry”“wang we support you”， quickly trending after news of the divorce spread. statistics by weibo showed that 47% of netizens' posts condemned ma for he

35、r affair, saying it had shattered her family. but why are they so interested? what is it about this one that's got all of china ruffled up?some people feel that this divorce seems to fit a certain tropeof a beautiful but ordinary girl marrying a rich but less good­looking man. it is not unc

36、ommon to hear the belief that a couple has to “match” at every levelbe it in status, or physical appearancefor a relationship to work out. wang and ma's split has many people wondering if uneven matches are unlikely to succeed.a lot of social media discussion has also centred around divorce, and

37、 in particular how people can protect themselves. wang has alleged that his wife transferred and hid some of the couple's assets. they're a wealthy coupletheir assets, according to chinese media, include nine flats, a bmw car and various luxury goods. as a result, people are debating the imp

38、ortance of protecting individual assets, even after marriage.【語(yǔ)篇解讀】本文主要講述了王寶強(qiáng)的離婚事件引發(fā)了很多網(wǎng)民的熱議，很多人都同情他的遭遇，這一事件也給人們帶來(lái)了很多思考，通過(guò)這一事件告訴大家為什么對(duì)明星的離婚事件會(huì)如此引人關(guān)注。13what is the possible reason why wang baoqiang wanted a divorce?ahe abandoned his wife and family deliberatelybhe wanted to make his divorce a top tre

39、nding topic on the internet.che found his wife had an affair with his agent and that she had also transferred the couple's joint assets.d. he wanted to protect himself and individual assets.【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中的“he alleged that his marriage broke down after his wife had an affair with his agent, and

40、 that she had also transferred the couple's joint assets.”可知，王寶強(qiáng)發(fā)現(xiàn)妻子馬蓉和經(jīng)紀(jì)人私通并轉(zhuǎn)移共同財(cái)產(chǎn)后提出的離婚，故c項(xiàng)正確。【答案】c14which of the following is true according to the passage?ait is ma rong who should take responsibility for the divorce.ba couple has to “match” at every level for a relationship to work out.cif

41、they get divorced, wang baoqiang will have an equal share of their joint assets.dthe announcement of the divorce has made netizens debate the uneven matches and the protection of individual assets in marriage.【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三、四段內(nèi)容可知，王寶強(qiáng)離婚事件引起了網(wǎng)民對(duì)王寶強(qiáng)和馬蓉在婚姻的不平等及保護(hù)個(gè)人財(cái)產(chǎn)等話題的熱議，故d項(xiàng)正確。【答案】d15. what is the te

42、xt mainly about?awang baoqiang announced online that he was divorcing his wife, ma rong.buneven matches are unlikely to succeed.cit is important to protect individual assets, even after marriage.dwhy a celebrity divorce has aroused netizens' interest. 【解析】主旨大意題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段中的“but why are they so inte

43、rested? what is it about this one that's got all of china ruffled up？”可知，本文通過(guò)王寶強(qiáng)的離婚事件告訴大家為什么對(duì)明星的離婚事件會(huì)如此引人關(guān)注，故d項(xiàng)正確。【答案】d.閱讀填句(共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分)public speaking trainingget a coach_16_， so get help. since there are about a billion companies out there all ready to offer you public speaking training

44、and courses, here are some things to look for when deciding the training that's right for you.focus on positives any training you do to become more effective at public speaking should always focus on the positive aspects of what you already do well. nothing can hurt confidence more than being to

45、ld that you aren't doing well._17_， so good public speaking training should develop those instead of telling you what you shouldn't do._18_if you find a public speaking course that looks as though it's going to give you lots of dos and don'ts, walk away! your brain is so full of what

46、 you're going to be talking about._19_. as far as we're concerned, there are basically no hard and fast rules about public speaking. your audience can be your friends.you are a special person not a clonemost importantly, good public speaking training should treat you as a special one, with y

47、our own personal habits._20_. your training course should help you bring out your personality, not try to turn you into someone you're not.ayou aren't like anybody elsebyou already do lots of things wellcturn your back on too many rulesdcheck the rules about dos and don'tsewhatever the p

48、resentation, public speaking is toughfthe one thing you don't want is for them to fall asleepgso trying to force a whole set of rules into it will just make things worse【語(yǔ)篇解讀】文章講述了進(jìn)行公共演講的訓(xùn)練要點(diǎn)。 你可以找到一個(gè)教練幫助你進(jìn)行公眾演講訓(xùn)練也可以參加公眾演講訓(xùn)練課，并且指出應(yīng)該找到適合自己的培訓(xùn)機(jī)構(gòu)。16【解析】根據(jù)下一句ready to offer you public speaking traini

49、ng and courses可知，開(kāi)頭說(shuō)的是與public speaking 有關(guān)的問(wèn)題。故選e。【答案】e17【解析】本題位于段中，通過(guò)上下文得出選項(xiàng)。后一句so good public speaking training should develop those與空格形成因果關(guān)系，所以空格中應(yīng)表達(dá)“你已經(jīng)做得很好了”的含義，所以b選項(xiàng)是正確答案。【答案】b18【解析】本題位于段首，為整段的主旨大意。本段第一句中提到lots of dos and don'ts, walk away!【答案】c19【解析】從前句your brain is so full of what you'

50、;re going to be talking about, 可知后一空與前一空形成因果關(guān)系，腦子里裝滿了條條框框只會(huì)使情況變得更糟。故選g。【答案】g20【解析】小標(biāo)題為you are a special person not a clone以及treat you as a special one, with your own personal habits可以得出答案you aren't like anybody else(與眾不同)。故答案選a。【答案】a.完形填空(共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分)we waiters need to face all kinds of

51、customers every day.when something goes wrong, we should have the ability to keep on going and _21_the customers.i remember my first job was at a fine restaurant.one day, the manager informed all the cooks and _22_that a vip group were coming for _23_.the group were vips in the city's restaurant

52、s _24_ 10 people.after they arrived, we let them get _25_ comfortably and drinks were ordered._26_，the head waiter would be the person in _27_ of wine service.however, the manager asked me to serve that noon.i had never served a group of 10, _28_ had i done wine service.when it's turn to _29_one

53、 of the wine glasses in front of a young woman, somehow i lost my trip(抓)and the other _30_fell on top of her, and then to the floor and _31_in pieces.i felt _32_and apologized many times to the woman and to the rest of the group.quickly, the manager _33_ my aid, helped in the clean­up, and sen

54、t out their _34_ right away.the group forgave me and the young woman repeatedly informed me it's ok._35_on that day, my manager told me，“mistakes and_36_do happen.if you know why they happened, learn from it and move on, _37_you still have a table to serve.keep your head up and be confident.the

55、glasses are _38_.”i understand why he was truly a well respectable restaurant manager within our _39_.his close relationship with the group made the situation calm and the group _40_me for that.【語(yǔ)篇解讀】本文講述作者在服務(wù)客人的過(guò)程中犯了一些錯(cuò)誤，經(jīng)理及時(shí)出現(xiàn)并處理和控制住局面，從這位經(jīng)理身上受益匪淺。21a.pleasebattractcinvitedwelcome【解析】句意：當(dāng)出錯(cuò)時(shí)，我們應(yīng)該有

56、能力繼續(xù)服務(wù)顧客。根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知選a項(xiàng)。【答案】a22a.cookersbservantscwaitersdcleaners【解析】句意：一天，經(jīng)理通知廚師和服務(wù)員，有一個(gè)vip客戶團(tuán)隊(duì)要來(lái)吃午餐。根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知選c項(xiàng)。【答案】c23a.mealbdinnercbreakfastdlunch【解析】句意：一天，經(jīng)理通知廚師和服務(wù)員，有一個(gè)vip客戶團(tuán)隊(duì)要來(lái)吃午餐。根據(jù)下文however, the manager asked me to serve that noon.可知選d項(xiàng)。【答案】d24a.made up ofblet in as cadded up todrecognized as【解析】

57、句意：這些客人都是重要的客戶，由10個(gè)人組成。根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知選a項(xiàng)。【答案】a25a.satisfiedbseatedcdresseddintroduced【解析】句意：當(dāng)他們到達(dá)后，我們讓他們舒適地坐下，上了所點(diǎn)的飲料。get seated就坐，故選b項(xiàng)。【答案】b26a.quicklybrapidlycnormallydnaturally【解析】句意：像往常一樣，領(lǐng)班負(fù)責(zé)酒水。根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知選c項(xiàng)。【答案】c27a.chargebchangechonordfavor【解析】句意：像往常一樣，領(lǐng)班負(fù)責(zé)酒水。in charge of 負(fù)責(zé)，故選a項(xiàng)。【答案】a28a.neverbeverclittlednor【解析】句意：我從來(lái)沒(méi)有服務(wù)過(guò)這么大的一個(gè)團(tuán)隊(duì)，也從來(lái)沒(méi)有服務(wù)過(guò)酒水。根據(jù)never可知選d項(xiàng)。【答案】d29a.setbbrokecshookdcut【解析】句意：輪到給前面一位女士上酒杯，我沒(méi)有抓住，另外一個(gè)酒杯掉到她的身上，再掉到地上，摔成碎片。根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知選a項(xiàng)。【答案】a30a.winebglassesccoffeedcookers【解析】句意：輪到給前面一位女士上酒杯，我沒(méi)有抓住，另外一個(gè)酒杯掉到她的身上，再掉