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1、D. Cool the soil.2. Sea water mentioned in the passage is mainly used to _.A. water the farmsB. water the gardensC. cool the airD. make the earth cool3. What is the report mainly about?A. How to grow vegetables in hot areas.B. How to grow crops in tropical climates.C. How to cool the soil.D. How to

2、use sea water.4. It can be inferred from the passage that _.A. sea water can act as an airconditionerB. asparagus are only grown in hot placesC. the writer wants to tell us something about scientific advanceD. sea water has advantagesBWhen a leafy plant is under attack, it doesnt sit quietly. Back i

3、n 1983, two scientists, Jack Schultz and Ian Baldwin, reported that young maple trees getting bitten by insects send out a particular smell that neighboring plants can get. These chemicals come from the injured parts of the plant and seem to be an alarm. What the plants pump through the air is a mix

4、ture of chemicals known as volatile organic compounds, VOCs for short. Scientists have found that all kinds of plants give out VOCs when being attacked. Its a plants way of crying out. But is anyone listening? Apparently. Because we can watch the neighbours react. Some plants pump out smelly chemica

5、ls to keep insects away. But others do double duty. They pump out perfumes designed to attract different insects who are natural enemies to the attackers. Once they arrive, the tables are turned. The attacker who was lunching now becomes lunch. In study after study, it appears that these chemical co

6、nversations help the neighbors. The damage is usually more serious on the first plant, but the neighbors, relatively speaking, stay safer because they heard the alarm and knew what to do.Does this mean that plants talk to each other? Scientists dont know. Maybe the first plant just made a cry of pai

7、n or was sending a message to its own branches, and so, in effect, was talking to itself. Perhaps the neighbors just happened to overhear the cry. So information was exchanged, but it wasnt a true, intentional back and forth.Charles Darwin, over 150 years ago, imagined a world far busier, noisier an

8、d more intimate（亲密的） than the world we can see and hear. Our senses are weak. Theres a whole lot going on.5. What does a plant do when it is under attack?A. It makes noises. B. It gets help from other plants.C. It stands quietly.D. It sends out certain chemicals.6. What does the author mean by the t

9、ables are turned in paragraph 3?A. The attackers get attacked.B. The insects gather under the table.C. The plants get ready to fight back.D. The perfumes attract natural enemies.7. Scientists find from their studies that plants can _ .A. predict natural disasters B. protect themselves against insect

10、sC. talk to one another intentionallyD. help their neighbors when necessary8. What can we infer from the last paragraph?A. The world is changing faster than ever.B. People have stronger senses than beforeC. The world is more complex than it seemsD. People in Darwins time were imaginative.II. 七选五根据短文

11、内容，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。Easy steps to happier livingTake care of your body.Our body and mind are connected. 1 It instantly improves our mood and can even lift us out of depression. We dont all have to run marathons there are simple things we can do to be more active each day. We can spe

12、nd time outdoors, eat healthily and get enough sleep. Notice the world around you.Have you ever felt there must be more to life? Good news there is. And its right here in front of us. _2_ Learning to be more mindful and aware does wonders for our happiness, whether its on our walk to work or in the

13、way we eat. It helps us get in tune with our feelings and stops us focusing on the past or worrying about the future. Keep learning.Learning affects our happiness in lots of positive ways. 3 It also gives us a sense of accomplishment. We learn new things throughout our lives, not just through formal

14、 qualifications. We can share a skill with friends, join a club, play a new sport and so much more. 4 Helping other people is not only good for them but also good for us. It makes us happier and can help to improve our health. Giving also creates stronger connections between people and helps to buil

15、d a happier society for everyone. 5 We can also give our time, ideas and energy. So if you want to feel good, do good. These simple areas tend to make a big difference to peoples happiness and, more importantly, they are all within our control.A. Do things for others.B. Connect with people.C. Helpin

16、g is not all about money.D. We just need to stop and take notice.E. It can help us improve our physical health.F. Being active makes us happier as well as healthier.G. It exposes us to new ideas and helps us stay curious.III. 语法填空阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Last October, while tending her garden

17、 in Mora, Sweden, Lena Pahlsson pulled out a handful of small _1_ （carrot） and was about to throw them away. But something made her look closer, and she noticed a _2_ （shine） object. Yes, there beneath the leafy top of one tiny carrot was her long-lost wedding ring.Pahlsson screamed 3 loudly that he

18、r daughter came running from the house. She thought I had hurt 4 （I）,says Pahlsson. Sixteen years 5 （early）, Pahlsson had removed the diamond ring 6 （cook） a meal. When she wanted to put the ring back on later, it was gone. She suspected that one of her three daughters then ten, eight, and six had p

19、icked it up, but the girls said they hadnt. Pahlsson and her husband 7 （search） the kitchen, checking every corner, but turned up nothing. I gave up hope of finding my ring again, she says. She never replaced it. Pahlsson and her husband now think the ring probably got 8 （sweep） into a pile of kitch

20、en rubbish and was spread over the garden, 9 it remained until the carrots leafy top accidentally sprouted （生长） through it. For Pahlsson, its return was 10 wonder. IV. 书面表达假如你是李华，暑假期间，你将参加学生代表团，回访去年来你校交流的瑞典（Sweden）某中学。 请你给去年来访时住在你家的Peter写信。要点如下：1. 时间： 8月20日至8月31日；2. 参加人员：教师1人，学生30 人；3. 希望Peter带你参观该市

21、的足球俱乐部。注意：1. 词数100左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3. 信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。Dear Peter,_Yours,Li Hua 【语篇解读】你知道蔬菜在它们不适宜的气候中也可以生长吗？3. D 【解析】主旨大意题。由文中What these engineers have been using is simply cold sea water. How did they use it?可知。4. C 【解析】细节理解题。此题为根据文章内容推理，而A、D两项为作者文中明确提出的正确观点，B项文章中明确表明asparagus可在夏威夷那么热的地方种植，故A

22、、B、D三项均被排除。【语篇解读】本文是一篇科普说明文。研究发现，当植物受到攻击时，会发出VOCs，以此来保护自己或者与周围的植物通过化学物质进行交流。5. D 【解析】细节理解题。根据reported that young maple trees getting bitten by insects send out a particular smell that neighboring plants can get. These chemicals come from the injured parts of the plant and seem to be an alarm可知，当植物受到

23、伤害时，会分泌一种特殊的化学物质。6. A 【解析】词义推测题。根据Once they arrive, the tables are turned. The attacker who was lunching now becomes lunch，一旦它们到达这里，这些攻击者就会受到植物的攻击，故选A。7. B 【解析】细节理解题，根据Scientists have found that all kinds of plants give out VOCs when being attacked及Some plants pump out smelly chemicals to keep insects away. 可知答案选B。8. C 【解析】推理判断题。根据imagined a world far busier, noisier and more intimate（亲密的） than the world we can see and hear. Our senses are weak. There