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实战演练

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　　SectionI缤纷自然篇

　　Passage1

　　Weknowthatmanyanimalsdonotstayinoneplace.Birds,fishandotheranimalsmovefromoneplacetoanotheratacertaintime.Theymovefordifferentreasons:

mostofthemmovetofindfoodmoreeasily,butothersmovetogetawayfromplacesthataretoocrowded.

　　Whencoldweathercomes,manybirdsmovetowarmerplacestofindfood.Somefishesgivebirthinwarmwaterandmovetocoldwatertofeed.Themostfamousmigration（迁移）isprobablythemigrationoffish,whichiscalled“salmon”.Thisfishisborninfreshwaterbutittravelsmanymilestosaltwater.Thereitspendsitslife.Whenitisold,itreturnstoitsbirthplaceinfreshwater.Thenitgivesbirthanddies.InnorthernEurope,thereisakindofmouse.Theyleavetheirmountainhomeswhentheybecometoocrowded.Theymovedowntothelowland.Sometimestheymoveallthewaytotheseaside,andmanyofthemarekilledwhentheyfallintothesea.

　　Recently（近来）,scientistshavestudiedthemigrationofakindoflobster（龙虾）.Everyyear,

　　whentheseasonofthebadweatherarrives,thelobstersgetintoalonglineandstarttowalk

　　acrosstheflooroftheocean.Nobodyknowswhytheydothis,andnobodyknowswheretheygo.

　　So,sometimesweknowwhyhumansandanimalsmovefromoneplacetoanother,butatother

　　timeswedon’t.Maybelivingthingsjustliketotravel.

　　1.Mostanimalsmovefromoneplacetoanotheratacertaintimeto_______.

　　A.givebirthB.enjoywarmerweather

　　C.findfoodmoreeasilyD.findbeautifulplaces

　　2.Thefishcalled“salmon”spendsalongtimein______.

　　A.saltwaterB.riversC.freshwaterD.itsbirthplace

　　3.ThemiceinnorthernEuropemovewhen_______.

　　A.theygivebirthB.theplacegetstoocrowded

　　C.theweatherisbadD.theyhaven’tenoughfood

　　4.Thelobstersmove________.

　　A.tothefreshwaterB.atacertaintimeC.totheunderseaD.tofindmorefood

　　5.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

　　A.Animalsmovetofindfoodmoreeasily.

　　B.Themigrationofthefishcalled“salmon”isthemostfamousmigration.

　　C.Livingthingsmovefromoneplacetoanotherbecausetheyliketotravel.

　　D.Sometimesweknowwhyandhowlivingthingsmovefromoneplacetoanother,butsometimeswedon’t.

　　Passage2

　　Ifyoulookattheskyonenightandseesomethingmovingandshiningthatyouhaveneverseenbefore,itmightbeacomet（彗星）.

　　Acometsometimeslookslikeastar.Likeaplanet,acomethasnolightofitsown.Itshinesfromthesunlightitreflects（反射）.Liketheearth,acometgoesroundthesun,butonamuchlongerpath（轨道）thantheearthtravels.

　　Ifacometisn’tastar,whatisitthen?

　　Somescientiststhinkthatalargepartofacometiswaterfrozenintopiecesoficeandmixedwithironandrockdustandperhapsafewbigpiecesofrock.Whensunshinemelts（融化）theiceinthecomet,greatcloudsofgasgotrailingafterit.Theseclouds,togetherwiththedust,formalongtail.

　　Manypeopleperhapshaveseenacomet.Howevernooneknowshowmanycometsthereare.Theremaybemillionsofcomets,butonlyafewcomecloseenoughforustosee.

　　AnEnglishmannamedEdmundHalley,wholivedfrom1656to1742,foundoutalotaboutthepathsthatcometstakethroughthesky.Somecometsmoveoutofoursightandnevercomeback.Otherskeepcomingbackatregulartimes.AbigcometthatkeepscomingbackwasnamedafterHalleybecausehewastheonewhoworkedoutwhenitwouldcomebackagain.MaybeyouhaveeverseenHalley’sCometsbecausethelasttimeitcameclosetothesunandtheearthwasintheyear1986.Thenpeopleallovertheworldwereoutsideatnighttolookatit.YouwillprobablybeabletoseeHalley’sCometswhenitcomesneartheearthagain.

　　1.Acometislike________.

　　A.sunB.moonC.sunlightD.theearth

　　2.Alargepartofacometis______.

　　A.waterandrockB.waterfrozenintopiecesoficeandmixedwithiron

　　C.ice,ironandrockdustD.onlyafewbigpiecesofrock

　　3.Maybemanypeople_______.

　　A.haven’tseenanycometsB.haveseenallcomets

　　C.haveseenacometatdaytimeD.haveseenacomet

　　4.Somecometskeepcomingback________.

　　A.atanytimeB.atnoonC.atregulartimesD.atdaytime

　　5.Halley’sCometscameback_____.

　　A.in1990B.in1980C.in1986D.in1989

　　Passage3

　　Doyouknowsomethingabouttreerings（年轮）?

Doyouknowtheycantelluswhattheweatherwaslike,sometimesevenhundredsofyearsago?

　　Atreewillgrowwellinaclimate（气候）withlotsofsunshineandrainfall.Andlittlesunshineorrainfallwilllimit（限制）thegrowthofclimatebystudyingthetreerings.Forexample,tofindouttheweatheroftenyearsago,counttheringsofatreefromtheoutsidetotheinside.Ifthetenthringisfarfromtheeleventhring,thenwe’resurethatitwassunnyandrainymostofthatyear.Ifitisneartotheeleventhring,thentheclimatethatyearwasbad.

　　Treeringsareimportantnotonlyforstudyingthehistoryofweatherbutalsoforstudyingthehistoryofman.ManycenturiesagotherelivedalotofpeopleataplaceinNewMexico.Butnowyoucanfindonlysandthere—notreesandnopeople.Whathappened?

　　Ascientiststudiedtheringsofdeadtreesthere.Hefoundthatthepeoplehadtoleavebecausetheyhadcutdownallthetreestomakefiresandbuildings.Asallthetreeshadgone,thepeopletherehadtomove.

　　1._____ingoodclimate.

　　A.TreeringsgrowfarfromeachotherB.Treeringsbecomethinner

　　C.Treesdon’tneedsunshineorrainfallD.Peoplecancutdownmostofthetrees

　　2.Thescientistsareinterestedinstudyingtreeringsbecausetreeringscantell______.

　　A.whetheratreewasstrongornotB.whetherpeopletookgoodcareofthetreesornot

　　C.whethertheclimatewasgoodornotD.howoldthetreeswere

　　3.Ifyouwanttofindouttheweatheroftwentyyearsago,youshouldstudy_______.

　　A.thetwentiethringB.thetenthring

　　C.thenineteenthringD.thetwenty-firstring

　　4.Whydidpeopleusuallyliveinplaceswithlotsoftrees?

　　A.Treescouldtellthechangeoftheweather

　　B.Treesbroughtlotsofsunshineandrain

　　C.Treescouldmakeweathernottoohotortoocold

　　D.Treescouldbeusedforburningandforbuildinghouse

　　5.ThepeoplehadtoleavetheplaceinNewMexicobecause_______.

　　A.hadweatherstoppedthegrowthoftrees

　　B.theynolongerhadwaterandthelandbecamesand

　　C.theydidn’thaveenoughtreesforburning

　　D.therewastoomuchrainthere

　　Passage4

　　Allourfoodcomesfromthesoil（土壤）.Someofuseatmeat,butanimalsliveonplants.Ifthesewerenoplants,weshouldhavenoanimalsandmeat.Sothesoilisnecessaryforlife.

　　Thetopofgroundisusuallycoveredwithgrassorotherplants.Plantsgrowinsoil,whichhasadarkcolor.Thisdarksoilishumus,deadleaves,deadplantsandanimalwastemakeit,butthistakesalongtime.Whenthehumushasbeenmade,plantscangrowwellinit.

　　Allsoilneedsfood.Ifwedon’tgiveitany,theplantswillbeweak.Animalswasteisthebestfoodforthesoil,butchemicalfertilizers（化肥）arealsoveryuseful.Thesamecropshouldnotbegrowninthesameplaceeveryyear;itisbettertohaveadifferentcrop.Achangeofcropandtheuseofagoodfertilizerwillkeepthelandingoodcondition.

　　Whenthesoilisdry,thewindblowsitaway.Sometimesheavyraincarriesthehumusdowntoariver.Peopleshouldgrowmoreandmoretreesandgrasstostopwindfromcarryingthehumusaway.Ittakeshundredsofyearstomakehumus,andsowemustsaveeverybitofit.Withoutsoil,wherecanwegrowfood?

　　1.Fromthetext,weknowpeopleliveon_______.

　　A.animalB.plantC.meatD.soil

　　2.Theword“humus”means_____inChinese.

　　A.微生物B.土壤C.腐殖土D.粘土

　　3.Weshould_______tokeepthesoil.

　　A.givemorefertilizersB.killmoreanimals

　　C.makemorehumusD.growmoretreesandgrass

　　4.Weshouldsaveeverybitofhumus,because______.

　　A.ittakesalongtimetomakehumus

　　B.themorehumusinthesoil,thebetterplantsgrow

　　C.thechemicalfertilizersareexpensive

　　D.AandB

　　5.Thebesttitleofthistextshouldbe______.

　　A.Soilisnecessarytopeople

　　B.Thesamecropcan’tbegrowninthesameplaceeveryyear

　　C.Soil’sfoodischemicalfertilizers

　　D.Humusishardtomake

　　Passage5

　　Intheseatherearemanyislands.Initswarmwaterstherearesomelittleones.Wecallthem“coralIslands”.

　　Acoralislandisverynicetolookat.Itlookslikearingofland（一圈陆地）withtrees,grass,andflowersonit.Onepartoftheringisopentothewater.Thereisalittleroundlakeinsidetheisland.

　　Ifyoulookintothislake,youwillseebeautifulcoral.Yousaythinktheyareflowers.Ifyoulookatapieceofcoral,youwillseemanylittleholesinit.Ineachoftheseholesaverysmallseaanimalhaslived.Theseseaanimalsmakethecoral.

　　Theybegantobuildunderthewater.Yearafteryear,thecoralgrewhigherandhigher.Atlastitgrewoutofthewater.

　　Thentheseabroughtitsmalltreesandsomethingelse.Aftersomeyears,thesethingschangedintoearth.Sometimesthewindbroughtseeds（种子）tothisearth.Sometimesbirdsflewoveritandbroughtseedstotheisland.

　　Thelittleseedsgrew.Inafewyearstherewereplantsallovertheisland.Inafewmoreyearsthereweretreesgrowingthere.

　　Soyousee,theseislandswerebuiltlittlebylittle.Theworkerswereverysmall.Dotheynotteachusalesson?

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