2021年大教育山東聯(lián)盟學(xué)校高考英語收心試卷

2021年大教育山東聯(lián)盟學(xué)校高考英語收心試卷

第一部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分37.5分）第一節(jié)（共4小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5

分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

1.（7.5分）

FloridaEverglades-ActivitiesandAttraction

CaptainJack'sAirboatTours

Takethrillingairboattoursthroughwide-opengrasslands,thensoakupmorenatureona

swampbuggy（沼澤車）ride!VisitourwebsitetogetaticketforFREEadmissiontoouranimal

park,hometo100alligators,tigers,snakes,andlivealligatorshows!

Phone：1-844-326-2628

EvergladesBoatTours

EvergladesBoatToursis"Devotedtotheexperientialeducationofstudents,familiesand

travelersfromFlorida,theAmericasandtheWorld.Onlythrougheducation,dowehavethe

opportunitytopreservetheEverglades,itscultureanditsheritage”.Theonlyoperatorin

EvergladesNationalParktobecertified（認(rèn)證）bytheFloridaSocietyfbrEthicalEcotourism

（SEE）.

Phone：239-695-3633

SeeManatees

Takethewholefamilyonthisexciting1?hourprivateboattripintoaremoteEverglades

manatee（海牛）hideout.Tripsarebyappointmentonly.CaptainsBarryandCarolBergeroffer

guaranteedprivatemanateesightseeingtrips（foramaximumof6passengers）,givingyouthe

uniqueopportunitytogetupcloseandpersonalwiththeseamazinggentlecreatures...andif

youdon'tseeamanateeyoudon'tpayforthetrip!

Phone：239-642-8818

CaptainSteve*sAdventures

SeetheEvergladeslikelocalgladesmanhaveforover100years.Sincethe1930'sthe

swampbuggyhasbeenuniquetoSouthFlorida.Tourwitha5thgenerationGladesmanand

listentostoriesfromthepastandlearnaboutfutureEvergladesrestoration.

Phone：1-877-871-5386or239-695-2186

(1)WhatcanyoudoinCaptainJack'sAirboatTours?

A.Getabigdiscount.

B.Getclosetomanatees.

C.Watchanimalshowsforfree.

D.Enjoyanairboatridealltheway.

(2)What'sthemainpurposeofEvergladesBoatTours?

A.Training.

B.Education.

C.Sightseeing.

□.Entertainment.

(3)Whichactivitylimitsthenumberofitsparticipants?

A.SeeManatees.

B.CaptainJack'sAirboatTours.

C.CaptainJack*sAirboatTours.

D.CaptainSteve'sAdventures.

2.(10分)GeorgeAhearn,whogrewupinthefarmingtownofOthello,Washington,co-founded

EastWestFoodRescueafterlearningthatCOVID-19wascostinglocalfarmerssomuch

businessthattheywerewillingtodestroytheircrops.

Hisnonprofithassincemovedthreemillionpoundsofproducefromfarmsineastern

Washingtontothewesternpartofthestatefordistributiontohundredsoffoodbanksandmeal

programs."IknowthesepeoplethatIgrewupwithononehand,andontheotherhandIknow

thereisaneedhere；Fmjustgoingtoconnectthetwodots,"saidAhearn,45,whonowlives

inBothell,Washington.

Hestartedbycallinglocalfoodbankswhosaidtheywouldbegladtotakesomeofthe

producethatwouldotherwisegotowaste.Butwhenhecalledthefarmers,theywantedtogive

himtruckloadsofpotatoesandonions-morethanAhearn'scarcouldhandle.Healsohad

anotherproblem；foodbanksneededthepotatoesandonionstobecleanedandbaggedbefore

donation(捐贈)."WhatIdidn*trealizewasthelogisticalnightmarebecauseIthoughtIcould

justshowupwithpotatoesharvestedstraightfromthegroundandgivethemrighttothefood

bank...Icouldn'tbelieveit.”

So,AhearnputoutacallforhelponFacebook.That'showheconnectedwithhistwoco

-founders,NancyBalinandZsofiaPasztor.WhileBalinhelpedorganizetheconvoy(運(yùn)輸)

todriveacrossWashingtontopickuptheproduce,Pasztorassembledvolunteerstocleanand

bagthefood,whichwasthendistributedthroughconnectionsatheranothernonprofitFarmer

Frog.

SinceMay,EastWestFoodRescuehasgrownthesizeofitsoperationsandconvoys.They

havereachedthreemillionpoundsofdonatedfood.

Aheamhasamessageforanyonewhowantstomaketheircommunity(社區(qū))abetter

place,"Ihaveseenminutesofeffortmovethousands,andthousandsofpounds(offood).Just

figureoutwhatyouarepassionateaboutandwhatyoucouldgetinvolvedin."

(1)HowdidAheamhelphislocalcommunity?

A.Bydoingvolunteerwork.

B.Bymakingfooddonations.

C.Bypurchasingtheirproduce.

D.Bymovingproducetofoodbanks.

(2)WhattroubledAheamwhencarryingouthisplan?

A.Heknewlittleaboutpackaging.

B.Theproducewastoomuchtotakeaway.

C.Thefoodbanksweretoofaraway.

D.Muchoftheproducehadgonebad.

(3)WhatdoesAhearn'smessageinthelastparagraphindicate?

A.Manyhandsmakelightwork.

B.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.

C.Thelongestjourneybeginswiththefirststep.

D.Neverwasagoodworkdonewithoutgreateffort.

(4)Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Foodbanksbenefitfromfreshproduce

B.Socialmediamarketingfornonprofits

C.Farmers1businessesaffectedbyCovid-19

□.Connectingthedotsbetweenfarmandhunger

3.(10分)Scientistsfoundgreysquirrelsquicklyrememberedhowtosolveaproblemtheyhad

notseenforalmosttwoyears.Thesquirrelsalsoquicklyworkedouthowtousethoseskillsina

redesignedversionofthetest.

"They'reverygoodatgettingfoodfrombirdfeeders.Peoplemaytrydifferenttypesof

birdfeederstokeepthesquirrelsaway,butthisresearchshowsgreysquirrelscannotonly

remembertricksforgettingfoodbutcanapplythoseskillsinnewsituations."saidDr.Yee

ChowofExeter'sCentreforResearchinAnimalBehaviour.

Inthestudy,fivesquirrelsweregivenataskidenticaltoonetheyhadtried22months

earlier,inwhichtheyhadtopresslevers(杠桿)togethazelnuts.Inthatfirstexperience,the

squirrelsimprovedwithpractice-takinganaverageofeightsecondsontheirfirstattemptand

justtwosecondsbythefinaltimetheytriedit.

Tryingagainforthefirsttimein22months,theytookanaverageofjustthreesecondsto

getahazelnut.

"PreviousresearchatExeterhasshownthattheirmemoryforthelocationsofhiddennuts

isexcellent,nsaidco-authorProfessorStephenLea,oftheUniversityofExeter."Butthenew

researchdemonstratesaverydifferentformofmemory.Thisisnotjustrememberingwhere

thingshavebeenleft,itshowstheycanrecalltechniqueswhichtheyhavenotusedforalong

time,nhesaid.

Whenpresentedwithaversionofthetaskthatlookeddifferentbutrequiredthesame

techniquetogethazelnuts,thesquirrelsshoweda"neophobic*'(fearofnewthings)response

-hesitatingformorethan20secondsonaveragebeforestartingthetask.

Butoncetheystartedittookthemjusttwosecondsonaveragetogetahazelnut,showing

thattheywereabletorecallandapplythetechniquetheylearnedinthepreviousformofthe

challenge.

(1)Howdidthebirdloversprobablyfeelaboutgreysquirrels?

A.Interested.

B.Annoyed.

C.Grateful.

D.Sympathetic.

(2)Whatdoestheunderlinedword"identical"inparagraph3mean?

A.Related.

B.Similar.

C.Opposite.

□.Attractive.

(3)Howlongdidittakesquirrelstogetanutonaverageinfamiliarsituations?

A.2seconds.

B.8seconds.

C.20seconds.

D.22seconds.

(4)Whatdidtheexperiment22monthslaterintendtodiscover?

A.Thebestdesignofbirdfeeders.

B.Theformsofsquirrels'memory.

C.Squin-els*uniquewayofhidingnuts.

D.Squirrels*memoryforproblem-solving.

4.(10Smallerthingsaresimplybetter-kittens,puppies,miniaturegolf,younameit.And

itlookslikethephysicistsatLeidenUniversityintheNetherlandsagree,asthey'vecreated

anothermarvelousminiwonder：theworld'ssmallestboat,thankstooneveryimpressive3D

printer.

TheDutchresearcherssaytheybuiltthesmallboattobetterstudysynthetic(合成的)

microswimmers,ortinyparticlesthatmovearoundinfluids,suchaswater.Biological

examplesofmicroswimmersincludespermandbacteria.MWewanttounderstandhowshape

affectsthemovementandinteractionsofmicroswimmers,"DanielaKraft,anassociate

professoratLeiden,says”Bycreatingsyntheticmicroswimmers,wecansingleoutthe

functionthatshapehas."

Thebabyboatmeasuresinatjust30microns,whichisaboutone-thirdofthethickness

ofahumanhair.Intheory,then,thelittleboatcouldtravelalongoneofyourhairs-andyou

probablywouldn'tevennoticeit.It'ssosmall,infact,thatyoucan'tevenseethisthingwiththe

nakedeye,Kraftsays.

Kraftandherteamdecidedtoprintatugboat,ratherthan,say,atruckorsomeother

randomobjectbecausethecomputer-aideddraftingfilefortheshipisacommontestusedin

3Dprinting,thoughusuallyatamuchlargerscale(規(guī)模).

Knownas"3DBenchy,“theboatservesasasortofstandardtohelpdeterminethe

capabilitiesofagivenprinter,basedonitsabilitytocompletevarious''difficult-to-print

features,"Kraftsays.Oneexampleistheinsideofthecockpit(座艙)，whichfeaturessome

uniqueobjectsthatarehardtoprintingeneral,letaloneatthisminiaturescale.

Thisworkprovedthegroup*s"NanoscribePhotonicProfessional"printercanproduce

eventhetiniest3D-printedobjects.Butit'snotthekindofcommercial3Dprinteryou'llbe

abletosnagoffofAmazon.Instead,itusesalaser,focusedinsideofadropofwater,towrite

theimpossiblysmallstructures,Kraftsays.

(1)What'stheresearchers1purposeinmakingtheboat?

A.Tocreateatechnicalwonder.

B.Todeliverextremelysmallobjects.

C.Toimprovethefunctionof3Dprinters.

D.Toknowtheeffectsofshapeonmovements.

(2)WhydidCraftandherteamchoosetoprintaboat?

A.Itcanbeusedatalargescale.

B.Itsshapecanbeadjustedconveniently.

C.Itistheusualformoftestfor3Dprinting.

D.Itresemblestheinsidestructureofacockpit.

(3)Whydoestheauthormention"Amazon"inthelastparagraph?

A.Tomakeacomparison.

B.Toprovidesomeevidence.

C.Togivedetailedexplanations.

D.Tocorrectamisunderstanding.

(4)Whichofthefollowinghelpsmaketheboatpossible?

A.Biologicaltheory.

B.Thelasertechnology.

C.Ahigh-powermicroscope.

D.Acommercial3Dprinter.

第二節(jié)(共1小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出

能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

5.(12.5分)BeforetheSecondWorldWar,everyoneeverywhererodetheirbicycles-andthen

withthedawnofthe1950stheautomobilekilledthecyclingculture.Inthe1960sCopenhagen

wasverypollutedandcrowdedwithcars.Ittookthecityplannersandpoliticiansalongtimeto

reclaim(恢復(fù))thestreetsofCopenhagen.(1)

RushhourinCopenhageniswhen45%ofthepopulationtravelbybicycletotheirplaces

ofworkorstudyeachday.(2)Itlooksverydifferenttherethaninmyhomecountryof

Canada-wherethereisaverylowpercentageofthepopulationwhoridebicycles.

Theenvironmentalconcernisaminorpartofwhatencouragespeopletocyclein

Copenhagen.(3)IstherealinkagetocyclingandwhyCopenhagenisoftenrankedthe

happiestcityontheplanet?

TheDanishdon'thavebigmonuments,theyhaveHansChristianAndersen's"Little

Mermaid(美人魚)，"whichislife-size.Thiscapturesthespiritofthecity；laidback,

practicalandresponsible.Theirmonumentsarebigwindturbines(發(fā)電機(jī)).

(4)Therearemanyotherrenewableenergies.Wejustneedtolookaroundmother

nature'splayground.

Treesbringrain.Whentheyswayinthewind,theypurifytheair.(5)Whenthe

leavesdroptotheground,theyhelpthesoilbecomefertilebutholdtheirshapeforalongtime

-nomatterhowharditrains.Whenyoucutdowntreesforbuilding,forfarming,thelandand

riversdryup.ThespringsasGodmadethemaregone,asiseverylivingthingfoundthat

requireswatertosurvive.

A.Nowbikesoutnumbercars.

B.Wehaveenergyavailablefromthewind.

C.Forthem,it'ssimplyabetterqualityoflife.

D.Theyremovethecarbondioxidefromouroxygen.

E.Ittakesmorethangeographytogetpeoplecycling.

F.Thisisthecoolestbikeprojectintheworldrightnow.

GCyclinginCopenhagenisanimportantmeansoftravel.

第二部分語言運(yùn)用(共兩節(jié)，滿分15分)第一節(jié)(共1小題；每小題15分，滿分15分)

閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

6.(15分)Itwasapeacefulmorning.Iwas(1)withareportingassignmentinBotswana's

OkavangoDeltwithmytwocolleagues.Thiswasmysecondlegofthe(2).

Ourphotographer,Byron(3)amessage.Wewerefarawayfromamobilephone

tower,sothis(4)wasouronlymeansofcommunication.nYouneedtocallhome,”

Byrontoldme,andIdid.A(5)came,anditwasmyhusband."Yourmother(6),

"hesaid.Thecallendedsharply,I(7)atthephoneinmyhandandcried.

Mymotherlovedtravelling.Onherjourneys,shealmost(8)allbutherfavorite

cat,theleopard(獵豹).Now,itwastheunfinished(9).

Untilwefinishedthe(10)stop'sexploration,wedidn'tfindaleopard.Ourflight

wastakingoffthenextday,butIstill(11)forafinalearlydrivebeforestartingoffto

seethewildanimals.

Thenextmorning,ourguide,DaveLuck,said,"Let'sseewhat'soutthere."Luckdrove

veryfast,"Wemust(12),"Lucksaid,pointingtosomecatfootprintsontheroad.When

we(13),wesawaleopardabout20metresaway.

Byronsetuphiscameraandwas(14)avideo.Theleopardlookedatmeasiftotell

me,nYouarewhereyourmotherwouldhavewantedyoutobe.n(15),thecatwentinto

thetallgrassandanotherwonderfuldaybegan.

(1)A.satisfiedB.impressedC.taskedD.connected

(2)A.explorationB.journeyC.holidayD.experiment

(3)A.wroteB.leftC.designedD.received

(4)A.radioB.phoneC.computerD.mail

(5)A.voiceB.pictureC.photographerD.colleague

(6)A.brokedownB.passedawayC.gaveupD.tookover

(7)A.pointedB.knockedC.shoutedD.stared

(8)A.observedB.protectedC.heardD.saved

(9)A.researchB.promiseC上usinessD.belief

(10)A.lateB.perfectC.finalD.previous

(11)A.hopedB.searchedC.waitedD.accounted

(12)A.escapeB.hideC.driveD.hurry

(13)A.appearedB.stoppedC.finishedD.entered

(14)A.playingB.sharingC.polishingD.shooting

(15)A.GraduallyB.SuddenlyC.Eventually□.Frequently

第二節(jié)(共1小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)?/p>

單詞或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

7.(15分)WhatdotheSummerPalace,YuanmingyuanandtheChengdeMountainResortallhave

(1)common?TheseQing-dynastyarchitectural(2)(wonder),along

withmanyothers,wereallbuiltbymembersofthesamefamily-theLeifamily.

Forsevengenerations,theLeifamily(3)(quiet)shapedroyalarchitecture.Their

designswereadmirable,(4)(vary)fromgrandbuildingstopublicworks,suchas

roadsanddams.Soincrediblewastheirskill(5)manyoftheirbuildingssurvived

earthquakesandremainedstandingoverhundredsofyears.

TheLeifamilywerealsopioneeringengineers,whousedagrid(方格)systemtoplan

theirprojectsindetail.Theytookcarefulnotesandmademodelsoftheirprojects,manyof(6)

havesurvivedtothisday,andtheyareregisteredaspartofUNESCO'SMemoryoftheWorld

Programme.

Inadditiontotheirarchitecturalachievements,theLeifamily(7)(show)

diligence(勤奮)andmodesty.Eachgenerationconscientiouslylearnttheirskillsandundertook

ambitiousprojects,manyofwhichtookyears(8)(complete).Yettheydidnotseek

fame,andeventoday,theirgreatworksareassociated(9)(much)withtheroyal

courtthanwiththem.

Withtheirremarkableskills,innovation,diligenceandmodesty,theLeifamilyleave

behindtheirbuildingsandthe（10）（believe）thattrueworkmanshipisatreasurethat

canlastbeyondalifetime.

第三部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分15分）第一節(jié)（滿分15分）

8.（15分）假定你是國際學(xué)校的學(xué)生李華，你們學(xué)校將舉行“中國著名高校巡禮（tour）”系

列講座。請給交換生Peter寫封郵件，邀請他參加。內(nèi)容包括：

1.活動目的；

2.活動要求；

3.相關(guān)建議。

注意：

1.詞數(shù)80左右；

2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

DearPeter,

Yours,

LiHua

第二節(jié)（滿分25分）

9.（25分）閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的

短文。

Iwasborninasecludedvillageonamountain.Dayafterday,myparentsdugtheyellow

drysoilwiththeirbackstowardsthesky.

Oneday,Iwantedtobuyahandkerchief,whichallgirlsaroundmeseemedtohave.So,

onedayIstole50centsfrommyfather'sdrawer.Fatherdiscoveredaboutthestolenmoney

rightaway,"Whostolethemoney?"heaskedmybrotherandme.Iwasstunned,tooafraidto

talk.Suddenly,myyoungerbrothertooktheblame,andpunishmentforme.Inthemiddleofthe

night,allofasudden,Icriedoutloudly.Istillhatedmyselffornothavingenoughcourageto

admitwhatIdid.Yearswentby，buttheincidentstillseemedlikeitjusthappened

yesterday.Thatyear,mybrotherwas8yearsoldandIwas11yearsold.

Whenmybrotherwasinhislastyearofsecondaryschool,hewasacceptedinanupper

secondaryschoolinthecentralpartoftown.Atthesametime,Iwasacceptedintoauniversity

intheprovince.However,myparentscouldn'tpossiblyfinancebothofus.Atthattime,my

brotherwalkedout,hestoodinfrontofFatherandsaid,"Dad,Idon*twanttocontinuemy

studyanymore."

Nobodyknewthatonthenextday,beforedawn,mybrotherleftthehousewithafew

piecesofworn-outclothesandafewdrybeans.Hesneakedtomysideofthebedandlefta

noteonmypillow,saying"Gettingintoauniversityisnoteasy.Iwillfindajobandsend

moneytoyou."Iheldthenotewhilesittingonmybed,andcrieduntilIlostmyvoice.

Withthemoneyfatherborrowedfromthewholevillage,andthemoneymybrother

earnedfromcarryingcementonhisbackataconstructionsite,finally,Imanagedtogettothe

thirdyearofmystudyintheuniversity.Thatyear,mybrotherwas17yearsoldandIwas20

yearsold.

注意：

1.續(xù)寫的詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右。

2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。

Oneday,whileIwasstudyinginmyroom,myroommatecameinandtoldmethata

villagerwaswaitingforme.

Fromhispocket,hetookoutabeautifulnecklace.

2021年大教育山東聯(lián)盟學(xué)校高考英語收心試卷

參考答案與試題解析

第一部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分37?5分）第一節(jié)（共4小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5

分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

1.（7.5分）

FloridaEverglades-ActivitiesandAttraction

CaptainJack*sAirboatTours

Takethrillingairboattoursthroughwide-opengrasslands,thensoakupmorenatureona

swampbuggy（沼澤車）ride!VisitourwebsitetogetaticketforFREEadmissiontoouranimal

park,hometo100alligators,tigers,snakes,andlivealligatorshows!

Phone：1-844-326-2628

EvergladesBoatTours

EvergladesBoatToursis°Devotedtotheexperientialeducationofstudents,familiesand

travelersfromFlorida,theAmericasandtheWorld.Onlythrougheducation,dowehavethe

opportunitytopreservetheEverglades,itscultureanditsheritage".Theonlyoperatorin

EvergladesNationalParktobecertified（認(rèn)證）bytheFloridaSocietyforEthicalEcotourism

（SEE）.

Phone：239-695-3633

SeeManatees

Takethewholefamilyonthisexciting1?hourprivateboattripintoaremoteEverglades

manatee（海牛）hideout.Tripsarebyappointmentonly.CaptainsBarryandCarolBergeroffer

guaranteedprivatemanateesightseeingtrips（foramaximumof6passengers）,givingyouthe

uniqueopportunitytogetupcloseandpersonalwiththeseamazinggentlecreatures...andif

youdon'tseeamanateeyoudon'tpayforthetrip!

Phone：239-642-8818

CaptainSteve'sAdventures

SeetheEvergladeslikelocalgladesmanhaveforover100years.Sincethe1930'sthe

swampbuggyhasbeenuniquetoSouthFlorida.Tourwitha5thgenerationGladesmanand

listentostoriesfromthepastandlearnaboutfutureEvergladesrestoration.

Phone：1-877-871-5386or239-695-2186

(1)WhatcanyoudoinCaptainJack'sAirboatTours?C

A.Getabigdiscount.

B.Getclosetomanatees.

C.Watchanimalshowsforfree.

D.Enjoyanairboatridealltheway.

(2)WhafsthemainpurposeofEvergladesBoatTours?

A.Training.

B.Education.

C.Sightseeing.

D.Entertainment.

(3)Whichactivitylimitsthenumberofitsparticipants?A

A.SeeManatees.

B.CaptainJack'sAirboatTours.

C.CaptainJack'sAirboatTours.

D.CaptainSteve'sAdventures.

【解答】(1)C.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一項VisitourwebsitetogetaticketforFREEadmission

toouranimalpark,hometo100alligators,tigers,snakes,andlivealligatorshows!請訪問

我們的網(wǎng)站獲取免費(fèi)入場券，進(jìn)入我們的動物公園，這里有100只鱷魚、老虎、蛇和現(xiàn)

場鱷魚表演！可知，CaptainJacksAirboatTours這項活動可以讓參加者免費(fèi)參觀動物園以

及動物現(xiàn)場表演，故選C.

(2)B.推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二項Dedicatedtotheexperientialeducationofstudents,families.

致力于學(xué)生、家庭的體驗教育?？芍?，這個活動主要目的是對參加者進(jìn)行有關(guān)大沼澤地

文化和相關(guān)遺產(chǎn)保護(hù)的體驗式教育，A.Training訓(xùn)練；B.Education教育；C.Sightseeing

觀光；D.Entertainment娛樂，故選B.

(3)A.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三項中(foramaximumof6passengers)最多6名乘客。可

知，在SeeManatees這項乘船參觀海牛的活動中，每只船上只能一次性搭載六名乘客，

對乘客數(shù)量進(jìn)行了限制，故選A.

2?（10分）GeorgeAheam，whogrewupinthefarmingtownofOthello，Washington,co-founded

EastWestFoodRescueafterlearningthatCOVID-19wascostinglocalfarmerssomuch

businessthattheywerewillingtodestroytheircrops.

Hisnonprofithassincemovedthreemillionpoundsofproducefromfarmsineastern

Washingtontothewesternpartofthestatefordistributiontohundredsoffoodbanksandmeal

programs."IknowthesepeoplethatIgrewupwithononehand,andontheotherhandIknow

thereisaneedhere；I'mjustgoingtoconnectthetwodots,"saidAhearn,45,whonowlives

inBothell,Washington.

Hestartedbycallinglocalfoodbankswhosaidtheywouldbegladtotakesomeofthe

producethatwouldotherwisegotowaste.Butwhenhecalledthefarmers,theywantedtogive

himtruckloadsofpotatoesandonions-morethanAhearn'scarcouldhandle.Healsohad

anotherproblem；foodbanksneededthepotatoesandonionstobecleanedandbaggedbefore

donation（捐贈）."WhatIdidn'trealizewasthelogisticalnightmarebecauseIthoughtIcould

justshowupwithpotatoesharvestedstraightfromthegroundandgivethemrighttothefood

bank...Icouldn'tbelieveit."

So,AhearnputoutacallforhelponFacebook.That'showheconnectedwithhistwoco

-founders,NancyBalinandZsofiaPasztor.WhileBalinhelpedorganizetheconvoy（運(yùn)輸）

todriveacrossWashingtontopickuptheproduce,Pasztorassembledvolunteerstocleanand

bagthefood,whichwasthendistributedthroughconnectionsatheranothernonprofitFarmer

Frog.

SinceMay,EastWestFoodRescuehasgrownthesizeofitsoperationsandconvoys.They

havereachedthreemillionpoundsofdonatedfood.

Aheamhasamessagefbranyonewhowantstomaketheircommunity（社區(qū)）abetter

place,"Ihaveseenminutesofeffortmovethousands,andthousandsofpounds（offood）.Just

figureoutwhatyouarepassionateaboutandwhatyoucouldgetinvolvedin."

（1）HowdidAheamhelphislocalcommunity?D

A.Bydoingvolunteerwork.

B.Bymakingfooddonations.

C.Bypurchasingtheirproduce.

D.Bymovingproducetofoodbanks.

(2)WhattroubledAheamwhencarryingouthisplan?

A.Heknewlittleaboutpackaging.

B.Theproducewastoomuchtotakeaway.

C.Thefoodbanksweretoofaraway.

D.Muchoftheproducehadgonebad.

(3)WhatdoesAhearn'smessageinthelastparagraphindicate?A

A.Manyhandsmakelightwork.

B.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.

C.Thelongestjourneybeginswiththefirststep.

D.Neverwasagoodworkdonewithoutgreateffort.

(4)Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?D

A.Foodbanksbenefitfromfreshproduce

B.Socialmediamarketingfornonprofits

C.Farmers1businessesaffectedbyCovid-19

0.Connectingthedotsbetweenfarmandhunger

【解答】(1)D.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的Hisnonprofithassincemovedthreemillion

poundsofproducefromfarmsineasternWashingtontothewesternpartofthestatefor

distributiontohundredsoffoodbanksandmealprograms.(他的非營利組織已經(jīng)將300萬磅

農(nóng)產(chǎn)品從華盛頓州東部的農(nóng)場轉(zhuǎn)移到華盛頓州西部，分發(fā)給數(shù)百家食品銀行和餐飲項

目o)可知，Aheam帶頭創(chuàng)建了EastWestFoodRescue,這一組織把華盛頓東部農(nóng)民放棄

的農(nóng)產(chǎn)品運(yùn)輸?shù)阶约核诘奈鞑康貐^(qū)，免費(fèi)發(fā)放給自己社區(qū)附近的食物救濟(jì)點，故選D.

(2)B.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中的theywantedtogivehimtruckloadsofpotatoesand

onions一morethanAhearn'scarcouldhandle.(他們想給他一卡車的土豆和洋蔥---這超

出了埃希姆的汽車所能承受的范圍。)可知，Aheam的車太小，無法運(yùn)輸這些大量的土豆

和洋蔥之類的農(nóng)民放棄的農(nóng)產(chǎn)品。故選B.

(3)A.推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中Ihaveseenminutesofeffortmovethousands,and

thousandsofpounds(offood)(短短幾分鐘時間，這些幾千鎊的農(nóng)產(chǎn)品就搬運(yùn)完了)可

知，許多人都加人到Aheam的公益組織，體現(xiàn)了“人多力量大”。故選A。

(4)D.標(biāo)題確定題。Aheam通過自己所創(chuàng)立的公益組織EastWestFoodRescue,把自己

華盛頓東部家鄉(xiāng)農(nóng)民由于疫情不要的農(nóng)產(chǎn)品運(yùn)輸?shù)阶约壕幼〉奈鞑康貐^(qū)，免費(fèi)贈送給社

區(qū)附近的食物救濟(jì)點，Ahearn和他的伙伴在這個過程中起到了為公益事業(yè)牽線搭橋的作

用。故D項符合文意，故選D.

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notseenforalmosttwoyears.Thesquirrelsalsoquicklyworkedouthowtousethoseskillsina