外刊英國衛(wèi)報改編完形填空2

優(yōu)點英語外刊英國衛(wèi)報改編完形填空2ReadingComprehensionDirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Countrydiary:achainsawmassacreinthealderwoodsOnanovercast,drizzlyafternoonatDurhamWildlifeTrust'sLowBarnsnature(1),alderprovidedthebrightestsplashofcolourinthe(2).Atreehadbeenfelledandsawninto(3)..Chainsawwoundsonthisspeciescanlooklikeamassacre,becausesoonafterthetimberiscut,itturnsaluridshadeofred,almostlikeblood,instarkcontrasttothebattleship-greybark.(4)thosewounds,whichbriefly(5)rawmeat,fadetoorangeandfinallytochestnutbrown.Whenthisreservewasestablishedhalfacenturyago,aroundoldgravelpits(采沙場），somemoisture-lovingalderswereplantedtohelp(6)abare,windsweptsite.Alderwoodisoneofthefinestsourcesofcharcoal,andtheplantationtreesareoldenoughnowtobecoppiced,toproducebarbecuefuel.Thereisalsoanimportantnaturalalderwoodhere,createdbyacataclysmalmosttwoandahalfcenturiesago,whichledtothedesignationofthereserveasasiteofspecialscientificinterest.TheGreatFloodof1771(7)Weardale,washingawaybridgesallthewaytothecoast.Whenthewatersubsided,thecourseoftheRiverWearhad(8)halfamilesouth,andtheoldriverbedbecamewhatisnowthereserve'sLongAlderWood,thefinestexampleofitskindintheregion.Whenitsometimesfloods,thistangleofgnarled(蒼勁鱗峋的）treeshasa(9)oftheFloridaEverglades(佛羅里達大沼澤)aboutit,withmossy,fallentrunkssinkingbackintotheooze(淤泥).Yearround,therearewonderful(10)towatchbirdsfromanembankmentlevelwiththetreecanopy.Thisafternoonanacrobaticflockofabout3ogoldfinches(金翅雀）(11)andchatteredthroughthetwigs,feedingontinyseedsthatfallfromthewoodycones.Sadly,sincethemid-199os,another(12)hasbefallenthislocally(13)woodland:alderdiebackdiseasehaskilledaroundhalfthematuretrees.Coppicingisleadingtosomeregeneration,thoughinthisprecious(14)deadtimberisallowedtolaywhereitfalls,reservedfortheneedsofa(15)communityoffungi,invertebratesandwoodpeckers,ratherthanback-gardenburger-flippersonsummerevenings.1.A.reserveB.preserveC.conserveD.deserve2.A.sceneB.viewC.scopeD.landscape3.A.logsB.materialsC.resourcesD.sources4.A.EverlastinglyB.EventuallyC.ContinuallyD.Sustainably5.A.assembleB.presentC.overcastD.resemble6.A.rejuvenateB.revegetateC.reformD.remain7.A.gonethroughB.gotthroughC.sweptthroughD.cutthrough8.A.changedB.shiftedC.reversedD.revised9.A.clueB.plotC.evidenceD.hint10A.opportunitiesB.possibilitiesC.alternativesD.probabilities11A.schemedB.crawledC.bouncedD.scattered12A.misfortuneB.catastropheC.setbackD.adversity13A.uniqueB.peculiarC.especialD.particular14A.frontierB.territoryC.habitatD.boundary15A.variousB.versatileC.multipleD.diverse【答案】1-5ADABD6-10BCBDA11-15CBACD【解析】reserve有保護區(qū)的意思。阿爾德木給這景色添上了燦爛的一筆（阿爾德木顏色后面有寫）一棵大樹被砍下哎，很快被整理修建成了伐木。5，這些被砍下的樹木口一開始顏色像生肉，然后會褪成橙色，最終變成栗棕色。6，半個世紀之前，這個保護區(qū)被建立的時候，這個地方還是個老舊額采砂場，為了讓這片光禿禿的表面有些生機，喜愛潮濕的阿爾德木就此被種下。revegetate是讓有生機，繼續(xù)生長的意思。7，由后面的washingaway可知，前面選C比較合適，sweptthrough席卷。8，當洪水退去的時候，RiverWear的河道向南半公里（洪水