河北省部分市高三下學(xué)期4月模擬英語試題匯編閱讀理解

2022屆河北省部分市高三英語4月模擬試題分類匯編閱讀理解2022屆河北省邢臺市聯(lián)考高三4月第一次模擬考試英語試題（解析版）第一節(jié)（共15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、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。ALookingforacoolnewbookthisseason?TFKKidReportersreadandreviewedsomeofthebestbooksoftheyear.YusufAzeemisNotaHeroYusufAzeemishopingtohaveagreatfirstyearinmiddleschool.Standinginhiswayarethehatenotesleftinhislockerandhisstruggletofindhisplaceinanewmunity.YusufAzeemIsNotaHero,bySaadiaFaruqi,willappealtoreaderswholikestoriesabouteverydaykidsoveringchallengesandfindinginnerstrength.BlackBoyJoyTheshortstoriesinBlackBoyJoy,editedbyKwameMbalia,celebratethepleasuresofBlackchildhood.Therearealsostoriesaboutvictories,petitions,andgettingdressedfortheirfirstdayofschool.Mostareshort,withsimpleplots.Peoplewhoenjoybitesizestoriesofhappinesswilllikethiscollection.ParadiseonFireInParadiseonFire,byJewellParkerRhodes,Addyisashy,15yearoldgirlwhoescapedfromanapartmentfirethatkilledherparents.Whenafirebreaksoutatthewildernesscamp,Addyknowswhattodo.WillAddybeabletoleadherfellowcamperstosafety?Readerswilllovethemixofsuspense,action,andemotioninthisbook.ChunkyChunkywaswrittenbyYehudiMercado.Inthebook,Huditriessports,which,however,takehimawayfromwhathe'strulypassionateabout:edy.Hisimaginaryfriend,Chunky,appearsthroughoutthestorytohelpHudiachievehisdreams.Chunkyisagreatbookforkidswhowanttoreadaboutfriendship,family,andtrytofindwheretheymightfitin.1.Whichofthefollowingtellsabouthappychildhood?A.YusufAzeemisNotaHero. B.BlackBoyJoy.C.ParadiseonFire. D.Chunky.2.WhatisthebookbyJewellParkerRhodesabout?A.Agirltryingtoescapefromdanger. B.Aboysufferingatschool.C.Aboyparticipatinginasummercamp D.Agirltakinganinterestinedy.3.WhoisChunkyinthebook?A.Aedian. B.Hudi'sclassmate. C.Ashyboy. D.Anunrealfriend.BAtjust19yearsold,Aki?aPetersteachesattheSissetonWahpetonTribalCollege.Hespecializesinalanguagethatisthousandsofyearsold,theDakotalanguage,spokenbytheDakotapeople.“TheDakotalanguageis'themostimportantaspect'ofDakotaculture.Withoutit,ourDakotaculturewouldnolongerexist.”Petersclaimed.“IwasluckytogrowuparoundmanyfirstlanguageDakotaspeakers.Butnowtheelderlycontinuallypassedawayandattheendoftheirlives,theyjustwantedtoknowtheirfamilieswouldcontinuetohavethelanguage.Oneoftheproblemsourpeoplehaveisfindingwaystogetatlengthandconsistentexposuretothelanguage.”Asidefrominstructingatthecollegelevel,Petersusessocialmediatosharevideosthatintegratehumor,culture,andbasiclevelconversationtohelpteachDakota.Inhisfreetime,hevisitsDakotaelders.Healsostartedanonlinegroupofyouthtoconverseandsharetheknowledgeofthelanguageinasafeandsupportivespace.Aki?aPeterswantstotelltheyouththatiftheywanttolearntheirownlanguage,sitwiththeireldersandlearnfromthem.Endlessvocabularysheetscoulddiscouragethemfromlearning.Standardscreatedbynonspeakerscouldalsodothat.“Withinthenextdecade,Iassume,me,mycolleagues,andotherDakotalearningrelativeswillhavechildrenandstartanewgenerationofDakota.IalsohopemybrothersandsisterswilltakethepathwelaidoutforthemandcontinuetolearnandspeakDakotaOnmyreservationtherearenumerousyoungpeopleworkingontheebackofthelanguage.I'mhopefulbecauseI'mdefinitelynotalone.”Aki?aPeterstoldTeenvogue.4.WhydoesAki?aPetersteachtheDakotalanguage?A.Toenrichhisexperience. B.Torecorditswrittenform.C.Topreventitdyingout. D.Tomakeitknownglobally.5.WhatcanwesayaboutAki?aPetersaccordingtoParagraph3?A.Learned. B.Creative. C.Approachable. D.Cooperative.6.WhatdoesAki?aPetersexpecttheyoungpeopletodo?A.Dealwithvocabularysheets. B.Sustainthegivenstandards.C.municatewiththeirelders. D.Learnfromtheirteachers.7.Whichsectionofawebsiteisthetextprobablytakenfrom?A.Research. B.Business. C.Fashion. D.Culture.CAwalkintheparkmaybejustwhatthedoctorordered.AnewprogramlaunchedlastmonthinCanadagivessomedoctorstheoptionofprovidingpatientswithafreeannualpasstothecountry'snationalparksaspartofanefforttoincreaseaccesstonatureandthehealthbenefits.PaRx,ahealthinitiativelaunchedbytheBCParksFoundationin2019,partneredwithParksCanadatoprovidedoctorsacrossfourprovinceswithaninitialrunof100passesthatcanbeprescribed(開處方).Theprogramallowsdoctorstowritemoregeneralprescriptionsfortimespentoutinnature;twohoursaweek,atleast20minutesatatime,iswhatPaRxdirectorDr.MelissaLemsuggests.“Giventhegrowingbodyofevidencethatindicatesnaturetimecanimproveallkindsofdifferentphysicalandmentalhealthconditions,we’rehopingthatourPaRxprogramnotonlyimprovespatienthealth,butreducescoststothehealthcaresystem,andhelpstogrowthenumberofpeoplewhoaremoreengagedenvironmentaladvocates,”saidPramaRahman,acoordinatorfortheBCParksFoundation.Doctorshavebeencatchingon,instructingtheirpatientstoturntonaturetoimprovetheirhealthandthey'regettingcreativeinhowtheydoit.Dr.RobertZarr,adoctorbasedinWashington,beganprescribingaccessibleoutdooractivitiesforhisyoungpatientsandevencreatedasearchableonlinedatabaseoflocalparkstomakeiteasier.Butgettingoutsideisn’talwaysaseasyasitmightsound.Inecanaffectone’saccesstonature,anissuethatPaRxistryingtoaddressinCanada.Doctorsutilizingthenewnationalparkspassprogramareurgedtoprioritizepatientswhomightnototherwisebeabletoaffordthesepasses.Whileonly100adultpasses,whichgiveholdersaccesstomorethan80nationalparks,historicsitesandnaturereserves,haveinitiallybeenmadeavailable,organizersplantoroutinelyreassessthisnumberastheprogramgrows,theBCParksFoundationtoldNPR8.WhatisPaRxintendedtodo?A.Qualifydoctorstoprescribe. B.Givepatientsfreeaccesstoparks.C.Promotefreeadmissiontoparks. D.Advocate20minutes’walkaday.9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“utilizing”inparagraph5probablymean?A.Financing. B.Settingup. C.Evaluating. D.Carryingout.10.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.TheBCParksFoundationisexpandingrapidly.B.Theprogramhassignedup80nationalparks.C.Morepeoplewillbenefitfromtheprogram.D.Thoselivingclosetoparkscangainpriority.11.Whichisthebesttitleofthetext?A.PaRx,aNaturePrescriptionProgram. B.BCParksFoundationinCanadaC.YearlongPassestoNationalParks D.ANewStudyonBenefitsofWalkDTherearefewplacesonEarththathumanshaven’tmessedup.NowevenAntarctica,theonlycontinentwithnopermanenthumaninhabitants,isbeingalteredbyus.AstudyfoundthattheincreasinghumanpresenceinAntarcticaiscausingmoresnowmeltbadnewsforafrozenworldalreadybattlingtheeffectsofhumancausedglobalwarming.Blackcarbon,thedark,dustypollutionthatesfromburningfossilfuelshassettledinlocationswheretouristsandresearchersspendalotoftime,scientistsfound.Eventhesmallestamountofthedarkpollutantcanhaveasignificantimpactonmeltingbecauseofitsverylowreflectiveness:thingsthatarelightincolor,likesnow,reflectthesun'senergyandstaycool;thingsthataredark,likeblackcarbon,absorbthesun'senergyandwarmup.“Thesnowalbedo(反射率)effectisoneofthelargestuncertaintiesinregionalandglobalclimatemodelingrightnow,”AliaKhan,asnowandicescientistatWesternWashingtonUniversity,toldCNN.“That’soneofthemotivationsforthestudy,toquantifytheimpactofblackcarbononregionalsnowmelt,whichisimportantforquantifyingtheroleofblackcarboninthegloballossofsnowandice.”“Antarcticaissittingthereprettymuchsilentlyallyear.But,ifitweren’tthere,inthestatethatitismeanttobe,thebalancethatwehaveintheclimatesystemwillnolongerbe,”MarilynRaphael,ageographyprofessorsaid.“Antarctica’sseaiceisalsoimportanttomaintainabalanceinatmosphericcirculation,”headded.Aswatersgetwarmer,someAntarcticcreaturesarefindingtheirhomesmoreandmoreunlivable.“Everythingwedohasconsequences,”Raphaelsaid.“Weneedtoeducateourselvesaboutthoseconsequences,especiallyinsystemsthatweknowrelativelylittleabout.Wehavetobecarefulthatwedon’tupsettheclimatebalance.”12.Whycanthesmallestamountofblackcarbonhavehugeimpactonmelting?A.Itishighlyreflective. B.Itsdarkcolourabsorbsheat.C.Itproducesvastenergy. D.Itcausesmuchpollution.13.AccordingtoAlia,whichofthefollowingisonereasonforconductingthestudy?A.Tomeasuretheimpactofblackcarbononmelting.B.Toquantifythecostofbattlingagainstclimatechange.C.Toremovetheuncertaintiesofglobalwarmingeffects.D.Tourgepeopletopaymoreattentiontomeltingproblem.14.Whatisthefourthparagraphmainlyabout?A.ThechangecausedbyAntarcticmelting. B.ThemethodstostopAntarcticicemelting.C.ThesignificanceofAntarcticbeinginitsstate. D.ThesufferingsAntarcticcreaturesareexperiencing.15.WhatdoesRaphaeladvisepeopletodo?A.Reducetouristnumbers. B.Facetheconsequences.C.Acquireprofessionaleducation. D.Stopdisturbingtheclimate.河北省張家口市20212022學(xué)年高三下學(xué)期4月月考英語試卷（解析版）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題分，滿分分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。ALocatedbesideLakeGeneva,the

OlympicMuseumhousesmorethan10,000artificialobjectsandhoursofinteractivecontentshighlightingsomeofthebestmomentsduringtheOlympics.Herearesomeofthemuseum’smostmovingmoments.TheOlympicParkThejourneythroughtheOlympicMuseumbeginsintheOlympicPark,an8,000squaremeteroutdoorareainfrontofthemuseumoverlookingLakeGenevaandtheAlps.Theparkcontainsartworkandsculpturesthatshowrespecttotheworldofsport.ThefirstOlympicsymbolThe“OlympicRings”flagwasdesignedbyCoubertinin1913.TheringsrepresentthefivecontinentsthatparticipateintheOlympics:Africa,Asia,America,AustraliaandEurope.Thesixcolorsincludeatleastonecolorthatisrepresentedontheflagofeverycountry.

ThestadiumsThestadiumsthathosttheOlympicGamesareasmuchofacelebrationofdesignasthegamesareacelebrationofsportsmanship.GuestscanexploreplansandmodelsofOlympicstadiums’pastandpresent,includingoneofthegames’mostattractivestadiums,theBird’sNestfromBeijing2008Olympics.TheOlympicmedalsHaveyoueverwonderedwhatanOlympicmedallookslike?TheOlympicMuseumhasaroomthathouseseverybronze,silver,andgoldmedalfromeveryOlympicGamesdatingbacktothefirstmodernOlympicsof1896.Eachmedaldesignisauniquerepresentationoftheyearandlocationinwhichthegameswereheld.1.WhichmomentdoyouseefirstwhenexploringtheOlympicMuseum?A.TheOlympicPark. B.ThefirstOlympicsymbol.C.Thestadiums. D.TheOlympicmedals.2.WhatdoyouknowfromThefirstOlympicsymbol?A.ThefirstmodernOlympicstookplaceinGreece.B.Therearesixcolorsontheflagofeverycountry.C.Australiausedtobethelargestcontinentonearth.D.The“OlympicRings”flagwascreatedin1913.3.WhatcanyoudointhesectionofThestadiums?A.AdmiretheviewofLakeGeneva. B.Meetsomefamousdesigners.C.EnjoythemodeloftheBird’sNest. D.Talkwithguestsofhonour.BBuildingteamspiritisalwaysthekeypointofwhatItrytodoasamanager.WhenIfirstwenttoCrystalPalace,playerswouldfinishtrainingandthengostraighthome.Therewasnoatmosphere.Sowebroughtinapooltableandfruitmachines.Whenplayerschoosetospendtimetogether,itcreatesabetteratmosphere.Theteamspiritisveryimportant,butIdon'tbelieveinmotivatingtheteamasateam.Idon'tgiveteamtalks.Itrytomotivatetheteamasindividuals.Ispeaktotheplayersindividuallyandtrynottoputtoomuchpressureonanyone.Ibelieveplayersperformbestwhentheyarerelaxed.Ifthey'retootense,Icanguaranteetheywon'tplaywell.Ialsobelieveingivingpeopleautonomy.Ilikeallthepeoplewhoworkformetobeautonomous.Iveryrarelyinterfere(干涉).Ifeelpeopleshouldbejudgedontheirresults.Iftheyproveinpetent,thenI'minpetentifIcontinueemployingthem.It'slikethatwiththeteam.Igetcriticizedfornotinterferingduringagameandfornotmakingmorereplacements.ButIfeelifI'vechosenthose11playerstogetaresult,thenIshouldleavethemalonetogetonwithit.IfI'mdroppingaplayerfromtheteam,Idon'tfeelIhavetoexplainittothem.Iftheywanttodiscussit,I'llsay,“ebackandtalkaboutitinacoupleofdays'time.”ButIdon'ttrytoremotivatethem.It'suptothemtohavethecharactertofighttheirwaybacktotheteam.I'magreatbelieverthatalmosteverythingyouachieveinlifeisduetoyourattitude.IfIhaveaplayerwhoisexcellentlygiftedbuthasaterribleattitude,Iwon'twastemytimeonthem.4.Accordingtotheauthor,whatiscrucialforateam?A.Enoughtraining.B.Teamspirit.C.Agoodmanager.D.Abettergameatmosphere.5.Whatdoestheauthorwanthisplayerstodo?A.Spendmostoftheirtimetogether.B.Speaktohimiftheyfeeltense.C.Trytoplayhardinagame.D.Beeautonomousandpetent.6.Whywon'ttheauthorgivethereasonifhedropsaplayer?A.Hethinksitisunrespectable.B.Hedecidestogiveuponthatplayer.C.Hewantstotalkwiththeplayerinprivate.D.Hewantstheplayertotakeapositiveattitudetowardswork.7.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor?A.Ambitiousandsensitive.B.Determinedandhonest.C.Wiseandresponsible.D.Warmheartedanddemanding.CThey'renottheworld'stallestorlongestbridges,butastringofrivercrossingsmadefromtreerootsareengineeringwondersthatcontainlessonsformodemarchitects.ThetownofCherrapunjiintheKhasiHillsiscreditedwiththeworldrecordforannualrainfallofover75feet!Andinthisrainy,wetclimate,therubberfigtreegrowswithabandon.Thetreehasasecondaryrootsystemthatgrowsupabovethegroundfloorandletsthetreeeasilygrowontopofbigstonesandevenoutinthemiddleofstreams.Longago,theKhasis,atribeinMeghalayaregion,realizedtheycouldmakeuseoftheserootstotheirownadvantage.Bycontrollinganddirectingthesecondaryroots,theyhavecreatedstronglivingbridgeswithwhichtocrossstreamsandriversbythemselves.Tomakeatreegrowinacertaindirection,thetribespeopleusethetrunksofabetelnuttreewhosemiddleisgotridof,asaguidancesystem.Thethin,tenderrootsoftherubbertreeareplacedsotheygrowinthedirectionofthetreetrunkratherthanfanningout.Eventually,therootsreachtheothersideoftheriverandgrowintothesoil.Thisprocesscantakewelloveradecadebeforethebridgeisfullyfunctionalandthenovertimethebridgegrowsandstrengthens.Rocksareplacedalongthebridge'ssidestoimprovethefootpaths.Someofthesebridgesareover100feetlongandcanevensupporttheweightoffiftyormorepeopleatatime.ThesebridgesareuseddailybythepeopleofthevillagesaroundCherrapunjiandafewarethoughttobemorethan500yearsold.Thereisevenadoubledeckerbridge,knownasthe“UmshiangDoubleDeckerRootBridge",whichfeaturestwobridgesgrownrightontopofeachother.Itisthoughttobetheonlybridgeofitskind.8.WhatdoweknowaboutthebridgesinMeghalaya?A.Theyresemblethefigtreeroots.B.They'reworksofmodernarchitects.C.Theytakeaveryshorttimetobuild.D.They'reconstructedbythevillagers.9.Howisabetelnuttreeusedinbuildingthebridges?A.Itplaystheroleofaguide.B.Itbearstheweightofthebridge.C.Itprotectsthesurfaceofthebridge.D.Itdeliversmaterialsacrosstheriver.10.Whatdoesthethirdparagraphmainlydescribe?A.Aplexsystem.B.Aconstructionprocess.C.Ascientifictheory.D.Anaturallandscape.11.Whatmakesthe“UmshiangDoubleDeckerRootBridge”unusual?A.Itshistory.B.Itsmaterial.C.Itsshape.D.Itslength.DBeingaparentbringsoutthebestinmanyanimals.Althoughparentingisusuallylefttothefemales,malesfrommanyspeciesgoaboveandbeyondtocarefortheoffspring.Takeanemonefish(?？~)forexample.InfindingNemo,Marlinswimsover1,000milesfromtheGreatBarrierReeftoSydneytorescuehissonNemo,whohasbeencaughtbydivers.Inreality,anemonefishrarelymovesofarawayfromtheirhome.Despitetheirsmallersize,themaleshelpthefemalesdefendthenest,butonlythemaleanemonefishtakecareofit.Theyusetheirfinsasfanstoprovideaconstantflowofoxygenandkeepthesurroundingsclean.Theyalsoputalotofeffortinbuildingthenest.Theeggstakeaboutfivedaystohatch.Duringthisimportantperiod,dadsfanthemtoprovideoxygenandremovetherubbish.Theyalsopickuptheeggsintheirmouthsandmovethemaroundtoremoveanybacteria.Oneofthebiggestthreatsesfromfemalesticklebacks(刺魚),whoformorganizedgroupsandattacktheneststoeatalltheeggs.Malesdefendthenewbornfishandbringbacktheoneswhomovetoofarfromthenest.Oncethefishgrowup,theybeealittlebitmoreindependentandstarttoswimaway.Thedadswimsafterthem,picksthemupinhismouth,andspitsthembackintohisnest.Eventually,hegetstothepointwherehecan’tkeeptrackofthemandthat’swhentheyseparate.Doting(溺愛的)fathersarenotrestrictedtotheworldoffish.Insomepoisonfrogspecies,thedadsalsowarnthemomswhentheyoungonesarehungryandneedtobefed.It’sgenerallybelievedthatmomsarethecaregivers.Infishandfrogs,it’sactuallymoremonforthedadstoprovidecare.12.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“offspring”inparagraph1probablymean?A.Children. B.Relatives. C.Friends. D.Colleagues.13.Whatcanweinferaboutmaleanemonefish?A.Theytakefullresponsibilityforbuildingthenest.B.Theyaremuchlargerthanfemaleanemonefish.C.Theyareactuallyextremelyexcellentfathers.D.Theyfrequentlymakeattacksonotherfishes.14.Whatdoesitmeanwhenthedadcan’ttrackitsyoungfish?A.Thedadcan’ttendtotheyoungfish.B.Theyoungfisharealreadyindependent.C.Thelivingenvironmentisworse.D.Thedadisinastateofaging.15.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.TheModelFatherintheAnimalKingdomB.TheNewRoleoftheMaleAnemoneFishC.TheReallyCaringCaregiversinLifeD.AStrangePhenomenoninNature2022屆河北保定市高三第一次（4月）模擬考試英語試卷（解析版）第一節(jié)（共15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、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。ATHEBESTHAWKER(叫賣小販)CENTERSINSINGAPORECHINATOWNPLEXFOODCENTERYoucanfindallthemusttrylocalfoodshere:BeingthelargesthawkercentreinSingaporewithover260foodstands,thiscentreoffersafullrangeoflocaldishesfromchillicrab,blackpeppercrabtolocaljuiceandpopulardesserts.Foodsareofferedatthecheapestprices:Foodpriceshereareveryreasonableandpetitive.Dinerscanenjoyaplateofchickenriceorabowloflaksaatpricesfrom$2.50to$3.00.OLDAIRPORTROADFOODCENTERSingaporeiconichawkercentre:Oneoftheoldestandlargestfoodcourtsintheislandcity,servesauthenticdeliciouslocalfoodtomanygenerationsofSingaporeans.Absolutely,youwillfindallthepopularSingaporeandishesthere.OfferingthebestsoyabeancurdinSingapore:Itishometosomeofthebestsoyabeancurdstands.Thebeancurdisofferedat$1.50perbowlfororiginalflavourand$2.00perbowlforalmondflavor.TIONGBAHRUMARKETHAWKERCENTERAcleanandspacioushawkercentre:Decoratedrecently,thiscentreisnowoneofthecleanestandmostspacioushawkercentersinSingapore.Youwilldefinitelyenjoytheairy,fortableandrelaxingatmospherethere.LocatedrightaboveoneofthebestwetmarketsinSingapore:Thecentreisonthesecondfloor.Onthefirstfloorisafamouswetmarketwithfreshproduce.ThereforeyoucanatonceenjoymouthwateringSingaporeanfoodsandexperiencetheoriginalfeatureofatypicalSingaporewetmarketduringyourvisit.CHOMPCHOMPFOODCENTERAhawkercentrecateringforlatenightdiners:Unlikeotherfoodcentersopeningfrommorningtoevening,thiscenterstartsfrom18:00untillateeveryday.Soifyouwanttohavegoodhawkerfoodatlatehours,ehere.ServingsomeofthebestsatayinSingapore:TomanySingaporeanfoodies,ChompChompFoodCentreisasataymecca.Pork,beef,chickenandmuttonsatayareallavailable.21.Whatdothefirsttwocentershaveinmon?A.Bothfeaturelocaldishes. B.Bothhavealonghistory.C.Bothservethebestdesserts. D.Bothareknownforthelowestprices.22.WhatisspecialaboutTiongBahruMarketHawkerCenter?A.Itoffersthefreshestproduce. B.Ithasbetterdiningenvironment.C.Itisaboveaseafoodmarket. D.It'sfamousforitsbeancurd.23.Whichcentershouldyougotoforamidnightsnack?ACHINATOWNPLEXFOODCENTER B.OLDAIRPORTROADFOODCENTERC.TIONGBAHRUMARKETHAWKERCENTER D.CHOMPCHOMPFOODCENTERBWhencloudsofradiationbeganstreamingintotheairaroundtheFukushimanuclearplant,160,000residentsweretoldtosimplycutandrun.However,itseemsonly159,998residentslistened.Theothertwo—NaotoMatsumuraandSakaeKato—remained.Thetwomenwouldgiveupeverythingratherthanletotherbeingsstarve.Livingwithinthe12.5mileexclusionzonearoundthedamagedreactor,thetwomen,unrelatedtooneanother,bothlivealonewhiletakingcareofdozensofanimalsthatwereleftbehindwhentheevacuationorderwasgiven.ReportsfromReutersandDWstatethat57yearoldKatohas41catswholivewithhiminhishomeinthemountains—alongwithadogheadoptednamedPochi.Katosayshewillstaywithhiscatsandensuretheyarefortableallthroughtheirlives.Matsumuraleftthecityatfirst,butreturnedshortlyafterforhisownanimals.Oncereturned,thenow55yearoldrealizedthateveryoneelse'spetsandlivestockwerestillthere,sohebegantakingcareofabroadmunityofanimalsincludingpigs,cats,dogs,ponies,ostriches,andcows.GNNreportedthathewentbackinsidetheexclusionzoneandrealizedlocalpetdogshadnoteateninseveraldays.Afteritbecameclearthatnoonewasingbacktotheneighborhood,hewentaroundunchainingdogsfromtrees,lettingcowsoutoftheirbarns,andfeedinganythinginneed,earninghimthenicknamethe“GuardianofFukushima'sAnimals”.EverythingbothKatoandMatsumuraaredoingisrisky.ThoughproudofwhatKatoandMatsumurahavedone,theirfriendsandfamilieshopethattheycanleavethedangerousarea.Yettheyseemtobedeterminedinwhattheyaredoingandbothplantostaytherewiththeiranimals,ewhatmay.24.Whatdoesthephrase“otherbeings”inparagraph1probablyreferto?A.Animals. B.People. C.Plants. D.Residents.25.WhatkindofpersonisSakaeKato?A.Curious. B.Caring. C.Ambitious. D.Lonely.26.WhatdoweknowaboutNaotoMatsumura?A.Heis57yearsold. B.HeknowsKatoverywell.C.Hehasdozensofanimalstolookafter. D.Helives12.5milesfromtheexclusionzone.27.Whatcanweinferaboutthetwomenfromthetext?A.Theywillfollowtheadviceoftheirfamilies. B.Theywillcallonmorepeopletoprotectanimals.C.Theystayinthemountainstoenjoyloneliness. D.Theyhavenoregardfortheirownsafety.CAnewUNreportissettorevealthatupto1millionspeciesfaceextinctionbecauseofhumanactions.Wearecausingamassextinctionevent,andcriticallywecannotseparateoneenvironmentalcrisisfromanother.Biodiversitylosscannotbeseparatedfromclimatechange,orfromhumanpopulationgrowthorpollutionorplasticsinouroceans.Thesechallengesareallinterconnected.Ifwecontinuetoconsidertheseproblemsseparately,solutionswillcontinuetoemergefartooslowly.Theconnectionsbetweenthesecrisesmakesolutionsseemalltoodifficult.Butinfact,asolutiontooneproblemwillinevitablymakeapositiveimpactonmanyotherstoo.Morethan28,000peoplearedyingbecauseofpollutedaireachyearinBritainandairpollutionislinkedtopsychotic(精神病的)experiencesandareductionineducationalachievement.It’snotrocketscience:improvingairqualityinourcitiesbycuttingpollutingvehicleswillbringavastrangeofbenefitstohumanhealth,andhelpdealwithclimatechangetoo.GeorgeMonbiotadvocatestakinglandoutofmeatproductionandrewildingit.Thiswillnotonlyboostbiodiversityenormouslybutwillalsodealwithglobalwarmingbecausethoserewilded,rewettedlandswillcapturesignificantlymorecarbon.Iftheselandsarealsoopenedupforustoenjoy,ourphysicalandmentalhealthwillflourish.Thuswerepairtheecologyofdestruction.Itcanbedifficulttoknowwhatwecandoasindividuals—butatleastweallpossessanincreasinglyunderstandingofhowfarming,consumptionandenergyuseimpactsupontheplanet.Ifeveryonemakesasmallchange,thatwillmakeadifferencetoourplanet.We'renotstrugglingtofindideastosolveproblemseithergloballyorlocally.It'sactionwe'relacking,ingovernmentandbeyond,asindividualsandtogetherasaspecies.Ifweactnowwemaybesurprisedathowtheseseeminglyvastproblemsdecreasequickerthanweimagine.28.Whatdoesthefirstparagraphmainlytellus?A.Theageofmassextinctionhasarrived. B.Environmentalcrisesareinterrelated.CHumansaretoblameformassextinction. D.Environmentalcrisesshouldbesolvedseparately.29.Whyarerewildedlandsbeneficialtocontrollingglobalwarming?A.Theyattracttourists. B.Theyprovidehabitatforbirds.C.Theytakeincarbon. D.Theyboostbiodiversity.30.Whatdoestheauthorcallonpeopletodo?A.Takeactionnow. B.Findabetteridea.C.Cooperatewithothers. D.Turntothegovernment.31.Wheredoesthistextprobablyefrom?A.Anewsreport. B.Ascientificjournal.C.Aclimatehandbook. D.Abiologytextbook.DExtremelyenergeticlightfromspaceisanunexplainedwonder.Scientistsdon’tknowwherethatlightesfrom,exactly.Andnowastronomershavespottedthislight,calledgamma(伽馬)rays,athigherenergiesthaneverbefore.Youcan’tseegammarayswithyoureyes.Theyaremu