5. What’s the most common mistake about feeding birds? A. Putting feeders in improper places. B. Providing food in inappropriate time. C. Leaving feeders unprotected. D. Supplying dirty and deep water.
【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第三段“The most common mistake people make with their bird feeders is that they put feeders in places where birds are easily frightened by passers-by, risk being hurt by cats, or risk flying into windows. ”可知人们在喂鸟的时候, 最常见的错误是把喂鸟器放在错误的地方, 这样给鸟儿带来了很多危险。故A项正确。 6. Which of the following may NOT be suitable for feeding birds? A. Seeds. B. Bread. C. Fruit. D. Insects.
【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据倒数第三段“But don’t feed wild birds anything salty, like potato chips, or food that could choke them, like bread. ”可知作者建议人们不要喂给鸟儿薯条和面包, 因为这些食物不适合喂鸟。故B项正确。
7. The author advises helping more birds by ______. A. increasing the number of feeders B. cleaning the birds with clean water C. putting more large stones in the feeders D. keeping aggressive birds away from the feeders
【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据第五段“A solution is to put the food in
more than one place by using different kinds of seeds or fruit. ”可知作者建议我们把食物放在多个地方, 并提供不同种类的食物。这样做, 自然是要增加喂鸟器的数量。故A项正确。 8. What is the text mainly about? A. Problems with bird feeding. B. Where to place bird feeders. C. Popular ways of protecting wild birds. D. How to feed wild birds safely and healthily.
【解析】选D。主旨大意题。根据第一段“Feeding birds is a popular way to watch wildlife. But experts say it might put wild birds at risk. ”可知本文主要讲述的是喂鸟会给鸟儿带来一定的危险;第三段介绍了具体的危险, 后四段提出具体的安全喂鸟的建议。故D项“How to feed wild birds safely and healthily. ”符合本文中心思想, 故选择D项。 【知识拓展】长难句分析
The most common mistake people make with their bird feeders is that they put feeders in places where birds are easily frightened by passers-by, risk being hurt by cats, or risk flying into windows.
分析:本句主要结构:The mistake is. . . ; “people make with their bird feeders”是定语从句, 省略了关系词that/which; is后面全是that 引导的表语从句;表语从句中的where 引导定语从句, 这个定语从句中含有三个并列谓语。
翻译:人们在喂鸟器上犯的最常见的错误是把喂鸟器放在了鸟很容易
被路人吓着的地方, 有被猫伤害的风险, 或者有飞进窗户的风险。 Ⅱ. 完形填空
In March of 2019, Peter Tabichi, a 36-year-old teacher from a remote village in Kenya, was voted the best teacher in the world out of 10, 000 applicants and won Varkey Foundation’s Global Teacher Prize of $1 million.
For the past 12 years, Tabichi has worked as a math and science teacher hoping that his lessons will give students a chance to 1 their situations. However, working at a Secondary School in a remote village in Kenya hasn’t been 2 . The school only has one computer and unreliable Internet 3 . As a result, he is often forced to travel to a cyber cafe to download 4 for his science classes. The school also has no library or laboratory. To make matters worse, there are not enough 5 for all the students.
Unfortunately, the semi-arid (半干旱的) village experiences droughts and famines 6 . “Most of the students come from very poor families. They’re not able to 7 because they haven’t had enough meals at home, ” Tabichi said. Thus, he also teaches students and locals about famine-resistant 8 . To help those in poverty afford food, uniforms, and books, he 9 80 percent of his salary. One of the other major 10 that Tabichi faces is trying to keep kids in school as long as possible. According to Tabichi, 95 percent of his
students live in poverty and around 30 percent are either orphans or are being 11 by single parents. As a result, kids are easy to 12 out of school.
With great efforts, he has also 13 to set up science clubs, addressed food insecurity issues, and helped bring 14 between several ethnic groups and religions. 15 his tireless work, his students have 16 for the 2019 INTEL International Science and Engineering Fair in Arizona, USA. He said, “I’m 17 of my students. We lack facilities that many schools 18 for granted, so as a teacher, I just want to have a 19 impact not only on my country but on the whole of Africa. ”
Tabichi plans to use the prize money to improve the school and feed the 20 . He also hopes his accomplishment will inspire others to push past all the obstacles.
【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。文章叙述了一位来自肯尼亚一个偏远村庄的36岁教师Peter Tabichi的故事。2019年3月, 在10 000名申请者中他被评为全球最佳教师, 并获得了Varkey基金会100万美元的全球教师奖金。
1. A. check B. control C. improve D. realize
【解析】选C。Tabichi在学校是一位数学和科学老师, 他希望他的课程能给学生一个改善(improve)他们的境况的机会。 2. A. normal B. easy C. short
D. hard
【解析】选B。在肯尼亚一个偏远村庄的一所中学工作是不容易的(easy)。 3. A. access
B. barrier C. relation D. source
【解析】选A。学校只有一台电脑, 而且网络连接(access)也是不可靠的。access“入径;(使用或见到的)机会, 权利”, Internet access “互联网接入”;barrier“障碍”;relation“关系”;source“来源”。 4. A. programs B. approaches C. comments D. resources
【解析】选D。根据上文, 因此, 他经常被迫去网吧为他的科学课程下载资源(resources)。programs“程序”;approaches“方法”;comments“评论”。
5. A. subjects B. chances C. books D. teachers
【解析】选C。更为糟糕的是, 学校没有足够的书提供给每位学生。 6. A. naturally B. suddenly C. frequently D. gradually
【解析】选C。不幸的是, 这个半干旱的村庄经常(frequently)经历干旱和饥荒。naturally“自然地”;suddenly “突然地”;gradually “逐渐地”。 7. A. distinguish B. calculate C. strengthen D. concentrate
【解析】选D。根据上下文, 因为学生在家里没有足够的粮食吃, 肚子饿, 所以上课注意力不能集中(concentrate)。distinguish“区分, 辨别”;calculate“计算”;strengthen“加强”。
相关推荐：
loading