Passage 1
【语篇导读】文章通过对一场环境污染的诉讼,介绍了橘子皮对土壤的改善作用。
1.What did Del Oro usually do with orange peels?
A.Add them to fuel. B.Feed them to animals.
C.Burn or bury them. D.Make them into cakes.
答案 C
解析 细节理解题。根据文章第一段最后一句话“Dealing with tons of leftover peels usually involved burning them or paying to have them poured into a landfill...”可知,之前处理橘子皮的方式一般包括烧掉或花钱请人掩埋。
2.What can we know about the deal between Del Oro and the national park?
A.It lasted 15 years.
B.It was signed by Treuer.
C.It carried out for about a year.
D.It was broken by Del Oro.
答案 C
解析 推理判断题。根据第二段可知Del Oro与national park 达成协议,往公园里倾倒橘子皮,但一年后由于其他果汁公司的诉讼终止了。
3.What was Treuer’s finding?
A.Orange peels contain much fibre.
B.Orange peels can make soil richer.
C.Orange peels rot away in a short time.
D.Orange waste ruined the national park.
答案 B
解析 细节理解题。根据文章第五段中的“They found great differences between the area covered with orange peels and those that were not.The area with orange waste had richer soil.”可知,他们发现被倾倒过橘子皮的土壤更肥沃。
4.What is the author’s attitude toward the judge mentioned in the last paragraph?
A.Disapproving. B.Positive.
C.Worried. D.Admirable.
答案 A
解析 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段中的“...but what is really shocking is that a judge actually thought the waste of orange ‘polluted’ a national park and stopped it from going forward.”可知,这位法官认为橘子皮会污染公园,而作者在文中的最后一句话“...this type of ‘ruining’ is being seriously considered as a way of bringing forests back to life.”指出,橘子皮实际上使森林恢复了生机,所以作者不赞成法官的做法。
【长难句分析】Dealing with tons of leftover peels usually involved burning them or paying to have them poured into a landfill,so the proposal was very attractive.
处理成吨的剩余的橘子皮通常需要烧了它们或者花钱把它们倒进垃圾填埋场,所以这个建议非常吸引人。
本句是一个并列句。第一个分句的主语是Dealing with...,第二个分句的主语是the proposal,have them poured...是“have sth.done结构”。
Passage 2
【语篇导读】本文告诉我们,教学可以让老师在一个人的生活中产生积极影响。
1.What’s the author’s purpose to take John for example?
A.To show that her students were all excellent readers.
B.To develop her own idea about English literature.
C.To prove what she had just said was true.
D.To persuade her readers to change their minds.
答案 C
解析 推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句“I have changed the way students perceive(感知) literature and have even inspired some to become English teachers.”和第二段“One student in particular is named John....He seemed very mature for his age.”可知,作者举约翰这个例子是为了证明她之前所说的话。
2.Why did John choose to dedicate his autobiographical essay to Ms.Hopkins?
A.He thought she was significant in his life.
B.He wanted to say to her that she was a red rose.
C.He expected her to know he had enjoyed her class.
D.He remembered she had promised to let him be a poet.
答案 A
解析 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“Ms.Hopkins,I just want you to know that you are a rose in my life and I have enjoyed every minute of being in your class.You have shown me that I have purpose in life and that I am a poet.I will never forget you.”可知,约翰选择把他的自传文章献给霍普金斯老师是因为他认为她对他来说很重要。
3.What kind of person was the author according to the text?
A.Gentle. B.Passionate.
C.Humorous. D.Indifferent.
答案 B
解析 推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Needless to say,I love my...to my future students.”可知,作者是充满激情的,所以选B项。
4.Which of the following can be the best title for this text?
A.The difference a good teacher can make.
B.The friendship Ms.Hopkins and John developed.
C.An experience only Ms.Hopkins and her students could have.
D.The significant contribution everyone can make.
答案 A
解析 主旨大意题。根据文章最后一句“Teaching allows teachers to make a positive difference in the life of someone.”可知A项高度概括文章主题。
【长难句分析】I have always wanted to talk literature to my students so that they could find relevant connections which would finally give them that motivation to read,write and interpret.
我一直希望能和我的学生讨论一下文学,这样他们就能找到他们与文学之间的联系,最终给他们阅读、写作和翻译的动力。
本句是一个复合句。so that引导的是目的状语从句,which引导的是限制性定语从句。
