802-804高考英語閱讀理解

2004-2008五年高考英語江蘇卷閱讀理解全解析

2004年

第三部分：閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）

A

Hewasthebabywithnoname.FoundandtakenfromthenorthAtlantic6daysafterthesinkingofthe

Titanicin1912,histinybodysomovedthesalvage（救援）workersthattheycalledhim“ourbaby."Intheirhome

portofHalifax,NovaScotia,peoplecollectedmoneyforaheadstoneinfrontofthebaby'sgrave（墓工carvedwith

thewords:4tTothememoryofanunknownchild.^^Hehasrestedthereeversince.

Buthistoryhasawayofuncoveringitssecrets.OnNov.5,thisyear,threemembersofafamilyfromFinland

arrivedatHalifaxandlaidfreshflowersatthegrave.4iThisisourbaby,"saysMagdaSchleifer,68,abanker.She

grewuphearingstoriesaboutagreat-auntnamedMariaPanula,42,whohadsailedontheTitanicforAmericato

bereunitedwithherhusband.AccordingtotheinformationMrs.Schleiferhadgathered,Panulagaveupherseat

onalifeboattosearchforherfivechildren—includinga13-month-oldboynamedEinofromwhomshehad

becomeseparatedduringthefinalminutesofthecrossing."Wethoughttheywerealllostinthesea,"says

Schleifer.

Now,usingteethandbonepiecestakenfromthebaby'sgrave,scientistshavecomparedthe

DNAfromtheUnknownChildwiththosecollectedfrommembersoffivefamilieswholostrelativesonthe

Titanicandneverrecoveredthebodies.Theresultofthetestpointsonlytoonepossibleperson:youngEino.Now,

thefamilysees:noneedforanewgrave.MHebelongstothepeopleofHalifax/*saysSchleifer."They'vetaken

careofhimfor90years."

56.ThebabytravelledontheTitanicwithhis.

A.motherB.parentsC.auntD.relatives

57.Whatisprobablytheboy'slastname?

A.SchleiferiB.Eino.C.Magda.D.Panula.

58.SomemembersofthefamilywenttoHalifaxandputflowersatthechild'sgraveonNov.5—.

A.1912B.1954C.2002D.2004

59.Thistextismainlyabouthow.

A.theunknownbaby*sbodywastakenfromthenorthAtlantic

B.theunknownbabywasburiedinHalifax,NovaScotia

C.peoplefoundoutwhotheunknownbabywas

D.peopletookcareoftheunknownbabyfor90years

解析:

56.A解析：本篇講述死于“泰坦尼克號”沉船事件的?名嬰兒最終被認(rèn)定身份的故事。

56.A解析：從第二段第四句之后可知：這個嬰兒叫Eina,它的母親叫MariaPanula。Maria帶著孩子們?nèi)?/p>

與丈夫團(tuán)聚。

57.D解析：本題問孩子的姓氏（Lastname）,孩子的姓氏與父親相同，在西方多數(shù)國家，婦女結(jié)婚后將

姓氏改為夫姓，那么孩子也就與母親婚后的姓氏相同，這個嬰兒的母親叫MariaPanula（即姓Panula）,嬰

兒也就姓Panula.

58.C解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題，第一段提到1912年這個嬰兒被埋葬。全文最后一句“They（thepeopleofHalifax）

havetakencareofhimfor90years”可知：1912+90=2002。

59.C解析：歸納推理題，全文從嬰兒被打撈、埋葬、親屬祭奠、科學(xué)檢驗，最終證明嬰兒的身份，所以

選C。

B

Desertsarefoundwherethereislittlerainfallorwhererainforawholeyearfallsinonlyafewweeks'time.

Teninchesofrainmaybeenoughformanyplantstosurvive（存活）iftherainis

spreadthroughouttheyear,Ifitfalls,withinoneortwomonthsandtherestoftheyearisdry,thoseplantsmaydie

andadesertmayform.

Sandbeginsastinypiecesofrockthatgetsmallerandsmalleraswindandweatherwearthemdown.Sand

dunes（沙丘）areformedaswindsmovethesandacrossthedesert.Bitbybit,the

dunesgrowovertheyears,alwaysmovingwiththewindsandchangingtheshape.Mostofthemareonlyafew

feettall,buttheycangrowtobeseveralhundredfeethigh.

Thereis,however,muchmoretoadesertthansand.InthedesertsofthesouthwesternUnitedStates,cliffs

（懸崖）anddeepvalleyswereformedfromthickmudthatoncelaybeneathaseamorethanmillionsofyearsago.

Overthecenturies,thewaterdriedup.Wind,sand,rain,heatandcoldallworeawayattheremainingrocks.The

facesofthedesertmountainsarealwayschanging—very,veryslowly-astheseforcesofnaturecontinueto

workontherock.

Mostdesertshaveasurprisingvarietyoflife.Thereareplants,animalsandinsectsthat:haveadaptedtolife

inthedesert.Duringtheheatoftheday,avisitormayseeveryfewsignsoflivingthings,butastheairbeginsto

coolintheevening,thedesertcomestolife.Asthesunbeginstoriseagaininthesky,thedesertonceagain

becomesquietandlonely.

60.Manyplantsmaysurviveindesertswhen.

A.therainisspreadoutinayearB.therainfallsonlyinafewweeks

C.thereislittleraininayearD.itisdryalltheyearround

61.Sanddunesareformedwhen.

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A.sandpilesupgraduallyB.thereisplentyofraininayear

C.theseahasdriedupovertheyearsD.piecesofrockgetsmaller

62.Theunderlinedsentenceinthethirdparagraphprobablymeansthatinadesertthereis.

A.toomuchsandB.moresandthanbefore

C.nothingexceptsandD.somethingelsebesidessand

63Itcanbelearnedfromthetextthatinadesert.

A.thereisnorainfallthroughouttheyear

B.lifeexistsinroughconditions

C.allsanddunesareafewfeethigh

D.rocksarewornawayonlybywindandheat

解析：

60.A解析：事實細(xì)節(jié)題,根據(jù)第一段第二句“…formanyplantstosurviveiftherainisspreadthroughout

theyear",throughouttheyear意思是"全年"或"?年中

61.A解析：事實細(xì)節(jié)題，根據(jù)第二段第二句和第三句“當(dāng)風(fēng)吹動沙子穿過沙漠、沙丘就形成了。一

點(diǎn)一點(diǎn)沙丘會經(jīng)過幾年而增大”，而A項pilesupgradually為“逐漸堆積起來”之意。

62.D解析：劃線句子意思是“可是，對于沙漠來說，有的不僅僅是沙子”也就是說除了沙子還有其

它的自然界的東西讓沙漠發(fā)生變化，并且本段有所描述。

63.B解析：推理判斷題，在最后一段中文章描述到“大多數(shù)沙漠都生有讓人驚嘆的生命，在白天，觀

光者能夠看到很少的生命體，白天一片沉寂與荒涼，只有到晚上，沙漠才有了生機(jī)”，依此判斷選B。

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64.D解析：事實細(xì)節(jié)題：根據(jù)關(guān)鍵詞“4—starhotel”。

65.C解析：事實細(xì)節(jié)題：文章中說：“open9:00—5:00pmdaily,anduntil5:30pmduringthesummern

66.A解析：事實細(xì)節(jié)題。

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D

WhoeverhasmadeavoyageuptheHudsonRivermustremembertheCatskillMountains.Theyarea

branchofthegreatAppalachianfamily,andcanbeseentothewestrisinguptoanobleheightandtoweringover

thesurroundingcountry.Whentheweatherisfairandsettled,theyareclothedinblueandpurple,andprinttheir

beautifulshapesonthecleareveningsky,butsometimeswhenitiscloudless,graysteamgathersaroundthetop

ofthemountainswhich,inthelastraysofthesettingsun,willshineandlightuplikeacrownofglory（華麗的皇

冠）.

Atthefootofthesemountains,atravelermayseelightsmokegoingupfromavillage.

Inthatvillage,andinoneofthehouses（which,totelltheexacttruth,wassadlytime-wornand

weather-beaten）,therelivedmanyyearsago,asimple,good-naturedfellowbythenameofRipVanWinkle.

Rip*sgreatweaknesswasanaturaldislikeofallkindsofmoney-makinglabor.Itcouldnotbefromlackof

diligence（勤勞），forhecouldsitalldayonawetrockandfishwithoutsayingaword,eventhoughhewasnot

encouragedbyasinglebite.Hewouldcarryagunonhisshoulderforhours,walkingthroughwoodsandfieldsto

shootafewbirdsorsquirrels.Hewouldneverrefusetohelpaneighbor,evenintheroughestwork.Thewomenof

thevillage,too,usedtoemployhimtodosuchlittlejobsastheirlesshelpfulhusbandswouldnotdoforthem.In

aword,Ripwasreadytoattendtoeverybody'sbusinessbuthisown.

Iflefttohimself,hewouldhavewhistled（吹口哨）lifeawayinperfectsatisfaction;buthiswifewas

alwaysmadathimforhisidleness（懶散）.Morning,noon,andnight,hertonguewasendlesslygoing,sothathe

wasforcedtoescapetotheoutsideofthehouse--theonlysidewhich,intruth,belongstoahenpeckedhusband.

68.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribestheCatskillMountains?

A.TheyareonthewestoftheHudsonRiver.

B.Theyareveryhighandbeautifulinthisarea.

C.TheycanbeseenfromtheAppalachianfamily.

D.Theygatherbeautifulcloudsinblueandpurple.

69.Theheroofthestoryisprobably.

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A.hard-workingandlikesallkindsofwork

B.idleandhatesallkindsofjobs

C.simple,idlebutverydutiful

D.gentle,helpfulbutalittleidle

70.Theunderlinedwords"henpeckedhusband"inthelastparagraphprobablymeansamanwho

A.likeshuntingB.isafraidofhens

C.loveshiswifeD.isafraidofhiswife

71.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.CatskillMountains.B.AMountainVillage.

C.RipVanWinkle.D.ADutifulHusband.

解析：

68.B解析：事實細(xì)節(jié)題，根據(jù)第?段特別是最后兒句話。

69.D解析：文章中提到“Ripwasreadytoattendtoeverybody'sbusinessbuthisown…buthiswifewasalways

madathimforhisidleness”故選Do

70.D解析：推理判斷題，最后一段提到“每天早晨、中年、晚上他妻子的舌頭都不停地動著，所以他被

迫逃到家外去”，因此判斷他是怕老婆的人，故選D。

71.C解析：中心歸納題，整篇文章都在圍繞RipVanWinkle而展開，故選C。

E

Everyyearmorepeoplerecognizethatitiswrongtokillwildlifefor“sport."Progressinthisdirectionis

slowbecauseshootingisnotasportforwatching,andonlythosefewwhotakepartrealizethecrueltyand

destruction.

Thenumberofgunners,however,growsrapidly.Childrentooyoungtodevelopproperjudgmentsthrough

independentthoughtareledalongwayawaybytheirgunningparents.Theyaresubjectedtoadvertisementsof

gunproducerswhodescribeshootingasgoodfortheirhealthandguncarryingasawayofputtingredderbloodin

theveins（血管）.Theyarepersuadedbygunnermagazineswithstorieshonoringthechaseandthekill.Inschool

theyviewmotionpictureswhicharesupposedlymeanttoteachthemhowtodealwitharmssafelybutwhichare

actuallydesignedtostimulate（刺激）adesiretoownagun.Wildlifeisdisappearingbecauseofshootingand

becauseofthelossofwildlandhabitat（棲息地）.Habitatlosswillcontinuewithourincreasingpopulation,but

canweslowthelossofwildlifecausedbyshooting?Theredoesn'tseemtobeanychanceiftheseriouscondition

ofourbirdsisnotimproved.

Wildlifebelongstoeveryoneandnottothegunnersalone.Althoughmostpeopledonotshoot,theyseemto

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forgiveshootingforsportbecausetheyknowlittleornothingaboutit.Theonlyanswer,then,istobringthetruth

aboutsportshootingtothegreatmajorityofpeople.

Now,itistimetorealizethatanimalshavethesamerighttolifeaswedoandthatthereisnothingfairor

rightaboutapersonwithagunshootingtheharmlessandbeautifulcreatures.Thegunnersliketodescribewhat

theydoascharacter-building,butweknowthattowoundananimalandwatchitgothroughtheagonyofdying

canmakenobodyhappy.If,astheywouldhaveyoubelieve,gun-carryingandkillingimprovehuman-character,

thenperhapsweshouldencouragewar.

72.Accordingtothetext,mostpeopledonotseemtobeagainsthuntingbecause.

A.theyhavelittleknowledgeofitB.ithelpstobuildhumancharacter

C.itistoocostlytostopkillingwildlifeD.theywanttokeepwildlifeundercontrol

73.Theunderlinedword“agony”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans.

A.formB.ConditionC.painD.sadness

74.Accordingtothetext,thefilmschildrenwatchatschoolactually.

A.teachthemhowtodealwithgunssafely

B.praisehuntingascharacter-building

C.describehuntingasanexercise

D.encouragethemtohavegunsoftheirown

75.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthattheauthorseemsto.

A.blamethemajorityofpeopleB.worryabouttheexistenceofwildlife

C.beinfavourofwarD.beinsupportofcharacter-building

解析：

72.A解析：事實細(xì)節(jié)題，根據(jù)第四段。

73.C解析：詞義猜測題，從全句看，應(yīng)是“把動物殺傷并且看著它垂死掙扎著的痛苦不會讓人快樂”，

根據(jù)關(guān)鍵詞wound與dying可知，應(yīng)為痛苦之意，故選C。

74.D解析：事實細(xì)節(jié)題根據(jù)第二段最后兩句，孩子在學(xué)校所接觸的動作電影激發(fā)了孩子擁有槍支的欲望，

故選Do

75.B解析：推理判斷題，作者認(rèn)為把打獵看作一種運(yùn)動是錯誤的，并且論述了當(dāng)前人們對此事的認(rèn)識程

度，進(jìn)而提出了為此而擔(dān)憂，特別是最后還提到或許我們應(yīng)該鼓勵戰(zhàn)爭，故選B。

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A

JaneAusten,afamousEnglishwriter,wasbornatSteventon,Hampshire,onDecember16,1775,anddied

onJuly18,1817.Shebeganwritingearlyinlife,althoughtheprejudicesofhertimesforcedhertohaveherbooks

publishedanonymously（匿名）.

ButJaneAustenisperhapsthebestknownandbestlovedofBath'smanyfamouslocalpeopleandvisitors.

Shepaidtwolongvisitshereduringthelastfiveyearsoftheeighteenthcenturyandfrom1801to1806,Bathwas

herhome.Herdeepknowledgeofthecityisfullyseenintwoofhernovels,NorthangerAbbeyandPersuasion,

whicharelargelysetinBath.ThecityisstillverymuchasJaneAustenknewit,keepinginitsstreetsandpublic

buildingsthewell-orderedworldthatshedescribedsowellinhernovels.NowthepleasureoflearningJane

Austen'sBathcanbeenhanced（增強(qiáng)）byvisitingtheJaneAustenCentreinGayStreet.Here,inaGeorgiantown

houseintheheartofthecity,youcanfindoutmoreaboutBathinJaneAusten'stimeandtheimportanceofBath

inherlifeandwork.

TheCentrehasbeensetupwiththehelpandguidanceofmembersoftheJaneAustenSociety.Afteryour

visittotheCentre,youcanlookroundtheattractiveshop,whichoffersahugecollectionofJaneAustenrelated

books,cardsandmanyspeciallydesignedgifts.JaneAustenquizzesareofferedtokeepthechildrenbusy.

YoucanalsohavewalkingtoursofJaneAusten'sBath,whichisagreatwaytofindoutmoreaboutJane

AustenanddiscoverthewonderfulGeorgiancityofBath.Thetourlastsaboutoneandahalfhours.The

experiencedguideswilltakeyoutotheplaceswhereJanelived,walkedandshopped.

56.JaneAustenpaidtwolongvisitstoBath.

A.inherearlytwentiesB.inherearlyteens

C.inherlatetwentiesD.inherlateteens

57.WhatcanwelearnaboutBathfromthepassage?

A.BathhasgreatlychangedsinceJaneAusten'sdeath.

B.ThecityhaschangedasmuchasJaneAustenknewit.

C.BathremainsalmostthesameasinJaneAusten'stime.

D.NochangeshavetakenplaceinBathsinceJaneAusten'stime.

58.Theauthorwritesthispassageinorderto.

A.attractreaderstovisitthecityofBath

B.askreaderstobuyAusten'sbooks

C.tellreadersaboutJaneAusten'sexperience

D.giveabriefintroductiontotheJaneAustenSociety

59.Ittakesyouaboutoneandahalfhours.

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A.togettotheJaneAustenCentreinGayStreet

B.tobuyJaneAustenrelatedbooks,cardsandgifts

C.tofindaguidetotakeyoutotheCentre

D.tolookaroundthecityofBathonfoot

解析

56.Ao考查考生對短文中細(xì)節(jié)的識辨和整合能力。第一段交代了她出生于1775年；第二段提到

T她去Bath是在thelastfiveyearsoftheeighteenthcentury,即1895-1900年。

57.Co考查考生對短文中細(xì)節(jié)的識辨能力。文章第二段ThecityisstillverymuchasJaneAusten

knewit,提供答案。

58.Ao考查考生領(lǐng)會作者寫作意圖的能力。從文章的后半部分可以明顯地判斷出作者的這一意圖。

59.Do考查考生對文章細(xì)節(jié)的把握能力。根據(jù)文章最后一段YoucanalsohavewalkingtoursofJane

Austen'sBath,可以做出判斷。

B

Hi,everybodyI

Welcometoournewly-openedRichardsCinemaBookstore!

Nowletmeintroducetoyousomeofthenewfilmbooksinourstore.

AreyouChinesefilmfans?OK,herecomesthelatest25NewTakesaboutChinesefilms.Itisacollection

of25freshreadingsofdifferentChinesefilmsfromthe1930stothepresent.Inrecentyears,Chinesefilmsare

verypopularintheStates,suchasCrouchingTigerandHiddenDragon,Hero,andFlowersofShanghai.

DoyoulikeFrenchfilms?Well,hereisTheFrenchCinemaBook.ItcoversFrenchfilmsfromthe1890s

tothebeginningofthe21stcentury.ItiswrittenforallloversofFrenchcinema:studentsandteachers,specialists

andfans,andsoon.

MaybeyouareIndianfilmfansandstar-chasers.ThenhereisEncyclopedia（百科全書）ofIndian

Cinema.ThebookisacompleteintroductiontoallthebestIndianfilms.Italsooffersafulllistofnamesofthe

famousandsuccessfulfilmstarsinthepasttenyears.Youknow,theIndianfilmindustryisthelargestinthe

worldafterourHollywood.

IfyoulikeBritishfilms,wehaveTheBritishCinemaBook.ItisagoodreviewofBritishcinema.This

bookcontainsagoodmanynicepictures.

Inourbookstore,youcanalsofindbooksaboutMexican,Japanese,Australian,GermanandItalianfilms..

Well,pleasehelpyourselvestosomecoffeeortea,andhaveagoodtimehere!

60.Thespeakerofthepassageismostprobably.

A.theauthorof25NewTakes

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B.atouristinthecinemabookstore

C.themanagerofthecinemabookstore

D.areaderofEncyclopediaofIndianCinema

61.HowmanyAsiancountriesdoesthespeakerrefertowhenhetalksaboutthefilmbooks?

A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Nine.

62.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTmentionedinthepassage?

A.IndiancinemaissecondonlytoHollywood.

B.TheBritishCinemaBookincludesacompletelistofnamesofstars.

C.CrouchingTigerandHiddenDragoniswellreceivedintheStates.

D.TheFrenchCinemaBookcoversoveracentury'sFrenchfilms.

63.Thepurposeofthespeakeris.

A.tosatisfythecustomers*varioustastes

B.tokeeptheauthorsinthecinemabookstore

C.toofferthetouristschancestomeetthefilmstars

D.tommthereadersintofilmproducers

解析：

60.Co考查考生根據(jù)文章細(xì)節(jié)進(jìn)行推理判斷的能力。根據(jù)文章第二段可以得出結(jié)論。

61.Bo考查考生對短文中細(xì)節(jié)的綜合判斷能力。文章分別提到了Chinesefilms,Indianfilms和

Japanesefilmso

62.B?？疾榭忌鷮Χ涛闹惺聦嵉恼J(rèn)定能力。選項B屬于偷換概念。根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容EncyclopediaofIndian

Cinemaincludesacompletelistofnamesofstars.

63.A。考查考生對作者寫作意圖的識辨能力。文章提到書店里有來自于不同國家的filmbooks,目

的是為了迎合顧客的不同口味。

C

TheSaharaFestivalisacelebrationoftheveryrecentpast.Thethree-dayeventisnotfixedtothesamedates

eachyear,butgenerallytakesplaceinNovemberorDecember.Itiswellattendedbytourists,butevenbetter

attendedbylocals.

Duringtheopeningceremonies,aftertheofficialgreetingsfromthegovernmentleaders,peoplewhoattend

thefestivalbegintomarchsmartlybeforetheviewingstands,andwhitecamelstransporttheirridersacrossthe

sands.Horsemenfromdifferentnationsdisplaytheirbeautifulclothesandtheirfinehorsemanship.Onefollowing

another,groupsofmusiciansanddancersfromallovertheSaharataketheirturntoshowofftheirwonderful

traditionalculture.Groupsofmeninblueandyellowplayhornsandbeatdrumsastheydanceindifferentdesigns.

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Ontheirkneesinthesand,agroupofwomeninlongdarkdressesdancewiththeirhair:theirlong,dark,shiny

hairisthrownbackandforthinthewindtotherhythmoftheirdance.

ThelocalandvisitingItaliandogsareanxioustorunafterhares.Thecrowdisonitsfeetforthecamelraces.

Camelsandridersrunfarintothedistance,andthenreturntothefinishLineinfrontofthecheeringpeople.

Towardstheevening,therecomesthegrandfinaleoftheopeningday,anextremelyexcitinghorserace.All

theridersrunveryfastonhorseback.Someridershangoffthesideoftheirsaddles.Someevenrideupsidedown

—theirlegsandfeetstraightupintheair—allatfullspeed.Othersrushdownthecoursetogether,menarmin

arm,ondifferenthorses.Onandontheywent.SOfastandsowonderful!

64.TheSaharaFestivalisafestivalwhich.

A.hasaverylonghistoryinNorthAfrica

B.isheldinthesameplaceonthesameday

C.isattendedmainlybythepeopleintheSahara

D.iscelebratedmostlybytravelersfromdifferentcountries

65.Beforetheracesbegin,takepartintheactivitiesduringtheopeningceremonies.

A.musicians,dancers,horsesandhares

B.camelriders,musicians,dogsandhares

C.horsemen,dancers,camelsanddogs

D.musicians,officials,camelsandhorses

66.Theunderlinedword"finale'*inthefourthparagraphmostprobablymeanstheoftheopeningday.

A.firstpartB.middleC.lastpartD.whole

67.Thispassagemainlytellsreaders.

A.whathappensontheopeningdayoftheSaharaFestival

B.howpeoplecelebrateduringthethree-daySaharaFestival

C.whattakesplaceattheclosingceremoniesoftheSaharaFestival

D.howanimalsraceonthefirstandthelastdaysoftheSaharaFestival

解析：

64.C?考查考生對短文中細(xì)節(jié)的識辨能力。根據(jù)文章第一段butevenbetterattendedbylocalsuj■以

確定選項。

65.D?考查考生對短文中細(xì)節(jié)的整合能力。根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容dogs和hares并沒有參加表演活動，所

以選項A,B,C要被排除。

66.Co考查考生猜測詞義的能力。

試題解析：接近傍晚，theopeningday的活動即將結(jié)束。

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67.Ao考查考生概括文章中心的能力。文章重點(diǎn)講述的是theopeningday而不是theSaharaFestival所

進(jìn)行的活動。

D

Animalscanmovefromplacetoplace,butplantscannot.Whenananimalisunderattack,itcanrunaway

orfightback..Plantscertainlycannotrunaway,andtheylackteethandclaws.Butplantscandefendthemselves

byusingbothphysicalandchemicalmeans.

Someplantshavetheirownwaystokeepanimalsaway.Forexample,theleavesofthehollyplanthave

sharpspines（刺）thatdiscouragegrass-eatinganimals.Hollyleavesonlowerbrancheshavemorespinesthan

leavesonupperbranches.Thisisbecausethelowerleavesareeasierformostanimalstoreach.

Someplants,suchastheoaktree,havethickandhardleavesthataredifficultforanimalstoeat.Some

grassesmaycontainasandymaterial;eatingsuchgrasseswearsdowntheanimal'steeth.

Manyplantsalsohavechemicaldefenses.Someplantsproducechemicalsthattastebitterorcausean

unpleasantreaction.Someplantsmayfightagainstanattackbyincreasingtheproductionofthesechemicals.

Whenacaterpillar（毛蟲）bitesatobaccoleaf,theleafproducesachemicalmessenger.Thismessengersendsto

therootstheinformationtoproducemorenicotine.Thehigherlevelsofnicotinediscouragethecaterpillar.

Manyplantsdependonbothphysicalandchemicaldefenses.AcertainplantinChina,for

instance,hasprickly（多刺的）leaves,andeachpricklecontainspoisonousvenom（毒液）Asingleexperiencewith

thiskindofplantwillteachananimaltostayawayfromitinthefuture.

68.Thehollyplanthasmorespinesonthelowerleavesbecausemostanimals.

A.arenottallenoughB.likethelowerleavesonly

C.arenotcleverenoughD.cangetthelowerleaveseasily

69Todefendthemselves,oaktreesuse.

A.ch