專題強化練三AFikiriKiponda'spathfromaccounttomarine(海洋的)conservationistwassparkedbyachanceencounter.Aftersecuringhisdreamjob，Kipondadecidedhewantedmore.Hewasn'tquitesurewhathewaslookingforuntilheranacrosssometurtlehatchlings.Hedidn'tknowitwasturtle.Fortunateenoughhegottherightpersontoaskandhegotmotivated.ThatpersonwasNkindi，astaffmemberattheWatamuConservationProject，wholaterinvitedhimtovolunteerontheproject.Helaterlefthisaccountingjobandfullydevotedhimselfintotheworldofseaturtles.Now，herunsandspendshistimenursingcriticallyendangeredseaturtlesbacktohealth.Seaturtleshavebeenaroundfornearly110millionyearsandarenowconsideredhighlyendangered.TheirpreservationrestsonactivitiesofconservationistssuchasKipondaastheseturtlesfacenumerousthreatsandsignsoftheirextinctioninthenext50years.Localfishermentraditionallycatchthemtosupplementtheirownlowcatchratesandsellthemfortheiroil.Aschangesaremadetoaccommodatemorehotelsfortourists，thereislessavailablebeachlandforturtlenesting.Kiponda'spassionhasnowspreadtohiscommunity，changingtheirattitudetowardsealifepreservationwithhis“by－catchreleaseprogramme”．Throughthisprogramme，fishermenarenowpaidforreturningturtlesaccidentallycaughtintheirfishingnets.Thehealthyonesaretaggedandreleasedintothemarineparkwhilehetakescareofsickandinjuredturtlesbacktohealth.Beforethelaunchofpioneeringspiritlikethis，turtlescaughtbyfishermenwereusedfortheirmeatandtheiroilextracted(提煉)foritsmedicinalproperties.“Releasingtheturtlebackintotheoceanisaverygoodfeeling，like，youfeellikeyou'vedonesomethingconcreteandIguesseverybodywouldlovetodothat...soIguessit'suniquework.”【語篇解讀】身為會計師的FikiriKiponda，在一次偶然的機會中認識了一種瀕臨滅絕的海龜，決定投身于保護這種海洋生物的事業(yè)中，他的這種精神值得我們每一個人學習。1．Whatmaybethemainthreattotheturtles?A．Therisingsealevel.B．Beingcaughtbytourists.C．Overdevelopmentofthetourism.D．Thereductionintheirnestingplace.解析：細節(jié)理解題。根據文章第五段第二句“Aschangesaremadetoaccommodatemorehotelsfortourists，thereislessavailablebeachlandforturtlenesting.”可知，海龜受到的主要威脅是筑巢地的減少。答案：D2．WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeFikiriKiponda?A．Energeticbutconservative.B．Enthusiasticandcaring.C．Arbitrarybutconsiderate.D．Ambitiousandknowledgeable.解析：推理判斷題。根據上下文可知，F(xiàn)ikiriKiponda放棄自己原有的工作，熱情投身于保護海龜?shù)氖聵I(yè)中，由此可推測，他是一個富有熱情且有愛心的人。答案：B3．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．TheManSavingEndangeredSeaTurtlesB．AnUniqueJobofProtectingSeaTurtlesC．APioneerProjectProtectingSeaAnimalsD．TheCurrentSituationFacedbySeaTurtles解析：主旨大意題。本文主要記敘了FikiriKiponda保護海洋瀕危動物——海龜?shù)墓适?。故A項作為文章標題最為恰當。答案：ABComicCon，shortfor“comicconvention”，isaneventwherefansgathertoshareandcelebratetheirloveforcomic－relatedpopculture.ThefirstcomicbookconventionswereheldintheUSAinthe1960sandsincethentheyhavebecomeextremelypopularallovertheworld，withsomeofthebiggereventsdrawingcrowdsofover100，000peopleandlastingseveraldays.Nowadaysthereismuchmorethanjustcomicbooksonshowatacomiccon.Themostpopulareventshaveexpandedtoincludemanyothertypesofmediaandartforms，forexamplecartoons，sci－fi，videogamesandTVseries.Oneofthehighlightsofacomicconformanyfansistheabilitytointeract(互動)withcelebritiesoftheindustryasmanyartists，writers，actorsanddirectorswillappearasspecialguests.Thesespecialguestssignautographs(親筆簽名)，poseforphotoswithfansandholdquestionandanswersessions.Sometimesthefanswillqueueforseveralhourstomeetthesespecialguests!Ofcoursethereisalotofgoodsonsaleatacomiccon.FromcomicbookstopostersandT－shirtstotoys，theoptionsareendlessbutthereisonethinginparticularthatsetscomicconsapartfromordinarytradefairsandthatiscosplay.Cosplayisthenamegiventodressingupasyourfavouritecharactersfromcomics，TVandothertypesrepresentedatcomicconsandithasbecomecommonformanyfansatcomicconstodothis.Manypeoplemaketheirowncostumesandsomeofthemareveryelegant.Cosplayinghasbecomeanimportantpartofcomicconsallovertheworldandthereareevencompetitionsforthebestcosplay!Goingtoacomicconislikesteppingintoanotherworldfullofsuperheroes，timetravellers，monstersandrobots—youcanreallyfindthemallatacomic－con!Itisagreatplacetobeyourfavouritecharacterforadayandshareyourloveofallcomic－relatedthingswithotherlike－mindedpeople.【語篇解讀】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了國際動漫展的歷史、現(xiàn)狀和內容等。4．WhatdoweknowaboutComicCon?A．Ithasquitealonghistory.B．ItisapopularAmericanartfestival.C．Itwasdesignedtoattractforeigntravellers.D．Itwasacomicbookshowatthebeginning.解析：推理判斷題。根據第一段中的“ThefirstcomicbookconventionswereheldintheUSAinthe1960s”“Nowadaysthereismuchmorethanjustcomicbooksonshowatacomiccon”可知，第一屆漫畫書展于20世紀60年代在美國舉行，但是現(xiàn)在國際動漫展不止有漫畫書展。由此可知，國際動漫展是以漫畫書展作為開始的，故選D項。答案：D【干擾項分析】根據文中的“ThefirstcomicbookconventionswereheldintheUSAinthe1960s”可知，漫畫書展的歷史并不悠久，故排除A；根據第一段第一句可知，國際動漫展是一項活動，而非節(jié)日，且向所有人開放，故B、C兩項錯誤。5．Whichofthefollowingisawayofinteractionbetweenfansandcelebrities?A．Holdingaparty.B．Discussingphotography.C．Exchangingautographs.D．Askingandansweringquestions.解析：細節(jié)理解題。根據第二段中的“Thesespecialguestssignautographs(親筆簽名)，poseforphotoswithfansandholdquestionandanswersessions”可知，這些特邀嘉賓會為粉絲簽名、和粉絲合影、回答粉絲的問題。故D項正確。答案：D6．Whichofthefans'activitiesmakesacomicconsodifferent?A．Buyingalotofgoods.B．Meetingfamouspeople.C．Dressingthemselvesascharacters.D．Makingtheirowncostumes.解析：推理判斷題。根據第三段中的“butthereisonething...thatiscosplay.Cosplayisthenamegiventodressingupasyourfavouritecharactersfromcomics”可知，cosplay使得國際動漫展不同于普通的交易會，因為人們可以把自己打扮成他們最喜歡的人物。故C項正確。答案：C7．Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A．Recommendingatriptoacomiccon.B．GivinganintroductionofComicCon.C．ExplainingwhyComicConissopopular.D．Describingtheauthor'sexperienceatacomiccon.解析：主旨大意題。通讀全文可知，本文向我們介紹了國際動漫展的發(fā)展歷史、現(xiàn)狀及活動內容等方面。故B項正確。答案：B【難句分析】FromcomicbookstopostersandT－shirtstotoys，theoptionsareendlessbutthereisonethinginparticularthatsetscomicconsapartfromordinarytradefairsandthatiscosplay.分析：本句為一個復合句。第一個that引導定語從句，先行詞為onething；第二個that為代詞，在句中作主語。譯文：從漫畫書到海報，從T恤到玩具，(可供)選擇(的范圍)廣泛。但尤其有一件事情使國際動漫展區(qū)別于普通的交易會，那就是cosplay。CAreyoucontentwiththeshapeofyournose?Ifnot，theclimatemaybetoblame，notyourparents.ThisisaccordingtoarecentstudycarriedoutbyscientistsfromPennsylvaniaStateUniversity，US.Theyfoundthatclimateplayedakeyroleinshapingournoses.Thefindingswerebasedonanexaminationofthesizeandshapeofnosesof476peoplefromfourregions—WestAfrica，EastAsia，SouthAsiaandNorthernEurope，using3－Dfacialimagingtechnology.“Peoplehavethoughtforalongtimethedifferenceinnoseshapeamonghumansacrosstheworldmayhavearisenasaresultofnaturalselectionbecauseofclimate，”ArslanZaidi，oneoftheleadauthorsofthestudy，toldTheGuardian.Butwhilepreviousstudieswerebasedonmeasurementsfromhumanskulls，Zaidiandhisteamlookedatnoseshapeitself.Theresultshowedthatwidernosesaremorecommoninwarmandhumidclimate，whilenarrowernosesaremorecommonincoldanddryclimate.That，Zaidisaid，couldbebecausenarrowernasalpassageshelptoincreasethemoisture(潮濕)contentofairandwarmit，whichiseasieronourlungs.This，inturn，ledtoagradualdecreaseinnosewidthinpopulationslivingfarawayfromtheequator.Morestudiesarestillneededtotestthelinkbetweenclimateandnoseshape，butZaidibelievesthecurrentfindingsarevaluableinunderstandingpotentialhealthissues.“Aswebecomemoreofaglobalcommunity，wearegoingtocomeacrossclimatethatwedonotadaptto，”hetoldTheGuardian.Thismeansmovingtoaverydifferentclimatemightincreasetheriskofbreathingproblems.However，headded，“Thismaynotbenecessarilytrueforvariousreasonssuchasofmodernmedicineandthefactthatourcurrentclimateisverydifferentfromwhatitusedtobe.”【語篇解讀】本文是一篇議論文。研究表明人的鼻子的形狀不是由父母決定的，而是由生活的氣候塑造的。8．FromthepassageweknowmostpeoplefromSingaporehave________noses.A．wider B．narrowerC．smaller D．larger解析：細節(jié)理解題。根據第四段第一句“Theresultshowedthatwidernosesaremorecommoninwarmandhumidclimate，whilenarrowernosesaremorecommonincoldanddryclimate”可知居住在溫暖潮濕環(huán)境中的人的鼻子普遍更寬，而居住在寒冷干燥環(huán)境中的人的鼻子普遍更窄，又因新加坡在溫暖濕潤地區(qū)，故大部分新加坡人有著較寬的鼻子。答案：A9．Narrowernosesarehelpfulto________．A．cooltheair B．warmtheairC．takeinmoreoxygen D．drytheair解析：細節(jié)理解題。根據第四段第二句“That，Zaidisaid，couldbebecausenarrowernasalpassageshelptoincreasethemoisture(潮濕)contentofairandwarmit，whichiseasieronourlungs”可知狹窄的鼻孔能溫暖進入鼻孔的空氣。答案：B10．Whatcanbelearnedaboutthestudy?A．Zaidi'steammeasuredhumanskullsusing3－Dtechnology.B．Theshapeofournosesisdeterminedbyourparents.C．Noseshapehelpspeopleadapttotheenvironment.D．It'scertainthatpeoplewillsufferfrommorebreathingproblems.解析：推理判斷題。根據文章第四段最后兩句“That，Zaidisaid，couldbebecausenarrowernasalpassages...toagradualdecreaseinnosewidthinpopulationslivingfarawayfromtheequator”可知鼻子的形狀會慢慢改變來適應氣候，故C正確。答案：C11．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．Whatfactorsshapenoses?B．Howtomakeyournoseattractive?C．NoseshapecausesbreathingproblemsD．Climateshapesnoses解析：主旨大意題。根據全文，特別是從第一、第二段的研究結果“theclimatemaybetoblame，notyourparents”“Theyfoundthatclimateplayedakeyroleinshapingournoses”可知D項最恰當，即氣候塑造鼻子的形狀。答案：D【難句分析】Theresultshowedthatwidernosesaremorecommoninwarmandhumidclimate，whilenarrowernosesaremorecommonincoldanddryclimate.分析：本句包含that引導的賓語從句；while連接兩個并列句子，前后表示轉折，意為“然而”。譯文：結果表明(居住)在溫暖潮濕氣候環(huán)境中的(人)鼻子普遍更寬，然而(居住)在寒冷干燥環(huán)境中的(人)鼻子普遍更窄。DIfyou'veeverbeencrazyaboutsellingeverythingyouownandlimitingyourpossessionstothebareessentials(必需品)，you'reprobablyfamiliarwithminimalism(簡約主義)．“Minimalismisn'taboutemptywhiteroomswithhardlyanyfurniture，”saidChrisWray，whowritesaUKblogaboutminimalism.“It'saboutremovingallthethingsthatdistract(使分心)usfromwhat'simportantinourlives.”Forextrememinimalists，suchasAndrewHyde，wholivesinColoradointheUS，itmeansowningonlyabout15items.Forothers，itmeansgettingridofthe__excessuntilyouareleftwithessentials.Here'showtogetbacktobasics：Whatitwilltake：mentalfortitude(勇氣)．Gettingridofyourthingsrequirescommitmentanditwon'thappenovernight.Youcanstarttodaybyputtingaboxineveryroom.“Whenyoucomeacrosssomethingyouhaven'tusedinalongtimeorever，throwitin，”saidRachelJonat，wholivesintheIsleofManintheUK.Doitnow:thinkabouttheplacesinyourlifewhereyoufeelanxiousorfrustrated，saidCristinFrank，theUSauthorofLivingSimple，F(xiàn)ree&Happy.“Toomanydecisions?Isyourclosetsocrowdedthatthingsgetlostoreasilywrinkled？”Pinpointthoseareasanddealwiththemfirst.Name－brandclothesandhouseholdgoodsingoodconditionareperfectforeBay—checkrecentsalesofsimilaritemstohelpyousetaprice.Onceyou'vestartedsellingyourstuffandnotbuyingnewknick－knacks，repurposethemoneyyou'resaving.“MyhusbandandIpaidoffourhomeinlessthansevenyearswithourminimalistlifestyle，”Franksaid.“Iwasthenabletoquitm