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必修第一册Unit5LanguagesAroundtheWorldⅠ.阅读理解ASomecoffeeshopsinNorwayarehopingtosolvetheproblemofloneliness.They’vecomeupwithacleverideatosupplyceramicmugs(马克杯)labeled“Skravlekopp”．Thistranslatesroughlyas“chatterbox”or，asaNorwegianfriendexplainedtome，“someonewhobarelystopstalking，butnotinanegativesense”．TheideaisthatyoucanchoosetohaveyourcoffeeservedinagreenSkravlekoppasawayofsignalingtoothersnearbythatyoufeellikechatting.Someonewithasimilarurgeforcompanionshipcansitdownwithyouandyou’vesuddenlygotafriend，atleastforashortwhile.Itmightseemlikealotofextraeffortjusttostrikeupaconversationwithastranger，butthefactisthatmanypeoplehavelostthatskill，especiallyyoungergenerationsthatnowhavemorecontactwithpeopleovertextingandsocialmediathanface-to-face.Itcanfeelawkwardanduncomfortabletoapproachsomeone，notknowingiftheywanttotalk.ButwithSkravlekopp，asimplemugbridgesthatgap.“Itturnsoutthatweuphereinthenortharealittleshyandoftenafraidtodisturbothers.Weneedalittlesignalthatweareavailableandthatitisallowedtohavealittletalk.Maybeyoucantalktosomeoneyou’venevertalkedtobefore，maybeyoucanteachsomethingyou’regoodat，maybeyouknowsomethingyoudidn’tknow，maybeyoucanmeetagain，maybenot.Youcanbethelittlehumanmeetingsomeone’sneedstoday，”saidacustomerinhispostontheInternet.Andpeopledoneeditmorethanever.Ourshasbeencalledthe“ageofloneliness”，andintheUnitedStatesabout20to30percentofthepopulationsufferfromit.Lastyearitwasreportedthataround200,000olderpeopleintheUKhadnothadaconversationwithafriendorrelativeinmorethanamonth.Soweneedinitiativeslikethis.Ihopeothertownsandcitiestakenote，realizingthatitdoesn’ttakemuchtoputasmileonsomeone’sfaceandmaketheirday.1．IfacustomerusesaSkravlekoppmug，itindicatesthatheorshe.A．isintroubleandneedshelpB．issadandlookingforcomfortC．hopestohavesomeonetotalkwithD．wantstodrinkcoffeeinadifferentway2．Whydomanyyoungpeoplehavetroublewithface-to-facecommunication?A．Theyaren’tgoodatexpressingthemselves.B．Theydon’tfeellikeconnectingwithpeople.C．Theylackthechanceofapproachingpeople.D．TheyrelytoomuchonphonesandtheInternet.3．Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftheinitiative?A．Itisveryeffective.B．Itisquitenecessary.C．Itwillincreasecoffeesales.D．Ithasroomforimprovement.4．Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．ACoffeeMugCanFindYouaFriendB．ACoffeeMugCanGetRidofYourPressureC．WhataCoffeeMugMeanstoYourLifeD．HowaCoffeeMugShapesYourCharacterBPolarbearmothersinvestahugeamountintotheircubs(幼兽)，isolatingthemselvesindens(兽穴)dugwithgreateffortintopilesofsnowtoprovidecarethroughtheunforgivingconditionsofArcticwinter.It’slittlewonderthatthebearsarehesitanttoleavewhendisturbed，evenwhenoildrillingequipmentisinoperationnearby.“Wefoundthatbearswouldn’tabandontheirdensevenwithvehiclesdrivingrightoverhead，”saysWesleyLarson，whoworkedhiswayfromofficeassistanttoagraduatestudentpositionwithUtah’sBrighamYoungUniversity，monitoringpolarbearsonAlaska’sNorthSlope.Scientistshaverecordedanincreaseinhuman-wildlifeconflictinthearea，asoffshorepackicehasdecreased，forcingthebearpopulationtocreatetheirdensclosertopetrolindustryactivity.Withincreasedindustryinterestinoilandgasleasing(租赁)intheArcticNationalWildlifeRefuge，strongevidencetohelpsupportandcarryoutprotectivemeasuresforthespecieshasneverbeenmoreimportant.WildlifemanagersinAlaskadependonarulethatindustrialactivityandresearchcannottakeplacewithin1.6kmofadenwithnewbornbabiesinit.Workingwith15yearsofmonitoringrecords，and30yearsofnotesconcerninginteractionsbetweentheindustryandthebears，Larsonandhiscolleagueswereabletoconfirmthattheregulationwassufficient，butthatmoreneededtobedonetoactivelylocatedens.Heexplainsthatwithentrancesquicklycoveredbysnowanddensclosed-upuntilspring，theyareeffectivelyundetectabletothenakedeye.“Whiletechnologysuchasforward-lookinginfraredcamerascanbeusedtotrytopickupaheatsignatureinsidetheden，itonlyworkswhenconditionsareperfect，andtheyrarelyareinArcticwinter，”saysLarson.HeisnowconsultingonaprojectusingradartechnologytoidentifydensandensureprotectionfortheanimalssymbolicoftheArctic.5．Whydoestheauthormentionpolarbearmothersinparagraph1?A．Toattractsympathyforthepolarbears.B．Tocondemnhumanactivitiesthatdamagenature.C．Toshowthesevereenvironmentpolarbearslivein.D．Toexplainpolarbears’unwillingnesstoleavetheirdens.6．Whatcanbeinferredfromparagraph3?A．Pursuitofeconomicinterestthreatenspolarbears’existence.B．Protectivemeasureswerenotconsideredimportantinthepast.C．Humanactivitieshaveledtothereductionofoffshorepackice.D．Thedevelopmentofpetrolindustryhasforcedthebearstoleave.7．WhatisLarson’sattitudetowardstheregulationofhumanactivitiesinAlaska?A．Approving.B．Critical.C．Worried.D．Hopeful.8．Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．Attentionshouldbepaidtoprotectingpolarbears.B．Technologyshouldbeappliedtoidentifypolarbears.C．Moreeffortsarenecessarytomonitorpolarbeardens.D．It’sverydifficulttosuccessfullylocatepolarbeardens.Ⅱ.完形填空WhenChrisUlmerfirststartedteachingchildrenwithspecialneeds，hecouldnothaveimaginedthejourneythisjobwouldtakehimon.Inthethreeyearshespentwithhisstudents，Ulmerdiscoveredthatthesekidsdidn’t1havespecialneeds，theywereallspecia