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语篇提能Ⅰ.完形填空Therewasoncealittlegreyplanet.Itwasvery__1__.Thepeoplelivingtherehadn'tlookedafterit,thoughtheyhadallthe__2__youcouldeverneedbecauseoftherapiddevelopmentoftechnology.Theyhadpollutedthewholeplanetsoseriouslywith__3__thattherewerenoplantsorwildanimals__4__.Oneday,alittleboywaswalkingontheplanetwhenhepassedacaveand__5__asmallredflowerinside.Theflowerwasvery__6__—almostdying,sotheboy__7__duguptheflowerwithroots,soilandeverything.Thenhestarted__8__aplacewherehecouldlookafterit.Hesearchedallovertheplanet，buteverywherewasso__9__thattherewasnoplacefortheflowertolive.Thenhelookedupatthe__10__andsawthemoon.“Maybetheflowercan__11__there，”thoughttheboy.__12__thelittleboyputonhisastronautsuit,andclimbedintoa__13__.Heputthelittleredflowerintheback,andthenwenttothemoon.Farfromallthatpollution,theflowerstartedto__14__.Theflowerwasso__15__caredforthatitstartedproducingseedssoon,__16__others,andtheseotherflowersspreadontootherflowers.Beforelong,flowerscompletely__17__themoon,whichlookedvery__18__.Theearthonwhichwelivehasalsobeen__19__inaverybadway.Ifwedon'tlookafterit,maybesomedaywewillalsoonlybeabletoplantflowersonthemoon.Doyouwantthatdayto__20__？1．A.movedB.sadC.surprisedD.pretty2．A.instructionsB.explanationsC.inventionsD.exhibitions3．A.airB.waterC.smokeD.rubbish4．A.neededB.storedC.protectedD.left5．A.pickedB.threwC.noticedD.tasted6．A.sickB.largeC.freshD.common7．A.excitedlyB.carefullyC.easilyD.hopefully8．A.takingoverB.lookingthroughC.makingupD.lookingfor9．A.dirtyB.wetC.deepD.quiet10．A.landB.mountainC.forestD.sky11．A.continueB.surviveC.fightD.love12．A.SoB.ButC.BecauseD.Once13．A.boatB.carC.spaceshipD.train14．A.refuseB.argueC.growD.quit15．A.calmlyB.wellC.graduallyD.normally16．A.givingbirthtoB.takingcareofC.lookingdownuponD.takingtheplaceof17．A.cleanedB.admiredC.coveredD.destroyed18．A.wideB.roundC.strangeD.beautiful19．A.supportedB.pollutedC.remindedD.decorated20．A.returnB.disappearC.comeD.develop答案与解析语篇解读本文通过一个童话故事，告诉我们要保护环境、爱护地球。1．B根据后文的描述可知那个星球污染非常严重，故可推断那个星球很“伤心”。2．C根据“...becauseoftherapiddevelopmentoftechnology”可知这里是指那个星球上的“发明”。3．D通过polluted的语境可知他们把那个星球污染了，污染环境的应该是“垃圾”。4．D星球已被污染，所以植物和野生动物都无法存活了，故选D项。5．C这里是指小男孩经过一个洞的时候，“看到”了洞里的一朵花。6．A通过后面的almostdying可知小花“病得厉害”。7．B小花就快死了，小男孩应该是非常“小心地”把它挖出来。8．D根据“...wherehecouldlookafterit”可知小男孩想“找”个地方把小花重新栽种，以便照顾它。9．A根据“...therewasnoplacefortheflowertolive”可知那个星球上到处都很“脏”。10．D根据小男孩看到了月亮的语境，可知他抬头看“天空”。11．B小男孩心想或许小花可以在月亮上“存活”。12．A小男孩想到小花或许可以在月亮上存活，“所以”他决定去月球。13．C小男孩要去月球，故他穿上航空服登上了“宇宙飞船”。14．C到了月球上，环境变好了，故小花开始“生长”。15．B根据后文的“...itstartedproducingseedssoon”可知小花得到了“很好的”照顾。16．A根据小红花结籽的语境可知，此处讲的是小红花的繁衍，即“givingbirthtoothers”。17．C根据“...theseotherflowersspreadontootherflowers”可知小红花繁衍得很快，很快就“覆盖”了整个月球。18．D月球被花儿覆盖了，看起来非常“漂亮”。19．B这里是指我们生存的地球也被很严重地“污染”了。20．C地球也被很严重地污染了，或许有一天我们也只能在月球上种花了，作者问我们：真的希望那一天“到来”吗？Ⅱ.阅读理解InavillageinUganda,awomannamedFatimaSerwonaranasmallstore.Itmainlysoldnecessarythingsinpeople'sdailylife.However,shehadtroublemakingenoughmoneytokeeptheshelvesfull.Tostayinbusiness,Fatimagotamicrofinanceloan(贷款)—asmallamountofmoneyfromapersoninanothercountry.Itwasjustenoughforhertobuyacellphone.Localvillagersusedherphonetomakecallsandthenpaidherforeachcall.Thishelpedhermakeenoughmoneytobuythethingsherstoreneeded.Fatimacouldalsousethemoneytosendherchildrentoschoolandimprovetheirlives,aswellasherown.Microfinanceisthepracticeofgivingsmallloanstopeopleinneed.Mostmicrofinanceloansareforlessthantwohundreddollars.Theloansareusedtostartorenlargeasmallbusiness,suchascatchingfish,raisingchickensorsellingproduce.Lendersarewillingtomaketheseloansbecausemostofthepeoplewhoreceivethemareverylikelytorepaytheloans.Microfinanceloansareimportantforseveralreasons.Thebusinessesthattheseloanssupportoftenprovidenecessaryservicesorgoodstotheircommunities(社区).Thosewhoreceivemicrofinanceloansusuallycannotgetmoneyanyotherway.Althoughtheyhavetopayahighrateofinterest(利率)onthemoneytheyborrow,therateislowerthanthatalocalmoneylenderasksfor.Itdoesn'tseemlikesuchasmallamountofmoneycouldmakeabigdifference,butmicrofinanceloanshavebeenshowntohelpimprovepeople'slivesandputnewlifeintothecommunitieslikeFatima's.语篇解读本文是说明文。作者通过FatimaSerwona的事例向我们讲述了小额信贷的特点、功能以及其所产生的影响。1．WhydidFatimaSerwonabuyacellphone?A.Tomakeextramoneyforherbusiness.B.Toorderthegoodsheneededquickly.C.Tomakesureshecouldbefoundeasily.D.Toconnecthervillagewithothervillages.答案与解析A细节理解题。由第一段中的“Localvillagersusedherphone...thethingsherstoreneeded”可知，FatimaSerwona通过用手机赚来的钱添置店里需要的货物，故A项说法正确。2．Accordingtothetext,microfinance________.A.ispopularwithbigcompaniesB.offersfreehelptopoorpeopleC.helpspeoplebecomerichsoonD.meansalottosmallbusinesses答案与解析D细节理解题。由第二段中的“Theloansareusedtostartorenlargeasmallbusiness”可知，小额资金对于一些小企业来说意义非凡。3．Whatdoestheauthorthinkofmicrofinanceloans?A.Illegal.B.Helpful.C.Unnecessary.D.Meaningless.答案与解析B推理判断题。由最后一段中的“microfinanceloanshavebeenshowntohelpimprovepeople'slivesandputnewlifeintothecommunitieslikeFatima's”可知，作者认为小额信贷很有益处。4．Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthetext?A.TheLifeofFatimaSerwonaB.AnUnusualVillageinUgandaC.MicrofinanceHasChangedtheWorldD.Microfin