【KS5U解析】北京市豐臺區(qū)2019-2020學(xué)年高二下學(xué)期期末考試英語試題 Word版含解析

1、豐臺區(qū)20192020學(xué)年度第二學(xué)期期末練習(xí)高二英語注意事項：1.答題前，考生務(wù)必先將答題卡上的學(xué)校、年級、班級、姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號用黑色字跡簽字筆填寫清楚，并認(rèn)真核對條形碼上的準(zhǔn)考證號、姓名，在答題卡的“條形碼粘貼區(qū)”貼好條形碼。2.本次考試所有答題均在答題卡上完成。選擇題必須使用2b鉛筆以正確填涂方式將各小題對應(yīng)選項涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦除干凈后再選涂其它選項。非選擇題必須使用標(biāo)準(zhǔn)黑色字跡簽字筆書寫，要求字體工整、字跡清楚。3.請嚴(yán)格按照答題卡上題號在相應(yīng)答題區(qū)內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效，在試卷、草稿紙上答題無效。4.本試卷共100分，作答時長90分鐘。一、語法填空（共10小題；每小

2、題1分，共10分）a閱讀下列短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容填空，在未給提示詞的空白處僅填寫1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~，在給出提示詞的空白處用括號內(nèi)所給詞的正確形式填空。it looked like rain. the sky _1_ (be) gray. it was almost noon, but the sun was hidden by a gray cloud. it was cool. there were no birds _2_ (fly) anywhere. bob _3_ (walk) outside talking to bill at that time. they both had thei

3、r _4_ (hand) in their pockets. they knew that it was probably going to rain shortly.【答案】1. was 2. flying 3. was walking 4. hands【解析】這是一篇記敘文。文章講述了下雨前一些景象和事情。【1題詳解】考查時態(tài)和主謂一致。此處缺乏系動詞，文章講述過去發(fā)生的事情，時態(tài)用一般過去時，主語the sky是單數(shù)，主謂一致，謂語應(yīng)用was。故填was?！?題詳解】考查現(xiàn)在分詞。本句已有謂語were且無連詞，此空用非謂語形式，名詞birds和動詞fly是邏輯上的主謂關(guān)系，應(yīng)用現(xiàn)在分詞（

4、doing）表主動，做名詞birds的后置定語。故填flying?！?題詳解】考查時態(tài)和主謂一致。本句意為“那時bob正走在外面和bill說話。”，此處缺乏謂語，指過去正在發(fā)生的事情，時態(tài)用過去進(jìn)行時（was/were doing），主語bob是第三人稱單數(shù)，主謂一致，謂語應(yīng)用was walking。故填was walking?！?題詳解】考查名詞的數(shù)。本句意為“他們都把他們的手放在口袋里?！保琱and是可數(shù)名詞，在本句中指的是bob和bill兩人的手，應(yīng)用名詞復(fù)數(shù)hands。故填hands。b閱讀下列短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容填空，在未給提示詞的空白處僅填寫1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~，在給出提示詞的空白處用括號

5、內(nèi)所給詞的正確形式填空。happiness is a state of being happy, _5_ it does not mean to be happy all the time. happiness is a feeling of something good that is happening in our life. we become happy when we feel _6_ (accept) by others. some people find true happiness in playing _7_ their pets, while some may find

6、happiness in doing hard work.【答案】5. but 6. accepted 7. with【解析】這是一篇說明文。文章作者告訴我們何為幸福?！?題詳解】考查連詞。句意：幸福是一種快樂的狀態(tài)，但并不意味著永遠(yuǎn)快樂。分析句子，前句提到“幸福是一種快樂的狀態(tài)”后句卻又說“并不意味著永遠(yuǎn)快樂”可知，此處表示前后轉(zhuǎn)折。故填but?！?題詳解】考查非謂語動詞。句意：當(dāng)我們感到被別人接受時，我們會變得快樂。分析句子，時間狀語從句中已有動詞feel，故提示詞需用非謂語動詞。accept或邏輯主語we之間表示被動。所以用過去分詞表示被動。故填accepted?！?題詳解】考查介詞。句

7、意：有些人在和寵物玩耍中找到真正的快樂。play with譯為“與.一起玩”，此處是固定短語，符合句意。故填with。c閱讀下列短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容填空，在未給提示詞的空白處僅填寫1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~，在給出提示詞的空白處用括號內(nèi)所給詞的正確形式填空。disability day, or the international day of people with disability, is a day _8_ has been created by the united nations since 1992. the aim of disability day is to encourage a _9

8、_ (good) understanding of people affected by a disability, together with helping to care more about the rights, dignity(尊嚴(yán)) and happiness of _10_ (disability) people.【答案】8. that/which 9. better 10. disabled【解析】這是一篇說明文。文章主要介紹了殘疾日，又稱國際殘疾人日，是聯(lián)合國自1992年設(shè)立的節(jié)日。殘疾人日的目的是鼓勵人們更好地了解殘疾人，幫助人們更多地關(guān)心殘疾人的權(quán)利、尊嚴(yán)和幸福?！?題

9、詳解】考查定語從句。句意：殘疾日，又稱國際殘疾人日，是聯(lián)合國自1992年設(shè)立的節(jié)日。此處為定語從句修飾先行詞day，且先行詞在從句中作主語，指“天，日”應(yīng)用關(guān)系代詞that或which。故填that/which?！?題詳解】考查比較級。句意：殘疾人日的目的是鼓勵人們更好地了解殘疾人，幫助人們更多地關(guān)心殘疾人的權(quán)利、尊嚴(yán)和幸福。結(jié)合句意可知表示“更好地”應(yīng)用形容詞比較級better。故填better。【10題詳解】考查形容詞。句意：殘疾人日的目的是鼓勵人們更好地了解殘疾人，幫助人們更多地關(guān)心殘疾人的權(quán)利、尊嚴(yán)和幸福。修飾后文名詞people應(yīng)用形容詞disabled作定語，表示“殘疾的”。故填d

10、isabled。二、完形填空（共15小題；每小題1.5分，共22.5分）閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從每題所給的a、b、c、d四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。callie heard a knock and pulled open the door. her favorite neighbor, mrs. baker, stood there. “the city is letting us use the empty lot(空地) for a _11_,” she explained. “we need help cleaning up our garden on sund

11、ay.” “sure!” callie said cheerfully. “i will be there to help!”the next morning when callie _12_ school, her friend tamara was waiting for her, who had a _13_ for callie. “my mom bought tickets for us to go to fun world this sunday.” tamara said. the girls had been waiting for months for the new amu

12、sement park to open.callies heart dropped. “but mrs. baker is _14_ me to help,” she said. tamara looked _15_. “cant someone else do it? i want you to go to fun world with me! ”callie worried about her _16_ for the rest of the day. her mother noticed her mood. “i know you want to go with tamara and a

13、lso help mrs. baker. think carefully about your _17_. you need to make your own decisions, but i know you will do _18_ is the best.” her mother said.callie spent the rest of the evening thinking about her decision.the next day at school, callie told tamara that she was _19_ to go to fun world. tamar

14、a tried to understand, but callie could _20_ tamara was disappointed. the girls hardly spoke for the rest of the week.on sunday callie met mrs. baker at the garden. “your mother said you made a(n) _21_ choice. thank you for giving a hand today.” callie smiled as she cleaned with a large trash bag.“d

15、o you need any help?” a voice behind her asked. callie _22_, surprised to see tamara. “i know you made a(n) _23_ to clean up the garden, and i wanted to come help you. my mom said she could take us to fun world next weekend.”with joint efforts, they finished the cleaning _24_. both callie and tamara

16、 realized that once a promise is made, it needs to be _25_.11. a. matchb. gardenc. classd. party12. a. looked forb. graduated fromc. arrived atd. joined in13. a. surpriseb. warningc. decisiond. suggestion14. a. followingb. expectingc. encouragingd. allowing15. a. annoyedb. scaredc. excitedd. disappo

17、inted16. a. problemb. explanationc. challenged. dream17. a. chancesb. relationshipsc. choicesd. interest18. a. whob. wherec. whyd. what19. a. unsureb. unpreparedc. unabled. unwilling20. a. testb. tellc. acceptd. agree21. a. difficultb. clearc. differentd. important22. a. answeredb. turnedc. refusedd

18、. greeted23. a. attemptb. changec. guessd. promise24. a. hurriedlyb. slowlyc. earlyd. quietly25. a. sharedb. brokenc. givend. kept【答案】11. b 12. c 13. a 14. b 15. d 16. a 17. c 18. d 19. c 20. b 21. a 22. b 23. d 24. c 25. d【解析】這是一篇記敘文。該文講述了callie在答應(yīng)baker太太幫她整理花園之后，主動放棄了和好朋友tamara一起去游樂園的機(jī)會。后來tamara和c

19、allie一起提前打掃完了花園。這篇文章旨在告訴我們一旦做出了承諾，就一定要信守諾言?！?1題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：“市政府讓我們把這塊空地用作花園，”她解釋說。a. match手表；b. garden花園；c. class班級；d. party聚會。根據(jù)后文“we need help cleaning up our garden on sunday”可知此處指將空地用作花園。故選b?！?2題詳解】考查動詞短語辨析。句意：第二天早上，當(dāng)callie到達(dá)學(xué)校時，她的朋友tamara正在等她，她給了callie一個驚喜。a. looked for尋找；b. graduated from畢業(yè)

20、；c. arrived at到達(dá)；d. joined in加入。結(jié)合后文school, her friend tamara was waiting for her可知此處指callie第二天早上到達(dá)學(xué)校。故選c?！?3題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：第二天早上，當(dāng)callie到達(dá)學(xué)校時，她的朋友tamara正在等她，她給了callie一個驚喜。a. surprise驚喜；b. warning警告；c. decision決定；d. suggestion建議。根據(jù)后文my mom bought tickets for us to go to fun world this sunday可知tamar

21、a的媽媽給他們準(zhǔn)備了兩張周日去游樂園的票，這是一個驚喜，故選a?！?4題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：“但是baker太太期望我?guī)兔?，”她說。a. following跟隨；b. expecting期望；c. encouraging鼓勵；d. allowing允許。結(jié)合后文me to help可知callie答應(yīng)了baker太太去幫忙打掃花園，所以此處指的是baker太太期望作者去幫助。短語expect sb. to do sth.“期望某人做某事”。故選b?！?5題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：tamara看起來很失望。a. annoyed惱怒的；b. scared害怕的；c. excite

22、d激動的；d. disappointed失望的。根據(jù)后文can't someone else do it? i want you to go to fun world with me!可知在知道callie要去幫忙后，tamara感到很失望。故選d?！?6題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：callie一整天都在擔(dān)心她的問題。a. problem問題；b. explanation解釋；c. challenge挑戰(zhàn)；d. dream夢想。callie一方面答應(yīng)了要去幫baker太太打掃花園，一方面好朋友又希望callie和自己去游樂園，所以callie一整天都在擔(dān)心這個問題。故選a?！?7題

23、詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：仔細(xì)考慮你的選擇。a. chances機(jī)會；b. relationships關(guān)系；c. choices選擇；d. interest興趣。結(jié)合后文you need to make your own decisions中decision可知，此處指媽媽讓callie仔細(xì)考慮自己的選擇，然后做決定。后文中you made a(n) choice. 也是提示故選c?！?8題詳解】考查連接詞辨析。句意：你需要自己做決定，但我知道你會做最好的。此處為賓語從句，從句中缺少主語，結(jié)合句意應(yīng)用what。故選d?！?9題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：第二天在學(xué)校，callie告訴t

24、amara她不能去fun world了。a. unsure不確定的；b. unprepared無準(zhǔn)備的；c. unable不能的；d. unwilling不情愿地。結(jié)合后文tamara was disappointed.可知callie告訴tamara她不能去fun world了。be unable to do sth.“不能做某事”。故選c?！?0題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：tamara試圖理解，但callie看得出tamara很失望。a. test測試；b. tell看得出，告訴；c. accept接受；d. agree同意。結(jié)合后文tamara was disappointed.可知

25、callie看得出（tell）tamara很失望。故選b?！?1題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：你媽媽說你做了一個艱難的選擇。a. difficult艱難的；b. clear清楚的；c. different不同的；d. important重要的。從上文可知callie非常想去游樂園，但最后還是決定來幫 baker太太打掃花園，因此是做出了一個艱難的選擇。故選a?！?2題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：callie轉(zhuǎn)過身，驚訝地看到tamara。a. answered回答；b. turned轉(zhuǎn)過；c. refused拒絕；d. greeted迎接。根據(jù)上文a voice behind her a

26、sked.（身后傳來了詢問的聲音）由此可知callie需要轉(zhuǎn)身去看聲音是誰發(fā)出的，故選b?！?3題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：我知道你答應(yīng)過把花園打掃干凈，所以我想來幫你。a. attempt嘗試；b. change改變；c. guess猜測；d. promise承諾。根據(jù)最后一段中once a promise is made可知此處指答應(yīng)要打掃花園。短語make a promise“答應(yīng)，允諾”。故選d?！?4題詳解】考查副詞詞義辨析。句意：在他們的共同努力下，清潔工作提前完成了。a. hurriedly匆忙地；b. slowly緩慢地；c. early提前，早地；d. quietly安靜

27、地。在callie和tamara兩個人的共同努力下，花園的清潔工作提前（early）完成了。故選c?！?5題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：callie和tamara都意識到，一旦做出了承諾，就必須遵守。a. shared分享；b. broken打破；c. given給予；d. kept遵守，保持。根據(jù)both callie and tamara realized that once a promise is made可知，一旦做出了承諾，就必須遵守。此處指“遵守承諾”短語為keep promise。故選d。三、閱讀理解（共13小題；每小題2.5分，共32.5分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的a、b

28、、c、d四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。afour teams of mountaineers set out on a race to conquer(征服) an unclimbed mountain peak in the himalayas. the canadian team chose a long, but safe route, while the british, chinese and russian teams chose a faster but steep and dangerous route up the mountain.when night

29、fell, the teams made camp on the mountainside. but the next morning, the sun rapidly rose air temperature and the strong wind caused a heavy snowfall, which led to a terrible avalanche. the disaster struck and some members of the british, chinese and russian teams were swept away and killed. but the

30、 canadians didnt know what had happened.it was an hour after the disaster and there was no hope of finding any survivors. the leaders of the british, chinese and russian teams, met to discuss how to successfully keep all the survivors alive.britainrussiachinamembers322tents1 two-mannone1 four-mansle

31、eping bags322rope25 metres50 metresnonefood1 person for 3 days2 people for 4 days2 people for 2 daysmedicinenonenonenonethe table above was a summary of what they could collect. the leaders made a final decision that they had to find a way to conquer the mountain and put their flags on the peak.26.

32、what kind of route did the chinese team choose?a. a long but safe route.b. a short but dangerous route.c. a separate but flat route.d. an unknown but steep route.27. what disaster struck the three teams?a. high temperature.b. an avalanche.c. strong wind.d. a heavy snowfall.28. what is the table abou

33、t in the passage?a. the supplies and equipment they had left.b. the plan of their follow up climbs.c. the survey of their damages and injuries.d. the difficulties they would meet.29. the three leaders decided to_.a. give up the raceb. keep climbingc. ask for helpd. look for the survivors30. where is

34、 the passage most probably from?a. a business newspaper.b. a health guide.c. a culture magazine.d. a nature journal.【答案】26. b 27. b 28. a 29. b 30. a【解析】這是一篇記敘文。文章主要記敘了加拿大、英國、中國和俄羅斯四支登山隊開始了一場征服喜馬拉雅山上無人攀登的山峰的比賽。記敘了他們第二天遭遇了雪崩，沒有希望找到任何幸存者。在收集了剩余的物資信息后他們決定繼續(xù)攀登?！?6題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中the canadian team chose

35、a long, but safe route, while the british, chinese and russian teams chose a faster but steep and dangerous route up the mountain.可知加拿大登山隊選擇了一條漫長但安全的路線，而英國、中國和俄羅斯登山隊則選擇了一條更快但陡峭且危險的登山路線。由此可知，中國隊選擇了一條短但危險的路線。故選b。【27題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中but the next morning, the sun rapidly rose air temperature and the stro

36、ng wind caused a heavy snowfall, which led to a terrible avalanche. the disaster struck and some members of the british, chinese and russian teams were swept away and killed.可知但第二天早上，太陽迅速上升氣溫和強(qiáng)風(fēng)造成了一場大雪，這導(dǎo)致了可怕的雪崩。災(zāi)難來了，英國、中國和俄羅斯的一些隊員被卷走，喪生。由此可知，這三支隊伍遭遇了雪崩。故選b?！?8題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)表格內(nèi)容可知表格中寫了雪崩過后，英國、俄羅斯和中國剩下

37、的成員人數(shù)、帳篷、睡袋、繩子、食物和藥品的數(shù)量。由此可知，表格是關(guān)于他們剩下的物資和設(shè)備的。故選a?！?9題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段中the leaders made a final decision that they had to find a way to conquer the mountain and put their flags on the peak.可知領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者們做出了最后的決定，他們必須找到征服這座山的方法，并將他們的旗幟插在山頂。由此可知，三個領(lǐng)隊決定繼續(xù)攀登。故選b?！?0題詳解】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章主要記敘了加拿大、英國、中國和俄羅斯四支登山隊開始了一場征服喜馬拉

38、雅山上無人攀登的山峰的比賽。記敘了他們第二天遭遇了雪崩，沒有希望找到任何幸存者。在收集了剩余的物資信息后他們決定繼續(xù)攀登。結(jié)合選項可推知，文章最有可能選自一份商業(yè)報紙。故選a。bwhen the bayside campus of shekou international school (sis) are still kept shut because of the covid-19 pandemic, teaching activities at the school have been resumed online since feb. 3rd, 2020.the school is us

39、ing popular apps and software for online learning. video conferencing and office automation are used to help teachers keep track of students conditions and communicate with their workmates across the world. teaching online also offers a new experience to the teachers to update their teaching methods

40、 and to step out of their comfort zones.staying in phuket, thailand, science teacher riley laird records videos on a 10-year-old green sea turtle named marlin and the local turtle sanctuary as part of the online classes on ecosystems for grade 7 students. “i want to connect our learning with the rea

41、lity. the sanctuary sends us updates on the turtles health and progress. they say that marlin is likely to be released into the sea in mid-june,” says laird.rebecca wallace is a grade 4 teacher at the school, staying in her mothers home in new york. from 8 p.m. to midnight every day, she starts teac

42、hing mathematics and arts to her students living in different time zones. though teaching nearly around the clock, wallace says that she is getting to know the students better in terms of their homes, family and even pets.greg smith, head of sis, names the online teaching period a “new normal” at th

43、e school. “students are now more skillful at using technology than before. they see that communication is the most powerful part of being an effective learner and can use the tools to shrink distance and time. the “new normal” will offer more choices for connection to the world and more focus on cre

44、ating real solutions,” he says.according to the school, 68% of its students are staying in shenzhen while 27% of them are staying abroad for the epidemic.31. riley laird records videos on marlin to _ .a. connect learning with the realityb. rescue the endangered turtlesc. study the ecosystem of the t

45、urtlesd. show his pet to the class32. rebecca wallace teaches around the clock, because _.a. she and her students live in different time zonesb. she needs to look after her mother in the daytimec. she enjoys chatting with her studentsd. she has many lessons each day33. according to greg smith, onlin

46、e teaching _.a. builds up a new relationship among studentsb. makes teachers step out of their comfort zonesc. results in the skillful use of technologyd. helps create new education system34. what is the authors purpose in writing this passage?a. to advertise an international school.b. to evaluate t

47、he online learning apps.c. to suggest effective learning methods.d. to introduce online teaching attempts.【答案】31. a 32. a 33. c 34. d【解析】這是一篇說明文。文章主要說明了shekou國際學(xué)校自2020年2月3日起，學(xué)校教學(xué)活動已恢復(fù)正常。該校正在使用流行的應(yīng)用程序和軟件進(jìn)行在線學(xué)習(xí)。文章主要列舉了老師、學(xué)生和學(xué)校負(fù)責(zé)人對此次在線教學(xué)的態(tài)度和看法?！?1題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中i want to connect our learning with the

48、reality.可知我想把我們的學(xué)習(xí)和現(xiàn)實聯(lián)系起來。由此可知，riley laird記錄視頻marlin是為了將學(xué)習(xí)與現(xiàn)實聯(lián)系起來。故選a?！?2題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段中rebecca wallace is a grade 4 teacher at the school, staying in her mothers home in new york. from 8 p.m. to midnight every day, she starts teaching mathematics and arts to her students living in different time z

49、ones.可知rebecca wallace是這所學(xué)校的一名四年級教師，住在她母親位于紐約的家里。每天從晚上8點到午夜，她開始給生活在不同時區(qū)的學(xué)生講授數(shù)學(xué)和藝術(shù)。由此可知，rebecca wallace夜以繼日地上課，是因為她和她的學(xué)生生活在不同的時區(qū)。故選a。【33題詳解】推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中students are now more skillful at using technology than before.可知現(xiàn)在的學(xué)生在使用技術(shù)方面比以前更熟練。由此可推知，greg smith認(rèn)為，在線教學(xué)的結(jié)果是技術(shù)的熟練使用。故選c?！?4題詳解】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中the s

50、chool is using popular apps and software for online learning. video conferencing and office automation are used to help teachers keep track of students conditions and communicate with their workmates across the world. teaching online also offers a new experience to the teachers to update their teach

51、ing methods and to step out of their comfort zones.可知該校正在使用流行的應(yīng)用程序和軟件進(jìn)行在線學(xué)習(xí)。視頻會議和辦公自動化被用來幫助教師了解學(xué)生的情況，并與世界各地的同事進(jìn)行交流。在線教學(xué)也為教師提供了更新教學(xué)方法和走出舒適區(qū)的新體驗。結(jié)合文章主要列舉了老師、學(xué)生和學(xué)校負(fù)責(zé)人對此次在線教學(xué)的態(tài)度和看法。由此可推知，作者寫這篇文章的目的是介紹在線教學(xué)的嘗試。故選d。cthe fight is on to get rid of air pollution in our cities. while the best solution in the l

52、ong-term would be to ban fossil-fueled cars, that wont help the millions who are dying in the meantime, and so some high-tech solutions are now on the cards.londons air pollution problem has been getting worse for years. in march 2016, ten london pigeons became famous. these pigeons took to the sky,

53、 wearing backpacks monitoring air pollution. once in the air, the backpacks sent live air-quality updates to the smartphones of the londoners below.another promising approach can be found in beijing. a seven-metre-high “smog free tower”, designed by a dutch scientist, daan roosegaarde, opened in bei

54、jings 751 d park in september 2016. it is a huge, outdoor air purifier. airborne particles (顆粒) are sucked into the tower and caught by a dust-removal plate. finally, clean air is blown out of the other end. “changing smog particles does not take much power.” roosegaarde said.as for what to do with

55、the collected pm waste, he has currently set up a business making jewellery out of the waste. prince charles owns a set of “smog free” cufflinks (袖扣). if collected on at a big scale, roosegaarde believes it could even be used as a building material.mexico city has an alternative solution. looking to

56、 nature to maximize the surface area of a building, allison dring, a berlin-based architect, managed to catch light and wind from all sides. she is now making a building material by burning agricultural crop by-products in the absence of oxygen. “it means that you are actually taking carbon (碳) out

57、of the sky, transforming it into a material, and then using it to build,” says dring.the fight against outdoor air pollution is really just starting. even if none of the ideas take off, at least prince charles cufflinks, the special building surface and pigeons wearing back-packs will have brought the issue more to the publics attention.35. the underlined words “on the cards” in para.1 probably mean _.a. hardly to achieveb. widely