河北省部分市2022屆高三下學(xué)期4月模擬英語試題匯編閱讀理解含解析

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2022屆河北省邢臺市聯(lián)考高三4月第一次模擬考試英語試題（解析版）

第一節(jié)（共15小題;每小題2.5分,滿分37.5分）

閱讀下列短文,從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

A

Lookingforacoolnewbookthisseason?TFKKidReportersreadandreviewedsomeofthebest

booksoftheyear.

YusufAzeemisNotaHero

YusufAzeemishopingtohaveagreatfirstyearinmiddleschool.Standinginhiswayarethe

hatenotesleftinhislockerandhisstruggletofindhisplaceinanewcommunity.YusufAzeemIsNot

aHero,bySaadiaFaruqi,willappealtoreaderswholikestoriesabouteverydaykidsovercoming

challengesandfindinginnerstrength.

BlackBoyJoy

TheshortstoriesinBlackBoyJoy,editedbyKwameMbalia,celebratethepleasuresofBlack

childhood.Therearealsostoriesaboutvictories,competitions,andgettingdressedfortheirfirstday

ofschool.Mostareshort,withsimpleplots.Peoplewhoenjoybite-sizestoriesofhappinesswilllike

thiscollection.

ParadiseonFire

InParadiseonFire,byJewellParkerRhodes,Addyisashy,15-year-oldgirlwhoescapedfrom

anapartmentfirethatkilledherparents.Whenafirebreaksoutatthewildernesscamp,Addyknows

whattodo.WillAddybeabletoleadherfellowcamperstosafety?Readerswilllovethemixof

suspense,action,andemotioninthisbook.

Chunky

ChunkywaswrittenbyYehudiMercado.Inthebook,Huditriessports,which,however,take

himawayfromwhathe'strulypassionateabout:comedy.Hisimaginaiyfriend,Chunky,appears

throughoutthestorytohelpHudiachievehisdreams.Chunkyisagreatbookforkidswhowantto

readaboutfriendship,family,andtrytofindwheretheymightfitin.

1.Whichofthefollowingtellsabouthappychildhood?

A.YusufAzeemisNotaHero.B.BlackBoyJoy.

C.ParadiseonFire.D.Chunky.

2.WhatisthebookbyJewellParkerRhodesabout?

A.Agirltryingtoescapefromdanger.B.Aboysufferingatschool.

C.AboyparticipatinginasummercampD.Agirltakinganinterestincomedy.

3.WhoisChunkyinthebook?

A.Acomedian.B.Hudi'sclassmate.C.Ashyboy.D.Anunrealfriend.

B

Atjust19yearsold,AkisaPetersteachesattheSissetonWahpetonTribalCollege.Hespecializes

inalanguagethatisthousandsofyearsold,theDakotalanguage,spokenbytheDakotapeople.

“TheDakotalanguageisthemostimportantaspect*ofDakotaculture.Withoutit,ourDakota

culturewouldnolongerexist.^^Petersclaimed.wasluckytogrowuparoundmanyfirst-language

Dakotaspeakers.Butnowtheelderlycontinuallypassedawayandattheendoftheirlives,theyjust

wantedtoknowtheirfamilieswouldcontinuetohavethelanguage.Oneoftheproblemsourpeople

haveisfindingwaystogetat-lengthandconsistentexposuretothelanguage/9

Asidefrominstructingatthecollegelevel,Petersusessocialmediatosharevideosthatintegrate

humor,culture,andbasic-levelconversationtohelpteachDakota.Inhisfreetime,hevisitsDakota

elders.Healsostartedanonlinegroupofyouthtoconverseandsharetheknowledgeofthelanguage

inasafeandsupportivespace.

AkisaPeterswantstotelltheyouththatiftheywanttolearntheirownlanguage,sitwiththeir

eldersandlearnfromthem.Endlessvocabularysheetscoulddiscouragethemfromlearning.

Standardscreatedbynon-speakerscouldalsodothat."Withinthenextdecade,Iassume,me,my

colleagues,andotherDakota-learningrelativeswillhavechildrenandstartanewgenerationof

Dakota.Ialsohopemybrothersandsisterswilltakethepathwelaidoutforthemandcontinueto

learnandspeakDakotaOnmyreservationtherearenumerousyoungpeopleworkingonthe

comebackofthelanguage.PmhopefulbecausePmdefinitelynotalone.99AkisaPeterstold

Teenvogue.

4.WhydoesAkisaPetersteachtheDakotalanguage?

A.Toenrichhisexperience.B.Torecorditswrittenform.

C.Topreventitdyingout.D.Tomakeitknownglobally.

5.WhatcanwesayaboutAkisaPetersaccordingtoParagraph3?

A.Learned.B.Creative.C.Approachable.D.Cooperative.

6.WhatdoesAkisaPetersexpecttheyoungpeopletodo?

A.Dealwithvocabularysheets.B.Sustainthegivenstandards.

C.Communicatewiththeirelders.D.Learnfromtheirteachers.

7.Whichsectionofawebsiteisthetextprobablytakenfrom?

A.Research.B.Business.C.Fashion.D.Culture.

C

Awalkintheparkmaybejustwhatthedoctorordered.Anewprogramlaunchedlastmonthin

Canadagivessomedoctorstheoptionofprovidingpatientswithafreeannualpasstothecountry's

nationalparksaspartofanefforttoincreaseaccesstonatureandthehealthbenefits.

PaRx,ahealthinitiativelaunchedbytheBCParksFoundationin2019,partneredwithParks

Canadatoprovidedoctorsacrossfourprovinceswithaninitialrunof100passesthatcanbe

prescribed（開處方）.Theprogramallowsdoctorstowritemoregeneralprescriptionsfortimespent

outinnature;twohoursaweek,atleast20minutesatatime,iswhatPaRxdirectorDr.MelissaLem

suggests.

"Giventhegrowingbodyofevidencethatindicatesnaturetimecanimproveallkindsofdifferent

physicalandmentalhealthconditions,we'rehopingthatourPaRxprogramnotonlyimprovespatient

health,butreducescoststothehealth-caresystem,andhelpstogrowthenumberofpeoplewhoare

moreengagedenvironmentaladvocates,9,saidPramaRahman,acoordinatorfortheBCParks

Foundation.

Doctorshavebeencatchingon,instructingtheirpatientstoturntonaturetoimprovetheirhealth

andthey'regettingcreativeinhowtheydoit.Dr.RobertZarr,adoctorbasedinWashington,began

prescribingaccessibleoutdooractivitiesforhisyoungpatientsandevencreatedasearchableonline

databaseoflocalparkstomakeiteasier.

Butgettingoutsideisn'talwaysaseasyasitmightsound.Incomecanaffectone'saccessto

nature,anissuethatPaRxistryingtoaddressinCanada.Doctorsutilizingthenewnationalparkspass

programareurgedtoprioritizepatientswhomightnototherwisebeabletoaffordthesepasses.

Whileonly100adultpasses,whichgiveholdersaccesstomorethan80nationalparks,historic

sitesandnaturereserves,haveinitiallybeenmadeavailable,organizersplantoroutinelyreassessthis

numberastheprogramgrows,theBCParksFoundationtoldNPR

8.WhatisPaRxintendedtodo?

A.Qualifydoctorstoprescribe.B.Givepatientsfreeaccesstoparks.

C.Promotefreeadmissiontoparks.D.Advocate20minutes9walkaday.

9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“utilizing”inparagraph5probablymean?

A.Financing.B.Settingup.C.Evaluating.D.Carryingout.

10.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.TheBCParksFoundationisexpandingrapidly.

B.Theprogramhassignedup80nationalparks.

C.Morepeoplewillbenefitfromtheprogram.

D.Thoselivingclosetoparkscangainpriority.

11.Whichisthebesttitleofthetext?

A.PaRx,aNaturePrescriptionProgram.B.BCParksFoundationinCanada

C.Year-longPassestoNationalParksD.ANewStudyonBenefitsofWalk

D

TherearefewplacesonEarththathumanshaven'tmessedup.NowevenAntarctica,theonly

continentwithnopermanenthumaninhabitants,isbeingalteredbyus.Astudyfoundthatthe

increasinghumanpresenceinAntarcticaiscausingmoresnowmelt-badnewsforafrozenworld

alreadybattlingtheeffectsofhuman-causedglobalwarming.

Blackcarbon,thedark,dustypollutionthatcomesfromburningfossilfuelshassettledin

locationswheretouristsandresearchersspendalotoftime,scientistsfound.Eventhesmallest

amountofthedarkpollutantcanhaveasignificantimpactonmeltingbecauseofitsverylow

reflectiveness:thingsthatarelightincolor,likesnow,reflectthesun'senergyandstaycool;things

thataredark,likeblackcarbon,absorbthesun*senergyandwarmup.

“Thesnowalbedo（反射率）effectisoneofthelargestuncertaintiesinregionalandglobal

climatemodelingrightnow,"AliaKhan,asnowandicescientistatWesternWashingtonUniversity,

toldCNN,"That'soneofthemotivationsforthestudy,toquantifytheimpactofblackcarbonon

regionalsnowmelt,whichisimportantforquantifyingtheroleofblackcarboninthegloballossof

snowandice."

"Antarcticaissittingthereprettymuchsilentlyallyear.But,ifitweren'tthere,inthestatethatit

ismeanttobe,thebalancethatwehaveintheclimatesystemwillnolongerbe,"MarilynRaphael,a

geographyprofessorsaid."Antarctica'sseaiceisalsoimportanttomaintainabalanceinatmospheric

circulation,"headded.Aswatersgetwarmer,someAntarcticcreaturesarefindingtheirhomesmore

andmoreunlivable.

"EverythingwedohasconsequencesJRaphaelsaid."Weneedtoeducateourselvesaboutthose

consequences,especiallyinsystemsthatweknowrelativelylittleabout.Wehavetobecarefulthat

wedon'tupsettheclimatebalance."

12.Whycanthesmallestamountofblackcarbonhavehugeimpactonmelting?

A.Itishighlyreflective.B.Itsdarkcolourabsorbsheat.

C.Itproducesvastenergy.D.Itcausesmuchpollution.

13.AccordingtoAlia,whichofthefollowingisonereasonforconductingthestudy?

A.Tomeasuretheimpactofblackcarbononmelting.

B.Toquantifythecostofbattlingagainstclimatechange.

C.Toremovetheuncertaintiesofglobalwarmingeffects.

D.Tourgepeopletopaymoreattentiontomeltingproblem.

14.Whatisthefourthparagraphmainlyabout?

A.ThechangecausedbyAntarcticmelting.B.ThemethodstostopAntarcticicemelting.

C.ThesignificanceofAntarcticbeinginitsstate.D.ThesufferingsAntarcticcreaturesare

experiencing.

15.WhatdoesRaphaeladvisepeopletodo?

A.Reducetouristnumbers.B.Facetheconsequences.

C.Acquireprofessionaleducation.D.Stopdisturbingtheclimate.

河北省張家口市2021-2022學(xué)年高三下學(xué)期4月月考英語試卷（解析版）

第一節(jié)（共15小題;每小題2.5分,滿分37.5分）

閱讀下列短文,從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中選出最佳選項(xiàng),并在答題卡上將

該項(xiàng)涂黑。

A

LocatedbesideLakeGeneva,theOlympicMuseumhousesmorethan10,000artificialobjects

andhoursofinteractivecontentshighlightingsomeofthebestmomentsduringtheOlympics.Here

aresomeofthemuseum'smostmovingmoments.

TheOlympicPark

ThejourneythroughtheOlympicMuseumbeginsintheOlympicPark,an8,000-square-meter

outdoorareainfrontofthemuseumoverlookingLakeGenevaandtheAlps.Theparkcontains

artworkandsculpturesthatshowrespecttotheworldofsport.

ThefirstOlympicsymbol

The"OlympicRings“flagwasdesignedbyCoubertinin1913.Theringsrepresentthefive

continentsthatparticipateintheOlympics:Africa,Asia,America,AustraliaandEurope.Thesix

colorsincludeatleastonecolorthatisrepresentedontheflagofeverycountry.

Thestadiums

ThestadiumsthathosttheOlympicGamesareasmuchofacelebrationofdesignasthegames

areacelebrationofsportsmanship.GuestscanexploreplansandmodelsofOlympicstadiums9past

andpresent,includingoneofthegames'mostattractivestadiums,theBird'sNestfromBeijing2008

Olympics.

TheOlympicmedals

HaveyoueverwonderedwhatanOlympicmedallookslike?TheOlympicMuseumhasaroom

thathouseseverybronze,silver,andgoldmedalfromeveryOlympicGamesdatingbacktothefirst

modernOlympicsof1896.Eachmedaldesignisauniquerepresentationoftheyearandlocationin

whichthegameswereheld.

1.WhichmomentdoyouseefirstwhenexploringtheOlympicMuseum?

A.TheOlympicPark.B.ThefirstOlympicsymbol.

C.Thestadiums.D.TheOlympicmedals.

2.WhatdoyouknowfromThefirstOlympicsymbol?

A.ThefirstmodemOlympicstookplaceinGreece.

B.Therearesixcolorsontheflagofeverycountry.

C.Australiausedtobethelargestcontinentonearth.

D.The“OlympicRings"flagwascreatedin1913.

3.WhatcanyoudointhesectionofThestadiums?

A.AdmiretheviewofLakeGeneva.B.Meetsomefamousdesigners.

C.EnjoythemodeloftheBird'sNest.D.Talkwithguestsofhonour.

B

BuildingteamspiritisalwaysthekeypointofwhatItrytodoasamanager.WhenIfirstwentto

CrystalPalace,playerswouldfinishtrainingandthengostraighthome.Therewasnoatmosphere.So

webroughtinapooltableandfruitmachines.Whenplayerschoosetospendtimetogether,itcreates

abetteratmosphere.

Theteamspiritisveryimportant,butIdon'tbelieveinmotivatingtheteamasateam.Idon*tgive

teamtalks.Itrytomotivatetheteamasindividuals.Ispeaktotheplayersindividuallyandtrynotto

puttoomuchpressureonanyone.Ibelieveplayersperformbestwhentheyarerelaxed.Ifthey'retoo

tense,Icanguaranteetheywon'tplaywell.Ialsobelieveingivingpeopleautonomy.Ilikeallthe

peoplewhoworkformetobeautonomous.Iveryrarelyinterfere（干涉）.Ifeelpeopleshouldbe

judgedontheirresults.Iftheyproveincompetent,thenI'mincompetentifIcontinueemployingthem.

It'slikethatwiththeteam.Igetcriticizedfornotinterferingduringagameandfornotmakingmore

replacements.ButIfeelifI'vechosenthose11playerstogetaresult,thenIshouldleavethemalone

togetonwithit.

IfI'mdroppingaplayerfromtheteam,Idon'tfeelIhavetoexplainittothem.Iftheywantto

discussit,I'llsay,“Comebackandtalkaboutitinacoupleofdays'time."ButIdon'ttrytoremotivate

them.It'suptothemtohavethecharactertofighttheirwaybacktotheteam.I'magreatbelieverthat

almosteverythingyouachieveinlifeisduetoyourattitude.IfIhaveaplayerwhoisexcellently

giftedbuthasaternbleattitude,Iwon'twastemytimeonthem.

4.Accordingtotheauthor,whatiscrucialforateam?

A.Enoughtraining.

B.Teamspirit.

C.Agoodmanager.

D.Abettergameatmosphere.

5.Whatdoestheauthorwanthisplayerstodo?

A.Spendmostoftheirtimetogether.

B.Speaktohimiftheyfeeltense.

C.rFrytoplayhardinagame.

D.Becomeautonomousandcompetent.

6.Whywon'ttheauthorgivethereasonifhedropsaplayer?

A.Hethinksitisunrespectable.

B.Hedecidestogiveuponthatplayer.

C.Hewantstotalkwiththeplayerinprivate.

D.Hewantstheplayertotakeapositiveattitudetowardswork.

7.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor?

A.Ambitiousandsensitive.

B.Determinedandhonest.

C.Wiseandresponsible.

D.Warm-heartedanddemanding.

C

They1renottheworld*stallestorlongestbridges,butastringofrivercrossingsmadefromtree

rootsareengineeringwondersthatcontainlessonsformodemarchitects.

ThetownofCherrapunjiintheKhasiHillsiscreditedwiththeworldrecordforannualrainfallof

over75feet!Andinthisrainy,wetclimate,therubberfigtreegrowswithabandon.Thetreehasa

secondaryrootsystemthatgrowsupabovethegroundfloorandletsthetreeeasilygrowontopofbig

stonesandevenoutinthemiddleofstreams.Longago,theKhasis,atribeinMeghalayaregion,

realizedtheycouldmakeuseoftheserootstotheirownadvantage.Bycontrollinganddirectingthe

secondaryroots,theyhavecreatedstronglivingbridgeswithwhichtocrossstreamsandriversby

themselves.

Tomakeatreegrowinacertaindirection,thetribespeopleusethetrunksofabetelnuttree

whosemiddleisgotridof,asaguidancesystem.Thethin,tenderrootsoftherubbertreeareplacedso

theygrowinthedirectionofthetreetrunkratherthanfanningout.Eventually,therootsreachthe

othersideoftheriverandgrowintothesoil.Thisprocesscantakewelloveradecadebeforethe

bridgeisfullyfunctionalandthenovertimethebridgegrowsandstrengthens.Rocksareplacedalong

thebridge1ssidestoimprovethefootpaths.

Someofthesebridgesareover100feetlongandcanevensupporttheweightoffiftyor-more

peopleatatime.ThesebridgesareuseddailybythepeopleofthevillagesaroundCherrapunjianda

fewarethoughttobemorethan500yearsold.Thereisevenadoubledeckerbridge,knownasthe

“UmshiangDouble-DeckerRootBridge",whichfeaturestwobridgesgrownrightontopofeach

other.Itisthoughttobetheonlybridgeofitskind.

8.WhatdoweknowaboutthebridgesinMeghalaya?

A.Theyresemblethefigtreeroots.

B.They*reworksofmodernarchitects.

C.Theytakeaveryshorttimetobuild.

D.They'reconstructedbythevillagers.

9.Howisabetelnuttreeusedinbuildingthebridges?

A.Itplaystheroleofaguide.

B.Itbearstheweightofthebridge.

C.Itprotectsthesurfaceofthebridge.

D.Itdeliversmaterialsacrosstheriver.

10.Whatdoesthethirdparagraphmainlydescribe?

A.Acomplexsystem.

B.Aconstructionprocess.

C.Ascientifictheory.

D.Anaturallandscape.

11.Whatmakesthe“UmshiangDouble-DeckerRootBridge^^unusual?

A.Itshistory.

B.Itsmaterial.

C.Itsshape.

D.Itslength.

D

Becomingaparentbringsoutthebestinmanyanimals.Althoughparentingisusuallylefttothe

females,malesfrommanyspeciesgoaboveandbeyondtocarefortheoffspring.Takeanemonefish

（海葵魚）forexample.InfindingNemo,Marlinswimsover1,000milesfromtheGreatBarrierReef

toSydneytorescuehissonNemo,whohasbeencaughtbydivers.Inreality,anemonefishrarely

movesofarawayfromtheirhome.

Despitetheirsmallersize,themaleshelpthefemalesdefendthenest,butonlythemaleanemone

fishtakecareofit.Theyusetheirfinsasfanstoprovideaconstantflowofoxygenandkeepthe

surroundingsclean.Theyalsoputalotofeffortinbuildingthenest.

Theeggstakeaboutfivedaystohatch.Duringthisimportantperiod,dadsfanthemtoprovide

oxygenandremovetherubbish.Theyalsopickuptheeggsintheirmouthsandmovethemaroundto

removeanybacteria.Oneofthebiggestthreatscomesfromfemalesticklebacks（朿リ魚）,whoform

organizedgroupsandattacktheneststoeatalltheeggs.

Malesdefendthenewbornfishandbringbacktheoneswhomovetoofarfromthenest.Oncethe

fishgrowup,theybecomealittlebitmoreindependentandstarttoswimaway.Thedadswimsafter

them,picksthemupinhismouth,andspitsthembackintohisnest.Eventually,hegetstothepoint

wherehecan'tkeeptrackofthemandthat'swhentheyseparate.

Doting（溺愛的）fathersarenotrestrictedtotheworldoffish.Insomepoisonfrogspecies,the

dadsalsowarnthemomswhentheyoungonesarehungryandneedtobefed.It'sgenerallybelieved

thatmomsarethecaregivers.Infishandfrogs,it'sactuallymorecommonforthedadstoprovide

care.

12.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"offspring"inparagraph1probablymean?

A.Children.B.Relatives.C.Friends.D.Colleagues.

13.Whatcanweinferaboutmaleanemonefish?

A.Theytakefullresponsibilityforbuildingthenest.

B.Theyaremuchlargerthanfemaleanemonefish.

C.Theyareactuallyextremelyexcellentfathers.

D.Theyfrequentlymakeattacksonotherfishes.

14.Whatdoesitmeanwhenthedadcan'ttrackitsyoungfish?

A.Thedadcan'ttendtotheyoungfish.

B.Theyoungfisharealreadyindependent.

C.Thelivingenvironmentisworse.

D.Thedadisinastateofaging.

15.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.TheModelFatherintheAnimalKingdom

B.TheNewRoleoftheMaleAnemoneFish

C.TheReallyCaringCaregiversinLife

D.AStrangePhenomenoninNature

2022屆河北保定市高三第一次（4月）模擬考試英語試卷（解析版）

第一節(jié)（共15小題;每小題2.5分,滿分37.5分）

閱讀下列短文,從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

A

THEBESTHAWKER（叫賣小販）CENTERSINSINGAPORE

CHINATOWNCOMPLEXFOODCENTER

Youcanfindallthemust-trylocalfoodshere:BeingthelargesthawkercentreinSingaporewith

over260foodstands,thiscentreoffersafullrangeoflocaldishesfromchillicrab,blackpeppercrab

tolocaljuiceandpopulardesserts.

Foodsareofferedatthecheapestprices:Foodpriceshereareveryreasonableandcompetitive.

Dinerscanenjoyaplateofchickenriceorabowloflaksaatpricesfrom$2.50to$3.00.

OLDAIRPORTROADFOODCENTER

Singaporeiconichawkercentre:Oneoftheoldestandlargestfoodcourtsintheislandcity,

servesauthenticdeliciouslocalfoodtomanygenerationsofSingaporeans.Absolutely,youwillfind

allthepopularSingaporeandishesthere.

OfferingthebestsoyabeancurdinSingapore:Itishometosomeofthebestsoyabeancurdstands.

Thebeancurdisofferedat$1.50perbowlfororiginalflavourand$2.00perbowlforalmondflavor.

TIONGBAHRUMARKETHAWKERCENTER

Acleanandspacioushawkercentre:Decoratedrecently,thiscentreisnowoneofthecleanest

andmostspacioushawkercentersinSingapore.Youwilldefinitelyenjoytheairy,comfortableand

relaxingatmospherethere.

LocatedrightaboveoneofthebestwetmarketsinSingapore:Thecentreisonthesecondfloor.

Onthefirstfloorisafamouswetmarketwithfreshproduce.Thereforeyoucanatonceenjoy

mouth-wateringSingaporeanfoodsandexperiencetheoriginalfeatureofatypicalSingaporewet

marketduringyourvisit.

CHOMPCHOMPFOODCENTER

Ahawkercentrecateringforlatenightdiners:Unlikeotherfoodcentersopeningfrommorning

toevening,thiscenterstartsfrom18:00untillateeveryday.Soifyouwanttohavegoodhawkerfood

atlatehours,comehere.

ServingsomeofthebestsatayinSingapore:TomanySingaporeanfoodies,ChompChompFood

Centreisasataymecca.Pork,beef,chickenandmuttonsatayareallavailable.

21.Whatdothefirsttwocentershaveincommon?

A.Bothfeaturelocaldishes.B.Bothhavealonghistory.

C.Bothservethebestdesserts.D.Bothareknownforthelowestprices.

22.WhatisspecialaboutTiongBahruMarketHawkerCenter?

A.Itoffersthefreshestproduce.B.Ithasbetterdiningenvironment.

C.Itisaboveaseafoodmarket.D.It'sfamousforitsbeancurd.

23.Whichcentershouldyougotoforamidnightsnack?

ACHINATOWNCOMPLEXFOODCENTERB.OLDAIRPORTROADFOODCENTER

C.TIONGBAHRUMARKETHAWKERCENTERD.CHOMPCHOMPFOODCENTER

B

WhencloudsofradiationbeganstreamingintotheairaroundtheFukushimanuclearplant,160,

000residentsweretoldtosimplycutandrun.However,itseemsonly159,998residentslistened.The

othertwo一NaotoMatsumuraandSakaeKato—remained.Thetwomenwouldgiveupeverything

ratherthanletotherbeingsstarve.

Livingwithinthe12.5-mileexclusionzonearoundthedamagedreactor,thetwomen,unrelated

tooneanother,bothlivealonewhiletakingcareofdozensofanimalsthatwereleftbehindwhenthe

evacuationorderwasgiven.

ReportsfromReutersandDWstatethat57-year-oldKatohas41catswholivewithhiminhis

homeinthemountains——alongwithadogheadoptednamedPochi.Katosayshewillstaywithhis

catsandensuretheyarecomfortableallthroughtheirlives.

Matsumuraleftthecityatfirst,butreturnedshortlyafterforhisownanimals.Oncereturned,the

now55-year-oldrealizedthateveryoneelse'spetsandlivestockwerestillthere,sohebegantaking

careofabroadcommunityofanimalsincludingpigs,cats,dogs,ponies,ostriches,andcows.

GNNreportedthathewentbackinsidetheexclusionzoneandrealizedlocalpetdogshadnot

eateninseveraldays.Afteritbecameclearthatno-onewascomingbacktotheneighborhood,he

wentaroundunchainingdogsfromtrees,lettingcowsoutoftheirbarns,andfeedinganythinginneed,

earninghimthenicknamethe“GuardianofFukushima'sAnimals”.

EverythingbothKatoandMatsumuraaredoingisrisky.ThoughproudofwhatKatoand

Matsumurahavedone,theirfriendsandfamilieshopethattheycanleavethedangerousarea.Yetthey

seemtobedeterminedinwhattheyaredoingandbothplantostaytherewiththeiranimals,come

whatmay.

24.Whatdoesthephrase"otherbeings"inparagraph1probablyreferto?

A.Animals.B.People.C.Plants.D.Residents.

25.WhatkindofpersonisSakaeKato?

A.Curious.B.Caring.C.Ambitious.D.Lonely.

26.WhatdoweknowaboutNaotoMatsumura?

A.Heis57yearsold.B.HeknowsKatoverywell.

C.Hehasdozensofanimalstolookafter.D.Helives12.5milesfromtheexclusionzone.

27.Whatcanweinferaboutthetwomenfromthetext?

A.Theywillfollowtheadviceoftheirfamilies.B.Theywillcallonmorepeopletoprotect

animals.

C.rFheystayinthemountainstoenjoyloneliness.D.Theyhavenoregardfortheirownsafety.

c

AnewUNreportissettorevealthatupto1millionspeciesfaceextinctionbecauseofhuman

actions.Wearecausingamassextinctionevent,andcriticallywecannotseparateoneenvironmental

crisisfromanother.Biodiversitylosscannotbeseparatedfromclimatechange,orfromhuman

populationgrowthorpollutionorplasticsinouroceans.Thesechallengesareallinterconnected.If

wecontinuetoconsidertheseproblemsseparately,solutionswillcontinuetoemergefartooslowly.

Theconnectionsbetweenthesecrisesmakesolutionsseemalltoodifficult.Butinfact,asolution

tooneproblemwillinevitablymakeapositiveimpactonmanyotherstoo.Morethan28,000people

aredyingbecauseofpollutedaireachyearinBritainandairpollutionislinkedtopsychotic（精ネ申病

的）experiencesandareductionineducationalachievement.It9snotrocketscience:improvingair

qualityinourcitiesbycuttingpollutingvehicleswillbringavastrangeofb