2017届高考英语二轮专题复习精品之 New York times, Nov, 24,2011-It is not just any bug, but the native nine-spotted ladybug. And its reappearance is something of a relief, because it is the official New York State insect, even though the last recorded sighting of it in New York was 29 years ago.
Its absence had not gone completely unnoticed. There was a moment in 2006 when the State Assembly, realizing that the state insect had left the state, tried to replace it with a different species of ladybug, an attempt that fortunately gave in to law.
And now—after all these years—the state insect has been found. Like so many other New Yorkers, it was seen summering in Amagansett. Peter Priolo, a volunteer participant in an effort called the Lost Ladybug Project, found the ladybug on July 30 in a patch of sunflowers during a group search he had organized.
“I didn’t realize it was a nine-spotted when I found it,” Mr. Priolo said. He was on his way to do an end-of-the-day ladybug record, so, he said, “I put it in my jar and hurried back to meet with everybody.”
If the ladybugs are making a comeback, it is only beginning. The lost Ladybug Project started surveys in 2000. As of 2006, only five nene-spotted ladybugs had been found in North America in the previous 10 years, none of them in the East. Then one lone ladybug was found in Arlington, Va. None had been found in the East since, and only 90 have been reported in North America.
After scientists at Cornell confirmed Mr. Priolo’s find, they went to the Amagansett farm in mid-August to lead a search that turned up about 20 more of the bugs. An area between rows of carrots and beans turned out to be a hot spot. “We found a lot of them on cosmos and zinnias,” said Dr. Losey said, an insect expert. The farm is part of the 10,000-acre Peconic Land Trust in Amagansett, and it is organic. For ladybugs, Dr. Losey said, “you couldn’t design a better place.”
Dr. Losey wants to find out if it makes sense to reintroduce this strain of the ladybug in other areas. And he expects volunteers to be back out in the field when ladybug season starts again in the spring. Now, he said, “we need to find out more places where there are just as many.”
49．The last time the New Yorkers saw their state insect in
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A．2000 B．2006 C．1998 D．1982
50．The New Yorkers are so delighted to see the insect because
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A．it has some bright spots on its back
B．it is the official insect of the city
C．it had been out of sight for quite some time
D．it is a new species unknown to New York
51．What does the second paragraph of the passage imply?
A．It’s against the law to bring new insects to New York.
B．The State Assembly don’t like to live with Ladybugs.
C．The absence of the state insect had never been known.
D．The state insect had to leave because of a new species.
52．From the last two paragraphs we know that
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A．only some insect experts are really interested in ladybugs
B．Dr Losey is quite confident about the future of the insect
C．most ladybugs have m moved to live in the down area
D．more vegetables will be grown to welcome the state insect
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Far from a Family Christmas
My Air Force room in Florida was
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and quiet—I was alone. My five roommates were gone for the holidays; I had chosen to
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behind in the camp. Being young and far from my home, I felt
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. My room was comfortable enough,
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I hadn’t realized until then what made it so—the
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of others walking, joking or just lying on their beds.
I was not able to sleep. I was
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of being on my own—in fact, preferred it at times—but tonight was
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. Tossing and turning in the darkened room gave no
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. The last sign of daylight had disappeared,
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my inner depression.
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, the glow of Christmas lights on the tall pines would only
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me of my great misery.
Suddenly, I heard weak sound of men
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to sing. Yes, the voices grew louder and came my way. I
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still, enjoying the sound.
In the corridor
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my room, voices came near enough for me to hear Christmas carols being
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. Suddenly, there, four airmen, identities unknown, were slightly unsteadied by holiday
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. The first held a Coke bottle with a lit candle
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its top. The others formed a dancing line behind him.
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I was in the room, with joyful faces in the flickering(摇曳的) light, they sang me several carols, wished me a
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and left as fast as they had arrived.
I slept soundly soon after, burying my face in my pillow,
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that someone had cared.
36. A. clear
B. empty
C. amusing
D. interesting
37. A. remain
B. leave
C. help
D. work
38. A. disappointed B. friendly
C. lonely
D. lost
39. A. also
B. still
C. however
D. but
40. A. impatience
B. presence
C. interest
D. delight
41. A. capable
B. able
C. skilled
D. experienced
42. A. poor
B. good
C. different
D. standard
43. A. fun
B. comfort
C. effort
D. progress
44. A. appealing to B. sticking to
C. leading to
D. adding to
45. A. Therefore
B. Otherwise
C. Besides
D. Yet
46. A. remind
B. recall
C. remember
D. think
47. A. managing
B. attempting
C. happening
D. deciding
48. A. noticed
B. slept
C. lied
D. lay
49. A. opposite
B. beyond
C. out
D. within
50. A. announced
B. accepted
C. played
D. offered
51. A. noise
B. confidence
C. cheer
D. optimism
52. A. stuck in
B. attached to
C. tied to
D. involved in
53. A. Watching
B. Seeing
C. Guessing
D. Admitting
54. A. good luck
B. happy New Year C. merry Christmas D. happy birthday
55. A. grateful
B. satisfied
C. pleased
D. surprised
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Ten is not just a number. For Hong Kong, it means change. That change began 10 years ago on July 1, 1997, when Hong Kong was returned to the mainland. A year later, putonghua became a major subject in middle schools there. Street chatter now is trilingual: Cantonese, English and putonghua.
But language is just one of the many changes. Over the past 10 years, the flow of people has left its mark, especially on the young people.
The first sign is in the job market. Before 2006, about 10,000 young professionals from the mainland found jobs in Hong kong. At the same time, around 240,000 Hong Kong residents had worked or were working on the mainland. More than 60 percent of them were aged 23 to 25, according to official statistics.
Geng Chun, 26, a native of northern China, managed to start his own IT business after completing his university degree in Hong Kong three years ago.
“I like Hong Kong,” Geng said. “Hong Kong needs us. We’re young, well-educated and energetic.”
Education is the next thing to change. After the return, more people from both the mainland and Hong Kong began crossing the border to get an education.
According to China’s Ministry of Education, in 2006, 914 Hong Kong students were admitted to mainland universities. In all, 7060 studied in the mainland that year. Before that time, Hong Kong students were rarely seen in mainland schools.
There was a growth on the other side as well. In the early 1990s, about 100 mainland students went to Hong Kong every year to study. Last year, 1300 studied in Hong Kong universities.
Besides social and cultural changes in Hong Kong, business exchanges between the mainland and Hong Kong have greatly increased.
According to a Xinhua report, by the end of 2006, the mainland’s total investment in Hong Kong had reached $40 billion since 1997, which makes up 57 percent of all investments to places outside the mainland.
“We have many clients from the mainland, and actually, they are becoming our biggest group of clients,” said Ho, a manager for a Hong Kong PR company. “The mainland has provided our company with more business opportunities, which are vital for our development.”
Ten Years Reshapes Hong Kong
(1)_______________ Putonghua is
a major (2)________________ in middle schools;
heard in street (3)____________________.
(4)_______________
Market Hong Kong employs about 10,000 young (5)________________ from the mainland .
More Hong Kong residents go to work on the mainland.
(6)_______________ More students from the mainland study in Hong Kong. The number was (7)____________ in 2006. Also more Hong Kong students go to the mainland for study.
(8)_______________ exchange From 1997 to 2006, the mainland altogether (9)_______________ $4 billion in Hong Kong.
The mainland has provided more business (10) ________________ for Hong Kong companies.
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本文讲述了作者一个人在军营，在圣诞节的氛围中倍感凄凉，一群友好的陌生人来为作者唱歌，使他感到倍受感动。
36.B。根据后文I was alone, 所以答案是B。
37.A。根据句意：其他五位室友回家过节，我选择留下来。用remain behind表达准确。
38.C。根据句意：因为年轻和远离家门，我感到“孤单”。
39.D。前后句意有转折，所以用but。
40.B。根据句意：别人的出现——走动、说笑或者只躺在床上，让我的房间非常舒适。
41.A。be capable of是固定搭配。
42.A。根据本句的意思“我正漫不经心地看对面街道的大招牌时，听到有人向我大喊”。用staring at表达“盯着看”。
43.B。根据句意：在黑暗的房子里辗转反侧也不能给我安慰。用fun语意太过，所以答案是B。
44.D。句意：白昼的最后一丝光消失了，增添了我内心的沮丧。四个短语的意思：appeal to吸引；stick to坚持；lead to导致；add to增添。只有D项符合题意。
45.C。这两句之间的意思递进。
46.A。remind sb of sth.是固定结构。
47.B。根据这句话中开始声音的weak，后来grew older，一开始这些人只是attempt to sing。
48.D。根据句意：我“躺者”不动，欣赏他们的音乐。“躺者”用lay（过去式）表示，所以选D，sleep 意思是“睡着”不符合题意。
49.B。走道只能在房间的“外面”，用beyond表达符合题意。
50.D。由于是现场演唱，不能说play a song, announce和accept不合题意。用offer能准确表意。
51.C。用cheer能准确表达当时他们兴致勃勃的样子，optimism不足于表达当时的情形，noise和confidence显然搭配不当。
52. A。be stuck in 陷入；被插在…；be attached to 依附于；be tied to 被系到…; be involved in牵涉到…，本句只蜡烛被插在可可瓶的顶端，用A项符合题意。
53.B。“看见”我在房子里，B表达准确。
54.C。由于事情发生在圣诞节，所以C项表达准确。good luck不能用在a 后面。
55.A。本句讲作者怀者“感激的” 心情。所以答案是A。
任务型阅读
1. Language
2. subject
3. chatter
4.Job
5. professionals
6.Education
7.1,300
8. Business
9.invested
10. opportunities