阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Superman had it right: if you want to keep something safe, build a mountain fortress (堡垒)above the Arctic Circle. That’s the thinking ---more or less---behind the Svalbard Global Seed Vault（地窖）. Almost every nation keeps collections of native seeds so local crops can be replanted in case of an agricultural disaster. The Global Seed Vault, opened on the far-northern Norwegian island of Spitsbergen, is a backup for the backups. It’s badly needed---as many as half the seed banks in developing countries are at risk from natural disasters. The vault can hold up to 4.5 million samples, which will be kept dry at about -18°C. Even if the facility(设施) loses power, the Arctic climate should keep the seeds alive for thousands of years.
On an unusual old farm in New York City, workers are also storing away the seeds of the future. In this unlikely place, researchers are putting the seeds from flowering plants and trees in a sleeplike state called suspended animation (假死状态). Many years from now, other workers will wake up the sleeping seeds and plant them where they're most needed. These seeds are like the legendary (传说中的)
Rip van Winkle, who fell asleep under a tree and woke up 20 years later. The small farm, called the Greenbelt Native Plant Center, is part of a global effort to save threatened(受到威胁的) plants and trees. The most important step is to collect seeds at exactly the right time---when they are just about ready to fall from the plant. The seeds are being kept in storage at the Greenbelt Center. When planted in the future, these seeds could help restore damaged parklands and forests.
40. Why is the Global Seed Vault located in a far-northern Norwegian island?
A. Because it is a place to keep everything safe.
B. Because half the seed banks in developing countries are at risk.
C. Because the climate there is fit for keeping seeds for a long time.
D. Because it is the best place to fight against agricultural disasters.
41. The Greenbelt Native Plant Center in New York City is unusual because _____.
A. it is an old farm in a big city.
B. it is the largest seed company in the world.
C. it is set up to save the threatened plants and trees.
D. it stores the seeds of most kinds of plants in New York City.
42. To store the seeds well and last as long as possible, the most important thing is to _____.
A. collect seeds at the right time.
B. store them at a constant temperature.
C. dry them in specially designed rooms.
D. make it enter a state of suspended animation.
43. The passage is mainly about ______.
A. Global Seed Vault.
B. saving seeds for the future.
C. the challenges of collecting seeds for storage.
D. the efforts made by Greenbelt Center to save plants.
【参考答案】40—43、CCAB
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
When I was eight, I saw a movie about an island that had an erupting volcano and jungles filled with wild animals. The island was ruled by a beautiful woman called Tondalaya, the Fire Goddess of the Volcano. It was a low budget movie, but to me, it represented the perfect life.
But through the years, Tondalaya was forgotten.
The week I turned 50, my marriage came to a sudden end. My house, furniture and everything I’d owned was sold to pay debts that I didn’t even know existed. In a week I had lost my husband, my home and my parents who had refused to accept a divorce（离婚） in the family. I’d lost everything except my four teenage children. I used every penny I had to buy five plane tickets from Missouri to Hawaii. Everyone said I was crazy to think I could just run off to an island and survive. I was afraid they were right．
I worked 18 hours a day and lost 30 pounds because I lived on one meal a day. One night as I walked alone on the beach, I saw the red orange lava(火山岩) pouring out of Kilauea Volcano in the distance. It was time to live my imagination!
The next day, I quit my job, bought some art supplies and began doing what I loved. I hadn’t painted a picture in 15 years. I wondered if I could still paint. My hands trembled the first time I picked up a brush. But before an hour had passed, I was lost in the colors spreading across the canvas(画布) in front of me. And as soon as I started believing in myself, other people started believing in me, too. The first painting sold for $ 1500.
The past six years have been filled with adventures. My children and I have gone swimming with dolphins, watched whales and hiked around the crater rim (火山口边缘) of the volcano. We wake up every morning with the ocean in front of us and the volcano behind us. The dream I had more than 40 years ago is now reality. I’m living freely and happily ever after.
44. Why did the writer go to Hawaii?
A. To make a living.
B. To spend her holiday.
C. To free herself from trouble.
D. To realize her childhood dream.
45. Which of the following is the writer’s dream?
A. Get close to wildlife.
B. Live a free and happy life.
C. Live in nature with animals.
D. Become a successful painter.
46. We can infer from the passage that _____.
A. the writer had never done painting before
B. the writer’s parents encouraged her to divorce
C. the writer’s husband took away most of her money
D. the writer wasn’t sure whether she could survive in Hawaii at first
【参考答案】44—46、ABD
【由2017界佛山市普通质量检测（一）改编】
完形填空。阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—15各题所给出的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。
My friends and I had just finished lunch at a hotel when it started to pour
1
. When it became lighter, I decided to get my car, which was
2
at my office three streets away.
My friends argued that I shouldn’t go, mainly because I was seven months pregnant then. I assured them that I’d be very
3
.
I walked out of the
4
and started making my way to the car. At the traffic junction, a van stopped and the passenger got off with an umbrella. Before I knew what was happening, he walked right beside me and told me he’d escort(护送) me to my
5
. I was very embarrassed and declined(辞谢), but he was very
6
.
During our
7
, he kept telling me to walk slower, as the ground was
8
. When we got to the car park, I
9
him and we parted ways. I did not get his
10
and may not even recognise him now. Did he
11
stop for me? I’ll never know.
So how did I pay it forward? I was at home when I
12
two Indian construction workers walking in the heavy rain. They were probably on their way to the construction
13
near my estate, which was a long walk in. I went out and passed them an umbrella. I told them they should take the umbrella and
14
it. They were very grateful and like me, probably wondered why a
15
was offering such kindness.
文章大意:这篇文章讲述的是作者在下雨天得到陌生人的帮助，她深受感动，想把这样的好事继续传递下去。1. A. hardly
B. slightly
C. heavily
D. slowly
【答案】C
【解析】考查副词及上下文语境的理解。A. hardly B. slightly轻微地；C. heavily沉重地； D. slowly慢慢地。根据it started to pour可知雨下的大用heavily；“我”和“我”的朋友刚在旅馆吃完午饭这时天突然下起了大雨，故选C。
2. A. parked B. locked
C. broken
D. repaired
【答案】A
【解析】考查动词及上下文语境的理解。A. parked B. locked锁门； C. broken打断； D. repaired修理。根据I decided to get my car可知车停在某个地方。当雨小点的时候，“我”决定去取车，车就在离办公室三条街的地方，故选A。
3. A. successful B. careful
C. joyful
D. stressful
【答案】B
【解析】考查形容词及上下文语境的理解。A. successful B. careful小心，仔细的； C. joyful令人高兴的； D. stressful紧张的，有压力的。根据I was seven months pregnant then可知“我”想他们保证我会很小心的，故选B。
4. A. storm B. garage
C. office
D. hotel
【答案】D
【解析】考查名词及上下文语境的理解。A. storm B. garage 车库； C. office办公室； D. hotel旅馆。根据上文I had just finished lunch at a hotel可知我走出旅馆，开始向车走去，故选D。
5. A. destination
B. home
C. office
D. company
【答案】A
【解析】考查名词及上下文语境的理解。A. destination
B. home家； C. office 办公室； D. company公司。因为乘客当时不知我去什么地方。在我知道什么事情发生之前，他直接走到我身边，并且告诉我他要护送“我”到达目的地，故选A。
6. A. cautious B. diligent
C. persistent
D. reluctant
【答案】C
【解析】考查形容词及上下文语境的理解。A. cautious B. diligent勤奋的；
C. persistent固执的，坚持的； D. reluctant勉强的。根据he kept telling me to walk slower7. A. talk
B. trip
C. walk
D. work
【答案】C
【解析】考查名词及上下文语境的理解。A. talk B. trip旅行； C. walk步行；
D. work工作。根据When we got to the car park,可知”要走慢一点，故选C。
8. A. rough B. wet
C. messy
D. dirty
【答案】B
【解析】考查形容词及上下文语境的理解。A. rough B. wet湿的； C. messy 凌乱的；
D. dirty脏的。根据常识可知下雨，路面很湿。故9. A. thanked B. left
C. waved
D. greeted
【答案】A
【解析】考查动词及上下文语境的理解。A. thanked B. left 离开； C. waved挥手；
D. greeted问候。根据上文可知他帮助了“我”。“我”感谢他，然后我们就分开了，各走各的路，故选A。
10. A. umbrella B. appearance
C. address
D. name
【答案】D
【解析】考查名词及上下文语境的理解。A. umbrella B. appearance出现；C. address地址； D. name名字。根据may not even recognise him now.我没有得到他的名字，到现在我还不认识他，故选D。
11. A. obviously
B. accidently
C. really
D. purposely
【答案】D
【解析】考查副词及上下文语境的理解。A. obviously B. accidently意外地；
C. really真的； D. purposely故意地。根据I’ll never know可知他故意为了“我”而停下来的，故选D。
12. A. watched B. noticed
C. searched
D. heard
【答案】B
【解析】考查动词及上下文语境的理解。A. watched B. noticed注意到；C. searched搜查； D. heard听见。当“我”注意到两个印度的建筑工人在雨中工作时，是在“我”的家里，故选B。
13. A. equipment
B. stage
C. object
D. site
【答案】D
【解析】考查名词及上下文语境的理解。A. equipment B. stage舞台； C. object 物体； D. site工地，地点。在“我”家的附近，他们可能在去工地的途中，故选D。
14. A. keep B. carry
C. have
D. return
【答案】A
【解析】考查动词及上下文语境的理解。A. keep B. carry 携带； C. have 有；D.return归还。“我”告诉他们他们应该带着雨伞，并且把伞留给他们，故选A。
15. A. passer-by B. stranger
C. man
D. woman
【答案】B
【解析】考查名词及上下文语境的理解。A. passer-by B. stranger 陌生人；
C. man 男士； D. woman妇女。他们是非常感激并且像我这样也许纳闷为什么陌生人会提供这么善意的帮助，故选B。
完形填空。
A Leap(跳跃)to Honor
Leaping on a narrow balance beam(平衡木) is not easy. But Lola Walter, a 13yearold gymnast,
is an expert at it.
To perfect her skills,
Lola___1__for four hours a day,
five days a week. At the state championships in March, she finished seventh out of 16 girls.
That's especially impressive，___2__ she is legally blind, born with a rare condition that causes her eyes to shift(移动) constantly. She often sees double and can't___3__how far away things are.
When she was little, her mom___4__
that even though she couldn't see__5__， she was fearless. So her mom signed her up for gymnastics when she was three. She loved the___6__right away and gymnastics became her favorite.
Though learning gymnastics has been more___7__for her than for some of her teammates, she has never quit. She doesn't let her__8__stop her from doing anything that she wants to.
She likes the determination it takes to do the sport. Her biggest __9__ is the balance beam. Because she has double vision, she often sees two beams. She must use her sense of touch to help her during her routine. Sometimes she even closes her eyes. “You have to___10__ your mind that it'll take you where you want to go，” says Lola.
To be a toplevel gymnast, one must be brave. The beam is probably the most __11__for anyone because it's four inches wide. At the state competition, Lola didn't fall__12__ the beam. In fact, she got an 8.1 out of 10－her highest score yet.
Lola doesn't want to be__13__ differently from the other girls on her team. At competitions, the judges don't know about her vision __14__. She doesn't tell them,
because she doesn't think they need to know. Her mom is amazed by her__15__
attitude.
Lola never thinks about___16__. She is presently at level 7 while the highest is level 10 in gymnastics. Her__17__ is to reach level 9. She says she wants to be a gymnastics coach to pass down what she's learned to other kids__18__she grows up.
Lola is___19__ of all her hard work and success. She says it's helped her overcome problems in her life outside gymnastics too. Her___20__for others is“just believe in yourself.”
1. A. runs B. teaches
C. trains
D. dances
2. A. since
B. unless
C. after
D. though
3. A. tell
B. guess
C. assume
D. predict
4. A. suspected
B. remembered
C. imagined
D. noticed
5. A. deeply
B. well
C. ahead
D. closely
6. A. task
B. sport
C. event
D. show
7. A. boring
B. enjoyable
C. difficult
D. satisfactory
8. A. talent
B. quality
C. nature
D. condition
9. A. doubt
B. advantage
C. challenge
D. progress
10. A. examine
B. express
C. open
D. trust
11. A. fearful
B. harmful
C. unfair
D. inconvenient
12. A. to
B. on
C. off
D. against
13. A. greeted
B. treated
C. served
D. paid
14. A. pains
B. stresses
C. injuries
D. problems
15.
A.
positive
B. friendly
C. flexible
D.
cautious
16. A. defending
B. quitting
C. winning
D. bargaining
17. A. standard
B. range
C. view
D. goal
18. A. until
B. as
C. when
D. before
19. A. proud
B. tired
C. ashamed
D. confident
20. A. plan
B. advice
C. reward
D. responsibility
[文章大意]'本文为记叙文，题材为个人情况与日常活动。文章主要讲述了一个名叫Lola的小姑娘虽然视力有问题，却坚持练体操，她始终相信自己，从不轻言放弃。
1．C。根据文章开头可知Lola是练平衡木的，为了使技巧完美，她每天要训练4个小时。
2．A。根据句意可知空格后的句子是空格前That's especially impressive的原因，since因为，引导原因状语从句，符合语境。
3．A。她经常把一个东西看成是两个，并且无法分辨东西的远近。tell认出，分辨；guess猜；assume假设；predict预测，根据句意应选择A项。
4．D。当她小的时候，她的妈妈注意到虽然她视力不好……，根据句意可知空格处句子是对Lola小时候真实情况的描述，因此选择D项noticed注意到。
5．B。根据前文中提到的“She often sees double and can't tell how far away things are.”可知Lola视力不好。
6．B。根据空格后出现的“gymnastics became her favorite”可知她喜欢上了这项运动，故选择B项。
7．C。根据上下文可知由于Lola视力不好，所以她练体操比她的队友更困难，故此题选择C项difficult困难的。
8．D。根据上下文可知Lola从不放弃，她是不会让她视力不好这一情况阻止她做任何她想做的事情的。talent天资，quality品格，nature天性，condition状况。
9．C。空格所在的段落主要讲述了Lola的视力问题让平衡木成为了她练体操时最大的挑战。
10．D。根据上下文可知，Lola看不清楚，在练习平衡木时有时她甚至会闭上眼睛，对于她来说她要相信自己的内心(想法)，故选择D项。
11．A。平衡木的宽度很窄，可能任何人都会感到害怕。
12．C。Lola没有从平衡木上掉下来，根据句意可知此题选择C项。
13．B。Lola不想被特殊对待，根据句意可知此题选择B项。
14．D。比赛时，裁判不知道她的视力问题。
15．A。根据上下文可以看出，文中多次提到Lola视力有问题但从不放弃，所以她的妈妈对她这种积极的态度大为惊奇。
16．B。根据下文所述内容可知Lola从未想过放弃，故选择B项。
17．D。Lola的目标是达到9级，根据句意可知此题选择D项goal目标。standard标准，range范围，view观点。
18．C。 Lola说当她长大后想当体操教练，根据句意此题应选择C项when当……的时候。
19．A。Lola对她的努力和成功感到自豪。
20．B。她给别人的建议是“相信自己”。