第5部分:补全短文(第46~50题,每题2分,共10分)
下面的短文有5处空白,短文后有6个句子,其中5个取自短文,请根据短文内容将其分别放回原有位置,以恢复文章面貌。
Forests for Cities
You are standing in a beautiful forest in Japan. The air is clean and smells like plants and flowers. There are 175 different kinds of trees, and 60 kinds of birds live here. ___C____ (46) You are downtown in the city of Nara, Japan, in Kasugayama Forest, the oldest urban forest in the world. It was started more than a thousand years ago, and today it's very popular with tourists and artists.
Cities around the world are working to protect their urban forests. Some urban forests are parks, and some are just streets with a lot of trees. But all urban forests have many good effects on the environment. ____D___ (47) They also stop the noise from heavy traffic. They even make the weather better because they make the air 3-5 degrees cooler, and they stop strong winds.
Urban forests also have many good effects on people. They make the city more beautiful. In a crowded area, they give people a place to relax and spend time in nature. ___B__(48)
In some countries, people are starting new urban forests. In England, there are now 1.3 million trees in an urban forest called Thames Chase, east of London. It was started in 1990, and it has grown very fast. Walking and bicycle clubs use the forest, and there are programs for children and artists.
__E__ (49)
Some older cities don't have space for a big urban forest, but planting trees on the streets makes the city better. Scientists found that commuters (通勤人员) feel more relaxed when they can see trees. Trees are even good for business. ___A____ (50) In the future, urban forests will become even more important as our cities grow bigger. In the megacities(超大城市) of tomorrow, people will need more green space to live a comfortable life. Planting trees today will make our lives better in the future.
A.People spend more time at shopping centers that have trees
B.In hot countries,urban forests are cool places for walking and other healthy exercises
C.But you are not in rural area
D.Trees take pollution out of the air
E.In 2033,it will have 5 million trees
F.It has many kinds of birds in the country
第6部分:完形填空(第52~65题,每题1分,共15分)
下面的短文有15处空白,请根据短文内容为每处空白确定1个最佳选项。
Germs(细菌) on Banknotes
People in different countries use different types of money: yuan in China, pesos in Mexico, pounds in the United Kingdom, dollars in the United States, Australia and New Zealand. They may usedifferent currencies, but these countries, and probably all countries, still have one thing in ______ (51)(变化): germs on the banknotes.
Scientists have been studying the germs on money for well over。100 years. At the turn of the 20th ______ (52), some researchers began to suspect that germs living on money could spread disease.
Most studies of germy money have looked at the germs on the currency ______ (53) one country. In a new study, Frank Vriesekoop and other researchers compared the germ populations found on bills of different ______ (54).
Vriesekoop is a microbiologist at the University of Ballarat in Australia. He led the study, which compared the germ populations found on money ______ (55) from 10 nations. The scientists studied l,280 banknotes in total; all came from places where people buy food, like supermarkets, street vendors and cafes, ______ (56) those businesses often rely on cash.
Overall, the Australian dollars hosted the fewest live bacteria---no more than 10 per square centimeter. Chinese yuan had the ______(57)(变化)---about 100 per square centimeter. Most of the germs on money probably would not cause harm.
What we call "paper money" ______ (58)(变化)isn’t made from paper. The U.S. dollar, for example, is printed on fabric that is mostly cotton. Different countries may use different ______ (59) to print their money. Some of the currencies studied by Vriesekoop and his team, such as the American dollar, were made from cotton. Others were made from polymers.
The three ______ (60) with the lowest numbers of bacteria were all printed on polymers. They included the Australian dollar, the New Zealand dollar and some Mexican pesos.
The ______ (61) (变化)currencies were printed on fabric made mostly of cotton. Fewer germs lived on the polymer notes. This ______ (62)(变化) suggests that germs have a harder time staying alive on polymer surfaces. Scientists need to do more studies to understand ______ (63) (变化)germs live on money---and whether or not we need to be concerned. Vriesekoop is now starting a study that will ______ (64) the amounts of time bacteria can stay alive on different types of bills.
Whatever Vriesekoop finds, the fact remains:Paper money ______ (65)(变化) germs. We should wash our hands after touching it; After all, you never know where your money's been. Or what's living on it.
51. A. doubt B. danger C. common D. advance
【答案】:C
52. A. period B. year C. century D. decade
【答案】:C
53. A. with B. within C. under D. outside
【答案】:B
54. A. countries B. areas C. regions . D. provinces
【答案】:A
55. A. borrowed B. delivered C. designed D. gathered
【答案】:D
56. A. because B. though C. so D. when
【答案】:A
57. A. most B. smallest C. least D. latest
【答案】:A
58. A. similarly B. hardly C. slightly D. usually
【答案】:D
59. A. formats B. colors C. materials D. languages
【答案】:C
60. A. cheques B. currencies C. tickets D. notebooks
【答案】:B
61. A. some B. another C. others D. other
【答案】:D
62. A. connection B. participation C. expression D. estimation
【答案】:A
63. A. if B. where C. how D. when
【答案】:C
64. A. complete B. compare C. cancel D. command
【答案】:A
65. A. avoids B. kills C. carries D. selects
【答案】:C
https://www.unjs.com/