课时作业(二十五)选修Unit2Theuniversallanguage.阅读理解2021湖南省四校高三调研Oneofthecostsofbeingaloverofoldtreesisthealltoofrequentlossofa_beautiful_soul_youve_grown_fond_of.Lastsummerwasharderthanmostforoldtreesandtheirhumansupporters.Thespringsnonstoprainfloodedsoilsandcausedrootsystemsofmanylarge, oldtreestorotinpart.Then, whenthesummercame, treescouldnottapdeepsourcesofwaterthatwouldnormallyhavemaintained (维持) them.Manyvaluableoldtreesdied.WhenIvolunteeredfortheMountRainierTreeCommission, Iheardfrommanypeopleconcernedabouttheirtrees.Wehadlittletoofferthem.Thatsbecausepublicandprivateurbantreeresourcesandprogramswereaimedalmostentirelyatplantingtreesbutnotatmaintainingtrees.NostateorprovinceprogramthatIcouldfindprovidedanyfinancialresourcesformaintainingtreehealth.Smallandunderresourcedcitiessuchasourswereontheirown.Thisisbackward.Scientistsarelearningthatlarge, oldtreesarethemostvaluable, especiallyincities.Theyputonwoodfastestandtakethemostcarbonoutoftheair.Theyharborthemostwildlife.Theycanlowersummertemperaturesby20degreesormore.Inarecentstudy, researchersfoundthatBostonwouldgetmorebenefitfromkeepingthetreesithasalivethanfromplantingnewtrees.Theresreasontothinkthisfindingwouldapplyinothercities, too.Now, ourpublicandprivatetreeprogramsoftenignoreoldtreesuntilitistoolate.Aslongasweabandonouroldtrees, plantingmoreismerelytokeeppacewithgrowinglosses.Wewanttreestohelpprotectus, butweleavethemunprotected.Considerthisinthehumanworld: Nobodywouldsendababyintotheworldandexpectittojustmakeit.Childrenneedcaringforanditswhywehaveschoolsandchildhealthinsuranceprograms.Wecouldgetsomuchmoreoutofourtreesifwejustputalittlemoreintothem.1WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph1suggest?AStrongdeterminationtoplanttrees.BRealregretatgrowingoldtrees.CGreatconcernabouttreeproblems.DDeeploveforvaluableoldtrees.2Whywastheauthoralmostpowerlesstohelppeopleworriedabouttheirtrees?ATheurbantreeprogramswerefacedwithfinancialproblems.BTheauthorsknowledgeofmaintainingtreehealthwaslimited.CThefocusofthetreeresourcesandprogramswasontreeplanting.DTheorganizationtheauthorvolunteeredforwasshortoftreeexperts.3TheauthorarguesinParagraph3by_.AcomparingdifferentcasesBpresentingresearchfindingsCreferringtoscientistssayingsDcarryingoutsomeexperiments4Whydoestheauthorgivetheexampleofnursingbabiesintheend?ATostresstheimportanceoftreeinsuranceprograms.BToshowthecloseconnectionbetweentreesandbabies.CToadvocateprotectingtreesashumanscareforbabies.DTopersuadehumanbeingstopaymoreattentiontobabies.七选五2021武汉市高三质量检测Sooftenwefindourselvesonautopilotwakingupinthesamehome, puttingonthesameclothesandtakingthesametransportationtothesameoldjob.1._Andwhileitsperfectlynaturalforhumanstosticktoroutine, theresmuchtobediscoveredbeyondthelimitsofourcomfortzones.Thereisnoexceptiontoamanaged53.2._Heknewitwasgoingtobehardtofindanotherjob.Healsoknewitwasnowornevertopursuehislifelongdreamofowninghisownrestaurant.Buthewastoooldtocompetewiththeyoungandtooweaktodoanylaborwork.3_Hedidntwanttospendhisrestlifesittingaroundandfeelingpityforhimself.Also, Mrs.Mockenhauptactivelyencouragedhimtomoveon, consideringitaperfectchancefortwoofthemtostarttheirownbusinesswithplentyoftimeandwithoutthedisturbanceofchildren.4_Brianfoundjustwhathewantedeightblocksfromhomeanexistingcafethatwasunderperformingandwhoseownerwashighlymotivatedtogetoutofhislease (租约).5._Buttheproblemwasthathehadneverfinanciallyplannedforthisday.Hehadtoborrowmoneyfromfriendsandrelatives.Afterthat, hechangedthenametoBlackDogCoffee, andmadeitalive.Eighteenyearslater, theyrestillthereanddoingbetterthanever.Briansayshesextremelygratefulforthedecisiontomakeachange.AThencametheopportunity.BThethoughtfilledhimwithanxiety.CThatwasexactlywhatBrianneeded.DEvenourNewYearsdecisionstochangehardlymakeit.EWiththesupportofhisfamily, hetookajobinthelocalcafe.FSeveralweeksafterconsideration, hedecidedtohaveachange.GBrianMockenhauptgotlaidofffromaseniormanagementposition.完形填空2021济南市高三模拟Asthetemperatureapproachedashighas90FlastJuly4th, threepoliceofficerswentintoaFoodsMarkettogetsomething_1_todrink.Onceinside, theywereaskedbyasecurityguardtohelpwitha_2_woman.Thewomaninquestionwasobviously_3_，andhercheekswerewetwithtears.Theofficerslookedinsideherbag.Alltheysawwerecontainersof_4_.“Imhungry，”sheexplained_5_.Caughtredhanded, thewomanwasnodoubtexpectedtobetreatedasa_6_.Butthepolicehadother_7_.“Wellpayforherfood，”oneofthemtoldthe_8_securityguard.Shewouldnotbe_9_.Dryingherwet_10_，thewomanrepeated, “Thankyou, thankyou.”Shewasnttheonlyonetouchedbythisactof_11_.Customersatthestoreweresoimpressedbywhattheyd_12_thatsomeevenpostedaphotoonsocialmedia._13_，attentionwasneverwhattheofficerssought.Theywere_14_byafarmorecommonemotion.Whenwelookatsomeonesfaceandseethattheyneedus, itspretty_15_asahumanbeingtowalkawayfromsomethinglikethis.1A.