第十六课时九年级上Unit2一、阅读理解（2023平顶山郏县一模）Whenairispolluted，wewearmasks（口罩）toprotectourselves.Whataboutbeesandbutterflies？Theycan’twearmasks.NewScientistmagazinerecentlyreportedfindingsfromJamesRyallsandhisteamattheUniversityofReading，theUK.Theirstudyfoundthatairpollutionisharmfultopollinators（传花粉者）—insectslikebeesandbutterflies.Theycan’tsmellflowersbecauseofthepollution.Pollinatorsareimportant.Theyspreadpollen（花粉）amongplantswithflowers.Thishelpstheflowerproduceseedandfruit.Withoutpollinators，farmscannotmakefood.Weallneedpollinators.Todotheirstudy，Ryalls’teambuilteightareas.Then，theyputnitrogenoxideandozone（氧化氮和臭氧）intosixoftheseareas.Theothertwoareashadnormalair.Theywerethecontrolgroup.“Theresultsweremuchsevererthanwethought，”saidRyalls.Intheirtests，thelevelsofpollutioninthesixareasweresimilarto“roadtrafficpollution”.Insuchconditions，70percentfewerinsectsenteredtheareas.Oncetheywerethere，theydidn’thangaround.Visitstoflowersdroppedby90percent.Scientistsexplainedthatgaseslikenitrogenoxideandozonecanbreakdownthesmellofflowers.Thismakesithardforinsectstofindtheirfood.MaybethemostfrighteningthingisthattheresearcherscreatedpollutionlevelsthatcouldbeallowedintheUK.ButShannonOlsson，ascientistinIndia，thoughttheresultswereimportantbecausethestudyshowedthelevelofpollutioncankeeppollinatorsaway.“Airpollutionisanotherstressoninsects，”saidRyalls.“Thataddstoalltheotherstresses…causingtheirnumberstodecline（减少）.”根据材料内容选择最佳答案。（D）1.Whichofthefollowinganimalscanworkaspollinators？A.Snakes.B.Dogs.C.Ducks.D.Butterflies.（A）2.Howisthepollutionharmfultothepollinatorsaccordingtothepassage？A.Thepollutedairpreventsthemfromsmellingtheflowers.B.Thepollutedaircanmakethemdie.C.Thepollutedaircanbreakdownnitrogenoxideandozone.D.Thepollutedairishadfortheirlungs.（B）3.What’sthefifthparagraphmainlyabout？A.Thewaysoftheexperiment.B.Theresultsoftheexperiment.C.Thelevelsoftheexperiment.D.Theconditionsoftheexperiment.（D）4.WhydoJamesRyallsandhisteamdotheexperiment？A.Totellusthatvisitstoflowersdroppedby90％.B.Toprovethatnitrogenoxideandozoneareharmfultopeople.C.Totellusthatfarmscan’tmakefoodwithoutpollinators.D.Toprovethatairpollutionisharmfultopollinators.（A）5.Whichpartofanewspapermaythispassagebetakenfrom？A.ScienceStudy.B.ArtStyle.C.RealStory.D.SportsWorld.二、完形填空（原创）先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。Amanwaswalkingthroughthewoodswithhisaxe（斧头）whenasmalltreecalledtohim.Itsaid，“Hello，friend.Canyoucutdownthosebiggertrees？They’reblocking（挡住）the1.ItissocrowdedherethatIhaveno2tospreadmyroots（根）.Ican’t3thewind.”Thelittletree4itstinyleaves.Itlookedso5.Itcontinued，“Ifthosetreesweregone，I’dbeabletogrow.Ayearfromnow，I’dbethebiggesttreehere.Butfornow，I’m6asmalltree.”Themanthoughtforawhileandagreed.Hewalkedovertothebiggertreesandstartedcuttingthemdown.Soon，he7lotsofspacearoundthesmalltree.Nowitwouldbeabletofeelthesunandwind.Itwouldgrow8andbecomethebiggesttreeinthatarea.9somethingelsehappenedinstead.Thesun’sheatcamefirst，10thesmalltree，whichwasn’tusedtosomuchsunlight.Heavywindandraincame—11thebiggertreestoprotectit，thesmalltreewas12bythestorm.Soon，thetreewasnearlydead.“You’vebeenquite13，”saidasnakethatsawwhathadhappened.“Youhavebroughtthison14.Ifyou’dleftthebiggertreesalone，thesunandstormwouldn’thavehurtyousobadly.Theyprotectedyou.15youhadjustwaitedlonger，youwouldhavegrowntobejustasbigasthem.You’dbestrong.Butnow，you’renearlygone.”（A）1.A.sunB.windC.waterD.air（C）2.A.timeB.moneyC.roomD.heat（D）3.A.changeB.catchC.findD.feel（B）4.A.tookoutB.heldoutC.putoutD.gotout（D）5.A.happyB.coldC.sorryD.sad（A）6.A.justB.evenC.alreadyD.never（B）7.A.usedB.clearedC.increasedD.provided（C）8.A.shorterB.earlierC.biggerD.smaller（A）9.A.ButB.SoC.AndD.Until（A）10.A.burningB.warmingC.killingD.touching（C）11.A.withB.byC.withoutD.for（B）12.A.beatB.hitC.stoppedD.lost（D）13.A.smartB.braveC.carelessD.silly（C）14.A.myselfB.himselfC.yourselfD.themselves（B）15.A.UnlessB.IfC.WhenD.Though三、语篇填空第一节（原创）阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。countrydrivebewebeforeforbigpollutebuteasyHundredsofyearsago，lifewasmuchharderthanitistoday.Peopledidn’thavemodernmachines.There1nomodernmedicine，either.Lifetodayhasbroughtnewproblems.Oneofthe2problemsispollution.Waterpollutionhasmadeourriversandlakesdirty.Itkillsourfishandpollutesourdrinkingwater.Noisepollutionmakesustalklouderandbecomeangrymore3.Airpollutionisthemostseriouskindofpollution.Itisbad4alllivingthingsintheworld.Cars，planesandfactoriesallpolluteouraireveryday.Sometimesthe5airissothickthatitislikeaquiltoveracity.Thiskindofquiltiscalledsmog（烟雾）.Many6aremakinglawstofightagainstpollution.Factoriesmustnowcleantheirwater7itisthrownawayandtheymustn’trelease（释放）dirtysmokeintotheair.Wecandomanyotherthingstoprotecttheenvironment.Wecanputrubbishinthedustbin8notthrowitontheground.Wecangotoworkbybusorwith9friendsinthesamecar.Iftherearefewerpeople10，therewillbelesspollution.Rulesarenotenough，however.Everypersonmusthelptofightagainstpollution.1.was2.biggest3.easily4.for5.polluted6.countries7.before8.but9.our10.driving第二节（原创）阅读短文，根据语篇要求填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词。MrsGreenwasthebossofalargefactory.Sheoftenhadtohavemeetings11otherbusinesspeopleinaroominherbuilding.Shedidnotsmokeatall，12manyoftheotherpeopleatthemeetingroomdid.Sheoftenfoundtheairduringthemeetingroomterrible.Oneday，herthroatandeyesweresoreandshe13coughingalot.Shecalledabigair－conditioningstoreandaskedthemtoworkouthowmuch14wouldcosttokeeptheairofthemeetingroomreallyclean.Afterafewdays，theair－conditioningstoresentintwoestimates（估价单）forMrsGreen15choosefrom.Oneestimatewasfor$5，000toputinnewair－conditioning，andtheotherwasfor$5.00forasignwhichsaid，“NOSMOKING！”.11.with12.but13.was14.it15.to四、补全对话A：Nicetomeetyou！B：Nicetomeetyou，too！Whereareyoufrom？A：1.I’mfromLondon/London.It’sthecapitalofEngland.It’sautumntherenow.It’sneithertoocoldnortoohot.B：Yeah.2.What’sthetemperatureinLondonnow/…？A：Itisaboutl8now.℃B：3.Areyouherefortraveling/…？A：No.Iamheretohaveameeting.B：4.Whatkindofmeetingareyougoingtoattend/…？A：I’mgoingtoattendameetingaboutinternationalenvironmentalproblems.B：Didyoureceiveaninvitation？Pleaseshowmeyourcard.A：Yes，Idid.5.Hereyouare/….B：OK.Youcanenterthehallfromthere.五、书面表达节约资源，保护环境应从我们身边的小事做起。假设你是一个注重“低碳”生活的中学生，请以“Mylow－carbonlife”为题，写一篇短文，简单描述自己的“低碳生活”。写作要求：1）从乘坐的交通工具、节约用水、用电、用纸和不使用塑料袋等日常生活几个方面阐述；2）写出你对“低碳生活”的看法和认识；3）文中不得出现考生的真实姓名和学校名称；4）词数100左右。Mylow－carbonlifeIt’sourdutytoprotecttheenvironment.Theenvironmentisbecomingworse，sowemustdosomethingtopreventpeoplefrompollutingtheenvironment.First，weshouldgotoschoolonfoot，bybusorbybikeandtellourparentsnottodrivetowork.Second，weshouldsavewaterandelectricitybyturningoffthetaps，TVsetsandlightsintimewhenwedon’tneedthem.What’smore，watershouldbereusedbyus.Third，itisgoodtomakefulluseofpaper.Weshouldusethebothsidesofthepaper.Bydoingthis，wecansavemanytrees.Atlast，remembertogoshoppingwithbasketsratherthanplasticbags.Ibelieveourlifewillbecomebetterandbetterifwedothesethings.Lowercarbon，happierlife.Let’stakeaction.