Question

【題目】Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. alarming B. properties C. revealed D. invasive E. rescue F. instrumental

G. households H. document I. concerned J. amateur K. initiatives

Before science became professionalized in the 19th century, 【1】 naturalists were collecting information and helping us understand the natural world. A 2009 study found that nearly 50% of UK 【2】 feed wild birds. The National Trust has more than 5 million members, and 60,000 active volunteers helping to protect the countryside as well as historic 【3】. Now, with our environment arguably under greater threat than ever and species declining at a(n) 【4】 rate, volunteers are once again at the forefront of efforts to limit the damage.

Volunteers and enthusiasts can be powerful drivers for big changes. On the Isle of Man, more than 8,000 people (nearly 10% of the population) are involved in regular weekend beach cleans. At one recent event, 123 volunteers turned up and removed 183 bags of litter in just a couple of hours. Thanks to 【5】 such as this, the island shares Unesco biosphere reserve status with the Galápagos, Yellowstone in the US, Uluru in Australia, and hundreds of other sites.

Recreational divers are making a real difference underwater too. They monitor the spread of 【6】 species, and record how native species respond. Divers also 【7】 levels of marine litter and other human impacts. Volunteer divers have played an important role in collecting information about marine conservation zones. Volunteers have also made a vital contribution to the conservation of basking sharks. The work of a citizen science Basking Shark Project in the 1980s and 90s was 【8】 in getting these sharks on the protected species list in the UK, while satellite tagging 【9】 the first recorded transatlantic crossing by a basking shark.

Volunteers and enthusiasts can be powerful drivers for big changes. No one can know better, or care more about, our most special places than the people who live in them and give up their free time to look after them. As a group of divers and 【10】 residents who lived on the shores of the bay, they took their campaign on to national and international stages and continue to inspire people who might otherwise feel powerless when faced with threats to the places that matter to them.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】J

【2】G

【3】B

【4】A

【5】K

【6】D

【7】H

【8】F

【9】C

【10】I

【解析】

本文是一篇說明文，介紹了志愿者、熱心人士以及休閑潛水員等各界人士對馬恩島的環(huán)境和海洋動物保護所做的巨大貢獻。

【1】考查形容詞。句意：在19世紀科學專業(yè)化之前，業(yè)余博物學家收集信息，幫助我們了解自然世界。修飾名詞naturalists用形容詞，根據(jù)“Before science became professionalized in the 19th century”可知此處表示“業(yè)余的”，故填J。

【2】考查名詞。句意：2009年的一項研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，近50%的英國家庭飼養(yǎng)野生鳥類。此處缺少名詞作主語，根據(jù)“feed wild birds”可知此處表示“家庭”，故填G。

【3】考查名詞。句意：全國信托基金會有500多萬會員，6萬名志愿者積極幫助保護農(nóng)村和歷史遺產(chǎn)。作動詞protect的賓語用名詞，historic properties表示“歷史遺產(chǎn)”，故填B。

【4】考查形容詞。句意：現(xiàn)在，我們的環(huán)境可以說正面臨前所未有的威脅，物種正以驚人的速度減少，志愿者再次站在了限制破壞的前沿。修飾名詞rate用形容詞，根據(jù)“with our environment arguably under greater threat than ever”可知此處表示“驚人的”，故填A。

【5】考查名詞。句意：多虧了這樣的舉措，該島與加拉帕戈斯、美國黃石公園、澳大利亞烏魯魯和其他數(shù)百個地點享有聯(lián)合國教科文組織生物圈保護區(qū)的地位。作Thanks to的賓語用名詞，根據(jù)“At one recent event, 123 volunteers turned up and removed 183 bags of litter in just a couple of hours.”可知此處表示“舉措”，故填K。

【6】考查形容詞。句意：他們監(jiān)測入侵物種的擴散，并記錄本土物種的反應。修飾名詞species用形容詞，根據(jù)“and record how native species respond”可知此處表示“入侵的”，故填D。

【7】考查動詞。句意：潛水員還記錄了海洋垃圾和其他人類影響的水平。此處缺少動詞作謂語，根據(jù)“levels of marine litter and other human impacts”可知此處表示“記錄”，故填H。

【8】考查形容詞。句意：上世紀80年代和90年代的一個公民科學姥鯊項目的工作有助于將這些鯊魚列入英國的保護物種名單，而衛(wèi)星標記則顯示了首次有記錄的姥鯊橫渡大西洋。此處缺少形容詞作表語，根據(jù)“ in getting these sharks on the protected species list in the UK,”可知此處表示“有幫助的”，be instrumental in表示“有助于”，故填F。

【9】考查動詞。句意同上，此處缺少動詞作謂語，根據(jù)“the first recorded transatlantic crossing by a basking shark”可知此處表示“顯示”，故填C。

【10】考查形容詞。句意：作為一群生活在海灣沿岸的潛水員和關(guān)心此事的居民，他們把他們的運動帶到了國家和國際舞臺上，并繼續(xù)激勵那些在面對對他們重要的地方受到威脅時可能感到無能為力的人。修飾名詞residents用形容詞，根據(jù)“on the shores of the bay”可知此處表示“關(guān)心的”，故填I。