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必修第二册 Unit 6 Earth first
Ⅰ.阅读理解
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On a Friday evening in December，two weeks before Christmas，I lost my job.I hadn’t
seen it coming.I was excited for the weekend，when my daughter，Kristil，then 12，and I
planned to get our Christmas tree.Then I listened to my voice mail：“We’re sorry but your work
assignment has ended as of today.” My heart sank.I wasn’t just a single mother; I was the only
parent.My paycheck was survival.
Over the next week，as my bank account grew smaller，I crazily applied for jobs，but I was
defeated.
It had been snowing on and off all morning.I noticed a woman with short white hair struggling
to open her car door against the wind.As she got out，I realized it was my old professor，Mrs
Heffernan.I hadn’t seen her since we’d met for lunch three months ago.
I’d first met Mrs Heffernan 10 years earlier when I was her student at Edge Wood
College.Kristil was 3 at the time ， and I sometimes took her to class.Mrs Heffernan was
understanding and would bring coloring books to occupy Kristil.
Even after I graduated，Mrs Heffernan kept in touch.I had grown to love her like family.
I rushed to the front of my building.“What are you doing out in this weather？” I asked as
we hugged.
“Well，I tried to call last week but couldn’t get through.Then I called your job and they
said you weren’t working there anymore，so I thought I would come by，” she said.“I have
gifts for you and Kristil.”
I made her a cup of tea and we talked.Just being in Mrs Heffernan’s presence gave me hope
that things would be all right.
As she got up to leave she handed me a Christmas card and kissed me on the cheek.I walked
her to her car and waved as she pulled away.
When I opened her card I was in shock.Hundred dollar bills fell onto the table.Tears of
gratitude filled my eyes as I counted.Mrs Heffernan had given me $1,000.
1．What can we learn about the author from the first paragraph?
A．She was divorcing her husband.
B．She was fired unexpectedly.
C．She sent an e-mail.
D．She couldn’t afford a Christmas tree.
2．What role might Mrs Heffernan play in the author’s life after graduation?A．A life advisor. B．A respectable friend.
C．A helpful consultant. D．A professional expert.
3．What was Heffernan’s real purpose of visiting the author?
A．To have a talk with her. B．To wish her a merry Christmas.
C．To offer her some financial help. D．To give her daughter coloring books.
4．Which words can best describe Mrs Heffernan?
A．Friendly and confident. B．Wealthy and optimistic.
C．Warm-hearted and brave. D．Kind-hearted and generous.
B(★)
In his new book The Journeys of Trees，science writer Zach St.George explores an
extremely slow migration (迁徙)，as forests move inch by inch to more hospitable places.As old
trees die and new ones grow up，the forest is—ever so slightly—moving，he writes.“Through
the fossils(化石) that ancient forests left behind，scientists can track their movement.They move
back and forth across continents，like migrating birds or whales.”
This has happened over thousands of years，and climate change tends to be the driving force
—pushing and pulling forests around the globe.Of course，today，climate change is speeding
up，and trees can’t keep pace.Take California：It’s getting hotter and drier and scientists
estimate that before too long，Joshua Tree National Park may not be able to sustain Joshua
trees.Zach St.George describes a similar threat to Sequoia National Park，during California’s
long and severe drought a few years back.
Scientists worried that maybe Sequoia National Park would no longer be the place for giant
sequoias.St.George thinks at some point we will lose these ancient trees and we will have to think
about what we do with the places，and do we plant new ones somewhere else? This is known as
“assisted migration”—humans planting trees in other places where they’re more likely to grow
well.But this process carries risks—people can accidentally introduce insects and diseases to new
places，where they may wipe out entire native populations.So，St.George writes，there’s a
debate among conservationists and foresters today：Should humans help the trees escape?
“I think there are going to be instances where people are probably going to step in and help
species move to places where they’ll be more suitable in the future，” St.George says.“And I
met a lot of people in the process who have felt sorry about what has been lost and what will be lost
—and are still continuing to try and do good and work in the moment for small things.”
5．What does the underlined word “They” in paragraph 1 refer to?
A．Animals. B．Fossils. C．Scientists. D．Forests.
6．Why is Sequoia National Park mentioned?
A．To confirm the problem of the loss of tree species is serious.
B．To argue humans should be responsible for the loss of trees.
C．To explain climate change results in the migration of forests.D．To prove forests can slow down the process of climate change.
7．What can be inferred about assisted migration?
A．It can prevent the trees escaping.
B．It can promote biological diversity.
C．It may help to protect the forests.
D．It may affect species in new places.
8．What is St.George’s attitude to assisted migration?
A．Supportive. B．Doubtful. C．Ambiguous. D．Intolerant.
Ⅱ.完形填空(★)
Anuar Abdullah is a 61-year-old diving instructor in Malaysia.When he isn’t 1 he’s
back out in the water 2 ，studying，and restoring coral reefs(珊瑚礁)．
Now，as climate change becomes an 3 threat，governments，corporations，and
others are coming to him for 4 .
Abdullah has no degree in marine biology or 5 training—just an amount of experience.In
just the past decade，thousands have 6 to him to learn how to grow corals，and he now has
around 700 volunteers 7 and has already restored hundreds of acres of coral reefs.
In 2017，Thailand’s government asked Abdullah to 8 the recovery of one of its most
famous tourist attractions，Maya Bay，because it had 9 half its coral population. 10
were kept out of the site for three years while Abdullah led a team of 120 people in 11 new
corals.
In 2021，after Typhoon Rai，the island of Cebu in the Philippines asked Abdullah to save
what was 12 of the shoreline’s coral reefs.And earlier this year，Abdullah launched a new
effort to build the world’s largest coral nursery in the Red Sea.There was a 13 on the nursery
at the U．N.Climate Change Summit (峰会)，COP27，but Abdullah did not attend.He 14
conferences，he says.And he had 15 to do.
1．A.teaching B．diving C．learning D．reporting
2．A.picking B．judging C．describing D．observing
3．A.early B．artificial C．apparent D．uncertain
4．A.help B．money C．power D．honor
5．A.temporary B．formal C．natural D．complex
6．A.devoted B．led C．backed D．traveled
7．A.at once B．at first C．in demand D．in action
8．A.initiate B．evaluate C．highlight D．justify
9．A.regained B．lost C．increased D．removed
10．A.Visitors B．Researchers C．Volunteers D．Officials
11．A.guarding B．decorating C．planting D．maintaining
12．A.hidden B．left C．preserved D．ruined13．A.contest B．presentation C．course D．topic
14．A.witnesses B．records C．schedules D．hates
15．A.interviews B．trips C．work D．trade
Ⅲ.语法填空
The approaching of a new year is always 1. (excite)．The Little New
Year，2. is also called the Minor New Year’s Day，usually falls roughly a week
before the Lunar New Year.In 2023，it fell 3. Jan.14th and 15th.The Chinese Little
New Year is not a fixed festival as it varies with local 4. (custom)．
Worshiping Zaowangye is 5. most important activity in celebration of the
Chinese Little New Year.According to the folklore，the Zaowangye would report to the Jade
Emperor on the good and evil deeds of every family on the 23rd of the 12th lunar month for the
Emperor to reward or punish.While 6. (offer) sacrifice to the Zaowangye，people
place candy，water，beans and hay on the table in front of the Zaowangye image.
Other activities during the festival 7. (main) include sweeping dust and making
Chinese paper cuts for window 8. (decorate)．Chinese Little New Year also means that
Chinese people begin to prepare special purchases for the Spring Festival and are ready 9.
(spend) a clean Spring Festival.Above all，it suggests a new year with a new image and 10.
(express) the good wishes of Chinese people to ring out the Old Year and ring in the New Year.
