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必修第二册 UNIT 6 THE ADMIRABLE(二)
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A(★)
Born in 1940 in Nyeri，Kenya，Wangari Maathai spent her childhood in the Kenyan
countryside and her young adult life in the United States.She studied biology at Mount
St.Scholastica College in Kansas，and then obtained a master’s degree from the University of
Pittsburgh.After returning to Kenya and pursuing her PhD at the University of Nairobi，Wangari
became the first woman in East Africa to receive a doctor’s degree.
In the 1970s ， Wangari was an active member of the National Council of Women of
Kenya.Women came to the council in part to search for solutions to the environmental problems—
deforestation and desertification had caused many of the resources women relied on for food and
clean water to decrease.
Fuelled by her knowledge of biology and her passion for helping others，Wangari decided to
take action.Wangari had two goals in mind：to help restore environmental resources and give
women the ability to support their families in a self-sufficient，sustainable way.To achieve her
goals，she came up with a practical but impactful idea：to plant trees.The trees would reduce the
effects of deforestation，in addition to providing food and firewood for local families.Wangari’s
plan inspired the formation of the Green Belt Movement in 1977，an organisation dedicated to
environmental conservation and poverty reduction in Kenya.
As the Green Belt Movement grew ，Wangari began to focus on several different but
interconnected causes：environmental conservation and human rights.In the late 1980s，she called
on her community to oppose the construction of a skyscraper(摩天大楼) in Uhuru Park，
Nairobi’s central public space.In 1999，she led a protest against the privatisation of Karura
Forest in Nairobi ， during which Green Belt Movement members were beaten by private
guards.Despite facing ongoing opposition and even danger，Wangari’s belief in her work was
never shaken.
Wangari served on the boards of countless environmental organisations ，and spoke to
members of the United Nations.Due to her tireless work，Wangari received the Nobel Peace Prize
in 2004.
1．What do we know about Wangari Maathai?
A．She had a hard childhood in Kenya. B．She acquired an excellent education.
C．She was the first woman to get a degree. D．She came back to Kenya due to her job.
2．What contributed to the foundation of the Green Belt Movement?
A．Wangari’s family’s support. B．Wangari’s achievements in biology.C．Wangari’s tree-planting idea. D．Wangari’s desire to fight world poverty.
3．What is paragraph 4 mainly about?
A．Wangari’s efforts to expand her influence.
B．Wangari’s ways to fight for human rights.
C．Wangari’s strategies to establish a reputation.
D．Wangari’s plans to handle growing opposition.
4．Which of the following best describes Wangari Maathai?
A．Honest and hard-working. B．Patient and unselfish.
C．Considerate and generous. D．Determined and inspiring.
B(★)
I’ve been working steadily for hours now，but feel as if I haven’t even started.My
attention is being pulled from my assigned task—writing this story—by a myriad of what I believe
are necessary work interruptions.
Unfortunately，all too many of us are having such “squirrel” days，according to
Dr.Gloria Mark，a professor of informatics at the University of California，Irvine，who studies
how digital media impacts our lives.Mark explained how decades of research has tracked the
decline of the ability to focus.
“In 2004，we measured the average attention on a screen to be 2 minutes，” Mark
said.“Some years later，we found attention spans to be about 75 seconds.Now we find people can
only pay attention to one screen for an average of 47 seconds.”
Not only do people concentrate for less than a minute on any one screen，Mark said，but
when attention is diverted from an active work project，it also takes about 25 minutes to refocus
on that task.
How can that be？“If we look at work in terms of switching projects，as opposed to the
micro view of switching screens，we find people spend about 10 minutes in any work project
before being interrupted and then switch to another work project，” Mark said.
Yes，but then we return to the original work，right？Wrong，Mark said.Instead，when we
are interrupted on project two ， we switch yet again to a different task—call it project
three.Unbelievably，her research has shown we are also interrupted on project three，and move
on to project four.
“And then you go back and pick up the original interrupted project ， ” Mark
explained.“But it’s not like you’re interrupted and you do nothing.For over 25 minutes，
you’re actually working on other things.”
“However，there’s also a switch cost，” Mark added.“A switch cost is the time it takes
you to go back to your work：‘Where was I？What was I thinking of？’ That additional effort
can also lead to errors and stress.”
5．What will happen if you are having “squirrel” days?A．You will be in a bad mood.
B．You will be writing a story about squirrels.
C．You will be addicted to digital media.
D．You will be constantly distracted from your task.
6．Which aspect of “attention” does Mark’s research focus on?
A．Its type. B．Its lasting time. C．Its function. D．Its development.
7．Why is it difficult for many of us to refocus on the original task?
A．We concentrate less and less on the screen.
B．Switching screens affects working efficiency.
C．We are interrupted by some other work projects.
D．More important projects remain to be completed.
8.What is Mark’s attitude toward attention switch?
A．She considers it a good thing. B．She thinks it has some bad effects.
C．She considers it time-saving. D．She thinks it will cost people dearly.
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．traveled7．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．ruined
13．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
(2024·广东汕尾模拟)
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.
