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1、考点十九生态环保类A限时10分钟Known as “wolf girl” at her West Warwick, RI school, Alyssa Grayson has spent much of her young life teaching others to protect and respect animals After starting a wolf club in the second grade, Alyssa learned all she could about her favorite animals Today, she gives presentations a
2、bout protecting wolves at libraries and schoolsshes even spoken at a university In fact, shes become such a wolf expert that she was appointed as the first junior advisor to the National Wolfwatcher CoalitionWhen shes not teaching others about wolves, Alyssa can be found volunteering at her local an
3、imal shelter, taking care of dogs and cats Shes also trained as a citizen scientist for FrogWatch USA In short, Alyssa Grayson proves that you are never too young to make a difference for animalsWhen asked how she got interested in saving wolves, Alyssa says, “Ive loved wolves since I saw them in a
4、movie when I was 2 or 3 years old Then one day I saw a commercial about wolf hunting I asked my mother why people do this, and she told me because people dont like wolves I decided from then on that I wanted to save wolves”Today, wolves are hunted, trapped, or poisoned Hunters chase wolves for miles
5、 in an airplane until the wolves are too exhausted to run anymore Then they shoot them The animal doesnt have a chance to escape Animals are also trapped for their fur They are left to suffer in a trap with no food, water, or shelter Alyssa thinks the fur looks better on the animal in the wild, wher
6、e its meant to be, than on a humanAlyssa believes wolves are important to our worlds She says, “Wolves are an apex predator, which means they are at the top of the food chain Removing them from the ecosystem is a big mistake The ecosystem is like a chain of dominoes (多米诺骨牌)with the apex predator as
7、the one in front If you were to knock down that domino, the rest of the chain would go down too”People usually think of “the Big Bad Wolf” when they hear about wolves However, Alyssa says, “If they would base their thoughts on facts, not fairy tales, we wouldnt have people wanting to kill wolves”1Al
8、yssa is known as “wolf girl” at her school because _Ashe keeps wolves as petsBshe was raised by wolvesCshe does a lot to protect wolvesDshe started a wolf club at her school答案：C细节理解题。根据文章首句中的“has spent to protect and respect animals”以及下文所述她喜欢狼并呼吁大家保护狼这一物种可知，阿莉莎在学校中被称为“狼女”，是因为她用她的青春教会了其他人保护和尊重狼。故选C。2
9、According to the first two paragraphs, Alyssa _Agained knowledge about wolves at librariesBcares about other animals besides wolvesCstarted to give presentations since the second gradeDis the first junior citizen scientist for FrogWatch USA答案：B细节理解题。根据文章第二段描述可知，她除了关心狼之外，还照顾其他的动物，如猫和狗。故选B。3Paragraph
10、4 is mainly about _Awhy wolves are killedBwhy wolves are trappedCthe tools used to hunt wolvesDhow wolves are treated答案：D段落大意题。文章第四段主要讲述了狼被猎杀、被围困或被毒亡的事实。人们为了它们的皮毛不断地去猎杀它们，不给它们逃生的机会，所以该段讲述了狼是被如何对待的。故选D。4From the last paragraph we can infer that Alyssa _Adoesnt need fairy talesBdoesnt believe in fairy
11、 talesCencourages people to find out the facts about wolvesDbelieves that more people will work to save wolves答案：C推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，当人们提到狼的时候往往说“大坏狼”。如果人们把想法建立在事实的基础上，而不是童话上，我们人类就没有人想要杀死它们了。因此可推知，阿莉莎鼓励人们客观地对待狼，看到狼真实的一面。故选C。B限时10分钟Drive through any suburb in the US today, and its hard to miss the recycl
12、ing bins that have become companions to Americas trash cans Recycling has become common, as people recognize the need to care for the environment Yet most peoples recycling consciousness extends only as far as paper, bottles, and cans People seldom find themselves facing the growing problem of ewast
13、eEwaste rapidly increases as the technofashionable frequently upgrade to the most advanced devices, and the majority of them end up in landfills (垃圾填埋地) Some people who track such waste say that users throw away nearly 2 million tons of TVs, VCRs, computers, cell phones, and other electronics every
14、year Unless we can find a safe replacement, this ewaste may get into the ground and poison the water with dangerous toxins (毒素), such as lead, mercury, and arsenic Burning the waste also dangerously contaminates the airHowever, ewaste often contains reusable silver, gold, and other electrical materi
15、als Recycling these materials reduces environmental problems by reducing both landfill waste and the need to look for such metals, which can destroy ecosystemsA growing number of states have adopted laws to ban dumping ewaste Still, less than a quarter of this waste will reach lawful recycling programs Some companies advertising safe disposal in fact merely ship the waste to some developing countries, where it still ends up in landfills These organizations prevent progress by unsafely disposing of waste in an outofsight, outofmind locationHowever, the small but growing number of citi
