选择知识点

My doorbell rings． On the step， I find the elderly Chinese lady， small and slight， holding the hand of a little boy． In her other hand， she holds a paper carrier bag．
I know this lady． It is not her first visit． She is the boy's grandmother， and her daughter bought the house next door last October．
Her daughter， Nicole， speaks fluent English． But she is now in Shanghai， and her parents are here with the little boy． Nicole has obviously told her mother that I am having heart surgery soon， so her mother has decided I need more nutrients．
I know what is inside the bag-a thermos with hot soup and a stainless-steel container with rice， vegetables and either chicken， meat or shrimp （虾）， sometimes with a kind of pancake． This has become an almost-daily practice．
Communication between us is somewhat affected by the fact that she doesn't speak English and all I can say in Chinese is hello． Once， she brought an iPad as well as the food． She pointed to the screen， which displayed a message from her daughter telling me that her mother wanted to know if the food was all right and whether it was too salty． I am not used to iPads， so she indicated I should go with her to her house． Then， she handed the iPad to her husband and almost immediately I found myself looking at Nicole in Shanghai and discussing her mother's cooking and salt intake． Instantly， tears filled my eyes．
"Your mother just can't be bringing me meals like this all the time，" I insisted． "I can hardly do dishes in return．"
"Oh， no， Lucy．" Nicole said． "Mum doesn't like western， food． Don't worry about it； she has to cook for the three of them anyway， and she wants to do it．"
The doorbell keeps ringing and there is the familiar brown paper carrier bag， handed smilingly to me．
I am now working on some more Chinese words - it's the least I can do after such display of kindness．
"Thank you" is， of course， the first one． Somehow， it seems inadequate．



Why does the elderly Chinese lady visit Lucy regularly？ ______

A. She learns to speak English from Lucy．
B. She teaches Lucy to cook Chinese food．
C. She cares about Lucy's state of health．
D. She wants to make friends with Lucy．

What's the purpose of Nicole's mum taking an iPad to Lucy's home？ ______

A. To show Lucy a film．
B. To communicate with Lucy．
C. To ask Lucy how to use it．
D. To teach Lucy how to cook．

What does Lucy mainly want to express in this passage？ ______

A. Her thanks to the Chinese family．
B. Her preference for the Chinese food．
C. Her love of the advanced technology．
D. Her affection for the Chinese language

When people argue about whether coffee is good for health， they're usually thinking of the health of the coffee drinker． Is it good for your heart？ Does it increase blood pressure？Does it help you concentrate？ However， coffee affects the health of the human population in other ways， too．
Traditionally， coffee bushes were planted under the shade of taller trees． However， more and more farmers in Latin America are deforesting the land to grow full-sun coffees． At first， this increases production because more coffee bushes can be planted if there aren't any trees． With increased production come increased profits．
Unfortunately， deforesting for coffee production immediately decreases local wildlife habitat． Native birds nest and hide from predators（捕食者）in the tall trees and migrating（迁徙） birds rest there．
Furthermore， in the long term， the full-sun method also damages the ecosystem because more chemical fertilizers（化肥） and pesticides（杀虫剂） are needed to grow the coffee． The fertilizers and pesticides kill insects that eat coffee plant， but then the birds eat the poisoned insects and also die． The chemicals kill or sicken other animals as well， and can even enter the water that people will eventually drink．
Fortunately， farmers in Central and South America are beginning to grow more coffee bushes in the shade． We can support these farmers by buying coffee with such labels as "shade grown" and "bird friendly．" Sure， these varieties might cost a little more． But we're paying for the health of the birds， the land， ourselves， and the planet． I think it's worth it．



Which opinion does the author probably agree with？ ______

A. Pesticides should be forbidden in coffee planting．
B. Farmers should change the places to grow coffee．
C. Shade-grown coffee should be supported．
D. People should buy full-sun coffee．

Compared with the traditional method， what advantage does the full-sun method have？ ______

A. It can protect the ecosystem．
B. It can promote people's health．
C. It can provide more nests for birds．
D. It can increase the production of coffee．

How do farmers get more land to grow full-sun coffee？ ______

A. They cut down trees．
B. They move to other countries．
C. They turn grassland into farmland．
D. They buy more land from other farmers．

Which of the following can be the best title for the text？ ______

A. Why plant Full- Sun coffee？
B. Why buy Shade-Grown coffee？
C. How does Shade-Grown coffee affect the health？
D. How does Full-Sun coffee damage the ecosystem？

Upon entering a “new era”, what we now face is the _______ between unbalanced and inadequate development and the people’s ever-growing needs for a better life.

The old road is indeed less direct and a bit longer. We won’t take the new one, _______, as we don’t feel safe on it.

China has been battling large-scale desertification （沙漠化） since at least the 1950s， when the young People" Republic went on a nation campaign， using farm and wild lands to build cities lo accommodate a growing population Such human activity left much of the land unprotected against wind erosion （侵蚀） from the surrounding deserts．
It is like what the American farmer did to cause the dust storms in the 1930s． In a big move to address the problem in 1978， the Chinese government carried out the Three-North Shelterbelt Project， a national ecological engineering effort that called for the planting of millions of trees along the 2，800-mile border of northern China's on-growing desert， while increasing the world's forest by 10 percent． Also known as the "Great Green Wall，" the project's end date isn't until 2050； so far， more than 66 billion trees have been planted．
However， some say the Great Green Wall hasn't been the perfect solution． "With the Great Wall， people are planting lots of trees in big ceremonies to stop desertification， but then later no one take care of them， and they die．" says Jennifer L． Turner， director of the China Environment Forum at the D．C． -based Woodrow Wilson Center． Additionally， forest-making can go beyond what the land can hold， leading the trees to an eventual death without constant human care．
In 1994， China's forestry administration started monitoring the statusof desertification nationally． Their research shows that deserts expanded in China from 1994 to 1999， but they shrunk from 1999 to 2014．



Why did the young Peopled Republic carry on the nation campaign？ ______

A. To get houses for more people．
B. To protect the land from wind erosion．
C. To plant more crops on the wild land．
D. To rebuild cities in the surrounding deserts．

What does the underlined word "It" in the 2nd paragraph refer to？ ______

A. Planting trees．
B. Reducing deserts．
C. The city-building campaign．
D. The Three-North Shelterbelt Project．

What's the problem of the Great Green Wall according to Jennifer
This text most probably appears in ______ ．

A. a traveling guide
B. a newspaper report
C. a science-fiction story
D. a book review．

Endangered giant pandas are facing a new threat：the loss of their food source，bamboo．In China's Qinling Mountains，giant pandas spend most of their day eating bamboo．The plant makes up 99% of the panda's diet，with some pandas eating about 40 pounds of it a day．But Qinling's pandas may soon have to find another food source．A new study published in the science journal Nature Climate Change reports that warming temperatures may cause the loss of most of the region's bamboo by the end of the century．
A team made up of researchers from Michigan State University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences studied the effects of climate change on the region's three main bamboo species． They studied the influence of rising temperatures on the spread and growth of bamboo． Bamboo is sensitive to temperature changes．"Even with a 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit increase in temperature，we found that 80% to 100% of bamboo would be gone by the end of the century，"Liu Jianguo，one of the study's authors said．Shirley Martin，who came from Paris but not involved in the team said that it's really a demanding challenge for us to get a desired result．
The Qinling Mountains，located in eastern China，are home to about 270 pandas．That is about 17%of the world's wild panda population．The panda is one of the world's most endangered species．
In recent years，China has stepped up efforts to protect pandas．But Liu says the country has yet to consider the long-term efforts of climate change in its conservation planning．Aside from increasing nature reserve areas where pandas are protected．Liu wants China to lower its use of fuels that release greenhouse gases-as should the rest of the world．"The future of pandas，"he says，"is in our hands．"



What can we know from the first paragraph？ ______

A. Most of the bamboo in Qinling may disappear in the future．
B. The bamboo in Qinling is enough for giant pandas．
C. Qinling's giant pandas have already eaten 99% of the bamboo．
D. Qinling's giant pandas are certain to have no bamboo to eat by the end of the century．

Where do the researchers in the team come from？ ______

A. Britain and China．
B. The US and China．
C. France and the US．
D. Germany and the US．

Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage？ ______

A. Bamboo is sensitive to the changes of temperature．
B. 17%of the world's wild pandas are in Qinling Mountains．
C. China is making great efforts to protect giant pandas．
D. Whether pandas can survive depends on their ability of adaptation．

Which is the best title for the passage？ ______

A. The Endangered Giant Pandas
B. Saving Panda's Food Source
C. Protecting the Environment around US
D. The Terrible Future of Pandas

When       to danger and conflict，men tend to increase blood pressure，       nervous or anxious．（　　）

In that incident，none of the people including the mayor jumped into the river to save the drowning girl； ________，they just went away．（　　）

-Please call me at 6o'clock tomorrow morning．I'm kind of forgetful．
-Don't worry about that．You'll be surely ________．（　　）

They hide in trees， hang from helicopters， even follow people down on motorcycles-all so that they can snap a shot of a celebrity． They are paparazzi-photographers who make a living by taking pictures of the rich and famous．
This September， California， a state with plenty of celebrities， passed a law aimed at taking action against paparazzi． The law forbids photographers from entering private property to take pictures， from using high-tech devices to take pictures of people on private property， and from "persistently following in order to take a picture．" Violators can be fined or spend time in prison． The United State Congress is considering passing a similar law．
Supporters of the California law say it will protect the privacy of celebrities， whom paparazzi have been bothering for years． Opponents （反对者） say the law restricts photojournalists from doing their job．
Most celebrities seem to like having their pictures taken when they are in public at award shows or other events． After all， it's free publicity． But when they're not in public， they say， photographers should leave them alone． Yet paparazzi have been known to secretly look in windows and worse． Actor Michael J． Fox said that paparazzi have even "tried to pretend to be medical personnel at the hospital where my wife was giving birth to our son．"
Celebrities have as much right to their privacy as anyone else， supporters of the law state． Supporters further argue that the California law is a fair way to keep the press at bay， because the law still allows photographers to do their job． It only punishes them， supporters say， when they violate celebrities" privacy．
Opponents of the law say it violates the First Amendment to the United States Constitution （美国宪法第一修正案）， which guarantees that no laws will be made to limit "the freedom of speech， or of the press．"Although some people might not consider paparazzi a part of the legal press， the California law does not single out paparazzi． It applies to photographers working for any publication．
Opponents of the law are also concerned about its wording． "Does ‘persistently" mean following someone for six minutes， six seconds， or six days？" asked lawyer Douglas Mirell． The wording of the law is too vague， critics complain， and could be used to punish almost any news photographer．
The United States needs a free press to keep the public informed about important news， paparazzi law opponents say． Limiting the press in any way， they argue， limits the freedom of all．



Which of the following will be considered illegal by the new California law？ ______

A. Paparazzi slipping into the house of a famous person to take a shot．
B. Paparazzi taking photos of famous people with high-tech cameras．
C. Paparazzi hiring helicopters as a fast means of transportation．
D. Paparazzi rushing towards filming sites on motorcycles．

Supporters of the new law believe that ______ ．

A. it prevents the media from getting worse
B. it gives photographers a fair way to compete
C. punishment forces paparazzi to quit their job
D. privacy of famous people needs special protection

Opponents of the new law are concerned that ______ ．

A. it will violate paparazzi's privacy
B. the First Amendment will be changed
C. some photographers will be wrongly accused
D. people will not be informed of important news

What is the author's attitude towards the new California law？ ______

A. Critical．
B. Neutral．
C. Approving．
D. Skeptical．