【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 0。B.They were formed by nature.C.They are ancient lines in caves.D.They are huge markings in a desert（2）How many factors make the Nazca Lines the most impressive? A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.（3）Why are the Nazca Lines well preserved? A.Because of the wind at ground level.B.Because of the existence of soft soil.C.Because of the climate and geography.D.Because of the thick sand on the top.（4）What does the underlined word “eternal” probably mean? A.Nonstop.B.Everlasting.C.Reallife.D.Highend.【答案】（1）D（2）D（3）C（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，介紹了出現(xiàn)在秘魯南部Nazca沙漠的大型古代地畫The Nazca Lines，其神奇之處及形成原因。(1)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的“The Nazca Lines are a series of large ancient geoglyphs (地畫) in the Nazca Desert, in southern Peru.”及對(duì)The Nazca Lines圖案和發(fā)現(xiàn)過(guò)程的具體介紹，可知the Nazca Lines是出現(xiàn)在秘魯南部Nazca沙漠的大型古代地畫，故選D。(2)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的“Who built them and what was their purpose? Are they roads, star pointers，maybe even a gigantic map? If the people who lived here 2,000 years ago had only a simple technology, how did they manage to construct such precise figures? Did they have a plan?”四方面使人迷惑的問(wèn)題，可知這四個(gè)因素使the Nazca Lines更獨(dú)特更使人們難忘，故選D。(3)考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的“The Nazca plain is unique for its ability to preserve the markings upon it, due to the bination of the climate and the flat, stony ground which minimizes the effect of the wind at ground level.”可知因?yàn)檫@里干燥少雨的氣候和平坦多石的地形使地畫能很好的被保留，故選C。(4)考查詞義猜測(cè)。最后一句指這些因素，加上沙漠表面下淺色地下土壤的存在，給那些想要永久留下印記的藝術(shù)家提供了一個(gè)巨大的書寫板?！癳ternal”永恒的，和Everlasting同義，故選B?！军c(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，推理判斷和詞義猜測(cè)三個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇文化類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，并進(jìn)一步根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行分析，推理，概括和歸納，選出正確答案。5．閱讀短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。 Climate change is perhaps the key issue of our time. Often, however, it is presented to us as being so abstract that it seems impossibly distant. For those of you looking for something a little more concrete, a new report suggests that the effects of climate change may significantly affect coffee. The report, put out by The Climate Institute, describes the effects of climate change on various coffeegrowing nations and the resultant effects on the plants and those who grow them. Coffee Arabica plants, which produce 70% of all mercial coffee, can be adversely affected by even a halfdegree change in typical weather conditions. This sensitivity to temperature puts the plant at increased risk of the effects of climate change. In Central America the average temperature has risen by a full degree Celsius since 1960. In Ethiopia the average temperature has increased by 1. 3 degrees. This increase is enough to have notable effects on the plants. In Tanzania the productivity per hectare of coffee has fallen by half since the 1960s due to changes in temperature. Indeed, studies claim that by 2050 the area of the world suitable for growing coffee will be cut by half. Coffee production is likely to then be pushed to higher elevations (海拔) to take advantage of lower temperatures, but this will not be enough to make up for lost lowland areas. Coffee is the second most traded goods by developing nations, and the inability of producer nations to export it could cause dramatic chain reactions in their economies. Millions of people make a living in the production, processing, transport, and sale of coffee。 their livelihoods would stand to take a blow as growing areas decrease and prices rise. As the temperature keeps rising, your cup of coffee will bee much more expensive, and it may also carry an aftertaste bitterer than usual, for all those workers in the coffee belt left without the means to make a living as conditions worsen. Not only that, but the economic effects will cost the West millions in increased foreign aid.（1）What does the underlined word adversely in Paragraph 3 most probably mean? A.slightlyB.temporarilyC.harmfullyD.gradually（2）Why will people have to grow coffee in highland areas? A.To adapt to the change of temperature.B.To increase the quality of the products.C.To reduce the cost of coffee productionD.To get access to water supply more easily.（3）What conclusion can we draw from the last two paragraphs? A.The rich will get richer and the poor poorer.B.Small changes may have large effects in general.C.Developed countries ought to aid poor countries.D.Coffee trade will eventually disappear in the world.（4）How does the author feel about the future of coffee production? A.Cautious.B.Worried.C.Unconcerned.D.Hopeful.【答案】 （1）C（2）A（3）B（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，一份新的報(bào)告表明，氣候變化的影響可能會(huì)顯著影響咖啡。到2050年，世界上適合種植咖啡的面積將減少一半。咖啡產(chǎn)業(yè)的變化會(huì)對(duì)社會(huì)造成很多影響。 （1）考查詞義猜測(cè)。根據(jù)第三段中的“This sensitivity to temperature puts the plant at increased risk of the effects of climate change.”這種對(duì)溫度的敏感性增加了植物受到氣候變化影響的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)。由此推斷出，上文的意思是阿拉比卡咖啡的產(chǎn)量占所有商業(yè)咖啡的70%，在典型的天氣條件下，即使氣溫只上升了半度，也會(huì)對(duì)其產(chǎn)生不利影響。adversely意思是有害的，故選C。 （2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第五段中的“Coffee production is likely to then be pushed to higher elevations to take advantage of lower temperatures, but this will not be enough to make up for lost lowland areas.”咖啡生產(chǎn)很可能會(huì)被推到更高的海拔，以利用更低的溫度，但這將不足以彌補(bǔ)失去的低地地區(qū)。由此推斷出，人們要在高地地區(qū)種植咖啡是為了適應(yīng)溫度的變化，故選A。 （3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的“Coffee is the se