【正文】 ly 1,500 miles along the eastern coastline of Australia and features about 3,000 reefs, 900 islands and more than 1,500 species of fish. Travelers can see these amazing natural structures from the air or underwater. However, large amounts of coral bleaching (褪色) caused by rising ocean temperatures put this place39。Hiking.B.Diving.D.St. Lucia.Banff. Alberta.Machu Picchu.Great Barrier Reef（3）What do we know about the Great Barrier Reef? A.s on the western coast of Australia.It39。People must take a plane to enjoy its beauty.It may disappear if temperature keeps on rising.【答案】（1）A（2）C（3）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇應用文，介紹了四處假期極好的去處及各自特色。根據St. Lucia部分中的“plan to hike the Piton Mountains or dive in the waters of Anse Chastanet.”和Banff. Alberta部分中的“From hiking and whitewater rafting to skiing and snowboarding, Banff offers travelers an abundance of yearround outdoor activities.”可知在St. Lucia和 Banff人們都可以徒步旅行，故選A。根據Machu Picchu部分中的“a visit to this Peruvian UNESCO World Heritage (遺產) site is a onceinalifetime a few days accustoming yourself to the altitude in the neighboring city of Cusco, where you can experience a mix of Incan and Spanish cultures.”可知歷史學家們可以在這里參觀聯合國教科文組織世界遺產遺址，體驗印加文化和西班牙文化的融合。（3）考查推理判斷。s continued existence at risk, so plan your visit soon to see this awesome sight up close.”可知海洋溫度升高造成大量珊瑚褪色，對大堡礁的存在造成了威脅。故選D。4．閱讀理解 s new camera, called Clips, is a smart device. It es with a case that has a clip (夾子), but it39。What sets this roughly 2inch by 2inch camera, with a threehour battery life and Gorilla Glass for toughness apart is that it is specially intended for candid moments, like when a child does something cute that may happen too quickly for you to pull out your smartphone. s a face you see frequently, it39。s product manager. And they also want it to recognize facial expressions, which involved training it to know what happiness looks like. The Google team also trained it to recognize what not to shoot—like when a child39。The only way to see the images is by connecting the camera with your phone, as it has no screen for viewing or editing. This product is only possible because of the way that silicon(硅) has advanced, Payne said that now they could squeeze the technology down into a device this size. Going forward, we39。 （1）考查細節(jié)理解。故選D。根據第二段中的“l(fā)ike when a child does something cute that may happen too quickly for you to pull out your smartphone.”比如孩子做了一些可愛的事情，你可能來不及拿出智能手機。candid moments意為“短暫”的時刻。 （3）考查細節(jié)理解。re likely to get more assistance from the artificial intelligence packed into our apps and gadgets”可知，這款相機依靠先進的科技和人工智能等使得它成為了可能，成為了可以幫助人們記錄美好瞬間的工具。 （4）考查主旨大意。s new camera, called Clips, is a small, smart device.”可知，本文主要講述了谷歌開發(fā)的一款新的照相機，并對照相機的各種功能和使用進行了介紹。 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解，詞義猜測和主旨大意三個題型的考查，是一篇科技類閱讀，考生需要準確掌握細節(jié)信息，并根據上下文進行邏輯推理，概括歸納，從而選出正確答案。 From the loss of wildlife to rising sea levels, we39。 But while it may seem like such issues won39。 According to an essay published by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, changes to the climate in the regions that produce cacao the plant from which chocolate is produced may mean that it will soon bee extinct.s cacao grows in countries close to the equator，with over half of it growing in the African nations of Ghana and Ivory Coast.It39。 The problem doesn39。s believed that rainfall will stay at the same level if the temperature rises.s unlikely that rainfall will increase enough to offset the moisture (含水量) loss,” Michon Scott, the essay39。 To help fight this problem, researchers from Berkeley University in the US are working on changing the DNA of cacao plants to allow them to survive in dryer conditions by using gene editing technology, according to US News.s biggest manufacturers of chocolate products, announced in January that it would spend $1 billion to help reduce the effects of climate change. The message here is that if we all do our part, we may be able to prevent some of the worst impacts of climate change. Or if we39。The increased heat there.B.The decrease in rainfall there.The moisture loss in the soil there.（2）What does the underlined word “offset” in the seventh paragraph mean? A.make up forC.accept（3）What will US pany Mars do to help cacao survive? A.B.It will give financial support to help fight climate change.It will develop cacao that can survive in dryer conditions.（4）What may be the best title of this text? A.Work together to fight climate changeC.How do cacao plants affect climate change?【答案】（1）D（2）B（3）C（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，未來由于氣候的變化，用于制造巧克力的可可樹可能會滅絕，所以巧克力有可能會成為歷史。根據第七段中的“‘In other words, as higher temperatures squeeze more water out of soil and plants, it39。s author, wrote.”可知未來赤道附近的可可樹很難存活，是因為那里土壤中水分的流失，故選D。根據第六段中的“The problem doesn39。s believed that rainfall will stay at the same level if the temperature other words, as higher temperatures squeeze more water out of soil and plants, it39。(3)考查細節(jié)理解。s biggest manufacturers of chocolate products, announced in January that it would spend $1 billion to help reduce the effects of climate change.”可知美國的火星巧克力公司給予財政支援，用來幫助對抗氣候的變化，故選C。本文主要講了未來由于氣候的變化，用于制造巧克力的可可樹可能會滅絕，所以巧克力有可能會成為歷史，故選A。6．閱讀理解re smart about where they store medicines, but their kids are smarter. Nearly 60,000 young children are rushed to the hospital every year after getting into medicines not meant for them, according to a new report from Safe Kids Worldwide.t tall enough or strong enough to reach them. Unfortunately, they probably can. Children as young as a month have ended up in an emergency department because they39。 Most poisonings related to medicinesparticularly among babies and toddlersoccur within their home. Kids develop rapidly and they want to explore their