1、题组练(三)Test 1Al Larson is known as “The Bluebird Man”.He first began his conservational labor of love after he read an issue of National Geographic that detailed how building bird houses could help to stop their declining populations.1.(see) a bluebird going in and out of a dead tree on his property,
2、Larson became inspired to start setting up little boxes that could serve as nests 2. bluebirds.3. started as a hobby to pursue in his retirement turned into a full-time effort and after almost four decades of 4.(devote),he has banded and documented over 30,000 bluebirds,thanks 5.(primary) to the 350
3、 birdhouses that he has built across southwest Idaho.Since bluebirds live on dead or nearly-dead trees,their population began to decline when the invention of the electric chainsaw(电锯) in the early 1900s 6.(make) it easier for homeowners to remove the dead trees of their properties,having their habi
4、tats 7.(destroy).But the efforts of Larson have shown us that if we take a moment 8.(understand) the needs of a species,the solution will present itself in 9. practical and obtainable way.Now that he is nearing the age of 97,Larson shows no signs of slowing down.And up to now,his inspiring story 10.
5、(film) into the Emmy award-nominated documentary Bluebird Man.Test 2(2022广东广州高三一模)Lucy Black recently became the youngest person to travel to every country in the world.By the age of 23,she has visited all the countries in an effort to challenge 1.(she) and push the limits of 2. she believed was pos
6、sible for a female traveler.Lucy 3.(primary) used planes,boats,and trains to get around.It was not all plain sailing and there were many difficulties Lucy met,including 4.(arrange) visas to enter some countries.But the challenges 5.(outweigh) by the memorable experiences on her way.“Therere so many
7、incredible experiences that can come out of traveling alone because you are more open to the connections with the 6.(local) than you would be in a big group,” she said.Lucy had the pleasure of meeting 7. variety of people and experiencing different cultures.But the most 8.(value) experience of all w
8、as discovering a new sense of independence,she said.For Lucy,nothing beats traveling,which she described 9. her favorite part of being alive.“10. I would be lying if I said I was enjoying taking time over the past year to recover from all the wear and tear I have done to my body over the past three
9、years,” she added.Test 3(2022山东淄博高三二模)Countless visitors to the Forbidden City are quickly attracted by its architectural splendor(辉煌).Covering some 720,000 square meters and 1.(official) known as the Palace Museum,it was home 2. the royal families of the Ming and Qing dynasties.Many legends and sto
10、ries lie behind its red walls and under the golden 3.(roof).In 2020,when the 600th anniversary of the venues 4.(complete) was marked with an exhibition,an archaeological project 5.(launch) in October in the western part of the palace compound.The work has been relatively low profile(低调),but discover
11、ies that the Forbidden City was once even more impressive 6. it is today.7.(stand) in front of the archaeological site,visitors can easily form a picture of one of the palaces in the compound based on the bricks and stones.Archaeologists have unearthed four square underground foundations made from b
12、ricks in the early Ming Dynasty.The foundations were used 8.(support) columns.Wu Wei,an archaeologist working at the site,said the 1.6 m-high foundations are about 4.4 meters wide,making them the biggest column footings 9.(find) in the archaeological excavation(挖掘) in China.If a foundation is so hug
13、e,just imagine 10. grand and tall the columns above would be.They may uncover a splendid construction from the early Ming Dynasty that was much bigger than the existing one in the Forbidden City.Test 4(2022广东汕头一模)Poetry,1. universal form of literature,plays an important role in ancient China.Poetry
14、probably had its origins in traditional folk music tens of thousands of years ago,when there were no TVs or films,and 2.(write) had not been invented,so people would sit around the fire at night and sing songs 3.(entertain) themselves.These songs reflected themes from the peoples daily 4.(life),such
15、 as hunting animals or sowing crops.In addition to this,people would recite stories of past heroes.As these stories were often quite long,they often had rhyme and rhythm can help people remember them more 5.(easy).While in the beginning such songs and stories had a very simple format,over time they
16、became more complicated and 6.(pretty).These were no longer the works of amateurs sitting around a fire,7. works of true poets who cared about their art and who sometimes made a living from it.Poetry plays with sounds,words,and grammar,8. makes poetry difficult to write but very interesting to read.
17、Poetry uses colors,feelings,experiences,and images to paint a picture in your mind.Today,many Chinese people 9.(become) more interested in reading poems,no matter 10. what language they are written.Translation is good,but being able to read in what language is best.题组练(三)Test 11.Seeing2.for3.What4.d
18、evotion5.primarily6.made/had made7.destroyed8.to understand9.a10.has been filmedTest 21.herself2.what3.primarily4.arranging5.were outweighed6.locals7.a8.valuable9.as10.ButTest 31.officially2.to3.roofspletion5.was launched6.than7.Standing8.to support9.found10.howTest 41.a2.writing3.to entertain4.lives5.easily6.prettier7.but8.which9.are becoming10.in
