Question

    Have you ever taken a tour of a zoo? If so,it's likely that the person who led you through the zoo V fpS) helped you to learn a lot about the 31 Amelia Rinas is a high school student who lives in Ohio. One day Amelia 32 the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. The moment she saw the gorillas there,she felt 33 about them. She wondered if they were getting the right foods.

    Amelia read all she could about gorillas and learned what they like to 34 Then she started a " gorilla garden" . She grows the fruits and vegetables that gorillas love to eat. Some of those foods are tomatoes,carrots,and strawberries. Amelia works with other volunteers in her community who use their 35 time to help Amelia and the gorillas. When they take the food to the zoo,the gorillas are thrilled. They look so excited!

    Who is responsible for Amelia's interest in animals? Amelia is a member of Roots & Shoots. Its members are young people who 36 animals and the environment. They helped Amelia understand that animals need our care,too. The slogan on the Roots & Shoots Website is "Inspire,take action,make a difference". These words tell 37 the group is all about. The group urges (力劝) kids and grown-ups,including parents and teacher^,to do what they can to make a 38 where they live.

     When interviewed about her project,Amelia said,“ joined Roots & Shoots 39 I wanted to make a difference in the world. "

      There are many 40 to make a difference in the world. Amelia Rinas’ gorilla garden has helped make gorillas happier and healthier.

31. A. gardens   B. foods   C. plants   D. animals

32. A. opened   B. bought   C. visited   D. started

33. A. bored   B. tired   C. worried   D. relaxed

34. A. eat   B. bite   C. fight   D. kick

35. A. paid   B. last   C. extra   D. lost

36. A. care about   B. look for

   C. run after   D. laugh at

37. A. when   B. what   C. how   D. where

38. A. living   B. mistake

   C. note   D. difference

39. A. because   B. but   C. though   D. unless

40. A. ways   B. mysteries

   C. courses   D. inventions

Answer 1

31. D 32. C 33. C 34. A 35. C 36. A 37. B 38. D 39. A 40. A

[完形短文大意]美国俄亥俄州一名高中生在游玩过动物 园后，建立猩猩园，参加环保组织，立志帮助大猩猩过上健康快乐 的生活。她的故事告诉大家，只要人人都为保护动物做一些事，世 界就会大变样。

31. Dgardens 花园;foods 食物;plants 植物;animals 动物。此处表示如果是这样，那个带你游览动物园的人可能帮你了解 了很多有关动物的情况"。故选项D符合题意。

32. C opened 开放;bought 买;visited 参观;started 开启。结合文意可知选项C符合题意。

33. C bored无聊的;tired累的;worried担心的;relaxed放松的。

由后句中的” She wondered if they were getting the right foods"可推知，她担心大猩猩，故选C.

34. A eat吃;bite咬;fight打架;kick踢。根据前后文可知，Amelia

了解了大猩猩喜欢吃什么。故选A.

35. C paid付费的;last最后的;extra额外的;lost失去的。根据句意和常识可知，志愿者们用他们额外的时间工作。故选项 C符合语境。

36. A care about 关心;look for 寻找;run after 追赶;laugh at 嘲笑。

由下文可知，这些年轻人关爱动物和环境。故选A.

37. B根据文意可推知此处表示”这些话告诉我们这是个什么样的团体"。故选B.

38. D make a living 谋生;make a mistake 犯错误;make a note 做笔记;make a difference产生影响。此处指带来变化，有影响。 故选D.

39. A because因为;but但是;though虽然;unless除非。结合文意可知应选A.

40. A ways 方法，途径；mysteries 奥秘;courses 课程;inventions 发明。此处表示有许多改变世界的途径。故A。