2. C 根据本句中的darkest times可知此处选C。

1. B 根据后一分句中的动词lose可知此处选B。

2. 只能使用5个句子表达全部内容；

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1) 文体：议论文

2) 时态：一般现在时、现在完成时

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答案及解析

完型填空

文章通过Stephen Guyer给他的三个孩子讲述他们祖父艰苦创业的故事而未引起孩子们的共鸣的例子说明了一个观点：在给孩子们讲故事时，要采用眼神的交流和孩子们易于接受的形式，不要只是一味的讲道理。

1. 根据思路适当展开，以使行文连贯；

75. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

　 A. Saving Energy Starts at Home. B. Changing Our Habits Begins at Work.

　 C. Changing Climate Sounds Reasonable.

D. Reducing Emissions of CO2 Proves Difficult.

基础写作

某英语报社拟成立“微笑俱乐部”，现向癸未征募会员。要求申请者提交一篇题为“I want to Smile”的英语短文。请你以申请者的身份，根据以下思路图的提示用英语写一篇短文。

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①微笑的优点；②想对其微笑的人物(父母)；③对父母微笑的理由；

④对自己微笑的理由；⑤总结。

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74. It can be inferred from the passage that______________.

A. it is necessary to keep the air-conditioning on all the time

B. it seems possible for every household to cut emissions of CO2

C. the average US household produces about 3,000 pounds of CO2 a month

D. the average European household produces about 1,000 pounds of CO2 a month

73. The underlined words “tipping points” most probably refer to ___________

A. freezing points　 B. burning points　 C. melting points　 D. boiling points

72. Why did the author and his wife try a new diet?

A. To take special kinds of food　　　　　 B. To respond to climate change. 　

C. To lose weight　　　　　　　　　　　 D. To improve their health

71. The author presents this passage by _____________.

A. telling an interesting story　　　　 B. describing an activity in a lively way

C. testing an idea by reasoning　　　 D. introducing a practical method

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We already know the fastest, least expensive way to slow climate change: Use less energy. With a little effort, and not much money, most of us could reduce our energy diets by 25 percent or more-doing the Earth a favor while also helping our wallets.

Not long ago, my wife, PJ, and I tried a new diet-not to lose a little weight but to answer an annoying question about climate change. Scientists have reported recently that the world is heating 　up even faster than predicted only a few years ago, and that the consequences could be severe if we don’t keep reducing emissions of carbon dioxide(CO2)and other greenhouse gases that are trapping heat in our atmosphere.

We decided to try an experiment. For one month we recorded our personal emissions of CO2. 　We wanted to see how much we could cut back, so we went on a strict diet. The average US household produces about 150 pounds of CO2 a day by doing common place things like turning on air-conditioning or driving cars. That’s more than twice the European average and almost five times the global average, mostly because Americans drive more and have bigger houses. But how much should we try to reduce?

For an answer, I checked with Tim Flannery, author of The Weather Makers: How Man Is Changing the Climate and What It Means for Life on Earth. In his book, he had challenged readers to make deep cuts in personal emissions to keep the world from reaching extremely important tipping points, such as the melting of the ice sheets in Greenland or West Antarctica. “To stay below that point, we need to reduce CO2 emissions by 80 percent,” he said.

Good advice, I thought. I’d opened our bedroom windows to let in the wind. We’d gotten so used to keeping our air-conditioning going around the clock. I’d almost forgotten the windows even opened. We should not let this happen again. It’s time for us to change our habits if necessary.

70. Which of the following pictures best shows the way of finding the direction of south?