1、训练三 事物介绍类A(2015，广安)Mary is an African elephant.Now she is 16 years old.She lives in the zoo.Mary has produced more than 50 drawings since last year.She has made over $2500 for the zoo.Zoo leaders say Mary first showed the art ability (能力 ) about 4 years ago.Zoo workers watched her make the marks (痕迹
2、) in the sand with her trunk (象鼻)She rubbed out (抹去 ) the marks，then made the new ones.The zoo workers gave her brushes and paints.Soon Mary was drawing pictures.Newspaper reporters wrote about Mary，and then people went to buy her pictures.And in this way she made a lot of money for the zoo by drawi
3、ng.This is how Mary does the drawing.A zoo worker holds different color paints and Mary touches the colors she wants.Then the worker gives her the chosen colors to the brushes in her trunk and Mary begins to paint.1Mary is _D_Aa girl B a zoo workerCa zoo leader Dan elephant from Africa2She has made
4、over _B_ for the zoo.A$50 B$2500 C $16 D$43Mary first learned to draw pictures _C_Awhen she was 4 years oldBto make moneyCin the sand with her trunkDwhen she was 16 years old4_A_ wrote about Mary，and then people went to buy her pictures.ANewspaper reporters BA magazineCA history textbook DAn adverti
5、sement5Mary rubbed out the marks she had made in order to _B_Aplease the visitorsBmake other onesCask for more brushes and paintsDclean her trunkB(2015，天津)In northern Scotland there is a long，deep lake called Loch Ness.More than 200 meters deep，it is the largest lake in the UK.People say a big monst
6、er (怪兽) lives in its dark，cold waters.It weights more than 1000 kilos and is at least ten meters long.Some people say it has a head like a horse.Others say it looks like a snake.Many people travel to Loch Ness to look for this strange monster，but only a few people have seen it.At least， they say the
7、y have seen it.The Loch Ness Monster is a famous legend (传说)The first story about a monster in Loch Ness was told over 500 years ago，but the legend of the monster spread widely only in the twentieth century.In 1933，a husband and wife reported that they saw a big monster in the middle of the lake.Sin
8、ce then，a number of people have said that they have seen a monster in Loch Ness.Several people have taken photos，but at least one of them was a hoax (骗局)During the 1960s， a team was formed to look for the monster.They took many photos and made movies， but they were never able to find a monster.There
9、 is no real fact that a monster lives in Loch Ness，but there is also no fact that one doesnt live.One thing is true about Loch Ness：there are a lot of tourists there.1In northern _A_ there is a long，deep lake called Loch Ness.AScotland BHong KongCRome DParis2What do people say about the monster in L
10、och Ness？_D_AIt weighs about 100 kilos.BIt is one meter long.CIt has a tail like a horse.DIt looks like a snake.3When was the first story about the monster told？_B_A200 years ago. BOver 500 years ago.CIn 1933. DIn 1960.4Why was a team formed during the 1960s？_B _ATo kill the monster.BTo look for the
11、 monster.CTo catch the monster.DTo sell the monster.5What is the passage mainly about？_C_APeople that saw a monster.BA trip to Loch Ness.CA legend about a monster.DA team that took photos.C(2015，临沂)Have you seen some machines that eat used plastic bottles and give some coins to the users (用户)?Recent
12、ly，such machines have appeared at universities in Chongqing.They can turn rubbish into treasure and encourage the public to recycle rubbish.The machine is as large as a fridge.Users put an empty bottle in the machine.It is identified (识别) by a small camera.Then it is put into a builtin bin.The users
13、 can get some coins.They can also give away the money.When the machine is filled with bottles，it will tell the companys (公司) head office.Nearby stations will send workers to have bottles collected，packed and send to the company.The bottle recycling machines could greatly encourage the public to recy
14、cle rubbish and save natural resources (资源)Now the machine only eats plastic bottles.At sometime in the future it will also cover others，such as glass bottles，to turn more rubbish into treasure and make full use of the natural resources.People can also see similar machines in Shanghai.In the future，
15、more such machines will appear at some large stations，bus stops，neighborhoods and schools.根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误。正确的用“A” 表示，不正确的用“B”表示。(A)1.The bottle recycling machine eats plastic bottles and give some money to the users (用户)(A)2.When the machine is full，some workers will be sent to collect the bottles.(
16、B)3.So far，the bottle recycling machine has been able to accept glass bottles.(B)4.There is no bottle recycling machine in Shanghai now.(A)5.The passage encourages the public to protect the environment by using the bottle recycling machines.D(2015，广东)It is reported that some developed countries have
17、 shipped broken parts of computers to China.Such a thing can be found almost every day although it is against international laws.Last month Hong Kong officers found 131，000 kilograms of broken computers，TVs and phones sent from Japan.Things like these are called electronic waste，or ewaste.Dealing wi
18、th them is not an easy job because dangerous poisons like mercury (汞) and lead (铅) can be found in them.Every time an old computer breaks down， it needs to be dealt with safely.But at present，broken computer parts are usually buriedIt may be hundreds of years before they are really gone in the earth
19、.Many places in China are polluted by ewaste.Guiyu in Guangdong Province is one of them.This town is named as “the ewaste capital of the world”It has to deal with 1.5 million kilograms of ewaste each year，from which it makes 75 million yuan.But it comes at a cost.Many of the poisons in ewaste find t
20、heir way into the environment.Plastic is burned outdoors and chemical water is poured into rivers.Greenpeace，an environmental group，has found the air， the earth and the rivers in Guiyu badly polluted.The Chinese government wants the country to develop，but in a way that doesnt do harm to the environm
21、ent and peoples life.This year，China passed a new environmental protection law，the strictest one we have ever had.Computer companies like Lenovo and Dell will be asked to take back their old computers.This is because the companies that make computers know best how to deal with them safely.Hopefully，
22、the problem with ewaste will be solved in the near future.1The ewaste found in Hong Kong last month was from _B_AFrance BJapan CGermany DAustralia2The underlined word “buried” probably means _D_ in the passage.A焚烧 B降解 C回收 D掩埋3The town of Guiyu in Guangdong Province _B_Ais the ecapital of the worldBh
23、as serious ewaste pollutionCdeals with the e waste safelyDspends much money on ewaste4This year，the Chinese government _C_Atried to change peoples lifeBclosed some computer companiesCmade a new environmental protection lawDasked people to hand in their old computers5The passage is mainly about _C_Athe ways to deal with ewasteBthe cost of burning ewasteCthe ewaste problem in ChinaDthe need to pass a law against ewaste
