Question

【題目】

Earthworms(蚯蚓）are friends of farmers in many countries. They can make 【1】 in the soil(土壤),so rain and air can get through.That helps plants grow. But now in the United States, some earthworms are causing 【2】.

The earthworms are called Asian jumpers. They first came to the US from Asia. They are big and strong. They can jump off the ground. They can also grow as long as 15 cm. The strong worms can get into very hard 【3】. So in the 1980s, American farmers used them a lot. Now these worms are everywhere in some American forests.

However, Asian jumpers are big eaters. They also like to live in very big grounds. When they get into the forest, they eat the leaf litter (落葉層）on the forest floor very quickly.

It is not 【4】 for the forest. Many plant seeds(種子)need the leaf litter to grow. Some other animals also eat the litter as food. Asian jumpers take their food away. The leaf litter also protect the soil. The Asian jumpers eat the litter and open up the forest to danger.

A 100-year-old woman from New Jersey has become the oldest competitor in the 【5】 of the United States Bowling Congress Women's Championships(保齡球聯(lián)盟婦女杯冠軍賽).

Emma Hendrickson was presented with a medal to celebrate her 50th appearance in the championships. She also 【6】 a gift in recognition of her status(身份）as the oldest participant(參賽者).

The great-great-grandmother did well during team competition at the National Bowling Stadium. Hendrickson, who celebrated her 100th birthday less than a month ago, says her teammates sometimes help her line the pins(保齡球等的木瓶）up, 【7】 her eyesight has weakened over the years.

"I can see the ten pins clearly when they're standing, but it's difficult to see which pins are standing for spares(被擊倒）, ”she says. Hendrickson's bowling activity is supported by her 27 grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great great children. She has no 【8】 to stop and has already signed up to compete in the 2020 event.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】E

【3】A

【4】B

【5】D

【6】E

【7】C

【8】B

【解析】

本篇文章難度適中，第一篇文章講述蚯蚓在其他國家是農(nóng)民的好朋友，但是在美國，蚯蚓造成了很大的麻煩。第二篇文章講述一個百歲女人參加保齡球大賽，盡管她眼睛有疾病，但是她仍然堅持了下來，并得到了她的兒孫們的支持。

【1】句意“它們可以在土壤上挖洞，這樣雨水和空氣就可以進入”。

根據(jù)so rain and air can get through可知，它們在土壤里挖洞，這樣雨水和空氣就能進入。根據(jù)they可知，用復數(shù)holes，故選D。

【2】句意“但是現(xiàn)在在美國，一些蚯蚓正在制造問題”。

根據(jù)That helps plants grow可知，它們會幫助指物成長，但是在美國，蚯蚓就會造成問題。problem問題，且根據(jù)句意可知，用復數(shù)，故選E。

【3】句意“強壯的蚯蚓能夠進入非常硬的土地里”。

根據(jù)句意可知，表示進入堅硬的土地里。earth土地，故選A。

【4】句意“對于森林來說，這是不好的”。

根據(jù)The Asian jumpers eat the litter and open up the forest to danger可知，蚯蚓吃了落葉層使森林面臨危險，所以這對森林是不好的，故選B。

【5】句意“一名來自新澤西州的100歲女子成為美國保齡球協(xié)會女子錦標賽歷史上年齡最大的選手”。

根據(jù)句意可知，表示在美國保齡球協(xié)會女子錦標賽歷史上。history歷史，故選D。

【6】句意“她還收到了一份承認她作為最老的參與者的地位的禮物”。

根據(jù)句意可知，譯為“收到禮物”。receive收到，且根據(jù)句意可知，用一般過去時，故選E。

【7】句意“亨德里克森在不到一個月前慶祝了自己的100歲生日。她說，她的隊友有時會幫她把保齡球等木瓶固定好，因為她的視力多年來一直在下降”。

根據(jù)句意可知，她的朋友幫助她將保齡球等木瓶固定好，因為她的視力不好，表示原因。since因為，故選C。

【8】句意“她沒計劃停止而且她已經(jīng)報名參加2020年運動賽事的競爭”。

根據(jù)句意可知，譯為“她沒有停止的計劃”。plan計劃，故選B。