Question

【題目】How do you light up the night sky? The answer is by using electricity. ______ did you know that nature can glow (發(fā)光), too?

Scientists have found many glowing creatures (生物). Most of them live in the ocean. Some use their lights to talk to each other. Others use them to hunt, to mate (交配) or to protect _____. The vampire squid (幽靈蛸), for example, uses a cloud of light to scare _____.

Scientists around the world are looking at this kind of light for new _____. In 2013, the US company Gleaux said it has created the world’s first light-producing plant, the Daily Mail reported. It is a genetically-modified (轉(zhuǎn)基因的) plant. It can glow like a firefly.

Alexander, the company’s founder (創(chuàng)始人), and other scientists hope that _____ the future, glowing plants could _____ lamps and glowing trees could line highways. Krichevsky also hopes the technology could be used in farming. Farmers could know when their crops need water or are ready to be _____ if they glow.

While Gleaux is working on glowing plants, the French company Glowee is trying to use glowing bacteria (細(xì)菌) to _____ up shop windows and street signs. It’s the same type of bacteria that cause a type of squid to light up. New Scientist Online reported.

“Our goal is to _____ the way we produce and use light,” said Glowee founder Sandra Rey. “We want to help ______ the 19 percent of electricity consumption (消耗量) that is used to produce light.”

【1】A. And B. But C. Though

【2】A. others B. me C. themselves

【3】A. themselves B. friends C. enemies

【4】A. ideas B. ways C. creatures

【5】A. in B. on C. to

【6】A. reduce B. increase C. replace

【7】A. planted B. watered C. picked

【8】A. put B. pull C. light

【9】A. find B. learn C. change

【10】A. increase B. reduce C. have

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】C

【4】A

【5】A

【6】C

【7】C

【8】C

【9】C

【10】B

【解析】

本文介紹了人們正在想出辦法把發(fā)光的動物，植物和細(xì)菌用于農(nóng)業(yè)和生活中。這樣我們將會改變產(chǎn)生電和使用光的方法。

【1】B

考查連詞及語境的理解。A. And 而且； B. But 但是；C. Though盡管；句意：但是，你知道自然界也能發(fā)光嗎？根據(jù)The answer is by using electricity.和did you know that nature can glow (發(fā)光), too?可知前半句表示電能讓夜空發(fā)光，后半句表示自然界也能發(fā)光，前后表示轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，故用連詞but，故選B。

【2】C

考查代詞及語境的理解。A. others 其他的（人或事）； B. me 我；C. themselves他們自己；句意：其他一些使用他們?nèi)ゲ东C，去交配或者保護(hù)自己。根據(jù)此處主語others可知此處表示保護(hù)他們自己，故用反身代詞themselves，故選C。

【3】C

考查代詞和名詞及語境的理解。A. themselves 他們自己；B. friends朋友； C. enemies敵人；句意：例如，幽靈蛸使用一束光嚇跑敵人。根據(jù)scare可知應(yīng)是嚇跑敵人，故選C。

【4】A

考查名詞及語境的理解。A. ideas 主意；B. ways方法； C. creatures生物；句意：世界各地的科學(xué)家為了新主意正在研究這種光。根據(jù)In 2013, the US company Gleaux said it has created the world’s first light-producing plant,可知想出一種創(chuàng)造發(fā)光植物的主意，故選A。

【5】A

考查介詞及語境的理解。A. in 在……里；B. on 在……上面； C. to向；句意：這家公司的創(chuàng)始人亞歷山大和其他科學(xué)家希望在未來，發(fā)光的植物能代替燈。in the future在未來，故選A。

【6】C

考查動詞及語境的理解。A. reduce 減少； B. increase增加； C. replace代替；句意：這家公司的創(chuàng)始人亞歷山大和其他科學(xué)家希望在未來，發(fā)光的植物能代替燈。結(jié)合句意可知發(fā)光的植物代替燈，故選C。

【7】C

考查動詞及語境的理解。A. planted種植； B. watered 澆水； C. picked撿；句意：如果農(nóng)民的莊稼發(fā)光，他們就知道什么時候他們的莊稼需要水或者什么時候準(zhǔn)備被摘。根據(jù)if they glow.可知莊稼發(fā)光了，根據(jù)when their crops need water可知此處表示不是指莊稼需要水，應(yīng)是需要收獲和摘掉，故選C。

【8】C

考查動詞及語境的理解。A. put 放； B. pull 拉；C. light點(diǎn)燃；句意：當(dāng)Gleaux正在從事發(fā)光的植物時，法國公司Glowee正在努力使用發(fā)光的細(xì)菌來照亮櫥窗和街上的牌子。根據(jù)glowing bacteria可知發(fā)光的細(xì)菌，應(yīng)是照亮某物，light up照亮，故選C。

【9】C

考查動詞及語境的理解。A. find 找到；B. learn 學(xué)習(xí)； C. change改變；句意：我們的目標(biāo)是要改變我們產(chǎn)生光和使用光的方法。根據(jù)前文的the French company Glowee is trying to use glowing bacteria (細(xì)菌) to ___8___ up shop windows and street signs.可知此處表示改變產(chǎn)生光和使用光的方法，故選C。

【10】B

考查動詞及語境的理解。A. increase 增加； B. reduce 減少；C. have有；句意：我們想要幫助減少19%的用于發(fā)光的電的消耗量。結(jié)合上文glowing plants could ___6___ lamps and glowing trees could line highways.可知用發(fā)光的植物來代替燈，因此會減少電的消耗量，故選B。

根據(jù)前后文的語境，結(jié)合時態(tài)，語態(tài)，詞性，短語，句型，詞義辨析和主謂一致，選出正確的選項。例如小題5，句意：這家公司的創(chuàng)始人亞歷山大和其他科學(xué)家希望在未來，發(fā)光的植物能代替燈。in the future在未來，故選A。