When Julia Rhodes is asked what she does for a living，she says she is a “wind farmer”．While her job is operation manager for wind farm owner RES-Gen：Rhodes is responsible for making sure their l4 wind farms in the UK and Ireland are using the power of the wind to produce power for homes and businesses．

 RES-Gen is a division of leading renewable energy group Renewable Energy Systems(RES)，a UK-based company with global operations．  RES was one of the pioneers of wind energy technology．It built the UK’s second wind farm in l992．Since then：RES has built more than 40 wind farms across four continents．

 Rhodes graduated from the University of Nottingham with a degree in manufacturing engineering．  Following that，she received a master's degree in renewable energy systems technology specializing in wind energy．  Rhodes has worked in the wind sector ever since, providing technical support for two leading wind farm developers before joining RES in 2001．

 RES’s projects are continually monitored by computer and checked remotely on a daily basis．Regular servicing is carried out by contractors(承包者)，usually every six months. Rhodes always has a top—level view of how well the wind turbines(涡轮)are operating．

  Rhodes is a supporter of wind—energy engineering．She also works closely with other departments to keep good relations with the communities around RES’s wind farms．The open days and government officials’ visits show that wind power is popular and that wind projects-are viewed positively．

    Renewable energy is a growing sector with attractive career prospects． For Rhodes．as the RES wind farms expand，the team that she manages is expected to increase．She enjoys working for a company with strong engineering roots and a highly respected track record(业绩)．Her job as a wind farmer is challenging and enjoyable．“It's great knowing that you are helping to bring about a clean．environment and are contributing to the global community．”

1.What’s the text mainly about?

    A．Julia Rhodes and her work．        B．Why Julia Rhodes works in RES．

    C．The importance of renewable energy．D．How出e wind can produce Dower．

2.What can we know about Julia Rhodes?

    A．She once worked as a farmer to make a living．

    B．She has worked in RES ever since graduation．

    C．She likes her job as a wind farmer very much．

    D．She is in charge of forty wind farms in the UK．

3.What can we learn about RES from the text?

    A．It built the UK's first wind farm in 2001．

    B．It plays a leading role in the wind sector．

    C．It is an important branch of RES—Gen．

    D．It provides regular servicing for its contractors．

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

    A．RES is financially supported by the British government．

    B．Wind farms receive a warm welcome around the UK．

    C．RES has developed at a high speed during recent years．

    D．Rhodes thinks people should create a clean environment．

【2011·河北省石家庄第二次模拟】D

 When Julia Rhodes is asked what she does for a living，she says she is a “wind farmer”．While her job is operation manager for wind farm owner RES-Gen：Rhodes is responsible for making sure their l4 wind farms in the UK and Ireland are using the power of the wind to produce power for homes and businesses．

 RES-Gen is a division of leading renewable energy group Renewable Energy Systems(RES)，a UK-based company with global operations．  RES was one of the pioneers of wind energy technology．It built the UK’s second wind farm in l992．Since then：RES has built more than 40 wind farms across four continents．

 Rhodes graduated from the University of Nottingham with a degree in manufacturing engineering．  Following that，she received a master's degree in renewable energy systems technology specializing in wind energy．  Rhodes has worked in the wind sector ever since, providing technical support for two leading wind farm developers before joining RES in 2001．

 RES’s projects are continually monitored by computer and checked remotely on a daily basis．Regular servicing is carried out by contractors(承包者)，usually every six months. Rhodes always has a top—level view of how well the wind turbines(涡轮)are operating．

  Rhodes is a supporter of wind—energy engineering．She also works closely with other departments to keep good relations with the communities around RES’s wind farms．The open days and government officials’ visits show that wind power is popular and that wind projects-are viewed positively．

    Renewable energy is a growing sector with attractive career prospects． For Rhodes．as the RES wind farms expand，the team that she manages is expected to increase．She enjoys working for a company with strong engineering roots and a highly respected track record(业绩)．Her job as a wind farmer is challenging and enjoyable．“It's great knowing that you are helping to bring about a clean．environment and are contributing to the global community．”

53．What’s the text mainly about?

    A．Julia Rhodes and her work．        B．Why Julia Rhodes works in RES．

    C．The importance of renewable energy．D．How出e wind can produce Dower．

54．What can we know about Julia Rhodes?

    A．She once worked as a farmer to make a living．

    B．She has worked in RES ever since graduation．

    C．She likes her job as a wind farmer very much．

    D．She is in charge of forty wind farms in the UK．

55．What can we learn about RES from the text?

    A．It built the UK's first wind farm in 2001．

    B．It plays a leading role in the wind sector．

    C．It is an important branch of RES—Gen．

    D．It provides regular servicing for its contractors．

56．Which of the following is NOT true?

    A．RES is financially supported by the British government．

    B．Wind farms receive a warm welcome around the UK．

    C．RES has developed at a high speed during recent years．

    D．Rhodes thinks people should create a clean environment．

When Julia Rhodes is asked what she does for a living，she says she is a “wind farmer”．While her job is operation manager for wind farm owner RES-Gen：Rhodes is responsible for making sure their l4 wind farms in the UK and Ireland are using the power of the wind to produce power for homes and businesses．
RES-Gen is a division of leading renewable energy group Renewable Energy Systems(RES)，a UK-based company with global operations．  RES was one of the pioneers of wind energy technology．It built the UK’s second wind farm in l992．Since then：RES has built more than 40 wind farms across four continents．
Rhodes graduated from the University of Nottingham with a degree in manufacturing engineering．  Following that，she received a master's degree in renewable energy systems technology specializing in wind energy．  Rhodes has worked in the wind sector ever since, providing technical support for two leading wind farm developers before joining RES in 2001．
RES’s projects are continually monitored by computer and checked remotely on a daily basis．Regular servicing is carried out by contractors(承包者)，usually every six months. Rhodes always has a top—level view of how well the wind turbines(涡轮)are operating．
Rhodes is a supporter of wind—energy engineering．She also works closely with other departments to keep good relations with the communities around RES’s wind farms．The open days and government officials’ visits show that wind power is popular and that wind projects-are viewed positively．
Renewable energy is a growing sector with attractive career prospects． For Rhodes．as the RES wind farms expand，the team that she manages is expected to increase．She enjoys working for a company with strong engineering roots and a highly respected track record(业绩)．Her job as a wind farmer is challenging and enjoyable．“It's great knowing that you are helping to bring about a clean．environment and are contributing to the global community．”
【小题1】What’s the text mainly about?

A．She once worked as a farmer to make a living．

B．She has worked in RES ever since graduation．

C．She likes her job as a wind farmer very much．

D．She is in charge of forty wind farms in the UK．

With the development of society and economy, animals and their habitats are getting pushed aside as households decrease in size and increase in number.

    Small numbers of people per household on average use more energy and goods per person. Greater numbers of households require more natural resources for construction. The possible result of this problem may be insufficient natural resources to meet consumer demand without endangering habitats important to biodiversity.

    Personal freedom and social choice may come at huge environmental cost. Direct costs include visible damage to animal habitats and plant life. Indirect costs include the release of more greenhouse gases.

    The effects of such “personal freedom and social choice” have already surfaced in south-west China’s Wolong Nature Reserve. In Wolong, they found that a reduced average household size was directly tied to an increase in homes, and thus an increase in the amount of firewood consumed for cooking and heating. The rise in wood fuel use has contributed to disappearance of forests and to the loss of habitats for giant pandas. 

    Curious about whether other parts of the world were experiencing similar phenomena, they got the support of a team of researchers including Stanford’s Paul Ehrlich, well-known for his population studies, to find out the household dynamics in 141 countries between 1985 and 2000. Their study proved that the difficult choice of Wolong is part of a global trend.

    In the 76 countries considered biodiversity “hotspots”, such as the United States, Brazil, Australia, and Kenya, the number of households grew by 3.1% every year, while the population increased just 1.8%. Meanwhile, the number of people per home dropped from 4.7 to 4.0. The decline in household size has resulted in 155 million additional households in hotspot countries, almost always limiting biodiversity.

    In the 10 non-hotspot countries — those without high-density areas of animal and plant species — similar results were found, though on a lesser scale. Even in countries experiencing population decline, such as New Zealand, the number of households still increased because of a reduction in household size.

1.What does the underlined word “insufficient” mean?

A. Plenty of.       B. Not enough.     C. Abundant.       D. Little.

2.It can be learned from the passage that China’s Wolong Nature Reserve__________.

A. is facing the same threat as many other parts of the world

B. sets a good example in protecting animals

C. is a place where giant pandas and their habitats are not affected

D. is a place where animals and their habitats are seriously damaged

3.Which of the following is best supported by the last two paragraphs?

A. Biodiversity is better kept in countries with smaller populations.

B. Biodiversity is better kept in hotspot countries.

C. The threat to nature from reduction in household size is a worldwide problem.

D. Both hotspot countries and non-hotspot countries face the threat of the same scale.

4.What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. Reduced household size leads to an increase in household number.

B. Modern homes consume more natural resources.

C. How to meet consumer demand without endangering animals and their habitats.

D. Reduction in household size as well as increase in household number threatens nature.

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文、掌握其大意，然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项、并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The poachers-illegal hunters-had finally found a buyer for their stolen goods. A meeting was
36  ，and when the buyer asked to see the goods，they brought out a small duffel bag and un-zipped it. Inside was a   37   one-year-old baby gorilla. The poachers had likely killed the little female`s parents and  38  her in the forests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo，in Africa. Then they took her across the border into Rwanda，  39   to sell her as a pet.
But the buyer didn`t bring   40  ；he brought the police. The Rwandan authorities  41 
the young gorilla to the nearby headquarters of the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project. The vets (兽医) there realized that she had not been given   42   food or water，but they were much more worried about something else. "Baby gorillas simply don`t  43  without their mother`s constant body contact，" says vet Chris Whittier. If they didn`t quickly establish a   44   relationship with the baby gorilla，which her caretakers named Dunia，she   45   not survive.
Dunia needed contact，but she resisted   46  at first，shying away from people who reached for her. Three caretakers worked in shifts，taking   47  holding her，carrying her around on their backs，and cradling her while she slept.   48   she became stronger，a month after she was res-cued her  49   revealed the psychological stress she carried inside-much of her hair fell out. That was a delayed   50  to the combined traumatic experiences of losing her parents and being kept-with a poor diet-by the poachers.
After six months of loving care that included around-the-clock attention，a good diet，and a
51  home at the project`s headquarters，Dunia was looking and acting like a   52 ，happy young gorilla should. "Dunia is sort of a shy show-off，" says Whittier. "Her   53  is growing and  she`s becoming more independent，but when she is   54 ，the first thing she does is run back to her   55 ，just like she would to her mother."
36.A.attended                  B.held                   C.arranged             D.delayed
37.A.energetic                        B.terrified             C.dangerous           D.fierce
38.A.freed                           B.followed            C.tricked               D.caught
39.A.intending                        B.pretending          C.remembering      D.wondering
40.A.luck                               B.benefit               C.profit                 D.money
41.A.introduced                   B.persuaded           C.presented            D.rushed
42.A.local                           B.delicious            C.enough               D.fresh
43.A.complain                        B.develop              C.survive               D.grow
44.A.social                          B.physical             C.mental               D.special
45.A.would                         B.should                C.might                 D.must
46.A.eating                          B.attention             C.rescue                D.love
47.A.turns                           B.efforts                C.time                   D.advice
48.A.If                                B.As                     C.Although            D.Because
49.A.health                          B.mind                  C.behavior             D.appearance
50.A.reaction                   B.action                C.expression          D.description
51.A.comfortable                 B.natural               C.private               D.ordinary
52.A.shy                         B.healthy               C.strange               D.typical
53.A.satisfaction                  B.confidence          C.interest               D.patience
54.A.touched                   B.left                    C.warned               D.scared
55.A.home                          B.forest                 C.caretakers           D.corner