Question

【题目】（A）

One October during the Cold War, two gray whales were swimming near Alaska. It was time for them to 【1】 to Mexico for the winter. But these two whales didn’t leave in time, and they were 【2】 under the ice. The Inuits, the native people of Alaska tried to help. They cut large holes in the ice so the whales could 【3】 . But the ice stretched for kilometers around them. It 【4】 too late. Now it was impossible for the whales to escape and move south. The Inuits knew that they needed an icebreaker. An icebreaker is a 【5】 boat that can cut through ice.

（B）

Are quick decisions always wrong?

People should never make quick decisions without fully considering the factors that are affecting their decisions and the consequences of different decisions.

When people make quick decisions, they seldom care anything about the situation. Situation is a very important factor in making a right decision. Different decisions cause different results, so it is very important to make a decision carefully. People who make quick decisions do not have time to look around.

Secondly, there is a popular belief that people should decide quickly in order to catch chances. Unfortunately, that is completely wrong. "Chance favors the prepared mind," as a famous saying goes. Only when you have fully prepared, can you really grab a good chance when time come.

Life is not a lottery. Only when you make careful decisions based on the facts that are provided for you, can you win. If you make quick decisions, you may lose everything down to your underwear.

（C）

The South China Sea Islands which are about 164.74 k㎡, are made up of the East Sand Islands, the West Sand Islands, the Middle Sand Islands, the South Sand Islands and the Yellow Rock Island.

The South China Sea Islands lie in the place where the shipping ways meet between the Pacific and the Indian oceans. And they are very important to not only for transportation but also for national defense(国防). Long ago, their first islanders, the ancestors (祖先) of the Chinese people began to live there and started building buildings so China has always had full sovereignty (主权) over the area. The PLA told the world that the islands are part of province of Hainan Island.

The South China Sea Islands have rich natural resources and sea products on the islands and under their nearby seafloor, such as oil, gas, fish, animals and sea plants as food.

任务1：用方框中所给词的适当形式填空 (每空一词，每词限用一次)

任务2：根据英文释义及首字母提示拼写单词。

【6】s a condition or position in which you find yourself

【7】c to think about

任务3：同义句转换，每空一词。

Different decisions cause different results.

Different results 【8】 【9】 by different decisions.

任务4：根据短文(B)内容简答问题。

【10】When people make quick decisions, what do they seldom care ?_______________________

任务5：根据短文(C)内容完成表格，每空一词。

【11】_________

【12】_________

【13】_________

【14】_________

【15】_________

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】go

【2】trapped

【3】breathe

【4】was

【5】special

【6】situation

【7】consider

【8】are

【9】caused

【10】Anything about the situation.

【11】area

【12】Indian

【13】importance

【14】both

【15】natural

【解析】

短文A主要讲述了冷战期间的一个十月，两只灰鲸在阿拉斯加附近游泳。由于它们没有及时离开，它们被困在了冰下。因纽特人作为当地人就想帮助他们，结果却帮了倒忙，两只鲸鱼不可能离开了。

短文B主要论述了快速的决定是否都是错误的。最后给出结论，只有根据提供的因素作出小心的决定，你才会赢。如果你过快做决定，你可能会失去一切。

短文C主要讲述了中国的南海岛的组成、位置已经历史。南海岛有丰富的自然资源和海产已经石油、汽油、鱼、动物、海种等等。

【1】它们是时候去墨西哥过冬了。去墨西哥go to Mexico。故填go。

【2】由句意可知，它们没有及时离开，因而它们被困在了冰下。Be trapped under...被困在......下。故填trapped。

【3】当地人想就这两只鲸鱼，所以就在冰上凿了个洞，是为了让它们呼吸。故填breathe。

【4】太迟了，且本文全文为过去式。故填was。

【5】破冰船就是一艘特殊的船，并且可以切断冰。修饰名词boat，故填形容词形式special。

【6】英文释义意思为：一种可以发现你自己的情况或位置。可知是处境，以s开头，故填situation。

【7】英文释义意思为：思考。以c开头，故填consider。

【8】原句意思为：不同的决定造成不同的结果。句型转换，宾语转换为主语，故判断转换为被动句，也就是不同的结果是由不同的决定造成的。故填are caused。本空填are。

【9】根据8解析可知本空填caused。

【10】根据短文B第三段When people make quick decisions, they seldom care anything about the situation.可知该空填anything about the situation。

【11】根据C第一段The South China Sea Islands which are about 164.74 k㎡...南海岛的领土面积是164.74k㎡，故本空可填area。

【12】根据C第二段The South China Sea Islands lie in the place where the shipping ways meet between the Pacific and the Indian oceans.可知该空填Indian。

【13】根据C第二段And they are very important to not only for transportation but also for national defense(国防).他们很重要不仅是因为运输，更是因为国防。此处填名词importance。

【14】根据C第二段And they are very important to not only for transportation but also for national defense(国防).可知本空填both。

【15】根据C最后一段The South China Sea Islands have rich natural resources...可知本空填natural。