第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）
B
When Rachel Ratelle saw a news video of a burned koala trying to climb a tree to safety in fire-ravaged (火灾肆虐的) Australia, she decided to do something about it.
She looked up wildlife rescue and relief agencies in Australia to find out what they needed most. Besides donations, many organizations asked for hand-sewn (手缝的) and knitted pouches (袋子) and wraps for koalas and other animals that were burned or had lost their homes and parents in the fires.
This idea attracted Ratelle, but there was just one problem.
“I’d never sewn in my life,” said Ratelle, 17, a senior at Rancho Buena Vista High School in Vista, US. “Giving money seemed like something too simple. But I wanted to directly help these animals by doing something myself, so I decided to learn how to sew.”
Over the next few months, Ratelle bought her own sewing machine and taught herself how to sew via videos online. Then she purchased 18 yards of fabric and sewed 25 pouches of different sizes and shipped them off to For Australian Wildlife Needing Aid (FAWNA), one of several relief organizations that have rushed to rescue koalas, kangaroos and other species suffering from burns.
A week later, she received a photo from FAWNA with a young joey (幼兽) in one of her larger pouches. “It made me feel like I contributed to the world and it showed how a simple act of kindness can go a long way,” said Ratelle, who hopes to study biology for a future career as a nurse practitioner.
“I plan to use my new sewing skills to help animals and people devastated (蹂躏) by natural disasters,” she said.
According to the World Wildlife Fund, it estimated that 1.2 billion animals have died, as a result of the bushfires, which have burned more than 26 million acres in Australia.
Several craft guild (手工业行会) websites around the world have mobilized (动员) for Australian relief by making the animal pouches. Karen Newberry and her two daughters Madison, 12 and Rochelle, 8, from San Diego also offered their help in such a way. For Newberry, “it was a big push that made we crafters, sewers to realize there’s something more we can do than just make things for ourselves,” she said.
34. What do the first two paragraphs mainly talk about?
A. What inspired Ratelle to learn to sew.
B. What is needed to save koalas and other species.
C. The poor living conditions of wild animals in Australia.
D. Different ways to help koalas and other animals in Australia.
35. How did Ratelle feel when she received a photo from FAWNA according to the text?
A. Proud. B. Calm.
C. Surprised. D. Disappointed.
36. The statistics (统计数字) in Paragraph 8 are used to show ______.
A. how frequent the bushfires are in Australia
B. how harmful the bushfires are in Australia
C. the great varieties of wild animals in Australia
D. the difficulties facing relief organizations in Australia
37. What do Newberry’s words in the last paragraph suggest?
A. People should stay united through difficult times.
B. Life is not easy for crafters and sewers in Australia.
C. It is challenging for crafters and sewers to do relief work.
D. Crafters and sewers can do more to help animals.
【答案】34. A 35. A 36. B 37. D
【解析】
这是一篇记叙文。澳洲大火肆虐导致生灵涂炭，数十亿动物因此丧生，17岁的美国高中生Ratelle在了解到当地动物急需手缝的针织袋后，决定自学缝纫并将自制的袋子捐给了慈善组织，与此同时，全世界的手工艺人和裁缝们也都加入了救助澳大利亚野生动物的行列中。
【34题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第一段中“When Rachel Ratelle saw a news video of a burned koala trying to climb a tree to safety in fire-ravaged (火灾肆虐的) Australia, she decided to do something abou”和第二段中“Besides donations, many organizations asked for hand-sewn (手缝的) and knitted pouches (袋子) and wraps for koalas and other animals”可知，Ratelle看到了澳洲大火的视频，决心为此做点什么，然后又了解到当地急需动物用的针织袋，接下来就引出了她为此去学习缝纫技术，前两段交代的正是Ratelle学习缝纫的原因、动机。故选A项。
【35题详解】
推理判断题。根据第六段中引述Ratelle的原话“It made me feel like I contributed to the world and it showed how a simple act of kindness can go a long way”可知，收到照片让Ratelle觉得她对于世界做出了一份贡献。由此判断出Ratelle显然是带着一种自豪、满足的心情。故选A项。
【36题详解】
推理判断题。根据第八段“According to the World Wildlife Fund, it estimated that 1.2 billion animals have died, as a result of the bushfires, which have burned more than 26 million acres in Australia.”据世界野生动物基金会（World widlife Fund）估计，在澳大利亚，森林大火烧毁了2600多万英亩土地，造成12亿只动物死亡。由此判断出这里描述的是澳洲大火造成的动物伤亡情况和波及的范围，就是为了表现大火的危害程度。故选B项。
【37题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段中引述Newberry的话“it was a big push that made we crafters, sewers to realize there’s something more we can do than just make things for ourselves”这是一个巨大的推动，让我们这些工匠，裁缝工意识到，除了为自己制造东西，我们还可以做更多的事情。可知，她觉得这次帮助救济动物的行动让相关从业人员意识到了除了给人类做衣服以外，还有更多事情可以做，所指的就是在帮助动物方面还可以做得更多。故选D项。
B
When Rachel Ratelle saw a news video of a burned koala trying to climb a tree to safety in fire-ravaged (火灾肆虐的) Australia, she decided to do something about it.
She looked up wildlife rescue and relief agencies in Australia to find out what they needed most. Besides donations, many organizations asked for hand-sewn (手缝的) and knitted pouches (袋子) and wraps for koalas and other animals that were burned or had lost their homes and parents in the fires.
This idea attracted Ratelle, but there was just one problem.
“I’d never sewn in my life,” said Ratelle, 17, a senior at Rancho Buena Vista High School in Vista, US. “Giving money seemed like something too simple. But I wanted to directly help these animals by doing something myself, so I decided to learn how to sew.”
Over the next few months, Ratelle bought her own sewing machine and taught herself how to sew via videos online. Then she purchased 18 yards of fabric and sewed 25 pouches of different sizes and shipped them off to For Australian Wildlife Needing Aid (FAWNA), one of several relief organizations that have rushed to rescue koalas, kangaroos and other species suffering from burns.
A week later, she received a photo from FAWNA with a young joey (幼兽) in one of her larger pouches. “It made me feel like I contributed to the world and it showed how a simple act of kindness can go a long way,” said Ratelle, who hopes to study biology for a future career as a nurse practitioner.
“I plan to use my new sewing skills to help animals and people devastated (蹂躏) by natural disasters,” she said.
According to the World Wildlife Fund, it estimated that 1.2 billion animals have died, as a result of the bushfires, which have burned more than 26 million acres in Australia.
Several craft guild (手工业行会) websites around the world have mobilized (动员) for Australian relief by making the animal pouches. Karen Newberry and her two daughters Madison, 12 and Rochelle, 8, from San Diego also offered their help in such a way. For Newberry, “it was a big push that made we crafters, sewers to realize there’s something more we can do than just make things for ourselves,” she said.
34. What do the first two paragraphs mainly talk about?
A. What inspired Ratelle to learn to sew.
B. What is needed to save koalas and other species.
C. The poor living conditions of wild animals in Australia.
D. Different ways to help koalas and other animals in Australia.
35. How did Ratelle feel when she received a photo from FAWNA according to the text?
A. Proud. B. Calm.
C. Surprised. D. Disappointed.
36. The statistics (统计数字) in Paragraph 8 are used to show ______.
A. how frequent the bushfires are in Australia
B. how harmful the bushfires are in Australia
C. the great varieties of wild animals in Australia
D. the difficulties facing relief organizations in Australia
37. What do Newberry’s words in the last paragraph suggest?
A. People should stay united through difficult times.
B. Life is not easy for crafters and sewers in Australia.
C. It is challenging for crafters and sewers to do relief work.
D. Crafters and sewers can do more to help animals.
【答案】34. A 35. A 36. B 37. D
【解析】
这是一篇记叙文。澳洲大火肆虐导致生灵涂炭，数十亿动物因此丧生，17岁的美国高中生Ratelle在了解到当地动物急需手缝的针织袋后，决定自学缝纫并将自制的袋子捐给了慈善组织，与此同时，全世界的手工艺人和裁缝们也都加入了救助澳大利亚野生动物的行列中。
【34题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第一段中“When Rachel Ratelle saw a news video of a burned koala trying to climb a tree to safety in fire-ravaged (火灾肆虐的) Australia, she decided to do something abou”和第二段中“Besides donations, many organizations asked for hand-sewn (手缝的) and knitted pouches (袋子) and wraps for koalas and other animals”可知，Ratelle看到了澳洲大火的视频，决心为此做点什么，然后又了解到当地急需动物用的针织袋，接下来就引出了她为此去学习缝纫技术，前两段交代的正是Ratelle学习缝纫的原因、动机。故选A项。
【35题详解】
推理判断题。根据第六段中引述Ratelle的原话“It made me feel like I contributed to the world and it showed how a simple act of kindness can go a long way”可知，收到照片让Ratelle觉得她对于世界做出了一份贡献。由此判断出Ratelle显然是带着一种自豪、满足的心情。故选A项。
【36题详解】
推理判断题。根据第八段“According to the World Wildlife Fund, it estimated that 1.2 billion animals have died, as a result of the bushfires, which have burned more than 26 million acres in Australia.”据世界野生动物基金会（World widlife Fund）估计，在澳大利亚，森林大火烧毁了2600多万英亩土地，造成12亿只动物死亡。由此判断出这里描述的是澳洲大火造成的动物伤亡情况和波及的范围，就是为了表现大火的危害程度。故选B项。
【37题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段中引述Newberry的话“it was a big push that made we crafters, sewers to realize there’s something more we can do than just make things for ourselves”这是一个巨大的推动，让我们这些工匠，裁缝工意识到，除了为自己制造东西，我们还可以做更多的事情。可知，她觉得这次帮助救济动物的行动让相关从业人员意识到了除了给人类做衣服以外，还有更多事情可以做，所指的就是在帮助动物方面还可以做得更多。故选D项。
