上海市青浦区2019届高三英语一模

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II. Grammar and Vocabulary

Wayward Penguin(企鹅) Released South of New Zealand

He needed a little push before speeding backward down a slide. Once in the water, he held his head up

for one last look. And then he was gone. The wayward emperor penguin (21)________ (know) as “Happy

Feet” was back home in Antarctic waters after a temporary stay in New Zealand.

Happy Feet was released into the ocean south of New Zealand on Sunday, more than two months after

he came ashore on a beach nearly 2,000 miles from home and became an instant celebrity. (22)________

(speak) from a satellite phone, Wellington Zoo veterinarian Lisa Argilla said Happy Feet’s release went

remarkably smoothly. Argilla said crew members from the boat carried the penguin inside his box to the

rear part of the ship for his final send-off.

(23)________ when they opened the door of the box, the penguin showed no interest in leaving.

“I needed to give him a little tap on his back,” Argilla said.

The penguin slipped down the slide on his stomach, bottom first, she said. He resurfaced about 6 feet

from the boat, (24)________ (take) a look up at the people aboard, and then disappeared beneath the surface.

“I was really happy to see him go,” Argilla said. “The best part of my job is when you get to release

animals back into the wild (25)________ they are supposed to be.”

The 3-foot-tall bird was found on June 20 on Peka Peka Beach, about 40 miles northwest of New

Zwaland’s capital, Wellington. It has been 44 years (26)________ an emperor penguin was last spotted in

the wild in New Zealand.

At first, conservation authorities said they would wait and let nature take its course with the penguin.

But it soon became clear the bird’s condition was growing (27)________ (bad), as he swallowed sand and,

likely mistaking it for snow.

(28)________ the world watching, authorities finally took action, moving the penguin to the

Wellington Zoo four days after he was discovered. It was at the zoo (29)________ the bird was given a

home in a room filled with a bed of ice so he wouldn’t overheat.

Now that Happy Feet (30)________ (nurse) back to health, his chances are as good as they are for any

other penguin in the wild.

“He swam away, not caring about us anymore,” Argilla said.

She paused.

“And that is a good thing,” she said.

Section B

A. shrinking B. undergo C. presently D. plantations E. satisfying

F. innovative G. encourage H. stocks I. notably J. invasive K. impacts

Is climate change consuming your favorite foods?

Coffee: Whether or not you try to limit yourself to one cup of coffee a day, the effects of climate change

on the world’s coffee-growing regions may leave you little choice. South America, Africa, Asia, and Hawaii

are all being threatened by rising air temperatures and unstable rainfall patterns, which invite disease and

__32__ species to live on the coffee plant and ripening beans. The result? Significant cuts in coffee yield

and less coffee in your cup. It is estimated that, if current climate patterns continue, half of the areas __33__ 第 2 页 / 共 8 页 suitable for coffee production won’t be by the year 2050.

Tea: When it comes to tea, warmer climates and unstable quantity of water falling to earth aren’t only

__34__ the world’s tea-growing regions, they’re also messing with its distinct flavor. For example, in India,

the Indian Monsoon has brought more intense rainfall, making tea flavor weaker. Recent research coming

out of the University of Southampton suggests that tea-producing areas in some places, __35__ East Africa,

could decline by as much as 55 percent by 2050 as the quantity of water falling to earth and temperatures

change. Tea pickers are also feeling the __36__ of climate change. During harvest season, increased air

temperatures are creating an increased risk of heatstroke for field workers.

Seafood: Climate change is affecting the world’s aquaculture as much as its agriculture. As air

temperatures rise, oceans and waterways absorb some of the heat and __37__ warming of their own. The

result is a decline in fish population, including in lobsters (who are cold-blooded creatures), and salmon

(whose eggs find it hard to survive in higher water temperature). Warmer waters also __38__ toxic marine

bacteria, like Vibrio, to grow and cause illness in humans whenever ingested with raw seafood, like oysters

or sashimi.

And that __39__ “crack” you get when eating crab and lobster? It could be silenced as shellfish struggle

to build their calcium(碳) carbonate shells, a result of ocean acidification (absorb carbon dioxide from the