三、阅读理解C篇

  Part III Reading Comprehension(40 marks)

Directions: Read the following four texts. Each text is followed by several questions. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the test and mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET.

C

When people buy flowers or plants to decorate their homes and gardens, sometimes they come with an unexpected guest. Dr Silviu Petrovan, a frog expert at the University of Cambridge, was recently invited to a flower shop in Sheffield, England, to identify a frog that had been found in some roses. He discovered that the frog was from South America. Petrovan said it must have hopped into the roses while they were travelling from Colombia to the UK.

Inspired by this, Petrovan has worked with a team of researchers to find out how common it is for animals, diseases and pests from other parts of the world to arrive in Europe with flowers, and ornamental plants that people grow in their homes or gardens for their appearance or scent.

The researchers looked at records of pests found in ornamental plants entering the Netherlands between 2017 and 2018, and the UK between 2021 and 2023. They found that, in both cases, 80% of the pests found were insects. There was also evidence of Italian wall lizards (壁蜥), geckos (蜥蜴) and snakes from mainland Europe arriving in ornamental olive tree deliveries. Insects, fungi (真菌), reptiles (爬行动物) and spiders were transported in plant deliveries as well.

This could be increasing the risk of invasive species. Based on their research, Petrovan's team suggested that there needed to be tighter rules around how ornamental plants and flowers are traded between countries. This could help to prevent harmful species making their way into new habitats. However, the team added that any new rules shouldn't make the plant trade more difficult because lots of people rely on it to make money.

34. Which of the following is mentioned as an unexpected guest in Paragraph 1?

A. A plant to decorate homes.

B. The owner of a shop.

C. An expert named Petrovan.

D. A frog from South America

【解析】:问“以下哪一个在第一段中被提到了是意外的客人?”由第一段内容可知"a frog that had been found in some roses."花园中的玫瑰中出现了一只来自南美的青蛙，故答案选D.

35. Where did the Italian wall lizards (壁蜥) come from according to Paragraph 3?

A. Colombia.

B. The Netherlands.

C. Mainland Europe.

D. The UK.

【解析】:问“根据第三段，意大利壁虎来自哪里?”由题干关键词定位到第三段内容“There was also evidence of Italian wall lizards (壁蜥), geckos (蜥蜴) and snakes from mainland Europe arriving in ornamental olive tree deliveries." 可知有证据表明，欧洲大陆的意大利壁蜥、壁虎和蛇类通过装饰性橄榄树的运输渠道入境新地区，故符合的答案选C.

36. What does the underlined word "This" in the last paragraph refer to?

A. Playing with pests.

B. Transporting plants.

C. Researching insects.

D. Damaging animal habitats.

【解析】:问“最后一段下划线的this指的是什么?”代词一般指代上文中提到的事物，由此可定位到上一段的最后一句话 “Insects, fungi (真菌), reptiles (爬行类动物) and spiders were transported in plant deliveries as well.” 可知昆虫、真菌、爬行动物和蜘蛛也通过植物运输被携带入境，这种情况 (this) 会提高物种入侵的风险，故答案选B.

37. Why did the research team suggest making tighter rules?

A. To help people make more money.

B. To make the plant trade more difficult.

C. To improve the environment for animals.

D. To prevent harmful species invasion.

【解析】:问“为什么研究团队建议要制定更严格的规则?”由题干关键词定位到最后一段"Petrovan's team suggested that there needed to be tighter rules around how ornamental plants and flowers are traded between countries. This could help to prevent harmful species making their way into new habitats." 可知更严格的规则能够阻止有害物种入侵新的地区，故答案选D.

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