5.Hell for most of us,yes,but all in a day's work for Charlotte Uhlenbroek.She moves as elegantly through the hall of London's Savoy as she does through the Amazon jungle.But while she loves the adventure,she is also glad to be back in"civilization",at least for the moment.
She's just finished filming a TV series called jungle-a demanding 19-week job that involved her exploring the dense jungles of the Congo,the Amazon and Borneo.She says that it was fascinating,but daunting as well.So what was her most challenging experience?"Definitely climbing an 80-meter-high tree in Borneo,when I'm scared of heights!I had to keep going up and up,when a voice inside me was saying,"Down!Down!"I kept thinking the ropes were going to break and send me plummeting down below."
And"down below"was where the bugs were.Apart from the usual mosquitoes,in the Amazon rainforest she was troubled by sand-fly bites."I've had some horrible bites but these really are the itchiest(最癢的)bites I've ever had.At one stage,I counted 70bites on one arm,"she says."Just as annoying were the sweat bees in the Congo.They try to drink the sweat on your face and even the tears from your eyes.The most horrible thing,though,was trying to pull the slimy leeches(水蛭)off your skin.The more I pulled,the more they stretched and the tighter their jaws clung to my leg.I kept shouting,"Get them off!"and the film crew kept saying,"Just a minute …this makes a really good shot!"
Charlotte's journey into the heart of the world's most significant rainforests was an inspiring experience."The rainforest really is like a city.Each tree is like an urban highrise building with hundreds of residents.If you knock it down,you cause just as much disturbance and damage as if those residents were human.The jungle is extraordinary because although it only covers about 6percent of the world,it contains over 50percent of all known animal and plant species,plus lots more that are unknown,too."
Back in London,what has she been enjoying since her return to"civilization"?"I've been having lots of nice,long showers,"she says."In the Congo,the possibility of using up our water supplies was always a worrying thought.And I find that when I've been in hot,uncomfortable conditions for a while,the things I look forward to more than anything else are being with my family and enjoying my favorite meal."

66.The underlined word"daunting"in paragraph 2is closest in meaning toA.
A.frightening
B.exciting
C.encouraging
D.satisfying
67.When bitten byB,a person will feel unbearably itchy.
A.usual mosquitoes
B.sand flies
C.sweat bees
D.leeches
68.A tree in the rainforest is compared to a highrise building becauseD.
A.many people come to explore the jungle
B.the trees are 80metres high on average
C.many trees have been knocked down
D.there are so many living things in it
69.Which of the following statements is TRUE?C
A.The film crew gave Charlotte a shot to prevent infection.
B.Charlotte looks and feels"out of place"in the Savoy Hotel.
C.Water supply was always a big concern for Charlotte in the jungle.
D.The jungle contains half of all the animal and plant species in the world.

分析 本文介紹了主人公在剛果熱帶雨林冒險的經(jīng)歷.這次經(jīng)歷很迷人但也仍然令人生畏.主人公也發(fā)現(xiàn)剛果地區(qū)的供水問題備受關注,令人擔憂.

解答 66.A.詞義猜測題.根據(jù)文章原句"She says that it was fascinating,but daunting as well"可知,她說這很迷人,但是也一樣daunting.可推測,daunting和"fascinating"的意思相反.結(jié)合選項,BCD項都是和 fascinating意義相近的詞.A項"frightening"是令人生畏的意思.故選A.
67.B.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章"Apart from the usual mosquitoes,in the Amazon rainforest she was troubled by sand-fly bites."I've had some horrible bites but these really are the itchiest bites I've ever had"可知,被沙蠅叮咬過以后會奇癢無比.故選B.
68.D.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章"The jungle is extraordinary because although it only covers about 6percent of the world,it contains over 50percent of all known animal and plant species,plus lots more that are unknown"可知,熱帶雨林特別之處在于擁有將近一半的植物動物,也包含一些未知的生物.故選D.
69.C.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章"the possibility of using up our water supplies was always a worrying thought"可知,剛果地區(qū)的水源供應問題一直是備受關注且令人擔憂.故選C.

點評 本文為政治經(jīng)濟類閱讀文章,該類文章時代氣息濃郁,語言鮮活,但熟字新義詞、超綱詞及專業(yè)詞語多,長句、難句多.政治類文章大多數(shù)是同學們感性趣的內(nèi)容,讀起來倒有似曾相識的感覺,閱讀這類文章,要抓住文章的核心,即文章整體和各段主要在說什么,也要注意段落之間的邏輯關系.

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