阅读下面短文,从 A—E 五个选项中选出正确的选项完成第 31—34 小题(其中一项为多余选项),并回答第 35 小题。
A Wildlife Photographer
When it comes to Xizang, many people first think of its blue sky, white clouds, and snow-covered mountains. But for Mr Luo, there is a more colourful and amazing world in Xizang. 31.
Mr Luo is a photographer. He is in his late 50s and he grew up in Xizang. 32. So he brings together a team of experts, photographers and volunteers to travel around Xizang to take photos of its amazing plants and animals and show them to others.
33. Mr Luo thinks that if we cannot stop those plants and animals from dying out over time, taking photos of them will be helpful for future research. And future generations will also be able to see that those beautiful plants and animals once lived in Xizang. When travelling around and taking photos, Mr Luo and his team face many difficulties and dangers from terrible natural conditions to dangerous animals. 34. So far, they have taken hundreds of thousands of photos of Xizang's natural world and published 11 books. Through their photos and books, more and more people are getting to know the wildlife in Xizang.
A. But they never give up.
B. This world is made up of wild plants and animals.
C. He loves the wildlife there and wants to share it with others.
D. Xizang is so wonderful that it is worth visiting.
E. At the same time, the terrible natural conditions in Xizang make it hard for many plants and animals to live.
35. Why does Mr Luo think taking photos of wildlife is important?（不超过15词）

31.B 32.C 33.E 34.A
35. Because the photos can help future research and let people see the wildlife later.（答案不唯一）

【分析】
本题为英语阅读补全短文及信息提取题，解题思路为：1. 通读全文把握主旨（罗先生作为西藏野生动物摄影师的工作与意义）；2. 做31-34题时，结合空格前后的关键词、指代关系、逻辑关系（如指代、因果、转折）匹配选项；3. 做35题时，从原文定位相关语句，提炼符合字数要求的答案。
【解析】
31题：空格前提到“a more colourful and amazing world”，选项B中的“This world”指代前文的“world”，语义连贯，故选B。
32题：空格前介绍罗先生的身份与成长背景，空格后说明他带团队拍动植物并展示给他人，选项C“他热爱那里的野生动物并想与他人分享”符合上下文逻辑，故选C。
33题：空格后提到若动植物灭绝，拍照对未来研究有用，选项E“西藏恶劣的自然条件使许多动植物难以生存”引出下文关于动植物生存状况的内容，逻辑通顺，故选E。
34题：空格前说他们遇到诸多困难危险，空格后说明他们取得成果，选项A“但他们从不放弃”构成转折，符合语境，故选A。
35题：从原文“taking photos of them will be helpful for future research. And future generations will also be able to see that those beautiful plants and animals once lived in Xizang”提炼，整理为符合要求的答案：Because the photos can help future research and let people see the wildlife later.
【答案】
31.B 32.C 33.E 34.A
35. Because the photos can help future research and let people see the wildlife later.
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、补全短文、信息提取
【点评】
本题围绕西藏野生动物摄影师的事迹展开，既考查学生对文章上下文逻辑关系的把握，又考查信息提取能力，是英语阅读的基础题型，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6

三、语言运用(本题有 40 小题,每小题 1 分,共 40 分)
第一节:完形填空。
阅读下面短文,掌握大意,然后从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。
$When talking about women's jobs, people often think of teachers, doctors and so on. However, my mother is \underline{\quad 36 \quad}.$
One day, my mother came back home and said that she and her best friend Tammy were going to become plumbers(水管工$). Everyone was surprised at their \underline{\quad 37 \quad}.$
$They soon started taking classes at an adult school. After about a year, they were \underline{\quad 38 \quad} to begin working as plumbers' helpers. Sadly, nobody wanted a woman plumber. People did not \underline{\quad 39 \quad} that women could do the job as well as men.$
$One day, a plumbing truck \underline{\quad 40 \quad} in front of Mrs Reed's house. My mother and Tammy watched as a man went in and out of the house, bringing tools and pipes. The truck drove away after a few hours. Later that day, my little brother came back home and asked, "Mum, why is there \underline{\quad 41 \quad} coming out of Mrs Reed's house?" Tammy and my mum took action \underline{\quad 42 \quad}. They ran down the street and knocked on the door. No \underline{\quad 43 \quad}. Without thinking twice, they broke a window and climbed in. They saw Mrs Reed lying in the water, too \underline{\quad 44 \quad} to get up. It turned out that the plumber didn't do his work well. Within a minute, Mum and Tammy \underline{\quad 45 \quad} the water. An ambulance came and took Mrs Reed to the hospital.$
The newspaper reported about the two women plumbers. Since then, my mum and Tammy have been known as "the great women plumbers".
()36. A. careful B. patient C. brave D. different
()37. A. joke B. experience C. subject D. decision
()38. A. afraid B. wise C. ready D. shy
()39. A. believe B. wake C. understand D. forget
()40. A. broke B. stopped C. disappeared D. flew
()41. A. noise B. water C. smell D. laughter
()42. A. finally B. sadly C. quickly D. happily
()43. A. smile B. answer C. thinking D. change
()44. A. excited B. bored C. weak D. busy
()45. A. turned off B. turned on C. climbed up D. went over

36.D 37.D 38.C 39.A 40.B 41.B 42.C 43.B 44.C 45.A
解析:36. 根据上文以及 However 可知此处表示妈妈的工作是不同的。 37. 根据语境可知此处表示决定。 38. be ready to do sth 准备好做某事。固定用法。 39. 根据上文中的“nobody wanted a woman plumber”可知人们不相信女人能做好这份工作。 40. 根据下文中的“The truck drove away after a few hours.”可知此处表示卡车停在门前。 41. 根据下文中的“They saw Mrs Reed lying in the water”可知是有水从房子里流出来。 42. 根据语境可知此处表示“迅速地”采取行动。 43. 根据下文中的“they broke a window and climbed in”可知此处是指没有人应答。 44. too+形容词+to do sth 表示“太……而不能做某事”,结合句中的“Mrs Reed lying in the water”可知此处表示 Mrs Reed 很虚弱。 45. turn off 关掉;turn on 打开;climb up 爬上;go over 复习。根据下文可知此处指关掉了水,成功解决了问题。

【分析】
做完形填空需遵循“先通读明主旨，再逐题析语境，结合搭配辨词义”的思路：第一步快速通读全文，把握文章核心——作者母亲和朋友打破女性职业刻板印象成为水管工，成功解决客户问题获认可的故事；第二步逐题分析，结合上下文逻辑、词义辨析、固定搭配等技巧，选出符合语境的最佳选项；最后回头验证答案是否契合全文大意。
【解析】
36. 根据上文人们对女性职业的常规认知（教师、医生等），转折词However提示此处表对比，妈妈的工作是“不同的”，故选D。
37. 她们决定成为水管工，这个决定让周围人惊讶，故选D。
38. 固定搭配be ready to do sth表示“准备好做某事”，经过一年学习后，她们准备开始水管工助手工作，故选C。
39. 前文提到“nobody wanted a woman plumber”，说明人们不相信女性能做好水管工工作，故选A。
40. 根据后文“The truck drove away after a few hours”可知，卡车当时停在Reed夫人家门前，故选B。
41. 后文提到“They saw Mrs Reed lying in the water”，对应弟弟的问题是“为什么有水从Reed夫人家流出”，故选B。
42. 情况紧急（水管问题），她们“迅速”采取行动，故选C。
43. 敲门后没人应答，才破窗而入，故选B。
44. too+形容词+to do sth表示“太……而不能……”，Reed夫人在水里，太虚弱无法起身，故选C。
45. 结合语境，她们关掉了漏水的水管，解决了问题，turn off表示“关掉”，故选A。
【答案】
36.D 37.D 38.C 39.A 40.B 41.B 42.C 43.B 44.C 45.A
【知识点】
上下文语境理解、固定搭配运用、词义辨析
【点评】
本文为贴近生活的记叙文，围绕女性打破职业刻板印象的故事展开，考查学生对语境的把握能力、词汇词义辨析及固定搭配的运用能力，文本难度适中，适合考查基础语言运用能力。
【难度系数】
0.7