任务一 词汇运用
请认真阅读下面的短文，根据语篇内容，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或用括号内单词的正确形式填空，使短文通顺、连贯。
In China, the tallest tree is a Cupressus torulosa(藏柏) in Nyingchi, Xizang. It officially stands at 101.2 metres tall. If you include the (1)
dead
(die) trunk, it increases to 102.3 metres. It looks as tall (2)
as
a 34-floor building. This makes it the (3)
second
(two) tallest tree species in the world after the coast redwood in the US.
In February 2023, researchers found a very tall Cupressus torulosa in the area. It (4)
was
(be) about 86 metres tall, making it the tallest tree in China at that time. In May, a team came to measure the trees (5)
carefully
(careful), and they found the tallest one.
The tree is in a very (6)
natural
(nature) forest in a deep valley(山谷), which is hard to reach. When they found the tree, they were surprised by (7)
its
(it) size. “The roots looked like a big sculpture made by nature,” said researcher Ren Yu.
To find out the tree's (8)
height
(high), the researchers used high technologies like drones(无人机) and lidar(激光雷达), which helped them scan the area and collect data quickly. But the thick forest made (9)
it
hard to see the tree's roots and trunk, so they used drones and backpack lidar to create a 3D model of the tree. They used a drone with a high-definition camera (10)
to take
(take) photos. Then, they put them together to make a complete picture.
任务二 阅读理解
Are you attracted to faraway places? Do you prefer to vacation away from other tourists? Are you careful to take only memories and to leave only footprints(足迹)? If you answered yes to more than one of these questions, you just might be an ecotourist.
Ecotourists are people who want to experience the real natural world and leave it that way when they return home. It started in the 1990s and ecotourism is now growing three times faster than the tourism industry. The Ecuador's Amazon Basin(盆地) is helpful to that development, and it gives a view of what ecotourism looks like.
At the Ecolodge, a small group of cottages sits Kapawi Ecolodge in the middle of the Achuar people's reserve and is only reached by air. From here, visitors can explore parts of the Amazon rainforest seen by few outsiders. Local guides explain how the forest is like their supermarket, where they find food, clothing, medicine and tools. As a result, tourists learn to enjoy the local culture as well as the natural environment.
The owners of Kapawi pay monthly rent to the Achuar people, but they also train the community to run and manage the cottages. They have agreed on a plan to turn the operation over to the Achuar completely. The owners are working to make ecotourism benefit the local people.
You probably won't start your own eco-cottage, but you can be an ecotourist if you follow these guidelines: protect the environment, support local businesses, and respect the local customs and traditions.
The world is full of attractive places to visit. As an ecotourist, you can enjoy them yourself and make sure that they remain beautiful for future generations as well.
(
A
) 1. What do we know about ecotourists?
A. Their travel has little bad effect on the natural world.
B. They travel to the places without any public transportation.
C. They like places with amazing and special adventures better.
D. Their travel is mainly for getting away from the modern world.
(
C
) 2. Why are local guides needed according to paragraph 3?
A. To give an example of career.
B. To explain how to live in the rainforest.
C. To show the importance of natural resources.
D. To attract more outsiders to live there.
(
A
) 3. What can you do to be an ecotourist?
A. Respect local customs.
B. Buy food from other parts.
C. Take an adventure in the faraway places.
D. Travel by air or on foot.
(
D
) 4. Where can you read this text?
A. In a science book.
B. In a storybook.
C. In a textbook.
D. In a newspaper.
