辽宁省营口市2014高考英语二轮阅读理解、完形填空精品训练(35)

营口市 2014 高考英语阅读理解、完形填空二轮精品训练（35）含答案AMonarch ButterfliesOne of the last West Coast homes of the Monarch butterfly, a type of insect maysoon disappear.Strangely,itisin a town thatcallsitselfButterflyU.S.A.,PacificGrove, California.The town of Pacific Grove loves the butterflies. Every year they have a parade( 游行 ) and hundredsof childrendressup as butterflies.Monarch butterfliesare thetown mascot.Tourism isveryimportant, andmany people come tosee thebutterflies.The butterflies are good for the development of the town.In 1981 therewere so many butterfliesitlookedlikeitwas rainingbutterflies.Tens of thousands of Monarchs stayed on tree branches near Pacific Grove. Now thereare not so many. The building goes on a little bit ata time, and you dont noticeit day by day. Over time, you can see that there has been a lot of development. Asnew buildings go up, many trees are cut down. This reduces the natural homes for thebutterflies.Monarchs travel hundreds of miles each year, returning to the same woods, oftento the same trees. The female Monarchs need milkweed to lay their eggs; the maleswill follow the females.Millions of Monarchs have traveled regularly along the same path for thousandsof years. They start their trip in the mountains of Mexico and travel to the middlepart of America. If the woods where the butterflies live are destroyed, the wholespecies ( 物种 ) could be lost. There have been Monarch butterflies along the coast of California for as long as man can remember, but no one is sure how much longer they will last.56 Which of the following is true about Monarch butterflies in Pacific Grove?AThey have disappear.BThey come to stay every year.CThey help develop the towns tourism.- 1 -DThey give a name to Pacific Grove.57 The unde rlined word“mascot” in Paragraph 2 probably refers to _.Aa new type of butterflyBan insect believed to bring good luckCa parade organized by Pacific GroveDa special dress for children in Pacific Grove58 What problem do Monarch butterflies face now?ANew buildings take up their living space.BThere has been too much rain in recent years.CTheir natural homes are destroyed by tourism.DThey have to travel a long distance to get home.59 Where do Monarch butterflies start their trip to Pacific Grove?AFrom Central America.BFrom the West Coast.CFrom the West Coast.D From Mexico.*结束Ifthere s a childin your house who likespixies(精灵 ),nature,or magic,TinkerBell and the Lost Treasure is sure to be a hit. This beautifully animated film(动画片 )is a first class production in every way, and features the familiar voices ofKristin Chenoweth, Anjelica Huston, Jane Horrocks, Lucy Liu, and Raven Symone. Themovie offers up an adventure that's easy enough to follow, but complex enough to hold one's attention, and even throws in a nice little moral about friendship. What can I say? I'm pleasantly surprised.The up-and-coming Mae Whitman voices Tinker Bell herself, a far more dynamic character than we encountered in Peter Pan. Though Tinker still possesses her fiery- 2 -temper,itdoesn't manifestitselfimmediately,and takes a backseattothispixie'smany good qualities. As it turns out, Tinker Bell is extremely skilled at tinkering（修补） , so she is a natural choice to build a special scepter(拐杖 ) ， for PixieHollow's Autumn Celebration. The scepter will hold the moonstone through which thelight of the Blue Moon will pass, supplying Pixie Hollow with enough pixie dust forthe year ahead.Fordays, Tinkersworkshardon theperfectscepterdesign whileher good friendTerrence does his best to assist. When Terrence accidentally breaks the Moon Stone,TinkerBell"explodes"and sendshim away. One ofTinker'smore literalfriendsfindsthis extremely concerning, as she doesn't quite understand that the outburst wasemotional rather than physical very funny indeed.After hearing the legend of the lost treasure, Tinker Bell strikes out on herown tofinda new Moon Stone.She facesmany difficultiesand meets new friendsalongthe way, butwhen Terrence comes to the rescue atTinker'sdarkest hour,she rea lizesthe value of a truly loyal friend. Though the film is engaging and offers a positivemessage to young viewers, it's the animation that makes Tinker Bell and the LostTreasure stand out. Pixie Hollow is an enchanting, visually stunning world baskedin lush colors. It's so lovely, so detailed, so three-dimensional tha