(2020·全国卷Ⅱ)When you were trying to figure out what to buy for the environmentalist on your holiday list，fur probably didn't cross your mind.But some ecologists and fashion(时装)enthusiasts are trying to bring back the market for fur made from nutria(海狸鼠).

Unusual fashion shows in New Orleans and Brooklyn have showcased nutria fur made into clothes in different styles.“It sounds crazy to talk about guiltfree fur—unless you understand that the nutria are destroying vast wetlands every year，”says Cree McCree，project director of Righteous Fur.

Scientists in Louisiana were so concerned that they decided to pay hunters $5 a tail.Some of the fur ends up in the fashion shows like the one in Brooklyn last month.

Nutria were brought there from Argentina by fur farmers and let go into the wild.“The ecosystem down there can't handle this nonnative species(物种).It's destroying the environment.It's them or us，”says Michael Massimi，an expert in this field.

The fur trade kept nutria in check for decades，but when the market for nutria collapsed in the late 1980s，the catsized animals multiplied like crazy.

Biologist Edmond Mouton runs the nutria control program for Louisiana.He says it's not easy to convince people that nutria fur is green，but he has no doubt about it.Hunters bring in more than 300，000 nutria tails a year，so part of Mouton's job these days is trying to promote fur.

Then there's Righteous Fur and its unusual fashions.Model Paige Morgan says，“To give people a guiltfree option that they can wear without someone throwing paint on them—I think that's going to be a massive thing，at least here in New York.”Designer Jennifer Anderson admits it took her a while to come around to the opinion that using nutria fur for her creations is morally acceptable.She's trying to come up with a label to attach to nutria fashions to show it is ecofriendly.

【语篇解读】　本文介绍了海狸鼠破坏了生态系统，穿海狸鼠皮毛制成的衣服并不会对环境造成威胁，而且人们也不会有负罪感。

1．What is the purpose of the fashion shows in New Orleans and Brooklyn?

A．To promote guiltfree fur.

B．To expand the fashion market.

C．To introduce a new brand.

D．To celebrate a winter holiday.

A　[细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Unusual fashion shows in New Orleans and Brooklyn have showcased nutria fur”“It sounds crazy to talk about guiltfree fur...every year”可知，时装秀的意图是推销无罪恶感的毛皮衣服。故选A。]

2．Why are scientists concerned about nutria?

A．Nutria damage the ecosystem seriously.

B．Nutria are an endangered species.

C．Nutria hurt local catsized animals.

D．Nutria are illegally hunted.

A　[细节理解题。根据第二段中的“the nutria are destroying vast wetlands every year”以及第四段中的“The ecosystem...It's destroying the environment.” 可知，因为海狸鼠破坏湿地进而破坏了环境，所以科学家对它们很担心。故选A。]

3．What does the underlined word“collapsed”in Paragraph 5 probably mean?

A．Boomed. B．Became mature.

C．Remained stable. D．Crashed.

D　[词义猜测题。根据画线词前的“The fur trade kept nutria in check for decades”可知，几十年来，毛皮贸易使海狸鼠(的数量)处于控制之下。根据画线词后的“the catsized animals multiplied like crazy.”可知，这种猫大小的动物疯狂地繁殖。由此可推知，20世纪80年代末海狸鼠市场瘫痪了。collapse的意思应是“崩溃”，故选D。]

4．What can we infer about wearing fur in New York according to Morgan?

A．It's formal. B．It's risky.

C．It's harmful. D．It's traditional.

B　[推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“To give people a guiltfree option...a massive thing，at least here in New York.”可知，在纽约，穿毛皮衣服具有风险性。故选B。]

Groundhog (土拨鼠)Day is a yearly holiday celebrated on February 2 in the US and Canada.Tradition says that on this day the groundhog comes out of its hole after winter sleep to look for its shadow(影子).If the shadow is seen，it's a sunny day.And the groundhog predicts six more weeks of cold winter weather.But spring is coming if no shadow is seen because of clouds.

The holiday goes back to the European tradition of Candlemas，a Christian holiday also celebrated on February 2.There is an old European belief that a sunny Candlemas day would lead the winter to last another six weeks.The German believed that a badger(獾)being frightened by his shadow on Candlemas would predict six more weeks of cold weather.This belief was brought into America during the 18th century by the German settlers.These settlers used the groundhog as their weather predictor.

Groundhog Day features(以……为特色)a famous groundhog named Punxsutawney Phil.Every February 2，Phil is brought to his temporary(临时的)home on a hill outside the town of Punxsutawney，Pennsylvania，to predict the weather.People gather there early in the morning to wait for his appearance.When he doesn't see his shadow，loud cheers for the coming spring go up from the crowd.During the rest of the year，Phil lives in the town library with his “wife” Phyllis.

The festival has received worldwide attention since the movie Groundhog Day came out in 1993.The comedy(喜剧)takes place in Punxsutawney on this day.A television weather reporter is forced to relive the day over and over again until he can learn to give up his selfishness and become a better person.Since the showing of the movie，thousands of visitors have been coming to Punxsutawney to watch the real Groundhog Day.

Groundhog Day is also very popular in Canada and Wiarton Willy is the groundhog that is used to predict the length of winter over there.

【语篇解读】　每年的2月2日，美国宾夕法尼亚州的一个小镇都会欢度一个有趣的节日——土拨鼠节。

5．If it is cloudy on February 2，Phil will predict that ________．

A．spring will be sunny

B．spring is coming in six weeks

C．winter will end soon

D．winter will last another six weeks

C　[细节理解题。根据第一段末句可知，如果因为天气多云，土拨鼠看不到自己的影子，那么春天就会到来了，故选C。]

6．The movie Groundhog Day ________．

A．has made Groundhog Day more popular

B．is about an honest television news reporter

C．tells a story that happens after Groundhog Day

D．is shown in Punxsutawney every February 2

A　[细节理解题。根据第四段首句可知，电影《土拨鼠日》让土拨鼠节赢得了全世界的关注，故选A。]

7．This passage most probably comes from a book on ________．　

A．local customs and practices

B．scientific study

C．the habit of animals

D．geographic study

A　[文章出处题。本文主要讲的是每年的2月2日，美国宾夕法尼亚州的一个小镇都会欢度一个有趣的节日——土拨鼠节，故A项(当地风土人情)最恰当。]

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阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

My sister Jeanne and I were born only 14 months apart，and we once shared many happy moments.She liked telling jokes to me and I would laugh heartily. She always said she loved my laughter and it was the most impressive sound for her.But by the time we were teenagers we had years without speaking and lost touch due to family breaking.By age 19，I had moved away from our home in Wisconsin to live on my father's horse farm in Virginia. Jeanne got married at 20，moved to Chicago，and became—well，I didn't know what.We lived separate lives in separate states，and our connection somehow ended.

Fastforward about five years.I was 24 and on a trip with my best friend to New York City，a place I had never been to.It was so different from my hometown.I was used to riding my horse to the corner store where everyone knew everyone and everything went on in the quiet little cowboy town of Driver，Virginia.We went to New York to visit my friend's cousin and see the sights.We went to Little Italy, the Statue of Liberty，Chinatown, and several Manhattan clubs.I had never seen so many taxis in one spot in all my life.

During a day of sightseeing，we were crossing a very busy street loaded with people.Everyone was in a hurry.I was laughing at something my friend just said，and then I suddenly heard my name yelled from somewhere behind me：“Cheryl！”The voice was so familiar.I froze in my steps in the middle of the road.Tears welled up spontaneously(不由自主地)in my eyes.I knew without a shadow of a doubt that it was my sister Jeanne.I yelled back before even turning to look.“Jeanne？”

It was her.“Oh my！”I screamed, and I began pushing people out of my way to get to her.The crowd started to part—even by New York standards，we must have seemed crazy.And there we were，standing in the middle of a Manhattan street，facing each other and smiling.I couldn't believe it.

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2．请按如下格式作答。

I later asked how she'd known it was me._______________________________

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Since that time, my sister and I have never been separated.____________________________________________________________

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I later asked how she'd known it was me.She said it was my laugh，the impressive and unforgettable sound.My laugh is not all that unusual，but I guess to a family member it's infectious.It hits her heart and resonates in her mind.I asked her what she was doing in New York，and she said she had come for an opera showing and was there for only a week.Neither of us has ever returned to New York，and both our visits were spontaneous trips planned just a week earlier.

Since that time, my sister and I have never been separated.We both moved back to Wisconsin.We talked and joked daily like before.Many years have passed，and my sister and I are now both in our 50s.I see the chance of meeting as more of a lesson，a reminder not to lose touch with loved ones.After our sistertosister miracle，I don't plan to let that happen again.Also，I know the secret to connect each other.