Question

How do you light up the night sky? The answer is by using electricity. ______ did you know that nature can glow (发光), too?

Scientists have found many glowing creatures (生物). Most of them live in the ocean. Some use their lights to talk to each other. Others use them to hunt, to mate (交配) or to protect _____. The vampire squid (幽灵蛸), for example, uses a cloud of light to scare _____.

Scientists around the world are looking at this kind of light for new _____. In 2013, the US company Gleaux said it has created the world’s first light-producing plant, the Daily Mail reported. It is a genetically-modified (转基因的) plant. It can glow like a firefly.

Alexander, the company’s founder (创始人), and other scientists hope that _____ the future, glowing plants could _____ lamps and glowing trees could line highways. Krichevsky also hopes the technology could be used in farming. Farmers could know when their crops need water or are ready to be _____ if they glow.

While Gleaux is working on glowing plants, the French company Glowee is trying to use glowing bacteria (细菌) to _____ up shop windows and street signs. It’s the same type of bacteria that cause a type of squid to light up. New Scientist Online reported.

“Our goal is to _____ the way we produce and use light,” said Glowee founder Sandra Rey. “We want to help ______ the 19 percent of electricity consumption (消耗量) that is used to produce light.”

1.A. And    B. But    C. Though

2.A. others    B. me    C. themselves

3.A. themselves    B. friends    C. enemies

4.A. ideas    B. ways    C. creatures

5.A. in    B. on    C. to

6.A. reduce    B. increase    C. replace

7.A. planted    B. watered    C. picked

8.A. put    B. pull    C. light

9.A. find    B. learn    C. change

10.A. increase    B. reduce    C. have

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.C

4.A

5.A

6.C

7.C

8.C

9.C

10.B

【解析】

本文介绍了人们正在想出办法把发光的动物，植物和细菌用于农业和生活中。这样我们将会改变产生电和使用光的方法。

1.B

考查连词及语境的理解。A. And 而且； B. But 但是；C. Though尽管；句意：但是，你知道自然界也能发光吗？根据The answer is by using electricity.和did you know that nature can glow (发光), too?可知前半句表示电能让夜空发光，后半句表示自然界也能发光，前后表示转折关系，故用连词but，故选B。

2.C

考查代词及语境的理解。A. others 其他的（人或事）； B. me 我；C. themselves他们自己；句意：其他一些使用他们去捕猎，去交配或者保护自己。根据此处主语others可知此处表示保护他们自己，故用反身代词themselves，故选C。

3.C

考查代词和名词及语境的理解。A. themselves 他们自己；B. friends朋友； C. enemies敌人；句意：例如，幽灵蛸使用一束光吓跑敌人。根据scare可知应是吓跑敌人，故选C。

4.A

考查名词及语境的理解。A. ideas 主意；B. ways方法； C. creatures生物；句意：世界各地的科学家为了新主意正在研究这种光。根据In 2013, the US company Gleaux said it has created the world’s first light-producing plant,可知想出一种创造发光植物的主意，故选A。

5.A

考查介词及语境的理解。A. in 在……里；B. on 在……上面； C. to向；句意：这家公司的创始人亚历山大和其他科学家希望在未来，发光的植物能代替灯。in the future在未来，故选A。

6.C

考查动词及语境的理解。A. reduce 减少； B. increase增加； C. replace代替；句意：这家公司的创始人亚历山大和其他科学家希望在未来，发光的植物能代替灯。结合句意可知发光的植物代替灯，故选C。

7.C

考查动词及语境的理解。A. planted种植； B. watered 浇水； C. picked捡；句意：如果农民的庄稼发光，他们就知道什么时候他们的庄稼需要水或者什么时候准备被摘。根据if they glow.可知庄稼发光了，根据when their crops need water可知此处表示不是指庄稼需要水，应是需要收获和摘掉，故选C。

8.C

考查动词及语境的理解。A. put 放； B. pull 拉；C. light点燃；句意：当Gleaux正在从事发光的植物时，法国公司Glowee正在努力使用发光的细菌来照亮橱窗和街上的牌子。根据glowing bacteria可知发光的细菌，应是照亮某物，light up照亮，故选C。

9.C

考查动词及语境的理解。A. find 找到；B. learn 学习； C. change改变；句意：我们的目标是要改变我们产生光和使用光的方法。根据前文的the French company Glowee is trying to use glowing bacteria (细菌) to ___8___ up shop windows and street signs.可知此处表示改变产生光和使用光的方法，故选C。

10.B

考查动词及语境的理解。A. increase 增加； B. reduce 减少；C. have有；句意：我们想要帮助减少19%的用于发光的电的消耗量。结合上文glowing plants could ___6___ lamps and glowing trees could line highways.可知用发光的植物来代替灯，因此会减少电的消耗量，故选B。