2014年全国统一高考英语试卷（新课标Ⅰ）C.Anannouncement.D.Anofficialreport.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分）BPassengerpigeons（旅鸽）onceflewovermuchoftheUnitedStatesinunbelievablenumbers.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡Writtenaccountsfromthe18thand19thcenturiesdescribedflocks（群）solargethattheydarkenedtheskyforhours.上将该项涂黑。Itwascalculatedthatwhenitspopulationreachitshighestpoint,thereweremorethan3billionpassengerpigeons–anumberequalto24to40percentofthetotalbirdpopulationintheUnitedStates,Amakingitperhapsthemostabundantbirdsintheworld.Evenaslateas1870whentheirnumbershadalreadybecomesmaller,aflockbelievedtobe1milewideand320miles(about515kilometers)longTheCambridgeScienceFestivalCuriosityChallengewasseennearCincinnati.Sadly,theabundanceofpassengerpigeonsmayhavebeentheirundoing.WherethebirdswereDaretoTaketheCuriosityChallenge!abundant,peoplebelievedtherewasanever-lastingsupplyandkilledthembythethousands.Commercialhuntersattractedthemtosmallclearingswithgrain,waiteduntilpigeonshadsettledtofeed,thenthrewTheCambridgeScienceFestival(CSF)ispleasedtoinformyouofthesixthannualCuriositylargenetsoverthem,takinghundredsatatime.Thebirdswereshippedtolargecitiesandsoldinrestaurants.Challenge.Thechallengeinvites,evendaresschoolstudentsbetweentheagesof5and14tocreateBytheclosingdecadesofthe19thcentury,thehardwoodforestswherepassengerpigeonsnestedhadbeendamagedbyAmericans’needforwood,whichscattered（驱散）theflocksandforcedthebirdsartworkorapieceofwritingthatshowstheircuriosityandhowitinspiresthemtoexploretheirworld.togofarthernorth,wherecoldtemperaturesandspringstormscontributedtotheirdecline.Soonthegreatflocksweregone,nevertobeseenagain.Studentsarebeingdaredtodrawapicture,writeanarticle,takeaphotoorwriteapoemthatshowsIn1897,thestateofMichiganpassedalawprohibitingthekillingofpassengerpigeons,butbythen,nosizableflockshadbeenseeninthestatefor10years.ThelastconfirmedwildpigeonintheUnitedwhattheyarecuriousabout.Toenterthechallenge,allartworkorpiecesofwritingshouldbesenttotheStateswasshotbyaboyinPikeCounty,Ohio,in1900.Foratime,afewbirdssurvivedunderhumancare.Thelastofthem,knownaffectionatelyasMartha,diedattheCincinnatiZoologicalGardeninCambridgeScienceFestival,MITMuseum,265MassAvenue.Cambridge02139byFriday,FebruarySeptember1,1914.24.Inthe18thandearly19thcenturies,passengerpigeons.8th.A.werethebiggestbirdintheworldB.livedmainlyinthesouthofAmericaStudentswhoentertheCuriosityChallengeandareselectedaswinnerswillbehonoredataspecialceremonyduringtheCSFonSunday,April21st.Guestspeakerwillalsopresentprizestothestudents.Winningentrieswillbepublishedinabook.Studententrieswillbeexhibitandprizeswillbegiven.Familiesofthosewhotakepartwillbeincludedinthecelebrationandbrunchwillbeserved.BetweenMarch10thandMarch15th,eachwinnerwillbegiventhespecificsoftheclosingceremonyandtheCuriosityChallengecelebration.Theprogramguidelinesandotherrelatedinformationareavailableat:http://cambridgesciencefestival.org.21.WhocantakepartintheCuriosityChallenge?A.SchoolstudentsB.CambridgelocalsC.CSFwinnersD.MITartists22.Whenwilltheprize-givingceremonybeheld?A.OnFebruary8thB.OnMarch10thC.OnApril21stD.OnMarch15th23.Whattypeofwritingisthistext?A.Anexhibitionguide.B.Anartshowreview.第1页（共15页）C.didgreatharmtothenaturalenvironmentaccomplis...
