2014年全国统一高考英语试卷（新课标Ⅰ）BPassengerpigeons（旅鸽）onceflewovermuchoftheUnitedStatesinunbelievablenumbers.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）Writtenaccountsfromthe18thand19thcenturiesdescribedflocks（群）solargethattheydarkenedthe第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分）skyforhours.Itwascalculatedthatwhenitspopulationreachitshighestpoint,thereweremorethan3billion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，并在答题卡上将passengerpigeons–anumberequalto24to40percentofthetotalbirdpopulationintheUnitedStates,该项涂黑。makingitperhapsthemostabundantbirdsintheworld.Evenaslateas1870whentheirnumbershadalreadybecomesmaller,aflockbelievedtobe1milewideand320miles(about515kilometers)longwasAseennearCincinnati.TheCambridgeScienceFestivalCuriosityChallengeSadly,theabundanceofpassengerpigeonsmayhavebeentheirundoing.Wherethebirdswereabundant,peoplebelievedtherewasanever-lastingsupplyandkilledthembythethousands.CommercialDaretoTaketheCuriosityChallenge!huntersattractedthemtosmallclearingswithgrain,waiteduntilpigeonshadsettledtofeed,thenthrewTheCambridgeScienceFestival(CSF)ispleasedtoinformyouofthesixthannualCuriositylargenetsoverthem,takinghundredsatatime.ThebirdswereshippedtolargecitiesandsoldinChallenge.Thechallengeinvites,evendaresschoolstudentsbetweentheagesof5and14tocreaterestaurants.artworkorapieceofwritingthatshowstheircuriosityandhowitinspiresthemtoexploretheirworld.Bytheclosingdecadesofthe19thcentury,thehardwoodforestswherepassengerpigeonsnestedhadStudentsarebeingdaredtodrawapicture,writeanarticle,takeaphotoorwriteapoemthatshowsbeendamagedbyAmericans’needforwood,whichscattered（驱散）theflocksandforcedthebirdstowhattheyarecuriousabout.Toenterthechallenge,allartworkorpiecesofwritingshouldbesenttothegofarthernorth,wherecoldtemperaturesandspringstormscontributedtotheirdecline.SoonthegreatCambridgeScienceFestival,MITMuseum,265MassAvenue.Cambridge02139byFriday,February8th.flocksweregone,nevertobeseenagain.StudentswhoentertheCuriosityChallengeandareselectedaswinnerswillbehonoredataspecialIn1897,thestateofMichiganpassedalawprohibitingthekillingofpassengerpigeons,butbythen,ceremonyduringtheCSFonSunday,April21st.Guestspeakerwillalsopresentprizestothestudents.nosizableflockshadbeenseeninthestatefor10years.ThelastconfirmedwildpigeonintheUnitedWinningentrieswillbepublishedinabook.Studententrieswillbeexhibitandprizeswillbegiven.StateswasshotbyaboyinPikeCounty,Ohio,in1900.Foratime,afewbirdssurvivedunderhumanFamiliesofthosewhotakepartwillbeincludedinthecelebrationandbrunchwillbeserved.care.Thelastofthem,knownaffectionatelyasMartha,diedattheCincinnatiZoologicalGardeninBetweenMarch10thandMarch15th,eachwinnerwillbegiventhespecificsoftheclosingSeptember1,1914.ceremonyandtheCuriosityChallengecelebration.Theprogramguidelinesandotherrelatedinformation24.Inthe18thandearly19thcenturies,passengerpigeons.areavailableat:http://cambridgesciencefestival.org.A.werethebiggestbirdintheworld21.WhocantakepartintheCuriosityChallenge?B.livedmainlyinthesouthofAmericaA.SchoolstudentsB.CambridgelocalsC.CSFwinnersD.MITartistsC.didgreatharmtothenaturalenvironment22.Whenwilltheprize-givingceremonybeheld?A.OnFebruary8thB.OnMarch10thC.OnApril21stD.OnMarch15th23.Whattypeofwritingisthistext?A.Anexhibitionguide.B.Anartshowreview.C.Anannouncement.D.Anofficialreport.第1页（共14页）D.werethe...
