北师大版高二英语必修8_Unit22_阅读训练：Environment.pdfVIP

阅读训练：Environment Section A 本文词数:197 参考时间:240 Usually from about now they spring up in the far south-west, and then they spread like a Mexican wave across Britain. But the National Trust says today that nature-lovers could have to wait until the end of May before carpets of English 1 bluebells begin to appear in woodlands. The National Trust believes that after the coldest winter for more than 30 years the English bluebell season is likely to be up to three weeks late. The plant depends on warm ground temperatures and the prolonged 2 coldness has affected its ability to grow. In recent years milder winters and earlier springs have led to the flowers appearing as early as April 1st in west England. They are normally at their best in late April and early May, but 2010 is likely to see the latest peak since the mid-1990s. A spokesman for the National Trust said, To have any chance of enjoying the sight of this beautiful flower we need to have a warm and sunny April. Bluebells are 3 normally pretty good at making up lost ground but it’s going to be touch-and-go this year, so this annual plant that represents the season is likely to be up to three weeks late. Notes: 1. bluebell n.风铃草 2. prolong v.延长 3. touch-and-go adj.不确定；无把握 词数:121 处理时间:2′50″ Read the passage and then choose the best answer to each question. 1. Nature-lovers have to wait for three weeks to enjoy English bluebells because ______. A. spring is always late in England B. all the plants have been frozen to death C. the prolonged coldness has affected their growth 1 / 6 D. the seeds of the plants h