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阅读训练：Environment
Section?A
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????Usuallyfromaboutnowtheyspringupinthefarsouth-west,andthentheyspreadlikeaMexicanwaveacrossBritain.ButtheNationalTrustsaystodaythatnature-loverscouldhavetowaituntiltheendofMaybeforecarpetsofEnglishbluebells1begintoappearinwoodlands.
????TheNationalTrustbelievesthatafterthecoldestwinterformorethan30yearstheEnglishbluebellseasonislikelytobeuptothreeweekslate.Theplantdependsonwarmgroundtemperaturesandtheprolonged2coldnesshasaffecteditsabilitytogrow.
????InrecentyearsmilderwintersandearlierspringshaveledtotheflowersappearingasearlyasApril1stinwestEngland.TheyarenormallyattheirbestinlateAprilandearlyMay,but2010islikelytoseethelatestpeaksincethemid-1990s.
????AspokesmanfortheNationalTrustsaid,TohaveanychanceofenjoyingthesightofthisbeautifulflowerweneedtohaveawarmandsunnyApril.Bluebellsarenormallyprettygoodatmakinguplostgroundbutit’sgoingtobetouch-and-go3thisyear,sothisannualplantthatrepresentstheseasonislikelytobeuptothreeweekslate.
Notes:
1.bluebelln.风铃草
2.prolongv.延长
3.touch-and-goadj.不确定；无把握
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Readthepassageandthenchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion.
1.Nature-lovershavetowaitforthreeweekstoenjoyEnglishbluebellsbecause______.
A.springisalwayslateinEngland
B.alltheplantshavebeenfrozentodeath
C.theprolongedcoldnesshasaffectedtheirgrowth
D.theseedsoftheplantshavebeeneatenupbybirds
2.BluebellshaveappearedasearlyasApril1stinwestEnglandinrecentyearsbecauseof______.
A.lotsoflostground
B.theNationalTrust’shelp
C.theMexicanwaveacrossBritain
D.milderwintersandearliersprings
3.Thebesttitleforthepassageshouldbe______.
A.HowtoPlantBluebells
B.ThankstotheNationalTrust
C.Where