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回答问题(五) 事物介绍+人物故事A [2019·内江]Theseedvault(地窖)Alotofcountriesneeddifferentkindsofseedssothattheycanplantthemagain.Thereisanimportantreasonforthis.Sometimesplantscan"tgrowinacountrybecauseofbadweatherordisease,sofarmersneednewseeds.Youcankeepseedsina“seedvault”.It"saplaceataspecialtemperature.Theseedsdon"tgrow,buttheycanliveforalongtime.Norwayhasthebiggestseedvaultintheworld—theSvalbardGlobalSeedVault—andithasseedsfromalotofdifferentcountries.ThevaultisontheislandofSpitsbergen.TheislandisaboutonethousandkilometersfromtheNorthPole.It"saverycoldplacesoit"sgoodforseeds.Abovetheground,thedoorwayissmall,butinside,thebuildingishuge.Youwalkdownalongcorridor(走廊),whichisonehundredandthirtymetersinsideamountain.Attheendofit,therearethreelargeareaswithseeds.Thereareabouthalfamillionkindsofseedsinsidethevault.Forexample,therearekindsofseedsforricefromAsiaandAfrica,32kindsofseedsforpotatoesfromIrelandandseedsfordifferenttomatoesfromtheUSA.Theseedvaulthasspaceforalotmoreseeds.Youcanputabout2.2billion(十亿)seedsinside.Theseedscanlivehereforthousandsofyearsbecauseofthecoldtemperatureof-18℃.So,inthefuture,humanscangrowanyseedtheywant.Inotherwords,theseedvaultisthedifferencebetweenlifeanddeath.1.Whycan"tplantsgrowinacountry?(within6words) 2.Whereisthebiggestseedvaultintheworld?(within2words) 3.HowfaristheSvalbardGlobalSeedVaultfromtheNorthPole?(within4words)
4.Howmanyseedscanbeputintheseedvault?(within3words) 5.Whatplaceisaseedvault?(within14words) BItwasaChristmasnight.Iwasanunluckynursewhohadtoworkonsuchabeautifulfestival.WhenIwascomplaining(抱怨)aboutit,threepeopleappearedatmydesk—atiredwomanandtwochildren.“Areyouallsick?”Iaskeddoubtfullybecausetheyseemedallright.“Yes,”thewomanansweredweaklyandloweredherhead.Butwhentheystartedtopresenttheirproblems,thingsbecameunclear.Onechildhadafever,buthistemperaturewasOK.Theotherchildhadanearache,butshecouldnottellmewhichearhurt.Itseemedthatthemotherwaspretendingtocough.Somethingwaswrong.ButIonlyexplainedthatitmighttakeawhilebeforeadoctorcouldmeetthem.“Takeyourtime,please,”saidthemother.Icheckedtheircharts—noaddress.SuddenlyIknew,theywerehomelesswhilethehospitalwaswarm.Thefamilyhuddled(蜷缩)togetherundertheChristmastree,smilingandtalkingwitheachothersweetly.Quietly,Iwentbacktothenurses"stationandtoldthemwhathappenedinthewaitingroom.ItwasjustlikeGodsendingusagiftonChristmasDay.Thenurses"stationsuddenlycamebacktolife.Allthenurseswentintoactionfor“aChristmasemergency(紧急情况)”.WetookoutourmealsforourChristmas“patients”.Wealsoputtogetherorangesandapplesaspresents.WetriedtoexceedtheneedsofafamilywhoonlywantedawarmplaceonChristmasnight.Later,thelittlegirlkissedmeandsaid,“Thanksforbeingourangel(天使).”1.Whendidthestoryhappen? 2.Werethemotherandthetwochildrenillaccordingtothepassage?
3.WhatwerethefamilydoingwhentheyhuddledtogetherundertheChristmastree? 4.Howdidthewritergobacktothenurses"station? 5.Whydidthefamilygointothehospitalthatnight?
【参考答案】A 1.Becauseofbadweatherordisease.2.InNorway.3.Aboutonethousandkilometers.4.About2.2billion.5.It"saplacewhereseedsdon"tgrow,butcanliveforalongtime.B 1.OnaChristmasnight.2.No,theyweren"t./No.3.Theyweresmilingandtalkingwitheachothersweetly.4.Quietly.5.Becausetheywantedawarmplace.