1、1 单元综合检测(五) (时间：100 分钟；满分：120 分) 第一部分阅读(共两节，满分 50 分) 第一节(共 15 小题，每小题 2.5 分，满分 37.5 分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Martn Ramrez fromArgentina I think it is okay for scientists to grow geneticallyengineer food because they can develop better food and this can help with the hunger problem all
2、around the world.Scientists can help us to have more and better meats to eat by cloning only the superioranimals.Idontthinkthatweshouldworrysomuchabout geneticallyengineered food. Angela Fernandez from Mexico Idontknowifthetomatoeswefindin supermarkets are genetically manipulated or not.What I do kn
3、ow is that they are very bad! A tomato grown with sun and soil is much better.In the case of strawberries，actually, most strawberries we can find are very tasty.I guess, however, they have been genetically manipulated, too. Vera Sirotkina from Russia If we manipulate vegetable genes， we can also do
4、with human genes.So it may be possible that a substance which is left in food could get into a human body while the person is eating.Then, is it possible that this substance could modify the persons genetic structure? Pinar Mfftler from Turkey I dont agree with the idea that scientists should not gr
5、ow geneticallyengineered food because it is not safe.If they want to make progress, they should do experiments.Its important to keep trying.If they dont keep trying, they will never be able to develop new technologies.Maybe these technologies wont be successful in the beginning, but if scientists ke
6、ep trying, they will develop new ways. 语篇解读本文叙述了四人对转基因食品发表的观点。 1Of the people about, who is obviously against geneticallyengineered food? 2 APinar Mfftler from Turkey. BMartn Ramrez from Argentina. CVera Sirotkina from Russia. DAngela Fernandez from Mexico. D细节理解题。根据“What I do know is that they are
7、very bad！”可知， Angela Fernandez 明显反对转基因食品。 2As far as Pinar Mfftler is concerned，_ Adeveloping such food is a better way to solve world hunger Bexperimenting on such food shouldnt be allowed Cnew technologies will make such food safer to eat Dthis kind of food is much better and tastier C细节理解题。根据“May
8、be these technologies wont be successful in the beginning，but if scientists keep trying，they will develop new ways.”可知，C 项 正确。 3What do we infer about Martn Ramrez? AHe doubts whether such food is safe. BHe worries that the crops will spoil. CHe doesnt like vegetables and fruit. DHe is in favor of c
9、loning animals. D细节理解题。根据“Scientists can help us to have more and better meats to eat by cloning only the superior animals.”可知，他支持克隆动物。 B In Colonial days，farm families worked from sunrise to sunset and sometimes longer.People had little time for play.They did not have a chance to see other people a
10、s much as we do today.But sometimes they were able to turn hard work into good times and still visit with their neighbors. In Virginia，Indian corn was an important crop.In late autumn after the weather had turned cold，the corn was ready to be harvested.Each ear had a cover of leaves called the husk(
11、壳).The colonists pulled ears of corn from the dry stalks and stored the ears of corn.Later，they held a corn huskingparty. 3 On a clear night in November，neighboring families gathered to husk (剥去 的壳 )the corn.They lit lanterns in a barn and piled the corn in high mounds (垛)on the floor.Then everyone
12、went to work. Most of the corn was yellow or white.But from time to time, a red ear was found.The person who found it was supposed to have good luck. As people worked together, they enjoyed each others company.There was cider(苹果酒)to drink and cakes and cookies to eat.Corn husking was a favorite with
13、 boys and girls because they liked the chance to have a party. 语篇解读本文主要讲述了殖民地时期人们是如何庆祝丰收的。 4When and where were corn husking parties held? AThey were held in barns at night. BThey were held in the fields at night. CThey were held on farms during the day. DThey were held on farms on moonless nights.
14、A细节理解题。根据第三段中的第二句“They lit lanterns in a barn and piled the corn in high mounds on the floor.”可知，他们是晚上在粮仓里面庆祝。 5Why did boys and girls like corn huskings? AThey liked the chance to dress up. BThey liked to have parties. CThey liked to count the ears of corn. DThey liked to do hard work. B细节理解题。根据文章最
15、后一句中的“because they liked the chance to have a party”可知，他们喜欢聚会。 6What is the passage mainly about? AIt is about harvesting an important crop. BIt is about Indians during Colonial days. CIt is about dances held in colonial barns. DIt is about how to husk corn. A主旨大意题。从总体上看，文章主要讲述了当地人们收获玉米的过程， 故选 A 项。
16、4 7How would the person feel when he found a red corn? AHe would feel very happy. BHe would feel very sorry. CHe would feel very worried. DHe would feel very satisfied. A推理判断题。根据第四段中的“The person who found it was supposed to have good luck.”可知，由于发现红色玉米的人将有好的运气，所以他会很高兴。 C Dear Sir， There is a plan to
17、build a new supermarket on the edge of the Whitefields housing estate( 住 宅 区 ) ， on the land where the local library now is.I live at Whitefields，and I would like to express my concern about this plan.It is not that I am completely against the idea of building a supermarketI just think that as a com
18、munity we need to weigh up the advantages and disadvantages before committing ourselves. It is clear that the library is underused and in poor condition.It is also clear that there are very few shops near here and a supermarket would be a good thing to have.But the people who want to build the super
19、market seem to think that no one wants the library any more， and that it isnt a must because of the Internet and so on.Is this necessarily true, especially for elderly people？What about young people who dont have the Internet at home and need to go to the library to do their homework? Where can they
20、 study if they have to share a room with a younger brother or sister? On the other hand, there is an argument that a new supermarket would not only bring more choice of shopping and more convenience for local people, but it would also bring some muchneeded jobs for younger people in the townand this
21、 is a good point.What we need to do is consider the effect a supermarket will have on our quality of life.Certainly local people, includingme, will find shopping a lot easier and more convenient.But there will also be extra traffic.In a few years from now，the roads in and around will be full of cars
22、 in the daytime and delivery lorries at night, and not only that we will have got used to it, too.Are more jobs and more convenience worth such an influence on our daily lives? Perhaps, but this is what we have to ask ourselves. 5 I believe that all the people of Whitefields, and the authority, need
23、 to discuss this question in an openminded wayand I hope that by the time a decision is taken，we will have had a full and fair discussion of the issues involved, and that the local authority will have really listened to everyones view.Is that too much to ask? Yours faithfully， Tom Watkins 语篇解读本文是一篇议
24、论文。作者通过书信的形式向有关部门建议要谨 慎考虑把图书馆改建为超市的计划。虽然超市能方便人们的日常生活，提供就业 机会，但图书馆能丰富没有网络的人的精神世界，帮助学生完成作业，这一点是 超市无法取代的。因此作者希望有关部门能够慎重考虑。 8The supporters of the supermarket probably think_ Athe library is no longer needed Bthe library is too poor to be rebuilt Cthe supermarket brings down goods price Dsupermarket inc
25、reases local workers income A细节理解题。根据第二段中的“But the people who want to build the supermarket seem to think that no one wants the library any more”可知，支持建超市 的人是因为他们觉得不再有人想要图书馆了。 9What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refer to? AShopping convenience. BJob opportunity. CLife quality. DTraffic
26、 condition. D词义猜测题。it 作代词时，代表前文已提到过的一件事物。前文中提到 “the roads in and around will be full of cars in the daytime and delivery lorries at night(这个住宅区的路白天会塞满车，晚上有运输卡车)”可知，此处的 it 指的是 交通情况。 10What is the authors attitude toward the plan? AApproving.BNeutral. CNegative.DConfident. 6 C观点态度题。根据第一段中的“I would lik
27、e to express my concern about this plan.It is not that I am completely against.”可知，作者写这封信的目的是为了 表达自己对于这个计划的担心，而且作者希望有关部门能权衡利弊后再做出决 定，说明作者对这个计划的态度是消极的。 11Why is the letter written? ATo promote effective public reading. BTo call for concern over an urban project. CTo discuss ways of improving life qua
28、lity. DTo express dissatisfaction with public equipment. B推理判断题。文中第一段提到社区图书馆将被改建为超市的计划，作者 在信中表达了他的顾虑。根据“I just think that as a community we need to weigh up the advantages.”可知， 作者希望有关部门能够权衡利弊后再做出决定， 故这封信 的写作目的是呼吁关注这个项目。 D In the basement of a landmark 27story tower in Stockholm，Petterson is hoping t
29、o sow the seeds of an indoorurban farmingrevolution.He is the chief executive of Plantagon，a new urban farming factory set to kick off operations in the basement of an office block in the Swedish capital. He is by no means the first enthusiast for indoor farming, which has become increasingly fashio
30、nable in recent years.Claims for the practice of growing food in basements range from feeding people in desert environments to transforming the negative environmental effects of monoculture farming. Plantagons early promises reflect this new optimism.Petterson calls the farms approach“ agritechture”
31、： the combination of agriculture, technology and architecture hoping to revolutionize how we live and eat. The term may be new，but the concept isnt.Indoor farming is made possible by agricultural technologies such as hydroponics (growing plants without soil)and aeroponics (in which plants are grown
32、in air over containers).Food can be produced without direct sunlight or soil. Plantagon plans to grow highvalue foods in a pumicelike material rather than soil.Water for the plants is measured precisely.It will also dehumidify(除湿)the air 7 and reuse any extra water to ensure zero waste.Compared with
33、 conventional agriculture, it will need much less water to produce the same amount of crops. Energy is also a key issue for indoor urban farms，which have to create artificial sunlight.Although advances in the efficiency of LED lights have helped bring down energy consumption in recent years, plants
34、use only about 1 percent of the artificial light produced.This leads to a great waste of energy, most of which disappears as heat.The basement farm will capture around 70 percent of this wasted heat and pipe it into the heating system of the office block above.Oxygen produced by the plants will be s
35、ent to office workers via the buildings air conditioners. 语篇解读在斯德哥尔摩一座地标性的 27 层塔楼的地下室里，彼得森希 望播下室内都市农业革命的种子。 他将在瑞典首都的一座办公大楼的地下室开始 运营。 12What does Plantagon plan to do in the basement? AGrow crops. BDo operations. COpen a seed company. DGive lectures about farming. A细节理解题。 根据文章第一段中的“Petterson is hopin
36、g to sow the seeds of an indoor urban farming revolution.”可知，他要在地下室内开办室内农场，故选 A 项。 13What does the underlined phrase “The term” in Paragraph 4 refer to? AAeroponics.BHydroponics. CMonoculture.DAgritechture. D 词 义 猜 测 题 。 根 据 第 三 段 中 的 “Petterson calls the farms approachagritechture ： the combination
37、 of agriculture ， technology and architecture hoping to revolutionize how we live and eat.”可知，此处的 the term 指 的就是“agritechture”。 14What do indoor farms do with energy waste? AProduce oxygen. BRun air conditioners. CHeat offices. 8 DCreate artificial sunlight. C推理判断题。根据第六段中的“The basement farm will cap
38、ture around 70 percent of this wasted heat and pipe it into the heating system of the office block above.”可知，地下室农场将捕获约 70%的这种废热，并将其注入办公大楼上方 的供暖系统，故选 C 项。 15What is the text mainly about? AAfarming revolution. BPettersons achievement. CAwatersaving farming project. DAn environmentfriendly system. A主旨
39、大意题。根据文章的主题句“Petterson is hoping to sow the seeds of an indoor urban farming revolution.”可知，本文主要介绍的是“农业革命”。 第二节(共 5 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 12.5 分) 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中 有两项为多余选项。 Anyone who knows me well would see me as an optimist._16_This was the case for me on a particularly cold January day
40、. I felt exhausted by the painful challenges I was dealing with in my personal life._17_The gray sky blocked even a single ray of sunlight. About midway through the day, I left work to get some lunch.Still feeling negative，I noticed that the sun had come out for a moment.I began to think about my ne
41、gative attitude and reminded myself that I was responsible for choosing my state of mind._18_Even though I reminded myself of this truth, I couldnt make the change. As I stopped at a red light, I looked at the car in front of mine.The personalized license plate caught my eyeIt read “SUNZOUT”Thisbrou
42、ghtan immediate smile to my face._19_And in the midst of the longest, darkest, coldest winter, this in itself was a blessing.But then my eyes moved to the car that was next to the SUNZOUT vehicle.The license plate on that car read “GROUCH” This brought more than a smile to my face as I laughed out l
43、oud! Seeing the two opposite license plates at that exact moment in time strengthened my previous recognition of my ability to choose my attitude._20_ 9 I returned to work and share my story with several coworkers who responded with warm laughter at what I refer to as my “message from beyond” I lear
44、ned that day that when were feeling too discouraged to bring ourselves out of a passive state, relief is only a prayer away ! AThe weather seemed to match my mood. BPessimists think the opposite way，however. CHowever，even optimists can temporarily lose hope. DIt felt like a reminder that the sun was
45、 shining after all. EDo you think that the sunshine will spread throughout your life? FI felt my spirit lift as I made the decision to choose a positive attitude. G While I could not ignore the pain I was going through， I could choose to think positively. 语篇解读本文是一篇记叙文。作者讲述了自己有一天情绪低落，当看到 两个截然相反的个性车牌时
46、心情转变的故事。 16 C前一句说“任何了解我的人都会认为我是一个乐观主义者”， 后一 句又说“在一个寒冷的一月里我就是这样”。由此可知，此处需要一个承上启下 的过渡句，C 项“即使是乐观主义者也可能暂时失去希望”符合语境。 17A根据本空后的“The gray sky blocked even a single ray of sunlight.”可 知，灰暗的天空甚至没有一缕阳光，故 A 项“天气似乎很合我的心情”符合语 境。 18G根据本空前的“I began to think about my negative attitude and reminded myself that I wa
47、s responsible for choosing my state of mind.”可知，我开始 思考我的消极态度，并提醒自己，我有责任选择我的心态。G 项“虽然我不能忽 视我正在经历的痛苦，但我可以选择积极地思考”可承接上文。 19D根据本空前的“This brought an immediate smile to my face.”可知，这 使我的脸上立刻露出了笑容。D 项“这感觉就像在提醒自己：阳光毕竟是灿烂 的”符合语境。 20F根据本空前的“Seeing the two opposite license plates at that exact moment in time s
48、trengthened my previous recognition of my ability to choose my attitude.”可知，此处承接上文，讲的是积极的态度对自己的影响，F 项“当我决 10 定选择一种积极的态度时，我感到精神振奋”符合语境。 第二部分语言运用(共两节，满分 30 分) 第一节(共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中选出可以填 入空白处的最佳选项。 It s a memorable period when I lost a longtime job.It happened in
49、 2004, when our company announced the job_21_ ， facing the global economic crisis.We all_22_the insurance company we worked for was not as_23_as it used to be.Then, one day, I entered my office and was_24_I got fired. During that week, I did almost nothing to change my situation，_25_renewing myoldco
50、ntactswithwritersthatIbuiltwhenIworkedasan experienced_26_many years ago.Beyond this, I remained a_27_unemployed loser.Soon enough, I received an order from a writer.Then I was_28_by a few more people who needed my services, and gradually my reputation recovered. Though this_29_job couldnt support m
