1、 - 1 - Unit 5Unit 5 CanadaCanada“The True North”“The True North” .阅读理解 A A 2020成都第一次诊断For six hundred years, the Tower of Londons most exotic(异国风情的) prisoners were animals. The Royal Menagerie(动物园) began as a result of kings exchanging rare and strange animals as gifts. In 1235, Henry was delighted
2、to be presented with three wildcats by the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick . These inspired him to start a zoo at the Tower. Henrys “wildcats”， although described as leopards, were probably lions. These are the ancestors of the three lions that still appear on the England football teams shirts today. I
3、n 1251 the lions were joined by a “white bear” probably a polar bear given by the King of Norway. In 1255, the King of France sent the first elephant ever seen in England and “people flocked together to see the novel sight”. Sadly, the elephant died in 1258. Poor treatment and cramped conditions mea
4、nt many of the animals did not survive for long. But the Royal Menagerie continued to grow. Edward I created a permanent new home for the Royal Menagerie at the western entrance to the Tower, which became known as the Lion Tower. The terrifying sounds and smells of wild animals must have both impres
5、sed and scared visitors. By 1622, the collection had been extended to include three eagles, two pumas, a tiger and a jackal, as well as lions and leopards, who were the main attractions. However, the end of the Royal Menagerie came in the 1830s. Campaigners had begun to raise concerns, and the anima
6、ls were expensive, occasionally dangerous and a nuisance to the guardsmen. The Duke of Wellington sent 150 of the beasts to a new zoo in Regents Park, todays London Zoo. Despite Alfred Copss best efforts to carry on, several further incidents including an escaped wolf and a monkey that bit a guardsm
7、ans leg convinced King William to shut down the Royal Menagerie for good in 1835. The remaining animals were sold to zoos and travelling shows and the Lion Tower was later demolished. 1What do we know about the elephant presented in 1255? AIt caused big trouble. - 2 - BIt received much attention. CI
8、t lived painfully in the Lion Tower. DIt died before the polar bear came in. 2How many types of animals at the Royal Menagerie are mentioned in the text? AEight. BNine. CTen. DEleven. 3For what reason was the Royal Menagerie closed at last? ASecurity concerns. BThe decline of tourism. CPressure from
9、 campaigners. DThe financial burden to raise the animals. 4Which is the best title for the text? AThe Royal Menagerie BGifts Presented to the King CTourist Attractions in London DMiserable Life in the Lion Tower B B 2020郑州市高三第三次质量预测For as long as weve known about it, humans have searched for a cure
10、for cancer. Across the world, countless amounts of time and money have been spent on researching a way to stop this terrible disease. But now, it seems like the answer could have been inside our own bodies the whole time. Recently, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the US, a government agenc
11、y thats responsible for health care, approved a new form of gene therapy that could mean the end of a certain type of cancer. The therapy allows scientists to “train” the immune(有免疫力的) cells of sick patients to fight leukemia a form of blood cancer that mostly affects young people. The exciting new
12、treatment works by removing healthy immune cells from the patient, known as Tcells, which are then changed to be able to “hunt down” cancer cells. The cells are then put back into the patient before they begin to get rid of the patients leukemia over time, similar to how the body fights off other il
13、lnesses. “This is truly an exciting new day for cancer patients，” Louis JDeGernnaro, president of The Leukemia that could mean the end of a certain type of cancer 为 that 引导的定语从句，修饰先行词 a new form of gene therapy，that 在从句中作主语。 译文：最近，美国食品和药物管理局，一个负责医疗的政府机构，批准了一项新的基因 疗法，该疗法可能意味着某种类型的癌症的终结。 5 B 考查主旨大意。 根
14、据第二段“Recently, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the US, a government agency thats responsible for health care, approved a new form of gene therapy that could mean the end of a certain type of cancer”并结合 全文其他内容可知，本文主要介绍了治疗癌症的一项突破一种新的基因疗法，故 B 项正 确。 6A 考查细节理解。根据第四段的内容可知，该疗法通过改变后的 T 细胞来对抗身体 内的癌
15、症细胞，从而达到治疗目的。 7C 考查推理判断。根据倒数第二段“But with a recovery rate of around 83% according to a news release published by the FDA its hoped that the days of painful trips to the hospital, or even death, are over for leukemia sufferers”可知，根据 - 7 - 美国食品和药物管理局发布的新闻，利用这一方法的白血病患者的治愈率约为 83%。据此可推 知，这一方法有望给白血病患者带来更大的
16、存活和康复机会，故 C 项正确。 8 B 考查推理判断。 根据尾段尾句 Scott Gottlieb 所说的话“New technologies such as gene and cell therapies hold the potential to transform medicine and our ability to treat and even cure many incurable illnesses”可知，Scott Gottlieb 认为，像基因 和细胞疗法这样的新技术有可能改变医学，改变我们治疗甚至治愈许多无法治愈的疾病的能 力。据此可推知，Scott Gottlieb 对
17、基因和细胞疗法的前景是乐观的，故 B 项正确。 .七选五 体裁：说明文 题材：日常活动 主题：如何让孩子睡眠充足 【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文。作为一名家长，如何让自己的孩子拥有足够的睡眠 呢？对此，作者提出了一些有用的建议。 1 C 考查承上启下。 综合全文的内容和结构我们可以看出， 本文主要提出了一些建议， 关于如何让孩子拥有足够的睡眠。而 C 项“这四条建议将会告诉你如何做”是一个承上启下 的句子，符合它在本文中的位置。 2G 考查细节支撑。综合第二段的内容我们可以看出，这一段主要讲述足够的睡眠给 孩子们带来的好处。而 G 项“它还让他们远离疾病，并帮助他们保持健康的体重”在内容上 符
18、合本段的大意。 3D 考查细节支撑。根据本空前面的内容我们可以看出，本段讲述星期一到星期五不 按时睡觉而在周末补觉所带来的恶果。选项 D 的意思在逻辑上与前后的内容一致，故本空应 选 D。 4F 考查承上启下。根据本空后面一句的内容我们可以确定，本空所选的句子应与开 车有关。而 F 项讲述的是睡眠不足带来交通事故的危险。因此，本题应选 F。 5A 考查段落主旨。本空位于段首。根据短文的结构我们可以看出，本空是本段的主 题句，应是祈使句。再结合本段的大意我们可以确定，本段讲述的是家长要以身作则，而 A 项符合相关的要求。 .语法填空 体裁：记叙文 主题语境：人与自然人与动物如何对待闯入城市里的动
19、物。 【语篇解读】 本文主要讲述了三个地方对待闯入它们城市的动物(熊、狒狒、猪)的方 式。 1in 考查介词。根据语境可知，此处表示“在冬天的一个晚上”，故应用介词 in， 表示“在(某月、某年、某季节等)”。 2 found 考查动词的时态。 根据上文中的“One night”和本句中的“started”可知， 这里讲述的是发生在过去的事情，故用一般过去时，填 found。 3Luckily考查副词。根据该空后面的逗号和句子成分可知，此处要填副词修饰整个 - 8 - 句子，故填 Luckily。 4what 考查疑问句。根据该句句末的问号并结合语境可知，该句是一个疑问句，且 该句子的主句缺少
20、主语，表示“什么”，故填 what。 5to see 考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，本句中的 it 为形式主语，真正的主 语为后面的动词不定式，故填 to see。 6 hungry 考查形容词。 be 动词后面要接形容词作表语， 表明主语的状况， 故填 hungry。 7teeth 考查名词的单复数。tooth“牙齿”为可数名词，此处表示“狒狒的牙齿”， 为复数概念，故该空要填名词 tooth 的复数形式 teeth。 8Their 考查形容词性物主代词。此处指的是“Baboon Monitors”的工作，故此处 要填形容词性物主代词 Their。 9and 考查连词。此处前后表述的内容都是猪在这个城市的行为，故填 and。 10entering 考查固定用法。stop sb. doing sth.“阻止某人做某事”是固定用法， 故填 entering。
