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Unit 3 单元质量检测（三）
Ⅰ.阅读理解(共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Taylor Richardson has her eyes on the universe. Ever since a young age, she knew she loved space and made her goal to go to Mars someday. In order to start achieving her goal, she did some reasearch and found out about Mars Generation.
The Mars Generation was created so that those who love space and Mars would have a way to meet people with similar interests. In the organization, collaborative (合作的) energy and a supportive environment make sharing dreams exciting and easy. Now, Taylor is a student ambassador (大使) for the organization and it is her job to tell people about the program and its mission (任务). She once advertised a program called “Train like an Astronaut” and she hopes that her efforts will be able to excite young people and adults about space exploration.
Taylor's biggest service mission involves increasing the literacy (读写能力) rate in America. When she was younger, she did not read well. However, because her mother was always supportive and helped Taylor by reading aloud to her and providing her with audio books, she eventually became a good reader. So, Taylor started a program called “Take Flight with a Book”， which focuses on helping more children enjoy reading materials. Through her book drives, she has raised over 500 books. And now, she is on her third book drive and is collecting books to give to various organizations in Jacksonville.
Taylor lives by her belief in the possibility of change. She said, “We still live in a wonderful world where we can still make a change and do what's right for all people.” In her own way, she is spreading positivity. By sharing her love for space and books, she is guiding other kids and becoming an inspiration to all.
1．What does the program “Train like an Astronaut” do
A．It takes people to explore space.
B．It trains students to be astronauts.
C．It employs more student ambassadors.
D．It encourages people to discover more about space.
2．How does Taylor encourage more children to read
A．By offering audio books to kids.
B．By creating a practical program.
C．By asking mothers to read aloud to kids.
D．By visiting various organizations in Jacksonville.
3．What may Taylor do in the future
A．Live in a wonderful world.
B．Help others make a change.
C．Figure out what is right in life.
D．Publish more books on space.
B
Farmers have long relied on things that work without their involvement — bees to pollinate (授粉) flowers, earthworms (蚯蚓) to turn the soil, swallows to eat pests — to make sure that crops grow the right way.Now a team of British researchers is trying to take this hands off thinking in a high tech direction.Last October, scientists at Harper Adams University started a farm called the Hands Free Hectare to make the entire process of farming — from sowing and fertilizing to harvest — fully automatic.The project has just succeeded with five tons of robot grown barley (大麦)．
“We believe the best idea is that in the future, farmers will manage groups of smaller, autonomous machines，” the researchers explained.“They will go out and work in the fields, allowing farmers to use their time more effectively instead of having to drive up and down the fields.”
At the moment, agricultural machines — very large and heavy — can cover a lot of space quickly.But there are shortcomings.“Fertilizer gets sprayed over entire farms, regardless of the different needs of different crops.They're also so heavy that they're damaging farmers' soils，” researcher Jonathan Gill said.
Gill and his colleagues went smaller: a tractor, a combine and a harvester, which followed a programmed route, using GPS.Altogether, they spent less than ￡200,000 on equipment, and used open source technology and a drone (无人机)．Eventually the system will be complex enough to treat different parts of a field, or even individual plants, differently.
The team is quick to caution that they don't want to put farmers out of work.They said, “Instead of being busy in the fields, the farmer will manage the machines and monitor their crops.” The next stop for the barley will be a brewery.That's not going to be completely automatic.At least not yet.
4．What feature of bees, earthworms and swallows inspired scientists
A．Their dependence on nature.
B．Their special way of survival.
C．Their selfless love for the earth.
D．Their natural involvement in farming.
5．What advantage of Gill's equipment is introduced in Para.4
A．Freeing workers totally.
B．Reducing the cost of harvest.
C．Improving the accuracy of farming.
D．Increasing the output of different crops.
6．Which of the following would be the best title for the text
A．The future of hands free farming
B．The functions of agricultural machines
C．The development of automatic harvest
D．The shortcomings of traditional farming
C
Born in London in 1825, Thomas Henry Huxley was one of the great men of the nineteenth century.In 1846 Thomas Henry Huxley was appointed assistant doctor aboard H．M.S. Rattlesnake.The ship had been asked to survey areas of the Great Barrier Reef and the neighboring seas.This gave Thomas Henry Huxley an opportunity to study animal life and was the start of his biological career.The voyage lasted four years, during which time he gathered much information on plankton (浮游生物)．
On his return from the voyage, Thomas Henry Huxley was made a member of the Royal Society in recognition of his scientific work.Although he continued to publish papers about plankton, his interest was turning towards vertebrate (有脊椎的) animals.For some time Thomas Henry Huxley and his workmates had been discussing the possibility that animal species had evolved (进化), one from another.No satisfactory theories had been put forward, but in 1859 Darwin's Origin of Species appeared.Thomas Henry Huxley at once realized its importance and how the theory of natural selection provided “the working hypothesis (假说) we sought”．
For the rest of his life Thomas Henry Huxley struggled to ensure the full recognition of Darwin's work.In 1863 Thomas Henry Huxley published Man's Place in Nature in which he compared man and great apes (猿)．He clearly showed similarities.
Despite his many achievements he was given no award by the British state until late in his life.From about 1870, Thomas Henry Huxley was too involved in other things to continue actual research.He had always been interested in education.He pioneered the teaching of biology and his method of selecting “type animals” is still followed today.He spent the last ten years of his life writing essays mainly on biology.
7．Why did Huxley go on the voyage
A．To explore the deep sea.
B．To do research on sea animals.
C．To work as a doctor on the ship.
D．To gather information for his paper.
8．How did Huxley react to the theory of natural selection
A．He had doubt about it.
B．He thought highly of it.
C．He couldn't understand it.
D．He thought he developed it first.
9．What do we know about Huxley's book Man's Place in Nature
A．It discusses the importance of human beings.
B．It focuses on Darwin's theory of natural selection.
C．It talks about the differences between man and apes.
D．It provides evidence about the evolution of man from apes.
10．What can we learn about Huxley from the last paragraph
A．He continued his research till his death.
B．He contributed a lot to biology teaching.
C．He never got awards for his achievements.
D．He became a good novelist late in his life.
Ⅱ.阅读七选五(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
You might think that to lose weight you need to do plenty of exercise — pedalling speedily on an exercise bike, for example, or doing lengths in your local pool.__11__
These were the findings of an experiment comparing the benefits of exercise and hot baths that was carried out by Dr Steve Faulkner of Loughborough University.__12__ Their blood sugar level was watched and the number of calories (卡路里) they burnt was measured.The experiment was then repeated, but instead of having a bath, the participants did an hour's heavy exercise on a bike.__13__
“What we found，” said Dr Faulkner, “was an 80% increase in energy consumption, just as a result of sitting in the bath for the course of an hour.”__14__ The amount of blood sugar in the blood after a meal was on average 10% lower after the bath compared to that after exercise.
Dr Faulkner's explanation for the results is that when you are in a hot bath, the sugar from the bloodstream to the muscles will change.It's important to keep blood sugar levels down to avoid damage to the arteries (动脉) and nerves.
__15__ You should aim to do at least 150 minutes of exercise a week.But, if you are one of those people who need to control their blood sugar levels or find it hard to exercise, why wait Take a towel (毛巾) and have a hot bath!
A．The results from both activities were compared.
B．Don't think, though, that you can hang up your sports shoes!
C．The volunteers first lay in a hot bath and then ate a light meal.
D．The real surprise, however, came in the blood sugar level results.
E．You would burn 140 calories if you worked out on an exercise bike.
F．Physical activity may have less to do with weight loss than we think.
G．Well, you may be surprised to learn that lying in a steaming bath can bring the same benefits as exercise!
Ⅲ.完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30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。
Some friends and I ran a glass studio together. A couple of years ago we experienced a(n) __16__ winter we had a lot of snow and ice. To make a long story __17__ the weight of the ice and snow destroyed the roof of our studio, taking with it one of our sources of __18__.Before it did happen, we got on the roof and tried to __19__ the snow and ice. But when you have 5 feet of ice and temperatures of －20℃， it was pretty __20__ to do.
We had a contractor (承包商) come in to help us try and __21__ the roof by bracing (用支架支住). In the end, there was __22__ that could be done. The roof came down. __23__ we had moved a lot of our goods and tools from the studio, we lost a lot.
Here we were in the middle of winter with our studio fallen down. We couldn't __24__. We could have done one of two things: we could simply say that we could __25__ carry on our glass business — let me tell you that this was certainly a thought that __26__ our minds. Or we could find a way to get our studio back up and __27__.
We __28__ the second choice. We had a large barn that we were not using. So we repaired the barn, __29__ our working area and today we have a nicer studio than we __30__ had.
Who hasn't __31__ difficulty in their lives We all have __32__ about facing difficulty in our lives. The __33__ is what we did to overcome it. We all have two choices: to do nothing, and just __34__ or to look at the difficulty as a(n) __35__.
16．A.meaningful B．cold
C．special D．tough
17．A.short B．true
C．interesting D．typical
18．A.love B．concern
C．income D．experience
19．A.look down upon B．get rid of
C．make use of D．look forward to
20．A.challenging B．boring
C．appropriate D．possible
21．A.examine B．rebuild
C．secure D．break
22．A.everything B．anything
C．something D．nothing
23．A.If B．Though
C．Unless D．Since
24．A.understand B．escape
C．work D．think
25．A.no longer B．once again
C．at first D．at last
26．A.expressed B．crossed
C．determined D．changed
27．A.spreading B．benefiting
C．moving D．running
28．A.overcame B．banned
C．picked D．offered
29．A.preserved B．redesigned
C．compared D．abandoned
30．A.previously B．usually
C．frequently D．eventually
31．A.attempted B．faced
C．accepted D．created
32．A.stories B．news
C．opinions D．doubts
33．A.suggestion B．importance
C．necessity D．difference
34．A.struggle B．play
C．quit D．rest
35．A.prize B．failure
C．cause D．opportunity
Ⅳ.语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Garrett Morgan, an African American businessman, invented a safety hood (安全罩) __36__ had the potential to change the way America fought fires and save countless lives.Morgan knew he had an amazing product, but convincing people __37__ (buy) it would be a difficult task.
On July 24, 1916, one of the eleven workers who were working on a tunnel in Cleveland hit a pocket of __38__ (nature) gas.The gas started burning, __39__ (send) a cloud of poisonous fumes rocketing through the tunnel.
Two groups of rescuers went in after the workmen in the tunnel.But most of them __40__ (overcome) by the poisonous gas.
Morgan's safety hood was the only hope for the __41__ (trap) men.When he received the call, Morgan didn't bother changing his clothes.He gathered as many safety hoods __42__ he could.However, only three of the men were willing to put on the hoods and go down into the tunnel with him.Before long they pulled two weak bodies onto the platform.One of the workers was __43__ (fortunate) still alive.
Besides the safety hood, Morgan also came up __44__ the very first three position traffic signal.His inventions helped __45__ (million) of people.
Ⅴ.写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节：应用文写作(满分15分)
你们班将举办以“未来的生活”为主题的英语演讲比赛。请根据下列要点和你的想象写一篇演讲稿。
1．工作； 2.出行； 3.环境。
注意：1.词数80左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．开头和结束语已为你写好，但不计入总词数。
Good afternoon, boys and girls!
I'd like to share with you my opinion about future life.
That's all. Thank you for your listening.
第二节：概要写作(满分25分)
阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。
Among all the fast growing science and technology, the research of human genes, or biological engineering as people call it, is drawing more and more attention now. Discussions about it is increasingly heated around the world.
The greatest thing that gene technology can do is to cure serious diseases that doctors at present can almost do nothing with, such as cancer and heart disease. Every year, millions of people are murdered by these two killers. And to date, doctors have not found an effective way to cure them. But if the gene technology is applied, not only these two diseases can be cured completely, bringing happiness and more living days to the patients, but also the great amount of money people spend on curing their diseases can be saved, therefore it benefits the economy as well. In addition, human life span (寿命) can be prolonged.
Gene technology can help people to give birth to more healthy and clever children. Some families have genetic diseases. This means their children will for sure have the family disease, which is a great trouble for these families. In the past, doctors could do nothing about genetic diseases. But gene technology can solve this problem perfectly. Scientists just need to find the wrong gene and correct it, and a healthy child will be born.
Some people are worrying that the gene research can be used to create human beings in large quantities. In the past few years, scientists have succeeded in cloning animals such as mice, sheep, and dogs; therefore, these people predict that human babies would soon be cloned and that it would be beyond control, leading to some disastrous consequences. But many believe that cloned babies will not come out in large quantities, for most couples in the world can have babies in a very normal way and they also believe measures will be taken to control the gene technology.PAGE
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Unit 3 单元质量检测（三）
Ⅰ.阅读理解(共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Taylor Richardson has her eyes on the universe. Ever since a young age, she knew she loved space and made her goal to go to Mars someday. In order to start achieving her goal, she did some reasearch and found out about Mars Generation.
The Mars Generation was created so that those who love space and Mars would have a way to meet people with similar interests. In the organization, collaborative (合作的) energy and a supportive environment make sharing dreams exciting and easy. Now, Taylor is a student ambassador (大使) for the organization and it is her job to tell people about the program and its mission (任务). She once advertised a program called “Train like an Astronaut” and she hopes that her efforts will be able to excite young people and adults about space exploration.
Taylor's biggest service mission involves increasing the literacy (读写能力) rate in America. When she was younger, she did not read well. However, because her mother was always supportive and helped Taylor by reading aloud to her and providing her with audio books, she eventually became a good reader. So, Taylor started a program called “Take Flight with a Book”， which focuses on helping more children enjoy reading materials. Through her book drives, she has raised over 500 books. And now, she is on her third book drive and is collecting books to give to various organizations in Jacksonville.
Taylor lives by her belief in the possibility of change. She said, “We still live in a wonderful world where we can still make a change and do what's right for all people.” In her own way, she is spreading positivity. By sharing her love for space and books, she is guiding other kids and becoming an inspiration to all.
语篇解读：本文为记叙文。泰勒希望有朝一日能够踏上火星。为了实现这个目标，她成为“火星一代”的大使，她还鼓励更多的人去探索太空。
1．What does the program “Train like an Astronaut” do
A．It takes people to explore space.
B．It trains students to be astronauts.
C．It employs more student ambassadors.
D．It encourages people to discover more about space.
解析：选D 推理判断题。根据第二段的“... she hopes that her efforts will be able to excite young people and adults about space exploration”可知，该组织鼓励更多的人去喜欢太空探索。
2．How does Taylor encourage more children to read
A．By offering audio books to kids.
B．By creating a practical program.
C．By asking mothers to read aloud to kids.
D．By visiting various organizations in Jacksonville.
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据第三段的“So, Taylor started a program called ‘Take Flight with a Book’．..”可知，她是通过开办一个项目鼓励更多的孩子阅读。
3．What may Taylor do in the future
A．Live in a wonderful world.
B．Help others make a change.
C．Figure out what is right in life.
D．Publish more books on space.
解析：选B 推理判断题。根据最后一段的“We still live in a wonderful world where we can still make a change and do what's right for all people”可知，她将继续帮助更多的人努力奋斗，从而改变这个世界。
B
Farmers have long relied on things that work without their involvement — bees to pollinate (授粉) flowers, earthworms (蚯蚓) to turn the soil, swallows to eat pests — to make sure that crops grow the right way.Now a team of British researchers is trying to take this hands off thinking in a high tech direction.Last October, scientists at Harper Adams University started a farm called the Hands Free Hectare to make the entire process of farming — from sowing and fertilizing to harvest — fully automatic.The project has just succeeded with five tons of robot grown barley (大麦)．
“We believe the best idea is that in the future, farmers will manage groups of smaller, autonomous machines，” the researchers explained.“They will go out and work in the fields, allowing farmers to use their time more effectively instead of having to drive up and down the fields.”
At the moment, agricultural machines — very large and heavy — can cover a lot of space quickly.But there are shortcomings.“Fertilizer gets sprayed over entire farms, regardless of the different needs of different crops.They're also so heavy that they're damaging farmers' soils，” researcher Jonathan Gill said.
Gill and his colleagues went smaller: a tractor, a combine and a harvester, which followed a programmed route, using GPS.Altogether, they spent less than ￡200,000 on equipment, and used open source technology and a drone (无人机)．Eventually the system will be complex enough to treat different parts of a field, or even individual plants, differently.
The team is quick to caution that they don't want to put farmers out of work.They said, “Instead of being busy in the fields, the farmer will manage the machines and monitor their crops.” The next stop for the barley will be a brewery.That's not going to be completely automatic.At least not yet.
语篇解读：本文是说明文。蜜蜂、蚯蚓以及燕子不需要人类的干预就可以为农业生产做出贡献。科研人员力图将这种“无为而治”的思想应用于高科技的领域，改进农业机械以实现全面的农业自动化。
4．What feature of bees, earthworms and swallows inspired scientists
A．Their dependence on nature.
B．Their special way of survival.
C．Their selfless love for the earth.
D．Their natural involvement in farming.
解析：选D 推理判断题。根据第一段的“Now a team of British researchers is trying to take this hands off thinking in a high tech direction”以及第二段的内容可知，蜜蜂、蚯蚓以及燕子不需要人类的干涉就可以使庄稼受益，研究者希望将这种“无为而治”的思想应用于科技农业的领域。
5．What advantage of Gill's equipment is introduced in Para.4
A．Freeing workers totally.
B．Reducing the cost of harvest.
C．Improving the accuracy of farming.
D．Increasing the output of different crops.
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据第三段的“Fertilizer gets sprayed over entire farms, regardless of the different needs of different crops”可知，现有的农业机械设备不能精准施肥。第四段介绍了科研队选用小规模的农业设备，再加上GPS和无人机等设备的配合，可以实现精准农业的目标。
6．Which of the following would be the best title for the text
A．The future of hands free farming
B．The functions of agricultural machines
C．The development of automatic harvest
D．The shortcomings of traditional farming
解析：选A 标题归纳题。通读全文可知，农业科研人员正努力实现农业全面自动化以解放农民的双手，如今已取得不小的成就。
C
Born in London in 1825, Thomas Henry Huxley was one of the great men of the nineteenth century.In 1846 Thomas Henry Huxley was appointed assistant doctor aboard H．M.S. Rattlesnake.The ship had been asked to survey areas of the Great Barrier Reef and the neighboring seas.This gave Thomas Henry Huxley an opportunity to study animal life and was the start of his biological career.The voyage lasted four years, during which time he gathered much information on plankton (浮游生物)．
On his return from the voyage, Thomas Henry Huxley was made a member of the Royal Society in recognition of his scientific work.Although he continued to publish papers about plankton, his interest was turning towards vertebrate (有脊椎的) animals.For some time Thomas Henry Huxley and his workmates had been discussing the possibility that animal species had evolved (进化), one from another.No satisfactory theories had been put forward, but in 1859 Darwin's Origin of Species appeared.Thomas Henry Huxley at once realized its importance and how the theory of natural selection provided “the working hypothesis (假说) we sought”．
For the rest of his life Thomas Henry Huxley struggled to ensure the full recognition of Darwin's work.In 1863 Thomas Henry Huxley published Man's Place in Nature in which he compared man and great apes (猿)．He clearly showed similarities.
Despite his many achievements he was given no award by the British state until late in his life.From about 1870, Thomas Henry Huxley was too involved in other things to continue actual research.He had always been interested in education.He pioneered the teaching of biology and his method of selecting “type animals” is still followed today.He spent the last ten years of his life writing essays mainly on biology.
语篇解读：本文是说明文。文章介绍了英国生物学家、教育家赫胥黎的生平以及他的主要科学研究。
7．Why did Huxley go on the voyage
A．To explore the deep sea.
B．To do research on sea animals.
C．To work as a doctor on the ship.
D．To gather information for his paper.
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据第一段的“In 1846 Thomas Henry Huxley was appointed assistant doctor aboard H．M.S.Rattlesnake”可知，赫胥黎进行这次航行的最初目的是在船上担任助理医生。
8．How did Huxley react to the theory of natural selection
A．He had doubt about it.
B．He thought highly of it.
C．He couldn't understand it.
D．He thought he developed it first.
解析：选B 推理判断题。根据第二段的“Thomas Henry Huxley at once realized its importance and how the theory of natural selection provided ‘the working hypothesis (假说) we sought’”可知，赫胥黎很重视达尔文的自然选择学说。
9．What do we know about Huxley's book Man's Place in Nature
A．It discusses the importance of human beings.
B．It focuses on Darwin's theory of natural selection.
C．It talks about the differences between man and apes.
D．It provides evidence about the evolution of man from apes.
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据第三段的内容可知，赫胥黎在他的著作《人类在自然界的位置》中比较了人类与猿之间的相似处，说明它们在进化过程中的联系。
10．What can we learn about Huxley from the last paragraph
A．He continued his research till his death.
B．He contributed a lot to biology teaching.
C．He never got awards for his achievements.
D．He became a good novelist late in his life.
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据最后一段的“He had always been interested in education.He pioneered the teaching of biology and his method of selecting ‘type animals’ is still followed today”可知，赫胥黎在生物教学方面做出了很大的贡献。
Ⅱ.阅读七选五(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
You might think that to lose weight you need to do plenty of exercise — pedalling speedily on an exercise bike, for example, or doing lengths in your local pool.__11__
These were the findings of an experiment comparing the benefits of exercise and hot baths that was carried out by Dr Steve Faulkner of Loughborough University.__12__ Their blood sugar level was watched and the number of calories (卡路里) they burnt was measured.The experiment was then repeated, but instead of having a bath, the participants did an hour's heavy exercise on a bike.__13__
“What we found，” said Dr Faulkner, “was an 80% increase in energy consumption, just as a result of sitting in the bath for the course of an hour.”__14__ The amount of blood sugar in the blood after a meal was on average 10% lower after the bath compared to that after exercise.
Dr Faulkner's explanation for the results is that when you are in a hot bath, the sugar from the bloodstream to the muscles will change.It's important to keep blood sugar levels down to avoid damage to the arteries (动脉) and nerves.
__15__ You should aim to do at least 150 minutes of exercise a week.But, if you are one of those people who need to control their blood sugar levels or find it hard to exercise, why wait Take a towel (毛巾) and have a hot bath!
A．The results from both activities were compared.
B．Don't think, though, that you can hang up your sports shoes!
C．The volunteers first lay in a hot bath and then ate a light meal.
D．The real surprise, however, came in the blood sugar level results.
E．You would burn 140 calories if you worked out on an exercise bike.
F．Physical activity may have less to do with weight loss than we think.
G．Well, you may be surprised to learn that lying in a steaming bath can bring the same benefits as exercise!
语篇解读：本文是说明文。一项研究发现，泡热水澡和运动一样，也能帮助人们消耗热量和降低血糖含量。
11．解析：选G 根据第二段第一句中的“These were the findings of an experiment comparing the benefits of exercise and hot baths”可知，G项“如果有人告诉你躺在热气腾腾的浴缸里和体育锻炼带来的好处是一样的，你可能会感到很惊奇”符合语境。
12．解析：选C 根据本空前面的“experiment”和“hot baths”可以锁定C项中的“volunteers”和“a hot bath”。代入后，“志愿者先躺在一个热的浴缸中，然后吃少量饭”符合语境。
13．解析：选A 结合本空前面的“The experiment was then repeated, but instead of having a bath, the participants did an hour's heavy exercise on a bike”和本空后面的“What we found”可以锁定A项中的“results”和“both activities were compared”。代入后，“(研究者) 对比了这两次实验的结果”符合语境，在文章中起承上启下的作用。
14．解析：选D 根据本空后面的“The amount of blood sugar”和“on average 10% lower”可以锁定D项中的“blood sugar level results”。代入后，“然而，真正让人惊奇的是血糖含量的结果”符合语境。
15．解析：选B 根据本空后面的“You should aim to do at least 150 minutes of exercise a week”可知，B项“但是你不要认为这样你就可以不用锻炼了”符合语境。
Ⅲ.完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30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。
Some friends and I ran a glass studio together. A couple of years ago we experienced a(n) __16__ winter we had a lot of snow and ice. To make a long story __17__ the weight of the ice and snow destroyed the roof of our studio, taking with it one of our sources of __18__.Before it did happen, we got on the roof and tried to __19__ the snow and ice. But when you have 5 feet of ice and temperatures of －20℃， it was pretty __20__ to do.
We had a contractor (承包商) come in to help us try and __21__ the roof by bracing (用支架支住). In the end, there was __22__ that could be done. The roof came down. __23__ we had moved a lot of our goods and tools from the studio, we lost a lot.
Here we were in the middle of winter with our studio fallen down. We couldn't __24__. We could have done one of two things: we could simply say that we could __25__ carry on our glass business — let me tell you that this was certainly a thought that __26__ our minds. Or we could find a way to get our studio back up and __27__.
We __28__ the second choice. We had a large barn that we were not using. So we repaired the barn, __29__ our working area and today we have a nicer studio than we __30__ had.
Who hasn't __31__ difficulty in their lives We all have __32__ about facing difficulty in our lives. The __33__ is what we did to overcome it. We all have two choices: to do nothing, and just __34__ or to look at the difficulty as a(n) __35__.
语篇解读：本文是夹叙夹议文。我们面对困难时该怎么做？放弃还是坚持？选择权在我们自己手里。
16．A.meaningful B．cold
C．special D．tough
解析：选D 由“we had a lot of snow and ice”及“the weight of the ice and snow destroyed the roof of our studio”可知，那个冬天非常艰难。
17．A.short B．true
C．interesting D．typical
解析：选A 作者用一句话解释了那个冬天的情况，故选A，意为“长话短说”。
18．A.love B．concern
C．income D．experience
解析：选C 他们的工作室被毁坏了，所以少了一个收入来源。
19．A.look down upon B．get rid of
C．make use of D．look forward to
解析：选B 由“Before it did happen”可知，在房顶被大雪压坏之前，他们曾试图清除压在房顶的积雪。
20．A.challenging B．boring
C．appropriate D．possible
解析：选A 由“when you have 5 feet of ice and temperatures of －20℃”可知，这项工作很有挑战。
21．A.examine B．rebuild
C．secure D．break
解析：选C 由“a contractor”以及“by bracing”可知，这里是指在想办法让房顶安全。
22．A.everything B．anything
C．something D．nothing
解析：选D 由“The roof came down”可知，最后实在无能为力了。
23．A.If B．Though
C．Unless D．Since
解析：选B 由“we lost a lot”可知，尽管已经搬离了许多物品和工具，但是作者和朋友依然损失惨重。
24．A.understand B．escape
C．work D．think
解析：选C 由“in the middle of winter with our studio fallen down”可知，在这种情况下他们无法工作。
25．A.no longer B．once again
C．at first D．at last
解析：选A 他们面临两种选择，一种是不能再进行这方面的工作了。
26．A.expressed B．crossed
C．determined D．changed
解析：选B 这里是指这个想法曾在他们头脑里出现过。
27．A.spreading B．benefiting
C．moving D．running
解析：选D 由“to get our studio back up”可知，让这个工作室再次运转起来。
28．A.overcame B．banned
C．picked D．offered
解析：选C 由下文可知，他们选择了第二种。
29．A.preserved B．redesigned
C．compared D．abandoned
解析：选B 原来的工作室被摧毁了，他们需要重新设计工作的地方。
30．A.previously B．usually
C．frequently D．eventually
解析：选A 这里是在跟以前的那个工作室进行比较。
31．A.attempted B．faced
C．accepted D．created
解析：选B 作者在问：谁曾经没有面对过困难？
32．A.stories B．news
C．opinions D．doubts
解析：选A 我们都有面对过困难的经历。
33．A.suggestion B．importance
C．necessity D．difference
解析：选D 这里是指面对困难不同的做法会导致不同的结果。
34．A.struggle B．play
C．quit D．rest
解析：选C 由“to do nothing”可知，这里是指放弃。
35．A.prize B．failure
C．cause D．opportunity
解析：选D 我们可以选择放弃，也可以把这当作是一次机遇。
Ⅳ.语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Garrett Morgan, an African American businessman, invented a safety hood (安全罩) __36__ had the potential to change the way America fought fires and save countless lives.Morgan knew he had an amazing product, but convincing people __37__ (buy) it would be a difficult task.
On July 24, 1916, one of the eleven workers who were working on a tunnel in Cleveland hit a pocket of __38__ (nature) gas.The gas started burning, __39__ (send) a cloud of poisonous fumes rocketing through the tunnel.
Two groups of rescuers went in after the workmen in the tunnel.But most of them __40__ (overcome) by the poisonous gas.
Morgan's safety hood was the only hope for the __41__ (trap) men.When he received the call, Morgan didn't bother changing his clothes.He gathered as many safety hoods __42__ he could.However, only three of the men were willing to put on the hoods and go down into the tunnel with him.Before long they pulled two weak bodies onto the platform.One of the workers was __43__ (fortunate) still alive.
Besides the safety hood, Morgan also came up __44__ the very first three position traffic signal.His inventions helped __45__ (million) of people.
36．that/which 考查关系代词。设空处引导限制性定语从句，修饰safety hood，且在从句中作主语，故填that/which。
37．to buy 考查不定式作补语的用法。convince sb. to do sth.意为“说服某人做某事”。
38．natural 考查形容词作定语的用法。natural gas意为“天然气”。
39．sending 考查动词 ing形式作状语的用法。设空处与a cloud of poisonous fumes在句中作伴随状语，且send所表示的动作和谓语动作同时发生，故填sending。
40．were overcome 考查一般过去时的被动语态。设空处描述的是过去的事情，且most of them(指代rescuers)和overcome 之间是被动关系，故填were overcome。
41．trapped 考查过去分词作定语的用法。设空处在句中作定语修饰men，且trap和men之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，故填trapped。
42．as 考查固定结构。as ... as sb. could 意为“尽某人所能……”。
43．fortunately 考查副词。设空处修饰形容词alive，表示“幸运地”，故填fortunately。
44．with 考查介词。come up with意为“想出”。
45．millions 考查名词复数。millions of 意为“无数的”。
Ⅴ.写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节：应用文写作(满分15分)
你们班将举办以“未来的生活”为主题的英语演讲比赛。请根据下列要点和你的想象写一篇演讲稿。
1．工作； 2.出行； 3.环境。
注意：1.词数80左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．开头和结束语已为你写好，但不计入总词数。
Good afternoon, boys and girls!
I'd like to share with you my opinion about future life.
That's all. Thank you for your listening.
参考范文：
Good afternoon, boys and girls!
I'd like to share with you my opinion about future life. With the development of science and technology, life will be greatly different in the future.
First, people will be able to do almost everything at home. They'll just need to give some simple instructions and robots will complete the tasks. Second, each family will have a flying machine. They'll be able to travel everywhere, even to the moon or somewhere under the sea. Third, our environment will be much better than now, because some effective measures will be taken to protect it. There will be no pollution, no rubbish, etc. The earth will become a big beautiful garden.
I believe people's lives will be much easier in the future.
That's all. Thank you for your listening.
第二节：概要写作(满分25分)
阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。
Among all the fast growing science and technology, the research of human genes, or biological engineering as people call it, is drawing more and more attention now. Discussions about it is increasingly heated around the world.
The greatest thing that gene technology can do is to cure serious diseases that doctors at present can almost do nothing with, such as cancer and heart disease. Every year, millions of people are murdered by these two killers. And to date, doctors have not found an effective way to cure them. But if the gene technology is applied, not only these two diseases can be cured completely, bringing happiness and more living days to the patients, but also the great amount of money people spend on curing their diseases can be saved, therefore it benefits the economy as well. In addition, human life span (寿命) can be prolonged.
Gene technology can help people to give birth to more healthy and clever children. Some families have genetic diseases. This means their children will for sure have the family disease, which is a great trouble for these families. In the past, doctors could do nothing about genetic diseases. But gene technology can solve this problem perfectly. Scientists just need to find the wrong gene and correct it, and a healthy child will be born.
Some people are worrying that the gene research can be used to create human beings in large quantities. In the past few years, scientists have succeeded in cloning animals such as mice, sheep, and dogs; therefore, these people predict that human babies would soon be cloned and that it would be beyond control, leading to some disastrous consequences. But many believe that cloned babies will not come out in large quantities, for most couples in the world can have babies in a very normal way and they also believe measures will be taken to control the gene technology.
参考范文：
Gene technology is now a hot topic worldwide. (要点1) It can help people cure deadly diseases and allow them to live a happier and longer life with better economic conditions. (要点2) Gene technology also makes it possible for people with genetic diseases to give birth to healthy babies. (要点3) However, some people are concerned that gene technology will be largely used in human cloning. Still, others don't see it as a problem. (要点4)
