Unit 13 We’re trying to save the earth .
测试卷
基础知识(共15分)
句意填词 根据所给句子,填入一个适当的词,使句意完整。(5分)
I don’t think we need too many expensive things even though our parents can a______ them .
We try to use other kinds of bags instead of p______ ones to protect our environment .
He opened the g_______ and started walking out of the garden .
Looking at the mobile phone for a long time will certainly be harmful ______ your eyes .
You have tried ______ . Please try a third time , OK
单项选择 从每个小题所给的三个选项中,选处一个正确的答案。(10我v) 分)
( ) 6. -Do you know what the clothes on the show are made of
-Waste paper . You see , waste things can _____ to life .
bring back B. be brought back
C take away D. be taken away
( ) 7. We should write to the government . They should _____ the factories .
shut off B. turn off
C close down D. cut down
( ) 8. The windows and doors come from old buildings around her town that were ______ .
turned down B. cut down
C pulled down D. gotten down
( ) 9. At the party , Susan Rice was one of the volunteers who ______ praised by the president .
is B. are C. was D . were
( ) 10. Have you considered _____ the waste water before pouring it into the river
cleaning B. to clean C. cleaned D. clean
( ) 11. Jimmy , you _____ play with the knife . You _____ hurt yourself .
won’t ; can’t B. mustn’t ; may
C shouldn’t ; must D. can’t ; should
( ) 12. Jack is known for _____ the old bikes and _____some poor people .
collecting ; help B. collecting ; helping
C collect ; help D. collect ; helping
( ) 13. People , especially teens , think it _____ great fun to surf on _____Internet .
a ; the B. a; / C. /; the D. the ; the
( ) 14. There are so many good restaurants . I can’t decide _____ .
what to eat B. how to eat
C where to eat D. when to eat
( ) 15. This place is suitable ______ wild animals to live in .
to B. at C. for D . with
交际运用 (共15分)
完成对话 从方框中选择正确选项,其中有一个选项与对话内容无关。(5分)
Bob : Good morning ! Kim .
Kim :Good morning !
Bob : 16. _______ It can save a lot of time .
Kim : Well, I prefer walking to driving a car .
Bob : Mm. It’s good for health and environment .
Kim :Yes. Environment is very important for us . 17. ______
Bob : Yeah , right . What can we do
Kim : For example , you’d better not buy clothes made of animal fur .
Bob : I agree with you . 18. _______ Anything else
Kim : Don’t use plastic bags .
Bob : 19. ______
Kim : Yes, they are really useful for us . But they pollute our environment .
Bob : 20. ______
Kim : We can use cloth bags instead of plastic bags .
Bob : That’s a good idea . Oh, it’s too late . See you !
Kim : See you ! Bye !
Everyone should do something for it . Why don’t you drive to work It’s helpful for protecting plants . It’s a good way to protect animals . But don’t you think they are really convenient in our daily life How can we carry things after shopping , then
补全对话 根据所给对话,填写适当的内容,使其完整、正确,每空次数不限。(10分)
A: Good morning , Bob .
B:Good morning , Tina. 21. ________________________________ ?
A: There’s still smog today . We’ll have to go to school with face masks .
B: What a pity ! 22. ______________________________the news , PM 2.5 pollution is the main problem with air pollution .
A: Yes, and air pollution has done harm to people’s health .
B: So the Chinese government and Chinese people must 23. _________________________ to fight it .
A: 24. ________________________________
B: Since PM 2.5 mainly caused by vehicles and factories , cars with large emissions should not be allowed and factories should be closely watched .
A: I agree . We hope that more and more people will join us in making the blue skies return for good .
B: I 25. ____________________________ so , too.
阅读(共50分)
短文填空 从方框中选择正确选项,完成短文,其中有两个选项是多余的。(10分)
pay for B. laws C. harmful D. recycling E. rubbish F. take action without H. advantages I. bins J. plastic K. with L. bad
A new rubbish sorting system has been put into use in Fangchengyuan Community in Beijing . This smart system has been used in 350 communities in Beijing . Beijing has joined a list of cities in the country that 26. ______ to support rubbish sorting . For example , Shenzhen and Shanghai have made 27. ______ . If people and organizations don’t sort rubbish correctly , they’ll 28. ______ what they do .
China produces lots of 29. ______ every year . Much of the rubbish is buried (填埋)or burned 30. ______ being sorted . Landfills (废物填埋场)take up a lot of land and have a risk of polluting the soil and water nearby . Burning rubbish can produce 31. ______ gases . If people sort their rubbish , it’ll be different . Rubbish sorting has many 32. ______ . Through it , we can cut down air pollution and save resources .
In Australia , every family is provided with three rubbish 33. _____ . The red lid (盖子)bin is for “general waste” like food and 34. ______ bags . The yellow lid bin is for “35. ______” like steel and glass. The green lid bin is for “green waste” , such as grass and leaves . On the streets , the bins are printed with pictures of the things that are allowed inside . It makes recycling quite easy .
阅读理解。(40分)
(A)
You can be proud of yourselves , even if you can only make one or two of these green changes . The goal here is to limit carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases , which are closely associated with the big problem of global-warming .
Strategy 1: Bring your own cup to Starbucks
You’ll get a 10-cent discount , and it’s one less paper cup to end up in a dustbin. The store won’t create more waste when they throw away a cup .
Strategy 2: Turn off your computer
When in standby mode , your PC is still using energy . Turning off a monitor for 40 hours a week may only save $5 a month , but it reduces CO2 by 750 pounds .
Strategy 3: Reuse plastic bags .
Instead of throwing away 100 billion plastic bags a year , try and get a second , third , or tenth use out of them . Better yet , next time you shop , try a reusable bag . You’re reducing pollution . The amount of oil it would take to make just 14 plastic bags would run your car for one mile .
Strategy 4 :Use recycled paper in the bathroom
Most of the toilet paper we use is made from trees found in forests previously untouched by humans . If every household replaced one roll of toilet paper with a recycled one , 424,000 trees would still be standing . Look for eco-paper towels too.
Strategy 5: By energy -efficient appliances .
Replace the old fridge with an Energy Star appliance and you’ll use 15 percent less energy . It might be a little expensive to buy , but you’ll save money on your electricity bills and help the environment . If we all used one Energy Star appliance at home , it would be like planting 1.7 million acres of new trees .
Strategy 6 : Plant a tree
Adding green to your garden is beautiful and earth-pleasing . Just one tree will help make cleaner air and save the environment from 5,000 pounds of hot carbon dioxide each year.
根据材料内容,选择最佳答案。(5分)
( ) 36. What is the best title for the passage
Strategies to Save Money B. Ways to be Earth-friendly .
C Strategies to End Global -warming D. Ways to Limit Carbon Dioxide .
( ) 37. According to the writer , what will happen if our PC is switched off when not in use
It will help to save a large amount of money .
It will help to reduce a great deal of CO2
It will save the amount of oil that runs our car for a mile .
It will be like planting 1.7 million acres of new trees.
( ) 38. Which strategies suggest recycling or reuse of things ?
Strategies 3&4. B. Strategies 2&5
C Strategies 3&6 D. Strategies 4&5
( ) 39. What benefits do these strategies have in common
They all help reduce the use of energy like electricity .
They all cut down the amount of the use of paper .
They all result in producing less greenhouse gases .
They all aid to preserve our trees and forests .
( ) 40. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “appliances”in Chinese
A 乐器 B 武器 C 仪器 D 电器
(B)
Noise pollution is doing much harm to our health now . Noise , in fact , is unwanted sound and is a kind of invisible (看不见的)killer. More and more students enjoy listening to music very much . When they listen to MP3 players , they like to turn up the volume (音量). Some people love listening to loud music . Furthermore , while watching TV. they keep the volume up . But they haven’t realized that the noise is weakening their hearing . In fact , the noise not only influences each member in the family , but also makes a difference to the comfort of neighbors .
Noise pollution is a source of increasing misery (痛苦)to people in our society . If people are often disturbed by it , they may feel uncomfortable or upset . What’s more , the noise can make people mad sometimes . If a worker works in a printing factory too long , his/her loss is much greater than a common person working in a quieter environment . So everybody must pay more attention to noise pollution . Generally speaking , the following four types of noise should be watched out for
Noise in the street
Construction sites (建筑工地)noise .
Noise at work
Transportation noise
I think the local environmental protecting department should take measures to control the noise levels , and it’s everybody’s duty to keep a quiet environment .
根据短文内容,选择最佳答案。(5分)
( ) 41. Why is noise called a kind of invisible killer
Because we can’t see it with our own eyes .
Because it’s really harmful to our health , but people don’t realize it .
Because it often causes people to die
Because it has no direct effect on humans .
( ) 42. The underlined words “make a difference to” means “______”
influences B. produces
C refers D. provides
( ) 43. Noise pollution may not make people feel _______ .
uncomfortable B. upset C. mad D. pleased
( ) 44. Which of the following statements is NOT true
Listening to MP3 players too loud may do some harm to your hearing .
Noise is a kind of unwanted sound.
We needn’t watch out for the construction site noise
Everybody has a duty to keep a quiet environment .
( ) 45. What’s the best title for the passage
Kinds of Pollution B The Harm of Noise Pollution
C Hearing Loss D. Our Health
(C )
We all know that recycling rubbish is very important . But sometimes it is not so convenient when we can’t find a recycling bin anywhere .
Now a team of middle school students from the US has solved that problem by designing their Recycling Bin app (应用程序)
This app encourages people to recycle . It provides users with a map of local recycling centers . And it allows them to save places as favorites on it . This app also reminds users to recycle .
The group of nine sixth -graders is from STEM Center Middle School . They came up with the idea as part of a school project for the Verizon Innovative App Challenge . Their school provided professional app training . It gave 10 teams Samsung tablets (平板)as prizes .
The challenge wanted to develop students’ interest in science , technology and engineering In the contest , students showed an app design that could solve a problem in their school or city . The nine students came up with the idea for Recycling Bin when they saw a need for more recycling . “We thought that this would really help a lot of people .” Jaden Hikemann , 12 , told Time For Kids.
They kept their design easy to so that anyone could use it . Now the free Recycling Bin app has been put into use in the Google Play Store for Android phones or tablets .
“I was so excited when it went up at the app store ,” Serealyn Blake , 12, said . “A lot of my family members downloaded (下载)the app . It was pretty cool.”
根据短文内容,判断句子正(T)误(F)。(5分)
( ) 46. The Recycling Bin app is designed by some students.
( ) 47. In Paragraph 3, “it” refers (指)to a rubbish bin .
( ) 48. The Verizon Innovative App Challenge is part of a school project .
( ) 49. The Recycling Bin app is not cheap to buy.
( ) 50. The best title for this report is “Google Play App Store”.
(D)
Simple Ways to Protect the Environment .
We all want to protect our planet , but most of us are too buy or too lazy to make a change . 51. ______ There is nothing new here . But if you follow at least some of these tips , you can be proud of yourself taking part in the protection of the environment .
Turn off your devices (设备)
When you do not use a house device , turn it off. For example , turn off the light when you leave a room . If you don’t watch TV ,turn it off . It’s an easy habit to take up which will help you save a lot of money .
_______
It is true that these low energy light bulbs are more expensive , but the last much longer and they can save money as well.
Donate (捐赠)
You may throw away lots of clothes or things you don’t want . 53. ______ These charities may sell them and collect a little money . Not only will you protect the environment , but you will also help other people .
Save water
54 _______You use about 5 gallons of water if you leave the water running while brushing your teeth .Reuse the washing machine water to flush the toilet . Taking shorter showers will help too, as it it will save water .
55 _______ But all these tips on the list will help you protect the environment and save money .
阅读短文,把A-E五个句子填入文中空缺处,使短文内容完整。(5分)
Use low energy light bulbs . In fact , small changes in daily life will make a difference . Don’t leave the water running This list is far from being complete . You may also choose to give them to charities .
(E)
( ) 56. In my country , we celebrate birthdays with a special type of food . Noodles are a sign of long life for us . This year , I’m going to make some “long-life noodles”for all my friends . We’re going to eat them together and have a great evening !
( ) 57. My grandmother is going to be 100 years old in December . She’s very excited because she’s going to get a special letter from the British Queen . The Queen sends a letter to every person who reaches 100. It’s a tradition that makes people very happy .
( ) 58. US company IBM has made this kind of drone (无人机). It can deliver coffee to sleepy people The drone can know when to bring a cup of coffee by studying a person’s personal device (设备)under the drone . It helps the drone to give coffee . The drone can also learn about someone’s coffee-drinking habits and tell when someone needs next cup of coffee .
( ) 59. A nap (午睡) in the middle of the day is looked down upon . People who take naps are seen as lazy . You can even lose your job if you fall asleep at work . This kind of thinking dates back to the founders of the US Puritans (清教徒)They are known fro working hard.
( ) 60 Its name is Speeder and it’s made in the US. Speeder has no wheels , but there is a screen on it . Drivers can find their way by touching the screen . It can fly for 10 to 22 minutes each time . It can fly at 240 kilometers an hour . That’s much faster than a car . It can fly more than 4,500 meters high .
根据短文内容,从方框中选处每段的主旨大意。(5分)
Drones can serve people coffee. The birthday custom in China . A special tradition A flying motorbike People in the US don’t like taking a nap.
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K
根据短文内容,补全下面的语段,每空不超过两词。(5分)
In China People like eating “long-life noodles” on their 61. ________ .
In England On your 100th birthday , you will get get 62. __________fro the Queen .
In America The drone can deliver coffee to 63. ________________ people .
You can even 64. _____________ your job if you fall asleep at work .
The Speeder can fly but it has 65. _______________ .
(F)
April 22 is the World Earth Day . Everyone on earth should care about and protect the earth ! The earth has warmed by about 1 ℃ over the past 100 years , but why and how
Well , scientists are not quite sure . Maybe the earth gets warmer and warmer on its own . But many scientists say that people are doing many things which make the earth warmer.
First , greenhouse effect (温室效应)is a very important reason for the change of the earth . People give out too much energy into the air every year . It makes the earth warmer . Climate (气候)change is another important reason . Sometimes it becomes too hot and sometimes too cold . Sometimes there is too much rain and sometimes too little . The change of the climate makes the earth warmer . In turn , the warmth of the earth changes the climate, too.
When the earth becomes warmer , there may be more rain and a rise in sea level . It will affect the growth of plants , animals and people . On a Pacific island , 100 people have to move to higher ground because the sea is rising . These people can no longer live on the coast . Before that , two islands without people went underwater in 1999. Scientists say that the seas can rise by nearly one meter by 2010.
People can affect the earth’s air . land and water . As for us , we can do many things to protect the earth . For example , we can use fridge less . We can tell more people about protecting the earth .
根据短文内容,回答下列问题。(10分)
Why was the World Earth Day set up
_______________________________________________________
Do the activities that people are doing make the earth warmer
________________________________________________________
What are the reasons for the change of the earth
________________________________________________________
On a Pacific island , how many people have to move to higher ground because the sea is rising
________________________________________________________
What should we do from now .
_________________________________________________________
书面表达(共20分)
根据上下文内容,请完成下面的短文,每空词数不限(71-73每小题1分,74小题2分) (5分)
It’s our duty to 71. _______ the earth . I always 72. ______ the lights when I leave a room . While I was washing my hair , I usually turn off the shower . Besides , if I want to shop , I always take my own bags 73. _________ using plastic bags . I have decided to do more things to protect our earth , such as recycling books and 74. _________ .
(B)地球是我们人类共同的家园,“保护环境,人人有责”,已成为当今的时代旋律,目前,我校准备在师生中开展以“Save Our Earth”为题的英语征文活动,请根据以下提示,写一篇约80词的英语短文。(短文内容可适当发挥,以使行文连贯) (15分)
提示:1. 重要性,只有一个地球。
主要问题:污染、疾病、灾难;
措施:污染、保护大自然。
参考词汇:灾难disaster.
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