Unit 5分层跟踪检测(二)Using language
A级 必备知识基础练
Ⅰ.用恰当的连接词填空
1.He has made it clear he will not give up taking part in the activity.
2.To practice as much as possible is the secret lies,which is true.
3.All these listening lessons can allow you to learn the English language works.
4.Air pollution is most Chinese people are concerned about nowadays,because their health is being threatened.
5. the delayed flight will take off depends much on the weather later on.
Ⅱ.短语填空
steer clear of,make a getaway,run for one’s life,test the waters,check out,think twice,look into,throw oneself into
1.He work once he got back from his holidays.
2.The committee was set up to the cause of the accident.
3.I’d before taking out such a large loan.
4.When you talk with an unfamiliar woman,you’d better age.
5.The gunman attempted to on a stolen motorbike but failed.
6.With pieces of masonry(砖石) falling all around her,she hurriedly.
7.Guests must before noon,or they will be charged for another day.
8.You should be cautious when getting involved and before committing yourself.
Ⅲ.单句写作
1.显然,这些因素使人类成为地球上最强大的动物。(seem)
these have made humankind the most powerful animal on earth.
2.长时间暴露在阳光下对你的皮肤有害。(动词-ing形式作主语)
will be harmful to your skin.
3.最近的一项调查显示,并非我们学校的所有学生都在业余时间进行体育锻炼。(部分否定)
A recent survey shows that take physical exercise in their spare time.
4.对有些人来说它是有益的,然而它却使另一些人陷入了是否投票的两难境地。(while引导让步状语从句)
It is beneficial to some people, .
5.直到收到你最近的一封信,我才知道你喜欢中国文化。(强调句型)
I knew you were fond of Chinese culture.
B级 能力素养提升练
Ⅳ.阅读理解
Four tobacco plant seeds found in an ancient Utah fireplace suggest early Americans might have been using the plant 12,300 years ago.The finding makes the first known use of tobacco some 9,000 years earlier than previously thought.Researchers believe hunter-gatherers in the Great Salt Lake Desert may have smoked wads of the plant.Until now,the earliest evidence of tobacco use was a 3,300-year-old smoking pipe discovered in Alabama.
Archaeologists discovered the millimetre-wide seeds at the Wishbone site,an ancient camp in the desert in what is now northern Utah.There,they found the rest of an ancient hearth(壁炉地面) that was surrounded by bone and stone artefacts(手工艺品).
Their findings suggest the native American hunter-gatherers may have consumed the tobacco while cooking or toolmaking,the scientists say in a paper published in the journal Nature Human Behaviour.
The tobacco plant is native to the Americas and contains the psychoactive addictive substance nicotine(尼古丁).Tobacco was widely cultivated and spread around the world following the arrival of Europeans in the Americas at the end of the 15th century.“The tobacco seeds were the big surprise.They are incredibly small and rare to be preserved,” said Daron Duke,a researcher of the Far Western Anthropological Research Group.“Today,the Great Salt Lake Desert is a large dry lake.But 12,300 years ago,the camp would have been on a vast marshland.We know very little about their culture.The thing that interests me most about this finding is the social window it gives to a simple activity in an undocumented past.My imagination runs wild.”
1.What does the finding suggest in paragraph 1
A.Americans prefer using smoking pipes.
B.Tobacco plants can easily be found around America.
C.Tobacco plants were introduced into America 9,000 years ago.
D.Americans have a longer history of tobacco use than we thought.
2.What did archaeologists find at the ancient camp
A.Some animal meat.
B.A rich farming land.
C.Small tobacco seeds.
D.A modern hunting tool.
3.What can we learn from paragraph 4
A.Tobacco was first planted in America by Europeans.
B.Europeans had contributed to the spread of tobacco.
C.Americans started learning to smoke in the 1500s.
D.People cared about the effects of smoking.
4.What did Daron Duke think of the discovery of tobacco seeds
A.Alarming. B.Threatening.
C.Amazing. D.Satisfying.
Ⅴ.完形填空
There are too many fat people in America,so many Americans are fighting against overweight.But the 1 thing is that the French,who consume rich food, 2 to stay thin.Now a 3 by Cornell University suggests 4 life style and decisions about eating may affect weight.Researchers concluded that the French tend to stop eating when they feel 5 .However,Americans tend to stop when their 6 are empty or their favorite TV show is over.
According to Dr Joseph Mercola,a health expert,the French see eating 7 an important part of their life style.They enjoy food and therefore spend a 8 time at the table,while Americans see eating as 9 to be squeezed between the other daily activities.Mercola believes Americans 10 the ability to sense when they are actually full.So they keep eating long after the French would have stopped.In addition,he points out that Americans drive to huge supermarkets to buy canned and 11 foods for the week.The French, 12 tend to shop daily,walking to small shops and farmers’ markets where they have a 13 of fresh fruits,vegetables,and eggs as well as high-quality meats for each meal.
In spite of all these differences,evidence shows that recent life style 14 may be affecting French eating habits.Today the rate of obesity(肥胖)—or extreme overweight—among adults,is only 6%.However,as American fast food gains 15 and the young reject older traditions,the obesity rate among French children has reached 17%—and is growing.
1.A.present B.natural C.strange D.modern
2.A.continue B.move C.try D.expand
3.A.research B.novel
C.book D.newspaper
4.A.that B.what C.how D.when
5.A.sensitive B.sad C.happy D.full
6.A.pockets B.refrigerators
C.houses D.plates
7.A.into B.as C.inside D.to
8.A.fairly long B.fairly short
C.very exciting D.rather fast
9.A.anything B.something
C.everything D.nothing
10.A.get B.bring C.lose D.receive
11.A.hot B.cool C.warm D.frozen
12.A.therefore B.instead C.however D.merely
13.A.choice B.message C.order D.number
14.A.examples B.traditions C.changes D.stories
15.A.failure B.success C.acceptance D.rejection
分层跟踪检测(二)Using language
Ⅰ.1.that 2.where 3.how 4.what 5.When
Ⅱ.1.threw himself into 2.look into 3.think twice
4.steer clear of 5.make a getaway 6.ran for her life
7.check out 8.test the waters
Ⅲ.1.It seems obvious that 2.Exposing yourself to the sunlight for too long 3.not all the students in our school
4.while it puts others into a dilemma over whether to vote or not
5.It was not until I received your last letter that
Ⅳ.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了考古学家发现更古老的烟草种子,以及这项发现的意义。
1.D 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Four tobacco plant seeds found in an ancient Utah fireplace suggest early Americans might have been using the plant 12,300 years ago.The finding makes the first known use of tobacco some 9,000 years earlier than previously thought.”可知,美国人使用烟草的历史比我们想象的更长。故选D项。
2.C 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Archaeologists discovered the millimetre-wide seeds at the Wishbone site,an ancient camp in the desert in what is now northern Utah.”可知,考古学家在古代营地发现了小的烟草的种子。故选C项。
3.B 推理判断题。根据第四段中的“Tobacco was widely cultivated and spread around the world following the arrival of Europeans in the Americas at the end of the 15th century.”可知,欧洲人促进了烟草的传播。故选B项。
4.C 观点态度题。根据第四段中的“‘The tobacco seeds were the big surprise.They are incredibly small and rare to be preserved,’said Daron Duke,a researcher of the Far Western Anthropological Research Group.”可知,达伦·杜克认为烟草种子的发现是令人惊奇的。故选C项。
Ⅴ.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要结合学者的研究结果,介绍了“同样吃油腻食品,美国人肥胖率极高而法国人则不然”这一奇怪的现象及其背后的原因,并就未来的变化做出讨论、预测。
1.C 结合上一句及生活常识,美国人喜欢吃油腻食品,肥胖率也很高,而这事到了法国人这里却不成立,很“奇怪”,故选C项。
2.A 结合“to stay thin”可知,法国人吃了油腻食品之后不会变胖,而是继续保持瘦的身材,只有A项符合语境,故选A项。
3.A 由大学开展的、能揭示科学规律的活动应是“研究”,同时,根据下一句句首的researchers提示,也可得出A项为正确选项,故选A项。
4.C 这里讲的是生活方式和饮食选择这两个因素“如何”影响体重,所以选择表示方式的连接副词。故选C项。
5.D 根据“the French tend to stop eating”可知,当法国人感到饱的时候,他们就会倾向于停止饮食,故选D项。
6.D 结合语境,这里是进行美国人和法国人的对比,法国人会主观上“感到饱了”便停止饮食,而美国人则更像“无意识地,心不在焉地”不停吃吃吃,只有外部客观条件才会迫使他们停下来,这里的客观条件之一是“盘子空了”,故选D项。
7.B 这里讲的是法国人把饮食视作生活中重要的一部分,故选B项。
8.A 根据“They enjoy food”可知,法国人是把吃饭当作享受的,因此在餐桌上花的时间也是相当长的(慢慢品味、享受),故选A项。
9.B 在这里,see eating as something...指“把吃饭视作……的一件事情(某件事情)”,美国人把吃饭视作一件要在其他日常活动中挤出时间(来完成)的事。故选B项。
10.C 结合上下文语境,专家认为美国人“不知饱”,盘子空了或是电视节目结束了才知道停下,因此这里说他们失去了感知饱的能力,故选C项。
11.D 根据“foods for the week”可知,去超市买的、用于储存到一周中可以吃的食品是那些罐头食品、冷冻食品,D项符合语境,此外应特别注意B、C选项一般指空气和天气的凉爽或者温暖,较少与food搭配使用,故选D项。
12.B 结合上下文,此处是指美国人和法国人购物习惯相反,B、C两项意义上都符合,但however表转折关系,解释为“然而,但是”的义项时,其后一定要加上逗号,排除C项,故选B项。
13.A 根据“fresh fruits,vegetables,and eggs as well as high-quality meats for each meal”可知,这里指的是他们有新鲜的食物可以选择,have a choice of符合语境,C选项意义上也说得通,但应为have an order of,但原文冠词为a,应排除,故选A项。
14.C 下文提到快餐正被法国人认可、接受,法国儿童肥胖率正急剧上升,这是一种变化,同时本句中的recent也起到提示作用,可帮助排除traditions,故选C项。
15.C 根据“the young reject older traditions”可知,这里强调的是快餐被法国消费者认可、接受,拒绝以前的传统生活方式,而不是强调快餐在商业上的成功,gain acceptance一般指获得消费者、顾客的认可、接受,进入了(法国的)市场,故选C项。Unit 5分层跟踪检测(一)Starting out & Understanding ideas
A级 必备知识基础练
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1. (埋藏) deep down in the earth for thousands of years,the dead forest has rotted away and become coal.
2.The mummies(木乃伊) were discovered in 1881 and 1898 in two caches in the (废墟) of Thebes,Egypt’s ancient capital—modern-day Luxor in Upper Egypt.
3.Child as he is,he is a genius and knows a lot about (天文学).
4.If something strange (激起……的兴趣) you,it interests you and you want to know more about it.
5.The suggestion should not be (拒绝考虑) without thinking about it.
6.It is generally agreed that the economic crisis led to the (衰败) of the country.
7.The Amazon River basin contains the world’s largest (热带的) rainforest.
8. (运河) have been built to take water to the desert.
Ⅱ.单句填空
1.Those who continuously acquire new knowledge that they can apply their work are more likely to succeed.
2.People who have personality traits that connect with competitiveness and low upset tolerance are much more likely (get) angry.
3.The marks on the products don’t correspond the goods I purchased on the Internet.
4.They should abandon (play) computer games.If so,they will make great progress in their studies.
5.In the past ten years,a number of high buildings have arisen where there was nothing but (ruin).
6.The woman film star has expanded her career other fields of entertainment.
Ⅲ.单句写作
1.我们渴望你能为我们的项目提供一些资金,也提供一些实用的建议。(同位语从句)
It’s our desire to fund our program,as well as offer us some practical suggestions.
2.把书放在原来的地方以便我找得到。(so that)
Leave the book where it is .
3.无论发生什么事,他都勇敢地采取各种方法去帮助人们。
,he adopts various approaches to help people bravely.
4.这项活动庆祝了它的22周年纪念,展示了园艺的精华,使它成为园艺中最受欢迎的活动之一。(现在分词短语作结果状语)
The event celebrates its 22nd anniversary with a great show of the very best of gardening, .
B级 能力素养提升练
Ⅳ.阅读理解
A
No matter how exciting space exploration sounds,there’s a vital point about it that needs to be considered:food supplies.Right now,astronauts typically rely on dry food in airtight bags and cans,since there are strict weight limits on items taken into space.Foods that we take for granted,such as fresh fruits and vegetables,are out of the question for space explorers.
For those who’ve attempted to grow food during space missions,they’ve faced many difficulties,including the absence of gravity,and a lack of soil,air and humidity(湿度).However,as Shane Topham,an engineer with Space Dynamics Laboratory at Utah State University in the US,told NASA,“Growing food to supplement and minimize the food that must be carried to space will be increasingly important on long-duration missions.”
Great efforts have been made to explore the concept of space farming.Recently,a team led by Federico Maggi at the University of Sydney in Australia figured out how plants can absorb nutrients from human urine(尿),as reported by New Scientist on March 27.
After over 20 years of experiments,the results suggested that human urine could supply three to four out of the six nutrients that plants need.The researchers also found out that urine-fertilized plants produce no harmful by-products,such as carbon dioxide or ammonia(氨).
According to New Scientist,human urine is 95 percent water,with the other 5 percent composed of nutrients which are harmful to the human body but not to plants.The advantage of this urine-fueled life support system is obvious:By recycling liquid waste and producing food,an efficient cycle will be created.
And most importantly,said New Scientist,the duration of space missions will be greatly extended to “20 years of flight”,meaning we may be soon sending astronauts on missions to Mars,or even beyond.
1.Space farming is important mainly because .
A.food brought from Earth goes bad easily during space flights
B.it will keep astronauts busy when they are on long-term space missions
C.it could provide fresh food and reduce the need to bring food from Earth
D.it’s a way for astronauts to learn more about the environment in space
2.What can we learn from the research of the University of Sydney
A.Human urine is harmless to plants.
B.Human urine provides six necessary nutrients for plants.
C.Urine fertilizer is safer and more productive than chemical fertilizer.
D.Urine-fertilized plants only release a small amount of carbon dioxide.
3.What is the biggest advantage of using human urine for space farming,according to New Scientist
A.It could pave the way for long-term space flights.
B.It does little harm to the environment in space.
C.It will greatly reduce the cost of farming in space.
D.Urine-fertilized plants are healthier and taste better.
4.What’s the text mainly about
A.The significance of space farming.
B.A possible new way to grow food in space.
C.How to use human urine to produce food in space.
D.Problems facing astronauts on long-term space flights.
B
Humans are not the only ones adapting to(适应) the effects of global climate change.Animals are also adapting to the environmental changes—some warm-blooded animals are beginning to “shapeshift(变身)” in response to shifts in climate,according to a recent study carried out by a team of researchers.The leader of the team is Sara Ryding,a researcher at Deakin University in Australia.
In the study,researchers have found new evidence that supports the theory that some warm-blooded animals are experiencing changes to their bodies due to the rising temperatures,resulting in larger legs,ears and beaks(喙) in some cases.The researchers have noted that warm-blooded animals living in colder climates have smaller legs,ears and beaks than animals of the same species living in warmer climates.
“When climate change is discussed in mainstream media,people are asking ‘Can humans overcome this ’ or ‘What technology can solve this ’” Ryding says.
She says that just like humans,animals also have to adapt to climate change,as shapeshifting for some of the warm-blooded animals is occurring over a far shorter time period.
“The climate change that we have created is putting much pressure on them,and while some species will adapt,others will not,” Ryding says.
Researchers have found body change in birds in Australia and North America.Certain species of Australian parrots have shown about 4%-10% increase in the size of their beaks since 1871,the reason for which is rising temperatures.In North America,the dark-eyed junco(灯芯草雀) also has seen an increase in beak size.
“Larger beaks help birds dissipate(驱散) extra body heat more effectively,which is useful as global temperatures rise.However,shapeshifting does not mean that animals are able to deal with climate change easily and that all is ‘fine’,” Ryding says.“It just means that they are struggling to adjust themselves to surviving it.”
5.What happens to some warm-blooded animals in warmer climates
A.Some parts of their bodies are missing.
B.Their bodies become colder and colder.
C.Their bodies change into smaller ones.
D.Some of their body parts become larger.
6.Why are two types of animals mentioned in paragraph 6
A.To warn about the decrease of animal species.
B.To speak highly of animals’ ability to survive.
C.To explain why animals change the body shape.
D.To show the evidence of animals’ shapeshifting.
7.What do Sara Ryding’s words in the last paragraph suggest
A.Climate change does little harm to bird species.
B.Climate change is still a big challenge for birds.
C.Birds can easily deal with global climate change.
D.Birds fail to adjust themselves to climate change.
8.What is the best title for the text
A.All Animals Have to Adapt to Global Climate Change
B.Rising Temperatures Are Destroying Animals’ Bodies
C.Climate Change Is Making Some Animals Shapeshift
D.Warm-blooded Animals Inform Us of Global Warming
Ⅴ.七选五
(2023天津高二期末)
People are consumers(消费者).We have to spend large parts of our days finding,buying,cooking and eating our food.Did you ever think it might be nice to be able to make your own food like plants do 1 They perform a process called photosynthesis using light from the sun,water and carbon dioxide.The end result of this chemical reaction is sugar for the plant to “eat”.The plant gives off water and oxygen.
2 Plants have special structures called chloroplasts(叶绿体) that animals don’t have.These structures are filled with chlorophyll,which gives leafy green plants their green color.Their main job is to absorb light from the sun.Chloroplasts can absorb every color except green.Light makes chlorophyll active.It creates an energy that separates water out into hydrogen and oxygen. 3
Hydrogen from the water combines with carbon from the carbon dioxide we breathe out.Oxygen is sent out into the air.
4 Plants rely on the carbon dioxide that we breathe out,and we rely on the oxygen that they “breathe” out.This is one good reason for protecting plant life on Earth.Many plants can produce a constant supply of oxygen for us.We need plants in order to survive.
Conservation(保护) projects around the globe are aimed at protecting our natural resources,including numerous species of plants. 5
A.Plants are producers.
B.Chemical reactions take place.
C.Animals can’t live without water.
D.People and plants make perfect partners.
E.So how do plants do it,and why can’t we
F.There would be too much carbon dioxide in the air.
G.Our quality of life and the fresh air we breathe depend upon our green plant partners.
分层跟踪检测(一)Starting out & Understanding ideas
Ⅰ.1.Buried 2.ruins 3.astronomy 4.intrigues
5.dismissed 6.downfall 7.tropical 8.Canals
Ⅱ.1.to 2.to get 3.to 4.playing 5.ruins 6.into
Ⅲ.1.that you should provide some money 2.so that I can find it 3.Whatever happens 4.making it one of the most popular events in gardening
Ⅳ.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了科学家们通过研究找出了一种可以在太空中种植食物的方法并阐述了这一方法的优势和发展前景。
1.C 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Foods that we take for granted,such as fresh fruits and vegetables,are out of the question for space explorers.”以及第二段中的“Growing food to supplement and minimize the food that must be carried to space will be increasingly important on long-duration missions.”可知,太空农场之所以重要,主要是因为它可以提供新鲜的食物,减少从地球带来食物的需求。故选C项。
2.A 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“According to New Scientist,human urine is 95 percent water,with the other 5 percent composed of nutrients which are harmful to the human body but not to plants.”可知,我们能从悉尼大学的研究中学到人类尿液对植物无害。故选A项。
3.A 细节理解题。根据最后一段可知,据《新科学家》报道,将人类尿液用于太空养殖的最大优势是这可能为长期太空飞行铺平道路。故选A项。
4.B 主旨大意题。文章主要讲述了科学家们通过一系列研究,找出了一种可以在太空中种植食物的方法并阐述了这一方法的优势和发展前景,所以这篇文章的主要内容是在太空种植食物的一种可能的新方法。故选B项。
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一项新的研究发现,一些温血动物开始因气候变化而“变身”,身体的一些部位变大了。
5.D 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“In the study,researchers have found new evidence that supports the theory that some warm-blooded animals are experiencing changes to their bodies due to the rising temperatures,resulting in larger legs,ears and beaks in some cases.”可知,温度升高导致温血动物腿、耳朵和喙变大,由此可知,在温暖的气候中,一些温血动物身体的一些部位变大了。故选D项。
6.D 推理判断题。根据第六段中的“Researchers have found body change in birds in Australia and North America.Certain species of Australian parrots have shown about 4%-10% increase in the size of their beaks since 1871,the reason for which is rising temperatures.In North America,the dark-eyed junco...”可知,作者在第六段中列举了澳大利亚鹦鹉和北美灯芯草雀的喙变大了的例子,而这一变化的原因正是温度升高导致的动物变身,由此可知,第六段提到两种动物是为了展示动物变身的证据。故选D项。
7.B 推理判断题。根据最后一段可知,Ryding告诉我们,鸟类等动物的变身并不意味着它们能够轻松应对气候变化,事实是它们正在努力调整自己,以便在气候变化中生存下来,由此可知,Sara Ryding在最后一段的话暗示了气候变化仍然是鸟类面临的一大挑战,它们在努力适应变化并生存下来。故选B项。
8.C 主旨大意题。通读全文可知,文章主要介绍了一项新的研究发现,一些温血动物开始因气候变化而“变身”,“Climate Change Is Making Some Animals Shapeshift”意为“气候变化正在使一些动物变身”,选项C能够概括文章主要内容。故选C项。
Ⅴ.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述了人和植物是完美伴侣,是相互依存的,并阐述了保护植物的重要性。
1.A 上文“People are consumers.”以及“Did you ever think it might be nice to be able to make your own food like plants do ”说明人是消费者,而植物却能自己为自己生产食物,选项A承接上文,对应人类来说,植物是生产者,引出下文“They perform a process called photosynthesis using light from the sun,water and carbon dioxide.The end result of this chemical reaction is sugar for the plant to ‘eat’.”具体介绍植物是怎样为自己生产食物的。故选A项。
2.E 上一段主要说明了人是消费者而植物是生产者,选项E承接上一段,提出为什么人类和植物不同的问题,引出下文“Plants have special structures called chloroplasts that animals don’t have.”解释为什么不同。故选E项。
3.B 上文“Light makes chlorophyll active.It creates an energy that separates water out into hydrogen and oxygen.”说明光的作用使叶绿素发生了化学反应,选项B承接上文,是上文的结论。故选B项。
4.D 下文“Plants rely on the carbon dioxide that we breathe out,and we rely on the oxygen that they ‘breathe’ out.”以及“We need plants in order to survive.”说明人类和植物之间是相互依存的,选项D位于段首,概括本段主题:人和植物是完美伴侣,是相互依存的。故选D项。
5.G 上一段主题是“人和植物是完美伴侣,相互依存”,最后一段中“Conservation projects around the globe are aimed at protecting our natural resources,including numerous species of plants.”说明了人和植物相互依存,我们必须保护植物,选项G承接上文,和上文存在因果关系,因为我们人类依赖绿色植物,所以必须保护好它们。故选G项。Unit 5分层跟踪检测(三)Developing ideas & Writing
A级 必备知识基础练
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1.I dived as a fish among the (珊瑚) of Persia Gulf.
2.All (物质),whether they are gaseous,liquid or solid,are made of atoms.
3.The house is far too small for us. (此外),it’s not close enough to the city.
4.There was an impressive array of pill bottles (摞起) on top of the fridge.
5.It’s a (沟) that used to be dry,but now has water in it.
6.The city’s average rainfall was 14 (毫米) in the 24 hours up to Friday morning.
7.The qualities are going to carry you forwards and (向上) and make you gain success.
Ⅱ.单句填空
1.Personally speaking,parents are making an attempt (protect) their kids by giving whatever they require.
2.I’d like to inform you of some (detail) information so that you can make full preparations for it.
3.Pop songs are usually familiar teenagers.
4.As a matter of fact,social networks offer a window how people live their lives.
5.Although wounded all over his body,the brave soldier continued (fight).
Ⅲ.单句写作
1.在我们教室的后墙上挂着一只大钟,看起来非常古老。(完全倒装)
,which looks very old.
2.从山顶看去,这个小村庄更美。(过去分词短语作状语)
,the small village looks more beautiful.
3.这位老人有两个儿子,其中一个在纽约工作。(介词+关系代词引导定语从句)
The old man has two sons, .
4.考虑到他到中国才一年,他的中国话讲得很不错了。(given)
He speaks Chinese quite well, .
5.你能节省多少二氧化碳,如果有的话,取决于你工作有多远,以及你是如何到达那里的。
How much carbon dioxide you save, ,depends on how far you live from work and how you get there.
B级 能力素养提升练
Ⅳ.阅读理解
At the foot of an Icelandic volcano,a newly-opened plant is taking CO2 from the air and turning it to rock.This technology is known as “direct air capture(捕捉)” or DAC.It’s a bit like “mining” the sky for CO2—simple in principle,but very difficult to carry out.
To do this,you need the right geography conditions.That is why Climeworks,a Swiss company,built the Orca plant in Iceland.There,fans draw air into big black containers where the filter(过滤器) catches CO2.Once the filter is full,it is heated to around 100℃ to separate CO2 with sufficient energy from volcanic activity.Next,the collected CO2 is combined with water and pumped deep underground into rock formations.Within a few years,the CO2 will turn into stone.
However,exciting and promising as this technology is,it won’t save us from climate change on its own.While Orca,the largest plant of its kind in the world,can capture up to 4,000 tons of CO2 per year,the yearly global emissions(排放) are around 33.4 billion tons of CO2,so the plant can deal with 0.00001% of our yearly emissions.Besides,the process is expensive and requires large amounts of energy.
Daniel Egger,the chief commercial officer at Climeworks,said that while his company is at an “industrial level”,it is not where it needs to be to make a difference in fighting climate change.But we have to learn to walk before we can run.
Carbon storage(碳储存) is just arising as a technology.It won’t help us fix climate change yet,but it can be important down the line,if we have the right conditions for it.
1.What can we learn about DAC according to the text
A.It is the best way to fix climate change at present.
B.It requires enough heat and energy to operate.
C.It is highly developed in removing CO2.
D.It can be applied anywhere in the world.
2.Why are some data used in paragraph 3
A.To indicate the bright future of the technology.
B.To provide the research results for the readers.
C.To show the challenges DAC faces at present.
D.To call for more plants like Orca to be set up.
3.What is the author’s attitude towards the technology
A.Unclear. B.Uninterested.
C.Doubtful. D.Hopeful.
4.From which is the text probably taken
A.A science report.
B.A company leaflet.
C.A chemistry textbook.
D.A social web page.
Ⅴ.语法填空
Every year the temperature of the earth will rise about one degree Fahrenheit(华氏度),which is a rapid increase when 1.(compare) to other natural changes.There is no doubt that it is the burning of fossil fuels 2. has caused this global warming.
Some byproducts(副产品) of this process 3.(call) “greenhouse” gases.Scientists call this phenomenon “greenhouse effect”.If there 4. (be) no “greenhouse effect”,the earth would be about 33 degrees Celsius cooler than it is.So we need those gases.The problem begins when we add huge 5.(quantity) of extra carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.It means that more heat energy tends to be trapped in the atmosphere 6. (cause) the global temperature to go up.Some scientists say over the next 100 years “greenhouse” gases could warm the earth by as much as 5 degrees Celsius.
However,the attitudes of scientists to this rise are 7. (complete) different.On the one hand,some say this would result in a catastrophe.On 8. other hand,others are opposed 9. this view and believe that any warming would be mild with few bad environmental consequences.One thing is certain,though,even if we start reducing the amount of “greenhouse” gases,the earth will continue to get 10.(warm).
Ⅵ.应用文写作
假定你是李华,下周你将陪同加拿大学生参观太仓港。作为学生代表,请你准备一份发言稿,简单介绍明朝航海家郑和。内容包括:
1.表示欢迎;
2.介绍郑和(包括航海经历、贡献等);
3.表达祝愿。
注意:1.词数80左右;
2.请在相应位置作答。
Distinguished guests,
I am Li Hua.
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Ⅶ.读后续写
阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。
My name’s Don Ball.I’m fifteen and I go to Blueway Comprehensive School.Mike is the same age and goes to the local grammar school,but we’ve been friends since junior school.We both live in the village of Saltley,which is in the Midlands.We’ve been birdwatching together since we were 11.I suppose we’re quite good at it now,because we do it regularly,read about it,use the Net to find out about birds,and we’re members of a club for birdwatchers,too.
We have a secret place,named RP,to watch birds.RP is the name we gave to a set of three small lakes surrounded by woods.They are called Redman’s Pools on large maps,but lots of people don’t know they are there because they are hidden by trees.
One day,Mike told me that he saw ospreys(鱼鹰) there,which surprised me.There weren’t any in Britain because they’d been hunted too much.They were protected by the RSPB,because lots of people wanted the eggs for their collections.
By now the ospreys had finished building their nest at the top of one of the pine trees on the island in the middle of Big Pool.Of course,we still went to watch them every weekend,and a couple of nights after school,now that the days were getting longer.
One Saturday we were surprised to find a white car parked on the roadside near the track,and as we wheeled our bikes down the track to Redman’s Pools we saw a middle-aged man walking along the side of the pools with a large blue plastic bag over his shoulder.
He stopped at the point where the bank was closest to the island and started doing something with the bag.I was horrified by what I saw.The man had taken a small inflatable(可充气的) plastic boat out of his blue bag,and he was blowing it up.
注意:1.续写词数应为150左右;
2.请按如下格式作答。
He was going to row over to the ospreys’ island!
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Seeing him climbing up the tree,I knew it was the time to call the police.
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分层跟踪检测(三)Developing ideas & Writing
Ⅰ.1.corals 2.substances 3.Furthermore 4.stacked 5.trench 6.millimetres 7.upwards
Ⅱ.1.to protect 2.detailed 3.to 4.into 5.to fight
Ⅲ.1.On the back wall of our classroom hangs a big clock
2.Seen from the top of the mountain 3.one of whom works in New York 4.given that he has been in China for only a year 5.if any
Ⅳ.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一项新的碳存储技术——直接空气捕获技术(DAC),该技术能够吸收空气,并在高能支持下分离出二氧化碳,经过时间沉淀将其转换成岩石。
1.B 细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的“There,fans draw air into big black containers where the filter catches CO2.Once the filter is full,it is heated to around 100℃ to separate CO2 with sufficient energy from volcanic activity.”以及文章第三段中的“Besides,the process is expensive and requires large amounts of energy.”可知,DAC将CO2转化成岩石的过程中需要吸入大量空气并在滤芯加满之后加热到100℃,才能将CO2分离出来,同时需要大量的能源支持。因此可知,DAC技术需要足够的热量和能量才能运转。故选B项。
2.C 推理判断题。根据文章第三段中的“While Orca,the largest plant of its kind in the world,can capture up to 4,000 tons of CO2 per year,the yearly global emissions are around 33.4 billion tons of CO2,so the plant can deal with 0.00001% of our yearly emissions.”可知,这些数字表明了DAC目前面临的挑战。故选C项。
3.D 推理判断题。根据文章末段中的“Carbon storage is just arising as a technology.It won’t help us fix climate change yet,but it can be important down the line,if we have the right conditions for it.”可知,作者对该技术是抱有希望的。故选D项。
4.A 推理判断题。通过阅读文章内容可知,文章首段揭示了文章的中心话题,即文章主要围绕一项新技术“直接空气捕获(DAC)”为话题,讲述了该技术的原理,面临的挑战,以及前景。由此可推知,文章应是摘自科学新闻报道。故选A项。
Ⅴ.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了地球越来越暖,然而科学家对地球变暖持有不同的观点。
1.compared 考查非谓语动词。短语be compared to“与……相比较”,在句中作状语,比较与变化是被动关系,故用过去分词形式。故填compared。
2.that 考查强调句。强调句结构为“it’s +强调部分+that从句”,句中强调主语the burning of fossil fuels。故填that。
3.are called 考查动词语态。句中主语Some byproducts of this process与动词call之间为被动关系,分析句子结构可知时态用一般现在时,故用一般现在时的被动语态。故填are called。
4.were 考查虚拟语气。这是一个由if引导的条件句中的虚拟语气,表示与现在或将来事实相反时从句用一般过去时,be动词用were。故填were。
5.quantities 考查名词的数。名词quantity为可数名词,quantities of大量的。故填quantities。
6.causing 考查非谓语动词。这里用现在分词作结果状语,表示自然而然所带来的结果。故填causing。
7.completely 考查副词。修饰形容词different,前用副词形式。故填completely。
8.the 考查短语。短语on the other hand“另一方面”。故填the。
9.to 考查短语。短语oppose to“反对”。故填to。
10.warmer 考查形容词比较级。get为系动词,加形容词比较级,意思为“变得更……”。故填warmer。
Ⅵ.
Distinguished guests,
I am Li Hua.On behalf of my school,I’d like to express our warm welcome.It’s a great privilege for me to accompany you on the visit to Taicang Harbour.
The harbour witnessed the first voyage of Zheng He,one of China’s greatest explorers.A large fleet led by him navigated the blue seas,creating a splendid scene.Altogether,Zheng He made seven voyages to many countries and regions with his ships loaded with china,silk and tea as gifts.These voyages have a far-reaching impact on China and its neighbors,helping develop and strengthen mutual harmonious relations.
May you have an unforgettable experience.
Ⅶ.He was going to row over to the ospreys’ island!After fully inflating the boat,he placed it in the water,got in,and started to row himself across the water to the island.The male osprey flew off its branch,and circled around.The female on the nest looked worried but didn’t move,watching as the small boat got closer.The man moved his boat around to the island.Then he pulled the boat out of the water and made his ways towards the tree.When he got to the tree,he looked up and climbed up!
Seeing him climbing up the tree,I knew it was the time to call the police.Hearing what I said,one policeman promised to come as soon as he could.I took a series of photographs of the man holding the bag with the eggs in it.When I was thinking what to do next,I heard a loud voice was speaking clearly.“You are under arrest for stealing the eggs of a protected bird.” It was the policeman speaking through a police megaphone.“Sit down with your hands on your head and wait.” Later,the man was taken to the police station.Mike and I cycled back home,feeling proud that we had managed to save the eggs.
