高三牛津选修十单元测试4套

牛津高三模块十 unit 4 单元试题
满分（100分）
第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
1. —You don’t mind me smoking here, do you
—______.
A. No, I really hate smoking B. I’d appreciate it if you didn’t
C. No, you can’t smoke here D. You’d better give up smoking
2. How on earth do his remarks ______ to what we are discussing now asked Tom.
A. connect B. decide C. refer D. relate
3. ______ property should be protected in all the countries in the world， claimed the UN general secretary.
A. Knowledge B. Intellectual C. Thinking D. Thought
4. The class monitor asked, “do you know who broke ______ the room last night ”
A. into B. out C. down D. up
5. It is said that he is clever, ______doubt, but he is cold, too.
A. in B. with C. on D. no
6. In ______, you must do your best to make the party ______.
A. a word; success B. a word; a success
C. one word; successes D. words ; successes
7. Every means ______ prevent the water from ______.
A. are used to; polluting B. get used to; polluting
C. is used to; polluted D. is used to; being polluted
8. ______ on time, we would have to put off the trip.
A. If he doesn’t come B. If he will not come
C. If he didn’t come D. If he wouldn’t come
9. Covered by the snow, ______.
A. We couldn’t find the way home B. the boy lost his way
C. the road could not be seen D. the birds couldn’t find any food
10. —When ______ and visit our factory next month
—When ______, I’ll let you know.
A. will he come; he will come B. will he come; he comes
C. does he come; he will come D. does he come; he comes
11. —Have you got ______with your composition
—No, I need another twenty minutes.
A. through B. up C. along D. well
12. He made another wonderful discovery, ______of great importance to science.
A. which I think is B. which I think it is
C. which I think it D. I think which is
13. His health failing, ______in 2006.
A. so John was forced to leave the army B. army gave John leave
C. John was forced to leave the army D. when the army gave John leave
14. —Does anybody want an extra ticket to go to the cinema
—Whom would you rather ______ with you, George or me
A. have go B. have gone C. to go D. going
15. He wrote a lot of novels, none of ______ translated into a foreign language.
A. them B. which C. they　 D. what
第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
There was a kind of special blue flower that had always caught my eye along the highway I traveled daily to work by car. I’d noticed that they bloomed(开花) only in the 16 hours — the afternoon sun was too strong for them. This spring, I 17 a wildflower garden in our yard. I can 18 out of the kitchen window while doing the 19 and see the flowers. I’ve often thought that those 20 blue flowers from the ditch (沟) would 21 great in our garden alongside other wildflowers. Every day I 22 past the flowers thinking, “I’ll stop on my way home and 23 them.” “Gee, I don’t want to get my good clothes 24 ...” Whatever the reason was, I 25 stopped to dig them. My husband even gave me a shovel (铲子) in the car to be used for that 26 .
One day on my way home from work, I was 27 to see that the highway department had mowed (除草) the ditches and the pretty blue flowers were 28 . I thought to myself, “You 29 too long and missed the good chance. You should have done it when you 30 saw them blooming this spring.”
A week ago we were 31 to learn that my husband’s sister has a brain tumor (肿瘤). She is 20 years older than my husband and unfortunately, because of 32 and distance, we haven’t been as close as we all would have liked. I couldn’t 33 but see the connection between the pretty blue flowers and the 34 between my husband’s sister and us. I do believe that God has given us some time 35 to plant some wonderful memories that will bloom every year for us.
16. A. morning B. afternoon C. evening D. rush
17. A. bought B. started C. rented D. destroyed
18. A. walk B. run C. slip D. look
19. A. homework B. sewing C. dishes D. repairs
20. A. sunny B. lovely C. nicely D. lively
21. A. look B. sound C. smell D. feel
22. A. drove B. walked C. ran D. flew
23. A. plant B. water C. dig D. enjoy
24. A. wet B. worn C. bad D. dirty
25. A. seldom B. never C. always D. often
26. A. cause B. purpose C. way D. manner
27. A. sad B. excited C. delighted D. lucky
28. A. lost B. done C. gone D. absorbed
29. A. watched B. waited C. expected D. saw
30. A. second B. last C. again D. first
31. A. moved B. encouraged C. puzzled D. shocked
32. A. age B. time C. heat D. size
33. A. do B. help C. give D. take
34. A. position B. difference C. relationship D. situation
35. A. missed B. saved C. used D. left
第三节：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
A★
“Europe and Japan are now facing a population problem that is unprecedented (前所未有的) in human history — declining population over time with an increase in the percentage of old people,” said Bill Butz, president of the Population Reference Bureau.
Countries have lost people because of wars, diseases and natural disasters but never — at least in modern history — because women stopped having enough children, Butz said.
The U.S. is the fastest growing industrialized nation in the world, adding about 2.8 million people a year. That’s a little less than 1 percent, but enough to mitigate (缓解) the kinds of problems facing Japan and many European countries.
Europe, with 728 million people, saw its population shrink by 74,000 since the beginning of the decade, according to the United Nations. By 2050, it is projected to lose a total of 75 million people.
The problem is that birth rates are so low that there aren’t enough young people entering the work force to support an aging population, said Hans Peter Kohler, an associate professor of sociology at the University of Pennsylvania.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is so concerned that he recently proposed paying women to have children. Last year, France increased monthly stipends (津贴) to parents who take time off work to care for a third child.
When Japan announced in June that its population had shrunk in 2005 for the first time, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said, “The data must be accepted seriously.”
On Friday, Japan announced that it is now the world’s most elderly nation, with more than a fifth of its people 65 or older. Italy is the second.
36. The underlined word in the fourth paragraph can be replaced by _____.
A. increase B. rise C. expand D. decrease
37. Which is NOT a reason for a country’s declining of population
A. Suffering from natural disasters.
B. Women’s stopping to have enough children.
C. Being at war with other countries. D. The attack by certain diseases.
38. Russia and France are used as examples in the sixth paragraph to show that _____.
A. they are trying to increase birthrate B. the problem will never be solved
C. they are very rich countries D. women in those countries are luckier
39. Which of the following best describes the problem mentioned in the passage
A. There are more old people and fewer young people in the work force.
B. There are more young people and fewer old people in the work force.
C. European countries and Japan have lost people because of wars.
D. Women are losing the ability to give birth to children.
B★
The “only child” generation is coming of age, as they become parents, according to a recent survey. The young parents tend to be better prepared for raising their children than older generations, despite previously having been criticized as “little emperors and queens” during their childhood, an expert says.
The survey, conducted by the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, found some 40 per cent of 1,800 young parents aged 20 to 40 are the only child in their families. The figure is expected to reach a peak in the next five to six years, as a census（人口普查） in 1982 indicated that more than 81 per cent of children born that year are the only child at home.
“Differences are obvious in many aspects between only-child parents (OCP) and non-only-child parents (NOCP),” said Bao Leiping, a doctor with the Institute of Youth and Juvenile Studies under the social sciences academy.
Approximately 17 per cent of OCPs preferred a career when asked to choose between a career and children. The figure for NOCPs is about 11 percent. “The only-child-turned parents put more emphasis on themselves than NOCPs, and are more dependent,” said Bao.
More than 45 per cent of OCPs live with their parents compared with 28 percent among NOCPs. “The grandparents shoulder a lot of responsibilities for OCPs, which allows them more time and energy to explore new ways to educate their babies,” she said.
Some 46 per cent of OCPs have used the Internet to search for information about education, 7.2 per cent higher than NOCPs. In addition, OCPs put more emphasis on educating their children on values, manners and social conduct.
40. Which of the following is mainly discussed in the passage above
A. The only-child generation problem.
B. How to raise children of the only-child generation.
C. Differences between OCPs and NOCPs.
D. Little emperors and queens.
41. How many young parents in the survey are the only child
A. 1800. B. 800. C. 1982. D. 720.
42. We can infer from the passage that _____.
A. the number of OCPs will rise in the future
B. the number of OCPs will drop in the future
C. the OCPs are not quite ready for raising their young
D. more NOCPs prefer doing a job to raising children
C★★
What is the color of the universe Astronomers had not answered this question until two months ago. That is when two American astronomers reported on their study of all the light in the universe. They said that the universe would appear to the human eye to be a light greenish color, called turquoise（青绿色）.
Karl Glazebrook and Ivan Baldry of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, reported their finding in January. They presented the research at a meeting of the American Astronomical Society. They said that finding the color of the universe was not part of their serious scientific research. They did it for fun.
However, earlier this month, the scientists admitted to making a mistake. They said their finding was much more colorful than it should have been. They now say the light from our universe is closer to white. It is more like a milky or creamy white color.
Their study attempted to show what people might see if they could observe the universe from far away. The scientists found the average color by combining light from about two-hundred-thousand star systems. Their information came from an observatory in New South Wales, Australia.
These scientists and color engineers attempted to reproduce the result. Mark Fairchild of the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York was the first person to identify a mistake. He discovered a mistake in the computer software program used by the Johns Hopkins scientists.
When the mistake was corrected, the results changed. The new color of the universe is much less colorful. It is very close to white. The scientists have apologized for the mistake. They are now working with the Rochester Institute of Technology to produce more images of the color of the universe. They also asked for suggestions for a name for the new color of the universe.
43. The best title of the passage should be _____.
A. Research made by two astronauts B. The color of the universe
C. Mistakes made by scientists D. A mistake in the computer
44. Which of the following people recognized the mistake first
A. Karl Glazebrook. B. Ivan Baldry.
C. Johns Hopkins. D. Mark Fairchild.
45. Which of the following was NOT TRUE about the color of the universe
A. It was once considered close to green.
B. It was finally discovered close to white.
C. It is called turquoise now. D. It appears milky or creamy.
46. If we divide the passage into two parts, where can we draw the dividing line
A. Between the 3rd and the 4th paragraph.
B. Between the 2nd and the 3rd paragraph.
C. Between the 4th and the 5th paragraph.
D. Between the 5th and the 6th paragraph.
D★★
George Washington, the “Father of America”, was born on February 22, 1732, in Westmoreland County, Virginia. His father died when George was eleven and he did not attend school regularly, but he acquired basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills. He did not attend university. When he was 16, George moved to Lawrence’s estate, Mount Vernon, and ten years later, he married a young widow, Martha, and adopted her two children. Washington had no children of his own.
George received his first military appointment as a major in the militia（民兵队伍） during the French and Indian War (1754). In 1758 Washington was elected to the House of Burgesses and expressed his opposition to Britain’s unfair taxes and land laws. He was active in resisting British rule. When the Revolutionary War began (1775) the Continental Congress asked George Washington to be the commander in chief of the Continental army.
With a force of about 10,000 men, he faced a difficult winter (1777-1778) at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. They had little food and were poorly clothed. Those who survived until spring were pleased to learn that France had recognized America’s independence. With aid from France, the troops were able to trap the main British force at Yorktown (1781). After the war, Washington returned home to Mount Vernon.
George Washington was a member of the Federalist Party, believing in a strong central American government. His popularity caused him to be elected president of the Constitutional Convention in 1787, and in 1789 he became the first president of the United States. He was elected to a second term, with John Adams serving as vice president. He refused to run for a third term as president.
He died on December 14, 1799, of a throat infection brought on by several hours outside in a freezing rain. He is buried in the family tomb at Mount Vernon.
47. The underlined word in the second paragraph means _____.
A. interview B. job C. date D. application
48. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A. George Washington worked as president of the US for 8 years.
B. George Washington worked as president of the US for 4 years.
C. George Washington died of an unknown disease.
D. George Washington never had school education.
49. Which of the following statements about George Washington is TRUE according to the passage
A. He once studied math at university. B. He married at the age of 25.
C. He was strongly against the British rule.
D. He defeated the British army by himself.
50. The best title for the passage should be _____.
A. George Washington’s political career
B. Life story of George Washington
C. A famous American president D. A freedom fighter for the US
E★★★
“Buy - A - Something” Campaign
One way to request for general donations is to tie it into a campaign like “Buy - A - Brick to Help Build a School in Bolivia”. Make sure you have some literature to give people as well as a registration form that includes name, address, and how many bricks the person purchased.
University Funds
If you are a student, one major source of funding is your own college or university. Many school clubs can raise a certain amount of funds through student activities. See if your club is suitable.
Letter Writing
One of the most effective ways of raising money is to do a letter campaign to as many relatives, friends, former teachers, etc. as possible. Sending a detailed letter to over 100 friends and relatives explaining the program and what you hope to accomplish while you’re on it will help you reach your goal.
Parties, Dances, Music
Use the “Who Do You Know” principle. Do you have a friend in a band Do you know the owner of a bar or a restaurant Some simple events include having a band play at a club, and your group gets the cover charge or a percentage of the drink sales.
Exhibitions — This is limited to people with professional art genius. If you are an artist, you can ask friends to help you hold exhibitions and donate your profit to charity or give people who need financial help.
Sales — One of the traditional ways to raise money is through bake sales, candy sales, flower sales, etc. Some sales such as candy sales cost money. Often sales can be associated with holidays — pumpkins for Halloween or flowers for Valentine’s Day.
Note: Please remember there are some people who are not so lucky as we are and it’s our duty to help them.
51. What is the best title for the passage
A. Activities in your spare time B. Ways to raise money
C. What can you do D. Holding exhibitions
52. What is the “Who Do You Know” principle
A. Involve people you know in your activity.
B. Try to know as many people as possible.
C. Never get in touch with strangers.
D. Always play with people you know.
53. Albert, a pianist in a small band, works in the local night pub, and many of his friends are bar owners or restaurant managers. Which is the best way for him to raise money
A. Exhibitions. B. Parties, Dances, Music.
C. Sales. D. University Funds.
54. Where can we probably find this passage
A. In a newspaper. B. In a novel.
C. In a travel guide. D. In a short story.
55. What will the money collected be used for
A. Some important architecture. B. People who need financial help.
C. Festivals like Valentine’s Day. D. People with professional art genius.
第四节 任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。
注意：每个空格只填1个单词。
If your family is like many in the United States, unloading the week’s groceries includes hauling a case or two of bottled water into your home. On your way to a soccer game or activity, it’s easy to grab a cold one right out of the fridge, right
But all those plastic bottles use a lot of fossil fuels and pollute the environment. In fact, Americans buy more bottled water than any other nation in the world, adding 29 billion water bottles a year to the problem. In order to make all these bottles, manufacturers use 17 million barrels of crude oil. That’s enough oil to keep a million cars going for twelve months.
Imagine a water bottle filled a quarter of the way up with oil. That’s about how much oil was needed to produce the bottle.
　　So why don’t more people drink water straight from the kitchen faucet Some people drink bottled water because they think it is better for them than water out of the tap, but that’s not true. In the United States, local governments make sure water from the faucet is safe. There is also growing concern that chemicals in the bottles themselves may leach into the water.
People love the convenience of bottled water. But maybe if they realized the problems it causes, they would try drinking from a glass at home or carrying water in a refillable steel container instead of plastic.
　　Plastic bottle recycling can help—instead of going out with the trash, plastic bottles can be turned into items like carpeting or cozy fleece clothing.
　　Unfortunately, for every six water bottles we use, only one makes it to the recycling bin. The rest are sent to landfills. Or, even worse, they end up as trash on the land and in rivers, lakes, and the ocean. Plastic bottles take many hundreds of years to disintegrate.
Water is good for you, so keep drinking it. But think about how often you use water bottles, and see if you can make a change.
Betty McLaughlin, who runs an organization called the Container Recycling Institute, says we should try using fewer bottles: “If you take one to school in your lunch, don’t throw it away—bring it home and refill it from the tap for the next day. Keep track of how many times you refill a bottle before you recycle it.”
And yes, you can make a difference. Remember this: Recycling one plastic bottle can save enough energy to power a 60-watt light bulb for six hours.
Drinking Water: Bottled or From the Tap
(56) situation Americans consume the (57) bottled water in the world.
(58) for people’s preference for bottled water Bottled water is of higher (59) .
It’s more (60) for people to drink bottled water.
Problems with bottledwater The (61) of plastic bottles use lots of fossil fuels.
Water bottles we use cause serious (62) .
(63) the passageoffers Use bottles (64) of glass or steel.
Use a refillable plastic bottle as many times as (65) before recycling.
第五节：书面表达（满分25分）
新学期开始，学校开展了争做“好学生，好公民”的活动。请你以“Great Changes”为题，向“学英语报”投稿，记述开展活动以来在同学们身上发生的巨大变化。
注意： 1. 报道必须包括表格中的主要内容,不少于100词;
2. 报道的开头已给出，不计入总词数。
活动前 活动后
不能保持教室清洁，随意丢弃废物；对师长不够礼貌，见面不打招呼；购物、等车不能遵守秩序。 积极参加大扫除，将废弃物分类放入 垃圾箱；主动问候老师并给予老师一些帮助；主动排队，在公交车上给老人让座
Great Changes
The activity of being a good student and good citizen has been held since the beginning of this term in our school.
_______________________________________________________________________________
参考答案：
1-5 BDBAD 6-10 BDCCB 11-15 AACAA
16-20 ABDCB 21-25 AACDB 26-30 BACBD 31-35 DABCD
36-40 DBAAC 41-45 DABDC 46-50 BBACB 51-55 BABAB
56. Present 57. most 58. Reasons 59 quality 60. convenient
61. production / manufacturing 62. pollution 63. Suggestions / Tips
64. made 65. possible
One possible version:
Great Changes
The activity of being a good student and good citizen has been held since the beginning of this term in our school. Everybody has taken an active part in it. In the past, we didn’t have the habit of keeping our classroom tidy and even threw waste here and there. We even weren’t polite enough to our teachers and sometimes forgot to greet them. While doing shopping or waiting for a bus, some of us jumped the queue instead of obeying the rules.
But now everyone is willing to do cleaning and to sort the waste before throwing it into dustbins. Everybody shows great respect for our teachers and sometimes helps them with something. In public places, we try to wait in line and offer our seats to the old on the bus.
What great changes have taken place! We do hope every student can keep it up.牛津高三模块十unit3 单元试题
满分(100分 )
第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
1. —I am traveling in France to spend the festival.
—_____
A. Congratulation! B. Have fun! C. See you later! D. Take care!
2. Tom likes sitting close to TV, so his parents try to _____ him _____ the bad habit.
A. treat; of B. treat; with C. cure; of D. cure; with
3. Look at the news! There must be someone who _____ the news.
A. leaked B. leaks C. leaking D. had leaked
4. The fans adore him so much that they _____ excitement when they see him.
A. scream with B. scream of C. scream about D. scream out
5. What _____ of the babies die of disease every year asked Zhang Min’s father in a hurry.
A. percent B. percents C. percentage D. percentages
6. He is too pessimistic! I can’t _____ his pessimistic view of the state of the economy.
A. subscribe to B. subscribe with
C. disagree to D. disagree with
7. The roads into London were so _____ traffic that even the fire engines couldn’t get through.
A. choked up by B. choked up with
C. choked back by D. choked back with
8. After seeing such a sad movie, she felt _____ all the evening.
A. depressed B. depression C. depressing D. depressant
9. She is so optimistic that her cheerful spirits and bubbling laughter _____ the whole class.
A. effect B. effected C. infected D. infect
10. It is reported that nowadays more and more children _____ playing computer games.
A. are addicted to B. are addicted with
C. addiction to D. addiction with
11. Sarah hopes to become a friend of _____ shares her interest.
A. anyone B. whomever
C. whoever D. no matter who
12. Everyone present at the party thought his jokes were _____, so none of them laughed.
A. in good taste B. in bad taste C. in good tastes D. in bad tastes
13. Because of the bad management, the company will _____ by another one.
A. be swallowed up B. be swallowed C. swallow D swallow up
14. We should always remember the soldiers who _____ for the revolution of China.
A. blood B. bleeded C. bleed D. bled
15. Does it matter much _____ the sales manager won’t attend the meeting tomorrow
A. if B. what C. when D. that
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
When someone has deeply hurt you, it can be extremely difficult to let go of your anger. But forgiveness is possible—and it can be surprisingly 16 to your physical and 17 health.
“People who always forgive others 18 less depression, anger and stress and more hopefulness,” says Frederic Luskin, Ph.D., the 19 of Forgive for Good. “So it can help 20 on the wear and tear on our organs, reduce the wearing out of the immune（免疫的） system and 21 people to feel more vital.”
So how do you start the forgiveness Try 22 these steps:
Calm yourself. To defuse your 23 , try a simple stress-management technique. “Take a couple of breaths and think of 24 that gives you pleasure: a 25 scene in nature, someone you love,” Luskin says.
Don’t 26 an apology. “Many times the person who hurt you has no 27 of apologizing,” Luskin says. “They may have wanted to hurt you or they just don’t see things the same 28 . So if you wait for people to apologize you could be waiting a(n) 29 long time.” Keep in mind that forgiveness does not necessarily mean 30 to the person who upsets you.
Take the control away from your offender. Mentally replaying（重播） your 31 gives power to the person who caused you pain. “ 32 focusing on your hurt feelings, learn to look for the love, beauty and kindness 33 you,” Luskin says.
Try to see things from the other person’s view. If you empathize（把感情移入） with that person, you may 34 that he or she was acting out of ignorance, fear—even love.
Recognize the benefits of forgiveness. Research has shown that people who always forgive others will get more energy, better 35 and better sleep.
Don’t forget to forgive yourself.“For some people, forgiving themselves is the biggest challenge,” Luskin says. But it can rob you of your self-confidence if you don’t do it.”
16. A. beneficial B. harmful C. helpless D. suitable
17. A. chemical B. wealthy C. technical D. mental
18. A. own B. show C. direct D. prove
19. A. author B. owner C. professor D. publisher
20. A. protect B. save C. wait D. depend
21. A. have B. wish C. make D. allow
22. A. coping B. turning C. following D. accepting
23. A. sadness B. anger C. hunger D. energy
24. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything
25. A. thoughtful B. dull C. beautiful D. still
26. A. call for B. hunt for C. long for D. wait for
27. A. invention B. invitation C. intention D. attention
28. A. way B. means C. method D. approach
29. A. helpfully B. carefully C. patiently D. awfully
30. A. giving in B. giving away C. giving up D. giving out
31. A. wound B. hurt C. cut D. damage
32. A. Because of B. Despite of C. Instead of D. In search of
33. A. around B. above C. beneath D. below
34. A. tell B. realize C. see D. recognize
35. A. housing B. appearance C. figure D. appetite
第三节 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
A★
We’d been flying for hours, deeper and deeper into the desert of southeastern Niger. The mission: to find what is probably the last wild population of the great Saharan antelope called the addax (旋角羚)—the most endangered animal of its size in Africa.
Pilot Peter Ragg flew our bright red helicopter low over two parallel dunes (沙丘). The pale sand below us was dotted by the black bushes, the plants that are favorite food for the addax. Then, almost as if the dune extruded (使突出) them, two perfect addaxes appeared. Their long tails swung from side to side as they ran, heads held high on thick necks, horns reaching for the sky. We made a few turns in the plane, then let them be. In just a few seconds they were swallowed again by the Sahara. Soon they could just as easily disappear from the planet.
In September 2004 the government of Niger and a small NGO called SOS Faune du Niger surveyed this last known pocket of wild addaxes. They counted 128 individuals. Since then, the number has dropped as hunters have taken more for meat. How many addaxes remain in the Sahara is anybody’s guess, but those that do survive could be considered the living dead: There may not be a viable (能生存的) population left to reproduce.
I’m now helping to make an emergency plan for the last wild addaxes. With a few hundred thousand dollars, some trucks, and a strong group with the local Toubou guides, we may just be able to save these guys from extinction.
36. What do the addaxes in the passage usually eat
A. Vegetables. B. Black bushes. C. Grass. D. Fruits.
37. All of the following descriptions of the addax are true EXCEPT that ____.
A. its tail is long B. its neck is thick
C. its legs are short D. its horns are long
38. What does the writer probably mean by saying that “There may not be a viable population left to reproduce”
A. Wild addaxes will die out soon unless effective measures are taken.
B. The number of wild addaxes will increase if they are not hunted.
C. Wild addaxes cannot support themselves any longer.
D. Humans cannot survive without enough addaxes.
39. It can be inferred that the writer of the passage might be ____.
A. a journalist B. an official C. an engineer D. a zoologist
B★★
Hi, everybody! Welcome to our newly-opened Richards Cinema Bookstore!
Now let me introduce to you some of the new film books in our store. Are you Chinese film fans OK, here comes the latest 25 New Takes about Chinese films. It is a collection of 25 fresh readings of different Chinese films from the 1930s to the present. In recent years, Chinese films are very popular in the States, such as Crouching Tiger and Hidden Dragon, Hero, and Flowers of Shanghai.
Do you like French films Well, here is The French Cinema Book. It covers French films from the 1890s to the beginning of the 21st century. It is written for all lovers of French cinema: students and teachers, specialists and fans, and so on.
Maybe you are Indian film fans and star-chasers. Then here is Encyclopedia(百科全书) of Indian Cinema. The book is a complete introduction to all the best Indian films. It also offers a full list of names of the famous and successful film stars in the past ten years. You know, the Indian film industry is the largest in the world after our Hollywood.
If you like British films, we have The British Cinema Book. It is a good review of British cinema. This book contains a good many nice pictures.
In our bookstore, you can also find books about Mexican, Japanese, Australian, German and Italian films.
Well, please help yourselves to some coffee or tea, and have a good time here!
40. The speaker of the passage is most probably ____.
A. the author of 25 New Takes B. a client in the cinema bookstore
C. the manager of the cinema bookstore
D. a reader of Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema
41. Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned in the passage
A. Indian cinema industry is second only to Hollywood.
B. The British Cinema Book includes a complete list of names of stars.
C. Crouching Tiger and Hidden Dragon is well received in the States.
D. The French Cinema Book covers over a century’s French films.
42. The purpose of the speaker is to ____.
A. satisfy the customers’ various tastes
B. keep the authors popular with the readers
C. offer the clients chances to meet the film stars
D. turn the readers into film producers
43. The speaker of this passage most probably comes from ____.
A. England B. India C. China D. America
C★★
Although the weathermen’s forecasts for a month ahead are only little better than guesswork, they are now making long-term forecasts into the next century with growing confidence. The main trend in the world’s climate in the coming years will, scientists say, be a predictable result of man’s activities.
At the start of the industrial revolution nearly two centuries ago, man set off a big experiment in planetary engineering. Unaware of what he was doing, he spared no thought for the consequences. Today the possible outcome is alarmingly clear, but the experiment is unstoppable. Within the lifetime of many of us, the Earth may become warmer than it has been for a thousand years. By the middle of this century it may be warmer than it has been since the last Ice Age.
A warmer climate may seem welcome, but it could bring many dangers： damages to crops in the world’s main food-producing areas, famine(饥荒), economic instability, civil unrest and even war.
In the much longer term, melting of the great ice-caps of Greenland and Antarctica could raise sea-levels throughout the world. The average sea-level has already risen a foot since the turn of the last century, and if the ice-caps disappear completely, it would rise by nearly 200 plete melting might take many centuries, but even a small increase in sea-level would threaten low-lying parts of the world such as the Netherlands.
44. Long-term weather forecasts beyond the year 2050 may seem strange because ____.
A. none of us will be alive then
B. weathermen can even forecast next month’s weather correctly
C. weathermen can forecast much better than they used to
D. no one can stop engineering experiments
45. Weathermen believe that our future climate will be the direct result of ____.
A. the big scientific experiment B. clever long-term forecasts
C. the melting of the ice-caps D. planets changing course
46. One of the results of a warmer world climate could be ____.
A. an increase in food production
B. greater co-operation between countries
C. the death of millions of people from starvation
D. a reduction in the amount of oil we use
47. Scientists are fairly sure that by the year 2050, _______.
A. the sea-level will have risen obviously
B. there will have been the Third World War
C. most countries will have been flooded
D. the polar ice-caps will have melted completely
D★★★
You may have never heard of Ladislao Biro, but you have certainly heard of the pen he invented—the ballpoint pen, or biro. Before Biro invented his pen, people wrote with fountain pens. The ink smudged(弄脏) and blotted and the pens sometimes leaked. In the 1930s Biro was a magazine editor in Budapest in Hungary. He noticed that the inks which the magazine’s printers used dried very quickly. Biro wondered if quick-drying inks could be used in pens. He came up with the idea of a tube of ink with a free-moving ball on the end. As a person wrote, the ball collected ink from the tube and rolled it on to the paper. The pen would be cheap and could be thrown away when the ink ran out.
Biro began to work on his invention, but before he could patent it the Second World War broke out. Biro left war-torn Europe and fled to Buenos Aires in Argentina. There, he and his brother Georg, who was a chemist, began to improve the pen. In the early 1940s Biro began to manufacture his new pen, the biro. In 1944, he sold his invention to another company, who began to mass-produce the pen for the British and American armed forces.
Biro was pleased that his pen was popular, but he did not gain much from his invention. The biro was later sold to the French firm, Bic, who now sell twelve million pens a day. Biro sank into obscurity in South America. His name, however, has become a household word.
48. The reasons for the popularity of ballpoint pens are these EXCEPT that_______.
A. the inks dried very quickly B. they were cheap
C. they were easy to carry around D. they were mass-produced
49. Which of the following is the correct order of the events that happened to Biro
a. applied for patent for first ballpoint pen
b. began to manufacture pens
c. fled from Hungary to escape Nazis
d. sold his invention
A. a c d b B. c d a b C. a c b d D. c a b d
50. The underlined part “sank into obscurity”(last paragraph) is closest in meaning to“_______”.
A. became unknown to many people B. became popular with people
C. lost interest in business D. lost a lot of money
51. What does the passage mainly tell us about Biro
A. He is successful in business. B. He is an important inventor.
C. He is a famous magazine editor. D. He is a popular writer.
E★★★
It is impossible to think about “growing up” in modern America without considering “youth culture” which every young person—even those who do not attend public schools—is confronted by and must deal with. It is impossible to be so isolated that we are untouched by the surrounding culture. Nor should we wish to be—as we are called to be—salt and light in a very confused and broken world. Popular culture deserves neither uncritical acceptance nor knee-jerk rejection, but thoughtful critique（批评）.
On the contrary, China paid too little attention to youth culture in the past. However, with society developing, more and more people have realized the importance of analyzing, understanding and promoting youth culture.
About 100,000 young Chinese people from all over the world will attend the first China Youth Culture Week scheduled to open Saturday in Shenzhen’s China Folk Culture Villages, a press conference was told Thursday.
A series of cultural activities will be staged from Saturday to Wednesday, including a huge performance expected to challenge for a listing in the Guinness Book of World Records.
About 10,000 young people will attend the opening ceremony Saturday. A final list of the Chinese Youth Idol Award to five outstanding young Chinese was announced at the conference. They are the country’s first astronaut, Yang Liwei, Chinese NBA star, Yao Ming, IT entrepreneur, Ding Lei, anchorperson, Wu Xiaoli, and Olympic Games gold medalist, Deng Yaping. The youth idols were selected by
Chinese teenagers with 380,000 votes cast nationwide.
During the past two months, the organizers received more than 3,000 applications from young people in Hong Kong and Macao who wanted to take part in the performance.
52. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “confronted by”
A. Concerned about. B. Thought of. C. Confused with. D. Faced with.
53. Which of the following is TRUE according to Paragraph 1
A. People can be isolated from the surrounding culture.
B. The American youth accept popular culture without any thought.
C. People shouldn’t refuse popular culture totally.
D. Americans ignore cultures at all while growing up.
54. The list of the five Chinese youth idols indicates that ____.
A. success is considered the most important factor in the Chinese youth’s values
B. the Chinese youth don’t care about their idols’ personalities
C. there are only five people admired by the Chinese youth
D. the parents want to set those people as examples
55. What can we infer from this passage
A. America paid too much attention to youth culture.
B. China pays more attention to youth culture nowadays.
C. Chinese youth admire movie stars and regard them as their idols.
D. America thinks their youth are more important than the Chinese youth.
第四节 任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。
注意：每个空格只填1个单词。
The Hong Kong government is set to overhaul(革新) its immigration policy with the aim of making it easier for mainland and overseas talents to live and work in the city. This is a welcome step because it will remove what is widely seen as a major hurdle to Hong Kong’s efforts to attract qualified immigrants to help its development.
To sustain the growth of the services sector, which accounts for nearly 80 percent of Hong Kong’s GDP, it is necessary to continuously expand the pool of talents in various fields. Efforts to attract mainland and overseas talents to Hong Kong are taking on special urgency not only because of fierce competition from other cities, particularly Singapore, but also the rapidly aging population resulting from years of low or negative birthrates.
Hong Kong enjoys certain distinct advantages over many Asian cities in the competition for talents. Beyond its vibrant economy, underlined by a free market environment, Hong Kong has a combination of some of the most distinctive elements of Chinese and Western cultures. Hong Kong is as exciting as many other Asian boomtowns, and yet it is no less efficient than a typical European city with a much smaller population. Housing costs are high, but no higher than those in other financial centers. For international banks and multinational corporations, housing costs are a concern only when the opportunity to make money begins to dry up. And this situation is not happening in Hong Kong as the local economy, riding the boom on the mainland, is rapidly expanding.
It is within this context that the government takes the lead to revise its immigration policy, which calls for, among other things, the establishment of a one-stop service center to process all applications under various migrant schemes. This means that an applicant will in future need to submit only one form for processing. Other changes to the policy include the removing of the age restrictions and lowering of experience requirements. Under the present scoring system used to vet applicants, those who are older than 50 and those with less than five years of work experience win no points in their respective categories. The details of the proposed changes have not been announced. But according to a government official quoted by the local press, the aim is to broaden the pool of qualified applicants.
The HK government’s revising its immigration policy
Aims It aims to (56) _______ the pool of qualified immigrants and attract talents to help its development.
Reasons Other Asian (57) _______ cities bring great pressure on it.
Low birth rates (58) _______ about rapidly aging population.
Advantages It has a (59) _______ market environment.
It (60) _______ elements of Chinese culture and those of Western cultures.
It is as (61) _______ as a typical European city.
(62) _______ with other financial centers, housing costs are not a concern due to the boom on the mainland.
Changes Applicants will need to (63) _______ in only one form for processing.
The age restrictions are (64) _______.
Experience requirements are (65) _______.
第五节 书面表达 (满分25分)
请根据下列提示写一篇150词左右的新闻快讯，发表在校报的“英语角”上。
1. 本周五下午，全校5000余名师生在体育场倾听了疯狂英语杰出讲师蔡睿老师的演讲报告会。
2. 报告会持续了两个小时（3：00—5：00），蔡睿老师的精彩演讲博得了雷鸣般的掌声。
3. 大家印象最深刻的是蔡老师讲的那些简单易懂的学习技巧，还有他和师生们之间的互动。
4. 这场报告对广大师生的英语学习起到了积极的启发、引导和激励作用，必将有力地推动我校的英语教学和学习。
参考答案：
1-5 BCAAC 6-10 ABADA 11-15 CBADD
16-20 ADBAB 21-25 DCBAC 26-30 DCADA 31-35 BCABD
36-40 BCADC 41-45 BADCA 46-50 CADCA 51-55 BDCAB
56. broaden / expand petitive 58. brings 59. free bines 61. efficient 62. Compared 63. send 64. removed 65. lowered
One possible version:
This Friday afternoon a lecture by the outstanding lecturer Cai Rui from the “Crazy English” was held in the lecture hall of our school. The wonderful lecture, which lasted two hours (3:00-5:00), was well received by more than 5,000 teachers and students who cheered and clapped their hands from time to time. According to a survey made by the reporters from our school newspaper, what impressed the audience most were the easy and straightforward learning methods Mr. Cai suggested and the successful interaction between Cai and the audience. Therefore it is generally believed that this lecture will have a profound effect on the English learning and teaching in our school. It inspires teachers and students to work hard to improve our English.
I believe we are sure to make great progress in our English study and hope the school can hold such kind of lectures as often as possible.牛津高三模块十 unit 1 单元试题
满分（100分）
第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
1. —Well, the party is going very nicely, isn’t Have one of these cakes. They taste good.
—________.
A. Yes, I appreciate it B. No, thanks
C. Very happy to have been there D. So glad you enjoyed it
2. I don’t want to ________ you to make a decision, but we haven’t much time.
A. put press on B. put pressure in C. put pressure on D. put press in
3. The famous company promised that you can ________ your money back if the goods are damaged.
A. give B. claim C. return D. lend
4. Tom came from a poor family with many ________, but he always keeps up courage and never gives up.
A. debts B. debt C. in debts D. in debt
5. The company suffered ________ difficulties and it could not survive any longer.
A. fortunate B. fortunately C. financial D. finance
6. If the Normans had not invaded England in the tenth century, the English language ________ in a very different way.
A. was developing B. developed
C. would develop D. would have developed
7. People say that Peter is an outstanding ________ engineer and he can repair many things.
A. electronic B. electric C. electricity D. electrical
8. It is said that Our company will hold a sales campaign ________ the youth market.
A. targeting at B. is targeting at C. targeted at D. is targeted at
9. She spent all her life ________ women’s rights and got a lot of respects from her supporters.
A. in campaigning for B. in campaigning against
C. on campaigning for D. on campaigning against
10. —Don’t put the waste on the ground.
—Oh, I am very sorry. I _______ the dustbin there.
A. don’t see B. didn’t see
C. is not seeing D. haven’t seen
11. Do I have to take the medicine It ________ so terrible.
A. tastes B. is tasting C. is tasted D. has tasted
12. What is ________ ordered the English Textbook
A. the lady’s address in Tokyo who
B. the lady’s address in Tokyo which
C. the address of the lady in Tokyo where
D. the address of the lady in Tokyo who
13. Some experts from the USA believe that this kind of food provides all the ________ your dog needs.
A. nutrient B. nutrition C. nutritional D. nutritious
14. People living near the station are ________ new restrictions.
A. pushing for B. pushing in C. pushing off D. pushing up
15. ________cold it is, she always goes swimming.
A. What B. How C. However D. Whatever
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
When my son was 11, he got a small job helping out with a traveling carnival (游艺团) while it was in our town. He didn’t come home at lunch time.16 , he turned up for supper as usual. When I asked him how he had 17 at lunch, he said he had 18 some new friends at the carnival, twin brothers, and their mom and dad. They had 19 him a few dollars and invited him for lunch 20 helping them set up their exhibit and wanted him to 21 the next day to help with other things.
I was glad he had found new friends but a little anxious about the 22 of people.
“Oh, Mom, these are just 23 everyday people like anyone else. They just work at a carnival 24 in a store or e down tomorrow and 25 them yourself.”
So I went to the exhibit he had 26 me to. The twin brothers 27 to be Siamese twins, joined 28 the chest.
He hadn’t thought this fact was 29 enough to mention. When I brought it to him he said, “Yes, I noticed that, 30 . Do you know that their mom 31 to make all their clothes because it’s so 32 to find anything to fit them They’re also really good 33 . Today, Joe, the one on the right, made me spaghetti（意大利细面条） for lunch.”
What others see first in person is 34 what a child considers important.
35 I saw Siamese twins, he saw people having difficulty buying clothes that fit, and young men who cooked well.
It was a lesson I have thought about many times over the years.
16. A. Still B. Therefore C. However D. Otherwise
17. A. succeeded B. managed C. spent D. aimed
18. A. had B. visited C. invited D. made
19. A. paid B. lent C. offered D. awarded
20. A. with the purpose of B. on purpose
C. in turn for D. in return for
21. A. leave B. return C. unite D. connect
22. A. color B. temper C. type D. experience
23. A. usual B. general C. regular D. normal
24. A. more than B. as well as C. instead of D. except for
25. A. meet B. find C. examine D. ask
26. A. begged B. directed C. urged D. allowed
27. A. turned out B. came up C. made out D. went on
28. A. at B. from C. with D. around
29. A. true B. easy C. possible D. noteworthy
30. A. one B. much C. too D. far
31. A. fails B. has C. refuses D. begins
32. A. necessary B. difficult C. convenient D. complex
33. A. competitors B. competition C. cookers D. cooks
34. A. even B. only C. not D. exactly
35. A. Where B. If C. Whether D. Until
第三节 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
A★
The Shannon Irish dancers are preparing for a special fundraising show at Scarborough’s YMCA Theatre this week.
The one-night-only show aims to raise money for Shannon’s show team, who are returning to Sardinia in September to take part in an international dance festival, where they won four gold medals last year. The group hopes to raise enough money to pay for the 12 girls’ air fares(费用).
The show, featuring 100 pupils from the school, includes old favourites from Fleet Feet 4, some new numbers and a few surprises.
Guests from the Yorkshire Coast School of Ballet and Rowlies Academy will add variety to the dance programme.
Vocalist (声乐家) Lori Kellett, who can be seen on ITV1’s Grease (油脂)Is The Word on Saturdays, will be going to Sardinia.
The show will be brought together by Georgina Samuels.
Dance teacher Katrina Flynn is hoping for a “full house” at the show on Thursday at 7.30pm.
Tickets cost ￡6 and are available from the YMCA box office.
36. According to the passage, the Shannon dance show ____.
A. will be watched for free B. will be held to choose the 12 girls
C. will begin with no empty seats D. will be performed on Thursday evening
37. What do we know about Shannon’s show team
A. They went to Sardinia for the international dance festival four times last year.
B. They achieved four first places in the international dance festival last year.
C. They are from the Yorkshire Coast School of Ballet and Rowlies Academy.
D. They appear on ITV1’s Grease Is The Word on Saturdays.
38. The underlined word “featuring” in Paragraph 3 probably means “_______”.
A. including... as an important part B. making up
C. shown in the theater D. bringing up
39. Who is probably in charge of the arrangement of the Shannon’s dance show
A. Lori Kellett. B. Katrina Flynn.
C. Georgina Samuels. D. The Shannon Irish dancers.
B★★
Pennsylvania potato growers have voted to increase funding for a producer-financed research program that will help improve potato quality, production and profitability, Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff said.
The members voted to increase the Pennsylvania Potato Research Program’s annual assessment from $4-per-acre(英亩) to $5-per-acre.
“This investment in research will help growers remain competitive and produce more high-quality potatoes,” Wolff said. “Thanks to this program, potato growers will have new information on production techniques, allowing them to generate higher yields (产量) and enjoy greater economic benefits.”
Wolff, a member of the panel (评判小组), said the new fee will take effect on July 1, 2007. The Department of Agriculture has administrative responsibility for the program and has listed the results of the referendum (公民投票) in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. Affected growers have been informed, in accordance with the law.
For 2007, potato research includes a $24, 249 grant (补助金) from Penn State University’s germplasma evaluation program to develop more weather and disease resistant potatoes and a $2, 000 Cornell University grant to continue developing new varieties for Pennsylvania potato chip growers.
Pennsylvania harvested 11,000 acres of potatoes in 2005, valued at more than $31 million. Erie, Schuylkill and Cambria counties lead Pennsylvania in potato production. The Agricultural Commodities Marketing Act of 1968 established the Pennsylvania Potato Research Program.
40. Which of the following is NOT true about the Pennsylvania Potato Research Program
A. It has existed for less than a century.
B. It helps to produce better and more potatoes.
C. It has brought more money to potato growers.
D. It is completely owned and financed by the government.
41. How much did Pennsylvania potato growers most probably fund the research program in 2005
A. $ 31, 000, 000. B. $ 44, 000. C. $ 55, 000. D. $ 26, 000.
42. According to Wolff, ____.
A. most potato growers have voted against the new fee
B. the new fee will be decided by Wolff
C. the new fee won’t officially start until July 1, 2007
D. the results of the referendum will be announced on July 1, 2007
43. What is probably the best title for the passage
A. Improve Pennsylvania Potato Industry
B. Lead Pennsylvania in Potato Production
C. Potatoes More Resistant to Diseases
D. Potato Research Funding Increased
C★★
When Chato’s barking didn’t stir Jerrica Seals, the recently-adopted dog tried nibbling (轻咬) on the teenager’s leg, to get the girl out of her burning home.
No one was hurt. Fort Myers firefighters responded at about 7 a.m.
“(Seals) called me screaming,” said Leticia Vega, 36, the sister of Seals’ boyfriend, Javier Garcia, 23, who owns the home. She said the dog woke her up barking, jumped on the bed and bit her on the leg.
Vega also said that Garcia’s brother Gabriel brought Chato home several weeks ago after the animal wandered onto a Lehigh Acres construction site. Since then Chato had been mostly quiet—until it mattered. “He doesn’t usually bark. He’s really friendly.”
Five people live in the Garcia home. That was neighbor Janice Hamilton’s main concern when she looked out of her window Friday and saw the flames. “I just threw my pants on to run outside and make sure they knew how many people lived there,” Hamilton said. “It was scary.”
Possibly, the fire started because of an inadequate extension cord(电缆) used on a window air conditioner, Deputy fire Chief Steve Clyatt said.
More than half of the home was burned down, Clyatt said. There is extensive smoke and water damage in the remainder of the structure, he said. Estimates for repair costs were unavailable.
“I’d say it’s unlikely they will recover this, but I’ve been surprised before,” Clyatt said.
44. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage
A. The owner of the house. B. The possible cause of the fire.
C. The person who called the firefighters.
D. The relationship between Seals and Garcia.
45. What does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 5 probably refer to
A. The firefighters. B. Vega and her brother
C. Other neighbors. D. Hamilton’s family members
46. What does Clyatt mean by saying the underlined words at the end of the passage
A. It’s a wonder that Seals survived the fire.
B. The house was badly damaged. C. Chato is a very clever dog.
D. Such a bad fire was seldom seen.
47. Choose the best title for the passage.
A. Dog Saves Teen Girl from House Fire
B. Janice Hamilton Helps Save Neighbors
C. Family Needs Help Due to House Fire
D. Firefighters Put Out House Fire
D★★★
My Favorite Sneaker
Stephen:
Personally, I like Adidas better. Especially the plain, white, (very) low-tops that were great before. Eminem made everybody buy them so they’d look like him. I’d like to buy another pair of them, but I can’t find them in any conventional (常规的) shoe stores.
Justin:
I’ve actually bought the same pair of sneakers (New Balance M991) three times in a row now. Besides, my favorite pair of sneakers would have to be one of the earlier Jordan models.
Hasan:
I love finding small less known sneakers. Not a fan of the Nikes ($100/pair!) Here’s a pair of $30 (at Marshall’s) Merrell light camping shoes I’ve worn almost daily for a year.
Andy:
I currently have two pairs of Adidas Stan Smith, which are even cleaner than the Superstar. Had Stan’s for several years now, very comfortable. And they just look better than the older they get!
Darice:
Here in the Netherlands the old school Nikes are back. These are from the 80’s I guess, so the Nike Air Darwin came after that. Maybe they are next in line to be sold again. Personally I’m more for Puma, Adidas and Skechers. All these shoes have lasted me a year without looking old and worn. Right now I have my eye on the new Adidas with Goodyear platform. Really expensive but very classy (时髦的).
Brian:
Just last night I bought a pair of Vans TNT sneakers online. Pretty expensive ($75), but I like the way they look, and it’s really hard for me to find shoes that I don’t hate. I got them from , and they were kind enough to upgrade my shipping for free.
48. According to the passage, Eminem is mostly likely to be ____.
A. a good doctor B. a sport star C. a shop assistant D. a coal miner
49. From the passage we know ____ wears the cheapest sneakers.
A. Brian B. Darice C. Hasan D. Stephen
50. ____ like the same brand of sneakers.
A. Justin and Hasan B. Darice and Brian
C. Hasan and Andy D. Stephen and Andy
51. According to the passage, Brian ____.
A. bought a pair of sneakers online B. considered the sneakers he bought cheap
C. got a pair of sneakers for free D. didn’t like sneakers at all
E★★★
It has been said before, but experiencing it myself has made me want to say it again: a smile can cross all language barriers.
I recently moved from Canada to a small city in South Korea to work as an English teacher. My first few weeks in Chinhae were challenging. I knew only one fluent English speaker other than myself —my employer. So having left my family and friends far away on a different continent and having moved to a city in which I was the only foreign English teacher, I felt a bit shaken.
At the grocery stores, I could not read the food packages and certainly did not know how to ask for help. ________. Such little frustrations began to add up and I soon felt homesick and tired. I longed for some familiar sounds, anything familiar!
One night, after a long day at work, I was feeling particularly weary —my legs were aching and I wasn’t looking forward to cooking dinner. Just as I was about to push the key into the door, the old woman who was the landlady called me and signed me into her apartment. I didn’t understand a word she said, but I understood her smile. I followed her into her kitchen, which smelled like the wonderful Korean foods I was becoming to love. After she had put many dishes of food on the table and had set me up with a glass of cola, she sat down across from me. We were both laughing the whole time at our complete inability to start a conversation, though. It went something like this:
“Canada ” She asked slowly, pointing at my chest.
“Yes,” I answered.
“Korea ” I said, pointing at her. We both laughed.
When it was time to leave, I said “Thank you” in Korean, using some of the few words I had learned. I went home to my apartment feeling less alone than I had expected to feel that evening. Chinhae felt less like a strange and frightening place, and more like a home. I don’t think the old landlady knew how much her smile and her wonderful food meant to me that evening, but perhaps someday I will be able to tell her.
52. The writer felt challenged during the first few weeks because _______.
A. Chinhae is a small city B. only her boss was kind to her
C. few people could be communicated with
D. she had difficulty in teaching English in Korea
53. Which of the following sentences can be put in the blank in Paragraph 3
A. Nobody could help me. B. I thought I’d better learn Korean.
C. The food at the grocery stores made me homesick.
D. Once I bought sugar, which I thought was salt.
54. The underlined word “weary” (in Paragraph 4) most probably means “____”.
A. tired B. lonely C. homesick D. exhibition
55. From the passage we can infer that ____.
A. the writer would soon move back home
B. the writer was deeply moved by the old woman
C. the writer learned more Korean after the dinner
D. the old lady was very lonely because she had no children
第四节 任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
　　请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后图表中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。
　　注意：每空不超过6个单词。
Great Buildings of the World
　　There are a considerable number of beautiful places in this world. Each has a significance of its own. There are many places of public interest in these places. In most of the places, you will find some or the other buildings with special significance. Visitors from different parts of the world come to witness the great buildings of the world. All the great buildings of the world possess a history behind its existence.
　　Many of the great buildings of the world are regarded to be great due to their enormous heights, while the others are celebrated for their historical significance. Apart from these there are architectural(建筑上的) structures or buildings that are famous for their exquisite(精致的) architectural design. In the country of India, there are several great buildings which are considered to be some of the great buildings of the world like the great Taj Mahal, Qutab Minar, Udaipur Lake Palace, Agra Fort, Victoria Memorial, and many others.
　　The Taj Mahal has its existence in Agra situated very near to Delhi, India. This particular building is actually a mausoleum. It was constructed during the reign of the great Mughal king, Shah Jahan, who ordered the creation of Taj Mahal. It was in memory of Mumtaz Mahal, the wife of Shah Jahan that this wonderful architec－tural structure was created. In the year of 1983, the Taj Mahal got the prestige of becoming a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
　　The Eiffel Tower also ranks among the great buildings of the world. It is structured on the Champ de Mars beside the river known as River Seine. It is one of the landmarks of France. In fact, the Eiffel Tower is the tallest among all the buildings in France. Among all the great buildings in New York, the Adirondack Museum is one. The Adirondack Museum is situated in the Blue Mountain Lake, the Hamilton County of New York.
　　Soaring 509 meters, the Taipei 101 Tower in Taipei, Taiwan appears to be the world’s tallest building. But the Taipei 101 Tower’s massive 60-foot spire contributes to much of that height.
　　If you count only habitable space and measure from the sidewalk level of the main entrance to the structural top of building, then Chicago’s Sears Tower built in 1974 may still be the tallest building in the world.
　　If we rank all man-made structures, whether or not they contain habitable space, then the CN Tower in Canada is the world’s tallest building. The communica－tions tower and tourist attraction measures 553.33 meters tall.
第五节 书面表达 (满分25分)
请根据下列提示写一篇有关圣诞老人的英语短文。
词数：150词左右。
1. 传说圣诞老人居住在芬兰北部的一个冰雪世界里。每年圣诞日给全世界的人们，特别是儿童送来礼物；
2. 孩子们在圣诞夜上床睡觉之前把自己的长筒袜放在床头，相信圣诞老人会在夜里把礼物给他们放进去。但实际上，放礼物的是他们的父母；
3. 圣诞老人着红装，留白胡子的形象是由19世纪60年代美国卡通制作者Thomas Nash制作的，由于它深受人们喜爱，很快传遍全世界；
4. 随着时间的推移，圣诞老人已经成为幸福、快乐的象征，因此也成了商家用以促销产品的形象大使。
参考词汇：
圣诞老人——Father Christmas
形象大使——symbolic ambassador
参考答案：
1-5 BCBAC 6-10 DDCAB 11-15 ADBAC
16-20 CBDAD 21-25 BCDCA 26-30 BAADC 31-35 BBDCA
36-40 DBACD 41-45 BCDCA 46-50 BABCD 51-55 ACDAB
56. (India’s ) Taj Mahal 57. (India’s) Qutab Minar
58. (India’s) Udaipur Lake Palace 59. (India’s) Agra Fort
60. (India’s) Victoria Memorial 61. (France’s) Eiffel Tower
62. (USA’s/NY’s) Adirondack Museum 63. (Taiwan’s) Taipei 101 Tower
64. (USA’s/Chicago’s ) Sears Tower 65. (Canada’s) CN Tower
One possible version:
　　As is known to all, Father Christmas is said to live in the north part of Finland, a world of ice and snow. Every Christmas, he comes down from the chimney and delivers gifts to people, especially kids who put their stockings at the end of their beds before going to sleep on Christmas Eve. They believe that Father Christmas is sure to come and put lovely gifts in their stockings while actually it is their parents who do that.
　　In fact, Father Christmas we see today dressed in red and wearing white beard was created by an American cartoon maker named Thomas Nash in the 1860s. This image was loved by people and soon adopted by the whole world. As time goes by, Father Christmas has become a symbol of happiness and fun. Therefore, Father Christmas serves as the symbolic ambassador for shops and firms to promote their product sales.
Great buildings of the world
(56) ________
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(58)________
(59) ________
(60) ________
(61) ________
62) ________
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(64) ________
(65) ________牛津高三模块十 unit 2单元试题
满分（100分）
第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
1. —I speak to Miss Zhang, please
—Hold on. Miss Zhang, on the phone.
A. Someone is looking for you B. Here is a telephone for you
C. You’re called D. You’re wanted
2. The science of medicine, progress has been very rapid lately, is perhaps the most important of all the sciences.
A. to which B. in which C. which D. with which
3. —Hi, Tracy, you look tired.
—I am tired. I the living room all day.
A．painted B．had painted C．have been painting D．have painted
4. who had arrested him three times for drug-taking.
A. Before George stood the policeman B. Before George the policeman stood
C. Before the policeman stood George D. Stood before the policeman George
5. There is a sign at the train station, reading “Don’t jump off a train when it’s .”
A. on move B. on a move C. on the move D. moving
6. An old man asked Tom which of a newspaper he would like to read.
A．editor B．editorial C．edit D．edition
7. Many experts think the implications of the new legislation will need to be .
A．looked at B．looked back C．looked for D．looked on
8. It’s said that Lucy’s mother took up a fruit-picking job for two years in a foreign county and it is a work.
A．seasonable B．seasoning C．seasonal D．season
9. Most of the people think they should of the hotel’s facilities when they are in hotel.
A. take the advantage B. take advantage
C. take an advantage D. have the advantage
10. He left the phone so that he wouldn’t be disturbed.
A．by the hook B．off the hook C．off hook D．by hook
11. Lily her husband the moment she met him, but lily’s friends don’t believe that at all.
A. took up B. took after C. took over D. took to
12. We got home to find the whole house upset down . Thieves obviously .
A. turned; had been broken in B. turned; had broken in
C. to have turned; had been broken in D. turning; had been broken into
13. You can’t camp you like these days. Many natural areas are now under protection.
A. what B. when C. wherever D. which
14. Which in England do you think may be called Shanghai of West
A. a; the B. the; 不填 C. the; the D. 不填; the
15. Mary didn’t want of the two kinds and asked the shop assistant to show her .
A. both; the other B. all; the others
C. either; another D. neither; another
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
The winter skies are grey and it’s cold outside. The nights come early and we spend a lot more time 16 and alone. Many people 17 winter: so cold, so dark, so boring. But I like winter because I have more time to read.
For many students reading means school; it means 18 . Reading is something your teacher assigns and it’s something you’re 19 . Reading is something you have to do, not something you want to do. But for me and many other people, reading is the most 20 thing we can imagine. Getting lost in a good book can 21 a cold winter evening disappear. Dull grey skies are no 22 for the fantastic adventures of Frodo in The Lord of the Rings《指环王》，or for romantic trouble-making of Jane Austen’s Emma《爱玛》, or for the youthful problems of Holden Caulfield in The Catcher in the Rye《麦田守望者》.
All of those books are studied in North American high schools. They are interesting and well written books that 23 young people. 24 , even there, many high school students don’t enjoy reading the books because they are 25 their school work: “Oh, my God! Two hundred pages! I’ll never be able to read 26 much.” But sometimes a funny thing happens. They begin to read and they begin to follow the 27 . Suddenly, the world inside the book becomes more exciting and more wonderful than the world they 28 . At the moment the thought 29 reading is work disappears and reading becomes 30 .
Reading anything is 31 but reading good books is a terrific way to improve your English. Good writers write English very well and 32 you with good examples to follow. And good books will tell you more about English 33 : what people think, how they talk, how they interact with each other. But don’t let me 34 it by telling you that reading is good for you. Just think of it as a good way to 35 on a cold winter evening.
16. A. indoors B. indoor C. outdoors D. outside
17. A. like B. prefer C. hate D. love
18. A. job B. worry C. try D. work
19. A. tested B. tested on C. examined D. examined on
20. A. enjoyable B. reasonable C. comfortable D. considerable
21. A. want B. cause C. make D. force
22. A. contest B. challenge C. competition D. match
23. A. appeal to B. respond to C. react to D. reply to
24. A. Fortunately B. Luckily C. Unfortunately D. Accidentally
25. A. free from B. part of C. in place of D. far from
26. A. not B. very C. those D. that
27. A. story B. subject C. instruction D. theme
28. A. leave for B. care about C. flee from D. live in
29. A. what B. that C. this D. which
30. A. a comfort B. a failure C. a success D. a pleasure
31. A. bad B. mean C. great D. grand
32. A. provide B. offer C. give D. award
33 A. custom B. language C. culture D. art
34. A. break B. spoil C. make D. develop
35. A. keep warm B. stand still C. stay calm D. stay cool
第三节 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
A★
How old was I I can’t recall. Maybe I was only 10, about to turn 11, making it the first Christmas after my father left, and left me to fill that sad, shattered place in my mother’s heart. Whenever it was, it was the Christmas the magic changed: the year I stopped being a wide-eyed child and tried eagerly to play Father Christmas myself. It was the Christmas of the coat.
Mom first saw the coat at Tobias, one of the nicer women’s stores in our town’s little mall. It was a deep forest green. A long, heavy, wool dress coat with side pockets. Mom pulled it out from the rack（架） and held it up. “Long enough,”she murmured and slipped it on.
“I need a new coat,” Mom smiled before the three-way mirror. She made any clothing look good, and this coat hugged her just right. She glanced at the price tag, then hung the coat back on the rack, pausing once more to feel the smooth brush of wool.
Eighty-seven dollars. But I didn’t think twice. As we moved on through the mall, I found some excuse to come back and ask one of the Tobias ladies to hold the coat.
At last I had the coat. The store ladies wrapped it in their biggest box with bright blue paper and a thick silver ribbon. I don’t remember how I got it home, but I can still feel the bursting excitement and pride that filled me each time I glimpsed at the beautifully wrapped gift hiding under my sweater. I would occasionally dig it out just to hold the box, to imagine the big space it would take up under our tree. Here it was ─ joy, peace, and love ─ all wrapped up, waiting for Mom’s loving gratitude.
36. That the writer’s mother felt the coat before they left the store showed that ____.
A. the coat was of good quality B. the coat was too expensive
C. she liked the coat very much D. she’d get it in the end
37. The writer tried to act as Father Christmas in order to ____.
A. show he grew up B. show he missed his father
C. bring his mother a surprise D. enjoy himself
38. The writer hid the coat under his sweater in order to ____.
A. imagine the space taken up under the Christmas tree
B. feel the strong feeling to his mother on Christmas
C. give his mother a big surprise on Christmas Day
D. keep the new coat tidy and orderly in the box
39. What can be the best title of this passage
A. A Merry Christmas B. Christmas of the Coat
C. A Deep Green Coat D. Mother’s Merry Christmas
B★★
In 1891, a man named James Naismith was teaching physical education at a school in Springfield. One long, cold winter, he had to create a game for 18 young men to play indoors. So the Canadian-born Naismith wrote some rules.
Rule number one: “The ball may be thrown in any direction with one or both hands.” Two: “The ball may be batted in any direction with one or both hands (never with the fist).”
In all, there were 13 rules— the original rules of basketball. James Naismith is recognized as the inventor of basketball.
The National Association of Basketball Coaches established the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts, in the northeastern United States in 1949. It opened in 1968 at Springfield College. A new, larger building opened in 1985. And, four years ago, the Hall of Fame moved into a newer building, just south of its former home. The new building increased the size by almost one hundred percent.
Honors ring in Basketball Hall of Fame.
The Basketball Hall of Fame is a museum and entertainment center. It combines history with technology. And it tries to capture the energy and excitement of the game. In the Center Court area, for example, visitors can play interactive games of basketball and take part in skill competitions.
The Hall of Fame explores basketball at every level of the game. Visitors learn about professional basketball in the United States and other countries. They learn about women’s teams and how the game is played at the college level. They also learn about basketball for disabled people.
The Hall of Fame honors the best players, teams, coaches and officials in basketball. Earlier this month, six more honorees joined the more than 250 people in the Hall of Fame. The six new members are Geno Auriemma, Charles Barkley, Joe Dumars, Sandro Gamba, David Gavitt and Dominique Wilkins.
40. James Naismith is considered to be the forerunner of basketball mainly because ____.
A. he discovered the first basketball
B. he created the earliest basketball games
C. he set up the Basketball Hall of Fame
D. he organized the earliest basketball games
41. From the passage, we can infer that ____.
A. the Hall of Fame only honors the best basketball players
B. James Naismith was employed as a coach in the Hall of Fame
C. visitors can compete with the professional players in the hall
D. a variety of basketball games are developed by the Hall of Fame
42. James Naismith made some rules in order to ____.
A. organize an indoor basketball game
B. improve physical education at school
C. train his students for the Hall of Fame
D. invent the game of basketball for the young
43. The passage talks mainly about ____.
A. the Basketball Hall of Fame B. the first basketball games
C. the original 13 basketball rules D. the players in the Hall of Fame
C★★
Violent gangs. Bar fights. Broken bones. No, we aren’t talking about a late night in Downtown Chico; we’re talking about the things that come to many people’s minds when the word, motorcycle, is mentioned.
Many Chico State students have learned of the convenience of small motorcycles and scooters when it comes to parking on or near campus. Motorcycle parking is something that is available when compared to the amount of vacant automotive parking—something especially valuable when running a bit late for class. Motorcycle-riding students have also learned to appreciate the 50 to 80 average miles per gallon, especially today when it seems as if gasoline prices are shooting up faster and more often than a back alley addict.
Still, some people are reluctant to ride the steel horse. Marc Lewis, a 24-year-old Chico State anthropology student, is one of those people. “I’ve had motorcycles in the past. I know what they’re about. I want another one, for recreational purposes,” Lewis said. The only things holding Lewis back are insurance costs and what he refers to as “unsafe drivers”. Safety and insurance costs certainly are important factors.
Chris Kelley, employee of Cost-U-Less Insurance Center at 166 Cohasset Road, Suite 3, admits that motorcycle insurance can get pricey. The average price per month for Chico State students in their 20s is about $100, Kelley said. “The most expensive rate I’ve ever charged was something like $32,000 a year,” Kelley said. “The guy had a horrible record.”
If a motorcycle is something that you’ve always been curious about but have been frightened by the dangerous image it is often given, try rethinking your position. Motorcycling is one of the most diverse activities in existence. Consider the information you find here a brief introduction to several of the more popular aspects of motorcycle riding.
44. When it comes to motorcycles, one tends to think of ____.
A. a late night in Downtown Chico B. the horse made of steel
C. the money paid for insurance D. a horrible image motorcycles give
45. According to the second paragraph, which of the following is NOT true
A. It is very convenient for students to ride motorcycles.
B. The campus has enough parking place for motorcycles.
C. Students are often late for class riding motorcycles.
D. Motorcycles consume less gasoline.
46. Why are some people unwilling to ride the steel horse
A. Because they often have their bones broken.
B. Because they are worried about the costly insurance and safety problems.
C. Because they have to pay for the pricey gasoline.
D. Because they don’t want to ride it for entertainment.
47. The writer intends to tell us in the last paragraph that ____.
A. we shouldn’t buy a motorcycle due to the danger it causes
B. many people are frightened by the dangerous image
C. we shouldn’t be curious about the motorcycle any more
D. motorcycles are still popular regardless of the disadvantages
D★★★
As many as 60,000 people worldwide die each year from too much sun, but simple safety steps could prevent many deaths, according to a World Health Organization report.
The report, released on Wednesday, was treated as the first overall look at the global health burden from UV radiation, which is linked to up to 90 percent of melanoma（恶性黑色素瘤） and other skin cancers. UV radiation can also cause sunburn, more rapid skin aging, eye diseases, and reactivation of the herpes（疱疹） virus that causes cold sores, and pterygium, a fleshy growth on the surface of the eye.
“We all need some sun, but too much sun can be dangerous—and even deadly,” said Dr Maria Neira, the director of WHO’s agency of public health and the environment, who released the report.
To prevent cancer and other diseases linked to UV radiation, the agency recommends that people:
— Limit time in the midday sun.
— Use shade wisely and seek shade when UV rays are most intense.
— Wear protective clothing, hats and sunglasses.
— Use sunscreen with a sun protection factor 15+.
— Avoid sunlamps and tanning parlours.
People under age 18 should not use them at all.
“The application of sunscreens should not be used to prolong sun exposure but rather to protect the skin when exposure is unavoidable,” the report warned.
The report also noted that the ground’s surface can make a difference:
— Fresh snow reflects as much as 80 percent of ultraviolet light.
— Sea foam reflects about 25 percent.
— Dry beach sand reflects about 15 percent.
Small amounts of exposure to the sun help the skin to produce vitamin D.
48. The report was highly spoken of mainly because ____.
A. it had listed up to 60,000 deaths from UV radiation
B. it related the deaths to UV radiation
C. it showed the advantages and disadvantages of UV
D. it found out the approaches to preventing deaths from UV radiation
49. According to Dr Maria Neira, which of the following is TRUE
A. In fact we need only a small amount of sunlight.
B. Receiving large amounts of sunlight will cause deaths.
C. Midday sunlight has stronger UV radiation.
D. Melanoma will disappear if we follow the report’s advice.
50. As a construction worker, it is strongly recommended that ____.
A. he should stay inside the building B. he spread sunscreen on the face
C. he should wear good sunglasses D. he be equipped with sun protection
51. Which of the following can be the headline of the passage
A. UV—A Deadly Killer From The Sun B. Melanoma Can Be Prevented Today
C. UV—A Great Need For Vitamin D D. Teenagers Mustn’t Stay Outside
E★★★
An important scientific report announced “irrefutable（不能反驳的） proof” that climate change is happening and it’s all our fault. How long has it been before people are against the global warming idea But here’s a funny thing. Last year there was a very bad hurricane season in the Caribbean when, among other disasters, New Orleans was all but wiped off the map. We were wisely informed by the experts at the time that this was owing to global warming.
I remember watching a BBC science programme and hearing a learned professor with a beard tell us, “The increased frequency and strength of hurricanes is what we shall have to learn to expect given global warming.”
This year there have been far fewer hurricanes and those there have been were relatively mild. Why？Global warming again of course. Professor Bjorn Lomborg, author of The Skeptical Environmentalist, writes, “In the constant media reports of possible greenhouse related disasters, almost any event is now linked to climate change.” He adds, “We should not spend vast amounts of money to cut a tiny slice of the global temperature increase when this leads to a poor use of resources and when we could probably use these funds far more effectively in the developing world.” For saying this, Lomborg has had death threats.
Other scientists who do not toe the global warming-is-happening-and-it’s-all-our-fault line have received the same. There are plenty of people who count against global warming. A world of senior climatologists and meteorologists wrote to the Times last year to complain that they couldn’t get their research findings published — because they disagreed to it. We have had a warm autumn. The experts, fanatics（狂热者） all of them, put it down to global warming. If we have an extra cold winter, they will tell us it’s a result of global warming. If my big toe feels cold or hurts badly, it will be owing to global warming.
52. The purpose of this passage may be to ____.
A. support the idea of global warming
B. organize a debate about global warming
C. speak out against the global warming idea
D. encourage people to use money effectively
53. What happened to New Orleans last year
A. It was badly destroyed. B. It disappeared in the world.
C. It witnessed global warming. D. It experienced several disasters.
54. From the passage, we can infer that ____.
A. people are taking too many efforts to stop global warming
B. people have realized the side effect of development
C. a different idea sometimes may cost one his life
D. the majority usually stand for the correct opinion
55. The main idea of the last paragraph may be ____.
A. global warming may lead to toe’s catching cold in a sense
B. the Times refuses to publish articles on global warming
C. a warming autumn is not related to global warming at all
D. it is certainly incorrect to owe everything to global warming
第四节 任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。
注意：每个空格只填1个单词。
You may have heard the term “the American Dream”. In 1848, James W. Marshall found gold in California and people began having golden dreams. That 19th century “American Dream” caused the Gold Rush and gave California its nickname(绰号) of the “Golden State”.
The American Dream drove not only 1800s gold-rush prospectors (淘金者) but also waves of immigrants throughout that century and the next. People from Europe, and a large number of Chinese, arrived in the US in the 19th century hoping that in America they would find gold in the streets. But most, instead, worked as railroad labourers. They created the oldest Chinatown, in San Francisco, and gave the city a Chinese name “the old gold hill”.
In the 20th century, some critics (评论家) said that it was no longer possible to become rich through determination and hard work. Unfair education for students from poor families and racial discrimination (歧视) almost made the American Dream a nightmare (噩梦).
Then, in the 1990s, California saw a new wave of dreamers in Silicon Valley. People poured their energy into the Internet. This new chapter of the American Dream attracted many business people and young talents from China and India to form start-ups and seek fortunes in America.
Better pay, a nice house, and a rising standard of living will always be attractive. However, the new American Dream is no longer just about money. It encourages Americans to use money with a plan, protect the environment, raise the quality of life, and promote social justice.
The Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, has become the model of the new American Dream. After years of hard work, he grew from a poor young man from Austria into a movie superstar and then governor. Many people hope his story can save the American Dream and give California a brighter future.
第五节 书面表达 (满分25分)
当前，汽车已经是人们生活中不可缺少的一部分，请根据下列表格中的提示，写一篇关于未来汽车是什么样子的英语短文。词数：150词左右。
形 状 速 度 燃 料 驾驶环境 安全性能
1.和现在差不多2.趋向于小型化 更快 太阳能 1.可无人驾驶2.水陆两用 1.电脑导航，减少驾驶员疲劳2.电脑事故预警系统，事故隐患接近零
参考答案：
1-5 DBCAC 6-10 DACBB 11-15 DBCCC
16-20 ACDBA 21-25 CDACB 26-30 DADBD 31-35 CACBA
36-40 CCCBB 41-45 DAADC 46-50 BDDCD 51-55 ACAAD
56. old 57. California 58. China 59. proved 60. railway
61. conditions 62. careers 63. governor 64. model 65. dreamers
One possible version:
What will the cars in the future be like In shape they will be more or less the same as they are today, but they will become smaller in size. However, cars in the future can travel faster. Besides, in the future all the cars will be powered by solar energy, which means they will cause no pollution and be environmentally friendly. Further more, in the future cars can be driven without people because robots will control them. They can both be used as cars on the road and as boats on the surface of water when it is necessary. Finally, what is most important is that cars in the future will be guided by a computer system, which will make the drivers feel most relaxed while driving. What’s more, they will be equipped with computer programs that help to reduce the rate of road accidents close to zero, making the ride great fun.
Monarch butterfly profiles
Life (56)____
The mass migration makes monarchs (58)____ to people.
New (63)____ of the scientists
The (59)____ of migration reaches as long as 3,000 miles, from east of the Rocky Mountains to California and (60)____.
They begin life as eggs and hatch as larvae; later become caterpillars and (57)____ in cocoons; finally grow into butterflies.
The eastern population of monarchs (64)____.
Two (65)____ that are responsible for this: natural disasters and reduced acreage of milkweed plants.
Only those (61)____ in late summer or early fall make the migration for (62)____ reasons.