牛津英语模块十语篇训练卷十 Unit 1.docx

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语篇训练卷（十）

Unit1　Buildingthefuture　

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Ⅰ.阅读理解

A

　　TheUnitedNationsEnvironmentProgramiscallingforurgentactiontoreducegrowingrisksfromchemicals.Bettermanagementofchemicalscouldsavemillionsoflivesandbillionsofdollars.Anestimatedonehundredandforty-threethousandchemicalsarenowproduced.Yetonlythereportsaysonlyasmallnumberofthesechemicalshavebeenstudiedfortheireffectsonhumanhealthandtheenvironment.Itsaysdeathanddisabilityratesarehighfromtheunsafeuseofchemicalproducts.

SylvieLemmet,directoroftheU.N.EnvironmentProgram,sayspoormanagementofchemicalshasahigheconomiccost.Forexample,shesaysthecostishigherthantheamountofoverseasdevelopmentaid,orODA,forhealthcareinsub-SaharanAfrica.

Shesays,“Ifyoulookattheestimatedcostofpoisoningfrompesticideinsub-SaharanAfrica,onlytheinjuryandthelossofworkingtimeisestimatedtobe6.3billionU.S.dollarsin2009.ThisishigherthanthetotalODAthatisgoingtothehealthsectorinthesamearea.”

TheProgramestimatesthatchemicalsalesworldwidewillincreasebyaroundthreepercentayearuntil2050.Chemicalproductionismovingquicklyfromdevelopedtodevelopingcountries.By2020,chemicalproductionisexpectedtoincreaseby40percentinAfricaandtheMiddleEastand33percentinLatinAmerica.Oneofitsbiggestconcernsispollutionofriversandlakesbypesticidesandfertilizer.Othermajorconcernsareheavy-metalpollutionfromtheproductionofcementandtextiles,anddioxinpollutionfrommining.

TheU.N.reporturgesthechemicalindustryandgovernmentstoworktogethertodevelopsafetypolicies.Itsayspreventingharmcostslessthanfixingit.

1.ThepurposeofParagraph3ismainlytoindicatethat　　　　.

A.theuseofpesticideiswasteful

B.Africaneedsmoredevelopmentaid

C.chemicalshaveahighproductioncost

D.estimatedcostofchemicalsisinaccurate

2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTasourceofdangeraccordingtothetext?

A.Pesticides.B.Fertilizer.

C.Heavy-metal.D.Mineral.

3.Accordingtothetext,whatisthemainreasonforchemicalsrisks?

A.Poormanagementofchemicals.

B.Lackofresearchfundsonchemicals.

C.Themassproductionofcementandtextiles.

D.Contradictionbetweenchemicalproducersandgovernments.

4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.ThetruthinSylvieLemmet’scomments.

B.AUNwarningaboutchemicaldangers.

C.Theunpredictablefutureofchemicalindustry.

D.Preventing:

muchbetterthancuring.

B

（2013·襄阳高三检测）

Nanotechnology（纳米科技）isafashionablewordthesedays.Thename“nano”（纳米）comesfromthesizeofmolecules,whicharemeasuredinnanometres—oronebillionthofametre.Throughoperatingtheatomsandmolecules,scientistscanchangethenatureofcommonmaterialsandevencreatenewmaterialsthathavenewproperties.

Butscientistsareconcernedaboutitspossibleriskstoourdailylives.

Clothingmerchantsclaimtheirnano-clothkeepsourbodieswarmerinwinter,savingusfromneedingthickcoats.Vitamincompaniesboasttheirnano-pillsareeasiertoabsorb.Homedecorationcompaniessuggestyouusetheirnano-paint,whichhasnosmell,iswaterproof,andfreefrompoisonoussubstances.

Nanomaterialsaremakingourlivesbetter,itscreatorssay.TheUSNationalScienceFoundationpredictsnanotechnologyresearchwillgrowintoaUS$-trillionindustryoverthenext10years.

Butrelativelylittleisknownaboutthepotentialhealthandenvironmentaleffectsofthetinyparticles.Justatomswide,theyaresmallenoughtopenetratecellseasilyinlungs,brainsandotherorgans.USbest-seller“Prey”,writtenbyMichaelCrichton,paintsadoomsdayinwhichagroupoftinynanomachinesescapefromthelabandthreatentotakecontrolofhumanity.

Studieshaveshownthatsomenanoparticlescanbepoisonoustoanimalcells.Therearefearsthatexposurecancausebreathingproblems,sincenanoparticlescouldbetakeninthroughthenose,causingunknownproblemstobraincells.ScientistsalsofearthatnanoparticlesplacedontheskincoulddamageDNA.“Nooneknows,andthat’stheproblem,”saidPatMooney,directoroftheETCGroup.“Peoplearerubbingthemontheskinassunscreensandascosmetics.”

Mooney’sgroupiscallingforproductssuchassunscreen,thataredirectlyabsorbedintothebodytobetakenofftheshelfuntilthey’reprovedsafe.

5.Whatdoyouthinknanotechnologyis?

A.Itisafashionabletechnologythatoperatestheatomsandmolecules.

B.ItisafashionabletechnologythatcanbeusedtocreateDNA.

C.ItisafashionabletechnologythatiscreatedbyascientistnamedNano.

D.Itisafashionabletechnologythatcombineschemistrywithphysics.

6.Whatbenefitscannanotechnologybringtousexcept　　　　.

A.itcanallowustobefreefromthickcoatsbywearingclothesmadeofnano-cloth

B.itcanallowustocreatemorenewmaterialstomeettheneedofourmodernsociety

C.itcanhelpustakecontrolofthedoomsday

D.itcanhelpusdecorateourhomesmoreenvironmentallyfriendly

7.Studieshavemadeitclearthat　　　　.

A.exposuretonanoparticlescandamageDNA

B.rubbingnanocosmeticsontheskincanhelpcontrolskindiseases

C.allnanoparticlescan’tbepoisonoustoanimalcells

D.thenanoparticleshavebadeffectsonhealthandenvironment

8.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“betakenofftheshelf”inthelastparagraphmean?

A.Mooney’sgrouprecommendsconsumerstobuynanoproductssuchassunscreenontheshelf.

B.Mooney’sgroupsuggeststhatnanoproductssuchassunscreenwinagreatsuccessontheshelf.

C.Mooney’sgroupsuggestsnanoproductssuchassunscreenbesoldonshelfinsteadofonthestreet.

D.Mooney’sgroupsuggestsnanoproductssuchassunscreenbeprovedsafebeforetheyaresold.

C

　　Moremenarefindingtheircallingasnurses.

AnewstudyfromtheUnitedStatesCensusBureaureportsthenumberofmalenurseshasdoubledsincethe1970s.Backthen,about2.7percentofregisterednursesweremen.Thenewstudy,whichtrackeddatathrough2011,findsthatmennowmakeup9.6percentofallemployednursesintheUnitedStates—about330,000menintotal.Recentyearsofshortageshaveledtoincreasedefforts,accordingtoareport,whichincludedrecruitingmenintothefield.

Men,infact,hadbeenlargelykeptoutofnursinginpastdecadesbecausenursingschoolsoftenrefusedtoadmitmen.TheSupremeCourtruledthatpracticeunconstitutionalin1981afteracaseinvolvingastatenursingschool.

“Therelativelyhighwagesandexpandingjobopportunitiesmakethisfieldattractive,offeringstabilityevenduringrecessions（经济衰退）,”wrotethereport’sauthor,LianaChristinLandivaroftheU.S.CensusBureau,“Andbecauseofhighdemand,nursinghaslowunemploymentratescomparedtootherfields.”

Menwerefoundtobemorelikelytobecomenurseanesthetists（麻醉师）,whichisthehighestpaidnursingoccupation,andwerefoundleastlikelytobecomelicensedpracticalorlicensedvocationalnurses,thelowestpaidtypesofnursing.Nurseanesthetistsarerequiredtogetgraduateeducation,andarecertifiedtogiveanesthetistsandmonitorpatientsrecoveringfromanesthesia.Licensedpracticalandlicensedvocationalnursesprovidepatientcareandmayworkunderthesupervision（监督）ofaregisterednurse.Registerednursesassesspatienthealthproblemsandneeds,developandcarryoutnursingcareplans,maintainmedicalrecords,andadministercare.

Foralltypesofnursing,menearned,onaverage,$60,700peryear,whilewomenearned$51,100peryear.“Evenamongmenandwomeninthesamenursingoccupations,menearnmorethanwomen,”wroteLandivar.

9.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutnursesintheUSinthe1970s?

A.Thenumberofmalenursesdoubled.

B.About2.7%ofregisterednursesweremen.

C.Therewereabout330,000malenurses.

D.About9.6%ofemployednursesweremen.

10.Theunderlinedword“recruiting”inParagraph2probablymeans“　　　　”.

A.helpingpeopletogetusedto

B.orderingpeopletolearn

C.askingpeopletojoinin

D.inspiringpeopletodevote

11.WhyaremoremenwillingtobecomenursesintheUS?

A.Theeconomyisinbadcondition.

B.Morepeopleareoutofemployment.

C.Itispromisingtogotonursingschools.

D.It’seasiertogetemployedandwellpaid.

12.Accordingtothetext,malenursesaremorelikelyto　　　　.

A.becomelicensedpracticalnurses

B.devotethemselvestowork

C.graduatefromnursingschools

D.getthehighestpaidnursingoccupation

13.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytellus?

A.Menaremorelikelytobebetternurses.

B.Asnurses,menearnmorethanwomen.

C.Malenursesworkharderthanfemaleones.

D.Maleandfemalenursesdodifferentjobs.

Ⅱ.任务型阅读

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:

每个空格只填一个单词。

Wearenotbornwithcourage,butneitherarewebornwithfear.Maybesomeofthefearsarebroughtonbyyourownexperiences,bywhatsomeonehastoldyou,bywhatyou’vereadinthepapers.Somefearsarereasonable,likewalkingaloneinabadpartoftownattwoo’clockinthemorning.Butonceyoulearntoavoidthatsituation,youwon’tneedtoliveinfearofit.

Fears,eventhemostbasicones,cantotallydestroyourambitions.Fearcandestroyfortunes.Fearcandestroyrelationships.Fear,ifleftuncontrolled,candestroyourlives.Fearisoneofthemanyenemieshiddeninsideus.

Letmetellyouaboutfiveoftheotherenemieswefacefromwithin.Thefirstenemythatyou’vegottodestroybeforeitdestroysyouisindifference.What