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语篇训练卷(九)
Unit3 Welcometotheunit&Reading
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
(原创)In1986,Dr.NormanBorlaug,anagronomist(农学家)andNobelLaureate(获奖者)whoiswidelyrecognizedasthe“fatheroftheGreenRevolution”,establishedtheWorldFoodPrize.Itisanannualinternationalawardrecognizingtheachievementsofindividualswhohaveadvancedhumandevelopmentbyimprovingthequality,quantityoravailabilityoffoodintheworld.
OnJune19duringtheannouncementceremonyattheU.S.DepartmentofState,theWorldFoodPrizeFoundationannouncedMarcVanMontaguofBelgium,Mary-DellChiltonandRobertFraleyoftheUnitedStatesasthewinnersofthe2013WorldFoodPrize.TheawardwillofficiallybepresentedinOctoberduringtheNormanE.BorlaugInternationalSymposiuminDesMoines,Iowa.
Workinginthefieldofbiotechnology(生物科技),allthreelaureateshavespentmanyyearsdevelopingstrainsofplantsimprovedtominimizecroplossduetopests,diseasesandotherproblems.
“Todaynearly870millionpeople,one-eighthoftheworld’spopulation,sufferfromchronic(长期的)hunger,”saidSecretaryofStateJohnKerry,whodeliveredthekeynotespeechaftertheannouncement.
“HungerisatrapthatpreventspeoplefromrealizingtheirGod-givenpotential.”Yetbytheyear2050,theglobalpopulationwillhavegrowntomorethan9billionpeople,meaningthatfoodproductionwillneedtoincreasebyatleast60percentoverourcurrentagriculturalproduction,saidKerry.
ThroughPresidentBarackObama’sglobalhungerandfoodsecurityinitiative(倡议),FeedtheFuture,theUnitedStatessupportspartnercountriesindevelopingtheiragriculturesectortospureconomicgrowthandtradethatcanhelpbreakthecycleofpovertyandunder-nutrition.
1.WhichofthefollowingisWRONGaboutDr.NormanBorlaug?
A.HeisthefirstwinneroftheWorldFoodPrize.
B.Heisknownasthe“fatheroftheGreenRevolution”.
C.HeoncegainedNobelAgriculturePrize.
D.Heworksmainlyinthefieldofagriculture.
2.Whatdoweknowaboutthewinnersof2013WorldFoodPrize?
A.MarcVanMontagu,Mary-DellChiltonandRobertFraleywillcompetefortheprize.
B.Allthreelaureatesworkinthefieldofbiotechnology.
C.Theyaimtodevelopnewandproductivecrops.
D.Theyaremainlyfromdevelopingcountries.
3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“minimize”inParagraph3mean?
A.Maintain. B.Improve.
C.Increase.D.Reduce.
4.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitle?
A.Dr.NormanBorlaug,theNobelLaureate
B.The2013WorldFoodPrize
C.HowtoMinimizeCropLoss
D.TheDevelopmentofBiotechnology
B
Wedon’tknowhowdifferentourlifewillbeinthefuture.Wecanonlytrytoimagineit.
Atfirstwethinkabouthumanrelationship.Intheyear2050,wewillusecomputersalmosteveryday.WewillbemakingnewfriendsthroughtheInternet—evenourhusbandsorwiveswillbemetinthisway.Itwillbemuchfasterandeasierforus.Ontheotherhand,ourrelationshipswithpeoplewon’tbeasimportantastheyaretoday—wewillfeelalittlelonely.
Computerswillalsohelpusinmanyotheractivitiesin2050.Forexample,theywillbeusedbythechildrenatschooltomaketheirlearningeasier.Inaddition,therewillbemuchmoreothermachineswhichwillplayasimilarroleascomputers,likerobotswhichwilldothehouseworkforus.
Spendingholidayswillalsobecompletelydifferent.Travelingtootherplanetsortothemoonwillbeavailableforeveryone.Meansoftransportwill,ofcourse,change,too.Wewillbeusingsolar-poweredcars,whichwillbemuchmoreenvironmentallyfriendly.
Wecouldexpectthatthefastertechnologicalprogresswouldleadtoamorepollutedenvironment.Butitisn’ttrue.Wewillpaymoreattentiontoprotectingtheenvironment.And,scientistswillprobablyfindcuresformanydangerousdiseases,likecancerorAIDS.Therefore,oursurroundingsaswellashealthwillbeinabettercondition.
Althoughwecan’tpredicttheexactchangeswhichwillbemadeintheworld,weoftenthinkaboutthem.Weworryaboutourandourchildren’sfuture;wehaveexpectations,hopesaswellasfears.ButIthinkweshouldberathersanguine(充满自信的)aboutourfuture.Weshouldbehappyandbelievegoodthingswillhappen.
5.Whywillpeopleprobablyfeelalittlelonelyin2050?
A.Becausethenumberofpeoplewillbecomemuchsmaller.
B.Becausetherewillbelessface-to-facecommunication.
C.Becausepeoplewon’tlikemakingfriendswitheachother.
D.Becausepeoplewon’tcommunicatewitheachothermuchoften.
6.Thethirdparagraphmainlytellsus .
A.thatcomputerswilldoallthethingsforhumanbeings
B.howpeoplewillusecomputerstocommunicatewitheachother
C.thatmachineslikecomputersandrobotswillhelppeoplealot
D.howpeoplewilluserobotstodothehousework
7.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingwillhappenin2050?
A.Therelationshipbetweenpeoplewillbemoreimportantthanthatoftoday.
B.Thewayofspendingholidayswillbethesameasthatoftoday.
C.Itwon’tbedifficultforpeopletotraveltootherplanets.
D.Ourenvironmentwillbemuchmorepollutedwithagrowingnumberofcars.
8.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?
A.Howpeoplewillcommunicateintheyear2050?
B.Whatourlifewillbelikeintheyear2050?
C.Howpeoplewilltravelandspendtheirholidaysintheyear2050?
D.Whathightechnologywillappearintheyear2050?
C
Shouldwetrytocontactandmakefriendswithotherbeingsintheuniverse?
Certainlynot,saysBritishphysicistStephenHawking.
“Ifaliens(creaturesfromotherplanets)evervisitus,IthinktheoutcomewouldbemuchaswhenChristopherColumbusfirstlandedinAmerica,whichdidn’tturnoutverywellfortheNativeAmericans,”saidthe68-year-olddisabledscientistinanewDiscoverychanneldocumentary(纪实性电视节目)onApril25.
Theprogramdepictsanimagineduniversewhereotherlifeformsinhugespaceshipshuntforresourcesafterusingupallthoseontheirhomeplanets.
“Suchadvancedalienswouldperhapsbecomenomads(游牧民),lookingtoconquerandcolonizewhateverplanetstheycanreach,”warnedHawking.
Ontheprobabilityofotherlifeformsexisting,hesays,“Tomymathematicalbrain,thenumbersalonemakethinkingaboutaliensperfectlyreasonable.”
Hawking’sconcernshavefrightenedsomepeopleandbeenmetwithdisagreementfromotherresearchers.PaulDavies,authorofthebookRenewingOurSearchforAlienIntelligence,thinksHawking’sreasoningiswrong.
HearguesthatsinceEarthisabout4.5billionyearsold,ifintelligentlifeislikely,communitieswithotherbeingsmayhavebeenthereforaverylongtime.
“Ifresourcesarethefactor,thenatleastonegroupofalienswouldsurelyhavevisitedEarthasadesirabledestinationmillionsofyearsago.
EvenifotherlifeformsdocometoEarthinthenearfuture,DaviesbelievescomparisonswithColumbusarewideofthemark(离谱的).
9.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?
A.Otherlifeformscomingtoourplanet.
B.Scientificevidenceofotherlifeforms.
C.Earthastheonlyplacewherehumanbeingscansurvive.
D.Hawking’sbeliefthatotherlifeformsmayexistintheuniverse.
10.WhichofthefollowingideasisopposedtoHawking’sview?
A.Otherlifeformsexistintheuniverse.
B.Otherlifeformsmaybemoreintelligentthanhumanbeings.
C.Weshouldtrytocontactotherlifeformsfromotherplanets.
D.Otherlifeformsmayexistinmorethanonepartoftheuniverse.
11.HawkingreferredtoChristopherColumbusasanexampleto .
A.inspireinterestintheuniverse
B.drawattentiontootherplanetsintheuniverse
C.warnpeopletowatchoutforotherlifeforms
D.urgefurtherexplorationoftheuniverse
Ⅱ.任务型阅读
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In2000,theworld’sfirstmobilephoneswithcameraswereputonthemarketinJapan.Twoyearslater,thesephoneswerereleasedinAustralia,EuropeandtheUnitedStates.Amarketresearchshowsthattherehasbeenasharpriseinworldwidesalesfrom80millionmobilecameraphonesin2003to1.14billionby2013.
Cameraphoneshavenotonlybeenusedforentertainment.InSweden,agrocersnappedashotofarobberanddownloadedthephotographtohiscomputer,whichallowedthepolicetocatchthesuspect.InItaly,thesamethingwasdonewhenashopownersnappedpicturesoftworobbers.InWales,doctorssendphotosofX-raystoconsultamoreexperiencedspecialistaboutmedicaltreatmentfortheirpatients.InJapan,thepolicehavesetupawebsiteforcitizenstosendpicturesofsuspiciousactivities.
Now,newspaperreporterscanusecameraphonestotakepicturesofimportantevents.Theycanthensendthepicturestotheirnewspaperoffice.Asthequalityofcameraphonepicturesincreases,wecanexpecttoseecameraphonesusedmoreandnormalcamerasusedless.Morepeopleareusingtheircameraphonestotakepicturesoftheirtrips,orjustsmallunexpectedthingsthathappenintheirdailylives.Theycanthensendthesepicturestofriendsanywhere.
However,cameraphoneshavealsobeenusedtocommitcrimes.Topreventspying,thesephonesarenotallowedingovernmentbuildingsintheUnitedKingdom.Somecarcompaniesdon’tallowtheiremployeestousetheirphonesbecausetheywanttopreventsomeemployeeswatchingnewcarmodelsandsensitiveinformationsecretly.InItaly,topreventdishonestvoting,peoplearenotallowedtousemobilephoneswhiletheyvote.Itappearsthatalthoughtherearemanyadvantagestothenewtechnology,westillhavetobecareful