语篇训练卷九 Unit 3 Welcome to the unitReading.docx

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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

（2013·芜湖高一检测）

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注意:

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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