高中英语人教版选修六备课资料精选Unit 4 Global warming 单元测试.docx

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高中英语人教版选修六备课资料精选Unit4Globalwarming单元测试

Book6Unit4Globalwarming单元测试

第二部分：

阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

  阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

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      Knownastheworld’sfirst-everclonedcamel,InjazwasborninDubaionApril8,2009.Injaz’srealmotherwaskilledinanaccidentin2005,butscientistssavedtheDNAandinjecteditintoanemptyeggcell（卵细胞）ofInjaz’snewmother.WithcamelracingbeingbigbusinessinDubai,suchabreakthroughmeansalot.

      CarbonCopyorCcsurprisedeveryonewhenshewasborn.Forastartshehadagreystripe（条纹）runningdownherwhitebackwhereasherrealmother,Rainbow,sportedmoreofagoldandbrownstyle.Then,whenCcstartedtoplay,shewasfoundtoberatherplayful.Rainbow,however,hadalwaysbeenshyanddisinterested.

      BornonJuly7,1999,Daisywasclonedfroma13-year-oldcownamedAspen.ScientistshadoftenworriedthatcloningtheDNAofanelderlyanimalwouldresultinhealthproblemsforthenewbornanimal.ButDaisyproveddoubterswrongwhenshewasabletogivebirthnaturallytwoyearslater.

      Deweybecametheworld’sfirst-evercloneddeerwhenhewasbornonMay23,2003attheCollegeofVeterinaryMedicineinTexas.Deweyisawhite-tailed

deerandbecamethefifthanimalthecollegehadsuccessfullycloned,theothersbeingapig,cattle,goatsandacat.

      LittleIdahoGemcelebratedadoublewhenhewasborninMay2003becomingboththeworld’sfirstclonedmule（骡） andtheworld’sfirstcloneconnectedtothehorsefamily.Financedbyawealthymule-racingperson,IdahoGem,alongwithanotherclonedmule,IdahoStar,wassenttoatrainerforasuccessfulcareeronthetrack.

      InOctober2005twowolvesinKoreaweresuccessfullyclonedtoavoidextinction.SnuwolfandSnuwolffywerebornintheSeoulZoo.UnfortunatelySnuwolfdiedinAugust2009fromaninfectionwhichhadabsolutelynothingtodowiththecloningprocessaccordingtothescientists.

21.BothInjazandIdahoGem_____.

A.wereborninacollegeinTexas

B.losttheirmotherinanaccident

C.havesomethingtodowithsports

D.havesufferedserioushealthproblems

22.WhywerepeoplesurprisedatCarbonCopy?

A.Hertailwasmuchlongerthanhermother’s.

B.Shedidn’tlookoractexactlylikeherrealmother.

C.Shedidn’tshowanyinterestintheothercats.

D.Herbackwasmuchbrighterthanhermother’s.

23.WhatcanwelearnaboutSnuwolf?

A.ItdiedofaheartattackinAugust2009.

B.ItlivedintheSeoulZooforeightyears.

C.Itgavebirthtotwohealthybabywolves.

D.Itisakindofanimalindangerofdyingout.

24.Wherecanwemostprobablyreadthistext?

A.Inasciencereport.  

B.Inapersonaldiary.

C.Inatravelmagazine.

D.Inageographytextbook.

B

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      AtinyvillageinGuatemalaisnowingreatneedofgarbage.ElsewhereinSanPablo,thePhilippines,thelocalshavenearlyexhaustedalltheavailablesupplyofplasticbottlesatthedump.Bothofthemarelookingforinterestingwaysofusingthesematerials.

      InGuatemala,itallbeganwithavolunteer,LauraKutner,whowantedtohelpthevillageofGranadosrebuildtheirdangerousschoolbuilding.Astherewasnoconcrete（混凝土）,Kutnerandthevillagesetaboutfindingcreativeideaswithlocalresources.

      Trashedplasticbottlesformedtheinsideoftheschool’swalls.Thebottleswerefilledwithuselessplasticbagstogivethemstrength,andwrappedtogetherintoblocksbyusingwire（金属丝）.Athincoatofcementandpaintgavethefinishingtouchtothewalls.

      Findingthematerialtofill6,000bottlesrequiredforbuildingtheschoolwasreallynotthateasy.Eachstudenthadtofindandfillatleast20bottleswithplasticbags.Theprocesstookmanymonthsandinthemeanwhile,thekidscleanedupthehillsidessothoroughlythattheystartedrunningoutofgarbageandhadtogotoneighboringvillages.

      MeanwhileinSanPablo,peoplegatheredasmanyplasticbottlesastheycouldfind,andthenusedthemtobuildthemselvesacompletelynewschool.Filledwithadobe（砖坯）,thesebottlesareactuallyaboutthreetimesstrongerthanconcrete,makingthis“bottleschool”quiteastrongbuildingandmuchcheaper.

      Glassbottlesformthewindowswhileflattenedjuicecasesmaketheschool’sroof（屋顶）.PVCpipesbetweenthebottlesserveasairvents（通风口）,andreducetheneedforelectricfansinsidetheclassroom.ArchitectIllacDiazisthepersonbehindthisamazingprojectwhichincludesaplantobuild8classroomsandalibrary.

      Whileplasticbottleshavebeenaconvenientinvention,poorrecyclepracticeshavemadethemthefastestgrowingsourceofgarbageonourplanet.Luckily,workingmodelsinGuatemalaandthePhilippinesarebeingreproducedinmanypartsoftheworld.

25.WhentheschoolinGranadoswasrebuilt,_____.

A.allmaterialswerereadyinafewweeks

B.plasticbottlesplayedanimportantrole

C.morethan6,000studentscametohelp

D.agreatamountofconcretewasused

26.WhatcanwelearnaboutthenewschoolinSanPablo?

A.Itcostmoremoneythanexpected.

B.Itiscompletelymadeofplasticbottles.

C.Itisequippedwithmanyelectricfans.

D.Itusedadobetofillthebottles.

27.Whichbestdescribestheauthor’sattitudeinthetext?

A.Positive.           B.Dissatisfied.

C.Cautious.                 D.Worried.

28.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Nobottles,noschools

B.Thedifferentusesofrecycledbottles

C.Yourplasticbottles,children’sfuture

D.Howplasticbottlesruintheenvironment

C

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      Mrs.HerrickandMr.Gosnellhaveknowneachotherformorethan35yearsandhavebeenoutfishingtogethermorethan500times.

      Theordeal（苦难经历）forMr.GosnellandfishingpartnerColleenHerrickbeganwhentheirboathitsomethingintheHaurakiGulfonMay26,2009.Afterthe4.8mboatsankin10to15seconds,Mr.GosnelldecidedtoswimbacktogethelptoMrs.Herrick,whowasholdingontoitsside.Mr.Gosnell,42,saiditwasMrs.Herrick’scalmnessthatsavedtheirlives.

      “Thelastpocketofairinthenoseoftheboatwasalmostgone,withbothofusholdingon.ButColleenremainedamazinglycalm.WemadethedecisionthatbecauseIwasthestrongerswimmer,Ishouldgoforhelp.”

      Heswamagainstthewaterformorethananhour,broketwotoesandranonrockstogethelptosaveadrowningfriend.Meanwhile,Mrs.Herrick,53,saidshecountedstarsandthoughtofhereightgrandchildren.“Iwasn’tafraidbecauseIknewMr.Gosnell,”Mrs.Herricksaid.

      Mrs.Herrickwaseventuallyfoundandpickedupjustoveranhouraftertheboatsank.ShewassoontakenbyambulancetoMiddlemoreHospital.“WhentheycamebackandIaskedifshehadbeenfoundalive—theysaidyes—Ijustbrokedown.Allthathadbeenworthit,”Mr.Gosnellsaid.

      Elevendaysbefore,onMay15,aCornishmanwhosavedagirlfromaswimmingpoolonhisweddingdayhasbeencalledaherobyhiswife.

      ToddSweeneywaspreparingfortheweddingceremonywhenhesawagirllyingonthebottomofaswimmingpool.The40-year-olddivedintothepoolandresuscitatedtheteenager,whowasbelievedtohavesufferedaheartattack.Theyoungster,whowaspartofagroupfromLondon,hadturnedblue.Threehoursaftersavingthegirl,whomadeafullrecovery,Mr.Sweeneyandhisfiancée（未婚妻）HeatherBowdengotmarried.

29.OnMay26,2009,Mrs.Herrick_____.

A.almostlostherlifeintheHaurakiGulf

B.hadagoodharvestwhenfishingwithMr.Gosnell

C.countedstarswithhereightgrandchildreninaboat

D.foundMr.Gosnellwasn’tthemanshehadknown

30.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeMr.Gosnell?

A.Helpfulbutproud.          B.Strictbutfriendly.

C.Caringandreliable.             D.Honestandgenerous.

31.Bysaying“resuscitatedtheteenager”,theauthormeans_____.

A.ToddSweeneystoppedtheteenagerswimming

B.ToddSweeneyaskedtheteenagertocalmdown

C.ToddSweeneytaughttheteenagerhowtoswim

D.ToddSweeneybroughttheteenagerbacktolife

32.Whatcanwelearnfromthetwostories?

A.Fishingdoestheoldalotofgood.

B.Waterisheartless,buthumansarenot.

C.Itisdangerousforchildrentoswimalone.

D.Itisimportanttomindyourownbusiness.

D

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      Plasticsurgery（整形手术）canbeamoney-makingcareerchoiceforsomeonewhowantstheabilitytomakeothersmorebeautifulandofferlife-savingtechniquestoaddressburnsandextremedeformations（畸形）.However,thereareadvantagesanddisadvantagesinbecomingaplasticsurgeon.

      Plasticsurgeonsareamongthehighestpaidmedicalprofessionals.AccordingtotheHealthCareTrainingCenterwebsite,plasticsurgeonswithonetotwoyearsofexperiencebringhomeanaverageof$237,000peryear.Thosewiththreeormoreyearsofexperiencebringhomeanaverageof$412,000peryear,andplasticsurgeonswithseveralyearsundertheirbeltsmayearnaround$812,000peryear.

      Plasticsurgeonsoftengettosculptentirefacesorpartsofthebody.Itisoneofthemorecreativefieldsofmedicine,astheyareabletousetheirskillstoshapeskinandbones,especiallywhentheworkisdoneonsomeoneinneed,suchasaburnvictimorachildbornwithadeformedface.Theabilitytomakevastchangesinthewaypeopleviewthemselvesisarewardinghighlightofthiscareer.

      Plasticsurgeonsmustundergoquiteabitofschoolingandstrictcertification（认定）processesbeforetheyareabletopracticemedicine.Theschoolingprocessislengthyandcostly,consideringplasticsurgeonsmustgetabachelor’sdegreea