Unit13 单元测试.docx

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Unit13单元测试

TestforUnit13（2020.10.09）

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90分钟

I.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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

CEWeekNYCinpartnershipwiththeNewYorkCityEconomicDevelopmentCorporation（NYCEDC）hasannouncedthe“10Under20:

YoungInnovatorstoWatch”awardcompetitiontosupportNewYorkCity’syoungtechnicalinnovators（创新者）.Tenhighschoolandcollegestudentswillbehonoredforexcellentachievementsininnovationatthisyear’sCEWeek,oneofNewYorkCity’smostfamoustechnologytradeshows,onSeptember24,2020atMetropolitanPavilion,125West18thStreet.

“Newtechnologies,newstart-upsandnewideasalwaystakecenterstageduringCEWeekeverySeptember,andsomeofthebestweredevelopedbystudents,”saidEricSchwartz,CEWeekExecutiveProducer.“It’sonlyfittingthatweuseourshow’sstagetothrowaspotlightonthenextgenerationofcreators.”

Eligibility（资格）:

Youthsages13through19,presentlyenrolled（登记入学）inahighschooloracollegeinNewYorkCity.

Howtoenter:

Followentryinstructions.AnonlineapplicationcanbefoundontheCEWeekwebsite,http\\www.C\\10-under-20-young-innovators-to-watch\.

Deadline:

Thesubmission（提交）deadlineisAugust24,2020.

Howwinnersarechosen:

Fromalleligibleentries,10finalistswillbeselectedbyjudges.Thefinalistswillbeannouncedonthestageduringtheshow.AllfinalistswillbeinvitedtoanawardsceremonythatwilltakeplaceduringCEWeekonSeptember24.

Prizes:

Eachofthetenfinalistswillbegivenover$500worthofproducts.

1.Whatisthepurposeofthecompetition?

A.Tobringhightechnologiestothepublic.

B.Todiscovercreativestudentsforcollege.

C.Toawardstudentswithgoodperformingskills.

D.Toencouragethenextgenerationoftechnologicalcreators.

2.Whatshouldyoudoifyouwanttoenterthecompetition?

A.Youshouldapplyonline.

B.YoushouldarriveonAugust29,2020.

C.Youmustapplybeforeleavinghighschool.

D.Youmustpresentyourentriestojudgesonthestage.

3.Whatcanwelearnaboutthewinners?

A.Theywillbeofferedacashreward.

B.TheywillgiveaperformanceduringCEWeek.

C.TheywillbechosenbystudentsfromNewYorkCity.

D.Theywillbeannounceonemonthafterthesubmissiondeadline.

B

OnSeptember1,HurricaneDorianhittheBahamas.Manyareaswereleftwithoutpowerorwater.Assoonasthestormpassed,ateamofcooksandothervolunteerssprangintoaction.Theysetupmakeshift（临时替代的）kitchens.LeadingthechargewasJoseAndres,whoownspopularrestaurantsintheUnitedStates.HeisalsothefounderofWorldCentralKitchen（WCK）,whichcooksmealsforpeopleaffectedbynaturaldisastersandotheremergencies.“Wewillmakeittoeveryonewhoneedsfood,”Andressaid.Atpresstime,WCKhadservedabout300.000mealsthere.

WCKbeganitsworkin2016,whenHurricaneMatthewhitHaiti.Itleftmanypeoplewithoutfood.Usually,afteranemergency,governmentsgiveoutprepackagedmeals,butsomeofthefoodisn’tveryhealthy.Andresthoughthecoulddobetter.ThefoodservedbyWCKisfreshandhealthy.Whenpossible,itaddsinlocalingredients（原料）,whichsuitthetastesofthearea.

WCKcookshaveshortcutstocookinglotsoffoodquickly.AndresgrewupinSpain,wherecooksusemassivepans（巨大的锅）tomakearicedishcalledpaella.Herealizedpaellapanscouldbeusedforallkindsoffood.NowWCKcooksusethemforeverythingandtheycancookfor500peopleatatimethisway.

WCKhasabout25staffmembers.Butmuchofitsworkisdonebyvolunteers.Twentythousandvolunteersservedalmost4millionmealsafterHurricaneMariahitPuertoRico,in2017.Andressaida10-year-oldgirltherenamedLolaranawholepartofthekitchenonherown,andhethoughtshewasaheroine.

InHaiti,it’scommonforschoolmealstobecookedindoorsoveropenfires.Thiscanbedangerous.WCKwantstohelp.Thegrouphasbuiltorrepairedmorethan140schoolsinHaiti.Inmanyofthem,ithasfittedgasstovesandwaterlines.Together,thishasmadeschoolscleanerandsaferformorethan65,000people.

4.WhydidAndresstartWCK?

A.Tocomforttheinjuredpeople.

B.Torebuildpopularrestaurants.

C.Toprovidemealsforthoseinneed.

D.Toteachpeoplehowtosurviveanaturaldisaster.

5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“shortcuts”inParagraph3mean?

A.Basicrules.B.Strangesuggestions.

C.Abilitiestocompete.D.Waysofsavingtime.

6.WhatcanbelearnedaboutWCK?

A.Itpreferschildrenvolunteers.

B.Itbringscooksagoodreturn.

C.ItemploysgoodSpanish-stylecooks.

D.Itdependsgreatlyonvoluntaryhelpers.

7.WhatdoesWCKbringtoHaiti?

A.Cleanandsafecooking.B.Prepackagedmeals.

C.Highly-competitiveschools.D.Professionalandeasy-goingcooks.

C

Firstimpressionsareimportant,butarefirstimpressioncorrect?

Personally,I’mnotsosure,andaccordingtonewresearch,neitherisscience.

Youreallyshouldn’tjudgeabookbyitscover,butIcertainlyhave,andI’mwillingtobet（打赌）you’vedoneit,too.Considerthis,though:

IfI’dletmyopinionon,say,theboringcoverofJohnSteinbeck’sTheGrapesofWrathstopmefromreadingthisgreatnovel,Iwouldhavemissedoutononeofmyfavoritebookstodate.Firstimpressionsareimportantbecausetheycaninfluenceyouonewayoranother,buttheyshouldn’tbethebe-allandend-allofyouropiniononsomeone.

AccordingtoJonathanFreeman,aprofessoratNewYorkUniversity,firstimpressionsarecollectedwithinonlyafewhundredmillisecondsandareoftenbasedontheperson’sfacialappearance.

“Firstimpressionsoffacescaninfluencehowwemakedecisionsaboutpeople,”Freemanexplainedinastatement.Therefore,inordertoputanendtosuchfirstimpressions,youhavetounderstandwhereyourfirstassumptions（假设）comefrom.Inordertodothis,ateamofresearchersinSwitzerlandperformedtwoexperiments:

Thefirstrequiredparticipantstojudgethepersonalitiesofdozensofpeopleonlybasedonphotostheywereshownonline.Forexample,inthispartofthestudy,researcherstooknoteofhowparticipantsrelatedpersonalityfeatureslikefriendlinesswithvariousappearances.Thesecondexperimentexploredwhatkindoffacialfeatureswereconnectedwithexactpersonalityfeatures.Forexample,someonewhohasaroundfacewith“babyishfeatures”mightbeconsideredasfriendlierormoreharmlessthansomeonewhoisn’tsmileyintheirphoto.

Theresultshowedthatfirstimpressionsoftenaren’tallright.Look,it’sreallyunfortunatethatfirstimpressionsaren’talwaysright.Still,thesehappenregardlessofwhetherornottheyareright,sothebestthingyoucandoistrytoputyourbestfootforwardwithout,ofcourse,givingupyourauthenticity（真实性）;youareexactlywhoyouweremeanttobe,andallyoucandoisbethebestpersonyoucan.

8.WhatdoestheauthorwanttoshowbymentioningJohnSteinbeck’snovel?

A.Firstimpressionsareinfluential.

B.Thecoverofabookisunnecessary.

C.Weshouldn’tjudgeabookbyitscover.

D.Fewpeopletendtomakejudgementatfirstsight.

9.Whatweretheparticipantsaskedtodointhefirstexperiment?

A.Choosephotostheylike.

B.Relatepersonalitieswithphotos

C.Showtheiropinionsofsmileyfaces.

D.Talkabouttheirimpressionsofotherparticipants.

10.Whichofthefollowingisafindingoftheresearch?

A.Peoplefindithardtomakeagoodimpression.

B.Facesshowpersonalityfeaturescorrectly.

C.Firstimpressionsarenotalwaysreliable.

D.One’sfacialappearanceisreallyimportant.

11.What’stheauthor’sadviceaccordingtothetext?

A.Don’tbetoorealistic.B.Trytobeyourbestself.

C.Don’tbejudgmental.D.Disregardothers’suggestions.

D

WhenIstartedschool,myhandskeptshaking.IwenttoadoctorandwastoldthatIhadanervoussystemdisorderthatcancauseaperson’shandstoshake.IhadnoideawhatIwasgoingtodo.Oneday,Isawawoodcockoutsidemyapartmentwindow,andIhadneverseenanythinglikeit.SoIreadaboutthebirdonlineandtookanornithology（鸟类学）class.TheprofessoraskedmeifIwasdoingresearch.Ihadnoideathatundergraduatescouldevendoanythinglikethat.Thatprofessorbecamemyundergraduateadvisor,andIstartedworkinginherlab.ShewasalsomyPhDadvisor.Istayedinherlabfor11years.

NowIhaveapapercomingoutsoonthatlooksattheglobaldiversity（多样性）ofparrots.Onefigureinitis,Ithink,thebestthingI’veeverdone.Itshowsthefamilytreeofparrots,overapictureofGondwanabreakingup.Gondwanaistheallsupercontinent（超大陆）thatSouthAmerica,Africa,AustraliaandNewZealandallusedtobepartof.Asthatbrokeupintothecontinentsthatweknowbetternow,somefamiliesofparrotsparted.

MybiggestfailureinsciencethusfarismyinabilitytoexplainhowtheCarolinaparakeetwentextinct（灭绝的）.I’vebeenworkingonthisforsevenyears.I’vereadlotsofhistoricalbooksandtraveldiaries.AndIneverfigureditout.

That’sthethingaboutscience.Mostofthetime,youstartoutwithareallyclearideaofwhatyouthinkisgoingtohappen.Anditalmostneverhappensthatway.I’vegotalotoutofthisresearch.I’velearnedalotaboutthespecies（物种）.Buttherearejustsomethingsthatwe’llneverknow.Finally,IhavetoacceptthatmaybeI’llfigureitoutoneday,maybeIwon’t.Butthat’sOK.

12.Whatmadetheauthortakeupornithologyresearch?

A.Thedoctor’swords.B.Thehelpofaprofessor.

C.Thebeautyofawoodcock.D.Thedifficultyoffindingajob.

13.What’stheauthor’spapermentionedinParagraph2mainlyabout?

A.Thebreakupofacontinent.B.Thebigfam