河北省邢台市高中英语 Unit 4 Global warming单元检测卷 新人教版选修6.docx
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河北省邢台市高中英语Unit4Globalwarming单元检测卷新人教版选修6
Unit4Globalwarming
A
CaliforniaCondor’sShockingRecovery
CaliforniacondorsareNorthAmerica’slargestbirds,withwind-lengthofupto3meters.Inthe1980s,electricallinesandleadpoisoning(铅中毒)nearlydrovethemtodyingout.Now,electricshocktrainingandmedicaltreatmentarehelpingtorescuethesebigbirds.
Inthelate1980s,thelastfewcondorsweretakenfromthewild,andtherearenowmorethan150flyingoverCaliforniaandnearbyArizona,UtahandBajainMexico.
Electricallineshavebeenkillingthemoff.“Astheygointorestforthenight,theyjustdon’tseethepowerlines,”saysBruceRideoutofSanDiegoZoo.Theirwingscanbridgethegapbetweenlines,resultinginelectrocution(电死)iftheytouchtwolinesatonce.
Soscientistshavecomeupwithashockingidea.Tallpoles,placedinlargetrainingareas,teachthebirdstostayclearofelectricallinesbygivingthemapainfulbutundeadlyelectricshock.Beforethetrainingwasintroduced,66%ofset-freedcondorsdiedofelectrocution.Thishasnowdroppedto18%.
Leadpoisonoushasprovedmoredifficulttodealwith.Whencondorseatdeadbodiesofotheranimalscontaininglead,theyabsorblargequantitiesoflead.Thisaffectstheirnervoussystemsandabilitytoproducebabybirds,andcanleadtokidney(肾)failuresanddeath.SocondorswithhighlevelsofleadaresenttoLosAngelesZoo,wheretheyaretreatedwithcalciumEDTA,achemicalthatremovesleadfromthebloodoverseveraldays.Thisworkisstartingtopayoff.Theannualdeathrateforadultcondorshasdroppedfrom38%in2000to5.4%in2011.
Rideout’steamthinksthattheCaliforniacondors’averagesurvivaltimeinthewildisnowjustundereightyears.“Althoughthesemeasuresarenoteffectiveforever,theyarevitalfornow,”hesays.“Theyaretrulygoodbirdsthatarewortheveryeffortweputintorecoveringthem.”
1.Californiacondorsattractresearchers’interestbecausethey______.
A.areactiveatnight
B.hadtobebredinthewild
C.arefoundoninCalifornia
D.almostdiedoutinthe1980s
2.Researchershavefoundelectricallinesare_________.
A.blockingcondors’journeyhome
B.bigkillersofCaliforniacondors
C.restplacesforcondorsatnight
D.usedtokeepcondorsaway
3.AccordingtoParagraph5,leadpoisoning_________.
A.makescondorstoonervoustofly
B.haslittleeffectoncondors’kidneys
C.canhardlybegottenridofformcondors’blood
D.makesitdifferentforcondorstoproducebabybirds
4.Thepassageshowsthat__________.
A.theaveragesurvivaltimeofcondorsissatisfactory.
B.Rideout’sresearchinterestliesinelectricengineering.
C.theeffortstoprotectcondorshavebroughtgoodresults.
D.researchershavefoundthefinalanswerstotheproblem.
B
Foodfestivalsaroundtheworld
StiltonCheeseRolling
MayDayisatraditionaldayforcelebrations,butthe2,000EnglishvillagersofStiltonmustbetheonlypeopleintheworldwhoincludetheserollingintheirannualplans.Teamsoffour,dressedinavarietyofstrangeandfunnyclothes,rollacompletecheesealonga50-metrecourse.Ontheway,theymustnotkickorthrowtheircheese,orgointotheircompetitors'lane.CompetitionisfierceandthechiefprizeisacompleteStiltoncheeseweighingaboutfourkilos(disappointingly,butunderstandablythecheesesusedintheracearewoodenones).Allthecompetitorsarcservedwithbeerorportwine,thetraditionalaccompanimentforStiltoncheese.
FieryFoodsFestival—TheHottestFestivalonEarth
Everyyearmorethan10,000peopleheadforthecityofAlbuquerque,NewMexico.TheycomefromasfarawayasAustralia,theCaribbeanandChina,buttheyallshareacommonaddiction—foodthatisnotjustspicy,buthotenoughtomakeyourmouthburn,yourheadspinandyoureyeswater.TheirdestinationistheFieryEoodandBBQFestivalwhichisheldoveraperiodofthreeclayseveryMarch.Youmightliketotryachocolate-coveredhabaneropepper—officiallythehottestpepperintheworld—oranyoneofthethousandsofproductsthatareonshow.Butonething'sforsure—ifyoudon'tlikethefeelingofaburningtongue,thisfestivalisn'tforyou!
LaTomatina—TheWorld'sBiggestFoodFight
OnthelastWednesdayofeveryAugust,theSpanishtownofBunolhostsEaTomatina—theworld'slargestfoodfight.Aweek-longcelebrationleadsuptoanexcitingtomatobattleasthehighlightoftheweek'sevents.Theearlymorningseesthearrivaloflargetruckswithtomatoes—officialfight-startersgetthingsgoingbycastingtomatoesatthecrowd.
Thebattlelastslittlemorethanhalfanhour,inwhichtimearound50,000kilogramsoftomatoeshavebeenthrownatanyoneoranythingthatmoves,runs,orfightsback.Theneveryoneheadsdowntotherivertomakefriendsagain—andforamuch-neededwash!
5.IntheStiltoncheeserollingcompetition,competitorsoneachteammust____.
A.wearvariousformalclothes
B.rollawoodencheeseintheirownlane
C.kickorthrowtheircheese
D.usearealcheeseweighingaboutfourkilos
6.WhereistheFieryFoodandBBQFestivalheld?
A.InNewMexico.B.IntheCaribbean.C.InAustralia.D.InChina.
7.ThecelebrationofLaTomatinalasts____________.
A.threedaysB.sevendaysC.lessthanthreedaysD.morethansevendays
8.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.ThechiefprizefortheStiltoncheeserollingcompetitionisbeerorportwine.
B.Morethan10,000ChinesetakepailintheFieryFoodandBBQFestival.
C.ThousandsofspicyfoodsareonshowintheFieryFoodandBBQFestival.
D.AnexcitingtomatobattletakesplaceatthebeginningofLaTomatina.
C
Ourwarmingplanetisexpectedtofaceseriouswatercrisis(危机)inthecomingdecades—whichmeanseachnation’snaturalresourcewillbemoreimportantthanever.
9.Accordingtothestatistics,whatistheworldaverageoffreshwaterresourceperperson?
A.244,973cubickilometers
B.241cubickilometers
C.3,642cubickilometers
D.6,122cubickilometers
10.Whichcountryorregionhasthemostfreshwaterresourceperyear?
A.Guyana
B.Brazil
C.Iceland
D.China
11.Whichcountryorregionappearstwiceonthetop5lists?
A.Bhutan
B.Seychelles
C.Canada
D.Suriname
D
SincethefirstEarthDayin1970,Americanshavegottenalot“greener”towardtheenvironment.“Wedidn’tknowatthattimethatthereevenwasanenvironment,letalonethattherewasaproblemwithit,”saysBruceAnderson,presidentofEarthDayUSA.
Butwhatbeganasnothingimportantinpublicaffairshasgrownintoasocialmovement.Businesspeople,politicalleaders,universityprofessors,andespeciallymillionsofgrass-rootsAmericansaretakingpartinthemovement.“Theunderstandinghasincreasedmany,manytimes,”saysGaylordNelson,theformergovernorfromWisconsin,whothoughtupthefirstEarthDay.
AccordingtoUSgovernmentreports,emissions(排放)fromcarsandtruckshavedroppedfrom10.3milliontonsayearto5.5tons.ThenumberofcitiesproducingCObeyondthestandardhasbeenreducedfrom40to9.Althoughseriousproblemsstillremainandneedtobedealtwith,theworldisasaferandhealthierplace.Akindof“Greenthinking”hasbecomepartofpractices.
Greatimprovementhasbeenachieved.In1988therewereonly600recyclingprograms;todayin1995thereareabout6,600.Advancedlights,motors,andbuildingdesignshavehelpedsavealotofenergyandthereforepreventedpollution.
Twenty–fiveyearsago,therewerehardlyanyeducationprogramsforenvironment.Today,it’shardtofindapublicschool,university,orlawschoolthatdoesnothavesuchakindofprogram.”Untilwedothat,nothingelsewillchange!
”sayBruceAnderson.
12.AccordingtoAnderson,before1970,Americanshadlittleideaabout________.
A.thesocialmovement
B.recyclingtechniques
C.environmentalproblems
D.theimportanceofEarthDay
13.Wheredoesthesupportforenvironmentalprotectionmainlycomefrom?
A.Thegrass–rootslevel
B.Thebusinesscircle
C.Governmentofficials
D.Universityprofessors
14.WhathaveAmericansachievedinenvironmentalprotection?
A.Theyhavecutcaremissionstothelowest
B.Theyhavesettledtheirenvironmentalproblems
C.TheyhaveloweredtheirCOlevelsinfortycities.
D.Theyhavereducedpollutionthrougheffectivemeasures.
15.Whatisespeciallyimportantforenvironmentalprotectionaccordingtothelastparagraph?
A.Education
B.Planning
C.Greenliving
D.COreduction
七选五
TheScienceofRisk-Seeking
SometimesWedecidethatalittleunnecessarydangerisworthitbecausewhenweweightheriskandthereward,theriskseemsworthtaking.16Someofusenjoyactivitiesthatwouldsurpriseandscaretherestofus.Why?
Expertssayitmayhavetodowithhowourbrainswork.
Thereasonwhyanyofustakeanyrisksatallmighthavetodowithearlyhumans.Risk-takerswerebetterathunting,fighting,orexploring.17Asthequalityofrisk-takingwaspassedfromongenerationtothenext,humansendedupwithasenseofadventureandatoleranceforrisk.
Sowhyaren’twealljumpingoutofairplanesthen?
Well,even200,000yearsago,toomuchrisk-takingcouldgetoneKilled.Afewdaringsurvived,though,alongwithafewstay-in-the-cavetypes.Asaresult,humansdevelopedarangeofcharactertypesthatstillexiststoday.Somaybeyoulovecarracing,ormaybeyouhateit.18
Nomatterwhereyouareontherisk-seekingrange,scientistssaythatyourwillingnesstotakerisksincreasesduringyourteenageyears.19Tohelpyoudothat,yourbrainincreasesyour