学年高二英语外研版选修六习题单元卷五 Word版含答案.docx

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学年高二英语外研版选修六习题单元卷五Word版含答案

单元质量检测（五）

（时间：

100分钟　满分：

120分）

Ⅰ.阅读理解（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

AtesttotellifyouareatriskfromAlzheimer'sdisease（阿尔茨海默氏病）anddozensofotherconditionsgoesonsaleinBritaintodaycosting￡125.

Thetestusesasalivasampletoprovidemorethan100piecesofgeneticinformationincludingwhetherusersaremorelikelythannormaltosufferParkinson'sdisease（帕金森病）,somecancersorbaldness.

ItcanalsopredictwhethertheylikecoffeeorhateBrusselssprouts（甘蓝）,whichtypeofexerciseislikelytosuitthembestandgiveinformationaboutaperson'sancestry（家族）．

Thetest,alreadyavailableintheUS,isbeingmarketedonlineby23andMe,afirmpartfundedbyGoogle.Acustomerspitsintoatube,sealsitandsendsitbackto23andMe'slabsforanalysis.Fourtosixweekslater,theyreceiveadetailedreportinthepostwrittenineverydaylanguage.

Itwilltellthem,forexample,whethertheirriskofAlzheimer'sdiseaseishigherorlowerthanaverage.23andMe—runbyAnneWojcicki,wifeofGooglecofounderSergeyBrin—saysitsmissionistoensurethatindividualscanpersonallyaccess,understandandbenefitfromthehumangenome（基因组）．

Itsaysthatarmedwiththeinformation,peoplecantakebettercareoftheirhealth.Forinstance,theprintoutmaygivesomeonetheimpetus（动力）theyneedtogiveupsmokingoritcouldmeantheyreceiveregularhealthcheckssothatanillnesscanbecaught—andtreatedearly.

GenetictestsarealreadyavailableinBritainbutgenerallyprovidelessinformationandaremoreexpensive.

1．Atesttotellifyouareatriskfromsomediseases________．

A．costs￡125everyday

B．costsabout￡125

C．isoflittleuse

D．canhelpsickpeoplerecover

2．Whatdoesthetestmakeuseoftoprovidegeneticinformation?

A．Thebloodinaperson'sbrain.

B．Theliquidproducedinaperson'smouth.

C．Theskininaperson'sbreast.

D．Aperson'shair.

3．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A．23andMedependsonGooglefinancially.

B．23andMeisrunbySergeyBrinandhiswife.

C．SergeyBrinfoundedGoogleonhisown.

D．23andMeispopularnow.

B

TherearethreereasonswhyIdon'tthinkthatwearereadyforcloning.Firstly,wedon'tknowexactlywhattheconsequencesofcloningwouldbe.Forexample,ifscientistsclonedaman,theymightknowwhathewouldlooklike,buttheywouldn'tknowhisquality.WhatwouldhappenifscientistsclonedanotherHitlerorotherslikehim?

Doyoureallythinkwewouldsurviveifthisbecameareality?

Secondly,cloningraisesmanyethicalquestions.Lookbackattheclonedmanthathasbeenpresentedandaskyourselfthesequestions：

“Doyoureallythinkthathewouldbeaman？

”

“Whowouldberesponsibleforhim？

”

“Doyouthinkheshouldhavethesamerightsaswehave？

”

Idon'tthinkthatwecananswerthesequestionsnow.

Lastly,wedon'tknowexactlywhatthemeaningoflifeis.Inmyopinion,creatinglifeisthedutyofnature,andwemustnotinterfere（干预）withthattaskbecausewecan'tunderstandtheextremelycomplicatedrelationshipsamonglivesthataredefinedbynature.Usuallytheserelationshipsareextremelycomplex.Sometimes,theyseemtobesountouchablethattheycannotbechanged.Frommypointofview,wehavetolookatthenaturalenvironmentaroundus.Wecanseethatanecosystem（生态系统）ismadeupofalotofdifferentkindsoflife,andeachlifehasitsownfunctionwithinthesystem.Ifwedisturbthat,Ithinkitcouldleadtoourextinction（灭绝）．

Eventhoughcloningmayhavealotofbenefitsforhumans,Ithinkweshouldstopcloningbecausewedonotunderstanditandcan'tcontrolallofitseffects.Maybeinthefuture,wewillbereadytodoit,butthattimehasnotyetarrived.

4．Accordingtotheauthor,wearenotreadyforcloningbecause________．

A．twoormorepeoplemayhavethesameappearance

B．scientistsarenotsureaboutthepersonalitiesoftheclonedpeople

C．peoplemaynotfunctionproperlyiftherearemoreclonedhumanbeings

D．cloninghasnotbeenpermittedbythegovernment

5．Inthethirdargumenttheauthorfearsthatwewill________ifwecreatelifeatwill.

A．changethenaturalenvironmentaroundus

B．disturbtheecosysteminnature

C．sufferfromoverpopulation

D．acceleratetheextinctionofanimals

6．Accordingtothepassage,what'stheauthor'sattitudetowardscloning?

A．Positive.　　　　　　B．Critical.

C．Indifferent.D．Supportive.

7．Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A．ToCloneorNot

B．WhyShouldWeStopCloning?

C．ScientificResearchonCloning

D．TheAdvantagesandDisadvantagesofCloning

C

IgrewupinanareawherethenaturaldisasterIwasreallyconcernedaboutwasearthquakes.Besidesthefiredrills（演习）wehadeachyearatschool,wealsohadearthquakedrills.Luckily,thereareafewthingswecandotoprepareforanearthquake.

Athome,Ithinkwecanfastenheavyobjectstoourwalls.Wecanbuyhooksatourlocalhardwarestore.Whenwefastenthemtothewalls,weshouldmakesurewefollowtheinstructions.

Whenweputobjectsonshelves,weshouldmakesuretheyarenotheavyorthattheycannothurtsomebodywhentheyfalloff.Thisisespeciallyimportantinbedrooms,aswhenweareawakenedduetoanearthquake,ourreactiontimemaybeslow.Wewillwanttomakesurethatwedon'thaveobjectsthatwillfalldirectlyontothebed.

Forhomeswithchildren,Ithinkparentsshouldteachthemwhattododuringanearthquake.Parentsshouldshowthemhowtogetunderatableduringaquake.Anothersafeplaceisaninsidedoorframe.Parentsshouldteachchildrennottogonearglassorotherunsafeareasduringthequake.Ithinktheyshouldalsoteachchildrenwhattodoiftheyareevertrappedafteranearthquake.

Ifweareinastructure,whichhassufferedconsiderabledamage,Ithinkweshouldtrytomoveoutsideafterthequake.Aswegooutside,weshouldmakesurethatweareawareoffallenpowerlinesandotherdangers.Brokengasmainsareanotherseriousdangerafteraquake.

Thisisanemergencywhereitisimportanttohaveafamily'semergencyactionplaninplace.Mostlikelyafamilywillnotbetogetherduringanearthquake.Ifeachonecanrememberwhattheyaresupposedtodointhissituation,thentheywillhaveaneasiertimefindingandpickingupeachother.

8．Welearnthatintheareawheretheauthorgrewup,________．

A．wildfiresbreakoutfrequently

B．peoplearenotafraidofearthquakes

C．earthquakesareverylikelytooccur

D．manykindsofnaturaldisasterstakeplace

9．WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthetext?

A．Fasteningheavyobjectstothewalls.

B．Buildingstronghousesforearthquakes.

C．Avoidingputtingheavythingsonshelves.

D．Gettingoutofadamagedbuildingquickly.

10．Whatdoestheauthorthinkofstayinginsideadoorframeduringanearthquake?

A．It'schallenging.B．It'sdeadly.

C．It'ssafe.D．It'sabitrisky.

11．Thelastparagraphmainlyshowstheimportanceof________．

A．stayingtogetherasafamilyinanearthquake

B．havingafamily'semergencyactionplaninplace

C．findingandpickingupeachotherafteranearthquake

D．stayingcalmandknowingwhattodoinanearthquake

D

Scientistssaysealevelsarerisingandwillcontinuetodosointothefuture.Coastalcommunitiesaroundtheworldarealreadyexperiencingtheinfluenceofrisingseas.Manycitiesandtownsaretakingstepstodealwiththisnewreality.

Photographershavetakenpicturestodocumentthoseefforts.Theirphotosarepartofanexhibitcalled“SinkorSwim:

DesigningforaSeaChange”.ItcanbeseenattheAquariumofthePacific,inLongBeach,California.Disastrousstormsandfloodscouldbeanewrealityaroundtheworld.ThatistheopinionofoceanographerJerrySchubel.HeispresidentoftheAquariumofthePacific.Hesaid,“Globalclimatechangeisresultinginrisingseas,coastalfloodingandincreasinglypowerfulstorms.”

Avideoproducedbytheaquariumshowshowwaterlevelsarerising.It_also_shows_how_lowlying_places_that_flood_historically_are_at_the_highest_risk.DanCayanstudiesweatherconditionsfortheScrippsInstitutionofOceanographyattheUniversityofCalifornia,SanDiego.Hesayssealevelsarerisingatahigherratenowthanafewyearsago.

Scientistsestimatethat,bytheendofthecentury,sealevelsaroundtheworldcouldrisebymorethanameterandcouldcontinuetorise.MrCayansaysheattrappinggreenhousegasesarecausingtemperaturestorise.Accordingtohim,astheclimatewarms,thepotentialforreleasingstoredwateronEarth,largelyinGreenland,Antarctica,holdsalotofpotentialsealevelriseinthefuture.

Scientistssaycityplannersincoastalcommunitiesmustcontinuetocomeupwithnewwaystoadapttorisingseas.Theysaythiscanbedonethroughfuturisticbuildings,roadsandotherinfrastructure.

12．WecanlearnfromParagraph1thatnowmanycoastalcommunities________．

A．don'tknowtheyarealreadyatgreatrisk

B．faceproblemscausedbyrisingsealevels

C．havebeencompletelydestroyedbyfloods

D．havemovedawaybecauseofrisingsealevels

13．IntheopinionofJerrySchubel,________．

A．floodingisthemostcommonincoastalcommunities

B．theworldisreadyfordisastrousstormsandfloods

C．notallpowerfulstormsarecausedbyclimatechange

D．there'llbemoredisastrousstormsandfloodsinthefuture

14．TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3meanssuchplaces________．

A．donotexperienceasmanyfloodsasbefore

B．canbeveryeasilyaffectedbysealevelchange

C．experiencehighersealevelsthanallotherplaces

D．willexperiencethemostvariousnaturaldisasters

15．WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinParagraph4?