高中英语Unit4Globalwarming单元检测卷新人教版选修61025186.docx

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高中英语Unit4Globalwarming单元检测卷新人教版选修61025186

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．244,973cubickilometersB．241cubickilometersC．3,642cubickilometersD．6,122cubickilometers10.Whichcountryorregionhasthemostfreshwaterresourceperyear?

A．GuyanaB．BrazilC．IcelandD．China11.Whichcountryorregionappearstwiceonthetop5lists?

A．BhutanB．SeychellesC．CanadaD．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,yourbrainincreasesyourhungerfornewexperiences.