单元仿真检测一 Unit 1 Women of achievement.docx

1、单元仿真检测一 Unit 1 Women of achievement答题栏12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940.阅读理解ADr Dian Fossey, one of the worlds leading women scientists, had a remarkable career.The work she devoted her life to protecting and studying the mountain gorillas (大猩猩) of Africa has pr

2、oved highly effective and has resulted in the steady (平稳的) increase of this most endangered great apes.Fossey made her first trip to Africa in 1963.Three years later, she returned to Africa to begin a longterm study of the mountain gorillas.She set up camp in the Democratic Republic of Congo but mov

3、ed to Rwanda because of political reasons in 1967.She established her “Karisoke” Research Centre camp on September 24,1967.Fosseys aims were to study gorilla ecology (生态学) and social organization.She found that in order to achieve this, she needed to recognize individual gorillas, which required tha

4、t the gorillas get used to her presence (出现)By copying gorillas behaviour and sounds, Fossey began to gain their trust, and in 1970 an adult male gorilla she had named “Peanuts” reached out to touch her hand.Close observations over thousands of hours enabled Fossey to gain the gorillas trust and bri

5、ng forth new knowledge about their behaviour.Stories and photographs of her work were published in National Geographic Magazine and elsewhere.In 1977, one of Fosseys favorite gorillas, Digit, was killed by poachers and she established the Digit Fund to help raise money for gorilla protection efforts

6、 in the same year.On December 26, 1985, Fossey was murdered while going back to her house in Karisoke.Her body was discovered near the research centre.Most probably, Dian Fossey had been killed by the poachers shed fought against.On her tombstone (墓碑)：“No one loved gorillas more .”In 1988, the life

7、and the work of Fossey were made into a movie based on her book.1Why does the author say “Dr Dian Fossey had a remarkable career”？ABecause she travelled all over the world.BBecause she liked to play with gorillas.CBecause she studied gorilla ecology.DBecause she made great apes increase steadily.2Wh

8、ich of the following shows the right time order of the events in Fosseys life?aShe established the Digit Fund.bHer story was shown in a movie.cShe was killed probably by the poachers.dShe established her “Karisoke” centre.Aa, d, c, b Ba, c, d, bCd, c, b, a Dd, a, c, b3The underlined word “poachers”

9、in Paragraph 5 probably refers to people who _.Asell drugs against the law Bhunt animals against the law Chate successful people Dlike to do harm to people4From the words on Fosseys tombstone, we can infer that _.AFossey was the person who loved gorillas mostBafter Fossey died, no one loves gorillas

10、CFossey was the first one to study gorillasDeverybody loves gorillas as Fossey didBWhen I was growing up, I had an old neighbour named Dr Gibbs. He didnt look like any doctor Id ever known. He never yelled at us for playing in his yard. I remember him as someone who was a lot nicer than most of the

11、adults in our community.When Dr Gibbs wasnt saving lives, he was planting trees. His house sat on ten acres, and his lifes goal was to make it a forest.The good doctor had some interesting theories concerning plant care and growth. He never watered his new trees, which flew in the face of convention

12、al wisdom. Once I asked why. He said that watering plants spoiled them so that each successive tree generation would grow weaker and weaker. So you have to make things rough for them and weed out (淘汰) the weaker trees early on.He talked about how watering trees made for shallow roots, and how trees

13、that werent watered had to grow deep roots in search of moisture. I took him to mean that deep roots were to be treasured.So he never watered his trees. He planted an oak and, instead of watering it every morning, hed beat it with a rolledup newspaper. Smack! Slap! Pow! I asked him why he did that,

14、and he said it was to get the trees attention.Dr Gibbs passed away a couple of years after I left home. Every now and again, I walked by his house and looked at the trees that Id watched him plant some twentyfive years ago. Theyre extremely tall, big and robust since they have deep roots now. Howeve

15、r, the trees in my garden trembled in a cold wind although I had watered them for several years.It seems that adversity (逆境) and suffering benefit these trees in ways comfort and ease never could. I stood there deep in thought.Every night before I go to bed, I check on my two sons. I stand over them

16、 and watch their little bodies, the rising and falling of life within. I often pray for them. Mostly I pray that their lives will be easy. But I think its time to change my prayer (祷词) because now I know my children are going to encounter hardship.5According to Dr Gibbs theories, trees will become w

17、eaker if they _.Aare lack of care Bare watered Care weeded out Dare beaten6The underlined word “robust” in Para. 6 most probably means “_”Astrong Bstrange Cdeep Dold7Which of the following may be the authors best prayer for his two sons now?AI wish them strong wings, with which they can fly higher a

18、nd touch the sky.BI wish them nice fortune so that they can meet people like Dr Gibbs in the future.CI wish them deep roots into the earth since the rains fall and the winds blow often.DI wish them great shades under the tree since the sunlight is always sharp and bitter.8Which of the following can

19、be the best title of the passage?AA nice doctor BThe deep rootsCAdversity and suffering DMy childhood memoryCGardens are magical, fun, and always full of surprises.Watch a child pull a carrot from the earth, brush off the soil, and take a bite, or see the anticipation (期待) in the eyes of a youngster

20、 creating a bouquet of flowers he/she grew.Gardening with children opens new windows in a world dominated (主宰) by technology.Whether you are an experienced gardener or a novice,_gardening with children is your chance to partner with Mother Nature to make magic.Memories last longer than one season.Ad

21、ults who fondly remember a childhood spent in a garden often recall a parent, grandparent, or neighbor who guided and encouraged them to explore the natural world.Jim Flint, executive director of Friends of Burlington Gardens, in Vermont, takes pride in planting a straight row, which he learned from

22、 his father, and in preparing food hes grown himself, which his mother taught him.His strongest memory of gardening in childhood, however, is of being with his grandmother.In the garden, “she talked and explained things, not just gardening”Flint gardens with his own children and has helped hundreds

23、of other children become involved in school and community gardening.At first, he says, they just play in the garden, “grazing” on vegetables.Incorporate planting and playing, and kids become more comfortable.We can teach even the tiniest child garden etiquette, such as where to walk.Later, they lear

24、n the consequences of good (or poor) care：watering, weeding, and cultivating (耕种)Moreover, both kids and adults learn patience in the garden.We have to wait for nature to take its course.Of course gardening offers great opportunities for exercise, fresh air, and good food.“Growing their own food exp

25、ands a young persons choice of foods, a key to good nutrition，”Flint notes.“If they have grown up on homegrown and homemade food, they can taste the difference.”9What would be the best title for the text?AGarden with children BGrow your own vegetablesCThe benefits of gardening DAn experienced garden

26、er10The example of Jim Flint is given in the second paragraph to show that _.Agardening with children can help them learn about natureBchildhood gardening can lead to a successful careerCits better for the whole family to garden togetherDmemories of gardening in childhood can last long11Kids learn p

27、atience in the garden because _.Ait takes time for nature to take its courseBgardening calls for great skillsCwe have to choose carefully what to plantDthey must work hard to make the plants grow quickly12The underlined word “novice” in Paragraph 2 probably refers to _.Aa person who is eager to lear

28、nBa person who is good at gardeningCa person who spends little time with kidsDa person with little experienceDResearchers are finding new ways to save snakebite victims. Experts discussed the latest findings during a recent conference.Scientists in Australia have shown that a chemical called nitric

29、oxide could increase the chances of surviving a poisonous snakebite. The scientists injected rats with a deadly amount of snake venom. Then they rubbed an ointment (软膏) containing nitric oxide on the skin around the injection site. The study found that the rats lived about onethird longer than if ni

30、tric oxide had not been used. But the treatment had to be started very quickly.Dirk van Helden led the research. He says the nitric oxide ointment also showed promise in humans. The study appeared earlier this year in the journal Nature Medicine. Scientists say the findings could help save many live

31、s. A recent study found that poisonous snakes cause as many as ninetyfour thousand deaths worldwide each year. But Ulrich Kuch of the Biodiversity and Climate Research Center in Frankfurt, Germany, says that number appears to be low. Mr Kuch says many deaths could be prohibited if snakebite victims are treated correctly, but they often go to traditional healers or do not seek any help at all. He said, “Sometimes its because there is no treatment a