高中英语人教版 (2019)选择性必修 第二册Unit 1 Science and Scientists课堂检测

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第一部分 听力(共两节,满分30分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
M:Are yu ging t spend the summer in Australia?
W:N,I planned t g t Canada,but my children begged me t take them t Japan.I agreed.
1.Where is the wman ging with her children?
A.T Australia. B.T Canada. C.T Japan.
答案:C
M:Excuse me.D yu have any tickets left fr tmrrw’s cncert?
W:Yes.Each is $16.Um,hw many wuld yu like?
M:Tw,please.
2.Hw much shuld the man pay?
A.$16.B.$32.C.$60.
答案:B
W:What’s the matter with yu,Jack?
M:Brian phned me tday.He was wndering whether I culd help him mve huse n Saturday.
W:I’d rather yu didn’t.It’s Mum’s birthday and I thught we culd take her ut fr the day.
3.What des the wman expect the man t d n Saturday?
A.Help Brian mve huse.
B.Take Brian ut fr the day.
C.Celebrate their mum’s birthday.
答案:C
M:Have yu decided t take that summer jb yu were ffered?
W:Well,I want mre infrmatin befre I accept it.
4.What des the wman mean?
A.She hasn’t made a decisin yet.
B.She will take the jb right away.
C.She refused the ffer.
答案:A
M:Ah,I’m glad that’s ver.
W:S yu dn’t like it?It’s based n a nvel written by a famus writer.
M:N,I think the stry,the dialgue and the whle thing abut the war are hard t understand.
W:But the leading actr is my favurite.
5.What are the speakers mainly talking abut?
A.A nvel.B.A film.C.A writer.
答案:B
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。
W:Hi,I’m lking fr a dress fr Jane’s party this evening.Can yu give me sme advice?
M:Hw d yu like this skirt?It ges well with yur skin.
W:Really?OK,I wuld try it.
M:And I believe this necklace wuld make yu mre attractive.
W:OK.Shuld I take a bag with me?
M:Of curse.
W:Hw abut the brwn bag yu and I bught last week?
M:I can’t agree mre.And hurry up,Grandma is waiting fr us.
W:OK.
6.What will the wman d this evening?
A.Attend a party.
B.Visit her grandma.
C.D sme shpping.
答案:A
7.What des the man advise the wman t d?
A.Wear a necklace.
B.Buy a new bag.
C.Wait fr her grandma.
答案:A
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
W:Hi,I just arrived n Flight 245 frm Lndn.I waited until all the luggage came ut,but my suitcase wasn’t there.
M:Well,I guess it might have been put n the wrng flight.There’s a chance it wn’t arrive until tmrrw.
W:Tmrrw!
M:I’m very srry abut this.Leave us a phne number s that we can reach yu,and the airline will call yu as sn as we get yur suitcase.
8.Where des the cnversatin take place?
A.At a htel.
B.At an airprt.
C.At a plice statin.
答案:B
9.What des the man advise the wman t d?
A.Wait where she is until tmrrw.
B.Make a request fr the lss.
C.Give him her telephne number.
答案:C
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
M:Hi,Jean.Yu lk wrried.Is everything OK?
W:Well,my new bss is expecting us t start wrk at 8 ’clck in the mrning.But I have t take ur children t schl.That means I’ll be late fr wrk.And yu can’t spare any time t d it.
M:Oh, nt a surprise.My friend Alice had a similar prblem last year.
W:Hw did she settle it?
M:She didn’t d anything at first.But in the end she tld it t her bss.He said he hadn’t realised the early start wuld present a prblem and he agreed t let them start half an hur late.
W:That’s great.Perhaps I shuld deal with it the same way.
10.Wh is the man mst prbably?
A.The wman’s bss.
B.The wman’s student.
C.The wman’s husband.
答案:C
11.Why des the wman lk wrried?
A.She has been late fr wrk recently.
B.She is nt getting n well with her bss.
C.She has n time taking her children t schl.
答案:C
12.What des the wman think f Alice’s way t deal with her prblem?
A.Practical.B.Strange.C.Wrng.
答案:A
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
M:Hell,everyne.We are lucky t have Mlly Taylr here tday.Mlly is rganising an activity curse fr the summer hlidays.Mlly,this is the secnd year f the curse,isn’t it?
W:Yes.The summer curse perated fr the first time last year fr a six-week perid.We did think abut making it lnger this year and have a seven-week curse.But in the end we decided t keep t the same plan as last year.
M:But,as I understand,last year’s curse wasn’t a cmplete success,was it?
W:Well,we were actually very surprised by the number f peple interested in the curse.We didn’t actually have enugh assistants t lk after all the children.Besides,there was such a lt f rain that we culdn’t g utside as ften as we wanted t.
M:S,what activities can the children lk frward t this year?
W:Well,nce again there’ll be artists and musicians wh will lead creative classes.We als cnsidered prviding sme mre exciting adventure sprts.But we decided nt in the end.Instead we’re intrducing sme fun prgrammes.I think it’ll be gd fun fr the children.
13.Hw lng will the curse run this year?
A.Five weeks.B.Six weeks.C.Seven weeks.
答案:B
14.What was the wman surprised at last year?
A.The lack f curses.
B.The time f curses.
C.The number f children.
答案:C
15.What prevented children frm utdr activities?
A.The weather.B.The assistants.C.The cst.
答案:A
16.What new activities can the children have this year?
A.Adventure sprts.
B.Fun prgrammes.
C.Creative classes.
答案:B
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
W:Pleased t be here tday.My name’s Jan,and I’d like t share smething abut my French learning with yu.I still remember when I first started t learn the language I
didn’t really have a prblem with the prnunciatin.I just had a hard time memrising wrds.But I made a great effrt and sn I was scring ten ut f ten in all f the tests.By the time I gt t university,I culd d sme writing and translatins withut much difficulty,and I actually enjyed learning the grammar rules.Then as part f my university curse I had t g and live in France fr a year.As sn as I arrived,I realised I didn’t knw hw t rder the type f cffee I liked,and trying t find smewhere t live r stay was smething difficult t deal with.I called peple abut infrmatin in the paper,but I had t keep putting the phne dwn because I culdn’t understand a wrd they were saying—they all spke s quickly!I culd see then that there’s n pint in just knwing wrds if yu can’t hld a cnversatin with a native speaker.The ability t speak freely is what helps yu get a jb,hld a cnversatin r just buy the things yu need.
17.What difficulty did the speaker have when starting t learn French?
A.Grammar.
B.Vcabulary.
C.Prnunciatin.
答案:B
18.Why did the speaker g t France?
A.T settle there.
B.T lk fr a jb.
C.T cntinue her studies.
答案:C
19.Hw did the speaker feel when she arrived in France?
A.The native peple were nt friendly.
B.Her French was nt enugh.
C.French was easier than expected.
答案:B
20.What is the mst imprtant in learning a language accrding t the speaker?
A.Using it in real life.
B.Mastering the grammar rules.
C.Knwing mre wrds.
答案:A
第二部分 阅读(共两节,满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
There are many clurs in nature.But d yu think that a clur has weight?I think yu’ll say “n”.But I’m afraid yu are wrng.If yu dn’t believe it,yu may d a small experiment.
First,put tw bjects with the same weight int tw bxes.Then cver the bxes.Third,wrap(包;裹) ne bx with a red piece f paper,and the ther ne with a white piece f hld the bxes with yur hand ne by ne.It is certain that yu will think the red ne is a little heavier.
Why d yu think s?A scientist fund that different clurs have different weights in man’s mind.That is t say,every clur has its wn weight in ur minds.
The scientist tld us that clurs als have smells.Can yu smell the clur?Of curse nt.Then why did the scientist say s?That is because every clur stands fr a kind f light with a certain wavelength(波长).It reaches ur brain thrugh sense rgans(器官).
Accrding t this discvery,scientists say that peple accept the clurs they like,and refuse the clurs they hate.S yur bdy and mind will be healthy by using the clurs yu like.Or yu’ll be nervus r even get ill.Fr example,yu like blue and hate red.If yu stay in a rm with red windws,wallpaper and furniture fr tw hurs,yu’ll feel yu have been there fr fur hurs.But if the rm is blue,yu’ll feel yu have been there fr nly an hur.And,if a persn walks ut f a blue rm and int a red rm,his temperature will rise.That means ur bdy temperature will change with different clurs.
21.Frm the experiment,we knw that .
A.the tw bxes have the same weight
B.clurs can change the weight f an bject
C.the red paper is heavier than the white paper
D.clurs have different weights in peple’s mind
答案:D
解析:推理判断题。根据短文第三段可知,科学家发现不同的颜色在我们的思想里有不同的重量。故应选D项。
22.Frm the furth paragraph,we can infer .
A.the smell f clurs is changeable(可变的)
B.peple can sense the light frm clurs
C.peple can smell the clurs thrugh the nse
D.all the clurs have the same smell fr the blind
答案:B
解析:推理判断题。根据短文第四段中的“That is because every clur stands fr a kind f light with a certain wavelength.It reaches ur brain thrugh sense rgans.”可知,每种颜色都代表一种波长的光,它能通过感觉器官传播到我们的大脑,因此人们能感觉到颜色。由此可知选B项。
23.Which f the fllwing is TRUE?
A.White clur is heavier than red clur.
B.Peple can stay lnger in red rms than in blue rms.
C.Peple may get ill if they refuse the clurs they dn’t like.
D.Peple’s bdy temperature will change with different clurs.
答案:D
解析:细节理解题。根据短文最后一段中的“Fr example,yu like blue and hate ,if a persn walks ut f a blue rm and int a red rm,his temperature will rise.”可知,颜色会影响人们的体温。例如你喜欢蓝色,讨厌红色,如果你从一个蓝色的房间走进一个红色的房间,你的体温就会升高。由此可知D项是正确的。
B
3-D printers are very ht tday.They are being put t all kinds f uses,ranging frm creating car mdels fr mvies t architectural mdels.Hwever,nne f these ideas are as shcking as the ne suggested by Anjan Cntractr,wh believes that they will be the key t ending wrld hunger.
Accrding t sme experts,the wrld ppulatin will increase t 10-12 billin by the end f this century.This means that fd will becme very expensive and pssibly,even ut f reach,fr billins f peple.
This is where 3-D printing may save the day.Anjan thinks that the nly way t slve the prblem will be t equip every kitchen with a 3-D printer and print ut meals frm tubes f pwder and il.He believes that these meals with a shelf life f ver 30 years wuld result in less fd wastage.
Mst imprtant f all,it wuld be easier t make fd frm things that we nw d nt cnsider edible(可食用的).A great example f that is the prtein frm meat.Mst experts believe that as the ppulatin grws,the supply is nt ging t be enugh t feed everyne.Anjan believes that we culd easily get the same prtein frm insects.Thugh all this futuristic fd may sund unappealing,scientists believe that when faced with a terrible fd crisis,it will be very welcmed.
While this may sund a little difficult t believe,Anjan seems t have cnvinced the scientists at NASA,wh are lking fr a slutin t feeding astrnauts when they g n really lng missins,like the ne being planned t Mars.They gave Anjan $125,000 t start building the first real 3-D printer that creates the fd.
Anjan is nt the nly ne with this idea.A grup led by Prfessr Hd Lipsn has been experimenting with this idea since 2011 and has even succeeded in printing ut cube-shaped creatins frm pwdered milk and ckies with limited sugar!
Fr mre infrmatin click here.
24.The passage mainly talks abut .
A.whether 3-D printers will have a bright future
B.3-D printers will be used in every field in future
C.3-D printers will slve the prblem f increasing ppulatin
D.whether 3-D printers will be the key t ending wrld hunger
答案:D
解析:主旨大意题。本文主要介绍3D食物打印机将来很可能解决世界粮食短缺的问题。
25.It can be inferred that .
A.peple get unappealing futuristic cube-shaped creatins
B.3-D printers can nly create pwdered milk and ckies
C.futuristic fd that cntains prtein can be made by 3-D printers frm insects
D.insects will be the mst ppular fd in the future,thugh unappealing nw
答案:C
解析:推理判断题。根据第四段中的“Anjan believes that we culd easily get the same prtein frm insects.”可知,未来人们所摄取的蛋白质可以由3D打印机从昆虫身上获取。
26.Which grup f peple are mstly in need f 3-D printers?
A.The peple in Africa.
B.The scientists and researchers.
C.The astrnauts wrking in space.
D.The farmers and ff-land wrkers.
答案:C
解析:细节理解题。根据第五段的陈述可知,目前宇航员急需这种高科技产品来解决他们在太空中长时间工作时的吃饭问题。
27.Where wuld yu be mst likely t find the text?
A.On a ntice bard.
B.In a cllege newspaper.
C.In an institutin brchure.
D.On a high technlgy website.
答案:D
解析:文章出处题。通读全文特别是根据短文最后一句“Fr mre infrmatin,click here.”可知答案。
C
What makes babies laugh?It sunds like ne f the mst fun questins a researcher culd investigate,but there’s a serius scientific reasn why Caspar Addyman wants t find ut.
He’s nt the first t ask this questin.The great psychlgist(心理学家) f human develpment,Jean Piaget,thught that babies’ laughter culd be used t see int their minds.Studying when babies laugh might therefre be a great way f gaining insight int hw they understand the wrld,he reasned.Althugh he suggested this in the 1940s,this idea remains t be prperly tested.Despite the fact that sme very famus investigatrs have studied the tpic,it hasn’t been given enugh attentin by mdern psychlgy.
Addyman,f Birkbeck,University f Lndn,is ut t change that.He believes we can use laughter t get at exactly hw babies understand the wrld.He’s cmpleted the wrld’s largest and mst cmprehensive survey f what makes babies laugh,presenting his initial results at the Internatinal Cnference n Infant Studies,Berlin,last year.Via his website he surveyed mre than 1,000 parents frm arund the wrld,asking them questins abut when,where and why their babies laugh.
The results are heart-warming.A baby’s first smile cmes at abut six weeks,their first laugh at abut three and a half mnths.Peekab(躲猫猫) is a sure-fire favurite fr making babies laugh,but tickling(挠痒痒) is the single mst reprted reasn why babies laugh.
Imprtantly,frm the very first chuckle(低声轻笑),the survey respnses shw that babies are laughing with ther peple,and at what they d.The mere physical sensatin f smething being ticklish isn’t enugh.Nr is it enugh t see smething disappear r appear suddenly.It’s nly funny when an adult makes these things happen fr the baby.This shws that way befre babies walk,r talk,they—and their laughter—are scial.If yu tickle a baby they apparently laugh because yu are tickling them,nt just because they are being tickled.
What’s mre,babies dn’t tend t laugh at peple’s falling ver.They are far mre likely t laugh when they fall ver,rather than smene else,r when ther peple are happy,rather than when they are sad r unpleasantly surprised.Althugh parents reprt that by babies laugh slightly mre than girl babies,bth genders(性别) find mummy and daddy equally funny.
In spite f the scientific ptential,baby laughter is “strangely ignred”,accrding t Addyman.Part f the reasn is the difficulty f making babies laugh reliably in the lab,althugh he plans t deal with this in the next stage f the prject.But partly the tpic has been ignred,he says,because it isn’t viewed as a subject fr “prper” science t lk int.This is a prejudice Addyman hpes t verturn—fr him,the study f laughter is certainly n jke.
28.The psychlgist Jean Piaget held the belief that .
A.even a gd jke culd nt be gt acrss t babies
B.his thery abut laughter wuld be prved in the end
C.studying babies’ laughter helped t knw hw they understand the wrld
D.babies’ laughter culd be used t find ut whether their brains functined well
答案:C
解析:细节理解题。根据第二段第二、三句可知选C项。
29.The underlined wrd “that” in paragraph 3 refers t .
A.the present situatin f Birkbeck
B.the study cnducted by Jean Piaget
C.thinking little f mdern psychlgy
D.ignring the research int babies’ laughter
答案:D
解析:词义猜测题。根据第三段首句“Addyman, f Birkbeck, University f Lndn, is ut t change that.” 可知指示代词that所指应是前文内容, 即第二段末尾句。由此可以推断出,“that” 指婴儿的笑, 这一现象并没有得到现代心理学的足够重视。故选D项。
30.The result f the survey undertaken by Addyman shws that .
A.babies are likely t laugh at peple’s falling ver
B.babies are very fnd f being tickled
C.babies’ first laugh cmes at six weeks
D.babies and their laughter are scial in a way
答案:D
解析:细节理解题。根据第五段中的“This shws that way befre babies walk, r talk, they—and their laughter—are scial.” 可知选D项。
31.Frm the last paragraph,it can be cncluded that fr Addyman, .
A.babies’ laughter is well wrth studying
B.nbdy shuld play jkes n babies
C.babies’ laughter is nt a real science subject
D.scientists can get reliable infrmatin nly in the lab
答案:A
解析:推理判断题。根据题干定位到文章最后一段最后一句 “This is a prejudice Addyman hpes t verturn—fr him, the study f laughter is certainly n jke.” 可知, 对于他来说, 研究婴儿的笑这一现象是值得的。故选A项。
D
When a leafy plant is under attack,it desn’t sit quietly.Back in 1983,tw scientists,Jack Schultz and Ian Baldwin,reprted that yung maple trees getting bitten by insects send ut a particular smell that neighburing plants can get.These chemicals cme frm the injured parts f the plant and seem t be an alarm.What the plants pump thrugh the air is a mixture f chemicals knwn as vlatile rganic cmpunds,VOCs fr shrt.
Scientists have fund that all kinds f plants give ut VOCs when being attacked.It’s a plant’s way f crying ut.But is anyne listening?Apparently.Because we can watch the neighburs react.
Sme plants pump ut smelly chemicals t keep insects away.But thers d duble duty.They pump ut perfumes designed t attract different insects wh are natural enemies t the attackers.Once they arrive,the tables are turned.The attacker wh was lunching nw becmes lunch.
In study after study,it appears that these chemical cnversatins help the neighburs.The damage is usually mre serius n the first plant,but the neighburs,relatively speaking,stay safer because they heard the alarm and knew what t d.
Des this mean that plants talk t each ther?Scientists dn’t knw.Maybe the first plant just made a cry f pain r was sending a message t its wn branches,and s,in effect,was talking t itself.Perhaps the neighburs just happened t “verhear” the cry.S infrmatin was exchanged,but it wasn’t a true,intentinal back and frth.
Charles Darwin,ver 150 years ag,imagined a wrld far busier,nisier and mre intimate(亲密的) than the wrld we can see and hear.Our senses are weak.There’s a whle lt ging n.
32.What des a plant d when it is under attack?
A.It makes nises.
B.It gets help frm ther plants.
C.It stands quietly.
D.It sends ut certain chemicals.
答案:D
解析:细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“ ut a particular smell...”可知是发出某种气味。
33.What des the authr mean by “the tables are turned” in paragraph 3?
A.The attackers get attacked.
B.The insects gather under the table.
C.The plants get ready t fight back.
D.The perfumes attract natural enemies.
答案:A
解析:词义猜测题。根据第三段最后一句“The attacker wh was lunching nw becmes lunch.(进攻者却成了别人的午餐).”可知进攻者变成了被进攻者。由此推断“the tables are turned”意思是“局面反转”。
34.Scientists find frm their studies that plants can .
A.predict natural disasters
B.prtect themselves against insects
C.talk t ne anther intentinally
D.help their neighburs when necessary
答案:B
解析:推理判断题。根据文章可知,当昆虫叮咬叶子时,叶子会发出特殊的气味,驱赶昆虫,同时提醒附近的植被提防。由此科学家得出结论,植被有自我抵御昆虫并警示其他植被预防昆虫的能力。尽管科学家猜测植被间可能有谈话,但并未得到科学实证,因此排除C项。D项的 when necessary与选文中的verhear(偶然听见)意思不符。
35.What can we infer frm the last paragraph?
A.The wrld is changing faster than ever.
B.Peple have strnger senses than befre.
C.The wrld is mre cmplex than it seems.
D.Peple in Darwin’s time were mre imaginative.
答案:C
解析:推理判断题。150年前的达尔文猜测(imagine)自然界比我们表面上认识的世界要喧闹得多,由该段倒数第二句“Our senses are weak.”得出结论:人们对自然界的感知是肤浅的。另外该文通过描述叶子自我保护的过程让我们更深入地了解了自然界的复杂性,世界其实比我们知道的要复杂得多。
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)
根据下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Tday,peple use the Internet t shp,play games,make friends and read the news.Many yung peple can’t imagine life withut it. 36 In fact,the Internet has been used fr a much lnger time than mst peple think.
In 1957,the United States was in the middle f the Cld War.The Sviet Unin had sent up the first satellite,named Sputnik,int space.This meant the Sviets were ahead f the US in technlgy.Americans were afraid. 37 One f the ideas was a netwrk that wuld let peple acrss the cuntry cmmunicate by using cmputers.
38 It was first tried ut in 1969.Fr anther twenty years,it was used nly by scientists wh wrked with the US gvernment and by sme engineers.Then,in 1990,the army f America gave the cntrl f the Internet t the Natinal Science Fundatin. 39
The biggest change in the way that peple use the Internet came in 1992.Fr the first time,the Internet was pened t the general public,creating what is nw knwn as the Wrld Wide Web. 40 Tday,n ne gvernment cntrls the Internet and it just gets bigger and bigger.It makes ur wrld different.
A.The netwrk tk mre than ten years t develp.
B.Sn,peple began finding all kinds f different things they culd d n the Internet.
C.Mst lder peple,n the ther hand,think the Internet is nly 10 r 15 years ld.
D.Peple began t be fnd f the Internet.
E.They didn’t knw what t d.
F.The Internet then became available t clleges all ver the United States and t scientists acrss Eurpe.
G.Scientists in the army f America started develping ideas fr prtecting the cuntry.
答案:36~40 CGAFB
第三部分 语言运用(共两节,满分30分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Thugh peple have discussed the relatinship between science and nature fr many years,there is n cnsensual(统一的) explanatin.While sme view science as a pwerful tl in 41 nature’s surce f pwer,thers view it as a danger.One example is Barry Cmmner’s article,Unraveling(解开) the DNA Myth,which explains the recent develpments in DNA technlgy and expresses 42 .Anther example is Nathaniel Hawthrne’s shrt stry,The Birthmark.It is a tale abut a famus scientist,Aylmer,wh seems t be unraveling nature’s deepest secrets ne by ne.Despite all f his 43 and vast understanding f science,Aylmer is unable t direct that knwledge int 44 free frm nature’s grasp.He was unable t rid his wife f her birthmark and,in the end,killed her.
Despite the different presentatins f the cncepts,thugh time separated the tw men,bth pieces express a similar view n the relatinship between science and nature.Bth pieces suggest that nature is 45 and hlds wnders,secrets,and pwers that many scientists cnstantly dream abut discvering.Althugh there is a gap f ne hundred and sixty years,Cmmner still shares and gives evidence t Hawthrne’s beliefs that there is a unique 46 in nature that cannt be discvered r understd thrugh science and that the 47 t uncver nature’s secrets are 48 and can lead t disaster.Accrding t Cmmner,nature’s universal pwer cntinues t prevent and cntrl their discveries.Cmmner criticises and 49 dubt n the true pwer f science.
As Cmmner’s article suggests,nature nly allws science t have limited pwer and success.Bth men believe that cmplete trust in science is 50 ,hwever wnderful and grundbreaking sme scientific discveries are.Cmmner believes that peple nly seem t fcus n the few achievements,while aviding and ignring all f the laws.Fr example,“mst clnes exhibit develpmental failure befre r sn after birth”.By stressing all f the 51 and shrtcmings f science,he cnveys the ntin that nature’s secrets are well kept and far frm being understd and 52 by man.The gvernment and private cmpanies have invested billins f dllars in mapping the human genme,but we still have n 53 fr it.Such a discvery is useless,hwever interesting it might be.
Cmmner’s article clearly represents science as weak and useless,but mre imprtantly,dangerus.It gives evidence t supprt the suggested dangers 54 with science’s attempts t discver nature’s pwer.If the result is nt 55 dangerus,it can still have harmful side effects.
B.defining
C.shwingD.uncvering
答案:D
解析:上文说虽然人们多年来一直在讨论科学与自然的关系,但并没有达成共识,因此有人认为科学是揭示自然力量来源的有力工具,也有人认为科学是一种危险,故D项正确。
B.views
C.findingsD.achievements
答案:A
解析:一个例子是康芒纳的文章《解开DNA之谜》,它解释了DNA技术的最新发展并表达了担忧。上文说有人认为科学是一种危险,因此DNA技术引起了担忧,故A项正确。
B.ambitins
C.discveriesD.thughts
答案:C
解析:尽管艾尔默有了诸多发现,对科学也有了广博的理解,但他却无法将这些知识从大自然的掌握中挣脱出来。空前说著名科学家艾尔默似乎在一个接一个地解开大自然最深处的秘密,他自然是有很多发现,故C项正确。
B.earning
C.destryingD.breaking
答案:D
解析:根据表示让步的Despite可知,艾尔默无法将这些知识从大自然的掌握中挣脱出来,break free frm表示“挣脱”,故D项正确。
B.pwerful
C.fantasticD.special
答案:A
解析:这两个例子都表明,大自然是神秘的,蕴藏着许多科学家梦寐以求的奇迹、秘密和力量。根据空后的“and hlds wnders,secrets,and pwers that many scientists cnstantly dream abut discvering.”可知,大自然是神秘的,故A项正确。
B.perfectin
C.imprvementD.integrity
答案:B
解析:虽然相隔一百六十年,但康芒纳仍然认同并证明了霍桑的观点,即自然界有一种独特的完美,无法通过科学发现或理解,而揭开自然界秘密的努力毫无用处,可能导致灾难。空后说自然界无法通过科学发现或理解,下文又说自然的秘密被很好地保存着,并且远离人类的理解和控制,因此此处是说自然界是完美的,故B项正确。
B.experiences
C.actinsD.attempts
答案:D
解析:上文说一直以来科学家都努力解开大自然的秘密,故D项正确。
B.meaningful
C.uselessD.significant
答案:C
解析:上文说自然界是无法通过科学发现或理解的,因此想要揭开自然界秘密的努力是没有用的,故C项正确。
B.expresses
C.hldsD.casts
答案:D
解析:康芒纳批判和怀疑科学的真正力量。上文说康芒纳认为自然界有一种独特的完美,是无法通过科学发现或理解的,因此他对科学的真正力量表示怀疑,cast dubt n表示“对……表示怀疑”,故D项正确。
B.unbelievable
C.dangerusD.unwise
答案:D
解析:两人都认为,无论某些科学发现多么精彩和有突破性,完全相信科学是不明智的。故D项正确。
B.failures
C.experimentsD.changes
答案:B
解析:通过强调科学的所有失败和缺点,他传达了这样一种观念:自然的秘密被很好地保存着,并且远离人类的理解和控制。空前的举例说大多数克隆体在出生前或出生后不久就表现出发育失败,这是科学上的失败,故B项正确。
B.digested
C.sharedD.applied
答案:A
解析:自然界的秘密被很好地保存着,是人类不能理解和控制的,故A项正确。
B.dubt
C.hpeD.use
答案:C
解析:政府和私人公司在绘制人类基因组图上投入了数十亿美元,但我们仍然没有希望。空后说无论可能多么有趣,这样的发现都是无用的,因此在绘制人类基因组图上投入再多,我们仍然没有希望,故C项正确。
B.supplied
C.assciatedD.cmpared
答案:C
解析:它提供了证据来支持科学,努力揭开自然力量所带来的危险。上文说用科学解开自然的力量是危险的,此处指“与科学努力揭开自然的力量相关的”,故C项正确。
B.especially
C.definitelyD.necessarily
答案:A
解析:如果结果不是直接危险的话,它仍然会有有害的副作用。与空后提到的“有害的副作用”相对的自然是“直接(危险)”,故A项正确。
第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The Wrld Health Organizatin (WHO) has made an appeal t scientists,drug manufacturers and gvernments.The WHO wants them t wrk tgether 56. (develp) drugs t fight 12 bacteria.These bacteria 57.(be) able t resist 58. (pwer) antibitic(抗生素) drugs.The resistance is s unusually strng that all the 12 bacteria have been given a special name “superbug”.
The United Natins agency reprted this week the 12 superbugs are a threat t human 59. (healthy).It said they have 60. ability t easily turn treatable infectins int killers.The WHO says superbugs can als pass alng genetic material 61. helps ther bacteria becme resistant t drug treatment.
Marie-Paule Kieny is the Assistant Directr-General at the WHO.She said,“Antibitic resistance is grwing and we are fast running ut 62. treatment ptins.”She urged gvernments t give drug cmpanies reasns t develp new treatments.“If we leave it t market frces alne,the new antibitics we mst 63. (urgent) need are nt ging t be develped in time,”she said.
Antibitic drugs can lse their effectiveness when peple take mre r less than the amunt 64. (require) by dctrs.When this happens,infectins that 65.(treat) at ne time easily becme resistant.
答案:56.t develp 57.are 58.pwerful 59.health 60.the 61.that/which 62.f 63.urgently 64.required 65.were treated
第四部分 写作(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
假定你是李华,你的外国笔友Jeff得知你参加了你校学生会主办的“The Chinese Scientist I Admire Mst”故事分享会,写信询问有关情况。请你回复邮件,内容包括:
1.感谢关注;
2.你的分享;
3.你的感想。
注意:1.词数80左右,开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
Dear Jeff,
Thank yu fr yur attentin t the activity themed “The Chinese Scientist I Admire Mst”,which was rganised by the Students’ Unin f ur schl.




Culd yu please tell me abut yur favurite scientist?
Yurs,
Li Hua
参考范文
Dear Jeff,
Thank yu fr yur attentin t the activity themed “The Chinese Scientist I Admire Mst”,which was rganised by the Students’ Unin f ur schl.I am mre than willing t tell yu abut the event.
I shared the stry f Mr Yuan Lngping,an agricultural scientist knwn as “Father f Hybrid Rice”.He develped the wrld’s first successful hybrid rice varieties,which dramatically increased rice prductin in China.His apprach t rice breeding als serves as a slutin t fd prblems arund the glbe.
The scientists’ stries shared by ther participants truly inspired me,mtivating me t truly lve science by making great cntributins t it.Culd yu please tell me abut yur favurite scientist?
Yurs,
Li Hua
第二节(满分25分)
阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写词数应为150左右。
Tim recently graduated frm the university and was lking fr a jb.After searching n the Internet,he fund ut that a famus nline business cmpany is recruiting(招聘) a new ffice manager.Many candidates(求职申请人) applied,but nly ne wuld be accepted in the end.
Tim was surprised t see that sme f them held a Master’s Degree r Dctr’s Degree.But Tim was nly a Bachelr(学士),and hardly met the lwest requirement.Tim felt a bit disappinted.
All the candidates entered the exam hall.Tim lked thrugh the pages f the test paper and fund ut that the questins were very difficult fr him.Tim tried t calm dwn and started with the easiest nes and mved n t the mre difficult nes slwly.
There were tw invigilatrs(监考人) in the hall.They seemed t be quite cnfident abut the hnesty f the candidates.After abut 10 minutes,ne f the invigilatrs left t answer a phne call.The ther invigilatr sn went ut t.
The atmsphere in the exam hall changed after the invigilatrs had left.Sme f the candidates tk ut ntes and bks and sme f them brught mbile phnes t search fr answers,and sme even called thers fr help.Tim lked back,and he saw the candidate sitting behind him cheating t.The man whispered t Tim,as if telling him t cheat in the test because everyne was ding s.Tim shk his head and cntinued ding the difficult prblems at a slw pace.
In abut half an hur,the invigilatrs returned t the exam hall.Tim still had ne questin left blank at the end f the test.He was almst sure that he was nt ging t be accepted.
The test result was t Tim’s surprise.




Tim then understd everything that had happened.




参考范文
The test result was t Tim’s surprise.After ne week,Tim received an email frm the cmpany saying that he was accepted as the new ffice manager.The next day,Tim went t the chief manager’s ffice.Befre Tim said a wrd,the chief manager smiled at Tim and explained that he was the candidate sitting behind Tim in the test.
Tim then understd everything that had happened.The test was carefully arranged t test whether the candidates were hnest even if n invigilatr was there.The chief manager cntinued t say that their cmpany was funded based n hnesty f the emplyees.The jb f ffice manager wuld require the candidate t be independent and hnest.In cnsideratin f this,they fund that Tim was the mst suitable candidate t hld this psitin.