（浙江专用）高中英语 Unit13 Great Scientists The United Kingdom Life in the future测试题(1).doc

（浙江专用）2014-2015学年高中英语 unit1-3 great scientists the united kingdom life in the future测试题class: name: marks: 满分（120）第一部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节 单项填空（共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分） 1. id like to go to the seaside for a rest. ? you have been busy for such a long time. a. why not b. so what c. how come d. what about 2. e-mail is becoming popular means of communication, but it wont take place of letters. a. a; / b. the; / c. a; the d. the; the 3. according to a recent study, the polluted water the death of the fish in the river. a. was to blame for b. was blamed for c. blamed for d. was to be blamed for 4. those workers, to chemical materials for too long, are more likely to suffer from health problems. a. exposed b. exposing c. to expose d. being exposed 5. it seemed that something his notice, for he looked in the direction from time to time. a. attended b. attached c. accounted d. attracted 6. is there any possibility your brother will be admitted to hong kong university? a. whether b. which c. that d. what 7. peter started to look for a job after graduation, but he found it difficult to find without working experience. a. it b. one c. this d. that 8. do you think after-school activities will too much of our time for study? a. make up b. pick up c. set up d. take up 9. i felt disappointed at the result. so did i. you the game. why did you give it up at the last minute? a. must win b. must have won c. could win d. could have won 10. only when he himself went through the suffering how painful she was at that time. a. had he realizedb. he had realized c. did he realize d. he realized 11. joe, you were so careless that you the important data in the report.a. took out b. left out c. turned out d. carried out12. my only suggestion is that you should have the bathroom to suit your personal needs. a. design b. to design c. designing d. designed 13. because of a of construction materials, the project had to be put off. a. loss b. price c. lack d. shelter 14. paul is determined to get a ticket to the football match, it means standing in a queue all night. a. as if b. even if c. now that d. in case 15. the whole class into six groups, each group nine students. a. divides; consists of b. divides; consisting of c. is divided; consists of d. is divided; consisting of 16. i dont want to you, but you have to make a decision right now. a. tolerateb. guidec. press d. suggest17. helping the poor and homeless, the organization also collected money for the drop-outs.a. because ofb. instead ofc. free from d. apart from 18. greatly his credit, he came out second in the national math competition. a. withb. toc. for d. on 19. completely in his work, mr. zhang didnt notice me come into his office. a. absorbing b. to be absorbedc. absorbedd. being absorbed 20. the boy is crying. whats the matter with him? he got his fingers in the door.a. catchingb. catchc. caught d. to catch第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）yesterday i went to the nursing home to visit my great grandma. she just got out of the 21 where she had two major operations. i wanted to surprise her after work so i stopped by for a quick 22 . when i got there she was 23 to see me. we hugged, kissed and exchanged greetings. then i heard a woman 24 . it was my great grandmas roommate. the curtain was 25 so i could not see her. she started 26 a name that wasnt mine but she was 27 talking to me, begging me to go to her side of the room. 28 i went to see her. when i opened the curtain, she looked so old and weak but smiled at me. she opened her arms wide for me to 29 her so i bent low and gave her a hug. she held me so 30 and would not let go. i had to force myself to pull away from her and i hated doing it. i 31 on her bed and talked with her for a few minutes. she kept calling me 32 the other name but i did not 33 her. finally i went back to visit my great grandma. i stopped by the 34 station and the nurse told me that the lady suffered from alzheimers. i mentioned the 35 she had called me. the nurse told me it was the ladys daughters name. then i 36 why she wanted me to go to visit her. it was a(n) 37 experience but it gave me a new view on life. we will all get 38 someday. some of us will have broken 39 like my great grandmas roommate and some of us will have broken bodies like my great grandma. as i was leaving i 40 i would go back and visit the lady, even after my great grandma moved back to her home.21. a. hospitalb. stationc. office d. port22. a. treatb. visitc. reward d. business23. a. shockedb. angryc. happy d. crazy24. a. ringingb. dancingc. singing d. crying25. a. closed b. foldedc. cleaned d. opened26. a. makingb. callingc. filling d. writing 27. a. rarelyb. easilyc. surely d. hopefully28. a. andb. insteadc. but d. so29. a. feedb. leadc. hug d. support30. a. looselyb. closelyc. rudely d. widely31. a. ranb. sleptc. lay d. sat32. a. byb. inc. for d. at33. a. correctb. recognizec. respect d. guide34. a. lawyersb. nursesc. railway d. police35. a. curtainb. positionc. name d. address36. a. remembered b. answeredc. analyzed d. understood37. a. valuableb. expensive c. easy-going d. heart-breaking38. a. richb. oldc. disabled d. weak39. a. familiesb. bonesc. minds d. muscles40. a. promisedb. wonderedc. regretted d. doubted第二部分 阅读理解（第一节20小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分，满分50分）第一节 阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c、d）中，选出最佳选项。athe mother of the 13-year-old dutch girl laura dekker, whose plans to make a solo sailing trip around the world have recently made world headlines, has spoken out against the trip. “it breaks my heart to think that because of this i could lose contact with my daughter,” she said in an interview. “i have never before made such a difficult decision. but i must accept the consequences. i would rather have a live daughter who i will never see again than a dead daughter.”it is the first time that lauras mother, babs mller, has spoken out against the trip. lauras parents are divorced and the girl has lived with her father since she was six. her father dick dekker supports lauras plans. however, the dutch child protection board has decided to place the girl under supervision (监督) for two months to ascertain whether she is mentally and physically capable of undertaking the journey.ms mller says she is confident that laura is technically capable of making the journey. “she can sail like the devil. thats not the problem.” however, she is afraid of the problems a 13-year-old girl can encounter in the harbors of third-world countries and of the psychological (心理上的) pressure of being alone for such a long period on the ocean. “the most important thing, in my eyes, is that she is not yet an adult.” ms mller says she told laura once before that she was opposed to the idea. her daughter replied, “if you forbid me, you will have ruined my entire life. then ill never want to see you again.” however, lauras mother says that reports that a camera team is planning to follow her around the world could change her opinion about the trip.41. laura dekkers plans to sail solo around the world .a. made her parents divorceb. have attracted wide attentionc. made her father unhappyd. were a difficult decision to make42. it can be inferred that laura dekker and her mother .a. are angry with dick dekkerb. had a quarrelc. lost touch with each otherd. are all good sailors43. we can learn that the dutch child protection board .a. will train laura for two months b. will help laura realize her dreamc. cares about lauras safetyd. doesnt believe in laura at all44. laura dekkers mother is confident about .a. her daughters sailing abilitiesb. her daughters psychological state c. her relationship with her husbandd. her relationship with her daughter 45. what does the underlined part “opposed to” mean?a. against.b. shocked by.c. beyond. d. satisfied with.ba new american intelligence report says water-related problems will likely increase tensions (紧张) around the world in the next ten years. these problems include water shortages, poor water quality and floods. the report says the problems will increase the risk of instability (不稳定) and the failure of governments. however, countries are seen as unlikely to go to war over water and instead water tensions have historically led to more water-sharing agreements than violent conflicts (冲突).but beyond ten years, it warns that some governments could use water as a weapon to pressure others. and water could also be used to “further terrorist objectives”. the report says the areas that will be most affected by water problems are north africa, the middle east and south asia.secretary of state hillary clinton says, “reliable access to water is essential for feeding the hungry, running the industries that promote jobs, generating the energy that fuels national growth, and certainly it is central when we think about how climate change will affect future generations.”the report says water-related problems could distract countries from working with the united states on important goals. but it also predicts an increased demand for american aid and expert help to solve those problems. that demand could influence many things. water shortages, poor water quality, and floods by themselves are unlikely to result in state failure. but these could combine with poverty, social tensions, environmental problems, and weak governments. and that combination could cause state failure.the report predicts that from now through 2040, “water shortages and pollution probably will harm the economic performance of important trading partners”. during the next ten years, it says, the loss of groundwater supplies in some agricultural areas will increase a risk to national and global food markets. these shortages will be a result of poor management.agriculture uses about 70 percent of the worlds fresh water. the report says technology that reduces the amount of water needed to grow crops will offer the best defense against shortages. 46. we can learn from the first two paragraphs that in the next 10 years .a. governments could fight for water in the warb. water tensions will possibly lead to violent conflictsc. governments will face the risk of instability and failured. the middle east will be most affected by water problems47. according to hillary clinton, which of the following makes the government pay great attention to water problems? a. water-sharing agreements.b. more job opportunities abroad. c. new kinds of energy. d. effects of climate change.48. from paragraph 4, we can learn that .a. water problems will certainly lead to state failureb. state failure results from more than water problemsc. more help will be given to america to solve water problemsd. more countries will work with america on important goals49. some agricultural areas will suffer the loss of groundwater supplies due to .a. climate changeb. water pollutionc. poor managementd. a waste of water50. to defend against water shortages in agriculture, we should .a. reduce the use of fresh water b. develop technology that saves waterc. turn sea water into fresh waterd. depend more upon industrycnature makes the cuckoo (杜鹃) interesting for study. it is a bird that disturbs other birds, especially during its period of production. like other birds, female cuckoos lay eggs. but by nature they dont like to hatch (使孵出) their eggs by themselves. they cant. they dont have nests. cuckoos dont know how to build one. so how do cuckoos produce their youngs?female cuckoos lay their eggs in the nests of other birds and let the foster-mother (养母) birds sit, hatch, feed and care for their youngs. female cuckoos do a thorough study of the characteristics of a host species, and lay a camouflaged (伪装的) egg in that birds nest. if the female cuckoo lays an egg in a red warblers nest, for instance, its egg looks exactly the same as that of a red warbler.a female cuckoo whos about to lay an egg spends long hours spying the bird at the nest where it intends to lay its egg. the cuckoo flies quickly towards the nest, lays its egg in a hurry while the host is away so that the host will not be doubtful about the egg. if the cuckoos egg is laid before the host does, it will be pushed out by the host. if the cuckoo lays its egg too late after the red warbler has finished laying, this trick can also be noticed by the host who lost no time in ridding the egg out.to lay its egg successfully, the cuckoo, who has now developed enough necessary skills, takes every opportunity while the red warbler is away, pushes out the red warblers eggs and lays its egg in replacement. this process only takes about 10 seconds.however, a considerable number of the invaders eggs are left unnoticed by red warblers, so during sitting time all the eggs, a mixture of cuckoos eggs and warblers eggs, are cared for by red warbler couples till they hatch.baby cuckoos grow very fast. they push other eggs and warbler chicks outside the nests. they make rapid chirping voices which readily convince the red warblers to believe that the nests are full of their own red warbler chicks.about 56 of old world species and 3 of new world species of cuckoos lay their eggs in the nests of other kinds of birds, who then raise the baby cuckoos instead of their own.cuckoos eggshells are thick, which is natures way to avoid cracking when they are dropped in host nests.cuckoos are known worldwide. the male cuckoo sings a note which sounds like “cu-ckoo”, while the female produces a loud bubbling call.cuckoos are migrant birds. during spring they travel to europe and asia. they find warmth in africa during winters. they stay for about 10 weeks only in their summer locations.male cuckoos are dark grey in color while female cuckoos are similar but a bit reddish on the upper breast. they love to eat hairy caterpillars (毛虫). woods bordering open land are their habitat.51. if female cuckoos want to lay eggs successfully in the hosts nests, they must .a. lay their eggs before the hosts do b. lay their eggs after the hosts do c. lay their eggs before the hosts finish laying eggs d. lay their eggs together with the hosts in the nests52. what plays an important role when female cuckoos lay their eggs?a. time and speed.b. time and places. c. speed and places.d. speed and hosts.53. a red warbler is fooled by a baby cuckoos .a. size b. voicec. appearanced. color 54. what do baby cuckoos do while in red warblers nests?a. they help feed red warbler chicks.b. they hide among red warbler chicks.c. they knock open the red warblers eggs with their mouths.d. they push out the red warblers eggs and chicks.55. what can we infer from the passage?a. a red warbler cannot tell a female cuckoos egg from its own. b. female cuckoos always succeed in cheating red warblers.c. red warblers will eventually die out in the future.d. red warblers are happy to raise cuckoos youngs.dmany people say they cannot start their day without first having a cup of coffee or tea. people say these drinks help them think clearly and feel more awake. this is because of caffeine, a substance found in some plants. it helps to give the start to the nervous system. now a new report says it may also improve long-term memory. michael yassa is a neurobiology professor at the university of california, irvine. he and other researchers wanted to know if caffeine could improve what they called memory consolidation (记忆巩固). they asked a group of individuals to learn something new, and then the same people were given caffeinethe active ingredient in coffee, tea and chocolate.they worked with a group of 160 people who were caffeine free. on the first day, all the subjects were shown pictures of everyday objects. they were asked to tell whether the pictures could be found inside the house or outdoors. some of the subjects were then given a caffeine pill; the others were given a pill containing no caffeine. on the second day, all of the subjects were asked to look at more pictures. some of the images were exactly the ones they had seen 24 hours early. but other images were quite different. the participants (参与者) had to decide whether the images they saw were the same as or different from the ones on the first day.professor yassa says their answers help to show the effects of caffeine on memory. he says those who took the caffeine pills had a ten to twelve percent increase in their ability to remember the objects. the amount of caffeine used in the study was similar to one cup of strong coffee. professor yassa says pills with a little more caffeine also increased memory, but resulted in some participants appearing more nervous.61. what does the underlined word “it” in the first paragraph refer to?a. a cup of coffee. b. caffeine.c. the plant. d. a cup of tea.62. professor michael yassa did the research in order to .a. ask pe