高中英语牛津译林版Unit2Theenvironment-参赛作品

Unit2ForModule5(3)一、单项填空1."Takealookatthesepictures,andseeifyoucan_____thecriminal."Thepolicemansaidtothewitness.A.pickup B.pickoff C.pickout D.pickat2.WhenJohnwasarrestedfordrunkendriving,heexpectedtolosehisdrivinglicense,buthewas_____withafine.A.letthrough B.letdown C.letoff D.letout3.Itisimmediatelyclear______thefinancialcrisiswillsoonbeover.A.since B.what C.when D.whether4.Hewrotemanychildren’sbooks,nearlyhalfof_______werepublishedinthe1990s.A.whom B.which C.them D.that5.—Look,herecomesyourdreamgirl.Invitehertodance.—Idon’tsherefusesme?A.Sowhat B.Whatif C.Howif D.Howwhen6.Althoughmostofthemhavenodoubt____hewillpasstheexam,Istillthinkthereissomedoubtabout_____hehasreallygoteverythingready.A.that;that B.whether;that C.that;whether D.whether;whether7.morelearnedamanis,moremodestbeusuallybecome.A.The;the B.A;a C.The;a D.A;the8.Theparkwasfullofpeople,______themselvesinthesunshine.A.havingenjoyed B.enjoyed C.enjoying D.toenjoy9.______fortwodays,Stevemanagedtofinishhisreportonschedule.A.Towork B.Worked C.Tobeworking D.Havingworked10.Likeancientsailors,birdscanfindtheirway_______thesunandthestars.A.used B.havingused C.using D.use11.InrecentyearsanEnglishword"infosphere"hasappeared,______thesenseof“information”and"atmosphere".A.combine B.combined C.combining D.beingcombined12.When

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wondered13.Listeningtomusicathomeisonething,goingtohearitliveisquiteanother.A.perform B.performingC.toperform D.beingperformeddaysaftertheaircraftwentmissing,aninternationaleffort________shipsandplaneshasn'tfoundanywreckage,________growingfrustrationforthefamiliesofthe239peopleonboard.A.involved;causingB.toinvolve;caused C.involving;causing;havingcaused15.Onesolutiontothisproblemnowissustainabledevelopment.A.discussed B.discussing C.tobediscussed D.beingdiscussed二、完形填空MyfriendJohnalwayshassomethingtotellme.Heknowssomuchthat16menhavetohaveolderandmoreworldlywisementotellthem,17,whototrust,howtocareforothersandhowtolivelife18thefullest.Recently,Johnlosthis19Janet.Foreightyearsshefoughtagainstcancer,butintheendhersicknesshadthelast20.OnedayJohntookoutafoldedpieceof21fromhiswallet.Hehadfoundit,sohetoldme,whenhe22upsomedrawersathome.Itwasa23loveletterJanethadwritten.Thenotecouldlooklikeaschoolgirl’sscrawls(潦草地写，乱涂)aboutherdreamguy.24theletterwaswrittenbyawomanwhohadhadsevenchildren,awomanwhofoughtforherlifeandwho25onlyhadafewmonthslefttolive.Itwas26abeautifulrecipeforhowtokeepamarriagetogether.Janet’s27ofherhusbandbeginslikethis,“Lovedme.Tookcareofme.Worriedaboutme.”“HelpedmewhenIwasill.”Thenext28reads.Afterthatsheturned29thepaperandadded“Warmth.Humor.Kindness.Thoughtfulness.”Andthenshewritesaboutthehusbandshehas30withandlovedmostinherlife.“31therewhenIneededyou.”Thelastwordsshewrote32alltheothers.Icanseeherformewhensheaddedthoughtfully“Goodfriend.”IstandbesideJohnnow,andcannotpretendtoknowhowitfeelstolosesomeonewhoisascloseto33asJanetwastohim.Ineedto34whathehastosaymuchmorethanheneedstotalk.“John,”Iask.“Howdoyousticktogetherwithsomeonethrough38years—nottomentionthesickness?HowdoIknow35Icanbeartostandbymywife’ssideifshebecomessickoneday?”“Youcan.”hesaysquietly,“Ifyouloveherenough,youcan.”16.A.old B.wise C.young D.foolish17.A.forinstance B.atnotime C.inthatcase D.asamatteroffact18.A.in B.to C.at D.for19.A.friend B.colleague C.wife D.sister20.A.possibility B.chance C.hope D.word21.A.handkerchief B.cloth C.leather D.paper22.A.fixed B.looked C.tidied D.put23.A.small B.long C.descriptive D.talkative24.A.So B.But C.And D.While25.A.probably B.surely C.certainly D.definitely26.A.only B.firstly C.lastly D.also27.A.imagination B.description C.dream D.expectation28.A.letter B.note C.line D.paragraph29.A.away B.downC.off D.over30.A.lived B.dealt C.quarreled D.argued31.A.Constantly B.Always C.Never D.Seldom32.A.taketheplaceof B.getridof C.takeaway D.sumup33.A.me B.Janet C.John D.you34.A.speakup B.repeat C.discuss D.hear35A.why B.where C.if D.when三、阅读理解Twenty-fiveyearsagoifyoumadeatriptothelocallibraryandsearchedforarticlesonglobalwarming,you’dprobablycomeupwithafewfromtheleadingmagazinesintheworld.AsanInternetsearchonglobalwarmingnowshows,thesubjecthasbecomeasrootedinpeople’smindasMadonnaormicrowavecooking.Withthepossibleexceptionofanotherworldwar,agiantplanet,oranincurabledisease,globalwarmingmaybethelargestdangertoourplanet.Fordecadeshumanfactoriesandcarshavesentbillionsoftonsofgreenhousegasesintotheatmosphere,andtheclimatehasbeguntoshowsomesignsofwarming.Ifstepsarenottakensoontoreducetheamountofcarbondioxidesentintotheatmosphere,theresultcouldterriblyaffecthumanlife.Wehavealreadyseengrowingdestruction,suchasdroughtanddeathinSudan,floodinginAsia,bushfiresinIndonesia,andfiercewinterstormsincentralEurope.TheRepublicofMaldivesisbarelyabovesealevel.Its250,000citizensarescatteredacross1,200islandsintheIndianOcean.Astrongtyphooncouldspelltheendfortheentirecountry,ascouldcontinuedrisingsealevels.Theentirepopulationwouldhavetobemovedawayasthecountrydisappearsunderthesea.Thegreenhouseeffectisanaturallyoccurringphenomenonthatkeepsourplanetatacomfortabletemperatureaveraging.Sincethemid-nineteenthcentury,however,carbondioxideintheatmospherehasincreasednearly30%becauseoftheincreaseduseoffossilfuelstoruncars,heathomesandpowerfactories.Withoutcontrolling,theamountofcarbon-dioxideby2100mayincreaseby30%-150%andcouldlifttheaverageglobaltemperaturebyupto0Finthenext50years.36.Withthefirstparagraph,theauthorintendsto________.A.scoldpeoplefornotpayingenoughattentiontoglobalwarmingB.drawpeople’sattentiontoglobalwarmingC.howtosearchforthearticlesonglobalwarmingD.pointouttheseriouseffectofglobalwarming37.GlobalwarmingcouldaffecthumanlifeinthefollowingwaysEXCEPT________.A.producingmoregreenhousegases B.causingmorefloodsC.makingwinterstormsmorefierce D.startingmorebushfires38.TheRepublicofMaldives________.A.hasmovedawaytheircitizensB.willbemorelikelytobedestroyedbyastrongtyphoonthanbytherisingsealevelC.ismostlylikelytobedestroyedbytherisingsealevelD.willhavetomoveawaymostoftheirpopulation39.WhyistheRepublicofMaldivesespeciallymentionedinthepassage?A.Becausesmallercountriesareeasiertobeaffectedbyglobalwarming.B.Becauseseasidecountriesareindangerofdisappearing.C.Becauseit’snecessarytorescueacountrybeforethesealevelrises.D.Becausetheseriousresultofglobalwarmingcouldendawholecountry.40Fromthelastparagraph,wecaninferthatgreenhouseeffect________.A.canonlyaffecttheearthinanunfavourableway B.issomethingeasytocontrolC.iscausedbyhumanact D.willbegoodtousifitremainsataproperlevel四、任务型阅读Socrates-anancientGreekphilosopherSocrateswasanancientGreekphilosopher,whohelpedtoshapeGreekbeliefs.Theideashecreatedarepresentinourculturetoday.Socrateswasapersonfullofcuriosity.Fromthetimehewasayoungman,Socratessearchedforwisdomandtruth.Hegainedwisdombyaskingquestions.ManypeopleinAthensthoughtthattheyhadanswers.Socratesaskedthemquestionsandarguedwiththemaboutdifferenttopics.Hedidnotthinktheyhadtheknowledgetheyclaimedtohave.Socrateschallengedfalseideaspeoplehadaboutthingslikejustice,love,orcourage.Hewouldbreakdowntheideaspeopleheld．Thenhebuiltnewandmoreaccurateideas.Socratesfeltthatthiswaswhatphilosophywasallabout.Sincethen,manygreatphilosophershaveusedthismethodtofindtruth．Throughouthislife,Socratesshowednointerestinmoney.Hewasalsonotinterestedinmaterialitems.Socrateswouldallowgroupsofmentolistentohimspeak.Andhewouldnevertakemoneyfromthem.Healwaysworethesameclotheswhatevertheseason.Socratesarguedthathislifewasbetterbecausehehadnomaterialwealth.Hefeltheenjoyedhisfoodmore.hesaidhewasstrongerandhealthierbecausehewasnotaffectedbytheweather.Hebelievedhappinesscamenotfromhavingmorebutfromwantingless.BytheendofthefifthcenturyAthenswasnotagreatcityanymore.PoliticiansbetrayedAthens.Socrateshadmademanypeopleangryovertheyears.Hehadalwaysexpressedhisopinionswhenhethoughtlawsandpolicieswerewrong.Athenshadanewgroupofpoliticalleadersinpower,whodidn'twanttohearSocrates‟comments”aboutthem.TheythoughtSocrateshadabadinfluenceontheyoungpeopleofAthens.Socrateswasalsoaccusedofnotworshippingtherightgods.ChargeswerebroughtagainstSocrates．ThepoliticianswantedtocondemnSocratestodeath.Socrates’friendstoldhimtoleaveAthens.Theythoughtthiswastheonlywayforhimtosavehislife.Socratesrefused.Hedidnotbehaveasmostpeopleinhissituationwould．SocratessaidthathehadalwayslivedbytherulesofAthensandhewouldcontinuetodoinsistedonstandingtrialforhis"crime".Socratesknewhewasnotguiltyofanything.Thereasonwhyhewaschargedwasbecausehewasdifferentfromothers.Althoughpeoplerespectedhim,healsohadmademanypeopleangry,sothejury（陪审团）saidSocrateswasguilty.Whenfacedwiththedeathpenalty,apersoncouldleaveAthensforever.Mostpeoplechoseleaveratherthandie.Socrateswasnotlikemostpeople.Insteadoftellingthejurythathewouldgo,hetoldthemhedeservedareward.Socratesbelievedhehaddoneagreatservicebymakingpeoplethink.Socratessaidthathetriedto"persuadeeveryoneofyounottothinkofwhathehadbutratherofwhathewas,andhowhemightgrowwiseandgood."Thejurydidnotchangeitsmind.Socrateswasexecuted.Hediedwhenhedrankhemlock,whichispoisonous.SocrateswasthefirstgreatGreekphilosopher.Healsohelpedtoshapeotherphilosophersthatcameafterhim.Plato,whogothisstartbystudyingwithSocrates,andAristotle,whostudiedwithPlato,alsochangedWesterncivilization.Askingquestionstodiscoverthetruthisstillpracticedtoday.Andschoolseventodaystillteachthismethodtostudents.Socrates-an

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philosopherwhoseideasstillinourculturetoday.Uniquepersonalitiesapersonwhogainedwisdombyaskingquestion.asimplepersonwho43._______spiritualhealthtomaterialwealth.acouragepersonwhopresenteda44.______tofalseideas.athoughtfulpersonwhosenewandaccurateideas45._______otherphilosopherstoseektruth.UnfairaccusationsHealwaysonlawsandpolicies.Hedidn’tshowfortherightgods.Gloriousdeathfromothers,hechosetodieratherthanleave.Facedwithdeath,