英语周报高中英语Unit2WitnessingtimeExercise牛津译林版选修9

EUnit2Witnessingtimeexercise第一节：单项填空从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最正确选项。1．_____X—rayswerefirstdiscoveredby______Germanscientist,WilhelmK.Rontgen,in1895,almostby______accident. A．/,a,/YCY B．The,a,an C．The,the,/ D．/,the,the2．Ourclasswillcertainlywinthetug-of-war,becausealltheclassmatesarehighly_______. A．selected B．focused C．motivated D．promoted3．Mostartistscaremoreforthe_____successoftheirresearchthantheirphysicalconditions. A．cultural B．commercial C．classical D．academic4．RecentlyinTaiwan,themanufacturingindustryhas______theinformationindustry. A．foundawayto B．changedthewayof C．givenwayto D．hadawayof5．Hasshedoneherweek’swashing?_____,I’llaskhertoseeafilmtonight. A．Ifso B．Ifnot C．Ifany D．Ifanything6．—Tom’sgotafirstinEnglishinthemonthlytest.—______isnowonderthathelookssohappythesedays. A．It B．There C．What D．That7．—Canyougivemetherightanswer?—Sorry,I_____Wouldyourepeatthatquestion? A．hadn’tlistened B．haven’tlistened C．don’tlisten D．wasn’tlistening8．Californiahasmoreelectricitythanitknows_____it,buteverythingelseisveryexpensive. A．whattodo B．whattodowith C．howtodo D．howtodowith9．—Lindsey,you’veneverbeentotheGreatWallsinceyoucametoChina,I’mafraid?—______ A．No,I’vejustbeentherewithRebecca. B．Yes,never.Howaboutyou? C．No,buthowIwishtosomeday. D．Yes,butI’dliketohave.10．It’snot____booksyoureadbuttheway_____youreadthemthatdecideshowsuccessfullyyougainknowledge. A．anumberof;inwhich B．thenumberof;/ C．agoodmany;which D．quiteafew;inwhich11．—I’msorrywearelate.—_____—Well,Igotthetimewrongandwhenwearrivedatthestation,thetrainhadjustleft. A．Itdoesn’tmatter. B．Howdidthathappen? C．There’snoexcuse. D．Whatapity!12．Mary_____myletter,otherwiseshewouldhaverepliedbeforenow. A．hasreceived B．oughttohavereceived C．shouldn’thavereceived D．couldn’thavereceived13．Birdflu,acontagiousdiseaseofanimals,isbelieved_____byvirusesthatnormallyinfectonlybirdsandlesscommonlypigs,andrarelyhumans. A．caused B．beingcaused C．tobecaused D．tohavecaused14．Thepolicegotto_____wasonceanoldschool____thepeasantsusedasastore. A．what,thatYCY B．where,which C．where,that D．which,where15．Thisisthelastchancetogoabroadforfurthereducation,don’t______. A．takeitaway B．giveitaway C．putitaway D．throwitaway第二节完型填空阅读下面短文，撑握其大意，然后从16—35各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最正确选项Howwouldyouliketodoaweek’sworthofgroceryshoppingintenminutes?Ratherthan16thekidsintotheminivan(小型货车)onshoppingday,youcansendthemouttoplayand17ourshoppingfromthecomfortofyour18.Thousandsof19peoplehavetradedtheirshoppingcartsfor20.RatherthanfightingthecrowdsintheChicagoandsanFranciscoareas,theylogon(登录)tothePeapod,anonlineshoppinganddelivery21.Peapodisgivingusglimpseintothefutureofshopping—virtualstore.Peapodisapioneerinarapidly22industrythatisdevotedto23ustobuyalmost24fromourPC.Peapodsubscribers(订户)goshoppingatthe25grocerystorebyloggingontoa26thatletstheminteractivelyshopforgroceryitems.Ratherthanrunningfromaisle(过道)to27,yousimplypointandclickaroundthescreenforthe28youwant.Onceonlineyoucanchoosefromover20,000items,29prices,viewimagesofproducts,checkoutstorespecials,andchoosedeliverytimethatfitsyourschedule.Peapod’sonlineshoppingsystemislinkeddirectlytoitspartnerstore’scomputersystems.30yousendyourshoppinglisttoPeapod,anorderistransmittedtothenearestpartnerstore.Aprofessionallytrainedshoppertakesyourorder,grabsashoppingcart,and31yourshoppingforyou.Theprofessionalshoppertakesasmallpartofthetimeyou32takebecausethelistisorderedbyaisleandtheshopperknowsexactlywhattoget.Foodisdelivered33temperature-controlledcontainers.ThePeapodsystemhasmadelifeeasierforagreatmanypeople.Ithas34savedthemtimeandmoney.Workingparentsgladlytradeshoppingtimeformoretimewiththekids.Thevirtualsupermarketissuretochangethe35weshop.16．A．carrying B．leading C．loading D．directing17．A．do B．carry C．go D．make18．A．office B．home C．business D．company19．A．busy B．free C．hard-workingD．lazy20．A．shoppingbasketsB．credit-cards C．keyboards D．containers21．A．service B．factory C．grocery D．market22．A．promising B．coming C．spreading D．profiting23．A．making B．enabling C．showing D．preventing24．A．everythingB．something C．nothing D．anything25．A．virtual B．ordinary C．special D．convenient26．A．machine B．window C．system D．Peapod27．A．shelf B．exit C．entrance D．aisle28．A．foods B．items C．vegetables D．images29．A．cut B．reduce C．check D．compare30．A．Directly B．Amazingly C．Rapidly D．Surprisedly31．A．goes B．buys C．does D．sells32．A．should B．would C．must D．need33．A．over B．through C．in D．on34．A．also B．therefore C．thus D．ever35．A．thing B．place C．time D．way第三局部：阅读理解阅读以下短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最正确选项。AIfthereisonethingI’msureabout,itisthatinahundredyearsfromnowwewillstillbereadingnewspapers.Itisnotthatnewspapersareanecessity.Evennowsomepeoplegetmostoftheirnewsfromtelevisionorradio.ManybuyapaperonlyonSaturdayorSunday.Butformostpeopleanewspaperhasbecomeahabitpasseddownfromgenerationtogeneration.Thenatureofwhatisnewsmaychange.Whatbasicallymakesnewsiswhataffectsourlives—andthebigpoliticalstories,thecoverageofthewars,earthquakesandotherdisasters,willcontinuemuchthesame.Ithinktherewillbemorecoverageofscientificresearch,though.It’salreadyhappeninginareasthatmaydirectlyaffectourlives,likegeneticengineering.Inthefuture,Ithinktherewillbemorecoverageofscientificexplanationsofwhywefeelaswedo—aswedevelopabetterunderstandingofhowthebrainoperatesandwhatourfeelingsreallyare.It’squitepossiblethatinthenextcenturynewspaperswillbetransmitted(传送)electronicallyfromtheFleetStreetandprintedoutinourownhome.Infact,I’mprettysurethatishowitwillhappeninfuture.Youwillprobablybeabletochoosefromamenu,makingupyourownnewspaperbypickingoutthethingsyouwanttoread—say,sportsandinternationalnews.Ithinkpeoplehavegotitwrongwhentheytalkabutcompetitionbetweenthedifferentmedia.Theyactuallyfeedoffeachother.Somepeopleonceforeseethattelevisionwouldkilloffnewspapers,butthathasn’thappened.Whatisreadontheprintedpagelastslongerthanpicturesonascreenorsoundlostintheair.AndasfortheInternet,it’sneverreallypleasanttoreadsomethingjustonascreen.36．Whatwillprobablybeoninthenewspapersmadebyyourself? A．Sportsandinternationalnews. B．Amenuofallthenews. C．Themostimportantnews.YCY D．Whatyou’reinterestedin.37．Theword“feedoff”inthelastparagraphmeans_____-. A．liveon B．fightwith C．dependon D．killoff38．Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage? A．Newspapers—theWinnerofDifferentMedia. B．TheFutureofNewspapers. C．MakeyourOwnNewspapers. D．TheChangesofMedia.BSharonwasraisedinthetraditionalNavajocultureinNewMexicoandspokeonlyNavajountilshebeganschool.AfterhighschoolinCalifornia,sheattendedNavajoCommunityCollegeinTsaile,ArizonaandlatertheUniversityofSharonBurch’smusicisthecurrentexpressionoftraditionalNavajowaysofliving.ManyofSharon’ssongsareinthebeautifulNavajolanguageandcapturethesacrednessofMotherEarthandFatherSunandtheimportanceoffamilyandplacetotheDine.YazzieGirlwasinfluencedbytheNavajoprayersandchantssheheardgrowingup.Thealbum(歌曲集)focusesonthespecialimportanceofthematernalrelationshipamongtheNavajo.MostofthesongsareinNavajowithsomeEnglish.TouchtheSweetEarthwasawardedthe1995INDIEAwardinthe“NorthAmericanNativeMusic”categoryattheannual(一年一度的)NationalAssociationofIndependentRecordsDistributors&Manufacturers(NAIRD)conferenceheldinMay1996.the“Grammy“oftheindependents,theannualINDIEAwardsrecognizesrecordingexcellenceinfortycategoriesandispresentedtorecordingssoldthroughtheindependentdistributionnetwork.AsbothSharon’sandCanyon’sfirstINDIEAward,itwasespeciallysatisfyingtoreceivesuchrecognitionduringthecompany’s45thanniversary（周年纪念）year.Withsongsbroughtforthfromdeepwithin,TouchtheSweetEarthreflectsaverypersonaljourney:oneofmotherhood,exploration,family,survivalandloss.MuchofthismusicispresentedtohergrandfatherCharlieYazzieandheruncleTim,bothofwhomrecentlypassedaway.Inspiredbysongssungbyhermotherandgrandfather,Sharon’sthirdalbum,ColorsofMyHeart,celebratesfamily,MotherEarth,andaconnectiontoalllivingthings.Sharonperformsregularlyatfolkfestivals,fairs,schools,universitiesandinconcert.ShehasappearedattheKennedyCenterandSmithsonianinWashingtonD.C.,thePalaceofFineArtsinSanFrancisco,theSouthwestMuseuminLosAngeles,theHeardMuseuminPhoenix,andisquitepopularinJapan.SharonalwayslooksforwardtoreturninghometotheNavajoreservationtosingforherpeople.39．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage? A．SharonspokeonlyNavajo. B．SharonwenttotheUniversityofNewMexicosoonaf C．MostofSharon’ssongsaresunginEnglishwithsomeNavajo. D．SomeofSharon’smusicismuchinfluencedbyherfamily.40．Whatcanyouinferfromthepassage? A．TouchtheSweetEarthreflectsherownexperience. B．Sharon’smotherandgrandfatherwerebothmusic-lovers. C．SharonwontheGrammyAwardintheyear1995. D．YazzieGirlwasinfacttheNavojoprayersandchants.41．Whichofthefollowingisnotamusicalbuminthepassage? A．ColorsofMyHeart. B．TouchtheSweetEarth. C．MotherEarthandFatherSun. D．YazzieGirl.42．Thepassagemainlytellsus______. A．Sharonandhermusic B．theNorthAmericannativemusic C．howSharonbecomespopular D．thesecretofbeingasuccessfulsingerCAspartofitsongoingefforttoenlistchildrenastheguardians(onewhoguards)ofthefutureinthefighttosavetheearth’senvironment,theUnitedNationsecologicalagencyhasannounceditsannualpaintingcompetitiononthethemeofdesertsanddesertification(沙漠化).“Childrenareanimportantpartofourworld.Theyareourfutureandoftentheyareourconscience.”KlausToepfer,ExecutiveDirectoroftheUNEnvironmentalProgram(UNEP)said.“Ourchildrenprovidetheinspiration,theenthusiasmandtheidealismthatthisworldneeds.Theyknowsomethingneedstobedoneandwemustlistentothem.Onewayinwhichwecanlistentothemisbygivingthemtheopportunitytoexpressthemselvesinart—andbytakingtheirartseriously.”TheInternationalPaintingCompetitionontheEnvironmentispartofUNEP’sprogramforchildrenandyouthentitledTunza,whichmeanstotreatwithcareandrespectinSwahili.BesidesUNEP,thecompetitionissupportedbytheJapan-basedFoundationforGlobalPeaceandEnvironment(FGPE),BayerAGandtheNikonCorporation.Ithasbeenheldannuallysince1990andinthattimehasreceivedover160,000entriesfromchildreninover100countries.Thethemeofthisyear’sCompetition,DesertsandDesertification,isalsothethemeofthe2006InternationalYearaswellasWorldEnvironmentDayofthatyear.Theissueofdesertificationconcernstheentireplanet,UNEPsays,becausearoundonethirdoftheworld’spopulationliveindrylandsandtheirworseningisaveryrealthreattopeople’slivesandlivelihoods,aswellastothehealthoftheplanetasawhole.Childrenwhowillbebetweentheagesof6and14yearsonWorldEnvironmentDay2006(5June2006)fromallregionsoftheworldareinvitedtodelivertheirpaintingsonthethemetotheirRegionalUNEPOfficeby20January2006.FurtherinformationcanbeobtainedattheCompetition’swebsite[www./tunza/paintcomp15]43．Thethemeoftheannualpaintingcompetitionthisyearis_____. A．childrentheguardiansofthefuture B．fightingtosavetheearth C．desertsanddesertification D．naturaldisasters44．WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutchildrenisWRONGaccordingtothepassage? A．Childrencandonothingaboutthenaturalworld. B．Childrenundersixarenotallowedtotakepartintheartcompetition. C．Childrenareenthusiastic,creativeandhavenewideas. D．Childrenarethefutureoftheworld.45．What’sthesituationinthenaturalenvironment? A．Onethirdoftheworld’spopulationliveindrylands. B．Manypeople’slivesandlivelihoodsareindanger. C．Thehealthoftheearthisatstake. D．A,BandC.46．Fromthepassagewecanknow_____. A．thechildren’sartcompetitionattractschildrenfromallthedevelopingcountries B．theartcompetitionisnotonlysupportedbyUNEP C．thethemeofeveryyear’sartcompetitionisalwaysthethemeofthenextInternationalYear D．theissueofdesertificationisrelatedtoone-thirdofthewholeworldDChinaTodaySubscription（订阅）2006SubscriptionRatesCountry&Region CurrencyPerIssue 1Year PostageAustralia AUD 5.40 24.00 27.00Canada CAD 5.30 24.00 27.00UK GBP 2.30 10.30 11.50Japan JPY 370 4440 USA USD 3.60 16.30 18.10Europe EUR 4.00 18.00 20.30SoutheastAsia USD 2.10 25.10 LatinAmerica USD 2.10 7.00 18.10Africa USD 1.10 13.00 Overseasdistributor（分销商）：ChinaInternationalBookTradingCorporation(Guojishudian)35ChegongzhuangXilu,P.O.Box399,Tel:8610-68433112Fax:8610-68412023*Overseassubscriberscancontactthecorporationdirectly.Domestic（国内的）subscription:Thesubscriptionformisatpostofficesthroughoutthecountry.Domesticsubscriptionrate:6.00yuanperissue,72.00yuanperyear(12issues)DomesticpostcodefortheEnglisheditionis2-919(Pleaseallow45daysforasubscriptiontobegin.)*DomesticreaderscanalsocontacttheDistributionDepartmentofChinaTodaydirectlyforsubscriptionortoorderaparticularissue.PleasepostsubscriptionfeestotheDistributionDepartmentofChinaToday.Address:24BaiwanzhuangRoad,Beijing100037P.R.C.Tel:010-6832-6089Fax:010-6832-833847．SupposingyouarelivinginBrazilandwanttosubscribeChinaTodayforthewholeyearof2006,youshouldspend_____includingpostageinall. 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D．GuojishudianandtheDistributionDepartmentofChinaTodayusethesamee-mail.EBeijing(AFP)Oct.17,2005—China’ssecondmannedspacemissionreturnedsafelytoEarthearlyMondayafterasuccessfulfive–dayflight,inthelatestchapterinChina’sambitiousdrivetobecomeaglobalspacepower.AstronautsFeiJunlingandNieHaishengweregivenacleanbillofhealthafterthere-entrycapsule(返回舱)oftheirShenzhouVIspacecraftlandedonEarthonaparachute,endingupinInnerMongolia,Xinhuanewsagencysaid.“Ourjourneyinspacewasverysmooth.Thelivingandworkingconditionsinsidethecabinwereverygood,andourhealthisokay.Thanks,”Feisaidonstatetelevision,withasmile.Appearingfromthecapsule,televisionpicturesshowedthetwotookafewsecondstoadjusttotheEarth’sgravity,beforebeginpresentedwithflowersandwavingtogatheredrecoveryteamsandgroundcontrolstaff.Missioncontroldeclaredthe115-hourspaceflightasuccess,Xinhuareported.Amemberofoneoftherecoveryteamsreportedthatthecapsulelandeduprightaftertouchingdownat4:32am(20:32GMTSunday),justonekilometer(1,100yards)fromtheintendedlandingsite,itadded.TheflightwasChina’ssecond-evermannedspacemissionfollowingthehistoricShenzhouV,whichinOctober2003madeChinathethirdnationaftertheformerSovietUnionandtheUnitedStatestoputamanintospace.Duringhis21-hourfirstflightin2003,astronautYangLiweineverlefthisseatinthere-entrycapsulenortookoffhisspacesuit.Incontrast,FeiandNie’sflightsawthemleavethere-entrycapsuleandentertheorbitalcapsule(轨道舱),takingofftheirheavysuitsandputtingonordinaryworkclothessotheycouldmovearoundeasily.ToremoveworriesthatChinacouldusespaceformilitarypurposes,PremierWenJiabaosaidthepurposeofthemissionwastoconductexperiments“entirelyforpeacefulpurposes.”TheChinesegovernmentalsohopestousethemannedspaceprogramtoinspirepatriotism(爱国精神)andinstillacuriosityinscienceandtechnologyamongChinesepopulation.51．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage? A．Chinaismuchlackofpatriotism. B．Chinaisthethirdcountryintheworldtosendmenintospace. C．Notallthepeoplehavethegreatinterestinscienceandtechnology. D．Chinahassuccessfullylaunchedmannedspacecraftsintospacetwice.52．Whatcanyouinferfromthepassage? A．IttookFeiJunlingandNieHaishengonlytwoyearstogetpreparedforthespacetrip. B．Astronautshavetowearlargeandheavyspacesuitsinpaceallthetime. C．ChinawantstocatchupwiththeUnitedStatesandRussiainthefieldofspaceandcontrolstheprofitablefield. D．Chinamusthavehadagoodmasteryofspacetechnologybynow.53．Whichofthedescriptionsabouttheastronaut(s)isTRUE? A．YangLiwei’shealthwasnotgoodenoughtostayinspaceformorethanoneday. B．FeiJunlongandNieHaishengfeltalittleuneasybutsoongotallrightshortlyafterlanding. C．YangLiweioccasionallylefthisseatinthere-entrycapsuleandtookoffhisspacesuit. D．FeiJunlongandNieHaishengfoundtheworkclothesnotsocomfortableastheircomparativelybetter-equippedspacesuits.54．Thereportofthepassageis_____. A．objective B．subjective C．envious D．critical55．Thebesttitleforthenewsis_____. A．CompetitiveTaikonautsintoSpace B．ChineseVictoryonOct.12,2005 C．TheSafeReturnofShenzhouVI D．ChinaMarchingtowardsSpace书面表达请你先仔细观察以下有关中国饮食构造图表，然后按照要点提示写一篇约120词的短文。1．题目为：ChangesinPeople’sDietinChina2．说明5年内的饮食变化。3．说明变化的原因。4．谈你自己对这一图表的看法。5．文章每段句首局部已给出，不必重抄也不能更改。参考词：consumption消费stable/steady稳定的luxurious奢侈的People’sDietinChinaYearsDiet 20012002 2003 2004 2005Grain 50% 48% 46.5% 45% 44.9%Milk 8% 9% 11.4% 12% 12.2%Meat 24% 23.5%