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教学无忧http:/jiaoxue5u.taobao.com/专注中小学 教学事业！Unit6 The Environment-reading测试 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从3655各题所给的四个选项(A,B,C,D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 The following is a true story. It shows that potential(可能性，潜力) discovered may lead to success.A young man traveled by train. As it was running across a 36 passengers looked out of 37 idly and aimlessly. When the train came near a bend it 38 and then an unadorned (简陋的)house came into 39 . It was so obvious 40 the deserted landscape that everybody on the train turned to “ 41 ” it with eyes wide open. Some passengers 42 began a discussion about it.The young man was also 43 by the scene. On his return he 44 the train at the nearest station and found his 45 to the house. Its 46 told him that troubled by the 47 of the train he wanted to sell the house but 48 would buy it.Soon after the young man 49 thirty thousand dollars for the house, regarding it as a 50 site for advertisement. It was facing the railway 51 where the train had to slow down and the 52 passengers would cast their eyes at the house to 53 themselves.He managed to get 54 to big companies and tried his best to convince them of the advantage of the place for 55 . Finally the Coca Cola Company took a lease on(租用) it to put up promotion signs. The young man was paid 180 thousand for a three year rent.36. A. cityB. stationC. tunnel D. wilderness37. A. windows B. housesC. roomsD. planes38. A. broke downB. turned downC. slowed down D. put down39. A. beingB. view C. useD. effect40. A. against B. onC. forD. to41. A. admire B. hearC. inspectD. see42. A. everB. even C. stillD. yet43. A. excitedB. expressedC. shockedD. impressed44. A. got inB. got outC. got off D. put off 45. A. way B. pathC. roadD. means46. A. loserB. employerC. bossD. owner 47. A. soundB. noise C. voiceD. saying48. A. nobody B. noneC. nothingD. someone 49. A. costB. paidC. spent D. took50. A. favorable B. wrongC. bestD. just51. A. stationB. track C. carriage D. bend52. A. tired B. excitedC. movedD. delighted 53. A. expressB. enjoyC. refresh D. seat54. A. closeB. access C. downD. up55. A. promotionB. productionC. saleD. advertisement 第三部分:阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分) 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A,B,C,D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。(A)The plan: turn Mars into a blue world with streams and green fields, and then fill it with creatures (生物) from the earth. This idea may sound like something from a science fiction (科幻小说), but it is actually being taken seriously by many researchers. This suggested future for the “red planet” will be the main topic for discussion at an international conference hosted by NASA (美国宇航局) this week. Leading researchers as well as science fiction writers will attend the event. It comes as NASA is preparing a multibilliondollar Mars research programme. “Turning Mars into a little earth has long been a topic in science fiction,”said Dr Michael Meyer, NASAs senior scientist for astrobiology (太空生物学). “Now, with scientists exploring the reality, we can ask what are the real possibilities of changing Mars.” Most scientists agree that Mars could be turned into a little earth, although much time and money would be needed to achieve this goal. But many experts are shocked by the idea. “We are destroying our own world at an unbelievable speed and now we are talking about ruining another planet,” said Paul Murdin, of the Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge, UK. Over the past months, scientists have become increasingly confident they will find Martian life forms. Europe and Americas robot explorers have found proof that water, mixed with soil, exists in large amounts on the planet. In addition, two different groups of scientists announced on March 28 that they had found signs of methane (甲烷) in the Martian atmosphere (大气). The gas is a waste product of living creatures and could be produced by microbes (微生物) living in the red planets soil.But scientists such as Dr Lisa Pratt, a biologist at Indiana University, say that these microbes will be put in danger by the little earth project. “Before we have even discovered if there is life on Mars, we are talking about carrying out projects that would destroy all these native life forms, all the strange microbes that we hope to find buried in the soil,” said Dr Pratt. This view is shared by Monica Grady, a planetary scientist at the Natural History Museum, London. “We cannot risk starting a global experiment that would wipe out the precious information we are looking for.” she said， “This is just wrong.”56.The passage is about _ .A.a plan turning Mars into a little earth B.the necessity of changing MarsC.Mars supporting life D.finding water in the Mars57.Which of the following is NOT the reason why some scientists are against the plan?A.The project would wipe out all the native life forms on the Mars.B.The project will cost too much money and work.C.We would ruin Mars.D.We are destroying our own world at an unbelievable speed. 58.We can infer from the passage that_.A.water is a crucial factor for lifeB.the project will have little effect on the native life forms supposed to live on the MarsC.Monica Grady is in favour of carrying out the little earth projectD.the idea turning Mars into a little earth is nothing but a science fiction59.Which of the following supports the conclusion of microbes living in the Marss soil?A.Scientists found liquid water in the Mars.B.Scientists found signs of methane in the Martian atmosphere.C.Scientists found a lot of good soil on the Mars.D.Scientists found some creatures living on the Mars. (B)My topic today is the Internet. It was prompted(引出)by the first letter, which I am unable to answer fully for the reasons given!Dear David,I am a middle school student. Now I am preparing for a writing competition. Could you please check the mistakes in my article about using the Internet and give me some advice? Thank you. No nameDavid writes: I am very sorry to say that I think it would be very unfair for me to help you win a competition - unfair to the other competitors!But I will say that your article is very interesting and I wish you good luck. Your article makes some good points that deserve talking about in this column!Dear David,Im now learning English by myself. Can you introduce some useful websites where I can make friends with foreigners? Please help me. MoonlightDavid writes: Well, dear moonlight, I bet you made a good choice by using the Net in your self-studies. Two very good websites I would suggest to you are:www.britishcouncil.org.cn and www.britishcouncil.org /learnenglish.By the way, for those readers interested in the teaching of English, there is an Internet discussion group called ELTCSChi-L (English Language Teaching Contacts Scheme China List).And also, a healthy warning to all my readers: If over-used, the Internet can be a WOMBAT-A Waste of Money, Brains and Time!60.David is probably a _.A.language expertB.computer expert C.college student D.club chairman61.What is the reason why the first letter is unable to be fully answered?A.David is unable to think out good advice.B.David thinks it is expected to play fair in the competition.C.David is going to talk on another topic Internet.D.David finds no mistakes in that article.62. “www.britishcouncil.org.cn” is a (an) _.A.website where one can make foreign friends.B.website where one can join a discussion group.C.newspaper column for answering readers questions.D.English newspaper for students and language teachers.63.Which of the following is NOT Davids opinion of the Internet?A.English teachers can exchange opinion on the Net.B.The Internet is of much help to English learners.C.Using the Internet is a waste of money and time.D.We should make a proper use of the Net. (C)Norah had a cottage on a cliff above a big bay. In winter it could be very nasty because of strong winds and sea spray. In fact, when a gale was blowing, Norah and her husband got used to sleeping in a small room downstairs, because their bedroom upstairs, which faced the gales, had a very big window, and they were afraid that an extra violent gust might break it and blow pieces of broken glass over them.Also, the salt spray from the sea put an end to many of the colourful plants Norah planted in her garden. She tried putting up a fence to protect them, but the wind just hit it, went up over the top and then down the other side, so in the end she filled the garden with trees and bushes that liked salt.But most of the summer Norah enjoyed her cottage and garden very much. At weekends she could sit our of doors in the sun, looking at the beautiful view, with interesting ships and boats passing by, and she could very easily cycle down to the sea for a swim.Now, Norah and her husband had plenty of friends and relations. In the summer lots of them used to come to enjoy the beautiful place, and in the end it really became quite annoying for Norah and her husband. When they were at home, they found friends and relations arriving, expecting to be given unlimited drinks and meals, and to sit in the sun for hours, talking as if Norah and her husband had nothing else to do but entertain and listen to them.This went on for several years. Norah did not wish to appear rude by refusing to let her friends and relations in, but on the other hand, she was getting tired every summer.Then one day Norah was complaining about this to her hairdresser while she was doing her hair. “Youre disturbed by too many uninvited guests, are you?”said the hairdresser. “Why dont you try my way of escaping?”“Whats that?” asked Norah.“Well,” the hairdresser answered, “when the bell rings, I put on my coat and take my shopping bag. If its someone I dont want to see, I say innocently, Im sorry, but Ive got to go out. But.”64.The underlined word “cycle” can be replaced by_ .A.ride by bikeB.driveC.walkD.go by ship65.We can infer that_.A.a lot of friends came to visit them in winterB.few friends came to visit them in winterC.friends came to visit them only for drinks and mealsD.Norah was a good cook 66.Which of the following is the best title?A.A Good Place of Enjoying the Sea B.A Warm-hearted CoupleC.A Clever Way of Escaping D.A Visit to Norah 67.What is the hairdresser likely to continue to say in the end?A.If I am tired, I say, “Sorry, can you come next time?”B.If its someone I like to see, I say, “How lucky! Ive just come in!”C.If its someone I like to see, I say, “How happy to see you! I was going shopping, but now Ive changed my mind.”D.If it is fine that day, I say, “Im tired of this, but Ill show you around the place, anyhow.” (D)Email has brought the art of letter writing back to life, but some experts think the resulting spread of bad English does more harm than good.Email is a form of communication that is changing, for the worse, the way we write and use language, say some communication researchers. It is also changing the way we interact(交流) and build relationship. These are a few of recently recognized features of email, say experts, that should cause individual and organizations to rethink the way they use email.“Email has increased the spread of careless writing habits, ”says Naomi Baron, a professor of linguistics at American University. She says the poor spelling, grammar, punctuation(标点符号) and sentence structure of emails reflect a growing unconcern to the way we write.Baron argues that we should not forgive and forget the poor writing often shown in emails. “ The more we use email and its tasteless writing, the more it becomes the normal way of writing,” the professor says.Others say that despite its poor prose(文字), email has finished what several generations of English teachers couldnt: it has made writing fashionable again.“Email is a critical new communication technology,” says Ian Lancashire, a University of Toronto professor of English.“It fills the gap between spoken language and the formal methods of writing that existed before email. It is the purest form of written speech.”Lancashire says email has the mysterious ability to get people who are scared by writing to get their thoughts flowing easily onto a blank screen. He says this is because of emails close similarity to speech.“ Its like a circle of four or five people around a campfire,” he says. Still, he accepts that this newfound freedom to express themselves often gets people into trouble.“Almost everyday I get emails that apologies of previous emails,” he reports.In the US, the number of emails sent in a day exceeds(超过) the number of letters mailed in a year. But more people are recognizing the content of a typical email message is not often exact.68.The passages mainly shows us that _.A.people should stop using email to communicate B.experts hold different opinions about emailC.Americans only use email to communicate D.email makes people lose interest in English69.In Lancashires opinion, email is a wonderful technology because_.A.it can be used all over the world B.it is the fastest way to communicateC.we can express ourselves in a free way D.we can save a lot of paper70.Which of the following is NOT true about email?A.It is changing the way of communication. B.It is used more than letters in the US.C.It helps us write better. D.It causes us to write more.71.Writer discusses Email by _in this passage.A.giving examples B.giving others remarks C.using arguments D.objective description (E) Happy birthday!Do birthdays really make people happy? Of course they do. Birthdays celebrate the day we were born. Besides, that extra candle on the cake suggests another year of growth and maturity (成熟) or so we hope. We all like to imagine that were getting wiser and not just older. Most of us enjoy seeing the miracle(奇迹) of growth in others,as well. For instance,seeing our children develop and learn new things makes us feel proud. For Americans, like people in most cultures, growing up is a wonderful process(过程). But growing old? Thats a different story.Growing old is not exactly pleasant for people in youth-oriented(以年轻人为中心) American culture. Most Americans like to look young,act young and feel young. As the old saying goes, “Youre as young as you feel.” Older people joke about how many years young they are, rather than how many years old. People in some countries value the aged as a source of experience and wisdom. But Americans seem to favor those that are young, or at least “young at heart.”Many older Americans find the “golden years” to be anything but golden. Economically, “senior citizens” often struggle just to get by. Retirement(退休) at age 65 brings a sharp decrease in personal income. Social security(安全) benefits usually cannot make up the difference. Older people may suffer from poor nutrition(营养), medical care and housing. Some even experience age discrimination. In 1987, American sociologist Pat Moore dressed up like an older person and wandered city streets. She was often treated rudely even cheated and robbed. However,dressed as a young person, she received much more respect.Unfortunately, the elderly population in America is increasing fast. Why? People are living longer. Fewer babies are being born. And middle-aged “baby boomers” are rapidly entering the groups of the elderly. America may soon be a place where wrinkles(皱纹) are “in”. Marketing experts are already noticing this growing group of consumers.72.Growing up is a wonderful thing because _.A.people can celebrate their birthdaysB.people can become more mature and wiserC.people can receive many presentsD.people will feel younger at heart73.We can infer from the second paragraph that _.A.young people lack experience and wisdomB.American older people often joke about their old ageC.American culture is very youngD.different countries have different opinions on the old age74.The underlined sentence (in Paragraph 3) means“_.”A.The golden years can make the old earn lots of money and receive good medical careB.The old people in America are leading a hard life without good nutrition, medical care or housingC.The old in America have to retire at the age of 65D.American social security benefits are not good75.From the last paragraph we know that the underlined word “in” can be replaced by _.A.serious B.bad C.disappearing slowly D.growing fast书面表达(满分25分)目前中学生抽烟现象十分普遍，请根据下面提示用英语写篇新闻报道，呼吁中学生停止吸烟。主要原因：学习任务重，考试压力大，用抽烟调节情绪 认为吸烟时尚、新潮，可以引起别人关注； 不少明星抽烟，情不自禁模仿个人看法：吸烟影响健康，甚至危及生命； 吸烟浪费金钱，影响学生正常生活 (其它看法)词数：100左右。【答案解析】36.D。此题要联系下文语境进行选择。后文提到乘客们百无聊赖地望着窗外，没有什么东西引起他们的兴趣，可以判定火车正行驶在一片荒无人烟的山野之中。37.A。根据常识判断，乘客们正望着窗外。38.C。拐弯的时候，火车通常会减速。slow down为“减速”之意；break down 为“出故障，垮下来”之意；turn down 为“拒绝，(声音)扭小”之意；put down“放下，记下”之意。39.B。come into view 为固定短语“进入视野”之意。come into being “产生，形成”；come into use “开始使用”；come into effect “开始生效”。40.A。这座简陋的房子本身并不引人注目，但因背景太荒凉而使其凸现出来。against在此是“和相比，以作衬托”之意。41.A。眼睛张开，当然是为了“欣赏”荒野中的这一奇特景观。42.B。even表示程度递进。43.D。从后面我们知道，看到这一景观年轻人动了心，他受到了某种启发。44.C。在返途中，他中途下车。45.A。ind ones way有“不辞劳苦找到”之意。way为普通用语，常可作比喻用法，有“方法，抽象的路”之意；path指“小路”；road指通车宽广平坦的马路；means“方式，手段”。46.D。很显然，这里指的是那座房子的主人。47.B。房子主人饱受火车噪声之苦，早就想卖掉这座房子了。sound“声音”，一般用语； noise指“噪声”；voice特指“人的嗓音”。48.A。但无人愿买。nobody为“泛指”；none (在特定范围内特定的)无人或物；nothing用于泛指物。49.B。pay.for “买付款”之意。50.A。年轻人觉得这里做广告是再好不过的了。51.D。从后面的slow down可以看出，此处填bend最佳，前后存在因果关系。52.A。根据常识判断，长时间坐车人容易疲劳。53.C。refresh oneself 是“使某人振作精神”的意思。看到这沙漠中的绿洲，疲惫的乘客精神为之一振，做广告的效果肯定不错。54.B。get access to意为“接近某人”之意。55.D。前文有提示。56.A。主旨大意题。根据第一段第一句The plan: turn Mars into a blue world with streams and green fields, and then fill it with creatures from the earth.可知这段短文主要讲的是火星改造计划的设想。57.B。细节题。根据短文所述，科学家反对这个设想的理由有：“We are destroying our own world at an unbelievable speed and now we are talking about ruining another planet”, 和that would destroy all these native lifeforms。B项没有提到。58.A。推测题。根据scientists have become increasingly confident they will find Martian life forms. Europe and Americas robot explorers have found proof that water, mixed with soil, exists in large amounts on the planet的内容，我们知道科学家越来越相信火星上存在生命，因为有证据表明火星土壤中存在大量的水，故可断定水是生命存在的关键要素。59.B。推理题。根据The gas(methane) is a waste product of living creatures and could be produced by microbes living in the red planets soil可知，火星大气层中存在甲烷的迹象，而甲烷是活着的动物产生的废物，据此科学家推断这可能是生活在火星上的微生物产生的。故可得出结论：火星上可能存在微生物，主要证据是火星在大气层中发现了甲烷的迹象。60.A。根据两封读者来信和David的回信所述内容可知他是一位网上语言专家。61.B。细节信息题。他认为如果他为这位来信人修饰作文，这对于其他参赛的人不公平。62.A。Moonlight向David询问有关能够交外国朋友的网站，David给出一两个这样的网址，这是其中一个。63.C。归纳判断题。David认为过度使用网络会导至WOMBAT问题。64.A。词义猜测题。根据常识判断，通常是骑车到海边。65.B。推断题。根据In winter it could be very nasty because of strong winds and sea spray可知，冬天这里的气候条件非常恶劣，故来访的客人肯定不多。66.C。推断题。这个美发师给她出的这个主意既可以使她摆脱招待太多客人的烦恼，又不会得罪客人，两全其美，可谓良策。故C最佳。67.B。推断题。此题考查考生的逻辑推断能力，需要考生把握文章的逻辑关系。But 暗示了前后结果和理由相反或不同。如果这个客人不大想见，就可以说“我正准备出去购物”。如果这个客人确实想见，她就可以说“我刚刚购物回来”。故B最佳。68.B。主旨大意题。根据.but some experts think the resulting spread of bad English does more harm than good.及Others say that despite its poor prose, email has fi
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