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Module 4 A Social SurveyMy Neighbourhood单元话题语篇训练.阅读理解ANotice: Medical Alert (警报)Dear Readers，Medical related emergencies are on the rise with more old people living alone.More seniors are looking for an independent lifestyle and better quality of life.More than 1 in 3 people over the age of 64 will fall this year.Nearly half will not be able to get up without support.Medical fees can increase when a person is not given timely support.You can prevent a medical disaster with our 24hour emergency response system.Our solution is highly suggested by doctors, healthcare professionals and hospitals.We are offering a FREE Medical Alert System to seniors or their loved ones who call now.For a limited time, there will be no setup fees and the medical monitoring starts at less than $1 a day.The system is easy to use.The necklace pendant (饰坠) can travel with you.Our new system can detect falls automatically.Call TollFree 18003600405 and gain peace of mind.Theres no longterm contract.Our medical alert professionals can walk you through everything over the phone.The first 100 callers to order will receive：The Free Medical Alert System($300 value)24 Hours a Day/7 Days a Week LIVE Monitoring and Support.The Free Necklace Pendant.No Longterm Contract.Free Shipping (Mention Readers Digest)Dont wait until after a fall to give us a call.Take advantage of this special offer now to protect yourself or a loved one.Call now TollFree 18002310167 and mention Readers Digest.Sincerely，Jim Nelson语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了一种可自动探测独居老人摔倒的医疗警报系统。1Why are there an increasing number of medical related emergencies?AOld peoples quality of life is down at present.BThe old are not paying attention to their health.CThe overall health of the old is worse than before.DMany old people have no one to keep them pany.解析：选D细节理解题。根据第一段前两句可知，更多的老年人选择独居使得与医疗相关的紧急情况增多。2Whats the main advantage of the system mentioned in the text?APreventing falls.BServing as an alarm.CReplacing doctors.DImproving health and mind.解析：选B推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句可知，这种系统可以自动探测到老人摔倒，主要起警报作用，故选B。3What benefit can the first 100 callers to order get?ABuy the system at $300.BGet a copy of Readers Digest.CHave a pendant at a discount.DGet allday monitoring and help.解析：选D细节理解题。根据文章中打电话购买者的前100名可得到的好处之一“24 Hours a Day/7 Days a Week LIVE Monitoring and Support.”可知，打电话购买者的前100名可以得到全天候的监控和帮助。BThree experimental fields of seawater rice were harvested in China on Wednesday, a further step toward its future practical use. Also known as salinealkali tolerant rice (耐盐碱水稻), the seawater rice is designed to grow in seaside flats or other areas with high salt content and has been developed by experts through crossbreeding (杂交) and other technologies.One type of seawater rice growing in Qingdaos Chengyang district, Shandong Province, produced 3.9 metric tons (公吨) per hectare (公顷), experts announced. Once widely planted in large areas, the output could be much higher.The Qingdao SalineAlkali Tolerant Rice Research and Development Center, led by renowned Chinese agricultural scientist Yuan Longping, was established several years ago. It set itself a threeyear target of developing a kind of saltresistant rice capable of producing 4.5 tons a hectare, which would guarantee growers the minimum acceptable level of profit. The average rice output in China is 6.75 tons a hectare.Planting in the experimental field in Chengyang district and five other plots of salinealkali land started at the end of May. The five other plots were in Dongying, Shandong Province; Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province; Yanan, Shaanxi Province; Kashgar, the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region; and Daqing, Heilongjiang Province. The sites represent actually every type of salinealkali land in China and researchers aim to grow different kinds of rice able to cope with different climate, salinity and soil structure conditions. The test crops in Kashgar and Daqing were also harvested on Wednesday. In Kashgar, the output reached more than 7.5 tons per hectare, according to experts tests, much higher than expected. The harvest in Kashgar was satisfactory. The result means it is possible to plant such saltresistant rice in southern Xinjiang in the future. Xinjiang has about 2 million hectares of salinealkali land that have the potential to be planted with saltresistant rice, and if it is widely planted it will generally improve rice production in the region.The seawater rice grown in Daqing only produced 3.1 tons per hectare. A live video on Shandong TV showed growers appearing a little disappointed by the result, as they hoped the experts efforts would increase production greatly. The water and soil conditions of the site were not ideal, and the pH level was extremely high.语篇解读：2018年7月，青岛海水稻研发中心传来喜讯，袁隆平试种的包括“海水稻”在内的80多个水稻品种分批成熟。“海水稻”研究在国内外都有很长的一段历史，袁隆平领导的海水稻项目使中国技术处于海水稻研究的前列。4Which is the main feature of seawater rice according to the text?AIt has a shorter growing period.BIt is a kind of highly productive crop.CIt can grow in the soil with high salt content.Dit is the bination of many technologies.解析：选C细节理解题。根据第一段中的“the seawater rice is designed to grow in seaside flats or other areas with high salt content”可知，海水稻最大的优势是可以种植在含盐量高的土壤里 。5How much rice does a farmer harvest at least to meet the cost?A3.9 tons a hectare.B4.5 tons a hectare.C6.75 tons a hectare. D7.5 tons a hectare.解析：选B细节理解题。根据第三段中的“which would guarantee growers the minimum acceptable level of profit”可知，每公顷4.5吨的产量对种植者来说是最低的收益保障。6The researchers chose the experimental fields according to _.Athe distance between themBthe type of the soil and climateCthe local governments supportDthe local agricultural conditions解析：选B细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句可知，研究人员选择试验田的依据是气候、土壤的盐度和土壤结构。7What can we infer about the seawater rice from the last paragraph?AThe seawater rice is not fit for all kinds of salinealkali soils.BIt is impossible for the seawater rice to have a good harvest.CGrowers from Shandong Province were a little disappointed by the result.DThe output of the seawater rice grown in Daqing is the lowest.解析：选A推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句可知，海水稻并非适合所有的土壤。CFor many years, Bruce Bexler dreamed of going where no human had gone before.He wanted to cut a path through unexplored lands and discover rare, exotic species.That might sound like an impossible dream, but Bexler turned it into a reality.In December 2015, he and a team of Australian and American scientists ventured into an isolated tropical rain forest on the island of New Guinea.They were the first people ever to enter the mistcovered region.“As time was limited, we were dropped in by helicopter.Once we were on the ground, there were no trails anywhere; it was really hard to get around，” Bexler says.Within minutes of landing, the team spotted a black chickenlike bird with strange orange skin hanging from its neck.The scientists soon determined that the unusual creature was a type of honeyeaters the first new bird species to be sighted on New Guinea in 60 years.The honeyeater wasnt the only surprise for the scientists.They discovered more than 40 previously unknown plant and animal species 13 birds of paradise, 20 frogs, four butterflies, and five palms.“We_were_like_kids_in_a_candy_store，” Bexler recalls.“Everywhere we looked, we saw amazing things we had never seen before.”The newfound species didnt shy away from the scientists.Two longnosed echidnas primitive egglaying mammals let the visitors pick them up and take them back to camp to study them.An echidna looks like a hedgehog and is also called a spiny anteater.Bexler thinks the animals werent scared because they had never seen humans before.“In almost all parts of New Guinea, animals are hunted for food, and because of this, they are very cautious of people，” he explains.“This area gives scientists a place where they can go to study the behaviours of animals that have not yet learned to be afraid of people.”Scientists believe the area is probably the largest untouched forest in Asia.Local people called Kwerba hunt and collect plants from the outeredges of the forest but told Bexler that not even their ancestors had gone so far into the woods.The wooded area is approximately a 10day walk from the nearest village.Bexler and his team did not have enough time during the expedition to study the area pletely.They hope to return and expect to record many more undiscovered species.“We just scratched the surface，” Bexler says.“Anyone who goes there will e back with a mystery.”语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了Bruce Bexler梦想去人类从未到过的地方，而后来他与澳大利亚和美国的科学家在新几内亚岛发现了一些新物种的故事。8Which word best describes Bruce Bexler?AAdventurous. BCautious.COptimistic. DCareful.解析：选A推理判断题。根据第一段可知，Bruce Bexler梦想去人类从未到过的地方，开辟一条未经探索的路并且发现罕见的奇异物种。因此可以推断Bruce Bexler是一个具有冒险精神的(Adventurous)人，故选A项。9What does Bruce Bexler mean in Paragraph 5 when he says “We were like kids in a candy store”？AThey didnt have enough food and were hungry.BThey were very excited about what they saw.CThey were misbehaving like naughty children.DThey knew that if they kept searching, theyd find sugar in the forest.解析：选B句意理解题。根据第五段中的“Everywhere we looked, we saw amazing things we had never seen before.”可知，他们对之前从未见过的事物感到惊奇。因此“We were like kids in a candy store”指的是Bruce Bexler在这个杳无人烟的地方因为发现了许多未曾见过的新物种而非常兴奋，就像糖果店里的孩子一样。故选B项。10Why did some of the animals allow the scientists to pick them up?AThe scientists seemed to be very friendly.BThe scientists were skilled in handling animals.CThe animals had been welltrained by the local people.DThe animals had no experience or fear of people.解析：选D细节理解题。根据第七段中的“Bexler thinks the animals werent scared because they had never seen humans before.”可知，一些动物允许科学家把它们抱起来是因为它们之前没有见过人类，它们不害怕人类。故选D项。11What can we conclude about the area Bruce Bexler explored?AThe best way to explore the area is by helicopter.BThe locals live in the centre of the forest.CThe area still contains many plants and animals unknown to science.DThe locals are unwilling to allow the scientists to enter the deep woods.解析：选C细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“They hope to return and expect to record many more undiscovered species.”可知，他们希望还能回到这个地区并期待发现、记录更多未被发现的物种。故选C项“这个地区仍然有很多科学上未知的动植物”。D(2019郑州质检)Imagine youre standing in line to buy a snack at a store.You step up to the counter and the cashier scans your food.Next, you have to pay.But instead of scanning a QR code (二维码) with your smartphone, you just hold out your hand so the cashier can scan your fingerprint.Or, a camera scans your face, your eyes or even your ear.Now, this type of technology might not be far away.As technology panies move away from the traditional password, biometric (生物特征识别的) security, which includes fingerprints, faces and voice ID, is being increasingly popular.In 2013, Apple introduced the iPhone 5s, one of the first smartphones with a fingerprint scanner.Since then, using ones fingerprint to unlock a phone and make mobile payments has bee a monplace, bringing convenience to our lives.And since 2016, Samsung has featured eyescanning technology in its top smartphones, while Apples new iPhone X can even scan a users face.But despite its popularity, experts warn that biometrics might not be as secure as we imagine.“Biometrics is ideally good in practice, not so much，” said John Michener, a biometrics expert.When introducing the new iPhones face ID feature, Phil Schiller, Apples senior vicepresident, said, “The chance that a random person in the population could look at your iPhone X and unlock it with their face is about one in a million.” But its already been done.In a video posted on a munity website Reddit, two brothers showed how they were each able to unlock the same iPhone X using their own face.And they arent even twins.“We may expect too much from biometrics，” Anil Jain, a puter science professor at Michigan State University, told CBS News.“No security systems are perfect.”Earlier last year, Jain found a way to trick biometric security.Using a printed copy of a thumbprint, she was able to unlock a dead persons smartphone for the police, according to a tech website Splinter.“Its good to see biometrics being used more，” Jain told CBS News, “because it adds another factor for security.And using multiple security measures is the best defense.”语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了生物识别技术在智能手机上的应用及其存在的一些安全问题。12Which is the latest identification technology in a smartphone according to the passage?AFace scanning. BEye scanning.CQR code scanning. DFingerprint scanning.解析：选A细节理解题。根据第三段可知，2013年iPhone 5s使用了指纹扫描；2016年三星在智能手机上运用了眼部扫描技术，而iPhone X甚至可以扫描用户的脸。所以，在智能手机中最新的识别技术应是面部识别。13What is a major problem of the iPhone Xs face ID system?AIt takes too long to unlock the phone.BIt often fails to recognize its owners face.CFace data can be used for other purposes.DDifferent faces can be used to unlock the same phone.解析：选D细节理解题。根据第四段最后两句可知，iPhone X的面部识别技术的问题是不同的脸可以解锁同一部手机。14What is Anil Jains opinion about biometric security?AIt is as secure as traditional measures.BIt is perfect without much improvement.CIt has caused much trouble for the police.DIt should be used with other security measures.解析：选D细节理解题。根据最后一段最后一句可知，Anil Jain认为生物识别技术应该与其他安全措施一起使用。15What does the author intend to tell us in this passage?AThe popularity of biometrics.BSecurity problems of biometrics.CVarious problems with biometrics.DGreat changes caused by biometrics.解析：选B写作意图题。根据全文内容，尤其是第三段中的“But despite its popularity, experts warn that biometrics might not be as secure as we imagine.Biometrics is ideally good in practice, not so much”可知，通过这篇文章作者想告诉我们的是生物识别技术存在的一些安全问题。.阅读七选五(2019赣州联考)While its wonderful to share a special trip and new experience with friends or family, theres an attractive case for traveling alone from time to time.Solo travel can work for anyone, and here are good reasons why you should try it.You neednt discuss with others.It can be challenging to talk over a trip and time away from work with another busy person in your life._1_ Usually, these challenges can be overe by simply planning far in advance.However, if you cant find a travel partner on short notice, it may be the perfect time to pack your bags and go anyway.Youre your own great pany.If you rarely spend significant time alone, you may be surprised at how enjoyable it can be._2_ Depending on the destination, a solo trip can be a powerful and lifechanging experience.Imagine sitting on a peaceful beach at sunset or taking an inviting morning hike alone._3_Meet new people.If you are a born open person, traveling alone can be a wonderful way to meet locals and make new friends.Often, people who are alone appear more approachable to others._4_ You could even join a group of likeminded people for yoga on the beach.The key is to keep an open mind while keeping safety in mind, especially in a foreign land._5_For some reason, service at hotels and restaurants seems better when youre traveling alone.People tend to admire those who travel by themselves.AEnjoy great service.BDo everything you want.CJust acpany yourself.DIf things dont go well, the entire trip can be terrible.EYou could be chatting with some interesting folks at a sidewalk cafe.FYou can enjoy such a hike without making conversation with anyone.GAnd its even more difficult when you try to make plans with a group.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了应尝试独自旅行的几个原因。1选G根据空前一句，并与空后一句呼应可推知，和一个人商量旅行尚且有困难，更不要说一群人了，与本段主题句“You neednt discuss with others.”呼应，所以选G项。2选C根据空后一句，并与本段主题句“Youre your own great pany.”呼应可推知，自己一个人出去旅行，与自己做伴是很棒的体验，故选C项。3选F根据空前一句可推知，空处应是进一步说明独自远足的好处，所以选F项。4选E根据空后一句并与本段主题句“Meet new people.”呼应可推知，在独自旅行途中可以和有趣的人聊天，结交新朋友，所以选E项。5选A根据下文的“For some reason, service at hotels and restaurants seems better when youre traveling alone.”可推知，本段主要讲的是独自旅行时会有更好的服务，所以选A项。
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