外研版高中英语选择性必修第二册Unit 5 Section A Starting out & Understanding ideas 跟踪检测
试卷更新日期:2024-06-18 类型:同步测试
一、必备知识基础练,用所给词的适当形式填空
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1. (erode) from winds has removed a large part of the land.2. One method of soil (conserve) is the use of windbreaks.3. (substantially) evidence exists to support the theory.4. No one should break the (ecology) balance.5. The roof (collapse) under the weight of snow.
二、必备知识基础练,短语填空
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6. 短语填空
participate in;in consequence;be native to;out of control;die out;take over
(1)、,Jerry decided to drop out of school and started his own business.(2)、At that point I didn't feel anything;adrenaline .(3)、A panda China and is a national treasure.(4)、Can overseas students all kinds of activities in your school?(5)、It makes sense to work on the problem before it gets .(6)、As a result,these endangered animals even .三、必备知识基础练,单句写作
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7. 我很吃惊他会想出如此好的主意。
I was amazed that he such a sweet idea.
8. 当去掉脂肪和盐,食物就少了些味道。When fat and salt food,the food tastes as if it is missing something.
9. 今年,选择这一学科的学生人数减少了30%。This year,the students who choose this subject .
10. 尽管我们都很担心,结果一切都顺利。Despite our worries,everything well.
11. 他明确表示他对这门学科不感兴趣。He he was not interested in the subject.
四、能力素养提升练,阅读理解
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12. 阅读理解
Masks that helped save lives are proving a deadly danger for wildlife,with birds and sea creatures trapped in the shocking number of thrown-away facial coverings.Single-use masks have been found around pavements,waterways and beaches worldwide.Worn once,the thin protective materials can take hundreds of years to decompose."Face masks aren't going away any time soon—but when we throw them away,these items can harm the environment and the animals," Ashley Fruno of animal rights group PETA said.
In Britain,a gull was rescued by the RSPCA after its legs became tangled in the straps of a mask for up to a week.The animal welfare charity took it to a wildlife hospital for treatment before its release.
The biggest impact may be in the water.More than 1.5 billion masks made their way into the world's oceans last year,accounting for around 6,200 extra tons of ocean plastic pollution,according to environmental group Oceans Asia.
Conservationists in Brazil found one mask inside the stomach of a penguin after its body was washed up on a beach,while a dead pufferfish was discovered caught inside another off the coast of Miami.French campaigners found a dead crab trapped in a mask near the Mediterranean.Masks and gloves are "particularly problematic" for sea creatures,says George Leonard,chief scientist from NGO Ocean Conservancy."When those plastics break down in the environment,they then enter the food chain and impact entire ecosystems," he added.
There has been a shift towards greater use of reusable cloth masks as the pandemic has worn on,but many are still using the lighter single-use varieties.Campaigners have urged people to bin them properly and cut the straps to reduce the risk of animals becoming trapped.Oceans Asia has also called on governments to increase fines for littering and encourage the use of washable masks.
(1)、What's paragraph 1 mainly about?A、The problem of littering masks. B、The long time to break down masks. C、The threat of masks to wildlife. D、The protective use of masks to people.(2)、What did the animal welfare charity do to the gull?A、They gave first aid to the bird. B、They released the bird at once. C、They kept the bird for about a week. D、They sent the bird to hospital.(3)、Which measure has been taken to help solve the problem?A、Forbidding the use of single-use masks. B、Wearing reusable cloth masks. C、Cutting the masks up before throwing. D、Increasing fines for binning masks.13. 阅读理解Natural silence—the kind when you hear nothing but the sound of nature around you—is becoming increasingly scarce.The rumblings of man-made noise can be heard even in the remote corners of national parks and deep in the Arctic Ocean.
This is having a troubling effect.In humans,noise pollution has been linked to cardiovascular disease,mental health problems and cognitive impairment in children.In wildlife,it's disrupting navigation,mating rituals,communication and can cause hearing loss."We're losing the ability to listen to nature without noise pollution," says sound recordist Matt Mikkelsen.He's part of the non-profit organization Quiet Parks International,which aims to identify and preserve the planet's last quiet places.
Recently,this took him to Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northeastern Minnesota.No cars,motor boats,electricity or telephone lines are allowed in the 1-million-acre area,making it a strong candidate for Quiet Park status.But listening back to the recording,Mikkelsen can hear the low hum of a commercial jet flying far away.
Quiet Parks hasn't yet decided if Boundary Waters meets its criteria—it's one of 260 potential sites around the world that the organization is currently exploring.The team will analyze the sound recordings from each location and consider them alongside other data.
In recent years,the world has been getting louder,with cities and towns expanding and an increasing number of beeping cars,whooshing airplanes and cargo ships with blasting horns.But during the COVID-19 pandemic,there has been momentary respite.In 2020,global air travel was down by 60% and road transport decreased by almost half.Scientists in Europe found that noise caused by humans fell by up to 50% after lockdowns were imposed.
"People relished the silence," says Mikkelsen."There were no airplanes in the sky and cars weren't on the street...It was a miraculous thing to be able to hear the world,all of a sudden,free from noise pollution,"he says.Since the start of the pandemic,Quiet Parks says it has experienced a huge surge in interest for quiet places."I hope that we can take that desire for a world with less noise forward," says Mikkelsen,"and appreciate the spots we have,where we can go and not experience noise pollution."
(1)、What does the underlined word "scarce" probably mean in paragraph 1?A、Ordinary. B、Special. C、Rare. D、Typical.(2)、What is paragraph 2 mainly abouCt?A、Why we're losing the ability to listen to nature. B、How noise pollution affects humans and wildlife. C、Why noise pollution is linked to certain disease. D、How should humans deal with noise pollution.(3)、What is Mikkelsen's attitude towards natural silence?A、Supportive. B、Critical. C、Indifferent. D、Ambiguous.(4)、Where is the text probably from?A、A journal. B、An autobiography. C、A book review. D、A science fiction.
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