1、限时规范练27 模块5 Unit 2 The environment A核心素养关键词:培养学生人与科学、学习伟大科学家的思维意识一、阅读理解AGeorge Washington Carver was born sometime in the early mid-1860s.A sickly child,Carver was unable to work in the fields,so he did gardening.He was left with many free hours to walk in the woodsbeginning his career with nature.H
2、e soon became known as the “Plant Doctor” and would help friends and neighbors manage sick plants.In 1890,Carver began to study music and art at Simpson College.His artwork was on show at the 1893 Worlds Fair.Painting gave him the chance to combine his two lovesart and nature.Yet it was his talents
3、for gardening that took him in another direction in 1891.Carver became the first African-American to attend what is today Iowa State University.He proved to be a first-class student and upon graduation he became the schools first African-American teacher.In 1896,he received an invitation from Tuskeg
4、ee Normal and Industrial School in Tuskegee,Alabama.Upon arriving,he found that the school was short of money so Dr.Carver had to equip his own lab.He and his students would search trash heaps (垃圾堆) for things to use.This proved that Dr.Carver was well ahead of his time.In 1916,he published a resear
5、ch report on peanuts,which helped many farmers turn to peanuts as a cash crop and saved the economy of the South when it was destroyed by the cotton insects attack.Carver continued his research with the peanut.He went on to find many uses for the peanut.But he didnt invent peanut butter (花生酱).Dr.Car
6、vers research earned him much worldwide praise.Dr.George Washington Carver died on January 5,1943,and was buried at Tuskegee.Carver contributed his whole life savings to Tuskegee.Upon his death,Franklin D.Roosevelt gave him this title “an inspiring example to youth everywhere”.1.How was Carvers chil
7、dhood?A.He dreamed of being a doctor.B.He grew crops in the fields.C.He enjoyed good health.D.He took up gardening.2.How was Carvers performance during his education?A.Bad.B.Strange.C.Ordinary.D.Excellent.3.What do we know about Carvers life in Tuskegee Normal and Industrial School?A.He was well pai
8、d by the school.B.He relied on himself to build his lab.C.He saved money by picking up trash.D.He published his findings ahead of time.BIn the past few weeks Richard Eckersley has noticed a change in people who come into his shop.The previous Manchester United footballer,who turned his back on the g
9、ame to set up the UKs first “zero waste” store on Totnes High Street in Devon,says it is no longer only environmentalists who came in,looking for a cleaner way to shop.“A lot of new people are coming in.We are getting calls every week from around the country from people wanting to set up something s
10、imilar in their towns,” says Eckersley,who set up the Earth.Food.Love shop with his wife Nicola in March 2017.More than 200 miles away,Ingrid Caldironi shares the enthusiasm.She set up the plastic-free Bulk Market in east London.“We have had an amazing response,” she says.Eckersley and Caldironi are
11、 at the head of an anti-plastic movement in the UK that has been fuelled by newspaper investigations including TheGuardians BottlingIt series and TheBluePlanet television series.But their enthusiasm is not shared by big supermarkets,which have no interest in reducing their plastic waste.“For a natio
12、n of shopkeepers we are falling behind in this race,” says Sian Sutherland,founder of the campaign A Plastic Planet which led the calls for plastic-free goods shelves.Wandering through supermarkets where everything is covered in plastic,Sutherland says action rather than words is needed.Her co-found
13、er Frederikke Magnussen explains the origins of their campaign.“It started with two unreasonable women who wanted choice and supermarkets are all about choice,right? I can buy sugar-free,fat-free,African food,Asian food,yet if I want to buy plastic-free it is impossible for me to do so.”Eckersley sa
14、ys,“After Willow,my daughter,was born,it made me think about what future lies ahead for her.I wanted to say that I at least tried,and I wanted to make a difference.”4.What has happened to Richard Eckersleys business?A.It has spread worldwide.B.It is attracting large numbers of customers.C.It has rec
15、eived many complaints about its goods.D.It is facing fierce competition from other similar stores.5.What do we know about Ingrid Caldironi?A.She lost money on her business.B.She built a plastic-free store in Devon.C.She had little interest in waste reduction.D.She took part in an anti-plastic moveme
16、nt.6.How have big supermarkets reacted to the plastic-free idea?A.They are giving up their original ideas.B.They are offering more choice.C.They show little concern for it.D.They support it.7.What led to the campaign A Plastic Planet?A.Customers need for plastic-free goods.B.Plastic coverings in sup
17、ermarkets.C.TheBluePlanet television series.D.Richard Eckersleys store.二、七选五From the time my kids were little I was determined to teach them the value of a dollar.1If they didnt do their chores,they didnt get their allowance (零花钱).And if they didnt have money,they couldnt buy anything.Its kind of li
18、ke real life.There was only one problem me.2And then,when they occasionally would want to buy something that they couldnt quite afford,I would sometimes let them borrow from the next weeks allowance.But then Id forget how much theyd borrowed and wed end up arguing about just how much I owed them.3Ob
19、viously Im not alone both in wanting to teach my kids financial responsibility and in needing help.4Gregg Murset,a financial planner who has six kids of his own,created MyjobChart a website that helps you keep track of the jobs your kids are doing and determine how much theyre owed.5 My 22-year-old
20、daughter recently explained how her emergency fund,built up by saving financial gifts and working during school,allowed her to live independently while continuing her education.So perhaps the thing to remember is that kids learn about handling money from their parents.Save,spend responsibly and try
21、to explain why and they might just end up getting the message.A.In short,I was an unsuccessful banker.B.It is helpful in teaching my kids about money.C.Id forget to check whether theyd completed their chores.D.So I set up the reward system and record their required chores.E.The kids can sign in and
22、record when theyve completed their work.F.So I gave them chores and an allowance when they were relatively young.G.Now some parents working on technologies have come up with ways to solve this problem.三、语法填空Climate scientists from the University of Sydney in Australia say tourism causes over 8% of g
23、reenhouse gases.Their study looked at the carbon footprints of many 1. (vary) areas of tourism.Up to now,it 2. (study) the CO2 emissions from transport,events,hotels,restaurants 3. shopping.The researchers spent 18 months carrying out the research.They researched the tourist 4. (activity) of 189 cou
24、ntries.Researcher Dr Arunima Malik said her team analysed the influence 5. the environment of over one million businesses 6. (involve) in tourism.The researchers said domestic travel was a 7. (big) cause of CO2 emissions than international or business travel.Air travel was the largest part of touris
25、ms footprints.The researchers said flying would continue to increase global emissions as more people in the world become richer.The countries 8. (cause) the most harm are the biggest and richest nations.The USA,India and Germany have the largest tourism carbon footprints,in 9. carbon emissions will
26、continue to increase as more of their citizens travel.The researchers encouraged holiday-makers and travelers 10. (try) to reduce their carbon footprints when on vacation so their travel causes less harm to the planet.限时规范练27(模块五Unit2A)一、【篇章导读】本文是记叙文。文章介绍了植物学家GeorgeWashingtonCarver的生平。1.D细节理解题。根据第一段
27、中的“hedidgardening”可知,GeorgeWashingtonCarver年少时料理花园。2.D推理判断题。根据第二段中的“Heprovedtobeafirst-classstudent”可知,GeorgeWashingtonCarver在学校表现出色。3.B细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Uponarriving,hefoundthattheschoolwasshortofmoneysoDr.Carverhadtoequiphisownlab”可知,GeorgeWashingtonCarver所在的学校没有足够的资金,因此他依靠自己的力量来建立实验室。【篇章导读】本文是新闻报道。文章
28、报道了Eckersley的环保商店以及很多像他一样的人为减少白色污染而做出的努力。4.B细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Alotofnewpeoplearecomingin”可知,RichardEckersley的商店吸引了众多消费者。5.D细节理解题。根据第二段中的“EckersleyandCaldironiareattheheadofananti-plasticmovementintheUK”可知,Caldironi加入了抵制塑料制品的运动中。6.C细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Buttheirenthusiasmisnotsharedbybigsupermarkets,whichhavenoi
29、nterestinreducingtheirplasticwaste”可知,大超市对抵制塑料制品的做法并不关心。7.A细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“Itstartedwithtwounreasonablewomenwhowantedchoice”可知,APlasticPlanet运动来源于顾客对无塑料制品的需求。二、【篇章导读】本文是记叙文。作者从孩子们小时候就开始帮他们树立正确的金钱观念和习惯,但起初因没有严密的记录系统而受阻,后来得益于MyjobChart这个网站,孩子们逐渐建立起自己独立、良好的金钱观。1.FF项中的chores和allowance与设空处下文中的“Iftheydidn
30、tdotheirchores,theydidntgettheirallowance”相呼应。2.C根据设空处上文中的problem和下文中的forget可知,作者忘记检查孩子们是否完成了家务,C项符合语境。3.A设空处处于段落末尾,通常为总结性的陈述。A项“Inshort,Iwasanunsuccessfulbanker”是对自己的总结,符合此处的结构和语义。4.G根据设空处上文中的“Imnotalone”以及下文中的“GreggMurset,afinancialplannerwhohassixkidsofhisown,createdMyjobChart”可知,作者的困难也是大多数家长遇到的问
31、题,为了解决该问题,一位金融策划人士为自己的六个孩子开发了一个记录家务详情的网站。故G项符合此处语境。5.B根据设空处下文中“allowedhertoliveindependentlywhilecontinuinghereducation”可知,这个网站对孩子们很有益处,故B项符合此处语境。三、1.various/varied考查形容词做定语的用法。设空处做定语修饰areas,意为“不同的”,故填various/varied。2.has studied考查时态。由前面的Uptonow可知,应用现在完成时,故填hasstudied。3.and考查连词。设空处在此表示“和”,故填and。4.act
32、ivities考查名词复数。activity是可数名词且在此表泛指,故填名词复数形式activities。5.on/upon考查介词。influence常与on/upon连用,表示“对的影响”。6.involved考查过去分词做定语的用法。businesses后跟定语,又因为involve与businesses之间是逻辑上的动宾关系,且involve所表示的动作已完成,故填involved。7.bigger考查形容词比较级。由后面的than可知,应用形容词比较级,故填bigger。8.causing考查动词-ing形式做定语的用法。countries后跟定语,又因为countries与cause之间是逻辑上的主谓关系,故填causing。9.which考查关系代词。设空处与前面的in一起引导非限制性定语从句,补充说明TheUSA,IndiaandGermany,且做in的宾语,故填which。10.to try考查不定式做补语的用法。encouragesbtodosth意为“鼓励某人做某事”。
