1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家Unit 2 The environment 同步练习(七)总分 100分 时间 40 分钟 成绩评定 _预习作业 I. 时文阅读： （每题2分，共12分）B China progresses in controlling desertification（2004-10-02 11：38 a m） Source：XinhuaChina has created ways to control soil erosion and desertification while developing local agriculture, according to the M
2、inistry of Science and Technology. “After four-year painstaking efforts, Chinese scientists and technicians have gained 157 items of scientific achievements covering scientific findings, patents and new products which can be used to prevent and control desertification in northern China,” said Vice M
3、inister Deng Nan. In one of the six demonstration bases in Daxing on the outskirts of Beijing, farmers planted 1,000 hectares of mulberries and earned a profit of more than 20 million yuan (US$2.4 million) a year. In other places herbs, grapes, beet and vegetables are planted to suit varying conditi
4、ons. “We are not only protecting the environment, but improving local peoples lives,” said Deng, adding that farmers in the model bases increased their annual income by about 1,000 yuan (US$120) on average a year.The other five successful demonstrations bases for the prevention and control of desert
5、ification are located in other fields around Beijing and neighboring Tianjin, Hebei, Shanxi and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.下列单词均选自上面的短文，请找出正确的英文解释：1. erosion_a. invention or process that is protected2. painstaking_b. worked out by using numbers for the year3. patent_c. amount of money gained i
6、n business4. outskirts _d. process of destroying or being destroyed or washed away gradually5. profit_e. outlying districts (esp. of a city or large town); outer areas6. annual_f. requiring or taking great care or trouble课堂作业 II. 翻译下列短语：（每题3分，共30分）1. A怀疑某人做某事_2. A放弃希望做某事_3. A引起空气污染_4. A 随着的开放_5. A观看
7、现代作品_ 6. A同沙漠化作斗争_7. A以的形式_8. A装备有_9. B很有可能会 _10. A在国家级_III. 根据首字母提示或中文提示补全单词：（每题3分，共30分）1. B Nobody can work well on an empty s_.2. A Almost everybody knows the story about a t_ and a hare.3. A China is very rich in natural r_.4. B Wearing a coat and tie to a good restaurant is an accepted c_.5. A
8、If you lie on the ground you will get your clothes d_.6. A The population had d_ from about 8,300,000 in 1995 to less than 6,600,000 in 2004.7. A At a t_ college, students learn such subjects as engineering, building, etc.8. A His _ (到达) brought complete silence to the room.9. A The owners son took
9、over the _(管理) of the business. 10. B When the performance finished, the audience _(鼓掌) for a while.创新作业 IV. 跟踪阅读：（本题8分） These days a green building means more than just the color of the paint. Green building can also refer to environmentally friendly houses, factories and offices. Green buildings m
10、ean “reducing the harm of the building on the land,” said Taryn Holowka of the US Green Building Council in Washington D.C. According to Holowka, buildings use 65 percent of total USAs electricity. But green buildings can reduce energy and water use. The buildings are often located near public trans
11、portation such as buses and subways, so that people can drive their cars less. That could be good for the environment, because cars use lots of natural resources, such as gasoline, and give off something that pollutes. Green buildings are often built on developed land, so that the buildings dont des
12、troy forests or other wild places where animals and plants live in. Marry Dettling is project manager for a building that put these ideas into action. The Solaire has been called the countrys first green residential (住宅的)high-rise building. According to Dettling, “It has reduced the energy used by n
13、ormal buildings by one-third and water by 50 percent.” The Solaire cuts energy with the help of solar power. “On the face of the building we have solar panels. The solar panels take the sun s energy and change it into electricity,” Dettling explained. The Solaire also has lights that turn off by the
14、mselves when people leave the room. Plus, the building has lots of windows. This allows people to use the sun for light instead of lamps during the day. The Solaire cuts water by re-using it. The building takes water from the sink and shower and puts it in the toilets(盥洗室). While not everyone lives
15、in a green building, Holowka said that kids could help make normal homes greener. You can recycle, turn off the water faucet (水龙头) when youre not using it, and turn off the lights when you re not in the room. Not everyone is in a hurry to move into a green building, however. Some people think that t
16、hings like solar panels cost more money than more traditional energy sources. Regardless, Holowka hopes that green buildings will become common in the future. “Its going to be great!” she said.According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true? B A. A green building means “reduc
17、ing the harm of the building on the land”. B. A green building means only the color of the paint. C. Green buildings can reduce energy and water use. D. Green buildings mean environmentally friendly houses, factories and offices.课外作业 V. 阅读理解：（每题5分，共20分） Every night for a year, Neil Simons quietly we
18、nt out of his house. He wanted to “talk” to an owl settling for the night at the end of his garden. He made owl cries like a real wild owl and was happy to hear the bird “hooting (大声叫嚣)” back to him.Last year Fred Cornes moved in next door. He heard an owl hooting and answered back. For 12 months th
19、e neighbors got into the back gardens of their homes, thinking they were talking with nature. Mr. Simmons kept a diary his talks with his bird friend. They would both be out again tonight if it wasnt for a chance talk between their wives.Mr. Simmons said. “My wife Kim was telling Freds wife Wendy ab
20、out my owl watching and described how I got the birds to boot back. She said, Thats funny thats just what Fred has been doing. Then the penny dropped, I felt such a fool when I found out. The trouble is that owl calls arent exactly the same and its easy to make a mistake.”Mr. Comes said, “Im really
21、flattered (过奖). I didnt know I sounded so real. I love nature and I couldnt resist hooting at the owls. I was very excited when they hooted back. Im sorry that I was fooling my neighbor who was fooling me.”1. A After the talk between the wives, the two men would probably _ .A. stop observing owls B.
22、 not stay up hooting againC. not enter the back garden again D. make no mistakes about wild owl cries2. B “Then the penny dropped.” most probably means “Then _.”A. I understood B. everybody knew about it C. I heard the noise D. no money was paid3. A Mr. Simmons felt upset about the whole thing becau
23、se _.A. all his efforts seemed to be meaninglessB. his wife let out his secret by chanceC. garden owls hooted so differentlyD. Fred had been doing the same4. B The text suggests that _. A. Nail seldom heard natural owl calls B. the owl never hooted back to Neil C. Fred was always good at pleasing ow
24、lsD. owl watching is no longer interesting to Fred答案I. 1. d 2. f 3.a 4. e 5. c 6. bII. 1. suspect sb. of doing sth. 2. give up the hope of doing sth. 3. cause air pollution 4. with the opening of 5. view modern masterpieces 6. fight against / combat desertification 7. in the form of 8. be stocked wi
25、th 9. very likely to do sth. 10. at a national levelIII. 1. stomach 2. tortoise 3. resources 4. convention 5. dirty6. decreased 7. technical 8. arrival 9. management 10. clappedIV. BV. 1B 综合推理题。文章讲的是两位同为邻居的男士晚上模仿猫头鹰的叫声，他们都以为得到了猫头鹰的回应，但是他们的妻子在交谈的时候把秘密揭开，他们把对方的叫声错误理解为猫头鹰的叫声，于是他们从此后不再模仿猫头鹰的叫声。 2A 句意理解题
26、。Then the penny dropped这句话是Mr. Simmons在知道事实真相后说的。意思是“我明白了”。3A 常识推理题。MrSimmons在最初的时候惊喜地发现猫头鹰的存在，所以他才每晚到花园学猫头鹰，到后来发现是他的邻居模仿猫头鹰的叫声。根据常识推理，令他感到不安是因为他以前做的事情是徒劳的。不是B项“因为他妻子偶然说出了秘密”，C项“花园的猫头鹰叫声不同”，D项“Fred也像他那样做”。4B 推理判断题。 Neil Simmons原来以为他得到猫头鹰的回应，事实上回应的是他邻居模仿的声音，言下之意他根本没有收到猫头鹰的回应。Neil既然可以模仿猫头鹰的声音，说明他常常听到猫头鹰的声音，所以A项不对。C项和D项答案从文章中推断不出来。- 4 - 版权所有高考资源网
