1、Unit 6 Disaster and hope单元素能自测.完形填空The story Im going to tell you happened two years ago when I was in high school in Poland. I came to school early on a sunny day, _1_ I felt that there was something wrong. Students from my class were behaving _2_.I noticed that Tom was absent from school that day.
2、 Later, I _3_ what happened. Tom had got sick and he had _4_ cancer, a very serious disease. It was _5_ for my friends and me. I couldnt believe that this had happened to him. He was so healthy and he was good at sports._6_， he had lung cancer, so he had to have a(n) _7_. It was successful. After th
3、at, he returned to school and felt very good. Twice a month he went back to the _8_ for medical examinations just to make sure that everything was going well.One day, the doctors noticed that the cancer had _9_ to his brain. When I heard this information, I felt like bursting into tears, “God, why d
4、o you do this? It is not _10_.”A lot of my friends _11_ their faith and hope, and they even thought that there was no _12_ for him to live, but he was strong. Tom was eager to live, and he said: “No way. Im not going to _13_. I will fight！”The doctors made another operation _14_ his brain. The opera
5、tion went well and now he feels great and everything is fine. From Toms _15_， I learned that whatever happens in our lives, we cant give up or lose our faith and hope.本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，主要讲述了作者的同学Tom在面对疾病时的顽强和坚持，从Tom的经历中，作者学会了无论生活中发生了什么事情都决不放弃、不要失去信心和希望。1A.soBbutCforDand解析：考查语境理解。由前面的“early”“sunny”和后面的“wron
6、g”可知这里用but表示转折关系，所以选用but。答案：B2A.strangelyBinterestinglyCnaturallyDimpatiently解析：考查语篇理解。前面提到“I felt that there was something wrong”，下文提到Tom患了严重的疾病，从而可以推断出班级同学表现异常，所以此处应选用strangly。答案：A3A.spoke outBpointed outCworked outDfound out解析：考查语境中动词短语的辨析。speak out“毫无保留地说出”；point out“指出”；work out“解决；锻炼”；find out
7、“发现，弄清楚”。由上下文语境可知作者后来得知Tom患了严重的疾病，所以选用found out。答案：D4A.skinBbloodClungDbrain解析：考查信息后置。由下一段的首句可知Tom患了肺癌，所以选用lung。答案：C5A.disappointingBfrighteningCshockingDamusing解析：考查语境理解和常识。下文提到Tom擅长运动、身体健康，因此听说他患了肺癌，作者和同学们都很震惊，所以选用shocking。答案：C6A.ThereforeBThusCBesidesDAnyhow解析：考查上下文之间的逻辑关系和副词的用法。therefore“因此”；thu
8、s“于是，因此”；besides“此外”； anyhow“无论如何，不管怎样”。上文提到他身体健康，下文提到他要动手术，构成了转折关系，所以选用Anyhow。答案：D7A.intentionBsuggestionCoperationDexamination解析：考查语境理解和信息后置。由最后一段的第一句和语境可以推断出Tom做了肺癌手术，所以选用operation。答案：C8A.stadiumBhospitalCschoolDhome解析：考查语境理解和常识。由后面的“medical examinations”及常识可知他回到医院进行检查，所以选用hospital。答案：B9A.adapted
9、BcrashedCturnedDmoved解析：考查语境中动词的用法。此处要表达的意思是：癌症转移到了大脑，所以选用moved。答案：D10A.fairBperfectChonestDreliable解析：考查语境中形容词的用法。由Tom的不幸遭遇及前面的“God, why do you do this”可知作者叹息这不公平(fair)，所以选用fair。答案：A11A.heldBlostCrebuiltDkept解析：考查语境中动词的用法和信息后置。这里用“lost”表示失去信心和希望，文章的最后一句也有信息的重现，所以选用lost。答案：B12A.needBwonderCchanceDdo
10、ubt解析：考查语境中名词的用法。选项中的四个词都可以用于“There is no.”这一句式结构中，这里要表达的是：他们甚至认为Tom没有机会存活下来，所以选用chance。答案：C13A.give offBgive upCgive outDgive in解析：考查语境理解和信息后置。由后面的“I will fight”可以推断出Tom不会放弃，文章最后也重现了这一信息，所以选用give up。答案：B14A.onBwithCinDat解析：考查介词用法。对身体某个部位进行手术应该用介词on，应该选用on。答案：A15A.misfortuneBachievementCaccidentDexp
11、erience解析：考查语篇理解。主要讲述了作者从Tom面对疾病时顽强和坚持的经历中学会了无论生活中发生了什么事情都决不放弃、不要失去信心和希望，所以选用experience。答案：D.阅读理解Theres a new frontier in 3D printing thats beginning to come into focus: food. Recent development has made possible machines that print, cook, and serve foods on a mass scale. And the industry isnt stopp
12、ing there.Food productionWith a 3D printer, a cook can print complicated chocolate sculptures and beautiful pieces for decoration on a wedding cake. Not everybody can do thatit takes years of experience, but a printer makes it easy. A restaurant in Spain uses a Foodini to “recreate forms and pieces”
13、 of food that are “exactly the same，” freeing cooks to complete other tasks. In another restaurant, all of the dishes and desserts it serves are 3Dprinted, rather than from farm to table.Sustainability(可持续性)The global population is expected to grow to 9.6 billion by 2050, and some analysts estimate
14、that food production will need to be raised by 50 percent to maintain current levels. Sustainability is becoming a necessity. 3D food printing could probably contribute to the solution. Some experts believe printers could use hydrocolloids (水解胶体) from plentiful renewables like algae (藻类) and grass t
15、o replace the familiar ingredients(烹饪原料). 3D printing can reduce fuel use and emissions. Grocery stores of the future might stock “food” that lasts years on end, freeing up shelf space and reducing transportation and storage requirements.NutritionFuture 3D food printers could make processed food hea
16、lthier. Hod Lipson, a professor at Columbia University, said, “Food printing could allow consumers to print food with customized nutritional content, like vitamins. So instead of eating a piece of yesterdays bread from the supermarket, youd eat something baked just for you on demand.”ChallengesDespi
17、te recent advancements in 3D food printing, the industry has many challenges to overcome. Currently, most ingredients must be changed to a paste(糊状物) before a printer can use them, and the printing process is quite timeconsuming, because ingredients interact with each other in very complex ways. On
18、top of that, most of the 3D food printers now are restricted to dry ingredients, because meat and milk products may easily go bad. Some experts are skeptical about 3D food printers, believing they are better suited for fast food restaurants than homes and highend restaurants.本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了3D打印技术在食
19、物上的应用取得了进展，但目前仍面临着许多方面的挑战。1What benefit does 3D printing bring to food production?AIt helps cooks to create new dishes.BIt saves time and effort in cooking.CIt improves the cooking conditions.DIt contributes to restaurant decorations.解析：细节理解题。根据Food production中叙述的没有经验的人用3D打印机做出复杂的巧克力雕塑和美丽的婚礼蛋糕以及餐厅能用
20、3D打印机打印出所有的菜肴和甜点，可知3D打印的优势是节省了做饭的时间和精力。答案：B2What can we learn about 3D food printing from Paragraph 3?AIt solves food shortages easily.BIt quickens the transportation of food.CIt needs no space for the storage of food.DIt uses renewable materials as sources of food.解析：细节理解题。根据文章第三段Some experts belie
21、ve printers could use hydrocolloids (水解胶体) from plentiful renewables like algae(藻类) and grass to replace the familiar ingredients(烹饪原料)可知，3D打印机可以使用可再生材料作为食物来源。故选D。答案：D3What is the main factor that prevents 3D food printing from spreading widely?AThe printing process is complicated.B3D food printers
22、are too expensive.CFood materials have to be dry.DSome experts doubt 3D food printing.解析：细节理解题。根据文章最后一段most of the 3D food printers now are restricted to dry ingredients, because meat and milk products may easily go bad.可知，阻止3D打印食物进一步广泛使用的原因是原料必须是干的，含水多的肉和牛奶不能应用于3D打印，因为很容易坏。故选C。答案：C4What could be th
23、e best title of the passage?A3D Food Printing: Delicious New TechnologyBA New Way to Improve 3D Food PrintingCThe Challenges for 3D Food ProductionD3D Food Printing: From Farm to Table解析：标题判断题。文章主要介绍了3D打印技术在食物上的应用取得了进展，但目前仍面临着许多方面的挑战。所以用标题3D Food Printing: Delicious New Technology，故选A。答案：A.读后续写阅读下面材
24、料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。The eightyearold Carol lived with her father David, Mother May and elder brother Rob. The little family happily lived in a beautiful village surrounded with beautiful nature. The village was at the foot of a mountain, with beautiful views of the snowy mou
25、ntain. The family survived on growing seasonal plants and trees. Their life is totally surrounded by nature and beauty.While they lived a very happy life, Carol did not love the beautiful atmosphere of the village. She really wanted to move into the city and enjoy the city life. She wanted to shop,
26、move around the city, watch movies, and eat in fantastic restaurants and cafes, etc.However, there was hardly any chance that Carols family moved to the city as they had everything in the village.One day, Carol fell asleep during the early afternoon and she had a sound sleep. Of course, she had a st
27、range dream. She saw her grandmother in her dream as a fairy and her deceased grandmother granted her a wish. Carol requested her that she should love to enjoy the city life as she always desired.Grandmother understood the desire of Carol, but still wanted to convince her that the peaceful village l
28、ife is better than the city life.She told Carol, “Baby, you cannot have access to fresh fruits and vegetables from plants as you have at your home. You cannot breathe fresh air. You cannot play with animals. You can hardly find any trees. You will not find peace as you see here! Do you still want to
29、 go to the city？”Without hearing the concerns, Carol asked her grandmother to grant the wish. Grandmother granted her wish, but with a condition. Carol was told that she would only have 6 hours to spend in the city. Later, she would return to the village. Carol agreed.Paragraph 1：Carol then found he
30、rself in the city with her friends. Carol_and_her_friends_went_to_watch_movies._After_that_they_ate_delicious_food_in_a_restaurant_and_shopped_in_a_huge_mall._Carol_was_happy_that_she_had_the_chance_to_experience_the_life_in_the_city._Yet_at_the_same_time,_she_understood_that_everything_told_by_her_
31、grandmother_was_true_in_the_city._There_was_no_peace_and_no_silence;_the_city_life_was_fast_and_rushing._The_air_quality_is_not_satisfying._She_could_hardly_find_any_animal_or_even_a_tree.Paragraph 2：Carols brother Rob was calling her for lunch and Carol woke up. She_recalled_what_happened_just_now_
32、in_her_dream_and_realized_that_her_life_in_the_village_with_her_family_was_far_more_wonderful_than_the_city_life._Carol_understood_that_she_was_having_a_more_joyful_life._She_shared_her_dream_with_her_family_while_enjoying_the_fresh_fruits_and_vegetables,_and_they_laughed_together._Carol_also_developed_love_for_plants,_animals_and_beautiful_nature.