高考英语外研版一轮复习课时作业提升练 八 必修.docx
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课时作业提升练八
必修2 Module2
(建议用时35分钟)
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
Asthepopulationgrowsandtemperaturesrise,itwillbecomemoredifficulttogrowenoughfoodforeveryone.So,scientistsareexploringtheplanetforplantsthatdonotneedasmuchwaterastoday’scrops.TheMojaveDesertintheUSstateofCaliforniaishometosomeoftheseplants.
ScientistHeatherRoseKatesoftheUniversityofFloridaisinthatdesert.Sheissearchingalongroadsforaplantcalledcoyotemelonwhichisakindofsquash(南瓜小果).Coyotemelonmaynottastegood,butitcanbegrowninplacesthathavelittlerainfall.Thedesertwhereitgrowsgetsjust15to20centimetersofrainperyear,orless.Otherkindsofsquashneedatleasttwoandahalfcentimetersperweektogrow.
Scientistsareconsideringcombiningwildcoyotemelonwithregularsquashtoseeiftheycanmakeatastyvegetablethatdoesn’tneedasmuchwatertogrow.Thatcouldbeusefulonaplanetgrowingwarmerandmorecrowdedeveryday.
AndyJarvisworksattheInternationalCenterforTropicalAgriculture.Hesaysfarmerswillneedtoproduce50to70percentmorefoodby2050tofeedtheworld.So,hesays,researchersarestudyingthewildversionsoffarm-growncrops.
Buthesaysthereisaproblem.Hesaysmanywildversionsoffarmedplantsaredisappearing.Hesaystheyarethreatenedandscientistshavenotcollectedtheirseedsforfutureuse.ScientistKatesispartofaninternationalefforttogathertheseplantsandsavetheirseedswhileitisstillpossible.WorkersarecollectingwildpotatoesinArgentinaandwildpeppersinPara-guav.TheplantsandseedswillbesentforstoragetotheGlobalSeedVaultinNorwayandatKewGardensinBritain.MsKatesspendsmostofhertimeinalaboratory.Shesaysgatheringplantshashelpedherunderstandmoreaboutthem.
【文章大意】这是一篇时文报道类文章。
科学家们正在研究地球上的植物,希望能找出耐旱作物并保持植物的多样性。
1.Whydoscientistsstudycoyotemelon?
A.Ittastesgood.
B.Itiseasytocook.
C.Itonlyneedslittlewatertogrow.
D.ItiswelcomedbymanyAmericanpeople.
【解析】选C。
细节理解题。
由第二段第三句可知,南瓜小果可以种植在降雨量特别少的地方,它的生长需要极少的水。
2.Scientistswanttocombinewildcoyotemelonwithregularsquashinorderto______.
A.feedthepeopleallaroundtheworld
B.keeptheearthfrombecomingwarmer
C.createanewfruitinstead
D.produceadeliciousvegetablewithlesswatertogrow
【解析】选D。
细节理解题。
由第三段第一句可知,科学家们正在考虑将野生的南瓜小果和一般的南瓜结合在一起,从而产生一种美味的蔬菜,而且这种蔬菜的生长需水量极少。
3.WecanknowAndyJarvis______.
A.issearchingforthecoyotemelon
B.isinchargeoftheresearchofagriculture
C.feelssomewhatpessimisticaboutthescientists’research
D.thinksproducingmorefoodtofeedtheworldiseasy
【解析】选C。
推理判断题。
由最后一段第二、三句可知,AndyJarvis认为,很多野生蔬菜现在正在消失,科学家们搜集不到种子以供未来使用,他们的研究面临着很大的问题。
故可推知,AndyJarvis对科学家们的研究有点悲观。
4.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthetext?
A.Alltheplants’seedsneedtobestored.
B.MsKatesnevergoesoutsidetodoresearch.
C.Coyotemeloncanbeplantedeverywhere.
D.MsKatesbenefitsalotfromgatheringplants.
【解析】选D。
推理判断题。
由最后一段最后一句可知,MsKates认为搜集这些植物帮助她更好地了解这些植物,她受益颇多。
B
Howtodescribetherisingphilosophyoftheday?
I’dsayitisdata-ism.Wenowhavetheabilitytogatherhugeamountsofdata.Thisabilityseemstocarrywithitcertainculturalassumptions—thateverythingthatcanbemeasuredshouldbemeasured;thatdataisatransparentandreliablelensthatallowsustofilteroutemotionalismandideology;thatdatawillhelpusdoremarkablethings—likeforetellthefuture.Attheoutsetletmecelebratetwothingsdatadoesreallywell.
First,it’sreallygoodatexposingwhenourintuitive(直觉的)viewofrealityiswrong.Forexample,nearlyeverypersonwhorunsforpoliticalofficehasanintuitivesensethattheycanpowerfullyinfluencetheiroddsofwinningtheelectioniftheycanjustraiseandspendmoremoney.Butthisislargelywrong.
Afterthe2006election,SeanTrendeconstructedagraphcomparingtheincumbent(在任的)campaignspendingadvantageswiththeireventualvictory.Therewasbarelyanyrelationshipbetweenmorespendingandabiggervictory.
Likewise,manyteachershaveanintuitivesensethatdifferentstudentshavedifferentlearningstyles:
someareverbalandsomearevisual,somefocusondetailsandsomeonwhole.Teachersimaginetheywillimproveoutcomesiftheytailortheirpresentationstoeachstudent.Butthere’snoevidencetosupportthiseither.
Second,datacanclarifypatternsofbehaviorwehaven’tyetnoticed.Forexample,I’vealwaysassumedpeoplewhofrequentlyusewordslike“I”,“me”,and“mine”areprobablymoreself-centeredthanpeoplewhodon’t.ButasJamesPennebakeroftheUniversityofTexasnotesinhisbook,TheSecretLifeofPronouns,whenpeoplearefeelingconfident,theyarefocusedonthe
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