内容正文:
第二部分 月考滚动检测卷
第一次月考检测卷
[范围:必修第三册Unit1~Unit3]
(时间:100分钟 满分:120分)
第一部分 阅读(共两节,满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Peopleneedtoseekoutnewfoodsbecausetheworldhassomanymouthstofeed.Asof
2015,therearemorethansevenbilionpeopleonEarth,accordingtotheUnitedNations.Andby
2100thatnumbermaydouble.Feedingalofthesepeoplemeansnotonlyimprovingtheway
foodsaregrown,butalsofindingnewsourcesofnutrition.
Andthatquestisbecomingevermoreurgent.Ifnothingchanges,within35years,the
worldsappetitewilbegreaterthantheamountoffoodsproduced.Thatsaccordingtoareport
releasedlastyear.ItwaspreparedbytheGlobalHarvestInitiative,aprivateagriculturegroup
basedinWashington,D.C.
Globalwarming,too,ischangingfoodproduction.Scientistspredictthatrisingtemperatures
wilreducethegrowthofimportantcropslikewheat,cornandsoybeans.Lowincomedeveloping
countrieswilbehitthehardest.Whenharvestsfal,cropsbecomemoreexpensive.Andsince
thosefoodsarealsousedtofeedanimalslikecowsandpigs,meatpricestoo,wilrise.
Alovertheworld,researchersareracingagainsttheclocktofigureouthowbesttofeed
morepeopleinafast-changingworld.Andsomesurprisingideashavebeguntocomeup.Two
yearsago,scientistsintroducedthefirstburgermadefrommeatgrowninalab.Theprojectcost
morethan$300,000,butitsastart.Otherresearchersaredevelopingseedsthatcansurvive
hightemperaturesanddrought.Stilothersarefindingwaystoimprovethegenesofmeatani-
malssotheyproducemoremeatandcanstandtheheat.
Agloomy(悲观的)forecastfortheplanetisnttheonlyreasontostudyfoodsforthefu-
ture.Itsacreativequestthatwilinspirepeoplewhocanthinkinnewwaysaboutexistingplants
andanimals—eveninsects.Theseresearchershaveusedtheirtalentsinwaysthateventheynev-
erwouldhavepredicted.
1.Howdoesglobalwarmingaffectlow-incomedevelopingcountries?
a.Increasemeatprices.
b.Raisethetemperature.
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c.Reducethegrowthofcrops.
d.Leadtothehighcostoflife.
e.Causeahigherpriceforcrops.
A.b→a→c→d→e B.c→a→b→d→e
C.d→e→c→a→b D.b→c→e→a→d
2.WhatismainlytalkedaboutinParagraph4?
A.Newwaysoffarming.
B.Some