Unit 5 Working the land-【相约名校】2023年高中英语选择性必修一同步学业测评周周练卷

相约名校·高中同步学业测评周周练·英语卷（六） 选择性必修第一册 Unit 5 Working the land 注意事项： 1.本试卷满分100分，考试时间40分钟 2.答卷前，考生务必将密封线内的项目填写清楚。 3.请将选择题的答案填在非选择题前面的答题表中。 题号 选择题 非选择题 总分 合分人 复分人 得分 I.阅读理解（共8小题：每小题5分，满分40分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A,B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。 A Big changes in agriculture are taking place in Singapore.The small,Southeast Asian nation is leading a farming revolution,according to the Reuters news agency. Singapore covers around 720 square kilometers of land and only one percent of that land area is used for agriculture.Food production costs are higher there than the rest of Southeast Asia.As climate change and population growth threaten food supplies,the pressure on new farmers is to answer the government's call to "grow more with less". "Whenever I talk about food security in Singapore,I tell people not to think about land- think about space,because you can go upwards and sideways,"said Paul Teng,an agriculture professor at Nanyang Technological University. There are more than 30 vertical (farms in Singapore-ones that grow up,not across,.the land.Sustenir Agriculture is one of these businesses..Its hydroponic(无土栽培 farm grows non-native foods like cherry tomatoes and strawberries inside buildings under artificial lighting.Then it sells the produce to local supermarkets and online stores.Sustenir raised $16 million from investors (last year.The money will be used to expand operations in Singapore. However,not everyone thinks the new technology is best.Egg farmer William Ho says the government should not depend so much on agriculture technology businesses."Many of them have failed.That's why I'm always asking the government why it doesn't invest in us old-timers.We are more practical,"he said.Professor Paul Teng said an issue for urban farmers is that the high cost of the technology makes their products too pricey for many people. 1.What does the second paragraph mainly discuss? A.High food production costs. B.Reasons for changes in agriculture. C.Agricultural technology businesses. D.Sale ex