Unit 1 Food Matters 单元素能综合训练-2024-2025学年高中英语牛津译林版（2020）选择性必修第一册

选择性必修一 Unit1单元素能综合训练

一：用所给词的适当形式填空 (共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分)

1. She became _________ (mood) after the exam, switching between silence and sudden outbursts of frustration, which worried her friends.

2. The plan, __________ (combine) with creativity and hard work, quickly became a success.

3. The math problem was _________ (trick), requiring careful analysis to avoid the hidden traps.

4. The child ate __________ (greed) from the cake, ignoring his mother’s reminder to share with others.

5. The mother spoke _______ (gentle) to her baby, soothing the little one to sleep with a soft lullaby. 

6. She joined the art __________ (associate) to meet others who shared her love for creative expression.

7. The restaurant offers _______ (vary) dishes, catering to different dietary preferences and tastes.

8. The actor’s ________ (emotion) performance in the drama touched the hearts of the entire audience.

9. The medicine provided instant ________ (relieve), allowing him to focus on his studies.

10. The plane began to___________ (low) its altitude as it approached the runway on a foggy morning.

11.________ (cycle) is a great way to stay fit, and he enjoys riding along the river every weekend.

12. The audience erupted into thunderous applause due to the team’s __________ (impress) performance.

13. She found her new kitten absolutely __________ (adore).

14. They had to__________ (multiple) the recipe by three to feed all the guests at the party.

15. Wearing casual clothes to a formal event is _____________ (appropriate), so choose your outfit carefully.

16. _____________ (consume) are increasingly concerned about the products they buy.

17. The company’s __________ (innovate) in technology has made it a leader in the industry.

18. The teacher would _______________ (emphasis) the importance of reading aloud to improve language skills.

19. The ___________ (mix) of flour, sugar, and eggs created a smooth batter for the cake.

20. The school enhanced campus __________(secure) by installing advanced cameras and hiring professional guards. 

二：阅读理解 （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、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。

        A

Tuna Tossing (掷金枪鱼)

This sport began in South Australia in a fishing community called Port Lincoln. It was inspired by the local fishermen who used to toss fish onto their trucks. Competitors will throw a

10kg fish and the winner is the person who throws the farthest.

Hot Dog Eating Contest

Competitive eating has become popular in the past years and its participants try to eat as many hot dogs as they can in ten minutes. This sport began in the U.S. city fairs and has gained recognition due to Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest, held annually on the 4th of July. The sport has turned into a huge industry and is now popular in the U.S., Canada, and Japan.

Wife Carrying

It’s a sport in which male competitors race while carrying a female teammate through a special track in the shortest time. This game has its origins in Finland. It developed into a worldwide game later and had the first foreign champion from Australia. The North American Wife Carrying Champion began in 1999. Now the world wife Carrying Championship has teams competing from Australia, Germany, Britain, Estonia, Ireland, and the United States.

Palm Tree Climbing (爬棕榈树)

Independence Day in Indonesia is on August, 17th. This day is celebrated by various competitions. Climbing the palm trunk is the most difficult one. The smooth, oiled trunk is a problem. At the top of the trunk there are prizes-from towels, clothes and something to mountain bicycles and cash certificates. Many countries have similar tree climbing events now.

21．Which event promotes the business development greatly?

A．Tuna Tossing. B．Hot Dog Eating Contest.

C．Wife Carrying. D．Palm Tree Climbing.

22．Where was the sport Wife Carrying first held?

A．In Indonesia B．In Australia C．In America D．In Finland

23．What can be learned about Palm Tree Climbing?

A．It is the hardest among the four events. B．Its competitors’ teamwork means everything.

C．Its winners get prizes of different values. D．It is celebrated in late winter every year.

        B

In the 1930s, the first cake mixes (蛋糕粉) which only required water were invented and some people argued that this approach, the easiest, was the best. But others thought cooks would want to do more. The cake-mix argument may be out-dated, but its central question remains: Just how demanding do we want our technologies to be?

Then what is a demanding technology? Two elements are included: One is that it is technology that takes time to master, and the other is that its operation includes some real risk of failure.

Therefore, a piano is a demanding technology, as is a programming language or a machine system.

However, so-called easy technologies usually require little concentrated effort and produce predictable results. Clearly, easy technologies have remade human society over the past century, but the problem is that, as every individual task becomes easier, we demand much more of both

ourselves and others. As a result, we are faced with a larger number of small tasks(writing hundreds of e-mails)instead of fewer difficult tasks (writing several long letters). And, when every task is easy, nearly all people are multitasking (多任务处理).

Easy technologies supposedly free us to focus on what matters, but sometimes what matters gets eliminated. Everyone knows that it is easier to drive to the top of a mountain than to hike; the views may be the same, but the feeling never is. Following the same idea, we develop into beings that can do more. However, we can’t get the same satisfaction as we expect.

I don’t mean that everything needs to be done the hard way. But we must take challenges seriously, or we’ll face the danger of becoming creatures whose lives are less satisfying.

24．What makes demanding technologies different from easy technologies?

A．It requires much effort. B．It takes little attention.

C．It achieves intended effect. D．It deals with machines.

25．What is a possible result of easy technologies?

A．More time for concentration. B．Writing much longer letters.

C．Lower expectations on others. D．Doing various tasks at a time.

26．What does the underlined word “eliminated” in paragraph 4 mean?

A．Noticed. B．Stressed. C．Improved. D．Removed.

27．Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?

A．The Argument Over Cake Mixes B．What Is A Demanding Technology?

C．The Problem With Easy Technologies D．What Challenges Do Humans Face?

 C

Honey is a sweet treat that most people take for granted. But it is more than just a topping for cakes or a sweetener for tea. It’s a miracle of sorts.

Honey is the only food product made by an insect that humans eat. Even with all our technical abilities, no one has figured out how to make artificial honey. There’s really no substitute (替代品).

A single pound of honey may require a beehive of up to 60,000 bees to visit two million flowers. No wonder some people call it liquid gold! Although amber-colored clover honey tends to be most common, honey comes in a variety of shades and flavors, depending on the flowers that the bees gather nectar (花蜜) from.

Honey has been used throughout history in a number of ways. One of the most remarkable things about it is that it never goes bad. It may crystallize, meaning that it becomes solid in parts, but simply warming it slightly will melt the crystals and return the honey to its liquid form.

No one knows exactly how long honey has been used by humans, but Spanish cave paintings dated at 7,000BC show early evidence of beckeeping. Honey was also used by the ancient Egyptians as a sweetener, as a gift to the gods, and even as an element used to create mummies. Honey has been found inside the Egyptian pyramids, and although that honey was more than 3,000 years old, it would still taste like honey and be safe to eat. No other food has such