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单元测评12　Unit 6　Earth first (时间：30分钟　　满分：35分) (本栏目内容在学生用书中以活页形式分册装订！) Ⅰ.阅读理解(本题共8个小题，每小题2.5分，共20分) A (2025·苏北七市二测) Like many of the Indigenous communities across the Australian continent, the remote communities in north­west New South Wales are struggling.Many of the 300 or so residents rely on welfare.Higher electricity bills—up to $3，000 a quarter for some households—further worsen the poverty.They're always at the end of the power line, so the service that is there is quite extraordinary in terms of cost.It's a real problem that needs to be fixed. To that end, Anderson and other Indigenous leaders have formed the First Nations Renewable Energy Alliance (FREA) to push for renewable energy in Indigenous communities.They partner with private enterprise to support Indigenous communities looking to switch to renewable energy. “We can build a power station where the community exists，” Anderson says, “so people are able to successfully live in the environment the way they want to live and have access to power which enables them to better determine their economic future.” Only a handful of Indigenous communities have set up renewable energy projects in Australia.The Indigenous­owned and operated company All Grid Energy, for instance, has installed solar panels and battery storage systems to replace diesel (柴油) generators in the communities of Ngurrara and Kurnturlpara in the Northern Territory's Barkly Tableland.Within two months of the system being installed in May 2016, people were moving back to their homelands, the communities growing from just two permanent residents to about 40. But FREA will go one step further, working with community leaders and acting as a conduit (中转机构) between the communities and the businesses they are dealing with.This is essential, says Anderson, to avoid predatory (掠夺性的) practices they have seen in the past, with companies “playing on the psychology of poverty” to gain advantage.The FREA has drafted terms of agreements that will guide how companies engage with Indigenous communities for renewable energy projects. One of the next steps for FREA will be to identify a community that can act as a test case for a renewables project.“Our experience is that if we can make it work for one community, it will work in every other community，” Anderson says. 【语篇解读】　本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了澳大利亚的土著社区领导人 Anderson与其他领导人成立了第一个民族可再生能源联盟(FREA)，以推动在土著社区使用可再生能源，并避免过去企业利用贫困心理进行的掠夺性行为。 1．What is FREA expected to do for the remote Indigenous communities? A．Increase power supply to them. B．Help them return to their homelands. C．Shake them off poverty. D．Reduce their higher power costs. 答案：D 解析：细节理解题。根据文章第一段内容和第二段中的 “To that end, Anderson and other Indigenous leaders have formed the First Nations Renewable Energy Alliance (FREA) to push for renewable energy in Indigenous communities.” 可知，FREA 期望让偏远的土著社区也能使用可再生能源发电，来降低他们较高的电力成本。故选D。 2．What does the author indicate by mentioning All Grid Energy? A．Renewables projects are inaccessible. B．Renewables projects are quite workable. C．Renewables projects can increase locals' income. D．Renewables projects can coexist with diesel power plants. 答案：B 解析：推理判断题。根据文章第四段中的 “Within two months of the system being installed in May 2016, people were moving back to their homelands, the communities growing from just two permanent residents to about 40.” 可推知，作者使用 All Grid Energy公司的案例——该公司安装了太阳能电池板和电池存储系统，以取代柴油发电机，这使当地土著居民纷纷回村，人口也得以增长——是想说明可再生能源项目确实可行。故选B。 3．What's Paragraph 5 mainly about concerning FREA? A.Its strategies to win over businesses. B．Its cooperation with company leaders. C．Its potential conflict with energy companies. D．Its innovation in directing renewables projects. 答案：D 解析：段落大意题。根据文章第五段中的 “to avoid predatory (掠夺性的) practices...Indigenous communities for renewable energy projects.” 可知，第五段讲述了为了避免过去的情况，FREA 已经起草了协议条款，指导公司如何与土著社区合作开展可再生能源项目。因为要避免过去的情况，所以他们在方法上有创新。故选D。 4．What's FREA going to do next? A．Consult the experts. B．Select a piloting community. C.Collect sufficient construction fund. D．Make renewables projects available to all. 答案：B 解析：推理判断题。根据文章最后一段中的 “One of the next steps for FREA will be to identify a community that can act as a test case for a renewables project.” 可推知，FREA的下一步计划之一是确定一个可以作为可再生能源项目测试案例的社区，即选择一个试点社区。故选B。 B (2025·广东高三联考) Scientists have found that floating solar panels could provide a huge amount of electricity if they were placed on lakes and other bodies of water around the world.Floating solar panels could also help save water and protect land. Solar panels—also known as “photovoltaic” panels—are used to turn sunlight into electricity.Most solar panels are placed on land in large collections called solar farms.But recently people have begun to explore putting floating solar panels on water.Because these panels float, some people call them “floatovoltaics (浮动光伏)”． The researchers behind the new study looked at 114，555 reservoirs worldwide.They used computer programs to figure out how much electricity could be produced yearly by covering 30% of these reservoirs with floating solar panels.The answer was surprisingly large—more than twice the amount of energy the United States generates in a year.And 10 times as much energy as all the solar power currently being generated in the world.The researchers described the results as “remarkable”． The scientists found that floatovoltaics would be especially useful when reservoirs were near smaller cities (50，000 people or less).The researchers say there are about 6，256 cities around the world where floating solar panels could provide all the electricity the cities need. Floatovoltaics can also help save water by limiting evaporation (蒸发)from reservoirs.The scientists say that solar panels covering just 30% of the reservoirs' surfaces could save as much water as 300 million people would use in a year.There are several other reasons that make floatovoltaics a good idea.Photovoltaic panels work better when they're not extremely hot.The water helps cool the panels so that they create more energy.Putting solar panels on water also means that there's no need to clear land for a solar farm.That's more and more important as countries work to fight climate change and protect natural spaces for wild animals. 【语篇解读】　本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了浮动太阳能电池板——既能发电又能节约水，同时保护野生生物(生存)的自然空间。 5．What did the researchers think of the study results? A．Skeptical. B．Amazing. C．Worrying. D．Interesting. 答案：B 解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的 “The answer was surprisingly large” 及 “The researchers described the results as ‘remarkable’．” 可知，研究人员认为这些结果是 “非凡的”， remarkable 与 amazing的意思相近，故选B。 6．Where should floating solar panels be placed to make them extremely helpful? A．In small cities with more rain and less sunshine. B．In huge cities with many small lakes and rivers. C．In tiny cities near reservoirs with less than 50，000 people. D．In large cities far from reservoirs with more than 50，000 people. 答案：C 解析：细节理解题。根据第四段中的 “The scientists found that floatovoltaics would be especially useful when reservoirs were near smaller cities (50，000 people or less).” 可知，科学家们发现，当水库靠近较小的城市(人口不超过5万)时，浮动光伏尤其有用。由此可知，在不超过5万人的城市，浮动光伏是极其有用的。故选C。 7．Why is covering reservoirs with floating solar panels useful? A．It can help reduce water evaporation. B．It can prevent water from being polluted. C．It purifies the water available for consumption. D．It provides enough sunlight for the solar panels. 答案：A 解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段中的 “Floatovoltaics can also help save water by limiting evaporation(蒸发) from reservoirs.” 可知，浮动光伏可以通过减少水库中的水的蒸发来帮助节约水。由此可知，用浮动太阳能电池板覆盖水库可以帮助减少水的蒸发。故选A。 8．What's the best title for the text? A．The Methods of Using Floatovoltaics B．The Prospects of the Power Industry C．Solar Farms—Turning Sunlight Into Electricity D．Floating Solar Panels—Making Energy, Saving Water　 答案：D 解析：标题归纳题。通读全文可知，文章主要介绍了浮动太阳能电池板——既能发电又能节约水。所以D项适合作为本文的最佳标题。故选D。 Ⅱ.完形填空(本题共15个小题，每小题1分，共15分) (2025·郑州二测) After my mother suffered from Alzheimer's disease(阿尔茨海默病), the plants in our house began to die.In years past, I remember the deep, earthy smell that would 1 in our house after my mother had made her weekly watering rounds.Back then, I never connected it with the care that was at the 2 of everything she did. But now, leaves were 3 ， some dry and edged with brown, and many of the stems(茎) bare.It was a mark of how my mother can no longer attend to all the things that she lovingly cared for.I was so focused on the increasing 4 of her own care that her beloved plants had escaped my 5 ． I began her old rounds, pouring water into the thirsty soil, and soon the plants 6 ．That's the thing about house plants: They demand nothing.They wait quietly, no matter how 7 they are.But even after my best 8 ， some of the plants couldn't survive.My mother's kind caregivers have since brought new ones to add to her 9 ， and my father buys fresh flowers every week. Though Alzheimer's disease 10 so much of her memory, her desire to care is still there.I would guide her down the steps to water the plants herself.I watched as her shaking hands picked the brown leaves.Each time, she smiled up at me with 11 satisfaction because being able to 12 something is still what brings her the greatest joy. I look at plants 13 these days.I see them as my mother does: 14 reminders of the need for kindness toward all living things.It is clear to me that the things we spend a lifetime 15 are never truly lost and the love she has planted in me still blooms. 【语篇解读】　本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了在母亲得了阿尔茨海默病之后，作者开始学着照料院子里母亲种植的花草。通过这件事作者感悟到：植物无声地提醒我们需要善待所有的生物，我们永远不会真正失去那些自己花了一生的时间培育的东西；母亲在 “我” 身上种下的爱之花仍然盛开。 1．A.pile on B．rise up C．come over D．wander off 答案：B 解析：根据空后的 “after my mother had made her weekly watering rounds” 可知，在 “我” 母亲每周给花草浇水之后，房间里应是升起浓浓的泥土味。故选B。 2．A.beginning B．top C．foundation D．thought 答案：C 解析：根据空后的 “of everything she did” 和空前的 “the care” 可知，此处是说以她所做的一切为基础的照料。故选C。 3．A.dropping B．appearing C．turning D．waving 答案：A 解析：根据空后的 “some dry and edged with brown, and many of the stems(茎) bare” 及生活常识可知，由于疏于照料，植物的叶子会枯萎。所以，此处是指一些叶子掉落，一些叶子干枯变黄，许多茎也是光秃秃的。故选A。 4．A.processes B．possibilities C．goals D．demands 答案：D 解析：根据上文 “After my mother suffered from Alzheimer's disease” 可知，此处是指 “我” 太专注于对她个人的日益增长的照料需求。故选D。 5．A.desire B．memory C．protection D．notice 答案：D 解析：根据上文的 “I was so focused on the increasing” 可知，此处是指 “我” 专注于对母亲的照顾， 而没有注意到母亲心爱的植物。故选D。 6．A.recovered B．absorbed C．dried D．shone 答案：A 解析：根据空前的 “I began her old rounds, pouring water into the thirsty soil” 可知，作者开始了她母亲的惯例：把水倒进缺水的土壤里。所以植物应是很快就恢复了生机。故选A。 7．A.lonely B．helpless C．thirsty D．anxious 答案：C 解析：根据上文的 “pouring water into the thirsty soil” 及空前的 “They wait quietly” 可知，此处是指：它们不要求任何东西；它们安静地等待，不管它们有多渴。空处与上文 “pouring water into the thirsty soil” 中的 thirsty 是原词复现。故选C。 8．A.contributions B．attempts C．choices D．explorations 答案：B 解析：根据上文中的 “But even” 及空后的 “some of the plants couldn't survive” 可知，此处应与下文是转折关系。所以此句表示的是：尽管作者尽了最大的努力，有些植物还是无法存活。故选B。 9．A.collection B．love C．sharing D．amusement 答案：A 解析：根据空前的 “My mother's kind caregivers have since brought new ones to add to her” 及空后的 “my father buys fresh flowers every week” 可知，此处是指母亲的照顾和父亲购置新花都 “增加了母亲的收藏品(collection)”。故选A。 10．A.recalls B．hides C．steals D．escapes 答案：C 解析：根据常识及空后的 “so much of her memory” 可知，此处是说阿尔茨海默病偷走了她的很多记忆。故选C。 11．A.deep B．passing C．slight D．longing 答案：A 解析：根据上文的 “she smiled up at me” 及下文的 “what brings her the greatest joy” 可知，此处是指她 “非常满意地” 看着“我”。故选A。 12．A.live with B．find out C．care for D．focus on 答案：C 解析：根据上文的 “Though Alzheimer's disease so much of her memory, her desire to care is still there.” 可知，虽然阿尔茨海默病夺走了她的很多记忆，但她关心别人的愿望仍然存在。所以，此处是指 “能够照顾一些东西仍然是她最大的乐事”。故选C。 13．A.definitely B．curiously C．strangely D．differently 答案：D 解析：根据下文 “I see them as my mother does” 可知，此处是指 “对植物的看法不同了”。故选D。 14．A.final B．quiet C．permanent D．quick 答案：B 解析：根据上文 “They wait quietly” 可知，此处是指 “无声的提醒”。故选B。 15．A.growing B．seeking C．expecting D．saving 答案：A 解析：根据下文的 “never truly lost” 可知， 此处是指 “花了一生的时间培育的东西不会真正地失去”。故选A。 学生用书第102页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $