必修第二冊Unit5閱讀理解題組----練速度

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experienceandinterestinworkingwitholder

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adults.

Bothadultsandyoungstersaged13+are

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1.Whichjobrequiresadriver'slicense?

A.Deliveringmeals.

B.Deliveringnewspapers.

C.Workingatthewarehouse.

D.Workingatthenursinghome.

2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheLancasterDesignjob?

A.Applicantsareexpectedtodesignfurniture.

B.Workisarrangedaccordingtoone'sskillset.

C.Itinvolvescollectingfurniturefromhomes.

D.Itfavorsapplicantswhoarehomeless.

3.Amiddle-schoolstudentismostlikelytobehiredby.

A.FamilyAllianceMealDelivery

B.LancasterDesign

C.LancasterWeekly

D.ParkviewNursingHome

4,Whichnumbershouldyoucallifyouwanttoworkwiththeelderly?

A.740-6668988.B.740-6119735.

C.740-6538360.D.740-6968399.

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OldProblem,NewApproaches

Whilecleanenergyisincreasinglyusedinourdailylife,globalwarmingwillcontinue

forsomedecadesafterCO2emissions（排放）peak.Soevenifemissionsweretobeginto

decreasetoday,wewouldstillfacethechallengeofadaptingtoclimatechange.HereIwill

stresssomesmarterandmorecreativeexamplesofclimateadaptation.

Whenitcomestoadaptation,itisimportanttounderstandthatclimatechangeisa

process.Wearethereforenottalkingaboutadaptingtoanewstandard,buttoaconstantly

shiftingsetofconditions.Thisiswhy,inpartatleast,theUSNationalClimateAssessment

saysthat:"Thereisno'one-sizefitsall'adaptation."Nevertheless,therearesomeactions

thatoffermuchandcarrylittleriskorcost.

Aroundtheworld,peopleareadaptinginsurprisingways,especiallyinsomepoor

countries.FloodshavebecomemoredamaginginBangladeshinrecentdecades.Mohammed

Rezwansawopportunitywhereotherssawonlydisaster.Hisnot-for-profitorganizationruns

100riverboatsthatserveasfloatinglibraries,schools,andhealthclinics,andareequipped

withsolarpanelsandothercommunicatingfacilities.Rezwaniscreatingfloating

connectivity（連接）toreplacefloodedroadsandhighways.Butheisalsoworkingatafar

morefundamentallevekhisstaffshowpeoplehowtomakefloatinggardensandfishpondsto

preventstarvationduringthewetseason.

ElsewhereinAsiaevenmoreastonishingactionsarebeingtaken.ChewangNorphel

livesinamountainousregioninIndia,whereheisknownastheIceMan.Thelossof

glaciers（冰〃I）thereduetoglobalwarmingrepresentsanenormousthreatto

agriculture.Withouttheglaciers,waterwillarriveintheriversattimeswhenitcandamage

crops.NorpheFsinspirationcamefromseeingthewasteofwateroverwinter,whenitwasnot

needed.Hedirectedthewastedwaterintoshallowbasinswhereitfroze,andwasstoreduntil

thespring.Hisfieldsoficesupplyperfectlytimedirrigation（灌溉）water.Havingcreatednine

suchicereserves,Norphelcalculatesthathehasstoredabout200,000m3ofwater.Climate

changeisacontinuingprocess,soNorpheFsicereserveswillnotlastforever.Warmingwill

overtakethem.Butheisprovidingafewyearsduringwhichthefarmerswill,perhaps,beable

tofindothermeansofadapting.

IncreasingEarth'sreflectivenesscancooltheplanet.InsouthernSpainthesudden

increaseofgreenhouses（whichreflectlightbacktospace）haschangedthewarmingtrend

locally,andactuallycooledtheregion.WhileSpainasawholeisheatingup

quicklytemperaturesnearthegreenhouseshavedecreased.Thisexampleshouldactasan

inspirationforallcities.Bypaintingbuildingswhite,citiesmayslowdownthewarming

process.

InPeru,localfarmersaroundamountainwithaglacierthathasalreadyfallenvictimto

climatechangehavebegunpaintingtheentiremountainpeakwhiteinthehopethattheadded

reflectivenesswillrestorethelife-givingice.Theoutcomeisstillfarfromclear.ButtheWorld

Bankhasincludedtheprojectonitslistof“100ideastosavetheplanet”.

Moreordinaryformsofadaptationarehappeningeverywhere.Afriendofmineownsan

areaoflandinwesternVictoria.Overfivegenerationsthelandhasbeentoowetfor

cropping.Butduringthepastdecadedecliningrainfallhasallowedhimtoplanthighly

profitablecrops.Farmersinmanycountriesarealsoadaptinglikethis-eitherbygrowing

newproduce,orbygrowingthesamethingsdifferently.Thisiscommonsense.Butsome

suggestionsforadaptingarenot.Whenthepollutingindustriesarguethatwe'velostthebattle

tocontrolcarbonpollutionandhavenochoicebuttoadapt,it*sanonsensedesignedtomake

thecaseforbusinessasusual.

Humanbeingswillcontinuetoadapttothechangingclimateinbothordinaryand

astonishingways.Butthemostsensibleformofadaptationissurelytoadaptourenergy

systemstoemitlesscarbonpollution.Afterall,ifweadaptinthatway,wemayavoidtheneed

tochangeinsomanyothers.

5.TheunderlinedpartinParagraph2implies.

A.adaptationisanever-changingprocess

B.thecostofadaptationvarieswithtime

C.globalwarmingaffectsadaptationforms

D.adaptationtoclimatechangeischallenging

6.WhatisspecialwithregardtoRezwan'sproject?

A.Theprojectreceivesgovernmentsupport.

B.Differentorganizationsworkwitheachother.

C.Hisorganizationmakesthebestofabadsituation.

D.Theprojectconnectsfloodedroadsandhighways.

7.WhatdidtheIceMandotoreducetheeffectofglobalwarming?

A.Storingiceforfutureuse.

B.Protectingtheglaciersfrommelting.

C.Changingtheirrigationtime.

D.Postponingthemeltingoftheglaciers.

8.WhatdowelearnfromthePeruexample?

A.Whitepaintisusuallysafeforbuildings.

B.Theglobalwarmingtrendcannotbestopped.

C.Thiscountryisheatinguptooquickly.

D.Sunlightreflectionmayrelieveglobalwarming.

9.Accordingtotheauthor,pollutingindustriesshould.

A.adapttocarbonpollution

B.planthighlyprofitablecrops

C.leavecarbonemissionalone

D.fightagainstcarbonpollution

lO.Whatstheauthor'spreferredsolutiontoglobalwarming?

A.Settingupanewstandard.

B.Reducingcarbonemission.

C.Adaptingtoclimatechange.

D.Monitoringpollutingindustries.

C

DianaJacobsthoughtherfamilyhadaworkableplantopayforcollegeforher21-year-

oldtwinsons:acombinationofsavings,income,scholarships,andamodestamountof

borrowing.Thenherhusbandlosthisjob,andtheplanfellapart.

“Ihavetwokidsincollege,andIwanttosay'comehome1,butatthesametimeIwant

toprovidethemwithagoodeducation,99saysJacobs.

TheJacobsfamilydidworkoutasolution:Theyaskedandreceivedmoreaidfromthe

schools,andeachsonincreasedhisborrowingtothemaximumamountthroughthefederal

loan（貸款）program.Theywilleachgraduatewith$20,000ofdebt,butatleasttheywillbe

abletofinishschool.

Withunemploymentrising,financialaidadministratorsexpecttohearfrommore

familiesliketheJacobs.Morestudentsareapplyingforaid,andmorefamiliesexpecttoneed

studentloans.Collegeadministratorsareconcernedthattheywillnothaveenoughaidmoney

togoaround.

Atthesametime,tuition（學(xué)費(fèi)）continuestorise.AreportfromtheNationalCenterfor

PublicPolicyandHigherEducationfoundthatcollegetuitionandfeesincreasedby439%

from1982to2007,whileaveragefamilyincomerosejust147%.Studentborrowinghasmore

thandoubledinthelastdecade.

“Ifwegoonthiswayforanother25years,wewon'thaveanaffordablesystemofhigher

education,9,saysPatrickM.Callan,presidentofthecenter."Themiddleclassfamilieshave

beenfinancingitthroughdebt.Theywillsendkidstocollegewhateverittakes,evenifthat

meansahugeamountofdebt.”

Financialaidadministratorshavebeenhavingahardtimeasmanycompaniesdecide

thatstudentloansarenotprofitableenoughandhavestoppedmakingthem.Thegood

news,however,isthatfederalloansaccountforaboutthreequartersofstudentborrowing,and

thegovernmentsaysthatmoneywillflowuninterrupted.

11.AccordingtoParagraphl,whydidtheplanoftheJacobsfamilyfail?

A.Thetwinswastedtoomuchmoney.

B.Theirsavingsranout.

C.Thefatherwasoutofwork.

D.Thefamilyfellapart.

12.HowdidtheJacobsfamilymanagetosolvetheirproblem?

A.Theyaskedtheirkidstocomehome.

B.Theyborrowed$20,000fromtheschools.

C.Theyencouragedtheirtwinsonstodopart-timejobs.

D.Theygothelpfromtheschoolsandthefederalgovernment.

13.Financialaidadministratorsbelievethat.

A.collegefeeswilldoublesoon

B.America'sunemploymentwillfall

C.thegovernmentwillreceivemorelettersofcomplaint

D.morefamilieswillfacethesameproblemastheJacobsfamily

14.Whatcanwelearnaboutthemiddleclassfamiliesfromthetext?

A.Theyblamedthegovernmentforthetuitionincrease.

B.Theirincomeremainedsteadyinthelastdecade.

C.Theywilltrytheirbesttosendkidstocollege.

D.Theirdebtswillbepaidoffwithin25years.

15.Accordingtothelastparagraph,thegovernmentwill.

A.goonprovidingfinancialsupportforcollegestudents

B.stopthecompaniesfrommakingstudentloans

C.dismisssomefinancialaidadministrators

D.providemoststudentswithscholarships

D

HistoryFairCompetition

Understandinghistoryisvitaltounderstandingourselvesasapeopleandasa

nation.Historyismuchmorethanthestudyofdustyoldobjectsandeventslongpast.ltisan

essentialpartofwhowearetodayandwhowewillbecome.ThorntonMiddleSchoolHistory

FairCompetitionmakesunderstandinghistoryexciting,engaging,andfun!

ThisYear'sTheme

Allparticipantsmustaddresshowcommunicationortransportationtechnologyhas

promotedthequalityoflifeforAmericansthroughouthistory.Tomanypeople,technology

meanscomputers,hand-helddevices,orvehiclesthattraveltodistant

planets.However,technologyisalsotheapplicationofscientificknowledgetosolvea

problem,touchinglivesincountlessways.

Individualsorgroupsmayenteroneofthefollowingcategories:

?Performance

?Documentary（紀(jì)實(shí)作品）

?EssayWriting

CategoryRequirements

Performance^dramaticpresentationofthetopicnomorethan10minuteslong.If

specialclothesareused,theyshouldtrulyrepresentagivenperiod.

Documentary:Avisualpresentation（suchasavideo,slideshow,orcomputerproject）no

morethan10minuteslong.Adesktopcomputer,screen,projector,andloudspeakerswillbe

available.StudentsmustprovidetheirpresentationsonCDsbeforeFriday,March23.

EssayWriting:Anacademicpaperof2,000to2,500words.Noillustrations（圖解）are

allowed.Pleasedonotincludecovers.Alistofreferencesmustbeincluded.

ImportantDates

January5Submitatopicproposaltoyourhistoryteacher.Theteachermayrequireasecond

proposalifthefirstisoff-topicorunclear.

February5Submitafirstdraftofyouressayperformancescript（居U本）,or

documentaryhighlights.

February19Acommitteeofteacherswillevaluatematerialsandgive

opinions.Studentsthenhaveanopportunitytoimprovetheirproducts.

March9Submitafinaldraftofyouressay.

March15Performanceanddocumentarycommitteepreview

March24ThorntonMiddleSchoolHistoryFairCompetition

7:00AM—9:00AM

Participantssigninginatthegym

10:00AM—6:00PM

Competitionandjudges1review

7:00PM

Awardsceremonyandpicnic

16.AccordingtoParagraphl,whatisthemajorgoalofunderstandinghistory?

A.Topreservenationaltraditions.

B.Toprepareforahistorycompetition.

C.Tobetterknowthepresentandfuture.

D.Tofurtherexplorehistoricalmysteries.

17.Whatisthethemeofthisyear'scompetition?

A.Technologyadvancesscience.

B.Scienceinteractswithtechnology.

C.Sciencehasmadethestudyofhistoryeasy.

D.TechnologyhasimprovedthelifeofAmericans.

18.Amongtheitemsprovidedbytheschoolforavisualpresentationare.

A.specialclothesandascreen

B.adesktopcomputerandaCD

C.aprojectorandspecialclothes

D.adesktopcomputerandloudspeakers

19.Whatwouldaparticipanthavetodowithanessayof1,500wordstomeetthecategory

requirement?

A.Includemoreinformationintheessay.

B.Removethereferences.

C.Provideacoverfortheessay.

D.Explainthedetailswithillustrations.

2O.WhatwillthecommitteeofteachersdoonFebruary19?

A.Previewperformancesanddocumentaries.

B.Makecommentsonthematerials.

C.Improvetheparticipant'sfirstdraft.

D.Collectasecondproposalfromtheparticipant.

必修第二冊Unit5閱讀理解題組----練速度

1.A解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)FamilyAllianceMealDelivery部分的第二段第一句“All

applicantsmusthaveadriver'slicenseandaccesstoacar.（所有的申請者都必須有駕照并且

會(huì)開車。廠可知，送餐的工作需要有駕照。故選A項(xiàng)。

2.B解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)LancasterDesign部分第二段的"Candidateswillbe

matchedwithataskbasedonskillset.（會(huì)基于申請人不同的能力匹配相應(yīng)的任務(wù)。）“可

知,LancasterDesign的工作是根據(jù)個(gè)人的能力進(jìn)行安排的。故選B項(xiàng)。

3.C解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)LancasterWeekly部分的第二段第一句"Bothadultsand

youngstersaged13+arerequiredtodeliverournewspaper.“可知，中學(xué)生最有可能被

LancasterWeekly雇用。故選C項(xiàng)。

4.D解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)ParkviewNursingHome部分的第一段第二句"Weseek

peoplewhoarepatientandcaring,andwhohaveexperienceandinterestinworkingwith

olderadults.”可知,ParkviewNursingHome的工作是關(guān)于養(yǎng)老院的,所以如果你想和老年

人一起工作，應(yīng)該撥打740-6968399。故選D項(xiàng)。

5.A解析詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第二段內(nèi)容可知，當(dāng)談到適應(yīng)性的時(shí)候，我們應(yīng)該理解氣候

變化是一個(gè)不斷發(fā)展的過程。人類的適應(yīng)也沒有一個(gè)通用的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，人類對(duì)環(huán)境的適應(yīng)也

是一個(gè)不斷變化的過程。故選A項(xiàng)。

6.C解析推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段的“MohammedRezwansawopportunitywhereothers

sawonlydisaster.”可知,Rezwan看到的是機(jī)遇，他創(chuàng)建浮動(dòng)連接來取代被水淹沒的道路，

他的工作人員還教人們?nèi)绾沃谱髌』▓@和魚塘。由此可以推斷出,Rezwan是充分利

用了困境。故選C項(xiàng)。

7.A解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段的"Hedirectedthewastedwaterintoshallowbasins

whereitfroze,andwasstoreduntilthespring.”可知，他把廢水倒入淺盆里讓其結(jié)冰并一直

儲(chǔ)存到春天。故選A項(xiàng)。

8.D解析推理判斷題。根據(jù)第六段的第一句可知，在一座有冰川的山周圍,當(dāng)?shù)氐霓r(nóng)民,

也就是氣候變化的受害者們，他們開始把整個(gè)山頂涂成白色,希望這些人為添加的反射物

能夠恢復(fù)生命之冰。由此可以推知，陽光反射可以緩解全球變暖。故選D項(xiàng)。

9.D解析推理判斷題。根據(jù)第七段的最后一句可知，污染行業(yè)認(rèn)為