課時跟蹤檢測(三十)　The power of nature

　　Ⅰ.單項填空

　　1．(2024·濟寧高三模擬)—Jenny, it won't be long before I receive the admission letter from Oxford University.

　　—________

　　A．Good luck！　B．Congratulations!

　　C．Why so soon?

　　D．Don't worry.

　　2．(2024·江蘇南通二模)Carbon dioxide is said ________ the earth twice as quickly as previously feared.

　　A．to be heated

　　B．to be heating

　　C．to have heated

　　D．to have been heated

　　3．(2024·湘潭二模)________ around the university, we then were taken to a building, where many scientists worked.

　　A．Showing

　　B．Having been shown

　　C．Being shown

　　D．Having shown

　　4．(2024·岳陽模擬)—The iPhone 5 has been on the market for some time. Have you got one?

　　—Yes, I ________ one during my visit to Hong Kong.

　　A．have bought

　　B．bought

　　C．had bought

　　D．would buy

　　5．(2024·山東萊蕪高三期末考試)Attracting ________ senior citizens, Florida is ________ home to the largest population of elder Americans.

　　A．/; /

　　B．the; a

　　C．the; /

　　D．/; a

　　6．(2024·馬鞍山模擬)I was really ________ about you. You shouldn't have left home without a word.

　　A．anxious

　　B．eager

　　C．worrying

　　D．sure

　　7．(2024·吉林市高三模擬)According to our headmaster's principle, all children should be encouraged to realize their full ________.

　　A．consequence

　　B．entertainment

　　C．presentation

　　D．potential

　　8．The children went home from the grammar school, their lessons ________ for the day.

　　A．finishing

　　B．finished

　　C．had finished

　　D．were finished

　　9．(2024·江蘇泰州檢測)—Will you be able to finish the report before Friday?

　　—I can't ________ anything, but I'll try my best.

　　A．guarantee

　　B．transform

　　C．prepare

　　D．say

　　10．(2024·吉林長春外國語學校月考)In the botanical garden we can find a(n) ________ of plants that range from tall trees to small flowers.

　　A．species

　　B．groups

　　C．amount

　　D．variety

　　11．(2024·浙江高考)The research lacks ________ evidence, and therefore, its conclusions are doubtful.

　　A．solid

　　B．fierce

　　C．severe

　　D．potential

　　12．Nowadays food safety is a big problem and nobody can guarantee all foods are secure to us, but food produced in the normal companies is ________ better.

　　A．strictly

　　B．absolutely

　　C．relatively

　　D．exactly

　　13．He had a talent for music and was ________ conductor of Shanghai Symphony Orchestra at the age of 30.

　　A．assigned

　　B．appointed

　　C．named

　　D．honored

　　14．(2024·山西大同一中高三月考)His wonderful performances ________ to all ages and social groups in China and he is also popular with people all over the world.

　　A．appear

　　B．suit

　　C．fit

　　D．appeal

　　15．(2024·河北普通高中教學質檢)The man talks as if he knew the truth about the car accident. ________ he knows nothing about it.

　　A．Actually

　　B．Really

　　C．Obviously

　　D．Generally

　　Ⅱ.閱讀理解

　　A

　　(2024·黃山市高三質檢)The World Bank estimates there are about 650 million mobile phone users in African countries south of the Sahara Desert.That is greater than the number of users in the United States and European Union.

　　Samia Melhem works for the World Bank to increase information technologies in Africa.She says mobile phones are the fastest growing technology on the continent.

　　“Faster than TV, and definitely faster than electricity.More people have access to mobile phones and therefore communication.More people have Internet access today in Africa than they have access to water, clean water, or even sanitation (衛生設備)．So we can say that this has been the most significant revolution in terms of changing the African landscape and how people live their daily life.”

　　CNN television recently named seven ways of life that have been revolutionized because of mobile phones.They include political activism, education, entertainment, disaster management, agriculture and health.

　　Another area is banking.Reports say half or more of the adults in Gabon, Kenya and Sudan use mobile money.Rene Mendy sells goods in the streets of Dakar, Senegal.But he never had enough money to open a bank account.

　　Now he uses a mobile phone banking service called Orange Money.With his telephone, he can add or take out as little as one dollar.He can make payments and send money to family members who live far away.

　　Orange Money says it serves four million customers in ten countries.The World Bank's Samia Melhem notes that the French company is facing competition from

　　other

　　mobile banking services.

　　“The mobile banking is a huge trend.And people in the West don't understand it, because most people have bank accounts and credit cards.It — mobile banking — is the instant possession of cash at a much lower cost.The cost is the cost of sending a message, which is almost nothing compared to what traditional transfer agents, like Western Union, would charge 10 dollars or more for a particular money transfer.”

　　1．Which country or area has the most mobile phone users according to the text?

　　A．The USA.　B．European Union.

　　C．African countries.

　　D．France.

　　2．The most significant revolution refers to ________.

　　A．seven ways of life revolutionized because of mobile phones

　　B．more people having access to clean water

　　C．mobile phones being the fastest growing technology in Africa

　　D．the fast development of electricity in Africa

　　3．Most people in the West don't use mobile banking because ________.

　　A．they have bank accounts and credit cards

　　B．they all have much money

　　C．mobile banking costs few dollars

　　D．mobile banking is hard to understand

　　4．The text is mainly about ________.

　　A．how people live their life in Africa

　　B．mobile phones have changed lives in Africa

　　C．mobile phones are the fastest growing technology

　　D．the mobile banking is a huge trend

　　B

　　(2024·長春高三二輪復習質量檢測)In the United States, more and more families have turned to assisted living centers to care for their aging parents.But there may be an even better idea — one that provides a safe environment to older adults while keeping them close to loved ones.

　　In a quiet neighborhood near Washington DC, two homes sit within several meters of each other.The larger house belongs to Soc Page and her family.Behind it is a small home where her mother, Viola Baez, lives.Miz Baez's home is a MEDCottage.These structures are built to meet the medical and safety needs of an older person.Soc Page says it was the best place for her mother.

　　The MEDCottage is small — just 28 square meters.But it has separate areas for living and bathing.There is even space for medical equipment.“There is blood pressure, pulse meters and we connect all of this to her, and it takes all of the readings and sends them directly to her doctor's office.” There are also safety lights on the floor so Viola Baez can safely walk to the bathroom at night.The bathroom has a walk-in shower and hand railings.From her own house, Soc Page can use cameras and intercom equipment to see and hear her mother.

　　Ken Dupin started N2Care, the company that builds the small homes.He wanted to help families stay together.“In nearly every other culture in the world they celebrate that, they see it as a privilege.But for whatever reason in the culture that I live in, we have resistance to that.And that's my duty, is to change that.”

　　MEDCottages are built in Martinsville, Virginia.They are then transported and set up on the homeowner's property (房產)．“If I have a purpose for the rest of my life, it is somehow challenging and motivating people to accept this responsibility.”

　　Ken Dupin has received more than 3,000 requests for information about MEDCottages.He hopes he can make many other families as happy in the homes as this one.

　　5．N2Care builds MEDCottages to ________.

　　A．improve the living environment

　　B．earn a large profit and win fame

　　C．help people care for their aging parents

　　D．provide medical support to the elderly

　　6．What can we learn about the MEDCottage from Paragraph 3？　

　　A．It can meet the medical and safety needs of an older person.

　　B．An older person can get all he wants without going out of it.

　　C．Doctors can give an older person the best treatment directly.

　　D．Children can't learn about their parents from their own houses.

　　7．What does the underlined word “it” refer to in Paragraph 4?

　　A．Families staying together.

　　B．Starting N2Care.

　　C．Building small homes.

　　D．Celebrating the culture.

　　8．What can be inferred from the text?

　　A．Soc Page is dissatisfied with the service of the N2Care.

　　B．The MEDCottage has been quite popular in the USA.

　　C．Ken Dupin's goal will be easy to achieve.

　　D．Ken Dupin aims to help more families live happily.

　　答

　　案

　　Ⅰ.1.選B　句意：“Jenny，不久我就要收到牛津大學的錄取通知書了。”“祝賀你！”Good luck意為“祝你好運”；Congratulations意為“祝賀你”；Why so soon意為“為什么這么快”；Don't worry意為“別擔心”。四個選項中，只有Congratulations符合語境。故答案選B。

　　2．選B　句意：據說二氧化碳正以先前所擔憂的兩倍的速度加熱著地球。be said to do意為“據說……”，carbon dioxide與heat之間是主謂關系，而且heat這一動作與謂語動詞動作同時發生，所以用不定式的進行式。

　　3．選B　分析句子成分可知，句中的show與we之間構成邏輯上的動賓關系，且根據題中的“we then were taken to a building”可知，應用完成被動式，故選B。

　　4．選B　由語境可知，購買iPhone 5的動作發生在去香港期間，發生在過去，因此用一般過去時。

　　5．選A　第一空后的senior citizens為泛指復數名詞，其前用零冠詞，be home to為固定用法，意為“……之鄉”。故選A。

　　6．選A　句意：我真的很擔心你。你不該不打聲招呼就離開家。be anxious about “為……擔心”。eager“渴望的”；worrying“令人擔憂的”；sure“肯定的”。

　　7．選D　句意：按照我們校長的觀點，應該鼓勵所有的兒童充分發揮他們的潛能。consequence“結果；后果”；entertainment“娛樂；消遣”；presentation“提供；展示”；potential“潛力”。

　　8．選B　名詞短語their lessons和動詞finish之間是被動完成關系，故用過去分詞finished。

　　9．選A　句意：“周五前你能完成報告嗎？”“我不能保證什么，但是我會盡最大努力的。”guarantee“保證；擔保”；transform“改變；轉換”；prepare“準備”；say“說”。此處表達不能向對方保證會做到某事，故選A項。

　　10．選D　句意：在植物園，我們會發現從大樹到小花等各種各樣的植物。a variety of“各種各樣的”；a species of“一種”；B項變成group才正確；an amount of修飾不可數名詞。

　　11．選A　句意：該研究缺乏可靠的證據，因此它的結論值得懷疑。由句意可知，solid符合語境，意為“可靠的；可信賴的”。fierce“激烈的”；severe“嚴重的”；potential“潛在的”。

　　12．選C　句意：現在食品安全是一個大的問題，沒有人能夠保證所有的食物對我們來說都是安全的，但是正規公司生產的食物相對來說要好一些。strictly“嚴格地”；absolutely“完全地”；relatively“相對地”；exactly“正好地”。

　　13．選B　句意：他對音樂很有天賦，在30歲的時候被任命為上海交響樂團的指揮。appoint“任命；委派”，符合句意。assign“布置”；name“命名”；honor“給……榮譽”。

　　14．選D　句意：他的精彩表演吸引了中國各個年齡段和各個階層的人們，同時他也深受全世界人們的歡迎。appear“出現”；suit“適合”；fit“合適”；appeal“吸引”。根據句意選D。

　　15．選A　句意：那個人談起來好像知道這次車禍的真相。事實上，他什么也不知道。根據句意應選actually“事實上”。really“確實地；的確”；obviously“顯而易見地”；generally“通常地”。

　　.1.選C　推理判斷題。根據文章第一段的內容可知，非洲國家使用手機的數量超過美國和歐盟，由此可知C項正確。

　　2．選C　推理判斷題。根據文章第二段的第二句“She ... on the continent.”以及第三段的內容可知，手機成為非洲大陸上發展最迅速的科技是(改變非洲前景)最重要的變革，故選C。

　　3．選A　細節理解題。根據最后一段的第二句“And people ... credit cards.”可知，大多數西方人不用手機銀行的原因是他們有銀行賬戶和信用卡，故A項正確。

　　4．選B　主旨大意題。通讀全文可知，本文主要講述了手機改變了非洲人的生活，故B項正確。

　　5．選C　細節理解題。根據文章第一段中的“In the United States ... an even better idea ...”可知，建造MEDCottages的目的是幫助照顧老年人。故答案C符合文意。

　　6．選A　細節理解題。通讀第三段可知，該段主要從居住、洗浴和醫療等方面印證了文章第二段倒數第二句“These structures ... an older person.”的意思，故答案A符合文意。

　　7．選A　代詞指代題。根據文章第四段第二句“He wanted to help families stay together.”可推知，答案A符合文意。

　　8．選D　推理判斷題。根據文章最后一段最后一句“He hopes ... as this one.”可推知，答案D符合文意。