2019-2020学年高中英语 Unit 4 Global warming 单元质量检测（四）（含解

-1-单元质量检测（四）(时间：100分钟满分：120分)选择题部分Ⅰ.阅读理解(共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AEco­friendlyCarRacerCanyouimageacarracerissoeco­friendlythatitstyresaremadefrompotatoes,itsbodyiscreatedfromhemp(大麻)andrapeseedoilanditrunsonfuelmadefromwheatandsugarbeet?Theone­seaterracingcarcalledEcoOneisbuiltbyexpertsfromWarwickUniversity,whohopethatEcoOnewillbeadoptedbytheautomotiveindustry.Itissoldat￡41,000.Pollution­sensitiveDressDon'tbecaughtoutsideunawareofpollutionlevelsintheair.Thepollution­sensitiveEPADressbyStephanieSandstromnoticespollutionintheairaccordingly.Thisdress—whichisactuallyquitepretty—lookslikeyoupullitfromthebottomofthedirtylaundrypilewhentheairisdirty.Itmightprotectyourhealthbyadvisingyoutostayindoorsfortheday,butitwon'tdoyouanyfavorifyou'remeetingwithclients.Eco­friendlyUmbrellaTraditionalumbrellascomewithafixedsurface.Althoughit'schangeable,youcannotreplaceiteasily.Thiseco­friendlydesignismoreflexible.It'sactuallyonlyanumbrellaskeletonwithoutanysurface,whichcanbefolded,soyoucanputanythingsuchasnewspapers,plasticbagsorwhateveryouwanttoserveastheprotectingsurface.Eco­friendlyMoss(苔藓)CarpetIt'ssaidthatwalkingonfreshgrassincreasesyourbloodcirculation.TheMossCarpet,createdbyNguyenLaChanh,looksatgettingthegrasstoyourfeet.Thematincludesballmoss,islandmossandforestmoss.Thehumidity(湿度)ofthebathroommakessurethatitgrowswell.Andthat'swhyyouneedtoplaceitthereandnotanywhereelse.语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文，主要介绍了四款环保型科技产品。1．AccordingtoParagraph1,wecanfindEcoOne______.-2-A．canseatonepassengerandonedriverB．ismainlymadefromsomekindsofplantsC．can'tbeaffordedbythepublicatpresentD．willtaketheplaceofthetraditionalcarindustry解析：选B细节理解题。根据第一段的第一句可知，EcoOne是主要由植物制成的环保型产品，故选B。2．WhyisEPADressdesigned?A．Toadvisepeopletostayathomeasoftenaspossible.B．Tomakewomenlookprettyeveninthepollutedair.C．Tostoppeoplefrommeetingtheirclientsifnecessary.D．Tokeepusersinformedofthepollutedlevelsintheair.解析：选D细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Thepollution­sensitiveEPADressbyStephanieSandstromnoticespollutionintheairaccordingly”可知，EPADress有助于让使用者了解空气的污染程度。故选D。3．Wheredoesthetextprobablycomefrom?A．Apersonalblog.B．Ahealthreport.C．Anofficialdocument.D．Asciencereport.解析：选D文章出处题。文中主要介绍了四款环保型科技产品，故可推知其最有可能摘自科技报告。BIllegallytradedendangeredspeciesthatescape,formingsecondarypopulations,offerhopetotheirlong­termsurvival,astudysuggests.“ThisfirstcametomyattentionwhenIreadanewsstoryabouttheseizureofanillegalshipmentof23yellow­crestedcockatoos，”saidLukeGibson,acollegeteacher.Helearnedthatthespecieswascriticallyendangered,whichsurprisedhim.ThisencouragedDr.Gibsonandhiscolleaguetoinvestigate(调查)howacriticallyendangeredspecieshadbecomeself­sustainingoutsideofitsnaturalrange.Theydiscovered49casesofagloballythreatenedspeciesbecomingestablishedasaseparatepopulation,includingtheyellow­crestedcockatoointheircity.“Thisisaspecieswhichisprimarilythreatenedbywildlifetrade，”hetoldBBCNews.“Poachers(偷猎者)gooutintotheforestinitsnativerangeineasternIndonesiaandcapturethebirdsandthenshipthemoff,usuallyuptoourcitywhere-3-thereisastrongdemandforpetbirds.Thisiswhathasfueledthedeclineofthisspeciesinitsnativerange.Butit'sreallyinterestingbecausethatsamecausealsohadanothereffect:someofthepeoplewhowerekeepingthisspecieshereaccidentallyorintentionallyreleasedthem.”Asaresultofenoughofthebirdsbeingsetfree,itallowedanewself­sustainingpopulationtobeestablishedinthiscity.ThegovernmentofDr.Gibson'scityhasmadeitillegaltocapturethespecies,eventhoughitisanon­nativespecies.Becausethecityisaffluentandrelativelywelleducated,thecasesofpeoplebreakingthelawareextremelyrare,explainedDr.Gibson.UnlikeinitsnativerangeinIndonesiawherecapturingbirdsformsamajorsourceofincome.However,therecanbedownsides(缺点)tothenewlyestablishedpopulationofendangeredspecies,suchasalimitedgeneticpool,andsufferingfromnoveldiseases.Itdidalsopresentapossible“veryinteresting”opportunityforconservationists,Dr.Gibsonsuggested.Thiswouldinvolve“harvesting”someofthenewlyestablishedsecondarypopulation,whichmayprovideawaytohelpslowglobalbiodiversityloss.语篇解读：本文为新闻报道。濒临灭绝的小葵花凤头鹦鹉遭非法交易，但幸运地被饲养这一物种的一些人释放，因此得以生存繁衍，形成次生种群，这也为自然环境保护主义者提供了一种缓解生物多样性丧失的途径。4．WhatwasbeyondGibson'sexpectationsaccordingtothefirstparagraph?A．Thehighrateofwildlifetrade.B．Thepreciousnessofthebirds.C．Thefactthatthebirdsnearlydisappear.D．Thenewsthatthebirdswerepoached.解析：选C细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Helearnedthatthespecieswascriticallyendangered,whichsurprisedhim”可知，Gibson博士因获知小葵花凤头鹦鹉是严重濒危物种而感到惊讶。5．Whathappenedunexpectedlywhenthebirdswereshippedabroad?A．Theyformedaseparatepopulation.B．Theywerekeptaspetbirds.C．Theyweretradedillegally.D．Theywerekilledforresearch.解析：选A细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Butit'sreallyinterestingbecausethatsamecausealsohadanothereffect:someofthepeoplewhowerekeepingthisspecieshereaccidentallyorintentionallyreleasedthem...anewself­sustaining...”-4-可知，这些海运过来的鹦鹉被一些养鸟人释放了，最终使得它们形成一个新的自给自足的独立的群体，故选A。6．Whichwordofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“affluent”inPara.4?A．Peace­loving.B．Rich.C．Free.D．Environment­friendly.解析：选B词义猜测题。根据画线词后的“andrelativelywelleducated,thecasesofpeoplebreakingthelawareextremely