Unit 1 A Greener Future

Exercise

Unit 1 Quiz: 词汇检测

1、单选题:
‎Students have got into the spirit, waging competitions to boost recycling and slash energy use in dorms.‌
选项:
A: reduce
B: increase
C: decrease
D: promote
答案: 【 reduce

2、单选题:
‍They cut discarded books from bindings so the paper could be recycled.‎
选项:
A: misplaced
B: abandoned
C: disordered
D: damaged
答案: 【 abandoned

3、单选题:
‎Green buildings are also cropping up on campuses, from Duke with its green-roofed “Smart Home” to the new University of California, Merced.‎‎‎
选项:
A: putting up
B: going up
C: coming up
D: holding up
答案: 【 coming up

4、单选题:
‎Yet even when the basic science of climate change has been accepted by almost all scientists, many others still seem to think that it is unfounded.​‎​
选项:
A: uninterested
B: unheard
C: unidentified
D: unsupported
答案: 【 unsupported

5、单选题:
‎This is precisely why my Rainforests Project has expended so much effort during these last two years to help facilitate a consensus on increasing international cooperation to cut deforestation.‏‎‏
选项:
A: agreement
B: movement
C: change
D: dialogue
答案: 【 agreement

6、单选题:
‏If in the future it becomes clear that the world’s big polluters knew but did little or nothing about these problems, a whole new generation of resentment might be born.‏‏‏
选项:
A: anger
B: miracle
C: trouble
D: innovation
答案: 【 anger

7、单选题:
‍The presidential candidates all tout green-collar jobs like McAnally’s as part of their plans to‌‍combat climate change.‌‍‌
选项:
A: criticize
B: welcome
C: praise
D: include
答案: 【 praise

8、单选题:
‌“I can’t say for sure what kind of steak it is,” the waitress solemnly answered, “but I can assure​‌you it was raised in a stress-free environment.”​‌​
选项:
A: jokingly
B: seriously
C: happily
D: loudly
答案: 【 seriously

9、单选题:
‍Several studies have set out how climate change will threaten economic development, especially‏‍in the most vulnerable and poorest countries.‏‍‏
选项:
A: easily hurt
B: poorly armed
C: densely populated
D: highly centralized
答案: 【 easily hurt

10、单选题:
‏By using innovative, long-term investment instruments, perhaps facilitated by the multilateral development banks, we could restore vast areas of already degraded land to increase food output.‎‏‎
选项:
A: cultivated
B: fertile
C: poor
D: worsened
答案: 【 worsened

Unit 1 Quiz:阅读理解

1、判断题:
‍Cornell president believes that students have taken great initiative in Earth-protecting movement.‏‍‏
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确

2、判断题:
‌A very famous university Kalamazoo College in Michigan won the nationwide RecycleMania competition in 2008.​
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误

3、判断题:
‌The typical feature of a green building is recyclable, reusable.‎‌‎
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误

4、判断题:
​The universities offer courses and scholarships to encourage students to study the environment.‎​‎
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确

5、判断题:
​The ultimate goal of students’ doing research projects on the environment is to cultivate environmental scientists.‌
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误

Unit 1 短篇阅读理解两篇

1、单选题:
‌1. Unlike other zoo animals, zoo-raised elephants  (    )‎‌‎
选项:
A: have difficulty getting food
B: live a very long life
C: give birth to many babies  
D: develop health problems
答案: 【 develop health problems

2、单选题:
2. What do we learn about the international scientists'research?‏‏
选项:
A: They kept detailed records of all the elephants.
B: They compared zoo-born elephants with wild ones.
C: They explain clearly why wild elephants are healthier.
D: They focus on female elephants captured in the wild.
答案: 【 They compared zoo-born elephants with wild ones.

3、单选题:
3. What is the finding of the study?‌‌
选项:
A: Female elephants born in the zoo die much earlier than those in the wild.
B: Wild female Asian elephants live longer than their African counterparts.
C: Most wild elephants were killed by predators instead of dying of natural causes.
D: Baby elephants raised in the zoo are less likely to suffer from natural diseases.
答案: 【 Female elephants born in the zoo die much earlier than those in the wild.

4、单选题:
4. What is one of the possible reasons for the zoo-raised elephants'problems?‎‎
选项:
A: They do not get proper food.
B: They have to take intense exercise.
C: They do not live in family groups.
D: They are forced to reproduce babies.
答案: 【 They do not live in family groups.

5、单选题:
5. What does the author suggest in the last paragraph?‏‏
选项:
A: Elephants are no longer an endangered species.
B: It may not be wise to keep elephants in the zoo.
C: Zoos should try to increase the number of elephants.
D: Zoos should keep more animals except elephants.
答案: 【 It may not be wise to keep elephants in the zoo.

6、单选题:
‌6. By"human intervention”(Para. 2), the author refers to_‍‌‍‌‍‌‍
选项:
A: the grasping of straightforward opportunities available
B: the adoption of smart sensing and network technology
C: the reduction of great energy waste in the environment
D: acts like tumning off lights when no one is in the room
答案: 【 acts like tumning off lights when no one is in the room

7、单选题:
7. Batteries are not an ideal energy source for sensor networks because_          ​
选项:
A: they require automatic recharging
B: they have to be replaced from time to time
C: they are difficult and costly to maintain
D: they contain metals that pollute the environment
答案: 【 they have to be replaced from time to time

8、单选题:
8. Battery-free wireless sensor networks are made possible by the fact that_‎‍‎
选项:
A: their maintenance has been greatly simplified
B: the cost of using them has been drastically reduced
C: there is energy in the environment to be utilized
D: modern data communication consumes little energy
答案: 【 there is energy in the environment to be utilized

9、单选题:
9. What do we learn about GreenPeak from the passage?‍
选项:
A: It promotes the application of wireless sensor networks.
B: It supplies batteries operating on harvested energy.
C: It benefits enormously from communication technology.
D: It is the first company to install wireless sensor networks.
答案: 【 It promotes the application of wireless sensor networks.

10、单选题:
10. Wireless sensor networks promise to          .‎‎
选项:
A: further develop the sensing technology
B: turn motion into a major source of energy
C: improve the daily lives of people worldwide
D: bring businesses handsome profits in short time
答案: 【 improve the daily lives of people worldwide

Unit I 长篇阅读理解

1、单选题:
‌Why did Mary Louise volunteer to transcribe the tape recording for Dr. Curtis? ‍
选项:
A: She wanted to make a living by working as a typist as she was disabled and poor.
B: She planned to publish a book based on the speeches given by Dr. Curtis. 
C: She wanted to help others share the inspiration she gained from Dr. Curtis's speeches. 
D: She wanted to establish personal contact with Dr. Curtis because she respected him very much.
答案: 【 She wanted to help others share the inspiration she gained from Dr. Curtis's speeches. 

2、单选题:
‏2. Dr. Curtis regarded Mary Louise as an angel because of    ‌‏‌‏‌
选项:
A: her charming appearance
B:  her mysterious character
C: her perfect work performance 
D: her beautiful soul
答案: 【 her beautiful soul

3、单选题:
3. Why was it difficult for Dr. Curtis to find someone to transcribe his Sunday sermons? ‎‎
选项:
A: The pay wasn't attractive for the demanding work. 
B: It took much trouble to operate the recorder and type the words at the same time. 
C: The work involved many skills and needed special training. 
D: The work was boring and exhausting. 
答案: 【 It took much trouble to operate the recorder and type the words at the same time. 

4、单选题:
According to the passage, which of the following sentence is true? ‎‎
选项:
A: Dr. Curtis felt a little confused by the strange arrangement of delivering the tape. 
B: Dr. Curtis delivered his tape to Mary Louise personally each week. 
C: Dr. Curtis was dissatisfied with Mary's first transcription. 
D: Dr. Curtis made personal contact with Mary Louise through phone calls.
答案: 【 Dr. Curtis felt a little confused by the strange arrangement of delivering the tape. 

5、单选题:
​ The woman who answered Dr. Curtis's phone for Mary Louise was her‌​‌​‌
选项:
A: neighbor
B: mother
C: nurse-helper
D: elder siste
答案: 【 nurse-helper

6、单选题:
 The following statements are true about Mary Louise EXCEPT:). ‏‏
选项:
A: Mary had a low IQ
B: Mary had some difficulty in controlling her muscles
C: Mary was skilled in using her feet
D: Mary was cheerful and humorous  
答案: 【 Mary had a low IQ

选词并用单词的适当形式填空,每个单词只能使用一次

1、填空题:
‎The rebels                 a guerrilla war since 2007.‌‎ambush     preach   exacting   up    wage   against   spare   sustain‌
答案: 【 have waged

2、填空题:
​He alleged that a  press campaign was being   waged                   him.‏​ambush     preach   exacting   up    wage   against   spare   sustain‏
答案: 【 against

3、填空题:
​They killed the man but                    the children.‎​ambush     preach   exacting   up    wage   against   spare   sustain‎
答案: 【 spared

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