单元仿真检测一 Unit 1 Women of achievement.docx

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Ⅰ.阅读理解

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DrDianFossey,oneoftheworld'sleadingwomenscientists,hadaremarkablecareer.Thework—shedevotedherlifetoprotectingandstudyingthemountaingorillas（大猩猩）ofAfrica—hasprovedhighlyeffectiveandhasresultedinthesteady（平稳的）increaseofthismostendangeredgreatapes.

FosseymadeherfirsttriptoAfricain1963.Threeyearslater,shereturnedtoAfricatobeginalongtermstudyofthemountaingorillas.ShesetupcampintheDemocraticRepublicofCongobutmovedtoRwandabecauseofpoliticalreasonsin1967.Sheestablishedher“Karisoke”ResearchCentrecamponSeptember24,1967.

Fossey'saimsweretostudygorillaecology（生态学）andsocialorganization.Shefoundthatinordertoachievethis,sheneededtorecognizeindividualgorillas,whichrequiredthatthegorillasgetusedtoherpresence（出现）．Bycopyinggorillas'behaviourandsounds,Fosseybegantogaintheirtrust,andin1970anadultmalegorillashehadnamed“Peanuts”reachedouttotouchherhand.

CloseobservationsoverthousandsofhoursenabledFosseytogainthegorillas'trustandbringforthnewknowledgeabouttheirbehaviour.StoriesandphotographsofherworkwerepublishedinNationalGeographicMagazineandelsewhere.

In1977,oneofFossey'sfavoritegorillas,Digit,waskilledbypoachersandsheestablishedtheDigitFundtohelpraisemoneyforgorillaprotectioneffortsinthesameyear.

OnDecember26,1985,FosseywasmurderedwhilegoingbacktoherhouseinKarisoke.Herbodywasdiscoveredneartheresearchcentre.Mostprobably,DianFosseyhadbeenkilledbythepoachersshe'dfoughtagainst.Onhertombstone（墓碑）：

“Noonelovedgorillasmore...”

In1988,thelifeandtheworkofFosseyweremadeintoamoviebasedonherbook.

1．Whydoestheauthorsay“DrDianFosseyhadaremarkablecareer”？

A．Becauseshetravelledallovertheworld.

B．Becauseshelikedtoplaywithgorillas.

C．Becauseshestudiedgorillaecology.

D．Becauseshemadegreatapesincreasesteadily.

2．WhichofthefollowingshowstherighttimeorderoftheeventsinFossey'slife?

a．SheestablishedtheDigitFund.

b．Herstorywasshowninamovie.

c．Shewaskilledprobablybythepoachers.

d．Sheestablishedher“Karisoke”centre.

A．a,d,c,b　　　B．a,c,d,b　　　

C．d,c,b,a　　　D．d,a,c,b

3．Theunderlinedword“poachers”inParagraph5probablyreferstopeoplewho________.

A．selldrugsagainstthelawB．huntanimalsagainstthelaw

C．hatesuccessfulpeopleD．liketodoharmtopeople

4．FromthewordsonFossey'stombstone,wecaninferthat________.

A．Fosseywasthepersonwholovedgorillasmost

B．afterFosseydied,noonelovesgorillas

C．Fosseywasthefirstonetostudygorillas

D．everybodylovesgorillasasFosseydid

B

WhenIwasgrowingup,IhadanoldneighbournamedDrGibbs.Hedidn'tlooklikeanydoctorI'deverknown.Heneveryelledatusforplayinginhisyard.Irememberhimassomeonewhowasalotnicerthanmostoftheadultsinourcommunity.

WhenDrGibbswasn'tsavinglives,hewasplantingtrees.Hishousesatontenacres,andhislife'sgoalwastomakeitaforest.

Thegooddoctorhadsomeinterestingtheoriesconcerningplantcareandgrowth.Heneverwateredhisnewtrees,whichflewinthefaceofconventionalwisdom.OnceIaskedwhy.Hesaidthatwateringplantsspoiledthemsothateachsuccessivetreegenerationwouldgrowweakerandweaker.Soyouhavetomakethingsroughforthemandweedout（淘汰）theweakertreesearlyon.

Hetalkedabouthowwateringtreesmadeforshallowroots,andhowtreesthatweren'twateredhadtogrowdeeprootsinsearchofmoisture.Itookhimtomeanthatdeeprootsweretobetreasured.

Soheneverwateredhistrees.Heplantedanoakand,insteadofwateringiteverymorning,he'dbeatitwitharolledupnewspaper.Smack!

Slap!

Pow!

Iaskedhimwhyhedidthat,andhesaiditwastogetthetree'sattention.

DrGibbspassedawayacoupleofyearsafterIlefthome.Everynowandagain,IwalkedbyhishouseandlookedatthetreesthatI'dwatchedhimplantsometwentyfiveyearsago.They'reextremelytall,bigandrobustsincetheyhavedeeprootsnow.However,thetreesinmygardentrembledinacoldwindalthoughIhadwateredthemforseveralyears.

Itseemsthatadversity（逆境）andsufferingbenefitthesetreesinwayscomfortandeasenevercould.Istoodtheredeepinthought.

EverynightbeforeIgotobed,Icheckonmytwosons.Istandoverthemandwatchtheirlittlebodies,therisingandfallingoflifewithin.Ioftenprayforthem.MostlyIpraythattheirliveswillbeeasy.ButIthinkit'stimetochangemyprayer（祷词）becausenowIknowmychildrenaregoingtoencounterhardship.

5．AccordingtoDrGibbs'theories,treeswillbecomeweakerifthey________.

A．arelackofcareB．arewatered

C．areweededoutD．arebeaten

6．Theunderlinedword“robust”inPara.6mostprobablymeans“________”．

A．strongB．strange

C．deepD．old

7．Whichofthefollowingmaybetheauthor'sbestprayerforhistwosonsnow?

A．Iwishthemstrongwings,withwhichtheycanflyhigherandtouchthesky.

B．IwishthemnicefortunesothattheycanmeetpeoplelikeDrGibbsinthefuture.

C．Iwishthemdeeprootsintotheearthsincetherainsfallandthewindsblowoften.

D．Iwishthemgreatshadesunderthetreesincethesunlightisalwayssharpandbitter.

8．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A．AnicedoctorB．Thedeeproots

C．AdversityandsufferingD．Mychildhoodmemory

C

Gardensaremagical,fun,andalwaysfullofsurprises.Watchachildpullacarrotfromtheearth,brushoffthesoil,andtakeabite,orseetheanticipation（期待）intheeyesofayoungstercreatingabouquetofflowershe/shegrew.Gardeningwithchildrenopensnewwindowsinaworlddominated（主宰）bytechnology.

Whetheryouareanexperiencedgardeneroranovice,_gardeningwithchildrenisyourchancetopartnerwithMotherNaturetomakemagic.Memorieslastlongerthanoneseason.Adultswhofondlyrememberachildhoodspentinagardenoftenrecallaparent,grandparent,orneighborwhoguidedandencouragedthemtoexplorethenaturalworld.JimFlint,executivedirectorofFriendsofBurlingtonGardens,inVermont,takesprideinplantingastraightrow,whichhelearnedfromhisfather,andinpreparingfoodhe'sgrownhimself,whichhismothertaughthim.Hisstrongestmemoryofgardeninginchildhood,however,isofbeingwithhisgrandmother.Inthegarden,“shetalkedandexplainedthings,notjustgardening”．

Flintgardenswithhisownchildrenandhashelpedhundredsofotherchildrenbecomeinvolvedinschoolandcommunitygardening.Atfirst,hesays,theyjustplayinthegarden,“grazing”onvegetables.Incorporateplantingandplaying,andkidsbecomemorecomfortable.Wecanteacheventhetiniestchildgardenetiquette,suchaswheretowalk.Later,theylearntheconsequencesofgood（orpoor）care：

watering,weeding,andcultivating（耕种）．

Moreover,bothkidsandadultslearnpatienceinthegarden.Wehavetowaitfornaturetotakeitscourse.Ofcoursegardeningoffersgreatopportunitiesforexercise,freshair,andgoodfood.“Growingtheirownfoodexpandsayoungperson'schoiceoffoods,akeytogoodnutrition，”Flintnotes.“Iftheyhavegrownuponhomegrownandhomemadefood,theycantastethedifference.”

9．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．GardenwithchildrenB．Growyourownvegetables

C．ThebenefitsofgardeningD．Anexperiencedgardener

10．TheexampleofJimFlintisgiveninthesecondparagraphtoshowthat________.　

A．gardeningwithchildrencanhelpthemlearnaboutnature　

B．childhoodgardeningcanleadtoasuccessfulcareer

C．it'sbetterforthewholefamilytogardentogether

D．memoriesofgardeninginchildhoodcanlastlong

11．Kidslearnpatienceinthegardenbecause________.

A．ittakestimefornaturetotakeitscourse

B．gardeningcallsforgreatskills

C．wehavetochoosecarefullywhattoplant

D．theymustworkhardtomaketheplantsgrowquickly

12．Theunderlinedword“novice”inParagraph2probablyrefersto________.

A．apersonwhoiseagertolearn

B．apersonwhoisgoodatgardening

C．apersonwhospendslittletimewithkids

D．apersonwithlittleexperience

D

Researchersarefindingnewwaystosavesnakebitevictims.Expertsdiscussedthelatestfindingsduringarecentconference.

ScientistsinAustraliahaveshownthatachemicalcallednitricoxidecouldincreasethechancesofsurvivingapoisonoussnakebite.Thescientistsinjectedratswithadeadlyamountofsnakevenom.Thentheyrubbedanointment（软膏）containingnitricoxideontheskinaroundtheinjectionsite.Thestudyfoundthattheratslivedaboutonethirdlongerthanifnitricoxidehadnotbeenused.Butthetreatmenthadtobestartedveryquickly.

DirkvanHeldenledtheresearch.Hesaysthenitricoxideointmentalsoshowedpromiseinhumans.ThestudyappearedearlierthisyearinthejournalNatureMedicine.Scientistssaythefindingscouldhelpsavemanylives.Arecentstudyfoundthatpoisonoussnakescauseasmanyasninetyfourthousanddeathsworldwideeachyear.ButUlrichKuchoftheBiodiversityandClimateResearchCenterinFrankfurt,Germany,saysthatnumberappearstobelow.

MrKuchsaysmanydeathscouldbeprohibitedifsnakebitevictimsaretreatedcorrectly,buttheyoftengototraditionalhealersordonotseekanyhelpatall.Hesaid,“Sometimesit'sbecausethereisnotreatmenta