牛津译林版必修五M5Unit2第二单元测试

1、TestofM5U2（Oct12th）I.阅读理解（共10个小题；每题2.5分，满分25分）ANowadays,thestruggletocontrolglobalwarminghasthefeelofKafkasficWbesecharacterspursueseeminglyreachablegoalsbut,tragicallyoramusingly,nevermanagetogetanyclosertothem.Thegreateffortswevemadeforthepastthirtyyears,togetherwithacleargoal,havegotusnowhere.Ify

2、oureundersixty,youhaveagoodchaneeofwitnessingcropfailures,disastrousfires,severefloodsandmillionsofrefugeesfleeingfromextremeheatorpermanentdrought.Ifyoudocareabouttheplanet,therearetwowaystothinkaboutthis.Youcankeeponhopingthatthedisasterispreventable,andfeelevenmorefrustratedorangrybytheworldsinac

3、tion.Oryoucanacceptehasdisacoming,andbegintorethinkwhatitmeanstohavehope.Atthislatedate,expressionsofunrealistichopestillcontinuetogrow.Hardlyadayseemstopasswithoutmyreadingthattheproblemofclimatechangecanbe“solvedffoiftweMoybeohiisemessagewastruein1988,butthefactshavechanged.Psychologically,thisden

4、ial（否定）makessenseTheplanetisstillbasicallynormalseasonschanging,anotherelectionyearcoming,newcomediesonNetflixanditsapproachingdestructionisevenhardertowrapmymindaroundthandeath.Otherkindsofdisasters,whethernuclear（核能的）orasteroidal（行星的）,atleastcausequickdeath:onemomenttheworldisthere,thenextmomentit

5、Climasegoatasiropihre,bycontrast,ismessy.Ittaketheformofincreasinglyseverecrisesandthingswillgetverybad,butmaybenotimmediately,andnotforeveryone.Maybenotforme.However,anewresearchpublishedlastmonthinScientificAmericanshowsthatclimatescientists,farfromexaggerating（夸张）thethreatofclimatechange,haveunde

6、restimateditspaceandseverity.Inordertomakea“bestpredictionoftheriseintemperature,scientiststakeahostofvariables（变量）andrunthemthroughsuper-computers.Thus,whenascientistpredictsariseoftwodegreesCelsius,shesmerelynaminganumbwhichshesveryconfident:therisewillbeatleasttwodegreeTherisemight,infact,befarhi

7、gher.1.WhatdoesthefeelofKafkasfictions（Para.1）imply?Kafkawritesaboutpreventingglobalwarminginhisnovels.Thereisnopointstoppingglobalwarming.Littleprogresshasbeenmadetocontrolclimatedisasterinthepast.Peopleundersixtywilltragicallywitnessthedestructionoftheearth.Whichofthefollowingstatementwillthewrite

8、rmostlikelysupport?Peoplearefullyawareoftheseriousnessofclimatechange.CharacterscreatedbyKafkacanalwaysfulfilltheirgoals.Earthisfacedwiththeimmediatethreatofasteroids.Thehopeofsolvingclimatechangehasbeenexaggerated.3.Psychologically,thisdenia否定）makessense（Para4）because_.climatedisasterisafakepredica

9、tionexaggeratedbysomescientistspeoplearemoreconcernedaboutnuclearorasteroidaldisastersclimatedestructionisaslowandlessurgentproblemforpeoplenowthedutytosolveclimatechangelieswiththegovernment,nottheindividualThelastparagraphsuggeststhat_.climatechangemightbemoreseriousthanpreviouslythought1scientist

10、sfearmakingmistakeswhengivingapredictionnewtheoriesareheretoshowwhathasbeenwronglydonebeforetheworldtemperaturewillsurelyrisebymorethantwodegrees5.Thetone（语气）oftheauthorthroughoutthepassageis_.A.disappointedandindifferentB.optimisticbutscaredC.concernedandcriticalD.doubtfulbutconfidentB.IsFreshAirRe

11、allyGoodforYou?Weallgrewuphearingpeopletellustogooutandgetsomefreshair.6Accordingtorecentstudies,theanswerisabigYES,iftheairqualityinyourcampingareaisgood._7_Iftheairyouarebreathingiscleanwhichitwouldbeifyoureawayfromthesmogofcitiesthentheairisfilledwithlife-giving,energizingoxygen.Ifyouexerciseoutd

12、oors,yourbodywilllearntobreathemoredeeply,allowingevenmoreoxygentogettoyourmusclesandyourbrain.Recently,peoplehavebegunstudyingtheconnectionbetweenthenaturalworldandhealing.8Intheseplaces,patientscangotobenearnatureduringtheirrecovery.Itturnsoutthatjustlookingatgreen,growingthingscanreducestress,low

13、erbloodpressure,andputpeopleintoabettermood.Greeneryisgoodforus.Hospitalpatientswhoseetreebranchesoutoftheirwindowarelikelytorecoveratafasterratethanpatientswhoseebuildingsorskyinstead.9Itgivesusagreatfeelingofpeace.10Whilethesunrayscanageandharmourskin,theyalsogiveusbeneficialVitaminD.Tomakesureyou

14、getenoughVitaminDbutstillprotectyourskinputonsunscreenasyouheadoutside.Ittakessunscreenaboutfifteenminutestostartworking,andthatsplentyoftimeforyourskintoabsorbadayworthofVitaminD.Freshaircleansourlungs.Sowhatareyouwaitingfor?Beinginnaturerefreshesus.Anothersidebenefitofgettingfreshairissunlight.But

15、isfreshairreallyasgoodforyouasyourmotheralwayssaid?Justasimportantly,wetendtoassociatefreshairwithhealthcare.Allacrossthecountry,recoverycentershavebegunbuildingHealingGardens.完形填空（共20个小题；每题1.5分，满分30分）Shownbynewgeneticanalysis（遗传分析）,manyAmazontreespeciesarelikelytosurvivemanmadeclimatewarmingforthec

16、enturytocome,_11_topreviousfindingsthattheywoulddieout.Astudy,_12_inthelatestEcologyandEvolution,showsthatsomeAmazontreespecieshavea（n）_13_longlifemorethan8millionyearsandthattheyhavesurvivedpreviousperiodsaswarmastheglobalwarmingperiodthatwe_14_fortheyear2100.Havingsurvivedthepastwarmperiods,theaut

17、horswrite,thetreesmay_15_survivefuturewarming,supposingtherearenoothermajorenvironmentalchanges._16_extremelyseriousforestfireswillinfluenceAmazoniaastemperatures_17_,thetreeswillstandhighertemperatures.Theauthors_18_thataswellasdecreasinggreenhousegasemissions,conservationpolicyshouldremain_19_onpr

18、eventingdeforestation（采伐森林）.Thestudydisagreeswithotherresearcheswhich_20_treespeciesextinctionstorelativelysmallincreasesinglobalaverageairtemperatures.Theco-authorDrLewissaidthe_21_weregoodnewsforAmazontreespecies,butwarnedthatdrought2andover-exploitationoftheforestremainedmajor_22_totheAmazonfutur

19、e.DrLewissaid:“Thepastcannotbe_23_directlywiththefuture.Whiletreespeciesseemlikelyto_24_higherairtemperaturesthantoday,theAmazonforestisbeingtransformedforagricultureandwhatremainsisbeingincreasinglysplitupbyfieldsandroads.Specieswillnotmoveasfreelyintodaytheydidinpreviouswarmperiods,whentherewasnoh

20、uman_25_.Similarly,todaycslimatechangeisextremelyfast,makingcomparisonswithslowerchangesinthepast_26_.”“Withaclearer_27_oftherelativeriskstotheAmazonforest,we_28_thatdirecthumanimpactssuchasclear-outloggingforagricultureshouldremainakeypointofconservationpolicy.Wealsoneedmorepositive_29_toreducegree

21、nhousegasemissionsinordertodecreasetheriskofdroughtandfireimpactsand_30_thefutureofmostAmazontreespecies.”11.A.equalB.contraryC.similarD.close12.A.advertisedB.describedC.publishedD.produced13.A.frighteninglyB.surprisinglyC.excitinglyD.interestingly14.A.arrestB.operateC.forecastD.promise15.A.particul

22、arlyB.absurdlyC.hopelesslyD.possibly16.A.SinceB.AlthoughC.WhenD.If17.A.riseB.changeC.dropD.end18.A.considerB.decideC.guaranteeD.recommend19.A.reliedB.builtC.focusedD.made20.A.relatedB.ledC.accustomedD.turned21.A.resultsB.thoughtsC.inventionsD.measures22.A.threatsB.disadvantagesC.awkwardnessD.administrations23.A.dealtB.providedC.equippedD.compared24.A.acceptB.tolerateC.permitD.require25.A.strengthB.disturbanceC.desireD.v