Module 5 A Lesson in a Lab

　　“閱讀＋七選五＋完形”組合練——練題型

　　(限時：35分鐘)

　　Ⅰ.閱讀理解

　　(2024·鄭州市高三質量預測)Can you imagine a world without chocolate? It's not something I'd like to do, so I was relieved to read that there's a university with a programme to safeguard the future of chocolate!

　　The University of Reading, in England, has just opened a new clearing house for all the world's new cocoa varieties. They must be quarantined (進行檢疫) before they can be grown. Why? Cocoa production hit a record high of 4.4 million tons last year but about 30% of the precious crop is regularly lost to pests and diseases. Now we don't want that, do we?

　　Demand for chocolate has been increasing faster than the world supply of cocoa and researchers think that new varieties are key to solving this problem.

　　The University of Reading has been protecting the quality of the new crop since 1985, after it took over the task from the Royal Botanical Gardens in Kew, London. And it has improved its facilities. The leader of the institution's cocoa project, Professor Paul Hadley, says, “One of the main issues concerning cocoa improvement is the supply of reliably clean, healthy, interesting cocoa material.”

　　The cocoa centre has a collection of 400 plant varieties and their greenhouse uses a lot of energy to keep them in tropical conditions. After up to two years in quarantine, clean and safe seeds are sent to some 20 countries, including several in West Africa. That's where 75% of the cocoa used for chocolate worldwide comes from. The crop is extremely important for the local economy: it employs about two million people.

　　Professor Paul Hadley says he works with a small team of skilled technicians who look after the collection. And more of us seem to count on them now.

　　The scientist says, “There is some concern within the industry that demand is increasing constantly, particularly in countries like China, where the standard of living is increasing and people are getting a taste for different chocolates.”

　　語篇解讀：本文是一篇說明文，主要介紹了英國一項保護可可種子的項目。

　　1．What is the text mainly about?

　　A．Safeguarding cocoa seeds.

　　B．Planting cocoa seeds worldwide.

　　C．Keeping cocoa seeds in the greenhouse.

　　D．Finding the new market for cocoa.

　　解析：選A　主旨大意題。根據第一段的第二句及第五段中的“clean and safe seeds”可知，本文主要講的是英國保護可可種子的項目，故A項正確。

　　2．The institution's cocoa project is to ________.

　　A．have cocoa skin removed

　　B．offer more jobs to people

　　C．ensure the quality of cocoa

　　D．supply cocoa to two million people

　　解析：選C　推理判斷題。根據第四段的最后一句可知，這個機構是要確保可可粉的質量，故C項正確。

　　3．What does the last paragraph tell us?

　　A．The taste of chocolates is changing.

　　B．Demand for cocoa is increasing continually.

　　C．People are concerned about cocoa varieties.

　　D．Chinese have a long history of eating chocolates.

　　解析：選B　段落大意題。根據最后一段的關鍵詞“demand is increasing constantly”可知，本段主要講可可的需求量不斷增長，故B項正確。

　　4．What's the purpose of the text?

　　A．To educate.B．To advertise.

　　C．To warn.

　　D．To inform.

　　解析：選D　寫作意圖題。文章第一段點題，結合全文的整體內容可知，本文主要介紹了英國保護可可種子的項目，屬于向讀者傳遞信息的類型，故D項正確。

　　Ⅱ.閱讀七選五

　　(2024·東北三校二模)After the popularity of the Ice Bucket Challenge, another challenge now is hot in India. Indians give rice to their poor neighbors for a charity (慈善), which is called “Rice Bucket Challenge”. __1__ It is about giving a bucket of rice to someone who is in need and taking a picture named “Rice Bucket Challenge” to share online. The aim of the activity is to help the poor and hungry people in India, and the movement's Facebook page has so far clocked up more than 50,000 likes. __2__ The activity was started by Manju Latha Kalanidhi, a 38-year-old journalist, who thought the Ice Bucket Challenge was a little strange. She said, “Hunger is a disease anybody would connect.” The challenge has gained a lot of support with students signing up in Indian Institute of Management, and more and more people join in it. __3__

　　India is the world's second-biggest rice consumer, with a storage of 21.2 million tons of the grains. __4__ It has suffered with mass hunger, and last year was ranked 63rd of 78 countries on the International Food Policy Research Institute's global hunger index. How to participate in this activity? First, pick up a bucket of rice from your home and give it to the neighboring people who are in need. __5__ At last, invite online all your friends and ask them to take up the challenge. It is important to post back on Facebook because it will inspire all your friends to come forward. All the people get together and make a difference!

　　A．Besides, hand the rice bucket over to other people who are in need.

　　B．It is not an activity involving dumping a bucket of rice on someone's head.

　　C．The activity raises the public awareness and charitable donations to agriculture.

　　D．The Air Asia India airline says its staff including senior management will join.

　　E．Then, take a picture and post it on facebook with “Rice Bucket Challenge”．

　　F．But it is far from enough for this country.

　　G．The initial inspiration came from the Ice Bucket Challenge.

　　答案：1～5　BGDFE

　　Ⅲ.完形填空

　　(2024·濟南高考模擬)For many people, being without any electronic devices (設備) creates an uneasy feeling. I recently experienced a weekend without __1__. Allow me to share my __2__.

　　Last month, my family and I drove to my aunt Nan's home. My aunt was preparing to move closer to us. The __3__ of our visit was to help her pack her belongings. During the ride, my dad __4__ us that Aunt Nan's style of living was __5__. We wouldn't hear cell phones ring because signals for electronic devices are not __6__ in the mountains. My dad also told us that Aunt Nan had a television, but it __7__ few channels.My mother added that my aunt doesn't own a computer and that I would need to write my English paper on Aunt Nan's typewriter.

　　Once we finally __8__ Aunt Nan's house, we packed household items. Very quickly, however, I realized that it was __9__ to figure out what to do in my free moments. I was used to watching television or movies in my __10__ time. I was becoming restless (焦慮的)．

　　I'm sure that adults you know __11__ tell you stories about the games they played and how they had time to think quietly when they were our age.Our parents grew up in a time when electronic devices were not advanced, __12__ instant communication with friends and family wasn't even possible.

　　Once the packing was __13__， there seemed to be nothing else to do. All the quiet thinking time made me __14__， so I began writing my English paper. The old typewriter was fun to use, but I had to be a lot more __15__ about making typing mistakes since there was no delete key. The best part of __16__ the typewriter was hearing the sound that the keys made.

　　I soon finished my paper. My __17__ had time to hike, draw, and make unusual crafts — much like my parents did. The __18__ of putting these ideas on paper made me think that our dependence on electronics has __19__ our creativity. I challenge you to spend a day without __20__ any electronic devices. Maybe you will discover the benefit of thinking quietly as well.

　　語篇解讀：本文是一篇記敘文。作者在山里度過了一個沒有手機、電腦和網絡的周末。

　　1．A.gamesB．televisions

　　C．electronics

　　D．sports

　　解析：選C　由上文的“without any electronic devices”可以得到提示。

　　2．A.feeling

　　B．belongings

　　C．experience

　　D．devices

　　解析：選C　下文即作者自身的“經歷(experience)”。

　　3．A.value

　　B．purpose

　　C．plan

　　D．result

　　解析：選B　“to help her pack her belongings”是作者一家此行的“目的(purpose)”。

　　4．A.blamed

　　B．advised

　　C．announced

　　D．informed

　　解析：選D　爸爸“告知(informed)”我們阿姨家的生活情況。

　　5．A.primitive

　　B．modern

　　C．new

　　D．casual

　　解析：選A　由下文的“We wouldn't hear cellphones ring because signals for electronic devices ...”可知，阿姨家的生活比較“原始(primitive)”。

　　6．A.stable

　　B．visible

　　C．direct

　　D．confusing

　　解析：選A　聽不到手機聲音響是因為信號不“穩定(stable)”。

　　7．A.saved

　　B．received

　　C．accepted

　　D．refused

　　解析：選B　由“but”可知，電視能夠“收到(received)”的臺很少。

　　8．A.complained about

　　B．arrived at

　　C．left for

　　D．cleaned up

　　解析：選B　由“we packed household items”可知，我們“到達(arrived at)”了阿姨家。

　　9．A.safe

　　B．impossible

　　C．difficult

　　D．easy

　　解析：選C　由“I was becoming restless (焦慮的)．”可知，沒有電子設備空閑下來很“難(difficult)”想出可以做的事情。

　　10．A.waiting

　　B．travelling

　　C．spare D．busy

　　解析：選C　由上文的“in my free moments”可以得到提示。

　　11．A.finally

　　B．hardly

　　C．seldom

　　D．frequently

　　解析：選D　成年人會“常常(frequently)”給孩子們講自己小時候玩的游戲。

　　12．A.though

　　B．if

　　C．for

　　D．so

　　解析：選D　電子設備不夠先進，“所以(so)”即時通訊是不可能的。

　　13．A.finished

　　B．included

　　C．paid

　　D．opened

　　解析：選A　由“there seemed to be nothing else to do”可知，打包已經“完成(finished)”。

　　14．A.curious

　　B．uncomfortable

　　C．angry

　　D．uninterested

　　解析：選B　由上文的“I was becoming restless (焦慮的)．”可知，空閑時間我覺得“不舒服(uncomfortable)”。

　　15．A.careful

　　B．scared

　　C．excited

　　D．crazy

　　解析：選A　因為沒有刪除鍵，所以我打字的時候要格外“小心(careful)”。

　　16．A.holding

　　B．using

　　C．fixing

　　D．packing

　　解析：選B　“能夠聽到敲擊鍵盤的聲音”是“使用(using)”打字機最好的一點。

　　17．A.characters

　　B．friends

　　C．relatives

　　D．classmates

　　解析：選A　這里是說我的故事中的“人物(characters)”。

　　18．A.process

　　B．story

　　C．idea

　　D．beginning

　　解析：選A　寫作的“過程(process)”中我意識到對電子產品的依賴“降低(dulled)”了我們的創造力。

　　19．A.failed

　　B．encouraged

　　C．dulled

　　D．developed

　　解析：選C　參見上題解析。

　　20．A.turning down

　　B．turning up

　　C．turning off

　　D．turning on

　　解析：選D　由文末的“Maybe you will discover the benefit of thinking quietly as well.”可知，作者建議大家過一天不“打開(turning on)”電子設備的日子。

　　Module 5 A Lesson in a Lab

　　“閱讀＋七選五＋完形”組合練——練題型

　　(限時：35分鐘)

　　Ⅰ.閱讀理解

　　(2024·鄭州市高三質量預測)Can you imagine a world without chocolate? It's not something I'd like to do, so I was relieved to read that there's a university with a programme to safeguard the future of chocolate!

　　The University of Reading, in England, has just opened a new clearing house for all the world's new cocoa varieties. They must be quarantined (進行檢疫) before they can be grown. Why? Cocoa production hit a record high of 4.4 million tons last year but about 30% of the precious crop is regularly lost to pests and diseases. Now we don't want that, do we?

　　Demand for chocolate has been increasing faster than the world supply of cocoa and researchers think that new varieties are key to solving this problem.

　　The University of Reading has been protecting the quality of the new crop since 1985, after it took over the task from the Royal Botanical Gardens in Kew, London. And it has improved its facilities. The leader of the institution's cocoa project, Professor Paul Hadley, says, “One of the main issues concerning cocoa improvement is the supply of reliably clean, healthy, interesting cocoa material.”

　　The cocoa centre has a collection of 400 plant varieties and their greenhouse uses a lot of energy to keep them in tropical conditions. After up to two years in quarantine, clean and safe seeds are sent to some 20 countries, including several in West Africa. That's where 75% of the cocoa used for chocolate worldwide comes from. The crop is extremely important for the local economy: it employs about two million people.

　　Professor Paul Hadley says he works with a small team of skilled technicians who look after the collection. And more of us seem to count on them now.

　　The scientist says, “There is some concern within the industry that demand is increasing constantly, particularly in countries like China, where the standard of living is increasing and people are getting a taste for different chocolates.”

　　語篇解讀：本文是一篇說明文，主要介紹了英國一項保護可可種子的項目。

　　1．What is the text mainly about?

　　A．Safeguarding cocoa seeds.

　　B．Planting cocoa seeds worldwide.

　　C．Keeping cocoa seeds in the greenhouse.

　　D．Finding the new market for cocoa.

　　解析：選A　主旨大意題。根據第一段的第二句及第五段中的“clean and safe seeds”可知，本文主要講的是英國保護可可種子的項目，故A項正確。

　　2．The institution's cocoa project is to ________.

　　A．have cocoa skin removed

　　B．offer more jobs to people

　　C．ensure the quality of cocoa

　　D．supply cocoa to two million people

　　解析：選C　推理判斷題。根據第四段的最后一句可知，這個機構是要確保可可粉的質量，故C項正確。

　　3．What does the last paragraph tell us?

　　A．The taste of chocolates is changing.

　　B．Demand for cocoa is increasing continually.

　　C．People are concerned about cocoa varieties.

　　D．Chinese have a long history of eating chocolates.

　　解析：選B　段落大意題。根據最后一段的關鍵詞“demand is increasing constantly”可知，本段主要講可可的需求量不斷增長，故B項正確。

　　4．What's the purpose of the text?

　　A．To educate.B．To advertise.

　　C．To warn.

　　D．To inform.

　　解析：選D　寫作意圖題。文章第一段點題，結合全文的整體內容可知，本文主要介紹了英國保護可可種子的項目，屬于向讀者傳遞信息的類型，故D項正確。

　　Ⅱ.閱讀七選五

　　(2024·東北三校二模)After the popularity of the Ice Bucket Challenge, another challenge now is hot in India. Indians give rice to their poor neighbors for a charity (慈善), which is called “Rice Bucket Challenge”. __1__ It is about giving a bucket of rice to someone who is in need and taking a picture named “Rice Bucket Challenge” to share online. The aim of the activity is to help the poor and hungry people in India, and the movement's Facebook page has so far clocked up more than 50,000 likes. __2__ The activity was started by Manju Latha Kalanidhi, a 38-year-old journalist, who thought the Ice Bucket Challenge was a little strange. She said, “Hunger is a disease anybody would connect.” The challenge has gained a lot of support with students signing up in Indian Institute of Management, and more and more people join in it. __3__

　　India is the world's second-biggest rice consumer, with a storage of 21.2 million tons of the grains. __4__ It has suffered with mass hunger, and last year was ranked 63rd of 78 countries on the International Food Policy Research Institute's global hunger index. How to participate in this activity? First, pick up a bucket of rice from your home and give it to the neighboring people who are in need. __5__ At last, invite online all your friends and ask them to take up the challenge. It is important to post back on Facebook because it will inspire all your friends to come forward. All the people get together and make a difference!

　　A．Besides, hand the rice bucket over to other people who are in need.

　　B．It is not an activity involving dumping a bucket of rice on someone's head.

　　C．The activity raises the public awareness and charitable donations to agriculture.

　　D．The Air Asia India airline says its staff including senior management will join.

　　E．Then, take a picture and post it on facebook with “Rice Bucket Challenge”．

　　F．But it is far from enough for this country.

　　G．The initial inspiration came from the Ice Bucket Challenge.

　　答案：1～5　BGDFE

　　Ⅲ.完形填空

　　(2024·濟南高考模擬)For many people, being without any electronic devices (設備) creates an uneasy feeling. I recently experienced a weekend without __1__. Allow me to share my __2__.

　　Last month, my family and I drove to my aunt Nan's home. My aunt was preparing to move closer to us. The __3__ of our visit was to help her pack her belongings. During the ride, my dad __4__ us that Aunt Nan's style of living was __5__. We wouldn't hear cell phones ring because signals for electronic devices are not __6__ in the mountains. My dad also told us that Aunt Nan had a television, but it __7__ few channels.My mother added that my aunt doesn't own a computer and that I would need to write my English paper on Aunt Nan's typewriter.

　　Once we finally __8__ Aunt Nan's house, we packed household items. Very quickly, however, I realized that it was __9__ to figure out what to do in my free moments. I was used to watching television or movies in my __10__ time. I was becoming restless (焦慮的)．

　　I'm sure that adults you know __11__ tell you stories about the games they played and how they had time to think quietly when they were our age.Our parents grew up in a time when electronic devices were not advanced, __12__ instant communication with friends and family wasn't even possible.

　　Once the packing was __13__， there seemed to be nothing else to do. All the quiet thinking time made me __14__， so I began writing my English paper. The old typewriter was fun to use, but I had to be a lot more __15__ about making typing mistakes since there was no delete key. The best part of __16__ the typewriter was hearing the sound that the keys made.

　　I soon finished my paper. My __17__ had time to hike, draw, and make unusual crafts — much like my parents did. The __18__ of putting these ideas on paper made me think that our dependence on electronics has __19__ our creativity. I challenge you to spend a day without __20__ any electronic devices. Maybe you will discover the benefit of thinking quietly as well.

　　語篇解讀：本文是一篇記敘文。作者在山里度過了一個沒有手機、電腦和網絡的周末。

　　1．A.gamesB．televisions

　　C．electronics

　　D．sports

　　解析：選C　由上文的“without any electronic devices”可以得到提示。

　　2．A.feeling

　　B．belongings

　　C．experience

　　D．devices

　　解析：選C　下文即作者自身的“經歷(experience)”。

　　3．A.value

　　B．purpose

　　C．plan

　　D．result

　　解析：選B　“to help her pack her belongings”是作者一家此行的“目的(purpose)”。

　　4．A.blamed

　　B．advised

　　C．announced

　　D．informed

　　解析：選D　爸爸“告知(informed)”我們阿姨家的生活情況。

　　5．A.primitive

　　B．modern

　　C．new

　　D．casual

　　解析：選A　由下文的“We wouldn't hear cellphones ring because signals for electronic devices ...”可知，阿姨家的生活比較“原始(primitive)”。

　　6．A.stable

　　B．visible

　　C．direct

　　D．confusing

　　解析：選A　聽不到手機聲音響是因為信號不“穩定(stable)”。

　　7．A.saved

　　B．received

　　C．accepted

　　D．refused

　　解析：選B　由“but”可知，電視能夠“收到(received)”的臺很少。

　　8．A.complained about

　　B．arrived at

　　C．left for

　　D．cleaned up

　　解析：選B　由“we packed household items”可知，我們“到達(arrived at)”了阿姨家。

　　9．A.safe

　　B．impossible

　　C．difficult

　　D．easy

　　解析：選C　由“I was becoming restless (焦慮的)．”可知，沒有電子設備空閑下來很“難(difficult)”想出可以做的事情。

　　10．A.waiting

　　B．travelling

　　C．spare D．busy

　　解析：選C　由上文的“in my free moments”可以得到提示。

　　11．A.finally

　　B．hardly

　　C．seldom

　　D．frequently

　　解析：選D　成年人會“常常(frequently)”給孩子們講自己小時候玩的游戲。

　　12．A.though

　　B．if

　　C．for

　　D．so

　　解析：選D　電子設備不夠先進，“所以(so)”即時通訊是不可能的。

　　13．A.finished

　　B．included

　　C．paid

　　D．opened

　　解析：選A　由“there seemed to be nothing else to do”可知，打包已經“完成(finished)”。

　　14．A.curious

　　B．uncomfortable

　　C．angry

　　D．uninterested

　　解析：選B　由上文的“I was becoming restless (焦慮的)．”可知，空閑時間我覺得“不舒服(uncomfortable)”。

　　15．A.careful

　　B．scared

　　C．excited

　　D．crazy

　　解析：選A　因為沒有刪除鍵，所以我打字的時候要格外“小心(careful)”。

　　16．A.holding

　　B．using

　　C．fixing

　　D．packing

　　解析：選B　“能夠聽到敲擊鍵盤的聲音”是“使用(using)”打字機最好的一點。

　　17．A.characters

　　B．friends

　　C．relatives

　　D．classmates

　　解析：選A　這里是說我的故事中的“人物(characters)”。

　　18．A.process

　　B．story

　　C．idea

　　D．beginning

　　解析：選A　寫作的“過程(process)”中我意識到對電子產品的依賴“降低(dulled)”了我們的創造力。

　　19．A.failed

　　B．encouraged

　　C．dulled

　　D．developed

　　解析：選C　參見上題解析。

　　20．A.turning down

　　B．turning up

　　C．turning off

　　D．turning on

　　解析：選D　由文末的“Maybe you will discover the benefit of thinking quietly as well.”可知，作者建議大家過一天不“打開(turning on)”電子設備的日子。