限时规范练8(必修2 Unit 3)
核心素养关键词:培养学生人与科学、热爱科技的素养能力意识
一、阅读理解
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A new program encouraging children ages 9 to 12 to get interested in computers,math and science starts next week at all 36 libraries of the San Diego Public Library.
Called “Spring into STEAM”,the program will offer workshops in March,April and May.It begins on March 2.
“We know that science education is so important now,and technology is changing so fast,” said Misty Jones,library director.“We see this as a way to bring kids new ideas and help them know more about the world around them.”
STEAM stands for science,technology,engineering,art and math,and there will be workshops in each area.This year’s theme is “Bug Out!”,so the science workshop will invite insect experts to explain the survival skills of insects.The engineering workshop will watch bees as builders.For math,the kids will learn spatial geometry (空间几何学) by making 3-D paper insects.Kids in other workshops will learn computer coding,create a light using a glass bottle,or build insects using pipe cleaners and LED lights.
Jones said she’s also excited about the chance for children to take part in the International Barcode of Life Project,which is trying to create a digital catalog (电子目录) of different kinds of insects on Earth.Kids in San Diego can ask for free insect collection tools at their local libraries beginning on March 2.Insects they collect can then be sent in for DNA identification.
Jones said it is unusual for every library to start the same program at the same time.“It’s something we’ve been trying to do,and I think it’s just the beginning of the chances we will be able to offer,” she said.
1.What do we know about “Spring into STEAM”? A.It is open to kids of all ages. B.It lasts for at least four months.
C.It helps kids learn more about themselves. D.It is held by the San Diego Public Library.
2.What will kids learn from the engineering workshop this year? A.How LED lights work. B.How bees build their home. C.How to make 3-D paper bees.
D.How to create a light using a glass bottle.
3.What will kids do for the International Barcode of Life Project? A.Collect insects. B.Take DNA tests. C.Create a digital catalog.
D.Make insect collection tools.
4.What can we infer from what Jones said in the last paragraph? A.The program will continue.
B.The program should last much longer. C.The program will have different themes. D.The program should be held by different libraries.
B
Does a grasshopper taco (墨西哥蚂蚱卷饼) sound delicious? If you were living in another part of the world — say,Mexico or Thailand or Kenya — the idea of eating insects might not seem strange to you at all.For thousands of years,insect-eating has been common practice among many of the world’s people.According to insect-eaters around the world,insects are tasty.
Insect fans say insects are not only tasty,they are also nutritious.Arnold van Huis is working with other scientists to encourage insect-eating in areas where it is already common.
According to the United Nations,the planet’s population is now almost 7 billion.It is expected to reach 9 billion before 2050.By that time,people’s need for meat is expected to double.Raising livestock (家畜) requires large areas of farmland,and feeding the animals can be expensive.“We have to find something else to take the place of meat,” Arnold van Huis says.“One very good choice is using insects.”
Raising insects would require less land,says Arnold van Huis.Insects would also be cheaper to feed. For insect-eating to become popular in the U.S.,Brian Fisher,an insect scientist at the California Academy of Sciences,says people must be careful with ready-to-eat insects.There are more than 1,700 types of insects that are safe to eat.But do not even think of eating insects from your backyard,since there is no way of knowing if they are dangerous! If you really want to eat insects,it is possible to order insect cuisine (烹饪) at a handful of U.S.restaurants.
Arnold van Huis is working with chefs in the Netherlands to develop delicious insect recipes.For one experiment,his team prepared two types of meatballs:some made with meat and others made with mealworms and meat.In a blind taste test,nine out of ten people preferred the mealworm meatballs.
In the future,will eating insects be common practice for people in Europe and North America? “I’m completely sure it will,” says Arnold van Huis.
5.What can we learn about insect-eating in Thailand or Kenya? A.It is not allowed. B.It is not common. C.It is very popular. D.It is rather strange.
6.According to Arnold van Huis,what would be an advantage of eating more insects? A.It would save more livestock.
B.It would solve environmental problems. C.It would provide more nutrition for people. D.It would help feed the world’s growing population.
7.Why does Brian Fisher advise people to go to restaurants to eat insects? A.Insect cuisine ordered there is delicious. B.Insects cooked there taste more like meat. C.Insects cooked there are safe enough to eat. D.Different insect cuisine can be chosen there.
8.How might Arnold van Huis feel about the experimental result mentioned in Paragraph 6? A.Fearful. C.Doubtful.
B.Satisfied. D.Surprised.
二、完形填空
I enjoy photographing everything in nature,especially wild horses.I first 1 Alberta’s wild horses 20 years ago.Ever since,I had wanted to see and 2 them.A friend of mine,who loves wild animals,got to know my 3 and last year,I was 4 enough to be invited to see the wild horses in the Williams Creek area of Alberta with him.It was an amazing 5 .
On our first visit we 6 more than 100 horses.Since then,we have been back to the same area three more times.
One time,while taking photos of a herd (群) of around 30 horses,I didn’t 7 that not 20 feet away,a young horse was sleeping behind a tree.Suddenly,he 8 ,jumped up and just stood there 9 me to take photos of him.As I was photographing him,the herd stud (种马) noticed how 10 the little horse was to me and came running over,snaking his neck with his ears back,as if warning the young horse,“ 11 ,get away!” The young horse didn’t seem to understand what he was being told and didn’t 12 ,until his mom came over to 13 him.I didn’t feel unsafe at all by the horse being close to me and 14 taking photos.
Another time,I 15 to take photos of a young horse running and jumping for the joy of it.He was having 16 all by himself while the rest of his herd ate grass peacefully — it made me feel 17 .
Having been out with the wild animals several times now,I hope to 18 again — as often as possible! They give me complete peace of mind.I’m 19 for having the chance to spend time with them.These horses are born wild and 20 ,and should always remain so. 1.A.followed C.heard about 2.A.help C.own 3.A.wish C.suggestion 4.A.old C.patient 5.A.relationship C.opinion 6.A.raised
B.found D.worried about B.photograph D.train B.promise D.problem B.careful D.lucky B.experience D.lesson B.led
C.protected 7.A.believe C.accept 8.A.awoke C.fell 9.A.teaching C.asking 10.A.important C.strange 11.A.Noise C.Danger 12.A.move C.come 13.A.change C.get 14.A.avoided C.stopped 15.A.agreed C.managed 16.A.fun C.interests 17.A.lost C.relaxed 18.A.attend C.remember 19.A.hopeful C.thankful 20.A.free C.nervous
D.saw B.realize D.imagine B.ran D.walked B.warning D.allowing B.close D.special B.Pain D.Doubt B.look D.stay B.understand D.trouble B.kept D.regretted B.forgot D.failed B.power D.chances B.lonely D.excited B.choose D.visit B.sorry D.afraid B.similar D.unsafe
三、短文改错
When I was in junior high school,my dad always told me exercise and eat healthy food.I was too busy for my studies,and I didn’t have time to exercise.I eat a lot of junk food and didn’t treat my body well,so I put on a weight.Six months ago,I started senior high school,and I decided to made a change.First,I joined a gym.Then I asked my trainer to make a diet and exercise plan for him.I followed the plan,and started eating better or exercising more.Today,I’m five kilos light than before,and I’m becoming healthily.Too bad I didn’t listen to my dad’s advices in junior high school.He was right!
参考答案
限时规范练8(必修2 Unit 3)
一、【篇章导读】本文是说明文。圣地亚哥公共图书馆发起了一个针对9至12岁儿童的教育项目Spring into STEAM,本文是对该项目举办时间、举办内容等的相关报道。 1.D 推理判断题。由第一段中的“A new program...starts next week at all 36 libraries of the San Diego Public Library”可知,该项目由圣地亚哥公共图书馆举办。
2.B 细节理解题。由第四段中的“The engineering workshop will watch bees as builders.”可知,参加该小组的孩子将会了解蜜蜂是如何筑巢的。
3.A 推理判断题。由倒数第二段中的“Kids in San Diego can ask for free insect collection tools at their local libraries beginning on March 2.Insects they collect can then be sent in for DNA identification.”可知,孩子们为该工程收集昆虫。
4.A 推理判断题。由最后一段中的“it’s just the beginning of the chances we will be able to offer”可知,三十六家图书馆同时举办同一个项目并不常见,但Jones说他们一直在努力做,这仅仅只是个开始,也就是说这个项目还会再次举办。
【篇章导读】本文是说明文。来自荷兰的昆虫专家Arnold van Huis认为虫子不仅美味还能帮助养活不断增长的世界人口。
5.C 推理判断题。由第一段中的“If you were living in...Mexico or Thailand or Kenya — the idea of eating insects might not seem strange to you at all...insect-eating has been
common practice among many of the world’s people”可知,在泰国或肯尼亚很流行吃昆虫。
6.D 推理判断题。第三段提及了随着世界人口数量的急剧增长,人类对肉的需求量也大大增加。由第三段Arnold van Huis提出的建议“find something else to take the place of meat...One very good choice is using insects”和第四段他指出饲养昆虫的优势require less land和be cheaper to feed可知,他认为昆虫可替代肉来帮助养活不断增长的世界人口。 7.C 细节理解题。由倒数第三段中的“But do not even think of eating insects from your backyard,since there is no way of knowing if they are dangerous”可知,Brian Fisher建议想要吃昆虫的人去饭店是出于安全方面的考虑。
8.B 推理判断题。倒数第二段的实验结果“nine out of ten people preferred the mealworm meatballs”说明,绝大多数受测者喜欢含有昆虫的肉丸。这样的实验结果对鼓励人们食用昆虫并致力于研发美味的昆虫食谱的Arnold van Huis来说自然是满意的。
二、【篇章导读】本文是记叙文。作者喜欢摄影,尤其喜欢拍摄野马。多次拍摄野马的经历不仅让作者了解了野马的天性,而且意识到野马应该自由自在地生活在大自然中。
2024版高考英语人教通用版大一轮复习限时规范练8(必修2 Unit+3)
