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成都外国语学校18-19下期高二英语3月考试
（EIM Unit 3, B6 Unit2）
I.阅读理解：（2’）
Even plant can run a fever, especially when they’re under attack by insects or disease. But unlike human, plants can have their temperature taken from 3, 000 feet away straight up. A decade ago, adopting the infrared （红外线）scanning technology developed for military purposes and other satellites, physicist Stephen Paley came up with a quick way to take the temperature of crops to determine which ones are under stress. The goal was to let farmers precisely target pesticide （杀虫剂）spraying rather than rain poison on a whole field, which invariably includes plants that don’t have pest （害虫）problems.
Even better, Paley’s Remote Scanning Services Company could detect crop problems before they became visible to the eye. Mounted on a plane flown at 3, 000 feet at night, an infrared scanner measured the heat emitted by crops. The data were transformed into a color-coded map showing where plants were running “fevers”. Farmers could then spot-spray, using 50 to 70 percent less pesticide than they otherwise would.
The bad news is that Paley’s company closed down in 1984, after only three years. Farmers resisted the new technology and long - term backers were hard to find. But with the renewed concern about pesticides on produce, and refinements in infrared scanning, Paley hopes to get back into operation. Agriculture experts have no doubt the technology works. “This technique can be used on 75 percent of agricultural land in the United States, ” says George Oerther of Texas A & M. Ray Jackson , who recently retired from the Department of Agriculture, thinks remote infrared crop scanning could be adopted by the end of the decade. But only if Paley finds the financial backing which he failed to obtain 10 years ago.
1. Plants will emit an increased amount of heat when they are _____________.
A. sprayed with pesticides B. facing an infrared scanner
C. in poor physical condition D. exposed to excessive sun rays
2. In order to apply pesticide spraying precisely, we can use infrared scanning to____________.
A. estimate the damage to the crops
B. measure the size of the affected area
C. draw a color-coded map
D. locate the problem area
3. Farmers can save a considerable amount of pesticide by______________.
A. resorting to spot-spraying
B. consulting infrared scanning experts
C. transforming poisoned rain
D. detecting crop problems at an early stage
4. The application of infrared scanning technology to agriculture met with some difficulties _______________.
A. the lack of official support
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B. its high cost
C. the lack of financial support
D. its failure to help increase production
5. Infrared scanning technology may be brought back into operation because of_____________.
A. the desire of farmers to improve the quality of their produce
B. growing concern about the excessive use of pesticides on crops
C. the forceful promotion by the Department of Agriculture
D. full support from agricultural experts
II.完型填空（1.5’）
When 12 girls from San Fernando High School in California received a grant (经费) to develop an invention to solve a real-world problem, they decided to create a solar-powered shelter to help the homeless.
For over a year, the girls have been using all their free time to complete the ___1___“They have this amazing internal (内心的) 2 that I’ve never seen in any individual,” Violet Mardirosian, a teacher at San Fernando High who is 3 with the team on the project, told The Huffington Post. “I thought 4___ that maybe some of them would give up, say ‘I didn’t 5 _ this much work,’ but they haven’t. They’re just working hard and they’re not giving up and they’re super 6 __ .”
Living in a low-income community, the girls have seen the 7 of homelessness first-hand. Many of them are from immigrant families and hoped the 8 , which is powered by rechargeable solar panels (控制板), would help the 9 .
Seventeen-year-old Maggie Mejia told the Huffington Post that 10 she had no previous 11 experience, the girls figured out as a team how to 12 the shelter using how-to videos and books that taught them how to code. But the most important 13 she’s learned during the project isn’t technical.
“I’ve learned a lot about 14 others, helping the community and being selfless and showing a better world to other people and 15 someone else’s life,” she said. The project was carried out with DIY Girls, a nonprofit that helps fund STEM – science, technology, engineering and math – projects for 16 .
Mardirosian said all the participating students have 17 their interest in STEM through this project.
“Many of them didn’t think about engineering before. They thought maybe they’re not 18 out to be an engineer. But working together, now they 19 their skill – whether a writing skill or a drawing skill or a speaking skill, they’re all 20 in this field. Everyone has found their importance in this picture,” she said.
1. A. project B. coding C. report D. course
2. A. clock B. doubt C. drive D. pressure
3. A. agreeing B. working C. meeting D. talking
4. A. once again B. all the time C. at the moment D. at the beginning
5. A. receive B. expect C. believe D. mind
6. A. surprised B. confused C. excited D. worried
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7. A. problem B. adventure C. choice D. difference
8. A. equipment B. community C. machine D. shelter
9. A. families B. homeless C. team D. research
10. A. when B. until C. while D. because
11. A. engineering B. managing C. teaching D. planning
12. A. renew B. create C. protect D. describe
13. A. skill B. lesson C. fact D. subject
14. A. helping B. following C. pleasing D. questioning
15. A. changing B. leading C. experiencing D. running
16. A. children B. adults C. teachers D. girls
17. A. imagined B. remembered C. discovered D. ignored
18. A. left B. put C. picked D. made
19. A. accept B. realize C. wonder D. share
20. A. discussed B. learned C. found D. needed
III.首字母填空（1.5’）
1. Although some famous actors of the eighties and the nineties have changed over the last 20 years, all the same are still as c__________ as they’ve always been.
2. The programme to reduce budget should have been l_________ a year ago. However, it remains hard to carry it out now.
3. A new study has c________ that eating mindfully can actually help people lose weight.
4. She's even decorated the spare room ahead of time in a______________ of your visit.
5. It is estimated that over 10,000 people came out on strike in protest. Tragedy struck when several people were c________ to death in the crowd.
6. As we mentioned, winning the prize can really help to r___________ a book to new readers.
7. Please remember to take all your personal p____________ with you when you leave the aircraft.
8. The violent m _________of the ship upset his stomach and he began vomiting .
9. I tried to c_________ in my speech how grateful we all were for my teachers’ help.
10. He took 3 days off in no time and h___________ over to his home for caring for his sick kid.
IV.短语选变填：（1.5’）
get down to, speed up, appeal to, draw up,
in possession of, in case, take over, turn…away
restrict … to…, fix…on…, be conscious of, in the possession of,
1. The man ________________ stolen jewelry was soon under arrest.
2. I think you need ________________ a bit. We are going to be late.
3. The experiment his team _______________ would make a great contribution to the whole human race.
4. Access to the club ______________ members only.
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1. Citizens took to the street, ________________ the government to take measures for the crisis.
2. The policeman said nothing, with his eyes _____________ the person near the window.
3. Waking up, he _______________ a sharp pain in his left arm.
4. Now that we've agreed. Let's _______________ a contract and get to work.
5. We _______________ at the entrance because we didn’t have tickets.
6. Peter will _____________ as general manager when Mitchell retires.
V.单句语法填空：（1.5’）
1. _____________ (turn) to the left, you will find the path leading to the park.
2. With the development of new technology, we will finally make ____________ possible to travel in space.
3. I’m burning with _______________ (curious). You must tell me who won!
4. When Alice woke up, she found herself _____________ (lie) on a wet patch of grassland.
5. He talks as if he _____________ (be) to many countries around the world. Don’t be taken in by his fancy words.
6. A few hours ago, outside the city hall ______________ (some protesters, stand), demanding answers.
7. Liu Changchun is the first Chinese _______________ (participate) in the 10th Olympic Games held in LA.
8. I know this is not quite the right solution, but I can't be bothered _____________ (think) of a better one.
9. Silas Marner knelt down and got down to ____________ (count) the gold coins hidden under the floor board.
10. There’s no doubt _____________ she will run out of money very soon if she spends like this.
VI.单句改错（1.5’）
1. It is these people that make that possible for others to lead a safe and happy life.
2. When Will came to the spot and cast about to look close, he saw the cat.
3. What you have to do is to be conscious of the potential huge risk in the present stock market.
4. I don't think I'll need any money but I'll bring some just in the case.
5. The Wandering Earth was so exciting that the girl kept her eyes fixing on screen.
6. The girl asked the student counselor for advice, no knowing how to deal with procrastination.
7. The weather here in winter is lovely so that I feel as if it is spring now.
8. Have you warned there will be extra work to finish today?
9. The Doctor announced that there won’t be enough time to come up with a new way.
10. The opponents were in the possession of the ball for most of the match.
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答案
阅读理解：
1-5：CDACB
完型答案;
1-5 ACBDB 6-10 CADBC 11-15 ABBAA 16-20 DCDBD
首字母填空:
1. charismatic 2.launched 3.claimed 4. anticipation 5.crushed
6.recommend 7.possessions 8.motion 9.convey 10.hopped
短语选变填：
1. in possession of 2. to speed up 3.got down to 4. is restricted to
5. appealing to 6. fixed on 7. was conscious of 8. draw up
9. were turned away 10. take over
单句语法填空：
1.turning to 2. it 3. curiosity 4. lying 5. had been
6. stood some protesters 7. to participate 8. to think 9. counting 10. that
单句改错
1. that改成it 2.close改成closely 3.去掉第二个to 4.去掉the
5.fixing 改成fixed 6. no 改成not 7. is 改成 were
8. you增加them或you前加been 9.won’t 改成wouldn’t 10.去掉the
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