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Unit3单元质量检测三

Unit3单元质量检测（三）

Ⅰ.阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Seek:

Haveyouevercomeacrossaflowerortreeandwishyouknewwhatitwas?

Well,thisappcanidentifyavarietyofplantsforyou!

Justtakeaphotowithyourphone,andtheappwillsearchWikipediaforyou.Seekcanalsoidentifyanimals.Youcancreateaprofile（文件夹）andupload（上传）allyourdiscoveries,andtheappwilladdthemtoitsphotodatabaseforotheruserstoexplore.

MyNatureAnimalTracks:

Sometimesyouonlyspotanimaltracks.Thisapphelpsyoumatchasetoftrackswithaspeciesthroughseventrackcategoriesandfivesoundcategories.

Oh,Ranger!

ParkFinder:

Can'tfindwheretotakeahike?

Thisappwillhelp!

Useittofindthenearestparkswiththeactivitiesyouwanttodo,whetherthat'shiking,birdwatchingorwhatever.Thishugedatabasefeaturesnotonlyeverynationalpark,stateparkandfederalpubliclandinthecountry,butitalsoincludes50,000localparks.Withthisapp,there'snoexcuseforstayinginside!

iNaturalist:

Thisappisnotsimplyananimalidentificationapp.It'sactuallyasocialnetworkfornaturalists.Youcanrecordyourobservationsofplantsandanimalsandaddthemtothedatabase.Youcanaskthecommunity（大众）tohelpyouidentifysomething,keeptrackofeverythingyou'vecomeacrossduringhikes,buildyour“lifelist”ofwhatyou'veidentified,andmostimportantly,becomeacitizenscientist.Byrecordingwhatyou'veseenwiththisapp,you'rehelpingscientistskeeptrackofwhat'shappeningwiththenaturalworld.

语篇解读：

本文是应用文。

文章主要介绍了四款应用软件，它们可以帮助人们更好地了解大自然。

1．WhatcanyoudowiththehelpoftheappSeek?

A．Findpeoplewhosharethesameinterest.

B．Makeyourphotosmoreattractive.

C．Identifyplantsconveniently.

D．Becomeacitizenscientist.

解析：

选C　细节理解题。

根据第一段的“Well,thisappcanidentifyavarietyofplantsforyou”可知，你可以上传照片到应用软件Seek上，以便于认识某种你不认识的植物。

2．Whichappcanhelpyoufindagoodplaceforhiking?

A．Seek.

B．iNaturalist.

C．Oh,Ranger!

ParkFinder.

D．MyNatureAnimalTracks.

解析：

选C　细节理解题。

根据第三段的内容可知，Oh,Ranger!

ParkFinder这一款软件能提供各种公园的信息，你可以找到你喜欢的公园进行徒步旅行、观鸟等活动。

3．WhatcanonlybedonewiththeappiNaturalist?

A．Uploadingyourphotos.

B．Recognizinganimaltracks.

C．Gettinginformationonplants.

D．Communicatingwithotherusers.

解析：

选D　细节理解题。

根据文章第四段的“It'sactuallyasocialnetworkfornaturalists”可知，应用软件iNaturalist的特别之处在于，它是一个热爱大自然的人的社交平台，你可以与其他用户交流。

4．Whoaretheappsmainlydesignedfor?

A．Naturelovers.　　　　　B．Schoolstudents.

C．Wildlifebiologists.D．Inexperiencedhikers.

解析：

选A　推理判断题。

文章给出的四款应用软件主要针对热爱大自然的人而设计，Seek，iNaturalist和MyNatureAnimalTracks可以让人们对大自然中的动植物进行更为细致的了解，Oh,Ranger!

ParkFinder可以帮助人们获得户外活动的信息。

B

TaylorRichardsonhashereyesontheuniverse.Eversinceayoungage,sheknewshelovedspaceandmadehergoaltogotoMarssomeday.Inordertostartachievinghergoal,shedidsomereasearchandfoundoutaboutMarsGeneration.

TheMarsGenerationwascreatedsothatthosewholovespaceandMarswouldhaveawaytomeetpeoplewithsimilarinterests.Intheorganization,collaborative（合作的）energyandasupportiveenvironmentmakesharingdreamsexcitingandeasy.Now,Taylorisastudentambassador（大使）fortheorganizationanditisherjobtotellpeopleabouttheprogramanditsmission（任务）.Sheonceadvertisedaprogramcalled“TrainlikeanAstronaut”andshehopesthathereffortswillbeabletoexciteyoungpeopleandadultsaboutspaceexploration.

Taylor'sbiggestservicemissioninvolvesincreasingtheliteracy（读写能力）rateinAmerica.Whenshewasyounger,shedidnotreadwell.However,becausehermotherwasalwayssupportiveandhelpedTaylorbyreadingaloudtoherandprovidingherwithaudiobooks,sheeventuallybecameagoodreader.So,Taylorstartedaprogramcalled“TakeFlightwithaBook”，whichfocusesonhelpingmorechildrenenjoyreadingmaterials.Throughherbookdrives,shehasraisedover500books.Andnow,sheisonherthirdbookdriveandiscollectingbookstogivetovariousorganizationsinJacksonville.

Taylorlivesbyherbeliefinthepossibilityofchange.Shesaid,“Westillliveinawonderfulworldwherewecanstillmakeachangeanddowhat'srightforallpeople.”Inherownway,sheisspreadingpositivity.Bysharingherloveforspaceandbooks,sheisguidingotherkidsandbecominganinspirationtoall.

语篇解读：

本文为记叙文。

泰勒希望有朝一日能够踏上火星。

为了实现这个目标，她成为“火星一代”的大使，她还鼓励更多的人去探索太空。

5．Whatdoestheprogram“TrainlikeanAstronaut”do?

A．Ittakespeopletoexplorespace.

B．Ittrainsstudentstobeastronauts.

C．Itemploysmorestudentambassadors.

D．Itencouragespeopletodiscovermoreaboutspace.

解析：

选D　推理判断题。

根据第二段的“...shehopesthathereffortswillbeabletoexciteyoungpeopleandadultsaboutspaceexploration”可知，该组织鼓励更多的人去喜欢太空探索。

6．HowdoesTaylorencouragemorechildrentoread?

A．Byofferingaudiobookstokids.

B．Bycreatingapracticalprogram.

C．Byaskingmotherstoreadaloudtokids.

D．ByvisitingvariousorganizationsinJacksonville.

解析：

选B　细节理解题。

根据第三段的“So,Taylorstartedaprogramcalled‘TakeFlightwithaBook’．..”可知，她是通过开办一个项目鼓励更多的孩子阅读。

7．WhatmayTaylordointhefuture?

A．Liveinawonderfulworld.

B．Helpothersmakeachange.

C．Figureoutwhatisrightinlife.

D．Publishmorebooksonspace.

解析：

选B　推理判断题。

根据最后一段的“Westillliveinawonderfulworldwherewecanstillmakeachangeanddowhat'srightforallpeople”可知，她将继续帮助更多的人努力奋斗，从而改变这个世界。

C

Farmershavelongreliedonthingsthatworkwithouttheirinvolvement—beestopollinate（授粉）flowers,earthworms（蚯蚓）toturnthesoil,swallowstoeatpests—tomakesurethatcropsgrowtherightway.NowateamofBritishresearchersistryingtotakethishandsoffthinkinginahightechdirection.LastOctober,scientistsatHarperAdamsUniversitystartedafarmcalledtheHandsFreeHectaretomaketheentireprocessoffarming—fromsowingandfertilizingtoharvest—fullyautomatic.Theprojecthasjustsucceededwithfivetonsofrobotgrownbarley（大麦）．

“Webelievethebestideaisthatinthefuture,farmerswillmanagegroupsofsmaller,autonomousmachines，”theresearchersexplained.“Theywillgooutandworkinthefields,allowingfarmerstousetheirtimemoreeffectivelyinsteadofhavingtodriveupanddownthefields.”

Atthemoment,agriculturalmachines—verylargeandheavy—cancoveralotofspacequickly.Butthereareshortcomings.“Fertilizergetssprayedoverentirefarms,regardlessofthedifferentneedsofdifferentcrops.They'realsosoheavythatthey'redamagingfarmers'soils，”researcherJonathanGillsaid.

Gillandhiscolleagueswentsmaller:

atractor,acombineandaharvester,whichfollowedaprogrammedroute,usingGPS.Altogether,theyspentlessthan￡200,000onequipment,andusedopensourcetechnologyandadrone（无人机）．Eventuallythesystemwillbecomplexenoughtotreatdifferentpartsofafield,orevenindividualplants,differently.

Theteamisquicktocautionthattheydon'twanttoputfarmersoutofwork.Theysaid,“Insteadofbeingbusyinthefields,thefarmerwillmanagethemachinesandmonitortheircrops.”Thenextstopforthebarleywillbeabrewery.That'snotgoingtobecompletelyautomatic.Atleastnotyet.

语篇解读：

本文是说明文。

蜜蜂、蚯蚓以及燕子不需要人类的干预就可以为农业生产做出贡献。

科研人员力图将这种“无为而治”的思想应用于高科技的领域，改进农业机械以实现全面的农业自动化。

8．Whatfeatureofbees,earthwormsandswallowsinspiredscientists?

A．Theirdependenceonnature.

B．Theirspecialwayofsurvival.

C．Theirselflesslovefortheearth.

D．Theirnaturalinvolvementinfarming.

解析：

选D　推理判断题。

根据第一段的“NowateamofBritishresearchersistryingtotakethishandsoffthinkinginahightechdirection”以及第二段的内容可知，蜜蜂、蚯蚓以及燕子不需要人类的干涉就可以使庄稼受益，研究者希望将这种“无为而治”的思想应用于科技农业的领域。

9．WhatadvantageofGill'sequipmentisintroducedinPara.4?

A．Freeingworkerstotally.

B．Reducingthecostofharvest.

C．Improvingtheaccuracyoffarming.

D．Increasingtheoutputofdifferentcrops.

解析：

选C　细节理解题。

根据第三段的“Fertilizergetssprayedoverentirefarms,regardlessofthedifferentneedsofdifferentcrops”可知，现有的农业机械设备不能精准施肥。

第四段介绍了科研队选用小规模的农业设备，再加上GPS和无人机等设备的配合，可以实现精准农业的目标。

10．Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A．Gill'sprojectisstillatthedesignstage.

B．Unemploymentwouldn'tbeaconcern.

C．Thebrewerywillrealizeautomationsoon.

D．Completeautomaticfarmingisunrealistic.

解析：

选B　推理判断题。

根据最后一段的内容可知，科研队并不想农民因为农业自动化而失业，农民需要控制机器并持续观察农作物。

11．Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．Thefutureofhandsfreefarming

B．Thefunctionsofagriculturalmachines

C．Thedevelopmentofautomaticharvest

D．Theshortcomingsoftraditionalfarming

解析：

选A　标题归纳题。

通读全文可知，农业科研人员正努力实现农业全面自动化以解放农民的双手，如今已取得不小的成就。

D

BorninLondonin1825,ThomasHenryHuxleywasoneofthegreatmenofthenineteenthcentury.In1846ThomasHenryHuxleywasappointedassistantdoctoraboardH．M.S.Rattlesnake.TheshiphadbeenaskedtosurveyareasoftheGreatBarrierReefandtheneighboringseas.ThisgaveThomasHenryHuxleyanopportunitytostudyanimallifeandwasthestartofhisbiologicalcareer.Thevoyagelastedfouryears,duringwhichtimehegatheredmuchinformationonplankton（浮游生物）．

Onhisreturnfromthevoyage,ThomasHenryHuxleywasmadeamemberoftheRoyalSocietyinrecognitionofhisscientificwork.Althoughhecontinuedtopublishpapersaboutplankton,hisinterestwasturningtowardsvertebrate（有脊椎的）animals.ForsometimeThomasHenryHuxleyandhisworkmateshadbeendiscussingthepossibilitythatanimalspecieshadevolved（进化）,onefromanother.Nosatisfactorytheorieshadbeenputforward,butin1859Darwin'sOriginofSpeciesappeared.ThomasHenryHuxleyatoncerealizeditsimportanceandhowthetheoryofnaturalselectionprovided“theworkinghypothesis（假说）wesought”．

FortherestofhislifeThomasHenryHuxleystruggledtoensurethe