廣東省2025屆高三英語下學(xué)期綜合能力測試題十一

PAGEPAGE13廣東省2025屆高三英語下學(xué)期綜合實力測試題十一第一部分閱讀(共兩節(jié)，滿分50分)第一節(jié)(共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分)閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。AICETopicalTalksICEtopicaltalksareafreeweeklyseriesdeliveredfromarangeofsubjectareas.Everyoneiswelcometoattendtheseeventswhicharemovedtovirtualhallsduringthepandemic,regardlessofwhatattendees’educationalbackgroundsareandwhethertheyownmembershipornot.CreativityinbusinesswithDrAlexCarterIncreasingly,businessleadersarehearingandsayingalotaboutcreativity.Thesediscussionsaredrivenbytheimmediatechallengesposedbythecoronavirus.Consequently,increasingattentionisbeingpaidtodevelopingemployees’creativity.Inthissession,wewillconsidersomeofthewaysinwhichcreativitycanbedeveloped.Eventdate:Wednesday,3March,2024CreativewritingwithSophieHannahAtthemoment,wearehearingcertainwordsalot,suchaslockdown(活動限制)andsocialdistancing.Inthissession，SophieHannah,aninternationallybestsellingcrimefictionwriter,talksaboutthewaysinwhichourthoughtsaboutthiscurrentperiodofourliveswillaffectourwritingchallenges,andexplainshowwriterscanalwaysmakeeventhemostdifficultcircumstancesworkintheirfavour.Eventdate:Friday,19March,2024Bigdata:SeeingtheworldthroughthesensorswithDrOliverHadelerDataisactuallythenewoil.Theuseofsensorshasbecomewidespread,fromsmartphones,smarthomesandcitiestodriverlesscars,whichmakesthedata-drivensocietyareality.Modemhealthcareisunthinkablewithoutsensors.Forhundredsofyearssensorsandmeasurementhaveformedthebasisofscientificdiscovery.Eventdate:Thursday,1April,2024Whatdoweneedtoknow?withDrJaneGregoryWhatdoesitmeantobealearnedpersonthesedays?Isthereanypointinlearninganything,whenwecansearchonlineforit?Usingscienceasthecentralexample,DrJaneGregoryexploresthedebatesaboutwhatweneedtoknow.Eventdate:Tuesday,13April,20241.WhatcanweknowabouttheICEtopicaltalks?A.Theyfitinthelockdownperiod.B.Theyofferfreeonlineseriesonceamonth.C.They’retargetedatpeoplewithmembership.D.Theyhavearequirementforattendees’educationallevels.2.WhatdoesDrAlexCarter’stalkmainlyfocuson?A.Waystodevelopemployees’innovation.B.Challengesfacedbythebusinessworld.C.Theimpactofworkingonlineonemployees.D.Businessleaders’understandingofdevelopment.3.Howmaysensorscontributetoscientificdiscovery?A.Byofferingtoolstomedicalcare.B.Byprovidingareliabledatabase.C.Bymakingsmartphoneswidespread.D.Byincreasingpeople’sscientificawareness.BIwastheoldestgirlinmyfamily.Andtoensurewehadthebesteducation,myparentslivedinatinyrentedhouse.SoIalwayshadasenseofresponsibilityandaweightonmyshoulderstoprovemyself.IhadtobebetterthaneveryoneelseandshowIwasworthyofmyplaceintheworld.Fromayoungage,Istartedtocarefullymaketo-dolists,writingdowntasks—“readtwonewbooks”,”doanextrahourofmaths”—andcrossingthemoffastheywerecompleted.Allthroughmyteens,thiswasawaytoorganizemychaotic(混亂的)mindasitjumpedfromonebrilliantideatoanother,whichplayedagreatroleinmystudy.IknewwhatIhadtodoandwhentodothem.AsImovedtoBritainforadegree,andthenstartedalectureshipandmyownfamily,IcontinuedfocusingonthethingsIneededtoachieve.Theto-dolistsstartedtohavedisadvantages;theywereeventuallycontrollingme.Ididn’tcelebrateachievementslikemovinguptheacademicladder.Instead,IkeptwritingallthethingsIstillhadtodo,alwaysdrivingmyselfforwardandneverstoppingtotakeabreath.Ihadgreatanxiety.SoIdecidedtostartwritinga“have-done”listeveryFridayevening.Astheweekswentby,whenlookingatwhatelseIhadtodo,Ialsoreflectedonmyachievementsandcelebratedthesmallestwins.Itwasatinychange,butithasbeenmonumentalinhelpingmeevaluatehowImeasuresuccessinlife.I’mstilldriventosucceedwhentakingtimetoreflectonthethingsIhaveachieved—howeverbigorsmall.I’mabletosetmyownstandardsandmeasureofsuccess.Writingtheseachievementsdownremindsmeofthetiniestvictories.Andmyself-worthandvaluearenolongermeasuredbytheticksandcrossesonmyto-dolists.4.Whatdidtheauthorthinkabouthermakingto-doliststhroughherteens?A.Itmadeherlifelessorganized.B.Itbenefitedheracademicperformance.C.Itofferedherdifferentcareerchoices.D.Itgreatlyrelievedhernegativefeelings.5.Whattinychangedidtheauthorhaveinherlifelater?A.Makingmoresmallachievements.B.Showinglittleconcernfortheto-dolist.C.Payinglessattentiontowinsandlosses.D.Combiningto-dolistswithhave-donelists.6.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribetheauthor?A.Determinedanddisciplined. B.Ambitiousandsympathetic.C.Adventurousandresponsible. D.Generousandconsiderate.7.Whatcanwelearnfromtheauthor’sexperience?A.Neverstoppushingourselveshard.B.Don’tforgettocelebrateourachievements.C.Theroadtogrowthisfullofupsanddowns.D.Allthatmattersistograspthecorrectmethod.CChildrengrowtallerinruralhouseholdswheretheirmothersaresupportedtogrowtheirownfood,accordingtonewresearchfromtheUniversityofEastAnglia(UEA).Theresearch,whichlookedathouseholdsinsomedevelopingcountries,showedgrowingtheirownfoodhelpedmotherstopreventtheirchildrenfrombeingstunted(發(fā)育不足的),wastingawayandunderweight.Theirchildren’sfoodwasmorevaried,meaningthesechildrenhadaccesstodifferentclassesoffoodnutrients(養(yǎng)分素).TheteamfromUEAanalyzedstudiesthatintroducedwomentohomefarminginsomeAfricanandAsiancountries.ThehomefarmingincludedgrowingbrightlycoloredvitaminA-richfruitandvegetables,andsometimesalsoincludedchickenfarming.Thehealthofthesewomen’schildrenwasassessedoverthenextyearormore,andtheydidbetterthanchildrenofotherwomen.Nostudies,however,reportedonchildren’seyehealth.Theresearchersconcludedthathigh-qualitytrialsareneededtoassesstheimpactofhomefoodproductiononnutritionalblindnessinchildren,whichiscausedbyaninsufficientintakeofvitaminA.Around250millionpre-schoolchildrenaredeficientinvitaminA,accordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization.VitaminAdeficiencyisthemainglobalcauseofchildhoodblindness,whichalsoincreasestheriskofdyingfromotherchildhooddiseasesandvitaminAplaysasignificantroleinnormalimmunefunction(免疫功能).Itremainsoneofthemostwidespreadmicronutrientdeficienciesglobally.MrsChizobaBasseyledtheteamconductingthesystematicreview.Shesaid,“Well-evidencedinterventionssuchasvitaminAsupplementationprogramsshouldbeadoptedandexpandedtochildrenatgreatestrisktopreventnutritionalblindness.”Currentlythereisnotenoughevidenceoftheeffectsofhomegardeningonxerophthalmia(干眼癥),nightblindnessorthedeathrateinchildren,buttheevidencefromtheresearchshowsthatifwomentakeuphomegardening,theriskofbeingstunted,wastingawayandunderweightintheirchildrenwillbereduced.HomefarmingmayhelptoachievesustainabilityincontrollingvitaminAdeficiencyandcanassistvitaminAsupplementationprogramswheretheyareavailable.8.Whatdoesthenewstudyfocuson?A.Fruitandvegetablessuitableforfamilygardening.B.ThedevelopmentoffarminginAfricaandAsia.C.Ruralchildren’shealthproblems.D.Benefitsofhomefarming.9.WhatismainlytalkedaboutinParagraph3?A.Theimportanceofnutrients.B.Causesofchildhoodblindness.C.HealthrisksoflackofvitaminA.D.Waystoimprovekids’immunefunction.10.WhichofthefollowingmayMrsBasseyagreewith?A.Nutritionalblindnessispreventable.B.Mostofpre-schoolkidssufferfromanutrientdeficiency.C.Homefoodproductionhasprovedgoodforchildren’seyes.D.Vegetablesgrownbyhousewiveshavehighernutritionalvalue.11.Whatdoestheauthorwanttoexpressinthelastparagraph?A.Theurgencyofdoingfurtherresearch.B.Thenecessityofencouraginghomefarming.C.ThedifficultyincontrollingvitaminAdeficiency.D.Therelationshipbetweenhomegardeningandxerophthalmia.DYoucanfindjustaboutanyskillyouwanttolearnontheInternet.SteveJobs’sappealingpresentationstyle,StephCurry’sjumper,MichaelJackson’smoonwalk—alloftheseareeasilyaccessible.Clearly,instructionalvideos,how-toguides,andonlinetutorials(教程)havechangedthewaywelearn.Orhavethey?Watchingexperts’performancesmightmakeyoufeelthatyoucouldsimilarlyperformthesameskills.Butnewevidencesuggeststhatlearningbyobservationmaysometimesbeillusory.Observerscomeawayfeelingconfidentthatthey’rewellpreparedtotrythetaskoutthemselves,butwhentheydo,they’llfindthat’sadifferentmatter.Researchershaveconductedanexperimentinvolvingthemoonwalk.Onehundredparticipantswatchedanexpertdoingthemoonwalk.Theywererandomlyassignedtoseeamoonwalkvideoeitheronceor20timescontinuously.Theymadepredictionsabouttheirownmoonwalkabilitiesandthenattemptedthemoonwalkthemselves.Avideorecordedtheirmoonwalksandlatertheirattemptswereshowntoanoutsidegroupofjudges,whowereblindtothenumberoftimesperformerswatchedthetrainingvideo.Asaresult,participantswhowatched20timesandparticipantswhowatchedoncebothpredictedtheirscores,butthefirstgroup'spredictedscoreswerehigher.Thejudgesgavesimilarlylowratingstobothgroupsofparticipants.Actually,whenpeoplewatchvideos,theyseetheperformer’stechnique,buttheydon’tfeelitthemselves.It’sonethingtomemorizewhatstepstotake,butanotherthingtoexperiencehowthosestepsareworkedout.Peopleoftenmisssubtleties(細(xì)小但重要的地方)whilewatching,andpeoplearelikelytounderestimatethecomplexityoftheskill,andoverestimatetheirownabilities,afterwatchingexperts.We’renotsayingthatYouTube’stensofmillionsofinstructionalvideosareuseless.Peoplegetmoreoutofwatchingaftertheyhavealreadyattemptedtheskill,sotrytheskillyourselfandthenrevisityourfavoritehow-tovideosfrequentlytoimproveyourtechnique.Learningskillstakestime.12.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“beillusory”inParagraph2mean?A.Bringalotofconvenience.B.Makeagreatdifference.C.Giveawrongbelief.D.Playamajorrole.13.Whatdidtheresearchersdoinordertodothestudy?A.Theyexplainedthemoonwalktoparticipants.B.Theyletparticipantswatchvideosafterbreaks.C.Theyprepareddifferentvideosforparticipants.D.Theyletdifferentpeoplewatchavideofordifferenttimes.14.Whatcanweconcludefromthemoonwalkexperiment?A.Watchingexpertsraisesone’sconfidenceratherthanability.B.Theparticipants’predictionsareconsistentwiththejudges!scoring.C.Thenumberoftimesparticipantswatchtrainingvideosmatterstothem.D.Watchinginstructionalvideosboostsobservers’interestintherelatedarea.15.Whatmaytheauthoradviselearnerstodo?A.Comparetheinstructionalvideosfromdifferentplatforms.B.Combineinstructionalvideoswithfrequentpractice.C.Watchinstructionalvideosasmuchaspossible.D.Bepatientandconcentratedwhilelearning.其次節(jié)(共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分)閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Thereareplentyofwaystostayentertainedduringalongcommute(上下班路程).16However,thosewhoaredrivingshouldtakecarenottoputthemselvesorotherdriversindangerwhilepreventingboredom.Apublictransportationcommuteisopentomanypossibilities.17Agoodbookwillabsorbyoucompletelyandmakeyoufeelliketimeispassingquickly.Besides,withcountlesscellphoneandhand-heldgames,anyonecanbeoccupiedforhours.18Avoidplayingloudmusicortalkingloudlyonthephoneasthesecanannoyothersonthetrainorbus.Forcommuterswhowanttocatchafewminutesofsleep,theyshouldbesuretheywon’tsnore(打鼾)orhitothersafterfallingasleep.Itischallengingtomakealongcommutelessboringwhenthecommuteristhedriver.Manypeoplechoosetotalkontheircellphones,butthisisnotsafeandisnotrecommended.Manystateshavelawsagainsttalkingonthephonewhiledriving.Text-messagingisinmostcasesdangerousasthedriver’seyesmustleavetheroadtotypetheletters.19Abetterchoicefordriversistolistentoanaudiobook(有聲讀物).Purchasingthesebookscansometimesbepricey,especiallyifthelistenerisburningthroughoneortwoaweek.20ManylibrariesevenallowmemberstodownloadaudiobooksinMP3formatsothattheycanbeplayedthroughMP3players.A.Allinall,safetyshouldalwayscomefirstduringacommute.B.Timeflieswhenyou’rehavingfunduringacommute.C.Thenumberonecauseofdrivingstressistheunpredictability.D.Anyactivitythatdoesnotdisturbothercommutersisacceptable.E.Forthoseusingpublictransportation,thepossibilitiesareplentiful.F.Readingbooksisagreatwaytokeepacommuterfromgettingbored.G.Thegoodthingisthattheyareusuallyavailableatlocallibrariesforfree.其次部分語言語用(共兩節(jié)，滿分30分)第一節(jié)(共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。Don’tspendtoomuchtimecomplaining,whichpreventsusfromenjoyingourselvesatthemoment.Somepeoplehavethe21ofcomplainingaboutthings;22,complainingcutsnoice.Oncechangeshappen,weneedtodoourbestto23them,becausecomplainingonly24ourmiseryandthatofthepeoplearoundus.It’sdefinitelynota(n)25waytowinfriendsandmotivatepeople.Complainingcanonlydistract(使分心)usand26ourenergythatotherwisewouldbedevotedtoourspiritualascension(提升).Apartfromthefactthatcomplainingisannoyingforusandthepeoplearoundus,thiskindof27attitudecanbeharmfultoourhealth.Myhusband’sgrandmother,wholivedtotheripeoldageof105,hadherownliving28:“Nevercomplainaboutthethingsyoucan’tchange.”She29thegraduallimitationsonherabilitiesandmovementswithpeaceandheldfasttoit.Itdefinitelydidhermuchgoodandnocomplaintisabsolutelythe30ofherlonglife.Abetter31tocomplainingistolearnfromthesituationswecomplainabout.Insteadof32thefactthatanegativeeventoccurred,weshouldtrytoseehowwecan33similarsituationsinthefuture.Clearly,everyonewill34sometroubleordiscomfortinlifeanditisjustthetroubleordiscomfortthat35usandimprovesussteadily.21.A.right B.habit C.chance D.purpose22.A.otherwise B.thus C.therefore D.however23.A.giveinto B.getridof C.faceupto D.taketheplaceof24.A.increases B.relieves C.dominates D.defeats25.A.interesting B.wise C.friendly D.convenient26.A.prove B.fire C.waste D.pass27.A.pessimistic B.optimistic C.skeptical D.aggressive28.A.motivation B.stage C.condition D.rule29.A.suggested B.accepted C.practised D.abandoned30.A.reflection B.goal C.wish D.secret31.A.contribution B.result C.alternative D.conclusion32.A.focusingon B.believingin C.givingup D.referringto33.A.encounter B.affect C.avoid D.review34.A.forget B.experience C.produce D.deny35.A.reminds B.persuades C.bothers D.challenges其次節(jié)(共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Icefishingisthepracticeofcatchingfishthroughanopeningintheiceonafrozenbodyofwater.Forsafety,it(36)__________(recommend)thaticefishermenshouldgooutwith4inchesofgoodiceforwalking.Andwalkingon(37)__________(thin)icethanthiscanbedangeroussometimes.Therearetwothingscommontoallicefishermen:patienceand(38)__________(resist)tocoldweather.Icefishersmayfishintheopenorinshelters(39)__________theremaybechairs,aheaterandatelevision.However,eveninshelters,icefishingissurelynot(40)__________comfortablesportwhenyou’refishingin(41)__________(terrible)freezingtemperatures.Whenmostfishermenhavetheirfishingequipment(42)__________(store)inthebasementforthewinter,ice.fishermenpullouttheirequipmentforanadventure.Icefishing(43)__________(change)alotovertheyears.Thoughit’safuntimeforicefishermentositonachairandwaitforthefishtoswimby,modemicefishermenmovearoundthelakequiteabit(44)__________searchofthecatch.Someicefishermenhavebeenknowntodrillover100holesperday,(45)__________(attempt)tolocatethefish.第三部分寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)第一節(jié)(滿分15分)假定你是李華，今日上午參與了學(xué)校舉辦的主題為“Cross-culturalcommunication”的講座，請寫一篇報道向校報的英語專欄投稿，內(nèi)容包括：1.講座目的；2.講座內(nèi)容；3.你的收獲。留意：1.詞數(shù)80左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________其次節(jié)(滿分25分)閱讀下面材料，依據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。續(xù)寫的詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右。Itwastheweekofthebookfairinourschool—aneventfocusingonthesaleofbooks.Andourfifth-gradeclasswasscheduledtogotothelibraryonFriday.Ithoughtthelibrarywasanamazingplace.Itwasfilledwithmanybooksthatcouldtransportustowonderfulandinterestingnewplaces.Inmyeyes,thelibraryladieshadthebestjobinthewholeschool.Iwonderediftheysecretlysatinacomfortablechairinthecomerofthelibraryandreadpilesofbookswhenclasseswerenotscheduledthere.Ilovedreading.Ilovedallbooks.IhaddevelopedahabitofopeningabookandsmellingitbeforeIstartedreadingit.Mr.Acree,mymathteacherandfavoriteteacherthatyear,pulledmeasideafterclassoneday.“Vickie,thelibraryladiesweretellingmetheyneededsomeextrahelpthisweek,”hesaid.Afterashortpause,headded,“Theyarebusywiththebookfair.Wouldyoubeinterestedinhelpingthemout—doingthejoblikesortingoutthebooksandcleaningtheshelves?”Icouldn’tbelieveit!MyfacewasfilledwithexcitementasIthoughtaboutbeingahelperinthelibrary.Ismiledasthewordscameoutofmymouth.“Yes,Iwould,”Itoldhim.IhopedIhadsaiditloudenough.Iwasveryshy，andMr.Acreewasolderthanourotherteachers.“Great!”hesaid.“Now,theycan’tpayyou.Butyoucanpickout.abookatthebookfair,anybookyouwant.Youdon’tneedtopay.”Ijumpedaboutinhappinessatthenews!Mylargefamilydidn’thaveextramoneyformetobuybooksatthebookfair.Ioftenfeltsadwhenotherstudentshadmoneytobuythebookstheyloved.Butnow,notonlydidIgetthechancetobeahelperinthelibrary,butIwouldberewardedbypickinganybookIwanted!SoonthatFridaycame!Paragraph1:Determinedtodoagoodjob,Iarrivedatthelibraryearlyinthemorning._______________________________________________________________________________Paragraph2:IwasgladthatIcouldfinallypickoutabookfromtherowsandrowsofbrand-newbooks._______________________________________________________________________________限時綜合實力訓(xùn)練完形填空閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出，可以填入空白處的最佳選項。EvaMozesKorisasurvivoroftheAuschwitzconcentrationcamp(奧斯維辛集中營).Almost50yearsafterherliberationfromthecamp,Eva1toforgiveherabuser.Evaremindsusthatwecannot2whathashappened,butwecanshiftour3togetinnerpeace.Withthis4Evaledahappierlife.5noteveryonehasagreedwithherdecisiontoforgive,shefeltitwasthebestforher.Itseemsvery6toteachforgivenesstochildrenbecausepeoplewhovalueitarelikelytoliveahappierlife.Today’sresearchshowsusthatwecan7forgivenesswithpracticesinceitisalearnedbehavior.JamiePerillo,theeducator,makesseveralsuggestionstohelpkidslearntoforgive.First,helpchildrenmakethe8betweenforgivingandforgettingandknowforgivingis9notencouragingthebadbehavior.Second,helpthemtounderstandwhathashappened.Third,helpthemidentifyorexperiencethe10feelingofforgivingratherthan11themtoforgivetheiroffender(冒犯者).Finally,givechildrensomething12todo.Perhapsthisistalkingdirectlytotheoffender—“Idon’t13whatyoudid,butI’llforgiveyoubecause14youwon’tdoanygoodtoyouorme.”O(jiān)rtheycanwritealettertoexpresstheirhurtfeelings.Bothcanhelpprovidea15forthem.1.A.refused B.failed C.pretended D.chose2.A.change B.forget C.doubt D.imagine3.A.criterion B.dream C.attitude D.demand4.A.memory B.hate C.experience D.thought5.A.However B.Though C.Since D.Because6.A.necessary B.ridiculous C.special D.common7.A.receive B.find C.cultivate D.deserve8.A.agreement B.distinction C.choice D.peace9.A.absolutely B.merely C.constantly D.approximately10.A.angry B.terrible C.noble D.strange11.A.advise B.force C.educate D.permit12.A.concrete B.urgent C.attractive D.safe13.A.mind B.thank C.follow D.like14.A.laughingat B.gettingover C.gettingbackat D.breakingawayfrom15.A.goal B.release C.concern D.rule閱讀理解(一)閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選。Besideshealthysoil,allplantsneedwater.Thismakesithardtogrowplantswhereit’sdry.ButresearchersledbyGuihuaYuinTexasmayhavefoundawaytokeepplantsfromdyingofthirst.Theirinventionisasuper-moisture-absorbentgel(SMAG).Thegelworkssimilarlytohowmorningdew(露水)forms.Itabsorbswaterfromtheairduringthenight.Whenthesunwarmsitthenextday,thatgelreleasesitsaccumulatedwaterintotherootzoneoftheplants.“Thegel-basedmaterialcanbeusedasasoil,enhancer,aswellasalternativesoilingreenhousesforcropplanting,nsaidGuihuaYu.“Andthismaterialcanbedirectlymixedwithsoilorfertilizeratcertainamounts.Butbasedonthequantitiesofthenewmaterialusedintheexperiments,outdoorfieldsmayrequireawholelotofit.”Yu’steamtestedthesoiladditivetogrowradishes(蘿卜).Duringanexperiment,theycomparedradishesgrowninsandysoilalonewithradishesgrowninsandysoilthathadbeenmixedwiththegel.Thegel-treatedsoillostabout60percentofthewaterthatithadstartedwithaboutamonthearlier.Incontrast,theuntreatedsoillost80percentofitswaterinjustoneweek.JeffHatteyisasoilscientistwhoworksattheOhioStateUniversityinColumbus.Hesayssimilaradditiveshavebeenusedinpottingsoilformanyyears.Butpeopleprobablywon’tseethegelatthehardwarestoreanytimesoon.“Thebigquestionsformeare:Howmuchgel-treatedsoilwouldpeoplehavetouse?Howlongdoesitlastonceit’sinthesoil?”saidJeff.Fortunately,thegelisnotpoisonous,Yusays.Soitshouldn’tvitiatethebacteria(細(xì)菌)orwormsthatareneededtokeepsoilhealthyforgrowingthings.Thegelalsoshouldposenorisksifitgoesintolakesorstreams.1.WhatisParagraph2mainlyabout?A.Theusageofthegel.B.Theinspirationforthegel.C.Theworkingprincipleofthegel.D.Theconditionsunderwhichthegelfunctions.2.What’sthefeatureofthegel-basedmaterial?A.It’sconvenientandsimpletouse.B.It’sdurableintoughconditions.C.It’scheapandcost-effective.D.It’sforsingleuseonly.3.What’sthefindingofYu’sstudy?A.Theradishescansurviveindrysoilforamonth.B.Thegelfunctionswellinprovidingwater.C.Theradishesneedalotofwatertogrow.D.Thesandysoilloseswaterveryquickly.4.WhatcanbeinferredfromJeff’swords?A.Thegelisanentirelynewproduct.B.Thegelwillsoonreplacepottingsoil.C.There’salottobeexploredaboutthegel.D.Therearestillmanydrawbacksofthegeltobeovercome.(二)Somethingnewisonthemenuof1880,amembersonlyclubindowntownSingapore.Therestaurantisthefirstintheworldtosellthepublicaspecialkindofmeatwhichwasdevelopedinalabandgrowninaplacewithouthavingtoraiseorkillaliveanimal.TheculturedmeatindustryenjoyedaglobalfirstearlierthismonthwhenaSanFrancisco-basedcompanygottheratificationtosellitsculturedchickeninSingapore,makingtheSoutheastAsiancity-statethefirstnationintheworldtolegallysellthismeatalternative.Culturedmeatismadebytakingstemcells(干細(xì)胞)fromthemusclesofaliveanimalandgrowingthemmanutrient-richbrew(釀造液),whichcontainsaminoacids,vitamins,minerals,andsalts—allfromnon-animalsources.EatJust,thecompanythatproducedthemeat,andothercompaniesareworkingtheirwaythroughregulatoryprocessesaroundtheworld,andmarketingtheideathatsuchmeatalternativesaremoreethicalandenvironmentally-friendlierthanregularmeatproducts.Rightnow,about15percentoftheworld’sgreenhousegasemissionscomefromraisinganimals.Morethanhalfofthoseemissionscomefromcattleproduction.Culturedmeathasbeenframedasagreenalternative.RecentresearchbyHannaTuomisto,anassociateprofessorinsustainablefoodsystemsattheUniversityofHelsinki,hasshownthatforsometypesofanimalprotein,culturedmeatissignificantlybetterfortheclimate.Forbeef,whichhasthehighestcarbonfootprint,perunitculturedmeathasthepotentialtolowergreenhousegasemissionsby80-95percentcomparedtoregularbeef.Similarly,culturedlambcouldhavefarfeweremissionsthanlambfromtheferra.Atthesametime,Tuomistofoundthatculturedporkandpoultry(家禽肉)havenearlythesamegreenhousegasemissionsastheiranimalequivalents.Whethertheexpansionoftheindustrywillbeanadvantagefortheclimateisunknowable,saidAlexander.Forhim,otherchangesinfoodsystemsarealotmoreeffectiveandimportantfromaclimateperspective,suchasreducingwasteanddecreasingtheamountofmeatinourdiets.Therearemanypossiblesolutionstotheproblemofhowhumanseatwithoutdestroyingtheplanet.1.Whatisabigfeatureof1880?A.Ithasitsownlabforresearch.B.Itservesmanytypesofraredishes.C.Itofferscustomerslab-grownmeat.D.Itaimsatspecialgroupsofmembers.2.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“gottheratification”inParagraph2mean?A.Wontheapproval.B.Gotsomebenefits.C.Receivedsomepraise.D.Encounteredachallenge.3.WhatdoestheauthorintendtodoinParagraph5?A.Toaskpeopletoreducecattleproduction.B.Toanalyzediemaincauseofglobalwanning.C.Toshowthenecessityofstoppingeatingregularmeat.D.Todiscusswhetherculturedmeatisbeneficialfortheclimate.4.What’sAlexander’sattitudetowardstheroleofculturedmeat?A.Favorable. B.Doubtful.C.Con