牛津譯林版英語必修5：學(xué)業(yè)分層測評(píng)(六) Task 與Project

學(xué)業(yè)分層測評(píng)（六）Task&Project

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（建議用時(shí):25分鐘）

I.單項(xiàng)填空

1.Fiveyearsagothepopulationofthevillagewas2,000.Nowit's1,500,which

meansthatit'sdecreased25%.

A.toB.from

C.byD.for

2.一Canyoushootthebirdatthetopofthetree?

一No,it'soutof.

A.rangeB.reach

C.controlD.distance

3.一Whatwineshallweprepareforthedinner?

—You'dbetterthinkaboutittwice,becausesomeguestsareabout

Iheirwine.

A.specialB.particular

C.especialD.excited

4.Accordingtothereport,peopleintheareasarerebuildingtheir

homesandmanyroadstotheareashavebeenrepaired.

A.flooded；leadB.flooding：leading

C.flooded；leadingD.flooding；tolead

5.Theelectricityindustrylargeamountsoffossilfuels.

A.operatesB.conflicts

C.absorbsD.consumes

6.LaurenSmithv/ascompletelyinwatchingTV,soshedidn'thear

thestepdownstairs.

A.absorbedB.attached

C.abusedD.abandoned

7.IfBob'swifedoesn'tagreetosignthepapers,.

A.norhewillB.norwon'the

C.norwillheD.hewon'tneither

8.Iappreciatedbackandgreetingthatafternoonafterourdeparture.

A.youtocallB.youcall

C.yourcallingD.you'recalling

9.Wedon'tdoubtwewillcompletealltheprojectsbeforetheyear

2018.

A.whenB.if

C.thatD.whether

10.Itiswidelybelievedthatyouwork,resultyou'llget.

A.theharder；thebetter

B.themoreharder；themorebetter

C.theharder；amuchbetter

D.morehard；morebetter

II.完成句子

1.老人在全神貫注地看書，因此我沒有和他打招呼。

Theoldmandeeply,soIdidn'tgreethim.

2.我尤其注意到了他的眼睛，因?yàn)槟请p眼睛很大。

Inoticedhiseyesbecausetheywereverybig.

3.——先生，這里的衣服價(jià)格怎樣？

——哦，那要視情況而定。一般地，價(jià)格從200元到500元不等。

一Howaboutthepricesoftheclotheshere,sir?

一Oh,thatdepends.Usuallytheprices.

4.這是我第二次對(duì)那個(gè)人失望，我再也不信任他了。

ThisisthesecondtimeIbythatperson.Ishallnevertrusthim

again.

5.希望你們積極參與。

Weyouractiveparticipation.

Ill.閱讀理解

A

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Newresearchhasshownthatlonelinessmayaffectantstoagreaterextentthan

manyotherlivingcreatures.

Ithaslongbeenknownthatlonelinesscanleadtoashorterlife.Inhumans,ithas

evenbeenfoundtobeadriverofhighbloodpressure,sleepdisorder,anddepression

that'sindependentoffactorslikeage,race,gender,weightandeconomicstatus.

However,lonelinesshasneverbeenidentifiedasafactorthatcancuthuman

lifespanbymorethanasmallpartoftheaverage.Ants,ontheotherhand,appeartobe

farmoresensitivetothisstress,withlonelinessleadingtoasurprising91percent

reductioninlifespan.

That'satleastaccordingtoastudythatdetailshow“l(fā)onely“antsonlyliveupto

sixdaysonaverage.Antslivinginacommunity,ontheotherhand,werefoundtolive

uptoabout66days.

Inaseriesofexperimentswhereantswerepickedfromtheircolonies（群體）and

separated,theywerefoundtocontinuouslywalkwithoutrest,consumingfarmore

energythantheycouldever.

Thereasonforthebehavioristhatanisolatedantissimpletryingtogetbackto

itscolonyatallcosts,anddoesn'tknowwhattodowithoutitsnestmates.Afterall,

manyentomologists（昆蟲學(xué)家）wouldarguethatanantcolonyisfarmoreasingle

livingentity（實(shí)體）thanitsmembers.

Ifyouweretotakeasinglepartfromaclock,itwouldsimplymoveaimlesslyas

well,runningwithoutapurpose.However,whilethereisadifferencebetween

aimlessnessandloneliness,theresearchersfoundthatthelatteraffectslonelyants

moredirectly.

Thestudyindicatedthatantscan'teveneatalone,astheynormallycollectsome

ofthefoodtheygatherinthefieldinaspecializedorgancalledacrop.Thiscropis

normallysharedwithotherantsbackatanest,butasforasingleant,itsimplyjust

sitsthere,undigestedanduseless.

1.Howdoeslonelinessinfluenceaperson?

A.Itcanmakehimverytiredofhimself.

B.Itcanleavehiminconflictwithothers.

C.Itcanleadtohimbeingveryindependent.

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D.Itcancausehimtosufferfrompoorhealth.

2.Whatcanbelearnedfromtheexperiments?

A.Mostantscanliveabout6daysonaverage.

B.Lonelyantscanbecomeveryrestless.

C.Humanbeingsaresimilartoantsinsomeway.

D.Lonelyantsseemtobeviolentandimpatient.

3.Whydoesanisolatedantwalknon-stop?

A.Itattemptstoreturntoitscolony.

B.Itwantstoattractotherantstoformacolony.

C.Ithopestomakesignalstoitsmates.

D.Ithastofindmorefoodtosurvive.

4.Theauthormentionedaclockinthepassage.

A.toshowantshaveabiologicalclockinthehead

B.toproveantsarcawell-regulatedcommunity

C.tostressantsarereallyhighlysocialanimals

D.tocompareaimlessnesswithloneliness

B

Workisofgreatsignificancetoindividuals1livesinAmericaandpeoplehold

seriousattitudestowork.WhentheearlyProtestantimmigrantscametothiscountry,

theybroughttheideathatworkwasthewaytoGodandheaven.Thisattitude,the

ProtestantWorkEthic（道德規(guī)范），stillinfluencesAmericatoday.Workisnotonly

importantforeconomicbenefits,thesalary,butalsoforsocialandpsychological

needs,thefeelingofdoingsomethingforthegoodofthesociety.Americansspend

mostoftheirlivesworking,beingproductive.

FormostAmericans,theirworkdefinesthem:theyarewhattheydo.What

happensthen,whenapersoncannolongerwork?AlmostallAmericansstopworking

atagesixty-fiveorseventyandretire.Becauseworkissuchanimportantpartoflifein

thisculture,retirementcanbeverydifficult.Retireesoftenfeelthattheyareuseless

andunproductive.Ofcourse,somepeoplearehappytoretire;butleavingone'sjob,

whateveritis,isadifficultchange,evenforthosewholookforwardtoretiring.Many

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retireesdonotknowhowtousetheirtimeortheyfeellostwithouttheir

jobs.Retirementscanalsobringfinancialproblems.ManypeoplerelyonSocial

Securitycheckseverymonlh.Duringtheirworkingyears,employeescontributea

certainpercentageoftheirsalariestothegovernment.Eachemployeralsogivesa

certainpercentagetothegovernment.Whenpeopleretire,theyreceivethismoneyas

income.Thesechecksdonotprovideenoughmoneytoliveon,however,because

pricesareincreasingveiyrapidly.Seniorcitizens,thoseoversixty-five,havetohave

savingsinthebankorotherretirementplanstomakeendsmcct.Thcrateof

inflation(通貨膨脹)isforcingpriceshighereachyear;SocialSecuritychecksalone

cannotcoverthesegrowingexpenses.Thegovernmentofferssomeassistance(補(bǔ)助)，

Medicare(healthcare)andwelfare(generalassistance),butmanyseniorcitizenshave

tochangetheirlifestylesafterretirement.Theyhavetospendcarefullytobesurethat

(heycanaffordtobuyfood,fuelandothernecessities.

Ofcourse,manyseniorcitizensarehappywithretirement.Theyhavetimeto

spendwiththeirfamiliesorenjoytheirhobbies.Somecontinuetoworkparttime,

othersdovoluntarywork.Some,likethoseintheRetiredBusinessExecutives

Association,evenhelpyoungpeopletogetstartedinnewbusiness.Manyretired

citizensalsobelongtouGoldenAge”groups.Theseorganizationsplantripsand

socialevents.Therearemanychancesforretirees.

Americansocietyisonlybeginningtobeconcernedaboutthespecialphysical

andemotionalneedsofitsseniorcitizens.Thegovernmentistakingsteps