(2019版)人教版选择性必修第一册英语Unit 5 Working the Land 单元测试B卷(含答案).docx
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1、一、阅读理解一、阅读理解 In 2011, during his freshman year at the University of Maryland, Simon was struck by how much food was thrown away in the college cafeteria. I was shocked to see someone buy a full sandwich, eat half of it, and throw the other half out, said Simon. It was not the value I grew up with. F
2、or him, discarded food was a natural goldmine where he could source to do good. Four years later, Simon co-founded Imperfect Produce, a subscription-based home-delivery service for discounted ugly fruits and vegetables that are perfectly good on the inside, but otherwise rejected from the food suppl
3、y chain for their looks. Up to 20% of the fruits and vegetables grown on farms in America are thrown away because the produce doesnt meet grocery stores standards, said Simon. Its often for discoloration, scarring on the surface caused by the fruit rubbing against a tree limb or an atypical shape, h
4、e said. Sometimes its the size. Simon, 29, and Chesler, 27, decided to source this ugly produce directly from farms and deliver it to customers for about 30% less than conventional grocery store prices. The reason why we created Imperfect Produce as a direct-to-consumer business is because grocery s
5、tores didnt want to partner with us, said Simon. So we became our own store. The San Francisco- based service launched in August 2015. Today, Imperfect Produce has more than 200, 000 subscribers in 22 cities. The company sources its produce from 250 growers nationwide, and slightly more than half of
6、 it is organic. To date, Simon said the service has helped recover 40 million pounds of food from going to waste. Simon declined to disclose income but said this years sales are expected to double last years. The business is not yet profitable, but he hopes to expand the service to 40 cities by the
7、end of 2019 and eventually take the company public at some point. 1.Why are many fruits and vegetables wasted? A.They are not tasty. B.They are poorly looking. C.They are not nutritious. D.They are not good inside. 2.What made Simon create Imperfect Produce as a direct-to-consumer business? A.Relati
8、vely high prices offered by him. B.His desire to offer convenient service to others. C.The wish to set up his own business. D.Grocery stores refusal to cooperate with him. 3.What can be inferred about Simon? A.He thinks a lot about the wasted food. B.He wants to help the poor. C.He expects to make p
9、rofits from his business. D.He has expanded his service to 40 cities. Big changes in agriculture are taking place in Singapore. The small, Southeast Asian nation is leading a farming revolution, according to the Reuters news agency. Singapore covers around 720 square kilometers of land and only one
10、percent of that land area is used for agriculture. Food production costs are higher there than the rest of Southeast Asia. As climate change and population growth threaten food supplies, the pressure on new farmers is to answer the governments call to grow more with less. Whenever I talk about food
11、security in Singapore, I tell people not to think about land think about space, because you can go upwards and sideways, said Paul Teng, an agriculture professor at Nanyang Technological University. There are more than 30 vertical(垂直的) farms in Singapore ones that grow up, not across, the land. Sust
12、enir Agriculture is one of these businesses. Its hydroponic(无土栽培的) farm grows non-native foods like cherry tomatoes and strawberries inside buildings under artificial lighting. Then it sells the produce to local supermarkets and online stores. Sustenir raised $ 16 million from investors (投资者) last y
13、ear. The money will be used to expand operations in Singapore. However, not everyone thinks the new technology is best. Egg farmer William Ho says the government should not depend so much on agriculture technology businesses. Many of them have failed. Thats why Im always asking the government why it
14、 doesnt invest in us old-timers. We are more practical, he said. Professor Paul Teng said an issue for urban farmers is that the high cost of the technology makes their products too pricey for many people. 1.What does the second paragraph mainly discuss? A.High food production costs.B.Reasons for ch
15、anges in agriculture. C.Agricultural technology businesses.D.Sale expansion of food markets. 2.Which is the way to achieve food security according to Paul Teng? A.Exploring more space.B.Buying more food. C.Enlarging farmland.D.Investing more money. 3.What do we know about the old-timers? A.They work
16、 on high-tech farms.B.They benefit from pricey products. C.They reduce production costs.D.They need the governments support. 4.Where is this passage probably taken from? A.A guidebook.B.A brochure.C.A newspaper.D.A journal. Sooner or later, most students are to take some form of English examinations
17、. Often the more successful students are better prepared. However, sometimes students who do well have better test-taking skills. These abilities really have nothing to do with understanding English better. They are skills that make taking the test easier, and therefore provide better results. Here
18、are some very important and often ignored guidelines(指导方针) to take a test successfully. Do not insist on completing each question before going to the next. This is extremely important. Remember one question may only be worth one point! You will become nervous when you fail to find out its answer, ma
19、king you lose your concentration and leading to worse results. However, answering the questions you are sure you know results in your being more relaxed and feeling more confident. Go through the test a second time to work out the answers to more difficult questions. Sometimes questions asked are an
20、swered in later questions asking for different things. Usually (but not always) a strong first impulse (冲动) means we know the answer and we dont really have to think about it too much. Going back to think about it usually makes you unsure and often causes a mistake. This is very common, so be very c
21、areful! If you dont know the answer, write something. If you are answering a 4-possibility multiple-choice question you will still have a 25% chance of being correct! Taking a test is as much for you as for your teacher, so never cheat. If you cheat, you wont help yourself in the long run. 1.In the
22、first paragraph, the writer stresses the importance of _. A.better preparations for examsB.better understanding of English C.better skills at taking examsD.better results of taking exams 2.When taking an exam, what are you advised to do? A.To first answer the questions which are easier for you. B.To
23、 rethink about the answers that youve written too much. C.To search the test paper for all the answers to the questions. D.To give up the questions whose answers you dont know. 3.It is common that many students _. A.pay much attention to their test-taking skillsB.often give up a difficult test halfw
24、ay C.often get higher results by cheatingD.dont believe in their first impulse 4.What would be the best title of the passage? A.Effective Studying MethodsB.Effective Test-taking Skills C.Getting Better Exam ResultsD.Being Successful Students Today, the worlds diversity (多样性) of food crops is quickly
25、 decreasing. But scientists around the world are taking action. They are building seed banks. At seed banks, scientists store the seeds of many different crops. There are now about 1,400 seed banks around the world. However, some banks are in warm countries. If the electricity fails, the seeds will
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