2014-2015學年河北省衡水市武邑中學高三（下）單元測試卷（17）

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• 1．The world we live in gets more mechanized every year．Some countries which were mainly agricultural a hundred years ago have now become industrial．New factories and towns have been built on good agricultural land．There are now fewer farms to serve a much greater population，so these farms must be more efficient in order to produce as much food as possible．There is no place in the modern agricultural world for the inefficient farmer．Unfortunately，many of the picturesque aspects of farming are disappearing in the search for efficiency．The more tractors are used，the fewer horses are needed．Everyone agrees that horses are far more pleasant to look at than tractors．But they are less efficient．Cows are usually milked by machinery nowadays，and even pigs are fed automatically．There is not much art or poetry on the modern farm，and the old traditional idea of a farm as a slow peaceful，romantic place is totally wrong nowadays．
     The modern farmer has to be a mechanic，a scientist，an accountant and a gambler．The more mechanized farming becomes，the more expert the farmer has to be．He must understand what machinery is necessary for his kind of farm，and he must know how to use it efficiently．He must also understand the new technical advances in agriculture，and how to use chemical and synthetic products to improve his crops．The more workers a farmer employs，the more he must know about the problems of wages and taxes．As in any other industry，most modern farmers find it necessary to employ office staff to deal with these．But although he has more modern equipments and far more scientific aids than his grandfather had，the farmer is still dependent upon the weather．As he can never be sure what the weather will do，he must be prepared to take risks，and face the possibility of losing everything．
  
  （1）The underlined word "mechanic" means

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  A．a(chǎn) skilled farmer
  B．a(chǎn) skilled person in using and repairing
  C．a(chǎn) worker
  D．a(chǎn) driver
  （2）Why the idea of a farm as a slow，peaceful，romantic place is wrong nowadays？

  
  A．Because nowadays，the world gets more mechanized．
  B．Because cows are usually milked by machinery and pigs are fed automatically．
  C．The fewer horses are needed．
  D．No farm needs the inefficient farmer．
  （3）How to explain"The more mechanized farming becomes，the more expert the farmer has to be"

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  A．With the development of agriculture，it needs farmers to become a skilled man to operate those agricultural machines．
  B．With the development of agriculture，the farmer should be an accountant．
  C．With the development of agriculture，the farmer should be mechanized．
  D．With the development of agriculture，the farmer has to be a driver．
  （4）Which of the following is NOT TRUE？

  
  A．The weather is a very important factor in agriculture．
  B．It's necessary for modern farmers to have modern equipments．
  C．The farmers don't have to know about their wages and taxes today．
  D．Nowadays，it's necessary for farmers to use office staff．
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• 2．When a friend calls out "Wait a second，I have a trick to show you，" don't you always stop and wait？Tricks are hard to resist．No one is ever too old to enjoy them or too young either．In fact，many of the most successful tricks are really quite simple．They don't require special equipments or hours of practice．For example，you tell a friend "Pick a card"，then you surprise him by telling him which card he picked．Here's how it is done．Take a pack of cards and secretly look at the bottom card．Put the cards facedown on a table，and ask your friend to pick a card．Then place the card at the bottom．
     Has your friend picked the cards by taking part of the cards from the top and putting it at the bottom？Start turning the cards up one at a time．You can pretend to think hard about each card．Look for the bottom card at the beginning which you have remembered．The cards that come after it will be the one your friend picked．Also，a mind-reading trick is fun to do at a party．You leave the room，and while you are gone，a tea cup is placed upside down over a penny，nickel （＄0.05）dime （＄0.1）or quarter（＄0.25）．When you come back into the room，you can tell which coin tell tea cup is hiding．To do this trick，you only need a helper，or partner．Before hand，you two work out some signals．If he looks up．it's a penny；if he looks right，a nickel．You see，they are all very easy．Why not have a try？
  
  （1）"Trick"in the passage means

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  A．a(chǎn) clever act or plan to fool somebody
  B．clever actions done to people by using skill to confuse them
  C．a(chǎn) strange habit
  D．the cards played or won in a game of cards
  （2）Tricks are loved by

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  A．no one
  B．children
  C．old people
  D．most people
  （3）The most important thing for a successful trick of cards is to

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  A．put the cards facedown on a table
  B．keep your eyes on the card your friend has picked
  C．remember the bottom card
  D．pretend to think hard while turning the cards up
  （4）You can know which coin the tea cup is hiding because

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  A．a(chǎn) helper tells you by doing some actions
  B．it's very easy to guess
  C．you can take a look at it when no one is looking at
  D．your helper can guess the right answer and tells you secretly
  （5）The author's main purpose to write this passage is

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  A．to tell the readers tricks are done to fool people
  B．to give the readers knowledge about all kinds of tricks
  C．to tell the readers how to do some easy tricks to enjoy themselves
  D．to say tricks are very popular
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• 3．Although more and more people are exercising regularly，experts note that eating right is also a key to good health．Nutritionists recommend（推薦）the "food pyramid" for a simple guide to eating the proper foods．At the base of the food pyramid are grains and fiber．You should eat six to eleven servings of bread，cereal，rice，and paste every day．Next up the pyramid are vegetables and fruits；five to nine daily servings from this group are recommended．The next pyramid level is the dairy group．Two or three servings a day for milk，yogurt，or cheese help maintain good nutrition．Moving up the pyramid，the next level is the meat，fish，beans，eggs，and nuts group，of which everyone should eat only three servings a day．At the very top of the pyramid are fats，oils，and sweets；these foods should be eaten only infrequently．
     You don't have to shop in health food stores to follow the guidelines．One easy way to plan menus that follow the food pyramid is shop only in the outer aisles of the grocery store．In most supermarkets，fresh fruits and vegetables，dairy，fresh meat and frozen foods are in the outer aisles of the store．Grains，like paste，rice，bread，are located on the next aisles，the first inner rows．Finally，the farthest inside of the store is where you'll find chips and snacks，cookies and pastries，soda pop and drink mixes．These are the kinds of foods that nutritionists say everyone should eat rarely，if at all．If you stay in the outer aisles of the grocery store，you won't be tempted to buy foods you shouldn't eat，and you will find a wide variety of healthy foods to choose from．Another benefit of shopping this way is that grocery shopping takes less time．
  
  （1）A good title for this article would be

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  A．How to Shop in a Health Food Store
  B．How to Shop Efficiently
  C．How to Shop for Healthy Food
  D．How to Cook Healthy Food
  （2）According to the food pyramid，people should

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  A．eat more grains than meat
  B．never eat fats and sweets
  C．mostly eat meat only with vegetables
  D．rarely eat bread and other starches
  （3）According to the passage，on the inside aisles of the grocery store you will find

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  A．cleaning products
  B．dog and cat food
  C．wine and beer
  D．chips and snacks
  （4）In order to follow the main advice in the passage，it would be most helpful to know

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  A．where to buy a copy of the"The Food Pyramid"
  B．whether rice has more calories than paste
  C．which supermarket the author is referring to
  D．how much of each kind of food equals a serving
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• 4．LONDON（Reuters）-Organic fruit，delivered right to the doorstep．That is what Gabriel Gold prefers，and he is willing to pay for it．If this is not possible，the 26-year-old computer technician will spend the extra money at the supermarket to buy organic food．
     "Organic product is always better，"Gold said．"The food is free of pesticides（農(nóng)藥），and you are generally supporting family farms instead of large farms．And more often than not that it is locally（本地）grown and seasonal，so it is more tasty．" Gold is one of the growing number of shoppers buying into the organic trend，and supermarkets across Britain are counting on more like him as they grow their organic food business．But how many shoppers really know what they are getting，and why are they willing to pay a higher price for organic product？Market research shows that Gold and others who buy organic food can generally give clear reasons for their preferences-but their knowledge of organic food is far from complete．For example，small amounts of pesticides can be used on organic products．And about three quarters of organic food in Britain is not local but imported（進口）to meet growing demand．"The demand for organic food is increasing by about one third every year，so it is a very fast-growing market，"said Sue Flock，a specialist in this line of business．
  
  （1）More and more people in Britain are buying organic food because

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  A．they are getting richer
  B．they can get the food anywhere
  C．they consider the food free of pollution
  D．they like home-grown fruit
  （2）Which of the following statements is true to the facts about most organic products sold in Britain？

  
  A．It grows indoors all year round．
  B．It is produced outside Britain．
  C．It is grown on family farms．
  D．It is produced on large farms．
  （3）What is the meaning of "the organic trend" as the words are used in the text？

  
  A．Growing interest in organic food．
  B．Better quality of organic food．
  C．Rising market for organic food．
  D．Higher prices of organic food．
  （4）What is the best title for this news story？

  
  A．Organic Food-Healthy，or Just for the Wealthy？
  B．The Making of Organic Food in Britain
  C．Organic Food-to Import or Not？
  D．Good Qualities of Organic Food
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第二節(jié)?。M分10分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項．選項中有兩項為多余選項．

• 5．The unpunctual man，on the other hand，never does what he has to do at the proper time．He is always in a hurry and in the end loses both time and his good name．A lost thing may be found again，but lost time can never be regained．（1）

  ．In fact，time is life itself．The unpunctual man is for ever wasting and mismanaging his most valuable asset as well as others'．The unpunctual person is always complaining that he finds no time to answer letters，or return calls or keep appointments promptly．（2）

  ．He knows that he can not get through huge amount of work unless he faithfully keeps every piece of work when it has to be attended to．
  （3）

  If a person is invited to dinner and arrives later than the appointed time，he keeps all the other guests waiting for him．（4）

  ．Unpunctuality，moreover，is very harmful when it comes to doing one's duty，whether public or private．Imagine how it would be if those who are put in charge of important tasks failed to be at their proper place at the appointed time．（5）

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  A．Usually this will be regarded as a great disrespect to the host and all other guests present．
  B．Failure to be punctual in keeping one's appointments is a sign of disrespect towards others
  C．Time is more valuable than material things．
  D．But the man who really has a great deal to do is very careful of his time and seldom complains of want of it．He knows that he
  E．A man who is known to be habitually unpunctual is never trusted by his friends or fellow men
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第一節(jié)　單詞拼寫（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

• 15．After 10 years in prison，he was given his

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第二節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）

• 16．I'm good at all the subjects，and always ready help others．At school I get along well with my classmates．Therefore，I have a problem that troubles myself all the time．It's the relationship among my desk-mate and me．He is a hard-working student，who keeps school rule well．But he's a quiet and shy person．What's more，he got angry easily．I don't know what to deal with him．Maybe it's why we've seldom sat down to exchange our feelings or thoughts．I value our friendship．I hope we can know more about with each other and understand each other better．I do hope we will be close to each other than before．
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