新人教版選修6《Unit4 Global warming》2017年單元測(cè)試卷（河北省邢臺(tái)二中）
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一、閱讀理解
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1．California Condor's Shocking RecoveryCalifornia condors are North America's largest birds，with wind-length of up to 3 meters．In the 1980s，electrical lines and lead poisoning（鉛中毒） nearly drove them to dying out．Now，electric shock training and medical treatment are helping to rescue these big birds．
In the late 1980s，the last few condors were taken from the wild，and there are now more than 150 flying over California and nearby Arizona，Utah and Baja in Mexico．
Electrical lines have been killing them off．"As they go in to rest for the night，they just don't see the power lines，"says Bruce Rideout of San Diego Zoo．Their wings can bridge the gap between lines，resulting in electrocution（電死） if they touch two lines at once．
So scientists have come up with a shocking idea．Tall poles，placed in large training areas，teach the birds to stay clear of electrical lines by giving them a painful but undeadly electric shock．Before the training was introduced，66% of set-freed condors died of electrocution．This has now dropped to 18%．
Lead poisonous has proved more difficult to deal with．When condors eat dead bodies of other animals containing lead，they absorb large quantities of lead．This affects their nervous systems and ability to produce baby birds，and can lead to kidney（腎） failures and death．So condors with high levels of lead are sent to Los Angeles Zoo，where they are treated with calcium EDTA，a chemical that removes lead from the blood over several days．This work is starting to pay off．The annual death rate for adult condors has dropped from 38% in 2000 to 5.4% in 2011．
Rideout's team thinks that the California condors' average survival time in the wild is now just under eight years．"Although these measures are not effective forever，they are vital for now，"he says．"They are truly good birds that are worth every effort we put into recovering them．"
（1）California condors attract researchers' interest because they．
A．a(chǎn)re active at night
B．had to be bred in the wild
C．a(chǎn)re found on in California
D．a(chǎn)lmost died out in the 1980s
（2）Researchers have found electrical lines are．
A．blocking condors' journey home
B．big killers of California condors
C．rest places for condors at night
D．used to keep condors away
（3）According to Paragraph 5，lead poisoning．
A．makes condors too nervous to fly
B．has little effect on condors' kidneys
C．can hardly be gotten rid of form condors' blood
D．makes it different for condors to produce baby birds
（4）The passage shows that．
A．the average survival time of condors is satisfactory．
B．Rideout's research interest lies in electric engineering．
C．the efforts to protect condors have brought good results．
D．researchers have found the final answers to the problem．組卷：7引用：1難度：0.9 -
2．Food festivals around the worldStilton Cheese Rolling
May Day is a traditional day for celebrations，but the 2，000 English villagers of Stilton must be the only people in the world who include these rolling in their annual plans．Teams of four，dressed in a variety of strange and funny clothes，roll a complete cheese along a 50-metre course．On the way，they must not kick or throw their cheese，or go into their competitors 'lane．Competition is fierce and the chief prize is a complete Stilton cheese weighing about four kilos （disappointingly，but understandably the cheeses used in the race are wooden ones）．All the competitors are served with beer or port wine，the traditional accompaniment for Stilton cheese．
Fiery Foods Festival-The Hottest Festival on Earth
Every year more than 10，000 people head for the city of Albuquerque，New Mexico．They come from as far away as Australia，the Caribbean and China，but they all share a common addiction-food that is not just spicy，but hot enough to make your mouth burn，your head spin and your eyes water．Their destination is the Fiery Eood and BBQ Festival which is held over a period of three clays every March．You might like to try a chocolate-covered habanero pepper-officially the hottest pepper in the world-or any one of the thousands of products that are on show．But one thing's for sure-if you don't like the feeling of a burning tongue，this festival isn't for you!
La Tomatina-The World's Biggest Food Fight
On the last Wednesday of every August，the Spanish town of Bunol hosts Ea Tomatina-the world's largest food fight．A week-long celebration leads up to an exciting tomato battle as the highlight of the week's events．The early morning sees the arrival of large trucks with tomatoes-official fight-starters get things going by casting tomatoes at the crowd．
The battle lasts little more than half an hour，in which time around 50，000 kilograms of tomatoes have been thrown at anyone or anything that moves，runs，or fights back．Then everyone heads down to the river to make friends again-and for a much-needed wash!
（1）In the Stilton cheese rolling competition，competitors on each team must．
A．wear various formal clothes
B．roll a wooden cheese in their own lane
C．kick or throw their cheese
D．use a real cheese weighing about four kilos
（2）Where is the Fiery Food and BBQ Festival held？
A．In New Mexico．
B．In the Caribbean．
C．In Australia．
D．In China．
（3）The celebration of La Tomatina lasts．
A．three days
B．seven days
C．less than three days
D．more than seven days
（4）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？
A．The chief prize for the Stilton cheese rolling competition is beer or port wine．
B．More than 10，000 Chinese take pail in the Fiery Food and BBQ Festival．
C．Thousands of spicy foods are on show in the Fiery Food and BBQ Festival．
D．An exciting tomato battle takes place at the beginning of La Tomatina．組卷：5引用：1難度：0.7
語(yǔ)法填空
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7．Nowadays，the life of many people in the world （41）
（affect） by global warming．For example，greenhouse gas has a bad effect （42）both people and environment．The earth's surface temperature （43）（go） up by about 1 degrees centigrade in the past 100 years．As a matter of fact，we may feel that we can hardly put up with the extremely hot summer and we can't get accustomed to warm winter．The rise of the earth's surface temperature has made much （44）（different） to human health，the existence of creatures （45）the balance of ecosystems．There is no doubt that it is human activities that result （46）the bad environment．As a（47）（consequent），conditions permitting，all countries in the world should spare no efforts （48）（improve） our environment．Even if our effort is limited，it will （49）（eventual） make a great difference if we keep on （50）（work） together to deal with global warming．Without all people's joint efforts，what would our future be like？組卷：13引用：1難度：0.5
短文改錯(cuò)
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8．The summer holiday is coming．My classmates and I are talking about how to do during the holiday．We can chose between staying at home and take a trip．If we stay at home，it is comfortable but there is no need to spend money．But in that case，we will learn little about world．If we go on a trip abroad，we can broaden your view and gain knowledges we cannot get from books．Some classmates suggest we can go to places of interest nearby．I thought that it is a good idea．It does not cost many，yet we can still learn a lot．
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