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1、Unit 6 Earth first考试时间：90分钟满分：120分第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。APOETRY CHALLENGEWrite a poem about how courage, determination, and strength have helped you face challenges in your life.Prizes3 Grand Prizes: Trip to Washington, D.C. for each of three w

2、inners, a parent and one other person of the winners choice. Trip includes round-trip air tickets, hotel stay for two nights, and tours of the National Air and Space Museum and the office of National Geographic World.6 First Prizes: The book Sky Pioneer: A Photobiography of Amelia Earhart signed by

3、author Corinne Szabo and pilot Linda Finch.50 Honorable Mentions: Judges will choose up to 50 honorable mention winners, who will each receive a T-shirt in memory of Earharts final flight.RulesFollow all rules carefully to prevent disqualification.Write a poem using 100 words or fewer. Your poem can

4、 be any format, any number of lines.Write by hand or type on a single sheet of paper. You may use both the front and back of the paper.On the same sheet of paper, write or type your name, address, telephone number, and birth date.Mail your entry to us by October 31 this year.l.How many people can ea

5、ch grand prize winner take on the free trip?A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Six.2 .What will each of the honorable mention winners get?A.A plane ticket.B.A book by Corinne Szabo.C.A special T-shirt. D.A photo of Amelia Earhart.3 .Which of the following will result in disqualification?A.Typing your poem out.B

6、.Writing a poem of 120 words.C.Using both sides of the paper.D.Mailing your entry on October 30.BWhen you were trying to figure out what to buy for the environmentalist on your holiday list, fur probably didnt cross your mind. But some ecologists and%s/zi。（时装）enthusiasts are trying to bring back the

7、 market for fur made from（海狸鼠）.Unusual fashion shows in New Orleans and Brooklyn have showcased nutria fur made into clothes in different styles. nIt sounds crazy to talk about guilt-free fur-unless you understand that the nutria are destroying vast wetlands every year/ says Cree McCree, project dir

8、ector of Righteous Fur.7 .疫情期间商超零售行业业绩也大涨，根据后面的Walmart可知此处为supermarkets,故选Co.美国家庭健身器材供应商Peloton的股价仅上个月内就上涨了 14%。运动鞋，运动头盔，运动日程都 不符合语境，故选A。8 .在制药领域，谁是大赢家这取决于谁是第一个向市场推广药物来试图解决这一可怕的局面。前面 的指示代词为this,后面的名词应为单数，故选Co.这一段主要在讲各行各业都要应对不断变化的形势,所以要适应这种状态，故选A。9 .在这种情况下，公司需要优先考虑哪些变化趋势?故选B。10 .根据后面的提示以及例子可知，这些公司是非常

9、“幸运的二故选C。11 .上文提到，以前人们都没有听说过Zoom,突然之间它就变得人人皆知了，而且在大部分人的手机上 都下载了它的app。故选B。14.零售商们必须快速适应这些瞬息万变的趋势和人们的购物习惯。shopping habits购物习惯，这里说的是人们更多地转向了在线购物。故选A。15.此处指消费者的行为，故选Do第二节答案：that; poorly; of/for; to perform; have reported; belief; noting; higher; the; are 解析： 本文是篇说 明文。文章介绍了北极熊种群数量越来越少、亟须保护的现状。考查同位语从句的引导词

10、。分析句子结构可知，所填词引导同位语从句，解释说明evidence的具体 内容，从句中不缺少成分且意义完整，故用that引导。考查词性转换。修饰动词studied应用形容词poor的副词形式poorlyo考查介词。a method of/for doing sth.做某事的方法。考查非谓语动词。此处是“主语+be+M/.+不定式”结构，不定式用主动形式表示被动含义。考查时态和主谓一致。根据句中的时间状语In recent years”可判断用现在完成时，又因主语为复数, 故填 have reported o考查词性转换。根据空格前的不定冠词a可知，此处应填believe的名词形式belief（

11、看法，信念）。 考查非谓语动词。介词后接动词时,应用其动名词形式。respond by doing sth.通过做某事回应。考查形容词的比较级。根据空格后的than可知，此处应用high的比较级形式highero 考查冠词。此处特指确认的19个亚种群，故用定冠词the。考查时态和主谓一致。此处陈述客观事实，应用一般现在时;six指代six polar bear subpopulations, 谓语动词应用复数。第三部分写作第一节答案：Dea】 Jack,How is everything going? Id like to share my travel experience with you

12、.During the National Day, my parents and I paid a visit to Qingdao, a beautiful seaside city. On the early morning, we went to the beach and played on the sand. It was the first time that we had seen the sea. In the afternoon, we visited Qingdao Underwater World. The next day, we climbed Mount Lao,

13、where we got a good view of the whole city of Qingdao.Although the visit was short, we had a wonderful time and gained a lot from it.Yours, Li Hua 第二节答案：Paragraph 1:The boy went home and thought about it long and hard. He asked his father for advice. His father said, Look, son, you have to make up y

14、our own mind on this very important decision.* Finally, the boy handed in the same paper, making no changes at all. He stated, You can keep the F and Ill keep my dream.,n Paragraph 2:Monty then turned to the group and said. nI tell you this story because you are sitting in my 4, 000-square- foot hou

15、se in the middle of my 200-acre horse ranch.n He added. The best part of the storyis that two years ago that same teacher brought 30 kids to camp out on my ranch for a week. When the teacher was leaving, he said. Look, Monty, when I was your teacher, I was something of a dream stealer. Fortunately y

16、ou had enough courage not to give up yours. So don*t let anyone steal your dreams. Follow your heart, no matter what it is J Monty at last concluded.Scientists in Louisiana were so concerned that they decided to pay hunters $5 a tail. Some of the fur ends up in the fashion shows like the one in Broo

17、klyn last month.Nutria were brought there from Argentina by fur farmers and let go into the wild. nThe ecosystem down there cant handle this non-native species（物种）.Its destroying the environment. Itrs them or us, says Michael Massimi, an expert in this field.The fur trade kept nutria in check for de

18、cades, but when the market for nutria collapsed in the late 1980s, the cat-sized animals multiplied like crazy.Biologist Edmond Mouton runs the nutria control program for Louisiana. He says its not easy to convince people that nutria fur is green, but he has no doubt about it. Hunters bring in more

19、than 300,000 nutria tails a year, so part of Mouton*s job these days is trying to promote fur.Then there*s Righteous Fur and its unusual fashions. Model Paige Morgan says, nTo give people a guilt- free option that they can wear without someone throwing paint on them-I think thats going to be a massi

20、ve thing, at least here in New York. Designer Jennifer Anderson admits it took her a while to come around to the opinion that using nutria fur for her creations is morally acceptable. Shes trying to come up with a label to attach to nutria fashions to show it is eco-friendly.1 .What is the purpose o

21、f the fashion shows in New Orleans and Brooklyn?A.To promote guilt-free fur.B.To expand the fashion market.C.To introduce a new brand.D.To celebrate a winter holiday.2 .Why are scientists concerned about nutria?A.Nutria damage the ecosystem seriously.B.Nutria are an endangered species.C.Nutria hurt

22、local cat-sized animals.D.Nutria are illegally hunted.3 .What does the underlined word collapsed in Paragraph 5 probably mean?A.Boomed.B.Became mature.C.Remained stable.D.Crashed.4 .What can we infer about wearing fur in New York according to Morgan?A.Its formal.B.It*s risky.C.Ifs harmful.D.Ifs trad

23、itional.CBacteria are an annoying problem for astronauts. The microorganisms（微生物）from our bodies grow uncontrollably on surfaces of the International Space Station, so astronauts spend hours cleaning them up each week. How is NASA overcoming this very tiny big problem? Its turning to a bunch of high

24、 school kids. But not just any kids. Its depending on NASA HUNCH high school class, like the one science teachers Gene Gordon and Donna Himmelberg lead at Fairport High School in Fairport, New York.HUNCH is designed to connect high school classrooms with NASA engineers. For the past two years, Gordo

25、ns students have been studying ways to kill bacteria in zero gravity, and they think theyre close to a solution. HWe dont give the students any breaks. They have to do it just like NASA engineers,* says Florence Gold, a project manager.There are no tests,* Gordon says. There is no graded homework. T

26、here almost are no grades, other than Are you working towards your goal?1 Basically, its Tve got to produce this product and then, at the end of year, present it to NASA.1 Engineers come and really do an in-person review, andits not a very nice thing at time. IVs a hard business review of your produ

27、ct.11Gordon says the HUNCH program has an impact on college admissions and practical life skills. HThese kids are so absorbed in their studies that I just sit back. I dont teach/ And that annoying bacteria? Gordon says his students are emailing daily with NASA engineers about the problem, readying a

28、 workable solution to test in space.1 .What do we know about the bacteria in the International Space Station?A.They are hard to get rid of.B.They lead to air pollution.C.They appear in different forms.D.They damage the instruments.2 .What is the purpose of the HUNCH program?A.To strengthen teacher-s

29、tudent relationships.B.To sharpen students communication skills.C.To allow students to experience zero gravity.D.To link space technology with school education.3 .What do the NASA engineers do for the students in the program?A.Check their product.B.Guide project designs.C.Adjust work schedules.D.Gra

30、de their homework.4.What is the best title for the text?A.NASA: The Home of Astronauts.B.Space: The Final Homework Frontier.C.Nature: An Outdoor Classroom.D.HUNCH: A College Admission Reform.DSteven Stein likes to follow garbage trucks. His strange habit makes sense when you consider that hes an env

31、ironmental scientist who studies how to reduce litter, including things that fall off garbage trucks as they drive down the road. What is even more interesting is that one of Steins jobs is defending an industry behind the plastic shopping bag.Americans use more than 100 billion thin film plastic ba

32、gs every year. So many end up in tree branches or along highways that a growing number of cities do not allow them at checkout）. The bags are prohibited in some 90 cities in California, including Los Angeles. Eyeing these headwinds, plastic-bag makers are hiring scientists like Stein to make the cas

33、e that their products are not as bad for the planet as most people assume.Among the bag makers1 arguments: many cities with bans still allow shoppers to purchase paper bags, which are easily recycled but require more energy to produce and transport. And while plastic bags may be ugly to look at, the

34、y represent a small percentage of all garbage on the ground today.The industry has also taken aim at the product that has appeared as its replacement: reusable shopping bags.The stronger a reusable bag is, the longer its life and the more plastic-bag use it cancels out. However, longer-lasting reusa

35、ble bags often require more energy to make. One study found that a cotton bag must be used at least 131 times to be better for the planet than plastic.Environmentalists dont dispute（质疑）these points. They hope paper bags will be banned someday too and want shoppers to use the same reusable bags for y

36、ears.1 .What has Steven Stein been hired to do?A.Help increase grocery sales.B.Recycle the waste material.C.Stop things falling off trucks.D. Argue for the use of plastic bags.2 .What does the word headwinds in Paragraph 2 refer to?A.Bans on plastic bags.B.Effects of city development.C.Headaches cau

37、sed by garbage.D.Plastic bags hung in trees.3 .What is a disadvantage of reusable bags according to plastic-bag makers?A.They are quite expensive.B.Replacing them can be difficult.C.They are less strong than plastic bags.D.Producing them requires more energy.4 .What is the best title for the text?A.

38、Plastic, Paper or NeitherB.Industry, Pollution andEnvironmentC.Recycle or Throw AwayD.Garbage Collection and Waste Control第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Be a Green ChildWhat does it mean to be green? Green* is more than just a color. It also means taking special s

39、teps to protect the environment. Why green? Plants are green, and without them the Earth wouldnt be such a lovely home to us human beings. What can we do?Reduce It!For instance, a shorter shower means you use less water and less fuel since your house uses fuel to run the water heater that warms up t

40、he water.Reuse It!Sometimes people call our society a throwaway society*. It means that were a little too willing to throw away old stuff（东西）and buy new stuff. （3）For instance, if your baby brother becomes older and loses interest in his plastic basketball hoop（?亚圈）,why not give it to another family

41、 who has a little kid?Recycle It!Recycling has never been easier. Many communities will pick it up right in front of your house and some towns even require it. Recycled goods go to a recycling center, where they can be turned into new cans, bottles, and paper.Enjoy It!Its true that rubbish and pollu

42、tion are problems, but the Earth remains a huge and beautiful place that is ready for you to explore.Go for a hike, visit local nature centers and gardens, and climb up mountains.But before you travel the globe, take a look at your own backyard. Is there a spot where you could plant a tree or grow s

43、ome fruit or vegetables?Heres a four-step guide to being green.A. Many times, even if you no longer need something, someone else just might.B. You can start locally by visiting the naturally beautiful spots in your city.C. Turn off the water when youre brushing your teeth.D. Get out there and get yo

44、ur hands dirty.E. You can watch with pride as your tree takes root and your plants grow well.F. When you use less of something, you do a good thing for the Earth.第二部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Which businesses are benefiting from COVID-19 pande

45、mic（流行病）？The global crisis is hurting business but not all companies are losing money. Lets take a look at some corporate 1 here.Now with more people working at home, 2 for technology that enables 3 group meetings has been growing rapidly. Shares in video conferencing company, Zoom, have risen by 50

46、 percent since February. 4 , demand for TV shows and movies to watch at home has5 so much that streaming services, Netflix and YouTube are reducing the quality of their streaming in Europe to 6 pressure on the Internet.While 7 also say they are busier than ever. Now sales at American retailer, Walma

47、rt, are up by almost a quarter. And millions are turning to online fitness classes and home workouts. Shares in U. S. home gym 8 supplier, Peloton, rose by 14 percent just last month. In the pharmaceutical sector, there will probably be some winners and gainers, depending on whos first to market wit

48、h drugs to try to deal with this dreadful 9 .How can companies 10 these changes, especially given this huge amount of uncertainty over just how long these lockdowns are going to last, and what sort of changes should companies consider as 11 ? Some of them are 12 that they are in the right place at t

49、he right time, like Zoom that many people maybe hadnt even heard of. 13 , everyone knows of it and most people have the app on their phones at this point for video conferencing. They were just in the right place at the right time.Store retailers have to adapt very quickly to these changing trends and peoples shopping