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Unit 5 Canada The True North

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A

Children are hooked on computers. Some spend up to six hours a day on their gadgets（小游戏）. They can be playing games live with others elsewhere in the world, updating their status on social media, texting friends or looking for the latest app to download to their tablets or smart phones.

     This worried Martin Strott, headmaster of the Old Hall School in Wellington, in the west of England. He was so concerned that he challenged his students to take part in a week of ‘digital detox（戒瘾诊所）’. Strott told the local newspaper, the Shropshire Star, that he encourages the pupils to have a good knowledge of the computer from a young age, but is concerned that too much screen time will affect the development of their social skills. He said that this over-reliance on digital devices erodes（侵蚀） family time and they’re missing out on messages from body language and facial expressions from those around them”.

     According to the headmaster, the parents are happy with the movement. But what about the children? Nine-year-old Fred usually spends around two hours on his gadgets at home after school and around 12 hours on weekends. For him, the digital detox experience was “really hard”. Fred spent it playing outside, especially basketball. He said that he’ll probably engage in different activities from now on but he did miss his phone and online games.

     The idea of keeping children away from their tech for a while to prevent ‘addiction’ is not particularly new. There have been similar movements in the US. But are they effective in the long run? Well, even if kids go back to their gadgets, the hope is that at least they’ll think about how they use their time.

     What about you: do you spend too many hours hooked on your digital devices?

1. According to the passage, which of the following is not the reason why children are hooked on computers __________.

A. developing their social skills by having some online conversations.

B. searching for the newest app and install them to their tablets or smart phones.

C. playing games live with people from other places

D. releasing some new information about their status on social media

2. Which of the following words can replace the word “erodes” in Para 2?

A. enriches            B. saves         C. adjusts                     D. ruins

3. According to the article, where else can you find digital detox movements?

A. In Asian countries           B. In the US           C. In Japan           D. In China

4. Why did the headmaster challenge his students to take part in digital detox?

A. Because he wanted to encourage his students to have a good knowledge of computer.

B. Because he wanted them to learn more about body language and facial expressions.

C. Because he hoped to transfer children’s attention to something meaningful.

D. Because he was pushed by many worried parents.

B

The government of Norway is planning to build an unusual storage center on an island in the Arctic Ocean. The place would be large enough to hold about two million seeds. The goal is to present all crops known to scientists. The British magazine New Scientist published details of the plan last month. The structure will be designed to protect the world’s food supply against nuclear war, climate change and other possible threats. It will be built in a mountain on the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen. The mountain is less than one thousand kilometers from the North Pole, the northernmost position on earth.

       An international group called the Global Crop Diversity Trust is working on the project. The director of the group, Cary Fowler, spoke to New Scientist. He said the project would let the world rebuild agriculture if, in his word, “the world came to the worst”. Norway is expected to start work next year. The project is expected to cost three million dollars. Workers will drill（钻孔） deep in the side of a sandstone mountain. Temperatures in the area never rise above 0ºC. The seeds will be protected behind walls a meter thick and high-security door.

     The magazine report says the collection will represent the products of ten thousand years of farming. Most of the seeds at first will come from collections at seed banks in Africa, Asia and Latin America. To last a long time, seeds need to be kept in very low temperatures. Workers will not be present all the time. But they plan to replace the air inside the storage space each winter. Winter temperatures on the island are about eighteen degrees below 0ºC. The cold weather would protect the seeds even if the air could not be replaced.

  Mr. Fowler says the proposed structure will be the world’s safest gene bank. He says the plant seeds would only be used when all other seeds are gone for some reason. Norway first put forward the idea in the 1980s. But safety concerns delayed the plan. At that time, the Soviet Union（苏联） was meeting in Rome of the Food and Agriculture Organization.

5．The project is meant to ______.

    A．increase the world’s food output in the future

    B．carry out some scientific experiments on plant genes

    C．build an exhibition centre of the world’s plant seeds

    D．protect crop seeds from dying out in case of possible disasters

6．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the above passage?

    A．The government of Norway will perform the project alone.

    B．Seeds to be collected there were produced ten thousand years ago.

    C．Spitsbergen is chosen because it is free of the nuclear war forever.

    D．Temperature is a major consideration when choosing the storage place.

7．We can infer from the text that _______.

    A．Norway had meant to build the storage centre about 20 years before.   

B．The storage center will greatly promote world agriculture

    C．People will get newly-developed seeds from the center every year.

    D．There haven’t been any seed storage centers in the world before.

8．What is probably the best title of the passage?

    A．The Best Place to Store Seeds    

    B．Noah’s Ark（诺亚方舟）of Plant Seeds in Plan

    C．Concerns of World Food Supply  

    D．A New Way to Feed the World

C

Hilversum is a medium-sized city between the major cities of Amsterdam and Utrecht in the Gooi area of North Holland, the Netherlands. Unlike most of the Netherlands, Hilversum is actually in a hilly area with the soil mostly consisting of sand. Once called the Garden of Amsterdam, it still attracts travelers to come over to cycle and walk through the surrounding forests. They visit it for a relaxing day off from the urban madness. For Dutch people, Hilversum is all about textile (纺织) and media industries, and modern architecture.

In history, Hilversum was largely an agricultural area. Daily life was marked by farming, sheep raising and wool production. A railway link to Amsterdam in 1874 attracted rich traders from Amsterdam to Hilversum. They build themselves large villas (别墅) in the wooded surroundings of the town. One of the families moving in was the Brenninkmeijers, currently（当时） the wealthiest family of the Netherlands. They moved in after big success in the textile industry and aided a substantial（实体的） textile industry in Hilversum. But the textile boom lasted only several decades. The last factory closed in the 1960s.

The change to a media economy started in 1920, when the Nederlandse Seintoestedllen Fabriek (NSF) established a radio factory in Hiversum. Most radio stations called in the large villas in the leafy areas of the town. Television gave another push to the local economy. Hilversum became the media capital of the Netherlands, and Dutch televison stars moved into the leafy neighborhoods surrounding the town.

In the early 1900s, modern architcts W.M. Dudok and J. Duiker placed hundreds of remarkable buildings in Hilversum. These modern architectural masterpieces (杰作) are so many that Hilversum almost feels like an open air museum. Dudok alone shaped most 20th century Hilversum and approximately 75 buildings in 1928-1931. It has wide international fame and is included in many architecture textbooks. The building has a remarkable shape and looks like a combination of “blocks”. Actually, one may start his journey of modern architecture by walking or biking the W.M. Dudok Architectural Route in Hilversum.

9.Hilversum is different from most of the Netherlands in that ______.

A. it has a large population B. it is cut off from big cities

C. it has many beautiful gardens D. it is in a hilly area with sandy soil

10.What was the greatest contribution of the Brenninkmeijers to Hilversum?

A. Building a railway link to Amsterdam

B. Helping its textile industry to develop

C. Constructing large villas for the poor

D. Assisting its agricultural industry

11.The beginning of the media industry in Hilversum was marked by the establishment of ______.

A. a radio factory B. the medial capital

C. a radio station D. a TV station

12.What is known about W.M. Dudok’s Hilversum Town Hall?

A. It consists of approximately 75 buildings

B. It looks like an open air museum in the city

C. It is a classic example in architecture textbooks

D. It has shaped most of 20th century Hilvesum.

D

Do you know how children in other countries spend their schooldays and what kind of games they always play?

Children in Brazil

Children in France

Children in Japan

13.Children from Brazil attend school for ________ hours a day.

A．four           B．six C．eight           D．ten

14．What kind of sport is very popular in France?

①Kite flying.  ②Bicycling. ③Football.       ④Pelote.

A．①②③      B．②③④ C．①④         D．①②③④

15．Compared to children in Brazil and France, children in Japan may feel ________ at school.

A．happy         B．lonely C．bored               D．stressed

七选五

__16__

Outdoor activities for kids are fun and a learning experience for them as well as their parents. Kids are like pots of wet clay, whatever you teach them they will learn very quickly. So instead of giving them expensive video games, why not teach them and take part with them in some outdoor activities for kids. __17__ It's in this age that you should introduce some fun creative activities that help them in the long run. Every fourth kid in America suffers from obesity, being obese invites a lot of health problems. Outdoor activities for kids prove to be a fun and splendid exercise that kids would love.

__18__ In ancient times kids used to play outside and come home only at nights like cats. To get rid of the dullness，they played every game they ever saw or heard. These games were beneficial for their mind and body as they improved their creativity and gave them a healthy workout.

Water Balloons is one of the best outdoor games for children to play. To play this game you need a lot of balloons, two tubs and three or four water guns. Divide the kids in two equal groups and fill the balloons in water.__19__You have to throw it at your team member and he/she has to catch it and place it in a tub.

Pack your bags and head to the woods, camping can be a great way to spend some quality time with family and also see kids learn a lot of important things.__20__They get to learn many things and also see the beauty of nature closely.

A．Outdoor activities for kids.

B．Don't get too far from your sight.

C．You can play passing the balloons with your team member.

D．Sunny days are perfect for some outdoor activities for kids.

E．Teach them how to organize a tent, lay beds and carry wood.

F．Camping is a getaway chance for your kids from their normal life.

G．Children in their growing stage have very sharp and focused minds.

完型填空

Fouryearold Cris lived with his cruel father，who beat him when he would not earn money to  21 his alcohol and drugs. Cris could no longer  22  this kind of life and decided to run away from their home. He lived in an empty tomb and searched in the dump site for anything he could  23  to the junk store. There were also old shoes，clothes，and leftover food. He did this for days  24 ．With the money he earned，the clothes，shoes and the food，he would  25  all the small children to give them their  26 ．

He used to say that he may be poor with  27  things but he is rich with love. He taught the kids how to clean their bodies and brush their teeth，and cleaned their  28 ．He had some 1，000 kids in this group. Some of these kids decided to  29  with him to help in his work.

About 10，000 kids had  30  from the group. It became known as the “Championing Community Children”．With the help of volunteers，they  31  in colorful boxes all the necessities of street children and gave these out at  32  times.

Cris had  33  to be a handsome，wellmannered 13yearold boy. His  34  to all the kids he met are  35  here. Your wealth is your health. Be healthy and you are able to think  36  and go to school.Love the people around you in many ways. No street children will be left  37  help.

Cris got his  38  for all his good work. He was entered in the search for  39  children in an international search held in Netherlands. Cris got the award for this distinct  40 ．He was named as the winner of the International Children's Peace Prize，winning the title and a prize of 130，000 dollars.

语法填空

I thought that I had great skills in  41  (deal) with kids, so I applied for a job to teach kids. The day of my interview was also my first day of work. My first mistake led to my first lesson---don’t try to make    42 (friend) with managers, but be respectful. After going through some work with  43   couple of kids I learned I was not as good as I thought I was, and that it was   44 (good) to ask for help than do what you thought was right.

   A few days after work, feeling pressured to do a good job. I found repetition  45   (make) it more comfortable. It was not long   46    I learned how to develop respectful relationships with my bosses and what tone of voice   47 (use) with kids. I started sounding more confident and realized that the more confident you sound, the more  48 seems that you know what you are doing.

   What surprised me most after a few months was how little money I had spent. Money from working long hours seemed to be more valuable to me than money  49   (give) by my parents, I kept it firmly in my hands and suddenly shopping was a   50   (total) different experience. The cost of items translated into how many hours I needed to work to pay for it.

短文改错

下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。

增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写上该加的词。

删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。

修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写上修改后的词。

注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;

2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。

Two years before, I traveled to Brazil and I rented for a car. Unfortunate, I had an accident

and hit another car, and I needed to stay in a hospital for at least two week. I called my

parents, so I did not tell them what had happened. I knew that they will be worried about

myself because I was so farther away, and that my mother would not sleep if she knew.

Therefore, I told them interested stories and how I was enjoying Brazil. As a result, nobody

knew truth. I still think that it was the right thing to do.

参考答案

阅读理解

1、ADBC

2、DDAB

3、DBAC

4、ABD

七选五

AGDCF

三、完型填空21——40

BCAAC BADBC CCAAC ADAAB

语法填空

41. dealing   42. friends  43. a      44. better    45. made   

46. before   47. to use    48. it      49. given    50. totally

四、短文改错

Two years before, I traveled to Brazil and I rented for a car. Unfortunate, I had an accident

Ago 去掉 Unfortunately

and hit another car, and I needed to stay in a hospital for at least two week. I called my

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parents, so I did not tell them what had happened. I knew that they will be worried about

but would

myself because I was so farther away, and that my mother would not sleep if she knew.

Me far

Therefore, I told them interested stories and how I was enjoying Brazil. As a result, nobody

interesting

knew＾ truth. I still think that it was the right thing to do.

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