高中英语 Unit 1 Great scientists综合检测 新人教版必修5

【课堂新坐标】（湖北专版）2013-2014学年高中英语 Unit 1 Great scientists综合检测新人教版必修5
(时间：100分钟；满分：120分)
Ⅰ.多项选择(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
1．(2012·安徽蚌埠月考)Not everybody attending the meeting agreed to the suggestion by the chairman.
A．put up B．put on
C．put forward D．put out
【解析】put up意为“张贴，搭建”；put on意为“穿上”；put forward意为“提出”；put out意为“扑灭”。

suggestion(建议)应是“被提出”，故选put forward。

【答案】 C
2．(2013·十堰调研)—In this day and age，women can have children and jobs as well.
—I can't agree more.It's great to have the two .
A．linked B．related
C．connected D．combined
【解析】link意为“联系，连接”；relate意为“把……联系起来”；connect意为“连接”；combine意为“把……结合起来”。

句意：——在如今这个时代，妇女既可以养孩子，又可以有工作。

——我非常同意。

把这二者结合起来真是太棒了。

故选combined。

【答案】 D
3．China Japan five to three in the last football match.
A．beat B．won
C．beated D．defeat
【解析】beat和defeat的宾语是人或竞争对手；win的宾语则是war，match，game，battle等词；beat的过去式是beat，defeat的过去式和过去分词都是加­ed。

【答案】 A
4．Many of the judges suspect her murder.
A．with B．for
C．of D．on
【解析】suspect sb.of sth.为固定用法，意思是“疑心某人干某事”。

句意：许多法官都怀疑她谋杀。

【答案】 C
5．She had her pocket on her way home.
A．pick B．picked
C．stolen D．stealing
【解析】考查have sth.done结构，而pick one's pocket“扒窃”是固定用法。

【答案】 B
6．Calling an ambulance and the police is important when you find a traffic accident.
A．severe B．common
C．usual D．special
【解析】severe严重的；common普通的；usual平常的；special特殊的。

根据常识，A项最佳。

句意：当你发现一起严重的交通事故时，叫救护车和报警是非常重要的。

【答案】 A
7．Those who can difficulties on their way to success may keep calm when they really appear.
A．know B．say
C．foresee D．speak
【解析】know知道；say说；foresee预见；speak讲，通常用来指讲某种语言。

句意：在走向成功的路途中能够预见到困难的人在困难真正出现的时候常常能保持冷静。

【答案】 C
8．(2012·咸宁高二调研)The result of this discussion will be tomorrow.
A．published B．declared
C．announced D．opened
【解析】句意：这次讨论的结果明天就要被宣布了。

publish出版；open打开；declare 侧重于当众发表，多用于宣战、议和、宣判等；announce 侧重于宣布人们所关心或感兴趣的事情。

故选C项。

【答案】 C
9．(2013·宜昌高二检测)His letter was so confusing that I could hardly make any of it.
A．use B．meaning
C．sense D．guess
【解析】句意：他的信让人如此费解，我完全不明白信的含义。

make sense of “明白，理解”，符合句意。

故C项正确。

【答案】 C
10．It is widely believed that laughter has effect on physical and mental health.
A．positive B．popular
C．energetic D．sensitive
【解析】考查形容词词义辨析。

positive积极的；popular流行的；energetic精力
充沛的；sensitive敏感的。

句意：人们普遍认为笑对身体和精神健康有积极的影响。

【答案】 A
Ⅱ.完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
Susanna looked into a large tank attentively in Clearwater，Florida.For two years，she'd been watching the injured dolphin(海豚) named Winter 11 around the tank.
In high school，Susanna's 12 was to become a professional athlete. 13 ，16­year­old Susanna was badly injured in an accident.
At a 14 ，her left leg was amputated(截肢) just below the knee.She 15 nearly two years in the hospital and was 16 by her parents.Then，Susanna 17 her first artificial leg.Because there was so little bone left， 18 was extremely painful.Even so，she 19 to graduate from high school.At 18，she 20 the hospital.After dozens of months，she was able to 21 the occasional round of golf or set of tennis.But she was 22 not used to her artificial leg，and each 23 left her in pain for days.
Susanna would watch the 24 play at Clearwater Marine Aquarium，where she felt much 25 .A young dolphin，Winter，who had lost her tail in a trap，caught Susanna's 26 .The trainers fitted Winter with a high­tech tail—a flexible steel joint(关节) 27 in special plastic.When they were done，Winter quickly moved around 28 the water.
Susanna was impressed.“If she can do this，there's no way I can't，” she thought.She approached 29 ，who put her in touch with the inventors，Hanger Prostheti and Orthoti in Bethesda，Maryland.Within ten days，she had a new leg.The new leg is so 30 that Susanna said，“For the first time in almost 16 years，I was pain­free.”
【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。

文章讲述了Susanna在一次事故中受重伤并截掉了
左肢，虽然她后来装上了假肢，但她依然无法适应用假肢行走。

一只受伤的海豚Winter让Susanna深受鼓舞，并使得她很快适应了用假肢行走。

11．A.run B．jump
C．show D．swim
【解析】考查动词辨析。

根据语境可知，此处是指“名叫Winter的受伤的海豚在水
槽里来回游泳。

”swim意为“游泳”，符合语境。

故答案选D。

【答案】 D
12．A.action B．dream
C．attempt D．performance
【解析】考查名词辨析。

句意：在高中，Susanna的梦想是要成为一名职业运动员。

dream意为“梦想，理想”，符合语境。

故答案选B。

【答案】 B
13．A.However B．Therefore
C．Besides D．Anyhow
【解析】考查连词辨析。

根据语境可知，上下两句之间为转折关系，所以用表示转折关系的连词however，意为“然而”，符合语境。

therefore意为“因此，所以”，besides 意为“除……之外”，anyhow意为“不管怎样”，均不符合语境。

故答案选A。

【答案】 A
14．A.school B．factory
C．hospital D．office
【解析】考查名词辨析。

根据上文中的“was badly injured in an accident”以及下文中的“her left leg was amputated(截肢)just below the knee”可知，此处应该是指“在一家医院”。

hospital符合语境，故答案选C。

【答案】 C
15．A.spent B．lived
C．studied D．slept
【解析】考查动词辨析。

根据语境可知，此处是指“她在医院里度过了几乎两年的时间”。

spend意为“度过；消磨(时光)”，符合语境。

故答案选A。

【答案】 A
16．A.thrown over B．brought over
C．pushed over D．watched over
【解析】考查动词短语辨析。

根据语境可知，此处是指“她被她的父母照看着”。

watch over意为“看管，照看”，符合语境；throw over意为“放弃，抛弃”，bring over意为“说服，把……带来”，push over意为“推倒”，均不符合语境。

故答案选D。

【答案】 D
17．A.bought B．accepted
C．needed D．received
【解析】考查动词辨析。

根据语境可知，此处是指“Susanna接受了她的第一只假肢”。

receive意为“收到，接受”，表示被动地接受，符合语境。

buy意为“买”；accept
意为“承认，同意，接受”，表示主动且高兴地接受；need意为“需要”，均不符合语境。

故答案选D。

【答案】 D
18．A.driving B．walking
C．acting D．running
【解析】考查动词辨析。

根据语境可知，此处是指“由于剩下的骨骼很少，所以走路相当痛苦”。

walk意为“走路，行走”，符合语境；drive意为“开车，驾驶”，act意为“表演，行动”，run意为“跑步，经营”，均不符合语境。

故答案选B。

【答案】 B
19．A.planned B．determined
C．managed D．demanded
【解析】考查动词辨析。

根据语境可知，尽管如此，她依然设法从高中毕业了。

manage to do sth.意为“设法完成某事，尽力做某事”，符合语境。

故答案选C。

【答案】 C
20．A.stayed at B．died in
C．left D．bought
【解析】考查动词辨析。

根据语境可知，此处是指“在18岁的时候，她离开了医院。

”leave意为“离开”，符合语境。

stay at意为“暂住在……，保留”，die in意为“在……死去，死于”，buy意为“买，购买”，均不符合语境。

故答案选C。

【答案】 C
21．A.play B．watch
C．see D．grow
【解析】考查动词辨析。

根据语境可知，此处是指“她能够偶尔打几轮高尔夫球”。

play golf为固定搭配，意为“打高尔夫球”，符合语境。

故答案选A。

【答案】 A
22．A.ever B．still
C．even D．yet
【解析】考查副词辨析。

根据语境可知，此处是指“她依然没有适应她那只假肢”。

still意为“仍然，依然，还是”，符合语境。

故答案选B。

【答案】 B
23．A.waving B．person
C．leg D．activity
【解析】考查名词辨析。

根据语境可知，此处是指“每次活动都要让她疼好多天”。

activity意为“活动，行动”，符合语境。

故答案选D。

【答案】 D
24．A.teachers B．dolphins
C．classmates D．doctors
【解析】考查名词辨析。

根据下文中的“A young dolphin，Winter”可知，此处应选dolphins，意为“海豚”，符合语境。

故答案选B。

【答案】 B
25．A.better B．worse
C．more worried D．happier
【解析】考查形容词辨析。

根据语境可知，此处是指“她感觉好多了”。

much better 意为“更好，好多了，好得多”，符合语境。

故答案选A。

【答案】 A
26．A.hands B．feet
C．eyes D．arms
【解析】考查名词辨析。

根据语境可知，此处是指那只失去尾巴的海豚吸引了Susanna 的注意。

catch one's eyes为固定结构，意为“引起某人的注意；引人注目”。

故答案选C。

【答案】 C
27．A.sent B．bent
C．buried D．covered
【解析】考查动词辨析。

根据语境可知，此处是指“一个灵活的钢关节被一种特殊的塑料覆盖着”。

cover意为“覆盖”，符合语境。

故答案选D。

【答案】 D
28．A.into B．across
C．through D．over
【解析】考查介词辨析。

根据语境可知，此处是指“Winter快速地穿过水里”。

表示“通过，穿过”，应用介词through。

故答案选C。

【答案】 C
29．A.the trainers B．inventors
C．teachers D．classmates
【解析】考查名词辨析。

根据语境可知，此处是指“她朝海豚训练员走去”。

所以选the trainers最符合语境。

故答案选A。

【答案】 A
30．A.advancing B．perfect
C．excited D．hard
【解析】考查形容词辨析。

根据语境可知，此处是指“这条‘新腿’是如此的完美”。

perfect意为“完美的”，符合语境；advancing意为“前进的，年长的”，excited意为“兴奋的，激动的”，hard意为“努力的，困难的”，均不符合语境。

故答案选B。

【答案】 B
Ⅲ.阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)
A
Mankind is still evolving(进化)，according to a recent study by a team of scientists led by a Yale University evolutionary biologist.But research suggests that the natural selection process is no longer driven by survival，perhaps because of differences in women's fertility(能生育性)．
The team examined 2,238 women in Framingham，Massachusetts，the US and studied the medical histories of some 14,000 residents since 1948.
They found that strong，slightly fat women tend to have more children.And if this trend were to continue for the next 10 generations，by 2,409 the average woman would be 2 cm shorter,1 kg heavier，and have a healthier heart.
That rate of evolution is pretty similar to what we see in plants and animals.Humans don't seem to be any exception，the team said.
Other recent genetic research backs up that belief.One study by John Hawks，an anthropologist at the University of Wisconsin at Madison，found that some 1,800 human gene variations (变异) are common in recent generations because of evolution.Among the changes are mutations (突变) that allow people to digest milk or resist malaria(疟疾)and others that govern brain development.
Since the Industrial Revolution，modern humans have grown taller and stronger.It's easy to assume that evolution is making humans fitter.But according to anthropologist Peter McAllister，the contemporary male has evolved physically into “the sorriest example of male ever on the planet”．An average Neanderthal woman，McAllister notes，could have beat Arnold Schwarzenegger in an armwrestling (腕力) match.And early Australian Aborigines could easily defeat Usain Bolt in a 100­m dash.
However，Douglas Ewbank，of the University of Pennsylvania，says that cultural factors tend to have a much greater impact than natural selection on future generations，so people tend to ignore evolution's effects.
And，despite evidence indicating evolution still works，Steve Jones，an evolutionary biologist at University College London，thinks that the impact of evolution on humans is not the most important.“What makes humans what we are is
in our minds，in our society，and not in our evolution，”said Jones.
【语篇解读】科学家们发现人类还在不断地进化，但是他们认为自然选择对人类进化的影响已经没那么大了。

31．What does the underlined sentence “Humans don't seem to be any exception” imply?
A．Plants and animals are evolving faster than humans.
B．Evolution doesn't work in humans any longer.
C．The rate of evolution in plants and animals also applies to humans.
D．Humans are unique in their evolution.
【解析】推理判断题。

根据第四段内容可知，人类的进化速度和动植物的很相似，人类并不例外，由此可判断动植物的进化速度也适用于人类。

【答案】 C
32．Why is the recent genetic research quoted in the fifth paragraph?
A．To support the belief that mankind is still evolving.
B．To show human gene variations are common in recent generations.
C．To prove modern humans have grown fitter.
D．To suggest that the natural selection process is no longer driven by survival.
【解析】细节理解题。

根据第五段中的Other recent genetic research backs up that belief可知最近的其他基因研究也支持“人类还在进化”这一观点，和文章开头的主题句照应。

【答案】 A
33．According to the passage，we can infer that Arnold Schwarzenegger .
A．used to be a famous actor
B．is an American governor
C．is very weak
D．is very strong
【解析】推理判断题。

第六段中举施瓦辛格的例子是为了证明在人类越来越健壮的进化中，男性成为最令人遗憾的例子。

由对施瓦辛格的了解和文段内容可判断阿诺德·施瓦辛格很强壮，力气很大。

【答案】 D
34．What is the main idea of the passage?
A．Mankind is still evolving.
B．Women will get fatter.
C．The history of human evolution.
D．Future women tend to have more children.
【解析】主旨大意题。

本文第一句就是主题句，后面都是围绕着“人类还在不断地进化”这一观点进行论述的。

【答案】 A
B
Providing a high­quality education for al l children is important to America's economic future.President Obama has decided to provide every child with access to a complete and competitive education，from cradle (摇篮)through career.
The years before a child reaches kindergarten are among the most critical in his or her life to influence learning.The President will urge states to introduce high standards across all publicly funded early learning settings，develop new programs to improve opportunities and outcomes，engage parents in their child's early learning and development，and improve the early education workforce.
President Obama will reform America's public schools to deliver a 21st century education that will prepare all children for success in the new global workplace.He will push to end the use of ineffective，“off­the­shelf” tests，and support new，state­of­the­art assessment and responsibility systems that provide timely and useful information about the learning and progress of students.
Teachers are the single most important resource to children's learning.President Obama will invest in a national effort to reward outstanding teachers，while enlisting the best and brightest in the field of teaching.And he will challenge State and school districts to remove ineffective teachers from the classroom.
The President believes that investment in education must be accompanied by reform and innovation (创新)．He supports the expansion of high­quality charter schools (特许学校)．He has challenged States to lift limits that stop growth among successful charter schools and has encouraged strict responsibility for all charter schools.
President Obama has decided to ensure that America will regain its lost ground and have the highest proportion of students graduating from college in the world by 2020.The President believes that regardless of educational path after high school，all Americans should enroll in at least one year of higher education or job training to better prepare our workforce for the 21st century economy.
To reach these goals，the President has decided to increase higher education
access and success by restructuring and greatly expanding college financial aid，while making federal programs simpler，more reliable，and more efficient for students.
【语篇解读】本文报道了美国总统Obama关于振兴美国教育的一些想法和措施。

35．What's President Obama's idea about education?
A．To offer all children a full and good education.
B．To urge states to introduce high standards.
C．To enable every child to succeed in a global economy.
D．To increase higher education access.
【解析】细节理解题。

根据第一段．..to provide every child with access to a complete and competitive education...可知，答案为A。

【答案】 A
36．What does the underlined word “critical” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A．Very formal. B．Very important.
C．Very difficult. D．Very ordinary.
【解析】词义猜测题。

根据第二段The President will urge states to introduce high standards across all publicly funded early learning settings...可推断，critical 意为“非常重要的”。

【答案】 B
37．Which of the following things is NOT part of President Obama's decision?
A．Remove ineffective teachers from the classroom.
B．Reform America's public schools.
C．Enlist some teachers from other countries.
D．Expand high­quality charter schools.
【解析】细节理解题。

根据第三段．..reform America's public schools...和第四段．..remove ineffective teachers from the classroom及第五段He supports the expansion of high­quality charter schools可知，A、B、D三项都是Obama要采取的措施，而C项不是。

【答案】 C
38．What can we infer from the passage?
A．America has the largest number of college students.
B．All American children will receive higher education for free.
C．More and more American people intend to work as a teacher.
D．America's college education is worse than before.
【解析】推理判断题。

根据第六段．..America will regain its lost ground...in the world by 2020可推断，答案为D。

【答案】 D
C
In her works Agatha Christie created two great characters.Hercule Poirot is a Belgian detective who appeared in 33 of Agatha Christie's novels.He is best­known for his moustache.Poirot thinks logically and likes order.He examines the crime scene in detail and claims that every crime can be solved.
David Suchet as Hercule Poirot
As time went on Agatha Christie became tired of her Belgian detective and wanted to get rid of him.But he was very popular among her readers.When he died in “Curtain” in 1978 he became the only fictional character to get an obituary (讣告) in the New York Times.
Agatha Christie's other well­known character was Miss.Marple，an old woman who wants to be an amateur (业余的) detective.She likes knitting，walking around the neighbourhood and she observes things very carefully.She became famous for solving cases where the police failed.In contrast to Hercule Poirot，Christie was very fond of Miss Marple.
Almost all of Agatha Christie's novels are detective novels.They focus on English people of the middle and upper classes.
Usually the detective comes across a murder scene by chance or is called by a friend who may be involved.He or she questions the suspects，examines the crime scene carefully and gives the reader clues so that they may have a chance to solve the
crime themselves.In the course of the story one，or even a few，of the suspects usually die.
Finally the detective gets all the suspects together and gives away information that not everyone knows，until the real murderer is revealed.
In some of Agatha Christie's stories the murderer escapes justice；sometimes they get killed.Twice the murderer turns out to be the narrator (叙述者) of the story.
39．Which of the following is TRUE about the plots of Christie's novels?
A．Nearly all of Agatha Christie's novels are science fictions.
B．The readers may have a chance to solve the crime themselves.
C．In the course of the story usually all the suspects die.
D．The murderer escapes justice at times but they may be punished by law.
【解析】细节理解题。

根据文中末段的“In some of Agatha Christie's stories the murderer escapes justice；sometimes they get killed.”可知，谋杀者有时候会逃脱了法律，有时候会受到法律的制裁。

【答案】 D
40．The underlined word in the sixth paragraph probably means .
A．uncovered B．arrested
C．informed D．included
【解析】词意猜测题。

根据上下文语境可知，此处表示“直到最后真正的谋杀者被揭露出来”。

【答案】 A
41．What does the text mainly tell us?
A．The characters and the plots of Agatha Christie's novels.
B．Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot are famous characters in Agatha's novels.
C．How is Agatha's novels designed.
D．Why Agatha's novels are popular among the readers.
【解析】主旨大意题。

本文主要描述了Agatha的小说的两个主要人物角色和主要的情节构思等情况。

【答案】 A
D
A prosperous money­lender bought a house located right next door to the house of a tanner(鞣皮匠)．From morning till evening the tanner change hide(兽皮) into leather by treating it with tannin(单宁)．From day one the money­lender was put off by the unpleasant smells of the tannery.
So，he visited the tanner's house and offered to buy his house.“I would love to sell the house if you buy it，” said the tanner.He didn't want to do any such thing but he liked to play t ricks.“Give me a week or so to deal with some things，will you？”The money­lender agreed and went away.
A week later，the overpowering smell coming from the tannery brought the money­lender to the tanner's doorstep again.“I understand sir，” said the tanner wi th wide­eyed sympathy.“But my mother is visiting me this week.I can't sell the house until she goes away.Please wait for a month.”
The money­lender agreed with great reluctance.He began to wait eagerly for the guest's departure.In the beginning he counted each day，impatiently waiting for one to finish and the other to begin.After a while，he found he was no longer so interested in the month coming to an end.He had simply forgotten about it.
He did not ask the tanner to leave when they met next，either.You see，by then the money­lender had become accustomed to the tan­yard's smell.“What have you done to drive away that terrible smell？” he asked the tanner.“Have you reduced the solution？”
The tanner smiled and nodded.He had been waiting for the day the money­len der would get used to the smells from the tannery and stop bothering him.That was why he had asked the money­lender to wait in the first place.
【语篇解读】这是一个有着深刻寓意的故事，从放债人的要求购买鞣皮匠发出令人难以忍耐的气味的房子，到最终放弃，正是鞣皮匠的聪明做法使得自己最终还是保住了自己的生意，也给邻居也适应这种环境留足了时间。

42．How many t imes did the money­lender ask the the tanner to leave?
A．1. B．2.
C．3. D．4.
【解析】细节理解题。

从第二段的第一句话和第三段的第一句话可以看出这个放款人共有两次要求这个鞣皮匠离开。

【答案】 B
43．Why did the tanner asked the money­lender to wait? Because .
A．he wanted to make some repairs to his house
B．he wanted to do some cleaning to his house
C．his mother would live in his house for a month
D．he wouldn't sell his house from the bottom of his heart
【解析】推理判断题。

从最后一段的最后一句话可以推断出这个鞣皮匠根本就不想把
自己的房子卖掉。

【答案】 D
44．At last the money­lender .
A．moved to another place
B．was adapted the smell
C．went to quarrel with the tanner
D．managed to buy the house
【解析】细节理解题。

从最后一段的“...would get used to the smells from the tannery and stop bothering him.”可以判断出正确的答案为B。

【答案】 B
45．From the passage we can know the tanner was .
A．a funny man B．a wise man
C．an honest man D．a friendly man
【解析】推理判断题。

从故事中鞣皮匠的做事方式到最终的结局可以看出这个人是一个很有办法的人。

【答案】 B
E
Harvard researchers have created a tough，low­cost，bio­degradable(可生物降解的)material inspired by insects' hard outer shells.The material's inventors say it has a number of possible uses and someday could provide a more environmentally friendly alternative to plastic.The material，made from shrimp(虾)shells and proteins produced from silk，is called “shrilk”．It is thin，clear，flexible and strong.
A major benefit of the material is its biodegradability.Plastic's toughness and flexibility represented a revolution in materials science during the 1950s and '60s.Decades later，however，plastic's very durability(耐用性)is raising questions about how a ppropriate it is for one­time products such as plastic bags，or short­lived consumer goods，used in the home for a few years and then cast into a landfill where they will degrade for centuries.What is the point of making something that lasts 1,000 years?
Shrilk not only will degrade in a landfill，but its basic components are used as fertilizer(肥料)，and so will enrich the soil.
Shrilk has great potential，the inventors said.Materials from which it is made are plentiful in nature，found in everything ranging from shrimp shells，insect bodies
to living plants.That makes shrilk low cost，and its mass production possible should it be used for products demanding a lot of material.
Work on shrilk is continuing in the lab.The inventors said the material becomes flexible when wet，so they're exploring ways to use it in wet environments.They're also developing simpler production processes，which could be used for non­medical products，like for computer cases and other products inside the home.They're even exploring combining it with other materials，like carbon fibers，to give it new properties.
【语篇解读】本文为一篇科技说明文。

文章就科学家发明的一种新材料为切入点，就该材料的特点、使用该材料的好处、新材料的发展潜力及其研发等各方面进行了简要的介绍说明。

46．Paragraph 1 of the passage is mainly about shrilk's .
A．remarkable design B．interesting name
C．major features D．basic elements
【解析】段落大意题。

第一段中的众多字眼，如tough，low­cost，bio­degradable，thin，clear，flexible和strong等均是用来描述这种新材料特点的。

而关于它的设计并未提及；这种材料的名字在本段中有所涉及，但并非本段的中心；此外，本段简单介绍了制作这种材料的物质，并未大篇幅进行讲解，也不是本段的中心。

【答案】 C
47．What has become a concern about plastic?
A．Using it properly.
B．Producing it cheaply.
C．Developing its properties quickly.
D．Evaluating its contributions fairly.
【解析】细节理解题。

根据第二段的第三句话可知，塑料的耐用性让人们对如何合理、恰当地使用诸如塑料袋等一些一次性产品的问题开始关注。

A项意为“恰当地使用”，是人们所关注的问题，符合题目要求。

B项意为“便宜地生产”；C项意为“迅速发展其性能”，D项意为“公平地评估它的贡献”均未在文中提及。

【答案】 A
48．According to the inventors，shrilk has great potential partly because .
A．it can help plastic degrade
B．it can be found in living things
C．its mass production has been realized
D．its raw materials are abundant in nature
【解析】细节理解题。

从第四段中的“Materials from which it is made are plentiful in nature...”一句可以看出，新材料的发明者之所以说这种材料很有潜力，主要是因为制作它的原材料在自然界中很容易找到，有大量的原材料可供使用。

【答案】 D
49．What are the inventors doing in the lab?
A．Replacing carbon fibers with shrilk.
B．Testing shrilk's use in wet conditions.
C．Making shrilk out of used household goods.
D．Improving shrilk's flexibility for medical purposes.
【解析】细节理解题。

根据文章最后一段中的“...they're exploring ways to use it in wet environments.”可知，现在研究者正在实验室对该种材料在潮湿环境下的应用进行探索和研究。

【答案】 B
50．Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A．Recent Progress in Environmental Protection
B．Benefits of Insects in Scientific Research
C．The Harm of One­time Products
D．A Possible Alternative to Plastic
【解析】主旨大意题。

A选项意为“在环境保护方面的最新进展”，题目太宽泛；B 选项意为“科研中昆虫的好处”，并未提到新材料；C选项意为“一次性产品的危害”，尽管文章中有所涉及，但文章大部分的笔墨都是围绕这种新材料进行的描述，故该标题太片面；D选项意为“塑料的一种可替代品”，符合文章主旨。

【答案】 D
Ⅳ.完成句子(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)
51．I wonder when the bad relation between them will .(end)
我想知道他们之间糟糕的关系什么时候结束。

52．Getting up early and having enough exercise will one's health.(contribute)
早起和充足的锻炼有助健康。

53． two valuable books he offered me some money.(apart)
除了两本有价值的书外，他还给了我一些钱。

54．Can you on the shelf new books？(make)
你能在架子上腾出放新书的地方吗？
55．The bus driver the passengers'safety.(responsible)
公共汽车司机对乘客的安全负责。

56．The worker advised me to drink more water.(retire；boil) 那位退休工人建议我多喝开水。

57．The look on his face suggested that the trip for next month was called off.(disappoint，plan)
他脸上失望的表情表明计划在下个月的旅行被取消了。

58．To my mother's great worry，I in the right leg in the football match yesterday.(hurt)
令母亲非常担心的是，我昨天在足球比赛中摔伤了右腿。

59．We can from what he said.(conclusion)
根据他所说的，我们可以得出结论。

60．I a book，and didn't hear you call me.(absorb)
我当时在专心读一本书，没有听到你喊我。

【答案】e to an end 52.contribute to 53.Apart from 54.make room；for 55.is responsible for 56.retired；boiled 57.disappointed；planned 58.got hurt
59．draw a conclusion 60.was absorbed in
Ⅴ.短文写作(满分30分)
作为高中学生，在学生时代养成的行为和思维方式对你将来的发展会产生重要影响。

请根据以下要点写一篇短文，描述要成为一个科学家必须养成的习惯，发表到校英语报上。

1．崇尚科学，掌握各学科知识；
2．保持好奇心，发展创造性思维；
3．勤于动手，不断尝试；
4．相信自己，不要放弃。

注意：1.词数100左右；
2．可适当增加细节，以使文章连贯。

【参考范文】
What we are today decides what we will be in the future.As senior high school students，we are more likely to become scientists if we do as follows：First of all，be interested in science and lay a solid base of scientific knowledge.That is what we will need in order to carry out research later.
Secondly，be curious and develop creative thinking.Don't always follow the old ideas.Creativity is the soul of scientific spirit.Thirdly，don't stop trying.
Solutions can finally be found when you have attempted different st but not least，believe in yourself and never give up.。