高中英语英语必修一《Unit 4 Earthquakes》 单元测试资料库-阅读表达

阅读表达

阅读下面短文并回答问题(请注意题后的词数要求)。

Passage 1

[1] People are making more and more demands on the world’s natural resources.If babies born in 1991 live for eighty years，the human population of the world may be anything from twice to three times the present total by 2070.In other words，they will have to share what is left of the earth’s resources with 15 billion other people.But hopefully there will be an important decrease in the growth of population.What if this does not happen? The answer is that by the time before the babies born in 1991 reach the age of 40 they could be sharing resources with as many as 10 billion other people. [2]Limiting the pollution of water and atmosphere，controlling the output of the chemicals that may be causing the global warming and climate change，and eating less meat may go to help，but can anyone seriously imagine that these are going to solve the problems of the “baby class”of 1991?

[3]There is no getting away from the fact that people the present state of the world，and only people can solve the problems.The decisions have to be taken by people as members of national and local governments；as leaders and decision makers in industry；as scientists and technologists；as professional engineers and designers；as religious leaders and individual citizens.

1.What can be the title of the passage? （no more than 10 words）

2.How many other people could the babies born in 1991 be sharing resources with when they reach the age of 40？（no more than 6 words）

3.Where is the short passage probably taken from？（no more than 5 words）

4.Please fill in the blank in the third paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence.（no more than 3 words）

5.What does “this”（Para.1）refer to？（no more than 10 words）

答案：

1.The Problems of the “Baby Class”of 1991

2.As many as 10 billion.

3.A news report.

4.are responsible for

5.An decrease in the growth of population.

Passage 2

[1]Five years ago，D avid Smith wore an expensive suit to work every day.“ I was a clothes addict.”He jokes.“I used to carry a fresh suit to work with me so I could change if my clothes got wrinkled.”Today David wears casual clothes—khaki pants and sports shirt to the office.He hardly ever wears a necktie.“I’m working harder than ever.”David says，“and I need to feel comfortable.”

[2]More and more companies are allowing their office workers to in the United States.The change from formal to casual office wear has been gradual.In the early 1990s，many companies allowed their employees to wear casual clothes on Friday.This became known as “dress-down Friday”or “casual Friday”.“What started out as an extra one-day-a-week benefit for employees has really become an everyday thing，”said business consultant Maisly Jones. [3]Why have so many companies started allowing their employees to wear casual clothes? One reason is that it’s easier for a company to attract new employees if it has a casual dress code.“Many young people don’t want to dress up for work，”says the owner of a software company，“so it’s hard to hire people if you have a conservative dress code.”Another reason is that people seem happier and more productive when they are wearing comfortable clothes.In a study 85 percent of employers said that they believe that casual dress improves employee motivation.Only 4 percent of employers said that casual dress has a negative influence on productivity.Supporters of casual office wear also argue that a casual dress code helps them save money.“Suits are expensive，if you have to wear one every day，”one person said.“For the same amount of money，you can buy a lot more casual clothes.”

1.Why does David Smith wear casual clothes now?（no more than 8 words）

2.List three advantages of casual office wear according to the text?（no more than 10 words）

3.Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words.（no more than 6 words）

4.What does it mean by a conservative dress code?（no more than 10 words）

5.What’s the main idea of Paragraph 3?（no more than 18 words）

答案：

1.（Because）They make him feel comfortable/at ease when working.

2.(1）Saving employees’money. (2）Improving employees’motivation. (3）Making employees happy. (4）Attracting employees. (5）Making employees more productive.（写出三条即可）

3.wear casual clothes to work/work（go to work）in casual clothes（或类似表达，语法结构须正确）

4.It means that everyone should dress up for work.（或类似表达，语法结构须正确）

5.Two main reasons are given to explain why companies allow their employees to wear casual clothes when