MODULE 5 The Conquest of the Universe模块练测卷I. 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）1. —Sorry, Ann. I'm afraid that I can't go to themagic show by David Copperfield with you.A. It doesn 'matter.B.Do as you like.C.What a shame!D.Take it easy.2. —What about supper yesterday?[来源:]—Well, _____ most delicious one in deed.A. /; theB./; aC.the; theD.the ; a3. His entrance to the university all the money that would be spe nt on the new house.A. killedB.leftC.costD.took4. He had been playing games in the Internet cafe for2 days his pare nts found him on a rainy ni ght.A. u ntilB.not un tilC.whileD.as5. The new students the training soonhigh school.[来源:1ZXXK]A. became usedB. became accustomed toC. were usedD. used to6. Low-income residents can't afford to _____ doctor or purchase medici nes whe n they get sick.A. claimB.co nsultC.occupyD.capture7. the heavyrain,the couple continued looking for their lost daughter.A. ThoughC.ln spite of8.Some women_________ ain stead of stay ing at home ,work for the sake of the family.A. must makeB.should have madeC.would makeD.could have made9. To my surprise,my little brother ______ missed the first train so as to travel on the same one as John. A. deliberately B.i nten sivelyC.decisivelyD.objectively10. The press conference , orig in ally due to be held last week , was fin ally because of the sudde n war in the coun try.A. set offB.broke n offC.worn offD.called off11. His sacrifices for theofficially ,whichdiscouraged.A. ack no wledgedC. recomme nded12. A big earthquake struck souther n Haiti, knocking down buildings and power lines and causing its ambassador to the United States called a catastrophe.A. whatB.whichC.thatD.why13. Most people remember the film Titanic, but little known i __________ t he world learned from the sinking to preve nt future in cide nts.A. whichB.whatC.whereD.whether14. Just as he went out of the supermarket, he was stopped and ______ o f steali ng thin gs.A. chargedB.blamedC.war nedD.accused15. The storm left nothing _____ the damage to the city.A. besidesB.as well asC.other tha nD.thanII.完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）When I was a teenager , my dad did everything he could to advise me against becoming a brewer （酿酒人）.Hed 16 his life brewing beer for local breweries only to make a living ，17 had his father and grandfather before him. He didn ' want me 18 n ear a vat of beer. So I did as he asked. I got good 19 ,we nt to Harvard and in 1971 was accepted into a graduate program there that 20 me toin theB.AlthoughD.ln spite good salary in a job but they decided not tocountry were n ever made all of us feelB.appealedD.evaluatedstudy law and bus in ess at the same time.In my second year of graduate school ，I began to realize that I' 21 done anything but go to school.So，at 24 I decided to drop out. 22—，my parents didn ' think this was a great idea.But I felt strongly that you can't 23 till you 're 65 to do what you want in life.I packed my stuff into a bus and headed to Colorado to become an instructor at OutwardBound.Three years later , I was ready to go back to24 」fini shed Harvard and got a highly-paid job at the Bost on Con sult ing Group. Still, after working there for five years , I 25 , "Is this what I want tobe doing when 1' n50? ” A t hat time , America ns spent good money on beer in 26 quality.“ not make good beer for 27 ?” I thought.I decided to give up my job to become28 .When I told Dad , he was 29 , but in the end he 30 me. I called my beer Samuel Adams, 31the brewer and patriot （爱国者）who helped to start the Boston Tea Party. 32 I sold the beerdirect to beer drinkers to get the 33 out. Sixweeks later, at the Great American Beer Festival ,Sam Adams Bost on Lager （淡啤酒）won the topprize for America n beer .In the en d,I was desti ned （注定）to be a brewer. My 34 to the young issimple: Life is very 35 ，so don 'rush to make decisi ons. Life does n 'let you pla n.16.A.cost B.spe nt C.take n D.paid17.A.like B.as if C.so D. nor18.A.a ny where B.any wayC.an yhowD.somewhere19.A.habits B.teachersC.gradesD.work[来源:1]20.A.promised B.convin cedC.advisedD.allowed21.A .n ever B.everC.alwaysD.hardly2 2.A. Fortu nately B.ObviouslyC.PossiblyD.Surprisi ngly23.A.assure B.decli neC.de nyD.wait24.A.school B.ColoradoC.my homeD.my decisi on25.A.thrilled B.stressedC.won deredD.sn eezed26.A. cheap B.expe nsiveC.lowD.high27.A.E nglishme n B.EuropeansC.the worldD.America ns28.A.a lawyer B.a brewerC.a n in structorD.an engin eer29.A.ast on ished B.satisfiedC.i nterestedD.a nxious30. A.hated B.supportedC.raisedD.left31.A.for B.atC.inD.after32.A.Therefore B.OtherwiseC.AlsoD.Yety 33.A. price B. namepa nyD.party34. A.advice B.lifeC.jobD.experie nee35.A.hard B.busyC.shortD.lo ngIII.阅读理解（满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）AAs is known,after Russia and the US,China has man aged to make seeds of some vegetables andcrops travel to space. India hopes to carry outagricultural research in space in a few years.Since 1987,Chi na has sent about 1,000 species of seeds into space. These in clude gree npeppers,tomatoes,cucumbers （黄瓜）,carrots,lettuce and wheat. Even on China 'firstmanned spacecraft Shenzhou V ,there were someseeds from Taiwan.“ Con diti ons in outer space such as radiati on and low gravity can cause big cha nges in the seeds, aid Chinese researcher Jin Xing. But not all seeds are better after going to space.After returning to Earth,the best seeds are selected.These seeds produce much more and also grow faster than normal seeds. As the safety of genetically modified food （转基因食品）is still being debated,some people doubt the safety ofthese “ spa ce vegetables ” becausome of theirgenes are changed during the trip to space.But Jin holds a more positive view. He said, Unlike genetically modified crops, no new genes are introduced to the space vegetables, so they aredefinitely safe. ” Chinhas also been co-operatingwith NASA （National Aeronautics and Space Admini strati on） to grow some super size potatoes onthe Intern ati onal Space Stati on. Special growthrooms use computers to control the light, temperature and humidity （湿度）.Using this tech no logy a n ew, virus-free potato can be produced every 40 to 50days in stead of the previous yearly crop.页research in space up to the prese nt?A. 1.B.2.C.3.D.4.37.Once seeds of some vegetables and crops are sent into space and back, __________.A. all of them don 'produce bigger cropsB. they are all better tha n before going to spaceC. small cha nges are caused in the seeds because ofradiati on and low gravityD. they produce much more and grow faster than normal seeds38. Jin has no doubt about the safety of the space vegetables because ______ .A. the seeds sent to space are all the same as thoseof gen etically modified foodB. the seeds sent to space are the bestC. no new genes are brought in them unlike gen eticallymodified foodD. the space vegetables have already planted in specialgrowth rooms39. Which stateme nt is true?A. Genetically modified food is not safe.B. The space vegetables don 'tbelong to geneticallymodified food to some exte nt.C. About 1,000 species of seeds were sent into space on Shenzhou V .D. Seeds back from space must be pla nted in specialgrowth rooms con trolled by computers.40. The main purpose of the text is to ____ .A. tell us seeds of some vegetables and crops travelledto spaceB. discuss the competition between the US and Ch inaC. expla in how to select better seedsD. show the readers the new agricultural research inspaceBIn America and Europe, most people accept crustaceans （甲壳纟冈动物）such as crab, lobster, and shrimp as food items. In fact, diners often view these foods as special, tending to pay far more for them tha n for chicke n, pork and most beef, or serv ing them on special occasi ons. Yet crustacea ns are" the ocea n equivale nt （相等的东西）of in sects," says David Gracer, a dieticia n. In fact, crustaceans belong to the same part of the animal family tree as in sects do.[来源：1ZXXK]disgusting, Gracer points out that lobsters tend to ” eat rubbish and dead thi ngs ".A nd in sects ? Most of them dine at nature ' salad bars. Knowing that, he asks" Which would you rather eat?"Gracer holds workshops on edible （可食用的）in sects. He also performs cook ing dem on strati ons to in troduce America ns to in sect-based recipes. He' even started a compa ny in Provide nee, R.I.，called Sun rise Land Shrimp. It supplies froze n and dried in sects to con sumers.Besides poin ti ng out that in sects are good food, Gracer also argues that in sects can be “aoetter choice fhan most meats —at least ecologically.It takes a lot of natural resources—land, water, feed and energy —to create a pound of beef or chicke n. Those resources are not only expe nsive, but also can be damaged or polluted. By con trast, i nsects can be grown on low-quality plants—even weeds, sometimes —and ofte n use little water.The environmental resources connected with bringing every pound of in sect prote in to market, therefore, are far fewer tha n for an equivale nt amount of regular meat.The underlined word “ them "in the first paragraph refers to ".A.pork and beefC.salad bars42.ln the opinion should____________ .A. k now crustacea ns are as com mon as in sectsB. pay more for nu tritious crustacea nsC. provide guests with special expe nsive seafoodD. treat crustacea ns as special seafood43. Eati ng in sects is a better choice becauseinsects ______ .[来源:Z。
