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必修第二册 UNIT 6 THE ADMIRABLE(一)
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A(★)
In 1960，at just 26 years old，Jane Goodall was chosen to go to what is now Tanzania and
study the little-known world of chimpanzees.Since then，she has received many awards and
honorary degrees and become the model of some young girls.
But before Goodall was a world-renowned conservationist，she was just a kid who liked
animals.She was born loving animals so people gave her diverse animal toys.Now，Goodall has
received an unusual honor.She is becoming a toy—a Barbie doll with little girly clothes.
Goodall may not have expected to become a Barbie at 88 years old—but it’s not just any
doll，it’s made out of recycled plastic.And the Barbie is partnering with the Jane Goodall
Foundation and her Roots & Shoots program，which inspires young people to protect others，
animals and the environment.The main message is “every day you live，you make an impact on
the planet and you get to choose what sort of impact you make”．
Once Goodall had given a talk about protecting the world in Burundi school and a little boy of
7 came up to her and said，“If I pick up a piece of trash every day，it will make a difference，
won’t it？” She said，“Yes，it will.And suppose you persuade 10 of your friends to pick up
the rubbish every day.” He said，“Oh，that’s it.They could all get 10 of their friends！”
Goodall has been inspiring young people for decades，but now，newer generations will get
to know Jane Goodall.“I sincerely hope that the Barbie will help kids to create more interest and
fascination in the natural world，” she said.“It doesn’t really matter if they have a career in
conservation，as long as they live conservation in their daily lives.”
1．What gets young girls interested in Jane Goodall?
A．The Jane Goodall Barbie doll. B．Jane Goodall’s childhood experience.
C．Her work with the chimpanzees. D．Her research into environmental pollution.
2．What is the Roots & Shoots program aimed at?
A．Partnering with Jane’s Foundation. B．Supporting young people in trouble.
C．Producing toys out of recycled plastic. D．Encouraging kids to protect the planet.
3．What can we learn from Goodall’s talk with the little boy?
A．People should make many friends. B．Every effort can make a difference.
C．Everyone has a potential to succeed. D．Rubbish should be dealt with regularly.
4．What can be inferred from the text?
A．Jane Goodall is strange to new generations.
B．Barbie dolls will be popular in the toy market.C．The spirit of Jane Goodall will inspire more people.
D．Conservation of nature will be the most popular career.
B
(2024·江苏苏州统考)
There’s no tune，no lyrics and you can’t dance to it.Don’t let that put you off：white
noise is the music industry’s next big thing.Streaming services have seen an explosion of tracks in
the last year consisting entirely of recordings of rainfall，ocean waves and winds.
Some of the recordings have earned their creators millions of pounds.Record companies and
tech firms have taken notice.Apple is including background noise in its next operating system，and
TikTok has been promoting pink noise and brown noise—sounds with lower frequencies—as an aid
to concentration for students at the start of the school year.
Noise fans say that studying，sleeping and meditation(冥想) are all enhanced by listening to
these sounds at proper levels.The economics of music-streaming mean noise-makers can cash
in.Someone falling asleep to White Noise Baby Sleep’s 90-second track Clean White Noise on
repeat for seven hours will win up 280 plays.By last Friday it had been played 837 million times，
worth an estimated $2.5m in royalties (版税)．The lead track on Spotify’s own Rain Sounds
playlist，two minutes of rainfall，has more than 100m plays.
In contrast，Laura Mvula only has 541,000 Spotify streams for the title track of this year’s
award-winning album，Pink Noise—not a slice of sleepiness but tuneful，lyrical dance-pop that
took her three years to make.Spotify，Apple Music，and other streaming services pay royalties in
roughly the same way.They set aside a total pot for royalties，which is then divided up between
distributors，record labels，recording artists and songwriters.That means that Mvula will get a
smaller slice of the Spotify pie than will White Noise Baby Sleep，although most of it goes to
the major record companies.
It’s hard to work out who is making such noise.Spotify lists White Noise Baby Sleep’s
songwriting credits as belonging to an Erik Eriksson.It’s not obvious who Eriksson is or whether
he is part of a larger organization，but the Medium website One Zero last year established that
many of the artists’ names are pseudonyms(假名) used by companies.
5．Which of the following best describes white noise?
A．Tuneful. B．Confusing. C．Pricey. D．Profitable.
6．How does the author describe the popularity of white noise in paragraph 3?
A．By presenting some statistics. B．By making classifications.
C．By making a comparison. D．By giving a definition.
7．What does the author want to show by mentioning Laura Mvula’s Pink Noise?
A．White noise is more popular. B．Pink noise has gone out of date.
C．How Mvula gets paid. D．Who makes huge profits.
8．What does the last paragraph mainly talk about?A．Tips for attracting more white noise fans.
B．Challenges some companies are faced with.
C．Difficulty in identifying the copyright holders.
D．Ways to improve the qualities of credits.
C(★)
(2024·广东湛江二中月考)
The third-generation hybrid rice which was developed by Yuan Longping，the “father of
hybrid rice”，and his team underwent its first public yield(产量) monitoring from Monday to
Tuesday and achieved high output.The final yield of the tested variety，G3-1S/P19，came to
1046.3 kg per mu(about 667 square meters)，based on two plots of land in Qingzhu Village under
the city of Hengyang in central China’s Hunan Province.
“Some previous high-yielding hybrid rice varieties in China took 160 to even 180 days from
sowing to harvesting，while the figure was shortened to around 125 days for the new variety.This
is one of the most important characteristics of the third-generation hybrid rice that can reduce the
use of pesticides and fertilizers，thus reducing cost and improving production efficiency，” said
Qian Qian，the deputy director of the China National Rice Research Institute.
Unlike the previous two generations that required a large amount of water and fertilizers as
well as demanding growing conditions and technological support，the third-generation hybrid rice
is easier to be cultivated by ordinary farmers.So the soil，altitude and climate of the test site were
not “ideal conditions” carefully selected beforehand but were close to the paddies of ordinary
farmers.
Nowadays，China’s average yield of rice is about 500 kg per mu.Ordinary farmers can
produce 600 kg to 700 kg of rice per mu by growing some excellent second-generation hybrid rice
varieties.However，under the same planting conditions and environment，the yield of the third-
generation hybrid rice could reach 800 kg per mu.China now feeds around 20 percent of the
world’s population with less than 9 percent of the world’s arable land.
At present，Yuan’s team has nine third-generation hybrid rice combinations under trial，
which are expected to achieve commercial seed production in the following three to four years，
and hopes to apply the technology into the research of sea rice.The third-generation hybrid rice has
the comprehensive strength to promote a greener and more sustainable development of China’s
rice production with higher quality and yield.
9．What feature of the new hybrid rice does Qian Qian mainly talk about?
A．It effectively conserves a substantial amount of water.
B．It successfully achieves an increased production or harvest of crops.
C．It vastly preserves a significant amount of agricultural land.
D．It has a significantly decreased duration for the cultivation process.
10．Why is the new hybrid rice not tested in ideal areas?A．The ordinary farmers master planting technology.
B．The researchers want to reduce the experiment cost.
C．The growing conditions the new hybrid rice needs are simple.
D．The previous rice farming provides researchers with experience.
11．What does the underlined word “arable” in paragraph 4 mean?
A．Cultivable. B．Unsuitable. C．Sustainable. D．Unusable.
12.Which one could be the best title of the text?
A．The Development of China’s Rice
B．The Contribution of the Great Scientist
C．The High Yield of the New Hybrid Rice
D．The Way to Feed the World’s Population
Ⅱ.七选五
(2024·广东汕头联考)
We set off on our journey up Mount Wutai onto its peak to appreciate the mysterious and
beautiful Bodhisattva Lights，ball-shaped lights floating in the whole sky with radiant beams.Seen
from the foot of the mountain，the sky was gray and cloudy.In the distance stood the peak(山顶)，
unclear. 1
On the mountainside，our clothing grew wet.The road was slippery and difficult to walk.It
slowed the horses down to a heavy pace.We spent the night at a small hotel. 2 The road was
more slippery than the day before，so we had no choice but to get down from our horses and
walked on foot.
On the way，we were told the unusual phenomenon wouldn’t be observed in the rain.We
sighed with disappointment. 3 And the sun set in the west，the clouds disappeared and the
mist faded.
Eventually，we arrived at the peak，with the sky filled with stars.Late in the night，we got
awake by a shout.“Get up.Hurry up to see the lights！” We moved quickly，threw on a few
pieces of clothing and ran out.It was cold，making our bodies shake from head to foot.However，
our hearts were filled with excitement. 4
Thousands of ball-shaped objects floated slowly in the distance，shining golden beams of
light，as though the whole sky were filled with countless glowing lanterns.The balls moved across
the sky at the same speed. 5 They were light and delicate.Meanwhile，we all just froze there，
speechless with wonder，appreciating the incredible views.
A．It seemed to rain soon.
B．We had to stop for a shelter.
C．Unexpectedly，the sky began to clear.
D．They were like goldfish swimming calmly in water.
E．The next morning，we continued our climb in the rain.F．Just before our eyes，the mysterious phenomenon appeared.
G．It sometimes appeared in white mist，and sometimes was completely covered by clouds.
