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1、Unit 1 Nature in the balance A 卷 基础夯实满分：120分 第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AI was taking in the breathtaking view at the top of Sydney Harbour Bridge when I sensed I was about to witness something even more dramatic right in front of me. Although we w
2、ere all tied to lines running along the steel girders, a fellow climber called Mike had somehow managed to drop to one knee and turn to face his girlfriend, Wendy. I knew what was coming. Wendy, will you marry me? he asked. There was a quick smile and an attempted kiss and then a big beam. Mike had
3、the answer he hoped for and all of us burst into a round of applause.Apparently more than 2, 000 couples have become engaged at the summit since 1998, when it became possible to climb it in organised tour groups. The bridge, perhaps the most recognised symbol of this beautiful city, opened in 1932.
4、Its still the worlds largest steel-arch bridge.We returned to the fantastic view: the famous Sydney Opera House, ferries and sailboats making their way through the harbour, the city skylinebut I had to force myself to look down. We had climbed 1, 423 steps to the top of the bridge and I didnt know w
5、hether to be delighted or scared.Nicole Kidman has done it. So have Bruce Springsteen, Prince Harry and scores of other celebrities. But climbing to the top clearly isnt just for the rich and the famous. On the contrary, Australian youngsters do it to celebrate their 12th birthdays. （You have to be
6、at least 12 years old to do the climb.） A 100-year-old woman climbed it and told guides it was on her list of things to do before death.You can climb during the day, at twilight, or even after dark with headlamps. People climb in all weathers except when theres lightning in the area. In fact, over t
7、wo million people have made the three-and-a-half-hour climb to the top of the famous bridgean adventure that cannot be done anywhere else in the world on a bridge this big. Thats probably why this climb has won a lot of tourism awards. Today, the climb is firmly on the to-do list for locals as well
8、as tourists.bought for him. If she went to her mothers house, Tony wouldnt get his present for days.However; her mothers house was the best place to be right now. Being on higher land, it would be safe from the floods. It had been raining heavily for almost two weeks and the river near Sara and Tony
9、s house was rising higher and higher all the time. Tony and others from the village had spent the last two days putting sandbags along the side of the river to stop it from overflowing. Now they feared that their hard work had been useless and soon the whole valley would be flooded.Sara dressed baby
10、 James in warm clothes and collected the things she would need for him over the next few days. She put the lead on the dog and went in search of Monty, the cat. It took her a long time, but eventually she found him safe and warm under the covers on her bed. She placed him in his cat basket and took
11、him into the kitchen where James and the dog, Rosie, were waiting.Just as she was reaching for the car keys, Sara heard a sound like the noise bath water made when you pulled out the plug. She looked at the backdoor, water was flowing underneath. Turning around, she saw dirty brown water fountaining
12、 out of the drain and filling the sink. Realizing that they were trapped by the flood and it became impossible for her to drive out, quickly she put James into her backpack and pulled onto her back. Calling to Rosie, she picked up the cat basket and ran to the front of the house and out into the fro
13、nt garden, where the car was parked.Paragraph 1:The water was already up to her knees, and Rosie was swimming beside her.Paragraph 2:Sara, together with James, Rosie and Monty, was hungry and frightened on the roof of thehouse when a boat appeared in the distance.答案以及解析第一部分阅读理解第一节A答案：1-3.DCA解析：1.细节理
14、解题。根据倒数第二段的前两句话Nicole Kidman has done it. So have Bruce Springsteen, Prince Harry and scores of other celebrities.可知，许多名人都攀登过这座大桥。故 选D项。2. 细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句话 We had climbed 1, 423 steps to the top of the bridge and I didnt know whether to be delighted or scared.可知，作者的心情是既兴奋又紧张的。故选 C项。3. 推理判断题。根据全文内容可知
15、，作者的写作目的是向我们介绍美丽的悉尼港湾大桥以及它 的受欢迎程度。故选A项。B答案：1-4.ADCB解析：1.考查细节理解。根据第二段内容,尤其是最后一句可知zLucy Hughes想将垃圾变废为 宝,才有了后来的发明。故选A项。2. 考查细节理解。根据倒数第二段的最后一句”Most importantly, MarinaTex doesnt take hundreds of years to break downfj知,MarinaTex相较于传统塑料最大的优点是分解不用花太 长时间。故选D项。3. 考查推理判断。根据最后一段中的She wants to try to make her r
16、ecipe for making her plastic even better. She hopes the award money will help her with the process of getting MarinaTex into use as quickly as possible可知,Lucy Hughes想努力改进目前的方法，并希望得到的奖金可以使 MarinaTex尽快地投入使用。由此可推知,Lucy Hughes打算改进她的发明。故选C项。4. 考查主旨大意。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了 24岁的英国发明家Lucy Hughes用鱼皮和 鱼鳞制造了一种新型塑料，故B项正确。C答案:1-4.DDBC 解析：1.推理判断题。由第二段中的 Its destructive potential is enormous, and its taking place in a region where farmer
