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1、Module Module 2 2 The Renaissance No DrugsThe Renaissance No Drugs ( (建议用时 3535分钟) ) . 阅读理解 A As the population grows and temperatures rise, it will become more difficult to grow enough food for everyone. So, scientists are exploring the planet for plants that do not need as much water as todays cro
2、ps. The Mojave Desert in the US state of California is home to some of these plants. Scientist Heather Rose Kates of the University of Florida is in that desert. She is searching along roads for a plant called coyote melon which is a kind of squash(南瓜 小果). Coyote melon may not taste good, but it can
3、 be grown in places that have little rainfall. The desert where it grows gets just 15 to 20 centimeters of rain per year, or less. Other kinds of squash need at least two and a half centimeters per week to grow. Scientists are considering combining wild coyote melon with regular squash to see if the
4、y can make a tasty vegetable that doesnt need as much water to grow. That could be useful on a planet growing warmer and more crowded every day. Andy Jarvis works at the International Center for Tropical Agriculture. He says farmers will need to produce 50 to 70 percent more food by 2050 to feed the
5、 world. So, he says, researchers are studying the wild versions of farm-grown crops. But he says there is a problem. He says many wild versions of farmed plants are disappearing. He says they are threatened and scientists have not collected their seeds for future use. Scientist Kates is part of an i
6、nternational effort to gather these plants and save their seeds while it is still possible. Workers are collecting wild potatoes in Argentina and wild peppers in Para-guav. The plants and seeds will be sent for storage to the Global Seed Vault in Norway and at Kew Gardens in Britain. Ms Kates spends
7、 most of her time in a laboratory. She says gathering plants has helped her understand more about them. 【文章大意】这是一篇时文报道类文章。科学家们正在研究地球上的植物, 希望能找出耐旱 1 作物并保持植物的多样性。 1. Why do scientists study coyote melon? A. It tastes good. B. It is easy to cook. C. It only needs little water to grow. D. It is welcomed
8、 by many American people. 【解析】选 C。细节理解题。由第二段第三句可知,南瓜小果可以种植在降雨量特别少的地方, 它的生长需要极少的水。 2. Scientists want to combine wild coyote melon with regular squash in order to_. A. feed the people all around the world B. keep the earth from becoming warmer C. create a new fruit instead D. produce a delicious vege
9、table with less water to grow 【解析】选 D。细节理解题。由第三段第一句可知, 科学家们正在考虑将野生的南瓜小果和一 般的南瓜结合在一起, 从而产生一种美味的蔬菜, 而且这种蔬菜的生长需水量极少。 3. We can know Andy Jarvis_. A. is searching for the coyote melon B. is in charge of the research of agriculture C. feels somewhat pessimistic about the scientists research D. thinks pro
10、ducing more food to feed the world is easy 【解析】选 C。推理判断题。由最后一段第二、三句可知, Andy Jarvis 认为, 很多野生蔬菜 现在正在消失, 科学家们搜集不到种子以供未来使用, 他们的研究面临着很大的问题。故可推 知, Andy Jarvis 对科学家们的研究有点悲观。 4. Which of the following can be inferred from the text? A. All the plants seeds need to be stored. B. Ms Kates never goes outside to
11、 do research. C. Coyote melon can be planted everywhere. D. Ms Kates benefits a lot from gathering plants. 【解析】选 D。推理判断题。由最后一段最后一句可知, Ms Kates 认为搜集这些植物帮助她更 好地了解这些植物, 她受益颇多。 2 B How to describe the rising philosophy of the day? Id say it is data-ism. We now have the ability to gather huge amounts of
12、data. This ability seems to carry with it certain cultural assumptionsthat everything that can be measured should be measured; that data is a transparent and reliable lens that allows us to filter out emotionalism and ideology; that data will help us do remarkable thingslike foretell the future. At
13、the outset let me celebrate two things data does really well. First, its really good at exposing when our intuitive(直觉的)view of reality is wrong. For example, nearly every person who runs for political office has an intuitive sense that they can powerfully influence their odds of winning the electio
14、n if they can just raise and spend more money. But this is largely wrong. After the 2006 election, Sean Trende constructed a graph comparing the incumbent(在 任的)campaign spending advantages with their eventual victory. There was barely any relationship between more spending and a bigger victory. Like
15、wise, many teachers have an intuitive sense that different students have different learning styles: some are verbal and some are visual, some focus on details and some on whole. Teachers imagine they will improve outcomes if they tailor their presentations to each student. But theres no evidence to
16、support this either. Second, data can clarify patterns of behavior we havent yet noticed. For example, Ive always assumed people who frequently use words like“I”, “me”, and“mine”are probably more self-centered than people who dont. But as James Pennebaker of the University of Texas notes in his book
17、, The Secret Life of Pronouns, when people are feeling confident, they are focused on the task at hand, not on themselves. High-status, confident people use fewer“I”words, not more. In sum, the data revolution is giving us wonderful ways to understand the present and the past. Will it transform our
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