Expanding Your World
Ⅰ. 单句语法填空
1.Data shows that kids and teens who do read      frequently      (frequent), compared to infrequent readers, have more books purchased.
replaceable2.Your friend is forgetful and often forgets      to submit      (submit) assignments.
3.I learned that a fish is a cold-blooded animal and therefore is very sensitive      to      water temperature.
4.A large international meeting was held with the aim of promoting        sustainable      (sustain) development in all countries.
5.Only by doing this can our society become more        harmonious      (harmony) and safer!
6.The government has agreed to lift      restrictions      (restrict) on press freedom.
Ⅱ. 同义替换
be starved of; contribute to; have an impact on; refer to; dozens of
1.The report says design faults in both the vessels resulted in the tragedy.      contributed to   
2.Changes in technology have had an effect on the way we work.      had an impact on   
3.The department has been lacking substantial resources.      been starved of   
4.I always consult a dictionary when I come upon a new word.      refer to   
5.On the opposite wall are hanging lots of pictures as well as two maps of China.      dozens of   
Ⅲ. 完成句子
1.毫无疑问, 这项政策对所有的商业部门来说都将是一个黄金机会。(There is no doubt that…)
    There is no doubt that      this policy will be a golden opportunity for all business sectors.
2.他躺在床上, 脸上盖着一张报纸。(with 复合结构)
He lay on the bed,      with his face covered by a newspaper      .
3.各地的人们到市中心来了, 使得市中心非常拥挤。(非谓语动词作状语)
People from all the corners came to the city center,      making it very crowded      .
素养综合练
Ⅰ. 阅读理解
(2020广东茂名检测)
A 23-year-old British woman has invented a product. She hopes that it will one day take the place of single-use plastic. The new product is made from by-products of the fishing industry and other natural ingredients.
Lucy Hughes created the material, called MarinaTex, for her final-year project at University of Sussex. She continued her research after she left the university.
On November 13, the James Dyson Foundation announced that Hughes was the international winner of the 2019 James Dyson Award.
MarinaTex is edible, and to put it in another way, it can be eaten without danger. Hughes says it is also strong and stable. But unlike plastic, MarinaTex breaks down in four to six weeks under normal conditions and does not pollute the soil.
The inventor said she was concerned about the growing amounts of plastic in the oceans. She noted one report that there would be more plastic than fish in the world’s oceans by the year 2050. The United Nations estimates that 100 million tons of plastic waste have already been left in the oceans.
Hughes was also investigating ways to reduce the amount of waste from the fishing industry. “The industry produces an estimated 50 million tons of waste worldwide each year,” UN officials say.
Hughes told Reuters that she was trying to work out how she could use that waste stream and add value to that waste. Examining leftover fish parts from processing helped to give her the idea for a material that was useful and did not harm the environment.
To create a strong material, Hughes added the chitosan mol ecule, which comes from sea creatures like crabs, and agar, a substance from red algae.
After months of testing, Hughes produced a strong, flexible sheet that format temperatures below 100°C.
Inventor James Dyson said that MarinaTex is “stronger, safer and much more sustainable” than the plastic polyethylene (聚乙烯). It is also easier to break down than other possible replacement products for polyethylene, the material that single-use plastic bags are made of.Hughes would receive about ＄41,000 in prize money as the first place winner of the James Dyson  Award. She told Reuters that she planned to use the money to better develop the product and work out a strategy for mass production.
1.What does the underlined word “edible” in Paragraph 4 mean?
A.Useful.B.Eatable.
C.Replaceable.D.Delicious.
2.What’s true about MarinaTex?
A.It is delicious.
B.It is environmentally friendly.
C.It is a type of plastic.
D.It exists for a long time in nature.
3.What helped to give Hughes the idea for MarinaTex?
A.Observing the process of fishing.
B.Studying different parts of fish.
C.Checking waste from the fishing industry.
D.Examining leftover fish parts after cooking.
4.In which section of a newspaper may this text appear?
A.Entertainment.B.Education.
C.Lifestyle.D.Technology.
答案：1.B
解析：1.[语篇解读]本文是一篇新闻报道, 介绍了一名23岁的英国女性发明了一种有望取代一次性塑料的环保产品。
【命题立意】词义猜测题。【解题思路】根据画线词后的“it can be eaten without danger”可知, edible的意思是“可食用的”。
答案：2.B
解析：2.【命题立意】细节理解题。【解题思路】根据第四段中的“But unlike plastic, …do
es not pollute the soil.”可知, 与塑料不同的是, MarinaTex在正常情况下会在四到六周内分解, 不会污染土壤。由此可知, MarinaTex是环保的, 故选B。