四川省成都外国语学校2018-2019学年高二英语下学期3月月考试题（EIMUnit3,B6Unit2）I.阅读理解：（2’）Evenplantcanrunafever,especiallywhenthey’reunderattackbyinsectsordisease.Butunlikehuman,plantscanhavetheirtemperaturetakenfrom3,000feetawaystraightup.Adecadeago,adoptingtheinfrared（红外线）scanningtechnologydevelopedformilitarypurposesandothersatellites,physicistStephenPaleycameupwithaquickwaytotakethetemperatureofcropstodeterminewhichonesareunderstress.Thegoalwastoletfarmerspreciselytargetpesticide（杀虫剂）sprayingratherthanrainpoisononawholefield,whichinvariablyincludesplantsthatdon’thavepest（害虫）problems.Evenbetter,Paley’sRemoteScanningServicesCompanycoulddetectcropproblemsbeforetheybecamevisibletotheeye.Mountedonaplaneflownat3,000feetatnight,aninfraredscannermeasuredtheheatemittedbycrops.Thedataweretransformedintoacolor-codedmapshowingwhereplantswererunning“fevers”.Farmerscouldthenspot-spray,using50to70percentlesspesticidethantheyotherwisewould.ThebadnewsisthatPaley’scompanycloseddownin1984,afteronlythreeyears.Farmersresistedthenewtechnologyandlong-termbackerswerehardtofind.Butwiththerenewedconcernaboutpesticidesonproduce,andrefinementsininfraredscanning,Paleyhopestogetbackintooperation.Agricultureexpertshavenodoubtthetechnologyworks.“Thistechniquecanbeusedon75percentofagriculturallandintheUnitedStates,”saysGeorgeOertherofTexasA&M.RayJackson,whorecentlyretiredfromtheDepartmentofAgriculture,thinksremoteinfraredcropscanningcouldbeadoptedbytheendofthedecade.ButonlyifPaleyfindsthefinancialbackingwhichhefailedtoobtain10yearsago.1.Plantswillemitanincreasedamountofheatwhentheyare_____________.A.sprayedwithpesticidesB.facinganinfraredscannerC.inpoorphysicalconditionD.exposedtoexcessivesunrays2.Inordertoapplypesticidesprayingprecisely,wecanuseinfraredscanningto____________.A.estimatethedamagetothecropsB.measurethesizeoftheaffectedareaC.drawacolor-codedmapD.locatetheproblemarea3.Farmerscansaveaconsiderableamountofpesticideby______________.A.resortingtospot-sprayingB.consultinginfraredscanningexpertsC.transformingpoisonedrainD.detectingcropproblemsatanearlystage4.Theapplicationofinfraredscanningtechnologytoagriculturemetwithsomedifficulties_______________.A.thelackofofficialsupportB.itshighcostC.thelackoffinancialsupportD.itsfailuretohelpincreaseproduction5.Infraredscanningtechnologymaybebroughtbackintooperationbecauseof_____________.A.thedesireoffarmerstoimprovethequalityoftheirproduceB.growingconcernabouttheexcessiveuseofpesticidesoncropsC.theforcefulpromotionbytheDepartmentofAgricultureD.fullsupportfromagriculturalexpertsII.完型填空（1.5’）When12girlsfromSanFernandoHighSchoolinCaliforniareceivedagrant(经费)todevelopaninventiontosolveareal-worldproblem,theydecidedtocreateasolar-poweredsheltertohelpthehomeless.Foroverayear,thegirlshavebeenusingalltheirfreetimetocompletethe___1___“Theyhavethisamazinginternal(内心的)2thatI’veneverseeninanyindividual,”VioletMardirosian,ateacheratSanFernandoHighwhois3withtheteamontheproject,toldTheHuffingtonPost.“Ithought4___thatmaybesomeofthemwouldgiveup,say‘Ididn’t5_thismuchwork,’buttheyhaven’t.They’rejustworkinghardandthey’renotgivingupandthey’resuper6__.”Livinginalow-incomecommunity,thegirlshaveseenthe7ofhomelessnessfirst-hand.Manyofthemarefromimmigrantfamiliesandhopedthe8,whichispoweredbyrechargeablesolarpanels(控制板),w...
