【通用版】2018版高三英语一轮复习 第1部分 基础知识解读 Unit 3 Science and nature【B卷】课后分层集训 牛津译林版必修5.docVIP

Unit 3　Science and nature (B卷)Ⅰ.阅读理解A (2017·济南高三模拟)People need to seek out new foods because the world has so many mouths to feed.As of 2015all of these people means not only improving the way foods are grown，but also finding new sources of nutrition. And that_quest is becoming ever more urgent.If nothing changes，within 35 years，the worlds appetite will be greater than the amount of foods produced.Thats according to a report released last year.It was prepared by the Global Harvest Initiative，a private agriculture group based in Washington，D.C. Global warming，too，is changing food production.Scientists predict that rising temperatures will reduce the growth of important crops like wheats，corns and soybeans.Low-income developing countries will be hit the hardest.When harvests fall，crops become more expensive.And since those foods are also used to feed animals like cows and pigs，meat prices，too，will rise. All over the world，researchers are racing against the clock to figure out how best to feed more people in a fast-changing world.And some surprising ideas have begun to come up.Two years ago，scientists introduced the first burger made from meat grown in a lab.The project cost more than $300，000，but its a start.Other researchers are developing seeds that can survive high temperatures and drought.Still others are finding ways to improve the genes of meat animals so they produce more meat and can stand the heat. A gloomy (悲观的) forecast for the planet isnt the only reason to study foods for the future.Its a creative quest that will inspire people who can think in new ways about existing plants and animals—even insects.These researchers have used their talents in ways that even they never would have predicted. 【语篇解读】　本1．What do the underlined words “that quest” in Paragraph 2 refer to? A．The research on foods. B．The increase of population. C．The variety of nutrition. D．The change of appetite. A　[词义猜测题。根据第一段的最后一句及下文的食物研究可知画线词指对食物的研究。]2．How does global warming affect low-incom