2019高考英语一轮基础达标练题Unit4Makingthenews(含解析)新人教版必修5.docx

精品文档 精品文档 PAGE PAGE9 精品文档 PAGE Makingthenews 李仕才 一、阅读理解。 Whenpeopleargueaboutwhethercoffeeisgoodforhealth,they  ’reusually thinkingofthehealthofthecoffeedrinker.Isitgoodforyourheart?Doesit increase blood pressure? Doesit help youconcentrate? However,coffee  affects  the healthofthehumanpopulationinotherways,too. Traditionally, coffee bushesareplanted underthecanopy(树荫)oftaller trees. However,moreandmorefarmersinLatinAmericaaredeforestingthelandtogrow full-sun coffee. Atfirst, this increases production becausemorecoffee bushescan beplantediftherearen ’tanytrees.Withincreasedproductioncomeincreased profits. Unfortunately,deforestingforcoffeeproductionimmediatelydecreasesthe localwildlifehabitat,becausenativebirdsnestandhidefrompredators( 捕食者) onthetalltreesandmigratingbirdsrestthere. Furthermore,inthelongterm,thefull -sunmethodalsodamagestheecosystem becausemorechemicalfertilizersandpesticides( 杀虫剂)areneededtogrowthe coffee. Thefertilizers andpesticides kill insectsthat eatcoffee plants, andthen thebirds eatthepoisonedinsectsand also die. Thechemicalskill orsicken other animalsaswell,andcanevenenterthewaterthatpeoplewilleventuallydrink. Fortunately,farmersinCentralandSouthAmericaarebeginningtogrowmore coffeebushesinthe shade.Wecansupport these farmers bybuying coffee with such labelsas “shade-grown”and“bird-friendly ”. Sure, thesevarietiesmightcost alittlemore.Butwe ’repayingforthehealthofthebirds,theland,ourselves, andtheplanet.Ithinkit ’sworthit. 【解题导语】 本文是一篇科普说明文， 经过拉丁美洲的农民栽种咖啡作物的事例说明 了咖啡作物长在树下对生态系统的重要性。 1．Whichopiniondoestheauthoragreewith? A．Peopleshouldbuyfull -suncoffee. B．Shade-growncoffeeshouldbesupported. C．Farmersshouldchangetheplacestogrowcoffee. D．Pesticidesshouldbeforbiddenincoffeeplanting. 解析：细节理解题。根据第五段的第二句可知，作者支持农民栽种对鸟类无害的长在树下的咖啡作物，故B项正确。 2．Comparedwiththetraditional method,whatadvantagedoesthefull -sunmethod have? A．Itcanprotecttheecosystem. B．Itcanpromotepeople ’shealth. C．Itcanprovidemorenestsforbirds. D．Itcanincreasetheproductionofcoffee. 解析：细节