湖南省雅礼中学2014届高三上学期第三次月考英语试题试卷(5)

“Farmers in the United States, however, have grown soybeans for only about a century” Tommy Carter says, “the soybeans they grow are for the most part genetically similar.” More differences could better protect crops against climate changes that can reduce production. Those changes include water shortages which could result from global warming. The Agriculture Department has a soybean germplasm(胚种)collection, a collection of genetic material passed from one generation to the next. Members of Team Drought studied more than 2,500 examples from the collection. They looked at those from Asia and searched for germplasms that could keep plants from weakening and wilting during hot, dry summers in the United States.
Tommy says they found only five, but these slow wilting lines can produce more than normal soybeans under drought conditions; the team is now doing field tests. The first breeding line is expected to be released next year for use by private seed companies and public soybean breeders.
Scientists are also working on other plants that either use less water or use it better or both.

66. Why can the soybeans in Asia do better under drought conditions?
  A. soybeans have been grown in Asia for thousands of years
  B. the germplasms are different from those in American soybeans
  C. Americans have been growing soybeans for a century
  D. the water shortage in Asia is much more serious than that in the US
67. What are farming scientists doing to ensure feeding a growing world?
  A. they are using latest irrigating technology to increase the production.
  B. They are planting soybean germplasms in other countries.
  C. They are importing more drought-resistant soybeans from China.
  D. They are combining different ways to produce anti-drought crops.
68. What can we learn from the passage?
  A. Team Drought is a group of scientists at five universities.
  B. Soybeans have been grown for a much longer time in China than in the United States.
  C. Germplasms have been found to keep 2,500 plants from weakening and wilting during hot, dry summers.
  D. The first breeding line has produced more than normal soybeans under drought conditions.
69. What will the writer most probably write about next?
  A. Other crop plants that use less water.
  B. The conclusion that less water is needed for soybeans.
  C. More information about Tommy Carter's new soybeans.
  D. The reasons why climate changes have taken place.
70. What is the main idea of the passage?
  A. Conventional methods of plants breeding
  B. Efforts to develop crops which use less water
  C. The history of soybean growing in China
  D. What some scientists are doing to change the climate


PART Ⅳ  WRITING  (45 marks)
Section A (10 marks)
Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the numbered blankets by using the information from the passage. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
    Sister-city relationship is the relationship between different communities from different countries, which is beneficial to both sides. Often these partnerships are based on special projects or exchanges. People share their knowledge in areas like education, government, business or technology.
Under this relationship, people can learn from each other and then solve problems together. They can also share an interest in other cultures as well as increase international understanding and friendship through educational, cultural and humanitarian activities. Citizen diplomats(外交官) could help build peace, too.
Building sister-city relationships was one of the ideas put forward by President Eisenhower. On September 11 and 12, 1956, he established the program, the “People-to-People” program, at a White House conference.
Soon, establishing sister-city relationship became very popular. Today, it is involved with programs in 134 countries. 700 American communities have partnerships with almost 1,800 communities in other countries. Atlanta, Georgia, for example, has 18 sister-city partnerships. One is with Brussels, Belgium. Another is with Lagos, Nigeria. These two relationships have existed for more than thirty years. The areas they involve include economic development and trade. Within the past fifteen years, more American cities have created partnerships in developing countries. Projects have involved water quality, health care and good government. In Africa, projects might also deal with AIDS and HIV.
Some sister-city relationships are fifty years old. And now there are even “cyber sister cities”—partnerships created over the Internet. They mainly develop their economy and culture. There are more than 100 cities developing this kind of relationship.

Title:    71. ________
Definition A win-win relationship between    72   .
  73     * to learn from each other and solve problems together;
* to    74   ;
* to increase international understanding and friendship;
* to help build peace
Development * Building sister-city relationships:    75    from President Eisenhower.
*More and more cities have sister-cities all over the word.
  76    * Economic development and trade;
* water quality health care and good government;
*    77  .
Popularity Number of Countries involved:    78   ;
Partnerships: 700 American communities have partnerships with almost 1,800 communities in other countries.
  79    Definition: Partnerships created over    80   .