Unit 5 Working the Land
单元素养评估B卷
第一部分 听力（略）
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
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“People still want plastic bottles, becau they real and are lightweight，” said Ms Perez, Coca Cola's head of sustainability.
网络交友The firm, which is one of the biggest producers of plastic waste, has claimed to u at least 50% recycled material in its packaging by 2030.
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But environmental campaigners argue many Coke bottles would still go uncollected and end up in landfill. Elwhere, plastic were clogging up (堵塞)the as, harming marine life.
The drinks giant produces about three million tonnes of plastic packaging a year － equivalent to 200,000 bottles a minute. In 2019, it was found to be the most polluting brand in a global audit (调查)of plastic waste.
But speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Ms Perez said the firm recognized it now had to be part of the solution.
However, Ms Perez said the firm could not ditch plastic outright, as some campaigners wanted, saying this could hit sales. She also said using only aluminum and glass packaging could push up the firm's carbon footprint. “Business won't be in business if we don't accommodate consumers，” she added. “So as we change our bottling infrastructure, move into recycling and innovate, we also have shown the consumer what the opportunities are. They will change with us.”
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Ms Perez said she respected the idealism of youth activists and also agreed with calls for Coca Cola to reach its environmental goals sooner than 2030－although she would not say whether she would step down if the plans failed.
21．According to the text, what bad effects do plastic bottles have?
A．It is impossible to recycle plastic.
B．Plastic debris caus damage.
C．Plastic is en as the most polluting material.
D．Plastic production leads to higher carbon footprint.
22．What does the underlined word “ditch” in Paragraph 6 mean?
A．give out B．give upchon
heavy的比较级C．change D．doubt
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23．What can we infer from Perez's words in Paragraph 6?
A．Coca Cola balances their needs with tho of customers.
B．The question remains whether nonplastic bottles will affect market.
C．The firm creates whatever customers need.
D．Campaigners urge Coca Cola to solve the problem step by step.
B
Big changes in agriculture are taking place in Singapore. The small, Southeast Asian nation is leading a farming revolution, according to the Reuters news agency.
Singapore covers around 720 square kilometers of land and only one percent of that land area is ud for agriculture. Food production costs are higher there than the rest of Southeast Asia. As climate change and population growth threaten food supplies, the pressure on new farmers is to answer the government's call to “grow more with less”．
“Whenever I talk about food curity in Singapore, I tell people not to think about land—think about space, becau you can go upwards and sideways，” said Paul Teng, an agriculture professor at Nanyang Technological University.
There are more than 30 vertical (垂直的) farms in Singapore—ones that grow up, not across, the land. Sustenir Agriculture is one of the business. Its hydroponic (无土栽培的) farm grows nonnative foods like cherry tomatoes and strawberries inside buildings under artificial lighting. Then it lls the produce to local supermarkets and online stores. Sustenir raid $16 million from investors (投资者) last year. The money will be ud to expand operations in Singapore.
atoneHowever, not everyone thinks the new technology is best. Egg farmer William Ho says the government should not depend so much on agriculture technology business. “Many of them have failed. That's why I'm always asking the government why it doesn't invest in us oldtimers. We are more practical，” he said. Professor Paul Teng said an issue for urban farmers is that the high cost of the technology makes their products too pricey for many people.
24．What does the cond paragraph mainly discuss?
A．High food production costs.
B．Reasons for changes in agriculture.化妆的意思
C．Agricultural technology business.
D．Sale expansion of food markets.
25．Which is the way to achieve food curity according to Paul Teng?
A．Exploring more space.
B．Buying more food.
C．Enlarging farmland.
D．Investing more money.
26．What do we know about the oldtimers?
A．They work on hightech farms.
B．They benefit from pricey products.
C．They reduce production costs.
D．They need the government's support.
27．Where is this passage probably taken from?
A．A guidebook. B．A brochure. C．A newspaper. D．A journal.
C
Have you ever heard of agritourism where you can experience the farm life? If not, Dr. Cindy AyersElliott will tell you the real story of Foot Print Farms.
The original concept of building Foot Print Farms was simple. When AyersElliott returned to her hometown after graduation, she didn't have to look any further than her state's alar
ming health statistics to find a mission. Everywhere she turned, there were reports of high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity and heart dia. “The problem was already identified，” explains AyersElliott. “Too many Mississippians were riously unhealthy and it didn't take rearch to e that. And many of the state's greatest health challenges could directly result from poor diet.”
