1、UNIT 5 课下题型练(二)Learning About Language.阅读理解AI have a neighbor we call “Happy”I have never seen her angry at anything and never heard her say a harsh word to anyone or about anyone.Happy and her husband Ben, 70, have a huge garden.They spent many happy hours together working on it.Most of the neighbo
2、rs watched interestingly as Ben doubled the size of their garden.As the cost of food climbed faster than Bens beans, we all wished we also had such a large garden.As the rest of us spent our dollars at the market, Happy could be seen picking beans in her backyard.Last month, Happy and Ben invited mo
3、st of the neighborhood over for an “allday food festival”We were told to bring gloves and arrive very early in the morning.We didnt know what was about to take place.By 9：00 am., there were nine of us in the garden picking tomatoes, beans, okra, and squash.By 10：00 a.m., there was lots of laughter.W
4、e shared a lot of stories.By five oclock, everyone was a little drunk from the wine and beer.After dinner, we played games.As we were leaving, Happy and Ben handed each of us a shopping bag filled with the bounty of the day, already packaged and frozen.What a delightful gift!Well, the point wasnt so
5、 much about the food.The true gift was a day of friends enjoying one anothers company.None of it would have happened if it had not been for Happy and Bens garden.Now they have a blog about gardening in case we decided to plant a garden.And I am so proud of my tomato plants!语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了作者的邻居
6、。作者有一个邻居，大家都叫她Happy。邻居有一个花园，里面种植了很多瓜果蔬菜。上个月，Happy和丈夫Ben邀请邻居们去他们的花园里做客，并赠给他们许多花园里种植的东西，从此很多邻居也开始建设自己的小花园。1According to Paragraph 2, people wished they also had a garden so that Athey could spend happy times together with their family in itBthey could grow vegetables and sell at the marketCthey could
7、invite their neighbors and hold parties in itDthey didnt have to spend so much money on food解析：选D细节理解题。根据第二段倒数第二句“As the cost of food climbed faster than Bens beans, we all wished we also had such a large garden.”可知，菜价上涨太快，于是大家都希望能有一个像Happy家那样的大花园，来节约买食物的钱。故选D。2For what purpose did Happy and Ben inv
8、ite the neighbors to their garden?ATo ask them to attend a birthday party.BTo help them get to know each other.CTo let them enjoy what they grew in the garden.DTo ask them to share some interesting stories.解析：选C细节理解题。根据第四段的描述可知，他们主要是让邻居来分享他们在花园中种植的东西。故选C。3What did the writer most probably think of t
9、he time he spent in the garden?AHe thought it was too short but enjoyable.BHe thought it was wonderful.CHe thought it was not as good as he thought.DHe thought it was too terrible.解析：选B推理判断题。根据最后一段内容可知，作者认为在这个花园里度过的时光好极了。故选B。4We can infer that AHappy and her husband Ben dont like spending time with
10、othersBHappy and her husband Ben sometimes quarrel with each otherCHappy and her husband Ben are a generous and warmhearted coupleDHappy and her husband Ben live on the food they grow in their garden解析：选C推理判断题。根据第四段的描述和最后一段中的“The true gift was a day of friends enjoying one anothers company.None of i
11、t would have happened if it had not been for Happy and Bens garden.”可知，作者的邻居待人非常慷慨、热心。他们邀请邻居们到家里做客，并且送给客人们很多自己种植的东西。故选C。BSquare foot gardening is a type of gardening made popular by Mel Bartholemew.It is based on the idea that the wide rows in traditional gardening are a waste of time, work, water a
12、nd area.It shows that quality vegetables can be grown in less space with less work.In this method, the garden space is divided into “beds”Each bed is 44(16 sq ft) (120 cm120 cm, 1.4 m2).The beds are separated by paths (小路).These beds are further divided into squares of about one square foot.Common s
13、pacing is one plant per square for larger plants such as broccoli, four per square for medium large plants like lettuce, nine per square for medium small plants like spinach, and sixteen per square for small plants such as onions and carrots.The weeds (杂草) are removed from the beds and the plants ar
14、e watered from the paths.This stops the soil from being compacted (压紧).Benefits of square foot gardening：Much less work.Normal gardening needs heavy tools to loosen the soil.In this method, the soil is never compacted and it remains loose.Water savings.The loose ground holds the water better.This ty
15、pe of garden needs water less often than other methods.Also, water is placed very near the plant roots.Less water is wasted.Very few weeds.The vegetables form a living mulch (覆盖物) and shade out many weeds before they can start to grow.Pesticides (杀虫剂) are not needed.Natural ways to keep pests away w
16、ork very well in a close space.Many different types of plants in a small area also stop plant diseases from spreading easily.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了平方尺菜园的操作方法和益处。5Why does square foot gardening become popular?AIt makes full use of space.BIt is suggested by Mel Bartholemew.CIt provides more vegetables
17、for people.DIt produces vegetables of higher quality.解析：选A细节理解题。根据第一段中的“It shows that quality vegetables can be grown in less space with less work.”可知，平方尺菜园能够充分利用空间。6Why is the gardening called square foot gardening?AVegetables are grown in the squares.BYou can grow vegetables anywhere by using it.C
18、The smallest bed in it is only one square foot.DThe places where vegetables are grown are too small.解析：选C推理判断题。根据其名称和第一段中的“These beds are further divided into squares of about one square foot.”可知，C项为正确答案。 7What can we infer from the text?ALoose soil is good for plant growth.BOnions and carrots need
19、more space.CCompacted soil is important to some plants.DSquare foot gardening needs some heavy tools.解析：选A推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句和Benefits of square foot gardening的第一条中的“Normal gardening needs heavy tools to loosen the soil.”可知，松散的土壤有利于植物的生长。8Why are there fewer weeds in square foot gardening?AWeed killers
20、are used.BWeeds cant get sunlight.CWeeds are short of water.DWeeds have been removed.解析：选B细节理解题。从Benefits of square foot gardening的第三条可知，蔬菜遮住了杂草的阳光，因为见不到阳光，所以杂草很少。.完形填空Farming and GardeningAgriculture has a long history in China.Much of the wisdom 1 by early Chinese scientists is still useful for fa
21、rmers and gardeners today.One of Chinas early agricultural scientists was Jia Sixie, who lived in the sixth century AD.He spent his time doing 2 into agriculture.He collected information, did experiments and learnt from the 3 of farmers.Around 540 AD, he wrote a book called Qimin Yaoshu.The book is
22、about both farming and 4 It includes advice on the following 5 ：growing green vegetables and fruit trees, and keeping animals.Jia Sixies book is a practical guide for farming.Firstly, as a farmer you should do things at the right time of the year.If you sow seeds and 6 young plants in the fields at
23、the correct time of the year, your work will be less and 7 will be better.The 8 of the soil is also very important.Examine the soil on your farm 9 If the condition of your soil is not good, you should improve it.Before sowing or planting crops, you must clean rough ground and 10 weeds.The best harve
24、st is reached when farmers 11 the crops in their fields.For example, do not plant rice 12 in the same field.But if you plant rice in a field one year and wheat in the field the next year, you will 13 good crops.Other scientists said that wheat should be planted with 14 between the plants, but Jia di
25、d experiments and 15 that planting wheat close together was better.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了我国古代科学家贾思勰对我国古代农业的研究和贡献，他的著作齐民要术对农业生产起到了重要的指导作用。1A.discoveredBrecoveredCreported Drepeated解析：选A句意：很多古代中国科学家发现的智慧结晶对于现在的农民和园艺工人仍然有用。此处只有discover能与wisdom搭配。2A.search BresearchCexperiment Dstatistics解析：选Bdo research
26、 into agriculture意为“做农业研究”。后文提到的“He collected information, did experiments and learnt from the 3 of farmers.”都是研究的内容。3A.adventures BadvantagesCtradition Dexperience解析：选Dlearn from the experience of farmers意为“学习农民们的耕作经验”。4A.nursing BgardeningCproduce Dtrade解析：选B由本文的标题和第二段第三、四句推断可知，选gardening。5A.progr
27、ams BtopicsCsubjects Devents解析：选C本句的下文介绍了一些具体的课题，如：种菜、种果树、养动物等。program项目，节目；topic话题；subject科目，课题；event事件。故选C。6A.drop Bincrease Cgrow Dthrow解析：选Cgrow young plants意为“种植幼苗”，其他选项没有“种植”之意。7A.dreams BendingChopes Dresults解析：选D本题用result，与前文的work相对，表示“工作投入少，而结果更好”，下文也有类似的句子。8A.application BsituationCconditi
28、on Daddition解析：选Cthe condition of the soil意为“土壤的状况、条件”。而situation表示“形势”，与soil不搭配，其他选项与句意不符。下文the condition of your soil也有提示。9A.successfully BcarefullyCgradually Dfrequently解析：选B前句指出土壤状况重要，本句说明要仔细地检查土壤，故选carefully。10A.remove BdisturbCkill Dreduce解析：选A根据常识可知，种庄稼之前需要平整土地和除草。remove weeds意为“清除杂草”。11A.kee
29、p BimproveCmanage Dchange解析：选D从下句中do not plant rice 12 in the same field可知庄稼要轮换着种，因此选change。12A.one after another Bhere and thereCnow and then Dyear after year解析：选Dyear after year年复一年。此处指不要在同一块地里年复一年地种同一种庄稼。13A.win Bcollect Charvest Dexport解析：选C每年换种不同的庄稼就会有好收成。harvest good crops意为“收成好”。14A.holes Bli
30、nesCspace Dbalance解析：选C句意：其他科学家认为种植小麦时，株与株之间要留有空间。因此选space。15A.showed BmeantCintended Ddecided解析：选A由but Jia did experiments可知，后半句是实验结果“证明，表明”。故选A。.语法填空The Chinese Government created the Chinese Farmers Harvest Festival, 1 (make) it a national festival that 2 (set) up for farmers for the first time.T
31、his festival will not only celebrate harvests but it will also be a reminder that more attention needs to be paid to agriculture and farmers, as well as 3 (tradition) culture.Establishing Chinese Farmers Harvest Festival is helpful to remind the whole society 4 the importance of farming and farmers
32、lives.It is necessary to make full use of policies, capital and good environment to boost agricultural 5 (produce) and the rural economy, and to improve farmers living conditions so that they can devote 6 (they) to their agricultural work.The founding of this festival will create an atmosphere of re
33、specting and caring about farmers. 7 recent years have seen the economic growth in most rural areas, a great increase in farmers income has not occurred.There is still 8 large gap between urban and rural areas.This festival will help to increase food output, encouraging farmers 9 (grow) more quality
34、 food, which is still the focus of Chinas agricultural work for today and the future.Chinese Farmers Harvest Festival is a festival for farmers, but farmers are not the only participants (参与者) in it.Only when tourists 10 (attract) by the charm of harvest activities will the festival have lasting app
35、eal.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了中国农民丰收节的由来及举办的目的。1making考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，空处应用动词ing形式作结果状语，故填making。2has been set考查动词的时态和语态。根据语境可知，此处表示动作已完成，且that指代的a national festival与set up之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，因此用现在完成时的被动语态，故填has been set。3traditional考查词性转换。分析句子结构可知，空处作定语修饰culture，因此用其形容词形式，故填traditional。4of考查介词。remind sb of .是固定
36、短语，表示“使某人想起”，故填of。5production考查词性转换。空处位于形容词agricultural之后，与the rural economy并列，因此用其名词形式，故填production。6themselves考查代词。由主语they可知，空处应用其反身代词作宾语，故填themselves。7Although/Though/While考查状语从句。由语境可知，这里是说虽然近年来大多数农村地区的经济增长了，但农民收入并未大幅增加。由此可知，空处引导的是让步状语从句，需注意首字母大写，故填Although/Though/While。8a考查冠词。gap为可数名词，此处表泛指，且large的发音以辅音音素开头，故填a。9to grow考查非谓语动词。encourage sb to do sth 意为“鼓励某人做某事”，故填to grow。10are attracted考查动词的时态和语态。根据主句的时态可知，从句应用一般现在时；又因为tourists与attract之间为逻辑上的动宾关系，故用一般现在时的被动语态，故填are attracted。