1、Unit 2 Working the landLearning about Language. 用所给词的适当形式填空1. He succeeded in persuading (persuade) her to do the job. 2. The flowers need watering/to be watered (water)or they will die. 3. Your being right doesnt necessarily mean my being wrong. (be)4. Making (make) friends plays an important part
2、in our life. 5. The bird was lucky and it just missed being caught (catch). 6. It is no use waiting (wait) for other people to make decisions for you. 7. All the boys are looking forward to going (go) forward to the National Park. 8. There is no denying(deny) that the environment is from bad to wors
3、e. . 完成句子1. We are busy (in) preparing for the coming exam. 我们正忙着为即将到来的考试做准备。2. It is no use telling him not to worry. 告诉他不要担心是没有用的。3. His getting up late in the morning made him late for the class. 他早上起晚了, 导致他上课迟到了。4. Its a waste of time playing computer games for such a long time. 玩这么长时间的电脑游戏是浪费时间
4、。5. If the TV needs repairing/to be repaired, please let me know as soon as possible. 如果这台电视需要修理的话, 请尽快通知我。6. Do you hear the sound of the door being opened?你听见开门声了吗?7. I still remember visiting the museum for the first time. 我仍记得第一次参观博物馆的情景。8. The manager meant to tell the workers that being 5 minu
5、tes late meant leaving the company. 经理打算告诉工人们迟到5分钟意味着离开公司。9. They continued working/to work as if nothing had happened. 他们继续工作, 似乎什么也没发生过。10. More and more old people go to the universities for the aged in order to avoid being cut off from the outside world. 为了避免与外界隔绝, 越来越多的老年人上老年大学。. 阅读理解(2020临川高一检
6、测)The third-generation hybrid rice(杂交水稻)which was developed by Yuan Longping, the “father of hybrid rice”, and his team ran its first public output monitoring from Monday to Tuesday and achieved high output. The final yield of the tested variety, G3-1S/P19, came to 1046. 3 kg per mu(about 667 square
7、 meters), based on two pieces of land in Qingzhu Village under the city of Hengyang in central Chinas Hunan Province. “Some previous high-yielding hybrid rice varieties in China took 160 to even 180 days from sowing to harvesting, while the figure was shortened to around 125 days for the new variety
8、. This is one of the most important features(特征)of the third-generation hybrid rice that can reduce the use of pesticides(杀虫剂)and fertilizers(化肥), thus reducing cost and improving production efficiency. ” said Qian Qian, the deputy director of the China National Rice Research Institute. Unlike the p
9、revious two generations that required a large amount of water and fertilizers as well as demanding growing conditions and technological support, the third-generation hybrid rice is easier to be cultivated(种植)by ordinary farmers. So the soil, altitude and climate of the test site were not “ideal cond
10、itions” carefully selected beforehand but were close to the paddies(稻田)of ordinary farmers. Nowadays, Chinas average yield of rice is about 500 kg per mu. Ordinary farmers can produce 600 kg to 700 kg of rice per mu by growing some excellent second-generation hybrid rice varieties. However, under th
11、e same planting conditions and environment, the output of the third-generation hybrid rice could reach 800 kg per mu. China now feeds around 20 percent of the worlds population with less than 9 percent of the worlds arable(可耕种的)land. At present, Yuans team has nine third-generation hybrid rice combi
12、nations under trial, which are expected to achieve commercial seed production in the following three to four years and hope to apply the technology into the research of sea rice. The third-generation hybrid rice has the comprehensive strength to promote a greener and more sustainable development of
13、Chinas rice production with higher quality and yield. 【文章大意】本文是一篇新闻报道, 讲述了由“杂交水稻之父”袁隆平和他的团队开发的第三代杂交水稻进行了第一次公共产量监测, 并取得了高产。第三代杂交水稻具备以更高的品质和产量推动我国水稻生产更绿色、更可持续发展的综合实力。1. What feature of the new hybrid rice does Qian Qian mainly talk about?A. It saves a lot more water. B. It achieves a higher yield. C.
14、It saves much more farmland. D. It has a shorter growing period. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“Some previous high-yielding hybrid rice varieties in China took 160 to even 180 days from sowing to harvesting, while the figure was shortened to around 125 days for the new variety. ”可知, 第三代杂交水稻的特点是种植周期短。故选D。2. W
15、hy is the new hybrid rice not tested in ideal areas?A. The ordinary farmers master planting technology. B. The researchers want to reduce the experiment cost. C. The growing conditions the new hybrid rice needs are simple. D. The previous rice farming provides researchers with experience. 【解析】选C。推理判
16、断题。根据第三段内容“Unlike the previous two generations that required a large amount of water and fertilizers as well as. . . carefully selected beforehand but were close to the paddies of ordinary farmers. ”可知, 第三代杂交水稻所需要的种植条件非常简单。故选C。3. What is the fourth paragraph mainly about?A. The high output of the th
17、ird-generation hybrid rice. B. The future of the new hybrid rice variety. C. The advanced technology of the research on hybrid rice. D. The differences between the three hybrid rice varieties. 【解析】选A。主旨大意题。根据第四段内容“Nowadays, Chinas average yield of rice. . . China now feeds around 20 percent of the w
18、orlds population with less than 9 percent of the worlds arable land. ”可知, 第四段主要讲述了第三代杂交水稻的高产特点。故选A。4. Where is this text most likely from?A. A guide book. B. A news report. C. An advertisement. D. A fashion magazine. 【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据第一段内容“The third-generation hybrid rice. . . based on two pieces of l
19、and in Qingzhu Village under the city of Hengyang in central Chinas Hunan Province. ”可知, 文章主要讲述了第三代杂交水稻的成功监测并取得了高产。所以本文最有可能取自于新闻报道。故选B。. 完形填空Hello, Mr Wi-Fi. Life without you is next to impossible now. Were happy to sing your name from morning till evening, sometimes till dawn. 1 I know you help me,
20、 sometimes youre making me do things with 2 attention. Many times I promise myself that Ill 3 my feelings towards you, but youre 4 me closer and closer. Youve entered both my home and my 5. Youre just a window for our 6 and information. But we people arent 7 only with the window. So we open all our
21、8 for you. Is this a(n) 9 or some kind of attachment? If this is an illness, is it curable?And if this is an attachment, will you 10 me the lifelong togetherness?We want you all the time. Cant you take a few days off so that both you and I can 11?Youre a poisonnot a slow one but a super 12 poison wh
22、ich holds our mind and makes us dance 13 its tune. Nowadays youre so 14 that anyone can buy and make you our 15. Youll never worry about our health but well 16 be concerned about your “health”. Because you accompany us everywhere and never let us be alone. If you were a 17 person made of flesh and b
23、lood (血肉之躯), would we love you the same? You 18 us with your great talents and we even cant get rid of you. Were all your 19. Sometimes I wonder how people in the previous generations 20, but if they did why cant we?【文章大意】作者用诙谐的语气质问Wi-Fi, 因为对无线网络的依赖是现代人的一种通病。1. A. Now that B. Only ifC. Though D. Whe
24、n【解析】选C。考查连词。虽然作者知道Wi-Fi帮助了自己, 但是正是Wi-Fi的特殊作用让作者在做事的时候会分心。now that既然; only if只有; though虽然; when当时。2. A. praisedB. increasedC. focusedD. divided【解析】选D。考查动词。虽然作者知道Wi-Fi帮助了自己, 但是正是Wi-Fi的特殊作用让作者在做事的时候会分心。praise表扬; increase增加; focus关注; divide分开。3. A. keep inB. bring backC. approve ofD. give up【解析】选A。考查动词
25、短语。根据语境可知, 作者很多次都对自己承诺说要抑制自己对Wi-Fi的情感。keep in抑制; bring back使回忆起, 使想起; approve of同意, 赞成; give up放弃。4. A. drawingB. pushingC. forcingD. observing【解析】选A。考查动词。根据语境可知, 此处形象生动地表现了作者不能抗拒Wi-Fi对自己的吸引。draw吸引; push推; force迫使; observe 观察。5. A. spaceB. soulC. societyD. course【解析】选B。考查名词。根据第二段Youre a poisonnot a
26、slow one but a super _poison which holds our mind and makes us dance _its tune. 中的“holds our mind”可知Wi-Fi进入了作者的灵魂。space太空; soul灵魂; society社会; course课程。6. A. entertainmentB. argumentC. expansionD. struggle【解析】选A。考查名词。Wi-Fi(本来)只是我们娱乐和获取信息的窗口。entertainment娱乐; argument争论; expansion扩展; struggle挣扎。7. A. s
27、trictB. satisfiedC. generousD. busy【解析】选B。考查形容词。根据上文的“Youre just a window for our _and information. ”以及“But”所表示的转折关系可知, 此处表示人们并不满足于Wi-Fi仅仅是个窗口。strict严格的; satisfied满意的; generous大方的; busy忙碌的。8. A. thoughtsB. eyesC. exitsD. doors【解析】选D。考查名词。此处表示人们将Wi-Fi的作用扩大化, 不仅仅满足于其作为窗口的作用, 而是将所有的“门”打开迎接Wi-Fi。thought
28、想法; eye眼睛; exit出口; door大门。某种程度上而言, door是window的“升级”。9. A. diseaseB. inspirationC. routineD. phenomenon【解析】选A。考查名词。根据下文If this is an illness, is it curable?可知作者疑惑的是自己和其他人对Wi-Fi如此依赖的现象是否是一种病。disease疾病; inspiration灵感; routine惯例; phenomenon现象。10. A. recommendB. instructC. promiseD. adapt【解析】选C。考查动词。如果对W
29、i-Fi的情感是一种依赖的话, Wi-Fi能保证与作者一生都亲密无间吗?recommend推荐; instruct指导; promise许诺; adapt适应。11. A. persistB. relaxC. progressD. fight【解析】选B。考查动词。这里是诙谐地问: “Wi-Fi你能不能给自己放几天假以便你和我都能放松一下?”persist坚持; relax放松; progress进步; fight打架。12. A. rawB. comfortableC. strongD. fast【解析】选D。考查形容词。根据本句中的not a slow one可知, Wi-Fi并不是慢性毒
30、药, 而是快速起效的毒药。raw生的, 不熟练的; comfortable舒服的; strong强大的; fast快速的。13. A. toB. againstC. fromD. within【解析】选A。考查介词。Wi-Fi是一种能控制人们的思想并使人们随着它的音调起舞的毒药。dance to随着而舞。14. A. affordableB. valuableC. activeD. attractive【解析】选A。考查形容词。根据下文的anyone can buy可知, 如今Wi-Fi的价格是如此低廉以至于任何人都能买到。affordable买得起的; valuable有价值的; activ
31、e活跃的; attractive吸引人的。15. A. additionB. expertC. companionD. instrument【解析】选C。考查名词。根据下文中Because you accompany us everywhere and never let us be alone可知, 如今Wi-Fi成为人们的同伴。addition添加物; expert专家; companion同伴; instrument 乐器。16. A. sometimesB. alwaysC. neverD. seldom【解析】选B。考查副词。毫无生命的Wi-Fi是绝不会在意其用户健康的, 但是用户们
32、会一直担心Wi-Fi的“健康”, 此处always和前面的never形成对比。17. A. selfishB. dishonestC. responsibleD. real【解析】选D。考查形容词。根据made of flesh and blood可知, 作者想知道如果Wi-Fi是拥有血肉之躯的真实的人, 人们是否会一样喜欢它。selfish自私的; dishonest不诚实的; responsible负责任的; real真实的。18. A. controlB. scoldC. comfortD. challenge【解析】选A。考查动词。根据上文作者介绍人们对Wi-Fi的依赖以及下文的we
33、even cant get rid of you可知, Wi-Fi控制着人们。control控制; scold责备; comfort安慰; challenge挑战。19. A. friendsB. slavesC. colleaguesD. employers【解析】选B。考查名词。根据语境可知, Wi-Fi控制了人们, 即人们成了被其掌控的奴隶。friend朋友; slave奴隶; colleague同事; employer雇主。20. A. sufferedB. connectedC. survivedD. surfed【解析】选C。考查动词。根据in the previous gener
34、ations可知, 作者非常疑惑的是在早期没有Wi-Fi的时候人们是如何存活下来的。suffer遭受; connect联系; survive幸存, 存活; surf 冲浪。. 语法填空阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。(2020安庆高一检测)People eat rice all over the worldRice is grown in warm climates, mainly in Asia 1. _ there is a lot of rain, but it is eaten all over the world. One of 2. _(popul
35、ar) dishes in Singapore is Hainan Chicken Rice. It is seen 3. _ Singapores national dish! This dish first came from China 4. _(actual). However, influenced by Singaporean cooking styles, it has changed over the years. In China, rice is eaten up to three times a day. It is eaten from a bowl with chop
36、sticks, but Chinese people never leave their chopsticks 5. _(stick) up their bowls of rice. This 6. _(remind) people of making offerings to the dead. In Spain, 7. _ popular rice dish is called Paella. It 8. _(cook) with lots of spices (香料), vegetables and mixed seafood. In Japan, Sushi is popular as
37、 a kind of cooked rice with sweet vinegar, often 9. _(serve) with raw fish. People also eat rice puddings (布丁) all over the world. In Portugal, rice puddings are a 10. _(tradition) part of a Christmas meal. In Thailand, a favorite pudding is mango and sticky rice with coconut milk (椰子汁). In South Am
38、erican, people eat rice with milk and some spices. 【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文, 介绍了一些国家吃米饭的风俗。1. 【解析】where。考查定语从句。此处为限制性定语从句, 修饰先行词Asia, 且先行词在从句中作地点状语, 应用关系副词where引导。 2. 【解析】 the most popular。考查形容词最高级。句意: 海南鸡饭是新加坡最受欢迎的菜肴之一。结合句意表示“最受欢迎的”, 应用形容词最高级。 3. 【解析】 as。考查介词。句意: 它被视为新加坡的国菜!结合句意表示“把某人/某物看作; 视为”短语为see sb. /st
39、h. as. . . , 此处为被动语态。 4. 【解析】actually。考查副词。设空处作状语修饰谓语came from, 应用actual的副词形式actually, 表示“事实上”。 5. 【解析】sticking。考查非谓语动词。句意: 它是用筷子从碗里夹起来吃的, 但中国人的筷子从来不会插在饭碗上。分析句子结构可知, stick在句中应用非谓语动词形式, 且此处表示“使某物保持做某事的状态”短语为leave sth. doing sth. 故填sticking。6. 【解析】 reminds。考查动词时态及主谓一致。remind在此表示一般性的事实, 应用一般现在时, 且主语为Th
40、is, 故谓语动词应用第三人称单数。 7. 【解析】a。考查冠词。dish为可数名词, 此处表泛指, 应用不定冠词, 且popular的发音为辅音音素开头, 故用a。 8. 【解析】 is cooked。考查动词时态及语态。主语It指代上句中的Paella, 与 cook之间为被动关系, 且在此表示一般性的事实, 应用一般现在时的被动语态, 主语为It, 谓语动词用单数。 9. 【解析】 served。考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知, serve在句中应用非谓语动词形式, 且Sushi与serve之间在逻辑上为被动关系, 应用过去分词作状语。 10. 【解析】 traditional。考查形容词。此处作定语修饰part, 应用形容词traditional, 表示“传统的”。
