1、Unit 2 Working the landUsing Language. 单句语法填空1. The role of a newspaper is to present and comment on the news. 2. Agriculture and industry are the base on which to build up the nation. 3. We want to give all children a world free from violence. 4. She reduced her weight by five kilograms last month.
2、 5. But frankly, they were much richer (rich) in the spiritual world. 6. No wonder you are so tired. You have been working (work) all day. 7. Thick black ink like that wont wash off easily. 8. She looked at her watch and turned regretfully (regretful) towards home. 9. Ted was really confused by the
3、confusing problem which also confused other people for a long time. (confuse)10. The discovery (discover) of the new evidence eventually led to the officials being arrested. . 选词填空be confused about, reduce . . . by, keep in mind, build up, lead to, turn to, focus on, make comments on, in addition, p
4、ut down1. The teacher is explaining what we were confused about. 2. She has always been encouraged to swim to build up the strength of her muscles. 3. I had prepared for the meeting by putting down what I wanted from them. 4. It took an extraordinary effort to focus on preparing his classes or corre
5、cting his students work. 5. The shopkeeper reduced the price by 20 percent. 6. If you have any questions, you can turn to me at anytime. 7. In addition, computer is also very helpful for study and work. 8. You must keep in mind that you shouldnt look down upon anyone whatever they wear. 9. Excuse me
6、. Does this road lead to the railway station?10. Famous experts are often invited to CCTV to make comments on the current situation. . 完成句子1. It creates a sticky brown residue on pots that can be washed off. 它会在罐子上产生粘稠的棕色残渣, 可以洗掉。2. Tom, as well as Jane and Rose, is going to the farm on foot. 汤姆, 还有
7、简和罗斯, 将步行去农场。3. He didnt come today, making it necessary for us to find someone to do his work. 他今天没来, 所以我们必须找人做他的工作。4. I have been waiting for you for three hours. 我已经等了你三个小时。5. No wonder you cant find anybody here; theyre all away at a meeting. 难怪你找不到任何人, 他们都开会去了。. 阅读理解ANowadays people are facing
8、lots of threats(威胁) all over the world. A serious threat to farmers in many parts of the world is, erosion(侵蚀). Erosion happens if a large area of land is cleared of trees and is then badly treated by the farmers. The rain and winds may gradually wash away, or blow away much of the topsoil. When thi
9、s happens, crops of wheat and corn become weaker and weaker until nothing grows well. If erosion continues, it will turn good land into a desert. In the past, when erosion appeared, farmers sometimes moved to a new place to farm. Sometimes they could not move, but continued to try to grow food in th
10、e unhealthy soil. This caused them to sink into poverty. Soon some people realized that there was little rich, fertile soil in the world. The government began to try to stop erosion. One of the first experiments to stop erosion began in the United States in 1933. The experiment was carried out in th
11、e area of the Tennessee River. Flood and bad farming in this area had ruined the land that had once been rich. As a result, most of the people living around the Tennessee River were very poor. The government built big dams across the river and stored the water for use during the dry season, when the
12、re was no rain. The government workers also helped the farmers fertilize their soil and learn new farming methods which could stop erosion. In the beginning, the farmers were not interested. But soon, good healthy crops began to appear on the land where new methods were used. Ten years after that th
13、e crops were extremely good. The great success of this experiment led to similar projects in other parts of the world. With the development of science and technology, people are trying to get rid of all the threats they are facing. However, its not an easy job, because at the same time people are po
14、lluting their homeland. 【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。世界上许多地方的农民面临的一个严重威胁是水土流失, 文章说明了历史上人们采取的一些防止水土流失的措施。随着科学技术的发展, 人们正试图摆脱他们面临的所有威胁。然而, 这不是一件容易的工作, 因为与此同时, 人们正在污染他们的家园。1. Which of the following statements is NOT true about the Tennessee River area?A. It was an area seriously affected by erosion. B. It used to be
15、a poor and infertile land. C. It often suffered from floods. D. It has become a model for other parts of the world to follow. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第四段中的“The experiment was carried out in the area of the Tennessee River. Flood and bad farming in this area had ruined the land that had once been rich. ”可知, 田
16、纳西河流域曾经不是贫瘠的地方。故B选项表述错误。 2. What does the underlined words “to sink into poverty” in the third paragraph mean?A. to become very poorB. to lose topsoil in erosionC. to become weaker and weaker until nothing grows wellD. to return into a desert【解析】选A。词义猜测题。根据画线部分上句“Sometimes they could not move, but c
17、ontinued to try to grow food in the unhealthy soil. ”可知, 有时他们不能移动, 只能继续尝试在不健康的土壤上种植食物, 这造成了他们继续陷入贫困。故to sink into poverty意为“陷入贫困”。故选A。3. Whats the main purpose of this passage?A. How erosion happensB. The importance of using new farming methodsC. The serious result of erosionD. Something can be done
18、 to prevent erosion【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据第二段中的“A serious threat to farmers in many parts of the world is, erosion. ”可知, 文章旨在告诉人们可以采取一些措施防止水土流失。故选D。B(2020梅州高一检测)China, endowed with rich agricultural resources, has a long history of farming. The traditional farming practice with intensive(精细的) cultivation(耕作
19、) as its essence is one of the most important achievements of the human civilization. The development of agriculture and rural areas in China is faced with many problems. The Chinese government has made a number of important policies and measures to cause a faster growth of farmers income and narrow
20、 the ever enlarging income gap between rural and urban residents as soon as possible mainly through finishing a strategy of balanced social and economic development. Well give top priority in all work to solving problems facing agriculture, farmers and rural areas, focusing on the following seven as
21、pects. Firstly well promote faster increase of farmers income. Secondly well protect and increase the overall capacity of grain production. Thirdly we will continue to promote strategic restructuring of agriculture. Fourthly well actively promote progress in agro-science and enhance work of agricult
22、ural high-tech and key research programs, and increase its reserve level. Fifthly well further open agriculture to the outside world and actively develop agricultural trade with other countries. Sixthly well speed up the transfer of rural labors and develop rural secondary and third industries. Seve
23、nthly well continue to deepen rural reforms. Priorities(优先权) will be placed on reform of rural land system, tax and administrative charges, grain distribution system and rural financial system. However, agricultural development has difficult tasks and a long way to go. The road ahead is by no means
24、smooth. Nevertheless, Chinas agriculture will give full play to its advantages, overcome any difficulties, enter a new stage of development and match towards a brighter new future in the new century!【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。介绍了中国农业的特点, 中国农业和农村发展面临的问题, 以及中国政府制定的七项政策和措施, 以促进农民收入增长, 并缩小城乡收入的差距。虽然中国农业发展任务艰巨, 但还是能
25、克服困难, 发挥优势以实现更好的未来。4. Whats the Chinas ancient civilization?A. The rich agricultural resources. B. The intensive cultivation. C. The capacity of grain production. D. The strategy of balanced development. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。第一段第一句提到“中国有着悠久的农业历史”。第二句提到“以精细化栽培为精华的传统耕作方式是人类文明最重要的成果之一”。由此判断, 中国古代文明是精细化栽培。故选B。5
26、. What does the underlined word “enhance” in Paragraph 2 mean?A. weaken B. design C. strengthen D. effect【解析】选C。词义猜测题。第二段画线词所在句提到“Fourthly well actively promote progress in agro-science and enhance work of agricultural high-tech and key research programs, and increase its reserve level. ”, 其中promote
27、和increase意为“提高”, 连词and应连接词义相近的词或句子, 由此判断, enhance也应表示“提高”之意。故选C。6. What policy do you think is the most important?A. Promoting faster increase of farmers income. B. Protecting the capacity of grain production. C. Promoting strategic restructuring of agriculture. D. Continuing to deepen rural reforms
28、. 【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据第一段中的“The Chinese government has made a number. . . mainly through finishing a strategy of balanced social and economic development. Well give top priority in all work to solving problems facing agriculture, farmers and rural areas, focusing on the following seven aspects. ”可知, 提高农民
29、收入快速增长应该是这些政策中最重要的一步。故选A。7. What kind of future does China have?A. The future road ahead is smooth. B. Chinas advantages can not overcome any difficulty. C. China wont enter a new stage of reform. D. China will have a brighter future. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“Chinas agriculture will give full play to i
30、ts advantages, overcome any difficulties, enter a new stage of development and match towards a brighter new future in the new century!”可知, 中国将会有一个更加光明的未来。故选D。. 完形填空(2020广州高一检测)Farming and GardeningAgriculture has a long history in China. Much of the wisdom 1 by early Chinese scientists is still usef
31、ul for farmers and gardeners today. One of Chinas early 2 scientists was Jia Sixie, who lived in the sixth century AD. He spent his time doing 3 into agriculture. He collected information, studied it, did experiments and learned from the 4 of farmers. Around 540 A. D. , he wrote a book called Qimin
32、Yaoshu. The book is about both farming and 5 . It includes advice on the following 6: growing green vegetables and fruit trees, keeping animals, and fish in lakes. There are also 7 for making wine. Jia Sixies book is a(n) 8 guide for farming. Firstly, as a farmer you should do things at the right ti
33、me of the year. If you sow seeds and 9 young plants in the fields at the correct time of the year, your work will be less and 10 will be better. But if you 11 nature, and do things at the wrong time of the year, you will have to do more work and the results will not be so good. The 12 of the soil is
34、 also very important. Examine the soil on your farm 13 . If the condition of your soil is not good, you should improve it. Before sowing or planting crops, you must clean rough ground and 14 weeds. Let sheep or cows walk on the land to 15 the weeds or eat them. The best harvest is reached when farme
35、rs 16 the crops in their fields. For example, do not plant rice 17 in the same field. But if you plant rice in a field one year and wheat in the field the next year, you will 18 good crops. Other scientists said that wheat should be planted with 19 between the plants, but Jia did experiments and 20
36、that planting wheat close together is better. 【文章大意】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。他的耕种方法对我国古代农业起了重要的指导作用。1. A. discoveredB. recoveredC. reportedD. repeated【解析】选A。根据上句“Much of the wisdom”可知, 此处指早期的中国科学家发现的许多智慧现在对农民和园艺家仍然是有用的。discover发现; recover恢复; report报道; repeat重复。故选A。2. A. industrialB. a
37、griculturalC. culturalD. article【解析】选B。根据后句中的“into agriculture”可知, 此处指贾思勰是我国古代的农业科学家。industrial工业的; agricultural农业的; cultural文化的; article文章。故选B。3. A. searchB. researchC. experimentD. movement【解析】选B。根据下句“He collected information, studied it, did experiments. . . ”可知, 贾思勰花时间来研究农业。search搜寻; research研究;
38、 experiment试验; movement活动。故选B。4. A. adventuresB. advantagesC. traditionD. experience【解析】选D。根据空后的“of farmers”可知, 贾思勰向农民学习农业经验。adventures冒险; advantages优势; tradition传统; experience经验, 经历。故选D。5. A. nursingB. gardeningC. produceD. trade【解析】选B。根据后句中“growing green vegetables and fruit trees, keeping animals
39、, and fish in lakes”可知, 这本书是关于农业和园艺的。nursing护理; gardening种植, 园艺; produce生产; trade贸易。故选B。6. A. programsB. topicsC. subjectsD. events【解析】选C。空后介绍一些具体的课题, 如种菜、养动物等。因此此处为“课题”。programs程序; topics主题; subjects课题, 科目; events事件。故选C。7. A. instructionsB. constructionsC. measuresD. treasures【解析】选A。根据空后“for making
40、 wine”可知, 此处指酿酒的说明。instructions说明; constructions建筑物; measures措施; treasures宝物。故选A。8. A. economicalB. practicalC. similarD. regular【解析】选B。根据下文“介绍书的内容”可知, 贾思勰写的这本关于农业种植的书里有许多实用的知识, 是一本实用的农业指南。economical经济的; practical实用的, 实际的; similar相似的; regular定期的。故选B。9. A. dropB. increaseC. growD. throw【解析】选C。根据空后you
41、ng plants可知, 此处指“种植幼苗”grow young plants。drop落下; increase增加; grow种植, 生长; throw扔。故选C。10. A. dreamsB. endingC. hopeD. results【解析】选D。根据语境可知, 如果你在一年中的正确时间播种和在地里种植幼苗, 这样工作投入少, 结果反而更好。dreams梦想; ending结束; hope希望; results结果。与前文的work相对, 此处指结果。故选D。11. A. argue againstB. go againstC. compete withD. deal with【解析
42、】选B。根据语境可知, 如果你违背自然规律, 在错误的时间做这些, 你就得做更多的工作, 而且结果也不那么好了。argue against反对; go against违背; compete with与竞争; deal with处理。but表示转折, 说明本句说的是违背自然规律进行农业耕作的情况。故选B。12. A. applicationB. situationC. conditionD. addition【解析】选C。根据下句“If the condition of your soil is not good, you should improve it. ”可知, 本句说明的是土壤状况也很
43、重要。application应用; situation情况; condition状况, 条件; addition增加。故选C。13. A. successfullyB. carefullyC. graduallyD. frequently【解析】选B。根据语境可知, 要仔细检查你农场的土壤。successfully成功地; carefully仔细地; gradually逐渐地; frequently频繁地。前句指出土壤状况十分重要, 本句说明要细心、仔细地检查土壤。故选B。14. A. removeB. pullC. killD. reduce【解析】选A。结合常识可知, 在播种或种植作物之前
44、, 必须平整土地并清除杂草。后文说明让羊或牛在地上走也是为了除草。remove清除, 移动; pull拉; kill杀死; reduce减少。故选A。15. A. destroyB. preventC. divideD. limit【解析】选A。根据上下文语境可知, 让羊或牛在地上走, 消灭杂草或吃掉它们。destroy消灭, 破坏; prevent阻止; divide分开; limit限制。让牛羊在地里走就是为了消灭杂草。故选A。16. A. keepB. improveC. manageD. change【解析】选D。根据下句中“do not plant rice_in the same
45、field”可知, 农作物要变换着种植。keep保持; improve改善; manage管理; change改变。故选D。17. A. one after anotherB. here and thereC. now and thenD. year after year【解析】选D。 one after another一个接一个地; here and there到处; now and then偶尔; year after year年复一年。根据上下文内容可知, 此处承接上文说明要变换着种植农作物, 那么意思就是不在同一块地里年复一年地种同一种庄稼。故选D。18. A. winB. colle
46、ctC. harvestD. plant【解析】选C。根据空后“good crops”可知, 如果每年换种不同的庄稼就会有好收成。win赢得; collect收集; harvest收获, 丰收; plant种植。故选C。19. A. holesB. linesC. spaceD. balance【解析】选C。根据下文“planting wheat close together is better”可知, 其他科学家说的是种植小麦时, 株与株之间要留有空间, 但是贾思勰的实验结果表明了小麦种植在一起比较好。holes洞; lines线; space空间; balance平衡。故选C。20. A.
47、 showedB. meantC. intendedD. decided【解析】选A。根据上下文内容可知, 其他科学家说, 小麦应该在植株之间间隔种植, 但贾思勰做了实验, 结果表明小麦种植在一起比较好。show表明; mean意味着; intend打算; decide决定。根据空前“but Jia did experiments”可知此处是实验结果“证明, 表明”。故选A。. 短文改错假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文, 请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误, 每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加: 在缺词处加一个漏字符号(), 并在其下面写出
48、该加的词。删除: 把多余的词用斜线()划掉。修改: 在错的词下划一横线, 并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意: 1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词; 2. 只允许修改10处, 多者(从第11处起)不计分。My grandpa worked as a carpenter, who has devoted all his energy for carpentry for almost sixty years. Several years before, he began to make wooden models of farm tools. On National Day when I return
49、ed back and visited him with my parents, he showed me that he had created. He hopes he could expose people to the traditionally way of farming. Now every day, he prepares raw material in the yard, measures them, and polishes them. Ive also picked up carpentry as hobby of mine. Now I am able to make
50、a model by me. And I am determined to make it know to more. 答案: 【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。作者的爷爷做了一辈子的木匠, 几年前, 他开始制作农具的木制模型, 在爷爷的影响下, 作者也爱上了木工活并开始制作模型。1. 【解析】第一句worked改为works。考查时态和主谓一致。句意: 我爷爷是一个木匠, 他将他所有精力投入到木工中已经快60年了。陈述的是客观事实, 用一般现在时; 主语是My grandpa, 谓语动词用第三人称单数。故 worked改为works。2. 【解析】第一句第一个for改为to。考查固定短语。dev
51、ote to表示“致力于、把奉献给”。故energy后的for改为to。3. 【解析】第二句before改为ago。考查before和ago的区别。句意: 几年前, 他开始制作农具的木制模型。ago用来描述事情发生之后的时间长度, 常跟在时间名词之后。故before改为ago。4. 【解析】第三句back去掉。考查return的用法。句意: 国庆节那天, 当我回来和父母一起看望他时, 他向我展示了他的作品。return本身就表示“回来、返回”, 后面不需再加back, 语义重复。故去掉back。5. 【解析】第三句that改为what。考查宾语从句。句意同上, 分析句子结构可知此处为宾语从句,
52、 从句中的created缺少宾语。故that改为what。6. 【解析】第四句traditionally改为traditional。考查形容词。句意: 他希望他能让人们接触到传统的耕作方式。修饰名词way用形容词。故traditionally改为traditional。7. 【解析】第五句material改为materials。考查名词的数。句意: 现在他每天都在院子里准备原材料, 测量并抛光。表示具体的材料时, material是可数名词, 此处表示不止一种材料, 应该用可数名词复数形式。故material改为materials。8. 【解析】第六句hobby前加a。考查冠词。句意: 我也把
53、木工作为自己的一个爱好(我也学会了做木工活)。hobby是发音以辅音音素开头的可数名词, 此处泛指“一个爱好”。故hobby前加a。9. 【解析】第七句me改为myself。考查反身代词。句意: 现在我可以自己制作模型了。by oneself表示“独自地”。 10. 【解析】第八句know改为known。考查非谓语动词。我决心让更多的人知道它。此处为“make+宾语+宾语补足语”结构, it与know之间是逻辑上的动宾关系, 表示被动, 用过去分词作宾语补足语。话题写作表达升级 如何写英文海报英文海报是人们在日常生活中经常使用的一种招贴形式的应用文, 其宣传内容涉及影视作品、体育赛事和学术报告
54、等。海报通常包括标题、正文和结尾三个部分。标题突出主题; 正文列出更多有关的信息; 结尾用标语或口号鼓动人心。海报写作形式灵活, 语言活泼。根据下面提示为“绿叶”有机蔬菜生产基地写一篇介绍性海报。1. 坐落在城西; 2. 历经20年已经发展成占地1 000多亩的大农场; 3. 配备有现代化的设施; 4. 生产过程中不使用任何化肥; 5. 富含营养; 6. 产品出口几十个国家; 7. 联系方式: Tel: 666888123E-mail: Green Leaf Green Leaf. com1. 完成句子(1)它坐落在城西。It is located in the west of the cit
55、y. (2)历经20年它已经发展成占地1, 000多亩的大农场。It has expanded to a large farm covering an area of more than 1, 000 mu in the past two decades. (3)真正让它与众不同的是这里的蔬菜在种植过程中没有使用任何化肥。What really makes it different from others is that the vegetables here are grown without any chemical fertilizer. (4)肥沃的土壤让这些蔬菜营养丰富。The ri
56、ch soil makes these vegetables full of nutrition. (5)它们出口到世界上许多国家。They are exported into many countries in the world. 2. 词句升级(6)用locate的过去分词短语作状语连接句(1)和句(2)Located in the west of the city, it has expanded to a large farm covering an area of more than 1, 000 mu in the past two decades. Have you ever
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59、el: 666888123E-mail: Green LeafGreen Leaf. com1. 话题词汇(1)improve vt. 提高(2)welcome vt. 欢迎(3)perform v. 执行, 表演(4)contact vt. 联络(5)colorful adj. 华美的, 多彩的(6)set up建立(7)participate in参加(8)dream of梦想, 梦见2. 话题句式(1)活动安排: Tomorrow there will be an English play. 明天将有一部英语戏剧。There are still tickets available for
60、 the night shows. 还有晚上演出的票。We set it up so that students can publish their English compositions, communicate ideas and improve writing skills. 我们设立这个网站是为了让学生发表他们的英语作文, 交流思想, 提高写作技巧。Children under 6 are not permitted admission. 六岁以下的孩子不允许入场。No admission fee is required for members of the club. 俱乐部会员不需要缴纳入场费。(2)呼吁参加: Please take an active part in our activity!请积极参加我们的活动!Everyone is welcome to watch the match and cheer the players up. 欢迎大家观看比赛, 为运动员加油。
