1、Unit 2Working the landSection Warming Up,Pre-reading,Reading & Comprehending课时过关即时巩固一、根据句意和汉语提示写出单词1.I am not (满足) with beautiful dreams.I want beautiful realities.答案:satisfied2.With Helens knowledge and vocabulary (扩大),she asked more and more questions.答案:expanding3.Only two (十年) ago,most families
2、had no colour TV sets,not to speak of computers or cellphones.答案:decades4.(装备) with advanced weapons,the army defeated their enemy.答案:Equipped5.Look!There is a child (挣扎)in the lake.答案:struggling6.They worked hard.(因此),they made twice as many toys as the others.答案:Therefore7.That countrys (出口产品)of c
3、ars totaled two million last year.答案:exports8.I think youd better get (除掉)of your bad habits.答案:rid9.She was born in France,but she has British (国籍).答案:nationality10.Why are you interested in this (职业)?答案:occupation二、用方框中单词或短语的正确形式填空be satisfied withrid .ofwould ratherlead a .life expandequipthanks
4、towith the hope ofcare forstruggle1.He is hardworking;he spend more time on his work than have a walk with his wife in the street.答案:would rather2.Youd better yourself the bad habit of staying up,or it will do great harm to your health.答案:rid;of3.He went to Guangzhou finding a good job to make more
5、money.答案:with the hope of4.The manager decided to the workshop with modern machines imported from Germany.答案:equip5.The children are being well in the nursery.答案:cared for6.The teacher very my answer and praised me for that.答案:was;satisfied with7. the peoples timely help,many more victims were saved
6、.答案:Thanks to8.He has been for success in his business.答案:struggling9.He is the CEO of the large company.He should read more books to knowledge of foreign countries.答案:expand10.With the development of economy,people in China are comfortable now.答案:leading a;life三、用所给单词的适当形式填空1.The question itself wa
7、s ;I was by what she said just now and I didnt know what she meant.(confuse)答案:confusing;confused2.Born into a poor family, Janna has a(hungry)for the top of the society.答案:hunger3.You are easy to get(sunburn)when staying on the beaches on such a hot day.答案:sunburnt4.The teacher expressed her (satis
8、fy) with my composition on “organic farming”.答案:satisfaction5.Today we have the (free)to decide our own future.答案:freedom6.We should make a better use of the existing (equip) to do our research work.答案:equipment7.What is your (nation)?China.答案:nationality8.Massage is used to relax muscles,relieve st
9、ress and improve the (circulate).答案:circulation9.Too often children are witnesses to a (disturb) amount of violence.答案:disturbing10.Please state your name,age and (occupy) below.答案:occupation四、单句改错1.No one dare quarrel with the manager such that they cannot be fired. 答案:suchso2.This is my business,t
10、o which Id like to struggle in my life. 答案:第一个tofor3.We would rather that we stay in the classroom instead of going out this afternoon. 答案:staystayed4.Learn how to operate the machine is not easy. 答案:LearnLearning 5.If we booked a table earlier yesterday,we wouldnt be standing here in a queue. 答案:bo
11、okedhad booked6.We do not have enough money.However,we cannot afford a new car. 答案:HoweverTherefore7.My father knows clearly that smoking is bad for his health,but he just cant get rid it. 答案:rid后加of8.The teacher was satisfied about the progress he had made,because he rid himself of being lazy and c
12、areless. 答案:aboutwith五、用下列单词或短语的适当形式填空satisfyleadwould ratherstrugglewhatever confuseworkridsunburnprefer toThere was an old goat that grew a lot of cabbages.He gathered in all his cabbages with the help of two rabbits.Then he gave each of them ten cabbages to express his thanks.But the goat got 1.
13、when he found that one of them was very happy while the other was not that happy.So the goat asked him,“You are not 2. with this?”“No,no.Thank you very much for the cabbages.But if I have a choice I would 3. choose something else,” said the rabbit.“OK,you can choose 4. you like from what I have.”“I
14、wonder if you can teach me to grow cabbages,” the rabbit said.“I often cant get enough food to eat.If I want to 5. a good life,I must grow something of my own.So,I 6. learn to work the land from you than just accept your cabbages.”“7. the land is not that easy.In spring,you must 8. the land of grass
15、;in summer,your skin will be 9. when you are working in the field and in autumn,you must 10. against bad weather to get in your crops.Did you really decide to do so?” the goat asked.“Yes.Ive made up my mind.”“OK!”With the help of the goat,one year later,the rabbit got a lot of cabbages of his own.答案
16、:1.confused2.satisfied3.prefer to4.whatever5.lead6.would rather7.Working8.rid9.sunburnt10.struggle六、阅读理解Every time you go shopping,the vegetables and fruit look so tempting that you wish you could buy all of them.Some people are lucky and can grow the vegetables and fruit in the gardens that they ha
17、ve.While getting fresh vegetables,they can also achieve great cost cutting.Mushrooms are expensive and can also go bad very quickly.Mushrooms can also be grown easily in the dark environment.In fact its better than growing other vegetables since you really dont need an outdoor space.A special type o
18、f soil that is good for growing mushrooms is easily available.Actually mushrooms arent even vegetables;they are fungi(菌类) and for this reason,you dont even require sunlight to grow them.Well,how does one go about growing mushrooms?You could always google “growing mushrooms” and you will find a numbe
19、r of mushroom growing kits(成套工具) available online that are effective and not very expensive either.Mushrooms can be added to any dish that you cook.Simply use them in pizzas,salads and anything that you pretty much fancy.Grow mushrooms in your own house and use them whenever you want.Fresh mushrooms
20、 are tastier than the ones that are stored in your refrigerator.If you have had a really good crop of mushrooms,then you can even store them.Ideally you should use the white variety of the mushrooms.Simply pick them,slice them and put them on a cookie sheet in a freezer.When they are frozen,just put
21、 them in a zip lock bag and you can use them when you want to.Remember to thaw(解冻)them before you use them,and they will give a really great taste to the dish that you are making.1.What can we know about growing mushrooms?A.It takes much attention.B.It needs lots of sunshine.C.The soil is easily ava
22、ilable.D.The environment is demanding.答案:C解析:细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“A special type of soil that is good for growing mushrooms is easily available.”可知,一种特别适合种植蘑菇的土壤很容易得到。故选C项。2.What is the authors attitude towards growing vegetables in gardens?A.Doubtful.B.Supportive.C.Objective.D.Disapproving.答案:B解析:推理判断题。
23、根据第一段第二句“Some people are lucky and can grow the vegetables and fruit in the gardens that they have.”可知,作者认为可以在花园里种植蔬菜和水果的那些人很幸运,所以可判断出作者是支持在花园里种植蔬菜的。故选B项。3.What could be the best title for the text?A.Simple to Cook Mushroom PizzasB.Fun and Easy to Grow MushroomsC.Expensive to Buy Mushrooms OnlineD.I
24、mportant to Eat Vegetables and Fruit答案:B解析:主旨大意题。文章主要讲述了种植蘑菇很容易也很有趣,故选B项。而简单的烹饪蘑菇比萨饼、网上购买昂贵的蘑菇以及吃蔬菜和水果很重要都与本文无多大联系。故排除A、C、D项。七、语篇填空阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Jimmy is an automotive mechanic,but he lost his job a few months ago.He was kind but always feared to apply for 1. new job.One day,he gat
25、hered up all his strength and decided 2.(attend) a job interview.It would be only an hour before the interview started.While 3.(wait) for a bus to the interviewers office,he saw an elderly man 4.(wild) kicking the car.Jimmy immediately went up to lend him a hand.When Jimmy finished 5.(work) on the c
26、ar,the man asked him how much he should pay for the service.Jimmy said he just helped someone 6. need,and he had to rush for an interview.Then the man insisted on taking 7. to the office for his interview.Jimmy had to agree.Upon arrival,Jimmy found a long line of applicants waiting to be interviewed
27、.One by one,they left the office with a 8.(disappoint) look on their faces.Finally his name was called.To his surprise,the interviewer was the old man he helped 9.(early) in the morning.“Sorry I had to keep you waiting,but I was pretty sure I made the right 10.(decide) to have you as part of our workforce before you even stepped into the office.Congratulations!”答案:1.a2.to attend3.waiting4.wildly5.working6.in7.him8.disappointed9.earlier10.decision