1、Unit 5Section 一、语言基础训练.单词拼写1When not directly assisting the staff, I listened attentively to the patients concerns and helped to _alleviate_(缓解)their fears.2The flowers are in need of _fertiliser_(肥料)3As in all experimental sciences, we still do not know every thing about _nutrition_(营养)4He died in
2、loneliness and _poverty_(贫困)5_Organic_(有机的) farming is expanding everywhere.6Food shortages are _widespread_(普遍的)7You should allow a little time after a meal for the food to _digest_(消化)8Experience is _essential_(极其重要的) for this job.9The rock is rich in _mineral_(矿物) salts.10Tree _roots_(根) can caus
3、e damage to buildings.单句语法填空1They had no alternative but _to put_(put) the meeting off.2It is essential _that_ you have some experience.3Some ready-made meals are _nutritious_(nutrition) and very easy to prepare.4_Bacteria_ (bacterium)reproduce by dividing and making copies of themselves.5_Alleviati
4、ng_(alleviate) and eliminating poverty remains a long-term historical task for China.6No liquids are served with meals because they interfere with _digestion_(digest)7Water was found _at_ a depth of 30 metres.8We should take effective measures to stop the wild animals _from_ being killed.9I was too
5、glad _to receive_(receive) your gift.10About 300 tons of Peruvian mangoes(芒果)were kept from _entering_(enter)France.选词填空1People try to avoid transportation delays by using their own cars, and this _in turn_ creates further problems.2Once people begin to volunteer, what leads them to remain in their
6、positions _over time_?3Most of us are more _focused on_ our tasks in the morning than we are later in the day.4All these experiments _are carried out_ with practical rather than scientific aims in view.5The organization _was set up_ to preserve endangered species from extinction.6In no way can teach
7、ing in school _be separated from_ practice.二、培优提升训练.阅读理解LONDON (Reuters)Organic fruit is delivered right to the doorstep.That is what Gabriel Gold prefers, and he is willing to pay for it.If this is not possible, the 26-year-old computer technician will spend the extra money at the supermarket buyin
8、g organic food.“Organic product is always better,” Gold said.“The food is free of pesticides, and you are generally supporting family farms instead of large farms.And more often than not it is locally grown and seasonal, so it is tasty.” Gold is one of the growing number of shoppers buying into the
9、organic trend,and supermarkets across Britain are counting on more like him as they grow their organic food business.But how many shoppers really know what they are getting, and why are they willing to pay a higher price for organic product? Market research shows that Gold and others who buy organic
10、 food can generally give clear reasons for their preferencesbut their knowledge of organic food is far from complete.For example, small quantities of pesticides can be used on organic products.And about three quarters of organic food in Britain is not local but imported to meet the growing demand.“T
11、he demand for organic food is increasing by about one third every year, so it is a very fast-growing market,” said Sue Flock, a specialist in this line of business.文章大意:本文是一篇议论文。有机农产品到底是更环保更健康呢,还是仅仅是因价格高而受到人们的青睐呢?本文就此做了一些报道。1More and more people in Britain are buying organic food because _C_.Athey a
12、re getting richerBthey can get the food anywhereCthey consider the food free of pollutionDthey like home-grown fruit解析:细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Organic product is always better.The food is free of pesticides (杀虫剂).”可知,人们认为有机农产品不用农药,没有污染。2Which of the following statements is TRUE about most organic products sol
13、d in Britain?_B_AIt grows indoors all year round.BIt is produced outside Britain.CIt is grown on family farms.DIt is produced on large farms.解析:细节理解题。根据第二段中的“And about three quarters of organic food in Britain is not local but imported to meet the growing demand.”可知,英国有四分之三的有机农产品是从国外进口的。故选B。3What is
14、 the meaning of the underlined words “the organic trend” in the second paragraph?_A_AGrowing interest in organic food.BBetter quality of organic food.CRising markets for organic food.DHigher prices of organic food.解析:词义猜测题。根据第二段中的“Gold is one of the growing number of shoppers buying into the organic
15、 trend.”可知,越来越多的人对有机农产品感兴趣,并选择购买有机农产品,这成了一种潮流。故选A。4What is the best title for this news story?_A_AOrganic foodhealthy, or just for the wealthy?BThe making of organic food in BritainCOrganic foodto import or not?DGood quality of organic food解析:标题归纳题。纵观全文可知,本文报道了有机农产品是否真的因为无污染、更健康而受到人们的青睐,还是因为其价格更高而受到
16、人们的追捧,因此A项为本文的最佳标题。.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。When Sarasota students took _1.a_ bite of a freshly picked watermelon or mango, they knew the fruit came from a five-acre farm right in Sarasota instead of thousands of miles away,_2.fresher_(fresh) and more nutritional.The Sarasota Farm to Sch
17、ool program is _3.actually_(actual) part of an initiative (倡议) headed by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, _4.planning_(plan) to increase Florida-based produce served in schools and offer healthier choices to students.In addition to nutritional value it offers, the program
18、 is _5.educational_(education) as well, allowing students to get involved in the agricultural side of working in the gardens.Students from the program come out each Monday _6.to harvest_(harvest) crops that will eventually go to 67 Sarasota County cafeterias.The farm is crowded _7.with_ various kind
19、s of fruits,squash, sunflowers and corn.For now, the farm is in its first growing season.Crops that _8.were grown_(grow) in May are just starting to be harvested.Outside of the farm, students are engaging in (参与) some taste tests with _9.what_ they get from the gardens.Its through these tasting sess
20、ions that either a student or a farmer can get some _10.information_(inform) about what crops should populate the farm.文章大意:本文是说明文。文章介绍了美国萨拉索塔县的“农场到校园”项目。解析:1考查冠词。此处bite是可数名词,表示“(咬下的)一口”。根据语境可知,此处表示泛指,故填不定冠词a。2考查比较级。根据句意和空后的“and more nutritional”可知,空处填所给词的比较级形式。3考查副词。此处修饰整个句子,故用副词actually作状语,表示“事实上”
21、。4考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知,空处作伴随状语,故用非谓语动词。plan“计划”与句子主语program是逻辑上的主谓关系,故用现在分词作伴随状语。注意:不要受前面作定语的过去分词短语的影响而误以为此处也要填过去分词。5考查形容词。上文提到这个项目提供nutritional value,此处描述的是它的教育价值,故空处应该填跟nutritional一样词性的形容词。educational“教育的,具有教育意义的”。6考查非谓语动词。空处作目的状语,故用不定式。此处harvest是动词,表示“收割(庄稼)”。7考查介词。根据be crowded with“充满”短语可知,空处应该填介词wi
22、th。8考查时态、语态和主谓一致。分析句子结构可知,that引导定语从句修饰主句主语Crops。根据从句中的时间状语“in May”和主句中的“are just starting to be harvested”可知,从句表示过去种植的庄稼,故用一般过去时;定语从句主语that与grow是动宾关系,故用被动语态;且that指代前面的Crops,故从句谓语动词用复数形式。9考查宾语从句。分析句子结构可知,空处引导从句作介词的宾语;再结合句意可知,应填what表示“的事物”。10考查名词。根据空前的“get some”和空后的“about”可知,此处填所给词的名词形式information。.读后
23、续写阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。Growing up on a small farm, I lived a life that I took for granted.My father worked in the city as a plumber (水暖工)He was not highly educated, but he was smart, looking at problems in an engineers way.He was a man made of leather, brass and chewing
24、tobacco who tried to teach my brother and me useful things, including respect.He also had a temper and was strict with us, for he would scold us when we made some careless mistakes.Sometimes, my father seemed like a distant enemy to me and I didnt like him very much.One day I came home from primary
25、school and his car was already there.Once inside, I was told by my mother that he didnt feel well.His back hurt.My father never missed work; in fact, when he came home, he went to the barn to work even more.I remember looking at him secretly around the corner as he lay on his bed in the middle of th
26、e day.Later, my mother told me he got multiple myeloma (多发性骨髓瘤), a type of cancer.As the cancer grows, the person will shrink because the disease destroys the bodys energy and the abnormal antibodies cause problems for other cells and tissue.Bones eventually look like Swiss cheese, and when they bre
27、ak, they may never heal.But I didnt realize that my fathers time was rather limited and just treated him the same way I used to.For the last year of my fathers life, his entire day consisted of rising from his hospital bed in the living room and walking to his chair to sit and think.He was predictab
28、ly in that chair when I came home one day during the ninth grade.I do not remember where my mother and brother were, but the two of us were alone.Paragraph 1:He asked me to sit down and what he told me still moves me these decades later._Paragraph 2:At that moment, I realized that he was doing more
29、than telling._参考范文:Paragraph 1:He asked me to sit down and what he told me still moves me these decades later.Lying on the hospital bed, he told me about his life on the farm, his family, his loves, and his heartbreaks. Although he was tortured by the cancer, his inner self rushed out to me in a gre
30、at flood as if a pipe had burst all of a sudden.He had been speaking for maybe an hour or more and mentioned that he actually felt regretful about being so strict with us.Paragraph 2:At that moment, I realized that he was doing more than telling.He was asking to be forgiven. All it took was to under
31、stand that that was what he needed, and I forgave everything, immediately. The thought of my father being an enemy disappeared, with tears rolling down on my face.I held my fathers hands tightly, enjoying this deep but quiet love.Although he has gone for a long time, I still always remember that moment and the realization that I love him.