1、十七Unit 5Period 1. 阅读理解AThere is an old saying in China that goes, “The days of the Sanjiu period are the coldest days. ”“Sanjiu period”, which is in Minor Cold(小寒), refers to the third nine-day period(the 19th to the 27th day) after the day of the Winter Solstice(冬至). There are many different custom
2、s related to Minor Cold in China. Eating hot potDuring Minor Cold people should eat some hot food to benefit the body and defend against the cold weather. Winter is the best time to have hot pot and braised mutton(炖羊肉) with soy sauce. But it is important to notice that too much spicy food may cause
3、health problems. Eating huangyacaiIn Tianjin, there is a custom to have huangyacai, a kind of Chinese cabbage, during Minor Cold. There are large amounts of vitamins A and B in huangyacai. As huangyacai is fresh and tender, it is fit for frying, roasting and braising. Eating glutinous rice(糯米饭)Accor
4、ding to tradition, the Cantonese eat glutinous rice in the morning during Minor Cold. Cantonese people add some fried preserved(腌制的) pork, sausage and peanuts and mix them into the rice. Eating vegetable riceIn ancient times, people in Nanjing took Minor Cold quite seriously, but as time went by, th
5、e celebration of Minor Cold gradually disappeared. However, the custom of eating vegetable rice is still followed today. The rice is steamed and is unspeakably delicious. Among the ingredients, aijiaohuang (a kind of green vegetable), sausage and salted duck are the specialties in Nanjing. 【语篇概述】本文为
6、说明文, 介绍了中国几个与小寒有关的习俗。1. What do we know about Minor Cold? A. It lasts twenty-seven days. B. It marks the first day of winter. C. It refers to the Winter Solstice. D. The Sanjiu period is in Minor Cold. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第一段的句子“Sanjiu period, which is in Minor Cold, refers to the third nine-day period(t
7、he 19th to the 27th day) after the day of the Winter Solstice. ”可知, 三九是在小寒节气内。故选D项。2. What is a special custom in Tianjin in Minor Cold? A. Eating hot pot. B. Buying cabbage. C. Having huangyacai. D. Having vitamins A and B pills. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第三段的句子“In Tianjin, there is a custom to have huangyaca
8、i, a kind of Chinese cabbage, during Minor Cold. ”可知, 天津人在小寒的时候会吃黄芽菜。故选C项。3. How do the Cantonese eat glutinous rice? A. They fry and toast it. B. They eat it for dinner. C. They steam it with soy sauce. D. They mix it with many other things. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第四段的句子“Cantonese people add some fried pre
9、served pork, sausage and peanuts and mix them into the rice. ”可知, 广东人将糯米饭和其他很多东西混在一起吃。故选D项。4. This text may be taken from the _column of a newspaper. A. travelB. cultureC. fashionD. science【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据第一段的句子“There are many different customs related to Minor Cold in China. ”可知, 文章可能选自报纸的文化栏目。故选B项。
10、BAs a kid, I was always around animals and I always enjoyed it. After my senior year of high school, we started leasing this farm. Then I went away to Rhode Island School of Design to become an architect. After about two years and a half, I found thats not quite what I wanted to do. I felt I wanted
11、to be an architect and have a hobby farm. But why not just have a farm and make it my career? Its an exciting business. I think a lot of people dont realize whats involved with dairy farming (奶牛业). We took some trips to some progressive farms out in New York when we first started. And it really chan
12、ged my attitude of what you can do. You can be a successful businessperson with a lot of challenges. And those challenges are part of what makes it very excitingits not just milking cows. Theres nutrition and finances and a lot of big day-to-day decisions. Well, land is the biggest obstacle. Securin
13、g enough land is important. We dont just need the land for the animals; we also need it to distribute the manure from the cows. And theres a real balance, a real recycling. You take the feed; you give it to the cows, and the cows give you milk, but they also give you a lot of manure. And the best th
14、ing to do is putting it back on the land. You need 2 acres per cow basically, a cow and its calf. The land that we rent is beautiful and the land that we own is beautiful. If you get half a mile off the road and looking back at scenery across the valley, its impressive. You get the rows of grass and
15、 the cows in the distance. 【语篇概述】本文是记叙文, 记叙了作者从事奶牛农场经营的经历。作者喜欢动物, 打算把经营农场作为自己的事业, 文章讲述了他在奶牛农场经营中遇到的挑战。5. Which of the following is included in the dairy farming according to the text? A. Taking trips around the farm to enjoy life. B. Milking cows, nutrition, finances and decisions. C. Playing with t
16、he cows around the farm. D. Designing for the dairy farming. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据文章第二段“. . . its not just milking cows. Theres nutrition and finances and a lot of big day-to-day decisions. ”可知, 奶牛场的工作不仅仅是挤牛奶, 而且包括营养状况、财政和大量的重大的每日决策。6. Whats the biggest challenge that the author faced? A. Huge amount of m
17、oney. B. Quantities of workers. C. High qualified milk cows. D. Securing enough land. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段“land is the biggest obstacle. Securing enough land is important. ”可知, 土地是最大的障碍, 得确保有足够的土地。7. Which one is the best title for this text? A. Building a Successful Dairy BusinessB. Famous Farmer
18、s Around the WorldC. High Qualified Milk CowsD. The Architecture Designer【解析】选A。主旨大意题。全文是关于奶牛场的经营和管理, 也就是建立成功的乳制品企业。8. Whats the meaning of the underlined word in Paragraph 3? A. Waste of the cows. B. Chemical fertilizer. C. Milk from the cows. D. Food offered to cows. 【解析】选A。词义猜测题。根据文章第三段中“the cows
19、 give you milk, but they also give you a lot of manure”和生活常识可知, 奶牛不仅产奶, 而且还会产生大量的粪肥。故A项正确。. 阅读填句While many people are accessible by e-mail, sometimes it is difficult to determine how exactly to write an e-mail to them. Here are some tips for you to follow. Write an appropriate subject line. The subj
20、ect line should tell the recipient (接收者) immediately what the e-mail is about. 1 Remember that your wording also has to be brief. 2 It is best to be more formal rather than informal, so when writing to someone you have never met or written to before, a “Dear Jane Smith” is appropriate. When addressi
21、ng someone whom you are a little familiar with, a “Dr. Smith” is okay until they tell you to address them by their first name, in which case a simple “Jane” will be okay. 3 Within the first two sentences of your e-mail, your recipient should know exactly why you are writing to them. Sometimes an int
22、roduction may have to precede (先于) the sentence that states why you are writing, and sometimes it has to follow. Use appropriate language. You may be used to using informal language in certain social settings. 4 Even when dealing with colleagues or friends you are familiar with, do not immediately f
23、all back on informal language. Keep it simple. People may get dozens and even hundreds of e-mails a day. 5 In that way, they can save much of their time when reading e-mails. A. Use proper greetings. B. Express your ideas clearly. C. State your purpose at the beginning. D. Be as specific as possible
24、 when writing the subject. E. However, an e-mail may not be the best place to use such language. F. It is important to check the language to avoid spelling and grammar mistakes. G. It is always easier for them if you keep your e-mail as short and brief as possible. 【语篇概述】本文为说明文, 就如何写电子邮件提出了几点建议。1. 【
25、解析】选D。本选项承接上一句来说明写主题的时候要具体, 以便收件人能够立即知道邮件的主题, 下一句也顺着本选项展开, 说明措辞也要简练。故选D。2. 【解析】选A。本段主要讲不同情况和场合下应该使用适当的称呼。故选A。3. 【解析】选C。根据下一句可知, 本段主要讲在邮件一开始就点明你写邮件的意图, 选项中的“at the beginning”与下一句中的“Within the first two sentences”相对应。故选C。4. 【解析】选E。本选项与上一句构成语意上的转折关系, 以此来说明写电子邮件时不要使用非正式的语言, 同时与下句也构成了并列关系。故选E。5. 【解析】选G。本
26、选项中的them指代上一句中的People, 与前后句共同来说明为什么要使邮件简洁、明了。故选G。 【素养培优】写一篇袁隆平的作文。Yuan Longping, one of Chinas most famous scientists and the Father of Hybrid Rice, has made great achievements in agriculture both at home and abroad. In 1953 when Yuan Longping graduated from college, hunger was a disturbing problem
27、in many parts of the countryside. To solve the problem, Yuan Longping overcame enormous technical difficulties to find a new way to improve harvests without expanding the area of the fields. Through many years hard work, Yuan Longping developed what was called “super hybrid rice” in 1974. He became
28、the first agricultural pioneer in the world to grow rice that has a high output. He has also circulated his knowledge to some other countries. Although he is famous, he cares little for celebrity or money. He has a dream to export his rice so that it can be grown around the world. 阅读理解Did you know t
29、hat vegetables can grow in the climates they are not used to? Cool climate vegetables like asparagus (芦笋)are now able to be grown in places as hot as Hawaii. In Hawaii, marine (海的)engineers have been able to actually let you believe such vegetables are living in hotter climates. In that way they gro
30、w faster and taste better. What these engineers have been using is simply cold sea water. How did they use it? They place pipes in the soil and cold water flowing through them cools the earth. This causes plant growth and enables gardeners in tropical climates to grow crops from cooler climates. Als
31、o some of these pipes are exposed to the air and they make the air “wet” and thus water the gardens. What especially makes people happy about this process is that nothing bad to the natural conditions is being used. Another new use of cold ocean water is to cool buildings. Engineers believe that the
32、 entire west coast of the United States could be air-conditioned using sea water. 【语篇概述】本文为记叙文, 介绍了在夏威夷, 工程师们设法让像芦笋这样在凉爽的气候里种植的蔬菜能在炎热的地方种植。 1. What does the new system enable the gardeners to do? A. Water the field with sea water. B. Grow asparagus in hot places. C. Grow cool climate vegetables in h
33、ot areas. D. Cool the soil. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。从“Cool climate vegetables. . . are now able to be grown in places as hot as Hawaii. ”可知应选C项。2. Sea water mentioned in the passage is mainly used to _. A. water the farmsB. water the gardensC. cool the airD. make the earth cool【解析】选D。细节理解题。从“They place pipes i
34、n the soil and cold water flowing through them cools the earth. ”可知应选D项。3. What is the report mainly about? A. How to grow vegetables in hot areas. B. How to grow crops in tropical climates. C. How to cool the soil. D. How to use sea water. 【解析】选D。主旨大意题。由文中“ What these engineers have been using is s
35、imply cold sea water. How did they use it? ”可知应选D项。4. It can be inferred from the passage that _. A. sea water can act as an air-conditionerB. asparagus is only grown in hot placesC. the writer wants to tell us something about scientific advanceD. sea water has many advantages【解析】选C。推理判断题。A、D两项为作者文中明确提出的正确观点, B项文章中明确表明asparagus可在夏威夷那么热的地方种植, 故A、B、D三项均被排除。
