1、必修四Unit2 Using languageListening text: WHATS WRONG WITH THE VEGETABLES?Girl: Hey, Paul, listen to this a 1. _ article about a farmer 2._ used too much 3._ on his fields. When his vegetables were 4._, they were all found to be empty!BOY: Empty? Youre joking, Carrie that cant be true!Girl: I didnt bel
2、ieve it either! This article says this can happen sometimes with vegetables like cucumbers, carrots and pumpkins. This chemical fertilizer makes the vegetables 5._ fast to look big and beautiful, but theyre empty 6._! BOY: You know, Ive noticed that sometimes my mum buys carrots from the supermarket
3、 that have big holes down the center. I guess that must be from using chemical fertilizers! GIRL: Yeah, thats 7._ the magazine says! The main 8._ of the article, though, isnt about holes in our vegetables. Its talking about why the fruit and vegetables we eat today arent as 9._ as the ones our grand
4、parents ate.BOY: What? My mum is always telling me to eat more 10._ , because theyre good for me!GIRL: Yeah, I know my mother says that same thing! And its true -they are good for us but the problem is that they arent 11._ enough! All these chemical fertilizers they 12. _ both the bad and the good t
5、hings in the ground. The ground doesnt have enough 13. _ and minerals any more to help crops grow healthy.BOY: So if our fruit and vegetables 14._ with chemical fertilizers, they might look healthy, but 15._ arent really healthy? I guess weve got to stop using so many chemical fertilizers to grow ou
6、r food!CHEMICAL OR ORGANIC FARMING? Over the past half century, 1._(use) chemical fertilizers has become very 2._（普遍）in farming. Many farmers welcomed them 3._ a great way to stop crop disease and increase 4._（农作物）. Recently, however, scientists 5._（find）that6._（长期）use of these fertilizers can 7._（导
7、致，造成）the land and, 8._more dangerous, to peoples health. What are some of the problems caused by 9._（化肥）? First, they damage the land by killing the helpful 10._(病菌) and pests 11._（也，还，和）the harmful ones. Chemicals also stay in the ground and underground water for a long time. This 12._(affect) crop
8、s and, therefore, animals and humans, since chemicals get inside the crops and cannot just be washed off. These chemicals in the food supply 13._（堆积）in peoples bodies over time. Many of these chemicals can 14._（导致）cancer or other illnesses. 15._（另外）, fruit, vegetables and other food grown with chemi
9、cal fertilizers usually grow too fast to be full of much 16._（营养）. They may look beautiful, but inside there is usually more water than vitamins and 17._（矿物质）. With these 18._（发现）, some farmers and many customers are beginning to 19._（转向）organic farming. Organic farming is simply farming 20._ using
10、any chemicals. They 21._（关心）keeping their soil rich and free of disease. A healthy soil 22._（减少）disease and helps crops grow strong and healthy. Organic farmers, therefore, often 23._（更喜欢）using natural waste from animals as fertilizer. They feel that this 24._(make) the soil in their fields 25._（更富含
11、矿物质）and so more fertile. This also keeps the air, soil, water and crops 26._（不受）chemicals. Organic farmers also use many other methods 27._（保持土地肥沃）. They often change the kind of crop in each field 28._（每隔几年）, for example, growing corn or wheat and then the next year peas or soybeans. Crops such as
12、peas or soybeans put important minerals back into the soil, 29._（make）it ready for crops such as wheat or corn 30._need rich and fertile soil. Organic farmers also plant crops to use different levels of soil, for example, planting peanuts that use the grounds surface 31._(follow) by vegetables that
13、put down deep roots. Some organic farmers prefer 32._(plant) grass between crops to prevent wind or water from 33 ._(带走）the soil, and then 34._(leave) it in the ground to become a natural fertilizer for the next years crop . These many different organic farming methods have 35._（同样的目标）: to grow good
14、 food and avoid 36._(damage) the environment or peoples health.一用所给动词的适当形式填空1. Tom is very stubborn, so it is no use _ (argue) about it. 2. Kate couldnt help _ (jump)with joy on hearing the good news. 3. She was praised for _ (save)the life of the child. 4. I remember _ (take)to the zoo by my mother
15、 when I was a child. 5. They consider _ (go) to Hainan for the summer holiday. 6. This desk wants _ (repair). 7. I should say sorry to Tom, for I regret _ (refuse)to help him the other day. 8. _ (know) how to swim can put you in danger when you suddenly find yourself in water. 9. _ (swim)is my favou
16、rite sport. 10. _ (make) friends plays an important part in our life. 二语法填空An old gentleman was very unhappy about modern education. He thought that young people nowadays were not being taught the 1._ (important)of knowing the difference 2. _ right and wrong. One day after supper, the gentleman was
17、taking a walk in the park near his home when he saw some young boys 3. _ (stand)around a small cat. The old gentleman went up to the boys and asked them 4. _ was happening. One of the boys said to him, “We 5. _ (have)a contest. We are telling 6. _ (lie). We want to see who can tell the biggest lie.
18、The cat will go to the one 7. _ tells the biggest lie. ”The old gentleman thought that this was a good chance to teach the boys a 8. _ (use)lesson, so he said to them, “9. _ is most important to be honest, boys. Believe it or not, never in my life have I told a lie. ” All at once there was a great s
19、hout from all the boys, and they said, “You have won the contest, sir. The cat is 10. _ (you)now!”三完形填空Dear editor, Im a student in a common agricultural university. As you know, few people think1of an agricultural university, especially which is not2. It is ten times3difficult for a graduate from o
20、ur university to4a satisfactory job than for those who5more respected subjects at a famous university. Most graduates from our university can6to be treated coldly. Last year a7from our university attended a talent fair(人才招聘会)8in Guangzhou. He joined a queue to9in his recommendation(推荐)form for an in
21、terview. When his10came, the interviewer asked him, “Which university did you graduate from? ”When the graduate told him the11of our university, the interviewer said with a sneer, “What? Ive never heard of that university. Go! Next! ”He waved his hand12even taking a look at his recommendation form a
22、nd took no notice of the graduates request for a chance to show his skills and13. Another interviewer told the graduate, “Sorry, if you had graduated from Peking University, we would take you on. ”How14the graduate was! I wondered what these employers15wanted: the name of a famous university16knowle
23、dge and technology? It is true that17students from common universities dont have the same abilities as those students from key ones on the whole, but that doesnt18that all of us are less able students. Im19that we are going to try to do as well as those from key universities. We will20the employers
24、with our skills. So give us a chance. Yours, Li Hua1. A. lowlyB. highlyC. little D. greatly2. A. well-knownB. beautiful C. important D. skillful3. A. greater B. lessC. fewer D. more4. A. accept B. findC. change D. follow5. A. studyB. understand C. change D. follow6. A. need B. wish C. expect D. hope
25、7. A. teacher B. graduate C. parent D. professor8. A. held B. built C. had D. offered9. A. give B. shareC. let D. hand10. A. time B. turnC. chance D. interview11. A. address B. telephone C. nameD. number12. A. withB. away C. up D. without13. A. books B. subjects C. requestD. knowledge14. A. pityB. s
26、urprisedC. angry D. sorry15. A. really B. certainlyC. finally D. proudly16. A. orB. andC. but D. so17. A. much B. someC. many D. most18. A. explainB. meanC. say D. translate19. A. practicalB. popularC. lucky D. sure20. A. impressB. warn C. prove D. disappoint四. 短文改错I still remember how nervously I w
27、as on my first day in the new school ten years ago, when I found difficult to follow my teacher in the first English class. The teacher spoke English throughout the class, that was totally different from the lessons I had been taken before. In the morning class the next day, the English teacher came
28、 to me while I am reading the text aloud as other students. After listen to me for a while, she gave me a big smile and said he liked my voice very much. The smile shone on a whole day and the following days, as a result of that I began to be confident. A week later, I volunteered to take charge of English study in my class and my English is now been improved steadily.
