Unit 2 Working the land
Section Ⅲ Grammar
一、语法与写作
1._____________________________________________________so that you don't feel lonely and depressed.
拥有朋友意味着你有谈话的人所以你不会感到孤独和沮丧。
2.Many people have suggested _____________________________________ to protect animal rights.
很多人都建议制定更多的规则以保护动物权益。
3.It's fun ______________________y at the beach.
在海边度假很有趣。
4.We are busy ___________________.
我们正忙着为即将到来的考试做准备。
5.The two students who had broken the school rules were lucky enough to __________________.
那两个违反校规的学生很幸运没有受到惩罚。
二、阅读理解
The oldest desert (沙漠) in the world is in Namibia (a country in Africa). The desert is called the Namib Desert. This desert is believed to be nearly 40 million years old! It is truly an ancient desert.
The Namib Desert has some of the world's biggest sand dunes (沙丘). The dunes tower high into the sky. One dune, called “Big Daddy”, is almost 1,200 feet (365 meters) high! This means “Big Daddy”is bigger than a 100 story building! People can climb“Big Daddy”. One man climbed to the dune's crest, or top. Near the crest, the man had to climb on all fours! He had to use his hands to prevent himself from sliding down.
The Namib Desert's ancient dunes vary in color. When something varies, it changes and becomes different. The Namib Desert dunes vary from orange to red.
During the day, the surface temperature of the sand dunes heats up. The surface temperature can heat up to 54 ℃. What does one lizard (蜥蜴) do to keep its feet cool It stands on only two feet at a time! It jumps from pair to pair! This allows the feet in the air to cool off. When this isn't enough, the lizard dives into the sand. It digs down to where the sand is cooler.
Little water falls on the dunes. Often there is less than half an inch (1.3 centimeters) of rain a year. What does one dune plant do for water It uses the morning fog (雾)! The fog comes from the Atlantic Ocean nearby. It rolls across the dunes. The plant's leaves are filled with empty spaces. The empty spaces take in droplets (小水珠) of the water. The plant can survive years without rain by taking in the fog droplets.
1.What is the Namib Desert most famous for
A.Its old age. B.Its big size.
C.Its location. D.Its animals.
2.Why does the author mention the man climber
A.To show it is fun to climb dunes.
B.To show the popularity of“Big Daddy”.
C.To show“Big Daddy”is the highest dune.
D.To show the difficulty of climbing“Big Daddy”.
3.How does a lizard in the Namib Desert deal with the heat
A.It touches the sand with as little of its body as possible.
B.It keeps jumping from one cool place to another.
C.It jumps as high as possible into the air.
D.It stays inside the sand the whole day.
4.What can we learn from the last paragraph
A.The dune plant lives on the rain.
B.It rains often in the Namib Desert.
C.The Namib Desert is a coastal desert.
D.Plants can seldom be seen on most dunes.
三、语法填空
Rice 1.__________ (believe) to have been first grown in China or possibly somewhere else in eastern Asia around 10,000 years ago.2.__________ earliest evidence of rice farming comes from a 7,000 year old site near the lower Yangtze River village of Hemudu in Zhejiang province in China.
Rice is a kind of food which requires much labor.In developed countries,the planting and harvesting is done 3.__________ (most) with machines.However,in much of the world,these things are still largely done by hand.It takes one farmer 1,000 to 2,000 working hours 4.__________ (raise) a rice crop on 2.5 acres of land.The fact that rice needs so much labor means 5.__________ (keep) a lot of the population on the land.
Rice is also a crop 6.__________ need of lots of water.The wet rice grown in most of Asia needs hot weather after a period of rain and conditions provided by the 7.__________ (rain) seasons affect many of the places 8.__________ rice is grown.
Rice straws (稻秆) 9.__________ (leave) in the fields add nutrients (营养物) to the soil after rice is harvested.For the next crop,rice farmers can often enjoy a good harvest by adding little 10.__________ no fertilizer.
四、读后续写
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。
Jim slumped on the couch. Mother's Day was coming up, and he didn't have a present. “How can I buy a present without any money?” he thought.
Jim picked up the newspaper that was lying on the couch. He noticed a large advertisement on the front page. The local department store was sponsoring a contest. “Tell us why your mom is special and win a shopping spree (疯狂购物) for her,” said the ad.
“This is perfect!” thought Jim. He ran to his room with the newspaper. Taking a pencil and a blank piece of paper from his desk, he started to write.
“My mom is the best mother in the world. She always makes a lunch for me to take to school, and she never forgets my dessert. She reads as many books to me before bed as I want. She always remembers to check under the bed for monsters. And she gives the best hug, but never in front of my friends, who would laugh at me for hugging my mom.”
Jim liked what he had written. He copied it neatly and got an envelope and a stamp from his dad. He ran to the mailbox with his entry(参赛作品). “Mom will love having a shopping spree,” he thought.
Jim checked the mailbox every day for his prize. Days passed by, and then weeks. Soon it was the day before Mother's Day. Jim still hadn't heard anything about the contest.
“What am I going to do now?” he wondered. He didn't have a present, and he didn't have a shopping spree, and he still didn't have any money. He had to think of something. Jim closed his eyes and curled his toes and thought so hard that his ears hurt.
一、语法与写作
1.Having_friends_means_that_you_can_have_someone_to_talk_to
2.setting_up_more_rules
3.spending_the_holida
4.preparing_for_the_coming_exam
5.escape_being_punished
二、阅读理解
1.A 细节理解题。由第一段中的oldest和ancient可知,纳米布沙漠是世界上最古老的沙漠,因此它以其年代古老闻名于世。
2.D 推理判断题。由第二段中的“the man had to climb on all fours! He had to use his hands to prevent himself from sliding down”可知,攀爬“大老爹”沙丘还是具有挑战性的。
3.A 细节理解题。由第四段中的“It stands on only two feet at a time! It jumps from pair to pair! This allows the feet in the air to cool off”可知,蜥蜴一次只有两只脚着地,这样轮换着来让脚凉快点。
4.C 推理判断题。由最后一段中的“The fog comes from the Atlantic Ocean nearby”可知,纳米布沙漠是一个滨海沙漠。
三、语法填空
1.is believed 考查一般现在时的被动语态。Rice与believe之间是被动关系,且believe在此描述的是一般情况,故填is believed。
2.The 考查定冠词。形容词最高级前用定冠词限定,故填The。
3.mostly 考查副词。设空处作状语修饰is done,故填mostly。
4.to raise 考查固定结构。It takes sb.some time to do sth.意为“某人花费……时间做某事”。
5.keeping 考查动词 ing形式作宾语的用法。mean作“意味着”讲时,后接动词 ing形式作宾语,故填keeping。
6.in 考查固定结构。in need of意为“需要”。
7.rainy 考查形容词作定语的用法。设空处作定语修饰seasons,表示“多雨的”,故填rainy。
8.where 考查关系副词。设空处引导限制性定语从句修饰places,且在从句中作状语,故填where。
9.left 考查过去分词作定语的用法。Rice straws后跟定语,因leave与Rice straws之间是逻辑上的动宾关系,且leave所表示的动作已完成,故填left。
10.or 考查连词。little与no之间是选择关系,故填or。
四、读后续写
Paragraph 1:
Suddenly he had an idea. He fumbled in his drawers and fortunately found a piece of delicate and fragrant paper. He sat down straight on his chair, and began to write a letter in his best handwriting as a Mother's Day present. “Dear Mom, I'm writing this to tell you that you are the best mother in the world...” With a sincere heart, Jim finished the letter and sealed it in an envelope, his lips curving into a smile.
Paragraph 2:
The next morning Jim handed his present to his mom. Finishing reading the letter, his mom swept him into her arms with her eyes wet as if she wanted to squeeze the breath out of him. “Thank you, my dear!” She sniffled, hugging Jim more tightly. Leaning against his mother's shoulder, Jim slowly explained why he chose to write a letter as a gift. After hearing the reason, his mom gently combed her fingers through his hair, saying, “To me, your letter is better than a thousand shopping sprees.” Hugging each other, they felt happy as if they were in possession of everything. Indeed, love should be made known to loved ones.
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