Unit 2 Working the land
Section Ⅱ Pre-reading and Reading
一、单句语法填空
1.Having spent the whole afternoon playing on the beach without protection, he became ________ (sunburn).
2.Many people in this country are dying of ______ (hungry) every day.3.In just two _____ (decade), the village has grown into a fishing port with a population of around 5,000 people.
4.Tom said he had some ______(disturb) news to share with me.
5.Mr. Smith borrowed a large amount of money from the the bank ______ (expand) his business.
6.Your education _______ (equip) you to earn a good living in the future.
7.The boss hoped that his products could ______(export) to European countries.
8.Henry has German ______ (nation), but he grew up in the United States.
二、阅读理解
People can't survive without food. Long ago, early people couldn't grow crops, so they had to live by hunting animals and gathering grains. After a tribe (部落) had lived in an area for some time, its food supply would begin to reduce. Then the tribe had to move to new hunting grounds where there was more food.
This way of life caused special problems for the tribes. They were forced to depend on luck, as well as on their hunting skills. If they could find no game, the whole tribe would be in danger of starving. And when the hunters had good luck one day, they were not sure to find game the next time. The tribes moved often because much land was needed to support their people.
As time passed by, people learned that they could grow their food. At first, the women of tribes collected patches of wild grain. Later, people discovered that they could plant their own seeds. Farming slowly became a way of life.
As people turned away from hunting to farming, their life changed. When the food supply became richer and richer, they no longer moved from place to place. The success of their crops depended partly on the weather, but there were also things they could do to help crops grow.
In the past, a tribe had to travel many miles for food. Now, only a small amount of land was necessary to feed the whole tribe. The early tribe could grow in size because farming provided a way to feed people.
1.Why did the early tribes move so often
A.They enjoyed travelling around.
B.They had to find enough food.
C.They did not like to stay in one place.
D.They liked to go hunting everywhere.
2.The underlined word “game” in Paragraph 2 probably means “ ”.
A.游戏 B.比赛
C.猎物 D.赌博
3.When farming provided enough food to people, .
A.the women didn't do any work at all
B.the tribe could grow larger and life became steady
C.they did not move at all
D.they no longer went hunting
三、七选五
Tips for choosing a career
Choosing a career isn’t always easy.Here are our tips to help you make up your mind.
Don’t let other people tell you what to do!There are always people who want you to become a lawyer,or be a teacher.Listen to them,but remember it’s your life and it’s your decision.__1__!
Consider what you think you’re good at.It’s true that things like salary (工资) are important,but don’t let financial considerations lead you down the wrong path.__2__—if you’re not very outgoing,don’t go for a sales job,even if the pay is good.
Your first decision isn’t forever.__3__—they choose a job,find they love it and stick at it.But it isn’t always like that,so remember— you’re allowed to change your mind! Certainly,it’s no good worrying for years: maybe you’ve got three or four possible things you’d like to do,so come to a decision and try one,and if you don’t like it,try another one.
__4__.Some people choose their career simply because they think they’ll earn huge amounts of money.OK,if that’s what you want.But generally,people get more satisfaction out of their career if they feel they are doing something valuable for others.__5__.It could be a job that helps other people,like being a child minder.Just don’t forget that job satisfaction isn’t only about money.
A.Do something of value
B.Consider your past experiences
C.It doesn’t have to be charity work
D.Follow your heart and your personality
E.Some lucky people get it right first time
F.Be sure that you’re the one who makes that decision
G.The more you learn,the more you’ll realize just how much you don’t know
四、书面表达
假如你是高一学生李华,在学习了本单元话题内容后,向农民陈述使用化肥的“利与弊”,以及自己对使用化肥的看法。
1. 尽管化肥带来了很多好处,例如使农作物生长得更快,为农民节省时间和精力,但是使用它们所带来的消极影响也不容忽视。
2. 首先,化肥会杀死有益的细菌和昆虫,破坏土壤。
3. 而且,施肥过多会导致水污染,甚至更糟的是,会破坏生态环境。
4. 长期使用化肥会影响人们的健康。
5. 就我个人而言,农民应少使用化肥,而尽量使用有机肥。
Over the past half century, using chemical fertilizers has become very common in farming. ________________________________
一、单句语法填空
1.sunburnt
2.hunger
3.decades
4.disturbing
5.to expand
6.equips
7.be exported
8.nationality
二、阅读理解
1.B 细节理解题。根据第一段第三、四句“After a tribe (部落) had lived in an area for some time, its food supply would begin to reduce. Then the tribe had to move to new hunting grounds where there was more food.”可知答案为B。
2.C 词义猜测题。根据第二段第二、三句“They were forced to depend on luck, as well as on their hunting skills. If they could find no game, the whole tribe would be in danger of starving.”得知,他们靠运气和打猎技术活下来,如果找不到猎物,整个部落会处于挨饿的境地。故答案为C。
3.B 细节理解题。根据文章最后一句“The early tribe could grow in size because farming provided a way to feed people.”可知B项正确。
三、七选五
1.F F项中的you’re the one who makes that decision与本段小标题Don’t let other people tell you what to do以及该空前的it’s your decision相呼应。
2.D 该空后的if you’re not very outgoing,don’t go for a sales job是对D项Follow your heart and your personality的举例解释,且与本段小标题Consider what yon think you’re good at相呼应。
3.E E项Some lucky people get it right first time与本段小标题Your first decision isn’t forever形成对比,且该空后的they choose a job,find they love it and stick at it是对E项的进一步解释。
4.A A项Do something of value与本段提及的people get more satisfaction out of their career if they feel they are doing something valuable for others和It could be a job that helps other people相呼应。作者本段建议读者择业时可以选择一些有意义的工作。
5.C C项中的charity work与该空前的something valuable for others相呼应,且与该空后的a job that helps other people,like being a child minder形成对比。作者认为做有意义的工作并不一定非要去做慈善事业,只要是能帮助别人就好。
四、书面表达
Over the past half century, using chemical fertilizers has become very common in farming. Although chemical fertilizers have brought a lot of benefits, like making crops grow much faster and save farmers, time and energy, the negative aspects of using them can't be ignored. To begin with, chemical fertilizers can damage the soil by killing helpful bacteria and insects. What's more, using too many chemical fertilizers can lead to water pollution or even worse, am spoil the ecological environment. And long-term use of them can have a bcid effect on people's health. From my point of view, farmers should use more organic fertilizers rather than chemical fertilizers.
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