【中国好题源】（含答案解析）人教必修四Unit 2 Working the land

Unit2 Working the land
1.【原创】The little boy would rather at home than out .
A stay going B staying go C stay go D staying going
【解析】would rather do….than do…..“宁愿….，也不…..”
【答案】C
【教材原句】He would much rather keep time for his hobbies.
2.【原创】________ the boy's help, we reached the village in a short time.
A．Because B．Thanks to
C．Although D．Under
【解析】句意：多亏了那个小男孩的帮助，我们很快就到了那个村庄。thanks to为介词短语，意为“多亏了；由于；因为”。A、C均为连词，故不选。“在……的帮助下”，用介词with，不用under。
【答案】B
【教材原句】Thanks to his research, the UN has more tools in the battle to rid the world of hunger.
3.【2012·西宁月考】—I hear Mr Wang has passed the driving test.
—________，let me go and congratulate him.
A．Even so B．If so
C．If any D．If not
【解析】If so如果这样的话。
【答案】B
【教材原句】If so，what did you do to grow them?
4.【2012?福建龙岩检测】Please ________ yourself with a sharp pencil and a rubber for the exam.
A．fill B．equip[来源:学&科&网Z&X&X&K]
C．involve D．take
【解析】句意：请准备一支尖铅笔和一块橡皮参加考试。equip ... with ...
“装有……；用……装备”。
【答案】　B
【教材原句】He therefore gives millions of yuan to equip others for their research in agriculture.
5.【2012·宜昌模拟】Life was difficult for her，but she ________ to make ends meet.
A．fought B．made
C．struggled D．covered
【解析】struggle to do...努力干……。
答案：C
【教材原句】Indeed, his sunburnt face and arms and his slim, strong body are just like those of millions of Chinese farmers, for whom he has struggled for the past five decades.
6.【2012·日照高三调研】It is reported that the drivers won't go back to work until their demand for better pay ________ .
A．is to satisfy　　　　　　 B．is satisfied
C．will be satisfied D．has satisfied
【解析】考查时态和语态。satisfy one's demand满足某人的要求，故从句的主语demand与谓语动词satisfy之间为被动关系，所以用被动语态；又因为until引导的是时间状语从句，所以用一般现在时代替一般将来时。
【答案】B
【教材原句】Dr Yuan is quite satisfied with his life.
7.【2012·南京一模】—Come on, Kitty.
—Oh, good heavens! Both my legs are nearly to give out.I ________ for hours like a dog.
A．have been walking B．had walked
C．was walking D．walked
【解析】考查动词的时态。根据句中的my legs are nearly to give out可知本题应该使用现在完成进行时，表示答话人一直走了几个小时的路，因此腿上没有一点儿力气了。
【答案】A
【教材原句】Recently, however, scientists have_been_finding that longterm use of these fertilizers can cause damage to the land and, even more dangerous, to people's health.
本单元语法：v．ing形式作主语和宾语
8.【2013届山西太原五中高三12月考】28. —Tom is so worried about the test that he said he was going to study all night.
—Tell him he should quit ______ and get some help.
A. to have worried B. to worry C. worrying D. from worrying
【答案】C
【解析】此处quit doing sth. 相当于stop doing sth.，表“停止做某事”之意。
9. 【2012·江苏启东中学摸底考试】The difficulty the couple had ________ their lost child was soon forgotten when they discovered her.
A．found B．find
C．finding D．to find
【解析】考查非谓语动词。本题中含有have difficulty (in) doing sth.结构。句意：这对夫妇在找到丢失的孩子后很快忘记了寻找时的困难。
【答案】C
10. 【2012·龙岩检测】________ in the leg made it impossible
for me to walk as fast as usual.[来源:学科网]
A．Being injured B．To be injured
C．Having injured D．Injured
【解析】考查非谓语动词。此处缺少主语，而现在分词和过去分词不能作主语，排除C项和D项； B项不定式表示未发生的动作，与语境不符。据此选A项，用动名词短语作主语。
【答案】A
完形填空【原创】
Yuan Longping is a Chinese agricultural scientist and educator, known for developing the first hybrid rice varieties in the 1970s.
Born in 1930 and a 1 from the Southwest Agriculture Institute in 1953, Yuan began his
2 career at an agriculture school in Anjiang, Hunan Province.
He 3 an idea for hybridizing rice in the 1960s. Since then, he has 4 himself to the research and development of a better rice breed.
In 1964, he 5 to find a natural hybrid rice plant that had obvious 6 over others. Greatly 7 , he began to study the elements of this particular type.
In 1973, in 8 with others, he was able to cultivate a type of hybrid rice species which had great advantages. It yielded 20 percent 9 per unit than that of common ones.
The next year their research made a 10 in seeding. They successfully 11 a set of technologies for producing indica rice, putting China in the 12 worldwide in rice production. For this 13 , he was dubbed the "Father of Hybrid Rice."
At present, as many as 50 percent of China's total 14 fields grow Yuan Longping’s hybrid rice species and yield 60 percent of the rice 15 in China. 16 Yuan's hard work, China's total rice output 17 from 5.69 billion tons in 1950 to 19.47 billion tons last year, about 300 billion kilograms more have been produced over the last twenty years. The annual yield increase is enough to 18 60 million people.
The "Super Rice" Yuan is now working on yields are 30 percent higher than those of 19 rice. A 20 yield of 17,055 kilograms per hectare was registered（登记） in Yongsheng County in Yunnan Province in 1999.
1. A worker B scientist C teacher D graduate
2. A studying B working C teaching D rice
3. A came up with B caught up with C kept up with D got along with
4. A developed B devoted C made D contributed
5. A happened B seemed C occurred D addicted
6. A benefits B advantages C profits D uses
7. A forced B defeated C encouraged D convinced
8. A team B group C couple D cooperation
9. A more B less C little D few[来源:Zxxk.Com]
10.A development B breakthrough C breakdown D progress
11.A brought B studied C developed D promoted
12.A front B back C middle D lead
13.A achievement B discovery C invention D progress
14.A wheat B plant C rice D cotton
15.A produce B production C product D promise
16.A Result in B In terms of C In case of D Due to
17.A rose B raised C grew D arose
18.A save B feed C cure D treat
19.A particular B special C common D usual
20.A level B dream C rice D record
【解析】
D graduate(毕业生)。他从西南农业学院毕业。
C 后面的at an agriculture school，说明他开始从事教学（teaching）生涯。
A come up with“提出想法”。
B devote oneself to“献身于….”。
A happen to do“碰巧…..”。
B have advantage over“比….有优势”。[来源:Zxxk.Com]
C 受到极大鼓舞（greatly encouraged）,他开始…..。
D in corporation with others “与他人合作”。
A 产量比普通（common）水稻高20%。
B make a breakthrough“取得突破”。
C 此处的develop的含义“开发，研究出”。
D put China in the lead worldwide“是中国处于世界领先地位”。
A 因为这项成就（achievement）,他被尊为“水稻之父”。
C China's total rice fields“中国所有的稻田”。
B the rice production in China.“中国的水稻产量”。Production“产量”。
D 由于（due to）他的努力，中国的睡到出口从5.69 billion tons 上升（rise）到19.67 billion tons.
A 同上。
B feed“喂养，养活”。
C 这种超级水稻比普通（common）水稻产量高30%。
D 创造了一个年产17,055 kilograms 的记录（record）.
阅读理解A【原创】
Gillian Clarke, Wales' national poet, has become the second Welsh winner of the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry.
Mrs. Clarke, 73, said she was "humbled" to join names such as WH Auden, John Betjeman, Philip Larkin and Welshman RS Thomas in receiving the honour. It recognises her body of work which ended with the collection A Recipe for Water, published last year.The Cardiff-born poet, who lives in Talgarreg, Ceredigion, will receive her honour from the Queen next year.
She was named Wales' third national poet in 2008 and works as a poet, playwright, editor, creative writing tutor and translator. She is the author of several volumes of poetry and many broadcast plays. She is resident of Ty Newydd, the writers' centre in Llanystumdwy, Gwynedd, which she co-founded in 1990.
Mrs Clarke said she was amazing when she heard she had received the gold medal. "I don't win raffles, so I didn't expect this. Some of my greatest heroes have received the award - Auden, Ted Hughes, Derek Walcot, Les Murray, U A Fanthorpe and, at the top of my list, RS Thomas. "I feel humbled so many wonderful people have received the award and I wondered if I belonged on such a distinguished list, but I thought if RS Thomas can accept, so can I."
Mrs Clarke said only 11 women had received the award, and the medal was a "gift for poetry and for Wales". Poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy, who chaired the medal's judging panel, described her as "part of the literary landscape of this country".
The Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry was set up by George V in 1933 at the suggestion of the then excellent poet laureate, John Masefield. The honour is awarded for excellence in poetry for either a body of work or an outstanding poetry collection published during the year of the award.
1. The third paragraph is mainly to tell us Mrs. Clarke ______.
A. found a writer’ centre B. can also write plays and poems
C. is a productive writer D. is worthy of her reputation
2. What can know about Gillian Clarke according to the fourth Paragraph?
A. She was a confident writer.
B. She looked down on other writers.
C. She thought RS Thomas shouldn’t have received the award.
D. She still had a long way to go before making a name for herself.
3. Who’s the founder of the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry?
A. The Queen B. George V C. John Masefield D. Carol Ann Duffy
4. What does Gillian Clarke think of her winning the award?
A. Doubtful B. Unwillingly C. Unexpected D. Disappointedly
5. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Gillian Clarke has already received the honour.
B. Gillian Clarke was Wales' second national poet in 2008.
C. Poet Carol Ann Duffy and Gillian Clarke are close friends.
D. The Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry has a history of about eight years.
答案与解析
1. C。推理判断题。文章第三段介绍了吉莉安?克拉克是威尔士的第三个国民诗人，且也是剧作家、编辑、助教、翻译家；出版了许多诗集和剧本；还建立了作家中心。凭这些足以推断出作者叙述本段的目的旨在说明吉莉安?克拉克的多才多艺，是一位多产作家，故选C。
2. A。细节理解题。根据本段的“... but I thought if RS Thomas can accept, so can I”足以看出吉莉安?克拉克是一位非常自信的作家，故选A。
3. B。细节理解题。根据最后一段的“The Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry was set up by George V in 1933 at the suggestion of the then excellent poet laureate, John Masefield”可知“英女王诗歌金奖”是在John Masefield的建议下由George V创立的，故选B。
4. C。细节理解题。根据第四段的“Mrs Clarke said she was amazing when she heard she had received the gold medal.”及“...so I didn't expect this”可知吉莉安?克拉克对自己获“英女王诗歌金奖”一事感到出乎意料。
5. D。细节理解题。根据最后一段的“The Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry was set up by George V in 1933”可计算出“英女王诗歌金奖”到目前为止已有78年的历史，即约80年，故D正确。根据第二段的“... will receive her honour from the Queen next year”可知A项错误；根据第三段“She was named Wales' third national poet in 2008...”可知B项中的second应为third；C项文中无信息支持。
B
【安徽省泗县双语中学2012——2013学年度高一下学期第一次月考】
We were a very motley (混杂的) crowd of people who took the bus every day many years ago. During the early morning ride from the suburb, we sat drowsily (昏昏欲睡地) with our collars up to our ears.
A small grey man took the bus to the center for senior citizens every morning. No one ever paid very much attention to him. Then one July morning he said good morning to the driver before he sat down. The driver nodded guardedly. The rest of us were silent.
The next day, the old man boarded the bus energetically, smiled and said in a loud voice: "And a very good morning to you all!" Some of us looked up, amazed, and murmured "Good morning!" in reply.
The following weeks we were more surprised. Our friend was now dressed in a nice old suit and a wide out-of-date tie. He said good morning to us every day and we gradually began to nod and talk to each other.
One morning he had a bunch of wild flowers in his hand. The driver turned around smilingly and asked: "Have you got yourself a girlfriend, Charlie?" The man nodded shyly and said yes. Every morning after that Charlie always brought a flower.
The summer went by when one morning Charlie wasn't waiting at his usual stop. When he wasn't there the new day and the day after that, we started wondering if he was sick or – hopefully – on holiday somewhere, Later we were told one of his very close friends had died at the weekend. How silent we were the rest of the way to work. The next Monday Charlie was waiting at the stop, a little bit more grey. Inside the bus was a silence similar to that in a church. Even though no one had talked about it, all those of us sat with our eyes filled with tears and a bunch of wild flowers in our hands.
56. From the first paragraph we can inter that the passengers ____.
A. had a cheerful trip every morning B. didn't know each other
C. seldom talked to each other D. talked and laughed on the way
57. Why were some of the passengers amazed when the old man greeted them?
A. Because he looked energetic. B. Because he spoke in a loud voice.
C. Because he was holding some flowers. D. Because they hardly greeted each other.
58. How did the passengers feel when Charlie was not there the next day?
A. Concerned. B. Pleased. C. Surprised. D. Disappointed.
59. The underlined word "it" in the last paragraph most probably refers to ____.
A. the reach for his not taking the bus B. the death of one of his very close friends
C. the reach for his looking more grey D. the silence on the bus
【解析】
56. C细节理解题。根据“we sat drowsily with our collars up to our ears. ”推断，乘客之间很少交谈。
57. D推理判断题。由于乘客之间很少问候，所以有人突然向所有的人问候，他们会感到惊奇。
58. A推理判断题。根据“他是否得病了”和“希望他是外出度假了”推断，乘客非常关心他。
59. B代词指代题。根据“Later we were told one of his very close friends had died at the weekend. ”，此处的it指的是他的朋友去世这件事情。
C
【安徽省泗县双语中学2012——2013学年度高一下学期第一次月考】
The secret of carrier pigeons' unbelievable ability to find their way home has been discovered by scientists: the feathered navigators follow the roads just like we do.
Scientists now believe the phrase "as the crow (乌鸦) flies" no longer means the shortest most direct route between two points. They say it is likely that crows and other day birds also choose AA-suggested routes, even though it makes their journeys longer.
Scientists at Oxford University spent 10 years studying homing pigeons using global positioning satellite (GPS) and got a surprising result. The birds often don't use the sun to decide their directions.
Instead they fly along motorways, turn at crossing and even go around roundabouts (绕道) , adding miles to their journeys.
"It really has knocked our research team sideways to find that after a decade-long international study, pigeons appear to ignore their inbuilt directional instincts (本能) and follow the road system," said Prof Tim Guilford, reader in animal behavior at Oxford University's Department of Zoology.
Guilford said pigeons use their own navigational system (导航系统) when doing long distance trips or when a bird does a journey for the first time.
"But once homing pigeons have flown a journey more than once, they can fly home on a habitual route, much as we do when we are driving or walking home from work," said Guilford.
"In short, it looks like it is mentally easier for a bird to fly down a road. They are just making their journey as simple as possible."
60. What would be the best title of the passage?
A. How Pigeons Find Their Ways Home? B. Why Pigeons Can Fly long Distance?
C. Birds Follow Roads as We Do. D. Why Crows Fly the Shortest D stance?[来源:Zxxk.Com]
61. What does the words "the feathered navigators" refer to?
A. The crows. B. The pigeons. C. Day birds. D. Animals that can fly.
62. Scientists used to think that homing pigeons often find their directions ____.
A. by global positioning satellite B. by the sun
C. by the road system D. by following other birds
63. Why do homing pigeons tend to follow the road system daring the r journey?
A. Because they don't have their inbuilt directional instincts now.
B. Because their own navigational system doesn't work.
C. Because it is too hard to use their own navigational system.
D. Because it is easier to make journey simple by following road system.
【解析】
60. A主旨大意题。文章的第一段是主题段，主要讲述了信鸽认路的高超本领，所以用A做标题概括了文章的中心思想。
61. B细节理解题。根据上文的“The secret of carrier pigeons’ unbelievable ability”可知，该词指的就是“信鸽”。
62. B细节理解题。根据The birds often don’t use the sun to decide their directions判断。
63.D 推理判断题。 由最后一段可知答案。
书面表达：
“地球一小时”发起于澳大利亚，并得到全球许多城市的响应。该活动旨在倡议人们在特定时间熄灯一小时，来表明他们对全球气候变暖的关注。
2009年3月28目晚8：30分至9：30分，北京参与了“地球一小时”行动。许多著名建筑物如鸟巢、水立方以及宾馆、饭店、办公大楼等熄灯一时；民众举行烛光晚餐，观星派对……
请根据以上内容写一篇英语短文，描述这次活动并谈一下你对此事的看法（至少两点）。
注意：1．词数：150左右。题目已绘出，不计入总词数；
2．参考词汇：地球一小时 Earth Hour 鸟巢 Bird’s Nest 水立方 Water Cube
【参考范文】
Earth Hour
Earth Hour started in Australia with millions of homes and businesses turning their lights off for one hour．People are all joining together in a global effort to show that it’s possible to take action on global warming．
Beijing took part in Earth Hour this year .The “Bird’s Nest” National Stadium and the nearby “Water Cube”，usually illuminated by floodlights，went dark at 8：30 p．m。，while dozens of hotel office buildings，shopping malls and restaurants also switched their lights off．People joined in activities such as candle-lit dinners and star-gazing patties as a response to the call for “going dark”．
I support the action．In my opinion, Earth Hour is a message of hope and a message of action. It will have a great influence on people’s attitude towards global warming．We should take responsibility and get involved in working towards a bright future．Everyone can make difference．
【一句多译】
Earth Hour started in Australia with millions of homes and businesses turning their lights off for one hour.
改译：Starting in Australia ,Earth hour arose with millions of homes and businesses turning their lights off for one hour.
People are all joining together in a global effort to show that it’s possible to take action on global warming．
改译：People all over the world are taking actions ,aiming to prevent global warming．
3. People joined in activities such as candle-lit dinners and star-gazing patties as a response to the call for “going dark”．
改译：In order to respond to the call for “going dark”, People joined in activities such as candle-lit dinners and star-gazing patties.
We should take responsibility and get involved in working towards a bright future．
改译：It’s our duty to take responsibility and get involved in working towards a bright future．