Unit5 Reading and Thinking综合练素养提升
Ⅰ. 阅读理解
Every time you go shopping, the vegetables and fruit look so tempting that you wish you could buy all of them Some people are lucky and can grow the fruit and vegetables in the gardens that they have. While getting fresh vegetables, they can also achieve great cost cutting.
Mushrooms are expensive and can also go bad very quickly Mushrooms can also be grown easily in a dark environment. In fact, it’s better than growing other vegetables since you really don’t need an outdoor space. A special type of soil that is good for growing mushrooms is easily available.
Actually mushrooms aren’t even vegetables; they are fungi(菌类) and for this reason, you don’t even require sunlight to grow them. Well, how does one go about growing mushrooms
You could always search “growing mushrooms” and you will find a number of mushroom growing kits(工具) available online that are effective and not very expensive either.
Mushrooms can be added to any dish that you cook. Simply use them in pizza, salads and anything that you pretty much fancy. Grow mushrooms in your own house and use them whenever you want. Fresh mushrooms are tastier than the ones that are stored in your refrigerator.
If you have had a really good crop of mushrooms, then you can even store them. Ideally you should use the white variety of the mushrooms. Simply pick them, slice them and put them on a cookie sheet in a freezer. When they are frozen, you can use them when you want to. Remember to thaw(解冻) them before you use them, and they will give a really great taste to the dish that you are making.
1. What can we know about growing mushrooms
A. It takes a lot of effort
B. It needs lots of sunshine
C. The soil is easily available
D. The environment is demanding
2. What is the authors attitude towards growing vegetables in gardens
A. Doubtful
B. Supportive
C. Objective
D. Disapproving
3. What could be the best title for the text
A. Simple to Cook Mushroom Pizza
B. Fun and Easy to Grow Mushrooms
C. Expensive to Buy Mushrooms Online
D. Important to eat Fruit and vegetables
Ⅱ.课文语法填空
Known as the father of hybrid rice Yuan Longping is one of Chinas 1._______(famous) scientists, who considers himself a farmer 2._______his fame and influence 3._______(tackle) the crisis of food 4._______(short), he made up his mind to study agriculture and attended Southwest Agricultural College. Then as a researcher, he was devoted to finding 5._______approach to boosting yields without expanding the area of land. 6._______(overcome) enormous difficulties, he developed the first hybrid rice in the world that could be used for farming in 1974. which made 7._______possible for farmers to expand their output 8._______(great)not only has his innovation helped to feed China, but it 9._______(alleviate) hunger in other countries depending on rice like India and Vietnam. Given his great contributions, he has received numerous awards both in China and abroad spite of being wealthy, he cares little for celebrity or money and makes large donations to support agricultural research. Old 10._______he is. he is still working hard to fulfill his dream.
1.________ 2.________ 3.________ 4.________ 5.________
6.________ 7.________ 8.________ 9.________ 10.________
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Ⅰ.阅读理解
【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文,介绍了种蘑菇的方法及其好处。蘑菇是菌类,它可以在黑暗的环境中生长,并且可以添加到任何食物里。人们应该尝试种植蘑菇,这样既省钱又可以吃到新鲜的蘑菇。
1. C解析:细节理解题。由第二段中的“A special type of soil that is good for growing mushrooms is e easily available.”可知,适合用来种植蘑菇的特殊土壤很容易获得。故选C项。
2. B解析:观点态度题。由第一段中的“Some people are lucky and can grow the fruit and vegetables in the gardens that they have. While getting fresh vegetables,they can also achieve great cost cutting.”可知,有些人很幸运,可以在花园种植水果和蔬菜,他们在获得新鲜蔬菜的同时,也可以削减成本。由此可知,作者支持在花园种蔬菜。故选B项。
3. B解析:标题归纳题。文章讲述了种植蘑菇的方法及好处,表明自己种蘑菇很容易也很有趣。故选B项。
Ⅱ.课文语法填空
1. most famous解析:此处指袁隆平是中国最著名的科学家之一。由语境可知这里应用形容词最高级 most famous。
2. despite解析:此处指尽管他负有盛名并且有影响力,他还是把自己看作一个农民。空后fame和 influence是名词,介词后可接名词,根据句意可知填 despite,意为“尽管”。
3. To tackle解析:句意:为解决食物短缺的危机,他下定决心学习农业并去了西南农学院就学。根据句意可知,此处用动词不定式作目的状语,故填 To tackle。
4. shortage解析:句意参见上一题解析。food shortage意为“食物短缺”。
5. an解析:此处指他致力于找到一种不扩大种植面积而提髙产量的方法。此处第一次提到 approach,表泛指,用不定冠词,approach的发音以元音音素开头,故填an。
6. Having overcome解析:此处指克服重重困难后,他在1974年培育出了世界上第一株可用于农业的杂交水稻。克服困难后才培育出杂交水稻,overcome的动作发生在谓语动词 developed之前,与句子主语he之间是逻辑上的主谓关系,故填 Having overcome。
7. it解析:此处指这使得农民们极大地增加了产量。动词不定式短语是make真正的宾语,此处应用it作形式宾语。
8. greatly解析:此处用副词 greatly修饰动词 expand。
9. has alleviated解析:句意:他的新方法不仅有助于养活中国人,而且也缓和了其他像印度和越南这样的依靠大米的国家的饥饿问题。not only…but….是连词,连接并列的分句,后一分句缺谓语,前一分句用现在完成时,故后一分句也应用现在完成时,故填has alleviate。
10. as/though解析:句意:尽管他年事已高,他仍然努力工作来实现他的梦想。根据句意可知,此处表示“尽管”,从句表语old提到句首,要部分倒装,故用as或 though引导让步状语从句。