人教版高中英語必修四unit2-單元練習(xí)題

人教版高中英語必修四Unit2WorkingthelandⅠ.單項(xiàng)填空1．Progresssofarhasbeenverygood.________，wearesurethattheprojectwillbecompletedontime.A．However B．OtherwiseC．Therefore D．Besides2．Sportsandgamescan________ourbodies，keepushealthyandhelpuslivealonglife.A．buildup B．setupC．putup D．bringup3．Seeifyoucanunderstandthefollowing，________，youcanlookthemupinthedictionary.A．ifany B．ifnotC．ifneeded D．ifpossible4．(·杭州模擬)PeopleinSichuanprovincearedeterminedtorebuild________wasdestroyedintheearthquake.A．that B．whichC．how D．what5．(·保定模擬)You’dbettergotherebytrain.Thetrainticketis________theairplaneticket.A．a(chǎn)scheapthreetimesas B．a(chǎn)sthreetimescheapasC．threetimescheaperthan D．cheaperthreetimesthan6．(·浙江紹興調(diào)測)—Whatdoyouthinkofherspeechlastnight?—Justsoso.Shegaveustoomuchinformation，sothateveryonegot________.A．confused B．toconfuseC．confusing D．tobeconfused7．Inordertoknowmorepeople，itisimportant________yourcontactlistbeyondjustfamilyandfriends.A．expanding B．toexpandC．expanded D．havingexpanded8．Theplantobecarriedoutnextmonthneeds________amongthemembersofthelaborunionbefore________.A．todiscuss；carryingoutB．tobediscussed；carriedoutC．discussing；beingcarriedoutD．discussed；tobecarriedout9．Expertssuggestthatpeopleshouldtakeupsomehobbies，whichmayhelp________pressureanddepression.A．reduce B．increaseC．improve D．rid10．—DoctorThompson，howcanIridmyselfofpain?—Youshouldtakethreepillsquicklyinordertobefree________pain.A．beyond B．fromC．out D．on11．Whenaskedaboutthesecretaboutstayingyoung，hesaidthatabalanceddiet________withexercisewastherecipeforahealthylife.A．conducted B．concludedC．combined D．connected12．Thesegraduatesbegantoseekemployment________theyleftuniversityinordertomakealiving.A．sothat B．a(chǎn)sifC．a(chǎn)slongas D．a(chǎn)ssoonas13．Ican’tstandpeople________aroundmewhenI’meating，forthere’salwaysastrongsmellintheair.A．smoke B．tosmokeC．smoking D．smoked14．Accordingtothereport，thenumberofpeoplelearningEnglishasaforeignlanguage________overtheyears.A．isincreasing B．a(chǎn)reincreasingC．hasbeenincreasing D．havebeenincreasing15．Marycertainlytalksalotandsheisneverinterestedinwhat________elsehastosay.A．somebody B．a(chǎn)nybodyC．everybody D．nobodyⅡ.完形填空(合肥第二次教學(xué)檢測)Kindnessisthegoldenchainbywhichsocietyisboundtogether.However，IwasnotthinkingaboutthegoldenchainwhenIhadtohelppeoplewho__1__theirwayandparkedinfrontofmyhouse.Iwasgrowingtiredofhelpingsomanypeople.Almostevery__2__Iwasawakenduringasoundnight’ssleepandhadto__3__someoneout.ManytimesIwas__4__bysomepennilessmotoristswhodidnoteventhankmeforthehelpsthattheyreceivedandsomeevencomplainedthatIcouldhavedone__5__.Oneday，ayoungmanwithaweek-oldbeardclimbedoutofa__6__automobile.Hehadnomoneyandnofood.HeaskedifIcouldgivehimsome__7__，offerhimgasolineandameal.Itoldhimthatifhewantedtoworkforme，hecouldcutthegrass，but__8__theworkwasn’tnecessary.Thoughsweatyandhungry，heworkedhard.Afterworkingallday，hesat__9__tocoolhimself.Ithankedhimforhisworkandgavehimthemoneyhe__10__.Ithenofferedhimsome__11__moneyforataskparticularlywelldone，butheshookhishead，__12__.Ineversawhimagain.HeprobablythoughtIhelpedhimoutthatday，butthatisnot__13__itwas.Ididn’thelphim.Hehelpedmeto__14__peopleagaintorepaytheirtrustinme.Hehelpedmetoonceagainwanttodosomethingforthosewhoare__15__.IwishIcouldthankhimfor__16__someofmybeliefinthebasic__17__ofothersandforgivingmebackalittleofthe__18__Ihadlost.Becauseofhim，Ionceagainfeltmyselfpartofagoldenchainofkindnessthat__19__ustoothers.Imayhavefedhisbodythatday，buthefedmy__.1.A.fought B．found C．made D．lost2．A.morning B．a(chǎn)fternoon C．night D．evening3．A.bring B．help C．carry D．drive4．A.takenforgranted B．putupwithC．turneddown D．takenupwith5．A.less B．more C．worse D．enough6.A.fashionable B．famous C．flashy D．shabby7．A.money B．food C．help D．work8．A.actually B．specially C．particularly D．generally9．A.inthesun B．intheshade C．inthefield D．inthecar10．A.asked B．begged C．needed D．charged11．A.old B．extra C．small D．good12．A.accepted B．received C．refused D．denied13．A.thesituation B．thething C．theissue D．theway14．A.believein B．watchover C．lookafter D．careabout15．A.introuble B．indanger C．intears D．infear16．A.forgetting B．losing C．restoring D．finding17．A.goodness B．happiness C．pleasure D．nature18．Aweakness B．strength C．optimism D．pessimism19．A.adapts B．a(chǎn)djusts C．devotes D．connects.heart B．soul C．head D．mouthⅢ.閱讀理解(·杭州第一次檢測)Britishscientistsarebreeding(育種)anewgenerationofriceplantsthatwillbeabletogrowinsoilcontainingsaltwater.Theirworkmayenableabandonedfarmstobecomeproductivefarmsoncemore.TimFlowersandTonyYeo，fromSussexUniversity’sSchoolofBiologicalSciences，havespentseveralyearsresearchinghowcrops，suchasrice，couldbemadetogrowinwaterthathasbecomesalty.Thepairshaverecentlybegunathree-yearprogramme，fundedbytheBiotechnologyandBiologicalSciencesResearchCouncil，toestablishwhichgenesenablesomeplantstosurvivesaltyconditions.Theaimistobreedthiscapabilityintocrops，startingwithrice.Itisestimatedthateachyearmorethan10millionhectaresofagriculturallandarelostbecausesaltgetsintothesoilandstopplants’growth.Theproblemiscausedbyseveralfactors.Inthetropics，man-grovesthatcreateswamps(沼澤)andtraditionallyformedbarrierstoseawaterhavebeencutdown.IntheMediterranean，aseriesofdroughtshavecausedthewatertabletodrop，allowingseawatertoflowslowlyin.InLatinAmerica，irrigationoftencausesproblemswhenwaterisevaporated(蒸發(fā))bytheheat，leavingsaltdepositsbehind.Toomuchsaltthenenterstheplantsandpreventsthemfunctioningnormally.Heavyconcentrationsofmineralsintheplantsstopthemdrawingupthewatertheyneedtosurvive.Toovercometheseproblems，F(xiàn)lowersandYeodecidedtobreedriceplantsthattakeinverylittlesaltandstorewhattheydoabsorbincellsthatdonotaffecttheplants’growth.Theyhavestartedtobreedthesecharacteristicsintoanewricecrop，butitwilltakeabouteightharvestsbeforetheresultingseedsarereadytobeconsideredforcommercialuse.Oncethecharacteristicsforsurvivingsaltysoilareknown，F(xiàn)lowersandYeowilltrytobreedthegenesintoallmannersofcropsandplants.Landthathasbeenabandonedtonaturewillthenbeabletobloomagain，providingmuchneededfoodf