新教材Unit5WorkingtheLandPeriodⅠReadingandThinking含解析

高效作業(yè)21[PeriodⅠReadingandThinking](見學生用書P141)[語言根底穩(wěn)固]Ⅰ.單詞拼寫1．Shehastoovercome__greatdifficultiestomakealifeinanewcity.2．Asanambitiousguy,heworkedveryhardtoattain__hisambition.3．Solarenergyhasbeenusedtogenerate__electricityinsomecountries.4．Manypeopleareoutofworkduetotheeconomiccrisis__.5．Howwillthegovernmenttackle__theproblemofpovertyinthosecities?6．Thisimaginedtragedymayeasilybecomeaharsh__reality__(事實)weallshallknow.7．Hebecamesomethingofa__celebrity__(名人)inhishometown.8．Becauseoftheboost__inadvertising,peopleareusedtoseeingahighstandardofvisualdesign.9．Look!AgroupofTibetanantelopesismovingunderthebridge,withsomestoppingtoeatgrassattheir__leisure__(休閑).10．Ihadneverimaginedthattheatmosphereatasportseventcouldbesointense__．Ⅱ.單句語法填空1．However,ithasnowbecomeclearthatthisidealcannotbe__attained__(attain),eitherinpracticeorinprinciple.2．Theproposal__has__generated__(generate)alotofinterestsofar.3．Itwasdifficult__to__estimate__(estimate)howmanybuildingshadbeendestroyed.4．Theprojectwaspredicatedonthe__assumption__(assume)thattheeconomywasexpanding.5．Morethanone__generation__(generate)ofschoolchildrenhasbeenamazedbyhisbraveryandhisscientificapproachtolookingforthetruth.Ⅲ.選詞填空farfrom;devote．..to;becomprisedof;dependon;deepdown;overcome(great)difficulties;giventhat．..;tacklethecrisis1．Allthesefundsraised__were__devoted__to__thebuildingofsportsfacilitiesandconstructionofstadiums.2．Themedicalteam__is__comprised__of__tendoctorsandtwentynurses.3．Ihavesomanyfriends,but__deep__down__，Ihaveafearofloneliness.4．Whetherthegamewillbeplayed__depends__on__theweather.5．Tobehonest,yoursonis__far__from__trustworthy.6．__Given__that__they'renewhere,Iwillguidethemaroundthecity.7．He__overcame__(great)__difficulties__andatlastmadegreatachievementsinhisfield.8．Itistough,buttheyarestillstrugglingtofindapeacefulsolutionto__tackle__the__crisis__．Ⅳ.完成句子1．據估計，那項工程要消耗6萬美元。__It__is__estimated__that__theprojectwillcost$60，000.2．讓游客們印象深刻的是優(yōu)美的風景。__What__impresses__the__visitors__isthepicturesquescenery.3．他成功的演藝事業(yè)使他富有。Hissuccessfulactingcareer__makes__him__wealthy__.4．他成功地解決了公司面臨的危機。He__succeeded__in__tackling__the__crisis__facingthecompany.5．鑒于她對小孩感興趣，我敢肯定教書是最適合她的職業(yè)。__Given__her__interest__in__children/Given__that__she__is__interested__in__children__，I'msureteachingistherightcareerforher.Ⅴ.課文語法填空閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當的內容(1個單詞)或括號內單詞的正確形式。Knownasthe“fatherofhybridrice〞，YuanLongpingisoneofChina's1．__most__famous__(famous)scientists,2．__who__considershimselfafarmerdespitehisfameandinfluence.3．__To__tackle__(tackle)thecrisisoffood4．__shortage__(short),heattendedSouthwestAgriculturalCollegeandmadeuphismindtostudyagriculture.Thenasaresearcher,he5．__devoted__(devote)himselftofindinganapproachtoboostingyieldswithout6．__expanding__(expand)theareaofovercomeenormousdifficulties,hedevelopedthefirsthybridriceintheworldthatcouldbeusedforfarmingin1974,whichmade7．__it__possibleforfarmerstoexpandtheiroutput8．__greatly__(great).NotonlyhashisinnovationhelpedtofeedChina,butithasalleviatedhungerinothercountriesdependingonricelikeIndiaandVietnam.9．__Given__(give)hisgreatcontributions,hehasreceivednumerousawardsbothinChinaandabroad.Inspiteofbeingwealthy,hecareslittleforcelebrityormoneyandmakeslargedonationstosupportagriculturalresearch.Old10．__as/though__heis,heisstillworkinghardtofulfilhisdream.[話題語篇提升]Ⅵ.閱讀理解Whilesomefarmersarequicktotellvisitorstogetofftheirland,DavidWalstonisdoingtheopposite.Hehasdonatedlandonhisfamilyfarmtocreatetwolargecommunityvegetablegardensandinvitedsurroundingvillagestogetinvolved.“IthoughtthethingIcandofairlyuniquelyistoprovidethelandandmachinerytotrytomakepeople'slivesbetterduringthelockdown，〞MrWalston,37,whorunsThriplowFarms,southofCambridge,said.“Theenthusiasmhassurprisedmealot,with114peoplefromfivevillagessigningup.〞Thetwo1，000sqmareaswillbeopentoanyonetohelpwithanyjobthatneedsdoing.Awiderangeofvegetableswillbegrown,includingpeas,broccoli,sweetcorn,squash,potatoesandleeks.InMrWalston'sscheme,whichhehascalledCoveg,peoplecandoasmuchoraslittleastheylikeandtheproducewillbeshared.AnysurpluswillbegiventotheelderlyandNHSworkers.Noneoftheproducewillbesoldanddistributionwillbeonlylooselylinkedtotheamountofworkdone.Heislendinghismachineryforthebackbreakingwork.Farmsuppliersaresupportingtheproject,withKingsSeedsandTozerdonatingseedsandHowsemanAgricultureofferingirrigationequipment.ClaireMackenzie,47,adoctorfromBarrington,hasagreedtobringseedsintheirowngardenstothecommunityplots.SheseesCovegasawayofconnectinglocalpeopletothecountrysidethatsurroundsthem.“Weliveinanarableareabutweoftendonotknowourfarmers.Thisisabrilliantwayofpullingpeopletogether,〞shesaid.Shehopestogethertwoteenagesonsinvolved.MrWalston'sideahasalreadypromptedthreelocalfarmerswhoalsowanttodonateparcelsoftheirlandtocontacthim.Theyhaveacorneroflandthatwouldbesuitableandmachinerythatwouldtakethebackbreakingworkoutofpreparation.Theycan'twaittooffer.(B)1．WhichofthefollowingwasunexpectedaccordingtoMrWalston?A．Thequalityofpeople'slives.B．Thenumberofparticipants.C．Thedecisiontodonateland.D．Theideatocreatevegetableplots.(D)2．Howwillthevegetablesbedistributed?A．Onaone-to-onebasis.B．Accordingtothefamilysize.C．Onafirstcome,firstservedbasis.D．Accordingtotheamountofworkdone.(D)3．WhatisClaire'sattitudetovegetablegardenproject?A．Skeptical.B．Cautious.C．Ambiguous.D．Favourable.(A)4．Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“prompted〞inthelastparagraph?A．Inspired.B．Discouraged.C．Threatened.D．Persuaded.答案及解析：【語篇解讀】這是一篇記敘文。文章主要講述了Walston捐贈了自家農場的土地，創(chuàng)立了兩個大型社區(qū)菜園，并邀請周邊村莊參與進來的故事。1．B細節(jié)理解題。由第二段最后一句“Theenthusiasmhassurprisedmealot,with114peoplefromfivevillagessigningup.〞可知，參加人員的數量使MrWalston驚訝，也就是題干所說的：出乎意料(unexpected)。2．D細節(jié)理解題。題干關鍵詞“distributed〞對應原文的“distribution〞。由第三段最后一句“Noneoftheproducewillbesoldanddistributionwillbeonlylooselylinkedtotheamountofworkdone.〞，可知，產品的分配是按照所干活的量(amountofworkdone)來決定的。3．D推理判斷題。由第五段“‘Weliveinanarableareabutweoftendonotknowourfarmers.Thisisabrilliantwayofpullingpeopletogether，’shesaid.Shehopestogethertwoteenagesonsinvolved.〞可知，Claire對菜園工程持支持態(tài)度。應選D項。4．A詞義猜想題。由最后一段可知三個當地農民迫不及待地讓出自己的土地，說明Walston的想法已經成功鼓勵了更多的人參與工程，由此可知prompted的意思是“鼓勵〞。應選A項。Ⅶ.七選五根據短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最正確選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。HowtoEatBetterforthePlanetIsitpossibletohaveadietthat'sbothhealthyandfriendlytoourplanet?Hereareanswerstoyoureco-friendlyfoodquestions.DoeswhatIeathaveaneffectonclimatechange?Yes.Theworld'sfoodsystemisresponsibleforaboutonequarteroftheplanet-warminggreenhousegasesthathumansgenerateeachyear.Thatincludesraisingandharvestingalltheplants,animals,andanimalproductsweeat.1．__E__Howexactlydoesfoodcontributetoglobalwarming?Whensomeforestsareclearedtomakeroomforfarms,cattle,sheeporotherlivestock,someseriousproblemsmaycomeup.2．__G__Also,fossilfuelsareusedtooperatefarmmachinery,makefertilizer,andshipfoodaroundtheglobe,allofwhichgenerateemissions.Whataboutchicken?Anumberofstudieshavefoundthatchickens,ducks,andotherbirdshavealesserclimateimpactthancattleorsheepkeptonafarm.3．__D__Especiallyatconvertingfeedingmaterialsintoanimalmeat,theefficiencyishighlyimproved,thoughthishaspromptedmajorconcernsaboutanimalwelfare.Isorganicproducebetterfortheclimate?Organicproduceisgrownwithoutsyntheticfertilizersorpesticides,butthatdoesn'tmeanit'snecessarilybetterthanconventionallygrownproducefromaclimateperspective.4．__C__Insomecasesitcanbeworse.5．__B__It'struethatonepersonalonejustmakesalittlebitintheclimateproblem.Ontheotherhand,ifmanypeoplemadechangestotheirdiets,thatcouldstarttoaddup.Expertshavearguedthatitwouldmakeabigdifferenceiftheworld'sheaviestmeateatersscaledback—evenmoderately.A．Doeswhatweeatmatter?B．CanIreallymakeadifference?C．Organicfarmsoftenrequiremoreland.D．Modern-daychickensarebredtobeextremelyefficient.E．Processing,packaging,andshippingfoodarealsopartofit.F．Advancesinchickenbreedingarehelpingtoreducethecostofit.G．Largestoresofcarbonreleasedintotheatmosphereheatuptheplanet.答案及解析：【語篇解讀】這是一篇議論文，文章闡述了人們的整個食物系統是如何對地球變暖產生影響的。1．E本空承接上文。由上文“Theworld'sfoodsystemisresponsibleforaboutonequarteroftheplanet-warminggreenhousegasesthathumansgenerateeachyear.〞可知，本段在講人類的食物系統是怎樣產生溫室氣體的；上句“Thatincludesraisingandharvestingalltheplants,animals,