統(tǒng)考版高考英語一輪復(fù)習(xí)限時(shí)提分練十七必修④Unit2Workingtheland含解析

一輪復(fù)習(xí)精品資料(高中)PAGE1-限時(shí)提分練(十七)必修④Unit2WorkingthelandⅠ.閱讀理解A〖2021·開封市高三第一次模擬〗Don'tlikeseedsinyourtomatoes?Youmightbepleasedtoknowthatseedlessoneshavebeencreatedbygeneediting.Thiscouldcreateawiderangeofseedlessfruits,butfewmayeverbeseeninthesupermarketifregulatorsdecidetotreatgene-editedcropsinthesamewayasgeneticallyengineered(轉(zhuǎn)基因的)ones.Severalseedlessfruits,frombananastograpes,arealreadyavailable,buthavemostlyappearedbyluckratherthandesign.Andalthoughthereareafewseedlessvarietiesoftomatoes,they'vetakenresearchersmanyyearstocreate.Nowitcanbedoneveryquickly,asKeishiOsakabeatTokushimaUniversityinJapanhasshown.HisteamusedtheCRISPRgene-editingtechnologytomakefruitsdevelopeventhoughnoseedshadbeguntoform.“Wehaven'ttastedthemyet,butintheorytheyshouldtastethesame，”saysOsakabe.Therehavebeenafeweffortstocreateseedlesstomatoesusingearliergeneticengineeringtechniques.ThesemethodstakelongertimecomparedwithCRISPR.Some“seedless”fruitsjusthaveverysmallseeds,andstillrequirepollination(授粉).Butcompletelyseedlessfruitsliketheeditedtomatoesdonotrequirepollinationatall.Suchplantscouldimprovefoodsecuritybyreducingourrelianceonsmallerbeepopulations,saysSaulCunninghamattheAustralianNationalUniversity.Manyfruitgrowersbuybeestopollinatetheircrops.Thereisadeficiencyforfarmers,however.Seedlessplantsusuallyhavetobegrownfromcuttings,whichinvolvesmorelaborthanplantingseeds.CRISPRcouldbeusedtodevelopothertypesoffruitthatdon'trequirepollinators,aswellasintroducebeneficialmutations(突變),saysOsakabe.Buttomakeitontothesupermarket,gene-editedplantsmayhavetomeetthesamestandardsasgeneticallyengineeredplants,whichwouldgreatlyincreasecosts.Somearguethatsincegeneeditingisusedtointroducemutationsalreadyfoundinsomeoftheplantsweeat,itshouldnotrequiresuchstrictregulations.1．Whathasbeentheproblemwithseedlesstomatoescreatedinthepast?A．Theirtastewasnotverygood.B．Theystillhadafewbigseeds.C．Theirgenescouldnotberecognized.D．Theytookquitealongtimetocreate.2．WhatdidKeishiOsakabe'steamdo?A．Theyeditedtomatoes'genes.B．Theychangedthetasteoftomatoes.C．Theymadeseedlessbananasandgrapes.D．Theycreatedgeneticallyengineeredtomatoes.3．WhyisCRISPRbetterthanpreviousmethods?A．Itwillstillrequirepollination.B．Itwillremainunaffectedwithoutbees.C．Itwillreducepeople'srelianceonfoodsecurity.D．Itwillmakemanygrowersbuybeesforpollination.4．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“deficiency”inParagraph7probablymean?A．Danger.B．Disadvantage.C．Benefit.D．Solution.B〖2021·山西省高三第一次測試〗MorethanhalfofworkingAfricanshavejobsinagriculture,butinadequatetoolsandalackofinvestmenthaveleftthecontinent'smostlysmallfarmsstrugglingtofeedagrowingpopulation.Now,awaveoftechnologicalsolutionsisaimingtohelp.EstherUsman,fromKadunaState,NorthwestNigeria,hasbeengrowingcornsinceshewas17,whenshedroppedoutofschooltosupportherfamilyafterherfather'sdeath.Twodecadeson,shewasstruggling.Sheoftenlayawakeatnightworryingabouthowtofeedandeducateherchildren.Attimes,moneyransolowthatshewasforcedtosellhercropforabit.“Ifmyfarmwasaffectedbypests,Icouldonlyaffordtobuyasmallamountofpesticide,whichwasusuallynoteffective.Andcorninstorageisoftenlosttomoisture(潮氣)andpests,whichisabigproblem，”saysUsman,now38.In2017,UsmanjoinedBabbanGona,asocialenterprisethatactsasafarmers'partnerandoffersfarmerscredit,trainingandothersupport.Itwaslaunchedin2012with102farmers,andnowworkswith20,000.FieldofficersemployedbyBabbanGonaphotographitsfarmers'fields.Anappreviewsthephotos,evaluatingthegermination(發(fā)芽)rateandseeingifthesoilneedsnutrientsbasedonleafcolors.Thefieldofficersstepintowarnfarmersofanyproblemstheyfindandadviseonpossiblesolutions.Somefarmershaveincreasedtheiryields(產(chǎn)量)by50percent.Oncethecornisharvested,BabbanGonastoresitinsealedcontainersandaimstosellitattherighttimetomaximizethefarmers'profits.ThepaymentsUsmanreceivesfromBabbanGonaallowhertoinvestinacow,tobuynewclothesforherfamily,andtobuildahouse.5．WhatcanUsmanbedescribedinherearlylife?A．Activebutunskilled.B．Responsibleandwise.C．Hardworkingbutpenniless.D．Painedandunambitious.6．WhatwasthechallengeforUsmanafterharvestingcorn?A．Sellingit.B．Reservingit.C．Killingpestsonthefarm.D．Feedingandeducatingherchildren.7．HowdothefieldofficersworkinBabbanGona?A．Theyevaluatethephotosofcrops.B．Theylendmoneytoneedyfarmers.C．Theysendphotostakenbyfarmerstoanapp.D．Theyserveasabridgebetweenfarmersandit.8．Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A．TechnologyhelpsAfricanfarmerslivebetter.B．AcompanysupportsAfricanfarmers.C．FarminginAfricaisfacedwithadifficultsituation.D．Africanfarmersinventsmartfarming.Ⅱ.七選五〖2021·武漢市高中畢業(yè)生供題〗Ithadlongbeentroublingalittleboythathisdeskmatecouldrank1stintheclasseverytimewhilehefailedto:heonlyranked21st.Athome,heaskedhismom,“Mom,amImorestupidthanothers?IfeelIamashardworkingashim,buthowcomeIalwaysfallbehind？”__1__Inanothertest,theboyranked15th,andhisdeskmateremained1st.Backhome,heraisedthesamequestion.__2__However,wasthisanswerinherson'sbestinterest?Thankgoodnessshedidnotopenhermouth.Thereweretimesshewantedtotellhim,“YourfatherandIusedtobeoutstanding.Whyaren'tyoujustasclever？”Butshestoppedbecauseshefeltitwascrueltoblamehimandthatsheneededabetteranswer.__3__Toreducetheburdenonhersonwhowassufferingfromthepainsofunsatisfyinggradesandrankings,Momdecidedtotakehimtothesea.Duringthetrip,shemanagedtogiveoutananswer.Now,theboynolongerworriesabouthisrankings,because,withthe1stranking,heisadmittedtoatopuniversity.__4__Inthelecture,hementionedavaluableexperience,“WhenmymotherandIwerelyingonthebeach,shepointedtothefrontandsaid,‘Doyouseetheseabirdsoverthere?Whenthewavescomenear,littlebirdscanrisequicklywhileitwouldtakelongerforclumsyseagullstocompletetheprocess.However,haveyounoticedbirdsthatfinallyflyacrosstheendlessoceanarenoneotherthanclumsyseagulls？’__5__”Themovingspeechaffectedmanymotherspresentintotears,includinghismother.A．Feelingsadforherson'sfailure,Momscoldedhim.B．Momreallywantedtotellhersonthatintelligencediffers.C．Hearingthewords,shewentwordless,notknowinghowtoexplain.D．Youmightbeabitslower,butyouwillbetheonewhowillmakeit!E．Momwassoproudofherson'ssuccessthatsheoftentoldthattoothers.F．Backtohishighschool,hewasinvitedtogiveaspeechtothestudentsandparents.G．Timeflyingswiftly,despitegreatefforts,hewasstillunabletokeepupwithhisdeskmate.Ⅲ.語法填空〖2021·武漢市高中畢業(yè)生供題〗Hereiswhyyoushouldcareaboutastronomy.It'struethatitsadvancesbenefitmillionsofpeopleacrosstheworld.Ithasdevelopedtechnologynowtotrackwhereyourpackagegoes,todeterminewhereyouareandso1.________.Butallofthesearemeresecondthoughtsand2.________(benefit)thathaveoccurredwithouttheprimary3.________(intend)ofthemaker.Andthatis4.________makesastronomybeautiful.Tostudysomething—notbecausewe'relookingtogainanythinginparticular,butpurely5.________(enjoy)naturalwonders—6.________(be)allthatmakesushuman.Doingworkfortheworkitselfcreatesroomforjoy.I7.________(firm)believethatastronomyhasaspiritualdimensioninthesenseofhowitconnectsuswithsomethingbiggerthanourselves.Because8.________astronomywenowknowexactlywhentheuniverse9.________(come)intoexistence.Andwe'vespottedthousandsofplanetsorbitingotherstars.Ithasexplainedmysteries(神秘的事物)10.________(confuse)usforthousandsofyears,butevenmoresignificantly,ithasopenedupmoremysteriesthananyofuscanstudyinourlifetime.

限時(shí)提分練(十七)Ⅰ.閱讀理解A語篇類型：說明文主題語境：人與社會——科技與生活——使用基因編輯技術(shù)研制無籽或無核水果?！颊Z篇解讀〗該文主要介紹了使用基因編輯技術(shù)可以更快地研制出無籽或無核水果，但這種水果要想進(jìn)入超市，可能必須符合與轉(zhuǎn)基因水果相同的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。1．〖答案〗與〖解析〗D考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的“they'vetakenresearchersmanyyearstocreate”和第五段中的“ThesemethodstakelongertimecomparedwithCRISPR”可知，過去創(chuàng)造無籽西紅柿很耗時(shí)，故選D。2．〖答案〗與〖解析〗A考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第四段中的“HisteamusedtheCRISPRgene-editingtechnologyto...noseedshadbeguntoform”可知，KeishiOsakabe的團(tuán)隊(duì)編輯了西紅柿的基因，故A項(xiàng)正確。3．〖答案〗與〖解析〗B考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第八段中的“CRISPRcouldbeusedtodevelopothertypesoffruitthatdon'trequirepollinators”可知，CRISPR可用于研制其他類型的不需要傳粉者的水果。由此可推知，CRISPR不會受到?jīng)]有蜜蜂的影響，故選B。4．〖答案〗與〖解析〗B考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)第七段中的“Seedlessplantsusuallyhavetobegrownfromcuttings,whichinvolvesmorelaborthanplantingseeds”可知，種植無籽植物通常需要投入更多勞動。由此可推知，這對農(nóng)民來說并不是什么好事，故畫線詞的含義與B項(xiàng)詞義最接近。danger“危險(xiǎn)”，disadvantage“劣勢”，benefit“益處”，solution“解決辦法”。B語篇類型：說明文主題語境：人與社會——社會進(jìn)步——科技改善非洲農(nóng)民的生活狀況〖語篇解讀〗文章以EstherUsman為例介紹了非洲農(nóng)民在科技的幫助下生活狀況得以改善的情況。5．〖答案〗與〖解析〗C考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的“EstherUsman,fromKadunaState,NorthwestNigeria,hasbeengrowingcornsinceshewas17,whenshedroppedoutofschooltosupportherfamilyafterherfather'sdeath.Twodecadeson,shewasstruggling.Sheoftenlayawakeatnightworryingabouthowtofeedandeducateherchildren”可推斷，Usman在早年間雖然努力工作但過著貧窮的生活。6．〖答案〗與〖解析〗B考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的“Andcorninstorageisoftenlosttomoisture(潮氣)andpests,whichisabigproblem”可知，Usman說儲藏中的玉米經(jīng)常會因?yàn)槌睔夂秃οx而壞掉，因此對她來說收完玉米后的儲存是個問題，即儲存玉米是一個挑戰(zhàn)。故〖答案〗為B。7．〖答案〗與〖解析〗D考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第四段中對fieldofficers的工作內(nèi)容的介紹“FieldofficersemployedbyBabbanGonaphotographitsfarmers'fields...Thefieldofficersstepintowarnfarmersofanyproblemstheyfindandadviseonpossiblesolutions”可知，BabbanGona雇用的田地工作人員對農(nóng)民的田地進(jìn)行拍照，一個應(yīng)用程序?qū)徍诉@些照片并評估這些照片中的農(nóng)作物，而后田地工作人員告訴農(nóng)民他們發(fā)現(xiàn)的任何問題，并就可能的解決方案提出建議。由此可推知，田地工作人員充當(dāng)了農(nóng)民和這個公司之間的橋梁。8．〖答案〗與〖解析〗A考查主旨大意。本文以EstherUsman為例介紹了科技幫助非洲農(nóng)民改善生活狀況，故〖答案〗為A。Ⅱ.七選五語篇類型：記敘文主題語境：人與自我——人物故事——母親的鼓勵〖語篇解讀〗一個男孩為成績不如同桌而苦惱，問他的媽媽他是不是比別人笨。媽媽沒有正面回答男孩的問題而是帶他去了海邊，讓他注意笨拙的海鷗竟然是最終飛越大海的。后來，男孩以第一名的成績被一所好大學(xué)錄取。1．〖答案〗與〖解析〗C根據(jù)空前的“‘Mom,amImorestupidthanothers?IfeelIamashardworkingashim,buthowcomeIalwaysfallbehind？’”可知，空處應(yīng)是表述媽媽聽到男孩的提問后的反應(yīng)，C項(xiàng)“聽了這些話，她說不出話來，不知道如何解釋”符合語境，故C項(xiàng)正確。2．〖答案〗與〖解析〗B根據(jù)空前的“thesamequestion”和空后一句“However，wasthisanswerinherson'sbestinterest？”可知，然而他的媽媽不知道這樣的回答是否對男孩有利。據(jù)此可知，空處應(yīng)是表述媽媽想要回答男孩的問題，故B項(xiàng)正確。3．〖答案〗與〖解析〗G根據(jù)空后一句“Toreducetheburdenonhersonwhowassufferingfromthepainsofunsatisfyinggradesandrankings，Momdecidedtotakehimtothesea”可知，為了減輕兒子因成績和排名不滿意而痛苦的負(fù)擔(dān)，媽媽決定帶他去海邊。據(jù)此可知，空處應(yīng)描述男孩因成績和排名不滿意而痛苦的情況，故G項(xiàng)符合語境。4．〖答案〗與〖解析〗F根據(jù)空后的“Inthelecture”可知，F(xiàn)項(xiàng)“他被邀請回高中母校給學(xué)生和家長演講”符合語境。5．〖答案〗與〖解析〗D根據(jù)空前男孩分享的經(jīng)歷(笨拙的海鷗竟然是最終飛越大海的)可知，空處應(yīng)是他對這次經(jīng)歷的總結(jié)，即“你可能會有一點(diǎn)慢，但你會是那個成功的人”，故D項(xiàng)正確。Ⅲ.語法填空語篇類型：說明文主題語境：人與自然——宇宙探索——天文學(xué)〖語篇解讀〗本文主要介紹了我們應(yīng)該關(guān)注天文學(xué)的原因。1．〖答案〗與〖解析〗on'考查固定搭配。andsoon為固定搭配，意為“等等”，符合語境。2．〖答案〗與〖解析〗benefits'考查名詞的單復(fù)數(shù)。分析該句結(jié)構(gòu)可知，該句中that引導(dǎo)定語從句，空處與thoughts為先行詞，空處與復(fù)數(shù)名詞thoughts對應(yīng)，benefit為可數(shù)名詞，故該處用其復(fù)數(shù)形式benefits。3．〖答案〗與〖解析〗intention'考查詞形轉(zhuǎn)換。根據(jù)空前的withouttheprimary可知，空處應(yīng)用名詞的單數(shù)形式，故填intend的名詞單數(shù)形式intention。4．〖答案〗與〖解析〗what'考查表語從句連接詞。分析該句結(jié)構(gòu)可知，空處引導(dǎo)表語從句，作表語從句的主語，表示“……的事物”，故用what引導(dǎo)該表語從句。5．〖答案〗與〖解析〗toenjoy'考查動詞不定式?？仗幣ctogain并列，表示目的，故用動詞不定式作目的狀語。6．〖答案〗與〖解析〗is'考查主謂一致和動詞的時(shí)態(tài)。該句主語為不定式“Tostudysomething”，故謂語動詞應(yīng)用單數(shù)形式；又根據(jù)語境可知，該句陳述的是客觀存在的情況，故用一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)。7．〖答案〗與〖解析〗firmly'考查副詞?？仗幮揎梽釉~believe，應(yīng)用副詞形式，表示“堅(jiān)定地相信”。8．〖答案〗與〖解析〗of'考查介詞。becauseof為固定搭配，意為“因?yàn)?，由于”，符合語境，故填介詞of。9．〖答案〗與〖解析〗came'考查動詞的時(shí)態(tài)。根據(jù)語境可知，該句意為“由于天文學(xué)，我們現(xiàn)在確切地知道宇宙是什么時(shí)候形成的”。根據(jù)常識可知，宇宙的形成是發(fā)生在過去的事情，故用一般過去時(shí)。10．〖答案〗與〖解析〗confusing'考查現(xiàn)在分詞。分析該句結(jié)構(gòu)可知，空處修飾前面的名詞mysteries，該名詞和動詞confuse之間為邏輯上的主謂關(guān)系，故用現(xiàn)在分詞作后置定語。限時(shí)提分練(十七)必修④Unit2WorkingthelandⅠ.閱讀理解A〖2021·開封市高三第一次模擬〗Don'tlikeseedsinyourtomatoes?Youmightbepleasedtoknowthatseedlessoneshavebeencreatedbygeneediting.Thiscouldcreateawiderangeofseedlessfruits,butfewmayeverbeseeninthesupermarketifregulatorsdecidetotreatgene-editedcropsinthesamewayasgeneticallyengineered(轉(zhuǎn)基因的)ones.Severalseedlessfruits,frombananastograpes,arealreadyavailable,buthavemostlyappearedbyluckratherthandesign.Andalthoughthereareafewseedlessvarietiesoftomatoes,they'vetakenresearchersmanyyearstocreate.Nowitcanbedoneveryquickly,asKeishiOsakabeatTokushimaUniversityinJapanhasshown.HisteamusedtheCRISPRgene-editingtechnologytomakefruitsdevelopeventhoughnoseedshadbeguntoform.“Wehaven'ttastedthemyet,butintheorytheyshouldtastethesame，”saysOsakabe.Therehavebeenafeweffortstocreateseedlesstomatoesusingearliergeneticengineeringtechniques.ThesemethodstakelongertimecomparedwithCRISPR.Some“seedless”fruitsjusthaveverysmallseeds,andstillrequirepollination(授粉).Butcompletelyseedlessfruitsliketheeditedtomatoesdonotrequirepollinationatall.Suchplantscouldimprovefoodsecuritybyreducingourrelianceonsmallerbeepopulations,saysSaulCunninghamattheAustralianNationalUniversity.Manyfruitgrowersbuybeestopollinatetheircrops.Thereisadeficiencyforfarmers,however.Seedlessplantsusuallyhavetobegrownfromcuttings,whichinvolvesmorelaborthanplantingseeds.CRISPRcouldbeusedtodevelopothertypesoffruitthatdon'trequirepollinators,aswellasintroducebeneficialmutations(突變),saysOsakabe.Buttomakeitontothesupermarket,gene-editedplantsmayhavetomeetthesamestandardsasgeneticallyengineeredplants,whichwouldgreatlyincreasecosts.Somearguethatsincegeneeditingisusedtointroducemutationsalreadyfoundinsomeoftheplantsweeat,itshouldnotrequiresuchstrictregulations.1．Whathasbeentheproblemwithseedlesstomatoescreatedinthepast?A．Theirtastewasnotverygood.B．Theystillhadafewbigseeds.C．Theirgenescouldnotberecognized.D．Theytookquitealongtimetocreate.2．WhatdidKeishiOsakabe'steamdo?A．Theyeditedtomatoes'genes.B．Theychangedthetasteoftomatoes.C．Theymadeseedlessbananasandgrapes.D．Theycreatedgeneticallyengineeredtomatoes.3．WhyisCRISPRbetterthanpreviousmethods?A．Itwillstillrequirepollination.B．Itwillremainunaffectedwithoutbees.C．Itwillreducepeople'srelianceonfoodsecurity.D．Itwillmakemanygrowersbuybeesforpollination.4．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“deficiency”inParagraph7probablymean?A．Danger.B．Disadvantage.C．Benefit.D．Solution.B〖2021·山西省高三第一次測試〗MorethanhalfofworkingAfricanshavejobsinagriculture,butinadequatetoolsandalackofinvestmenthaveleftthecontinent'smostlysmallfarmsstrugglingtofeedagrowingpopulation.Now,awaveoftechnologicalsolutionsisaimingtohelp.EstherUsman,fromKadunaState,NorthwestNigeria,hasbeengrowingcornsinceshewas17,whenshedroppedoutofschooltosupportherfamilyafterherfather'sdeath.Twodecadeson,shewasstruggling.Sheoftenlayawakeatnightworryingabouthowtofeedandeducateherchildren.Attimes,moneyransolowthatshewasforcedtosellhercropforabit.“Ifmyfarmwasaffectedbypests,Icouldonlyaffordtobuyasmallamountofpesticide,whichwasusuallynoteffective.Andcorninstorageisoftenlosttomoisture(潮氣)andpests,whichisabigproblem，”saysUsman,now38.In2017,UsmanjoinedBabbanGona,asocialenterprisethatactsasafarmers'partnerandoffersfarmerscredit,trainingandothersupport.Itwaslaunchedin2012with102farmers,andnowworkswith20,000.FieldofficersemployedbyBabbanGonaphotographitsfarmers'fields.Anappreviewsthephotos,evaluatingthegermination(發(fā)芽)rateandseeingifthesoilneedsnutrientsbasedonleafcolors.Thefieldofficersstepintowarnfarmersofanyproblemstheyfindandadviseonpossiblesolutions.Somefarmershaveincreasedtheiryields(產(chǎn)量)by50percent.Oncethecornisharvested,BabbanGonastoresitinsealedcontainersandaimstosellitattherighttimetomaximizethefarmers'profits.ThepaymentsUsmanreceivesfromBabbanGonaallowhertoinvestinacow,tobuynewclothesforherfamily,andtobuildahouse.5．WhatcanUsmanbedescribedinherearlylife?A．Activebutunskilled.B．Responsibleandwise.C．Hardworkingbutpenniless.D．Painedandunambitious.6．WhatwasthechallengeforUsmanafterharvestingcorn?A．Sellingit.B．Reservingit.C．Killingpestsonthefarm.D．Feedingandeducatingherchildren.7．HowdothefieldofficersworkinBabbanGona?A．Theyevaluatethephotosofcrops.B．Theylendmoneytoneedyfarmers.C．Theysendphotostakenbyfarmerstoanapp.D．Theyserveasabridgebetweenfarmersandit.8．Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A．TechnologyhelpsAfricanfarmerslivebetter.B．AcompanysupportsAfricanfarmers.C．FarminginAfricaisfacedwithadifficultsituation.D．Africanfarmersinventsmartfarming.Ⅱ.七選五〖2021·武漢市高中畢業(yè)生供題〗Ithadlongbeentroublingalittleboythathisdeskmatecouldrank1stintheclasseverytimewhilehefailedto:heonlyranked21st.Athome,heaskedhismom,“Mom,amImorestupidthanothers?IfeelIamashardworkingashim,buthowcomeIalwaysfallbehind？”__1__Inanothertest,theboyranked15th,andhisdeskmateremained1st.Backhome,heraisedthesamequestion.__2__However,wasthisanswerinherson'sbestinterest?Thankgoodnessshedidnotopenhermouth.Thereweretimesshewantedtotellhim,“YourfatherandIusedtobeoutstanding.Whyaren'tyoujustasclever？”Butshestoppedbecauseshefeltitwascrueltoblamehimandthatsheneededabetteranswer.__3__Toreducetheburdenonhersonwhowassufferingfromthepainsofunsatisfyinggradesandrankings,Momdecidedtotakehimtothesea.Duringthetrip,shemanagedtogiveoutananswer.Now,theboynolongerworriesabouthisrankings,because,withthe1stranking,heisadmittedtoatopuniversity.__4__Inthelecture,hementionedavaluableexperience,“WhenmymotherandIwerelyingonthebeach,shepointedtothefrontandsaid,‘Doyouseetheseabirdsoverthere?Whenthewavescomenear,littlebirdscanrisequicklywhileitwouldtakelongerforclumsyseagullstocompletetheprocess.However,haveyounoticedbirdsthatfinallyflyacrosstheendlessoceanarenoneotherthanclumsyseagulls？’__5__”Themovingspeechaffectedmanymotherspresentintotears,includinghismother.A．Feelingsadforherson'sfailure,Momscoldedhim.B．Momreallywantedtotellhersonthatintelligencediffers.C．Hearingthewords,shewentwordless,notknowinghowtoexplain.D．Youmightbeabitslower,butyouwillbetheonewhowillmakeit!E．Momwassoproudofherson'ssuccessthatsheoftentoldthattoothers.F．Backtohishighschool,hewasinvitedtogiveaspeechtothestudentsandparents.G．Timeflyingswiftly,despitegreatefforts,hewasstillunabletokeepupwithhisdeskmate.Ⅲ.語法填空〖2021·武漢市高中畢業(yè)生供題〗Hereiswhyyoushouldcareaboutastronomy.It'struethatitsadvancesbenefitmillionsofpeopleacrosstheworld.Ithasdevelopedtechnologynowtotrackwhereyourpackagegoes,todeterminewhereyouareandso1.________.Butallofthesearemeresecondthoughtsand2.________(benefit)thathaveoccurredwithouttheprimary3.________(intend)ofthemaker.Andthatis4.________makesastronomybeautiful.Tostudysomething—notbecausewe'relookingtogainanythinginparticular,butpurely5.________(enjoy)naturalwonders—6.________(be)allthatmakesushuman.Doingworkfortheworkitselfcreatesroomforjoy.I7.________(firm)believethatastronomyhasaspiritualdimensioninthesenseofhowitconnectsuswithsomethingbiggerthanourselves.Because8.________astronomywenowknowexactlywhentheuniverse9.________(come)intoexistence.Andwe'vespottedthousandsofplanetsorbitingotherstars.Ithasexplainedmysteries(神秘的事物)10.________(confuse)usforthousandsofyears,butevenmoresignificantly,ithasopenedupmoremysteriesthananyofuscanstudyinourlifetime.

限時(shí)提分練(十七)Ⅰ.閱讀理解A語篇類型：說明文主題語境：人與社會——科技與生活——使用基因編輯技術(shù)研制無籽或無核水果?！颊Z篇解讀〗該文主要介紹了使用基因編輯技術(shù)可以更快地研制出無籽或無核水果，但這種水果要想進(jìn)入超市，可能必須符合與轉(zhuǎn)基因水果相同的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。1．〖答案〗與〖解析〗D考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的“they'vetakenresearchersmanyyearstocreate”和第五段中的“ThesemethodstakelongertimecomparedwithCRISPR”可知，過去創(chuàng)造無籽西紅柿很耗時(shí)，故選D。2．〖答案〗與〖解析〗A考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第四段中的“HisteamusedtheCRISPRgene-editingtechnologyto...noseedshadbeguntoform”可知，KeishiOsakabe的團(tuán)隊(duì)編輯了西紅柿的基因，故A項(xiàng)正確。3．〖答案〗與〖解析〗B考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第八段中的“CRISPRcouldbeusedtodevelopothertypesoffruitthatdon'trequirepollinators”可知，CRISPR可用于研制其他類型的不需要傳粉者的水果。由此可推知，CRISPR不會受到?jīng)]有蜜蜂的影響，故選B。4．〖答案〗與〖解析〗B考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)第七段中的“Seedlessplantsusuallyhavetobegrownfromcuttings,whichinvolvesmorelaborthanplantingseeds”可知，種植無籽植物通常需要投入更多勞動。由此可推知，這對農(nóng)民來說并不是什么好事，故畫線詞的含義與B項(xiàng)詞義最接近。danger“危險(xiǎn)”，disadvantage“劣勢”，benefit“益處”，solution“解決辦法”。B語篇類型：說明文主題語境：人與社會——社會進(jìn)步——科技改善非洲農(nóng)民的生活狀況〖語篇解讀〗文章以EstherUsman為例介紹了非洲農(nóng)民在科技的幫助下生活狀況得以改善的情況。5．〖答案〗與〖解析〗C考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的“EstherUsman,fromKadunaState,NorthwestNigeria,hasbeengrowingcornsinceshewas17,whenshedroppedoutofschooltosupportherfamilyafterherfather'sdeath.Twodecadeson,shewasstruggling.Sheoftenlayawakeatnightworryingabouthowtofeedandeducateherchildren”可推斷，Usman在早年間雖然努力工作但過著貧窮的生活。6．〖答案〗與〖解析〗B考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的“Andcorninstorageisoftenlosttomoisture(潮氣)andpests,whichisabigp