高中人教版 (新课标)必修4Unit 2 Working the land综合训练题

必修四  Unit 2《Working the land》单元测试3

笔试部分：

I. 单项选择[来源:Zxxk.Com]

1. ______ they grow they make sure that what is left in the ground after harvesting ___________ a     natural fertilizer for the next year's crop.

A. Whatever; become                      B. Whichever; become  

C. Whatever; becomes                     D. Whichever; becomes

2. — What about the protection?

   — Let's keep the surface ______ dirty by putting a cover over it.

A. far from          B. free from         C. apart from     D. away from

3. I have offered to paint the house ______ a week's accommodation.

A. in exchange for      B. in the event of      C. by means of       D. in place of

4. Much of the power of the trade unions has been lost. ______, their political influence is still very great.

A. As a result        B. As usual         C. Even so         D. If so

5. Green products are becoming more and more popular because they are environmentally ______.    A. friendly                                               B. various                                 C. common                     D. changeable

6. To the surprise of many people, in ten years the city's population ______ by 12%.

  A. gained            B. expanded          C. developed        D. spread

7. It is the test system, ______ the teachers, that is to blame for the heavy burden of middle school students nowadays. 

A. other than      B. or rather      C. rather than     D. more than

8. From his ______ look, we could see that he hadn't expected that we could raise such ______ questions to him.

A. confused; confusing                  B. confusing; confused  

C. confusing; confusing           D. confused; confused

9. It is difficult to ______ the discussion with all this noise around us.

  A. carry about          B. carry on          C. carry off          D. carry through

10. It is difficult to imagine his ______ the decision without any consideration.

  A. accept            B. accepting          C. to accept     D. accepted

11. Tom spent the whole day ______ in the room, reading Harry Potter VI.

  A. lock              B. to lock          C. locking        D. locked

12. This journal is widely ______ among teenagers in our country.

A. spread            B. expands      C. circulated     D. circled

13. It is in Qingdao ______ you are going to pay a visit to ______ this kind of washing machine is produced.

A. /; that            B. where; which    C. /; where       D. that; which

14. Man's first walk on the moon was a stunning technological ______.

A. success               B. achievement        

C. succession               D. accomplishment

15. I thought I was a good artist, but your painting puts mine in the ____________ .

A. shadow    B. shade     C. effect     D. influence

II. 根据所给句子完成画线部分[来源:Z.xx.k.Com]

1. Compared with maths I like English better.

I ____________ English ____________ maths.

2. Even if he dies, he won't give in.

He'd ____________ die ____________ give in.

3. We should save the sick free from pain.

We should ____________ the sick ____________ pain.

4. He doesn't like to live a comfortable life.

He doesn't ____________ living a comfortable life.

5. Dr Yuan has spent all his time on his research.

Dr Yuan has ____________ all his time ____________ his research.

III. 根据汉语提示及重点词语将下列句子译成英语

1. 再别提这件事了，关于它我一个字也不想听到。(refer)

___________________________________________________________________________

2. 许多非洲儿童因缺乏食物而饿死。(lack)

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3. 在过去的三十年时间里IT业取得了长足的进展。(decade)

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4. 在这个地区经常停水。(supply)

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5. 我遗憾地告诉你，他并没有因伤害你的感情而感到遗憾。(regret)

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IV. 完形填空

Just as most of us know, some plays are so successful that they run for years on end. In many ways, this is unfortunate for the poor actors who are required to go on repeating the same   1　

night after night. One would   2　 them to know their parts by heart and   3　 have caused to falter(结巴). Yet the thing is not always the case.

A famous actor in a   4　 successful play was once cast in the role of an aristocrat who had been imprisoned in Bastille for twenty years. In the last act，a gaoler(监狱长，看守)would always come on to the stage with a letter which he would hand to the prisoner.   5　 the noble was expected to read the letter at each   6　, he always insisted that it should be written out in full.

One night, the gaoler decided to play a joke on his colleague to find out if, after so many performances, he had managed to learn the   7　 of the letter by heart. The curtain went up on the final act of the play and revealed the aristocrat sitting alone behind bars in his dark cell. Just then, the gaoler   8　 with the precious letter in his hands. He entered the   9　 and presented the letter to the aristocrat. But the copy he gave him had not been written out in   10　 as usual. It was simply a blank sheet of paper. The gaoler looked on eagerly, 　11　 to see if his fellow actor had at last learnt his lines. The noble stared at the blank sheet of paper for a few seconds. Then, squinting(眯着眼看)his eyes, he said, “The light is   12　. Read the letter to me.” And he promptly handed the sheet of paper to the gaoler. 　13　 that he could not remember a word of the letter either, the gaoler replied, “The light is indeed dim, sir. I must get my   14　.” With this, he hurried off the stage. Much to the aristocrat's   15　，the gaoler returned a few moments later with a pair of glasses and the usual copy of the letter which he proceeded to read to the prisoner.

1. A. lines B. words C. plays D. roles

2. A. want B. ask C. expect D. wish

3. A. always B. never C. sometimes D. often

4. A. highly B. high C. poorly D. poor

5. A. Because B. Even though C. When D. Though

6. A. play B. performance C. role D. case

7. A. pages B. joke C. lines D. contents

8. A. appeared B. disappeared C. came out D. came in

9. A. room B. cell C. stage D. office

10. A. English B. French C. order D. full

11. A. worded B. surprised C. anxious D. afraid

12. A. bright B. dim C. dark D. out

13. A. To see B. To find C. Seeing D. Finding

14. A. glasses B. lines C. light D. letters

15. A. surprise B. satisfaction C. anger D. amusement

V. 阅读理解，根据短文内容选择最佳答案

A

Fish farming is becoming more and more popular and important in providing us with food. Sometimes the fish farms are on land; sometimes they are in the sea. In the UK growing salmon(鲑鱼)on fish farms in the sea has becoming big business. In the USA there has been a large increase in the production of oysters(牡蛎)using fish farming techniques.

Oysters need very clean water and the waters of Cape Cod are famous for this. Fish farming of oysters began there about fifteen years ago, when the local supply of oysters disappeared. Possibly the oysters were over-fished or they just died out naturally. Anyway the local people were eager to continue eating their oysters and after a few years when there were few oysters a new business was set up there.

The oysters are grown in different ways according to the different conditions and the different companies that are farming them. The oyster shells are attached at intervals to strings(细绳)that hang from metal frames and reach almost to the bottom of the sea. It is important that the strings do not reach the sea bottom. Then the oysters are kept away from their natural enemies which cannot then attack them. If oysters are protected from their enemies in this way and live in clean water, they will grow lovely and fat and be ready to eat in four years. They are not difficult to feed as they eat almost anything they can find. This kind of fish farming has been practised in Japan, Norway and Australia. So it seems as if the people and the tourists who visit Cape Cod will be able to enjoy their delicious oysters once more.

1. Oysters are growing in             .

A. farmland       B. seawater      C. soil         D. pools

2. In what order are the following attached to each other?[来源:学&科&网]

A. metal frames – strings – shells – oysters

B. shells – oysters – metal frames – strings

C. strings – metal frames – oysters – shells

D. oysters – strings – shells – metal frames

3. People keep oysters away from the bottom of the sea to             .

A. let them live in unpolluted water

B. stop them from swimming away

C. protect them from their enemies

D. test the new growing techniques

4. Why did people develop fish farming?

A. To keep themselves entertained.

B. To supply oysters for dinner table.

C. To do scientific experiments.

D. To solve the problem of food shortages.

5. Which of the following is true?

A. Cape Cod didn't have oysters for a whole generation.

B. It takes four years before an oyster is harvested.

C. The off-bottom method is still new and is being tested.

D. Cape Cod is the first place where oysters were raised.

B

Growing Vegetables in Space

Have you ever dreamed of travelling in space? Well, you may not go, but you may be able to eat vegetables grown from seeds that have! China, the USA and Russia have all become interested in whether it is possible to eat food grown from seeds that have been in space. Indeed since 1987 China has sent 1,000 species of seeds into space to do experiments. These include green peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, lettuce and wheat.

The most advanced work on growing vegetables in space has been undertaken on the International Space Station run by Russian and American astronauts. One of the most exciting moments was when soybean seeds were brought back to Earth and planted. These seeds were the first to come from a crop grown entirely in space.

The scientists chose to grow soybeans in space because they are an important source of protein in the human diet. Mark Nall, director of Space Product Development Programme for National Aeronautics and Space Administration(NASA), said that “this experiment and others are paving the way for improving crops grown on Earth, as well as potentially feeding people living in space.” The problem is that producing a new strain of soybean is a slow procedure on Earth so the scientists hope that it can be speeded up in space. Perhaps the seeds may also develop some characteristics that will be useful for farmers — for example, produce more oil or protein.

However, the scientists are aware that there may be problems. “Conditions in outer space such as radiation and low gravity may cause big changes in the seeds,” said Jin Xing, a Chinese researcher. He knows that genetically modified food is still being debated and so some people will be very suspicious of these “space vegetables”. However Jin has a more positive view. He thinks that unlike genetically modified crops, no new genes are being introduced into space vegetables so they will be safe.

The Chinese government certainly thinks so because they have been cooperating with NASA to produce a new strain of virus-free potatoes. Their scientists hope that in space it may be possible to produce a new crop every 40-50 days instead of one crop a year. So watch out for these special potatoes on the supermarket shelves. Maybe some day you will find them on your dinner table!

6. Which of the following countries is NOT mentioned regarding its work on agricultural research in space?

A. Russia.       B. The USA.       C. France.      D. China.

7. The scientists chose to grow soybeans in space because         .

A. scientists know more about soybeans

B. it's easy to begin agricultural experiment from soybeans

C. the soybeans share some common characteristics with other plants

D. the soybeans contain protein needed by the human body

8. The underlined phrase “pave the way” in the third paragraph means         .

A. to build a new road                 B. to make things easier

C. to explore a new area                D. to solve a problem

9. Mr Jin is positive about space vegetables because         .

A. astronauts have tried eating some space vegetables

B. space vegetables are like genetically modified crops

C. no new genes are being introduced into space vegetables

D. scientists have found that it's safe to eat space vegetables

10. The writer's opinion about the space potato is that         .

A. the new programme may produce a sound crop

B. people are looking forward to the new product

C. people can buy the new product in the supermarket

D. the new product will have a wide market

IV 书面表达

根据下面的英文提示所提供的情景，续接一段120词左右的文字。

I have a good mind to be a farmer in the future. Do you know why?

参考答案

I  单项选择

1. C解析：第一个空作grow的宾语，而第二个空的谓语动词的主语为what从句，因此是第三人称单数。

2. B解析：这里表示远离灰尘，故选B。

3. A解析：A项意思为“作为……的交换”。句义为“我主动提出粉刷房屋，以换取一周的食宿”。

4. C解析：从题目的意思可以看出，前后两句是让步的关系。句义为“尽管贸易联盟的很多职能都丧失了。但它们仍有很强的政治影响力”。even so虽然如此。

5. A解析：“绿色的或无污染的”称为environmentally friendly。

6. B解析：“人口膨胀”用expand或者increase。

7. C解析：other than除了；or rather更确切地说；more than不仅仅是。根据句义应该选C，rather than而不是。

8. A解析：“因他对我们提的问题感到疑惑，显出疑惑的表情”，用-ed的形式；而“我们提出了令他感到疑惑的问题”，所以用-ing形式修饰questions。

9. B解析：B为“继续进行”的意思。句义为“周围有这么多噪音，我们很难将讨论继续下去”。

10. B解析：imagine后必须跟名词或者动名词作宾语。

11. D解析：spend的用法为spend some time in doing或spend some time on sth。但此题中，lock为及物动词。若选C，应改为spent the whole day locking himself in the room。这里D表示状态，作为主语补足语而存在。

12. C解析：spread流传；expand膨胀；circulate流通；circle绕圈。题意为“这本杂志在我国青少年中流通量大”，意思是很受欢迎。

13. A解析：本题很典型，两个空分别引导了定语从句和强调句。强调句的特点是去掉it is和that句子仍然成立，因此可以判断后一个空的that引导的是强调句，排除B、C、D。而第一个空的that由于先行词在从句中作宾语，因此可以省略。

14. B解析：这里表示“一项令人震惊的技术成就”，故选achievement。D项表示完成。A项在抽象名词具体化时可数，表示成功的人或事。

15. B解析：此题考查固定短语搭配。put … in the shade使……相形见绌。

II. 根据所给句子完成画线部分

1. prefer; to  2. rather; than    3. rid; of   4. care about  5. devoted; to

Ⅴ. 根据汉语提示及重点词语将下列句子译成英语

1. Don't mention that. I don't want to hear anything about it.

2. Many African children die from the lack of food.

3. There have been great advances in IT in/during the last three decades.

4. The water supply in this area is often cut off.

5. I regret to tell you that he doesn't regret hurting your feelings.

III. 完形填空

1. A　 解析：重复同一台词是令人厌烦的。

2. C　解析：expect意为“期待，认为”。人们认为演员一定要把台词背得烂熟。　

3. B　 解析：人们认为演员绝对不应该结巴。[来源:学科网]

4. A　解析：high意为“高的”；highly意为“高度地，极为”。

5. B　解析：尽管那个贵族每场戏都得念一遍那封信，但他还是坚持要求将信的全文写在信纸上。even though引导让步状语从句，比though语气更强。

6. B　解析：在第三段第一句有暗示。

7. D　解析：熟记信的内容。

8. A　解析：appeared意为“出现，露面”，此处指上场。

9. B　解析：cell意为“牢房”，在上文有暗示。

10. D　解析：in full意为“全文”，这在第二段已有暗示。

11. C　解析：狱卒热切地观察着，急于想了解他的同事是否熟记了台词。

12. B　解析：“光线太暗”这是贵族委婉而又聪明的托辞，因为他记不住台词。

13. D　解析：分词短语作状语，表示时间。当狱卒发现自己连一个字也记不得时，也找了个借口。

14. A　解析：下文“with a pair of glasses”作了暗示。

15. D　解析：“much to one's + 表示感情的名词”表示“给某人带来很大的……”的意思，此处指狱卒的表现使贵族感到饶有兴味。

V. 阅读理解，根据短文内容选择最佳答案

1. B解析：由第一段可知答案为B。

2. A解析：第三段第二行开始分析了它们的关系。

3. C解析：由第三段第三句和第四句开始可知C为正确答案。

4. D解析：第二段介绍了这个行业出现的原委。很明显可以看出，由于大量捕食或自然死亡，牡蛎的数量急剧减少，满足不了人们的需要。所以才会产生这个养殖业。B选项很有迷惑性，但是这个行业的产生的根本目的不是为了食品，而是为了商业利益。

5. B解析：第三段第五句明确提到牡蛎四年才可以食用。

6. C解析：第一段第三句提到了A、B、D三个国家。

7. D解析：第三段第一句because后列出了原因。

8. B解析：词组本意为“铺平道路”，这里指的是实验往往是为了最终实现什么目标而作的准备。

9. C解析：第四段最后一句话即为选项C的内容。[来源:Z§xx§k.Com]

10. A解析：根据文章最后一段可知A为最佳答案。

IV. 书面表达

I have a good mind to be a farmer in the future. Do you know why?

 The first reason is that the profession is well worth admiring. The government think highly of the job. The second is that our country must need a large number of hard-working farmers with a certain amount of technology. The third is that farmers are the most diligent and they spare no efforts to supply food to us. I do admire farmers. It is they that work in the strong sunshine. The profession is very important and necessary to us all. The farmers should be respected.

 So I want to be a farmer in the future.