高考英语一轮复习课时作业17 Unit 2 Working the land 新人教版必修4（广东专用）.doc

课时作业(十七)必修4unit 2working the land限时：45分钟 .语法填空seventyfouryearolds are 1._ most contented people in the world, according to a new research.2_(few) responsibilities, financial worries and more free time lead to contentment previously unknown in earlier life. according to the research, happiness 3._(decline) from the teenage years to 40. it levels off until 46 and then starts to increase until peaking at 74.scientists from germany and america regularly questioned 21,000 men and women 4._ happy they were with their lives, providing a scale from one to seven: seven indicated complete contentment. teenagers in their late teens marked themselves at around 5.5 which fell 5._ around 5 by age 40. at 74, happiness averaged at 5.9.the report, 6._(publish) in the journal social indicators research, said this could be due to older people being more appreciative.it concluded，“compared to younger individuals, older people tend to place a greater emphasis 7._ emotional aspects of social interactions and are likely to remember the emotional content of their experiences.”bringing up a family, buying a house and 8._(create) a career add to the stresses experienced by those in 9._ twenties and thirties. the change in happiness is apparently most obvious among british people. the men and women 10._ live in germany have relatively stable levels of satisfaction throughout their lives.阅读理解anorman borlaug, who is making a difference, is known around the world. he is often described as the man who has saved more lives than any other person in history. norman borlaug is considered the father of what has been called the green revolution. his ideas about agriculture increased crop production and ended hunger in many nations. mr borlaug continues to be a leader among agricultural researchers.norman borlaug was born in 1914 on a farm in the american state of iowa. in the middle of the 20th century, world population was expanding faster than food production. experts said many people in developing countries would face starvation.norman borlaug was an agricultural researcher at the international maize and wheat improvement center in mexico. he developed methods of growing wheat that increased the amount harvested by three times. he later repeated this success in india, pakistan and africa.his methods of farming saved millions of people who would have starved to death. norman borlaug was given the nobel peace prize for his efforts in 1970.norman borlaug is still urging experts to think about the needs of people around the world. his latest concern is a disease in wheat called ug 99.he says it has the power to destroy most of the wheat being grown around the world. he says reductions in agricultural programs have made it harder to take action against such threats.mr borlaugs granddaughter julie works at the center named after him at texas a&m university in dallas. she says his worry about food problems rises from the belief that hunger is unacceptable. she says norman borlaug still believes it is our responsibility as human beings to feed one another.11. norman borlaug was _ years old when he was given the nobel prize.a56 b94 c65 d9912in the passage, the writer tries to _.aexpress his respect for norman borlaugbintroduce norman borlaugs own life in americacshow an interest in norman borlaugs researchddescribe norman borlaug and his research13which of the following statements about ug 99 is true?aug 99 is a modern software virus.bug 99 is a disease that does great harm to the wheat.cug 99 is a virus that appeared in 1999.dug 99 caused increase in agricultural output.14in this passage, the author did not mention _ besides the usa.afrance bpakistancindia dafrica15from the passage we can infer that_.amr borlaug died in 1970bnorman borlaug has made great contributions to the crop productioncit is easy to take action against such threatsdhunger is the main problem in asiabsome disabled people use a special card when they park their cars. these are called disabled placards, which are removable signs that can be hung from the rearview(后视) mirror of a car. these placards are only supposed to be for disabled people.these placards are meant to help disabled people in a number of ways. they allow the person to park in special parking spaces. they can also be used when disabled people are being dropped off or picked up. disabled people can even use them to park without having to pay.parking officials think that some people are cheating. not all people who have these placards are disabled. today, one in sixteen drivers in california carries the sign. there are a lot more people who have disabled placards today than ten years ago. an official from the dmv(加州车辆管理局) says that there are many reasons for the increase. as people get older, they may develop health problems and need to have one. there are also other reasons why more drivers have them today. finally, there are a number of people who have them that should not.last year the dmv cancelled more than 25,000 permits. they found that lots of people who had the disabled placards had died. these permits are no longer valid.some people are worried that the system is being abused. they are worried that access to the program could be limited because of the misuse. more rules could make it harder for people with real disabilities to get these placards.16what do we know about placards?athey are all used by disabled people.bthey are cards designed by disabled people.cthey can help disabled people park their cars.dthey allow disabled people to drive anywhere.17the dmv cancelled many permits because_.athe number of old people is growingbthe number of disabled people is on the risecthey want to make it harder for disabled people to get themdsome people who have the placards have died18what can people do with the placards?awhen disabled people are being dropped off, they can be used.bdisabled people can pay for parking with them. cdrivers can use them to drive their cars. dpeople can have access to dmv with them.19what does the third paragraph mainly talk about?athe reasons why disabled placards are also popular among drivers.bsome healthy people also use the disabled placards.cthe number of disabled placard users had increased.dmore reasons for drivers to use car cards.20we learn from the passage that_.a. disabled placards will be stopped by the governmentbsome people will be punished for breaking the lawcsome disabled people will be forbidden to use disabled placardsdsome rules will be made related to disabled placards.读写任务阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。a young ensign (海军少尉) was given the opportunity to prepare his ship to “set sail”. soon the ship was driven slowly out of the channel. the ensigns efficiency was remarkable. in fact, the talk was that he had set a new record for getting the ship underway. later he was handed a radio message from the captain.“my personal congratulations on completing the sail with amazing speed，”it read，“but next time wait until your captain goes aboard before getting underway！”what good is a ship without the captain? the ensign did all the right things, but he never did the most important thing!it is a matter of priorities (优先). you may accomplish a great deal every day. but are you accomplishing the truly important things? have you put first things first?in work and study, in the areas of mental, physical and spiritual health, are you truly doing the important things?today, will you put first things first? and how about tomorrow? and the next day? if so, you will one day discover that you are building a life that counts.写作内容以 put first things first为题，写一篇读后感。1. 以约30个词概括所读文章的内容；2. 以约120个词表达你对该主题的见解，并包括如下要点：(1) 对该主题发表你的看法；(2) 以你自己或他人成长的经历说明你的感受。写作要求1作文中可以使用自己的亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子；2文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。评分标准概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。_答案课时作业(十七) .调查显示70岁以上老人的幸福感最强。1the根据most contented可知，此处填定冠词。2fewer由后面的并列成分more可知，此处需要填形容词比较级。3declines根据句子语法结构可知，此处需要填谓语动词。由于叙述的是一般事实，故填declines。4how此处需要填how，表示“多么”。5to此处需要填介词to，表示“降至”。6published此处需要填过去分词作后置定语，修饰the report。7on此处需要填介词on与前面的place a greater emphasis搭配，表示“关注，重视”。8creating由前文的并列成分bringing up和buying可知，此处需要填creating。9their此处需要填形容词性物主代词their。10whowho引导限制性定语从句。.a农学家norman borlaug是绿色革命的主要倡导者。他的研究对人类的粮食生产起到了巨大的作用。11a从norman borlaug was born in 1914及他获得诺贝尔奖的时间是1970年，可推知他当时的年龄为56岁。12d阅读全文可知，本文作者介绍了norman borlaug的生平以及他所从事的研究，故选择d。13b由倒数第二段his latest concern is a disease in wheat called ug 99it has the power to destroy most of the wheat可知，b正确。14a文中第三段提到了india，pakistan和africa，故排除b、c、d三项。15bb16c细节理解题。从第一段第一、二句话可以知道答案。17d细节理解题。从倒数第二段可以知道他们吊销了25000张卡是因为持卡人已经过世。18a19b20d推理题。文章主要讲述的是：dmv向残疾人发放特制卡以方便他们，但现在越来越多的正常人都在使用。由此我们可以推测到接下来会制定一些更加严格的规定。故选d。.one possible version：put first things firstputting first things first is a matter of priorities, which was misapprehended by an ensign who prepared the sailing with remarkable efficiency but left behind the most important thing of having a captain