2013年高考英语一轮复习课时作业17Unit2Workingtheland新人教版必修4(广东专用)

1、用心 爱心 专心 1 课时作业 ( 十七 ) 必修 4 Unit 2 Working the land 限时： 45 分钟 I. 语法填空 Seventy four year olds 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

2、 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

3、 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. I

4、t concluded ，“ Comparedto 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 experi

5、enced by those in 9. _ twenties and thirties. The change in happiness is apparently most obvious among British people. The men and women10. _ live in Germany have relatively stable levels of satisfaction throughout their lives. n阅读理解 A Norman Borlaug, who is making a difference, is known around the

6、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

7、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

8、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 wo

9、uld 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 用心 爱心 专心 2 of

10、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&MUniversity in Dallas. She says his worry about food problems rises from the bel

11、ief 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. A 56 B 94 C 65 D 99 12 In the passage, the writer tries to _ . A express his respect for Norman

12、Borlaug B introduce Norman Borlaugs own life in America C show an interest in Norman Borlaugs research D describe Norman Borlaug and his research 13 Which of the following statements about UG 99 is true? A UG 99 is a modern software virus. B UG 99 is a disease that does great harm to the wheat. C UG

13、 99 is a virus that appeared in 1999. D UG 99 caused increase in agricultural output. 14 In this passage, the author did NOT mention _ besides the USA. A France B Pakistan C India D Africa 15 From the passage we can infer that _ . A Mr Borlaug died in 1970 B Norman Borlaug has made great contributio

14、ns to the crop production C it is easy to take action against such threats D hunger is the main problem in Asia B Somedisabled 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 rear view（ 后视） mirror of a car.

15、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

16、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 t

17、he 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 canc

18、elled 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

19、 it harder for people with real disabilities to get these placards. 用心 爱心 专心 3 16 What do we know about placards? A They are all used by disabled people. B They are cards designed by disabled people. C They can help disabled people park their cars. D They allow disabled people to drive anywhere. 17

20、The DMV cancelled many permits because _ . A the number of old people is growing B the number of disabled people is on the rise C they want to make it harder for disabled people to get them D some people who have the placards have died 18 What can people do with the placards? A When disabled people

21、are being dropped off, they can be used. B Disabled people can pay for parking with them. C Drivers can use them to drive their cars. D People can have access to DMV with them. 19 What does the third paragraph mainly talk about? A The reasons why disabled placards are also popular among drivers. B S

22、ome healthy people also use the disabled placards. C The number of disabled placard users had increased. D More reasons for drivers to use car cards. 20 We learn from the passage that _. A. disabled placards will be stopped by the government B some people will be punished for breaking the law C some

23、 disabled people will be forbidden to use disabled placards D some rules will be made related to disabled placards 川.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 en

24、signs 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 abo

25、ard 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 f

26、irst 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 P

27、ut 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。 用心 爱心 专心 4 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 ） I .调查显示 70 岁以上老人的幸福感最强。 1 the 根据 most contented

28、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 4. how 此处需要填 how,表示多么”。 5 to 此处需要填介词 to ，表示“降至”。 6 published 此处需要填过去分词作后置定语,修饰 The report 。 7 on 此处需要填介词 on 与前面的 place a greater emphasis 搭配,表示“关注,重视”。 8 creating 由前文的并列成分 Bringing up 和 buying 可知

29、,此处需要填 creating 。 9 their 此处需要填形容词性物主代词 their 。 10. who who 引导限制性定语从句。 n. 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。 11 A 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。 13. B 由倒数第二段 His latest concern is a dis

30、ease in wheat called UG 99 it has the power to des troy 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。 15B B 16C 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。 18A 19B 20. D 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。 川.One possible vers ion Put first things first Putting 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 imp