人教版(新教材)高中英语选修1Unit5 Working the Land课时作业1：Grammar-Subject clauses

1、GrammarSubject clauses【基础巩固】I.单句语法填空So it was not immediately obvious that water was to be fundamental to the development of life.It is not known why he hung up on purpose.Whoever attends the party will have a chance to take a photo with the movie star.What some people regard as a drawback is seen a

2、s a plus by many others. It doesn t interest me whether you succeed or not.When the meeting will be held hasn t been decided, but perhaps next Wednesday.That the Internet provides the latest information is one of its greatest strengths.How the couple managed to accumulate（积累）so much money in such a

3、short time remains a mystery to the public.n .单句写作英语作为一门国际语言正日益为人们所接受，这是事实。It is a fact that English being accepted as an international language.那个孩子想要的只是一个新书包。What he kid wanted was just a new schoolbag.你能否成功取决于你努力的程度。Whether you can succeed or not depends on how ha】d you work at it.我们什么时候去野餐还不知道。W

4、hen we will g。for a picnic hasn t been known yet吃绿色蔬菜有助于增强体力，这一点已经得到证实。That eating green vegetables contributes to building up strength has been proved.她在会上所说的话对公司的开展非常重要。What she said at the meeting is of g】eat importance to the development of the company.【能力提升】m .阅读理解AThe crops we produce in the U

5、K and around the world could change with climate.The weather is an important part in farming and changes in temperature will strongly affect crop growth.For the UK, temperature rises are likely to mean the crops normally growing in the south of the country will be able to be grown further north.The

6、UN believes there will be a shift northwards of between 200 and 300 kilometers for every degree of warming.This would be similar to the south of England in 2060, having the kind of weather the Loire Valley, in France, experiences now.Due to an increase in drought and heat waves, the types of crops g

7、rown in the UK will have to change, which doesn t have to be a bad thing for us.Products which haven t been farmed over here before, such as sweet corn, sunflowers, and maize for cereals, could all provide new business for farmers-certainly in the south-east.However, if farming practices do change i

8、n this country, procedures will have to be put in place beforehand as introducing something new of farmland involves a lot of preparation.Also, irrigation systems may need to be improved so rain from winter can be stored for the summer as it is hotter.Researchers are finding that pests, such as aphi

9、ds, are starting to hatch（孵化）earlier in the year.In the last 1015 years they? ve been arriving in springtime and the population of aphids appears to be growing too.Aphids are a real problem as they can cause so much damage to crops, and if they re arriving earlier in the year especially when the cro

10、ps are fragile, they can cause more damage than they used to. 语篇解读 本文讲述了气温上升造成农作物品种、农业生产种植方式的变化以及因为害虫孵 化提前造成农作物大面积受害的事实。It is quite possible that the author comes from .A. the UKB. the UNC. FranceD. ScotlandK答案2AK解 析D 细节理解题。由第一段的第一句The crops we produce in the UK”和第三段的 第一句可知。应选A。The underlined word “

11、This” in Paragraph 2 refers to “” .the kind of weather the Loire Valley, in France, experiences nowB - the kind of weather the south of England in 2060 will havethe UN s belief that there will be a shift northwards of between 200 and 300 kilometers for every degree of warmingthe UK s temperature ris

12、es mean the crops growing in the south will be able to be grown further northK答案H DK解 析U 代词指代题。This 指代上文所讲的 a.temperature rises are likely to mean the crops normally growing in the south of the country will be able to be grown further north.,古攵选 D。The main idea of this passage is that .the crops rai

13、sed in the south will be transplanted to the north in 2060B the temperature rises will bring about either good or bad effectsthe climate has a strong influence on cropsthe global warmth causes more positive effects than negative onesK答案IcK解 析力 主旨大意题。由文中所讲的气温上升造成作物品种、生产种植方式的变化以及害 虫孵化提前造成作物受害可知，文章主要讲的

14、是气候对作物有重要影响。应选c。BIf you re feeling overwhelmed by all the features and apps available on smartphones these days and miss the good old days when mobile phones were simple communication tools, you 11 probably love Light Phone 2, a stylish “dumb phone” designed to remove time-wasting distractions（使人分心的

15、事物）from your life.The original Light mobile phone could only be used to make and take phone calls, but its creators recently decided that in order to improve its usefulness while still keeping users safe from smartphone distractions, it needed a few extra features.The recently announced Light Phone

16、2 is just as tiny and stylish as the original ones, but also features text messaging functions and an alarm clock.Data from company Flurry shows that people in the US spend around five hours a day on their smartphones, while a study from the firm Asurion found that Americans check their phones an av

17、erage of 80 times per day.Those are some pretty alarming numbers, and to make matters worse, scientists report that too much screen time has a bad effect on our brains, especially those of children.Light Phone 2 will never replace your Apple phone, but it can at least help you mitigate the effects o

18、f smartphone addiction by allowing you to “go light“ every once in a while.You can stay in touch with the important people in your life, but you 11 be free from the apps distracting you from the wonders of the colorful world.But becoming free of smartphone distractions doesn t come cheap.The Light P

19、hone 2 is expected to be priced at around $400 ， which is far more expensive than some smartphones.However, a lot of people seem to think the phone and what it promises to do are worth the price, as evidenced by the success of Light s latest crowd funding（众筹）campaign.With 24 days left until deadline

20、, the company has already raised $360,000, blowing past its $250,000 goal. 语篇解读 这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了一款时髦的“哑巴手机”Light Phone 2,旨在 消除你生活中浪费时间的干扰。它永远不会取代苹果手机，但它至少可以帮助你减轻智能手 机上瘾的影响，让你可以和你生活中重要的人保持联系，但是将你从那些分散你注意力的应 用程序中解脱出来。Why did the creators of Light Phone 2 decide to add a few extra features to it?To increa

21、se its price.To improve its image.To make it more useful.To make it free from distractions.K答案I cK解 析U 细节理解题。根据第二段中的 “The original Light mobile phone could only be used to make and take phone calls, but its creators recently decided that in order to improve its usefulness while still keeping users s

22、afe from smartphone distractions, it needed a few extra features.v可知，Light Phone 2的开发者决定给它增加一些额外的功能，是为了让它更有用。 应选C。What do Flurry and Asurion discover?Americans heavily depend on the smartphone.Americans life can t live without smartphones.Americans are enthusiastic about real-life communication.Amer

23、ican kids brains are being greatly damaged by smartphones.K答案I AK解 析X 细节理解题。根据第三段第一句 Data from company Flurry shows that people in the US spend around five hours a day on their smartphones, while a study from the firm Asurion found that Americans check their phones an average of 80 times per day. “

24、可次口，Flurry 4口 Asurion 发现美国人非常依赖智能手机。应选A。What does the underlined word “mitigate” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?A. Overcome.B. Understand.C. Reduce.D. Avoid.K答案cK解 析U 词义猜想题。根据画线词后的“.the effects of smartphone addiction by allowing you to go light every once in a while.可知，Light Phone 2 永远不会取代苹果手机，但它 至少可

25、以帮助你减轻智能手机上瘾的影响。故可推测画线单词意思为“减少；减轻”，应选 CoWhat is implied about Light Phone 2 in the last paragraph?It is too expensive to afford.It is sure to be a great success.More money is needed to improve it.The public hold a positive attitude towards it.K答案DK 解 析 I 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的 “However, a lot of people seem

26、 to think the phone and what it promises to do are worth the price, as evidenced by the success of Light s latest crowd funding（众筹）campaign.v可知,公众对Light Phone 2持积极态度。应选D。IV .七选五A Few Universal Truths to Transform Your LifeLife is growth.If you are not reaching the kind of success, the following Univ

27、ersal Truths are just the ones that help to change your life for the better, regardless of where you are, where you ve been， or what challenges you are facing. 22The best way to achieve your desires is to set a goal.Sometimes we find ourselves “spinning our wheel，struggling through a day-to-day rout

28、ine that isn t getting us anywhere because we don t know where we want to go. 23 Whatever the case is, figuring out what your goals are and whether your current actions are helping to achieve them is important.Setting goals is important but isn t enough to drive you to the finishing line； it s impor

29、tant, too, to be able to imagine yourself as the achiever of your goals.How will you feel? Why is it worthwhile to follow these goals and not some other ones? If goals are the final result of a journey, your vision is the fuel to get you there.Whether you regard yourself as a towering tree or a blad

30、e of grass, or whether you think you are a high mountain or a small stone, you represent a state of nature that has its own reason of existence.If you truly admire yourself, you 11 be courageous.There is no better time to begin than now. 26 But the truth is that your time is now.No matter what dream

31、 or desire you have, you are likely not to have more time in your life to make it happen.A. Having a vision is undoubtedly necessary.B Self-appreciation gets you to be positive to move you towards success.Try to understand and let it be the guide to your life as follows.Be sure that you are more powerful than you know.Read and allow them to change your life in beautiful ways.Sometimes we simply do what is expected of us without considering what we want to achieve. G. You can make a bunch of excuses that you 1