-Unit 2 Working the land Pre-reading and Reading 课后基础练 高中英语人教新课标必修四

第9页（共9页）Unit2WorkingthelandSectionⅡPre-readingandReading一、单句语法填空1．Havingspentthewholeafternoonplayingonthebeachwithoutprotection,hebecame________(sunburn)．2．Manypeopleinthiscountryaredyingof______(hungry)everyday.3．Injusttwo_____(decade),thevillagehasgrownintoafishingportwithapopulationofaround5,000people.4．Tomsaidhehadsome______(disturb)newstosharewithme.5．Mr.Smithborrowedalargeamountofmoneyfromthethebank______(expand)hisbusiness.6．Youreducation_______(equip)youtoearnagoodlivinginthefuture.7．Thebosshopedthathisproductscould______(export)toEuropeancountries.8．HenryhasGerman______(nation),buthegrewupintheUnitedStates.二、阅读理解Peoplecan'tsurvivewithoutfood.Longago,earlypeoplecouldn'tgrowcrops,sotheyhadtolivebyhuntinganimalsandgatheringgrains.Afteratribe(部落)hadlivedinanareaforsometime,itsfoodsupplywouldbegintoreduce.Thenthetribehadtomovetonewhuntinggroundswheretherewasmorefood.Thiswayoflifecausedspecialproblemsforthetribes.Theywereforcedtodependonluck,aswellasontheirhuntingskills.Iftheycouldfindnogame,thewholetribewouldbeindangerofstarving.Andwhenthehuntershadgoodluckoneday,theywerenotsuretofindgamethenexttime.Thetribesmovedoftenbecausemuchlandwasneededtosupporttheirpeople.Astimepassedby,peoplelearnedthattheycouldgrowtheirfood.Atfirst,thewomenoftribescollectedpatchesofwildgrain.Later,peoplediscoveredthattheycouldplanttheirownseeds.Farmingslowlybecameawayoflife.Aspeopleturnedawayfromhuntingtofarming,theirlifechanged.Whenthefoodsupplybecamericherandricher,theynolongermovedfromplacetoplace.Thesuccessoftheircropsdependedpartlyontheweather,buttherewerealsothingstheycoulddotohelpcropsgrow.Inthepast,atribehadtotravelmanymilesforfood.Now,onlyasmallamountoflandwasnecessarytofeedthewholetribe.Theearlytribecouldgrowinsizebecausefarmingprovidedawaytofeedpeople.1．Whydidtheearlytribesmovesooften?A．Theyenjoyedtravellingaround.B．Theyhadtofindenoughfood.C．Theydidnotliketostayinoneplace.D．Theylikedtogohuntingeverywhere.2．Theunderlinedword“game”inParagraph2probablymeans“”．A．游戏 B．比赛C．猎物 D．赌博3．Whenfarmingprovidedenoughfoodtopeople,.A．thewomendidn'tdoanyworkatallB．thetribecouldgrowlargerandlifebecamesteadyC．theydidnotmoveatallD．theynolongerwenthunting三、七选五TipsforchoosingacareerChoosingacareerisn’talwayseasy.Hereareourtipstohelpyoumakeupyourmind.Don’tletotherpeopletellyouwhattodo！Therearealwayspeoplewhowantyoutobecomealawyer，orbeateacher.Listentothem，butrememberit’syourlifeandit’syourdecision.__1__！Considerwhatyouthinkyou’regoodat.It’struethatthingslikesalary(工资)areimportant，butdon’tletfinancialconsiderationsleadyoudownthewrongpath.__2__—ifyou’renotveryoutgoing，don’tgoforasalesjob，evenifthepayisgood.Yourfirstdecisionisn’tforever.__3__—theychooseajob，findtheyloveitandstickatit.Butitisn’talwayslikethat，soremember—you’reallowedtochangeyourmind!Certainly，it’snogoodworryingforyears:maybeyou’vegotthreeorfourpossiblethingsyou’dliketodo，socometoadecisionandtryone，andifyoudon’tlikeit，tryanotherone.__4__.Somepeoplechoosetheircareersimplybecausetheythinkthey’llearnhugeamountsofmoney.OK，ifthat’swhatyouwant.Butgenerally，peoplegetmoresatisfactionoutoftheircareeriftheyfeeltheyaredoingsomethingvaluableforothers.__5__.Itcouldbeajobthathelpsotherpeople，likebeingachild­minder.Justdon’tforgetthatjobsatisfactionisn’tonlyaboutmoney.A．DosomethingofvalueB．ConsideryourpastexperiencesC．Itdoesn’thavetobecharityworkD．FollowyourheartandyourpersonalityE．SomeluckypeoplegetitrightfirsttimeF．Besurethatyou’retheonewhomakesthatdecisionG．Themoreyoulearn，themoreyou’llrealizejusthowmuchyoudon’tknow四、书面表达假如你是高一学生李华,在学习了本单元话题内容后,向农民陈述使用化肥的“利与弊”,以及自己对使用化肥的看法。1.

尽管化肥带来了很多好处,例如使农作物生长得更快,为农民节省时间和精力,但是使用它们所带来的消极影响也不容忽视。2.

首先,化肥会杀死有益的细菌和昆虫,破坏土壤。3.

而且,施肥过多会导致水污染,甚至更糟的是,会破坏生态环境。4.

长期使用化肥会影响人们的健康。5.

就我个人而言,农民应少使用化肥,而尽量使用有机肥。

Overthepasthalfcentury,usingchemicalfertilizershasbecomeverycommoninfarming.________________________________一、单句语法填空1.sunburnt2.hunger3.decades4.disturbing5.toexpand6.equips7.beexported8.nationality二、阅读理解1.B细节理解题。根据第一段第三、四句“Afteratribe(部落)hadlivedinanareaforsometime,itsfoodsupplywouldbegintoreduce.Thenthetribehadtomovetonewhuntinggroundswheretherewasmorefood.”可知答案为B。2.C词义猜测题。根据第二段第二、三句“Theywereforcedtodependonluck,aswellasontheirhuntingskills.Iftheycouldfindnogame,thewholetribewouldbeindangerofstarving.”得知，他们靠运气和打猎技术活下来，如果找不到猎物，整个部落会处于挨饿的境地。故答案为C。3.B细节理解题。根据文章最后一句“Theearlytribecouldgrowinsizebecausefarmingprovidedawaytofeedpeople.”可知B项正确。三、七选五1．FF项中的you’retheonewhomakesthatdecision与本段小标题Don’tletotherpeopletellyouwhattodo以及该空前的it’syourdecision相呼应。2．D该空后的ifyou’renotveryoutgoing，don’tgoforasalesjob是对D项Followyourheartandyourpersonality的举例解释，且与本段小标题Considerwhatyonthinkyou’regoodat相呼应。3．EE项Someluckypeoplegetitrightfirsttime与本段小标题Yourfirstdecisionisn’tforever形成对比，且该空后的theychooseajob，findtheyloveitandstickatit是对E项的进一步解释。4．AA项Dosomethingofvalue与本段提及的peoplegetmoresatisfactionoutoftheircareeriftheyfeeltheyaredoingsomethingvaluableforothers和Itcouldbeajobthathelpsotherpeople相呼应。作者本段建议读者择业时可以选择一些有意义的工作。5．CC项中的charitywork与该空前的somethingvaluableforothers相呼应，且与该空后的ajobthathelpsotherpeople，likebeingachild­minder形成对比。作者认为做有意义的工作并不一定非要去做慈善事业，只要是能帮助别人就好。四、书面表达Over