2022年湖南省岳阳市甘田中学高二英语上学期期末试卷含解析

2022年湖南省岳阳市甘田中学高二英语上学期期末试卷含解析一、选择题1.MyTVhadjustbeenrepaired,soI______tothepubtowatchtheWorldCupfinalmatchlastnight.A.needn'thadgone B.didn'tneedtogo C.needn'thavegone D.mustn'thavegone参考答案：B考查时态。句意：我的电视已经被修好了，所以昨晚我没有必要去酒吧看世界杯决赛。因为时间是lastnight，这句话的谓语用一般过去时。故选B。2._____shesawtheskirt,shedecidedtobuyit.A.Thefirsttime

B.Forthefirsttime

C.Whenthefirsttime

D.Thetime参考答案：A考查状语从句。表示时间概念的名词短语也可以引导时间状语从句，如thesecond,themoment,theinstant等。此句句意：她第一次看到这条裙子，就决定买它。第一个分句应该是一个状语从句，选项中只有名词短语：Thefirsttime可以引导状语从句。故选A.3.Whentheyarrived,Iwasabouttoleave,soIhadonlylimitedtimetoexplain_______tothemmyopinionontheirplan.A.desperately

B.properly

C.roughly

D.eventually参考答案：C4._______thefactthatoneoftheengineswasoutofcontrol,thepilotremainedsocalmasifnothinghadhappened.

A.With

B.Despite

C.Besides

D.Becauseof参考答案：B5.Asiswellknowntousall,medicineshouldnotbekeptwhereitis_____tochildren.A．accessible B．apparentC．allergic D．automatic参考答案：A【详解】考查形容词词义辨析。A.accessible

可接近的；B.apparent显然的；C.allergic对……过敏的；D.automatic自动的。句意：众所周知，药物不应放在儿童可以碰到的地方。根据句意，选A项。6.Weallknowthat,_____,theclimatechangewillgetworse.A.notifdealtcarefullywithB.ifnotcarefullydealtwithC.ifdealtnotcarefullywithD.notifcarefullydealtwith参考答案：B7.Iwastwelveand,______allmyfriends,Ifeltshyandlonelyatmynewschool.A.tolose

B.havinglost

C.lose

D.havingbeenlost参考答案：B8.Atthemeetinghe

asuggestionthatalibrarybesetupinthetown.

A.putfor

B.putforward

C.setoff

D.comeupwith参考答案：B

9.Someinsectsthecolouroftheirsurroundingstoprotectthemselves.

A.takein B.takeoffC.takeon D.takeout参考答案：C提示:句意:有些昆虫可以变成它们周围环境的颜色以保护自己。takein“欺骗,吸收”;takeoff“起飞”;takeon“呈现”;takeout“取出”。

10.Aseriesoffoodproblemshavebeenreported,________

greatconcernaboutfoodsafety.A．leadingto B．leadstoC．ledto D．toleadto参考答案：A11._________Icansee,thereisonlyonepossiblewaytokeepawayfromthedanger.

A.Asfaras

B.Aslongas

C.Justas

D.Evenif参考答案：A12.ThecostoflivinginGlasgowisamongthelowestinBritain,________thequalityoflifeisprobablyoneofthehighest.A.since

B.when

C.as

D.while参考答案：D略13.﹣﹣﹣It'sapitythatyoudidn'ttalkmuchwithAndy．﹣﹣﹣Yes，thetrain______whenIrushedtothestationtoseehimoff．（）A．hadleft B．wasleaving C．left D．hasleft参考答案：B﹣﹣真可惜你没有和安迪谈论很多．﹣﹣是的，当我跑到车站为他送行时火车就要离开了．由句意可知，"谈话不多，是因为火车就要离开．"所以该用一般将来时．因为一些表示位置移动的词，如leave，fly，go，come，arrive，take等用它们的进行时态，可以表示将来．所以用leave的进行时态可表示将来．故选B．14.Wehadwantedtofinishourtaskbynoon,butitdidn'tquiteworkoutas________.A.expects

B.expect

C.expecting D.expected参考答案：D15.—SomeChinesestudentsfinditdifficulttounderstandnativespeakerswheninLondon.

—Exactly,_______they’velearnedalotaboutgrammarandknownmanywords.A.whatif

B.nowthat

C.asif

D.evenif参考答案：D16.—________makesyoursonfeeldepressedrecently?—Beingrejectedbyalltheuniversitieshehasappliedto.A.Whatitisthat B.HowisitthatC.Whatisitthat D.Howitisthat参考答案：C【详解】考查强调句的特殊疑问句形式。句意：——是什么让你儿子最近感到沮丧？——所有他申请的大学都拒绝了他（这一事情）。强调句的特殊疑问句形式为；疑问词+isitthat+其余部分，其中特殊疑问词是被强调的部分，根据答语可知强调的是主语，表示“什么”，故C项正确。17.Mr.White_______anexpensivecar,butnowhegoestoworkbybike,becausehehelpedanoldmancrosstheroad.A.usedtohaving

B.wasusedtohave

C.usedtohave

D.wouldhave参考答案：C18.Thisisaverylovelydoll.I’llbuyit_____.A.howmuchmayitcost B.nomatterhowitmaycostC.howevermuchitmaycost D.howmayitcost参考答案：C19.---WouldyoumindifIopenedthedoor?

---________________.A.Yes,goahead

B.No,goahead

C.Yes,please

D.Nevermind参考答案：B略二、完型填空20.ADifferentViewAtage14,15and16,thewaywelookedwasthemostimportantthingintheworldtous.MyfriendsandIwantednothinglessthanperfection.Inhighschool,wejoinedthegymnastics(体操)team,andour___21___becameevenmoreimportanttous.Wehadnofat,onlymuscle.Ontheweekends,wewouldgotothebeach,___22___ofourflatstomachs.Onesummerday,allmyfriendswereatmyhouse___23___.Atonepoint,Iwasrunningbacktothepool.I___24___onabee,andwhileitwasdyingundermyfoot,itstung(蛰)me.Iinstantlystartedtofeel___25___.Thatnight,Ibegantorunahighfeverandmylegandfootwerered,hotandswollen.Icouldn’twalk.Icouldbarely___26___.Whenmyfootstartedtogonumb,everyonebecamemore___27___.Myfootwasnotgettingenoughblood.Ihadtogotothe___28___,andmyleghurtasifitwerebadlybroken.Icouldn’tmove.AllIcoulddowasthinkabouthowsoftmymiddlewasbecoming.That___29___memorethananyconcernovermyleg.Thatwouldall___30___whenIheardthedoctorsmentionpossiblycuttingoffmyfoot.Itwasstillnotgettingthe___31___supplyitneeded.Thedoctorswouldhavetospeeduptheirtreatment.NeverbeforedidIhavesuchgreat___32___formyfoot.Andwalkingseemedlikea___33___fromthegods.LessandlesswouldIwanttohearmyfriendstalkabout___34___andwhowaswearingwhat.MoreandmoreIexpectedvisitsfromotherkidsinthehospital,whowerequicklybecomingmyfriends.Onegirlcametovisitme___35___.Everytimeshecame,shebroughtflowers.Shewasrecoveringfromcancerandfeltsheshouldcomebackand___36___theotherpatients.Shestillhadnohair,andshewasswollenfrommedicationsshehadbeentaking.Iwouldnothavegiventhisgirlasecond___37___before.Inowlovedeveryinchofherandlookedforwardtoher___38___.Finally,IwasimprovingandsoonIwenthome.Mylegwasstillswollen,___39___Iwaswalking,andIhadmyfoot!WhenIwouldgobacktothehospital,Ioftensawmyfriend.Shewasstillvisitingpeopleand___40___goodcheer.Ithoughtiftherewasanangelonthisearth,ithadtobeher.21.A.grades

B.brains

C.bodies

D.clothes22.A.ashamed

B.proud

C.sure

D.tired23.A.dancing

B.chatting

C.jogging

D.swimming24.A.stepped

B.focused

C.held

D.took25.A.upset

B.fearful

C.sick

D.anxious26.A.jump

B.run

C.stand

D.rest27.A.concerned

B.relieved

C.surprised

D.interested28.A.beach

B.hospital

C.gym

D.school29.A.blamed

B.impressed

C.shocked

D.troubled30.A.change

B.bother

C.help

D.happen31.A.nutrition

B.blood

C.time

D.air32.A.observation

B.devotion

C.appreciation

D.evaluation33.A.gift

B.hand

C.promise

D.treat34.A.homework

B.appointment

C.movies

D.gymnastics35.A.suddenly

B.regularly

C.eventually

D.recently36.A.advise

B.encourage

C.serve

D.instruct37.A.choice

B.thought

C.glance

D.chance38.A.words

B.ideas

C.flowers

D.visits39.A.but

B.then

C.so

D.for40.A.enjoying

B.gaining

C.discovering

D.spreading参考答案：21.C

22.B

23.D

24.A

25.C

26.C

27.A

28.B

29.D

30.A

31.B

32.C

33.A

34.D

35.B

36.B

37.C

38.D

39.A

40.D试题分析：本文讲的是在14到16岁期间，作者参加了体操队，这时对作者来说最重要的是她的身体形象。但是作者一次无意中踩到一只蜜蜂，然后她开始生病，更发展到不能走路，作者很崩溃；这时一个正在从癌症中恢复的小女孩定期来看作者，并鼓励她，这让作者重新振作起来，她的病也开始慢慢好起来。作者认为这个小女孩才是天使。【小题1】C考查名词词义辨析。grade分数；brain大脑；body身体；clothes衣服。由上下文可知，“我”们参加了体操队。我们身上只有肌肉，没有脂肪。故可推知，“我”们的身体对我们来说更重要。故选C。【小题2】B考查形容词词义辨析。ashamed羞愧的；proud骄傲的，自豪的；sure肯定的；tired疲惫的。由上文可知，作者练习体操。身材非常重要，所以他们对自己扁平的腹部很骄傲。故选B。【小题3】D考查动词词义辨析。dance跳舞；chat聊天；jog慢跑；swim游泳。下一句提到，作者跑回到游泳池中。由此可知，她的朋友们到作者家来游泳。故选D。【小题4】A考查动词词义辨析。step跨步，迈步，踩；focus（使）集中，（使）聚集；hold拿，握；take拿走，取走。由语境可知，作者踩住了一只蜜蜂。故选A。【小题5】C考查形容词词义辨析。upset心烦的，苦恼的；fearful害怕的，恐惧的；sick生病的，恶心的；anxious渴望的，焦虑的。由上文可知，作者被蜜蜂蜇了，晚上就发高烧。由此可知，作者刚被咬了，马上就感觉非常不舒服。故选C。【小题6】C考查动词词义辨析。jump跳；run跑；stand站；rest休息。由上文可知，腿和脚红肿，作者不能走路，所以可以推知作者几乎不能站立。故选C。【小题7】A考查形容词词义辨析。concerned关心的，担心的；relieved感到宽慰的；surprised惊讶的；interested感兴趣的。由语境可知，当作者的脚没有了知觉时，所有的人更加担心（作者了）。故选A。【小题8】B考查名词词义辨析。beach海滩；hospital医院；gym体育馆；school学校。由语境可知，作者的脚的伤势越来越严重，作者不得不去医院。故选B。【小题9】D考查动词词义辨析。blame责备；impress给……留下印象；shock使震惊；trouble使烦恼。上一句提到，作者身体的中部越来越软（越无力），这种情况使作者更烦恼，因为作者是练体操的，这超过了腿部带给她的烦恼。故选D。【小题10】A考查动词词义辨析。change改变；bother使烦恼，使担忧；help帮助；happen发生。由语境可知，作者听到医生说要将她的脚截去，在这种情况下，一切都将会发生变化。故选A。【小题11】B考查名词词义辨析。nutrition营养；blood血；time时间；air空气。第三段提到作者的脚部得不到足够的血液。由该句中的still可知，作者的脚仍然得不到足够的血液。故选B。【小题12】C考查名词词义辨析。observation观察；devotion贡献，献身；appreciation欣赏，感激，了解；evaluation评估。由语境可知，作者的脚受伤，不能行走，这时，作者才意识到脚的重要性，感激自己的脚可以让自己的行走。由此可知，以前作者从未如此感激自己的脚。故选C。【小题13】A考查名词词义辨析。gift礼物；hand手；promise诺言；treat治疗。由上文可知，作者行走不容易，故走路对作者而言就像是来自上帝的礼物。故选A。【小题14】D考查名词词义辨析。homework作业；appointment约定，约会；movie电影；gymnastics体操。由语境可知，作者的脚受伤，无法行动，更无法像以前那样练习体操。所以作者越来越不愿意听到朋友们谈论和体操有关的东西。故选D。【小题15】B考查副词词义辨析。suddenly突然；regularly定期地，有规律地；eventually最后，最终；recently最近，近来。由下文everytime可知，有一个女孩子经常来看作者。故选B。【小题16】B考查动词词义辨析。advise建议；encourage鼓励；serve为……服务；instruct指示，指导，命令。上文提到，这个女孩子正在从癌症中康复过来。所以她认为自己应该回医院鼓励其他病人。最后一个空后面的“goodcheer”亦是呼应。故选B。【小题17】C考查名词词义辨析。choice选择；thought想法；glance一瞥；chance机会。下一句提到作者现在非常喜欢这个女孩子的到来。故可推知，以前（在作者脚未受伤之前），她对这个女孩子肯定不屑一顾，不会在意她。故选C。【小题18】D考查名词词义辨析。word词；idea想法，主意；flower花；visit看望，访问，参观。由上一句可知，作者喜欢这个女孩子，盼望她来看望自己。故选D。【小题19】A考查连词词义辨析。but但是；then是副词，意为“然后，那么”；so所以，因此；for因为。由下一句“Ihadmyfoot”可知，作者的脚伤渐愈。所以前后两句话之间是转折关系：尽管我的腿仍然很肿胀，但是我可以行走了。【小题20】D考查动词词义辨析。enjoy喜欢，欣赏；gain获得；discover发现；spread(使)传播，(使)散布，(使)扩散。由语境可知，女孩子到医院来鼓励其他病人，就相当于是将勇气传播给人们。故选D。【学法指导】做忘形填空时要瞻前顾后，利用好语境，抓关键词。【小题11】B考查名词词义辨析。nutrition营养；blood血；time时间；air空气。第三段提到作者的脚部得不到足够的血液。由该句中的still可知，作者的脚仍然得不到足够的血液。故选B。【小题12】C考查名词词义辨析。observation观察；devotion贡献，献身；appreciation欣赏，感激，了解；evaluation评估。由语境可知，作者的脚受伤，不能行走，这时，作者才意识到脚的重要性，感激自己的脚可以让自己的行走。由此可知，以前作者从未如此感激自己的脚。故选C。【小题15】B考查副词词义辨析。suddenly突然；regularly定期地，有规律地；eventually最后，最终；recently最近，近来。由下文everytime可知，有一个女孩子经常来看作者。故选B。考点：考查人物故事类阅读21.Ifyou’regoingtodosomething,mydadusedtosay,doitright．Mostlyhesaidthataftermyhalf-hearted(不尽力的)

2l

toweedthevegetablegarden.Forsomereason,heknewthattherewerewhiterootsstill

22__deepinthegroundwithoutlookingaroundthegarden.SoIwouldbeinthe23

againthenextdaywithaspadedigdeepand

24__

therootsofourgarden.AsItriedtofocusmyattentionon

25

，Dad’swordskeptechoinginmymind：“Doitright．”IsawaperfectexampleofwhatDadwastalkingaboutlastweekwhenoneoftheteamsinthecompanywas__26

．Allofusweresadtoseethemgo．Theyweregoodfriendsand

27

，andweworriedaboutthem．And__28

,atsuchtimesyoualwayswonder：amInext?Butaswewatchedthemduringtheweektheyweregivento

29

,manyofusnoticedthattheyweren'thandlingthisinquitethewayweexpectedthemto．

30

noneofthemfoundanotherjob，therewasalsonobitternessor__31

intheirdeparture.Ididn’thearanegativeword．Ididn’tseeany

32

orunhappyfaces-atleast,notfromthem.Instead,Isawgrace．“It’s

33

，”oneofmycolleagueswhispered．“Iwentovertheretooffercomfortandsupporttothem，andthey

34

comfortingme．”AncientGreeksbelievedthatswanssavetheirsweetestsongforthemomentstotheir

35

．Idon'tknowifmydepartingfriends

36

theirendingasa“swansong”ornot，butthecalm，quietdignitywithwhichtheyembracedtheircruelrealitytouchedand

37

us．

Lee，amanwhohasseenand38__lotsoflay-offsduringalmost40up-and-down，on-again-off-againyearswiththecompany，

39

nicelyforallofus．“Now,that’sdoingitright，”hesaid．Somewhere，IjustknowDadwassmilinghis_40

．

21．A．attempts

B．judgments

C．expectations

D．requests

22．A．planted

B．buried

C．grown

D．stuck

23．A．house

B．school

C．garden

D．company

24．A．lookforwardto

B．comeupwith

C．fitinwith

D．getdownto

25．A．watching

B．thinking

C．digging

D．working

26．A．turneddown

B．1aidoff

C．cutdown

D．givenup

27．A．competitors

B．colleagues

C.directors

D．consultants

28．A．frankly

B．naturally

C．equally

D．generally

29．A．hurryup

B．turnup

C．packup

D.comeup

30．A．Since

B．When

C．Unless

D．While

3l.A．sadness

B．puzzle

C．anger

D．delight

32．A．tears

B．smiles

C．dangers

D．fears

33．A．upsetting

B．exciting

C．disappointing

D．amazing

34．A．objectedto

B．insistedon

C．endedup

D．kepton

35．A．birth

B．death

C．arrival

D．party

36．A．view

B．recognize

C．choose

D．describe

37．A．discouraged

B．warned

C．inspired

D.

amused

38．A．celebrated

B．witnessed

C．resisted

D．survived

39．A．madeup

B．summedup

C．pickedup

D．spedup

40．A．disagreement

B．indifference

C．admiration

D．approval参考答案：21-25．ABCDC

26-30.BBACD

31-35．AADCB

36-40．ACDBD21．父亲大多是在"我"没有尽力尝试清除菜园的杂草时说这句话。attempt"努力,尝试",符合语境。22．根据上下文可知,此处表示"父亲知道仍然有一些白色的根深埋在土里",故buried符合语境。23．因此第二天"我"总是又在花园里,拿着锹深挖,认真除去我们菜园里杂草的根。24．参见上题解析。getdownto表示"开始认真注意(或对待)某事",符合语境。lookforwardto"盼望";comeupwith"找到(答案)";fitinwith"适应"。25．由上句中的"withaspadedigdeep"可知,此处表示在"我"专心挖草根的时候,父亲的话一直在"我"的脑海里回响。26．根据后文中的"Allofusweresadtoseethemgo."及"lotsoflay-offs"可知,此处表示"我们公司的一个团队被解雇了"。故layoff"解雇",符合语境。27．由上下文可知,此处表示"他们是我们的好朋友和好同事"。28．并且,老实说,在那样的时候,你会想知道:我是否是下一个呢?因为同事被解雇,所以在那种时候,每个人也会担心自己是否会被解雇,故frankly"老实说",符合语境。29．上文说到同事被解雇了,所以此处应是给他们一周收拾东西的时间。故packup"收拾行装,打包行李",符合语境。30．根据上下文可知,空处所在句和后一句之间是让步关系,因此选while,表示"尽管"。尽管没有一个人找到其他的工作,但是他们也没有痛苦或难过。31．根据语境可知,此处应该选一个与bitterness意思相近的词语,因此选sadness。32．"我"没有从他们脸上看见眼泪和难过的神色。33．根据前文的内容和后一句中同事的话可知,此处表示"我"的一个同事认为被解雇的同事的表现是令人大为惊奇的。34．此处表示"我"的一个同事是去给他们安慰和支持的,结果最后他们反过来安慰了"我"的那个同事。endupdoing意为"以……为结果,以……告终",符合语境。35．根据上下文可知,此处把同事们离职前的淡定与天鹅临死时的歌唱作一个对比,因此选death。36．"我"不知道我要离开的朋友们是否把他们的离开视为一首"天鹅之歌"。view...as意为"把……视为,以……看待",符合语境。37．他们用来拥抱残酷事实的这种淡定和大度,感动和激励着我们。inspire意为"激励",符合语境。38．根据上下文可知,此处应用survived,表示"艰难度过,幸存",即"Lee见到过也经历过许多次解雇"。39．Lee为我们做了很好的总结。sumup意为"总结",符合上下文语境。40．由上文可知,这位老同事说的话与"我"父亲说的话是一样的,因此此处表示"‘我’知道父亲一定正在某处微笑着赞同",因此选D。【备注】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文,以作者小时候清除菜园的杂草的事情以及公司里几个被解雇的同事的表现,说明了作者父亲的"doitright"的教诲很正确。三、阅读理解22.Herecomesagreatnewbook.Ithasclaimedthatpeoplecanloseweightbyeatinganythingtheywant,butonlyduringaseteight-hourperiod.The8-HourDiet:WatchthePoundsDisappearWithoutWatchingWhatYouEat!isco-writtenbyDavidZinczenandPeterMoore.Theyarguethatstayinguplateandeatingaroundtheclockisresponsibleforthehighratesofdiabetes(糖尿病)andobesity.Ourbodiescan’tprocessthefoodweeatafterthesehours.Thesecaloriesendupwheretheyshouldn’t,aroundourbelliesandbutts(臀部).Thebookclaimswecanlosetenpoundsinaweekandupto20poundsinsixweeks,andasksthatwechooseanyeight-hourwindowforeating,suchas9amto5pmor11amto7pm.Stayingupandeatinglatemaybethecauseofdiabetes.Simply,limitingfoodintaketo8hoursgivespeopleallthebenefits—withouthavingtoworryaboutfoodintake.Inthesimplestterms,the8-hourdietisawayofextendingtheperiodbetweenourlastsnackandourbreakfast,givingourbodythechancetoburnawayourfatstoresfortheenergyitneeds.Restricting(限定)thetimeperiodduringwhichweeatmakesourbodyburnmorecaloriesintheday.Sothelongerweeat,thelazierourmetabolism(新陈代谢)becomes.However,ifwefitfoodintakeintoaneight-hourwindow,ourbodyburnsmorecaloriesdayandnightaswellaspreventingdiseases,suchasdiabetesandheartdiseases.1．Accordingtothebook,peopleshould______.A．eataslittleaspossible

B．developan8-hourdietC．eatasslowlyaspossible

D．havemorethanthreemealsaday2．Ifyoueatbreakfastat8am,youhadbettereatyourlastmealat______.A．4pm

B．6pmC．8pm

D．10pm3．Theunderlinedsentencemaymean______.A．ifwekeepfitbyhavingenoughfoodB．ifwetakeinfoodforeighthoursC．ifwelimitthefoodweeattocertaintypesD．ifweeatfoodwithinaneight-hourperiod4．What’sthepurposeofthepassage?A．Toshowpeoplewhattoeat.

B．Toexplainsomehabitsonhealth.C．Tointroduceanewbookonhealth.

D．Towarnpeopleofunhealthyhabits.参考答案：1．

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本文是一篇说明文，介绍了新书The8-HourDiet:WatchthePoundsDisappearWithoutWatchingWhatYouEat!的具体内容，这本书主要介绍健康饮食习惯。1．推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句“Thebookclaimswecanlosetenpoundsinaweekandupto20poundsinsixweeks,andasksthatwechooseanyeight-hourwindowforeating,suchas9amto5pmor11amto7pm.”可知这本书里推荐的饮食习惯能够有效地帮助人们减肥，人们应该养成这样的饮食习惯。故B项正确。2．数据计算题。本文介绍的是一种减肥的饮食习惯“an8-hourdiet”建议人们在8小时之内吃饭，题干中提及早晨8点吃早饭，那么应该在8小时以后吃晚饭，也就是下午4点。故A项正确。3．句意理解题。根据本句“ifwefitfoodintakeintoaneight-hourwindow”中的“eight-hourwindow”就是指文章中推荐的“an8-hourdiet”，故D项正确。4．主旨大意题。本文是一篇说明文，介绍了新书The8-HourDiet:WatchthePoundsDisappearWithoutWatchingWhatYouEat!的具体内容，这本主要介绍健康饮食习惯。故C项正确。23.DeputyAgricultureSecretaryKathleenMerriganseesanepidemic(流行病)sweepingacrossAmerica’sfarmland.Ithaslittletodowiththeusualchallenges,suchasflood,risingfuelpricesandcrop-eatinginsects.Thecountry’sfarmersaregettingolder,andtherearefewerpeoplestandinginlinetotaketheirplace.Nationalagriculturalcensus(普查)figuresshowthatthefastest-growinggroupoffarmersisthepartover65.Merriganisafraidtheaverageagewillbeevenhigherwhenthe2012statisticsarecompleted.Merrigan,aformercollegeprofessor,ismakingstopsatuniversitiesacrossthecountryinhopesofencouragingmorestudentstothinkaboutcareersinagriculture.AsidefromtryingtostopthegrayingofAmerica’sfarmers,herworkismadetougherbyarecentblogpostingthatputagricultureatNo.1onalistof“useless”collegedegrees.Topfederalagricultureofficialsaretalkingabouttheposting,andithastheattentionofagriculturalorganizationsacrossthecountry.“Therecouldn’tbeanythingthat’smoreincorrect,”Merrigansaid.“Weknowthattherearen