2024-2025学年高中英语Unit2TheUnitedKingdomreading课时作业2新人教版必修5

Unit2TheUnitedKingdomreading第一节阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。A★★★☆☆Whileincollege,Timstartedtolookforeasywaystomakemoney.Oneoftheopportunitieshesawwasgambling(赌博).Hestartedlearningaboutallformsofgambling.Hegotluckyenoughtomake$9,000,butsadlyitdidn’tlastlongandoverthenextyearhelostallofthatmoney.ItwasatthispointthatTimrealizedthatheneededtostopgamblingandfocusonlearningaboutfinance.Oneday,hewastalkingtooneofhisfriendsaboutcreatingabusiness,andhisfriendturnedhimontoQuickSprout.SohestartedreadingeveryblogpostonQuickSproutinthehopethathecouldlearnabouthowtobecomeasuccessfulbusinessmanandmeetsomepeoplethroughQuickSproutthathecouldpartnerupwith.AyearagoTimreadablogpostonQuickSproutaboutanotherbusinessmanbythenameofTimothySykes.TimvisitedTimothysykesandlearnedabouthisMillionaireChallengeprogramthattaughtpeoplehowtobuyandsellpennystocks(低价股票).Timthoughtitwouldbeworthgivingatry.TimspentthenextfewmonthslearningfromTimothySykesonhowtotradestocks.Afterhefeltthathehadlearnedenough,hewantedtostarttrading.Withinthefirst6monthsofusingwhathelearnedintheMillionaireChallengeprogram,hemadeover$40,000.Atonepointheevenmade$11,000in15minutes.Overthenext12monthsTimisontracktomakeevenmoremoney.Sofarthingsarelookinggoodandheisalreadyaheadofschedule.TheMillionaireChallengeprogramhasworkedoutsowellforhimandheisnowstartingtoenjoythefinerthingsoflife.

21.Timdecidetolearnaboutfinancewhen_____.A.hefirstenteredthecollegeB.hewasluckyenoughtoearn$9,000C.helearnedaboutallformsofgamblingD.helostallthemoneyhegotfromgambling22.ByvisitingTimothysykes,Tim_____.A.foundabusinessopportunityB.knewhowQuickSproutdevelopedC.postedabloghewroteonthewebsiteD.setuptheMillionaireChallengeprogram23.HowdidTimcometoknowTimothySykes?A.ByattendingTimothy’slectures.B.BytradingstockswithTimothy.C.Bybeingintroducedbyfriends.D.Byvisitingawebsitebychance.24.ThelasttwoparagraphsshowTim_____.A.hasstoppedlearningfromTimothyB.hastakenchargeoftheprogramC.benefitsfromthestockmarketD.hasbecomeamillionaire

B★★★☆☆We’regoingtohelpherdoitBethWangariisafarmerinKenya.She’soneof450millionsmallholder(耕种小块农田者)farmersworldwide.Together,theyproduceover25%oftheworld’sfoodsupply.Buttheycoulddomuchmore.AcrossSub-SaharanAfrica,theaveragefarmproducesonly1.3tonnesofmaize(玉米)perhectare(公顷).InNorthAmerica,afarmproduces7timesasmuch.WhatBethneedsisthetechnologyandskillsthatcanhelphergetmorefromherland.Asoneoftheworld’sleadingagriculturalcompanies,Syngentahelpsfarmersacrosstheworldtoraiseharvestswhilesavingwaterandsoil.ThisispartofwhatwecallTheGoodGrowthPlan.TheGoodGrowthPlanWepromisetohelpfarmersgetthroughfourmajorchallengesbytheyear2024.1.Increasetheaverageproductivityoftheworld’smajorcropsby20%withoutusingmorelandorwater.2.Increasethebiodiversity(生物多样性)of5millionhectaresoffarmland.3.Reach20millionsmallholdersandhelpthemincreaseproductivityby50%.4.Train20millionfarmworkersonlaborsafety,especiallyindevelopingcountries.Seehowwedo

AspartofTheGoodGrowthPlanwearereadytoworkwithgrowers,governmentsandallwhoshareourgoals.Wewillreportourprogressonourwebsite.YoucanfindoutmoreaboutTheGoodGrowthPlanandtheprogresswearemakingatgoodgrowthplan.25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inthetitlereferto?A.TravellingaroundNorthAmerica.B.Workingtogetherwithotherfarmers.C.Havingabetterharvestfromthefarmland.D.Producing25%oftheworld’sfoodsupply.26.WhatwillSyngentaprobablysupplytoBethWangari?A.Morelabor.B.Lotsofmaize.C.Technologyandskills.D.Enoughlandandwater.27.Themainpurposeofthetextistointroduce_____.A.TheGoodGrowthPlanB.aKenyanfarmercalledBethC.thedevelopmentofSyngentaD.theagriculturalproductivityofKenya

C★★★★☆ReachforthestarsattheEuroSpaceCenter.Findouteverythingyouneedtoknowaboutspace—fromtheoriginsoftheuniverse(宇宙)tothefuturespaceexplorationplans.Light,soundandspecialeffectshelptobringyourspacejourneytolife.Throughoutyourtour,ourspeciallytrainedguideswillansweryourquestionsandprovideyouwithanyinformationyourequire.Beginyourtourwithourexhibitionabouttheplanets,thenmoveontotheSpaceLaboratoryandseesomeoftheexperimentscarriedoutinspace.Visitourinternationalspacestation,whereyoucanclimbintoourfull-scaleSpaceShuttlemodelandexperiencelifeonboardasanastronaut(宇航员).Youwillknowallaboutspacebynowandtohelpyoufurther,ourSpaceCenterastronautwilltellyouabouthowyoungpeopletrainasastronautsinourowntrainingschool.Finally,youcanwatchouramazingSpaceShowinourIMAXcinema,whichwillhelpyouunderstandeverythingyouhavelearnedduringyourvisitbetter.Outsidewehaveanoutdoorexhibitionincludingagiantsolarsystem,full-sizerocketmodelsandoutdoorgames.Don’tworryifitrains—muchofthisisundercover.Afterthat,whynotvisitourrestaurantRestoSpaceforfoodanddrinkonaspacetheme(主题)?Anddon’tforgetourSpaceShop,offeringyoualotofgiftstotakehome.TheEuroSpaceCenterisopeneverydayduringschoolholidays,andalsoduringothertimesexceptMondays.Openingtimesare10:00-5:00.Forentrancefees,callourbookingserviceon+32-61-650133.Oryoucanemailusforup-to-dateentryinformationatinfo@eurospacecenter.be.28.AnyonewhogoestotheEuroSpaceCenterwill_____.A.visitthereforfreeB.becomeatrueastronautC.feelasifhewasinspaceD.doanyspaceexperimentshewants29.IntheSpaceShuttle,visitorscan_____.A.enjoyfoodanddrinkB.watchanamazingspaceshowC.learnaboutspaceexperimentsD.knowhowastronautsliveinspace30.OnschooldayMondays,theEuroSpaceCenter_____.A.willbeopenalldaylongB.willbeopenonlyfor5hoursC.willbeclosedforthewholedayD.willhaveaspaceshowintheIMAXcinema31.What’sthebesttitleforthetext?A.LearntobeanastronautB.WelcometoSpaceShopC.ComeandtakeaspacewalkD.ShowyourtalentforscienceD★★★★☆ThebiggestthreattothefutureofOxfordshire’seconomy(经济)istransport.Thatisthekeyfindingofamajornewreportwhichinterviewedmorethan120countyfirms.Theresultsshow76percentofthecompanyownersanddirectorsbelievetrafficjamsandthequalityoftransportareaffectingtheirbusiness.Morethan30percentsaythisiscostingthemdearlyintheformofextrafuelcosts,whilesomesaythesituationofbeingstuckinjamsonkeyroadssuchastheA34andA40everydayismakingithardertoemployworkers.Butlack(缺乏)ofsafercyclingplansisencouraging72percentofpeopletocontinuetogotoworkbycar.Thereporthasledthegovernmenttotrytoworkoutasolutiontothesituationonthecounty’scrowdedroads.NicolaBlackwood,anofficialofOxfordshire,recentlybroughttransportministerStephenHammondtothecountyandsaidhebecamestuckinatrafficjamontheA34.Asaresult,hehaspromisedthathewillaimtolookatentireroads,ratherthanindividualprojectssuchasimprovingjunctions(交叉路口).MsBlackwoodsaid:“Ifweareabletoachieveanythinglikeoureconomicgrowth,weneedtosolvetheproblemsthatnotonlyaffectthenewcompaniesbutalsothegrowthofexistinglocalbusinesses.WhatIwanttoseemostofallisthequickproductionofaplantosolvetheproblemoftheA34.”JohnCardy,co-founderofGardenGames,saidhehadconsideredmovinghisbusinessfromafarminGarfordtoWitneybuttrafficfearshadmadehimreconsider.Headded:“MostofouremployeeswerenotpreparedtousetheA40whichisalwayscrowded.”32.Accordingtothereport,_____.A.theA34andA40arethemostcrowdedroadsB.companiesspendmoreonfuelthanbeforeC.moreandmoreworkersarelosingtheirjobsD.thereisaseriousshortageoffuel33.Whatdoweknowaboutthereportmentionedinthetext?A.Itaimstodevelopsafercyclingplans.B.Itfocusesontheunemploymentproblem.C.Ithasattractedthegovernment’sattention.D.ItisbasedonStephenHammond’sexperience.34.AccordingtoMsBlackwood,what’sthemostimportantthingtodo?A.Tosolvetheproblemofheavytraffic.B.Tolimitthegrowthofnewbusinesses.C.ToinvitethetransportministertoOxfordshire.D.Tofindwaystodevelopthecounty’seconomy.35.JohnCardy’sworryshows_____.A.transportisholdingbackbusinessgrowthB.businessgrowthleadstotrafficjamsC.mostofhisemployeesaren’tsatisfiedwithhimD.hisemployeesarealwayscaughtintrafficjamsontheA40其次节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）依据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。NomatterwhatGarydid,itwasneverenoughtopleasehisfather.

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Hetriedtotalkhimoutofit,explainingtheadvantagesofbeingclosetothefamilyandthedisadvantagesofmoving.Finally,Garygotangry,“Dad,I’mmovingtogetawayfromyou!

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It’swhymybusinessissosuccessful.Doyouwantmetoignoremyexperienceandjustbeacheerleader?”“Dad,ourrelationshipisn’taboutproductivity,”Garyexplained.“You’remydad.SometimesIneedpraisemorethanapushandapproval(赞同)morethanadvice.

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It’snotenoughthatyouloveme;Ineedyoutoappreciateme.”That’sanimportantlesson.Inpersonalrelationships,theremaybebenefitstotheendlesspursuit(追求)ofbetter,butthecostmaybetoohigh.A.It’swhatIdo.B.Icanunderstandyou.C.Alwaystryingtomakemebetterjustmakesmefeelworse.D.IpromiseI’llstandbyyoursideforevernomatterwhathappens.E.WhenhegotsevenA’sandthreeB’s,hisdadaskedabouttheB’s.F.Iloveyou,butIcan’tstandthewayyouteardowneverythingIdo.G.Gary’sdadwassurprisedandhurtwhenGarytookajobinanothertown.

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部分解析阅读理解：A篇（社会）本文是记叙文。作者介绍了蒂姆是如何赚钱的。21.D。细微环节理解题。依据第一段的thenextyearhelostallofthatmoney.ItwasatthispointthatTimrealized...focusonlearningaboutfinance可知。22.A。推理推断题。MillionaireChallenge安排教授人们如何买卖低价股票。蒂姆认为这值得尝试。从第四段蒂姆赚到钱可知，通过访问Timothysykes，他找到了一个商机。23.D。细微环节理解题。依据第三段的TimreadablogpostonQuickSproutaboutanotherbusinessmanbythenameofTimothySykes可知，蒂姆是在阅读网页上的博客时偶然知道TimothySykes的。24.C。推理推断题。从第四段蒂姆赚钱和最终一段他正在享受生活可知，蒂姆通过学习买卖低价股票而赚到钱，故他在股票市场中受益。B篇（自然）

本文是说明文。文章介绍一项旨在帮助农夫增产的安排。25.C。篇章结构题。从文中第三段的Syngentahelpsfarmersacrosstheworldtoraiseharvests可知，TheGoodGrowthPlan的目的是为了使农夫增产，标题中的We指代这项安排的实施者Syngenta公司，而it则指代这项安排的目的。26.C。推理推断题。依据其次和第三段可知，Syngenta公司致力于帮助农夫在节约水和土壤的状况下得到更多的收成，而Beth所需的是能帮助她获得更多收成的科技和技能，故可推断Syngenta可能向Beth供应的是科技和技能。27.A。主旨大意题。从文章标题、对TheGoodGrowthPlan的具体介绍以及最终一段描述该项安排的后续工作可知，本文通过列举一位肯尼亚农夫的状况，从而引出对TheGoodGrowthPlan的具体介绍。C篇（爱好与爱好）

本文是应用文。文章介绍了天文爱好者可以参观巡游的theEuroSpaceCenter。28.C。细微环节理解题。依据第一段的Light