高中英语Unit 5 Working the Land精品练习题

Period Three　Using Language

Ⅰ.单词拼写

1.Don’t rush off—let’s just sit here a while and d　　　　our food. 

2.The high cost of equipment p　　　　 many people from taking up this sport. 

3.The drug works well to a　　　　 her suffering. 

4.Being particular about food will lead to a lack of n　　　　. 

5.He was born in p　　　　and his parents couldn’t afford his schooling. 

6.Money is not　　　　(必不可少的) to happiness. 

7.Doctors these days tend to be more open-minded about 　　　　(可供选择的) medicine. 

8.People today switch to vegetables grown without the use of 　　　　(农药). 

9.The tomatoes give extra 　　　　(味道) to the sauce. 

10.The plan received 　　　　(广泛的) support throughout the country. 

Ⅱ.单句填空

1.The new model of the cellphone will be in 　　　　(produce) by the end of this month.  

2.Children with poor nutrition are supposed to eat food rich in vitamins and 　　　　(mineral).  

3.Modern pop music has its　　　　(root) in the folk songs of black Americans.  

4.The waste water from the nearby factory has to be 　　　　(chemical) treated.  

5.At first I regretted　　　　(invite) them to stay, but we soon became great friends.  

6.It is always important to choose enjoyable, 　　　　(nutrition) foods. 

7.He said he and his organization have worked for 36 years for the　　　　 (alleviate) of poverty.  

8.People tend to have a preference for　　　　(organic) grown vegetables. 

9.You’d better not go swimming in this river—it is four metres in 　　　　(deep) somewhere. 

10.Smoking is　　　　(prohibit) in the building. 

Ⅲ.短语填空

in turn; for instance; focus…on; as for; keep…free of; nowhere near

1.He　　　　all his attention 　　　　finding a solution to the problem.  

2.Had we driven　　　　　　　　, you wouldn’t have got so tired. 

3.In order to stay healthy, I hope you will　　　　 yourself 　　　　tobacco and alcohol. 

4.Our wonderful vision of the driverless car is 　　　　　　　　　　a reality. It still has a long way to go. 

5.Children should eat less junk food.　　　　　　　　, they should avoid eating burgers and chips. 

6.　　　　　　　　our next meeting, let’s make it the day after tomorrow. 

Ⅳ.句型训练

1.Over the past twenty minutes, the whole class 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　what the chemistry teacher is doing in the experiment class.(focus)  

实验课上,全班学生在过去的二十分钟里一直注意着化学老师在做的事情。

2.The violent earthquake claimed many lives,　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　.(leave) 

强烈的地震夺去了许多人的生命,使许多孩子无家可归。

3.　　　　　　　　　　, some people have switched to sharing bikes, and many others electric cars.(alternative) 

作为一种选择,一些人转向了共享单车,还有许多人转向了电动汽车。

4.The goal of using different organic farming methods is 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　damage to the environment or to people’s health.(avoid) 

使用不同的有机农业方法的目的是种植好的食物,同时避免对环境或人们的健康造成损害。

5.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　to work out all the problems concerning preservation of natural resources.(a long way) 

要解决有关保护自然资源的所有问题,还有很长的路要走。

Ⅴ.阅读理解

The freezing North-east hasn’t been a terribly fun place to spend time this winter, so when the chance came for a weekend to Sarasota, Florida, my bags were packed before you could say “sunshine”. I left for the land of warmth and vitamin C (维生素C), thinking of beaches and orange trees. When we touched down to blue skies and warm air, I sent up a small prayer of gratefulness. Swimming pools, wine tastings, and pink sunsets (at normal evening hours, not 4 in the afternoon) filled the weekend, but the best part—particularly to my taste, dulled by months of cold-weather root vegetables—was a 7 am adventure to the Sarasota farmers’ market, which proved to be more than worth the early wake-up call.

The market, which was founded in 1979, sets up its tents every Saturday from 7 am to 1 pm, rain or shine, along North Lemon and State streets. Baskets of perfect red strawberries, the red-painted sides of the Java Dawg coffee truck, and most of all, the tomatoes: amazing, large, soft and round red tomatoes.

Disappointed by many a broken, vine-ripened(蔓上成熟的) promise, I’ve refused to buy winter tomatoes for years. No matter how attractive they look in the store, once I get them home they’re unfailingly dry, hard, and tasteless. But I homed in, with uncertainty, on one particular table at the Brown’s Grove Farm’s stand, full of fresh and soft tomatoes the size of my fist. These were the real deal—and at that moment, I realized that the best part of Sarasota in winter was going to be eating things that back home in New York I wouldn’t be experiencing again for months.

Delighted as I was by the tomatoes in sight, my happiness deepened when I learned that Brown’s Grove Farm is one of the suppliers for Jack Dusty, a newly opened restaurant at the Sarasota Ritz-Carlton, where—luckily for me—I was planning to have dinner that very night. Without even seeing the menu, I knew I’d be ordering every tomato on it.

(　　)1.What did the author think of her winter life in New York?

A.Exciting. B.Boring.

C.Relaxing. D.Annoying.

(　　)2.What made the author’s getting up early worthwhile?

A.Having a swim.

B.Breathing in fresh air.

C.Walking in the morning sun.

D.Visiting a local farmers’ market.

(　　)3.What can we learn about tomatoes sold in New York in winter?

A.They are soft.

B.They look nice.

C.They taste great.

D.They are juicy.

(　　)4.What was the author going to do that evening?

A.Go to a farm.

B.Check into a hotel.

C.Eat in a restaurant.

D.Buy fresh vegetables.

Ⅵ.完形填空

Despite the hard conditions and hands-on labour, 　1　Australia’s generous salaries and distribution of work permits doing agriculture work there is an incredibly 　2　way for backpackers to earn abroad. 

My first job in Australia was on Todd’s Tomato Farm. My 　3　during my three months working were clearing the tomato field, weeding the peppers, and planting corn seeds. 

During my second year visa in Australia I actually 　4　to go back and do some vegetable picking. This time I worked at Brak Pak in the 　5　fields. That was by far the most physically 　6　job I have ever done. 

Pumpkins were picked using a tractor. There would be one person driving, two people on the trailer sorting pumpkins and five people on the 　7　picking. Attached to the trailer was a long belt. As the tractor drove forwards we would have to run along 　8　it, pick the pumpkins and put them on the belt. This was hard—you had to pick all the pumpkins that were 　9　grown, put them on the belt, check for damaged/rotten ones and 　10　the tractor. 

We used to change roles to give ourselves a 　11　and sometimes we would be sent off to do “cutting”. The stalks (柄) on pumpkins are so 　12　that we weren’t able to break them by hand, so we had cutters. I was told that these cutters could cut straight through a 　13　so I was very nervous at first. I got the hang of it but I was always 　14　of losing a body part! 

I know that most people don’t do as many different roles as I did! However, I really enjoyed being able to 　15　different parts of the farm and in the process was able to see the whole season. 

(　　)1.A.according to  B.due to

C.as to  D.in addition to

(　　)2.A.hard  B.serious

C.complex  D.popular

(　　)3.A.suggestions  B.duties

C.regrets  D.blessings

(　　)4.A.meant  B.attempted

C.chose  D.began

(　　)5.A.tomato  B.pumpkin

C.pepper  D.corn

(　　)6.A.stressing  B.pressing

C.demanding  D.exciting

(　　)7.A.belt  B.tractor

C.pile  D.ground

(　　)8.A.behind  B.across

C.against  D.for

(　　)9.A.fully  B.hardly

C.naturally  D.possibly

(　　)10.A.keep up with  B.get rid of

C.hold on to  D.set out for

(　　)11.A.chance  B.try

C.credit  D.break

(　　)12.A.heavy  B.thick

C.soft  D.fragile

(　　)13.A.plant  B.finger

C.vegetable  D.trunk

(　　)14.A.terrified  B.sure

C.proud  D.suspected

(　　)15.A.observe  B.study

C.assess  D.experience

参考答案

Ⅰ.1.digest　2.prohibits　3.alleviate　4.nutrition　5.poverty　6.essential

7.alternative　8.pesticides　9.flavour　10.widespread

Ⅱ.1.production　2.minerals　3.roots　4.chemically　5.inviting

6.nutritious　7.alleviation　8.organically　9.depth　10.prohibited

Ⅲ.1.focused; on　2.in turn　3.keep; free of　4.nowhere near

5.For instance　6.As for

Ⅳ.1.have been focusing their mind/attention on

2.leaving many children homeless

3.As an alternative

4.to grow good food while avoiding

5.There is still a long way to go

Ⅴ.【文章大意】  本文主要讲述了作者赞美了佛罗里达州的新鲜多汁的水果和蔬菜,并与纽约的进行对比。

1.B　细节理解题。根据第一段的“The freezing North-east hasn’t been a terribly fun place to spend time this winter…”可知作者觉得纽约不是一个度过冬天的好地方。B项boring说明了纽约冬天的无趣,与“…hasn’t been a terribly fun place…”呼应,故选B项。

2.D　细节理解题。第一段段尾“…adventure to the Sarasota farmers’ market, which proved to be more than worth the early wake-up call.”是D选项的同义转化,由此可知作者认为去当地的农贸市场是值得早起的,故选D项。

3.B　细节理解题。根据第三段中“No matter how attractive they look in the store, once I get them home they’re unfailingly dry, hard, and tasteless.”可知作者觉得纽约冬天的西红柿只是外表好,一旦带回家就会发现它是干、硬、无味的。所以选B项。

4.C　细节理解题。根据第四段中的“…a newly opened restaurant at the Sarasota Ritz-Carlton, where—luckily for me—I was planning to have dinner that very night.”可知作者打算去餐馆吃饭。所以选C。

Ⅵ.【文章大意】 本文是一篇记叙文。作者讲述在澳大利亚作为背包客所经历的一种令人难以置信的海外流行的赚钱方式。

1.B　尽管条件艰苦,要亲自动手劳动,但是由于澳大利亚慷慨的工资和工作许可证的分布,从事农业工作对于背包客来说是一种令人难以置信的海外流行的赚钱方式。 according to按照; due to由于; as to至于,关于; in addition to除……之外。结合句意可知答案为B。

2.D　句意参考上一题。hard 困难的; serious严肃的, 认真的; complex复杂的; popular受欢迎的。

3.B　根据“…clearing the tomato field,weeding the peppers, and planting corn seeds.”可知这里指“我”工作的“职责”。suggestion建议; duty职责; regret后悔; blessing祝福。故选B。

4.C　在澳大利亚第二年签证期间, “我”选择回去采摘一些蔬菜。mean意味着; attempt企图; choose选择; begin开始。故选C。

5.B　根据下面一段第一句“Pumpkins were picked using a tractor.”可知, 是在南瓜地里工作。 tomato西红柿; pumpkin南瓜; pepper辣椒; corn玉米。故选B。

6.C　这是迄今为止“我”做过的最需要体力的工作。stressing加压的; pressing紧迫的; demanding要求高的; exciting令人兴奋的。故选C。

7.D　会有一个人开车, 两人在拖车上给南瓜分类, 还有五人在地里采摘。 belt带子; tractor拖拉机; pile堆; ground地面。结合句意可知答案为D。

8.A　当拖拉机朝前开时, “我们”会在它后面跟着, 摘南瓜, 然后把它们放在传送带上。behind在……后面; across穿过; against反对; for为了。结合句意可知答案为A。

9.A　这是艰难的, 你必须采摘所有长熟的南瓜, 把它们放在传送带上, 检查损坏或烂的, 并跟上拖拉机。fully充分地, 完全地; hardly几乎不; naturally自然地; possibly很可能地。结合语境可知A项符合题意。

10.A　把它们放在传送带上, 检查损坏或烂的, 并跟上拖拉机。 keep up with保持; get rid of除掉; hold on to坚持,紧握; set out for出发去。可知A项符合题意。

11.D　“我们”常改变角色给自己适当的休息, 有时“我们”会被派去做“切割”。 chance机会; try尝试; credit信誉; break休息。结合语境可知D项符合题意。

12.B　根据后半句“…we weren’t able to break them by hand,so we had cutters.”可知,南瓜柄很粗。 heavy沉重的; thick粗大的; soft软的; fragile易碎的。故选B。

13.B　根据上文的“…so we had cutters.”可知此处指切到手指。plant植物; finger手指; vegetable蔬菜; trunk树干。故选B。

14.A　根据losing a body part可知“我”感到害怕。terrified感到害怕的; sure确信的; proud自豪的; suspected有嫌疑的。故选A。

15.D　根据空格后的different parts of the farm可知这里指“体验”。observe观察; study学习; assess评估; experience体验。故选D。