人教版 (新课标)必修3&4Unit 2 Working the land课时训练

单元素养提升(二) Unit 2

Ⅰ. 单句语法填空

1. This meeting focused the world’s attention on the poverty of some African countries.

2. They struggled to spend(spend) all their time with me,  but “time is money”.  

3. How I regret wasting (waste) so much time in the net bar! I should have studied harder.

4. She is disturbed (disturb) to hear you have been injured in the accident.  

5. Without electricity,  we couldn’t lead a comfortable life.

6. The boy,  tired,  hungry (hunger)and thirsty,  fell down on the beach.

7. Modernization is the key to speeding up our agricultural (agriculture) development.

8. Small boys were skimming (skim) stones across the water.

9. Without the help of the modern equipment (equip), these experiments would not be performed smoothly.

10. Much to the regret of his students,  he gave up teaching in 2020.

Ⅱ. 选词填空

lead to;  rather than;  build up;  rid. . . of. . . ;  thanks to;  care about;  be satisfied with;  care for;  keep. . . free from;  wash. . . off

1. You should keep the children free from drugs.  

2. Thanks to the support from the local government,  they could rebuild their houses soon after the earthquake.  

3. It took me ten years to build up my business,  and it almost killed me.  

4. To my astonishment,  he didn’t seem to care about my feelings.  

5. When I’m going out in the evening I use the bike if I can rather than the car.  

6. As is known to us,  it is our activity that leads to air pollution.  

7. He wanted to rid himself of the burden of the secret.

8. All of us were satisfied with the perfect service of the restaurant after we had dinner there.  

9. He works hard,  but he doesn’t care for his health.  

10. Please wash that mud off your boots before you come into the house.

Ⅲ. 完成句子

1. We went by sea,  but I’ d rather have gone by air.  

我们是乘船去的, 可我本想乘飞机去。

2. If so,  you are the most important in your family.  

如果是这样, 你就是家里最重要的。

3. It has rained for over ten days, causing the river to rise.  

下了十多天雨, 导致河水上涨。

4. Such a plan makes it possible for older workers to be retrained as useful staff.  

这样的计划使老工人有可能被重新培训成有用的员工。

5. The first people to drink tea were the Chinese because the bush grew wild all over the south of their country.  

最早喝茶的人是中国人, 因为灌木丛在他们国家的南部到处生长。

Ⅳ. 完形填空

When I was a teenager,  whatever my mother asked me to do was immediately followed by my complaining,  “I can’t. ” 　1　,  very few tasks that I set out to finish were 　2　 completed.  

One evening,  my mother 　3　 me into the study where she was reading an article in the TV Guide. On the cover was a(n) 　4　 of Marlo Thomas,  a famous actress now starring in one of my favorite shows.  

“I want you to read this article, ” Mother began. “It’s about Marlo Thomas. She 　5　 how a simple poem that she was forced to learn by her father 　6　 her life. She went from saying‘I can’t. ’ to ‘I 　7　 !’ According to this article,  she was able to rebuild her life,  and finally her career,  by learning the principles in the poem. ” 

I took the small magazine from my mother and looked down at the pages. Beside her photo was the poem my mother had 　8　;  a simple poem entitled,  “I Can”.  

“I want you to learn that 　9　 by heart, ” Mother said.  

“Mum, ” I said. “I can’t learn that poem. It’s too 　10　. ” 

“It’s not too long and yes,  you can learn it. I want you to know it 　11　 by this time tomorrow. ” 

I turned and made my way back to my bedroom with the magazine loosely 　12　 in my small right hand. With a heavy heart,  I sat on my bed and began my 　13　.  

“Can’t is a word that is enemy to ambition(雄心), ” I began. I 　14　 the line until it held 　15　 in my heart. I 　16　 the process until the following evening,  when I 　17　 said the poem aloud from my memory that has continued to be my motto.  

Ms Thomas did not know me,  but her story 　18　 changed my life.  

Saying “I can. ” helped me to survive the worst moments of my life. Saying “I can. ” 　19　 me to finish things I would have otherwise seen as out of my 　20　.  

【文章大意】一首诗改变了作者的生活, 她从原来遇事就说“我不能”逐渐变为说“我能”。

1. A. Before long　　　　 　　B. In addition

C. As a result       D. Aside from

【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。我十几岁时, 不管妈妈让我做什么事情, 我都马上抱怨“我不能”。结果, 几乎没有什么任务是完成了的。before long不久之后; in addition另外, 而且; as a result结果; aside from除……以外。

2. A. ever　　　B. never　　　C. even　 　D. still

【解析】选A。词语辨析题。结果, 几乎没有什么任务是完成了的。ever曾经; never从不; even 甚至; still仍然。

3. A. took    B. pulled    C. locked    D. called

【解析】选D。词语辨析题。一天晚上, 妈妈叫我到书房去, 她正在那里读《电视指南》上的一篇文章。take拿走; pull拉; lock锁上; call叫。

4. A. example   B. photo

C. passage    D. introduction

【解析】选B。词汇复现题。根据下文Beside her photo. . . 可知封皮上是Marlo Thomas的一张照片。example榜样, 例子; photo照片; passage文章; introduction介绍。

5. A. hopes   B. tells   C. reports    D. admits

【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。她讲述了父亲逼她学的一首小诗如何改变了她的生活的故事。hope希望; tell讲, 告诉; report报道; admit承认。

6. A. changed    B. helped

C. improved    D. saved

【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。她讲述了父亲逼她学的一首小诗如何改变了她的生活的故事。change改变, 变成; help帮助; improve改善, 改进; save拯救。

7. A. will    B. must    C. can    D. may

【解析】选C。词语辨析题。她从说“我不能”到“我能!”。

8. A. found out    B. left for

C. made up     D. spoken of

【解析】选D。词语辨析题。在她的照片旁边是妈妈提到的那首小诗。find out查明; leave for出发去……; make up组成; speak of谈到, 提到。

9. A. article    B. story    C. poem    D. actress

【解析】选C。词汇复现题。我想让你背诵那首诗。article文章; story故事; poem诗; actress女演员。

10. A. difficult    B. long

C. boring      D. meaningless

【解析】选B。词汇复现题。根据下文It’s not too long可知这里表示“我学不会那首诗, 它太长了”。difficult难的; long长的; boring枯燥的; meaningless毫无意义的。

11. A. perfectly    B. quickly

C. constantly     D. slowly

【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。这首诗不长, 你能够学会。我想让你到明天的这个时候完全地理解这首诗。perfectly完美地, 完全地; quickly很快地; constantly连续地; slowly慢地。

12. A. caught    B. placed    C. touched    D. held

【解析】选D。词语辨析题。我右手松垮地拿着这本杂志, 转身向我的卧室走去。catch抓住; place放置; touch触摸; hold抓着, 拿着。

13. A. homework    B. task

C. activity     D. plan

【解析】选B。词语辨析题。我坐在床上开始了自己的任务。homework作业; task任务; activity活动; plan计划。

14. A. repeated    B. remarked  

C. liked      D. analyzed

【解析】选A。背景常识题。我重复着这一行直到我在心里牢牢地记住它。repeat重复; remark评论; like喜欢; analyze分析。

15. A. hard    B. fast    C. firm    D. close

【解析】选C。词语辨析题。我重复着这一行直到我在心里牢牢地记住它。hard艰难地; fast快地; firm牢牢地, 牢固地; close近的。

16. A. finished    B. continued  

C. studied     D. stopped

【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。我继续着这个过程, 直到第二天晚上。finish完成; continue继续; study学习; stop停止。

17. A. proudly    B. softly    C. slowly    D. luckily

【解析】选A。词语辨析题。我骄傲地大声背出这首诗, 而它也成为了我的座右铭。proudly骄傲地; softly温柔地; slowly慢地; luckily幸运地。

18. A. mainly     B. partly    C. forever   D. only

【解析】选C。词语辨析题。Ms Thomas不认识我, 但是她的故事却永远地改变了我的生活。mainly主要地; partly部分地; forever永远; only只有。

19. A. allowed    B. caused

C. forced      D. encouraged

【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。说“我能。”这句话鼓励我完成那些以前我认为做不到的事情。allow允许; cause引起, 导致; force逼迫; encourage鼓励。

20. A. mind   B. business    C. life    D. reach

【解析】选D。词语辨析题。说“我能。”这句话鼓励我完成那些以前我认为做不到的事情。out of reach够不着, 在能力范围之外。

Ⅴ. 语法填空

　　阅读下面材料, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

(2020·潍坊高一检测)

　　The harvest festival can be found in almost every culture. This important

1. ___________ (agriculture) festival takes place after all the crops 2. ___________

(gather) in. People celebrate to show that they are grateful 3. ___________ the year’s supply of food. Today in European countries,  people decorate churches and town halls with flowers and fruit,  and get together 4. ___________(celebrate) over a meal. During the Mid-autumn Festival in China,  families usually gather to admire the shining moon and enjoy delicious mooncakes.  

　　With the development of modern society and the spread of new ideas,  some traditions may die out and others may be established. In order to avoid air

5. ___________(pollute),  many big cities have given up 6. ___________ custom of lighting firecrackers to drive away the evil spirits during the typical Chinese Spring festival.  

　　Festivals are becoming more and more commercial,  with business

7. ___________(take)advantage of the celebrations. Online shopping websites and social media apps have made it much 8. ___________(easy) for the public to spend more on gifts for their loved ones.  9. ___________ some believe festivals should not be commercialized,  others believe the increase in spending 10. ___________(be) good for the economy and public happiness.  

【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。每种文化都有传统的节日, 但是随着社会的发展, 许多传统节日、习俗被取代、被取消, 并且节日也变得越来越商业化。

1. 【解析】agricultural。考查形容词。分析句子可知, 此处应用形容词修饰名词festival, 故填agricultural。

2. 【解析】have been gathered/are gathered。考查时态和语态。句意: 这个重要的农业节日发生在庄稼(已经)被收割后。分析句子可知, 空格是时间状语从句的谓语动词, 结合语境判断应为一般现在时或者现在完成时, 主语crops和gather之间是被动关系, 故用一般现在时的被动语态或者现在完成时的被动语态, 主语是复数, 故填have been gathered/ are gathered。

3. 【解析】for。考查介词。此处考查固定短语, be grateful for“对……感激”。

4. 【解析】to celebrate。考查非谓语动词。句意: 现在, 在欧洲的国家, 人们用花和水果来装饰教堂和市政厅, 然后聚在一起通过吃饭来庆祝。根据句意和句子结构可知, 此处应用不定式表目的。

5. 【解析】pollution。考查名词。分析句子可知, 此处应用名词作为avoid的宾语, air pollution“空气污染”, 故填pollution。

6. 【解析】the。考查冠词。句意: 为了避开空气污染, 很多大城市已经放弃了这种在中国的典型节日——春节, 燃放烟花爆竹来赶走恶灵的习俗。根据句意可知, 此处特指“燃放烟花爆竹来赶走恶灵的习俗”, 应用定冠词表示特指。

7. 【解析】taking。考查非谓语动词。分析句子可知, 此处应用非谓语动词作宾语补足语, 逻辑主语business和动词短语take advantage of之间是主动关系, 应用现在分词。

8. 【解析】easier。考查形容词比较级。分析句子可知, 此处应用形容词作宾语补足语, 由much和下文的more判断用比较级。

9. 【解析】While/Though/Although。考查连词。句意: 尽管一些人认为节日不应该商业化, 但其他人认为在开支方面的增长对经济和公众幸福感都有好处。根据句意和句子结构可知, 此处用连词while/though/although“尽管”符合语境, 故填While/Though/Although。

10. 【解析】is。考查主谓一致。分析句子可知, 此处是宾语从句的谓语动词, 主语the increase in spending是单数, 由believe判断为一般现在时, 故填is。

Ⅵ. 微写作

　　假设你是育才中学学生会主席李华。你校将举办一次英语演讲比赛(speech contest), 希望附近某大学的外籍教师史密斯女士(Ms Smith)来做评委。请参照以下通知给她写一封信。

词数: 80个左右。

核心要点提示

①I am writing to invite you. . .

②It will start at. . .

③Ten students will deliver. . .

④We hope that you will. . .

Dear Ms Smith,

____________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

Sincerely yours,

Li Hua

【参考范文】

Dear Ms Smith,

I’m Li Hua,  Chair of the Students’ Union of Yucai High School,  which is close to your university. I’m writing to invite you to be a judge at our English speech contest to be held in Room 501 in our school on June 15. It will start at 2: 00 p. m. and last for about three hours,  that is to say,  it will end at 5: 00 p. m. Ten students will deliver their speeches on the given topic “Man and Nature”. We hope that you will accept our invitation if it is convenient for you. Please call me at 44876655 if you have any questions.

I am looking forward to your reply.

Best wishes.

Sincerely yours,

Li Hua