广东省化州市实验中学高一英语课时作业：UNIT 2 WORKING THE LAND SECTIONⅠ WARMING UP .doc

1、一、单词拼写1Yao Ming plays basketball in NBA and he is a _ (超级的) basketball star.2The teacher asked students to _ (扩展) a sentence into a story in the class.3We _ (出口) wheat to Russia and import silk from Japan.4The _ (斗争) for independence was long and hard.5Our army is well _ (装备)6Our country has become

2、selfsufficient in _ (粮食)7Progress so far has been very good._ (因此), we are sure that the project will be completed on time.8We must _ (摆脱) ourselves of these old ideas.9Everybody has a _ (渴望) for success.10He has a _ (晒黑的) face and bright eyes.二、完成句子1_ (多亏了) everyones hard work, the performance was

3、a great success.2 Every classroom _(配备有)a multimedia in our school.3I _ (宁愿为理想奋斗而不愿) give it up and regret it later in my life.4We were annoyed because she refused to tell us _ (她周末都干什么了)5The lack of water _ (使变得困难) grow the crop well here.6_ (由中国制造), this kind of bike is very popular.7We _ (对满意) yo

4、u and your classmates.三、阅读理解Modern AgricultureEngineering and technology is an important part of modern agriculture.There are even people called agricultural engineers now.One area of agriculture where plant production is advancing rapidly is hydroponics (水耕法), which is a technique of growing plants

5、 in water that contains nutrients.Because hydroponics doesnt use soil, people in very dry areas like parts of Africa, for example, can grow plants for food and other natural resources.Hydroponics may also increase food productiona concern for the growing population.Agricultural ChemistryAgricultural

6、 chemistry is connected with both chemistry and biology, which are important in agriculture for things such as weed control, soil mixture, agricultural products analysis (分析), and nutritional requirements for farm animals.TechnologyTechnological progress and other advancements have greatly changed t

7、he way things are packaged, processed and marketed to consumers.Technology benefits farmers by reducing the amount of labor they need to do and by increasing the efficiency and productivity of the farms.While technology controls most modern farms today, animals like horses are still actively used on

8、 farms to transport products.Computers have also become an important agricultural management tool.Hydroponics and greenhouse growing are two examples of agriculture that generally make use of computers for managing lighting, feeding and temperature.Aircrafts, including planes are also used in daily

9、agricultural business.1From the passage, we know that hydroponics is _.Aa newly developed plant living in waterBa technique of growing plants in waterCa new kind of natural resourceDa small country in Africa2The passage suggests that agricultural chemistry _.Ais a study of pest control and soil mixt

10、ure for farm animals Bshows a relationship between plants, animals and their environmentCis a science connected with chemistry and biologyDis a chemistry experiment for agricultural production 3From the passage we learn that technology in agriculture _.Ameans making full use of computers in modern a

11、gricultural workBallows farmers to use trucks instead of animals to transport products Cmanages lighting, feeding and temperature in daily farm work Dreduces the amount of labor needed in farming and increases the farms efficiency4Which of the following is NOT true?AHydroponics is a technique of gro

12、wing plants in water that contains nutrients.BHydroponics may increase food production.C Computers and aircrafts are used in daily agricultural business.DTechnology has taken the place of the animals on farms.5Whats the authors attitude towards modern agriculture?AOptimistic. BPessimistic. CUncertain. D Doubtful.