2020-2021学年新教材高中英语 UNIT 5 WORKING THE LAND Section Ⅲ Using Language课时作业（含解析）新人教版选择性必修第一册.doc

1、课时作业19基础检测1When not directly assisting the staff, I listened attentively to the patients concerns and helped to alleviate(缓解)their fears.2The flowers are in need of fertiliser(肥料)3As in all experimental sciences, we still do not know everything about nutrition(营养)4He died in loneliness and poverty(贫

2、困)5Organic(有机的) farming is expanding everywhere.6Food shortages are widespread(普遍的)7You should allow a little time after a meal for the food to digest(消化)8Experience is essential(极其重要的) for this job.9The rock is rich in mineral(矿物)salts.10Tree roots(根) can cause damage to buildings.1They had no alte

3、rnative but to_put(put)the meeting off.2It is essential that you have some experience.3Some readymade meals are nutritious(nutrition) and very easy to prepare.4Bacteria (bacterium)reproduce by dividing and making copies of themselves.5Alleviating(alleviate) and eliminating poverty remains a longterm

4、 historical task for China.6No liquids are served with meals because they interfere with digestion(digest)7Water was found at a depth of 30 metres.8We should take effective measures to stop the wild animals from being killed.9I was too glad to_receive(receive)your gift.10About 300 tons of Peruvian m

5、angoes(芒果)were kept from entering(enter)France.能力提升LONDON (Reuters)Organic fruit is delivered right to the doorstep.That is what Gabriel Gold prefers, and he is willing to pay for it.If this is not possible, the 26yearold computer technician will spend the extra money at the supermarket buying organ

6、ic food.“Organic product is always better，” Gold said.“The food is free of pesticides (杀虫剂), and you are generally supporting family farms instead of large farms.And more often than not it is locally grown and seasonal, so it is tasty.” Gold is one of the growing number of shoppers buying into the_o

7、rganic_trend,_and supermarkets across Britain are counting on more like him as they grow their organic food business.But how many shoppers really know what they are getting, and why are they willing to pay a higher price for organic product? Market research shows that Gold and others who buy organic

8、 food can generally give clear reasons for their preferencesbut their knowledge of organic food is far from complete.For example, small quantities of pesticides can be used on organic products.And about three quarters of organic food in Britain is not local but imported to meet the growing demand.“T

9、he demand for organic food is increasing by about one third every year, so it is a very fastgrowing market.” said Sue Flock, a specialist in this line of business.文章大意：有机农产品到底是更环保更健康呢，还是仅仅是因价格高而受到人们的青睐呢？本文就此做了一些报道。1More and more people in Britain are buying organic food because _.Athey are getting r

10、icherBthey can get the food anywhereCthey consider the food free of pollutionDthey like homegrown fruit答案：C解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Organic product is always better.The food is free of pesticides (杀虫剂).”可知，人们认为有机农产品不用农药，没有污染。2Which of the following statements is TRUE about most organic products sold in Brit

11、ain?AIt grows indoors all year round.BIt is produced outside Britain.CIt is grown on family farms.DIt is produced on large farms.答案：B解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的“And about three quarters of organic food in Britain is not local but imported to meet the growing demand.”可知，英国有四分之三的有机农产品是从国外进口的。故选B。3What is the mea

12、ning of the underlined words “the organic trend” in the second paragraph?AGrowing interest in organic food.BBetter quality of organic food.CRising markets for organic food.DHigher prices of organic food.答案：A解析：词义猜测题。根据第二段中的“Gold is one of the growing number of shoppers buying into the_organic_trend.

13、”可知，越来越多的人对有机农产品感兴趣，并选择购买有机农产品，这成了一种潮流。故选A。4What is the best title for this news story?AOrganic foodhealthy, or just for the wealthy?BThe making of organic food in BritainCOrganic foodto import or not?DGood quality of organic food答案：A解析：标题判断题。纵观全文可知，本文报道了有机农产品是否真的因为无污染、更健康而受到人们的青睐，还是因为其价格更高而受到人们的追捧，

14、因此A项为本文的最佳标题。阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Agricultural experts say crop diversity is important to feed the _1_ (increase) population of our planet.They say having a large variety of plants also _2_(help) to protect against possible crop diseases and future crises.But many experts say the number h

15、as decreased sharply during the past century.One of the worlds _3_(large) seed conservation projects has predicted further losses.The Millennium Seed Bank Partnership is warning that up to one hundred thousand plant species could _4_(permanent) disappear.The rich collection of genes _5_ decide their

16、 qualities would disappear with them.Many experts blame climate change, loss of habitat and normal growth area, for damaging plant life.They say many human _6_(activity) and poorly planned, overly heavy use of land are also responsible.Modern business farming is responsible _7_ loss of farmers tradi

17、tional crop varieties. The “Green Revolution” of the twentieth century changed agriculture.Some experts say the use of modern commercial farming methods saved millions of people from _8_(starve). Farmers planted, watered, and fertilized their crops with the help of machines. They treated their field

18、s with chemicals _9_(control) diseases and insects.Harvests grew larger and higher quality, _10_ another result was that some traditional crops were lost.Damage to the environment over the past century makes people believe that crop diversity also suffered.文章大意：本文是一篇说明文，就作物多样性的危机问题进行了相关的介绍。1increasi

19、ng解析：考查现在分词。分析句子成分可知，设空处修饰后面的名词population，且increase与population是逻辑上的主谓关系，故用increasing作定语。2helps解析：考查时态和主谓一致。根据上下文可知这里的宾语从句应用一般现在时，同时从句的主语为having a large variety of plants，谓语动词应用单数，故答案为helps。3largest解析：考查形容词最高级。根据语境可知这里表达的意思是“世界上最大的种子保育项目之一已经预测到进一步的损失”。故这里用所给词的最高级形式largest。4permanently解析：考查副词。分析句子成分可知

20、，设空处修饰谓语动词disappear，故用副词permanently。5that/which解析：考查关系代词。分析句子结构可知，设空处引导定语从句，指代先行词genes，且在定语从句中作主语，故用关系代词that/which。6activities解析：考查名词。分析句子成分可知，设空处前有many修饰，因此此处应用所给词的复数形式activities。7for解析：考查介词。此处be responsible for是固定用法，意思是“对负责任”，故用介词for。8starvation解析：考查名词。分析句子成分可知， 设空处作介词from的宾语，故此处应用所给词的名词形式。9to_con

21、trol解析：考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，设空处作目的状语，故用to control作目的状语。10but/while/yet解析：考查连词。根据语境可知，设空处的上句和下句之间是转折关系，故用表示转折的连词but/while/yet。阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。Growing up on a small farm, I lived a life that I took for granted.My father worked in the city as a plumber (水暖工)He was not high

22、ly educated, but he was smart, looking at problems in an engineers way.He was a man made of leather, brass and chewing tobacco who tried to teach my brother and me useful things, including respect.He also had a temper and was strict with us for he would scold us when we made some careless mistakes.S

23、ometimes, my father seemed like a distant enemy to me and I didnt like him very much.One day I came home from primary school and his car was already there.Once inside, I was told by my mother that he didnt feel well.His back hurt.My father never missed work; in fact, when he came home, he went to th

24、e barn to work even more.I remember looking at him secretly around the corner as he lay on his bed in the middle of the day.Later, my mother told me he got multiple myeloma (多发性骨髓瘤), a type of cancer.As the cancer grows, the person will shrink because the disease destroys the bodys energy and the ab

25、normal antibodies cause problems for other cells and tissue.Bones eventually look like Swiss cheese, and when they break, they may never heal.But I didnt realize that my fathers time was rather limited and just treated him the same way I used to.For the last year of my fathers life, his entire day c

26、onsisted of rising from his hospital bed in the living room and walking to his chair to sit and think.He was predictably in that chair when I came home one day during the ninth grade. I do not remember where my mother and brother were, but the two of us were alone.答案Paragraph 1：He asked me to sit do

27、wn and what he told me still moves me these decades later. Lying on the hospital bed, he told me about his life on the farm, his family, his loves, and his heartbreaks.Although he was tortured by the cancer, his inner self rushed out to me in a great flood as if a pipe had burst all of a sudden.He h

28、ad been speaking for maybe an hour or more and mentioned that he actually felt regretful about being so strict with us.Paragraph 2：At that moment, I realized that he was doing more than telling. He was asking to be forgiven.All it took was to understand that that was what he needed, and I forgave everything, immediately.The thought of my father being an enemy disappeared, with tears rolling down on my face.I held my fathers hands tightly, enjoying this deep but quiet love.Although he has gone for a long time, I still always remember that moment and the realization that I love him.