高一英语必修4Unit2能力拓展题2

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高一英语必修4Unit2能力拓展题2

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Unit2WorkingthelandWarmingUp,Pre-reading,Reading综合能力拓展阅读理解。Canhardworkbereplacedbymachinesinagriculture?Yes,manistryingout(试验)automaticfarming.Itisfuntowatchamachinepickingtomatoes.Thestrangemachinesailslikeashipacrossaseaofplants.Initsfrontisahole.Asthemachinemovesforward,tomatoplantsarepulledintothehole.Thetomatoesaregatheredwhiletherestoftheplantsarethrownbackontothefields.Twelveworkerssitontopofthemachine.Theyrapidlypickoutthebadfruitfromthetomatoes.Aredstreamofripetomatoesisbeingsentintoacartthatispulledalongsidethemachine.Onedriverandtwelveworkerscanpickinanhourtentonsofanewkindoftomato.Withouttheinvention,itwouldtake60mentodothejob.Notallplantscooperate(合作)wellwiththefarmingmachines.Takelettuce(莴苣)forexample,seedsplantsinthesamefieldinthesametimeripeatdifferenttimes.Theonlywaytotellaripeheadoflettuceistolookatitandfeelit.Andnowthereisamachineeventodothat!Thereisaspecialmachinetotestlettuce.Whenitmovesoveronethatfeelsright,itsendsasignalbacktothepickingmachinewhichgoesbehind.Thecuttingandpickingisdonesatisfactorilybythissetofmachines.1.Thetextismainlyabout________.A.farmingB.oldagricultureC.modernagricultureD.automaticfarming2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNotTrueaccordingtothetext?A.Notalltheplantscooperatedwellwiththefarmingmachines.B.Someplantsdidnotcooperatewellwiththefarmingmachines.C.Machinescouldpicktomatoes.D.Cuttingandpickinglettucecanbedonebyamachine.3.Itusedtotake_______mentopicktentonsofanewkindoftomato.A.twelveB.thirteenC.thirtyD.sixty4.Wherearethetomatoplantsthrown?A.Intotheholeinthefrontofthemachine.B.Intothecart.C.Backontothefields.D.Intothebasketball.5.Inagriculturehardworkcanbereplacedby_______.Ainventions.B.machinesC.workersD.driversLearningaboutLanguage综合能力拓展阅读理解。Europeisnowthebiggestmarketfororganicfoodintheworld,havinggrownby25percentayearoverthepast10years.Denmark’sagricultureministerisherselfanorganicfarmer.TheUKmarketfororganicfoodgrewby55percentin2000,while5/5thefoodmarketasawholegrewbyonlyonepercent.YetonlysevenpercentofBritishshoppersaccountfornearly60percentoforganicsales.Howeverpopulartheideaoforganicfarmingmaybe,itisstillaninterestforonlyafewpeople.Sowhatmakestheideaoforganicfarmingpopular?Organicfarmingmeansfarmingwithnaturalmaterials,ratherthanwithman-madefertilizersorpesticides（杀虫剂）.Organicfarmersrelyonmanymethods—suchascroprotation(农作物的轮作)andtheuseofresistant（有抵抗力的）varieties,becausetheyarenecessaryfororganicfarmerstocompensatefortheshortageofman-madechemicals.Organicfarmingisoftensupposedtobesaferthantraditionalfarmingfortheenvironment.Yetafteralongresearchonorganicfarmingworldwideforanumberofyears,sciencecontinuestobeagainstthisopinion.TheHouseofCommonscommitteeonagriculturepublicizedthat,evenwithcompleteresearchwork,itwouldfailtofindanyscientificevidencetoprove“thatanyofclaims（宣称）madefororganicfarmingisalwaystrue”.However,thetalkaboutthebenefitsoforganicfarmingisgoingon.Thisispartlybecausemanypeopledependontheirindividualfarm,thesoil,theweather,andsoon.1.Thefirstparagraphmainlytellsus_____.A.organicfarminghasbeenperformedonlyinEuropeoverthepast10yearsB.governmentsofEuropeancountrieshavecaredlessaboutorganicfarmingC.organicfarmingisfarfrombeingaspopularasexpectedD.Europeancountriesneedorganicfoodmorethantheothercountriesintheworld2.Theunderlinedwords“compensatefor”inthesecondparagraphprobablymean“________”.A.argueforB.careforC.struggleforD.payfor3.Whatcanweknowaboutorganicfarming?A.Itreferstofarmingwithnaturalmaterials,insteadofchemicalfertilizers.B.Itreferstofarmingwithchemicalfertilizersratherthannaturalfertilizers.C.Itreferstofarmingwithsoilratherthananyotherthing.D.Itreferstogrowingcropswithman-madefertilizersandpesticides.4.Accordingtothethirdparagraph,_____.A.organicfarmingissaferthantraditionalfarmingfortheenvironmentB.theideathatorganicfarmingissaferhasnotbeenprovenbyscienceC.organicfarmingisacceptedbytheUK’sHouseofCommonscommitteeD.organicfarmingispreferredtotraditionalfarming5.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE,accordingtothepassage?A.TheUK’sagricultureministerisanorganicfarmer.B.Organicfarmingispopularwithyoungpeople.C.Farmersmakeuseofmanydifferentkindsofmethodstoimprovetheorganicsalessystem.D.Ninety-threepercentofBritishshoppersdon’tbuyorganicproducts.5/5UsingLanguage综合能力拓展一、阅读理解。AAspeopleslowlylearntocurediseases,controlfloods,preventhunger,andstopwars,fewerpeopledieeveryyear.Asaresult,thepopulationoftheworldisbecominglarger.In1925therewereabout2billionpeopleintheworld;todaythereareover6billion.Whenthenumberrises,extramouthsmustbefed.Newlandsmustbebroughtunderdevelopment,orlandalreadyfarmedmustbemadetoproducemorecrops.Insomeareasthelandissoover-developedthatitwillbedifficulttomakeitprovidemorecrops.Insomeareasthepopulationissolargethatthelandisdividedintotootinyunitstomakeimprovementpossiblewithfarmingmethods.Ifalargepartofthisfarmingpopulationwentintoindustrialwork,thelandmightbefarmedmuchmoreproductively(多产地)withmodernmethods.Thereisnowaraceforscience,technology,andindustrytokeeptheoutputoffoodrisingfasterthanthenumberofpeopletobefed.Newtypesofcrops,whichwillgrowwellinbadweather,arebeingdeveloped,sotherearenowfarmsbeyondtheArcticCircleinSiberiaandNorthAmerica.Irrigation(灌溉)anddry-farmingmethodsbringpoorlandsundertheplough.Dams（大坝）holdbackthewatersofgreatrivers,whichcanprovidewaterforthefieldsinallseasonsandprovideelectricpowerfornewindustries.Industrialchemistryprovidesfertilizertosuitdifferentsoils.Everyyear,somenewmethodsaremadetoincreaseortoprotectthefoodoftheworld.1.Theauthorsaysthattheworldpopulationisincreasingbecause_____.A.therearemanyrichvalleysandlargefieldsB.farmersareproducingmorecropsthanbeforeC.peoplearelivinglongerduetobetterlivingconditionsD.newlandsarebeingmadeintofarmlands2.Theauthorsaysthatinareaswithlargepopulations,landmightbemoreproductivelyfarmedif_____.A.thelandwasdividedintosmallerpiecesB.peoplemovedintothecountrysideC.industrialmethodswereusedinfarmingD.theunitsoflandweremuchlarger3.WearetoldthattherearenowfarmsbeyondtheArcticCircle.Thishasbeenmadepossibleby_____.A.growingnewtypesofcropsB.irrigationanddry-farmingmeansC.providingfertilizersD.destroyingpestsanddiseases5/54.Whyisthelanddividedintotinyunitsinsomeareas?A.Therearetoomanypeoplelivingthere.B.Itsavesmorenaturalresourcesthere.C.Itpreventscropsfromseriousdiseasesthere.D.Farmerscangrowvariouskindsofcropsthere.5.Whydosomepeopleusedamstoholdbackwatersfromgreatrivers?A.Todevelopanewkindofdry-farmingmethods.B.Topreventcropsfromfloods.C.Toprovidewaterandelectricityinallseasons.D.Towaterpoorlandsinbadweather.BPlantingisnoeasything.Farmershavetostruggleintheirfieldsallyearroundtosow（播种）theseeds,applyfertilizer,protecttheproductsandworryaboutbadweather.However,evenwithallthiswork,theymaynotgetagoodharvest.Oneofthereasonsisthatfieldsareoftentreatedinthesameway,whichisactuallyagainstthelawofnature.Thesameplant,growingintwodifferentfields,willfaceverydifferentgrowingconditions,forexample,inthenumberofweedsandpests.Thus,iffarmingcanbedoneaccordingtodifferentconditions,thecropoutputiscertaintoincrease.Tosolvethisproblem,anewideacalled“precision(准确)farming”hasrecentlybeenattractingmoreandmorefarmers’attention.“Precisionfarming”meansgatheringinformationelectronicallyfromafieldandthenputtingtheinformationintoacomputer.Afterthat,thecomputerwilldealwiththeinformation,andcontroltheequipmentinthefield.PrecisionfarmingmustbebasedontheGPS,sincemessagesfromseveralsatellitesshouldfirstmakesureoftheagriculturalcondition.Inthisway,alotoffarmingworkcanbefinishedelectronically,suchastakingsoilsamples(样本),measurementoffieldareas,andapplyingfertilizer.Moreover,asalotofunnecessaryfertilizercanbesavedwiththismethod,thenewtechnologyisverygoodforenvironmentalprotection.Farmersarecertaintosavealotofmoneyandleadamucheasierlife!6.Accordingtothepassage,farmersmaynotgetagoodharvestbecause_____________.A.thefieldsareoftentreatedinthesamewayB.toomanydifferentplantsgrowinonefieldC.differentweedsandpestsliveinonefieldD.differentfieldshavedifferentconditions7.“Precisionfarming”isanewconcept___________.A.inventedbyfarmersandusedinagricultureB.thatinformationisdealtwithbyscientistsC.whichisbasedonglobalpositioningsystemD.inwhichequipmentiscontrolledbymenworkinginthefield8.Manyfarmingtaskscanbefinishedelectronically,EXCEPT__________.A.takingsoilsamplesB.measurementoffieldareas5/5C.applyingfertilizerD.producingunnecessaryfertilizer9.Accordingtothenewtechnology,whichofthefollowingiswrong?A.Necessaryfertilizercanbesaved.B.Alotofmoneycanbesaved.C.Itisverygoodforenvironmentalprotection.D.Farmersarecertaintoleadamucheasierlife!10.WhentranslatedintoChinese,GPSis__________.A.全球定位系统二、书面表达。假设你是郑州市第五中学的学生陈楠，你学校本周的课外小组活动是英文广告设计比赛，你的参赛广告是为某绿色食品生产商宣传其产品—有机苹果。内容设计如下：绿色食品；名字：有机苹果；产地：广东；生长环境：无化学肥料；优点：食用平安，富含矿物质；适合人群：所有追求安康的人。【写作要求】1.必须使用120个左右的单词表达全部的内容；2.广告的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；3.参考词汇：conventionally按照惯例地。Ladiesandgentlemen,It’stimetotrynewthings.Thankyouverymuch.Yourstruly！作者：陶继红黄利军谢东华责任编辑：夏永超文字编辑：燕楠5/5 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